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US
US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
US House Floor Proceedings (Wednesday, February 26, 2025)
US Federal House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- This person was a general engineer and market analyst for the Department of Energy and, in fact, was
- "I have a PhD in biomedical engineering.
- I'm also the engineer on the boat, and I'm not sure my vessel will survive termination.
- I yield back. biomedical engineering I was hired by biomedical engineering I was hired by the<07:31:45.638
- on the boat and I'm not sure my engineer on the boat and I'm not sure my vessel<07:33:47.440>
Will
MA
Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
Joint Committee on Ways and Means Jun 21st, 2026 at 11:00 am
Joint Committee on Ways and Means
Transcript Highlights:
- The students were teaching me about HBAC, Marine Service Technology, Engineering, and Cooking.
- We're teaching you about HBAC, Marine Service Technology, Engineering, and Cooking.
- Access to affordable child care is also an engine of the state's economy, enabling families of all income
- I would say that the University of Massachusetts is one of the Commonwealth's greatest assets, an engine
- Again, I want to thank you all for your time, and I would be happy to answer any questions. ...an engine
Summary:
The hearing was a Joint Committee on Ways and Means budget session held in Lawrence focused on the governor’s proposed FY27 education and local aid budget, with remarks from legislative co-chairs, local officials, and education agency leaders. Acting Mayor Giovanni Rodriguez and Superintendent Ralph Carrero emphasized Lawrence’s high-need student population, the importance of Chapter 70 and Student Opportunity Act funding, and the impact of state aid on schools serving many English learners and low-income families. Carrero highlighted Lawrence High School programs such as early college, dual degrees, career pathways, and early childhood classrooms embedded in the high school, while lawmakers introduced themselves and noted the importance of the hearing to their districts.
Acting Secretary of Education Amy Kershaw, Commissioner of Higher Education Noi Ortega, Commissioner of Elementary and Secondary Education Pedro Martinez, and Commissioner of Early Education and Care Amy Kershaw outlined the administration’s FY27 priorities. They described investments in literacy initiatives, universal school meals, student mental health, early college and career pathways, higher education affordability, community college and university student-success supports, preschool expansion, child care subsidies, and workforce supports for early educators. The commissioners also discussed federal funding threats, equity gaps, and the administration’s efforts to improve outcomes for Black and brown students, multilingual learners, students with disabilities, and low-income students.
Members questioned the panel about the local contribution formula study, the final year of Student Opportunity Act implementation, and the need to revisit Chapter 70 funding to better address rising costs such as special education, transportation, and health care. Officials said the local contribution study report is expected by the end of June, with a draft to be shared after data analysis and public comment. Commissioner Martinez said the Student Opportunity Act narrowed funding gaps but more work is needed, and he pointed to a proposed Accelerating Achievement Initiative to support the highest-need schools. Senator Oliveira also raised concerns about Chapter 70 disparities and asked about partnerships with libraries to support literacy, prompting discussion of broader early literacy collaboration.
ND
North Dakota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Education Committee Apr 1st, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- They've got a great engineering program that kids can take.
- They've got a great engineering program that kids can take.
- Over the years, I can proudly say that I've taught nurses, engineers, HVAC specialists, which I found
- We also have a former student who has a Ph.D. in nuclear engineering from Texas A&M.
- We also have a former student who has a Ph.D. in nuclear engineering from Texas A&M.
Summary:
The committee met to hear presentations on dual credit programs from North Dakota higher education leaders, a school superintendent, and teachers. Valley City State University described its dual credit model, emphasizing quality control through annual teacher training, syllabus and outcomes alignment, faculty qualification review, school visits, and pathways aimed at the College Studies Certificate. Members asked about teacher employment, course scheduling, revenue, scholarships, and whether a centralized model might improve efficiency; VCSU said most instructors are K-12 employees, online offerings are still small, and centralization could weaken local relationships and choice. Lake Region State College similarly stressed access and partnerships, noting about half of its headcount is still in high school, with both online and face-to-face dual credit options, district reimbursement arrangements, and support for rural schools. Lake Region also said dual credit helps students who might not otherwise see themselves as college-bound, but reduced tuition can still be a barrier for some families.
