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NM

New Mexico 2025 Regular Session

IC - Legislative Health and Human Services Nov 6th, 2025

Legislative Health & Human Services Committee

Transcript Highlights:
  • We had 6% of produce, and I know that NAPI is Native American, Native agriculture, Navajo agriculture
  • So do you know if they have the capacity to graduate more students, or would they?
  • Would they also be able to graduate students?
  • If this was put in place, they are only graduating dental students.
  • In order to pay off student loans, they will go work for an FQHC and get their loans forgiven.
HI
Transcript Highlights:
  • <00:18:06.960> and we have approximately 2,200 students and we have approximately 2,200 students
  • >> Right. >> The reduced students and the students will be eligible for previous. >> So we could add
  • >> Right. >> The reduced students and the students will be eligible for previous. >> So we could add
  • >> Right. >> The reduced students and the students will be eligible for previous. >> So we could add
  • population of student population of student >> so<00:52:17.520> you're<00:52:17.760
Keywords: 910, house, all
Summary: The committee heard testimony on HB 1783, which would expand public-private partnership options for charter school facilities. The Department of Education offered comments, the Charter School Commission and SFA supported the bill, and Hawaii Technology Academy, Hawaii Kids, Hawaii Children’s Action Network, HGA, Aloha Project, and several individuals testified in support, while UPW opposed it. Supporters said charter schools need faster and more flexible ways to address severe facility shortages and high costs, and SFA described the bill as a pilot model that could leverage developer partnerships and state contributions, citing Maryland as an example. Members asked whether the bill was limited to charter schools; DOE said the language could be read to include other public school facilities, but if focused only on charter schools, DOE was less concerned. The Charter School Commission also described an existing public-private preschool model through Parkway Village Preschool and PACTED. The committee then took up HB 1778, which would establish a CIP database for school facilities. SFA supported the bill, saying it would create a more disciplined, transparent basis for funding decisions by documenting facility condition, needed repairs, classification, and timing. DOE initially said it rested on its comments, then responded to questions by saying it already maintains deferred maintenance lists, uses systems such as Maximo, CPT, GIS, and finance software, and sends legislators project-status letters twice a year. DOE said it is working on improving its outward-facing dashboard and integrating its systems, but questioned whether the bill would add value beyond existing tools. Members emphasized the need for a publicly accessible, real-time transparency tool, while DOE said it was still evaluating its current systems and was not yet seeking funding for a new IT program. For HB 2344, creating an Independent Public School Realignment and Closure Commission, DOE said it wants to remain part of any consolidation process to keep students and education central, while SFA said the bill is timely and framed it as a restructuring response to changing conditions and possible federal funding cuts. SFA compared the proposal to the federal BRAC process for military base closures and said Hawaii has the same enrollment as in 1961 but many more schools, arguing that the state needs a more deliberate approach to school closures and land reuse. The Attorney General’s office raised technical concerns about several sections, including unclear references to administrative support, a governor-approval sequence, a possible conflict with existing statutes governing closed-school disposition, and a missing section number. Testimony on HB 2345, which would establish a geographic CIP district, began with DOE in opposition; DOE said the bill would duplicate existing work, add confusion by creating two agencies doing the same thing, and spend money inefficiently because district project coordinators and project lists already exist.
CA
Transcript Highlights:
  • American tribes.
  • The one thing I would add is when a species is native somewhere, it often has other native predators
  • The one thing I would add is when a species is native somewhere, it often has other native predators
  • It's not native any longer.
  • As envisioned, Native American tribes and cultural fire practitioners, burn associations, non-governmental
Summary: The subcommittee began by announcing a change in the agenda order, moving item 6 ahead of item 1 and then item 7, and noting there would be no votes taken on any items that day. Item 6 covered a proposed operational efficiencies control section for the Natural Resources Agency that would let multiple departments jointly fund landscape-scale or multi-jurisdictional projects and allow Finance to transfer climate bond funds to a lead state entity. The LAO said the proposal was reasonable but suggested the Legislature consider requiring summary notification on how it is used; Finance said it would consider that request. Item 7 focused on the 2026-27 biodiversity and nature-based solutions spending plan. Finance and the Wildlife Conservation Board described the climate bond funding for habitat restoration, wildlife crossings, public access, tribal nature-based solutions, and related work, including $111 million proposed for WCB and $30 million for Salton Sea habitat and public access projects. The LAO supported the overall approach but flagged the San Andreas Corridor Program as an area where the Legislature may want to specify geographic priorities. Members discussed the pace of Salton Sea work and whether the proposed projects would count toward disadvantaged community goals. Item 8 addressed Cal Fire’s aviation contract and staffing needs for wildfire response. Cal Fire said year-round fire activity, a larger and more complex aircraft fleet, and labor market pressures justified the proposed contract increase, including more mechanics, pilots, and maintenance support. The LAO recommended approval, saying the proposal addressed health and safety concerns. Members asked about contractor staffing, competition in the bidding process, and future technology for early fire detection and suppression. The committee then took up item 1 on golden mussel containment. Fish and Wildlife described the invasive species’ spread in the Delta, the task force and response framework, and a request for eight new positions funded by Prop. 4 to support control plans, outreach, monitoring, research, and coordination with partners and law enforcement. Members pressed the department on whether the state should fund more direct decontamination infrastructure and grants to local water managers, and on the realistic goal of containing the mussel. The chair and several members emphasized the urgency of the threat and requested an itemized breakdown of the $20 million request. The hearing then moved to a broader LAO overview of wildfire prevention and response funding, where the LAO summarized the state’s funding mix and warned that ongoing wildfire resilience funding will likely decline as one-time bond and GGRF funds are exhausted, prompting discussion of long-term funding options and the balance between prevention, suppression, and community hardening.
HI

