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FL

Florida 2026 4th Special Session

February 5, 2026 - 12:30 PM

Transcript Highlights:
  • code.
  • It provides that violations of the election code can be prosecuted as racketeering activity under the
  • Is it the supervisor of elections or the canvassing board?
  • There are actual provisions, there Malik Moore: are actual changes to election code that would actually
  • But this election integrity bill should... Let me back up.
FL

Florida 2025 Regular Session

FL House Floor Session - 2025-03-19 (2:30PM Session)

Florida House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • I want to state for the record the President was elected fairly.
  • It sounds like the existing codes wouldn't be in effect. Could you respond?
  • This bill has two sections.
  • The first makes it a violation of Section 112 of the Florida Code of Ethics for anyone who is a public
  • Section 2 deals with fines imposed for any violation of the Code of Ethics.
Keywords: 998, house, all
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Minnesota House passes HF2309, the omnibus housing policy bill 4/29/25

Minnesota House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • The amendment is coded A23. Thank you, and I urge all to vote green.
  • The amendment is coded A23.
  • The amendment is coded A23.
  • The amendment<00:10:25.040> is<00:10:25.279> coded<00:10:26.120> A24.
  • I recognize a amendment is coded A24.
Keywords: 1183, house
DE
Transcript Highlights:
  • And yet he's still elected. Why?
  • relating to the Landlord Tenant Code.
  • the governor issue a writ of election within 10 days of a vacancy to hold a special election.
  • The special election is not required if the vacancy occurs very close to a regularly scheduled election
  • Specifically, if the vacancy happens in an election year and the timing would force a special election
Summary: The House convened with a quorum present, opened with a moment of silence for Ted Williams, prayer, and the Pledge of Allegiance. Members then accepted the previous day’s minutes and moved into a series of recognitions, beginning with House Resolution 27 designating June 24, 2026 as Staff Appreciation Day. The resolution was adopted by voice vote, and the chamber spent much of the meeting honoring legislative staff across both caucuses, with members and staff introducing themselves and being recognized for years of service and behind-the-scenes work. The House also recognized staff member Justin, who is leaving for a position with the Delaware State Board of Education, and later gave farewell remarks for Representative Kevin Hensley and Representative Charles Postles, both of whom are retiring. Numerous members spoke in tribute to their service, constituent work, and personal character, and both Hensley and Postles offered remarks thanking colleagues, staff, and family. The House then received communications from the Senate, including several bills and resolutions passed and returned, and a notice of Senate concurrence on other measures. Representative Wilson-Anton made a brief statement explaining her vote on Senate Bill 100 and reaffirming support for marriage equality and related civil rights issues. The chamber also took up Senate Joint Resolution 16 and Senate Joint Resolution 17, which set the official revenue estimates for fiscal years 2026 and 2027; both were read, called to roll, and passed by constitutional majority votes of 37-4 and 40-1, respectively. Finally, the House considered Senate Bill 335, the operating budget for fiscal year ending June 30, 2027. Representative Williams presented the budget on behalf of the Joint Finance Committee, describing major funding items including raises for state and education employees, health insurance and retiree benefit funding, developmental disability services, Medicaid growth, purchase of care, and maintenance of reserve funds. Several members praised the committee’s work, while Representative Shupe said he would vote no, citing concerns about the budget’s 6.3% growth despite appreciating the committee’s effort. After the budget presentation and comments, Leader Harris moved that the House recess for party caucuses, and the House stood in recess until the call of the bell.
HI

