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TX

Texas 89th Regular

89th Legislative Session May 19th, 2025

Texas House Floor Meeting

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  • Perkins School of Theology and he graduated summa cum laude.
  • about school district bonds, including charter schools and charter districts, taxes, and the project's
  • schools by the Texas Education Agency related to public school educators.
  • SB 920, relating to the administration of medication by open enrollment charter schools, private schools
  • , and school employees.
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  • So, first, our high school essay contest winners.
  • Third place is Layla Chapman, 11th grader at Tologaublic Schools.
  • Next, our middle school essay contest winners.
  • Third place is Shade Castor, 7th grader at Viaublic Schools.
  • She is currently in EMT school and wants to go to mortuary school.
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Transcript Highlights:
  • First are our high school essay contest winners.
  • Next, our middle school essay contest winners. Next, our middle school essay contest winners.
  • She is currently in EMT school and wants to go to mortuary school also.
  • She is currently in EMT school and wants to go to mortuary school also. Yeah?
  • So it's a transparency thing.
Summary: The House convened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, and several recognitions, including Veteran of the Week Colonel Stanley L. Evans, Oklahoma City Young Professionals, state contest winners for America’s 250th anniversary, and a long series of page introductions. The chamber then moved into floor action on a large number of measures, many of them Senate bills and House joint resolutions dealing with administrative rules and agency oversight, public safety, education, health, agriculture, business, and tax policy. Among the major bills discussed were SB 1543 on aggregating multiple DUI charges within one year into a single felony case, HB 1933 on nitrous oxide violations, SB 1859 creating an OSBI Cybercrimes and Fraud Unit, SB 237 on ad valorem tax NAICS code changes, SB 2065 designating pollinator-related state symbols, SB 44 extending nonprofit sales tax exemptions to contractors, SB 2030 updating automated expungement procedures, SB 2045 expanding the Grow Your Own education program, and several water and agriculture measures including SB 1509, SB 1314, and SB 2071. Members also considered multiple joint resolutions approving permanent administrative rules for education, energy and agriculture, business and commerce, health agencies, and building code rules, with Kendricks explaining that some major rules were separated out for transparency and, in one case, a cost mitigation agreement had been reached. Testimony and debate were generally brief and focused on clarifying amendments. Several authors explained that amendments were added to address constitutionality, remove outdated or incorrect language, or reflect negotiated changes with agencies and stakeholders. Notable discussion included concerns about forum shopping in SB 1543, questions about the scope of the Grow Your Own program in SB 2045, and clarification that SB 1618’s pretrial report language had been changed to a public safety report agreed to by sheriffs and district attorneys. The House adopted numerous amendments without objection and passed the bills by wide margins, including some unanimous or near-unanimous votes, while a few measures drew more opposition, such as SB 1403, SB 1509, SB 2071, and SB 1618. The House also adopted HCR 1027 setting sine die adjournment for Thursday, May 14, and adjourned until the next day, May 5, 2026, at 9:30 a.m.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Transportation Finance and Policy Committee 3/23/26

Transportation Finance and Policy

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  • bus inspection program, school bus safety, and work closely with the school bus industry.
  • bus inspection program, school bus safety, and work closely with the school bus industry.
  • inspect all school buses. inspect all school buses.
  • school bus inspection program, school school bus inspection program, school bus<00:30:34.360>
  • school bus industry. school bus industry.
AZ

