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AK

Alaska 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Floor Session Jun 20th, 2026

Alaska House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • requirements for natural gas pipeline projects, relating to approval of contracts by the Regulatory Commission
  • of Alaska, and in Projects relating to approval of contracts by the Regulatory Commission of Alaska
  • creating the Alaska Affordable Heating Fuel Fund, relating to approval of contracts by the Regulatory Commission
  • requirements for natural gas pipeline projects, relating to approval of contracts by the Regulatory Commission
  • The House set a sunset at 2060. The deadlines for losing eligibility are also different.
Summary: The House convened with a quorum, opened with prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance, and approved the journal and the prayer for the record. The clerk read gubernatorial messages calling the legislature into a third special session and describing the call around House Bill 381, a major natural gas project bill addressing property taxes, municipal taxes, AGDC, reporting requirements, contract approval, an alternative volumetric tax, municipal impact grants, and related provisions. Messages from the Senate reported passage of a Senate-amended version of HB 381 and transmission of Senate Concurrent Resolution 203 to suspend certain rules related to the bill. The House introduced HCR 301 and HCR 302. HCR 301, which suspends rules on carryover of bills into a special session, passed 40-0. The House then took up the Senate amendments to HB 381. The Majority Leader outlined the Senate changes, including new school funding provisions, reorganization and oversight of AGDC funds, a public project dashboard, stricter bond approval requirements, a heating fuel assistance fund, changes to the alternative volumetric tax structure and distribution of revenues, a permanent rather than sunsetted tax break, new deadlines tied to final investment decision and construction, and a new graduated income tax on certain pass-through entities. He urged members to vote no on concurrence, and the House rejected concurrence 12-28. Because the House did not concur, the Speaker appointed a conference committee on HB 381 consisting of Representative Schrage, the Majority Leader, Representative Edgmon, and Representative Ruffridge. HCR 302, authorizing the House and Senate to recess for more than three days, passed 40-0 after members stated the recess was intended to allow conference negotiations to continue and that the body would return on a time certain. The House also received two governor-request bills, HB 3001 and HB 3002, both referred to the Finance Committee. The House then excused several members for specified absences and adjourned until July 1 at 10:30 a.m.
AL

Alabama 2025 Regular Session

Alabama Senate Mar 18th, 2025

Alabama Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Senate confirmation number 117, appointing Harry Hobs to the Alabama Commission on Higher Education,
  • President, I move that the Senate confirm Harry Hobs to the Alabama Commission on Higher Education.
  • Senate confirmation number 116, appointing Doug Raglin to the Alabama Commission on Higher Education.
  • And there's a five-year sunset, so it's not in perpetuity.
  • The Senate Commission was created; I sponsored that bill for uniformity in this state.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Committee on Finance - Part 1 - 04/28/25

Finance

Transcript Highlights:
  • Section 16, extending the sunset for crossbow hunting. Section 17, repealing the shotgun zone.
  • The governor sunset it.
  • The governor sunset it. The committee. The governor sunset it.
  • Line 603 is repealing a sunset for the Newborn Hearing Screening Advisory Committee.
  • for the new 603 is repealing a sunset for the new newborn<02:13:24.880> hearing<02:13:25.360>
Keywords: 1187, senate, all
MN
Transcript Highlights:
  • 1669, as amended, would increase the amount of credits that are allocated per year, would extend the sunset
  • He said furthering the sunset is a good idea to make this facility a reality and to encourage private
  • So, I think uh furthering<00:47:56.319> the<00:47:56.480> sunset<00:47:57.200> um
  • um is a good idea furthering the sunset um is a good idea to<00:47:58.400> to<00:47:58.800>
  • Representative Gomez said the spirit of that process, and the commission that works on it, needs to be
Keywords: 919, house, all
Summary: The committee took up House File 1669, adopting the DE2 amendment, which was described as the bill itself. The amended bill would expand Minnesota’s sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) tax credit by increasing annual allocations, extending the sunset date from 2030 to 2035, adding an extra credit for lower-carbon fuels, and adding environmental and other qualifying requirements. The chair noted the amendment aligned the bill with the governor’s proposal, and the amendment was approved on a voice vote. Testimony was overwhelmingly supportive. Commissioner Tom Peterson of the Minnesota Department of Agriculture backed the bill as a way to preserve Minnesota’s leadership in SAF, attract private investment, and keep crop and timber feedstocks processed in-state. Farmers and agricultural groups, including Minnesota Farmers Union and Minnesota Farm Bureau, said SAF could create new domestic markets for crops such as corn, soybeans, winter camelina, and pennycress while improving farm income and supporting climate-smart practices. Forestry representatives argued that wood waste and forest residue could be turned into SAF, improving forest health and reducing wildfire risk. Environmental and clean-energy groups also supported the bill, emphasizing the added guardrails. The Minnesota Environmental Partnership, Friends of the Mississippi River, and Fresh Energy said the amendments would better protect water quality, soil health, biodiversity, and climate outcomes by favoring lower-carbon SAF and limiting harmful land-use change. University of Minnesota Forever Green representatives said winter-hardy crops could scale over time, and they pointed to ongoing commercialization work and a 1 Million Acre Scaling Study. Labor and construction groups said the bill would support major infrastructure investment and create long-term jobs, with testimony citing the first Minnesota SAF facility already announced and the potential for multiple hubs statewide. No vote on final passage was taken in the portion provided, but the committee heard extensive supportive testimony and questions focused on scalability, infrastructure, and how the credit would accelerate SAF development in Minnesota.
NH

