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AL

Alabama 2026 Regular Session

Alabama Senate Finance and Taxation Education Committee Mar 4th, 2026

Finance and Taxation Education

Transcript Highlights:
  • If I was still paying my health insurance at 1,500 a month, I'm allowed to deduct that off my state income
  • ><c> to</c> them a grant to go back to school to them a grant to go back to school to complete<00:13:
  • And the reason I say that is because many of the aid programs are targeted to get people in areas where
  • Yes. >> And so, that's why you said we ought to do it because other states are doing this. >> Well, I
  • They've got to have not less than 10 years of regular service here at the state.
Bills: HB125 , HB116 , HB183 , HB342 , HB341 , SB280 , SB245 , SB159 , HB125 , HB116 , HB183 , HB342 , HB341 , SB280 , SB245 , SB159
LA

Louisiana 2026 Regular Session

House of Representatives Mar 23rd, 2026

Louisiana House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • state and to pave the way.
  • To provide for state highways to designate the portion of U.S.
  • to the Department of State and provide for the powers, duties, and functions of the Secretary of State
  • We just wanted to add. ...public universities across the state that have the ability to do this.
  • We just wanted to add a Grambling State to it.
WA

Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session

Senate Early Learning & K-12 Education Jan 13th, 2026 at 08:00 am

Early Learning & K-12 Education

Transcript Highlights:
  • WASFA, which is the state form that creates eligibility for state aid only.
  • ’ve been provided with the state financial aid calculator, and that they’ve had opportunities to access
  • lot of states are going after what can we do to reduce barriers for higher education?
  • We urge you to allow the good work already happening around financial aid completion to continue and
  • It's about ensuring the state meets its obligation to provide equitable access to basic education.
Bills: SB5841 , SB5922 , SB5858 , SB5943
LA

Louisiana 2026 Regular Session

House of Representatives May 11th, 2026

Louisiana House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Members, I don't need to tell you how important our National Guard is to this state and to this nation
  • Crime or doesn't want to face the death penalty to go ahead and plead to that in a state where we've
  • offered to me from Louisiana State Police in an effort to bring continued clarification to what I would
  • proposed constitutional amendments to the state.
  • continue to improve the state of Louisiana and be very attractive for businesses to want to locate here
Bills: HR257 , HR258 , HR259 , HR260 , HR261 , HR262 , HR263 , HCR105 , HCR106 , HR252 , HR253 , HR254 , HR255 , HR256 , HCR103 , HCR104 , SB83 , SB143 , SB155 , SB228 , SB283 , SB295 , SB338 , SB388 , SB408 , SB431 , HR84 , HR188 , HR205 , HB302 , HB597 , HB819 , HB1257 , HB1258 , SCR24 , SB45 , SB58 , SB71 , SB81 , SB92 , SB100 , SB109 , SB141 , SB156 , SB181 , SB203 , SB204 , SB205 , SB207 , SB213 , SB214 , SB216 , SB229 , SB257 , SB274 , SB290 , SB304 , SB374 , SB379 , SB396 , SB410 , SB425 , SB427 , SB429 , SB479 , SB522 , SB357 , SB406 , HR171 , HCR49 , HCR65 , HCR72 , HR37 , HCR64 , HR170 , HR191 , HR206 , HR207 , HR208 , HR217 , HCR11 , HCR53 , HCR60 , HCR66 , HCR68 , HR9 , HCR27 , HCR28 , HCR50 , HCR62 , HCR67 , HCR71 , HCR78 , HCR81 , SCR19 , SCR3 , SCR6 , SCR18 , SCR11 , SCR22 , SCR2 , SCR20 , HCR6 , HB64 , HB68 , HB92 , HB130 , HB258 , HB633 , HB801 , HB61 , HB98 , HB102 , HB139 , HB142 , HB170 , HB185 , HB194 , HB199 , HB231 , HB247 , HB294 , HB336 , HB474 , HB661 , HB842 , HB852 , HB301 , HB359 , HB657 , HB675 , HB680 , HB727 , HB79 , HB251 , HB625 , HB769 , HB775 , HB783 , HB895 , HB1011 , HB1057 , HB1155 , HB1186 , HB1224 , HB1245 , HB1247 , HB1253 , HB1254 , HB1255 , HB1256 , SB41 , SB44 , SB64 , SB84 , SB87 , SB93 , SB98 , SB107 , SB118 , SB142 , SB192 , SB195 , SB199 , SB219 , SB222 , SB234 , SB241 , SB255 , SB275 , SB277 , SB292 , SB294 , SB306 , SB314 , SB482 , SB8 , SB10 , SB11 , SB12 , SB13 , SB14 , SB16 , SB17 , SB18 , SB20 , SB21 , SB22 , SB40 , SB48 , SB55 , SB69 , SB75 , SB77 , SB78 , SB85 , SB102 , SB115 , SB133 , SB140 , SB148 , SB151 , SB165 , SB169 , SB170 , SB185 , SB197 , SB200 , SB217 , SB235 , SB278 , SB280 , SB291 , SB300 , SB303 , SB315 , SB324 , SB330 , SB411 , SB416 , SB420 , SB436 , SB438 , SB449 , SB455 , SB456 , SB477 , SB489 , SB521 , HB646 , HB824 , HB341 , HB682 , HB766 , HB926 , HB998 , HB1051 , HB1080 , HB1201 , HB1223 , HB603 , HB940 , HB1191 , SB47 , HB901 , HR20 , HR74 , HB284 , HB306 , HB366 , HB393 , HB458 , HB577 , HB582 , HB605 , HB614 , HB733 , HB752 , HB773 , HB798 , HB911 , HB955 , HB996 , HB1035 , HB1069 , HB1113 , HB1140 , HB1180 , HB1240 , SB82 , SB89 , SB149 , SB382
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

