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FL

Florida 2026 Regular Session

Senate in Session Apr 30th, 2025

Florida Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • You did a very good job of explaining it.
  • Our supervisors of elections are doing the job.
  • You're doing an awesome job.
  • Just do a better job. There are hospitals that are crap in places in Florida.
  • It deals with Mobile Act licensure changes as well as substance prescribing updates.
Summary: The Senate began with opening prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, and several recognitions, including interns, Denim Day awareness, and a resolution honoring Vietnam veterans exposed to Agent Orange on the 50th anniversary of the fall of Saigon. The chamber also observed a moment of silence for former Senator Karen Johnson Gendron. After routine business, the Senate took up several special-order bills. The first major bill, transportation offenses involving death, increased penalties for repeat DUI/BUI manslaughter and vehicular homicide offenses. An amendment added penalties for refusal to submit to breath or urine testing and required law enforcement to notify suspects of those penalties. The bill passed 37-0. The Senate then passed SB 306 on Medicaid providers, requiring broader after-hours and holiday access to care and setting network standards for Medicaid managed care plans, also by a 37-0 vote. The chamber next considered a major condominium and cooperative associations bill responding to post-Surfside safety and financial concerns. Senators described the measure as balancing building safety with financial relief, extending reserve-study deadlines, allowing temporary reserve relief after inspections, tightening oversight of managers and inspectors, and adjusting voting, resale, and reserve rules. After extensive debate and praise from members for the bill’s sponsors and staff, the bill passed 37-0. The longest discussion centered on a constitutional amendments/petition process bill aimed at curbing fraud in citizen initiative petitions. Sponsors argued that the 2024 petition process was plagued by fraud and identity theft and proposed tighter rules for circulators, faster submission deadlines, voter notification, penalties, and limits on petition handling. Senators offered and adopted multiple amendments, including changes to petition-circulator definitions, invalid-signature thresholds, and voter notification procedures. After a substitute amendment was withdrawn, the Senate continued debating the underlying amended bill, with members split between concerns about election integrity and worries that the bill would burden volunteers and make it harder for citizen initiatives to qualify.
AZ

Arizona 2026 Regular Session

02/12/2026 - House Artificial Intelligence & Innovation

Artificial Intelligence & Innovation

Transcript Highlights:
  • They had used her retirement that she had worked for 20 years at one job.
  • And so I see lawyers' jobs going away in large part, right, except for the very senior people.
  • I see lawyers' jobs going away in large part, except for the very senior people.
  • I think staff did a good job.
  • And I'm always supportive toward new jobs. So this is something that is a big challenge.
NM
Transcript Highlights:
  • I believe that the job titles are misclassified.
  • Everyone should have the safety equipment they need on the job.
  • Employees with the same job title and duties.
  • I do the same job as a full-time employee.
  • It's a temporary job.
Keywords: 996, all
Summary: The House Labor, Veterans and Military Affairs Committee met and first heard House Memorial 7, which asks Legislative Council Service, the State Personnel Office, DFA, and GSD to study the use of temporary, term, seasonal, casual, on-call, and other non-regular classifications in state government. The memorial was presented as a response to concerns that some workers are repeatedly terminated and rehired, sometimes after a one-day break, to avoid regular status and associated benefits. Testimony from CWA and AFSCME described long-term temporary workers at the National Hispanic Cultural Center and other agencies who allegedly do full-time work without health insurance, retirement, leave, or consistent pay progression, and who in some cases were denied union coverage. Committee members questioned the scope, definitions of temporary employment, and whether the issue should instead be referred to the state auditor; the sponsor said the study would gather data and recommendations first. The committee voted due pass, and House Memorial 7 passed unanimously. The committee then heard House Bill 177, which appropriates funds to the Veterans Services Department to contract for shelter and care of service and companion animals so veterans can access housing, medical care, and other services without fearing separation from their pets. Support came from the Veterans Services Department, Animal Protection New Mexico, and the Veterans and Military Families Caucus/Veterans Integration Center, all of whom said pets are often a barrier to veterans seeking care and that existing community-based animal boarding models could be used. The bill received no opposition, and the committee voted due pass with no opposition. Finally, the committee heard House Bill 43, a PERA cleanup bill intended to update and clarify the Public Employees Retirement Act and align it with administrative practice. Testimony focused on a provision allowing PERA to use licensed physicians, including out-of-state physicians who can be licensed in New Mexico, to serve on the disability review process when needed so disability cases are not delayed. Committee members raised concerns about ensuring medical expertise and avoiding abuse of the licensing flexibility, but PERA explained the change was meant to address recruitment difficulties and maintain timely review. The committee voted due pass on House Bill 43.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Taxes Committee 3/24/26

