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MA
Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
Informal House Session 11 Feb 2nd, 2026
Massachusetts House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Members and guests are asked to join the Westborough High School law students in the Pledge of Allegiance
- on its recognition as a 2025 National Elementary and Secondary Education Act Distinguished School; and
- , local approval received; House Bill 751, exempting Warwick schools, local approval received; House
- , local approval received; House Bill 751, exempting Warwick schools, local approval received; House
- An act exempting Hancock schools, House Bill 515. An act exempting Warwick schools, House Bill 751.
Summary:
The House received a gubernatorial message proposing fiscal year 2026 supplemental appropriations to respond to recent federal actions, which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means. Members also adopted several procedural orders, including extensions of reporting deadlines for the Committees on Children, Families and Persons with Disabilities and on Mental Health, Substance Use and Recovery, and they concurred in a Senate-passed sick leave bank petition for a Department of Corrections employee.
The House suspended Joint Rule 12 to allow consideration of two petitions: one to further regulate state and local participation in federal civil immigration enforcement, and another on energy costs, transparency, and sustainability. The Committee on Steering, Policy and Scheduling also reported a slate of bills for consideration, including measures on school exemptions for Hancock and Warwick, homeowners insurance repairs, landlord notice for utility shutoffs, locksmith notice requirements, retirement benefits, regional transit authority advisory boards, and a Sandwich overpass naming.
Several bills were advanced on the floor. The House ordered the scheduled bills to third reading, then passed to be enacted Senate 24 on the Great Barrington Fire District and House 4589 authorizing Ludlow to pay an unpaid bill. It also engrossed House bills authorizing Rochester to keep its fire chief, waiving the Boston police maximum age requirement for one applicant, increasing Orange’s selectboard membership, and establishing a sick leave bank for a Suffolk County Sheriff's Office employee. The House also adopted an order to meet again Thursday at 11 a.m. and then adjourned.
CO
Colorado 2026 Regular Session
Colorado Senate 2026 Legislative Day 076 Mar 31st, 2026
Colorado Senate Floor Meeting
KY
Transcript Highlights:
- </c><00:05:02.880><c> over</c> when I decided to go to law school over when I decided to go to law school
- I and a specialty certification in school social work.
- served at Beaumont Middle School as their full-time social worker.
- </c><00:57:39.359><c> teachers,</c><00:57:40.320><c> our</c><00:57:40.520><c> school</c> public school
- teachers, our school public school teachers, our school staff,<00:57:41.760><c> our</c><00:57:41.960
Committee:
Senate Judiciary
WY
Wyoming 2026 Regular Session
House Floor Session-Day 19, March 4, 2026-AM
Wyoming House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- On the side of the schools, it doesn't matter what we do on the schools, folks, they're going to get
- On the side of the schools, it doesn't matter what we do on the schools, folks, they're going to get
- that fund schools.
- . schools. schools.
- </c> the 25 mills out of the school mills. the 25 mills out of the school mills.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Floor Session 4/27/26 - Part 1
Minnesota House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- </c><00:10:49.320><c> staff</c> educators and school staff educators and school staff would<00:10:51.160
- I have four children that attend our public schools, and every day we drop them off at our schools with
- ,</c> public schools, public schools, and<00:29:50.640><c> every</c><00:29:50.920><c> day</c><00:29:51.520
- ,</c> We place great trust in our schools, We place great trust in our schools, and<00:37:35.800><c>
- </c> and going into our schools and going into our schools to<00:41:36.440><c> create</c><00:41:36.800
ID
Transcript Highlights:
- Our school liaison program manager corrected a deficiency in identifying military-connected children
- in Idaho schools, resulting in a 79% increase in students identified.
- The Mountain Home School District received a Public Schools on Military Installations grant to fund..
- The Mountain Home School District received a Public Schools on Military Installations grant to fund 80%
- of project costs to replace our on-base Stevenson Elementary School.
Committee:
House Transportation and Defense
ID
Transcript Highlights:
- Rural schools and districts and charter schools face persistent staffing shortages.
- Schools and districts and charter schools face persistent staffing shortages that result in inconsistent
- Regional service centers provide targeted support for school districts and charter schools, particularly
- School districts in my area would benefit from it.
- schools, allowing districts and charter schools to purchase only the level of service they require and
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Floor Session 5/14/25 - Part 2
Minnesota House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- school workers as well. So, I I school workers as well.
- </c> workers, those workers in our schools workers, those workers in our schools who<00:10:22.560><c>
- When people go to work for a school, they know what the school year looks like.
- they know what the school year school, they know what the school year looks<00:24:39.360><c> like.
- </c> every other thing that schools need. every other thing that schools need.
