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WA

Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Agriculture & Natural Resources Jan 20th, 2026 at 10:30 am

Agriculture & Natural Resources

Transcript Highlights:
  • That's a good question, but I can tell you that Washington State University is actively looking for alternatives
  • Last year, Feeding Washington was one of the first organizations that the Washington State Department
  • That food touched nearly every county in the state of Washington.
  • I'm the advocacy director for AARP here in Washington State.
  • It is legal in the state of Washington, as per the voters of this state.
LA

Louisiana 2026 Regular Session

House and Governmental Affairs Apr 28th, 2026

House and Governmental Affairs

Transcript Highlights:
  • For universities.
  • Secretary of State Landry? Thank you, Mr. Chairman, members, Nancy Landry, Secretary of State.
  • Secretary of State Landry? Thank you, Mr. Chairman, members, Nancy Landry, Secretary of State.
  • the official journal of the state.
  • and most parishes in the state.
LA

Louisiana 2026 Regular Session

Agriculture, Forestry, Aquaculture, and Rural Development May 12th, 2026

Agriculture, Forestry, Aquaculture, and Rural Development

Transcript Highlights:
  • But again, we need to move this to the states where we can have some reasonability, because with Washington
  • But again, we need to move this to the states where we can have some reasonability, because with Washington
  • In this, it states that this will...”
  • Any state impact? I don't think there was an actual fact.
  • He's putting the president of Grambling State University in place of the president of the LSU system.
AL

Alabama 2026 Regular Session

Alabama Senate County and Municipal Government Committee Feb 10th, 2026

County and Municipal Government

Transcript Highlights:
  • But my still higher than in most states.
  • </c> role 20 years later at her university role 20 years later at her university address.<00:12:58.480
  • Only a small number of citizens states.
  • This new law could remove or State.
  • </c> states that have a fee less than $50. states that have a fee less than $50.
Bills: SB249, SB259, HB67, HB214
LA

Louisiana 2026 Regular Session

Education May 7th, 2026

Education

Transcript Highlights:
  • One specifically stated... ...there were two gentlemen on the committee.
  • state funding would lose funding for noncompliance.
  • We've got health care deserts all over the state with no workers available.
  • So we have a lot of great work happening across the state to solve just that issue.
  • And the truth of the matter is I can point to other states and say 15 to 1, 20 to 1.
Summary: The committee met with a large docket and adopted the April 29 minutes. Several bills were heard and advanced, mostly on education, workforce, literacy, early childhood, charter schools, and student mental health. Testimony was generally supportive, with many witnesses waiving in favor; a few bills drew questions about implementation, student awareness, and whether proposals were sufficiently broad or specific. House Bill 406, requiring the Department of Education to study the direction and regulation of interscholastic high school athletics and report back by March 1, 2027, was reported favorably after testimony from a retired principal who urged an open-minded study and discussion from the bill author about compliance and the bill’s purpose. House Bill 380, creating a pilot program between community and technical colleges and local school systems to expand awareness of CDL, entry-level driver training, and related programs, was also reported favorably. House Bill 807, creating a workforce and structure capacity investment program and fund to help industry partner with colleges to train instructors, was reported favorably after support from higher education and industry witnesses; senators raised interest in adding a stronger health care component and in reaching students earlier, but the author said he would work on amendments. The committee also advanced House Bill 316 on adolescent literacy and high-dose tutoring, with amendments clarifying teacher training timing, existing statutory bans on outdated literacy practices, and charter school participation; House Bill 1146, consolidating early childhood governance into a commission; House Bill 28, creating an appeal path for denied teacher certification applicants through BESE; and House Bill 992, assigning early childhood education identification numbers to support data collection on outcomes. House Concurrent Resolution 26, urging BESE to add the science of human growth and development to science and health standards and provide approved instructional resources, was amended and reported favorably. House Bill 386, allowing local districts to let locally authorized charter schools operate as their own LEA under district rules, was amended and reported favorably. House Bill 392, expanding suicide prevention information requirements on school websites, ID cards, handbooks, and signage, was reported favorably as well.
WA

Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Floor Session Feb 13th, 2026 at 09:00 am

