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CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Floor Session Jul 14th, 2025
California House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- In recognition of the legal community's resistance against these brazen attacks on the rule of law, In
- recognition of the legal community's resistance against these brazen attacks on the rule of law, this
- That is an attack on our legal system, an attack on our lawyers.
- The reality is that this is an attack on the poor. Mr.
- Speaker, the reality is that this is an attack on the poor, and if you won't protect your most vulnerable
Summary:
The Assembly convened after a quorum call, prayer, and pledge, then handled a series of procedural motions, including suspending rules to withdraw SB 104 and SB 138 from Budget and Fiscal Review and to allow several committees to notice bills. Members also introduced guests and honorees, including Equality California Comcast Fellows, tribal youth from the Yohavitham Nation, a legislative fellow, a Chinese language school delegation, local elected officials, staff, and an intern shadowing an Assembly member.
On the floor file, the Assembly concurred in Senate amendments to AB 1216 (education omnibus technical changes), AB 377 (high-speed rail), and AB 951 (health care coverage), all by unanimous or near-unanimous votes. The body also adopted ACR 103 designating California Western Monarch Protection Week and ACR 71 designating a portion of Highway 101 as the Little Saigon Freeway, both after supportive remarks about environmental conservation and Vietnamese American history. AJR 18, an apology and acknowledgment of historic harms against California Native Americans, drew extensive bipartisan and caucus support and was adopted with 68-0 after 66 coauthors were added.
The most contentious debate came on SCR 66, proclaiming Law Day, where members argued over the rule of law, executive power, and recent court fights involving both the Trump administration and Governor Newsom; the resolution was ultimately adopted after 51 coauthors were added. The Assembly also adopted SJR 3 urging Congress to oppose SNAP cuts, with debate focused on food insecurity, fraud, and work requirements; it passed 69-0 after 70 coauthors were added. SB 757, authorizing local governments to use nuisance abatement liens and special assessments to collect cleanup costs, passed 68-0, and the second-day consent calendar, including ACR 94 on antimicrobial resistance, was adopted.
The session concluded with multiple adjournments in memory, including tributes to Jane Day, agricultural leader John C. Harris, and Willie Earl Arno. The Assembly then announced committee meetings and upcoming check-in and floor session dates before adjourning until Thursday, July 17, at 9 a.m.
FL
Florida 2026 Regular Session
Senate in Special Session D Apr 28th, 2026
Florida Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- We are so permissive with the way technology will aggressively attack our children in school.
- With the way technology will aggressively attack our children in schools, we have lulled parents into
- We are so permissive with the way technology will aggressively attack our children in school.
- With the way technology will aggressively attack our children in schools, we have lulled parents into
Summary:
The Senate convened with an opening prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance, then administered the oath of office to newly elected Senator Brian Nathan of District 14, who was welcomed by the chamber. The Secretary read the governor’s amended special session proclamation, which expanded the call to include legislation on artificial intelligence protections, an AI Bill of Rights, related public records exemptions, and medical freedom, in addition to congressional redistricting and related litigation funding. The chamber then read the bills filed within the call: SB 2D (Artificial Intelligence Bill of Rights), SB 4D (public records), SB 60 (medical freedom), and SB 8D (congressional districts). The Rules Chair moved SB 2D and SB 4D forward, and the Senate took up SB 2D first.
On SB 2D, the sponsor said the bill was intended to protect parents and children from deceptive AI practices, safeguard personal information and image rights, and ensure technology serves rather than deceives Floridians. Senator Grall opposed the bill, arguing it weakened protections and gave parents a false sense of security, while Senator Busillo supported it as a necessary but imperfect first step that should be implemented carefully. After debate, the Senate passed SB 2D by a vote of 37 yeas and 1 nay.
The Senate then passed SB 4D, the companion public records exemption bill, after brief discussion about which investigative files would be exempt during enforcement proceedings; the vote was 33 yeas and 4 nays. The Rules Chair announced committee scheduling, noted SB 60 (medical freedom) would be temporarily postponed in Rules, and the Senate also set SB 8D for special order on Wednesday, April 29. The chamber adjourned until 10 a.m. on Wednesday, April 29.
AZ
Transcript Highlights:
- I think that this is an attack on librarians. I believe, President Brothem.
- I think that this is an attack on librarians.
- Quit attacking public schools. Development and membership associations.
- Quit attacking public schools. I vote no. Senator O'C. votes no. The system is closed.
