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AZ

Arizona 2026 Regular Session

03/02/2026 - Senate Floor Session

Arizona Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • But local control is where it's at, and the individual homeowner is the kind of local control I'd like
  • The way to deal with out-of-control spending is to hold both individuals accountable for it.
  • They are people who had abusive husbands, controlling parents, people of color, people with intellectual
  • Less than two weeks later, Alex Prettie, a 37-year-old ICU nurse, was also fatally shot by Border Patrol
  • We are in a situation because of an administration and because of the border policies that got us here
Keywords: 1182, all
Summary: The Senate convened, approved the journal, received House messages and first-read a large number of bills, then moved through several Committee of the Whole calendars. On Calendar 2, SB 1419 on solar energy inspection contractors was amended with a Carroll floor amendment and passed; a Sundareshan amendment aimed at requiring utilities to shield residential ratepayers from costs tied to large loads such as data centers was debated at length, but failed on a 12-15 division. SB 1498 (Department of Public Safety appropriation) and SB 1502 (unlawful flight/reckless endangerment) also received do-pass recommendations. The Committee of the Whole report was adopted, and the Senate later rejected an attempt to add the failed data-center amendment to the report by a 13-14 vote. On Calendar 3, the Senate advanced SB 1165 (insurance cost sharing for breast exams), SB 1206 (storm-related insurance claims), SB 1212 (health insurance reimbursement rates for vaccines), SB 1215 (firefighters’ occupational disease/workers’ compensation), SB 1290 and SB 1291 (agricultural property notices/classification), and SB 1347 (fertility preservation coverage), with committee amendments adopted on most of them. A Warner substitute floor amendment to SB 1347 was adopted to address insurer concerns by allowing prior authorization with a 72-hour processing requirement and clarifying storage-cost responsibility. The Senate also retained SB 1503 on the calendar. On Calendar 1 and the additional calendars, the Senate advanced SB 1013 (public employees merit hiring), SB 1108 (cash transactions and rounding, with an emergency clause added), SB 1178 (naturopathic physicians), SB 1186 (document retention/proposals/donations), SB 1286 (veterinary visits and prescriptions), SB 1366 (commercial buildings and telecommunications), SB 1431 (municipal design prohibitions), SB 1671 (gaming/racing/boxing conflict-of-interest continuation), SB 1004 (ESA students’ interscholastic activities), SB 1116 (AHCCCS access/claims review/behavioral health), SB 1162 (health care institution licensing complaints), SB 1179 (group home monitoring), SB 1475 (school district governing boards/eligibility), SB 1821 (DCS training and child placement), and SCR 1012. Several floor amendments were debated and adopted or rejected, including a Kavanaugh emergency-clause amendment to SB 1108, a failed Sears amendment to SB 1178 on prescription drug price gouging, a failed Sundareshan transparency amendment to SB 1186, a failed Kavanaugh amendment to SB 1286 on veterinary prescriptions, a Gowan amendment to SB 1366, a Payne amendment to SB 1077, a Carroll amendment to SB 1479, a Petersen amendment to SB 1566, and an Angius amendment to SB 1018 expanding the definition of foreign law to include certain harmful practices. The Senate adopted the Committee of the Whole reports and properly assigned the bills after each calendar.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Public Safety Finance and Policy Committee 4/15/26

Public Safety Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • Before we begin our meeting, I want to remind everyone that the committee chair maintains control of
  • public safety answer points, or better known as PSAPs, in the metro region along with their close borders
  • <00:16:03.840> requires their close uh close borders requires their close uh close borders
  • These connections address long-standing gaps on border calls, mutual aid responses, and multi-jurisdiction
  • We lack connections with some bordering counties and with other key public safety partners in Ramsey
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Floor Session 1/22/25

Minnesota House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Border Patrol Agent David Chrismland was fatally shot in the line of duty on Monday afternoon.
  • This tragedy occurred during a routine traffic stop in Vermont near the Canadian border.
  • Chris is the first Border Patrol agent to be murdered in over a decade.
  • <00:03:56.480> patrol himself Chris is the first border patrol himself Chris is the first
  • border patrol agent<00:03:57.439> to<00:03:57.599> be<00:03:57.799> murdered<00:
Keywords: 1183, house
Summary: The House opened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, and a personal privilege statement from a member who spoke about the fatal shooting of his cousin, U.S. Border Patrol Agent David Chrismland, in Vermont. The member described Chrismland’s military and law enforcement service and requested a moment of silence, which the House observed. A quorum was then established, and the Journal of the previous day was approved without objection. Standing committee and division reports were also adopted without objection. The House then received first reading of House Files 11 through 193 and took up a large set of non-controversial motions and resolutions. One resolution offered by Representative Nisa addressed the absence of the 66 DFL members from the chamber and urged the Governor to enforce the law and direct the State Patrol and Sergeant at Arms to secure the absent members so the House could continue its work. Nisa said the House needed to restore order and complete the budget. Representative McDonald supported the resolution, saying Democrats needed to return so the House could do the business of Minnesotans. The resolution was adopted by voice vote. The House then approved a motion to adjourn until 3:30 p.m. Thursday, January 23, 2025, and subsequently adjourned on that schedule.
MA

Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session

Combatting Antisemitism Jun 21st, 2026 at 10:00 am

Transcript Highlights:
  • brought into the loop, and, in a sense, as a crisis-managing organization, when things get out of control
  • into the loop, and you, in a sense of a crisis managing organization that when things get out of control
  • Years ago, it was about Jews and money, control over the media, and one of the most intriguing things
  • But we do know that sports transcends borders.
  • But we do know that sports transcends borders.
Keywords: 995, all
Summary: The Special Commission on Combating Anti-Semitism opened by approving the minutes from its November 5, 2025 meeting and outlining plans for its next meeting on November 20, when it expects to vote on the draft master report and recommendations. The chair explained that revised drafts would be circulated, changes would be handled by motion, and the final vote would be by roll call. The meeting then moved through several public panels focused on prevention, education, workplace support, and community safety. Parents for Peace testified that anti-Semitism and extremism should be treated as a public health crisis and urged state funding for training in K-12 schools, healthcare, and law enforcement. The panel described its intervention work with radicalized youth and families, argued for early-warning training for educators, and recommended diversion resources for courts and prosecutors so cases can be addressed before they escalate. Commissioners asked about the origins of radicalization, the need for school-based training, and how to connect courts and police to available resources. Project Shema’s Orrin Jacobson argued that effective anti-Semitism education must be nuanced, pluralistic, and grounded in a better understanding of Jewish identity and contemporary anti-Semitism, especially in conversations about Israel and Palestine. He said the group has run dozens of workshops in Massachusetts and emphasized that institutions should adopt content-neutral norms, train staff and administrators, and measure whether trainings lower tensions and increase willingness to intervene. Commissioners asked about handling activists who reject nuance, the role of faculty versus students, and whether classroom norms should limit teachers from advancing personal agendas. A workplace panel from Klaal and Combined Jewish Philanthropies presented survey data showing many Jewish employees feel unsafe being openly Jewish at work and that antisemitism training is the top requested support. They described rapid growth in Jewish employee resource groups, existing programming and stipends for ERG leaders, and recommended mandatory anti-Semitism training, support for Jewish affinity groups in public and private sectors, and broader convenings of major employers. The commission also heard from Truah rabbis and educators, who urged stronger interfaith solidarity, a state office of faith-based and neighborhood partnerships, and explicit attention to democracy and civil rights as part of anti-Semitism strategy. After a recess, the commission heard from Israeli-American, Russian Jewish, and Persian Jewish witnesses who described antisemitism as a lived, personal, and civic issue affecting immigrants and their families. They called for inclusion of diverse Jewish voices in state initiatives, stronger protections for Israeli-American businesses, and recognition that anti-Zionist rhetoric often becomes direct harassment of Jews. The chair said the testimony and suggested edits would be incorporated into the draft report, and the meeting ended with plans for further revisions before the final vote.
FL

