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LA

Louisiana 2026 Regular Session

Commerce May 5th, 2026

Commerce, Consumer Protection, and International Affairs

Transcript Highlights:
  • Meta is the first example.
  • Hence, why you get to go first every time.
  • I think this is a first step.
  • Constitution's First Amendment.
  • Well, first we need to adopt the amendment.
Summary: The committee first deferred House Bill 1102 without hearing it. It then took up House Concurrent Resolution 66, which urges Louisiana Economic Development and other state agencies to continue studying rural parishes’ economic assets, infrastructure, workforce, and development opportunities. Representative Weible and Secretary Bougoir described the resolution as part of a broader effort to align state rural programs and create a strategic framework for rural development. Members emphasized infrastructure, workforce training, local coordination, and retaining young people in rural communities. An amendment requiring LED to report to the legislature by January 1, 2027 was adopted, and HCR 66 was reported favorably as amended. The committee next considered Senate Bill 102, which would allow qualified trade associations for motor vehicle dealers to bring declaratory and injunctive actions against manufacturers on behalf of dealers. Senator Presley and the Louisiana Automobile Dealers Association said the bill would consolidate similar disputes into one action, reduce costs, and help smaller dealers avoid retaliation or uneven litigation. Questions focused on standing, the limited remedies, and whether the bill would affect nontraditional sales models. Technical amendments were adopted, and SB 102 was reported favorably as amended. Senate Bill 521, concerning banks’ continued use of a non-surviving bank’s name after mergers or consolidations, drew the most debate. Senator Boudreau and former Senator Fred Mills said the bill would preserve community-bank identity while following FDIC guidance on clear disclosure and consumer notice. Several members raised concerns about codifying federal guidance, future changes to federal rules, and whether the bill should instead set a fixed transition period; an amendment to limit use of the old name to 24 months was adopted after discussion. Another proposed amendment tying the bill to 1998 FDIC branch-name guidance failed on a roll call vote. The bill, as amended, was then reported favorably. The committee also advanced House Bill 387, which narrows the scope of incidental engineering work by architects and clarifies the state fire marshal’s authority to review plans under both architecture and engineering laws, and House Bill 1228, which updates hearing-aid dealer licensing and consumer-protection rules, including testing periods, cooling-off rights, and refund/cancellation procedures. Both bills were reported favorably with technical amendments. The transcript then shifted to additional measures, including House Bill 975 on Public Service Commission reconstitution and several Senate bills by Senator Abraham on self-storage facilities and contractor licensing, but the provided text cuts off before those items are fully concluded.
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

House Chamber - Fri Feb 20, 2026, 12:00PM HST - Day 19

Hawaii House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • We're just going to go by those first three digits.
  • cannot force private conversations to communicate state-mandated messages because doing so violates the First
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  • <00:36:37.119> Amendment's violates the First Amendment's violates the First Amendment's protection
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

Tourism and Gaming Working Group (TGWG) - Thu Feb 19, 2026 @ 4:00 PM HST

Hawaii House Floor Meeting

HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

House Chamber - Thu Feb 19, 2026, 12:00PM HST - Day 18

Hawaii House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • . >> Let's complete this one first. 528-26. >> Okay. Uh, let's go back then to 527-26. 520 528.
  • "Okay, let's first of all go back to 578-26." Representative Peruso. "Reservations." So ordered.
  • "Okay, let's first of all go back to 578-26." Representative Peruso. "Reservations." So ordered.
  • of all go back to >> Okay, let's first of all go back to 578-26.
  • <00:38:04.640> lateral chairs that today is the first lateral chairs that today is the first
US

US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session

US House Floor Proceedings (Thursday, June 4, 2026)

US Federal House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • the first time Luke has gone out on top. the first time Luke has gone out on top.
  • farmers and ranchers first. farmers and ranchers first.
  • And aid from Europe has surged 59%. And aid from Europe has surged 59%.
  • A yes vote aids Ukraine.
  • A yes vote aids Ukraine. If we allies. A yes vote aids Ukraine.
MA

Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session

Joint Committee on Mental Health, Substance Use and Recovery Jun 21st, 2026 at 01:00 pm

