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• I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the Republic for which it stands
• an act relating to designation of the state birds.
• in act relating to designation of the state birds.
• an act relating to designation of the state birds.
• bill to be entitled an act relating to the designation of the official state flagship.

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• they're prepared for AP or whatever, and they would go to the library to access that.
• the library to access that.
• In fact, we have several districts that applied for a waiver to not be required to hire library aides
• permit a Bible to be used to be held in a library.
• be in the state of during enrollment periods and allows them to be in the state of law.

Bills: HR1036 , HB2975 , HB3026 , HB3297 , HB2981 , HB2978 , HB4144 , HB1322 , HB1818 , HB3194 , HB3767 , HB3342 , HB3344 , HB4170 , HB3287 , HB3288 , HB4454 , HB3264 , HB3266 , HB3268 , HB4095 , HB4115 , HB4316 , HB3530 , HB3428 , HB4272 , HB4273 , HB4274 , HB3405 , HB3406 , HB3467 , HB3469 , HB3931

Summary: The House opened with roll call, prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, and several recognitions, including Veteran of the Week Donald W. DeLap, 2025 Oklahoma Teacher of the Year Melissa Yvonne, Doctor of the Day Dr. Corey Shawnaway, Nurse of the Day Rusty Rutherford, and Psychologist of the Day Dr. Glenna Stumbling Bear Riddle. Members also recognized Bob Wills Day at the Capitol with a resolution and musical presentation, and introduced visiting student groups and pages. The chamber then moved into second- and third-reading business on a series of bills. Several measures passed with little or no opposition. House Bill 2975, a Department of Agriculture cleanup bill on poultry litter spreading/exporting, passed 89-8 after questions about removed misdemeanor language and hauler information. House Bill 3026, allowing children of U.S. military allies to start kindergarten according to their home-country timelines, passed 97-0 and its emergency clause also passed 97-0. House Bill 3297, creating a regulatory framework for highway remediation services, passed 87-0. House Bill 2981, requiring school boards to post approved meeting minutes within two weeks and within two clicks, passed 93-0. House Bill 4144, clarifying that arrest and incident reports are open records, passed 97-0. House Bill 1818, updating social work licensing terminology, also passed 97-0. House Bill 3767, updating controlled dangerous substance scheduling to match federal law and DEA watch lists, passed later in the day. The most extended debate centered on House Bill 3194, which would protect pregnancy resource centers from being singled out for regulation or lawsuits. Supporters argued the bill would shield private nonprofit centers from post-Dobbs legal attacks and let them focus on helping pregnant women and families. Opponents raised concerns about transparency, oversight of private nonprofits receiving state funds, the bill’s abortion definition, and whether it could create liability or reduce accountability. After lengthy debate, the House passed the bill 79-18. House Bill 3342, relating to Medicaid audits, passed 67-25 after discussion about making audits corrective rather than punitive. House Bill 3344, a foster care bill based on an interim study, was extensively debated over kinship placement standards, income thresholds, sleeping arrangements, transportation, tribal placement issues, and whether codifying DHS rules would improve accountability; the transcript cuts off before a final vote is shown.

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• Essentially, what it's trying to do is mimic what the state of Tennessee did to make it more easily available
• So it seems to me the insurance companies are just going to take all these to trial so that they could
• premiums to go up?
• words 'up to'.
• They don't want to come to class. They want to watch podcasts.

Bills: HB3790 , HB2941 , HB2959 , HB3087 , HB3974 , HB3500 , HB3697 , HB3262 , HB3582 , HB4226 , HB3037 , HB4139 , HB4143 , HB4144 , HB2936 , HB3322 , HB4296 , HB3278 , HB4202 , HB4176 , HB3303 , HB3648 , HB4119

Committee: House Civil Judiciary

Keywords: home repairs, consumer protection, contracts, homeowner rights, rescission, fentanyl, overdose, first responders, drug reporting, immunity, controlled substances, penalties, school abuse reporting, child abuse, neglect, mandatory reporting, student safety, school employee misconduct, administrator reporting, superintendent

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• Thank you so much. to date State funding has provided to date State funding has provided minnesotans<
• The state continues to issue permits for expanding trail systems and allocates grant and aid funding
• The state continues to issue permits for expanding trail systems and allocates grant and aid funding
• House File 1012 adapts the procedures in the state and DNR grant and aid program to include early contact
• House File 1012 adapts the procedures in the state and DNR grant and aid program to include early contact

