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MO
Missouri 2026 Regular Session
Elementary and Secondary Education Feb 11th, 2026
Elementary and Secondary Education
Transcript Highlights:
- So I will probably support this out of committee today, but...
- I don't think this bill would address reading support.
- I think if the students still need that reading support.
- didn't qualify for some of the reading support later on.
- We support this bill for all those reasons.
Committee:
House Elementary and Secondary Education
WA
Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Community Safety Jan 27th, 2026 at 04:00 pm
Community Safety
Transcript Highlights:
- I'm here in support of House Bill 2539 for multiple reasons.
- I'm here in support of House Bill 2539.
- So, obviously, I'm going to urge you to support this.
- I also support the revision. I am aware.
- That's another part of 5974 that our members support.
Committee:
House Community Safety
Keywords:
elected sheriff, sheriff accountability, recall election, peace officer certification, certified peace officer, law enforcement authority, Washington RCW, criminal justice training commission, special election, public official recall, decertification, sheriff removal, voter accountability, county sheriff, police powers, extraordinary medical placement, compassionate release, medical parole, terminal illness, serious medical condition
ND
North Dakota 2026 1st Special Session
Senate Floor Session Jan 23rd, 2026 at 08:30 am
North Dakota Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- But it's about creating those communities that support community health and wellness.
- That is one of the very main reasons that I support this bill.
- it, I think it's very important to support this bill so that we can move forward.
- We'll support this amendment. I don't really know why we have to be in a hurry.
- Not one of them told me to support free lunch. Not one, but they said oppose it.
Keywords:
SB 2401, North Dakota, Century Code, occupational therapy, occupational therapy board, criminal history record check, background check, licensee investigation, physician continuing education, medical license renewal, nutrition education, metabolic health, chronic disease prevention, health occupation boards, medical board, licensure fee, audit response, disciplinary action, Title 43, board of medicine
Summary:
The Senate convened with prayer, roll call, and a quorum present, then took up second reading and final passage of several House bills related to the Rural Health Transformation Program and other matters. House Bill 1621, requiring the presidential fitness test in school physical education with exceptions and a delayed effective date, passed 43-3. House Bill 1623, appropriating federal rural health transformation grant funds and creating a related loan program and reporting structure, passed 46-0 after extensive debate about using the federal money for community health, infrastructure, and sustainability. House Bill 1622, joining the physician assistant licensure compact, also passed unanimously 46-0. House Bill 1625, authorizing the Ray Richards Golf Course land sale to support a Grand Forks transportation project and golf course improvements, passed 46-0. House Bill 1626, clarifying that the primary residence credit is applied after the early payment discount so taxpayers receive the full $1,600 benefit, passed 40-6.
WA
Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Agriculture & Natural Resources Jan 22nd, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- We would ask for support on Senate Bill 5971.
- So I appreciate any support. So I appreciate any support. Thank you. Cassie? Yes.
- I urge your support for this bill. Thank you. Mark? All right. Thank you, Vice Chair.
- So, here today, as I said, in full support of the bill.
- You have to kind of support this plan all the way through.
Summary:
The committee heard public testimony on Senate Bill 5816, which would add juice grapes to Washington’s Agricultural Marketing and Fair Practices Act. Staff explained that the bill would allow juice grape producers to form an accredited association to negotiate with processors under the same timelines used for pears, and the prime sponsor said the measure was intended to help growers obtain fairer prices. A grape grower testified that Washington producers face a small number of buyers, little real negotiation, and prices far below New York’s, arguing the bill would give growers a way to bargain collectively. The public hearing closed with 47 people noted in support and one in opposition.
The committee then heard Senate Bill 5971, which would create a green fertilizer incentive program for low-carbon nitrogen fertilizer production and use in Washington. Staff described the bill as directing WSDA to establish the program, adopt rules by 2028, and report to the Legislature, with costs shown in the fiscal note. The prime sponsor and several supporters, including Atlas Agro, a port representative, labor, NRDC, WSDA, the League of Women Voters, and the Washington State Potato Commission, said the bill could reduce greenhouse gas emissions, support local manufacturing and jobs, stabilize fertilizer supply and prices for farmers, and help Washington compete for federal clean hydrogen tax credits. WSDA said the program was implementable with consultation and that the Climate Commitment Act could be a funding source, though it noted rulemaking costs.
