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KY

Kentucky 2026 Regular Session

House Legislative Session Day 19 (2-3-26)

Kentucky House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • The Transportation Committee has met and reports House Bill 7 should pass, an act relating to school
  • So, that's just an example of how important our school counselors are.
  • <00:28:26.960> And important our school counselors are.
  • And important our school counselors are.
  • recognizing this week as National School recognizing this week as National School Counselor<00:28
Summary: The House convened, opened with prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance, recorded 95 members present, approved the prior journal, and received notice from the Senate that Senate Bills 1 and 3 had passed and were sent over for concurrence. Committee reports advanced a number of bills on housing, local purchasing, health care credentials, postsecondary education, school bus safety, special license plates, milk transportation, veteran PTSD treatment, and the Kentucky Fire Commission, with several reported with committee substitutes. The chamber then considered House Bill 169 on coverage for feeding or eating disorders. The sponsor explained that the bill addresses insurance coverage decisions tied to body mass index by requiring BMI to be considered alongside another factor, such as depression, anxiety, or family circumstances, and said the committee substitute clarified that one factor alone could not control the decision. The substitute was adopted, and the bill passed 95-0. House Bill 393, which updates the Alzheimer’s and related dementias council, adds a caregiver seat, and requires an annual action project including an early detection toolkit, also passed unanimously, 95-0. House Bill 194, relating to cigar bars, drew the most discussion. The sponsor said the bill does not repeal existing smoke-free ordinances, but creates a narrow exemption for tightly defined cigar bars, with a 25% gross revenue threshold from cigar-related sales, age restrictions, local permitting options, smoke containment requirements, and signage. Members asked about local authority, other tobacco products, and whether the bill could affect smoking bans; supporters emphasized the narrow scope and personal choice, while opponents said their districts’ smoking bans and constituent concerns led them to vote no. The bill passed 69-24. The House then applied the clincher and moved to announcements, including committee schedule notices, a Small Business Day event, receptions, and citations recognizing National School Counseling Week, the KBLC Black History Celebration, and memorializing Brandy Engles.
TX

Texas 89th 2nd C.S.

89th Legislative Session Apr 15th, 2025

Texas House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • So the partnership is between school districts or charter schools and higher ed.
  • We're voting on our school finance bill. We've got a school security bill.
  • They started with unaddressed problems at school because the schools have no resources, because the schools
  • And I taught school and I taught school and I... Discipline is important in school. Absolutely.
  • It finally came to me that we really have no alternative but to make our first priority making the schools
Summary: The House convened with prayer, pledges, and several ceremonial recognitions, including Wilson County Day, San Antonio Mission Indian Descendants Day, and Blue Ribbon Lobby Day, along with acknowledgments of visiting groups and a birthday greeting. The chamber also announced committee meetings and then moved into floor business, including conference committee action on Senate Bill 1, the state budget. A series of motions to instruct House conferees on SB 1 were debated and voted on. One motion sought to restore salary for Attorney General Ken Paxton after his impeachment-related suspension; it passed 88-56. Another, from Rep. Olcott, directed conferees to support amendments requiring data collection on the costs of undocumented immigrants in hospitals and prisons; after extended debate and a failed amendment from Rep. Martinez Fischer to also study immigrants’ economic contributions, the motion passed 86-61. The House also adopted instructions to eliminate Texas Lottery Commission funding, to support amendments restricting public education institutions from affirming gender identities inconsistent with biological sex, and to seek an additional $4 billion in property tax relief, with each motion passing on recorded votes. The House then took up a supplemental calendar and passed several bills, including HB 39 on veteran death data, HB 102 on priority registration for certain students entering military service, HB 126 on student-athlete compensation and representation, HB 290 on tuition and fee assistance for members of the Texas military forces, HB 300 on Texas Armed Services Scholarship Program updates, and HB 2143 naming a highway in honor of Army Specialist Joey Lins. The chamber also postponed consideration of HJR 2 and HJR 6. Later, the House considered HB 120 on career and technology education pathways and HB 20 on applied science pathway programs for high school students. HB 120 received a perfecting amendment and was advanced after discussion about workforce preparation. HB 20 prompted extensive questioning about transportation, costs, and how students would access partner campuses such as community colleges and TSTC sites; debate continued as the transcript ended, with members examining how the program would operate and whether approval authority would rest with TEA.
FL

