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NM
New Mexico 2025 Regular Session
House - Labor, Veterans and Military Affairs Feb 4th, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- We've given up a lot in this process.
- We have a do pass on a vote of 9 to 1, and we have Representative Terrazas to explain his vote.
- I know that a lot of the big companies come to you all and tell you, "Don't vote for this, don't vote
- No, and I'd like to explain my vote. Representative Terrazas? I would like to explain my vote.
- On the vote of 6-4, we have a do pass. **Representative Reeve** will explain her vote.
FL
Florida 2026 4th Special Session
January 28, 2026 - 03:30 PM
Transcript Highlights:
- By your vote, HB 765 is reported favorably.
- Members, by your vote, the amendment is adopted.
- I respectfully urge you to vote yes on HB 47.
- It's a shame that wasn't part of the process sooner.
- By your vote, HB 47 is shown reported favorably.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House DFL Leader Media Availability 5/17/26
Minnesota House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- that we took, second to last vote of session.
- that we took, second to last vote of session.
- that we took, second to last vote of session.
- that we took, second to last vote of session.
- . process. process.
Summary:
House DFL leaders reflected on the end of session, saying the legislature accomplished major priorities despite a narrow partisan split and a tense political environment. They highlighted passage of a $705 million package to stabilize HCMC, anti-fraud measures, IT upgrades, property tax cuts, tab fee cuts, and a housing bill that included $40 million for rental assistance. They also said the session was unusually orderly and productive compared with recent years, and credited the power-sharing arrangement with reducing prolonged floor fights and encouraging more individual bills and conference committee work.
At the same time, they emphasized several disappointments, especially the failure to pass meaningful gun violence prevention measures and legislation to curb ICE abuses or respond to Operation Metro Surge. Leaders argued Republicans blocked even modest gun safety proposals, including enhanced extreme risk protection orders, and said they would take those issues to voters in the next election. They also said the campaign message would focus on affordability, health care costs, hospital stability, gas and energy prices, and school safety.
In response to questions, leaders defended the transparency of the session’s negotiations, saying the underlying ideas had been debated publicly for months even if final packages were released late. They also said the $40 million rental assistance funding was intended to help people affected by Operation Metro Surge, and argued that maintaining Minnesota’s road network requires adequate long-term funding even if the distribution of costs changes.
OK
Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session
Appropriations and Budget REVISED: SB1403 - ADDED TO AGENDA Apr 14th, 2026 at 04:30 pm
Appropriations and Budget
Transcript Highlights:
- Chairman Lawson votes aye. The chair is preparing to close. Chairman Lawson votes aye.
- Declare the vote. Thank you. Declare the vote.
- Newton votes aye. Caldwell-Trey votes aye. Fetgatter votes aye. Declare the vote.
- Miller, would you care to vote? Declare the vote. Declare the vote.
- Declare the vote. All right. Declare the vote: 23 aye, one nay.
Keywords:
SB1319, Corporation Commission, Oklahoma, remediation, environmental emergency, brine contamination, oil contamination, oilfield pollution, residential property, home buyout, property acquisition, fair market value, revolving fund, remediation fund, state plugging funds, well plugging, abandoned well, natural breakout, Department of Environmental Quality, DEQ
WY
Wyoming 2026 Regular Session
House Floor Session-Day 18, March 3, 2026-PM
Wyoming House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
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- Closing vote. Vote closed.
- Closing vote. are there any changes? Closing vote. Vote<02:49:01.520>
closed. Vote closed. - <02:57:53.279>
Vote. <02:57:54.399>Vote. Further changes. Closing. Vote. Vote.
VA
Virginia 2026 Regular Session
Code Commission Jun 3rd, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- of those processes.
- If you know, for a second, I think process-wise, we might want to collapse some of those processes and
- But I think it will continue to be an ongoing process, and I think that's an ongoing process that happens
- We voted at our last meeting to have ALAC study both Articles 1 and 2 of the Administrative Process Act
- voting.
