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TX
Transcript Highlights:
- Is chapter 32 of the Human Resources Code. I mentioned the three-legged stool.
- Uh, but it's still chapter 36 of the Human Resources Code.
- Our statute, chapter 32 of the Human Resources Code.
- And, uh, provide us with a very nimble, flexible, robust tool on par with the, uh, chapter 36 of the
- Uh, the statute is Chapter 32 of the Human Resources Code. 32 of the Human Resources. Yes, sir.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- And one of the visions that we use to do that is Chapter 32 of the Human Resources Code. mention the
- This includes the Chapter 36 of the Human Resources Code, which is the statute that used to be known
- It's still Chapter 36 of the Human Resources Code.
- Those two chapters have been modernized and upgraded. many times over the last 30 years, 35 years, to
- The statute is Chapter 32 of the Human Resources Code. 32 of the Human Resources Code. Yes, sir.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Committee on Health and Human Services - 04/01/25
Health and Human Services
Transcript Highlights:
- Paul and the president of the Minnesota chapter of the American Association of Birth Centers.
- of the American Association of chapter of the American Association of Birth<00:20:53.200>
Centers - The new Chapter 342 cannabis system. We have a couple of key fixes to language.
- Uh, when they get licensed, are they going to be under these chapters?
- that that's just under these chapters?
MN
Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session
House Elections Finance and Government Operations Committee 3/26/25
Elections Finance and Government Operations
Transcript Highlights:
- This entire bill is under Chapter 10A.
- This entire bill is under Chapter 10A.
- It is, like I said, within the entirely within chapter 10A, which is the campaign finance and public
- said, within the entirely within chapter said, within the entirely within chapter 10A,<01:20:08.960
- I I my request chapter of state law.
MA
Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
Continuing Care Retirement Communities Jun 21st, 2026 at 10:00 am
Transcript Highlights:
- I work at the Alzheimer's Association, Massachusetts-New Hampshire chapter.
- Lorraine Kerman from the Alzheimer's Association, Massachusetts-New Hampshire chapter, continued: “So
- “So this all comes out of the long-term care bill that was passed last year, which is Chapter 197 of
Summary:
The meeting was the introductory session of the new Commission on Aging and Independence focused on continuing care retirement communities (CCRCs). Co-chairs Senator Pat Jehlen and committee staff introduced the commission’s purpose, and members and stakeholders from AARP Massachusetts, the Executive Office of Aging and Independence, LeadingAge Massachusetts, SEIU Local 1199, the Alzheimer’s Association, and the Attorney General’s office briefly introduced themselves and described their interests. Several participants emphasized the value of CCRCs for aging in place, while also noting concerns about affordability, accessibility, resident rights, dementia supports, and the need for clearer complaint and oversight processes.
The commission reviewed the basic definition of a CCRC, including the requirement for housing plus health-related services, a life contract, and an entrance fee, and discussed how Massachusetts law defines entrance fees and their return. Staff explained that the commission was created by Chapter 197 of the Acts of 2024 and is charged with studying CCRC contracts, consumer impacts, financial viability, entrance fees, oversight and enforcement, advertising practices, and procedures for closure or change of ownership. The commission also outlined its deadline to submit recommendations by August 1, 2025.
Because quorum issues and technical problems limited the session, no substantive votes were taken. Instead, the meeting focused on logistics: members will receive a survey to suggest priorities, site visits, and outside presenters; the group plans monthly meetings with two in June; and a public hearing may be held earlier in the process so feedback can shape the agenda. Staff also noted that ethics training for members was still being arranged.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- We authored the next chapter of our history, carrying on the values and lessons learned by the job...
- We authored the next chapter of our history, carrying on the values and lessons learned by the job...
- We authored the next chapter of our history, carrying on the values and lessons learned by the job...
Keywords:
student advocacy, SB12, SB13, public education policy, youth engagement, marginalized communities, legislative representation
Summary:
Students Engaged in Advancing Texas (SEAT) held an advocacy event at the Texas Capitol focused on youth participation in policymaking and opposition to recent education-related legislation. Speakers, including student organizers and SEAT leaders, argued that students should have a direct voice in decisions affecting public schools, curriculum, and school governance. Representative Donna Howard briefly attended to support the group, praised their advocacy, and referenced the idea that if young people are not given a seat at the table, they should “bring your own chair.”
