Transcript Highlights:

• We failed on the suicide rates of our children.
• So I'm so happy to remind everybody of the legislation I passed in '23.
• And then again, reading the bill, if we could just go ahead and pass it.
• This is a good bill; it should pass.
• And then another three or four times... ...to pass a bill or to pass a bill because of how it would work

Summary: The committee first approved the minutes from February 16 and 17 without objection. It then heard House Bill 623, which would require a 60-second moment of silence at the beginning of each public school day. The sponsor and several supporters, including a rabbi, a pastor, a church representative, and a former teacher, argued that the bill is neutral, low-cost, and intended to promote calm, reflection, and better student behavior while protecting religious freedom and parental authority. Some members raised concerns about mandating the practice, local control, whether it could be seen as encouraging prayer, and how it would apply to late arrivals or charter schools. The sponsor said it would apply to public and charter schools but not private schools, and that students could silently read or pray if they wished. The committee passed HB 623 on a 10-4 roll call vote and sent it to the floor with a due pass recommendation. The committee then took up House Bill 728, a school funding and staffing definitions bill sponsored by Representative Church. She said the bill would clarify statutory definitions for instructional, administrative, classified, and per-pupil staff, and would move positions that are not directly instructing students into the administrative category, based on LSO review and Department of Education guidance. Supporters said the bill would improve transparency and accountability in how state education dollars are categorized and spent. Questions focused on how the new definitions would affect principals, superintendents, teacher-leaders, mentors, instructional coaches, and rural districts that split duties between teaching and administration. The Idaho Association of School Administrators testified in opposition, warning that the bill would reduce flexibility and could make instructional coaching unsustainable, especially in smaller districts with limited administrative allocations. Members debated whether to hold HB 728 for further clarification or move it forward. A substitute motion to hold the bill until February 27 failed on a 6-8 roll call. The committee then voted on the original motion to send HB 728 to the floor with a due pass recommendation, and that motion passed unanimously on the recorded vote.

Transcript Highlights:

• They're going to brief us on the implementation of HB 121, which passed in 2003.
• We have Medicaid, just passed in 1965. The Florida program began in 1970.
• You guys passed the bill.
• To begin, thank you for your leadership in passing House Bill 121 in 2023.
• To begin, thank you for your leadership in passing House Bill 121 and 2023.

Summary: The committee received a briefing from AHCA Deputy Secretary Brian Meyer and Florida Healthy Kids CMO Ashley Carr on implementation of HB 121, which was enacted in 2023 to expand Florida’s KidCare/CHIP eligibility from 200% to 300% of the federal poverty level and replace the sharp premium “benefits cliff” with a tiered premium glide path. Sponsor Rep. Bartleman described the bill as a bipartisan effort to help working families keep children insured while moving toward economic self-sufficiency. The presenters explained that the program remains a joint federal-state structure, with Medicaid unchanged and the bill affecting only the CHIP-related portions of KidCare. AHCA said implementation has been delayed by federal CMS actions. The agency reported that CMS first rejected a state plan amendment approach, then required revisions to the premium tiers under a new maintenance-of-effort interpretation, and later issued a new interpretation of continuous 12-month eligibility that would prevent disenrollment for nonpayment of premiums. AHCA said it submitted an 1115 waiver, but negotiations over special terms and conditions reached an impasse, and the state has filed litigation challenging CMS’s interpretation. Members asked about the cost of litigation, the effect on future bills, the review process for CMS documents, disenrollment and reenrollment rules, and whether any additional legislative action is needed; AHCA said no further state action is needed at this time and that the key issue is the pending federal litigation. Several members and the sponsor emphasized the need for immediate implementation and asked about possible interim relief. AHCA said current coverage remains in place under the preexisting program, that there is a 30-day grace period for premium payment, and that reenrollment does not require a penalty or back payment, though coverage is not active during lapsed periods. The committee also heard public comment from Nicholas Hessing of the Children’s Services Council of Broward County and the Florida Alliance of Children’s Councils and Trusts, who supported HB 121 and said the expansion could make about 17,600 additional children eligible in Broward County alone. The meeting ended with Rep. Bartleman thanking staff and expressing hope that the new federal administration would allow the program to move forward, and the chair adjourned the meeting.

