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TX
Texas 89th Regular
89th Legislative Session - First Called Session Jul 28th, 2025
Texas House Floor Meeting
LA
Transcript Highlights:
- I've worked for three governors and three attorneys general.
- I have the cell phone of every powerful person in this state, including those who have the power to give
- I've worked for three governors, three attorney generals.
- I have the cell phone of every powerful person in this state, including those who have the power to give
- These school districts ...hold all the power and all the information.
Committee:
House Education
Keywords:
grading scale, education reform, students, public schools, academic policy, special education, due process, local education agency, burden of proof, IEP, education law, data sharing, student information, privacy, education, LA FIRST, foreign adversaries, terrorism, contracting, school funding
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Minnesota House repasses omnibus housing finance bill, SF2298 5/18/25
Minnesota House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- down here, and with great power requires great responsibility.
- down here, and with great power requires great responsibility.
- down here, and with great power requires great responsibility.
- down here, and with great power requires great responsibility.
- that takes away power and opportunity for<00:31:38.360><c> motans.
FL
Florida 2025 Regular Session
January 15, 2025 - 03:30 PM
Transcript Highlights:
- We hold that title because under Governor DeSantis's leadership, Florida is always ahead of the curve
- This is something that Governor DeSantis believed was necessary, and we're extremely excited about the
- Additionally, the PSC determines the need for new power plants to meet the state's energy demands.
- The PERC has a commission that's made up of three commissioners appointed by the governor, confirmed
- They are appointed for four-year terms by the Governor and subject to confirmation by the Senate.
Summary:
The State Administration Budget Subcommittee met for an introductory overview of the agencies under its jurisdiction and their current-year budgets. Chair Vicki Lopez welcomed members and staff, and each member briefly introduced themselves and identified areas of interest, with recurring themes including fiscal restraint, insurance regulation, revenue administration, condominium issues, and government efficiency. The chair then outlined the subcommittee’s overall budget, about $3.1 billion, and noted major recent policy areas affecting the budget such as condominium legislation and emergency communications funding.
Agency heads then presented high-level summaries of their missions and budgets. The Department of Revenue described property tax oversight, tax administration, and child support enforcement; the Department of Management Services reviewed state purchasing, telecommunications, fleet, state insurance, retirement, and digital services; DBPR highlighted licensing, enforcement, condominiums, and building code work; DFS covered insurance consumer services, risk management, unclaimed property, fire marshal functions, and criminal investigations; the Gaming Control Commission discussed pari-mutuel and tribal gaming oversight and enforcement; OIR explained insurer solvency and rate review; the Lottery emphasized education funding and record sales; OFR described regulation of banking, securities, lending, and money services; DOAH outlined administrative and workers’ compensation adjudication; PSC covered utility rate regulation and consumer complaints; PERC described labor relations and career service appeals; and FCHR summarized discrimination complaint investigations and outreach.
Several members asked questions about utility returns, insurance regulation staffing, DMS’s state employee health plan deficit and prescription drug formulary management, agency recommendations for reducing regulatory burden, and state facilities usage. Responses generally emphasized that utility rates and insurer filings are determined through evidentiary and actuarial processes, that OIR has reduced vacancies but still seeks specialized staff and a Tampa office expansion, and that DMS acknowledged rising health plan costs and said the issue likely requires broader budget-level discussion. The chair also pressed multiple presenters to stay focused on agency operations and budgets rather than broader policy issues. No votes or formal actions were taken in the meeting.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Energy Finance and Policy Committee 2/18/25
Energy Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- this case a baseload source of power.
- this case a baseload source of power.
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- generating power.
Bills:
HF75
Committee:
House Energy Finance and Policy
Keywords:
HF75, earned incentive release credit, earned incentive credits, revocation, revocable credits, corrections, Minnesota Department of Corrections, prison discipline, incarcerated persons, inmate misconduct, facility rules, sentence reduction, supervised release, Minnesota Rehabilitation and Reinvestment Act, public safety, rehabilitation, prison credits, executed sentence, 1183, house
NM
Transcript Highlights:
- of where that governor wants to go.
