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ID
Transcript Highlights:
- The last item mentioned by Senator from 32 is population forecast adjustment.
- The state pays about 32%. On expansion, the feds still pay 90%.
- President, if the senator from 32 would yield. Sarah Cook, will you yield to a question?
- The roll call shows 32 senators present, with three absent excused. A quorum is present.
- I'm going to, I will proudly support the Senator from 32's bill today.
OK
Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session
House of Representatives Second Regular Session of the 60th Legislature Day 31 Mar 30th, 2026 at 01:30 pm
Oklahoma House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- She is the Turning Point chapter president and STUO vice president.
- The Longhorns achieved a remarkable 32-season earned a number one ranking and started the year off with
Bills:
HR1041, SB137, SB1255, SB1226, SB1238, SB1258, SB1325, SB1460, SB1543, SB1730, SB1921, SB1733, SB1216, SB1256, SB1061, SB1534, SB1873, SB1653, SB540, SB1948
Keywords:
Oklahoma, House Resolution, HR1041, Nuclear Lifecycle Innovation Campus, Department of Energy, DOE, advanced nuclear, nuclear energy, small modular reactors, SMRs, microreactors, energy innovation, advanced energy, energy security, economic development, job creation, workforce training, research and development, nuclear supply chain, clean energy
OK
Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session
Senate Legislative Session Feb 18th, 2026 at 01:30 pm
Oklahoma Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- We have the North South Gallery Chapter from Cherokee, Oklahoma, my home county.
- impressive 11-2 record, capturing the Class 6A high school football Oklahoma state championship with a 32
Bills:
HCR1006, SB1226, SB1239, SB1309, SB2132, SB1189, SB1344, SB1295, SB1355, SB1998, SB1330, SB1297, SB1338, SB1546, SB1378, SB1859, SB1333, SB1341, SB1377, SB1990
Keywords:
campaign finance, election spending, political spending, money in politics, constitutional amendment, Citizens United, free speech, ballot measures, elections, corruption, dark money, outside spending, foreign influence, special interests, corporations, unions, federalism, self-government, political equality, term limits
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- You have a cast of 32 to 3 dogs out there.
- I think it's chapter 43 says that anybody that um is attempting to hunt or capture, anything that's attempting
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Conference Committee on SF3045 5/9/25
Transcript Highlights:
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- </c><00:32:20.000><c> It</c><00:32:20.320><c> also</c><00:32:21.200><c> um</c><00:32:22.000><c> adds<
- 32:24.320><c> limit</c><00:32:24.640><c> on</c><00:32:24.799><c> the</c><00:32:25.039><c> data</c><00
- > also</c><00:32:30.240><c> adds</c><00:32:30.559><c> a</c><00:32:30.720><c> step</c><00:32:30.960><c
- ><00:32:44.240><c> section</c><00:32:44.559><c> on</c><00:32:44.799><c> R29,</c><00:32:45.760><c> the
MD
Transcript Highlights:
- <01:32:00.760><c> read</c><01:32:00.920><c> the</c><01:32:01.040><c> first</c><01:32:01.360><c> bill.
- Are there any<01:32:25.960><c> amendments</c><01:32:26.440><c> to</c><01:32:26.520><c> the</c><01:32:
- Hearing<01:32:28.560><c> none,</c><01:32:29.400><c> the</c><01:32:29.520><c> bill</c><01:32:29.760><c
- The clerk will read<01:32:33.920><c> the</c><01:32:34.000><c> next</c><01:32:34.240><c> one,</c><01:32
- c> not</c><02:32:02.200><c> allow</c><02:32:02.480><c> them</c><02:32:02.720><c> to</c><02:32:02.840>
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Representatives Zeleznikar, Baker and Bierman Press Conference 5/12/26
Transcript Highlights:
- ><c> look</c><00:32:15.600><c> if</c><00:32:15.760><c> we</c><00:32:16.000><c> don't</c><00:32:16.240
- </c><00:32:21.279><c> State</c><00:32:21.360><c> big</c><00:32:21.600><c> pharma</c><00:32:21.919><c>
- c><00:32:23.120><c> making</c><00:32:23.360><c> the</c><00:32:23.600><c> cost</c><00:32:23.840><c> of
- </c><00:32:35.039><c> You</c><00:32:35.120><c> can</c><00:32:35.200><c> take</c><00:32:35.360><c> it.
