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NH
Transcript Highlights:
  • And then, based on the other two programs, based on what the needs are, in order to meet those needs,
  • The other ones, that's when the needs become more intense, or more is needed.
  • is designed to meet those various needs is designed to meet those various needs in<05:55:07.440>
  • more intense um or more more is needed more intense um or more more is needed um<05:55:36.600>
  • more time and more um work needed more time and more um work needed whether<05:55:53.638> it's
Keywords: 928, house, all
Summary: The House Education Committee held its organizational meeting for the new term, with members introducing themselves and describing their backgrounds in teaching, school boards, special education, administration, law, and related fields. Chair Glenn Cordelli outlined the committee’s goals and procedures, emphasizing civility, professionalism, and respectful treatment of witnesses and members. He also noted that the committee has been split into two this year because of the large volume of bills, and said the committee had already sent three bills to the other education committee, with 36 bills currently assigned and more expected. The chair reviewed committee rules and logistics: hearings should start on time, members should minimize cell phone use and avoid searching during testimony, and questioning of witnesses is limited to one question at a time unless the chair allows a follow-up. Members were told to use the title “Representative,” to sign up on pink cards to testify, and to submit written testimony to the clerk. He also explained that hearings are for listening rather than debating, while executive sessions are where debate and motions occur. Possible motions include ought to pass, inexpedient to legislate, and retain in committee for further work, including subcommittees. Additional procedures covered scheduling, with the committee expected to meet Wednesday and Thursday the following week because of a holiday, and regular meetings generally planned for Monday and Wednesday. The chair also discussed the consent calendar, reports from majority and minority positions, and the expectation that members who testify on a bill should not then question other witnesses on that same bill. No legislation was voted on at this meeting; it was a procedural and orientation session for the committee.
TX

Texas 89th 2nd C.S.

S/C on Defense & Veterans' Affairs Mar 17th, 2025

S/C on Defense & Veterans' Affairs

Transcript Highlights:
  • place where we need to be.
  • We need the number. I know that once we get the number, my friend Tom, my friend Blake.
  • We need a number. Thank you. Uh, Mr. Price, thank you so much for the, your testimony.
  • Combat missions while prioritizing operational deployments for current homeland defense needs.
  • And really what we're trying to do is look, Um, we, we, we need an army, and we need an army and International
Bills: HB39, HB227
WY

Wyoming 2026 Regular Session

House Corporations, Elections & Political Subdivisions, February 11, 2026

Corporations, Elections & Political Subdivisions

Transcript Highlights:
  • <00:42:52.720> The election week, we need to add time.
  • The election week, we need to add time.
  • Without the amendment, we will need the committee to get us a crystal ball.
  • And so if there needs to be some tweaks to this bill to make it work is paramount.
  • And so if there needs to be some tweaks to this bill to make it work is paramount.
CO

Colorado 2026 Regular Session

Colorado Senate 2026 Legislative Day 092 Apr 15th, 2026

Colorado Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Uh we need to approve the journal. Uh we need to approve the journal.
  • need our help.
  • And and kids need it. So, I would now. And and kids need it.
  • If<04:51:59.680> they<04:51:59.840> need If they need If they need to<04:52:02.280>
  • they need every year. they need every year.
Keywords: 981, all
Summary: The Senate convened with a quorum, approved the journal, and received several committee reports. The Finance Committee reported Senate Bills 155, 49, and 116 with amendments and favorable referral to Appropriations, and House Bill 1188 favorably to Appropriations. The Business, Labor, and Technology Committee reported House Bill 1110 with amendments and a favorable recommendation to the Committee of the Whole, placed on the Consent Calendar, and also recommended confirmation of several appointments, including members of the State Plumbing Board, State Electrical Board, and Workers’ Compensation Cost Containment Board. The chamber then proceeded out of order for personal privileges and a resolution honoring Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc., including recognition of visiting members and students participating in its Capitol Day. The Senate next took up House Joint Resolution 1027 concerning remembrance of the Holocaust. The resolution emphasized the history of the Holocaust, rising anti-Semitic incidents, the importance of Holocaust and genocide education, and the need to confront hate and otherization. Senators Weissman and Ball spoke in support, stressing the dangers of hateful rhetoric, the need for vigilance and compassion, and the importance of learning from history. HJR 1027 passed unanimously by roll call, 35-0, and the roll call was listed as co-sponsors. Announcements followed recognizing the Sikh community’s Vaisakhi observance and a langar lunch at the Capitol, along with a proclamation for Sikh Awareness Appreciation Month. There were also notices about a Republican caucus, a Legal Services Committee meeting on Senate Bill 2683 and a litigation update, and a brief personal privilege remark about tax day and agriculture. The Senate then recessed until 10:30 a.m., later raised the call, and moved into special orders for second reading of a large group of House bills on the Consent Calendar.
ND