Arizona 2026 Regular Session

03/18/2026 - House Judiciary

Judiciary

Transcript Highlights:
  • For the record, Barry Arons, here on behalf of the Arizona Association of County School Superintendents
  • And many counties use accommodation schools to do it; those that do have the model work.
  • clarifies that counties may operate and fund detention education programs through an accommodation school
  • that allows counties to deliver education efficiently while maintaining the integrity of Arizona's school
  • Integrity of Arizona's school funding programs. Very simple clarification bill.
Summary: The committee heard and advanced several bills dealing with criminal justice, victims’ rights, education funding, and public safety. SB 1094, which would create a civil cause of action for minors who received irreversible gender reassignment surgery in violation of Arizona law, drew extensive testimony. Supporters argued it would provide compensation for harmed minors and extend accountability similar to sexual abuse cases; opponents said it was discriminatory, targeted transgender people and providers, and interfered with informed consent and parental decision-making. The committee voted 6-3 to give SB 1094 a do pass recommendation. SB 1635, which creates the offense of unlawfully alerting someone to an imminent arrest, also passed 6-3 after strong debate. The sponsor said it was intended to stop people from warning specific targets of arrest, including in immigration enforcement and other criminal cases, while preserving First Amendment protections for general alerts. Opponents, including the ACLU and community members, argued the bill criminalized speech, was overbroad, and duplicated existing obstruction laws. SB 1673, appropriating money for the crime victim notification fund, passed unanimously after an amendment increasing the appropriation from $5 million to $8.2 million was adopted. The committee also approved SB 1092, which bars early termination of probation for dangerous crimes against children, after testimony from victims’ advocates and defense-side witnesses about probation, online evidence, and the risk of re-victimizing survivors. SB 1239, extending the statute of limitations for failure to register as a sex offender, passed 6-4 despite arguments that registration is already continuously monitored and that the bill could create redundant liability. SB 1139, a strike-everything bill requiring GPS monitoring for registered sex offenders without a permanent residence, failed after members noted existing monitoring systems already cover many offenders. Later, SB 1502, increasing penalties for unlawful flight when accompanied by aggravating danger, passed 5-1 amid concerns about over-criminalization and possible impacts on drivers trying to pull over safely. Additional measures included SB 1248, clarifying county use of accommodation schools for juvenile detention and jail education programs, which passed unanimously, and SB 1240, excluding dangerous-crime-against-children probationers from county probation incentive calculations, which passed 5-4 over objections that it would undermine rehabilitation incentives. SB 1669, changing rape-shield evidence rules to focus on physical injury, passed 6-3 after a dispute over whether the bill would narrow or clarify admissible evidence. The committee then began hearing SB 1540, a new offense targeting fuel dispenser theft and manipulation devices, with the petroleum industry describing organized gas theft schemes and the sponsor’s amendment removing mere possession of a device from the criminal statute.
FL

Florida 2026 Regular Session

Criminal Justice Jan 20th, 2026

Criminal Justice

Transcript Highlights:
  • I'm a former school teacher, a 16-year veteran.
  • If you have a 15-year-old high school freshman or sophomore who loads, racks a firearm on Instagram,
  • So my question is: if I have a 15-year-old that the Miami-Dade school board police can identify as, '
  • That's Bob Jones, the high school sophomore at blah blah high school,' in possession of a firearm, and
  • or bringing a gun to school to do harm—those cases result in arrests.
Summary: The committee took up a series of criminal justice and public safety bills. SB 1084, which exempts certain identifying and location information for non-legal support staff in state attorneys’ offices from public records requests, was supported by prosecuting attorneys and reported favorably. SB 212, as amended, created new restrictions related to sexual offenders and predators, including a 200-foot restricted presence provision near certain locations and updated notification/supervision requirements; it drew strong opposition from researchers, advocates, and affected families who argued it lacked evidence and would increase homelessness, but it was reported favorably. SB 682, addressing domestic violence, coercive control, strangulation, animal abuse, injunctions, and related training and enforcement issues, received emotional survivor testimony and support from animal welfare and law enforcement groups and was reported favorably. SB 656, creating and renaming FDLE Internet Crimes Against Children funding and grant programs, was amended and reported favorably and unanimously. The committee also considered SB 810 on sealing criminal history records, which would expand eligibility for some non-conviction records and one low-level misdemeanor conviction after waiting periods and judicial review; supporters said Florida is unusually restrictive, while one senator raised concerns about the scope, and the bill was reported favorably. SB 890, creating a standalone battery by strangulation offense applicable outside domestic relationships, was reported favorably after the sponsor said it would close a gap in current law. SB 892, revising habitual offender and violent career criminal sentencing procedures and notice requirements, was reported favorably, with defense lawyers supporting the clearer pretrial notice. SB 928, “Missy’s Law,” requiring immediate remand to custody after conviction of certain dangerous crimes, was amended to include computer pornography/child exploitation offenses and reported favorably after a family member of the namesake victim testified in support. Later, SB 1284 modernized arrest and search warrant statutes, expanding judicial summons options for some misdemeanors and broadening warrant/arrest authority in certain DUI, injunction, domestic violence, and misdemeanor force cases; defense lawyers supported the judicial-discretion portions but raised concerns about DUI/BUI arrests, and the bill was reported favorably. Finally, SB 812, a technical companion to SB 810 updating public records treatment for sealed criminal history records, was amended to clarify prosecutorial access for later cases and reported favorably. Several bills were supported by law enforcement, prosecutors, and advocacy groups, while others drew opposition from civil liberties, treatment, homelessness, and criminal defense advocates. The meeting adjourned after members recorded additional votes on selected tabs.
MN

Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session

House Workforce, Labor, and Economic Development Finance and Policy Committee 3/27/25

Workforce, Labor, and Economic Development Finance and Policy

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  • Paul Public Schools, nine years with Minneapolis Public Schools, and four years in partnership with a
  • Paul Public Schools and St.
  • n years with Minneapolis Public Schools n years with Minneapolis public<01:33:55.080> schools
  • University Partners multiple school University Partners multiple school districts<01:37:02.360><
  • <01:42:25.560> um teacher principal school um teacher principal school um superintendent<01
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Senate Legislative Session Apr 8th, 2026 at 01:30 pm

Oklahoma Senate Floor Meeting

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  • Dominic Matthias, a sophomore at Moore High School from the Moore Public School District, is a shining
  • national stage, Dominic remains grounded and humble while bringing pride to his family, coaches, school
  • And Moore Public Schools' head of the athletic director department, Joseph Ross.
  • This is Legacyrtian schools, and this is a fabulous group of kids.
  • These investments, whether it's the nursing school the medical school, the hospital, the clinics, the
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Child Committee Meeting - 2026-03-25

Children and Families Finance and Policy

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  • Experiencing a variety of difficulties, personal, familial, school, or even chemical problems, with the
  • They were staying home for safety reasons, and we learned that not only was this child missing school
  • schools and other places of employment. schools and other places of employment.
  • I mean, like<00:43:20.440> school<00:43:20.760> districts<00:43:21.240> don't<00
  • :43:21.520> get<00:43:21.720> paid like school districts don't get paid like school districts
AL

Alabama 2026 1st Special Session

Alabama House Ways and Means General Fund Committee Mar 11th, 2026

Ways and Means General Fund

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  • to fresh produce and support local farmers through SNAP incentives like Double Up Bucks or no-cost school
  • to fresh produce and support local farmers through SNAP incentives like Double Up Bucks or no-cost school
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

TRS-LBT, TRS-EDT, TRS Public Hearings 02-10-2026

Transportation

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  • This appropriates money to DOT to install hallway crosswalks at sites abutting school properties. >>
  • This appropriates money to DOT to install hallway crosswalks at sites abutting school properties. >>
  • <01:08:35.920> Um school properties. Uh that's 323 4. Um school properties.
  • The fund will be out of the Safe Routes to School fund.
  • The Safe Routes to School.
Summary: The joint committees on Transportation, Labor and Technology, and later Transportation and Economic Development and Tourism, heard several bills. SB 2573 would allow administrative driver’s license revocation hearings to be held by interactive conference technology such as Zoom and permit electronic exchange of evidence. The chief adjudicator for the ADLRO supported it as a non-mandatory option that has worked well since 2021, improving attendance and saving time and money; DOT also supported it. The committees voted to pass SB 2573 with technical, non-substantive amendments. SB 3215 would make permanent the requirement that securing mooring lines at commercial docks be performed by labor subject to collective bargaining by repealing the sunset date in existing harbor safety law. DOT did not submit testimony, and the chair noted support from longshore labor. The committees voted to pass SB 3215 unamended. The committees also heard SB 2693, which authorizes $15 million in general obligation bonds for planning, design, and construction of a 50,000-square-foot aerospace hangar and related facilities at Hilo International Airport. A Phoenix Space executive testified in support, saying Hawaii and Hilo have geographic advantages and that the project could support aerospace investment and jobs; several other organizations and individuals submitted supportive testimony. Committee members questioned whether federal matching funds or airport capacity existed, and DOT said it had no assurance of federal participation and would need to check on capacity and potential users. The hearing then moved to SB 2698, which would create a cruise ship special fund and impose a per-passenger head fee on cruise ships docking in state commercial harbors while repealing the existing cruise ship TAT framework effective January 1, 2026. DOT supported the bill but requested amendments to clarify that the new fee is in addition to existing passenger, port entry, and dockage fees and to raise the fee from $6.50 to $10; DOT said the higher amount would better fund harbor improvements such as shore power. Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings testified in support but said the added fee would significantly increase costs, while a local ship supply business supported the cruise industry and opposed the TAT approach, saying cruise activity benefits local farmers and jobs. No final vote on SB 2698 was taken in the excerpt provided.
AL

