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WA

Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Early Learning & Human Services Jan 13th, 2026 at 01:30 pm

Early Learning & Human Services

Transcript Highlights:
  • We'll open the public hearing on House Bill 2319, renaming certain state residential habilitation centers
  • There are also statutory references to an additional RHC, Interlake School, which was closed by the state
  • And we'll open public hearing on House Bill 2319, renaming certain state residential bills for persons
  • There are also statutory references to an additional RHC Interlake School, which was closed by the state
  • We wouldn't fund schools with public dollars. We wouldn't fund schools with public schools.
Summary: The Early Learning and Human Services Committee held its first 2026 hearings and heard four bills. HB 2185 would expand the Homeless Youth Advisory Committee to include more members with lived experience of homelessness or involvement in publicly funded systems, including adults over 25 and youth or young adults under 25. The sponsor and testifiers from homeless youth advocacy organizations said the change would broaden representation, improve guidance to the Office of Homeless Youth, and better reflect the needs of disproportionately affected populations; the bill was well received and the hearing was closed without opposition. HB 2319 would rename Washington’s residential habilitation centers by removing the word “school” from their statutory names. Staff and the sponsor said the change is purely terminological and does not affect operations or funding, but would reduce confusion because the facilities do not provide schooling and are not children’s institutions. Testifiers from The Arc of Washington, Disability Rights Washington, and self-advocates supported the bill as a needed update to reflect current services and avoid misinformation. The committee then heard HB 2230, which would limit DSHS to one annual routine review per community residential service provider in specified areas and require better coordination and document sharing to reduce duplicative audits and site visits. The sponsor and provider witnesses described repeated overlapping inspections as burdensome and said streamlining would let staff focus more on client care; the bill drew support, though some members asked about oversight and the need to preserve safety monitoring. The final bill, HB 2200, would direct JLARC to review safety and stability outcomes across developmental disabilities residential settings from 2022-2025 and require DSHS to create a public dashboard comparing emergency calls, ER boarding, placement terminations, and staff retention across state-operated and contracted settings. The sponsor argued the system lacks comparable data for most people served in community settings and that the bill would create transparency and help identify what works. Supporters, including state employee representatives, disability rights advocates, and a professional guardian, said the data would help families, policymakers, and providers make informed decisions. Some provider testimony raised concerns that raw numbers could be misleading without adjusting for population size or acuity and that the bill could add cost or reporting burden, but the sponsor said the goal was to make existing information accessible and comparable. The committee closed the hearing on HB 2200 and adjourned after announcing caucus locations.
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Transcript Highlights:
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  • Please state your name and your presentation.
  • ,</c><00:29:07.520><c> county</c> coordinated efforts with state, county coordinated efforts with state
  • </c><00:38:25.119><c> Um</c> for the division of state parks. Um for the division of state parks.
  • We're going to permit state counties.
Bills: SB2187
Summary: The joint House Tourism and Water and Land hearing focused on HB 1947, which would repeal the Hawaii Tourism Authority, create an Office of Tourism in DBEDT, and establish a Division of Destination Management in DLNR. The Attorney General opposed provisions allowing the new tourism office or advisory board to hire independent attorneys, and also noted civil service and transfer-of-functions issues, including the need for standard transition language for employees, contracts, records, and equipment. DNR said it stood on its written comments, while the Department of Taxation also stood on its written testimony. HTA opposed the bill, arguing that Act 132 had already improved its governance and that destination management should remain within a single, holistic tourism framework. HTA said it is better positioned to coordinate with counties, communities, and state agencies on both tourism promotion and mitigation of impacts, and pointed to its strategic plan and DMAP work as evidence. The County of Kauai Office of Economic Development also opposed the bill, saying tourism issues cross multiple agencies and that coordination is best handled by one entity rather than splitting responsibilities between DBEDT and DLNR. One member of the public testified in support with reservations, saying Hawaii needs stronger leadership and control, but also warning that dissolving HTA would be a major change. During questioning, committee members pressed HTA on why destination management should not simply be handled by DLNR if HTA already consults with it on land-use and conservation issues. HTA responded that its role is broader than conservation alone and includes balancing economic development, visitor management, and resident quality of life, while deferring to DLNR on matters within DLNR’s jurisdiction. The hearing then moved to decision-making, where the chairs announced amendments that removed the transfer of destination management to DLNR, added counties and state/county agency assistance to the Office of Tourism, and made other conforming changes. The House committees voted to recommend HB 1947 pass with amendments, with several members voting aye and some voting with reservations, and the hearing was adjourned.
AZ

