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NM

New Mexico 2026 Regular Session

House - Chamber Meeting Feb 4th, 2026

New Mexico House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Services Committee, assigning duties, providing for year-round staff, legislative health and human services
  • Services Committee.
  • Speaker, your Health and Human Services Committee, to whom has been referred House Bill 127, has had
  • for House Health and Human Services Committee substitute for House Bill 137.
  • for the House Health and Human Services Committee substitute for House Bill 213.
Summary: The House convened with quorum, offered an invocation and pledges, and then moved through a series of memorials, recognitions, and announcements. House Memorial 49, declaring February 4, 2026 UNM Day, was taken from the Speaker’s table, explained, and debated at length. Members from both parties and several guests praised the University of New Mexico for its role in education, health care, research, public service, and workforce development, with special recognition of President Garnett Stokes, interim provost Barbara Rodriguez, and Health Sciences leaders and students. The memorial highlighted UNM’s enrollment, degrees awarded, scholarship support, patent activity, and the UNM Hospital and Health Sciences Center. It passed 70-0. House Memorial 48, declaring February 4, 2026 Valencia County Day, was also brought forward and passed unanimously. Supporters described Valencia County’s history, culture, economic growth, and traditions, including the annual matanza, Route 66 heritage, and major employers and development projects. Members from the county and local officials were recognized, and the memorial emphasized both historic communities and current business and infrastructure expansion. House Memorial 50, declaring Lincoln County Day, was introduced by title and placed on the Speaker’s table, but not taken up for final passage during this segment. The chamber also recognized the Artesia Bulldogs football team for winning another state championship, Del Norte High School’s class of 1966 on its 60th anniversary, and a number of guests tied to nursing, education, and local community service. Several members used announcements to highlight nurses, school programs, and local events, including a Legislative Sportsman’s Caucus invitation and a reminder that the day was the final day to file bills with the clerk. The session closed with continued announcements and guest introductions, reflecting a day focused heavily on community recognition and celebratory memorials rather than substantive legislation beyond the memorial votes.
LA

Louisiana 2026 Regular Session

House of Representatives Mar 17th, 2026

Louisiana House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Charles Parish Committee of 250.
  • Charles Parish Committee of 250.
  • House bills on second reading, reported by committee.
  • Reports of committees. Commerce reports. Morning hour nine. Reports of committees.
  • Mears meets at 9 a.m. in Committee Room 2, and Insurance meets at 9 a.m. in Committee Room 3, and at
Summary: The House opened with procedural motions, receipt of enrollment and committee reports, and several personal privilege recognitions for visiting groups and commemorative observances. Members welcomed Irish dignitaries, the Convention of States, the Louisiana Nursery and Landscape Association, nurse practitioners, professional surveyors, a birthday recognition for a member’s daughter, an America 250 concert announcement, and a youth leadership group. The chamber also introduced a number of resolutions and bills, including major fiscal measures such as HB 2 (capital outlay) and HB 3 (bond authorization), along with local and policy bills covering retirement, utilities, law enforcement, education, and public safety. Several resolutions were adopted without objection, including observances for HBCU Day, Opportunity and Action Day, and commendations and condolences for individuals and organizations. The House then considered numerous second-reading bills and committee reports, including measures on income tax check-offs, traffic signal penalties, utility terrain vehicles, personal delivery devices, tax underpayment penalties, road dedications, and motor vehicle regulations. In floor action, HB 78 passed 96-0 to expand the jurisdiction of the Bogalusa city court. HB 190 passed 97-0 to create a Civil Code standard of care for software and computer programs, and HB 427 passed 99-0 to clarify online child-protection provisions and replace “sexually explicit” with the statutory “material harmful to minors” definition. HB 675 passed 100-0 after an amendment removing a middle name from the honoree, and HB 716 passed 99-0 to rename the Chalmette Ferry Terminal for Michael C. Ginnart Jr. The chamber also approved several memorial highway and bridge designations, including HB 346 for Speaker Joe Salter Memorial Highway, HB 355 for Veterans Park Memorial Highway, HB 356 for the Everett Brady Jr. Memorial Bridge, and HB 358 for a memorial highway honoring Charles Bordelon. Other bills were returned to the calendar or temporarily deferred, including HB 112, HB 148, HB 149, HB 221, HB 354, and HB 657. The House also announced committee meetings for the next day, received additional committee reports, and adjourned until 2:00 p.m. the following day.
LA