Transcript Highlights:

• I think that we are passing some good law here, and we should all vote green.
• Fail to ensure physical and program access for disabled persons.
• Fail to ensure physical and program access for disabled persons.
• Fail to ensure physical and program access for disabled persons.
• Fail to previously speaking about.

Keywords: 1183, house

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• </c> 181 was passed 181 was passed um<00:14:53.120><c> and</c><00:14:53.519><c> went</c><00:14:53.760
• Passing legislation, passing a floor amendment on the floor in any bill is almost always a bad idea.
• Passing legislation, passing a floor amendment on the floor in any bill is almost always a bad idea.
• </c> don't fail because demand is too high. don't fail because demand is too high.
• The bill passed the Senate.

Keywords: 926, house, all

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• </c> body um you just need a majority to pass body um you just need a majority to pass the<00:23:55.200
• </c> that tax cap threshold in order to pass that tax cap threshold in order to pass the<00:25:38.120
• </c> impact if all one warrant articles pass impact if all one warrant articles pass shall<02:23:52.920
• </c> intent was a good one but it has failed intent was a good one but it has failed now<04:52:26.878
• </c> recommend House Bill 228 ought to pass recommend House Bill 228 ought to pass thank<05:34:32.400

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• Twenty-eight states have already passed a similar resolution.
• The Legislature would simply refuse to pass it.
• But our Congress has failed to balance the budget, and they failed miserably in their fiscal responsibility
• I move to send HCR 25 to the floor with the due pass recommendation.
• Motion fails 9 to 4.

Summary: The committee first approved the minutes from January 29 and 30. It then took up HCR 25, a resolution calling for an Article V convention effort focused on a balanced budget amendment. The sponsor and supporters argued that the federal debt and annual deficits are unsustainable, that the resolution is intended to pressure Congress rather than actually trigger a runaway convention, and that any amendment would still require ratification by 38 states. Supporters also said a balanced budget amendment would force fiscal discipline without immediate tax hikes or drastic cuts, and several public witnesses, including former officials, a banker, a student, and party leaders, testified in favor on generational and economic grounds. Opponents and skeptical members raised concerns that the resolution explicitly calls for a constitutional convention, that there is no reliable way to limit the scope or delegate selection, and that a convention could create unintended constitutional changes. Some questioned whether the strategy was honest with constituents, whether Congress should instead be changed through elections, and whether states like Idaho should continue accepting federal funds while advocating fiscal restraint. The Idaho Republican Party chair testified against the measure, saying the risk of an uncontrolled convention outweighed any benefit. After debate, Representative Boyle moved a substitute motion to hold HCR 25 in committee, but that motion failed 9-4. The committee then voted on the original motion to send HCR 25 to the floor with a due pass recommendation, and that motion passed 9-4. The committee then adjourned.

Transcript Highlights:

• Uh the bill uh the amendment does not<00:24:00.559><c> pass.</c> not pass. not pass.
• . pass. pass.
• When an active member passes callouts.
• I supported it when it was initially passed.
• Uh I have like I initially uh passed.

Bills: HF3169, HF3749, HF2605, HF3541, HF4102, HF3513, HF268

Keywords: suicide prevention, transportation, mental health, bridge safety, data collection, state law, bridge inspection, active transportation, truck parking, public safety, vehicle registration, fee structure, full-service providers, Capitol security, emergency management, state buildings, law enforcement, Minnesota State Patrol, State Patrol compensation, trooper salary

Transcript Highlights:

• But again, the PASS system, they don't like the PASS system because it makes it... ...complicated in
• SB36 passes, has finally passed. Good job. Good job. Chair Waxman, I represent Leech for motion.
• SB227 is passed to the third reading.
• We aren't passing an all-out ban.
• There being 50 ayes and 83 nays, the amendment fails. The amendment fails to adopt. Is Ms.

