Transcript Highlights:

• So, for example, in the section about students wear clothing or symbols or things, what Students wear
• I myself am an unreligious student.
• , Jewish students, and all.
• But a student can't walk out.
• But a student can't walk out.

Summary: The committee first considered CS/SB 1434 on infill redevelopment. A late-filed strike-all amendment narrowed eligibility to certain contaminated or brownfield properties in Miami-Dade, Broward, and Palm Beach counties, added adjacency and density/intensity limits, and excluded agricultural land, park land, land outside the urban growth boundary, and land near military installations. The amendment was adopted without opposition, and the bill was reported favorably on an 8-0 vote, with limited support and opposition noted in waived appearance forms. Members then took up CS/CS/SB 212 on sexual offenders and sexual predators. The strike-all added public swimming pools and related child-centered locations to residency and presence restrictions. Testimony was sharply divided: proponents argued the bill would help protect children and law enforcement, while opponents, including treatment experts and homelessness advocates, said there was no empirical evidence the restrictions reduce abuse and warned of retroactive punishment and increased homelessness. The amendment was adopted, and the bill passed 8-1. The committee also approved CS/CS/SB 686 on agricultural enclaves after an amendment allowing certain enclaves adjacent to interstates to be developed for commercial, industrial, or single-family residential uses and clarifying exclusions for protected areas. Opponents argued it would weaken zoning and comprehensive plans, while supporters framed it as a property-rights measure; the bill was reported favorably 10-0. SB 554 on nonprofit corporations, a technical update to nonprofit law modeled on prior for-profit corporate revisions, also passed unanimously after supportive waived testimony. Later, the committee approved SB 1338 on charitable giving, which creates a donor remedy for endowment restrictions and limits state reporting burdens on certain regulated or exempt organizations; members discussed cy pres and the sponsor said further changes would be worked out later. CS/SB 532 on court fees was amended to let clerks retain all collections above revenue projections rather than half, with supporters saying clerks have been underfunded for years; it passed 10-0. The committee also favorably reported SB 218 on land use regulations, which restores normal land-use authority to counties not affected by recent hurricanes, and CS/SB 692 on cybersecurity standards and liability, which creates a presumption against liability for entities that comply with cybersecurity frameworks and reporting requirements; the cybersecurity bill drew concerns about retroactivity and the adequacy of compliance incentives but passed 9-2.

Transcript Highlights:

• So, do you know how much the the base literacy allocation will be per student.
• Well, that really depends on how many students there are in a given school year.
• But ultimately, 40% of 43.5 million dollars is going to be divided per student because every student
• He is president of the Native American Student Organization.
• students.

Bills: SB1290 , SB1530 , SB1847 , HR1050 , SB169 , SB1377 , SB1990 , SB1991 , SB1778 , SB1579 , SB1992 , SB3 , SB2028 , SB1928 , SB2127 , SB2117 , SB1439 , SB1930 , SB330 , SB1191 , SB2110 , SB2134 , SB2069 , SB2095 , SB1613 , SB1246 , SB1976 , SB1346 , SB1509 , SB2071 , SB259 , SB1314

Keywords: 2-1-1 services, revolving fund, Department of Human Services, crisis pregnancy, abortion, legal funding, research funding, development rebate, Oklahoma Department of Commerce, tax incentives, higher education partnerships, Medicaid, ADvantage Waiver, home-based services, eligibility criteria, healthcare, senior services, Taiwan, Oklahoma, sister-state relationship

Transcript Highlights:

• I still remember celebrating Eid as a student.
• Half of our Muslim students feel a fundamental lack of safety. Identity.
• Half of our Muslim students feel a fundamental lack of safety and belonging in their schools.
• And most alarmingly, 43% of these students have missed school entirely as a result of this hostility.
• I stand here not only as a Muslim student, represent...

Committee: House Governmental Organization

Keywords: 988, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• I'm looking for my Vacaville High students. Would they stand? All right, good morning, members.
• Every year, some students are captivated by public policy, but Ms.
• And so I'm proud to recognize these wonderful students.
• Yesterday, WGU alumni, staff, and students participated in their first annual Day at the Capitol.
• Caitlin students from Kirkwood Christian School in Downey. Let's give them a round of applause.

Keywords: 988, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• We're with the students. We know them. We can recruit when we know they're interested.
• The selection of the students is currently done by the Commission recommending students to the Higher
• On page two, the changes that are made relate to the advertisement and the student selection.
• Or when I'm meeting with the students from this clinic.
• Our hope is that we can expand the pool and give the students more opportunities.

