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TX

Texas 89th Regular

89th Legislative Session Mar 13th, 2025

Texas House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • In 1981, after he graduated Harvard Law School, we both worked at the law firm of Fulbright and Jaworski
  • In high school, he joined the DeSoto Police program and at the young age of 17 he was a night dispatcher
LA

Louisiana 2026 Regular Session

Senate May 29th, 2026

Louisiana Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Susan graduated from Gilmer High School in 1973 before launching a successful journalism career that
  • Never one to stop challenging herself, Susan returned to school to pursue higher education, earning a
  • Susan graduated from Gilmer High School in 1973 before launching a successful journalism career that
  • Whereas never wants to stop challenging herself, Susan returned to school to pursue higher education,
  • Keep it on the bill. ...I have no idea what's going on in New York and around the school.
Summary: The Senate convened with a quorum, received a prayer and pledge, adopted the journal, and heard messages from the House reporting final passage of several Senate bills and concurrence in SCR 86 and 87. The chamber also observed personal privileges honoring the lives of Edith K. Kirkpatrick and Susan Ann Traylor Bidick, with family members present and a moment of silence held for Bidick. The House later refused concurrence on Senate amendments to HB 42 and HB 159. The Senate then took up a series of resolutions, most of which were adopted without objection. These included studies on energy infrastructure and modernization (SR 174, amended to add an alternative energy industry representative and a consumer advocate), breast pump Medicaid reimbursement (SR 175), digital student IDs (SR 176), lethality assessment protocols in domestic violence cases (SR 177), problem gambling prevention (SR 178), community water system grading (SR 179), condolences for Sharon Courtney (SR 180), and expansion of the Louisiana Tumor Registry (SR 181). The chamber also adopted SCR 85 honoring the Sam Houston High School Broncos baseball team after a recorded vote of 36 yeas and 8 nays. On bills returned from the House, HB 1222 on grocery initiative grants failed on final passage by a vote of 18 yeas and 19 nays. SB 312 had House amendments rejected, SB 348 and SB 485 had House amendments concurred in, and SB 121 on congressional redistricting was the subject of extensive debate over racial gerrymandering, district configuration, and expected litigation before the Senate concurred in the House amendments by 28 yeas and 10 nays. The Senate also concurred in several House concurrent resolutions, including studies or reports on flooded corn and migratory waterfowl, deer hunting with dogs in Kisatchie National Forest, support for a Senator Kennedy letter to the Fish and Wildlife Service, boating safety reporting, and subsurface data review. Finally, HB 944 creating a Women’s Health Consortium within the Department of Health was amended to address funding concerns and convert it into a more task-force-like structure, then passed 37-0 with nine coauthors. The Senate then recessed until 1:30 p.m. to continue work, including conference committee reports.
LA

Louisiana 2026 Regular Session

Senate May 29th, 2026

Louisiana Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Kay graduated with her first degree from LSU in 1968, the same year her brother completed LSU Law School
  • Kay graduated with her first degree from LSU in 1968, the same year her brother completed LSU Law School
  • She desired to follow her brother into the legal profession, so she went back to school, got a master's
  • Susan graduated from Gilmer High School in 1973 before launching a successful journalism career that
  • She returned to school to pursue higher education, earning a bachelor's degree in Latin American studies
WA

Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Floor Session Feb 17th, 2026

