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KY
Kentucky 2026 Regular Session
House Legislative Session Day 42 (3-9-26)
Kentucky House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- As you all know, there are a lot of things out there that emit carbon, a lot of factories, concrete kettles
- carbon,</c><00:12:10.440><c> a</c><00:12:10.480><c> lot</c><00:12:10.720><c> of</c><00:12:10.840><c> factories
- ,</c> that emit carbon, a lot of factories, that emit carbon, a lot of factories, concrete<00:12:12.480
MO
Transcript Highlights:
- Experienced factory-trained technicians regularly complete these repairs within, and often under, those
- Warranty repairs involve new vehicles, factory-trained technicians, our service information, our diagnostic
- Repairs require advanced diagnosis, factory-mandated training, specialized OEM tools, and extensive documentation
- Repairs require advanced diagnosis, factory mandated training, specialized OEM tools, and extensive documentation
AL
Alabama 2026 Regular Session
Alabama House Ways and Means Education Committee Feb 18th, 2026
Ways and Means Education
Transcript Highlights:
- So we might incentivize you to come and build a factory there.
- might incentivize you to come and build might incentivize you to come and build a<00:30:51.679><c> factory
- 52.880><c> You</c><00:30:53.120><c> come</c><00:30:53.360><c> there,</c><00:30:53.919><c> but</c> a factory
- You come there, but a factory there.
Bills:
SB62 , HB361 , HB244 , HB377 , HB411 , HB422 , HB423 , HB425 , SB16 , HB452 , HB354 , SB62 , HB361 , HB244 , HB377 , HB411 , HB422 , HB423 , HB425 , SB16 , HB452 , HB354
Committee:
House Ways and Means Education
Keywords:
SB62, Alabama, conservation and natural resources, hunting license, fishing license, wildlife heritage license, license identification, government-issued ID, residency determination, in-state residency, student residency, tuition classification, public higher education, domicile, resident status, Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, DCNR, Section 9-11-32, Section 9-11-33, Section 16-64-3
US
US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
US House Floor Proceedings (Wednesday, July 23, 2025)
US Federal House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- in the administration before he had his big breakup with Donald Trump, even tweeted the name of my factory
- Planned Parenthood closures will disproportionately impact Black and brown mothers, who already have
- Planned Parenthood closures will disproportionately impact Black and brown mothers, who already have
- It will stop staffing cuts and closures and protect your privacy and your data, and protect the proud
- </c> technologies rolling off our factory technologies rolling off our factory floors.<02:23:04.080><
Keywords:
LaMonica McIver, censure, House of Representatives discipline, Homeland Security Committee, removal from committee, Newark, Delaney Hall, immigration detention facility, federal officers, assault on federal officer, resisting arrest, interfering with federal officers, ICE, Homeland Security Investigations, HSI, congressional ethics, House resolution, disciplinary resolution, 18 U.S.C. 111, immigration enforcement
KY
Kentucky 2026 Regular Session
House Standing Committee on Banking and Insurance. (2-18-26)
Banking & Insurance
Transcript Highlights:
- They're doctors, they're lawyers, they're factory workers, um, farmers.
- They're doctors, they're lawyers, they're factory workers, um, farmers.
- <00:58:39.920><c> they're</c> doctors, they're lawyers, they're doctors, they're lawyers, they're factory
- <00:58:40.720><c> workers,</c> factory workers, factory workers, um,<00:58:42.680><c> farmers.
Committee:
House Banking & Insurance
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- mailbox blocks that can compete with our neighboring states and other regions that can process off of factory-type
- mailbox blocks that can compete with our neighboring states and other regions that can process off of factory-type
- mailbox blocks that can compete with our neighboring states and other regions that can process off of factory-type
- c><01:10:30.199><c> process</c><01:10:30.679><c> off</c><01:10:30.880><c> of</c><01:10:31.440><c> factory
- </c><01:10:31.920><c> type</c> that can process off of factory type that can process off of factory type
Committee:
House Capital Investment
Keywords:
wastewater, infrastructure, funding, Litchfield, economic development, environmental compliance, Hastings, water treatment, PFAS, nitrates, bonds, capital investment, public health, HF212, Round Lake-Brewster, Independent School District No. 2907, school construction, school building, sales tax exemption, use tax exemption
MA
Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
Joint Committee on Public Safety and Homeland Security Jun 21st, 2026 at 01:00 pm
Joint Committee on Public Safety and Homeland Security
Transcript Highlights:
- disabilities because there's no jurisdiction over employee-only spaces, for example, offices and factories
- Carol Steinberg: For example, offices and factories—places that are not open to members of the public
Summary:
The Public Safety and Homeland Security Joint Committee heard testimony on several bills focused on accessibility, fire safety, and transportation safety. House 2569, expanding adaptable housing for people with disabilities and seniors, drew broad support from Rep. Christine Barber, disability advocates, and members of the Massachusetts Developmental Disabilities Council. Witnesses said the bill would close gaps in the Architectural Access Board’s authority, require more adaptable housing in rehabs and older conversions, and extend accessibility requirements to employee-only work areas. They emphasized the shortage and cost of accessible housing, the benefits for aging in place, and the risk of institutionalization when accessible units are unavailable.
