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TX
Transcript Highlights:
- We want teachers to be free of having those conversations and just saying, "Hey, this is it.
- And I think many of my colleagues agree that this conversation shouldn't be in the classroom.
- This would not prohibit a teacher from having that conversation.
- Well, suppose there is a conversation between the parent and the child about this.
- Be very careful with the conversation, but also about the language.
Bills:
HB1325, HB1655, HB3312, HB5526, SB13, SB57, SB207, HB441, HB591, HB5019, SB27, SB843, SB 13, SB 27, SB 57
Keywords:
student transfer, public servants, education code, peace officer, servicemember, judicial officer, school security, volunteer program, retired law enforcement, veterans, public safety, school safety, criminal background check, school libraries, library advisory councils, parental rights, library materials, educational content, challenging materials, emergency operations plan
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- I see some very serious conversations happening in the Senate.
- I think the House should also have its voice weighing in this conversation.
- This is a good conversation we need to have.
- And even that conversation doesn't result in a denial.
- Um, there is much more than just a simple conversation or a filing and using.
WY
Wyoming 2026 Regular Session
House Floor Session-Day 8, February 18, 2026-AM 2
Wyoming House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- I've had real conversations about.
- I've had real conversations about.
- That's a big number. be an exciting conversation. be an exciting conversation.
- Thank you for the conversation.
- conversations we'll have on this budget. conversations we'll have on this budget.
NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
Senate Health and Human Services (04/02/2025)
Health and Human Services
Transcript Highlights:
- now or you have the conversations later.
- now or you have the conversations later.
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OK
Transcript Highlights:
- And yes, we did have a good conversation, but you just threw something in there.
- Again, from our conversation earlier.
- And again, in conversations with OTA, that doesn't seem to be a major hurdle that we would start.
- Or else, they would not be in conversations in allowing these to drop off. So again.
- And I'm willing to have that conversation. I would like to.
Keywords:
memorial, infrastructure, transportation, dedication, Toby Keith, SB 2049, Oklahoma Department of Transportation, ODOT, Transportation Commission, surety bond, surety company, performance bond, contractor nonperformance, construction contract, public works, transportation contracts, bond claim, state transportation projects, Title 69, OMES
OK
Transcript Highlights:
- And that's where the conversation will be back and forth between us and the agency, just like you do
- I had a conversation with Senate author on that as well yesterday.
- If I'm not saying it right, and you want to clarify what my conversations.
- I know we've had some conversations on this.
- We've been there's been a few of us that have been involved in this conversation.
Bills:
HJR1088, SB1280, SB1316, SB1433, SB1455, SB1456, SB1457, SB1459, SB1461, SB1463, SB1465, SB1466, SB1721
Keywords:
education rules, administrative rules, joint resolution, Oklahoma State Department of Education, higher education, State Regents for Higher Education, Teachers' Retirement System, charter schools, Statewide Charter School Board, career and technology education, CTE, OEQA, rule approval, legislative oversight, permanent rules, school governance, teacher retirement, education agencies, excise tax, oil tax
AL
Alabama 2025 Regular Session
Alabama House Economic Development and Tourism Committee Mar 19th, 2025
Tourism
Transcript Highlights:
- That's part of the conversation of the whole... ...the conversation of the whole deal. Okay.
- And so we started looking past this and really got the conversation started. Absolutely.
- Yeah, we just basically copied what they're doing in a number of states where the conversation lands.
- Um, but this is not a conversation that is easy to have.
- Um, this actually probably started this conversation with the military at World War II when they would
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Environmental Safety and Toxic Materials Committee Jun 30th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- So to answer your question, we’ll continue to have conversations.
- Chair, and I appreciate the robust conversation.
- Chair, and I appreciate the robust conversation.
- We had great conversations with the author's office and sponsor.
- So there will be continued conversations on the bill.
Summary:
The Assembly Environmental Safety and Toxic Materials Committee heard several bills focused on wildfire preparedness, industrial safety, and recycling oversight. SB 1153 by Senator Caballero would require urban retail water suppliers to add wildfire-specific procedures to emergency plans and coordinate with fire agencies; supporters said it would improve planning while recognizing water system limits, and the bill was framed as protecting ratepayers and infrastructure. SB 811, also by Senator Caballero, would create a comprehensive DTSC permitting and regulatory framework for metal shredding facilities; supporters argued it would set clear statewide standards and protect communities, while opponents said it would weaken hazardous waste protections and carve the industry out of existing law. SB 883 by Senator Umberg would impose new safeguards for facilities storing reactive chemicals such as methyl methacrylate after the Garden Grove evacuation, including backup cooling, public review, emergency planning, and state tracking; industry groups opposed the breadth of the bill and sought further clarification, while environmental and community groups supported it. SB 1010 by Senator Ashby would strengthen oversight of appliance recyclers by improving reporting, inspections, certification, and funding for enforcement; supporters said it would reduce emissions and improve compliance, while recyclers raised concerns about fees and certification requirements.
