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MN
Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session
House Human Services Finance and Policy Committee 3/19/25
Human Services Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- The trauma of taking a child away from a parent so a parent can get treatment is traumatizing.
- Yes, we have a parenting educator.
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anytime <00 - c> department of what we call parenting department of what we call parenting coaches<00:30:56.760>
AZ
Transcript Highlights:
- Parents are entitled to a second opinion if a group of doctors who call themselves experts—child abuse
- experts—are actually expert in nothing except trapping parents when parents become dissatisfied and
- They circle the wagons, they seize the child, and sometimes parents never see their children again.
- Kids are being unrightfully taken from their parents. That should not be so. With that, I vote aye.
- This is something that is very disturbing in regards to having the parents' rights being violated.
FL
Florida 2025 Regular Session
October 8, 2025 - 10:30 AM
Transcript Highlights:
- And it is important for students, parents and educators to understand these options, which included 24
- planning their courses accordingly, looking at all available pathways and also, for importantly, parents
- In terms of students that up, her parents have looked at school choice options such as I think you may
- an opportunity to ensure that across our our great state that we're sharing with school districts, parents
- My question to you and act on what you could help me with it is that data for those parents who have
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- Today I will lay out HB 2139, which would help ensure that parents of young children and caregivers are
- HB 2139 simply extends the current curbside voting law to two new groups of people: parents or legal
- I sympathize with other Texas parents who struggle to find caregivers for loved ones.
- In my family, I vote very differently from my parents, who vote very differently from their parents.
- But for now, my parents are still very young and spry. Let me lean into the mic while I say that.
Keywords:
voting access, polling place, disability, caretaker provisions, ballot delivery, election code, HB 2253, Texas Election Code, bond election, bond issuance, local government, election cancellation, disaster declaration, natural disaster, emergency election, county election officer, polling place notice, open meeting, election workers, voter safety
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- Parents would, at any point, be able to change these. We have Dr.
- And this has made parenting really difficult.
- And then as the parent knows their child and knows what's developmentally appropriate for their child
- And any parent can tell you. And any parent who has multiple kids. Kids can tell you.
- They can come out of the same parents and develop at very different rates. So I think it's...
Keywords:
SB 1065, handgun carry, license holder, concealed carry, open carry, government contracts, governmental entity, property lease, state agencies, local government, higher education, university, Texas Government Code, Penal Code 30.06, Penal Code 30.07, Penal Code 46.03, Second Amendment, gun rights, firearms, civil penalty
FL
Florida 2025 Regular Session
Health Policy Apr 1st, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- So I'm equally huge increase in the number of parents served in home with additional supports.
- The parents of Eric Miles now to to see see compensation from the South Broward Hospital District by
- These are parents who will be taking care of their children and they will be an evaluation process of
- We don't want to teach parents to do things that are really not relative for that individual child all
- Parents cards. I have it. If you'd like to. If you'd like to fill out a card, you waive in support.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Workforce, Labor, and Economic Development Finance and Policy Committee 3/3/26
Workforce, Labor, and Economic Development Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
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provides and parenting leave uh provides and parenting leave uh provides employees<00 - But then also parenting leave rights.
- Uh supporting pregnant and new parents Uh supporting pregnant and new parents in<00:58:46.319>
- parent, will also have ability to take 12 weeks of unpaid leave. >> Okay.
- parent, will also have ability to take 12 weeks of unpaid leave. >> Okay.
Keywords:
unemployment insurance, judicial officials, paid leave, economic development, worker protections, workforce development, unemployment benefits, youth training, grants, job creation, grant funding, revolving loan, underserved communities, disadvantaged groups, electrical licensing, installation, Class A installer, regulations, labor and industry, 1183
Summary:
The committee first adopted the minutes from February 26 and then heard House File 2581, authored by Representative Frazier, which sought $1 million for Fortis Capital, a nonprofit economic development lender. Frazier and Fortis CEO Brian Smith described Fortis as a gap-financing lender that helps underserved entrepreneurs who cannot meet traditional bank underwriting standards. They said the organization has made 37 loans totaling more than $4 million since 2021, leveraged another $29.5 million, and created 314 jobs. Smith said Fortis typically charges around 6.5% interest, has had two defaults, and uses a revolving loan fund model that recycles repayments; members discussed how the proposal fits with other state economic development programs and whether Fortis should instead be part of a competitive grant process. The chair laid HF 2581 over for possible inclusion in a budget bill.