Alabama 2025 Regular Session

Alabama Senate Finance and Taxation Education Committee Apr 30th, 2025

Finance and Taxation Education

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  • as we continue to build up funding for that commitment that we made to those children and to those school
  • They championed trying to save this money for these schools.
  • This is for the health science school. If you want to handle it on the floor...
  • We've done this for our other schools. They're looking to construct down in Demopoulos.
  • And so to waive the taxes for the bricks and mortar coming in, we've done it for the art school, the
TX
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  • kids to the extent that I'm having kids staying up all night on these platforms and then failing in school
  • Transparency is important.
  • It will increase transparency in elections by requiring consistent data reporting across jurisdictions
  • The bill focuses on improving transparency, accuracy, and accountability.
  • In the national recognition, this uncertainty places Texas law schools and their students at significant
TX
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  • Today I'm here to lay out SB 2742, which addresses electioneering by independent school districts, ISDs
  • bill also creates a civil penalty for the responsible officer or employee of the student. of the school
  • School districts may not indemnify officers or employees who must pay a penalty.
  • Transparency is important.
  • The bill focuses on improving transparency, accuracy, and accountability. in our elections by mandating
TX

Texas 89th Regular

State Affairs (Part I) Apr 10th, 2025

State Affairs

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  • Presently, under current state law, Texas school officials may not use public resources for political
  • In addition to creating a civil penalty for the board, the board of trustees of schools, In addition
  • bill also creates a civil penalty for the responsible officer or employee of the school district.
  • School districts may not indemnify officers or employees who must pay a penalty.
  • School districts may not indemnify officers or employees who must pay a penalty.
Summary: The Senate State Affairs Committee heard testimony on Senate Bill 1065, which would require government property contracts to prohibit contractors from barring licensed handgun holders from carrying firearms on leased or owned public property, with civil penalties and attorney general enforcement for violations. Senator Hall and invited witnesses from the Texas State Rifle Association, NRA, and Texas Gun Rights argued the bill would close a loophole exposed by the State Fair of Texas gun ban and protect law-abiding Texans’ self-defense rights. Opponents, including Moms Demand Action/Everytown, said the bill would undermine event organizers’ ability to set site-specific safety rules and could increase liability and insurance costs. Public testimony was then closed and the bill was left pending. The committee next took up Senate Bill 2742, which would create civil penalties for independent school districts and officials who use public resources for electioneering, waive immunity defenses, and expand attorney general enforcement. Senator Hagan-Bood said current law bans the conduct but lacks meaningful penalties, making injunctions the only remedy. No public testimony was heard, and the bill was left pending. Finally, the committee heard Senate Bill 2743, also by Senator Hagan-Bood, which would allow a court to disqualify local prosecutors who refuse to prosecute election offenses and appoint the attorney general to handle the case, with a committee substitute adjusting the removal process through an adjacent-county judge. Opponents from the Texas Civil Rights Project argued the bill would undermine prosecutorial discretion and was vague and open to abuse, while a Harris County election official described past instances where alleged voter fraud cases were not pursued. After testimony, public comment was closed and SB 2743 was left pending.
NM

New Mexico 2026 Regular Session

House - Chamber Meeting Feb 6th, 2026 at 11:19 am

New Mexico House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Alamo Navajo School Board member Rick Padilla. Alamo Navajo School Board Superintendent Bill Green.
  • Alamo Navajo School Board member Carol Vicente.
  • He is a former Navajo Prep School Board member.
  • He is a former Navajo Prep School Board member.
  • I remember the days going to public schools.