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DE
Transcript Highlights:
  • It's just to clarify the form for health directives in mental health facilities.
  • It's just to clarify the form for health directives in mental health facilities.
  • An act to amend Title 16 of the Delaware Code relating to advance health care directives.
  • This resolution builds on those efforts by directing the Department of Health and Social Services to
  • Many states are moving in that direction.
Summary: The House convened on June 30, 2026, with opening ceremonies, guest introductions, and moments of silence for Gerlindy Lancelotti and Iva Durham. Members then took up a long agenda of bills and resolutions, including consent calendar items and several measures related to agriculture, lottery reporting, health care, fire service membership standards, inmate work, telecommunications, rent increases, youth camp licensing, primary elections, respiratory care practice, and marriage equality. The chamber also heard extended debate on Senate Bill 233, concerning removal of snow and ice from vehicles, and on House Bill 188, which would allow unaffiliated voters to choose a party primary while barring participation in both parties’ primaries. Among the notable actions, House Concurrent Resolution 157 passed as amended, directing the State Lottery to report on options to support traditional lottery retailers. Senate Bill 53, preserving the Delaware Farm to Community Program if federal support declines, passed unanimously. Senate Bill 307, giving the Public Service Commission authority to designate eligible Lifeline carriers, and Senate Bill 339, clarifying advance health care directives, also passed. Senate Bill 235, removing a sunset on manufactured home rent increase calculations, passed, as did Senate Bill 325 after House Amendment 1 narrowed disqualifying offenses for fire service membership and adjusted related background-check rules. Senate Bill 309, discharging remaining incarceration-cost balances, and Senate Bill 324, addressing constable-related firearm permit provisions, both passed. The chamber tabled Senate Bill 233 once to consider a proposed amendment for trucks and other hard-to-clear vehicles, but the amendment failed and the bill later passed as amended by the Senate. Senate Joint Resolution 19, directing DHSS to study strategies to reduce health care costs, was tabled pending legal review. Senate Substitute 2 for Senate Bill 100, proposing a constitutional amendment to protect the right to marry, passed after extensive floor debate and personal statements from members on both sides. Senate Bill 293, creating a licensure pathway for summer camps to participate in purchase-of-care, passed after House Amendment 1. House Bill 188 on open primary access for unaffiliated voters passed 22-17, and Senate Bill 94, concerning respiratory care practitioners and ECMO medication delivery, passed after House Amendment 2. The transcript ends as the House begins consideration of House Substitute 1 for House Bill 404.
WY

Wyoming 2026 Regular Session

Joint Agriculture, State and Public Lands & Water Resources Committee, June 12, 2026

Agriculture, State and Public Lands & Water Resources

Transcript Highlights:
  • Looks like it's going to be pretty tame in here, but just be respectful with your comments and direct
  • He added that he could not state that it was a direct result of the earlier issue.
  • A place where you can come, trust the food because you trust the person, and then you don't have to live
  • A place where you can come, trust the food because you trust the person, and then you don't have to live
  • <02:49:37.320> the trust the food because you trust the trust the food because you trust the
Keywords: 916, all
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Children and Families Finance and Policy Committee 3/4/26

Children and Families Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • For a young child in child care, safety is built through simple but essential experiences: a trusted
  • <00:38:57.840> adults,<00:38:58.520> parents, reactions of trusted adults, parents,
  • reactions of trusted adults, parents, caregivers,<00:38:59.520> and<00:38:59.640> teachers
  • She is a trusted and loving teacher. Mexico. Mexico.
  • She<00:44:13.400> is<00:44:13.520> a<00:44:13.560> trusted<00:44:14.040> and<
Bills: HF3415
WY

Wyoming 2026 Regular Session

House Floor Session-Day 13, February 24, 2026-PM

Wyoming House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • It's free from control or direction over the details of the performance of services by contract.
  • It's free from control or direction over the details of the performance of services by contract.
  • They affected the permanent Wyoming mineral trust funds, the common school mineral trust funds, the common
  • Senate File 109, Cowboy State Agriculture Trust Fund, yeas 25, nays six. indicated.
  • Agriculture Trust Fund, eyes 25, no six. Agriculture Trust Fund, eyes 25, no six.
Keywords: 916, all
MN

Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session

Committee on Environment, Climate and Legacy - 04/04/25

Environment, Climate, and Legacy

Transcript Highlights:
  • , level, it chips away at their trust, level, it chips away at their trust, their<00:18:07.440>
  • <00:18:14.559> Restoring<00:18:15.120> trust<00:18:15.440> by reform bill is
  • Restoring trust by reform bill is about.
  • We're moving in a good direction here.
  • Senate File 570 moves our state in the right direction and helps our region.
Keywords: 1187, senate, all
NH

New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session

Senate Education (03/18/2025)

Education

Transcript Highlights:
  • LGBTQ students who deserve to be safe at school, deserve to have confidential conversations with a trusted
  • have confidential conversations<00:06:19.960> with<00:06:20.680> a<00:06:20.919> trusted
  • with a trusted adult um and<00:06:23.199> this<00:06:23.360> bill<00:06:23.720> is<
  • Some sort of sexual violence, and that disclosure may be to a trusted adult.
  • <02:26:59.439> what completely different direction what completely different direction what
Keywords: 1191, senate, all
CA
Transcript Highlights:
  • So you get $24,000 in direct compensation and $1,200. You will also be eligible for a pension?
  • So I'm confident that we're electing and trusting that the public is electing people that are going to
  • Students, first-generation students, young women, and whether or not we trust them to make their own
  • California has a responsibility to move in the opposite direction, to lead with clarity, to lead with
  • This bill takes direct aim at what we often call the quote, some college no degree population.
Summary: The Assembly Higher Education Committee heard several measures focused on community college baccalaureate programs and trustee compensation. AB 2528 would raise the maximum monthly compensation cap for community college district trustees, with the author and supporters arguing the change is permissive, long overdue, and needed to make service more accessible to working people and better reflect community diversity. CSEA took a tweener position, warning about optics and asking for longer public notice before any compensation increase, while some members raised concerns about taxpayer costs and benefits. The bill was discussed but no final vote is reflected in the transcript excerpt. The committee then took up AB 2053, which would authorize Coast Community College District to offer a cybersecurity bachelor’s degree. Supporters said the bill addresses a workforce shortage, serves working adults and veterans, and includes an LAO evaluation and a sunset. CSU and its Academic Senate opposed the bill, arguing it duplicates existing CSU programs and could set a precedent for more one-off degrees. Members also raised questions about funding, Prop. 98, and whether the program would divert resources; the author said the district already has funding and that the bill is a narrow pilot. The committee voted to do pass and re-refer the bill to Appropriations, with several ayes and some no votes, and the roll left open for additional members. AB 2301, a pilot allowing up to 10 community college districts to offer nursing bachelor’s degrees, drew broad support from nursing, labor, and community college groups who said California faces a severe nursing shortage and that community colleges offer a more affordable pathway for working and rural students. CSU and other opponents argued existing ADN-to-BSN pathways are more efficient and that the bill could worsen competition for limited clinical placements and faculty. Members questioned funding and Prop. 98 impacts; the Chancellor’s Office said the pilot would not require new state funding and would rely on existing mechanisms such as Strong Workforce and nursing infrastructure grants. The committee voted to do pass and re-refer AB 2301 to Appropriations, with the roll again left open. The transcript then began AB 2694, a broader workforce-responsive baccalaureate expansion bill intended to address duplication rules and create a more flexible process for community college bachelor’s degrees, but the discussion was not completed in the excerpt.
NM

