Transcript Highlights:

• Well, most of those schools have high levies that made up for the differences.
• Okay, that's not what I've heard from my school district, but I will check. I will check.
• And, you know, our schools are already, in particular, in all of our districts, but especially the schools
• I know at least in school districts, it's like 80% of the budget.
• Fortunately, our schools don't have to pay for houses. So their housing cost has not risen.

Keywords: 959, house, all

Summary: The House met after a quorum was established and began with several introductions of special guests, including job shadows, 4-H participants, and interns. The chamber then moved to House Bills for Perfection, taking up HB 1707, which would stop sales tax from being imposed on credit card processing fees charged to vendors. Members asked for clarification about the bill’s scope and the title amendment, and the bill sponsor explained that the measure simply prevents tax from being charged on those fees. HB 1707 was then ordered perfected and printed. The House next considered HB 2819, a bill responding to the end of penny minting by authorizing rounding of cash sales to the nearest five cents. Supporters said the bill would give businesses a clear legal framework and reduce compliance risk. The chamber adopted the committee substitute and ordered the bill perfected and printed. Members then took up HB 2103, a property-fraud and notary-fraud bill aimed at strengthening penalties, requiring warning signs in recorder of deeds offices, and speeding court review for alleged victims. Supporters said it was needed to deter fraudulent deed filings and protect homeowners, while opponents argued it focused too much on notaries and recorders rather than the people committing the fraud. The committee substitute was adopted and the bill was ordered perfected and printed. The House also debated HB 1800, which would lower the inflationary cap on certain property-tax revenue growth from 5% to 3%. The discussion centered on whether the change would protect taxpayers or reduce funding for schools, fire districts, libraries, and other local services. An amendment was adopted that broadened the title and added property-assessment language, and the bill was then ordered perfected and printed. Finally, the House considered HB 2600, dealing with ambulance district consolidation and governance. The bill was described as a response to struggling rural EMS systems, with provisions for consolidation plans, public hearings, and voter involvement. An amendment modified the process for subdistricts, at-large districts, timing, and merger procedures, and the committee substitute as amended was adopted and ordered perfected and printed. The House then moved to announcements and adjourned until the next scheduled meeting.

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• It's to cover the total expected need of eligible students for the 2025-26 school year in the Educational
• I realize that if they're in private school, it's easier, right?
• schools as possible, or what's the approach there?
• Yeah, so we are going to be passing this to these schools who have self-selected into the program via
• follow, and they have a plan to engage schools to try to get them enrolled.

Committee: All ALC-PEER

Keywords: 1204, all

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• Even when you think about school districts. School districts charge for Medicaid services.
• Those are after-school programs, primarily in low-income school districts.
• And then Title IV-B, again, is that community learning centers after school. programs.
• Decisions mean for school districts.
• programs where parents are paid for after school by the federal government.

Committee: House Federal Funding Stabilization Subcommittee

Transcript Highlights:

• The kids who are experiencing this climate now, the kids in school, our kids.
• On Monday mornings, I take them to school before I go to Burbank Airport.
• dropped them off at their public elementary school.
• And she was kicked out of school by the Nazis. She never graduated from high school.
• Schools and other community spaces.

Summary: The Assembly convened, established a quorum, and opened with a prayer and Pledge of Allegiance. Members then handled several procedural motions, including suspending rules to allow committee hearings and guest access, re-referring bills, and removing one bill from the consent calendar. The chamber also observed Holocaust Remembrance Day with a lengthy ceremony and remarks from many members across caucuses, emphasizing the importance of remembering the Holocaust, combating antisemitism and other forms of hate, and supporting survivors and descendants. ACR 59, the California Holocaust Memorial Day resolution, was adopted by voice vote after 76 coauthors were added. After the ceremony, the Assembly took up the daily file. AB 390, which strengthens California’s “slow down, move over” highway safety law, passed 64-0. AB 439, making small changes to the Coastal Act and reporting requirements, passed 44-11 after debate over Coastal Commission oversight. The body also approved a rules waiver to allow the Education Committee to meet on AB 1468. Later, AB 50, allowing Medi-Cal enrollees to access over-the-counter contraceptives without a prescription, passed 67-0 urgency and 67-0 overall; AB 55, streamlining alternative birth center licensing, passed 68-0; AB 596, protecting workers’ right to wear masks or respirators unless there is a direct safety hazard, passed 53-8; AB 631, requiring animal shelters to post intake and outcome data, passed 60-0; and AB 792, allowing consolidated negotiations for court interpreter contracts, passed 52-1. The Assembly also passed AB 867, banning cat declawing, by 68-0 after bipartisan support; AB 1089, expanding local permitting authority for Western Joshua Tree projects, by 16-0; and AB 1154, clarifying ADU rules, by 63-1. SCR 57, proclaiming Dolores Huerta Day, was adopted 66-0. The second-day consent calendar was then adopted 71-0. The session concluded with adjournment-in-memory remarks for Mary Hammer, a longtime San Lorenzo Valley community leader and environmental advocate, followed by recognition of her family and friends in the chamber.

