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• Whether a student is in a gym, on a football field, or attending an away game, the goal is the same:
• It's a smart, measured approach to keep our students safe and beating cardiac emergencies before it's
• But I do recall in testimony that there were two events in North Dakota, one where a student was, did
• That there were two events in North Dakota, one where a student was, did decease, and I believe that
• I think we didn't have as many options for how students could qualify.

Keywords: 908, all

Summary: The Senate opened with prayer, the pledge, and a quorum call, then took up House amendments to Senate Bills 2009, 2147, and 2113. On motion, the Senate refused to concur in the House amendments and appointed conference committees for each bill. The chamber then considered several House bills, adopting amendments and passing House Bill 1556, which creates a Children's Cabinet work group to study out-of-home placement and treatment for children with behavioral health issues, and House Bill 1363, which directs development of a customizable cardiac emergency response plan template for schools and athletic events. House Bill 1533, requiring students to complete a half-unit of financial literacy for graduation, also passed after amendment. House Bill 1226, dealing with masks in public places and protest-related identification concerns, passed after the Judiciary Committee removed language about complying with law enforcement requests to unmask.

Transcript Highlights:

• That means all students that are 14 and 15 that are enrolled... ...education.
• Understand this: right now parents and students have the flexibility.
• Our members comprise college and high school students.
• College students should be able to do this stuff.
• We heard removing protections of students and minors.

Committee: Senate Commerce and Tourism

Summary: The committee first took up a committee substitute for SB 752, which would require newspapers and television stations to remove online reports later found to be false or defamatory in certain circumstances, and would change when the statute of limitations begins to run. The sponsor said the bill was intended to address lasting harm from false accusations that remain searchable online. Several speakers opposed the measure, arguing it would chill reporting, punish accurate historical coverage, and create vague legal risks for the press. After debate, the committee reported the bill favorably. The committee then approved CS/SB 846, a bill aimed at preventing immigration service fraud by non-attorneys and misuse of the term "notario." Supporters, including an immigration attorney, said the bill would protect vulnerable immigrants from bad advice and fake legal services. The committee also approved CS/SB 800, which updates battery labeling and recycling requirements to reduce fires caused by discarded batteries; waste and recycling representatives supported it, while a battery industry group warned the bill could effectively ban battery-embedded products. CS/SB 578, dealing with wine container rules and allowing recyclable inserts and boxes up to 5.16 gallons, was also reported favorably. The committee next approved CS/SB 1734, the Florida Kratom Consumer Protection Act, which sets product standards, labeling rules, age limits, testing, and enforcement provisions. Supporters said it reflects current science and consumer safety needs, while opponents warned it could burden small businesses and overregulate the market. SB 918, which would loosen state child labor restrictions for certain minors and align Florida law more closely with federal standards, drew extensive opposition from advocates, students, and labor groups who said it would increase exploitation and harm education; several senators also raised concerns, but the bill was still reported favorably. The committee also reported favorably SB 854 on unlicensed contractors and deposit fraud, and confirmed several appointments to state boards and commissions. A separate bill on online encryption and child safety, SB 868, was taken up with an amendment and public testimony, but the transcript cuts off before final action on that item.

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• Those involve these four topics: one, diversity in our student populations; two, immigration; three,
• First of all, with diversity in our student populations, it's obviously so critical to our educational
• One, diversity in our student populations. Two, immigration. Three, research.
• First of all, with diversity in our student populations, it's obviously so critical to our educational
• There have been citations to the Supreme Court decisions, Students for Fair Admissions, SFFA, which was

