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• We can only imagine the reforms.
• I have long said that the Library of Congress should be appointed by Congress.
• </c><03:48:19.520><c> That</c> hold today as library employees.
• That hold today as library employees.
• At a critical moment for copyright stakeholders and the millions of library users.

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Monday, June 8, 2026, 1012, house, all

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• It sets up a significant challenge for teachers, as you can imagine.
• the education code We have received complaints about curriculum, we've received complaints about libraries
• There was a library bill.
• interested in the number of complaints that have been filed in the last few years related to the library
• . library books or complaints related to curriculum, I can certainly track that number down and share

Keywords: 1184, house, all

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• "I don't think that's your imagination.
• This is going to be what's currently the lower level of the library, right by the tutoring center, so
• This is the lower level of our library.
• And so the space that we needed for a library 20, 30, 40 years ago is not the same as we need today.
• So keep in mind their knowledge base is a very large library of documentation.

Keywords: 908, all

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• in libraries, or even interactive toys for kids to learn with.
• It can be something as easy as a website or putting more books in libraries, like more.
• and libraries or even like interactive toys for kids to learn with.
• This bill relates to the disposition of a public junior college library of certain library materials.
• I can't imagine. Okay. That's right. And what age do you handle up to?

Summary: The committee continued hearing testimony on Senate Bill 2252, which would expand early literacy and numeracy screening, parent notification, intervention supports, and teacher training, including math academies and early childhood supports. Supporters from Texas 2036, Good Reason Houston, Texas Business Leadership Council, and several parents argued that early identification of skill gaps, clearer data for families, and stronger teacher preparation would improve student outcomes, workforce readiness, and long-term earnings. They cited low math proficiency statewide, the importance of early intervention, and examples of districts using screeners and data dashboards to guide instruction and resource allocation. One witness also highlighted home visiting as a family-support model, while another urged more funding for pre-K partnerships and stronger support for parents with reading materials and guidance. A district special education administrator testified neutrally, saying the bill reflects practices already used in her district but expressing concern that it could reduce local control and teacher discretion by standardizing screening and tying it to funding. A Texas Classroom Teachers Association representative supported the intent but warned that mandatory math academies and intervention academies could burden teachers if implemented like prior reading academies, and a substitute teacher/teacher-of-the-year witness asked for clearer protections around special education information and pay for alternative certification candidates. After public testimony closed, SB 2252 was left pending. The committee then took up Senate Bill 2253, as substituted, which would phase out routine hiring of uncertified teachers over time, require parent notification when a teacher is uncertified, and expand high-quality preparation pathways such as university programs, residencies, improved alternative certification, and grow-your-own programs. Senator Creighton said the bill responds to the rise in uncertified teachers and aims to strengthen the teacher pipeline with more structured preparation, mentorship, and oversight by SBEC. Invited testimony strongly supported the measure: a Texas Tech researcher said uncertified teachers and fast-track programs are associated with significant learning losses, while year-long residencies and mentored pathways produce stronger outcomes and higher earnings for students. Leaders from Dallas College and Sam Houston State University described successful residency and grow-your-own models, high completion and retention rates, and the need for paid residencies and stipends so candidates can afford to enter the profession. Committee members asked about the difference between mentorship and residency, the cost-effectiveness of paid residencies, retention incentives, and how to scale the model statewide. The committee also adopted the substitute for SB 2253 and later paused to vote out several other bills, including SB 1191, SB 1786, SB 226, SB 326, SB 570, SB 870, SB 991, SB 60, SB 365, SB 1401, and SB 1067, all of which were reported favorably, many with unanimous votes and some placed on the local and uncontested calendar.

