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NM
New Mexico 2025 Regular Session
IC - Legislative Finance Jun 25th, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- We're working closely with them.
- and then the case can be closed.
- It's not cases that haven't been closed. It's as they get new cases.
- children from low-income families to help close educational opportunity gaps.
- We're just going to highlight here a few of them in closing.
VT
Transcript Highlights:
- That when they are in the hospital working in the hospital, they may admit and assume a primary role
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- </c> they may admit and assume primary they may admit and assume primary a<00:08:23.680><c> primary</
- </c> a primary role in caring for patients. a primary role in caring for patients.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- During the primary and so at the primary, uh, everybody was coming up and saying I've lost my, they say
- We'll give you the right to close.
- Seeing none, Chair recognizes Chair Darby to close. Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Not close. Thank you.
- Seeing none chair recognizes Vice Chair Bernal closing his bill. Thank you, Chair. I close.
- Seeing none, Chair calls on Chair Meyer to close. I close. Thank you, Chair Meyer.
Bills:
HB249
Committee:
House Ways & Means
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Agriculture Committee Apr 9th, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- And for many communities, agriculture is their primary economic lifeline and the center of community
- It is estimated that over 15,000 family farms have closed in the last 13 years.
- Thank you for your closing. We have a motion and a second. Perfect.
- Assemblymember Macedo, would you like to close on your bill?
- Members, Assemblymember Ransom, would you like to close on your bill?
Summary:
The Assembly Committee on Agriculture met with an initial quorum delay, then heard four items: AJR 6 on protecting federal funding for the Local Food for Schools and Child Care program, AB 732 on abandoned agricultural land, AB 1042 on honeybee health, and consent item AB 1506. The chair reviewed hearing procedures and public comment rules before moving through the file in order.
AJR 6, authored by Assemblymember Aguiar-Curry, urged federal officials to preserve funding for local food programs that connect California farmers with school meals and food banks. Supporters, including a farm owner and a school nutrition director, said the program benefits children’s nutrition, helps small farms, and strengthens local economies. There was no opposition, and the committee members who were present voted to adopt the resolution; later absent members were added, bringing it to eight votes and sending it out.
AB 732, by Assemblymember Macedo, would give county agricultural commissioners a faster enforcement tool against abandoned or neglected orchards and vineyards by allowing civil penalties instead of relying only on liens. Testimony from growers and a county agricultural commissioner described pest infestations, economic losses, and high abatement costs tied to neglected land, and the bill was presented as a response to SGMA-related fallowing and low commodity prices. The committee voted due pass to the Judiciary Committee, and after absent members were added it also reached eight votes.
AB 1042, by Assemblymember Ransom, proposed a Managed Honeybee Health Program with grants, research, technical assistance, and an expanded advisory committee to support pollinators essential to California crops. Witnesses from the fresh fruit and beekeeping sectors emphasized that bee declines threaten crop production and the broader agricultural economy. The committee voted due pass to Appropriations, and the bill ultimately received eight votes. The consent calendar item, AB 1506, was also approved and sent to Appropriations.
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Floor Session May 5th, 2025
California House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Madam Majority Leader, would you like to close?
- Clerk will close the roll and tally the votes.
- Clerk will close the role and tally the votes.
- Clerk will close the roll and tally the votes. Clerk will close the roll and tally the votes.
- Clerk will close the roll. There are 69 co-authors added.
Summary:
The Assembly convened after a quorum call, opened with prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance, and then held its Latino Spirit Awards ceremony. Members adopted House Resolution 16, proclaiming May 4–11, 2025 as Cinco de Mayo Week, after supportive remarks from several caucuses emphasizing Mexican history, women’s contributions, LGBTQ solidarity, Black and Brown unity, and AAPI and Jewish community support. The chamber then recognized 11 Latino Spirit honorees for achievements in human rights, business, arts, public service, community empowerment, health and science, environmental justice, philanthropy, and entertainment.
