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AL
Alabama 2026 Regular Session
Alabama House Ports, Waterways and Intermodal Transit Committee Jan 21st, 2026
Ports, Waterways & Intermodal Transit
Transcript Highlights:
- Senate Bill 89 by Senator Sessions, relating to State College Commission. Representative Given.
- I will be presenting this for Senator Sessions.
- Senate Bill 89 by Senator Sessions, relating to state college commission. Representative Givens.
- I will be presenting this for Senator Sessions.
- So, bar pilots, what this bill Sessions.
Keywords:
HB277, 2A Sales Tax Holiday, firearms tax exemption, ammunition, hunting supplies, sales tax holiday, Memorial Day, Fourth of July, Second Amendment, gun tax holiday, gun rights, outdoor gear, hunting equipment, state sales tax, use tax, local option tax exemption, county opt-in, municipal opt-in, Department of Revenue, Alabama
NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
House Rules (10/21/2025)
Transcript Highlights:
- Uh, so in front of you are the proposed second year session deadlines.
- I'm now amending that to just the one bill, HB 503, that was acted on in the 2025 session.
- was completed. uh HB503 that was acted on in the 2025 uh HB503 that was acted on in the 2025 session
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2025 the Conval decision, um after the 2025 the Conval decision, um after the 2025 session
Summary:
The House Rules Committee met briefly to approve the prior meeting minutes, which were accepted on a voice vote. The committee then adopted an amendment to House Rule 66 setting second-year session deadlines, including a change requested by the Democratic office to make the last day to sign off 4:00 p.m. rather than noon. That amendment passed by roll call, 8-0, with Representative Sweeney absent.
The committee next heard a request from Representative Thomas Opel for a waiver of House Rule 36E to allow late drafting and filing of a bill tied to education funding in response to the recent Conval decision. Opel said he initially sought the waiver for two bills but narrowed it to HB 503, arguing it was needed to help the General Court address constitutional education funding obligations and property tax relief. Committee members discussed the request only in procedural terms and expressed concern about setting a precedent for departing from drafting rules; no member moved to grant the waiver, so no action was taken.
Finally, the committee considered its customary late-drafting authorization for majority reports from statutory or study committees. After the clerk suggested extending the filing deadline to Friday, November 7 because the reporting deadline falls on Saturday, November 1, the committee adopted the motion by roll call, 10-0, with Representative Sweeney absent. The committee then adjourned unanimously.
NM
New Mexico 2025 Regular Session
House - Transportation and Public Works Mar 20th, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- Particularly as we are approaching the end of the sixty-day session, I know how busy everyone is, and
- And during this session, I received a call from someone who just moved to that location, and she has
- Chair and Representative, I too wish this had come a little earlier in the session so we could actually
- Chair, Representative, that this will be on your priority list for the next session.
- I know the governor will need to provide a message for it to be heard because it'll be a 30-day session
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- It was right before session, and we were quickly thrown into the normal beats of committee.
- And it's frankly stocking Commerce because we heard it earlier in session.
- So this is an important bill to keep kids safe. earlier in session.
- Please vote yes on House File 3433 and House kids therapy sessions regarding the PTSD.
- pass in a special session.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- and welcome to the first meeting of the House Committee on Public Health for the 89th Legislative Session
- On slide, mine says 34, it says 88, session services expansion.
- I think that increased last legislative session. Okay.
- We're also going to have a bill this session on... What's it called? No, not dyslexia.
- I'm sure it'll come up in some of the contacts this session. Thank you. is Simmons. Hi.
KY
Transcript Highlights:
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- The growth matters across those sessions The growth matters across those sessions because<01:42:
- teacher who's teaching a double session. teacher who's teaching a double session.
- Sorry, [laughter] session.
- or a double could be a single session or a double session. session. session.
