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US
US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
US House Floor Proceedings (Monday, June 23, 2025)
US Federal House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- In 2025, seven students were selected, securing funding for their education and creating a pathway to
- In the years since, she's become the advocate we all know, sharing her story to educate and advocate
- </c><03:37:37.840><c> and</c> know, sharing her story to educate and know, sharing her story to educate
- </c> to conduct research and education to conduct research and education campaigns<03:54:08.399><c> to
- </c> advocate to provide educational advocate to provide educational resources<05:41:13.360><c> and</
NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
House Health, Human Services and Elderly Affairs (01/29/2025)
Health, Human Services & Elderly Affairs
Transcript Highlights:
- </c><01:57:23.639><c> and</c> include that would include education and include that would include education
- I have been an educator for 15 years. I teach newborn care.
- So that's another reason that I think education is so important.
- It is education, not the circumcision, that will decrease it.
- </c> after care if we neglect the educational after care if we neglect the educational piece<04:01:30.560
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- </c> that we have education that we have education and<00:37:49.280><c> the</c><00:37:49.520><c> daughter
- They wanted education for their kids.
- What a difference we made for special education students and educators in school districts all across
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- > students and educators in school students and educators in school districts<02:04:19.599><c> all</c
US
US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
US House Floor Proceedings (Wednesday, January 15, 2025)
US Federal House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
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- A quality education sets students up for a lifetime of success.
DE
Delaware 2025-2026 Regular Session
Joint Capital Improvement Committee Meeting Jun 23rd, 2026
Capital Improvement
Transcript Highlights:
- Section 128, under Department of Education, requires each school district to notify the Department of
- Education if its intended use for each school and administrative office building by September 30 of
- Section 132 authorizes the Department of Education, with the approval of the Director of OMB and the
- Section 135 says funding appropriated for the City of Wilmington education initiatives to reconfigure
- The Department of Education shall provide $138,000 to Safety and Homeland Security for school mapping
Committee:
Joint Capital Improvement
Summary:
The committee met for a fiscal year 2027 capital budget writing session with all 12 members present. It first reviewed and approved the DNREC Resource Conservation and Development drainage project list, which would add projects across New Castle, Kent, and Sussex counties and bring the total eligible projects to 1,561. Members offered personal remarks thanking retiring conservation district staff, especially Kevin Donnelly, for years of work on drainage and water issues. The committee then reviewed DelDOT Rule 12 changes, including annual date updates and a reduction in the inflation markup applied to older estimates, and approved the rule as amended.
The committee next adopted DelDOT Appendix A and the FY27 paving and rehabilitation list, including the subdivision street management fund and various road resurfacing projects. DelDOT explained that paving projects are for state-of-good-repair work and that major changes from corridor studies would be handled separately. The committee also approved DelDOT epilogue changes, including updates to authorization amounts, a $25 million increase for toll infrastructure work, changes to subdivision street paving language, and an increase in the subdivision street paving management fund to $30 million. Several sections were placed on hold for later updates.
The committee then moved through boilerplate epilogue sections in the bond bill, approving a wide range of provisions affecting conservation districts, housing, economic development, corrections, DNREC, public safety, transportation, agriculture, fire prevention, education, and other agencies. Many sections were adopted in groups, while some were held for later revisions or deleted as no longer needed. The session included updates to school capital rules, transportation restrictions and reporting requirements, DNREC conservation and land-use provisions, and funding and administrative authorities across multiple agencies. The committee broke for lunch after approving the education-related sections through 147, with additional sections still pending.
MA
Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Session (Full Formal with Calendar) Jun 21st, 2026 at 01:00 pm
Massachusetts Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- acting concurrently, to whom was referred the Senate order relative to granting the Committee on Education
- 2026, within which time to make its final report on certain current Senate documents relevant to education
- I first want to thank the distinguished chair of the Committee on Education for keeping me informed relative
- President, I first want to thank the distinguished chair of the Committee on Education for keeping me
- There are six bills included in this extension order for the Senate Committee on Education.
