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AL

Alabama 2026 1st Special Session

Alabama House State Government Committee Jan 14th, 2026

State Government

Transcript Highlights:
  • Take a member company, Lunar Lab, here in Birmingham, Alabama.
  • Lunar Lab designed software used by hundreds of thousands of people in Alabama and around the world,
  • Take a member company Lunar Lab more.
  • Lunar Lab designed software Alabama.
  • Lunar Lab designed software hundreds<00:15:34.800> used<00:15:35.040> by<00:15:35.199><
Bills: HB69, HB114, HB161
LA

Louisiana 2026 Regular Session

Senate May 13th, 2026

Louisiana Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Members, our lab schools are centers of innovation and excellence in education in Louisiana.
  • Currently in statute, lab schools can be created and run through their lab school districts or through
  • Members, our lab schools are centers of innovation and excellence in education in Louisiana.
  • Currently in statute, lab schools can be created and run through their lab school districts or through
  • And not the system, and there's a lab school in development underway for UL.
Bills: SR116, SR117, SR118, SR119, SCR68, SCR69, SCR12, HB682, HB766, HB769, HB775, HB783, HB824, HB926, HB1186, HB1201, HB1223, HB1245, HB1247, HB1253, HB1258, HB221, HCR53, HCR62, HCR72, HCR58, HB54, HB137, HB180, HB192, HB310, HB321, HB396, HB512, HB552, HB578, HB638, HB663, HB708, HB717, HB718, HB1009, HB1082, HB1104, HB1107, HB1194, HB1198, HB1246, HB1250, SB29, SB30, SB32, SB41, SB42, SB43, SB47, SB84, SB93, SB113, SB192, SB199, SB219, SB220, SB221, SB222, SB241, SB253, SB255, SB289, SB292, SB306, SB314, SB351, SB399, SB404, SB14, SB102, SB133, SB151, SB165, SB169, SB170, SB200, SB217, SB280, SB291, SB300, SB303, SB330, SB449, SB489, SB521, SB424, SCR9, SB25, SB250, SB348, SB405, SB444, SB485, SB35, SB65, SB132, SB215, SB246, SB249, SB269, SB282, SB296, SB323, SB363, SB369, SB474, SB490, SB492, SB500, HCR26, HCR45, HCR61, HCR77, HCR31, HB649, HB665, HB681, HB721, HB746, HB757, HB781, HB835, HB844, HB857, HB872, HB886, HB889, HB892, HB982, HB987, HB1037, HB1068, HB1072, HB1078, HB1085, HB1132, HB1137, HB1167, HB1174, HB1232, HB1238, HB23, HB136, HB17, HB21, HB51, HB55, HB74, HB106, HB108, HB133, HB140, HB159, HB168, HB215, HB226, HB263, HB296, HB299, HB322, HB364, HB519, HB535, HB538, HB568, HB571, HB622, HB635, HB676, HB772, HB784, HB1006, HB1018, HB1043, HB1070, HB1134, HB1239, HB62, HB193, HB203, HB210, HB220, HB228, HB246, HB420, HB475, HB486, HB574, HB584, HB750, HB813, HB815, HB826, HB870, HB949, HB953, HB1045, HB1092, HB1151, HB1162, HB1176, HB1177, HB1196, HB1214, HB1241, HB36, HB73, HB119, HB126, HB129, HB166, HB211, HB245, HB271, HB280, HB337, HB351, HB354, HB399, HB677, HB712, HB723, HB726, HB728, HB759, HB789, HB850, HB956, HB966, HB1036, SB149, SB382, SB441, HB258, HB842
Summary: The Senate convened with a quorum, heard a prayer and pledge, and then moved through a long calendar of House and Senate measures. Early business included adoption of a large batch of Bureau reports and numerous committee reports, along with several personal privilege recognitions for guests and observances, including Aviation Day at the Capitol, Safe Boating Week, and recognition of a student’s educational achievements. The chamber also received messages from the House on several Senate concurrent resolutions and conference committee reports, including House Bill 842, the omnibus election bill, which was taken up and adopted after discussion of changes to Louisiana election procedures, congressional primary timing, ballot order, and related qualifying and public-records provisions. The Senate also adopted or concurred in several resolutions, including measures on community action, early education, condolences, and a blockchain and digital innovation task force. A major portion of the meeting focused on floor debate and final passage of several bills. Senate Bill 250, dealing with comprehensive weight management services through the Office of Group Benefits, was amended to remove GLP-1 and compounded-therapy provisions and then passed. Senate Bill 348 authorizing local law enforcement to contract for administrative and logistical support for motor vehicle regulatory enforcement passed, as did Senate Bill 405 creating a statewide quality oversight initiative for nursing facilities. Senate Bill 444 and Senate Bill 485, both relating to the new city of St. George’s expropriation and taxing authority, passed after amendments and questions about their local impact. Senate Bill 25, on compensation for registrars of voters and staff, also passed unanimously. Senate Bill 132, requiring exterior master key boxes and school mapping integration for public schools, passed as a school safety measure. The Senate then considered a series of House bills, many of them local or regulatory in nature. These included HB 649 on dual enrollment, HB 665 on hoop nets in North Pass and Manchac Pass, HB 681 on the Lakeview Crime Prevention District, HB 721 on night shrimping in parts of Vermilion Bay, HB 746 on statewide oversized vehicle permits, HB 781 on fleet vehicle registration, HB 835 on charter guide wildlife management area access permits, HB 857 on commingled seafood labeling, HB 872 and HB 886 on menhaden fishing radios and harvest reporting, HB 889 on bulk oyster tagging, HB 892 creating the West End Economic Development District, HB 982 naming memorial highways, HB 987 consolidating LSU energy-related programs, HB 1037 and HB 1072 on DOTD operational reforms, HB 1068 on garbage collection contracting authority, HB 1078 on tuition and fees for distance education, HB 1085 repealing private vehicle inspection sticker requirements, HB 1132 on lab school funding under the University of Louisiana system, HB 1137 limiting adverse employment action against state employees over pronoun use, HB 1167 naming memorial roadways, and HB 1174 recreating DOTD through 2031. Most of these measures passed, often after brief debate and occasional amendments; HB 1085 drew opposition over the loss of inspection-related jobs and concerns about unsafe vehicles, but it still passed. One notable bill, Senate Bill 500 on medical malpractice and the Patient Compensation Fund, was not brought to a vote; after extensive debate about the medical review panel system, claims costs, and proposed certificate-of-merit changes, the author said he would turn it into a study resolution instead.
MS

