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NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
Senate Election Law and Municipal Affairs (05/06/2025)
Election Law and Municipal Affairs
Transcript Highlights:
- Those are important questions because it determines how much this can be used and in what polling places
- Those are important questions because it determines how much this can be used and in what polling places
- Understand that process for their polling places as well.
- Certainly, they are checking right now to make sure how many of these polling places actually do have
- places actually do have the polling places actually do have the internet<01:23:51.600>
uh <01:
NH
Transcript Highlights:
- He said he did not think every polling place has a safe.
- Then when the machine gets set up in the polling place for election day, it would still be there.
- the safe to the polling place and then<01:44:58.239>
the <01:44:58.480>polling <01:44:58.800 - then the polling place back to the safe? then the polling place back to the safe?
- Because I don't think every polling Because I don't think every polling place<01:45:02.480>
has
VT
Transcript Highlights:
- And, um, on a straw poll of 11-0-0, Speaker. Your Committee on Healthcare Speaker.
- For the straw poll?
- And so, on a straw poll, I believe all members were present, 11-0-0.
- <01:09:28.680>
and our committee took a straw poll and our committee took a straw poll and - conducted a straw poll conducted a straw poll and<01:20:52.360>
uh, <01:20:52.640>voted
Summary:
The House first took up S. 298, the Vermont Voting Rights Act. Members explained the Senate’s further proposal of amendment, including changes to language about how the State Ethics Commission may respond to ethics inquiries, a directive for the Secretary of State and Ethics Commission to work out a shared process for the candidate financial disclosure form by January 30, and a technical PAC-related wording change. The committee reported an 11-0-0 vote in favor, and the House concurred in the Senate proposal of amendment.
The chamber then suspended rules to take up S. 328, the omnibus housing bill, and heard detailed committee reports from General and Housing, Ways and Means, and Appropriations. The bill addresses common interest community resources, a service-supported housing advisory council, expansion of the 10% for Vermont program to 12.5%, an off-site construction accelerator pilot, VHFA’s rental housing revolving loan program, special assessment districts, municipal housing planning requirements, and several reports on housing-related issues. Ways and Means described revenue impacts from the cash-balance expansion and revised the off-site construction pilot and loan program language; Appropriations removed a section already included in the budget and adjusted advisory council per diem funding. The House adopted the amendments, ordered third reading, suspended rules to place the bill in all remaining stages, passed it in concurrence with proposal of amendment, and messaged the action to the Senate forthwith.
The House then suspended rules to take up S. 197, relating to payment reform for primary care. The House Health Care Committee recommended a strike-all amendment, saying the health care system is in crisis, premiums are rising, access to primary care is limited, and clinicians are burdened by documentation and administrative work. The committee vote on its amendment was 10-0-1, and the bill was also referred to Ways and Means and Appropriations because of fiscal implications. The transcript cuts off as the House was beginning consideration of the bill.
VT
Transcript Highlights:
- So, after we hear the amendment in the straw poll votes on 218, we will then recess for caucuses.
- after we hear the amendment in<00:16:10.320>
the <00:16:10.440>straw <00:16:11.240>poll - c> on<00:16:12.280>
218, <00:16:13.160>we <00:16:13.320>will in the straw poll - votes on 218, we will in the straw poll votes on 218, we will then<00:16:13.760>
recess <00:16 - the amendment favorable on a straw poll the amendment favorable on a straw poll vote<00:27:40.720
Summary:
The House opened with a devotional for Yom Hashoah, Holocaust Memorial Day, delivered by Rabbi Grace Odell. Her remarks focused on remembrance of the Holocaust, warning against dehumanization, and urging lawmakers to act from love rather than fear. Members then observed a moment of silence and heard announcements recognizing visitors, including students from Orwell Village School and guests from the Vermont Holocaust Memorial.
The chamber took up several procedural and legislative items. House Bill 574, relating to epinephrine use and maintenance at child care facilities, was moved from the House Committee on Human Services to the Committee on Education and approved by voice vote. The House also announced caucus and committee schedules, including meetings of the Rural Caucus and Older Vermonters Caucus. Later, the body reordered its calendar and prepared to recess after completing action on the day’s bills.