The committee then held a work session on commercial shellfish fee assessments after the Department of Health adopted major fee increases for shellfish licensing and certification. Shellfish growers and association representatives said the increases—described as ranging from roughly 233% to 789% overall, with some individual licenses rising much more—would hit small and family farms hardest, could force closures, and were based on a fee structure they said is outdated and not tied well to production. DOH explained that the program has long relied on general fund support, that federal shellfish safety requirements must be maintained, and that the new fees are intended to move the program toward full cost recovery after years without increases. The department said it had used a phased approach, reopened rulemaking to look for a fairer structure, and would continue working with industry and the Legislature; no vote was taken during the work session.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Housing Finance and Policy Committee 3/4/26
Housing Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
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- I support this bill.
Committee:
House Housing Finance and Policy
Keywords:
housing, infrastructure bonds, funding, appropriation, Minnesota Statutes, HF2687, single-family homes, corporate landlords, corporate ownership, real estate investment trust, REIT, landlord registry, landlord database, tenant transparency, housing affordability, homeownership, deed tax, transfer tax, property tax, affordable housing
AZ
Arizona 2026 Regular Session
02/19/2026 - Senate Government
Senate Government Committee of Reference
Transcript Highlights:
- CAP supports all educational options in Arizona.
- We think it's time for that, and we respectfully ask for your support. Thank you very much.
- , and these costs often fall under student support, instructional support, not teacher pay.
- And look, while I may be a school choice advocate, I support all sorts... ...classrooms.
- And look, while I may be a school choice advocate, I support all school choice.
Summary:
The Senate Committee on Government considered only SCR 1032, along with a strike-everything amendment. The amendment would require school districts, subject to voter approval, to dedicate at least 60% of operational spending to teacher pay, with a phased-in increase beginning in FY 2028 for districts below that threshold. It also ties compliance to Classroom Site Fund eligibility, requires unexpended CSF monies to revert if a district is found out of compliance, and allows limited waivers from the Superintendent of Public Instruction. The sponsor argued the measure would correct what he described as a long-term misallocation of education funding and give voters a chance to prioritize teachers.
Supporters, including representatives from Heritage Action, the Goldwater Institute, and the Center for Arizona Policy, said district spending has risen while teacher pay has remained flat in real terms, and argued the measure would increase transparency and accountability and ensure more money reaches teachers. Opponents, including a representative of the Rural Arizona School Coalition, said the proposal would be difficult for rural districts to meet and would squeeze out other necessary costs such as fuel, insurance, facilities, and minimum wage increases. A committee member also raised concerns that the measure could harm special education and other student support services by forcing districts to shift funds away from those areas.
During discussion, the sponsor said charter schools were not included because he viewed them as private businesses, despite a member noting state law defines them as public schools. The committee adopted the strike-everything amendment and then approved SCR 1032 as amended. The final vote was 4 ayes, 3 nays, and 0 not voting, sending the measure out with a do pass as amended recommendation.
FL
Florida 2026 Regular Session
Appropriations Committee on Pre-K - 12 Education Mar 24th, 2025
Appropriations Committee on Pre-K - 12 Education
Transcript Highlights:
- We do find continued support and engagement with supporting math educators very important.
- For the members of committee, I ask for your favorable support of this bill. Thank you.
- For the members of committee, I would love to ask for your favorable support of this bill.
- David Sykes, Florida Association of District School Superintendents, is waiving in support.
- And also waiving in support, we have Matt Dunnigan from the Florida Sheriff's Association.
Summary:
The Appropriations Committee on Pre-K through 12 Education met with a quorum present and took up three bills. SB 1618, by Senator Calatayud, was presented as a broad education package affecting VPK through grade 12. It included changes to VPK enrollment flexibility, repeal of the Council for Early Grade Success, agriculture and financial literacy curriculum updates, reading intervention requirements, limits on certain public-school spending, corporal punishment consent, educator certification and screening provisions, and changes to the school recognition program. A late-filed technical amendment clarifying prior legislation for certain private schools in Brevard, Clay, Sarasota, and Bradford counties was adopted. Senator Osgood raised concerns about the bill’s school recognition provisions and the impact on paraprofessionals and other support staff, and the sponsor said she would continue those discussions. SB 1618, as amended, was reported favorably.
