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MN
Transcript Highlights:
- , and we do have testifiers ready.
- , and we do have testifiers ready.
- , and we do have testifiers ready.
- Please begin when you're ready.
- </c> Response once we felt like we were ready Response once we felt like we were ready we<01:14:53.280
Committee:
Senate Education Policy
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- ,</c> can take a seat and when you're ready, can take a seat and when you're ready, just<00:07:58.319
- It is foundational to workforce readiness and civic participation.
- It is foundational to workforce readiness and civic participation.
- It is foundational to workforce readiness and civic participation.
- It is foundational to workforce readiness and civic participation.
Committee:
Senate Education Finance
WY
Wyoming 2026 Regular Session
House Floor Session-Day 9, February 19, 2026-AM
Wyoming House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- 01:16.640><c> project</c><01:01:17.200><c> that's</c><01:01:17.520><c> shovel</c><01:01:18.319><c> ready
- </c><01:01:19.359><c> We</c> is a project that's shovel ready. We is a project that's shovel ready.
- /c><01:02:15.200><c> the</c><01:02:15.440><c> college</c><01:02:15.760><c> is</c><01:02:16.079><c> ready
- ,</c><01:02:16.480><c> they</c> right now and the college is ready, they right now and the college is
- ready, they could<01:02:16.880><c> send</c><01:02:17.200><c> a</c><01:02:17.760><c> um</c><01:02:18.079
NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
House Education Policy and Administration (01/27/2025)
Transcript Highlights:
- These were the kids who came in with virtual kindergarten.
- Adam, clerk, are you about ready with the paperwork for the roll call?
- Adam, clerk, are you about ready with the paperwork for the roll call?
- </c><04:32:48.000><c> with</c><04:32:48.159><c> the</c> about ready with the about ready with the paperwork
- Madam Clerk, ready?
Summary:
The committee heard testimony on HB 129, which would redefine “evidence-based” in public education to require objective, science-based evidence for pedagogical methods. The prime sponsor said the bill is a verbatim reintroduction from the prior session and argued that current federal definitions are too vague, allowing subjective surveys and other weak evidence to justify teaching methods. He said the bill is limited to pedagogy, not subject matter, and is intended to improve student outcomes, reduce fad-driven practices, and potentially save money by limiting unnecessary retraining and new materials.
Members asked repeatedly about the bill’s scope, including whether it would affect classroom teachers, curriculum content, and existing instructional approaches such as phonics versus whole language or queuing. The sponsor said the bill applies to state and local education bodies and educator training policies, not individual teachers in their classrooms, and that teachers would retain flexibility. He also said standardized testing could be part of a scientific study but is not itself a study, and that textbook providers could be asked to furnish the studies supporting instructional guidance included in their materials.
Several members raised concerns about the fiscal note and possible cost shifts to local districts and taxpayers. The sponsor disputed the idea that the bill would necessarily create major new costs or require additional staff, saying any costs would likely be limited and that the department is already applying federal evidence-based rules. He also said if some current methods are not science-based, updating them would be justified even if there were some initial expense. No vote or final action was taken in the portion of the meeting provided.
OK
Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session
Senate Legislative Session Apr 29th, 2026
Oklahoma Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Senator Jett, I'm not really ready for you to leave.
- downrange, wearing the green or wearing the blue, just as trained, just as dedicated, and just as ready
- And so for a pre-K class or a kindergarten class, sometimes those aren't all divided out.
Bills:
HB2268 , HB3000 , HB3043 , HB3066 , HB3078 , HB3143 , HB3144 , HB3244 , HB3298 , HB3320 , HB3467 , HB3321 , HB3329 , HB3431 , HB3464 , HB3499 , HB3500 , HB3586 , HB3590 , HB3650 , HB3671 , HB3695 , HB3700 , HB3701 , HB3764 , HB3767 , HB3834 , HB3931 , HB3934 , HB3940 , HB3944 , HB3979 , HB3985 , HB4113 , HB4294 , HB4302 , HB4317 , HB4324 , HB4359 , HB4426 , HB4427 , HB4430 , HB4431 , HB4434 , HJR1077 , SR42 , SR35 , HJR1023 , HB1225 , HB1374 , HB1381 , HB1590 , HB1675 , HB2153
Summary:
The Senate began with a quorum call, gallery introductions, and extended farewell remarks from Senator Jett, who reflected on his six years in the Legislature, his focus on representing constituents, protecting families, and holding government accountable. Several senators responded with personal tributes, praising his conviction, faith, family involvement, and willingness to ask difficult questions. No votes were taken during the farewell portion.
