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MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety - Part 1 - 04/04/25
Judiciary and Public Safety
Transcript Highlights:
- have put financial pressure on school budgets and wasted the time of school staff to comply.
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- boards, and school districts.
Committee:
Senate Judiciary and Public Safety
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Housing Finance and Policy Committee 2/11/25
Housing Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- kid starts and ends the school year in a different school district every year.
- kid starts and ends the school year in a different school district every year.
- kid starts and ends the school year in a different school district every year.
- kid starts and ends the school year in a different school district every year.
- kid starts and ends the school year in a different school district every year.
Committee:
House Housing Finance and Policy
MA
Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Session Jun 21st, 2026 at 11:00 am
Massachusetts Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- practices and workouts followed by the same after school.
- These athletes faced the strongest public and private schools... ...but none of that stopped them on
- These athletes faced the strongest public and private schools, teams from across the Commonwealth of
- me in welcoming to the Senate Chamber the Hingham girls crew team, the 2025 Massachusetts Public School
- Massachusetts Public School Rowing Association Spring State Champions. Thank you.
Summary:
The Senate opened with the Pledge of Allegiance and adopted several congratulatory resolutions, including one honoring Thomas Dayhill on his 100th birthday. The chamber also took up a petition and bill to promote safety of dogs in kennels; after suspending the applicable rules, the matter was referred to the Municipalities and Regional Government Committee. In addition, the Senate advanced a House bill establishing a sick leave bank for a Worcester County Sheriff’s Office employee, ordering it to a third reading after suspending the rules.
The Senate later welcomed the Hingham girls crew team, recognizing them as the 2025 Massachusetts Public School Rowing Association Spring State Champions. The introduction highlighted the team’s season, including early-morning practices, weather-related cancellations, and their championship performance in difficult conditions, and members were invited to congratulate the athletes.
The Committee on Ways and Means reported a fiscal year 2025 supplemental appropriations bill, Senate No. 2529, with direct appropriations of $532,508. The Senate adopted an order setting the bill for second reading on June 18, 2025, with amendments due electronically by June 16, and providing for immediate third reading after amendment. The Senate also adopted a resolution designating August 9 and 10, 2025 as a sales tax holiday, and referred a petition concerning accidental death benefits for the surviving spouse of former Boston firefighter Matthew M. Troy to the Committee on Public Service after suspending Joint Rule 12. The chamber then adopted an order to meet again the following Monday at 11 a.m. and adjourned.
MA
Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Session Jun 21st, 2026 at 11:00 am
Massachusetts Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- tremendous initiative by advocating that financial literacy education be available to every public school
- They are 11th graders at Situate High School, and they first reached out to me back in November to share
- Please join me in welcoming William Hine and Izzy May Adams of Situate High School to the Senate Chamber
- licenses for the sale of all alcoholic beverages not to be drunk on the premises. to every public school
- Please join me and welcome to the Senate Chamber, William Hine and Izzy May Adams at Situate High School
Summary:
The Senate took up several local bills out of the orders of the day and advanced them through third reading and engrossment. These included a bill for Arlington allowing a town ballot question to increase off-premises liquor licenses, a Brookfield land conveyance bill amended by a substitute draft, a Beckett bill authorizing alternative members for the Conservation Commission, and a Swampscott bill authorizing a fall annual town meeting. The Senate also ordered to a third reading and then engrossed a bill clarifying call firefighter rights, after accepting a third-reading committee report recommending a new draft.
The chamber also acted on a House bill concerning teacher preparation and student literacy. After the House disagreed with a Senate amendment, the Senate insisted on its amendment and agreed to a conference committee, naming Senators DiDomenico, Lewis, and O'Connor as conferees. In addition, the Senate suspended Joint Rule 12 to refer several concurrent Senate petitions to committees, including a House petition on manufactured housing community accommodations in Attleboro, which was sent to the Committee on Municipalities and Regional Government.
