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FL

Florida 2026 Regular Session

Agriculture Nov 18th, 2025

Agriculture

Transcript Highlights:
  • A state-backed loan guarantee or risk-sharing program could unlock private capital immediately.
  • Projects under some of these programs are planned, funded, and scheduled in FDOT's five-year work program
  • The arterial highway and arterial widening programs are both statewide programs.
  • The ARTW program, the arterial widening program, directs FDOT to identify and fund at least $20 million
  • Moving on to our local programs, the Small County Outreach Program, SCOP, assists small county governments
Summary: The Committee on Agriculture convened, took roll, and heard Senate Bill 58 by Senator Harrow, which would create regulation for companion animal cremation. Harrow described a case involving mishandled pet remains and said the bill would require written service descriptions, prohibit false or misleading statements, require certification with returned remains, authorize Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services rulemaking, and impose civil penalties for violations. With no questions or public opposition, the committee voted the bill favorably. The committee then heard presentations on robotics in agriculture and aquaculture. Dr. Nathan Boyd of UF/IFAS discussed the rapid growth of agricultural robotics, including AI-driven weed detection, targeted spraying, autonomous tractors, and harvesting technology, emphasizing reduced pesticide use, lower input costs, and labor-saving automation. Dr. Nicole Kirchoff of Live Advantage Bait and Adrian Johnson of the Florida Shellfish Aquaculture Association highlighted aquaculture’s economic and environmental value, Florida’s strong position in the industry, and challenges including hurricane losses, lack of insurance, land-use instability, capital access, and water quality. They urged support for working waterfronts, risk mitigation, and policies to help the sector commercialize and expand. The committee also heard from dairy producers Kevin Lusher and Jacob Larson. Lusher described his family’s dairy and artisan cheese business, noting reliance on USDA grants, rising costs, labor shortages, and regulatory burdens, and asked for more grant support, marketing for Fresh From Florida products, and permanent funding for Farmers Feeding Florida. Larson discussed the broader dairy market, declining herd sizes due to efficiency gains, high production costs in Florida, and competition from out-of-state processing, suggesting incentives for local processing and supply management. Finally, FDOT Chief Planner Wayway Schen presented on arterial and local road funding programs, including ART, ARTW, SCOP, SCRAP, CIGP, and TRIP, and said rural road needs remain significant, with more than $16 billion in unfunded or partially funded project needs. The committee adjourned after brief discussion and thanks to the presenters.
HI
Transcript Highlights:
  • by the the program administered by the Department<00:10:19.920> of<00:10:20.079> Human
  • permanent and extending the pilot program to June 30, 2030, and deferring the date to 2050.
  • to address basic line 15 as a program to address basic needs<00:15:01.639> of<00:15:02.279>
  • shall be no longer than 20 years, and that no new loan may be issued after June 30, 2027.
  • Yeah, to where it is now. that no new loan may be issued after that no new loan may be issued after June
Keywords: 912, senate, all
Summary: The committee met in decision-making on a long list of Senate bills and adopted most measures with amendments or unamended, often with members voting aye and some recording reservations. Among the measures acted on were SB 40, SB 411, SB 436, SB 443, SB 447, SB 572, SB 583, SB 739, SB 742, SB 746, SB 816, SB 826, SB 830, SB 841, SB 850, SB 865, SB 952, SB 955, SB 1040, SB 1042, SB 1083, SB 1229, SB 1359, SB 1469, SB 1553, SB 1578, SB 1609, SB 1610, SB 1619, and SB 1641. Common amendments included deferring effective dates to 2050, adding sunset dates, adopting LRB technical changes, and narrowing or clarifying program language. Several bills drew brief discussion on policy details. SB 583 was amended to remove references to selling naming rights, leaving only leasing. SB 739 was discussed for its land exchange provisions and concerns about ceded lands and OHA revenue, but it was still adopted with reservations. SB 830 was amended based on DNR testimony to address reconstruction after disasters, excluding certain coastal hazards. SB 850 added State Council on Developmental Disabilities recommendations to address health disparities for people with intellectual or developmental disabilities. SB 952 shifted administration of a pilot program to the Department of Human Services in partnership with the Office of Wellness and Resiliency, and SB 1610 added requirements for utility connections and capped spending on the Ohana Zones/Cales-related program. The committee also heard substantial discussion on SB 442, which concerned returning retirees to state employment. Testimony from the Department of Law Enforcement and the Attorney General focused on whether the bill should allow a shorter waiting period and how it would interact with current 89-day hiring practices, succession planning, and law enforcement retirement rules. After debate, the committee moved to decision-making and adopted amendments to include investigators, expand eligibility to hard-to-fill or succession-planning positions, and set a term limit for returning retirees with director approval for extensions. In a separate joint Ways and Means/Judiciary hearing, SB 716, SB 763, and SB 804 were also advanced with amendments, including organizational placement changes for DLE programs and Attorney General amendments to avoid retroactivity and contract-impairment issues. Several items were deferred, including SB 983, SB 1220, and SB 828.
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Senate Legislative Session Apr 21st, 2026 at 01:30 pm

