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US
US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
US House Floor Proceedings (Tuesday, March 17, 2026)
US Federal House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- We stand ready to deliver, and we intend to do so yet again with these three pieces of legislation.
- </c><02:24:01.439><c> We</c><02:24:01.680><c> stand</c><02:24:02.000><c> ready</c><02:24:02.240><c> to
- We stand ready to deliver always are.
- We stand ready to deliver and<02:24:03.200><c> we</c><02:24:03.359><c> intend</c><02:24:03.680><c> to
Keywords:
rules resolution, special rule, House procedure, floor consideration, lead ammunition, lead tackle, fishing tackle, hunting, wildlife management, federal lands, federal waters, Department of the Interior, Department of Agriculture, immigration and nationality act, inadmissible, deportable, public benefits fraud, fraud against the United States, alien deportation, law enforcement animals
US
US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
US House Floor Proceedings (Wednesday, February 4, 2026)
US Federal House Floor Meeting
Keywords:
universal child care, early learning, affordable child care, school readiness, child development, community involvement, mental health, socioeconomic diversity, disaster mitigation, tax exclusion, state programs, catastrophe loss, property insurance, windstorm, earthquake, wildfire, Medicare, healthcare, authorization, medical necessity
WA
Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Early Learning & Human Services Jan 16th, 2026 at 08:30 am
Early Learning & Human Services
Transcript Highlights:
- Janet, whenever you're ready, please unmute and go ahead with testimony. Thank you.
- Whenever you're ready, please go ahead. Thank you.
- And Lori, go ahead and get started whenever you're ready.
- Whenever you're ready, please go ahead and unmute.
- Alex, whenever you're ready, please unmute and begin your testimony.
Committee:
House Early Learning & Human Services
Keywords:
military families, early childhood education, access, assistance program, education equity, HB2317, early learning, child care licensing, day care, preschool, Head Start, DCYF, Department of Children, Youth, and Families, Washington State, RCW 43.216, child care center, family home provider, family child care, outdoor nature-based child care, school-age child care
AL
Alabama 2025 Regular Session
Alabama Senate Education Policy Committee Apr 30th, 2025
Education Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- approved high school or college level computer science course may count as a college and career readiness
- courses with embedded computer science skills and experience shall not count as a college and career readiness
- It would not count for that higher level computer science or, excuse me, the college and career readiness
- So for it to count as a college and career readiness indicator, it would have to be the full course in
- We're ready to go. All right. Thank you all for letting me speak.
Committee:
Senate Education Policy
Keywords:
computer science, K-12 education, public schools, graduation requirement, digital literacy, coding, programming, STEM, artificial intelligence, AI, computational thinking, technology education, computer literacy, high school credit, middle school, elementary school, teacher training, professional development, distance learning, virtual school
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- And my second point is that only students who are ready to take Algebra 1 in 8th grade should do so.
- And my second point is that only students who are ready to take Algebra 1 in 8th grade should do so.
- 1</c><00:24:25.799><c> in</c><00:24:26.080><c> 8th</c><00:24:26.480><c> grade</c> are ready to take Algebra
- 1 in 8th grade are ready to take Algebra 1 in 8th grade should<00:24:27.399><c> do</c><00:24:27.640>
- I do have my testifier whenever you're ready, Mr. Chair. We're ready. Mr.
Committee:
Senate Education Policy
US
US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
US House Floor Proceedings (Thursday, May 14, 2026)
US Federal House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- We stand ready to receive your orders.
- We stand<02:06:16.159><c> ready</c><02:06:16.639><c> to</c><02:06:16.960><c> receive</c><02:06:17.360
- </c> stand ready to receive your orders. stand ready to receive your orders.
- have a right to their freedom while they're preparing to stand trial, among other reasons, to get ready
- have a right to their freedom while they're preparing to stand trial, among other reasons, to get ready
Keywords:
monitoring, court appointments, public service, accountability, government oversight, pro bono, reduced fees, cashless bail, criminal justice, public safety, Attorney General, pretrial release, Iran, military force, War Powers Resolution, U.S. Armed Forces, hostilities, Congress, national security, bail fraud
WA
Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Community Safety Jan 29th, 2026 at 08:00 am
Community Safety
Committee:
House Community Safety
Keywords:
rehabilitation, felony offenses, criminal justice reform, first-time offenders, pathways to rehabilitation, mental health, sentencing alternative, criminal justice, diversion programs, HB 2641, ICE out act, law enforcement hiring, immigration and customs enforcement, ICE officers, former federal employees, sworn officer, police staffing, general authority law enforcement agency, limited authority law enforcement agency, immigration enforcement
WA
Transcript Highlights:
- assistance program, known as ECAP, is a state-funded preschool program that provides kindergarten readiness
- We have one goal, and that's to make sure all children arrive to school kindergarten ready.
- Are you ready for me? Go ahead. Okay. Well, thank you, Chair Robinson, Ranking Member Gildon.
