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AR
Transcript Highlights:
- It is unacceptable to punish students for an administrative oversight made by educators who are working
- Preventing students from attending due to an application error undermines that purpose of the program
- These students deserve the same opportunity to grow and learn that we had.
- majority of our colleagues would do the same to ensure that this opportunity is there for those students
- And if there is Students is something that I think we need to take into account.
Committee:
All HOUSE MANAGEMENT
Summary:
House Management took up a series of House resolutions, mostly honoring Arkansas schools, teams, and individuals. Resolutions passed recognizing April as Child Abuse Prevention Month and commending CASA programs, the Mountain Home Bombers’ 2025 boys and girls 5A cross-country championships, a corrected resolution for a girls’ championship team roster, Mount St. Mary Academy’s 6A girls golf title, Central Arkansas Christian High School Choir, a local candy shop for state and national awards, Joe T. Robinson’s 5A football championship and 1–4A swim and dive title, Arkansas Tech University Golden Suns coach Dave Wilbers and the Golden Suns cross-country team, and North Rock’s girls basketball championship. One resolution honoring the Passion Play was pulled from the agenda and moved to regular session.
The main substantive discussion centered on House Resolution 1052, which urged support for Arkansas Girls’ State applicants who missed a school deadline because of counselor or administrative error. Sponsors and supporters said roughly 150 girls statewide were affected, that the deadline fell during spring break, and that the American Legion Auxiliary had previously extended deadlines but declined to do so this year. They argued the girls had met the requirements, that the issue was caused by adults, and that the program is a once-in-a-lifetime civic opportunity. They also said they had contacted the board, offered help with space, funding, and volunteers, and received no willingness to change course.
Committee members asked about the impact on students, including families with both a son and daughter where only the boy was being allowed to participate, and about whether the message to girls was fair. Supporters said the situation teaches civic engagement, grace, and advocacy, but that it also sends a harmful message if girls are denied because of adult mistakes while boys are still being accepted. After discussion, the committee voted to pass the resolution, and the meeting adjourned.
HI
Hawaii 2026 Regular Session
House Chamber - Tue Mar 24, 2026, 12:00PM HST - Day 33
Hawaii House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- And next to them are students from Students for Life here in Hawaii.
- introduced, but I would like to acknowledge her again if she could please stand, the former Dean of Students
- State House. >> [applause] Representative Elkoussi: Madam Speaker, I want to introduce again the Students
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Bills:
HR207 , SB2595 , SB3199 , SB3132 , SB2591 , SB2089 , SB2108 , SB2970 , SB2530 , SB2442 , SB3076 , SB2532 , SB2721 , SB2055 , SB2312 , SB2152 , SB2438 , SB2982 , SB2528 , SB2919 , SB2446 , SB2315 , SB2544 , SB2060 , SB2069 , SB3011 , SB2342 , SB2075 , SB2578 , SB2580 , SB2835 , SB3084 , SB3322 , SB3053 , SB888 , SB709
Keywords:
Dr. David Lassner, higher education, community engagement, university leadership, innovation, Hawaii education system, agribusiness, leasing, agriculture, Hawaii, food innovation, Department of Education, mental health, emerging therapies, psychedelic treatment, task force, clinical trials, trauma recovery, MDMA, psilocybin
MA
Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
Formal House Session 25 Mar 18th, 2026
Massachusetts House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Crighton for legislation to update Massachusetts student transportation to the Committee on the Judiciary
- This accomplishment reflects the hard work of these students, who are great athletes, the support of
- This will help the Commonwealth achieve the 75% reimbursement rate required by the Student Opportunity
- It's important to view this bill in the context of other federal changes, such as the new cap on student
- , leaving a last and generously supported countless families and students, leaving a lasting impact on
AZ
Arizona 2026 Regular Session
03/05/2026 - House Rural Economic Development
House Rural Economic Development Committee of Reference
Transcript Highlights:
- So we partner with the small business and we provide the students. Of Arizona's mission.
- small business to train our students.