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• So dollars will come into CTE and flow out to the school district.
• There's a school board election this summer.
• And we should have something to ...to these schools and these libraries.
• It did not apply to our school libraries.
• Most librarians and public schools, I'm sure, do a wonderful job in managing their libraries.

Keywords: 908, all

Summary: The House convened with prayer, pledge, and roll call, establishing a quorum. It then took up a series of appropriations and policy bills, with the most extensive debate centered on Senate Bill 2025, the Department of Veterans Affairs budget. The House approved amendments that shifted governance of the department and veterans’ home from ACOVA to the governor, citing concerns about ACOVA’s salary-setting actions and broader appropriation oversight. Members opposed to the change argued ACOVA had studied compensation and acted within its role. The amended bill passed 57-34, and the final bill passed 69-22 with the emergency clause carrying. The House also passed Senate Bill 2001, the legislative branch budget, which funds the 2027 session, legislative staff, chamber upgrades, IT improvements, and salary adjustments for legislative leaders; the bill passed 62-29, but the emergency clause failed. Senate Bill 2019, the Career and Technical Education budget, passed 82-10 with emergency clause. Senate Bill 2021, the Information Technology Department budget, passed 75-17 after discussion of data center migration, service automation, mainframe transition, ERP study, and DPI’s move from PowerSchool to Infinite Campus. Other measures passed included Senate Bill 2228 for rural grocery store sustainability grants, Senate Bill 2390 creating a rural catalyst community grant program, Senate Bill 2188 adjusting the Clean Sustainable Energy Authority, and Senate Bill 2265 authorizing a veterans national cemetery grant and line of credit with added reporting safeguards. Several House bills returned from the Senate were concurred in and then passed, including House Bill 1361 on mandatory minimum sentences for human trafficking offenders, House Bill 1017 for the Game and Fish Department, House Bill 1588 on firearms and dangerous weapons provisions, House Bill 1429 on harassment and stalking involving robots, House Bill 1591 on county fair resiliency grants, House Bill 1537 on service agreement protection for water projects, House Bill 1203 on edible medical marijuana products, and House Bill 1027 transferring administration of the State Fire and Tornado Fund from the Insurance Commissioner to OMB. The House also rejected a motion to reconsider Senate Bill 2307, which dealt with library materials and obscenity-related restrictions, by a vote of 48-51. In addition, the chamber appointed conference committees on several House and Senate measures where concurrence had failed, and laid over Senate Bill 2340 for two legislative days.

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• and the Oliver School, I appreciated why they're so highly invested in this program.
• He spent many years blazing trails in Four Corners and playing basketball at Madison Park High School
• Fattman, study on agricultural schools. Senator Fattman. Thank you, Mr. President.
• of a Central Massachusetts Agricultural School.
• Thank you. and host districts for a new and expanded agricultural school.

Keywords: 1212, all

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• </c><00:08:12.080><c> And</c> reading and writing in schools. And reading and writing in schools.
• </c> that are kind of nearby um those schools that are kind of nearby um those schools um<00:13:40.000
• And the delight of the day was having children and families from Fyet County Public Schools present in
• present in the annex to share Schools present in the annex to share the<00:18:20.080><c> joy</c><00:
• </c><00:34:12.560><c> And</c> reading and writing in schools. And reading and writing in schools.

Keywords: Convene 00:00 Senate Message 06:30 Calendar/2nd Readings 07:18 Report of Committees 08:19 Orders of the Day 09:04 HB 96 09:16 Motions, Petitions, and Communications 15:21 Introduction of New Bills and Resolutions 21:24 Recess for ConC and Rules Meeting 23:35 ConC and Rules Report 31:06 Floor Amendments 32:42 Return to Rules Report 33:28 Adjournment 34:27, 958, all

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• for law. ...going to school for law.
• With school, health care, supporting me around my goals and more.
• With school, health care, supporting me around my goals and more.
• With school, health care, supporting me around my goals and more.
• With school, health care, supporting me around my goals and more.