Taxes

Transcript Highlights:
  • </c><00:37:56.480><c> people</c><00:37:57.520><c> uh</c> mobility so it's different people uh mobility
  • Chair, and I'm sorry to speak after Chair Gomez because you did such a good job.
  • It's going to create jobs. It's going to expand manufacturing.
  • It's going to create<01:34:25.600><c> jobs.
  • It's going to expand create jobs.
Bills: HF331, HF916
MD

Maryland 2026 Regular Session

House Floor Session, 4/3/2026 #2

Maryland House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • House Bill 896, Military Department, National Guard, State Active Duty Mobilization Fund.
  • </c> duty mobilization fund. duty mobilization fund.
  • Haven't they done a fantastic job? Let's clap. They... Come on. Oh my God, come on. Give it up.
  • We are doing such a good job. We have some wonderful delegates in here.
  • We have some wonderful delegates in job.
FL
Transcript Highlights:
  • I stand here today because a private foundation invested in my mobility.
  • Good job. Anybody else? Seeing no other debate, you're recognized to close. Thank you, Chair.
  • All programs, not just the low performers, are encouraged to offer preceptorships, which include job
  • You do a wonderful job.
  • You do a wonderful job.
Summary: The Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services met with a quorum present and took up several health-related bills. CS/SB 1110, covering Medicaid and insurance coverage for medically necessary orthotics and prosthetics, including activity-specific devices without lifetime or continuous-use caps, received emotional testimony from families and athletes describing high costs and the importance of access for children and adults with disabilities. Members voiced strong support, and the bill was reported favorably. The committee also heard SB 1574, which would add biliary atresia screening to the newborn screening program using the existing birth blood specimen. The sponsor and a parent testified that earlier detection could prevent severe liver damage, transplants, and deaths, and the bill was reported favorably. CS/SB 794, dealing with background screening for employees at residential facilities and day training programs for people with developmental disabilities and a review of waiver support coordination, was amended to align with the House companion and then reported favorably after testimony emphasizing the importance of strong support coordinators for APD waiver families. Members then considered SB 162, requiring hospitals and ambulatory surgical centers to adopt policies for smoke evacuation systems during procedures that generate surgical smoke. Nurses and other supporters described surgical smoke as a serious occupational hazard, while the Florida Hospital Association said hospitals are already regulated in this area and the bill was somewhat prescriptive; an amendment was adopted and the bill was reported favorably. CS/SB 254, which tightens oversight of nursing education programs, adds preceptorship and provisional licensure pathways for graduates awaiting NCLEX results, and increases transparency and accountability for low-performing programs, drew support from nursing advocates and opposition from private nursing schools concerned about workforce impacts; after amendment, it was reported favorably. Finally, SB 688 to reestablish licensure and regulation of naturopathic doctors in Florida was heard with testimony both supporting expanded health care choices and opposing the bill over safety and scope concerns, and it too was reported favorably. The committee then adjourned.
US
Transcript Highlights:
  • rule of law, willful disregard for the Constitution. a funding freeze that is threatening to kill jobs
  • request that he explain his legal basis for EPA's funding freeze that continues to threaten American jobs
  • Tui, nominated to serve as Deputy Administrator, has held two jobs since graduating law school.
  • that Aaron's background will be impressive to the members of this committee, and he will do a great job
  • And Administrator Zeldin, in his first month on the job, has made the emergency response function of
FL

