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MA
Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Session (Full Formal with Calendar) Jan 29th, 2026
Massachusetts Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- grade is so important for a child's advancement through their educational career.
- I also want to thank the Chair of Education for expediting and moving this quickly this session for us
- I also want to thank the Chair of Education for expediting and moving this quickly, this session, for
- So it will help students obviously with vision, but for those who struggle with vision, we're really
- Just while I'm speaking for a moment, please do stay in the chamber for an upcoming roll call immediately
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Floor Session May 4th, 2026
California Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- He should be the next appointment we take up, but for this one, respectfully ask for an aye vote.
- ask for an aye vote on SCR 164.
- I ask for an aye vote. See, no mics up. Thank you. Not humans. I ask for an aye vote.
- I respectfully ask for an aye vote. This item is eligible for unanimous roll call. Any objection?
- I would respectfully ask for an aye vote.
Summary:
The Senate opened with a prayer and Pledge of Allegiance, then spent much of the session on recognitions and resolutions honoring community groups and observances. Members welcomed the Far West region of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. and the Los Angeles South Bay alumni chapter, and later recognized the 2026 Latino Spirit Award honorees after adopting SR 86 on Cinco de Mayo Week. Senators from multiple caucuses spoke in support of the resolution, emphasizing Mexican history, Latino resilience, and shared struggles for justice. The Latino Spirit honorees included leaders in higher education, philanthropy, labor, health, advocacy, business, environmental justice, journalism, culinary arts, and music, along with a legacy award for Los Tigres del Norte.
The Senate also adopted SCR 146 declaring May Cystic Fibrosis Awareness Month, SCR 154 establishing Green Star Veterans and Families Day, SCR 123 honoring California Peace Officers Memorial Day, SCR 164 recognizing Black Health Equity Advocacy Week, and SCR 103 designating Tardive Dyskinesia Awareness Week. Testimony and floor remarks focused on health disparities, mental health, veteran suicide, and the sacrifices of peace officers, with several caucuses speaking in support of the health equity resolution. Each of these resolutions passed by unanimous or near-unanimous roll call votes.
The chamber then took up several appointments from the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, confirming Kathleen Ratliff and Joseph Tuggle, Jason Johnson, Madeline McLean, Brian Bishop, and Sarah Larson, despite some protest votes from Senator Grove over the lack of action on another appointment. In third reading, the Senate passed SB 1159 on AI and public participation, SB 1416 on faster refunds for duplicate medical payments, SB 1273 on winery video advertising at instructional events, SB 941 limiting commissary markups in private detention facilities, SB 990 on a highway information sign near Ridgecrest, SB 1099 clarifying local authority to provide public benefits, and SB 1195 expanding tied-house exemptions for certain venues. The session concluded with adjournment memories for labor leader Kent Wong and Navy veteran-artist Vittaliano Victor Villar, and the Senate adjourned until May 7, 2026.
ID
Transcript Highlights:
- for penalties, and declare an emergency and provide an effective date.
- Speaker, for an announcement.
- Speaker, for an announcement. Gentleman, House floor.
- For an introduction and announcement. Gentleman, House floor.
- I just want to introduce my... for an announcement.
IA
Committee:
Joint Education
Keywords:
employment eligibility, identity verification, educational examiners, school districts, licensure, concurrent enrollment, community college, education funding, student financial responsibility, district-to-college programs, student absences, school-sponsored activities, education policies, nonpublic schools, public school districts, education policy, college credit, high school, internet instruction
AL
Alabama 2025 Regular Session
Alabama Senate Finance and Taxation Education Committee Feb 26th, 2025
Finance and Taxation Education
Transcript Highlights:
- There's not going to be an opportunity for a bid to come in, so...
- Concept, I support us being able to open up education as freely as we can to allow students to advance
- So it's a very progressive idea for public education. Thank you, Senator Smithman. Thank you, Mr.