Several student speakers criticized the newly passed school vouchers bill as a threat to public education and said it would divert resources from public schools. Others opposed bills such as Senate Bill 12 and Senate Bill 13, describing them as harmful to LGBTQ+ students and inclusive education. One speaker also condemned book bans and library censorship, arguing that students need access to diverse books and truthful, inclusive curricula. The speakers framed these issues as matters of student rights, belonging, and free expression.
SEAT executive director Cameron Samuels closed by describing the organization’s history of student-led activism against book bans and exclusion from school policymaking. Samuels said the group had distributed challenged books, pursued legal action over blocked internet resources, and delivered a Student Bill of Rights to superintendents and legislators. The event ended without any formal legislative vote or committee action, serving instead as a press conference and advocacy rally urging lawmakers to listen to students.
HI
Hawaii 2026 Regular Session
JHA Public Hearing - Tue Mar 24, 2026 @ 2:00 PM HST
Judiciary & Hawaiian Affairs
Transcript Highlights:
- Um, so how do you and there's some type of chapter or something that points to it?
- Next, Hawaii Chapter Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America.
- And importantly and notably, we've a chapter here in Hawaii.
- notably, we've a chapter here in Hawaii. notably, we've a chapter here in Hawaii.
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84, force not being subject to chapter 84, force not being subject to chapter
Summary:
The committee heard testimony on SB 83, which would require hotel keepers to give adequate notice of service disruptions to guests and third-party vendors. The Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs Office of Consumer Protection supported the bill but asked for amendments to restore remedies and add a nonwaiver provision, arguing that without penalties the measure would lack consequences and that consumers should not be able to waive the notice rights. Supporters, including Unite Here Local 5 and individual testifiers, said guests deserve transparency and meaningful recourse when disruptions occur, especially for labor disputes, construction, or other service interruptions that affect the experience they paid for.
Hotel industry representatives, including the American Hotel and Lodging Association, the Hawaii Hotel Alliance, and hotel workers/testifiers, opposed the bill in its current form while offering amendments. They said the measure was too broad, difficult to implement, and could interfere with collective bargaining, third-party booking systems, and existing contracts. They also argued that some disruptions are not easily known in advance and that the bill unfairly singles out hotels compared with other industries. One testifier emphasized that notice should be required only for actual, known disruptions rather than potential events, and another raised concerns about applying the bill to properties not directly involved in a labor dispute.
After the SB 83 testimony, the committee moved on to SB 2798, which would make permanent and expand statewide the agricultural enforcement pilot program created in 2025 and rename it the agricultural enforcement program. The chair introduced the measure and called on the Hawaii Department of Agriculture and Biosecurity as the first testifier, but the transcript excerpt ends before testimony or any vote on SB 2798.
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- This is mostly in chapter two of the report. So here's your first look at deciles.
- This is mostly in chapter two of the report. So here's your first look at deciles.
- This is mostly in chapter two of the report. So here's your first look at deciles.
- This is mostly in chapter two of the report. So here's your first look at deciles.
- There's a whole chapter that basically redoes chapter 2 for the projection year.
Keywords:
school supplies, sales tax exemption, use tax, sales and use tax, back-to-school, classroom supplies, education tax relief, tax holiday, retail exemption, Minnesota sales tax, school materials, binders, calculators, notebooks, pencils, backpacks, book bags, local tax revenue, taxable sales base, income tax
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Committee on Commerce and Consumer Protection - 03/10/26
Commerce and Consumer Protection
Transcript Highlights:
- 65C, which is a new chapter being included in this bill.
- Sections 2 to 8 establish a new chapter of law, chapter 65C.
- Um, so section 2 establishes the scope of the chapter.
- <00:35:41.480>
of two to eight establish a new chapter of two to eight establish a new chapter - law, chapter 65C. law, chapter 65C.
HI
Hawaii 2025 Regular Session
EEP/WAL Joint Public Hearing - Tue Mar 18, 2025 @ 9:00 AM HST
Transcript Highlights:
- DNR has proposed exemptions, and the chapters they propose are specific to the Northwestern Hawaiian
- DNR has proposed exemptions, and the chapters they propose are specific to the Northwestern Hawaiian
- DNR has proposed exemptions, and the chapters they propose are specific to the Northwestern Hawaiian
- So that will limit this to activities under Chapter 200, the boating activities, not the fisheries.
- So that will limit this to activities under Chapter 200, the boating activities, not the fisheries.
