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FL
Florida 2026 Regular Session
FL House Floor Session - 2025-04-16 (2:00PM Session)
Florida House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Now we'll go back to the regularly scheduled programming of CS for CS for Senate Bill 232.
- This school is an after-school program, and they have graduated some amazing students.
- As preventable dental diseases will surge in our child population.
- And state programs like Medicaid are burdened with rising dental costs.
- This change prevents the potential for fraud and protects consumers.
Summary:
The Senate opened with a prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, doctor and guest introductions, and then moved to the special order calendar. Early bills passed included measures on the Florida Trust Code (SB 806/HB 1173), school district reporting requirements and educator misconduct reporting (SB 1374), debt collection email communications (SB 232), service of process updates (SB 576/HB 157), public lodging and food service establishments (SB 606), lien waivers and releases (SB 658), Crime Stoppers public records exemptions (SB 710), health care licensure and foreign-country business interests (SB 768, amended), diabetes management in schools (SB 772/HB 597), platting procedures (SB 784), fentanyl testing in hospitals (SB 1346/HB 1195), third-party reservation platforms (SB 940), electronic landlord-tenant notices (SB 1164/HB 615), leaving the scene of a crash restitution (SB 1378/HB 479), background screening for athletic coaches (SB 1546), surrendered infants and infant safety devices (SB 1690/HB 791), and affordable housing/Live Local Act changes (SB 1730, amended). Several other bills were temporarily postponed, including measures on trespass, higher education, transportation services, the UCC, altered sexual depictions, firearms during emergencies, Brownfields, false reporting, health care billing, motor vehicles, utility services, and others.
Most of the debate centered on a few controversial bills. Senators debated the fentanyl testing bill in support of faster detection and life-saving treatment, and the surrendered infants bill drew opposition over safety, anonymity, and liability concerns, though supporters argued baby boxes provide a monitored safe surrender option. The affordable housing bill received an amendment and broad support as a continuation of the Live Local Act, with changes to zoning, parking, height, and litigation procedures. The day’s most contentious measure was the agriculture/consumer services package (SB 700), where senators argued over the bill’s fluoride-related preemption; opponents criticized the policy and process, while the sponsor emphasized broader agriculture, consumer protection, and FFA-related provisions. That bill passed 27-9.
Votes on the other major bills were largely bipartisan and often unanimous or near-unanimous, with several bills passing 35-37 yeas and few or no nays. The Senate also adopted a motion to immediately certify all bills passed that day to the House. The session concluded with announcements recognizing visitors, including Taiwan representatives, and remarks about a lantern-lighting observance tied to the 250th anniversary of Paul Revere’s ride, followed by adjournment until the next scheduled meeting.
NM
New Mexico 2026 Regular Session
House - Appropriations and Finance Feb 6th, 2026 at 04:27 pm
House Appropriations & Finance
Transcript Highlights:
- Chair, should the program go on?
- The program is ready to go.
- We've identified a very good program, the Emergency Watershed Protection Program.
- Chairman and members of the committee, the EWP program, an actual cornerstone of the program, is that
- Chairman and members of the committee, the EWP program, an actual cornerstone of the program, is that
Keywords:
general appropriation, budget, Medicaid, education funding, public safety, SB193, acequia, community ditch, irrigation works construction fund, water infrastructure, ditch infrastructure, irrigation, New Mexico water law, agricultural water, farmers, Rio Grande, acequia association, forest land protection revolving fund, state fund transfer, irrigation projects
LA
Transcript Highlights:
- Its purpose is to prevent lawsuits against fossil fuel companies, against people, against Did you read
- What its purpose is to prevent lawsuits against fossil fuel companies, against people, against The bill
- So what this bill would do is prevent that type of claim here in the state of Louisiana.
- Thank you. ...prevent a governmental agency from enforcing its rules against a company?
- These fees help prevent the state from bearing the full cost of orphaned wells.
