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FL
Florida 2026 Regular Session
FL House Floor Session - 2026-02-19 (10:00AM Session)
Florida House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- So when I speak about racial division, I'm grounding my remarks in a documented record and in bipartisan
- of Florida should override local control to enshrine a name that many Floridians experience, not as unity
- that my hope has always been that this president would turn the temperature down and raise up the unity
- division that we're seeing in this country, my hope is that in this body we will raise the temperature of unity
- The American principles of more courage, dignity, and unity.
US
US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
US House Floor Proceedings (Thursday, May 15, 2025)
US Federal House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- This with discipline, and with unity.
- </c> time, this was a sensible bipartisan time, this was a sensible bipartisan bill<02:37:24.319><c>
- </c><02:42:44.160><c> support</c> commanded unanimous bipartisan support commanded unanimous bipartisan
- It is incredibly bipartisan.
- </c><07:13:50.718><c> law</c> recently introduced a bipartisan law recently introduced a bipartisan law
Keywords:
law enforcement, police, officer safety, officer wellness, violent attacks, ambush attacks, assaults on police, anti-police violence, public safety, Department of Justice, Attorney General, FBI, National Institute of Justice, Uniform Crime Reporting, UCR, NIBRS, Law Enforcement Officers Killed and Assaulted Data Collection, LEOKA, bulletproof vests, Patrick Leahy Bulletproof Vest Partnership
US
US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
US House Floor Proceedings (Tuesday, September 16, 2025)
US Federal House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- The Senate voted in a bipartisan way to end the Canada emergency.
- The Senate voted in a bipartisan way to end the Canada emergency.
- The Senate voted in a bipartisan way to end the Canada emergency.
- The Senate voted in a bipartisan way to end the Canada emergency.
- Used to be a bipartisan issue.
Keywords:
fertility, health benefits, family planning, assisted reproductive technology, employees, fertility treatment, ART, in vitro fertilization, IVF, infertility, family building, reproductive health, oocyte preservation, sperm preservation, embryo preservation, artificial insemination, gamete donation, embryo genetic testing, federal employee health benefits, FEHB
HI
Hawaii 2025 Regular Session
HLT/CPC Joint Public Hearing - Mon Feb 10, 2025 @ 2:00 PM HST
Transcript Highlights:
- Really, this is about unity.
- I'm just repeating what a lot of people have said, but really this is about unity.
- I'm just repeating what a lot of people have said, but really this is about unity.
- I'm just repeating what a lot of people have said, but really this is about unity.
- Really, this is about unity.
Summary:
The joint House Committee on Health and Committee on Consumer Protection and Commerce heard two midwifery bills, with testimony focused primarily on HB 1194. Committee chairs opened the hearing with rules for Zoom testimony and noted the bills relate to midwives. The Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs said it supported the intent of HB 1194 and offered comments. Supporters of the bill, including the Midwives Alliance of Hawaii, argued that midwifery should remain subject to mandatory licensure to protect consumer safety, citing the state’s regulatory licensing standards and a 2025 state auditor sunset analysis. They said the bill would strengthen educational standards and public protection, and some offered clarifying amendments.
Opponents argued HB 1194 would restrict access to care and fail to protect traditional, cultural, and community-based birth practices. Testifiers from the Hawaii Home Birth Task Force, the Hawaii Home Birth Collective, the Libertarian Party of Hawaii, the Center for Reproductive Rights, Pacific Birth Collective, and Papa Ola Lōkahi said the bill would limit licensure pathways, reduce access in rural and underserved areas, and burden Native Hawaiian and traditional practitioners. Several speakers said the measure could worsen Hawaii’s maternal health shortages, especially on Maui, and urged lawmakers to defer HB 1194 or instead advance HB 1328, which they said better protects practitioner access and cultural practices.
The Hawaii affiliate of the American College of Nurse-Midwives said it opposed HB 1194 because it did not align with national or state standards for certified midwives and could create conflicts with Medicaid reimbursement and prescriptive authority. The ACLU also opposed the measure, emphasizing reproductive rights, privacy, and the need to preserve apprenticeship pathways to licensure. No vote or final committee action was taken during the portion of the hearing reflected in the transcript.
