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PA
Transcript Highlights:
- The Chair recognized the minority whip, and in case there are none.
- The Chair thanks the gentleman, Minority Chair of Intergovernmental Affairs.
- The Chair thanks the Minority Chair of State Government.
- And amen to the good gentleman, the minority leader.
- Whether it's five months from the minority party.
Summary:
The House met in extended session with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, quorum call, and a series of journal, committee, and Senate bill reports. Members also received several referrals and Senate messages, and the Speaker signed multiple bills already prepared for the Governor. The chamber then took up a long slate of measures, largely budget-related and conference/concurrence items, with repeated roll-call votes and several brief floor remarks for and against the bills.
Among the major actions, the House passed or concurred in a number of Senate bills addressing fiscal code and budget implementation, abusive towing practices, telemarketing robocalls and caller ID spoofing, prostitution penalty changes, veteran notification procedures, the cosmetology licensure compact, solar decommissioning, Korean War Veterans Armistice Day, E85 flex fuel definitions, local road transfers, civil penalties for unlicensed commercial driving schools, and trailer sales. The House also adopted House Resolution 580 designating July 18, 2026, as Piping Plover Day. Most of these measures passed overwhelmingly, many by unanimous or near-unanimous votes.
The most significant debate centered on House Bill 2400, the General Appropriations budget for fiscal year 2026-2027, and House Bill 1505, the education-related budget implementation bill. Supporters described the budget as a bipartisan compromise that funds adequacy and tax equity for schools, public safety, mental health, roads and bridges, veterans, seniors, and workforce programs while avoiding broad-based tax increases. Opponents argued the budget used accounting maneuvers, deferred spending, and was structurally unbalanced. After extended debate, the House concurred in the Senate amendments to HB 2400 by a 167-35 vote and to HB 1505 by a 172-30 vote.
The House also considered House Bill 2559, which included Commonwealth property conveyances and a controversial provision affecting Penn State branch campus properties. A motion to recommit the bill failed, and the House ultimately concurred in the Senate amendments by a 105-97 vote after members debated property rights, labor effects, and the future use of the campuses. The session concluded with the Senate later concurring in several House amendments, the Speaker signing the final bills, and the House adjourning until September 9, 2026, unless recalled sooner.
US
US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
US House Floor Proceedings (Wednesday, January 21, 2026)
US Federal House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
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FL
Florida 2025 Regular Session
Health Policy Mar 11th, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- We'll take amendment one which is bar Code 5, 2, 1, 7, 9, 6, by Senator Berman.
- The tax code is cap to 2.5 million each fiscal year.
- Thank you, chair for minor 6 and worse and required.
- And the motion is adopted. Now we can call the roll on Spb 70 18.
- The motion is adopted. Is there any further business to come before them?
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FL
Florida 2025 Regular Session
FL House Floor Session - 2025-04-15 (4:30PM Session)
Florida House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- SHOW THE AMENDMENT ADOPTED, READ THE NEXT AMENDMENT.
- SHOW THE MOTION ADOPTED, READ THE BILL A THIRD TIME.
- SHOW THAT MOTION ADOPTED, FURTHER QUESTIONS OF THE SPONSOR, SENATOR OSGOOD.
- SHOW THE MOTION ADOPTED, READ THE BILL A THIRD TIME.
- WITHOUT OBJECTION SHOW THAT MOTION ADOPTED, THE SENATE IS NOW ADJOURNED.
MA
Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
Special Legislative Commission on Emerging Firearm Technology Jun 21st, 2026 at 11:30 am
Transcript Highlights:
- As such, the bullet casing with its microstamped code would link the casing to the firearm.
- You're using the same microscopes, using the same code system.
- All the codes I have are ASCII codes. They're not anything dramatic.
- It probably puts more of the opportunity to adopt it in other states.
- More of the opportunity to adopt it in other states and law enforcement.
Summary:
The Special Commission on Emerging Firearm Technology met to review its work on intentional microstamping and personalized firearms and to discuss draft recommendations for a final report. The co-chairs summarized testimony received from manufacturers, advocates, law enforcement, and officials from New Jersey, New York, and California. For microstamping, the discussion focused on how the technology could help trace spent casings, its limits in forensic use, and concerns about wear, tampering, implementation costs, and whether it would burden lawful gun owners. For personalized firearms, members reviewed testimony about biometric smart guns, their current commercial availability, higher cost, and potential benefits for preventing accidental shootings and unauthorized use, especially involving children and suicide prevention.
