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• The vote is now open. The vote is about to close.
• The vote is now open. Vote about to close.
• The vote is now open.
• The vote is now open. The vote is now closed by a vote of 54 in the affirmative, 3 in the negative.
• The vote is now open. Votes about to close.

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• Declare the vote. Yes, nay, Roe, with a vote of Ivey, zero, nay.
• Are there any members wishing to change their vote? Close the cue. Declare the vote.
• Seeing none, please open the queue for a vote. Are there any members wishing to change their vote?
• Are there any members wishing to change your vote? Lo, se to cue. Declare the vote: yes 0, nay.
• Are there any members wishing to change their vote? Close to cue, declare the vote.

Bills: HB3287, HB2947, HB3784, HB3901, HB4275

Keywords: public health, domestic violence, human trafficking, healthcare facilities, hospital protocols, behavioral health, Medicaid expansion, clinical interns, mental health services, licensing requirements, micropigmentation, medical procedure, physician oversight, nursing certification, state regulations, psychological autopsy, mental health, suicide prevention, state health department, investigation

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• Now he wants us to go back to pre-1965 as it relates to voting rights.
• Because if they kill the Voting Rights Act in Texas, this endangers the voting rights of people all over
• the Voting Rights Act every time, if we read it as it was written...
• They are communities of color voting for the election.
• This is the biggest attack on the Voting Rights Act that we have seen.

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• to vote yes on this file. to vote yes on this file.
• He urged members to vote yes, saying a yes vote supports kids, families, and educators, while a no vote
• A vote what what a vote on this bill is.
• Voting<01:10:21.360> no. Voting no. Voting no.
• to all vote in affirmative. to all vote in affirmative.

Bills: HF3435, HF3409

Keywords: school access, school site, school district, charter school, federal agents, DHS, Department of Homeland Security, ICE, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, CBP, Customs and Border Protection, USCIS, immigration enforcement, judicial warrant, student privacy, school safety, sanctuary schools, warrant requirement, federal warrant, school grounds

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• Voting aye: Senator Anderson, Barlo, Cooper, Papus. Voting no: Senator Cole.
• Voting aye: Senator Anderson, Barlo, Cooper, Papus. Voting no: Senator Cole.
• Papus voting no. Senator Cole signed Papus voting no.
• Closing vote. >> No. Closing vote. >> No.
• vote on the amendment. vote on the amendment.

Keywords: 916, all

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• Uh, but I am a vote on this bill. Senator Tichenor, can I explain my vote? Please proceed.
• Senate Bill 3 passes with 11 aye votes and one no vote with favorable expression.
• I proudly vote thank everybody involved. I proudly vote I. I. I.
• It's the K... my vote. And this committee is way over my vote.
• for vote explanations. for vote explanations.

Keywords: Call to Order and Roll Call: 0:00:08 26RS SB 3: 0:02:50 26RS SB 1: 0:21:12, 958, all

Summary: The committee first took up Senate Bill 3, which would expand financial transparency requirements for Kentucky school districts. Sponsor Senator Lindsey Tichenor said the bill would require public access to budgeting and spending information, including final working budgets, monthly credit card statements, superintendent contracts and compensation, audits, and related financial reports posted on district websites. A committee amendment correcting citations was adopted by voice vote. Supporters, including Laura O’Brien, described examples of district spending they viewed as excessive and argued that more detailed public disclosure would help taxpayers and school boards identify misuse of funds. Senator Higdon and others voiced support for transparency, while Senator Meredith said he supported the intent but wanted the bill to go further. The committee passed SB 3 with 11 aye votes and one no vote, with favorable expression. The committee then heard Senate Bill 1, sponsored by Senator David Givens, which would restore and clarify governance changes for Jefferson County Public Schools by defining the roles of the school board and superintendent. Givens said the bill responds to a state Supreme Court ruling and includes 42 stated reasons for the governance changes. Opponents, including Jefferson County Teachers Association president Maddie Shepard, JCPS Superintendent Brian Yearwood, and board member James Craig, argued the bill would weaken local democratic control, concentrate authority in one administrator, and reduce community voice. Yearwood said he works collaboratively with the board and that the bill is about adults and governance rather than students, while Craig said the district needs stronger oversight, not less. Supporters of the bill argued that the current structure has not produced adequate results and that the changes are needed to improve outcomes and accountability. The transcript ends during the SB 1 testimony and discussion, before a final vote is taken.