Florida 2026 Regular Session

Senate in Session Apr 23rd, 2025

Florida Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • The bill deals with trespassing in two specific locations: one, locations that are controlled by law
  • And that's subject to our law enforcement officers and those that are tasked with controlling tens of
  • And that's subject to our law enforcement officers and those that are tasked with controlling tens of
  • It strips local governments of their ability to have input and control.
  • Input and control. It paves the way for unchecked residential sprawl and development sprawl.
Summary: The Senate opened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, and several introductions recognizing guests, students, advocates, and a resolution honoring the late USF men’s basketball coach Amir Abdur-Rahim. Senators also observed moments of silence for victims of recent campus violence and for former FSU President John Thrasher. The chamber then moved to special order bills, with several members explaining measures and, in some cases, substituting House companions before final passage. Among the bills passed were measures updating child care and early learning provider regulation; strengthening penalties and cost recovery for false reporting and swatting; extending protections against extraordinary medical debt collection; expanding hazardous walking condition criteria for schoolchildren; creating young adult housing support for foster and homeless students; and requiring private schools participating in the Family Empowerment Scholarship Program to disclose which accommodations they will provide. The Senate also passed a bill adjusting interest rules for trust accounts funding legal aid, after extended debate over the impact on legal aid funding and banking practices, and a transportation package that was heavily amended to address issues such as school bus camera hearings, beach vehicle use for equipment removal, flooded-street wake restrictions, expectant mother parking permits, micromobility regulation, and traffic signal modernization. The chamber also approved public-records exemptions for Agency for Health Care Administration investigators, Judicial Qualifications Commission employees, and appellate court clerks; a municipal water and sewer rate bill affecting Miami-Dade residents near a plant; motor vehicle offenses involving impersonating law enforcement and obscured license plates; trespass penalties at law-enforcement-controlled locations and large ticketed venues; refund requirements for patient overpayments; stem cell therapy authorization with source and consent limits; and insulin administration authority for direct support professionals and relatives in group homes. Several bills were temporarily postponed, including cardiac emergencies, chemicals and consumer products, and motor vehicle manufacturer/franchise dealer legislation. Most measures passed with strong bipartisan support, though the trust fund interest bill drew notable opposition and passed 28-10, and the Family Empowerment Scholarship bill passed 37-1.
NM

New Mexico 2026 Regular Session

House - Judiciary Jan 26th, 2026 at 01:47 pm

House Judiciary

Transcript Highlights:
  • And so with this compact, it gives folks from their home state the ability to go across borders into
  • I like the fact that it's going to help the rural parts of the border, small towns that maybe don't have
  • Representative Hall asked about tribal effects, saying his district borders Colorado and that people
  • also come down to Navajo Lake, with San Juan County bordering the Navajo Nation.
  • My questions regarding, I live in an area that obviously borders, my district borders, Colorado.
Keywords: 996, all
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Floor Session - part 2 May 7th, 2025

Minnesota House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Is it driving generation outside of our borders?
  • We're not going to do it by having a controlled, top-down 'St. Paul knows best.'
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Floor Session - part 2 Apr 24th, 2025

Minnesota House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Margins are tight for producers as we have little to no control over the cost of inputs to produce our
  • particularly worried about it, but I am worried about the state of Minnesota and what's happening within our borders
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Committee on Environment, Climate and Legacy - 02/25/25

Environment, Climate, and Legacy

Transcript Highlights:
  • Um, for the babies it's brain development and impulse control, and it gets the kids ready for kindergarten
  • 09.000> development<00:04:10.000> and<00:04:10.319> impulse<00:04:10.840> control
  • brain development and impulse control brain development and impulse control and<00:04:11.480>
  • The water quality data collected by students is utilized by the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency to
  • gem of a resource for Minnesota and probably some of the surrounding states as they also cross our border
Keywords: 1187, senate, all
AZ
Transcript Highlights:
  • But transnational crime doesn't stop at our border.
  • law enforcement resources to score political points in cities thousands of miles from the southern border
  • , Arizona is laser-focused on securing the border, getting drugs off the streets, and cracking down on
  • consistently picked up the slack for the federal government, racking up a tab of over $700 million in border
  • The federal government must repay us for the over $700 million we have spent on border security since
Keywords: 1182, all
Summary: The transcript is the opening joint session of the Arizona Legislature’s 57th Second Regular Session, featuring remarks from House and Senate leaders and Governor Katie Hobbs. House and Senate leaders emphasized a conservative governing agenda focused on affordability, public safety, parental rights, accountability, school choice, election integrity, and water policy, while also highlighting plans for tax cuts and cooperation across chambers. Governor Hobbs centered her address on the “Arizona promise,” stressing affordability, security, and freedom. She highlighted prior actions on job growth, medical debt relief, housing, public safety, border security, water management, and economic development, and announced new proposals including a middle-class tax cut package, a capacity and efficiency initiative to save state funds, a new active management area for La Paz County, a Colorado River Protection Fund, elimination of the data center tax exemption, a housing acceleration fund, and an Arizona Affordability Fund funded in part by a short-term rental fee. She also called for more accountability in the ESA program and for renewing Prop. 123 to support public schools. The governor and legislative leaders also addressed political violence, honoring retiring Senator Lela Alston and recognizing public safety and firefighting personnel. No formal votes or legislative actions were taken in the session; it concluded with the joint session being dissolved after the governor’s remarks.
MA

Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session

Joint Committee on Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure Jun 21st, 2026 at 10:00 am

Joint Committee on Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure

Transcript Highlights:
  • already exists in Massachusetts, but it's also important to note that both states on your southern border
  • In January, the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board acted against eight people who set up 98 iGaming accounts
  • H. 356 will give greater control and transparency to all Massachusetts residents.
  • track developers from using a legislative loophole to come into our community, affording us no local control
  • Since that time, I've been... ...to come into our community, affording us no local control.
Keywords: 995, all
Summary: The Joint Committee on Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure held a hearing on a range of gaming, racing, horse protection, problem gambling, and lottery bills. A major focus was H. 356 and related horse-racing legislation, which drew strong support from residents and animal-welfare advocates who argued that proposed racetrack and simulcast developments should require upfront traffic, environmental, public health, and economic studies, plus stronger local approval and transparency. They said past proposals in several communities had lacked adequate information and had imposed costs on towns. Opponents, including the New England Horsemen’s Benevolent and Protective Association, argued that the bills would harm racing, breeding, farms, and related jobs, and said horse racing is already heavily regulated and that claims about slaughter and safety were overstated. Several speakers also supported S. 280, which would protect horses and phase out or restrict horse racing, citing animal cruelty, injuries, and deaths. The committee also heard extensive testimony on SB 235 and HB 332 to authorize regulated online casino gaming (iGaming). DraftKings, FanDuel, IDEA, and the Sports Betting Alliance supported the bills, saying iGaming is already occurring illegally in Massachusetts and should be brought into a regulated, taxed market with age verification, responsible gaming tools, and consumer protections. They projected substantial annual tax revenue and argued legal iGaming would not cannibalize brick-and-mortar casinos, instead creating a “rising tide” effect. Opponents, including Local 26, the National Association Against iGaming, and problem-gambling advocates, warned of job losses, casino cannibalization, increased addiction, and greater harm to vulnerable players, citing experiences in other states and rising helpline calls. The committee asked for follow-up information on revenue and market-size estimates. Later, Rep. Scanlon testified in support of S. 240 and S. 241, which would standardize gambling disclaimers and require annual reporting on problem-gambling treatment funded through the Public Health Trust Fund. He said the bills would make it easier for people to find help and improve oversight of treatment programs. Rep. Garcia testified in support of H. 434, which would change the formula for distributing lottery revenues, arguing that gateway and lower-income communities such as Chelsea contribute heavily to lottery sales but receive too little back in local aid. After hearing additional testimony and reading into the record bills that received no testimony, the committee recessed briefly, then closed the hearing by motion and vote.
AZ
Transcript Highlights:
  • underground storage tank revolving fund for administrative costs and remediation of sewage discharge in border
  • That is an important cost control measure for a health care plan, getting rid of the deductible.
  • corporate income tax credits for renewable energy production, residential solar energy devices, pollution control
  • When we’re talking about renewable energy or residential—not residential—but pollution control equipment
  • the House, House Bill 2170 prohibits a company domiciled in the People's Republic of China and controlled
Summary: House Republican caucus met on April 29 to review the FY 2027 budget package and several related “budget implementation” bills, with Chairman Livingston noting that HB 2415 was being held. Staff and members walked through HB 4138, the General Appropriations Act (“feed bill”), which appropriates about $17.96 billion from the general fund and includes one-time fund transfers, 5% lump-sum reductions for most agencies, funding for the state health insurance plan, school facilities, child care, correctional officer stipends, public safety, and other prior-year items. Members emphasized that the budget reflected House and Senate negotiations after the governor left budget talks, and Republican leaders framed it as a package that lowers taxes, shrinks government, and funds priorities such as K-12, child care, foster care, and public safety. The caucus then reviewed a series of mostly standard budget bills: HB 4139 on gaming/racing assessments; HB 4140 on federal monies, the budget stabilization fund, and ACE initiative savings reporting; HB 4141 on capital outlay, highway construction, airport funding, and rural transportation match funds; HB 4142 on commerce and lottery distributions; HB 4143 on corrections reporting; HB 4144 on environmental provisions and water-related fund uses; HB 4145 on state employee health insurance premiums and DES reforms; HB 4146 on higher education funding provisions; HB 4147 on SNAP administration and error-rate reduction; HB 4148 on K-12 inflation adjustments, school facilities, and ASDB property-sale oversight; HB 4150 on county expenditure flexibility and state office rent rates; HB 4151 on the Department of Revenue’s integrated tax system funding and related charges; HB 4152 on tax conformity, deductions, and repeal of several renewable-energy tax preferences and the Rio Nuevo diversion; and HB 4153 on transportation reporting. Discussion repeatedly centered on health plan solvency, SNAP/ACCESS eligibility and fraud controls, school funding, rural transportation, and tax conformity and relief. The caucus also took up several blue-sheet bills: HB 2035 on extended-family placement notifications in child welfare cases; HB 2170 restricting certain PRC-controlled companies from state IT contracts; HB 2249 expanding Parents’ Bill of Rights provisions; HB 2573 on DUI interlock/restricted-license rules and psychotherapy definitions; and HB 2873, which was amended to allow withdrawal of referendum petitions before ballot qualification. HB 2415 was held. The Speaker closed by praising the caucus for its budget work, saying the package delivers tax relief, protects vulnerable populations and public safety, and reflects months of Republican negotiations, and the meeting adjourned to the floor.
FL