KY
Transcript Highlights:
- within the waiver process. within the waiver process.
- Senator Rawlings, may I explain my vote? Please proceed.
- So, I'm a yes vote. done. So, I'm a yes vote. Senator<00:17:33.760>
Reid. Senator Reid. - And in that process they did a thorough review of teachers.
- unanimous vote with favorable unanimous vote with favorable expression.<00:58:30.079>
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Summary:
The committee first heard Senate Bill 2, sponsored by Senator Julie Rocky Adams, which would prohibit school administrators from receiving a percentage pay increase greater than the average percentage increase given to classroom teachers in the same district. Supporters said the bill is intended to keep teacher pay from falling behind, promote fairness and transparency, and preserve local control through existing waiver options. Senators Thomas, Higdon, Givens, Neal, Williams, and others generally supported the bill, while Senator Meredith raised concerns about unintended consequences for rural districts and the ability to retain principals and other talent quickly enough through the waiver process. The sponsor and others responded that the waiver process is standardized and expedited, and that normal raises would not be affected. SB 2 was adopted unanimously with favorable expression.
The committee then took up Senate Bill 4 on school leadership, with a committee substitute changing a reference from the Kentucky Chamber of Commerce to the Kentucky Chamber Foundation. Senator West explained that the bill is designed to create a coordinated five-year principal leadership pipeline, based on research suggesting that school leadership is a major factor in teacher retention and school success. The first two years would be KDE-run foundational training and mentorship, followed by a gap year, then a public-private partnership year with the Chamber/Truist program, and finally a fifth year of advanced training through approved providers such as Western Kentucky University or KASA. West said the goal is to extend principals’ tenure and improve leadership quality statewide.
Ashley Watts of the Kentucky Chamber of Commerce testified that the Chamber Foundation has run the Leadership Institute for School Principals since 2011, sending 641 principals from 112 counties through the program at a business-funded cost of more than $4.4 million. She said the program has reached about 3 million students and produces measurable school improvement. Henderson County Superintendent Bob Lawson said the program has been valuable in his district and emphasized the heavy workload and leadership demands placed on principals. The discussion continued with testimony about the importance of principal leadership and the need to invest in it, but no final vote on SB 4 was reached in the portion provided.
NH
New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session
Senate Election Law and Municipal Affairs (02/10/2026)
Election Law and Municipal Affairs
Transcript Highlights:
- those votes.
- Make sure we make sure that everybody who wants to vote and is entitled to vote gets to vote.
- Make sure we make sure that everybody who wants to vote and is entitled to vote gets to vote.
- Make sure we make sure that everybody who wants to vote and is entitled to vote gets to vote.
- different for voting. different for voting.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- What is the required vote? State your inquiry. What is the required vote?
- present and voting.
- It really deals with voting. If they're excused, they're shown as excused on a record vote.
- There being 19 no votes and two yes votes, the motion fails.
- The original bill voted out of this Senate and out of the House contained a bifurcated filing process
Summary:
The Senate convened with an invocation and then handled several procedural matters, including a failed motion to excuse Senator Johnson’s absence after a roll-call vote. The chamber also postponed the reading and referral of bills until later in the calendar and adopted motions allowing the Education K-16 Committee to meet while the Senate was in session. The Senate then recessed until 4:00 p.m. Wednesday, August 6.
The main floor action centered on Committee Substitute for Senate Bill 9, which lowers the voter-approval tax rate for certain cities and counties from 3.5% to 2.5% for maintenance and operations. Senator Bettencourt argued the bill would slow local property tax growth and align city and county limits more closely with school district limits, while Senators Hinojosa and Menendez raised concerns about reduced local revenue, public safety funding, and the short time for cities to assess the impact. The Senate suspended the regular order, passed the bill to engrossment, suspended the constitutional three-day rule, and finally passed SB 9, with a clarification later entered that the final passage vote was 18-3.
