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NH

New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session

House Finance Division I (03/19/2025)

Transcript Highlights:
  • that um this was in with the governor that um this was in fact<00:17:32.240><c> what</c><00:17:32.480
  • The governor had originally landfills.
  • But the intent would be we would help them with rulemaking. governor and counsel to confirm members governor
  • We don't have the governor and speak to their budget.
  • There is just a surplus of funds currently in the Governor Scholarship Fund, right?
Summary: The committee reviewed a handout comparing House Bill 2 to current retirement law and walked through the bill section by section with staff from the retirement system. The discussion focused on vesting, earnable compensation, average final compensation, compensation-over-base limits, special duty pay, normal retirement age, re-retirement, and maximum benefit rules for Group 2/Tier B members. Staff explained that some provisions would restore pre-2011 rules, including counting certain end-of-career payments such as unused sick and vacation time in earnable compensation and reducing the AFC averaging period from five years back to three. They also described how the bill would eliminate the current cap on compensation over base, which mainly affects overtime, and noted that the actuarial cost of the AFC-related changes is interrelated rather than easily broken out by feature. A separate discussion covered the special duty pay limitation, which currently applies to Tier A and would be removed under the governor’s bill for both Tier A and Tier B members after their vested buy date. Staff said the actuary estimated that removing the special duty limitation would increase costs by about $13.9 million. Members also asked about the practical difference between overtime and special duty, with staff explaining that special duty generally involves work for a private third party, often police detail work, while overtime depends more on staffing and scheduling. The committee also reviewed the normal retirement age changes for Tier B and the possibility that some members would need to work longer to reach the new vested buy date. Members raised concerns about an ambiguity in the bill that could allow already-retired Tier B members to return to work, then re-retire and claim the higher benefits, or allow vested deferred members to stop working and wait for the new vested buy date. Staff said the governor’s office did not intend to allow that result and requested clarifying language, noting that the bill as drafted does not expressly prohibit it. The committee also discussed part-time and seasonal work after retirement, with staff explaining that such work generally does not restore membership unless the person takes a full-time position requiring enrollment. Finally, the committee reviewed the maximum benefit provisions and noted that HB 2 in the current year does not change the maximum benefit date or include the 1.5% annual escalator that had been part of the 2023 proposal, making the current bill more costly than the earlier version.
LA

Louisiana 2026 Regular Session

Education Apr 15th, 2026

Education

Transcript Highlights:
  • So you have the power today.
  • You have the power today to essentially prevent kids from ever touching that hospital bed in the first
  • And I'm here today... ...into law by former Governor Edwards.
  • But let's let— we said this in a couple of years ago, one of Governor Landry's bills— let's let teachers
  • House Bill 1062 by Representative Edmondston provides relative to the membership, powers, and duties
Bills: HCR47 , HB628 , HB737 , HB1008 , HB1062 , HB1079 , HB1112
Committee: House Education
AZ

Arizona 2026 Regular Session

03/25/2026 - Senate Education

Education

Transcript Highlights:
  • I'm honored by Governor Hobbs' nomination and grateful for your consideration.
  • I really want to commend the student that was the most powerful testimony today because we're hearing
  • I don't believe that the districts are in the power position here.
  • Governor Hobbs would like to do Prop 123 to put more money into the school capital lawsuit.
  • Don't mind if I power up a little. Madam Chair, my name is John Kelly.
NM

New Mexico 2025 Regular Session

IC - Legislative Finance Nov 21st, 2025

Transcript Highlights:
  • I don't care if it's a Democratic governor or Republican governor.
  • Chairman Solis is really that separation of powers.
  • And this is just really reflective in where those powers lie right.
  • So power to the plaintiffs who had the courage to become plaintiffs in Martinez and Yazi.
  • At the time, we had a different secretary and a different governor.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

