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WA
Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Health Care & Wellness Jan 27th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- Physicians in support of House Bill 2232.
- House Bill 2232 strengthens...
- House Bill 1812 restores fairness. It pretty... House Bill 1812 restores fairness.
- to House Bill 2250.
- We'll move on to House Bill 2577 of the House report, please.
Summary:
The House Health Care & Wellness Committee held public hearings on several bills. House Bill 2232 would create a Department of Health-operated time-sensitive emergency data repository covering trauma, cardiac, and stroke events, with quality improvement reporting and support for rural facilities; it drew strong support from emergency physicians, nurses, and the Department of Health, while the Washington State Hospital Association said hospitals support the goal but lack the resources to absorb the added requirements. House Bill 1812, as a proposed substitute, would bar insurers and public plans from imposing anesthesia time limits or related reimbursement caps; the sponsor and anesthesia providers said it protects patient safety and fair payment, and the Washington State Society of Anesthesiologists asked for a clarifying amendment on physical status modifiers. House Bill 2250 would limit hospital charity care to Washington residents, while preserving emergency care access; supporters from rural hospitals and the Washington State Hospital Association said the change would help border hospitals facing rising nonresident charity care, and opponents from legal aid, patient advocacy, and LGBTQ groups warned it would create barriers, chill access for immigrants and other vulnerable patients, and conflict with Washington’s safety-net values.
The committee also heard House Bill 2340, which would extend existing substance-use monitoring program protections and stipend eligibility to nursing assistants under the Board of Nursing’s CARES program. The sponsor described it as a simple equity measure, and the Board of Nursing supported it, saying it would improve access and reduce stigma; members asked where the stipend funding comes from, and staff and the board said it is currently general-fund supported at about $25,000 annually. House Bill 2577 would change hospital inspection law by requiring acute care hospital inspections every 18 months rather than on average, allowing some accredited inspections to satisfy the requirement every 36 months, and clarifying fire-protection reinspection standards; the sponsor and Department of Health said it responds to a JLARC audit and provides needed clarity, while DOH said it is still working to catch up from inspection delays caused by the public health emergency. The meeting ended after public testimony on the bills was closed and the committee adjourned.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Veterans and Military Affairs Division 3/25/26
Veterans and Military Affairs Division
Transcript Highlights:
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Committee:
House Veterans and Military Affairs Division
ID
Transcript Highlights:
- Committee assigned to wait upon the House. Committee assigned to wait upon the House. Thank you.
- To wait or to notify the House has returned, sir.
- Wait, or to notify the House has returned, Sarah O'Conniewicz.
- President, I transmit herewith House Concurrent Resolution 20, which has passed the House, for Acting
- In the House of Representatives, House Concurrent Resolution 20 by Monks and Rubel, a concurrent resolution
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- Court, you're recognized on House Bill 8. Thank you, Madam Chair.
- Do you know if the House author worked with any of them?
- House Bill 26. Do we have any cards? No cards.
- Is there anyone here who wants to testify for or against House Bill 26? House Bill 26.
- On to House Bill 192. Thank you, Mr. President.
Committee:
Senate Finance
FL
Transcript Highlights:
- WELCOME TO THE FLORIDA HOUSE.
- MEMBERS, IF YOU LOOK ONLINE, YOU WILL SEE THERE IS NO HOUSE BILL ONE, NOR IS THERE A HOUSE BILL THREE
- WE ARE THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. WE ARE THE TELLERS OF TRUTH.
- has adopted SCR 1294 and requests the concurrence of the House.
- The House stands adjourned.
Keywords:
property insurance, insurance reform, housing, healthcare, public education, public safety, budget reform, tax policy, government accountability, taxpayer protection
Summary:
The Florida House of Representatives convened for the 2025 Regular Session. Speaker Perez delivered opening remarks emphasizing collaborative governance over personal priorities, announcing no House Bill 1 to focus on collective work. He outlined key policy areas including property insurance reform, with plans for subcommittee hearings and subpoena powers to investigate insurance company practices and potential accounting irregularities. The Speaker called for meaningful reforms in housing, healthcare, education, and public safety, while challenging budget subcommittees to find recurring revenue savings rather than relying on temporary tax holidays. The session will focus on government accountability, waste elimination, and taxpayer protection. Governor DeSantis requested to deliver the State of the State address on March 4th, which was approved through concurrent resolution.
