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ID
Transcript Highlights:
- House Bill 896 was referred to the Judiciary, Rules and Administration Committee, and House Bill 898
- Speaker, the Committee on Judiciary, Rules and Administration reports that we have enrolled House Bills
- Speaker, the Committee on Judiciary, Rules and Administration reports that we have transmitted enrolled
- Senate Bill 1369 is referred to the Judiciary, Rules and Administration Committee.
- Senate Bill 1369 is referred to the Judiciary, Rules and Administration Committee.
ID
Transcript Highlights:
- Speaker, and members of the committee.
- Committee, we have docket number 13-0108-2401 before the committee. Representative Boyle.
- The pending rule is the logical outgrowth of the... Rule remains the same.
- Committee, okay.
- So this committee is adjourned.
Committee:
House Resources and Conservation
ID
Transcript Highlights:
- First up on the agenda, we have rules governing 131-2701, 2501 Taylor Thomas, administrative rules on
- Based on feedback from this very committee last year, Based on feedback from this very committee last
- year, we drafted these pending rules.
- The way that the rule was written, it required that liquor be sold on a weekly basis, which The rule
- All right, committee, we have a motion.
Committee:
House State Affairs
AZ
Transcript Highlights:
- Reports of standing committees.
- Pursuant to Rule 16D, the chair does rule that the amendment is out of order.
- The question is, should the ruling of the chair be overturned? A yes vote would overturn my ruling.
- Please cite the rule number. Rule 19A. Is that it?
- Please cite the rule number. Rule 19A. Is that it?
MA
Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Session Apr 30th, 2026
Massachusetts Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- The Committee on Rules of the two branches, acting concurrently, to whom was referred the Senate order
- The Committee on Rules of the two branches, acting concurrently, to whom was referred the Senate order
- The Committee on Rules of the two branches, acting concurrently, to whom was referred the Senate order
- The Committee on Ways and Means, to whom was referred the House bill promoting rule of law, oversight
- The Committee on Ways and Means, to whom was referred the House bill promoting rule of law, oversight
ID
Transcript Highlights:
- This rule itself is one of our ZBR rules. It's on page 10 of your rule book.
- Any questions from the committee? Any motions from the committee? Go there you go.
- The rule itself can be found on page 152 of your rule book.
- We just finished up with our first set of rules. We had five rules that we considered today.
- We just finished up with our first set of rules. We had five rules that we consider today.
Committee:
House Agricultural Affairs
Summary:
The committee met late due to a lunch with FFA members and then took up five Idaho State Department of Agriculture rule dockets. Jared Stewart presented four rules: stone fruit grades, bulk permits and retail sale of potatoes, weights and measures, and organic food products. He explained each as part of ISDA’s zero-based rulemaking effort, with changes focused on removing obsolete or duplicative language, updating incorporation-by-reference citations, and clarifying standards and procedures. Members asked a few questions, including about weights-and-measures rechecks, and all four dockets were approved by voice vote.
Brian Slabaw presented the pesticide and chemigation use and application rule. He said the agency-initiated changes were intended to reduce administrative burden, update license categories, add a five-year license option, create a drone application category, and clarify supervision and seminar-credit requirements. Members raised several questions about fees, drone operations, supervision ratios, and whether the changes would affect small farmers. Slabaw said the fee change was intended to be revenue-neutral over five years, that drone applicators would need the appropriate license and on-site supervision, and that the agency had discussed the proposal with stakeholders, including aerial applicator groups. The committee approved this docket as well.
At the end of the meeting, the committee approved minutes from a January 22, 2026 meeting and then adjourned. The chair also welcomed FFA visitors and noted that five rules were considered during the meeting.
ID
Transcript Highlights:
- This rule itself is one of our ZBR rules. It's on page 10 of your rule book.
- Any questions from the committee? Any motions from the committee? Go there you go.
- The rule itself can be found on page 152 of your rule book.
- We just finished up with our first set of rules. We had five rules that we considered today.
- We just finished up with our first set of rules. We had five rules that we consider today.
Committee:
House Agricultural Affairs
MA
Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Session Mar 12th, 2026
Massachusetts Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- The ayes have it; the rule is suspended. The petitions were referred to the respective committees.
- The rule is suspended. The petitions were referred to the respective committees.
- The Committee on Rules, on the House bill relative to certain powers of the Board of Water Commissioners
- The Committee on Rules, to whom was heard the House bill authorizing the Cotuit Fire District to raise
- Report of a committee. Committee on Ways and Means.
ID
Transcript Highlights:
- Welcome to the Senate Health and Welfare Committee. Thank you, Madam Chair.