New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session

Senate Election Law and Municipal Affairs (03/18/2026)

Election Law and Municipal Affairs

Transcript Highlights:
  • 00:30:45.200> proposed<00:30:45.840> here<00:30:46.120> for<00:30:46.880> sunset
  • the methods uh, proposed here for sunset the methods uh, proposed here for sunset are<00:30:48.400
  • ><00:32:56.520> they<00:32:56.840> propose<00:32:57.360> to<00:32:57.520> sunset
  • I think they they propose to sunset I think they they propose to sunset those<00:32:58.520> easements
  • Doing a little bit of research into a bill about conservation commissions, we realized in RSA 36A, uh
Keywords: 1191, senate, all
MD

Maryland 2026 Regular Session

House Floor Session, 4/13/2026 #3

Maryland House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Rights Commission or their designee. Rights Commission or their designee.
  • sunset on the bill. sunset on the bill. Thank<01:09:29.319> you.
  • What happens if this commission What happens if this commission administration<01:23:07.800>
  • Administra- yeah, the commission now?
  • > but<01:24:27.400> the always still say commission but the always still say commission
Summary: The House convened with prayer, quorum call, and a brief visit from Maryland Comptroller Brooke Lierman, who thanked delegates for their work on the budget and legislation. The chamber then handled several conference committee and Senate messages, including House Bill 153 on residential rental apartment air conditioning requirements. The conference report changed the bill from four to 10 units, removed preemption language, and required existing units with air conditioning to keep it; the report was adopted and the bill passed on third reading with 90 affirmative votes. The House also took up a number of Senate bills on third reading. Among those passed were measures on digital asset and blockchain task force establishment, franchise registration and disclosure law changes, professional licensing portability for foreign service members and spouses, medical cannabis protections for fire and rescue employees, workers’ compensation presumptions for Carroll County correctional deputies, speed monitoring systems approval timing, veterans cemeteries interment, motorcycle safety awareness in driver testing, IT investment fund uses, child care credential funding, school bus fire safety standards, local stop-sign monitoring pilot programs, stalking penalties, divorce records under the Public Information Act, local boards of elections qualifications, local sourcing database creation, and mutual insurance holding company conversions. Most passed overwhelmingly, though several drew notable dissent, including Senate Bills 10, 223, 439, 467, 757, 775, and 877. Members used vote-change time to shift positions on several bills, and the floor leader and committee chairs answered questions on the record. On Senate Bill 10, delegates discussed the bill’s “shot clock” for State Highway Administration responses to local speed camera requests; the chair later clarified that if State Highway does not act within 120 days, approval is deemed granted. On Senate Bill 775, the Judiciary chair explained that the bill requires destruction of firearms in gun buyback programs and serial-number checks to identify stolen or evidentiary firearms, with some firearms potentially returned if stolen. The House also adopted a favorable committee report on Senate Bill 949, which the floor leader said mirrors House Bill 1069 and would allow Maryland to count state-level ballots if federal action prevents counting federal ballots. The chamber also handled an amendment and conference committee process on Senate Bill 141 concerning election misinformation, disinformation, and deep fakes, with the House and Senate appointing conferees after each declined to recede. Several bills were passed by large margins, including Senate Bills 46, 68, 85, 314, 371, 426, 480, 512, 654, 808, 968, and 982, while a few had narrower margins such as Senate Bills 443 and 757. No final adjournment or sine die action occurred in the excerpt.
NH