New Mexico 2026 Regular Session

Senate Chamber Jan 20th, 2026

New Mexico Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Campos, and Steinborn, an act making an appropriation to the Health Care Authority to provide Medicaid direct
  • An act authorizing a transfer from the general fund to the Behavioral Health Trust Fund.
  • Scheer, Campos, and Cedillo-Lopez, an act authorizing a transfer from the General Fund to the Medicaid Trust
KY
Transcript Highlights:
  • So if they don't have it, and I trust Mr.
  • Kilby to be honest here and I trust Mr.
  • Effective communications directions.
  • I trust Chad and I'm sure he state.
  • <01:15:49.040> the of 12inch gravity sewer to direct the of 12inch gravity sewer to direct
Summary: The meeting began with routine business, including welcoming new committee member Senator Reginald Thomas, approving the minutes, and receiving a correspondence report on several information items. Those items included University of Kentucky research equipment funding, UK capital project funding using federal/private funds, debt issues from McGoffin County and Owen County school districts, lease modifications by the Division of Real Properties, asset preservation project revisions at Eastern Kentucky University and Northern Kentucky University, and Kentucky Communications Network Authority (KCNA) information on Kentucky Wired critical infrastructure. The main discussion focused on a dispute over the Kentucky Wired communication shelters, or “huts,” and related payments under KCNA’s agreement with Asellicom/Excel. Brad Kilby of Asellicom testified that KCNA had not paid for the huts, that Asellicom had not received the alleged $8 million or any later payment, and that Asellicom remained the legal owner. Committee members pressed him on whether payment had been received, whether anyone else might have received it, and whether the lawsuit or dispute resolution process clarified the issue. Kilby said no payment had been received and that the matter was part of ongoing litigation. KCNA Executive Director Doug Hendricks and General Counsel Adam Atkins then testified. They said a certified check for $8.5 million was mailed in July, based on the Finance and Administration Cabinet secretary’s determination that $8.5 million was due under the model procurement code, even though KCNA had initially requested about $12 million to cover a worst-case estimate. They said the contract allowed payment in full or in tranches, that the huts were completed and operational, and that KCNA had not received documentation supporting Asellicom’s higher $10.1 million claim. Members expressed frustration over the missing check and the broader implications for Kentucky Wired, and one member requested that the committee obtain all agency requests related to KCNA/Kentucky Wired since inception; the co-chairs said they would look into making that information available. No formal vote was taken on the dispute during the portion provided.
FL

Florida 2026 Regular Session

Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice Jan 15th, 2025

Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice

Transcript Highlights:
  • I want to extend my heartfelt thanks to my dear friend and President, Senator Albritten, for your trust
  • We did provide some state attorneys with some VOCA funding, both in trust and GR, to help address those
  • We have the statutory, the trust fund information, the statutory references for all the trust funds.
  • We have the statutory, the trust fund information, the statutory references for all the trust funds.
  • I've got to speak for the Florida Foundation for Correctional Excellence, our direct support organization
Summary: The committee met to hear an overview of the Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice budget area and then received performance-measure presentations from the Department of Corrections, the Commission on Offender Review, and the Department of Juvenile Justice. Staff reviewed the roughly $7.4 billion criminal justice and judiciary budget, noting major funding areas such as corrections, law enforcement, victim services, courts, and due process, along with recent investments in prison health care, security equipment, fentanyl enforcement, court staffing, and juvenile justice salaries and education programs. Secretary Dixon of the Department of Corrections described staffing and population pressures, including growth in inmate population, overtime-driven deficits, and the opening of additional housing units. He emphasized the department’s use of performance measures and highlighted reforms such as incentivized prisons, administrative management units, reentry planning, faith-based programs, and expanded education and vocational training. Members asked about teacher hiring, public defender pay parity, fentanyl funding, staffing capacity, and the role of the National Guard; Dixon said teacher vacancies had improved, public defenders had received comparable pay increases, fentanyl funding would be addressed further by FDLE, and the Guard had helped stabilize staffing. The Commission on Offender Review reported on parole, conditional release, addiction recovery supervision, and revocations, saying its recidivism/success rates had improved over a three-year measurement period. Senator Rouson pressed the commission on clemency and pardons, saying that work was omitted from the presentation and asking for backlog and case data; the commission said it did not have those figures on hand and would follow up. The committee also discussed a conditional medical release pilot study, and members questioned the report’s conclusion that no suitable elderly inmate population could be identified, asking what criteria were used and whether stakeholders were consulted. Secretary Hall of the Department of Juvenile Justice outlined the agency’s prevention-to-residential continuum and its emphasis on education, data-driven decision-making, and evidence-based programming. He said salary increases had reduced vacancies, juvenile arrests and residential commitments had fallen sharply over time, and tools such as civil citations, risk assessments, and quality-improvement reviews were being used to guide placements and services. Hall also described the department’s use of dashboards, monthly data check-ins, and the dispositional matrix to improve outcomes and reduce recidivism.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Floor Session 3/3/25

Minnesota House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • No, um, uh, first we recognize and say thank you to the Eastern Direction, wanang, and that's where the
  • And then in the West, in gaban, um, there's a buffalo that stands in that direction and, um, and uh,
  • the beginning of time, to our grandfathers, um, back to the beginning of time, and also um seven directions
  • <01:44:00.599> quote trans kids stuck that's a direct quote trans kids stuck that's a direct
  • And we won't let Minnesota be the home of bigotry or bullying directed at our youth.
Keywords: 1183, house
WY