- Maybe it's the same—to Article 5, Section 5, part of the Constitution, where the governor, the next governor
- So, Madam Chair, Senator, the new governor comes in, and the new governor can tell these three people
- The next governor can appoint three members here.
- And I think the next governor, and this current governor, she should be able to, you know, have her vision
Committee:
Senate Senate Rules
Keywords:
Governor's Residence, management committee, government administration, New Mexico, advisory, commission, general services, nominating committees, boards of regents, student representation, political party registration, New Mexico constitution, overdose prevention centers, harm reduction, drug overdose, opioid crisis, substance use disorder, public health, addiction treatment, naloxone
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Floor Session Feb 20th, 2025
California House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Messages from the governor there are none. Messages from the Senate, there are none.
- His voice is one of compassion, conviction, and courage, always speaking truth to power and inspiring
- Everything in our power to protect the rights for everyone, even today.
- He believed in the power and the importance of housing and economic security.
- His legacy transcends party lines and reminds us of a powerful compassion, integrity, and action.
NH
New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session
House Science, Technology and Energy (01/13/2026)
Science, Technology and Energy
Transcript Highlights:
- Um could could governor and council.
- For example, power purchase them.
- </c><01:58:01.520><c> Um</c> Seabbrook nuclear power plant. Um Seabbrook nuclear power plant.
- </c><03:35:44.399><c> uh</c> service, your moving power uh service, your moving power uh background,<
- </c><03:48:50.640><c> our</c> what are we going to use to power our what are we going to use to power
Committee:
House Science, Technology and Energy
MA
Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
Correctional Consolidation and Collaboration Jun 21st, 2026 at 01:00 pm
Transcript Highlights:
- Then it sits where it’s at until whenever the governor decides to come around.
- I want to be respectful of the governor. Yeah, I don’t think it’s a question I can answer.
- governor.
- Elected governor.
- But yet there's a very large group that has voting powers.
Summary:
The Special Commission on Criminal Justice Reform 3.0 heard a presentation from the Massachusetts Parole Board focused on consolidation, cooperation, and evidence-based supervision across the correctional system. Parole Board Chair Angela Gomez-June described the board’s mission, its coordination with the Department of Correction, houses of correction, courts, probation, law enforcement, victim services, and UMass partners, and outlined 2024 activity including 2,810 institutional release hearings, 18,238 victim notifications, 53 pardon petitions, 70 commutation petitions, 41 early termination applications, and supervision of 2,993 parolees. She emphasized the board’s shift toward individualized, data-driven decision-making, including revised GPS use, graduated sanctions, and more service-oriented community supervision.
Members and sheriffs pressed for clearer breakdowns of the board’s data, including the difference between releases, hearings, and active supervision; average length of supervision; the share of lifers in the caseload; and how many people are placed in housing, employment, and treatment. The board said its active supervised population fluctuates around 1,600 to 1,800, with more than 400 lifers, and that about 30 to 36 percent of its population is housed through programs such as MASH, community justice resource centers, and sheriff-run residential programs like Rocky Hill and HOPE. Members also discussed parole refusals, noting that some individuals decline parole to avoid supervision or to serve time inside instead, and asked for a more detailed breakdown of those cases.
The board and commission also discussed collaboration with DOC and UMass on risk assessment, reentry planning, and community pathways, including a tablet video explaining the parole process and pharmacist support for medication-related drug test issues. The board reported that after the SJC’s Matus decision, 210 individuals were identified as affected, 144 were immediately eligible for hearings, 100 hearings had been completed, and 10 more were scheduled; it also said clemency and commutation work had been slowed by staffing and Matus-related demands. The meeting ended with a request for follow-up data on outcomes, supervision lengths, housing and employment placements, and other consolidated statistics, and the commission announced its next public hearing for March 9 at 10 a.m. before adjourning.
