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IA
Iowa 2025-2026 Regular Session
Health and Human Services Jan 22nd, 2026 at 09:55 am
Health and Human Services
Committee:
Joint Health and Human Services
Keywords:
foster care, licensure, training requirements, child welfare, military service, epinephrine, anaphylaxis, school health, medication administration, healthcare, self-administration, respiratory distress, HF 2036, foster parent confidentiality, residential address, address redaction, biological parent, privacy, confidentiality, caseworker
IA
Committee:
Joint Workforce
Keywords:
adoption, adoptive parent, adoptive leave, parental leave, family leave, workplace protections, employee benefits, employment policies, newborn, biological parent, child welfare, Iowa Code chapter 91A, employer leave, maternity leave, paternity leave, leave benefits, interstate compact, licensed adoption agency, independent placement, human services
AL
Alabama 2026 Regular Session
Alabama House Public Safety and Homeland Security Committee Jan 14th, 2026
Public Safety and Homeland Security
Bills:
HB10 , HB33 , HB35 , HB42 , HB74 , HB102 , HB107 , HB10 , HB33 , HB35 , HB42 , HB74 , HB102 , HB107
Committee:
House Public Safety and Homeland Security
Keywords:
body-worn cameras, dashboard cameras, law enforcement, public disclosure, investigation, transparency, juveniles, nonviolent offenses, intervention program, juvenile detention, youth services, volunteer firefighters, cancer compensation, death benefits, line of duty, first responders, bail reform, cash deposit, judicial discretion, criminal justice
OK
Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session
Children, Youth and Family Services REVISED: HB3637 - Added Feb 18th, 2026 at 03:00 pm
Children, Youth and Family Services
Transcript Highlights:
- Committee members, House Bill 3502 is the parental rights and child welfare bill.
- It ensures that no parent or prospective adoptive parent can be labeled abusive, neglectful, or disqualified
- of being a foster parent because of this specific issue?
- I'm very sensitive to the fact that we desperately need foster parents.
- , and we wouldn't want to prohibit a set of parents from being able to adopt.
Bills:
HB3131 , HB3380 , HB3502 , HB3552 , HB3849 , HB3886 , HB3907 , HB4201 , HB4302 , HB3448 , HB3409 , HB4095 , HB3637
Committee:
House Children, Youth and Family Services
Keywords:
homelessness, shelter standards, safety, accountability, state funding, local governance, regulation, Oklahoma Homeless Shelter Safety and Accountability Act, foster care, child welfare, Department of Human Services, educational opportunities, employment support, technology in child welfare, faith-based organizations, self-sufficiency, financial literacy, HB3502, Oklahoma, children's code
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Judiciary Finance and Civil Law Committee 3/6/25
Judiciary Finance and Civil Law
Transcript Highlights:
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- And of course it's true that not every biological male is a superior athlete; every biological female
Bills:
HF1233
Committee:
House Judiciary Finance and Civil Law
TX
Committee:
House S/C on Juvenile Justice
AL
Alabama 2025 Regular Session
Alabama Senate Children and Youth Health Committee Feb 6th, 2025
Children and Youth Health
Bills:
SB94
Committee:
Senate Children and Youth Health
Keywords:
adoption, adoptive parent, adoptee, minor adoption, adult adoption, Alabama Minor Adoption Code, Alabama Adult Adoption Code, Department of Human Resources, DHR, county department of human resources, putative father registry, paternity, consent, relinquishment, implied consent, notice of adoption, contested adoption, home study, pre-placement investigation, post-placement investigation
OK
Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session
Children, Youth and Family Services Apr 8th, 2026 at 03:00 pm
Children, Youth and Family Services
Transcript Highlights:
- Would you believe that as a former foster parent and recruiter of foster families that throughout the
- It does say if foster parents Are going to place with these, they have to notify the department that
- The state becomes the parent of these children.
Committee:
House Children, Youth and Family Services
Keywords:
child care, licensing, definitions, foster care, child welfare, SB1983, resource family partner, resource family partners, Department of Human Services, DHS, foster homes, foster children, placement data, data sharing, de-identified data, aggregated data, sibling groups, placement disruptions, foster parent recruitment, foster parent retention
LA
Transcript Highlights:
- So thanks to your parents.