After the ceremony, the Assembly returned to floor business and approved a series of measures. AB 60, banning synthetic nitro musks in cosmetics and personal care products, passed 56–3. AJR 6, urging Congress to protect federal school meal and local food funding, drew extensive debate and broad bipartisan support; members cited child hunger, farm economies, and local food systems, and it passed 76–0 with 73 coauthors added. Other measures adopted included AB 679 on state park land acquisitions, AB 681 expanding Dream Loan Program caps for undocumented graduate students, AB 1224 on substitute teacher continuity, AB 831 on gaming technical changes, AB 259 extending Brown Act teleconferencing flexibility, AB 467 extending Los Angeles Neighborhood Council teleconferencing authority, and AB 519 targeting deceptive puppy mill sales.
The chamber also passed AB 1522, an urgency Judiciary Committee bill protecting attorneys from politically motivated discipline and creating an expedited licensing path for some former federal attorneys, and AB 263, which extends temporary water flow requirements on the Shasta and Smith Rivers; that bill drew sharp disagreement over water rights, tribal participation, and impacts on farmers, but ultimately passed 51–16. Additional measures approved included AB 428 on pooled insurance for water corporations, AB 492 requiring notice to local jurisdictions when recovery treatment facilities are licensed, and AB 536 preserving colorectal cancer screening coverage. The Assembly also adopted a motion to suspend file notice so Appropriations could hear AB 379 on May 7.
LA
Transcript Highlights:
- Now, Senator Andrews, you want to close? No, sir. Just ask the right.
- You want to close on your bill? I just thank y'all so very much.
- Primary Care. I'm Christy Hunt. I'm CEO at R.K.M. Primary Care.
- Okay, we'll close on your bill. Would you want to do the amendment, Mr. Chairman?
- Okay, we'll close on your bill. Would you want to do the amendment, Mr.
Committee:
Senate Education
OK
Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session
House of Representatives Second Regular Session of the 60th Legislature Day 44 Morning Session Apr 21st, 2026
Oklahoma House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Those who are to vote or change the vote, the chair is prepared to close.
- Members, the queue is now closed.
- close-out funding sourcing for the opera projects.
- Members wishing to vote or change their vote, the chair is preparing to close.
- They're going to close it down just for legislators and your families and all the staff.
Bills:
HB4028 , HB4075 , HB4077 , HB4074 , HB4076 , SB1221 , SB1921 , SB2118 , SB1932 , SB2134 , HCR1025 , SB1432 , HCR1024 , HCR1022 , SB1122 , HB4029 , HB4063 , HB4073 , HB4078 , SB1936 , SB44 , SB237 , SB248 , SB1360 , SB985 , SB1204 , SB1239 , SB1307 , SB2143 , SB1428 , SB1390 , SB1400 , SB1405 , SB1732 , SB1832 , SB1859 , SB1989 , SB2018 , SB1427
Keywords:
tax deduction, venture capital, economic development, Oklahoma, investment, water resources, appropriations, funding, state treasury, infrastructure projects, emergency act, emergency management, disaster relief, pandemic response, state appropriations, HB4074, Health Care Workforce Training Commission, Health Care Workforce Revolving Fund, health workforce, health care workforce
Summary:
The House opened with roll call, prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, and several recognitions and introductions, including Deer Creek students, Skiatook Chamber members, Sand Springs youth leaders, and international visitors studying U.S. energy policy. The chamber also honored the Nurse of the Day, Marla Lyceum, and heard a lengthy farewell speech from Minority Leader Munson reflecting on her service, constituent work, leadership, and bipartisan relationships.
Members then took up several special presentations and resolutions, including HCR 1024 recognizing Route 66 Day and its economic importance, HCR 1022 honoring National Lineman Appreciation Day, and a citation for Langston University Day at the Capitol. The House also recognized Deputy Kenton Blumenthal as Oklahoma’s 2025 Officer of the Year for heroic actions during a dangerous pursuit. Later, the House introduced the pages of the week.