Bills: SB37, SJR84, SJR87, SJR27, SB8, SB10, SB227, SB261, SB15, SB12, SB25, SB57, SB127, SB293, SB441, SB3059, SB512, SB241, SB1718, SB140, SB2055, SB2075, SB2018, SB1534, SB1567, SB785, SB1233, SB1580, SB1663, SB413, SB447, SB519, SB467, SB1579, SB1191, SB1021, SB1838, SB2807, SB2835, SB546, SB2121, SB2167, SB2035, SB2024, SB1032, SB1049, SB1266, SB1400, SB1302, SB401, SB1596, SB1281, SB1242, SB1343, SB310, SB1346, SB2753, SB2703, SB2221, SB1719, SB2177, SB800, SB790, SB748, SB571, SB1957, SB1923, SB1896, SB1760, SB1335, SB2368, SB2477, SB2587, SB2972, SB2986, SB2965, SB1563, SB1467, SB1164, SB1137, SB614, SB705, SB961, SB918, SB955, SB869, SB850, SB863, SB1610, SB1055, SB2206, SB457, SB2337, SB1362, SCR9, SB2405, SB2406, SB2407, SB2166, SB2148, SB535, SB777, SB827, SB1141, SB1330, SB1352, SB1664, SB1862, SB1936, SB1453, SB1448, SB1398, SB2137, SB2111, SB53, SB226, SB1677, SB1723, SB1839, SB36, SB38, SB815, SB1856, SB552, SB646, SB37, SJR84, SJR87, SJR27, SB8, SB10, SB227, SB261, SB15, SB12, SB25, SB57, SB127, SB293, SB441, SB3059, SB512, SB241, SB1718, SB140, SB2055, SB2075, SB2018, SB1534, SB1567, SB785, SB1233, SB1580, SB1663, SB413, SB447, SB519, SB467, SB1579, SB1191, SB1021, SB1838, SB2807, SB2835, SB546, SB2121, SB2167, SB2035, SB2024, SB1032, SB1049, SB1266, SB1400, SB1302, SB401, SB1596, SB1281, SB1242, SB1343, SB310, SB1346, SB2753, SB2703, SB2221, SB1719, SB2177, SB800, SB790, SB748, SB571, SB1957, SB1923, SB1896, SB1760, SB1335, SB2368, SB2477, SB2587, SB2972, SB2986, SB2965, SB1563, SB1467, SB1164, SB1137, SB614, SB705, SB961, SB918, SB955, SB869, SB850, SB863, SB1610, SB1055, SB2206, SB457, SB2337, SB1362, SCR9, HB5560, HB762, HB 107, HB 114, HB300, HB138, HB4386, HB2495, HB581, HB3348, HB5323

Keywords: higher education, curriculum review, governing board, faculty council, ombudsman, tax exemption, property tax, homestead, fire damage, constitutional amendment, bail reform, criminal justice, felony offenses, public safety, judicial conduct, state commission, judicial misconduct, commission membership, immigration enforcement, ICE agreements

Transcript Highlights:

• Then the amendment passes. Representative Bennett, to your bill as amended. Chair Bennett.
• You'll note that a fiscal note has been passed to this bill with a cost of 0.
• And Chair Mueller, you'll note that fiscal notes being passed to this bill with a cost of 0 house file
• I will read off the four areas where this law would apply to a public officer: one, intentionally fails
• I will read off the four areas where this law would apply to a public officer: one, intentionally fails

Bills: HF3489, HF3990, HF3825, HF3826, HF3827, HF3822

Keywords: grooming, child protection, student safety, sexual exploitation, educator licensing, teacher discipline, mandatory reporting, mandated reporter training, school misconduct, predatory offender, child abuse, sexual abuse, sex trafficking, child sexual abuse material, child pornography, position of authority, school employee, school administrator, license revocation, license suspension

Transcript Highlights:

