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TX

Texas 89th Regular

Nominations Apr 14th, 2025

Nominations

Transcript Highlights:
  • board member for the Brazos River Regional Water Planning Group and is a lifetime member of the American
  • Kenny and his wife of 39 years, Kerry, are natives of Dalhart, and their parents of twins, both graduates
  • He's a former senior advisor to ECP GP, with leadership roles at Plains All American Pipeline, Lazard
Summary: The Senate Committee on Nominations met to consider several gubernatorial nominees and first approved a slate of nominees left pending from the March 31 agenda. The committee voted 5-0 to favorably report those nominees to the full Senate for confirmation. Public testimony was then opened and later closed, with some listed witnesses not appearing. The committee heard testimony on Jerry K. Weldon II for the Brazos River Authority Board of Directors. Senators focused on stewardship of the Brazos River, the authority’s relationship to the legislature and the public, Sunset review, water quality and nutrient runoff, impaired waterways, and possible uses of constructed wetlands for aggregate mine reclamation. Weldon emphasized collaboration, transparency, and keeping the citizens of Texas as the authority’s primary customer. Commissioner Robert Vaughn was considered for reappointment to the Texas Transportation Commission. Discussion centered on TxDOT’s management, rural funding, population growth, project delivery, and the commissioner’s role on the audit committee. Doug McCreakin was considered for the Texas Tech University Board of Regents, with questions about legislative priorities, compliance with DEI-related state law, workforce development, rural medical education, and university partnerships. Jody Giles was considered for reappointment to the University of Texas Board of Regents, and Bernadette Carrasco Coleman for reappointment to the Texas Woman’s University Board of Regents; both discussed higher education priorities, PUF funding, compliance with state law, and student support programs. John Rutherford was considered for reappointment to the Teachers Retirement System Board of Trustees, with questions about fiduciary oversight, investment understanding, and keeping the retirement system solvent. Brigadier General Michael Boyd was also considered for appointment to the Texas Military Preparedness Commission, where discussion focused on military retention, child care, spouse licensing, base infrastructure, and grant funding for Texas installations. The committee did not take final votes on these later nominees during the hearing and left them pending subject to the call of the chair.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Committee on Taxes - 01/21/25

Taxes

Transcript Highlights:
  • c><01:00:00.280> by<01:00:00.520> having Unfortunately, less than 2% of Minnesota's native
  • Now, one of the greatest threats to our prairies is the invasion of cool-season non-native grasses.
  • the protection and restoration of native the protection and restoration of native prairie<01:01:
  • <01:01:34.079> Prairie than 2% of Minnesota's native Prairie than 2% of Minnesota's native
  • <01:02:33.599> grasses of cool seasoned non-native grasses of cool seasoned non-native grasses
Keywords: 1187, senate, all
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety - 02/10/25

Judiciary and Public Safety

Transcript Highlights:
  • My native name is Spirit Bird Woman.
  • Our member organizations work with Native victims of sexual violence in Minnesota's tribal communities
  • One in three Native women will be raped in her lifetime, and the vast majority of perpetrators are non-Native
  • which creates jurisdictional non-native which creates jurisdictional challenges<01:13:38.320> for
  • <01:15:35.080> um complicated systems that a native um complicated systems that a native um
Keywords: 1187, senate, all
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

