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TX

Texas 89th Regular

Trade, Workforce & Economic Development Apr 15th, 2025

Trade, Workforce & Economic Development

Transcript Highlights:
  • This applies only to materials, not labor.
  • After that, we're going to vote, so stay around, okay? The Chair lays out HB4308 and all.
  • We just voted, and the motion passed. Okay. Okay.
  • I urge the committee to vote favorably on House. Bill 3874. Happy to take questions.
  • I urge you to strongly vote against HB 4901. Thank you very much. Thank you.
MN

Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session

House Workforce, Labor, and Economic Development Finance and Policy Committee 4/3/25

Workforce, Labor, and Economic Development Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • A vote against this bill is a vote against workers. Thank you, Mr.
  • vote uh to vote we were looking for a vote uh to vote out<01:40:14.199> um<01:40:14.520> The
  • The roll call vote was taken. Chair Pinto voted no. Chair Baker voted no.
  • Vice Chair Greenman voted yes. Vice Chair Mekeland voted no. Representative Bakeberg voted no.
  • Representative Berg voted yes. Representative Frazier voted yes. Representative Hussein voted yes.
AZ

Arizona 2026 Regular Session

02/18/2026 - Senate Judiciary and Elections

Judiciary and Elections

Transcript Highlights:
  • I vote no.
  • I vote aye. May I explain my vote, please? Go ahead.
  • I vote no.
  • I vote no.
  • I vote no.
Summary: The committee approved the minutes and then took up a long agenda of election, criminal justice, corrections, and county-government bills. Early election measures included SB 1436, requiring ballot language for certain school override and bond elections to estimate the secondary property tax impact; SB 1568, requiring election systems’ internal clocks to stay within 60 seconds of official time and making violations a misdemeanor; SB 1569, limiting special election board members from collecting or processing voter registration while assisting confined voters; and SB 1746, requiring voting centers to supplement rather than replace precinct polling places, requiring public offices and schools to provide polling space, and closing schools on primary and general election days for in-service training. SB 1436 and SB 1568 were eventually given do-pass recommendations, SB 1569 also passed committee, and SB 1746 passed despite concerns raised about school safety and access. Some bills were held earlier in the meeting and voted on later after testimony concluded. The committee also heard SB 1295, which would allow the Department of Corrections to release certain seriously ill inmates to contracted medical institutions if they qualify for ALTCS, with an amendment replacing disability language with illness-based criteria; the sponsor described it as a cost-saving measure that could shift care costs to federal programs. SB 1067, the so-called Gila County blight bill, would let counties place abatement costs for rubbish, debris, and dilapidated buildings on property tax bills and liens; county officials testified that it would help recover cleanup costs for blighted properties and heirs’ property, and it passed unanimously. SB 1413 would remove the $100,000 cap on restitution for serious injury or death caused by moving violations and passed after the sponsor said the cap had already been found unconstitutional. SB 1476 would make child neglect a class six felony when a custodian exposes a newborn to dangerous or narcotic drugs or causes fetal alcohol syndrome; supporters framed it as accountability and child protection, while opponents warned it could deter treatment and worsen family separation. The bill passed on a split vote. Later, the committee considered several criminal-justice and public-safety bills. SB 1512 would expand the definition of vulnerable adult and broaden “position of trust and confidence” for theft cases involving seniors and other vulnerable adults; testimony highlighted scams and exploitation of grieving or isolated elders, and the bill passed. SB 1585 would regulate sex-offender-specific evaluations, treatment, and polygraph services through the Sex Offender Management Board, add a surcharge fund and assessment on sexual-offense convictions, and appropriate funds to DPS; supporters said it would create uniform standards, while opponents questioned the need for additional fees, and it passed. SB 1662 would require probation conditions to be the least restrictive necessary and tailored to a defendant’s risk and needs; supporters from the Justice Action Network and criminal-defense advocates said it would improve rehabilitation and public safety, and it passed. The committee also began SB 1664, which would change constable petition-signature requirements in Maricopa and Pima counties, but the transcript cuts off before the full discussion and vote on that bill.
AL

Alabama 2025 Regular Session

Alabama Senate Mar 5th, 2025

Alabama Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • House Bill Number 43 receives a favorable report by a vote of 10 ayes, 1 nay.
  • House Bill Number 112 receives a favorable report by a vote of 12 ayes and 0 nays.
  • House Bill Number 84 receives a favorable report by a vote of 11 ayes and 0 nays.
  • House Bill Number 1 receives a favorable report by a vote of 7 ayes and 0 nays.
  • Do we have a good voice vote? Do we have a good voice vote? Voice vote, please. Any objections?
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Senate Session Mar 5th, 2025

Texas Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Members, this is a voice vote. All in favor, say aye. All opposed, no. The ayes have it.
  • And my vote is not a vote of not supporting.
  • When I first got elected to the House, he called me because he was trying to get votes.
  • And he could change votes just like that by what he articulated.
  • He was very persuasive, very humble, and I think you lost that vote by two two or three votes, but today
MN

Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session

House Capital Investment Committee 4/1/25

Capital Investment

Transcript Highlights:
  • You'll note in our backup material that we have over 50 communities represented in our membership of
  • House File 502 appropriates funding to Olmsted County to construct and equip a regional materials recovery
  • In short, the primary objective of any MURF is to extend the useful life of waste materials and convert
  • of<00:33:59.440> waste extend the useful life of waste extend the useful life of waste materials
  • and convert them from a materials and convert them from a liability<00:34:02.320> to<00:34:02.720
AZ

Arizona 2026 Regular Session

03/25/2026 - Senate Government

Government

Transcript Highlights:
  • I vote aye.
  • Explain my vote. Vote aye. Explain my vote.
  • So with that, I vote yes. Members by your vote of four eyes, two nays and one not voting.
  • was an assembly vote as its last vote.
  • And with that, I vote aye. May I explain my vote?
Summary: The committee approved the minutes from the prior meetings and then took up several measures, beginning with HCR 2013, which would proclaim June 2026 as Celebrate Life Month in Arizona. The resolution drew emotional testimony in support from Crystal Cooper and Bella Stockton, both of whom shared personal stories about living with spina bifida and argued for celebrating life and supporting people with disabilities. Senator Kennedy voted no, saying the resolution was symbolic and did not address practical supports such as paid family leave, health care, housing, and school meals. The committee ultimately gave HCR 2013 a due pass recommendation on a 4-1 vote, with two members not voting. The committee then advanced HB 2327, as amended, clarifying protections for eligible persons’ identifying information in county recorder records and explicitly excluding voter registration records from the confidentiality provisions. Representative Hendricks said the bill was intended to fix problems created by earlier language protecting elected officials and first responders. The committee also passed HB 2258, which adds La Paz County to the Tourism Advisory Council’s geographic area, with no opposition testimony. A longer debate followed on HB 2397, which expands HOA/condominium disclosure requirements for prospective buyers, including bylaws, declarations, plats, meeting minutes, and information about assessments and known defects. Representative Biasucci said the bill was about transparency for buyers, while the Arizona Association of Community Managers raised concerns about cost and the scope of the disclosure requirements; the Arizona Homeowners Coalition supported the bill but opposed an amendment that would require managers to be on site for capital projects. The committee adopted two Hoffman amendments and then gave HB 2397 a due pass as amended recommendation. The committee also passed HB 2015, which imposes penalties on state agencies that miss federal audit reporting deadlines, and HB 4049, which changes how the Attorney General represents DCS in cases alleging misconduct; both drew opposition over concerns about punitive penalties and existing conflict procedures. Later, the committee approved HB 4087, authorizing a memorial plaque for former legislator Barbara Love, and HB 2100, which allows counties to authorize certain small land subdivisions, despite objections that it could weaken water-supply protections. The committee then passed HB 2460, as amended, preempting local ordinances that penalize businesses for abandoned or stolen movable property such as shopping carts; supporters argued cities were charging victims of theft, while cities and towns said the bill would undercut local nuisance enforcement and shift costs to taxpayers. Finally, the committee began hearing HCR 2056, a proposed constitutional referral recognizing a right to refuse medical mandates, with Representative Cooper and supporters framing it as bodily autonomy and opponents warning it would weaken public health protections, especially in schools and during outbreaks.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Senate Session (Part II) Sep 2nd, 2025

Texas Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • But that's right, to have a meeting to vote on the bills to send to the House, if the votes are there
  • Voting on the motion, so obviously I'll be voting in opposition to the motion. Thank you, Mr.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Senate Session (Part III) Sep 2nd, 2025

Texas Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • For that reason alone, I agreed to ask them to vote for the bill.
  • So basically, what you will be voting for when this is over, if you vote for this and the amendment,
  • I got the indication I would get the votes, at least we will get the study.
  • So I hope y'all will consider voting no. Thank you.
  • Secretary will call the vote.
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Education Oversight Feb 25th, 2026 at 09:00 am

Education Oversight

Transcript Highlights:
  • Open the queue for a vote. Close vote, clear the vote.
  • Not seeing any, staff open it for a vote. Close the vote, clear the vote. 9-0-A.
  • We'll open it up for a vote. Close the vote, declare the vote.
  • Not seeing any debate, we'll open the queue for a vote. Close the vote, declare the vote.
  • We'll open it up for a vote. Close the vote, declare the vote.
NM

New Mexico 2026 Regular Session

Senate - Finance Feb 14th, 2026 at 10:07 am

Senate Finance

Transcript Highlights:
  • Senator Brandt votes yes. Senator Campos? Yes. Senator Campos votes yes. Senator Gonzales? Yes.
  • Senator Brandt votes yes. Senator Campos? Yes. Senator Campos votes yes. Senator Gonzales? Yes.
  • Senator Gonzales votes yes. Senator Lanier? Yes. Senator Lanier votes yes. Senator Padilla?
  • Senator Tobiassen votes yes. Senator Trujillo? Yes. Senator Trujillo? Excused? Senator Tobiassen?
  • Senator Muñoz votes yes. We have a few pass on the table.
Bills: SB151, HB8, SB177
NM