Florida 2026 4th Special Session

January 28, 2026 - 01:00 PM

Transcript Highlights:
  • And one final point: our utility bonds rely on stable demand forecasts and controlled service commitments
  • This bill is a forcing function that says we don’t care that your city has a legal boundary, and borders
  • That leaves Floridians exposed to price swings, price disruptions, and risks that we do not control.
  • It requires strong safety standards and passive safety features, radiation control, et cetera, et cetera
  • It was controlling energy, energy dominance. It's a national security issue. It's a safety issue.
Summary: The Economic Infrastructure Subcommittee considered a full agenda of transportation, utility, aviation, and energy bills. HB 4045, amending the Jacksonville Aviation Authority charter, passed without questions or debate. HB 1075, which would require municipal utilities to allow outside property owners to connect when capacity exists and fees are paid, drew testimony from local government and municipal advocates who warned about conflicts with existing agreements, long infrastructure payback periods, and the risk of subsidizing nonresidents; despite concerns from Rep. Smith and others about municipal boundaries and cost, the bill passed, with Smith voting no. HB 519, as amended, authorizes golf cart crossings at signalized intersections on designated golf cart roads; it passed unanimously after lighthearted debate about golf carts and pedestrian crossings. The committee then took up HB 919, which creates a state definition for major commercial service airports and preempts airport naming authority, including renaming Palm Beach International Airport to Donald J. Trump International Airport subject to FAA, county, and trademark-related conditions. Palm Beach County supported the bill and an amendment clarifying implementation and trademark language, while Rep. Eskamani and others raised concerns about preemption and the timing of honoring a sitting president; the bill passed with several no votes, including Eskamani, Skidmore, and the ranking member. HB 1093, the Advanced Air Mobility and Infrastructure Act, would support eVTOL/vertiport development through tax exemptions, infrastructure funding flexibility, and statewide siting standards while preserving local zoning; supporters framed it as an economic-development and workforce bill, while Rep. Cheney raised taxpayer concerns. An amendment narrowing liability protections for vertiports co-located with public airports was adopted, and the bill passed with Cheney voting no. Finally, HB 1461 established a regulatory framework for advanced nuclear reactors, assigning oversight roles to the PSC, DOH, and DEP. Supporters argued the bill would improve energy reliability, affordability, and Florida’s leadership in clean, advanced energy, while an opponent from Deploy US urged strong consumer protections and cautioned against overbroad deregulation. Rep. Eskamani emphasized preserving PSC prudency review for ratepayer protection, and the sponsor said the bill was refined through committee discussion. After an amendment fixing technical issues and clarifying that one section applied to all nuclear, the bill passed favorably. The meeting then adjourned.
US

US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session

Hearings to examine turning back time, focusing on locking the clock. Apr 10th, 2025 at 09:00 am

Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee

Transcript Highlights:
  • Advances in technology, particularly in lighting and climate control, and increased domestic energy production
  • Medical errors go up, diabetics lose glucose control, crime goes up.
  • But do all you can to provide the kinds of traffic control devices that will increase motor shielding
  • So, Congress has the control over setting measures. likes to make a joke, he's 6'6 in the morning and
  • already have problems remembering which state is in which time zone as it is right now sometimes the border
Summary: The committee meeting was dedicated to discussing significant legislative topics, focusing particularly on the implications of daylight saving time (DST). Senator Scott advocated for the Sunshine Protection Act, which aims to eliminate the twice-yearly clock changes and keep daylight saving time year-round. He emphasized the negative health impacts associated with DST, including increased risks of heart attacks and accidents immediately following the time changes. Various witnesses provided personal testimonies and expert opinions, highlighting the confusion and health disruptions caused by the current time change practices.
NH

