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WY

Wyoming 2026 Regular Session

Senate Judiciary Committee, February 19, 2026

Judiciary

Transcript Highlights:
  • Shared parenting deescalates the war.
  • Shared parenting deescalates backlog. Shared parenting deescalates the<00:37:31.839> war.
  • Uh, please pass shared parenting day.
  • Uh please pass shared parenting parents.
  • > what celebrate shared parenting and and what celebrate shared parenting and and what we're<00:42
Bills: SF0099, SF0116, SJ0006
WY

Wyoming 2026 Regular Session

House Labor, Health & Social Services Committee, March 2, 2026

Labor, Health & Social Services

Transcript Highlights:
  • It's number six shared parenting day.
  • the<00:03:10.959> great as shared parenting day in the great as shared parenting day in the
  • So that's why I support the shared parenting day.
  • So that's why I support the shared parenting day.
  • So that's why I support the shared parenting day.
AZ

Arizona 2026 Regular Session

02/04/2026 - Senate Judiciary and Elections

Judiciary and Elections

Transcript Highlights:
  • parenting time or legal decision-making if that parent has been awarded less than 35%. ...to award parenting
  • time or legal decision-making if that parent has been awarded less than 35% parenting time or no legal
  • or a co-parent.
  • may have a majority of time, or that both parents are entitled to 50-50 co-parenting time.
  • Instead, we have parents who spend... ...and parenting time.
Summary: The committee approved the minutes and then took up several election, family court, and criminal justice bills. SB 1425, the “big bill,” would move Arizona’s 2026 primary election date earlier and adjust related election administration timelines; the chair’s amendment moved the primary to July 21 and removed the shortened curing/ID deadlines. County officials testified in support, explaining the timing changes and the need to align dates, and the committee adopted the amendment and gave the bill a do-pass recommendation. SB 1289, dealing with certifications for entities providing money or resources for election administration and foreign funding disclosures, also received a do-pass recommendation after testimony from supporters arguing it would block foreign influence in election administration and ballot issue spending. The committee later heard SCR 1013, a related resolution that would more directly prohibit foreign-source money for election administration and ballot measures; the sponsor and supporters said it was similar to SB 1289 but broader, and testimony focused on foreign money flowing through nonprofit networks. The committee then considered SB 1326, which would allow courts to award attorney fees and costs to victims when a party violates or worsens a victim’s rights. A victim’s attorney testified that the bill would provide needed accountability and guidance, while opponents argued the term “exacerbates” was vague and that existing remedies already exist. The committee approved SB 1326 on a 4-3 vote. SB 1402, requiring courts to impose a fee on certain probationers to cover electronic monitoring costs, drew support from the sponsor and advocates who said offenders should pay for monitoring, and opposition from defense attorneys who warned it could burden indigent probationers and divert money from treatment; it also received a 4-3 do-pass recommendation. The most extensive debate was on SB 1330, which would allow a parent in certain custody cases to request a jury trial on parenting time or legal decision-making. Supporters, including several parents, described costly and traumatic family court experiences and argued a jury would provide a neutral check on judges and court-appointed professionals. County and court representatives opposed the bill, saying family cases require specialized judicial expertise, jury trials would delay urgent matters, increase costs, and risk confidentiality. Despite those concerns, the committee adopted the bill on a 4-3 vote. The committee also approved SB 1328, which declares state policy favoring parental rights and a child’s equal access to both co-parents, after adopting an amendment adding legislative intent language. Finally, SB 1329, which would let parents sue court-appointed professionals who deviate from professional ethics or standards in custody matters, passed 4-3 after testimony from parents and advocates who said court appointees lack accountability, while opponents said existing malpractice and licensing remedies already address misconduct.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Judiciary Finance and Civil Law Committee 3/24/26

Judiciary Finance and Civil Law

Transcript Highlights:
  • that data that's public could be shared that data that's public could be shared or<00:40:46.160>
  • schedule parenting time, parenting time schedule parenting time, parenting time schedule or<01:42
  • of parents to cooperate, etc. of parents to cooperate, etc.
  • <01:42:43.400> So, parenting time discussion. So, parenting time discussion.
  • parents fully present in their lives. parents fully present in their lives.
AL