A New Senator Takes Her Seat – Senator Amanda Hemmingsen-Jaeger Mar 13th, 2026

Minnesota Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • So, the more we can encourage pollinator plants and native flowers helps butterflies, which helps our
  • pollinator So, the more we can encourage pollinator plants<00:08:17.360> and<00:08:17.480> native
  • <00:08:18.280> flowers<00:08:18.840> helps plants and native flowers helps plants and
  • native flowers helps butterflies<00:08:20.080> which<00:08:20.240> helps<00:08:20.440>
Keywords: 918, senate, all
Summary: Senator Amanda Hemmingsen-Jaeger discussed her path from science and genetics into politics, saying her lab work showed her that research was not always translating into effective policy. She described getting involved through her union, helping pass paid parental leave for state employees, and then moving into elected office after opportunities opened up in 2022. She also said her House experience helped prepare her for the Senate by teaching her the legislative process, committee work, and relationship-building. On policy priorities, she said her district is focused on affordable health care, climate change, education, PFAS contamination and drinking water, and concerns about federal actions. She framed her agenda this session as “protect, respond, and recover,” including protecting existing laws such as paid Minnesota leave, responding to possible Medicaid and SNAP cuts, child care costs, and tariffs affecting groceries, and helping the community recover from recent ICE activity that she said disrupted public safety, businesses, and residents. She identified one specific bill effort: continuing work to ban cryptocurrency kiosk machines, which she said are being used to scam seniors. She said the idea came from the Woodbury Police Department and that she is working with House and Senate colleagues on it. She also described herself as a thoughtful, data-driven “scientist at heart” and said her butterfly earrings symbolize pollinators, native plants, and hope, as well as her own journey and the arrival of spring.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
  • They discuss the pulmonary impact of e-cigarettes and vaping from the American Heart Association, which
  • has led to an increased number of overdose deaths among American adolescents.
  • I'm a native Texan, I'm the co-founder of Chill Country Cannabis, and I obviously oppose SB5.
  • I want American jobs, American products, that's what it should be and that's what needs to be in your
  • I am a native Texan, born and raised.
Bills: SB5, SB11, SB12, SB 5, SB 11, SB 12
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

Senate Floor Session 04-30-2026 12:00pm

Hawaii Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • For generations, this sacred place has stood as a testament to the continuity of Native Hawaiian culture
  • 22.240> continuity testament to the continuity testament to the continuity of<00:02:24.040> native
  • Hawaiian<00:02:24.680> culture,<00:02:25.560> and<00:02:25.800> under of native
  • Hawaiian culture, and under of native Hawaiian culture, and under her<00:02:26.280> stewardship,<
  • native Hawaiian entity. native Hawaiian entity.
WA

Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session

Senate Human Services Sep 30th, 2025

Transcript Highlights:
  • And then there was also this very stark disproportional effect on Black and Native families, and that
  • reducing the number of children going into out-of-home care would reduce the number of Black and Native
  • And then there was also this very stark disproportional effect on black and native families, and that
  • families, or black and native children going into care.
  • Next slide, please. or black and native children going into care. So those were the goals.
Summary: The Senate Human Services Committee held a work session on child welfare dependency, focusing on implementation of HB 1227 (Keeping Families Together) and SB 6109 (the fentanyl response bill), along with related data and system updates. DCYF first reviewed the dependency process, explaining intake, shelter care, fact-finding, disposition, and review hearings, and emphasized that removal standards are separate from service provision and that children may be in-home or out-of-home at different stages. DCYF said 1227 raised the removal threshold to imminent physical harm and strengthened kin placement, with nearly 60% of children now placed with relatives or suitable others. The department also said 6109 directs courts to give great weight to fentanyl’s lethality and added legal liaisons to support staff in court preparation. DCYF presented data showing that entries into out-of-home care declined after 1227 but rose again after 6109, returning close to pre-1227 levels. The agency also reported a sharp increase in reviewable critical incidents in 2022-2025, especially near-fatalities, which it linked to the opioid and fentanyl crisis, parental stress, and system complexity. DCYF said it has responded with statewide Safe Child Councils, staff consultations, hotspot monitoring, and additional training, and noted that some contracted services authorized under 6109 were not implemented because of fiscal constraints. Senators asked about where children are in the process, who participates in court, the timing of data releases, age breakdowns, and geographic hotspots. Advocates and lived-experience witnesses from LCYC and a family intervention clinic argued that 1227 has not prevented courts from removing children when necessary and said the law appropriately requires the state to show a causal link between home conditions and risk. They said 6109 appropriately highlights fentanyl’s danger, but stressed that the larger issue is lack of prevention and treatment resources, inconsistent county-by-county practice, and insufficient supports such as inpatient beds, family treatment, housing, transportation, and third-party safety plan participants. A parent ally described how early support, peer guidance, and kin placement helped her achieve recovery and stability after losing parental rights in an earlier case. The committee also heard an update on SB 6068 from the Administrative Office of the Courts and K Implementation and Evaluation. The report identified 15 dimensions of relational permanency and child well-being, found that some data already exist while other measures need development, and recommended a phased data collection plan, a restored data-sharing agreement between AOC and DCYF, and a standing cross-agency work group. AOC said its dependency data system lapsed when the prior agreement expired in June 2025 and needs to be rebuilt. The meeting also included a brief update on bridge housing for youth exiting inpatient treatment, with presenters saying two programs are now open, one in King County and one in Spokane, and a short introduction to juvenile rehabilitation capacity updates before the transcript ended.
HI