Committee: House House Rural Development, Land Grants And Cultural Affairs

Transcript Highlights:

• </c><00:47:15.240><c> no</c> correct are you one of his students no correct are you one of his students
• I go to a college students' campus at the dry cleaners, see how many students know how to do their own
• In closing, this may result in teachers not being there for students when they need them, or students
• </c><04:07:57.960><c> and</c> what teachers provide to students and what teachers provide to students
• </c> sued for sharing and selling student sued for sharing and selling student data<04:18:00.119><c>

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The Children and Family Law Committee opened a hearing on House Bill 285, which would add language to the parental rights and responsibilities statute directing judges to consider known mental health or medical conditions that could affect parenting. Representative Ball, the bill’s sponsor, said the intent was not to require disclosure of private records, but to give judges a reminder to ask whether anything in a parent’s condition could interfere with parenting and to help ensure children’s safety and best interests, especially in high-conflict or pro se family court cases. He said the proposal was meant as a guardrail and not as a way to reduce parenting time or take children from parents. Committee members questioned whether the existing best-interest factors already cover parenting ability, whether the new language could invite stigma or weaponization in custody disputes, and whether judges already have authority to ask these questions. Ball responded that judges often do not ask, that family court can be difficult for unrepresented parties, and that the language would simply make the issue explicit. He also said he would be open to amendments, including language that more directly instructs judges to ask the question. One member raised concerns about whether the bill should say judges “shall” ask rather than “may,” and Ball said he was willing to work with the committee on wording. Sarah Horn, a NAMI New Hampshire board member and parent, testified in opposition. She described her own history with OCD, ADD, PTSD, hospitalization, and recovery, and said mental illness had not harmed her ability to parent; she warned the bill could increase stigma and discourage people from seeking treatment. In response, Ball said her testimony was part of why he had considered an amendment to include physical health as well, so the bill would not single out mental health. The hearing ended without a vote in the transcript provided.

Transcript Highlights:

• And we have students, staff, and... ...Day at the Capitol, and we have students, staff, and representatives
• I am pleased to welcome the student government, the Associated Students of Mesa College, and the ASMCC
• Hernandez and her leadership for the past three years has really been exemplary for the students and
• So we have Glendale Community College cybersecurity students who are providing security for our whole
• So I'd like to ask the students to stand up, please.

Keywords: 1182, all

Transcript Highlights:

• of that because right now they just keep all the student data for as long as they want.
• They don't ask the students.
• </c> and to try and convince those students and to try and convince those students of<00:09:42.959><c
• data for as long as they all the student data for as long as they want.<00:09:46.560><c> They</c><00
• They don't ask the students. So, I want. They don't ask the students.

Bills: SF0020 , SF0021 , SF0022

Committee: Senate Minerals, Business & Economic Development

Keywords: data privacy, government accountability, personal data, data retention, resident rights, stable token, liquidity, trust account, Wyoming, fund distribution, financial regulation, state commission, decentralized, nonprofit association, merger, conversion, liability, membership, governance, indemnification

Transcript Highlights:

• Michael Frasier, and I believe it's from Kentucky Student Rights Organization. Is that correct?
• Michael Frasier, and I believe it's from Kentucky Student Rights Organization. Is that correct?
• </c> promote civic engagement among student promote civic engagement among student organizations<00:42
• Um we should be their students as well.
• </c> higher education needs and student higher education needs and student performance.<00:43:49.839>

Keywords: Discussion of BR 25 (2026 RS) 04:15 Presentation on voting systems by ES&S 48:14 Presentation on voting systems by Hart InterCivic and Harp Enterprises 01:13:07, 958, all

Summary: The committee met, approved the October 21 minutes, and then took up BR 25 for the 2026 regular session, a proposal to prohibit the use of tax dollars and public resources to advocate for or against ballot questions, including constitutional amendments. Senator Rawlings and the other presenters argued the current law already bars such advocacy but lacks meaningful enforcement, citing the 2024 school choice amendment campaign and other examples where public officials and school systems allegedly used taxpayer-funded resources to influence voters. They said the bill would add civil and criminal penalties, while preserving First Amendment rights for public employees acting in their personal capacities. Much of the discussion focused on whether the bill should be limited to school districts or broadened to cover other public entities, and on how to define terms such as “advocating in impartial terms.” Members raised concerns about possible effects on county and city lobbying through groups like KLC and KCO, on legitimate factual explanations by public officials, and on whether the bill could unintentionally restrict needed representation for local governments. The sponsors said the measure was intended to be narrow, would be vetted further, and would not bar individuals from speaking on their own behalf. Several members suggested revisions. Representative Lockett asked that schools and school employees be specifically named, and suggested separating the lobbying restrictions from the ballot-measure provisions into different bills. Representative Layman questioned the meaning of the bill’s language and whether it would cover factual testimony by officials. Representative Heen asked about a Jefferson County example involving legal fees used to challenge petition signatures; counsel said that situation would likely be allowable under the bill as drafted, though some members thought it should be covered. No final vote was taken on BR 25 during this discussion.

