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NM
New Mexico 2026 Regular Session
Senate Chamber Jan 29th, 2026 at 11:10 am
New Mexico Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Again, Madam President, STEM, art, and literacy courses.
- and literacy.
- years of instructional literacy.
- It takes time to learn structured literacy.
- do with structured literacy.
NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
House Judiciary (02/05/2025)
Transcript Highlights:
- Seeing none, thank you. digital literacy education in schools or digital literacy education in schools
- There's not AI doing things.
- There's not AI doing things.
- </c> a data mining component there's not AI a data mining component there's not AI doing<02:37:00.760
- </c> doing things you're correct there is AI doing things you're correct there is AI on<02:37:03.000>
Summary:
The committee heard testimony on House Bill 232, which would protect health care workers’ conscience rights in connection with certain procedures, especially abortion and sterilization, and also referenced contraception. The prime sponsor, Rep. Mark Pearson, said the bill is meant to prevent medical professionals from being forced to participate in procedures that violate their beliefs, while still prohibiting discrimination against patients based on protected characteristics. He said the measure was intended to help retain health care workers in New Hampshire and noted he had added an amendment to address concerns about people taking jobs only to later refuse duties, as well as emergency situations where a provider is the only one available.
Committee members raised concerns about how broadly the bill and amendment were written. Questions focused on whether the protections could apply to non-physician staff such as schedulers, receptionists, or pharmacy employees; whether a provider could refuse to schedule, refer, or otherwise assist with services; and how “emergency” would be determined in practice. Several members also questioned whether the bill could affect access to contraception, including pharmacy sales and procedures such as tubal ligation, and whether the language was clear enough to prevent confusion or unintended refusals of care. Pearson said the bill was not intended to allow refusal of emergency care or general patient discrimination, and he acknowledged some language could be tweaked.
Rep. Paige Boerman, a maternal-child health nurse, testified in opposition, saying she had seen pharmacists question prescriptions related to miscarriage care and that the bill could create barriers to contraception and other reproductive health services. She warned that the lack of a disclosure requirement and the broad definitions could create risks, especially in rural areas with limited providers. She also pointed to problems she said had occurred in other states, arguing the bill could lead to delayed care in emergencies. The hearing ended after questions and discussion; no vote or final action was taken in the portion provided.
MA
Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
Joint Committee on State Administration and Regulatory Oversight Jun 21st, 2026 at 10:00 am
Joint Committee on State Administration and Regulatory Oversight
Transcript Highlights:
- Every week, I lead health literacy workshops for immigrant, refugee, and older adult communities, many
- So I guess specifically, like AI or Google Translate, is that something—obviously, when you have such
- I also like to point out, I know someone here when this happened about the limitations of AI and technology
Summary:
The Joint Committee on State Administration and Regulatory Oversight heard testimony on several bills. Senator Mike Moore supported S. 2185, which would delay implementation of the heavy-duty omnibus/advanced clean truck requirements while requiring the Commonwealth to purchase or lease electric medium- and heavy-duty vehicles starting in 2025; he argued the delay is needed because infrastructure, grid capacity, vehicle availability, and costs are not yet ready. The committee also heard strong support for S. 2156/H. 3318, which would require free menstrual products in public buildings, with advocates and students describing period poverty and the need to treat menstrual products like other basic restroom supplies. Senator John Keenan testified for S. 2158, a bill to let municipal light plants protect proprietary and competitively sensitive information from public disclosure while keeping board meetings and minutes open, saying it would help level the playing field against larger competitors.
A major portion of the hearing focused on S. 2125/H. 3384, the language access and inclusion bill. Testimony from the AAPI Commission, Mass Speaks coalition members, Mass Appleseed, MLRI, ATASK, MAPC, the Boston Bar Association, Mass Advocates for Children, and others described barriers faced by limited-English-proficient residents in accessing MassHealth, DCF, courts, domestic violence services, schools, and other state services. Witnesses cited untranslated documents, inadequate interpretation, delays, and the burden placed on bilingual staff and children; several also pointed to recent federal moves toward English-only policy as making state action more urgent. Committee members asked questions about implementation, interpreter availability, and the role of technology and remote participation, and the chair noted the bill had been reported favorably in a prior session and intended to be again.
