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ID

Idaho 2026 Regular Session

Legislative Session Day 44 Feb 24th, 2026

Idaho House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • The Department of Education is also responsible for educating our kids on agriculture, if you want to
  • But one discussion, it was a very thoughtful Education Committee that looked at this bill.
  • And I had no idea how the vote would be when I went to the Education Committee.
  • Education is not my forte. It's the first time I've ever been in front of that committee.
  • Talk about laying burdens on educators.
Summary: The House convened with a quorum, approved the previous day’s journal, and swore in new pages. It then received several messages from the Senate and Governor, including Senate-passed bills being referred to committees and House Bills 514 and 515 being transmitted to the Governor. Committee reports moved a number of bills and memorials to second reading, general orders, or committee referral, including measures on Medicaid managed care review, taxation, public utilities, foster care, and other administrative updates. The chamber then took up multiple third-reading bills. House Bill 630, concerning aerial shooting of predators such as wolves and coyotes, passed 60-8 with 2 abstentions. House Bill 631, on certificates of free sale for Idaho products, passed 62-7. House Bill 548, requiring reasonable suspicion before stopping and boarding vessels on the water, passed 68-0 with 2 abstentions. House Bill 599, revising the public school digital content and curriculum grant process, passed 68-0 with 2 abstentions. House Bill 731, entering Idaho into a federal tax credit scholarship framework, passed 68-0. House Bill 603, clarifying rules on camping and property handling on state facilities, passed 68-0. House Bills 689 and 690 also passed unanimously with 68 ayes each, and House Bill 698, closing a voting-law loophole related to treason in another state, passed 68-0. The House also passed House Bill 642, creating a catastrophic benefit for public safety officers killed or catastrophically injured in the line of duty, with 68 ayes and no opposition; one member declared a conflict because a spouse is a law enforcement officer. House Bill 563, easing CPA licensure pathways and clarifying practice privileges, passed 67-0 with 3 absent and excused. House Bill 623, requiring a 60-second moment of silence at the start of each public school day, drew the most debate over local control, teacher burden, and whether it should be a mandate; it ultimately passed 51-17 with 2 absent and excused. The remaining third-reading bills were held one legislative day, a committee letter on agricultural rules was filed, the House noted the death of former Representative Bob Geddes Sr., welcomed professional firefighters in the gallery, and then adjourned until 11:00 a.m. on February 25, 2026.
MO

Missouri 2026 Regular Session

General Laws Feb 18th, 2026

General Laws

Transcript Highlights:
  • Certified to teach administrators, basically your educated staff that's in your school systems.
  • It's always traditionally gone through an education committee.
  • department or education committee.
  • department or education committee.
  • So a little bit of just where my background and education experience comes from in this topic.
Committee: House General Laws
Summary: The Committee on General Laws met with a quorum and first went into executive session on House Bill 2774, the Jeff Knight bill concerning gas-powered leaf blowers. An amendment was adopted to exempt the city of Clayton, Missouri, allowing it to ban gas-powered leaf blowers if it chooses. The committee then rolled the amendment into a House Committee Substitute and voted the substitute do pass by 12 yeas and 0 nays. The committee next took up House Bill 2176 by Representative Perkins and voted it do pass by 8 yeas and 4 nays. After that, the committee held a public hearing on House Bill 1730, sponsored by Representative Koslow, which would treat Missouri-made firearm suppressors that remain in-state as outside federal Commerce Clause oversight. The sponsor and supporters argued the bill would protect hearing, reduce federal burdens, and not increase crime; members raised concerns about concealment and public safety, but no opposition testimony was offered and the hearing closed. The final public hearing was on House Bill 2504 by Representative Elliott, which would expand who may be designated as school protection officers to include additional school personnel, such as classified staff, if they volunteer, complete required training, and are approved through local school board and state processes. Supporters, including a school superintendent, security trainer, law enforcement officer, and public advocate, said the bill would improve response times in rural districts that cannot afford school resource officers and emphasized the extensive training and vetting already required. Opponents or skeptical members questioned whether adding more armed personnel in schools was the right response to school violence, but no formal opposition testimony was presented before the committee adjourned.
MO