Summary:
The Senate considered a campaign finance and ballot question transparency bill, taking up a series of amendments. Several amendments offered by Senator Tarr were rejected, including proposals on safety-based redactions, standardized valuation/liability reporting, higher contribution limits, municipal ballot question reporting, tax-exempt entities in ballot campaigns, and post-election audits for all statewide elections. Amendments by Senators Rausch and DiDomenico were adopted, including late contribution reporting and retroactive reporting with an emergency preamble. Senator Feingold’s amendment to prohibit pay-per-signature arrangements for petition gathering was also adopted after a roll call vote. The bill, Senate No. 2898, An Act improving campaign finance reporting by state ballot question committees, was then passed to be engrossed by a 38-0 vote.
The Senate next took up Senate No. 2903, An Act honoring Blue Star families, which would provide specialty license plates at no charge to the parent, child, or spouse of a law enforcement officer killed in the line of duty. Senators spoke in support, emphasizing the sacrifice of officers and their families, including the recent funeral of Officer Stephen LaPorteur. The bill was ordered to a third reading and then passed to be engrossed by a 38-0 vote.
The chamber also approved several committee extension orders. These extended deadlines for the Committees on Aging and Independence, Education, Public Service, and Economic Development and Emerging Technologies, with members noting the limited number of bills and the need for additional time to complete review, cost analysis, or respond to commission reports. The Senate then adopted an order to meet again the following Tuesday at 11 a.m., dispensed with printing a calendar, and adjourned in memory of Stuart H. Altman.
MA
Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
Joint Committee on State Administration and Regulatory Oversight Jun 21st, 2026 at 10:00 am
Joint Committee on State Administration and Regulatory Oversight
Transcript Highlights:
- by increasing regulation and enforcement of high-risk trades and by standardizing the training, education
- First, S. 2112 mandates ongoing training and education for all craft workers and site personnel, ensuring
- Over $60 million a year goes into training, continuing education, and apprenticeship programs that meet
- Dorchester Heights and the last of the 250 of Massachusetts that will be commemorated, and these are educational
- We can do as well by informing our future as to the tragedy, its massive scale, our public health education
Summary:
The joint committee held a public hearing on several bills covering state administration, land/public housing redevelopment, construction safety, memorialization, records management, rural grant equity, and animal research. Testimony in support of H. 3329 described an inequity in the Governor’s Council reimbursement statute, which currently cuts off travel, meals, and lodging reimbursement after four terms; the witnesses argued this disproportionately burdens members from western Massachusetts and creates geographic and economic barriers to service. The Boston Housing Authority supported legislation for the Brighton/Faneuil Gardens area, saying it would allow a mixed-use redevelopment that replaces all existing public housing units one-for-one, adds new affordable housing, creates replacement rehearsal space for displaced musicians, and preserves prevailing wage standards.
A major portion of the hearing focused on S. 2112, a construction safety bill. Suffolk Construction, Boston building trade representatives, and local inspectors testified that the measure would strengthen training, site safety standards, oversight of high-risk work, and enforcement, while helping protect workers and the public and improving retention and recruitment of inspectors. Witnesses said the bill would align Massachusetts more closely with higher safety standards in other states and build on lessons from past construction-related incidents. The committee also heard support for S. 2162, which would create a COVID-19 memorial; the witness emphasized the scale of pandemic deaths in Massachusetts and the educational value of public memorials.
Other testimony addressed H. 3321, which would modernize records preservation for registers of deeds by reducing reliance on costly microfilm in an increasingly electronic system; the witness said current law is outdated and expensive. H. 3311, aimed at advancing equity for rural communities receiving state grants, drew support from town officials in Leyden and Ashfield, who said small towns lack staff for grant writing and should be evaluated more on need and regional impact, especially for climate and public safety projects. Finally, S. 2117, concerning animal research, was supported by an animal welfare advocate who urged prohibiting state funds for animal experiments and shifting to non-animal research methods. After the hearing concluded, the chairs noted that additional hearings and polling votes would follow, and the committee then adjourned.
