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• The House of Representatives will now come to order.
• There are representatives that are standing here.
• And 19 students were shot and killed.
• school students and vice versa.
• But I’ve talked to students.

Keywords: 959, house, all

Summary: The House opened with prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance, then approved the House Journal for the prior day by a 123-0 roll call vote. Members then used points of personal privilege to recognize National Police Week and honor fallen law enforcement officers with a moment of silence, and several members gave farewell remarks for departing colleagues and interns. The chamber also introduced a number of special guests, including student groups, interns, a former representative, and the University of Missouri wheelchair basketball team. The House then took up Senate messages and committee reports before acting on House Committee Substitute for House Bills 1839, 2921, and 3015. The sponsor explained the Senate amendment was a technical correction to an online age-verification provision related to pornography; the House concurred 104-30 and then finally passed the package 112-25. The chamber also considered the conference committee report on House Bill 2596, which was described as a small-business health plan measure that modernizes pooled-plan language and adds a 12-month contraception coverage provision while removing a Senate-added blood pressure cuff requirement. After debate on the conference report and a severability clause, the House adopted the report 120-26 and then third-read and passed the bill 119-27. Finally, the House debated Senate Bill 905, which would create the Missouri Ranger training program allowing schools to optionally place specially trained personnel with narrow law-enforcement authority on campus. Debate focused heavily on school safety, local control, training standards, liability, funding, and whether the proposal would improve protection or instead increase the presence of guns in schools. Supporters argued it would give districts another optional safety tool, especially where school resource officers are unavailable, while opponents said schools need more mental health and educational resources rather than armed personnel and raised concerns about training, child development, and unintended harm. The House adopted an amendment clarifying the program after a 96-46 vote, but the transcript cuts off before final passage of the bill.

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• That's what students need to improve school safety and create better conditions for student learning
• to improve teaching and student to improve teaching and student outcomes.<00:52:07.599> Title
• :52:25.119> school<00:52:25.520> safety students need to improve school safety students
• Well, my elected to represent?
• <00:53:48.240> They students, our future leaders. They students, our future leaders.

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Tuesday, July 22, 2025, 1012, house, all

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• They use student progress available.
• people. um with a range of the students people. um with a range of the students from<01:26:17.760
• <01:26:36.560> to have a wait list of eager students to have a wait list of eager students
• They have been working and students.
• She's a ProStart student from left. She's a ProStart student from Cambridge<01:43:23.159> Isanti.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• Representative Esposito. Yes. Representative Rayner. Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Representative Rayner.
• Representative G.
• Representative Gant. Representative Gant. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
• Representative Rosenwald, there's Representative Rosenwald. Mr.
• Obviously, this bill only addresses schools and students in Florida, and I think, as representatives

Summary: The House convened with prayer, a moment of silence for Deputy Will May of the Walton County Sheriff’s Department, the Pledge of Allegiance, and quorum established. The Rules and Ethics Committee report setting the special order calendar was adopted, and CS for HB 947 was recommitted to the Judiciary Committee. The chamber then took up several special-order bills, mostly reviser and technical measures, including SB 36, SB 42, SB 40, and SB 38, all of which passed unanimously or near-unanimously after brief explanations that they updated or cleaned up Florida statutes. Members also passed HB 513 on electronic transmittal of court orders, requiring clerks to send certain petitions, notices, summonses, and orders within six hours, including Baker Act, Marchman Act, and risk protection orders. HB 615, on electronic delivery of landlord-tenant notices by email when both parties agree in writing, passed after adoption of a tenant-protection amendment offered by Rep. Gottlieb. HB 655 establishing a regulatory framework for pet insurance and wellness programs passed unanimously. HB 1145 on workforce education passed 100-4, expanding CAP grant eligibility to public charter schools for CTE startup/expansion and increasing minimum program offerings tied to a money-back guarantee program. HB 299 on elevator accessibility requirements passed unanimously, and HB 649 on autonomous practice by certified registered nurse anesthetists passed 77-30 after structured debate. The most extensive debate centered on CS for HB 1205, which would significantly revise Florida’s citizen initiative process. The bill would require a $1 million bond after 25% of required signatures are collected, require petition handlers and circulators to be Florida residents and U.S. citizens, impose background checks and training for paid circulators, shorten petition turn-in deadlines to 10 days, increase penalties, add signature revocation notices, require more identifying information on petition forms, and create felony penalties for certain misconduct. Supporters argued the changes were needed to combat fraud and protect petition integrity; opponents said the bill would burden First Amendment activity and make ballot initiatives harder for ordinary Floridians to pursue. Multiple amendments sought to roll back or soften the bill’s requirements, protect personal information, restore longer deadlines, lower validation thresholds, and bar public funds from being used to advocate for or against amendments. Some amendments were adopted, but several key ones failed as debate continued.

