Bills: HB2240, SB896, SB2060, SB2152, SB2315, SB2544, SB2577, SB2580, SB99, SB2110, SB2115, SB2259, SB2382, SB2442, SB2485, SB895, SB2112, SB3019

Keywords: appropriations, legislative expenses, auditor, legislative reference bureau, state ethics commission, ombudsman, government transparency, education, capital improvement, reporting, transparency, technical expertise, rental housing revolving fund, HHFDC, Hawaii Housing Finance and Development Corporation, mixed-income housing, mixed-income rental project, affordable housing, low-income housing, housing finance

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• <00:08:54.560> Senate Education. Senator Mills. Senate Education. Senator Mills.
• No one seeking recognition.
• No one seeking recognition.
• No one seeking recognition. No one seeking recognition.
• No one else seeking recognition. No one else seeking recognition.

Bills: HB567, HB776, HB2, HB568, HB619

Keywords: open records, public access, transparency, government accountability, public agency, dental practice, licensing, administrative regulations, dental assistants, supervision, Medicaid, community engagement, healthcare, managed care, eligibility, public assistance, insurance, public adjuster, claim process, contract requirements

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• of Education without coming to Congress for approval.
• I rise today to strongly oppose the transfer of special education programs from the Department of Education
• Special education programs must remain at the Department of Education, where they are… …administered
• From Arkansas seek recognition?
• For what purpose does the gentleman from Ohio seek recognition?

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Thursday, June 25, 2026, 1012, house, all

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• > and<00:09:36.960> reports Education Committee has met and reports Education Committee
• , Seeing no one seeking recognition, Seeing no one seeking recognition, Madam<00:14:29.320> Clerk
• <00:16:13.200> to Seeing no one seeking recognition to Seeing no one seeking recognition to
• <00:36:28.320> to Seeing no one seeking recognition to Seeing no one seeking recognition to
• a less educated populace would face. a less educated populace would face.

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• > recognition<00:03:34.560> for<00:03:34.720> the member seeking recognition for
• recognition to speak on the motion? recognition to speak on the motion?
• To Education: Senate Bill 263.
• educated uh professionals, engineers. educated uh professionals, engineers.
• She's somebody that valued education. She's somebody that valued education.

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Summary: The Senate convened with an invocation and pledge, established a quorum, excused absent senators, and approved the journal. The clerk reported House-passed bills and Senate bills received from the House, and several Senate bills were read a second time and sent to the Rules Committee. Committee reports recommended passage of multiple measures, including bills from Appropriations and Revenue, Health Services, Natural Resources and Energy, State and Local Government, and Transportation. The chamber then moved to orders of the day and took up Senate Bill 50 and Senate Bill 191, while Senate Bill 137 and Senate Joint Resolution 54 were passed over and retained in the orders of the day. Senate Bill 50, relating to the disposition of property, was explained as a broad update to trust, probate, and intestacy law. Supporters said it would streamline probate when there are no disputes, add privacy protections for decedents’ estate information, give courts more flexibility, set retention and filing-fee rules for wills, recognize electronic wills and other uniform-law concepts, and allow transfer-on-death designation for motor vehicles. A floor amendment removed inheritance-tax provisions and corrected technical issues; it was adopted, and the bill passed 35-1 after debate in favor from several senators and no substantive opposition. Senate Bill 191, creating the Kentucky Kindergarten Readiness Performance-based Child Care Incentive Pilot Program, was also amended and passed. The bill would establish a three-year pilot administered by the University of Kentucky College of Education, providing a one-time $2,000 per child incentive payment or refundable tax credit to child care providers and low-income families when children are assessed as kindergarten ready. A floor amendment clarified that the study and recommendations must comply with federal child care regulations; it was adopted, and the bill passed 35-1 after a senator changed a vote from no to yes. The Senate then recessed for Rules and Committee on Committees meetings, after which the rules committee posted additional bills to future orders and the committee on committees referred several bills and resolutions to standing committees. Several members also made announcements about upcoming committee meetings, a legislative breakfast, a fish fry, and condolences for a community member.

