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DE

Delaware 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Administration Committee Meeting Jun 17th, 2026

Administration

Transcript Highlights:
  • Please note that any votes that may be taken shall be done by a roll call vote.
  • Please note that any votes that may be taken shall be done by a roll call vote.
  • Voting yes. Speaker Miner Brown. Yes. Representative Dukes. Representative Spiegelman. Voting yes.
  • It was voted on.
  • vote it out of committee.
Bills: SB268 , SB306 , SB264 , SB312
Summary: The House Administration Committee met to consider a series of resolutions and bills covering arts districts, child care background checks, federal worker relief, health care reform, court transparency, school tax reassessment, municipal charter changes, constitutional amendment procedures, data center nondisclosure agreements, state employee benefits governance, and lieutenant governor vacancies. Members also noted that House Concurrent Resolution 12 had been removed from the agenda and that public comment would be limited to one minute per speaker. The committee released SCR 167 to study arts, culture, and creative districts in Delaware; HB 438 to close a loophole in the child care service letter requirement; SB 268 to provide interest-free loans, free transit, and tax deferrals for federal workers during shutdowns; SS2 for SB 1 to expand and permanently strengthen primary care investment while also addressing hospital cost growth; HCR 147 to request a Court of Chancery report on audio recordings and automated case assignment; SB 322 to replace the current post-reassessment 10% school revenue increase authority with a 2% annual increase option under safeguards; SB 306 to amend the Rehoboth Beach charter; HB 440 to require voter approval for constitutional amendments after legislative approval; SB 312 to bar nondisclosure agreements for large data center projects; SS1 for SB 289 to change State Employee Benefits Committee governance; and SB 264 to require a special election to fill a lieutenant governor vacancy. Testimony was mixed on several measures. Arts, child care, federal worker relief, primary care, court transparency, data center transparency, and the lieutenant governor vacancy bill drew mostly supportive testimony, while SB 322 and SB 306 drew both support and opposition, especially over tax impacts and the proposed spouse/partner restriction in Rehoboth Beach. HB 440 prompted debate over whether 55% voter approval was the right threshold for constitutional amendments, and SB 312 was supported as a transparency measure by residents affected by prior data center NDAs. All of the listed measures were released from committee by roll call vote, with some members voting no on HB 440, SB 306, SB 312, SS1 for SB 289, and SB 264.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House DFL Media Availability 3/27/26

Minnesota House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Last night's vote mattered.
  • This is a 68-vote threshold. It would have just taken one vote to advance the bill further.
  • As you know, there's many vote.
  • voted no.
  • Just people have to vote for it.
Keywords: 1183, house
AZ

Arizona 2026 Regular Session

03/18/2026 - House Transportation & Infrastructure

Transportation & Infrastructure

Transcript Highlights:
  • They all voted in favor of the bill. There's been no votes against the bill.
  • They all voted in favor of the bill. There's been no votes against the bill.
  • Members, the vote is 5-0, no voting, and two absent.
  • And so I vote no. Representative Bliss, can I explain my vote?
  • So it's a vote to authorize a local vote. That is the net effect, yes.
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Senate Legislative Session Mar 11th, 2026 at 09:00 am

Oklahoma Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Those wishing to vote or change the vote for a closed roll.
  • Members of the vote, the vote will now occur on Senate Bill 2155.
  • Although those who wish to vote or change their vote, those wishing to vote or change their vote, Senator
  • Are there those who wish to vote or change the vote?
  • 'aye' votes and nine 'nay' votes.
FL

Florida 2026 Regular Session

FL House Floor Session - 2025-04-28 (1:00PM Session)