Missouri 2026 Regular Session

General Laws Feb 18th, 2026

General Laws

Transcript Highlights:
  • This bill was put through committee in 2024 through the Elementary and Secondary Education Committee.
  • It's always traditionally gone through an education committee.
  • It's always traditionally gone through an education committee.
  • department or education committee.
  • So a little bit of just where my background and education experience comes from in this topic.
Committee: House General Laws
Keywords: 959, house, all
ID

Idaho 2026 Regular Session

Agenda Jan 29th, 2026

Transcript Highlights:
  • operates as a residential high school for at-risk youth, and STARBASE, a Department of Defense educational
  • In particular, to your point about our state education assistance program, we had to reduce that amount
  • We educate them, we train them, and then they want to raise their families here.
  • It also provides various financial support and educational assistance to veterans.
  • That's $58 million worth of educational benefits that were brought in this year.
Keywords: 989, all
Summary: The Joint Finance-Appropriations Committee heard budget presentations for the Idaho Military Division, the Division of Veterans Services, and the Public Employee Retirement System of Idaho (PERSI). For the Military Division, analysts and Major General Tim Donnellan reviewed the division’s structure, recent transfer of emergency medical services into the division, and the fiscal year 2027 request. The request included a small general fund amount for hazardous materials response, a pay-parity adjustment for state employees tied to federal military pay scales, and a dedicated-fund enhancement for overhead recovery, offset by rescissions including vacant positions and reduced tuition assistance. Members asked about the 3% rescission, EMS transition costs, and why certain CEC-related positions appeared in and out of the budget; the general said the division had absorbed the cut but that further reductions could affect education assistance for Guardsmen. He also described the EMS transition as smooth and said the division was modernizing its Army and Air components. The committee then reviewed the Division of Veterans Services budget and heard from Administrator Mark Champal. The analyst outlined the division’s homes, cemeteries, veteran assistance programs, and fiscal year 2027 requests, including one-time equipment and replacement items, an ongoing reduction for expiring software fees, and reductions for long-vacant positions. Questions focused on nursing shortages, contract labor, the miscellaneous revenue fund, and memory-care capacity. Champal said the division is using a temporary nursing pool to reduce reliance on contract nurses and expects to save nearly half a million dollars, while continuing to struggle with staffing. He said the Boise home currently meets memory-care needs and that the new Boise facility could expand if needed. He also highlighted outreach efforts, claims assistance, cemetery services, and the division’s efforts to connect veterans with outside support. Finally, PERSI’s budget was presented and discussed with Director Mike Hampton. The analyst described the retirement system’s defined benefit and defined contribution plans, the ongoing pension software upgrade, and one-time requests for the final software phase, disaster recovery planning, and IT replacements. Committee members asked about administrative growth, who participates in PERSI, software maintenance costs, and why there was no general fund rescission. Hampton explained that PERSI is fully funded by employer and employee contributions, that the software project is nearing completion, and that the annual maintenance increase reflects licensing costs. He also discussed post-retirement allowance adjustments, saying the board recommended a retroactive catch-up through 2022 and that future increases depend on fund performance and legislative action. The committee also discussed the merits and risks of defined benefit versus defined contribution plans, and Hampton said PERSI remains well funded, with strong investment returns and broad participation across Idaho public employers. The meeting ended with adjournment until the next morning.
MD