Florida 2026 Regular Session

Children, Families, and Elder Affairs Apr 1st, 2025

Children, Families, and Elder Affairs

Transcript Highlights:
  • community-based providers that see students who are identified during the school day as needing mental
  • Districts use these dollars to pay for school-based direct services providers as well.
  • This identification and treatment model was created in response to the Parkland school mass shooting.
  • Now that data is with the DOE in the Office of Safe Schools, and the information that they're required
  • While that may be the appropriate place to determine school hardening and threat assessment, they're
Summary: The committee heard and advanced several bills related to children, families, elder affairs, mental health, disability services, and child care. SB 1050 on the Agency for Persons with Disabilities was amended and reported favorably after discussion of expanding the voluntary IDD managed care pilot statewide, improving transparency on the APD wait list, creating a statewide family care council, addressing transition services for youth leaving foster care, and seeking federal approval for an adult pathways waiver. Testimony from providers and a parent emphasized workforce capacity, county-level identification of clients, Medicaid delays, and the importance of keeping the pilot voluntary; the bill passed with support and some discussion about possible future clarifications on services and Medicaid eligibility. The committee also passed SB 1310, which directs OPPAGA to evaluate student mental health outcomes tied to school mental health assistance funding, and members discussed the need for better data, coordination with managing entities, and avoiding duplication of services. SB 976 on court-appointed social investigators was amended and approved, with the sponsor describing due process protections and fee-shifting provisions for parents challenging court-appointed psychologists. SB 886, creating a crisis care coordination team pilot in Volusia and Polk counties to reduce Baker Act recidivism and improve follow-up care, was reported favorably after the sponsor described its law enforcement and community provider partnerships and an independent evaluation requirement. Later, SB 614 on child care facility and program background screening requirements was amended and passed; the bill requires a public educational webpage explaining Level 2 screening, the clearinghouse, disqualifying offenses, exemptions, and related job listings and timelines. Finally, SB 276 on sheltering or aiding unmarried minors was approved; it increases the offense from a first-degree misdemeanor to a third-degree felony, creates a presumption regarding knowledge of the minor’s age, and adds a defense when the conduct was necessary to protect the minor from danger. All bills considered were reported favorably, and the committee adjourned at the end of the meeting.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Senate Session Mar 24th, 2025

Texas Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • He was born in Senate District 18, graduated from Caldwell High School, and we just had a great visit
  • You know, when we were talking, you talked about going to high school and growing up in Caldwell, Texas
  • This is the same bracket that we used on the initial priority as well.
  • Senate Bill 2150 by Betancourt relates to coordination between teaching hospitals and medical schools
  • property or at a school-sponsored event.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Appropriations Feb 19th, 2025

Appropriations

Transcript Highlights:
  • or out of side of the school.
  • . schools.
  • There are 422,000 kids in charter schools. schools.
  • schools, like an online school.
  • and public schools.
Keywords: 1184, house, all
HI