On legislation, the House passed SB 1122 on ad valorem tax, which supporters said would equalize tax treatment for broadband infrastructure and promote business fairness, over some concern about tax policy and revenue impacts. The chamber also passed HB 4029, HB 4063, HB 4073, HB 4078, and SB 1936, with emergency clauses adopted on the first four. HB 4063, which referred two previously approved state questions to a special August election, drew extended debate over ballot timing, turnout, and whether combining the questions was appropriate; it ultimately passed and the special election referral was approved. SB 1936, which elevates falsely impersonating a law enforcement officer to a D1 felony, passed unanimously.
ID
Idaho 2026 Regular Session
Agenda Feb 26th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- Not even close. Not even close. Would you just speak, Mr. Alderman?
- So Representative Cannon or Furman, if you'd like to make any closing comments. Yes, Chairman.
- So Representative Cannon or Furman, if you'd like to make any closing comments. Yes, Chairman.
- I'm going to close with just a story that I think somehow ties in.
- I think the, frankly, impassioned closing arguments by the co-sponsors have convinced me that this is
Summary:
The committee first introduced RS 33403, a follow-on podiatry bill that would merge podiatry with the Board of Medicine and move certain rules into statute. Representative Ehlers explained it was a replacement for prior legislation, and the committee voted to introduce it without objection.
The committee then heard House Bill 713 on copay accumulator policies. Representative Cannon and co-sponsor Representative Furman argued the bill would stop insurers from refusing to count third-party copay assistance toward deductibles and out-of-pocket maximums, especially for patients with expensive specialty drugs. Supporters, including patients and advocates, described serious financial hardship and treatment adherence problems caused by accumulators. Opponents, including the Idaho Association of Health Plans, argued the bill would raise costs and premiums, could conflict with Idaho’s anti-kickback law, and might interfere with private plan design. After debate, the committee voted 7-8 against the motion to send HB 713 to the floor, so the bill was held in committee.
Next, the committee took up House Bill 655 and its related RS 33527, a pilot program to incentivize preceptorships by giving certain Medicaid providers a 12-month exemption from prior authorization requirements. The sponsor said the goal was to reduce administrative burden and increase training opportunities in rural areas and in family practice, psychiatry, and OB-GYN, with caps on participation and expansion to advanced practice providers and PAs in the RS. The committee first voted to hold HB 655 in committee, then approved RS 33527 for introduction and second reading.
Finally, the committee heard House Bill 723 on children’s residential facilities. Representative Erickson said the bill would add quality-of-care oversight, annual unannounced inspections, resident and staff interviews, a youth bill of rights, and critical incident reporting, based on an OPE study and prior testimony about abuse and gaps in oversight. Testifiers, including parents and former residents, described abuse, isolation, and lack of reporting mechanisms in facilities and supported the bill. The committee discussed whether the bill created enforceable rights, but the sponsor said existing child protection and corrective action processes would apply. The bill was moved to the floor with a due pass recommendation.
ID
Transcript Highlights:
- Chair: Not even close. Representative Wheeler: Would you just speak, Mr. Chairman?
- Not even close. up. Not even close. Would you just speak, Mr. Alderman?
- So Representative Cannon or Furman, if you'd like to make any closing comments. Yes, Chairman.
- I'm going to close with just a story that I think somehow ties in.
- The good presenter would like to have any closing comments. Committee, I'll be brief.
Committee:
House Health and Welfare
WA
Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Human Services Jan 14th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- With that, I'd like to close where I started.
- All homes are really geographically close, right?
- All right, so that closes the hearing on 5940.
- So anyway, with that, I will close this session of the Human Services Committee.
- So anyway, with that, I will close this session of the Human Services Committee.