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Call to Order and Roll Call – 0:00:00
Workforce Pell Grant Update – 0:03:30
Extension Office Update – 0:33:25
Kentucky Academic Standards for Social Studies – 1:07:08
Early Literacy Outcomes – 1:32:20
Consideration of Referred Administrative Regulations – 1:58:30
Adjournment 2:13:13, 958, all
DE
Delaware 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Economic Development/Banking/Insurance & Commerce Committee Meeting Jun 23rd, 2026
Economic Development/Banking/Insurance & Commerce
Transcript Highlights:
- committee, it will be reported on the legislative website and announced on the House floor during session
- It will be reported on the legislative website and announced on the House floor during session.
- But you come in here at the beginning of the new session, 'God, insurance rates are so hot.'
- No. legislative session is the number of mandatory health coverings that were requiring insurance companies
- and they all do but somebody's got to pay for it but you come in here at the beginning of the new session
Summary:
The committee met with roll call attendance and took up two bills. First was Senate Bill 315 with Senate Amendment 1, which would allow the Division of Small Business to add state funding to existing federal small business programs, including the Small Business Innovation Research and Small Business Technology Transfer programs. There was brief public support from one in-person commenter, no virtual comment, and the committee voted to release the bill, though it did not yet have enough signatures for immediate release and was left open for absent members to sign.
The second item was Senate Substitute 1 for Senate Bill 319, a women’s health insurance mandate requiring coverage for medically necessary menopause and perimenopause diagnostic and treatment services, including FDA-approved hormone replacement therapy, pelvic floor therapy, and related care. Representative Smith presented the bill as a response to gaps in menopause care and insurance coverage, and Department of Insurance witness Kennedy Cook explained the religious exemption as applying to certain religious employers and blanket health policies. Committee members asked about the scope of that exemption, and some expressed concern about religious carveouts, while others praised the bill as important women’s health legislation.
During public comment, one speaker supported the bill but warned that expanding mandatory health benefits can raise insurance costs. The Department of Insurance then testified in support, saying the bill would align Delaware with other states, many insurers already comply, and the department did not expect a meaningful premium impact. The committee voted to release Senate Substitute 1 for Senate Bill 319 from committee.
MO
Transcript Highlights:
- So with that, if there's any objection, I move that we enter executive session.
- So with that, if there's any objection, I move that we enter executive session.
- Seeing no objection, we are in executive session.
- So we're going to go back into executive session now that we've called the roll.
- If there's no objection, seeing no objection, we're in executive session.
MO
Transcript Highlights:
- So with that, if there's any objection, I move that we enter executive session.
- So with that, if there's any objection, I move that we enter executive session.
- Seeing no objection, we are in executive session.
- So we're going to go back into executive session now that we've called the roll.
- If there's no objection, seeing no objection, we're in executive session.
Summary:
The Missouri House Legislative Rules Committee met in executive session and moved quickly through its agenda. The chair announced the committee would vote on Senate Bill 890 and House Bills 2762, 2816, and 2402, all related to solar energy projects, and noted the committee might need to recess and return later if needed on the floor. After calling the roll, the committee first considered House Committee Substitute for Senate Bill 890 and voted it do pass by an 8-0 vote.
The committee then took up House Committee Substitute for House Bills 2762, 2816, and 2402, with members discussing the measure as an important solar energy bill that had come up late in the session. Representative Pollitt said the bill was needed and hoped it would be pursued again in the future, while the chair thanked members for their work on it and said the issue deserved further attention in the interim. The substitute bill was approved do pass by a 7-1 vote, with one member voting present.
After completing the votes, the committee recessed. Later, the meeting was formally adjourned with no further business.
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- Journal of the House, 94th Session, 2026, 68th Legislative Day, St.
- also like to have pictures with all of those wearing red in honor of MMIR Day today after today's session
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So <00:13:41.400>pidamaya today after today's session. - So pidamaya today after today's session.
- After session, we are going to Rules Committee, and then members, we are going to be caucusing.