The Senate also took up Committee Substitute for Senate Bill 7, the Texas Women’s Privacy Act, which sets state policy for the use of certain spaces and facilities according to biological sex and creates enforcement mechanisms for state agencies and political subdivisions. Supporters said the bill was needed to protect women and children in restrooms, locker rooms, shelters, prisons, and schools, while opponents questioned the scope, enforcement, civil penalties, and possible conflicts with federal law and local control. After extensive questioning, the chamber adopted a clarifying amendment, suspended the three-day rule, and finally passed SB 7 by a vote of 19-2.
Finally, the Senate passed Committee Substitute for Senate Bill 15, which addresses deed fraud and real property theft by tightening recording requirements for certain property documents and creating new criminal offenses for real property theft and fraud. Senator Hinojosa explained that the bill combined civil and criminal provisions, added photo ID requirements for in-person filings, and included restitution and enhanced penalties for certain victims and properties; a floor amendment made cleanup changes, removed a training mandate, and clarified that electronic and mail filings were not affected. The Senate adopted the amendment, suspended the three-day rule, and passed SB 15 unanimously, 21-0.
FL
Transcript Highlights:
- By your vote, Senate Bill 890 is reported favorably.
- By your vote, Senate Bill 668... By your vote, Senate Bill 668 is reported favorably. Thank you.
- I intend to vote for the bill.
- We have to do a special vote for that.
- Please record your vote. Thank you. I would like to vote in the affirmative on tab 2, SB 890.
Summary:
The Senate Committee on Health Policy considered several health-related measures. SB 890 on improving screening and treatment for blood clots was presented as a work-in-progress based on a prior working group. The bill would define certain clot-related conditions as chronic diseases, create a DOH registry, require screening and training in hospitals, nursing homes, and assisted living facilities, and several senators raised concerns about definitions, training requirements, facility responsibilities, and public records impacts. Survivors and family members testified in strong support, describing blood clots as a preventable public health crisis. The bill was reported favorably after a roll call vote.
SB 668 on storage and disposal of prescription drugs and sharps would direct a study of medical sharps collection and address conflicts between state and federal law on disposal of certain prescription drugs. Senators discussed whether the study should include both individual and commercial disposal and whether newer injectable medications increase sharps waste. The bill received supportive testimony from waste and recycling stakeholders and was reported favorably. SB 762 on preventing the spread of avian influenza would create a DOH task force to develop a statewide response strategy, monitor outbreaks, study wastewater monitoring, and recommend cost-effective testing and prevention measures. An amendment extended the task force deadline, and the bill was reported favorably as a committee substitute.
The committee also approved SB 182, which creates the Home Away From Home tax credit for businesses donating to charities that house families of critically ill children, with supporters saying it would help expand lodging for families in need. SB 942, the chair’s bill on restrictive covenants in health care, would limit non-compete clauses for physicians under a salary threshold, with debate focused on patient access, workforce retention, and concerns about small practices and contract enforcement. The bill was reported favorably. Finally, the committee adopted SPB 7018 to preserve a public records exemption for minors seeking judicial bypass of parental consent requirements for abortion, and then reported it favorably. Several members later recorded votes on earlier bills, and the committee adjourned.
CO
Colorado 2026 Regular Session
Colorado Senate 2026 Legislative Day 042 Feb 25th, 2026
Colorado Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- there any no votes? there any no votes?
- Are there any no votes?
- Are there any<01:00:04.240>
no <01:00:04.480>votes? any no votes? any no votes? - Whether any no votes?"
- voting member appointed. voting member appointed.
Summary:
The Senate met with a quorum, approved the February 23, 2026 journal, and received several committee reports. Education recommended Senate Bill 67 be amended and sent to Appropriations, and Judiciary recommended Senate Bill 70 be amended and sent to Appropriations. The Education Committee also recommended confirmation of several Institute of Cannabis Research Governing Board appointments, and later the chamber confirmed a consent calendar of governor’s appointments, including members of the GOCO Trust Fund board, the Colorado Agriculture Development Authority, and the Wildlife Habitat Stamp Committee.