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• Would you imagine that there are certain? AG's office became involved in that.
• Would you imagine that there are certain situations, say a class action lawsuit regarding a situation
• But does this language include anything that has to do with things such as library districts or other
• because recently, literally between when we heard the bill and today, I was contacted by both my local library
• I was contacted by both my local library district and one of my school districts, which is why I was

Keywords: 959, house, all

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• Would you imagine that there are certain... AG's office became involved in that.
• Would you imagine that there are certain situations, say a class action lawsuit regarding a situation
• But does this language include anything that has to do with things such as library districts or other
• because recently, literally between when we heard the bill and today, I was contacted by both my local library
• I was contacted by both my local library district and one of my school districts, which is why I was

Summary: The committee first heard Senate Committee Substitute for Senate Bill 1142, which would clarify the Secretary of State’s authority to issue certificates of good standing to series LLCs and make each series searchable on the Secretary of State’s website. The sponsor said the bill was needed to preserve a long-standing practice and keep Missouri business-friendly, and witnesses from the Missouri Chamber and a law firm supported it as a simple clarification. No opposition was presented, and the hearing concluded without a vote in the transcript. The committee then took up House Bill 3347, sponsored by Rep. Murphy, which had two parts: one establishing requirements for political subdivisions entering contingency-fee legal contracts, and another addressing a Kansas City ordinance restricting sales of small liquor bottles in certain areas. Supporters of the legal-contract portion argued that local governments should coordinate with the Attorney General on contingency-fee cases involving statewide issues, citing opioid, PFAS, environmental, and other multi-jurisdictional litigation as examples where attorney fees and fragmented local action created delays and inefficiencies. Opponents, including the Missouri Municipal League, Missouri Association of Counties, and private attorneys, argued the bill would add bureaucracy, delay cases, undermine local control, and potentially freeze out smaller communities; they also raised concerns about vague language, a 45-day review period, and retroactive effects on existing contracts. On the alcohol portion, industry witnesses supported the amendment, saying the Kansas City proposal was discriminatory, unsupported by data, and would hurt retailers and tax revenue. After the hearing, the committee moved into executive session and unanimously voted House Committee Substitute for Senate Bills 907, 1154, and 1272 do pass and do pass with consent, after adopting a technical substitute. The transcript then returned to HB 3347, where testimony continued on both the legal-contract and alcohol provisions, but no final committee vote on HB 3347 appears in the transcript.

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• preserve historic places, including the Meridian Speedway, the Nampa Train Depot, the Caldwell Carnegie Library
• Just imagine if NEPA had existed somewhere else, and if we were moving NEPA into this, I can imagine
• I have probably 100 or 150 volumes in my personal library about the history of the states and the things
• I have probably 100 or 150 volumes in my personal library about the history of the states and the things

Keywords: 989, all

Summary: The committee first approved the minutes from February 19 and March 11, then took up Senate Bill 1285, which would make non-public school diplomas, including homeschool diplomas, equivalent to public school diplomas or GEDs for occupational and professional licensing in Idaho. Representative Redmond presented the bill as a fairness measure for homeschool and private school graduates, and Melissa Nash of Homeschool Idaho testified in support. After questions about interstate recognition and diploma designation, the committee voted to send SB 1285 to the House floor with a due pass recommendation. The committee then heard House Bill 841, a major prior authorization reform bill aimed at setting clearer standards, timelines, appeal procedures, and reporting requirements for insurers and health plans. Representative Wheeler said the bill was intended to reduce delays in care without dictating prices or benefit design. Testimony from the Idaho Medical Association, a migraine patient, and the Idaho State Dental Association supported the bill as a way to improve transparency and patient access. Despite that support, the motion to send HB 841 to the floor with a due pass recommendation failed on a roll call vote, 9-5, with 4 absent. Next, the committee considered Senate Bill 1262, a narrow insurance investment bill that would simplify a confusing “lesser of” standard by allowing certain miscellaneous investments up to 10% of an insurer’s assets. Representative Ayler’s and a United Heritage Life representative said the change would clarify the code and improve portfolio flexibility; the committee approved the bill and sent it to the floor with a due pass recommendation. Finally, the committee heard House Bill 898, which would move the State Historic Preservation Office from the Idaho State Historical Society to the new Office of Species, Minerals, and Energy Coordination. Supporters argued the move would streamline permitting and align related functions, while opponents—including SHPO staff, preservationists, and historians—warned of conflicts of interest, loss of independence, and possible financial impacts to the Historical Society and local preservation programs. After extensive testimony and debate, the committee did not reach a final vote in the portion provided, and discussion continued with a substitute motion to hold the bill in committee.

