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MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Floor Session 5/17/26 - Part 5

Minnesota House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Discussion to the conference committee report.
  • Third reading, Senate File 2777 as amended by conference. >> Third reading as amended by conference.
  • > committee Discussion to the conference committee Discussion to the conference committee report
  • third reading as amended by conference. third reading as amended by conference.
  • as amended by conference. as amended by conference.
Keywords: 919, house, all
Summary: The House received a message from the Senate announcing concurrence in the conference committee report on Senate File 2077, an environment and natural resources appropriations bill. Representative Heintzeman explained that the report incorporated language from the Legacy and Lands bill, an extension of unemployment insurance benefits for miners, and an $80,000 appropriation for the Agricultural Utilization Research Institute. Representative Vang urged adoption, noting the bill had already passed earlier in the day with strong support. Several members spoke in favor of the conference report and the bill, emphasizing its outdoor heritage and conservation provisions, support for the Iron Range miners’ UI extension, and the related land and water protection measures. Representative McDonald and Representative Gilman highlighted the bill’s legacy and conservation benefits, while Representative Fischer and Representative Igo praised the work of the authors and the inclusion of the miner unemployment insurance extension. The House adopted the conference committee report and then took up third reading of the bill as amended by conference. After further supportive remarks, the clerk called the roll and the bill was repassed as amended by conference by a vote of 111 ayes and 22 nays, with the title agreed to. The chamber then adopted a motion to recess to the call of the Speaker.
MO

Missouri 2026 Regular Session

2026 Legislative Session - Day Seventy One - Friday, May 15 - Afternoon Session

Missouri House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Speaker, I move that the conference committee report on Conference Committee Substitute for House Committee
  • Speaker, I move that the conference committee report on conference committee substitute for Senate Substitute
  • I signed the conference committee report.
  • With the yeas being 110 and the nays being 25, the conference... ...the conference committee substitute
  • Murray’s on the conference committee, isn’t it? Murray on the conference committee?
Summary: The House took up a series of conference committee reports and third-read Senate bills near the end of session, with several members also recognizing House drafters and research staff. The chamber first adopted and finally passed Senate Joint Resolution 87, which drew debate over whether the measure would remove the City of St. Louis sheriff as an elected office; supporters said the change also applied to other charter governments, while opponents argued it reduced local autonomy. The report and final passage both succeeded on 95-46 votes. Members then adopted and finally passed Senate Bill 973, a package combining a wholesaler/real estate transparency measure with a land bank provision. Senate Bill 1421, a broad public safety bill, was also advanced after a motion to exceed the conference differences; supporters highlighted provisions on clean slate, masked intimidation, prosecuting attorney salaries, fentanyl, gift card fraud, unmanned aircraft, and other public safety items. The conference report passed 116-18, the bill finally passed 110-25, and the emergency clause for the drone-related portion passed 136-5. The House also adopted and finally passed Senate Bills 835 and 1111, a combined conference report that included insurance consumer protections, court administration updates, treatment court and judgeship provisions, a St. Louis civil case surcharge, and the Uniform Public Expression Protection Act. Senate Bill 1408 was stripped back to a single issue authorizing MoDOT to consider raising rural interstate speed limits from 70 to 75 mph, and it passed 93-46. Senate Bill 913, extending several agriculture tax credits and adding a short line railroad credit, prompted extended debate over tax credits, budget pressures, and whether such incentives should be extended now or later; a proposed child tax credit amendment was withdrawn, and the bill ultimately passed 107-30. The House then began debate on Senate Bill 1553, a critical minerals and pharmaceutical manufacturing incentive bill, with supporters framing it as a jobs and supply-chain security measure and opponents raising questions about tax incentives and local impacts.
MN
Transcript Highlights:
  • 25.840> House Conference committee reports on House Conference committee reports on House files
  • :00.960> by<00:05:01.680> all The conference committee's report by all The conference committee's
  • conference committee report? conference committee report?
  • conference committee report? conference committee report?
  • all those who made this conference all those who made this conference committee<00:08:04.240>
Keywords: 919, house, all
Summary: The House first took up a resolution commemorating Peace Officer Memorial Day and Police Week in Minnesota. Members read a series of “whereas” clauses honoring fallen peace officers, including the addition of three names to the Minnesota Law Enforcement Memorial Honor Roll, and recognizing the service of the state’s more than 10,000 peace officers. The resolution was adopted without objection. The chamber then moved to conference committee reports and calendar actions, including a Rules and Legislative Administration report placing several bills on the calendar for the next day. The main substantive item was the conference committee report on House File 4252, the higher education finance and policy bill. Supporters said the bill included $3 million for identity verification systems to combat enrollment fraud or “ghost students,” $2.7 million to cover a shortfall in the Fostering Independence grant program for foster youth, and $5,000 for tree replacement at Bemidji State University. They also noted the bill did not address the larger state grant shortfall, which several members described as a structural problem. During debate, supporters emphasized the need to stop enrollment fraud and protect foster students’ access to higher education, while also praising the conference committee process and public deliberations. Opponents criticized the bill for failing to fix the state grant deficit and argued that Minnesota students were not being prioritized. After discussion, the House adopted the conference committee report, gave the bill its third reading, and then repassed House File 4252 as amended by conference by a vote of 101 yeas to 33 nays.
MN

Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session

Conference Committee on HF2563 5/18/25

Transcript Highlights:
  • being done in the bill in the conference being done in the bill in the conference committee<00:05
  • in the conference committee report. in the conference committee report.
  • organizations within the conference organizations within the conference committee<00:10:07.360><
  • voices. and we are here in a conference voices. and we are here in a conference committee<00:31:
  • going to be able to sign the conference going to be able to sign the conference committee<00:32:
Keywords: 1183, house
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

Room 229 Conference AM - 04-28-2026

Hawaii Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • 9:00 a.m. here in conference room 229. 9:00 a.m. here in conference room 229.
  • , um SD1 HD1 uh chairs having conferred, um SD1 HD1 uh chairs having conferred, recommendation<00
  • conference draft. conference draft.
  • a.m. here in conference tomorrow 10:30 a.m. here in conference room<00:14:38.360> 229?
  • uh 11:00 a.m. at conference room 229? uh 11:00 a.m. at conference room 229?
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

RM 329 Conference AM - Tue Apr 28, 2026

Hawaii House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • If I can just share with the members and the public, pursuant to our House conference rules, this conference
  • draft<01:16:17.080> one So that's the conference draft one So that's the conference draft
  • c> room<01:21:41.920> 329 9:30 a.m. here in conference room 329 9:30 a.m. here in conference
  • <01:23:55.320> We in conference room 329. Thank you. We in conference room 329.
  • 30 a.m. here in conference April 29th, 9:30 a.m. here in conference room<01:24:35.880> 329?
HI

Hawaii 2025 Regular Session

House Chamber - Wed Apr 30, 2025, 9:00AM HST - Day 59

Hawaii House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • So ordered, conference committee report number 84. And conference committee report number 86.
  • attached proposed conference draft to conference committee.
  • Page 42, conference opposition.
  • conference draft to conference committee.
  • Conference Committee report number 244. Conference Committee report number 244.
Keywords: 910, house, all
HI

Hawaii 2025 Regular Session

Room 016 Conference PM - 04-25-2025

Hawaii Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Reconvening Conference Committee Senate Bill No. 382.
  • <00:05:31.199> So conference room 3:25. Is that okay? So conference room 3:25.
  • and Confere co-chair Senator Hashimoto and Confere Senator<00:12:04.240> Favlla<00:12:05.279>
  • State Capitol Conference Room 016.
  • <00:17:01.120> draft conference draft conference draft one.<00:17:03.440> Senator,<00:17
Keywords: 912, senate, all
Summary: The conference committees met several times on April 25, 2025, to resolve a number of bills, often delaying items until later in the day because of missing FIN/WAM releases or lack of quorum. Early in the day, SB 382 was discussed briefly but not advanced because finance would not release it. HB 1064, relating to the state fire marshal, was taken up and approved after conferees confirmed a $2,212,000 appropriation for fiscal years 2026 and 2027 to fund eight positions in the Department of Law Enforcement. Members thanked the many agencies, staff, and advocates involved, and the bill passed by unanimous votes of those present. Several other measures were rolled over to later conference-room meetings, including HB 423 on workers’ compensation, HB 214 on government, HB 1036, HB 1037, and HB 1039 on public employment cost items, SB 828 on workers’ compensation medical benefits, SB 717 on collective bargaining, and HB 286 on the individual housing account program, all pending FIN/WAM release or further agreement. A larger housing agenda was also postponed to 4:30 p.m. in Room 225, including bills on housing, transportation, transient accommodations development, rental housing revolving funds, dwelling unit revolving funds, and low-income housing credit. At the later transportation and housing sessions, HB 1231 was adopted as a conference draft establishing a $5 county motor vehicle registration surcharge for the Safe Routes to School special fund and clarifying rules for automated enforcement citations and liability. HB 4209 on transit-oriented development also passed; it defined transit-oriented development, created a mixed-income subaccount in the rental housing revolving fund, and authorized HCDA to use the definition in planning. HB 1298 on housing passed with amendments to support a government employee housing program tied to a transit-oriented development site, including funding for planning and an HHFC position. HB 830 on historic preservation reviews also passed with amendments limiting third-party review to residential or mixed-use development and setting staggered effective dates. Later, SB 662 on transportation passed with amendments authorizing county police officers to enforce the statewide traffic code on public streets, roadways, and highways. Several other bills remained pending and were recessed for later consideration.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Senate Floor Session - Part 1 - 05/19/25