LA
Transcript Highlights:
- Housing. Mr. Chair. Is there anybody from housing here? I don't see anybody jumping up.
- Give them, use that house for purposes of housing these employees that we value so much.
- House Bill 189, Ms. Robinson. House Bill 189, Ms. Robinson.
- reps and House senators.
- For House reps and House senators, this election then falls in 2028.
Committee:
House Appropriations
Summary:
The committee first took up Senate Bill 105, which reinstates a sunset-expired TOPS Tech benefit for eligible veterans. Senator Kathy said the bill would use existing TOPS dollars, not new funding, and would help veterans stay in Louisiana and enter the workforce. After brief questions about eligibility and funding, Representative Marcelle moved the bill favorably, and it was reported favorably without objection.
House Resolution 3, by Representative Newell, asked the Louisiana Housing Corporation to study whether vacant state-owned property could be repurposed for housing and rental assistance for cost-burdened state employees. Members discussed the high fiscal note and whether the work could be absorbed in existing budgets. Fiscal staff said LHC had requested a full-time position and four part-time positions for the study, but the committee also talked about narrowing the study’s scope. Representative Marcelle moved the resolution favorably, and it was reported favorably without objection.
The committee then debated House Bill 189, which would extend supplemental pay to fire protection officers at the Lakefront Management Authority’s airport fire department. Representative Newell and airport representatives argued the firefighters perform specialized, hazardous ARFF duties and should receive the same supplemental pay as other qualifying public firefighters. Some members questioned whether the airport and its employees qualify under existing law and whether the supplement should be expanded further. After discussion, Representative Marcelle moved the bill favorably, but the motion failed on a roll call vote of 8 yeas to 10 nays.
Later, Senate Bill 461, concerning Office of Group Benefits coverage for certain small employee groups, was reported favorably without objection. House Bill 623, creating a three-tier permitting system for vapor products, was amended to clarify direct-to-consumer shipment restrictions and then reported favorably as amended. House Bill 1222, creating a grocery initiative grants and financial support program through LED to address food deserts, drew extended debate over whether it would amount to government-run grocery stores; supporters framed it as an incentive and grant program for private grocers, while critics raised concerns about government involvement. After amendment, it was reported favorably as amended by a vote of 16 yeas to 2 nays.
Finally, House Resolution 80, directing a comprehensive fiscal audit related to Board of Regents and university system spending on certain executive budget metrics, was amended into a substitute version. Members debated whether the resolution would require universities to do additional work and whether it belonged in Appropriations at all, especially since the fiscal note had been removed. The discussion also raised concerns about the listed schools and the resolution’s purpose in light of a federal civil rights investigation. The transcript ends while the committee is still discussing the resolution and related procedural motions.
WA
Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Environment & Energy Feb 2nd, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- House Bill 2605 relates to naturally occurring fibrous silicate materials.
- Vice Chair Hall moved House Bill 2301.
- Vice Chair Hall moved House Bill 2515.
- Vice Chair Hall, House Bill 2436. Right.
- I'm asking for a yes vote on House Bill 2605.
Summary:
The committee heard and advanced several bills related to energy, environmental regulation, and utility policy. House Bill 2436, on escort tug horsepower requirements for oil tankers, was described as a technical cleanup measure and passed unanimously. House Bill 2605, which exempts low-level naturally occurring fibrous silicate materials in aggregates, asphalt, and concrete from certain asbestos-related labeling, use, and inspection restrictions, also passed unanimously. House Bill 2301, expanding the paint stewardship program to additional paint products and adjusting collection standards, passed 19-1 after members noted it was industry-driven and popular with constituents.