- This bill is just another attack on our school district superintendents while giving charter schools
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Floor Session Mar 9th, 2026
California Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- In the long term, insufficient sleep can increase the risk of diabetes, stroke, heart attack, high blood
- And in the long term, insufficient sleep can increase the risk of diabetes, stroke, heart attack, high
- Medical study after medical study shows that when we make the switch to daylight saving time, heart attacks
- Medical studies show that when we make the switch to daylight saving time, heart attacks, strokes, car
- Medical studies show that when we make the switch to daylight saving time, heart attacks, strokes, car
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Elections and Constitutional Amendments Committee Jan 13th, 2026
Elections and Constitutional Amendments
Transcript Highlights:
- Plainly put, our election systems have been under attack in California.
- He has been clear about his desire to attack voting machines.
- Yes, again, SB 73 will help local governments facing attacks from the federal government by providing
- the Secretary of State and DOJ with the opportunity to help defend against such attacks.
- Secretary of State and DOJ with the opportunity to help defend against such attacks.
Summary:
The committee heard three bills. SB 73, by Senator Cervantes, would bar county registrars from allowing federal agents to inspect voting machines and was presented as a response to alleged federal interference in California elections. Supporters said it would help local governments defend election systems, while Senator Choi opposed it as unnecessary and beyond state authority, arguing federal law already governs access to voting equipment. The bill passed on a 4-1 vote to Appropriations after the call was lifted.
SB 401, by Senator Hurtado and presented by Senator Allen, would authorize the Fair Political Practices Commission to extend Form 700 and other economic-interest filing deadlines during declared emergencies. Testimony and committee discussion focused on whether the bill gave the FPPC too much open-ended discretion, with members asking for clearer limits on how long extensions could last and when they would apply. The author and FPPC counsel said they would work on clarifying the language, and the bill passed 5-0 to Labor, Public Employment and Retirement.
SB 46, by Senator Umberg, would give the Secretary of State authority to remove constitutionally ineligible presidential or vice presidential candidates from the California ballot, aimed at preventing a third presidential term. Supporters from CREW and a constitutional law professor argued the measure was constitutional and necessary to enforce the 22nd Amendment, while the Secretary of State’s office raised concerns about creating an investigative role and suggested alternative language or use of an independent special counsel. Members debated whether ballot eligibility determinations should be made at the state or federal level, and the bill passed 4-1 to Appropriations. The chair then thanked committee staff and adjourned the hearing.
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Elections and Constitutional Amendments Committee Jan 13th, 2026
Elections and Constitutional Amendments
Transcript Highlights:
- Plainly put, our election systems have been under attack in California.
- He has been clear about his desire to attack voting machines.
- Yes, again, SB 73 will help local governments facing attacks from the federal government by providing
- the Secretary of State and DOJ with the opportunity to help defend against such attacks.
- Secretary of State and DOJ with the opportunity to help defend against such attacks.
US
US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
Business meeting to consider S.527, to require the Federal Trade Commission to study the role of intermediaries in the pharmaceutical supply chain and provide Congress with appropriate policy recommendations, S.1040, to amend the Federal Trade Commis Apr 3rd, 2025 at 09:15 am
Senate Judiciary
Transcript Highlights:
- Martin made appalling attacks against federal prosecutors and associated himself with individuals who
- The brutal attacks on these policemen and other law enforcement is unprecedented, but listen to how Mr
- Martin's attack on law enforcement don't stop there.
- Days after the January 6th attack, he was recorded saying that he wished for another civil war and that
- off the street wearing masks that's not how we act in this country and to chill speech on campus to attack
Committee:
Senate Senate Judiciary
Keywords:
drug competition, product hopping, generic drugs, biosimilars, federal regulations, FTC Act, Federal Trade Commission, sham petitions, competition, public health, unfair competition, healthcare, pharmaceutical, antitrust law, pay-for-delay, reverse payment settlement, interchangeable biologics, brand-name pharmaceuticals, patent settlement, antitrust
Summary:
The meeting focused on addressing the high cost of prescription drugs and the abusive practices that contribute to elevated prices affecting American families. Several bills were presented, including proposals to end pay-for-delay deals and to enhance transparency in the operations of pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs). The discussion was notable for its emphasis on consumer protection and ensuring that cheaper generic drugs reach the market more effectively. Members expressed frustration over past attempts to pass similar legislation stalling in the Senate, leading to renewed efforts to push these bills forward.
US
US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
US House Floor Proceedings (Wednesday, June 24, 2026)
US Federal House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Those protections have been under attack since their inception.