Keywords: 1183, house

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• , one of the high schools in my district.
• I'm 12 years old, and I'm in middle school. Thank you for letting me speak today.
• Some people stop wanting to come to school, and some stop talking to their friends, and some don't feel
• Kids deserve to feel safe, not just at school, but online too. And right now, a lot of us don't.
• And one day she came home from school and got on the messenger, and there was a message from him.

Committee: House Emerging Issues and Professional Registration

Summary: The committee held a public hearing on three sets of bills before adjourning: House Bill 1611, House Bill 2032, and House Bills 3393 and 2392. No votes were taken. HB 1611, sponsored by Representative Billington, would combat catalytic converter theft by requiring scrap buyers to record the vehicle identification number of the car the converter came from, in addition to existing seller ID requirements. The sponsor and a representative of the Recycled Materials Association supported the bill as a practical way to trace stolen converters; members asked how the VIN would be used to catch thieves, and the sponsor said it could help law enforcement track the source of a converter. No opposition testified. HB 2032, the “Guard Act,” sponsored by Representative Schmidt, would require age verification for AI companions, require disclosure that the chatbot is non-human and not a professional, and prohibit AI systems from knowingly or recklessly encouraging minors toward sexually explicit content, suicide, self-injury, or violence. The sponsor cited cases involving harmful AI interactions with children and said the bill was intended to create guardrails, with possible language changes still under discussion. Support came from the Missouri Psychological Association and Missouri Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics, while the Entertainment Software Association raised concern that the bill’s definitions might unintentionally cover video games and asked for clearer exclusions. House Bills 3393 and 2392, sponsored by Representatives Mayhew and Murray, would restrict minors’ access to social media and impose parental consent, age verification, and limits on addictive design features, targeted advertising, and adult contact with children. The sponsors argued that social media is harming youth mental health and cited studies, lawsuits, and examples of cyberbullying and self-harm; they also suggested possible amendments on definitions, data handling, severability, and a fund for prevention efforts. Testimony in favor included a 12-year-old student describing bullying and its effects, as well as a pediatric/psychology advocate who recounted the Megan Meier case and supported stronger safeguards. Members questioned age verification, privacy, fake IDs, email accounts, and whether the bills should be broader or more narrowly tailored, but no formal action was taken.

Transcript Highlights:

• What is the total number of school districts today?
• Greg Rogers, Department of Education: There are 260 traditional schools and open-enrollment charter schools
• districts today there are 260 traditional schools and open enrollment charter schools and 150 of them
• Do you know what the average declining enrollment is with 152 schools?
• Like some schools say six to 800, is that— I don't have that.

Committee: All ALC-PEER

Summary: The committee considered several appropriation and transfer requests, beginning with a $273,000 temporary appropriation for the Department of Labor and Licensing to cover administrative costs for its enterprise licensing platform, funded by license and application fees. It then reviewed two large Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act requests: $280 million for the Department of Transportation for the final quarter of the fiscal year, and $195 million for the State Broadband Office to support the Arkansas BEAD broadband grant program, including an extra help position and grants to internet service providers. The broadband item drew extensive questions about awardees, contract amendments, accountability, build-out timelines, backup plans if providers default, the definition of broadband serviceable locations, and the cost per location. The State Broadband Director said no providers had requested amendments, the program would use milestone-based disbursements and a four-year build-out period, and the first tranche would serve 51,566 homes and businesses with $126.1 million in grants. Both Section B and Section C items were approved. In Section D, the committee approved a $458,000 transfer within the Department of Correction from the female work release program to the Tucker Unit water treatment plant, a $25 million transfer within the Department of Education to cover declining enrollment, teacher incentive, school recognition, and Easter Seals funding, and a $229,000 transfer for the Department of Shared Administrative Services to support two project management office positions. The education transfer prompted questions about how declining enrollment funding is calculated, how many districts receive it, and how long districts can continue to receive it; agency staff said 152 districts were on the preliminary list and the formula is based on the prior two-year average ADM compared with the previous year. The committee also gave favorable advice on a proposed $4.7 million loan for the Office of State Technology to implement ServiceNow and related IT modernization tools; agency officials said the loan would be repaid through cost recovery rates over five years and would replace an existing loan that is ending, with expected savings from consolidating applications but no precise savings estimate yet. The committee then reviewed cash fund and federal grant requests, including $200,000 for wage and hour claimant payments, $15 million for unclaimed property claims, $8,000 for a heritage program grant, and $1.1 million for a College and Career Coaches grant to expand services in rural districts. It also reviewed pay plan and budget manual items without objection. The most extensive report discussion focused on the Medicaid trust fund, where DHS and DFA officials said the balance has been declining and that the state may need to add capital back into the fund. Senators and representatives asked about the current balance, the projected year-end level, the role of the $100 million set-aside, the impact of outstanding Medicaid rules from the prior session, and whether future federal funding could help reduce long-term Medicaid costs. Officials said they are still working through more than 10 outstanding rules with CMS and do not yet have a final price tag for those changes. The meeting ended after the reports were reviewed and the committee adjourned.