Oklahoma Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Exston is the home to the state's first accredited doctor of physical therapy program, and it's producing
  • Agriculture and Applied Sciences is shaping the future of Oklahoma through the enrichment of community programs
  • funds up to 2 million dollars to the Office of Juvenile Affairs to address gaps in the youth services program
  • the Oklahoma State Department of Health to address gaps in funding for the rural hospital rebuild program
AR

Arkansas 2026 1st Special Session

ALC-REVIEW Jan 13th, 2026

ALC-REVIEW

Transcript Highlights:
  • to our current programs, but also by partner agencies.
  • It helps develop program initiatives or change program initiatives.
  • program.
  • This program works and we need to utilize it.
  • This program works and we need to utilize it.
Keywords: 1204, all
WV
Transcript Highlights:
  • It removes language that allows up to 50% of the allocation for the improvement of instructional programs
  • that allows county boards to use up to 25% of the allocation for the improvement of instructional programs
  • one that allows county boards to use half of the allocation of the teacher and leader induction programs
  • The first section directs the Department of Human Services to pay licensed child care program subsidy
  • The department is required to review a child's attendance in a child care program and exclude a parent
Keywords: 994, senate, all
Summary: The Senate Finance Committee met with a quorum present, approved the prior meeting minutes, and then considered a series of House bills and committee substitutes. House Bill 5438, dealing with changes to Step 7 of the school aid formula and allowable uses of certain education allocations, was amended to adopt the Education Committee’s changes and then reported to the full Senate. House Bill 4087 creating the West Virginia-Ireland Education Alliance was also reported, as was House Bill 4191, which expands child care tax credit eligibility for employer-sponsored facilities and changes subsidy payments from attendance-based to enrollment-based reimbursement; senators emphasized its workforce and economic development benefits. House Bill 5074, which reallocates medical cannabis fund balances and future revenues, was amended to increase the Child Protective Commission pilot funding from $3 million to $5 million and remove proposed ibogaine research funding for Marshall and WVU before being reported. House Bill 5353, regulating virtual currency kiosks and money transmission licensure, and House Bill 5527, creating licensure and oversight for wellness reimbursement program administrators, both received strike-and-insert amendments and were reported. House Bill 5687, which phases down the metallurgical coal severance tax and adds a temporary oil and gas tax reduction with county/municipal revenue adjustments, was amended and reported. House Bill 4418, creating an electronic system for municipal business and occupation tax filing and collection with a 1% administrative fee and a participation threshold, was also reported. The committee then took up House Bill 4245, the Revenue Rules Bundle, which bundles 26 legislative rules from the Department of Revenue and related agencies. The bundle included alcohol, banking, insurance, racing, and tax rules, with several sunset extensions and repeals of outdated rules; the committee adopted a strike-and-insert amendment affecting a lottery consumer protection rule and a pre-need cemetery company rule, then reported the bill. House Bill 5168, providing a $12 million lottery-funded stream for emergency medical services, was amended to clarify the uses of the funds, rename one fund, require a 30% county match for mental health treatment spending, and create two additional county-based EMS funds; senators described it as a needed permanent funding source for EMS, and it was reported. Throughout the meeting, members generally supported the measures, with some discussion on technical details, funding allocations, and the impact of the bills on local services and workforce needs. At the end of the meeting, the chair announced that Senate House Bills 4004, 4006, and 4009 would not be taken up that day, and the committee adjourned.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Housing Finance and Policy Committee 3/3/26