89th Legislative Session May 31st, 2025

Texas House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • We need to have a conversation about what we pay the governor, what we pay the lieutenant governor, the
  • In fact, are you where I sat over on that corner when I worked for the governor, and back then Wallace
  • , the conference committee report reflects changes that were made to bring the bill in line with Governor
  • So what we're doing with this bill is bringing it in line with Governor Abbott's waiver request.
  • Speaker, members, the Senate, in their infinite power, removed one of my amendments, which I still fail
Summary: The House met in a late-session floor session that began with prayer, pledges, quorum, and a series of excused absences and Senate messages reporting action on numerous bills, conference committee appointments, and conference reports. Members also adopted a memorial resolution honoring Mark James Hanna, a Capitol lobbyist and advocate for nurses, and a congratulatory resolution for Rishi Tarumalasetti, an eighth-grade civics bee winner from Katy. The chamber also received and recorded a parliamentary colloquy about an unusual Senate request on SB 293, with the Chair stating the House could not recede from only part of its amendments and could not suspend the rules because the bill had not been returned from the Senate. The bulk of the session was devoted to taking up conference committee reports and related procedural resolutions, especially the state budget. The House adopted a resolution allowing the SB 1 conferees to go outside the normal bounds, then adopted the SB 1 conference report on a 107-21 vote. Debate on the budget centered on public education funding, tax relief, health care, corrections pay, and judicial compensation, with supporters calling it a responsible compromise and opponents arguing it was overly expansive and insufficient on property tax relief. The House also adopted a technical correction resolution tying judicial pay increases in SB 1 to the House version of SB 293, and members discussed at length the relationship between judicial salaries and legislative pensions. The chamber then adopted a long series of conference reports on measures covering topics such as school library review and book challenges (SB 13), SNAP restrictions on sweetened drinks and candy (SB 379), hospital price transparency (SB 331), nursing home accountability (SB 457), school district personnel compensation conflicts (HB 3372), property notice rules (HB 2011), research and development tax credits (SB 2018), and several other bills affecting elections, permits, education, and criminal justice. Most reports passed by wide margins, though some drew significant opposition, especially SB 13 and SB 379. The House also granted several Senate requests for conference committees and introduced additional resolutions to suspend conferee limits on various bills as the session moved toward adjournment.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Committee on Finance - Part 1 - 05/17/25

Finance

Transcript Highlights:
  • I remember the governor and the leadership had come to the agreement, I think, by Thursday.
  • But for what's on here today and for what the governor may sign prior to a special session education
  • </c><00:37:26.800><c> may</c><00:37:27.720><c> sign</c> today and for what the governor may sign today
  • and for what the governor may sign prior<00:37:29.040><c> to</c><00:37:29.200><c> a</c><00:37:29.440
  • </c> corporate power in our state. corporate power in our state. um<00:48:02.000><c> to</c><00:48:02.319
Committee: Senate Finance
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Human Services Finance and Policy Committee 2/11/25

Human Services Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • Services, there is some overlap with 245 in that it lays out the commissioner of Human Services' powers
  • </c> commissioner of Human Services powers commissioner of Human Services powers and<00:32:39.080><c>
  • There will be, I think, ideas coming forward from us and from our governor on how to bring some cost
  • There will be, I think, ideas coming forward from us and from our governor on how to bring some cost
  • </c><00:43:33.240><c> on</c> forward from us and from our governor on forward from us and from our governor
CA