Hawaii 2025 Regular Session

CPN Informational Briefing 11-12-2025

Hawaii Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • I’ve always asked my students why they think that there is this discrepancy.
  • I’ve always asked my students why they think that there is this discrepancy.
  • <00:46:00.000> to uh even among people who are native to uh even among people who are native
  • <01:03:17.359> about is I often talk to my own students about is I often talk to my own students
  • even more true in our digital native even more true in our digital native world<01:44:21.760>
Keywords: 912, senate, all
Summary: The Hawaii State Senate Committee on Commerce and Consumer Protection held an informational briefing on digital assets, blockchain, and related regulatory developments. Chair Jarrett Keohoko said the committee was focusing on national and state policy issues around digital assets, while leaving the separate issue of Bitcoin kiosks and fraud to the House Consumer Protection Committee, which had already noticed a similar briefing. No public testimony was taken; the session was for informational updates and member questions. Representatives from the Aptos Foundation, including JC Yun and Michael Cheng, gave a detailed presentation on blockchain basics and Aptos’s technology. They described blockchain as a tamper-resistant digital ledger, explained proof-of-work and proof-of-stake systems, and argued that proof-of-stake networks are faster, cheaper, and more environmentally friendly. They also emphasized smart contracts and potential uses beyond speculation, such as car titles, college transcripts, collectibles, digital IDs, real estate, and other tokenized assets. The presenters highlighted Aptos’s Hawaii connections and said the technology could help local residents and businesses participate in the digital economy. They cited adoption statistics, including billions of transactions on Aptos, tokenized money market funds from major financial firms, micro-lending applications, decentralized cloud infrastructure, and the rapid growth of stablecoins. They acknowledged concerns about scams and consumer protection, but argued that the answer is stronger regulation and education rather than avoiding the technology altogether.
WY

Wyoming 2026 Regular Session

Senate Floor Session-Day 20, March 5, 2026-AM

Wyoming Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Senate staff that have helped us during this session, but most especially we are grateful for the student
  • Be<00:01:57.040> with<00:01:57.280> these<00:01:57.520> students<00:01:57.840>
  • Fellow senators, please help me welcome these talented students to the Senate.
  • talented students to the Senate. talented students to the Senate.
  • Native American cultures.
Keywords: 916, all
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Education Policy Committee 4/1/25