Transcript Highlights:

• We have students, young children, who miss school. These are the implications.
• This bill was first inspired by students at some...
• Medford students, I know, organized shortly thereafter.
• Over five class periods per student for postural screening.
• The screening process can be traumatic for students.

Committee: Joint Joint Committee on Public Health

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The Joint Committee on Public Health heard testimony on a wide range of bills focused on environmental health, disease prevention, and access to care. Major topics included restricting polystyrene use, creating a pancreatic cancer awareness and early-detection initiative, improving indoor air quality through a task force and new regulations, expanding access to epinephrine in public places, improving access to health care for people with long COVID, creating an OBGYN loan repayment program for underserved areas, expanding access to hygiene products, modernizing licensure for dietitians and nutritionists, updating school postural screening requirements, and restricting harmful diet pills and muscle-building supplements. Several legislators also testified in support of their own bills, including measures on menstrual product access and ingredient disclosure, and surgical smoke protections. Testimony on the polystyrene bill emphasized local municipal bans and the need to reduce plastic pollution. Pancreatic cancer advocates and patients described the disease’s low survival rate, the difficulty of early diagnosis, and the need for an awareness campaign and implementation of commission recommendations. Indoor air quality supporters from environmental justice groups, public health organizations, and residents described asthma, mold, pollution, and the need for a task force with technical expertise; some witnesses urged adding remediation professionals to the task force. On epinephrine access, family members of a man who died after a bee sting and an allergy organization stressed that anaphylaxis can be sudden and fatal and that stock epinephrine in public venues could save lives. Long COVID advocates said the condition affects hundreds of thousands of residents and called for better surveillance and access to care, with a request to include MECFS in the bills’ scope. Other testimony focused on workforce and equity issues. Supporters of the OBGYN loan repayment bill said it would help address maternal health disparities and provider shortages, especially in rural and underserved communities. Hope and Comfort described widespread hygiene insecurity and a long waiting list for basic products, urging a task force to study statewide solutions. Dietitians and nutritionists supported modernization of licensure to clarify standards for medical nutrition therapy while allowing broader wellness counseling. School nurses backed reducing mandatory postural screenings, arguing the current law is not evidence-based, is not reimbursed by MassHealth, and takes time from other student health needs. On the supplement bill, the industry trade group opposed restrictions as overbroad and burdensome, while a public health expert cited research linking weight-loss and muscle-building supplements to serious harms and urged passage. The committee also heard support for menstrual product access and surgical smoke protections, with legislators and advocates describing those bills as longstanding priorities.

Transcript Highlights:

• And so I think the intent is to make those programs available and more accessible to students.
• So we need to not only support it, but actually expand and go bigger and help these students.
• My name is Cindy Lee, a student at UC Berkeley.
• I am a second-year student at UC Berkeley and a board member of U.S.A.
• I am a second-year student at UC Berkeley and a board member of U.S.A.