Housing Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • The program developers across the state.
  • MHP supports the alignment of the program with the workforce housing program for maximum impact and establishing
  • We also strongly support the repeal of the program sunset so that the successful program can become a
  • lot of wealth to engage in this program. lot of wealth to engage in this program.
  • Removing the sunset tax credit program.
Bills: HF3902, HF3895
AZ
Transcript Highlights:
  • The bill appropriates $324,700,000 from the general fund for the state health insurance plan and programs
  • And finally, House Bill 4161 makes various changes to the Arizona Veterinary Loan Assistance Program,
  • House Bill 4163 establishes the school safety threat identification pilot program in ADE.
  • I mean, major, major, major. ...and software programs, I mean, major, major, major.
  • The state has to, through Access, apply for this program.
Keywords: 1182, all
FL

Florida 2026 5th Special Session

Rules Feb 10th, 2026

Transcript Highlights:
  • It also creates a food animal veterinarian medicine loan repayment program to encourage vets who treat
  • This amendment opens up eligibility for the Florida food animal veterinary medicine loan repayment program
  • That's why I do support the rural family lands program. I think it's the best. I'm pleased.
  • Family Lands Program. I think it's the best.
  • Our program is a lifeline.
Summary: The committee heard several bills and took favorable action on a number of them. CS/CS/SB 54 by Senator Sharif would require district medical examiners to perform toxicology screening for psychotropic drugs and intoxicating substances in autopsies of identified violent offenders, consult treating providers when available, document findings, and report results to state agencies; it passed after brief questions and one opponent waived against. CS/SB 176 by Senator Polsky would require public colleges and universities to publish clearer campus safety reporting and response procedures for threats to students, faculty, or staff; it also passed favorably with no opposition. CS/CS/CS/SB 290, the Florida Farm Bill by Senator Trumbull, was the longest item and drew extensive testimony. The bill covers fair association rules, preemption of local limits on gas- and diesel-powered farm equipment, surplus of certain state-owned lands for agricultural use, a food animal veterinarian loan repayment program, permanent funding for Farmers Feeding Florida, forest service training, signal jammer penalties, CDL exam cheating penalties, no-solicitation protections, inspector protections, biosolids rules, and contractor payment enforcement. Members adopted multiple amendments, including changes to contractor payment language, expanding vet loan repayment to equine vets, merging citrus research entities, technical updates to fair statutes and nonprofit definitions, and a late amendment removing the bill’s disparagement/free-speech section after significant public testimony and debate. A separate late amendment on biosolids delayed compliance timelines for Broward County, and the bill then passed favorably as amended. The committee also approved CS/CS/SB 834 on nonprofit religious organizations, which repeals a restriction on health care sharing ministries partnering with licensed insurance agents, while adding a disclaimer requirement through amendment; the bill passed with support from some faith-based and consumer groups and one waiver against. SB 936 on temporary door locking devices passed without opposition. CS/SB 50 would expand veterans’ courts statewide as an option in all judicial circuits for service-related issues such as PTSD, traumatic brain injury, and substance abuse; it received broad support from veterans and advocacy groups and passed favorably. CS/SB 1004, in strike-all form, would regulate dog and cat sales by requiring disclosure of medical records and financing terms, adding a three-day waiting period for financed purchases, and treating violations as unfair trade practices; an amendment removed an appropriation section, and the bill passed after questions about financing and pet retention. The committee then approved CS/CS/SB 178, which directs the Florida High School Athletic Association to adopt rules allowing coaches to provide good-faith support to student-athletes for basic needs like food, transportation, and recovery services, while requiring reporting and preserving anti-recruiting enforcement; members discussed possible parental-consent language, and the bill passed favorably. Finally, the committee began hearing CS/SB 198 on virtual currency kiosks, with Senator Rouson explaining that it would regulate crypto kiosks to combat fraud, require operator registration, fraud warnings, blockchain analytics policies, and transaction limits, but the transcript cuts off before further action on that bill.