Maryland 2026 Regular Session

Senate Floor Session, 1/20/2026 #1

Maryland Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • If we can a warm greeting to our uh leaders who are here today. transportation, education, medicine,
  • Um, I think there, if they are still with us in the gallery, we have teachers, educators, students who
  • Senate Bill 280, Senator Augustine, Natural Resources, State Parks Terminology, Education, Energy, the
  • ,</c><00:08:40.240><c> students</c> we have teachers, educators, students we have teachers, educators
  • ,</c> &gt;&gt; Thank you, Senator Chair of Education, &gt;&gt; Thank you, Senator Chair of Education,
Summary: The Maryland Senate convened with a quorum present and began the session with an invocation by Rabbi Ari Goldstein of Temple Beth Shalom, who urged senators to listen carefully, act with humility and integrity, and keep policy focused on real people and practical justice. His remarks were journalized without objection. The chamber also welcomed several guests, including a senior Girl Scout troop from Jefferson, family members of a senator, and visiting teachers, educators, and students from the College Board Foundation. The main floor action was a resolution recognizing Korean-American Day and honoring the Korean Society of Maryland and the broader Korean American community for their contributions to Maryland and the nation. The sponsor highlighted the community’s history since the first Korean immigrants arrived in North America in 1903 and named several Korean American leaders present in the gallery. The resolution was read in full and adopted unanimously, with applause and thanks extended to the guests. The Senate then handled first-reader bill introductions: Senate Bill 280, relating to state parks terminology in the Natural Resources/Education/Energy/Environment committees, and Senate Bill 281, the Metro Funding Modification Act of 2026, referred to Budget and Taxation. Leadership noted that the early weeks of session would be committee-heavy, with most bills going to standing committees rather than the floor. Committee chairs then gave scheduling updates, including truncated hearing formats due to bill volume, upcoming hearings on longevity, the AHEAD model and emergency department wait times, election law bills, controller briefings, and departmental hearings. The Senate adjourned without objection until Wednesday, January 21, for a 10:00 a.m. pro forma session.
FL

Florida 2026 5th Special Session

Health Policy Jan 20th, 2026

Transcript Highlights:
  • I feel that this piece of legislation is part two, or part B, that will help educate parents at a very
  • But they're also preventable with the right knowledge and education and the tools that keep kids safe
  • We already require this in continuing education programs.
  • But we have no requirement in our education programs of nurses.
  • Thinking of the bill concerning education for nursing students to receive education in human trafficking
Summary: The Senate Health Policy Committee met with a quorum and considered several health-related bills, most of them focused on drowning prevention and public safety. SB 428, by Senator Yarborough, would expand Florida’s swim lesson voucher program from children ages 0-4 to ages 1-7. The sponsor and supporting testimony from a pediatric emergency physician and YMCA representatives emphasized Florida’s high drowning rates, especially among very young children, and argued that swim lessons can significantly reduce risk. Senator Harrell noted the need to revisit the funding allocation as eligibility expands. The bill was reported favorably. The committee also heard SB 606, by Senator Smith, which adds drowning prevention and safe bathing practices to postpartum education provided by hospitals, birthing centers, and, after amendment, no longer requires home birth providers to maintain proof of compliance. A parent who lost a child to drowning and Senator Berman spoke in strong support, stressing that the bill would educate new parents at a critical time. The committee adopted the amendment and reported the bill favorably as a committee substitute. SB 162, by Senator Davis, would require hospitals and ambulatory surgical centers to adopt policies using smoke evacuation systems during procedures that generate surgical smoke. The sponsor said the equipment is relatively low-cost and already used in many facilities, while several witnesses supported the bill as a worker-safety measure. Other senators raised concerns about the lack of data, possible rural hospital impacts, and whether the mandate could add costs without clear evidence of harm. Despite those concerns, the bill was reported favorably. The committee also passed SB 340, by Senator Harrell, requiring nursing students to complete a two-hour human trafficking course before licensure, after amending the bill to shift the requirement from nursing programs to the students themselves. Testimony from a trafficking survivor and nursing advocates supported the measure, and it was reported favorably as a committee substitute. Finally, SB 192, presented by Senator Trumbull on behalf of Senator Martin, removed the $1,500 cap on advances chiropractic physicians may collect for examinations or treatment; chiropractic industry representatives supported the change, and the bill was reported favorably.
AL

