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• Arizona Constitution to prohibit the state from confiscating monies from any scholarship account of any student
• is a child of a military family, subject to the prescribed criteria. ...scholarship account of any student
• aspects, one of the factors that permits scholarship money to be reclaimed by the state is if the student
• was another measure on the ballot that had the potential to recover funds from an ESA account of a student

Keywords: 1182, all

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• certain guidelines, administer certain physical fitness tests, and direct school districts to use student
• performance results for better health outcomes for our students.
• Should we start talking to students about health, fitness, and diet? Yes, absolutely.
• And if you're going to change that mindset of students in their health planning, you've got to do it

Summary: The committee considered several education-related Senate bills. SB 1437 would direct the State Department of Education to establish physical fitness guidelines, administer fitness tests, and use student performance data to improve student health outcomes. Supporters argued early fitness and health habits are important to address childhood obesity and long-term health, and the bill was advanced on a due-pass recommendation after discussion and a vote. SB 1432 would remove sunset and pilot-program references from an alternative teacher certification program that has become a permanent pathway for qualified nontraditional candidates. Testimony emphasized the program’s intensive training, mentoring, and role in helping address teacher shortages. The committee voted to send the bill out with a due-pass recommendation. SB 1812 would require school districts to make benchmark assessment results for grades K-3 through 8 available to parents and guardians; it drew no questions and was also advanced due pass. The committee also took up SB 1338, with a PCS and amendment accepted without objection. The bill creates the Education Impact and Innovation Fund, a competitive grants pool intended to replace the practice of naming specific vendors in legislation and instead let the State Department of Education and State Board of Education select programs and vendors. Members referenced a recent State Auditor report as part of the rationale. The committee voted to advance the bill due pass and then concluded its meeting.

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• Looking forward to this legislative session, I want to say thank you so much to the students for being
• And truly, to the students of the Mount Vernon Youth Bureau, I hope that you're paying more attention
• And truly, to the students of the Mountaine, you're all that you're paying more attention now that you've
• And I truly, to the students of the Mountaine U Bureau, I hope that you're paying more attention now

Committee: Senate Insurance

Keywords: 993, senate, all

Summary: The Senate Standing Committee on Insurance held its first meeting of the year on February 3, 2026, chaired by Senator Jamaal Bailey. The chair opened with introductions of committee members, staff, and guests from the Mount Vernon Youth Bureau’s Youth and Community Advisory Council, emphasizing the importance of bringing young people into the legislative process. Senator Pamela Helming, the ranking member, also offered opening remarks focused on affordability in insurance, especially health care premiums and property/casualty costs, and said she would be advancing a bill requiring fiscal notes for health care premium legislation. The committee then acted on five bills. Senate Print 1763A (Fernandez), concerning certain cost-sharing fees for outpatient and substance abuse treatment, was moved and referred to the Finance Committee. Senate Print 2644 (Addabbo), prohibiting retrospective denial of payment for substance use disorder treatment services, was reported to the floor without recommendation. Senate Print 3820B (Rivera), requiring health insurance coverage for anesthesia for the full duration of a medical procedure, was reported to the floor. Senate Print 4964 (Bailey), relating to excess line coverage for certain medical malpractice insurance, was reported. Senate Print 5052 (Payne), allowing insurers in certain circumstances to rescind or retroactively cancel a policy, was also reported. Throughout the meeting, members stressed that insurance affordability is a major concern for New Yorkers and that the committee would be addressing related issues during the session. The meeting concluded after the bill actions and brief closing remarks, with no recorded opposition on the measures beyond the noted without-recommendation report on Senate Print 2644.

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• We can't afford to accept poor educational outcomes for our students.
• We can't afford to accept poor educational outcomes for our students while near the top of the nation
• in teacher pay and state spending per student.
• public school children qualifying for free or reduced lunch, while we have consistent declines in student

Summary: This was a Republican response to the Governor’s State of the State address, delivered by Sen. Keith Wagoner. The speaker argued that Washington is facing an affordability crisis driven by recent tax increases, high living costs, and what he described as unsustainable state spending. He cited inflation in housing, fuel, food, and other essentials, along with concerns about crime, homelessness, drug overdoses, and declining student outcomes, as evidence that the state is failing residents. A major focus was the state budget and tax policy. The speaker criticized Governor Ferguson and the Democratic majority for signing a budget he said included the largest tax increase in state history, followed by a projected revenue shortfall. He also objected to proposed new taxes on items like fuel, cell phones, storage units, and employers, warning that these measures would be regressive and could pave the way for a state income tax. He said Republicans support property tax relief and a spending limit, and he accused Democrats of rejecting those ideas. The response also highlighted cuts to Medicaid in the 2025 budget, saying reductions disproportionately affected people with disabilities, seniors, and long-term care services. The speaker framed this as inconsistent with claims of compassion and said the state should not raise taxes while cutting care for vulnerable residents. He urged viewers to testify on legislation, contact lawmakers and the governor, and support what he called fiscally responsible, common-sense policies during the short legislative session.