The committee also heard strong support for House 2577, which would allow local fire departments to inspect and enforce fire code compliance in state-owned buildings. Rep. Robert Cataldo and Boston Fire Chief Pat Ellis described this as closing a long-standing loophole that leaves state properties outside local fire-code enforcement, despite the hazards posed by aging state buildings and life-safety systems. Fire service representatives also supported bills to create a statewide technical rescue system under the Department of Fire Services, standardizing training, equipment, funding, and coordination across regional rescue teams, and they backed related fire-safety measures including sprinkler-related legislation and professionalism measures.
Rep. James O’Day testified for House 2676, which would require window screens to prevent child falls, arguing it is a common-sense safety measure and noting recent fatal incidents. Ann Shuey and John Kalura testified for House 2601, which would require motor coach passengers to wear seat belts, citing a family tragedy, low seat-belt use, and research showing signage can improve compliance. Steven Poglisi of NAGE supported House 2568, requiring carbon monoxide alarms in public buildings, describing a past CO exposure incident involving a union member. The committee took no votes on the bills during the hearing and adjourned after testimony concluded.
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Appropriations Committee May 14th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- AB 2058, Harabedian, factory-built housing, do pass out on an A roll call.
- AB 1815, Wicks, factory-built housing, do pass. That's out on an A roll call.
Summary:
The Assembly Appropriations Committee held a suspense-file hearing on May 14, 2026, reviewing hundreds of Assembly bills and a few committee bills. The chair opened by explaining the committee’s budget constraints and the factors used in suspense decisions, including fiscal impact, return on investment, effects on constituents, and protection of the state’s social safety net. The agenda was organized alphabetically by author, and the committee noted that results would be posted later that day online.
The committee then acted on a very large number of measures, sending many bills to the Assembly floor on do pass or do pass as amended motions, while holding many others in committee. Topics covered a broad range of policy areas, including housing, health care, education, labor, public safety, wildfire mitigation, water, energy, transportation, cannabis, immigration, and state governance. Many bills were amended to narrow scope, make implementation contingent on appropriations or existing resources, remove provisions, or clarify agency responsibilities; several bills were held without further action.
Among the notable actions, the committee advanced bills on items such as Medi-Cal services, child care, wildfire-related programs, housing financing, school and college issues, public safety and criminal justice, environmental and energy policy, and various consumer and business regulations. Some measures were sent out on A or B roll calls, with Republicans often not voting on amended bills. The hearing concluded after the committee reported that a large number of bills had been moved to the Assembly floor, either as do pass or do pass with amendments, and the committee adjourned.
OK
Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session
Business and Insurance 2ND REVISED Feb 19th, 2026
Business and Insurance
Transcript Highlights:
- If you got a new one from factory, it might be $1,500.
- If you got a new one from factory, it might be $1,500.
Bills:
SB1969 , SB1953 , SB1277 , SB1287 , SB1061 , SB1916 , SB1589 , SB2178 , SB1444 , SB1438 , SB1501 , SB1873 , SB1364
Committee:
Senate Business and Insurance
Summary:
The Senate Business and Insurance Committee met and first laid over Senate Bills 1969 and 1624 without hearing them. It then considered SB 1953, a health insurance transparency bill requiring third-party administrators to provide employers information on what was spent on employee health benefits; an amendment deleting the word “welfare” was adopted, and the bill passed 7-1. SB 1277, which codifies a three-week work-search requirement for unemployment benefits, passed 8-0. SB 1287, amended to change “may” to “shall,” would bar the Oklahoma Abstractors Board from licensing applicants not legally authorized to work in the U.S.; after questions about the need for the bill and the alleged loophole, it passed 7-2.
The committee also passed SB 1061, a cleanup measure on mortgage broker licensing and renewal fees, and SB 1916, which would move the Oklahoma Receivership Office under the Insurance Department and streamline receivership operations. SB 1589, as amended to reference Indian Gaming Regulatory Act authorization, would increase penalties for illegal sweepstakes/gambling operations and expand enforcement against entities profiting from illegal gambling; it passed unanimously. SB 2178, a compromise special-event license bill requiring liability insurance coverage, also passed unanimously.
