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AZ
Arizona 2026 Regular Session
02/03/2026 - Senate Appropriations, Transportation and Technology
Appropriations, Transportation and Technology
Transcript Highlights:
- It limits federal eligibility and locks the state into higher long-term expenditures.
- dollars, not just acknowledging a problem but meeting it head on with a thoughtful strategic plan and smart
Bills:
SB1001, SB1035, SB1056, SB1065, SB1138, SB1161, SB1204, SB1207, SB1248, SB1274, SB1284, SCM1002, SCM1006, SCR1020
Keywords:
appropriation, economic security, blind individuals, older adults, state funding, Arizona Department of Corrections, ADC, corrections, prison, jail, correctional officers, prison guards, staffing, retention, salary increase, pay raise, wage increase, general fund, state budget, private prisons
NM
New Mexico 2025 Regular Session
IC - Investments and Pensions Oversight Aug 13th, 2025
Investments & Pensions Oversight Committee
Transcript Highlights:
- I think it's a smart move. So I'm really looking forward to it.
- Every transaction is verified and locked.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- Me, along with my brothers, were... locked and confined in a room for upwards of 23 hours a day, which
- These smart, responsible business owners knew that every dollar paid out ultimately affects premiums
Bills:
HB4806
Keywords:
civil action, damages, health care services, noneconomic damages, negligence, legal standards, 1184, house, all
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety - Part 3 - 03/19/26
Judiciary and Public Safety
Transcript Highlights:
- </c> turned away because of the double locks turned away because of the double locks between<00:37:04.520
- It is the right and smart thing to put this into place. happy to happy to uh<00:52:16.680><c> uh</c>
- Uh, it is the right and smart thing to put this into place. Okay. Senator Holstrom.
- That is not a smart thing to do.
- That is not a smart thing to do.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- What sort of innovation it will be unlikely. locked in the brain of that youngster.
- They're locked in these schools, and they ought to be given some way out.
- that just something... that you believe or you think that somehow, you know, certain people are not smart
- Would you be surprised to know that... according to Smart Asset Report in 2024.
- It's a simple, fair, and smart way. to ensure that public funds from ESAs don't bypass rural students
Bills:
SB2, HB2, HB2000, HB2196, HB213, HB222, HB645, HB1458, HB 1022, HB141, HB502, HB643, HB3093, HB1700, HB 117, SB503, SB2, HB 120, HB20, HB150, HB6, HB 100, HB210, HB215, HB1393, HB 1151, HB 1268, HB142, HB451, HB 124, HB2, HB2000, HB2196, HB213, HB222, HB645, HB1458, HB 1022, HB141, HB502, HB643, HB3093, HB1700, HB 117
Keywords:
public education, teacher compensation, certification, funding, school finance, educator rights, education funding, charter schools, staff compensation, state aid, retention allotment, child grooming, sex offender registration, criminal justice, reportable conviction, law enforcement, virtual education, hybrid learning, school funding, average daily attendance
WY
Wyoming 2026 Regular Session
Joint Corporations, Elections & Political Subdivisions, May 22, 2026 - PM
Corporations, Elections & Political Subdivisions
Transcript Highlights:
- Ask something smart. Mr. Chairman, I was trying to go home. Yeah. Anybody else? It's fine.
- Um, that's the purpose of the act is to try to lock that thing down.
- Um, that's the purpose of the act is to try to lock that thing down.
- </c> the purpose of the act is to try to lock the purpose of the act is to try to lock that<01:44:25.840
- Representative Locke? Aye. Representative Lucas? Representative Webb? Aye.
US
US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
US House Floor Proceedings (Wednesday, June 24, 2026)
US Federal House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- She was smart, funny, curious, energetic, and fiercely herself.
- Shame on every person in this country who wants to lock up children in cages, who wants to lock up children
LA
Transcript Highlights:
- affiliate had a camera sitting in the back because over the last two years, we've become known as a lock-them-up-and-throw-away-the-key
- affiliate had a camera sitting in the back because over the last two years, we've become known as a lock
- Like everything we've heard today, we're trying to be smart on crime, trying to equip people with the
Summary:
The committee held an oversight discussion on Louisiana’s reentry landscape, with Chair Villio emphasizing that the hearing was informational only and that no bills were being considered. Department of Public Safety and Corrections officials outlined the state’s reentry mission and current programming in state facilities, local jails, regional reentry centers, and STEP facilities. They described services including literacy and GED preparation, career and technical education, industry certifications, postsecondary partnerships, mental health and substance abuse treatment, victim impact and trauma programming, and pre-release assistance such as state IDs, birth certificates, Social Security cards, Medicaid, SNAP, and driver’s licenses. Officials also discussed a new data-sharing MOU with DCFS for child support matters and a planned “return portal” with Louisiana Works to connect incarcerated people to jobs and training aligned with labor market needs.