The committee also considered House Bill 2296 on meter-mounted devices and portable solar generation devices. The portable solar section had been removed in the substitute, leaving meter-mounted device provisions; two amendments were offered, one making utility cost recovery mandatory and another restoring local government authority to prohibit installations, but both failed. The substitute bill then passed 14-7. House Bill 2496, requiring government-to-government consultation with tribes during site certification reviews and exempting those consultations from the Open Meetings Act when no deliberation occurs, passed 15-6 amid comments supporting tribal consultation but raising concerns about public meetings and process details.
House Bill 2212 on microfiber filtration requirements for washing machines was briefed with a proposed substitute and amendments, but no action was taken on it during the meeting. House Bill 2515, addressing emerging large energy use facilities such as data centers and cryptocurrency facilities, drew the most debate over fees, taxation, energy use, water impacts, and economic development; despite concerns from some members that it was not ready or could discourage investment, the substitute passed 11-10. The committee then adjourned after reporting out the bills noted above with due pass recommendations.
MA
Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
Informal House Session 49 May 26th, 2026
Massachusetts House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- The House will be in order. Remember— The House will be in order.
- The House concurs. The House will be at ease for a brief recess.
- House No. 5358, local approval received, and the House bill authorizing the transfer of a certain parcel
- Welcome to the House of Representatives. The House will be in order.
- Frost of Auburn now moves that the House stand adjourned.
Summary:
The House opened with the Pledge of Allegiance and welcomed a fourth grade class from Howard Manning School in Middleton, along with other guests. The chamber then adopted several congratulatory resolutions, including honors for Girl Scouts and Eagle Scout Gold Award recipients and the Worcester Chapter of the Appalachian Mountain Club on its 150th anniversary. The House also concurred in a Senate petition concerning fines for motorboat operators engaged in wake surfing near shorelines, referring it to the Committee on Public Safety and Homeland Security.
Members suspended rules to advance several local matters, including a petition by Representative Fiola to authorize municipalities to opt into a temporary pilot program extending liquor license hours and allowing public consumption in designated districts; that matter was referred to the Committee on Equity. The Steering, Policy and Scheduling Committee recommended and the House ordered to third reading several local bills involving additional alcohol licenses in Berkley and Bolton, municipal charge liens in Newton, and a land transfer in Marion.
The House then adopted the emergency preamble and passed House No. 5375, financing long-term improvements to municipal roads and bridges. It also passed to be engrossed House No. 3929, which changes the minimum age requirement for original appointment as a police officer in Worcester. The chamber adopted an order to adjourn until Thursday at 11 a.m., observed a moment of silent tribute for Charles “Charlie” Van Dini of Plymouth, and then adjourned.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- House Bill 2193 will be left pending.
- House Bill 5646 will be left pending.
- House Bill 5308 will be left pending.
- House Bill 101 will be left pending.
- House Bill 290 will be left pending.
Committee:
Senate Veteran Affairs
MO
Transcript Highlights:
- First of all, we will not hear House Bill 2747 or House Bill 2047. 2747 or House Bill 2047 in executive
- Okay, I am offering House Committee Substitute for House Bill number 2508. Okay.
- I now move that the House Committee Substitute for House Bill 2517 be voted due pass.
- The House Committee Substitute for House Bill 2517 is due pass.
- I now move that House Committee Substitute for House Bill 2517 be voted consent, due pass.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Working Group on Omnibus Taxes Bill - Part 2 - 05/21/25
Minnesota Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
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- Cope to explain House section 3 and House section 28. Uh, thank you, Mr. Sylvia. Uh, thank you, Mr.
- We don't have a majority of the House. Yes, we have a majority of the House. We'll have three.
TX
Texas 89th Regular
Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs Apr 30th, 2025
Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs
Transcript Highlights:
- Please support House Bill 2929.
- House Bill 1076.
- I'm here to lay out House Bill 2956.
- The chair moves that House Bill 3846, as substituted, be reported favorably to the full House with a
- The chair moves that House Bill 3552...
