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US
US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
US House Floor Proceedings (Wednesday, April 30, 2025)
US Federal House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- States that submit waivers for the Medicaid programs could be up for congressional review under this
- Tomorrow, it could be a program or project in another state out of favor with Trump or the Republicans
- States that submit waivers for the Medicaid programs could be up for congressional review under this
- <04:33:33.760>
programs <04:33:34.160>that invalidate other state programs that invalidate - other state programs that they<04:33:34.561>
deem <04:33:34.879>unfit <04:33:36.080>
HI
Transcript Highlights:
- It's imperative that we do all we can to support the existing residency programs here in the state.
- By establishing a financial assistance program that alleviates some of these barriers, we ensure that
- <02:00:54.880>
program <02:00:55.239>that financial assistance program that financial - I want to thank the State of Hawaiʻi for its support in past programs.
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youth <03:40:49.479>program the state invested in our youth program the state invested
Summary:
The joint Ways and Means and Finance informational briefing on grants and aids was held February 14 and was organized as a high-volume public testimony session with strict procedures: no Q&A, one representative per applicant, one minute per testimony, in-person testimony first, and then Zoom participants. The chairs also announced a recess at 11:00 a.m. for floor sessions and a reconvening at 1:00 p.m. Testimony was heard first from neighbor island applicants, then Oʻahu applicants, with members repeatedly directing speakers to line up and keep remarks brief.
Neighbor island testimony focused on a wide range of capital and operating requests. Health and community projects included Hawaii Island Community Health Center’s workforce housing in Kau, Wuli Hawaiian Homestead Association’s learning center and predevelopment work, Rescue Tube Foundation’s beach rescue tube expansion, Puna Community Medical Center’s planned hospital/ER campus, Maui Humane Society’s free veterinary care after the wildfires, Hawaiʻi Care Choices’ palliative care readiness, and the Lyman Museum’s HVAC replacement. Other requests included the Maui Advanced Manufacturing Alliance’s Pāʻia Mill redevelopment, Laua 2020’s preschool and learning lab, Mālama Aina’s USDA-compliant meat processing facility, the Hawaiian Lifeguard Association’s water safety programs, Kaha P Organization’s agriculture education support, Ohana Arts’ youth performance project, Friends of the Children’s Justice Center’s emergency closet, EOA Pacific’s Marshall Islands teacher training, and the Central Pacific Youth Athletic Club’s new facility.
Oʻahu testimony included the YWCA Oʻahu/Pythink Center’s renovation of Juliet M. Atherton Hall and its community kitchen, West Oʻahu Community Health Center’s wildfire protection and security needs, the Early School’s playground improvements, Surfing the Nations’ food distribution center expansion, and Sounding Joy Music Therapy’s weekly services for people with disabilities. Speakers generally emphasized community benefit, workforce development, health access, food security, disaster recovery, and support for children, seniors, and underserved populations. No votes or formal committee actions were taken during the briefing.
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- We also establish a directed payment program which would raise medical assistance reimbursement rates
- And public programs today are covering over 20% of Minnesotans across the state.
- President, Senator Rasmusson, do you intend for the current emergency medical assistance program to also
- <01:01:42.240>
program <01:01:42.559>to emergency medical assistance program to emergency - medical assistance program to also<01:01:43.119>
be also be also be repealed<01:01:45.119>
HI
Hawaii 2026 Regular Session
House Chamber - Wed Apr 22, 2026, 12:00PM HST - Day 49
Hawaii House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- I find that to be a travesty to the people of this state who deserve transparency and who deserve answers
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people <00:33:55.960>of <00:33:56.040>this <00:33:56.160>state - <00:33:56.440>
who <00:33:56.520>deserve to the people of this state who deserve to - the people of this state who deserve transparency transparency transparency and<00:33:58.920>
who - Alexander Silvert, who was the author of the petition and who has bravely taken on corruption in our state
Bills:
HB389, HB469, HB1510, HB1573, HB1705, HB1858, HB1875, HB1946, HB1961, HB1962, HB2001, HB2093, HB2096, HB2097
Keywords:
HB389, uncrewed aircraft, drone, drones, UAS, unmanned aerial vehicle, misuse of uncrewed aircraft, criminal offense, felony enhancement, drone crime, public safety, police, deputy sheriff, fire department, intoxicated operation, registration number tampering, property damage, bodily injury, Honolulu Prosecuting Attorney Package, Hawaii Revised Statutes
HI
Transcript Highlights:
- would put in an amendment which would allow candidates participating in the partial public financing program
- Um, for the public's purpose, can you state as to what are the dollar amounts you're talking about?
