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MA
Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
Informal House Session 51 Jun 21st, 2026 at 11:00 am
Massachusetts House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Committee on Rural Reports recommending the following resolutions ought to be adopted.
- Report of committee: The Committee on Rules and the committees on rules of the two branches acting concurrently
- Rules are suspended. The question comes on suspension of Joint Rule 12.
- Joint Rule 12 is suspended.
- The report of committee, the Committee on Steering, Policy and Scheduling, reports recommending the following
Summary:
The House first adopted several committee-reported resolutions honoring individuals and community achievements, including Virginia Ann Conley, New Betancourt, Joseph P. Nickerson Sr. on his 100th birthday, and Andrew Labovitz for attaining Eagle Scout. It also suspended Joint Rule 12 to allow a petition by Stephen Altrino concerning treatment of cleft palate and cleft lip to move to the Committee on Financial Services.
The House then took up two local bills on second reading: H.5334, allowing Franklin to increase its local hotel excise tax limit, and H.5365, amending the Falmouth Home Rule Charter to create a Licensing Commission. Both were ordered to a third reading. Later, the House passed to be enacted S.1446, changing the residency requirement for the Tewksbury town manager, and two Haverhill police age-exemption bills for Nick Santos and Anthony Morales. It also passed to be engrossed S.3018, authorizing Berkeley to recall elected officials, and H.5099, allowing Rainham to grant an additional all-alcoholic-beverages license.
The House adopted an order to meet again Wednesday at 11 a.m. and a special adjournment in memory of former Representative Benjamin Swan of Springfield, who served from 1994 to 2016. The session then adjourned.
MA
Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
Informal House Session 51 Jun 1st, 2026
Massachusetts House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Rules are suspended. Questions? Question comes on adoption of the resolutions.
- Report of committee: The Committee on Rules and the committees on rules of the two branches acting concurrently
- Rules are suspended. Question comes on suspension of Joint Rule 12.
- Joint Rule 12 is suspended.
- Report of committee: The Committee on Steering, Policy and Scheduling reports recommending the following
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Floor Session - Part 3 - 05/16/26
Minnesota Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- President, our rules do call for conference committees, just as committees that are trying to make decisions
- This is rule number 46, conference committees. It's a very short section.
- The committee on rules and administration may constitute a standing subcommittee on conference committees
- The committee on rules starting over.
- The committee on rules and<02:06:13.360><c> administration</c><02:06:14.159><c> may</c><02:06:14.400>
ID
Transcript Highlights:
- House Bill 683 by the Judiciary, Rules and Administration Committee, relating to second...
- Refer to Judiciary Rules Administration Committee for printing.
- 683 by the Judiciary, Rules and Administration Committee, relating to sex offenders.
- The rules went through the Revenue and Taxation Committee and were approved.
- Speaker, we are the Committee on Judiciary, Rules and Administration.
HI
Hawaii 2026 Regular Session
House Chamber - Thu Feb 12, 2026, 12:00PM HST - Day 14
Hawaii House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Standing committee report number 207-26, 208-26. committee reports numbers 202-26 committee reports numbers
- </c> rule House Rule 62.5. rule House Rule 62.5.
- </c><00:40:34.960><c> that</c> the ruling of the chair uh to rule that the ruling of the chair uh to
- under the house rules there is no ruled under the house rules there is no conflict<00:48:02.560><c>
- chair's ruling.
Keywords:
gambling, prediction markets, Hawaii gambling laws, financial contracts, ethical concerns, electric bicycles, micro-mobility devices, safety regulations, traffic laws, insurance exemption, high-speed electric devices, land use, ropeway, transportation, state regulation, government exemption, building code, permitting process, training, state council
FL
Transcript Highlights:
- Committee Substitute for Committee Substitute for... ...Committee Substitute for Committee Substitute
- Committee Substitute for Committee Substitute for Committee Substitute for Senate Bill 902, a bill to
- I move that CS for CS for CS for HB 905, Foreign Influence, be withdrawn from the Committee on Rules
- I move that CS for CS for CS for HB 905, Florin Influence, be withdrawn from the Committee on Rules and
- Committee Substitute for Committee Substitute for Committee Substitute for Committee Substitute for Senate
Summary:
The Senate convened with a quorum, opening with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, and a series of recognitions for interns, staff, and guests. Members also honored a retiring Senate staffer and a wounded veteran, then moved into returning House messages and special order bills. Several measures were taken up and either concurred in or sent back to the House, with multiple unanimous or near-unanimous votes on noncontroversial bills.
