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NM
New Mexico 2026 Regular Session
House - Appropriations and Finance Jan 30th, 2026 at 09:51 am
House Appropriations & Finance
Transcript Highlights:
- Item number 70 for the Public Education Department is a small language fix, a technical change.
- Item number 70 for the Public Education Department is a small language fix, a technical change.
- And then item number 77 to HED: this is for adult education.
- This is for adult education. This has been flagged by several members.
- This is 3.2 million. adult education. This has been flagged by several members.
FL
Florida 2026 4th Special Session
January 21, 2026 - 10:00 AM
Transcript Highlights:
- in the education space where a lot of Mickey Mouse schools are just popping up, saying that they're
- 905 in the education space where a lot of Mickey Mouse schools are 906 just popping up, saying that
- We were going through last year, and I kept asking for education, education, education, and the ability
- Education, education, education, and the ability for people to be able to understand it, because I had
- Education. We need to educate people.
Summary:
The committee met with a quorum and heard several insurance and banking bills. HB 1399, relating to property insurance affiliates, would increase Office of Insurance Regulation oversight of transactions between property insurers and affiliates, require fair-and-reasonable documentation, review of dividends and asset pledges, contract termination clauses, affiliate registration, and penalties for violations. Members from both parties generally supported the goal of transparency and accountability, though some raised concerns about costs and whether the bill would actually return money to insureds. The bill was reported favorably.
HB 427, on public adjuster contracts, would allow vulnerable adults or their legal representatives to rescind public adjuster contracts without penalty, reflecting the sponsor’s personal concerns about protecting elderly and otherwise vulnerable family members from predatory contracting. Public testimony included support from several industry and elder-law groups, while the public adjuster association warned the bill could unfairly target one profession and urged broader language. Members debated whether the bill should be expanded to cover other solicitations and whether legal representatives should be treated differently, but the bill was ultimately reported favorably.
The committee also approved HB 893, which aligns bank handling of law-firm trust accounts with Florida Supreme Court rules and supports legal aid funding, and HB 767, a transparency bill requiring insurers to provide consumers with plain-language explanations of rate increases and related factors. Members emphasized consumer education and clearer disclosures, and HB 767 passed 2-0. Later, HB 381, the Office of Financial Regulation agency bill, was amended and reported favorably; it updates financial regulation provisions including cybersecurity-related requirements, money services business rules, credit union and financial institution provisions, and fee timing. HB 777, a related public-records bill protecting nonpublic personal information submitted to OFR, was also heard and moved forward without opposition.
VT
Transcript Highlights:
- H75 to Education. H706 to Commerce and Economic Development.
- H716 to Education. H716 to Energy and Digital Infrastructure.
- These are early childhood educators<00:09:03.040><c> and</c><00:09:03.279><c> they</c><00:09:03.519><
- </c><00:09:14.480><c> Vermont's</c> ways we support and educate Vermont's ways we support and educate
- , these educators are stepping forward<00:09:25.920><c> as</c><00:09:26.160><c> leaders.
WA
Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Appropriations Dec 4th, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- And you've Senior Budget Advisor for Education at the Office of Financial Management.
- It eliminates the SNAP Education Program, effective October 1 of this year.
- I'm the Senior Budget Advisor for Education. Thank you, Sherry.
- So before I dive into H.R. 1, which is definitely the star of the education show, I want to note some
- That would cover topics including K-12 basic education, debt service on capital projects, some basic
Summary:
The committee held a work session focused first on juvenile rehabilitation system capacity. DCYF officials said the juvenile rehabilitation population is older, includes more adult-sentenced youth, and has longer lengths of stay, especially for “post-25” youth who must remain in secure facilities and cannot go to community beds. They described overcrowding at Green Hill School, placement limits at Echo Glen and Harbor Heights, staffing turnover, mental health acuity, and the need for more medium-security and specialized mental health beds. DCYF said it is pursuing a Parkland facility proposal, a staffing model decision package, and a broader feasibility study and master plan update. No votes were taken; members were asked to follow up with questions later.
The committee then heard on behavioral health system capacity from the Behavioral Health Administration and the Health Care Authority. DSHS described growth in forensic and civil bed need, expansion at Olympic Heritage, Maple Lane, and Brockman, and construction of a new 350-bed forensic hospital at Western State expected to open in 2028. HCA reported progress on long-term civil commitment beds, intensive behavioral health treatment facilities, PACT teams, and intensive residential treatment teams, saying the community-based system is being expanded to support step-down care and reduce hospital reliance. Members asked about whether capacity is right-sized, the difference between facility types, and federal match eligibility for services.