Florida 2026 Regular Session

Agriculture Feb 4th, 2025

Agriculture

Transcript Highlights:
  • But when you look at Florida citrus and what it means to the state of Florida, over 33,000 jobs in the
  • And most of these jobs are in rural areas where there's not a whole lot of other opportunity.
  • The psyllid, and it can do a fairly good job in a lower psyllid-population environment of controlling
  • I wouldn't be doing my job if I didn't harken the words of Henry Ford: stopping advertising to save money
  • Our job is just to help identify some of the challenges that they're experiencing and to provide that
Summary: The Senate Committee on Agriculture heard an update on the Florida citrus industry from Matt Joyner of Florida Citrus Mutual and Shannon Shepp of the Department of Citrus. Both described the industry’s steep decline over the past two decades due to citrus greening (HLB), hurricanes, freezes, and aging groves, but emphasized ongoing recovery efforts through research, replanting, and new therapies. They highlighted promising tools such as plant growth regulators, protective screens and covers, direct oxytetracycline application, CRISPR-based breeding, and the CRAFT program, which has expanded to more than 10,000 acres of solid-set plantings and over 20,000 acres including resets. Members discussed disaster relief, property tax pressures, grower participation, and the need for assessment relief and other state support. No votes were taken on the citrus presentation. Shepp also outlined the Department of Citrus’s marketing and research role, noting strong consumer demand for Florida orange juice, global advertising efforts, and clinical research tied to health messaging. She said the industry remains a major economic contributor, with thousands of jobs and billions in economic impact, and that the department is working to maintain demand while growers replant and reset groves. Senators asked about the CRAFT program, new grower participation, and how advertising and state policy could help sustain the industry. The committee then received a performance review of the Opa-locka Soil and Water Conservation Districts from David Jahossky of Malden and Jenkins. The review found wide variation among the 49 districts studied, with many lacking recurring revenue, staffing, proper meeting notices, records retention, formal performance goals, and timely financial reports. The report identified nearly 400 recommendations and noted that some districts had already dissolved or were considering dissolution. Senators questioned whether the districts were duplicative of other agencies and whether they still served a useful purpose; the presenter said there was overlap and collaboration but no duplication. A public commenter from Jefferson County argued that local boards still provide trusted, community-based support for producers and help connect them to cost-share and best management practice programs. The chair indicated the review would inform possible legislation to improve or restructure the districts, and the committee adjourned without taking a vote.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

89th Legislative Session Apr 28th, 2025

Texas House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • inspections on the Texas-Mexico border, facilitates trade, stimulates economic growth, and promotes job
  • Good job, Ms. Rose. Have all members voted? Ms. Troskler voting aye. Have all members voted?
  • To the use of funds awarded under the Jobs and Education for Texans grant program.
  • Members, this bill strengthens the Jobs and Education for Texas grant program by adding the ability to
  • Members, HB 869 is to modernize state IT job classification. I move passage.
AL

Alabama 2026 Regular Session

Alabama Senate Feb 12th, 2026

Alabama Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Kendra is a guest of Inc. in Mobile. Kendra is a guest of Senator<00:32:45.200><c> Figures.
  • Good job. >> Yeah. First, Senator Wagner, we need to adopt the amendment first.
  • </c> value of the OJT on the job training. value of the OJT on the job training.
  • I know people don't believe it that I've done all these kind of jobs.
  • But in high done all these kind of jobs.
Keywords: 920, all
Summary: The Alabama Senate convened with prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance, confirmed a quorum, excused absent senators, and adopted the previous day’s journal. The chamber also recognized guests, including members of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority and employees of the Central Alabama Electric Cooperative. A senator then delivered a Black History Month-style presentation highlighting James Weldon Johnson, A. Philip Randolph, Jan E. Matzeliger, and Percy Lavon Julian for their contributions to civil rights, labor, industry, and science. The Senate received House messages referring two Archives and History board appointments to the Committee on Confirmations, then took up numerous committee reports. Several bills from Finance and Taxation, Judiciary, Education Policy, Agriculture, Fiscal Responsibility and Economic Development, Healthcare, Tourism, Veterans and Military Affairs, State Government Affairs, and Local Legislation received favorable reports, some with amendments or substitutes, and were advanced to second reading and placement on the next legislative day’s calendar. The chamber also recommitted Senate Bill 266 to the Tourism Committee. The Senate confirmed multiple appointments, including Llaya McNair to the Alabama Trust Fund Board, several members to the Credit Union Administration Board, and Elizabeth Smithart, Leslie Sanders, and Wayne Sers to the Alabama State Board of Human Resources. It then adopted several resolutions, including commendations and memorials, such as resolutions honoring Mary Francis Holland, the Stanhope Elmore boys bowling team, and Alicia Cannon for more than 50 years of service to the Alabama judicial system. The Senate also adopted a resolution creating the Study Commission on Artificial Intelligence and Children’s Internet Safety, after discussion about its purpose, membership, and duties; an amendment to the commission resolution was adopted before the resolution itself was adopted.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Committee on State and Local Government - 01/23/25

State and Local Government

Transcript Highlights:
  • Can you tell me what their job is and what the goal is with that, Commissioner?
  • </c> productive in their day-to-day jobs productive in their day-to-day jobs thank<00:50:57.680><c> you
  • We're creating jobs now through telework, and I just think that's really beneficial.
  • my job at 100,000, so there might not have been a loss of 100,000.
  • someone probably replaced my job Dakota someone probably replaced my job at<01:33:49.000><c> 100,000<
Keywords: 1187, senate, all
ND

