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US

US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session

US House Floor Proceedings (Tuesday, January 6, 2026)

US Federal House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • And on this day 5 years ago, this institution was tested.
  • c><00:42:02.240> Lives<00:42:02.560> were<00:42:02.800> lost institution was tested
  • Lives were lost institution was tested.
  • <01:04:27.200> our<01:04:27.680> ability continues to test our ability continues to
  • test our ability to<01:04:29.599> protect<01:04:30.079> our<01:04:30.480> freedom
CA
Transcript Highlights:
  • I want to buy homes in school districts that have good test scores.
  • I want to buy homes in school districts that have good test scores.
  • And so these are science-backed and field-tested measurable differences in protecting homes.
  • Preliminarily, we do have to do cost-effectiveness tests to submit our sub-applications for FEMA...
  • Preliminarily, we do have to do cost-effectiveness tests to submit our sub-applications for FEMA, and
Summary: The hearing focused on California wildfire resilience, with the first panel discussing statewide funding, policy, and strategic priorities, and the second panel shifting to home hardening and defensible space. The LAO outlined the state’s wildfire risk, the large increase in resilience spending in recent years, and the fact that most funding has been one-time rather than ongoing. Testimony emphasized that wildfire risk varies greatly by region, that the state must balance response spending with prevention, and that success should be measured more carefully than by acres treated alone. Witnesses also noted the importance of local, federal, utility, and Proposition 4 funding sources, as well as the need for long-term maintenance and strategic prioritization rather than scattered projects. Cal Fire leadership and other witnesses stressed that California’s wildfire problem is not uniform: forested areas, chaparral, and wildland-urban interface communities require different strategies. In Northern California and forested watersheds, speakers emphasized fuels reduction, prescribed and cultural burning, strategic fuel breaks, watershed protection, and maintaining forest health. In Southern California, testimony focused on wind-driven fires, ember intrusion, ignition prevention along roads and power lines, and the limits of large-scale vegetation clearing. Several witnesses argued that the state should invest where it can leverage local and regional partnerships, support capacity-building programs like Regional Forest and Fire Capacity, and improve data systems to track treatment effectiveness and project outcomes. Members repeatedly pressed witnesses on how to prioritize limited funds, asking what should be done more of, less of, and first. The chair argued that protecting homes and communities through hardening and defensible space should be a major priority, especially near structures, while also acknowledging the need for broader landscape work and watershed protection. There was discussion of incentives such as insurance discounts, property tax treatment, and community certification for hardened homes, along with the need for multiple payers rather than relying on the state alone. Cal Fire reported new and expanding data tools, including treatment trackers, defensible space inspection dashboards, and a fuels treatment effectiveness program that evaluates whether nearby treatments affected wildfire behavior. No votes were taken because the hearing was informational only.
CA
Transcript Highlights:
  • of subminimum wage to competitive integrated employment, designed to offer a range of services to test
  • new service delivery practices. ...designed to offer a range of services to test new service delivery
  • Do not test the chair. I'm feeling a little spicy today. I want to test you? No, just kidding.
  • record and remember that each individual has a maximum of two minutes each two minutes each do not test
  • We are testing individual outcome measures now as we prepare for the implementation phase of the first
Summary: The Assembly Budget Subcommittee on Human Services held a hearing on developmental services, rehabilitation, and related supports, with no votes taken. The first major topic was the Master Plan for Developmental Services. Administration officials described a year-long, community-driven process that included a steering committee, work groups, and statewide engagement sessions, and said the final draft would be released that Friday with about 170 recommendations. The Department of Developmental Services said the plan would inform future work, but did not offer a detailed implementation roadmap. The LAO said the plan contains significant policy and budget implications, may require statutory changes, and needs further analysis to turn recommendations into actionable proposals. Advocates and regional center representatives urged the Legislature and administration to avoid letting the plan sit on a shelf, called for prioritization and ongoing stakeholder oversight, and emphasized the need to address equity, workforce, service coordination, and cross-system collaboration. The chair said he wanted to work with the LAO on trailer bill language and future reporting to create a clearer path forward. The second topic was the Office of Employment First and competitive integrated employment. Administration witnesses said California has ended subminimum wage under SB 639, but that moving people into competitive integrated employment remains a major priority. They described existing efforts such as DDS’s coordinated career pathways pilot, paid internships, job development services, benefits counseling, and DOR’s career counseling and referral services, along with pilot projects in San Diego and Orange County. The State Council on Developmental Disabilities and advocates argued that employment