Transcript Highlights:

• It's where I learned about other cultures, other people.
• Libraries and reading are where we learn empathy. It's where we learn empathy.
• It's where we learned. Libraries and reading are where we learn empathy.
• It's where we learn to be critical thinkers. It's where we learn to be curious.
• Some of us learn how to be cooks.

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The House began with routine ceremonial business, including the Pledge of Allegiance, adoption of several congratulatory resolutions, and suspension of Joint Rule 12 to send two petitions to committee. It then took up a supplemental fiscal year 2026 appropriations bill (H. 5393 / H. 5493), which Ways and Means reported at about $227.3 million for items including snow and ice costs, no-cost calls, substance use services, homeless programs, and technical changes related to lottery revenue and other outside sections. The bill was advanced through second and third reading and later passed to be engrossed after a roll call vote. The chamber also passed to engrossment a land transfer bill for the Town of Marion (H. 5388) and a Bolton alcohol licensing bill (S. 2628, as amended). The House also enacted two local bills: one further regulating special meetings of the Holyoke City Council and one amending the charter of the town of Reading. A major floor debate centered on S. 2726, an act regarding free expression, which was framed by supporters as a response to book challenges and censorship in public and school libraries. Supporters, including Representatives Garballey and Moran, argued the bill would protect librarians, require reporting of book challenges, preserve age-appropriate access to materials, and keep challenged books on shelves during review; opponents raised concerns about parental rights and local control. Several amendments were offered and rejected, including one that would have removed a criminal-law protection for librarians and educators, and another that would have shifted school review authority more directly to elected school committees. Two amendments were adopted: one clarifying that challenged material is considered in its entirety, and another narrowing who may initiate certain complaints to parents or guardians of a student in the school. The bill ultimately passed to be engrossed by a large roll call vote. The House also debated and passed H. 5491 / S. 1646, implementing recommendations of the Walsh Kennedy Commission on hot work safety after the 2014 Beacon Street fire. Supporters said the bill would require certification for hot work, strengthen penalties for repeated or reckless violations, and improve public notification and enforcement to prevent future tragedies; the bill passed to be engrossed unanimously or near-unanimously after roll call. In addition, the chamber advanced a local land transfer for the Yankee Doodle Bike Path in Billerica and a bill concerning ownership and maintenance of culverts and dams in Town Line Brook and Lindenbrook. The session included several recesses, quorum checks, and recognition of guests, including Danvers High School graduates, a former state representative, and WGBH representatives for Public Media Awareness Day.

Transcript Highlights:

• I think what I'm interested in learning is what was the impetus of the case? How did it start?
• I sought out this The responsibility to understand what happened and to ensure that we learned from it
• But what were the lessons learned by you regarding the Girardi situation? That's her.
• But it has been a fantastic learning experience for me.
• “It has been a fantastic learning experience for me.

Summary: The Senate Committee on Rules established a quorum and first approved several items without required appearances, including the appointments of Rick Simpson to the Commission on Teacher Credentialing and Trinidad Solis, M.D., and Gerald Talbert, M.D., to the Medical Board of California, along with references of bills to committees and floor acknowledgments. The committee then heard testimony on two State Bar of California appointments requiring appearance: George Cardona, J.D., for Chief Trial Counsel, and Laura Enderton Speed, J.D., for Executive Director. Cardona described his first four years as chief trial counsel, emphasizing reforms after the Girardi matter, including stronger conflict-of-interest and gift rules, tighter trust-account investigations, more data tracking, and efforts to reduce case backlogs and discipline disparities. Senators questioned him about the John Eastman disbarment case, the office’s role and jurisdiction, racial and Latino discipline disparities, unauthorized practice of law by notarios, staffing vacancies, and the use of AI in pleadings and internal work. Public witnesses from the State Bar, SEIU Local 1000, and others supported his confirmation, and the committee voted 3-0 to advance his appointment to the full Senate. Enderton Speed said she sought the executive director role to help restore public trust, strengthen discipline and admissions, and address the February 2025 bar exam problems. Senators asked about the State Bar’s budget deficit, hiring freeze, long-term fiscal stability, the bar exam audit and litigation, safeguards against conflicts and gifts, and the decision to move the February exam largely remote before returning to in-person administration for July. Public witnesses also supported her confirmation, citing leadership, accessibility, and a focus on core functions. The committee voted 5-0 to advance her appointment to the full Senate. The meeting ended with remarks honoring Senator Jones on his final day on the committee and a cake presentation before adjournment to executive session.

