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FL

Florida 2026 Regular Session

Appropriations Committee on Pre-K - 12 Education Feb 12th, 2026

Appropriations Committee on Pre-K - 12 Education

Transcript Highlights:
  • Senate Bill 7036 strengthens school turnaround tools, expands early literacy supports, and updates several
  • and dismissal rules through the school improvement process, and updates epinephrine policies to include
  • And so there are several school districts that are operating and using those door locks.
  • Y'all know I can't ever stop being a school board member with our school districts, many of which are
  • Y'all know I can't ever stop being a school board member with our school districts, many of which are
Bills: S7036
Summary: The Senate Committee on Pre-K-12 Appropriations met with a quorum present and announced it would not be presenting its budget at this time, per a Senate memorandum. The sole bill on the agenda was SB 7036 by Senator Corey Simon, which was described as a broad education package strengthening school turnaround tools, early literacy supports, early learning policies, academic offerings, and educator pipeline provisions. Senator Simon explained that the bill addresses persistently low-performing schools, Title I use for STEM curricula, charter school renewal and dismissal rules, epinephrine device policies, VPK summer bridge eligibility, disability-aligned interventions, agriculture and Algebra 1 instruction, GATE access, and certification updates for teachers and computer science. An amendment was adopted that removed provisions on temporary door locks and DOE-developed instructional materials and added a GATE startup grant update. The committee heard numerous appearance forms, with many individuals and organizations waving against the bill, while one student, Ella Latimore, appeared and spoke briefly. Much of the exchange with her was lighthearted and unrelated to the bill, but Senator Simon used his closing to note that concerns from the prior stop had been addressed by removing the DOE materials and door-lock language, and he asked for favorable support. The committee then voted on the bill as amended, and CS for SB 7036 was reported favorably. After the vote, members made several informal statements, including remarks about a Valentine’s Day visit from students and appreciation for community member Misty Cash. Senator Osgood also raised a serious concern about declining immigrant student enrollment affecting district budgets, especially in Broward County, and urged the committee to address the issue proactively with school districts. The chair said staff were already working with districts on the matter and that more discussion would follow. The meeting then adjourned after additional light banter among members.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Education Finance Committee 3/6/25

Education Finance

Transcript Highlights:
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Bills: HF957 , HF877
AZ

Arizona 2026 Regular Session

02/11/2026 - Senate Education

Education

Transcript Highlights:
  • Another project we did involved adopting a school called the Wilson School in a neighborhood near our
  • schools have adopted this philosophy and which schools have not.
  • How many schools have you taught in? I've taught at the law school.
  • I said appropriation school safety program. 1583 is a school safety interoperability money.
  • community or school gardens.
Bills: SB1074 , SB1327 , SB1475 , SB1582 , SB1583 , SB1598
Committee: Senate Education
AL

Alabama 2025 Regular Session

Alabama House Health Committee Apr 23rd, 2025

Health

Transcript Highlights:
  • And that's why we voluntarily removed full beverage calories from schools in 2006 through our school
  • So, you know, they've banned it... ...schools.
  • I mean, this would take school lunches.
  • It's just what's in the schools in their lunches, the meals provided by the schools.
  • But when... get 21 or out of school.
Bills: SB87 , HB491 , SB43 , SB101
Committee: House Health
AL

Alabama 2025 Regular Session

Alabama Senate Finance and Taxation Education Committee Apr 9th, 2025

Finance and Taxation Education

Transcript Highlights:
  • Senator Smith, on page three at the bottom 124, it has school nurses programs.
  • That's how—that's the nurses we have in our school. Yes, sir. Okay, good.
  • But what can we do, you know, for middle school, you know, high school?
  • At the top, it should say programs that are available to school systems.
  • We should help support the frontline educators and the children going to school, summer school, or whatever
Bills: SB305 , SB109 , SB122 , SB111 , SB114 , SB113 , SB150 , SB112 , SB289 , SB303
WA

Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Floor Session Feb 19th, 2026 at 11:00 am

Washington House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • these detention centers were temporary quarters for the evacuees while the United States military constructed
  • School did not begin until September of 1942. We had nothing to do for five months.
  • When it began, school was substandard in almost every subject. We had no future.
  • The Army Corps of Engineers had just over two weeks to construct temporary barracks in the facility at
  • mother, who was a mere child of nine when she was incarcerated, when she was torn from her home, her school
WA

Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Floor Session Feb 19th, 2026