Committee: House Environment and Natural Resources Finance and Policy

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• The Division of Elementary and Secondary Education appropriations, the State Library, State Aid, as well
• This is all state aid distributed to local districts, charter districts, education service cooperatives
• Walden, we're going to the State Library. Thank you, Mr. Chair.
• This is their aid to local public libraries. It's in the manual on page 243 and page 4 of packet C.
• Revenue and money for this appropriation is used to provide aid to local libraries and library systems

Committee: All JOINT BUDGET COMMITTEE

Summary: The committee heard budget presentations and took executive recommendations on several Department of Human Services divisions, including Aging, Adult and Behavioral Health Services; Children and Family Services; County Operations; Developmental Disability Services; and Medical Services, with most divisions showing little or no significant change in total appropriations. Staff and agency witnesses repeatedly explained that many large appropriations are maintained for flexibility, federal matching requirements, or contingency needs, even when actual spending is much lower than the authorized amount. Members also raised concerns about staffing vacancies, long-vacant budgeted positions, and the use of excess appropriation authority across DHS. In Aging, Adult and Behavioral Health, members questioned federal funding levels for mental health and substance abuse grants, the status of senior centers and Meals on Wheels, the Medicaid tobacco settlement program, community alcohol safety grants, and the veterans mental health grant. Agency officials said federal block grants are largely committed, that senior center funding had been delayed by shutdown timing but was now back on track, that the tobacco settlement program had been moved internally within DHS, and that the veterans mental health appropriation remains unfunded. Senators also criticized the adequacy of support for seniors and asked for more detail on how transportation, meal services, and local contributions are funded. In Children and Family Services, members asked about rising appropriation levels, foster care and adoption subsidies, professional fees, the number of children in foster care, and the Children’s Trust Fund. DHS said increases reflect added flexibility for residential treatment, adoption subsidies, and prevention services, while the foster care population has remained fairly steady at about 3,400 children. The Children’s Trust Fund was described as supporting primary prevention programs such as Baby and Me and community schools, and members asked whether it could be administratively combined with other efforts. Questions also covered TANF subgrants, with DHS explaining that it had reduced outside subgrants after discovering over-obligation and was rebuilding reserves. In County Operations, members focused on the summer EBT program, SNAP employment and training, the farmer’s market program, and the state’s TANF reserve position. DHS said summer EBT is still being funded through temporary appropriations because it is a newer program, SNAP employment and training is largely federally funded and may expand under a pending policy change, and TANF reserves were drawn down after prior over-obligation but are now being stabilized. In Developmental Disability Services, members asked about vacancies, human development center staffing, facility construction funds, and the Booneville work program, and DHS said the program has reopened and staffing recruitment continues. In Medical Services, members asked about FMAP, the Our Kids B CHIP program, school-based Medicaid reimbursements, nursing home distress funds, and several large appropriation lines that far exceed actual spending; DHS said these are maintained for claims payment, nursing home receivership contingencies, and other flexibility needs. Each division reviewed was adopted by executive recommendation after questions concluded.

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• I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the Republic for which it stands
• What is the compelling state interest to have a referendum for our superintendent to be elected?
• an act relating to designation of the state birds.
• an act relating to designation of the state birds.
• bill to be entitled an act relating to the designation of the official state flagship.

Summary: The House convened with prayer, moments of silence for former member Terry Fields and the Parkland victims, the Pledge of Allegiance, and recognition of guests and visitors. The chamber then adopted the Rules and Ethics Committee’s special order report setting the day’s calendar and debate times. The main measure taken up was HB 1119, relating to materials harmful to minors in public schools and charter schools, which the sponsor described as a clarification of existing law to keep pornographic or sexually explicit material away from minors and to give districts clearer standards for review and objection processes. The bill drew extensive debate over constitutional concerns, local control, litigation risk, and the scope of the definition of “harmful to minors.” Members supporting the bill argued it was needed to close loopholes and protect children, while opponents warned it could lead to overbroad book removals, conflict with federal court rulings, and costly lawsuits. A series of amendments sought to narrow or redirect the bill: proposals by Gant, Aristide, Bartleman, Eskamani, Nixon, Rainer, Woodson, and Harris would have preserved literary value review, protected educational and abuse-prevention materials, exempted LGBTQ-inclusive books, limited objections, preserved funding for districts, or delayed enforcement during ongoing litigation. Supporters of the amendments framed them as protecting parental choice, academic value, student safety, and district finances; opponents said they would weaken the bill’s child-protection purpose. All of the amendments failed. After the amendment process, the House waived rules, read HB 1119 a third time by title, and entered structured debate on final passage. Debate continued along the same lines, with opponents emphasizing book removals, First Amendment concerns, and the impact on students and schools, and supporters reiterating that the bill was intended to prevent minors from accessing obscene material. The transcript provided ends during structured debate and does not include the final vote on HB 1119.