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The Massachusetts Commission on the Status of Persons with Disabilities held its quarterly virtual/in-person meeting and approved the December minutes. The chair announced plans for the next “Meeting the Moment” community forum in Lowell on March 27, in partnership with MassAbility, focused on digital accessibility, education-to-employment transition, workforce supports, long-term services and supports, and health equity, along with a resource fair. The commission also began planning for its October National Disability Employment Awareness Month event and sought volunteers for a small planning group. The meeting featured an update from the Attorney General’s office on federal litigation affecting Massachusetts, including challenges to federal actions on higher education diversity data collection and DEI-related funding conditions, immigration/TPS for Haitians, NIH research grant disruptions, and the nonrenewal of mental health services grants for schools. The presenter said the state has helped protect more than $3 billion in federal funding and noted ongoing or pending appeals in several cases. Commissioners asked about possible impacts on disability-related DEI work and Medicaid; the AG’s office said guidance on DEIA/employment initiatives is available and that the state is closely monitoring federal Medicaid communications and coordinating with the governor’s office. Undersecretary of Labor Josh Cutler and apprenticeship liaison Amara Riemann presented on registered apprenticeship and pre-apprenticeship programs, emphasizing paid, employer-driven pathways with classroom instruction and wage progression. They highlighted growth in nontraditional fields such as human services, IT, early education, biotech, and banking, and described Bridgewater State University’s Excel program for neurodivergent people and people with disabilities as a model that can lead from pre-apprenticeship to apprenticeship. Commissioners discussed expanding similar models through community colleges and disability-focused workforce pipelines. Subcommittee reports covered disability employment, long-term services and supports, and health equity. The employment subcommittee heard from CED on state disability employment initiatives and planned future presentations from the Lawrence Partnership for Transition to Employment and Veterans Affairs. The long-term services and supports subcommittee discussed MassHealth budget pressures, anticipated federal Medicaid changes, the personal care attendant working group, and an upcoming discussion on crisis standards of care. In commissioner announcements, members highlighted recent honors for several commissioners, updates on municipal digital accessibility grants, a June Medicaid summit, and other commission activities. No formal votes were taken beyond approval of the minutes.

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• And we have students, staff, and...
• government, the Associated Students Mesa College, and the ASMCC... government, the Associated Students
• 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.

Summary: The Senate opened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, attendance, and a series of guest introductions recognizing Maricopa County Community Colleges Day at the Capitol, the Doctor of the Day, Glendale Community College leadership, and other visitors. The chamber also received a gubernatorial communication withdrawing Holly Prangman’s nomination to the State Board of Psychologist Examiners. The body then considered multiple bills in Committee of the Whole. Measures advanced included HB 2342 on planned communities/HOA-related provisions, HB 2456 on small modular reactors and energy siting, HB 2457 on power plant and transmission line siting, HB 2752 on Commerce Authority trade offices, and HB 2923 on mental health court-ordered treatment, with several floor amendments adopted. Additional bills were also advanced from later calendars, including HB 2249 on parents’ bill of rights remedies, HB 2482 on school facilities and building renewal grants, HB 2895 on Native American language instruction certification, HB 2661 and HB 2662 on family law/parenting issues, HB 2793 on annexation procedures, HB 2805 on electronic signatures and nomination petitions, HB 467 on voter registration status, HCM 2005 on foreign government property ownership, HCM 2006 on Endangered Species Act reform, HB 2641 on PFAS firefighting foam prohibition, HB 2673 on incarcerated persons and mental illness treatment, HB 2745 on legislative subpoena/contempt, HB 2763 on shooting range closure conditions, and HCM 2011 on Mexican wolf delisting. The Senate then took up third-reading votes on several measures. HB 2035 on child welfare and placement passed 17-10, with senators citing concerns about kinship care definitions and LGBTQ exclusions. HB 2109, HB 2189, HB 2244, HB 2440, HB 2594, and HB 2932 all passed by varying margins, and HCM 2007 on renaming State Route 69 also passed. HCR 2059, supporting county sheriffs, passed after debate over the “supreme constitutional authority” language, with some senators objecting to what they described as a conspiratorial framing and others defending sheriffs’ constitutional role. SB 1503 on first responders’ state death benefits passed with the required emergency and supermajority votes, and HB 2342 and HB 2456 later passed on third reading. The Senate also agreed to a free conference committee on HB 2000 and adjourned until April 16, 2026, after announcing several conference committee meetings.