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• You can imagine our disbelief and our gratitude.
• They cut $15 million from the California State Library last week because libraries need to be doged as
• Republicans voted against it. $2.8 billion in 2021-2022, Republican. libraries need to be doged as well
• Seeing how incredible a role model she had been within her own family, we can only imagine how inspirational

Summary: The Assembly met after a quorum call and prayer, then handled a series of procedural motions, guest introductions, and floor actions. Members welcomed student groups from Hope International University and Vacaville High School, and later recognized several guests connected to public safety dispatch. The chamber also adopted multiple re-referrals and procedural requests, including moving bills between committees and taking up AB 100 on concurrence from the Senate. A major portion of the session was devoted to ACR 34, designating April 14 as Sylvia Mendez Day. Assembly Member Ta and several colleagues spoke in support of honoring Sylvia Mendez and the Mendez v. Westminster case as a landmark in civil rights and school desegregation. The resolution drew extended partisan debate over the framing of the measure and broader issues of diversity, equity, and inclusion, but it ultimately passed on a roll call vote, with the resolution adopted. The Assembly also recognized Dolores Huerta on her 95th birthday through guest introductions and celebratory remarks, then moved through several bills and resolutions. AB 471 on air district board compensation, AB 677 on pupil records and access to screenings for housing-insecure students, ACR 31 designating California Public Safety Telecommunications Week, and AB 1150 on airport customer facility charges all passed. HR 30 recognizing Khmer New Year also was adopted with broad support. The most contentious policy action was AB 100, the early action budget bill. Supporters said it provided funding for wildfire prevention, hospital payments, Medi-Cal, and recovery in Los Angeles fire areas, while opponents criticized the bill for health care spending and high-speed rail. After a failed attempt by Assembly Member DeMaio to amend the bill and an unsuccessful appeal of the chair, the Assembly concurred in the Senate amendments and sent AB 100 to the Governor. The day ended with consent calendar approvals and adjournments in memory for several community members, including Larkin Carol Wells, Carmen O. Perez, and Oscar B. Ramos.

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• "Passed away at the main library, and it's called the Valor Gallery.
• I can only imagine what other people who have less understanding and limited time to fight and argue
• So I can't imagine what they go through on a daily basis. Thank you.
• I can imagine what they go through on a daily basis.
• Imagine what it costs parents like Ms.

Keywords: 974, senate, all

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• The TED budget maintains full funding for our libraries.
• This includes $17.3 million for state aid to libraries and $2 million for the Library Cooperative Grant
• Now imagine telling students, sorry, we took that chance away from you.
• Could you imagine being a survivor and your abuser being able to... ...could you imagine being a survivor
• Imagine a scenario where a controlling partner sued... ...the courts.

