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AL
Alabama 2026 Regular Session
Alabama House Boards, Agencies and Commissions Committee Jan 14th, 2026
Boards, Agencies and Commissions
Transcript Highlights:
- Education requirements are going to be changed to by rule.
- Education requirements are going to be changed to by rule.
- Education requirements are going to be changed to by rule.
- We're changing the in it by rule.
- It makes the rules align with the North Alabama Registry of Midwife rules.
Committee:
House Boards, Agencies and Commissions
Keywords:
early voting, electoral participation, voting centers, Alabama elections, absentee ballot, HB128, Alabama Board of Nursing, Sunset Law, sunset review, nursing board, nurse licensure, registered nurse, RN, licensed practical nurse, LPN, advanced practice nursing, certified registered nurse anesthetist, CRNA, consumer member, board appointments
FL
Florida 2026 5th Special Session
Rules Apr 8th, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- The Committee on Rules will now come to order. Cindy, please call the roll. Chair Pasadamo. Here.
- Thank you again to the members of the Rules Committee for your continued support for workforce housing
- When the rule was created, it was a comparability rule.
- rule.
- Senators pursuant to Rule 2.10, the President has authorized the committee to meet until 1:30.
Summary:
The committee considered a long agenda of bills, with most measures reported favorably after brief sponsor presentations, amendments, and roll calls. Early bills included SB 658 on lien waivers/releases, SB 736 on Brownfields redevelopment, SB 1002 on utility service restrictions, SB 1132 on right-to-repair for certain equipment, and SB 1378 on restitution for leaving the scene of a crash involving property damage. Each was amended or discussed as needed and then approved by the committee. The committee also advanced SB 768 on foreign control interests in health care licensing, SB 772 on school diabetes management and access to glucagon, SB 1400 on removal of altered sexual depictions posted without consent, SB 1696 on prearranged transportation services, and SB 1374 on school district reporting requirements for educator arrests and misconduct.
Several bills drew notable public testimony and debate. SB 1132 prompted strong support from the sponsor and agriculture interests, but opposition from equipment dealers, technology groups, and wireless industry representatives who argued the market already provides repair options and that the bill could harm dealer networks and security. SB 1730, the Live Local/affordable housing bill, received extensive discussion about parking reductions, height and density preemption, attorney’s fees, local government authority, and impacts on Monroe County and other areas; the committee adopted an amendment and reported the bill favorably despite concerns from some members and advocates about parking, due process, and local control. SB 606 on public lodging and food service establishments also generated significant debate, with opponents warning it could displace long-term guests and vulnerable families, while the sponsor said it clarifies transient occupancy and removes ambiguity in the removal process; the bill passed after the committee rejected a related amendment.
Other measures advanced with less controversy. SB 576 updated service-of-process rules, and SB 1164 authorized email delivery of landlord-tenant notices if the parties agree in writing, though tenant advocates urged clearer safeguards and the sponsor said he was not yet committed to the House version. SB 940 prohibited the resale of restaurant reservations without consent and was supported by restaurant interests. SB 1690, allowing infant safety devices or “baby boxes” as a legal surrender option, drew emotional support from several witnesses who said it would provide anonymous, life-saving alternatives for mothers in crisis; the committee continued discussion into the latter part of the meeting. Throughout, the committee adopted several amendments, heard both support and opposition from industry, advocacy, and local-government witnesses, and reported the discussed bills favorably by recorded vote.
MA
Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
Informal House Session 30 Mar 30th, 2026
Massachusetts House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- The Committee on Rules reports, recommending resolutions filed by Representatives Puppolo, Springfield
- Rule 7A is suspended.
- The Committee on Rules, to whom was referred the order relative to authorizing the Committee on Public
- The Committee on Rules, to whom was referred the order relative to authorizing the Committee on Public
- Rules are suspended.
Summary:
The House opened with the Pledge of Allegiance and adopted a resolution honoring Massachusetts veterinarian associations and advocates by recognizing May 2, 2026, as Veterinarian Youth Day in the Commonwealth. The Rules Committee also reported several local bills for consideration, including measures affecting Boxborough alcohol licenses, a housing trust fund in Chatham, expanded small property tax abatements in Auburn, a long-term lease authorization for property on South Street East, town meeting accessibility, and increased ordinance penalties in Newton.
