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AZ

Arizona 2026 Regular Session

01/14/2026 - Senate Judiciary and Elections

Judiciary and Elections

Transcript Highlights:
  • CCW owners and other campuses around the country—Texas, Utah, Colorado—there has been one CCW Around
  • the country—Texas, Utah, Colorado—there has been one CCW holder in the last 25 years who has fired their
  • weapon on campus, and that was in defense of themselves in the state of Texas.
  • Chapter 13, Section 2(A) of the EPM explicitly says, quote, 'The board of supervisors has a non-discretionary
Summary: The Judiciary and Elections Committee opened with roll call, member introductions, and a lengthy agenda item on alleged anomalies involving the State Bar of Arizona. The committee heard live testimony from a former attorney who described his disciplinary experience as retaliatory and unfair, and staff read excerpts from affidavits criticizing bar discipline procedures, notice, and due process. Members debated the State Bar’s authority, attorney discipline rules, and whether attorneys can practice while under investigation, with some arguing the bar is unaccountable and others emphasizing the Supreme Court’s oversight and existing disciplinary procedures. The committee then considered several election-related bills. SB 1037, requiring stricter security measures for vote-recording and tabulating equipment, passed 4-2-1 after members debated claims of election-system vulnerabilities and the cost of added safeguards. SB 1038, which would make cast vote records publicly available quickly after polls close, was amended to require transmission to the Secretary of State within 48 hours after canvass and then passed 4-2-1. SB 1040, expanding public online access to voter registration rolls in read-only form, also passed 4-2-1 after privacy concerns were raised and the sponsor argued for transparency. The committee next approved SB 1039, allowing attorneys who prevail in discipline matters to seek damages for reputational harm and lost earnings, despite objections that it raised separation-of-powers concerns and testimony about bar discipline procedures. SB 1053, capping Arizona resident concealed-carry permit fees at 10% of the nonresident fee, passed 4-2-1 after supporters framed it as a constitutional-rights and affordability measure and opponents raised public-safety and revenue concerns. SB 1057, requiring ballot paper fraud-countermeasure features, passed 4-2-1 after debate over cost and vendor capability. SB 1060, removing a voting exemption for U.S. citizens who have never resided in the United States, passed 3-2-2 amid concerns about unintended effects on military families. Finally, SB 1061, lowering the fentanyl threshold for enhanced sentencing from 200 grams to 9 grams, drew strong opposition from defense and civil-liberties witnesses who warned it would sweep in users and prescribed medications; the transcript ends during that testimony, before a final action is shown.
NM
Transcript Highlights:
  • Texas is in a more challenging situation.
  • That location in Nuevo León is 120 miles from the Texas border.
  • There are some states, like Texas, Oklahoma, and Arizona in particular, that have an increased reliance
  • Chairman, my chapter community of Shiprock actually wrote a resolution.
Keywords: 996, all
NM

New Mexico 2025 Regular Session

IC - Courts, Corrections and Justice Nov 6th, 2025

Courts, Corrections & Justice Committee

Transcript Highlights:
  • I represent nine Navajo chapter houses, the town of Kirtland, and the city of Farmington.
  • The district that I represent goes all the way down to the border with Texas and Mexico, so the southernmost
  • They've traveled from Texas and Arizona to be here today because his freedom means everything.
  • All three of these individuals, with the exception of Ashley, who was born in Texas but moved very.
UT

Utah 2025 Regular Session

Public Utilities, Energy, and Technology Interim Committee - November 19, 2025

Public Utilities, Energy, and Technology Interim Committee

Transcript Highlights:
  • We are here to give a report on the single sign-on fund that you authorized through Title 13, Chapter
  • This is a company currently building a molten salt reactor in Texas, but will be doing research at the
  • Utah is always in the forefront of what's happening in nuclear, and Texas is a close second, but the
Keywords: 985, all
NH

New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session

House Ways and Means (01/14/2025)