Arizona 2026 Regular Session

01/21/2026 - Senate Public Safety

Public Safety

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  • The largest memorial service our state has ever seen.
  • Please state your name for the record. You'll have two minutes.
  • State your name for the record, two minutes, please.
  • And that just doesn't fit the needs of the state. Correct.
  • It absolutely does not fit the needs of the state.
WA

Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Early Learning & Human Services Jan 23rd, 2026 at 08:00 am

Early Learning & Human Services

Transcript Highlights:
  • officially renames them residential habilitation centers in statute.
  • Hospital in the creation of Interlake School.
  • the state.
  • House Bill 2317 extends the licensing waiver to all school day programs, not just those on the school
  • The State of Washington already allows part-time programs on school grounds without having to go through
Summary: The House Early Learning and Human Services Committee took up possible executive session on nine bills, first briefing amendments and proposed substitutes before voting. House Bill 2099, expanding eCAP access and prioritization for children of military families, was amended to include NOAA and Public Health Service commissioned corps members and broader deployment criteria, then passed unanimously. House Bill 2185, which strengthens the advisory committee for homeless youth services, also passed unanimously without amendments. House Bill 2219, addressing mixed-ratio time in child care centers and waiving repeat pre-service orientation in limited cases, adopted an amendment adding conditions for the waiver and then passed unanimously. House Bill 2253, a broad licensure and regulatory bill affecting child care and residential programs, saw several amendments considered; one report amendment was rejected, and an amendment restoring state monitoring and health/safety reviews at the Washington School for the Deaf was adopted. The committee then passed the amended bill unanimously. House Bills 2317 and 2318, both expanding flexibility for ECEAP and Head Start providers, passed without amendments and with unanimous support. House Bill 2319, renaming residential habilitation centers in statute, adopted a technical correction amendment and passed unanimously. House Bill 2350, requiring notice when a residential habilitation center is out of compliance with CMS requirements, was amended to emphasize posted notices, email options, preferred-language notices, and plain-language summaries, then passed unanimously. The committee then returned to House Bill 1544, which directs DCYF to study and improve its risk, strengths, and needs assessment tool and certify its validation. Four amendments were considered: one requiring domestic violence to be included in the study was adopted; amendments on defining “safe,” auditing missing data on near-fatalities and safety-plan failures, and prohibiting use of an unvalidated tool to screen out referrals were rejected. The amended second substitute bill passed on a 9-0 vote, with Representatives Burnett and Penner voting “no without recommendation.” The committee adjourned after reporting all nine bills out of committee, most with do pass recommendations and several with adopted amendments.
AL

Alabama 2026 Regular Session

Alabama Senate Finance and Taxation Education Committee Mar 11th, 2026

Finance and Taxation Education

Transcript Highlights:
  • </c> Alabama State or a another small school. Alabama State or a another small school.
  • So, but we have schools here in the state, the graduation rate, um, four-year graduation rate, is 46%
  • So, but we have schools here in the state, the graduation rate, um, four-year graduation rate, is 46%
  • We have schools here in the state, the graduation rate, um, four-year graduation rate, is 46%.
  • Yes, in their own school. We're not comparing Auburn and Alabama with Athens State.
Bills: SB344, SB344
AL

Alabama 2026 Regular Session

Alabama Senate Healthcare Committee Jan 28th, 2026

Healthcare

Transcript Highlights:
  • just to kind of learn about the state of medicine in Alabama.
  • Uh I'm president throughout the state.
  • </c> various hospitals throughout the state various hospitals throughout the state just<00:25:55.360>
  • Um so state of medicine in Alabama.
  • Thank you. every corner of our state. Alamians every corner of our state.
Bills: SB63, SB80, SB63, SB80
AZ

Arizona 2026 Regular Session

03/10/2026 - Senate Appropriations, Transportation and Technology

Appropriations, Transportation and Technology

Transcript Highlights:
  • We would love actually to be able to have driving schools in the schools, something to that effect, but
  • ABATE actually goes into the schools, the schools that don't have driver's ed programs, and does—I don't
  • We do it at no cost to the schools.
  • to the lower basin states.
  • State Route 69 into six equal sections to be renamed as the World War I Veterans Memorial Highway, World
AL