- Welcome to the Senate Health and Welfare Committee. Welcome, committee. Welcome, committee.
- We did all of the other provisions that are now in this rule.
- The policy that they are pointing out is unchanged in this rule docket.
- That they are pointing out is unchanged in this rule docket.
Committee:
Senate Health and Welfare
MA
Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
Informal House Session 90 Jun 21st, 2026 at 11:00 am
Massachusetts House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- The Committee on Rules reports recommending that the following resolutions ought to be adopted.
- The Committee on Rules reports recommending that the following resolutions ought to be adopted.
- The Committee on Rules reports recommending that the order filed by Representatives Decker of Cambridge
- The Committee on Rules and the Committees on Rules, the two branches acting concurrently, report recommending
- Joint Rule 12 is suspended. Joint Rule 12 is suspended. Report of committee.
Summary:
The House opened with the Pledge of Allegiance and then acted on several committee reports and procedural matters. The Committee on Rules recommended adoption of resolutions congratulating People Incorporated on its new early education center, honoring Eagle Scout Logan Collins, and recognizing the Bellingham Lions Club’s 75th anniversary; the House suspended the rules and adopted them. The House also adopted an order extending until November 7, 2025, the reporting deadline for the Committee on Public Health on House Order No. 4586, and concurred with a Senate referral of a petition concerning the MBTA assessment to the Committee on Transportation. In addition, Joint Rule 12 was suspended for a petition on off-premises retail alcohol licenses near other such licenses, allowing referral to the Committee on Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure.
The House then took up a slate of bills scheduled by the Committee on Steering, Policy and Scheduling, including measures on youth skin health, employment protections for victims of abusive behavior, veterans specialty license plates on leased vehicles, and a simplified procedure for subdivision roads in Marlborough. After suspending Rule 7A, the House ordered these bills to a third reading, and later did the same for House No. 2998, authorizing Thomas Harmon to purchase creditable service from the Barnstable County Retirement Board. The House also passed to be enacted Senate 2566, regulating the Gloucester Fisheries Commission, and House 4273, authorizing Maynard to grant an additional off-premises alcohol license.
On third reading, the House passed several bills to be engrossed, including measures on parking enforcement in Cambridge, the Fairhaven charter, additional alcohol licenses in Palmer, and converting a Milford wine and malt beverage license to an all-alcoholic-beverages off-premises license. The House adopted a Senate order changing the recess date for a joint session to October 9, 2025, and observed a moment of silence in memory of Paul Holloway, a firefighter and educator. Finally, the House adopted an order to adjourn to meet the following Wednesday at 11 a.m., and then adjourned.
KY
Kentucky 2026 Regular Session
Senate Legislative Session, Day 1 (1-6-26)
Kentucky Senate Floor Meeting
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Floor Session 4/25/25 - Part 2
Minnesota House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- </c><00:49:46.880><c> work</c> committee, a lot of good committee work committee, a lot of good committee
- Speaker, under supplemental agreement rule 13.3, if a question of germaneness is ruled under House Rule
- We are here to interpret rules. This is a very plain rule.
- . ruling. ruling.
- We have adopted a rule. We govern here. We have adopted a rule.
ID
Idaho 2026 Regular Session
Agenda Feb 2nd, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- So to get into the actual rule changes for this year, first up, there is the license plate rule.
- Chairman, and committee.
- All right, committee.
- Okay, committee, we now have 39-0349-25-01 properly in front of the committee. Any opposed?
- Okay, committee, we now have 39-0349-25-01 properly in front of the committee.
Summary:
The committee first approved the January 26 and January 28 minutes. It then introduced RS 33089, which would amend Idaho law on license plates by eliminating the 10-year replacement requirement so plates would be replaced only when worn or no longer legible, and by removing the expiration year from certain plates. The committee also introduced RS 33080, which would clarify the RCARS Fund so it applies to an Idaho resident, or someone who was an Idaho resident at the time of purchase, to prevent out-of-state misuse.
The committee next reviewed two Idaho Transportation Department rule dockets. Docket 39-0260-2501 covered license plate rules and made mostly cleanup and clarification changes, including updating terminology and removing provisions already covered in statute. Members raised concerns about striking the rule language on manually completed temporary registrations when the computer system is down; after discussion and confirmation that an emergency manual process still exists, the committee amended the docket to keep that provision in the rule. Questions also addressed special plates and the Centennial plate, with ITD stating those programs would still exist because they are established in statute.
The second docket, 39-0349-2501, concerned alcohol ignition interlock devices and made minor cleanup changes, including removing a specific ethanol reference from the breath alcohol concentration definition because no device measures ethanol separately from other alcohols. After a question about redundant wording in the definition of department, the committee approved the docket in full. The meeting ended with all motions passing and the committee adjourned.
NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
JLCAR Administrative Rules (06/20/2025)
Transcript Highlights:
- Comments from the committee. So short version is you didn't follow the rule.
- Comments from the committee. So short version is you didn't follow the rule.
- Comments from the committee. So short version is you didn't follow the rule.
- Comments from the committee. So short version is you didn't follow the rule.
- You're now following the rule. Great. Uh, I entertain a motion from the committee.
Summary:
The JLCAR June meeting opened with the pledge, approval of the prior minutes, and adoption of the consent calendar after one Fish and Game item was pulled for separate consideration. The committee then reordered the regular calendar and postponed an HHS item at the agency’s request because work was still ongoing.
The committee next considered OPLC item 2547, concerning amendments to licensure and discipline forms for regulated professions. Members raised concerns that the application was still too geared toward health professions and that renewal forms should be shorter, but the agency said it was moving toward a dynamic online form that would collapse irrelevant questions. The committee concluded the issue was more about agency operations than policy and adopted the rule.
For DNCR item 2551, on rules for the Adopt-a-Park volunteer program, staff explained the agency had been operating the program under statute but had realized rules were required and had been using DOJ review in the meantime. Committee members noted the agency had not followed the rulemaking requirement but was now correcting it, and the rule was approved. Fish and Game item 2570, on electronic OHRV and snowmobile registration applications, drew discussion over whether the online process should be processed in five days to match mail-in applications or remain at ten days; the agency cited workload and file-transfer delays, and the committee adopted a conditional approval with an oral amendment leaving the ten-day timeframe in place for now.
In other business, staff described a planned upgrade to the committee’s agency portal and database workflow, moving from email submissions to an online portal with better form validation and document upload features. Members supported the modernization and approved the manual change, with implementation expected after agency sign-up and training later in the summer.
NM
New Mexico 2026 Regular Session
House - Chamber Meeting Jan 29th, 2026 at 11:09 am
New Mexico House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- House Bill 233 has been read by title, is ordered not printed and referred to the House Rules Committee
- House Bill 235 has been read by title, is ordered not printed and referred to the House Rules Committee
- House Bill 237 has been read by title, is ordered not printed and referred to the House Rules Committee
- House Bill 240 has been read by title, ordered not printed, and referred to the House Rules Committee
- oversight committee and allow that committee to recommend the overturning of agency rules to the Legislature
Keywords:
nurses, health care workers, healthcare workers, frontline workers, hospital staff, clinicians, allied health professionals, support staff, public health, workforce shortage, nursing shortage, safe staffing, patient safety, rural health care, frontier communities, behavioral health, mental health, substance use disorder, substance abuse, health care memorial
MA
Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
Informal House Session 82 Jun 21st, 2026 at 11:30 am
Massachusetts House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- The Committee on Rules reports recommending that the following resolutions ought to be adopted.
- The Committee on Rules, to whom was referred the order filed by Representatives Decker of Cambridge and
- The Committee on Rules, to whom was referred the order filed by Representatives Decker of Cambridge and
- The Committee on Rules, to whom was referred the order filed by Representatives Decker of Cambridge and
- The Committee on Rules and the Committees on Rules of the two branches, acting concurrently, report recommending
Summary:
The House first adopted a series of resolutions, including memorial square dedications in Stoneham, congratulations to IBEW Local 103 on its 125th anniversary, and a commendation recognizing Massachusetts School Administrators Association in honor of National Principals Month. It also adopted orders extending committee reporting deadlines for several Public Health and Public Safety and Homeland Security matters, and concurred in a joint rule suspension to allow consideration of a sick leave bank petition for a Chief Medical Examiner’s Office employee.
The Steering, Policy and Scheduling Committee then placed several bills on the calendar, and the House suspended Rule 7A to take them up. Those bills included measures on firefighter employment and retirement in Quincy, Bedford, and Lancaster; designation of Fred Korematsu Day of Civil Liberties; a bill on obstructed views while driving; a disability pension for Lieutenant Deputy Sheriff Brian McPherson; and a cemetery matter in Norton. All were advanced to third reading. The House also considered and adopted amendments to charter bills for Cambridge and Medford, and later concurred in a Senate amendment to the Somerville charter bill.
On final action, the House passed to be enacted the Cambridge, Medford, and Somerville charter bills. It also enacted sick leave bank legislation for Gregory Baker of the Suffolk County Sheriff’s Office and Akita Jandara Patel of the Department of Corrections. Additional third-reading bills, including the Acton Memorial Library bill, an Air Library bill, and the John C. Murphy sick leave bank bill, were passed to be engrossed. The session included a moment of silence for the September 11 attacks and a special adjournment in memory of former Representative Robert F. Donovan before adjourning to meet again Monday at 11 a.m. in informal session.