Alabama 2026 1st Special Session

Alabama Senate Judiciary Committee Jan 14th, 2026

Judiciary

Transcript Highlights:
  • And it prevents justice and healing for survivors by inhibiting freedom to share their stories.
  • <00:24:02.480> This freedom to share their stories. This freedom to share their stories.
  • They're going to have a parent also that's there, or a guardian that's going to be there.
  • I mean, you might have some parents that didn't want to give their kids a dime.
  • And it basically looks up to the parents, and if the parents are deceased, it's going to flow down to
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Judiciary Finance and Civil Law Committee 3/12/26

Judiciary Finance and Civil Law

Transcript Highlights:
  • She has some uh stories on that or at least some things to uh share. you know, how do how does a parent
  • So, should a parent consultant handle uh a suggestion to the parenting the parents and they disagree
  • <00:47:46.400> disagree parenting the parents and they disagree parenting the parents and
  • are stuck in a parental parents who are stuck in a parental consultant<00:48:20.079> that<00:48
  • So should a parent consultant handle a suggestion to the parenting parents and they disagree with it,
KY
Transcript Highlights:
  • So our model is a shared services model.
  • So our model is a shared services model.
  • ownership with with crisp shared ownership with with crisp shared services.<00:03:21.760> The
  • Um and model is a shared services model.
  • And shared or not based on those rules.
Summary: The Budget Review Subcommittee on Health and Family Services opened its first meeting of the 2026 interim session, took roll, and moved directly into presentations. The main presentation was from Ryan Bramble of Crisp Shared Services, who described the organization’s health information exchange and health data utility model in Kentucky and other states. He emphasized that Crisp is a nonprofit, that data ownership remains with providers, and that governance is local. He also outlined the technical infrastructure, including a master patient index, cloud-based data lake, support for modern standards like FHIR and USCDI as well as older formats, and data quality tools used to normalize and standardize information. Bramble said the model is intended to reduce duplication, lower costs, and support rural providers and future use cases such as reporting, analytics, and AI-enabled decision support. Members asked how the state can ensure the data is actually used and who should drive priorities for health care improvement. Bramble said Crisp can provide tools, expertise, and examples from other states, but local teams such as KHI and state stakeholders must tailor and lead utilization efforts. In response to questions about ownership and coordination, he stressed that successful HIE governance requires a multistakeholder body that includes hospitals, health plans, government, and other interests, with a unified approach rather than multiple competing directives. He also said the Commonwealth has an opportunity to convene those stakeholders and set clear priorities. A senator raised concerns that responsibility for Medicaid and broader health policy has become fragmented and suggested a stronger central role for the state, possibly through the Department of Public Health, to coordinate health priorities. Bramble agreed that a single convening authority and multistakeholder governance are important, and noted that local governance should determine what data is shared and how it is used. No votes or formal actions were taken during this portion of the meeting. After Bramble’s presentation and questions, the committee was told that Secretary Stack from the cabinet would testify next on the rural health transformation plan.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Human Services Finance and Policy Committee 3/10/26

Human Services Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • She was providing shared care to two clients.
  • people who actually provide shared care. people who actually provide shared care.
  • shared services are already happening. shared services are already happening.
  • that person is reflected in the shared that person is reflected in the shared services.
  • Is that correct about shared services?
AZ