Alabama 2026 Regular Session

Alabama Senate County and Municipal Government Committee Mar 3rd, 2026

County and Municipal Government

Transcript Highlights:
  • And as you say, so school kids will know. Well, school kids need to know the truth.
  • And as you say, so school kids will know. Well, school kids need to know the truth.
  • And as you say, so school kids will know. Well, school kids need to know the truth.
  • And as you say, so school kids will know. Well, school kids need to know the truth.
  • And I don't know what other states are doing beside that, but I know the Gulf states, uh, it is important
WA

Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Capital Budget Feb 6th, 2026 at 08:00 am

Capital Budget

Transcript Highlights:
  • The proceeds from any sale of school district property must be deposited into the school district's debt
  • financial difficulties, which takes a lot of resources both from the state and the school district to
  • The bill was drafted exactly with the same parameters as current state statute for schools that are in
  • I think all of you have heard about the state of finances of school districts across the state.
  • program support for on-base schools.
Summary: The Capital Budget Committee heard several bills. Substitute House Bill 2281 would require state agencies to consult with tribes before actions affecting tribal traditional cultural places and, under the substitute, would prohibit undue burdens on tribal traditional cultural practices unless justified by a compelling state interest and least restrictive means. Supporters, including tribal representatives, said the bill would better protect sacred sites and give tribes an enforceable remedy; an industry representative asked for narrower, clearer language. House Bill 2514 would create a work group to plan a Global War on Terror memorial on the Capitol campus, including names to honor, site options, design, and funding; the sponsor said it would help turn an existing authorization into a concrete plan and fundraising path. House Bill 2551 would let school districts with ending fund balances at or below 3% seek OSPI approval to sell real property to restore financial stability and avoid binding conditions, with rules to ensure transparency and limit use to once every five years. The Tacoma School District supported the bill as a tool to manage severe budget pressure, while a committee member raised concerns about possible effects on local land use and gentrification. Substitute House Bill 2668 would direct Fish and Wildlife to identify alternate locations for the Bob Oake Game Farm and seek future capital funding to relocate and remediate the current site because of nitrate contamination affecting the Centralia area aquifer. Centralia officials, county public health, and tribal representatives said relocation is needed to protect drinking water and avoid much larger future treatment costs, while noting the farm should continue operating elsewhere. The committee also took executive action on the proposed substitute for House Bill 2470, which would increase school construction assistance for projects on military bases by adding 15% to the state match. Supporters said military families need safe, quality school facilities; one member voted no, citing concerns about federal responsibility and the bill’s relationship to school district financial pressures. The substitute passed the committee 15-1, with three excused.
AL

Alabama 2026 Regular Session

Alabama Senate Healthcare Committee Feb 11th, 2026

Healthcare

Transcript Highlights:
  • The reason this bill is so thick is that it's the same compacts passed in many of the states.
  • It allows them to cross the state line and be able to go to work quicker.
  • State line and be able to go to work quicker.
  • With that, I'll in the state of Alabama.
  • of Alabama didn't couldn't the state of Alabama didn't couldn't issue<00:16:41.360><c> him</c><00:16
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Public Education Apr 15th, 2025

Public Education

Transcript Highlights:
  • employees and additional state aid. public schools that do not participate in that program.
  • We work in over 70 schools and community sites across Central Texas providing in school, after school
  • SRRs are becoming more commonplace throughout our country. our state and are often school-aged children's
  • -16 state law was created, House Bill 2854 to mandate training for our school-based law enforcement.
  • But I also know that school districts and schools lean on us.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Public Education Apr 15th, 2025

Public Education

Transcript Highlights:
  • It is not under the Foundation School Program.
  • school where I care for more than 560 students and over 70 staff.
  • I'm a national certified school nurse, a member of the Texas School Nurses Organization, and a practicing
  • school nurse for more than 20 years.
  • I started teaching middle school kids in 1968, and the last 22 years of my career were spent as a school
WA

Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Capital Budget Jan 29th, 2026 at 01:30 pm

