Transcript Highlights:

• And so I hope that perhaps you might address that in your comments for the bill. Yes.
• for distribution to schools.
• So thank you for hearing the bill. We hope you can move it out. Thank you very much.
• These meals are the primary source of nutrition for some students, so it's important to maintain high-quality
• produce for them.

Summary: The House Education Committee held public hearings on three bills. House Bill 2142 would replace statutory references to “alternative learning experience” with “remote and hybrid learning.” Committee staff and the prime sponsor said the change is intended to reduce stigma and more accurately describe programs that may be online, hybrid, or site-based. Several members raised concerns that the terminology could unintentionally affect fully in-person programs; the sponsor and a retired principal testified that the bill is meant as a name change and would not materially alter current programs. The bill drew 52 pro, 4 con, and 0 other sign-ins. House Bill 2369 would create a Washington Local Food for Schools program in OSPI to help schools procure and distribute Washington-grown foods through existing USDA food distribution systems. The sponsor and supporters said the bill would reduce logistical barriers for farmers and districts, support local agriculture, and improve the quality and appeal of school meals. Testimony came from school nutrition advocates, farmers, a school superintendent, students, and OSPI, with broad support and discussion of how the program would work through catalogs, ordering windows, and existing warehouses. The bill drew 455 pro, 64 con, and 1 other sign-in. House Bill 2432 would allow school districts and ESDs to sell or grant surplus technology hardware, such as laptops and tablets, directly to public school students and recent graduates at depreciated value, with priority for students with greater need. The sponsor said the goal is to help students transition to work, college, and other postsecondary opportunities. Committee members asked about whether the bill should address assistive devices and whether devices could be reserved for future graduating classes; staff noted existing law already covers transfer of assistive devices for students with disabilities. Testimony from district technology and finance staff supported the bill as a practical way to extend the life of devices and benefit students. The bill drew 57 pro, 5 con, and 0 other sign-ins. At the end of the meeting, the chair announced amendment deadlines for several bills scheduled for executive session later in the week and then adjourned the committee.

Transcript Highlights:

• Thank you for another question. And Mr. Kavanaugh, thank you for that.
• Thank you so much for your service and your desire to continue to serve. I appreciate you for that.
• Thank you for the presentation. Thanks for your endurance and all the transitioning and so forth.
• They really have stepped up in these times, and a lot of them had caseloads that were too high for a
• So, uh, thank you for that.

Committee: Senate Judiciary and Rules

Keywords: 989, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Senate Bill 1191 extends the census date for the California high-cost Fund A and B programs by five years
• high-cost fund programs continue to be necessary for rural communities.
• The California High Cost Fund A makes it possible for us to provide access to telecommunications services
• I support this and hope that you will continue to make telecommunications affordable for Californians
• I want to thank the member for—I don't thank the Senator—for bringing this bill and the sponsors for

Summary: The Assembly Communications and Conveyance Committee met with several bills on the agenda, beginning with SB 739 (Arreguín) on the Clean Miles Standard and Incentive Program for transportation network companies. The author and supporters from Lyft, Uber, and TechNet said the bill would update EV miles traveled and greenhouse gas targets to reflect current market conditions, add flexibility for CARB and the CPUC, and protect drivers from losing platform access while also creating a path for future electrification. Opponents including the American Lung Association, Sierra Club California, and NRDC argued the bill would weaken a program meant to accelerate EV adoption and should retain stronger targets. Members discussed affordability, charging infrastructure, and the need to balance climate goals with feasibility. The committee approved SB 739 as amended and re-referred it to Appropriations, later recording a 9-0 vote when the roll was completed. The committee then heard SB 1190 (Grove), the “Safe Passage for Youth Act,” which would regulate private youth transport services used for out-of-state residential placements. The author and sponsor testimony described abusive practices such as nighttime pickups, blindfolds, restraints, and emotional trauma, and said the bill would require CPUC permitting, TrustLine background checks, training, parental consent, and bans on certain practices. Support came from youth and disability advocates, with no opposition testimony. The bill was moved on a due pass as amended recommendation and later passed 9-0. SB 1191 (Ochoa Bogh) would extend the sunset for California High Cost Fund A and B universal service programs that help provide affordable telephone service in rural and high-cost areas. Supporters from rural telecom companies and industry groups said the funds are essential for maintaining service, 911 access, and emergency communications in remote communities. There was no opposition, and the committee advanced the bill on a due pass recommendation; it later passed 9-0. The consent item, SB 985 (Strickland) on the 911 emergency system, was also approved. Finally, the committee heard SB 1246 (Cortese) on autonomous vehicles and emergency response. The author and supporters from SEIU California and the California Professional Firefighters said the bill would require AV companies to provide incident response, notify local jurisdictions during system failures, ensure U.S.-based remote drivers, and prevent public safety workers from having to manage AV breakdowns. Industry opponents argued the bill intrudes on federal vehicle standards, gives local governments enforcement authority they should not have, and could create overly broad notification and response requirements. Members raised questions about local control, response times, and whether the bill was premature given existing DMV regulations. Despite those concerns, the committee passed SB 1246 on a due pass as amended recommendation, later recording a 7-1 vote. The committee then recessed and returned to complete roll calls before adjourning.