Hawaii 2025 Regular Session

ECD Public Hearing - Fri Mar 21, 2025 @ 10:00 AM HST

Economic Development & Technology

Transcript Highlights:
  • :37.280> the development that directly benefits the development that directly benefits the native
  • <00:39:39.200> And<00:39:39.440> so<00:39:39.920> the native Hawaiian community
  • And so the native Hawaiian community.
  • <00:39:48.000> Gaming the Native Hawaiian community.
  • Gaming the Native Hawaiian community.
Keywords: 910, house, all
Summary: The committee heard several resolutions focused on economic development, tourism, technology, and related policy issues. Testimony generally came from state agencies and industry groups, with DBED, HTDC, and others mostly supporting measures that would create working groups, promote advanced manufacturing and cybersecurity, encourage a Michelin Guide for Hawaii restaurants, support Taiwan’s international participation, and explore import substitution. One measure on a tourism and gaming working group drew strong opposition from the prosecutor’s office, which argued it would signal support for gambling and could worsen social harms, while other witnesses supported it as a way to gather data before any policy decisions. The committee also heard support for relocating the Pearl City Post Office to improve traffic and safety, and for a resolution to focus HTDC on advanced manufacturing and cybersecurity. Several items were amended before action. The committee agreed to amend the tourism and gaming working group resolution to narrow and clarify its purpose, and to amend the Taiwan resolution to add the president of the Republic of China as a recipient. The import-substitution resolution was also amended to add a definition, include language about avoiding new import dependencies such as LNG, and direct state and utility purchasing power toward substituting imports. A resolution on HCR 211/HR 203 was rewritten to address lowering fire insurance rates and mitigating fire risk in Puna lava zones, but decision-making on that item was deferred to a later hearing so the new language could be posted publicly. The committee voted to adopt several measures, including HCR 57/HCR 152, HCR 156/HR 151, HCR 19/HR 115, and HCR 33/HR 32, with some passed as amended and others passed as is. HCR 192 was adopted with amendments despite reservations from some members, and HCR 209/HR 2011 was adopted with amendments. The committee also recessed for decision-making during the hearing and later adjourned after completing action on the agenda.
NM

New Mexico 2025 Regular Session

IC - Legislative Health and Human Services Jul 22nd, 2025

Legislative Health & Human Services Committee

Transcript Highlights:
  • Out is that she is a native Las Vegan. Is that the right term, Las Vegan?
  • She's a native from Las Vegas and has a passion for the services that she provides.
  • The reality is... ...that almost all academic research that has been done of the American healthcare
NM

New Mexico 2025 Regular Session

IC - Water and Natural Resources Jul 1st, 2025

Water & Natural Resources Committee

Transcript Highlights:
  • meant in California to actually take dams down and return rivers, or restore rivers, both to the native
  • And there is American River, which is an organization that works with the states that are interested
  • that would pass through that coal combustion byproduct material, which is comparable to those of native
CA