- But in recent years, these attacks have escalated, stripping some from... ...stripping some protections
- No walls, no raids, no kidnappings, no mass agents terrorizing our communities, no military attacking
- But when you attack immigrant children and women and workers and families, you are attacking the very
- The Trump administration can attack immigrants, but they cannot erase their stories.
Keywords:
Holodomor, Ukraine famine, 1932-1933 famine, genocide recognition, Soviet Union, Joseph Stalin, collectivization, grain confiscation, human rights, Ukraine, Ukrainian people, Russian aggression, Vladimir Putin, foreign affairs, sense of the House, commemorative resolution, historical remembrance, Soviet repression, Kremlin denial, Ukraine sovereignty
MA
Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
Joint Committee on State Administration and Regulatory Oversight Jun 21st, 2026 at 02:00 pm
Joint Committee on State Administration and Regulatory Oversight
Transcript Highlights:
- For older adults, strokes, heart attacks, respiratory distress, and serious falls are not...
- For older adults, strokes, heart attacks, respiratory distress, and serious falls are not uncommon events
- I want to speak for a moment about critical care times, particularly if you were to have a heart attack
- was coming out of Boston from work on I-95, where he experienced what was a cardiac arrest, a heart attack
- was coming out of Boston from work on 995, where he experienced what was a cardiac arrest, a heart attack
Summary:
The committee first heard testimony on H. 3599, a bill concerning access to historic Indian lands and easements for landlocked tribal parcels in Massachusetts. Witnesses, including members of the Mashpee Wampanoag and Herring Pond communities, said the bill would restore access to family lands that have long been treated as landlocked and had been denied easements by necessity in prior court rulings. They described heavy tax burdens, prior litigation, and support from the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe, with conditional support from the Aquinnah Wampanoag Tribe pending language changes. Committee members asked about the tax assessments and the status of tribal support, and the chair said the committee would follow up on possible amendments.
The committee then took up S. 2922, which would authorize an underground easement at Magazine Beach in Cambridge for the Greater Cambridge Energy Project. Eversource representatives said the easement is needed for a transmission line connecting the Brighton and Kendall Square substations, supporting grid reliability and the Commonwealth’s clean energy transition. They said DCR would receive fair market value and replacement land in Wendell to satisfy Article 97 requirements. No objections were raised, and the panel’s testimony concluded without a vote recorded in the transcript.
Most of the hearing focused on H. 5047, which would authorize the Commonwealth to take the Norwood Hospital site by eminent domain so the hospital can be restored. Sponsors, local officials, hospital task force members, EMS and fire representatives, a chamber of commerce leader, and a former hospital administrator all argued that the 2020 flood and Steward’s bankruptcy left the region without adequate care, causing longer ambulance transports, emergency room boarding, staffing strain, and economic losses. They said the site remains a partially completed shell, that the state should be able to acquire it and bring in a nonprofit operator, and that the taking would not require state funding because an operator would pay the acquisition costs. Committee members from both chambers expressed support and asked about costs, timing, infrastructure, and whether a nonprofit operator is being pursued. The chair took the bill under advisement after extensive testimony; no vote was taken in the transcript.
US
US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
US House Floor Proceedings (Thursday, June 11, 2026)
US Federal House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- They are Congress is doing their job to not only approach and attack this problem, but they're going
- Attacks on science always become attacks on scientists.
- It reads roughly eight and 10 of Trump's low IQ attacks target black and brown people.
- It bears repeating: Roughly eight and 10 of Trump's low IQ attacks target Black or...
- Trump's low IQ attacks target Black or brown people, data shows.
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Floor Session Feb 19th, 2026
California Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- The state Diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts nationwide, destabilizing key institutions and attacking
- These attacks by this administration on diversity are structural, not just rhetorical.
- Attacking DEI has become a vehicle for rolling back protections.
- It is actually attacked it. And let me give you some examples.
- It is actually attacked it. And let me give you some examples.
Summary:
The Senate first took up two budget-related transportation trailer bills. AB 107 was described as a budget junior bill making technical corrections, updating federal appropriations by about $15 million, and exempting certain Proposition 4 appropriations from the Administrative Procedures Act to speed spending; Senator Niello objected to the transparency implications, but the bill passed 28-10. AB 117 then authorized a $590 million state loan from the Transit and Intercity Rail Capital Program to the Metropolitan Transportation Commission to provide operating support to Bay Area transit agencies, with repayment secured by transit assistance revenues and interest; supporters called it an emergency bridge to prevent major service cuts at BART, Muni, AC Transit, and Caltrain, while critics questioned ridership recovery, governance, and accountability. The measure passed 28-9 after extensive debate, with several senators emphasizing both Bay Area urgency and the need for broader statewide transit funding and reform.