New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session

Senate Education (01/20/2026)

Education

Transcript Highlights:
  • you know, because local medical control you know, because local medical control physicians<00:11
  • I used to bleeding was controlled early.
  • Think of bleeding control as CPR for trauma.
  • Students struggle with focus and self-control.
  • And for some focus and self-control.
Keywords: 1191, senate, all
MO

Missouri 2026 Regular Session

Special Committee on Intergovernmental Affairs Jan 20th, 2026 at 10:00 am

Special Committee on Intergovernmental Affairs

Transcript Highlights:
  • Is that, should that be a security concern for the Capitol to be able, for the state to control it?
  • Let's say, you know, Kansas comes back for that border war and they're coming for the Capitol.
  • Is that going to be, well, we have to control it because that's our only way out?
Keywords: 959, house, all
NM

New Mexico 2025 Regular Session

Senate - Finance Nov 10th, 2025

Senate Finance

Transcript Highlights:
  • Entity under the constitution that controls the purse strings.
  • And how can we tighten those controls?
  • And we were right on the border of the cutoff or the not cutoff to have to automatically do this.
TX

Texas 89th 2nd C.S.

89th Legislative Session Mar 25th, 2025

Texas House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • the Apollo moon landing for today's Artemis program, NASA's Johnson Space Center has been a mission control
  • HB 3578 by McLaughlin relating to the authority of a county that borders the United Mexican states to
  • Local control of employment matters of sheriff's department employees in certain counties or for the
CO

Colorado 2026 Regular Session

Colorado Senate 2026 Legislative Day 048 Mar 3rd, 2026

Colorado Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • <01:02:06.880> over government balloons its control over government balloons its control over
  • And studies show gun control doesn't reduce crime. Chicago's strict laws haven't curbed violence.
  • Um, and the only one that I'm aware of in El Paso County is clear out on the eastern border.
  • <01:41:36.880> In<01:41:37.119> fact, on the eastern border.
  • In fact, on the eastern border.
Keywords: 981, all
Summary: The Senate opened with a quorum present, approved the February 27, 2026 journal, and then moved out of order to consider resolutions. Senate Resolution 003, designating March as Arts Education Month in Colorado, was read at length and supported by Senators Snyder and Basley, who emphasized the educational, social, and economic value of arts instruction and noted concerns about unequal access across the state. Senator Coleman and Senator Danielson also spoke in support, highlighting personal experiences with the arts and the importance of preserving arts programs in schools. The resolution passed unanimously, 35-0, and the current roll call was added as co-sponsors. The chamber then adopted House Joint Resolution 1019, recognizing Caregiving Youth Day. Senator Judah described caregiving youth as children and teens who provide substantial care for family members while balancing school and other responsibilities, citing statewide and national data on the prevalence of youth caregivers and the risks they face. Senator Gonzales also spoke in support, urging the legislature to recognize and support this often invisible work. The resolution passed 35-0, and the current roll call was added as co-sponsors. The Senate next took up third-reading consent calendar House Bill 1035, which enacts the 2025 Colorado Revised Statutes as positive and statutory law; it passed 32-3, with Senators Baisley, Lynda Zamora Wilson, and Long voting no. Senate Bill 53, expanding eligible borrowers for Colorado Housing and Finance Authority mortgages, then passed 29-6 after no-vote requests from Senators Zamora Wilson, Amabile, Sullivan, Hinrichsen, Baisley, and R. Pelton. House Bill 1064, concerning modifications to the youthful offender system, passed 23-12 after several no-vote requests, and Senate Bill 43, concerning regulation of firearm barrel transfers and related criminal penalties, was introduced for final passage with Senator Zamora Wilson delivering extended opposition focused on Second Amendment and fiscal concerns; the transcript cuts off before the vote on that bill.
TX

Texas 89th 2nd C.S.

Trade, Workforce & Economic Development Apr 9th, 2025

Trade, Workforce & Economic Development

Transcript Highlights:
  • This would be a huge victory for the border. This bill is not a surprise to our community.
  • I have always believed that the border is the next economic frontier of Texas.
  • Testifying on behalf of Eagle Pass Border Coalition and yourself and that you are against the bill, is
  • I've seen it on 3 continents around the world and unfortunately working as a Texas border volunteer,
  • Agency may ask it to build for, for federal for border security or for state purposes, a facility in
Bills: HB74, HB175