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AZ

Arizona 2026 Regular Session

01/28/2026 - Senate Public Safety

Public Safety

Transcript Highlights:
  • pathway to allow applicants to complete an abbreviated Arizona Peace Officers Standards and Training Program
  • pathway to allow applicants to complete an abbreviated Arizona Peace Officers Standards and Training Program
  • Think companies like Blue Origin, SpaceX facilities and partnerships, Raytheon, Honeywell, and numerous
  • Think companies like Blue Origin, SpaceX facilities and partnerships, Raytheon, Honeywell, and numerous
  • It's a wildly successful program. The bill today just removes the sunset.
Bills: SB1020 , SB1107 , SB1117 , SB1160 , SB1216 , SB1308
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Edpol Committee Meeting - 2025-03-26

Education Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • So the Direct Admissions Program, this is.
  • A lot more people who are in the program complete the FAFSA.
  • We are not creating any new programs here; we are simply streamlining data.
  • Participation, because of all the benefits of this program, it's a wonderful, wonderful program.
  • But I believe that that cost outweighs the benefits of the program.
FL

Florida 2026 Regular Session

FL House Floor Session - 2026-03-05 (10:00AM Session)

Florida House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Relating to tax credit programs, the bill extends the child care tax credit program championed by Representative
  • Florida Educational Leadership Program, led by Dr.
  • So my next question is regarding the structure of the court program.
  • It is a voluntary specialty court program.
  • This is a back-the-blue bill.
Keywords: 998, house, all
Summary: The House convened with prayer, a moment of silence for two service members killed in the Middle East, the Pledge of Allegiance, and a quorum present. Members adopted the special order report and then began taking up the special order calendar. The first major measure was HB 7031, the annual tax package, which included a hunting, fishing, and camping sales tax holiday, a back-to-school holiday moved earlier in the summer, property tax changes for mobile home parks and other exemptions, reductions in pari-mutuel taxes and fees, extensions and expansions of several tax credit programs, vacation-rental tax collection changes, and a full decoupling from federal tax changes in the “One Big Beautiful Bill.” The bill drew questions about the fiscal impact of decoupling and the firearm-accessories holiday; supporters emphasized fiscal caution, housing and home-hardening provisions, and family tax relief, while opponents objected to the firearm-related tax break. HB 7031 passed 105-2. The House then passed CS/CS/CS HB 1177 on Space Florida and spaceport operations, which updates business development rules, board membership, and creates a strategic spaceport hub designation. CS/CS HB 639/CS SB 246 on specialty license plates also passed after a strike-all amendment that added several new plates, revised the Fraternal Order of Police plate, and tightened financial and nonprofit requirements for plate sponsors. CS HB 697 on drug prices and coverage passed after debate on pharmacy benefit manager reforms requiring equal reimbursement, prohibiting forced losses on drugs, and allowing consolidated appeals. CS/CS HB 1263 on the Office of Insurance Regulation passed with an amendment clarifying fingerprinting provisions, and CS/CS HB 527 passed with a human-review requirement for insurance claim denials so AI cannot be the sole basis for denying or reducing claims. Additional bills approved included CS HB 1449, which limits use of the statewide provider and health plan claim dispute resolution program when a claim is already in the federal process and, by amendment, narrows the bill to out-of-network emergency services and claims of $50,000 or less; CS HB 93, requiring surgical smoke evacuation systems in hospitals and surgical centers, which passed overwhelmingly after emotional bipartisan praise for the sponsor’s multi-session effort; and CS HB 1217, which prohibits governmental entities from adopting net-zero greenhouse gas policies, after Democrats argued it would preempt local climate and resilience efforts and Republicans argued it protects energy reliability and affordability. The House also passed CS/CS HB 1461 establishing a framework for licensing and regulating advanced nuclear reactors, with supporters framing it as a step toward reliable, affordable, cleaner energy. Later, CS HB 1229 on residential homes for medically or technologically dependent children was explained as creating a licensure program for medically complex children’s homes and was rolled over for final passage as the transcript ended.
CA