Capital Budget

Transcript Highlights:
  • It went to many, but not all, state agencies, the public universities, local governments, and school
  • Under the bill before the committee, when determining eligibility for SCAP state assistance, school district
  • access to state support, forcing them to rely more heavily on state and local dollars than other districts
  • As you know, I'm a former school board director, wanting to know if the Clover Park School Board is in
  • We've helped invest in several communities on state lands throughout the state to build things.
Summary: The committee held public hearings on three capital-related bills. HB 2353 would raise the pre-design threshold for state-funded capital projects from $10 million to $15 million and require annual inflation adjustments beginning in 2027. Staff and the prime sponsor said the change would reduce delays and costs for projects, with testimony from Steve DuPont supporting the bill as a way to avoid unnecessary pre-design work and construction escalation. The hearing on HB 2420 covered increases to the Small Works Roster threshold for public works contracts, with a proposed substitute delaying the first increase to January 1, 2027. Representative Zahn and several stakeholders, including universities, cities, ports, counties, and water districts, testified in support, saying the bill would reduce administrative burden, speed projects, and better reflect current construction costs. The committee also heard HB 2470, which would change School Construction Assistance Program rules for school facilities located on military bases. Staff explained that on-base instructional space would be excluded from district inventory calculations, increasing eligibility, and that state assistance would be based on project cost minus federal funding. Representative Leavitt said the bill would help districts like Clover Park and Medical Lake better serve military families. OSPI, Clover Park School District, and the Veterans Legislative Coalition testified in support, though OSPI noted it was working on an amendment to replace a federal-funding backfill with a 15% increase in the SCAP funding assistance percentage to comply with federal law. In executive session, the committee moved HB 2338, which would make community-scaled projects eligible under the Department of Commerce low-income weatherization program, out of committee with a due-pass recommendation by a 17-0 vote, with two members excused. The committee then held a work session with the Recreation and Conservation Office on its competitive grant programs, including the Washington Wildlife and Recreation Program, youth athletic facilities, community forests, aquatic lands, boating, firearms and archery ranges, and federal trail and conservation programs. Members asked about demand, ADA compliance, match requirements, geographic distribution, and outreach to underserved communities; RCO said it uses advisory committees, regional allocation methods in some programs, and technical assistance to broaden access and improve distribution.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Education Finance Committee 3/12/26

Education Finance

Transcript Highlights:
  • That's very, very difficult for schools across the state.
  • For charter schools, 10% is paid by the charter school, 10% is charged to the state.
  • </c><01:03:25.200><c> it</c> charter school and the state as it charter school and the state as it should
  • Our state school choice laws situation.
  • And we believe the state can schools.
WA

Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Capital Budget Feb 4th, 2026 at 04:00 pm