- And as a parent, that really does raise serious concerns for me.
- “Would you be open to adding parental control to this?”
- Would you be open to adding parental control to this?
- Parental control. Now, just remember, this is for Bessie. Staff, if you can. Parental control.
Committee:
House Education
Keywords:
human growth, development education, prenatal education, state standards, biological science, grading scale, education reform, students, public schools, academic policy, community college, technical education, pilot program, driver training, transportation, Safe Haven Law, flyers, child safety, infant relinquishment, maritime academy
AL
Alabama 2026 Regular Session
Alabama House Public Safety and Homeland Security Committee Feb 25th, 2026
Public Safety and Homeland Security
Committee:
House Public Safety and Homeland Security
Keywords:
fundraising, Alabama Educational Television, state authority, public broadcasting, legislation influence, emergency management, public funds, educational materials, promotional materials, state agency, ambulance services, balance billing, health insurance, emergency transportation, reimbursement rates, water recreation, public access, water bodies, recreational use, water commissions
TX
Texas 89th Regular
S/C on Family & Fiduciary Relationships Mar 24th, 2025
S/C on Family & Fiduciary Relationships
Transcript Highlights:
- The idea that children belong with their parents.
- parental rights when there's no other option are essential principles.
- Involuntary termination of parental rights is a serious issue.
- From my understanding, kids need both parents.
- It needs to be done so that parents absolutely...
Bills:
HB809 , HB 1193 , HB1916 , HB2558 , HB1973 , HB2350 , HB2399 , HB2340 , HB 116 , HB330 , HB2496 , HB116
Keywords:
digitized signature, waiver of citation, marriage dissolution, electronic notarization, family law, HB 1193, informal marriage, common-law marriage, declaration of informal marriage, confidentiality, privacy, county clerk, vital statistics unit, Family Code, Health and Safety Code, marriage records, public records, personally identifying information, PII, legal representative
TX
Texas 89th Regular
S/C on Family & Fiduciary Relationships Mar 31st, 2025
S/C on Family & Fiduciary Relationships
Transcript Highlights:
- My bill is necessary to ensure that parents are not denied this access because it is critical for parents
- Right, that federal law does not limit parents' access.
- Parents need to know what's happening with their children, and unfortunately, current law leaves parents
- Parents should know.
- Bad picture of a child or even a parent.
Bills:
HB368 , HB3311 , HB1734 , HB2495 , HB2716 , HB793 , HB3376 , HB2524 , HB3421 , HB3446 , HB3181
Keywords:
electronic devices, family violence, criminal prosecution, protective orders, tracking, harassment, family allowance, decedent's estate, surviving spouse, minor children, inheritance, child support, maintenance, HB 1734, Family Code, Section 155.207, suit affecting the parent-child relationship, SAPCR, continuing exclusive jurisdiction, jurisdiction transfer
TX
Texas 89th Regular
S/C on Family & Fiduciary Relationships Mar 31st, 2025
S/C on Family & Fiduciary Relationships
Transcript Highlights:
- to present House Bill 3311, which protects our Texas children in the event of a tragic loss of a parent
- For a young child, losing a parent is probably the most difficult experience they can face.
- debts and lien collections to receive any unpaid child support or other benefits from their parents'
- If the deceased parent was their sole source of financial support, the child may have no other means
- None of us would ever wish for someone to lose a parent, but when it... inevitably happens, we have the
Bills:
HB368 , HB3311 , HB1734 , HB2495 , HB2716 , HB793 , HB3376 , HB2524 , HB3421 , HB3446 , HB3181
Keywords:
electronic devices, family violence, criminal prosecution, protective orders, tracking, harassment, family allowance, decedent's estate, surviving spouse, minor children, inheritance, child support, maintenance, HB 1734, Family Code, Section 155.207, suit affecting the parent-child relationship, SAPCR, continuing exclusive jurisdiction, jurisdiction transfer
AL
Alabama 2025 Regular Session
Alabama House Ways and Means General Fund Committee Feb 19th, 2025
Ways and Means General Fund
Transcript Highlights:
- That could be a single parent with two kids under $30,000 a year for a family of two.