- I my<00:32:36.960><c> my</c><00:32:37.600><c> argument</c><00:32:38.080><c> would</c><00:32:38.320><c
Summary:
House File 369 was the main topic, with House authors Rep. Natalie Zeleznikar, Rep. Robert Bierman, and Rep. Dave Baker arguing that the bill would give Minnesota’s 2024 340B law “teeth” by enforcing protections for nonprofit and rural hospitals’ access to the federal drug pricing program. They said the measure costs the state nothing, aligns with similar laws in more than 20 other states, and is needed before adjournment to help hospitals close funding gaps, support services like emergency care, obstetrics, behavioral health, and pharmacy access, and preserve care in remote communities. Several hospital leaders from across greater Minnesota testified that 340B revenue helps keep their facilities viable and that losing it would threaten services and, in some cases, hospital survival.
Witnesses described severe financial pressure on rural hospitals, including reimbursement cuts, workforce shortages, inflation, and rising drug costs. Leaders from United Hospital District in Blue Earth, Lakewood Health System in Staples, Ely-Bloomenson Community Hospital, Northshore Health in Grand Marais, Community Memorial Hospital in Cloquet, and Cuyuna Regional Medical Center in Crosby said their hospitals serve as safety-net providers and often operate with thin or negative margins. They emphasized long travel times to other hospitals, seasonal tourism pressures in some areas, and the importance of local emergency, ambulance, inpatient, and specialty services. The Minnesota Hospital Association president also criticized pharmaceutical company messaging and said nonprofit hospitals are working around the clock to maintain access.
In response to questions, Zeleznikar said she had considered other enforcement approaches but now supported using the original Senate-passed bill, citing concerns about fraud and the difficulty of alternative enforcement mechanisms. She and hospital leaders distinguished this bill from a separate hospital stabilization-grant proposal, saying both are needed but serve different purposes. No vote was taken at the meeting, and the speakers repeatedly urged House leadership to bring the bill to the floor before session ends.
NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
House Education Policy and Administration (04/07/2025)
Transcript Highlights:
- <00:32:52.480><c> may</c><00:32:52.640><c> be</c><00:32:52.720><c> times</c><00:32:52.960><c> where</
- to allow students<00:32:55.600><c> to</c><00:32:55.760><c> use</c><00:32:56.000><c> their</c><00:32:
- Um,<01:32:02.000><c> I</c><01:32:02.239><c> don't</c><01:32:02.320><c> know</c><01:32:02.400><c> if</
- c><01:32:02.560><c> I</c><01:32:02.800><c> would</c><01:32:02.880><c> say</c><01:32:03.080><c> there's
- </c><01:32:27.760><c> has</c><01:32:28.000><c> signed</c><01:32:28.239><c> up</c><01:32:28.400><c> to
Summary:
The committee first heard Senate Bill 69, which would require local school boards to publicly vote on whether to accept or reject charitable gifts or donations, prompted by a case in which a church offered to pay off school lunch debt but the offer was refused and families were sued instead. Senator Keith Murphy said the bill is intended to force transparency and public accountability in similar situations, while acknowledging that boards may still reject gifts with strings attached or for ethical reasons. Members raised questions about anonymity, privacy, and whether school boards already have authority to address meal debt before litigation. Murphy said the bill was aimed at cases where money is refused and families are sued, and he said he would accept amendments to make the vote requirement apply to both accepted and rejected gifts. The hearing on the bill was then closed.
The committee then took up Senate Bill 206, which requires public schools to adopt policies limiting student cell phone use during the school day. Trisha Milo, presenting for Senator Rashardi, said the bill is meant to improve focus, reduce distraction and cyberbullying, and create more consistent policies across districts, while still allowing exceptions for medical, disability, language support, and instructional needs. Committee members questioned whether districts would retain flexibility, whether the bill should apply to charter schools and other devices, and whether the annual policy-update requirement and enforcement language were too prescriptive. Milo said districts would still have flexibility in how they write their policies and that she would seek clarification from the senator on several drafting questions.
Becky Wilson of the New Hampshire School Boards Association testified in support of the general concept of a cell phone policy, saying many districts already have some form of policy, though not all do, and that existing sample policies are outdated. She said the annual update requirement would likely be burdensome and that the enforcement language seemed intended to ensure administrative involvement rather than teacher discipline, but she suggested the wording may need revision. Members also discussed whether very small districts or districts without schools should be covered and whether the bill should better distinguish between classroom enforcement and student discipline. The chair closed the hearing on Senate Bill 206 after no further testimony, and the committee moved on to the next bill.
