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WA
Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session
Legislative Republican Leaders Media Availability Jan 27th, 2026 at 09:15 am
Transcript Highlights:
- So I think the message here is that the majority in Olympia understands that a lot of their taxes and
- Instead, we have the Democratic majority and the To the public wherever they can.
- Democratic majorities here in the state of Washington. All right.
- I think this is simply an effort by the Democratic majority to stop the feedback.
- . because it's inconvenient and it challenges the leadership of the Democrat majority.
Summary:
House and Senate Republican leaders used the media availability to argue that the Democratic majority is making Washington less affordable through new taxes and fees. They cited measures including a utility surcharge bill, expanded producer responsibility costs for clothing, a tire fee bill, proposed tobacco and pharmaceutical taxes, and speculation about an income tax, saying these would raise the cost of living and burden working families and small businesses. They also criticized a bill affecting initiative procedures, calling it an attack on direct democracy, and said Republicans would continue to oppose measures they view as adding costs or limiting voter input.
A major portion of the discussion focused on immigration-related bills and public safety. Republicans condemned Governor Ferguson’s comments about events in Minnesota as inflammatory and said the incidents there should be investigated without political escalation. They also opposed a bill to restrict face coverings for federal immigration officers, arguing it would not be enforceable and would not affect federal law enforcement. Another bill they criticized would allow the state health department to fine the Northwest Detention Center if inspections are blocked; Republicans said the state lacks authority to regulate the federal government in that way. They also rejected a proposal to bar ICE agents hired under the second Trump administration from future law enforcement jobs in Washington, saying it was political messaging and inconsistent with the state’s public safety needs.
The caucuses also discussed several other bills and policy areas. They said they were generally supportive of restoring College Bound and Washington College Grants funding for private nonprofit colleges, but only if done through the budget without new taxes. They backed a proposal to increase accountability and reporting for nonprofit organizations involved in state programs, citing concerns about fraud in mortgage assistance and other state programs. On a housing bill that would limit local enforcement of anti-camping ordinances, House Republicans said the measure was delayed for further work and that cities were worried about implementation and liability. In closing, Republicans said they would keep pushing solutions centered on affordability, transparency, and public safety while continuing to oppose what they described as politically driven bills from the majority.
AZ
Transcript Highlights:
- Majority Leader, please. Mr.
- Majority Leader. Mr.
- Majority Leader, go ahead.
- Majority Leader. Mr.
- Majority Leader.
Summary:
The Senate convened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, roll call, guest introductions, and approval of the journal. The chamber then moved through several Committee of the Whole calendars, considering a large number of bills and resolutions, mostly on second reading or in committee-of-the-whole format. Most measures were advanced with do-pass recommendations, often after adopting committee or floor amendments. Among the early items, SB 1515 (Industrial Commission revisions), SB 1645 (Auditor General performance audit), SB 1678 (health facilities), and SCR 1023 (Independent Redistricting Commission changes) were debated and approved. SCR 1023 drew the most discussion, with supporters arguing it would add geographic diversity, expand the commission to three Democrats, three Republicans, and three independents, and tighten population deviation standards to 5,000 people; opponents warned it could skew the commission and reduce nonpartisanship. The Senate also adopted amendments and advanced SB 1399, SB 1507, SB 1564, SB 1621, SB 1629, and SB 1811, with topics including AHCCCS cost reports, school district consolidation, electronic monitoring in long-term care, obesity prevention, behavioral health network adequacy, and public-school internet/wireless device issues.
Later calendars addressed elections, public safety, and criminal justice. The Senate advanced SB 1134 (political signs) with an emergency clause, SB 1489 (ballot measures and circulators) after removing certain paid-circulator disclosure requirements, and SB 1725 and SCR 1048 concerning marijuana smoke as a public/private nuisance, shifting much of the issue into civil law and leaving only substantial, deliberate conduct on the criminal side. In public safety, SB 1416 on missing and kidnapped children reporting was amended to require law-enforcement training every two years and documentation of online information-sharing decisions; senators clarified it did not alter the Turquoise Alert. SB 1751 and SCR 1049, both related to capital punishment, were amended to make firing squad an available option rather than a mandatory method in certain cases, with one senator speaking in opposition to the death penalty. The Senate also advanced SB 1012, SB 1573, SB 1661, SB 1662, SB 1569, SB 1634, SB 1647, SB 1655, and SB 1664, covering concealed weapons notice appeals, judicial determinations and religious secular laws, paternity/genetic testing support, probation conditions, election-related voter registration and signature handling, foreign campaign contributions, election worker summonsing, and nomination petition signatures. Several bills were retained or moved between calendars, and the Committee of the Whole reports were adopted, sending the listed bills forward as amended.