The committee then considered CS for SB 1058, which would update Florida references from the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America in state, district, and charter school materials beginning after July 1, 2025, without requiring existing materials to be changed. The bill was presented by Senator Calatayud on behalf of Senator Gruters and was reported favorably without amendment or opposition.
Next, the committee heard CS for SB 1470 on school safety, which would align school security guard training with guardian program requirements, refine locked campus and classroom rules, and improve panic alert and digital map coordination. Several amendments were adopted, including a late-filed amendment capping guardian training fees, creating a stakeholder work group for a Florida Institute of School Safety, adjusting locked-zone requirements and exceptions, requiring substitute teachers to receive safety protocol training, and a funding amendment providing $450,000 in recurring funds for a centralized panic alert and digital map system. Support was voiced by school district, sheriff, and safety representatives, and Senator Osgood praised the recurring funding as avoiding an unfunded mandate. The committee also passed SB 1472, linked to SB 1470, extending a public records exemption to school security guards’ records held by FDLE, with the exemption set to sunset in 2030 unless renewed. President Gaetz questioned the need for the exemption, and Senator Burgess responded that it was intended to protect school safety personnel from exposure of personal information after an incident. All three bills were reported favorably, and the committee adjourned.
MA
Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Session (Full Formal with Calendar) Jun 21st, 2026 at 10:06 am
Massachusetts Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- People who support the overall But in our communities, often tears them apart, people who support the
- And I appreciate his support.
- I rise to support Amendment number 766.
- Along with his support for increased funding to support pediatric palliative care and the Shannon Grant
- We have adopted increased support for libraries, civic severages, We have adopted increased support for
Summary:
The Senate took up a long series of FY26 budget amendments during debate on the Ways and Means budget bill. Early on, an amendment on debt service and the Debt Affordability Committee was rejected. A major education amendment offered by Senator Lewis and supported by Senator Comerford was then adopted; it directs DESE to begin a public process, with $200,000 in funding, to review and recommend updates to the Chapter 70 municipal contribution formula and related school funding structures as the Student Opportunity Act nears full implementation. Senators argued that school districts across the Commonwealth are under severe fiscal strain, citing rising special education, transportation, health insurance, and Proposition 2 1/2 pressures, and that the current formulas are increasingly out of alignment with local needs.
The chamber also considered and voted on many other amendments, with several adopted and several rejected. Adopted amendments included measures on public payroll transparency, regional EMS, a small business group purchasing cooperative pilot, simplifying Medicaid eligibility determinations, and early education background checks. Rejected amendments included proposals on first-time homebuyer savings accounts, population change studies, competitiveness studies, emergency contract reform, natural gas cost containment, a $200 per pupil aid increase, regional school reimbursement increases, a Foundation Budget Review Commission-related study, special education service studies, welfare benefit audits, short-term capital gains, and an MBTA sustainability plan. Senator Durant also spoke in support of Amendment 766, which would create a crumbling concrete assistance fund for homeowners affected by pyrrhotite, with tax-exempt aid, federal funding applications, audits, and a stakeholder working group.
Near the end of debate, Senator D. DiDomenico praised the Shannon Grant program for gang violence prevention, and the Senate adopted a final corrective amendment containing technical fixes and local earmarks. The bill was then ordered to a third reading and, after a roll call on engrossment, passed to be engrossed by a vote of 38-2. The Senate also approved a motion to adjourn to the following Tuesday at 11:00 a.m. and recessed in memory of Yaron Lashinsky, Sarah Lynn Milgram, and Leslie A. Feeney.
MA
Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Session (Full Formal with Calendar) May 21st, 2026
Massachusetts Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- To the members, I rise in support of this amendment in support of the Department of Children and Families
- To the members, I rise to support this amendment that would support our paraprofessionals' increase in
- I appreciate that support greatly.
- I want to thank the body for voting unanimously to support this amendment.
- I too rise in enthusiastic support of Amendment 1035.
