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WA

Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session

Senate Floor Session Mar 3rd, 2026 at 10:00 am

Washington Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Many of us were in this chamber when the Hirst decision tied up the legislature for parts of two years
  • Standing in strong support of this policy before us.
  • has brought us to the proposal that is in front of us today. ...this path of trying to thread the needle
  • us to the proposal that is in front of us today.
  • History of using dealers, the manufacturer has always used dealers in the United States.
WA

Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session

Senate Floor Session Mar 3rd, 2026

Washington Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • The Secretary will read: An act relating to permitting the medical use of cannabis by qualifying patients
  • This bill directs hospitals, nursing homes, and hospice care centers to allow for the limited use of
  • It establishes some standards for policies around the use of medical cannabis in these facilities.
  • And the bill before us... ...make sure we are addressing the issue of prison rape.
  • These youngsters are leading us today. And the second point of personal privilege, Mr.
Summary: The Senate considered and passed several House bills. Substitute House Bill 2152, known as Ryan’s Law, would allow limited medical cannabis use for qualifying end-of-life patients in hospitals, nursing homes, and hospice facilities; supporters said it would improve quality of life, and it passed 46-2. Engrossed Substitute House Bill 1604, dealing with search procedures for transgender and intersex individuals confined in local jails and codifying federal Prison Rape Elimination Act-related standards, drew debate over whether amendments were needed and whether the bill would burden or protect staff and inmates; two amendments were rejected, and the bill passed 30-19. Second Substitute House Bill 1906, as amended, increased transparency and consumer protections for water system rates, especially for older or smaller systems, and passed unanimously 49-0. Engrossed Substitute House Bill 1916 tightened voter registration challenge procedures and gave county auditors more discretion in handling challenges; an amendment to broaden who could challenge voters statewide was rejected, and the bill passed 49-0. Engrossed Substitute House Bill 2110, as amended, allowed registered nurses without EMT certification to staff certain inter-facility ambulance transports under specified conditions to reduce delays, and it also passed 49-0. The Senate also passed Second Substitute House Bill 2429, which extends and updates the Children and Youth Behavioral Health Work Group and aligns agency planning with the Washington Thriving Strategic Plan; a committee striker was adopted despite concerns about added government structure, and the bill passed 49-0. Second Substitute House Bill 2384, increasing oversight of continuing care retirement communities through actuarial review and Office of Insurance Commissioner oversight, passed 37-12 after the chamber rejected the committee striker and adopted a revised striking amendment. The session ended with a point of personal privilege from Senator Lovick and an adjournment motion, and the Senate adjourned until March 4, 2026.
WA

Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session

Senate Pro Forma Floor Session Mar 2nd, 2026 at 10:00 am

Washington Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Journal of the Senate, State of Washington, Day 48, Saturday, February 28, 2026.
  • President, I move that the reading of the journal be dispensed with and the journal of the previous day's
  • Senator Rochelle has moved that the reading of the journal be dispensed with and the journal of the previous
  • First order of business: reports of standing committees. The Secretary will read.
  • First order of business: reports of standing committees. The Secretary will read.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Senate Session (Part I) Aug 18th, 2025

Texas Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • In a House of Nueces, in a House of Hidalgo, have. Huffman, Hughes, Johnson, King.
  • Thank you for the honor of serving your people.
  • We ask, Father God, that you bless the people of Texas. that you guide us each and every day in the decisions
  • We pray. are your blessing on all that you do for us.
  • The Dean of the Senate moves to dispense with the reading of yesterday's journal.
Bills: SB2 , SB3 , SB5 , SB9 , SB10 , SB14 , SB16 , SB18 , SB34 , SB6 , SB7 , SB8 , SB11 , SB12 , SB13 , SB15 , SB 2 , SB 3 , SB 5 , SB 9 , SB 10 , SB 14 , SB 16 , SB 18 , SB 34 , SB 6 , SB 7 , SB 8 , SB 11 , SB 12 , SB 13 , SB 15 , SB 17 , SB 4 , SB1 , SB2 , SB3 , SB5 , SB9 , SB10 , SB14 , SB16 , SB18 , SB34 , SB6 , SB7 , SB8 , SB11 , SB12 , SB13 , SB15 , SB17 , SB4
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Senate Session (Part II) Aug 18th, 2025