outcomes have remained stuck at roughly 15% and that a dedicated Employment First Office is needed to coordinate across agencies, align goals, and improve outcomes. The LAO recommended regular legislative oversight on people transitioning out of subminimum wage and asked for technical assistance on coordinated career pathways. The chair criticized the administration’s decision to effectively eliminate funding for the office, requested a detailed implementation timeline and quarterly transition reports, and said the committee would continue pressing for the office to be implemented. The final issue was respite services, utilization trends, and access. DDS reported that in-home respite use and spending have risen sharply over several years, with about 150,000 people using respite in 2023-24 and expenditures reaching about $1 billion. Officials said access depends on families knowing the service exists, service coordinators identifying need, and having enough providers, especially in rural and linguistically diverse communities. The San Diego Regional Center said utilization generally mirrors statewide trends, but access is stronger in some areas, such as Imperial County, where families often prefer family-directed or agency-supported models that allow them to hire trusted workers. Committee members emphasized the importance of respite for family health and caregiver well-being, asked whether service coordinators are asking practical questions about sleep and stress, and discussed the need for better identification of complex behavioral and medical needs. DDS said a standardized family support tool and updated IPP process are intended to improve consistency, transparency, and person-centered assessment for respite and related services.
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Transcript Highlights:
  • But we don't do chromosome testing. That's not what we're asking for. So none of us really know.
  • So today when you're in the 3rd grade, you have to take an end-of-year test to get your grade.
  • Are you telling me that these eggs do not have to have any kind of end-of-year test?
  • Presidential fitness test.
  • It'll take less than one day because it's just a test that measures and depends on which tests they use
HI
Transcript Highlights:
  • So the last increase would be the 2020 test year. I think it was in 2020.
  • I think I would be the 2020 test year.
  • <01:04:29.440> other legislature and the test other legislature and the test other testifiers
  • We get fingerprinted, FBI background check, and the Hilo could do the lab testing for free.
  • <01:16:48.880> for the uh Hilo could do the lab testing for the uh Hilo could do the lab testing
Bills: SB3275, SB3105
Summary: The Senate Committee on Commerce and Consumer Protection reconsidered two condominium bills and adopted recommendations to pass both with amendments. For SB 2433, members approved amendments clarifying that condominium unit owners’ interests are to be recognized and protected in educational and related programs by the Real Estate Commission and DCCA, while making technical changes and changing the effective date. For SB 2838, the committee replaced the bill’s broader substantive language with a narrower requirement that associations provide electronic copies of specified documents, including master leases, reserve studies, audited financial statements, contracts, leases, and other agreements, along with technical changes and an amended effective date. Both measures were adopted unanimously by the members present, with Senator McKelvey excused. The committee then heard SB 2710 on animal issues, which would define and regulate dog breeders, set care standards, create county licensing authority, require records, and establish an animal abuser registry and related penalties. Testimony was mixed: the Public Defender and the American Kennel Club opposed the bill, arguing for stronger enforcement of existing laws rather than harsher penalties and warning that the bill would burden responsible breeders; the Hawaiian Humane Society supported the bill’s breeder regulation and registry provisions but urged removal of the hoarding section; and the committee noted 26 written testimonies in support, 14 in opposition, and four comments. In decision-making, the committee passed SB 2710 with amendments that blanked the license fee, deleted the animal abuser registry and shelter/pet store/breeder compliance checks, struck the hoarding provisions and proposed criminal penalty changes, and made technical changes with a deferred effective date. The committee also heard SB 2209 on rental discrimination, which would allow attorney’s fees to a prevailing party in source-of-income discrimination cases, and SB 2884, which would create a nonrefundable income tax credit for wind-resistant retrofits or hurricane shelters. The Hawaii Civil Rights Commission supported SB 2209, and the committee later passed it with a deferred effective date. SB 2884 drew support from DCCA’s Insurance Division, the Department of Taxation, HEMA, the Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation Commission, and a public witness who urged hurricane preparedness; it was passed with the Department of Taxation’s proposed amendments and a deferred effective date. Finally, the committee heard SB 2922 on cooperative associations, which would create a general cooperative associations framework. DCCA offered comments, while the Hawaii Co-op Hui, Purple Maya Foundation, Enliven Cooperative, and Hawaii Farmers Union supported the measure and argued that current law is too limited for worker, producer, and multi-stakeholder co-ops. After discussion about using the existing chapter 421C structure rather than creating a new regulatory scheme, the committee passed SB 2922 with amendments adopting changes proposed in testimony from the Hawaii Farmers Union and deferred the effective date.
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