New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session

House Public Works and Highways (03/31/2026)

Public Works and Highways

Transcript Highlights:
  • I am the executive director of the Strafford Regional Planning Commission.
  • Commission. Commission.
  • <00:31:30.040> across<00:31:30.400> New planning commissions across New planning commissions
  • <00:31:55.800> meeting At our January uh commission meeting At our January uh commission meeting
  • fuel tax increase other than the sunset fuel tax increase other than the sunset money<00:35:50.360
Keywords: 1189, house, all
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Committee on State and Local Government - Part 1 - 03/27/26

State and Local Government

Transcript Highlights:
  • Um, you know, I sit on the Legislative Audit Commission with Senators Bahr and Senator Curran.
  • Um, you know, I sit on the Legislative Audit Commission with Senators Bahr and Senator Curran.
  • Um, you know, I sit on the Legislative Audit Commission with Senators Bahr and Senator Curran.
  • <01:22:07.680> with Legislative Audit Commission with Legislative Audit Commission with Senators
  • I like the task force sunset at the end, subdivision eight.
Keywords: 1187, senate, all
DE

Delaware 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Health & Human Development Committee Meeting Jun 17th, 2026

Health & Human Development

Transcript Highlights:
  • We're going to find compromise on that amendment together with a sunset provision of the bill.
  • Together with a sunset provision of the bill, and I'm amenable to all of those considerations.
  • But I think that's one of the issues that, in addition to the sunset, we're going to work with the Office
  • And I know, I know, I watch, by the commissions that I'm on, the numbers kicking down, but we relate
  • What I would say is recent studies, especially one that was actually commissioned by the U.S.
Bills: SB274, SB301, SB249
Summary: The committee heard and advanced several measures related to health care, public health, and patient protections. House Concurrent Resolution 148, urging a statewide educational strategy on menopause, was presented as a workplace awareness measure and received supportive comments from members before being released. Senate Bill 274, updating Delaware’s MOST program to POLST and clarifying capacity determinations and documentation for end-of-life orders, also drew supportive testimony from medical and nursing groups and was released. House Bill 458, limiting local backflow preventer requirements for certain low-hazard buildings, was presented as a cost-relief measure for homeowners and small businesses; DHSS expressed concerns but said it was willing to work on amendments and a sunset provision, and the bill was released. Senate Joint Resolution 18, designating August 31, 2026 as International Overdose Awareness Day and ordering flags at half-staff, was released after brief supportive remarks. The committee then considered Senate Bill 339, a technical correction to the advance health care directive form clarifying that an agent’s authority for voluntary mental health admission cannot exceed 72 hours, consistent with existing law. Members asked detailed questions about how the 72-hour limit works and whether it applies to voluntary directives; the sponsor and a Disability Rights Delaware witness explained that the bill only aligns the form with current statute and does not expand authority. The bill was released. House Bill 301, requiring hospitals to create discharge plans for pregnant patients discharged while showing signs of labor, prompted extensive discussion. The sponsor and supporters said it would improve safety, transportation planning, and aftercare, while some members noted Delaware hospitals already do much of this work and questioned whether codifying it was necessary; supporters emphasized maternal mortality disparities and the need for guardrails. The bill was released. Senate Bill 196, creating ownership disclosure requirements for long-term care facilities and resident notice rules after ownership transfers, was presented as a transparency measure for seniors and families and was released after supportive testimony from the Delaware Nurses Association and elder-care advocates. Senate Bill 320, expanding pharmacists’ independent prescriptive authority for certain non-controlled medications and allowing opioid use disorder medications under standing order, with added malpractice reporting requirements in Senate Amendment 2, was supported by pharmacists and nurse practitioners as an access-to-care measure and was released. Senate Substitute 1 for Senate Bill 161, establishing a unified licensing and oversight framework for adult behavioral health providers under DSAM, was presented as a patient-protection measure; providers supported the goal but cautioned that regulations must be workable, and the substitute was released. Senate Joint Resolution 19, directing DHSS to study strategies to reduce health care costs, was released with a note reflecting concerns about broadening the analysis to include additional cost drivers and alternatives. Finally, Senate Bill 249 with Senate Amendment 2, modernizing harm-reduction programs and paraphernalia laws, generated the most extended debate: supporters framed it as life-saving public health policy, while opponents raised concerns about needle litter, community impacts, and whether the approach facilitates addiction. Despite the objections, the bill was released.
AL

