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OK
Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session
House of Representatives Second Regular Session of the 60th Legislature Day 21 Mar 9th, 2026 at 01:30 pm
Oklahoma House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- She won that in high school, middle school, and then high school again.
- It's my understanding the school boards and local school districts can already adjust their school day
- Although I do know of school districts that have their athletics either before school or after school
- These are taxpayer-funded schools as far as public schools are concerned.
- school day.
Bills:
HR1036, HB2975, HB3026, HB3297, HB2981, HB2978, HB4144, HB1322, HB1818, HB3194, HB3767, HB3342, HB3344, HB4170, HB3287, HB3288, HB4454, HB3264, HB3266, HB3268, HB4095, HB4115, HB4316, HB3530, HB3428, HB4272, HB4273, HB4274, HB3405, HB3406, HB3467, HB3469, HB3931
Keywords:
Bob Wills, Western Swing, Cain's Ballroom, Oklahoma music history, country music, rock and roll, folk jazz blues, Oklahoma Arts Council, Oklahoma Film and Music Office, Oklahoma Historical Society, OKPOP Museum, commemorative resolution, day at the Capitol, musician recognition, heritage celebration, Tulsa, poultry waste, nutrient management, environmental regulations, agriculture
OK
Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session
House of Representatives Second Regular Session of the 60th Legislature Day 21 Mar 9th, 2026
Oklahoma House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- She won that in high school, middle school, and then high school again. And about... Again.
- It's my understanding the school boards and local school districts can already adjust their school day
- before school or after school instead of during the school day.
- before school or after school instead of during the school day.
- the school day.
Bills:
HR1036, HB2975, HB3026, HB3297, HB2981, HB2978, HB4144, HB1322, HB1818, HB3194, HB3767, HB3342, HB3344, HB4170, HB3287, HB3288, HB4454, HB3264, HB3266, HB3268, HB4095, HB4115, HB4316, HB3530, HB3428, HB4272, HB4273, HB4274, HB3405, HB3406, HB3467, HB3469, HB3931
Keywords:
Bob Wills, Western Swing, Cain's Ballroom, Oklahoma music history, country music, rock and roll, folk jazz blues, Oklahoma Arts Council, Oklahoma Film and Music Office, Oklahoma Historical Society, OKPOP Museum, commemorative resolution, day at the Capitol, musician recognition, heritage celebration, Tulsa, poultry waste, nutrient management, environmental regulations, agriculture
Summary:
The House opened with roll call, prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, and several recognitions, including Veteran of the Week Donald W. DeLap, 2025 Oklahoma Teacher of the Year Melissa Yvonne, Doctor of the Day Dr. Corey Shawnaway, Nurse of the Day Rusty Rutherford, and Psychologist of the Day Dr. Glenna Stumbling Bear Riddle. Members also recognized Bob Wills Day at the Capitol with a resolution and musical presentation, and introduced visiting student groups and pages. The chamber then moved into second- and third-reading business on a series of bills.
Several measures passed with little or no opposition. House Bill 2975, a Department of Agriculture cleanup bill on poultry litter spreading/exporting, passed 89-8 after questions about removed misdemeanor language and hauler information. House Bill 3026, allowing children of U.S. military allies to start kindergarten according to their home-country timelines, passed 97-0 and its emergency clause also passed 97-0. House Bill 3297, creating a regulatory framework for highway remediation services, passed 87-0. House Bill 2981, requiring school boards to post approved meeting minutes within two weeks and within two clicks, passed 93-0. House Bill 4144, clarifying that arrest and incident reports are open records, passed 97-0. House Bill 1818, updating social work licensing terminology, also passed 97-0. House Bill 3767, updating controlled dangerous substance scheduling to match federal law and DEA watch lists, passed later in the day.
The most extended debate centered on House Bill 3194, which would protect pregnancy resource centers from being singled out for regulation or lawsuits. Supporters argued the bill would shield private nonprofit centers from post-Dobbs legal attacks and let them focus on helping pregnant women and families. Opponents raised concerns about transparency, oversight of private nonprofits receiving state funds, the bill’s abortion definition, and whether it could create liability or reduce accountability. After lengthy debate, the House passed the bill 79-18. House Bill 3342, relating to Medicaid audits, passed 67-25 after discussion about making audits corrective rather than punitive. House Bill 3344, a foster care bill based on an interim study, was extensively debated over kinship placement standards, income thresholds, sleeping arrangements, transportation, tribal placement issues, and whether codifying DHS rules would improve accountability; the transcript cuts off before a final vote is shown.