The Senate adopted resolutions congratulating Owen Kirby and Jonathan Rothwell on attaining Eagle Scout rank. Later, the Senate gave final passage to two bills: the Agawam charter amendment striking a reference to the Board of Appeals, and the Arlington liquor-license bill. The session ended with adoption of an order to reconvene the following Thursday at 11 a.m. and to dispense with printing a calendar, followed by adjournment.
MO
Transcript Highlights:
- Louis Teachers' Retirement Board, they were added, but the charter schools had no representation.
- So since the charter schools belong to the St.
- And so they added two additional members, which were charter school groups.
- Louis Public School Retirement System. Thank you all for your... registered lobbyist for the St.
- Louis Public School Retirement System. Thank you all for your questions. We will get answers.
Summary:
The Committee on Pensions held a public hearing on House Bill 3208, sponsored by Representative Hovis, concerning the St. Louis Teachers Retirement System. Hovis explained that the bill updates the statute to reflect a prior change increasing the board from 11 to 13 members, and would require seven members for a quorum instead of six. He said the change is intended to align the law with the board’s current size and operating structure.
Committee members raised questions about whether the bill would allow decisions to be made by a majority of a quorum, meaning as few as four votes, and whether that was appropriate given the board’s composition and the addition of charter school representation. Hovis and other members noted that the current language appears to mirror the board’s operating rules, but several members expressed concern that the voting threshold may be lower than the prior standard. Representative Clemens and others said they would want to review the issue further and possibly make corrections if needed.
Angie Schulte, a registered lobbyist for the St. Louis Public School Retirement System, testified in support and said she would follow up with the system’s executive director and attorney to confirm whether the statutory language should be changed to match the board rules or whether the rules themselves need adjustment. There was no opposition testimony, and the hearing on House Bill 3208 was concluded without any vote or other action taken.
MA
Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Session Feb 17th, 2026
Massachusetts Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- tremendous initiative by advocating that financial literacy education be available to every public school
- Please join me in welcoming William Hine and Izzy May Adams of Situate High School to the Senate Chamber
- Will and Izzy May, our 11th grader, is at Situwood High School, and they first reached out to me back
- Will and Izzy May and to every public school student in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
- Please join me and welcome to the Senate Chamber, William Hine and Izzy May Adams at Situate High School
Summary:
The Senate took up several local bills and procedural matters out of order. It passed to be engrossed House No. 4815, authorizing Arlington to place a ballot question on increasing off-premises alcohol licenses, and later passed the same bill to be enacted. The chamber also advanced Senate No. 1915 on call firefighter rights, accepting a third-reading report that substituted a new draft (Senate No. 960), and passed the amended bill to be engrossed. Another local land-conveyance bill for Brookfield, Senate No. 2128, was amended by substitution of a new draft (Senate No. 2958) and then passed to be engrossed. Bills concerning Beckett’s Conservation Commission and Swampscott’s annual town meeting were also passed to be engrossed, with title changes noted by the third-reading committee. An Agawam charter amendment striking a reference to the Board of Appeals was later passed to be enacted.
The Senate also handled a conference committee dispute on House No. 4683, the teacher preparation and student literacy bill. The House had rejected the Senate’s amendment and appointed conferees; the Senate insisted on its amendment and named Senators DiDomenico, Lewis, and O'Connor to the conference committee. In addition, a House petition concerning manufactured housing community accommodations in Attleboro was referred to the Committee on Municipalities and Regional Government after suspension of Joint Rule 12.
Several resolutions were adopted congratulating Owen Kirby and Jonathan Rothwell on attaining Eagle Scout rank. The Senate also suspended Joint Rule 12 for several petitions and adopted an order setting the next meeting for Thursday at 11 a.m. and dispensing with the printing of a calendar. The session included a brief recognition of two Situate High School students, William Hine and Izzy May Adams, who had advocated for financial literacy education.
US
US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
Business meeting to consider the nomination of Linda McMahon, of Connecticut, to be Secretary of Education, and other pending calendar business. Feb 20th, 2025 at 09:00 am
Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee
Transcript Highlights:
- Department of Education provides vital resources for 26 million kids who live in high-priced poverty school
- It supports nearly 10 million children enrolled in rural schools. It provides...