North Dakota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Senate Education Apr 2nd, 2025 at 02:30 pm

Education

Transcript Highlights:
  • So no need for an amendment then on 1247. Okay. So no need for an amendment then on 1247.
  • We just wanted to have it for reference if we needed this. I just want to verify that it was. Yes.
  • So if somebody's over 18 and still in high school, then they are now in the adult court function.
Keywords: 908, all
Summary: The Senate Education Committee reconvened to address House Bill 1247, relating to protection of a student who is a victim of sexual assault. Senator Axtman explained that a proposed amendment to extend suspension time in rare cases where a case remains active was not adopted because it could conflict with providing adequate educational access, and the committee agreed not to amend that provision. Members then clarified a separate amendment to HB 1247 that incorporated testimony-based changes, including language addressing notice procedures for juvenile and adult cases and students who are over 18 but still enrolled in high school. The committee adopted Amendment 25.0807.02001 to HB 1247 by a 6-0 vote. Afterward, the committee passed HB 1247 as amended on a 6-0 vote, and Senator Wobbema was assigned as carrier. The committee also briefly confirmed that HB 1223 was already good to go and did not require further action. At the end of the meeting, members discussed the schedule for the following Monday and agreed to start at 10:00 a.m. The committee then adjourned.
MO
Transcript Highlights:
  • The process has highlighted a need for closer adherence to preservation standards and more consistent
  • Obviously, we know we need new ones. I mean, anyone who can look at them sees that.
  • need done, so we're not waiting another 30 days after the budget is approved.
  • need done, so we're not waiting another 30 days after the budget is approved.
  • I appreciate that because both the House and Senate need to be informed what's going on.
Keywords: 959, house, all
Summary: The commission received updates on several Capitol accessibility and facilities projects. For the ADA chairlift study, the consultant recommended replacing chairlifts in the legislative library, House chamber, and Senate chamber because of noncompliance and age-related maintenance issues. Staff said preliminary budget information put the replacement cost at about $400,000, with design expected to take a few months and construction another month or two, and that a new project would be set up. Members asked whether the work would fit into the broader capital master plan, and staff said the chairlift locations would be coordinated with that plan to avoid doing work that would later be removed. The commission also discussed the updated capital master plan and the planned owner’s representative. Members said the RFQ is prepared but will not be released until budget authority is available, likely after the FY26 budget is approved. They emphasized the need to move quickly once funding is available so preliminary work can begin without delay. No action was taken beyond discussion, and members noted that earlier hopes of funding in an early supplemental did not materialize. An update was also provided on the Governor’s Council on Disability’s Digital Wayfinding Project. Staff said the team is working on the technical architecture, content governance, and how visitors will use the system, and that the commission is currently only being asked to approve signage, not to fund the project. Members raised questions about long-term software and upkeep costs and asked that House and Senate leadership and administrative offices be included in reviewing the sign designs. The meeting ended with a motion to adjourn, which was seconded and approved unanimously.
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

