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TX
Transcript Highlights:
- Cyber attacks from criminal networks and adversarial nation-states have grown exponentially year over
- Cyber attacks from criminal networks and adversarial nation-states have grown exponentially year over
- against our critical infrastructure, whether it’s attacks against our cities and our schools, and of
- “Well, if you look at how much and how significant these attacks are, and I’ll give you some examples
- These are all out there attacking individuals.”
Bills:
HB 120 , HB20 , HB150 , HB6 , HB 100 , HB 124 , HB210 , HB215 , HB1393 , HB1587 , HB 1151 , HB 1268 , HB142 , HB451 , HB39 , HB 102 , HB 126 , HB290 , HB300 , HB2143 , HJR2 , HB147 , HJR6 , HB 120 , HB20 , HB150 , HB6 , HB 100 , HB 124 , HB210 , HB215 , HB1393 , HB1587 , HB 1151 , HB 1268 , HB142 , HB451 , SB1
Keywords:
career readiness, education reform, workforce training, public schools, financial aid, applied sciences, career education, high school diploma, certificate program, work-based learning, job placement, high-growth jobs, technical training, cybersecurity, state command, information resources, data protection, incident response, mental health, telehealth
Summary:
The House convened with prayer, pledges, and several ceremonial recognitions, including Wilson County Day, San Antonio Mission Indian Descendants Day, and Blue Ribbon Lobby Day, along with acknowledgments of visiting groups and a birthday greeting. The chamber also announced committee meetings and then moved into floor business, including conference committee action on Senate Bill 1, the state budget.
A series of motions to instruct House conferees on SB 1 were debated and voted on. One motion sought to restore salary for Attorney General Ken Paxton after his impeachment-related suspension; it passed 88-56. Another, from Rep. Olcott, directed conferees to support amendments requiring data collection on the costs of undocumented immigrants in hospitals and prisons; after extended debate and a failed amendment from Rep. Martinez Fischer to also study immigrants’ economic contributions, the motion passed 86-61. The House also adopted instructions to eliminate Texas Lottery Commission funding, to support amendments restricting public education institutions from affirming gender identities inconsistent with biological sex, and to seek an additional $4 billion in property tax relief, with each motion passing on recorded votes.
The House then took up a supplemental calendar and passed several bills, including HB 39 on veteran death data, HB 102 on priority registration for certain students entering military service, HB 126 on student-athlete compensation and representation, HB 290 on tuition and fee assistance for members of the Texas military forces, HB 300 on Texas Armed Services Scholarship Program updates, and HB 2143 naming a highway in honor of Army Specialist Joey Lins. The chamber also postponed consideration of HJR 2 and HJR 6.
Later, the House considered HB 120 on career and technology education pathways and HB 20 on applied science pathway programs for high school students. HB 120 received a perfecting amendment and was advanced after discussion about workforce preparation. HB 20 prompted extensive questioning about transportation, costs, and how students would access partner campuses such as community colleges and TSTC sites; debate continued as the transcript ended, with members examining how the program would operate and whether approval authority would rest with TEA.
US
US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
US House Floor Proceedings (Wednesday, April 30, 2025)
US Federal House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- :34.640><c> churches,</c> March, Islamic forces attacked churches, March, Islamic forces attacked churches
- As warned by more 9/11 attacks imminent.
- Instead of attacking clean committee.
- I see these attacks for what they are.
- And I rise for another asthma attack.
Keywords:
EPA, pollution control, California emissions standards, NOX regulation, congressional disapproval, HJR87, H.J.Res. 87, Congressional Review Act, CRA, EPA waiver, California waiver, preemption, vehicle emissions, heavy-duty trucks, engine emissions, Advanced Clean Trucks, zero-emission vehicles, ZEV, zero-emission airport shuttle, powertrain certification
WA
Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session
Legislative Ethics Board May 20th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- And I'm not inclined to do that if your organization through Kim Gordon is going to attack me.