Hawaii 2025 Regular Session

JDC Public Hearing 02-05-2025

Judiciary

Transcript Highlights:
  • <00:01:22.280> campaign money the uh Hawaii election campaign money the uh Hawaii election
  • Scott Nago with the Office of Elections.
  • torture um we also believe that section torture um we also believe that section 706<00:39:11.119
  • <00:59:55.400> 37<00:59:56.119> -77<00:59:57.079> and sections 37 -77 and sections
  • <01:00:15.960> 37- section 37- section 37- 77.5<01:00:18.599> is<01:00:18.760> the
Keywords: 912, senate, all
Summary: The committee heard several election-related bills first. SB 51, a comprehensive public financing bill for candidates, drew strong support in testimony but also concerns from the Campaign Spending Commission that the Hawaii Election Campaign Fund has only about $2.2 million, far short of what would be needed, and that the program could not realistically start in 2026 because of staffing and system changes; the commission asked for a start date no earlier than 2028. SB 118, which would create a full-time investigator position at the Campaign Spending Commission, was supported by the commission, which said it has lacked staff growth since 1995 and that an investigator is needed to handle investigations instead of having the commission’s attorney do that work. SB 255, a housekeeping bill on excess cash campaign contributions, was supported by the commission and several county officials and would require excess cash contributions over the limit to be returned within 30 days or turned over to the Hawaii Election Campaign Fund. SB 345, which would expand the current partial public financing program, was supported by the commission but drew questions because it would still allow private fundraising; the commission said that under its assumptions the bill would provide more total public funds than SB 51, with a maximum of a little over $20 million versus a little over $15 million for SB 51. Testimony counts were reported as 125 support/48 oppose for SB 51, 26 support/0 oppose for SB 118, 30 support/49 oppose for SB 255, and 30 support/49 oppose for SB 345. The committee then discussed SB 176 on recount thresholds. The Office of Elections said it would stand on written testimony, and the East Hawaii Republican Party was listed but not present. The Office of Elections explained in response to questions that the bill’s recount trigger would be based on the final election-day count, not the early 6 a.m. tabulation, because the initial count is not complete until later in the day and cured ballots are counted later; the office said it does not want to begin recounts before all election-day ballots are counted. The reported testimony count was 4 support, 50 oppose, and 2 comments. Finally, the committee heard SB 260, the Judiciary’s biennial budget bill. Judiciary staff requested about $6.17 million in FY 2026 and $6.25 million in FY 2027 for operations, 17 permanent positions and one temporary position, plus $11.9 million for capital improvements. The Judiciary said the request would support specialty courts such as Women’s Court, Truancy Court, and DWI Court, a new Wahiawa District Court unit, an additional district court judge in Kona, cybersecurity, the Criminal Justice Research Institute, and facility projects including South Kohala design work and a Kauai chiller replacement. Civil legal services providers, including Volunteer Legal Services Hawaii, Legal Aid Society of Hawaii, the Legal Clinic, Kuikahi Mediation Center, the Domestic Violence Action Center, the Hawaii State Bar Association, and the Hawaii Access to Justice Commission, all supported the bill but asked for an additional $1 million for the civil legal services line item, saying demand is high and the funding is spread across more providers than before. The Judiciary clarified that some of its requested positions would support Wahiawa and Women’s Court, and that the civil legal services funding goes to organizations serving low-income residents on issues such as immigration, domestic violence, evictions, and foreclosures. The committee also briefly took up SB 279 on fentanyl possession thresholds, where the prosecuting attorney’s office supported the bill and said fentanyl is already driving overdose deaths and that the proposed thresholds target distribution-level quantities rather than personal use.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Committee on Taxes - 04/30/26

Taxes

Transcript Highlights:
  • Chair, lines 1.24 through 2.7 insert a section that conforms with Article 4, Section 2 of the delete
  • And that concludes the A11 amendment. a section that conforms with um Article a section that conforms
  • 4, Section 2 of the delete everything. 4, Section 2 of the delete everything.
  • Um<00:04:47.760> that<00:04:48.400> section<00:04:49.520> uh Um that section uh
  • Um so, this just inserts that section.
Keywords: 1187, senate, all
CA