HI
Hawaii 2025 Regular Session
CPN-PSM, CPN-EDT, CPN Public Hearing 02-05-2025
Commerce and Consumer Protection
Transcript Highlights:
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- ><c> be</c><00:32:03.639><c> a</c><00:32:03.720><c> little</c><00:32:03.880><c> bit</c><00:32:04.039>
- I</c><00:32:07.159><c> know</c><00:32:07.320><c> it's</c><00:32:07.480><c> something</c><00:32:07.760
- <00:32:15.519><c> next</c><00:32:16.000><c> bill</c><00:32:17.000><c> but</c><00:32:17.559><c> what</
- ><00:32:18.799><c> if</c><00:32:18.919><c> you</c><00:32:19.080><c> could</c><00:32:19.360><c> is</c>
Summary:
The committee opened by outlining testimony procedures and then heard SB 376 on tax credits, which would create a home fire safety improvement tax credit. Testimony from the Tax Foundation of Hawaiʻi urged that the concept would be better handled as a subsidy program and raised drafting concerns about unclear definitions and eligibility. Later, the committees agreed to pass SB 376 with amendments, including making the credit nonrefundable, clarifying third-party certification, deleting recapture-related language, and making technical changes.
Members then heard SB 417, which would make unlicensed contractor work during or within five years after an emergency or disaster a class B felony. The Contractors License Board was listed for comments, and the Subcontractors Association supported the measure. The committees ultimately recommended passage with technical, non-substantive amendments and an adjusted effective date, and the measure was adopted.
A substantial portion of the meeting focused on SB 782, which would require free and accessible voice communication services for incarcerated people and prohibit state agencies from profiting from those services, while also directing the PUC to set standards and providing funding for the SAVIN victim notification program. Supporters, including the Public Defender, ACLU of Hawaiʻi, Worth Rises, and others, argued the bill would reduce costs for families, improve reentry, and align adult corrections with the juvenile system. Opponents, including the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, the Hawaiʻi Paroling Authority, and SAVIN-related witnesses, warned that changing the funding structure could weaken victim notification and safety services. The committees deferred SB 782.
The committee also heard SB 999 on fireworks, which would repeal permissible consumer fireworks uses, impose civil penalties and forfeiture remedies, and create a forfeiture special fund for safety education. The Department of Law Enforcement and Honolulu Police Department supported the bill, while fireworks industry representatives and others opposed it, arguing prohibition would be ineffective and urging stronger enforcement and education instead. The committees deferred SB 999 for further consideration, and SB 1136 on insurance was also deferred after insurers and the Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs opposed it. In the later joint session with the Committee on Economic Development and Tourism, SB 744 on condominium loans was heard with support from the Hawaii Green Infrastructure Authority and banking groups, while one testifier raised concerns that the program could function like C-PACE financing and add risky debt to condominium associations; testimony and discussion continued on that measure.
NH
Transcript Highlights:
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- c><01:32:03.520><c> a</c><01:32:03.560><c> flash</c><01:32:03.960><c> you</c><01:32:04.040><c> can</c
- c><01:32:22.400><c> like</c><01:32:22.640><c> you</c><01:32:22.720><c> can</c><01:32:22.880><c> move<
- You're<01:32:30.920><c> better</c><01:32:31.080><c> off</c><01:32:31.200><c> just</c><01:32:31.360><c
CO
Colorado 2026 Regular Session
Colorado House 2026 Legislative Day 097 Apr 21st, 2026
Colorado House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- :19.919><c> for</c><00:32:20.080><c> a</c><00:32:20.159><c> reading</c><00:32:20.480><c> of</c><00:32
- </c><00:32:24.399><c> Floor</c><00:32:24.640><c> amendments</c><00:32:25.120><c> will</c><00:32:25.279
- </c><00:32:26.159><c> I</c><00:32:26.399><c> legislate</c><00:32:26.880><c> and</c><00:32:27.120><c>
- Bills<00:32:29.679><c> will</c><00:32:29.840><c> be</c><00:32:30.000><c> lo</c><00:32:30.240><c> laid
- </c><00:32:51.440><c> premium</c><00:32:51.840><c> tax</c><00:32:52.080><c> credits</c><00:32:52.399>
KY
Kentucky 2026 Regular Session
Senate Legislative Session Day 28 (2-17-26)
Kentucky Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- According<00:32:08.240><c> to</c><00:32:08.360><c> the</c><00:32:08.440><c> latest</c><00:32:08.840><
- </c><00:32:15.480><c> That's</c><00:32:15.800><c> one</c><00:32:16.160><c> in</c><00:32:16.320><c> every
- ><00:32:19.640><c> years</c><00:32:19.920><c> of</c><00:32:20.080><c> old</c><00:32:20.480><c> 8</c><
- :32:26.000><c> the</c><00:32:26.160><c> years.