Transcript Highlights:

• Heidi State, to learn more about the legislative process. They've been here on campus all day long.
• As I think about this, we learn a lot more about each other when we start...
• Does not increase learning. Does not increase. 1098 Safety is just a meaningless bureaucratic.
• Again, when I learned about this apparent as a whole, that would never happen to me.
• When I learned about this apparent as a whole, 1117 that would never happen to me.

Summary: The Student Academic Success Subcommittee met with a quorum and heard four bills, beginning with HB 423 on school elopement plans for students with autism or other elopement risks. The sponsors described the bill as a statewide framework for school elopement response plans, immediate parent notification, campus search procedures, and staff training. Public testimony from parents, disability advocates, and a teacher emphasized the dangers of elopement and the need for standardized procedures; members from both parties spoke strongly in support. The bill was reported favorably by a 15-0 vote. The committee next considered HB 1253, which allows coaches to use limited personal funds, up to $15,000 per athletic team per year, to support student-athletes with food, transportation, and physical rehabilitation services. An amendment added guardrails, including that the coach be a school employee, clarified the scope of athletic associations covered, and refined the rehabilitation language. Members discussed the bill as a way to help students in need while avoiding recruiting concerns, and the bill passed favorably 14-0 after the amendment was adopted. HB 1091 addressed dental screenings for K-12 students in districts that voluntarily offer them. The bill requires advance written notice to parents and an opt-out process, and clarifies that screenings are informational only, with any findings sent to parents rather than compelling treatment. An amendment added the language to student welfare provisions as well as school health services. Public testimony from dental and health advocates supported the measure, and the bill was reported favorably 14-0. Finally, the committee heard HB 765 on child care and early learning services. The bill expands before- and after-care options for certain school-based preschool programs without requiring a child care facility license, removes a flu brochure inspection requirement, bars insurance cancellation based on providing child care, creates a professional recognition program, and establishes a child care tuition fund. Two amendments broadened the bill to public and nonpublic elementary schools and created the Brighter Futures fund concept. After debate, the bill passed favorably 13-1, and the meeting adjourned.

Transcript Highlights:

• I have learned since I've been here it's not always wise to tell the Speaker and the President of the
• <00:13:46.800> I<00:13:46.959> have<00:13:47.120> learned >> Uh Jim from
• I have learned >> Uh Jim from Campbell.
• I have learned since<00:13:47.600> I've<00:13:47.839> been<00:13:48.000> here<00
• A thriving arts community attracts tourists who desire to learn, experience, and discover Kentucky's

Keywords: Convene 00:00 Senate Message 06:30 Calendar/2nd Readings 07:18 Report of Committees 08:19 Orders of the Day 09:04 HB 96 09:16 Motions, Petitions, and Communications 15:21 Introduction of New Bills and Resolutions 21:24 Recess for ConC and Rules Meeting 23:35 ConC and Rules Report 31:06 Floor Amendments 32:42 Return to Rules Report 33:28 Adjournment 34:27, 958, all