California 2025-2026 Regular Session

Senate Judiciary Committee Jun 30th, 2026

Transcript Highlights:
  • this bill, ensure that California regulators have access to relevant information such as how much power
  • this bill, ensure that California regulators have access to relevant information such as how much power
  • This bill ensures that California regulators have access to relevant information such as how much power
  • Luckily, our current governor has taken a strong stance on protecting our providers and denied out-of-state
  • AB 2164 codifies current protections, ensuring that regardless of who the governor is, our brave health
Summary: The committee heard a long agenda of bills, with members repeatedly noting that votes would likely be held later because a quorum was not yet present. Early measures included AB 2393, which would create fixed statutory damages for false arrest or imprisonment claims involving aggravating conduct such as face coverings, restraints, forcible transport, or firearms; supporters said it would help victims obtain accountability, while no opposition appeared. AB 2050, the HOA reserve-funding bill, drew support from HOA and housing finance advocates who said underfunded reserves lead to special assessments and safety risks, while consumer groups warned of large cost increases; Senator Laird said he would move it when a quorum was available. AB 1564, making employee-union communications confidential in certain public-employment disputes, was supported by labor groups and opposed by counties, school administrators, and other local agencies who argued it would hinder investigations. AB 2231, a CEQA streamlining bill for two Sutter Health hospital projects, was backed by the author and health-care supporters but opposed by a construction trade group that said it would strip workers of wage-and-hour remedies. The committee also heard AB 2689, which would allow non-renewal of subsidized housing leases for over-income tenants under specified conditions; there was little testimony beyond the author’s presentation. AB 801 would require the Department of Financial Protection and Innovation to regularly examine lenders for fair lending compliance; supporters framed it as a response to federal retreat from consumer protection, while credit unions and bankers said they shared the goal but wanted more work on impacts to smaller institutions. AB 2721, as amended, would require hotels to post notice when they have actual knowledge of ICE or CBP reservations; hospitality workers and labor supporters said it would improve worker safety, while hotel industry groups said they were moving toward neutral after amendments, though some owners remained opposed. AB 2035 would create a narrow, court-supervised alternative vote threshold for a single HOA, Laguna Woods Village, to amend outdated CC&Rs; the author and HOA representatives said the change was needed because repeated elections had failed to reach quorum. Later bills included AB 1827, which would raise the small-claims limit for businesses from $6,250 to $15,000 and allow up to three filings per year; supporters said it would modernize access for small businesses, while the Judicial Council opposed it as likely to crowd calendars and shift small claims away from its intended purpose. AB 1577 would require data centers to report energy-use information to the Energy Commission and local agencies; supporters said better data is needed for grid planning, while one industry group remained opposed in print but encouraged by amendments. AB 2164 and AB 1854 both expanded California shield-law protections for reproductive and gender-affirming care providers and related entities against out-of-state legal actions and extradition requests; supporters said the bills were needed to protect providers and patients after Dobbs, while opponents argued they would shield harmful medical practices and interfere with parental rights and other states’ investigations. AB 2529 would require claims against public agencies to include a declaration that the contents are true and correct, and AB 2247 would create the Thrive Act to fund trauma-focused mental health services for youth affected by gun violence; both drew support from local agencies or survivors, with no significant opposition recorded in the excerpt. The final bill discussed, AB 1821, would change Public Records Act response timelines from calendar days to business days to address large, complex, or bad-faith requests; the author said it would better match agency work capacity while preserving access, and the hearing continued with testimony as the transcript ended.
MA

Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session

Joint Committee on Public Safety and Homeland Security Jun 21st, 2026 at 10:00 am