Alabama 2026 Regular Session

Alabama Senate Mar 10th, 2026

Alabama Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • a college education.
  • </c> purposes again for judicial education. purposes again for judicial education.
  • Education. Education. Mr.<02:29:56.960><c> Chasteen.</c> Mr. Chasteen. Mr. Chasteen.
  • </c> are currently in the field of education. are currently in the field of education.
  • </c> for my education. for my education.
Keywords: 920, all
Summary: The Alabama Senate convened, heard a prayer and pledge, established a quorum, excused absent senators, and adopted the prior journal. The chamber received House messages, including referral of Senate Confirmation 89 for Rex Jones to the Underground and Aboveground Storage Tank Trust Funds Management Board, and concurred in Senate Bill 231 after a 30-0 vote. Several local House bills were referred to the Committee on Local Legislation. During personal remarks, Senator Coleman-Madison recognized Women’s History Month and highlighted Alabama native Mary Ellen Jolly and her book, "Accidental Activist," praising women who support the legislature. The Senate then processed committee reports, including favorable reports on multiple Finance and Taxation General Fund bills (SB 143, 144, 145 with substitute, 152, 153, 154, 162, 226 with substitute, and 146 with substitute and one abstention), as well as confirmations for Nancy Sandford, Marty Abrams, and Jim Page to the University of North Alabama Board of Trustees, all of which were confirmed. Committee reports also advanced several county and municipal and local legislation measures, including SB 292, HB 351, HB 141, HB 273, HB 504, HB 488, SB 343, and SB 346. On the floor, SB 333 on class two municipalities passed after adoption of its BIR and committee amendment, and HB 308, a proposed constitutional amendment for Mobile County, passed after the Senate tabled the committee amendment, adopted a substitute amendment by Senator Figures, and approved the certification resolution. SB 334 for Shelby County, SB 339 for Crenshaw County, and HB 507 for Covington County also passed, with certification resolutions adopted where required. The governor returned SB 228 with an executive amendment, and the Senate concurred 33-0. The Rules Committee report set the special order calendar for the next legislative day, listing bills including SB 91, SB 280, SB 181, SB 237, SB 326, SB 255, HB 77, HB 104, HB 110, HB 271, HB 362, HB 332, HB 429, SB 211, HB 125, HB 122, HB 124, SB 140, SB 199, and SB 332. Senator Singleton spoke at length criticizing the handling of minority-sponsored bills and questioning several measures, and after debate the Senate adopted the special order calendar 34-0. SB 91 was then carried over at the call of the chair.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Ways and Means Committee 2/23/26

Ways and Means

Transcript Highlights:
  • workforce, we have to make educated workforce, we have to make higher<00:45:31.760><c> education</c>
  • </c> per worker skills arising from education per worker skills arising from education and<01:06:43.039
  • . by skills arising from education or by skills arising from education or experience.<01:12:53.920><c
  • </c><01:29:14.159><c> uh</c> I've learned today is the education uh I've learned today is the education
  • </c> state because of educational state because of educational opportunities.<01:29:20.800><c> Maybe<
Keywords: 1183, house
AL
Transcript Highlights:
  • While I will say in adult education.
  • </c><00:56:15.839><c> you</c> education I think is important. you education I think is important. you
  • </c> require a different type of education. require a different type of education.
  • </c> Um the big thing is the more education Um the big thing is the more education you<01:07:17.440><
  • </c> Presidential Center, the Education Presidential Center, the Education Recovery<01:28:23.920><c>
Keywords: 924, joint, all
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety - 03/26/25

