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FL

Florida 2026 Regular Session

Finance and Tax Mar 26th, 2025

Finance and Tax

Transcript Highlights:
  • The amendment is adopted. Senators, we are back on the bill as amended.
  • Code 485-324. I believe this is a technical amendment.
  • Show the amendment is adopted. Senators, we are now back on the bill as amended.
  • Show the amendment is adopted. Senators, we are now back on the bill as amended.
  • Seeing none, show the motion is adopted. We are adjourned.
Summary: The Senate Committee on Finance and Tax met and first considered CS for SB 1290, the Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles agency package. The bill would align Florida law with IFTA and federal motor carrier rules, raise the crash-reporting damage threshold from $500 to $2,000, define “economically disadvantaged area,” update registration and email-notice procedures, and revise the definition of tank vehicles. An amendment was adopted to allow nonprofits to perform VIN inspections under an MOU and to create a DV-embossed specialty plate option for eligible disabled veterans. The bill, as amended, was reported favorably. The committee then passed SB 1292, which exempts certain email addresses collected by DHSMV for notification purposes from public records disclosure. The committee also considered two flood-resiliency measures by Senator DeSantis/DeSigley. SJR 174 would amend the Florida Constitution to allow the Legislature to exclude from assessed value improvements made to mitigate flood damage, with the proposed amendment to appear on the 2026 ballot. SB 176 provided the implementing details, including eligibility tied to flood-risk areas or prior flood damage, square-footage limits for rebuilt or elevated homesteads, and documentation requirements for property appraisers. Members asked about how rebuilding and square-footage caps would work, and the sponsor explained the intent was to encourage elevation and resiliency without allowing major expansion. A technical amendment was adopted to SB 176, and both measures were reported favorably. After the bills, staff director Azar Khan gave a brief presentation on the latest General Revenue conference results, noting collections were running ahead of forecast and explaining the main forecast adjustments, including increases in sales tax and investment earnings and a reduction in corporate income tax projections. No questions were raised on the presentation. The committee then noted that additional bills were still moving through earlier committees, invited members to follow up with staff, and adjourned without any recorded votes beyond the committee actions on the bills and amendments.
CA

California 2025-2026 Regular Session

Senate Floor Session May 19th, 2026

California Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Reports of committee will be deemed read and amendments adopted.
  • These are merely code words, meaning that These are merely code words, meaning that workers must belong
  • Inspectors inspect the same work under the same construction code.
  • standards, which are adopted by cities and counties.
  • correctable errors like coding or documentation.
Keywords: 987, senate, all
CO

Colorado 2026 Regular Session

Colorado Senate 2026 Legislative Day 120 May 14th, 2026

Colorado Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Minority Leader. Mr. Minority Leader. Thank you, Mr. President.
  • That motion is adopted. >> Mr. Minority Leader. >> Thank you, Mr. President.
  • Minority Leader. "What senators?" Mr. Minority Leader. "What senators?" Mr. Minority Leader.
  • That motion is adopted.
  • Minority Leader Simpson and I... Minority Leader Simpson and I...
Keywords: 981, all
LA

Louisiana 2026 Regular Session

Commerce May 5th, 2026

Commerce

Transcript Highlights:
  • And so it would require that the minor be those minors under 14.
  • code?
  • code?
  • Any objection to the adoption of 4836? Seeing none, 4836 is adopted. Okay.
  • Any objection to the adoption of 4836? C and none, 4836 is adopted.
CA