- Constitution to increase the mandatory retirement age for state justices and judges.
- section 3 of the Hawaii state section 3 of the Hawaii state constitution<00:29:51.960>
to - <00:29:53.420>
[clears throat] retirement age for state [clears throat] retirement age for
Bills:
HB389, HB469, HB1510, HB1573, HB1705, HB1858, HB1875, HB1946, HB1961, HB1962, HB2001, HB2093, HB2096, HB2097
Keywords:
HB389, uncrewed aircraft, drone, drones, UAS, unmanned aerial vehicle, misuse of uncrewed aircraft, criminal offense, felony enhancement, drone crime, public safety, police, deputy sheriff, fire department, intoxicated operation, registration number tampering, property damage, bodily injury, Honolulu Prosecuting Attorney Package, Hawaii Revised Statutes
HI
Transcript Highlights:
- millions of dollars, failed programs millions of dollars, failed programs that<00:14:14.640>
- of the State Fire Marshal, Law 822.
- re-describe to one permanent program re-describe to one permanent program specialist<00:22:04.640
- <00:22:49.280>
Fire 200,000 in B funds for State Fire 200,000 in B funds for State Fire Council - funds and 200,000 in B funds for State funds and 200,000 in B funds for State Fire<00:23:04.240>
Bills:
HB389, HB469, HB1510, HB1573, HB1705, HB1858, HB1875, HB1946, HB1961, HB1962, HB2001, HB2093, HB2096, HB2097
Keywords:
HB389, uncrewed aircraft, drone, drones, UAS, unmanned aerial vehicle, misuse of uncrewed aircraft, criminal offense, felony enhancement, drone crime, public safety, police, deputy sheriff, fire department, intoxicated operation, registration number tampering, property damage, bodily injury, Honolulu Prosecuting Attorney Package, Hawaii Revised Statutes
HI
Bills:
HB389, HB469, HB1510, HB1573, HB1705, HB1858, HB1875, HB1946, HB1961, HB1962, HB2001, HB2093, HB2096, HB2097
Keywords:
HB389, uncrewed aircraft, drone, drones, UAS, unmanned aerial vehicle, misuse of uncrewed aircraft, criminal offense, felony enhancement, drone crime, public safety, police, deputy sheriff, fire department, intoxicated operation, registration number tampering, property damage, bodily injury, Honolulu Prosecuting Attorney Package, Hawaii Revised Statutes
LA
Louisiana 2026 Regular Session
Administration of Criminal Justice Apr 1st, 2026
Administration of Criminal Justice
Bills:
HB63, HB91, HB98, HB108, HB131, HB151, HB161, HB294, HB305, HB310, HB320, HB336, HB622, HB789, HB1040
Keywords:
HB63, Louisiana bail, bail bond, surety, failure to appear, FTA, bench warrant, NCIC, National Crime Information Center, criminal procedure, Article 331, defendant registry, surrender of defendant, rule to show cause, law enforcement records, pretrial release, bond forfeiture, disclosure, criminal records, witness protection
FL
Transcript Highlights:
- We're not requiring nursing programs to do that.
- In that state, higher-level motor control shuts down.
- SB 428 on Swimming Lessons Voucher Program by Senator Yarborough.
- , who surprisingly are not part of this program for kids.
- I want to point out that this program is voluntary.