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• agencies on data sharing and how we're sharing data between each other. as an example, TEA codes student
• We need to protect student identity, I get that, but if we're going to follow people into the workforce
• We have to be able to make secure and private and confidential linkages between what those students numbers
• Protecting student data. I don't need to share that.

Committee: House Higher Education

Keywords: administrative matters, public testimony, committee schedules, legislation, collaboration

Summary: The committee meeting focused on several administrative matters, alongside public comments and expert testimonies regarding the proposed legislation. Representative Shaheen highlighted concerns regarding the parameters for public comment, ensuring that only embodied testimonies would be allowed during this session. The meeting was well-attended, and members frequently moved in and out due to overlapping committee schedules. The atmosphere was one of collaboration, underscored by a strong presence of both committee members and the public.

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• 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.' So.
• 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

Committee: All HOUSE MANAGEMENT

Summary: House Management considered a series of House resolutions honoring individuals, teams, and organizations. Resolutions passed recognizing April as Child Abuse Prevention Month and commending CASA programs, the Mountain Home Bombers’ boys and girls cross-country championships, a corrected honor for a girls’ team roster, Mount St. Mary Academy’s state golf title, Central Arkansas Christian High School Choir, a local candy shop, Joe T. Robinson’s football and swim/dive state championships, Arkansas Tech University’s Golden Suns and their cross-country team, and North Little Rock’s girls basketball championship. One resolution honoring the Passion Play was pulled from the agenda and moved to regular session. Most of the honors were approved without opposition after brief presentations and no questions. The committee then took up House Resolution 1052, which drew extended discussion. Sponsors and several legislators argued that many Arkansas girls selected for Girls State were being denied participation because school counselors missed an application deadline, despite the students meeting requirements and similar deadline flexibility having been granted in prior years. They said the issue affected roughly 150 girls statewide, that the American Legion Auxiliary board had not been responsive to calls or requests for a meeting, and that the legislature was offering to help with space, funding, or volunteers if needed. Supporters framed the resolution as a matter of fairness, civic opportunity, and not punishing students for adult mistakes, especially since Boys State deadlines had been extended in some cases. Committee members asked about the impact on girls whose brothers were allowed to attend Boys State and whether the situation sent a negative message about equal opportunity. Sponsors said the girls were being treated unfairly and that the resolution was intended to urge the Auxiliary to allow participation. After discussion, the committee voted to pass the resolution. The meeting then adjourned.

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• Texas makes major investments in education, but if students are not in class, those investments go to
• It is about responsibility and doing all we can to ensure that students are on a path to a successful
• House Bill 2947 ensures students stay on track, parents remain engaged, and schools have the tools they
• to the, I think it was a municipal judge that he would go to, and they were actually able to hold students
• About 1 in 5 students have been chronically absent for the 2022, 2023 school year.

Committee: House S/C on Juvenile Justice

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• merit-based compensation programs, legislation expanding career and technical education for Texas students
• state on a path to eliminate property taxes, ending DEI in our public universities, or allowing students
• priorities as limiting emergency executive powers of the governor, banning COVID vaccine mandates for students
• Thank you for educating those wonderful students. Stay right where you are.
• We have the superintendent's Student Advisory Group in the gallery today from Alvin ISD.

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• Twenty-one percent of the students that go there are international students.
• has a school district, which would be, I guess... ...of the students that go there are actually from
• The private school tuition of a typical student going to Blair Academy is $81,950 a year.
• , there’s Don Bosco, $24,625 per student; Dwight-Englewood, $64,000 per student; in Somerset County,
• This is unaffordable and it will result in hurting our students.