Joint Committee on Public Safety and Homeland Security

Transcript Highlights:
  • currently assault and battery is a misdemeanor, and if it's not witnessed by the police, there's no power
  • Currently, assault and battery is a misdemeanor, and if it's not witnessed by the police, there's no power
  • would just want to make it clear we have to somehow address, at some point, giving law enforcement the power
  • Talking about seatbelts, just a few years ago I sat with the governor maker and we had a fatality of
  • Prior to the criminal justice reform bill that Governor Baker signed into law in 2018, there was the
Summary: The Joint Committee on Public Safety and Homeland Security heard testimony on several bills, beginning with a major workplace violence proposal for health care settings. Senator Lovely, the Massachusetts Nurses Association, the Massachusetts Hospital Association, and SEIU 1199 all supported legislation requiring hospitals and other health care employers to conduct facility-specific risk assessments, develop violence prevention plans, train workers, and provide reporting and protections for assaulted employees. Witnesses described workplace assaults as frequent and escalating, and committee members discussed balancing worker safety with concerns about criminalizing mental illness; testimony emphasized that the bill targets intentional assaults while preserving treatment and discretion for behavioral health crises. The committee also heard strong support for bills to strengthen traffic safety, including primary seat belt enforcement, rear-facing car seat requirements, and seat belts on school buses. AAA Northeast, the Brain Injury Association of Massachusetts, law enforcement, legislators, and the Massachusetts Insurance Federation all backed the measures, citing crash data, injury prevention, and personal stories of traumatic brain injury. Senator O’Connor testified for school bus seat belts, saying Massachusetts should join other states requiring them, and later Sophia Furzada of the National Transportation Safety Board urged passage of school bus seat belt and child passenger safety bills, saying lap-shoulder belts would reduce injuries and save lives in crashes where compartmentalization is not enough. Other testimony included support for a bill to make 9-1-1 disability indicator forms more accessible and inclusive, with the witness arguing the form should better reflect mental health, developmental disabilities, language access needs, and a fifth-grade reading level. The committee also heard opposition to a proposal to extend Christian’s Law to swimming pools, with a parks and recreation director warning of unintended consequences for municipal camps and underserved communities. Finally, the committee took testimony on a bill to expand the Forensic Science Oversight Board to include workforce representation, which MOSES said would restore technical expertise to the board. At the end of the hearing, the committee adjourned without taking votes on the bills discussed.
MA
Transcript Highlights:
  • regulatory bodies that may play a role in CCRCs and what they might regulate and the enforcement powers
  • regulatory bodies that may play a role in TCRCs and sort of what they might regulate and enforcement powers
  • So I won't go super in depth with this, but I think this is a helpful. ...and enforcement powers they
  • raise my hand and endorse this because I think I'm not supposed to endorse legislation that the governor
  • I think I'm not supposed to endorse legislation that the governor hasn't filed.
Summary: The commission met to review its draft final report on continuing care retirement communities (CCRCs), with most of the discussion focused on whether recommendations required unanimous consensus and how to handle disagreements in the report. Members agreed that consensus meant no stated opposition, and several participants argued that unresolved issues should still be described in the report rather than omitted. The chairs said the report would include agreed-upon recommendations, note areas without consensus, and preserve written comments or dissent letters submitted by members. The draft report’s findings and slides were reviewed charge by charge, including CCRC definitions, financial condition, entrance fee refunds, regulatory oversight, advertising practices, and closure/change-of-ownership procedures. Members suggested several factual and wording edits, including clarifying financial data sources, correcting a presenter’s name, refining language about entrance fee use and refund timing, and revising statements about Attorney General authority and CCRC advertising. There was also discussion about the need to distinguish nonprofit and for-profit CCRCs and to better explain how different care levels and licensing structures are described. On recommendations, the commission kept the proposal to advance the disclosure bill (S. 478) and update the consumer guide, but removed a recommendation for annual open board meetings after objections that it was inadequate. The group spent considerable time debating whether to recommend resident representation on CCRC boards, timely refund requirements for entrance fees, and possible state registration or definition changes for CCRCs, but no consensus was reached on those items. The chairs said the final report would be completed by the statutory August 1 deadline, with final written comments due before then and the report and meeting materials posted on the legislature website.
WA
Transcript Highlights:
  • For Western Governors University, which is a legislatively authorized online competency-based nonprofit
  • So the purchasing power of the dollar has been adjusted.
  • Now that I'm thinking about it, I would think it was fiscal year 26 that the governor included that in
  • It’s simply out of our power, which is why I stand here today.
  • It’s simply out of our power, which is why I stand here today.
Summary: The Postsecondary Education & Workforce Committee held a work session on higher education funding and then public hearings on House Bill 2148 and House Bill 2132. In the work session, OPR staff Kate Henry reviewed enrollment trends, tuition policy, financial aid programs, and funding sources for Washington’s public colleges and universities. Members asked about FTE versus headcount, tuition growth, the Washington College Grant, College Bound, and the Workforce Education Investment Account. Henry explained how state appropriations, tuition, and financial aid interact, and noted that higher education makes up a significant share of the state budget. No votes were taken during the work session. House Bill 2148 would create a “pay-it-forward” graduate student aid program administered by the Student Achievement Council, allowing students to receive tuition support and later make income-based contributions for up to 15 years to fund future students. Sponsor Rep. Reid said the bill is intended to offset the loss of federal graduate loan options and support workforce needs in fields like nursing, teaching, and research. Committee questions focused on repayment terms, possible caps, interest, and program capitalization. Testimony was overwhelmingly supportive, with students and advocates arguing the bill would expand access to graduate education and avoid predatory private debt. House Bill 2132 would limit disclosure and retention of personally identifying and financial information from WASFA applications, generally requiring the Student Achievement Council and institutions to stop retaining that information after one year following the award year unless needed for an audit or appeal. Rep. Leavitt said the bill is meant to reduce unnecessary long-term retention of sensitive student data and improve privacy and security. Supporters, including student leaders and immigrant-advocacy groups, said the bill would protect vulnerable students and increase trust in the aid process. Some members raised concerns about whether shorter retention could affect future record needs, including immigration-related documentation, but the sponsor said students can keep their own records and that the bill preserves audit authority. The hearing ended without a vote, and the chair noted an upcoming busy schedule and cutoff deadlines.
FL