Summary:
The House convened with prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance, established a quorum, and approved the previous day’s journal. It then moved through routine business including second reading of Senate File 4612, first reading of House Files 5112 through 5118, and a Senate message stating the Senate would not concur in House amendments to Senate File 4760, a public safety bill, and requested a conference committee.
Representative Novotny moved that the House accede to the Senate’s request, and the motion prevailed. The Speaker appointed Representatives Novotny, Witty, Moller, and Feist to the conference committee on Senate File 4760. The House also approved non-controversial motions on the desk.
During member announcements, Representative Buck marked National Missing and Murdered Indigenous Relatives Day, citing state data on missing Indigenous persons and homicides and noting Minnesota’s Office of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Relatives and related license plate funding. Members were encouraged to wear red in recognition of the day. Representative Long announced Democratic caucus plans after session, and Representative Niska announced the Rules Committee would meet after adjournment and moved to adjourn until 11:00 a.m. Wednesday, May 6, 2026; both adjournment motions prevailed.
NM
New Mexico 2025 Regular Session
IC - Legislative Education Study May 29th, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- Good morning, everybody, and welcome back to the interim sessions with the LESC.
- I think we've all gotten over the trauma of the session, and now we all want to socialize, talk to each
- wants to get sort of a more in-depth presentation about some of the work that you all did during the session
- As part of this interim session, we were able to have lunch with the educators.
- For you all to consider ahead of the session.
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- Hopefully, we could have that discussion as we move into the last few weeks of session.
- And with that, members, I just want to say thank you all for your contributions this session in this
- I look forward to working with all of you as we put a bill together for the last two weeks of session
- For all the work that you have done for all of us this session, I'll turn it over to Chair Franzen.
- We have a few minutes before session, if anyone.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- to incorporate enactments of that session.
- There will be two more code bills, as we call them, coming from the House later in the session, uh, both
- It's 200 plus pages of cleanup from last session, basically, right, because all the laws pass at the
- end of the session.
- So this bill in particular, I would say 95% of it arose from issues from last session.
TX
Texas 89th Regular
Press Conference: TEA Audit Mar 19th, 2025 at 12:00 pm
Transcript Highlights:
- generally do not support new bills because I want to see us repeal old bills that have come before this session
- He urged the panel to refocus on something everyone agreed on two years ago in the last session: school
- So Texas schools need significantly more money this session to close the school safety funding gap, and
- And we know that we are behind $1,340 when it comes to the basic allotment in the last session. ...are
- Had we increased $1,000 last session, which we knew we needed to do again just to deal with inflation
Keywords:
education funding, House Bill 5419, zero-based budgeting, public testimony, school safety, special education
Summary:
State Representative Gina Hinojosa and a group of parents and education advocates testified in support of House Bill 5419, a zero-based budgeting proposal aimed at reviewing Texas Education Agency spending and redirecting more public education dollars to classrooms. Hinojosa argued that public schools are being weakened by chronic underfunding, teacher shortages, delayed special education services, and inadequate school safety funding, and said the bill would help cut bureaucracy, vendor contracts, and other non-classroom spending in favor of teacher pay, safety, and special education.
Several witnesses, including self-identified Republicans and former GOP officials, backed the bill as a good-government measure and said they were crossing party lines because public schools need more direct investment. They criticized TEA growth, vendor contracts, public-private partnerships, and what they described as unfunded mandates from the state, including school safety requirements. One witness said rural districts are being forced into four-day school weeks, while others cited campus closures, deferred maintenance, and local tax increases tied to state funding shortfalls and recapture payments.
The discussion also focused on the need for a systematic review of TEA spending and the lack of a sunset review for the agency since before 2005. Hinojosa and others said increasing the basic allotment would help districts, reduce recapture pressures, and prevent local tax hikes. The exchange was primarily a public hearing and advocacy session; no vote or formal committee action was described in the transcript.
MO
Missouri 2026 Regular Session
Economic Development Apr 29th, 2026
Joint Committee on Rural Economic Development
Transcript Highlights:
- Committee on Economic Development... ...the Committee on Economic Development will now go into executive session
- The culmination of a session-long work between all of the stakeholders.