Arizona 2026 Regular Session

03/25/2026 - House Judiciary

Judiciary

Transcript Highlights:
  • I understand that you're a parent; I'm a parent too. But it's the unintended consequences.
  • You're a parent, I'm a parent too.
  • and what's fair to the parents.
  • to be fit parents who are willing and able to share the equal parenting time?
  • No offense to the parents.
Summary: The committee heard Senate Bill 1170, which would impose enhanced sentencing for selling dangerous or narcotic drugs to minors when the sale contributes to the minor’s death, and would treat the offense as a dangerous crime against children if the victim is under 15. The sponsor and families of overdose victims urged passage as a way to hold dealers accountable, while ACLU/AACJ opposition argued the bill would sweep too broadly, remove judicial discretion, and increase prison terms for people with substance use disorders. The committee recommended the bill do pass on a 5-2 vote. Members then considered Senate Bill 1012, which would change concealed-carry signage rules for Series 12 restaurants and limit liquor-license consequences in those settings. The sponsor and gun-rights groups said the bill was a narrow correction that would not expand carry rights or property rights, while liquor-industry opponents said it would override restaurant owners’ decisions about whether to allow firearms. The committee approved the bill 6-2. The committee also advanced Senate Bill 1511, requiring proof of lawful presence for drivers using non-domiciled commercial driver’s licenses in Arizona and allowing citations and possible impoundment when proof is not provided. The sponsor tied the bill to trucking safety and fatal crashes, while no outside speakers testified. The bill received a 6-2 do-pass recommendation. Later, the committee adopted a strike-everything amendment to Senate Bill 1100 creating a state registration/disclosure system for lobbyists representing foreign adversary principals, with Homeland Security supporting the measure and CAIR Arizona opposing it as overbroad; the amended bill passed 8-0. Additional bills were heard and recommended do pass, including SB 1004 on GPS monitoring for homeless sex offenders, SB 1213 denying probation to unlawfully present defendants and requiring ICE notification, SB 1402 requiring probationers on electronic monitoring to pay the fee, SB 1709 mandating revocation and consecutive prison terms for probation violations by adults convicted of dangerous crimes against children, SB 1413 removing the $100,000 restitution cap for serious injury or death from moving violations, and SB 1416 updating missing-child notification and photo-distribution procedures. The committee also heard SB 1725, which would create a civil cause of action and petty offense for excessive marijuana smoke or odor drifting onto neighboring property; supporters, including a 13-year-old student and the sponsor, said it would protect neighbors and schoolchildren, while opponents argued existing trespass law is sufficient and the bill could conflict with medical marijuana protections. The transcript ends during testimony on SB 1725, before a final vote is shown.
AL

Alabama 2026 1st Special Session

Alabama House Commerce and Small Business Committee Feb 3rd, 2026

Commerce and Small Business

Transcript Highlights:
  • Um, peer-to-peer car sharing industry is basically like a BBO or an Airbnb for your car.
  • So, this bill will make it to where there's more definition of what peer-to-peer car sharing is.
  • <00:03:12.879> Um,<00:03:13.760> peer-to-peer Peer-to-peer car sharing industry is
  • So, this bill will make it to where there's more definition of what peer-to-peer car sharing is. >> And
  • This bill will make it to where there's more definition of what peer-to-peer car sharing is. >> And that
Bills: HB351, SB109, HB351, SB109
AL

Alabama 2026 1st Special Session

Alabama House Children and Senior Advocacy Committee Feb 4th, 2026

Children and Senior Advocacy

Transcript Highlights:
  • <00:21:26.559> a custody is shared by the parents in a custody is shared by the parents in
  • This gives parents more control. It takes no control away from parents.
  • This gives parents more control. It takes no control away from parents.
  • This gives parents more control. It takes no control away from parents.
  • This gives parents more control. It takes no control away from parents.
NM

New Mexico 2026 Regular Session

Senate - Rules Feb 4th, 2026 at 09:26 am

Senate Rules

Transcript Highlights:
  • And because they found out who the parenting students are, they were able to get family-friendly spaces
  • the things I have in your question, and I know you're just going to ask a question on the single parent
  • But I'm considering the student that only has a single parent because you become underneath the same
  • It makes it harder on the student and on the parent.
  • Yes, so any way we can support students, whether it's dual parents or single parents, any way we can
Bills: SB132, SM16, SM17
AZ