On the floor, the Senate passed several bills. Senate Bill 85 and Senate Bill 25, both on the consent calendar, passed unanimously. Senate Bill 5, concerning state court remedies for violations of federal constitutional rights during immigration enforcement, passed on a 20-11 vote after a brief reconsideration mix-up and was then repassed. Senate Bill 18, concerning legal protections for a minor and sealing a related name-change record, passed 20-11. Senate Bill 31, concerning lawful use of a prescription drug product containing a Schedule I controlled substance, passed 29-2.
The chamber then resolved into Committee of the Whole and took up Senate Bill 46, a property tax administration cleanup bill. After a Finance Committee report and adoption of amendment L003, the bill passed second reading and was ordered engrossed. The committee also laid over Senate Bills 53, 43, and 84 until February 25. Later, the Senate concurred with House amendments to Senate Bill 52, concerning coal transition communities and just transition money, and then repassed it. The Senate adopted the Committee of the Whole report and recessed until 11:00 a.m. after announcements and personal privilege remarks recognizing the Scientific and Cultural Facilities District and Musical Therapist Day.
AZ
Transcript Highlights:
- I vote no.
- I vote aye. Aye. Okay, I vote aye. Members, four ayes, three nays, zero not voting.
- I vote aye. I'll explain my vote. You may.
- I vote yes. Members, vote of four ayes, three nays, zero not voting.
- I vote yes. Members, I vote 4 to 3, with zero not voting.
Bills:
SB1433, SB1434, SB1435, SB1567, SB1571, SB1686, SB1745, SCR1024, SCR1025, HB2671, HB2676, HCR2044
Keywords:
county boundaries, Maricopa, Gila, Pinal, Yavapai, Yuma, La Paz, local governance, Arizona Revised Statutes, Maricopa county, county division, new counties, intergovernmental agreements, special election, shared use agreements, education, explicit material, parental consent, student protection, library access
Summary:
The committee approved the February 4, 2026 minutes and held SB 1571 until the following week. It then heard and advanced several measures, beginning with SB 1745, which would cap transaction privilege/excise tax rates in the state’s largest cities at 2.5% per classification unless approved by voters, and would allow enforcement through the attorney general and state-shared revenue withholding. Supporters argued it would protect taxpayers and restrain municipal tax increases; the bill received a technical amendment and a due pass recommendation. The committee also advanced SB 1686, renaming Wesley Bolin Memorial Plaza as the Wesley Bolin and Charlie Kirk Freedom Plaza and authorizing memorial placements for Don Bowles and Charlie Kirk, after brief supportive discussion and no substantive opposition testimony.
The committee spent substantial time on SB 1567 and SB 1435, both aimed at restricting public entities, schools, and libraries from exposing minors to sexually explicit materials and from using public facilities for sexually explicit filming or access. Supporters framed the bills as child-protection measures and cited examples of explicit books and materials in libraries and schools; opponents, including the ACLU, warned the definitions were broad, could chill speech, and could criminalize librarians and educators for handling constitutionally protected literature or sex-education materials. Both bills were amended and passed on 4-3 votes, with supporters emphasizing existing obscenity standards and opponents stressing First Amendment concerns and implementation problems.
The committee also advanced SB 1433 and SB 1434, which would redraw Maricopa County boundaries and, in the latter bill, create three new counties with a transition board and staggered elections. The sponsor argued Maricopa County had become too large and politically dominant, making government less representative and less responsive; opponents called the proposals expensive, disruptive, and politically motivated, citing concerns about debt division, duplicated county systems, and fiscal impacts. Both bills received due pass recommendations on 4-3 votes. Finally, the committee approved SCR 1024, requiring legislators to live in their district for one year before election, and SCR 1025, moving the legislative session start date from the second Monday to the fourth Monday in January; both resolutions passed unanimously or near-unanimously after sponsor testimony that they would modernize outdated rules and improve use of time.