Summary:
The joint hearing covered three measures. SB 1602 would appropriate funds to DLNR for monitoring wells for the Koho aquifer system; DLNR and HHFDC supported it, and written testimony from several organizations and individuals was also in support. Members asked whether monitoring wells are a statewide function rather than a county function, and staff confirmed they are done statewide. The second bill was an administration measure clarifying that criminal water pollution enforcement remains with the Department of Health rather than DLNR. The Attorney General’s office said it was a cleanup clarification and that DOH has stronger enforcement powers and better testing capability; DOH and DLNR supported it, and there was no opposition noted.
The final and most heavily debated measure was SB 1074 on environmental impact statements. The bill would let previously authorized or permitted commercial activities continue for up to one year while an agency determines whether environmental review applies after a challenge, and would allow permit renewals during that review. DLNR said it stood on written comments and suggested aligning the bill with similar House language. Supporters, including several ocean tourism and Maui business representatives, argued the bill would provide certainty and keep families and small operators working while environmental review is completed, especially in the wake of the Lahaina fires and ongoing business losses. Some supporters said the measure should be narrowed with a sunset or limited to recently renewed permits.
Opponents, including the Office of Planning and Sustainable Development, Earthjustice, the Sierra Club, and other environmental advocates, argued the bill was overly broad and could weaken HEPA/NEPA-style environmental review, especially for fisheries and other commercial activities. They said the bill could be used as a “Trojan horse” to avoid review and that DLNR could resolve the underlying disputes more quickly through settlement or existing exemption processes. No votes were taken during the hearing.
MA
Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
Joint Committee on Public Service Jun 21st, 2026 at 01:00 pm
Joint Committee on Public Service
Transcript Highlights:
- I'm a DCF social worker and the Metro Regional Vice President for SEIU 509, DCF Chapter.
- I'm a DCF social worker in the Metro Regional Vice President for SEIU 509, DCF Chapter.
- I am the DCF chapter president and a family resource social worker in the Springfield area office, and
- I am the DCF chapter president and a family resource social worker in the Springfield area office, and
- I'm also the Department of Mental Health Chapter President of SEIU 509.
Summary:
The committee heard testimony on several retirement and workforce-related bills. House Bill 2980 would place county correctional nurses and certain medical staff into Group 4 retirement. Representative Trino, Middlesex Sheriff Peter Koutoujian, and nurse manager Leanne Cameron argued that correctional nurses work in dangerous, high-stress settings with frequent contact with incarcerated people, high rates of mental illness and substance use in the jail population, and significant workplace violence, and that the change would help recruitment and retention with limited statewide fiscal impact.
The committee also heard Senate Bill 210, which would create a commission to study additional regular compensation and annual expenses for members of the General Court. Senator John Keenan said Massachusetts has high leadership stipends compared with other states and argued the current structure can affect independence and public trust. Representative O'Day testified on House Bill 2928 to extend Group 2 retirement to additional Department of Children and Families social workers, and SEIU 509 witnesses described frequent transport of children, crisis response, threats, assaults, and other high-risk duties that they said match Group 2 work.
Additional testimony supported House Bill 2943 for DDS service coordinators and supervisors, with witnesses describing home visits in unsafe conditions, transport of vulnerable individuals, direct care during staffing crises, and exposure to violence. House Bill 2899 drew support from the Association of Social Work Boards for social work field placement grants, incentives for supervisors, and expanded retirement benefits for DCF social workers. The committee also heard Senate Bill 2613, a local retirement bill for Salem police officer Kathleen Roachville, who described a severe line-of-duty injury during an arrest involving a combative person in a mental health crisis. Finally, Susan Smith Campbell testified for reclassifying certain DYS administrative officers into Group 2 because of their direct involvement in restraints, assaults, and crisis management. After testimony concluded, the committee adjourned without taking any votes.
FL
Florida 2026 4th Special Session
February 11, 2026 - 12:00 PM
Transcript Highlights:
- . >> I see in paragraph five in this chapter of law it says it does apply to the Florida College System
- >> I SEE IN PARAGRAPH FIVE IN THIS CHAPTER OF LAW IT SAYS 460 IT DOES APPLY TO
- Which type of schools are required to develop a professional learning system in Florida law chapter 1012.98
- FLORIDA LAW CHAPTER 1,012.98? >> Chair: YOU ARE RECOGNIZED. 467 >> Rep.
- section of law I'm referring to is where your bill inserts language, which is why I asked about the chapter
Summary:
The Student Academic Success Subcommittee met with a quorum and considered two PCS bills. PCS for HB 1059, by Rep. Booth, would designate the first week of November as Florida Speech and Debate Week to recognize speech and debate programs and the educators, coaches, judges, and school districts that support them. Supporters, including students and advocates, testified that speech and debate builds critical thinking, civics knowledge, confidence, and respectful civil discourse, and several members praised the students’ testimony and the program’s value. The bill was reported favorably by a 14-0 vote.