- My mom was a teacher. a proud public school teacher, and she said that every kid needs to know that they
- My kids all go to the public school system. My brother was a special ed teacher.
- My grandmother, my aunt, and my brother-in-law all in the school system.
Keywords:
Department of Education, Ms. McMahon, educational reform, public testimony, federal responsibilities, local governance
Summary:
The meeting of the legislative committee encompassed discussions on key bills including HB22, SB4, and HB2214, with significant focus on the implications surrounding the Department of Education. Members expressed varying opinions on the nomination of Ms. McMahon to lead the department, underlining the need for reform and accountability. The committee witnessed passionate exchanges regarding educational values and the responsibilities of the federal government versus local authorities. Public testimonies contributed to the discussions, highlighting the community's concerns about educational policies and their impact on students from diverse backgrounds.
FL
Florida 2026 Regular Session
FL House Floor Session - 2026-03-05 (10:00AM Session)
Florida House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- We have approximately 1 in 36 children right now in our school district that suffer from autism.
- I used to get sent home from Montessori school with papers pinned to my chest saying, 'Stop Pizzo.'
- And I talked to one of my school board members this morning, and I told her, I talked to one of my school
- Some of these achievements include a high school national debate championship in 2024 and...
- Senator Pizzo: Of all the school districts— Senator Pizzo: Of all the school districts that are in Florida
Summary:
The Senate convened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, and several guest introductions before moving into a long special-order calendar. The chamber first considered two claims bills: SB 6/HB 6507 for relief of L.E. through the Department of Children and Families, described as compensation for severe injuries after DCF returned the child to unsafe parents, and SB 26/HB 6509 for the estate of Mark Legata, involving catastrophic injuries tied to FDOT negligence. Both bills were substituted with their House companions and passed overwhelmingly.
Members then approved several policy bills focused on child welfare, education, and professional regulation. CS/CS/SB 42/HB 47 required child protective investigators to consider certain medical diagnoses before proceeding in abuse cases; CS/SB 206/HB 851 expanded autism-related training and incentives for teacher preparation programs; SB 556/HB 453 allowed Special Olympics participation to satisfy PE requirements for students with disabilities and clarified marching band credit; SB 688 reestablished licensure and regulation for naturopathic doctors; SB 878/HB 1347 addressed clinical laboratory personnel shortages by aligning more closely with federal CLIA standards; and SB 914/HB 867 clarified that licensed occupational therapists may perform dry needling. Each of these measures passed, most by unanimous or near-unanimous votes.
The chamber also approved bills on court administration, public records, financial disclosure, and child welfare. SB 326/HB 131 modernized rules for curators of estates; SB 758/HB 625 updated the composition of the Justice Administrative Commission, with an amendment broadening the judicial member to a judge or senior judge; SB 830 created a public records exemption for certain local government executives and their families; SB 964/HB 6011 revised how gifts and honoraria are reported and, via amendment, restored a percentage-based reporting option for financial disclosures; and SB 1002 clarified that acute or chronic parental drug abuse can constitute harm or neglect and allow courts to order assessment and services. These bills all passed, with SB 830 drawing the most opposition among them.
The most contentious debate centered on CS/CS/CS/SB 354, the Blue Ribbon Projects bill, which would create a framework for very large planned communities with substantial conservation set-asides. Supporters argued it would provide a new growth-management tool and economic opportunity, while opponents warned it was too broad, lacked specificity, weakened local control, and could be exploited by large developers. After extensive debate and an amendment limiting data centers in commercial areas, the bill was temporarily postponed rather than brought to a final vote. The Senate also passed SB 530 on lottery operations, SB 1632/HB 1471 on foreign law and domestic terrorist designations after a lengthy and divisive amendment debate over references to Sharia law, and SB 21/HB 218 on land-use regulations tied to hurricane recovery, which preserves SB 180 restrictions in storm-affected counties while lifting them later for unaffected counties.