California 2025-2026 Regular Session

Assembly Appropriations Committee Aug 20th, 2025

Transcript Highlights:
  • If we want to have an election, I don't support it. It should be tied into another election.
  • Is the plan to provide them full upfront costs of the election, or are we going to reimburse them post-election
  • will be made in advance to the election.
  • The intention is to provide funding to county elections officials in advance of the election, and we
  • Specifically, this bill addresses a discrepancy between the state Elections Code with Proposition 218
Summary: The Assembly Appropriations Committee met on August 20, 2025, and considered a large number of bills, with most of the discussion centered on election redistricting and several health, labor, environmental, and government-operations measures. The first major item was ACA 8, a constitutional amendment tied to a proposed November special election and temporary mid-decade congressional redistricting in response to partisan redistricting efforts in other states. Supporters, including Planned Parenthood Affiliates of California, a 2020 redistricting commissioner, labor groups, and allies of the measure, argued it was necessary to defend democracy, protect representation, and respond to federal actions affecting California. Opponents, including Assemblymember Tom Lackey reading a statement for Assemblymember Gallagher and Assemblymember Dixon, argued the measure would undermine the independent redistricting commission, amount to a partisan power grab, and cost taxpayers roughly $230 million. Committee members also focused heavily on fiscal questions, including litigation costs and county election funding, and Department of Finance staff said counties would be made whole and funding would be advanced. The committee ultimately voted the measure out on a B roll call. The committee then heard SB 280, the implementing bill for the special election and related redistricting process. Supporters repeated the argument that California needed to respond to Texas and other states, while opponents again emphasized the cost, the strain on county budgets, and the state’s broader fiscal pressures. Department of Finance witnesses said the election funding would be provided in advance and that the state would work with counties and the Secretary of State. The bill was moved out on a roll call after extended debate. The committee also advanced several other bills, including SB 283 on battery storage safety standards, SB 470 extending remote participation and open-meeting flexibility for state boards and commissions, SB 697 modernizing stream adjudication procedures, SB 513 requiring more accessible employee training records, SB 30 restricting transfer of older diesel locomotives, SB 841 and SB 81 creating protections for vulnerable facilities and health care spaces from immigration enforcement, SB 358 revising traffic impact fee standards, and SB 630 streamlining state parks land acquisitions. Other measures discussed included SB 62 expanding health coverage benefits, SB 68 requiring restaurant allergen disclosures, and the committee heard both support and opposition on SB 68 from the California Restaurant Association and consumer advocates. Supporters of the health and immigrant-protection bills emphasized patient safety, reproductive health, immigrant rights, and access to care, while opponents on the restaurant bill warned of added mandates and litigation risk for small businesses. Across the hearing, committee members frequently returned to fiscal impacts, county implementation burdens, and whether the bills would save money, cost money, or shift costs to local governments. Several bills were reported out of committee, often on A or B roll calls, with some members not voting on particular measures.
CA

California 2025-2026 Regular Session

Assembly Elections Committee Sep 12th, 2025

Transcript Highlights:
  • the election cycle for the unsuccessful candidate.
  • Code regarding notice provisions.
  • SB 51, among other things, contains prudent updates to the Elections Code regarding notice provisions
  • It contains prudent updates to the Elections Code regarding notice provisions pertaining to both voting
  • systems and elections-related federal claims.
Summary: The Assembly Elections Committee met on September 12, 2025, with a quorum present and heard two bills. AB 1392 by Assemblymember Sharp-Collins would make candidates’ residence addresses, phone numbers, and email addresses confidential in county election records for the duration of the election cycle or term, with access provisions for journalists and government offices after amendments removed prior opposition. The author and a representative from the Secretary of State argued the bill was needed in response to rising political threats and violence, and several members from both parties spoke in support, citing personal experiences with harassment and concern for family safety. No opposition was heard. The committee then heard SB 851 by Senator Cervantes, a measure described as responding to federal threats to California’s election administration. The bill would require notice to the Secretary of State and Attorney General for certain federal election-related court actions and settlements, extend the prohibition on unauthorized law enforcement presence at voting locations to federal agents, reaffirm California’s voting system standards, and make county registrar certification duties ministerial and non-discretionary. The author and Secretary of State’s representative said the bill was needed to defend election integrity and protect against federal interference, while some members criticized it as fearmongering and argued California should focus on cleaning voter rolls and preventing fraud. Other members defended the bill, saying isolated fraud cases do not undermine the overall security of California elections. AB 1392 was approved on a 6-0 vote with a recommendation that Senate amendments be concurred in, and SB 851 passed on a 5-2 vote. The hearing then adjourned.
FL