The committee then heard PCS for HB 851, by Rep. Long, which requires each school district’s professional learning system to include at least one annual autism-specific training opportunity for teachers and school-based administrators, developed with the Center for Autism and grounded in evidence-based practices. The sponsor said the bill is intended to give educators practical tools to support students with autism, while members asked questions about scope, virtual training, charter schools, and the relationship to existing law. Public testimony and member debate largely supported the bill, with speakers emphasizing the need for better educator preparation and inclusion for students with autism. The bill also passed unanimously, 14-0, and was reported favorably.
At the end of the meeting, members and the chair offered brief closing remarks thanking colleagues and staff and reflecting on the committee’s work, with the chair noting it may have been the committee’s last meeting of the session.
NM
New Mexico 2026 Regular Session
House - Chamber Meeting Jan 29th, 2026 at 11:09 am
New Mexico House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- sustainable agriculture classes from grades 9 through 12, and she is also the lead of Lovington's FFA chapter
- instructor for the Lovington High School Plant Systems Pathway and is also the advisor to the Lovington chapter
- sustainable agriculture classes from grades 9 through 12, and she is also the lead of Lovington's FFA chapter
- instructor for the Levington High School Plant Systems Pathway and is also the advisor to the Levington chapter
- for a clean transportation fuel standard, repealing Section 74-1-18, NMSA 1978, being Laws 2004, Chapter
Keywords:
nurses, health care workers, healthcare workers, frontline workers, hospital staff, clinicians, allied health professionals, support staff, public health, workforce shortage, nursing shortage, safe staffing, patient safety, rural health care, frontier communities, behavioral health, mental health, substance use disorder, substance abuse, health care memorial
AL
Alabama 2026 1st Special Session
Alabama House Ways and Means Education Committee Jan 20th, 2026
Ways and Means Education
Transcript Highlights:
- page six, we've explained that it would go against utility tax payments levied in Articles 3, 4 of Chapter
- six, we've explained that it would go against utility tax payments levied in Articles 3 and 4 of Chapter
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Keywords:
inhalants, controlled substances, butyl nitrite, nitrous oxide, amyl nitrite, health, public safety, pregnancy, pregnant defendant, incarceration, jail intake, pregnancy test, bail, pre-incarceration probation, supervised probation, electronic monitoring, electronic supervision, perinatal care, prenatal care, maternal health
WA
Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session
Joint Higher Education Committee Dec 3rd, 2025
Joint Higher Education Committee
Transcript Highlights:
- The payroll chapter, Chapter 25, requires all agencies except higher education to use HRMS, the Human
- And Chapter 90 discusses the requirements around the use of AFRS.
- And Chapter 90 discusses the requirements around the use of AFRS, the Agency Financial Reporting System
- WAM is currently under development, and we have several chapters that are available for review on our
Summary:
The Joint Higher Education Committee met for a work session on higher education accounting practices and financial transparency. OFM Deputy Director Sarah Rupp explained how state accounting rules and higher education reporting differ, including what data is captured in AFRS today and what will move into Workday, with universities generally reporting summary-level fund data, mandatory codes, and most balance sheet and income statement activity, but not transaction-level detail or vendor payment information. Representatives from the University of Washington and Washington State University described the complexity of their own accounting systems, the many entities and business lines they must track for audits and compliance, and the need to reconcile university-level accrual accounting with state reporting requirements. The committee also heard from the Education Research and Data Center on the public four-year finance dashboard created under Senate Bill 5512; ERDC said the dashboard is based on publicly available data, is best used to examine institutions individually rather than compare them directly, and will be updated with additional metrics in 2025 and 2026.
The committee then received a presentation from the Washington Student Achievement Council on the Workforce Education Investment Account (WIA). Joel Anderson reviewed WIA’s creation under House Bill 2158, its revenue sources, and its intended uses for higher education, financial aid, and workforce development. He said recent legislation significantly increased WIA revenues and that, in the 2025–27 budget, the account is being used in new ways, including to replace general fund support for University of Washington operations and to fund a larger share of the Washington College Grant and some faculty compensation costs. Anderson said roughly 98% of current WIA appropriations go to higher education, but the share used to supplant other higher education funding has grown, and he estimated about 60% to 70% of current spending still aligns with the account’s original intent. He also described a new effort to track WIA appropriations across biennia in more detail and noted the WIA Oversight Board’s role in recommending uses of the account and monitoring outcomes. No votes were taken; the committee ended by moving into executive session for staffing issues and then adjourned.
