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NH

New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session

Senate Commerce (01/28/2025)

Commerce

Transcript Highlights:
  • Older adults living on fixed incomes rely heavily on Social Security and are often priced out of housing
  • rely heavily relying heavily on incomes rely heavily relying heavily on Social<00:17:38.440> Security
  • c> often<00:17:39.320> priced<00:17:39.679> out<00:17:40.200> of Social Security
  • are often priced out of Social Security are often priced out of housing<00:17:40.799> at<00:17
  • It's too vague, and I don't want to have to go into the ZBA office armed with my attorney because I just
Keywords: 1191, senate, all
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Committee on Health and Human Services - 02/18/25

Health and Human Services

Transcript Highlights:
  • I also have Sarah Grafstrom from ARM with today, who can provide testimony and answer any questions,
  • I also have Sarah Grafstrom from ARM with today, who can provide testimony and answer any questions,
  • I also have Sarah Grafstrom from ARM with today, who can provide testimony and answer any questions,
  • I also have Sarah Grafstrom from ARM with today, who can provide testimony and answer any questions,
  • um just for those that aren't arm um just for those that aren't familiar<00:48:51.799> arm<00
Keywords: 1187, senate, all
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Floor Session 4/23/26

Minnesota House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • They believed in the safety and security of that.
  • they can feel secure they can feel secure they<00:30:30.480> can<00:30:30.720> know
  • to restore that safety and security to restore that safety and security to<00:30:52.040> every
  • secure access for trusted contacts to view account information only when needed.
  • secure access for trusted contacts to view account information only when needed.
Keywords: 919, house, all
Summary: The House convened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, and a performance of the national anthem, then established a quorum and approved the previous day’s journal. Members handled routine business including second readings of several Senate files, first readings of House files 5067 through 5073, and messages from the Senate transmitting bills and requesting concurrence on House File 3437 and House File 1410. The House concurred in Senate amendments to HF 3437, a commerce bill with a technical cross-reference correction, and passed it 133-0. It also concurred in Senate amendments to HF 1410, a public safety bill on correctional officer procedures, and passed it 132-2 after members described the changes as clarifying and balanced for labor and management. The chamber then took up House File 3404, which increases penalties for impersonating a peace officer. The bill would raise the base offense from a gross misdemeanor to a felony, create aggravated offenses for impersonation involving unauthorized access, misleading orders, law-enforcement-style vehicles, or possession of a firearm, and add a duty for officers to identify themselves while protecting undercover work. Supporters, including the author and several members, tied the bill to the June 14, 2025 killings and said it was needed to restore public trust and protect both the public and legitimate law enforcement. The House passed HF 3404 134-0 after a moment of silence. The House also passed House File 3155, which closes a loophole in gift card fraud law by allowing prosecution based on the value stored on the card rather than just the plastic card itself. Supporters described organized retail crime schemes in which stolen gift cards are drained after activation and said the bill would help retailers, consumers, and law enforcement. The bill passed 134-0. Senate File 3958, which changes the deadline for a disaster assistance contingency account report from January 15 to January 31, also passed 134-0. Finally, the House considered House File 3875, the judiciary policy bill. An author’s amendment removed a section that had been unintentionally left in the bill, and members then discussed provisions allowing courts more flexibility in publishing notices, streamlining some notification requirements in dissolution cases, and making restitution orders permanent unless rescinded by court order. The transcript cuts off during discussion of the bill, before any final vote is shown.
KY

Kentucky 2026 Regular Session

Senate Standing Committee on Education. (2-19-26)