Transcript Highlights:
  • Texas overall has lower salaries than we have in New England and in New Hampshire for the same jobs.
  • Um, they also have lower home values, but one of the things that you've seen in Texas, and I'm talking
  • <01:53:20.679> if<01:53:20.840> that's talk a little bit about Texas if that's talk
  • a little bit about Texas if that's helpful<01:53:22.239> um<01:53:22.719> because<01:53
  • and I'm talking about Houston in Texas and I'm talking about Houston in particular<01:53:41.440>
Keywords: 928, house, all
Summary: The meeting was a Ways and Means briefing opened by the vice chair, who introduced Jason Wong of the Federal Home Loan Bank of Boston to discuss the national and regional economy. Wong focused on inflation, asking why it had fallen from about 9% in 2022 to the 2%–3% range, and what that meant for monetary policy and the risk of an economic downturn. He said the Fed’s target is 2%, noted that recent PCE inflation was about 2.4% and core PCE about 2.7%, and described the ongoing debate over whether interest rates should stay tight or be lowered further to protect the labor market. Wong explained that the improvement in inflation has been driven largely by goods prices, especially durable goods such as cars, appliances, and furniture, as well as non-durable goods like food. He said supply-chain disruptions during the pandemic caused major price spikes in 2022, but those pressures have eased and many goods prices are now at or below the Fed’s target. He also referenced the New York Fed’s Global Supply Chain Pressure Index, saying it showed extreme pandemic-era disruptions that have since receded. The main remaining inflation problem, he said, is in services, especially housing. Wong broke services into rent of shelter and all other services, explaining that shelter is a large share of household budgets and that housing inflation has a lag because rent measures often reflect older lease terms rather than current market rents. He said monthly Zillow data suggest market rents have cooled and may eventually feed through to official inflation measures. Members asked several questions about the chart’s time scale, the treatment of real estate, property taxes, and utilities, and Wong clarified that housing costs are counted in services and that the slides would be shared digitally. No votes or formal actions were taken.
LA