- I introduced this bill last... ...year, but it was only for education employees.
- As I said, it's currently only for state employees and for education employees.
Committee:
Senate Finance and Taxation Education
Keywords:
aircraft, tax exemption, sales tax, lease tax, maintenance, Alabama, health insurance, Medicare, retirees, public education, contracts, education, high school, community college, dual enrollment, secondary credit, Move on When Ready, parental leave, state employees, local education agencies
AL
Alabama 2025 Regular Session
Alabama Senate Finance and Taxation Education Committee Apr 23rd, 2025
Finance and Taxation Education
Transcript Highlights:
- Just be Just be on the lookout for an announcement sometime next week.
- What I want to ask is, are you saying that this bill is going to say for... to say for instance, okay
- to develop accountability and an evaluation program for these students that are receiving these loans
- We're getting what we're paying for with these scholarships for athletic... for with these scholarships
- An increase in terms of... an increase in terms of the loan amount or no loan amount remains the same
Committee:
Senate Finance and Taxation Education
Keywords:
utility tax, poultry industry, energy consumption, agricultural exemption, tax exemption, HB24, Volunteer Rescue Squad Tuition Reimbursement Program, EMS, emergency medical services, EMSP, paramedic training, EMT training, tuition reimbursement, scholarship, workforce development, volunteer rescue squad, volunteer fire department, ambulance service, nonprofit ambulance, Alabama Department of Public Health
FL
Florida 2026 5th Special Session
Ethics and Elections Apr 22nd, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- In my professional career, I've served as chief revenue officer for an education data and technology
- For five years, I worked at FIRE, the Foundation for Individual Rights and Education.
- So what's in there is, call it, the conservative movement's vision for education. Questions?
- Do you still believe that the best path forward for public education and for higher education is to stop
- Students need to focus on an education that will lead to a Students need to focus on an education that
Summary:
The committee first took up 127 gubernatorial appointees grouped in blocks and, after brief testimony in favor of several nominees, voted to recommend confirmation of the block nominees to the full Senate. The committee then moved through a series of University of West Florida and other board nominations, hearing from each nominee about their background and priorities, with most emphasizing service, local ties, student success, military partnerships, and university growth. Several nominees also answered questions about governance, faculty hiring, diversity, and the university’s strategic direction.
For the University of West Florida Board of Trustees, the committee heard from Paul Bailey, Rebecca Matthews, Rachel Moyah, Ashley Ross, Christopher Young, and Adam Kissel. Bailey stressed his local roots, legal background, and support for UWF’s pre-law program and military connections; Matthews highlighted her education and state-government experience, current role as board chair, enrollment growth, fundraising, and alignment with state directives; Moyah cited her education and school board experience, fiscal discipline, and recent positive financial and enrollment figures; Ross emphasized fundraising, workforce needs, cyber opportunities, and support for the governor’s higher education agenda; and Young focused on business accountability, audit oversight, rural access to education, and expanding military-related opportunities. Each of these nominees was questioned about issues such as diversity, “woke” culture, faculty ideology, and the role of the board, and each was ultimately recommended for confirmation by roll-call vote.
Adam Kissel’s nomination drew the most extensive debate and public testimony. Kissel described his background in free speech advocacy, federal education policy, philanthropy, and higher education reform, and said he would support UWF’s growth, free-speech protections, military and veteran engagement, and stronger graduation rates. Senators pressed him on prior writings favoring privatization of public higher education, comments about replacing administrators with AI, his work with the Heritage Foundation and Project 2025, and how his views fit with serving on a public university board; he said his long-term libertarian views did not conflict with his short-term support for UWF receiving more resources. Public testimony was split, with supporters praising his free-speech credentials, military focus, and alignment with the governor’s reforms, while opponents questioned his commitment to public higher education and whether he could be trusted to learn the university from the ground up. After debate, the committee voted to recommend Kissel’s confirmation to the full Senate.