HI
Hawaii 2025 Regular Session
FIN/WAM Joint Info Briefing - Tue Jan 21, 2025 @ 1:00 PM HST
Hawaii House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- But there's so many of our kids in our schools, in our public schools, that participate in rodeo.
- it happen, and now high school is a sport on Kauaʻi as well.
- But there's so many of our kids in our schools, in our public schools, that participate in rodeo.
- Schools, they're going to... there's a plan for a super school.
- Schools, there's a plan for a super school.
US
US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
US House Floor Proceedings (Thursday, May 15, 2025)
US Federal House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
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- </c><01:09:08.960><c> Go</c> a public school. Go a public school.
- </c><01:09:41.359><c> Speaker,</c> a public school. Go Wolves. Mr. Speaker, a public school.
- </c> a public school, Goat Road Runners. a public school, Goat Road Runners.
- Kelley School of Business.
MO
Transcript Highlights:
- Now it's YAG, Youth and Government program, a program I was in in high school.
- We have 14 schools that will be... We have 14 schools that will be up here for it, hopefully.
- We've been working with the school district as well as the principals of the various charter, private
- , and public schools to make sure that this runs smoothly and that each school will nominate the 14 Glory
- So we're planning on having 14 from each school, 14 from each, so yeah, 14, 14.
Committee:
House Consent and Procedure
Summary:
The committee met with a quorum and heard several House Resolutions authorizing use of the House chamber for youth civic and recognition programs. House Resolution 3997 would allow the Association of Missouri Electric Cooperatives’ CYCLE program to hold a mock legislative hearing and floor discussion on July 16; House Resolution 4061 would allow the YMCA Youth and Government program to use the chamber for mock sessions across three weekends; and House Resolutions 4062 and 4113 would reserve the chamber on April 17, 2026, for separate Glory Awards presentations involving local schools. Sponsors described each event as educational, well-supervised, and respectful of the chamber, and committee members asked brief questions about attendance and scheduling overlap.
The committee then moved into executive session and voted do pass on the resolutions. HR 3997 passed 7-0, HR 4061 passed 8-0, HR 4062 passed 8-0, and HR 4113 passed 8-0. The committee also took up House Bill 1940 on consent and voted it do pass 8-0 after brief discussion about why it had not advanced elsewhere, with the sponsor noting it had repeatedly passed committee and floor consideration in prior years.
House Bill 2395 drew the most discussion. One member argued it was not appropriate for the consent calendar because it made substantive policy changes and raised fiscal concerns, while the sponsor explained that the bill mainly standardizes septic system testing by replacing perk tests with soil analysis and does not create a new program. After questions about fees and the consent process, the committee voted 7-1 to do pass HB 2395 on consent, with one dissenting vote. The meeting then adjourned.
MA
Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
Joint Committee on Municipalities and Regional Government Jun 21st, 2026 at 01:00 pm
Joint Committee on Municipalities and Regional Government
Transcript Highlights:
- He’s the chair of the Plimpton School Committee and the president of the Massachusetts Association of
- School Committees.
- School Committees.
- school spending to have a more resilient reserve fund.
- regional school or a vocational technical education regional school.
Summary:
The committee opened its hearing with procedural remarks, including a strict three-minute testimony limit, livestream instructions, and a July 1 deadline for written testimony. Chairs Lewis and Rauch then heard testimony on a wide range of municipal home rule petitions and related bills, with many local officials and advocates being taken out of order because of the large turnout.
A major topic was firefighter residency. Representatives of the Professional Firefighters of Massachusetts and Sen. Keenan supported H. 2260/S. 1449, which would replace the current 15-mile residency rule for non-civil-service fire departments with a negotiable standard, generally allowing residency within 15 miles and permitting expansion through collective bargaining. Supporters said the change would improve recruitment and retention amid the housing crisis and create parity with civil-service departments. Acton Fire Chief Anita Arnhum and Sen. Senna also backed H. 4168 for Acton, making similar arguments about recruitment, paramedics, and the need for local flexibility.