California 2025-2026 Regular Session

Assembly Committee on Economic Development, Growth, and Household Impact Apr 14th, 2026

Economic Development, Growth, and Household Impact

Transcript Highlights:
  • The California Jobs First Program, which was a program I was honored to help drive when I was in the
  • We have some recent experience here with the Cal Account Blue Ribbon Commission, which was a commission
  • We have some recent experience here with the Cal Account Blue Ribbon Commission, which was a commission
Keywords: 988, house, all
WA
Transcript Highlights:
  • Because this affects everyone from, you know, blue, deep blue Seattle to incredibly rural Toppenish,
  • Whether it's juvenile rehabilitation or child protection services or foster care, every one of these programs
  • Whether it's juvenile rehabilitation or child protection services or foster care, every one of these programs
Keywords: 904, all
Summary: House and Senate Republican leaders held a press event to preview the final weeks of the legislative session and criticize several Democratic proposals. Their main focus was a proposed income tax on high earners, which they said is really an income tax that could later be expanded, and which drew what they described as record opposition in public sign-ins and testimony. They also objected to other fiscal bills they said would raise costs for food, agriculture, health care, energy, labor, and consumer goods, and they argued these measures would worsen affordability and encourage people and businesses to leave Washington. The caucus also highlighted bills they opposed on policy grounds, including measures affecting local authority over camping bans and housing permitting, an anti-initiative bill they called anti-voter, and a bill on sheriff background checks. They said they supported or were pleased to see movement on some Republican-backed measures, including tax exemptions for diapers, prepared foods, and certain licensing and continuing-education costs, as well as a repeal of last year’s services tax. They also said the Senate’s move to roll back the estate tax was a partial step in the right direction, though not enough to offset the proposed income tax. A major portion of the event centered on child welfare and the Keeping Families Together Act. Republicans criticized a House bill they said only partially addresses the “imminent harm” standard and does not adequately protect children in drug-affected homes, citing recent fatalities and critical incidents. They said they will keep pushing for changes and also mentioned support for adding fentanyl to the child endangerment statute. In closing, they said they would continue floor fights over the next week, and House Republicans announced they will issue their own media credentials to promote press access in Olympia.
CA

California 2025-2026 Regular Session

Assembly Floor Session Jul 10th, 2025

California House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Congress and the President to protect and increase funding for the Head Start program.
  • My first memory of eating fresh fruit was in the Head Start program.
  • We have to know that with federal cuts, that it isn't just this program.
  • There are other programs that intersect with these programs, and we have to be aware of which programs
  • as well as blue areas of the state of California.
Summary: The Assembly met with a quorum present after a roll call and prayer, then proceeded through routine journal, procedural, and guest-introduction business. Members recognized several guests, including local district officials, Japanese business leaders, and students/interns, and the chamber also observed remarks about the Texas flooding tragedy during the prayer. The body then moved through the daily file, including second-reading items and concurrence votes on AB 390, which expands the slow-down/move-over law to stationary vehicles, and AB 1478, which allows retailers to absorb mattress recycling fees; both measures had Senate amendments concurred in by recorded vote. The Assembly adopted AJR 12, a bipartisan resolution recognizing Head Start Month and urging Congress and the President to protect and increase Head Start funding. Multiple members spoke in support, emphasizing the program’s role in early education, health, nutrition, and family support, especially in rural and low-income communities; the resolution received 70 ayes and no noes after 69 co-authors were added. The chamber also adopted ACR 96, designating a portion of Highway 101 in Humboldt County as the Patty Berg Memorial Highway, and SCR 50, which calls for state review of climate adaptation and maladaptation criteria to improve climate resilience planning; both measures passed without opposition. On the consent calendar, the Assembly added co-authors to ACR 81 and adopted the second-day consent calendar and remaining consent items, all by unanimous or near-unanimous votes. The body also approved a motion to return AB 529 from engrossing and enrolling to the Senate for further action. The session concluded with numerous adjournment-in-memory tributes, most notably for Rincon Tribal Council Chairman Bo Mazzetti and former legislative secretary George Steffes, followed by a moment of silence for each and adjournment until Monday, July 14 at 1 p.m.
NM