NM
New Mexico 2025 Regular Session
IC - Legislative Education Study Nov 20th, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- And you're right, the Public Education Commission needs to be consulted in that process. that process
- Through this entire process, if that individual board member felt like they were wronged and the process
- And then, I mean, if it's a quick vote, it's a quick vote, and that's good.
- Putting a student in a SAP process, that student assistance team process often gets elevated to parents
- Thank you for being very engaged in the process.
VA
Virginia 2026 Regular Session
Cannabis Retail Market, Joint Commission to Oversee the Transition of the Commonwealth into a Jun 2nd, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- It’s an ongoing process.
- This process has been pretty bipartisan.
- Could any of the substitute be voted on separately, or just explain that process?
- Could any of the substitute be voted on separately or just explain that process?
- on, how we voted, and exactly what all these bills do.
US
US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
US House Floor Proceedings (Monday, September 15, 2025)
US Federal House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- resources to navigate that process. resources to navigate that process.
- of going through the VA benefit process. of going through the VA benefit process.
- Jackson of Illinois. >> Votes aye. I'll do it on this vote. I'll do it on this vote.
- that is the Voting Rights Act. that is the Voting Rights Act.
- preclare every voting law. preclare every voting law.
AL
Transcript Highlights:
- The members will vote. Have all the members voted?
- The members will vote. Have all the members voted? Clerk will Have all the members voted?
- The members will vote. vote. 60, nos. The BR is adopted. vote. 60, nos. The BR is adopted.
- We need 63 votes. We need 63 votes.
- on it before I vote. on it before I vote.
TX
Texas 89th Regular
89th Legislative Session - Second Called Session Aug 21st, 2025
Texas House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Darby voting aye. Meyer voting aye. Zwiener voting aye. Dallow voting aye.
- Meyer voting aye. If all members voted, it's Hull voting aye.
- Perez voting... aye. Dr. Lalani voting aye. Have all voted?
- Olcott voting aye. Show Mr. Harless voting aye. Have all voted?
- King voting aye. Show Mr. Berry voting aye. Have all members voted? Have all members voted?
Keywords:
youth camps, emergency preparedness, safety standards, health regulations, camp licensing, disaster preparedness, emergency management, flooding, mass fatality, mass casualty, fatality tracking, body recovery, autopsy, justice of the peace, medical examiner, county judge, sheriff, mayor, emergency coordinator, emergency manager license
HI
Hawaii 2025 Regular Session
CPN, CPN DEFER Public Hearings 01-31-2025
Transcript Highlights:
- Vice Chair votes aye. Chair also votes aye. Senator McKelvey?
- Chair votes aye. Vice Chair also votes aye. Senator McKelvey?
- Chair votes aye. Vice Chair also votes aye. Senator McKelvey?
- Chair votes aye. Vice Chair also votes aye. Senator McKelvey?
- Amendment chair votes I Vice chair also Amendment chair votes I Vice chair also votes<01:19:27.360>
Summary:
The committee opened by outlining hearing procedures, including a two-minute limit for live testimony, a request not to repeat written testimony, and a reminder about decorum. The first bill heard was SB 697, which would create a nonrefundable individual income tax credit for expenses to retrofit residences with wind-resistive devices. The Insurance Division said it supported the concept but noted it may need an appropriation or outside expertise to develop certification standards, while the Department of Taxation said the bill should retain a third-party certification requirement if the Insurance Division cannot administer the credit. The Hawaii Insurers Council supported the bill, and the Tax Foundation suggested a subsidy-style program would be more efficient than a tax credit and criticized the bill’s 100% credit structure. A testifier in support argued the measure would help homeowners fortify houses against hurricanes and reduce shelter demand; written testimony from several others, including HIEMA, was noted as supportive.