House Chamber - Thu Apr 9, 2026, 12:00PM HST - Day 42

Hawaii House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • It is my pleasure to welcome a special group to the gallery today as we celebrate Tourism Day at the
  • Welcome to your House of work. Welcome to your House of Representatives.
  • </c><00:04:03.360><c> have</c> the bad weather, we were able to have the bad weather, we were able to
  • Members, I wanted to congratulate Faith spots left. I know you're all itching to spots left.
  • It was so beautiful to watch and truly amazing to see the level of talent and dedication last night.
AL

Alabama 2026 Regular Session

Alabama Senate Judiciary Committee Feb 18th, 2026

Judiciary

Transcript Highlights:
  • and what it means to the citizens of the state of Alabama, I'm going to ask a couple members to serve
  • and what it means to the citizens of the state of Alabama, I'm going to ask a couple members to serve
  • State of Alabama, I'm going to ask a couple members to serve on a subcommittee to examine it a little
  • in this particular state to be detained.
  • state to<00:19:39.360><c> be</c><00:19:39.480><c> detained.
Committee: Senate Judiciary
LA

Louisiana 2026 Regular Session

Administration of Criminal Justice Apr 1st, 2026

Administration of Criminal Justice

Transcript Highlights:
  • So you're right to know in advance what the state is going to introduce, right?
  • allow prisoners to return to state court on meritless claims.
  • or unexhausted state claim, we need to stay the case, go back to state court.
  • court, you can return to state court to exhaust that claim.
  • Return to state court to exhaust that claim.
Bills: HB63 , HB91 , HB98 , HB108 , HB131 , HB151 , HB161 , HB294 , HB305 , HB310 , HB320 , HB336 , HB622 , HB789 , HB1040
US

US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session

US House Floor Proceedings (Monday, May 19, 2025)

US Federal House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • c> monitor</c> States government continue to monitor States government continue to monitor the<03:55:
  • ><c> the</c><04:18:37.279><c> pilot</c> States Code, to make permanent the pilot States Code, to make
  • ,</c><04:23:55.920><c> Puerto</c> coast to coast, all 50 states, Puerto coast to coast, all 50 states
  • </c><05:04:25.280><c> to</c> into homelessness, then blocks aid to into homelessness, then blocks aid
  • to amend Title 38, United States bill to amend Title 38, United States Code,<05:40:41.040><c> to</c><
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Senate Legislative Session Mar 26th, 2026 at 12:10 pm

