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HI
Hawaii 2025 Regular Session
House Chamber - Opening Day Wed Jan 15, 2025, 10:00AM HST - Day 1
Hawaii House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- All able-bodied students were required to work in the pineapple fields once a week throughout her three
- All able-bodied students were required to work in the pineapple fields once a week throughout her three
- All able-bodied students were required to work in the pineapple fields once a week throughout her three
- All able-bodied students were required to work in the pineapple fields once a week throughout her three
- All able-bodied students were required to work in the pineapple fields once a week throughout her three
US
US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
US House Floor Proceedings (Friday, June 27, 2025)
US Federal House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- </c><00:13:46.320><c> He</c> to his students and their families.
- He to his students and their families.
- </c><00:14:17.760><c> Your</c> your students over the decades. Your your students over the decades.
- </c> much of themselves into our student much of themselves into our student athletes.<01:45:34.320><
- </c> national average for students national average for students contemplating<01:46:34.400><c> suicide
MO
Missouri 2026 Regular Session
Emerging Issues Mar 11th, 2026
Emerging Issues and Professional Registration
Transcript Highlights:
- If they need to check on a student in a non-medical emergency, they will now be a criminal.
- If they need to check on a student in a non-medical emergency, they will now be a criminal if a teacher
- We had some students reach out from a school that had not been included in the list and ask if they could
- And so putting the burden of that notification on the students rather than the coaching staff seemed
- like the best way to just keep that accountability of making sure the students had the power to let the
Summary:
The committee met in executive session with 14 members present and took up a series of House bills, several with House Committee Substitutes (HCSs). Early discussion centered on HB 1893 and HB 2075, both described by opponents as “potty police” bills affecting restroom access in public settings; members debated privacy, enforcement, and the scope of exemptions, and both HCSs were adopted before the bills were reported do pass. HB 2536, another restroom-related measure, drew extensive testimony from supporters and opponents, including concerns about impacts on transgender people, private causes of action, and the role of outside advocacy groups; its HCS was adopted and the bill was reported do pass on a 9-5 vote.
The committee then considered HB 1914, where members said the bill was intended to keep technicians in Missouri but raised concerns about whether it would actually do so and whether the committee was being asked to referee a contract dispute between dealers and manufacturers; the HCS was adopted and the bill passed 9-3 with one present. HB 3423 passed without discussion, and HB 3204 was amended at the request of the Department of Mental Health to remove an unnecessary sentence about prevention resource centers before being reported do pass unanimously.
The final bills dealt with camps and other regulatory issues. HB 3142’s HCS shifted licensing authority from DESE to DSS, removed day camps, carved out universities and colleges, dropped website-reporting requirements, and added CPR and background-check requirements; members discussed possible delayed implementation and the extent of rulemaking authority, and the bill passed 11-2. HB 2855 and HB 2922 both passed with little or no discussion, HB 2643 passed unanimously, and HB 2828 was amended to remove nitrous oxide language before passing unanimously. The meeting then adjourned.