Fargo Public Schools reported continued growth in dual credit, with 50 courses offered in partnership with several NDUS institutions and a 12.61% increase in participation. The superintendent highlighted a growing education pathway, including students completing Introduction to Education and field experience, and said the district is exploring a grow-your-own teacher pipeline. He also raised concerns about inconsistent institutional processes, teacher credentialing requirements, and transfer clarity, arguing for more aligned statewide systems. In response to questions, he said AP and dual credit can coexist, with AP often better for highly selective out-of-state colleges and dual credit better for students targeting North Dakota institutions, and he described some use of Arizona State online courses in earlier rural partnerships but said Fargo is focused on local institutions.
Two teachers then testified on the classroom perspective. A West Fargo anatomy and physiology teacher said dual credit has expanded access, lowered costs, and prepared students well, but agreed that foundational science courses may be more effective when taken later in high school to reduce knowledge loss before college. A Drake-Anamoose English teacher, who has taught dual credit for more than 20 years, said the program has supported many students who went on to a wide range of careers and emphasized that small rural schools rely on dual credit to provide opportunities they otherwise could not offer. No formal votes or actions were taken in the portion of the meeting provided.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Elect Committee Meeting - 2026-03-11
Elections Finance and Government Operations
Transcript Highlights:
- Uh, we're not asking for secret engineering plans. We don't want secret designs.
- Uh, we're not asking for secret engineering plans. We don't want secret designs.
- data request showed that they had failed to disclose a third NDA that had been signed by the city engineer
- Their reasoning was that the city engineer is a contracted employee that had no obligation to disclose
- The city engineer is making the decisions about the project for and with the city staff, and his position
Keywords:
municipal nondisclosure agreement, NDA, public records, transparency, local government, county, city, town, school district, housing and redevelopment authority, economic development authority, port authority, economic development, land development, public financing, tax increment financing, TIF, abatement, municipal bonds, debt obligations
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Energy Finance and Policy Committee 3/3/26
Energy Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- local professionals and provided hundreds of jobs to our community of construction contractors and engineers
- It included construction, engineering, legal and finance, real estate, and many more sectors.
- It included construction<00:35:15.680>
in <00:35:16.000>engineering, <00:35:16.640>legal - <00:35:16.960>
and construction in engineering, legal and construction in engineering, legal
Bills:
HF3556
Summary:
The committee approved the February 26, 2026 minutes and then took up House File 3556, which would rename Minnesota’s community solar garden program the Melissa Hortman Community Solar Garden Program. The bill’s author described the measure as a tribute to Hortman’s leadership and her role in creating the program, noting its importance to Minnesota’s solar industry and the broader clean energy transition. The author moved HF 3556 to the general register, and the committee proceeded to testimony.
Testifiers from the Public Utilities Commission, Department of Commerce, solar industry groups, clean energy organizations, and community solar advocates all supported the bill. They credited Hortman with authoring and advancing the 2013 legislation that created Minnesota’s community solar program and said it became a national model that expanded access to solar for renters, lower-income households, and others who could not install rooftop systems. Several witnesses highlighted the program’s growth, including more than 1 gigawatt of approved projects, strong participation by low- and moderate-income subscribers, and job creation and private investment in Minnesota.
Witnesses also emphasized Hortman’s personal leadership style, describing her as prepared, persuasive, collaborative, and deeply committed to clean energy and public service. Some recounted personal interactions with her and said the name change would preserve her legacy and ensure future Minnesotans remember her impact. No vote on the bill itself was taken during the testimony shown, beyond the motion to send HF 3556 to the general register.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Human Services Finance and Policy Committee 2/25/26
Human Services Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- So our analytic engine looks at state policy and then creates the analytics that evaluate that post-paid
- So our<00:31:18.960>
analytic <00:31:19.520>engine <00:31:20.480>looks <00:31:20.720 - >
at <00:31:20.960>state our analytic engine looks at state our analytic engine looks at - earlier in the process, we would evaluate the state policy and we’d use that to build the analytical engine
Bills:
HF3378
Keywords:
human services, Optum reports, data privacy, transparency, legislative oversight, 1183, house
HI
Hawaii 2026 Regular Session
CPC Public Hearing - Tue Feb 24, 2026 @ 2:00 PM HST
Consumer Protection & Commerce
Transcript Highlights:
- I have an engineering background and I was actually responsible for one business, two business units.