AZ
Transcript Highlights:
  • The bill appropriates $324,700,000 from the General Fund for the state health insurance plan and programs
  • And finally, House Bill 4161 makes various changes to the Arizona Veterinary Loan Assistance Program,
  • ADE to select a school district meeting prescribed criteria to participate in the pilot program.
  • I mean, major, major, major. and software programs, I mean, major, major, major.
  • The state, through ACCESS, has to apply for this program.
Summary: The meeting covered a series of fiscal year 2027 budget and budget-related bills, beginning with the general appropriations and tax package. Staff and the chair highlighted a budget built around about $1.4 billion in tax cuts, a one-time 2.5% agency reduction, major funding for state employee health insurance, corrections, flood and wildfire relief, and other supplemental appropriations. The chair repeatedly urged support for the package, emphasizing the size of the tax cut and noting that the committee’s joint vote had only three no votes out of 28 members. Members then reviewed several smaller budget implementation bills affecting racing and gambling, capital outlay, commerce and defense innovation, corrections, environment and water policy, higher education, human services, K-12 education, county finance, tax administration, state data governance, and state office rent rates. Key provisions included extending or modifying funds and fee structures, transferring surplus or unneeded monies, creating or revising oversight boards and pilot programs, increasing K-12 funding by 2% for inflation, adjusting university retention limits, expanding SNAP and housing-related requirements, and changing tax conformity and credits. Several members asked clarifying questions about specific items such as electric vehicle charging funds, mobile home relocation payments, university funding, and the new health insurance oversight board. The chair also explained the tax bill’s major changes, including conformity to federal tax law, a larger dependent tax credit, changes to deductions, repeal of certain tax credits, veteran property tax relief, limits on data center tax incentives, and provisions affecting manufacturing infrastructure and unemployment insurance administration. The committee discussed the Budget Stabilization Fund, debt repayment, and education rollover balances, with the chair arguing for using surpluses to pay down debt. The final item discussed was a behavioral health bill creating a home and community-based services program for adults determined to be seriously mentally ill, with a stated FY 2027 total fund appropriation of $7.8 million contingent on federal approval and matching funds. The meeting ended with a reminder that floor action would begin the next day at 10 a.m.
MN
Transcript Highlights:
  • The House is state grant program.
  • for the state grant program is out.
  • for the state grant program is out.
  • <00:13:33.760> is grant programs is grant programs is in<00:13:35.680> the<00:13:36.240
  • <00:13:52.240> the house law enforcement grant program the house law enforcement grant program
Keywords: 1183, house
NM

New Mexico 2025 Regular Session

IC - New Mexico Finance Authority Oversight Jul 9th, 2025

New Mexico Finance Authority Oversight Committee

Transcript Highlights:
  • We're working on a program to expand residency here in San Miguel County.
  • So, through the school-based program, there are sort of two components.
  • That's our total program, total package. Thank you, Madam Chair.
  • Medicaid and the safe ride programs Address that to some extent.
  • programs that we have.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House DFL Media Availability 5/14/26