AZ
Transcript Highlights:
- SB 1852 environment, 2026, 2027, SB 1853, healthcare, 2026, 2027, SB 1854, for higher education, 2026
- , 27, SB 18. health care, 2026, 2027, SB 1854, higher education, 2026, 2027, SB 1855, human services,
- an act amending Sections 15-1871 and 15-1875, Arizona Revised Statutes, relating to the Arizona Education
- This means information regarding sexual education or sexual health, LGBTQ+ communities, and information
- ... ...sexual education or sexual health, LGBTQ+ communities, information about current events that might
VT
Transcript Highlights:
- "Here are thousands of meals," she said, "and here's clothing and a good education."
- a</c><00:02:39.080><c> good</c> "and here's clothing and a good "and here's clothing and a good education
- ." education." education."
- USTA proudly partners with local tennis programs to showcase the important health, social, and educational
- decade, the Vermont Mock Trial Competition for high school students has offered students a combined educational
OK
Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session
Legislative Evaluation and Development Committee REVISED: Meeting room changed to House rm 450 May 13th, 2026 at 10:00 am
Legislative Evaluation and Development Committee (LEAD)
Transcript Highlights:
- I do think most states struggle with this, especially aligning the educational forces with the rest of
- those are, as we think about opportunities in the next 1 to 3 years, it's less around K through 12 education
- I take responsibility for that because I don't think I educated my members well enough on what we're
- So we want to ask you what can we do better to educate you.
- If there's anything that we can do to help educate, that we're happy to do that.
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Appropriations Committee May 13th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- So simply put, this bill will strengthen California's higher education system and California's economy
- We will be able to alleviate student homelessness, increase access to higher education, and retain our
- AB 1732 was a win for education, a win for housing, and a win for California.
- AB 1732 was a win for education, a win for housing, and a win for California.
- and physician assistants, also known as advanced practice clinicians, or APCs, receive extensive education
Summary:
The Assembly Appropriations Committee met on May 13, 2026, and began by taking up a large consent calendar, moving a first group of bills to the floor consent calendar and a second group by due pass. The committee then heard and advanced a series of measures covering housing, public safety, health care, education, and local government issues. Among the bills discussed were AB 2641 on a sales tax exemption for pawnbroker redemptions, AB 2525 on a narrow Surplus Lands Act exemption for Mission Bay Park, AB 1732 and AB 2433 on student housing and the Affordable Homes Bonus Law, AB 2055 on boating safety and enforcement, AB 1579 on children’s crisis residential services, AB 2139 on a Surplus Lands Act amendment for an Inland Empire soccer project, AB 2041 on EMS reporting, AB 1973 on reproductive health scope for advanced practice clinicians, AB 1929 on health plan investment disclosures, AB 2700 on utility rates and wildfire victim compensation, AB 1809 on school job order contracting, SB 73 on election security, AB 2418 on commercial building permit timelines, AB 1970 on step therapy limits for serious mental illness and substance use treatment, AB 2361 on peer-to-peer vehicle-sharing liability, AB 1976 on bike and pedestrian project approvals, AB 2110 on tax increment financing for workforce housing, and AB 2146 on supportive housing documentation and vacancy rules.
Testimony was generally supportive for the measures heard. Authors and sponsors emphasized consumer fairness, housing production, public safety, access to care, and administrative streamlining. Supporters included local governments, housing advocates, school districts, law enforcement groups, health care organizations, and affected individuals. AB 2700 drew especially extensive public testimony from wildfire survivors and local officials who urged stronger compensation for victims of PG&E-caused fires and relief from high utility costs. AB 2034 and AB 1790 were raised during public comment on bills not heard in committee, with several industry groups opposing AB 2034 and both supporters and opponents speaking on AB 1790’s Waters Edge issue.