Education

Transcript Highlights:
  • Veterans Day, there are days that recognize all the birthdays of the armed forces and, you know, Memorial
  • Day to thank them for their service because they make huge sacrifices when their parents are in the armed
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  • 41.600> are<00:02:41.720> moved<00:02:42.040> around<00:02:42.560> and armed
  • forces and um are moved around and armed forces and um are moved around and and<00:02:43.320> they
Keywords: 958, all
Summary: The Senate Education Committee opened with roll call, recognized homeschool families and Military Kids Day guests, and then took up two bills sponsored by Senator Matt Nunn. Senate Bill 124 would let local school districts create an optional sick-leave cash-out program for teachers, with payouts at current salary rates, a 15-day minimum remaining balance, and a cap discussed in the testimony. Supporters, including Scott County Superintendent Billy Parker, said the measure is intended to reduce substitute shortages, give teachers more flexibility, and avoid adding state pension liability; committee members also noted a related provision allowing use of sick days for religious holidays not on the school calendar. The committee adopted a sub on Senate Bill 124 and then passed the bill unanimously after a motion, second, and roll call vote. During discussion, members emphasized the compounding value of the cash-out option for teachers and the potential benefit to families, while Senator Higdon and others praised the bill as a win-win for districts and staff. The committee then moved to Senate Bill 101, also by Senator Nunn, and adopted a committee substitute by voice vote. Nunn said the sub removed a provision that would have allowed county attorneys to charge some 14- and 15-year-olds as adults. As amended, the bill requires local boards to adopt a policy imposing at least a 12-month expulsion for students in grades 6-12 who assault, batter, or abuse school personnel without provocation, with an exception for disability-related conduct under an IEP, and requires immediate reporting of intentional assaults or attempted assaults on school employees to law enforcement, with penalties for noncompliance. Nunn and a teacher who submitted a written statement described the bill as a response to repeated assaults on educators and the fear and injuries that can drive teachers from the profession. Members began questioning the bill, with Senator Carroll asking about alternative school options for expelled students; discussion was still underway when the transcript ended, and no final vote on Senate Bill 101 was shown in the provided text.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Floor Session 3/10/25

Minnesota House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
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  • Hedstrom, a young assistant Sergeant-at-Arms,<00:09:53.040> played<00:09:53.320> a<00:09
  • :53.360> key<00:09:53.680> role<00:09:53.960> in Sergeant-at-Arms, played a key
Keywords: 1183, house
MN
Transcript Highlights:
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Keywords: 1183, house
Summary: The committee heard House File 8, which was moved for referral to the Labor and Workforce Development Committee. The bill’s author described it as a permitting and environmental review reform measure intended to maintain environmental standards while making permitting more predictable and timely for businesses, municipalities, and agricultural projects. He walked through nine sections, including limiting Wetland Conservation Act extension requests, requiring the MPCA to issue permitting efficiency reports twice a year, separating municipal and industrial permit data, allowing judicial review when the MPCA misses a 150-day two-tier permit goal, requiring quicker notice of incomplete applications, allowing separate construction and operation permits, creating a business permitting ombudsman at DEED, eliminating duplicative scoping EA requirements for projects already requiring a mandatory EIS, and adding an intent statement that the bill does not relax standards. The author and supporters emphasized that the bill is meant to reduce delays and duplication rather than weaken protections. He cited letters of support from groups including Building Trades, Mining Minnesota, pork producers, the Minnesota Biofuels Association, Apex, and the Red River Watershed, while noting that some groups opposed the bill. Testimony in support came from the Minnesota Pork Producers Association, the Minnesota Chamber of Commerce, the Red River Watershed Management Board, and Minnesota Milk, all of whom said permitting delays and inconsistent processes add significant cost and uncertainty. They argued the bill would help farmers, watershed projects, and businesses invest and expand in Minnesota while preserving environmental standards. Supporters also provided examples of the costs of current permitting processes, including long delays for air permits, repeated extensions, and large sums spent on environmental review before projects are halted or delayed. The Red River Watershed Management Board said its projects have spent millions on permitting and review, with some projects taking years and involving many permits from state, local, and federal agencies. Minnesota Milk said the bill and amendment would let farmers and responsible governmental units sequence applications more efficiently. No vote was taken in the portion provided beyond the motion to recommend re-referral, and the committee proceeded to public testimony.
MS

Mississippi 2026 Regular Session

Accountability, Efficiency, Transparency - Room 210, 3 March, 2026; 2:30 P.M.