Summary: The House convened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, and a quorum present, then adopted the special order report and moved into a series of budget-related bills. The chamber first took up HB 5011/SB 2506 on environmental resource management and natural resources funding, where Democrats argued the bill would reduce recurring support for the Resilient Florida program, the Florida Wildlife Corridor, invasive species removal, and other conservation efforts. Supporters said the change would shift money from recurring to nonrecurring funding so the Legislature could reassess priorities each year and rely more on private-sector stewardship. After a strike-all amendment and conference posture change, SB 2506 passed 97-12. HB 5013, reducing state-funded property reinsurance reserves, passed 108-0, and HB 5501, redirecting documentary stamp tax distributions from housing and transportation trust funds into general revenue, passed 82-26 after extended debate over its impact on affordable housing and transportation funding. The House also passed HB 5015 on state group insurance, which requires DMS to develop a formulary management system and was described as producing significant savings; members raised concerns about prescription access and implementation, but the bill passed 109-0. HB 5201 on state financial accounting and HB 5203 on the Capitol Center both passed unanimously, as did HB 5009, which creates a Florida Accountability Office and reorganizes audit functions. The chamber then passed HB 7031, a major sales tax reduction bill lowering the state sales tax rate and several related rates; supporters framed it as permanent relief for all Floridians, while opponents said property tax relief would be more meaningful and that the sales tax cut would also benefit tourists and out-of-state visitors. HB 7031 passed 112-0. The House then began consideration of HB 501, the proposed fiscal year 2025-26 budget, totaling $112.9 billion and emphasizing reduced recurring spending and large reserves. Subcommittee chairs outlined their budget silos: K-12 education at $20.6 billion with teacher raises, school hardening, literacy, transportation stipends, and security funding for Jewish day schools; health care at $47 billion with full Medicaid and KidCare funding, opioid settlement spending, mental health beds, and senior services; transportation/economic development at $18.5 billion; agriculture and natural resources at $5.8 billion with reduced Everglades spending but continued water, resiliency, and land management funding; higher education at $8.7 billion; state administration at $2.9 billion; justice at $7.3 billion; and IT at $529 million for Florida PALM, FX, and other systems. Members then began questioning the K-12 budget, focusing on FEFP funding, proration, voucher growth, stabilization dollars, mental health and school safety funding, and whether districts would be held harmless under the proposed allocations.

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• It opened my eyes in ways I couldn't have imagined based on the very limited content featuring trans
• It opened my eyes in ways I couldn't have imagined based on the very limited content featuring trans
• Like, I remember, like, you know, I was volunteering at a library for a time, and I would get so excited
• know that things like something as innocent as Drag Queen Story Hour is targeted for protests at a library
• Targeted for protests at a library.

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• So I imagine there is collaboration in that way because I know that there are referrals in both ways.
• And she created an Asian American book club, which she had never had in her library before.
• And she didn't even know what books in her own library were ones that would be interesting to youth and
• And she created an Asian American book club, which she had never had in her library before.
• And she didn't even know what books in her own library were one.

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• quote, 'Leftists justify their behavior by reciting a version of events existing only in their imaginations
• QUOTE, LEFTISTS JUSTIFY THEIR BEHAVIOR BY RECITING A VERSION OF EVENTS EXISTING ONLY IN THEIR IMAGINATIONS
• filled Bessemer City Hall to standing-room only and raised more than $5,000 for the Bessemer Public Library
• Bring One Home has earned national recognition, including inclusion in the Library of Congress. Mr.
• IGNITION TO INCLUDE INCLUSION IN THE LIBRARY OF CONGRESS. MR.

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Tuesday, January 20, 2026, 1012, house, all

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• For example, we're not specifying it has to be in the hallway or in the library, or what room is the
• It states it could be in a library or it could be a...
• It could be a library or it could be a university, which once again is in the bill.
• I can't imagine why we want to spend our time on this, putting this burden on this putting this burden

Bills: SB211, HB96, SB215, SB257, SB13, SB13

Keywords: school safety, local law enforcement, superintendent, complaints, school bus regulations, National Signing Day, athletic scholarships, military enlistment, postsecondary education, apprenticeship programs, high school students, educational commitments, education intervention, State Superintendent, local boards, provisional release, subpoena authority, compliance, educational operation control, fundraising

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• sports and the library in um a<00:35:53.840><c> library</c><00:35:54.280><c> system</c> a library system
• Imagine you're a young neurosurgeon who is building your career.
• Imagine you're a young neurosurgeon who is building your career.
• Imagine you're a young neurosurgeon who is building your career.
• Imagine you're a young neurosurgeon who is building your career.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• </c><00:13:43.920><c> new</c> shared stories, and to imagine new shared stories, and to imagine new futures
• That program is where artists go into underserved areas, rural areas, rest homes, libraries, sometimes
• ,</c><00:30:39.919><c> sometimes</c><00:30:40.559><c> uh</c> homes, libraries, sometimes uh homes, libraries
• Now, when that happens, when there's determined to have this library from the state librarian to have
• to have this library from the state<00:53:28.559><c> librarian</c><00:53:29.280><c> to</c><00:53:29.599