Florida 2025 Regular Session

December 2, 2025 - 01:00 PM

Transcript Highlights:
  • CURVE BALL IN COMPLIANCE OR ALIGNMENT WITH THE VISION OF THE LEADERSHIP IN THE WHITE HOUSE WITH THE GOVERNOR
  • SECRETARY WILL BE A MEMBER OF THE BOARD AND EX OFFICIO NONVOTING MEMBER OF THE BOARD AND THEN THE GOVERNOR
  • SOME ANSWERS WE RECEIVE ARE SO POWERFUL IT WILL CAUSE YOU TO CRY. THEY ARE EMOTIONAL.
  • WE ARE HIGHLY REGULATED AS NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS.
  • WE HAVE NO BARGAINING POWER WITH THEM EXCEPT TO SAY YES WE WILL TAKE THE CONTRACT OR NO WE WILL NOT.
WA

Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session

Joint Legislative-Executive Committee on Budget Transparency and Fiscal Sustainability Jul 20th, 2026

Joint Legislative-Executive Committee on Budget Transparency and Fiscal Sustainability

Transcript Highlights:
  • to develop its own recommendations, which are due to the legislature and the governor by December 15
  • The governor, and then eventually legislators, receive a briefing on all items, no matter the account
  • State population growth and inflationary adjustments that impact the state's purchasing power.
  • And the governor will submit his budget in December at some point.
  • And the legislature and the governor both consider those changes.
Summary: The committee held its first meeting, with co-chairs and members introducing themselves and staff outlining the committee’s statutory charge under the 2026 supplemental operating budget. Staff explained that the committee is tasked with studying budget transparency and fiscal sustainability in two phases: first, revenue growth, spending assumptions, statutory cost drivers, and carryforward/maintenance levels; and later, staffing, overhead, performance management, and public reporting tools. The committee also discussed its goals, with members emphasizing a shared factual understanding of Washington’s fiscal situation, the causes of projected structural deficits, and possible paths to a more sustainable operating budget. Staff then gave a detailed operating budget basics presentation. They reviewed the size and composition of the operating budget, explaining that most spending is concentrated in grants and client services, salaries and benefits, and goods and services, with K-12 education, DSHS, the Health Care Authority, DCYF, corrections, and higher education making up most NGFO spending. They also walked through the distinction between constitutional, federal, statutory, and discretionary spending; the role of caseload and per-capita forecasts; how maintenance level and policy level budgets are built; and how the four-year outlook works, including revenue forecasts, reversions, budget stabilization account reserves, and the official outlook adoption process. Members asked several questions about what is or is not included in the outlook, especially future collective bargaining agreements, health care inflation, court-ordered liabilities, and whether the budget could better separate mandatory from discretionary spending over time. Staff said some of those questions would require follow-up and noted the existence of an outlook accuracy report. The committee then heard from Josh Goodman of the Pew Charitable Trusts, who introduced Pew’s state fiscal work and its role as the nonprofit partner supporting the committee. He said Pew would help analyze long-term fiscal sustainability, reserve policies, recession preparedness, and practices from other states, and would draw on its 50-state data and subject-matter experts. No votes were taken and no formal actions were reported at this meeting.
CA
Transcript Highlights:
  • I remember where I was when I got the call, the governor had signed, and I remember where Miles Hall's
  • Do we have the people power to actually serve the people that are calling?
  • Do we have the people power to actually serve the people that are calling?
  • In 1851, California's first governor waged a war of extermination.
  • In 1851, California's first governor waged a war of extermination on California Indians.
CA
Transcript Highlights:
  • I remember where I was when I got the call, the Governor had signed, and I remember where Miles Hall's
  • Do we have the people power to actually serve the people that are calling?
  • Do we have the people power to actually serve the people that are calling?
  • And given what the governor has proposed in the cutting of the mobile crisis benefit, we really need
  • In 1851, California's first governor waged a war of extermination on California Indians.
Summary: The joint Assembly Health and Select Committee on Native American Affairs held an oversight hearing on AB 988, California’s 988 crisis line and mobile crisis response system, followed by a discussion of suicide prevention and intervention in California Indian communities. Members and witnesses repeatedly emphasized that AB 988 was intended to create a true alternative to 911 for behavioral health crises, with “someone to call, someone to come, and somewhere to go,” and that Native communities continue to face disproportionately high suicide rates and barriers to culturally responsive care. The first panel of call center and stakeholder witnesses largely argued that implementation is falling short of the law’s intent. They said 988 call centers are underfunded, text/chat answer rates remain far below call answer rates, staffing is strained, and the system still lacks meaningful statewide interoperability between 988 and 911. Several witnesses said mobile crisis teams are not being dispatched through 988 as envisioned, and that funding formulas and governance are too opaque. San Joaquin County was presented as a local success story, with integrated 988, access lines, and mobile crisis handoffs that have reduced reliance on emergency departments and involuntary holds. Witnesses also discussed the need for better tribal outreach, the role of CCBHCs, and the importance of culturally competent services. State officials from CalHHS and DHCS described the five-year 988 implementation plan, the current governance structure across multiple agencies, and efforts to support training, public awareness, and referral tools. They reported growth in 988 contacts, ongoing training with the Trevor Project, a statewide resource directory, and a tribal awareness campaign. DHCS also outlined proposed trailer bill language that would create a formal designation process for 988 centers, set statewide standards, and require existing centers to obtain designation by 2029. Officials said current funding includes SAMHSA grants, block grant dollars, and an expected $67.3 million from the 988 fund in the next budget year, with a large share earmarked for Medi-Cal mobile crisis services. No formal vote or committee action was taken in the portion of the hearing provided.
FL