The committee then heard House File 3707, brought by Representative Berg, which would extend confidentiality protections to unemployment insurance and paid leave judges and related staff by adding them to the definition of judges for purposes of protecting personal information. Berg and testifiers from the Department of Economic Development and MAPE said the bill responds to harassment and safety concerns, including threats, doxxing, and an attack near an office, and is intended to protect people making sensitive determinations. MAPE supported the bill as an update to existing protections for similar workers.
Members raised concerns that the bill’s language was too broad, especially the reference to the paid leave division, and questioned whether it should cover only judges or also call-center and other staff. Department and committee members agreed the language likely needed narrowing and discussed possible amendments and whether to move the bill to Judiciary and then revisit it. No final vote was taken on HF 3707 during the discussion, and the bill remained under consideration for further language work.
NM
New Mexico 2025 Regular Session
IC - Legislative Health and Human Services Sep 12th, 2025
Legislative Health & Human Services Committee
Transcript Highlights:
- We have a very special women's program, or the parent family's mother.
- But what if every child's champion was their parent? And that's what we do.
- The parents had to seek an alternate pre-K program.
- In January, we have a parent advocacy leadership...
- When we have our parent power hours every month, it's just so amazing.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Bill to ban semiautomatic military-style assault weapons 2/24/26
Minnesota House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Parents in our community don't sleep all the way through the night anymore.
- uh especially again to uh the parents uh especially again to uh the parents and<00:06:22.639>
- It's not a parent when their child dies.
- Each of them crying out for their parents.
- go through what these parents who have testified today have gone through.
Summary:
The committee took up House File 3433 and House File 3402 together, both aimed at restricting assault-style weapons and high-capacity magazines. The bill authors described the measures as bans on the sale and possession of enumerated military-style semi-automatic weapons and magazines over 10 rounds, while allowing current owners to keep firearms through a BCA certification process. They framed the bills as a response to the Annunciation School shooting and broader gun violence, emphasizing public support and the need to act to protect children and communities.
Testimony in support came from Annunciation families and a Hennepin Healthcare emergency physician. Survivors and family members described the shooting’s aftermath in personal detail, including the death of children, severe injuries, long-term trauma, and ongoing medical treatment. They argued that the type of weapon mattered because it increased the speed and severity of the attack, and that limiting access to these weapons could slow future mass shootings and save lives. The physician said the injuries he treated showed how high-velocity rifles cause far greater tissue damage and urged swift action to limit access.
Opposition testimony came from the Minnesota Gun Owners Law Center and the NRA. They argued the bills would not have prevented the Annunciation shooting, contended that the 1994 federal assault weapons ban did not reduce crime, and said the legislation would likely face constitutional challenges because the firearms and magazines are in common use and protected by the Second Amendment. They also raised concerns about the bill’s grandfathering, registration, renewal, inspection, storage, and ammunition restrictions, and suggested lawmakers should instead focus on mental health intervention and other upstream causes of violence. The hearing ended with the committee moving into member discussion; no vote or final action was taken in the excerpt.
TX
Texas 89th 2nd C.S.
Walter Fisher Memorial Jun 11th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- We just realized we were going to be in more trouble when the phone call to our parents was made.
- We had to make the call to our parents to come bail us out.
- But through negotiation, mostly on our parents' part, if we agreed to replace the mailbox and cement
- For days, whenever he’d come over for dinner, my parents said, “Here’s your Uncle Quatro.
- The nosegay and boutonniere already ordered, so both sets of parents told them they had to keep their
AR
Arkansas 2026 1st Special Session
CHILDREN AND YOUTH COMMITTEE - SENATE AND HOUSE AGING, CHILDREN AND YOUTH, & LEGI Jun 3rd, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- Protection plan was what we were doing when we wanted to keep kids safe in the home with their parents
- . ...wanted to keep kids safe in the home with their parents, and we feel like we can implement a protection
- So those are caseworkers seeing children in the home with their parents, where we're providing services
- Children discharged foster care to a relative or a parent, so priority being that kids are returning
- But commonly what we will see is it is parents who are just at wit's end with their children.