Florida House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Thank you. will proceed to vote. Have all Senators voted?
  • Of all, senators voted. proceed to vote. Of all, Senators voted.
  • Senators will proceed to vote. All senators voted.
  • Senators will proceed to vote. Of all senators voted.
  • Senators will proceed to vote. All senators voted. Senator Bradley voted.
Summary: The Senate convened with a quorum, prayer, pledge, and several recognitions, including remarks from Senator Berman on Democratic priorities and introductions of military leaders and an intern. The chamber then moved through a long special-order calendar, with many bills substituted to House companions, amended, and passed, while several others were temporarily postponed. Major measures approved included the dangerous dogs/Pam Rock Act (SB 572/HB 593), which tightened penalties and procedures for dog attacks and passed 36-0; local government land regulation (SB 1080), which was amended to remove agricultural enclave language and passed 26-8; vessel/freedom-related legislation (SB 1388/HB 1137), which passed 35-0; blood clot screening and treatment (SB 890/HB 1421), which added registry and training provisions and passed 36-0; fleeing or eluding law enforcement (SB 468/HB 113), which increased offense levels and passed 36-0; concealed carry/licensing for certain officers and service members (SB 490/HB 383), which passed 33-3; timeshare management (SB 496/HB 897), which clarified governance and annual meeting requirements and passed 36-0; background screening education (SB 614/HB 531), which created a public webpage and passed 36-0; utility service restrictions (SB 1002/HB 1137), which preempted local energy-source restrictions and passed 36-0; Medicaid oversight (SB 1060), which created a joint oversight committee and passed 35-0; health facilities authorities (SB 68), amended to make fentanyl urine screening more discretionary, and passed 36-0; and veterans’ nursing home beds (SB 78/HB 797), which authorized veteran- and spouse-designated beds and passed 36-0. The chamber also passed disability history and awareness instruction (SB 540/HB 447), a highly personal bill honoring Evan Hartzell that drew extended debate about disability language, inclusion, and education; it passed 35-0 after 35 co-sponsors were added. Manufacturing policy bills SB 600 and SB 602 were approved after amendments to add reporting, ranking metrics, and fee-use restrictions, both passing 35-0. Educational opportunities for military children (SB 1528) passed 36-0 after testimony from student sponsors and senators praising the bill’s origin. Several other bills, including Medicaid oversight, mammograms, Parkinson’s disease, condominium/cooperative associations, waste management, human trafficking, and Bright Futures, were postponed or not taken up during this segment.
MA

Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session

Senate Session (Full Formal without Calendar) Jun 21st, 2026 at 11:00 am

Massachusetts Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Kennedy votes yes. Senator ... Votes yes. Senator ...
  • Fattman votes no.
  • President, I desire to vote yes. Mark Montigny votes yes. Senator Edwards. Lydia Edwards votes yes.
  • Friedman votes yes. Durant and Mike Rush having difficulty to vote yes.
  • O'Connor votes yes.
Keywords: 995, all
Summary: The Senate opened with the Pledge of Allegiance, adopted two resolutions recognizing the town of Sturbridge on the nation’s 250th anniversary and congratulating Zachary Erich on becoming an Eagle Scout, and then took up several committee reports and extension orders. The chamber suspended rules multiple times to act immediately on committee extensions for Financial Services and State Administration and Regulatory Oversight, and it referred a House petition on cleft lip and cleft palate treatment to Financial Services. Members also adopted an order extending the Financial Services committee’s reporting deadline on credit union and mortgage financing matters. The Senate then considered and passed House No. 4361, a bill on teacher retirement benefits, after extensive debate in support of a one-time window for certain teachers who were excluded from Retirement Plus due to administrative errors. Senators described the measure as a long-overdue fix for more than 8,500 educators, noting that eligible teachers would have to pay the difference in contributions. The bill was ordered to a third reading, passed to be engrossed by a 39-0 roll call, and sent on for further action. The chamber also passed Senate No. 3106 on toxic-free medical devices and Senate No. 3107 on commercial interior design licensure, both after supportive remarks about patient safety and professional regulation. A major item was the conference committee report on H. 5280, the FY26 fair share supplemental budget. Supporters highlighted funding for municipal winter relief, MBTA operations and capital needs, education initiatives, housing incentives, home heating assistance, and collective bargaining agreements, while opponents raised concerns about MBTA subsidies, legal defense funding, and tax policy implications. After roll call, the report was approved by a 37-3 vote. The Senate also adopted the emergency preamble and passed H. 5470, the FY26 supplemental appropriations bill, and later enacted local bills including Berkeley recall authority, a Milton school deadline extension, a Lexington parkland exchange, and long-term municipal roads and bridges financing. Near the end of the session, the Senate recognized guests from the Caribbean diplomatic corps and the Authentic Caribbean Foundation, who spoke about Caribbean American Heritage Month and partnership agreements with Massachusetts. The chamber then concurred in a House amendment to Senate No. 2563, a bill updating disability-related terminology in the general laws, with senators emphasizing the importance of person-first language and dignity for people with disabilities. The Senate adopted the emergency preamble and enacted the bill. The session concluded with an adjournment order to meet again the following Monday and with adjournment in memory of Richard Louis Volpe of Sturbridge.
MA

Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session

Senate Session (Full Formal with Calendar) Jun 18th, 2026

Massachusetts Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Salvatore DiDomenico votes? Salvatore DiDomenico votes no. Senator Moore votes no.
  • Creighton votes no. Senator Collins. Thank you, Madam President. Nick Collins votes no.
  • Driscoll Jr. votes yes. Senator Fernandes. Dillon A. Fernandes votes yes.
  • Brady votes no. Senator Kennedy. Robin K. Kennedy votes no. Senator Brownsberger.
  • Senator Lovely votes no.
Summary: The Senate first considered several amendments to a primary care/health care bill. Amendment 1, on artificial intelligence in health care and mental health services, was withdrawn by unanimous consent. Amendment 37, which would have required a rate band for outpatient primary care reimbursement, was debated and then defeated on a roll call, 5-33. Amendment 39, on direct primary care arrangements and deductible credits, was also defeated 5-33. The chamber then took up and passed the conference report for An Act Relative to Teachers Preparation and Student Literacy (H. 5511), with senators emphasizing the need for evidence-based literacy instruction, universal screening, dyslexia screening, teacher training, and implementation funding; the bill was enacted and sent to the Governor after a 39-0 roll call. The Senate then returned to Amendment 60 on the primary care bill, which would have created a “safety valve” allowing alternative payment systems to be proposed to the Health Policy Commission. After debate over whether the bill already allowed flexibility, the amendment was defeated 5-33. Amendment 50, requiring stronger health equity reporting, was adopted. Amendment 66, a technical fix setting commercial payment rates for community health centers at the MassHealth PPS rate, was adopted. Amendment 24, excluding pharmaceutical spending from the primary care spending baseline and target, was adopted. Amendment 45, a study on expanding the role of allied health professionals, was withdrawn. Amendment 48, a group purchasing cooperative pilot, and amendments 53, 61, and 63 were also withdrawn. The Senate adopted Amendment 64, which prohibits prior authorization from delaying FDA-approved medications for serious mental illness, and rejected Amendment 68 on reporting private equity investment in primary and specialty care, as well as Amendments 71 and 72 on scope of practice and ownership disclosure. Amendment 62, a technical change modernizing the definition of primary care and clarifying the care team, was adopted. Amendment 21, the Senate Ways and Means amendment, was then adopted, the bill was ordered to a third reading, and the Senate passed An Act relative to primary care for you (S. 3116) to be engrossed on a 35-4 roll call. The Senate then adjourned to a later date, with memorial references at adjournment.
WA

Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Education Jan 27th, 2026 at 04:00 pm

Education

Transcript Highlights:
  • Representative Rude votes aye. Representative Keaton votes aye. Representative Bergquist votes aye.
  • Representative Callan votes aye. Representative Chase votes aye. Representative Couture votes aye.
  • Representative Pollet votes aye. Representative Reeves votes aye. Representative Reeves votes aye.
  • Representative Rule votes aye. Representative Scott votes aye. Representative Steele votes aye.
  • Clyde Shavers votes aye. Skyler Rude votes no, do not pass. Michael Keaton votes no, do not pass.
Bills: HB1662 , HB1683 , HB2534 , HB2557 , HB2594
Committee: House Education
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Ways and Means Committee 3/3/25 - Part 2