Judiciary and Public Safety

Transcript Highlights:
  • </c><00:53:47.760><c> employers</c> funding or any plan to educate employers funding or any plan to educate
  • </c> that we enforce as well as educating that we enforce as well as educating employees<00:54:39.119
  • Chair, of the state spends a lot of money to educate students.
  • </c><01:36:11.080><c> courses</c> teacher to teach the educational courses teacher to teach the educational
  • </c> the cracks of the public education the cracks of the public education system<01:40:37.639><c> my
Keywords: 1187, senate, all
NH

New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session

House Ways and Means (03/10/2025)

Transcript Highlights:
  • </c> of the lottery net goes to the education of the lottery net goes to the education fund<00:18:45.760
  • </c><00:58:03.960><c> trust</c> on here is 20 20j is the education trust on here is 20 20j is the education
  • Both of those are cutting the amount to the Education Trust Fund. Education Trust Fund, yes.
  • </c> total uh decrement to the education total uh decrement to the education trust<06:07:48.798><c> fund
  • </c> with everything else is to cut education with everything else is to cut education the<06:08:10.840
Keywords: 1189, house, all
Summary: The public hearing opened on HB 728-FN, which would authorize video lottery terminals at charity gaming facilities and repeal historic horse racing licensing. Representative Om explained that the bill would convert the current historic horse racing terminals into true video lottery terminals/slot machines and change the revenue split, reducing the operator share from 75% to 70% while increasing the state share from 25% to 30%. He also noted the bill would increase the amount going to charities and other state beneficiaries. Former State Rep. Pat Brammy, who had served on the Charitable Gaming Study Commission, testified in support of the bill’s basic structure. He said a consultant’s report found historic racing machines cost facilities 12% to 18% more to operate because of totalizer and track-related fees, and that slot machines would be cheaper because there are more manufacturers and more competition. He argued that although the operator share drops by 5%, facilities could still benefit from lower operating costs, and he said the commission concluded that moving to slot machines would increase revenues to facilities, charities, and the state. He also said the bill would create a more stable stream of funding for problem gambling, since the current HHR “breakage” funding mechanism is limited and dependent on a single vendor. Brammy also discussed the commission’s concerns about market concentration in HHR machines, saying the commission found the market was dominated by only a few manufacturers and recommended legislation to address that issue under Article 83 of the state constitution. He interpreted the bill as allowing a phase-in of slot machines upon passage, with the remaining HHR provisions phasing out by January 1, 2028, and said facilities would likely transition as leases expire. Committee members asked about HHR contracts, machine programming, testing, and whether removing HHR would reduce competition; Brammy said he believed leases were likely short-term, machines are tested by a lab, and the legislature could decide whether the change is appropriate. No vote or final action was taken at the hearing.
AR

Arkansas 2026 Regular Session

ALC-HOSPITAL, MEDICAID, & DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES STUDY SUBCOMMITTEE Jun 18th, 2026

ALC-HOSPITAL, MEDICAID, & DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES STUDY SUBCOMMITTEE

Transcript Highlights:
  • therefore, consequently, what we're ending up with is a whole bunch of people who don't have the education
  • , the skills, or whatever... ...of people who don't have the education, the skills, or whatever, to move
  • But we have a whole bunch of... ...the labor market, have access to education, training, jobs.
  • But we have a whole bunch of people, in their 30s, 40s, and 50s, that maybe the education system failed
  • State education, workforce, and social services agencies receive billions in appropriations.
Summary: The committee met to hear consultants Mason Bishop and Cameron Christie discuss Arkansas’s “one door/no wrong door” workforce and social services modernization effort. Bishop argued that the current system is fragmented across multiple agencies, offices, and portals, making it hard for job seekers and employers to access services efficiently. He said the goal is to create a more integrated system that promotes upward mobility, longer labor force attachment, better employer access to talent, greater efficiency, and faster adaptation to changes such as AI and other economic disruptions. Bishop repeatedly pointed to Utah as a model, describing how that state combined workforce and public assistance functions into a single agency, used statewide cost allocation to blend funding streams, and improved customer service and outcomes after reform. He said Arkansas should consider integrating governance, service delivery, and financing, including possible waivers, a statewide cost allocation plan, and a benefits-cliff pilot. He also said Arkansas’s current local workforce board structure creates duplication and weak coordination, and that Launch is a useful tool but not a full service-delivery system. Committee members asked how the proposal would work in practice, including whether TANF could be used to cross-train DHS workers, how federal waivers might be obtained, how local boards would be affected, and how disabled clients would be handled. Bishop said TANF should be treated as part of a workforce strategy, that federal pilot authority for workforce reform nearly passed but did not, and that waivers are now the practical path. He also said Arkansas could either merge functions more fully or at minimum co-locate workforce staff in DHS offices statewide. No votes were taken; the meeting ended with plans to continue the discussion in August, including a focus on case management and whether the state is managing programs or people.
CA