CPN Informational Briefing 01-14-2026

Hawaii Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • :19:57.000> And And then on the end of the companies, requiring them to have logs to really test
  • That, you know, even as a reported safety feature, in single-turn testing, they would show, "Yes, the
  • We also were able to, in our testing, have the chatbot offer dangerous information. um because there
  • Um, we also were able to in our testing Um, we also were able to in our testing have<00:59:51.680
  • So, um, inconsistent during our testing.
Keywords: 912, senate, all
KY
Transcript Highlights:
  • It tests two dynamics to vision.
  • <01:11:39.840> for 186577 to require vision testing for 186577 to require vision testing for
  • It tests two and operators permits.
  • It tests two dynamics<01:11:46.640> to<01:11:46.800> vision.
  • We can field test vision, or you have the option within 12 months of your renewal to go in and get an
Summary: The committee’s first interim meeting opened with roll call, a quorum, and a briefing from Transportation Cabinet officials on the Cabinet’s response to severe weather and tornadoes in Kentucky, especially the May 16–17 storms that caused deaths and widespread damage in Pulaski and Laurel counties, with an additional tornado noted in Washington County. Secretary Jim Gray, State Highway Engineer James Ballinger, and District 11 engineer Chris Jones described how crews in all 120 counties were placed on alert, how roads were cleared of debris, and how KYTC coordinated with emergency management, law enforcement, local governments, and utilities to restore access and power. They reported major impacts on roads, signals, and other infrastructure, including the EF4 tornado path through Pulaski and Laurel counties, and said KYTC also helped with debris hauling, airport cleanup, and delivery of water and meals. The officials gave specific recovery figures for Laurel County, including 1,800 loads of construction and demolition debris hauled, about 11,000 tons and 22,000 cubic yards removed, with roughly 50% of vegetative debris cleared at that point. They said all state roadways in Laurel County were reopened, the London-Corbin Airport was returned to flight operations by Sunday, and a transition plan was underway for Laurel County Fiscal Court’s contractor to take over debris operations. Gray also noted that KYTC had helped issue replacement IDs, licenses, registrations, and titles at no cost in disaster areas, and said the Team Kentucky Storm Relief Fund had raised nearly $1.5 million from more than 6,000 donors. Members praised KYTC staff as first responders and thanked them for their quick response and coordination. Several legislators recounted local impacts in Washington, Pulaski, and Laurel counties, including blocked roads, rescue challenges, looting concerns, and the scale of property damage. One member asked how KYTC inspects bridges and infrastructure after disasters to check for hidden damage, and officials said the process depends on the event and can include bridge inspections and checks of tall infrastructure such as light poles. No votes or formal committee actions were taken during the discussion.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Committee on Education Finance - 04/15/26