Summary: The subcommittee heard May Revision proposals from the Department of Food and Agriculture, the Government Operations Agency, the Department of Technology, and the Franchise Tax Board, with public comment to come later and all items held open. CDFA presented funding for the animal care program implementing Proposition 12, including a one-time $5.2 million General Fund transfer to the Ag Fund and $2.8 million ongoing, and the LAO recommended approval while noting the Legislature should revisit the funding once litigation and federal preemption questions are resolved. CDFA also proposed ending state oversight of industrial hemp and moving to the federal USDA program by January 1, 2028, with an $8.3 million General Fund transfer to cover startup and transition costs; the LAO supported the transition. Additional CDFA items included $204,000 ongoing and one position to preserve agricultural statistics reporting after USDA reorganization, and trailer bill changes to clarify the department’s 5% indirect cost cap; both drew no objections from Finance or LAO. The Government Operations Agency and Cradle to Career items focused on implementing the new federal Workforce Pell program. Finance described trailer bill language establishing state eligibility processes, with the California Student Aid Commission as the authorizing entity in consultation with the Workforce Development Board, and proposed $1.3 million one-time General Fund for Cradle to Career to build data linkages. The LAO urged caution because federal rules were just finalized and said more information was needed on workload, costs, and whether existing data systems could support the work. Senators raised policy concerns about limiting the program to public institutions and about aligning the proposal with broader workforce and labor goals. The committee also briefly discussed SB 53/Cal Compute, with GovOps saying no appropriation had been provided for its consortium work, and Finance saying the administration was not proposing funding at this time. The Department of Technology presented a $30 million operational backstop for the Middle Mile Broadband Initiative, intended to cover any shortfall if expected revenues from the Golden State Net third-party administrator do not materialize in time. The LAO initially recommended rejection over broad spending authority, then suggested amendments with stronger reporting and legislative review; committee members questioned the revenue assumptions, oversight, and whether the request could recur. CDT also sought $1 million for Poppy, the state’s GenAI digital assistant, to expand secure statewide use; the LAO had no concerns, and members asked about data security, model bias, training restrictions, and possible local-government use. Finally, FTB proposed realigning CalFile resources after the federal Direct File program was discontinued, retaining three ongoing positions and returning the rest of the funding and positions to the General Fund; the LAO said the reduced scope was reasonable, and members discussed keeping the free filing system user-friendly and ready for future federal changes. The committee also heard the administration’s digital pre-written software tax proposal, which would extend sales tax to electronically delivered software and SaaS beginning January 1, 2027, generating an estimated $450 million General Fund in 2026-27 and $900 million ongoing, plus local revenue. The LAO supported modernizing the tax base but recommended broadening the proposal to include more digital products while considering a business-use exemption or reduced rate, and flagged a newly added video game exemption as a revenue downside. Senators generally supported the goal of raising revenue and aligning California with other states, but questioned the local revenue distribution and equity effects, and one senator said they would not support expanding the tax to books, music streaming, and similar consumer products. All items were left open without votes.

Transcript Highlights:

• Our priority as educators every day is to make sure that every student in our classroom is provided a
• Where our students learn about democracy, civics, and the importance of being a contributing member to
• Our students are petrified, and many of our students are disappearing.
• Our students are petrified, and many of our students are disappearing.
• in Chelsea, roughly 25% of the students have left.

Committee: Joint Joint Committee on Public Safety and Homeland Security

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The hearing focused on the Safe Communities Act, House 2580 and Senate 1681, along with related proposals to limit local and state cooperation with federal immigration enforcement, prohibit 287(g) agreements, and expand legal defense for immigrants. Most testimony came from advocates, attorneys, labor leaders, health care professionals, educators, and community members who argued that fear of ICE discourages immigrants from reporting crimes, seeking medical care, attending school, or cooperating with courts, and that a clear statewide policy would improve public safety, due process, and trust in institutions. Several speakers described personal or client experiences involving domestic violence, trafficking, workplace abuse, or children affected by deportation, and many emphasized economic harms to workers, families, and small businesses. Health care witnesses said immigration enforcement is causing patients to miss appointments, avoid emergency rooms, and delay preventive care, with resulting public health consequences. Labor and education representatives said immigrant workers and students are increasingly fearful, and that the state should not allow local police to act as ICE agents or enter 287(g) agreements. ACLU and coalition witnesses cited examples they said showed existing or recent collaboration between local agencies and ICE, including courthouse alerts, vehicle stops, and use of municipal spaces, while also arguing that the bill would still allow cooperation on criminal matters and public safety emergencies. One witness opposed the bill, arguing that serious criminal offenders should be deported and defending ICE’s role. Committee members asked several questions about whether the harms described were widespread or anecdotal, and about the distinction between assisting ICE in civil immigration arrests versus responding to violent or public safety emergencies. Witnesses said the bill was aimed at civil immigration enforcement, not criminal investigations or emergency situations. At the end of the hearing, a committee member requested a study on immigration enforcement’s effect on emergency room wait times, and the committee then adjourned without taking a vote on the legislation.

Transcript Highlights:

• Also in the East Gallery today, we have medical students from UAMS here.
• They want that responsibility, and it's not a good thing for those students.
• They're not going to be charging student athletics.
• They're not going to be charging student athletic fees.
• There will be no student tuition increases directed to athletics.