Louisiana 2026 Regular Session

Senate May 11th, 2026

Louisiana Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • degree and doctorate from Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, and has served churches in both Texas
  • Louisiana Department of Health and the State Department of Education, in collaboration with the Louisiana chapter
Bills: SCR63, SCR12, HB89, HB451, HB595, HB617, HB621, HB730, HB1064, HB1125, HB221, HCR58, SB106, SB206, SB248, SB441, SB104, SB122, SB180, SB260, SB424, SB476, SCR9, SCR30, SB57, SB414, SB525, SB35, SB65, SB135, SB215, SB246, SB249, SB269, SB276, SB282, SB296, SB323, SB363, SB369, SB474, SB484, SB490, SB492, SB500, SB501, SB513, HCR31, HB462, HB547, HB613, HB691, HB712, HB720, HB723, HB728, HB735, HB747, HB759, HB825, HB845, HB846, HB903, HB904, HB907, HB923, HB929, HB941, HB962, HB965, HB1036, HB287, HB370, HB515, HB521, HB570, HB1200, HB29, HB39, HB58, HB67, HB73, HB76, HB77, HB82, HB112, HB121, HB125, HB132, HB134, HB151, HB154, HB155, HB161, HB166, HB187, HB191, HB207, HB211, HB224, HB238, HB241, HB242, HB250, HB260, HB265, HB275, HB300, HB320, HB338, HB339, HB349, HB379, HB399, HB427, HB463, HB464, HB468, HB545, HB550, HB551, HB565, HB588, HB639, HB725, HB782, HB805, HB808, HB834, HB847, HB853, HB858, HB861, HB883, HB916, HB937, HB977, HB1012, HB1027, HB1044, HB1054, HB1091, HB1117, HB90, HB127, HB138, HB150, HB201, HB268, HB273, HB285, HB315, HB354, HB355, HB360, HB376, HB445, HB506, HB606, HB649, HB665, HB681, HB721, HB746, HB757, HB781, HB835, HB844, HB857, HB872, HB886, HB889, HB892, HB982, HB987, HB1037, HB1068, HB1072, HB1078, HB1085, HB1132, HB1137, HB1167, HB1174, HB1232, HB1238, HB23, HB136, HB17, HB21, HB51, HB55, HB74, HB106, HB108, HB133, HB140, HB159, HB168, HB215, HB226, HB263, HB296, HB299, HB322, HB364, HB519, HB535, HB538, HB568, HB571, HB622, HB635, HB676, HB772, HB784, HB1006, HB1018, HB1033, HB1034, HB1043, HB1070, HB1134, HB1237, HB1239, HB36, HB119, HB126, HB129, HB245, HB271, HB280, HB337, HB351, HB677, HB726, HB789, HB850, HB956, HB966, SB149, SB382
Summary: The Senate convened with 32 members present, heard a guest prayer from Pastor Dr. Michael Linton, and proceeded through routine journal approval and legislative bureau reports. The chamber received numerous House messages on passed Senate bills and House bills, introduced several resolutions and concurrent resolutions, and recognized Former Legislators’ Day with remarks honoring deceased former members and welcoming back past legislators and other officials. The Senate also adopted SCR 63, which asks the Legislative Auditor to review how fiscal notes are developed and prepared, after an amendment clarifying the study’s scope and a 33-0 vote. The body then took up a series of Senate bills returned from the House. It concurred in House amendments to SB 106 (crime scene recordings/public records), SB 206 (blood pressure testing in schools, narrowed to athletes), SB 248 (polling place closures for very small precincts), SB 104 (highway memorial designation), SB 122 (bridge preservation), SB 180 (disabled veterans’ homestead exemption transfer language), SB 260 (youth athletics safety training/Coach Safely Act), and SB 476 (garnishment service wording). It rejected House amendments to SB 441 on pre-kindergarten programs. SB 57 on nutrition cleanup, SB 414 on medical debt protection, SB 525 on unclaimed property purchases, SB 501 on postsecondary health information postings, and SB 276 on bail bond producer affidavits all advanced or passed, with SB 57 and SB 414 ultimately passing and SB 525 and SB 501 also receiving final passage. The Senate also adopted SCR 30, a resolution urging Congress to ensure accountability and release of Epstein-related files, and later took up SB 513, a pilot program involving average bid/design-build contracting for certain airport-related projects, which passed 25-10 after extended questioning about its purpose and safeguards. SB 484, revising higher education governance and removing LUMCON language in favor of a study commission, passed 36-1. In personal privilege remarks, senators recognized Louisiana Arts Day and introduced guest Ed Tillman. The chamber then began a long series of House bills, including HB 462 on the Capital Area Road and Bridge District board composition, HB 547 on photographing voter registration information, HB 613 on marking driver’s licenses with citizenship status, HB 691 on voter-roll verification through the federal SAVE system, and HB 712 waiving certain OMV fees for homeless individuals; several of these bills were explained and moved toward final passage as the session continued.
OK
Transcript Highlights:
  • And Sue Ann's company itself, I think I counted nearly 60 locations in Oklahoma and Texas, and I think
  • Though this chapter is coming to a close, my commitment to community and this state is not.
Summary: The House convened, called the roll, and opened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, and a series of recognitions and presentations. Members honored Vice Admiral Jeff Trusler as Veteran of the Week, recognized the Prague Kolache Festival royalty and candidates, unveiled an artwork for the Capitol’s Hall of Heroes, and introduced the Doctor, Psychologist, and Nurse of the Day, along with the OSBI cold case team. The House also adopted HCR 1026, a resolution tied to Earth Day and “Lights Out Day” in Oklahoma, aimed at reducing light pollution and protecting migrating birds. A major portion of the meeting consisted of farewell remarks from Representatives Mike Osborne and Kevin West. Both reflected on their years of service, thanked family, staff, colleagues, and constituents, and emphasized themes of public service, hard work, conviction, and working across differences. Osborne’s remarks focused on freedom, immigration, service, and doing good in public life, while West stressed standing on principle, listening to others, and choosing courage over convenience. After the presentations and personal privilege speeches, the House moved into consideration of legislation. Chairman Caldwell presented the joint committee report on Senate Bill 1130, relating to the University Hospitals Authority, saying it would help ensure Oklahoma and the University of Oklahoma have one of the world’s leading pediatric cardiology units. The transcript ends as members begin considering the bill, with no final vote shown in the excerpt.
FL
Transcript Highlights:
  • abused, abandoned or neglected, we must look at whether the parent or legal custodian did so and under chapter
  • Texas and Arkansas have recently passed similar laws.
Keywords: 999, senate, all
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Senate Floor Session - 05/12/26