Education Finance

Transcript Highlights:
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  • <00:07:39.919> disruption paragraph A uh is the test disruption paragraph A uh is the test
  • Department of Education require tests that private schools don't need to spend staff time nor money on
  • scores is what makes these to test scores is what makes these assessments<00:53:50.559> high<
Keywords: 1187, senate, all
NH

New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session

House Resources, Recreation and Development (02/11/2026)

Resources, Recreation and Development

Transcript Highlights:
  • In 1950, his natural talent was recognized and he was again selected for advanced test pilot training
  • In his flying career, Shepard test-piloted several experimental aircraft and accumulated over 3,700 flying
  • It does not mandate new PFAS testing, expand regulation authority, or set up environmental standards.
  • :06:57.200> expand mandate new PAS testing, expand mandate new PAS testing, expand regulation<
  • <01:13:12.800> conducted the bill says um all testing conducted the bill says um all testing
Keywords: 1189, house, all
PA

Pennsylvania 2025-2026 Regular Session

Senate Session (Jun 30 2026)

Pennsylvania Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Testing, one, two, three. Announce mode test. One, two, three. Test, one, two, three.
  • Testing, one, two, three, four. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you.
Summary: The Senate convened with prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance, then received committee reports from Banking and Insurance and Judiciary. Several leaves of absence were granted, and the chamber took up calendar and procedural motions, including re-referrals and tabling actions on multiple bills. House Bill 1102 and Senate Bill 911 were re-referred to Appropriations, House Bill 96 and Senate Bill 599 were briefly laid on the table and then returned to the calendar, and House Bill 2400 and Senate Bill 746 were also sent to Appropriations. The Senate later agreed to consider a discharge-related motion on minimum wage, but the motion to make it a special order of business failed by a vote of 23-27. On final passage, Senate Bill 1182 passed 50-0 after Senator Boscola described it as a modernization of the Board of Vehicles Act to address software-based vehicle features, warranty reimbursement, data protections, loaner vehicles, and related dealer/manufacturer issues; she noted amendments had been adopted to address stakeholder concerns. Senate Bill 1334 also passed, 29-21, after the Senate rejected Amendment A44049, which would have exempted certain cardiology technicians from licensing requirements if credentialed and supervised; supporters argued the exemption reflected existing practice and credentialing, while opponents said the bill was needed for patient safety and consistent oversight. Senate Bill 1372 passed 50-0, and House Bill 2426 was re-referred to Appropriations. The latter part of the session focused heavily on minimum wage and budget timing. Senators Tartaglione, Hughes, and Costa argued Pennsylvania had gone 20 years without raising the minimum wage and urged action on a House-passed minimum wage measure, while Senator Pittman said Republicans were willing to “meet in the middle” but opposed the House proposal as written. Members also discussed the state budget, the rainy day fund, and whether the Senate should remain in session; after debate, Senator Pittman’s motion to recess to the call of the President pro tempore was adopted 27-23, and the Senate stood in recess.
LA

Louisiana 2026 Regular Session

Natural Resources May 21st, 2026

Natural Resources

Transcript Highlights:
  • charter boat, you do not know in the freshwater portion of the state if the captain has passed a drug test
  • , is enrolled in random drug testing consortium, has passed a physical, or has passed CPR training.
  • charter boat, you do not know in the freshwater portion of the state if the captain has passed a drug test
  • , is enrolled in random drug testing consortium, has passed a physical or has passed CPR training.
AZ

Arizona 2026 Regular Session

05/05/2026 - House Floor Session

Arizona House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • terminal reactions, and I think that we need to stick to scope when we're talking about treating and testing
  • pharmacists, our well-trained pharmacists, to help treat simple things such as the flu, strep throat, COVID testing
  • As the flu, strep throat, COVID testing, which we can do ourselves.
  • It's that simple, but this is under the guidance of a trained professional, and HIV testing.
Keywords: 1182, all
NY

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York State Senate Session - 03/11/2026

