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FL
Florida 2025 Regular Session
Community Affairs Mar 25th, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- PROMINENT POSITION THAN ANY OTHER WAGON ALLOWS ACTIVE RETIRED MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES OR NATIONAL GUARD
- FINE, IN LINE 43 YOU GIVE ACTIVE AND RETIRED MEMBERS OF THE UNITED STATES ARMED FORCES OR NATIONAL GUARD
- BUT MY QUESTION IS BY AUTHORIZING RETIRED MEMBERS OR EVEN THE NATIONAL GUARD MEMBERS OF THE UNITED STATES
- CONTRARY TO THE ASSERTION ASKING ACTIVE AND FORMER MILITARY AND NATIONAL GUARD USE REASONABLE FORCE TO
FL
Florida 2026 Regular Session
Senate Organization Session Nov 19th, 2024
Florida Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- The Honor Guard includes Corporal James Murray, team leader; Sergeant Chad Fox; Corporal Adam Campbell
- When we let our guard down, right, when we let our guard down and let...
- When we let our guard down and let who we are come out, it's a big deal, a big deal.
Summary:
The Florida Senate convened for its organizational session with prayer, presentation of colors, the Pledge of Allegiance, and the national anthem, followed by a moment of silence for the mother of Senator Fine. The chamber then received special guests and administered oaths to newly elected senators after reading certificates of election from the Secretary of State. Tracy Campbell Cantella was nominated and unanimously elected Secretary of the Senate, then sworn in. Ben Albritton was nominated, seconded, and elected as President of the Senate for the 2024–2026 term, and Jason Brodeur was later nominated, seconded, and elected President Pro Tempore. Both leaders were sworn in and delivered extended remarks about faith, service, Florida’s economy and education, hurricane recovery, insurance, rural communities, agriculture, water quality, Israel, veterans, and the need for data-driven, accountable government.
After the leadership elections, the Senate adopted its rules for the new term and authorized the Secretary to make technical and conforming changes. The chamber also adopted Senate Concurrent Resolution 2-O-RG, which establishes the joint rules of the Florida Legislature for 2024–26. A committee was appointed to notify the House that the Senate had convened for organization, and the committee later reported back that the House had been informed. The Senate then received a communication from the Democratic caucus certifying that Senator Jason Pizzo was elected Democratic leader and Senator Tracie Davis Democratic leader pro tempore for the term.
The session included additional remarks recognizing Senate staff and security personnel, as well as tributes to the late John Pasidomo and a moment of silence for him. The meeting concluded with a performance of “Amazing Grace,” brief closing comments, and an attempted motion to adjourn sine die that was briefly tabled until the House confirmed it was convened and ready to transact business. The Senate then adjourned sine die.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Floor Session 5/12/26 - Part 2
Minnesota House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- cemeteries to National Guard and reserve members.
- It also extends eligibility for honor guards for SGU veterans, National Guard, and reserve members.
- House File 4615 is Vice Chair Olson's bill that increased National Guard and state active duty pay.
- cemeteries to National Guard and reserve members.
- Also, it extends eligibility for honor guards for SGU veterans, National Guard, and reserve members.
Summary:
The House received several Senate messages returning House File 3426 on natural resources and House File 4252 on higher education with Senate amendments, and in both cases the House refused to concur and moved to conference committee. The House also acceded to the Senate’s request for a conference committee on Senate File 4612, which concerns state government and Department of Health and Human Services provisions. Speaker appointments to the conference committees were announced for all three bills.
The House then concurred in Senate amendments to House File 3522, a veterans bill allowing the Department of Veterans Affairs to temporarily close state veterans homes under a CMS order. Representative Duran said the Senate had bundled several veterans-related bills into HF 3522, including measures on SGU veterans, National Guard pay, grant requirements in the MDBA process, burial eligibility in veterans and National Guard cemeteries, honor guard eligibility, and codifying a commandos task force. The bill passed 134-0 and was read to pass.