Among the bills addressed were SB 118 on recreational vehicle park assessments, SB 572 on ethics for public officers and employees, and HB 991 on election integrity. SB 118 and SB 572 were amended to reflect House changes and passed 38-0. HB 991 drew extensive debate over voter registration and identification requirements, with opponents arguing it would burden students, seniors, disabled voters, and others, while supporters said it would strengthen election security and streamline verification; it passed 27-12. The chamber also approved bills on historic cemeteries, chickee regulation, habitual traffic offender designation, military affairs, and a Department of Health package.
The Department of Health bill (SB 902/HB 733) was the subject of detailed amendment work, including changes to medical marijuana rules, NICU educational materials, Early Steps, dental loan repayment, and pediatric trauma center designation. The Senate adopted an amendment to the amendment and then passed the bill 37-0. Other measures included a funeral services bill, which the Senate refused to concur in because the House strike-all would redefine cremation to include composting, and a veterans-related bill that was temporarily postponed. The Senate also recessed briefly, then returned to continue the calendar and additional recognitions.
MA
Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
Informal House Session 78 Jun 21st, 2026 at 11:00 am
Massachusetts House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Report of committee.
- The Committee on Rules reports recommending that the following resolutions ought to be adopted: resolutions
- Report of committee.
- The Committee on Rules, to whom were referred the order filed by Representatives Haggerty of Woburn and
- The Committee on Rules, to whom is referred the order filed by Representatives Barber of Somerville and
Summary:
The House took up several committee reports and adopted a series of congratulatory resolutions, including recognition of the Monson Lions Club’s 70th anniversary, the town of Groveland’s 175th anniversary, and James McLaughlin’s retirement from the Franklin Fire Department. The chamber also considered two emergency preambles for sick leave bank bills and adopted both, for James Caruso of the Department of Transportation and Carlos Borges of the Department of Correction. A separate bill dissolving the Wellesley Housing Development Corporation was passed to be enacted.
The Rules Committee reported and the House adopted orders extending reporting deadlines for the Housing Committee and the Environment and Natural Resources Committee. The Steering, Policy and Scheduling Committee then listed a number of bills for House consideration, including measures on the Gloucester Fisheries Commission, a special mayoral election in Methuen, assault and battery on a transit worker, retirement benefits for Levera Gilbert and Leo McCaskill, Veterans Suicide Awareness and Remembrance Day, recall elections in Berlin, special police officer age limits in Weston, moderator terms in Holden, legal notices in Hingham, and support orders for adult children in need of support. The House suspended Rule 7A, ordered these bills to a third reading, and later passed several of them to be engrossed.
On third reading, the House passed to be engrossed bills increasing the income limit for Ipswich’s senior tax deferral program, adjusting Springfield’s local property tax assessment rules, and amending the Seacon town charter. The Seacon bill was amended by substitution before passage. The two sick leave bank bills for Caruso and Borges were then passed to be enacted. The House also adopted an order to adjourn to meet the following Tuesday at 11 a.m., and then adjourned.
NH
New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session
Committee of Conference on HB 194, HB 609, HB 1279, HB 1365 (05/27/2026)
Transcript Highlights:
- </c> rule, right? rule, right?
- </c> into rule making right away. into rule making right away.
- There's actually no rule against attaching a bill that the set you killed or we killed to a committee
- </c> committee at that time. committee at that time.
- </c> relative to rule making. relative to rule making.
Summary:
The meeting began as a Committee of Conference on House Bill 194, but the discussion quickly centered on whether to remove an attached bill, 504, because of concerns about a possible fee or tax and a House rule issue. Members debated the procedural posture of the bill, whether the House version had been non-concurred, and whether the conference committee could still resolve the issue by adopting the House amendment or reconsidering the non-concur. The exchange became tense, with one side warning that failing to pass the measure could jeopardize a linked rural health transformation grant worth about $20 million. The committee ultimately recessed without resolving the 194/504 dispute and planned to return the next day.
The committee then opened conference on House Bill 609, which dealt with use-of-force/self-defense language and restraint/seclusion authority in health care settings. On the self-defense portion, House members argued strongly for restoring vehicle language, saying people should be able to defend themselves in a car the same way they can in a home, especially in carjacking or assault situations where no weapon is displayed. Senate members expressed concern about expanding deadly-force protections too broadly and suggested narrowing the language to focus on imminent harm to the person, not property, while also questioning where the provision should be placed in statute.
The second major topic in HB 609 was who may order restraint or seclusion in clinical settings. House members argued that physicians are not always immediately available, especially in hospitals and emergency settings, and that APRNs and physician associates should be able to act in crises if properly trained and credentialed. Senate members raised concerns about scope of practice and asked whether the language implied patient consent was required; the Senate side explained that consent language was intended to address capacity and informed decision-making, not to require voluntary consent to restraint. The discussion ended with the sides still apart, though the Senate floated a compromise allowing physician associates to order restraint when no doctor is physically on the premises, while not yet extending that authority to APRNs. The committee took a short break to continue negotiations on the firearm/self-defense piece.