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• By your vote of seven I's, zero noes, and one not voting, you have given SB 1210 a due pass recommendation
• By your vote of seven ayes, zero noes, and zero not voting, you have given SB 1210 a due pass recommendation
• Seven aye, zero noes, or not voting.
• By your vote of seven ayes, zero noes, and zero not voting, you have given SB 1422 a due pass recommendation
• By your vote of seven, I, zero, no, and zero not voting, you have given SB 1423 a due pass recommendation

Bills: SB1210, SB1370, SB1422, SB1423

Keywords: private postsecondary education, nondomiciled institutions, tuition recovery fund, accreditation, regulations, patriotic youth groups, public school, civic involvement, educational purpose, discrimination, youth access, credit enhancement eligibility board, school financing, public schools, financing assistance, bonding, debt obligations, guaranteed financings, program sunset, statutory continuation

Summary: The Senate Education Committee considered three bills. SB 1210 would create a separate out-of-state registration process for private post-secondary institutions domiciled outside Arizona that enroll Arizona residents in fully online programs, require certain disclosures and financial protections, and extend student tuition recovery fund protections to those students. Testimony from the Arizona Private School Association supported the bill as closing a regulatory loophole and protecting Arizona students; the committee moved it forward with a due pass recommendation by a 7-0 vote. SB 1370 would allow principals, during the first quarter of the school year, to let eligible patriotic youth groups address students and distribute materials, and would prohibit public schools from discriminating against such groups based on membership criteria or oath requirements. The sponsor’s representative said the bill would allow, not require, access and would expand a list of youth groups that has not been updated since 1978. The committee approved the bill with a due pass recommendation by a 7-0 vote. SB 1422 would continue the Credit Enhancement Eligibility Board until July 1, 2036, with termination tied to the retirement of outstanding obligations, and SB 1423 would continue the Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education until July 1, 2036. Both bills were described as continuations of existing programs; WICHE’s president testified in support of SB 1423 and noted the state’s long partnership with the organization. The committee passed both bills with due pass recommendations, each by 7-0 votes, and then adjourned.

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• . >> In relation to Calendar 20, voting in the negative are Senators Borrello and Walczyk.
• >> IN RELATION TO CALENDAR 32, VOTING IN NEGATIVE ARE SENATOR WALCZYK. AYES 55, NAYS 1.
• >> IN RELATION TO CALENDAR 38, VOTING IN NEGATIVE ARE SENATOR WALCZYK. AYES 55, NAYs 1.
• VOTING IN NEGATIVE ARE SENATORS CHAN, LANZA AND WALCZYK. AYES 53, NAYs 3.
• >> IN RELATION TO CALENDAR 74, VOTING IN NEGATIVE ARE SENATOR WALCZYK. AYES 55, NAYs 1.

Keywords: 993, senate, all

Summary: The Senate met on January 20, 2026, approved the Journal, and adopted the resolution calendar. It then took up Senate Resolution 1324, sponsored by Senator Stec, which memorializes the Governor to proclaim January 25-31, 2026, as Medicolegal Death Investigation Professionals Week. Senator Stec described the work of medicolegal death investigators and recognized guests from several districts; the resolution was opened for co-sponsorship. The Senate then considered a series of bills on the calendar, including measures amending the Insurance, Labor, Workers’ Compensation, Public Health, State Finance, State Technology, Environmental Conservation, Criminal Procedure, Executive, and Veteran Services laws. Most bills passed with broad support, though several drew negative votes from individual senators or small groups, including Calendar 34 (Insurance Law), Calendar 47 (Environmental Conservation Law), Calendar 61 (Public Health Law), and Calendar 74 (Veteran Services Law). Senator Murray briefly explained his support for Calendar 62, a Criminal Procedure Law bill, suggesting additional confirmation for victim notifications if email notice is expanded. The Senate also discharged Assembly Bill 9436 from Rules and substituted identical Senate Bill 8773. After completing the calendar, the Majority Conference committee assignments were filed in the Journal. The Senate then adjourned until Monday, January 26, 2026, at 3:00 p.m., with intervening days designated as legislative days.