On the floor calendar, Senate File 3210, a human rights bill on disability accommodations, was laid on the table by agreement for later consideration. House File 4017, a study bill on unlawful shipments of infectious or pathological waste, was presented as a worker-safety measure; an A6 technical amendment was adopted, and the bill passed 126-8. House File 4138, dealing with social media platforms and minors, was amended with A10 and A11 changes emphasizing transparency, privacy defaults, limits on data use, and a shift from “child” to “minor” in the age provisions; Representative Bonner argued for extending protections to age 18, while Representative Scott said the bill was a first step and opposed the amendment. The A11 amendment was adopted, and debate on the bill continued as the transcript ended.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Agriculture, Veterans, Broadband and Rural Development - Subcommittee on Veterans - 02/10/25
Agriculture, Veterans, Broadband, and Rural Development - Subcommittee on Veterans
Transcript Highlights:
- a board member at Veterans on the Lake, as well as a 23-plus-year member of the Minnesota National Guard
- member of the Minnesota National Guard member of the Minnesota National Guard uh<00:27:18.440>
- I served 13 years in the Minnesota Army National Guard as a Red Bull, and I continued my service in the
- uh as a Minnesota Army National Guard uh as a Red<00:46:05.400>
Bull <00:46:06.319>and - I am a retired master sergeant from the Minnesota Air National Guard. I am a veteran.
LA
Transcript Highlights:
- So HB 71 deals with the immunity of liability for private security guards who use their weapon on their
- hitting customers, that would fall under this statute and would provide liability if that security guard
Summary:
The Senate Committee on Judiciary A met on May 19, 2026, established a quorum, approved the May 12 minutes, and heard two bills. Senator Carter also made a personal privilege statement wishing his wife a happy birthday.
The committee took up House Bill 71, which provides liability protection for private security guards who use a weapon in the course of their duties when the use of force is deemed justifiable by the district attorney and responding law enforcement. After discussion, the committee adopted amendment set 4036, which narrowed the bill so the liability limitation applies only when the perpetrator is wielding a dangerous weapon as defined in law. An informational card was noted, and an opposition witness waived testimony in light of the amendment. HB 71 was then reported with amendments.
The committee next considered House Bill 79, which would remove a special limitation on damages for the carbon capture industry. The author argued the industry should not receive a damages cap that other industries do not have. The committee adopted amendment set 3979, which restored a non-economic damages cap of $250,000 except in cases involving wrongful death, permanent substantial physical deformity, loss of use of a limb or bodily organ system, or permanent injury preventing independent self-care. One supporter card was noted, and HB 79 was reported with amendments. The committee then stood at ease.
MD
Transcript Highlights:
- Guard us from the temptation to confuse expediency with wisdom or tradition with righteousness.
- Guard<00:01:44.159>
us <00:01:44.400>from <00:01:44.560>the <00:01:44.720>temptation - <00:01:45.280>
to <00:01:45.600>confuse Guard us from the temptation to confuse Guard - He was eventually confined at the Crownsville State Hospital, where he was murdered by a white guard
Summary:
The Maryland Senate convened with a quorum present, opened with an invocation by the Reverend Mihi Kim Court of First Presbyterian Church in Annapolis, and received remarks praising her social justice work and support for the LGBTQ community. The chamber also welcomed several visiting groups, including the Poolsville Town Council, the Maryland Commission on Women, Citizens for a Cleaner County, BUILD, District 37 visitors, and child care advocates participating in an “Evening in Annapolis for Child Care.” The Senate also introduced its weekly pages from schools across the state.
Before moving to legislation, senators briefly discussed Senate rules and quorum procedures, including whether the 2025 rules govern the 2026 session and how presence and voting work during a protest. The presiding officer confirmed that the 2025 rules remain in effect, that physical presence counts for voting, and that senators present may vote when called. The chamber then referred a large batch of newly introduced measures to standing committees, including bills on artificial intelligence in education, pharmacist vaccine orders, parole commission matters, lead risk reduction, solar and energy storage policy, and several joint resolutions and bond initiatives.
The Senate also noted that 234 bills had been introduced that day, bringing the total to Senate Bill 954, and thanked the Senate staff and Department of Legislative Services for their work. Later, the body heard a Black History Month presentation from the senator from Baltimore City and Baltimore County highlighting the importance of historical memory and honoring figures such as Pauli Murray, Ella Baker, and Fannie Lou Hamer, with detailed remarks on their activism and contributions. The remarks were journalized, and the Senate adjourned without objection until Tuesday, February 10 at 10 a.m.