Louisiana 2026 Regular Session

House of Representatives Mar 17th, 2026

Louisiana House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • The committee is properly enrolled. H.R. is 14, 16, 18, respectfully submitted.
  • Charles Parish Committee of 250.
  • House bills on second reading, reported by committee.
  • Reports of committees. Commerce reports. Morning hour nine. Reports of committees.
  • Mears meets at 9 a.m. in Committee Room 2 and Insurance meets at 9 a.m. in Committee Room 3, and at this
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

Room 016 Conference PM - 04-29-2026

Hawaii Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • On uh relating to disaster services, uh it's myself and Representative Morikawa as co-chair.
  • We are convening our conference<00:09:15.320><c> committee</c><00:09:15.680><c> meeting</c><00:09:16.120
  • ><c> on</c> conference committee meeting on conference committee meeting on Wednesday,<00:09:16.800><
  • We are opening on a House and Senate Conference Committee meeting.
  • We are opening up on a conference committee hearing meeting for House and Senate.
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

Room 224 Conference PM - 04-29-2026

Hawaii Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • And deleting requirements for operators to institute measures relating to the service being a human or
  • being a measures relating to the service being a human<00:20:40.880><c> or</c><00:20:41.200><c> or</
  • c><00:20:41.360><c> sentient</c><00:20:41.920><c> being</c> human or or sentient being human or or sentient
  • We are convening the conference committee for the 3:30 agenda.
  • </c> We're reconvening the conference committee for the 3:45 agenda.
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

Senate Floor Session 04-29-2026 06:30pm

Hawaii Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
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HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

Room 229 Conference AM - 04-29-2026

Hawaii Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • We are reconvening our conference committee on Water and Land.
  • Okay, gaveling back in on our conference committee on water and land.
  • This is the notice to reconvene our conference committee meeting.
  • Gaveling in for our reconvene of the conference committee on the culture and the arts bills.
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

Room 016 Conference AM - 04-29-2026

Hawaii Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • and General Services, or DAGS.
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  • This concludes this conference committee. Hello, hi everybody.
  • Okay, well this concludes the hearing of the conference committee.
  • </c> hearing of the conference committee. hearing of the conference committee.
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

Room 224 Conference AM - 04-29-2026

Hawaii Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • I'd like to call to order this joint House and Senate conference committee hearing for Wednesday, April
  • We're reconvening our conference committee on this Wednesday, April 29th at 10:10 in Room 224.
  • And then WAM, in a lot of ways, I think, made the bill better when it went through that committee in
  • And then WAM, in a lot of ways, I think, made the bill better when it went through that committee in
  • in that they took out a um lot committee in that they took out a um lot of<00:15:09.400><c> the</c>
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

Room 229 Conference PM - 04-29-2026

Hawaii Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Good afternoon, and welcome to our 1:30 conference committee agenda.
  • Welcome to your joint committees on House and Senate Education.
  • Welcome to your joint committees on education. Today's date is Wednesday, April 29th.
  • Adjourn. >> I'm calling to order reconvening of a conference committee for higher education bills.
  • </c> To call back to order, reconvening of our conference committee.
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

EIG DEFER Public Hearing 04-21-2026

Energy and Intergovernmental Affairs

Transcript Highlights:
  • We're reconvening the Committee on Energy and Intergovernmental Affairs on this Tuesday, April 21st,
  • from transmission and distribution services.
  • and services from transmission and distribution<00:04:57.720><c> services.
  • We also agreed distribution services.
  • Or your designee for the two senator committee chairpersons: Consumer Protection and Energy.
Summary: The Committee on Energy and Intergovernmental Affairs reconvened on April 21 and took up a series of House Concurrent Resolutions, with no public testimony. Members first approved HCR 43, urging raised crosswalks near Ala Wai Elementary at University Avenue, Malkiki Street, and Kamoku Street to improve student safety, and HCR 154, asking Hawaii County to expand the Heleon shared ride program islandwide, including rural and underserved areas. They also passed HCR 165, calling for permanent pickleball nets and court lighting at Kamilo Iki Community Park, and HCR 186, urging the U.S. Department of Defense and Defense Health Agency to extend health care authorization renewals for people affected by the Red Hill water contamination crisis. The committee then approved HCR 200, which urges the Department of Defense to reassess prior CERCLA-related closure decisions in light of evolving PFAS science. Members said the measure was intended to help keep PFAS out of the water system. HCR 202, establishing a legislative task force on Hawaii’s future energy pathways, was amended before passage to expand the task force’s scope to include separation of generation from transmission and distribution, add Senate leadership representation, and include representatives from the Agricultural Development Corporation and the Farm Bureau. Several members supported the amended version with reservations, expressing concern about possible cost impacts from separating generation and distribution. Finally, the committee passed HCR 206 HD1, which requests the Hawaii State Energy Office to convene a working group to study the impacts of large data centers on utilities, ratepayers, natural resources, and climate goals. All measures were adopted by the committee, with HCR 202 passing with amendments and the others passing unamended. The meeting then adjourned.
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Energy REVISED Apr 9th, 2026 at 09:30 am