Most bills were reported out of committee on due pass motions, with several noted as amended or with members not voting on particular roll calls. The committee also read and approved a lengthy suspense calendar, then opened public comment on bills not presented that day before adjourning.
LA
Louisiana 2026 Regular Session
Transportation, Highways and Public Works Apr 22nd, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- And then my district attorney to my right, Charles Ballet here, they learned in Title 17, in the educational
- Because of this structure, we rely heavily on itinerant staff, special education professionals, academic
- These are public education dollars, intended for classroom and direct student support, being redirected
- School board vehicles are an extension of an education system.
- It allows us to keep the resources focused on where they belong: on educating and supporting our students
Summary:
The House Committee on Transportation met on April 22, 2026, with a quorum present and took up several transportation-related bills. HB 988 by Rep. Bagley, which changes the fee distribution for current and retired legislators’ special prestige license plates so the proceeds would support the Pentagon, was reported favorably without objection. HB 1001 by Rep. Marcel, designating a portion of US 190 as the Jesse Jackson Memorial Highway, was also reported favorably without objection after brief remarks honoring Jackson’s civil rights legacy and a moment of silence.
The committee then considered HB 989 by Rep. Boyer, which updates fees public license tag agents may charge. After testimony from the Louisiana Public Tag Agent Association and Commissioner Keith Neal, Rep. Phelps offered an amendment to exclude Shreveport from the fee increase; the committee rejected that amendment on a 13-2 vote, and the bill itself was then reported favorably on a 13-2 vote. HB 1192, creating a Louisiana Dental Hygienist Association specialty license plate, was amended to remove language narrowing eligibility to association members and then passed favorably without objection. HB 1032 by Rep. Wiley, clarifying statutory references related to operating a motor vehicle under the influence, was amended technically and reported favorably without objection.
Later, HB 748 by Rep. Brough, exempting school board-owned and leased vehicles from tolls on bridges and highways, was amended to include leased vehicles and an effective date. Testimony from Plaquemines Parish school officials and the district attorney described toll costs tied to the Belle Chasse bridge, and the bill was reported favorably without objection. HB 1108 by Rep. Omade, creating a homeschool pride specialty license plate, was reported favorably without objection after discussion of the plate design and the intended recipient organization. Finally, HB 1081 by Chairman Wright, restructuring the Louisiana Ports and Waterways Investment Commission under the Office of Multimodal Commerce, was amended to clarify administrative placement and terminology and then reported favorably without objection. The committee adjourned after completing its agenda.
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Floor Session Apr 16th, 2026
California Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- In 2002, she founded the Dolores Huerta Foundation, which advances civic engagement, education, equity
- I started an early childhood education advocacy because teachers and caregivers are often the first to
- That means expanding access to early intervention, supporting the educators and providers on the front
- They are trusted guides, educators, and champions of access and equity.
- Heat Pump Week helps engage and educate Californians, with over 100 events taking place across the state
Summary:
The Senate met with a quorum present and began with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, and several routine announcements. Senator Weber Pierson removed SB 977 from the consent calendar. The chamber then took up a series of gubernatorial appointments, including Irena Ortega to the Public Employment Relations Board, Monica Erickson as director of the Department of Human Services, Armin Mayor as senior deputy commissioner at the Department of Financial Protection and Innovation, and Uca Dunkay to the California State Lottery Commission; all were confirmed by unanimous or near-unanimous roll calls after brief presentations by Senator Grove.