Transcript Highlights:

• So, she's down paging for us this week.
• </c> and even for generations yet to come. and even for generations yet to come.
• We're not ready for that?
• </c> not ready for that? not ready for that? Lady<00:22:53.040><c> from</c><00:22:53.200><c> DeSoto.
• </c> Thank you for reminding us of that. Thank you for reminding us of that.

Keywords: MS House Floor - 24 February, 2026; 2:00 PM, 925, all

Transcript Highlights:

• So, we'd like to tell your name, where you're from, your high school, who you're paging for, and maybe
• I am paging for Senator Fricks and my school that I go to is Alcoll High School.
• I attend Canton High School as a junior and I am paging for Senator Yuck.
• I'm paging for Senator Michael Brooks, and after high, I'm a senior at Edmond Memorial High School.
• I go to Guthrie High School. I'm a senior. I'm paging for Huck Hall.

Bills: HB4440 , HJR1067 , HJR1087 , HB4426 , HB3704 , HB4311 , HB3044 , HB4191 , HB3465 , HB3972 , HB3759 , HB3625 , HB1411 , HB2980 , HB3015 , HB3147 , HB3277 , HB3323 , HB3443 , HB3882 , HB3406 , HB2975 , HB3977 , HB3263 , HB2988 , HB3404 , HB1770

Keywords: Medicaid, low-income adults, healthcare, eligibility restrictions, constitutional amendment, Medicaid expansion, SoonerCare, health coverage, federal matching funds, FMAP, Article XXV-A, state question, special election, Title 63, public assistance, healthcare funding, federal-state match, Medicaid eligibility, Oklahoma Constitution, ad valorem

Transcript Highlights:

• We should, if we're being responsible, if we want to protect care for the disabled, for seniors, for
• We must stand for our values and stand for reproductive health care and for healthy communities.
• This change will remove high-cost GLP-1 products being used for weight loss from the Medi-Cal fee-for-service
• Carol Gonzalez, on behalf of HOPE, Youth United for Political Equality, here to oppose those that came
• So for the services for individuals who qualify for, who are satisfactory immigration status and for