Summary:
The Senate Human Services Committee held a work session focused on housing and services for youth and young adults, especially those exiting public systems of care. DCYF Assistant Secretary Vicki Ibarra described existing supports, including family reconciliation services and the youth and young adult housing response team, which coordinates with other agencies to help young people ages 12 to 24 avoid homelessness. Office of Homeless Youth Director Casey Hannawer Sutton outlined the office’s role in reducing youth homelessness, citing a 40% reduction since 2016, expansion of services to 37 counties, and ongoing work on prevention and “functional zero” efforts. Treehouse and the Mockingbird Society testified about education, transition, and housing barriers for foster youth and young adults, including funding cuts to Treehouse’s Graduation Success program, eligibility gaps, and the need for peer supports, financial literacy, and housing stability. A health impact review from the State Board of Health on a prior version of the extended foster care housing proposal found the bill would likely improve housing stability, health outcomes, and equity for some young adults in extended foster care.
The committee then heard public testimony on Senate Bill 5911, which would stop DCYF from using Social Security benefits of young adults in extended foster care to reimburse the state for care costs. Sponsor Sen. Emily Alvarado said the bill would protect federal benefits that belong to the young person and help them meet basic needs; supporters from Partners for Our Children, TeamChild, Mockingbird Society, and a former foster youth testified that the current practice harms housing, education, and stability and urged the state to end it. Members discussed the need for financial literacy and the federal government’s recent direction discouraging the practice.
The committee also heard Senate Bill 5940, a two-year extended foster care housing pilot that would provide rental assistance for up to 50 eligible youth in extended foster care who are homeless or at risk of homelessness, with transition planning required before age 21. Sen. Wilson said the bill is intended to keep young people in care from having to choose between foster care support and housing assistance. Testimony from Mockingbird Society, current and former foster youth, and Communities in Schools supported the bill as a way to reduce homelessness and improve educational and health outcomes. The committee briefly heard Senate Bill 5942, which would rename the DCYF Oversight Board as the DCYF Accountability Board and shift its reporting structure while keeping its oversight role, and Senate Bill 5957, which would expand the Office of Homeless Youth Advisory Committee to include additional members with lived experience and representation from disproportionately affected communities.
NM
New Mexico 2025 Regular Session
IC - Courts, Corrections and Justice Sep 24th, 2025
Courts, Corrections & Justice Committee
Transcript Highlights:
- It closes on the 31st.
- I work closely with the Plaintiffs' Council, with the co-neutrals.
- Did you want to close up, Representative? Do you have something else to say?
- That has become, you and I are pretty close in age, Mr. Chair.
- I'll just close on the subject.
NM
New Mexico 2025 Regular Session
IC - Land Grant Jul 15th, 2025
House Rural Development, Land Grants And Cultural Affairs
Transcript Highlights:
- We worked closely with the State Forestry Department and...
- So we're working closely with DFA to do that.
- The soil and water districts are the primary conduit for that.
- And so we've worked closely with our local capacity, which is always an issue.
- We're working closely with State Forestry and Los Alamos.
NM
Transcript Highlights:
- And so many providers closed over the years.
- We're on House Bill 352, close and relocate certain magistrate courts.
- It says that it's been closed for years. Can you tell me why it was closed for years?
- It's closed before her tenure.
- I'm here to present House Bill 120 as the primary sponsor.
Committee:
House House Judiciary
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Communications and Conveyance Committee Feb 12th, 2025
Communications and Conveyance
Transcript Highlights:
- Just to let everybody know, our restrooms on this floor are closed, so you need to go down a couple levels
- I'd like to refocus the attention on the primary reason we have convened this hearing, which is legislative
- We continue to look at our programs very closely and adjust as necessary to increase broadband adoption
- And we work very closely to make sure this is happening. 55 of the 108 projects that have been funded
- And looking forward to working with this committee and the chair's direction and working closely with
Committee:
House Communications and Conveyance
TX
Texas 89th Regular
Disaster Preparedness & Flooding, Select Aug 22nd, 2025
Disaster Preparedness & Flooding, Select
Transcript Highlights:
- Seeing none, the Chair recognizes the Chairman and asks him to close. I close. Thank you, members.