Minnesota House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • So the first two that I mentioned are existing grant programs where we just added additional funding.
  • <00:09:53.760> So,<00:09:53.920> the Safety in a grant program there.
  • So, the Safety in a grant program there.
  • where we just added additional programs where we just added additional funding.<00:09:59.920> For
  • the loan hall. the loan hall.
Keywords: 919, house, all
Summary: House leaders and members discussed a budget agreement centered on preserving Hennepin County Medical Center, with speakers saying the deal provides $705 million total for HCMC and related hospital support. They said $205 million would go directly and exclusively to HCMC, with a $500 million reserve fund available next summer for hospitals meeting narrow eligibility criteria tied to medical assistance and uncompensated care, plus a $30 million uncompensated care fund and increased Medicaid rates for critical access hospitals. They also said the agreement includes a task force to develop a long-term solution for HCMC and new governance provisions, including a professional hospital board, mediation requirements, and continued reporting on public dollars. The leaders also highlighted other parts of the budget deal, including $1.2 billion in bonding for infrastructure, $125 million for a homestead tax refund that would increase the homestead credit by 12% for qualifying homeowners, and $75 million for county IT modernization with additional ongoing funding and a possible future surplus allocation. They said the agreement preserves three-month Medicaid retroactive coverage for one year despite federal changes, provides $10 million for food banks and food shelves, and includes $12.5 million for school-linked mental health grants, $3.8 million for mobile crisis grants, and $5 million for anonymous threat reporting systems in public and private schools. Members also said the deal does not change existing law on the ballpark tax, which remains tied to Target Field bonds and other statutory obligations, and that NLX and Blue Line transit funding would only redirect to reserve accounts if those projects do not move forward. They said the agreement also includes memorial provisions for former Speaker Melissa Hortman, including a $200,000 appropriation to Helping Paws, renaming Highway 610 as the Hortman Memorial Highway, a memorial garden, and a work group on a Capitol complex state park proposal. In response to questions, leaders said they were frustrated that comprehensive gun violence prevention and some other issues were not included, and they said the session would end with an orderly finish after several long days of final work.
FL
Transcript Highlights:
  • . >> THAT BANKS USE FOR LOANS. >> Sen.
  • AND SENATOR WRIGHT AS I'M LOOKING FOR THIS THE BILL PROPOSES THERE IS A DUI DIVERSION PROGRAM THAT THE
  • JUDICIAL CIRCUIT CREATES DRIVING UNDER THE DIVERGENT PROGRAM BUT I DIDN'T SEE A FISCAL.
  • OFFENDERS BUT UNFORTUNATELY THE LANGUAGE ON LINE 347 THAT REQUIRES THE COMPLETION OF THAT PROGRAM BE
  • SO IF YOU DO GET YOUR CHARGE REDUCED THROUGH THE DIVERGENT PROGRAM FOR DISMISSED OR RECKLESS DRIVING
Keywords: 999, senate, all
FL

