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HI

Hawaii 2025 Regular Session

Senate Floor Session 02-03-2025 11:30am

Hawaii Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Any objections? If not, the motion is carried.
  • If there are no objections from the members, the Senate will stand adjourned until 11:30 a.m. tomorrow
  • seconded if there it's been moved and seconded if there are<00:04:23.440> no<00:04:23.560> objections
  • from<00:04:24.280> the<00:04:24.440> members<00:04:24.919> the are no objections
  • from the members the are no objections from the members the Senate<00:04:25.400> will<00:04:25.560
Keywords: 912, senate, all
KY

Kentucky 2026 Regular Session

Senate Legislative Session Day 31 (2-20-26)

Kentucky Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Without objection.
  • Without objection.
  • Without objection.
  • Without objection.
  • Without objection.
Keywords: 958, all
Summary: The Senate convened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, a roll call establishing a quorum of 35 members, and approval of the previous day’s journal. The chamber also received messages from the House that it had passed House Bills 43, 139, 297, 414, and 485 and requested concurrence. Second reading reports placed several bills in the Rules Committee, including measures on property disposition, children, school district sick leave, unemployment insurance, and status offenses, and a new resolution was introduced honoring the 10th anniversary of the 2016 session and its bullying-prevention legislation. The main floor action was on Senate Bill 39, relating to fishing in privately owned lakes and ponds. Senators debated multiple floor amendments, with several withdrawn and floor amendment 6 adopted. Supporters said the bill clarified private property rights and allowed stocking of F1 Florida bass without changing existing license requirements, while opponents and some supporters emphasized protecting the public trust, conservation funding, and the North American wildlife management model. After extended debate, the Senate passed SB 39 as amended by a vote of 29-8. The Senate then took up Senate Bill 154, relating to elections. The sponsor said it would strengthen election integrity by removing non-photo identification options, specifically Social Security cards and EBT SNAP cards, from the list of acceptable voter verification methods. Opponents argued the bill would make voting harder without evidence of fraud, citing that many Kentuckians used those IDs in the last election and that transportation and access barriers already exist. The transcript cuts off during debate on SB 154 before a final vote is shown.
LA

Louisiana 2026 Regular Session

Education Apr 28th, 2026

Education

Transcript Highlights:
  • We have an objection by Representative Owen. Could we have staff call the roll, please?
  • Oh, you object? Okay, we have an objection by Representative Carlson. Ms.
  • Any objection? Seeing none, Senate Bill 351 is moved favorably as amended.
  • Do I hear any objection? Seeing none, HCR 49 is moved favorably. Yes, thank you. Thank you, Mr.
  • Is there any objection? Opposed by Representative Carlson? Is there any objection?
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Education 2ND REVISED Apr 21st, 2026

Education

Transcript Highlights:
  • Without objection, that shall be the order. Senator Frick. Thank you, Madam Chair.
  • It does create clear objectives and rules for schools. It can't be questioned.
  • Without objection, that should be the order.
  • Without objection, that shall also be the order. Thank you, Madam Chair.
  • Senator Pugh asking unanimous consent to strike title without objection.
Summary: The Senate Education Committee first considered a series of executive nominations, including Brian Bobeck to the State Board of Education, Jonathan Daniels to the Oklahoma Board of Private Vocational Schools, Cody Swanee to OETA, Randy Squires to the Western Oklahoma State College Board of Regents, Dwight Spencer to the Carl Albert State College Board of Regents, V. Lee to the Oklahoma Arts Council, Adisha Chapman to the Murray State College Board of Regents, Trevor Pemberton to the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education, Jennifer Carlson and Melissa Yvonne to the Commission for Educational Quality and Accountability, Kevin Gross to the Tulsa Community College Board of Regents, and Barbara Myers to the Oklahoma Arts Council. Most nominees briefly described their backgrounds and reasons for serving, and the committee approved each nomination, with votes ranging from 8-1 to 10-0, sending them on to the full Senate or floor as applicable. The committee then took up several education bills. House Bill 1937, dealing with the Communications with Students Act, was amended to require corroborated evidence before immediate suspension and to narrow the definition of student; it passed 9-0. House Bill 2153, which would subject OSSAA meetings and hearings to the Open Meetings Act and repeal the statutory one-year sit-out rule for transfers, drew questions about recruitment and FERPA but passed 7-3. House Bill 3674, requiring school resource officer training on sexual assault and violence, annual continuing education, mandatory reporting, and closure of contractor loopholes, passed 9-0. House Bill 3885, setting a graduated discipline framework for third through fifth graders, prompted debate over classroom safety and student rights and passed 9-1. House Bill 3671, allowing a receiving district to accept a transferring teacher’s career status, passed 10-0. House Bill 3261, assigning employee numbers to school support staff such as coaches and bus drivers for tracking across districts, passed 10-0. Several other bills generated more extensive discussion. House Bill 2978, which would impose annual library audits, public online catalogs, a formal challenge process, and funding penalties for noncompliance, faced repeated questions about how it differed from existing policy and who could challenge materials; it failed 4-5. House Bill 3021, revising graduation requirements and preserving flexibility for applied math/science and local course approval while removing some language requirements, passed 8-2. House Bill 3029, requiring the Department of Education to develop a four-year plan, passed 9-1. House Bill 4274, expanding school choice options for military-dependent students living on base, passed 10-0. The committee also began consideration of House Bill 3076, which would clarify alternative teacher certification provider definitions and OEQA oversight, but the transcript cuts off before a final vote is shown.
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