The committee also heard strong support for charter overhaul petitions for Somerville and Lynn. Somerville officials, including Rep. Barber, Mayor Ballantyne, Councilor Jake Wilson, and charter committee member Beverly Schwartz, described a years-long public process to replace an 1890s-era charter with a modern document emphasizing transparency, public participation, clearer governance, and a possible change to the mayor’s term length. Lynn Mayor Nicholson similarly supported a charter update to modernize city operations and financial procedures. Cambridge-related charter and procurement reforms were also briefly endorsed by Rep. Cabral.
Other bills discussed included a proposal by Sen. Eldridge and Rep. Scarsdale to create a state grant program for municipal sustainability directors, and regional school finance bills supported by Rep. Lanatra and Jason Frazier to expand special education reserve funds and create a regional school assessment reserve fund. Acton witnesses also supported library governance changes and a checkout bag charge proposal. The committee heard sharply divided testimony on Quincy’s H. 3897, a 50-year lease extension for Quarry Hills/Granite Links: Quincy officials and business supporters praised the public-private partnership and future investment potential, while residents argued the lease was too long, should be competitively bid, and deserved more oversight and auditing. The hearing also included testimony on Boston trash truck noise restrictions and a PEG access/cable funds bill supported by Mass Access, as well as a Southwick petition to elect part of the Conservation Commission, which one select board member opposed as contrary to current law and good governance.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Minnesota House passes bill to ban 'nudification technology' 4/23/26
Minnesota House Floor Meeting
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Floor Session - Part 1 - 05/19/25
Minnesota Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- </c><00:27:31.760><c> is</c> school fund cuts to private schools is school fund cuts to private schools
- funding and whether there was an agreement to not cut aid to nonpublic schools.
- funding and whether there was an agreement to not cut aid to nonpublic schools.
- Yes, we want to make sure that we're protecting nonpublic schools.
- Yes, we want to make sure that we're protecting nonpublic schools.
WA
Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Appropriations Feb 9th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- districts, small school districts, and the impact between the two.
- It also removes a provision requiring the school district.
- There are certain areas where some of these schools do shut down and close.
- There are certain areas where some of these schools do shut down and close.
- Some of these schools do shut down and close.
Summary:
The committee first received staff briefings on amendments for a series of bills, including measures on child care workforce standards, homelessness programs, community preservation authorities, domestic violence survivor relief, public defense funding, student behavioral health supports, water system ownership changes, nonprofit health carrier surplus assessments, 340B drug pricing reporting, Secretary of State filing fees, step housing, campaign security reimbursements, digital equity programs, a Boys and Men’s Commission, a waste-to-energy facility’s Climate Commitment Act obligations, 6PPD tire substitutes, and an early education scholarship. Staff described the policy changes and, where available, the expected fiscal effects of each proposed substitute or line amendment. The committee then went into caucus before returning for executive session.
In executive session, the committee voted out House Bill 1073, then adopted a Couture line amendment to House Bill 1128 exempting private K-12 schools with licensed child care programs from the child care employer definition before reporting the bill out as Second Substitute House Bill 1128. House Bill 1316, 1408, 1591, 1592, 1634, 1906, 1960, 2073, 2145, 2248, 2266, 2301, 2333, and 2365 were also reported from committee, with several amendments adopted along the way. Notable actions included adopting an emergency clause for House Bill 1408, rejecting proposed amendments to House Bill 1591 that would have narrowed relief for survivors and removed retroactivity, adopting a narrower amendment to House Bill 1592’s public defense funding formula, and adopting a substitute to House Bill 2145 that limited 340B reporting to hospitals.
The committee also debated and rejected several amendments to the step housing bill, House Bill 2266, including proposals for larger school/daycare buffers, more local oversight, and broader local government authority; the bill still advanced on a 16-13 vote. House Bill 2073, which requires nonprofit health carriers to contribute surplus funds to Cascade Care Savings, advanced over concerns about using one-time money for an ongoing program. House Bill 2248 advanced after an amendment redirected annual license fee deposits to the state treasury rather than the Secretary of State’s revolving fund. House Bill 2333 was narrowed to allow use of campaign funds for personal security reimbursements, and House Bill 2365 advanced with some amendments adopted and others rejected as the committee began discussing additional digital equity oversight provisions.