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- So, it's not just for the governor, it's for everybody's bill.
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- Uh, and that's where the power of the scenario approach comes in.
- Uh, and that's where the power of the scenario approach comes in.
Committee:
House Capital Investment
Keywords:
HF4470, Melissa Hortman, memorial, statue, memorial garden, State Office Building, Capitol Mall Design Framework, capital investment, appropriation, Capitol Area Architectural and Planning Board, Department of Administration, public art, commemorative monument, landscaping, artist selection, family consultation, Minnesota legislature, state building site, capital appropriation, political subdivisions
ID
Transcript Highlights:
- The House now advanced to the fourth order of business: consideration of messages from the Governor and
- I hope that we would also use our policy powers to advocate for these things.
- There is power in prayer. There's even more power in prayer and fasting.
- I hope that we would also use our policy powers to advocate for these things.
- There is power and prayer. There's even more power and prayer and fasting.
MO
Missouri 2026 Regular Session
Professional Registration and Licensing -continued- Feb 25th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- So the governor first and foremost would have oversight over who gets put on this board.
- The governor, right there at the top. Okay. Who appoints these members?
- The governor, right there at the top. Okay.
- And second, I point out that Governor Kehoe joined the initiative...
- And the governor may be doing, you know, all the right things.
Summary:
The committee first continued the public hearing on House Bill 2897, which would expand optometrists’ authority to perform certain office-based procedures. Supporters, including an optometrist from rural Missouri, argued the bill would improve access to care in counties without resident ophthalmologists, reduce wait times and travel burdens, and better align scope of practice with optometry training. Opponents, including representatives of osteopathic physicians, raised concerns about patient safety, the lack of live-human-eye training in Missouri, and whether the bill would actually direct services to rural areas. The hearing then closed on HB 2897 without a vote.
The committee next heard House Bill 2353 on interior designers’ licensure and sign-and-seal authority. The sponsor and supporters said the bill modernizes the profession, moves oversight under the state’s architecture/engineering board, and would let licensed interior designers stamp their own non-structural work after education, testing, and experience requirements. Supporters emphasized workforce retention, consumer savings, and that interior designers are trained in fire/life safety, ADA, and code compliance. Opponents from engineering groups said they were still negotiating language but objected to provisions that could be read to require interior designers for broad categories of buildings or blur boundaries with architecture and engineering; they asked for clearer scope language and continued collaboration. No final action was taken.
Finally, the committee heard House Bill 2241, which would create a framework for certain faith-based residential child care facilities to operate outside the standard foster care licensing system under a new oversight board. The sponsor said the bill is intended to address a shortage of foster placements while allowing Christian homes to maintain their religious mission, with background checks, inspections, and reporting still required. Supporters from Christian child care agencies said the bill would preserve religious freedom and expand placement capacity. Opponents, including child advocacy and child abuse prevention groups and several legislators, argued the proposal would create a separate, less accountable system for vulnerable children, weaken state oversight, and risk repeating past abuse scandals; they said existing licensing rules already allow faith-based providers to participate. The discussion was extensive, but no vote was taken in the portion provided.
AZ
Transcript Highlights:
- There have been two Democratic governors who have already said they'd opt in: Governor Polis in Colorado
- and Governor Stein in North Carolina, because they do see that it will benefit public school students
- Okay, but those forms could be changed depending on what the legislature and/or governor agreed to?
- You've heard other proposals, including from the governor who issued the executive order, that differ
- It also outlines the powers and duties of an assignee, prescribes procedures for providing, allowing,
Bills:
SB1042 , SB1043 , SB1044 , SB1135 , SB1136 , SB1142 , SB1180 , SB1221 , SB1252 , SB1254 , SCR1003
Committee:
Senate Finance
Keywords:
public funds, virtual currency, bitcoin, investment, Arizona Strategic Digital Asset Reserve Act, state treasurer, retirement system, state payments, cryptocurrency, Arizona law, payment methods, government transactions, property tax, tax exemption, Arizona Revised Statutes, digital currency, workers' compensation, death benefits, burial costs, spousal compensation
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Education Committee Jul 16th, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- for county boards of education be consolidated with the statewide general election, a simple but powerful
- Last year Governor Newsom vetoed the bill based on local control.