FIN Info Briefing - Tue Jan 13, 2026 @ 9:00 AM HST

Hawaii House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • How many people do we need?
  • How many people do we need?
  • It needs a lot of It needs a lot of >> community<00:53:51.119> support.
  • is exactly needed. is exactly needed.
  • it doesn't look like uh needs that. it doesn't look like uh needs that.
Keywords: 910, house, all
FL

Florida 2026 4th Special Session

February 5, 2026 - 12:30 PM

Transcript Highlights:
  • Remember, anyone wishing to address the committee needs to fill out an attendance form and give it to
  • Instead, they ensure the protections already authorized by law function as intended.
  • It's really needed. The consistent funding will help law enforcement do the right job. Thank you.
  • It expands the definition Of families' needs of service to explicitly include legal guardians and custodians
  • It clarifies that all youth subject to proceedings under chapter 984, not only children in need of services
LA

Louisiana 2026 Regular Session

House of Representatives Apr 22nd, 2026

Louisiana House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Today, we read... ...to another function later on this evening.
  • . ...and ensure that all individuals and all communities receive the support they need.
  • Medical decisions need to be... And coercion should never be a tool for compliance.
  • Medical decisions need to be voluntary, informed, and free from coercion.
  • So we need more of that. You have a right to close.
AL

Alabama 2025 Regular Session

Alabama House May 6th, 2025

Alabama House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Members, I need 25 more members to get a Members, I need 25 more members to get a quorum.
  • I need 25 more members to get a quorum. I need 25 more members to get a quorum.
  • And I want I need to tell me cuz I don't know how she need to tell me cuz I don't know how she need to
  • We need to go back and refresh the certain need to go back and refresh the certain need to go back and
  • Why is it why we need it? bill? Why is it why we need it? bill? Why is it why we need it?
Bills: HB 1535, HB 123, HB 111, HB 180, HB 342, HB 1027, HB 1178, HB 610, HB 1277, HB 1615, HB 1620, HB 5342, HB 4885, HB 4751, HB 4689, HB 4530, HB 4488, HB 2149, HB 2041, HB 2071, HB 1813, HB 2282, HB 2248, HB 2243, HB 2522, HB 2310, HB 2513, HB 2300, HB 1902, HB 3719, HB 4284, HB 4327, HB 3743, HB 3778, HB 3801, HB 5153, HB 5147, HB 4877, HB 4850, HB 3158, HB 3261, HB 3005, HB 3033, HB 3138, HB 3099, HB 2849, HB 2967, HB 3488, HB 3477, HB 3466, HB 3396, HB 3469, HB 2594, HB 2776, HB 2564, HB 2298, HB 5331, HB 5646, HB 5247, HB 5323, HB 2015, HB 4384, HB 3896, HB 4014, HB 3627, HB 3594, HB 2524, HB 510, HB 561, HB 5111, HB 5446, HB 1181, HB 3963, HB 2785, HB 1661, HB 2460, HB 24, HJR 138, HB 3800, HB 42, HB 129, HB 677, HB 668, HB 2128, HB 2038, HB 2316, HB 3686, HB 2563, HB 1160, HB 3883, HB 2788, HB 2663, HB 3305, HB 3474, HB 1105, HB 3490, HB 3597, HB 1295, HB 3512, HB 3783, HB 2017, HB 3010, HB 3112, HB 4215, HB 3223, HB 3464, HB 3120, HB 4214, HB 4081, HB 4783, HB 4063, HB 2783, HB 5085, HB 2510, HB 3426, HB 4361, HB 1169, HB 2516, HB 4700, HB 3560, HB 3860, HB 3146, HB 184, HB 198, HB 247, HB 367, HB 449, HB 1778, HB 514, HB 632, HB 2582, HB 766, HB 2715, HB 2712, HB 3069, HB 3505, HB 1269, HB 4224, HB 5032, HB 2240, HB 5180, HB 3348, HB 4668, HB 4665, HB 3395, HB 3157, HB 4395, HB 4325, HB 4386, HB 4273, HB 2760, HB 2820, HB 1828, HB 1579, SB 2349, SB 1268, SB 610, SB 1577, SB 1369, SB 2032, SB 2034, SB 1057, SB 1044, SB 922, SB 1759, SB 1143, SB 1506, SB 1403, SB 2361, SB 870, SB 372, SB 72, SB 1583, SB 2314, SB 1267, SB 1273, SB 765, SB 552, HB 2145, HJR 112, HB 1804, HJR 110, HB 1194, HB 1531, HB 5008, HB 3421, SCR 27, HB 5398, HB 1407, HB 426, HB 1535, HB 123, HB 1773, HB 1871, HB 2035, HB 2448, HB 2492, HB 1411, HB 4753, HB 4666, HB 4529, HB 1499, HB 1610, HB 2028, HB 1506, HB 886, HB 3546, HB 796, HB 223, HB 1475, HB 3556, HB 4638, HB 111, HB 180, HB 342, HB 1027, HB 1178, HB 610, HB 1277, HB 1615, HB 1620, HB 5342, HB 4885, HB 4751, HB 4689, HB 4530, HB 4488, HB 2149, HB 2041, HB 2071, HB 1813, HB 2282, HB 2248, HB 2243, HB 2522, HB 2310, HB 2513, HB 2300, HB 1902, HB 3719, HB 4284, HB 4327, HB 3743, HB 3778, HB 3801, HB 5153, HB 5147, HB 4877, HB 4850, HB 3158, HB 3261, HB 3005, HB 3033, HB 3138, HB 3099, HB 2849, HB 2967, HB 3488, HB 3477, HB 3466, HB 3396, HB 3469, HB 2594, HB 2776, HB 2564, HB 2298, HB 5331, HB 5646, HB 5247, HB 5323, HB 2015, HB 4384, HB 3896, HB 4014, HB 3627, HB 3594, HB 2524, HB 510, HB 561, HB 5111, HB 5446, HB 1181, HB 3963, HB 2785, HB 1661, HB 2460, HCR 98, HCR 92, HCR 126
FL