Bills:
SB 36 , HB 1065 , HB2929 , HB2956 , HB3009 , HB3420 , HB3626 , HB3649 , HB4956 , HB4993 , HB5293 , HB5308 , HB5528 , HCR118 , SB36 , HB4023
Keywords:
transportation, regional authorities, mobility, infrastructure, sales tax, employee classification, private security, misclassification, workforce regulations, Texas Workforce Commission, autism, peace officers, training program, law enforcement, intervention, communication, developmental disability, family violence, central database, criminal offense
NH
Transcript Highlights:
- </c><00:15:47.240><c> Bill</c><00:15:47.400><c> 1348</c> this uh House Bill 1348 this uh House Bill 1348
- Next, we're going to take up House Bill 1457. House Bill 1457. I would like to move ITL. Second.
- </c> discussion on House Bill 1457? discussion on House Bill 1457?
- </c> discussion on House Bill 1576? discussion on House Bill 1576?
- So, it is House Bill 1633. House Bill 1633. I am in. I would like to move interim study.
Committee:
Senate Judiciary
OK
Transcript Highlights:
- The vote will now occur on House Bill 431. Clerk will call the roll.
- Senator Coleman, you are recognized to present House Bill 4191.
- Senator Green, you're recognized to present House Bill 3465.
- Senator Kern, you're recognized to present House Bill 3972.
- House Bill 3972 has received eight aye votes and two nay votes.
Committee:
Senate Revenue and Taxation
Summary:
The Senate Revenue and Taxation Committee considered several House bills dealing with tax credits, fee changes, school funding, and investment authority. House Bill 4426 extended the sunset on the SIDE tax credit to December 31, 2032, and passed 7-2. House Bill 3704 elected Oklahoma into the federal income tax credit for contributions to scholarship-granting organizations and passed 9-2. House Bill 4311 raised the unclaimed property division’s administrative fee from 4% to 6% to cover increased duties and costs; it passed 8-3 after debate over whether the increase was justified. House Bill 3044 reauthorized the veterans income tax checkoff and the associated capital improvement fund, and passed 10-0. House Bill 4191 revised the Smaller Employer Quality Jobs Act by lowering job thresholds, expanding qualifying locations and industries, and changing other eligibility rules; it passed 6-4. House Bill 3465 extended the emission tax credit sunset from July 1, 2027 to July 1, 2029 and passed 6-4, with opponents arguing it subsidized compliance with federal mandates. House Bill 3972, a title-off bill addressing ad valorem reimbursement issues tied to the state purchase of a prison, drew extensive debate over precedent and scope; an amendment to add a sunset failed 5-5, and the bill then passed 8-2 as amended.
MO
Transcript Highlights:
- I now move that House Committee substitute for House Bill 3092 be voted do pass.
- You have voted House Committee substitute for House Bill 3092 do pass.
- I now move that House Committee substitute for House Bill 3004 be voted do pass. Any discussion?
- You have voted House Committee substitute for House Bill 3004 do pass.
- I now move that House Committee substitute for House Bill 3004 be voted due pass. Any discussion?
Committee:
House Legislative Review
WA
Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Environment & Energy Feb 2nd, 2026 at 01:30 pm
Environment & Energy
Transcript Highlights:
- Jacob Lipson, staff, briefed House Bill 2436.
- House Bill 2605 relates to naturally occurring fibrous silicate materials.
- Okay, let's move to House Bill 2296. That would be Megan McFadden. Thank you, Chair Doglio.
- By your vote, Substitute House Bill 2496... Excused is your absent.
- I'm asking for a yes vote on House Bill 2605.
Committee:
House Environment & Energy
Keywords:
distributed energy, renewable energy, energy resources, sustainability, energy policy, extended producer responsibility, paint waste management, environmental regulations, recycling, microplastics, pollution, environmental protection, washing machines, water quality, energy facilities, large energy use, regulation, state oversight, infrastructure, oil tanker
NM
New Mexico 2025 Regular Session
House - Taxation and Revenue Mar 21st, 2025
House Taxation & Revenue
Transcript Highlights:
- Representative Derek Lente representing the 65th district in the House, and I also chair the House Taxation
- And the second one was House Bill 14, which is the expansion of tax credits.
- Bill 455, and if I said House bill in any one of those, they are Senate bills.
- We actually passed it out of House taxation unanimously on, on, on Wednesday.