Education Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • ' native language.
  • <00:03:03.280> native students native students native language.<00:03:05.200> Section<00
  • students experiences that allow students students experiences that allow students to<00:04:57.600
  • > in<00:15:48.720> tribal students and students enrolled in tribal students and students enrolled
  • Uh that idea students with IEPs.
Bills: HF1306
US
Transcript Highlights:
  • Which is solving the problems and improving the lives of Native people. So, good, good committee.
  • treaty and trust responsibilities that the United States federal government has with tribes and other Native
  • American peoples, and we've just accomplished so much over the last four years, and I have no doubt
  • mean this group on both sides of the aisle, deeply knowledgeable, not just about their own states, Native
AL

Alabama 2025 Regular Session

Alabama House Apr 8th, 2025

Alabama House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • We Americans true heroes with us today. We Americans true heroes with us today.
  • So, if you're 40% service students. So, if you're 40% service students.
  • We've got 16,000 students enrolled in this program. So, students enrolled in this program.
  • the student fell and tripped over uh the student fell and tripped over uh the student fell and broke
  • It just lets homeschool students just lets homeschool students just lets homeschool students participate
ND

North Dakota 2026 1st Special Session

Joint Appropriations Jan 21st, 2026 at 12:30 pm

Appropriations

Transcript Highlights:
  • Do those students, are they eligible then for the meal if they're just one-class students? Mr.
  • What do you think is the issue between students not using that program and students using that program
  • Out of the, out of over whatever the number of census is today, 6,000 students or 7,000 students.
  • So at least 12,000 students, you can assume $1,000 a student, rough numbers is $12 million a year that
  • So at least 12,000 students, you can assume $1,000 a student, rough numbers is $12 million a year that
Bills: HB1623
Summary: The committee first heard House Bill 1624, the “Universal Lunch Bill,” from Rep. Mike Nathie. He argued the proposal should be placed in Century Code rather than the Constitution so future legislatures can adjust it if state finances tighten, and said the bill would start the program a year earlier with a $65 million appropriation for one school year. DPI testified that the estimate did not include nonpublic schools that do not participate, and members questioned the impact on Title I, free-and-reduced applications, private-school accountability, breakfast mandates for schools that do not currently serve breakfast, and whether the funding could come from the DPI budget or other sources. Supporters, including North Dakota United, the North Dakota Catholic Conference, a pediatrician, and the American Heart Association, said universal meals improve student health and learning, reduce family costs, and are better handled in statute than by constitutional amendment. No opposition testimony was offered, and the chair closed the hearing for later work-session action. The committee then took up House Bill 1627, introduced by Rep. Tye Dressler, which would raise the income threshold for the state-funded school lunch program from 225% to 300% of poverty, with an estimated cost of about $7 million for 2026-27. Dressler said the bill is intended as a targeted, budget-friendly alternative to the ballot measure and emphasized that the state should maximize federal meal dollars while improving participation in the current program. Members questioned whether raising the threshold would actually increase utilization, whether a dollar amount would be clearer than a percentage, and how the change would affect federal reimbursements and application rates. DPI said it could quickly calculate additional percentage levels, and the chair closed the hearing, directing DPI to prepare more numbers for the work session. Finally, the committee opened Senate Bill 2403, presented by Sen. Schiable, to create a short-term bridge-loan program for financially distressed hospitals, centered on Jacobson Memorial Hospital in Elgin. The bill would authorize up to $5 million per loan, with a $10 million appropriation available on a first-come, first-served basis, and would run only through June 30, 2027. Schiable said the hospital’s debt and operating problems threaten local health care, ambulance service, and the community’s economy, and that the proposal was designed narrowly with Bank of North Dakota review to avoid creating a broad precedent. Committee members asked whether the appropriation could be reduced and whether the bank would still apply commercial feasibility and repayment standards; Schiable said yes, the bank would still evaluate the loan and could reject it if it was not sound.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
  • African Americans are being able to vote in Texas.
  • And every single time, African-Americans, to redistrict and every single time African Americans and our
  • of choice, then that would be an African-American opportunity district.
  • Then it is the Black African-American multicultural race, which is next.
  • Students, you know, there's a huge need for federal support.
Summary: The Senate Special Committee on Congressional Redistricting held its first regional hearing, focused on South and Central Texas, including Bexar County, Travis County, and the Rio Grande Valley. After establishing a quorum, the committee adopted its rules on a 6-3 roll-call vote, with Senators Alvarado and Miles voting no. Chair Phil King explained the regional-hearing format, the use of 2020 census data, the online testimony process, and the availability of written comments and future hearings. Several members then gave opening remarks, with Republicans emphasizing public input and Democrats arguing the special session and mid-decade redistricting were unnecessary and aimed at minority districts. A major procedural issue arose over whether the committee should invite or subpoena the DOJ attorney who authored the July 7 letter that prompted the redistricting discussion. Senator Miles moved to subpoena the attorney; the motion was seconded but then set aside after the chair said the committee could not take formal action on a non-procedural matter during a regional hearing under the adopted rules. The chair said he would consult legal counsel about issuing an invitation, and members discussed the August 7 deadline referenced in the DOJ letter. The committee then moved on to public testimony. Witnesses, including Congresswoman Sylvia Garcia, law professor Ellen Katz, and Texas NAACP president Gary Bledsoe, argued that the DOJ letter misread the law and that the targeted districts were lawful opportunity or coalition districts. They said the Fifth Circuit’s Pettway decision was limited to Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act and did not declare coalition districts unconstitutional, and they cited Bartlett v. Strickland as warning against intentionally dismantling effective minority districts. Garcia and Bledsoe said the hearing was politically motivated and would harm Black and Latino representation; Katz said Texas would act illegally if it followed the DOJ letter’s instructions. Members asked questions about the legal status of coalition districts, the 2021 map-drawing process, and the difference between opportunity, coalition, and crossover districts. The hearing continued with additional public witnesses, including labor representative Emily Amps, who said workers and communities of color were being harmed by the proposed redistricting effort.
NM