A federal funding update followed, covering the effects of H.R. 1 and H.R. 5371 on SNAP, Medicaid, marketplace coverage, long-term services and supports, K-12, higher education, and hemp regulation. OFM and agency staff said H.R. 1 adds work requirements, changes non-citizen eligibility, increases state administrative and benefit costs, reduces Medicaid and marketplace subsidies for some groups, tightens redeterminations, and may significantly affect provider payments and state-directed payments. H.R. 5371 extended federal funding through January 30, 2026 and included some agency appropriations and other provisions, including changes affecting hemp producers. Members asked about SNAP error rates and special enrollment periods.
Finally, budget coordinator Mary Monroe gave a 2026 supplemental budget preview. She reviewed the state’s near general fund outlook, noting revenue declines since the enacted budget, the effect of reversions, and a preliminary maintenance-level outlook showing a projected increase in NGFO spending over the four-year period. She said the supplemental will reflect updated caseload and cost forecasts and mandatory impacts from H.R. 1, but not policy proposals. No actions or votes were taken during the session.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Balancing the Budget / Sovereignty Day at the Capitol / Promoting Animal Welfare Mar 23rd, 2025
Minnesota Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- But when you have people with severe disabilities, students with special education needs, and a growing
- Put on top of that what they might do to education and everything else, and that's why I say we could
- Put on top of that what they might do to education and everything else, and that's why I say we could
- The DFL will fight for good-paying jobs, families, and seniors, and for education and health care.
- </c><00:26:33.120><c> legislators</c> on legislation and educated legislators on legislation and educated
KY
Kentucky 2026 Regular Session
2026 Budget Conference Committee (3-20-26)
Transcript Highlights:
- </c> education across the Commonwealth. education across the Commonwealth.
- </c> Area Health Education Centers. Area Health Education Centers.
- </c> That takes us to postsecondary education That takes us to postsecondary education on<01:03:01.920
- :30.840><c> dues,</c> Southern Regional Education Board dues, Southern Regional Education Board dues,
- </c> uh we move to Kentucky Educational uh we move to Kentucky Educational Excellence<01:04:20.640><c
Summary:
The Free Conference Committee on the 2026 General Assembly budget met to reconcile differences between the House and Senate versions of House Bill 500. Leaders opened by thanking the other chamber’s work, asking members to turn microphones on and off to avoid feedback, and stressing the need to clearly note decision points so both chambers record the same actions. Staff then walked through the bill page by page, explaining that the committee was comparing only House and Senate differences, not the governor’s proposed budget.
The discussion covered a wide range of appropriations and language items, including next generation non-911 services, school safety reporting tools, restored funding for brain injury, epilepsy, veteran service, homeless veterans, and rocket docket programs, debt service changes, rural infrastructure, disaster aid caps, Attorney General and Medicaid fraud funding, agriculture and county fair grants, auditor and pension-related appropriations, school facilities and SEEK funding, and numerous education programs. Members also discussed charter-related funding such as Star Academy, Dolly Parton Imagination Library, school resource officers, school-based mental health providers, AP/IB exams, Governor’s Scholars and Entrepreneurs, and several pilot or initiative programs in economic development, energy, and labor. Several items were described as technical corrections or restorations of language and funding, while others reflected differences in amounts or how funds would be distributed.
There were several questions and comments from members about wording such as “implement and carry out,” the absence of the governor’s budget from the comparison document, and whether SEEK funding should be tied to teacher raises. The chair and other members emphasized that the committee’s role was to reconcile the two chambers’ budgets, not to adopt the governor’s proposal. Members also raised concerns about opioid settlement funds and the Dolly Parton Imagination Library match rate, with one senator urging restoration of the House language. No final vote or formal action was taken in the portion provided; the meeting primarily consisted of explanation, questions, and discussion of proposed budget differences.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Minnesota House honors former Rep. Mary Murphy 4/21/25
Minnesota House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- </c> for things like education or pensions. for things like education or pensions.
- And, uh, she kind of tolerated us men and, uh, would educate us.
- And, uh, she kind of tolerated us men and, uh, would educate us.
- This was a piece of her life, but her life was in education.