NM
New Mexico 2025 Regular Session
IC - Indian Affairs Jul 17th, 2025
House Government, Elections & Indian Affairs
Transcript Highlights:
- So, being on the grazing committee, I know the Cattle Guards wasn't one of the issues.
- But the cattle guards need to Be identified.
- And I know on some of these cattle guards, there's several residences on those roads.
- When I came out, I joined the New Mexico Army National Guard.
- I was the National Guard here in Gallup.
WY
Wyoming 2026 Regular Session
Senate Floor Session-Day 18, March 3, 2026-PM
Wyoming Senate Floor Meeting
HI
Hawaii 2025 Regular Session
FIN Info Briefing - Mon Jan 13, 2025 @ 9:00 AM HST
Hawaii House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- can set the price of the bonds, and then in mid or early February we'll be taking a trip to the East Coast
- we'll be taking a trip to the east coast we'll be taking a trip to the east coast to<01:48:29.159
- is kind of a unique situation because it's right in the middle of that stretch of coast, but it is part
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Summary:
The House Finance Committee held an informational briefing with the University of Hawaiʻi, led by new President Wendy Hensel and Vice President for Budget and Finance Calbert Young. Hensel outlined the university system’s scope, student demographics, research activity, and campus missions, emphasizing four strategic priorities: serving Native Hawaiians and Hawaiʻi, student success, workforce development, and economic diversification through innovation and research. She highlighted the system’s enrollment, research funding, and the roles of Mānoa, Hilo, West Oʻahu, the community colleges, and specialized institutions such as JABSOM and the Cancer Center.
Young then reviewed the budget request, focusing largely on making prior one-time appropriations permanent and supporting recurring needs. Items included funding for Mānoa athletics, the Hawaiʻi Institute for Marine Biology, K-12 teacher education, Pamantasan Council support, Hilo programs, Windward’s mental health technician certificate, Maui’s practical nursing bridge program, and student support positions such as financial aid and admissions counselors. He also described workforce-related requests tied to nursing expansion at Mānoa and West Oʻahu, as well as facilities support at West Oʻahu.
A major portion of the testimony addressed the university’s two Kakaʻako medical facilities. Young explained that declining tobacco settlement and cigarette tax revenues are no longer sufficient to cover debt service for JABSOM and the Cancer Center, so the governor’s budget includes general fund support to supplement those obligations. He also described a regents-approved request not included in the governor’s proposal: expanding the Hawaiʻi Promise financial aid program to the four-year campuses, estimated at about $11–12 million. No votes or formal committee actions were taken during the briefing.
LA
CO
Colorado 2026 Regular Session
Colorado House 2026 Legislative Day 071 Mar 25th, 2026
Colorado House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
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rails keep the bill make put guard rails keep the bill make put guard rails - <03:51:11.359>
rails forward that we think put guard rails forward that we think put guard - rails be placed around this bill guard rails be placed around this bill and<04:20:53.439>
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HI
Hawaii 2026 Regular Session
Tourism and Gaming Working Group (TGWG) - Thu Jun 18, 2026 @ 10:00 AM HST
Hawaii House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- the Seminole, you know, going to Europe, you know, speaking to different tribes all up and down the coast
- I wonder not on the West Coast, but I wonder if maybe on the East Coast.
- So, East Coast, just because of the way the lands were taken, their history is really different.
- We don't have as many state-recognized tribes on the West Coast because the colonizers got there later
MS
Mississippi 2026 Regular Session
MS Senate Floor - 12 March, 2026; 10:00 AM
Mississippi Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Um, this will be a little bit coast-centric.
- Y'all tend to say that, you know, we're a little bit different down on the coast.
- Um, this will be a little bit coast-centric.
- Y'all tend to say that, you know, we're a little bit different down on the coast.
- renovation and $4 million for renovation and repair and relocation at the Bolton Building down on the coast
Summary:
The Senate convened with a quorum present, opened with prayer and the pledge, and then dispensed with the reading of the journal, committee reports, and bill titles. The chamber also recognized several guests and groups, including the doctor of the day, visitors from Quebec, the Sumrall High School boys soccer team, Starkville public safety officials, and the Hattiesburg High School choral arts program. A resolution honoring the long-standing partnership between Quebec and Mississippi was read and adopted, and Ms. Nathalie Rivard of Quebec addressed the Senate about historical ties and economic cooperation between Quebec and Mississippi.