Minnesota Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • were all conference committee reports. were all conference committee reports.
  • going to continue to meet in conference going to continue to meet in conference committees<00:25
  • be resolved in the conference committee. be resolved in the conference committee.
  • But right now, conference committee.
  • after that bill goes through conference after that bill goes through conference new<00:41:51.520
Keywords: 1187, senate, all
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

Room 229 Conference AM - 05-01-2026

Hawaii Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • We're in Conference Room 229 at the State Capitol.
  • We're convening the conference committee on our 10:30 a.m. agenda here in State Capitol conference room
  • with a conference draft. Um I'll vote I. with a conference draft. Um I'll vote I.
  • 12:45, okay. 12:45 here in conference room 229. >> Yeah. >> Yeah. >> [clears throat] Conference room
  • to 12:40 here in conference room 229? to 12:40 here in conference room 229?
ND

North Dakota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Senate Appropriations - Human Resources Division Apr 15th, 2025 at 09:00 am

Appropriations - Human Resources Division

Transcript Highlights:
  • If we were to defeat these amendments, we could avoid a conference committee.
  • Avoid a conference committee. Mr. Chairman. Senator Mathern, Mr.
  • I found the conference from the... I can send an email out.
  • multiple conference committees.
  • And now into conference committee, multiple conference committees.
Bills: HB1012
Summary: The Senate Appropriations Human Services Division met to consider House Bill 1012, the Department of Human Services budget, and reviewed three previously made amendments: correcting a reference to $30 million underfunding, changing “human service centers” to “behavioral health clinics,” and revising section 31 language so the department would review medical assistance services and report findings and recommendations rather than directly implement adjustments. The committee also discussed whether to include funding related to two other bills with fiscal impacts, House Bill 1485 (personal needs allowance) and House Bill 2399 (PRTF reimbursement), noting those measures may go to conference committee and that appropriations could be added there instead of in HB 1012. The committee agreed to proceed with HB 1012 and members noted provider inflation questions would be raised later in full committee. The division then approved a due pass recommendation on the amendments to HB 1012 and, after a roll call vote, approved HB 1012 as amended on a 4-1 vote, with Senator Mathern voting no. Senator Davison was named as carrier. Members also discussed House Bill 1577, involving wastewater project financing and possible amendments related to a line of credit from the Bank of North Dakota for specific projects, and House Bill 1619, for which additional amendments were expected before full committee action. The meeting ended with general thanks and adjournment.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

89th Legislative Session May 29th, 2025

Texas House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • This conference committee report looks a little different.
  • I call up the conference committee report on Senate Bill 1833.
  • I call up the conference committee report on Senate Bill 2155.
  • Speaker, I call up the conference committee report.
  • The conference committee report is adopted. Chair recognizes Mr.
AZ
Transcript Highlights:
  • So, members, we are going to add three bills from conference committee.
  • He has three of the four conference committees.
  • So, Rhonda, did this end up going through conference committee or no?
  • This was the conference committee amendment, yes.
  • So it went to conference committee, and one of the things that changed in conference committee is that
Summary: The caucus reviewed several bills and Senate or conference committee amendments, with members generally noting whether the sponsor intended to concur. HB 2749 would let courts enter a Class 1 misdemeanor conviction for certain lower-level felony convictions, with the Senate amendment requiring at least five years since completion of sentence before eligibility. HB 2082 would create a childhood cancer and rare childhood disease research commission and adjust funding rules, including a five-million-dollar threshold tied to appropriations or federal grants. HB 2096 would allow counties to seek WIFA assistance for cesspool remediation, with the Senate adding an alternative compliance path using ADEQ’s nonpoint source management plan. HB 4001 would regulate alternative nicotine products through the Department of Liquor Licensing and Control; members discussed whether some tobacco-related products remain outside the bill, tribal enforcement limits, and the absence of a tax provision. The presenter said the AG and governor support the bill. The caucus then shifted to conference committee bills. HB 2003 would lower the learner’s permit age from 15.5 to 15 and increase supervised driving time, but several members raised safety concerns and questioned whether the change was needed; the conference amendment would let current instruction permit holders qualify for a license after six months, while still requiring age 16 for licensure. HB 2133 would impose content-verification requirements for commercial websites publishing sexual material, with conference changes exempting pre-effective-date motion pictures and television programming. Members noted the Motion Picture Association still had concerns, though the changes addressed some retroactivity issues. HB 2874 would change campaign finance penalty rules, including a five-day publication requirement for committees owing late-filing penalties, a $5,000 cap on penalties per late report, and retroactive relief for certain inactive committees that filed no-contribution/no-expenditure reports and later terminated; one member said they still had not received the outstanding fee totals requested on the floor. HB 2010 would regulate digital goods sellers and refunds for revoked access to licensed digital content; the conference version kept a five-year refund structure but changed the refund amount to 20% per year, clarified refund procedures, and removed the refund requirement if alternative access is provided. The caucus took no votes in the transcript and ended after the bill presentations and questions.
MS

