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NM
NM

New Mexico 2026 Regular Session

Senate Chamber Feb 15th, 2026

New Mexico Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • When they burned, it filled the ground with asbestos, so there's some cleanup that has to be accomplished
  • When they burnt, it filled the ground with asbestos, so there's some cleanup that has to be accomplished
  • Those are four state highways only.
Summary: The Senate convened with a quorum, opened with prayer and the Pledge, and agreed by unanimous consent to allow cameras on the floor and gallery, excuse several senators, and move to announcements and miscellaneous business. The chamber then adopted a ceremonial resolution honoring Lieutenant Governor Howie Morales for his years of service as Senate president and lieutenant governor, followed by extensive remarks from senators and Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham praising his leadership, fairness, education advocacy, and personal kindness. Morales briefly responded, thanking members, the governor, and his family, and noting he would offer fuller remarks on his final day. After messages from the House were read, the Senate adopted several committee reports. These included favorable action on Senate Memorial 31; House Judiciary Committee substitute for House Bill 70; House Bill 124, referred to Finance; Senate Joint Resolution 6, referred to Judiciary; Senate Joint Resolution 7; House Bills 103, 154, 165, and 285 as amended; and the Finance Committee’s amended report on House Appropriations and Finance Committee substitute for House Bills 2 and 3. The Judiciary Committee also reported Senate Bill 104 as duly enrolled and engrossed, and the body noted that SB 104 had been signed in open session. During personal privilege, Majority Floor Leader Peter Wirth discussed a State Ethics Commission advisory opinion on whether legislators who are attorneys may vote on medical malpractice cap legislation, arguing the issue is governed by Senate rules rather than the Governmental Conduct Act. He said he would continue to disclose his interests and vote under Rule 7-5, and also rejected a newspaper suggestion that he had a conflict in sponsoring a judgeship bill for the First Judicial District Court. The Senate then moved into third reading, beginning with Senate Rules Committee substitute for Senate Bill 264, which Senator Duhigg explained as an election-security measure responding to concerns about federal interference, intimidation, and emergency election disruptions; Senator Nava then spoke in support as a co-sponsor.
AL
AL

Alabama 2026 Regular Session

Alabama House Mar 17th, 2026

Alabama House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Poem says, "An old man going all along highway came at the evening cold and gray to a castle vast as
  • Working on an active highway or interstate, especially at night, is nothing short of harrowing.
  • ,</c><02:25:45.359><c> especially</c> active highway or interstate, especially active highway or interstate
  • One section of a work zone on one interstate highway in the state of Alabama would be selected.
  • </c> for Aaliyah and the highway department. for Aaliyah and the highway department.
US
US

US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session

US House Floor Proceedings (Thursday, February 12, 2026)

US Federal House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • drunk driving laws, various vehicle weight laws, all of which are a condition of receiving federal highway
  • And the mechanism here is highway funds.
  • :33.199><c> federal</c> condition of receiving their federal condition of receiving their federal highway
  • 52:34.720><c> impose</c><03:52:35.120><c> a</c><03:52:35.279><c> gas</c><03:52:35.520><c> tax</c> highway
  • funds shall not impose a gas tax highway funds shall not impose a gas tax higher<03:52:36.399><c> than
KY
KY

Kentucky 2026 Regular Session

Senate Standing Committee on Health Service (3-18-26)

Transcript Highlights:
  • It's statutory cleanup for the Alzheimer's Disease and Related Disorders Council.
Summary: The committee first took up House Bill 510, which passed with a favorable expression by unanimous roll call vote and then received consent without opposition. The bill’s specific subject was not discussed in the excerpt, but the chair congratulated the sponsor after the vote. House Bill 176, sponsored by Rep. Kim Moser with testimony from Corey Meadows of the Kentucky Medical Association, would create a framework for insurers to offer waiver programs that reduce prior authorization requirements for health care providers. The sponsor said the bill was intended to cut red tape and improve transparency, and noted that the language had been worked out with insurers. The committee voted unanimously to pass the bill with favorable expression and then approved consent. House Bill 266, sponsored by Rep. Peyton Griffee with testimony from Dr. Kelly Ellis of Eastern Kentucky University, would add audiology and speech-language pathology to the credentials eligible for the Kentucky Healthcare Workforce Investment Fund. Supporters said these professions are critical to care across the lifespan and that their education and licensure requirements fit the fund’s purpose of retaining health professionals in Kentucky. The bill passed unanimously with favorable expression and consent, with Sen. Nemes briefly explaining his support based on workforce development experience. House Bill 393, sponsored by Rep. Rebecca Raymer with testimony from McKenzie Wallace of the Alzheimer’s Association, made cleanup changes to the Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Disorders Council, added a caregiver council slot, and required the council to develop and distribute an early detection and diagnosis toolkit for health care providers. The committee passed the bill unanimously with favorable expression and consent. Sen. Mills explained his yes vote in memory of his father, who had Alzheimer’s disease.
OK
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Local and County Government Feb 17th, 2026 at 02:00 pm