California 2025-2026 Regular Session

Assembly Privacy and Consumer Protection Committee Jul 1st, 2026

Privacy and Consumer Protection

Transcript Highlights:
  • is sexually exploiting that child under Penal Code Section 311.3.
  • As we... ...non-consensual sexual deepfakes of users, including minors.
  • The Penal Code defines person to include businesses.
  • I urge the committee to adopt a statewide data retention limit.
  • I am a volunteer with NDLON's Adopt-a-Day Labor Corner campaign.
Keywords: 988, house, all
ND
Transcript Highlights:
  • Including North Dakota, 22 states have adopted term limits for state legislators.
  • And then the QR code does link to the survey question.
  • Utah's term limits were adopted in 1994 by the legislature.
  • Term limits were adopted there in 1992, and legislator orientation was introduced in 2003.
  • We're getting more questions about codes of conduct and things like that.
Keywords: 908, all
Summary: The Legislative Procedure and Arrangements Committee met with a quorum, approved the previous meeting minutes, and heard an update from Garty Consulting on the interim study of legislative term limits. The consultants outlined their research plan and preliminary themes, including loss of institutional knowledge, shifts in power toward executive agencies and lobbyists, reduced long-term policy capacity, faster leadership turnover, and recruitment/support challenges. They also described possible recommendation categories ranging from constitutional and statutory changes to procedural and cultural adjustments. Committee members asked about how other states repealed term limits, how the public survey would address perceptions of term limits, and how stakeholder focus groups would be selected. The committee also heard a presentation from NCSL on term limits in other states, including examples from Nevada, Montana, and Colorado, with discussion of training programs, staffing changes, annual-session debates, bill limits, and impacts on decorum and leadership continuity. Several members requested follow-up data on part-time versus full-time legislatures, taxpayer costs, and nonpartisan staff devoted to oversight. The committee then considered revisions to the legislature’s workplace harassment policy and related forms. Legislative Council explained changes that clarified the definition of harassment, added captions for readability, extended several deadlines, allowed informal resolution before a review panel is appointed, clarified the role of Legislative Council in intake and documentation, and updated confidentiality/open-records language. Members, especially Senator Hogan, said the revisions better formalize the role of counsel and provide a less intimidating path for resolving complaints. The committee adopted the revised policy and forms by roll call vote. Finally, the committee approved a motion to enter executive session at 1:00 p.m. to review the results of a capital threat assessment and discuss legislator security, citing the applicable open-meetings exemptions. Members were instructed to limit discussion to the stated purpose and not take final action until returning to open session.
PA

Pennsylvania 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Session (Jul 1 2026)

Pennsylvania House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • The resolution is adopted.
  • The resolution is adopted.
  • The resolution is adopted.
  • The amendment is adopted. The amendment is adopted. Remaining amendments have been withdrawn.
  • The Minority Chair of Local Government.
Keywords: Scheduler, 973, house, all
US

US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session

US House Floor Proceedings (Thursday, January 15, 2026)

US Federal House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • The amendment is adopted.
  • resolution's unanimous adoption. resolution's unanimous adoption.
  • design of the minority leader. design of the minority leader.
  • in it, stating that it would before it is even adopted. before it is even adopted.
  • The motion is adopted.
CA

California 2025-2026 Regular Session

Assembly Judiciary Committee Apr 28th, 2026

Transcript Highlights:
  • But short version is AB 2584 amends Civil Code Section 50 to reinforce civil immunity for those who will
  • It involved just a minor car accident inside a new housing development.
  • And so it is not covered in the code. It needs to be covered in the code.
  • And so it is not covered in the code. It needs to be covered in the code. automatic payment.
  • And so it is not covered in the code. It needs to be covered in the code.
Summary: The Assembly Judiciary Committee heard a series of bills, many focused on homeowners associations (HOAs), along with measures on self-defense, design-professional litigation, mobile home park claims, senior housing, and DEI. Several bills were presented only or discussed with amendments, and the committee repeatedly noted ongoing work with authors and stakeholders. The committee also established quorum partway through the hearing and took up a consent calendar of several unrelated bills, which passed. AB 2584, on civil immunity for lawful self-defense, was presented as a work-in-progress. The author and a UFC/public-safety witness argued that people hesitate to intervene because of fear of civil liability, while committee members said California already has strong self-defense and Good Samaritan laws and that the proposal could create confusion. The bill was not advanced at that time, with the chair emphasizing further conversations. AB 1684, which would prevent HOAs from restricting homeowners’ ability to install or replace compliant cooling systems, drew support from the author, a constituent statement, and supporters from the California Department Association and others; an HOA group opposed unless amended, citing association property rights and grid/power concerns. Members generally supported the concept, and the author said amendments addressed damage and code-compliance issues. AB 1892, a technical cleanup bill clarifying HOA duties on utility repairs, election notices, and electronic voting timelines, passed unanimously as amended. AB 2050, requiring a formula for HOA reserve funding and a phase-in period, also passed with broad support; witnesses said underfunded reserves lead to special assessments, insurance and mortgage problems, and deferred maintenance, while members framed it as a consumer-protection and affordability measure. AB 2106, extending certificate-of-merit protections for design professionals and requiring California-licensed experts in certain cases, passed with strong support from engineers, architects, landscape architects, and civil-justice groups. AB 2145, directing HCD to study seniors’ need and desire to downsize, passed after lenders and financial groups moved from opposition to neutral with amendments; supporters said it could help unlock larger homes for younger families. AB 2238, aimed at deterring meritless failure-to-maintain lawsuits against mobile home park owners by shifting fee exposure to attorneys, passed after amendments narrowed its focus. Supporters said some firms were using vague demand letters and frivolous claims to force settlements and raise insurance costs; opposition said the bill still needed refinement to protect meritorious resident claims. AB 2439, prompted by two authors’ own HOA payment problems, passed despite opposition concerns about community-wide certified-mail requirements and personal liability for board members; supporters said better notice is needed when payment processors change and that liens and collections can be unfairly imposed without notice. AB 2579, responding to the earlier $100 cap on HOA fines, passed as amended to create a Department of Real Estate process for serious health and safety violations; supporters said the cap had weakened enforcement, while members said the bill sought a better balance. Finally, SCR 89, reaffirming California’s commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion, was presented as a response to federal attacks on DEI programs. The author and witnesses from the UC Student Association, National Action Network, and civil-rights and labor groups argued DEI is essential to fairness, access, and opportunity, especially for students and historically underserved communities. Members voiced strong support, describing DEI as central to California’s values, and the resolution moved forward with bipartisan support noted by the author.
KY