California 2025-2026 Regular Session

Assembly Privacy and Consumer Protection Committee Jun 23rd, 2026

Privacy and Consumer Protection

Transcript Highlights:
  • Recent national surveys have found that between 26% and 38% of American women have experienced online
  • Manufacturing devices also has a big ecological impact, and if Americans' laptops and desktops could
  • Instead of creating safer communities,... ...largest planned deportation in American history.
  • And these are small efforts to, again, protect the privacy and the rights that we have as Americans.
  • And then there's, you know, there's a list of many others: American Indian, Native, Bangladeshi, Black
Keywords: 988, house, all
NH

New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session

Senate Executive Departments and Administration (01/14/2026)

Executive Departments and Administration

Transcript Highlights:
  • So I'm a constituent of Senator Rocherford, and I am a native of Franconia.
  • So I'm a longtime native to this state.
  • So I'm a longtime native to this state.
  • <05:37:31.040> family workers and the American family workers and the American family therapists
  • with uh the legal team at the American with uh the legal team at the American Psychological<05:42
Keywords: 1191, senate, all
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Public Education Mar 4th, 2025

Public Education

Transcript Highlights:
  • This morning and we have seen firsthand with our dual language academies at both native Spanish and English
  • a lot about the critical, dual-way, bilingual programs that are set up for emerging bilingual and native
  • complicated... nature of implementing dual language programs and serving both emerging bilingual and native
  • native English speakers, the current weight for these programs doesn't cover the sizable investment
  • Chairman, I just wanted to ask the chairman before we adjourn, a note on the agenda that neither the American
Bills: HB2, HB2
HI
Transcript Highlights:
  • And in this particular case, he kept going to a closed park and saying that he was asserting his Native
  • I found him guilty, but I explained to him, as a Native Hawaiian as well, that I understand what he's
  • <00:15:50.400> Um asserting his native Hawaiian rights.
  • Um asserting his native Hawaiian rights.
  • Hawaiian as well, that I uh native Hawaiian as well, that I understand<00:16:03.079> um<00:16
Keywords: 912, senate, all
Summary: The Judiciary Committee heard Governor’s Messages 796 and 797, both judicial confirmation nominations, but announced at the outset that no votes would be taken that day. The committee said it would hold the vote the next day in Room 225. For GM 796, Annalisa M. Bernard Lee was nominated to serve as circuit court judge for the Second Circuit (Maui) for a 10-year term. Supporters included former Chief Justice Mark Recktenwald, former judges, attorneys, and the Hawaii State Bar Association, all describing her as fair, hardworking, experienced on both criminal and civil matters, and active in the legal community. Judge Lee testified about her background as a Maui native, former public defender and prosecutor, and current district court judge, and said her experience on all sides of the courtroom shaped her commitment to fairness and access to justice. Senators asked about diversion, sentencing repeat offenders, and the role of a circuit court judge; Lee said she would consider cases individually, support diversion and pretrial collaboration where appropriate, and use judicial power to address underlying problems when possible. For GM 797, Michael K. Soong was nominated to the Fifth Circuit Court for Kauai and Niihau. Former Chief Justice Recktenwald and other supporters praised his long legal career, including service as a prosecutor, district court judge, and acting chief judge during a period when Kauai lacked a full-time circuit judge. They emphasized his courtroom control, common sense, community ties, and willingness to take on extra judicial committee work. Soong testified that he had served as a district court judge since 2017 and had recently been handling circuit court duties, including civil, criminal, and jury trial matters. He described the differences between district and circuit court, his experience presiding over complex trials, and his support for specialty courts such as drug court, veterans court, and mental health calendars. The Hawaii State Bar Association said it found him qualified after its review. No votes were taken on either nomination during this hearing.
WY