Accountability, Efficiency, Transparency

Transcript Highlights:
  • Section 15, service of process by Senate Sergeant at Arms.
  • Section 15, service of process by Senate Sergeant at Arms.
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  • Sergeant of Arms. Sergeant of Arms.
Summary: The committee first took up House Bill 1596, which Senator Johnson explained as a companion to another crypto-kiosk bill. He said the measure was being used to open the code and remove new kiosk language temporarily while lawmakers work on a regulatory framework for crypto kiosks, which are being used in scams involving callers posing as law enforcement and directing victims to deposit cash into kiosks. Members discussed the lack of reporting and registration data, the estimated number of kiosks in the state, and whether regulation might require identification and registration of the devices. The committee adopted the motion for title sufficient, do pass as amended, and reported the bill out. The committee then considered House Bill 859, which would eliminate the in-person absentee voting envelope while keeping the 45-day in-person absentee voting period and existing excuse requirements. Senator England said voters would still complete an affidavit and cast the ballot directly into an OMR machine, and he noted that circuit clerks preferred this version. The committee asked a few clarifying questions and then passed the bill, reporting it out. Next was House Bill 925, the CLEAR Act, which Senator McMahan described as a revised PEER-related bill that had been worked on with the governor’s office after a prior veto. He outlined provisions creating a PEER review program for agency rules, Medicaid transportation evaluations, a State Board of Health Professions, changes to the corporation work initiative program, and PEER subpoena and enforcement language. An amendment was adopted to delete the subpoena-related sections that had raised constitutional concerns and to retain the reverse repealer. After questions about the advisory role of the new board, the committee passed the bill as amended. The committee also heard House Bill 1171, a strike-all that Senator Sparks said would mirror a Senate bill on grant transparency. The measure would require clearer grant objectives, objective eligibility criteria, disclosure of conflicts and board relationships, reporting by grantees and subgrantees, and signed documentation under penalty of perjury with CPA review. Members asked about enforcement, and Senator Sparks said improper reporting could lead to loss of funds, audits, and possible criminal consequences. The committee adopted the strike-all and reported the bill out. Finally, the committee considered House Bill 1393, which would create an energy development fund at the Mississippi Development Authority for long-term infrastructure planning tied to large industrial energy users. Members asked whether the fund would cover water resources as well as electricity; the sponsor said it was intended for energy infrastructure, not water, and was aimed at large industrial projects such as steel mills. The committee adopted the strike-all and moved to report the bill out.
NM

New Mexico 2026 Regular Session

House - Consumer and Public Affairs Jan 27th, 2026 at 04:08 pm

House Consumer & Public Affairs

Transcript Highlights:
  • and community safety and reduces the risk of officer-involved shootings, high-risk traffic stops, armed
  • have guns, period, and we should be sending a clear message about consequences for those that would arm
  • have guns, period, and we should be sending a clear message about consequences for those that would arm
  • decision for a person who's already been convicted of a felony to make a decision and to go out and arm
  • record that they have, and they've been incarcerated, and they're still making the decision to go out armed
Keywords: 996, all
CA

California 2025-2026 Regular Session

Assembly Floor Session Jun 29th, 2026

California House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Sergeant at Arms will prepare the chamber and bring in the absent members.
  • Good union jobs that provide family-supporting wages, health care, and security for thousands of workers
  • They came here as immigrants, seeking a better life, the freedom, security, and safety that this nation
  • They came here as immigrants, seeking a better life, the freedom, security, and safety that this nation
  • While we were able to secure $39 million for care coordination and navigators to soften this transition
Keywords: 988, house, all
MA

Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Committee on Federal Funding, Policy and Accountability Jun 21st, 2026 at 01:00 pm