- </c><01:07:07.280><c> after</c> under the Department of Education after under the Department of Education
WY
Wyoming 2026 Regular Session
House Floor Session-Day 2, February 10, 2026-PM
Wyoming House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- </c> education and many many other things. education and many many other things.
- What this specializes in education.
- </c><02:49:00.880><c> our</c> educational choices back to our educational choices back to our families
- </c> Bill 123, Education Savings Accounts. Bill 123, Education Savings Accounts.
- Chief Clerk, please call the roll. make an educated decision on this make an educated decision on this
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Special Session - Senate Floor Session - Part 1 - 06/09/25
Minnesota Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Senate File Number 5 is a bill for an act relating to education.
- </c> higher education needs. And so, Mr. higher education needs. And so, Mr.
- </c> of the cost for our higher education of the cost for our higher education institutions.<00:56:00.880
- </c> do every year in the higher education do every year in the higher education realm.<00:57:00.319>
- It's a big part of the cost education.
MA
Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Session Jun 21st, 2026 at 11:00 am
Massachusetts Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- And now we have a similar situation occurring with our system of early education and care, where we have
- And now we have a similar situation occurring with our system of early education and care, where we have
- I do hope that members join me in passing this so that our early education and care child care providers
- Notably, Fair Share has to be used for public education and transportation, and excess capital gains
- Notably, fair share has to be used for public education and transportation.
Summary:
The Senate began with the Pledge of Allegiance and then adopted a motion to adjourn in memory of Lenz Arthur Joseph, a five-year-old Hyde Park child whose death was described as a tragic loss to his family, school, and community. Senators offered condolences and a moment of silence was observed. The chamber also recognized several guests, including students and scholarship recipients from the Christian A. Herter Memorial Scholarship Program and visitors from River Valley Charter School and Fall River’s Green School.
The main legislative business was Senate 2521, a fiscal year 2025 supplemental appropriations bill providing about $189 million for early education and care providers so they could receive June child care financial assistance payments. The minority leader questioned why the deficiency had arisen so late in the fiscal year and asked about preventing similar shortfalls. The Ways and Means chair responded that the bill was time-sensitive, that such supplemental appropriations are common for caseload-driven accounts, and that the House had already passed the measure. He also reported that FY25 revenues were about $1.1 billion above benchmark, though most of that was restricted Fair Share revenue or excess capital gains.
The Senate took a roll-call vote on engrossment, and the bill passed to be engrossed by a vote of 39-0. The Senate then agreed to a conference committee on the FY26 budget bill, House 4001, after insisting on its amendment. It also adopted resolutions recognizing the Massachusetts-Hokkaido sister-state relationship and the Concord-Nani sister-city anniversary. The chamber suspended rules to advance a petition to ban DEHP in IV bags and tubing, and it agreed to a House referral change for Senate 2522, a health care petitions bill, sending it to the Judiciary Committee. Finally, the Senate adopted the emergency preamble and passed Senate 2521 to be enacted before adjourning to meet again the following Monday in memory of Lenz Arthur Joseph.
VT
Vermont 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Session - 2026-04-17 - 11:30AM
Vermont Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- We now have H. 955, an act relating to the next steps in transforming Vermont’s education system.
- An act relating to the next steps in transforming<00:10:15.480><c> Vermont's</c><00:10:15.880><c> education
- </c> transforming Vermont's education system. transforming Vermont's education system.
- c> steps</c><00:10:30.400><c> in</c> An act relating to the next steps in transforming Vermont’s education
- I'm wondering what educational measures are being undertaken to inform landowners of these changes.
ID
Transcript Highlights:
- In the Senate, Senate Resolution 114 by the Education Committee, a Senate resolution stating findings
- of the Senate and providing that all temporary and pending rules of the State Board of Education and
- the Division of Career Technical Education have been reviewed and approved by the Senate Education Committee
- House Bill 531 will be referred to the Education Committee.
- House Bill 531 will be referred to the Education Committee.
ID
Transcript Highlights:
- House Bill No. 515 by the Education Committee, an act relating to education, amending Section 33-1631
- House Bill No. 515 by the Education Committee, an act relating to education, amending Section 33-1631
- House Bill No. 516 by the Education Committee, an act relating to education, amending Section 33-601,
- Idaho Code, to revise provisions regarding parental rights and education, and declaring an emergency
- The House Education Committee will not meet Friday, January 23, Hawkins, Chairman.