Florida 2026 Regular Session

Banking and Insurance Mar 25th, 2025

Banking and Insurance

Transcript Highlights:
  • Gold has been shown to retain its purchasing power over time.
  • of the dollar, gold has retained that purchasing power quite well over time.
  • Is there a way for people to protect their purchasing power and use gold in the economy?
  • And so it's maintained its purchasing power.
  • In fact, we've seen rather the maintenance of purchasing power over time by both gold and silver.
Summary: The committee first took up SB 794, as amended by a late-filed strike-all, which would require a human being to make insurance claim denial decisions and prohibit artificial intelligence from being the sole basis for a denial. The sponsor said the bill was intended to preserve human oversight while allowing innovation in claims processing. Public testimony included support from the Florida Insurance Consumer Advocate and the Florida Medical Association, along with one speaker urging additional protections for homeowners. The committee adopted the strike-all and reported SB 794 favorably with committee substitutes. Members then heard SB 134, which removes the $500 threshold on the sales tax exemption for bullion, making sales of gold, silver, and platinum bullion fully exempt and eliminating certain dealer documentation requirements. Supporters argued the change would reduce a regressive tax and help consumers preserve savings; the sponsor estimated a revenue impact of about $300,000. The bill was reported favorably. The committee also adopted a strike-all on SB 888, which directs the Office of Insurance Regulation to create a more consumer-friendly homeowners insurance website with premium comparison information, market data, rate filing access, and educational resources. The sponsor and Leader Boyd said the goal was to improve transparency and help consumers navigate a stabilizing market. SB 888 was reported favorably with committee substitutes. The final bill heard was SB 1578, covering mammograms and supplemental breast cancer screenings. The sponsor said it would expand coverage requirements in ACA plans and private insurance policies, including annual mammograms for women ages 40 to 50 and supplemental screening coverage, while noting Medicaid already provides these services. The Florida Insurance Consumer Advocate waived in support, and the bill was reported favorably. After the bills, the committee held a lengthy panel discussion on gold and silver as legal tender and transactional money, with testimony from officials from Utah and Florida, industry representatives, and advocacy groups. Panelists discussed constitutional authority, consumer protections, depository oversight, taxation issues, and possible transactional platforms for precious metals. No further action was taken after the discussion, and the committee adjourned.
CA

California 2025-2026 Regular Session

Assembly Floor Session Mar 26th, 2026

California House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • we witness the beauty of life emerging all around us, deep, deep within, we are also humbled by the power
  • Messages from the Governor: there are none. Messages from the Senate: there are none.
  • Their extraordinary service to Nevada County and to the state of California reminds us all of the power
  • them, and they're going to learn how government works, and they're going to learn how to turn the power
LA