Ways and Means

Transcript Highlights:
  • Chair Torkelson voted no. Vice Chair Robbins voted no. Representative Aum voted no.
  • Representative Noor voted no. Representative Pinto voted no. Representative Olson voted no.
  • Chair Tolson voted no. Vice Chair Robbins voted no. Representative Acomb voted no.
  • Representative Nash voted no. Representative Novotny voted no. Representative Pinto voted no.
  • Chair Torkelson voted aye. Vice Chair Robbins voted aye. Representative Acomb voted no.
Bills: HF11
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Judiciary Feb 10th, 2026

Judiciary

Transcript Highlights:
  • Vote now occur. If you favor the measure, vote aye. Opposed to the measure, vote nay.
  • Vote will now occur. If you favor the measure, vote aye. Opposed to the measure, vote nay.
  • Vote will now occur. If you favor the measure, vote aye; opposed to the measure, vote nay.
  • Vote will now occur. If you favor the measure, vote aye; if opposed, vote nay.
  • Vote will now occur. If you favor the measure, vote aye; opposed to the measure, vote nay.
Committee: Senate Judiciary
Summary: The Senate Judiciary Committee heard and advanced a long slate of bills covering tort claims, marriage age, probate, drug court eligibility, child welfare, juvenile facility employee protections, transfer-on-death deed paperwork, sex trafficking sentencing, DUI ignition interlocks, open carry on vessels, drone restrictions near critical infrastructure, victim notification for clemency hearings, consumer protection enforcement, OSBI reporting and records, CASA standards, county legal defense obligations, OU Health liability coverage, recordable instrument margins, and trust code updates. Several measures were described as constituent requests or technical cleanups, while others were framed as public safety or child protection bills. The committee also laid over Senate Bill 2072 and noted that future Judiciary meetings would likely be longer and more contentious. Members asked a number of clarifying questions on several bills. Senate Bill 1638, dealing with accrual of claims under the Government Tort Claims Act for ongoing accidents or exposures, drew questions about when the statute of limitations would begin; the author said the intent was to prevent people from being priced out of justice and to allow claims after the condition ends. Senate Bill 1446 would change child sex trafficking sentencing from a maximum of 10 years to a minimum of 10 years, and the author said the goal was to ensure stronger punishment for crimes that leave lifelong harm to children. Senate Bill 1256, requiring ignition interlocks for certain DUI defendants as a bail condition, was amended to make the requirement discretionary with written findings if a judge declines to impose it. Other bills advanced with little or no opposition, including raising the marriage age to 18 in Senate Bill 504, updating probate agent residency rules in Senate Bill 1283, restoring district attorney discretion for drug court eligibility in Senate Bill 1216, creating the Children’s Specialty Program under Sooner Select in Senate Bill 1655, and extending protections to detention contracted employees in county juvenile facilities in Senate Bill 2011. Senate Bill 1224 was amended so victim clemency notices would be sent by both email and first-class mail rather than email alone. Senate Bill 1597, which removes mandatory adherence to national standards for Oklahoma CASA, prompted discussion about federal funding and compliance; an Oklahoma CASA representative said some funding flows through national CASA, but the author said state standards would remain similar and the bill would provide more flexibility. Most bills passed the committee by unanimous or near-unanimous votes, with Senate Bill 1446 passing 7-1 and Senate Bill 1597 passing 7-1.
CA

California 2025-2026 Regular Session

Assembly Elections Committee Jul 16th, 2025

Elections

Transcript Highlights:
  • How to pre-register to vote.
  • I call for a vote all in favor. Opposed. And I call for a vote all in favor.
  • I'd like to look at previous votes of the past and those who have voted on this bill and the author of
  • I'm sorry, no, we're not voting, sorry. Okay, backing up, Macedo, not voting? I thought we had.
  • The electorate can vote yes or they can vote no. It's not a new concept.
Committee: House Elections
Keywords: 988, house, all
WA

Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session

Senate Floor Session Jan 21st, 2026 at 12:30 pm

Washington Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Senator Short, how do you vote? Senator Short votes aye. Senator Braun, how do you vote?
  • Senator Benke, how do you vote? Senator Benke votes aye. Senator Braun, how do you vote?
  • Senator Benke, how do you vote? Senator Benke votes aye. Senator Braun, how do you vote?
  • Senator Benke, how do you vote? Senator Benke votes aye. Senator Braun. How do you vote?
  • Senator McCune votes aye. Senator Rochelli, how do you vote? Senator Rochelli votes aye.
Summary: The Senate opened with ceremonial items, approved the previous day’s journal, and referred committee reports and new introductions. Members then adopted Senate Resolution 8669 recognizing National Blood Donor Month after remarks emphasizing the life-saving need for blood donations and the work of blood coalition partners. The Senate also adopted Senate Resolution 8667 honoring Monica Alexander for her long public service with the Washington State Patrol and Criminal Justice Training Commission, with multiple senators praising her leadership, reforms, and mentorship. The chamber then took up a series of gubernatorial appointments to college boards of trustees, confirming Rosa Peralta to the Seattle College District, Stephen Zimmerman to Wenatchee Valley College, and Tara Lear to Walla Walla Community College, each by roll call vote. After caucus, the Senate returned to third reading and considered several bills, including SB 5068 on law enforcement, corrections, and prosecutors; SB 5252 on property tax exemptions for nonprofit public assembly halls and meeting places; SB 5280 on consumer protections for virtual currency kiosks; SB 5124 on patient access and skilled nursing facility discharge coordination; and SB 5436 on interference with access to places of religious worship. Most of these measures were amended and then passed, with SB 5068 and SB 5436 drawing debate over immigration status and protest activity, respectively. Later, the Senate passed SB 5705, narrowing traffic safety penalties to focus on distracted driving in school zones; ESSB 5594, delaying implementation of biosimilar drug access provisions; SB 5169, expanding out-of-court testimony options for child victims and witnesses; ESSB 5098, expanding weapons restrictions to additional public buildings and outdoor public spaces, despite opposition over firearm preemption and self-defense concerns; SB 5188, allowing rural broadband repair loans; SB 5109, making the mortgage lending fraud prosecution account permanent with a fee increase; SSB 5240, authorizing schools to use available anaphylaxis medication in emergencies; SB 5420, ensuring veterans and uniformed service members access to benefits and opportunities; SB 5467, simplifying surplus property sales by water-sewer districts; SSB 5331, strengthening insurance enforcement and restitution authority; and ESSB 5071, updating child endangerment law to include fentanyl and synthetic opioids, with an amendment adding a parenting-alternative approach for child defendants. The Senate also adopted an amendment to SB 5581 to include public transportation providers in safe-system transportation infrastructure planning and then advanced the bill toward final passage.
NH

New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session

House Legislative Administration (03/19/2025)