Oklahoma Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Senate Bill 1623 is an update to the state charter for state Regulated credit unions.
  • may allow state credit unions to do.
  • There is no physical impact to the state.
  • and except us having to write a check from the state to them?
  • to the state of Oklahoma.
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Senate Legislative Session Mar 26th, 2026 at 08:30 am

Oklahoma Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • turn around and use those funds within their state park system to be able to revitalize and continue
  • Again, at the end of the day, this body is going to have to decide at some point do we want to have state
  • to understand the Oklahoma state legislative process.
  • be able to write it anywhere in the state?
  • state, I think this bill gives the CLO the ability to present options to the board to continue voting
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Judiciary Apr 7th, 2026 at 01:30 pm

Judiciary

Transcript Highlights:
  • House Bill 3970 is just going to authorize court reporters to be able to use the machine where you speak
  • to text.
  • If they aren't able to construe them together, then they have to look to what the strike-through is and
  • If they aren't able to construe them together, then they have to look to what the strike-through is and
  • I'll try to have it to everybody by Friday.
Committee: Senate Judiciary
US

US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session

US House Floor Proceedings (Tuesday, June 2, 2026)

US Federal House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • These policies signal that the United States can't be trusted to keep the promises it makes to immigrant
  • ><c> have</c> applies to states where developers have applies to states where developers have expressed
  • market due to state-level bans on the sale of ivory.
  • Some states moved to ban these handicrafts outright.
  • ><c> conduct</c> general of the United States to conduct general of the United States to conduct a<04
LA

Louisiana 2026 Regular Session

House & Governmental May 19th, 2026

House and Governmental Affairs

Transcript Highlights:
  • You present this federal or state ID and you're allowed to cast a ballot.
  • So, providing this pass, are you going to have a training program rolled out throughout the state?
  • That's going to be only a handful of people across the whole state.
  • Secretary of State, Senator Presley, I just want to show everybody what a...
  • The bill gives the Secretary of State ample opportunity to educate the public, and some funding, to educate
Bills: HR118 , HR196 , HR237 , HR285 , HCR85 , HB442 , HB443 , SCR5 , SCR29 , SCR33 , SCR63 , SB25 , SB202 , SB319
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Elections Finance and Government Operations Committee 3/25/26

Elections Finance and Government Operations

Transcript Highlights:
  • </c> states and the federal government to states and the federal government to regulate<00:52:59.599>
  • It would then go to the states for ratification.
  • Assuming the number of states does not change, it would need to be ratified by 38 state legislatures
  • Second of all, states have the ability to ratify it or not.
  • It would then go to the states majority.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Education Policy Committee 3/25/26

Education Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • Right now, 170,000 students need this in our state. I respectfully urge you to support HF60.
  • to be recommended to be House File 3067 to be recommended to be re-referred<00:19:09.520><c> to</c><
  • I want to encourage our youth to continue to show up to be part of the solutions.
  • <00:23:35.280><c> be</c> our youth to continue to show up to be our youth to continue to show up to be
  • like to make comments before we go to like to make comments before we go to chairs?
Bills: HF60 , HF3067 , HF3730 , HF3638 , HF3401
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Committee on Education Policy - 03/25/26

Education Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • they in the bathrooms and changing he to they in the Minnesota<00:03:37.920><c> State</c><00:03:38.200
  • But before I was a state officer, I was just a student who joined HOSA to hang out with my friends in
  • My fellow state officer, Linnea Pederson from Como Park Senior High, had to fight her district tooth
  • We want to be sure that this is uniform across the state and that kids in schools across the state have
  • Again, we want to be sure that this is available and happening across the state, that we are including
Bills: HF60 , HF3067 , HF3730 , HF3638 , HF3401
AZ

Arizona 2026 Regular Session

02/16/2026 - Senate Finance

Finance

Transcript Highlights:
  • So that $3,000 is now going to be upwards of about $15,000 compared to what I was stating earlier.
  • is similar to what we've done in other states as well, bordering states, where a blended rate seems to
  • So I just want to end this by saying 31 states across party lines have enacted similar legislation to
  • to the state.
  • to really house that would be with the state treasurer.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Ways & Means Mar 3rd, 2025