The committee also heard testimony on time-zone legislation. Dr. Karin Johnson, representing sleep medicine interests, supported H. 3405 for permanent standard time and opposed S. 2157 for permanent daylight saving time, arguing that standard time better aligns with circadian rhythms and health, while permanent daylight saving time would worsen morning darkness and sleep disruption. Members questioned the strength of the scientific evidence and discussed school start times, geography, and whether Massachusetts should align with neighboring states. No votes were taken during the hearing, and testimony continued on additional bills as the session progressed.
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Budget Subcommittee No. 3 on Education Finance May 5th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- at different points across their lifetime, and we see this so dramatically now with the adoption of AI
- at different points across their lifetime, and we see this so dramatically now with the adoption of AI
- Another one on Section 117 of Chapter 48, Statutes of 2023, on the literacy roadmap encumbrance.
LA
Louisiana 2026 Regular Session
House and Governmental Affairs Mar 24th, 2026
House and Governmental Affairs
Transcript Highlights:
- you know, if we wanted to keep it at 50, but amended that that money would have to go to support literacy
- I think I was kind of curious, just thinking through the idea of using AI.
- I think I was kind of curious, just thinking through the idea of using AI.
Committee:
House House and Governmental Affairs
Summary:
The committee took up several House bills dealing mainly with ethics, elections, and legislative procedure. HB 858 by Rep. Riser, creating a public records exception for GPS data on wildlife and aquatic life held by the Department of Wildlife and Fisheries, was reported favorably without objection. HB 661, which expands existing nepotism exceptions to allow school board members and superintendents to hire immediate family members as paraprofessionals and janitors, drew support from members concerned about staffing shortages in schools; the Ethics Administrator noted the board’s concern that repeated exceptions erode the nepotism rules, but the bill was still reported favorably without objection. HB 359, a cleanup bill on the death of a non-major-party primary candidate, was also reported favorably without objection. HB 258, which clarifies that volunteer firefighters are not subject to dual office-holding restrictions and allows retired judges to serve on certain boards while still being available for ad hoc judicial service, passed on an 8-4 roll call vote.
Rep. Newell’s HB 705, which would strengthen contempt of the legislature penalties and add provisions addressing disorderly conduct and interference with legislative proceedings, generated the most debate. Members raised concerns about the proposed jump in fines from $1,000 to $50,000, due process, and the breadth of language that could be read to cover ordinary advocacy or passionate testimony. After discussion, the author agreed the bill needed more work, and it was voluntarily deferred in committee.
The committee also heard HB 177, allowing retired court reporters to return on a contractual basis to address shortages, which was amended and then reported favorably without objection. HB 238, which would remove a waiting period and population-based restriction for former school board members or certified psychologists to return to work in school districts, prompted a lengthy debate about the judiciary and per diem rules because of related ethics concerns raised in the discussion; the author ultimately asked to voluntarily defer the bill, and the committee agreed. Finally, HB 398, which would cap lodging, meal, and incidental expense reimbursements for state officials and employees at GSA rates and limit emergency exceptions, drew sharp opposition from several members and a retired judge who argued the current judicial per diem is reasonable and tied to safety and travel needs. The author said he would work on amendments and voluntarily deferred HB 398. The committee then began discussion of HB 752, which would move the timing of regular legislative sessions into joint rule and change the session start/end dates, with the author explaining it was intended to give the Legislature more flexibility without needing constitutional amendments.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- She was fired from her job and even after this was proven to be fake prior to AI images.
- That's whether it's AI, that's whether it's real, that's whether they were distributed. voluntarily or
- As their clinical counseling for recovery from trauma, financial literacy classes, certificate and other
Bills:
SB604 , SB843 , SB1636 , SB2395 , SB571 , SB1224 , SB1832 , SB2392 , SB747 , SB2623 , SB2624 , SB2185
Committees:
Senate Education , Senate Education K-16
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Education policy panel hears HF6 1/22/25
Minnesota House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Throughout the bill, we make it clear that literacy is learning, that local control is innovation, and
- We all have heard that we have a shared goal and a shared priority of literacy.