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• Please welcome the students from Kamehameha. Representative Muraoka. Morning, Madam Speaker.
• I'd like to welcome them to our House of Representatives. Representative Lachika.
• Welcome to your House of Representatives. Representative Mora Oka.
• Representative Pyrrhic. No vote. Representative Garcia. No vote. No vote. Representative Garcia.
• Representative Morikawa. No vote. Representative Matsumoto. No vote. Representative Reyes Oda.

Keywords: 910, house, all

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• As you look at the four sectors represented here, and our colleague Dr.
• So it's a pretty valuable certification for our students to have.
• So our students got together: we had our engineering technology students that focus on renewable energy
• technologies, our marine science students, and some of our business program students.
• This is not a reflection on its president or its leadership or its students or its faculty.

Summary: The Committee on Education Postsecondary heard a presentation on Florida’s maritime and ocean economy from Florida Atlantic University, the College of the Florida Keys, and Star Center. Speakers emphasized the importance of maritime industries such as aquaculture, marine engineering, shipbuilding, transportation, coastal resilience, and offshore renewable energy, and described workforce programs, certifications, and partnerships designed to train students and workers for these fields. They also highlighted federal and state initiatives supporting ocean economy research and commercialization, including tech hubs and innovation programs. The committee then considered SB 312 relating to the Florida Institute of Human and Machine Cognition. Senator Gates explained that the bill would allow IHMC to create a subsidiary to commercialize research, similar to Moffitt Cancer Center. Senator Fine offered and the committee adopted a friendly amendment addressing board membership concerns tied to a University of West Florida trustee. However, after questions arose about whether the bill and analysis aligned on whether subsidiaries would be for-profit or not-for-profit, the bill was tabled. Finally, the committee took up SB 270 on the Bright Futures Scholarship Program. The bill would extend eligibility for students in certain military/public-service family situations, giving families more time to establish Florida residency after returning to the state. Senator Fine’s amendment was adopted to add AP Capstone Diploma students to the automatic Bright Futures eligibility provisions, alongside IB and Cambridge AICE students. The committee then reported the bill favorably as amended by a vote of 7-0, and adjourned.

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• to keep students and staff safe. to keep students and staff safe.
• facing our students. facing our students.
• <00:21:33.320> is for our staff and for our students is for our staff and for our students
• ><00:26:37.520> schools mindful of student safety, schools mindful of student safety, schools
• <00:40:03.240> would conditions where their students would conditions where their students

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• Representative Rogers. Is Representative Rogers in here? Mr. Cook, please read. Mr.
• Representative Init, for what purpose? Representative Jones has left the well.
• Representative Dalby. Representative Dalby, thank you.
• Representative Hogan? Representative Hogan? For what purpose?
• Representative Herron, would you like to close for your bill? Representative.

Keywords: 1204, all

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• Um I assume student student support etc.
• Representative Bricky and then Representative ..."
• Go ahead, Representative<00:39:19.040> Don. Representative Don. Representative Don.
• And student school student counts. Yes.
• Representative Drive. Representative Drive.

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The meeting focused on reviewing and amending draft minutes and then discussing a draft report on SAU consolidation and school administration efficiency. Members first corrected a disputed statement in the minutes about who starts charter schools, and agreed to mark it as disputed. They also noted a donation figure mentioned in the meeting but not reflected in the notes, and then approved the minutes as amended. The committee then reviewed supporting materials, including a Census Bureau education spending table and a 1993 report on eliminating SAUs. The chair argued New Hampshire ranks very high in administrative spending and used that as evidence for reducing administrative costs. Other members pushed back, noting that education costs are largely borne locally and that the committee should stay focused on its charge. Several members also objected to characterizations of SAU boards and to relying heavily on an old report or on the School District Governance Association’s proposal. The draft report itself drew repeated edits. Members objected to language suggesting the testimony from associations was simply that change was not needed, and proposed more neutral wording about concerns over the impacts of changes. There was also disagreement over a proposed model in which a county-level school administrator would be elected; some members said that would be inappropriate and premature, while others argued the committee had not yet fully developed a consolidation model. The discussion ended with a call from some members for more time and for a future joint legislative committee to continue refining any proposal before legislation is introduced.