- Last year Governor Newsom vetoed the bill based on local control.
- What that means is that if this bill makes it to the Governor and the Governor signs it into law, Orange
- And so your testimony was a very powerful reminder of that.
Summary:
The Assembly Education Committee met without a quorum for much of the hearing and heard several bills out of order. SB 249 by Senator Umberg would move county board of education elections from the primary to the statewide general election. Supporters, including the League of Women Voters and many educators, argued the change would increase turnout and make the electorate more representative. The Orange County Board of Education opposed the bill, saying it would increase costs, reduce local control, and bury education races on crowded general-election ballots. The chair and members discussed turnout, cost, and representation, but the bill was held pending a quorum.
Senator Grove presented SB 373, which adds safeguards for California students placed in out-of-state non-public schools through IEPs. The bill would require more robust LEA and CDE oversight, including annual site visits, student interviews, quarterly contact, stronger certification standards, and restrictions on prone, supine, and mechanical restraints. Testimony from a survivor of an out-of-state placement and from advocates emphasized abuse, neglect, and the need for stronger monitoring. There was broad support and no opposition testimony, but the measure was also held pending a quorum.
Senator Ashby presented SB 568, the epinephrine in schools modernization act, to clarify and expand requirements for stocked epinephrine so they clearly apply to all public schools, including preschool programs. School nurses and medical experts said the bill would close gaps created by universal preschool and ensure life-saving treatment is available for anaphylaxis. The committee discussed dosing and implementation, and the bill was supported without opposition testimony. The committee also heard SB 414, the Charter School Accountability Act, which would strengthen fiscal oversight, audit standards, and transparency for charter schools and authorizers. Supporters said it responds to fraud and audit findings while preserving charter flexibility; opponents, including school employees and teachers, said it did not go far enough on authorizer accountability and small-district oversight. After discussion, the committee voted 7-0 to pass SB 414 as amended to Appropriations.
The committee also briefly heard SB 743 by Senator Cortese, which would create an equalization reserve account to provide additional funding to underfunded school districts and reduce funding inequities tied to ZIP code. The author said the bill would support student achievement and teacher retention over time. The transcript cuts off before testimony or action on SB 743 was completed.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Floor Session 3/6/25 - Part 2
Minnesota House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
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- Justice T, former DFL Speaker Paul T in a dissent, joined by the former general counsel for Governor
- Justice T, former DFL Speaker Paul T in a dissent, joined by the former general counsel for Governor
- Come on, Governor, use your mind. That'd be a good...
- Come on, Governor, use your mind.
VT
Transcript Highlights:
- The general powers this section re-designates 10 V.S.A. section 374D.
- This section also replaces the powers of VACC with the powers of VIDA as provided in 10 V.S.A. section
- Section 12 amends 10 V.S.A. section 216, authority general powers, page 15.
- The general powers section re-designates 10 V.S.A. section 374D.
- This section also replaced the powers of VACC with the powers of VIDA as provided in 10 V.S.A. section
WY
Wyoming 2026 Regular Session
House Minerals, Business & Economic Development Committee, February 23, 2026
Minerals, Business & Economic Development
Transcript Highlights:
- Um, you know, I think a lot of the legislation back there, they have no enumerated power even for, like
- I mean, where do they get their enumerated power for NEPA back in Washington?