HI
Hawaii 2025 Regular Session
AGR Public Hearing - Fri Feb 7, 2025 @ 9:30 AM HST
Agriculture & Food Systems
Transcript Highlights:
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- c><00:30:15.000><c> School</c><00:30:15.320><c> production</c><00:30:15.760><c> kitchen</c> um uh School
- through partnerships to meet the local farm-to-school meal goal of 30% of food served in a school to
- I became a vegetarian back in high school, and there was nothing for me to eat when I was in school for
- </c> hcmp um provides oversight of the school hcmp um provides oversight of the school Food<00:51:36.359
Committee:
House Agriculture & Food Systems
HI
Hawaii 2025 Regular Session
HED/HRE Joint Info Briefing - Wed Nov 12, 2025 @ 1:30 PM HST
Hawaii House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- is what that school is doing.
- Other schools are not saying it.
- </c> Mountain West schools are at the cap. Mountain West schools are at the cap.
- </c> cap. other schools are not saying it. cap. other schools are not saying it.
- </c> to play at their schools? to play at their schools?
Summary:
The joint House-Senate higher education briefing focused on how the University of Hawaii athletics department plans to remain competitive in the NIL era, especially as the House settlement and related changes allow new forms of athlete compensation. Chair and Senator Kim opened by framing the issue as balancing competitiveness, sustainability, compliance, and UH’s educational mission. Coaches Laura Beeman and Timmy Chang described how NIL and the transfer portal are already affecting recruiting and retention, with Beeman saying women’s basketball has lost six to 10 recruits because UH cannot yet match offers, and Chang citing examples of players being courted with large sums and the need to retain proven local and out-of-state athletes. Both emphasized that student-athletes should still prioritize education, culture, and team values, while also receiving support that helps them stay at UH.
Athletic Director Matt Elliott then outlined UH’s broader strategy. He said the department’s vision is to create an outstanding student-athlete experience, recruit and retain elite athletes, compete at the highest level of the Mountain West, and strengthen the bond with the community. He described NIL as having moved from a largely unregulated period to a new phase in which institutions can directly control some NIL payments, while outside deals still must be reviewed for fair market value. Elliott said UH wants to use NIL to help athletes cover basic needs and build financial stability, while also keeping them academically on track. He noted the department is pursuing fundraising, including a “Boost the Bose” account, corporate sponsorships, and licensing deals, to support NIL opportunities.
In response to questions from Senator Kim, Elliott clarified that UH’s approach involves both institution-controlled payments and outside NIL deals: internal payments can be structured at the department’s discretion within the cap, while external sponsor deals must go through NIL Go and meet market-value standards. No votes or formal actions were taken during the informational briefing.
ID
Idaho 2026 Regular Session
Agenda Feb 19th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- Before you is a change that doesn't affect a lot of school districts, but does affect a few rural school
- school districts.
- There are 116 school districts in our state, and 12 of them have green energy in their backyard.
- So the county has a levy, the library has a levy, and your schools had a levy.
- Some of these small schools, four of the 12 schools that are affected, have been responsible and not
Summary:
The House Revenue and Taxation Committee met on February 19, 2026, and first approved the minutes from its February 13 meeting. It then considered RS 33462, which would signal Idaho’s willingness to participate in a federal education freedom tax credit program and set up a framework for scholarship-granting organizations. Members raised questions about possible general fund impacts and the federal nature of the credit. A substitute motion to hold the RS for further committee debate failed on a roll call vote, and the original motion to introduce the RS and send it to the second reading calendar passed, with Representatives Barbieri, Shepherd, and Birch recorded as nays.
The committee next heard RS 3302, a sales tax exemption proposal for the Salvation Army. Representative Cornilles said the bill was complicated and would not move beyond introduction this session, with more work to be done over the summer. Members asked about the organization’s federal tax-exempt status and the broader policy implications of granting similar exemptions to other groups. The RS was introduced. The committee also heard RS 33398, which would align Idaho’s partnership audit procedures with the federal model by allowing audits at the partnership level rather than separately for each partner. Supporters said this would improve efficiency for the Tax Commission and taxpayers, while members questioned whether reduced granularity could affect revenue capture; the RS was introduced.
Finally, the committee considered RS 33417C1, a change affecting certain rural school districts with wind, geothermal, or solar energy revenue. Representative Furman said the proposal would adjust how tax distributions are calculated when a district no longer has a supplemental levy, using the county levy rate instead, and would apply only to geothermal and wind, not solar. The committee introduced the RS without objection. The meeting then adjourned, and members were told there would be no meeting the following day.
MA
Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Session Feb 5th, 2026
Massachusetts Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- year, as well as your journeys post-Duxbury High School.
- I'm extremely proud of the way in which these athletes have represented their school and themselves on
- So please join me in welcoming the Senate to the Senate Chamber, Duxbury High School 2025 MIAA Division
- On October 22nd, 2025, the Medfield Girls Soccer Team beat Knitmuck Regional High School, earning them
- He proudly served his hometown as a member of the Waymas School Committee for many years.