- We all have heard that we have a shared goal and a shared priority of literacy.
- We all have heard that we have a shared goal and a shared priority of literacy.
- Let me just be blunt: literacy is learning. This isn't a partisan issue.
KY
Kentucky 2026 Regular Session
Senate Standing Committee on Families and Children.(2-24-26)
Families & Children
Transcript Highlights:
- We are full state closing literacy gaps.
- </c> resources to creating early literacy resources to creating early literacy opportunities<00:10:00.080
- Literacy is such an issue for people who are incarcerated.
- Literacy is such an issue for people who are incarcerated.
- And it's just so important that we start emphasizing literacy and reading.
Committee:
Senate Families & Children
KY
Transcript Highlights:
- </c> transition to early literacy outcomes. transition to early literacy outcomes.
- literacy investment into educator literacy investment into educator learning,<01:41:33.679><c> shared
- </c> literacy coaching model. literacy coaching model.
- So that that shift is literacy.
- </c> to address adolescent literacy needs. to address adolescent literacy needs.
Committee:
Joint Education
WY
Wyoming 2026 Regular Session
House Floor Session-Day 10, February 20, 2026-PM
Wyoming House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- to the last speaker, and I don't know if you guys have done this, but you should do it sometime: ask AI
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Floor Session May 26th, 2026
California House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Seventy-two percent of teens have used AI chatbots; half are regular users.
- With that, I respectfully ask for your aye vote. generative AI becomes a part of their job.
- Empowered Initiative. ...held an information hearing to review the CSU's AI Empowered Initiative.
- This bill ensures that our students, staff, and faculty know how to use an AI product and are aware of
- usage ...privacy policies associated with that AI product are strictly followed.
NM
Transcript Highlights:
- In education, we're making targeted investments to further improve graduation rates, literacy, and math
- million to sustain and expand our out-of-school time programming. $14.6 million over three years for literacy
- If you picture the letter J, we are at the start of the bottom of the J on AI and technology.
Summary:
The Senate convened with a quorum, prayers and pledges, and several procedural announcements, including permission for cameras, a relaxed dress code for guests, and excusing a few senators. Members also recognized numerous guests and honorary lieutenant governors, and discussed a planned bolo tie contest tied to New Mexico tradition and state history. The chamber then moved to business, including the confirmation of Anna Silva as Secretary of the General Services Department.
The confirmation drew broad support from senators on both sides, who praised Silva’s long career in state government, her management experience, and her work on major projects such as the executive office building, procurement reforms, and facilities management. After debate, the Senate voted unanimously to confirm her appointment. Silva’s family and guests were recognized from the floor after the vote.
The Senate then took up House Bill 2 and 3, the state budget. Senator Muñoz presented the Senate Finance version as a balanced budget with about $11.1 billion in spending, 27% reserves, recurring investments in health care, early childhood, public safety, education, roads, housing, and economic development, and targeted nonrecurring spending for items such as water, universities, and innovation sectors. Supporters emphasized affordability, teacher health insurance parity, medical residency funding, rural and community investments, and public safety funding. Critics raised concerns about the size of the budget, the late availability and complexity of the bill, the removal of a proposed 1% pay raise for state employees, and whether spending priorities and education dollars were being allocated effectively. No final vote on the budget was shown in the transcript excerpt.
AZ
Transcript Highlights:
- currently what we do is current policy indicates that a child 14 or up will start receiving financial literacy
- I just would note that people are, as DCS mentioned, there’s someone already providing financial literacy
- on the care when a patient presents in the care facility, managing their data and better applying ...AI
Bills:
HB2180 , HB2184 , HB2188 , HB2194 , HB2206 , HB2321 , HB2322 , HB2438 , HB2442 , HB2448 , HB2727 , HB2797
Committees:
House Health & Human Services , House House Health & Human Services Committee of Reference
Keywords:
appropriation, funding, University of Arizona, education, state budget, fetal death, funeral homes, informed consent, abortion, women's rights, medical assistance, emotional support, language acquisition, early intervention, hearing impairment, grant program, deaf education, health care, insurance claims, prior authorization
ND
North Dakota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Education Committee Apr 1st, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- professional development pieces as necessary, things like statements in your syllabus about the use of AI
- Literacy, there we go. Thanks, Dan. Good. Perfect.