Summary:
The Joint Committee on Aging, Children, and Youth first approved the February 11 minutes and then reviewed a DCFS policy manual update from Director Tiffany Wright. The rule changes were described as largely terminology and compliance updates to align with new laws, an executive order, and current practice, including moving internal procedures out of the public manual and into DCFS’s internal procedure manual. Members asked whether the changes altered practice or just wording, and Wright said they were mainly procedural and vernacular updates, such as changing terms like “protection plan” to “immediate safety plan” and “safety factor” to “safety threat.” The committee then reviewed and accepted the rule without objection.
Wright also presented DCFS performance data for the third quarter of FY 2026, including hotline reports, investigations, foster care, in-home services, permanency, and adoption measures. She noted staffing shortages in some counties, lower timeliness in completing maltreatment reports, and efforts to support those areas with central office staff and daily calls. Members asked about neglect trends, sexual abuse/exploitation categories, behavioral issues, and workforce recruitment and retention. Wright said DCFS is expanding hiring support, outreach, retention efforts, trauma support through UAMS, and a new staff training model beginning July 1. She also presented the biannual overturned investigations report, which tracks hotline calls, true findings, appeals, and reversals by county, and answered questions about comparing it with prior years.
Major Jeff Drew of the Crimes Against Children Division presented the 2025 annual report, saying the hotline received 67,987 calls and 37,986 were accepted for investigation, with 6,539 CACD investigations assigned and a 28% substantiation rate. He described hotline operator training, including a four-week program with policy review, scenarios, recorded calls, live call monitoring, and evidence-chain and decision-making instruction. He said the starting salary for hotline operators is $43,888 plus benefits and would check on comparisons with other states. Elizabeth Pooley of the Children’s Advocacy Centers of Arkansas reported that the state’s 29 CACs and 64 multidisciplinary teams served 13,568 children and families in 2025, up about 3,000 from the prior year, and hosted 259 trainings. Members asked about funding, and she said state funding is the same for each center at roughly $70,000 to $75,000, supplemented by federal and community support, with work underway on Arkansas-specific best practices. The meeting ended after a brief unrelated question about Meals on Wheels and a Project Zero adoption event announcement.
FL
Florida 2025 Regular Session
Children, Families, and Elder Affairs Apr 1st, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- But sometimes it's my understanding the amount and there's a parent here that would probably be able
- due process. >> Protects the integrity of the judicial foot up judicial appointments and balances parental
- First, this qualification and legal actions parents seeking to challenge a psychologist's recommendations
- Parents may still fall off its against psychologist with without for says qualifying them.
- Justice knowingly shelters and and very minor for more than 24 hours without consent, the minor's parent
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Education policy panel OKs HF957, bill to let school districts opt out of mandates 3/4/25
Minnesota House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- We heard about one of these mandates from a lot of parents who fought for years to make sure that their
- feedback, and when we say community, we're literally talking about the kids in our schools, their parents
- We heard about one of these mandates from a lot of parents who fought for years to make sure that their
- feedback, and when we say community, we're literally talking about the kids in our schools, their parents
- We heard about one of these mandates from a lot of parents who fought for years to make sure that their
Summary:
The committee took up House File 957, with Representative Bakeberg presenting the bill on behalf of Representative Caw. The bill would give school districts funding flexibility through the 2028-2029 school year and allow them to stagger implementation of certain recently enacted education mandates to fit local needs, except where federal law requires otherwise. An A1 author’s amendment was adopted to clarify that any provision restricted or mandated by federal law would not be delayed.
Representative Jordan questioned whether the proposal would let districts opt out of unemployment insurance for hourly workers, raised constitutional concerns about districts choosing which laws to follow, and asked whether opting out of a policy would also mean opting out of associated funding. Bakeberg responded that federal-law conflicts would remain in force, that districts already have substantial local control, and that public school funding generally follows a per-pupil formula, with grant programs remaining optional. He also said the bill is intended to help districts facing financial strain and budget reductions.