AZ
Transcript Highlights:
- Majority Leader, Mr.
- Majority Leader. The Whole Rising Report. Majority Leader, Whole Rising Report.
- Majority Leader. the ayesbury and affidavits ordered. Senator or Mr. Majority Leader.
- Majority Leader, call 7. Mr. Majority Leader, call 7. Thank you, Mr. President Pro Tem.
- Majority Leader, Mr.
Summary:
The Senate met in multiple Committee of the Whole sessions and considered a large number of bills, many related to digital assets and cryptocurrency, including SB 1042, SB 1043, SB 1044, SB 1045, SB 1432, SCR 1003, SCR 1033, and SCR 1028. Members discussed whether the state should accept cryptocurrency for payments, tax or exempt virtual currency, ban central bank digital currency, and support digital assets in retirement systems. Senator Epstein repeatedly argued against the measures and tried to offer amendments targeting data center tax exemptions, but one such amendment was ruled not germane and the ruling was upheld on a division vote. The bills and resolutions in that group generally advanced with do-pass recommendations, with SB 1043 and SB 1044 amended before advancing.
The Senate also advanced several bills on family law, public records, scholarship organizations, property conveyances, underground facilities, and environmental and energy issues, including SB 1039, SB 1139, SB 1147, SB 1148, SB 1328, SB 1078, SB 1142, SB 1184, SB 1254, SB 1278, SB 1281, SB 1418, SB 1445, and SB 1566. Some measures drew discussion and amendments: SB 1254 received a clarifying amendment for deeds handled by title and escrow professionals; SB 1278 had a floor amendment withdrawn; SB 1281 was amended by committee and floor changes; SB 1418 prompted questions about small modular reactors and concerns about uranium mining and health impacts; and SB 1566 was amended to address malicious delay enforcement and judicial review. Most of these bills received do-pass recommendations.
In the health and human services calendar, the Senate advanced SB 1052, SB 1115, SB 1149, SB 1193, SB 1233, SB 1345, SB 1346, and SB 1631, with SB 1124 retained on the calendar. Debate centered on ACCESS and remote work, administrative deficiency cure periods, anonymous complaints, fee-for-service claims, and DCS-related hearings and investigations. Senator Gonzales opposed several ACCESS-related bills, arguing they lacked appropriations, could disrupt services, or conflicted with federal Medicaid law, while sponsors said the bills addressed agency performance and provider complaints. SB 1115, SB 1149, SB 1193, SB 1233, and SB 1345 were amended before receiving do-pass recommendations, and SB 1345’s sponsor said ACCESS was removed from the bill.
The final calendar included regulatory and veterinary-related bills such as SB 1137, SB 1144, SB 1205, and SB 1286. SB 1205, dealing with motor vehicle booting fees, received a floor amendment requiring an appeals process for private parking lots. SB 1286, on veterinary telemedicine and prescriptions, drew the most extended debate, with a committee amendment and a Kavanagh floor amendment restoring a 14-day prescription extension and adding flea and tick treatment; Senator Leach opposed the floor amendment, describing prior stakeholder negotiations and changes in committee support. The transcript ends while that debate is still underway, after several bills have already been reported out with do-pass recommendations.
CO
Colorado 2026 Regular Session
Colorado House 2026 Legislative Day 007 Jan 21st, 2026
Colorado House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- </c><00:32:12.880><c> Madame</c><00:32:13.200><c> Majority</c> Majority Leader Bacon.
- Madame Majority Majority Leader Bacon.
- Majority Leader Duran.
- Majority<00:33:05.760><c> Leader</c><00:33:06.080><c> Duran.</c> Majority Leader Duran.
- Majority Leader Duran.
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- Leader or anyone in the majority party.