Florida 2025 Regular Session

April 16, 2025 - 08:00 AM

Transcript Highlights:
  • the Internal Revenue Code as amended and in effect on January 1, 2025.
  • We adopt the federal income tax code as our corporate income tax code rather than coming up with our
  • That section does not allow for a blanket open-ended funding of all lifeguards.
  • And it was eventually added to the TDT bill in 125.01.4, Section 5C.
  • the Live Local, middle-income missing-middle opt-out in sections 9, 10, and 12.
Summary: The Ways and Means Committee met on April 16, 2025, with one agenda item: PCB WMC-2502, the committee’s tax package. Chair Duggan presented the bill as a broad tax measure covering sales tax, tourist development taxes, ad valorem/VAB procedures, affordable housing property tax changes, tangible personal property, special assessments, fuel taxes, communication services taxes, corporate income tax updates, pari-mutuel/card room taxes, local incentives, and a redistribution of horse industry trust fund money. He also noted emergency rulemaking authority for the Department of Revenue and estimated a recurring state impact of $34.6 million in FY 2025-26. Members questioned several provisions, including the aviation fuel tax repeal, the delay of the natural gas fuel tax, the extension of the local communication services tax freeze, the charitable trust corporate income tax clarification, the reduction in card room taxes, and the affordable housing changes tied to the Live Local Act. Public testimony included support from airlines, UPS, child care management, and others, while the Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association opposed the lifeguard/TDT change, the Florida Association of Counties and Florida League of Cities opposed the missing-middle exemption changes, and local government representatives raised concerns about revenue impacts and the loss of local opt-out authority. The committee also adopted Amendment 1 by Representative Rizzo, which limits certain special assessments on RV parks when based on square footage. During debate, members split on some provisions but generally supported the package, with comments focused on aviation competitiveness, preschool assessment relief, lifeguard funding, affordable housing, and the horse industry funding shift. Representative Duggan closed by emphasizing that the bill was only the beginning of the process and would continue through conference and floor consideration. The committee then voted 16-1 to report PCB WMC-2502 favorably, with Representative Alvarez voting no.
KY
Transcript Highlights:
  • It would require a vote of the elected council in consolidated local governments.
  • um would require a vote of the elected um would require a vote of the elected Council<00:21:54.200
  • And then the last section is that if there are binding elements approved by a vote of the elected officials
  • , those same elected officials have to have a vote to change those elements.
  • is that if there are binding elements approved by a vote of the elected officials, those same elected
Summary: The House State Government Committee met with a quorum and took up several Senate bills, adopting committee substitutes where offered. Senate Bill 176, relating to statutory committees within the Legislative Research Commission, was presented by Senator Matt Nunn as a cleanup and process-streamlining measure for appointments, vacancies, and appointing authorities. It passed the committee 15-0 with a title amendment. Senate Bill 104, presented by Senator Scott Maiden and the Kentucky Public Employees Deferred Compensation Authority, would update deferred compensation law by adding a fiduciary standard, allowing less expensive liability insurance, making federal-law compliance self-correcting, and authorizing a self-directed brokerage account option. It passed 15-0 with favorable expression. Senate Bill 9, presented by Senator Jimmy Higdon, would change teacher retirement-related leave provisions, including up to 30 days of maternity leave, a 13-day annual rollover toward retirement, limits on using annual leave to increase retirement benefits, reporting requirements, and related cleanup provisions. After questions about maternity leave, district flexibility, and the actuarial cost of additional days, it passed 15-0 with favorable expression. Senate Bill 129, presented by Senator Rocky Adams and House sponsor Representative John Hudson, was described as a housing and redevelopment measure aimed at vacant, abandoned, and tax-delinquent properties in Louisville. Testimony focused on allowing qualified nonprofits to purchase certain tax-delinquent properties after a waiting period, along with provisions on density development, accessory dwelling units, urban development incentives, fire and code enforcement recovery, a Central Business District tax fix, and changes to binding elements. Members raised concerns about nonprofit qualifications, land bank overlap, and county clerk burden; the bill passed 13-1 with one pass and received a title amendment. Senate Bill 178, presented by Senator Mike Nemes, was a short reorganization bill to codify the transfer of the Department of Disability Determination Services Program from the Cabinet for Health and Family Services to the Labor Cabinet. It passed 12-0. The committee then recorded additional votes and adjourned, with the chair thanking members and staff, noting it was likely the final meeting of the year.
NH

New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session

Senate Election Law and Municipal Affairs (03/11/2025)

Election Law and Municipal Affairs

Transcript Highlights:
  • Chair and the Election Law Committee.
  • Okay, so just one election.
  • the requirements of RSA 659:13, section 2A, prior to election day.
  • the requirements of RSA 659:13, section 2A, prior to election day.
  • It’s for the federal elections.
Keywords: 1191, senate, all
FL