Mississippi 2026 Regular Session

Government Structure - Room 216, 29 January, 2026; 4:30 PM

Government Structure

Transcript Highlights:
  • It includes things like commercial transportation enforcement, driver services, the forensic lab, law
  • It includes things like commercial transportation enforcement, driver services, the forensic lab, law
  • but it would take narcotics, Bureau of Investigation narcotics, Homeland Security, and the forensic lab
  • homeland security and the forensic lab homeland security and the forensic lab and<00:18:43.360><
  • <00:24:11.600> to Homeland Security, and Forensic Lab to Homeland Security, and Forensic Lab
Summary: The committee first took up Senate Bills 2625 and 2636, both described as part of a broader effort to strengthen state cybersecurity. SB 2625 would create a state chief information officer at the governor’s office level to coordinate IT and cybersecurity policy across agencies. Members and the sponsor said it was a conceptual work in progress, and the committee added a reverse repealer before reporting the bill out as a committee substitute with a do pass recommendation. SB 2636 would create a Department of Cyber Security focused on law enforcement and post-attack response, including investigators and coordination with DPS, the auditor’s office, local jurisdictions, and federal partners. Supporters said the goal was to improve collaboration, protect taxpayer information, and separate network protection and recovery from criminal investigation. Some members questioned whether the new department would overlap with existing IT and law enforcement functions, but sponsors said it was intended to clarify responsibilities rather than duplicate them. The committee added a reverse repealer and reported the bill out as a committee substitute with a do pass recommendation. The committee also considered SB 2632, which would delay action on state disaster recovery funding while awaiting federal changes from FEMA/MEMA. The sponsor said the bill would give the state time to evaluate new federal disaster recovery rules and determine the best approach for Mississippi. The committee added a reverse repealer and reported the bill out as a committee substitute with a do pass recommendation. Finally, the committee heard SB 2817, a Department of Public Safety reorganization bill. It would move the Bureau of Investigation, narcotics, homeland security, and the forensic lab under the State Bureau of Investigation to streamline command and allow more flexible staffing. It would also preserve a telecommunications fee, raise autopsy and salvage inspection fees, and continue discussion of DPS police powers. After questions about the autopsy fee and whether the reorganization would save money, the committee adopted a do pass motion. The chair also noted that SB 2673 would be studied further over the next year before any final action.
FL