House Committee on Federal Funding, Policy and Accountability

Transcript Highlights:
  • it possible after a multi-jurisdictional public-private partnership and coalition came together to secure
  • it possible after a multi-jurisdictional public-private partnership and coalition came together to secure
  • NEA—to submit what grants they lost, whether they were rescinded or canceled, and to help us get our arms
  • I know there's envisioned significant funding for security for FIFA, and I'm not aware of all the details
  • Do you have an idea of how much you would need to secure to continue where you left off?
Keywords: 995, all
Summary: The hearing focused on the impact of recent federal policy and budget actions on Massachusetts libraries, humanities organizations, arts institutions, and tourism. Testimony from library leaders described the loss or jeopardy of Institute of Museum and Library Services funding, including statewide databases, local grants, staff positions, E-rate/hotspot support, and digital equity programs. Witnesses said the cuts have already forced reductions in services, canceled grants and workshops, and in some cases left schools, students, job seekers, and low-income patrons without access to key resources. Members of the committee asked for lists of affected communities and databases, and several witnesses said they would provide additional written detail. Arts and humanities witnesses said federal terminations from the NEA, NEH, and IMLS have hit organizations across the Commonwealth, including Mass Cultural Council, Mass Humanities, Mass MoCA, and local museums and historical societies. They described canceled or rescinded grants, layoffs, reduced programming, and a chilling effect on future applications and on artistic and scholarly work, especially where federal awards had already been matched with local or private funds. Several speakers also raised concerns about executive-branch DEI conditions attached to funding and about book challenges and book banning, saying these trends threaten intellectual freedom and public access to culture and history. Committee members emphasized the economic importance of the sector and the need to publicize the impacts. Tourism officials from Meet Boston and the Massachusetts Office of Travel and Tourism testified that federal cuts and broader geopolitical and tariff issues are hurting international visitation, especially from Canada and Western Europe, and could affect major upcoming events such as the 2026 World Cup and Sail Boston. They said reduced funding for Brand USA and Discover New England will weaken long-term marketing efforts and international partnerships, with downstream effects on hotel tax revenue, jobs, and workforce recruitment. No votes were taken; the hearing was informational, with members mainly asking questions and requesting follow-up written testimony and data.
MA

Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session

Joint Committee on Public Safety and Homeland Security Jun 21st, 2026 at 09:00 am

Joint Committee on Public Safety and Homeland Security

Transcript Highlights:
  • get to on the property past the no trespassing signs that say deadly force used, and if I had a good arm
  • Thank you to the chairs and members of the Joint Committee on Public Safety and Homeland Security for
  • We are joined by the former House Chair of Public Safety and Homeland Security and current leader in
  • with federal officers is restricted, he said, the opportunity is lost for orderly coordination in secure
  • It will help ensure that those who have already endured so much are able to live with dignity, security
Keywords: 995, all
Summary: The committee held a public hearing on several public safety bills, with testimony first on S.2681, Colby’s Law, which would establish safety standards for BMX and motocross tracks. Supporters, including the family of a child killed at a track, argued the bill is needed because some tracks lack basic protections such as barriers, emergency plans, on-site medical staff, and adequate track maintenance. A motocross track representative opposed the bill as overregulation that could impose major costs and argued existing safety efforts and voluntary safety committees are preferable. No vote was taken during the hearing. The committee also heard testimony on S.2680, which would expand emergency preparedness requirements around aging nuclear power plants and nuclear waste sites from a 10-mile to a 50-mile radius. Supporters from Cape Cod Downwinders, Massachusetts Peace Action, physicians, and other advocates said current law is outdated and insufficient, citing risks from radioactive waste storage, limited federal oversight, and the need for broader evacuation and emergency planning. Testifiers urged the bill’s passage, and no action was taken. A major portion of the hearing focused on the Protect Act, H.5158, dealing with limits on cooperation between state/local agencies and federal civil immigration enforcement. Sheriffs testified about how ICE detainers and notification requests work in practice, emphasizing discretion, public safety, and the difference between sentenced prisoners and pretrial detainees. Supporters from labor, education, and health care groups said immigrant communities are living in fear and asked for stronger protections, including bans on 287(g) agreements and clearer limits on ICE activity in schools, hospitals, and other sensitive locations. The hearing also included testimony on H.4697 regarding training and certification of constables and civil deputy sheriffs, with the Hampshire County sheriff saying sheriffs are already working with POST and MPTC on training standards and that the bill may be duplicative.
LA
Transcript Highlights:
  • testimony, please fill out a witness card completely, sign it, and hand it over to your sergeant at arms
  • cybersecurity, to pay for that because you all just passed a bill to make sure that we are cyber secure
  • So now that I'm chairman of Homeland Security and chairman of Senate and Governmental Affairs, there's
  • But we went down, as chairman of Homeland Security, I attended a meeting down with one of the bureaus
  • Again, securing a top secret clearance there, and just overall engaging in our everyday normal work in
Summary: The committee first approved the May 20 minutes and then advanced HCR 95, which would create a more uniform tax base for future state and local tax exemptions and credits, requiring a two-thirds vote of both chambers to deviate from that uniformity. HB 648 was deferred by the author. HB 1049, dealing with public meeting procedures and notice requirements, was amended after discussion with the Police Jury Association, school boards, and local government groups; the amendments removed a requirement for a lawyer at every meeting and clarified notice and posting language, and the bill was reported with amendments despite opposition from local government associations and the City of Baker. The committee then heard HB 615, which would expand livestreaming and two-year archiving requirements to more public bodies, including non-elected boards and commissions with taxing or rulemaking authority. Supporters framed it as a transparency measure, while local government and association witnesses argued it would impose an unfunded mandate, especially on small volunteer boards, and raised concerns about costs, staffing, record retention, and reliance on social media platforms. The bill was not advanced. HB 1201, as amended, would provide legislators reimbursement for travel and limited out-of-session expenses, including housing and mileage, beginning with the next term; members discussed the need to make public service more financially feasible and to broaden who can afford to serve. The committee reported HB 1201 with amendments. The committee also considered two constitutional convention-related bills. HB 244 would set guardrails for any future convention by capping delegates at 144, specifying delegate selection, requiring a two-thirds delegate vote to send proposals to voters, and requiring both a majority of voters and approval by three-fourths of the parishes for ratification; after debate over whether the parish threshold was too high, the bill was reported favorably on a roll call vote. HB 4, as amended, was narrowed to require the Senate and House Governmental Affairs committees to meet in the off-season to discuss the mechanics of a possible convention, but members viewed it as more of a study resolution than binding legislation, and the committee voted to keep it in committee. The meeting then moved to confirmation hearings. Courtney Myers, nominated for Deputy Secretary for the Office of Juvenile Justice, and Ernest Jacob Reade Jr., nominated as Assistant Secretary, testified about their backgrounds and priorities, emphasizing juvenile rehabilitation, education and vocational programming, mental health services, credible messengers, family contact, and better communication with legislators and families. Nathan McBride, nominated as Deputy Secretary of the Department of Environmental Quality, testified about his engineering and government affairs background and said he would focus on legislative work, waste tire management, permitting modernization, and constituent service.
CA
Transcript Highlights:
  • www.filmandtv.com www.filmandtv.com What we are here to discuss today is protecting our legacy and securing
  • Data shows tax incentives play a significant role in influencing which jurisdictions secure investments
  • have a rich history with this industry and we look forward to having continued discussions about securing
  • Jobs that provide stability, security, and a future. Many members haven't worked in two years.
  • The best way to help them rebuild is by securing more employment for them. Thank you.
Keywords: 988, house, all
AL