Keywords: 1204, all

Transcript Highlights:

• A coach can leave one school and become the head coach of another student.
• a one-time transfer through a student athlete's junior year of high school.
• We understand that 100,000 students receive or Realistically, we understand that 100,000 students receive
• We're talking about student action.
• The CEA would include, but is not limited to, student participation regulations, student health and safety

Summary: The special legislative study committee met with seven members present, adopted minutes from prior meetings, and then heard public testimony from Terrell Butler and his father about a transfer-eligibility dispute involving Leesville High School and Anacoco High School. They described a family decision to move schools for broader educational and personal reasons, but said the student was ruled ineligible for varsity athletics despite strong grades and a desire to play basketball. Several members responded that the rule seemed to punish students for adult decisions and for transfers within the same parish, and they urged the family to keep working hard while the committee considered broader policy changes. The committee then reviewed a draft report containing factual findings about LHSAA and discussed recommendations. Members expressed concern about inconsistent enforcement, lack of transparency, limited accountability, and LHSAA’s repeated absence from committee meetings. The committee adopted findings for the report and approved three recommendations: creating a structured student-transfer eligibility process allowing one transfer through junior year; making the House and Senate representatives on the LHSAA executive committee voting members; and adding a governor-appointed voting member to the executive committee. Speaker Pro Tem Johnson then outlined broader options for legislative action. One proposal, adopted as the committee’s recommendation, would create a cooperative endeavor agreement framework between the Department of Education/BESE and a nonprofit to administer high school athletics, with public-records coverage subject to existing privacy exceptions and an option for nonpublic schools to participate. A second, more expansive proposal would create a state Office of Sanctioned Athletics within the Department of Education; the committee agreed to include that concept in the report for future discussion but not as a recommendation. The committee also authorized staff to finalize the report, incorporate the adopted findings and recommendations, make technical edits, and send the report to the House and Senate education committees and LHSAA. The meeting ended with closing remarks thanking staff and members, followed by adjournment.

Transcript Highlights:

• This went into effect for all students.
• It keeps 1 million Minnesota students safe.
• </c><00:02:35.760><c> and</c> that works best for their students and that works best for their students
• And the best part about this bill is it was pushed by students.
• And even students back in my district were really following this closely today.

Keywords: 1183, house

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• We aim to provide support for our students, for our staff, and for our Texas community so we can get
• That would include the, the type of students that, uh, that y'all have responsibility for.
• identified as a student with a disability.
• And now we are monitoring these particular students, and we will see if there are any referrals that
• Uh, my daughter worked out here for the chairman of corrections 15 years ago while she was a student.

Committee: House Corrections

Transcript Highlights:

• Seeing none, moving on to page 55. keep students in New Hampshire, and keep students in New Hampshire
• So every student homeschools, schoolers.
• We of our money to help our students.
• </c><03:09:29.760><c> with</c> efforts we have about students with efforts we have about students with
• </c> they are groups and classes of students they are groups and classes of students between<03:09:34.800

Committee: Senate Finance

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• </c><00:03:29.120><c> enrolled</c> agricultural education student enrolled agricultural education student
• </c> so many more and It prepares students so many more and It prepares students for<00:04:21.479><c>
• </c> we can build that up and all students we can build that up and all students can<00:10:57.920><c>
• </c> focus on providing access to students focus on providing access to students through<00:15:17.000
• </c> more teachers and 21,000 more students more teachers and 21,000 more students that<00:15:59.240>

Committee: Senate Agriculture, Veterans, Broadband, and Rural Development

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• We cannot underestimate the impact, the crowding, and size on our students and staff.
• It ought to be looked at in the context of what's right for students, what's right for the kids.
• That actually is a dictate that comes from the PSRC... ...of students within the UGA.
• It serves both urban and rural students and is our only high school.
• Today, more than 2,800 students attend Tahoma High School.

Bills: HB2459 , HB2480 , HB2530 , HB2129 , HB2223

Committee: House Local Government

Keywords: school siting, urban growth, education policy, zoning regulations, community planning, residential development, commercial zones, mixed-use zoning, urban planning, state regulations, public facilities district, regional aquatics, sports facilities, local government, infrastructure, agritourism, agriculture, tourism, economic development, local businesses

Transcript Highlights:

• The typical fourth-year dental student. Sees two patients a day.
• Last week, I spoke with a BAMD student who I met 11 years Ago as a freshman at UNM.
• I met with the 25 pre-dental students last week, and we do those kinds of things.
• I'm looking at that the program applies to both dental and medical students.
• Also, unfortunately, only 8% of medical students go into primary care now.

Committee: House Legislative Health & Human Services Committee