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• This amendment creates a new policy so that a student is not considered absent for the time the student
• A student may receive this excused absence only one time during each scheduled election.
• Or just bring, they can bring the student back after the election's over, if the parent chooses.
• The title says urban school district, so would the student being excused to go vote, is that in rule
• Allowing for students to go with their family to see them and be with them when they vote.

Committee: House Special Committee on Intergovernmental Affairs

Keywords: 959, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• What this basically does is it updates Idaho's contract requirements for students who are using state
• It seems to bring in veterinary students or at least highlight the veterinary and the human medical students
• Chairman: Do you know how many veterinary students are required to do? Mr.
• You said that for regular medical students it's 600 hours.
• Is there no requirement currently for veterinary students? That's correct. Okay, thank you.

Committee: Senate State Affairs

Summary: The committee heard several print hearings and one bill hearing. Senator Nichols presented RS 33432, which would update Idaho’s contract requirements for state-supported veterinary school slots beginning with the 2027 class, requiring graduates to practice in Idaho with a focus on mixed agricultural animal medicine and at least 600 hours per year serving agricultural animals. She said it aligns veterinary obligations with existing WHAMI requirements, strengthens Idaho’s return on investment, and has no additional cost. The committee asked about current hour requirements and learned there is no existing veterinary hour requirement; the motion to introduce RS 33432 passed unanimously. Senator Adams presented RS 33440, a resolution urging Congress to exercise its war powers before deploying the Idaho National Guard into conflict, citing prior deployments and the 2001 AUMF. Members praised his effort, and the committee voted to introduce the RS. Senator Ruchti then presented RS 33426, which would create a regulatory framework for cryptocurrency kiosks or Bitcoin ATMs to reduce fraud, money laundering, and scams, especially against seniors and vulnerable Idahoans. He cited rising losses from crypto scams and said the proposal was developed with stakeholder input; the committee voted to introduce that RS as well. The committee then heard Senate Bill 1297, the Conversational AI Safety Act, from Senator Taves. The bill would require AI chat services to disclose when users are interacting with AI, adopt protocols for suicidal ideation, restrict sexually explicit content and gamification for minors, provide parental tools, and create civil penalties and injunction enforcement without a private right of action. Google testified in support, saying it already uses similar safety-by-design measures and that the bill would set a consistent industry floor. After discussion, the committee voted to send SB 1297 to the floor with a do pass recommendation, and the meeting adjourned.

Transcript Highlights:

• So that's a teacher, students.
• So that's a teacher, students. We're, a curriculum-based format. So that's a teacher, students.
• Some are requiring it for both students and staff.
• You know, there's 11 states required for students only, 13 required for both staff and students, and
• And then my next question would be, do we want students and educators to do it, or do we just want students