Florida 2025 Regular Session

December 10, 2025 - 03:30 PM

Transcript Highlights:
  • So Florida's part of something called the at Safe AI Alliance were part of the policy lab with one of
  • Yeah, I just a test from the industry standpoint that that has been a huge standard across us, Florida
  • And lastly all say that, you know, some of the earlier meetings we talked about testing and all we do
  • But is there an opportunity for parents to test drive?
  • It will take on the role tested all that knowledge is the fact that there is a concern.
NM
Transcript Highlights:
  • What, what tests are you going to use at each of the grade levels and then acknowledge that.
  • Figure out what test you want to use, and if, you know, for at the high school level is it this, and
  • people into one particular area and, and then you, you go and you're, you're basically teaching to the test
  • seen that a little bit with some of the STEM, uh, initiatives that we've had with the, the Cal Ripken labs
  • Uh, so I don't really like, uh, standardized tests very much for a whole variety of reasons, but I will
NM

New Mexico 2026 Regular Session

Senate - Health and Public Affairs Feb 4th, 2026 at 06:25 pm

Senate Health & Public Affairs

Transcript Highlights:
  • And with new testing measures, which I think every employer should look at, whether It be saliva testing
  • Tests. You guys never have that as far as drug and alcohol tests. Just show up on Tuesday.
  • So you can still and have to test your employees, but how you test them and not prevent them from using
  • on The test defines net liters per milligram in blood and saliva.
  • Tell me real quick, tell me the testing.
Bills: SB20, SB53, SB86, SB96, SB129
MS

Mississippi 2026 Regular Session

Appropriations - Room 216, 15 January, 2026; 2:00 PM

Appropriations

Transcript Highlights:
  • <01:49:47.360> and of strides at both the crime lab and of strides at both the crime lab and
  • ,<01:53:48.560> whether working at the crime lab, whether working at the crime lab, whether
  • The people at the crime lab do not.
  • I'll skip over to the forensics lab.
  • Uh, I'll skip over to the forensics lab.
Summary: The meeting began with a budget presentation from the Office of Capital Post Conviction. Director Chrissy Noble described the office’s work representing death-row clients in state postconviction, federal habeas, clemency, and related matters, and said the Legislature has historically funded the office with enough flexibility to handle unpredictable cases. She highlighted four pending actual-innocence cases, including matters involving false forensics and a shaken-baby syndrome challenge, and noted that such cases often require multiple experts. She also cited a recent example where the office was appointed to a case shortly before an execution date was set, and said flexible spending authority allowed the office to secure experts and file on time. The office asked to retain any remaining special-fund cash balance into FY26 and said it had not requested additional salary funding for FY26 because the increase was already handled through flexibility; members praised the office’s work and no vote was taken. The committee then heard from the Ethics Commission. Staff explained requests for salary realignment, additional funding for a part-time hearing officer who handles public records and open meetings cases, and a small amount for fuel/food that was described as a system-related placeholder. The commission said it had a backlog because complaints have become more numerous and complex, and that more funding would allow the hearing officer to process more cases. Members also discussed a prior $10,000 system request that had lapsed and was later found to have been underestimated; the commission said the earlier figure came from an initial quote and the later $25,000 estimate reflected the actual cost. The chairman and members commended the commission’s work, and no formal action was taken. Finally, the Administrative Office of Courts presented its budget requests. The office outlined a deficit appropriation request tied to county-funded court reporter increases, funding for two newly appointed judges, special-judge appointment costs, and death benefits for a court administrator in Warren County. The discussion then focused on judicial salaries, with the office noting Mississippi ranks near the bottom nationally in trial and Supreme Court judge pay, though a cost-of-living adjustment would place the state around 27th. The office said its request follows State Personnel Board recommendations and that it is also seeking a possible increase in filing fees to support the Judicial Operations Fund, which helps cover salary costs not paid from general funds. Members discussed redistricting, special appointments, and the possibility of using fee revenue rather than general funds to support future increases; no vote was taken.
WV
Transcript Highlights:
  • Another 15% would go to the Department of Agriculture for testing of medical cannabis, which shall occur
  • at West Virginia State University Lab when it is operational.
Keywords: 994, senate, all
Summary: The Senate Finance Committee met with a quorum present and first approved the minutes of the previous meeting. It then took up House Bill 5438, which revises parts of the school aid formula and limits certain uses of instructional program, technology, and induction funds; the committee adopted an Education Committee amendment and reported the bill to the full Senate. The committee also reported House Bill 4087, creating the West Virginia-Ireland Education Alliance for higher education partnerships and grants, after brief explanation and no opposition. Members then considered House Bill 4191, which expands the child care tax credit to employer-sponsored child care facilities and changes subsidy payments from attendance-based to enrollment-based, with electronic filing requirements by 2026. Senators spoke in strong support, describing it as a workforce and economic development measure, and the bill was reported. House Bill 5074, which redirects medical cannabis fund balances and future revenues to general revenue and several specified purposes including the Supreme Court, universities, law enforcement, and health programs, was amended to increase the court allocation and remove the direct university research earmarks; it was reported over concerns that accumulated fund money would be diverted to general revenue. The committee also advanced House Bill 5353, bringing virtual currency kiosks under money transmission licensure and adding consumer disclosures, transaction limits, support requirements, and anti-fraud protections; a strike-and-insert amendment clarified kiosk rules and added law-enforcement contact requirements. House Bill 5527, regulating licensure of wellness reimbursement program administrators and related broker duties, was amended to clarify the definition and protect proprietary licensing information from public disclosure, then reported. House Bill 5687, as amended, phases down the metallurgical coal severance tax and incorporates a separate oil-and-gas tax reduction for new wells while adjusting county and municipal distributions, and it was reported. The committee also approved a large revenue rules bundle, House Bill 4245, with amendments to a lottery rule and a pre-need burial company rule, and reported House Bill 4418 to create an electronic municipal B&O tax filing system once enough municipalities participate. Finally, the committee reported House Bill 5168, which creates a permanent $12 million lottery-funded EMS support structure, including mental health treatment funding, county EMS funds, and an all-county EMS fund; members emphasized the need for stable EMS funding, especially in rural areas, and clarified how counties with and without levies would benefit. The committee then announced several Senate bills would not be taken up that day and adjourned.
FL