Summary: The House convened with prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance, established a quorum of 98 members, excused absent members, and suspended rules to allow co-sponsorships and vote modifications. The chamber approved the journal from January 21, 2026, and received notice that the Senate had passed Senate Bills 29, 38, and 49, along with Senate Concurrent Resolution 9, requesting concurrence. The House also took second reading on several bills, including measures on agriculture programs, milk transportation, food donation, criminal trespass, concealed firearms and deadly weapons, human trafficking, sexual material involving minors, reading and writing in schools, and educators. Committee reports advanced House Resolution 7 on Kentucky election principles, House Bill 134 on sexual assault nurse examiners, and House Bill 168 on boating under the influence. The House then considered House Bill 96, which would revise the membership of the postsecondary education performance-based funding work group, adding more legislators and changing the work group timeline to calendar years; the sponsor said the bill had support from university presidents and the Council on Postsecondary Education. After a question about geographic representation, the House passed HB 96 by a vote of 79-16 and applied the clincher. During motions and announcements, the House brought House Resolution 34 to the floor and heard it reported as recognizing January 22, 2026 as Kentucky Arts Day. Rep. Burke spoke in support, citing the economic impact of Kentucky’s arts and culture sector, and the resolution was adopted without objection. Members also announced upcoming events, including a Holocaust survivor program, a breakfast, and a conservation district reception, and one member withdrew House Bill 284. The House introduced a large slate of new bills and resolutions, including measures on real property, civil rights, local boards of education, peer support specialists, Medicaid coverage for doula services, public contracts, foster care, residential safety, gender, reproductive rights, hate crimes, a child welfare and family court reform task force, memorial highway designations, and constitutional recognition days. The Committee on Committees and Rules later referred and reassigned several bills to standing committees, posted selected bills and amendments for Friday’s calendar, and the House adjourned until 9:00 a.m. on Friday, January 23, 2026.

Transcript Highlights:

• I PICKED UP FIVE BOOKS IN THE LIBRARY BECAUSE I WANTED TO LEARN MORE.
• IN THE 1970S WE BEGAN TO LEARN ABOUT DOMESTIC VIOLENCE. HOW DID WE DO THAT?
• >>Chair Trabulsy: THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE. >> AND WE NEED TO LEARN AND HEAR THEIR STORIES FROM THEM,
• I REALLY WANTED TO LEARN ABOUT THOSE BOOKS, MANY BOOKS SITTING ALL OVER OUR HOUSE AND I REMEMBER SELF
• IT REMOVES FROM CHILDREN THE OPPORTUNITY TO LEARN FROM DIVERSE PERSPECTIVES.

Transcript Highlights:

• They are learning as we are learning.
• in that we make sure that the students have an incredible experience, we make sure that they're learning
• So these type of whatever we want to call them serve. projects, service learning, internships really
• The gap between education and service, between classroom learning and real world impact.
• a lot. lot and we expect to test a lot and then we hope that with what we learn and what we expect that

Keywords: 988, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Is there any research that says the changes you're proposing do not cause any learning problem?
• Or is there anything that says the learning is exactly the same? Or is this just about money?
• But, I mean, I have not seen any material that said class sizes and daycare impact learning.
• I understand that learning is not the issue here, but what about safety?
• I understand that learning is not the issue here, but what about safety?

Keywords: 914, all

Transcript Highlights:

• So, you know, there's a lot of work-based learning, um, so you have, you know, facility visits, guest
• In 2020, with the COVID-19 pandemic, school districts shut down, virtual learning was utilized by teachers
• I believe it's important that our students are in the are in the school learning, excuse me here.
• I believe that it's important that our students are in school learning new skills and socializing with
• I just learned something, I, I think. So you said the state requires 171 days. But again.

Transcript Highlights:

• Up next is House Bill 549, HD3, SD1, relating to an early learning apprenticeship grant program for the
• You know, we do have to factor in workforce needs for early learning. passed to see if there's any money
• relating to an early learning relating to an early learning apprenticehip<00:04:11.120> grant
• :04:37.759> early factor in workforce needs for early factor in workforce needs for early learning
• Senate Bill 423, SD1/HD2, relating to the Early Learning Board.

Keywords: 912, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• We need learning environments and to be.
• We cannot afford to have ways to learn.
• Let's learn from them. Let's invest in our youngest learners.
• Let's learn from them. Let's invest in our youngest learners.
• Let's learn from them. Let's invest it. Let's learn from them.