Summary: The committee met to approve prior minutes and then heard a presentation from Dr. Ramona Danielson on adverse childhood experiences (ACEs), focusing on the economic and public-system impacts in North Dakota. She explained that ACEs are a population-level measure, not a diagnostic tool for individuals, and said higher ACE exposure is consistently associated with more chronic illness, mental health challenges, child welfare involvement, justice-system contact, and reduced workforce participation. She emphasized that precise dollar estimates are difficult because of the many interacting factors across a person’s life course, but said the direction of the impact is clear and that evidence-based prevention and protective factors can reduce harm. Members asked about definitions of a “healthy family,” same-sex couples, divorce, substance abuse, historical trends in ACEs, and the role of positive childhood experiences and home visiting. The committee then heard from Allison Mahoney and Missy Barranco about evidence-based home visiting programs in North Dakota, including Healthy Families, Early Head Start, Nurse-Family Partnership, and Parents as Teachers. They described home visiting as voluntary, relationship-based, and tailored to family needs, with referrals coming from hospitals, WIC, human service zones, pregnancy navigators, self-referrals, and other community sources. A parent, Abby, shared that home visiting helped her family after premature births and NICU stays by providing support with postpartum mental health, breastfeeding, developmental screenings, referrals, and parenting guidance. The presenters said the programs are funded through a mix of federal MIECHV/Title IV-E dollars, Medicaid targeted case management, state and tribal funds, philanthropy, charitable gaming, and grants, and they noted that current funding is fragmented and insufficient to serve all eligible families statewide. Members discussed whether the state should expand or better fund these services and how to improve outreach and referrals. Later, the committee received a memorandum on artificial intelligence and sexual exploitation, followed by a presentation from a BCI special agent on how AI is already affecting child exploitation investigations in North Dakota. The memo and testimony described AI-generated child sexual abuse material, deepfakes, sextortion, and risks posed by chatbots, along with relevant federal and state law and recent executive orders. The agent said North Dakota saw 2,698 cyber tips in 2025, the highest on record, and that investigators are increasingly encountering AI-assisted exploitation that is harder to detect and verify. Members discussed the need for child-safety protections, the limits of executive orders, and broader concerns about AI undermining critical thinking and spreading misinformation. No votes were taken on the AI materials during the portion provided, and the committee recessed briefly after the report.

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• That's something that I'm proud of, and our schools should be preparing our students to be productive
• Another is the law student on whose behalf Marshall sued to integrate the University of Maryland Law
• That's something that I'm proud of, and our schools should be preparing our students to be productive
• Another is the law student on whose behalf Marshall sued to integrate the University of Maryland Law
• I move the low-income students.

Keywords: House streaming session for Tuesday, March 31, 2026, 957, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Madam Whip and members, Senate Bill 1475 requires a school district governing board to prohibit a student
• from participating in a school district-sponsored interscholastic activity or program if the student
• Senate Bill 1741 requires each public school to allow students to attend a release time course during
• A public school that allows students to attend a release time course must award academic credit to each
• student who successfully completes the course according to outlined criteria.

Summary: The caucus reviewed a long list of third-read consent bills across multiple committees, with staff giving brief descriptions and members asking only occasional clarifying questions. Topics included claims against the state, CPA certification, creditor assignments, insurance adjuster licensing, school equivalency instruction, extending a credit enhancement board, firearm safety instruction in schools, student eligibility for school activities, Celebrate Freedom Week civics instruction, release-time courses, voter registration roll access, campaign filing addresses, federal land designations, public records review standards, workers’ compensation burial benefits, first responder death benefits, veterans’ flags in HOA communities, restrictions on sexually explicit material for minors, agency guidance posting, standardized state hiring, mental health court procedures, autopsy supervision, tribal child welfare MOUs, controlled substance scheduling, EMT privacy, guardian notification in court-ordered treatment, dense breast tissue notice repeal, referral agency background checks and insurance, attorney disciplinary recoveries, fentanyl penalties, campus firearms rules, suppressors, defamation standards, mandatory reporting of child abuse, attorney licensing authority, municipal penalties tied to emergency calls, forcible detainer procedures, utility-worker assault enhancements, water basin reporting, small modular nuclear reactor siting, groundwater recovery assumptions, ICE notification after arrests, a military-police-to-peace-officer pathway, and scholarship tax credits. Most bills were simply presented as consent items, with no major debate or votes recorded in the transcript. A few measures drew brief discussion. On SB 1040, members clarified that the voter-registration portal would redact personal identifying information such as voter registration numbers, ID numbers, and Social Security numbers. SB 1193 prompted comments that emergency medical technician data being open source was surprising and that the issue might be expanded to paramedics. SB 1243 was described as a guardian-rights bill to streamline notice in court-ordered treatment. SB 1318 was characterized as a cleanup measure aligning dense-breast-tissue notice requirements with federal law. SB 1477, dealing with referral agencies for assisted living and home care, was noted as having passed committee unanimously. The most substantive exchanges came on SB 1148 and SB 1418. For SB 1148, members discussed shifting attorney licensing responsibility more directly to the Arizona Supreme Court rather than the State Bar, with staff explaining that the court already oversees licensing but currently delegates some functions to the Bar. On SB 1418, which limits county regulation of small modular nuclear reactors in certain circumstances, a member objected that it would reduce local control and said they would likely oppose it on the floor. H.C.M. 2009 was also presented, asking Congress to amend the Antiquities Act, compensate states for subsurface minerals, and streamline mining permits; the sponsor tied it to Arizona’s mining history and land-swap interests. The caucus ended after SB 1142, with no recorded votes or formal actions beyond the bills being discussed as third-read consent items.