Commissioners expressed a range of views. Several supported microstamping as a crime-solving tool and endorsed a recommendation that the legislature direct a feasibility and viability study, set standards and training, fund implementation, and create penalties for tampering. Others opposed microstamping, arguing it has not worked in other states, may not reduce crime, and could impose costs on manufacturers and owners. On personalized firearms, most commissioners supported encouraging the technology, but there was disagreement over whether to create a temporary sales tax exemption; some favored an incentive to promote adoption, while others opposed any tax subsidy for firearms or questioned whether the data justified it.
The co-chairs said they would draft a report reflecting the majority consensus and circulate it for review before a final vote at a later meeting, likely in July. The commission also discussed which executive branch agency should conduct the microstamping feasibility study, with the Attorney General’s office and EOPSS mentioned as possibilities. The meeting ended with agreement to reconvene for final votes on the report and recommendations.
FL
Florida 2026 Regular Session
FL House Floor Session - 2026-02-11 (4:00PM Session)
Florida House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Minors.
- If the material is harmful to minors, it should not be before our minors.
- Is it your zip code?
- Show the adoption. All those opposed say no. No. Show the adoption fails. Read the next amendment.
- Show the motion adopted. All in favor, say yay. All opposed, no. Show the motion adopted.
Summary:
The House convened with prayer, moments of silence for former member Terry Fields and the Parkland victims, the Pledge of Allegiance, and recognition of guests and visitors. The chamber then adopted the Rules and Ethics Committee’s special order report setting the day’s calendar and debate times. The main measure taken up was HB 1119, relating to materials harmful to minors in public schools and charter schools, which the sponsor described as a clarification of existing law to keep pornographic or sexually explicit material away from minors and to give districts clearer standards for review and objection processes.
The bill drew extensive debate over constitutional concerns, local control, litigation risk, and the scope of the definition of “harmful to minors.” Members supporting the bill argued it was needed to close loopholes and protect children, while opponents warned it could lead to overbroad book removals, conflict with federal court rulings, and costly lawsuits. A series of amendments sought to narrow or redirect the bill: proposals by Gant, Aristide, Bartleman, Eskamani, Nixon, Rainer, Woodson, and Harris would have preserved literary value review, protected educational and abuse-prevention materials, exempted LGBTQ-inclusive books, limited objections, preserved funding for districts, or delayed enforcement during ongoing litigation. Supporters of the amendments framed them as protecting parental choice, academic value, student safety, and district finances; opponents said they would weaken the bill’s child-protection purpose. All of the amendments failed.
After the amendment process, the House waived rules, read HB 1119 a third time by title, and entered structured debate on final passage. Debate continued along the same lines, with opponents emphasizing book removals, First Amendment concerns, and the impact on students and schools, and supporters reiterating that the bill was intended to prevent minors from accessing obscene material. The transcript provided ends during structured debate and does not include the final vote on HB 1119.
PA
Transcript Highlights:
- The resolution is adopted.
- The resolution is adopted.
- The resolution is adopted.
- The resolution is adopted.
- The resolution is adopted. The nays are zero. The resolution is adopted.
Summary:
The House convened, opened with prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance, and recognized several guests, including a student advocate and family members connected to a resolution on scoliosis awareness. The chamber first took up committee reports from Veterans Affairs and Emergency Preparedness, Tourism and Recreation and Economic Development, and later Appropriations, Rules, Commerce, and Environmental and Natural Resource Protection, agreeing to the reported bills and resolutions. House Resolution 531, designating June 2026 as Scoliosis Awareness Month, was adopted 201-1 after remarks describing the condition and the advocacy of a young constituent. The House also adopted resolutions designating Diaper Need Awareness Week, directing a study on PANS/PANDAS, recognizing 717 Day, Little League World Series Week, and commemorating America 250 in Pennsylvania, with broad bipartisan support.