- And they have also rolled out, or together we have an annual literacy summit to continue the messaging
- Coursework for administrators is specific to literacy leadership in your building and how that differs
- They've provided pathways to structured literacy and online coursework.
Summary:
The committee met to hear presentations on dual credit programs from North Dakota higher education leaders, a school superintendent, and teachers. Valley City State University described its dual credit model, emphasizing quality control through annual teacher training, syllabus and outcomes alignment, faculty qualification review, school visits, and pathways aimed at the College Studies Certificate. Members asked about teacher employment, course scheduling, revenue, scholarships, and whether a centralized model might improve efficiency; VCSU said most instructors are K-12 employees, online offerings are still small, and centralization could weaken local relationships and choice. Lake Region State College similarly stressed access and partnerships, noting about half of its headcount is still in high school, with both online and face-to-face dual credit options, district reimbursement arrangements, and support for rural schools. Lake Region also said dual credit helps students who might not otherwise see themselves as college-bound, but reduced tuition can still be a barrier for some families.
Fargo Public Schools reported continued growth in dual credit, with 50 courses offered in partnership with several NDUS institutions and a 12.61% increase in participation. The superintendent highlighted a growing education pathway, including students completing Introduction to Education and field experience, and said the district is exploring a grow-your-own teacher pipeline. He also raised concerns about inconsistent institutional processes, teacher credentialing requirements, and transfer clarity, arguing for more aligned statewide systems. In response to questions, he said AP and dual credit can coexist, with AP often better for highly selective out-of-state colleges and dual credit better for students targeting North Dakota institutions, and he described some use of Arizona State online courses in earlier rural partnerships but said Fargo is focused on local institutions.
Two teachers then testified on the classroom perspective. A West Fargo anatomy and physiology teacher said dual credit has expanded access, lowered costs, and prepared students well, but agreed that foundational science courses may be more effective when taken later in high school to reduce knowledge loss before college. A Drake-Anamoose English teacher, who has taught dual credit for more than 20 years, said the program has supported many students who went on to a wide range of careers and emphasized that small rural schools rely on dual credit to provide opportunities they otherwise could not offer. No formal votes or actions were taken in the portion of the meeting provided.
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- I think both Reading Corps and Math Corps are excellent programs, and focusing on literacy and math is
- I'm Rachel Berger, representing the Dyslexia and Literacy Coalition today.
- Our former approach to literacy instruction, known as balanced literacy, did not train educators to collect
- The newly hired literacy data specialist, Dr.
- Coalition. the Literacy Coalition.
Committee:
House Education Policy
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- </c><00:03:07.200><c> and</c> programs and focusing on literacy and programs and focusing on literacy
- Our former approach to literacy instruction, known as balanced literacy, was not effective.
- ><c> as</c><01:13:43.199><c> balanced</c> literacy instruction known as balanced literacy instruction
- We are literacy to science reading.
- </c> hired literacy data specialist Dr. Dr. hired literacy data specialist Dr. Dr.
Committee:
House Education Policy
MO
Missouri 2026 Regular Session
Elementary and Secondary Education Jan 28th, 2026 at 12:00 pm
Elementary and Secondary Education
Transcript Highlights:
- in literacy coaches.
- I'm not our literacy specialist. We wanted to have Dr.
- And so my kids participated in those literacy nights.
- And so my kids participated in those literacy nights.
- I am the coordinator of literacy for DESE.
Committee:
House Elementary and Secondary Education
Summary:
The committee heard House Bill 2710, which would require the State Board of Education to create a simple A-through-F report card for every public school, charter school, and district, based on academic achievement, growth, and college/career readiness measures. Sponsor Rep. Dane Deal said the bill is intended to improve transparency for parents, keep the current testing system intact, and create a reward program for high-performing schools. Committee members raised concerns about the bill’s “moving target” provisions, the constitutionality and administration of performance bonuses, whether the grading system would oversimplify school quality, and how poverty, school size, and other demographics would be accounted for. Deal said he was open to revising timelines, bonus language, and other details with DESE and the committee.