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• And in 1989, she was a recipient of the Black Achievement Award for Excellence in Education. education
• , Katie ISD Board of Education.
• Kirwan for her recognition. Mr.
• We're recognizing her today for her exceptional service as an educator and her well-deserved recognition
• Raymond for recognition.

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• Seeing no members seeking recognition.
• Seeing no members seeking recognition. Seeing no members seeking recognition.
• > speak<01:37:53.360> on Members seeking recognition to speak on Members seeking recognition
• lawful local board of education action. lawful local board of education action.
• <02:04:34.960> from one seeking recognition, Senator from one seeking recognition, Senator

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• recognition. All those in favor say I. recognition. All those in favor say I.
• <01:29:56.240> to Seeing no one seeking recognition to Seeing no one seeking recognition to
• Seeing no one<01:31:29.800> seeking<01:31:30.120> recognition one seeking recognition one
• those of you who aren't on Education those of you who aren't on Education Committee,<01:48:22.400
• Committee, is a very wonky education Committee, is a very wonky education issue<01:48:25.840>

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• promoting learning, advancing knowledge, enriching lives, and stimulating economic development. through education
• congratulations and gratitude to Langston University on April 21st, 2026, for its dedication to education
• And to each one of you, thank you for your support of higher education.
• And we just heard a recognition of a gentleman... here that was part of the military service.
• And whereas linemen deserve recognition for their hard work to power local communities and keep people

Bills: HB1937, HB2153, HB3674, HB2978, HB3885, HB3671, HB3261, HB3021, HB3029, HB4274, HB3701, HB3076, HB2299, HB3852, HB3244, HB3345, HB3114, HB3764, HB4144, HB3304, HB2939, HB4227, HB3262, HB2941, HB3498, HB4343, HB4425, HB3386, HB3087, HB3062, HB3431, HB4141, HB3581, HB4237, HB2960, HB3645, HB3648, HB3974, HB3045, SCR18, HCR1024, SJR39, SJR49, HB4486, SB1130, SB1131, SB1132, SB1133, SB1134, SB1142, HB1823, HB4476, HB3378, HB3880, HB3031, HB3369, HB3429, HB3657, HB4215, HB3624, HB1170

Keywords: HB1937, Oklahoma schools, student communications, electronic communication, digital communication, parent notification, legal guardian, school personnel, teachers, coaches, administrators, charter schools, public schools, administrative leave, corroborated report, investigation, employee file, discipline, termination, school board

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• Little for a recognition. Thank you Mr.
• Lalani for recognition. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
• Hefner for recognition. Thank you, Mr.
• Bojani for recognition. Thank you, Mr.
• Meza for recognition. Thank you.

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• Kentucky adult education. Kentucky adult education.
• <00:58:09.680> or school, pursue postsecary education or school, pursue postsecary education
• <01:03:01.440> and<01:03:01.839> participation education and participation education and
• >> You have the member seeking recognition >> You have the member seeking recognition
• an act relating to education. an act relating to education. Senator<01:10:31.840> Given.

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Summary: The Senate convened with an invocation and pledge, established a quorum, excused absent members, and approved the journal. During second reading, several bills and a joint resolution were reported to the Rules Committee, including measures on trauma center provider coverage, cremation, public library trustees, local occupational license fees and taxes, and a food-is-medicine resolution. The House also communicated passage of House Bills 176, 178, and 280 and requested concurrence. Committee reports advanced Senate Bill 39, Senate Bill 181 with a committee substitute, Senate Bill 17 with a committee substitute and title amendment, and Senate Bill 34. The chamber then took up and passed Senate Bill 13, which would allow military installations to have ex officio representation on nearby planning and zoning bodies to improve communication about land use near bases. It passed 37-0. Senate Bill 46, concerning school transportation, was amended by committee substitute to require background checks and drug testing for drivers of school vans and to extend van use to 10-passenger vehicles; it passed 37-0 after a brief clarification about the amendment’s display in the system. Senate Bill 22, expanding the dual credit scholarship program to support a teacher apprenticeship pathway, was amended to require a 2.75 GPA and then passed 36-1 after questions about employment status and liability; the sponsor explained it would help address teacher shortages and reduce student debt. The Senate also passed Senate Bill 90, which extends the behavioral health conditional dismissal pilot program from 2027 to 2031 to continue offering treatment-based alternatives to incarceration for eligible low-level offenders; it passed 37-0. Senate Bill 51, a proposed constitutional change to freeze property tax assessment increases for homeowners age 65 and older on their primary residence, also passed 37-0. Senate Bill 30 was passed over but retained its place in the orders of the day. The rules committee later posted Senate Bills 27, 40, and 76 for the next day, and the Committee on Committees referred Senate Bill 109 to Licensing and Occupations, Senate Bill 68 to State and Local Government, and Senate Resolutions 45 and 46 to the Senate floor.