Florida 2026 4th Special Session

January 28, 2026 - 01:00 PM

Transcript Highlights:
  • They check every box: rigorous academics, high GPAs, high standardized test scores, extracurricular activities
  • And the reason I'm asking this question is because of the Mag Lab that's here and the people who are
Summary: The committee first took up PCS for HB 1503, which would require general education courses that use technology to provide students opportunities to build digital literacy, including instruction on applications of artificial intelligence and related topics such as software engineering, computer networks, database systems, and cybersecurity as applicable to the course. It would also require high school computer science courses offered by school districts to include instruction on AI. There was no public testimony or debate, and the bill was reported favorably on a unanimous roll call vote. The committee then considered PCS for HB 1279, an education bill that the sponsor said was intended to improve consistency, oversight, and transparency while putting Florida students first. The bill drew extensive questioning and opposition over provisions affecting university admissions and funding, including a 95% Florida-resident first-time-in-college enrollment target tied to preeminent funding, a cap on nonresident students from any one country, standardized GPA weighting, limits on institution-wide graduation requirements, and changes related to accreditation references and other education programs. The sponsor argued these changes would open more seats for Florida students, preserve academic rigor, and align statutes with existing regulations and court action, while opponents said the bill would harm university competitiveness, research, revenue, faculty recruitment, and access for international and nontraditional students. Public testimony on HB 1279 was largely opposed. Speakers included a student advocate, a dental hygiene representative concerned about dual regulation of expanded-function dental programs, and faculty representatives from FSU and FAMU who warned the bill would politicize admissions and curriculum, reduce competitiveness, and create negative fiscal impacts. During debate, supporters emphasized taxpayer investment in Florida students and the need to prioritize in-state applicants, while opponents argued the bill would weaken the state university system and undermine its national standing. The committee reported PCS for HB 1279 favorably by a 12-5 vote.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
  • It also allows for 12 new licenses for our version, I believe, the lab for up to six and added a few
  • Chronic pain can be fake; there's not a test for chronic pain.
AL

Alabama 2025 Regular Session

Alabama Senate Judiciary Committee Mar 19th, 2025

Judiciary

Transcript Highlights:
  • For decades, I've analyzed the effects of disease on the human body, interpreting diagnostic tests and
  • That is why when I left the lab in 2021 to focus on our business, it was with the same goal: helping
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Appropriations - S/C on Articles VI, VII, & VIII Feb 27th, 2025

Appropriations - S/C on Articles VI, VII, & VIII

Transcript Highlights:
  • And then separately from that, there is a. test a case hearing process that affected parties, if they
  • Number 11, we have a materials lab facilities that frankly we've outgrown. and so for $576,000 we can
  • We're supposed to get every daycare and school. tested within the next two years and there's federal
  • money there, but if they don't test we don't know and we can't The federal money will help cover most
  • that haven't tested yet. we could see a big run on that account because a lot of them are gonna find
Keywords: 1184, house, all
AL