Joint Committee on Mental Health, Substance Use and Recovery

Transcript Highlights:
  • And that 150-first time was the time that I made it, right?
  • And that 150-first time was the time that I made it, right?
  • First and foremost, Bill 2240 is about safety.
  • Tell us your name first, please. Hello. Hi, who are you? Thank you.
  • Tell us your name first, please. Hello. Hi, who are you?
Keywords: 995, all
Summary: The committee held a public hearing on a broad set of mental health, substance use, recovery, and patients’ rights bills. Early testimony focused on H. 2227, which would replace stigmatizing substance use terminology in the General Laws, and H. 3950, which would support parents in recovery involved with DCF by requiring more individualized recovery plans, clearer benchmarks for parenting time, access to recovery coaches or counselors, family counseling after sustained recovery, and staff training on addiction and lived experience. Speakers described the bills as ways to reduce stigma, increase accountability, and improve reunification outcomes for families. A major portion of the hearing centered on S. 1386, which would transfer Bridgewater State Hospital from the Department of Correction to the Department of Mental Health. Advocates, family members, and disability groups testified that Bridgewater functions like a prison rather than a hospital, with excessive restraint, seclusion, involuntary medication, poor conditions, and racial disparities, and argued DMH should oversee a treatment setting. One DMH occupational therapist and MNA member opposed the transfer, saying the real issue is mixing forensic and continuing-care patients and that DMH should instead create designated forensic units under bills H. 228/S. 1408. Committee members asked about Bridgewater’s population, the history of DOC control, capacity, staffing, and how a transfer might be implemented. The committee also heard testimony on modernizing the six fundamental rights for psychiatric inpatients, including expanding communication options, clarifying visitation and advocacy definitions, and improving access to gender-appropriate and culturally relevant items. Another bill, H. 2216, would require stronger oversight before antipsychotic medication is prescribed in nursing homes, prompted by concerns about inappropriate use. Finally, testimony supported H. 2240 and H. 2239 on sober homes, with supporters saying discharge and relocation policies are needed when a resident returns to active use or becomes unsafe, while preserving the recovery environment and resident rights. No votes or formal actions were taken during the hearing.
MA

Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session

Joint Committee on Public Health Jun 21st, 2026 at 10:00 am

Joint Committee on Public Health

Transcript Highlights:
  • Mutual aid is something we relied on in the past.
  • By the time those first responders arrive, it is often too late.
  • These kits should be as standard as AEDs and regular first aid kits, because they are certainly as important
  • And a subset of SIDS is probably first-time seizures.
  • What if I had walked outside alone when I had first felt dizzy?
Keywords: 995, all
Summary: The committee heard testimony on a wide range of public health and emergency services bills, with many speakers focusing on EMS system failures, hospital service closures, trauma preparedness, epilepsy awareness, drink-spiking response, sudden cardiac arrest, and survivor financial assistance. Several legislators and advocates described the EMS system as underfunded and overstretched, citing long ambulance waits, staffing shortages, and the need for statewide oversight, a special commission, and clearer recognition of EMS as an essential service. A number of speakers also supported bills to preserve essential hospital services after closures such as Nashoba Valley Medical Center and birthing services in Leominster, arguing that current closure rules lack enforcement and leave communities without critical care. Multiple panels testified in support of bills requiring trauma kits in public buildings, public education on SUDEP and epilepsy mortality, and improved cardiac arrest response. Supporters of the trauma-kit bill said public buildings should have bleeding-control kits and trained staff, comparing them to AEDs and first aid supplies. Epilepsy advocates, clinicians, and grieving parents urged a public health campaign on SUDEP, saying families are often not warned about the risk and that awareness could improve medication adherence, reduce guilt, and save lives. On cardiac arrest, EMS professionals and the American Heart Association backed measures to improve telecommunicator CPR, create an AED registry, and strengthen dispatch and training standards. The committee also heard extensive testimony on a bill addressing illicit drink spiking. Senators, city officials, victims, physicians, and an international anti-spiking advocate described cases in which hospitals refused toxicology testing unless a sexual assault was reported, and argued for standardized testing protocols, better data collection, and coordination with law enforcement and licensed venues. Another bill drew a sharp exchange over local public health control and the SAFE 2.0 law, with one senator arguing for more local approval and voluntary participation, while committee members defended the earlier law as a response to inequities in local public health capacity. Finally, advocates from Jane Doe, Inc. supported legislation to provide flexible financial assistance to survivors of domestic and sexual violence, saying unrestricted cash helps survivors meet basic needs, escape abuse, and rebuild stability.
CA

California 2025-2026 Regular Session

Senate Budget and Fiscal Review Committee Jun 15th, 2026

Budget and Fiscal Review

Transcript Highlights:
  • So with this 2% COLA, on poverty rates, they put a band-aid on this broken system.
  • And if you pull a band-aid off, it really hurts. It really hurts us to the bone.
  • First of all, we want to thank the Senate for their strong leadership.
  • First of all, we want to thank you to the Senate for their strong leadership.
  • Thank you. ...of the funding in the first round.
Keywords: 987, senate, all
CA