Hawaii 2025 Regular Session

WAL Public Hearing - Thu Apr 10, 2025 @ 9:30 AM HST

Water & Land

Transcript Highlights:
  • I am 82 years old and still substitute teach at Lahaina Luna High School on a daily basis.
  • I have been part of this school program as a school district employee for 24 years.
  • I have devoted 19 years to the after-school tutoring program in Lahaina.
  • <01:17:05.600> of<01:17:05.840> ocean<01:17:06.159> and soest uh the school
  • of ocean and soest uh the school of ocean and whatever<01:17:07.040> technology<01:17:08.159><
Keywords: 910, house, all
Summary: The committee heard testimony on several shoreline easement resolutions and a water-supply study resolution. For the easement measures, the Department of Land and Natural Resources supported each item, and testimony also came from affected landowners and community members. Members asked about why some easements were granted gratis to public agencies, with DLNR explaining that those cases involved public infrastructure such as stormwater management and did not require bonds or rent. For private properties, DLNR described the standard process of monthly rent during the legislative approval gap, followed by a one-time appraised payment for a 25-year easement once the appraisal is completed. A substantial portion of the discussion focused on shoreline erosion and whether hardened shoreline structures or seawalls were contributing to beach loss. On one measure, DLNR explained that a large sandbag shoreline structure was tied to a nearby boat harbor that had altered sand movement over time, causing flanking erosion on adjacent unarmored property. On another, DLNR said a wall built under a valid 1960s permit was originally a boundary or landscaping wall, but now functions as a seawall as the shoreline has migrated landward. Members raised concerns about fairness, public beach access, and whether adjacent owners should share costs, and DLNR responded that shoreline matters are handled parcel by parcel under existing statute. The committee also heard support for a resolution creating a task force or study on desalination. DLNR’s Commission on Water Resource Management supported the intent but asked for more time to complete a comprehensive report, noting the work would require substantial staffing and coordination. The Board of Water Supply and CARES also testified in support, with CARES emphasizing future water-supply needs, cultural and historic preservation concerns, and the importance of coordinating with other agencies. DLNR said it would rely on existing studies and work with county agencies and the Department of Health. No votes or final committee actions were taken during the portion of the hearing provided.
NM