Florida 2026 Regular Session

Senate in Session Mar 13th, 2026

Florida Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • And that's why I'm always kind of in a different posture when we do election bills, because election
  • And that's why I'm always kind of in a different posture when we do election bills, because election
  • We elect our local officials for a reason. And I think so.
  • We elect our local officials for a reason.
  • Go out and elect other people.
Summary: The Senate opened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, and several guest and staff introductions. The chamber then took up returning messages from the House and acted on multiple bills, with votes recorded on each. Senate Bill 628 on transportation facility designations was concurred in as amended and passed 31-4 after discussion about naming roads for deceased individuals and an exception for President Trump. The House amendment to the Live Local affordable housing package, CS/CS/HB 1389, was also concurred in and passed 35-0; Senator Claudio explained it as the fourth iteration of the Live Local Act, including new provisions allowing certain affordable housing on qualifying religious property, extending some timelines, and removing accessory dwelling unit language. CS/CS/HB 1451 on utility services was concurred in and passed 30-6 after questions about phasing out surcharges and reporting requirements. The chamber also substituted CS/CS/HB 1279 for SB 7038 and adopted an education amendment package before passing the bill 36-1, while several other measures were temporarily postponed. The Senate then considered CS/CS/SB 484 on data centers and concurred in the House amendment 383-957, passing the bill 31-6. Senator Avila said the amendment strengthened ratepayer protections, required a PSC tariff filing, and directed an OPAGA study on large-scale data centers. Several senators pressed concerns about the removal of the Senate’s nondisclosure agreement prohibition, the possibility of delayed public awareness of data center projects, and whether costs could be shifted to other ratepayers; Avila responded that the amendment preserved local land-use authority and that ratepayer costs could not be borne by the general body of ratepayers. Debate reflected a split between senators who supported the bill as a needed regulatory framework and those who objected to the transparency changes and the loss of the Senate’s original NDA language. Later, the Senate took up land use and development regulations, substituting CS/CS/CS/HB 399 for SB 208. An amendment by Senator Jones to remove language affecting a Fontainebleau Hotel water park project in Miami Beach failed 17-20 after debate over local control and preemption. Senator McLean’s amendments then added a sunset date and other changes, and Senator Claudio’s amendment preserved Miami-Dade’s urban development boundary supermajority protections and related planning provisions. The chamber then began extended debate on Senator Martin’s amendment creating a process for property owners to challenge rural boundary designations and seek compensation or removal from the designation without going to court; supporters framed it as a property-rights and due-process measure, while opponents argued it would undermine local planning, impose costs on taxpayers, and weaken voter-approved rural boundaries in Orange and Seminole counties. The transcript ends amid that debate, with no final vote shown on the rural boundary amendment in the excerpt provided.
FL

Florida 2026 4th Special Session

January 21, 2026 - 01:00 PM

Transcript Highlights:
  • that election needs to pass by over 60% of all homeowners.
  • Next up, we have Amendment bar code 470-5049, representative.
  • We're now on the bar Code 8, 8, 5, 5, 7, 3, Representative Porras.
  • We are now on Amendment bar code 3, 3, 3, 6, 7, 5, representative.
  • Our elections are held every year and maybe 300 people vote.
NH

New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session

House Judiciary (02/04/2026)

Judiciary

Transcript Highlights:
  • ensured that the people's elected ensured that the people's elected representatives<01:40:45.920
  • section three? section three? >> Sure.<02:23:14.080> Yes.
  • about election law, or has anything to do with election law.
  • >> Section<04:31:19.760> two. >> Section two. >> Section two.
  • So the first section deals section two.
Keywords: 1189, house, all
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Criminal Justice May 22nd, 2025