FL
Florida 2025 Regular Session
February 12, 2025 - 01:00 PM
Transcript Highlights:
- So one question I have for the Cancer Connect collaboration: Are you tracking outcomes for those securing
- So what is an indirect cost? It's like paying for IT.
- So if you have HIV, if you're an HIV patient, this is the trial for you.
- So if you have HIV, if you're an HIV patient, this is the trial for you.
- And that's an important area to look at. Well, thank you all very much for context.
Summary:
The Health Care Budget Subcommittee held a panel discussion on Florida’s cancer research and funding programs, including the Casey DeSantis Cancer Research Program, the Florida Cancer Innovation Fund, the James and Esther King Biomedical Research Program, the Bankhead-Coley Research Program, and Live Like Bella. Dr. Ladapo and leaders from Moffitt, Sylvester/University of Miami, UF Health, and Mayo Clinic described how state funding has helped Florida’s four NCI-designated cancer centers expand research, recruit faculty, increase clinical trials, and build collaborations. They emphasized that the programs are intended to improve cancer care statewide, support innovation, and encourage more institutions to pursue NCI designation. The Governor’s budget recommendation was noted as including additional funding, and members asked about the cost and requirements of becoming NCI-designated and eventually comprehensive.
Panelists said NCI designation requires major infrastructure, compliance, research, and training investments, with de novo development estimated at about $1 billion. They described Florida’s collaborative model as unusual nationally, with annual symposia, shared pilot funding, and joint projects across the four centers. Members also asked about rural access, home-based care, and recruitment/retention. Mayo described its “Cancer Care Beyond Walls” home-treatment model and said it could expand to rural counties within months; Moffitt and UF discussed mobile screening, satellite sites, and affiliations with local hospitals and practices. Several members raised concerns about workforce shortages, licensure delays, and the need to reach underserved areas.
The discussion also covered outcomes, data reporting, and the broader economic impact of the cancer centers. Panelists cited growth in jobs, federal research funding, and clinical trial enrollment, and highlighted advances in immunotherapy, CAR-T, TIL therapy, carbon ion therapy, AI-driven screening, and the firefighter cancer initiative. They said the Florida Cancer Data System is being expanded to track recurrence and quality-of-life measures. Members also asked about philanthropy, medical tourism, and federal funding risks, including possible indirect cost reductions that could affect research budgets. The meeting ended with general support for continued investment, while some members noted an ongoing policy debate over whether future cancer research dollars should be concentrated in the four NCI centers or spread more broadly across the state.
NM
Transcript Highlights:
- Our memorial asks for more education about the importance of insects and for a workshop for all land
- Our memorial asks for more education about the importance of insects and for a workshop for all land
- My vision for it would be something... ...for it would go into effect.
- My guess is LFC would present an education budget and LESC would present an education budget.
- My guess is LFC would present an education budget and LESC would present an education budget.
Committees:
Senate Senate Rules , Senate House Rules & Order Of Business
Keywords:
wildlife commission, removal procedures, malfeasance, appointed officials, governance, education reform, public education, state board of education, superintendent, chartering authority, constitutional amendment, policy setting, insects, insect workshop, insect identification, ecology, monitoring, management, pollinators, pollination
ND
Transcript Highlights:
- It wasn't even an opportunity for us.
- It wasn't even an opportunity for us.
- We're just giving a kid an education.
- We're just given a kid an education.
- educators and then continue to look for those more advanced opportunities, like getting their teachers
Committees:
Joint Education , Joint Education Committee
AL
Alabama 2026 Regular Session
Alabama Senate Finance and Taxation General Fund Committee Mar 4th, 2026
Finance and Taxation General Fund
Transcript Highlights:
- Thanks for putting this bill on the calendar. Um, you have an amendment.