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• </c> of eligible students access pre-K. of eligible students access pre-K.
• </c><00:21:52.040><c> through</c> of all K through 12 students through of all K through 12 students through
• ,</c><00:27:13.800><c> but</c> This is a small number of students, but This is a small number of students
• </c><00:28:12.880><c> And</c><00:28:13.040><c> the</c> own resident students.
• And the own resident students.

Keywords: 926, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• The clarity will protect students, educators, and school districts. With that, debate is open.
• During that time, students may reflect, pray, meditate, or simply prepare. silence.
• For some students, that minute may be for prayer. For others, it may be reflection or meditation.
• The key point is that government is not directing that moment; the student is.
• And so in all, our high school and four grades, we have about 200 students.

Keywords: 989, all

Transcript Highlights:

• or serve students?
• </c> cooperative units most serve students cooperative units most serve students through<00:09:44.640
• </c><00:11:19.760><c> and</c> that it would prioritize students and that it would prioritize students
• It's also more supports within the school for students.
• It's also more supports within the school for students.

Keywords: 1183, house

Transcript Highlights:

• The bill before us would allow students, parents, and guardians to go to court to challenge a school
• in that particular school, or are a student themselves, are the only people that can challenge a book
• And so the amendment specifically adds parents or guardians of students enrolled in the district for
• It must be visible to students, parents, and school staff utilizing the catalog.
• And for the students of government that are here and the students of law, they will remember that in

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The Senate resumed debate on Senate No. 2696, An Act Regarding Free Expression, a bill addressing challenges to books and other library materials in school and public libraries. Senators supporting the bill argued it protects free expression and gives students, parents, guardians, and others a court path to challenge removals, while opponents raised concerns about parental rights, school control, and the scope and timing of the review process. Several speakers also emphasized the broader context of book bans and the impact on authors, librarians, and students. A number of amendments were considered. Amendment 4, offered by Senator Creem, was adopted and extended standing to authors and creators to challenge removals of their works, including in municipal libraries. Amendment 5, by Senator DiDomenico, was adopted and limited who may initiate challenges to those connected to the school community. Amendment 6, by Senator Comerford, was adopted to require that challenged materials be considered in their entirety. Amendment 8, by Senator Tarr, proposing parental notification of challenges, was rejected after a roll call. Subsequent Tarr amendments on parental opt-out, reporting, public process, and written policy were also rejected, while Amendment 19, requiring written reasons when librarians remove outdated or successor materials, was rejected as well. Amendment 7, a Ways and Means amendment, was adopted. The Senate then ordered the bill to a third reading and passed it to be engrossed by a roll call vote of 35 in favor and 3 against. The chamber also adopted an order to meet again the following Monday at 11:00 a.m., and then adjourned.

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• He also spent more than a decade teaching and mentoring students as a Junior ROTC instructor at Choctaw
• Joining us today, we have some of the finest student pilots from their countries.
• These fine student pilots from all across the globe have come here to learn how to fly.
• She is class vice president and on the students on a roll. Next, Ms.
• She is class vice president and on the Students on a Roll.