California 2025-2026 Regular Session

Assembly Floor Session Jun 23rd, 2025

California House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • They have suffered loss upon loss through the AIDS crisis, through suicide, They have suffered loss upon
  • loss through the AIDS crisis, through suicide, through the stress of being closeted or the stress of
  • The very first Pride was not a parade. It was a protest.
  • I made my first communion and my confirmation.
  • He is also a commissioner on Los Angeles County's first-of-its-kind LGBTQ+ Commission.
Summary: The Assembly convened after a quorum call, heard a prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance, and approved the previous day’s journal. Procedural motions were adopted to allow certain members to speak on adjournment in memory and to host guests on the floor, and the chamber suspended Joint Rule 61 to allow the Appropriations Committee to meet and consider AB 1533. The majority leader also requested that SB 272 and HR 44 be removed from the consent calendar. The main floor action was the Assembly’s Pride Month observance, centered on HR 43, which recognizes June 2025 as Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer Pride Month. Assembly Member Ward and members of several caucuses spoke in support, emphasizing LGBTQ+ history, civil rights, community contributions, and current political attacks on LGBTQ+ rights. Assembly Member DeMaio spoke in opposition, arguing the resolution was divisive and included controversial policy references. After debate, 49 coauthors were added and the resolution was adopted by voice vote. The chamber then held a Pride Month ceremony honoring 14 distinguished individuals for contributions to the LGBTQ+ community, followed by guest introductions recognizing APICA fellows, family members, educators, and community leaders. The Assembly later adopted the consent calendar, with SB 61, SB 66, SB 846, SB 229, and SCR 3 approved, and then heard adjournment-in-memory tributes for John E. Brison and former Assembly Member William T. Bagley. The House adjourned until Thursday, June 26, 2025, at 9 a.m.
TX

Texas 89th 2nd C.S.

State Affairs Apr 28th, 2025

State Affairs

Transcript Highlights:
  • So, first, non-citizen, 2, a fully foreign entity.
  • Wu, how do you pronounce your first name? Uh, Xiao Yu. X. Xu Wu.
  • Let me ask you a quick question first.
  • First, I believe this bill would negatively impact Texas economic development.
  • And the first name is X U L I. X U L I I don't remember calling that.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

State Affairs Apr 28th, 2025

State Affairs

Transcript Highlights:
  • The first significant difference is that in this bill...
  • So first, nonsensical.
  • Let me ask you a quick question first.
  • On my first day, I was glad that she didn't fire me.
  • So the first one is a...
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Legacy Finance Committee 2/26/25

Legacy Finance

Transcript Highlights:
  • We also have an extensive grant and aid program working with volunteers and partners.
  • water Trail uh Roso is our first water Trail uh Roso is our first supportive<00:26:19.520> partnership
  • State Trails, 27 designated, and 24,600 miles of Grant-in-Aid Trails.
  • I'd like to thank, and I'm going to use first names as well.
  • First names are kind of important: Renee Apple Matson, Laura Prius, and Lisabeth Baras.
Keywords: 1183, house
MA

Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session

Joint Committee on Labor and Workforce Development Jun 21st, 2026 at 10:00 am

Joint Committee on Labor and Workforce Development

Transcript Highlights:
  • Sure, and thank you for your comments, especially your experiences as an aide.
  • And I first came across wage theft in my time working for the mayor in Worcester.
  • First and foremost is staff retention.
  • First and foremost is staff retention.
  • I filed this, I believe, in 2016 for the first time.
Keywords: 995, all
Summary: The hearing focused on several labor-related bills, especially proposals to give legislative employees the right to organize and collectively bargain, close a prevailing wage loophole for off-site prefabrication work, and strengthen enforcement against wage theft. Committee chairs opened the hearing by explaining the hybrid format and asking witnesses to keep testimony brief. Multiple legislators testified in support of the legislative staff union bill, saying staff deserve the same bargaining rights as other public employees and that unionization would improve pay, benefits, retention, and workplace dignity. Witnesses also discussed how the bill would likely be structured, with separate House and Senate bargaining arrangements or locals, and emphasized that it would only create the option to unionize, not require it. A second major topic was the prevailing wage bill addressing off-site fabrication and prefabrication in construction. Union leaders, contractors, and workers described how more work is being shifted from job sites into shops, especially in sheet metal, HVAC, electrical, and pipefitting work, and argued that the law should treat that work the same as on-site construction when it is part of a public project. They said the current loophole lets some contractors underbid by paying lower wages off-site, while responsible contractors already pay prevailing wages in their shops. Supporters argued the bill would protect workers, preserve apprenticeship and training standards, improve safety and quality, and make enforcement easier through certified payroll and clearer definitions. The committee also heard testimony on wage theft legislation. Representative Dan Donahue, the Attorney General’s Fair Labor Division, AFL-CIO representatives, and carpenters’ union witnesses described wage theft, misclassification, labor brokers, and tax fraud as widespread problems that hurt workers, honest contractors, and public revenues. They supported giving the Attorney General stronger enforcement tools, adding contractor accountability up the subcontracting chain, and protecting workers from retaliation and from delays that can cause claims to expire. A separate witness supported a bill to extend the statute of limitations for Wage Act cases while AG investigations are pending, and another supported changes to help hospital workers enforce timely payment rights. No votes were taken during the hearing; witnesses repeatedly asked for favorable reports on the bills.
FL