Florida 2025 Regular Session

February 19, 2025 - 01:00 PM

Transcript Highlights:
  • DCF created last year a new program called behavioral qualified residential treatment programs, which
  • While in its infancy, this program is already serving children falling through the cracks of not being
  • We strongly support continuing this program, and so we would definitely recommend proceeding with that
  • back despite their being forgivable loans.
  • The CARES program was put into an act and is a statute.
Summary: The Health Care Budget Subcommittee met to review agency budgets, vacant positions, and possible efficiencies across several health and human services agencies. Members were asked to identify savings and potential areas for increased funding, and the discussion repeatedly focused on whether long-vacant FTEs, reversion of funds, and staffing shortages reflect true operational needs or broader budgeting and recruitment problems. The chair and members emphasized that the exercise was intended to help the committee make more informed budget decisions and to identify structural issues that may require legislative action. For the Agency for Persons with Disabilities, members highlighted a large waiting list, including individuals in crisis and children, and discussed whether vacant positions and unspent funds could be redirected to services. Several members raised concerns about delays in crisis applications, the use of paper applications, and whether the issue is staffing, process, or both. For the Department of Children and Families, the presenters discussed vacant positions, the use of staff augmentation in state hospitals, support for expanding behavioral qualified residential treatment program beds, and concerns raised by audits of the managing entities, which showed procurement and financial management problems. They recommended continued oversight, reporting requirements on Medicaid enrollees receiving mental health services through managing entities, and support for the governor’s proposed funding items. Other agencies reviewed included Elder Affairs, where members questioned the need for multiple divisions, CARES assessments, and supervisory overhead; the Department of Health, where vacancies, turnover, pay gaps, and units of rate were discussed as barriers to recruitment and retention; and the Department of Veterans’ Affairs, where the presenters said vacancies were tied to new nursing homes and recommended shifting a major priority into general revenue rather than trust funds. Throughout the meeting, members generally agreed that the vacancy review was eye-opening and suggested deeper, possibly separate, reviews of agency staffing, pay parity, and fund reversion practices. No formal votes were taken during the transcript.
NM

New Mexico 2025 Regular Session

IC - Revenue Stabilization and Tax Policy Sep 30th, 2025

Revenue Stabilization & Tax Policy Committee

Transcript Highlights:
  • We've also reduced by $5 million per year for the exclusion of car interest loans from tax.
  • She did an excellent job of highlighting all the revenue programs.
  • They do great work evaluating the impact and efficiency of programs.
  • You certainly want to go for the lowest performing programs first, and then work your way down.
  • So, there's a distribution to the program fund that occurs each year.
FL

Florida 2026 Regular Session

Commerce and Tourism Mar 3rd, 2025

Commerce and Tourism

Transcript Highlights:
  • An online loan shark charging 718% APR to a single mom with two kids.
  • The FCCPA, which applies to any person, which is an original creditor, such as this loan shark, is the
  • the calls, the demands for payment, to get it off of her credit report, and to make sure that that loan
  • Use fake government stationery. ...you into some government program for replacing your roof are not covered
Summary: The Committee on Commerce and Tourism met with a quorum present and considered several bills. It first took up SB 232 on debt collection, where the sponsor explained a strike-all amendment and the committee adopted a Gruters amendment clarifying that email communications may be sent at any hour while other off-hours communications remain restricted. Testimony was sharply divided on a proposed change from “any person” to “debt collector,” with consumer advocates, legal aid, and the Florida Justice Association warning it would narrow Florida’s consumer protections, while supporters said the bill and amendment would address ambiguity affecting businesses. After debate, the committee rejected the broader amendment, adopted the email-only clarification, and reported CS for SB 232 favorably by roll call vote. The committee then heard and unanimously reported favorably CS for SB 126, which would allow prescription hearing aids to be sold and distributed by mail after a Florida-licensed audiologist or hearing aid specialist conducts the required examination, including remotely through telehealth. Supporters said the bill would improve access and reduce barriers for seniors and others with hearing loss, and no opposition was heard. The committee also heard SB 600 and SB 602 on manufacturing, which would create and fund a statewide Office of Manufacturing, a promotional campaign, workforce grants, and related fees; multiple industry and economic development groups appeared in support, and both bills were reported favorably. Next, the committee considered CS for SB 92 on hit-and-run accountability in vehicle repair shops. The sponsor described the bill as a response to rising hit-and-run incidents and explained that repair shops would have to complete a transaction form or retain a crash report for certain repairs, with a clarifying amendment adopted without objection. Prosecutors and law enforcement supporters said the bill would help identify offenders, while auto dealer representatives argued it could impose burdens and penalties on repair shops. The committee nevertheless reported CS for SB 92 favorably. Finally, the committee heard SB 412, the Motorized Wheelchair Right to Repair Act, which would require manufacturers to provide repair manuals, diagnostic tools, and parts to owners and independent repair providers under fair and reasonable terms. Disability advocates and wheelchair users testified that repair delays can leave users stranded for weeks or months, and the committee reported the bill favorably by roll call vote before adjourning.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Senate Session Apr 15th, 2025