- It allows for the impoundment of a vehicle in certain circumstances where an individual is arrested for
- It allows for the impoundment of a vehicle in certain circumstances where an individual is arrested for
- It allows for the impoundment of a vehicle in certain circumstances where an individual is arrested for
- It allows for the impoundment of a vehicle in certain circumstances where an individual is arrested for
Committee:
Senate Finance and Taxation General Fund
Keywords:
education policy, wireless communication devices, internet safety, social media, mental health, HB487, Alabama G.I. Dependent Scholarship Program, veterans, disabled veterans, dependents, spouse benefits, widow benefits, children of veterans, tuition assistance, education benefits, scholarship, college aid, undergraduate tuition, private school reimbursement, books and fees
AL
Alabama 2026 Regular Session
Alabama Senate Education Policy Committee Feb 11th, 2026
Education Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- You know, the best path for success is to get an education, get a job, then get married, and then have
- And a part of what I'm concerned about as an educator is how do we educate our young people so that the
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- how do we educate our as an educator is how do we educate our young<00:05:18.320><c> people</c><00:05
Committee:
Senate Education Policy
Keywords:
sales tax exemption, Consumer Price Index, local government, clothing, school supplies, emergency preparedness, Alabama Administrative Procedure Act, APA, administrative law, judicial review, agency deference, Chevron deference, de novo review, contested case, state agency, regulatory power, individual liberty, statutory interpretation, rule interpretation, license revocation
AL
Alabama 2025 Regular Session
Alabama Senate Finance and Taxation Education Committee Apr 2nd, 2025
Finance and Taxation Education
Transcript Highlights:
- for athletic trainers in K-12 and postsecondary education. ...K-12 and postsecondary education, and
- He’s ready for an answer.
- educator for my 25 students.
- I had to use myself as an example. So what are we going to do for them?
- Some of that data, for instance, an IEP, an individualized education plan for a child that has special
Committee:
Senate Finance and Taxation Education
Keywords:
sales tax, local exemption, Consumer Price Index, tax holiday, clothing tax exemption, school supplies, sales tax exemption, baby supplies, baby formula, maternity clothing, menstrual hygiene products, use tax, exemption, tax conformity, tangible personal property, Alabama Department of Revenue, retail tax, consumer use tax, nonresident, religious publications
HI
Hawaii 2026 Regular Session
House Chamber - Wed Jan 21, 2026, 10:00AM HST - Day 1 Opening Day
Hawaii House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Cory Chun supported a neighborhood security watch program in Pearl City and educated his community in
- Kyle Yamashita for securing this funding and committee members Rep. Daniel Holt and Rep.
- his community and an infectious enthusiasm for public service.
- Thousands of residents took the time to respond to our efforts. genuine love for his community and an
- genuine love for his community and an infectious<01:40:22.239><c> enthusiasm</c><01:40:22.880><c> for
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Workforce, Labor, and Economic Development Finance and Policy Committee 4/15/26
Workforce, Labor, and Economic Development Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- security, for economic security.
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- I don't have a specific question for you, but um as an educator for over 20 years, when I look at things
- you, but um as a specific question for you, but um as an<01:20:38.640><c> educator</c><01:20:38.960>
- ><c> when</c><01:20:40.080><c> I</c> an educator for over 20 years, when I an educator for over 20 years
Keywords:
apprenticeship, education, teacher training, grant program, labor and industry, workers' compensation, Minnesota workers' compensation, Workers' Compensation Advisory Council, reinsurance association, Workers' Compensation Reinsurance Association, WCRA, occupational disease, presumption, first responders, firefighter cancer, PTSD, post-traumatic stress disorder, police officer, paramedic, emergency medical technician
NM
New Mexico 2025 Regular Session
IC - Transportation Infrastructure Revenue Subcommitee Jul 16th, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- trying to advance funding for the federal port.
- An infrastructure master plan for this area.
- transportation projects, you must have an MPO for an urbanized area with more than 50,000 people.