Summary: The Assembly Budget Subcommittee on Health held the first of several hearings on the Governor’s May Revision for health care, with opening remarks focused on the state’s projected $12 billion deficit, looming federal Medicaid changes, and the potential impact on Medi-Cal, public health, reproductive health, and safety-net providers. Several members criticized the proposal as balancing the budget on vulnerable Californians, while others defended the need for cost containment and questioned the administration’s assumptions. The chair set ground rules for respectful, focused questioning and outlined three topics: the Medi-Cal proposals, Proposition 35, and Proposition 56. DHCS Director Michelle Baas presented the May Revision’s Medi-Cal package, saying the department’s budget totals $200.6 billion overall, including $45.2 billion General Fund, and that the proposals are intended to address rising caseloads, pharmacy costs, and managed care spending. She described proposed changes for adults with unsatisfactory immigration status, including a freeze on new full-scope enrollment for those 19 and older, $100 monthly premiums beginning in 2027, elimination of adult dental and long-term care coverage, removal of PPS/RAP payments to FQHCs and rural health clinics for that population, and a pharmacy rebate aggregator. Other proposals included eliminating certain OTC drug classes, removing GLP-1 coverage for weight loss, prior authorization and step therapy changes, reinstating the Medi-Cal asset test, eliminating acupuncture as an optional benefit, allowing utilization management for hospice, raising the managed care minimum medical loss ratio to 90%, reducing PACE capitation rates toward the midpoint of the actuarial range, eliminating the skilled nursing facility workforce and quality incentive program, and suspending the SNF backup power requirement. The LAO said the revised Medi-Cal spending estimate is about $2.5 billion higher than the Governor’s Budget in the budget year, and that the increase appears driven more by higher per-enrollee costs than by caseload alone. The LAO said the budget solutions are concentrated in a few areas, are largely ongoing, and should be considered in light of federal uncertainty, but suggested the Legislature could explore alternatives such as more targeted income thresholds for the undocumented expansion and simpler asset-test rules. Department of Finance officials said the proposals are difficult but necessary to address a third consecutive deficit and rising Medi-Cal costs. Members then pressed the administration on the methodology and impacts of the proposals, especially the enrollment freeze, premiums, asset test, hospice controls, PACE reductions, and the elimination of benefits and provider payments. No votes or formal actions were taken at this hearing.

Transcript Highlights:

• So, mahalo for your time and for the So, mahalo for your time and for the opportunity<00:40:59.600><c
• </c> point for today. point for today.
• </c> for both professional development for for both professional development for teachers<00:49:06.600
• </c> elements for for any legislation. elements for for any legislation.
• So the broadband funding for Hawaii is mostly tailored at providing high-speed internet access to rural

Keywords: 912, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Thank you for watching. Thank you for watching. Thank you for watching. Thank you for watching.
• Thank you for watching. Thank you for watching. Thank you for watching. Thank you for watching.
• Thank you, Madam Speaker and members, and I sure Hope everyone votes for this.
• I sure hope everyone votes for this amendment.
• So, you know, go for it, vote yes on the amendment, but I sure hope we're Voting yes on the bill at the

Transcript Highlights:

• So I do thank the author for this, and I will be supporting, and I hope everyone else does as well.
• You always stand up for our state, for our community, for our children. So I appreciate you.
• again for him.
• And I hope that you'll repent for that if you're guilty of... Taken for granted.
• And I hope that you'll repent for that, if you're guilty of that. But I just want to say thank you.

Summary: The Assembly convened, established a quorum, and opened with prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance before moving through the daily file. Several measures were taken up and passed, including bills on county jail accountability (AB 2257), claims against public agencies (AB 2529), affordable housing management metrics (AB 2689), digital wellness instruction in schools (AB 2071), pedestrian and bicycle safety project streamlining (AB 1976), manufactured home transport permits (AB 2012), a Surplus Land Act amendment tied to an Inland Empire soccer project (AB 2139), a Monterey Bay stewardship authority (AB 1548), online electrician licensing (AB 1707), a Caltrans study of navigation apps’ traffic impacts (AB 2105), coastal resiliency permitting reforms (AB 2051), downtown housing streamlining and financing (AB 2074), Cal Fire compensation (AB 2129), emergency care authority for Del Puerto Health Care District (AB 2282), charter school facilities hardship relief (AB 2316), theft by a peace officer under color of authority as serious misconduct (AB 2337), an Asian American and Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander-serving institution designation (AB 2374), energy and cannabis support bills (AB 2464, AB 2537), and a suicide prevention plan requirement for treatment facilities (AB 2562). Most of these measures passed with broad bipartisan margins, and several were described as support bills with no opposition. The floor also debated a major criminal justice measure, AB 2727, which would raise the threshold for elderly parole eligibility for people serving sentences for violent sex offenses and add screening safeguards. Supporters from both parties emphasized child protection, survivor trauma, and specific local cases involving offenders who had become eligible for release; the bill passed 66-0. Another significant debate centered on AB 1958, which would clarify procedures under the California Racial Justice Act by refining how disparity claims are established and rebutted; the author said he would take Senate amendments to address concerns from district attorneys. The Assembly also considered AB 2313, a gas-to-electric transition bill allowing customers with planned service line replacements to opt out of gas service and use funds to electrify their homes. Members raised concerns about cost shifts and equity, and the author responded that the bill includes no-cost-shift language, larger credits for disadvantaged communities, and would not proceed if the math does not work; it passed 41-21. The final major item was AB 1709, a high-profile social media safety bill creating a minimum age of 16 for accounts on platforms using addictive features and establishing an e-safety commission. The author and many supporters from both parties framed the bill as a response to youth mental health harms, addictive design, and the need for age-based safeguards, while some members raised concerns about impacts on LGBTQ youth and other isolated young people who rely on online spaces. Supporters said the bill targets addictive design rather than speech and is intended to preserve safe online connection while limiting harmful features. The measure drew extensive bipartisan support and was still under debate at the end of the transcript.