The chamber then considered House Bill 2268, a PACE appropriation to support comprehensive care for low-income seniors and expand services in rural Oklahoma. The bill was amended to restore the title, advanced, and passed 34-9, then passed as an emergency measure 36-7. House Bill 3000, a cosmetology and barbering measure, made multiple changes including board reorganization, adding a human trafficking specialist and massage therapist, shifting some licensing functions to Service Oklahoma, and eliminating the massage therapy advisory board. It drew significant debate over process and policy, especially from senators concerned about late changes, lack of board input, and the human trafficking rationale; it passed 25-19 and then as an emergency 33-11.
The Senate also passed House Bill 3043, allowing the Oklahoma Department of Veterans Affairs to hire prorated seasonal staff for veterans homes, 37-6; House Bill 3066, creating a revolving fund for federal workforce training money for behavioral health recruitment and retention, 38-6 and as an emergency; and House Bill 3078, allowing donation options on state payment forms for the ODVA revolving fund, 45-0 and as an emergency. Additional measures passed included House Bill 3143, extending the moratorium on new medical marijuana business licenses to 2028, 39-7; House Bill 3144, capping medical marijuana commercial grower licenses at 2,550 after amendment, 34-12; House Bill 3244 on identity theft, 46-0; House Bill 3298 on child interview procedures in court cases, 46-0 and as an emergency; House Bill 3320, replacing the traditional sunset process with more immediate legislative review of agencies, 33-13 and as an emergency; House Bill 3321, requiring county data collection and reporting related to court costs and financial obligations, 45-0 and as an emergency; House Bill 3329, a trailer bill adding a repealer and a sunset for the Board of Psychological Examiners, 33-10 and as an emergency; House Bill 3431, expanding restrictions on foreign entities owning or leasing land and critical minerals, 43-0; House Bill 3464, setting safety and training requirements for certain projects involving fire code compliance and decommissioning, 43-0 and as an emergency; and House Bill 3499, expanding special judges’ authority over vehicle title orders, which was presented and advanced as the transcript ended.
NH
Transcript Highlights:
- tell you that my impression, based on the age of the students, because I too have a son who did kindergarten
- ><c> did</c> students, cuz I too have a a son who did students, cuz I too have a a son who did kindergarten
- Thank you. >> Jerry Fruin, are you ready?
Committee:
Senate Education
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Fraud Prevention and State Agency Oversight Policy Committee 4/13/26
Fraud Prevention and State Agency Oversight Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- provider risk, establishing data-driven pre-enrollment risk assessment process to evaluate organization readiness
- establishing that initial performance contract with the charter school, determining if a charter school is ready
- um, determining if a charter<01:25:16.920><c> school</c><01:25:17.320><c> is</c><01:25:17.560><c> ready
- </c><01:25:18.480><c> This</c><01:25:18.680><c> is</c> charter school is ready to open.
- This is charter school is ready to open.
AL
Alabama 2026 Regular Session
Alabama Joint Legislative Budget Hearings - Education Feb 2nd, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- I started when I was in kindergarten, so it's okay.
- Are you ready to present, Dr. Mackey? >> Yes, sir. >> You ready?
- We want to work on college, career, workforce readiness.
- Our college career readiness rates the Our college career readiness rates the highest<01:26:25.199><c
- So those numbers college career ready.
MO
Missouri 2026 Regular Session
2026 Legislative Session - Day Forty - Tuesday, March 24
Missouri House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- They're getting ready for a through-year pilot next year.
- They're getting ready for a through-year pilot next year.
- Seeing none, gentleman from Jackson, are you ready to close? I renew my motion.
- The hospital knows what equipment needs to be ready when they get to the hospital.
- Well, that grant's getting ready to expire.
KY
Kentucky 2025 Regular Session
Interim Joint Committee on State Government (10-21-25)
Transcript Highlights:
- treatments— in-school dental fluoridation treatments, which I actually remember having done in kindergarten
- before that, um, you know, in capital projects, um, focus on the fundamental of what you're getting ready
- That um, you know, in capital projects, um, focus on the fundamental of what you're getting ready to
- but I know, there's a lot to look at, but I think look at the fundamental budget that you're getting ready
- but I know there's a lot to look at, but I think look at the fundamental budget that you're getting ready
Summary:
The committee met jointly for State Government, State and Local Government, and Elections and Constitutional Amendments, approved the minutes from the September 23 meeting, and then took up discussion of Senate Bill 126, a proposed constitutional amendment to restrict the governor’s pardon power. Senator Chris McDaniel said the measure was prompted by concerns over pardons issued in 2019 and would bar pardons for 60 days before a gubernatorial election through the swearing-in of a new governor, leaving the power otherwise intact. Members who spoke generally supported the proposal as a way to increase accountability, and McDaniel said he intended to place it on the 2026 ballot. No vote was taken on the bill during the discussion.