Minnesota Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • of the title for this bill, it says an act relating to energy and then at the very end it says in chapter
  • This is the chapter of law that regulates the Public Utilities Commission. Again, Mr.
  • says in chapter 216b. says in chapter 216b.
  • This is the chapter<02:58:32.560> of<02:58:32.720> law<02:58:33.040> that<02:58:
  • the public chapter of law that regulates the public utilities<02:58:34.800> commission.
Keywords: 1187, senate, all
MA

Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session

Joint Committee on State Administration and Regulatory Oversight Jun 21st, 2026 at 10:30 am

Joint Committee on State Administration and Regulatory Oversight

Transcript Highlights:
  • ammunition, and built two huge oil pipelines, the Big Inch and the Little Big Inch pipelines from eastern Texas
  • General Law, Chapter 40, Section 4E, which allows two or more school districts to form an educational
  • basis to students primarily around special education, we are considered under the Ethics Statute, Chapter
Keywords: 995, all
Summary: The committee first heard testimony on a proposed Massachusetts baby bonds program, including H. 3429, S. 2146, and the Treasurer’s related bill H. 48. Treasurer Goldberg and a broad coalition of advocates, researchers, health professionals, and people with lived experience said the program would create trust accounts for children born into low-income families or in DCF custody, with funds available at age 18 for education, homeownership, business startup, or other long-term asset-building uses. Supporters argued the program would help close the racial wealth gap, improve economic mobility, and not affect eligibility for financial aid or public benefits. Committee members asked about administration, investment returns, eligibility, and withdrawal rules; the Treasurer said the accounts would be held in trust and managed by her office with an advisory board, with funds accessible at 18 and usable through age 35 if the beneficiary remains a Massachusetts resident. No vote was taken during the testimony shown. The committee also heard testimony on legislation establishing Lobular Breast Cancer Awareness Day, including S. 2666 and H. 4625. Senator Ross, Representative Badger, physicians, survivors, and advocates described invasive lobular carcinoma as difficult to detect because it often grows in lines rather than forming a lump, can be missed on mammography, and is underfunded and underrepresented in research and clinical trials. Witnesses said the bill would codify an annual October 15 proclamation to raise awareness, improve diagnosis, and encourage more targeted research and treatment. Committee members asked why the disease is so hard to detect, and medical witnesses explained the imaging challenges and the lack of lobular-specific protocols. The witnesses urged favorable reports. The committee then took testimony on H. 4648, a bill concerning the purchase or lease of Fenn Farm in Stockbridge by the Stockbridge-Munsee community. Representative Davis, the Stockbridge Land Trust president, and the tribal president testified that the bill would remove a conservation restriction tied to a state MVP grant so the tribe could manage the land without a restriction that they said would conflict with tribal sovereignty and Indigenous stewardship practices. They said the parcel is a sacred site connected to Monument Mountain and that the restriction is unnecessary because the land is already surrounded by conserved property. The witnesses asked for favorable action on the bill. Finally, the committee heard testimony on H. 3416, a resolution urging Congress to create a national infrastructure bank. Representative Senna and several advocates argued that an off-budget infrastructure bank could finance major repairs and upgrades to roads, bridges, rail, water systems, broadband, and housing without adding to the state budget, while creating jobs and supporting economic growth. Witnesses cited historical precedents for national infrastructure banks and said Massachusetts could benefit substantially from such a program. The transcript shown does not include a committee vote or final action on the resolution.
FL

Florida 2026 4th Special Session

February 5, 2026 - 12:30 PM

Transcript Highlights:
  • Representative Plankin: So this amendment, this section of law was originally in Chapter 110.
  • We moved it to Chapter 112 to line up with the Senate, and it's now better relating to public employees
  • Labriola was referring to was a registered sex offender in Houston, Texas who was part of Drag Queen
NH

New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session

House Judiciary (04/16/2025)