HI
Hawaii 2025 Regular Session
AGR Public Hearing - Fri Mar 7, 2025 @ 10:30 AM HST
Agriculture & Food Systems
Transcript Highlights:
- </c><00:41:34.599><c> secretary</c> 13 hours or more as a school secretary 13 hours or more as a school
- My name is Aishik, a 15-year-old high school student at high school on Oʻahu.
- Dane Wicker, Deputy Director, DBEDT, um… school onahu I'm also going to serve as school onahu I'm also
- </c> years that I have in high school years that I have in high school currently<00:45:44.839><c> when
- to high school, to be with us at this hearing.
Committee:
House Agriculture & Food Systems
MA
Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
Joint Committee on Public Service Jun 21st, 2026 at 01:00 pm
Joint Committee on Public Service
Transcript Highlights:
- Went over to grade and event for vocational high school along with another attorney, Attorney Martin.
- So I followed all the rules that I was given by the board and by the school.
- So I was a driving school instructor. I couldn't handle sitting in the car eight hours a day.
- , school districts, water districts, sewer districts across our Worcester County.
- I've been a teacher at Easton Middle School since 1997. I'm finishing up my 28th year in June.
Committee:
Joint Joint Committee on Public Service
Summary:
The Joint Committee on Public Service held its third hearing of the 194th General Court session, taking testimony on several individual bills and home rule petitions, mostly involving retirement and pension-related relief. The committee chair outlined hearing procedures, including three-minute limits for individuals, ten-minute limits for panels, livestreaming, and the deadline for written testimony. At the end of the hearing, the chair noted that House matters heard that day must be reported by Friday, July 11, 2025, subject to extensions, and the committee adjourned after testimony concluded.
Several witnesses supported bills seeking retirement credit or pension adjustments for public employees. These included H. 2917 for Dedham-Westwood Water District employees seeking pension buy-in credit; H. 2976 for Eileen Mullen to purchase creditable service for teaching in a criminal justice pilot program; H. 2996 for Virginia Cummings, a retired Department of Correction lieutenant seeking greater pension parity; H. 2977 for Wendy Lopieri to buy back part-time community college service; and H. 2989 for Wayne Taylor, who said he was mistakenly credited for fewer years of select board service than he expected. Testimony emphasized long public service, injuries, and what witnesses described as unfair denials or flawed interpretations of retirement law.
The committee also heard testimony on bills involving post-retirement earnings and disability-related relief. Kevin Blanchett testified in opposition to H. 2931, arguing it would improperly reduce money owed to a regional retirement system and its members, while the bill’s sponsor argued the retirement board was seeking an excessive recovery based on law firm gross earnings rather than the individual’s earnings. Jamie Magarian described severe injuries from a 2018 crash and urged favorable action on his bill, with support from the State Police Association. Michael Palmer testified in favor of S. 1841, seeking to extend prior violent-crime retirement income-cap relief to his case after being shot on duty and later finding that even part-time private-sector work exceeded his retirement earnings limit.
TX
Texas 89th 2nd C.S.
Walter Fisher Memorial Jun 11th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- We've got John Sharp, make sure we have good Aggie contingent, representing that school.
- We were sophomores in high school, and it was homecoming week, and we were in charge, along with the
- School was out for the summer, so there weren’t any teachers or school personnel on the grounds.
- It was a typical school playground of that era: no padded ground cover for us.
- They started going steady in junior high, broke up for a while, started dating again in high school.
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Floor Session Apr 30th, 2026
California Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Schools.
- Senate Concurrent Resolution 128 by Senator Perez, relative to High School Voter Education Weeks.
- Senate Concurrent Resolution 128 by Senator Perez, relative to High School Voter Education Weeks.