Local and County Government

OK
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Veterans and Military Affairs REVISED Feb 12th, 2026 at 01:00 pm

Veterans and Military Affairs

NM
NM

New Mexico 2026 Regular Session

House - Agriculture, Acequias And Water Resources Feb 12th, 2026 at 09:04 am

House Agriculture, Acequias And Water Resources

ID
ID

Idaho 2026 Regular Session

Feb 12th, 2026

Education

Transcript Highlights:
  • In the process of the code cleanup workflow as it came through agencies and then in front of LSO and
Committee: Senate Education
OK
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Health and Human Services REVISED Feb 9th, 2026 at 02:00 pm

Health and Human Services

MO
MO

Missouri 2026 Regular Session

Special Committee on Rural Issues Feb 4th, 2026

Special Committee on Rural Issues

Transcript Highlights:
  • This is largely cleanup language, but it provides important clarity so routine agricultural activities
Committee: House Special Committee on Rural Issues
TX
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Local Government (Part II) May 22nd, 2025

Local Government

Transcript Highlights:
  • Senator Nichols: 5437 is the cleanup bill that proposes to validate the creation of and subsequent acts
Bills: HB103
Committee: Senate Local Government
Summary: The Senate Local Government Committee met to hear and act on a series of municipal utility district and municipal management district bills, most of them presented as template or cleanup measures. The committee first heard HB 5672, which redefined the boundaries of the Driftwood Conservation District in Hays County to match acreage added through landowner petitions; no one testified, and the bill was reported favorably and placed on the local and uncontested calendar. The committee then took up HB 5696 for the Reserve Municipal Management District in Mansfield, where Senator Birdwell explained a committee substitute that conformed the bill to the standard MMD template; the bill was left pending subject to call of the chair. Similar template or technical bills followed, including HB 5680 (Bayou Bell No. 1 MMD in Liberty County), HB 5654 (Montgomery County MUD No. 263), HB 5662 (Fort Bend County WCID No. 12 with road powers), HB 5658 (Craver Ranch MMD in Denton County), HB 5661 (Fort Bend County MUD No. 286), HB 5699 (an exclusion/contract provision for Harris County MUD No. 405), HB 5679 (Hills of Walnut Creek MUD in Parker County), HB 5437 (validation language for Austin County MUD No. 1), HB 5665 (Waller County MUD No. 70), HB 5656 (Fort Bend County MUD No. 263), HB 5670 (Montgomery County MUD No. 259), HB 5651 (Montgomery County WCID with drainage powers), HB 5682 (Comina Ranch MMD No. 1 in McKinney), HB 5320 (merging Starr County drainage-related districts), HB 5677 (Pura Vida MMD No. 1), and HB 5666 (Fencey Road MUD in Harris County). In each case, the sponsor described the district, acreage, location, and powers, and committee substitutes were often used to align the bills with the chamber’s standard template language or correct drafting errors. Public testimony was repeatedly opened and closed with no witnesses appearing for or against the bills. The committee consistently adopted committee substitutes when offered, then voted to report the measures favorably, usually with recommendations that they do pass and be printed, and to place them on the local and uncontested calendar. Most roll calls showed 4 or 5 ayes and 0 nays, with some members absent or not voting. HB 5680 and HB 5682 were reported with committee substitutes in lieu of the filed versions; HB 5658 was reported with a do-not-pass recommendation on the filed bill but do-pass on the substitute; HB 5677 was handled similarly as a companion/template cleanup measure. The committee also noted a few procedural issues, including quorum concerns early in the meeting and a mislabeled bill number that required clarification. At the end of the meeting, the committee adopted several motions in writing and then recessed to reconvene 15 minutes after adjournment of the floor, anticipating possible additional bills later in the day.
CA
CA

California 2025-2026 Regular Session

Assembly Appropriations Committee Mar 19th, 2025

Appropriations

Transcript Highlights:
  • Department of Toxic and Substance Control took up to a year to review paperwork to clarify that a site cleanup
Committee: House Appropriations
TX
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Senate Committee on Veteran Affairs Mar 18th, 2025