MO
Transcript Highlights:
- We'd like to go on the record in support.
- Back to support for House Bill 3328.
- Back to support for House Bill 3328.
- We're going to go to the first witness in support of House Bill 23, 24. Anyone here for support?
- Anybody sneak in and support?
Committee:
House Insurance
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Floor Session Apr 13th, 2026
California House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- I urge your support for H.R. 98. Thank you, Assembly Member Ramos.
- I urge all to support H.R. 60. Thank you, Assembly Member Ramos. I urge all to support H.R. 60.
- , and respectfully ask for co-authors and your aye in support. ...the words in support and respectfully
- ask for co-authors and your aye in support of this resolution.
- But those funds are not required to support the areas where they are generated.
Summary:
The Assembly convened without a quorum, then quorum was established and the chamber proceeded with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, journal approval, and a series of procedural motions. Members approved multiple unanimous-consent requests to suspend rules, re-refer bills to committees, and allow committees to notice bills pending re-referral. The day also included several guest introductions recognizing student leaders, public power executive Randy Howard, a family member of Assemblymember Gallagher, higher education leaders, Leadership Torrance, and the Vacaville PAL program.
On the floor, the Assembly adopted several resolutions and heard extensive remarks in support of them. ACR 160, proclaiming April 2026 as Parkinson’s Disease Awareness Month, was adopted by voice vote after co-authors were added. H.R. 98, designating California Holocaust Memorial Day, received broad bipartisan support and was adopted after 76 co-authors were added. H.R. 100, recognizing Vaisakhi, also passed by voice vote after 73 co-authors were added, with members highlighting Sikh history, service, and cultural contributions.
The Assembly then took up several bills on the third-reading file. AB 1977, relating to online notarization and notaries public, passed 69-5. AB 1987, which would direct wildlife-area fees back to operation and maintenance of state wildlife areas, passed 69-0. Other items on the second- and third-reading files were passed and retained, continued, or placed on the consent calendar as noted by the presiding officer.
The session concluded with adjournment-in-memory tributes for La Mesa Police Officer Lauren Craven, community organizer Cynthia Brantley Pierce, coach John Beam, and Ralph Cavallo. The Assembly then adjourned until Thursday, April 16, at 9 a.m.
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Floor Session Apr 13th, 2026
California House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Thank you. and support. Thank you.
- I urge your support for H.R. 98. Thank you, Assembly Member Ramos.
- I urge all to support H.R. 100. Thank you, Assembly Member Ramos.
- and respectfully ask for co-authors and your aye in support.
- The words in support and respectfully ask for co-authors and your aye in support of this resolution.
WA
Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Health Care & Wellness Feb 3rd, 2026 at 01:30 pm
Health Care & Wellness
Transcript Highlights:
- This is something we proudly support alongside Washington tribes.
- Inseparable strongly supports House Bill 2658, the treasurable...
- Please support House Bill 2658. Thank you. Thanks. Any questions? Please support House Bill 2658.
- So, on behalf of our association, I urge your support of House Bill 2683.
- I was happy to support this bill.
Committee:
House Health Care & Wellness
Keywords:
Medicaid, healthcare, traditional practices, health insurance, coverage expansion, mental health, insurance coverage, transparency, consumer protection, efficiency, health carriers, providers relations, tribal data, data protection, privacy, sharing of information, Indigenous rights, overdose prevention, data sharing, public health
WA
Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate State Government, Tribal Affairs & Elections Jan 23rd, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- Urge your support. Thank you, Senator Fortunato. I urge your support. Thank you, Senator Fortunato.
- I can obviously urge support of this amendment.
- I urge support. Any other comments?
- I think you're saying you're going to support the amendment.
- Yes, we are supportive of this concept.
Summary:
The Senate State Government, Tribal Affairs & Elections Committee met on January 23, 2026, first taking executive action on several bills. The committee held SB 6035 and SB 5842 for another week, then worked through SB 5973 on initiative and referendum signature gathering rules. Members debated 12 amendments to a proposed substitute and the underlying bill, but none were adopted. The substitute would prohibit pay-per-signature and require 1,000 pre-filing signatures for initiatives; opponents argued it would burden the initiative process, while supporters said it would curb fraud and improve accountability. The committee then advanced SB 5892, SB 6081, SB 5877, SB 5968, and SB 6034, each on a due pass recommendation, with SB 6081 referred to the Transportation Committee and the others sent to Rules or Ways and Means as noted in the motions.