Keywords: 910, house, all

Summary: The Committee on Culture and the Arts held an informational briefing on May 22 with the Hawaii Arts Alliance, the State Foundation on Culture and the Arts (SFCA), and the King Kamehameha Celebration Commission. Chair Capella said the purpose was to better understand the organizations’ work and strengthen relationships ahead of the interim and next session. The Hawaii Arts Alliance, led by Executive Director Gay Humphrey, described its mission to enrich Hawaii’s cultural fabric through arts education, advocacy, and community engagement, and highlighted its history tied to Alfred Price, including the creation of Hawaii’s 1% for art law and the alliance’s 45 years of service. The alliance outlined its current work, including administering SFCA-funded statewide programs such as Artist in the Schools and the new folk and traditional arts program, with 34 teaching partners serving more than 100 public and charter schools and Kumu Hawaii as the single grantee for traditional weaving instruction. It also discussed Arts First Partners, the incubation of Arts at Mark’s Garage, expanded advocacy efforts supported by Creative West grants, and new multi-year philanthropic support from the Hawaii Community Foundation and Atherton Family Foundation. The alliance said it is launching statewide listening sessions and an arts advocacy training program, and noted that most SFCA funds pass through the alliance to program partners, with the organization retaining 10 to 14 percent for administration. SFCA Executive Director Karen Ewald then described the agency’s role as the state arts agency, its strategic planning process, and its main programs, including Art in Public Places, the Capital Modern museum, Artist in the Schools, apprentice mentoring grants, community arts grants, the Hawaii State Poet Laureate program, a statewide cultural extension program, and the Hawaii Open Arts Program. She said SFCA has 21 staff with one vacancy, is awaiting a federal NEA partnership agreement, and is considering new revenue streams such as a cultural trust. She also noted that the King Kamehameha Celebration Commission was recently attached to SFCA, which has improved coordination and allows SFCA to provide funding for conservation and upkeep of the King Kamehameha statues statewide. No votes were taken; the meeting was informational only, with questions deferred until after the presentations.

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• I don't know much about the west metro, but I imagine it's the same.
• I don't know much about the west metro, but I imagine it's the same.
• I don't know much about the west metro, but I imagine it's the same.
• I don't know much about the west metro, but I imagine it's the same.
• I don't know much about the west metro, but I imagine it's the same.

Keywords: 1183, house

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• </c><01:08:49.880><c> and</c><01:08:50.000><c> we'll</c> Minnesota digital library and we'll Minnesota
• digital library and we'll spend<01:08:50.400><c> a</c><01:08:50.520><c> couple</c><01:08:50.719><c>
• That is organized by the federal agency, the Institute for Museum and Library Services.
• between Library uh collaboration between Minnesota<01:22:03.600><c> historical</c><01:22:04.120><c>
• </c> $1 million and Minnesota Digital Library $1 million and Minnesota Digital Library for<01:24:40.639

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• It's really hard to imagine education.
• Imagine not touching compensatory.
• Imagine not touching compensatory.
• Imagine not touching compensatory.
• Imagine the indexer having compensatory.

Keywords: 1183, house

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• Imagine<02:07:23.360><c> that.
• :23.920><c> will</c><02:07:24.079><c> be</c><02:07:24.159><c> a</c><02:07:24.239><c> division</c> Imagine
• This will be a division Imagine that.
• And<06:39:55.200><c> I</c><06:39:55.440><c> cannot</c><06:39:56.080><c> imagine</c><06:39:56.878><c>
• any</c><06:39:57.280><c> world</c><06:39:58.000><c> where</c> And I cannot imagine any world where And

Keywords: 1189, house, all