Criminal Justice

Transcript Highlights:
  • This provision was included in Section 1 of Senate Bill 9, which passed the Texas Senate by a 28 to 2
  • being evaluated for competency or who had a court commitment order issued under Chapter 46B of the Code
  • I'm here for the elected official, Brett Liggin, testifying in support of this bill.
  • 508 of the Government Code.
  • I'm the elected district attorney for Chairman Flores's district.
Bills: HB75, HB108
Summary: The committee heard a series of criminal justice and public safety bills, with most measures focused on tougher penalties, victim protections, and procedural changes. Bills discussed included HB 75, requiring magistrates to make written findings when denying probable cause despite believing an arrestee committed an offense; HB 413, limiting pretrial detention so it cannot exceed the maximum jail term for the charged offense, with competency-related exceptions; HB 1422, expanding sexual assault survivor protections and increasing penalties for certain sexual offenses and voyeurism; HB 2073, increasing penalties for violating protective orders or bond conditions while armed; HB 2593, raising indecent assault penalties against elderly or disabled victims; HB 108, enhancing punishment when body armor is used during violent crimes; HB 3816, expanding cruelty-to-livestock offenses to include unlawful controlled-substance administration; HB 2854, requiring parole officers to notify hospitals or law enforcement when violent parolees visit hospital premises; HB 1871, increasing punishment for attempted capital murder of a peace officer and making such offenders ineligible for parole; HB 3463, clarifying notice methods in theft-of-service cases; HB 2348, allowing video-recorded depositions of elderly or disabled witnesses; HB 2594, expanding venue options for cybercrime and digital theft prosecutions; HB 2761, clarifying that children cannot be deemed to consent to prostitution-related offenses; HB 3185, authorizing administrative subpoenas in cybercrime investigations; HB 2017, increasing penalties for certain intoxication manslaughter cases involving undocumented immigrants with prior DWI convictions; HB 2306, making certain trafficking offenses ineligible for parole; HB 1607, allowing a rear-only license plate when a vehicle lacks a front bracket; HB 1828, creating a legislative leave pool for TDCJ correctional officers; and HB 3664, requiring prospective grand jurors to complete training and proposing additional changes to grand jury procedure in a future substitute. The committee also took up HB 3073, the Summer Willis Act, which would clarify consent in sexual assault law and address intoxication-related incapacity; the committee substitute narrowed the language to situations where the perpetrator knows the other person cannot consent because of intoxication or impairment, while removing withdrawal-of-consent and “reasonably should know” language from the House version. Several bills were laid out with committee substitutes adopted, including HB 3463, HB 2594, HB 3073, and HB 3073’s substitute, and most bills were left pending after no invited or public testimony or after hearing testimony. Public testimony was especially extensive on HB 3073, with survivors, advocates, and prosecutors supporting broader consent language, while some prosecutors said the substitute was an improvement but still favored the House version’s broader protections. HB 3664 drew significant opposition from district attorneys, who argued that mandatory transcription or recording of grand jury testimony would be costly, chill grand juror questioning, and complicate timely presentations; concerns were also raised about new-evidence requirements and grand jury shopping. No final votes were taken on the bills discussed in the transcript, and the committee recessed partway through to return to the floor before continuing its hearing.
AR

Arkansas 2026 1st Special Session

JBC-SPECIAL LANGUAGE Apr 22nd, 2026

JBC-SPECIAL LANGUAGE

Transcript Highlights:
  • However, because there's different sections in the code, a mistake on the part of BLR and the sponsor
  • And in most of these elections, it takes four weeks later.
  • They were kind enough to create space in the room so we can meet fire code.
  • You can't separate out just that one section that was in the bill.
  • You can't separate out just that one section that was in the bill. Okay.
Keywords: 1204, all
Summary: The committee first handled agenda management for items referred over from Joint Budget, suspending the rules to add Senate Bill 77 and later correcting an error so Senate Bill 4 could be considered instead of the initially misidentified House Bill. Members were given time to review the referred bills before votes were taken. Several other items were passed over or delayed to allow review, and the chair repeatedly noted that some measures would be taken up later in the agenda. The committee then heard a series of special language amendments and agency-related items. Representative Dalby explained a clarification to Senate Bill 31 to ensure district court installment payment plans are capped at $7.50 rather than being combined with prior $10 fees. Representative Bentley presented an amendment to Senate Bill 36 requiring the Department of Agriculture to notify local officials before certain land-purchase grants, but the amendment failed after concerns that it created a new process and could affect transactions. Bentley also proposed an amendment to Senate Bill 20 to remove Arkansas Children’s Hospital’s exemption from a hospital fee settlement; members questioned the fiscal effects on other hospitals, and the motion failed for lack of a second. Representative Pilkington’s amendments on pharmacy refills using artificial intelligence and on quarry permit notice to mayors were both not adopted, the first for lack of a second and the second for lack of a motion. The committee adopted several other amendments and heard agency testimony on fiscal effects. Senator Tucker’s amendment to Senate Bill 575, which moved certain justice-system fee revenues from special revenue to general revenue while holding agency funding harmless, was adopted after questions about revenue stability. Representative Beatty’s amendment to House Bill 1022, clarifying ADFA positions and reporting, was also adopted. Senator Johnson’s amendment to protect SNAP eligibility for participants in faith-based treatment and recovery programs was adopted, while his proposal to withhold pay from city directors absent more than 90 days was rejected. His cleanup amendment to apply majority-vote requirements to all municipal forms of government was adopted. Later, Representative Wardlaw’s amendment to allow municipalities to participate in cooperative purchasing agreements was adopted after discussion about local vendor access. The final major item discussed was Representative Mayberry and Senator Crowell’s amendment to House Bill 1007, which would increase funding for Arkansas’s ABC early childhood programs, open additional slots, and raise reimbursement rates. Supporters said the measure would help reduce waiting lists and improve kindergarten readiness; opponents argued it would divert dollars from public education funding. After debate, the amendment failed. The committee then began hearing Senator Irvin’s amendment to House Bill 107 concerning funding and operational rules for newly formed isolated school districts, with Department of Education staff explaining the proposed 90% foundation funding approach and discussing whether existing districts had sufficient funds to absorb the changes.
NH