Kentucky 2026 Regular Session

Senate Legislative Session Day 39 (3-4-26)

Kentucky Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • It also adopts several uniform laws. It also adopts several uniform laws.
  • The tax code did that.
  • The tax code did that.
  • Well, the bill as code did that.
  • Move for adoption.
Keywords: 958, all
Summary: The Senate convened with an invocation and pledge, established a quorum, excused absent senators, and approved the journal. The clerk reported House-passed bills and Senate bills received from the House, and several Senate bills were read a second time and sent to the Rules Committee. Committee reports recommended passage of multiple measures, including bills from Appropriations and Revenue, Health Services, Natural Resources and Energy, State and Local Government, and Transportation. The chamber then moved to orders of the day and took up Senate Bill 50 and Senate Bill 191, while Senate Bill 137 and Senate Joint Resolution 54 were passed over and retained in the orders of the day. Senate Bill 50, relating to the disposition of property, was explained as a broad update to trust, probate, and intestacy law. Supporters said it would streamline probate when there are no disputes, add privacy protections for decedents’ estate information, give courts more flexibility, set retention and filing-fee rules for wills, recognize electronic wills and other uniform-law concepts, and allow transfer-on-death designation for motor vehicles. A floor amendment removed inheritance-tax provisions and corrected technical issues; it was adopted, and the bill passed 35-1 after debate in favor from several senators and no substantive opposition. Senate Bill 191, creating the Kentucky Kindergarten Readiness Performance-based Child Care Incentive Pilot Program, was also amended and passed. The bill would establish a three-year pilot administered by the University of Kentucky College of Education, providing a one-time $2,000 per child incentive payment or refundable tax credit to child care providers and low-income families when children are assessed as kindergarten ready. A floor amendment clarified that the study and recommendations must comply with federal child care regulations; it was adopted, and the bill passed 35-1 after a senator changed a vote from no to yes. The Senate then recessed for Rules and Committee on Committees meetings, after which the rules committee posted additional bills to future orders and the committee on committees referred several bills and resolutions to standing committees. Several members also made announcements about upcoming committee meetings, a legislative breakfast, a fish fry, and condolences for a community member.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Transportation Apr 23rd, 2025