New Mexico 2026 Regular Session

Senate - Finance Feb 13th, 2026 at 03:43 pm

Senate Finance

Transcript Highlights:
  • We're voting on the committee substitute.
  • Senator Compos votes yes. Senator Gonzalez? Yes. Senator Gonzalez votes yes. Senator Lanier? No.
  • Senator Lanier votes no. Senator Pug. Senator Gonzalez votes yes. Senator Lanier? No.
  • Senator Lanier votes no. Senator Padilla? Yes. Senator Padilla votes yes. Senator Steinborn? Yes.
  • Senator Muñoz votes yes. We have a due pass for the committee substitute. Senator Muñoz votes yes.
Bills: SB151, HB8, SB177
NM

New Mexico 2026 Regular Session

Senate - Finance Feb 13th, 2026 at 09:37 am

Senate Finance

Transcript Highlights:
  • It says material and labor.
  • Gonzales votes yes. Senator Lanier? No. Senator Lanier votes no. Senator Padilla? Yes.
  • Senator Tobiassen votes no. Senator Trujillo votes no. Senator Woods? No. Senator Woods votes yes.
  • Senator Padilla votes yes. Senator Steinborn? Yes. Senator Steinborn votes yes.
  • Senator Shendo votes yes. Senator Munoz? Yes. Senator Munoz votes yes.
Bills: SB151, HB8, SB177
FL

Florida 2026 Regular Session

Community Affairs Feb 3rd, 2026

Community Affairs

Transcript Highlights:
  • By your vote, SB 1548 is reported favorably.
  • So I have to vote now. Further debate.
  • We're talking about taking a vote.
  • I voted against the bill.
  • By your vote, SB 1134 is reported favorably.
Summary: The committee heard several housing, local government, utility, and transparency bills. SB 1342 on transportation infrastructure and land development regulations, by Sen. Rouson, was presented as a housing-affordability measure modeled on the Live Local Act for transit corridors. After adopting an amendment that removed the bill’s compelling-governmental-interest language in enforcement provisions, the committee heard testimony from local-government and housing interests both supporting and opposing the bill’s zoning preemption approach. The bill was reported favorably. The committee also reported favorably CS/SB 1614, by Sen. Leek, which was amended to remove stormwater and code-enforcement spending provisions and to tighten restrictions on local governments seeking state appropriations after audits or without required affirmations. SB 1548, the next Live Local Act iteration by Sen. Claddie Ude, was also reported favorably; it expands where Live Local projects may be located and adds fair-housing protections. SB 968 on home backup power systems, by Sen. McLean, was reported favorably after testimony from builders and energy-related stakeholders, with the sponsor noting he was still working on amendments to refine permit provisions. The committee then approved CS/SB 698, by Sen. Martin, which allows building permits for single-family homes to be issued before septic permits are finalized if application has been made, while still requiring septic approval before occupancy. Builders testified that septic permit delays were causing lengthy project delays and contract cancellations. The committee also reported favorably SB 1320, by Sen. Martin, requiring county tax-increase referenda to include a Department of Financial Services spending analysis if available; the sponsor said the goal was to give voters more standardized fiscal information, while opponents argued existing law already provides similar transparency. SB 484, by Sen. Avila, on data centers, was reported favorably after an amendment adding a knowledge requirement to the foreign-country-of-concern service prohibition; the bill addresses local planning authority, nondisclosure agreements, utility tariff requirements, and water-use limits for large data centers. The committee also reported favorably SB 1118, by Sen. Avila, creating a one-year public-records exemption for data-center location and proprietary information, with testimony split between economic-development supporters and transparency concerns. Finally, the committee took up SB 706, by Sen. Mayfield, preempting naming of major commercial service airports to the state and designating Palm Beach International Airport as Donald J. Trump International Airport subject to federal and trademark conditions; it was reported favorably after questions about local input and airport naming. The committee then heard extensive public testimony on SB 1134, by Sen. Yarbrough, which would prohibit counties and municipalities from funding, promoting, or taking official actions related to DEI and would create penalties and a private right of action for residents. The sponsor argued the bill was aimed at preventing taxpayer-funded DEI programs and cited examples from Jacksonville and other jurisdictions; opponents said the bill was vague, overbroad, and would chill local programs, public education, and civil-rights-related activities. The transcript ends during continued public testimony on SB 1134, with no final committee action shown in the excerpt.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
  • But this whole thing about sexual material and sexually explicit...
  • Petitions Library alleging the material is sexually explicit.
  • In it, you said that the goal of the bill is to protect minors from sexually explicit material. materials
  • , and a minor section contains sexually explicit material, and to remove or relocate material.
  • Please vote. No.