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• Today we will vote on the staff recommendations, modifications, and new recommendations listed in the
• taken in December as these two recommendations were inadvertently left out of the vote.
• That concludes the voting on these two river authorities.
• The next agency we're voting on is the Trinity River Authority of Texas.
• The next agency we are voting on is the Texas Ethics Commission.

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• > Vote.
• The gentleman is recognized and asks for a recorded vote. A recorded vote is requested.
• Members will record their votes by electronic device. This is a 15-minute vote.
• Members record their vote by electronic device. This is a five-minute vote.
• [Music] Have all members voted? Does any member wish to change their vote?

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

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• The committee voted in support of the bill as amended on a vote of 11-0-0 and asked the body to vote
• > 11-0-0 bill as amended on a vote of 11-0-0 bill as amended on a vote of 11-0-0 and<00:51:46.080
• S. 298, an act relating to creating the Vermont Voting Rights Act.
• S. 298, an act relating to creating the Vermont Voting Rights Act.
• This part, section two, also prohibits vote denial or dilution, which is the heart of the federal Voting

Keywords: 926, house, all

Summary: The House opened with a devotional by former member Jason Lorber, who spoke humorously about the difference between asking questions and making statements, urging members to be direct and add value in deliberation. The chamber then took up several resolutions: JRH 11, urging Congress to enact the National Infrastructure Bank Act of 2025, was read and referred to the Committee on Commerce and Economic Development; JRS 51, setting weekend adjournment for May 1, 2026, was adopted in concurrence; and H.C.R. 261 was read, recognizing May 2026 as Older Americans Month and designating May 6, 2026 as Age Strong Vermont Day. Members also used announcements to welcome guests and highlight events, including the Age Strong Vermont initiative, a former member’s return, visitors connected to psychedelic medicine advocacy, an art social, fisheries and trout-in-the-classroom guests, a legislative intern, and a reminder about the May 16 NAMI walk. The House then took up Senate Bill 230, an omnibus labor measure relating to fair employment practices. The committee explanation described technical clarifications to parental and family leave for full-time teachers, expansion of protections for survivors of domestic violence, sexual assault, and stalking, removal of outdated statutory language on mandatory retirement for tenured faculty, and clarification that elected and appointed municipal officers are not employees for minimum wage and overtime purposes. The main new policy in section 3B would prohibit non-compete agreements for non-exempt employees, with an exception for collective bargaining agreements, and would restrict certain non-compete and related clauses in health care provider contracts while preserving continuity of care and excluding non-clinical business support services. The committee reported extensive testimony and voted 11-0-0 to recommend the bill favorably with amendment; the House agreed to propose the amendment to the Senate and ordered third reading. The House also began consideration of Senate Bill 179, updating Vermont’s Uniform Disclaimer of Property Interests Act. The committee presentation explained that the bill would eliminate the current 9-month deadline for disclaimers, reflecting changes in federal tax law and the much larger modern estate and gift tax exclusion, and would modernize the statute in several ways. Proposed changes include clearer rules for jointly held property, allowing pre-death disclaimers, authorizing trustees and parents in limited circumstances to disclaim on behalf of trusts or minor children, permitting disclaimers by proxy for infirm persons, clarifying partial disclaimers and entity disclaimers, improving delivery rules for non-real-estate property, and specifying that a disclaimer is not a transfer for transfer-tax purposes. The bill was described as a response to outdated law in light of an impending large intergenerational wealth transfer, and the House proceeded with second reading discussion.

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• I don't have the date here when you folks took that vote on, but when you voted to remove Algebra 1 as
• And I carried actually, right after that vote happened, and I just got confirmation, the vote happened
• I was still thinking of the math vote.
• We ever, that I ever voted on that.
• And that is what we voted on in 2020.