AZ
Transcript Highlights:
- It does provide clarity and does assist, maybe not cure the difference in audits, but it does assist
- when we actually look at other states that have this sort of school voucher program.
- My wife is a teacher in public schools, but we've homeschooled and private schooled, so my son got all
- I'm a parent who has homeschooled, public schooled, and private schooled, done just about everything
- I'm a parent who has homeschooled, public school, private schooled, done just about everything with all
Keywords:
public safety, retirement system, investments, trust fund, board of trustees, financial report, income tax rebate, Pinal County, taxpayer eligibility, state revenue, financial assistance, transaction privilege tax, business location, tangible personal property, shared vehicle, sourcing, income tax, veterans, donations, tax refunds
TX
Texas 89th Regular
S/C on Academic & Career-Oriented Education Apr 3rd, 2025
S/C on Academic & Career-Oriented Education
Transcript Highlights:
- to high schools.
- Actually, there are several programs considered bilingual education offered in Texas schools by law.
- , bilingual programming, not bilingual. ...programming.
- programs.
- We try to put as much support as we can into implementing whatever program model the school district
Keywords:
bullying, antisemitism, school policies, school discipline, education, education policy, Texas Education Code, hate speech, student rights, civics education, high school curriculum, government, voting process, elected officials, Texas Seal of Biliteracy, biliteracy, bilingual education, multilingual, language proficiency, high school diploma
AL
Alabama 2026 Regular Session
Alabama Senate Finance and Taxation General Fund Committee Mar 4th, 2026
Finance and Taxation General Fund
Keywords:
education policy, wireless communication devices, internet safety, social media, mental health, HB487, Alabama G.I. Dependent Scholarship Program, veterans, disabled veterans, dependents, spouse benefits, widow benefits, children of veterans, tuition assistance, education benefits, scholarship, college aid, undergraduate tuition, private school reimbursement, books and fees
TX
Texas 89th 2nd C.S.
89th Legislative Session - Second Called Session Aug 26th, 2025
Texas House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- and sanctions under the public school accountability system, a grant program for school district local
- to school.
- Why don't we just leave things as they are and say if the school district was wrong, the school district
- Requesting assistance? Mr.
- and interventions and sanctions under the public school accountability system, a grant program per school
Keywords:
HB 8, Texas public school accountability, school accountability, public school transparency, STAAR, state assessments, instructionally supportive assessment program, Student Success Tool, Texas Education Agency, TEA, accountability ratings, A-F ratings, through-year assessment, benchmark testing, norm-referenced assessment, college career military readiness, CCMR, local accountability plan, school district performance, campus turnaround
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- Vivian Garrity, a middle school English teacher in Ohio, was forced to resign after the school district
- Bremerton School District, finding in favor of a high school football coach.
- I was from reality and unable to function, that I didn't go to school. school, or work for three days
- , the medical marijuana program.
- It is not an accessible program.
Keywords:
Texas Education Code, public schools, school district, open-enrollment charter school, teacher speech, employee speech, biological sex, pronouns, gender identity, retaliation, discipline, workplace protections, school personnel, education policy, LGBTQ, transgender, charter schools, SB 965, religious speech, prayer
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- For school taxes, there was a major change.
- Because like with schools, we have looked at what we want to invest in.
- voted to increase school funding. by $8.5 billion.
- Of course, school districts have an approximately 2.5% limitation.
- If you pass a program but don't fully fund that program, then give us the option to fund that program
Keywords:
property tax, ad valorem tax, voter-approval tax rate, no-new-revenue tax rate, tax rate calculation, Tax Code, local government finance, municipality, county, special taxing unit, sales and use tax, property tax cap, tax rollback, tax levy, maintenance and operations, debt rate, disaster relief rate, Texas Legislature, local taxing unit, school assessment
HI
Transcript Highlights:
- Programs like affordable housing, universal child care, paid family and medical leave, free school meals
- Programs like affordable housing, universal child care, paid family and medical leave, free school meals
- Programs like affordable housing, universal child care, paid family and medical leave, free school meals
- incentive program, but the DOE is not the employer of charter school teachers.
- Some stop going to school. school. school.