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• So for people who live along state and border lines, they're able to go across state lines to purchase
• So for people who live along state and border lines, they're able to go across state lines to purchase
• It will just force residents like me to turn to unregulated out-of-state markets that pay zero tax to
• .requires property tax statements to specify the state property taxes and the state school levy.
• This is due to the consolidated state tax rate...

Bills: SB6073 , SB6113 , SB6116 , SB6129 , SB6162 , SB6114 , SB5857

Committee: Senate Ways & Means

Keywords: SB 6073, LEOFF, Law Enforcement Officers' and Fire Fighters' Retirement System, retirement system, pension, public safety retirement, wildland firefighter, aviation firefighter, wildland fire, forest firefighter, Department of Natural Resources, DNR, firefighter benefits, retirement benefits, service credit, disability retirement, survivor benefits, employer contributions, Washington RCW, public employees

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• /c> &gt;&gt; to speak specifically uh to our state &gt;&gt; to speak specifically uh to our state partnership
• , traveling throughout the city to several libraries and police stations to install endpoint detection
• /c><00:32:34.159><c> to</c><00:32:34.480><c> install</c> libraries and police stations to install libraries
• As IT technical efforts started to work, they were able to understand that through other states and other
• able to understand that through were able to understand that through other<00:39:59.040><c> states</

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• She had to keep her GPA up, and she had to continue to meet the requirements from the state and from
• That is, it is your job to make sure that appropriate materials are in the library.
• And kind of what we're seeing is several states are starting to put stuff like this in.” committed to
• And kind of what we're seeing is several states are starting to put stuff like this in.
• ...with the bathwater when an accrediting agency is trying to conform to state and federal policy.

Bills: HB2950 , HB2978 , HB3132 , HB3242 , HB3467 , HB3700 , HB3701 , HB4115 , HB4274

Committee: House Education Oversight

Summary: The Education Oversight Committee heard several bills focused on higher education, school library materials, military student transfers, women’s privacy, academic grading standards, program review, and teacher professional development. HB 2950, by Rep. Woolley, would remove the ACT requirement for homeschool students seeking Oklahoma’s Promise and bar colleges from imposing extra homeschool-specific hurdles; supporters said it would treat homeschoolers the same as other students, while opponents raised concerns about oversight and taxpayer-funded aid. The committee also heard HB 3132, which would direct higher education institutions to seek accreditors that do not impose DEI mandates, and HB 3700, which would require colleges to grade students only on academic criteria rather than opinions or beliefs. HB 3701 would codify regents’ procedures for reviewing and acting on low-performing degree programs, and HB 4115 would cap required teacher professional development hours, with the sponsor emphasizing local control and that the bill is permissive rather than mandatory. The committee also considered HB 2978, which would prohibit public school library materials from including descriptions or depictions of sexually explicit conduct. Supporters framed it as protecting children and aligning library collections with community standards, while opponents worried the language could limit access to materials that help students understand abuse and safety. HB 4274, a cleanup bill on military student schooling and school choice, would restore omitted transfer language, clarify in-district enrollment timing, and align the six-month relocation requirement with the Open Transfer Act. HB 3242, dealing with privacy for women in schools, universities, and domestic violence shelters, drew questions about how gender would be verified and how the bill would affect transgender students and shelter access. Most bills advanced on motions for due pass after committee discussion. HB 2950, HB 2978, HB 3132, HB 4274, HB 3242, HB 3700, HB 3701, and HB 4115 all received due pass recommendations. HB 3467 was laid over until the next meeting, and the committee then adjourned.

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• state needs to provide decisions so the state needs to provide direct<01:00:33.559><c> Health</c><01
• </c><04:46:14.878><c> to</c> workers in assisting the state to workers in assisting the state to recover
• Speaker, if I know that the American Library Association states it is a parent's role, quote, to monitor
• Speaker, if I know that the American Library Association states it is a parent's role, quote, to monitor
• Speaker, if I know that the American Library Association states it is a parent's role, quote, to monitor

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• This is all state aid distributed to local districts, charter districts, and education service cooperatives
• state to come in and review content to update standards.
• We're going to the State Library. Thank you, Mr. Chair.
• This is their aid to local public libraries. It's in the manual on page 243 and page 4 of packet C.
• General revenue and money for this appropriation is used to provide aid to local libraries and library

Committee: All JOINT BUDGET COMMITTEE

Transcript Highlights:

• I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the Republic for which it stands
• What is the compelling state interest to have a referendum for our superintendent to be elected?
• an act relating to designation of the state birds.
• an act relating to designation of the state birds.
• bill to be entitled an act relating to the designation of the official state flagship.