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• this fine school district and educating this fine school district and educating the<01:07:05.119
• , recognition, recognition, I<01:07:15.039> still<01:07:15.280> have<01:07:15.520> the
• to hire almost nearly 90 PAR educators to hire almost nearly 90 PAR educators because<01:07:57.200
• Any other members seeking recognition recognition recognition under under under this<01:31:25.360>
• <01:33:10.320> to other members seeking recognition to other members seeking recognition to

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Summary: The Senate convened with prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance, then established a quorum with 34 members present and approved the prior day’s journal. The chamber also received a House message that House Bill 96 had passed and requested concurrence. During second reading, Senate Bills 17, 34, 39, and 181 were reported and sent to the Rules Committee, and Senate Resolution 56 was introduced honoring Elder Nathan Craig and Sister Amy Craig for their mission service. The chamber then took up Senate Bill 27, which would allow local governing bodies, after consulting with a coroner and making a 30-day effort to locate next of kin, to choose cremation rather than burial for indigent decedents; it also preserved options for religious organizations to take possession of a body. A committee substitute was adopted, and the bill passed 35-0. Senate Bill 30, dealing with the Motor Vehicle Commission’s restricted fee account and allowing unused funds to carry forward for commission operations, also passed unanimously 35-0. Senate Bill 40, concerning public library district boards of trustees, was amended by committee substitute and passed 34-1 after debate. Supporters said it would return county library board appointments to local officials and speed appointments, while opponents argued it could politicize libraries and weaken their independence; several members explained their votes, including concerns from library advocates and a defense that the bill still allowed local boards to seek advice. Senate Bill 76, which limits school boards from increasing occupational license taxes above the base 0.5% until a county reaches a population of 500,000, was also amended by committee substitute and passed after its sponsor argued it responded to a disputed Fayette County tax increase and would restore transparency and public trust.

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• Arkansas seek recognition? Arkansas seek recognition?
• recognition? recognition?
• The Home School Graduation Recognition Act also reaffirms House Republicans' commitment to expand educational
• students pursue higher education. students pursue higher education.
• Michigan seek recognition? Michigan seek recognition?

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Tuesday, March 3, 2026, 1012, house, all

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• For what purpose does the gentleman from California seek recognition?
• For what purpose does a gentleman from Nebraska seek recognition?
• Georgia seek recognition?
• Your efforts to give a blank check to ICE and to pass an education bill to ICE and to pass an education
• For what purpose does the gentleman from Ohio seek recognition?

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Thursday, June 11, 2026, 1012, house, all

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• Two is a common sense priority education Two is a common sense priority education measure<00:08:
• , >> Seeing no one seeking recognition, >> Seeing no one seeking recognition, Madame<
• by the Kentucky Department of Education. by the Kentucky Department of Education.
• <00:16:08.399> So do their continuing education. So do their continuing education.
• the<00:21:01.760> committee seeking recognition on the committee seeking recognition on the