Keywords:
injunctions, protection orders, domestic violence, serious violence, court procedures, enforcement, risk protection, statewide communication system, pediatric care, emergency departments, hospital regulations, patient safety, health care standards, public records, violence protection, confidentiality, defamation, specialty license plate, specialty plates, motor vehicle registration
Summary:
The Committee on Fiscal Policy met and reported a series of bills favorably, covering health care, public safety, insurance, coastal resilience, juvenile justice, drowning prevention, transportation designations, and beach management. Senator Harrell presented CS/SB 68, requiring hospitals with emergency departments to adopt pediatric emergency care policies, training, designated pediatric readiness personnel, and participation in a national readiness assessment; it passed. Harrell also presented CS/SB 340, requiring nursing students to complete two hours of human trafficking identification training before licensure; it also passed. Senator Sharif’s CS/SB 32 and SB 210, creating a new injunction for protection against serious violence by a known person and the related public records bill, were both reported favorably. Senator Garcia’s CS/CS/SB 302 on nature-based coastal resiliency, Senator Jones’s SB 418 on law enforcement interaction with individuals with autism and the Blue Envelope Program, and Senator Martin’s CS/SB 1734 updating juvenile probation and detention officer definitions and related cost-share language were also approved.
The committee then took up several drowning-prevention measures. CS/SB 606 by Senator Smith would add drowning prevention and safe bathing education to postpartum materials and direct the Department of Health to create standardized materials; an amendment removed a records-retention requirement, and the bill passed. SB 428 by Senator Yarborough would expand the state swim lesson voucher program from children ages 0-4 to ages 1-7; it received strong support from advocates, including a young swim instructor and autism advocates, and passed. The committee also approved CS/SB 246, a specialty license plate bill that was amended to include the UFC plate and a First Responders’ Resiliency Foundation plate, and CS/SB 1028, which revises Citizens Property Insurance and clearinghouse procedures to prioritize admitted carriers and prohibit public funds for the clearinghouse; that bill drew discussion about market competition, Citizens’ exposure, and potential impacts on policyholders.
Additional measures reported favorably included SB 628, designating a portion of South Navy Boulevard in Pensacola as Warrior Sacrifice Way to honor the sailors killed in the 2019 Naval Air Station Pensacola attack, and CS/SB 636 on beach management, which would create a proactive pathway for coastal communities to obtain erosion-related designations and align with federal programs. Beach industry testimony supported the bill’s intent but raised concerns about perpetual easements and funding shortfalls. At the end of the meeting, members recorded additional votes on selected bills, and the committee adjourned.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- That is provided for in the state constitution.
- Charles, state your name and who you represent.
- However, in both cases, across the whole state and in border counties, the legislature specifically states
- Please state your name and who you represent.
- State your name and who you represent.
Bills:
SB1079, SB1243, SB1504, SB1579, SB1708, SB1844, SB1851, SB1879, SB1921, SB1951, SB2237, SB2238, SB2406, SB2407
Keywords:
SB 1079, Texas, county government, commissioners court, Local Government Code, Chapter 263, surplus property, salvage property, data storage device, hard drive, electronic media, digital records, confidential information, protected information, privacy, records retention, information security, data destruction, device disposal, sensitive data
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- some of the toughest to clean wastewaters in the state.
- Thomas, you can state your name here with position on the bill.
- It's not a state road. I know.
- If you can state your name, who you're with position on the bill. Yes sir, Mr.
- State your name, who you're with, and position on the bill.
Bills:
SB 1079, SB 1243, SB 1504, SB 1579, SB 1708, SB 1844, SB 1851, SB 1879, SB 1921, SB 1951, SB 2237, SB 2238, SB 2406, SB 2407
Keywords:
SB 1079, Texas, county government, commissioners court, Local Government Code, Chapter 263, surplus property, salvage property, data storage device, hard drive, electronic media, digital records, confidential information, protected information, privacy, records retention, information security, data destruction, device disposal, sensitive data
NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
House Ways and Means (03/18/2025)
Transcript Highlights:
- Well, we're hearing that the program is free, so is it free to the state of New Hampshire?