- We spent the entirety of the session working diligently together, so we've all come to an agreement,
- If there's any other opposition in this session to come, then we'll work that out with them at that time
- heartburn between AGC and HBA, so anybody else that has issue with the concept can be addressed next session
Summary:
The Economic Development Committee met in executive session with 13 members present, establishing a quorum. The main item was House Bill 1915. Representative Castile offered a House Committee Substitute, explaining that it reflected a session-long agreement among stakeholders, including resolution of concerns over payment timelines, affected properties, and issues between AGC and HBA. Representative Amato spoke in support, noting the hard work to bring stakeholders together and encouraging adoption.
The committee adopted the House Committee Substitute by voice vote. It then moved the substituted version of House Bill 1915 out of committee with a due pass recommendation. The roll call vote was 17 ayes and 0 noes, and the bill passed unanimously.
After the vote, the committee adjourned.
MN
Transcript Highlights:
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- I've been here for 18 sessions.
Summary:
The House met with a quorum present, approved the previous day’s journal, and welcomed an honored guest, Kenyan Parliament member Joshua Aduma Aore, introduced by Representative Momanyi-Hiltsley. The main business of the day was a series of retirement speeches from departing members, with the chamber proceeding in seniority order.
Representative Perryman said she was leaving the House to run for the Senate and reflected on four years of service, thanking constituents, family, colleagues, and staff. She emphasized integrity, compassion, and the belief that people in public office share more in common than what divides them. Representative Perez Vega gave a lengthy farewell centered on her identity, district, and legislative priorities, thanking staff and colleagues and highlighting work on drivers’ licenses for all, housing justice, the Read Act, ethnic studies, workforce development, and funding for a Minnesota Latino Museum. She also spoke about the importance of representation, community, and continuing to fight for children, families, and immigrant communities.
Representative Weiner said his time in the House had been educational and urged less division, more civility, and a return to public service over party conflict. He cited George Washington’s warnings about factions, said he would carry a calmer voice to the Senate, and argued for more single-subject bills and against careerism in office. Representative Bakeberg thanked members, staff, and his family, spoke about faith and service, and said his work was motivated by constituents and by the example of children visiting the Capitol. Representative Ryer also thanked staff and colleagues, reflected on serving during COVID and after George Floyd’s murder, and listed policy successes and disappointments, including medical debt reform, rare disease treatment, Medicaid dental support, housing and bonding, solar on public buildings, and soil and water funding; she also criticized failures on immigrant protections, disability services, and gun violence measures, and called for protecting human rights, voting rights, and democratic norms. No votes or formal legislative actions were taken beyond the journal approval and recognition of guests and speakers.
NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
House Municipal and County Government (01/13/2025)
Municipal and County Government
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KY
Kentucky 2026 Regular Session
House Legislative Session Day 35 (2-26-26) - Reupload
Kentucky House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- this session.
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Keywords:
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Summary:
The House convened with 97 members present, declared a quorum, approved excusing absent members, and suspended the rules to allow co-sponsorships and vote modifications. The journal for February 25, 2026 was approved. The clerk also reported that the Senate had passed Senate Bills 98 and 122 and requested concurrence. The House then received second-reading reports on a range of bills, including measures on prison educational programs, respiratory care, dietitians, wildlife depredation, temporary structures, military families, civil rights, local boards of education, light pollution, controlled-substance prescribing licenses, youth health services, class sizes for exceptional children, the athletic trainer compact, limited commercial driver’s licenses, and Senate Bill 145 relating to the Department of Agriculture and Alcohol Beverage Control.
Committee reports moved several bills forward, including the main budget bills House Bill 500 and House Bill 504, along with measures on workforce investment, data centers, domestic violence, guardians ad litem, domestic relations, health delivery and “food is medicine” initiatives, state personnel, open records, and fish and wildlife resources. House Bill 500 and House Bill 504 were taken from the Rules Committee and placed on the orders of the day. House Bill 500, the executive branch budget bill, was then taken up for third reading and explanation.