Alabama 2026 Regular Session

Alabama Senate Mar 31st, 2026

Alabama Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • long-standing commitment to provide resources for student training to become part of our nation's armed
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  • our nation's armed forces as well<00:34:34.560> as<00:34:34.679> those<00:34:34.919>
Keywords: 920, all
Summary: The Alabama Senate convened with a prayer, pledge, and roll call establishing a quorum of 30 senators. The chamber approved excusing absent senators, dispensed with reading the prior journal, and agreed to allow bill introductions and committee reports throughout the day. Several guests were recognized in the gallery, including local officials, construction representatives for the new statehouse, and advocacy groups. A series of House messages were received and referred to committees, including local bills and constitutional amendments for Macon, Winston, Perry, Montgomery, Mobile, Jefferson, Marengo, Covington, Tuscaloosa, and Madison counties, along with measures on campaign finance, title fraud, public health, workforce, income tax, legal tender, consumer protection, seafood products, carbon dioxide injection wells, and boards of registrars. Committee reports included favorable reports on Senate Bill 374 and House Bill 432 from the Committee on Local Legislation. The Senate also adopted Senate Joint Resolution 97 commending the University of Alabama on its planned ROTC facility and Student Veteran Center, and Senate Joint Resolution 98 naming a portion of Highway 9 in Elmore County the Lamar S. "Bubba" Woodham Jr. Highway. During personal privilege, Senator Smitherman urged attention to the lack of septic systems in parts of the state and suggested the Senate may need to study the issue, possibly through a resolution or task force. Senator Orr submitted a notice in writing regarding proposed Senate rules changes. The Senate then took up local legislation, adopting budget isolation resolutions and passing multiple local bills and constitutional amendments, including House Bill 569 (Autauga County), House Bill 337 and Senate Bill 371 (Madison County), House Bill 576 (Mobile County), House Bill 529 (Class 2 municipalities), Senate Bill 369 (Lauderdale County), House Bill 612 (Covington County), and House Bill 514 (Tuscaloosa County), with votes largely unanimous or near-unanimous. The Senate recessed until 1:00 p.m. after completing the local calendar items.
NM