Energy

Transcript Highlights:
  • The committee sub is far different than what was The original bill, if you read the committee sub, you
  • The committee substitute has moved forward for full committee consideration.
  • The consideration of the full committee has not adopted the committee substitute.
  • Committee, my name is Ri Browning.
  • I really appreciate this Committee.
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Energy REVISED Apr 9th, 2026

Energy

Transcript Highlights:
  • I'll withdraw my table until we discuss the committee sub. Until we discuss the committee sub.
  • I'm debating in favor of the committee substitute authored by the chairman of the committee that reduces
  • of the full committee.
  • Senator Green, you're recognized to present committee sub to SB 3403. Committee sub to SB 3403.
  • Thank you, Committee. Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Thank you, committee.
Summary: The committee took up several measures dealing with environmental regulation, waste management, and energy. Early on, it passed sunset-extension bills for the Oklahoma Climatological Survey and several environmental advisory councils. It then heard extensive debate on HB 1907, the Battery Stewardship Act, which would create a battery recycling system for small and medium batteries through DEQ. Supporters argued it would reduce landfill and garbage-truck fires, protect the environment, and create recycling value, while opponents raised concerns about added regulation, costs shifted to producers and retailers, and the creation of a new state FTE. Despite those objections, the bill passed 8-3. The committee also considered HB 3403, a pilot study on biosolids and sewage sludge applied to farmland. Members debated a committee substitute that shortened the study timeline from five years to three years and added a phased rollback of land application. Supporters said the study was needed because of unresolved questions about PFOS, pharmaceuticals, heavy metals, and other contaminants, while critics argued the timelines conflicted and the bill could be hard to implement. The committee substitute was adopted, an amendment to delete key rollback provisions failed, and the bill ultimately passed 8-2 after testimony from Oklahoma City utilities officials and multiple rounds of questions about testing, health risks, and disposal practices. The committee then passed HB 3175 to establish the Oklahoma Advanced Nuclear Energy Office, with members noting it would have minimal fiscal impact and could help Oklahoma build nuclear expertise and jobs. It also passed HB 3986, expanding a gross production tax exemption for wells completed with recycled water, and HB 3466, which removes the statutory requirement that the Corporation Commission maintain a petty cash fund. Finally, HB 3411, another biosolids-related bill to buy testing equipment and provide information to landowners, and HB 4246, a rural water transparency/lowest-bid bill, both passed unanimously or near-unanimously. The meeting ended with the chair thanking members and adjourning.
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Alcohol, Tobacco and Controlled Substances REVISED: SB1501 - Added Apr 8th, 2026