New Mexico 2025 Regular Session

IC - Land Grant Jul 15th, 2025

House Rural Development, Land Grants And Cultural Affairs

Transcript Highlights:
  • In Los Vigilas, we have an old school. We have been looking at restoring the schoolhouse.
  • However, if those lands do become available and we're in a position to buy them, that is a priority of
  • So you all are actually going to go out and see one of the areas that we've identified as a priority
  • Identifying priority areas. Right now, in phase two, that's where we currently stand.
  • But this is how we're going to approach the 29 priority areas that we've identified.
MN
Transcript Highlights:
  • This bill, House File 3, one of the top priorities that we have as a caucus, is designed to say these
  • that we have as a caucus is priorities that we have as a caucus is designed<00:02:56.519> to<
  • This gives legislators clear, timely information to make decisions about funding and priorities in a
  • in a public forum and why priorities in a public forum and why does<00:08:49.040> this<00:08:
  • But if you have not, those are also brought up by professional auditors to companies and schools and
Keywords: 1183, house
Summary: The committee heard House File 3, authored by Chair Nash, which would require the Office of the Legislative Auditor to produce an annual report for fiscal committees showing how well agencies have implemented prior audit recommendations, especially those related to financial practices, internal controls, and management. Nash said the bill is intended to give legislators a clearer, ongoing tool to evaluate agencies before making funding decisions and to help prevent waste, fraud, and abuse. He noted the bill would use existing audit information rather than create a new reporting burden, though he said it would deepen the review of implementation. Legislative Auditor Judy Randall testified that the Office of the Legislative Auditor already tracks implementation to some extent through annual information collected by Minnesota Management and Budget, but that current reporting is based largely on agency self-reporting and is not always independently verified. She said the bill would expand that work and provide the legislature with more useful accountability information. A representative from Americans for Prosperity also supported the bill, calling it a transparency and stewardship measure that would help taxpayers and legislators see whether agencies are following through on recommendations. Several members spoke in favor, describing the bill as a common-sense accountability measure and comparing it to audit practices in local government and private organizations. Nash and Randall also discussed Colorado’s similar process, where audit follow-up information is presented during budget hearings. Members raised concerns about fraud and inefficiency in state government, and Nash said the bill is meant to help lawmakers better protect taxpayer dollars. The committee voted to recommend House File 3 and re-refer it to the Committee on Ways and Means.
MN
Transcript Highlights:
  • to participate by the 2029-2030 school year.
  • It's problematic for our high schools. It's adding another mandate.
  • It's problematic for our um our high<00:34:04.640> schools.
  • It's adding another high schools.
  • It's a top priority for the state grant.
Keywords: 1183, house
HI
Transcript Highlights:
  • I am in strong support of this bill because school safety is a top priority in school settings.
  • <00:06:56.160> in<00:06:56.319> a school safety is is a top priority in a school safety
  • is is a top priority in a deal<00:06:56.759> with<00:06:56.919> school<00:06:57.240>
  • > high officer in school in a school in a high officer in school in a school in a high school<00:
  • it vary like school by school on how it vary like school by school on how they<01:27:24.360>
Keywords: 910, house, all
Summary: The committee heard testimony on HB 627, which concerns Department of Education school safety funding and staffing. DOE said the bill would restore two positions and related funding that had been removed from the governor’s budget: a targeted violence prevention and threat assessment program manager and a security technology manager. DOE described ongoing work on school vulnerability assessments, fire suppression measures, security camera research, panic buttons, and active shooter prevention training. Testifiers from DOE, the Department of Law Enforcement, fire services, HSTA, and an individual witness all supported the bill, with the individual citing a past school shooting experience as a reason to increase school resource officers and safety measures. Members asked about the positions’ duties, how the request differed from existing security funding, and the status of active shooter training; DOE said it would provide more information on training statistics. The committee then took up HB 249, relating to Executive Office on Early Learning family child interaction learning programs. The Early Learning Board, EOEL, Commit to Kids, Early Childhood Action Strategies, Partners in Development Foundation, and others testified in support. EOEL said it currently spends about $800,000 annually on FCI program contracts and supports expanding state funding for FCIL programs, including infant and early childhood mental health, if the appropriation covers the broader scope. Testifiers emphasized that FCIL programs are trauma-informed, evidence-based, and help families and children, with one provider sharing a long-term example of a parent and child benefiting from the program. Members asked how many programs are supported, whether FCIL exists on all islands, and whether the request was in the governor’s budget; EOEL said the expansion was requested by the office but not included in the governor’s budget. HB 429, concerning pre-K expansion, drew broad support from the Lieutenant Governor, EOEL, HSTA, and community groups. Supporters said the Ready Keiki initiative has already opened more than 50 classrooms and would add another 50 over the next two years, including Hawaiian immersion classrooms. EOEL said it currently administers 72 public pre-K classrooms across 74 campuses and that the bill’s funding was included in the governor’s budget request. Testimony stressed kindergarten readiness, affordability for working families, equity across islands, and inclusion classrooms. Members asked about national quality benchmarks, with EOEL stating Hawaii meets 10 of 10 benchmarks and that only five states had done so at the time referenced. The Lieutenant Governor also described construction and delivery efforts, including refurbishing existing classrooms, modular options, possible use of state buildings, and even collaboration with libraries to expand child care access. Finally, the committee heard HB 439 on J-1 teacher licensure. DOE supported the bill, while the Hawaii Teacher Standards Board opposed it, arguing licensure standards are not place-based and should remain rigorous and uniform for all educators. The Attorney General’s office offered technical comments, including replacing “educators” with “teacher” and clarifying the bill’s language on issuance and renewal conditions. Several organizations and individuals testified in support, including school, cultural, business, and educator groups. One witness, a teacher from the Philippines, said J-1 educators are highly qualified and described the rigor of teacher preparation in the Philippines. No votes were taken in the portion of the meeting provided.
DE

Delaware 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Education Committee Meeting Jun 17th, 2026