On Senate Bill 163, concerning the role of advanced practice registered nurses in hospital care, the House Health Care Committee recommended amendment, explaining that the bill updates the Patient Bill of Rights to reflect current hospital practice, especially in rural hospitals, by recognizing APRNs and physician assistants as possible attending providers. The committee reported a 10-0-0 vote in support, and the House agreed to propose the Senate amendment and ordered third reading. The House also concurred in the Senate proposal of amendment to House Bill 508, which revises Burlington’s charter so the city council can adjust ward and district boundaries when needed to correct unconstitutional population divisions without requiring a charter change; the Government Operations and Military Affairs Committee reported a 9-0-1 favorable straw poll. After these actions, the House recessed briefly while the committee continued hearing amendments.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- And there were two pieces of polling data that I provided to the Senate committee, one of which was a
- poll said that property tax relief was either a very strong or an extremely important consideration
- in February, which showed that 82% of respondents in our poll said that property taxes were a major
- I think those two polls give us a pretty good indication that taxes are absolutely out of control and
- Well, I've got to be frank and say I'm a little skeptical of poll data.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- And there were two pieces of polling data that... ...that I provided to the Senate committee, one of
- which was a UT Austin poll done through the Texas Politics program, which showed that roughly 75% of
- those in their poll said that property tax relief was either a very strong or an extreme priority. ..
- And that actually matched our own poll that we've done through WPA, and I believe it was released in
- Well, I got to be frank and say I'm a little skeptical of poll data when we're measuring hard numbers
Bills:
HB386, HB1449, HB1701, HB2142, HB2675, HB2857, HB3063, HB3171, HB3641, HB3732, HB4045, HB4370, HB4491, HB4505, HB4626, HB5267, HB5356
Keywords:
construction contracts, change orders, local government, budget limits, Texas legislation, HB 1449, mobile food vendors, food trucks, mobile food service establishments, permits, county health permit, municipal permitting, Health and Safety Code Chapter 437A, Chapter 437, inspection agreements, permit reciprocity, fee cap, preemption, large counties, population over one million
FL
Florida 2025 Regular Session
Regulated Industries Mar 4th, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- You can see the number of polls about 84,000 transmission structures and 1.4 million distribution poles
- So we've got about a little over 3,000 polls left to do up there.
- We have done more than 40,000 polls and structures since 2021.
- We've had 0 upgraded transmission poll failures. 26 non upgraded wood pulls failed.
- Very similar to what you for for an 8 year cycle to inspect all of our polls over that course, the 8
NY
New York 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Standing Committee on Civil Service and Pensions - 03/10/2026
Civil Service And Pensions
Transcript Highlights:
- Although the polls say nay. Give me a final readout of the bill: seven ayes, zero nays, zero AWRs.
- Although the polls say nay. Give me a readout of the bill, please.
- Although the polls say nay. Give me a final read out of the bill. Signized, 080AWR.
- Although the polls say, hey. Give me a read out of the bill, please.
Summary:
The Senate Standing Committee on Civil Service and Pensions met on March 10, 2026, with a quorum present and 11 bills on the agenda. The committee chair noted that all measures were recommended to be referred to the Finance Committee. The bills largely concerned retirement and pension-related changes for public employees, including increased military service credit, retirement rules for 911 operators and dispatchers, salary base determinations for NYC police pension members, retired firefighters serving as fire science instructors, borrowing from accumulated contributions for certain NYC correction members, a cost-of-living-related benefit for Verrazzano Bridge toll employees, restoration of 20-year service credit for certain NYC correction officers and sanitation workers, death benefits for Orange County correction personnel, pension benefits for fire marshals with service beyond 25 years, prior service treatment for NYC Police Pension Fund members, and death benefits for certain retirement system beneficiaries.
Members moved each bill without substantive debate, and each received unanimous support in the recorded vote tally of seven ayes, zero nays, and zero AWRs. Several bills were sponsored by Senator Jackson, who also participated in the motions on those measures. Senator Cooney arrived during the meeting and joined the committee proceedings. No opposition or amendments were recorded.
At the conclusion of the agenda, all 11 bills were reported to the Finance Committee, and the chair adjourned the meeting after noting the completion of the committee’s third meeting of the 26th legislative session.
NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
Senate Election Law and Municipal Affairs (04/29/2025)
Election Law and Municipal Affairs
Transcript Highlights:
- Are you also aware that the polling places are supposed to have what they call privacy screens,
- Uh, and again, whether that's at the polling place because I've got something on a tablet, uh, I would
- And so it different things at the poll.
- Uh so I before the polls even open.
- be able to be available at the polling be able to be available at the polling place.<01:35:16.159
WY
Wyoming 2026 Regular Session
House Corporations, Elections & Political Subdivisions, February 11, 2026
Corporations, Elections & Political Subdivisions
Transcript Highlights:
- Currently, polls close at 7 session.
- polls close and county canvasing boards must<00:42:13.119>
convene. - In those 72 hours, polling must convene.
- >
sheets, <00:42:28.240>precinct poll books, tally sheets, precinct poll books, tally sheets - So you have um a polls close.
Keywords:
voting, elections, electronic voting systems, transparency, public testing, voter registration, qualified elector, residency requirements, voting rights, mortgage modification, priority, electronic signatures, real property, financial covenants, 911 services, emergency response, grant funding, next generation technology, government accountability, public safety
AZ
Transcript Highlights:
- a deeper look into the polls.
- So for about 20 years, I was a poll volunteer, poll observer. I was a volunteer...
- For about 20 years, I was a poll volunteer, poll observer.
- And I have to say that the poll workers there, I just respect.
- I've worked in our elections as a poll worker and I have seen...
Summary:
The House convened, completed roll call, approved the journal, and took up several Senate bills and one Senate concurrent resolution through motions to reconsider, return bills for reconsideration, and refer measures to additional Committee of the Whole sessions for further amendment. Early actions included returning SB 1175 and SB 1198 to the Senate for reconsideration, rescinding passage of SB 1336 so it could be reconsidered, and referring SB 1111 and SB 152 to an additional COW. The House also recognized Representative Travers for a personal privilege statement honoring National Women Veterans Recognition Day and recorded attendance.
In Committee of the Whole, members adopted floor amendments and recommended passage for SB 1511, SB 1552, SB 1198, SB 1110, SB 1618, SB 1431, and SCR 1004, with some debate on SB 1110’s home-confinement/reentry program, SB 1618’s Military Affairs Commission changes, and SB 1431’s city and town authority over residential project standards and streetscapes. The House later adopted the COW reports and moved the measures to engrossing or third reading as appropriate. SB 1336 and SB 1519 were also advanced from committee, while SB 1004 was reconsidered and ultimately failed on reconsideration.
On third or final reading, the House passed SB 1127, SB 1180, SB 1428, SB 1198, SB 1336, SB 1511, SCR 1004, SB 1552, HB 2104, HB 2105, HB 2114, HB 2311, HB 2729, and HB 4117. SB 1687, SB 1004, SB 1519, and SB 1502 failed. Members explained votes on several measures, including support for tax administration clarity in SB 1180, objections and support for the May primary proposal in SB 1687, concerns about sex offender monitoring in SB 1004, support for the Arizona Beef Council in SB 1198, and debate over the photo enforcement referral in SCR 1004. The session also included recesses for caucuses, lunch, and dinner, plus a brief technical outage of the live stream.
VT
Vermont 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Session - 2026-05-13 - 10:00AM
Vermont Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Where we landed with this amendment, the committee is supportive by a straw poll of 5 to 0 to adding
- The Center for Crime Victim Advocates was supportive of this language, and so again by a straw poll 5
- of 500 to adding the words and the poll of 500 to adding the words and the role<00:10:41.360>
of< - And your committee on Senate Health and Welfare did a straw poll in support of this amendment.
- And your committee on Senate Health and Welfare did a straw poll in support of this amendment.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- place. or the polling place without assistance or risk of injury.
- The bill brings the same logic to inside the polling station by requiring anyone, including election
- It sounds petty, but I work the polls.