- legislatures, any time a complaint is filed against them, the party who filed it has carte blanche to attack
- You're in an organization that's attacking me. Kim Gordon is in the organization with you.
- She's attacking me. And I'm upset by that.
- If that's an ethical violation, then you're rendering legislators mute when they're attacked by members
Summary:
The Washington State Office of Administrative Hearings held oral argument before the Legislative Ethics Board in the matter of Representative Tara Simmons, docketed as Legislative Ethics Board case 2025-5. The hearing concerned Simmons’ motion for summary judgment in an ethics complaint alleging violations of RCW 42.52.020 (conflicts of interest) and RCW 42.52.070 (special privileges), based on her work involving an EEC proviso, her employment relationship with EEC, a campaign surplus donation connected to AEJG and Jerry Stone, her involvement in an AEJG-EEC subcontract dispute, and related text messages with Anthony Powers. No evidence was taken; the session focused on legal argument over whether the alleged facts, if accepted as true, were sufficient to establish violations as a matter of law.
Simmons’ counsel argued the complaint was legally insufficient because the alleged actions benefited her employer or others, not Simmons herself, and that existing board opinions allow legislators to support employers absent a direct personal benefit. He also argued the board was effectively trying to adopt a new bright-line rule prohibiting legislators from funding employers, which he said would be an improper retroactive change. Board staff, through Assistant Attorney General Julia Eisentrout, opposed summary judgment and argued the facts were enough to show Simmons had an indirect financial or other interest in EEC’s funding, that her job duties and legislative actions created conflicts, and that her actions around the donation, subcontract dispute, and text messages could be viewed as using her position to secure special privileges. A board member asked whether the allegations themselves were sufficient and whether the standard required assuming the facts as alleged; staff responded that the motion failed because the record contained sufficient facts to proceed, and that any factual disputes should be resolved at hearing.
After rebuttal, the ALJ closed the oral argument and turned the matter over to the Legislative Ethics Board for deliberation. No ruling was issued during the hearing, and the board was to decide whether to grant the summary judgment motion or set the case for an evidentiary hearing.
ID
Transcript Highlights:
- This bill really attacks the supply side of this issue.
- How do you really attack this unless you go after the individuals who engage in this type of act?
- This bill really attacks the supply side of this issue. Thank you.
- This bill really attacks the supply side of this issue.
- How do you really attack this unless you go after the individuals who engage in this type of act?
TX
Texas 89th Regular
Criminal Jurisprudence S/C New Offenses and Changed Penalties May 1st, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- I'm sure you have seen those horrible news stories about attacks on trains and buses worldwide.
- In March of 2025, an attack on a Metro vehicle left an innocent woman seriously injured.
- An attack on a bus driver might as well be an attack on everyone on or near the bus.
- Um, Last year Capital Metro, a bus operator was attacked and robbed by just requesting that they pay
AZ
Transcript Highlights:
- up too much, but we remember the breach over the summer last year, where the candidate portal was attacked
- If anyone sees this and sees where the vulnerability is, that's a point of attack.
- With this type of encryption, that point of attack is immaterial. You can attack all day.
- discussed some of the breaches that we had in the hospital system, the school system, all the ransom attacks
- You know, we lost close to six... ...hospital system, the school system, all the ransom attacks.
Bills:
HB2809
US
US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
Open hearings to examine the United States Strategic Command and United States Space Command in review of the Defense Authorization Request for fiscal year 2026 and Future Years Defense Program; to be immediately followed by a closed session in SVC-2 Mar 26th, 2025 at 08:30 am
Subcommittee on Strategic Forces
Transcript Highlights:
- of what we are deterring against, credible acknowledged capabilities to impose costs on those who attack
- us, and resilient architectures to dissuade attack by making any effort futile.
- One of the things that makes us stand out is our submarine force, especially the attack submarines are
- Western Pacific, this is a capability, our attack submarine force is incredibly capable.