- Well, we're hearing that the program is free, so is it free to the state of New Hampshire? Um, no.
- <01:52:35.520>
costs <01:52:35.840>for state and the overall program costs for state - 70,000 lives in the state Medicaid program. product lines one is in the Medicaid product lines one is
- programs and so it it has been stated programs and so it it has been stated that<03:12:32.359>
Summary:
The committee heard testimony on House Bill 224, which would redirect most money from New Hampshire’s renewable energy fund back to electric ratepayers. The bill sponsor argued the measure would lower energy costs, noting recent utility rate increases and estimating annual savings of roughly $2.5 million to $7.3 million for ratepayers. Supporters said the fund has accumulated money that should be returned to customers rather than used for subsidies, and they emphasized that the state has already rebated similar funds from RGGI for years.
Opponents, including Rep. Kat McGee, argued the renewable energy fund is a successful, nonlapsing dedicated fund that supports local clean-energy projects, energy resilience, emissions reductions, and private investment. McGee said the fiscal note overstated the benefit of rebates and understated the loss of investment, claiming the average annual rebate would amount to less than $10 per customer while the program has helped leverage significant private dollars and nearly 10,000 projects. She urged the committee to reject the bill as a poor deal for the state and ratepayers.
Committee members questioned the fiscal note, the size of the rebate, whether the bill would set a precedent for other dedicated funds, and whether the program’s incentives amount to picking winners and losers. The Department of Energy testified neutrally, explaining how the renewable energy fund works, including renewable energy credits, alternative compliance payments, and the fund’s use for renewable energy initiatives. No vote was taken in the portion of the hearing provided.
NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
House Health, Human Services and Elderly Affairs (02/26/2025)
Health, Human Services & Elderly Affairs
Transcript Highlights:
- I guess so you have the current state I guess so you have the current state some<00:11:54.760>
- deputy Medicaid director for the State deputy Medicaid director for the State of<00:26:22.600>
- recognition for my service to our state recognition for my service to our state or<01:09:47.799>
- Henry Litman, State Medicaid Director: For the Medicaid program, I can speak to that.
- Henry Litman, State Medicaid Director: For the Medicaid program, I can speak to that.
- deputy Medicaid director for the State deputy Medicaid director for the State of<00:26:22.600>
HI
Transcript Highlights:
- I was introduced to psychedelic-assisted therapy. I went and did that four-day program.
- It's partnerships and collaboration at the state level, training and education program development to
- > within assistant therapy pilot program within assistant therapy pilot program within the<01:39:
- And so, um, the state continues to provide funding and program support in partnership with Yale.
- and policies in small island programs and policies in small island developing<03:44:24.680>
States
NY
New York 2025-2026 Regular Session
New York State Senate Session - 06/03/2026
New York Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- equality in all 50 states.
- But here in the United States,...
- STATE SENATE.
- We have ensured that our state government is representative of the people who make up this state.
- We have ensured that our state government is representative of the people who make up this state.
Summary:
The Senate convened, approved the journal, and then moved through a large number of motions to discharge bills from committees and substitute identical Senate bills for third reading. The chamber also received and accepted a Finance Committee report on nominations for Kathleen Mosier as Commissioner of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation, Terrence O’Leary as Commissioner of Homeland Security and Emergency Services, and John Kagia as Executive Director of the Office of Cannabis Management. All three nominees were confirmed, with Mosier and O’Leary confirmed unanimously and Kagia confirmed 57-1, with Senator Walczyk voting no.
The Senate adopted previously approved resolutions recognizing June 2026 as LGBTQIA+ Pride Month and mourning the death of Susan Irene Wright of Harlem. Senators Brisport and Bottcher spoke at length in support of Pride Month, emphasizing LGBTQ+ history, resilience, and ongoing threats to the trans community. On the Susan Wright resolution, Senators Cleare, Bailey, and Bottcher praised her community leadership, philanthropy, and family legacy, and Assembly Member Jordan Wright was recognized in the chamber.