New Mexico 2025 Regular Session

House - Energy, Environment and Natural Resources Jan 23rd, 2025

House Energy, Environment & Natural Resources

Transcript Highlights:
  • Community made up of Afro-Americans, Mexican immigrants, and native New Mexican Chicanos.
  • The first Afro-Americans to come into the urban area settled in South Broadway, and some of the most
  • outstanding families, African-American families, originated from there.
  • The reason I was able to get the job at the mine was that I was supporting a Native household.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence Apr 2nd, 2025

Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence

Transcript Highlights:
  • A stated purpose of that bill was to continuously. student performance toward the goal of ensuring Texas
  • is a national leader in preparing students for success.
  • The American Bar Association recommends that all states require implicit bias training for all judges
  • This bill seeks to improve fairness in our justice system by adopting the American Bar Association and
  • career, I've been an avid supporter, promoter, and cheerleader. for tourism in Texas, which as a native
MN

Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session

Committee on Housing and Homelessness Prevention - 02/11/25

Housing and Homelessness Prevention

Transcript Highlights:
  • Americans and other disadvantaged communities.
  • Americans and other disadvantaged communities.
  • American Indian communities uh we own American Indian communities uh we own close<00:04:21.720> to
  • disadvantaged Native Americans and other disadvantaged Native Americans and other disadvantaged communities
  • <01:04:43.160> Indian director for the American Indian director for the American Indian Community
Keywords: 1187, senate, all
NM