Committee: Senate Senate Budget and Appropriations

Keywords: 1146, all

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• This strained relationship repeatedly put teachers, students, and the RTC resident students themselves
• there was going to be... an RTC that was going to take a very small high school and put 125 male students
• Obviously, students with disabilities come with a wide spectrum of needs, and hopefully most of them
• However, we recognize and know that many students do need specialized facilities to receive education
• The Texas Medical Association (TMA) represents more than 59,000 physicians and medical students across

Bills: HB136 , HB451 , SB425 , SB466 , SB905 , SB1986 , SB2311 , SB2450 , SB2805 , SB2826 , SB2919 , SB3001 , HB136

Committee: Senate Health & Human Services

Keywords: Medicaid, lactation, healthcare, consultation, reimbursement, maternal health, infant care, commercial sexual exploitation, child sex trafficking, human trafficking, child welfare, foster care, DFPS, Department of Family and Protective Services, juvenile probation, risk assessment, needs assessment, trauma screening, child abuse prevention, exploitation screening

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• This resolution was drafted in conjunction and mainly came from students, specifically my KEI caucus
• This resolution was drafted in conjunction and mainly came from students, specifically my KEI caucus
• This resolution was drafted in conjunction and mainly came from students, specifically my KEI caucus
• This resolution was drafted in conjunction and mainly came from students, specifically my KEI caucus
• Last Tuesday, we had students Speaker.

Keywords: 910, house, all

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• Louis Russell is a high school student. He's a student.
• He helped to organize the student march.
• And thank you to all of our students from UCLA.
• I'm a student from UCLA, and I oppose this bill.
• And Daniel Smith, a student volunteer with Students Demand Action right here in Sacramento.

Summary: The Assembly Public Safety Committee heard a long agenda of bills, with several authors presenting measures focused on probation, prison conditions, public safety, diversion, and infrastructure theft. Early in the hearing, AB 1816 by Assembly Member Davies proposed allowing courts to extend probation for up to one additional year for people convicted of registrable sex offenses who have not completed required treatment. Supporters, including the Chief Probation Officers of California, argued the bill would improve rehabilitation and public safety by allowing treatment to be completed; opponents, including public defenders and civil liberties groups, said existing revocation tools already address noncompliance and warned the bill was vague and would prolong supervision. The bill was later moved on call with an aye recommendation. The committee also heard AB 2593, which would prohibit non-medical staff from interfering with prescribed care for incarcerated patients; it drew broad support from medical, disability, public defender, and justice reform groups and passed to Appropriations. The consent calendar, including AB 1927 and AB 2502, was adopted without controversy. The committee then considered AB 1538 by Assembly Member Krell, which would bar elected or appointed officials from using political power for retaliation. Support came from a student activist and the California News Publishers Association, with additional support from education, law enforcement, and civil liberties groups; no opposition testimony was offered, and the bill passed to Appropriations. AB 2584 by Assembly Member Flora, as amended, would narrow civil liability for lawful defensive force; supporters framed it as protecting self-defense, while one opposition witness objected on behalf of labor and justice groups. The chair noted concerns about eliminating civil liability but still recommended aye, and the bill passed to Judiciary. AB 2217 by Assembly Member Zbur would rename and expand the LEAD diversion program as “Alternatives to Arrest,” broaden eligible offenses, and continue grant funding for local diversion efforts. Supporters emphasized reduced recidivism and service connections, and the bill was moved on call to Appropriations. Later, the committee took up AB 1941 by Assembly Member Mark Gonzalez, which would create an organized metal theft offense and a statewide data-sharing system to address copper theft and damage to public infrastructure. Supporters from utilities, cities, transit, telecom, and law enforcement described widespread outages, costly repairs, and public safety risks; opponents argued the bill would deepen criminalization and racial disparities and that non-carceral solutions were preferable. The author and supporters responded that the bill was needed to address repeated thefts that leave communities without lights, power, or 911 service, and the measure passed to Appropriations. Finally, AB 2499 by Assembly Member Gibson sought stronger protections for incarcerated people and workers from extreme heat and inadequate ventilation in state prisons. The bill was backed by incarcerated workers, family members of a woman who died from heat-related causes, and a wide coalition of public defender, civil rights, and prisoner advocacy groups. Members spoke emotionally about prison conditions and the need for humane treatment, and the bill passed to Labor and Employment with strong support.