- So, in addition,<00:32:27.920><c> about</c><00:32:28.160><c> 40%</c><00:32:28.800><c> of</c><00:32:28.880
AL
Alabama 2026 Regular Session
Alabama House HB 150 Public Discussion Boards, Agencies and Commissions Committee Feb 4th, 2026
Boards, Agencies and Commissions
Transcript Highlights:
- We've got to<00:32:00.559><c> sell</c><00:32:00.799><c> their</c><00:32:01.039><c> property</c><00:32
- </c><00:32:04.880><c> It</c><00:32:05.039><c> might</c><00:32:05.120><c> be</c><00:32:05.279><c> three
- But I'm<00:32:07.760><c> not</c><00:32:07.840><c> sure</c><00:32:07.919><c> how</c><00:32:08.080><c>
- that</c><00:32:15.039><c> agreed</c><00:32:15.360><c> to</c><00:32:15.519><c> this</c><00:32:15.840><
- The<00:32:21.039><c> next</c><00:32:21.200><c> sale</c><00:32:21.679><c> it</c><00:32:21.919><c> the<
MA
Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
Joint Committee on Municipalities and Regional Government Jun 21st, 2026 at 01:00 pm
Joint Committee on Municipalities and Regional Government
Transcript Highlights:
- This bill is a thoughtful, necessary update to Chapter 140, Section 157, which governs how municipalities
- Many times these calls do not fall under Chapter 272 for felony charges.
- The living conditions were less than desirable but didn't meet Chapter 272.
- Because we cannot charge under Chapter 272, one of the challenges that we encounter, having no police
- Fast in all of the different new topics that we might have not been able to imagine when this chapter
Summary:
The committee held a lengthy hybrid hearing of the Joint Committee on Municipalities and Regional Government, with testimony spanning local board training, animal welfare and enforcement, municipal charters, water district dissolution, and other home rule matters. Chairs Rausch and Lewis set strict time limits because of the large number of speakers and explained that written testimony would also be accepted. Members heard from local officials, advocates, municipal employees, and residents, with many bills receiving broad support from municipal and advocacy witnesses.
Several speakers supported bills requiring or expanding training for local boards and commissions, including pre-service training for planning, zoning, and other land use boards. Supporters said training would help volunteers understand complex laws, improve consistency, reduce legal challenges, and speed up housing and development decisions. Related testimony also backed a bill to modernize historic district commissions and another to allow associate planning board members to serve more broadly when needed to maintain quorums.
A major portion of the hearing focused on animal legislation. Witnesses supported bills to expand citations for cruel conditions beyond dogs, update dangerous dog procedures, improve animal health inspections and breeder oversight, strengthen tethering rules, and protect pet consumers. Animal control officers, humane organizations, and some victims of dog attacks described enforcement gaps and the need for clearer standards, while several dog trainers and the American Kennel Club opposed parts of the dangerous dog bill and tethering restrictions, arguing they would limit humane training tools and professional discretion. The committee also heard strong support for a bill to create a statewide pet shop and consumer protection framework.
The committee also heard testimony on several local home rule petitions. Medford officials and residents strongly supported a new city charter that would replace the current at-large council with ward-based representation and periodic charter review. Wayland representatives supported a bill to preserve the library’s Millennium Fund as intended, Cambridge officials backed creation of an employment and job training trust, and Carver officials supported dissolving the North Carver Water District due to compliance and financial problems. No votes were taken during the hearing, and the chair repeatedly invited written testimony and follow-up materials.
MA
Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
Formal House Session 47 May 20th, 2026
Massachusetts House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Walsh of Peabody moves to amend the bill in Section 1, in line 4, by inserting after the figure 32 the
- Walsh moves to amend the bill in Section 1, in line 4, by inserting after the figure 32 the following
- The group played an important role in breaking racial and gender barriers during a difficult chapter
- Gaskey of Carver moves to amend the bill by adding the following: subsection 2 of section 110 of chapter
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Emergency Management Committee Apr 23rd, 2026
Emergency Management
Transcript Highlights:
- EMD dispatcher who gave prior pre-arrival instructions, and ran a medical communication center for 32
- years. ...who gave prior pre-arrival instructions and ran a medical communication center for 32 years
- Mark Smith on behalf of the California chapter of the National Emergency Number Association, as well
- Mark Smith, on behalf of CalNENA, the California chapter of the National Emergency Number Association
MO
Missouri 2026 Regular Session
Commerce Feb 18th, 2026
Commerce, Consumer Protection, Energy and the Environment
Transcript Highlights:
- the Missouri Network Against Child Abuse and the National Association of Social Workers, Missouri Chapter
- It makes a reference under Chapter 143. Do you know what taxes are included in the tax credit?