Transcript Highlights:
  • New Hampshire chapter 354 prohibits discrimination based on gender identity.
  • New Hampshire chapter 354 prohibits discrimination based on gender identity.
  • New Hampshire chapter 354 prohibits discrimination based on gender identity.
  • New Hampshire chapter 354 prohibits discrimination based on gender identity.
  • Begs in Texas, named M.
Keywords: 928, house, all
Summary: The House Judiciary Committee opened a hearing on Senate Bill 141, which would create a narrow exception to New Hampshire’s three-year deadline for motions for a new trial when a petitioner has newly discovered evidence, new forensic testing, or new scientific understanding. The prime sponsor’s representative and advocates from the Innocence Project and New England Innocence Project argued the bill is needed to help wrongfully convicted people access the courts, noting that exonerations often take many years and that outdated forensic science has contributed to wrongful convictions. The chair also said he had drafted a proposed amendment for committee review, but it had not yet been formally submitted. Witnesses supporting the bill emphasized that the measure would not guarantee relief, only allow a petition to be filed and reviewed under existing standards. They discussed examples such as arson science, explaining that some convictions were based on forensic methods later shown to be unreliable. Committee members asked about the scope of habeas corpus, whether the bill would create a new cause of action, and whether additional screening or pleading requirements should be added. The supporters said they would be open to requiring a petitioner to plead innocence, but opposed adding more burdensome preliminary procedures or counsel requirements at the filing stage. Thomas Farardi, from the Attorney General’s Office, testified in opposition or with caution, saying the bill was a “solution looking for a problem” because existing habeas corpus and coram nobis procedures already provide avenues for relief, and prosecutors can act when credible new evidence arises. He argued the current draft could invite additional litigation and create a new cause of action, and said he favored more screening before cases proceed. The discussion also touched on whether the statute applies in criminal cases, the current three-year limitation in RSA 526:4, and questions about posthumous petitions and petitions by deported individuals. No vote or executive action was taken during the hearing.
NH

New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session

Senate Judiciary (02/11/2026)

Judiciary

Transcript Highlights:
  • I'm the Southern New Hampshire chapter leader, which supports practical policies that protect freedom
  • I'm the Southern New Hampshire chapter I'm the Southern New Hampshire chapter leader,<00:32:01.360
  • So, there's a case where a Texas woman ordered abortion pills from a New York doctor.
  • One was violating the Texas abortion law, but the other one was practicing without a license.
  • So we have the issue you're bringing up with the doctor in New York never went to Texas at all.
Keywords: 1191, senate, all
MA

Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session

Joint Committee on Environment and Natural Resources Jun 21st, 2026 at 01:00 pm

Joint Committee on Environment and Natural Resources

Transcript Highlights:
  • Roads have Chapter 90 funding; water and sewer have nothing. Brewster's cover...
  • So roads have Chapter 90 funding, water and sewer have nothing.
  • The simple bill starts that process by reducing Chapter 91 burdens.
  • From 1996 in section 54 of chapter 365 of something. Do you really know that?
  • My name is Artis Loges, and I represent the Massachusetts chapter of the Sierra Club.
Keywords: 995, all
Summary: The hearing covered a broad set of environmental and water-related bills, with much of the testimony focused on blue economy and circular economy proposals, drought management, drinking water safety, flood resilience, and water infrastructure funding. Supporters of bills such as H. 987 and H. 988 described grant programs for blue economy workforce development, research, small businesses, and public education about a circular economy. Other speakers backed measures on coastal erosion research, recreational boating dredging, cranberry water-right transfers, sand mining oversight, and a voucher program for home water filtration in PFAS-impacted communities. Several elected officials and advocates also urged passage of bills to require private well testing, improve school drinking water safety, and address sand mining pollution and PFAS contamination. Water supply and drought issues drew extensive testimony. Senator Eldridge and others supported legislation to let the state, through DEP and the drought management task force, impose regional water-use restrictions during droughts and make the task force permanent in statute. Advocates from watershed groups, farms, and environmental organizations said the current town-by-town approach is inconsistent and ineffective, and they described drought impacts on rivers, farms, private wells, and wildfire risk. A related bill on private wells was supported as a way to help homeowners test and remediate contaminated wells, especially in rural areas without public water. The committee also heard testimony on a bill to allow the Lynnfield Water District to join the MWRA, with local officials saying the move would help address PFAS and other contamination and improve supply reliability. Another major panel supported a water infrastructure funding bill, arguing that aging drinking water, wastewater, and stormwater systems need major new investment, including support for PFAS treatment, sewer rate relief, biosolids research, and regional interconnections. Members asked about costs, funding sources, and the relationship to existing revolving loan funds; witnesses said the bill would need to be paired with future bond funding and new revenue ideas. No votes were taken during the hearing, and the chairs repeatedly invited written testimony and noted the large number of speakers.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Ticket resale disclosures and pricing restrictions 3/18/26