Keywords:
fishing gear, Oyster Bayou, shrimping, regulation, marine resources, HB621, Act 658, renewable energy, recycling, decommissioning, wind energy, solar power, solar facilities, wind turbines, energy infrastructure, end-of-life disposal, universal waste, recyclable materials, waste reduction, Department of Environmental Quality
LA
Transcript Highlights:
- Its purpose is to prevent lawsuits against fossil fuel companies, against people, against Did you read
- What its purpose is to prevent lawsuits against fossil fuel companies, against people, against The bill
- So what this bill would do is prevent that type of claim here in the state of Louisiana.
- Like, if this doesn't prevent a governmental agency from enforcing its rules against a company?
- These fees help prevent the state from bearing the full cost of orphaned wells.
Keywords:
fishing gear, Oyster Bayou, shrimping, regulation, marine resources, HB621, Act 658, renewable energy, recycling, decommissioning, wind energy, solar power, solar facilities, wind turbines, energy infrastructure, end-of-life disposal, universal waste, recyclable materials, waste reduction, Department of Environmental Quality
Summary:
The Senate Committee on Natural Resources met on May 14 and approved the April 29 minutes. The committee first heard HB 1056, which authorizes transfer of certain state property in Natchitoches Parish tied to a former school building now considered dilapidated and a nuisance; it was reported favorably. HB 841, described as a landman code of conduct bill and expropriation-related measure, was voluntarily deferred so the sponsor could work on additional changes over the interim.
The committee then took up HB 804, the Louisiana Energy Protection Act, which would bar future lawsuits seeking climate-change damages against fossil fuel companies and other entities. Supporters said it would prevent speculative climate litigation while preserving legitimate claims for permit violations and other existing statutory causes of action. Opponents from coastal litigation and the Sierra Club argued the bill was drafted too broadly and could affect legacy cases, property rights, and regulatory enforcement; the committee adopted Amendment 3875 to grandfather existing filed cases and make the bill effective upon gubernatorial signature, then reported the bill favorably as amended.
HB 621, requiring recycling of decommissioned renewable energy infrastructure and updating the state’s waste framework for modern energy components, was reported favorably. HB 637, which revises oil field site restoration fees and lowers rates for marginal, stripper, low-pressure, and incapable wells, was also reported favorably. Finally, SB 480, as amended, allowed boats to anchor in Oyster Bayou so long as they are not within an oyster lease and someone remains on board; the committee adopted the amendment and reported the bill favorably before adjourning.
OK
Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session
Appropriations and Budget Human Services Subcommittee REVISED: Correction- Rm 5S2 Jan 20th, 2026 at 08:30 am
A&B Human Services Subcommittee
Transcript Highlights:
- Are youer Agencies have the programs, such as first-time offender programs, so that there is something
- OK, so they hit the maps program and all of those capital improvements occurred within the maps program
- And the program, the voc rehab program, one of the constraints on it is that we have to spend 15% of
- or for whatever to the program.
- One of them is the client assistance program, the director of the clients The assistance program, the
MN
Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session
House Energy Finance and Policy Committee 3/11/25
Energy Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
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subject <00:04:02.599 - So what's to prevent a holding company that has operating subsidiaries from being set up to skirt the
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entities
NH
New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session
House Health, Human Services and Elderly Affairs (01/21/2026)
Health, Human Services and Elderly Affairs
Transcript Highlights:
- to do so. specific program, a complex program as specific program, a complex program as Representative
- that you have on the program. that you have on the program.
- participate in the 340B program. participate in the 340B program.
- to shut their dental program down. to shut their dental program down.
- Programs like Harbor Care in programs.
NM
New Mexico 2026 Regular Session
IC - Legislative Education Study Apr 30th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- One of our programs, if I can quote one of our program coordinators wrote us and said that they've noticed
- students in the program have improved their attendance.
- This program will change the course of their life.
- It really does help with access to instruction instructional programming.
- and these students' progress and our Team of Performances program.
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- I am personally committed to all the students in all of our programs.
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My students in all of our programs. My students in all of our programs. - A preventative seeing statewide.
- I'm with Hennepin County's Be@School program.
- We are Minnesota's largest truancy and end neglect reporting program.
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Floor Session May 22nd, 2026
California Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- The containers were added to the recycling program just two years ago.
- One, it would develop priority policies and programs.