- </c> who is in the majority who is in the majority it's<01:20:25.520><c> the</c><01:20:25.679><c> function
- of members from one caucus or the other, that the majority caucus in fact exercises majority control
- of members from one caucus or the other, that the majority caucus in fact exercises majority control
- of members from one caucus or the other, that the majority caucus in fact exercises majority control
MD
Transcript Highlights:
- By the majority leader.
- </c> majority is declared passed. majority is declared passed.
- Majority is received a constitution. Majority is declared<03:01:26.800><c> passed.
- >> by the majority leader. Ladies and >> by the majority leader.
- </c> constitutional majorities declared pass. constitutional majorities declared pass.
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Floor Session Feb 5th, 2026
California House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Madam Majority Leader, you are recognized.
- And I think that the majority of people in this room—actually, the majority on both sides of the aisle—I
- think the majority actually do feel that way.
- Majority Leader Aguiar-Curry moves and Ms. Hadwick seconds.
- Majority Leader Aguiar-Curry moves and Ms. Hadwick seconds.
AZ
Transcript Highlights:
- Majority Leader. How about Mr. Majority Whip? What's that? Page 7. I'll find my microphone. Mr.
- Majority Whip. Thank you, Mr. Chairman.
- Majority Whip. Thank you, Mr. Chairman.
- Majority Whip. Thank you, Mr. Chairman.
- Majority Leader. Thank you, Mr. President.
CO
Colorado 2026 Regular Session
Colorado Senate 2026 Legislative Day 118 Part 2 May 12th, 2026
Colorado Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Majority Leader. Thank you, Mr. President.
- Majority Leader. Mr. Majority Leader. >> Thank you, Mr. President.
- Majority Leader. Mr. Majority Leader. >> Thank you, Mr. Chair.
- Um, and a majority of the commissioners must A majority of the commissioners must attend.
- Majority Leader. >> Thank you.
ID
Transcript Highlights:
- A majority being present, the House is now ready for business.
- The motion having received a majority in favor, House Bill 873 has passed the House.
- The majority having voted in favor of House Bill 928, House Bill 928 has passed the House.
- Four-fifths in the majority?
- Fourth in the majority, I can vote in favor of the motion.
CO
Colorado 2026 Regular Session
Colorado Senate 2026 Legislative Day 064 Mar 19th, 2026
Colorado Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- The majority members are minority party. The majority members are as<00:28:46.280><c> follows.
- 29:15.400><c> moments</c><00:29:15.720><c> of</c> Majority Leader Rodriguez for moments of Majority Leader
- Majority Leader. Thank you, Madam President.
- Majority Leader Rodriguez, Rodriguez, Majority Leader Rodriguez, Rodriguez, Rodriguez.
- Majority Leader. Thank you, colleagues.
WV
West Virginia 2026 Regular Session
Senate in Session Mar 10th, 2026 at 11:05 am
West Virginia Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- On behalf of the junior senator from the Fifth, we have in your gallery two political science majors
- More than a majority of those present voted in the affirmative. I declare the bill passed.
- More than a majority of those present and voting have voted in the affirmative.
- More than a majority of those present and voting having voted in the affirmative, I declare the bill
- More than a majority of those present and voting having voted in the affirmative, I declare the bill
WV
West Virginia 2026 Regular Session
Senate in Session Mar 14th, 2026 at 05:55 pm
West Virginia Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- More than a majority of those elected to the Senate voted in the affirmative.
- More than a majority of those elected to the Senate voted in the affirmative.
- More than a majority of those elected to the Senate voted in the affirmative.
- More than a majority of those elected to the Senate voted in the affirmative.
- Would the majority leader yield, please?
Summary:
The Senate first handled several House amendments to Senate bills and passed them, including SB 194 updating the definition of disabled veteran taxpayer, SB 499 requiring toxicology tests in auto accidents, SB 672 on Real Estate Commission licensing discipline, SB 724 on home confinement officers and the EMS retirement system, SB 897 on alcohol and drug counselor licensure, and SB 982 creating the Neighborhood Access Road Program. In each case, the chamber agreed to the House changes and then passed the bill, with some measures also given effective dates, including SB 724 effective July 1, 2026 and SB 648 effective from passage. The Senate also concurred in amendments to SB 197, doubling penalties for sex crimes against minors, and SB 648, which removed restrictions on foreign entities in the Strategic and Critical Resources Act.