- As we've talked about before, SLICOMEN is meant to deter China and will be launched from attacked submarines
Keywords:
military strategy, nuclear triad, deterrence, STRATCOM, SPACECOM, SLICOM, B-21, hypersonic defense, spectrum auction
Summary:
The meeting focused on the strategic posture of U.S. military capabilities with an emphasis on deterrence amid growing global threats. General Cotton from STRATCOM and General Whiting from SPACECOM provided insights into the modernization efforts of the nuclear triad. Key discussions involved the importance of maintaining control over specific frequency spectrums critical for military operations and the implications of potential auctioning of these bands. Members expressed concerns regarding the evolving landscape with adversaries like China and Russia, emphasizing that swift action is needed to adapt and preserve U.S. national security. Various proposals and existing programs, including the B-21 bomber and the nuclear-armed sea-launched cruise missile (SLICOM), were debated, alongside the necessity of increasing military investment in hypersonic defense systems.
US
US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
US House Floor Proceedings (Monday, March 3, 2025)
US Federal House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Victims should not be attacked ever, and I'm one of those victims.
- I'm tired of being attacked by the attorney general.
- Victims should not be attacked ever, and I'm one of those victims.
- I'm tired of being attacked by the attorney general.
- </c> victims should not be attacked victims should not be attacked ever<04:03:45.560><c> and</c><04:03
Keywords:
fencing, youth development, underserved communities, athletics, Peter Westbrook, scholarships, academic achievement, SNAP, nutrition assistance, contingency funds, government shutdown, hunger prevention, vulnerable populations, federal funding, condolences, aviation safety, transportation disaster, victims support, first responders, Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease
US
US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
US House Floor Proceedings (Thursday, June 26, 2025)
US Federal House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- ><c> due</c><01:04:01.359><c> process,</c><01:04:01.920><c> plain</c> attack an attack on due process
- , plain attack an attack on due process, plain and<01:04:02.319><c> simple.
- They attack the CBO, they attack the Joint Tax Committee, this and that.
- They attack the CBO, they attack the Joint Tax Committee, this and that.
- </c> can attack the scorekeeper. can attack the scorekeeper.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Bill to ban semiautomatic military-style assault weapons 2/24/26
Minnesota House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Criminals don't comply with these laws, and a deranged attacker does not care about the laws that you
- The uncomfortable truth is this bill, if it was law, would not have prevented that attack.
- The uncomfortable truth is this bill, if it was law, would not have prevented that attack.
- The deadliest attack on a school in our nation's history was not done with a firearm.
- :37:59.680><c> on</c> The [clears throat] deadliest attack on The [clears throat] deadliest attack on
NH
New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session
House State-Federal Relations and Veterans Affairs (02/20/2026)
State-Federal Relations and Veterans Affairs
Transcript Highlights:
- It's not just since the October 7th attack.
- It's not just since the<00:38:13.200><c> October</c><00:38:13.920><c> 7th</c><00:38:14.320><c> attack
- Um this has been the October 7th attack.
- the heinous attack that was conducted conducted conducted uh<00:43:46.480><c> on</c><00:43:46.720><c
- But historically, any country that gets attacked responds if they're going to stay as a country.
NM
New Mexico 2026 Regular Session
House - Government, Elections And Indian Affairs Feb 17th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- For example, if someone ran in, rushed in, and started attacking people, and there was nobody there who
- They wanted to stop people from voting, and they attacked the polls, and in a violent way, they shot
- If there was an attack on a polling location, and there's no one who's able to have either a concealed
- okay, I didn't know that, but I just don't want these people to be sitting ducks if there was an attack
Summary:
The committee first heard Senate Joint Resolution 7, a land swap between the City of Santa Fe and the state involving a parcel in Midtown Santa Fe, the former College of Santa Fe campus area. The sponsor said the transaction would not involve any money and was intended to help advance redevelopment of the Midtown area. There was no public testimony, and the committee moved a due pass recommendation with no opposition.