During public hearing, the committee heard SB 5888, which would remove Senate confirmation for members of the Washington State Women's Commission. Senator Wellman said the change would align the commission with similar bodies and correct an inconsistency, and commission staff testified in support, saying the appointment process is already thorough and that the governor would retain appointment authority. The committee also heard SB 6123, expanding a public-records exemption for voluntarily supplied demographic information to local government employees; a Pierce County HR director supported the bill, saying it would help build trust while preserving aggregate reporting. The hearing on SB 5853, sponsored by Senator Wilson, drew strong support and no opposition; it would create a statewide emergency notification system for public officials to alert them to targeted threats, with the Secretary of State and Military Department involved in administration. Secretary of State staff said they supported the concept but wanted to work with the sponsor on implementation details, and the sponsor said he was willing to amend the bill to address those concerns.
WA
Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Early Learning & K-12 Education Jan 20th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- I really appreciate this chance to speak in support of Senate Bill 6052.
- Please support Senate Bill 6052 to support Washington State students. Thank you. Thank you.
- I'm here to testify in support of Senate Bill 6051.
- In Pierce County, we support the Joint Base...
- And I urge you to support this bill. Thank you. Thank you very much.
Summary:
The Early Learning and K-12 Education Committee heard three bills. Senate Bill 6052 would create a statewide digital transcript data-sharing environment for K-12 and postsecondary institutions, with student or parent permission required for disclosure. Supporters from universities, OSPI, school districts, counselors, and education groups said the bill would reduce paper handling, staff time, errors, and delays in admissions and enrollment, while improving security and student access; members asked about alignment with the High School and Beyond Plan, FERPA, apprenticeships, and out-of-state transfer issues.
Senate Bill 6051 would allow local school boards to grant waivers or partial waivers of certain state laws and rules to individual schools, while excluding health and safety, civil rights, parental rights, basic education, and other protected areas. The sponsor said the bill is intended to give districts flexibility and surface recurring regulatory burdens, but OSPI, the State Board of Education, WEA, and school board groups raised concerns about broad scope, lack of definitions, possible impacts on special education and basic education compliance, and added complexity or legal costs. Some district representatives supported the idea of flexibility and relief from unfunded mandates, but suggested the bill needed more work.
Senate Bill 5907 would expand ECEAP access for military families with incomes below 60% of state median income and prioritize children with deployed or single custodial military parents. The sponsor and supporters from ESDs, school districts, Head Start/ECEAP, child advocacy groups, and veterans organizations said military families face frequent moves, deployments, child care instability, and related stress, and that the bill would provide a modest, cost-effective benefit without state fiscal impact. In executive session, the committee adopted a proposed substitute and passed SB 5860 to Ways and Means, and adopted a proposed substitute and passed SB 5574 to Rules.
FL
Florida 2025 Regular Session
Appropriations Committee on Higher Education Mar 11th, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- It network and telecom support makes up around 3% of our budget as a as well.
- And we are positioned as a leader because of that support that you have provided.
- What it is to potential drawbacks support system. Further comments. >> Yes, Mr.
- That's to support.
- And I think that support is actually the key to our success.
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- </c> infrastructure that can support growth. infrastructure that can support growth.
- of support in your packets.
- </c> County and they're supportive and MnDOT. County and they're supportive and MnDOT.
- . support. support.
- So, you have my support.
Committee:
Senate Transportation
MN
Transcript Highlights:
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Committee:
House Education Finance
Keywords:
education, mandate relief, school funding, local control, state laws, fund transfers, 1183, house
NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
House Health, Human Services and Elderly Affairs (01/22/2025)
Health, Human Services & Elderly Affairs
Transcript Highlights:
- We do support this bill.
- We support the bill.
- We support this bill.
- In essence, again, TCMO did support this. We voted 8 to 0 to support this.
- We do support HB 31. We supported it last session.
FL