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• Uh so a complaint was filed students.
• aid for college students, administering funding through K-12 education, services for students with disabilities
• aid for college that includes uh student aid for college students<01:08:56.719><c> uh</c><01:08:56.880
• ><c> administering</c><01:08:57.520><c> funding</c> students uh administering funding students uh administering
• </c><01:11:27.040><c> to</c> opportunities, and leaving students to opportunities, and leaving students

Keywords: 912, senate, all

Summary: The Judiciary Committee held an informational briefing on the State of Hawaii’s affirmative litigation against the federal administration, with no public testimony. Attorney General Lopez and deputies said the office’s goal is to enforce the rule of law, not make partisan points, and noted that Hawaii is involved in 27 ongoing cases. They grouped the cases into four broad areas: immigration, funding freezes and grant terminations, federal agency dismantling/reductions in force, and protecting elections, health, and safety. Several immigration-related cases were discussed in detail. These included a challenge to the federal sharing of Medicaid data with DHS for immigration enforcement, a similar challenge to USDA’s demand for SNAP applicant and recipient data, and litigation over immigration-enforcement conditions attached to federal grants. The office also described the birthright citizenship executive order, saying it conflicts with the 14th Amendment and Supreme Court precedent; lower courts granted preliminary relief, and the U.S. Supreme Court later addressed only the scope of nationwide injunctions, not the merits. In the Department of Transportation case, the court granted a preliminary injunction against the “Duffy directive,” finding the immigration conditions lacked statutory authority, were arbitrary and capricious, and violated the Spending Clause and APA. The briefing also covered multiple funding disputes. In the education funding freeze case, the Department of Education and OMB withheld about $6 billion in formula funds, including roughly $33 million for Hawaii; after suit was filed, the funds were released. Other cases included the termination of over $11 billion in public health grants, which affected Hawaii Department of Health grants, the NIH indirect cost cap case, and NIH grant terminations tied to DEI, transgender issues, and vaccine hesitancy. The speakers said some cases have already resulted in preliminary or permanent injunctions, while others remain on appeal or are still being litigated.

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• text message to your phone to start a process where it's like if you've done Airbnb or any other mobile
• Airbnb<01:40:02.880><c> or</c><01:40:03.040><c> any</c><01:40:03.199><c> other</c><01:40:03.440><c> mobile
• </c><01:40:03.760><c> applications</c> Airbnb or any other mobile applications Airbnb or any other mobile

Committee: House Commerce and Consumer Affairs

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The subcommittee focused primarily on a bill concerning long-term care insurance rate increases and consumer notice. Members and staff discussed replacing or supplementing a proposed public hearing requirement with annual reporting, website updates, and consumer-facing disclosures about approved rate increases, carriers writing the products, and how the products work. Several participants emphasized that long-term care policies are long-term products, that rate increases can be spread over many years for actuarial reasons, and that consumers need better information about trends and the impact of increases. A major point of disagreement was whether the bill should try to cap premium increases. One member argued the real problem is unexpected increases of 15% to 20% and urged a statutory cap to protect consumers. Insurance department representatives and others responded that hard caps had been struck down in prior case law, that the department’s core responsibility is solvency, and that carriers need sufficient premium to pay future claims. They also said the market is struggling because many carriers stopped selling the product, leaving in-force policies to bear the cost, and that overly restrictive caps could cause insurers to withdraw from the state. The discussion then shifted toward a compromise requiring carriers to notify policyholders before a rate increase is approved and allowing a 60-day comment period. Participants debated whether the notice should come from the carrier, how confidentiality rules would apply before approval, and what the department should do with public comments. The department said it already reviews filings carefully and that submitted rates are often adjusted before approval; lawmakers noted that prior commissioners had pushed back on increases in some cases, including a seven-year moratorium. No final vote was taken in the excerpt, and the chair repeatedly tried to move the subcommittee along to other bills.

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• Just some very quick statistics: the LAO shows that roughly 7% of UC students and 11% of CSU students
• At community colleges, the number is one in four students.
• For students in particular, this instability translates...
• housing that our students, faculty, and staff urgently need, and we urge an I vote on this bill.
• , I really think the marker there has to be affordable student housing.

