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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.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
  • Seeing and hearing none, vote by testimony is closed. Bill is pending this time. Thanks, Senator.
  • I actually voted against it. So what's the impetus for making this change? Really.
  • We don't get a vote, we don't get a say.
  • Vote for it to go up but probably embraced it.
  • So I urge all of you to vote in favor of this bill.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
  • Members, this bill will be left until we vote, which will be later tonight.
  • So, bear with me while we get our voting sheets up.
  • Members, we are voting on pending business, not bills from today. Thank you very much.
  • If you will start as chair the vote for my bill, the chair lays out Senate Bill.
  • Menéndez, In the name of diversity, equity, and inclusion, I vote Aye. Hinojosa, Aye.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
  • It's a credible overreach of state power, and specifically violates the Fourth Amendment. vote in opposition
  • and training I participated in at HMMSA helped me consider accurate, age-appropriate, and diverse materials
  • I help design the lessons and the materials that teachers across our region use.
MN

Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session

House Children and Families Finance and Policy Committee 3/26/25

Children and Families Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • All those DE1, we will move to a vote.
  • We didn't vote. What? We didn't bill. We didn't vote. What? We didn't bill.
  • We can vote now. Well, that's okay. We can vote now.
  • there are these particular materials there are these particular materials present.<01:21:50.560>
  • Uh, I don't—so we do need to vote. U Mr.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

89th Legislative Session May 8th, 2025 at 10:05 am

Texas House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Gertie voting aye. Have all members voted? Have all members voted?
  • Isaac voting aye. Have all members voted? Have all members voted? Have all members voted?
  • Members, vote. I vote no. It's a division vote. A record vote has been requested.
  • Little voting aye, Mr. Wu voting no, show Mr. Hunter voting aye. Have all members voted?
  • Hunter voting aye. Mr. Basuit voting aye. Mr. Anchea voting no. Mr. Buckley voting aye.
Summary: The House convened with a quorum, received the invocation and pledges, and heard several announcements and recognitions before moving into floor action. Members honored the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley chess team for winning a share of the 2025 President’s Cup, recognized educator Jessica Lopez, and paid memorial tribute to Jennifer Maddenly, along with recognitions for Jeanette Valdez Duran’s food pantry work, TAMACC’s 50th anniversary, and Bernardine Steptoe’s retirement from WFAA. The House also granted permission for committees to meet while the House was in session, set a local consent calendar, and suspended posting rules for a Public Health Committee hearing on SB 2721. The chamber then considered a long series of Senate and House bills, with many passing on record votes. Measures addressed local law enforcement authority (SB 906), veterans highway designation (SB 1229), foster care medical billing (SB 855), massage therapy trafficking safeguards (SB 703), tax ballot language (SB 1025), occupational licensing for people with convictions (SB 1080), lien deadlines (SB 929), liquor sales complaints (SB 1355), higher education application fee waivers (SB 2231), utility data access (SB 1877), pediatric preceptorships (SB 1998), and several House bills on bond forfeiture notice, health workforce coordination, indigent civil commitment representation, consumer transaction cancellations, bird dispersal rules, theft venue for digital property, military grant applications, AI cancer-detection grants, cybersecurity contract language, in-state tuition for military-related programs, utility capital recovery, energy waste advisory oversight, gas utility rate recovery, psychedelic therapy study, teacher retirement funding transparency, pension changes, tax payment plans, and voter registration security. Some measures drew notable debate or amendments, including HB 5247, where a ratepayer-credit amendment failed, and HB 2298, HB 4014, HB 510, HB 561, HB 1128, HB 1904, HB 30, HB 200, HB 3045, and HB 5111, which all passed after recorded votes with varying margins. A major point of contention was SB 2420, the app store age-verification bill, which prompted extended debate over whether the bill should also require app developers to verify users’ ages. Representative Bryant offered an amendment to preserve developer verification obligations, arguing the bill would otherwise shift responsibility away from app makers; the author opposed it, saying the bill’s approach was more workable and raised concerns about First Amendment issues. Multiple points of order were raised and withdrawn during the debate, and the amendment discussion remained unresolved in the excerpt. The House also postponed further consideration of SB 17, SB 552, and SB 2420 at different points, and recessed for lunch after completing a large block of third-reading votes.
LA

Louisiana 2026 Regular Session

Administration of Criminal Justice May 12th, 2026

Administration of Criminal Justice

Transcript Highlights:
  • Senate Bill 134 by Chairman Climpeter provides that certain crimes relative to child sexual abuse materials
  • Look forward to this committee helping you out and letting you go out here with a unanimous vote.
  • Gonzalez, no vote. Oh, I'm sorry. Sorry. Call the roll, please.

    Chairwoman Villio? Yes.