Washington House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • It is a great day to talk about the historical history of Washington State and our Washington tribes
  • The agreements that have been made between the Washington tribes and Washington State in preserving the
  • Speaker, every major industry in the state of Washington has access to create a cooperative.
  • We also have organizations out of state, and we're having Washington state students that are shipped
  • Please vote yes on this bill to save Washington State taxpayers $30 million.
Bills: HB1160, HB1289, HB1339, HB1798, HB1065, HB1795, HB2107, HB2113, HB2124, HB2125, HB2133, HB2134, HB2140, HB2185, HB2191, HB2205, HB2211, HB2219, HB2245, HB2253, HB2283, HB2343, HB2406, HB2501, HB2531, HB2574, HB1170, HB1544, HB1834, HB2156, HB2188, HB2206, HB2360, HB2471, HB2478, HB2525, HB2605, HJM4012, HB1104, HB1152, HB1254, HB1443, HB1710, HB1750, HB1903, HB1941, HB1974, HB1982, HB1983, HB2006, HB2034, HB2105, HB2179, HB2203, HB2215, HB2223, HB2239, HB2247, HB2297, HB2303, HB2322, HB2329, HB2334, HB2338, HB2345, HB2348, HB2350, HB2353, HB2355, HB2363, HB2367, HB2379, HB2388, HB2399, HB2418, HB2420, HB2428, HB2441, HB2462, HB2464, HB2467, HB2495, HB2505, HB2534, HB2539, HB2544, HB2551, HB2554, HB2557, HB2575, HB2577, HB2588, HB2594, HB2604, HB2636, HB2714, HB1160, HB1289, HB1339, HB1798, HB1065, HB1795, HB2113, HB2124, HB2125, HB2134, HB2140, HB2185, HB2191, HB2205, HB2211, HB2219, HB2245, HB2253, HB2283, HB2343, HB2406, HB2501, HB2574, HB1170, HB1544, HB1834, HB2156, HB2188, HB2206, HB2471, HB2478, HB2605, HJM4012, HB1104, HB1152, HB1254, HB1443, HB1903, HB1941, HB1982, HB2006, HB2034, HB2105, HB2179, HB2203, HB2297, HB2303, HB2322, HB2329, HB2345, HB2350, HB2379, HB2388, HB2399, HB2418, HB2462, HB2464, HB2495, HB2539, HB2544, HB2551, HB2554, HB2588, HB2636, HB1128, HB1408, HB1570, HB1742, HB1823, HB2089, HB2104, HB2114, HB2172, HB2192, HB2207, HB2251, HB2262, HB2266, HB2294, HB2298, HB2319, HB2320, HB2323, HB2351, HB2354, HB2374, HB2401, HB2405, HB2429, HB2431, HB2442, HB2451, HB2479, HB2496, HB2515, HB2523, HB2540, HB2593, HB2632, HB2661, HB1496, HB1898, HB2095, HB2157, HB2225, HB2274, HB2311, HB2325, HB2333, HB2476, HB2508, HB2552
WA

Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session

Senate Labor & Commerce Feb 2nd, 2026 at 10:30 am

Labor & Commerce

Transcript Highlights:
  • Paul Jewell, on behalf of the members of the Washington State Association of Counties, testifying today
  • I’m here with the Washington State Association for Justice, and our position is to vote no.
  • I'm here with the Washington State Association for Justice and our position is to vote con.
  • So what I'm trying to say is that wage theft happens in the state of Washington and it helps a lot.
  • So what I'm trying to say is that West state happens in the state of Washington and it helps a lot.
WA

Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Floor Session Feb 17th, 2026

Washington House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • It's an honor to be here with all of you, and on behalf of the citizens of the state of Washington, I
  • And on behalf of the citizens of the state of Washington, I want to thank you for your dedicated service
  • I don't want to see innovation be stifled in Washington State.
  • I don't want to see innovation be stifled in Washington State.
  • Every child in Washington State deserves to thrive.
Summary: The House convened with a quorum, approved the prior day’s minutes, received a Senate message that Senate Bill 5489 had passed the Senate, and then took up several House bills on second and third reading. The main debate centered on Engrossed Substitute House Bill 2442, which would give local governments more flexibility to use certain local tax tools for public health clinics, housing, veterans’ assistance, and related purposes. Members offered and voted on multiple amendments, including proposals to require voter approval for tax increases and to strip out or narrow several tax authorizations; some amendments were adopted, including technical and limiting changes, while others were rejected. The bill ultimately passed the House 53-44. The House then passed Engrossed Substitute House Bill 1295, a literacy bill aimed at expanding evidence-based reading instruction and teacher training. Members described it as a long-overdue effort to improve reading outcomes, with supporters citing low grade-level reading proficiency and the need for scientifically based methods; a technical grammar amendment was adopted, and the bill passed 96-1. The chamber also passed Engrossed Second Substitute House Bill 2636, creating a steering committee and JLARC review process to examine school district regulations and unfunded mandates, with broad support and no opposition in the final vote. Other measures passed included Substitute House Bill 2650, making administrative changes to local tax notification and effective-date procedures, and Second Substitute House Bill 2590, which exempts limited equity cooperatives from certain common-interest-community requirements to support affordable housing. House Bill 2610 also passed, allowing nonprofit housing providers to use property for interim community purposes without losing tax benefits, and Substitute House Bill 2343 passed unanimously to require publicly operated facilities to follow the same water-quality discharge rules as private facilities, prompted by concerns about nitrate contamination linked to a state game farm in Centralia. The House also passed Engrossed Substitute House Bill 2225, regulating AI companion chatbots; amendments added public disclosure of crisis referrals, but a proposal to remove the private right of action failed. The bill passed 69-28 after supporters emphasized child safety and opponents raised concerns about litigation and privacy. The House then adjourned to caucus.
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