Summary: The House convened with prayer, a moment of silence for former member Terry Fields and the Parkland victims, the Pledge of Allegiance, and routine organizational actions including approval of the journal and adoption of a special order report. The chamber then took up House Bill 1119, relating to materials harmful to minors, which the sponsor described as a measure to clarify and strengthen standards for removing obscene or pornographic content from public school classrooms and libraries while preserving educational uses and not targeting classical literature, LGBTQ content, or other protected viewpoints. Members questioned the bill’s use of terms such as “predominantly,” its relationship to existing local review processes, the impact on AP/IB and college-level materials, the applicability to voucher-funded schools, and the risk of additional First Amendment litigation and costs. The sponsor responded that the bill was needed because current standards were being bypassed and that the legislation was aimed at material harmful to minors, not general literary value. The House considered numerous amendments, most of which were defeated. Amendments offered by Representatives Gant, Aristide, Bartleman, Eskamani, Nixon, Rainer, Woodson, and Harris sought, among other things, to preserve parental choice during review periods, restore a whole-work constitutional standard, limit repeated objections, protect educational and abuse-prevention materials, prevent LGBTQ-inclusive books from being labeled harmful solely on that basis, shield school districts from funding penalties, and delay enforcement in districts already under litigation. Supporters of the amendments argued that the bill would encourage censorship, remove books with clear literary or educational value, burden districts with costs and lawsuits, and harm students who rely on school libraries for access to reading material and representation. Opponents of the amendments argued the bill was necessary to protect minors from explicit content and that the proposed changes would weaken that protection. All of the amendments described in the transcript failed. After the amendment process, the House waived rules, read HB 1119 a third time by title, and entered structured debate on final passage. In closing debate, opponents repeated concerns about constitutional vulnerability, overbroad book removals, and the educational harm of limiting access to literature, while supporters framed the bill as a child-protection measure and a clarification of existing law. The transcript ends during the structured debate on final passage, before the final vote on the bill is shown.

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• But that security shouldn't be limited to just the Capitol, and it needs to be applied to the state.
• state to be sued in Texas?
• To enforce a state law without state supervision, Texas has passed the Texas Heartbeat Act.
• to aid and...
• Chair, is to do much the same thing to give us the ability to reach those out-of-state manufacturers

Bills: HB7 , SB 8 , HB7 , SB 8

Committee: House State Affairs

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• to cut Parks libraries some authority to cut Parks libraries licensing<00:12:09.959><c> and</c><00:12
• </c> not shift the tax burden from the state not shift the tax burden from the state to<00:16:55.000>
• of Minnesota to administer the programs the state wants us to administer.
• Aid payments to counties reductions in Aid payments to counties and<00:23:54.440><c> finally</c><00:
• If there's a cut to Medicaid, what can, in this budget area, the state do to fill that gap?

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• Our institutions continue to evolve to serve the state.
• The state of Texas is in a good position relative to other states. as it relates to continuing enrollment
• To conduct research that shapes the future of our state, nation, and world, and to serve the state of
• Provide a return value to the state.
• to meet some of these needs in the state.

Committee: House Higher Education

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• It is therefore in the interest of the state to provide assistance programs to students who wish to attend
• We do partner with our school districts across the state to be able to fuel the conversation and promote
• to either scale or expand CTE across the state.
• to scale these across the state of Florida.
• So we're going to move along to Tim Jones, who is presenting on the state university system.