The committee then moved to House Bill 16 on water fluoridation. Representative Hart and Senator Greg Elkins said the bill would remove Kentucky’s fluoridation mandate and give local water districts the choice to add fluoride or not. They emphasized that the revised draft also adds immunity language to protect districts from civil litigation regardless of their decision. Dr. Jack Call, a Louisville dentist, presented against fluoridation, arguing that the main dental benefit is topical rather than from drinking water and citing studies and reports he said linked fluoride exposure to reduced IQ in children and other health concerns. Cindy Batson, a nurse and parent, also supported the bill and said she had testified on the issue for years.
During questions, Senator Rollins raised concerns about fluoride being an industrial byproduct and described fluoridation as forced medication. The discussion remained focused on the bill’s local-control and immunity provisions, with sponsors saying they were not trying to relitigate the broader science but wanted to remove the mandate. The transcript ends while questions and testimony on HB 16 were still underway, and no final committee action is shown.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Children and Families Finance and Policy Committee 3/19/25
Children and Families Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- So, if you could approach the table as well and get ready to introduce yourself.
- Get ready. Oh, um, you know what? We actually have another visiting member to the committee.
- Get ready. Oh, um, you know what? We actually have another visiting member to the committee.
- Get<01:02:49.680><c> ready.
- </c><01:02:52.319><c> We</c> Get ready. Oh, um, you know what?
Keywords:
youth intervention, funding, mental health, education, community programs, HF1316, child support, new hire reporting, centralized work reporting system, independent contractors, payors, employers, payor of funds, withholding orders, income withholding, child support enforcement, Minnesota Department of Children, Youth, and Families, gig economy, rideshare drivers, delivery drivers
MD
Transcript Highlights:
- classroom teachers and pre-kindergarten state programs.
- And that we are the PSC is getting<00:57:54.680><c> ready</c><00:57:54.840><c> to</c><00:57:55.000><c
- to run another auction on getting ready to run another auction on that.<00:57:56.800><c> And</c><00:
- projects to say we will for shovel-ready projects to say we will do<01:37:24.240><c> this</c><01:37:
- to roll, but that is wind was ready to roll, but that is again<01:47:42.080><c> due</c><01:47:42.280
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Public Safety Finance and Policy Committee 4/8/26
Public Safety Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- My own child attended Annunciation in kindergarten through second grade.
- Holfer continued that her child attended Annunciation in kindergarten through second grade and that many
Committee:
House Public Safety Finance and Policy
Keywords:
school safety, threat assessment, pilot project, education, real-time monitoring, public safety, HF4299, school safety specialists, Minnesota School Safety Center, appropriation, general fund, fiscal year 2026, school security, school violence prevention, student safety, Department of Public Safety, school resource support, education funding, peace officer, training reimbursement
KY
Kentucky 2026 Regular Session
Senate Legislative Session Day 56 (3-31-26)
Kentucky Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- ready for your signature.
- readiness pilot project.
- </c> The Chair is ready to sign Senate Bill 183. The Chair is ready to sign Senate Bill 29.
- The Chair is ready to sign Senate Bill 97. The Chair is ready to sign Senate Bill 20.
- </c><05:27:32.558><c> for</c> conversation, but we um are ready for conversation, but we um are ready
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Workforce, Labor, and Economic Development Finance and Policy Committee 3/25/26
Workforce, Labor, and Economic Development Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- My oldest is in kindergarten with after-school care.
- So, to me, one, this isn't this bill isn't ready for primetime, but two, after 2 years of sitting in
- So, to me, one, this isn't this bill<01:14:32.360><c> isn't</c><01:14:32.640><c> ready</c><01:14:32.840
- </c><01:14:32.960><c> primetime,</c><01:14:33.400><c> but</c><01:14:33.640><c> two,</c> bill isn't ready
- for primetime, but two, bill isn't ready for primetime, but two, after<01:14:34.600><c> 2</c><01:14:
NH
New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session
House Commerce and Consumer Affairs (04/01/2026)
Commerce and Consumer Affairs
Transcript Highlights:
- if I'm working for the police department and I just got a text asking to bring Liberty into a kindergarten
- 01:16:00.320><c> Liberty</c><01:16:00.640><c> into</c><01:16:01.040><c> a</c><01:16:01.760><c> kindergarten
- </c> to bring Liberty into a kindergarten to bring Liberty into a kindergarten class<01:16:02.719><c>
Committee:
House Commerce and Consumer Affairs
NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
House Judiciary (02/19/2025)
Transcript Highlights:
- And I just, listening to that right now, I want to talk about the fact that when I was first in kindergarten
- ><02:33:57.120><c> was</c><02:33:57.560><c> first</c><02:33:57.920><c> in</c><02:33:58.439><c> kindergarten
- </c><02:33:59.439><c> some</c> when I was first in kindergarten some when I was first in kindergarten
- Ready? Oh, that's okay. Thank you, Mr. Chair, members of the committee.