US
US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
US House Floor Proceedings (Wednesday, April 9, 2025)
US Federal House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- This morning, the Rules Committee met and produced a rule, H.
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MA
Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
Informal House Session 116 Jun 21st, 2026 at 11:00 am
Massachusetts House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- The Committee on Rules reports recommending that the resolutions filed by Representative Day of Stoneham
- The Committee on Rules, to whom were referred the order filed by Representatives Day of Stoneham and
- The Committee on Rules, to whom was referred the order filed by Representatives Moulton of Boston and
- The Committee on Rules and the Committees on Rules of the two branches, acting concurrently, report recommending
- Joint Rule 12 is suspended. Report of committee.
Summary:
The House opened with the Pledge of Allegiance and then took up several Committee on Rules reports. It adopted a resolution congratulating Stoneham on its 300th anniversary and approved orders extending reporting deadlines for the Judiciary, Revenue, and Transportation committees. The House also concurred with a Senate referral of a petition on school bus safety to the Committee on Public Safety and Homeland Security, and suspended Joint Rule 12 to send a petition on dogs and kennels to the Committee on Municipalities and Regional Government.
The Steering, Policy and Scheduling Committee recommended several matters for consideration, including a Millbury town meeting validation bill, a sick leave bank for a Department of Elementary and Secondary Education employee, a commuter rail parking payment pilot program, and a study of extending the Orange Line. After suspending Rule 7A, the House ordered these items to a third reading. It then passed to enact a bill authorizing Westfield to set an age limit for original appointment as a police officer.
The House also took up and passed to engrossment a bill permitting Revere to establish penalties and liens for noise ordinance violations. Finally, it adopted an order to adjourn to Monday at 11 a.m., and then adjourned.
NM
New Mexico 2026 Regular Session
House - Agriculture, Acequias And Water Resources Feb 7th, 2026
House Agriculture, Acequias And Water Resources
Transcript Highlights:
- Thank you, Madam Chair, committee. Madam Chair, committee, thank you.
- Thank you, committee members. Esperanza. Good morning, Chair and members of the committee.
- Committee. Yes, good morning, Madam Chair, members of the commission. Committee.
- So I think it's imperative that the committee I think it's imperative that the committee...
- When were the rules created? Madam Chair, Representative, those rules were adopted last May.
Summary:
The committee met to hear House Bill 207, as amended, which would direct the Water Quality Control Commission to adopt rules for permits allowing certain beneficial uses of treated produced water, including industrial, commercial, energy-related, infrastructure, pilot project, and other approved uses. Representative Brown presented the bill as a science-driven response to New Mexico’s water scarcity, citing the state’s 50-year water plan and research from the New Mexico Produced Water Research Consortium. The committee adopted an amendment requiring the rules to be informed by credible scientific data and other evidence, including consortium research, before moving to public comment.
Supporters argued the bill would create a regulated framework for reuse of treated produced water, preserve scarce freshwater, and support economic development, construction, and energy-related uses. Testimony in favor came from the bill sponsor, the consortium’s Dr. Zach Stoll, the chair of the Water Quality Control Commission, business and industry representatives, local economic development officials, and some residents. They emphasized recent peer-reviewed studies, pilot projects, and the need for the commission to act on updated science. State agencies, including the Environment Department, said the amended bill addressed some of their concerns and kept the focus on science-based rulemaking.
Opponents said the bill would override the Water Quality Control Commission’s prior findings and force approval of uses that remain scientifically unproven and potentially harmful. Many speakers from environmental groups, acequia and agricultural organizations, faith groups, and local residents warned about unknown contaminants, risks to groundwater, crops, roads, and human health, and the possibility of spills or long-term environmental damage. Several argued the bill would politicize a technical process and create liability or cleanup burdens for the public. No vote on final passage was taken in the portion provided; the committee recessed briefly after public comment and then returned to sponsor remarks and questions.
ND
North Dakota 2026 1st Special Session
Judiciary Committee Aug 18th, 2026 at 10:00 am
Judiciary Committee
Transcript Highlights:
- I've spent some time introducing bills and researching the Administrative Rules Committee over my time
- This is actually a question for probably you, because you sat on the Rules Committee.
- How often does the Rules Committee actually overturn an administrative rule? Do you know?
- committee that could arbitrarily negate those rules?
- Itself that was affirmed after the entire process by the administrative rules committee.
Committee:
Joint Judiciary Committee