Keywords: 919, house, all

Summary: The presentation focused on Think Small’s recommendations for Minnesota child care licensing modernization, including a proposed three-tier system for early care and education: unregulated “trusted caregivers,” state-licensed health and safety programs, and “recognized” early care and education programs that would pursue board-approved quality pathways. Dr. Nicole Smarillo said the recommendations came from an extensive engagement process with providers and field experts, and emphasized that the goal is not deregulation but a right-sized system with clearer funding aligned to state expectations, a reduced and more health-and-safety-focused licensing framework, and a profession-led quality system with multiple pathways rather than a single rating model. A major recommendation was creating a Minnesota Board of Early Care and Education with real decision-making power, made up of providers, families, and experts. The board would set quality expectations, approve multiple recognition pathways, address professional qualifications, advise on funding and supports, and monitor policy impacts on child outcomes, supply, and workforce stability. Presenters said the current Parent Aware system would be replaced in this future model, and that programs would have a roadmap from health-and-safety licensing to a time-limited candidate status and then to recognized program status. Several providers testified in support of the framework. Shauna Maranovich said the process welcomed field voices and produced recommendations grounded in proximity expertise. Cindy Cunningham, a licensed family child care provider, said the proposal reflected provider feedback, supported a Minnesota-specific model, and would separate health and safety licensing from quality improvement while reducing fear-based enforcement. Maria Harms, a child care center operator, said current licensing is overly burdensome and that the board and multiple pathways would better reflect day-to-day practice and reduce silos across program types. Candace Yates of Child Care Aware of Minnesota supported aligning supports with quality pathways and said the system needs a shared floor for quality and more continuous, less fragmented support. No votes or formal committee actions were taken in the excerpt.

Transcript Highlights:

• There are a lot of conversations that go on in the back row that you learn a lot from.
• And, you know, I learned so much when I talk to you. Larry Lambert, I got to reach out to you.
• I felt like I learned something just walking around, like you were talking...
• I've had so much to learn, and I really did learn all of it from you.
• So I got to learn from you. Thank you. Representative Collins.

Keywords: 1064, all

Transcript Highlights:

• During my wife Elena's pregnancy, we learned that he had a condition called fibular hemimelia, which
• I’ve since learned that hair plays a unique role in our lives.
• And I learned that day that it’s very common for human hair wigs to cost thousands of dollars.”
• And learning how to move and use those body parts together is what we need.
• This was not expected, and you learn that sometimes the language of a bill doesn't work.

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The hearing opened with the Senate and House chairs of the Joint Committee on Financial Services explaining that the day’s agenda would focus on health insurance and other insurance matters, with a large number of witnesses and a request for brief testimony. Legislators were taken out of order to accommodate their schedules, and the committee heard testimony on several bills, including coverage for hair prostheses for alopecia (H. 1223/S. 832), medically necessary oral and dental care for head and neck cancer survivors (H. 1258), modernizing fertility and family-building coverage (H. 715/H. 1190 and related bills), coverage for prosthetic devices to support physical activity for people with limb loss (the “So Everybody Can Move” bill), remediation coverage for home heating oil releases (S. 813/H. 1302), and expanded access to physical therapy for Ehlers-Danlos syndrome (H. 1170). A separate bill on sickle cell care and registry development (S. 788) was also discussed by Senator Liz Miranda. Witnesses largely offered personal stories and expert testimony in support of the bills. Advocates for alopecia coverage described the medical and emotional impact of hair loss, the high cost of quality wigs, and the argument that scalp and facial hair prostheses should be treated like other medically necessary prosthetics. Cancer survivors and supporters of H. 1258 said oral and dental care after head and neck cancer treatment is a quality-of-life issue and often not covered despite major out-of-pocket costs. Fertility specialists, LGBTQ+ advocates, and legislators supporting the modern family-building bills said the current infertility definition is outdated and discriminatory, excluding same-sex couples, people needing donors or gestational carriers, and others with medical barriers to conception. For the limb-loss bill, parents and adults with prosthetic needs stressed that activity-specific prostheses are essential for children and adults to run, swim, play sports, and stay healthy, but are often excluded from coverage. The home heating oil testimony focused on the financial devastation caused by residential oil spills and the need to make spill coverage automatic in homeowners policies. Environmental professionals and homeowners described cleanup costs ranging from tens of thousands to hundreds of thousands of dollars, the strict liability homeowners face, and the fact that many policyholders do not know the rider exists. The insurance industry testified in opposition to the mandatory-coverage approach, arguing for clearer distinctions between first- and third-party coverage, risk-mitigation standards, a delayed effective date, and more emphasis on education and notification rather than mandates. Committee members pressed the industry witness on why agents do not routinely tell customers about the rider and suggested that the issue may require broader disclosure by insurers, agents, and fuel dealers. No votes were taken during the hearing; the committee heard testimony and discussed possible compromise language and future action.