Florida 2026 5th Special Session

Senate in Session May 1st, 2025

Florida Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Read the first bill.
  • In 2018, the First Amendment for returning citizens passed.
  • The First Amendment for Returning Citizens passed, and we spent a lot of that first year trying to make
  • It's my first time. I appreciate you more than you ever know. It's my first time here.
  • Please read the first message.
Summary: The Senate convened with a quorum, opening prayer, Pledge of Allegiance, and a series of introductions recognizing interns, pages, and retiring Senate staff, including Pastor Gary Austin. Leaders also noted ongoing budget talks with the House and said senators would not need to plan on being in Tallahassee the following week. The chamber then moved to third reading and returned messages from the House later in the day. The main floor debate centered on Committee Substitute for House Bill 12.5, the citizen initiative/constitutional amendment bill. Sponsors said the measure was intended to address fraud in the petition process, citing investigations, arrests, pleas, and open cases involving paid circulators and invalid petitions. Opponents argued the bill would make citizen-led amendments far more difficult, expensive, and risky, warning it would chill grassroots participation, burden supervisors of elections, and effectively favor wealthy or corporate-backed efforts. Supporters responded that the bill preserved grassroots petitioning, placed reasonable guardrails on paid circulators and sponsors, and included a provision barring public funds from being used to advocate for or against ballot initiatives. The bill passed 28-10. The Senate also passed several education measures unanimously, including bills tied to Bright Futures, dual enrollment, educator preparation, and broader education policy. Later, the chamber concurred in House amendments on several bills: stem cell therapy legislation clarifying permitted therapies and penalties for improper use of fetal or embryonic tissue; an EKG requirement bill for student athletes with exemptions and partnership options for districts; and a cardiac emergency response bill that renamed the school emergency plan and removed a bill title honoring Rafe McCrone. These measures passed by wide margins, generally 37-0 or 38-0.
CA
Transcript Highlights:
  • And we must ensure that California businesses come first.
  • I don’t know who’s first. Am I first? Yep, Ms. Peoples and then we’ll come back to you.
  • I don't know who's first. Am I first? Yep, Ms. Peebles and then we'll come back to you.
  • Specifically, do they have to complete OSHA-10 and HAZWOPER-40, first-aid CPR, confined space training
  • HAZWOPER-40, first-aid CPR, confined space training for individuals working in these high-hazard zones
Summary: The joint Senate and Assembly labor committees held a hearing on the Los Angeles wildfires and their impact on workers, employers, and recovery efforts. Chairs and members emphasized that rebuilding should prioritize worker safety, equity, local hiring, and strong labor standards rather than simply moving quickly or relying on the lowest bidder. They also stressed the need to learn from past disasters and to create a more coordinated state response for future emergencies. Worker advocates described how domestic workers, day laborers, firefighters, and other frontline workers were affected by the fires. Testimony focused on workers being trapped in evacuation zones, lacking timely information in Spanish, losing jobs and income, and facing exposure to toxic debris without adequate PPE. Speakers called for expanded outreach and education, stronger Cal/OSHA enforcement, broader occupational safety coverage for domestic workers and day laborers, recall and transfer rights, childcare and transportation support, and a centralized disaster relief system that can quickly deliver cash aid and equipment regardless of immigration status. Firefighter Derek Irwin said California firefighters face serious carcinogenic exposure and urged continued funding for the firefighter cancer prevention and research program, along with a long-term state health monitoring and research effort similar to the World Trade Center Health Program. Building trades and labor representatives argued that cleanup and rebuilding should be done through community workforce agreements, prevailing wage, apprenticeship requirements, and local hire provisions, and said the state already has trained workers available. They also said federal debris-removal work through the Army Corps has limited the state’s ability to impose some standards, but that state and local funding or subsidies should trigger labor requirements. Employer and business representatives described major losses to property, inventory, revenue, and jobs, especially in Altadena and nearby areas. The Altadena Chamber said it is coordinating recovery resources, while a construction business owner said small local firms are being shut out of disaster contracts and proposed a more accessible procurement process for local and minority businesses. LAEDC presented preliminary estimates of billions in property damage and business disruption, tens of thousands of potential job losses, and a recovery timeline of five to ten years, warning that low-income communities will be disproportionately affected and that workforce retraining and upskilling will be needed alongside the broader economic recovery.
MN
Transcript Highlights:
  • cost to maintain current service levels, and it's important to note that the 2025 legislature would first
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  • first have to appropriate<00:03:46.519> those<00:03:46.720> funds<00:03:47.400> The
  • Basic formula revenue is the largest aid stream within general education.
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Keywords: 919, house, all
Summary: Minnesota Management and Budget presented the February 2025 budget and economic forecast, with Commissioner Aon Campbell, State Economist Anthony Becker, and Budget Director Anam Mingi outlining updated revenue, spending, and long-term balance projections. The state’s FY 2026-27 general fund outlook remains positive but weaker than in November, with an ending balance of $456 million, down $160 million from the prior forecast. Looking ahead, the planning years FY 2028-29 show a projected deficit of just under $6 billion, driven largely by spending growth outpacing revenues. Officials emphasized that discretionary inflation is a major factor in the forecast, but also noted that those amounts are not automatically appropriated and would require legislative action. Becker said the national outlook has changed since November, with higher expected inflation, higher interest rates for longer, and slower growth in later years. He highlighted uncertainty around tariffs, trade policy, immigration policy, federal spending, and possible changes to tax and debt-ceiling policy, all of which could affect Minnesota’s economy and revenues. Minnesota’s labor market remains tight, with low unemployment and rising wages, and the revenue forecast was revised upward overall for FY 2026-27, including higher income and sales tax receipts, though corporate tax revenue was slightly lower than previously projected. Mingi said projected general fund spending is up $79 million in FY 2026-27 and $960 million in FY 2028-29 compared with November. The largest increases are in education and health and human services, especially due to inflation, higher pupil counts, special education costs, long-term care, and higher Medical Assistance spending. She noted that higher utilization of weight-loss drugs also raises Medicaid costs, and that a smaller assumed bonding bill helps offset some debt service costs. The commissioner and staff repeatedly warned that federal policy changes, especially possible Medicaid reductions, pose a major risk; they said Minnesota could face billions in lost federal funding, including a potential $2.4 billion hit if the enhanced Medicaid match for adults without children were eliminated. No votes or legislative actions were taken in the presentation.
MN

Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session

Working Group on Omnibus Health and Human Services Bill - 06/08/25

Minnesota Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • I just wanted first to kind of set the stage.
  • <00:10:30.560> This when this first started in 2021.
  • This when this first started in 2021.
  • Hikel, you are going to begin with the first article. Yes.
  • Thank you Chair first article. Yes.
Keywords: 1187, senate, all
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Revenue and Taxation Apr 6th, 2026 at 02:00 pm

Revenue and Taxation

Transcript Highlights:
  • First, let me clarify that 100% of the funds involved in this fee go to the unclaimed property division
  • The first one would be, the state aid is that not going to kick in once that valuation came about and
  • Do you know are they going to be made whole through state aid for that valuation loss?
  • He received no financial reimbursement there until state aid kicked in.
  • Well, the number is gonna be, you know, it's it's I guess in in The first place, people did know this
FL
Transcript Highlights:
  • First question is: Does any of this money go to VPK, or is it all for younger children?
  • I was having a hard time hearing the first part of the answer.
  • Senator Berman first and then Senator Rouson. Thank you. Thank you, Mr. Chair.
  • Senator Burman first and then Senator Rusan. Thank you. Thank you Mr. Chair.
  • So, in reviewing the documentation, first of all, my first question is: what is the timeline for distributing
Keywords: 999, senate, all
NM

New Mexico 2026 Regular Session

House - Government, Elections And Indian Affairs Jan 26th, 2026 at 08:35 am

House Government, Elections & Indian Affairs

Transcript Highlights:
  • ... ...our behavioral health providers, most certainly our residents, for doctors, our nurses, the first
  • Your lender is the first lien, and then MFA is the second lien on the property.
  • So MFA, or Housing First, is now— they're referred to as—they provide loans and funding for all types
  • And while he passes them out, Madam Chair, I'll just start on the first slide.
  • It's a Band-Aid. It's a band-aid.
Keywords: 996, all