Wyoming 2026 Regular Session

House Floor Session-Day 13, February 24, 2026-AM

Wyoming House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • <01:48:59.199> native so that is uh restoring native native so that is uh restoring native
  • native fish species. native fish species.
  • And, um, that's the spraying of cheat grass for our native species, mule deer, elk, moose, antelope,
  • And, um, that's the spraying of cheat grass for our native species, mule deer, elk, moose, antelope,
  • And, um, that's the spraying of cheat grass for our native species, mule deer, elk, moose, antelope,
Keywords: 916, all
KY

Kentucky 2026 Regular Session

House Legislative Session Day 34 (2-25-26)

Kentucky House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • is<01:05:21.280> for<01:05:21.599> an<01:05:21.920> internet<01:05:22.319> native
  • <01:05:23.760> um<01:05:24.160> questions is for an internet native. um questions is
  • for an internet native. um questions were<01:05:24.960> not<01:05:25.200> built,<01:05
  • The House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Kentucky hereby recognizes and honors American Federation
  • Um, sir, the American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees are really vital because they
Keywords: 958, all
Summary: The House convened with an invocation and the Pledge of Allegiance, then established a quorum with 96 members present. The chamber excused absent members, suspended rules to allow bill and resolution co-sponsorship and vote modifications, approved the previous day’s journal, and received Senate messages announcing passage of Senate Bills 101, 129, 162, and 170. The clerk then reported second-reading bills and favorable committee reports, which were ordered to first reading and placed on the calendar. The House then took up several bills on third reading. House Bill 521, relating to stalking, was presented as a modernization of Kentucky’s stalking laws and passed 95-0 after debate; a motion to reconsider was tabled. House Bill 220, relating to pension spiking in the Kentucky Public Pensions Authority systems, was amended by House floor amendment 1 to move the effective date back to July 1, 2021 to capture additional employees, then passed 95-0 and the clincher was applied. House Bill 510, relating to organ donation safety, passed 97-0 after explanation that it would require a pause and restart if anyone in the process believed there were indications of life. House Bill 467, relating to real property, passed 96-0 after adoption of a committee substitute; it creates a process for local governments to identify abandoned or underutilized state-owned property and sets procedures for review, notice, and disposal. House Bill 190, relating to licensed child care centers, passed 96-0 after a committee substitute that adjusts square-footage calculations for certain school-aged child care areas and excludes infants and toddlers. House Bill 141, relating to type 1 diabetes, passed 96-0 after a committee substitute removed an annual distribution requirement and instead made informational materials available in school offices; members spoke in support, including one describing a family experience with the disease. House Bill 518, relating to collection of local business taxes and fees, passed 91-3 after a committee substitute that allows electronic filing while preserving local control, creates an advisory committee, and phases in implementation through July 2029. House Bill 497, relating to post-secondary tuition waivers, was explained as addressing waiver costs to universities and was amended with House floor amendment 3 to expand and clarify eligibility, including up to 128 hours for eligible students and additional provisions for certain groups; discussion was underway when the transcript ended. The meeting also included committee reports on bills covering wildlife depredation, light pollution, limited commercial driver’s licenses, prison educational programs, civil rights, respiratory care, dietitians, temporary structures, controlled substances prescribing authority, the Athletic Trainer Compact, children of military families, local boards of education, youth health services, and class sizes for exceptional children and youth.
CO