New Mexico 2026 Regular Session

House - Chamber Meeting Feb 3rd, 2026

New Mexico House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • She participates in the Valencia County Anchor Club and the Belen High School Staters program.
  • All the blue shirts. Welcome to the House. All the blue shirts, welcome to the House.
  • program in particular is that it's preserving New Mexico traditions.
  • She has also been an active participant in fundraising for her high school's ROTC program.
  • , and establishing participation in cost-recovery conditions for a virtual power plant program.
Bills: HB34 , HM7 , HM8 , HM17 , HM3 , HM11 , HM14 , HM15 , HM21 , HM25 , HM34 , HB95 , HB111 , SB1 , HJR1 , HM4 , HM22
Summary: The House convened with quorum, prayer, pledges, and a series of memorials, certificates, guest introductions, and legislative messages. House Memorial 8 honored the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Commission and Dr. King’s legacy; members spoke about the commission’s work in promoting service, liberty, equality, and student leadership. The memorial passed unanimously, 70-0. Later, House Memorial 25 recognized victims of violent crime and their families, with emotional testimony from lawmakers and guests describing the lasting impact of homicide and the importance of survivor voices. That memorial also passed unanimously, 70-0. The chamber then recognized numerous guests, including Kid Frost, several student “shadows” from Belen High School and other schools, Santo Domingo Pueblo leaders, Habitat for Humanity volunteers, CNM board members and students, Southwest Cheese representatives, military installation leaders, and others. Members also highlighted community events and receptions, including Silver Spikes Day and a 100th bill celebration. The House received several executive messages from the governor authorizing bill submissions on virtual power plants, apprenticeship funding for public works, AEDs at school athletic activities, and an energy affordability and grid reliability commission, along with a Senate message transmitting Senate Bill 2. Committee reports were adopted on a number of measures, including House Bills 145, 200, 32, 33, 61, 201, 153, 154, 184, 110, and 109, plus House Memorials 23, 24, and 26, and House Joint Memorial 2. The Appropriations and Finance Committee also reported a substitute for House Bills 2 and 3, which was adopted. On third reading, Senate Bill 1, dealing with a doctor compact for New Mexico, passed the House 64-0 after discussion about its role in physician recruitment and the need for malpractice reform. House Bill 34, a cleanup bill related to nurse licensure and charter school nurses, was also taken up for debate, with questions focused on the three-tier nurse evaluation system and recruitment impacts.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

DNR Crossbow Report 2/26/26

Minnesota House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Uh, for the record, my name is Barbara Keller, and I am the big game program leader with Minnesota DNR
  • The green line represents the number of deer taken with crossbows by each age class, and the blue line
  • So if you look at the very left-hand side of that graph, you'll see the green line is above the blue
  • The green line represents the number of deer taken with crossbows by each age class, and the blue line
  • So if you look at the very left-hand side of that graph, you'll see the green line is above the blue
Keywords: 1183, house
NM

New Mexico 2025 Regular Session

IC - Investments and Pensions Oversight Sep 12th, 2025

Investments & Pensions Oversight Committee

Transcript Highlights:
  • That created, within the Finance Authority, a venture capital program.
  • Operations of the program.
  • And so that's what this does; it's a debt program.
  • energy programs, or is this for a business launching renewable energy?
  • We, the 22, it took us a while to get Our program together. This is a complex program.
US

US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session

US House Floor Proceedings (Monday, March 3, 2025)

US Federal House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
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  • I rise today to speak directly about the nation's preeminent anti-poverty program for the elderly and
  • the nation's preeminent anti-poverty program for children.
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FL