CA
Transcript Highlights:
- Discrimination weakens us, but unity strengthens us.
- Unity is not optional. It is divine.
- We do not see how this could not be supported on a bipartisan basis.
- We'd be happy to have bipartisan support if it was offered.
- This collaboration demonstrates this is a bipartisan solution.
Committee:
House Judiciary
MO
Missouri 2026 Regular Session
Corrections and Public Institutions Jan 27th, 2026 at 12:00 pm
Corrections and Public Institutions
Transcript Highlights:
- It's a great display of bipartisan unity over something that really needs to happen.
- State Statute 55A.0. coins. the Department of Corrections, I love seeing this is a great display of bipartisan
- unity over something that really needs to happen.
Committee:
House Corrections and Public Institutions
Summary:
The committee first heard House Bill 2818, which would allow St. Joseph to annex the Rosecrans Airport property and the surrounding acreage into city limits despite the land not being contiguous to the city because of a gap that includes a river and private farms. Representative Brenda Shields and St. Joseph city officials said annexation is needed so the city can apply economic development tools to the airport area, especially as the 139th Airlift Wing relocates and vacates buildings that would revert to the city. Members asked about the need for a statute change and the noncontiguous annexation issue; no opposition was presented, and the hearing on HB 2818 was closed without a vote.
The committee then took up House Bills 2695, 2751, and 2831 together, all focused on prison sentence credits, rehabilitation incentives, and related policy changes. Sponsors and supporters described the bills as creating or expanding good-time and earned-time credits for orderly behavior and participation in education, vocational training, treatment, and other rehabilitation programs, while excluding inmates serving death or life-without-parole sentences and certain persistent offenders. HB 2751 also includes a provision removing the lifetime ban on SNAP eligibility for people convicted of drug felonies, which supporters said would aid reentry and family stability. Sponsors said they were open to amendments and acknowledged concerns about how credits would be administered and whether the parole board should retain discretion.
Committee members and witnesses raised concerns about whether the bills could allow serious offenders, including some sex offenders and violent offenders, to earn credits, and about the use of “shall” language that might create litigation or disputes over whether credits were earned. The sponsors said the bills rely on Department of Corrections policy for program qualification and discipline rules, and that parole board discretion remained part of the compromise language. Testimony in support came from formerly incarcerated people, faith leaders, advocacy groups, and a prosecutor who supported the concept of earned credits but urged tighter exclusions for serious crimes. No vote was taken during the hearing, and the sponsors indicated they would continue working on amendments with stakeholders.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Housing Finance and Policy Committee 3/12/25
Housing Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- land use reform package thank bipartisan land use reform package thank you<00:25:31.880><c> Mr</c><00
- HF 2018 is a piece of the larger package of this bipartisan bill, and the Yes to Homes Coalition.
- In 2023, the Florida legislature passed the Live Local Act with strong bipartisan support.
- </c> live local act with strong bipartisan live local act with strong bipartisan support<01:11:04.080
- It introduced new zoning regulations that will help make better use of community land, foster unity,
Committee:
House Housing Finance and Policy
WA
Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Floor Session Mar 6th, 2026 at 09:00 am
Washington Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- We seek truth and righteousness and sacred unity.
- interesting, probably the most memorable experience, because business and labor came together in a bipartisan
- way and passed that bill. ...labor came together in a bipartisan way and passed that Paid Family and
- That just shows what we can accomplish here in a bipartisan way.