The chamber then took up a series of additional bills and conference actions. It appointed a conference committee on HB 4588 after refusing to recede from its amendment. The Senate passed HB 4009, the Portable Benefit Account Act, after adopting a Banking and Insurance committee strike-and-insert amendment that moved the program to the Division of Labor, expanded portable benefit definitions, and made technical changes. Later, the Senate also passed SB 182 on annexation by minor boundary adjustment after amending the House changes to allow one annexation per year instead of one every two years, and it passed HB 5101 increasing strangulation penalties, HB 4364 on juvenile offender bail and counsel language, HB 4412 on age verification for certain websites, HB 5564 on deputy sheriff vacation carryover, HB 4138 on sex offender registration fees, HB 4951 after receding from its earlier amendment on continuing education, SB 4 after receding from its amendment, SB 389 after refusing to concur in a House amendment that would have stripped the bill, SB 927 on beekeeping and municipal regulation, and HB 5214 on drug testing for parents before reunification.
A major portion of the meeting was devoted to Senate Resolution 67 honoring Senator Michael Andrew Woelfel and Senate Resolution 68 honoring Senator Charles Houston Clements. Numerous senators gave extended remarks praising Woelfel’s legal skill, candor, mentorship, and service, and Clements’s long service, institutional knowledge, steadiness, and friendship. Both resolutions were adopted by roll call votes, with SR 67 passing 34-0 and SR 68 passing 33-1. After the resolutions, the Senate recessed briefly to present the outgoing senators with resolutions and flags flown over the Capitol.
MD
Transcript Highlights:
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- </c> vast majority of renters. vast majority of renters.
- </c> Sheriff Appointment of Majors. Sheriff Appointment of Majors.
- Recognizing the Majority Leader.
- >> Recognizing the Majority Leader. >> Recognizing the Majority Leader.
AZ
Transcript Highlights:
- Major leaders walked in at the right time.
- Majority Leader. The Committee of the Whole called to order. Mr. Majority Leader. Thank you, Mr.
- Majority Leader. Mr.
- Majority Leader?
- Majority Leader? Mr. Majority Leader?
CO
Colorado 2026 Regular Session
Colorado Senate 2026 Legislative Day 083 Apr 7th, 2026
Colorado Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Majority Leader. Thank you, Mr. President.
- Majority Leader, Mr.
- Majority<00:47:01.120><c> Leader,</c> Majority Leader, Majority Leader, Marchman, Marchman, Marchman,
- Majority Leader Rodriguez. adopted. Majority Leader Rodriguez.
- </c><01:20:49.240><c> Majority</c> Further announcements, Mr. Majority Leader. Thank you, Mr.
WY
Wyoming 2026 Regular Session
Senate Floor Session-Day 1, February 9, 2026
Wyoming Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Madam Majority Floor Leader. Mr.
- Senate file a twothirds majority vote.
- Senate file a twothirds majority vote.
- Senate File a twothirds majority vote.
- Senate file a twothirds majority vote.
OK
Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session
House of Representatives Second Regular Session of the 60th Legislature Day 19 Mar 4th, 2026
Oklahoma House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Pursuant to the list distributed by the majority floor leader's office, said measures are considered
- Having received a majority vote of those elected to constitute the House, I declare the bill to have
- Having received a majority vote of those elected. I. Zero nay.
- Having received a majority vote of those elected. Eighty-four aye, nine nay.
- The majority vote of those elected to constitute the House, I declare the bill to have passed. Mr.
Bills:
HB4358 , HB2398 , HB3557 , HB3129 , HB3312 , HB2210 , HB1937 , HB3021 , HB4246 , HB4230 , HB3617 , HB3657 , HB2976 , HB3391 , HB4459 , HB4128 , HB3989 , HB2989 , HB4060 , HB3145 , HB2992 , HB3464 , HB3552 , HB2984 , HB4124 , HB3934 , HB3448 , HB3131 , HB4200 , HB4201 , HB3011 , HB1912 , HB3380 , HB3881 , HB3538 , HB3851 , HB3907 , HB4430 , HB4431 , HB4457 , HB2947 , HB2951 , HB2980 , HB3082 , HB3519 , HB3644 , HB3882 , HB3661 , HB3996 , HB4335
Summary:
The House convened, took the roll, heard an invocation and the Pledge of Allegiance, and then moved through a series of introductions and floor presentations recognizing visitors, students, local officials, and the Luther cheer team. The chamber also introduced the Doctor of the Day, Dr. Lydia Dennis, and several members made personal announcements later in the day.