The Senate then confirmed two California Air Resources Board appointees. Linda Hopkins, Sonoma County supervisor and air district chair, was confirmed after brief support from Senator Becker highlighting her rural North Bay perspective. Patricia Locke Dawson, Riverside mayor and South Bay air district representative, was also confirmed, with Senator Becker again praising her academic and practical background. Both confirmations passed on largely party-line votes with broad support from the majority and opposition from a small group of Republicans.
The chamber next considered SCR 89, a resolution by Senator Smallwood-Cuevas condemning federal attacks on diversity, equity, and inclusion programs under President Trump. Supporters from both parties and multiple caucuses framed DEI as essential to civil rights, education, workforce development, national defense, and inclusion for marginalized communities, while the author argued California must resist federal rollbacks. The resolution passed after a lengthy debate and roll call, with several senators also using the discussion to share personal experiences with educational access and discrimination.
Finally, the Senate took up SCR 78, authored by Senator Cabaldon, commemorating the forced incarceration of Japanese Americans during World War II and warning against repeating such abuses. Senators from across the chamber spoke in support, citing the injustice of Executive Order 9066, the resilience and military service of Japanese Americans, and the importance of museums and historic sites such as Manzanar and the Japanese American National Museum. The resolution was presented as both remembrance and a caution against fear-driven policies and erosion of due process.
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Floor Session Feb 19th, 2026
California Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- These attacks by this administration on diversity are structural, not just rhetorical.
- Attacking DEI has become a vehicle for rolling back protections.
- It has actually attacked it.
- It has actually attacked it. Let me give you some examples.
- It is actually attacked it. And let me give you some examples.
MO
Missouri 2026 Regular Session
Health and Mental Health Jan 29th, 2026 at 08:00 am
Health and Mental Health
Transcript Highlights:
- be stuck in an elevator with peanut butter because if I start smelling it, I will have an asthma attack
- So my Peanut butter, because if I start smelling it, I will have an asthma attack.
- I think that your bill attacks, or not attacks—that's not the word I'm looking for—is trying to address
- And this is an all-encompassing bill of health care in how we attack those issues.
- And this is an all-encompassing bill of health care in how we attack those issues.
Committee:
House Health and Mental Health
Summary:
The committee first met in executive session and approved a combined House Committee Substitute for House Bills 2642, 2296, 1996, and 1680 on a 15-0 vote after adopting a committee amendment and substitute. It then adopted a substitute for House Bill 2596, which expanded access for sole proprietors with at least one common law employee and their dependents, and passed that bill do pass by a 15-0 vote.
The committee then heard several health-related bills. House Bills 2194, 2349, 1826, and 2560 focused on expanding epinephrine access in schools, child care facilities, nursing homes, and first responder settings to include nasal sprays and other delivery systems, with testimony emphasizing the need for easier administration, training, and broader school nurse support. House Bill 1827 would add occupational therapists to the list of professionals who can certify disability parking placards and plates, with supporters saying OTs already perform the functional assessments needed. House Bill 1783 would let the Department of Health and Senior Services contract with nonprofit public health institutes to help administer federal public health grants and reduce lapsed funds; supporters said the state lacks staffing capacity, while some members raised concerns about oversight and fraud.
Finally, Representative Peters presented House Bill 2372, a large omnibus health bill combining many previously heard measures, including epinephrine delivery system updates, pseudoephedrine purchase limit changes, doula participation in Mo HealthNet, telehealth, workplace violence signage, long-term care inspection changes, RX CARES sunset removal, 340B language, anesthesia time protections, and other provisions. Support came from numerous medical, nursing, pharmacy, public health, and provider groups, while opposition focused mainly on the 340B provisions, non-opioid alternative language, anesthesia contracting language, and telehealth standards, arguing those sections needed separate consideration and stronger transparency safeguards.
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Health Committee Apr 8th, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- disrupts, disturbs, or otherwise impedes the orderly conduct of this hearing; engaging in personal attacks
- Ongoing attacks on abortion, especially medication abortion, only deepen these harms by creating more
- Wade in 2022, abortion access has been under attack nationwide.
- As reproductive care is under attack across the country, California has the chance to lead.
- There is no national attack on care for endometriosis.