- So usually, the parent in that household cannot afford their own health insurance.
- The non-custodial parent earns, so we want that information out there now.
- Parents of the amounts paid as a collectible debt up to civil.
- Any parent of an approved child, including a...
Committee:
House Ways and Means General Fund
Keywords:
judicial compensation, salary increase, court system, Alabama legislation, judges, HB187, court fees, docket fee, sheriff's fund, sheriff's office, jail operations, law enforcement, county sheriff, court filing fees, Alabama Code 12-19-312, solicitor's fund, clerk's fund, forensic services trust fund, budget flexibility, public safety
TX
Texas 89th Regular
S/C on Academic & Career-Oriented Education Mar 5th, 2025
S/C on Academic & Career-Oriented Education
Transcript Highlights:
- They're our parent company, sorry.
Keywords:
applied sciences, career education, high school diploma, certificate program, work-based learning, job placement, high-growth jobs, technical training, career readiness, education reform, workforce training, public schools, financial aid, fraudulent solicitation, disaster relief, nonprofit organizations, criminal penalties, consumer protection, fraud prevention, charitable donations
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- Judy, I have you here on behalf of Parent Guidance registered for the bill, is that correct? Yes.
- I'm with Parent Guidance, and I've been advocating for parents for 20 years.
- When I first started the Parent Guidance Center in 2004, parents were not automatically assigned attorneys
- And so, if a parent were to get a new attorney at the last minute, that attorney he would have to go
- Parents are already substituting attorneys.
Committee:
House Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence
Keywords:
digital rights, replication, Voice likeness, visual likeness, private causes of action, fee structure, online service providers, postmortem rights, self-defense, stand your ground, castle doctrine, use of force, deadly force, civil immunity, civil liability, tort claims, attorney fees, court costs, lost income, Chapter 9 Penal Code
TX
Texas 89th Regular
S/C on Family & Fiduciary Relationships Apr 22nd, 2025
S/C on Family & Fiduciary Relationships
Transcript Highlights:
- What would happen if the biological parents challenged that?
- But the biological parents come along and say, "No, I'm the parent."
- Opposing counsel and my ex, my ex-partner, the other parent, the biological parent of the child.
- The biological parent was married. To you?
- It would help children maintain the parental bond with their non-biological parent.
Keywords:
fatherhood, family support, fatherlessness, community engagement, youth development, social policy, male role models, child development, policy reform, role models, mental health, parenting, single-parent homes, welfare reform, economic opportunity, mentorship, community initiatives, children, welfare programs, education
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Children and Families Finance and Policy Committee 3/26/25
Children and Families Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
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Keywords:
HF1918, Department of Children Youth and Families, DCYF, child welfare, foster care, out-of-home placement, permanency planning, relative search, noncustodial parent, kinship care, family preservation, African American Child and Family Well-Being, racial disproportionality, maltreatment reporting, educational neglect, truancy, school attendance, Great Start compensation, child care provider payments, TEACH early childhood program
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- It's not just affecting a child; it's a parent as well.
- versus the parents not knowing about the kid not going there?
- I mean, the teethiest is to get the parent there.
- Sure, well, I mean, as far as a parent, if a parent chooses to homeschool their child, that's their choice
- I'm always going to side with the parent first versus government trying to control the parent.
Committee:
House S/C on Juvenile Justice
LA
Louisiana 2026 Regular Session
Senate and Governmental Affairs May 27th, 2026
Senate & Governmental Affairs
Transcript Highlights:
- I am the former foster parent and proud adoptive parent of Kaylee Williams, who is nine years old.
- But parents have to be able to choose to parent their children.
- , of what the parents want, what the parents want, what the parents need, and that's not the focus.
- the parents want, what the parents need, and it's, that's not the focus.
- child's. parents want or what the parents desire to what the child needs.
Committee:
Senate Senate & Governmental Affairs
Keywords:
sales tax, exemptions, credits, rebates, uniformity, legislative rules, fiscal report, constitutional convention, Louisiana constitution, electoral process, government structure, delegate elections, delegates, state election, ratification, Louisiana, public meetings, broadcast, transparency, government accountability