The Senate then moved through a series of procedural actions on the calendar, including multiple motions to table reconsideration on medical cannabis and ARPA-related bills, and several motions to not concur and invite conference on workforce and budget measures. Among those were Senate Bill 2294, the Mississippi Future Innovators Act, Senate Bill 2288 on workforce training, Senate Bill 2401 on workforce development, Senate Bill 2189 on budget transfers, Senate Bill 2895 on ARPA funds, and Senate Bill 2917 on appropriations transfers. These motions were adopted, sending the measures to conference or otherwise advancing them as noted.
A major portion of the meeting focused on appropriations bills. House Bill 1935, the Education Department appropriation, was explained in detail and adopted after a strike-all amendment; the bill includes funding for the student formula, teacher and assistant pay raises, special education supplements, school attendance officers, testing contracts, early learning coaches, and CTE instructor raises, with offsets from reduced or eliminated line items such as school safety platforms and certain vendor programs. The Senate also adopted strike-all amendments and passed House Bills 1936 and 1937 for Mississippi Public Broadcasting and the Library Commission, and then moved on to House Bill 1933 for the Bureau of Building. The Senate recessed until 2:30 p.m. and announced an appropriations meeting shortly after recess, while leadership noted that many supplemental appropriations bills would be considered later with attention to whether they contained reverse repealers and would go to conference or final passage.
NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
Senate Energy and Natural Resources (04/03/2025)
Energy and Natural Resources
Transcript Highlights:
- I'm sure you all remember in the news last summer the Nantucket blade break off the coast of Massachusetts
- break off<01:39:21.440>
the <01:39:22.239>off <01:39:22.480>the <01:39:22.639>coast - <01:39:22.800>
of <01:39:23.040>Massachusetts off the off the coast of Massachusetts - off the off the coast of Massachusetts shut<01:39:24.000>
down <01:39:24.159>the <01:39 - Uh I lived on the sea coast<01:41:58.719>
before <01:41:59.199>being <01:41:59.440>in
HI
Transcript Highlights:
- For me, this was only an inconvenience, but over 100,000 people live near the coast.
- people<00:05:25.080>
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Rising <00:05:26.840>Seas people live near the coast Rising Seas people - live near the coast Rising Seas could<00:05:27.360>
mean <00:05:27.520>the <00:05:27.680 - I would say that regardless of the cause of the erosion or the cause of the hazards on the coast, they
AL
Alabama 2026 Regular Session
Alabama Senate Finance and Taxation Education Committee Jan 28th, 2026
Finance and Taxation Education
Transcript Highlights:
- I think that's a dangerous precedent to set, as I said earlier, to let the fox guard the hen house.
- I think that's a dangerous precedent to set, as I said earlier, to let the fox guard the hen house.
- I think that's a dangerous precedent to set, as I said earlier, to let the fox guard the hen house.
- I think that's a dangerous precedent to set, as I said earlier, to let the fox guard the hen house.
- Dangerous precedent to set, as I said earlier, to let the fox guard the hen house.
NH
New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session
House Education Policy and Administration (01/22/2026)
Education Policy and Administration
Transcript Highlights:
- The other: does this apply to National Guard as well?
- <01:59:09.920>
apply <01:59:10.080>to <01:59:10.319>National <01:59:10.640>Guard - other does this apply to National Guard other does this apply to National Guard or >> Let me take
- Uh, active duty, if they're called up into active service, it would apply to National Guard.
- However, I do not believe it would apply to National Guard if they're not actively in service.
MA
Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
Joint Committee on Transportation Jun 21st, 2026 at 01:00 pm
Joint Committee on Transportation
Transcript Highlights:
- Despite strict supervision, posted signage, and the presence of crossing guards, this configuration presents
- Despite strict supervision, posted signage and presence of crossing guards, this configuration. strict
- supervision posted signage and presence of crossing guards this configuration presents significantly
- While our team continues to implement interim safety measures such as enhanced signage, crossing guards
Summary:
The Joint Committee on Transportation held a public hearing on a wide range of bills and topics, including impaired driving, antique and collector vehicles, roadway maintenance, homelessness-related identification cards, a pedestrian tunnel for Essex North Shore Agricultural and Technical School, a bridge naming in Sandwich, historic route designations, and litter prevention. The chairs outlined the hearing process, including three-minute limits for individuals and seven minutes for panels, and noted that elected officials would be taken out of turn. No votes were taken during the hearing; the committee heard testimony and then adjourned.