Arizona 2026 Regular Session

02/11/2026 - Senate Government

Government

Transcript Highlights:
  • is found in violation, the bill requires the AG to instruct the state treasurer to withhold state-shared
  • is found in violation, the bill requires the AG to instruct the state treasurer to withhold state-shared
  • That's nearly a tripling of shared income tax revenue over the last decade.
  • But that responsibility belongs to individuals themselves and to parents.
  • Look, I believe in parents' discretion.
Summary: The committee approved the February 4, 2026 minutes and held SB 1571 until the following week. It then heard and advanced several measures, beginning with SB 1745, which would cap transaction privilege/excise tax rates in the state’s largest cities at 2.5% per classification unless approved by voters, and would allow enforcement through the attorney general and state-shared revenue withholding. Supporters argued it would protect taxpayers and restrain municipal tax increases; the bill received a technical amendment and a due pass recommendation. The committee also advanced SB 1686, renaming Wesley Bolin Memorial Plaza as the Wesley Bolin and Charlie Kirk Freedom Plaza and authorizing memorial placements for Don Bowles and Charlie Kirk, after brief supportive discussion and no substantive opposition testimony. The committee spent substantial time on SB 1567 and SB 1435, both aimed at restricting public entities, schools, and libraries from exposing minors to sexually explicit materials and from using public facilities for sexually explicit filming or access. Supporters framed the bills as child-protection measures and cited examples of explicit books and materials in libraries and schools; opponents, including the ACLU, warned the definitions were broad, could chill speech, and could criminalize librarians and educators for handling constitutionally protected literature or sex-education materials. Both bills were amended and passed on 4-3 votes, with supporters emphasizing existing obscenity standards and opponents stressing First Amendment concerns and implementation problems. The committee also advanced SB 1433 and SB 1434, which would redraw Maricopa County boundaries and, in the latter bill, create three new counties with a transition board and staggered elections. The sponsor argued Maricopa County had become too large and politically dominant, making government less representative and less responsive; opponents called the proposals expensive, disruptive, and politically motivated, citing concerns about debt division, duplicated county systems, and fiscal impacts. Both bills received due pass recommendations on 4-3 votes. Finally, the committee approved SCR 1024, requiring legislators to live in their district for one year before election, and SCR 1025, moving the legislative session start date from the second Monday to the fourth Monday in January; both resolutions passed unanimously or near-unanimously after sponsor testimony that they would modernize outdated rules and improve use of time.
AZ

Arizona 2026 Regular Session

02/18/2026 - House Ways & Means

Ways & Means

Transcript Highlights:
  • I appreciate your testimony, and I agree with the statements that you've shared.
  • Scott and what he shared. I think we do need clarity.
  • So can you share a little bit about that just for Mr. Blattman? Mr. Cole: Yes, Mr.
  • Parents who do want government funding have options available.
  • A 2023 UGov survey found 66% of adults and 80% of parents support this concept.
Summary: The House Ways and Means Committee first set aside House Bill 2794 at the sponsor’s request and then took up House Bill 2290, which would clarify Arizona transaction privilege tax sourcing rules for tangible personal property by specifying that an order is received at a seller’s business location and that server location does not control sourcing. The sponsor said the bill codifies existing, historic treatment and would provide certainty for taxpayers, while the League of Arizona Cities and Towns opposed it, arguing it would be a major departure from current practice, could shift revenue away from rural communities, and could create multiple tax rates for a single transaction. The Department of Revenue said it was neutral, acknowledged ongoing ambiguity and administrative complexity, and explained that a 2023 draft ruling had been based on a legal analysis but was never finalized. Several business and association witnesses supported the bill as necessary to prevent inconsistent audits and to preserve origin-based sourcing for in-state sellers. After extended debate, the committee passed HB 2290 on a 5-3 vote, with one member absent. The committee then heard House Bill 2373, which would add a space on the individual income tax return for taxpayers to voluntarily direct part of a refund to the Veterans Donations Fund or a veterans service organization fund. The sponsor and a representative of veterans advocacy groups described it as a simple, voluntary way to support veterans organizations and local projects. No opposition was raised, and the bill was approved unanimously by the members present, 8-0, with one absent. Finally, the committee considered House Bill 2143, a technical change to Public Safety Personnel Retirement System law that would limit the 5% ownership cap to publicly traded corporations. PSPRS representatives said the change would reduce compliance costs and avoid unnecessary workarounds while maintaining existing investment safeguards and diversification rules. Members discussed that ASRS does not have the same cap and that PSPRS already has broader limits on concentration risk. The bill was presented as an administrative cleanup measure, and discussion focused on clarifying that it would not increase investment risk.
NM

New Mexico 2026 Regular Session

Senate - Education Feb 9th, 2026 at 09:04 am

Senate Education

Transcript Highlights:
  • . that teachers have to have, as well as the struggle with parents.
  • parents is championing something else.
  • parents is championing something else.
  • I know they don't want to have those difficult conversations with parents.
  • I was a former foster parent.
NM

New Mexico 2026 Regular Session

House - Education Feb 9th, 2026 at 08:33 am

House Education

Transcript Highlights:
  • My parents knew about it. Nobody's going after this girl. Just a statement. Just a statement.
  • understandable by the district, by the school, and the school impacts a lot of people in that—not only the parents
  • Strong governance requires transparency and shared accountability, not centralized control. Thanks.
  • Strong governance requires transparency and shared accountability, not centralized control.