- One, it would develop priority policies and programs.
- SB 1016 does not create a new program or expand Care Court.
- into law to allow future state treasurers to use and expand this program.
MN
Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session
House Public Safety Finance and Policy Committee 2/12/25
Public Safety Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- , Palmer, interim supervisor with the Violence Prevention Program Unit at the University of Minnesota
- My name is Caroline Palmer, and I'm the interim supervisor of the Violence Prevention Program Unit at
- This unit includes the human trafficking prevention and sexual violence prevention programs.
- I am the interim supervisor of the Violence Prevention Programs Unit at the Minnesota Department of Health
- My name is Caroline Palmer, and I am the interim supervisor of the Violence Prevention Programs Unit
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Business and Professions Committee Jul 8th, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- This bill also is required because with the Bureau, we needed to establish really a program of how to
- How do we prevent private cemetery abandonment in the first place?
- One student's partner in our counseling program was transferred to New York unexpectedly.
- For Phoenix, it prevents for-profit institutions from participating.
- It dictates that programs on military bases don't comply. That again runs counter to NC-SARA.
Summary:
The Assembly Business and Professions Committee heard a lengthy agenda of Senate bills, with most measures ultimately advancing on party-line or broad bipartisan votes after substantial testimony and several amendments. Early in the hearing, SB 418 by Sen. Menjivar was presented as a health access bill to codify ACA nondiscrimination protections in state law and require coverage for up to a 12-month supply of medically approved hormone therapy; supporters framed it as protecting continuity of care amid federal threats, while there was no opposition testimony. The committee later also took up SB 456, which would exempt muralists from contractor licensing requirements for commissioned fine art murals; supporters said recent enforcement had chilled mural projects and harmed artists and communities, and the bill passed unanimously to Appropriations. SB 641, part of the wildfire response package, and SB 774, a sunset review bill for the Department of Real Estate and Bureau of Real Estate Appraisers, also advanced with support and no opposition. SB 775 and SB 776, sunset extensions for the behavioral sciences, psychology, and optometry boards, passed after witnesses described technical changes and the need to keep the boards operating. SB 777, dealing with abandoned cemeteries, drew testimony from local governments, industry, and counties; after amendments removed a local takeover mandate and shifted the bill toward a stakeholder working group and study process, opposition softened or was withdrawn and the bill moved forward to Local Government. SB 790, on interstate reciprocity for online higher education, generated the most debate, with supporters arguing California students and institutions need stronger consumer protections and access to the national reciprocity framework, while opponents said the bill’s terms conflicted with the existing compact; it passed as amended to Appropriations after committee members emphasized continued work on student protections. The consent calendar, including SB 389 and SB 861, was also approved, and the committee adjourned after additional vote changes were recorded.
VT
Transcript Highlights:
- And if they did do the program, they would have increased liability protections. Thank you.
- voluntarily choosing to do this program voluntarily choosing to do this program or<00:04:35.480>
- And if they did do the program, or not.
- And if they did do the program, they<00:04:37.800>
would <00:04:38.160>have <00:04:39.080 - Madam Speaker, as the saying goes, an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.
Summary:
The House returned to action after a caucus on Senate Bill 218 and first rejected a proposed amendment. On third reading, members debated the bill’s impact on municipalities and salt-reduction efforts. Supporters said the bill was voluntary and would give municipalities increased liability protections if they chose to participate, while opponents argued it did not provide enough protection and could leave municipalities exposed if they failed to meet requirements. A roll call vote was taken after a member from Poultney requested it, and the House passed SB 218 in concurrence by a vote of 85-54.
The House then took up Senate Bill 163, relating to the role of advanced practice registered nurses in hospital care, and passed it in concurrence with proposal of amendment. For House Bill 237, relating to prescribing by doctoral-level psychologists, the member from Essex moved to delay action for one legislative day, and the motion carried, postponing the bill.
The session concluded with the completion of the orders of the day and a motion to adjourn until Thursday, April 16, 2026 at 1:00 p.m.