Colorado 2026 Regular Session

Colorado House 2026 Legislative Day 098 Apr 21st, 2026

Colorado House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • damages in here would not amount to what an American passport could sell for on the black market.
  • <01:33:04.360> passport amount to what an American passport amount to what an American passport
  • But now, as Americans, and province.
  • Apparently a native plant experiment. Sorry, I don't have my glasses, I lost them.
  • Apparently a native<05:06:43.240> plant native plant native plant >> [laughter] >>
Keywords: 981, all
Summary: The House convened, established a quorum, and approved the journal from April 20, 2026. Members then made announcements about committee schedules, open enrollment, and the Bolder Boulder event, and welcomed guests from the Leadership Program of the Rockies. The House also adopted Senate Joint Resolution 20, recognizing April 9, 2026 as Home Education Day in Colorado, on a 60-2 vote with three excused. Supporters described home education as a longstanding family choice and emphasized parental rights and educational flexibility. The chamber then received committee reports, including an Appropriations Committee report advancing House Bills 1052, 1132, 1143, 1226, 1343, and 1344 to the Committee of the Whole. The Majority Leader moved several bills to special orders for April 21, 2026 at 9:20 a.m., and the motion was adopted without objection. The Committee of the Whole took up House Bill 1028, concerning second language diploma endorsements for graduating high school students. After adopting the appropriations report, the House passed the bill. Supporters said it would recognize bilingualism and Colorado’s diversity. The committee then considered House Bill 1143, concerning background checks for non-employment-based educational opportunities. The bill sponsor said it would allow qualified people without Social Security numbers to participate in internships, clinical placements, and volunteer opportunities by using alternative identification. Several members opposed the bill and supported amendments, arguing for employer or institutional choice, narrower definitions, and concerns about constitutional rights, tax compliance, and the breadth of the bill. Amendment L6 failed, and the transcript ends amid extended discussion of Amendment L7 regarding enforcement against public entities, with no final action on the bill shown in the excerpt.
LA

Louisiana 2026 Regular Session

Education Apr 23rd, 2026

Education

Transcript Highlights:
  • And so, with the help of Senator Miller, the American Heart Association, and Catherine Smith, we were
  • My name is Eric Williams with the American Heart Association.
  • ; Pete Martinez, American Heart Association; Erica Williams, American Heart Association; Barry Balfour
  • I'm a native of East Feliciana Parish.
  • I'm a resident and native of Iberville Parish.
Summary: The House Education Committee met on April 23, 2026, with a quorum present and took up several education-related bills. SB 206 by Chairman Miller would require blood pressure screening for student athletes as part of physical examinations, with amendments narrowing the bill to student athletes and removing BESE rulemaking language. Supporters, including Coach Marcus Scott and the American Heart Association, said the measure could help detect undiagnosed hypertension and prevent serious health events. Rep. Freiberg moved to report the bill as amended, and it passed without objection. The committee also heard SB 305 by Chairman Edmonds, which would require a publicly available statewide career-alignment dashboard showing how degree programs connect to workforce outcomes, including graduation, employment, wages, and job placement data. Edmonds, student task force member Cruz Cassard, and supporters from workforce and business groups said the dashboard would help students understand Louisiana job opportunities and reduce outmigration. Rep. Landry moved to report the bill favorably, and it passed without objection. HB 624 by Speaker Pro Tem Johnson would update public school emergency planning language from “crisis management plans” to “emergency operations plans” and align the law with current safety standards. School safety officials said it was a cleanup bill that would not create new mandates or costs. Rep. Carpenter moved to report it favorably, and it passed without objection. The committee then considered HB 1022 by Rep. Jackson, as substituted, concerning school-based health care services. Jackson said the bill was intended to clarify that medical decisions in school-based health centers should be made by licensed health professionals, not school staff, while preserving parental consent and not expanding services. School-based health center providers and health association representatives supported the bill, citing examples of improved access and continuity of care, but several members raised concerns about consent, the role of school staff, instructional time, and whether the bill could shift authority away from schools or create legal confusion. Jackson said he would work on amendments with stakeholders and legal staff. After discussion, Rep. Landry moved to report the substitute bill, and the committee approved it on a 10-4 roll call vote.
NM

New Mexico 2026 Regular Session

House - Chamber Meeting Feb 9th, 2026 at 11:52 am

New Mexico House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • She has been an active member of the American Society of Civil Engineers, as well as Aggies Without Limits
  • general fund projects that go back into the capital development and reserve fund don't include the Native
  • American projects.
  • Speaker, gentlelady, for places like northwest New Mexico where reverted TIF or Native American capital
  • Speaker, gentlelady, I would say that, like most Americans, we don't want the government in all parts