Louisiana 2026 Regular Session

House of Representatives Apr 15th, 2026

Louisiana House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • House Bill 1045 by Representative LaCombe, legislative auditor powers and duties, auditor access to local
  • They have really extraordinary power to arrest, to detain, to search, to use lethal force if necessary
  • . ...power to arrest, to detain, to search, to use lethal force if necessary.
  • So it is my opinion that power that extreme, that sovereign power over American citizens should be conducted
  • Villio and Governor Landry's bill today.
Bills: HR153 , HR154 , HR155 , HR156 , HR157 , HR158 , HCR57 , HCR58 , HCR59 , HR133 , HR134 , HR135 , HR136 , HR137 , HR138 , HR139 , HR140 , HR141 , HR142 , HR144 , HR145 , HR146 , HR147 , HR148 , HR149 , HR150 , HR151 , HR152 , SCR28 , SB141 , SB169 , SB206 , SB233 , SB417 , SB421 , SB429 , SB437 , SB477 , SB510 , SB521 , HR1 , HR17 , HCR5 , HB55 , HB385 , HB394 , HB396 , HB406 , HB608 , HB622 , HB676 , HB772 , HB897 , HB902 , HB943 , HB1030 , HB1035 , HB1038 , HB1045 , HB1049 , HB1056 , HB1058 , HB1059 , HB1092 , HB1100 , HB1117 , HB1160 , HB1161 , HB1162 , HB1177 , HB1180 , HB1189 , HB1216 , HB1239 , HB1240 , SB127 , HB284 , HB1 , HB2 , HB3 , HB312 , HB313 , HB383 , HB314 , HCR3 , HB983 , HB1126 , HB21 , HB24 , HB29 , HB31 , HB39 , HB45 , HB77 , HB136 , HB150 , HB263 , HB273 , HB299 , HB315 , HB376 , HB377 , HB431 , HB444 , HB450 , HB519 , HB533 , HB538 , HB559 , HB562 , HB663 , HB664 , HB715 , HB717 , HB805 , HB822 , HB823 , HB834 , HB864 , HB867 , HB1017 , HB1018 , HB1068 , HB1134 , HB1137 , HB1234 , HB1235 , HB1236 , HB211 , HB27 , HB71 , HB214 , HB225 , HB241 , HB244 , HB306 , HB345 , HB366 , HB446 , HB511 , HB514 , HB655 , HB730 , HB743 , HB1027 , HB1037 , HB1043 , HB1082 , HB1091 , HB1096 , HB1103 , HB1167 , HB1174 , HB1175 , HB1230 , HB1237 , HB1238 , SB162 , SB349 , SB350 , SB382 , SB383 , HB401 , HB51 , HB58 , HB140 , HB982 , HB1010 , HB132 , HB193 , HB635 , HB690 , HB1003 , HB750 , HB911 , HB151 , HB180 , HB192 , HB310 , HB961 , HB1146 , HB977 , HB181 , HB901 , HR20 , HR74 , HB9 , HB393 , HB459 , HB577 , HB582 , HB605 , HB614 , HB615 , HB682 , HB733 , HB773 , HB996 , HB1113
TX
Transcript Highlights:
  • Disaster, the county's already declared in disaster by the governor, and then additional funding for
  • Including the governor and lieutenant governor, thought of sirens as an idea within about a 12-hour period
  • The governor, lieutenant governor, and speaker have all said that we should have to get this job done
  • The governor may delegate to a state agency the authority to administer the grant program established
  • Senate Bill 13 was passed out during the regular session but was vetoed by the Governor.
AZ

Arizona 2026 Regular Session

02/17/2026 - House Education

Education

Transcript Highlights:
  • I want to start with what I'm passing out now, which is a statement from Governor Cox, Republican Governor
  • They've been appointed by Governor Ducey, Governor Hobbs, and really want to engage with the legislature
  • They do have members appointed by Governor Ducey and Governor Hobbs, and the Senate has to approve those
  • So the people in the district should have this power, not the legislature. I vote no.
  • So the people in the district should have this power, not the legislature. I vote no.