Summary: The committee heard a long housing agenda with several bills presented before quorum was established. AB 1725, as amended, would require disclosure of nearby oil wells and methane monitoring issues in a specific district; the author and community witnesses described serious health and safety risks in Vista Hermosa Heights, while the California Apartment Association, California Building Industry Association, and California Chamber of Commerce opposed, arguing the bill targeted the wrong industry and that the state should instead fix abandoned wells directly. AB 2110, a local finance tool to create tax increment districts for workforce housing for education, health care, manufacturing, and public safety workers, drew no witnesses in support or opposition and was presented as a way to help workers live closer to jobs. AB 1732 would expand CEQA streamlining for public university and college housing projects; UC and several housing and labor groups supported it, while housing advocates raised concerns about amendments affecting existing 100% affordable housing exemptions. AB 1771, amended into a study bill, would direct HCD to report on the long-standing resident manager requirement for apartment buildings with 16 or more units; the rental housing industry supported studying the issue, while the chair emphasized the need to consider tenant protections and the impact on current resident managers before changing the law. The committee also heard AB 2185, which would direct state affordable housing programs to update guidelines to better support factory-built housing; it drew broad support from housing, labor, technology, and local government groups, with no opposition. AB 2748 would delay new EV-readiness requirements for 100% affordable housing developments, keeping the prior 40% standard through 2035; supporters said the higher standard would add significant costs and threaten project feasibility, while clean air and transportation advocates argued the code changes are modest, important for equity, and should not be rolled back. Members split along those lines, with some emphasizing housing production and others urging more public subsidy for EV infrastructure rather than delaying the code. SB 417, a proposed $10 billion affordable housing bond for the November ballot, received extensive support from housing organizations, local governments, labor, and business groups, but Habitat for Humanity and the Los Angeles mayor’s office asked for specific allocations for CalHome and interim housing; the bill was ultimately moved to Appropriations on an 8-0 vote, with members noting ongoing negotiations over funding priorities. Finally, AB 1740 would create an urban multimodal community designation for Santa Monica, allowing local approval of certain low-impact coastal-zone activities—such as some housing, bike and bus lanes, outdoor dining, and building changes—without Coastal Commission review. The author and Santa Monica officials said the bill would reduce delays and uncertainty for infill housing and local economic recovery while preserving protections for sensitive coastal resources; supporters included housing, business, and city groups. The Coastal Commission and environmental organizations opposed, saying the bill would carve out broad exemptions, weaken public access and appeal rights, and bypass the local coastal program process that Santa Monica has not completed. Committee members debated the Commission’s role, with some criticizing it for opposing legislation and others arguing the bill was a common-sense way to modernize coastal permitting. A motion and second were made on AB 1740, and the bill was left pending with the committee’s action to be taken when appropriate.

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• It would exempt student interns or trainees from social work licensure requirements.
• It would exempt student following.
• It would exempt student interns<00:26:46.240><c> or</c><00:26:46.480><c> trainees</c><00:26:46.880><c
• </c><00:26:55.200><c> involvement</c> define standards for student involvement define standards for student
• She's a student in Boone years old.

Keywords: Convene 00:00:00 Senate Message 00:04:53 Calendar/2nd Readings 00:05:27 Report of Committees 00:06:16 Orders of the Day 00:08:42 SB 172 00:08:54 HB 392 00:11:47 HB 529 00:16:02 HB 456 00:22:04 HB 424 00:25:27 HJR 50 00:30:04 HB 577 00:32:29 HB 213 00:36:10 HB 58 00:40:22 HB 10 00:45:23 Motions, Petitions, and Communications 01:04:32 Introduction of New Bills and Resolutions 01:17:33 Recess for ConC/Rules Meeting 01:20:15 ConC/Rules Report 01:25:00 Floor Amendments 01:26:56 Adjournment 01:27:21, 958, all

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• , allowing local school boards to determine their own transportation policies for those students.
• , allowing local school boards to determine their own transportation policies for those students.
• </c><00:46:42.160><c> Additionally,</c><00:46:42.880><c> this</c> biology students.
• Additionally, this biology students.
• And we just need to realize they're also college students.

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• Each morning, my goal is to make sure students learn as they feel safe, they see seen, they're loved.
• I support students through psychologist.
• , and sometimes becomes more students, and sometimes becomes more important<00:04:53.280><c> than</c>
• Students deserve great teachers who are compensated equitably, no matter which city they teach in.
• 05.200><c> who</c><00:18:05.360><c> are</c> Students deserve great teachers who are Students deserve

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• However, we can't have a student go between in-person classes and completely online.
• However, we can't have a student go between in-person classes and completely online.
• A student does driver's education for two weeks.
• A student does driver's education for two weeks.
• What we'd like to be able to do is have that student be able to make up that class completely online

Committee: Senate Transportation

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• The bill requires extensive supervision of students and requires that students sip and spit in a wine
• This adds additional value to wine courses, helps students to understand the laws, the health effects
• </c><00:18:31.679><c> to</c> value to Wine courses helps students to value to Wine courses helps students
• work in the hospitality students work in the hospitality industry<00:18:41.960><c> serving</c><00:18
• </c><00:19:27.960><c> and</c> largest Industries and many students and largest Industries and many students

Committee: Senate Commerce

Keywords: 1191, senate, all