Summary:
The Senate session opened with the Pledge of Allegiance and several ceremonial recognitions. Members welcomed the 2025 Duxbury Girls Soccer Team, the MIAA Division II state champions, and the Medfield Girls Soccer Team, the Division III state champions, with remarks highlighting their championship seasons, records, and coaches. The chamber also adopted a resolution congratulating Oxford Fire Chief Lawrence R. McDonald on 45 years of public service.
On the legislative side, the Senate adopted a House order establishing a special joint committee on initiative petitions. It then passed to be enacted a bill providing for the recall of elected officers in the town of Sharon. The Senate also took up and passed several local bills on third reading, including measures relating to Bridgewater’s town council, temporary absence and appointment powers of the town manager, the City of Cambridge Employment and Job Training Trust, and an amendment to the Natick Home Rule Charter, which was amended to conform to Senate Document No. 2953 before passage.
The chamber then acted on several Ways and Means reports and related orders. It concurred in a House amendment to Senate No. 2563 on laws affecting individuals with disabilities, with a further amendment and emergency preamble, and ordered several bills to second reading with Ways and Means amendments pending, including measures on consumer protections and dishonored bill transactions, the pathway to become a certified public accountant, and fair housing practices. The Senate also ordered House No. 4908, establishing a sick leave bank for a Suffolk County Sheriff’s Office employee, to third reading. Finally, the Senate adopted orders to return the next meeting to Monday at 11:00 a.m., and adjourned in memory of Jim Parker and Kimberly Parker after tributes honoring their public service and community involvement.
MA
Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Session Feb 5th, 2026
Massachusetts Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- year, as well as your journey post-Duxbury High School.
- I'm extremely proud of the way in which these athletes have represented their school and themselves on
- I'm extremely proud of the way in which these athletes have represented their school and themselves on
- So please join me in welcoming the Senate to the Senate Chamber, Duxbury High School 2025 MIAA Division
- He proudly served his hometown as a member of the Waymas School Committee for many years.
ID
Transcript Highlights:
- districts around the use of our schools for polling locations.
- Right now, law does allow for the use of schools as polling locations, but there's been some back and
- The reason for that is school districts are planning their school year calendars two years in advance
- This has been reviewed by the Idaho School Board Association. Thank you.
- This has been reviewed by the Idaho School Board Association.
Committee:
House State Affairs
Summary:
The committee first approved the minutes from Tuesday, March 3 by voice vote. It then considered RS 33621, introduced by Representative Britt Raibold, which would clarify rules for using schools as polling places for the 2028 presidential election and would not take effect until January 1, 2028. Raibold said the delay is intended to give school districts and clerks time to align calendars and avoid conflicts, and that the proposal would allow extracurricular activities and some school personnel to remain on campus while students would not be present for in-person instruction at a polling site. She said the measure had been reviewed with education stakeholders, and a question was raised about the Secretary of State’s office; Raibold responded that polling locations are set by county clerks and she had no reason to expect an objection. The committee voted to introduce the RS.
The committee then heard House Bill 672 from Representative Heather Scott, which would prohibit the executive budget document from containing logos, mottos, or slogans of the executive branch or governor, except for the state seal and official logos. Scott argued the bill would keep the budget document politically neutral and focused on fiscal information rather than messaging or branding. After no testimony from the public, the committee voted to send HB 672 to the floor with a do pass recommendation. The meeting then adjourned.
AZ
Transcript Highlights:
- At Madison Heights Elementary School...
- At Madison Heights Elementary School and Madison Simi's Elementary School, the district's food service
- that we are committed to this medical school and the way we are committed to the U of A school.
- We know how many children get their main meals from school when they go to school.
- Senator Sears: ...get their main meals from school when they go to school daily.
LA
Louisiana 2026 Regular Session
Administration of Criminal Justice Apr 15th, 2026
Administration of Criminal Justice
Transcript Highlights:
- I'm fortunate in Monroe to have a school called ACE, which is an autism school.
- While we understand the drug-free school zone can extend beyond physical school property, we do have
- Enter that school zone and a school resource officer someone would then have to spend the time to do
- and who smoke at the school zone.
- You know, my wife is the principal of an elementary school.
Committee:
House Administration of Criminal Justice
Summary:
The committee first took up HB 74, which would create a Louisiana Spectrum Alert for missing persons with autism spectrum disorder. Representative Eccles said the alert would be modeled on Amber and senior alerts and could be absorbed within existing resources. The committee heard emotional support testimony from a parent describing the dangers of elopement and drowning risks for autistic children, and several members voiced support. HB 74 was reported favorably.