The body then considered and passed many bills on the calendar, including measures on insurance, environmental conservation, public health, education, business law, labor, social services, highway law, and local tax exemptions. Several bills drew brief explanations of vote, including a measure to end higher insurance premiums for widows, a bill to prohibit correctional facilities from denying visitation because of menstrual products or IUDs, and a Medicaid-related bill to expand access to blood pressure monitors for pregnant people. Most bills passed with broad support, though some had notable opposition from a small group of senators.
Late in the session, the Senate took up a proposed constitutional amendment on redistricting. Senator Stewart-Cousins sponsored the measure, and Senator Walczyk questioned it extensively, arguing voters had previously approved an independent redistricting process and objecting to changes that would remove the Legislature’s two-thirds map-approval requirement and alter the commission’s role. The sponsor said the changes were needed in response to aggressive partisan redistricting in other states and would still require voter ratification in future sessions. The transcript ends during that debate, with no final vote on the amendment shown.
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- We outperform the average state by 15% on any Minnesota state test that you can find, while receiving
- We outperform the average state by 15% on any Minnesota state test that you can find, while receiving
- We outperform the average state by 15% on any Minnesota state test that you can find, while receiving
- State oversight is minimal.
- State oversight is minimal.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- Second, it will assist with approved project planning and execution. ...street maintenance and reconstruction
- includes a performance bonus of 4%, 5%, or 6% based on how closely the appraisals fall within certain state
- It states that the plan, referring to a reappraisal plan, may not include a standard where the timeline
Keywords:
municipal sales tax, street maintenance, local option tax, Tax Code Chapter 327, sales and use tax, street repair, sidewalk maintenance, water infrastructure, wastewater system, stormwater system, local election, ballot language, reauthorization, municipal finance, infrastructure funding, Texas municipalities, street and sidewalk tax, special district tax, public works, property tax
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- How did they complete training approved by the State Board of Dental Examiners?
- Currently, about 20 states allow dentists to administer neuromodulators. allow dentists to provide these
- realm, when we look at dentists, I guess, who are wanting to do this, what percentage in the other states
- the two programs.
- State Board of Pharmacy.
Keywords:
dentistry, botulinum toxin, aesthetic treatments, dental regulation, training, medical staff privileges, hospital administration, healthcare regulation, Texas Health and Safety Code, consistency in privileges, SB 672, Texas hospital emergency operations plan, hospital diversion, emergency department, cyberattack, cyber security, power outage, electrical outage, patient diversion, hospital preparedness
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- We will have someone assist you with the registration process.
- Medical school, which is a doctoral program.
- But it's medical students, surgical assistants, physicians, physician assistants, and perfusionists that
- Is this a state program, or is this basically us telling the counties that they have to do this?
- Why does the state need to make you do it?
Keywords:
dentistry, botulinum toxin, aesthetic treatments, dental regulation, training, medical staff privileges, hospital administration, healthcare regulation, Texas Health and Safety Code, consistency in privileges, SB 672, Texas hospital emergency operations plan, hospital diversion, emergency department, cyberattack, cyber security, power outage, electrical outage, patient diversion, hospital preparedness
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- about the funding appropriations, millions have been put through for the Crime Victims Compensation Program
- That the rules say the rules generated by lawyers go up to here, but the state law says on this back
- Carrico, your affirmation shows you're Rachel Carrico, assistant. ...district attorney here on behalf
- Victim assistance generally deals with them after that initial contact, right?
- would become a state jail.
Keywords:
SB 535, Texas criminal procedure, rape shield, victim sexual history, past sexual behavior, sexual assault evidence, trafficking of persons, continuous trafficking, indecency with a child, continuous sexual abuse, aggravated sexual assault, indecent assault, consent defense, in camera hearing, Rule 412, Rule 609, victim protection, evidence admissibility, criminal evidence, sexual offense prosecution