Washington House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • We do it with school bonds and school levies. And many of those pass.
  • They need training in elementary school settings. They need clock hour trainings.
  • I would still be coming home from school crying, and I would still hate reading.
  • Representative Eslick continued: Tour some of our schools.
  • By the state education agency as well as the local school districts.
Summary: The House convened with a quorum, approved the prior day’s minutes, received a Senate message that Senate Bill 5489 had passed the Senate, and then took up several House bills on second and third reading. The main debate centered on Engrossed Substitute House Bill 2442, which would give local governments more flexibility to use certain local tax tools for public health clinics, housing, veterans’ assistance, and related purposes. Members offered and voted on multiple amendments, including proposals to require voter approval for tax increases and to strip out or narrow several tax authorizations; some amendments were adopted, including technical and limiting changes, while others were rejected. The bill ultimately passed the House 53-44. The House then passed Engrossed Substitute House Bill 1295, a literacy bill aimed at expanding evidence-based reading instruction and teacher training. Members described it as a long-overdue effort to improve reading outcomes, with supporters citing low grade-level reading proficiency and the need for scientifically based methods; a technical grammar amendment was adopted, and the bill passed 96-1. The chamber also passed Engrossed Second Substitute House Bill 2636, creating a steering committee and JLARC review process to examine school district regulations and unfunded mandates, with broad support and no opposition in the final vote. Other measures passed included Substitute House Bill 2650, making administrative changes to local tax notification and effective-date procedures, and Second Substitute House Bill 2590, which exempts limited equity cooperatives from certain common-interest-community requirements to support affordable housing. House Bill 2610 also passed, allowing nonprofit housing providers to use property for interim community purposes without losing tax benefits, and Substitute House Bill 2343 passed unanimously to require publicly operated facilities to follow the same water-quality discharge rules as private facilities, prompted by concerns about nitrate contamination linked to a state game farm in Centralia. The House also passed Engrossed Substitute House Bill 2225, regulating AI companion chatbots; amendments added public disclosure of crisis referrals, but a proposal to remove the private right of action failed. The bill passed 69-28 after supporters emphasized child safety and opponents raised concerns about litigation and privacy. The House then adjourned to caucus.
LA

Louisiana 2026 Regular Session

House & Governmental May 19th, 2026

House and Governmental Affairs

Transcript Highlights:
  • If you go to LSU or another school, your student ID will not be enough.
  • Superintendents and the School Board’s Association.
  • Superintendents and Administrators, representing urban and rural K-12 schools.
  • Leslie Hill with Louisiana Charter Schools Association. Louisiana Charter Schools Association.
  • They use schools. Absolutely. Thank you, Mr. Chairman.
LA

Louisiana 2026 Regular Session

Administration of Criminal Justice May 6th, 2026

Administration of Criminal Justice

Transcript Highlights:
  • to try to put this group with other organizations that already don't have to apply for a license, schools
  • She went to high school with John Foster, yes. Very good friends.
  • My dad served in the same school board seat I served in from 72 to 86. in the same school board seat
  • And if he would have been here, there's only been three people in my school board seat.
  • I find it strange that two school teachers don't want to convict their student.
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Transcript Highlights:
  • They have a son and two grandchildren, and currently, she teaches at Baylor and attends school full time
  • Speaker, members, joining us today in the north galleries are a group of high school students taking
  • They want to start a student council at their elementary school, so we strategized around that.
  • House Bill 4478 by Deck of the House and Reinhart of the Senate, an act relating to schools.
  • She's an elementary school from Dewey, Oklahoma. Thank you for joining us, Mr. Floor Leader.
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Transcript Highlights:
  • They have a son and two grandchildren, and currently she teaches, works at Baylor, and attends school
  • . ...about child care, and they want to start a student council at their elementary school.
  • House Bill 4478 by Deck of the House and Reinhardt of the Senate, an act relating to schools.
  • House Bill 4478 by Deck of the House and Reinhardt of the Senate, an act relating to schools.
  • She's an elementary school from Dewey, Oklahoma. Thank you for joining us. Mr. Floor Leader.
Summary: The House convened, took the roll, offered an invocation, led the Pledge of Allegiance, and recognized the nurse of the day, Stephanie Cooper. Members also adopted motions related to a multi-day adjournment request and received several guest introductions, including students, athletes, family members, and constituents in the galleries. The chamber then considered and passed several bills. HB 2936 clarified that certain offenders may not adopt children, including in surrogacy-related situations; it passed 71-0. HB 2967 exempted certain vehicle title transfers between guardians and children or grandparents and grandchildren from motor vehicle excise tax; it passed 69-10. HB 3627 added the State Committee of Blind Vendors to the list of public bodies allowed to meet by video or teleconference and passed 70-2, with the emergency clause also approved. HB 3721 created a survivor-benefit option for children of unmarried public safety officers who die before retirement after qualifying for benefits; it passed 77-3, and the emergency clause was adopted. Additional measures passed included HB 4132, a data protection bill, by 77-0; HB 4303, extending the deadline for municipalities to publish ordinances, by 70-0; HB 4478, raising the daily deposit threshold for school activity funds from $100 to $500 while requiring weekly deposits, by 73-5; HB 4322, removing the requirement that a funeral director in charge also be a licensed embalmer/director, by 61-17; and HB 4227, protecting the legal rights of child sexual abuse victims, which was amended with cleanup language and then passed with no recorded nays. The House then adjourned until Monday, March 23 at 1:30 p.m.
WA

Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Floor Session Feb 28th, 2026 at 09:00 am

Washington House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • And In any of our schools.
  • go to the public school, and the rest of them are being homeschooled or in private school.
  • school.
  • But not only does it go to public schools, it can go to tribal schools, they can go to charter schools
  • , it can go to private schools.
WA

Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Floor Session Feb 28th, 2026

Washington House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • It was actually back to school.
  • go to the public school, and the rest of them are being homeschooled or in private school.
  • the schools.
  • But not only does it go to public schools, it can go to tribal schools, they can go to charter schools
  • , it can go to private schools.
Summary: The House convened, established a quorum, approved the prior day’s minutes, and then moved through caucuses and a series of transportation, elections, energy, historical records, cannabis, abortion-access, and fiscal bills. Members repeatedly emphasized that several measures were supplemental or technical updates to existing law, while others involved larger policy disputes over taxes, fees, clean energy, election security, and reproductive health. The chamber also received Senate messages on other bills and briefly recessed for caucus during the day. The most prominent action was final passage of Engrossed Substitute Senate Bill 6005, the supplemental transportation budget, after adopting a technical amendment and a larger striker amendment. Supporters highlighted preservation and maintenance funding, rail investments, ferry maintenance, road safety, and continued work on major projects statewide; opponents largely reserved comments or noted concerns about future needs. The House passed the bill 93-0 with five excused. The House also passed Engrossed Substitute House Bill 2711 on transportation resources, after adopting a technical amendment that removed the aircraft tax and delayed an RV-related tax change; supporters said it protected businesses and jobs, while opponents objected to trade-in treatment and other tax changes. That bill passed 83-10. On elections, the House considered Senate Bill 5892 to protect the voter registration database. An amendment to reduce penalties from a felony to a civil infraction and remove the emergency clause failed, while the committee amendment passed 50-34. Supporters said the bill was needed to safeguard sensitive voter data and clarify access; opponents argued it created conflicts with federal law and imposed excessive penalties on local election officials. The bill then passed 57-36. On energy, Substitute Senate Bill 5982 updating consumer-owned utility provisions drew debate over carbon capture, resource adequacy, data centers, and clean energy policy. Amendments on carbon capture and blackout-triggered termination failed, while an amendment preserving cogeneration exceptions passed; the bill then passed 57-37. The House also passed Senate Bill 5863 on preservation and inspection of state historical records, after rejecting an amendment to require longer retention but adopting the committee amendment; supporters stressed preserving the history of residential habilitation centers and the value to families seeking records. Substitute Senate Bill 5874, allowing the Employment Security Department to waive penalties for minor employer reporting errors, passed unanimously. Engrossed House Bill 2681, raising cannabis license fees while removing an escalator, passed 52-42. Finally, Substitute Senate Bill 5917 on access to abortion medications saw several failed amendments from opponents seeking to narrow, reframe, or add fiscal limits to the bill; supporters said it preserved flexibility to ensure access and avoid waste, and the bill passed 57-36.
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