• Last year, a bill similar passed the House but failed to receive a hearing in the Senate.
• HB 2825 Israel Madam Chair members House Bill 2825 restricts the ability to incarcerate someone who fails
• Last year, a bill similar passed the House but failed to receive a hearing in the Senate.
• You might recall last year, SCR 1002 failed to pass House third read.
• I'm happy to talk to my colleagues regarding all the other violations this bill would have if it passed

Summary: The committee worked through a long Minority Caucus calendar covering a wide range of bills, with many items on consent and several pulled for discussion. Early items included resolutions on Judea and Samaria, bullion depository bills, a produce incentive appropriation, a biennial budget proposal, and a veterans services appropriation. Members also heard transportation-related bills on driver permits, citations, boat insurance, English proficiency for commercial drivers and motor carriers, photo enforcement, and a measure restricting incarceration for unpaid fines and fees. Several members raised concerns about constitutional issues, public safety, or whether bills were duplicative or targeted at specific groups. A large portion of the meeting focused on education and school governance bills. These included proposals on school district bond advisors, restrictions on school property leases and purchases, public meeting requirements, term limits and training for school board members, patriotic youth group access to students, computer science proficiency, and a bill requiring fingerprint clearance cards for traffic school instructors. Members repeatedly criticized what they described as inconsistent treatment of public schools versus ESA/private school programs, and several education bills were pulled from consent for further discussion. Other bills addressed child safety and family law, including DCS credit freezes, recorded child interviews, parents’ rights notices, mandatory reporting of threats by minors, sex offender residency and GPS monitoring, and a bill on guardianship rights during DCS investigations. The committee also considered a number of social services, health, and labor/consumer bills. These included SNAP work requirement and verification measures, a SNAP error-rate audit, dementia care telemonitoring funding, a Braille transcription appropriation, court fee limits, a physician assistant compact, pediatric licensure compact, and a kratom regulation bill. Members debated an earned wage access licensing bill at length, with opponents calling it predatory and akin to payday lending, while supporters argued it provided a regulated consumer option. Other measures covered cash acceptance by businesses, 529-to-Roth IRA rollovers, AI rules for state agencies, and a bill on public nuisance actions by the Attorney General. Several of these drew warnings about constitutional problems, preemption, or burdens on vulnerable populations. Energy, water, and tax policy also featured prominently. The committee heard bills on fuel formulations, gas tax relief, data centers and small modular nuclear reactors, utility reporting, and a Commerce Authority mandate to reduce fuel prices. Members criticized some proposals as favoring industry, preempting local control, or lacking a clear funding plan. The meeting ended after additional items on veterans, sample ballot mailing dates, and other miscellaneous measures, with multiple bills noted as pulled from consent or subject to later votes; no final roll-call results were detailed in the transcript excerpt.

Transcript Highlights:

• We're going to fail a thousand, maybe a million times in our lifetime.
• We're going to fail a the outcome.
• House bill passed in the Senate. The clerk will read the first bills. >> House 444. >> All right.
• The clerk will read the declared pass. The clerk will read the next<00:08:47.040><c> bill.
• The clerk will read the next passed. The clerk will read the next bill. bill. bill.

Keywords: House streaming session for Friday, February 13, 2026, 957, house, all

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• </c><00:12:12.639><c> Act</c><00:12:12.959><c> 73,</c> resolve to pass Act 73, resolve to pass Act 73
• [applause] The old system is not only failing our teachers, it's failing our kids.
• The headline was, 'New England schools are failing and nobody seems to care.'
• Well, I care, and I know those of you who came together to pass Act 73 care, too.
• </c> came together to pass Act 73 care, too. came together to pass Act 73 care, too.