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• Represent Schultz? >> Mr. Represent Schultz?
• Chair, Representative thank you. >> Uh Mr. Chair, Representative thank you.
• Thank you, Represent Johnson. >> Okay. Thank you, Represent Johnson.
• Representative Schultz. Okay. All right. Representative Schultz.
• Representative Schultz, you want to go before Representative Baker? Go ahead.

Bills: HF4598, HF4884, HF3732

Keywords: workers' compensation, Minnesota workers' compensation, Workers' Compensation Advisory Council, reinsurance association, Workers' Compensation Reinsurance Association, WCRA, occupational disease, presumption, first responders, firefighter cancer, PTSD, post-traumatic stress disorder, police officer, paramedic, emergency medical technician, correctional officer, security counselor, public safety dispatcher, temporary total disability, permanent partial disability

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• Representative Nadeau: Sorry, Mr.
• Representative Nadeau: Sorry, Mr.
• Representative Nadeau: Okay, just one follow-up. Yeah, go ahead, Representative.
• And then we're back to Representative Liz Reyer. Representative Liz Reyer: Yeah, thank you, Mr.
• Um, first on deck, Representative Bierman. Representative Bierman: Thank you, Mr. Chair.

Keywords: 1183, house

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• Representative Representative Senator, >> I'm Ruth Ward.
• That really hurt students.
• That really hurt students.
• That really hurt students.
• Thank you, Representative. See none. Thank you, Representative.

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• Those are kids over there, students.
• <00:31:09.760> Ed Representative Ed Representative Ed Case<00:31:12.039> Miss<00:31:12.320
• <00:31:14.960> Jill States Representative Jill States Representative Jill tokuda<00:31:17.360
• are pleased to introduce representatives are pleased to introduce representatives from<00:32:23.120
• apprenticeships to have these students apprenticeships to have these students in<00:38:17.240>

Keywords: Order of the Day: PENDING, 912, senate, all

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• I represent a very rural area.
• Transgender students, like all students, deserve the same opportunity as their peers to learn teamwork
• like all students transgender students like all students they<02:22:50.520> deserve<02:22:50.800
• gentleman from Georgia representative gentleman from Georgia representative Carter<02:58:15.080>
• <02:59:35.880> stuie sports I commend representative stuie sports I commend representative

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Tuesday, January 14, 2025, 1012, house, all

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• > incredibly student, it has been incredibly student, it has been incredibly meaningful<00:16:
• Without you, I may not student page.
• Ellen, on selecting these student pages. Ellen, on selecting these student pages.
• kind to our student pages. kind to our student pages.
• [applause] Welcome to the Senate. representatives from Moms for Liberty representatives from Moms for

Keywords: 916, all

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• She not only represents Macallen Memorial, but she also represents the... ...entire Rio Grande Valley
• With this award comes $50,000 in grant money for student center upgrades across... ...student-centered
• Out of thousands of students across 34 states, Enoch Students across 34 states, Enoch advanced the final
• As a proud champion for students with As a proud champion for students with special needs, I am horrified
• people and their elected representatives.

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Wednesday, June 24, 2026, 1012, house, all

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• I am representing Students Engaged in Advancing Texas as their State Policy Director, and I am firmly
• I represented House District 148.
• I've been representing myself.
• You represent Texans. I also represent Texans.
• To have a male student use...

Bills: SB7, SB14, SB 7, SB 14

Keywords: gender designation, civil penalties, private civil rights, multiple-occupancy spaces, Texas Women's Privacy Act, law enforcement, confidentiality, personnel files, employee records, misconduct, abortion, civil liability, abortion-inducing drugs, qui tam actions, Texas Citizens Participation Act, Religious Freedom Restoration Act, healthcare regulations, impact fees, water conservation, reuse projects

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• To his left is Vice Chair Representative Brandy Fluker-Reid.
• To her left is Representative Natalie Higgins. At her left is Representative Meghan Kilcoyne.
• Welcome, Representative. It's a five-minute panel.
• I work with first-grade students.
• These students are healthy, vibrant.