- McLaughlin, do you close? I close. We'll see you later. Thank you.
- Seeing none, I close. We'll see you close.
- So, you close. With that, I close. All right. If there's no objection, House Bill 164.
- Seeing none, Chair recognizes Representative Darby to close. Thank you, members. I close.
Bills:
HB48 , HB 66 , HB 68 , HB71 , HB75 , HB164 , HB171 , HB254 , SB 3 , SB 18 , HB123 , HB149 , HB117
Keywords:
HB 48, Texas alert notification systems, emergency alerts, public warning systems, alert fatigue, notification fatigue, Texas Division of Emergency Management, Department of Public Safety, DPS alerts, emergency management, State of Texas Emergency Assistance Registry, STEAR, disaster notifications, weather alerts, Amber Alert, Silver Alert, Blue Alert, missing persons alerts, accessible alerts, hearing impaired
WY
Wyoming 2026 Regular Session
Select Committee on Tribal Relations, June 16, 2026
Select Committee on Tribal Relations
Transcript Highlights:
- So, that stuff gets looked at more<00:15:34.000><c> closely,</c> more closely, more closely, but<00:15
- So we closed<02:52:44.000><c> up.</c> closed up. closed up.
- Monday, we're closed due to the landfill being closed.
- </c> when they're when they're closed. when they're when they're closed.
- So, I'll close with this.
Committee:
Joint Select Committee on Tribal Relations
TX
Texas 89th Regular
Senate Committee on Education K-16 Jan 28th, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- Scarborough, that's a great closing statement.
- Oh, yeah, I wasn't even close. I'm so sorry. I got close enough.
- That leveled off in 2020 when the public schools closed for COVID.
- Is it any wonder that we have close to a $24 billion surplus?
- If there are no, no one else to testify, then we will close No one else to testify, then we will close
Summary:
The Senate Committee on Education K-16 convened with a quorum, adopted its committee rules, and heard opening remarks from members introducing staff and outlining priorities for the session. Several senators emphasized support for public education, teacher pay and safety, parental choice, and the combined K-16 jurisdiction of the committee. The chair also reviewed hearing procedures, including public testimony registration and time limits.
The main item was Senate Bill 2, the Texas Education Freedom Act, laid out by Chairman Creighton. He described the bill as an education savings account program intended to expand school choice, with a $200 million universal eligibility pool and an additional $800 million targeted to students with disabilities and lower-income families. He said the bill includes anti-fraud safeguards, criminal background checks for vendors, reporting requirements, data protections, and annual testing for participating students, while not imposing STAAR on private schools or homeschoolers. He also said the bill removes a prior hold-harmless provision for public schools and is separate from public school funding and teacher pay legislation.
Members questioned the bill’s income threshold, lottery and priority structure, treatment of homeschoolers, microschools, charter schools, religious freedom protections, citizenship/lawful presence language, cybersecurity, open records, and disability-related issues, including whether 504 students and foster children should be included. Creighton said the bill is designed to prioritize former public school students with disabilities or lower incomes, while also allowing universal eligibility within the program’s first funding tier, and that the Comptroller would oversee vendor screening and cybersecurity rules. He said the bill does not direct curriculum or interfere with religious beliefs and that amendments may be offered later on citizenship and other issues. After member questions, the committee began invited testimony, starting with EdChoice representative Robert Inlow, who testified in support of SB 2 and cited national growth in school choice programs and studies he said show positive effects for students and public schools.
NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
House Transportation (03/04/2025)
Transcript Highlights:
- I'll close the executive session on House Bill 212.
- I'll close the executive session on H 411. HB 414 will be up next.
- I'll close the executive session on House Bill 414. Stay in order; next up, 441.
- I'll close the executive session on House Bill 489. We'll continue in order.