New Mexico 2025 Regular Session

Senate Chamber Oct 1st, 2025

New Mexico Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Desk of senators, I want to make sure the Sergeant-at-Arms is aware that it has to have an accompanying
  • Sergeant-at-Arms, just want to make sure that we know that nothing's...
  • Senator, if we can just get some of your cards to the Sergeant-at-Arms, they'll attach it to that.
  • The political arm is the Planned Parenthood...
NH

New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session

Senate Session (01/30/2025)

New Hampshire Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • the house chairman of Homeland Security the house chairman of Homeland Security issued<01:01:20.200
  • I didn't have to worry about her because we focused on a safe, secure community.
  • I didn't have to worry about her because we focused on a safe, secure community.
  • I didn't have to worry about her because we focused on a safe, secure community.
  • I didn't have to worry about her because we focused on a safe, secure community.
Keywords: 1191, senate, all
MN

Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session

Committee on Education Policy - 03/05/25

Education Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • <00:52:27.480> a support struggling readers I secured a support struggling readers I secured
  • team also identified specific skills that the student needed to develop, such as strengthening their arm
  • :58.880> their to develop such as strengthening their to develop such as strengthening their arm
  • 01:30:00.400> the<01:30:00.560> dog<01:30:01.159> and<01:30:01.280> the arm
  • to throw a ball to the dog and the arm to throw a ball to the dog and the student's<01:30:01.719>
Keywords: 1187, senate, all
MA

Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session

Joint Committee on Ways and Means Jun 21st, 2026 at 11:00 am

Joint Committee on Ways and Means

Transcript Highlights:
  • I see some waving their arms. ...students, faculty members, administrators.
  • I see some waving their arms in the back of the room as well.
  • This is the only 12-bed staff-secure unit for those latency-age children, run by Cutchins.
  • They take important steps toward not only securing housing, but also improving their health.
  • HIP is what makes Massachusetts one of the most food-secure states in the country.
Keywords: 995, all
Summary: The Joint Ways and Means Committee held its final public hearing on the FY26 state budget, with chairs and members emphasizing that public testimony would help shape the budget and asking speakers to keep remarks brief. Committee leaders introduced members, explained the hearing process, and repeatedly thanked residents, students, and advocates for participating. No votes were taken during the hearing. Testimony focused heavily on education funding and the Chapter 70 formula. Students from Amherst, Northampton, Gateway Regional, Chester Elementary, and other districts described budget-driven cuts to electives, special education supports, paraprofessionals, counselors, transportation, and building maintenance. They urged higher Chapter 70 aid, increased minimum aid, rural school aid, and a reopening or restructuring of the funding formula, arguing that current formulas leave many districts unable to meet student needs and force local layoffs and overrides. Other speakers urged funding or protection for a range of programs and facilities, including the Louis D. Brown Peace Institute for homicide survivor services, the Museum of African American History, the Massachusetts Commission for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing and CART/interpreter services, the Access to Counsel housing legal aid program, the Department of Mental Health and Pocasset Mental Health Center, and Pappas Rehabilitation Hospital for Children. One speaker opposed offshore wind-related spending and urged a reset of the state’s energy approach, while another advocated ending the aircraft sales tax exemption. Committee members responded sympathetically to many speakers, asked a few follow-up questions, and several expressed support for maintaining or expanding the programs discussed.
AZ

Arizona 2026 Regular Session

01/21/2026 - House Government

Government

Transcript Highlights:
  • The Buffalo Soldiers in Arizona were America's first homeland security.
  • This is the picture of the bruises on my grandson's arm.
Keywords: 1182, all
CA

California 2025-2026 Regular Session

Assembly Floor Session Apr 10th, 2025

California House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Sergeant-at-Arms will prepare the chamber and bring in the absent members.
  • Heroes like Sylvia Mendes have fought to secure.
Keywords: 988, house, all