- We have to be leaders in this area, and we've got to be strong enough to be bipartisan support across
Bills:
SB6061 , SB6234 , SB6176 , SB6335 , SB6047 , HB2235 , HB2464 , HB2619 , HB1376 , SB5808 , SB5949 , HB1347 , HB1759 , HB1983 , HB2120 , HB2264 , HB2338 , HB2385 , HB2495 , HB2521 , HB2604 , HB2610 , HB2675 , HB2426 , SB6061 , SB6234 , SB6176 , SB6335 , SB6047 , HB2235 , HB2464 , HB2619 , HB1376 , HB1796 , HB2091 , HB2249 , HB2353 , HB2431 , SB5808 , SB5949 , HB2124 , HB2104 , HB2624 , HB2510 , HB1347 , HB1759 , HB1983 , HB2120 , HB2264 , HB2338 , HB2385 , HB2436 , HB2495 , HB2521 , HB2604 , HB2610 , HB2675
Keywords:
tourism, self-supported assessment, funding, statewide promotion, economic development, sewage, grinder pumps, residential buildings, regulation, construction, vehicle registration, enforcement, renewal, transportation, state law, state commission, infrastructure, traffic safety, responsibilities, state capital projects
US
US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
US House Floor Proceedings (Wednesday, March 4, 2026)
US Federal House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- <02:51:33.840><c> by</c> Republicans sent this bipartisan by Republicans sent this bipartisan by camera
- Unfortunately, President Donald Trump has often upended or ignored bipartisan work.
- </c><04:47:06.878><c> For</c><04:47:06.958><c> example,</c> or ignored bipartisan work.
- For example, or ignored bipartisan work.
- And again, it's bipartisan working together.
Keywords:
military action, war powers, Iran, foreign relations, congressional authority, terrorism, national security, military, Middle East, nuclear program, U.S. policy, sexual harassment, ethics, House of Representatives, transparency, investigation, education, tuition, territorial residents, in-state tuition
PA
Transcript Highlights:
- Guide us to choices that uplift hope, expand opportunity, and promote unity across our Commonwealth.
- This bipartisan resolution, which I'm proud to co-sponsor alongside my friend and colleague, This bipartisan
- This resolution would also lay the groundwork for our bipartisan leadership in criminal justice innovation
- I truly appreciate the bipartisan nature of this bill and the effort to reunify those children with their
- Truly appreciate the bipartisan nature of this bill and trying to reunify those children with their parents
Summary:
The House convened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, guest recognitions, and a quorum call before moving into committee reports and floor action. Committees reported a number of bills and resolutions, including measures from Local Government, Energy, Health, Judiciary, Appropriations, Rules, and Finance. The chamber also announced caucus and committee meetings, then recessed and later reconvened for final consideration of legislation.
Several bills passed the House finally, including House Bill 2299 on body cameras for county probation officers, House Bill 167 designating a scenic byway along Allegheny River Boulevard, House Bill 95 requiring disclosure when content or advertising is generated or substantially modified by artificial intelligence, House Bill 1944 expanding medical amnesty and Good Samaritan protections on campuses, House Bill 2443 creating a child victim recovery fund, House Bill 246 updating references from the Public Welfare Code to the Human Services Code, and House Bill 2586 establishing title protection for music therapists. The House also adopted House Resolution 463 recognizing Korean-American Citizenship Day, House Resolution 499 recognizing Juneteenth Independence Day, and House Resolution 547 directing a study of electronic monitoring as an alternative to incarceration.
The House spent significant time on amendments to House Bill 133, which concerns reinstatement of parental rights, and House Bill 138, which addresses parental incarceration and termination of parental rights. Both bills received bipartisan amendments adding guardrails and exceptions, and the amendments were adopted unanimously. The chamber also debated House Bill 2224, the Fair Act, with multiple amendments on utility rates, return on equity, and scope; some amendments were adopted, several tied votes failed, and the bill was left amended for reprinting. House Bill 2544, dealing with school administrators’ rights and negotiations, saw an amendment to allow individual bargaining, but that amendment failed and the bill was agreed to. The session ended with a correction to the record on House Bill 1944, a motion to recommit several bills to Appropriations, and adjournment until June 22, 2026.
US
US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
US House Floor Proceedings (Wednesday, February 26, 2025)
US Federal House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- </c> going to have to pass bipartisan going to have to pass bipartisan legislation<02:49:53.359><c> to
- legislation is a bright moment of that kind of unity.