North Dakota 2026 1st Special Session

Joint Appropriations Jan 21st, 2026 at 12:30 pm

Appropriations

Transcript Highlights:
  • I believe the current policies in place are doing a great job of feeding our students, and with a few
  • I think you could get a better job if you did set an actual amount.
  • As a person who administers this program, it's my job to make sure that it is run well.
  • “Hospital closures lead to job losses, reduce local economic activity, declining property values, and
  • This also impacts mobile applications and business apps that have mobile services.
Bills: HB1623
Summary: The committee first heard House Bill 1624, the “Universal Lunch Bill,” from Rep. Mike Nathie. He argued the proposal should be placed in Century Code rather than the Constitution so future legislatures can adjust it if state finances tighten, and said the bill would start the program a year earlier with a $65 million appropriation for one school year. DPI testified that the estimate did not include nonpublic schools that do not participate, and members questioned the impact on Title I, free-and-reduced applications, private-school accountability, breakfast mandates for schools that do not currently serve breakfast, and whether the funding could come from the DPI budget or other sources. Supporters, including North Dakota United, the North Dakota Catholic Conference, a pediatrician, and the American Heart Association, said universal meals improve student health and learning, reduce family costs, and are better handled in statute than by constitutional amendment. No opposition testimony was offered, and the chair closed the hearing for later work-session action. The committee then took up House Bill 1627, introduced by Rep. Tye Dressler, which would raise the income threshold for the state-funded school lunch program from 225% to 300% of poverty, with an estimated cost of about $7 million for 2026-27. Dressler said the bill is intended as a targeted, budget-friendly alternative to the ballot measure and emphasized that the state should maximize federal meal dollars while improving participation in the current program. Members questioned whether raising the threshold would actually increase utilization, whether a dollar amount would be clearer than a percentage, and how the change would affect federal reimbursements and application rates. DPI said it could quickly calculate additional percentage levels, and the chair closed the hearing, directing DPI to prepare more numbers for the work session. Finally, the committee opened Senate Bill 2403, presented by Sen. Schiable, to create a short-term bridge-loan program for financially distressed hospitals, centered on Jacobson Memorial Hospital in Elgin. The bill would authorize up to $5 million per loan, with a $10 million appropriation available on a first-come, first-served basis, and would run only through June 30, 2027. Schiable said the hospital’s debt and operating problems threaten local health care, ambulance service, and the community’s economy, and that the proposal was designed narrowly with Bank of North Dakota review to avoid creating a broad precedent. Committee members asked whether the appropriation could be reduced and whether the bank would still apply commercial feasibility and repayment standards; Schiable said yes, the bank would still evaluate the loan and could reject it if it was not sound.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Housing Finance and Policy Committee 3/4/26

Housing Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • investments not only help build the housing we need, but they also generate good family-sustaining jobs
  • investments not only help build the housing we need, but they also generate good family-sustaining jobs
  • investments not only help build the housing we need, but they also generate good family-sustaining jobs
  • investments not only help build the housing we need, but they also generate good family-sustaining jobs
  • And first on the list, I have Representative Nash. limited mobility or lack of resources to limited mobility
Bills: HF3806, HF2687, HF497
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Committee on Transportation - 02/18/26

Transportation

Transcript Highlights:
  • We used to just call Metro Mobility, but that's where Metro Mobility lives.
  • We used to just call Metro Mobility, but that's where Metro Mobility lives.
  • We used to just call Metro Mobility, but that's where Metro Mobility lives.
  • Mobility lives.
Keywords: 1187, senate, all
US

US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session

US House Floor Proceedings (Wednesday, June 10, 2026)

US Federal House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • We cannot have a President asleep on the job.
  • Is he sleeping in classified on the job.
  • She had a job offer Alzheimer's disease.
  • ><c> American</c> job opportunities from American job opportunities from American employers,<00:58:43.520
  • And American hospitals and companies have offered them jobs.
AR