New Mexico 2026 Regular Session

Senate - Health and Public Affairs Feb 1st, 2026 at 01:15 pm

Senate Health & Public Affairs

Transcript Highlights:
  • Probably five years ago, I had a young high school student at the time come and tell me about her story
  • So I feel like this bill has to pass to protect students, the young folks, the immigrant children who
  • I'm the Community Response Coordinator for the Coalition to Stop Violence Against Native Women.
  • And here in New Mexico, up to 88% of victims report their offender was also Native.
  • Especially with the 16 to 18, and even with adults as to students.
Bills: SB41, SB33, SB32, SB30
CA
Transcript Highlights:
  • Chair and members, Taylor Truffle on behalf of the American... Good afternoon, Chair and members.
  • People sometimes get us confused with the California Native Plant Society.
  • Invasive plants harm native plants.
  • We're trying to protect native plants and native habitat for wildlife.
  • We work to support... ...and native habitat for wildlife.
Summary: The Assembly Natural Resources Committee met with some initial delay while waiting for quorum, then approved the consent calendar items SB 234, SB 484, and SB 839. The committee heard several bills focused on wildfire mitigation, biomass use, climate resilience, and geologic hazard mapping. Members and witnesses repeatedly emphasized the need to balance climate, air quality, public health, and land management goals, with testimony both supporting and opposing biomass-related proposals. SB 88 (Caballero) would direct state agencies to support beneficial uses of forest and agricultural biomass, including biochar and low-carbon energy. Supporters argued it would reduce open burning, improve air quality, and create rural economic opportunities; opponents, including environmental groups, argued woody biomass energy is costly, polluting, and harmful to forests and communities. The bill passed as amended to Appropriations. SB 653 (Cortese) defining environmentally sensitive vegetation management also passed, with supporters describing it as a voluntary framework to align wildfire fuel reduction with biodiversity and habitat restoration; no opposition was heard, and a member requested to be added as a coauthor. The committee also approved SCR 50 (Stern), which urges state climate agencies to define maladaptation and develop criteria for reviewing climate-related policies and investments, and SB 567 (Limón), a pilot program to study converting idle oil wells into gravity energy storage wells. SB 567 drew support from the sponsor and labor/local government witnesses, while the Water Replenishment District opposed unless amended, citing groundwater protection concerns in key basins and asking for additional safeguards. Finally, SB 831 (Limón) passed, clarifying the scope of geologic hazards to include conditions tied to climate change and natural disasters such as post-fire debris flows, subsidence, and coastal erosion. All measures were reported out of committee, with several absent-member votes later added to complete the roll.
MA

Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session

Joint Committee on Public Health Jun 21st, 2026 at 01:00 pm

Joint Committee on Public Health

Transcript Highlights:
  • So I am joined today by a constituent of mine and the Senate person who was a native high school student
  • that I find actually quite concerning: high school students, underage students, are buying tobacco products
  • our female students.
  • And we know from the American Diabetes Association and the American Heart Association that there are,
  • And we know from the American Diabetes Association and the American Heart Association that there are,
Keywords: 995, all
Summary: The Joint Committee on Public Health heard testimony on a wide range of bills focused on children’s health, tobacco control, newborn screening, pediatric cancer, palliative care, and professional licensure. Early testimony highlighted Senate bills to expand newborn screening for pyruvate dehydrogenase complex deficiency, lysosomal storage disorders, and congenital CMV, with families and clinicians describing severe diagnostic delays, missed treatment windows, and the benefits of early detection. Speakers also supported a bill to improve pediatric cancer research through a dedicated trust fund, and a bill to extend pediatric palliative care services to age 22, with parents and providers emphasizing continuity of care for seriously ill young people. Several witnesses gave personal accounts in support of the newborn screening measures. Families described children who endured years of misdiagnosis before receiving diagnoses such as Gaucher disease, Fabry disease, Pompe disease, Niemann-Pick disease, and CMV, often after irreversible damage had already occurred. Medical and advocacy witnesses said Massachusetts already collects some of the relevant screening data and argued that results should be reported to families, while others urged the committee to add conditions to the state panel because effective treatments already exist. The committee also heard support for a bill to establish a fetal alcohol spectrum disorder program and training for providers. On tobacco and youth health, testimony supported bills to ban internet tobacco sales, strengthen youth protections, and reduce lung cancer deaths through point-of-sale information and quit-line access. A student testified about easily purchasing flavored nicotine products online without meaningful age verification, and public health advocates backed measures to keep tobacco out of children’s environments. The committee also heard testimony on a bill to ensure parents have access to their children’s medical records through age 16, with exceptions for sensitive services already protected by law. The committee additionally took testimony on an optometry licensure bill, where ophthalmologists opposed language they said could broaden scope of practice and allow optometrists to use the title “optometric physician,” while optometry educators and students supported the bill as a modernization measure with no scope expansion. No votes were taken during the hearing; the chair repeatedly reminded speakers of time limits and noted that written testimony could be submitted for additional comments.
AZ