US
US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
An oversight hearing to examine Meta's foreign relations and representations to the United States Congress. Apr 9th, 2025 at 01:30 pm
Criminal Justice and Counterterrorism Subcommittee
Transcript Highlights:
- Let me just say as we begin this is a hearing that Facebook has tried desperately to prevent.
- They've absolutely gone to war to try to prevent it.
- She was a part of the Facebook Brass, and they have gone scorched earth to prevent her from telling what
- Why is it that Facebook is so desperate to prevent this witness from telling what she knows?
- Valley companies are famous, as you know, for their moonshot programs, such as Google X.
Keywords:
Meta, Facebook, whistleblower, regulation, China, user data, artificial intelligence, testimony, Congress
Summary:
The meeting of the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime and Counterterrorism focused on oversight of Meta's foreign relations and representations to Congress. An essential witness, Sarah Wynne-Williams, a former executive at Facebook, provided testimony outlining significant concerns about the company's practices and its complicity in aiding oppressive regimes. The atmosphere was charged, with ongoing debates about the regulation of big tech companies and the ethical implications of their policies. The committee explored topics such as user data management, whistleblower retaliation, and the need for legislative measures to protect users and enhance accountability in the tech sector. A notable point of contention was Facebook's alleged cooperation with the Chinese government regarding the dissemination of user data and AI tools, leading to serious ethical implications.
TX
Texas 89th 2nd C.S.
Senate SessionReading and Referral of Bills Mar 17th, 2025
Texas Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Senate Bill 34 by Sparks relating to the preparation, prevention, and mitigation of wildfires to Water
- Senate Bill 1916 by Eckhardt and Menendez relating to the use of a load management program to meet an
- Senate Bill 1918 by West relating to Relative and Kinship Care grant program administered by the Office
- Senate Bill 1946 by Zaffirini relating to the creation of Family Violence Criminal Homicide Prevention
- Senate Bill 1998 by Huffman relating to a preceptorship program in pediatric subspecialty for medical
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Budget Subcommittee No. 6 on Public Safety May 19th, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- It was a pilot program. It provides greater flexibility in terms of... It was a pilot program.
- Two other proposals were reduced in scope: the air cooling pilot program, which is the pilot program
- Two other proposals were reduced in scope: the air cooling pilot program, which is the pilot program
- While the very programs that meet these essential needs and prevent further harm remain underfunded.
- Your investment in this program is an investment in real lasting Grant program.
Summary:
The subcommittee heard May Revision presentations for the Office of Emergency Services, Judicial Branch, CDCR, and the Department of Justice, with the LAO offering comments and recommendations throughout. For Cal OES, the administration outlined funding for relocating the Red Mountain communications site, increased FEMA reimbursement authority, cybersecurity grants, next-generation 911 support, and a reduction to the Flexible Cash Assistance for Survivors of Crime program. Members raised concerns about VOCA backfill and disaster reimbursement, while the LAO recommended approving the 911 request with reporting, adding contingency planning for cybersecurity grants, clarifying the FEMA reimbursement language, and increasing reporting on emergency spending.
For the Judicial Branch, the May Revision included funding for implementation of the Trial Nations Access to Justice Act, reductions tied to court facilities and employee benefits, and General Fund solutions such as a reduction to the pretrial release program, a reversion from the Trial Court Trust Fund, and elimination of the jury duty pilot program. The LAO cautioned that the pretrial reduction could affect detention and release decisions and recommended tighter legislative oversight over the trust fund transfer and reallocation language. Members questioned the impact of the pretrial cut, the lack of Prop. 36 court funding, and the rationale for the jury pilot elimination; the Judicial Branch said it was generally supportive of the budget as proposed.
CDCR presented requests for roof repairs, fire alarm replacements, CalAIM-related costs, and trailer bill changes on incarcerated college students, mental health hiring, and tuberculosis testing, along with a planned prison closure by October 2026. The department also proposed reducing or delaying several items, including radio replacement, ADA improvements, COVID mitigation, and some facility upgrades, while adding a $125 million placeholder for consultant-driven operational savings. The LAO recommended rejecting or reducing several San Quentin-related proposals, questioned the staffing and contract medical requests, and urged more transparency on the consultant savings plan; members expressed concern about the realism of the savings targets and the potential legal or operational risks from delaying ADA and radio projects.