- I'm ready. I'm ready. Go ahead. Are you ready? I'm ready. Sorry. Okay, go ahead. I was muted.
- And Gary, go ahead whenever you're ready. I'm going to pass the ball sideways here.
Committee:
Senate Ways & Means
Keywords:
preK promise account, early childhood education, child care, preschool, pre-kindergarten, DCYF, Department of Children, Youth, and Families, state treasury, trust fund, investment earnings, gift grants donations, dedicated account, general fund, nonreverting balance, appropriation, treasurer, Washington early learning, school readiness, education assistance program, legislative audit
AL
Alabama 2025 Regular Session
Alabama Senate Finance and Taxation General Fund Committee Apr 16th, 2025
Finance and Taxation General Fund
Transcript Highlights:
- If this legislature passes If this legislature passes HB357, I hope you're all ready for bill after bill
Committee:
Senate Finance and Taxation General Fund
Keywords:
virtual currency, cryptocurrency, tax exemption, state tax law, digital assets, ad valorem tax, tangible personal property, business incentives, economic impact, firefighter, license plate, fees, funds distribution, support programs, memorial, disabled veterans, property tax exemption, debt-to-income ratio, homestead, veterans affairs
KY
Transcript Highlights:
- for more advanced opportunities um ready for more advanced opportunities in<00:18:41.919><c> algebra
- </c> opportunities to demonstrate readiness. opportunities to demonstrate readiness.
- If all kids aren't ready to do it, should anyone be ready?
- about their life readiness.
- about their life readiness.
Committee:
Joint Education
NM
New Mexico 2025 Regular Session
IC - Legislative Education Study Jun 25th, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- Breezy, please begin whenever you're ready. Thank you. Buenos dias. Good morning, Mr.
- Essentially, the debate was that algebra 2 could be a useful course for some.
- Can't do algebra in my class. They struggle with it.
- Most students do not need algebra 2 to be um successful.
- And for most students, statistics is an everyday event where algebra 2 and others.
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Rules Committee May 13th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- Students in eighth grade from taking Algebra 1.
- to take Algebra 1 at the eighth-grade level.
- for students who are in eighth grade and are ready for Algebra 1 to be able to take that course.
- I believe you never want to hold students back, and I believe that if a student is ready to take algebra
- support algebra so that they are able to take those courses, as Dr.
Summary:
The committee first approved several governor’s appointments not required to appear, including Arthur Krantz to the Public Employment Relations Board and Christopher Ferguson, Brian Haynes, Anna Marie de Mars, and Ronald Fiore to the Student Aid or Student Athletic commissions, all by unanimous 5-0 votes. It also approved references of bills to committees by a 5-0 vote. The committee then heard from Julia Montgomery, nominated for a third term as General Counsel of the Agricultural Labor Relations Board, who described her work on farmworker rights, outreach, and enforcement of labor protections.
Members questioned Montgomery closely about card-check unionization procedures, signature authenticity, outreach to Spanish-speaking and indigenous-language farmworkers, make-whole enforcement delays, and a long-running Tri-Fanucchi farm case. Montgomery said objections and unfair labor practice charges can be investigated, that signature verification is handled by board staff rather than her office, and that delays often stem from appeals, difficulty locating workers, employer obstruction, and court backlogs. Vice Chair Grove voted no, while Senators Laird and Reyes supported the nomination; the committee advanced Montgomery to the full Senate on a 3-2 vote.
The committee then considered three State Board of Education appointments: Cynthia Glover Woods, Brenda Lewis, and Gabriela Orozco Gonzalez. In opening statements, all three emphasized long careers in public education and support for students, teachers, and families. Questions focused on math achievement, the 2023 math framework and access to Algebra I in middle school, transitional kindergarten, community schools, and the effectiveness of education spending. The nominees said the framework still allows ready eighth graders to take Algebra I, pointed to new instructional materials, professional learning, TK expansion, and community schools as key improvements, and said they had not been involved in the governor’s proposed education governance changes. Public witnesses and education groups testified in strong support. The committee advanced Glover Woods 3-1, Lewis 4-1, and Gonzalez 3-1 to the full Senate.
NH
Transcript Highlights:
- 1, algebra 2.
- 1, algebra 2.
- 1, algebra 2.
- 1, algebra 2.
- 1, algebra 2.
Committee:
Senate Education
CA
Transcript Highlights:
- Welcome, and you're ready to begin. Ms.
- to take Algebra 1 at the eighth-grade level.
- students who are in eighth grade and are ready for Algebra 1 to be able to take that course.
- Needed algebra and not just completely cut the course out.
- 1, or mathematics by eighth grade if they are ready to do so.
Committee:
Senate Rules
AZ
Transcript Highlights:
- Do you believe in just benchmark success that they're determined and ready to be in that algebra?
- And so a kid that's actually ready for algebra is actually getting tested on standards that can even
- Because I got A's, but I sure wasn't ready for algebra.