OK
Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session
House of Representatives Second Regular Session of the 60th Legislature Day 15 Feb 25th, 2026 at 01:30 pm
Oklahoma House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- There she teaches introduction to nursing and community nursing while also leading students in smart
- From developing real-world scenarios to preparing hands-on training environments, Mary ensures her Students
- public interest work, which eventually, if they're there long enough, allows them to pay off their student
- follow up on our representative from Claremore's question, would you believe that all the federal student
- loan forgiveness programs for public service student loan forgiveness have been paused, and they haven't
Bills:
HB1411 , HB3143 , HB3144 , HB3901 , HCR1019 , HB3981 , HB4248 , HB3194 , HB3849 , HB4095 , HB4302 , HB3342 , HB3344 , HB3287 , HB3645 , HB3647 , HB3930 , HB3931 , HB1818 , HB4454 , HB4336
Keywords:
True Grit Trail, Oklahoma, tourism, signage, Department of Transportation, state parks, historical sites, economic development, medical marijuana, license transfer, Oklahoma Medical Marijuana Authority, moratorium, business regulation, commercial grower licenses, licensing restrictions, agriculture, psychological autopsy, mental health, suicide prevention, state health department
ID
Transcript Highlights:
- On page one, line 20 of the bill, blood glucose monitoring is tied specifically to students with diabetes
- While diabetes may be the most common reason a student may need a glucometer, it is not the only medically
- give the epinephrine as rapidly as they should have due to being afraid of the needles and/or the student
- not being —afraid of the needles and/or the student not being cooperative, having to hold a student
Committee:
House Health and Welfare
CO
Colorado 2026 Regular Session
Colorado House 2026 Legislative Day 008 Jan 22nd, 2026
Colorado House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Uh, and I just want to announce that there are some students from my district who are visiting the Capitol
- The ASSE international student exchange program will be visiting the Capitol, and I hope that you have
- to announce that there are >> I just want to announce that there are some<00:22:47.360><c> students
- ><c> my</c><00:22:48.080><c> district</c><00:22:48.640><c> who</c><00:22:48.880><c> are</c> some students
- from my district who are some students from my district who are who<00:22:49.440><c> are</c><00:22:49.600
FL
Transcript Highlights:
- The Founding Fathers were students of history.
- orderly classroom, enacted paycheck protection against automatic school union dues, and prohibited students
- orderly classroom, enacted paycheck protection against automatic school union dues, and prohibited students
- from using so. automatic school union dues and prohibited students from using cell phones in the classroom
- universities to be dedicated to the pursuit of truth, the honoring of merit, and the preparation of our students
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- He drove to a local park full of families and college students.
- He shot a college student in the chest multiple times. I found him a few minutes later.
- He drove to a local park full of families and college students.
- He shot a college student in the chest multiple times. I found him a few minutes later.
- There were several parents of A&M students that were very shocked and horrified at what was going on,
Summary:
The Subcommittee on New Offenses and Changed Penalties met with a quorum present and first handled witness-registration corrections for House Bill 2461, changing one witness from support to neutral and deleting another registration; HB 2461 was left pending. The subcommittee then heard House Bill 3507, which would create a tiered penalty structure for repeat theft offenders by increasing penalties for those with five or more prior theft convictions. Representative Wharton and Walker County District Attorney Will Durham testified in support, arguing current law treats chronic shoplifters the same regardless of how many prior convictions they have. No opposition was presented, and HB 3507 was left pending.
The committee next heard House Bill 1871, which would increase penalties for attempted capital murder of a peace officer, raise the minimum sentence to 25 years, and deny parole and mandatory supervision for those convicted. Representative Dyson, Brazos County District Attorney Jarvis Parsons, Lieutenant Ed Ramirez, and Chief Deputy Constable Calder Lively testified in support, describing attacks on officers and arguing the bill would provide stronger deterrence and truth in sentencing. No questions or opposition were recorded, and HB 1871 was left pending.
House Bill 4911 followed, updating child exploitation laws to address AI-generated and deepfake child sexual abuse material by expanding definitions and criminalizing knowing possession or viewing of fake or computer-generated images depicting minors. Representative Fairly and Harris County DA’s Office division chief Steven Driver supported the bill, saying technology had outpaced existing law and that the measure would help protect children. A committee member raised concerns about broad affirmative defenses in the bill, and Representative Fairly said the office would work on an amendment. HB 4911 was left pending. Finally, on HB 795, Representative Bowers moved that the subcommittee report completion of deliberations and recommend the bill for full committee consideration; the motion passed 3-2, and the meeting adjourned.
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Appropriations Committee Apr 9th, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- This bill, AB 322, the school-based health and mental health services for students, requires the California
- matching funds and reimbursements to secure much needed health and mental health services for our students
- Program continues to be a cost-neutral investment for the state while delivering greater value per student
- increase costs for UC and simply provides flexibility for our financial aid staff to package graduate student
- He was in the marching band in high school, and he was in a German exchange student program.