Alabama 2026 1st Special Session

Alabama Senate Education Policy Committee Feb 25th, 2026

Education Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • > a every every school has to have a every every school has to have a computer<00:14:32.160> lab
  • c> to<00:14:32.639> have<00:14:32.800> computers<00:14:33.040> to computer lab
  • , has to have computers to computer lab, has to have computers to even<00:14:33.440> take<00:14
  • <00:15:07.440> have<00:15:07.519> the<00:15:07.760> computer<00:15:08.160> labs
  • <00:15:08.720> Yes said you have the computer labs. Yes said you have the computer labs.
Bills: HB329, SB5, HB329, SB5, HB43, HB75, HB396
NH

New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session

House Environment and Agriculture (01/20/2026)

Environment and Agriculture

Transcript Highlights:
  • The other is to have a diagnostic lab.
  • The answer seemed easy: just move 25 cents from the spay and neuter fund to the diagnostic lab.
  • <01:22:04.800> Unfortunately, the diagnostic lab. Unfortunately, the diagnostic lab.
  • So, uh so your written test, have >> Yes.
  • products that are have contained tested products that are have contained tested out<05:17:20.080
Keywords: 1189, house, all
ND

North Dakota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Senate Appropriations - Human Resources Division Apr 14th, 2025 at 02:00 pm

Appropriations - Human Resources Division

Transcript Highlights:
  • State lab move, we knew that was necessary for the move of the finished lab, $2.9 million.
  • The state lab move-in projects are there.
  • It's working for the state lab. And I think... Prison. It's working for the state lab.
  • Section 20 was the lab. Section 21 is steering committee for this lab.
Bills: SB2015
Summary: The Senate Appropriations Human Resources Division met with all members present and took up several bills, focusing most of the discussion on SB 1577 and SB 1619, along with a detailed review of the HHS budget bill draft. On SB 1577, Senator Magrum explained that the bill was being revised to focus on wastewater rather than raw water, possibly shifting the Washburn project to the Department of Water Resources so it could access matching funds, and potentially converting the bill into a line of credit if federal money is restored later. Members discussed whether to keep an emergency clause or instead use a date-based approach, and agreed the bill would likely be handled through the full committee and possibly reconsidered later. On SB 1619, Senator Davison said amendments were still being worked on, including changes requested by the Bank of North Dakota, and the committee planned to hold it for possible amendment before full committee consideration. The bulk of the meeting was a section-by-section review of the HHS appropriations bill draft. Members discussed one-time funding items such as technology projects, child care programs, housing programs, behavioral health facility grants, infant and toddler care provider support, juvenile justice diversion, medical housing, and other public health and human services projects. Several adjustments were noted, including reductions or changes to IMD-related funding, incarcerated-person treatment funding, the child welfare technology project, and the provider rate increase. The committee also discussed the FTE block grant structure at length, with staff explaining that the apparent increase in positions reflected budgeting mechanics, zero-dollar “phantom” positions, and positions approved previously but not counted in the FTE total. Members raised concerns about transparency and whether the bill should list FTE numbers, but staff said the block grant was intended to give the department flexibility while quarterly reporting would provide oversight. Other topics included Medicaid expansion funding and provider reimbursement rules, the move toward certifying human service centers as certified community behavioral health clinics, a moratorium on new ICF beds, and studies or reports on Medicaid, obesity, disability services, truancy, and behavioral health facility grants. The committee also discussed removing or revising broad intent language in Section 31 so the department would report findings rather than implement changes without further legislative action. No final votes were taken in the transcript; instead, members agreed to make a few technical adjustments, continue reviewing the bill, and likely revisit it the next day before moving it to conference committee.
NH

New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session

House Criminal Justice and Public Safety (02/12/2025)

Criminal Justice and Public Safety

Transcript Highlights:
  • So if you have a prior DWI, the sentence will, whether you take the test or don't take the test, if you
  • more incentive to actually take the test more incentive to actually take the test and<03:11:33.880
  • people are incentivized to take the test people are incentivized to take the test as<03:20:11.000
  • <05:26:19.120> we custody for screening and testing we custody for screening and testing we
  • The children were taken, they were tested, and we never found out the results of the test.
Keywords: 1189, house, all
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Public Education Mar 18th, 2025

Public Education

Transcript Highlights:
  • When you're if you're testing if the kids testing positive and I know since kovat I mean when kovat hit
  • Well, Well, we're not testing, we're diagnosing, essentially, rather than having a test.
  • They taught me time-tested ways of reading.
  • I'll show you registers Gabe Grantham test final behalf of Texas 2036 test fine for the bill.
  • Test fund on behalf of Texas Business Leadership Council test fund for the bill. Is that correct?