Florida 2026 4th Special Session

House in Special Session D Apr 29th, 2026

Florida House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Grant us courage and foresight to provide for the needs of all our people.
  • If you know the answer to the question, you do not need to be asking it. Mr. Bartleman.
  • That is not how it works, and that is not how we as a legislative body should be functioning.
  • We have health care gaps that need closing and economic engines that need fueling.
  • And so this unconstitutional distraction sacrifices the needs of many...
Summary: The House convened with prayer, a moment of silence for former member Mark Weissman and local officials Donna Lou Fiala and Eric C. Brecknitz, and the Pledge of Allegiance. Members approved the journal and adopted the Rules and Ethics Committee’s special order report setting the calendar and debate times for the day. The chamber then took up House Bill 1D, establishing Florida’s congressional districts, as the main item on the special order calendar. During questioning and debate on HB 1D, sponsors and opponents focused heavily on the map’s process and legality. Supporters argued the plan was based on a viable legal theory, used the 2020 census data as required, and was within the Legislature’s discretion to consider mid-cycle redistricting. Opponents repeatedly argued the map was drawn by the governor’s office using partisan data, without meaningful legislative or public input, and that it violated the Fair Districts Amendment by favoring a party, splitting more counties and municipalities, and reducing compactness. Several members also raised concerns about taxpayer costs, the absence of a new census or court order, and the Legislature’s role versus the governor’s office. After structured debate, the House voted on final passage of HB 1D and passed it 83-28. A motion to recess for two hours to consider a recent U.S. Supreme Court decision failed. Following passage of the redistricting bill, the House adopted a motion to adjourn sine die, ending the session.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Senate Session (Part I) Apr 14th, 2025

Texas Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • These ladies really need no introduction. Fact of the matter is that they're world-renowned.
  • As part of the curriculum, it does not need to be displayed.
  • We just need to not have advocacy flags displayed in the classroom unless it's part of the curriculum
  • Despite a hundred years. and the courts agreeing that it does need to be there.
  • We don't need to make any big speeches on the floor today on this for this amendment.
MA

Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session

Joint Committee on Housing Jun 21st, 2026 at 01:00 pm

Joint Committee on Housing

Transcript Highlights:
  • We need urgent and immediate relief that centers the needs of people, not profit-seeking corporations
  • Some need to be building more—well, everyone needs to be building more affordable housing—but for some
  • Some need to be building more, well, everyone needs to be building more affordable housing, but for some
  • We need to give municipalities a lot of flexibility. They need the ability to limit rent increases.
  • I recognize we now need one for affordable housing, and we needed it many years ago.
Keywords: 995, all
Summary: The Joint Committee on Housing held its second introductory hearing to frame the session’s housing agenda. Chairs Cyr and Haggerty described the hearing as a chance to hear a wide range of perspectives on Massachusetts’ housing crisis, including underbuilding, zoning and permitting barriers, rising costs, and the need for both state and local action. The committee heard from court, municipal, advocacy, and regional housing leaders, with recurring themes of increasing supply, preserving existing housing, preventing displacement, and expanding resources for renters and homeowners. Chief Justice Diana Horan of the Housing Court said the court is handling more than 40,000 new filings annually with only 15 judges, and estimated the court would need about 21 judges to meet demand. She described complications from RAFT-related stays, mental health and guardianship issues, aging housing stock, and the new eviction sealing law, which she said was being implemented smoothly but may require additional resources if filings continue to rise. The Massachusetts Municipal Association and MAPC emphasized that municipalities need flexibility, funding, and better tools such as MassWorks, Housing Works, H-DIP, 40R reforms, inclusionary zoning changes, and a local option transfer fee; they also said local control concerns and long permitting timelines remain major barriers. MAPC and others stressed that supply growth alone will not solve the crisis and urged continued support for subsidized housing, access to counsel, and modular/off-site construction. Advocates and housing providers focused on displacement, preservation, and tenant protections. Homes for All Massachusetts and Mass Law Reform Institute called for rent stabilization, stronger tenant protections, foreclosure prevention, elimination of junk fees, continued funding for RAFT and HomeBASE, and expanded access to counsel. Mass Union of Public Housing Tenants said the state needs far more extremely low-income housing, more operating subsidy, and major investment to repair public housing, while also supporting tenant technical assistance during redevelopment. Franklin County’s housing authority warned that rural communities are being left out of many state programs and asked for a rural LIHTC set-aside, a permanent rural credit boost, and a review of housing choice programs. A Massachusetts Taxpayers Foundation researcher presented findings that communities that add housing generally see stronger municipal finances, and that housing growth can improve property tax and state aid outcomes. Seasonal community representatives from Cape Cod, Martha’s Vineyard, and Nantucket described extreme affordability pressures and the need for tailored tools. Nantucket’s housing trust chair said the island has made progress through local funding, inclusionary zoning, and deed-restricted units, but still needs a real estate transfer fee and faster ways to preserve year-round housing. Across the hearing, members and witnesses repeatedly returned to the need for a mix of production, preservation, tenant protections, and local flexibility, rather than relying on any single policy solution.
NH

New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session

House Commerce and Consumer Affairs (01/28/2026)