Keywords: 987, senate, all

Summary: The Senate Rules Committee first approved several governor’s appointments not required to appear, including Arthur Krantz to the Public Employment Relations Board and Christopher Ferguson, Brian Haynes, Anna Marie de Mars, and Ronald Fiore to the Student Aid and Student Athletic commissions. The committee also approved references of bills to committees by a 5-0 vote. It then heard testimony from Julia Montgomery, nominated as General Counsel to the Agricultural Labor Relations Board, who described her long career serving agricultural workers and said the ALRB’s mission is to protect workers’ rights, support fair bargaining, and ensure access to information and resources. Questions to Montgomery focused on card-check unionization procedures, signature authenticity, outreach to farmworkers, and enforcement of make-whole orders. Senator Grove raised concerns about workers being pressured or not knowing what they signed, while Montgomery said objections and unfair labor practice charges can be filed and investigated, though the office does not independently verify signatures unless there is an allegation. Senator Reyes pressed on delays in collecting make-whole awards, including the Tri-Fanucchi case; Montgomery said appeals, bankruptcies, and employer closures often delay relief, but the agency seeks settlements and enforcement when possible. The committee voted 3-2 to advance Montgomery’s appointment to the full Senate. The committee then considered three State Board of Education nominees: Cynthia Glover Woods, Brenda Lewis, and Gabriela Orozco Gonzalez. In their testimony, all three emphasized long careers in education, support for students and teachers, and the importance of early learning, community schools, professional development, and aligning instructional materials with standards. Members questioned them about math achievement, the 2023 mathematics framework and Algebra I access, the state’s low national rankings, transitional kindergarten access, and a proposed change to education governance. The nominees said they support flexibility for students ready for Algebra I, believe recent instructional materials and professional learning will help improve outcomes, and had not been involved in governance-structure discussions. Public witnesses from school and child-serving organizations spoke in strong support. The committee then advanced Glover Woods and Gonzalez on 3-1 votes and Lewis on a 4-1 vote for full Senate confirmation.

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• Colleagues, I respectfully ask your aye vote, request your aye vote for ACR 28, thank you.
• All those vote who desire to vote. All those. All those vote who desire to vote.
• All those vote who desire to vote. Clerk will close the roll. There are 72 co-authors added.
• For co-authors, all members vote who desire to vote.
• All those vote who desire to vote, this is for co-authors. All those vote who desire to vote.

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• I respectfully ask for an aye vote. Thank you.
• I respectfully ask for your aye vote.
• Respectfully ask for an aye vote. Thank you.
• I respectfully ask for your aye vote. Thank you.
• We respectfully ask for your aye vote. Thank you.

Keywords: 987, senate, all

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• They will be voted on as a group.
• We urge an aye vote.
• Mary Succi not voting. Mr. Hoover, aye. Addis? Not voting. Mayor Succi, not voting. Hoover, aye.
• Adis not voting. Alvarez aye. Bonta not voting. Castillo aye. Garcia aye. Garcia no.
• Lowenthal not voting. Patel, not voting. I have an obligation. Okay.

Summary: The Assembly Education Committee heard AB 84, a charter school accountability measure focused on non-classroom-based charter schools and fraud prevention. The author and supporters said the bill was intended to respond to the A3 charter fraud case and related scandals by strengthening audits, transparency, authorizer oversight, and funding determination rules, while ensuring public education dollars are used for public education. Supporters included FCMAT, CSEA, CTA, and CSBA, who argued the bill would improve oversight and protect taxpayers. Opponents, including the California Charter Schools Association, Green Dot, many charter parents, educators, and charter operators, said the bill was too broad, would impose major new costs and bureaucracy on all charter schools, and could reduce options for families, especially those using flexible, homeschool, or special-needs charter programs. After extensive testimony and committee discussion, the bill passed on a 5-1 vote and was sent to Appropriations, with the item left open for additional votes. The committee then approved a consent calendar of 11 education bills, including AB 542, AB 563, AB 731, AB 753, AB 784, AB 964, AB 988, AB 1034, AB 1233, AB 1255, and AB 1381, all moving to Appropriations. The consent calendar passed unanimously. Later, the committee heard AB 1454, a literacy and reading instruction bill authored by Assembly Members Rubio and Revis. The bill would require the state to create professional development resources for evidence-based literacy instruction, update English language arts and English language development instructional materials, and revise administrator preparation standards to include literacy training. The authors and a broad coalition of supporters, including CTA, EdVoice, Families in Schools, Decoding Dyslexia, school administrators, and parent advocates, described the measure as a compromise aimed at improving reading outcomes and addressing California’s literacy crisis. There was no opposition testimony at the hearing, and members voiced strong support for the bill and its collaborative approach.