California 2025-2026 Regular Session

Assembly Privacy and Consumer Protection Committee Apr 7th, 2026

Privacy and Consumer Protection

Transcript Highlights:
  • This bill has a transparency and accountability measure for special education in the state.
  • This bill is a transparency and accountability measure for special education in the state.
  • Good afternoon, Lucy Salcedo Carter with the Alameda County Office of Education.
  • The speaker then thanked Assembly Member Lackey for his commitment to approving special education for
  • The speaker continued thanking Assembly Member Lackey for his commitment to special education for all
Keywords: 988, house, all
KY

Kentucky 2026 Regular Session

House Legislative Session Day 31 (2-20-26)

Kentucky House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Business<00:11:55.839><c> education</c><00:11:56.320><c> in</c><00:11:56.560><c> the</c><00:11:56.640
  • ><c> classroom</c><00:11:57.120><c> can</c> Business education in the classroom can Business education
  • </c> act implementing the federal education act implementing the federal education opportunity<00:18:
  • Baird is an honored graduate of UK, earned his bachelor's degree in 1976, a master's of education in
  • To Primary and Secondary Education, House Bills 67, 631, and 635.
Keywords: 958, all
MN
Transcript Highlights:
  • Two had to come together subsequently, one on education, one on taxes.
  • I think education, taxes, human services, and the jobs committee will all have public meetings today.
  • Um, and I expect that we will meet later today with the tax committee and with the education committee
  • 36.080><c> services</c> think education, taxes, human services think education, taxes, human services
  • another</c> getting stuck. um K12 education another getting stuck. um K12 education another area<00:
Keywords: 1187, senate, all
MN
Transcript Highlights:
  • us the chance to chart a new path forward on child care licensing that treats providers like the educators
  • that difficulty is based on the fact that child care exists in this sort of weird nexus between education
  • simply for too much, both in terms of on-the-ground conditions and the people responsible for the education
  • :01:10.360><c> providers</c><00:01:11.240><c> like</c><00:01:11.479><c> the</c><00:01:11.720><c> Educators
  • </c><00:01:12.640><c> that</c> treats providers like the Educators that treats providers like the Educators
Keywords: 919, house, all
Summary: The committee took up House File 2617, and first adopted a DE1 amendment. The bill, as amended, was presented as a major child care licensing reform that would narrow licensing to core health and safety requirements, reduce what supporters described as punitive or overly technical citations, and shift quality standards toward accreditation and professional organizations. The author also described the bill as a response to long-standing problems in the current licensing structure and county oversight of family child care. Public testimony was uniformly supportive. Child care providers and directors from Duluth, Rochester, and Esko said the current system penalizes minor clerical or cosmetic issues, creates inconsistent interpretations, and contributes to provider burnout and the child care shortage. They argued the bill would separate health-and-safety licensing from quality measures, which they said are better addressed through accreditation, coaching, and national standards. One testifier also said the bill would help with background study delays by creating a liaison to improve visibility into the process. Members asked about the difference between licensing and accreditation, how other states handle similar models, and how the bill would interact with the department’s licensing modernization work. The bill’s supporters said licensing would remain focused on foundational health and safety items such as ratios, background checks, hygiene, and facilities, while quality standards would be left to national organizations like NAEYC or the National Family Child Care Association. They cited Connecticut, Indiana, and Florida as examples of states using national standards in some form. The committee closed public testimony, took member questions, and the author renewed his motion to lay over House File 2617 as amended.
ID