- </c><02:10:18.079><c> the</c> consent seeing none I'll close the consent seeing none I'll close the executive
Summary:
The Transportation Committee met in executive session on several House bills. HB 212, allowing a 180-day operation waiver when a vehicle fails an emissions test, was retained at the sponsor’s request for possible modifications. HB 249, which would have let bicyclists treat stop signs as yields and stop lights as stop signs, was recommended inexpedient to legislate (ITL) by a 9-7 vote, with a minority report expected.
The committee then retained HB 298, creating an exception for removing VIN tags from pre-1981 vehicles when needed for repair or restoration, by a 15-1 vote. HB 411-FN, making handheld device use while driving a secondary offense, was recommended ITL by consent after members argued the current primary-offense law is more effective for enforcement and safety.
On HB 414, which would have barred DMV license suspensions based on debts owed to private towing or storage companies, the committee rejected ITL and instead retained the bill 16-0 after members split over whether the current law unfairly ties driving privileges to private debt collection. HB 441, addressing visible diesel emissions and “rolling coal,” was recommended ITL 16-0 because members said the conduct is already illegal under existing state and federal law. The committee then took up HB 461, concerning Department of Safety and DMV training and testing materials, where members debated whether driver testing should be limited to English and whether multilingual materials are a safety necessity or discriminatory; the transcript cuts off before a final vote is shown.
MA
Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
Joint Committee on Public Health Jun 21st, 2026 at 09:00 am
Joint Committee on Public Health
Transcript Highlights:
- I cycled through urgent care, primary care, gynecology, gastroenterology, and otolaryngology.
- So my cholesterol spikes up and down, and that's what my primary care is telling me: it's my menopause
- It keeps the cervix closed.
- My primary care doctor was part of the women's health practice.
- How close to the brink of my life will I get until I am finally given treatment?
Committee:
Joint Joint Committee on Public Health
Summary:
The committee opened by explaining hearing procedures and time limits, then heard testimony on House 2499, a bill to create a public awareness campaign on menopause and related midlife health issues. Supporters, including a nurse, the Massachusetts Commission on the Status of Women, and other advocates, said menopause is widely misunderstood by patients and providers, leading to delayed care, unnecessary suffering, workplace impacts, and inequities in women’s health. Several speakers shared personal experiences with symptoms being dismissed or misdiagnosed and urged the committee to advance the bill.
The committee then took testimony on a package of endometriosis bills, including House 2527 and Senate 1564, calling for a task force and broader awareness efforts. Patients, a physician, and advocates described long diagnostic delays, severe pain, infertility, medical gaslighting, and limited access to specialists and effective treatment. They argued for more research, provider education, and a coordinated state strategy, and several asked for favorable reports. The chair also noted the hearing was running behind and extended time to allow more testimony.
Later, the committee heard Senate 1579, which would eliminate parental consent and judicial bypass requirements for abortion access for minors under 16. Planned Parenthood representatives, physicians, legal advocates, and students argued the current law creates unnecessary delays and harms vulnerable youth, especially those in unsafe homes or foster care, while supporters said minors can already consent to other reproductive health care. A pro-life witness opposed the bill and emphasized parental involvement and support services. The committee also heard House 2403 and Senate 1560, which would create a Human Service Transportation Consumer Advisory Board; disability advocates and riders described past safety problems and current service gaps, and supported the board as a low-cost way to improve accountability, rider input, and reliability. No votes or final actions were taken in the excerpt.
ND
North Dakota 2026 1st Special Session
Advanced Nuclear Energy Committee Mar 24th, 2026 at 10:00 am
Advanced Nuclear Energy Committee
Transcript Highlights:
- And I just want to close on a happy note: we are moving.
- Some of these reactor designs actually can use some used fuel as primary fuel for their project.
- And after this, please stay in close touch with us and our team. We look forward to your questions.
- We're very closely monitoring what's going inside the cask. And we're not going to stop there.
- They've selected a site, which is surprisingly close to Zurich, a major population center.
Committee:
Joint Advanced Nuclear Energy Committee