Florida 2025 Regular Session

Agriculture Feb 4th, 2025

Transcript Highlights:
  • Along with that, we have the expedited propagation program that's run through the Florida Department
  • So this program takes the most promising new varieties, whether they're from reading or these escape
  • state of Florida to get this program off the ground and it has been phenomenally successful.
  • and under their regional regional advertising and promotion program to market abroad.
  • So the blue light blue shaded districts group one, there are districts within that group primarily up
Keywords: 999, senate, all
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Senate Legislative Session Apr 7th, 2026 at 01:30 pm

Oklahoma Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • And so I was curious about first of all, is that the author can explain what the program is?
  • I want to Remind the gentleman that this is the third year of the grant program.
  • This is year three of a five-year program for a CrNA program. Thank you.
  • These are monies that we give them every year for programming. Follow up, yes. Thank you, Mr.
  • Their services were cut in their day programs that they went to.
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Senate Legislative Session Apr 7th, 2026

Oklahoma Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • This school security piece was a three-year pilot program.
  • And so I was curious about, first of all, that the author can explain what the program is.
  • President, I want to remind the gentleman that this is the third year of the grant program.
  • This is year three of a five-year program for a CRNA program. Follow up. Thank you.
  • Their services being cut in their day programs that they went to.
Summary: The Senate convened with a quorum, offered prayer, and recognized the Doctor and Nurse of the Day, along with several visiting groups in the galleries, including the Goldsby Volunteer Fire Department and families honoring fallen firefighters Todd Pendleton and Brian Jenkins, the Sapulpa Elks Antlers, the Grove Chamber of Commerce, and northeastern Oklahoma cattlemen. The chamber adopted Senate Resolution 39, celebrating the 100th anniversary of U.S. Route 70 and its economic importance to southern Oklahoma communities. The main item of business was the Joint Committee Report for Senate Bill 1177, the General Appropriation Bill for the State of Oklahoma. Senators questioned the budget’s overall size, the use of gross production tax revenues, the new sovereign/endowment trust fund, Medicaid and Health Care Authority funding, mental health appropriations, child care subsidy funding, school security, career tech, tourism, the Commissioners of the Land Office, textbook allocations, and several other agency lines. The chair explained that the budget included about $1.5 billion in cash and sweeps, a $250 million base appropriation for the Health Care Authority, $200 million for the endowment trust fund, $31 million for PREP projects, $25 million for the Governor’s Quick Action Closing Fund, and other agency-specific appropriations and supplements. Several members debated the report before adoption. Supporters argued the budget addressed agency needs and future savings, while opponents criticized it as a flat or spending-heavy budget that favored special projects and well-connected interests over core services such as child care, mental health, water infrastructure, and county needs. After debate, the Joint Committee Report for SB 1177 was adopted, and the Senate moved through the budget discussion with no recorded roll-call vote in the transcript provided.
AL

Alabama 2025 Regular Session

Alabama Senate Banking and Insurance Committee Apr 2nd, 2025

Banking and Insurance

Transcript Highlights:
  • Allow me to quote Blue Cross Blue Shield's direct statement from the ...in the Yellow Hammer News.
  • Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Alabama consistently... ...Blue Shield of Alabama consistently exceeds
  • Unquote: According to this statement, Blue... ...unquote: According to this statement, Blue Cross Blue
Keywords: 923, senate, all
MN
Transcript Highlights:
  • aisle, particularly considering some of the critical infrastructure needs of cities in both red and blue
  • aisle, particularly considering some of the critical infrastructure needs of cities in both red and blue
  • aisle, particularly considering some of the critical infrastructure needs of cities in both red and blue
  • aisle, particularly considering some of the critical infrastructure needs of cities in both red and blue
  • </c><00:03:02.040><c> districts</c> in both red and blue districts in both red and blue districts unfortunately
Keywords: 1187, senate, all
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Committee on Housing and Homelessness Prevention - 01/21/25

Housing and Homelessness Prevention

Transcript Highlights:
  • We do this for our multifamily programs. We do it for our single-family programs.
  • We do this for our multifamily programs. We do it for our single-family programs.
  • We do this for our multifamily programs. We do it for our single-family programs.
  • We do this for our multifamily programs. We do it for our single-family programs.
  • If we have a program guide and we've issued an RFP, is the program running, or is the program not running
Keywords: 1187, senate, all
LA