A major focus was the reentry court program at Angola for men and at the Louisiana Correctional Institute for Women. Assistant Secretary DeLouche and Assistant Warden Easley explained that the program is limited to nine judicial districts, requires judge and district attorney consent, and includes a two-year institutional phase followed by three years of intensive supervised probation. Participants must earn a HiSET if needed, complete multiple certifications and life-skills programs, and then petition for resentencing; officials said the program’s current recidivism rate is under 14 percent. They also highlighted specialized offerings such as vocational mentoring, a Braille transcription and repair program, and family-focused events like a father-daughter dance.
Testimony from employers and local officials was broadly supportive. Eric Lane described hiring formerly incarcerated workers through the parole project and said the program solved problems he had seen with halfway-house placements by helping people secure housing, IDs, and licenses before release. Sheriff Kevin Cobb said sheriffs are active partners, with 51 of 64 parishes offering some form of programming and more than 75 percent of local facilities providing services; he stressed that local jail programming has grown over time and that data collection is improving. Members repeatedly asked for more data on recidivism, employment outcomes, and what programs are available by parish, and several praised the department and sheriffs for the work already being done. No votes were taken.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- ballots unsecure, um, you know, there's no really procedure in the code to categor them, seal them, lock
- following the law so that it's very clear, as one of our witnesses mentioned, who's responsible for not locking
- Um, so, Luis, you're a smart guy. So can you Well, that's been my experience.
Bills:
HB304
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- You know, there's not really a page in the code to categorize them, seal them, or lock them back up.
- So that it's very clear, as one of our witnesses mentioned, who's responsible for not locking up and
- So, Luis, you're a smart guy. So, can you... I'll try to. Well, it's been my experience.
Keywords:
voter ID, citizenship proof, provisional ballot, election security, Texas, voting rights, deep fakes, misleading videos, election integrity, criminal offense, digital misinformation, deep fake, political manipulation, misinformation, artificial media, political influence, artificially generated media, election influence, Texas Election Code, healthcare reform
NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
House Education Policy and Administration (02/05/2025)
Transcript Highlights:
- I'm not a smart guy.
- I'm not a smart guy.
- I'm not a smart guy.
- I'm not a smart guy.
Summary:
The committee heard testimony on House Bill 662, which would require public schools to include discussion of abortion procedures and show specified videos in health education classes. The prime sponsor argued the bill would ensure students receive medically accurate, age-appropriate, and nonpolitical information about abortion, saying the topic is important for informed decision-making and should be taught consistently statewide. He said the videos were intended for grades 9-12, that parents could opt out, and that the requirement was meant to supplement, not sway, students’ views. He also acknowledged the bill could be seen as limiting local control over curriculum and said the intent was to prevent the topic from being missed due to scheduling disruptions.
Committee members questioned the sponsor about local control, the need for a video mandate, the source of his statistics, whether the bill could be biased or inflammatory, and whether the requirement should apply every year in high school. The sponsor said the videos were only a starting point, could be replaced by others, and were meant to be informational. He also said the bill was not intended to influence students’ decisions about abortion. Several supporters testified in favor, including representatives of New Hampshire Right to Life and others who said students should be told the “truth” about abortion and its consequences. They emphasized graphic or emotionally difficult aspects of abortion and argued that young people need this information to make informed choices.
Opponents and skeptical witnesses raised concerns about prescribing curriculum, eroding local control, and the appropriateness of the material for younger high school students. The New Hampshire School Administrators Association said the bill was overly prescriptive, that health education standards are already set by the State Board of Education, and that the topics in the bill are not part of the current standards. That witness recommended the committee consider retaining the bill for further work or making it less prescriptive. No vote or final committee action was taken in the portion of the meeting provided.
MD
Transcript Highlights:
- Now, Talen, being the smart hedge fund managers they are, they said, "Well, guess what? We got you.
- Reggie states pay 62% higher than non-Reggie states. who by the grace of God was smart enough who by
- the grace of God was smart enough to<00:58:27.360><c> say,</c><00:58:27.920><c> "We</c><00:58:28.280>
- </c> don't get more efficient, we are locking don't get more efficient, we are locking in<01:33:50.760
- about this when he says ultimately smart about this when he says ultimately at<03:52:30.240><c> the<
NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
House Science, Technology and Energy (01/21/2025)
Science, Technology and Energy
Transcript Highlights:
- :08.399><c> not</c> the bill ensures that the co-op is not the bill ensures that the co-op is not locked
- into a regulatory model that locked into a regulatory model that could<02:37:11.080><c> that</c><02:
- We were the first ones in New Hampshire to have smart meters, AMI.