Summary:
The Assembly Appropriations Committee met on April 9, 2025, with a large regular-order agenda and a consent calendar. The committee first approved a set of unanimous consent bills, then heard and acted on several measures, generally with authors describing them as having minor or absorbable fiscal effects. Bills discussed included AB 439 on Coastal Act streamlining, AB 322 on school-based health and mental health reimbursement participation, AB 679 on state park land acquisition exemptions, AB 482 updating the California Table Grape Commission law, AB 681 increasing the Dream Loan Program cap, AB 40 clarifying emergency services include reproductive health care, AB 454 making the California Migratory Bird Protection Act permanent, AB 572 creating protections for families of people killed or seriously injured by peace officers, and AB 639 narrowing the definition of dams to avoid extra regulation for certain water operators.
Testimony was largely in support of the bills. Supporters included representatives from the University of California, the California Table Grape Commission, Audubon California, Sempervirens Fund, emergency physicians, health equity groups, water districts, and several impacted family members and advocacy organizations on AB 572. AB 572 drew especially emotional testimony from family members describing police-involved deaths and the need for transparency and protection from coercive questioning. No organized opposition was raised on most of the bills heard in committee, though AB 439 drew no-votes from some Republicans, and AB 572 and other measures were framed as low-cost or cost-neutral.
The committee reported the bills out on roll calls after motions and seconds, with several measures passing on B-roll calls and AB 482 passing on an A-roll call. After the hearing on presented bills, the committee also approved the suspense calendar and accepted brief public comment on bills not heard that day, including opposition to AB 339 and support for AB 335. The meeting then adjourned.
TX
Texas 89th 2nd C.S.
Senate SessionReading and Referral of Bills Mar 17th, 2025
Texas Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Senate Bill 1872 by Perry and Sparks relating to the expulsion of a public school student for engaging
- Senate Bill 1873 by Perry and Sparks relating to students enrolled in public schools subject to in-school
- Senate Bill 1889 by Schwertner relating to vision screenings for students in public or private schools
- Senate Bill 1998 by Huffman relating to a preceptorship program in pediatric subspecialty for medical students
- Senate Bill 2030 by West relating to prohibited student athlete name, image and likeness agreements to
FL
Transcript Highlights:
- Senators joining us today to perform the national anthem are students from Florida State University College
- handbook is used as an educational resource for visitors here to the Capitol, including many of the students
- If you've never seen a mock session made up of elementary students, you definitely missed out.
- She loved children and students. Senator Thompson was a lifelong educator and historian.
- She loved children and students, and particularly loved having a focus on and a passion for civics education
Summary:
The Senate convened with a quorum, opened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, presentation of the colors, and the national anthem. The chamber welcomed cabinet members, Supreme Court justices, former Senate presidents and colleagues, and other guests. Senators also observed moments of silence honoring former Senator Geraldine Thompson and former Congressman Lincoln Diaz-Balart, and the Senate dedicated its 2024-2026 handbook to Thompson in recognition of her work in education and civics.
The main action of the day was adoption of SCR 1294, which authorized the House and Senate to meet in joint session in the House chamber at 11 a.m. that day to receive a message from Governor Ron DeSantis. The resolution was adopted without objection, rules were waived, and it was immediately certified to the House. The Secretary was also directed to notify the House and Governor that the Senate was convened and ready to proceed with the 2025 regular session.
In a lengthy opening-day address, the President outlined the session’s priorities, emphasizing rural Florida, citrus and agriculture, government efficiency, IT and cybersecurity reform, administrative rule review, affordability, insurance and property tax relief, autism services, veterans’ support, mental health and child welfare legislation, Everglades restoration, public school administrative efficiency, and food insecurity. No substantive debate or roll-call votes were taken beyond the unanimous adoption of the concurrent resolution. The Senate then adjourned until March 12, 2025, or upon the call of the President.