Summary:
The Assembly Health Committee met on April 8 and heard a long series of bills, beginning with AB 54 on medication abortion access. The author and supporters, including the Attorney General’s office and reproductive justice advocates, said the bill would protect California’s medication abortion supply chain and shield providers and manufacturers from civil, criminal, and professional liability. Opponents from the California Family Council argued the bill removes safeguards and increases risks. The bill was moved forward on a committee motion.
The committee then heard several reproductive and public health measures, including AB 551 to create a pilot program supporting emergency departments in providing reproductive health services, AB 260 to protect medication abortion access and telehealth, AB 309 to remove sunset dates on laws allowing pharmacy syringe sales and lawful possession of sterile syringes, AB 536 to preserve colorectal cancer screening coverage if federal guidelines are challenged, AB 804 to make housing support services a Medi-Cal benefit, AB 594 to address student health insurance billing and transparency, AB 836 to study and expand the midwifery workforce, AB 1418 to collect data on health coverage for eligible employees, and AB 1500 to maintain and expand the abortion.ca.gov information site. Supporters emphasized access, preventive care, workforce shortages, and public health benefits, while opponents raised concerns about abortion, syringe distribution, and the focus of state resources. Most measures were advanced by committee vote, with roll calls showing broad support and a few no votes from members on some bills.
The final bill discussed in the transcript was AB 1037, which would update substance use disorder laws to reflect evidence-based, harm-reduction approaches and remove barriers to treatment. The author and supporters described it as a compassionate response to overdose and treatment access problems, while law enforcement opposition argued it would encourage drug use and endanger communities. The transcript cuts off during testimony on AB 1037, so no final committee action on that bill is shown in the provided text.
IN
Transcript Highlights:
- Foreign adversaries, the Communist Chinese Party, and others who despise our way of life don't always attack
- They attack within. Who despise our way of life don't always attack with weapons.
- They attack with influence. They hire lobbyists to walk these halls.
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Business and Professions Committee Apr 7th, 2026
Business and Professions
Transcript Highlights:
- of people came and spoke about this very same issue and the hardship that people are facing due to attacks
- of people came and spoke about this very same issue and the hardship that people are facing due to attacks
- policy, but no one's entitled to their own facts, and how deeply disturbing some of the comments were attacking
- Planned Parenthood, attacking basic health care and dignity in a time and in a country... ...the member
- Planned Parenthood, attacking basic health care and dignity in a time and in a country... ...basic health
Committee:
House Business and Professions
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Floor Session Jun 15th, 2026
California House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- In the wake of devastating cuts by the Trump administration that attack everything we've built here in
- It is an attack, a deliberate systemic dismantling of everything that we know in California.
- The president who wants to hand $2 billion to insurrectionists and rioters who attack the nation and
- And it is so important that we protect Californians at a time that California is under attack.
- And it is so important that we protect Californians at a time that California is under attack.
US
US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
US House Floor Proceedings (Monday, December 1, 2025)
US Federal House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
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- </c> attack against Israel on October 7th. attack against Israel on October 7th.
- :54.479><c> peaceful</c> Solomon attacked the peaceful Solomon attacked the peaceful demonstrators<03
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- In the aftermath of that attacks.
Bills:
HB4423 , HB5348 , HB4430 , HB4431 , HB4429 , HB3716 , HR225 , HB5349 , HB5346 , HB5345 , HB5284 , HB4313 , HR1262 , SB616 , HR176 , HB2159 , HB4323 , HB2066 , HB4549 , HB4495 , HB4491 , HB3174
Keywords:
Burma, Myanmar, World Bank, International Bank for Reconstruction and Development, IBRD, foreign aid, sanctions, military coup, democracy, development financing, multilateral lending, Treasury Department, Executive Director, international financial institutions, human rights, junta, national interest waiver, Social Security, SSN, Social Security number
CA
Transcript Highlights:
- I'll be supporting your bill today because you're attacking a problem that's evolving. and and You're
- attacking a problem that's evolving, and we always get into this issue with the minors.
- He proceeded to still yell out and attack with racial slurs, stepped out of his vehicle.
- If I get attacked while I'm out in public, all I can do is run, retreat, maybe block something, but if
- We're constantly being surveilled, attacked, and pulled over. We need to do something. Thank you.
Committee:
Senate Public Safety
MO
Transcript Highlights:
- Sometimes people will attack you and meet you that way.
- You all cannot even wait until next session to file those pieces of legislation attacking.
- attacking the trans community?
- So she feels like she's going to be physically attacked if she walks into this building?
- Oh, not physically attacked in this building, but mentally. Mentally attacked.