- I have an engineering background and I was actually responsible for one business, two business units.
- I have an engineering<00:36:25.760>
background <00:36:26.079>and <00:36:26.320>I - <00:36:26.560>
was engineering background and I was engineering background and I was actually<
Keywords:
natural hair braiding, registration, Barbering and Cosmetology Licensing Act, public health, sanitation, cumulative voting, associations, unit owners, board of directors, elections, Hawaii Revised Statutes, condominium, association meetings, electronic voting, proxy voting, mail voting, insurance, premium increase, policy cancellation, licensing
Summary:
The committee heard testimony on HB 1697, which would exempt natural hair braiders from licensing requirements under certain conditions. The DCCA Board of Barbering and Cosmetology said it recognizes braiding as within the scope of cosmetology practice but warned that a broad exemption could create consumer protection gaps, especially around sanitation training, tool use, and enforcement. Supporters from the Institute for Justice and the Grassroots Institute of Hawaii argued the current licensing regime is overly burdensome and unrelated to braiding, citing the 1,250-hour training requirement, high tuition costs, barriers for low-income entrepreneurs, and the fact that many other states already exempt braiders. Committee members asked whether a standalone sanitation course or similar training could address the board’s concerns, and the board said it would bring that idea back for discussion. The committee also noted 16 written testimonies in support and 2 in opposition.
The committee then took up HB 1678, relating to condominium and planned community association elections using cumulative voting. Supporters, including the Hawaii State Association of Parliamentarians, said the bill would clarify that cumulative voting applies to all candidates, including write-ins, and would help resolve confusion in association elections. One testifier urged the committee to remove proxy voting, calling it an abuse of power in some associations, while another asked whether cumulative voting and proxies could be manipulated to stack votes. In response, the parliamentarian explained that cumulative voting and proxy voting are different, that proxies simply allow someone to vote on another’s behalf, and that existing deadlines and counting procedures reduce opportunities for abuse. Testimony also emphasized that electronic or mail voting can be secure and efficient, and that the bill would make the process clearer and more democratic.
Finally, the committee heard testimony on HB 1679, which would clarify an association board’s authority over electronic meetings, electronic voting, voting without a meeting, and mail voting without a meeting. Supporters said the measure would clean up statutory language, make electronic voting optional, and fix problems created by a 2024 change that made written-consent timing rules difficult to use for association actions. They also said the bill would clarify that proxies are only used at meetings, not for actions taken without a meeting. One opponent argued the bill needs further amendment because electronic voting is not well defined and could be abused, and questioned the neutrality of parliamentarians testifying on condominium bills. No votes were taken on any of the measures during the portion of the meeting provided.
KY
Kentucky 2026 Regular Session
Senate Legislative Session Day 21 (2-5-26)
Kentucky Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- we've come up with a lot of different formulas over the years to try to help offset this with the engine
- we've come up with a lot of different formulas over the years to try to help offset this with the engine
- we've come up with a lot of different formulas over the years to try to help offset this with the engine
- we've come up with a lot of different formulas over the years to try to help offset this with the engine
- we've come up with a lot of different formulas over the years to try to help offset this with the engine
Summary:
The Senate convened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, roll call, and approval of the prior journal. The House communicated that it had passed House Bill 4 and requested concurrence. The chamber then received second-reading reports for Senate Bills 18, 33, 85, and 132, and committee reports indicating Senate Bills 136, 183, 2, 4, and 71 should pass, with some substitutes and title amendments. The Senate also introduced Senate Resolutions 79 and 80 honoring Joseph Harden McFarland and Jeremiah Parsons.