The House suspended the rules and ordered those local bills to a third reading. It also took up and passed to be enacted three Boston Police Department bills waiving minimum age requirements for specific officers, and later advanced a North Adams bill authorizing retired police officers to serve as special police officers for paid detail assignments. In addition, the House passed to be engrossed a Marblehead bill creating a means-tested senior citizens property tax exemption and a sick leave bank bill for Courtney Cochran of the Department of Children and Families.
The chamber welcomed Cardinal Cushing students from Hanover, who had an Easter art exhibit on display. At the end of the session, the House adopted an order to meet again the following Thursday at 11 a.m., and then adjourned.
US
US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
US House Floor Proceedings (Thursday, July 17, 2025)
US Federal House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
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- Earlier this week, Chairman Hill confirmed as much at the Rules Committee.
- Earlier this week, Chairman Hill confirmed as much at the Rules Committee.
- </c> Now, earlier this week in the rules Now, earlier this week in the rules committee,<02:57:33.520>
- Pursuant to House Resolution 580, the rule and Rule 18, the Chair declares the House in the Committee
LA
Louisiana 2026 Regular Session
LHSAA Study Committee Jan 21st, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- And this is the reason I feel, and I'm not on this committee.
- Are you following your own rules?
- Just as recently as the last committee meeting admitted, yeah, we don't follow our own rules on how we
- This committee may choose to take a vote.
- Now, much respect for that committee.
Summary:
The special legislative study committee met with seven members present, adopted the minutes from prior meetings, and heard public testimony from Terrell Butler and his father about a transfer-eligibility dispute affecting Terrell’s ability to play varsity sports after moving from Anacoco High School to Leesville High School in the same parish. They described the move as family-driven and in the student’s best interest, but said he was ruled ineligible for varsity athletics for a year despite strong grades and a positive adjustment to the new school. Several members responded that the current transfer rules can unfairly punish students for adult decisions and that the case illustrated broader concerns about student-athlete eligibility and consistency in enforcement.
The committee then discussed and adopted factual findings about the Louisiana High School Athletic Association (LHSAA), with members criticizing inconsistent enforcement, lack of transparency, limited accountability, and the association’s absence from prior meetings. Members noted that LHSAA has previously argued in court that it is a private corporation, which limits the legislature’s direct authority. Despite that, the committee adopted three recommendations: a structured transfer-eligibility process allowing one one-time transfer through junior year; making the House and Senate representatives on the LHSAA executive committee voting members; and adding a governor-appointed voting member to the executive committee.
The Speaker Pro Tem then presented broader policy options. The committee adopted a “Tier 2” recommendation calling for high school athletics to be managed through a cooperative endeavor agreement between the Louisiana Department of Education/BESE and a nonprofit administering organization, with legislative oversight, public-records compliance subject to privacy exceptions, audit authority, and the ability for nonpublic schools to opt in. The committee also included a “Tier 1” concept for a new state-run sanctioned athletics office under BESE, but only as a discussion item for future consideration, not as a committee recommendation. Staff was authorized to incorporate the adopted findings, recommendations, meeting details, technical corrections, and to send the final report to the House and Senate education committees and LHSAA. The meeting ended with members thanking the chair, staff, and one another, and then adjourning.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- Counties have different rules. Some counties have different rules. Does this apply just to this?
- Chairman and committee members.
- The committee substitute makes the following changes.
- Um, have not seen the committee substitute, Mr. Chairman.
- so I can then vote out of this committee.
Committee:
House Land & Resource Management
WA
Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Law & Justice Feb 24th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- I move the bill as amended, receive a do pass recommendation, and be sent to the Rules Committee.
- The Rules Committee. It has been moved and seconded. Is there any discussion on final passage?
- I think this goes to the Rules Committee. No. We got a fiscal note on this? Sorry. Sorry. Sorry.
- I move that the bill receive a due pass recommendation and be sent to the Rules Committee.
- The bill has received a due pass recommendation and is sent to the Rules Committee.
Summary:
The committee took executive action on a series of bills, beginning with Engrossed House Bill 2445 on heir finder services and probate. Members adopted Striking Amendment Alpha, which added definitions and guardrails for heir finder agreements, including written filing and court oversight requirements, and then advanced the bill as amended to the Rules Committee. A second proposed striker, Bravo, was rendered out of order after Alpha was adopted.