- So here we have a few engineering senior design students. These are undergraduate students.
- And they also didn't have great universities and students. U.A. That's a good question.
- You're like my students. Here's a piece of the Moon. You should take a picture.
Summary:
The Committee on Rural Economic Development met to hear two presentations. Rep. Volk gave a lighthearted but substantive overview of invasive plant species in southern Arizona, focusing on buffalo grass and stinknet, their role in increasing wildfire risk, harming native habitat, and contributing to respiratory irritation. He described current removal efforts such as hand-pulling and volunteer work, and discussed emerging technology including drone-based mapping and targeted herbicide application. Members asked about grazing use, treatment costs, and whether the mapping covered areas farther north; Volk said the red dots represented identified but untreated stinknet locations and noted ongoing coordination with county, museum, and fire-management partners.
The committee then heard from Dr. Vishnu Reddy of the University of Arizona on space defense as an economic enabler for Districts 7 and 17, with discussion of Biosphere 2, water research, food innovation, and the university’s space situational awareness work. He explained asteroid and planetary defense, including how near-Earth objects are tracked, why early detection matters, and how objects can be nudged off course with kinetic impact methods like NASA’s DART mission. He also described the Chelyabinsk meteor event, the far side of the Moon, and the value of university, small-business, and student partnerships in this research ecosystem.
Reddy highlighted Biosphere 2’s visitor revenue, philanthropic support, and federal/state funding tied to these programs, and emphasized workforce development and small-business contracting. The presentation concluded with members handling meteorite, Moon, and Mars samples. No formal bills were considered and no votes were taken; the meeting ended with adjournment.
AZ
Arizona 2026 Regular Session
03/05/2026 - House Rural Economic Development
Rural Economic Development
Transcript Highlights:
- So we partner with the small business and we provide the students. Arizona's mission.
- small business to train our students.
- So here we have a few engineering senior design students. These are undergraduate students.
- And they also didn't have, you know, great universities and students. UA. That's a good question.
- You're like my students. Here's a piece of the moon. You should take a picture.
Committee:
House Rural Economic Development
ID
Transcript Highlights:
- Up in the gallery this morning, we have a group of students from WAMI. Are you guys up there?
- President, there's supposed to be some students up in the gallery from WAMI.
- Up in the gallery this morning, we have a group of students from WAMI. Are you guys up there?
- President, there's supposed to be some students up in the gallery from WAMI.
- President, there's supposed to be some students up in the gallery from WAMI.
FL
Florida 2026 4th Special Session
January 21, 2026 - 08:00 AM
Transcript Highlights:
- I'm and one-third of those drownings are students or young kids with autism and above the age of 5 autistic
- Students across Florida for annual YMCA advocacy key advocacy days Today, I rise this morning to speak
- My nurse practitioner students and most importantly, my patients.
- And I want the students that I teach to stay in Florida and take this job and serve our Floridians.
- And I can even say that as part of the 111 credits our program requires of our students.
WA
Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session
Joint Session / Gov. Bob Ferguson State-of-the-State Address Jan 13th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- As high school students, Colleen and her sister worked at a metals plant where their dad was employed
- She's very passionate about her international education work with students and our state's She's very
- passionate about our international education work with students in our state's outstanding community
- That's why our advisory group includes students to help us reach their peers.
- Sienna, Gerard, and Colin Bannister are two of those students, and they are here today.
Summary:
The joint session of the Washington Legislature convened to receive Governor Bob Ferguson’s State of the State address, with the House and Senate, Supreme Court justices, statewide elected officials, tribal leaders, consular representatives, and other guests formally introduced. The meeting also included the Pledge of Allegiance, a performance by the Wapato High School Choir, a prayer by Reverend Indiana Driver Gimmer, and a poem by State Poet Laureate Derek Sheffield.