Education

Transcript Highlights:
  • or school events.
  • “To have it in the school?
  • But there’s no punishment, at least I’m hoping the schools aren’t—” “Get it in our schools.
  • , middle schools, and high schools nationwide during the regular school day, as well as the extended
  • school day.
Bills: SB293, SB279, SB293, SB279
Summary: The House Education Committee met and first heard Senate Bill 293, the Youth Camp Licensing Act, which would amend child care licensing rules for youth camps. The sponsor said the bill, with amendments, would remove accreditation language, clarify shelter requirements for outdoor camps, and eliminate limits that had restricted the number of children camps could serve, especially for families using purchase-of-care assistance. YMCA and school representatives testified in support, saying the measure would expand access to safe, affordable summer care for low-income working families. The committee voted to release the bill. The committee then approved Senate Bill 328, which would require the Department of Education’s school facility evaluation instrument to be established by regulation and to include lead-based paint hazards in the standard of good repair. The Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Advisory Committee supported the bill, explaining that lead had not been included in the original evaluation tool and that the new language would improve transparency and public comment. Senate Bill 318, updating the Delaware State Education Association special license plate program, also passed after DSEA testified that proceeds support scholarships for educators and students pursuing education careers. House Bill 443, dealing with background checks for education volunteers and mentors, passed as well. The sponsor said it would allow DOE to continue receiving wrapback reports for mentors in the state mentoring program and ensure state and federal criminal background checks remain in place. The committee also released Senate Joint Resolution 15, which directs DOE to reevaluate Delaware’s use of the SAT, modernize the accountability framework, and develop additional measures of student achievement and readiness; supporters argued the SAT does not capture career and technical pathways or other indicators of success. House Bill 459, which prohibits the sale of energy drinks on public middle and high school campuses during school hours or events, passed after discussion focused on whether the bill would affect possession versus sale and whether it could lead to student discipline; DOE said the bill only bans sales, and the sponsor said an amendment would clarify intent. Finally, House Concurrent Resolution 137 passed, directing DOE to review math instruction and MTSS supports statewide; testimony emphasized low math proficiency and the need for stronger, more coherent interventions. The committee also began hearing Senate Bill 279 on occupational therapist salary placement, with discussion centered on aligning OT compensation with other specialist roles and broader salary regulation updates, though the transcript cuts off before final action is shown.
US

US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session

US House Floor Proceedings (Wednesday, January 21, 2026)

US Federal House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • > profoundly priorities are clear and profoundly priorities are clear and profoundly misguided
  • Oh, and by the way, every school<05:48:02.160> district school district school district benefits
  • <06:55:14.000> were been eroded as coastal schools were been eroded as coastal schools were
  • Last week, I visited Perkins High School in Sandusky, Ohio.
  • After four school years Perkins.
US
Transcript Highlights:
  • We need to stop having full trash cans in public school cafeterias filled with items that the kids aren't
  • One is character, another is confidence, and a third is priorities.
  • And the third is priorities. The priority for Mr.
  • Kennedy's priority was about his view of vaccines.
MN

Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session

House Elections Finance and Government Operations Committee 3/26/25

Elections Finance and Government Operations

Transcript Highlights:
  • While the policy priority of providing more shelter capacity and availability is certainly a shared priority
  • While the policy priority of providing more shelter capacity and availability is certainly a shared priority
  • While the policy priority of providing more shelter capacity and availability is certainly a shared priority
  • to school districts.
  • also applies to school because this law also applies to school districts.<00:49:52.240> So,<00
Keywords: 1183, house
FL
Transcript Highlights:
  • This is a very high priority and will continue to do this.
  • We have John Williams, the director of the Okaloosa Technical School.
  • The students must have excellent high school.
  • He was volunteering is internship at our lab school on campus.
  • We have all the schools covered, doing really great work all around the schools covered, doing really
Keywords: 999, senate, all
US

US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session

US House Floor Proceedings (Wednesday, June 24, 2026)