New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session

House Executive Departments and Administration (02/04/2026)

Executive Departments and Administration

Transcript Highlights:
  • section of land if you didn't know that. section of land if you didn't know that.
  • <03:04:01.439> Elected affordable premiums. Elected affordable premiums.
  • treasurer<03:18:32.080> is<03:18:32.239> elected, elected.
  • Um the treasurer is elected, elected.
  • So number one, they violate uh US code. So number one, they violate uh US code.
Keywords: 1189, house, all
NY

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York State Senate Session - 06/02/2026

New York Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Read the last section. Section 2, this act shall take effect immediately.
  • Read the last section. Section 2, this act shall take effect immediately.
  • Read the last section. Section 2, this act shall take effect immediately.
  • Read the last section. Section 3, this act shall take effect immediately.
  • Read the last section. Section 2, this act shall take effect immediately. Read the last section.
Keywords: 993, senate, all
Summary: The Senate convened, approved the prior day’s journal, and then processed a large number of motions to discharge bills from committees and substitute identical Senate or Assembly versions for third reading. The chamber also adopted the resolution calendar with exceptions and took up several resolutions and ceremonial recognitions, including a resolution mourning Hudson Talbott, a Dairy Month resolution highlighting New York’s dairy industry, and introductions honoring Niskayuna academic teams, Gabriella Scheer for receiving the Liberty Medal, the Hartstein family’s civic engagement, and Diana Cochran’s advocacy for safe firearm storage. The Senate then moved through the calendar and passed many bills on topics including insurance, public health, education, labor, social services, banking, local government, veterans, public service, consumer protection, criminal procedure, cannabis, parks, taxation, election law, and highway matters. Several members explained votes on notable measures: support for acupuncture insurance coverage, consumer protections for doorbell-camera data sharing, expanded protections in debt collection cases, trauma-informed procedures for sexual assault survivors, a Legionnaires’ disease awareness program, changes to mandatory minimum sentencing, and universal safe storage of firearms. A number of home rule and local authorization bills were also approved, including parkland alienation measures and local tax exemption authorizations. Most measures passed with broad bipartisan support, though some drew recorded opposition. Notable roll calls included the consumer debt uniformity bill, the mandatory minimum sentencing bill, the safe storage/firearms bill, and the public housing and public health measures, each with more divided votes. The chamber also accepted a lengthy Rules Committee report sending many additional bills directly to third reading, and then began the supplemental calendar, passing at least the first items before the transcript ended.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Senate Floor Session - 04/28/25

Minnesota Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • uh of law, said, um there is a a section uh of law, section<00:21:43.919> 10.75, section 10.75
  • You'll find that in section 37.
  • , state building code and state fire code, state building code and state fire code, the<01:28:08.320
  • and fire codes does it apply?
  • code just like any other building that's built must meet those codes.
Keywords: 1187, senate, all
TX
Transcript Highlights:
  • Welcome to Texas section of American Society of Civil Engineers.
  • I serve as ASCE Texas section Vice President of Professional affairs.
  • report card, a monumental effort that spanned across two Texas section presidential terms and involved
  • So ASE Texas section members are really truly civil engineering leaders.
  • QR code here as well. 1. So next question. So, Last call. OK.