Summary:
The House convened with roll call, prayer, and the Pledge of Allegiance, and members noted the recent death of Representative Lyndon Bateman, offering condolences for his family. The journal for the prior legislative day was approved without objection. The chamber then moved to House Concurrent Resolution 22, which honors the nation’s 250th anniversary by declaring 2026 the Year of Volunteerism and the America 250 in Idaho Service Challenge, recognizing the song “Forever Idaho,” and encouraging Idahoans to sign the state’s replica Declaration of Independence.
Before considering HCR 22, the House suspended the rules by a two-thirds vote, 68 ayes and two abstentions. Representative Mitchell explained the resolution as part of a broader effort to promote service, community engagement, and celebration of American founding principles, including a goal of 250,000 acts of service tracked through IdahoKindness.com. The House then adopted HCR 22 by voice vote and transmitted it to the Senate. A performance of the “Forever Idaho” song followed, along with remarks thanking organizers, ambassadors, service groups, and the Sons of the American Revolution for the Declaration signing display.
The House also received committee reports and introduced several bills and one joint resolution for first reading, including measures on private forest land, surveyor licensing, cosmetology licensure and exams, bullying prevention training, parental rights in education, repeal of the Pacific Northwest Economic Region statute, and a constitutional amendment on sectarian appropriations. During announcements, members highlighted a housing and affordability lunch-and-learn, an informational meeting on rats in the Treasure Valley, visits from a Pacific Northwest Economic Region delegation, and Sugar Day at the Capitol. The House then adopted a motion to adjourn until 8 a.m. Friday, January 23, 2026.
VT
Transcript Highlights:
- S292, an act related to granting public higher education employees the right to strike.
- Listen to the first reading. >> That's 292, an act relating to granting public higher education employees
- employees</c><00:10:52.160><c> the</c><00:10:52.399><c> right</c><00:10:52.560><c> to</c> higher education
- employees the right to higher education employees the right to strike.<00:10:53.839><c> Introduced</
- > That's 292, an act relating to granting public<00:11:04.560><c> higher</c><00:11:04.959><c> education
NM
New Mexico 2025 Regular Session
IC - Science, Technology and Telecommunications Sep 23rd, 2025
Science, Technology & Telecommunications Committee
Transcript Highlights:
- Online we have with us Isaac Bush, who is the New Mexico Higher Education Department CIO.
- I want to express the view of the New Mexico Higher Education Department on this.
- One is an educational outcome and a disaster prevention issue.
- My apologies on that, and HEI is a Higher Education Institution.
- So, we're going to explain the role of CHECS within higher education and the state of New Mexico.
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Floor Session Jun 9th, 2025
California House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- These students are creating voter education materials, organizing outreach campaigns, and reminding their
- The Jane Bowen serves as a hub for religious, cultural, and educational activities for the Jane community
- Not just in agriculture and business, but in public service, education, the arts, the armed forces, and
- Marvin Lavelle Boomer Jr. was an educator at Castlemont High School with deep passions for community
- community building, improving education, particularly in black neighborhoods, and for Oakland.
FL
Transcript Highlights:
- I'd like to welcome Commissioner, current Florida Education Commissioner Manny Diaz.
- It is used as an educational resource for visitors.
- The handbook is used as an educational resource for visitors here to the Capitol, including many of the
- As we all know, Senator Thompson was a lifelong educator and historian.
- Senator Thompson was a lifelong educator and historian.
Summary:
The Senate convened with a quorum, opened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, presentation of the colors, and the national anthem. The chamber welcomed cabinet members, Supreme Court justices, former Senate presidents and colleagues, and other guests. Senators also observed moments of silence honoring former Senator Geraldine Thompson and former Congressman Lincoln Diaz-Balart, and the Senate dedicated its 2024-2026 handbook to Thompson in recognition of her work in education and civics.
The main action of the day was adoption of SCR 1294, which authorized the House and Senate to meet in joint session in the House chamber at 11 a.m. that day to receive a message from Governor Ron DeSantis. The resolution was adopted without objection, rules were waived, and it was immediately certified to the House. The Secretary was also directed to notify the House and Governor that the Senate was convened and ready to proceed with the 2025 regular session.
In a lengthy opening-day address, the President outlined the session’s priorities, emphasizing rural Florida, citrus and agriculture, government efficiency, IT and cybersecurity reform, administrative rule review, affordability, insurance and property tax relief, autism services, veterans’ support, mental health and child welfare legislation, Everglades restoration, public school administrative efficiency, and food insecurity. No substantive debate or roll-call votes were taken beyond the unanimous adoption of the concurrent resolution. The Senate then adjourned until March 12, 2025, or upon the call of the President.