In his address, Governor Ferguson said the state remains strong economically but faces major challenges from recent historic flooding, aging transportation infrastructure, ferry reliability problems, the housing shortage, and affordability concerns. He proposed major budget priorities including more than a billion dollars for bridge and road maintenance without raising taxes, another billion dollars for ferries, and a record housing investment. He also called for a millionaire’s tax to fund expanded Working Families Tax Credit benefits, tax relief for small businesses, and more support for K-12 education, along with utility assistance and early learning expansion funded in part by a large private gift.
The governor also criticized federal immigration enforcement practices and changes at the CDC, urged action on a bill to prohibit masked law enforcement and require identifying information, and backed shifting vaccine recommendations to the state health department. He highlighted several bipartisan proposals he said he would sign, including expanded early learning for military families, modular housing standards, reckless driving changes, crash review access to medical information, wildfire air resources for local fire departments, and fee refunds for missed agency deadlines. After the governor’s remarks, the joint session was dissolved by motion and the House adjourned until the next legislative day.
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Revenue and Taxation Committee Jan 12th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- Nearly half of all students surveyed have said they experienced cyberbullying.
- This not only leaves me incredibly concerned for our student safety and well-being, but as a school district
- This bill is a meaningful step toward protecting students, supporting our educators, and ensuring our
- well, There under the education umbrella is not doing well when we look at what's happening to our students
- We're seeing students, very young students, who are two-, three-, and four-year-olds not speaking the
Summary:
The Assembly Committee on Revenue and Taxation heard two bills. AB 796 by Assembly Member Lowenthal proposed a California Social Media Accountability Act that would impose a recovery fee on social media platforms’ advertising revenue and direct the proceeds to a Social Media Safety Trust Fund for education, mental health care, research, and social services related to youth harms from social media. The author and supporters, including a Long Beach Unified School District administrator and a pediatric emergency physician, argued that social media is contributing to youth mental health crises, cyberbullying, self-harm, and related school and health system costs, and that platforms should help pay for mitigation. Opponents, including taxpayer, business, and industry groups, argued the fee would raise costs for businesses and consumers, especially small businesses that rely on targeted digital ads, and warned of likely legal challenges under federal law, including the Internet Tax Freedom Act.
Committee members discussed the bill’s legal distinctions from Maryland’s digital advertising tax, the potential pass-through of costs to advertisers, and whether the proposal would meaningfully address youth harms. Several members expressed support for the bill’s goal and concern about social media’s effects on children, while others raised questions about how the revenue would be allocated and whether the tax burden would fall on small businesses. After testimony and debate, AB 796 was held in committee and referred to the suspense file.
The committee also took up AB 1265 by Assembly Member Haney, which was already on the suspense file. The chair recommended an aye vote on the bill as amended, with a clarification to reporting requirements, and the committee approved it 5-0, sending it to Appropriations.
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Revenue and Taxation Committee Jan 12th, 2026
Revenue and Taxation
Transcript Highlights:
- Nearly half of all students surveyed have said they experienced cyberbullying.
- And in that, this not only leaves me incredibly concerned for our student safety and well-being, but
- This bill is a meaningful step toward protecting students, supporting our educators, and ensuring our
- well, There under the education umbrella is not doing well when we look at what's happening to our students
- We're seeing students, very young students, who are two-, three-, and four-year-olds not speaking the
Committee:
House Revenue and Taxation
NM
New Mexico 2025 Regular Session
IC - Public School Capital Outlay Oversight Task Jun 9th, 2025
Public School Capital Outlay Oversight Task Force
Transcript Highlights:
- Uh, with an enrollment of 752 students, uh, the construction began in February of 2024.
- it really looked at those spaces to see what the needs were for each of the grade levels of these students
- It extends the temporary local match reductions of 33 or 50% for dishes with less than 200 students or
- It does not serve students with disabilities, which is outlined in the letter.
- So my understanding is that, you know, the best practices that we have, you know, student-teacher ratio
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- cadets at Texas A&M University and was later thank you and was later appointed vice president of Student
- I think we have some students from Collin College today, don't we? Yes, we do.
- If y'all could all stand up here on the south side of the gallery, we have an incredible group of students
- Collin College serves astoundingly more than 60,000 students across 10 campuses.