The Senate also considered several commemorative resolutions. SCR 152, by Senator Reyes, designated April 10, 2026 as Dolores Huerta Day. Senators from both parties spoke in support, praising Huerta’s lifelong labor, civil rights, and nonviolent organizing work, and noting her role in the farmworker movement and the contributions of Filipino farmworkers. The resolution passed unanimously. SR 91, by Senator González, recognized Cambodian Genocide Memorial Week; SCR 149, by Senator Valadares, marked World Autism Awareness Day and emphasized early intervention and adult services; and SCR 150, by Senator Choi, recognized National Librarian Day and the public value of librarians. Each of these resolutions was adopted with broad support.
The Senate also passed SB 1078 by Senator Laird, an urgency measure giving Santa Cruz County voters the opportunity to consider a local tax increase above the combined local tax rate cap to help fund services, including medical services; the bill passed 29-9 on both urgency and final passage. SR 98 by Senator Wiener, designating Heat Pump Week in California, also passed with strong support, highlighting energy savings, emissions reductions, and the state’s electrification goals. After lifting the call, the chamber confirmed the earlier appointments and adopted the remaining consent calendar items without objection. The session ended with committee announcements and an adjournment in memory of Deanna Mooney, a nurse and community leader, with the Senate scheduled to reconvene on April 20, 2026.
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Military and Veterans Affairs Committee Apr 14th, 2026
Military and Veterans Affairs
Transcript Highlights:
- AB 2203, Tangipa is on consent, AB 2219 by the chair, AB 2467, Education Committee, is on consent, and
- that they've earned and play a vital role in connecting veterans to opportunities in employment, education
- Committee on Education. Is there a motion? Okay. Moved by Gonzales. Second by Davies.
- And AB 2467 by the Committee on Education, due pass and re-referred to Committee on Appropriations.
- By Assembly Member Alanis, AB 2203 by Assembly Member Tangipa, AB 2467 by the Committee on Education,
Committee:
House Military and Veterans Affairs
AL
Alabama 2026 Regular Session
Alabama Joint License Plate Committee Apr 8th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- We support the Gulf Shore City Schools in fundraising for anything that is education and arts related
- Just the education and arts funding.
- used to acquire artifacts that are relevant to the ballpark and baseball history, as well as for educating
- used to acquire artifacts that are relevant to the ballpark and baseball history, as well as for educating
- We use our funding to conduct our conservation education programs and projects and our natural resource
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Natural Resources and Water Committee Mar 24th, 2026
Natural Resources and Water
Transcript Highlights:
- The corridor provides essential local opportunities for wildlife education and recreation, and there
- want to make sure that the wildlife is respected in a positive manner and, most of all, make it educational
- , but, most of all, it's a hunt of a lifetime. ...educational, but, most of all, it's a hunt of a lifetime
- And the Santa Cruz ballot measure also authorized city money to educate other cities and counties on
- City money to educate other cities and counties on what they might do if they wanted to do the same thing
Committee:
Senate Natural Resources and Water
MO
Missouri 2026 Regular Session
Professional Registration and Licensing Mar 11th, 2026 at 08:00 am
Professional Registration and Licensing
Transcript Highlights:
- So when we have conversations more around like higher education, medical schools, things like that, we
- I've been a respiratory therapy educator for 37 years before my retirement.
- I will add this new thought that because of my long tenure as a respiratory therapy educator, I am aware
- of the fact that we have, we as respiratory therapy educational programs, have struggled to fill our
- And the cost of education, cost to prepare as a respiratory therapist, is high.
MO
Missouri 2026 Regular Session
Professional Registration and Licensing Mar 11th, 2026
Professional Registration and Licensing
Transcript Highlights:
- So when we have conversations more around like higher education, medical schools, things like that, we
- I've been a respiratory therapy educator for 37 years before my retirement.
- I will add this new thought: because of my long tenure as a respiratory therapy educator, I am aware
- of the fact that we as respiratory therapy educational programs have struggled to fill our seats to capacity
- And the cost of education, cost to prepare as a respiratory therapist, is high.