- the first ones in in New Hampshire to the first ones in in New Hampshire to have<02:50:43.600><c> Smart
- Meters Ami we've done some have Smart Meters Ami we've done some pilot<02:50:47.160><c> programs</c>
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- I watched on the smart board of one of my classrooms that the teacher turned on.
- in a school something was happening in a school would<00:32:37.480><c> have</c><00:32:37.640><c> locked
- down</c><00:32:38.160><c> that</c><00:32:38.400><c> school</c><00:32:38.720><c> and</c> would have locked
- down that school and would have locked down that school and created<00:32:39.240><c> it</c><00:32:39.400
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Floor Session: 2025 First Special Session - part 1 Jun 9th, 2025
Minnesota House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- aunties, our siblings, and our cousins could die, and that's why on the other side of this door that is locked
- and still locked, which is ludicrous, a literal die-in.
- I think it's a smart move on our part to do that.
- Locking arms together with others has been one of my mottos, and I'm excited to continue to do that.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Minnesota House Taxes Committee considers proposed 'wealth tax' 4/7/26
Transcript Highlights:
- Smart rich people don't take an income. They don't realize a gain.
- </c><00:10:44.320><c> Smart</c><00:10:44.720><c> rich</c><00:10:44.960><c> people</c><00:10:45.280><c
- Smart rich people don't against, right?
- Smart rich people don't take<00:10:45.760><c> an</c><00:10:45.920><c> income.
- And so to me that is just not a compelling argument to say, oh, it's going to, you know, lock us up in
Summary:
The committee heard presentations on two tax bills: House File 4123, by Representative Agbaje, would expand Minnesota’s net investment income tax to include certain business income, especially income from S corporations and LLCs not subject to federal self-employment taxes, while keeping the current rate and million-dollar threshold; she said it would raise an estimated $88.7 million next year. House File 4616, by Chair Gomez, would impose a 1% annual tax on fortunes above $10 million. Gomez framed the bill as a response to growing wealth inequality and argued that wealthy households and large fortunes should contribute more to public services, while Agbaje said her bill would broaden the tax base and help meet state needs.
Public testimony was sharply divided. Supporters, including Nan Madden of the Minnesota Budget Project, Erica Mominee of the Minnesota Association of Professional Employees, Lauren Richards, and teacher Kristen Sinicariello, said the bills would help address wealth and income inequality and provide needed revenue for public health, education, and other public services. They pointed to federal tax cuts for high-income households, cuts to Medicaid and SNAP, and strains on state agencies and schools. Richards said small businesses already pay more than large corporations like Amazon, and Sinicariello argued that higher revenue would support classrooms and help equalize opportunity.
Opponents, including Brian Cook of the Minnesota Chamber of Commerce, Dalton Danielson of the Minnesota Business Partnership, and John Beschi of NFIB Minnesota, warned that both bills would hurt business competitiveness and investment. They argued that HF 4123 would effectively create a new higher tax tier for pass-through businesses and that HF 4616 would be difficult to administer, could force sales of illiquid assets, and could discourage entrepreneurship and capital investment. No votes or final committee action were taken in the portion of the meeting provided; the committee moved through bill presentations and public testimony before member discussion.
NH
New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session
Senate Executive Departments and Administration (03/11/2026)
Executive Departments and Administration
Transcript Highlights:
- If you can do it and it's fiscally, you know, responsible and smart, then we're on board.
- ><00:06:38.880><c> and</c> fiscally, you know, responsible and fiscally, you know, responsible and smart
- </c><00:06:41.440><c> Uh,</c> smart, then we're we're on board.
- Uh, smart, then we're we're on board.
- I started to do a little bit of the check, but I clicked on the thing too many times and it locked me
MA
Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
Joint Committee on the Judiciary Jun 21st, 2026 at 01:00 pm
Joint Committee on the Judiciary
Transcript Highlights:
- Right now, more than 275 emerging adults are behind bars, too many are locked out of a future before
- Yet a prisoner who's locked up, say, for all but 2.5 hours daily, suffers essentially the same deprivations
- When I was locked up, I got locked up when I was 17 for possession of a firearm.
- Another statistic I ran across was that Massachusetts locks up a higher percentage of its residents than
- I support innovative and smart new approaches to the dissolution of marriages.