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Summary: The Senate convened with prayer, the pledge, roll call, and approval of the prior journal. The chamber received House messages listing several House bills passed by the House and introduced new Senate measures, including SB 172 on utility fuel adjustment, SB 173 on Medicaid state plan oversight, and several resolutions. The Senate then took up SB 2, which would limit school administrator pay raises so they do not exceed the average percentage raise given to classroom teachers in the same district. Supporters said the bill promotes fairness, transparency, teacher retention, and classroom priorities; it passed 38-0. The Senate next considered SB 4 on school leadership. The bill creates a five-year principal leadership development pathway, including KDE-led training for new principals, a mentorship program, a gap year with continuing education options, expanded use of an existing Truist/Kentucky Chamber Foundation leadership program, and a final year of approved high-level leadership training providers. A committee substitute changed the Chamber reference to the Kentucky Chamber Foundation. Senators speaking in favor emphasized the need for intentional leadership development and noted the bill builds on existing successful training partnerships. One senator suggested clarifying the term "new principal" to "first-time principal" to avoid redundancy. The bill passed 38-0 as amended. The Senate also passed SB 71, as amended by committee substitute, which requires ongoing financial training for local school board members. The substitute clarified the training-hour language after consultation with the Kentucky School Boards Association. The sponsor said the measure supports board members with updated school finance knowledge so they can better serve with superintendents and ask informed questions. After passage, the chamber adopted a title amendment for SB 71. The Senate then recessed for committee meetings, received a committee report assigning bills and resolutions to standing committees or the floor, and heard several announcements and co-sponsorship requests.

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• By Education and Employment Committee, Education Administration Subcommittee, and Representative Kendall
• By Education and Employment Committee, Education Administration Subcommittee, and Representative Kendall
• Let's pause for some more recognitions.
• You are recognized for a recognition. Thank you, sir.
• We'll pause for some more recognitions.

Summary: The House convened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, quorum confirmed, and several recognitions, including a moment of silence for retired fire captain Bill Guston and a welcome for guests in the galleries. The Speaker then outlined the House’s budget approach, saying the proposed General Appropriations Act would be lower than both the governor’s proposal and last year’s budget, and announced plans to seek a permanent 0.75% reduction in the state sales tax. The chamber also received the governor’s veto message on portions of HB 5001 and began considering motions to restore several vetoed appropriations. Members unanimously reinstated funding for the Florida Senior Veterans and Crisis Fund, the Rockledge Advanced Water Treatment Phase 1 project, the automated staffing/time management system for the Department of Corrections, and the Baldwin sanitary sewer and water main replacement project. The House also adopted special order and GAA amendment-procedure reports. On the special order calendar, the chamber passed HB 289 on boating safety (“Lucy’s Law”), HB 735 on water access facilities, HB 11 on municipal water and sewer utility rates, CS/HB 85 on hazardous walking conditions, and CS/HB 157 on service of process, all by wide margins. The most debated measure was HB 6017, which would repeal Florida’s “free kill” law limiting wrongful-death damages in medical negligence cases. Supporters described the bill as a long-sought justice measure for families who lost adult children and were barred from suing, while opponents argued it was needed to provide accountability and fairness. The bill passed 104-6. The House then took up HB 759, which would lower the minimum age to purchase or transfer a firearm from 21 to 18. An amendment to keep the age at 21 was defeated, and debate featured strong arguments on both sides about constitutional rights, public safety, Parkland, military service, and data on youth violence; the transcript ends during continued debate on the bill, before final passage is shown.

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• <00:15:33.760> for Any other member seeking recognition for Any other member seeking recognition
• ,<00:17:44.560> there Seeing no one seeking recognition, there Seeing no one seeking recognition
• , Seeing no one seeking recognition, Seeing no one seeking recognition, Madam<00:20:02.080> Clerk
• ,<00:21:38.000> there Seeing no one seeking recognition, there Seeing no one seeking recognition
• Any other members seeking recognition? Any other members seeking recognition?

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• Martinez for recognition. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
• Wally for recognition. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
• Hicklin for recognition. Thank you Mr. Speaker.
• Schofield for recognition mr.
• Hours referred to the committee. on public education.

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• The message is straightforward and simple to education educators, education administrators who don't
• educators,<00:59:21.760> education<00:59:22.319> admin educators, education admin educators
• Indiana seek recognition? Indiana seek recognition?
• Iowa seek recognition? Iowa seek recognition?
• Michigan seek recognition? Michigan seek recognition?

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Thursday, December 4, 2025, 1012, house, all

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• seek recognition? seek recognition?
• recognition? recognition?
• recognition? recognition?
• recognition? recognition?
• York seek recognition? York seek recognition?

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