Ways & Means

Transcript Highlights:
  • across the board to attract businesses to the state of Texas. and rate compression has been the best
  • It's a cost to the state, but I'm curious what the cost is to businesses in order to comply. with this
  • with the cost to the state.
  • So much to our state, we're gonna pay this tax for you.
  • But the state is not providing any revenue to cities or to counties. for the lost revenue from the BPP
Bills: HB8 , HB9 , HJR1 , HB22 , HB8 , HB9 , HJR1 , HB22
Committee: House Ways & Means
TX

Texas 89th Regular

89th Legislative Session May 22nd, 2025

Texas House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Even under the Kennedy case, the state is not to require... the state is not to coerce... those, those
  • This was not to keep the church out of the state; it was to keep the state away from the church.
  • Amendment was sent to the states and the state legislatures to be ratified.
  • By state law, you are changing that law to allow them to encourage.
  • So basically, all we're trying to do with... and has moved from that state to this state, can register
Bills: SB263 , SB370 , SB663 , SB924 , SB987 , SB1939 , SB1937 , SB1598 , SB2798 , SB2801 , SB2580 , SB2569 , SB2514 , SB2064 , SB1940 , SB1621 , SB2601 , SB1379 , SB1376 , SB1372 , SB1353 , SB2216 , SB2166 , SB2148 , SB535 , SB777 , SB827 , SB1141 , SB1330 , SB1352 , SB1664 , SB1612 , SB1862 , SB1936 , SB1453 , SB1448 , SB1398 , SB2137 , SB2111 , SB53 , SB226 , SB1677 , SB1723 , SB1839 , SCR8 , SB31 , SB33 , SB3 , SB1405 , SB1948 , SB243 , SB20 , SB217 , SB264 , SB269 , SB650 , SB681 , SB528 , SB502 , SB740 , SB916 , SB995 , SB2581 , SB3031 , SB24 , SB2570 , SB1566 , SB552 , SJR1 , SB646 , SB379 , SB1171 , SB1121 , SB1120 , SB1061 , SB1036 , SB1019 , SB890 , SB11 , SB868 , SB1188 , SB1254 , SB2778 , SB2543 , SB2443 , SB1333 , SB1259 , SB1401 , SB1404 , SB2139 , SB2165 , SB2237 , SB2268 , SB1202 , SB1198 , SB1212 , SB1451 , SB1470 , SB1498 , SB965 , SB1547 , SB1667 , SB1818 , SB1902 , SB2129 , SB2078 , SB2069 , SB1737 , SB1589 , SB1318 , SB387 , SB1150 , SB1574 , SB2127 , SB3034 , SB860 , SB1278 , SB263 , SB370 , SB663 , SB924 , SB987 , SB1939 , SB1937 , SB1598 , SB2798 , SB2801 , SB2580 , SB2569 , SB2514 , SB2064 , SB1940 , SB1621 , SB2601 , SB1379 , SB1376 , SB1372 , SB1353 , SB2216 , SB2166 , SB2148 , SB535 , SB777 , SB827 , SB1141 , SB1330 , SB1352 , SB1664 , SB1612 , SB1862 , SB1936 , SB1453 , SB1448 , SB1398 , SB2137 , SB2111 , SB53 , SB226 , SB1677 , SB1723 , SB1839 , SCR5 , SCR32 , SCR8 , HB3228 , HB2802 , HB45 , HB1318 , HB5560 , HB2894 , HB4344 , HB4238 , HB2775 , HB34 , HB33 , HB 12 , HB148 , HB 130 , HB4273 , HB4850 , HB2733 , HB4783 , SB1833
FL

Florida 2026 Regular Session

Rules Mar 3rd, 2026

Rules

Transcript Highlights:
  • And that is our state desperately needs to shift away from piecemeal changes to local and state development
  • states at once, or did they have to do a state-by-state investigation before, oftentimes, before they
  • I do believe that there are opportunities for Floridians across the state to go to a state website and
  • to go to a state website and get that information.
  • I just want to quickly say thank you to all the state agencies for the...
Bills: S0036 , S0620 , S0796 , S0934 , S1080 , S1096 , S1366 , S1536 , S1548 , S1580 , S1588 , S1620 , S1756 , S7034 , S7044
Committee: Senate Rules