NH
Transcript Highlights:
- ,</c> believe is best for their students, believe is best for their students, their<00:07:21.680><c>
- Many students are exceedingly uncomfortable at this young age, and students would often rather endure
- Schools that students bodily privacy.
- </c> students to sexual harassment. students to sexual harassment.
- </c> literature I actually am a law student literature I actually am a law student and<00:51:57.520><
Committee:
Senate Judiciary
HI
Hawaii 2026 Regular Session
PSM-EIG, PSM DEFER, PSM, PSM-EDU Public Hearings 02-13-2026
Public Safety and Military Affairs
Transcript Highlights:
- I am Farah Marie Gomes, associate vice president for student affairs with the University of Hawaii System
- </c> through the schools so that the students through the schools so that the students learn<00:44:09.839
- >> Well, history day, um, it's an opportunity for students to display their knowledge and apply it.
- for students to display their<00:48:50.079><c> knowledge</c><00:48:50.559><c> and</c><00:48:51.200><
- Uh, I think it will expand greatly the students at the University of Hawaii who can take advantage of
Committee:
Senate Public Safety and Military Affairs
Summary:
The committees heard and then took action on several measures. Senate Bill 3048, relating to the State Building Code Council and the Office of Planning and Sustainable Development, received support from OPSD and the Chamber of Commerce, with OPSD requesting amendments tied to software licensing and a public permitting dashboard. The committees ultimately recommended passing the bill with amendments, including an effective date, and later adopted that recommendation by vote. Senate Bill 3083, relating to protective orders, drew support from the U.S. Defense State Liaison Office, the Military and Community Relations Office, and a member of the public, while the Judiciary asked that the bill be deferred or amended because a prior notification process had lapsed and a new mandate could be difficult to implement. The committees nevertheless recommended passage with amendments and an effective date, noting implementation concerns in the report, and that recommendation was adopted.
The committees also considered Senate Bill 3010, which would allow law enforcement, animal control officers, and firefighters to enter unattended vehicles to rescue animals in distress. The Animal Legal Defense Fund supported the measure as a common-sense good Samaritan protection, and the Hawaii Association for Justice recommended a small amendment. The bill was recommended for passage with amendments and later adopted. Senate Bill 3187, relating to off-site construction and SPEED Task Force recommendations, received OPSD testimony in support with comments; the committees recommended passing it with amendments, deleting the dollar amount and adding an effective date, and adopted that recommendation.
In a later joint hearing with the Committee on Education, Senate Bill 2138, which would expand the Hawaii National Guard State Tuition Assistance Program to graduate study, received support from the University of Hawaii, the Department of Defense, the Hawaii Army National Guard, and the U.S. Defense State Liaison Office. Members asked whether the current law limited assistance to undergraduate degrees and whether the program would require new funding; witnesses said the bill would simply expand authority and could be implemented within the current budget. Senate Bill 2614, authorizing high school diplomas for certain veterans whose schooling was interrupted by military service or wartime practices, also drew support from DOE and the U.S. Defense State Liaison Office, with DOE explaining it had previously issued diplomas under an earlier version of the law and would verify eligibility through an application process. Senate Bill 2687, requiring a 100th Infantry Battalion history curriculum plan and pilot program, drew mixed testimony: DOE said the topic is already covered in existing social studies standards and the bill was unnecessary, while supporters argued the history is not being consistently taught and should be mandated. The transcript cuts off before final action on the education bills.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- However, as an educator, it is my job to teach my students and protect my students from harm's way.
- and upset because we are still here talking about this same subject almost 10 years later, and my students
- Some of my students share with me that it's common to see stickers advertising illegal abortion pills
- I've also heard from pregnancy center staff, including one of the students that I mentor, that women
- Just last spring, two local college students from Glenn Community College, where I'm from, had to be
Committee:
House State Affairs
MA
Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
Joint Committee on Financial Services Jun 21st, 2026 at 10:30 am
Joint Committee on Financial Services
Transcript Highlights:
- High school students, when they're 16 years old, have not reached full brain development.