Texas Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Manley, a volunteer in the park's botany program, and Ms.
  • It streamlines the process of awarding grants and loans through the program and ensures that Internet
  • As am I, student loans and student debt.
  • So on page three, number one, it says that... ...they can close the degree program if the program is
  • They could choose not to close a degree program as well.
Summary: The Senate convened with a quorum, heard an invocation, received a House message announcing passage of H.B. 500, and a gubernatorial nomination for the Upper Neches River Municipal Water Authority Board. The chamber adopted several resolutions, including SR 409 recognizing Blue Ribbon Lobby Day, SR 402 honoring the discovery of the woolly devil plant at Big Bend National Park, and recognitions for Operation Christmas RGV and Wilson County Day. The Senate also heard an announcement that the Committee on Senate Nominations action report had been placed on members’ desks. The body then took up and passed several bills. SB 2365 was passed to prohibit personal wireless communication devices by public school students during instructional time, with exceptions for health, special education, and safety needs. SB 1869 was passed to reaffirm the DSHS commissioner’s authority over controlled-substance schedule changes without rulemaking or judicial review. SB 1124 was passed to revise criminal discovery procedures in response to the Heath decision, with supporters saying it preserves exculpatory evidence protections while limiting suppression of inculpatory evidence when the defense already knew of it. SB 1758 was passed to create a Grayson County pilot study and temporary permitting hold concerning a cement kiln/quarry near a semiconductor wafer facility, and SB 2078 was passed to regulate composting in certain counties, after a clarifying amendment. The Senate also passed SB 33, barring governmental entities from transactions that support abortion assistance or out-of-state abortion procurement; SB 34, expanding wildfire preparedness measures, studies, equipment databases, and rural fire department funding; SB 1208, increasing the penalty for interference with public duties from a Class B misdemeanor to a state jail felony; SB 1030, removing the maintenance, repair, and overhaul tax for general aviation; SB 505, creating processes to address election irregularities; SB 2411, updating the Business Organizations Code and changing filing-method requirements; and SB 1333, addressing unauthorized entry, occupancy, sale, rental, lease, or conveyance of real property. Most measures advanced on voice vote or recorded roll call after motions to suspend the regular order and the constitutional three-day rule, with several members raising questions or objections, especially on the criminal justice, abortion, and public duties bills.
US

US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session

US House Floor Proceedings (Wednesday, January 21, 2026)

US Federal House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • :32.000> to These aren't government programs to These aren't government programs to them.<00:17
  • <00:39:42.240> in funding for three critical programs in funding for three critical programs
  • our anti-hunger programs and end hunger. our anti-hunger programs and end hunger.
  • Thank you and for deny family programs.
  • ,<04:23:54.239> which crisis affecting the TANF program, which crisis affecting the TANF program
US

US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session

US House Floor Proceedings (Thursday, May 1, 2025)

US Federal House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • <03:38:12.000> loans.
  • loans.
  • Except the small problem is loan loans.
  • "Ah, I need more money for the program. "Ah, I need more money for the program.
  • federal grants, student loan subsidies? federal grants, student loan subsidies?
AL

Alabama 2026 1st Special Session

Alabama Senate Finance and Taxation Education Committee Jan 28th, 2026

Finance and Taxation Education

Transcript Highlights:
  • So, this is a technical fix bill for our very successful rural hospital investment program from last
  • involved in her turnaround program.
  • and it's and her turnaround program and it's and her turnaround program provided<00:16:47.199>
  • was involved in her turnaround program. was involved in her turnaround program.
  • graduate and they have school loans. graduate and they have school loans. >> Yeah.
Bills: HB245, SB16, SB59, SB62, SB79, SB88