Each bill drew extensive testimony from industry, environmental, labor, local government, and community representatives. Supporters generally emphasized public safety, transparency, and the need for clearer statewide standards, while opponents warned about overregulation, reduced flexibility, or unintended impacts on existing hazardous waste and recycling systems. Committee members also raised questions about transparency, liability, size-based treatment of facilities, and whether the bills were narrowly tailored enough to address the problems identified.
The committee voted to advance all four measures to the Committee on Appropriations, with votes taken on call and some members voting no or not voting on certain bills. The final add-on votes showed SB 811, SB 883, SB 1010, and SB 1153 all passing out of committee, with the roll left open for absent members before the meeting adjourned.
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Local Government Committee Jun 23rd, 2026
Local Government
Transcript Highlights:
- Thank you to the chair as well for the conversation on that. We are removing that from the bill.
- We are removing that from the bill as we move forward to ensure that that conversation probably needs
- I'm pointing to Colin here, and we look forward to continuing those conversations.
- So, as I said, we've had good conversations just last night.
- I think that's a component that's missing in this conversation that I think is significant.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Republican Press Conference 4/14/26
Transcript Highlights:
- So, I've had on I'm not going to share the conversations because I'm not going to engage in political
- theater about my conversations with the Annunciation families, but what I've consistently heard from
- So, I've had on I'm not going to share the conversations because I'm not going to engage in political
- theater about my conversations with the Annunciation families, but what I've consistently heard from
- I've had ongoing conversations with the Annunciation families, but I'm not going to share the conversations
Summary:
House Education Finance and Policy leaders discussed House File 3493, a school safety package presented as a bipartisan, common-sense effort to protect students in public, non-public, tribal, and charter schools. Rep. Brian Lawrence said the bill would provide more school safety funding, more student mental health support, local anonymous threat reporting options, safe school plans, and student discipline reforms. Chair Peggy Bennett and Rep. Ben Bakeberg emphasized that the proposal was intended to be flexible, practical, and responsive to local needs rather than a one-size-fits-all mandate.
Several questions focused on whether the package would include gun restrictions, but the authors said the committee was focused on education-related tools it could control and on areas of agreement. They repeatedly said they were not willing to advance a package that left any students out, including those in non-public or tribal schools. Bennett said schools should be able to opt into anonymous threat reporting systems rather than being mandated, arguing schools are already overmandated and that good ideas will be adopted voluntarily.
Members also discussed funding, including a proposed $50 million shift from Northern Lights money and the overall size of the appropriation, which was described as still unsettled but roughly $52 million a year in the latest figures. The speakers said the package was being moved during committee deadlines and that they wanted to act quickly on the areas where there was agreement. They expressed frustration that no Democratic counterproposal had been brought forward and said they hoped to pass a school safety package that could keep all kids safe.
NM
New Mexico 2025 Regular Session
IC - Legislative Health and Human Services Nov 6th, 2025
Legislative Health & Human Services Committee
Transcript Highlights:
- But I also want to go back to the conversation that we had yesterday.
- Is that a group that you've had the conversation to speak with before?
- The other item that I would like to ask you about: have you had a conversation with the district?
- Yes, we have had conversations with different DAs across the state about all of these issues.
- Please take your conversations outside so we can keep plugging along.
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- I know there will be ongoing conversations around this particular proposal.
- The conversations, in particular this session, are bipartisan to address these matters, and they are
- They are constantly in conversation about what they're hearing from their districts and what is needed
- I will say that this is a starting place for a conversation.
- engagement in this conversation.
FL
Florida 2025 Regular Session
Education Pre-K - 12 Mar 17th, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- The bill authorizes a job engine charter school to be a conversion charter school and provides that a
- So what mechanism exists for re conversion of a municipal charter school back to a district school.
- But this bill goes further allowing them to designate existing public schools for that for conversion
- Parents already have the right to vote on school conversion.