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• <01:01:47.200> on vote thank you chair uh voting on vote thank you chair uh voting on sb125
• <01:02:07.119> unless this vote and any further votes unless this vote and any further votes
• Seeing none, Vice Chair, for the vote. Voting on SB 1099 HD1.
• Seeing none, Vice Chair, for the vote. Voting on SB 1582.
• Representative Loen votes aye. Representative Peruso votes aye. Representative Quinlan votes aye.

Keywords: 910, house, all

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• could<00:49:31.040> see them voting voting M yeah I could see them voting voting M yeah
• c><00:53:16.480> I<00:53:17.280> Senator votes I Vice chair votes I Senator votes I Vice
• Senator Fukunaga votes aye. Senator Hashimoto votes aye. Senator Fevella votes aye.
• Chair votes aye. Vice Chair votes aye. Senator Fukunaga votes aye. Senator Hashimoto votes aye.
• Senator Hashimoto votes aye. Senator Fevella votes aye. Measure adopted.

Keywords: 912, senate, all

Summary: The Committee on Higher Education met on February 6 and began with decision-making items. SB 663, concerning additional positions for the University of Hawaiʻi College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources, was deferred again after the chair said the university’s response did not include the requested details on vacant positions, recruitment status, and fill dates. The chair said the committee needed the full information before considering new positions, and the university apologized for treating the request as informal rather than a formal committee inquiry. The committee then discussed SB 672, relating to capital improvement projects for the Y. Manalo Research Station. University representatives said the project had been identified late because of timing and that they were still developing a broader plan for SEAR research facilities. The chair questioned how the project fit within the university’s existing Board of Regents-approved CIP priorities and whether any current priorities should be displaced. The university said it could not unilaterally reprioritize the budget, and the measure was deferred pending better direction on how it fits into the overall plan. For SB 557, which would require the John A. Burns School of Medicine to direct a study on physician and dentist recruitment and retention for Maui, the committee heard strong testimony in support from Maui health care providers and community representatives. Supporters described severe shortages of physicians and dentists, long waits for care, and the need for housing, loan repayment, scholarships, transportation, and telehealth support to retain providers. The university said it was willing to help and suggested the work could be done through existing rural health and AHEC efforts. The bill was kept alive for further work, with the chair encouraging the parties to develop a plan. The committee also heard SB 1107, establishing a medical education position at JABSOM to support ECHO-style mentorship and guidance programs. The university opposed the bill, saying it did not believe the measure addressed a problem that needed fixing and that Hawaiʻi already has five ECHO clinics administered through the Hawaiʻi State Rural Health Association, not JABSOM. The committee then took up SB 1204, concerning integration of the Kakaʻako medical school and cancer center. University leadership asked for time to develop a plan and timeline, possibly with an external consultant, and requested the bill be withdrawn. The chair expressed skepticism, citing long-standing concerns about the cancer center’s finances and planning. Testimony included support from the American Cancer Society and a patient who warned that integration could jeopardize the cancer center’s NCI designation and clinical trials, while a university vice president said the NIH P30 grant does not require the cancer center and medical school to remain separate and that many NCI centers are integrated. No final votes were taken on the measures discussed in the excerpt.

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• Um is vote on that one at the same time.
• Um, and I really is an easy vote.
• That feels like an easy vote.
• That feels like an easy vote. have seen. That feels like an easy vote.
• Please vote yes.

Bills: HF4077, HF3798, HF3886

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

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• Before we vote on that.
• Members, this is a vote for co-authors on the items on consent calendar.
• All those vote who desire to vote. All those vote who desire to vote.
• On the consent calendar, all those vote who desire to vote, all those vote who desire to vote, all those
• vote who desire to vote, clerk will close.

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• author's amendment was not given a vote author's amendment was not given a vote vote.<00:02:44.400
• Even though the House author's vote.
• I will not I uh as please vote no.
• Members on our side please vote<00:03:33.360> no. vote no. vote no.
• >> Chair Nash. >> Nash votes aye. >> Representative Cleorb. >> Cleorne votes no. >> Representative

Keywords: 1183, house