Minnesota House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Uh, we moved back to Minnesota in June of 2020 from Austin, Texas.
  • 06.000> Austin, Minnesota in June of 2020 from Austin, Minnesota in June of 2020 from Austin, Texas
  • 07.199> Since<00:05:07.440> then,<00:05:07.840> since<00:05:08.320> things Texas
  • Since then, since things Texas.
  • I am also on the board of MANVA, the local Minnesota chapter of the National Independent Venue Association
Keywords: 1183, house
KY
Transcript Highlights:
  • And so we have several parts related to that chapter.
  • <00:38:50.560> called<00:38:51.359> uh chapter called uh chapter called uh uh<00:38:54.000
  • Um, and then related to that chapter.
  • Um, Texas won that center.
  • Um, Texas won that center.
Keywords: 958, all
Summary: The task force approved the October 14, 2025 meeting minutes and then heard a presentation from Austin Kaylor of WSP on alternative aviation fuels. Kaylor described an ongoing feasibility study focused on Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport and the other four commercial airports in Kentucky, with an eye toward both near-term use of alternative aviation fuel in existing supply chains and longer-term in-state production using local feedstocks. He said Kentucky’s current jet fuel use at the five airports is about 609 million gallons annually and could approach 1 billion gallons by 2050, and he outlined potential feedstocks such as soybeans, corn, and waste oils, along with existing logistics assets like river terminals, trucking, rail, and some pipelines. He also discussed federal and state policy support, including renewable fuel credits and the recent 45Z tax credit extension, and said the study suggests significant economic-development potential if Kentucky can leverage existing infrastructure and incentives. Members asked about the cost of sustainable aviation fuel, whether taxpayers would be subsidizing it, and whether food crops would be diverted from food use. Kaylor responded that the market is increasingly using second-generation and waste-based feedstocks, that federal incentives can cover much of the price differential, and that SAF is a direct substitute for conventional jet fuel with some efficiency benefits. He said demand comes from both U.S. and foreign carriers, including major U.S. airlines that have made emissions-reduction commitments. Members also raised the possibility of locating production in Appalachia to create jobs closer to feedstock sources; Kaylor said that approach has worked in other states and could fit Kentucky’s logistics network. The committee then heard from Leif Elder of the Utah Department of Transportation, who introduced himself and said he would discuss advanced air mobility legislation in Utah. The transcript cuts off before his substantive presentation, and no further votes or actions were recorded after the question-and-answer discussion on alternative aviation fuels.
AL