Transcript Highlights:

• CS for CS SB 162 and CS for CSSB 1634 by Senator Gaetz.
• for.
• For many of those years, I have served as a school resource officer at our local high school.
• We've advocated for it for years.
• Both property insurance and automobile insurance rates are way too high for our residents.

Committee: Senate Fiscal Policy

Keywords: 999, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• So happy to for for some period of time.
• That's my hope. Uh, I share that hope.
• </c> standard for um for state aid projects. standard for um for state aid projects.
• We're also hopeful that this committee will consider including funding for a new State Patrol headquarters
• So, we hope that we see you out there. for the investments in public safety and for the investments in

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Heart's prepared for Your return.
• We thank You for this week and for the sacrifice You gave on the cross to save us from our sins.
• I'm a junior at McAllister High School, and I am paging for the mysterious Senator Hamilton.
• My name is Delaney Gibson and I'm a senior at Inola High School. I'm paging for Senator McIntosh.
• Thank you for joining us today. Mr. Leader, thank you, Mr. President. I yield for announcements.

Bills: SR34

Keywords: recognition, Harvey Pratt, forensic art, legacy, public service, 914, all

Transcript Highlights:

• But, with these incentives or... lands for multiple use. Our hope is over lands for multiple use.
• I have a son who is in high school, and we've had this house in Boulder for a long while, and he just
• </c> for the future. for the future.
• applying for those dollars for?
• Um but our hope is is we're for that.

Committee: Joint Select Federal Natural Resource Management Committee

Keywords: 916, all

Transcript Highlights:

• high prices.
• High-cost claims have surged over the past years, and if these high-cost claims become too high, an insurer
• High deductibles will lower premiums, but they do increase the out-of-pocket expenses for enrollees.
• There are different rules for Medicare and for Medicaid and for self-funded employers.
• Like, if you look at Austin for several procedures, it is the high-cost outlier, while Dallas-Fort Worth

Committee: House Health Care Affordability, Select

Keywords: 1184, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Rosenthal made earlier as well, that if AI is being used for hiring, for monitoring, for evaluating the
• Rosenthal made earlier as well, that if AI is being used for hiring, for monitoring, for evaluating the
• Rosenthal made earlier as well, that if AI is being used for hiring, for monitoring, for evaluating the
• Rosenthal made earlier as well, that if AI is being used for hiring, for monitoring, for evaluating the
• AI is being used for hiring, for monitoring, for evaluating the individual on a regular basis, then the

Committee: Senate Labor

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Um, and so I just want to thank you for bringing this bill, and I hope we can move this forward because
• Um, and so I just want to thank you for bringing this bill, and I hope we can move this forward because
• Um, and so I just want to thank you for bringing this bill, and I hope we can move this forward because
• Um, and so I just want to thank you for bringing this bill, and I hope we can move this forward because
• ><c> note</c> hope so we are waiting for a fiscal note hope so we are waiting for a fiscal note and<01

Committee: Senate Health and Human Services

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Kiana is a senior at Prattville High School and paging for Senator Chambliss.
• And again, I just truly hope that next session we're going to do just that. for things.
• </c> and pay for it for 4 years. and pay for it for 4 years.
• them through high school, and then we're going to turn around and pay for them to go all the way through
• </c> you do it for one they do it for all? you do it for one they do it for all?