Washington House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • these detention centers were temporary quarters for the evacuees while the United States military constructed
  • School did not begin until September of 1942. We had nothing to do for five months.
  • When it began, school was substandard in almost every subject. We had no future.
  • The Army Corps of Engineers had just over two weeks to construct temporary barracks in the facility at
  • mother, who was a mere child of nine when she was incarcerated, when she was torn from her home, her school
Summary: The House convened with a quorum, the flags were escorted by the Nisei Veterans Committee Color Guard, the Pledge of Allegiance was led by Scout Alexander Bertelsen, and Reverend Masao Umoto delivered the invocation. The House then approved the previous day’s minutes and took up House Resolution 4692, recognizing the 84th anniversary of Executive Order 9066 and honoring Japanese Americans who were forcibly relocated and incarcerated during World War II. The resolution recounted the history of the incarceration, the service of Japanese American veterans, the findings of the 1982 commission that the policy was driven by racial prejudice and war hysteria, and the later federal apology and reparations. The resolution was adopted by voice vote, and guests connected to the Japanese American community and remembrance observances were recognized. Several members spoke in support of the resolution, emphasizing the constitutional failures of the wartime incarceration, the importance of remembrance, and the need to guard against fear-driven violations of civil liberties. Remarks also highlighted personal family histories, the experiences of camps such as Manzanar and Camp Harmony, and the service of the 442nd Regimental Combat Team and other Japanese American units. After adoption, the House agreed to spread Representative Stonier’s remarks upon the journal. The House then considered a motion to re-refer Engrossed Second Substitute Senate Bill 536 to the Community Safety Committee instead of the Environment and Energy Committee. Representative Abbarno argued the bill dealt primarily with criminal penalties and prosecutorial authority, while Representative Fitzgibbon opposed the change, saying the bill’s predominant subject matter remained environmental. The amendment failed on a voice vote. The House then adopted the motion to read and refer the day’s introductions to the designated committees, with SB 6066 sent to Transportation. Finally, the House returned HB 1065, HJM 1412, and ESHB 1819 to the Rules Committee, announced caucuses, and adjourned until 9:55 a.m. Friday, February 20.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Senate Committee on Water, Agriculture, and Rural Affairs Mar 3rd, 2025

Water, Agriculture and Rural Affairs

Transcript Highlights:
  • This unintended inclusion of urban political subdivisions in rural water statutes and under code construction
  • The Code Construction Act designates Senate Bill 469 as prevailing over the House Bill version, which
  • most encouraging thing was to see firefighters from all over the state volunteering to come up and assist
  • pays all of his or her costs, including those of subcontractors and suppliers for state agency construction
Bills: SB480 , SB767 , SB790 , SB971 , SB1066
WA

Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Appropriations Feb 27th, 2026 at 10:30 am

Appropriations

Transcript Highlights:
  • The second background component relates to the high school and beyond plans, and public school students
  • who qualify for a high school diploma must complete a high school and beyond plan.
  • The purpose of the high school and beyond plan is to guide the student's high school experiences and
  • with their school-to-post-school transition plan.
  • , and certified anesthesiology assistants.
FL

Florida 2026 Regular Session

Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development Feb 4th, 2026

Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development

Transcript Highlights:
  • opportunity on the same footing as counties and municipalities for certain state and federal financial assistance
Bills: S0214 , S0694 , S1266
Summary: The Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development met with a quorum present and considered three bills. First, SB 214 by Senator McLean, a rural access bill for special districts, was amended to allow independent special districts in rural areas to receive certain state and federal financial assistance payments directly for verified work rather than relying on reimbursement. Testimony in support came from representatives of water and sewer entities and the Florida Association of Special Districts. The committee adopted the amendment and then reported CS/SB 214 favorably. Next, the committee took up CS/SB 1266 by Senator Collada on cybersecurity internships and workforce readiness. The bill was amended to create a cybersecurity experiential learning opportunity and clearance readiness program within the Department of Commerce, working with Cyber Florida at USF. A proposed amendment to the amendment was withdrawn by Senator Bernard. With no opposition noted, the committee adopted the amendment and then reported CS/SB 1266 favorably. Finally, the committee heard CS/SB 694 by Senator Bracey Davis, which provides compensation to the descendants of the Groveland Four—Charles Greenlee, Walter Irvin, Samuel Shepard, and Ernest Thomas—for wrongful convictions and related harms. The bill was presented as a justice and redress measure, with supportive testimony from Delatry Hollinger and comments from Senator Smith and the chair praising the effort. The committee reported CS/SB 694 favorably, and then adjourned without further business.
FL