Members presented extensive floor explanations of House Bill 500 and House Committee Substitute 1, describing it as a “good first draft” of the executive budget. Supporters said the proposal emphasizes restrained spending growth, base reductions with exemptions for key areas, employee salary increments, and deposits to the Budget Reserve Trust Fund for future one-time investments. They highlighted funding for K-12 education, postsecondary aid and workforce training, Medicaid and behavioral health, public health infrastructure, pensions, veterans, public safety, economic development, tourism, and state technology and facility maintenance. The budget substitute was adopted by voice vote, and the discussion continued with detailed descriptions of the bill’s provisions; no final passage vote was shown in the excerpt.
KY
Kentucky 2025 Regular Session
Interim Joint Committee on Families and Children (6-25-25)
Transcript Highlights:
- I had the opportunity to meet with their CEO during um session and I knew they would be a great fit for
- and I knew they CEO during um session and I knew they would<00:03:08.640>
be <00:03:08.720> - And so, for a summer session, we can serve up to 128 kids per session.
- And so, for a summer session, we can serve up to 128 kids per session.
- , we can serve up to 128 kids per session, we can serve up to 128 kids per session. session. session.
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Call to Order and Roll Call – 00:00:24
Discussion of The Center for Courageous Kids – 00:02:46
Discussion of Adult Protective Services and State Guardianship Programs – 00:25:22
Discussion of Annual Report of the External Child Fatality and Near Fatality Review Panel – 01:00:34
Consideration of Referred Administrative Regulations – 01:33:41
Adjournment – 01:42:07, 958, all
Summary:
The Interim Joint Committee on Families and Children opened its first meeting with roll call and a reminder about the number of children in out-of-home care with active placements, which the chair said was 8,641 as of June 1, 2025. The committee then heard a presentation from the Center for Courageous Kids, a donor-funded camp in Scottville that serves children with lifelong illnesses and disabilities at no charge. Representatives described the camp’s year-round family retreats and summer sessions, its medically safe and inclusive model, and examples of campers gaining confidence and independence. They said the camp has served more than 43,000 campers from Kentucky, other states, and other countries, and that it is seeking legislative support for two capital projects: a new art barn and a medical lodge, with a combined request of $3.2 million. Members praised the program and asked about awareness, staffing, volunteer recruitment, accreditation, and how the projects would expand capacity; the camp said the medical lodge would help increase volunteer housing and allow future growth beyond its current summer cap of 128 campers per session.
The committee then moved to adult protective services and state guardianship programs. Jessica Wayne, director of the Division of Guardianship, and Cliff Bryant of DCBS explained the legal framework for guardianship and conservatorship, including state guardianship as a last-resort option when no family member or private entity is available or appropriate. They outlined the court petition process, emergency appointments, and the distinction between full and limited guardianship or conservatorship. They emphasized that guardianship is based on legal incapacity to make decisions, not simply on a medical disability diagnosis, and noted that state guardianship can be arranged for some 17-year-olds aging out of youth services.
The presenters said the state currently serves 4,645 individuals under guardianship, with most cases involving developmental intellectual disabilities, supported community living waiver participants, and people in nursing homes or long-term care facilities. They also described the division’s three branches: field services, which handles visits and day-to-day decisions in all 120 counties; a benefits branch that applies for public benefits; and a fiduciary branch that manages funds and pays bills. They reported 89 field workers statewide, an average caseload of 52, and said the agency is hiring to reduce that load. No votes or formal committee actions were taken during the meeting.
NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
Senate Energy and Natural Resources (06/10/2025)
Energy and Natural Resources
Transcript Highlights:
- Um, so this session is really designed to hear from you and get your input uh for this.
- Um, so this session is is design work.
- And, you know, I remember two years ago we were here for this same session.
- <00:28:32.799>
You and the individual tech sessions. - You and the individual tech sessions.