The main floor action centered on Senate Bill 5, relating to Kentucky-grown agricultural product procurement. The sponsor described it as a way to improve school nutrition, support Kentucky producers, and keep food dollars in local communities. Several senators spoke in support, including references to the Make America Healthy Task Force and the idea of using food procurement as a tool for rural prosperity and better nutrition in schools. Senate Bill 5 passed by roll call, 38-0.
The Senate also passed Senate Bill 73, which would allow home-based processors to use beef tallow in cosmetic products. The sponsor said the bill would expand existing home-processing authority beyond food products to cosmetics. It passed unanimously, 38-0.
Senate Bill 12, relating to medical provider coverage and level four trauma centers, drew the most extended debate. Supporters argued it would help rural hospitals join the trauma network by allowing nurse practitioners and physician assistants to work under physician supervision, including remote supervision, and said it would improve access and save lives in underserved areas. Opponents, including a physician senator, argued the bill would lower trauma-care standards and could put patients at risk by allowing non-physician staffing in facilities that need immediate hands-on medical expertise. After lengthy discussion, the bill was advanced and then passed by roll call, with supporters emphasizing rural access and opponents warning about patient safety and the adequacy of physician coverage.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Higher Education Finance and Policy Committee 4/3/25
Higher Education Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- sector scales, there is an increased demand for skilled professionals in food science, bioprocess engineering
- bioprocess Professionals in food science bioprocess Professionals in food science bioprocess engineering
- <01:08:38.719>
and <01:08:38.880>food <01:08:39.359>manufacturing engineering and - food manufacturing engineering and food manufacturing without<01:08:40.679>
a <01:08:40.839>- Paul Public School and go into trades engineering.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Human Services Finance and Policy Committee 4/2/25
Human Services Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- Uh, so now he's a mechanical engineer with Spax.
- Both are recently treated with gene therapy, where their blood stem cells were removed, engineered to
- stem cells therapy where their blood stem cells were<00:53:18.799>
removed <00:53:19.359>engineered - <00:53:19.880>
to <00:53:20.160>express <00:53:20.520>the were removed engineered - to express the were removed engineered to express the missing<00:53:21.000>
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MN
Transcript Highlights:
- It was an engineering design issue. There was a lawsuit brought forward.
- It's just that there was an engineering design firm issue. Thank you, Chair Franson.
- It was an engineering design issue. There was a lawsuit brought forward.
- It's just that there was an engineering design firm issue. Thank you, Chair Franson.
- It's just that there was an engineering design firm issue. Thank you, Chair Franson.
KY
Kentucky 2025 Regular Session
Senate Standing Committee on Education (3-10-25)
Transcript Highlights:
- HB 4 would allow our universities and colleges to return their focus away from social engineering to
- to return their focus away from colleges to return their focus away from social<00:47:42.720>
engineering - /c><00:47:43.400>
to <00:47:43.680>providing <00:47:44.200>Kentucky social engineering - to providing Kentucky social engineering to providing Kentucky students<00:47:45.760>
with <00 - tenure, the first to become a full professor, and the first librarian and professor to beat out engineering
Summary:
The Senate Education Committee met with a quorum and first considered two concurrent resolutions. SCR 76, sponsored by Sen. Amanda Bledsoe, would create a Kentucky School for the Deaf Governance Task Force to examine the school’s future governance and its relationship with the Kentucky Department of Education. Bledsoe described the school’s long history and said the task force would give the small deaf-school community more voice. The committee adopted the resolution unanimously with favorable expression.
The committee then took up SCR 131, sponsored by Sen. Max Wise, to continue the Efficient and Effective Districts Task Force from 2024. Wise said the prior task force met about 10 times and focused on student achievement and district policy, and the new version would continue that work as a legislature-only task force. The resolution passed unanimously with favorable expression.
Members next considered HB 240 on primary school promotion. Rep. Truitt explained that the bill would require students who are not ready in kindergarten to repeat kindergarten, while a committee substitute softened the approach by allowing a school to hold a child back in kindergarten but requiring action in first grade. He said the bill aligns with existing reading-screening efforts and is intended to strengthen early literacy foundations. The committee adopted the substitute and passed the bill unanimously with favorable expression; Sen. Williams briefly explained his support as favoring performance-based advancement.