On impaired driving, Middlesex County District Attorney Marian Ryan and tow lot operator Chris Nolan supported a bill creating a 12-hour tow-yard hold for vehicles involved in drug-impaired incidents, similar to the existing alcohol-related hold. On transportation infrastructure and road safety, Representative Howitt testified for several bills requiring reflective tape on temporary loads, restoring road markings after utility work, requiring roadway restoration after excavation, and improving reporting on roadway damage after crashes. AAA Northeast supported bills expanding the distracted driving law to cover video recording while driving, while noting it preferred the offense remain a primary offense.
Several witnesses testified in support of bills affecting vehicle enthusiasts, including restoring year-of-manufacture plates for antique vehicles, creating a single rear collector plate, and changing antique vehicle inspection rules. Another major topic was H. 3750/S. 2399, which would provide no-fee state IDs and flexible residency documentation for youth and adults experiencing homelessness; supporters included the Massachusetts Coalition for the Homeless, social workers, city officials, and people with lived experience, all emphasizing that lack of ID blocks access to housing, jobs, health care, and other services. The committee also heard strong support for S. 2414, authorizing a tunnel connecting the north and south campuses of Essex North Shore Agricultural and Technical School, with school leaders and students citing safety, accessibility, and traffic concerns. Finally, the committee heard emotional testimony for H. 4374 to name the Quaker Meeting House Road overpass in Sandwich for Staff Sergeant Raymond G. Torville, and testimony for a resolve creating a roadside litter prevention and cleanup task force.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Agency resources to help veterans' initiatives 3/4/26
Minnesota House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- a former national commander of the DAV, and command sergeant major of the Minnesota Army National Guard
- sergeant major of the Minnesota<00:03:16.959>
Army <00:03:17.360>National <00:03:17.840>Guard - <00:03:18.959>
Thank Minnesota Army National Guard. Thank Minnesota Army National Guard.
Summary:
The committee heard House File 3467, a policy bill by Representative Ray Brower that would give the Minnesota Department of Veterans Affairs clearer statutory authority to collaborate with veterans organizations using staff time, expertise, and other nonmonetary resources. Brower and MDVA testified that the bill is permissive, does not move money, and is intended to help the agency support initiatives related to food insecurity, homelessness, suicide prevention, and similar needs. They cited a DAV-led effort to expand veterans food pantry services statewide as the main example, including possible use of MDVA space and staff support, and noted a reporting requirement to legislative veterans committee leaders.
John Kelly of MDVA said the bill arose from discussions with agency counsel and is meant to avoid uncertainty about whether the department can partner quickly on emerging initiatives. Stefan Whitehead of the Disabled American Veterans described the food pantry work already underway in Minneapolis, where DAV says it serves about 300 boxes of food a month, and said the organization wants to expand statewide with MDVA’s help in identifying need, coordinating partners, and connecting veterans to benefits and other resources. He emphasized that DAV is not seeking state funding, but rather MDVA expertise and coordination.
Members generally supported the concept but raised concerns about the bill’s wording and whether it could be read to allow use of agency resources beyond nonmonetary support or lead to added costs or staff positions. Chair Bliss and Representative Wilson asked for clarifying language to ensure the bill does not authorize spending or full-time employees, and Kelly said MDVA was willing to work on amendments to make that clear. The committee did not take final action and instead laid the bill over for possible amendment and further work.
FL
Florida 2026 Regular Session
FL House Floor Session - 2026-02-20 (9:00AM Session)
Florida House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Department of Military Affairs, we increased funding for tuition assistance for members of the National Guard
- We continue funding the state guard for another year for a total of $33.9 million.
- in progress, will avoid the need for Secretary Kerry Dixon to request the support from the National Guard
- resource challenges and funding challenges, we've had to, the governor has had to call in the National Guard