Capital Budget

Transcript Highlights:
  • budget except in cases where they’re directed to administer a state program or contract with a state
  • and requirements in the state.
  • in the state, and the State Building Code Council reviews, updates, and adopts these standards every
  • construction assistance program support for on-base schools.
  • And based on feedback we've gotten from state agencies across the whole state, we're hearing that we
Summary: The Capital Budget Committee heard public testimony on Substitute House Bill 2236, which would update the Washington State Housing Finance Commission’s statutes. Staff explained that the bill would authorize the commission to make direct mortgage loans for multifamily housing, clarify that it is not a retail mortgage lender, extend bond counsel terms, remove notice requirements before bond issuance, and repeal outdated provisions including the housing finance program and housing finance plan requirement. The sponsor and commission representatives said the changes would modernize the agency, improve efficiency, and give it more flexibility to provide gap financing for affordable housing without using state general funds. Testimony was generally supportive, with some questions focused on housing access for communities of color, the effect of higher interest rates, and the possible role of longer mortgage terms; the commission emphasized its down payment assistance programs and work with banks and developers. The hearing on SHB 2236 was then closed. The committee then heard House Bill 2273 on reducing embodied carbon emissions in buildings and building materials. Staff described requirements for the State Building Code Council to adopt embodied-carbon reduction standards for large projects, phased implementation, reporting, a public database and website through the Department of Commerce, and random audits. The prime sponsor said the bill responds to rising energy demand and would help lower emissions and potentially reduce costs by encouraging innovation and allowing embodied-carbon savings to count in future energy-code tradeoffs. Supporters from environmental justice and architecture groups said the bill would address pollution upstream, align Washington with other jurisdictions, and could be cost-neutral on many projects. Opponents, including the Washington Aggregate and Concrete Association and Washington Citizens Against Unfair Taxes, argued the bill could raise costs, create sourcing and timeline problems, and questioned the school construction exemption. The hearing on HB 2273 was then closed. The committee also heard Senate Bill 5188, which would allow the Public Works Board to issue loans for broadband infrastructure repair and replacement under the broadband service expansion program, with priority for areas that would become unserved without the work. Staff noted operating and capital costs in the fiscal note and said an updated note had been requested. The Association of Washington Cities testified with concerns that expanding the program could signal further sweeps from the Public Works Assistance Account and undermine confidence in funding for other infrastructure needs, while a committee member raised whether the program should instead be handled through the Curb Board. The hearing was closed after no further testifiers appeared. In executive session, the committee reviewed House Bill 2353, House Bill 2420, and House Bill 2470. HB 2353, which raises the predesigned threshold for capital construction projects from $10 million to $15 million and indexes it to inflation, was passed out of committee by voice vote with an 18-0-1 result. The committee then adopted a proposed substitute for HB 2420, which increases the small works roster contract limit to $530,000 and changes the effective date to January 1, 2027; it also passed 18-0-1. Staff also briefed HB 2470, including a proposed substitute that would increase state funding assistance for on-base school construction projects by 15% and remove a federal-funding offset requirement, but no vote on that bill occurred in the transcript. The chair announced another hearing and executive session for Friday and asked members to submit amendments by 10 a.m. the next day.
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Education Feb 10th, 2026 at 10:00 am

Education

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  • Then just on other states that you're Referencing, you're trying to mock something from another state
  • I think funds were well expended by every school district across the state. I will move to pass.
  • on the school website.
  • But certainly, the ability to just contact your school board member. It could be via the school.
  • they wanted to have a PO box or address at the school district for the school board member.
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Education Feb 10th, 2026

Education

Transcript Highlights:
  • There's no school or receiving school district that would be required to accept that career status.
  • from another state.
  • district across the state.
  • The coaches at the State Department say there are schools that have been saying no, and that is just
  • Those are state dollars.
Summary: The Senate Education Committee heard and advanced a large slate of education bills. Early measures included SB 1726, requiring formal training for university teaching assistants before they teach classes and evaluate students, with emphasis on First Amendment rights; SB 1236, creating an Administrative Report Consolidation Act to reduce duplicative reporting by schools and agencies; SB 1633, codifying existing higher education residency tuition practices; SB 1413, requiring notice to parents when a teacher is emergency certified and limiting adjunct teachers to 270 clock hours per semester; SB 1317, allowing career teacher status to be portable across districts with local board approval; and SB 1360, expanding the state’s math initiative by restoring instructional coaches and creating a math office at the State Department of Education. Most of these bills passed on favorable votes, with SB 1413 drawing some concern over teacher shortages and the adjunct-hour cap, but still passing.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Senate Session Aug 1st, 2025

Texas Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • And the state will challenge you.
  • It has not achieved its stated goals.
  • It's going to be those school districts, those little rural school districts, districts five, six, and
  • to our charter schools.
  • Advocating for public schools, but private schools can bring lobbyists all day long, and she's like,
Bills: SB5, SB11, SB12, SB5, SB11, SB12
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Education Policy Committee 3/18/25

Education Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • </c><00:02:40.720><c> or</c> school district in an adjoining state or school district in an adjoining
  • We know that one size does not fit all school districts across the state. school board and I'm also chair
  • have the shortest school day of all of the states, I think, and the school year.
  • He said he has not found any state statute prohibiting the siting of new schools near existing schools
  • But then there's, like, 275 schools across the state that are already on landfills, so all of those schools
Bills: HF1124, HF1457, HF1803
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Edfin Committee Meeting - 2025-03-27

Education Finance

Transcript Highlights:
  • Mississippi used state funds to put 90 literacy coaches in their most underperforming elementary schools
  • costs within a school library.
  • Special education, our partners, school finance, and MFE in the state budget documents identified special
  • MDE's role is to implement state and federal legislation that provides oversight and support for school
  • and school districts.
Bills: HF2430, HF2433