The committee then took up Senate Bill 261, which updates 2024 law restricting firearms at polling places by narrowing exemptions. The bill would generally make polling places firearm-free, while still allowing firearms for law enforcement requested by election officials to maintain order or respond to emergencies, for officers whose offices are in the same facility, and for people inside private vehicles. Supporters, including the League of Women Voters, said firearms can intimidate voters and poll workers and should not be present at polling sites. Opponents from the Zia Rifle and Pistol Club, NRA, and New Mexico Business Coalition argued the bill removes protections for law-abiding concealed carry holders and off-duty officers, and that concealed carry is not inherently intimidating.
Committee members questioned how the ban would be enforced, how concealed carry would be identified, and whether polling places would be left vulnerable in the event of an attack. The Secretary of State’s representative said stationing uniformed officers at polling places would violate federal law, that poll workers are trained in de-escalation, and that the bill is intended to create a clear, uniform rule for election workers. Before the discussion concluded, the sponsor had to leave for another committee, and the chair announced the bill would be rolled to a later meeting. The committee then adjourned.
US
US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
US House Floor Proceedings (Thursday, May 8, 2025)
US Federal House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- </c> debate, has been nothing but an attack debate, has been nothing but an attack on<01:15:14.400><c
- But we've seen attack after attack, threats on the media and communications companies, outlets replaced
- But we've seen attack after<02:30:02.479><c> attack,</c><02:30:02.880><c> threats</c><02:30:03.359><c
- They are an attack on our outrage.
- </c><03:59:01.520><c> in</c> classrooms and this uh attack in classrooms and this uh attack in California
Keywords:
Congressional Gold Medal, Army Rangers, World War II, ceremony, Emancipation Hall, colorectal cancer, Hispanic community, screening disparity, awareness, healthcare access, health education, chronic illness, cancer research, colon cancer, rectal cancer, cancer screening, Hispanic health, Latino health, racial disparities, health equity
CA
Transcript Highlights:
- But what we had is two students who were planning the attack, who had written a manifesto already, who
- Planning the attack, who had written a manifesto already, who had gathered weapons, and were getting
- ready to go in and actually do this planned attack.
- Because when I read about these planned attacks, I picture the students sitting in those classrooms.
- My son attends that very school and was a potential target for attack.
Committee:
House Public Safety
WA
Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Health Care & Wellness Jan 27th, 2026 at 01:30 pm
Health Care & Wellness
Transcript Highlights:
- agencies to obtain equipment and personnel training, and conduct public education regarding heart attack
- Improving patient outcomes for heart attack and stroke have been a long-standing priority for Washington
- Cardiovascular disease, including acute events such as heart attacks, cardiac arrest, and stroke, account
- Acute coronary syndromes, including cardiac arrest, heart attacks, and stroke are the second and fifth
- Acute coronary syndromes, including cardiac arrest, heart attacks, and stroke are the second and fifth
Committee:
House Health Care & Wellness
Keywords:
anesthesia services, healthcare access, reimbursement, patient care, equitable treatment, emergency services, healthcare outcomes, health infrastructure, system improvement, charity care, residency requirements, medical assistance, low-income, HB 2340, nursing assistants, nurse aide, substance use disorder monitoring program, monitoring program, credentialing, licensure
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- And if they are attacked, I look at this as an attack on people.
- attack</c> as an attack as an attack on<01:20:51.280><c> on</c><01:20:51.560><c> people.
- And if they're attacked on on people.
- I just think this is a huge attack. It's not constitutional.