- All right, that will conclude the hearing on House Bill 23 or 32, 31, continue to work out with him dealing
- All right, that will conclude the hearing on House Bill 23 or 32, 31, All right, that will conclude the
Summary:
The Commerce Committee met in executive session and unanimously voted do pass on House Bill 1707, House Bill 2927, and House Committee Substitute for House Bill 2057. The committee then moved into public hearing on House Bill 1664, which would extend the civil statute of limitations for child sexual abuse claims from age 26 to age 41. Representative Brian Sites presented the bill as a needed step for survivors, and multiple witnesses and organizations testified in support, including survivors and advocacy, tort reform, chamber, and insurance groups. No opposition was heard, and the hearing concluded without a vote.
The committee also heard House Bill 1845, a startup and angel investor tax credit proposal sponsored by Representative Gallick. The bill would create incentives for Missouri-based startups under $5 million in revenue, with higher credits for rural investment, annual caps, oversight by the Missouri Technology Corporation, and a sunset in 2033. Members questioned what taxes the credit would apply to, how it would work if Missouri changes its income tax structure, and what safeguards would prevent businesses from leaving after receiving credits. Business and economic development groups testified in support, saying the bill would help fill an early-stage capital gap and keep investment in Missouri.
Finally, the committee heard House Bill 3231, a broad economic development and “Missouri Innovation Zone” proposal sponsored by Representative Brad Christ. The bill would let cities opt in to create innovation zones with local permitting and governance changes, tax incentives, office-to-residential conversion tools, and reinvestment of net new revenues into public safety, infrastructure, and a rural development fund. Members and witnesses discussed local control, prevailing wage, revenue diversion, and implementation concerns, especially from the City of St. Louis and labor groups, while chambers, developers, municipal groups, and historic revitalization advocates generally supported the concept. The hearing ended with no opposition testimony and no committee vote on the bill.
MO
Transcript Highlights:
- I'm a captain with the Kansas City Fire Department, where I have served for 32 years and continue to
- In my 32 years on the job, I've seen far too many searches start to recoveries because we didn't get
- Garrett Webb, registered lobbyist for the Missouri chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics.
- For the Missouri chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics, a few things, product of term limits,
Summary:
The Committee on Children and Families met in executive session first and approved two measures by roll call vote. House Committee Substitute for House Bill 2610, relating to the Missouri State Legal Expense Fund, was amended to cap the fund for that bill at $1 million and then voted do pass by a 17-0 vote. The committee also adopted a substitute combining House Bills 1839, 29, 21, and 3015, described as age verification legislation, and voted the combined House Committee Substitute do pass by a 17-0 vote.
The committee then held a lengthy public hearing on House Bill 1840, which would create a statewide Purple Alert system for missing persons with developmental disabilities. Representative Sherry Gallick and numerous supporters testified that the bill would fill a gap between Amber and Silver Alerts and help law enforcement and the public respond faster when vulnerable individuals wander or go missing. Family members, advocates, service providers, and first responders described personal tragedies involving autistic children and adults, emphasized the risks of water, traffic, exposure, and exploitation, and said specialized training for responders was important. No one testified in opposition.
After a brief recess, the committee heard House Bill 2170, which would update Missouri child passenger restraint laws to require rear-facing seats for children under age three and tighten other child restraint requirements. The sponsor and supporters from MoDOT, pediatric, medical, and emergency physician groups said the bill would codify best practices and improve child safety, while committee members raised questions about enforcement, exceptions for larger children, and the cost of fines and car seats. The hearing ended with no opposition testimony and no final vote taken on HB 1840 or HB 2170 during the transcript.
HI
Transcript Highlights:
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- :32:28.640><c> glossed</c><00:32:29.039><c> over</c><00:32:29.279><c> it</c><00:32:29.440><c> real</c
- Is</c><00:32:30.320><c> it</c><00:32:30.480><c> because</c><00:32:31.919><c> we</c><00:32:32.240><c>
- 32:44.640><c> it's</c><00:32:44.960><c> extremely</c><00:32:45.519><c> hard</c><00:32:45.840><c> to</
- </c><00:32:55.600><c> So,</c><00:32:56.799><c> the</c><00:32:57.120><c> volatility</c><00:32:57.679><
AL
Transcript Highlights:
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