Transcript Highlights:

• This amendment says that if you are an early learning provider or a K-12 school district, and if your
• We actually had the stage manager of one of our public schools that was picked up on his way to school
• The stage manager of one of our public schools was picked up on his way to school here legally, documented
• I completely understand that cities or counties and our schools like the bill as introduced.
• I am also very aware of what it is doing to the budgets of our cities, county, schools, and state.

Bills: SB5906 , SJM8014 , SB6087 , SB5520 , SB6017 , SB5890 , SB6239 , SB5886 , SB6190 , SGA9255 , SGA9256 , SGA9271 , SGA9272

Committee: Senate Law & Justice

Keywords: data protection, personal safety, public accommodation, Washington residents, privacy, crime investigation, violent death, Aysenur Ezgi Eygi, state inquiry, public safety, children's items, donations, charitable donations, nonprofit, religious organization, public health agency, liability shield, gross negligence, intentional misconduct, car seats

Transcript Highlights:

• We have school-based health clinics in... I'll do my best.
• I am so impressed with the numbers for the school-based health clinics.
• There are only four school districts in the state who are not allowed to do that.
• So, through the school-based program, there are sort of two components.
• And because school absenteeism is a huge problem, I know that these school-based clinics and also the

Committee: House New Mexico Finance Authority Oversight Committee

Transcript Highlights:

• We did a $200 million bond issue for schools in Midland a year ago.
• So, but the infrastructure is just not out there and the schools are, are really bad.
• Half of the permanent school fund revenue comes from energy production.
• This this translates to $78.4 million every day for schools, for roads, for infrastructure.
• It doesn't impact school finance or highway funds.

Bills: HB188 , HB 265 , HJR35

Committee: House Appropriations

Keywords: emergency preparedness, flood-prone communities, Texas Rural Emergency Preparedness Fund, disaster relief, funding, youth camp, safety regulations, advisory committee, child welfare, health standards, summer camp, camp safety, child abuse reporting, child neglect, mandatory reporting, background check, criminal history check, sex offender registry, CPR training, first aid

Transcript Highlights:

• Senate Bill 1181 by Senator Hurtado and an act relating to school safety. Senator.
• Senator 1181 by Senator Urtado and Accuiting to school safety. Senator. Thank you, Madam President.
• You have to get the commitment of the school districts to participate.
• You have to get the commitment of the school districts to participate.
• , as of lately, as we've seen rises in school shootings.

Keywords: 987, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• So is it the intent that these would be inclusive of charter, private, public school?
• Are those inboxes of local principals, local superintendents, local school board members.
• I think it's Welsh Public Schools is moving from 1 to 1, so it's happening.
• We have a technology screen time problem in our schools.
• I just wanted my local schools to solve the problem because they're an elected school board.

Bills: HB1782 , HB2293 , HB3176 , HB3544 , HB3546 , HB3619 , HB4358

Committee: Senate Technology and Telecommunications

Keywords: artificial intelligence, education reform, innovation, funding, advisory council, broadband, Oklahoma Broadband Office, broadband access, statewide broadband plan, internet connectivity, grant programs, expansion council, termination plan, Oklahoma, Gas Hub, national laboratory, public-private partnerships, aerospace, high-performance computing, economic development

Transcript Highlights:

• Arwari attended medical school at the University of Arizona, interned in internal medicine at Tulane,
• And whereas the 2026 theme, School Counselors Amplify Student Success, underscores the transformative
• frontline professionals delivering critical support and crisis intervention in our schools.
• And whereas comprehensive school counseling programs are an integral part of the educational process,
• Murray later enrolled at Howard University School of Law, where she was the only woman in her class,