Commerce and Consumer Affairs

Transcript Highlights:
  • <00:19:46.960> to pieces of knotweed that are needed to pieces of knotweed that are needed
  • Represent Jes. you decide that I really need a wall or you decide that I really need a wall or a<01:00
  • Literally, the uh when when do I need to Literally, the uh when when do I need to change<04:21:09.680
  • Or does, in order for that to function, does it need to talk to a server and that's the software component
  • for that to function, does it need<04:29:47.359> to<04:29:47.600> talk<04:29:47.840>
Keywords: 1189, house, all
NH
Transcript Highlights:
  • needs to go forward. needs to go forward.
  • Uh, we need to tighten that up. Clearly, we were not as explicit as we needed to be.
  • Uh, we need to tighten that up. Clearly, we were not as explicit as we needed to be.
  • Uh, we need to tighten that up. Clearly, we were not as explicit as we needed to be.
  • there's work that needs to be done. there's work that needs to be done.
Keywords: 928, house, all
Summary: The committee began by discussing 15 retained bills and the chair’s preference to keep them alive through interim study rather than kill them, using them as vehicles for further discussion and possible later amendments. The chair said the bills would be executed out by November and then move to the House floor in January, and members generally agreed that interim study was the prevailing motion for the retained bills. Several health-related bills were then discussed. On Senate Bill 247, concerning pharmacy network exclusion when PBM reimbursement is below acquisition cost, members said the issue had been presented differently in prior discussions and noted unfamiliar intermediaries such as PSAOs; the bill was viewed as too complex to resolve immediately, so interim study was favored. A bill on treatment alternatives to opiates was said to need an amendment from the Insurance Department, and a bill on self-funded employer access to claims data was described as having changed substantially through amendment; the sponsor explained it was intended to incentivize self-funded plans to opt into the state’s all-payer claims database (CHIS) so their data could be used for cost analysis, and members indicated a separate bill would be brought later. The committee spent the most time on a glucose monitoring bill, with testimony from a sponsor and a parent of a type 1 diabetic describing the medical benefits of continuous glucose monitors, especially for preventing dangerous lows and managing fluctuations. Opponents and committee members raised concerns about the cost of a mandate, the effect on premiums in the individual and small-group markets, and whether the bill should require coverage without a prescription; one member cited medical literature suggesting limited evidence for non-insulin users. The chair concluded the bill was headed to interim study and said the committee would do further homework on the economic impact, especially for type 1 coverage. The meeting then moved on to a bill about insurer audits and clawbacks, where the Insurance Department commissioner explained that the issue involved several separate provider-payment problems that had recently come to the department’s attention and that the department would provide a report and work with the sponsor on next steps.
NH

New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session

House Science, Technology and Energy (02/10/2026)

Science, Technology and Energy

Transcript Highlights:
  • You need to set the bar and understand what it is you need to get over.
  • You need to set the bar and understand what it is you need to get over.
  • You need to set the bar and understand what it is you need to get over.
  • You need to set the bar and understand what it is you need to get over.
  • You need to set the bar and understand what it is you need to get over.
Keywords: 1189, house, all
NM

New Mexico 2026 Regular Session

House - Education Feb 6th, 2026 at 09:04 am

House Education

Transcript Highlights:
  • We need to take care of those rural schools.
  • And I think we need to study it. We need to understand it.
  • , the diverse needs that come... ...to all of the needs, the diverse needs that come forward from our
  • need further data, further study.
  • We need to, as a committee, have this so that it fits the needs of the school.
Bills: HB2, SB204, SB241, HB34
AL

Alabama 2025 Regular Session

Alabama Senate Finance and Taxation General Fund Committee Mar 19th, 2025

Finance and Taxation General Fund

Transcript Highlights:
  • Whatever he needs to use to enhance law enforcement in St. Clair County or any other county.
  • But there's a hole here that I think we need to consider, and I'm not sure how we need to do that at
  • Retire and then you need to rehire them back.
  • The pay needs to... ...mentioned guardrails.
  • The pay needs to be commensurate with their actual duties. Any other comments or questions?
Bills: SB208, SB216, HB187
NM

New Mexico 2025 Regular Session

IC - Indian Affairs Nov 13th, 2025

House Government, Elections & Indian Affairs

Transcript Highlights:
  • We need funding to hire people.
  • They still need a million.
  • The chapters need help.
  • You know, as far as I can tell, there's a very strong need. need for that type of service in southern
  • . needed if there's a full-scale fire.
NH

New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session

House Commerce and Consumer Affairs (01/29/2026)

Commerce and Consumer Affairs

Transcript Highlights:
  • <00:12:50.800> to department's resource costs needed to department's resource costs needed
  • disapprove of its function. disapprove of its function.
  • Then you need to be alters the function.
  • I need fuel.
  • I need fuel. So I went what can be done. I need fuel.
Keywords: 1189, house, all