Alabama 2026 Regular Session

Alabama Senate Mar 11th, 2026

Alabama Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • is referred to the Regulatory Commission is referred to the Committee<00:14:34.079> on<00:14:
  • George Pierce is confirmed to the Alabama Ethics Commission at this time.
  • U got a special Commission at this time.
  • Study Commission on Child Sexual Abuse Laws and Policies.
  • uh to remove the sunset so it'll be<01:41:46.000> permanent.
Keywords: 920, all
Summary: The Senate convened with prayer, the pledge, and a roll call establishing a quorum. It adopted motions to excuse absent senators, dispense with reading the prior journal, and allow bills and committee reports to be taken up throughout the day. The chamber received multiple House messages and a gubernatorial confirmation, including House Bill 1 on motor vehicles, Senate Bill 170 on health insurance, and Senate confirmation 90 for Chenica Johnson Anom to the Alabama Cickle Cell Oversight and Regulatory Commission, all of which were referred to the appropriate committees. The Senate later concurred in the House amendment to Senate Bill 170 by a 29-0-1 vote. Committee reports covered a wide range of measures, with favorable reports and, in several cases, amendments or substitutes. Judiciary reported favorably on House Bills 228, 132, 347, 405, 86, 263, and 302, and on Senate Bills 318 and 260; State Government Affairs reported favorably on House Bills 435, 97, and 407 and Senate Bill 361; Education Policy reported favorably on Senate Bills 337 and House Bills 520 and 75; Fiscal Responsibility and Economic Development reported favorably on House Bills 303 and 477 and Senate Bills 360, 325, 329, and 330; Transportation and Energy reported favorably on Senate Bills 341, 354, and 340; Veterans and Military Affairs reported favorably on House Bills 465 and 307 and Senate Bills 338 and 359; and Local Legislation reported favorably on Jefferson County Senate Bill 243 and Shelby County House Bill 532. These reports generally advanced the bills to second reading and placement on the next legislative day’s calendar. The Senate also confirmed George Pierce to the Alabama Ethics Commission by a 33-0 vote after a favorable committee report, with several senators offering brief remarks of congratulations. In motions and resolutions, the chamber adopted Senate Joint Resolution 77 honoring the Section boys basketball team and Senate Joint Resolution 78 honoring the North Sand Mountain girls basketball team for state championships. It also adopted Senate Joint Resolution 79 establishing a legislative study commission on child sexual abuse laws and policies. A senator additionally urged colleagues to support broadband expansion efforts in rural Alabama and to ask the education chair to place HB 4 on the agenda. The most substantial floor discussion concerned Senate Bill 146, the state general fund budget substitute. The sponsor explained several budget provisions, including a $12 million transfer and an additional $5 million for the judiciary to address funding for newly created judgeships, a conditional $40 million for the Department of Corrections tied to progress on the Elmore and Escambia prison projects, conditional funding for DHR tied to reducing its federal error rate and developing a SNAP-related plan, conditional mental health funding tied to reporting and data requirements, and language preserving legislative control over certain federal rural health care funds. The Senate adopted the committee substitute for SB 146 by a 32-0-1 vote and then continued with the budget explanation as the transcript ended.
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