Wyoming 2026 Regular Session

Select Committee on School Finance Recalibration, January 22, 2026 - PM

Select Committee on School Finance Recalibration

Transcript Highlights:
  • committee's um motion and and directives committee's um motion and and directives is<00:10:50.079
  • The committee's also directed, and I think Dr.
  • The committee's also directed, and I think Dr.
  • Uh the committee has directed basis.
  • <01:32:55.040> to to the people isn't to be trusted to to the people isn't to be trusted to
Keywords: 916, all
MI

Michigan 2025-2026 Regular Session

Housing and Human Services 26-06-22

Housing and Human Services

Transcript Highlights:
  • And I saw in that legislation that the bill directs HUD to issue model code for point access block residential
  • Sava Radniewski, who is the research manager for the Housing Policy Initiative of the Pew Charitable Trusts
  • Pew Charitable Trusts. Perfect. Thank you. Hopefully you can all hear me. Yes, we can hear you.
  • I work for the Pew Charitable Trusts Housing Policy Initiative.
  • Thanks to research from leading organizations like the Pew Charitable Trusts, we know that this requirement
Summary: The Senate Committee on Housing and Human Services met with a quorum, adopted the June 16, 2026 minutes, and then unanimously adopted S-1 substitutes for House Bills 5570 and 5571. The chair said the committee would take testimony and likely not move to final passage that day, in order to allow more discussion and questions. The bills, as substituted, would allow local governments to permit certain multifamily buildings up to four stories to be built or converted with a single staircase, subject to conditions such as limits on units per floor, floor size, and existing fire safety requirements. A sunset provision was described as ending the statute once LARA adopts corresponding building code rules. Representatives Fairbairn and Wooden testified in support, saying the bills are intended to address Michigan’s housing shortage by making smaller infill and “missing middle” projects more feasible and less costly. They argued the current two-stair requirement drives up costs, makes land assembly harder, and limits development on narrow or irregular lots. Senators asked about stair width, emergency safety, the choice of four stories instead of six, and why the American Institute of Architects opposed the approach; the sponsors said the 48-inch stair width was intended to allow two-way movement, four stories was a compromise aligned with expected code changes, and the architects preferred rulemaking over statutory change. Supportive testimony came from Pew Charitable Trusts, which said research from New York City, Seattle, and other places found fire death rates in modern single-stair buildings to be indistinguishable from other multifamily buildings, and that modern safety features such as sprinklers, alarms, and fire-rated construction make these buildings safe. A developer from Ann Arbor and the Michigan Home Builders Association said the reform would improve floor-plan efficiency, reduce wasted circulation space, lower construction costs, and help smaller projects pencil out. Abundant Housing Michigan also supported the bills, estimating they could reduce apartment construction costs by nearly 13%. The clerk read in numerous written cards in support from business, housing, municipal, and advocacy groups, while the Michigan Association of Fire Chiefs and the Michigan Professional Firefighters Union were listed as neutral. The committee adjourned without further business.
AZ

Arizona 2026 Regular Session

01/26/2026 - Senate Floor Session

Arizona Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Certified public accountants are trusted advisors who provide a wide array of financial consulting and
  • business... ...our trusted advisors who provide a wide array of financial consulting and business services
  • SB 1356, community land trust study committee. Natural Resources.
  • The presence of poorly trained, unaccountable paramilitary organizations in our cities is a direct threat
  • from the Border Patrol and ICE, operating in urban environments without the training or the community trust
Keywords: 1182, all
FL
Transcript Highlights:
  • WE HAVE A BACHELORS DEGREE THAT IS A DIRECT FEE, ASSOCIATE ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNOLOGY MARINE RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
  • WE ARE A KNOT-FOR-PROFIT 501(C)(3) TRUST AND OUR TRUST HARDER IS OVERSEEN BY THE US DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
  • IN OUR TRUST REQUIRES US TO TRAIN 3000 MEN AND WOMEN OF AMERICA MARITIME OFFICERS WHICH IS THE LARGEST
  • THOSE MEMBERS OF THE PARTICIPANTS OF THE TRUST WE ARE STRUCTURED TO PROVIDE THE TRAINING TO ALLOW THEM
Keywords: 999, senate, all
NM