The committee also approved HB 298, which would change the identification of schools for comprehensive support and improvement from every three years to annually, require KDE recommendations during management audits, add professional development in reading and math, and require effective instructional resources. The committee substitute also allowed districts with multiple CSI schools to contract for a turnaround vendor. The bill additionally carried employee-misconduct provisions from prior sessions, including disclosure requirements for applicants; the only change discussed was removing the word “investigation” from one disclosure section. HB 298 passed unanimously with favorable expression, and the committee also adopted a title amendment.
Finally, the committee heard HB 424 on employment at public postsecondary institutions. Rep. Tipton said the bill would require performance and productivity reviews for faculty at least every four years, clarify appointment and removal authority for presidents at certain institutions, and expand “cause” for dismissal to include failure to meet performance and productivity requirements. Dr. Ray Horton, speaking for faculty groups, proposed a small substitute that would tie any performance measures to existing employment contracts to preserve academic integrity and avoid unintended changes to tenure processes. Members discussed how tenure works at Kentucky universities, and the committee was still in the middle of considering the proposed substitute when the transcript ended.
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- So they go into that, they look at it, make sure it's feasible, and then they'll help design, engineer
- So they go into that, they look at it, make sure it's feasible, and then they'll help design, engineer
- So they go into that, they look at it, make sure it's feasible, and then they'll help design, engineer
- That's a 27-acre acquisition. design engineer the projects and then design engineer the projects and
Bills:
HF1250
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- I'm a retired engineer and business executive and a 30-year volunteer in education, and that's the reason
- many of you know, you've seen this document talking about the hazards that are contained in this engineered
- plus and very professional. such as sheriff, constables, nurses, university professors. professors, engineers
- In 2019, I had just started my college career as an aspiring engineering student.
- I went on to study chemical engineering.
Keywords:
Texas Education Code, public schools, school district, open-enrollment charter school, teacher speech, employee speech, biological sex, pronouns, gender identity, retaliation, discipline, workplace protections, school personnel, education policy, LGBTQ, transgender, charter schools, SB 965, religious speech, prayer
MN
Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session
House Environment and Natural Resources Finance and Policy Committee 2/27/25
Environment and Natural Resources Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- This bill would exempt any internal combustion engine used for emergency backup generation with a combined
- This bill would exempt any internal combustion engine used for emergency backup generation with a combined
- 12.599>
combustion would exempt any internal combustion would exempt any internal combustion engine - >
used <00:34:13.599>for <00:34:13.760>emergency <00:34:14.240>backup engine - used for emergency backup engine used for emergency backup generation<00:34:15.119>
with <00:34
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Human Services Finance and Policy Committee 2/20/25
Human Services Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- We've had about SSIS, but Maxis is the main engine. It's more than 40 years old.
- Maxis<01:11:10.320>
is <01:11:10.560>the <01:11:10.920>main <01:11:11.320>engine - ><01:11:11.840>
it's <01:11:12.040>more <01:11:12.199>than Maxis is the main engine - it's more than Maxis is the main engine it's more than 40<01:11:12.679>
year <01:11:12.880> - We've had about SSIS, but MAXIS is the main engine. It's more than 40 years old.
Keywords:
Office of Inspector General, inspector general, legislative audit, fraud prevention, waste and abuse, public funds, grant oversight, state grants, grant management, whistleblower protection, retaliation, subpoena power, data practices, government transparency, accountability, law enforcement referrals, sanctions, debarment, payment withholding, public assistance fraud
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Agriculture Finance and Policy Committee 2/12/25
Agriculture Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- on helping accelerate the expansion of the agricultural economy, as we believe it's a key growth engine
- on helping accelerate the expansion of the agricultural economy, as we believe it's a key growth engine
- economy as we believe it's a<00:03:03.120>
key <00:03:03.360>growth <00:03:03.720>engine - for<00:03:04.280>
our <00:03:04.480>state <00:03:05.000>and a key growth engine - for our state and a key growth engine for our state and provides<00:03:05.640>
significant <00
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- When I'm not in the Legislature, I have had titles of engineer, scientist, and technical program manager
- St and Miss Beckle, maybe it may be too early, but with the re-engineering of some departments, do we
- early but maybe you uh it may be too early but with<01:10:11.080>
the <01:10:11.520>re-engineering - <01:10:12.159>
of <01:10:12.320>some with the re-engineering of some with the re-engineering
Summary:
The Education Finance Committee met on January 21, 2025, for its first hearing of the session and began with organizational business. Members and staff introduced themselves, described their districts and backgrounds, and the chair reviewed committee procedures, including how to request bill hearings, amendment deadlines, and handout deadlines. The committee also heard introductions from nonpartisan and partisan staff, including House Research and House Fiscal Analysis personnel who will support the committee’s work this session.