TRS-EIG, TRS Public Hearings 02-05-2026

Transportation

Transcript Highlights:
  • They go to school.
  • A good thing it was not during a non-school time.
  • A good thing it was not during a non-school time.
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Summary: The committees heard testimony on several transportation-related measures. SB 2356, relating to parking, drew support from the Office of Planning, the Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation Commission, Appleseed Center, Realtors, and the Hawaii Bicycling League. Members discussed the bill in the context of the planned stadium-area mixed-use development, with questions about whether parking would be built in structures rather than as large surface lots. Senators expressed support and noted the measure’s broader housing and parking-reduction goals, but no vote was taken during the hearing. The bulk of the hearing focused on SB 2699, which would create a fare-free youth transit program, a special fund, annual evaluations, and appropriations tied to the environmental, energy, and food security tax. The Attorney General’s office raised technical concerns about whether the special fund met statutory requirements. The Department of Education and Department of Health supported the bill, as did the City and County of Honolulu DOT, Appleseed Center, Hawaii Youth Transportation Council, Public Health Institute, Hawaii Children’s Action Network, Hawaii Bicycling League, Our Children’s Trust, and numerous youth testifiers. Supporters emphasized reduced family transportation costs, better school attendance, improved health and mobility, and environmental benefits. One senator raised emergency-planning concerns about how children using free transit would be handled during events like tsunamis; DOT and DOE responded that emergency procedures are being developed. The chair said the committee would work on language changes, including a delayed effective date to July 2027, and defer decision-making until the 12th. The final measure discussed was SB 2470, which would require leading pedestrian intervals, accessible pedestrian signals, and other safety improvements at state-controlled intersections, and create a process for community requests for accessible pedestrian signals. Appleseed Center, the Hawaii Association of the Blind, and the Disability Rights Center supported the bill, citing pedestrian safety, reduced collisions, and the need for audible cues for blind and low-vision pedestrians. Testifiers urged a phased-in approach that prioritizes high-traffic intersections. The hearing ended with the bill still under consideration and no final vote announced.
WA

Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Appropriations Feb 2nd, 2026 at 04:00 pm

Appropriations

Transcript Highlights:
  • Washington residents can purchase health care insurance through the Washington Health Benefit Exchange
  • assistance program available to individuals earning up to 250% of the federal poverty level who purchase
  • I have been applying to WASFA ever since graduating high school in 2022.
  • So an example of the math and how this works out for us locally: a school-age child in Benton County
  • But I just wanted to briefly say that I understand the problems with cell phones and schools that Rep
TX
Transcript Highlights:
  • Chapter 87 to include a broader range of officials: county attorneys, judges, commissioners, and school
  • The bill amends the Government Code to include violations by county, municipal, and school boards.
  • Schools are held to consistent legal standards when it comes to open meeting violations by classifying
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Public Health Apr 28th, 2025 at 08:04 am

Public Health

Transcript Highlights:
  • immunizations being given across the state in other settings in which that's not going to occur. for example, school
  • Or they heard on the news that there's an outbreak going on in their school or the flu is really bad.
  • So I think as a part of going through. the pharmacist curriculum in pharmacy school, I feel like pharmacists
  • parents who have immunocompromised children who can no longer go to the grocery store or put them in school
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Ways and Means Committee 4/23/25

Ways and Means

Transcript Highlights:
  • It cuts funding to the University of Minnesota and Mayo Partnership, the Mayo Medical School, and the
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  • , secondary schooling, and, or, post-graduate work and lift themselves out of the situation that they
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence Apr 9th, 2025

Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence

Transcript Highlights:
  • I just think that if you send your kid off... ...to school, junior high, elementary school, high school
  • These are our school administrators, school boards, and school groups who are rightfully concerned about
  • Who has public money to go to a private school, is that a public school student or a private school student
  • in my school.
  • , 30% happened in high school. 34% were in middle school, 24% were in elementary school.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs Apr 2nd, 2025

Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs

Transcript Highlights:
  • How much land did they purchase from Texas?
  • But let's get to a time where when you can still purchase. purchase a new one to maintain your mission
  • For instance, if I was to purchase two different U.S. manufactured drones, I would have to purchase two
  • to stop them from purchasing land.
  • If you have kids at school, the school bus, how many miles? Two miles.