Senate Floor Session 03-19-2026 11:30am

Hawaii Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Any objections? If not, the motion is carried.
  • Any objections? If not, the discussion? Any objections?
  • Any objections?
  • If not, the motion is objections?
  • If there are no objections seconded.
MD

Maryland 2026 Regular Session

Senate Floor Session, 2/9/2026 #1

Maryland Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • . >> Without objection. >> Most certainly. Thank you, Senator.
  • <00:03:47.599> Thank >> without objection. Most certainly.
  • Thank you. >> Without objection, most certainly. Thank you for that.
  • >> Without that objection, most certainly.
  • >> Without that objection, most certainly.
Summary: The Maryland Senate convened with a quorum present, opened with an invocation by the Reverend Mihi Kim Court of First Presbyterian Church in Annapolis, and received remarks praising her social justice work and support for the LGBTQ community. The chamber also welcomed several visiting groups, including the Poolsville Town Council, the Maryland Commission on Women, Citizens for a Cleaner County, BUILD, District 37 visitors, and child care advocates participating in an “Evening in Annapolis for Child Care.” The Senate also introduced its weekly pages from schools across the state. Before moving to legislation, senators briefly discussed Senate rules and quorum procedures, including whether the 2025 rules govern the 2026 session and how presence and voting work during a protest. The presiding officer confirmed that the 2025 rules remain in effect, that physical presence counts for voting, and that senators present may vote when called. The chamber then referred a large batch of newly introduced measures to standing committees, including bills on artificial intelligence in education, pharmacist vaccine orders, parole commission matters, lead risk reduction, solar and energy storage policy, and several joint resolutions and bond initiatives. The Senate also noted that 234 bills had been introduced that day, bringing the total to Senate Bill 954, and thanked the Senate staff and Department of Legislative Services for their work. Later, the body heard a Black History Month presentation from the senator from Baltimore City and Baltimore County highlighting the importance of historical memory and honoring figures such as Pauli Murray, Ella Baker, and Fannie Lou Hamer, with detailed remarks on their activism and contributions. The remarks were journalized, and the Senate adjourned without objection until Tuesday, February 10 at 10 a.m.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Criminal Justice May 22nd, 2025

Criminal Justice

Transcript Highlights:
  • Is there any objection? Hearing none, the substitute is adopted.
  • Any objections to adopting the committee substitute? Hearing none, so ordered.
  • Any objection? Hearing none, so ordered.
  • Any objection? Hearing none, so ordered. Chair moves that House Bill 25...
  • Any objection? Hearing none, so ordered.
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.
CA