Idaho 2026 Regular Session

Legislative Session Day 61 Mar 13th, 2026

Idaho House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • House Bill 832 from Education was filed for the second reading calendar.
  • Senate Bill 1339 was referred to the Education Committee.
  • Committee and Senate Bill 1339 referred to the Education Committee.
  • That's in the Idaho Educational Services for the Deaf and Blind budget.
  • I’ve never heard of the property tax education. What is that about?
Keywords: 989, all
OK
Transcript Highlights:
  • We did not increase the education budget by a dime.
  • The title originally on this bill was 'An Act Relating to Education.'
  • It will not just fund higher education.
  • It doesn't state what the trust was doing before about health and moving to education.
  • Chairman, so one, and I know the former chair of higher education is aware of this.
Committee: House Rules
Keywords: 914, all
MO
Transcript Highlights:
  • She believed in ideas, and she believed that her education would equip her to make a difference in the
  • Speaker, to me, agriculture education is more important than ever before.
  • And so, as many of you know, I'm a big proponent of agricultural education.
  • They focus on reading to kids and advocating for reading and education.
  • So, as many of you know, I'm a big proponent of agricultural education.
Keywords: 959, house, all
Summary: The House convened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, and approval of the previous day’s journal by roll call vote, 102-1. Members then used points of personal privilege and special guest introductions to recognize constituents, advocacy groups, students, school officials, physical therapy advocates, domestic violence service providers, and others. One member delivered an emotional statement about the arrest of the suspect in his sister’s 26-year-old murder case, thanking law enforcement and prosecutors involved in the cold-case investigation. The chamber then took up House Bills 2097 and 1905, a measure to expand an agriculture education pilot program into a statewide option for elementary schools. Supporters from both parties described it as a way to teach children where food comes from, connect agriculture with literacy and math, and encourage interest in farming and related careers. The House adopted the committee substitute and perfected and printed the bills. Members also considered House Bill 2167, which would codify and expand authority for Attorney General investigators and, through amendments, address House and Senate security officers and certain other state officers. Debate centered on whether the bill improperly broadened the original subject and whether it would give too much arrest power or create safety and constitutional concerns. One amendment to the amendment failed on a roll call, 62-68-1, but the House adopted the St. Charles amendment 61-43 and then perfected and printed HB 2167 as amended. Finally, the House took up House Committee Substitute for House Bills 2747 and 2047, a clean-slate/automatic expungement bill. Supporters said it would give people who have completed their sentences a second chance and improve access to jobs and stability; the sponsor also explained a related change limiting death-penalty sentencing in hung-jury cases so judges would not impose death in that circumstance. The House adopted an amendment requiring expungements to be shared with consumer reporting agencies, then adopted the committee substitute and perfected and printed the bill as amended. The House also announced upcoming events and then recessed until 2 p.m.
KY

Kentucky 2026 Regular Session

House Standing Committee on Primary and Secondary Education. (2-25-26)

Primary and Secondary Education

Transcript Highlights:
  • I'd like to call the fifth meeting of the House Standing Committee on Primary and Secondary Education
  • You know, I'll start off first and foremost, my wife's a teacher, but I'm not an educator.
  • will develop its own education will develop its own guidelines<00:16:14.399><c> for</c><00:16:14.639
  • The regulation changes by the Department of Education really caused grave concern among special education
  • But from a perspective of a special educator, if we get two more kids who show up in our building, we