- </c><01:25:35.720><c> on</c> about it as an [laughter] attack on about it as an [laughter] attack on
Committee:
House Taxes
Keywords:
child tax credit, financial assistance, low-income families, state revenue, tax policy, net investment income, taxation, business income, self-employment, tax increase, wealth tax, fairness, public services, high-income earners, economic equity, Internal Revenue Code, employee classification, federal law, Minnesota statutes
FL
Florida 2026 4th Special Session
January 29, 2026 - 08:00 AM
Transcript Highlights:
- here too. ...being attacked and undermined here too.
- Is it after we experience an attack?
- Some of the deadliest terrorist attacks in American history were domestic.
- And organizations are made up of individuals; you can't attack some sort of vague entity.
- You're attacking people individually.
Summary:
The subcommittee took up a long agenda of civil justice measures and claims bills. HB 1407, on commencement of civil actions under the Florida Civil Rights Act, was presented as a fix to conflicting appellate decisions about whether an EEOC no-probable-cause notice can start the clock for filing suit; the bill would allow an EEOC determination to suffice and permit filing within 18 months of the complaint. It passed 16-0. HB 1337, an estates bill reducing court involvement in decedent asset distribution by expanding personal representative authority over safe deposit boxes and increasing small-estate thresholds, also passed unanimously, 17-0.
The committee then considered PCS for HB 1553, which would change what medical expense evidence juries may see in personal injury and wrongful death cases, with supporters saying it would clarify the law and let both sides present evidence, and opponents arguing it would roll back 2023 tort reforms and reintroduce inflated medical bills. After extensive testimony from business, insurance, trucking, and plaintiff-side interests, the PCS passed 13-4. HB 1423, dealing with negligent security in multifamily residential properties, would remove a presumption against liability when two or more specified crimes were reported in the prior 24 months; an amendment clarified that the crimes must have been reported to the owner or principal operator. Supporters said it would help crime victims and restore balance, while opponents warned it would undermine incentives for property owners to maintain security. The amended bill passed 14-4.
Several claims bills also advanced unanimously: HB 6527 for Patricia Armini and the Lee County Sheriff’s Office, HB 6531 for the estate of McKenzie Navarra and the Broward County Sheriff’s Office, HB 6507 for L.E. and the Department of Children and Families, and HB 6521 for Jose Carrera and Miami-Dade County. Each was described as providing compensation for serious injuries or death after prior government negligence, and each was reported favorably without opposition votes.
Finally, the committee heard HB 1471, a controversial bill on systems of law and terrorist organizations. The sponsor said it would bar enforcement of foreign or religious law over the U.S. and Florida Constitutions, create a state process for designating domestic terrorist organizations, and prevent state funds from supporting terrorism. Members raised extensive concerns about vague definitions, First Amendment and due process issues, and the lack of a predesignation hearing; public testimony was overwhelmingly opposed, with supporters arguing the bill was needed for public safety. The transcript ends during public testimony on HB 1471, before any vote on that bill.
AZ
Arizona 2026 Regular Session
01/14/2026 - Senate Judiciary and Elections
Transcript Highlights:
- sales aren't causing the shark attacks.
- However, if her attacker did, he surely would have killed her that night.
- She's gotten the help she needed from that attack.
- I would possibly be open to address an employer because they're both vicious attacks.
- Attacks.
Summary:
The committee began with lengthy testimony and affidavits criticizing the Arizona State Bar, with speakers alleging selective discipline, due process problems, and retaliation against attorneys who take controversial cases. Committee members questioned the witnesses and discussed whether the bar and court system properly oversee attorney discipline, but no action was taken on that testimony.
The committee then considered several election-related bills. SB 1037 would impose stricter security requirements on voting and tabulating equipment, including no internet access, tamper-proof seals, chain-of-custody documentation, nonstop video at accounting centers, and criminal penalties for violations; it passed 4-2 with one not voting. SB 1038 would require rapid public release of cast vote records, but an amendment changed the timing and transmission process; the amended bill passed 4-2 with one not voting. SB 1040 would expand public access to voter registration rolls through an internet portal and a read-only format; it also passed 4-2 with one not voting.
