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CO
Colorado 2026 Regular Session
Colorado House 2026 Legislative Day 101 Apr 24th, 2026
Colorado House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- They prepare summaries and analysis of bills so we can properly debate them here on the floor.
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here. - And then give better analysis when it comes all here. Because guess what?
MA
Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Session Jun 21st, 2026 at 11:00 am
Massachusetts Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- O'Day, relative to access to applied behavior analysis services in schools, comes from the House under
Summary:
The Senate opened with the Pledge of Allegiance and adopted a resolution offered by Senator Comerford recognizing Russell Russ Carrier’s 44 years of service to the Forbes Library. The chamber then took up several local bills, including an act amending the charter of the town of Provincetown and an act amending the charter of the city of Greenfield; both advanced on voice votes, with Provincetown passed to be engrossed and Greenfield ordered to a third reading and then passed to be engrossed.
The Senate also acted on committee reports and rule suspensions. A report from the Committee on Rules recommended suspending Joint Rule 12 for a bill filed by Senator Crighton to update Massachusetts student transportation; the Senate suspended the rules and referred the matter to the Committees on Public Safety and Homeland Security. A House petition concerning access to applied behavior analysis services in schools was likewise taken under Joint Rule 12 and referred to the Committee on Education.
On final passage, the Senate enacted a bill increasing the age limit for retired police officers serving as special police officers in Weston and a bill dissolving a special fund in Athol. The chamber also adopted an order extending the Committee on Agriculture and Fisheries’ reporting deadline on Senate Document No. 58 concerning oyster shell recycling until January 23, 2026. The Senate concluded by adjourning in memory of Manuel B. Barros after a brief memorial tribute and moment of silence, and set its next meeting for Thursday at 1:00 p.m. in formal session with the calendar.
MA
Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
Special Legislative Commission on Emerging Firearm Technology Jun 21st, 2026 at 11:00 am
Transcript Highlights:
- appropriates the funding necessary to support the work, including for the feasibility and viability analysis
Summary:
The Special Commission on Emerging Firearm Technology held its final meeting to consider and vote on its report. The chairs reviewed the commission’s charge under the 2024 act to study intentional firearm microstamping and personalized firearms (“smart guns”), and noted that a dissenting policy brief from Senator Durant and Representative Berthiaume, as well as a report from Commissioner Lazot on microstamps, would be appended to the final report.
On microstamping, the commission recommended that the General Court pursue legislation modeled on California and New York. The proposal would direct EOPSS to study feasibility and viability, set testing standards, require newly registered semi-automatic handguns to include microstamping once feasibility is established, create penalties for noncompliant manufacturers and for tampering, establish training/licensure for servicing microstamp-enabled firearms, and provide funding for implementation. The recommendation passed 9-3 with one abstention.
On personalized firearms, the commission endorsed tax incentives to encourage purchase, including a five-year sales tax exemption for personalized firearms. Two versions were approved: one without a trade-in requirement, which passed 10-2 with one abstention, and one with a trade-in of a non-personalized firearm, which passed 7-5 with one abstention. The commission then unanimously enough approved the final report itself, voting 8-3 with two abstentions to submit it to the General Court and conclude its work.
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Floor Session Feb 27th, 2025
California House Floor Meeting
NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
House Environment and Agriculture (01/28/2025)
Transcript Highlights:
- Yes, I'm saying that expansions don't need this because the point of doing the harm-benefit analysis
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Summary:
The Environment and Agriculture Committee held a hearing on HB 566, which would require permit applications for new landfills to include a detailed leachate management plan. The bill sponsor said the measure was prompted by recent reporting on leachate problems at New Hampshire landfills, including alleged violations at a Bethlehem facility and deficiencies at other sites, and argued the bill is meant to improve public health protections without dictating specific treatment methods or hindering innovation. The sponsor also said the proposal was developed with input from the Department of Environmental Services (DES) and industry representatives, and that a forthcoming amendment would revise the bill’s language to better fit the permitting process.
The sponsor explained that the amendment would move several requirements out of the contract section and into the planning section, change references such as “permit for construction” to “operating approval,” include landfill expansions, and remove language that could be read as requiring long-term contracts. Questions from members focused on whether the bill would create enforceable consequences if a plan is not followed, whether it would limit operators’ flexibility, and whether existing DES rules already cover the subject. The sponsor said enforcement details should be addressed by DES and emphasized that the bill would not lock operators into any particular contract or technology.