Keywords: 920, all

Summary: The Alabama Senate convened with prayer, the pledge, and a quorum present, then quickly handled routine business including excusing absent senators, adopting the prior journal, and recognizing several guests in the gallery. The chamber also paused to honor Dr. Mark Sullivan, superintendent of Birmingham City Schools, with a Senate resolution commending him as the Alabama Education Association’s 2025-26 outstanding superintendent of the year. Senator Smitherman and Dr. Sullivan both spoke, with Sullivan highlighting Birmingham’s academic gains, reduced failing schools, and lower chronic absenteeism. The Senate then processed a series of House messages and confirmations. It concurred in SB 288 on agriculture authorities and SB 317 on the Alabama Commission on the Evaluation of Services, but non-concurred and sent SB 174 on natural resources and SB 32 on solid waste collection fees to conference. The chamber confirmed numerous appointments, including Rex Jones, William Donahue, Jim Massey, Jason Windham, Alexander Atwater, Charles Dean, Steve McKinnon, Bonnie Temple, Shaniqua Johnson-Enam, Dwayne Jenkins, Troy Skipworth, Gloria Watts, Tracy Doughty, Kevin Ball, Joe D. Briggs, Josh Bryant, Dylan Turk, David R. Pruitt III, and Carol Smitherman, with most confirmations passing on near-unanimous rolls. Committee reports advanced several House bills, including favorable reports on HB 224, 591, 614, 609, 444, 248, 611, 622, 92, and 556, with HB 248 amended. The Senate also adopted a resolution honoring the University of Alabama women’s wheelchair basketball team for winning the 2026 national championship, and another resolution recognizing the seriousness of the national debt and urging Congress to establish regular budget order. A resolution honoring retired Brigadier General Vandiver H. Carter as the 2026 Marion Military Institute Alumnus of the Year and a resolution commending John R. Cooper were also adopted. In local legislation, the Senate passed HB 635 for Choctaw County, HB 639 for Escambia County, SB 10 for Tuscaloosa County, HB 315 for class one municipalities after adopting a committee substitute and a friendly amendment, and HB 404 for class one municipalities. Finally, the Committee on Rules reported and the Senate adopted a special order calendar for the next legislative day, listing a wide range of bills for priority consideration, including measures on solar power facilities, homestead exemptions, education, guardianships, tax increment districts, legal tender, college tuition, crime victims compensation, motor vehicles, entertainment industry issues, campus chaplains, tax abatements, alcoholic beverage producers, data privacy, constables, insurance, municipal audits, income tax, public high schools, taxation, state health planning, and University of Alabama matters.

Transcript Highlights:

• </c> paint to use for painting a shed or for paint to use for painting a shed or for some<00:34:48.960
• for this for this terms of the cash flow for this for this program<00:52:29.720><c> on</c><00:52:29.880
• waste</c> days for for household hazardous waste days for for household hazardous waste the<01:17:46.360
• the most uh uh high volume day for<01:18:19.840><c> disposal</c><01:18:20.320><c> of</c><01:18:20.520
• Anyway, I hope that answers your question about what is written on the package for disclosures. 20 years

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The committee held a public hearing on House Bill 451, which would create a postconsumer paint stewardship program in New Hampshire. Prime sponsor Representative Karen Ebel described the bill as a bipartisan, broadly supported model based on PaintCare programs used in other states. She said consumers and businesses could drop off leftover paint at participating retailers or municipal household hazardous waste sites, with the paint then collected and recycled by the stewardship organization. She emphasized that the program is intended to reduce landfill disposal, improper dumping, and contamination of groundwater and soil, while also helping municipalities save on hazardous waste handling costs. Members asked several questions about how the program would work and how it would be funded. Ebel explained that the program would be financed by a small fee charged at the point of sale on paint products, not a general sales tax, and that retailers could either list it separately or roll it into the price. She said the fee would cover the Department of Environmental Services’ administrative costs, which were described as minimal, and that the program’s structure was developed with DES and industry input. Questions also addressed whether cans would be recycled and how collected paint would be processed; Ebel said the ACA and PaintCare representatives could provide more detail, but that the paint and containers would be handled through recycling or other approved disposal methods rather than landfilled. Representative Judy Aron, a co-sponsor and chair of the House Environment and Agriculture Committee, testified in support, saying the bill had been developed over several years with stakeholders and would keep toxic paint out of landfills while saving municipalities and taxpayers money. Representative Peter Bixby, the ranking member of Environment and Agriculture, also supported the bill, saying his committee had heard it many times and that it had strong bipartisan enthusiasm. No vote was taken during the hearing.