Alcohol, Tobacco and Controlled Substances

Transcript Highlights:
  • Is there unanimous consent to adopt the committee substitute as a working draft?
  • Chairman and the committee.
  • Thank you, members of the committee. All right. We had a clerical error.
  • Thank you very much for your patience, committee members.
  • Thank you, committee members.
Summary: The Alcohol, Tobacco, and Controlled Substances committee met to consider a series of Senate bills, most of them advancing with little or no opposition. SB 1304 expanded retailer tasting limits for beer, wine, and liquor samples; after brief discussion about liquor store support and tasting flexibility, it passed. SB 1501, as amended, allowed any approved third-party vendor to provide continuing education for the medical marijuana industry, and SB 1946 initially received a committee substitute but was later rescinded and returned to its original engrossed form as a distillery bill reducing a local distillery license fee from $3,125 to $1,250. SB 592 clarified distributor obligations when replacing products for quality-control reasons, and SB 65 allowed possession and use of Narcan and fentanyl test strips; both passed. The committee also heard SB 1257, which moved THC-related substances into Schedule 1 while keeping dronabinol/Marinol in Schedule 3; members discussed federal alignment, singular/plural wording, and synthetic THC coverage, and the Oklahoma Bureau of Narcotics stated it had no objection. An amendment was adopted to make the terminology consistent. SB 444 passed to allow certified hospice personnel to destroy narcotics after a patient’s death. SB 640, with a committee substitute, added abandoned marijuana grow facilities to the definition of public nuisance to help local authorities clean them up, and it passed after confirmation that prior distancing language had been removed. Later, SB 2178 was amended to remove language that would have placed liability on employees, leaving ABLE-directed insurance requirements for certain events; the amended bill passed. SB 1242, another bond-bill-related measure, was revised to restore the $2,000 fee and add a requirement that OMA notify law enforcement when a license is terminated, and it advanced. Finally, SB 1642 passed to allow seven-day pain-medication prescriptions to be split into shorter fills, with the author arguing it could reduce addiction risk. The committee adjourned after all recorded votes were taken and several bills were reported out favorably.
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Transcript Highlights:
  • Conference committee reports. And. Joint committee. Reports. Motions.
  • His service took him around the world and into the heart of crisis response here at home.
  • He's earned six meritorious service medals, five Army commendation medals, and three Army Achievement
  • He was recently awarded the Superior Public Service Medal in Washington, DC.
  • Thank you for your service. Miss Floor Leader, thank you, Mr. Speaker.
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Transcript Highlights:
  • reports, and joint committee reports, motions placing new business.
  • Conference Committee reports and Joint Committee reports.
  • He was recently awarded the Superior Public Service Medal in Washington, D.C.
  • Services, who drove more than an hour to be there.
  • Thank you for your service. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
Summary: The House convened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, and several recognitions, including Veteran of the Week Aaron Hudkins, Psychologist of the Day Dr. Emily Corley, Doctor of the Day Dr. Jason Reagan, and a proclamation recognizing Brain Injury Awareness Month. Members also honored the Edmond Santa Fe Palm Squad and Ava Garrett for assembling and funding 100 overnight bags for children entering foster care in memory of fallen Oklahoma service member Serena Butcher. On legislation, the House considered and passed House Bill 3522, a transparency measure requiring alcoholic beverage licensees to report disciplinary actions annually, and House Bill 4300, a Department of Human Services request bill aligning child-care worker assessment language with federal requirements. Both bills advanced without debate; HB 3522 passed by recorded vote and HB 4300 passed 94-0. The chamber also recognized 17 Pages of the Week and heard multiple announcements, including caucus and birthday notices, a planned Jeans Day request tied to Bob Wills Day, and the introduction of Oklahoma Task Force One members and a search dog. The House then adjourned until Tuesday, March 3, 2026, at 9:30 a.m.
AL

Alabama 2026 Regular Session

Alabama Senate Finance and Taxation Education Committee Feb 25th, 2026

Finance and Taxation Education

Transcript Highlights:
  • Thank you, committee.
  • Um, House Bill 124 actually committee.
  • </c> works and her service. Most grateful. works and her service. Most grateful.
  • Thank you, committee.
  • And I'm always happy to committee.
AL

Alabama 2026 Regular Session

Alabama House State Government Committee Feb 18th, 2026

State Government

Transcript Highlights:
  • . committee. committee.
  • I'm here to present HB 407 committee.
  • Each one they have a heart for service.
  • And philanthropy or a service project.
  • So if y'all have a public service award.
AL

Alabama 2026 Regular Session

Alabama House State Government Committee Feb 11th, 2026

State Government

Transcript Highlights:
  • Any comments by the committee? committee? committee? &gt;&gt; Great<00:07:23.840><c> time.
  • </c> comments by the committee? comments by the committee?
  • Chairman and committee.
  • What did our secretary of health and human services just do? Outlawed aluminum and vaccines.
  • </c> our um secretary of health and human our um secretary of health and human services<00:51:57.520>
AZ

Arizona 2026 Regular Session

02/04/2026 - Senate Government

Government

Transcript Highlights:
  • But it also seeks to alter human behavior, and that is, look, But it also seeks to alter human behavior
  • Department of Health and Human Services, Directory of New Hires, State Association of State Workforce
  • Which committee did you say is looking into this? Joint Legislative Audit Committee.
  • autistic services from the state of Arizona.
  • education or whether it's health services.