ID
Idaho 2026 Regular Session
Agenda Feb 23rd, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- So, committee, just for your information...
- This is a statute and a rule of our own.
- So that's where I would ask the committee to approve the pending rule docket number 58-0111-211, except
- Okay, committee, we have House Bill 587. Okay, committee.
- Hey, are you talking about rules? Oh, silly me, rules. Yes. Oh, silly me. Rules. Yes.
Summary:
The committee began with a brief introduction of a new Senate page, Antoine Taylor, who spoke about his interest in the legislative process, his plans to serve a mission in Paris, and his future goal of studying business at BYU-Idaho. Members then took up several routine items, including confirmation of gubernatorial appointee James Keating to the Parks and Recreation Board and approval of multiple sets of committee minutes, all of which passed without opposition.
The committee heard a presentation from the Department of Environmental Quality on the groundwater quality rule under zero-based regulation. Jerry Henry explained that the rule updates and streamlines groundwater standards, including adopting current drinking water standards by reference and adding or revising standards for arsenic, uranium, lead, and PFAS. Because of ongoing federal litigation over PFAS standards, the committee approved the rule docket with exceptions, rejecting the sections that incorporated the unresolved federal standards. The committee also heard from gubernatorial appointee Michael Leiden, whose confirmation was held for a later meeting after members asked about his extensive oil and gas background in Alaska.
House Bill 587, which would provide continuous spending authority for revenues in the Idaho Rangeland Improvement Act account, was then debated. The sponsor said the bill was needed so funds from grants and federal partners could be spent without delay, citing lost funding in the past. Several senators expressed concern about giving up legislative appropriation control, but the bill passed the committee on a 6-2 vote. The meeting concluded with the Idaho Department of Lands annual update from Director Dustin Miller, who reviewed timber, fire, and stewardship operations, described record revenue and aggressive fire suppression efforts, and warned that proposed budget holdbacks could reduce staffing, slow treatment projects, and increase fire risk and costs. He also discussed House Bill 511, which would raise the cap on the structure surcharge for improved private forest parcels to support wildfire preparedness and suppression.
TX
Texas 89th Regular
Senate Special Committee on Congressional Redistricting Jul 25th, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- For the 89th Legislature, the committee rules are identical to what the redistricting committee passed
- Are there any questions regarding the committee rules? I think they're pretty straightforward.
- Hearing none, the committee rules—I'm sorry, Senator Alvarado? Yes, registering my no vote.
- But unless I'm reading the rule wrong, the committee shall have the power to compel the attendance and
- An SR-5 that we passed on Monday in Rule 2, subsection F states, the committee may not consider or take
HI
Transcript Highlights:
- We ask that the committee pass it as is.
- </c> OIP fur further Clarity on what rules OIP fur further Clarity on what rules they<00:06:51.360><c
- establishes the parameters and the rails and the rules, and the admin rules come in and fill in the
- </c><00:18:14.480><c> Keith</c> chair members of the committee Keith chair members of the committee Keith
- </c> discuss this with the other committees discuss this with the other committees in<00:50:05.599><c
Committee:
Senate Government Operations
Summary:
The committee first heard House Bill 412 HD1, which would expand the definition of lobbying to include certain communications with high-level officials about procurement decisions and create presumptions regarding lobbying on behalf of private clients. The State Ethics Commission and State Procurement Office supported the measure, saying it would improve transparency and align Hawaii with other states, while the Hawaii Primary Care Association opposed it over concerns that employers and others could be swept in too broadly. No public testimony or questions led to any action on the bill during the hearing.
The committee then took up House Bill 131, which would allow agencies to disclose government records to researchers for certain research purposes and clarify the Office of Information Practices’ rulemaking authority. OIP and the Public First Law Center supported the bill, arguing it would create uniform standards and that concerns could be handled through rules. The University of Hawaiʻi system, DBEDT, DHS, DLNR, and others raised concerns about the breadth of the terms “research” and “researcher,” privacy, confidential information, and possible misuse; Hawaiian Electric also warned about access to sensitive infrastructure information. Members questioned whether the bill was premature and whether definitions should be narrowed in statute, and OIP said it would consider working with agencies and the University on clearer definitions.