Texas Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Does using the bathroom of the opposite sex seem to be in the same severity of crime as mislabeling synthetic
  • Human traffickers use force, fraud, and coercion to control their victims.
  • The same way that the San Antonio Express also broke a story about the use of force, and they used the
  • This is the USAID of taxes right here. Taxpayer-funded lobbying is forced.
  • Some of us have met with parents; some of us have met... with some of the officials from some of these
Bills: SB2 , SB3 , SB5 , SB9 , SB10 , SB14 , SB16 , SB18 , SB34 , SB6 , SB7 , SB8 , SB11 , SB12 , SB13 , SB15 , SB 2 , SB 3 , SB 5 , SB 9 , SB 10 , SB 14 , SB 16 , SB 18 , SB 34 , SB 6 , SB 7 , SB 8 , SB 11 , SB 12 , SB 13 , SB 15 , SB 17 , SB 4 , SB1 , SB2 , SB3 , SB5 , SB9 , SB10 , SB14 , SB16 , SB18 , SB34 , SB6 , SB7 , SB8 , SB11 , SB12 , SB13 , SB15 , SB17 , SB4
AZ

Arizona 2026 Regular Session

03/23/2026 - Senate Federalism and Family Law

Federalism and Family Law

Transcript Highlights:
  • a minor, use of a third party, or repeated attempts, then a person is guilty of a class five felony.
  • This bill recognizes what the research already tells us: abuse of a mother is a warning sign of danger
  • All right, thank you very much for coming down. tells us abuse of a mother is a warning sign of danger
  • He continued to abuse all of us, cutting the roof of my son's mouth with a box cutter, giving my son
  • We do think there is a risk of creating a culture of surveillance of pregnancy, forcing early disclosure
AL

Alabama 2025 Regular Session

Alabama House Ports, Waterways and Intermodal Transit Committee Apr 23rd, 2025

Ports, Waterways & Intermodal Transit

Transcript Highlights:
  • No, he's out of town. No, he's out of town. I got...
  • So, all this bill does is take motorized vehicles out of the waters, not being able to... ...out of the
  • waters, not being able to use motor scooters and all-terrain vehicles in the water.
  • All those in favor of giving this bill a favorable report say "Aye."
  • Before we leave, I want to thank all of you for your hard work this year.
Bills: SB171
WA

Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Floor Session Feb 17th, 2026

Washington House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • I pray most of all for their salvation through Jesus Christ, the one who loved all of us so much, For
  • I do appreciate that this bill gives more flexibility in local uses of funds.
  • So it doesn't go as far as some of us would like. Bills have no budget impact.
  • So it doesn't go as far as some of us would like, but it does a lot.
  • And we're not keen on the idea of using... ...equity appreciation, which should accrue to the owner of
Summary: The House convened with a quorum, approved the prior day’s minutes, received a Senate message that Senate Bill 5489 had passed the Senate, and then took up several House bills on second and third reading. The main debate centered on Engrossed Substitute House Bill 2442, which would give local governments more flexibility to use certain local tax tools for public health clinics, housing, veterans’ assistance, and related purposes. Members offered and voted on multiple amendments, including proposals to require voter approval for tax increases and to strip out or narrow several tax authorizations; some amendments were adopted, including technical and limiting changes, while others were rejected. The bill ultimately passed the House 53-44. The House then passed Engrossed Substitute House Bill 1295, a literacy bill aimed at expanding evidence-based reading instruction and teacher training. Members described it as a long-overdue effort to improve reading outcomes, with supporters citing low grade-level reading proficiency and the need for scientifically based methods; a technical grammar amendment was adopted, and the bill passed 96-1. The chamber also passed Engrossed Second Substitute House Bill 2636, creating a steering committee and JLARC review process to examine school district regulations and unfunded mandates, with broad support and no opposition in the final vote. Other measures passed included Substitute House Bill 2650, making administrative changes to local tax notification and effective-date procedures, and Second Substitute House Bill 2590, which exempts limited equity cooperatives from certain common-interest-community requirements to support affordable housing. House Bill 2610 also passed, allowing nonprofit housing providers to use property for interim community purposes without losing tax benefits, and Substitute House Bill 2343 passed unanimously to require publicly operated facilities to follow the same water-quality discharge rules as private facilities, prompted by concerns about nitrate contamination linked to a state game farm in Centralia. The House also passed Engrossed Substitute House Bill 2225, regulating AI companion chatbots; amendments added public disclosure of crisis referrals, but a proposal to remove the private right of action failed. The bill passed 69-28 after supporters emphasized child safety and opponents raised concerns about litigation and privacy. The House then adjourned to caucus.
WA

Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session

Senate Ways & Means Mar 2nd, 2026 at 10:30 am

Ways & Means

Transcript Highlights:
  • of deadly force.
  • force if there is good reason to believe that that use of force may have caused or contributed to a
  • of deadly force.
  • of force, an involved officer if there is good reason to believe that that use of force may have caused
  • Calling us back into executive session for the purpose of voting on the last group of bills.
Committee: Senate Ways & Means
AL

Alabama 2026 Regular Session

Alabama House Ways and Means General Fund Committee Mar 18th, 2026

Ways and Means General Fund

Transcript Highlights:
  • </c> for one group of people. for one group of people.
  • date of...
  • So state already allows us to do this for a lot of retirement systems, including military and other state
  • a lot of multitude uh us to do this for a lot of multitude of<00:30:14.240><c> retirement</c><00:30:
  • However, one of chapter 30 of title 36.
Bills: HB589 , HB591 , HB609 , HB614 , SB57 , SB280 , SB332 , HB589 , HB591 , HB609 , HB614 , SB57 , SB280 , SB332 , HB627
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

ECD Public Hearing - Fri Feb 13, 2026 @ 8:30 AM HST

Economic Development & Technology

Transcript Highlights:
  • uh funds as direct aortionment of uh funds as opposed<00:25:27.919><c> to</c><00:25:28.320><c> using
  • This put us on<00:47:03.119><c> the</c><00:47:03.200><c> path</c><00:47:03.440><c> of</c><00:47:03.599
  • students actually spend in robotics: all of us are currently here right now, but there are teams that
  • taking time out of their day to help us.
  • </c> the US government as its own category of the US government as its own category of spirits. spirits
Summary: The committee opened with HB 1813 on taxation and HB 2429 on tax expenditure evaluation, taking mostly written testimony and limited oral discussion. On HB 2429, the Tax Foundation and Department of Taxation raised privacy and federal-law concerns, warning that the bill could require taxpayers to file duplicative returns and could risk disclosure of federal tax information if released publicly. Members and witnesses discussed using anonymized or summary reporting instead of individual public release, with the department saying summarized data would be preferable and that the state can ask for the information as a policy matter, but individual public release could create problems. The committee then heard HB 2423 HD1 on biodiesel, where Pacific Biodiesel said it can supply all biodiesel needed for B5 in Hawaii without imports and asked to move the implementation date earlier to November 2027 to allow rollout planning. HB 1996 HB1 on hearing aids drew broad support; a disability access representative said earlier insurance-based efforts had run into administrative problems and that this bill would immediately lower costs for consumers. HB 1851 HD1, also related to hearing aids, received support from the Department of Labor and Industrial Relations, while the Tax Foundation argued the program would be better funded directly rather than through the tax system, citing overhead costs and blank provisions that should be filled in before passage. On HB 2546, the research activities tax credit, HCDC said the credit supports long-term R&D and should be converted from a first-come, first-served system to proration so more applicants receive some benefit; the agency described the credit as helping companies move from idea to commercialization and noted the state is leaving potential jobs and federal dollars on the table. HB 2028 HD1, relating to Labor Day for construction workers, drew support from labor representatives who said it recognizes construction workers and helps offset cost-of-living pressures, while the Tax Foundation opposed it as an industry-specific subsidy and flagged technical issues with undefined terms and blank credit amounts. The committee also heard HB 2583, HB 2490, HB 2545, HB 2114, and HB 1859 HD1. HB 2490, concerning coastal erosion at Mokuhiki Bay, received strong support from a temple representative who described severe shoreline loss, years of temporary emergency work, and the need for a long-term, nature-based solution in coordination with state agencies. HB 2545, involving HCDC and SBIR commercialization, was supported as a way to turn R&D into economic development; HCDC said it had more applications than it could fund and that the bill could help create high-wage jobs. HB 2114, the Hawaii Benefits Hub, received comments from ETS and DHS emphasizing support for the concept but cautioning that operational, policy, cybersecurity, and data-sharing standards must be carefully aligned. HB 1859 HD1 on workforce development drew strong support from workforce and philanthropic groups, who said Hawaii faces a long-term gap between projected living-wage jobs and the number of young people entering the workforce, and argued the bill would create durable infrastructure for coordination and long-term planning. No formal votes or final actions were taken in the portion of the hearing provided.
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