Bills:
HB2459, HB1616, HB1799, HB1604, HB1732, HB1736, HB1931, HB772, HB2153, HB2122, HB2009, HB2012, HB1779, HB2296, HB2397, HB2398, HB1596, HB2233, HB1976, HB1563, HB815, HB1655, HB1851, HB1941, HB2037, HB1635, HB2201, HB1943, HB1163, HB2452, HB2429, HB2148, HB2306, HB2007, HB2049, HB2616
Keywords:
food innovation, agribusiness, food safety, market access, branding, economic diversification, performance indicators, agriculture, aquaculture, commercial activity, swine production, Korean natural farming, housing development, commercial projects, county authority, public works, construction standards, exemption, zoning, housing
AL
Transcript Highlights:
- If they had hit them, had they called 911 immediately, stopped and given assistance like they should,
- ,<00:08:20.000><c> stop</c><00:08:20.639><c> and</c><00:08:20.960><c> give</c><00:08:21.199><c> assistance
- </c> immediately, stop and give assistance immediately, stop and give assistance like<00:08:21.919><c
- what we're trying to do is to make sure people stay at the scene and call for help and provide assistance
- what we're trying to do is to make sure people stay at the scene and call for help and provide assistance
Bills:
SB169, SB180, SB203, SB87, SB195, SB192, SB169, SB180, SB203, SB87, SB195, SB192, HB132, HB37, HB13, HB54, HB126, HB7, SB30, HB188, HB189, HB26, HB264, HB288, HB248, HB249, HB227, HB228
Keywords:
Lieutenant Governor, vacancy, governor appointment, Alabama Constitution, state government, media monitoring, government contracts, state agencies, local agencies, media regulations, transparency, dental insurance, medical loss ratio, premium regulation, insurance commissioner, rebate, consumer protection, midwifery, licensed midwives, State Board of Midwifery
TX
Keywords:
junior college funding, performance tier, credentials, education, workforce development, Texas education law, performance tier funding, junior college, Texas education, student success, performance funding, education policy, state finance program, public junior colleges, educational outcomes, academic fresh start, higher education, student admissions, Texas Education Code, public university
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- According to the Texas School Safety Center a safe school environment is one free from bullying, violence
- Research indicates that students who feel safe at school experience fewer symptoms. attend school more
- school safety meetings. better-prepared Texas schools for potential threats.
- Many school districts have not been able to comply with...
- Texas schools must have staffing, resources, and programs necessary to effectively address the challenges
Keywords:
school safety, Foundation School Program, education funding, student allotment, Texas education, SB 263, Texas franchise tax, cost of goods sold, COGS, broadcasters, television broadcasting, radio broadcasting, media tax, broadcast license, FCC, 47 C.F.R. Part 73, 47 C.F.R. Part 74, film production, television production, tax deduction
HI
Keywords:
no-bid contracts, emergency procurement, audit, state agencies, public funds, accountability, auditor, state and county agencies, government accountability, emergency declarations, easement, submerged lands, drainage, Kahala Hotel, Oahu, state land regulations, biomarker testing, health insurance, precision medicine, H.B. No. 1971
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House State Government Finance and Policy Committee 3/3/26
State Government Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- </c> enrolled in the safe at home program. enrolled in the safe at home program.
- </c> safe at home program, you really should. safe at home program, you really should.
- And it's a good program.
- </c> fraud committed against state programs. fraud committed against state programs.
- Grumdall, who for years oversaw the housing stabilization services program as assistant commissioner.
Keywords:
Safe at Home, address confidentiality, domestic violence, sexual assault, stalking, harassment, victim privacy, survivor protection, confidential address, protected address, secret address, identity protection, residential confidentiality, program participant, nondiscrimination, court disclosure, protective order, service of process, driver's license, state ID
NM
Transcript Highlights:
- While I've been made aware that this bill will primarily be for construction on major road projects,
- I see some secretaries, some assistant secretaries and stuff.
- Everything like that in short order, the STEP is a six-year program, right?
- Bridge Program money to be able to leverage the state investment.
- government vehicles, state police, and you take one very large expenditure to our state: it's our school
Bills:
SB2
Keywords:
SB 2, State Highway Project Bonds, highway funding, transportation bonds, state road fund, motor vehicle fees, vehicle registration fees, electric vehicle fee, EV surcharge, plug-in hybrid fee, weight distance tax, road construction, infrastructure financing, Department of Transportation, State Transportation Commission, bonding authority, county road funds, municipal road funds, transportation improvement program, state highways
NM
New Mexico 2026 Regular Session
House - Appropriations and Finance Jan 21st, 2026 at 01:58 pm
House Appropriations & Finance
Transcript Highlights:
- Okay, so I know many school districts have before and after school programs that are on site, correct
- We have 8,762 children receiving pre-K in school-based programs.
- We have 8 762 children receiving pre-K in school-based programs.
- The school-based programs are not growing at the same rate that our private school centers are. Mr.
- And I also could not afford to have after school program care for her.