The House then considered several bills on final passage. House Bill 2146, updating the Sunshine Act’s 24-hour agenda notice rule after a court ruling, and Senate Bills 130, 511, 971, 972, 1181, and 1235 were agreed to. House Bill 1239, limiting HOA restrictions on rooftop solar, drew multiple amendments; some were withdrawn, and others failed on tied votes, after debate over HOA governance, native plants, and net metering. House Bill 2219, on license plates and transportation provisions, had an amendment agreed to removing indemnification language for elected officials at special events, and then passed as amended. House Bill 2558, banning non-compete agreements for broadcast workers, saw an amendment to preserve limited non-competes fail, and the bill passed. House Bill 2359, prohibiting government NDAs related to data centers, passed 171-31 after extensive debate over transparency and local control.
The chamber also passed House Bill 2455, granting Pittsburgh school administrators collective bargaining rights, despite objections that existing appeal protections already exist; it passed 106-96. House Bill 2460, creating hunting and trapping education provisions, passed 180-22 after debate over whether it duplicated existing law and imposed a mandate. House Bill 2499, expanding the State Workers’ Insurance Fund’s equity investment authority, passed 173-29. House Bill 2529, scheduling metatomidine as a Schedule III controlled substance, passed 198-4 amid testimony about overdose risks and concerns about criminalization. Senate Bill 604, joining the Counseling Compact, passed 188-14, and Senate Bill 1259, clarifying parole record privilege and expanding notice to denied parole applicants, passed unanimously 202-0. The House then made referrals and committee assignments, signed the two Senate bills for presentation to the Governor, and adjourned until July 1, 2026.
NH
Transcript Highlights:
- Committee report is adopted. adopted. adopted.
- Committee report is adopted. adopted. adopted.
- Committee report is adopted. adopted. adopted.
- Motion's adopted. The chair negative. Motion's adopted.
- Motion's adopted. The The eyes have it. Motion's adopted.
FL
Florida 2025 Regular Session
Rules Apr 8th, 2025
WV
West Virginia 2026 Regular Session
Senate in Session Mar 14th, 2026 at 05:55 pm
West Virginia Senate Floor Meeting
NH
New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session
House Executive Departments and Administration (01/28/2026)
Executive Departments and Administration
Transcript Highlights:
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- Uh you know keeping up on code adoption.
- of the adoption of the 2024 code.
- Uh, in fact, adoption of the later code.
- I'll of the adoption of the 2024 code.
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Privacy, Digital Technologies, and Consumer Protection Committee Jun 15th, 2026
Privacy, Digital Technologies, and Consumer Protection
Transcript Highlights:
- In my ideal world, you know, you'd have the vice chair of whatever super minority party who would be
- minority opinion is something that may sway the majority. ...minority opinion is something that may
- Parents could go in for minor children and change that default setting if they would like.
- These numbers are already shocking, given this is so new, but our kids are early adopters.
- In 2022, California enacted the age-appropriate design code, AADC.
NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
House Children and Family Law (09/30/2025)
Transcript Highlights:
- I'm a victim for that code, I can...
- We can work with the system, even with the DCF and the code family.
- "Is there anybody going to do the minority report?"
- Did you do a minority report, representative, or are you going to...
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report, Did you do a minority report, Did you do a minority report, representative
Summary:
The committee took up House Bill 518 and House Bill 652FN, both related to the family court system and child/family matters. HB 518 drew extended discussion about DCYF/DCYF’s role and whether the bill should be retained, amended, or studied further. Representative Love argued the agency is deeply troubled, citing abuse cases, lack of training, and fear among constituents, and said he would vote against ITL while preferring interim study so the bill could still be used as a future amendment vehicle. Other members emphasized that the family division has ongoing reform work underway and that abolishing or moving cases to superior court would not solve the underlying problems.
On HB 652FN, the subcommittee chair and Representative Pearson gave a detailed defense of the family division, explaining its history, statewide structure, caseload, and the rationale for specialized family courts. Pearson said the bill would reverse progress by shifting jurisdiction back to superior court, overload dockets, and deprive families of judges with specialized expertise. He pointed to reforms already underway, including simplified forms, more mediation, and review of possible judicial bias patterns. Several members and public comments supported keeping the bill as a tool for reform rather than killing it, while critics argued the family court system suffers from due process, oversight, and rule-of-law problems.