- I myself do not want to surrender any of the powers or authorities that are vested in us upon statehood
- ,</c><00:45:47.400><c> of</c> Congress would have some power, of Congress would have some power, of course
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Bills:
SJ0001
Keywords:
mineral leasing, federal lands, Wyoming, energy policy, local control, federalism, 916, all
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- Well, I went back and changed my bill and got the support, and the governor changed.
- It was Ann Richards; she changed her position, the lieutenant governor, Governor Bob Bullock, we all
- Senate Bill 1698 gives Texas the same enforcement power for vapes, and we need it urgently.
- It puts the decision-making power for the content in the hands of parents. Yes.
- Fitzgerald's testimony was powerful.
Bills:
SB30 , SB517 , SB1313 , SB1314 , SB1316 , SB1541 , SB1698 , SB1845 , SB1860 , SB2420 , SB2429 , SB 30
Committee:
Senate State Affairs
Keywords:
gambling, criminal offenses, penalties, defense, electronic devices, tobacco advertising, youth protection, public health, criminal offense, retailer regulation, e-cigarettes, nicotine products, health, public safety, regulation, advertising restrictions, health and safety, elections, election audit, county elections
ID
Transcript Highlights:
- Sincerely, Brad Little, Governor of Idaho.
- Sincerely, Brad Little, Governor of Idaho.
- Sincerely, Brad Little, Governor of Idaho.
- That correspondence from the Governor will be filed in the office of the Secretary.
- The powers are essentially the same for all the parties involved.
NY
New York 2025-2026 Regular Session
New York State Senate Session - 05/11/2026
New York Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Messages from the Governor. Reports of standing committees. Reports of select committees.
- Since the Governor announced we had a deal last Thursday, five days ago, apparently there still no deal
- SINCE THE GOVERNOR ANNOUNCED WE HAD A DEAL LAST THURSDAY, FIVE DAYS AGO.
- Despite being underestimated by those in power at every turn, they also gained allies.
- Senate Resolution No. 1343, by Senator Gallivan, memorializing Governor Kathy Hochul to proclaim May
Summary:
The Senate opened with routine business, including approval of the prior journal and several messages from the Assembly to discharge and substitute identical Senate bills. The chamber then took up a budget extender, Senate Print 10262/Assembly Bill 11295, which would appropriate $2.9 billion to keep state government operating through May 14 while budget negotiations continued. Senator O’Mara questioned the delay in reaching a full budget and criticized the lack of clarity on major policy issues, conference committees, school aid timing, and a proposed $1 billion utility ratepayer relief plan, arguing the state’s spending and affordability problems were worsening. Senator Serrano responded that negotiations were in the final stretch and that the extender was necessary to maintain government operations. The extender passed 59-1 after being restored to the non-controversial calendar.
The Senate also considered a major election-law bill, Senate Print 88A, providing for automatic voter registration and pre-registration through DMV, Medicaid, and NYCHA-related transactions. Senator Walczyk’s proposed amendment to require voter ID was ruled nongermane, and his appeal was rejected. The bill prompted extended debate over whether the process would protect against non-citizen registration or instead remove barriers for eligible voters. Supporters, including Senator Gianaris, said it would streamline registration and help eligible but unregistered New Yorkers participate; Senator Zellner said it would strengthen the process. Opponents, including Senators Walczyk, Borrello, Helming, Rhoads, and Martins, warned it would shift responsibility away from bipartisan boards of elections, create administrative errors, and risk improper registration. The bill ultimately passed after being restored to the non-controversial calendar, with senators explaining votes along party lines.
The chamber also adopted or advanced several resolutions and recognized guests. Senator Gallivan’s Police Week resolution drew remarks honoring fallen officers and law enforcement families, with Senators Chan, Rolison, Weik, Ryan, and Myrie speaking in support. Senator Sepúlveda’s resolution commemorating Dominicans in Albany was also discussed, with praise for the Dominican community’s contributions to New York and supportive remarks from Senator Chan. In addition, the Senate heard introductions for guests from Allen A.M.E. Church and the creators of the documentary “Teenage Wasteland.”