Summary: The House opened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, approval of the prior journal, and a series of guest introductions and personal privilege remarks recognizing visitors, health care advocates, short-term rental representatives, firefighters, and a Guatemalan ambassador, along with a proclamation affirming Arizona’s bilateral relationship with Guatemala. Members also announced committee meetings, and the chamber later recessed and reconvened before adjournment. The main floor action came in Committee of the Whole, where the House considered and gave do pass recommendations to HB 2029 (water grant application details), HB 2045 (addressing drive-by shootings), HB 2062 (Buffalo Soldiers monument), HB 2126 as amended (with a floor amendment after discussion with the ACO Association), and HB 2131 (criminal justice-related, described briefly as targeting “bad guys”). The Committee of the Whole report was adopted and those bills were sent to engrossing. The House then took up HB 2792, an emergency measure on property tax exemptions for veterans, and passed it 57-0, with members from both parties praising the bill as veteran tax relief and a cleanup of prior budget language. The chamber also adopted HCR 2043, which applies to Congress to call an Article V convention for a constitutional amendment imposing term limits on members of Congress; it passed 33-24 after extended debate, with supporters arguing for term limits and opponents warning about the risks of a constitutional convention and urging Arizona to impose term limits on itself first.

Transcript Highlights:

• Thank you, Madam Chair, for the opportunity to present SB 316, the High School Voter Registration Act
• Currently, I am a high school student in San Bernardino.
• In 2022, fewer than half of the high schools responded to the Secretary of State's annual survey and
• many schools reported... being unaware of the requirements altogether.
• Every student, regardless of the school they attend, or the resources their school has, deserves access

Committee: House Elections

Keywords: 988, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• community-based providers that see students who are identified during the school day as needing mental
• Districts use these dollars to pay for school-based direct services providers as well.
• This identification and treatment model was created in response to the Parkland school mass shooting.
• Now that data is with the DOE in the Office of Safe Schools, and the information that they're required
• While that may be the appropriate place to determine school hardening and threat assessment, they're

Committee: Senate Children, Families, and Elder Affairs

Summary: The committee heard and advanced several bills related to children, families, elder affairs, mental health, disability services, and child care. SB 1050 on the Agency for Persons with Disabilities was amended and reported favorably after discussion of expanding the voluntary IDD managed care pilot statewide, improving transparency on the APD wait list, creating a statewide family care council, addressing transition services for youth leaving foster care, and seeking federal approval for an adult pathways waiver. Testimony from providers and a parent emphasized workforce capacity, county-level identification of clients, Medicaid delays, and the importance of keeping the pilot voluntary; the bill passed with support and some discussion about possible future clarifications on services and Medicaid eligibility. The committee also passed SB 1310, which directs OPPAGA to evaluate student mental health outcomes tied to school mental health assistance funding, and members discussed the need for better data, coordination with managing entities, and avoiding duplication of services. SB 976 on court-appointed social investigators was amended and approved, with the sponsor describing due process protections and fee-shifting provisions for parents challenging court-appointed psychologists. SB 886, creating a crisis care coordination team pilot in Volusia and Polk counties to reduce Baker Act recidivism and improve follow-up care, was reported favorably after the sponsor described its law enforcement and community provider partnerships and an independent evaluation requirement. Later, SB 614 on child care facility and program background screening requirements was amended and passed; the bill requires a public educational webpage explaining Level 2 screening, the clearinghouse, disqualifying offenses, exemptions, and related job listings and timelines. Finally, SB 276 on sheltering or aiding unmarried minors was approved; it increases the offense from a first-degree misdemeanor to a third-degree felony, creates a presumption regarding knowledge of the minor’s age, and adds a defense when the conduct was necessary to protect the minor from danger. All bills considered were reported favorably, and the committee adjourned at the end of the meeting.

Transcript Highlights:

• WERE TO A 28 SCHOOLS DESIGNATED AS CENTERS OF EXCELLENCE IN FLORIDA.
• WE LOOK FOR MOTIVATED HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATES WHO HAVE AN INTEREST, A PASSION IN ENGINEERING.
• SO FREE TRAINING, GUARANTEED EMPLOYMENT AND ON GRADUATION THESE HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATE WITHOUT A DEGREE
• REALLY COOL SCHOOL. BEAUTIFUL CAMPUS.
• I KNOW IN MY SCHOOL, AND JENSEN BEACH, THE PRINCIPAL IS ASKED ME WHY THEY DO NOT INCLUDE THIS.

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• Now, Gabriel is an awesome student at Mesa Vista Middle School who welcomed me to an assembly just a
• to support students and develop an indigenous school culture.
• Whereas Lorelai previously taught at Santo Domingo School, and whereas...
• Lorelai has also been recognized as the Bernalillo Public School District's Middle School Teacher of
• Also, in her profession, you've given 10 years of your life in the Bernalillo School District, which