- All of the accolades and accomplishments of Collin College and its amazing student body under its president
MO
Missouri 2026 Regular Session
Professional Registration and Licensing Feb 25th, 2026
Professional Registration and Licensing
Transcript Highlights:
- What is that saying to our students here at the University of Missouri?
- Will this cover student teachers? I don't believe so.
- And so we have a grieving community of high school students.
- This bill is important for This bill is important for students.
- One of those, first and foremost, has to be good for the students.
Summary:
The committee first met in executive session and adopted a House Committee Substitute for House Bill 2300 by a unanimous roll call vote of 18-0. The substitute combined a number of previously approved professional registration items, including emergency suspension authority, chiropractic and massage therapy provisions, accountant regulations, the athletic trainer compact, social worker regulations, a speech-language pathologist fix, telehealth, nonprofit pharmacies, and the physician assistant compact. Members noted that work was still ongoing on bell bondsman language before the committee moved into public hearing.
The main public hearing was on House Bill 2897, which would expand optometrists’ authority to perform certain laser and in-office procedures. Representative Farnan and optometry supporters argued the bill is about patient access, especially in rural areas, and said it would allow three laser procedures—YAG capsulotomy, laser trabeculoplasty, and laser iridotomy—plus clarify other already-performed office procedures, while still excluding major surgeries such as cataract surgery, LASIK, and corneal transplants. Supporters said optometrists already receive relevant training, that a 32-hour certification course would serve as a safeguard, and that patients often face long waits or long travel times for care. Opponents, including ophthalmologists, argued the bill would blur the line between optometry and surgery, create safety risks, and rely on insufficient training and ambiguous language. They cited complications from laser procedures, questioned emergency care claims, and said optometrists should not be regulated as surgeons unless placed under the State Board of Healing Arts. No vote was taken on HB 2897, and the chair recessed the hearing for later continuation.
The Committee on Elementary and Secondary Education then took up House Bill 3239 and adopted Amendment 0.01H, which capped the program at $4 million to keep it from becoming an open-ended cost. The committee then adopted the House Committee Substitute and voted the bill do pass by 11-7. The committee also combined House Bills 2913 and 3228 into one substitute and voted that combined measure do pass by 19-0. Finally, the committee heard House Bill 2195, which would create the Missouri Integrated Safe Driving Program and encourage school districts to incorporate driver-safety content into existing courses without adding a fiscal note or mandating a standalone driver’s ed class. Sponsor Representative Reedy and supporters from AAA Missouri and the Missouri Driver Education Coalition said the bill would address teen crash rates, improve access to driver education, and help schools use existing curriculum time more flexibly. The hearing remained in discussion with testimony continuing.
KY
Kentucky 2026 Regular Session
Senate Standing Committee on Appropriation and Revenue. (1-28-26)
Transcript Highlights:
- Student financial aid. 100% of the lottery funds are devoted to student financial aid.
- Student financial aid. 100% of the lottery funds are devoted to student financial aid.
- Student financial aid. 100% of the lottery funds are devoted to student financial aid.
- Student financial aid. 100% of the lottery funds are devoted to student financial aid.
- Student financial aid. 100% of the lottery funds are devoted to student financial aid.
Summary:
The committee met to hear a presentation from Dr. Hicks on the governor’s recommended budget for the next biennium. He reviewed the revenue outlook, noting modest general fund growth, a large rainy day fund balance, and the impact of recent income tax reductions. He said the budget was built around recurring reductions, lower debt service and retirement contribution rates, and the use of excess restricted funds, while protecting K-12 education, Medicaid, postsecondary education, public safety, and pension obligations.
Dr. Hicks outlined several major spending and reserve proposals, including $350 million from the Department of Insurance’s excess restricted funds to support Medicaid in the first year, $150 million for the affordable housing trust fund, $125 million for rural hospitals, $100 million to offset lost federal ACA premium tax credits, $75 million for utility assistance, and $50 million for food assistance. In education, the proposal included a phased pre-K for all plan funded by sports wagering tax revenue, a 3% annual salary increase for full-time school personnel, continued full funding of teacher pensions, a 2.5% annual increase in SEEK base funding, and additional support for career and technical education and school facilities.