- So at that point, students didn't—nobody understood credit scores 10 years ago, and maybe they do now
- indebtedness and you leave after four years from a four-year degree, you've got a little bit of a student
- and Secondary Education to implement regulations to require a guaranteed semester-long class for students
- Just lately, the Kennedy School of Government student policy review article, called "Building Wealth
Committee:
Joint Joint Committee on Financial Services
Summary:
The committee heard testimony on several financial services bills, with the main focus on cryptocurrency kiosk regulation, financial literacy, and earned wage access. Legislators and witnesses described widespread crypto-related scams targeting older adults, often involving impersonation, urgency, spoofed phone numbers, and rapid transfers through kiosks that are difficult to trace or recover. Supporters of the kiosk bills said Massachusetts needs licensing, registration, transaction limits, warning notices, receipts, refund protections, and other safeguards; some also urged a “pause” or hold on transactions to give victims time to reconsider and allow law enforcement to intervene. The Attorney General’s office, AARP, local law enforcement, and several prosecutors and sheriffs backed the consumer-protection approach, while Bitcoin Depot supported a narrower regulatory framework but opposed low fee caps and strict daily limits, arguing they would function like a ban and reduce legitimate use.
Witnesses from Waltham police, Middlesex and Essex County law enforcement, and the AG’s office said crypto scams are growing quickly, losses are often unrecoverable once funds move, and current tools are limited. They described cases involving elderly victims losing thousands of dollars, and said warnings alone are not enough because scammers keep victims on the phone and guide them through the process. Some witnesses said a temporary hold or refund mechanism has worked in at least one case, while others emphasized that transaction limits and visible disclosures could reduce harm even if they do not stop fraud entirely. The AG’s office also said it would submit written opposition to separate earned wage advance legislation, while DailyPay testified in support of that bill, saying earned wage access helps workers bridge short-term gaps without debt or credit reporting.
The committee also heard support for mandatory financial literacy education from Representative Jim Hawkins, who said high school students need instruction on credit, debt, and inflation before they enter adulthood. In addition, the committee took testimony on litigation financing bills from insurance industry representatives, who argued for disclosure and regulation of predatory litigation lending and warned about foreign interference and reduced plaintiff recoveries. No votes or final actions were taken during the hearing; members asked questions throughout, and the chair noted the need to move testimony along because of time constraints.
US
US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
US House Floor Proceedings (Thursday, July 16, 2026)
US Federal House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Speaker, today I'm here to talk about student loans.
- , providing students with a one-on-one relationship with caring adults to remove barriers and help students
- Tammy, thank you for your dedication and belief in students.
- </c><02:40:42.560><c> stay</c> remove barriers and help students stay remove barriers and help students
- </c> your dedication and belief in students. your dedication and belief in students.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Energy Finance and Policy Committee 4/1/25
Energy Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- The project will house 224 students and return 224 housing units to the local rental market and serve
- The project will<00:57:17.359><c> house</c><00:57:17.760><c> 224</c><00:57:18.480><c> students</c><00
- return 224 will house 224 students and return 224 housing<00:57:21.040><c> units</c><00:57:21.280><c
- </c> will provide a cost savings for students will provide a cost savings for students um<01:05:09.359
- And so those students than off-campus.
Committee:
House Energy Finance and Policy
Keywords:
water appropriation, data centers, environmental review, energy conservation, permit application, carbon-free energy, geothermal energy, renewable energy, Macalester College, appropriation, sustainability, solar energy, pollinator programs, license plates, agrivoltaics, environmental sustainability, 1183, house
US
US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
US House Floor Proceedings (Wednesday, April 22, 2026)
US Federal House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Following his time as a student athlete, Mr.
- Following his time as a student athlete, Mr.
- Following his time as a student athlete, Mr.
- Following his time as a student athlete, Mr.
- Following his time as a student athlete, Mr.