The Business and Industry Association testified in opposition to the bill as introduced, saying it appeared unnecessary because DES already regulates leachate through existing rules, including Env 806.53, and has authority to update those rules as technology changes. The witness argued that putting the requirements into statute could freeze the regulatory framework, create conflicts with future rulemaking, and make it harder for DES to respond quickly to new treatment methods or operational issues. No vote or final action was taken at the hearing.
NH
New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session
Senate Children and Family Law (03/19/2026)
Children and Family Law
Transcript Highlights:
- One is that there hasn't been enough time to really make an effective analysis of this new process and
- bill, I think the committee would be great to consider if the committee would find that a fiscal analysis
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- of our child support guidelines analysis of our child support guidelines and<02:27:19.600>
it
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- We believe that the cost analysis significantly underrepresents the costs of the mandates to nursing
- If the analysis is supposed to be zeroed out, the calculation and the guardrails that the legislature
- Instead, Senate File 1725 ensures the necessary analysis and funding is in place upfront, a step that
- Instead, Senate File 1725 ensures the necessary analysis and funding is in place upfront, a step that
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NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
Senate Health and Human Services (01/22/2025)
Health and Human Services
Transcript Highlights:
- I appreciate that we’ve gone ahead and started some of that analysis, knowing that ultimately we probably
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knowing started some of that analysis knowing started some of that analysis - know the date, place, the age, the state, you know, per procedure, so that we could actually do analysis
- know the date, place, the age, the state, you know, per procedure, so that we could actually do analysis
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do procedure so that we could actually do procedure so that we could actually do analysis
MA
Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
Informal House Session 2 Jun 21st, 2026 at 11:00 am
Massachusetts House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- O'Day relative to access to applied behavior analysis services in schools to the Committee on Education
Summary:
The House opened with the Pledge of Allegiance and then took up several committee reports and routine procedural matters. It adopted a resolution congratulating the Warren Public Library on its 150th anniversary and approved an order extending the reporting deadline for the Committee on Labor and Workforce Development to March 18, 2026. The House also suspended Joint Rule 12 to allow a petition on access to applied behavior analysis services in schools to go to the Committee on Education.
The chamber then acted on a number of bills and local matters. It passed to enact Senate 2799, establishing a sick leave bank for Jeffrey Yacanthi of the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education, and House 4233, amending the charter of the city of Malden. The House also concurred in Senate amendments to House 4031, increasing the age limit for retired police officers serving as special police officers in Weston, and House 4401, dissolving a special fund in Athol. In addition, it ordered several bills to a third reading, including measures on professional employer organizations, Boston Police Department age waivers for several named applicants, and continued employment of Rochester Fire Chief Scott Weigel.
The House briefly observed a silent tribute requested by Representative Beal for retired Associate Justice and former State Representative Michael F. Flaherty Sr., who had recently died. The session ended after the House agreed to adjourn until the following Monday at 11 a.m. in informal session.
MA
Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
Informal House Session 73 Jun 21st, 2026 at 11:00 am
Massachusetts House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- A petition of Michael O'More for legislation relative to applied behavioral analysis reimbursement rates
Summary:
The House opened with the Pledge of Allegiance and then took up several procedural matters. It adopted a Rules Committee report extending the reporting deadline for the Committee on Aging and Independence to December 3, 2025. The House also concurred in Senate referrals and suspended Joint Rule 12 on multiple petitions, including a proposal on education reporting for out-of-home placement students, a petition on applied behavioral analysis reimbursement rates, seasonal communities and housing-related petitions, and a witness intimidation petition.
The Committee on Steering, Policy and Scheduling then reported a slate of local bills for consideration, including measures on South Boston park and field space, memorial markers for fallen officers in Milton and Canton, sustainable water resource funds, charter changes for Millis and Cambridge, a Hanson local licensing matter, a Haverhill Board of Health membership increase, and the Cambridge Employment and Job Training Trust. The House suspended Rule 7A, took second readings, and ordered these bills to a third reading.
Later, the House considered and passed to be engrossed three bills on third reading: a Melrose senior citizen property tax exemption, a new charter for the City of Cambridge, and a Maynard alcohol license bill. The session concluded with adoption of an adjournment order setting the next meeting for Thursday at 11 a.m., and the House adjourned accordingly.
AZ
Arizona 2026 Regular Session
06/12/2026 - House Democratic Caucus Calendar #25
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- The final report would include an analysis of the overall cost of implementing a more efficient, geographically
FL
Florida 2025 Regular Session
Education Postsecondary Mar 17th, 2025
WY
Transcript Highlights:
- Chairman, members of the committee, two entities have done this analysis.