Summary: The House convened, the roll was called, and members proceeded through the day’s order of business, including prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, introductions, and routine floor announcements. Chaplain Ronnie Wilson delivered the invocation, and Chief Master Sergeant Walter Kula Jr., U.S. Air Force retired, was recognized as Veteran of the Day for more than 26 years of service and continued civic leadership. The House also welcomed student pilots from multiple countries training at Vance Air Force Base, social workers and social work students for Legislative, Education, and Advocacy Day, and a group of pages introduced by the Majority Leader. Several honorees were presented to the chamber, including Doctor of the Day Chanel Gray of Tallahena Hospital/Choctaw Nation Hospital, Psychologist of the Day Dr. Mary Shepard, and Nurse of the Day Robin George. Members also recognized the Edmond Memorial Bulldogs palm squad for a fifth consecutive 6A large mixed state championship and the Dover Longhorns basketball team for winning the Class B-2 state title. Additional floor remarks included birthday greetings and a poem directed at Representative Anthony Moore. The transcript does not show debate on substantive legislation or recorded votes. The only formal action reflected at the end was a motion to adjourn, and the House agreed to stand adjourned until Tuesday, March 31, 2026, at 9:30 a.m.

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• WHO IS ALSO A VETERAN AND THEN WE GET TO MARCH THROUGH THE COURTYARD WITH THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL STUDENTS
• IF THERE WAS SOMEONE WHO IS A STUDENT THAT IS JEWISH OR A STUDENT WHO WAS MUSLIM, THEY WON'T BE DISCRIMINATED
• AND PROVIDE BETTER RESOURCES FOR OUR STUDENTS AND TEACHERS.
• STUDENTS CONTINUED TO BE HARASSED.
• OR STUDENTS CRITICIZED AND PUNISHED BECAUSE OF A SHIRT THEY WERE WITH A RELIGIOUS SYMBOL.

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• to the Public Education Department for statewide out-of-school time programming for public school students
• Senate Bill 112, introduced by Senator Wirth, an act relating to taxation, providing that student housing
• The Career Technical Education students from around the state will be here, 350 of them.
• If anyone is here, please come meet and talk with your students.
• These are the DECA students, the SkillsUSA students, and the HOSA students—350 of them from all over

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• Speaker, please welcome Isis Gton, student at Milford High School, and Jacob Tiny, student at Timberlane
• , and student at Milford High School, and Jacob<00:14:45.760><c> Tiny,</c><00:14:46.320><c> student</
• </c> A student who feels safe UN, I'm sorry. A student who feels safe UN, I'm sorry.
• You're not to ask any student.
• You're to be there for that student." student." student."

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• , which, in theory, would protect that student, correct?
• As a school nurse, I love healthy schools, and I do follow the vaccination status of my students.
• I have a student who's fighting leukemia. I have a student with congenital heart disease.
• As a school nurse, I love healthy schools, and I do follow the vaccination status of my students.
• I have a student who's fighting leukemia. I have a student with congenital heart disease.

Committee: House Health and Welfare

Keywords: 989, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Thank you for bringing your medical students with you.
• We see your medical students with you.
• </c><00:11:43.440><c> of</c> tragic news that we had two students of tragic news that we had two students
• </c> hosted a group of health law students hosted a group of health law students from<00:17:09.679><c
• A medical student. So, let's Okay. A medical student.

Keywords: MS House Floor - 3 March, 2026; 2:00 PM, 925, all

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• or to the school districts for students participating in dual enrollment programs.
• c> for</c><00:15:55.199><c> students</c> school districts for students school districts for students
• Um, are student teachers or they're called student teachers or they're called something else now?
• Um, are student teachers or they're called student teachers or they're called something else now?
• Um, are student teachers or they're called student teachers or they're called something else now?

Bills: HB0150

Committee: Senate Appropriations

Keywords: Wyoming business council, economic development, task force, evaluation, policy reform, 916, all