Transcript Highlights:

• Um, you know, he was, um, I learned a lot from him and um...
• Then Junior says, "Well, what did you learn?" He said, "Well, it's kind of like this.
• Another truth that I've learned Another truth that I've learned on<02:48:55.120> the<02:48
• <03:05:36.200> about understanding and learning about understanding and learning about government
• Whereas while the students are learning Whereas while the students are learning and<03:06:02.160

Keywords: In an effort to stave off issues that may occur with long format live streams, we have split this stream into two parts., 958, all

Transcript Highlights:

• We do know that students lose learning and mastery over the summer.
• We learn from them. I talk about Gadsden all the time.
• Summer learning loss is real. This is an issue that every single state is dealing with.
• Principals are still learning about this and we talked about superintendent turnover.
• Every kid's going to learn differently.

Transcript Highlights:

• There's been an infraction, but they're not missing out on very valuable learning time.
• Learning loss is a big issue.
• If a student spends weeks or months in ISS, that's a major disruption to their learning.
• So in addition to them having a behavioral issue, now they're having learning loss.
• And one thing I learned was that in-home suspension was not so good.

Summary: The House convened with prayer, pledges, and several ceremonial recognitions, including Wilson County Day, San Antonio Mission Indian Descendants Day, and Blue Ribbon Lobby Day, along with acknowledgments of visiting groups and a birthday greeting. The chamber also announced committee meetings and then moved into floor business, including conference committee action on Senate Bill 1, the state budget. A series of motions to instruct House conferees on SB 1 were debated and voted on. One motion sought to restore salary for Attorney General Ken Paxton after his impeachment-related suspension; it passed 88-56. Another, from Rep. Olcott, directed conferees to support amendments requiring data collection on the costs of undocumented immigrants in hospitals and prisons; after extended debate and a failed amendment from Rep. Martinez Fischer to also study immigrants’ economic contributions, the motion passed 86-61. The House also adopted instructions to eliminate Texas Lottery Commission funding, to support amendments restricting public education institutions from affirming gender identities inconsistent with biological sex, and to seek an additional $4 billion in property tax relief, with each motion passing on recorded votes. The House then took up a supplemental calendar and passed several bills, including HB 39 on veteran death data, HB 102 on priority registration for certain students entering military service, HB 126 on student-athlete compensation and representation, HB 290 on tuition and fee assistance for members of the Texas military forces, HB 300 on Texas Armed Services Scholarship Program updates, and HB 2143 naming a highway in honor of Army Specialist Joey Lins. The chamber also postponed consideration of HJR 2 and HJR 6. Later, the House considered HB 120 on career and technology education pathways and HB 20 on applied science pathway programs for high school students. HB 120 received a perfecting amendment and was advanced after discussion about workforce preparation. HB 20 prompted extensive questioning about transportation, costs, and how students would access partner campuses such as community colleges and TSTC sites; debate continued as the transcript ended, with members examining how the program would operate and whether approval authority would rest with TEA.

Transcript Highlights:

• The TWA also oversees hunting initiatives such as the Texas Youth Hunting Program, Adult Learn to Hunt
• We're now going to be number 33, 2, 32 and So really, what have we learned from these other 32 states
• learned many different things right we've learned so much about who the how the ESA is serve a very diverse
• Students cannot learn if they are living in fear.
• Normally they would have learned. So they've agreed to one question... in each.

Bills: SB2, SJR36, SB2, SB2, SR29, SB2

Keywords: Maverick County, recognition, economic development, Texas Senate, community celebration, 1185, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Um, what I also have learned is, you know, the first year in office, like I said, learning about the
• Um, what I also have learned is, you know, the first year in office, like I said, learning about the
• Um, what I also have learned is, you know, the first year in office, like I said, learning about the
• learn it in at least in the first year. learn it in at least in the first year.
• , I learned that it does take time to learn this job.

Keywords: 1189, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• That's what we're learning at least in the pilots, et cetera.
• But we're learning so much from the three of you in terms of...
• But we're learning so much from the three of you in terms of...
• How, without a lot of funds, can you maximize, and what are you learning?
• We should have lessons learned next year and ask what should we do?