Summary: The Higher Education Budget Subcommittee met for an introductory overview of the higher education programs under its jurisdiction. After roll call and member introductions, Chair Busatta outlined that the subcommittee oversees programs in the Department of Education and the State University System, including vocational rehabilitation, blind services, private postsecondary licensure, student financial aid, career and adult education, the Florida College System, and the Board of Governors. The chair and staff also noted that these areas represent roughly $9 billion in current-year funding. Officials from the Department of Education presented on several programs. Vocational Rehabilitation Director Kelly Rogers described services for adults and youth with disabilities, including pre-employment transition services, job coaching, assistive technology, and employer support; she said the program served more than 55,000 people last year, has no wait list, and reported a return of $7.61 to the economy for every $1 invested. Division of Blind Services Director Robert Doyle explained services from birth through older adulthood, including early intervention, school-age support, vocational rehabilitation, independent living, the Business Enterprise Program for blind vendors, and the Braille and Talking Book Library; he said the division serves about 12,000 people annually and also has no wait list, though some community rehab providers may have one. Tiffany Hurst of the Commission for Independent Education described licensure and consumer protection for independent postsecondary institutions, reporting oversight of about 1,100 institutions and 721 non-degree schools, along with enforcement actions against unlicensed operators. Sean Haskin of Student Financial Assistance reviewed 22 scholarship and grant programs totaling about $1 billion for more than 200,000 students, including Bright Futures, Benacquisto, need-based grants, EASE, EASE Plus, veterans’ scholarships, dual enrollment reimbursement, first responder scholarships, and the Ocoee and Rosewood scholarships. Members asked about surplus funds, marketing, Bright Futures eligibility requirements, and whether EASE awards had changed; Haskin said any unused funds are reverted to the Legislature, that the department markets through schools and the Florida Lottery, and that EASE remained at $3,500 per FTE for the last two fiscal years. Several members raised concerns that students and parents may not learn about aid programs early enough, especially in economically disadvantaged communities. Chancellor Kevin O’Farrell then presented on Career and Adult Education, highlighting record participation in career and technical education, adult education, and apprenticeship. He said about 800,000 secondary students and 480,000 postsecondary students are in CTE, adult education serves about 183,000 learners, and apprenticeship/pre-apprenticeship programs include more than 22,000 participants. He also described the workforce development fund, Perkins, WIOA Title II, the Pathways to Career Opportunities Grant, workforce capitalization grants, CAPE performance funding, and the Pipeline nursing initiative, noting strong NCLEX outcomes and expanded outreach through the Get There, Your Way, Future of Work Florida, and Zello platforms. Kathy Hebda began the Florida College System presentation by emphasizing open access, workforce preparation, statewide reach, and strong enrollment and completion growth, including more than 672,000 students, over 131,000 degrees and certificates, and significant dual enrollment savings for students and families.

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• AB 616 CLOSA State Library Parks Pass Program.
• AB 1200 Colosa disaster preparedness do pass as amended to strike creation of the state lifelines council
• AB 1145, Jeff Gonzales, State Highway Safety Report, do pass as amended. to limit scope of study to State
• Due passes amended to make increases in financial aid award amounts subject to an appropriation.
• Do pass with author's amendments to eliminate the state administrative manual requirement among other

Committee: House Appropriations

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• Texans' abilities to build their own futures and contribute to the great state of Texas.
• I grew up hoping to go to college and to get a job in my home state and then get a job in my home. state
• to leave the region, the state, or the country. or the state in order to receive the high quality education
• continue to grow and flourish and add to the overall bottom line for the state of Texas.
• to take one college entrance exam at state cost.

Committee: House Higher Education

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• Fund. 10% to the state libraries networking fund, 10% to the Missouri Public Broadcasting Corporation
• Fund. 10% to the Missouri Humanities Council Trust Fund, 10% to the state libraries, networking fund
• So the way that the funds come to the state library, the library networking fund, and so the portion
• state library, and now to Columbia, Boone County, I see the importance.
• So every library has had to submit to this. This is when I was state librarian.

Committee: House Ways and Means

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• It also states that the board has an increased burden of proof to clear and convincing evidence.
• The bill requires the Secretary of State to submit this proposition at the next general election.
• Arizona is a right-to-work state, so we are not allowed to strike.
• And teachers have every right, as does every employee in our state, to organize.
• , it added that back in, so development fees can be utilized to fund things like libraries and parks

Summary: The caucus reviewed a long list of bills and resolutions, with staff giving brief descriptions and members flagging which items were on consent, had unanimous committee votes, or should be pulled for further discussion. Topics included education, health care, public safety, labor, water, taxation, housing, and elections. Several measures were noted as party-line or mixed votes, while many others were reported as unanimous and placed on third-read or consent calendars. Among the more discussed items were bills on school and labor policy, including a proposal to prohibit teacher strikes, a measure restricting school district bond actions, a bill requiring school safety protocols and assigning felony penalties for noncompliance, and a resolution limiting public money for labor organization activities. Members also raised concerns or requested further review on bills involving pharmacist testing authority, expired opioid antagonists, a county sheriff-related measure, a housing affordability district proposal, and a tobacco/vape regulation bill. Some measures were explicitly pulled from consent, including a Medicaid audit resolution, a budget-related pay-withholding resolution, and several education and public safety bills. The caucus also heard multiple health and human services measures, such as genetic counselor licensing, nursing board and pharmacy board continuations, foster care rights, psychiatry access funding, and free school meals. In addition, there were water and energy bills on Colorado River management, groundwater, transmission-line review, and renewable energy valuation, plus election and campaign-related proposals. The meeting ended with announcements, including an upcoming Colorado River breakfast briefing and an internal award recognizing Representative Brian Garcia, followed by adjournment.