Keywords: 927, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Do you want me to pass it around so you can see? I would. Yes, I could pass all three.
• The motion passes. Representative Weber, do you want to make a motion to pass as amended?
• Sometimes an amendment will pass while the bill will fail. who seconded I know mean no yeah no I who
• <03:44:19.760><c> the</c><03:44:20.000><c> bill</c> fails the bill fails the bill passes<03:44:23.120
• </c><03:44:53.760><c> the</c> will pass what the bill will fail the will pass what the bill will fail

Keywords: 1189, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• These challenges have all failed.
• </c><00:05:06.320><c> Indeed,</c> challenges have all failed. Indeed, challenges have all failed.
• </c> Senate File 2709 be recommended to pass Senate File 2709 be recommended to pass and<00:30:37.760
• </c> the bill passes. Senator Wesley. the bill passes. Senator Wesley.
• Please pass our bill of rights. today. Please pass our bill of rights. Thank<02:40:09.280><c> you.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• It was so important that he called us into special session to pass it.
• So at the time of my involvement in Timber Fish and Wildlife, the process was failing.
• So at the time of my involvement in timber fish and wildlife the process was failing.
• So, at the time of my involvement in timber, fish, and wildlife, the process was failing.
• At one point, they had so many extensions they didn't know whether they could pass it.

Summary: The committee held a work session on the history, implementation, and current challenges of Washington’s Forest and Fish law and related Habitat Conservation Plan. Testimony from tribal representatives Jim Peters and David Herrera, former Rep. Jim Buck, and mediator Tim Thompson described the original timber, fish, and wildlife negotiations as a broad, collaborative effort intended to balance salmon and habitat protection with a viable timber industry. DNR’s Sabur Jawad outlined the program’s statutory framework, the roles of DNR, Ecology, Fish and Wildlife, tribes, local governments, landowners, and the Forest Practices Board, and explained that changes to aquatic-resource rules can come through adaptive management, legislative direction, or court orders. He also described the permitting and enforcement system, the programmatic HCP, road maintenance and abandonment work, and the adaptive management process, including the long-running NP stream-buffer studies and resulting rulemaking timeline. Agency and stakeholder testimony emphasized accomplishments such as decades of HCP coverage, annual compliance monitoring, road and fish-barrier improvements, small forest landowner assistance programs, and the completion of numerous adaptive management studies. DNR’s Katie Allen said the program has strong successes but also faces resource-intensive implementation, rising costs, and watershed-wide pressures beyond forestry, and she pointed to a State Auditor review that produced 13 recommendations now being addressed through an action plan and a structured decision-making model. Washington Farm Forestry Association executive director Elaine O’Neill said small forest landowners supported the agreement expecting assistance and flexibility, but argued the balance has shifted toward more protection and less practical consideration of rural vitality and property rights. Washington Forest Protection Association executive director Jason Spadero said the agreement has produced measurable environmental gains and regulatory predictability, but criticized the recent NP rule and urged continued science-based, economically balanced management. In the final discussion, tribal representatives said the collaborative, consensus-based process still works in some areas, but that the principals need to be re-engaged more directly and periodically to restore accountability and trust. They said the adaptive management process and funding remain important, but expressed concern that consensus has broken down in some recent rulemaking and that side negotiations or outside pressure can undermine the original agreement. Members asked how to restore the collaborative model; Peters suggested renewed commitment from the principal parties and more regular high-level meetings, while Herrera echoed the need to implement the auditor’s recommendations. No formal votes or legislative actions were taken during the work session.

Transcript Highlights:

• Some of these fraud programs are pass-through money or federally funded programs, sometimes mixed with
• Some of these fraud programs are pass-through money or federally funded programs, sometimes mixed with
• it over to our work together or pass it over to our trafficking<00:22:03.280><c> team.
• :00:46.079><c> and</c> passed muchneeded clarification and passed muchneeded clarification and authority
• </c><01:32:36.880><c> to</c> know that that person who failed to know that that person who failed to

Keywords: 1183, house

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• Boe, voting aye. 56 ayes, 84 nays, the amendment fails to adopt.
• Senate Bill 10 passes to third reading. Senate Bill 10 passes.
• Until it finally did pass. And now this bill will undo that.
• The ayes have it, and SB 18 is passed at third reading.
• Members, this is House Bill 23 that we passed earlier today.