Veteran Affairs

Transcript Highlights:
  • offices in larger counties must report directly to Commissioner's Court SB 651. provides an operational cleanup
Bills: SB651 , SB897 , SB1814 , SB1818
Committee: Senate Veteran Affairs
FL
FL

Florida 2025 Regular Session

March 4, 2025 - 01:30 PM

Transcript Highlights:
  • This legislation also includes cleanup and conforming changes to make sure the various provisions of
Summary: The Health Care Facilities and System Subcommittee met and heard three bills, all of which passed favorably. HB 229 by Rep. Oliver would update the Health Facilities Authority Act to reflect modern health system structures, allowing not-for-profit LLCs and not-for-profit parent corporations of health systems to use the financing authority, and clarifying that authorities may use loan agreements as well as lease financing. An amendment narrowing and clarifying the not-for-profit definition was adopted without objection. AdventHealth testified in support, and the bill passed 17-0. The committee then heard HB 527 by Rep. Trabulsi, which creates a public records exemption for current and former AHCA personnel who investigate complaints, Medicaid fraud, abuse, waste, or inspect licensed health facilities. The sponsor said the exemption is intended to protect investigators and their families from retaliation. There was no public testimony, and members discussed balancing transparency with safety. The bill passed 17-0. Finally, the committee heard HB 431 by Rep. Trabulsi, which extends by one year the requirement for athletic coaches and similar youth sports volunteers to complete Level 2 background screening through AHCA’s clearinghouse, with the sponsor saying the delay would give the system time to expand and reduce costs over time. Public testimony from youth sports organizations supported the goal of screening but raised concerns about cost, implementation details, and age thresholds for screening. Members generally supported the bill as a child-safety measure, and it also passed 17-0. The meeting then adjourned.
AL
AL

Alabama 2025 Regular Session

Alabama Senate Agriculture, Conservation, and Forestry Committee Feb 26th, 2025

Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry

NH
NH

New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session

House Session (04/23/2026)

New Hampshire House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • As I said, the other body sent us a very workable bill that required minimal cleanup, and we should not
  • And then someone had to move the tree, so the highway department had to get some trucks to move the tree
  • move the tree And then someone had to move the tree so<04:16:46.960><c> the</c><04:16:47.080><c> highway
  • > department</c><04:16:47.800><c> had</c><04:16:47.960><c> to</c><04:16:48.040><c> get</c> so the highway
  • Committee on Public Works and Highways, through which was referred Senate Bill 627-FN.
CO
CO

Colorado 2026 Regular Session

Colorado Senate 2026 Legislative Day 090 Apr 14th, 2026

Colorado Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • 204.51 through mile marker 213.13 shall be dedicated and known as the Governor Roy Romer Memorial Highway
  • </c><03:00:28.160><c> due</c> Governor Roy Romer Memorial Highway due Governor Roy Romer Memorial Highway
  • <03:01:12.080><c> Roy</c><03:01:12.319><c> Ror</c><03:01:12.720><c> memorial</c><03:01:13.120><c> highway
  • </c> governor Roy Ror memorial highway. governor Roy Ror memorial highway.
  • </c> Governor Roy Rummer Memorial Highway. Governor Roy Rummer Memorial Highway.
MN
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Minnesota House OKs bill to strengthen disability protections in Minnesota Human Rights Act 5/12/26

Minnesota House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Rights will try to create law in other areas to tell Representative Joy that on his gas station on Highway
  • unaware of about what he's supposed to do with the, you know, tens of thousands of people who travel up Highway
  • /c><00:34:49.960><c> who</c><00:34:50.120><c> travel</c><00:34:50.560><c> up</c><00:34:51.000><c> Highway
  • </c><00:34:51.360><c> 10</c><00:34:51.679><c> and</c> of people who travel up Highway 10 and of people
  • who travel up Highway 10 and happen<00:34:52.120><c> to</c><00:34:52.760><c> uh</c><00:34:52.840><c>
ND
ND