New Mexico 2025 Regular Session

Senate Chamber Jan 28th, 2025

New Mexico Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Care Fund to the Early Childhood Trust Fund, recompiling and amending certain early childhood funds,
  • Of a constitutional amendment creating the Early Childhood Trust Fund, Senate Bill 167.
  • add a new Section 23 of Article 20 of the Constitution of New Mexico to create the Early Childhood Trust
  • organization introduction and then three very important key bills on behavioral health: the Behavioral Health Trust
  • All are welcome; it should be a great review and a great direction forward for this state.
AZ

Arizona 2026 Regular Session

04/06/2026 - Joint Legislative Oversight Committee on the Department of Child Safety

Joint Legislative Oversight Committee on the Department of Child Safety

Transcript Highlights:
  • that... ...so we made one change to the mandatory reporting law, and that is that the person with direct
  • group home worker who has dominance and is in a place of authority and she doesn't know she doesn't trust
  • So based on, also in the state of Arizona, we also do our direct practice work where our social workers
  • If we have higher trust within the community members and with the public, we also are... ...if we have
  • higher trust within the community members and with the public, we also are more transparent because
Keywords: 1182, all
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Elections May 15th, 2025

Elections

Transcript Highlights:
  • To restore trust in elections, the proposed bill suggests simplifying the voting process by continuing
  • Trust in the system currently.
  • And if we don't have the ability to go back and look at anything, how are we ever going to restore trust
  • Bettencourt's legislation, is critically important for re-establishing trust in our elections.
  • It also directs the Secretary of State to work with DPS and the Department of Information Resources to
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Senate Session (Part II) Apr 28th, 2025

Texas Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • If we understand election fraud as a direct assault on our democracy, on the very essence of our system
  • I mean, we're trusting that that hospital has done everything they can.
  • Thousands of people here, have we historically given them dollars from our trust fund?
  • Dollars from our trust fund. That's the question.
  • President, I am directed by the House to inform the Senate that the House has taken the following...
Bills: SCR46, SB31, SB39, SB227, SB330, SB401, SB407, SB467, SB482, SB500, SB506, SB512, SB527, SB584, SB619, SB636, SB646, SB647, SB648, SB659, SB663, SB715, SB732, SB758, SB801, SB816, SB847, SB870, SB884, SB1020, SB1055, SB1065, SB1137, SB1169, SB1181, SB1283, SB1383, SB1395, SB1410, SB1433, SB1490, SB1558, SB1574, SB1626, SB1666, SB1718, SB1727, SB1756, SB1757, SB1845, SB1924, SB1964, SB1972, SB2018, SB2031, SB2075, SB2076, SB2080, SB2111, SB2117, SB2154, SB2161, SB2173, SB2206, SB2225, SB2253, SB2268, SB2314, SB2322, SB2351, SB2371, SB2476, SB2533, SB2540, SB2570, SB2589, SB2623, SB2658, SB2660, SB2692, SB2693, SB2717, SB2722, SB2753, SB2779, SB2877, SB2880, SB2900, SB2920, SB3031, HJR4, SB5, SB260, SB1786, SJR3, SJR18, SB1, SJR36, SJR50, SJR63, SJR84, SJR59, SCR12, SCR39, SCR46, SCR48, SCR19, SB2023, SB62, SB666, SB847, SB284, SB854, SB1073, SB810, SB1505, SB583, SB1502, SB507, SB1026, SB1433, SB1434, SB1376, SB1585, SB1772, SB2016, SB1163, SB619, SB1122, SB732, SB731, SB397, SB508, SB1436, SB287, SB261, SB1882, SB393, SB1791, SB529, SB209, SB2429, SB1999, SB511, SB2309, SB510, SB1924, SB2253, SB2018, SB2206, SB584, SB1085, SB1490, SB2314, SB2046, SB1975, SB2717, SB1262, SB1524, SB1137, SB636, SB2056, SB1558, SB884, SB227, SB517, SB1200, SB1410, SB1626, SB1845, SB1863, SB2681, SB2200, SB2199, SB1757, SB2050, SB2458, SB2201, SB1055, SB2660, SB2662, SB1065, SB801, SB2533, SB3014, SB3013, SB758, SB648, SB647, SB512, SB1721, SB2268, SB2366, SB1013, SB2692, SB2570, SB2797, SB2111, SB2371, SB2383, SB646, SB1169, SB1754, SB1718, SB2779, SB2004, SB1756, SB2119, SB527, SB2322, SB2448, SB1777, SB1283, SB407, SB2392, SB2076, SB2786, SB3031, SB2877, SB2876, SB2284, SB2225, SB1540, SB2920, SB2929, SB1395, SB1972, SB2540, SB2742, SB2595, SB2217, SB2117, SB715, SB2330, SB1964, SB1383, SB500, SB1640, SB2001, SB2080, SB2722, SB506, SB2514, SB2623, SB2658, SB1574, SB2900, SB2753, SB2398, SB401, SB1241, SB2927, SB2173, SB2538, SB898, SB467, SB1449, SB2529, SB1531, SB2846, SB2476, SB2031, SB986, SB1181, SB2075, SB2154, SB2864, SB31, SB2880, SB1359, SB2386, SB771, SB2844, SB2550, SB1351, SB1423, SB1931, SB2245, SB2589, SB2707, SB2807, SB2351, SB410, SB659, SB816, SB2776, SB2693, SB2580, SB1980, SB1886, SB1234, SB739, SB482, SB456, SB127, SB1666, SB2843, SB2801, SB800, SB2055, SB784, SB2986, SB735, SB1012, SB324, SB2926, SB2938, SB2007, SB2138, SB1242, HJR4, HB135, HB1109, SCR30, SCR3, SB2615, SB1049, SB2310, SB1224, SB2972, SB1568, SB2841, SB2885, SB3016, SB2858, SB2610, SB2139, SB1856, SB2035, SB2308, SB2306, SB2041, SB1528, SB1681, SB1141, SB2401, SB2530, SB2375, SB547, SB1266, SB1373, SB1467, SB2069, SB2269, SB2480, SB2544, SB672, SB904, SB2695, SB2891, SB2422, SB2543, SB1854, SB317, SB2539, SB2532, SB2925, SB1250, SB2082, SB2203, SB457, SB2357, HCR35, HCR64
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Education K-16 (Part I) Apr 8th, 2025