US Federal House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Juniper was my constituent and attended the New Mexico School for the Arts High School.
  • from Rock Hill High School.
  • Montgomery High School.
  • And so I called his high school coach, John Davis, who happened to be one of my high school coaches at
  • He was in high school. He was a high school student with only a few credits away from graduation.
MN
Transcript Highlights:
  • Iron Range Senator Grant Hoschild shares his priorities and successes this session, including extending
  • So, this is about keeping the families in our communities, keeping our schools full, keeping food on
  • in our communities, keeping our schools in our communities, keeping our schools full,<00:10:17.519
  • :11:52.320> a While the protections of workers is a While the protections of workers is a priority
  • for me, we cannot ignore the priority for me, we cannot ignore the needs<00:11:55.040> of<00:
Keywords: 1187, senate, all
NH

New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session

House Finance Division III (03/03/2025)

Transcript Highlights:
  • So the summer EBT program for school kids does this director's office manage that as part of the SNAP
  • It's up to age 18, unless the child is still in high school or equivalency to high school, until they're
  • Do you consider trade schools also, and not just high school and colleges or going and getting a trade
  • It's basically based on high school graduation or equivalency of high school.
  • day there are a number of priority day there are a number of priority projects<03:46:28.000>
Keywords: 928, house, all
Summary: The committee held a Division 3 budget work session focused on the Department of Health and Human Services’ Division of Economic Stability. Karen Hebert, the division director, and Nathan White, DHHS chief financial officer, walked members through the governor’s operating budget pages and a briefing book, explaining that the division was consolidated in 2018 and serves programs aimed at financial stability, poverty reduction, child care access, and related supports. Members repeatedly asked for clearer breakdowns of general fund spending, historical growth since consolidation, and how the division’s broad mission areas map onto specific budget lines. A major portion of the discussion centered on the Bureau of Child Development and Head Start collaboration and the child care subsidy program. Hebert said the child care scholarship/subsidy helps low- and moderate-income families access daycare so parents can work, attend school, or receive treatment, and that eligibility is based on state median income up to 85%. She reported a 45% increase in utilization, 4,032 children receiving daycare support as of the end of January, and about 15% of eligible children being served. She also described the quality improvement system “Granite Steps for Quality,” with 160 providers enrolled out of 717 licensed programs, and noted that 1,200 child care professionals added credentials in the last year. Members pressed for cost-benefit information, asking for data on how much the state pays, how many providers and children are served, and whether the department could quantify unmet need. The witnesses said some projects were funded with short-term ARPA child care dollars and that detailed cost data for specific examples, such as the Gorm Community Learning Center expansion, would need to be looked up. They also explained that the child care fund is a federal block grant with required spending set-asides of 9% for quality, 3% for infants and toddlers, and up to 5% for administration, and that unused funds remain available. The committee also reviewed slide 10’s accounting units, including that the Child Care Workforce Fund is 100% general funds and was created as a priority item under HB 2 from the 2024 session, while some other child care-related units are 100% federal funds.
US
Transcript Highlights:
  • I'm grateful to Secretary Sean Duffy who is here today to share the Trump administration's priorities
  • for this legislation and I look forward to learning more about those priorities.
  • That's a top priority. Let's do it a few more times. Let's do it more efficiently.
  • People lose their lives when our bridges aren't safe, and so it's I know it's a top priority for this
  • But I, again, I think that's, that would be a top priority for us to move that project.
Summary: The committee meeting focused on the development of the next surface transportation reauthorization bill. Discussions centered around key principles aimed at improving the safety and reliability of the transportation network, reforming federal programs for efficiency, and addressing the diverse transportation needs across various states. Members emphasized the importance of bipartisan collaboration to streamline processes, eliminate bureaucratic delays, and ensure timely funding for critical infrastructure projects. There were also notable conversations about specific projects and funding challenges, reflecting the urgency for action and commitment to modernizing America's infrastructure.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Public Safety Committee Meeting - 2025-03-28

Public Safety Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • In statute, charter schools are separated from traditional public schools.
  • I recognize that a charter school is a public school, so when I say 'charter school,' I'm not creating
  • and public charter schools.
  • You said they're both public schools, but what about the non-charter schools?
  • public schools.
Bills: HF2432