The House then considered and passed several bills, mostly by wide margins. Measures included HB 2947 on behavioral health, allowing Medicaid billing for supervised mental health interns; HB 2951 cleaning up Department of Corrections prison listings in statute; HB 2980 allowing DMVs to accept valid physical proof of insurance; HB 382 barring fire departments from employing people who must register as sex offenders; HB 3519 changing the abandoned medical marijuana grow cleanup process from a bond to a fee; HB 3644, the Blake Burgess Act, requiring clot and embolism training and reporting; HB 3882 creating a revolving fund for ODOT lake and industrial access grants; HB 3661 removing a sunset from the forestry equipment tax provision; and HB 3996 memorializing OIDS obligations in capital appeal cases. Several bills drew brief questions about fiscal impact or implementation, and title-striking motions were made on some measures.
The most debated item was HB 4335 on pet shops and local regulation. Supporters said it created a framework for municipalities and counties to regulate pet shops without outright bans, while opponents argued it undermined local control and favored a commercial retailer. After debate from both sides, the bill passed 60-26. The House also adopted the emergency on HB 3882, and at the end of the day the chamber adjourned until March 5, 2026, at 9:30 a.m.
OK
Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session
Alcohol, Tobacco and Controlled Substances REVISED: SB1501 - Added Apr 8th, 2026
Alcohol, Tobacco and Controlled Substances
Transcript Highlights:
- Having received the majority of the votes present, I declare the motion to have passed.
- Having received the majority votes present, I declare the motion to...
- Having received the majority votes present, I declare the motion to have passed.
- Having received the majority of votes present, I declare the motion to have passed.
- Having received a majority of votes present, I declare the motion to have passed.
Summary:
The Alcohol, Tobacco, and Controlled Substances committee met to consider a series of Senate bills, most of them advancing with little or no opposition. SB 1304 expanded retailer tasting limits for beer, wine, and liquor samples; after brief discussion about liquor store support and tasting flexibility, it passed. SB 1501, as amended, allowed any approved third-party vendor to provide continuing education for the medical marijuana industry, and SB 1946 initially received a committee substitute but was later rescinded and returned to its original engrossed form as a distillery bill reducing a local distillery license fee from $3,125 to $1,250. SB 592 clarified distributor obligations when replacing products for quality-control reasons, and SB 65 allowed possession and use of Narcan and fentanyl test strips; both passed.
The committee also heard SB 1257, which moved THC-related substances into Schedule 1 while keeping dronabinol/Marinol in Schedule 3; members discussed federal alignment, singular/plural wording, and synthetic THC coverage, and the Oklahoma Bureau of Narcotics stated it had no objection. An amendment was adopted to make the terminology consistent. SB 444 passed to allow certified hospice personnel to destroy narcotics after a patient’s death. SB 640, with a committee substitute, added abandoned marijuana grow facilities to the definition of public nuisance to help local authorities clean them up, and it passed after confirmation that prior distancing language had been removed.
Later, SB 2178 was amended to remove language that would have placed liability on employees, leaving ABLE-directed insurance requirements for certain events; the amended bill passed. SB 1242, another bond-bill-related measure, was revised to restore the $2,000 fee and add a requirement that OMA notify law enforcement when a license is terminated, and it advanced. Finally, SB 1642 passed to allow seven-day pain-medication prescriptions to be split into shorter fills, with the author arguing it could reduce addiction risk. The committee adjourned after all recorded votes were taken and several bills were reported out favorably.
MD
Transcript Highlights:
- </c> recognizing the deputy majority leader. recognizing the deputy majority leader.
- I have to recognize the deputy majority leader. >> Okay.
- </c> recognize the the deputy majority recognize the the deputy majority leader. leader. leader.
- Uh and majority are convicted criminals.
- </c> the majority leader. the majority leader.