Transcript Highlights:
  • Yes. vote.
  • Chair votes yes. And the chair. Chair votes yes. Nine.<00:16:04.000><c> Yay.
  • </c> Chair votes yes. 11. Zero nay. Chair votes yes. 11. Zero nay.
  • Clerk votes, yes. Boyd, yes. Clerk votes, yes.
  • Chair votes yes. 10. Yay. Zero. Nay. Vote being 10. Nothing.
Keywords: 928, house, all
Summary: The committee first returned to House Bill 157, which had been left pending from an earlier session. After correcting the procedural posture, the committee voted on a motion of ought to pass and it failed on a roll call. A reconsideration motion then passed unanimously, restoring the bill to the floor. Representative Turcot then moved ITL, explaining the committee believed there was a better path, likely through an ad hoc study and a future bill; that motion passed 9-2, and the chair said a minority report would be required and not to place the bill on consent. The committee next took up House Bill 331, which would require the Secretary of State to publish the current location of bills on the website until gubernatorial action. Supporters said the bill would reduce confusion and legislative limbo after bills leave the House and Senate. Online testimony was reported as 116 in support and 4 opposed. The committee voted 11-0 to pass the bill and placed it on consent. House Bill 347 followed, dealing with protections for legislators’ employment when serving in office. Supporters argued it would protect elected officials from employer retaliation and clarify existing law; opponents said it was an unnecessary mandate on employers and raised enforcement concerns, especially for out-of-state employers. The committee voted 8-3 to pass the bill, and a minority report was anticipated; it was not placed on consent. The committee then considered House Bill 605, which included student loan forgiveness provisions tied to legislative service. Members opposing the bill argued legislators are not state employees and should not receive that benefit, while others noted the bill’s employment-related provisions and the difficulty of meeting the hours requirement. The committee voted 11-0 to ITL House Bill 605 and placed it on consent.
CA

California 2025-2026 Regular Session

Assembly Floor Session and Joint Convention State of the Judiciary Address Mar 23rd, 2026

California House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • All members vote who desire to vote. All members vote who desire to vote.
  • All members vote who desire to vote. All members vote who desire to vote.
  • All members vote who desire to vote. All members vote who desire to vote.
  • All members vote who desire to vote. All members vote who desire to vote.
  • All members vote who desire to vote. All members vote who desire to vote.
Summary: The Assembly met, established a quorum after a roll call, and handled a series of procedural motions, guest introductions, and floor items. Members recognized several guests and student groups, then moved through the daily file, including second-reading items, Senate amendments, and the consent calendar, which was adopted 54-0. The chamber also adopted ACR 151 recognizing March 25 as Greek Independence Day, with 59 co-authors added, and ACR 146 designating March 2026 as Bleeding Disorders Awareness Month, with 61 co-authors added; both resolutions were adopted by voice vote. ACR 140, proclaiming March 21 as Women in STEM Day, also passed with 56 co-authors added and was adopted by voice vote. The most substantial debate centered on AB 2156, which renames Cesar Chavez Day as Farm Workers’ Day and declares an urgency clause. Majority Leader Aguiar-Curry and several members spoke in support, emphasizing recognition of farm workers’ collective contributions and, in light of recent revelations about Cesar Chavez, the need to honor the broader movement rather than one individual. Other members echoed support while discussing farmworker history, accountability, and the importance of acknowledging survivors. Assembly Member DeMaio supported the bill but criticized state policies affecting agriculture and argued for broader recognition of Latino Californians and farmworker policy reforms. The bill passed with 67 votes and was transmitted immediately to the Senate. Later, the Assembly recessed for the Joint Convention and heard the 26th State of the Judiciary address from Chief Justice Patricia Guerrero. She focused on judicial independence, threats to judges, remote proceedings, CARE Act implementation, trial court funding and judgeship shortages, AI use in courts, immigration-related courthouse concerns, State Bar reforms after the February 2025 bar exam problems, and judicial salaries. She also highlighted the judiciary’s centennial, the importance of collaboration with the Legislature and Governor Newsom, and the need to preserve equal access to justice. After the address was ordered printed in the Journal, the joint convention adjourned and the Assembly later adjourned until Thursday, March 26 at 9 a.m.
CA

California 2025-2026 Regular Session

Assembly Floor Session and Joint Convention State of the Judiciary Address Mar 23rd, 2026

California House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • All members vote who desire to vote. All members vote who desire to vote.
  • All members vote who desire to vote. Members vote.
  • All members vote who desire to vote. All members vote who desire to vote.
  • All members vote who desire to vote. All members vote who desire to vote.
  • All members vote who desire to vote. All members vote who desire to vote.
Keywords: 988, house, all
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Postsecondary Education Apr 7th, 2026 at 10:30 am

