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MA

Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session

Informal House Session 12 Feb 5th, 2026

Massachusetts House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • The ayes have it, and the bill is passed to be engrossed.
  • The ayes have it, and the bill is passed to be engrossed.
  • The ayes have it, and the bill is passed to be engrossed.
  • Question comes on passing the bill to be engrossed. All those in favor say aye.
  • The ayes have it, and the bill is passed to be engrossed. Mr.
Summary: The House adopted a congratulatory resolution honoring Oxford Fire Chief Laurent R. McDonald for 45 years of public service, and also adopted an order creating a special joint committee on initiative petitions to review petitions transmitted by the Secretary of the Commonwealth. The House then passed to enact House Bill 862, which provides for the recall of elected officers in the town of Sharon. Members also suspended Joint Rule 12 for several petitions, including proposals on family support and poverty alleviation, electoral account and presidential electors, and regulation of medical spas. The Steering, Policy and Scheduling Committee reported several bills for consideration, including measures on tree removal by home insurers, housing for families with pets, public safety in Stoneham, community preservation funds in Chatham, the year-round market rate rental housing trust fund in Provincetown, a disability pension for Christopher Taylor, and a sick leave bank for Sonia Felix. These bills were ordered to a third reading. The House then passed to be engrossed several third-reading bills waiving the maximum age requirement for Boston police officer applicants for Antonio Perez, Sherell Malas, Jonathan Telford, and Jose Ortiz. The chamber also observed a moment of silence for the late Honorable Francis J. Larkin of Hopkinton. Finally, the House adopted an order to meet again Monday at 11 a.m. and adjourned to that time in informal session.
MS
MS

Mississippi 2026 Regular Session

MS House Floor - 5 March, 2026; 10:00 AM

Mississippi House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • The bill considered engrossed, read the third time, and placed on final passage.
  • </c><00:56:16.799><c> time,</c><00:56:17.119><c> placed</c> engrossed, read the third time, placed engrossed
  • The bill considered engrossed, read the third time, placed on final passage.
  • The bill considered engrossed, read the third time, placed on final passage.
  • ><01:25:47.440><c> third</c> considered engrossed, read the third considered engrossed, read the third
WA
WA

Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session

Senate Labor & Commerce Feb 24th, 2026

Transcript Highlights:
  • I think right before us is engrossed second substitute House Bill 1155, concerning non-competition and
  • Engrossed House Bill 1941 relates to agricultural cooperatives for cannabis producers.
  • We have Engrossed Substitute House Bill 2303 before us.
  • And we have Engrossed Substitute House Bill 2476 before us. ...signatures.
  • And we have Engrossed Substitute House Bill 2476 before us.
Summary: The Labor and Commerce committee held its final executive session and took action on several House bills. On ESHB 1155, concerning noncompetition and nonsolicitation agreements, the committee adopted the Stanford striking amendment and then advanced the bill to Rules on a two-pass recommendation; the King amendments on goodwill/ownership interests and specified executives were withdrawn. The committee also advanced SHB 1570, giving non-academic student employees at Western Washington University collective bargaining rights, to Ways and Means, and ESHB 2303, banning employer requests or coercion for employee microchipping, to Rules. SHB 2405, creating a PTSD workers’ compensation treatment pilot program, was sent to Rules, and 2SHB 2479, creating a wage recovery program and account to help advance unpaid wages to low-wage workers, was sent to Ways and Means. The committee also adopted amendments and moved forward several liquor and cannabis-related bills. EHB 1941, dealing with cannabis producer agricultural cooperatives, was amended with the Saldana striking amendment and sent to Rules. HB 1526, allowing snack bar liquor license holders to sell wine by the glass, was amended with a Saldana striking amendment and sent to Rules. ESHB 2476, expanding the theater liquor license to larger theaters and requiring alcohol control plans when minors are allowed, was also sent to Rules. In each case, members noted the bills’ policy goals and, where relevant, the need for further fiscal review or referral to the appropriate committee. During the session, members briefly discussed the policy rationale for the bills, including worker protections, faster recovery of unpaid wages, PTSD treatment access, and support for business investments in theaters. The committee also took a moment at the end of the meeting to thank staff for their work and heard remarks from Senator Conway reflecting on his long service on the committee and the importance of bipartisan labor-management problem solving. All bills reported out were approved subject to signatures, with referrals either to Rules or Ways and Means as noted.
WA
WA

Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Finance Mar 7th, 2026 at 09:00 am

Finance

Transcript Highlights:
  • We are removing the engrossed substitute in a bill.
  • Moving, we are removing engrossed substitute Senate Bill 6129 from the executive session.
  • Chair Berg, I move that engrossed substitute Senate Bill 6228 be reported out of the committee with a
  • Engrossed substitute Senate Bill 6228 has been moved and seconded. Amendments?
  • The motion before the committee is engrossed substitute Senate Bill 6228 be reported out of committee
Committee: House Finance
MA
MA

Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session

Senate Session Feb 9th, 2026

Massachusetts Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • The bill is passed to be engrossed.
  • The ayes have it, and the bill is passed to be engrossed.
  • The ayes have it, and the bill is passed to be engrossed.
  • The question comes on passing the bill to be engrossed.
  • The bill is passed to be engrossed. Papers from the House.
Summary: The Senate opened with the Pledge of Allegiance and several ceremonial recognitions, including a presentation honoring the Oliver Ames boys cross country team and girls volleyball team for state championship wins. The chamber also adopted a resolution celebrating the 175th anniversary of the founding of the first YMCA in the United States. The Senate then gave final passage to several local and special bills, including measures waiving maximum age requirements for two Boston police officer applicants, establishing a stipend for the Bridgewater town council, addressing temporary absence and appointment powers for the Bridgewater town manager, and creating the Cambridge Employment and Job Training Trust. Additional local bills were taken up and advanced, including legislation on maintenance of private roads in Gloucester, expanding senior tax exemption eligibility in Williamstown, and allowing Rochester to continue employing Fire Chief Scott Weigel. The chamber also suspended rules to refer a petition concerning designation of the Marion-started riverwalk in Groton to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources, and referred several House petitions to committees under Joint Rule 12. Before adjournment, the Senate adopted an order to meet again the following Thursday in formal session and agreed to adjourn in memory of Sherry S. Mattel of Brookline, with a moment of silence held in her honor.
WA
WA

Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Housing Feb 24th, 2026 at 04:00 pm

Housing

Transcript Highlights:
  • I move that... ...engrossed substitute Senate Bill 6200 be passed and reported out of committee with
  • It has been moved and seconded that engrossed substitute Senate Bill 6200 be reported out of committee
  • Hill to kick us off thank you mr. chair I move that they took it off the screen mr. chair 62 engrossed
  • It has been moved and seconded that engrossed substitute Senate Bill 6200 as amended be reported out
  • By your vote, engrossed substitute Senate Bill 6200 is reported out of committee as amended with a do
Committee: House Housing
MA
MA

Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session

Informal House Session 120 Jun 21st, 2026 at 11:00 am

Massachusetts House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Question comes on passing the bill to be engrossed. All those in favor say aye; opposed, no.
  • The ayes have it, and the bill is passed to be engrossed.
  • The ayes have it, and the bill is passed to be engrossed.
  • Question comes on passing the bill to be engrossed, pending which Mr.
  • Question comes on passing the bill to be engrossed as amended.
Summary: The House began with the Pledge of Allegiance and then took up several Rules Committee reports extending committee reporting deadlines to March 18, 2026 for the Environment and Natural Resources, Mental Health/Substance Use/Recovery, Public Service, and Transportation committees. In each case, the rules were suspended and the orders were adopted. The House also received a Senate amendment to the cannabis modernization bill (H.4206), declined to concur, and appointed a conference committee consisting of Representatives Donahue, Gonzalez, and Soder. The House then considered a slate of bills recommended by the Steering, Policy and Scheduling Committee, including measures on microphotographic records, the Dalton Fire District water commissioners, and local alcohol license matters in Arlington and Pembroke. After suspending Rule 7A, the House ordered these bills to a third reading. The chamber also adopted the emergency preamble for H.4565, a sick leave bank bill for a Department of Transitional Assistance employee, enacted S.2678 validating the Millbury annual town meeting, and passed H.3952 authorizing the Dartmouth Fire District No. 1 prudential committee to appoint a treasurer. Later, the House advanced several third-reading bills: H.4663 appointing a highway surveyor, H.4814 concerning Westford alcohol licenses, and H.4632 setting an age limit for original appointment as a police officer in Bill Rooker. H.4632 was amended to remove a veterans-related age provision before being engrossed. The House then adopted an order to meet again Monday at 11 a.m. and adjourned to that time in informal session.
MA
MA

Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session

Senate Session Jun 21st, 2026 at 11:00 am

Massachusetts Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • The bill is passed to be engrossed.
  • The bill is passed to be engrossed. One more matter from the orders of the day.
  • The bill is passed to be engrossed. All those in favor say aye. The ayes have it.
  • The bill is passed to be engrossed.
  • The bill is passed to be engrossed. Papers from the House.
Summary: The Senate took up several committee reports and House and Senate bills, including a proposal to repeal archaic law criminalizing pregnancy, which was referred to the Judiciary Committee, and Senate bills designating October 15 as Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Day, which were advanced through procedural steps. The chamber also passed to be engrossed local and special legislation, including changes to the Tewksbury town charter, a Boston Police Department age-waiver bill for Lewis Cabral, a Nantucket charter bill making the county charter gender neutral, and a sick leave bank bill for Sally DeRosia of the Department of Correction. The Senate also suspended Joint Rule 12 on a House petition concerning the taxation of certain foreign government pensions and referred it to the Committee on Revenue. In addition, the Senate adopted an emergency preamble for a Warren election-validation bill. The chamber then considered final passage of several bills, including measures affecting the Cotuit Fire District, the Historical Society of Sandwich and Cotuit, and the Salem licensing board compensation, all of which were enacted and sent to the Governor. A separate election-validation bill for Bourne required a two-thirds vote and was enacted by standing vote, with two members in favor and none opposed. The session also included a motion to adjourn in memory of Ralph Edward Pascarelli, which was adopted after a brief tribute and moment of silence. The Senate then adopted an adjournment order and recessed until the next formal session.
MA
MA

Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session

Informal House Session 112 Jun 21st, 2026 at 11:00 am

Massachusetts House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Question comes on passing the bill to be engrossed. House No. 4379.
  • Question comes on passing the bill to be engrossed. All those in favor say aye; opposed, no.
  • The ayes have it, and the bill is passed to be engrossed.
  • Question comes on passing the bill to be engrossed.
  • Question comes on passing the bill to be engrossed. All those in favor say aye; opposed, no.
Summary: The House first took up several Committee on Rules reports extending committee reporting deadlines on current House documents. Extensions were adopted for the Committees on Economic Development and Emerging Technologies, Environment and Natural Resources, Labor and Workforce Development, Mental Health, Substance Use, and Recovery, and Municipalities and Regional Government, with the rules suspended where needed and the orders adopted by voice vote. The Committee on Steering and Policy then recommended five bills for House consideration: House Nos. 1068, 1641, 3417, 3438, and 4664. After suspension of Rule 7A, the House ordered all five bills to a third reading. The chamber also took up House No. 4624, establishing a sick leave bank for Jean McCarran of the Registry of Motor Vehicles; the emergency preamble was adopted by a recorded count, and the bill later passed to be enacted. The House also passed to be enacted several local bills, including measures extending residency requirements for certain Newton police and fire personnel, authorizing investments for the Richmond Free Public Library, and increasing the residency limit for Acton police and fire personnel. In addition, the House concurred in Senate amendments to the Lynn charter bill (House No. 4149), passed the Greenfield charter bill (House No. 4379) to be engrossed, and passed the Ludlow unpaid bill measure (House No. 4589) to be engrossed. The session ended with an order to adjourn and the House adjourned to meet Monday at 11 a.m. in informal session.
MA
MA

Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session

Informal House Session 26 Mar 19th, 2026

Massachusetts House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Question comes on passing the bill to be engrossed. All those in favor say aye.
  • Question comes on passing the bill to be engrossed. All those in favor say aye. Opposed, no.
  • The ayes have it, and the bill is passed to be engrossed.
  • The ayes have it, and the bill is passed to be engrossed.
  • The ayes have it, and the bill is passed to be engrossed. To be engrossed. Mr.
MA
MA

Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session

Informal House Session 11 Feb 2nd, 2026

Massachusetts House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • The question is on passing the bill to be engrossed.
  • The bill is passed to be engrossed.
  • The question is on passing the bill to be engrossed.
  • The bill is passed to be engrossed.
  • The bill is passed to be engrossed.
MN
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Bill to create day honoring MN regiment at Battle of Gettysburg considered in committee 3/18/25

Transcript Highlights:
  • Representative Schultz, you have an oral amendment that you'd like to engross, Mr.
  • Sullivan, if you could make sure that we have those properly engrossed. You, Mr.
  • Chair and members, yes, those changes will properly engross the changes.
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WA
WA

Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session

Senate Transportation Feb 27th, 2026

Transcript Highlights:
  • Substitute House Bill 2334, House Bill 2604, Substitute House Joint Memorial 4001, House Bill 2436, engrossed
  • So let's go to Engrossed House Bill 2588, concerning county ferry district authority.
  • He said it's Engrossed House Bill 2588 concerning county ferry district authorities.
  • That will close our public hearing on Engrossed Substitute House Bill 2172.
  • Let's advance to Engrossed House Bill 2588 concerning county ferry district authorities.
Summary: The committee first held an executive session on several transportation measures heard earlier in the session, including bills on rounding cash transactions to eliminate pennies, vehicle title transfers to insurers, a memorial bridge naming, BAT lane access for private employer transportation services, oil tanker escort requirements, Traffic Safety Commission authority, fifth-wheel trailer length, electric vehicle sales and funding, and vehicle loads on public highways. Most of the measures were advanced with due pass recommendations to the Rules Committee, and the committee adopted amendments on the penny-rounding bill, the EV funding bill, and the vehicle-loads bill. Members noted some opposition or reservations on a few items, including the penny-rounding proposal and the vehicle-loads amendment, but the motions carried. The committee then returned to public hearing on several bills. Substitute House Bill 2323 would create a blue envelope program for neurodiverse drivers to help communicate with law enforcement during traffic stops; the Department of Licensing and State Patrol fiscal notes were described, and the bill drew strong support in signed-in testimony. Engrossed Substitute House Bill 2588 would expand county ferry district authority to include vehicle ferries and require voter approval for new taxes after the effective date; testimony was mixed, with Whatcom County officials and ferry users supporting the bill as a funding tool, while one opponent criticized the tax and timing provisions. The committee also heard public testimony on Engrossed Substitute House Bill 2172, which would change the route jurisdiction transfer and abandonment process for state highways by requiring agreements or legislative review for longer abandonments or bridge transfers; cities, counties, the Transportation Commission, and the TIB supported the bill as a more transparent process. Additional public hearings covered Substitute House Bill 2203, creating reckless interference with emergency operations for drivers who bypass emergency road closures; a defense-lawyer witness opposed the mandatory license suspension, while the sponsor described the bill as a response to flood and fire rescues. Substitute House Bill 2410 would create a Commercial Truck Safety and Education Council and raise the commercial vehicle safety enforcement fee from $16 to $32 per vehicle; the trucking industry and business groups supported it as a safety and training investment. The committee also heard a staff briefing and sponsor testimony on Second Substitute House Bill 1923, the Mosquito Fleet Act, which would expand passenger-only ferry district options and was presented as a local tool to improve ferry access and relieve Washington State Ferries congestion.
WA
WA

Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session

Senate Floor Session Jan 28th, 2026

Washington Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Engrossed substitute Senate Bill 5865 is on third reading and final passage.
  • Engrossed Senate Bill 5081 on third reading.
  • Engrossed Substitute Senate Bill 5500 is in third reading and final passage.
  • The question before the Senate is final passage of Engrossed Senate Bill 5272.
  • Engrossed Substitute Senate Bill 5937 is on third reading and final passage.
Bills: SB5223 , SB5067 , SJM8002 , SB5855 , SB5865 , SB5272 , SCR8406 , SB5000 , SB5500 , SJM8006 , SB5325 , SB5286 , SB5937
Summary: The Senate opened with ceremonial honors for the Washington National Guard, including the presentation of colors, a prayer, and recognition of Major General Welsh and other Guard members in the chamber. Senators then adopted Senate Resolution 8668, which praised the Guard’s service in emergencies, disaster response, elections support, counterdrug training, and youth programs. Several members spoke in support, citing recent flood response efforts and the Guard’s work during COVID, and the resolution was adopted unanimously with all members’ names added as co-sponsors. The chamber then confirmed three gubernatorial appointments to college boards of trustees: Ann M. McQuaid to Bellingham Technical College, Elisa Munoz Estes to Grays Harbor College, and Felicia Hancock-Lewis to Wenatchee Valley College. Each confirmation passed by wide margins or unanimously after brief supporting remarks about the appointees’ education, military service, and community involvement. The Senate also considered and passed several bills. Engrossed Substitute Senate Bill 5865, concerning garnishment forms, was amended to delay implementation and then passed 46-3 after supporters called it a technical fix and opponents focused on timing. Substitute Senate Bill 5855, dealing with face coverings by law enforcement officers, drew extensive debate and multiple failed amendments; supporters framed it as a transparency and accountability measure aimed at masked federal immigration enforcement, while opponents argued it was overbroad, ineffective against federal officers, and harmful to state and local law enforcement. The bill passed 38-19. The Senate also passed Second Engrossed Substitute Senate Bill 5105 on explicit depictions of minors, after an amendment clarifying liability and defenses, and Second Engrossed Substitute Senate Bill 5268 on community custody for unlawful firearm possession, after a date update amendment. Finally, Engrossed Senate Bill 5081 on unattended motor vehicles and Senate Joint Memorial 8002 urging action on Medicare Advantage overpayments and fraud were both adopted unanimously or by large margins. Later, the Senate took up Substitute Senate Bill 5067, lowering the DUI blood alcohol threshold from 0.08 to 0.05; the bill drew strong support from the sponsor and law enforcement-focused supporters, but also criticism that the lower threshold would not address the most dangerous impaired drivers and might have limited practical effect.
MA
MA

Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session

Senate Session Jun 21st, 2026 at 11:00 am

Massachusetts Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • The bill has passed to be engrossed in concurrence with an amendment by adding a Section 2.
  • The question comes on passing the bill to be engrossed. All those in favor say aye; opposed, no.
  • The ayes have it, and the bill is passed to be engrossed.
  • The ayes have it, and the bill is passed to be engrossed.
  • The ayes have it, and the bill is passed to be engrossed. The Senator from First Essex, Mr.
Summary: The Senate took up several local bills and petitions. It considered Senate No. 2544 concerning the number of registered voters who may petition for a special town meeting in Andover, which came from the House with an amendment adding a section 2 and was advanced on a motion to suspend the rules. The Senate also received a House petition from Kip Diggs regarding regulation of vessel transportation in Maston Mills and Osterville in Vonsville; Joint Rule 12 was suspended and the petition was referred to the Committee on Transportation. The chamber then acted on a series of local measures. It passed to be enacted H. 4842, the organization of the Lexington Housing Assistance Board, and passed to be engrossed bills authorizing the town of Berkeley to increase the membership of its Board of Selectmen, amending the town charter of Plymouth, and authorizing Pembroke to grant an additional off-premises alcohol license. Each of these measures was read a third time and approved without recorded opposition. Finally, the Senate adopted an order to adjourn and set its next meeting for Thursday at 11:00 a.m. The motion to adjourn was approved, and the Senate adjourned accordingly.
ND
ND

North Dakota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Education Apr 2nd, 2025 at 02:30 pm

Education

Transcript Highlights:
  • We now have Senate re-engrossed Senate Bill 2400 before us, and we have some amendments.
  • We have re-engrossed Senate Bill 2400 before us.
  • I'll make a motion, and we accept amendments on re-engrossed amendments.
  • And we accept amendments on re-engrossed Senate Bill 2400, version 4-006.
  • Re-engrossed Senate Bill 2400. Discussion on that.
Committee: House Education
Summary: The committee reconvened to work on re-engrossed Senate Bill 2400, which dealt with education savings accounts and related school-choice provisions. Members discussed several amendments already incorporated into version 4.006, including changes affecting the Center for Distance Education, homeschool language, marketplace penalties, and an increase in the ESA amount from $500 to $1,000. The committee first reconsidered its prior action, then adopted the 4.006 amendments unanimously, while noting that an updated fiscal note was still needed. A Department of Public Instruction fiscal officer, Adam Tessier, explained the revised fiscal impact. He estimated the bill would cost roughly $124.4 million in the first year, based on assumptions about student participation and utilization rates. He also clarified that the means test at 500% of poverty applied to non-public students in participating schools, and estimated that the private-school portion of the bill accounted for about $5 million of the total cost. Members asked several questions about the assumptions behind the estimate and the scope of the program. After discussion, Representative Conmy moved a do not pass recommendation, citing concerns that the marketplace structure was administratively cumbersome and that direct aid through another mechanism would be preferable. The committee voted 11-3 to adopt the do not pass motion. Representative Hauck was designated to carry the bill to the floor.
WA
WA

Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session

Senate State Government, Tribal Affairs & Elections Feb 24th, 2026 at 01:30 pm

State Government, Tribal Affairs & Elections

Transcript Highlights:
  • Okay, seeing none, on to engrossed third substitute House Bill 1710.
  • Okay, seeing none, on to engrossed second substitute House Bill 1750.
  • All right, seeing none, on to engrossed substitute House Bill 1916.
  • And our last eligible bill is engrossed second substitute House Bill 2637.
  • Now on to engrossed substitute House Bill 1916.
Bills: HB1759 , HB2417 , HB2632 , HB2249 , HB2574 , HB2309 , HB2235 , SGA9066 , SGA9246 , SGA9268 , SGA9267
Committee: Senate State Government, Tribal Affairs & Elections
Keywords: designation, commemoration, December 12, local observance, cultural significance, military justice, victims' rights, militia, Washington code, legal protections, citizenship, immigration, terminology, rights, legal status, HB 2249, Washington Technology Solutions, WaTech, civil service, classified service
MA
MA

Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session

Senate Session Jun 21st, 2026 at 11:00 am

Massachusetts Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Question comes on passing the bill to be engrossed. The bill be read a third time.
  • The ayes have it, and the bill is passed to be engrossed.
  • Question comes on passing the bill to be engrossed.
  • The ayes have it, and the bill is passed to be engrossed.
  • The ayes have it, and the bill is passed to be engrossed.
Summary: The Senate opened with the Pledge of Allegiance and then took up several House bills out of the orders of the day. It passed to be engrossed a Somerset local option bill authorizing an additional wine and malt beverage license, a Marlborough bill creating a simplified procedure for subdivision road layout and acceptance, and a bill establishing a sick leave bank for David A. Russell of the Department of Correction. The chamber also handled House petitions referred under suspension of Joint Rule 12, agreeing to the suspension and sending the matters to the appropriate committees. Later, the Senate adopted an emergency preamble for a sick leave bank bill for Jean McCarran of the Registry of Motor Vehicles. On final passage, the Senate approved and sent to the Governor three bills: one extending residency requirements for certain Newton police and fire personnel, one authorizing investments for the Richmond Free Public Library, and one increasing the residency limit for Acton police and fire department members. It also enacted the Jean McCarran sick leave bank bill. The Senate then adopted an order to reconvene the following Monday at 11:00 a.m. and adjourned.
MA
MA

Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session

Senate Session May 26th, 2026

Massachusetts Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • This being the third time, the question comes on passing the bill to be engrossed.
  • The ayes have it, and the bill is passed to be engrossed.
  • The ayes have it, and the bill is passed to be engrossed.
  • The ayes have it, and the bill is passed to be engrossed.
  • The ayes have it, and the bill is passed to be engrossed.
WA
WA

Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Floor Session Mar 4th, 2026 at 09:30 am

Washington House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Madam Speaker, the Senate has passed engrossed Substitute House Bill 1604.
  • We’ll take the following bills in the following order: Engrossed Senate Bill 5872.
  • Engrossed Senate Bill 5872, clerk will read. Engrossed Senate Bill 5872, clerk will read.
  • Engrossed Senate Bill 5872 on third reading and final passage.
  • Engrossed Senate Bill 5872 on third reading and final passage. Remarks.
Bills: HB2720 , HB2073 , HB2487 , SB5816 , SB5919 , SB5995 , SB5831 , SB6134 , SB6136 , SB6137 , HB2689 , SB5922 , SB5944 , SB5957 , SB5988 , SB5994 , SB6011 , SB6065 , SB6103 , SB6151 , SB6244 , SB5420 , SB5868 , SB6044 , SB6132 , SJM8002
Keywords: behavioral health, emergency services, health insurance, provider access, mental health funding, premium assistance, funding, healthcare, subsidies, insurance tax, state regulation, insurers, taxation, budget impact, juice grapes, agriculture, commerce, market access, fire safety, insurance incentives
Summary: The House convened with a quorum, recited the Pledge of Allegiance, and heard a prayer from Tammy Stamphley, a Presbyterian minister and hospital chaplain. After approving the previous day’s minutes and receiving a Senate message, the chamber moved to second and third reading of several bills, with multiple measures advanced under suspended rules. The first major vote was on Engrossed Senate Bill 5872, which establishes a pre-K-related account to support up to 10,000 additional early learning slots for three- and four-year-olds. Supporters emphasized the Balmer Group’s private funding commitment and the value of early learning and family support; the bill passed 97-0. Substitute Senate Bill 5834, a Department of Retirement Systems request bill changing the fund source for legal, medical, administrative, and fraud-prevention expenses using interest earnings from pension funds, also passed 97-0. Substitute House Bill 2689, dealing with the Working Connections Child Care program, drew the most debate. Supporters said it aligned attendance policy with federal rules, adjusted reimbursement rates, and helped balance the budget while preserving child care resources. Opponents argued it cut support in rural and underserved counties, would worsen child care deserts, and placed budget savings on the child care industry; it passed 53-44. The House then passed Senate Bill 5922, allowing school districts to transfer vehicle depreciation funds with OSPI approval, by 59-38, and Senate Bill 6065, a narrower bill for districts under enhanced financial oversight such as Prescott, by 97-0. The session ended with announcements that both caucuses would meet later in the day.