Members then considered HB 1033 and HB 1034 by Chairman Bacala. HB 1033 expands the statutory definition of critical infrastructure to include additional facilities such as airports, spaceports, aerospace facilities, mass transit, government facilities, military installations, and oil and gas exploration platforms. It drew mostly support from economic development and law enforcement groups, with one opposition card from the Sierra Club, and was reported favorably. HB 1034 authorizes parish presidents, mayors, sheriffs, police chiefs, and chief executive officers to establish temporary protection zones for public safety for up to 72 hours, with a warning before criminal penalties attach. The committee adopted an amendment clarifying that the bill cannot be used in a manner inconsistent with state firearms preemption law, heard concerns from the ACLU about vagueness and possible overreach, and then reported the bill favorably as amended.
HB 59, by Representative Marcel, would require East Baton Rouge Parish and its municipalities to fund the 19th Judicial District public defender’s office in a manner parallel to the district attorney funding structure. The bill drew support from the public defender, the district attorney, and the state public defender, but several members raised concerns that the language could create an unfunded mandate or litigation risk for local governments. Despite those concerns, the committee reported HB 59 favorably. HB 175, as amended, redirected $500,000 annually from Louisiana Lottery net proceeds into a Veterans Service Grant Fund administered by a new board in the Department of Veterans Affairs; testimony emphasized support for veterans programs, treatment courts, homelessness services, and community organizations, and the bill was reported favorably as amended.
The committee also advanced HB 568, which increases penalties for drug-free school zone violations involving open marijuana use and other drug activity. Supporters said the bill would give law enforcement and prosecutors a clearer tool to address visible drug use near schools and large events, while opponents warned it could over-criminalize marijuana and create proof problems. The committee reported HB 568 favorably. Finally, HB 525, which requires DPS&C to publish certain incarceration data online, was amended to remove parish jail census data after DPS&C said it would not post that portion; the department said it would publish the remaining data and codebook online. The committee then reported HB 525 favorably as amended.
FL
Transcript Highlights:
- School in Sarasota. He's been with us.
- We have a portion of this amendment that prohibits the charter school under a school improvement plan
- It is, in fact, an expansion of the school bus camera system for charter schools and private schools.
- It is, in fact, an expansion of the school bus camera system for charter schools and private schools.
- We didn't really talk a lot about the school the camera systems, red light, school zone.
Summary:
The Senate opened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, and a series of recognitions for interns, staff, and guests. Members also honored retiring Senate staffer Susan Miller and recognized a veteran injured in combat. After routine announcements, the chamber moved to returning messages from the House and began taking up bills and amendments.
The Senate concurred in House amendments and passed SB 118 on RV park assessments and SB 572 on ethics for public officers and employees, both by 38-0 votes. It then took up the elections bill, CS/CS/HB 991, which drew extensive debate. Supporters said it would strengthen election integrity by tightening citizenship verification and ID rules; opponents argued it would burden eligible voters, especially students, seniors, disabled voters, and others without the newly required documents. The bill passed 27-12. The chamber also passed the education package SB 182 after adopting a Senate amendment to the House amendment, and approved SB 474 on military affairs, SB 425 on historic cemeteries, HB 929 on local regulation of chickees, and HB 35/SB 1370 on habitual traffic offender designation, all with unanimous or near-unanimous votes.
The Senate then considered SB 902/ HB 733, the Department of Health package. Members adopted an amendment and amendment-to-amendment that preserved most Senate provisions while modifying or removing several House additions, including some early steps and medical marijuana-related changes, and the bill passed 37-0. The chamber also began work on HB 905, the foreign influence bill, with a strike-all amendment offered to expand restrictions on foreign influence, sister-city agreements, linkage institutes, and related activities, but the debate on that measure was still underway when the transcript ended. Several other returning messages and bills were temporarily postponed, and the Senate recessed briefly before resuming business.
NH
Transcript Highlights:
- SAUs</c><00:23:11.840><c> while</c> schools, school boards, and SAUs while schools, school boards, and
- > well</c><01:12:00.800><c> before</c><01:12:01.280><c> school</c> were in school well before school
- </c> Sometimes hours after school let out. Sometimes hours after school let out.
- to a public school.
- to a public went from a Catholic school to a public school. school. school. my<04:08:45.760><c> first
WY
Wyoming 2026 Regular Session
House Floor Session-Day 9, February 19, 2026-AM
Wyoming House Floor Meeting
FL
Florida 2026 Regular Session
FL House Floor Session - 2026-03-12 (1:00PM Session)
Florida House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- A portion of this amendment prohibits the charter school, under a school improvement plan or corrective
- schools from zoning or land use changes, but subject such schools to traffic mitigation measures.
- It is, in fact, an expansion of the school bus camera system for charter schools and private schools.
- It is, in fact, an expansion of the school bus camera system for charter schools and private schools.
- We didn't really talk a lot about the school ...the camera systems, red light, school zone.