Summary: The Assembly Budget Subcommittee on Climate Crisis, Resources, Energy, and Transportation held an oversight hearing on home hardening and defensible space as wildfire mitigation strategies. The chair opened by stressing that California has reached a tipping point, with repeated community-scale wildfire losses, rising insurance costs, and growing utility wildfire mitigation expenses. The hearing was organized around four panels: what home hardening and defensible space are, community risk reduction and coordination, evaluation of current defensible space programs and proposed investments, and the future of home hardening and the California Wildfire Mitigation Program. The first panel featured IBHS, the Legislative Analyst’s Office, and local wildfire mitigation advocates. IBHS described wildfire spread through embers, flames, and radiant heat, emphasizing that structure separation, removing combustible materials within the first five feet of a home, and combining multiple mitigation measures significantly reduce loss. It highlighted its Wildfire Prepared Home and Wildfire Prepared Neighborhood standards, including an “essential” and “enhanced” level, and said California is ahead of other states but still needs scalable, standardized, and sustainably funded mitigation. The LAO outlined key policy questions for the Legislature, including the state’s role, intergovernmental coordination, cost-effectiveness, program design, measurement of success, long-term sustainability, and barriers to implementation. The chair and panelists discussed estimated costs, including roughly $15,000 for a basic retrofit and about $50,000 for more extensive ignition-resistant construction, and whether state funding should focus on the most cost-effective initial measures. The second panel focused on scaling adoption through local coordination, education, financing, and community-based programs. Megafire Action argued that home hardening is a market adoption problem and said the state should not try to pay for every home, but instead target high-leverage interventions across the “customer journey,” including education, financing, trusted certification, and neighborhood network effects. Ventura Regional Fire Safe Council described free home assessments, small retrofit grants, Firewise community support, and the importance of neighborhood-level action, local capacity, and cultural change. Marin Wildfire Prevention Authority described its locally funded model, grant program, public education efforts, and an Ember Ready program that helps residents navigate home hardening and Zone Zero compliance. The chair repeatedly emphasized the need for a coordinated statewide marketing campaign, stronger incentives, better insurance discounts, and more use of local, utility, federal, and private funding sources. The third and fourth panels addressed Cal Fire’s defensible space inspection program, the proposed defensible space financial assistance program, and broader state investments. Cal Fire said homes lacking compliant defensible space are far more likely to be damaged or destroyed and requested ongoing funding and staffing to stabilize inspections statewide; the LAO suggested the Legislature consider alternative funding sources such as GGRF or a reinstated SRA fee. Cal Fire and the State Fire Marshal explained that Zone Zero sets a minimum standard, local governments cannot go below it, and grant prioritization will favor jurisdictions that submit inspections. Cal Fire also said the new defensible space financial assistance program would focus on ember-resistant zone-zero work and, in the Southern California counties covered by the legislation, would assist about 3,125 homes at an estimated $8,000 per home. In the final panel, the State Fire Marshal described California’s layered strategy of parcel-level home hardening, defensible space, and neighborhood-scale mitigation, along with technical support, financial assistance, and incentives such as insurance discounts and builder marketing. The overall theme was that California must move from isolated efforts to a coordinated, science-based, and scalable statewide approach to reduce wildfire losses.

Transcript Highlights:

• But,<00:03:56.360> we<00:03:56.520> are<00:03:56.640> learning<00:03:57.000>
• that it is also an But, we are learning that it is also an increasingly<00:03:59.080> increasing<
• So we just, when you learn more from the newspaper than you do your own local government, that breaks
• <00:12:21.680> that<00:12:21.839> Track I was outraged when I learned that Track I
• <00:12:34.480> because I learned about the project because I learned about the project because

Keywords: 1183, house

Transcript Highlights:

• want to introduce you to the Radford Rams, who joined all of their friends from the other schools to learn
• want to introduce you to the Radford Rams, who joined all of their friends from the other schools to learn
• want to introduce you to the Radford Rams, who joined all of their friends from the other schools to learn
• She was raised by a Hawaiian ʻohana, where she learned the values of Hawaiian culture.
• c><00:14:56.519> how<00:14:57.279> they<00:14:57.440> can with legislators to learn

Keywords: 912, senate, all