Florida 2026 Regular Session

Children, Families, and Elder Affairs Feb 3rd, 2026

Children, Families, and Elder Affairs

Transcript Highlights:
  • I am 17, soon to turn 18, and I attend Lehigh Senior High School in Lee County.
  • We will take up temporary cash assistance eligibility by Senator Bracey Davis.
  • individuals convicted of certain drug offenses are restricted from accessing Supplemental Nutrition Assistance
Bills: S0996 , S1022 , S1462 , S1690
Summary: The Committee on Children, Families, and Elder Affairs heard and advanced four bills. CS/SB 1690, on early childhood education, was amended with a delete-all amendment that required public posting of child care inspection reports and data on child deaths, injuries, and substantiated abuse; changed certain notice and insurance provisions for family and large family child care homes; created the Florida Endowment for Early Learning; and made related definitional changes. The amendment was adopted and the committee reported the bill favorably. SB 1022, on children’s initiatives, would add two new Florida Children’s Initiatives in Bay County and Pompano in Broward County; the sponsor described the program as a community-based service network model, and the bill was reported favorably without opposition. SB 996, on dependent children, would require DCF and community-based care lead agencies to coordinate and regularly meet with organizations focused on people with lived experience in the child welfare system, and to publish how suggestions are implemented. Several young adults with foster care experience testified in support, emphasizing the importance of youth voice, normalcy, and teaching financial responsibility through allowance. The bill was reported favorably after supportive debate. The committee also considered CS/SB 1462, on temporary cash assistance eligibility, after adopting an amendment that narrowed a SNAP eligibility carve-out to people who were victims of human trafficking at the time of a drug conviction. The sponsor said the bill was intended to remove barriers to reunification and redemption. After supportive testimony and no opposition, the committee reported the bill favorably. The meeting then adjourned.
WA

Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Labor & Workplace Standards Jan 13th, 2026 at 10:30 am

Labor & Workplace Standards

Transcript Highlights:
  • And I want to start with Katie Collie, our comms assistant, who's here, and Emily Loughlin, our comms
  • assistant mentor.
  • We represent every segment of residential construction.
  • I'm Jerry Vanderwood with AGC and the broader Washington Construction Industry Council.
  • We're okay with that, and, you know... ...construction. You know, we get it.
Bills: HB2107 , HB2137 , HB2243 , HB2264
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

CPN-AEN Informational Briefing 04-15-2026

Hawaii Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
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OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Business and Insurance 2ND REVISED Apr 16th, 2026 at 09:30 am

Business and Insurance

Transcript Highlights:
  • He and his wife Amy, who's a teacher at Wagner High School, are integral members of our community.
  • During Mike's career, he's been involved in and assisted with many disasters, including bombings, tornadoes
  • They have three grown children and 10 grandchildren, some of whom I was their elementary school principal
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Business and Insurance 2ND REVISED Apr 16th, 2026

Business and Insurance

Transcript Highlights:
  • He and his wife Amy, who is a teacher at Wagoner High School, are integral members of our community.
  • And on a little personal note, High School are integral members of our community.
  • They have three grown children and 10 grandchildren, of which some of them I was their elementary school
  • They have three grown children and ten grandchildren, of which some of them I was their elementary school
  • This would fall under the Construction Industry Board. It would go into effect November 1, 2027.
Summary: The Business and Insurance Committee considered a long agenda of bills and executive nominations. Among the bills, it advanced measures to update fire extinguisher industry age restrictions and application rules (HB 381), create a five-day cancellation right for homeowners after severe storm-related contracts (HB 3790), require a biennial workers’ compensation medical fee schedule update (HJR 1023), create the Oklahoma Home Services Act to standardize home service contract disclosures (HB 4139, amended to correct a wording error), cap surcharge fees and add a career tech exemption (HB 3041), create the Oklahoma Tolling and Recovery Board (HB 3297), allow expired electrical contractor licenses to be reinstated without re-examination (HB 3673), clarify who is not a security guard for licensing purposes (HB 4105), create a licensing framework for in-ground pool contractors effective November 1, 2027 (HB 3338), and streamline surplus lines insurance procedures and premium tax enforcement (HB 3048). One bill on smokeless tobacco taxation (HB 3983) drew extended debate over whether a weight-based tax would be fairer and revenue-neutral; after questions about health impacts, reporting, fraud concerns, and inflation, the bill failed to receive a second and was left in committee. HB 3041 also drew significant debate over whether it would effectively allow higher credit card surcharges, but it ultimately passed 5-4. The committee also heard numerous executive nominations, all of which were approved and sent to the full Senate. Those included Michael Stop and Michael Bauer to the Oklahoma State Athletic Commission, Michael Cantrell and Burrell Sears to the Oklahoma Abstractors Board, Richard Willoughby to the State Board of Licensure for Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors, E. Keith Mitchell and Andrew Revelis to the ABLE Commission, Jackie Ward to the alarm, locksmith, and fire sprinkler industry board, Terence Shreve to the Used Motor Vehicle Dismantler and Manufacturer Board, and Adra Berry as Cabinet Secretary of Licensing and Regulation. Nominees generally described their professional backgrounds and commitment to public safety, regulation, or industry expertise, and several senators spoke in support of their service. Most nominations passed unanimously or near-unanimously.
MA

Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session

Joint Committee on Higher Education Mar 19th, 2026

Joint Committee on Higher Education

Transcript Highlights:
  • But he lives in another school district, and he struggles to know what food is safe at his high school
  • to feel safe eating at school.
  • celiac disease can safely participate in school meals and every part of school life.
  • celiac disease can safely participate in school meals and every part of school life.
  • Schools participating in the National School Lunch Program are already required under federal law to
Bills: H5012 , S2927