For DOJ, the May Revision proposed ongoing funding and 44 positions to defend against federal actions, IT and accounting system upgrades, implementation funding for AB 1877, and a special fund loan. The LAO supported the KLETS connection but asked for a contingency plan if the new DMV link is delayed, noted that AB 1877 would not be fully implemented without additional funding, and recommended limiting and reporting on the federal accountability workload. Members questioned the size and permanence of the DOJ request, the use of the earlier $25 million special session appropriation, and the pace of federal litigation; DOJ said the new request would support ongoing litigation, expert assistance, and coordination across multiple cases and states.
MN
Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session
House Fraud Prevention and State Agency Oversight Policy Committee 3/3/25
Fraud Prevention and State Agency Oversight Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- [Music] We are calling the meeting of the House Fraud Prevention and State Agency Oversight Committee
- that through a wide variety of programs that through a wide variety of programs but<00:02:22.480
- are competitive uh Grant programs are competitive uh Grant programs totaling<00:02:35.400>
163 - and Community Development programs and Community Development programs focused<00:02:53.800>
on - , not necessarily the grant programs.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Human Services Finance and Policy Committee 2/19/25
Human Services Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
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of we'll start with program of we'll start with program of all-inclusive<00 - <00:01:28.479>
was authorized or this program was authorized or this program was authorized - <00:09:55.320>
here fund a PACE program here fund a PACE program here um<00:09:58.600> - Minnesota has already done a lot of work in this space with our program, and so adding a PACE program
- You mentioned the D Day program as one of the sites that they can get those programs.
FL
Transcript Highlights:
- they become vulnerable to abuse from certain parties, that's a prime example of what we're trying to prevent
- they become vulnerable to abuse from certain parties, that's a prime example of what we're trying to prevent
- , and we're happy to work through some of the things, there's a lot of things that can be done to prevent
- But I don't think our industry should be penalized because they can't access a program.
- Relating to OGSR, administration of small business loan programs held by an economic development agency
Summary:
The Commerce and Tourism Committee first heard SB 410, which would add current and former licensed private investigators, and their spouses and children, to the list of people whose home address, phone number, date of birth, photographs, and related family information are exempt from public records disclosure. Sponsor Senator Trunow said the exemption is meant to protect investigators who work on sensitive matters such as fraud, missing persons, human trafficking, and abuse cases and may face retaliation. After a technical amendment was adopted, the committee heard testimony from a private investigator describing threats and safety concerns, then voted to report the bill favorably as CS/SB 410.
The committee then took up SB 216 on reemployment assistance eligibility verification. Senator McClain said the bill is intended to combat unemployment fraud by requiring claimants to contact five prospective employers per week, appear for scheduled interviews, and undergo regular identity, immigration, employment, and incarceration checks, with fraud information shared among agencies and published annually. Opponents, including labor advocates and representatives of construction and rural workers, argued the bill would add barriers for legitimate claimants, worsen Florida’s already low recipiency rate, and create problems for seasonal, rural, and transportation-limited workers. Supporters said the system needs stronger fraud controls and that employers and taxpayers bear real costs from noncompliance. The committee reported SB 216 favorably after debate.
In routine open-government sunset review business, the committee approved two committee bills. SPB 7014 extends for five years a public records exemption tied to Department of Legal Affairs investigations of a social media standards law, with staff noting the exemption has not been used because of ongoing constitutional litigation. SPB 7016 preserves a public records exemption for certain financial information held by an economic development agency when administering state or federally funded small business loan programs; supporters said the exemption protects applicants from fraud and harassment, while Senator Smith said he would vote no to remain consistent with his prior opposition. Both measures were submitted as committee bills and reported favorably, and the committee adjourned.
AZ
Transcript Highlights:
- What we should do is fund our programs appropriately.
- attempting to prevent... ...by intentionally preventing or attempting to prevent a person reasonably
- HB 2207, appropriation, braille transcription program.
- HB 2224, produce incentive program annual appropriation.
- HB 2224, produce incentive program annual appropriation.