He also discussed Medicaid cost pressures, including higher managed care, pharmacy, behavioral health, and nursing facility costs, and explained the expected effects of federal HR1 changes on Kentucky’s Medicaid program. Those changes include work and community engagement requirements and more frequent eligibility redeterminations for expansion members, which the administration estimated would reduce enrollment by about 4,300 in the first year and 28,000 in the second year. No votes or formal committee actions were taken during the meeting, which was limited to the budget presentation and member questions.
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Floor Session Jun 1st, 2026
California House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- These students are... World Finals. Colleagues, this is a really big deal.
- These students are so talented.
- I'm so excited for California's future when we have students like this.
- Colleagues, please join me in welcoming these incredible students.
- They are both students at Griffin Technology Academy in Vallejo. They are job shadowing me today.
Summary:
The Assembly met in session after a quorum call, heard a prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance, approved procedural motions, and then moved through guest introductions and floor items. Members welcomed students from Futures High School’s Hydrogen Car Grand Prix team, family members and visitors from their districts, and former legislator George Runner. The chamber also took up several ceremonial resolutions recognizing Portuguese Heritage Month, Italian American Heritage Month, congenital cytomegalovirus awareness month, and World No Tobacco Day.
ACR 185 by Assembly Member Macedo was adopted by voice vote after 51 co-authors were added, honoring Portuguese Heritage Month and the contributions of Portuguese Californians. ACR 197 by Assembly Member Stephanie was also adopted after 54 co-authors were added, recognizing Italian American Heritage Month and Italian American contributions to California. ACR 205 by Assembly Member Lackey was adopted after 55 co-authors were added, designating June as CMV Awareness Month, and SCR 177 by Assembly Member Connolly was adopted after 49 co-authors were added, proclaiming May 31, 2026, as World No Tobacco Day and reaffirming California’s anti-tobacco efforts.
The session also included adjournments in memory for John Wesley Finney, Jr., a longtime educator and public servant, and Deputy Levi Vargas of the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department. The Assembly observed a moment of silence for Finney. The body then announced upcoming committee and floor schedules and adjourned until Thursday, June 4, 2026, at 9 a.m.
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Floor Session Jun 1st, 2026
California House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- These students are so talented.
- I'm so excited for California's future when we have students like this.
- Colleagues, please join me in welcoming these incredible students.
- Colleagues, please join me in welcoming these incredible students.
- They are both students at Griffin Technology Academy in Vallejo. They are job shadowing me today.
LA
Louisiana 2026 Regular Session
State Bond Commission May 21st, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- They anticipate a phase two to construct an additional 350 beds for graduate students, expected to commence
- That was to finance the construction of a new student union and honors housing residence hall.
- the beneficiary to finance the acquisition, construction, and furnishing of approximately a 500-bed student
- That was to finance the construction of a new student union and honors housing residence hall.
- housing facility at Southern University at Baton, of approximately a 500-bed student housing facility
Summary:
The State Bond Commission met on May 21, established a quorum, approved the April 16 minutes, and then considered a long agenda of bond, refunding, and election-related requests. Items 3 through 10 were election propositions for the November 3 ballot involving ad valorem taxes, parcel fees, and charter amendments for purposes such as fire protection, agricultural centers, neighborhood security, recreation, aging services, drainage, and roads and bridges; staff said they met technical and legal requirements, and the commission approved them. The commission also approved several local financings, including water and sewer projects, fire district equipment and facility improvements, school board and parish bonds, and refunding transactions for the East Baton Rouge City-Parish and St. James Parish School Board. A retroactive approval request from the City of Kenner related to a CEA with GMB Basketball LLC was discussed; staff made no recommendation because it was retroactive, but noted it appeared to be an oversight, and item 22, the related airport district agreement, was approved.