  • I'm going to vote for it. If I could say that, that was not my knowledge.
  • Senator Meisel, you want to close on your vote. Thank you, Sheriff Cobb, for your testimony.
Summary: The Criminal Justice Committee heard and advanced a series of bills, mostly on juvenile justice, gaming background checks, corrections, and criminal procedure. Early in the meeting, the committee reported favorably SB 258 on juvenile traffic violations, SB 321 on electronic bonds, SB 134 on child sexual abuse material/sexting-related offenses involving juveniles, and HB 75 on promotional play for racetracks after adopting an amendment narrowing the bill’s application. The committee also reported favorably SB 422 on unsupervised probation for certain fourth-offense OWI cases, SB 440 on the Renaissance District board membership, SB 393 on explosives regulation after correcting a bill-number mix-up, SB 339 on gaming-industry background checks, SB 325 on excluding certain persons from sports wagering, and SB 288 on criminal history background checks. Most of these measures were described as technical cleanups or modernization efforts and drew support from law enforcement, district attorneys, or industry groups, with little or no opposition. The most substantial debate centered on SB 201, which would change how Louisiana handles juvenile homicide sentencing, including first- and second-degree murder cases and review of old death sentences converted to life terms. Supporters from the Attorney General’s office said the bill would align sentencing procedures with existing Supreme Court law and give courts a more neutral framework. Opponents from the SPLC and the Louisiana Center for Children’s Rights argued it would weaken the safeguard that life without parole for children should be reserved for the rarest cases, expand exposure to juvenile life-without-parole sentences, and raise constitutional concerns. After an amendment was adopted, the committee voted 7-3 to report SB 201 favorably as amended. The committee also heard SB 523 on clemency and sentencing considerations for defendants who are victims of domestic abuse, human trafficking, or sexual assault. Supporters said it would create a path to pardon or commutation and allow victimization to be considered at sentencing, while several survivor-advocacy groups opposed the bill’s pre-sentence investigation requirement, warning it could introduce biased or harmful information and that the bill did not go far enough to fix sentencing problems. After testimony from the Board of Pardons and Parole and the Sheriff’s Association, the committee reported SB 523 favorably as amended. It also reported SB 320 on DNA detection and rape-kit data reporting, SB 470 on pregnant women in custody and shackling during delivery, and SB 345 requiring annual OJJ reporting, with members noting confidentiality concerns that may need amendment later. The final bill taken up in the excerpt was SB 313, which would bar clerks and vendors from charging additional electronic filing fees in criminal and traffic cases, but the transcript cuts off before action on that measure.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Elections Finance and Government Operations Committee 3/25/26

Elections Finance and Government Operations

Transcript Highlights:
  • All of these guides include basic information on voting, who is eligible to vote, where they can vote
  • , who is eligible information on voting, who is eligible to<01:18:47.440> vote,<01:18:48.239><
  • > and<01:18:49.280> when to vote, where they can vote, and when to vote, where they can
  • um are part of the activity for voting. um are part of the activity for voting.
  • Vote, when to vote, and details about what offices might appear on an individual's ballot.
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Business and Insurance 2ND REVISED Feb 19th, 2026 at 09:30 am

Business and Insurance

Transcript Highlights:
  • Although I do concur with Senator Reinhart about the over regulation, I'm gonna vote to move the bill
  • And I appreciate your yes vote. Clerk, please call the roll.
  • With that, I ask you to vote yes.
  • And with that, I would certainly encourage a yes vote. Thank you, Mr. Chairman.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Insurance Apr 9th, 2025

Insurance

Transcript Highlights:
  • Vote no on this. Thank you. Members, questions? Representative Morgan. Thank you, Chairman.
  • I think that this legislature cares a lot about data privacy from the votes that I've seen.
  • vote as far as discrimination is a pretty broad term.
  • Got your resources and voted bills out, but look forward to continuing the conversation.
  • I urge you to vote no on this bill. Thank you. Thank you. Members, any questions?
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Insurance Apr 9th, 2025

Insurance

Transcript Highlights:
  • Vote. González. Goodwin. Hopper. Morgan. Paul. Spiller. Wharton.
  • Members, I am passing out some material on...
  • This is a result of a vote on the floor. The committee is adjourned. Questions?
  • We entrust them with real responsibilities like serving in the military, getting the right to vote, and
  • I anticipate that most of us will welcome and receive this cancellation after a very discreet vote on
AZ