Summary:
The committee heard extensive testimony on several Judiciary bills, with the largest portion focused on S. 1178/H. 2052 to reduce mass incarceration and end life without parole. People incarcerated at MCI Framingham, MCI Norfolk, and NCCI Gardner described personal growth, rehabilitation, restorative justice work, family separation, and the belief that parole eligibility after long sentences would better reflect public safety and human development. Speakers emphasized that life without parole removes hope and can undermine rehabilitation, while supporters argued that many lifers are older, less likely to reoffend, and could contribute positively if given a chance at parole review. Committee members did not take votes during the hearing.
The committee also heard testimony on S. 1139 to restore the statute of limitations for wrongful death claims involving tobacco use, with Sen. Keenan explaining that a recent SJC decision had cut off claims where the injured person did not sue within three years before death. He said the bill would restore families’ ability to seek redress in cases involving long-latency tobacco harms like COPD. Another major topic was S. 1205, which would add abusive litigation to the definition of coercive control in domestic violence law; Sen. Michael Moore said the bill would stop abusers from using repeated court filings to harass and financially burden survivors.
The committee also took up S. 1114 on automatic record sealing, with Sen. Friedman and others arguing that the current petition-based process is slow, burdensome, and disproportionately harms people with criminal records, especially Black and Latino residents. Testimony also supported H. 1965/S. 1132 on compensation for wrongful conviction, with advocates and sponsors describing a faster administrative claims process, transitional support, and higher compensation without the current cap. Sen. Payano testified for S. 1241 to expand educational programming for incarcerated emerging adults, saying education reduces recidivism and improves reentry outcomes.
A substantial portion of the hearing focused on S. 2522, an update to Massachusetts’ shield law for reproductive and gender-affirming care. Sen. Friedman, the Attorney General’s office, and DPH Commissioner Robbie Goldstein said the bill is needed to strengthen protections against out-of-state legal attacks, protect patient and provider data, clarify enforcement authority, and add a state-level EMTALA-style emergency care requirement. Committee members asked detailed questions about prescription labeling, the prescription monitoring program, attorney discipline, custody and full faith and credit issues, and whether the bill’s enforcement language could create unintended limits or conflicts. The Attorney General’s office said it would provide follow-up written testimony on several technical questions.
CA
Transcript Highlights:
- have done so much over the past decade to streamline the production of rental housing, but we are locking
- While this is a new development trend for California, AB 1237 takes a smart approach to ensure appropriate
- For California, AB 1237 takes a smart approach to ensure appropriate health and safety standards to
AZ
Transcript Highlights:
- They are smart and, like I said, problem solvers. I hope it can be done in the future.
- They are smart and, like I said, problem solvers. I hope it can be done in the future.
- So we spend more money each year on locking people up than we do on making sure people can have access
Summary:
The meeting began with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, attendance, and a guest introduction for Deputy Frank Sloop. The Senate then moved through multiple Committee of the Whole calendars, with most measures receiving do-pass recommendations after brief explanations and, in several cases, floor amendments. Topics included public records, capital outlay review, local government, taxation, state budget implementation, higher education appropriations, utility regulation, towing regulation, homeowners association disclosures, nursing board regulation, veteran services, criminal justice, human services, K-12 education, state property management, and the continuation of the Arizona State Board of Nursing.
Several bills were amended on the floor before receiving favorable recommendations. House Bill 2114 on motorcycle-related provisions was amended to require that at least one registered owner be legally licensed to operate a motorcycle in Arizona. House Bill 2397 on HOA/condominium disclosures was amended to change disclosure timing and fee rules and make other conforming changes. House Bill 2408 on nursing board regulatory action was amended to remove a clear-and-convincing-evidence burden in disciplinary matters and clarify complaint-sharing procedures. House Bill 2957 on driver’s license/handheld provisions, House Bill 2305 on towing regulation, and House Bill 2321 on DCS-related reporting also received amendments before do-pass recommendations.
The largest item was Senate Bill 1847, the 2026-2027 General Appropriations Act. Senators offered extensive floor amendments affecting agriculture, corrections, criminal justice, school safety, law enforcement equipment, vehicle theft task force funding, liquor licensing, and other budget items. During third reading and debate on the budget, Democratic senators praised negotiated gains such as funding for aging services, food assistance, civil legal aid, school meals, heat relief, and a three-year moratorium on new data center tax incentives, while criticizing border-related funding, ESA/voucher policy, and cuts to higher education and adult education. One member’s remarks were ruled dilatory after repeated off-topic comments, and the ruling of the chair was sustained by a 16-12 vote. The transcript ends with additional budget-related explanation of votes continuing after the budget’s third reading.