- for algebra.
- And so I think that whenever I look at students that are ready for my algebra class, I look at a number
Summary:
The committee first considered the executive nomination of John Snyder to the State Board for Charter Schools. Snyder described his background in municipal finance, charter school financings, and prior service with Arizona charter school organizations, and said his finance experience would help the board evaluate school viability and oversight. The committee voted 6-0 with one not voting to recommend his confirmation to the full Senate.
The committee then heard HB 2093, which would remove the statutory requirement that health education include mental health instruction and would repeal related consultation requirements over time. The sponsor argued schools should focus on academics and that social-emotional learning and mental health content belong with parents, while opponents, including students, a suicide-loss parent, and mental health advocates, said school-based instruction saves lives, helps students seek help, and preserves parental choice through opt-out provisions. After debate, the committee voted 4-3 to give HB 2093 a do pass recommendation.
Members also considered HB 4043, requiring at least one campus employee trained in CPR, first aid, and AED use where applicable; HB 4005, requiring districts to teach ethical and educational uses of AI beginning in 2027-28; HB 2895, allowing Native American language proficiency to satisfy a world language graduation requirement; HB 2383, renaming trampoline court safety legislation as Ty’s Law; HB 4109, requiring school district public safety policies, notifications, and annual reporting after serious violence or weapon incidents; HB 2376, appropriating $40 million for the school safety program; and HB 2380, requiring public access to board meeting materials and tighter rules on out-of-state travel. HB 4043, HB 2895, and HB 2383 all received unanimous or near-unanimous do pass recommendations, while HB 4005, HB 4109, HB 2376, and HB 2380 each advanced on 4-3 votes, with some members citing concerns about unfunded mandates, criminal penalties, local control, or the scope and timing of required disclosures.
AL
Alabama 2026 Regular Session
Alabama Senate Education Policy Committee Feb 25th, 2026
Education Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- Ready to get started. Clerk, would you call the first bill for us this morning, please?
- Um, and we we have removed the computer science as a college and career readiness indicator by itself
- Ready to get >> Okay, we have a quorum.
- </c><00:04:51.759><c> It</c> career readiness indicator by itself.
- It career readiness indicator by itself.
Committee:
Senate Education Policy
Keywords:
military installations, tall structures, local government, construction approval, wind energy facilities, archives, history, board of trustees, vacancies, government control, computer science, education reform, digital literacy, high school graduation, teacher training, education, public schools, constitution amendment, national anthem, weekly broadcast
AL
Alabama 2026 Regular Session
Alabama House Military and Veterans Affairs Committee Feb 4th, 2026
Military and Veterans Affairs
Committee:
House Military and Veterans Affairs
Keywords:
education, patriotism, national anthem, Star-Spangled Banner, K-12 schools, constitutional amendment, public works, sealed bids, bidding requirements, procurement, public notice, newspaper advertisement, advertising failure, publisher liability, civil damages, criminal liability, awarding authority, county government, municipal government, construction contracts
TX
Bills:
HB 1178 , HB1411 , HB1441 , HB1773 , HB1813 , HB2107 , HB2598 , HB2911 , HB2967 , HB3672 , HB5263 , HB3797
Committee:
House Public Education
Keywords:
education, temporary certification, out-of-state educators, teacher shortage, military spouses, personal leave, school holidays, employee compensation, overtime provisions, school safety, peace officers, mental health, de-escalation techniques, trauma-informed care, student trustee, school board, student representation, education policy, nonvoting position, school governance
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- support House Bill 1178 for our students, for our schools. and for the incredible educators who are ready
Bills:
HB 1178 , HB1411 , HB1441 , HB1773 , HB1813 , HB2107 , HB2598 , HB2911 , HB2967 , HB3672 , HB5263 , HB3797
Committee:
House Public Education
Keywords:
education, temporary certification, out-of-state educators, teacher shortage, military spouses, personal leave, school holidays, employee compensation, overtime provisions, school safety, peace officers, mental health, de-escalation techniques, trauma-informed care, student trustee, school board, student representation, education policy, nonvoting position, school governance
AZ
Transcript Highlights:
- But do you believe in just benchmark success that they're determined and ready to be in that algebra?
- And so a kid that's actually ready for algebra is actually getting tested on standards that can even
- Do you believe in just benchmark success that they're determined and ready to be in that algebra?
- And so a kid that's actually ready for algebra is actually getting tested on standards that can even
- Because I got A's, but I sure wasn't ready for algebra.
Bills:
HB2093 , HB2370 , HB2376 , HB2380 , HB2381 , HB2383 , HB2423 , HB2481 , HB2621 , HB2895 , HB4005 , HB4043 , HB4109
Keywords:
mental health, school curriculum, education policy, instruction requirements, statute repeal, charter schools, education, weapons detection, public safety, school administration, school districts, real estate transactions, school property, bond issuance, land use approval, capital improvements, school governance, board meetings, education funding, parental notification