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OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Education Oversight Feb 25th, 2026

Education Oversight

Transcript Highlights:
  • I haven't had any members come to me and ask to have a bill heard early because they have another committee
  • and of their education should work with the universities and produce transcripts and grading.
  • homeschool community, too, and many of them object to the program because they fear that those tax dollars
  • The program would, and the university would then come and make a presentation to the regents explaining
  • They could be granted an exemption and talk about how they would be growing the program.
Summary: The Education Oversight Committee heard several bills focused on higher education, school library materials, military student transfers, women’s privacy, academic grading standards, program review, and teacher professional development. HB 2950, by Rep. Woolley, would remove the ACT requirement for homeschool students seeking Oklahoma’s Promise and bar colleges from imposing extra homeschool-specific hurdles; supporters said it would treat homeschoolers the same as other students, while opponents raised concerns about oversight and taxpayer-funded aid. The committee also heard HB 3132, which would direct higher education institutions to seek accreditors that do not impose DEI mandates, and HB 3700, which would require colleges to grade students only on academic criteria rather than opinions or beliefs. HB 3701 would codify regents’ procedures for reviewing and acting on low-performing degree programs, and HB 4115 would cap required teacher professional development hours, with the sponsor emphasizing local control and that the bill is permissive rather than mandatory. The committee also considered HB 2978, which would prohibit public school library materials from including descriptions or depictions of sexually explicit conduct. Supporters framed it as protecting children and aligning library collections with community standards, while opponents worried the language could limit access to materials that help students understand abuse and safety. HB 4274, a cleanup bill on military student schooling and school choice, would restore omitted transfer language, clarify in-district enrollment timing, and align the six-month relocation requirement with the Open Transfer Act. HB 3242, dealing with privacy for women in schools, universities, and domestic violence shelters, drew questions about how gender would be verified and how the bill would affect transgender students and shelter access. Most bills advanced on motions for due pass after committee discussion. HB 2950, HB 2978, HB 3132, HB 4274, HB 3242, HB 3700, HB 3701, and HB 4115 all received due pass recommendations. HB 3467 was laid over until the next meeting, and the committee then adjourned.
WA

Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Appropriations Feb 7th, 2026 at 09:00 am

Appropriations

Transcript Highlights:
  • Program, an E-CAP and Head Start program serving Stevens... ...with the Northeast Washington Early Childhood
  • The underlying bill delinks the SPED multiplier and ESIT, Early Support for Infants and Toddlers, a program
  • The underlying bill delinks the SPED multiplier and ESIT, Early Support for Infants and Toddlers, a program
  • And my kids have benefited from special education and they have benefited from early supports and interventions
  • But if it weren't for the special education throughout his life and the early supports and interventions
AZ

Arizona 2026 Regular Session

03/18/2026 - Senate Judiciary and Elections

Judiciary and Elections

Transcript Highlights:
  • Studd, who was a missionary to China in the early 1900s and to India, said, 'Let's not build a rescue
  • I worked on the first suicide prevention bill, and Governor Jan Brewer signed it into law in 2014.
  • Judges already apply rigorous standards before granting early termination, and many offenders aren't
  • early voter ID number and have them write the last four on the envelope.
  • , they are looking for educational programs and they're looking for programs like this that will be able
WA

Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session

Senate Pro Forma Floor Session Feb 9th, 2026 at 10:00 am

Washington Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Thank you, and good morning, Mr. President. Mr.
  • President, for members listening in, watching on TVW, and all those—Mr.
  • President, we are going... ...watching on TVW, and all those. Mr.
  • Thanks to you for what you do and all the folks at the roster and all the folks behind the scenes.
  • You and all the folks at the roster and all the folks behind the scenes, truly grateful on this fiscal
WA

Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session

Senate Pro Forma Floor Session Feb 9th, 2026

Washington Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Thank you, and good morning, Mr. President. Mr.
  • President, for members listening in, watching on TVW, and all those—Mr.
  • President, for members listening in, watching on TVW, and all those. Mr.
  • Thanks to you and all the folks at the roster and all the folks behind the scenes.
  • Thank you and all the folks at the roster and all the folks behind the scenes.
Summary: The Senate briefly convened to approve the previous day’s journal, then moved through the fifth order for introduction and first reading of bills. Senate Bill 6351 was introduced and referred to the Committee on Ways and Means. The chamber then went at ease in anticipation of fiscal cutoff committee report activity later in the day. When the Senate reconvened, it took up reports of standing committees and supplemental standing committee reports. Substitute Senate Bill 5292, concerning family and medical leave rates, and engrossed substitute House Bill/Senate Bill 5466 were both reported and referred to the Committee on Rules. The referrals were approved without objection. No substantive debate or votes on the bills occurred in this transcript beyond the referral motions. The Senate adjourned at the end of the session until 10:00 a.m. on Tuesday, February 10, 2026.
LA

Louisiana 2026 Regular Session

Appropriations Apr 22nd, 2026

Appropriations

Transcript Highlights:
  • Members, House Bill 549 creates the Bayou Growth Opportunity Workforce Program. And get Ms.
  • thereby get this program up and running.
  • Those funds will allow the law enforcement commission to begin this program and to apply for federal
  • So in House Bill 511 is the one that creates the grant program and designates how the grant program is
  • Because the grant program creates the program, but it authorizes, and this is consistent with other programs
Summary: The House Appropriations Committee met on April 22 and first considered Chairman Beaulieu’s House Bill 646, a constitutional amendment limiting the amount of State General Fund money that may be appropriated in a fiscal year. After adopting a set of amendments creating the Louisiana Income Tax Elimination Fund and making conforming changes, the committee reported the bill favorably as amended. The companion bill, House Bill 824, which establishes the growth limit formula based on CPI, medical CPI, and population change, was also amended and reported favorably as amended. Supporters framed both measures as a way to keep spending within recurring revenues and create a path toward reducing or eliminating the state income tax. The committee then reported favorably as amended House Bill 1157, creating the Louisiana State Infrastructure Fund to help finance infrastructure-related projects, with testimony that it would leverage private and federal dollars and initially focus on rail, port, road, and bridge projects. House Bill 316, which provides a framework for student literacy reforms for grades four through eight, was presented as having no new cost because the Department of Education said the work was already covered by existing resources; it was reported favorably. House Bill 549, creating the Bayou Growth Opportunity Workforce Program to provide employer-based training grants, also received support from business groups and was reported favorably as amended. House Bill 1129, dealing with the sale of state-owned surplus movable property, drew support from Louisiana auctioneers who argued local firms should be allowed to bid on the state’s auction contract instead of relying on an out-of-state vendor; it was reported favorably. House Bill 873, which would fund pursuit intervention technology through a $2 driver’s license fee, generated significant concern about adding fees and whether the money should instead come from existing budgets. After discussion of the proposed technologies and training, the committee deferred the bill voluntarily to work on alternatives, including a possible sunset and other funding options. Finally, House Bill 752, which would change the timing and duration of regular legislative sessions by joint rule, was reported without action after members noted the revised fiscal note showed a decrease in state general fund expenditures. The meeting then adjourned.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

S/C on Disease Prevention & Women's & Children's Health Apr 3rd, 2025

S/C on Disease Prevention & Women's & Children's Health

Transcript Highlights:
  • Without early intervention and access to critical information, many Texans face a void health crisis.
  • ..and, of course, we're on a subcommittee for disease prevention, and I'm sure that we don't have to
  • in this state is early education and prevention.
  • Education equals prevention. And prevention equals life.
  • This program will benefit communities and most importantly, save lives for countless Texans through early
TX