Jordan argued that the so-called mandates are actually education policies developed through community input, including measures related to mental health support and student protections, and urged a no vote. Bakeberg closed by saying districts need more flexibility to avoid continued budget cuts. The committee then voted to re-refer House File 957, as amended, to the Education Finance Committee, and the motion prevailed.
AL
Alabama 2025 Regular Session
Alabama House Education Policy Committee Feb 26th, 2025
Education Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- However, I have certainly heard from a lot of parents who express that same concern.
- A lot of parents express that same concern, and we did address it in the bill when all schools don't
- I did have a lot of concern from parents that were very similar to that.
- Furthermore, I feel like we're actually empowering parents in society in general because the amount of
- I don't think I've ever received complaints from parents. No, because we've never had phones.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Committee on Housing and Homelessness Prevention - 03/24/26
Housing and Homelessness Prevention
Transcript Highlights:
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were find out, well, your parents were find out, well, your parents were evicted - were evicted and that eviction parents were evicted and that eviction keeps<00:25:35.600>
showing - or adult tenants who they may parents or adult tenants who they may have<00:26:18.240>
lived < - But the process is that if the parent is being evicted, the child or the caretaker is being evicted,
- Their parents were put on an eviction action along with them. Much earlier date.
KY
Kentucky 2026 Regular Session
Senate Standing Committee on Families and Children.(3-10-26)
Families & Children
Transcript Highlights:
- It gives more access and options for parents.
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to <00:04:22.440>make parents. - Parents must be able to make parents.
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by and create more options for parents by and create more options for parents - childhood providers are also parents. childhood providers are also parents.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Modifying when firearms are permitted on school property 2/25/26
Minnesota House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- It's part of the parents, the board, and the administrators to do this.
- Does this ban a parent who has a carry permit to be able to defend these children?
- It's part of the parents, the board, and the administrators to do this.
- Does this ban a parent who has a carry permit to be able to defend these children?
- Uh does that may be parents of students?
MA
Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
Joint Committee on Education Jun 21st, 2026 at 11:00 am
Joint Committee on Education
Transcript Highlights:
- Some parents pass on great old clothes to their neighbors.
- And there's a horrible expression that we often use for parents who have children with autism who are
- We included parental leave as well, and I think it's the best contract in probably the North Shore.
- Parents across the state should feel confident that the school bus they send their kids to is a safe
- As, you know, we as parents need more people certified and know what they're doing.
Summary:
The Joint Committee on Education held a public hearing on a large slate of bills, with most testimony focused on two main topics: improving access to augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) for students with disabilities, and raising educator pay statewide. On the AAC bills (House 514/Senate 418), parents, advocates, and attorneys described how AAC devices and communication books help nonverbal or minimally verbal children communicate, participate in class, and reduce frustration and behavioral issues. Testimony emphasized that while districts are generally required to provide devices, many teachers and school staff lack training to use them effectively; the bill would direct DESE to update licensure and training requirements so newly licensed teachers are prepared to support AAC users. Committee members asked about current teacher-prep practices, implementation, and whether DESE could act without legislation, and witnesses said the proposal was intended as a long-term solution and had previously received some support and compromise language.
The committee also heard extensive testimony on House 733/Senate 370, which would set a statewide minimum salary of $70,000 for teachers and $55,000 for education support professionals (ESPs/paras), with inflation adjustments and a phase-in structure that would shift costs over time from the state to municipalities. Supporters, including the bill sponsor, MTA leaders, and school employees from several districts, argued that current pay is not a living wage, contributes to staffing shortages and turnover, and forces many educators to work multiple jobs or rely on public assistance. They said the bill would help recruit and retain staff and better reflect the importance of the work. Committee members raised questions about how the state would fund the mandate, how it would interact with Chapter 70 school aid and local budgets, whether other states have similar mechanisms, and whether the proposal could create disincentives for districts already paying above the floor. Witnesses pointed to the Student Opportunity Act, the Fair Share Amendment, and the need for a broader school funding formula review as possible parts of the solution.