WLA-EDU, EDU Public Hearings 02-18-2026

Water, Land, Culture and the Arts

Transcript Highlights:
  • </c> the university that we help. the university that we help.
  • This provides the University of Hawaii and its campuses and state libraries may utilize liquor in certain
  • This provides the University of Hawaii and its campuses and state libraries may utilize liquor in certain
  • This provides the University of Hawaii and its campuses and state libraries may utilize liquor in certain
  • </c> the state. the state.
Bills: SB2003
Summary: The joint committees on Water, Land, Culture, and the Arts and Education heard testimony and discussed SB 20003, which would require the auditor’s report under Act 255 to include a recommendation on whether the Monarch Stewardship and Oversight Authority is fit to continue managing Monaca lands. Testimony focused on the bill’s reversion language, the role of the auditor, and whether the measure gave the auditor too much discretion without clear criteria. The Office of the Auditor’s position, read into the record, was that it had strong reservations because the bill did not provide standards for assessing fitness and asked that the requirement be held or amended. Other testimony suggested a work group with relevant agencies and Hawaiian practitioners to manage the transition and reduce conflict. Committee members debated whether the bill should simply restore the original reversion language or also require an audit-based fitness determination. Several members questioned the need for a 2031 audit when Act 255 already provides for a performance and financial audit in 2031 and noted that the bill could shift authority away from the legislature. In response, the committee chair explained that the measure was intended to restore language removed during conference and to address the transition back to the University of Hawaii if the authority was not meeting the act’s purpose. The committees ultimately recommended SB 20003 be passed with amendments. The amendments would strike the auditor/audit section, add language addressing timelines by providing a 10-year lease extension and sublease extension, and make technical changes including a defective date. The committees voted to adopt the amended measure and send it forward as an SD1. The transcript also included a separate Education Committee hearing on SB 3286, which would require the University of Hawaii to develop a facilities and student housing master plan and report to the legislature. University of Hawaii testimony said the system supports the intent but that the bill’s requirements are a heavy lift across 10 campuses and should follow development of a broader academic strategy. Members raised concerns about deferred maintenance, shifting priorities, and the lack of a systemwide plan, while the university said it already has a six-year capital improvement plan but acknowledged it does not fully incorporate the broader academic and housing strategy the bill contemplates.
WA

Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session

Senate Early Learning & K-12 Education Jan 22nd, 2026 at 10:30 am

Early Learning & K-12 Education

Transcript Highlights:
  • DCYF and the Washington State Patrol estimate no fiscal impact.
  • Nearly 20 years ago, Washington State had a Washington Learns Initiative.
  • As an international program, I want to emphasize that Washington state employers and universities are
  • This bill would allow Washington state students the same opportunity.
  • State School Directors' Association. ...representing the Washington State School Directors' Association
WA

Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session

Senate Floor Session Feb 6th, 2026

Washington Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Previously, she also served as a commissioner of the Washington State Women's Commission.
  • Also, she served as a commissioner of the Washington State Women's Commission.
  • State University, Spectrum Board of Directors, Empire Health Foundation, and take up the cause.
  • State Medical Commission and the Washington State Medical Association.
  • University of Washington, over $600 million last year in charity care.
Summary: The Senate opened with routine proceedings, including the roll call, approval of the previous day’s journal, referral of committee reports and gubernatorial appointments, and the removal of Senate Joint Memorial 8003 from the consent calendar to the regular calendar. The chamber also received and referred Engrossed Substitute House Bill 1604 to the Committee on Human Services, and later took up several gubernatorial confirmations. The Senate adopted Senate Resolution 8682 recognizing the YMCA’s 150th anniversary in Washington. Senators spoke in support, describing the YMCA’s role in child care, swim lessons, youth programs, civic engagement, camps, and community health, and guests from YMCA organizations were recognized on the floor. The Senate then confirmed Jeffrey P. Fairchild to the Whatcom Community College Board of Trustees, Randall V. Scott to the Lake Washington Institute of Technology Board of Trustees, and Anna M. Franklin to the Community Colleges of Spokane Board of Trustees, each by unanimous or near-unanimous roll call votes. The chamber also observed a moment of silence for the family of Representative Tom Dent after his wife suffered a stroke. After caucuses, the Senate returned to floor action on two major bills. Substitute Senate Bill 5185, creating a pilot pathway to physician licensure for international medical graduates, was advanced to final passage and approved 39-1. Engrossed Substitute Senate Bill 5993, lowering the interest rate on medical debt, drew extensive debate about affordability, charity care, and the impact on rural hospitals; amendments were considered, including one to make the bill prospective rather than retroactive, which was adopted, while a rural-hospital differential-rate amendment failed. The bill ultimately passed 29-19. The Senate then adjourned until Monday, February 9, 2026.
WA

Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Civil Rights & Judiciary Jan 30th, 2026 at 10:30 am

Civil Rights & Judiciary

Transcript Highlights:
  • State.
  • State.
  • This is just a great win for Washington State and will be effective really in every corner of the state
  • This is just a great win for Washington State and will be effective really in every corner of the state
  • This is just a great win for Washington State and will be effective really in every corner of the state
WA

Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Floor Session Feb 14th, 2026 at 10:30 am

Washington House Floor Meeting

Summary: The House convened, the Clerk called the roll, and a quorum was announced present. The chamber then proceeded with the Pledge of Allegiance and a prayer offered by Representative Lauren Davis, which focused on compassion, the burdens carried by legislators and staff, and the importance of kindness, grace, and remembering the real-world consequences of policy decisions. After the prayer, the House approved the previous day’s minutes without objection. Representative Ortiz-Self announced that the Democrats would caucus immediately, and Representative Abbarno announced that the Republicans would caucus immediately as well. The Speaker then declared the House at ease for caucuses.
WA

Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Floor Session Feb 14th, 2026

Washington House Floor Meeting

Summary: The House was called to order, the roll was taken, and a quorum was declared present. The chamber then proceeded with the Pledge of Allegiance and a prayer offered by Representative Lauren Davis, who spoke about compassion, the burdens members and staff carry, and the importance of kindness and remembering the real-world impact of legislative decisions. After the prayer, the House approved the previous day’s minutes without objection. Representative Ortiz-Self announced that the Democrats would caucus immediately, and Representative Abbarno announced that the Republicans would caucus. The House then stood at ease for caucus.
AZ

Arizona 2026 Regular Session

06/10/2026 - Joint Appropriations

Appropriations

Transcript Highlights:
  • state and tuition and fees.
  • of our universities.
  • And if we want to have a successful, prosperous state, we also need to have good universities.
  • recruit more military to this state and retire in this state.
  • Arizona led that in this country, and now many states have followed us on that, just like the ESA, universal
WA

Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session

House State Government & Tribal Relations Jan 30th, 2026 at 08:00 am

State Government & Tribal Relations

Transcript Highlights:
  • Washington State Governor Dan Evans welcomed the first 34 refugees to our state on May 20, 1975.
  • So it's time to change the narrative here in Washington State.
  • Islander communities across Washington state, a collective population of over 1 million people.
  • I'm here representing Allied Daily Newspapers of Washington, Washington State Association Broadcasters
  • Representing Allied Daily Newspapers of Washington, Washington State Association Broadcasters, and Washington
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Higher Education Apr 1st, 2025

Higher Education

Transcript Highlights:
  • College at Sam Houston State University.
  • Heather Thielman, Senior Vice President of Sam Houston State University.
  • Sam Houston State University is uniquely positioned to help address this challenge.
  • State University Polytechnic College under its existing legislative authority.
  • It says "Sam Houston State University" though, but as a proud alum from... ...Sam Houston State University
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Higher Education Apr 1st, 2025

Higher Education

Transcript Highlights:
  • Members, this bill relates to the course levels offered State University Rio Grande College.
  • House Bill 1705 aligned state law with federal law in order to ensure that public colleges and universities
  • universities.
  • That's the path that my own father tread when he went to a state university on the GI Bill after the
  • That's why Texas has more R1 universities, 16 to be exact, than any other state in the country.
AZ

Arizona 2026 Regular Session

02/02/2026 - House Health & Human Services

Health & Human Services

Transcript Highlights:
  • Starting in FY 2027, the state share... ...starting in FY 2027, the state share would increase to 75%
  • And some states, including Florida, which is a rather populous state and has a high SNAP enrollment,
  • The states would preserve state authorities, improve operational efficiency, ensure accountability for
  • And the doctor has one primary state, their home state.
  • And a lot of states, particularly a lot of states back East because there are smaller states, doctors