- I do have concerns would like to have a longer conversation with you about this.
FL
Florida 2025 Regular Session
Appropriations Committee on Higher Education Mar 11th, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- Thank you for having us here to have the opportunity to have this conversation.
- So we're we're going to be continuing to have those conversations.
- So it's a fair conversation to have, but we need to be very careful that we also have the conversation
- So bringing that 50,000 foot level, the conversation we should have.
- But it's one facet of a multifaceted conversation we should have with the multifaceted conversation we
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety - Part 2 - 03/13/26
Judiciary and Public Safety
Transcript Highlights:
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to it is it to begin the conversation to it is it to begin the conversation - I've had conversation after conversation that people are shocked to hear that we allow firearms and we
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Minnesota House passes the omnibus education policy bill, SF1740 5/16/25
Minnesota House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
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MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Floor Session procedural debate on a safe schools revenue program bill 3/26/26
Minnesota House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Given the conversation we've school aid.
- Important things, all things that are related to conversation tonight.
- reason, we can't have that conversation reason, we can't have that conversation because<00:18:49.120
- Members, please take your conversations to the aloves.
- Members, please take your conversations to the aisles.
OK
Transcript Highlights:
- But you mentioned the Parental Choice Tax Credit, and I've had many conversations.
- And I've had many conversations with members of the homeschool community, too.
- And I just, could we continue to have a conversation on that? Thank you.
- Yes, I would love to continue that conversation. I've had... Thank you.
- Yes, I would love to continue that conversation.
Keywords:
postsecondary education, standardized test scores, educational equity, higher learning access, Oklahoma Higher Learning Access Program, HB2978, school libraries, library media center, library media program, community standards, sexually explicit conduct, obscene material, age-appropriate materials, school curriculum, book challenges, book banning, censorship, public schools, school board, education committee
FL
Florida 2026 4th Special Session
February 5, 2026 - 04:00 PM
Transcript Highlights:
- I just want to be careful with this conversation.
- I just want to be careful with this conversation.
- Driving up to have a conversation with us is great.
- Driving up to have a conversation with us is great.
- Members, we have a process up here. have a conversation with us is great.
Summary:
The Education Administration Subcommittee met with a quorum and considered several education-related bills. CS/HB 1085 on local government cybersecurity was presented as a measure to codify an existing grant program that has helped secure more than 200 local governments, especially rural and fiscally constrained ones; Florida League of Cities supported it, and it passed 15-0. PCS/HB 371 on patriotic displays at public schools would require, subject to appropriation, display of portraits of George Washington and Abraham Lincoln in school common areas for America’s 250th anniversary; one opponent argued it would create complaint-driven enforcement and pressure educators, but the sponsor said the PCS narrowed the original classroom requirement, and the bill passed 16-0.
PCS/HB 833 on private school facilities would deem small private schools of 150 students or fewer a permitted use in commercial and mixed-use zoning districts and allow use of certain existing buildings if fire and occupancy standards are met. Supporters said it would reduce local red tape and expand school choice, while opponents warned it would divert public resources and weaken public education; several members raised concerns about local traffic and safety authority. The sponsor said she was open to further amendments, and the bill passed 13-3. PCS/HB 1147 on school district unimproved real property would require districts to submit annual inventories of vacant, unimproved land to the Department of Education for transparency and planning; some members and a Monroe County school board member questioned the need for a state registry, while supporters said it would improve data and accountability. The bill passed 12-3.
The committee then considered HB 615 on individualized education plans (IEPs), which would strengthen parent notification and access to service logs, require individualized orientation for newly eligible students, and standardize district service logs. An amendment removed notification requirements when a missed service was due to student absence, and it was adopted. The bill drew emotional testimony from a student and parent describing missed accommodations, along with support from Disability Rights Florida and several members who emphasized parent partnership and accountability; one ESE teacher said the bill was a good start but more staffing and support are needed. The bill passed unanimously 15-0, and the meeting adjourned after all agenda items were completed.
OK
Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session
Appropriations and Budget Health Subcommittee - Morning Session Jan 22nd, 2026 at 09:33 am
A&B Health Subcommittee
Transcript Highlights:
- So we wanted to I wanted to note it for this committee and have and so we can have conversations as we
- And so but would love to have more conversations as the session continues on as we get more clarity into
- I wasn't down here in the conversation.
- You look like you haven't heard this conversation. I think that's wild.
- I don't know what that would look like, but I'm totally open to the conversation, of course.