Transportation

Transcript Highlights:
  • Neuter and adopt.
  • Members, the chair lays out Senate Bill 1931. a, a minor changes over here as well.
  • Senator Miles moves adoption of the committee substitute. Are there any objections?
  • Senator Miles moves adoption of the committee substitute. Are there any objections?
  • Senator Hanajosa moves adoption of the committee substitute. Is there any objection?
Summary: The Senate Committee on Transportation heard several bills, mostly local memorial highway designations and transportation-related regulatory measures. Senator Hinojosa presented SB 1351 to designate part of US 281 in Hidalgo County as the Jose Rodriguez Lua Memorial Highway in honor of a Border Patrol processing coordinator killed by a drunk driver; a family member testified emotionally in support, and the bill was left pending. The committee also heard and left pending SB 2245 on bonded titles for vehicles when a lienholder has gone out of business, SB 1568 on animal-friendly specialty license plates with a second “spay, neuter, adopt” plate, SB 2589 on handling closed county roads in Webb County, SB 1104 on allowing large retailers to use one fingerprinted employee of record across multiple Texas locations, SB 1423 naming the Bill Stout Parkway in Longview, and SB 1931 naming part of US 83 the Rodolfo Valdez Memorial Highway. Most of these bills drew supportive testimony or were presented as local measures with no opposition. The committee also took up broader policy bills. SB 215 would create a digital identification program for Texas driver’s licenses and certain other licenses, but the sponsor said he was mainly laying the bill out for discussion and study; testimony was limited and the bill was left pending. SB 2707 would clarify that government entities such as TxDOT and the military remain exempt from fees on oversized/overweight permit authority, though a county commissioner raised questions about road-use impacts and fee revenue. SB 2807 drew the most discussion: it would prevent a motor carrier’s use of safety technology, training, and related practices from being used as evidence that an independent contractor is actually an employee. Supporters said the bill would encourage adoption of safety tools like cameras and braking systems without increasing misclassification risk, while opponents from the trial lawyers’ side warned the wording could conflict with existing labor-code definitions and create litigation. The sponsor and committee members discussed possible clarifying floor amendments. After public testimony, the committee voted on the pending bills. All measures were reported favorably on 6-0 votes, with committee substitutes adopted where applicable. SB 1351, SB 1423, SB 1568, SB 1931, SB 2245, SB 2589, SB 2707, SB 2807, and SB 2841 were all sent to the full Senate, and several were recommended for the local and uncontested calendar. The committee recessed subject to the call of the chair after completing the votes.
NH

New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session

House Session (04/23/2026)

New Hampshire House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • adoption of amendment 1451H. adoption of amendment 1451H.
  • minority of the committee. minority of the committee.
  • . minority. minority.
  • The eyes have it, and the motion is adopted. adopted. Now on to the main motion of adopted.
  • . adopted. adopted.
Keywords: 1189, house, all
NY

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York State Senate Session - 05/21/2026

New York Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • ADOPTED ON MAY 5. SENATOR GIANARIS. >> THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT.
  • Endangering the welfare of a minor. Forcible touching.
  • Endangering the welfare of a minor. Sexual misconduct.
  • ENDANGERING THE WELFARE OF A MINOR. FORCEABLE TOUCHING.
  • ENDANGERING THE WELFARE OF A MINOR. SEXUAL MISCONDUCT.
Keywords: 993, senate, all
Summary: The Senate opened with routine proceedings, approval of the prior day’s journal, and several motions to restore previously passed bills to the third-reading calendar. Senate Print 2436A, an amendment to the Administrative Code of New York City, and Senate Print 7160, an amendment to the Elder Law, were both reconsidered and restored to the calendar by roll call. Amendments were also received on Senate Print 9960, which retained its place on the third-reading calendar. The chamber then paused to honor Madeline Wilson on her 100th birthday and Marilyn D. Mosley through previously adopted resolutions, with family members and guests recognized on the floor. The Senate also welcomed Columbia Kicks Cancer, a student-run East Greenbush fundraising team that raised more than $239,000 for blood cancer research and care. The Finance Committee reported Senate Print 9005C, a budget bill amending Chapter 268 of the Laws of 1996, directly to third reading, and the Senate accepted the report and the message of necessity. The bill was then taken up on the controversial calendar, leading to extended debate on Part LL, which focused on limits on state and local cooperation with federal immigration enforcement, including 287(g) agreements, informal cooperation, masking rules for law enforcement, sensitive locations such as polling places, and the creation of an Office of Immigration Trust within the Attorney General’s office. Supporters argued the bill would keep state and municipal employees focused on their own duties, protect constitutional rights, and prevent New York resources from being used for federal immigration enforcement; they also said it would not bar all cooperation or prevent local police from responding to crime. Opponents argued it would hinder public safety, restrict law enforcement cooperation, and interfere with local discretion, while some raised concerns about constitutional issues and the practical effects on sheriffs, county jails, and police agencies. The debate also included a separate provision creating a civil cause of action for constitutional-rights violations by federal, state, or local officials, which supporters described as an accountability measure. Members further discussed the masking section, with supporters saying it applied broadly to officials and was intended to withstand constitutional scrutiny, while opponents cited a recent Ninth Circuit ruling striking down a similar California law. The Office of Immigration Trust and its complaint/referral process were also examined, including the role of the Governor and the State Education Department in reviewing alleged violations. No final vote on the controversial calendar bill was taken in the portion of the transcript provided.