California 2025-2026 Regular Session

Assembly Floor Session May 15th, 2025

California House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Without objection, such shall be the order.
  • Without objection, such shall be the order.
  • Without objection, we'll take a voice vote on the resolution. All those in favor say aye.
  • That objection will move to a voice vote on the resolution. All those in favor say aye.
  • Without objection.
Summary: The Assembly convened after a quorum call, prayer, and pledge, then moved through a long Daily File with several major policy bills and multiple commemorative resolutions. The most debated measure was AB 379 on human trafficking and child exploitation. The bill was presented as a stronger, more comprehensive version that increases penalties for adults soliciting minors, adds a loitering offense tied to purchasing commercial sex, raises fines for businesses that facilitate trafficking, creates a Survivor Support Fund, and establishes grants for victim services and vertical prosecution. Several members spoke in support, while Assemblymember Sharp-Collins raised concerns that the loitering provision could be vague and disproportionately enforced against Black, Brown, and LGBTQIA+ people. The bill passed after debate, with the clerk reporting 72 noes and the measure still passing. The Assembly also passed AB 1415, which expands the Office of Health Care Affordability’s authority to review more health systems, private equity and hedge fund acquisitions, and managed service organizations in order to better track cost drivers and medical debt. Other policy bills approved included AB 711 on coordinating court reporters for motion hearings, AB 1142 on horse event entry fees, AB 309 on preserving access to sterile syringes for HIV and hepatitis prevention, AB 358 on allowing victims to consent to searches of hidden surveillance devices like AirTags and spy cameras, AB 592 on outdoor dining for restaurants, AB 1341 on clarifying contractor licensing violations, AB 752 on easing child care center siting, AB 1166 on extending debt-settlement rules to commercial financing, AB 806 on mobile home resident cooling rights, AB 972 on explicit sex discrimination protections in higher education, AB 416 on emergency room 5150 authority, AB 632 on expedited collection of penalties for serious local code violations, AB 672 on PERB notification and intervention rights, AB 876 on CRNA scope of practice, and AB 760 on temporary mobile home housing after disasters. Most of these measures passed with broad bipartisan support, though AB 672 drew sharp opposition from Assemblymember DeMaio over concerns about PERB and state bureaucracy. The chamber also adopted several resolutions recognizing May observances and public service groups. These included ACR 63 designating May as California Fairgrounds Appreciation Month, ACR 69 for California Physical Fitness and Mental Well-Being Month, ACR 76 for California Small Business Month, ACR 77 for Drowning Awareness and Prevention Month, HR 36 for Lung Cancer Action Week, HR 39 for National Public Works Week, and HR 41 for National Hospital Week. Members used the resolutions to highlight local institutions, public health, and community services, and each was adopted after co-author rolls and voice votes. The session ended after the Assembly completed the day’s file and moved through a series of routine procedural motions and adjournment-related business.
NH

New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session

Senate Ways and Means (03/05/2025)

Ways and Means

Transcript Highlights:
  • I have no objection to slot machines. I have no moral reason to oppose them.
  • I have no objection to slot machines. I have no moral reason to oppose them.
  • I have no objection to slot machines. I have no moral reason to oppose them.
  • I have no objection to slot machines. I have no moral reason to oppose them.
  • I have no objection to slot machines. I have no moral reason to oppose them.
Keywords: 1191, senate, all
US

US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session

US House Floor Proceedings (Thursday, February 27, 2025)

US Federal House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • res 20 without objection res 20 without objection thank<00:18:30.240> you<00:18:30.400>
  • Without objection. Thank you, sir.
  • Without objection, Mr.
  • Without objection, Mr.
  • Without objection, Mr. Speaker.
AK

Alaska 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Floor Session Jun 20th, 2026