- to serve curbside voters, but I don't know why we're wasting time and resources making the lives of poll
- We have nursing homes that come to a polling location with a van or a bus, which means you would have
Bills:
HB223
Keywords:
municipal budget, county budget, local government finance, spending cap, expenditure limit, inflation plus population growth, taxpayer impact statement, budget transparency, property tax, fees, Legislative Budget Board, voter approval, disaster spending, fiscal restraint, Texas Local Government Code, city budget, county expenditures, 1185, senate, all
CA
Transcript Highlights:
- We want to emphasize that the polling places, the precise location, that is at the discretion of the
- local county registrar, however the polling place must be open for a full eight hours on that Saturday
- . polling place and was really glad that all of a sudden now I could vote by mail and that option was
- All the polling shows that.
- First, the notion that this is an unconstitutional poll tax you may need to familiarize yourself with
FL
Transcript Highlights:
- We're making it easy for our poll workers to identify this at the polls, and, you know, they're having
- And now our poll workers on election day at the site—it’s not practical. It’s not practical.
- Because history has taught us exactly what a poll tax looks like.
- It was not always a fee from a clerk at a polling place.
- An unprecedented price that unfortunately turns too many away from the polls.
Summary:
The Senate opened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, and a series of recognitions for interns, staff, and guests. Members also honored retiring Senate staffer Susan Miller and recognized a veteran injured in combat. After routine announcements, the chamber moved to returning messages from the House and began taking up bills and amendments.
The Senate concurred in House amendments and passed SB 118 on RV park assessments and SB 572 on ethics for public officers and employees, both by 38-0 votes. It then took up the elections bill, CS/CS/HB 991, which drew extensive debate. Supporters said it would strengthen election integrity by tightening citizenship verification and ID rules; opponents argued it would burden eligible voters, especially students, seniors, disabled voters, and others without the newly required documents. The bill passed 27-12. The chamber also passed the education package SB 182 after adopting a Senate amendment to the House amendment, and approved SB 474 on military affairs, SB 425 on historic cemeteries, HB 929 on local regulation of chickees, and HB 35/SB 1370 on habitual traffic offender designation, all with unanimous or near-unanimous votes.
The Senate then considered SB 902/ HB 733, the Department of Health package. Members adopted an amendment and amendment-to-amendment that preserved most Senate provisions while modifying or removing several House additions, including some early steps and medical marijuana-related changes, and the bill passed 37-0. The chamber also began work on HB 905, the foreign influence bill, with a strike-all amendment offered to expand restrictions on foreign influence, sister-city agreements, linkage institutes, and related activities, but the debate on that measure was still underway when the transcript ended. Several other returning messages and bills were temporarily postponed, and the Senate recessed briefly before resuming business.
FL
Florida 2025 Regular Session
December 2, 2025 - 08:30 AM
Transcript Highlights:
- A statewide poll from this year found that 80% of Florida voters opposed lowering the purchase age to
- In February, a statewide poll conducted by Florida Atlantic University's Business and Economics Polling
- And did you know, and someone mentioned this already, there was a poll conducted by Florida Atlantic
- Polls have shown that the vast majority of Floridians supported raising the minimum age at the time,
- This year, new polling shows 80% opposed lowering it back down.
Summary:
The committee first heard HB 133, which would lower the minimum age to purchase a long gun from 21 to 18. The sponsor said the bill restores the rights of law-abiding 18-year-olds. Public testimony was sharply divided, with supporters from Gun Owners of America and Florida Carry arguing that adults 18 and older should have equal Second Amendment rights and that current law is inconsistent with other adult responsibilities, while opponents, including gun violence prevention advocates, students, parents, and Parkland-related speakers, said the bill would reverse a post-Parkland safety measure and increase risks of suicide, accidental shootings, and school violence. Several members debated the bill, with opponents emphasizing Parkland, the Florida State shooting, and public polling showing broad opposition; supporters stressed parental responsibility, mental health, and constitutional rights. HB 133 was then reported favorably on a roll call vote of 13 yeas, with several members voting no.
The committee then took up CS/HB 289, which would revise Florida’s wrongful death law to allow parents to recover damages for the death of an unborn child. The sponsor said the bill is intended to let grieving parents seek civil remedies, and members questioned how it would apply in situations involving surrogacy, rape, ectopic pregnancy, medical care, and damages calculations. The sponsor said the bill would not allow suits against the mother, would not apply to lawful non-negligent medical care, and would be handled through ordinary wrongful death damage proof before a jury. Public testimony was again split: supporters from pro-life and faith groups said the bill recognizes unborn children and aligns Florida with many other states, while opponents from civil liberties, reproductive rights, and advocacy groups warned it could be used to target abortion providers, helpers, and even families or businesses in miscarriage-related cases, and could be weaponized by abusive partners. The transcript ends during testimony on HB 289, with no final vote shown in the excerpt.