The commission approved additional financing for the Louisiana Housing Corporation’s Federal City Building 10 affordable housing project, a preliminary approval for the Northwest Louisiana Finance Authority’s Petro Tower redevelopment in Shreveport, and two Louisiana Public Facilities Authority projects: Southern University’s Scott’s Bluff student housing project and the Crescent City Schools project for Harriet Tubman Charter School. During discussion of the Crescent City Schools financing, a commissioner asked about the use of MFP funds; staff explained that lease payments would be the repayment source and that MFP dollars are generally split between educational expenses and facilities costs, with the school’s typical split around 72% instructional and 28% administrative/facilities-related. Both items were approved.
The commission then received six cost-of-issuance reports for previously approved bond issues, with various fee adjustments but no motions required. It also reviewed a debt schedule update and adopted Resolution No. 2 authorizing up to $425 million in general obligation refunding bonds to refund Series 2016 bonds and tender other outstanding bonds for savings, with pricing tentatively set for June 16 and closing for June 30. In other business, the commission heard a brief public comment from New Orleans City Council President J.P. Morrell thanking the commission for helping place a charter amendment on the ballot to improve New Orleans budgeting transparency and oversight. The meeting ended after monthly reports were noted and no further business was raised.
MO
Missouri 2026 Regular Session
Special Committee on Rural Issues Apr 8th, 2026
Special Committee on Rural Issues
Transcript Highlights:
- Literacy of elementary school students, it's not really...
- Career and technical student organizations.
- bill specifies that DESE must provide staffing support for department-approved career and technical student
- Testing of gifted students. I mean, so we have new language.
- Testing of gifted students. I mean, so we have new language.
Committee:
House Special Committee on Rural Issues
Summary:
The Special Committee on Rural Issues met with a quorum and considered several bills and resolutions. The most contentious item was Senate Bill 1383, which had been loaded with multiple House amendments and a House Committee Substitute that combined a wide range of education-related provisions, including driver education, school finance transparency, property rules for charter schools, school accountability report cards, anti-bullying policy, educator preparation and literacy requirements, career and technical student organization staffing support, media literacy, and gifted testing. Members raised concerns that the substitute was overly broad, included provisions not heard in committee, and could impose unfunded mandates on school districts. After debate, the committee rejected the House Committee Substitute by a 5-7 vote and then voted 12-0 to do pass the underlying Senate Committee Substitute for Senate Bill 1383.
The committee then took up House Bill 2169. An amendment to bar foreign-owned companies from using eminent domain for wind and solar projects was debated, with members questioning how foreign ownership would be defined and whether the language would affect companies with mixed ownership or U.S.-based subsidiaries. The amendment failed, and the bill was then approved by a 9-3 vote. House Bill 1699, dealing with county health officer appointment procedures, received a clarifying amendment stating that if a health officer is not reappointed, the officer must leave office and the county commission must appoint an interim; that amendment and the substitute were adopted, and the bill passed 11-0.
Finally, the committee considered House Concurrent Resolution 38. A substitute correcting a typo was adopted, and the resolution then passed unanimously, 11-0. The meeting concluded with no further business and adjournment.
ID
Transcript Highlights:
- initiatives such as the annual institute for K-12 teachers who want to strengthen how they teach students
- More recently, the Supreme Court has made direct student engagement a priority during our travels.
- across the state hosted middle and high school mock trial competitions this past year, while other students
- essential to such as the annual institute for K-12 teachers who want to strengthen how they teach students
- More recently, the Supreme Court has made direct student engagement a priority during our travels.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- And I'm going to ask all the former students and students of Prairie View that are here today to please
- And the institution opened in in Prairie View on March 11th, 1878, and welcomed its first class of students
- city in the United States. 2024 semester, it posted a record-breaking enrollment of nearly 9,900 students
- today in the North Gallery a group of 50. neighborhood leaders, precinct chairs, and UT Arlington students
- appreciate their commitment to excellent and innovation in managing this dynamic district of over 13,000. students