- </c> bright moment of that kind of uni Unity bright moment of that kind of uni Unity I'm<05:43:14.000
- </c><05:51:31.120><c> byic</c> will be determined by uh bipartisan byic will be determined by uh bipartisan
- </c> recipients by passing this bipartisan recipients by passing this bipartisan legislation<06:08:51.440
Keywords:
environment, EPA, waste emissions, petroleum, natural gas, environmental protection, methane, regulatory disapproval, Charlie Kirk, political assassination, free speech, First Amendment, public safety, official photography, House of Representatives, session, government transparency, public engagement, payment system, Bureau of the Fiscal Service
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Committee on Health and Human Services - 04/08/25
Health and Human Services
Transcript Highlights:
- Uh, this bill represents the unique, innovative, collaborative, bipartisan, and county-based approach
- </c> plans to create this bar bipartisan plans to create this bar bipartisan legislation.<00:03:41.440
- Man, and it is a bipartisan effort on this, and we truly believe in that wraparound county purchases
- And why do doctors at Mercy and Unity, it's going so well, have to unionize?
- And why do doctors at Mercy and Unity, it's going so well, have to unionize?
Committee:
Senate Health and Human Services
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Floor Session Apr 23rd, 2026
California House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- When differences seem insurmountable, remind us that unity does not require sameness, but a shared commitment
- There were zero no votes on either of these when they made it through with bipartisan support.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Opening of the 2025 legislative session in Minnesota House 1/14/25
Minnesota House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Your community unities sent you here because they saw something in you. They have faith in you.
- And God, most importantly, I pray for unity in this room.
- </c><00:01:00.680><c> sent</c><00:01:01.000><c> you</c> get here your community unities sent you get
- And God, most importantly, I pray for unity in this room.
- <00:03:26.319><c> in</c><00:03:26.480><c> this</c> Unity in this Unity in this room<00:03:28.439><c>
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- In unity, may they rise above division to build a future marked by dignity, opportunity, and peace.
- Northstar Minnesota, the entirety of the Northstar State.<00:08:52.880><c> In</c><00:08:53.200><c> unity
- In unity, may they rise above State.
- In unity, may they rise above division<00:08:55.519><c> to</c><00:08:55.680><c> build</c><00:08:55.839
- work</c><01:03:52.000><c> that's</c> appreciate the bipartisan work that's appreciate the bipartisan
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Floor Session Aug 25th, 2025
California House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- in the Legislature, we know this all too well, as we all rallied together last week for the 25th bipartisan
- It was about unity.
- movement and stood in solidarity with the Black Power movement, building a foundation for Black and brown unity
- by and stood in solidarity with the Black Power movement, building a foundation for Black and brown unity
Summary:
The Assembly met on July 17, 2025, after a quorum call and prayer, then moved through a long ceremonial and floor session. The chamber recognized the 2025 Science and Technology Policy Fellows, the 2024-25 Jesse Marvin Unruh Assembly Fellows, and the 2025 Assembly Fellows, and also heard guest introductions honoring Brad Webb of Legislative Counsel, youth advocates supporting AB 1231, the Live Oak Lady Lions softball team, the new UC President J.B. Milliken, the Rohnert Park 11-and-under Cal Ripken All-Star team, and arts leaders from Auburn. The Assembly also took up several procedural motions, including removing some bills from the consent calendar and noting absences.
On the floor, members adopted ACR 12 designating November 1 as Fernando Valenzuela Day, with broad support and 66 co-authors, and later adopted H.R. 56 recognizing August 2025 as Chicano Heritage Month, with 65 co-authors. The Assembly also adopted ACR 101 naming a portion of State Highway Route 46 the James Dean Memorial Highway, and H.R. 50 proclaiming November 25, 2025, as Elimination of Violence Against Women Day, with members emphasizing survivor support and prevention. In each case, authors and supporters highlighted the cultural, historical, or public-safety significance of the measures.