Two major insurance reform bills were debated at length and failed. SB 1444 would shift homeowners insurance rate regulation from a use-and-file system to prior filing with authority for the Insurance Commissioner to declare rates excessive; after testimony from a homeowner about a large premium increase and extensive debate over regulation and market effects, it failed 4-5. SB 1438 would require reporting of underwriting gains and profits, cap average profits at 5% over three years, and require rebates or premium credits if profits exceeded that level; supporters argued it would protect consumers, while opponents warned of market disruption and reduced competition. It failed 2-7. The committee then passed SB 1501, clarifying medical marijuana grow reclamation bond requirements, SB 1873, correcting a drafting error in a prior bill and delaying its effective date, and SB 1364, requiring an affidavit of encumbrances before transferring a medical marijuana business license.
FL
Florida 2025 Regular Session
December 9, 2025 - 08:30 AM
Transcript Highlights:
- AT&T BUSINESS IS HELPING USHER IN THE FACTORY OF THE FUTURE BY GIVING MANUFACTURERS REAL TIME VISIBILITY
- THIS LEVEL OF REAL REAL TIME INSIGHT AS WELL AS MODERN FACTORIES AND HELP THIS OPERATE MORE EFFICIENTLY
CO
Colorado 2026 Regular Session
Colorado House 2026 Legislative Day 092 Apr 16th, 2026
Colorado House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- This is not the good idea factory.
- I think everybody here just needs to recognize that this is not the good idea factory.
- The context of a factory worker working 40 hours a week except during Christmas.
- </c><03:03:59.320><c> worker</c><03:04:00.320><c> working</c> The context of a factory worker working
- We also saw workers die at a milk factory, and that investigation is still ongoing.
MA
Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
Joint Committee on Agriculture Jun 21st, 2026 at 10:30 am
Joint Committee on Agriculture and Fisheries
Transcript Highlights:
- natural predation and high early mortality, as do most wild animals, but using that fact to justify factory
- living in Spain, I also learned that a Spanish company in the Canary Islands is trying to create a factory
- Today, I'm asking you to take hold of this opportunity to prevent octopus torture factories in Massachusetts
Summary:
The Joint Committee on Agriculture opened its first hearing by outlining procedures, including three-minute testimony limits, written testimony options, and the plan to hear 27 bills in docket order. The committee then took testimony on H.11/S.53, a resolve promoting equity in agriculture, with advocates from the Massachusetts Food System Collaborative, Southeastern Mass Agricultural Partnership, and urban farming organizations describing racial and economic disparities in farming, lack of data on BIPOC farmers, barriers to land and capital, and the need for a commission to collect information and recommend policy changes. Committee members asked questions about the importance of data collection and future policy development, and the bill was repeatedly urged to be reported favorably out of committee.
Testimony also supported H.118, which would create a special commission to examine the strengths and sustainability of the Commonwealth’s emergency food network. The Amherst Survival Center described serving 1.6 million meals last year and explained that food pantries are now functioning as essential parts of the state’s food system while relying heavily on donations, volunteers, and unstable funding. Members discussed the need for a more holistic look at food security infrastructure. The committee then heard H.119/S.60 on climate change impacts on farms and fisheries, with regional planners and farm advocates describing flood damage, rising costs, canceled federal climate-smart funding, and the need for direct state support for adaptation, resilience, and infrastructure improvements.
The committee also heard testimony on H.125/H.142/S.65, a healthy soils bill, from landscape professionals who said construction sites often leave poor or stripped soil and that the bill would require better post-construction soil standards to support healthier landscapes and reduce long-term maintenance and environmental problems. Finally, the committee took extensive testimony on H.127, which would prohibit aquaculture of octopus for human consumption. Supporters, including legislators, scientists, veterinarians, students, and animal welfare advocates, argued octopus are highly intelligent and sentient, cannot be farmed humanely, and that octopus aquaculture would create environmental harms such as waste runoff, pressure on wild fish stocks, and ecosystem disruption. No votes were taken during the hearing; the bills were heard and testimony was received.
MO
Transcript Highlights:
- brought to my attention by Midwest Sterilization, which is a company that has a couple different factories
- They have a couple different factories that do sterilization for surgical instruments.
WA
Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session
House State Government & Tribal Relations Jan 30th, 2026 at 08:00 am
State Government & Tribal Relations
Transcript Highlights:
- My grandparents came to this country from Mexico and worked as farm workers and factory workers helping
- My grandparents came to this country from Mexico and worked as farm workers and factory workers helping
Committee:
House State Government & Tribal Relations
WA
Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Postsecondary Education & Workforce Jan 27th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- Before working here, I was a factory worker and sustained a serious spinal injury.