Texas 89th Regular

89th Legislative Session May 29th, 2025

Texas House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • From an early age, he showed a love of laughter, a knack for mischief, and a heart for service.
  • A courageous woman, devoted mother, and tireless advocate for lung cancer research. and early detection
  • But, again, the program exists. Existing, and then cutting out a significant portion of people.
  • And it's under the medical graduate program.
  • And then on day 10 of early voting, I assisted two people; that's up to four.
WA

Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session

Senate Health & Long-Term Care Feb 24th, 2026 at 10:30 am

Health & Long-Term Care

Transcript Highlights:
  • 2247, and those bills only.
  • And the bill has passed, subject to signatures. And with that, I do move...
  • and worked night and day to help support the work of this committee and each member.
  • to ensure that health care in this state is accessible and affordable and high quality.
  • And and um turning our attention here in a couple of weeks to our interim work and look forward to that
Bills: HB2340, HB2540, HB2113
WA

Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Labor & Workplace Standards Jan 30th, 2026 at 10:30 am

Labor & Workplace Standards

Transcript Highlights:
  • in nature and duration. ...sitting that's irregular, uncertain, and incidental in nature and duration
  • It creates the program and creates a wage recovery account.
  • This is the bill that requires state registered apprenticeship programs in the building and construction
  • And again, I'm just really happy and proud to bring this forward, and I'm asking for a yes.
  • And we want to get them that post-traumatic stress disorder treatment as early and often as possible.
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Transcript Highlights:
  • And so, I don't know enough about what vendors and what are the options.
  • They haven't increased since 1994, and the extra money goes right back into the program.
  • And the victims.
  • Chairman, and members.
  • It's me and my wife, and I own more.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Education Finance Committee 3/5/26

Education Finance

Transcript Highlights:
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  • , support, and strong<01:19:04.239><c> prevention</c><01:19:04.719><c> programs</c><01:19:05.120><c>
  • that</c><01:19:05.440><c> foster</c> strong prevention programs that foster strong prevention programs
  • </c> our schools and how we can prevent our schools and how we can prevent future<01:53:58.560><c> violence
Summary: The committee first adopted the March 3rd minutes by voice vote after Representative Lee moved them and there was no discussion. Members then reviewed hearing rules on decorum, safety, and participation before taking testimony from Dr. James Densley and Dr. Jillian Peterson of the Violence Prevention Project Research Center at Hamline University. The presenters summarized research on mass shootings and K-12 school shootings, drawing on a database of homicides in school settings from 2000 to 2025 and a smaller set of 15 K-12 mass shooting cases. They said school shooters are usually insiders, most often current or former students, and typically young males. They described common patterns including a noticeable crisis before attacks, perpetrators viewing the shooting as a final act, studying prior shooters online, and “leakage” in which most tell someone in advance. They also emphasized that many perpetrators use unsecured firearms from family members and argued that prevention should combine reporting systems, behavioral threat assessment, counseling, mentoring, secure storage, and other layered interventions rather than rely on a single solution. The presenters also discussed broader violence trends in the Twin Cities, saying much school violence is spillover from community violence and that pandemic-era disruptions and weakened trust in institutions contributed to serious violence. They cited a national survey finding that exposure to gun violence is associated with PTSD, anxiety, depression, and fear of public spaces, especially among young people. During member questions, Representative Wam asked for clarification on the data set and the rural/small-town share of the survey sample.
WA

Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session

Senate Human Services Jan 28th, 2026 at 05:45 pm

Human Services

Transcript Highlights:
  • for the purposes of policy and program development to address intergenerational poverty and to develop
  • And if we know that, we should be looking back at how it is that we are doing our prevention programs
  • Washington Thriving into policy changes and program implementation efforts.
  • If we have the right services and intervene early, we can make an impact for these youth.
  • Early childhood mental health starts with parent mental health during and after pregnancy.
Bills: SB5979, SB6308, SB6319
WA

Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session

Senate Human Services Jan 28th, 2026 at 08:00 am

Human Services

Transcript Highlights:
  • Much of it, I think, is around services and resources and institutions and programs that were never really
  • And everywhere I go, Casey, family programs, is there.
  • And much of it, I think, is around services and resources and institutions and programs that were never
  • a 10-week child welfare prevention program.
  • Prevention and Treatment Act in 1974.
Bills: SB5979, SB6308, SB6319
VT
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

PSM-HWN Informational Briefing 04-15-2026

Hawaii Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • </c><00:02:21.920><c> program</c> actually rehabilitative and program actually rehabilitative and program
  • We put up and they provide services and programs there.
  • We put up and they provide services and programs there.
  • They offer fewer programs and um and it's not uncommon for them to have wait lists for the programs that
  • And so program you can be set back.
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

CPN-AEN Informational Briefing 04-15-2026

Hawaii Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • And, you know, making sure that biosecurity is going to be enhanced moving forward to prevent those pests
  • And so we don't use that program on the outer islands. It's only on Oahu. Process.
  • And so we don't use that program on the outer islands.
  • And what is your concern on prevention because when I'm watching you guys' board meetings, it's like,
  • </c><01:04:54.440><c> on</c><01:04:54.560><c> prevention</c> And what is your concern on prevention And
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Transcript Highlights:
  • Members, Senate Bill 710 takes the Teach Forward Program and expands the number of SB 710 takes the Teach
  • Forward Program and expands the number of eligible institutions from one to more than one.
  • And so we are limiting it to the original intent of the program, which is high school students.
  • And if both are moving forward at the same time, what happens if we don't get assessed early, but then
  • It is a teacher induction program aimed at working with our newer teachers and our emergency certified
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Education Oversight REVISED: SB2045 - Added Apr 13th, 2026

Education Oversight

Transcript Highlights:
  • This is not a mandate, and it is a may and not a shall, and this is the exact language we passed out
  • Members, Senate Bill 710 takes the Teach Forward Program and expands the number of eligible institutions
  • And so we are limiting it to the original intent of the program, which is high school students.
  • And if both are moving forward at the same time, what happens if we don't get assessed early, but then
  • It is a teacher induction program aimed at working with our newer teachers and our emergency certified
Summary: The committee heard and advanced a long series of education-related bills, including measures on school board nepotism rules (SB 843), preserving the Ag in the Classroom program in statute (SB 1410), shifting oversight of technology centers to the State Board of Career and Technology Education (SB 1735), teacher certification and hiring transparency (SB 346), AP exam access (SB 1975), in-state tuition alignment with federal law after a consent judgment (SB 1633), teacher professional development caps (SB 1894), portability of career teacher status between districts (SB 1317), recess requirements and discipline limits (SB 2045), expanding the Teach Forward Program (SB 710), limiting concurrent enrollment to students 21 and under (SB 1477), special education training and parent-record review rights (SB 1489), a teacher induction program for new and emergency-certified teachers (SB 1614), graduate-level teacher training requirements (SB 1726), career assessment test selection and credit transfer authority (SB 1632), OSU-Tulsa governance changes (SB 1593), virtual days for certain high school students not taking the ACT (SB 1630), R&D rebate modernization (SB 1670), AI guardrails in schools (SB 1734), and security fees for student organizations that cannot be based on viewpoint or content (SB 1725). Several bills drew brief questions, especially SB 1633, SB 1489, SB 1477, SB 1614, SB 1726, and SB 1725, but no substantive opposition was recorded beyond a few nay votes on some measures. Most bills were moved by due pass motions and approved by voice or roll-call votes, often unanimously or near-unanimously. Notable recorded opposition included SB 1633 and SB 1725, each passing with a few nays, and SB 1726 passing 7-2. SB 1338 was laid over until Wednesday. The meeting concluded with notice of another committee meeting scheduled for Wednesday at 9 a.m., and the committee adjourned.