- Please welcome students from the Brentwood School joining us in the gallery. Thank you for that.
- Please welcome students from the Brentwood School joining us in the gallery. Thank you for that.
Summary:
The Senate convened with a quorum, offered prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance, and then moved through a series of gubernatorial appointments and floor items. The chamber confirmed Dina Eltawasi as Director of Caltrans, Allison Salt Install to the Court Reporters Board, and Olivia May Assumption to the California Commission on Disability Access, and later confirmed William Adams to the California Exposition and State Fair Board. Each appointment was presented by Senator Grove and approved on roll call, with final confirmation votes recorded after calls were lifted.
Several measures were taken up on third reading. SCR 143, by Senator Umberg, honored Hmong and Laotian special guerrilla unit veterans who served with U.S. forces during the secret war in Laos; Senator Archuleta also spoke in support, and the resolution passed unanimously. SR 96, by Senator Cortese, proclaimed April as National County Government Month and highlighted the role of counties and CSAC; it also passed unanimously. SB 1347 clarified that stock albuterol authorization applies to all public schools, including preschools; SB 977 required chain restaurants offering children’s meals to provide at least one healthier option meeting nutrition standards; SB 1234 required fentanyl testing when juvenile dependency drug testing is already ordered; SCR 161 designated May 2026 as Maternal Mental Health Awareness Month; SR 101 updated the Senate Rules Committee membership by replacing Senator Jones with Senator Ochoa Bogh; and SB 1111 addressed liability for unauthorized AI-generated digital replicas. All of these measures were approved, most by unanimous or near-unanimous votes.
The Senate also adopted SCR 128, by Senator Perez, declaring April 13–24, 2026, as High School Voter Education Weeks to encourage civic education and youth participation in elections. The consent calendar was then approved after Senator Cervantes removed SB 1381; the remaining consent items passed 35-0. Throughout the session, members introduced visiting groups, including Hmong and Laotian veterans, CSAC representatives, and students in the gallery. The day concluded with Senator Wiener’s adjournment in memory of disability rights activist Alice Wong, after which the Senate announced its next floor session and recessed.
AR
Transcript Highlights:
- I would like to have the group from Arkansas School for Math, Science, and the Arts please stand.
- I would like to have the group from Arkansas School for Math, Science, and the Arts please stand.
- I would like to have the group from Arkansas School for Math, Science, and the Arts please stand.
- I would like to have the group from Arkansas School for Math, Science, and the Arts please stand.
- This is for them to build a culinary school building facility. They have the money there.
Summary:
The House convened with prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance, established a quorum, and received a Joint Budget Committee report on several bills. The chamber also recognized guests, including state troopers, a doctor of the day, visitors from civic and advocacy groups, and students from the Arkansas School for Math, Science, and the Arts. The House adopted House Resolution 1034, supporting Arkansas poultry producers in the Illinois River watershed and urging good-faith negotiations, by a 97-0 vote. It also adopted House Concurrent Memorial Resolution 1001 honoring Bishop Kenneth Liddell Robinson, Sr., by a 98-0 vote.
The House then considered several amendments to appropriation bills, including changes affecting the Department of Education, public safety, county jail reimbursement language, Agriculture fee waivers, the Drug Task Force, pregnancy help organizations, and tire recycling fees. All of those amendments were adopted without recorded opposition. The chamber then moved through a budget calendar, with leadership explaining that some bills were general appropriations, some were reappropriations for ongoing capital projects, and four were supplemental appropriations.
On final passage, House Bill 1006 passed 87-5; House Bill 1053, the appropriation for the University of Arkansas at Little Rock, failed 71-19; House Bill 1086 passed 96-0; House Bill 1087 passed 81-8; House Bill 1088 passed 97-0; House Bill 1094 passed 96-1; House Bill 1084 passed 96-0; House Bill 1097 passed 75-16; and House Bill 1098 failed 0-85 after Representative Henley spoke against it and said leadership had not responded to questions. The House then adopted a motion to adjourn until 11 a.m. the next day.