New York Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • She did a DNA test. And so, please, come one, come all.
  • learned this because I volunteered with them to do it in my district, in order to have smoke alarms tested
  • You're growing up in a very complicated world, one that will test your courage, your character, and commitment
  • ONE THAT WILL TEST YOUR COURAGE, YOUR CHARACTER AND COMMITMENT TO ONE ANOTHER.
Keywords: 993, senate, all
Summary: The Senate convened with a prayer and Pledge of Allegiance, then approved the prior journal and took up motions and resolutions. Senator Gianaris moved to reconsider and restore Senate Print 3179A, an Environmental Conservation Law bill, to the third reading calendar, and amendments were also received on Senate Print 8491. The chamber then considered and adopted Resolution 1716, designating March 2026 as Greek History Month in New York, with remarks from several senators about Greek heritage, Greek independence, immigration, and the contributions of Greek Americans. The Senate also adopted Resolution 1607, proclaiming March 2026 as American Red Cross Month, with extensive testimony praising Red Cross disaster relief, blood donation, preparedness work, and volunteers; several senators highlighted local volunteers and urged greater support for the organization, including budget resources. The Senate welcomed guests, including Red Cross representatives and students from Brooklyn, and later opened the resolutions for co-sponsorship. The chamber then moved through the calendar and passed multiple bills, including measures affecting mental hygiene, elder law, penal law, public authorities, labor, public service, correction, education, election law, alcoholic beverage control, and state administrative procedure. Most bills passed by wide margins, though some drew recorded opposition, including the public authorities bill and several election, public service, and correction measures. Senator Ramos explained her support for the labor bill as a workplace dignity and anti-bullying measure, and Senator Ryan explained his support for the small-business regulatory website bill as a way to simplify access to agency rules and guidance. Senator Skoufis’s Public Health Law bill was also recalled from the Assembly, restored to the third reading calendar, and amended. The Senate then adjourned until Thursday, March 12 at 11:00 a.m.
AZ

Arizona 2026 Regular Session

02/19/2026 - House Rural Economic Development

Rural Economic Development

Transcript Highlights:
  • Test, test.” “Test, test. We all right. We’re all right. Okay. We’re all right. Okay.
Summary: The Rural Economic Development Committee first took up HB 2950, which would allow governing bodies to approve tourism improvement areas to promote lodging and tourism as an economic development tool. Supporters from the Arizona Lodging and Tourism Association, Visit Yuma, and Visit Phoenix said tourism is a major economic driver, especially in rural communities, and argued the bill would give local areas a voluntary, industry-led way to market themselves, attract visitors, and support jobs without raising taxes on residents. Members discussed tourism in places such as Yuma and other rural destinations, and the committee voted 7-0 to give HB 2950 a do pass recommendation. The committee then heard a presentation on rural economic development centered on Lucid Motors’ investment in Pinal County and its partnership with Central Arizona College. Speakers from the Arizona Commerce Authority, Central Arizona College, and Lucid described workforce training programs, including the Drive48 accelerator, which they said has helped train workers for advanced manufacturing jobs and raised local incomes. The committee read proclamations recognizing both Lucid Motors and Central Arizona College for their contributions to job creation, workforce development, and economic growth in rural Arizona. Finally, the committee considered HB 2946, which would revise development fee requirements, including changes affecting the timing and administration of fees and a prohibition on charging development fees for accessory dwelling units. The sponsor and housing advocates said the bill was intended to help address housing affordability and give developers more predictable costs, while city and league representatives opposed it, arguing it would shift costs from growth to existing taxpayers and interfere with local infrastructure planning. After adopting an amendment that removed county-related provisions and made clarifying changes, the committee passed HB 2946 on a 4-1 vote with two members present, and the meeting adjourned.
NM
Transcript Highlights:
  • A moment in class that I felt proud of learning my language was: we had a test during the week, and we
  • We had practice throughout the week, and when the test day came, we spoke it fluently, with no mistakes
  • It would establish updated bilingual teacher testing and coursework requirements along with competency
  • I'm going to jump into testing and coursework requirements.
Keywords: 996, all
NH

New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session

JLCAR Administrative Rules (08/21/2025)