House Bill 792 HD1, relating to the Office of the Legislative Analyst, drew no testimony beyond a late written support from the Hawaii Children’s Action Network, and the committee moved on without discussion. The committee then heard House Bill 1424, which would restrict transfers between appropriated funds for positions and operating expenses. Budget and Finance explained that current practice allows transfers from payroll to other current expenses when there are savings, but legislative appropriations for specific purposes must still be spent for that purpose. Several agencies expressed opposition or concerns, saying the bill could reduce flexibility, especially in response to federal funding changes or vacant positions, though members emphasized transparency and accountability. Budget and Finance suggested a reporting approach instead, and the committee discussed quarterly reporting as a possible alternative.
Finally, the committee began House Bill 1153 HD1, which concerns funding adjustments for state programs and capital improvement projects and establishes a protocol fund. Budget and Finance, DAGS, and the State Procurement Office supported the measure, while the General Contractors Association and several construction-related groups opposed section two, arguing it would undo recent procurement protest-bond safeguards adopted in Act 162. The hearing then moved on toward House Bill 1297, but the transcript cuts off before that bill was fully discussed.
MA
Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
Formal House Session 54 Jun 10th, 2026
Massachusetts House Floor Meeting
WA
Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Business, Trade & Economic Development Feb 4th, 2026 at 08:00 am
Business, Trade & Economic Development
Transcript Highlights:
- Members of this committee, before we start, for the record let me state that Senate Rule 45 allows the
- I move the proposed substitute receive a due pass recommendation and be sent to the Rules Committee.
- I move that the bill receive a due pass recommendation and be sent to the Rules Committee.
- I move that the bill receive a due pass recommendation and be sent to the Rules Committee.
- I move that the bill receive a due pass recommendation and be sent to the Rules Committee.
Bills:
SB6248 , SB5976 , SB6079 , SB6250 , SB6257 , SB6289 , SB6230 , SB6312 , SB6149 , SGA9060 , SGA9169 , SGA9265 , SGA9266
Keywords:
travel insurance, travel protection plan, travel assistance services, cancellation fee waiver, travel retailer, travel administrator, limited lines producer, insurance producer license, blanket travel insurance, trip cancellation, trip interruption, travel medical coverage, emergency evacuation, repatriation, inland marine, premium tax, consumer protection, unfair trade practice, insurance commissioner, Washington RCW
ID
Transcript Highlights:
- Speaker, we, the Committee on Judiciary, Rules and Administration, report that we have read and approved
- Speaker, we, the Committee on Judiciary, Rules and Administration, report that we have printed House
- House Bill No. 668 by the Judiciary, Rules and Administration Committee, an act relating to child custody
- Committee, House Resource and Conservation Committee.
- House Judiciary, Rules and Administration Committee will meet Friday, February 13th, upon adjournment
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- Members, Senate Resolution No. 84 is referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration, and no action
- </c> pursuant to rule 40.7. pursuant to rule 40.7.
- And because this is purely policy, I ask that you rule it out of order under Rule 35.2. other committees
- </c> rule it out of order under Rule 35.2. rule it out of order under Rule 35.2.
- </c> adhere to that rule. adhere to that rule.
NH
New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session
Senate Executive Departments and Administration (03/11/2026)
Executive Departments and Administration
Transcript Highlights:
- </c> state veterans advisory committee. state veterans advisory committee.
- Uh questions from the committee. committee. committee. >> All<00:38:30.400><c> right.
- Administration Committee. Um we are Administration Committee.
- Questions from the committee. committee. committee. Seeing<00:47:28.880><c> none.
- </c> strike, your out rule. Yeah. strike, your out rule. Yeah.
FL
Florida 2026 Regular Session
FL House Floor Session - 2026-02-17 (1:00PM Session)
Florida House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Speaker, your Rules and Ethics Committee here was submits a special order for Tuesday, February 17, 2026
- Speaker, I move that the rules be waived in C.S.
- Speaker, I move the rules be waived.
- Speaker, I move that the rules be waived.
- I move that the rules be waived in the CS for HB 1115.
Summary:
The House opened with prayer, a moment of silence for the Reverend Jesse Jackson and Joseph Di Alessandro, the Pledge of Allegiance, and announcements confirming a quorum. Members also adopted the special order report and recognized several guests in the gallery, including former Speaker Dan Webster and law enforcement and civic visitors. The chamber then moved through a long special-order calendar of bills, mostly on third reading, with several measures passing unanimously or by wide margins.