Summary:
The House Judiciary Committee opened a hearing on House Bill 148, which Rep. Jim Kofalt said is the same language as last year’s HB 396, vetoed by the governor. He described the bill as allowing, but not requiring, separation by biological sex in three areas: bathrooms and locker rooms, houses of correction, and certain athletic competitions. Kofalt argued the bill would give local school boards and other policymakers discretion to set practical rules, citing concerns about safety, privacy, and a Milford incident involving a biological male in girls’ locker rooms. Committee members pressed him on the lack of a definition of “biological sex,” and he said he did not think one was necessary because males and females are commonly understood. He also said the bill was meant to address situations where outside groups threaten lawsuits and leave local boards with no latitude.
Testimony then split sharply. Supporters, including Executive Counselor Karen Hill and several others, said HB 148 would roll back anti-discrimination protections, contradict New Hampshire’s “Live Free or Die” values, and harm transgender and non-binary people. Opponents described the bill as discriminatory and unnecessary, arguing that existing bathroom and sports policies already work and that the bill would invite harassment, invasive enforcement, and legal conflict. Several speakers, including trans residents and parents of trans children, said they had used public restrooms without incident and warned that enforcement would be impractical or abusive. One supporter argued the bill was needed to protect girls’ privacy and safety and cited school sports disputes and a concern about a sex offender at a game as examples of why sex-segregated rules should be restored.
Committee members asked questions about how biological sex would be defined, whether the bill was responding to real incidents in New Hampshire, and how any restrictions would be enforced. Kofalt said he was aware of issues in several school districts and at the State House, but did not have detailed documentation for every case. No vote or final action was taken in the portion of the hearing provided; the chair instead moved through public testimony under a strict two-minute limit and noted that follow-up questions would be limited so the committee could hear multiple bills that day.
KY
Transcript Highlights:
- She just finished kindergarten.
- Our staff stands ready to guide you in that process.
- Our staff stands ready to guide you in that process.
- Uh, matter of fact, we're getting ready to start one again next month.
- Simpson County out in the Bowling Green area is getting ready to come on, and we have other entities.
Committee:
Joint Judiciary
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- Representative Bennett, as soon as you're ready, please identify yourself and present your bill.
- It looks like they're very ready.
- c> wants</c><00:52:18.960><c> to</c><00:52:19.040><c> go</c><00:52:19.200><c> first,</c> ready.
- Uh whoever wants to go first, ready.
- We want to make sure that it is effective, that it's ready to do the job on day one.
Committee:
House Ways and Means
Keywords:
grooming, child protection, student safety, sexual exploitation, educator licensing, teacher discipline, mandatory reporting, mandated reporter training, school misconduct, predatory offender, child abuse, sexual abuse, sex trafficking, child sexual abuse material, child pornography, position of authority, school employee, school administrator, license revocation, license suspension
US
US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
US House Floor Proceedings (Monday, December 15, 2025)
US Federal House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- </c><03:14:56.160><c> and</c><03:14:56.399><c> the</c> essential to the readiness and the essential to
- the readiness and the effectiveness<03:14:57.120><c> of</c><03:14:57.279><c> our</c><03:14:57.520><c
- there's an estimated 5 to 19 million tons of lithium reserves in the Smackover Formation, and it's ready
- </c><05:14:42.240><c> Lithium</c><05:14:42.718><c> is</c> it's ready for extraction.
- Lithium is it's ready for extraction.
Bills:
HB3187 , SB284 , HB2400 , HR1098 , HB3872 , HB3176 , HB3620 , HB2815 , SB2878 , HR1045 , HR972 , HB2876 , HB3962 , HB4183 , SB216 , HR923 , HB5457 , HB5810 , SB222
Keywords:
Perry County Arkansas, Perryville, Forest Service land, federal land conveyance, quitclaim deed, public purpose, education, youth development, land transfer, property disposal, reversion clause, CERCLA, environmental liability, historic preservation, National Historic Preservation Act, USDA, federal property, county government, public use, surplus land