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The committee hearing began with opening remarks from the House and Senate chairs outlining procedures for a large public hearing with more than 100 witnesses on 64 legislative proposals. They explained time limits, rules for in-person and virtual testimony, written testimony procedures, and the committee’s reporting deadline. Testimony then moved through a series of juvenile justice, child protection, and civil liberties bills, with witnesses generally urging favorable reports or, in one case, opposing expanded juvenile court transparency and child advocate access to records. Several witnesses supported bills aimed at juvenile justice reform. Representative Hendricks backed H. 1744 to prevent child labor exploitation and trafficking, citing federal findings of child labor in seafood processing and calling for stronger penalties and a ban on minors working in such facilities. Senator Gomez supported S. 1131 and S. 1121 to reduce juvenile fees, fines, restitution burdens, and bail-related costs, arguing they worsen racial and economic disparities. Senator Crean and other advocates supported S. 1051/H. 1695 to expand juvenile diversion eligibility, while multiple witnesses from juvenile justice and immigrant advocacy groups supported H. 1657/S. 1058 to expand juvenile expungement and to limit sharing juvenile fingerprints with federal authorities, describing recent ICE detentions of Chelsea students and the resulting fear in immigrant communities. Witnesses also supported H. 1918/S. 1240 to narrow the youthful offender statute, raising the minimum age and reducing mandatory adult-style penalties for youth. The committee also heard testimony on child safety and bodily autonomy bills. Middlesex District Attorney Marion Ryan supported H. 1752 to protect children left in extreme temperatures, explaining it would create civil penalties, allow emergency responders to remove children from cars without liability, and add criminal penalties when serious injury results. Representative Thurber and Senator O’Connor testified for H. 2011/S. 1227, a bill prohibiting coercion or mandates for health-related interventions, including vaccinations, and allowing legal remedies for violations. Senator Jalen supported S. 1136/H. 1847 to prevent false confessions by requiring recording of interrogations and banning deceptive tactics, and several innocence-project and legal-services witnesses described wrongful convictions tied to false confessions and coercive interrogations. Another major topic was H. 1626, which would require age verification for pornographic content and launch an education campaign about online sexual exploitation; Representative Cruz and survivor Udoz Wallace testified in support, describing nonconsensual image sharing and deepfake harms. Not all testimony was supportive. The Committee for Public Counsel Services opposed S. 1035, which would increase transparency in juvenile court proceedings, and H. 1689, which would expand the child advocate’s access to confidential juvenile records, arguing both would undermine privacy and trauma-informed protections for children and families. No votes or formal committee actions were taken during the portion of the hearing provided; the session consisted of opening remarks and public testimony on the listed bills.

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• Thank you, Representative Kavanaugh, for the question.
• Representative Kavanaugh. Thank you, Mr. Chair.
• Well, I mean, first of all, I want to say on the record, I'm sympathetic to Representative Bentley, representing
• I love Representative Bentley.
• And like Representative Brooks, this is part of something that also affects my district because I represent

Summary: The committee met to consider a series of appropriation, reserve transfer, and grant requests. Early items included temporary appropriations for the Department of Education’s Educational Freedom Account program ($32 million), the State Crime Lab ($476,000), and DFA Assessment Coordination ($90,000), along with a $1 ARPA return from the Department of Health. The committee approved these items after brief questions, including a discussion about contract cost increases at Assessment Coordination and a clarification that the $1 ARPA item was simply an unused-funds return. The most extensive discussion centered on the Department of Education’s EFA funding. Members questioned the growth in participation, the use of one-time funds and restricted reserves, and safeguards against fraud or improper purchases. Agency officials said about 44,000 students were being funded, that purchases are reviewed and flagged for unusual activity, and that homeschool students are not required to buy a curriculum so long as purchases are eligible and approved. The committee approved the EFA appropriation and related reserve transfer, and officials said the governor’s proposed budget would include the program in the RSA going forward. The committee also approved a DHS reallocation request and reviewed a building authority loan for a data center power supply replacement. In the federal grant section, members discussed a Department of Agriculture request for Central Arkansas Water to acquire land in the Maumelle watershed. Debate focused on the environmental benefits versus local property-tax and development concerns in Perry County, with testimony from the agency, Central Arkansas Water, and Potlatch about watershed protection, public access, and potential development impacts. After extended discussion, the committee adopted a motion to defer the item to the full Legislative Council and asked the department to remove the Perry County portion from the request, limiting the grant-funded purchase to Pulaski County property. The committee then reviewed remaining items, including a Veterans Affairs pay-plan appropriation, and adjourned.

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• I am a senior and a school board student representative.
• Thank you for future for our students.
• <01:28:25.920> without college credits to students without college credits to students without
• class size, and student class size, and student opportunities.<01:33:05.120> Our<01:33:05.520
• 33:15.920> that With approximately 1,200 students, that With approximately 1,200 students, that

Keywords: 1187, senate, all