The committee then moved through SB 76, which would require the Hawaii Property Insurance Association to provide commercial property coverage after two private-market denials, and SB 83, which would require insurers to give advance written premium-change notices and explanations to common-interest community policyholders and the insurance commissioner, along with a report on premium increases. For SB 76, the State Insurance Division stood on its written comments, and testimony in support came from Michael Honda, the National Association of Mutual Insurance Companies, and Jessica Herzog. SB 83 drew more extensive discussion: the Insurance Division supported the need for better transparency, while the Hawaii Insurers Council opposed the bill, arguing that agents—not insurers—typically communicate with AOAO boards and that the measure could worsen an already difficult market. Insurance Division staff acknowledged widespread complaints from condo associations about lack of transparency and said the division had received many calls about premium increases and nonrenewals.
The discussion on SB 83 expanded into broader concerns about condo insurance, nonrenewals, surplus lines, and the difficulty of getting timely explanations for large premium increases. Committee members and testifiers described older buildings struggling to fund repairs and upgrades while facing steep insurance costs, and some urged the committee to craft baseline statutory protections for unit owners. The Insurance Division said surplus lines serve a critical gap-filling role and warned against regulating that market in a way that could slow access to coverage. No votes or final committee actions were taken in the portion of the meeting provided.
HI
Transcript Highlights:
- Favela, can you take the vote? Favela, can you take the vote?
- >> All right, so I I vote yes. >> All right, so I I vote yes.
- All right, yes, Vote on the lifeguards.
- Voting on SCR 56 and SR 54, the recommendations to pass unamended. Uh, Chair and Vice Chair vote I.
- If not, Senator Chang, I vote yes.
Keywords:
lifeguards, first responders, public safety, ocean safety, emergency response, community wellbeing, Pohakuloa, condemnation, federal government, land sovereignty, Hawaii, native Hawaiians, public trust land, invasive species, octocoral, Pearl Harbor, environment, Navy responsibility, marine ecosystem, ecosystem preservation
Summary:
The committee first heard SCR 56 and SR 54, which recognize open water lifeguards as first responders and acknowledge their role in emergency response and public safety. Testifiers from the Hawaiian Lifeguard Association, Hawaii Water Safety Coalition, Honolulu and Kauai Ocean Safety, and a junior guard all strongly supported the resolutions, describing lifeguards as often first on scene for drownings, cardiac arrest, spinal injuries, flooding rescues, and other emergencies. Several speakers said formal recognition would better reflect the work lifeguards already do and could improve training, support services, pay equity, and access to benefits such as retirement and trauma resources. Members asked about what legal or administrative changes would follow, and the discussion suggested the resolutions were a first step toward broader recognition and related policy changes.
The committee then took up SCR 25 and SR 22, opposing federal condemnation or threats of condemnation to take control of Pohakuloa and other state land. The Office of Hawaiian Affairs supported the resolutions, saying Pohakuloa has deep historical, cultural, genealogical, and ecological significance and that any future decisions should go through existing state legal processes with meaningful consultation with Native Hawaiians. Members discussed the role of the governor’s advisory process, the need to follow DLNR/BLNR procedures, and concerns about environmental and health violations at the site. The committee also noted 14 written testimonies in support.
Next, the committee heard SCR 79 and SR 81, urging the U.S. Navy to take responsibility for eradicating octocoral and other invasive species in Pearl Harbor waters, including West, Middle, and East Loch. DLNR supported the resolutions, and testimony focused on the spread of invasive coral, the difficulty of eradication, and the limited access state agencies have inside Pearl Harbor. Members raised concerns about contamination, responsibility for the problem, and whether the Navy should fund or carry out the cleanup; DLNR said it could not speak to broader contamination issues but supported the resolution as a way to encourage action. The committee then began discussion of SCR 179 and SR 174, which urge Maui County to enforce fire code provisions on brush clearance, fuel breaks, roadside vegetation clearing, and emergency access, with written support noted from Aloha Independent Living Hawaii.
MN
Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session
House OKs nearly $4 billion higher ed budget that would offset state grant program deficit 4/28/25
Minnesota House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- . process. process.
- Please vote no.
- Please vote no. hundreds of years. Please vote no.
- Members, we will need to vote on that by voice because we are in the process of call of the House.
- When we are under call, members are required to vote. Thank you. Members, please vote.