The committee next approved SB 1039, which would allow attorneys who prevail in bar discipline matters to seek damages for reputational harm and lost earnings; it passed 4-2 with one not voting after extensive discussion about bar procedures, interim suspension, and whether attorneys can practice while under investigation. SB 1053, reducing concealed carry permit fees for Arizona residents, passed 4-2 with one not voting. SB 1057, requiring ballot paper fraud-countermeasure features, also passed 4-2 with one not voting. SB 1060, removing a voting exemption for U.S. citizens who have never resided in the United States, passed 3-2 with two not voting. The committee then heard SB 1061, which would lower the fentanyl threshold for enhanced sentencing from 200 grams to 9 grams; testimony focused on whether the bill would sweep in users as well as dealers, but the transcript ends before a vote is taken.
WA
Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Labor & Commerce Jan 27th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- Never did I think he would have died of a heart attack. Never did I know that Ryan's and Eric...
- I thought he would have died of a heart attack.
- an understanding at the time, which is now, we believe, an outdated misunderstanding of how heart attacks
- It's not just about heart attacks, right?
- Brick-and-mortar stores are, frankly, under attack.
Summary:
The Labor and Commerce Committee heard public testimony on several bills. Senate Bill 618, the Eric Schrauss Memorial Act, would remove the current time-and-exposure qualifiers for the workers’ compensation presumption that certain heart problems in firefighters and law enforcement officers are occupational diseases. The sponsor and family members of fallen firefighters testified in support, describing delayed claims and arguing the bill would spare grieving families from lengthy appeals. Opponents including counties, self-insurers, cities, and L&I’s research staff said the current qualifiers are based on science, warned the change would greatly expand claims and costs, and noted a 2023 advisory committee did not recommend the change. No vote was taken.
The committee also heard Senate Bill 5379, which would extend interest arbitration rights to Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission law enforcement rangers. The sponsor and a park ranger testified that rangers are commissioned peace officers who cannot strike and are paid less than comparable law enforcement, leading to staffing shortages and turnover. The bill was presented as a fairness and retention measure. Testimony on Senate Bill 6147, concerning grocery store closures in food deserts, was split: supporters from Tacoma, labor, and local government said a six-month notice requirement would help communities respond to closures like the Fred Meyer shutdown in South Tacoma, while grocers and industry groups argued the bill was too prescriptive, would add legal risk, and would not solve underlying crime and business pressures.
Senate Bill 6106, requested by the Employment Security Department, would exempt tribes from the state WARN-style notice law and make employee names and addresses submitted in layoff notices confidential under the Public Records Act. ESD and business groups supported the bill as a clarification and privacy fix, and no opposition was heard. The committee then took testimony on Senate Bill 5927, which would cap future workers’ compensation COLAs at 3%; employers and self-insurers supported it as a way to address volatility and long-term liabilities, while labor, injured-worker advocates, and others opposed it as an across-the-board benefit cut that would erode wage replacement. L&I explained it has been studying possible COLA changes but did not bring forward its own proposal. Finally, Senate Bill 6287 on kratom would restrict adulterated or harmful kratom products, require labeling, set a 21+ sales age, and allow local regulation; supporters backed the age limit and bans on concentrated 7-OH, while some industry witnesses opposed the private right of action and local patchwork rules. The committee adjourned after public testimony; no final votes or executive action were taken in the transcript.
CA
Transcript Highlights:
- Secret Service analysis of 67 averted school attacks conducted during 2006 to 2018 found SROs directly
- Secret Service did an analysis of 67 averted school attacks from 2006 to 2018.
- I was actually in Sydney, was flying home the day the Bondi Beach attack took place, and was with the
- We certainly saw that in the Tennessee school shooting, where a Christian school was attacked. much and
- We certainly saw that in the Tennessee school shooting where Christian school was attacked.
Committee:
House Education