Education K-16

Transcript Highlights:
  • This bill is a critical step in restoring the trust between Texas families and our public schools by
  • The damage done to those children and the trust to those families is... ...to law enforcement.
  • The damage done to those children and the trust to those families is irreversible.
  • Parents deserve to know that your children are safe, and educators who violate that trust should face
  • And finally, the bill directs the School Safety Center, in consultation with the Office of the Attorney
Summary: The Senate Education K-16 Committee heard several bills focused on school finance, transparency, student safety, and educator misconduct. SB 843 by Senator Kolkhorst would create a centralized TEA database for school bond elections, tax rates, and project details; supporters said it would improve transparency for taxpayers, while members discussed the fiscal note and suggested adding charter schools. SB 1224 by Senator Sparks would require superintendents to report alleged romantic, sexual, or abusive conduct between staff and students directly to law enforcement within 48 hours, with penalties for failure to report; testimony from advocates and survivors strongly supported the bill and urged that it also apply to private and charter schools. SB 747 by Senator Paxton on behalf of Senator King would require school district policies addressing AI-generated sexually explicit images of minors as cyberbullying and direct the School Safety Center to develop guidance; the committee heard emotional testimony from a student victim and discussed school authority to discipline off-campus conduct and the role of cell phones. The committee also heard SB 1636 by Senator Hinojosa, which would limit use of interest and sinking tax revenues to debt service for voter-approved capital projects and not deferred maintenance; school finance witnesses raised concerns that the bill’s language could restrict needed facility maintenance spending and asked for a clearer definition of deferred maintenance. SB 2185, also by Senator Hinojosa, would expand access to the bilingual education allotment for dual-language programs; district officials and educators testified in support, saying it would remove barriers to funding and better support bilingual instruction. SB 604 by Senator West would require the Permanent School Fund Corporation to publicly track bonds backed by the state guarantee program that are downgraded to speculative or junk status, with West arguing the information would provide an early warning sign of district financial distress. Across the hearing, much of the testimony centered on student protection and accountability in schools. Multiple witnesses described educator misconduct cases, failures to report abuse, and the need for outside law enforcement involvement rather than internal district investigations. Committee members repeatedly discussed extending reporting and safety requirements to private and charter schools, and several witnesses urged independent oversight. No bills were voted out; each measure heard was left pending, and the committee recessed subject to the call of the chair.