Postsecondary Education

Transcript Highlights:
  • Any members wishing to vote or change their vote? Declare the vote.
  • Seeing no debate, staff, please open the vote. Any member wishing to vote or change their vote.
  • Any member wishing to vote or change their vote, we're preparing to close the vote and declare the vote
  • Members wishing to vote or Change your vote, close the vote, declare the vote.
  • In a second, we will open the vote. Close the vote. Declare the vote.
US

US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session

US House Floor Proceedings (Tuesday, June 10, 2025)

US Federal House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Vote is the co-author of Russell Vote.
  • </c> he'll vote for HR1. he'll vote for HR1.
  • I ask for a recorded vote. Recorded vote is requested. Those favoring a recorded vote will rise.
  • ><c> in</c> vote for voting representation in vote for voting representation in Congress.<05:11:23.280
  • We're not voting to let non-citizens vote in D.C. today.
CO

Colorado 2026 Regular Session

Colorado Senate 2026 Legislative Day 063 Mar 18th, 2026

Colorado Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Are there any no votes? votes? votes?
  • Are there any no votes? report. Are there any no votes?
  • So, we ask for a no vote. years. So, we ask for a no vote.
  • </c> voted on this yet. voted on this yet.
  • ><02:08:58.720><c> the</c> into to law or vote it in vote the the into to law or vote it in vote the
Keywords: 981, all
NM
Transcript Highlights:
  • In a subcommittee manner, and we will reconvene later today to call the vote.
  • In recent years, we have seen an impact to voting locations specifically and voting activity in Chavez
  • units in order to ensure that voting continues, and then there's also an option for people who are voting
  • So how were they able to change their voting site?
  • Or ADA compliance for voting convenience.
Summary: The subcommittee heard a bill aimed at protecting New Mexico elections from outside interference and codifying emergency election procedures. The sponsor argued New Mexico already ranks first nationally in election administration, but said the bill was needed in response to threats of federal interference, including possible deployment of federal agents at polling places. The bill would create state prohibitions on stationing troops or armed federal personnel at polling places, interfering with election workers or voters, or changing voter qualifications or election rules contrary to state law. It would also create civil enforcement authority for the Attorney General, Secretary of State, county clerks, or affected voters, with injunctions and civil penalties, and make violations a fourth-degree felony. A second major section would allow emergency changes to polling locations and voting procedures during declared disasters such as wildfires or floods without first obtaining a court order, including use of mobile voting units and secure online ballot return options for some voters. The Secretary of State’s office said these procedures were already largely in rule and that the fiscal impact would be minimal, with existing voter education materials and law enforcement guides covering implementation. The office also said the bill would extend who may request law enforcement assistance and strengthen existing election offenses by adding “under color of law” language and a new offense for intentionally obstructing access to a polling place. Committee members raised concerns about definitions, possible effects on military personnel, police, federal officers, county clerks, tribal jurisdictions, and polling places on federal property, as well as the scope of civil penalties and how intent would be proven. Several members questioned whether the bill was rushed, whether all analyses had been received, and whether the emergency provisions could disadvantage rural communities if notice requirements could not be met during disasters. The sponsor and Secretary of State representative responded that the bill would not prevent qualified voters, including military members, from voting, that local police were treated differently from federal personnel, and that courts would determine intent and appropriate defendants. No vote was taken; the chair said the hearing was being held as a subcommittee and would reconvene later, likely the next day, for a vote.
ID

Idaho 2026 Regular Session

Legislative Session Day 29 Feb 9th, 2026

Idaho House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Has everyone voted? Does any member wish to change their vote?
  • As every member voted. Does every member voted? Does any member wish to change their vote? Gannon.
  • Members will cast their votes. Has every member voted? Has every member voted?
  • Members will cast their votes. Has every member voted? Has every member voted? Rebell, monks.
  • Members will cast their votes. Has every member voted? Has every member voted? Healy, Monks.
Keywords: 989, all