OK
Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session
Joint Committee on Appropriations and Budget 3rd Revised Apr 13th, 2026 at 04:30 pm
Joint Committee on Appropriations and Budget
Transcript Highlights:
- Declare student bill 1146 to have passed.
- My student resino seconded by the vice.
- And so, how many individuals were impacted by the student teacher compensation?
- Wa do pass by student raers seconded by sooner Pugh.
- of less than 1,100 students.
Bills:
HB4030 , HB4031 , HB4032 , HB4033 , HB4034 , HB4035 , HB4036 , HB4037 , HB4038 , HB4039 , HB4040 , HB4041 , HB4042 , HB4043 , HB4044 , HB4045 , HB4046 , HB4047 , HB4048 , HB4049 , HB4050 , HB4051 , HB4052 , HB4053 , HB4054 , HB4056 , HB4057 , HB4065 , HB4067 , HB4071 , HB4072 , SB1144 , SB1145 , SB1146 , SB1147 , SB1148 , SB1149 , SB1156 , SB1157 , SB1158 , SB1159 , SB1161 , SB1162 , SB1163 , SB1164 , SB1165 , SB1166 , SB1167 , SB1174 , SB1175 , SB1176
Keywords:
education funding, budget appropriations, public schools, teachers' retirement, early childhood education, aeronautics, infrastructure, funding, sustainability, Oklahoma, mining, operator fees, coal production, noncoal mining, department of mines, revenue, state budget, budgetary reform, financial legislation, fiscal accountability
ID
Transcript Highlights:
- ; if we call a student in to unpack some of those poor choices, it's about accountability, it's about
- helping students grow and make better decisions.
- I don't believe that it should be recess without any accountability for the student involved.
- I don't believe that it should be recess without any accountability for the student involved that's one
- And so they thank me for bringing this bill, and I think this is a good benefit to our students, and
Summary:
The House opened with roll call, prayer, and approval of the journal, then received a notice appointing Kirk Larson as a substitute representative for District 33. The chamber also handled several Senate messages and committee reports, including printing or engrossing a number of bills, and advanced multiple measures through the calendar. Among the bills introduced were appropriations bills for the judicial and legislative branches (HB 847 and HB 848), an education bill revising career ladder and endorsement provisions (HB 849), and Senate bills on occupational licensure, veterans’ benefits consumer protections, specie/tender contracts, state investment in gold and silver, and household egg production.
The House passed Senate Bill 1332, a fiscal year-end cash transfer bill that reallocated about $100 million back to the general fund by pulling unspent money from several programs, including transportation strategic initiatives, the Idaho Opportunity Scholarship, the Permanent Building Fund, water pollution control grants, and the In-Demand Careers Fund. Members also passed House Bill 545, which would allow military chaplains to qualify for counseling licensure and bill insurance; the bill drew substantial debate over whether chaplain training is equivalent to the education and supervised experience required for independent mental health practice, but supporters argued the military experience is valuable and the bill would help address counselor shortages. The House also passed HB 702 on securities ownership and Idaho law, HB 638 to restore Idaho’s presidential primary in March, HB 765 and HB 766 on fire district boundary changes and impact-fee collection, HB 767 on using impact fees for replacement of certain fire vehicles, HB 797 on fire district sub-district representation, and HB 672 to keep logos and slogans out of the executive budget document.
Later, the House passed HB 785, which adds school disciplinary procedures for vulgar or inappropriate online posts about educators, HB 760 on property tax exemption for workforce and affordable housing, and HB 789, ratifying the Coeur d’Alene Tribe Water Rights Settlement of 2026. The chamber also adopted House Concurrent Resolution 27 honoring Idaho civilians who served and died on Wake Island during World War II, and House Resolution 25 approving reviewed administrative rules. A motion to suspend rules allowed immediate consideration of HB 833, a bill requiring daily recess in elementary schools and unstructured activity for middle school students; debate focused on whether the bill would improperly limit classroom discipline, and the transcript ends during closing remarks on that measure.