Room 224 Conference PM - 04-29-2026

Hawaii Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Next measure is SB 2487, Senate Draft 1, House Draft 1, relating to the Public Utilities Commission.
  • Next measure is SB 2487, Senate Draft 1, House Draft 1, relating to the Public Utilities Commission
  • around a look back for the rate case purposes pursuant to an agreement with the Public Utilities Commission
  • 07.000> Utilities agreement with the Public Utilities agreement with the Public Utilities Commission
  • Commission to do rules. Commission to do rules. >> Yes.<00:17:09.439> Okay.
Summary: The committee first took up SB 148 on combat sports, but members said they had agreement only in principle and were waiting on a conference draft and money committee release, so the bill was rolled to the next day. HB 1810 on charitable solicitation was then described as regulating professional solicitors who sell donated non-perishable tangible property, including prompt payment, financial reporting, disclosure, and contract requirements; the committee adopted the conference draft and passed it unanimously. SB 2607 on landscape architects was also passed with a conference draft after members agreed to align licensure qualifications with the uniform standard used by the Council of Landscape Architectural Registration Boards. Later, HB 1642 on consumer protection and crypto kiosks was passed with amendments to ban the purchase of cryptocurrency through crypto kiosks, and SB 2396 on property was deferred because members said they were aligned on the policy but still needed to sort out enforcement, with the issue to be left to a task force. SB 2961 on insurance was deferred to the next day pending release, and SB 2471 on the powers of artificial persons was rolled to the next day while the House and Senate sought legal clarification to make the bill more defensible; members said they agreed on the goal of addressing dark money but wanted to avoid harming Hawaii or local companies. The committee then passed SB 3001 on artificial intelligence with amendments. The conference draft renamed the regulated systems as “AI companions,” narrowed and clarified the definition, required reasonable measures to prevent outputs encouraging serious bodily injury, increased disclosure frequency for minors, added a feature restriction to discourage disengagement, removed provisions the Senate viewed as too broad or insufficiently articulated, shifted annual reporting to the Department of Health’s Behavioral Health Administration, and removed civil penalties. Members also said the romantic-relationship language had been removed for now but could be revisited later. SB 2433 on condominiums was discussed but rolled to the next day because the House and Senate were still considering changes related to DCCA authority and condo-owner disputes, and HB 1897 on condominium alternative dispute resolution was deferred for the session because the Senate was not ready and time was running out. In the final portion, HB 1753 on social media data retention was passed with amendments setting limits on how long companies may retain user data, with exceptions such as domestic violence evidence. SB 1166 on insurance was rolled to the next day after discussion of historic weather damage and the need to avoid affecting ongoing litigation against oil companies; members noted they had received an AG opinion that the bill would not jeopardize that litigation. SB 2964 on property insurance was passed with a conference draft requiring insurers to periodically ask homeowners about significant improvements so coverage can be reassessed, and SB 3255 on currency was passed with a conference draft authorizing penny rounding to the nearest five cents, though one senator voted no because he preferred the Senate version that had included a separate cash-acceptance issue. The committee also discussed SB 2852 on website accessibility for people with disabilities as the next item, but the transcript cuts off before any action on that measure.
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

Room 016 Conference PM - 04-29-2026

Hawaii Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, as well as the Hawaii Correctional Systems Oversight Commission
  • as the Hawaii Correctional Systems as the Hawaii Correctional Systems Oversight<00:10:07.520> Commission
  • > I<00:10:07.920> think<00:10:08.080> that<00:10:08.160> was Oversight Commission
  • I think that was Oversight Commission.
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

Room 016 Conference AM - 04-29-2026

Hawaii Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • And we also had a sunset of December 31st, 2031. Yeah, that works for us. Yep. Great. Okay.
  • we<00:08:19.400> also<00:08:19.720> had<00:08:20.080> a<00:08:20.200> sunset
  • <00:08:20.880> of<00:08:21.000> December And uh we also had a sunset of December And
  • uh we also had a sunset of December 31st,<00:08:22.240> 2031.
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

Room 224 Conference AM - 04-29-2026

Hawaii Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • So, the bill extends the sunset date of the dwelling unit revolving fund equity pilot program pursuant
  • Sunsets 6/30/2031.
  • And requires annual reports to the And requires annual reports to the legislature.<00:09:13.920> Sunsets
  • Sunsets 6/30/2031. legislature. Sunsets 6/30/2031.
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Appropriations Revised Apr 22nd, 2026 at 03:30 pm

Appropriations

Transcript Highlights:
  • exempt card from the state of Texas or Kansas or surrounding state, they Equivalent to our tax commission
  • And I think the tax commission was pretty clear that there's not a clear way to give retailers all that
  • If someone lives in Texas but does work in Oklahoma, they could apply to the Oklahoma Tax Commission
  • And as I've dug into the research, I mean, what I understand from the tax Commission is that individuals
  • And I'm deeply troubled that it will not be eligible or Able to be enforced by our tax commission.
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Commerce and Economic Development Oversight Apr 14th, 2026 at 03:00 pm

Commerce & Economic Development Oversight

Transcript Highlights:
  • Senate Bill 1826 simply eliminates the sunset on the Oklahoma Enterprise Zone Incentive Leverage Act.
  • Oklahoma Real Estate Commission. For a follow-up? Good. For a follow-up? Good.
  • It requires the Transportation Commission to review before ODOT files a claim against a contractor's
  • authority, just adds a layer of oversight and protection for the Transportation Department and Commission
  • Members, 2155 allows the Route 66 Commission to enter into MOUs with state agencies for project management