Alaska House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • No objection. The prayer will be spread across the journal.
  • Hearing no objection, the journal stands approved.
  • Hearing no objection, so moved. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
  • Hearing no objection, the members are excused on the dates and times indicated by the Majority Leader
  • There being no objection, the House will stand adjourned until Wednesday, July 1, at 10:30 a.m.
Summary: The House convened with a quorum, opened with prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance, and approved the journal and the prayer for the record. The clerk read gubernatorial messages calling the legislature into a third special session and describing the call around House Bill 381, a major natural gas project bill addressing property taxes, municipal taxes, AGDC, reporting requirements, contract approval, an alternative volumetric tax, municipal impact grants, and related provisions. Messages from the Senate reported passage of a Senate-amended version of HB 381 and transmission of Senate Concurrent Resolution 203 to suspend certain rules related to the bill. The House introduced HCR 301 and HCR 302. HCR 301, which suspends rules on carryover of bills into a special session, passed 40-0. The House then took up the Senate amendments to HB 381. The Majority Leader outlined the Senate changes, including new school funding provisions, reorganization and oversight of AGDC funds, a public project dashboard, stricter bond approval requirements, a heating fuel assistance fund, changes to the alternative volumetric tax structure and distribution of revenues, a permanent rather than sunsetted tax break, new deadlines tied to final investment decision and construction, and a new graduated income tax on certain pass-through entities. He urged members to vote no on concurrence, and the House rejected concurrence 12-28. Because the House did not concur, the Speaker appointed a conference committee on HB 381 consisting of Representative Schrage, the Majority Leader, Representative Edgmon, and Representative Ruffridge. HCR 302, authorizing the House and Senate to recess for more than three days, passed 40-0 after members stated the recess was intended to allow conference negotiations to continue and that the body would return on a time certain. The House also received two governor-request bills, HB 3001 and HB 3002, both referred to the Finance Committee. The House then excused several members for specified absences and adjourned until July 1 at 10:30 a.m.
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Criminal Judiciary Feb 10th, 2026 at 03:00 pm

Criminal Judiciary

Transcript Highlights:
  • Question on the amendment: Is there objection to adopting the amendment?
  • Without objection, the Amendment is adopted. Back when the bill is amended, you're recognized.
  • Is there an objection to Adopting the committee's substitute without objection, that'll be order.
  • Seeing none, is there objection to adopting the amendment? Seeing none, the amendment is adopted.
  • Their objection to adopting the committee substitute will be the order.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
  • Uh, hearing none, uh, the question occurs on the, uh, well, actually, members, is there any objection
  • OK, there is objection. Since objection has been made, the clerk will call the roll.
  • Once again we object These maps and the way that this process has been done.
  • And I again object to the way that this process has been handled, hiding the maps, refusing to say who
  • Is there an objection? The chair here is none.
TX

Texas 89th 2nd C.S.

S/C on State-Federal Relations May 1st, 2025

S/C on State-Federal Relations

Transcript Highlights:
  • Hearing no objection, and the chair hears none, the bill is left pending.
  • Thank you, If there's no objection, the resolution will be left pending.
  • Hearing no objection, the chair hears none, and the resolution is left pending. Thank you, sir.
  • Is there an objection?
  • Is there an objection?
Summary: The Committee on State-Federal Relations heard testimony on HB 3484, which would formalize agreements between border municipalities and treat certain infrastructure, services, and facilities as Texas assets for funding eligibility if they are within 30 miles of the border. Representative Van Deaver and a witness from Texarkana described how the bill would help Texarkana, Texas, secure state funding for jointly used facilities such as wastewater, water treatment, and airport assets that are physically located in Arkansas but serve Texas residents. Members asked about whether Arkansas benefits from the facilities and whether the bill would apply only to U.S. border cities; testimony clarified that it applies to Texas municipalities bordering another U.S. state, and the bill was left pending after the committee substitute was withdrawn. The committee also heard HCR 112, by Representative Perez, which urges Congress to allow state-issued Real ID cards, including Texas driver’s licenses, to be accepted as identification for U.S. citizens re-entering the country at land and sea ports of entry. Perez argued that Texas already verifies citizenship and lawful presence for Real ID issuance, that most Texans already have Real ID-compliant licenses, and that acceptance at the border would reduce costs and delays for routine cross-border travel without weakening security. Members asked about the security features of Real ID, implementation timing, passport delays, and how border crossings currently work; Perez said the resolution would not replace passports for international air travel and would apply only to U.S. citizens returning at land and sea ports. HCR 112 was also left pending, and the committee adjourned after HDR 125 was withdrawn from the schedule.
TX

Texas 89th 2nd C.S.