NH
Transcript Highlights:
- government ID I could bring to the polls government ID I could bring to the polls to<00:23:07.960
- yeah so this is the hours of polling yeah so this is the hours of polling section<00:37:02.040><
- different constraints in our polling different constraints in our polling locations<00:57:13.599
- And I think somebody mentioned that might be a poll tax, but I don't know.
- And I think somebody mentioned that might be a poll tax, but I don't know.
NH
New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session
Senate Election Law and Municipal Affairs (03/31/2026)
Election Law and Municipal Affairs
Transcript Highlights:
- Confusion at the polls helps no one.
- It creates at the polls helps no one.
- And it does foot in the polling place.
- And for many, many years, a voter could walk into a polling place, an individual could walk into a polling
- For many, many years, a voter could walk into a polling place, an individual could walk into a polling
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- workers, discrepancies between county and state... ...inadequate training for election judges and poll
- to the bill, and it may be too late at this point, is I would like to see audits for the electronic poll
- The poll books, by their very nature, must be connected to the Internet.
- If you're going to have countywide voting, you have to have electronic poll books.
- It requires the inventory of electronic information storage media and technical details about the polling
Keywords:
SB 801, birth certificate, birth record, certified copy, homeless, homelessness, unhoused, vital records, state registrar, local registrar, county clerk, fee waiver, identity documents, ID access, housing insecurity, shelter, transitional housing, Health and Safety Code, HHSC, Health and Human Services Commission
Summary:
The Senate Committee on State Affairs heard testimony on several bills, with most measures left pending after public testimony closed. SB 801, by Sen. Menéndez, would require DSHS and local clerks to issue birth certificates at no cost to people experiencing homelessness. The author and Maria Benavides of SA Youth said the fee and mailing requirements are major barriers to obtaining ID, housing, and work, and Benavides described clients who were able to secure housing and employment after getting birth records and IDs through her program. The bill was left pending.
The committee also heard a set of bills related to the Gulf of Mexico/Gulf of America naming issue: SB 1410 would require state agencies to use “Gulf of Mexico” in official documents, SB 1717 would conform state law to the federal renaming to “Gulf of America,” and SJR 63 would amend the Texas Constitution to match that change. Support testimony for the latter two emphasized alignment with federal action and the use of different geographic names by different countries. All three measures were left pending.
Members then heard SB 1200, which would require plaintiffs suing defense contractors to disclose in discovery whether they are receiving litigation funding from adversarial nations such as China, Russia, or Cuba. The author and Texans for Lawsuit Reform said the bill targets third-party litigation funding and foreign influence on lawsuits, especially those affecting defense contractors; the committee substitute narrowed the definition of defense contractor and expanded applicability to actions involving defense contractors’ activities. SB 2626, which requires continuing medical education on pregnancy-related emergencies for OB-GYN physicians and nurses, drew support from witnesses who said it would reduce confusion about Texas abortion law and improve care in emergencies. SB 506, SB 2681, SB 1862, SB 1863, and SB 2216 all focused on elections, including ballot language standards, voter registration challenges, interstate voter-roll cleanup, procedural audits, and election equipment security; testimony split between supporters who said the bills improve transparency and integrity and opponents who warned of vague standards, added costs, and possible voter disenfranchisement. Each of those bills was left pending after testimony.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- Just today, Tarrant County is taking up a measure to reduce the number of polling places by 100 in advance
- about being new to this process and going to vote, and I'm quoting her, and she says, I go to the polling
- Cavazzo says, I go to the polling place and Marcella goes up.
- I go to the polls and Marcella comes up behind me.
- I don't even remember the language in the poll.
Keywords:
sex designation, restroom access, civil penalties, private civil right of action, women's privacy, law enforcement, department file, employee records, misconduct, confidentiality, Texas occupations code, election laws, attorney general, prosecution, criminal offenses, criminal prosecution, jurisdiction, hemp, consumable hemp, hemp-derived cannabinoids