Arizona 2026 Regular Session

03/25/2026 - Senate Regulatory Affairs and Government Efficiency

Regulatory Affairs and Government Efficiency

Transcript Highlights:
  • So, aye, zero and a vote. Final vote of seven aye, zero no, zero not voting.
  • And I vote aye. Six yes, one nay, zero not voting.
  • Senator Epstein: Explain my vote. Yes. Okay. Explain my vote.
  • how do you vote no nothing to say on it yes senator boy hi four eyes one day to that vote by your vote
  • Vote of four ayes, zero nays, three not voting.
Summary: The committee first heard House Bill 2308, which would prohibit dental insurers and their holding companies from owning dental practices or other businesses regulated by the Arizona Board of Dental Examiners. The sponsor and Arizona Dental Association argued the bill is meant to prevent vertical integration and payer control over provider care, while Delta Dental of Arizona opposed it, saying the measure would block nonprofit insurers from investing in clinics for indigent care and create regulatory burdens. After discussion about private equity ownership in dentistry and whether nonprofit insurers should be exempted, the committee voted 7-0 to give HB 2308 a do pass recommendation. The committee then took up House Bill 4001, as amended, which creates a licensing and enforcement framework for alternative nicotine products beginning in 2028, restricts youth-targeted marketing, and increases penalties for selling to minors or manufacturing/distributing without a license. Supporters, including the sponsor, Border Security Alliance, and industry representatives, said the bill would improve supply-chain transparency, curb illegal products, and strengthen youth access enforcement. Opponents, including the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network, argued the bill should instead create a full tobacco retail licensing system and include broader nicotine definitions, while also warning that enforcement resources would be insufficient. The committee adopted the amendment and then approved the bill 6-1. House Bill 2873, as amended, was also approved unanimously. The bill allows a person or organization that files a city or town referendum petition to withdraw it before it qualifies for the ballot, with retroactive application to withdrawals filed beginning January 1, 2026. The committee then heard House Bill 2408, which revises Arizona Board of Nursing complaint procedures, confidentiality rules, investigation timelines, expungement authority, and board oversight of nursing education programs. The sponsor said the bill responds to long-standing audit findings and aims to improve fairness and timeliness, while nursing board officials opposed provisions affecting education oversight and warned about patient safety, costs, and liability. Nurses and other supporters described delayed investigations and the need for expungement relief. The committee adopted the amendment and passed HB 2408 on a 5-2 vote. Additional bills heard included House Bill 2342, which limits HOA restrictions on backyard shade structures and related installations; it passed 7-0 after supporters described a family hardship case and committee members criticized HOA overreach. House Bill 2323, which extends Arizona’s motor vehicle lemon law protections to lessees, also passed unanimously after testimony from the sponsor, attorneys, and a consumer describing repeated repair failures on a leased vehicle. The committee also began hearing House Bill 4010, which would establish a Board of Genetic Counselors under the Arizona Board of Osteopathic Examiners and set licensure and disciplinary rules, but the transcript ends before any final action on that bill.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

89th Legislative Session May 31st, 2025

Texas House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • This is a record vote. Clerk, ring the bell. Zwiener voting aye. Ms. Garcia voting aye.
  • King voting aye. Show Mr. Harrison voting aye. Have all members voted? Nays voted.
  • Morales and Maverick voting aye. Have all members voted? Have all members voted?
  • McQueen voting aye. Have all members voted?
  • Have all members voted? Have all members voted? Show Mr. King voting aye. Show Mr. Cain voting aye.
FL

Florida 2025 Regular Session

House in Session Apr 16th, 2025

Florida House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Vote. Have all members voted? Have all members voted?
  • Members, proceed to vote. HAVE ALL MEMBERS VOTED? HAVE ALL MEMBERS VOTED?
  • HAVE ALL MEMBERS VOTED? HAVE ALL MEMBERS VOTED?
  • THE MEMBERS PROCEED TO VOTE. HAVE ALL MEMBERS VOTED? HAVE ALL MEMBERS VOTED?
  • MEMBERS WILL PROCEED TO VOTE. HAVE ALL MEMBERS VOTED? HAVE ALL MEMBERS VOTED?
TX

Texas 89th Regular

89th Legislative Session Apr 16th, 2025

Texas House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Leach voting aye. Mr. Birol voting aye. Have all members voted? Mr. Frank voting aye.
  • Hall voting aye. Mr. McCaff voting aye. Have all members voted? Have all members voted?
  • Hunter voting aye, show Ms. Plisa voting nay. Have all voted? I've all voted.
  • Buckley a vote. voting aye. Show Mr. LaHood voting aye. Show Ms. Isaac voting aye. have all voted.
  • Hinojosa voting nay. Mr. Hunter voting aye. Mr. Bynum voting no. voting aye.
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Senate Legislative Session Apr 14th, 2026 at 01:30 pm

Oklahoma Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Those wishing to vote or change their votes.
  • Those wishing to vote or change their votes.
  • Those wishing to vote or change their votes.
  • are the ones wishing to vote or change their Vote.
  • Have received 29 aye votes and 16 nay votes. The vote on the special election has failed.