- If we pause for a second and we say, an enduring economic opportunity that will persist for decades is
- We need education, and NMSU is very interested in creating an AI campus, an AI program that could service
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Agriculture Finance and Policy Committee 3/9/26
Agriculture Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- It asks for an extension to the farmer-lender mediation program.
- This bill extends the program for an additional five years. There's no policy changes.
- In fact, some of the work for Evergreen is an egregious program.
- We know that salaries have to increase for our educators and our faculty.
- Early data shows that average net farm income will be an estimated 63,976 for the year 2025.
Bills:
HF3692
Committee:
House Agriculture Finance and Policy
FL
Florida 2026 Regular Session
Appropriations Committee on Higher Education Feb 25th, 2026
Appropriations Committee on Higher Education
Transcript Highlights:
- also create an opportunity for us to retain students who are freshmen throughout their entire educational
- community, as well as an advocate for expanded workforce education and academic excellence.
- community, as well as an advocate for expanded workforce education and academic excellence.
- And why don't we do this for higher education?
- And why don't we do this for higher education?
FL
Transcript Highlights:
- It supports local community vision for the future of trails in that region.
- advanced air mobility activities. ...use in addition to site approvals for advanced air mobility activities
- So we have identified multiple sites for advanced air mobility at Tampa International Airport.
- It's a cost- and labor-intensive process for an airport to go through.
- It's a cost and labor-intensive process for an airport to go through.
Committee:
Senate Transportation
Summary:
The Senate Transportation Committee met and first received an update from FDOT on the Sun Trail shared-use nonmotorized trail program. FDOT said the program, created in 2015 and expanded by 2023 legislation, now includes connections to the Florida Wildlife Corridor and received a one-time $200 million appropriation plus increased annual funding. The department reported programming about $180 million of that funding, completing 42 construction projects totaling nearly 95 miles in 21 counties, and installing trail counters and QR-code surveys to measure usage and economic impact. Members expressed support for the program and asked no substantive questions.
The committee then heard a presentation on FDOT’s locally administered state transportation funding programs, including SCOP, SCOPM, SCRAP, SIGP, and TRIP. FDOT explained these programs support local roadway resurfacing, bridge repair, drainage, paving unpaved roads, and safety or capacity improvements, with varying state match levels depending on the program and eligibility. FDOT said its adopted five-year work program includes more than $1.4 billion for local transportation improvement projects. A member asked whether toll revenues from Miami-Dade, Broward, and Palm Beach counties fund these programs; FDOT said it would research the funding source and follow up.
The committee’s main discussion was a panel on advanced air mobility (AAM), including FDOT and industry representatives from Supernal, Joby, Atlantic Aviation, Hillsborough County Aviation Authority, and Eve Air Mobility. FDOT described its AAM planning work, advisory committee, local government guidebook, and upcoming training, while panelists emphasized Florida’s leadership, the likely use of existing airport and heliport infrastructure first, and the expectation that private investment will fund much of the early vertiport buildout. Members raised concerns about community acceptance, privacy, zoning, airspace congestion, security, and lessons from scooters and drones. Panelists repeatedly stressed a “crawl, walk, run” rollout, local government coordination, multimodal connectivity, and public outreach. No votes were taken, and the committee adjourned after the panel.
WA
Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Higher Education & Workforce Development Jan 22nd, 2026 at 01:30 pm
Higher Education & Workforce Development
Transcript Highlights:
- Like, who pays for that?
- This is an act relating to the Washington College Grant and College Bound Scholarship Program for private
- four-year not-for-profit institutions of higher education.
- It establishes that an individual eligible for Passport to Careers qualifies as income eligible for a
- So I think it would be an administrative burden for those institutions.
Keywords:
medication abortion, public education, access, healthcare rights, postsecondary institutions, college grant, scholarships, higher education, private institutions, Washington State, undergraduate programs, enrollment, program review, public institutions, workforce education, accountability, oversight, administrative changes, investment, veterans