Transcript Highlights:

• ><c> the</c> schools for taxpayers and for the schools for taxpayers and for the environment<00:20:13.720
• for our solar for program office office for our solar for schools<00:26:30.200><c> we're</c><00:26:30.360
• </c> thank you again for the time for your thank you again for the time for your time<00:47:10.040><c
• </c> to all of you for being here today for to all of you for being here today for that<00:50:31.000>
• Representative Mahamoud: Uh, thank you guys for your time. Um, and I hope you support the bill.

Bills: HF1013 , HF1598 , HF1656 , HF2162

Committee: House Energy Finance and Policy

Keywords: energy, economic development, funding, renewable resources, Clean Energy Economy Minnesota, air ventilation, geothermal, school financing, Minnesota Climate Innovative Finance Authority, geothermal energy, renewable energy, construction funding, Como Zoo, energy efficiency, HF2162, Minnesota, planning grants, renewable development account, clean energy, Department of Commerce

Transcript Highlights:

• <c> support</c><00:22:03.840><c> for</c><00:22:04.720><c> uh</c> asking for uh core support for uh asking
• It gets increasingly difficult. funded, we've been able for the for the funded, we've been able for the
• I'm from Ukraine, and I think it's really important for me to speak up for you, for my people who are
• I'm from Ukraine, and I think it's really important for me to speak up for you, for my people who are
• </c><00:57:44.640><c> for</c> that there was a great need for for that there was a great need for for

Committee: House Education

Keywords: 910, house, all

Summary: The House Committee on Higher Education met on February 4 and began with announcements about committee protocol, including posting hearing notices and testimony earlier than required and using written HD1 drafts for more complex amendments. The chair also noted the new AV system and asked speakers to be clear because the microphones are sensitive. The committee then took up several University of Hawaiʻi-related measures, with most testimony coming from UH officials, state agencies, and advocacy groups, and no votes were taken in the portion provided. HB 1596, relating to student basic needs support at the University of Hawaiʻi, drew support from UH, the Oʻahu Youth Action Board, and an individual. UH said it stood on its written testimony and could answer questions. HB 1597, relating to Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias research, received support from UH/JABSOM, the Alzheimer’s Association, the Hawaii Medical Association, and others; the Attorney General’s Office offered a procedural reminder about statewide concern. HB 1970, funding the University of Hawaiʻi Cancer Center and the Hawaii Tumor Registry, was supported by UH, the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network, the Hawaii Medical Association, and others, with testimony emphasizing the registry’s role in cancer surveillance, prevention, and federal funding. The committee also heard HB 1598, creating a Hawaii Climate Institute. UH testified in support, citing worsening drought, heat, sea level rise, and extreme weather, and said the institute would hire climate modelers and faculty across several schools. Members questioned funding, and UH said it would seek state startup money, possible green-fee support, and federal grants, noting recent federal cuts and the need for permanent positions. HB 1989, on water retention, was supported by UH as a study to slow runoff and improve aquifer recharge. HB 1951, on biosecurity, drew support from UH, DLNR, the Hawaii Farm Bureau, students, and other organizations; testimony stressed invasive species threats, the need for biocontrol research and containment capacity, and possible sites for a statewide facility. HB 1952, funding agricultural research station improvements on Kauaʻi, was supported by UH, the Farm Bureau, and others, with testimony noting aging facilities and the need to modernize stations across the islands. Finally, HB 2005, relating to language access, received UH support, with a UH representative noting that credit programs may fit best in a credit-bearing academic program and that Outreach College could be an option for noncredit programs.