HI
Transcript Highlights:
- She's a retiree from the Department of Education.
- She's a retiree from the Department of Education.
- </c> lot of tools that actually have educated lot of tools that actually have educated them<00:28:52.720
- </c><00:29:07.840><c> is</c><00:29:08.159><c> going</c> I I do believe that education is going I I do
- believe that education is going to<00:29:08.399><c> have</c><00:29:08.559><c> to</c><00:29:08.720><c
Summary:
The Senate Committee on Labor and Technology met on March 6, 2026, and considered four gubernatorial nominations. For GM 690, Jesse Kola Dean was nominated for reappointment to the Hawaii Retirement Savings Board. Testimony from the Retirement Savings Board and the Department of Labor and Industrial Relations strongly supported Dean, citing his original membership on the board and his role in advancing implementation of the retirement savings program. Dean described his background and said the program was moving into implementation after the board approved the Connecticut consortium model; in response to questions, he said the main challenges had been finding an executive director and adapting the program from an original opt-in structure to the opt-out consortium model. The committee voted to recommend advise and consent.
For GM 634, Darlene Blakey was nominated to the board of trustees of the Employees' Retirement System. ERS and several individuals submitted support. Blakey, an executive vice president and chief lending officer at First Hawaiian Bank, said her banking and finance background and personal experience with her mother’s retirement benefits motivated her service. She told senators she had attended ERS meetings and was focused on improving retirees’ access to information, education, and retirement planning, and said she would recuse herself from matters involving First Hawaiian Bank because of a potential conflict of interest. The committee again voted to advise and consent.
The committee then considered GM 627 and GM 726, both nominations of Gina Anu Novo to the Hawaii Workforce Development Council for different terms. Written testimony from numerous supporters was read into the record. Novo, a longtime First Hawaiian Bank executive and current vice chair, described her experience building audit, compliance, human resources, and technology functions, and said she wanted to help strengthen workforce pathways, career development, retention, and outreach to youth and workers who do not pursue college. Senators asked about her plans to connect workforce development with education and financial literacy; she emphasized career pathing, training, and adapting to changing skills needs, including the role of technology and AI. The committee voted to recommend advise and consent on both nominations, and the meeting adjourned after all four nominations were approved by the committee.
WA
Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Floor Session Mar 6th, 2026 at 01:25 pm
Washington Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Amendment at the desk: a striking amendment by the Committee on Early Learning and K-12 Education.
- Senator Wellman moves the striking amendment by the Committee on Early Learning and K-12 Education be
- The motion in the Ways and Means Committee was to move the bill as amended by the Education Committee
- The striking amendment by the Committee on Early Learning and K-12 Education.
- The Striking Amendment by the Committee on Early Learning and K-12 education.
Bills:
SB6061, SB6234, SB6176, SB6335, SB6047, HB2235, HB2464, HB2619, HB1376, SB5808, SB5949, HB1347, HB1759, HB1983, HB2120, HB2264, HB2338, HB2385, HB2495, HB2521, HB2604, HB2610, HB2675, HB2426, SB6061, SB6234, SB6176, SB6335, SB6047, HB2235, HB2464, HB2619, HB1376, HB1796, HB2091, HB2249, HB2353, HB2431, SB5808, SB5949, HB2124, HB2104, HB2624, HB2510, HB1347, HB1759, HB1983, HB2120, HB2264, HB2338, HB2385, HB2436, HB2495, HB2521, HB2604, HB2610, HB2675
Keywords:
tourism, self-supported assessment, funding, statewide promotion, economic development, sewage, grinder pumps, residential buildings, regulation, construction, vehicle registration, enforcement, renewal, transportation, state law, state commission, infrastructure, traffic safety, responsibilities, state capital projects
NM
Transcript Highlights:
- Obviously, that's going to be a best educated guess.
- This is about educating our children and supporting our families to do what's best for them.
- this all leads us to educating our kids better.
- And we have worked closely with the Department of Higher Education and...
- Otero County's educational services, of course, and Torrance being the largest.
Keywords:
child care, child care assistance, child care subsidy, early childhood education, early childhood care, daycare, preschool, pre-K, Head Start, Early Head Start, Children's Code, early childhood education and care department, ECECD, child care facilities, licensed child care, registered child care, copayments, waitlist, subsidy, federal poverty level