89th Legislative Session Mar 31st, 2025

Texas House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Is there any objection? Chair is none, so order. Mr. Speaker, this doorkeeper, Mr.
  • Is there any objection? Chair is none's ordered. All right, so I hear announcements.
  • Is there objection chair is not's ordered.
  • Is there any objection to the adoption of the resolution? The chair hears none.
  • Is there any objection?
TX

Texas 89th Regular

89th Legislative Session Mar 13th, 2025

Texas House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Is there objection? Chair is none, so ordered. 453 454 455 456 457 458 459 460 Mr. Speaker, Ms.
  • Is there objection?
  • pursuant to their committee posting or recess motions members you've heard the motion is there any objection
  • Is there objection? Chair is none. It's ordered. Mr. Little, for what purpose?
  • Is there any objection? Chair is none, so ordered.
AL

Alabama 2025 Regular Session

Alabama Senate Healthcare Committee Mar 5th, 2025

Healthcare

Transcript Highlights:
  • No objection to the previous roll. The previous bill is given a favorable report. Thank you, Mr.
  • Can we do these in mass unless somebody has an objection to them? Anybody have an objection?
  • I'm sure the sponsor doesn't have an objection. So... loving it. Any sponsor out there?
  • Okay, if there's no objection, do I have a motion to pass these in mass? Move. Miss Coven.
  • Any objection? Okay. Okay. Okay. Yes. Thank you. I tell you what, I'd like to just...
FL

Florida 2026 Regular Session

FL House Floor Session - 2026-02-19 (10:00AM Session)

Florida House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Without objection, show the late-filed amendment introduced.
  • Without objection, show the late-file amendment adopted.
  • History records who objected.
  • Without objection, show the motion adopted.
  • Without objection, the Senate is now adjourned for the day.
Summary: The Senate convened with an opening prayer, pledge, and a series of gallery introductions recognizing visitors, local officials, students, and public safety personnel. The chamber first took up a report from the Ethics and Elections Committee on 42 executive appointments; after Senator Gaetz explained that the committee had reviewed the appointees’ qualifications and suitability, the Senate adopted the report and confirmed the appointments by a 36-0 vote. The Senate then moved through a long special-order calendar focused largely on open-government sunset reviews and other policy bills. It passed measures to continue or consolidate public records and meeting exemptions for aquaculture records, agency-held trade secrets, and cybersecurity information, with one technical amendment adopted on the cybersecurity bill. The chamber also approved bills extending the statute of limitations for failure to report child abuse, strengthening regulation of commercial driving schools, requiring human trafficking education for nursing graduates, creating a new injunction for protection against serious violence by a known person, and making the related public-records exemption. Additional bills passed included a nature-based coastal resiliency measure with an amendment restricting dredge-and-fill in Terra Ceia Aquatic Preserve, a chiropractic trust-funds bill, specialty license plates, a one-time waiver of late financial disclosure fines, public school personnel compensation changes, the annual Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services “Farm Bill,” homestead exemption clarification for long-term leaseholders, disability-presumption clarifications for first responders, reinsurance intermediary manager changes, patriotic displays in public schools, ADS-B fee restrictions, autism-related law enforcement training and a Blue Envelope program, campus safety policy transparency at public colleges and universities, and veterinary prescription disclosure. Several bills were temporarily postponed, including local vessel restrictions, temporary certificates for practice, and domestic animals. The Senate also debated and passed a bill allowing licensed insurance agents to market health care sharing ministries, despite concerns raised by Senator Polsky about consumer confusion, commissions, and the sale of non-insurance products; supporters argued it restored free speech, religious liberty, and consumer choice. The chamber approved the bill 32-5 after debate. Most other measures passed with strong bipartisan support, often by unanimous or near-unanimous votes, and several companion House bills were substituted in place of Senate bills before final passage.
NH

New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session

House Criminal Justice and Public Safety (02/21/2025)

Criminal Justice and Public Safety

Transcript Highlights:
  • Any objection to going on consent?
  • Any objection to consent? Seeing none, consent hereby closes the executive session.
  • Any objection to consent? Seeing none, we’ll go on consent, and that ends the executive session.”
  • Any objection to consent? Seeing none, we’ll go on consent, and that ends the executive session.”
  • <01:16:59.639> to chot yes 160 160 any objection to chot yes 160 160 any objection to consent
Keywords: 1189, house, all
CA

California 2025-2026 Regular Session

Assembly Floor Session Feb 3rd, 2025

California House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Without objection.
  • Without objection, we will substitute the prayer.
  • Ascelli, your objection is noted.
  • Without objection.
  • Is there an objection taking this up? Did I hear an objection? Your objection is noted, Mr.
Keywords: 988, house, all