CPN DEFER, CPN DEFER Public Hearings 02-19-2026

Commerce and Consumer Protection

Transcript Highlights:
  • </c> of this measure to July 1, 20150. of this measure to July 1, 20150.
  • We'll also remove all of pages 12 and 13 of the measure and replace all references to the Department
  • of Commerce and Consumer Affairs with the Office of Medical Cannabis Control and Regulation.
  • of</c><00:02:13.440><c> Hawaii.
  • Uh the in the state of Hawaii.
Bills: SB3275
Summary: The Senate Committee on Commerce and Consumer Protection met in decision-making on SB 2760, which had previously been heard jointly with the Agriculture and the Environment Committee. The committee recommended passage with amendments, including language authorizing suspension of certain regulations as needed to enable quarantine treatments and changing the effective date. No members objected, and the recommendation was adopted by unanimous aye votes from the chair, vice chair, and other senators present. The committee then reconvened on SB 3275 relating to cannabis. The chair explained the bill was being kept moving so the Legislature could continue discussing the impacts of recent federal actions on the hemp industry, especially cultivation and processing of CBD products in Hawaii. The proposed amendments would strike several sections and pages of the bill, remove references to the Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs, and substitute the Office of Medical Cannabis Control and Regulation, along with technical non-substantive changes. During discussion, several senators raised concerns about CBD purveyors and the effect on the 329 program, and noted constituent communications on both sides of the issue. One senator said they would vote with reservations, and others said they would vote no. Despite the concerns, the committee voted to pass SB 3275 with amendments, and the recommendation was adopted.
NV
Transcript Highlights:
  • First of all, I know there's been a lot of frustration by all of us that this appears to be at the last
  • So I just think a lot of us here have no control of when things get scheduled.
  • The timeline was not up to any of us.
  • I want to talk a little bit about process and then two portions of the bill, since there's a few of us
  • poverty and the silencing of us who are most impacted.
Bills: AB275 , SB371 , SB457
Committee: Assembly Judiciary
LA

Louisiana 2026 Regular Session

Ways and Means Apr 21st, 2026

Ways & Means

Transcript Highlights:
  • of Revenue.
  • and all of our veterans throughout the state of Louisiana.
  • It basically repeals Section 4 of Act 707 of 2024 and then repeals Section 5 of Act 411 of the 2025 Regular
  • So when I Section 5 of Act 411 of the 2025 Regular Session. So, and I have Ms.
  • Each of you should have a hard copy in front of you. Are there any questions?
Bills: HR118 , HB1120 , SCR11 , SB73 , SB89 , SB128 , SB149 , SB180 , SB191 , SB196 , SB238 , SB318 , SB340
Committee: House Ways & Means
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