Mississippi 2026 Regular Session

MS House Floor - 1 April, 2026; 10:00 AM

Mississippi House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • In conference appropriation general bills, Ways and Means passes.
  • In conference general bills, item one, state affairs, he passes.
  • Number four, House Bill 1395, and adopt the conference report.
  • We filed a conference report... ...session.
  • So, upon review of the conference report, we came back.
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

Room 224 Conference AM - 04-28-2026

Hawaii Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Yes, and we do have conference room 224.
  • agenda tomorrow in conference room 224. agenda tomorrow in conference room 224.
  • We're convening the conference committee in State Capitol Conference Room 224 on our 10:45 a.m. agenda
  • We're convening the conference<00:13:55.839> committee conference committee conference committee
  • So here in Conference Room 224 at 10:45 a.m.
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

PSM-HWN Informational Briefing 04-13-2026

Hawaii Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • We have been going to conferences with the American Correctional Association.
  • Tommy especially and his team have been going to conferences and going out on briefings.
  • We have been going to conferences with the American Correctional Association.
  • Tommy especially and his team have been going to conferences and going out on briefings.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Conference Committee on HF2432 5/13/25

Transcript Highlights:
  • We'll call the Public Safety and Judiciary Conference Committee to order.
  • inclusion of Senate File 281 in the conference committee report?
  • committee on chair the conference committee on chair Noatne's motion?
  • committee on this the conference committee on this proposal?
  • <00:14:02.320> committee amendment into the conference committee amendment into the conference
Keywords: 919, house, all
Summary: The Public Safety and Judiciary Conference Committee met on May 13, 2025, with a quorum present and heard emotional testimony on Senate File 281, the coercion crime bill. Jamie Bumth testified about her son Carter’s death by suicide after being targeted in an online sextortion scheme, describing how the perpetrator groomed, shamed, and extorted him and urging lawmakers to hold offenders accountable and better protect children online. Members thanked her for sharing her story, and the committee then moved on without further discussion of that item. The committee next adopted several agreed-upon policy items. It approved Article 4, R17 House language, which extends consecutive sentencing to local jail inmates who assault a sheriff’s correctional officer, mirroring existing law for state correctional inmates and limiting the scope to first- through fourth-degree assault. The motion passed unanimously. Members also adopted Article 5, R1 Senate language with changes: replacing “preserve and protect” with “document,” removing a disputed provision related to fleeing individuals for future work, and inserting “active” so the language refers to facilitating the active search for a missing person. The committee then adopted the A3 amendment concerning felony murder resentencing, clarifying that when eligible individuals are resentenced, the predicate felony or lesser-included offense is redesignated for the felony murder charge while preserving the original conviction date, and applying the clarification to resentencings from August 1, 2023. All motions passed, and the committee adjourned after concluding its formal agenda.
VT

Vermont 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Session - 2026-05-29 - 5:30PM

Vermont House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • The committee of conference has met and considered the… The committee of conference has met and considered
  • This committee of conference report, This committee of conference report, Madam Speaker, meets the immediate
  • I voted no on the committee of conference report for H949.
  • The report of the committee of conference is adopted.
  • The committee of conference report for the FY27 budget at conference report for the FY27 budget at H951
Keywords: 926, house, all
AZ
Transcript Highlights:
  • He has three of the four conference committees.
  • So, Rhonda, did this end up going through conference committee or no?
  • This was the conference committee amendment, yes.
  • So it went to conference committee. I don't remember the short title.
  • So it went to conference committee, and one of the things that changed in conference committee is that
Keywords: 1182, all