- Before working here, I was a factory worker and sustained a serious spinal injury.
Summary:
The Postsecondary Education and Workforce Committee met on January 27 and first took executive action on three bills. House Bill 2311, which makes administrative changes to the Workforce Education Investment Accountability and Oversight Board, was reported out with a do pass recommendation after the Leavitt amendment was withdrawn; supporters emphasized transparency, accountability, and student success metrics, while one member opposed moving it forward and urged more interim work. House Bill 2324, which extends tuition waiver access for children of eligible veterans when a disability determination occurs after age 18, passed unanimously. House Bill 288, the Dietitian Licensure Compact, was amended to delay implementation until July 1, 2028 and then passed unanimously as a substitute bill; members cited workforce shortages and the value of broader licensure portability.
The committee then held public hearings on several bills. House Bill 2422 would shift private security guard licensing fees from individual guards to their employers, eliminate transfer fees, and penalize companies that require reimbursement; the sponsor and workers testified that the current system burdens low-wage guards and contributes to high turnover, while some members asked about whether fees could instead be lowered or eliminated. House Bill 2438 would create the SEEDS scholarship for early childhood education students using up to $10 million from the GET account if it remains sufficiently funded; the sponsor described it as a targeted test of surplus GET funds to address early learning workforce shortages, and testimony from educators, providers, and advocacy groups strongly supported it, while WASAC said the bill may need technical changes to avoid conflicts with existing 529 rules.
The committee also heard House Bill 2525, which would create a WSU heritage orchard program and registry for old or rare apple varieties; the sponsor and industry witnesses said it would preserve agricultural history, support research, and aid future breeding and education. Finally, House Bill 2586 would align Passport to Careers with federal financial aid formulas and automatically deem Passport-eligible youth financially needy for the Washington College Grant; the sponsor and WASAC said it would help foster youth and homeless students access aid earlier and more predictably, and multiple students and advocates testified in strong support. No final action was taken on the bills heard in public testimony during this portion of the meeting.
FL
Florida 2025 Regular Session
December 9, 2025 - 09:30 AM
Transcript Highlights:
- WE WERE IN A FACTORY, A PRIVATE FACTORY THAT MADE MUNITIONS.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- When I built my factories, I used a lot of power, and so I was always working with the different power
- So, you know, I could have put in a higher voltage system in my factory, but...
- So, you know, I could have put in a higher voltage system in my factory, which is what my electrical
- When I built my factories, I used a lot of power, and so I was always working with the different power
- So, you know, I could have put in a higher voltage system in my factory.
Committee:
Senate Business & Commerce
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- having the right to decide whether to bear a child isn't somehow valid and that women are actually factories
- having the right to decide whether to bear a child isn't somehow valid and that women are actually factories
- having the right to decide whether to bear a child isn't somehow valid and that women are actually factories
- My point is that I do not think of women who have babies as factories to produce workers.
KY
Transcript Highlights:
- from replacing any Motel 6 with a Ritz-Carlton, any home with a shopping mall, or any farm with a factory
- any</c><00:27:23.440><c> farm</c><00:27:23.679><c> with</c><00:27:23.840><c> a</c><00:27:24.080><c> factory
- </c><00:27:24.880><c> It's</c><00:27:25.039><c> a</c> mall, or any farm with a factory.
- It's a mall, or any farm with a factory.
Committee:
House Judiciary
US
US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
US House Floor Proceedings (Wednesday, May 21, 2025 - Part 2)
US Federal House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Americans' pockets and supports those who work tirelessly in restaurants and supports nurses and factory
- SUPPORTS NURSES AND FACTORY WORKERS WHO WORK OVERTIME TO SUPPORT THEIR FAMILIES BY ESTABLISHING NO TAX
- deliver on President Trump's promise to revitalize American manufacturing with 100% expensing for new factories
- Overwhelmingly, it is two-thirds for Medicare and Medicaid and Particularly in red states, to closure
Keywords:
veterans, VA, Department of Veterans Affairs, suicide prevention, mental health, emergent suicide care, Columbia Protocol, Columbia-Suicide Severity Rating Scale, Staff Sergeant Parker Gordon Fox Suicide Prevention Grant Program, No Wrong Door for Veterans Act, title 38, adaptive prostheses, prosthetic devices, recreational activities, sports prosthetics, pension payments, veterans benefits, Veterans Affairs Committee, suicide screening, crisis care