Bills: HB17, HB16, SB 10, HB27, HB23, SB 15, SB 18, HB 17, HB 16, SB 10, HB 27, HB 23, SB 15, SB 18

Keywords: property tax, school funding, enrollment changes, inflation adjustment, tax rate notice, judicial administration, court reform, juvenile diversion, court security, mental health services, drug offenses, constitutional amendments, property tax exemption, ad valorem tax, Texas Tax Code, nonprofit corporation, charitable organization, educational nonprofit, scientific nonprofit, agriculture support

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• California failed us all.
• HB 2345 as amended is passed with a due pass recommendation. Thank you, Mr. Chairman.
• The ADL has helped pass hate crime laws in 46 states and led over 100 organizations in passing the Matthew
• Pass. Representative Contreras? Secretary: Representative Liz? Pass. Representative Contreras?
• Hunter bill that was passed last year.

Bills: HB2076, HB2135, HB2175, HB2186, HB2223, HB2345, HB2364, HB2417, HB2440, HB2666, HB2763, HCR2043

Keywords: school safety, employee training, firearm certification, crisis response, school policies, reimbursement fund, local law enforcement, HB2135, Arizona, civil liability, private right of action, DEI, diversity equity and inclusion, critical race theory, anti-racism, race stereotyping, sex stereotyping, race scapegoating, sex scapegoating, gender identity

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• They are considered imminently failing, and no backups exist.
• or fail, let's just put this aside for right now until we get an answer.
• For those items, this would go at least in the right direction to help us with failing rails and failing
• "Do you want to pass that out?
• We're getting this is going to fail any day.

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The committee held a public hearing and work session on House Bill 25A, the capital improvements appropriations bill, which Representative David Mills said was based on Governor Ayotte’s budget and included appropriations for capital improvements and extensions of prior appropriation lapses. The hearing drew testimony on several requested additions to the bill, with the chair noting the unusually large turnout and moving quickly through speakers. No questions were taken on the initial bill presentation, and the public hearing on HB 25A was later closed. The Community College System of New Hampshire asked for an additional $2.6 million, including $800,000 for IT infrastructure, $1.3 million for critical maintenance, and $500,000 for energy management systems. The witness said the money would address cybersecurity and online learning needs, replace failing boilers and a roof at several campuses, and prevent costly damage such as frozen pipes. The New Hampshire Veterans Home requested $1.5 million for ADA compliance and safety improvements, including floor replacement and wider doors, citing an upcoming VA inspection and the importance of preserving federal funding. Testimony also focused on career and technical education and airport funding. Milford CTE sought to keep $9.9 million in the budget for renovations after a local vote fell short, explaining the project had been scaled down from an earlier $60 million concept and that the school board wanted another chance to seek voter approval. On aviation, Concord, the New Hampshire Municipal Association, and Department of Transportation representatives urged restoring state matching funds for FAA airport grants, saying roughly $3.6 million in state money would leverage about $62 million to $65 million in federal funds for safety and infrastructure projects at public airports. Committee members asked about project selection, matching requirements, and the airport priority process, and witnesses said the program is driven by FAA-approved capital improvement plans and safety needs rather than business-return rankings.

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• I declare the same to have passed.
• I declare the motion to have failed.
• maybe a week after this bill passed.
• This bill was passed three years ago easily.
• So, say this bill doesn't pass. Try this bill doesn't pass, and we lose our grade A status.

Bills: HB1427, SB1403, SB1448, SB1489, SB1546, SB1557, SB1614, SB1377, SB1990, SB1439, SB1630, SB1632, SB1696, SB1796, SB1824, SB1362, SB1849, SB2066, SB2071, SB2104, SB933, SB1633, SB1224, SB1246, SB1280, SB1303, SB1346

Keywords: tax credit, clean-burning fuel, hydrogen fuel cells, compressed natural gas, liquefied petroleum gas, environmental impact, vehicle modification, renewable energy, job incentives, tax rebates, Oklahoma Quality Jobs Program, employment growth, wage requirements, Oklahoma Consumer Protection Act, consumer protection, unfair trade practices, deceptive practices, exemptions, statutory exemptions, Corporation Commission