AEN-WLA, AEN Public Hearings 02-11-2026

Agriculture and Environment

Transcript Highlights:
  • </c><00:19:34.559><c> an</c> Department of A and Biocurity to use an Department of A and Biocurity to
  • </c><00:21:35.600><c> of</c> effective governance over the uses of effective governance over the uses
  • Require DAB to establish rules to allow the use of coconut tree seed banks in the state.
  • </c><01:09:23.679><c> a</c> use of seeds treated with a use of seeds treated with a neonicotenoid<01:
  • However, the unintended consequences of this, because this is such a broad spectrum of uses for the neonicotinoids
Summary: The committee heard several measures related to agriculture, invasive species control, trees, reef protection, and land use. SP 2489 would require Department of Agriculture and Biosecurity leases to include access, invasive-species control, and termination provisions; DAB and DLNR supported it, as did several outside groups, while the Hawaii Farm Bureau and Hawaii Cattlemen’s Council raised concerns about notice, cooperation with lessees, and placing penalties on leaseholders for preexisting infestations. The chair noted six testifiers in support, one opposed, and three with comments. SP 2310 would appropriate funds to remove overgrown vegetation from the Kohola stream. DAB supported the bill but explained that the work already completed by its contractor stopped at a DOT boundary, and that the affected parcel appears to be a DOT highway segment on ceded lands; the committee discussed whether the appropriation should instead go to DOT. SP 2372, on exceptional and significant trees, received support from DNR and Outdoor Circle, with testimony describing trees as critical infrastructure and suggesting technical amendments to committee membership and the process for recommending trees to county councils. SP 2426, which would authorize DNR to contract with private parties to maintain sunscreen dispensers at state beaches and promote mineral-based sunscreen as reef-protective, drew support from DNR and reef advocates, while another witness questioned the science behind claims about mineral versus chemical sunscreens and urged broader environmental solutions. SP 2334 would impose a land conversion fee on agricultural land converted to other uses, create a fee fund for programs including healthy soils, and require state agricultural lands to use a conservation metric. DAB offered comments, and testimony from climate and farm groups generally supported the conservation goals but questioned references to programs not yet in place and objected to language excluding solar and wind uses, with one witness urging that agri-voltaics remain allowed. SP 2925, concerning coconut trees, would recognize them as food, water, and cultural resources, require signage for landscape palms, set labeling standards, and create a tax credit for naturally managed consumable coconut trees. DAB shifted from opposition to comments, DNR supported, and testimony from cultural and subsistence advocates strongly backed the bill as a response to coconut rhinoceros beetle impacts; committee questions focused on enforcement of signage, inspection resources, and the proposed tax credit.
WA

Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Labor & Workplace Standards Jan 28th, 2026 at 08:00 am

Labor & Workplace Standards

Transcript Highlights:
  • This amendment allows an employer to implement the use of technology.
  • Representative Schmidt, this amendment allows an employer to implement the use of technology without
  • So changing the law to allow us to pilot the use of electronic communications as the default...
  • So changing the law to allow us to pilot the use of electronic communications as the default will allow
  • The Office of Administrative Hearings has discussed this bill with us, and we understand the issues of
AL
Transcript Highlights:
  • Any amount above those payments must be transferred to SIDA. the use of these surplus funds.
  • The contents of this bill continue upon the act of several pieces of legislation. act of several pieces
  • We can see on page two, it kind of gives you some of the receipts of compensation by a student athlete
  • Also, on top of that, you're not permitted to use NIL for tobacco products, alcohol products, or.
  • Yeah, that would be more of us moving into the generation that's coming up, right?
Bills: SB311 , SB322 , SB304 , SB313 , SB315 , SB316 , HB489 , SB90
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Taxes Committee 4/8/25

Taxes

Transcript Highlights:
  • I'm here on behalf of the city of Alpha to request your consideration for us to receive the second half
  • </c> support, but the future is in front of support, but the future is in front of us<00:46:59.600><c
  • </c><00:53:16.440><c> us</c> members are not uh we don't none of us members are not uh we don't none
  • of us have<00:53:16.720><c> our</c><00:53:16.840><c> head</c><00:53:17.000><c> in</c><00:53:17.120><c
  • Representative Dotson highlighted how none of the 300 million in public safety aid made its way to us
Committee: House Taxes