The committee also briefly heard and discussed Senate Bill 435/House Bill 736, which would require de-escalation training for school bus operators, with the training paid for by employers. The sponsor and a parent advocate said the bill was prompted by a school bus incident involving a child with cerebral palsy and epilepsy and would improve safety and reduce reliance on law enforcement. Members asked whether the bill should also cover bus monitors and other transportation staff, and whether private contractors and public operators currently provide similar training. At the end of the hearing, the chairs closed testimony on the full list of bills and adjourned the hearing without taking any votes.
MA
Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
Joint Committee on Cannabis Policy Jun 21st, 2026 at 10:00 am
Joint Committee on Cannabis Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- For parents, it can feel... Have already been harmed by marijuana.
- Data supports what many parents already know.
- I'm a parent and hotel staff advocate from Beth and Nass.
- Now, to the billboard opponents: this is a parental issue.
- What I would just say to the concerned mothers: I'm a parent myself.
Summary:
The Joint Committee on Cannabis held a hearing on a package of cannabis bills focused on equity funding, delivery expansion, advertising restrictions, medical use, first responders, and ownership limits. Testimony strongly supported S. 87/H. 184 to direct a larger share of cannabis revenue into the Cannabis Social Equity Trust Fund and related equity programs, with speakers arguing the current funding is insufficient and that automatic transfers would better support businesses and communities harmed by the war on drugs. Several witnesses also backed H. 145/S. 89 to allow licensed cannabis delivery into municipalities that ban retail sales and to hotels, saying current rules unfairly limit social equity delivery operators and consumer access. There was also support for H. 176 on medical cannabis eligibility and S. 76 on cannabis use by first responders, while H. 177/H. 178 on new taxes drew opposition from several business owners who said the industry is already heavily burdened and overtaxed.
A major point of debate was S. 94/H. 157, which would prohibit billboard advertising for non-prescription marijuana. Public health advocates, parents, and neuroscientists argued that cannabis billboards normalize use, are seen by youth, and are difficult to regulate effectively under the current 85% adult-audience standard. They urged a public health approach similar to tobacco restrictions. In contrast, several industry witnesses opposed further advertising limits, saying cannabis businesses already face strict marketing rules, billboards are privately owned, and additional restrictions would hurt small operators and raise First Amendment concerns. Some witnesses also criticized the proposed increase in ownership caps and consolidation provisions in the broader cannabis bill, warning they would favor large multistate companies over small and social equity businesses.
Committee members asked questions about billboard ownership, enforcement of the current advertising rules, and the legal basis for restricting sign content. Witnesses and members also discussed the Cannabis Control Commission’s role, the difficulty of enforcing audience-composition standards, and whether delivery should be treated more like alcohol. No votes were taken during the hearing, and the chair noted that written testimony would continue to be accepted.
OK
Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session
Senate Legislative Session Mar 10th, 2026 at 09:00 am
Oklahoma Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Oklahoma with the parent or legal guardian while attending classes at a public or private high school
- public or private high school in Oklahoma, and they have resided in the state of Oklahoma with a parent
- and graduated from a public or private high school in Oklahoma, and they have resided with their parent
- The state of Oklahoma with the parent or legal guardian while attending classes at the public or private
- graduate from a... ...public or private high school in Oklahoma, and you have to reside with your parent
Bills:
HB1427, SB1403, SB1448, SB1489, SB1546, SB1557, SB1614, SB1377, SB1990, SB1439, SB1630, SB1632, SB1696, SB1796, SB1824, SB1362, SB1849, SB2066, SB2071, SB2104, SB933, SB1633, SB1224, SB1246, SB1280, SB1303, SB1346
Keywords:
tax credit, clean-burning fuel, hydrogen fuel cells, compressed natural gas, liquefied petroleum gas, environmental impact, vehicle modification, renewable energy, job incentives, tax rebates, Oklahoma Quality Jobs Program, employment growth, wage requirements, Oklahoma Consumer Protection Act, consumer protection, unfair trade practices, deceptive practices, exemptions, statutory exemptions, Corporation Commission