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LA

Louisiana 2026 Regular Session

Finance May 27th, 2026

Finance

Transcript Highlights:
  • I'd just like to first start off... Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Good afternoon, members.
  • I'd just like to first start off by thanking our leadership, the Speaker, the VA, and Chairman McFarland
  • Brass said, even if they start out full time, they might start out taking it full time, but if they drop
  • And you actually can go to the first note, and that explains where we started. Okay.
  • And you actually can go to the first note, and that explains where we started. Okay.
HI
LA

Louisiana 2026 Regular Session

Appropriations Apr 21st, 2026

Appropriations

Transcript Highlights:
  • All right, we're going to get started.
  • So listening to the discussion, this to me is a starting point. We have to start somewhere.
  • So I do believe that Representative Carpenter's right, this is just a starting point, a small starting
  • Yeah, I'm starting it today.
  • Members, I'd like to start off by publicly thanking you, Mr.
Summary: The House Appropriations Committee met on April 21, 2026, and advanced a series of bills, many with amendments to address fiscal concerns. Early actions included HB 350, which would extend the French immersion school Ecole Pointe-au-Chien from fourth through eighth grade; members emphasized the importance of preserving French language and culture in Terrebonne Parish, adopted an amendment making the bill subject to appropriation, and reported it favorably as amended. HB 749, dealing with the Louisiana Tuition Trust Authority’s administration of ABLE, START, and START K-12 savings programs after the LOSFA cyber incident, was amended to make provisions effective upon contract execution and then reported favorably. HB 979, which raises the survivor benefit for law enforcement officers and firefighters killed in the line of duty from $250,000 to $350,000, drew support from the governor’s office and law enforcement groups; members discussed fiscal impacts and inflation, and the bill was reported favorably. The committee also advanced HB 42 creating a phased retirement option for public postsecondary employees in the Teachers’ Retirement System, and HB 12 extending survivor benefits to reserve officers killed in the line of duty, both reported favorably after supportive testimony from law enforcement representatives. The committee then took up HB 324 on judicial salaries. Chairwoman Villio proposed making the 2024 and 2025 supplement stipend permanent and adding COLAs, but Vice Chairman Zeringue offered an amendment to remove future COLAs after members clarified which year’s increase was already funded in the judiciary budget. After discussion about long-term state obligations and judicial compensation levels, the committee adopted the amendment and reported the bill favorably as amended. HB 205, which revises compensation for election commissioners, generated extensive testimony from clerks of court and the Secretary of State about staffing shortages, 19 years without a raise, and the need to recruit and retain poll workers; the bill was amended to allow local governing authorities to supplement pay by up to $100 per election and was reported favorably. Members also approved HB 325, which revises TOPS Tech eligibility and, through amendment, allows part-time students to qualify beginning in 2026-2027 using excess TOPS funds; HB 807, creating a Workforce Instructor Capacity Investment Program to help recruit technical instructors; and HB 222, requiring Medicaid coverage for dental procedures needed before certain medical treatments, with supporters arguing it could prevent more expensive emergency care. Later, the committee reported favorably HB 992, requiring student identification numbers for children in certain early childhood programs, after the Department of Education said it could implement the change without additional staff or cost. HB 821, moving the Louisiana Center for Safe Schools to the Louisiana Commission on Law Enforcement Administration, was amended with technical changes and reported favorably as amended. Finally, HB 797, creating the Bayou Gold Program to certify certain gold storage and custody standards, was amended to move the program into Title 51 and to tie standards to recognized industry benchmarks such as COMEX and the London Bullion Market Association; the bill drew at least one opponent after an initial supportive presentation and was still under consideration when the transcript ended.
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LA

Louisiana 2026 Regular Session

Education May 7th, 2026

Education

Transcript Highlights:
  • the behalf of the legislature that all of a sudden we decide we want to get out our sabres here and start
  • Suddenly, we decide we want to get out our sabres here and start cutting off agencies.
  • And it does start with awareness.
  • in some instances at RPCC, starting at the earliest third grade, right?
  • that are going to graduate in the next couple of years and tell them what's available, and they can start
Summary: The committee met with a large docket and adopted the April 29 minutes. Several bills were heard and advanced, mostly on education, workforce, literacy, early childhood, charter schools, and student mental health. Testimony was generally supportive, with many witnesses waiving in favor; a few bills drew questions about implementation, student awareness, and whether proposals were sufficiently broad or specific. House Bill 406, requiring the Department of Education to study the direction and regulation of interscholastic high school athletics and report back by March 1, 2027, was reported favorably after testimony from a retired principal who urged an open-minded study and discussion from the bill author about compliance and the bill’s purpose. House Bill 380, creating a pilot program between community and technical colleges and local school systems to expand awareness of CDL, entry-level driver training, and related programs, was also reported favorably. House Bill 807, creating a workforce and structure capacity investment program and fund to help industry partner with colleges to train instructors, was reported favorably after support from higher education and industry witnesses; senators raised interest in adding a stronger health care component and in reaching students earlier, but the author said he would work on amendments. The committee also advanced House Bill 316 on adolescent literacy and high-dose tutoring, with amendments clarifying teacher training timing, existing statutory bans on outdated literacy practices, and charter school participation; House Bill 1146, consolidating early childhood governance into a commission; House Bill 28, creating an appeal path for denied teacher certification applicants through BESE; and House Bill 992, assigning early childhood education identification numbers to support data collection on outcomes. House Concurrent Resolution 26, urging BESE to add the science of human growth and development to science and health standards and provide approved instructional resources, was amended and reported favorably. House Bill 386, allowing local districts to let locally authorized charter schools operate as their own LEA under district rules, was amended and reported favorably. House Bill 392, expanding suicide prevention information requirements on school websites, ID cards, handbooks, and signage, was reported favorably as well.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Health Finance and Policy Committee 3/23/26

Health Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • I would like to ask a question regarding section 7, which starts at 12.4.
  • But today, that's starting to change.
  • <01:06:23.920> We But today, that's starting to change.
  • We But today, that's starting to change.
  • But today, that's starting to change.
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TX

Texas 89th 2nd C.S.

State Affairs May 12th, 2025

State Affairs

Transcript Highlights:
  • Which one we start with? Chair lays out Senate Bill 231.
  • The leased units must be mobile, able to be moved within 12 hours, and must be able to start generating
  • And so what this looks like in the Chat case, that case started in 2001.
  • No, no, no, it, and this, that investigation started in 2021, so the case has been pending all that time
TX

Texas 89th Regular

State Affairs May 12th, 2025

State Affairs

Transcript Highlights:
  • Which one do we start with? Senate Bill 231.
  • The leased units must be mobile, able to be moved within 12 hours, and must be able to start generating
  • That case started in 2001.
  • And so this last 23 years, no, no, it... and this investigation started in 2021, so the case is...
TX
Transcript Highlights:
  • I want to start by echoing Renzo's comments.
  • Let's start with the acquirer.
  • Notice that it started. It starts out with convenience.
  • A brief history of Fox regarding fees is that we started at one point... 0.79, jumped to 2, jumped to
  • 2.25, jumped to 2.5, and 2.75.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
  • But before I get to those commitments, let me start by saying.
  • It is evident that we as a company, starting back in 2021, should have communicated more clearly about
  • Add customer focus groups, we start talking about Beryl.
  • A brief history of Fox regarding fees is that we started at one point at 2.79, then jumped to 2.25, jumped
  • I'd like to start my comments by thanking Senator Middleton for exempting credit unions.