Louisiana 2026 Regular Session

Judiciary B May 21st, 2026

Judiciary B

Transcript Highlights:
  • This resolution asks the Navy to expedite the program. Happy to answer any questions. Okay.
  • It did have a blue card from Grant. Thank you very much. Thank you for being in committee.
  • We did have a blue card from Grant Scheringen. Did Grant want to speak? No, okay.
  • Many programs rely on competitive grant funding.
  • Even in established programs, staffing shortages meant we could not always provide 24-7 coverage.
Committee: Senate Judiciary B
Summary: The Senate Committee on Judiciary B met on May 21 with a quorum present, approved the May 14 minutes, and then took up a long agenda of bills and resolutions. It first reported Senate Resolution 125 favorably, which urged the Navy to expedite funding and implementation of medium-unmanned surface vessels, citing jobs and private investment tied to Conrad Shipyard in Morgan City. The committee then heard House Bill 1253, the Gracie Claire Rushing Act, from Chairwoman Butler and Crystal Romero, who described the painful history of Gracie’s death, exhumation, and discovery that her heart had not been returned after autopsy; the bill was reported favorably without objection. The committee also reported favorably House Bill 89, a local retirement health insurance measure for the Third and 30th Judicial Districts; House Bill 1257, barring elected officials and immediate family members from owning interests in electronic monitoring companies; House Bill 1029, as amended, creating a moratorium on alcohol beverage licenses in House District 3 until 2027; House Bill 1011, making a juror-per-diem donation program for CASA permissive statewide; House Bill 1064, creating a domestic violence intervention court pilot in East Baton Rouge Parish with support from the Criminal Justice Coordinating Council and YWCA; House Bill 816, prohibiting foreign adversaries from buying land near military installations; and House Bill 940, creating a counter-unmanned aircraft system task force to coordinate law enforcement response to drone threats. The committee then heard House Bill 1247, which addresses the shortage of sexual assault nurse examiners by creating a statewide SANE coordinator in the Attorney General’s office and a response standards subcommittee; after adopting a technical amendment set, it was reported favorably with amendments. House Bill 335, expanding public-benefit eligibility verification to entities administering benefits and adding legislative auditor oversight, was also amended after concerns from food banks and disaster-response nonprofits, with members agreeing to work on additional floor amendments to protect essential services during emergencies. House Bill 623, a tobacco-related deadline fix, was voluntarily deferred to allow more time for drafting. The committee also reported favorably HCR 64, extending a report deadline for the Supreme Court drug and specialty court office. Later, the committee reported favorably House Bill 243, changing recusal procedures so cases go first to the Attorney General rather than a private lawyer; House Bill 451, allowing hearing notices to be sent more than 30 days in advance and electronically; House Bill 1251, reducing permit costs for very small in-state distillers; House Bill 1053, allowing salons, barbers, and boutiques to offer limited complimentary wine or champagne without a permit; House Bill 153, barring criminal-justice debt from being reported to credit agencies; House Bill 59, authorizing East Baton Rouge Parish to transfer funds to the public defender’s office; HCR 50, a task force request; HCR 102, continuing the Senior Task Force on Fraud Prevention; and House Bill 1098, part of the aerospace package addressing liability related to sonic booms. The meeting ended with adjournment after a brief exchange about LSU and McNeese football.
CA