Arkansas 2026 1st Special Session

ALC-ADMINISTRATIVE RULES Jun 18th, 2026

ALC-ADMINISTRATIVE RULES

Transcript Highlights:
  • Moving on to E-Mobile. Rule is reviewed and approved. Thank you.
  • This is where we have added the requirement for a TEA or Work Pays applicant who is determined job ready
  • to be required to complete some job search activities before the application is processed.
Summary: The Arkansas Administrative Rules Subcommittee met to review a large slate of agency rules and related reports. The chair announced that several items were stricken from the agenda and that the maternal health providers and remote monitoring rules were pulled by the agency. The committee filed reports on emergency rules, ALC subcommittee rule reviews, and administrative directives, then moved through agency rules from the Department of Agriculture, Department of Commerce/Insurance, Department of Corrections, and multiple divisions of the Department of Human Services. Most rules were explained as technical updates or implementations of 2025 legislation and were approved without objection. Examples included repeal of obsolete equine ID-chip rules, updates to agriculture financing and pesticide rules, removal of duplicative workers’ compensation plan language, a unified visitation rule for correctional facilities, DHS marketing rules for PASS programs, a comprehensive DCFS policy manual revision, Medicaid-related changes for fictive kin, ABLE accounts, presumptive eligibility for pregnant women, SNAP work requirements and alien eligibility, coverage for certain incarcerated youth, nurse aide training updates, and permanent rules for state employee insurance and procurement. The committee also approved requests to exclude the Insurance Department from rulemaking requirements for Act 772 on forced organ harvesting and for restorative reproductive medicine, with the department saying it would issue rules later when more guidance is available. The most extended discussion concerned DHS’s dental Medicaid rate rule under Act 1025. Members and witnesses debated whether the statute’s language covered only oral surgeons or also general dentists performing oral surgery procedures, and whether the rate increase should apply more broadly to the services rather than the provider title. DHS said it was following the black-letter language of the law and could not confirm a broader interpretation without further approvals and funding, while legislators and a Dental Association representative said the intent was to increase payment for the services, especially in rural areas. Members also discussed the possibility of fixing the language in a future session or through a new rule if approvals and CMS review allow. Despite the concerns, the committee approved the rule. The meeting ended with approval of rule review reports and monthly updates, and the committee adjourned.
FL

Florida 2026 Regular Session

Regulated Industries Dec 9th, 2025

Regulated Industries

Transcript Highlights:
  • This amendment simply reincorporates the automatic mobility language that was part of the bill last session
  • Commission, it’s just as much our fault for confirming people that we don’t think is going to do a good job
  • And so some of that lies back to us as Senators, Going to do a good job.
Summary: The Committee on Regulated Industries met with a quorum and considered four bills, all of which were reported favorably. SB 288 on rural electric cooperatives was presented as a negotiated “glitch bill” to narrow statutory language so co-ops can choose generation and power purchases based on cost and reliability without exposure to lawsuits aimed at banning fuel sources; it was supported by the Florida Electric Cooperatives Association and passed without debate. SB 364 on public accountancy was described as a modernization and licensure-efficiency bill to increase the supply of CPAs; an amendment correcting a drafting error and restoring automatic mobility language was adopted without objection, and the bill as amended was reported favorably. A public comment on the bill was briefly redirected after it appeared to address a different subject. The committee then took up SB 200 on utilities, which addresses solar decommissioning and storm protection plans. Chair Bradley said the bill would authorize counties to require decommissioning plans for utility-scale solar facilities at the end of their useful life, direct DEP to develop best management practices, and require the Public Service Commission to consider whether storm protection plan costs are reasonable relative to expected customer benefits. County and consumer groups spoke in support, and the Small County Coalition said the bill was a needed step that did not restrict solar development; the bill was reported favorably. Finally, the committee considered SB 126 on the Florida Public Service Commission, which was presented as a reform and “glitch” bill and amended to add CPA and financial analyst expertise, require stronger PSC order explanations, tighten intervention requirements, cap returns on equity at the national average for comparable utilities, set periodic ROE review schedules, and require affordability to be considered in rate-related proceedings. The PSC staff deputy executive director answered extensive questions about storm hardening, cost recovery, risk, and affordability. Several members and public speakers supported the bill’s goals but raised concerns about the affordability standard, the ROE cap, and comparisons to other states; others said the bill would improve transparency and accountability. The amendment was adopted, and CS for SB 126 was reported favorably. The committee then adjourned.
TX

Texas 89th 2nd C.S.

89th Legislative Session Mar 26th, 2025

Texas House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Their work touches every corner of our community supporting jobs, growing opportunity, and making sure
  • Welcome to your Texas capital and viva San Antonio. job. adoption Mr. Speaker, I move adoption.
  • relating to a lottery game played or facilitated for play by telephone or through an internet or mobile
TX

Texas 89th Regular

89th Legislative Session May 19th, 2025

Texas House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Kidd, who I had a conversation with late last night, and the governor's office are doing a phenomenal job
  • On the job, I was so impressed.
  • They've been doing an amazing job, from what I understand, coming together and working together to help
  • We know they're working in incredible jobs producing for our economy.
  • Small businesses are job creators, culture builders, and cornerstones of the local economy.