- The Economic Analysis Division is another.
- Chairman, members of the committee, two entities have done this analysis.
- The Economic Analysis Division is another.
- The Economic Analysis Division is another.
OK
Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session
Appropriations and Budget 3rd Revision: SB2060 laid over 4/6, added to today's agenda Apr 7th, 2026 at 04:30 pm
Appropriations and Budget
Transcript Highlights:
- The measure broadens the commission's comparative analysis of its incentives to include other states'
Keywords:
research funding, development rebate, Oklahoma Department of Commerce, tax incentives, higher education partnerships, property tax, valuation increase, taxpayer rights, homestead, protest process, reading instruction, literacy, educational equity, intervention services, third grade retention, Strong Readers Act, Medicaid, ADvantage Waiver, home-based services, eligibility criteria
FL
Florida 2026 4th Special Session
February 4, 2026 - 01:30 PM
Transcript Highlights:
- In the staff analysis it talks about the impact, do you have any idea around what the administrative
NM
New Mexico 2025 Regular Session
Senate - Tax, Business and Transportation Mar 21st, 2025
Senate Tax, Business & Transportation
Transcript Highlights:
- Only because the committee analysis says that on page 13, subsection B and G are identical.
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Banking and Finance Committee Mar 18th, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- And so this is a measure that the analysis says, in quoting the author, closes a loophole.
Summary:
The Assembly Banking and Finance Committee met to hear its only agenda item, AB 493 by Assemblymember Harabedian, which would require lenders to pay interest to homeowners on post-loss insurance payouts held in escrow. The author said current law already pays interest on some escrowed funds, but excludes insurance proceeds after a loss; he argued the bill would help wildfire survivors and other homeowners rebuilding after major property damage. He noted amendments clarifying that the bill applies only to loans and only to insurance payouts still held in escrow on or after the bill’s effective date.
Support came from the Consumer Federation of California, whose representative said the measure closes a loophole and would provide modest but meaningful help to homeowners facing long rebuild timelines. The California Bankers Association did not oppose the bill but raised concerns about aligning it with existing mortgage servicing law and the treatment of hazard insurance proceeds, saying it wanted to work with the author on technical issues. Committee members expressed support, emphasizing the need to help displaced homeowners access funds more quickly.
The committee voted unanimously to pass AB 493 and refer it to the Assembly Committee on Appropriations. The roll call showed the bill receiving eight votes, and the committee then adjourned.
FL
Florida 2025 Regular Session
Military and Veterans Affairs, Space, and Domestic Security Mar 11th, 2025
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Conference Committee on HF2431 5/8/25
Transcript Highlights:
- Ken Savory, nonpartisan House fiscal analysis.
- a reduction of tape Ken Savory nonpartisan house fiscal tape Ken Savory nonpartisan house fiscal analysis
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Summary:
The Higher Education Finance and Policy Conference Committee met publicly to compare House and Senate positions on the higher education budget, with the chairs emphasizing transparency and alternating gavel control. Nonpartisan fiscal staff walked through a spreadsheet of differences across the Office of Higher Education and Minnesota State, including major items such as state grants, childcare grants, work study, tribal college grants, emergency assistance grants, hunger-free campus grants, student parent support, direct admissions, paramedic scholarships, and several medical residency and fellowship programs. The House and Senate also differed on administrative funding, campus sexual assault reporting, and a House FY25 cancellation that would be carried forward.
Members discussed several of the larger policy and funding choices. The Senate explained its increase for Minitex as support for operating costs and statewide access to information. The House explained its cuts to student parent support and other items as necessary to work within a zero target and to prioritize direct aid to students, while the Senate said it focused on direct appropriations and access-related programs. On hunger-free campus grants and emergency assistance grants, the Senate said it was changing the distribution method and direct appropriations rather than reducing the overall money, while the House noted differences in whether nonprofit institutions remained included.
The committee also reviewed Senate-only additions and reductions in Minnesota State, including free course materials, Lake Superior College remediation, and changes to the Kids on Campus appropriation. A representative from Lake Superior College testified that the PAS remediation funding would help address contamination issues at an emergency training site near Lake Superior and that the money was shifted from the Kids on Campus initiative. No final conference agreement or vote was taken in the portion of the meeting provided; the committee continued discussing differences and testimony.