Among the bills considered were measures on civil procedure and estates, including C.S. HB 1407 on commencement of civil actions, HB 895 on trustee settlement and discharge, C.S. HB 1337 on estates, HB 131 on curators of estates, and C.S. HB 351 on concurrent legislative jurisdiction over military installations. The House also passed C.S. HB 441 on conservation lands, which would lengthen notice and increase transparency for land swaps involving conservation property, and C.S. CS HB 919 on commercial service airports, which created a statutory definition for major airports and preempted local naming authority for several airports. HB 919 drew extensive debate over the proposed naming of Palm Beach International Airport after President Donald J. Trump, with amendments to delay or alter the naming failing before the bill passed.
Other bills approved included HB 409 requiring K-12 schools to observe Veterans Day, CS HB 461 allowing certain students to volunteer at polling places for community service hours, CS HB 1115 creating grants for genetic counseling education, HB 569 revising forensic client services, CS HB 505 regulating virtual currency kiosks to address fraud, and HB 271 on foreign and alien bail bond insurers. The House also passed HB 191 on re-employment assistance eligibility verification after extended questioning about its effects on benefits, appeals, and suitable work standards. One bill, CS HB 243 on electric bicycles, was temporarily postponed, and CS HB 1073 on school districts was also postponed.
AZ
Transcript Highlights:
- I'm Jeff Christofferson, the committee secretary for this committee.
- You might also recognize me from the Dino Committee and Rules. Thank you.
- And it's my fourth... ...me from the Dino Committee and Rules. Thank you.
- Let's do that in Rules Committee. He interrupted some. Yes. Yes. Sally Fourth, thank you.
- Rule 61 of the rules of the Arizona Supreme Court, or the rules of civil procedure or criminal procedure
Bills:
SB1003 , SB1006 , SB1029 , SB1037 , SB1038 , SB1039 , SB1040 , SB1053 , SB1057 , SB1060 , SB1061 , SB1068 , SB1069
Committee:
Senate Judiciary and Elections
Keywords:
election, canvass, certification, ballot tabulation, write-in candidates, registration, voting procedures, campaign finance, contribution limits, reporting requirements, political action committees, elections, campaign contributions, candidate committees, posthumous provisions, termination process, Arizona Revised Statutes, voting systems, vote tabulation, election security
MO
Transcript Highlights:
- I'm also on that Rules Committee, so if I have to run out after my testimony, I'm happy to answer any
- So the main change here is to apply all of these rules to continuing committees, right? Yes.
- So the main change here is to apply all of these rules to continuing committees, right? Yes.
- So the main change here is to apply all of these rules to continuing committees, right? Yes.
- So the main change here is to apply all of these rules to continuing committees, right? Yes.
Summary:
The Elections Committee met in executive session first and adopted a House Committee substitute for House Bill 2387, which combined HB 2387 and HB 2480. The substitute removed provisions on extending no-excuse in-person absentee voting and shortening the absentee voting window, shifted the presidential candidate filing fee to be set by state party committees, and added language to bind presidential delegates to primary results while allowing national party rules to control where required. Members discussed the legal basis for delegate binding, party input on the substitute, and the role of closed primaries, then the committee voted 10-2-1 to do pass HB 2387 as substituted. The committee also passed House Bill 1987 and House Concurrent Resolution 23 without opposition, and passed House Bill 1802 after members discussed election transparency and concerns about applying the measure uniformly across counties; the vote was 11-2.
In public hearing, the committee heard House Bill 2605, which would update election notice requirements, especially for bond elections. Sponsor Rep. McGaugh and the State Auditor’s office said the bill would address technical publication errors that had jeopardized voter-approved bond issues by allowing notice defects to be cured if no election contest is filed within 30 days, while also allowing one newspaper publication and one direct mailing notice. Testimony from county clerks, school administrators, a fire district, the Missouri Press Association, and others generally supported the bill as a practical fix, though one witness urged broader website posting of notices. The hearing also covered House Bill 2301, a campaign finance cleanup bill that would clarify definitions and reporting rules in Chapter 130, especially for continuing committees and indirect political spending; the sponsor said it was intended to fix ambiguity from prior law, and the only testimony in favor called for additional restrictions on recurring donations and more transparency.
Finally, the committee heard House Bill 1787, which would require schools used as polling places to treat election days as school holidays beginning in the 2026-27 school year. The sponsor said the bill was intended to improve child safety and could also help with staffing and voter participation, while members raised concerns about school calendars already being set and whether the mandate should instead be optional or delayed to a later school year. A witness in favor supported the safety goal but asked for local control and a later effective date. No opposition testimony was presented, and the committee adjourned after the hearing.
ID
Transcript Highlights:
- Welcome, committee.
- It's a temporary and pending rule. Mr.
- That would be the second page of rules.
- Committee, any other questions? Seeing none, committee, we have docket 16-066.
- federal rule.
Committee:
Senate Health and Welfare