The committee also heard broader testimony on family court concerns, including allegations of systemic bias, discovery limits, unsworn witnesses, and lack of oversight, as well as support for mediation as a less adversarial and more effective option. Some members said the judiciary needs more judges and mediators, but that budget constraints limit those improvements. The discussion ended with no final vote recorded in the excerpt; instead, members continued debating whether the bills should be ITL’d or retained for interim study and further reform work.
US
US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
US House Floor Proceedings (Monday, May 5, 2025)
US Federal House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
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HI
Transcript Highlights:
- Thank you, Recommendation is adopted.
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you. - none, recommendation adopted. Thank you. none, recommendation adopted. Thank you.
Bills:
SCR173, SCR78, SCR114, SCR162, SCR48, SCR160, SCR87, SCR28, SCR74, SCR20, SCR32, SCR55, SCR69
Keywords:
ticket scalping, task force, consumer protection, event accessibility, local economy, menstrual health, menstrual cycle, period education, period poverty, menstrual products, menstrual dignity, health education, sexual health curriculum, DOE, Department of Education, public schools, school health, reproductive health, puberty education, hygiene education
HI
Hawaii 2026 Regular Session
House Chamber - Fri Apr 17, 2026, 12:00PM HST - Day 46
Hawaii House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Madam Speaker, I move to adopt standing committee reports numbers 2169-26 through 2178-26.
- that the accompanied Senate concurrent resolutions be adopted.
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Representative resolutions be adopted. - Representative resolutions be adopted.
- Please sign up with the QR codes in the elevator, or my staff also came around with little apps that
Keywords:
affordable housing, housing credits, perpetual credits, development, Hawaii Housing Finance, Vietnam veterans, commemorative medal, recognition, working group, Hawaii, no-bid contracts, emergency procurement, audit, state agencies, public funds, accountability, emergency response, disability access, 911 systems, life-saving measures
HI
Hawaii 2026 Regular Session
House Chamber - Thu Apr 16, 2026, 12:00PM HST - Day 45
Hawaii House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Representative Kahaloa, Madam Speaker, I move to adopt standing committee reports numbers 2165-26 and
- Representative Kahaloa, Madam Speaker, I move to adopt House Resolution number 214.
- The House Resolution number 214 is adopted. move to adopt standing committee reports move to adopt standing
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House Madam Speaker, I move to adopt House Madam Speaker, I move to adopt House
Keywords:
affordable housing, housing credits, perpetual credits, development, Hawaii Housing Finance, Vietnam veterans, commemorative medal, recognition, working group, Hawaii, no-bid contracts, emergency procurement, audit, state agencies, public funds, accountability, emergency response, disability access, 911 systems, life-saving measures
HI
Hawaii 2026 Regular Session
EEP Info Briefing - Thu Apr 16, 2026 @ 9:00 AM HST
Hawaii House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- And also electric vehicle adoption.
- And also electric vehicle adoption.
- And also electric vehicle adoption.
- And also electric vehicle adoption.
- Um, and also electric vehicle adoption.
Keywords:
affordable housing, housing credits, perpetual credits, development, Hawaii Housing Finance, Vietnam veterans, commemorative medal, recognition, working group, Hawaii, no-bid contracts, emergency procurement, audit, state agencies, public funds, accountability, emergency response, disability access, 911 systems, life-saving measures
OK
Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session
Senate Legislative Session Apr 8th, 2026 at 01:30 pm
Oklahoma Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- President, I ask the resolution be read and, at the appropriate time, move for adoption of the resolution
- Senator Stanley, we need to make sure we have it adopted first, and then we can move to that consent.
- Seeing none, all those in favor of adopting the resolution, indicate by saying 'aye.'
- The motion is adopted. The resolution is adopted.
- The motion is adopted.
Keywords:
rural hospitals, small hospitals, grant program, healthcare funding, Oklahoma health department, cosmetology, barbering, massage therapy, State Board of Cosmetology and Barbering, Service Oklahoma, license renewal, license reinstatement, licensing fees, sunset extension, board membership, human trafficking, victim services, beauty school, barber school, esthetics