FL
Florida 2025 Regular Session
Appropriations Apr 22nd, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- We have one in Chapter 14. 31 where we define the Florida faith-based and community-based advisory council
- We have a reference rather and chapter 14.2, 0, 1, 9, We have the statewide office for suicide Prevention
- where there's a mention there and then also chapter 4, 20.0, 6, 2, to the state Office on homelessness
- , 5, 5, and the local option taxes because just with the local option taxes, if you're looking at chapter
- I have been certified and permanent and permanent by a licensed physician under Chapter 4.58.
TX
Texas 89th Regular
Criminal Jurisprudence S/C New Offenses & Changed Penalties Apr 15th, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- House Bill 2407 addresses this issue by amending Chapter 62 of the Code of Criminal Procedure to increase
- Instead of making that offense a second-degree felony, it cuts off our access to our Penal Code Chapter
- We still have access to our Penal Code Chapter 12 enhancements, and I'm happy to answer any questions
- alleged criminal negligence occurring under the duties performed by a veterinarian or their staff under Chapter
- As viewed from the actor's standpoint, it is closer to gross negligence, as defined in Chapter 41 of
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- proposed expansions of grades, sites, and programs for charter schools. 1.24 clarifies that all of Chapter
- Again, MDE's guidance has been that they have to follow all of the requirements under Chapter 120B, but
- So, removing that specific reference makes it clear that all of Chapter 120 does apply to charter schools
- guidance has always been that people who participate in these programs need to comply with the full chapter
- The chapter of law under 181 that this stricken language does refer back to... our staff's read of this
US
US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
Hearings to examine the nominations of David Fotouhi, of Virginia, to be Deputy Administrator, and Aaron Szabo, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Administrator, both of the Environmental Protection Agency. Mar 5th, 2025 at 09:00 am
Environment and Public Works Committee
Transcript Highlights:
- He is credited by name as a contributor to the EPA chapter of Project 2025, the extremist billionaire-funded
- You were a contributor to that. that document and were thanked by the author of the chapter on EPA, correct
- The EPA chapter of Project 2025 has dedicated five pages to the Office of Air and Radiation, which you
- I was not involved in any sort of final review or determination. to what went into that chapter or any
- of the other chapters within Project 2025.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Ways and Means Committee narrowly approves omnibus health finance bill 4/29/26
Transcript Highlights:
- There is an enforcement authority tied to chapter 13. and and sold you would and and sold you would would
- that we're able to take the private data and take it as a whole, which is under Minnesota Statute Chapter
- And how did the judiciary allow us to allow the changes to completely take the entire chapter of data
- > under which is under which is under Minnesota<00:39:17.440>
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of to completely take the entire chapter of to completely take the entire chapter
Summary:
The committee took up House File 4466, the Health Finance and Policy bill, and first adopted the A8 amendment, described as a set of technical fixes. Members then considered a large A9 amendment that bundled a wide range of Children and Families provisions, including child care licensing modernization, crisis nursery licensing, SNAP/MFIT-related language, child care provider self-reporting, a physical abuse recognition poster, child protection and welfare provisions, funding for parent support outreach, and forensic interview training scholarships. Supporters described it as bipartisan work with relatively small fiscal impact, while opponents said it greatly expanded the bill and should be handled separately; after a roll call, the A9 amendment failed 7-14.
Representative Scott then offered the A11 amendment, raising concerns about new all-payer claims database language and whether it should have been heard in the Judiciary and Civil Law Committee. Department of Health staff explained the data-sharing safeguards, de-identification process, fee structure, and enforcement provisions, but Scott remained concerned about privacy and the scope of the program and withdrew the amendment. The committee then moved to final bill discussion.
Members and authors described HF 4466 as a lean health finance bill largely conforming Minnesota law to federal HR1 Medicaid-related changes, including work requirements, retroactive eligibility limits, cost-sharing, and home equity provisions. Supporters argued conformity was necessary to avoid major federal funding losses and noted a few additional member bills in the package; opponents criticized the federal changes as harmful, especially for vulnerable populations such as victims of trafficking and domestic violence. Fiscal staff said the bill would save just over $2 million in FY 2026-27 and almost $98 million in FY 2028-29. No final vote on the bill itself was taken in the portion provided.