Arizona 2026 Regular Session

02/03/2026 - Senate Natural Resources

Natural Resources

Transcript Highlights:
  • Polls showed 79% of Americans support a federal law to end animal testing, and there is a bipartisan
  • She's an Arcadia High School student. She was the Time Magazine Kid of the Year.
  • She's an Arcadia High School student.
  • I think it's important that these species that are native to the lands is important to continue to have
Summary: The Natural Resources Committee approved the minutes from January 20 and January 27, 2026, then heard several bills related to weather modification, water policy, wildlife, cosmetics, and groundwater management. SB 1278 would ban intentional solar radiation management in Arizona and bar public entities or recipients of public funds from supporting related technology development. Supporters argued it was needed to stop harmful geoengineering, while opponents said it would block research and distract from real pollution problems. The committee voted 5-2 with one not voting to give SB 1278 a do pass recommendation. The committee then considered SB 1279, which would regulate weather modification licenses, require ADWR and ADEQ review of chemicals, public notice, and public meetings, and—under a proposed strike-everything amendment—shift complaint enforcement to ADWR and require rulemaking. Testimony was largely in support from stakeholders and SRP, while ADEQ was neutral but warned it lacked standards, resources, and expertise to develop the required chemical limits on the bill’s timeline. The committee adopted the amendment and then passed the bill as amended 5-2 with one not voting. Members next passed SB 1005, which would prohibit the sale of cosmetics developed with animal testing, with supporters citing cruelty concerns and industry alternatives; the bill received a do pass recommendation 4-2 with two not voting. SB 1202, requiring ADWR to include more detailed data in five-year groundwater supply-and-demand assessments, drew opposition from ADWR over feasibility, cost, and the risk of misleading conclusions, but still received a do pass recommendation 4-2 with two not voting. The committee also passed SB 1280, which would bar Game and Fish from using public funds to transport Mexican gray wolf pups into Arizona; wildlife advocates opposed it as harmful to recovery, while Game and Fish said it would not affect core responsibilities and was neutral. Finally, SB 1287, with a conforming amendment, was approved 5-1 with two not voting to extend certain irrigation grandfathered-right groundwater uses to subsequent active management areas. The committee then adjourned.
US

US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session

US House Floor Proceedings (Wednesday, January 21, 2026)

US Federal House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • the Pregnant Students Rights Act. Mr. the Pregnant Students Rights Act. Mr.
  • American citizens. And with that, Mr. American citizens. And with that, Mr.
  • or American national security at all. or American national security at all.
  • bad for athletes, students, and fans. bad for athletes, students, and fans.
  • President Trump restored American leadership and American strength.
NH

New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session

House Executive Departments and Administration (01/15/2026)

Executive Departments and Administration

Transcript Highlights:
  • organizations are student-driven and student-led.
  • activities of registered student activities of registered student organizations<00:06:47.840>
  • <00:06:55.600> with good faith with the Americans with good faith with the Americans with
  • uh students form groups that students uh students form who<00:26:31.760> aren't<00:26:32.159>
  • obligation to New Hampshire students. obligation to New Hampshire students.
Keywords: 1189, house, all
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

House Chamber - Tue Apr 14, 2026, 9:00AM HST - Day 44

Hawaii House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • military or sometimes they're students military or sometimes they're students when<02:41:06.120>
  • Like 15 students to a teacher. And for high school, maybe 20 to 30 students per teacher.
  • Like 15 students to a teacher. And for high school, maybe 20 to 30 students per teacher.
  • Like 15 students to a teacher. And for high school, maybe 20 to 30 students per teacher.
  • The little ones need more teachers per student. Like 15 students to a teacher.
Keywords: 910, house, all