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MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Ways and Means Committee 3/23/26

Ways and Means

MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Public Safety Finance and Policy Committee 3/18/26

Public Safety Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • And what we can do is also drive um policy and spending to meet some goals that we also have within the
  • </c><00:03:39.200><c> to</c> policy and spending to policy and spending to meet<00:03:40.520><c> some
  • In a jail, it's a lot higher risk.
  • </c><01:08:39.759><c> If</c> In a jail, it's a lot higher risk.
  • If In a jail, it's a lot higher risk.
Bills: HF3547 , HF3651 , HF4043 , HF4282 , HF4095
FL

Florida 2026 Regular Session

Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice Feb 18th, 2026

Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice

Transcript Highlights:
  • If that takes spending money on incarcerated people, then let's do it.
  • If that takes spending money on incarcerated people and the places they live in, then let's do it.
  • We are preparing to spend $250 million to study and potentially build another correctional facility,
  • The before-and-after AC pilot program targets the sleeping dorms, education dorms, dog program areas,
Bills: S0436 , S0532 , S0600 , S0644 , S0682 , S0928 , S1072 , S1332 , S1632 , S1634
Summary: The Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice met to consider several criminal justice and court-related bills, along with the committee’s proposed $7.9 billion budget. The committee first heard and approved CS/SB 600 on bail bonds, as amended to adjust solicitation, cash bond return, forfeiture remission timing, and clerk procedures; CS/SB 436 on felony battery, which expands qualifying prior offenses and was amended to correct a drafting issue; CS/SB 928, “Missy’s Law,” requiring immediate remand to custody after conviction for dangerous crimes; SB 1332 on career offender registration, adding in-person reporting, more detailed registration requirements, and stronger penalties for noncompliance; and CS/SB 682 on violent criminal offenses, a domestic violence measure adopted via a substitute amendment that adds stricter penalties, electronic monitoring, injunction protections, and related procedures. All of those bills were reported favorably. The committee also approved SB 1072 creating an anti-Semitism task force in the Attorney General’s Office. The bill drew extensive public testimony both for and against, with supporters emphasizing rising anti-Semitic incidents and the need for statewide review, and opponents raising concerns about free speech, the definition of anti-Semitism, and possible conflation of criticism of Israel with hate speech. Senators also discussed the bill’s scope and the IHRA definition before it was reported favorably. In addition, CS/SB 532 on clerks of court was amended to clarify foreclosure sale procedures and funding predictability for clerks, then reported favorably. CS/SB 644 on attorney’s fees, suit money, and costs was also approved after amendments that aligned family-law fee provisions and codified standards for fee awards in dissolution and paternity cases; the sponsor said the bill was intended to curb vexatious litigation and improve consistency across districts. After the bill actions, the chair summarized the criminal and civil justice budget, describing it as a disciplined proposal that addresses corrections deficits and future inmate growth while funding core public safety needs. The committee then heard substantial public testimony on prison conditions, staffing, pay, heat, infrastructure, and the possibility of reducing prison populations or adding air conditioning in facilities. The chair announced that SB 1632 and its conforming bill SB 1634 would be temporarily postponed to the following week, and the record was supplemented with the names of many people who had registered to speak for or against those bills. The meeting concluded after members were invited to record votes and the committee adjourned.
WY

Wyoming 2026 Regular Session

Senate Agriculture, State and Public Lands & Water Resources, February 10, 2026

Agriculture, State and Public Lands & Water Resources

Transcript Highlights:
  • It was much higher initially.
  • It was much higher quite a bit.
  • We didn't spend any supplemental budget.
  • So we're I just don't want to spend now?
  • c> like</c><00:34:58.720><c> this</c> responsible one-time spending like this responsible one-time spending
WY

Wyoming 2026 Regular Session

House Agriculture, State and Public Lands & Water Resources, February 10, 2026

Agriculture, State and Public Lands & Water Resources

Transcript Highlights:
  • With as much time as I spend in Wyoming, I feel like part of my heart is there, even though I'm just
  • appropriations, where they submitted a resolution to the federal government that is requesting a higher
  • federal government that uh is requesting federal government that uh is requesting a<00:38:12.560><c> higher
  • percentage</c><00:38:13.520><c> of</c><00:38:13.839><c> our</c><00:38:14.160><c> royalties</c> a higher
  • percentage of our royalties a higher percentage of our royalties back<00:38:15.440><c> since</c><00:
NM

New Mexico 2026 Regular Session

House - Agriculture, Acequias And Water Resources Feb 3rd, 2026 at 09:03 am

House Agriculture, Acequias And Water Resources

Transcript Highlights:
  • Will you please support the Insect Education Memorial?
  • Will you please support the Insect Education Memorial?
  • Currently, we're asking you to support an education memorial. May I add to that?
  • We can talk about the Black Education Act. We can talk about medical malpractice.
  • Believe me, I'm in education. I understand all the delays in getting money to you.
Bills: HM26 , HB243 , HB109
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

House Chamber - Mon Feb 2, 2026, 12:00PM HST - Day 7

Hawaii House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Again, on behalf of the Committee on Education, we welcome all of our participants who are here at the
  • Um, again, um on behalf of the House Committee on Education, thank you to the 34 schools being represented
  • um on behalf of the House<00:23:08.000><c> Committee</c><00:23:08.240><c> on</c><00:23:08.480><c> Education
  • ,</c><00:23:09.200><c> thank</c><00:23:09.440><c> you</c> House Committee on Education, thank you House
  • Committee on Education, thank you to<00:23:09.760><c> the</c><00:23:10.080><c> 34</c><00:23:10.799><
Bills: HB1751 , HB1752 , HB1636
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