Transcript Highlights:
  • Those database changes to be implemented and tested and make sure they're working correctly takes approximately
  • 00:14:18.160> be<00:14:18.320> implemented<00:14:18.800> and<00:14:19.040> tested
  • <00:14:19.360> and changes to be implemented and tested and changes to be implemented and
  • tested and make<00:14:19.680> sure<00:14:19.760> they're<00:14:20.079> working<00
Keywords: 928, house, all
Summary: The committee first approved the minutes and adopted the consent calendar after removing two items: DES rule FP 25127 concerning dug-in boat basins and HHS child care licensing rule 25132. The child care licensing item was then taken up separately. HHS staff said the rule had been developed over more than a year with the child care advisory council and the broader child care community, and that it was urgent because the department is out of compliance with federal Office of Child Care requirements and needs database changes completed in time for a September 30, 2025 implementation deadline. After brief questions, the committee moved to approve the rule as presented, and it passed unanimously. The committee also considered an HHS interim rule to restore expired rules and keep them in compliance while regular rulemaking proceeds. HHS explained the rules had expired in April and that the filing was intended to minimize the gap until permanent rulemaking could occur; the only fee in the rule relates to copying medical records, and the department said it is not collecting those fees. Committee members noted broader problems with keeping rules current in the state’s tracking system, but said the situation had improved. The committee then moved to approve the interim rule, and it was adopted unanimously. For DES rule 25127 on project-specific requirements for boat houses, staff and committee members focused on language about new dug-in basins. Some members were concerned the rule read like an absolute prohibition without clear statutory authority, while DES staff said a waiver process exists and offered possible edits to clarify that dug-in basins could still be approved in rare cases if a waiver is granted or if they are the least impacting alternative. Because the language needed further work, the committee postponed the item for one month and asked DES to return with written conditional-approval language. The committee also voted to move its October meeting to October 17 at 9:00 a.m. in State House 100, and was told to expect an emergency Lottery Commission rule on slot machines next month. The meeting then adjourned.
NM
Transcript Highlights:
  • household, and so that is just that that is that indicator uh the ELs are the students that we actually test
  • Uh, when we get all those test scores, I'm just very hopeful, uh, uh, finally about what's happening,
  • And that's what I was asking because the the students are tested in Spanish too, um, that the scores
  • teacher can actually be informed about what errors the student is making when they are face to face and testing
TX
Transcript Highlights:
  • I think that's the test—future danger.
  • Whatever the test is, we need to make certain that the language is not vague.
  • If we have the ability to make sure we're testing and we're determining whether there's any THC, that's
  • If we're going to meet the test of what we do with this student versus what we do with another, the primary
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Trade, Workforce & Economic Development Apr 30th, 2025

Trade, Workforce & Economic Development

Transcript Highlights:
  • I know we've thrown around... or heard this one person, only one person is tested...
  • That's imported, but do you have any idea how much is tested that's American farm-raised shrimp?
  • I'm Glenda Beasley on behalf of Seed Consulting, which is the company that conducted the genetic testing
  • However, the genetic testing we conducted in December last year, as you know, in Galveston and Kemah,
FL

Florida 2025 Regular Session

April 22, 2025 - 01:00 PM

Education & Employment Committee

Transcript Highlights:
  • NEARLY ALL 50 STATES ALLOW MINORS TO RECEIVE STI TREATMENT AND TESTING WITHOUT PARENTAL CONSENT AND I
  • SURVEYS, QUESTIONNAIRES AND BIOFEEDBACK WITH POTENTIAL IMPLICATIONS FOR SENSITIVE ISSUES LIKE STI TESTING
  • RECEIVING CARE OR SUFFERING IN SILENCE WITH THE ABUSER IN THEIR HOME FOR 49 STATES ALLOW MINORS TO ACCESS TESTING
  • INCLUDING FLUID APPEARED THIS BILL WOULD CONFLICT SPECIFICALLY WITH STATUTE 384.30 WHICH ALLOWS FOR STI TESTING