California 2025-2026 Regular Session

Assembly Floor Session May 23rd, 2025

California House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Louisa Blue, I know you're watching. Louisa Blue, I know you're watching, and you are a fighter.
  • , known as the BIT program. 525, which will extend an exemption for farmers and ranchers from the basic
  • inspection of terminals program, known as the BIT program.
  • The amendments recently added will extend the program for five years.
  • That same year, she went back to school, graduating from Korea College's nursing program in 1983.
Summary: The Assembly met on May 23, 2025, after a quorum call, prayer, and Pledge of Allegiance. Members also made several guest introductions and memorial recognitions, including tributes to labor leader Louisa Blue and a Memorial Day moment of silence. The body adopted a motion to suspend Assembly Rule 63 for certain Appropriations Committee bills, and later took up a second-day consent calendar and several resolutions. The chamber adopted ACR 68, declaring July 2025 as Parks Make Life Better Month, and ACR 83, proclaiming California Maritime Day; both received broad support. On the floor file, members passed a series of bills covering child passenger safety, student financial aid, downtown office-to-housing conversion districts, rental vehicle theft prevention, fire hazard zone reviews, medical data protections, UC admissions transparency, office-to-housing streamlining, inoperable RV removal, domestic violence and child welfare, insurance classification for social service workers, sustainable aviation fuel CEQA review, UC hiring background checks, accessory dwelling units, fish and wildlife exemptions for Sutter County infrastructure, speed limit assessments, geothermal permitting, special education transfers, recorder fee adjustments, and a BIT program exemption for farmers and ranchers. Most measures passed with little or no opposition. AB 435, which would have implemented a five-step test standard for child passenger safety laws, was later reconsidered and failed on a vote of 36-12 after the call was lifted. The Assembly also adopted the second-day consent calendar, including multiple bills and resolutions, and added co-authors to several resolutions. The session ended with adjournments in memory and an adjournment until Tuesday, May 27 at 1 p.m.
FL

Florida 2026 4th Special Session

January 20, 2026 - 01:00 PM

Transcript Highlights:
  • The programs will be put into place when this session ends.
  • Our internal folks say that this was a great program.
  • Whatever the program may be, I was just worried about the communication.
  • This program is called that we have just entered into, called Restore.
  • Maybe that could help programs like football programs. Go ahead.
FL

Florida 2026 Regular Session

Military and Veterans Affairs, Space, and Domestic Security Feb 11th, 2025

Military and Veterans Affairs, Space, and Domestic Security

Transcript Highlights:
  • We're at the center of the human space flight program here in this country.
  • So we're full steam ahead on our Mars program, too.
  • Most of our toolkit can support... ...take advantage of several programs.
  • We have our accelerator programs.
  • And I'm excited about this program and what it offers for the state and for the industry.
Summary: The committee met to hear presentations on Florida’s space economy and related infrastructure. SpaceX Vice President Kiko Donchev described the company’s Florida operations, launch cadence, reusable rocket program, Starlink service, and plans for future Starship activity at the Cape. Senators asked about Florida employment, expansion plans, satellite lifetimes, disaster-relief uses of Starlink, and recreational connectivity; members also praised SpaceX’s hurricane response and broader public benefits. Donchev said SpaceX’s Florida workforce has grown to about 1,600 and that the company hopes to add Starship pads and continue expanding in the state. The committee then recognized Commander Dennis Baker for his military service and veteran advocacy, including his leadership of the Florida Veterans Foundation, grant work, the Walk of Honor, and the Gadsden Flag license plate program. Members highlighted that revenue from the plate helps fund veterans’ dental care and noted upcoming dental services for veterans in Volusia County. Baker received a flag flown over the Capitol and a framed gubernatorial proclamation. Newview CEO Clint Grumman presented the company’s commercial satellite LiDAR mapping system, describing its Lake Nona headquarters, Florida ownership, planned jobs, and applications for infrastructure planning, environmental monitoring, and disaster response. He said the company’s satellite data could improve accuracy and lower costs, and noted partnerships including a Department of Defense contract and a European Space Agency moon-mapping effort. Space Florida then outlined its role as the state’s aerospace finance and business development authority, emphasizing its pipeline of projects, spaceport improvement program, workforce academy, and efforts to address infrastructure constraints and seek tax-exempt bond authority for spaceports. NASA’s Kelvin Manning closed with an update on Kennedy Space Center, highlighting Artemis progress, rising launch demand, commercial partnerships, economic impact, and the Florida University Space Research Consortium. No bills were voted on, and the meeting adjourned after comments from members.