Bills:
SB2
Keywords:
SB 2, State Highway Project Bonds, highway funding, transportation bonds, state road fund, motor vehicle fees, vehicle registration fees, electric vehicle fee, EV surcharge, plug-in hybrid fee, weight distance tax, road construction, infrastructure financing, Department of Transportation, State Transportation Commission, bonding authority, county road funds, municipal road funds, transportation improvement program, state highways
AZ
Transcript Highlights:
- Today I’ll be focusing on the impacts of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, also known as
- the American Sign Language program funded under current law, so..." ...program funded under current
- schools, but she went there and excelled in mainstream schools.
- Programs employed at least 30 hours per week; 16- to 18-year-olds attending school or unemployment training
- that program.
Bills:
HB2180, HB2184, HB2188, HB2194, HB2206, HB2321, HB2322, HB2438, HB2442, HB2448, HB2727, HB2797
Keywords:
appropriation, funding, University of Arizona, education, state budget, fetal death, funeral homes, informed consent, abortion, women's rights, medical assistance, emotional support, language acquisition, early intervention, hearing impairment, grant program, deaf education, health care, insurance claims, prior authorization
FL
Transcript Highlights:
- A CHARTER SCHOOL IS.
- TRADITIONAL PUBLIC SCHOOLS AND CHARTER SCHOOLS ARE HELD TO DIFFERENT STANDARDS THAN PRIVATE SCHOOLS.
- PUBLIC FUNDS SHOULD BE USED FOR PUBLIC SCHOOLS AND NOT PRIVATE SCHOOLS.
- FOR TOO LONG, CHARTER SCHOOLS DESPITE BEING PUBLIC SCHOOLS, CHARTER SCHOOLS HAVE FACED UNNECESSARY BARRIERS
- THIS EXPERIENCE IS MADE POSSIBLE BY THE FLORIDA AFTER SCHOOL, WHICH IS AN AMAZING PROGRAM HERE IN OUR
Bills:
SB 2, HB 2, HB 2000, HB 2196, HB 213, HB 222, HB 645, HB 1458, HB 1022, HB 141, HB 502, HB 643, HB 3093, HB 1700, HB 117, SB 503, SB 2, HB 120, HB 20, HB 150, HB 6, HB 100, HB 210, HB 215, HB 1393, HB 1151, HB 1268, HB 142, HB 451, HB 124, HB 2, HB 2000, HB 2196, HB 213, HB 222, HB 645, HB 1458, HB 1022, HB 141, HB 502, HB 643, HB 3093, HB 1700, HB 117
Keywords:
public education, teacher compensation, certification, funding, school finance, educator rights, education funding, charter schools, staff compensation, state aid, retention allotment, child grooming, sex offender registration, criminal justice, reportable conviction, law enforcement, virtual education, hybrid learning, school funding, average daily attendance
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- , the Rural Pathway Excellence Partnership Program, and a high school advisor. program including funding
- for those programs under the foundation school program and to the new and Instructional facility allotment
- a year in the program, their voucher isn't enough money to continue at the private school. school.
- seeks to increase the school safety allotment under the foundation school program.
- the Foundation School Program.
Bills:
SB2, HB2, HB2000, HB2196, HB213, HB222, HB645, HB1458, HB 1022, HB141, HB502, HB643, HB3093, HB1700, HB 117, SB503, SB2, HB 120, HB20, HB150, HB6, HB 100, HB210, HB215, HB1393, HB 1151, HB 1268, HB142, HB451, HB 124, HB2, HB2000, HB2196, HB213, HB222, HB645, HB1458, HB 1022, HB141, HB502, HB643, HB3093, HB1700, HB 117
Keywords:
public education, teacher compensation, certification, funding, school finance, educator rights, education funding, charter schools, staff compensation, state aid, retention allotment, child grooming, sex offender registration, criminal justice, reportable conviction, law enforcement, virtual education, hybrid learning, school funding, average daily attendance
AZ
Arizona 2026 Regular Session
02/04/2026 - Senate Health and Human Services
Health and Human Services
Transcript Highlights:
- Over 600,000 Arizonans rely on the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program to meet their household.
- Over 600,000 Arizonans rely on the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program to meet their household
- The state has implemented many provisions of H.R. 1 in the nutrition assistance program, including new
- Program benefits to participate in a mandatory employment and training program as prescribed by federal
- What this bill is asking is to make that mandatory, and that program, a mandatory employment program,
Keywords:
informed consent, surgical procedures, healthcare professionals, patient rights, regulatory compliance, child welfare, dependency hearings, foster care, court procedures, parental rights, healthcare compliance, behavioral health technicians, licensing, monitoring, administrative burdens, basic first aid, good samaritan, medical licensing exemption, Arizona medical board, A.R.S. 32-1421