- So, so, my intention is to amend back into this House, uh, this tax omnibus bill, uh, Senate House Bill
Committee:
House House Taxation & Revenue
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- The House will come to order. Prayer by the chaplain. Let us pray.
- Journal of the House, 94th Session, 2026, 68th Legislative Day, St.
- Introduction and first reading of House files 5112 through 5118.
- I move that the house do now Niska.
- All those in the house do now adjourn.
Summary:
The House convened with prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance, established a quorum, and approved the previous day’s journal. It then moved through routine business including second reading of Senate File 4612, first reading of House Files 5112 through 5118, and a Senate message stating the Senate would not concur in House amendments to Senate File 4760, a public safety bill, and requested a conference committee.
Representative Novotny moved that the House accede to the Senate’s request, and the motion prevailed. The Speaker appointed Representatives Novotny, Witty, Moller, and Feist to the conference committee on Senate File 4760. The House also approved non-controversial motions on the desk.
During member announcements, Representative Buck marked National Missing and Murdered Indigenous Relatives Day, citing state data on missing Indigenous persons and homicides and noting Minnesota’s Office of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Relatives and related license plate funding. Members were encouraged to wear red in recognition of the day. Representative Long announced Democratic caucus plans after session, and Representative Niska announced the Rules Committee would meet after adjournment and moved to adjourn until 11:00 a.m. Wednesday, May 6, 2026; both adjournment motions prevailed.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Rules and Legislative Administration Committee 5/15/25
Rules and Legislative Administration
Transcript Highlights:
- I serve as the chief sergeant-at-arms for the House of Representatives.
- </c><00:02:20.239><c> of</c> recommended to the House of recommended to the House of Representatives<
- I move that the 2025 R5 resolution on the House Journal be recommended to the House of Representatives
- I move that the 2025 R5 resolution on the House Journal be recommended to the House of Representatives
- </c><00:03:50.720><c> of</c> recommended to the House of recommended to the House of Representatives<
Committee:
House Rules and Legislative Administration
AZ
Transcript Highlights:
- House Bill 2830 does exactly that.
- House Bill 2830 also protects parents.
- House Bill 2575 is a repeat of last year’s House Bill 2876, which Governor Hobbs wisely vetoed.
- House Bill 2575 is a repeat of last year's House Bill 2876, which Governor Hobbes wisely vetoed.
- House Bill 2240 recognizes that reality.
Committee:
House House Education Committee of Reference
Summary:
The committee heard testimony on House Bill 2076, which would create a program and fund within ADE, in consultation with AZPOST, to reimburse eligible schools and employees for approved training, certification, and school safety equipment, and would allow schools to adopt policies permitting certain employees to carry concealed firearms on campus if they meet training, notification, and confidentiality requirements. The sponsor, Rep. Bliss, framed the bill as an optional, fiscally responsible medical-response measure focused on bleeding control and emergency preparedness, not a mandate to arm schools. Supporters said the bill adds guardrails, expands access to training, and could help staff respond in emergencies. Opponents, including Giffords, Arizona for Gun Safety, and the Arizona Education Association, argued it would normalize firearms in classrooms, create confidentiality and law-enforcement concerns, expose students and staff to new risks, and divert attention from prevention, mental health, and other school safety investments. After debate, the committee voted 6-5-1 to give HB 2076 a do-pass recommendation.
The committee then took up House Bill 2830, which directs the State Board of Education to adopt science standards requiring instruction on fetal and prenatal development and specifies that the content is not sex education. Supporters, including the sponsor, a school board president, and a biology teacher, said the bill is about age-appropriate, medically accurate science, parental rights, and clear statewide guidance. Opponents, including the AEA and Reproductive Freedom for All, said it fragments science instruction, politicizes the curriculum, and omits the broader reproductive and public health context students need. Members debated whether fetal development can be taught without discussing reproduction, and whether the bill is an education measure or an anti-abortion effort. The committee approved HB 2830 on an 8-4 vote. The transcript also included discussion of House Bill 2093, which would repeal required mental health instruction and social-emotional learning in schools; supporters argued it restores parental control and refocuses schools on academics, while opponents said school-based mental health education saves lives and helps students who may not have support at home.