PBS Public Hearing - Fri Jan 30, 2026 @ 11:00 AM HST

Public Safety

Transcript Highlights:
  • just how important this is for our Hawaii Air and Army National Guard members as they advance their education
  • just how important this is for our Hawaii Air and Army National Guard members as they advance their education
  • And then lastly, we strongly support this and the public education component.
  • And then lastly, we strongly support this and the public education component.
  • </c> this and the public education component. this and the public education component.
Bills: HB1751 , HB1752 , HB1531 , HB1577
Committee: House Public Safety
Summary: The Committee on Public Safety held its first hearing and began with House Bill 1531, which would require the governor or county mayor to provide an ASL interpreter during official emergency announcements broadcast on television or the internet, ensure the interpreter is visible, and require news outlets to show the interpreter in a picture-in-picture window. Testimony was strongly supportive from disability advocates, who said live captions can be inaccurate and that ASL access is critical during emergencies, but broadcasters raised practical concerns that the bill as drafted could require extra camera crews and reduce coverage. Members discussed possible alternatives such as government-provided pool feeds and interpreter placement, and the chair recommended deferring decision-making on the bill to the following Wednesday to allow time for amendment language. The committee then heard House Bill 1751, which would expand the Hawaii National Guard State Tuition Assistance Program to include graduate degrees at the University of Hawaii for qualified enlisted personnel. The Hawaii Army National Guard, the Department of Defense, and University of Hawaii representatives supported the measure as a recruiting, retention, and professionalization tool. A member asked about funding, and the response was that the program is funded through a state appropriation currently set at $250,000 and was described as sufficient at present. The bill drew no opposition in the hearing. Next, House Bill 1752 was taken up. This measure would remove the Adjutant General as a nonvoting ex officio member of the HAIMA advisory committee and add the HAIMA administrator as a nonvoting ex officio member of the MSAC. The Department of Defense and Department of Health supported the bill, with the Department of Health asking that it be aligned with other EMS modernization provisions in the governor’s package so the related measures remain consistent. No objections were raised. The committee also heard House Bill 1577 on 911 services, which would require the 911 Board to establish a statewide emergency safety profile system for residents to voluntarily store emergency-relevant personal information. The Department of Health, disability advocates, the 911 Board, and others supported the concept, saying it could improve emergency response for people with disabilities, kūpuna, families, and others with functional needs. Testimony also raised concerns about funding, system integration, confidentiality, advanced directives, and liability protections if information does not reach responders in time. Members discussed statewide coordination and existing county systems, and the hearing continued with those issues unresolved.
WA

Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Early Learning & Human Services Jan 14th, 2026 at 01:30 pm

Early Learning & Human Services

Transcript Highlights:
  • JR is serving a higher portion of adult sentence youth than it has historically, and that's not a surprise
  • JR is serving a higher portion of adult sentence youth than it has historically, and that's not a surprise
  • So the JR population, so obviously admission is higher than our release rate.
  • So the JR population, so obviously admission is, the admission rate is higher than our release rate.
  • .. ...in situations where some of our facilities are overcrowded and then other facilities have a higher
Bills: HB1544 , HB2219 , HB2253
AL

Alabama 2025 Regular Session

Alabama Senate Education Policy Committee Feb 19th, 2025

Education Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • First of all, I want to welcome Senator West Kitchens to our Education Policy Committee.
  • I didn't start out saying I was going to spend 11 years doing this.
  • I was going to spend 11 years doing this, but this is really all I've done for 11 years.
  • participation in dual enrollment courses is left at the discretion of the local high schools or the local education
  • The State Board of Education is requesting that it applies to middle school instead of high school.
Bills: SB140 , HB102 , SB133 , SB34
LA

Louisiana 2026 Regular Session

House of Representatives Mar 24th, 2026

Louisiana House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • For its contributions to early childhood education.
  • House Resolution by Representative Marcel to commend student parents pursuing higher education.
  • Education.
  • And it also changes some of the educational courses that they are required and/or allowed to take.
  • Education meets tomorrow at 9 a.m. in Committee Room 1 to hear that posted agenda.
Summary: The House convened with a quorum, opened in prayer, and received official notice from the Secretary of State certifying Dana Henry and Paul Sawyer to fill vacancies in the chamber. Both members were sworn in. The House also received Senate messages on several concurrent resolutions and a large slate of Senate bills, and it adopted a number of House resolutions recognizing groups and individuals, including agriculture, athletic trainers, GoFar Louisiana, homeschooling families, veterans, and several community honorees. Committee reports and bill referrals were also announced throughout the morning hour. A substantial portion of the meeting was devoted to floor action on House bills, many of them memorial highway designations and policy measures. The House gave final passage to bills naming roadways and bridges for Officer Trevor Abney, Dr. Harry Blake Sr., Virginia Green Evans, and American Legion Post No. 14, and it also passed bills extending Tax Commission assessment fees, creating a transfer-on-death securities registration act, increasing lender origination fees, expanding assessor certification committee membership, and strengthening protections for eligible adults against financial exploitation. Other bills passed included measures on teacher certification appeals, removing Evangeline Parish from a juvenile justice district, re-creating the Department of Education, and repealing a $25 impaired-driving fine. Most of these bills passed overwhelmingly or unanimously. The most extensive debate centered on House Bill 68, which would create a new offense for disturbing worship services and impose a mandatory 30-day jail term for certain misdemeanor conduct, with higher penalties for related offenses. Supporters argued the bill was intended to deter disruptions and reduce the risk of escalation in houses of worship, citing heightened security concerns and incidents in churches nationwide. Opponents questioned the bill’s vagueness, the mandatory minimum sentence, the distinction between misdemeanor and felony treatment, and whether existing law already covered the conduct. The bill remained under discussion as members continued to raise constitutional, enforcement, and policy concerns.