The chamber also concurred in Senate amendments on several bills, including AB 359 on the Political Reform Act, AB 594 on student health insurance protections, AB 1085 banning license plate obstruction devices and penalizing sellers, AB 1286 on public employment transparency, and AB 1505, the Agriculture Committee omnibus bill. AJR 14, urging federal attention to the impact of tariffs on California ports, passed 44-1 after debate over trade policy and port jobs. AJR 17, calling for modernization of immigration law and a pathway to lawful status for long-term undocumented residents, passed 47-7 after extensive debate focused on immigrant families, the economy, and federal enforcement actions. The Assembly also adopted the resolutions by voice vote where required and recorded the roll-call results for the joint resolutions.
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Floor Session Mar 20th, 2025
California House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- And so I really appreciate the bipartisan nature of this.
- really worry that we're going to see a proliferation of really ugly the strong very very strong bipartisan
- I strongly urge a bipartisan aye vote. Thank you. Thank you Assemblymember Ransom.
- It is a holiday of unity, of reflection, and of rejuvenation.
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- We want to see how we can learn and grow so that we can bring more unity in the challenges that happen
- We want to see how we can learn and grow so that we can bring more unity in the challenges that happen
- We want to see how we can learn and grow so that we can bring more unity in the challenges that happen
- We want to see how we can learn and grow so that we can bring more unity in the challenges that happen
- We want to see how we can learn and grow so that we can bring more unity in the challenges that happen
Committee:
House Capital Investment
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Floor Session May 8th, 2025
California House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- This bill passed through both committees with bipartisan support, zero no votes.
- This has gained bipartisan support in every committee.
- This has gained bipartisan support in every committee.
- basis would be meaningful. ...to D.C. on a bipartisan basis would be meaningful.
- I think it takes away the opportunity to speak as a chamber with a strong bipartisan voice.
Summary:
The Assembly met after a quorum call, opened with prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance, approved routine procedural motions, and recognized several guest groups, including First Five California, a fourth-grade class from Gideon Hausner Jewish Day School, visitors from Modoc and Lassen counties, and representatives from the Port of Long Beach. The chamber then moved through second reading and concurrence items, with most bills and resolutions being read, deemed adopted, or passed on file without debate.
The main floor action centered on ACR 39, designating May 2025 as Missing and Murdered Indigenous People Awareness Month. Assembly Member Ramos and many caucus members spoke in strong support, describing the crisis as a state of emergency and emphasizing violence against Native women, girls, and two-spirit people, the need for better data collection, agency coordination, tribal sovereignty, and continued action beyond symbolic recognition. The resolution passed concurrence with 67 ayes and 0 noes.
The Assembly also passed a series of bills on topics including classified school employee pay stubs (AB 374), allowing voucher preferences in housing (AB 282), authorizing nurse practitioners to sign death certificates (AB 583), student health insurance protections (AB 594), local housing pre-approval programs (AB 1206), veterans education program administration (AB 1509), expanding the Family Urgent Response System (AB 898), Star Wars Day (H.R. 33), local news sale notice requirements (AB 611), mask-wearing protections in public spaces (AB 1326), a Chula Vista university land-use measure (AB 76), undercover officer record protections (AB 1178), and preservation of Clover Valley in Rocklin (AB 1152). Most passed with broad support, though AB 282 and AB 611 drew some opposition.
A major debate occurred on AJR 10, which urged the President to reverse cuts to the U.S. Forest Service. Members from both parties discussed wildfire prevention, forest health, staffing, and federal-state responsibility, with some criticizing the administration and others emphasizing forest management and the need for bipartisan cooperation. The resolution was adopted after a co-author roll and final roll vote of 67 ayes and 0 noes. The chamber then adopted the second-day consent calendar, heard an adjournment in memory for Giovanni “Johnny” of East Side Italian Deli, and adjourned until Monday, May 12, 2025.
AZ
Transcript Highlights:
- I pray that you will give them the wisdom, humility, and strength to overcome, to come together in unity
- This is also a bill that is bipartisan. For the last four years that I've been in office.
- This is also a bill that is bipartisan and has been introduced in multiple states on both sides to help