North Dakota 2026 1st Special Session

Tribal and State Relations Committee Apr 13th, 2026

Tribal and State Relations Committee

Transcript Highlights:
  • Like with Highway Patrol, we were working with them through the feather alert, and we've had two or three
  • We pay taxes on all that land, and it's smack dab in the middle of the reservation, right on Highway
  • There's highway money too, besides the prairie dog. What's that? Scenic byways? I don't think so.
  • There's a highway highway money too besides the prairie dog. What's that? Scenic byways?
Committee: Joint Tribal and State Relations Committee
Summary: The meeting focused on Turtle Mountain’s public health and behavioral health priorities, especially access to rural health transformation funding and a long-running data use agreement with the state. Tribal public health leaders described how, during COVID, a temporary data-sharing arrangement allowed them to do their own contact tracing and case management, and they argued that a similar agreement is now needed to respond more quickly to very high syphilis rates and other infectious disease concerns. Committee members generally expressed support and said they would follow up with state officials, while tribal representatives emphasized that they already have the staff and infrastructure to use timely data effectively. A major portion of the meeting was devoted to the Turtle Mountain Recovery Center and the broader issue of the IMD exclusion and residential treatment capacity. Tribal leaders described the center’s opening, its five levels of care, its 16-bed limit, and its efforts to become financially sustainable through billing, grants, and partnerships. They shared success stories and argued for an IMD waiver or similar flexibility so the center could expand to 32 beds and better meet local need. Committee members discussed the policy barriers to expanding residential treatment, including federal approval timelines, state funding choices, and the need to preserve a continuum of care that includes outpatient and community-based services. The committee then heard a detailed presentation from Hector Hernandez-Dogato of the National Health Law Program on the history and mechanics of the IMD exclusion and Section 1115 waivers. He explained that the exclusion limits Medicaid payment for services in facilities with more than 16 beds, but noted existing exceptions and alternatives such as state plan options, managed care arrangements, telehealth, and community-based services. He also reviewed mixed results from states that have used IMD waivers, warning that they do not automatically improve overdose deaths, emergency room use, or access to community care, and may risk reinforcing institutionalization if not paired with strong upstream services. The committee discussed a draft bill to appropriate $49,000 and one FTE for HHS to pursue an IMD waiver, with members suggesting the bill may need to explicitly include serious mental illness as well as substance use disorder and asking for department input at a future meeting.
WA
WA

Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session

Senate Floor Session Jan 28th, 2026 at 12:30 pm

Washington Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • We're moving in the right direction to help the system remove these people from the highways.
  • You look in the last 14 years, we've had a steep rise in the deaths on our highways.
  • , we were down 186, somewhere in that number, the number of state troopers that we needed on our highways
  • because people know we don't have nearly the number of state patrolmen that we should have on our highways
  • And we'll kill that as sure as someone who drinks 10 drinks and goes on the highway kills somebody.
Bills: SB5223 , SB5067 , SJM8002 , SB5855 , SB5865 , SB5272 , SCR8406 , SB5000 , SB5500 , SJM8006 , SB5325 , SB5286 , SB5937
Summary: The Senate opened with a ceremonial welcome for the Washington National Guard, including a color guard, prayer, and a resolution recognizing the Guard’s service. Senate Resolution 8668 was adopted unanimously, with members praising the Guard’s flood response, election support, counterdrug work, youth programs, and community assistance. The Senate also confirmed three gubernatorial appointments to college boards of trustees: Ann M. McQuaid to Bellingham Technical College, Eliza Munoz Estee to Grays Harbor College, and Felicia Hancock-Lewis to Wenatchee Valley College, each by unanimous or near-unanimous roll call votes. On legislation, the Senate passed Engrossed Substitute Senate Bill 5865 on garnishment forms after adopting an amendment delaying the effective date to May 1, 2027. The chamber also passed Substitute Senate Bill 5855 on law enforcement face coverings after rejecting several amendments that would have broadened or clarified exceptions, including proposals related to timing after transport, warrants, and other scenarios. Debate centered on federal immigration enforcement, public safety, accountability, and whether the bill would affect local law enforcement; the bill ultimately passed on a 30-19 vote. The Senate then passed Second Engrossed Substitute Senate Bill 5105, with a technical amendment, to address explicit depictions of minors and AI-generated or altered child sexual abuse material. It also passed Second Engrossed Substitute Senate Bill 5268, updating community custody provisions for unlawful firearm possession after a date-fixing amendment. Engrossed Senate Bill 5081, revising unattended motor vehicle rules for remote starts, passed unanimously. Senate Joint Memorial 8002, urging action on Medicare Advantage overpayments and fraud and supporting original Medicare, also passed unanimously. Finally, the Senate advanced Substitute Senate Bill 5067, lowering the DUI blood alcohol threshold from 0.08 to 0.05. Supporters framed it as a public safety measure to reduce impaired driving, while opponents argued it would have limited effect and that enforcement and staffing issues were more important. The bill was debated at length and then passed 38-11.