Summary:
The committee first met in executive session on Senate Substitute No. 2 for Senate Bill 1233. Members adopted several amendments, including language allowing the Boards of Therapeutic Massage and Chiropractors to seek emergency suspension of licenses when there are criminal indictments or charges that could harm citizens; extending the RX CARES for Missouri prescription drug abuse prevention program by removing its sunset; updating pharmacy distributor licensing language to reflect national licensing practices; clarifying pharmacist immunization authority, including RSV immunizations and board oversight for future immunizations; allowing certain long-term care facility employees to administer additional subcutaneous medications; and adopting agreed-upon language related to interior designers. The committee then rolled those amendments into a committee substitute and voted the bill do pass by a 16-1 roll call vote.
The committee then heard House Bills 2618 and 2644, which would join Missouri to the Respiratory Care Interstate Compact. The bill sponsors said the compact would improve licensure portability for respiratory therapists, help address workforce shortages, and allow Missouri to be among the first states shaping the compact’s commission. Supporters, including respiratory therapists, a hospital association representative, a student and military spouse, and a nursing association representative, said the compact would speed access to qualified therapists, aid rural and hospital care, help during emergencies like COVID-19, and benefit military families. Several witnesses emphasized that participating states would still retain their own licensing standards and scope-of-practice authority.
Opponents argued that the compact would surrender state sovereignty to an unformed commission, create a “blank check” before the rules are written, and potentially allow rules to supersede state law. They also raised constitutional concerns about interstate compacts and questioned whether a reciprocal licensing approach would be preferable. Committee members asked about sovereignty, the legal basis for compacts, and whether Missouri could preserve its standards; sponsors and supporters responded that the compact would not remove state authority and that Missouri could still require its own standards. The hearing concluded without a vote on the respiratory compact bills.
ID
Transcript Highlights:
- Child education is a top priority for service members and their families.
- In partnership with the Idaho State Department of Education, our school liaison program manager corrected
- Additionally, she rectified other deficiencies in advanced enrollment, the Interstate Compact on Educational
- Finally, we are grateful for their efforts in highlighting how educational stability directly enhances
- The position to be filled must require specific education or training.
Committee:
Senate State Affairs
TX
Texas 89th 2nd C.S.
Texas Ethics Commission Feb 11th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- Natalie: Given the election code's exemption from section 12.1058 of the Education Code, which specifically
- Commissioner: This thing is you've got a State Board of Education member going to a school that's under
- She's a State Board of Education member or he doesn't work there.
- Commissioner: State Board of Education member who went into the facility with a camera crew with a specific
- flyer that says that the district's mission is to provide every student with the highest quality education
Summary:
The Texas Ethics Commission convened at 9:03 a.m. and held an executive session, reconvening at 10:18 a.m. During the meeting, the Commission approved a settlement agreement with Michael Quinn Sullivan, ending ongoing litigation. The agreement involved Sullivan dropping his legal challenges regarding a civil penalty previously imposed by the Commission. The Commission also announced personnel changes, including the departure of the director of enforcement, Marie Prim, and the appointment of Jordan Hun as interim director.
The Commission discussed outside counsel contracts, approving the addition of Bickerstaff, Heath, Delgado, Acosta LLP to their pool of qualified vendors. They scheduled their next meeting for September 23rd and approved minutes from previous meetings. The agenda included several rulemaking items, with three rules adopted and five proposed for publication in the Texas Register. Notably, amendments to Chapter 20 regarding reporting contributions and expenditures were approved, as well as changes to lobbyist registration thresholds in Chapter 34, which were proposed for publication.
The Commission also addressed advisory opinions, adopting several, including one regarding political advertising by charter schools and another concerning the revolving door prohibition for former state employees. Appeals for administrative waivers and reductions of fines were considered, with several fines waived or reduced based on individual circumstances. Lastly, the Commission discussed policies related to alternative dispute resolution and clarified responsibilities between the Commission and staff, concluding the meeting at 11:15 a.m.