Supporters included a Louisiana education board member, who said Louisiana’s A-through-F system helped make school performance more understandable to families and was associated with major gains in NAEP rankings and reductions in the share of D/F schools. A researcher from the University of Missouri explained the state’s growth model and said growth measures are statistically designed to compare students to similar peers and are publicly available through DESE. Parent and advocacy witnesses from Missouri said families want a clear, digestible rating and that growth should be emphasized. They argued the bill would help parents make decisions and hold schools accountable. Some supporters also said the bill should be refined to ensure the letter grade is prominent and to better explain the underlying metrics.
Opponents, including the Missouri State Teachers Association and other witnesses, argued that a single letter grade would oversimplify school performance, ignore factors such as poverty and staffing shortages, and create a punitive “moving target” by raising standards automatically as schools improve. They warned it could narrow curriculum, increase burnout, and lead to more administrative burden and possible litigation. Several witnesses said parents need a broader dashboard of information rather than one grade, and some questioned whether the system would fairly compare schools with very different student populations. No vote was taken on the bill during the hearing.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- She reveals... 30 years of radical change in the integrity of children's books, the impact of literacy
- Right, there was a school district in Indiana that did use an AI platform to go through their entire
- Books, hindering their learning and literacy needs.
- Its enthusiasm for reading is something we want to foster, especially given Texas' literacy rates.
- It fuels the literacy which is foundational for comprehension, critical thinking, learning, and academic
Bills:
SB 13 , SB 27 , SB 57 , HB1325 , HB1655 , HB3312 , HB5526 , SB13 , SB57 , SB207 , HB441 , HB591 , HB5019 , SB27 , SB843
Committee:
House Public Education
Keywords:
lobbying, public funds, political subdivision, local government, county association, municipal lobbying, registered lobbyist, Texas Legislature, taxpayer lawsuit, injunctive relief, attorney's fees, government finance, county dues, state association of counties, sheriffs association, law enforcement officers, legislative advocacy, bill tracking, legislative alerts, Government Code Chapter 556
OK
Transcript Highlights:
- So in my first year, we passed a three-year pilot program for literacy coaches.
- Math has a unique challenge that literacy doesn't.
- Math has a unique challenge that literacy doesn't.
- It's the literacy instructional team that resides at the State Department of Education.
- It's about a dozen literacy coaches.
Bills:
SB1726 , SB1236 , SB1633 , SB1413 , SB1317 , SB1360 , SB1342 , SB1477 , SB1189 , SB1546 , SB1524 , SB1338 , SB1193 , SB1812 , SB1617
Committee:
Senate Education
Summary:
The Senate Education Committee heard and advanced a large slate of education bills. Early measures included SB 1726, requiring formal training for university teaching assistants before they teach classes and evaluate students, with emphasis on First Amendment rights; SB 1236, creating an Administrative Report Consolidation Act to reduce duplicative reporting by schools and agencies; SB 1633, codifying existing higher education residency tuition practices; SB 1413, requiring notice to parents when a teacher is emergency certified and limiting adjunct teachers to 270 clock hours per semester; SB 1317, allowing career teacher status to be portable across districts with local board approval; and SB 1360, expanding the state’s math initiative by restoring instructional coaches and creating a math office at the State Department of Education. Most of these bills passed on favorable votes, with SB 1413 drawing some concern over teacher shortages and the adjunct-hour cap, but still passing.
NM
New Mexico 2025 Regular Session
IC - Water and Natural Resources Sep 11th, 2025
Water & Natural Resources Committee
Transcript Highlights:
- The utility ownership of solar and storage can help reduce the lifetime costs, but the literacy rules
- I'll give you an example I think the other thing, stepping back again, is they're also going to be AI
- The AI Again, the cameras with weather stations, we also have software integrated into this so we can
- Are you also looking or using AI, and this is for everybody, and the AI tools for the heat waves, storms
- If AI gets better, microgrid controls get better.
Committee:
House Water & Natural Resources Committee