Alabama 2026 Regular Session

Alabama Senate Feb 12th, 2026

Alabama Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Our prayer today will be delivered by Samantha McDonald, president of the Delta Theta Omega chapter of
  • Today the pledge will be led by Kendra Harris, connections chairman of the Delta Theta Omega chapter
  • c><00:32:40.399> Omega chairman of the Delta Theta Omega chairman of the Delta Theta Omega chapter
  • Alpha<00:32:41.679> Kappa<00:32:42.080> Alpha<00:32:42.399> Sorority chapter
  • of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Inc.<00:32:43.039> in<00:
Keywords: 920, all
Summary: The Alabama Senate convened with prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance, confirmed a quorum, excused absent senators, and adopted the previous day’s journal. The chamber also recognized guests, including members of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority and employees of the Central Alabama Electric Cooperative. A senator then delivered a Black History Month-style presentation highlighting James Weldon Johnson, A. Philip Randolph, Jan E. Matzeliger, and Percy Lavon Julian for their contributions to civil rights, labor, industry, and science. The Senate received House messages referring two Archives and History board appointments to the Committee on Confirmations, then took up numerous committee reports. Several bills from Finance and Taxation, Judiciary, Education Policy, Agriculture, Fiscal Responsibility and Economic Development, Healthcare, Tourism, Veterans and Military Affairs, State Government Affairs, and Local Legislation received favorable reports, some with amendments or substitutes, and were advanced to second reading and placement on the next legislative day’s calendar. The chamber also recommitted Senate Bill 266 to the Tourism Committee. The Senate confirmed multiple appointments, including Llaya McNair to the Alabama Trust Fund Board, several members to the Credit Union Administration Board, and Elizabeth Smithart, Leslie Sanders, and Wayne Sers to the Alabama State Board of Human Resources. It then adopted several resolutions, including commendations and memorials, such as resolutions honoring Mary Francis Holland, the Stanhope Elmore boys bowling team, and Alicia Cannon for more than 50 years of service to the Alabama judicial system. The Senate also adopted a resolution creating the Study Commission on Artificial Intelligence and Children’s Internet Safety, after discussion about its purpose, membership, and duties; an amendment to the commission resolution was adopted before the resolution itself was adopted.
MD

Maryland 2026 Regular Session

House Floor Session, 3/12/2026 #1

Maryland House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • 04:20.280> Houston, Championship to be held in Houston, Championship to be held in Houston, Texas
  • in late April, where they will Texas in late April, where they will compete<00:04:24.160> against
  • Colleagues, today Delegate Holmes and I had the pleasure to host the largest AARP chapter in Maryland
  • , AARP Suitland Chapter 939, led by their president, Katherine Williamson.
  • Please help me welcome the members of AARP Chapter 939. They were in the gallery, I believe.
Summary: The House met in Annapolis on February 27, 2026, with 128 members present. After a prayer, the chamber adopted the previous day’s journal and recognized a resolution honoring Brunswick High School’s first Tech Challenge team, Minerva’s Mechanics, for winning the FTC Regional Championships and qualifying for the World Championship in Houston. The resolution was read and adopted with applause. The main legislative item was House Bill 355, concerning the Education, Sexual Abuse and Assault Awareness and Prevention Program and human and sex trafficking; the House adopted the favorable committee report and ordered the bill printed for third reading. The next bill, House Bill 534 on nonpublic school transcripts and prohibiting punitive measures related to student debt, also received a favorable report. Debate then centered on an amendment offered to HB 534 that would have tied school funding to student choice for students in repeatedly one-star-rated schools and allowed parents of habitually violent or disruptive students to consider military boarding school options. The sponsor argued Maryland’s public schools, especially in Baltimore City, were failing students despite heavy spending, citing low literacy, violence, and the book Failure Factory; several members echoed concerns about school performance, bureaucracy, and the need for educational freedom. Opponents and procedural speakers said the amendment was not germane to HB 534, which they described as a narrow bill about transcript access for students leaving nonpublic schools with unpaid fees, often students with disabilities. The floor leader urged the body to resist the amendment and stick to the bill’s actual subject. Despite multiple members explaining their votes in support of school choice and criticizing the Blueprint and school outcomes, the House ultimately took a roll call on the amendment after a voice vote was challenged. The transcript cuts off during the roll call and does not show the final recorded result on the amendment.
NM

New Mexico 2025 Regular Session

House - Appropriations and Finance Feb 4th, 2025

House Appropriations & Finance

Transcript Highlights:
  • Chair, there are 56 Navajo chapter houses, and they're starting to reach out to utilize the federal funding
  • We recently made an agreement with Texas Tech to have a veterinary school over there in Amarillo, close
  • myself, At UNM, I did get to see a couple of good athletes, one at Florida and one at the University of Texas
  • Because we're driving the same route from Arizona to Mexico to Texas, we probably ought to ask for fewer
  • Can anyone comment on that with a model that we're looking at from Texas and so on? Yeah.
MO

Missouri 2026 Regular Session

Insurance Jan 12th, 2026 at 01:00 pm

Insurance

Transcript Highlights:
  • This... ...job of describing the four primary changes this is making to Chapter 287 in our workers' comp
  • Also, West Virginia and Texas have passed similar laws recently, which deal with this goods issue.
Keywords: 959, house, all