The main substantive item was an overview presentation on the state budget and education finance process. Staff explained how Minnesota’s general fund is forecast twice a year, how the committee should read the budget documents and aid/levy tracking sheets, and how the current biennium compares with the upcoming budget window. They described the November forecast, noted that the committee will later receive the February forecast, and outlined the committee’s role in reviewing K-12 state aid spending, school district revenue, and property tax impacts.
Staff walked through the aid appropriation summary spreadsheet and explained its columns, including end-of-session spending, fiscal year 2024-25 actuals and estimates, and the 2026-27 and 2028-29 planning horizons. They emphasized that many education programs are forecast-driven and can change with enrollment and other data. The presentation also summarized the state’s overall revenue mix and spending priorities, noting that K-12 education is the largest general fund category and that state aid makes up the majority of school revenue. No bills were heard and no votes or formal actions were taken.
OK
Transcript Highlights:
- Steve Mason, he was the owner of Cardinal Engineering in Oklahoma City until he sold the company in 2014
Keywords:
electric utilities, grid congestion, transmission technology, advanced power flow controllers, dynamic line rating, energy efficiency, rural water service, district organization, emergency legislation, Oklahoma, water management, state vehicles, state-owned vehicles, state-leased vehicles, motor vehicle use, commuting use, personal use, fleet management, Corporation Commission, field inspectors
HI
Transcript Highlights:
- a prior concurrence, accept the recommended changes, uh, amendments received from the Operating Engineers
Bills:
HB2592
Keywords:
Mauna Kea, MKSOA, Mauna Kea Stewardship and Oversight Authority, University of Hawaii, UH, Board of Land and Natural Resources, BLNR, Department of Land and Natural Resources, DLNR, Hawaii Revised Statutes chapter 195H, land management, transition period, management plan, administrative rules, rulemaking, lease extension, sublease, public lands, Native Hawaiian rights, cultural stewardship
Summary:
The Judiciary Committee met on several decision-making agendas and first considered HB 1696, which would lower the minimum age for commercial driving in-state from 19 to 18 and adjust qualifying criteria. The committee agreed to accept amendments, including changes suggested by the Operating Engineers Union, and voted unanimously to pass the bill with amendments. HB 2333, which would authorize airport special districts and increase penalties for certain aeronautics violations, was deferred after concerns were raised about treatment of people outside airport security perimeters.
On the next agenda, the committee passed HB 1710 with technical amendments only. That bill would allow the State Historic Preservation Division to conduct phase reviews of certain private-property projects and revise concurrence deadlines. HB 1737, clarifying allowable agricultural district uses related to farm dwellings and farm employee housing, also passed with technical amendments only. HB 1823, dealing with coastal zone management and excluding certain state- or county-funded infrastructure projects in Lahaina from the definition of development, passed with amendments from the Attorney General’s office.
The committee then took up HB 1897, an alternative dispute resolution measure for condominium-related disputes, including facilitated mediation, evaluative mediation, and binding arbitration. Despite noting broad opposition and a reservation from Senator Buenaventura, the committee adopted the measure and moved it forward as is. Finally, HB 2576, which streamlines background check requirements for health care facilities and workers, passed with amendments reflecting input from OHA, HAH, and DOH. The meeting concluded with notice of a later joint agenda and adjournment.