On Engrossed House Bill 1574 concerning access to life-saving care and substance use services, the committee considered several competing amendments. Amendment Charlie was rejected, while Amendment Delta was adopted to narrow protections and add public health and syringe service program provisions. Amendment Echo, which would have limited distribution of drug testing equipment to health care facilities and excluded syringe and smoking equipment, was rejected. Amendment Foxtrot, dealing with fentanyl endangerment and parenting sentencing alternatives, was withdrawn after discussion and then incorporated into a new striking amendment; the bill as amended was sent to the Rules Committee. The committee also adopted a striking amendment on Second Substitute House Bill 2333, expanding protections for elected officials and prosecutors, including security provisions, address confidentiality, residential address redaction, and limited criminal history information sharing, and sent it to Ways and Means.
The committee next acted on Engrossed Substitute House Bill 2548 on health care market standards, adopting Amendment Hotel to exempt state-owned or state-operated entities and public hospital districts from filing fees, rejecting Amendment India on fee calculations and refunds, and then sending the bill as amended to Ways and Means. On Engrossed House Bill 2156 regarding Attorney General investigators, the committee rejected several amendments that would have limited criminal investigations, required additional certification, redirected recovered funds, or narrowed the definition of economic and financial crimes, then advanced the bill as amended to the Rules Committee. It also adopted striking amendments on Second Substitute House Bill 1909 creating a court unification task force and Substitute House Bill 2203 creating reckless interference with emergency operations, sending both bills onward. Engrossed Substitute House Bill 2508 on the Office of Independent Investigations and Substitute House Bill 2248 on corporate filings were advanced without amendments, and the committee removed Engrossed Substitute House Bill 2095 on vulnerable users of public ways from the day’s exec list. The meeting ended with final votes, committee recommendations, and adjournment, marking the last Law and Justice Committee meeting of the 2026 session.
MO
Missouri 2026 Regular Session
2026 Legislative Session - Day Sixty One - Thursday, April 30
Missouri House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- On House Committee Substitute for Senate Substitute for Senate Committee Substitute for Senate Bills
- Speaker, I move that the title for a House Committee Substitute for Senate Committee Substitute Number
- In committee, we added 11 additional House bills, you know, In committee, we added 11 additional House
- The Speaker hereby points to a conference committee to act with a like conference committee from the
- The Speaker points to a conference committee to act with a like conference committee from the Senate
ID
Transcript Highlights:
- Committee, we do have House Bill 496.
- And so that's sort of the high-level view of this RS committee.
- He's presenting in another committee. Thank you, Mr. Chairman.
- Chairman, committee members.
- Committee, I'm not seeing any other questions or lights on.
Committee:
House Health and Welfare
HI
Hawaii 2026 Regular Session
EEP-WAL Joint Public Hearing - Wed Feb 18, 2026 @ 8:45 AM HST
Energy & Environmental Protection
Transcript Highlights:
- Committee on Water and Land.
- Hello committee members.
- Waka circle of members of committee.
- </c> Aloha chairs, vice chairs, and committee Aloha chairs, vice chairs, and committee members.<00:47
- </c> or demotivating to follow the rules or demotivating to follow the rules knowing<01:21:53.520><c>
Bills:
HB2101
Committee:
House Energy & Environmental Protection
Keywords:
aquatic life, commercial aquarium purposes, Hawaii, environmental protection, sustainability, Native Hawaiian values, marine resources, 910, house, all
Summary:
The joint committees on Energy and Environmental Protection and Water and Land heard testimony on House Bill 21101, which would ban or otherwise end commercial aquarium collection. Chairs opened the hearing with a short time limit for testimony and noted they would move to decision-making before the next committee meeting. The Department of Land and Natural Resources said it appreciated the bill’s intent and stood on written testimony, while the Office of Hawaiian Affairs strongly supported the measure as part of its legislative package, citing community calls to ban the practice. Many other organizations and individuals also testified in support, including environmental, Native Hawaiian, and community groups, with arguments focused on reef protection, public trust, cultural concerns, and the view that the trade is extractive and not sustainable.
Supporters repeatedly cited declines in yellow tang and other reef fish, especially on West Hawaii and Oahu, and argued that reef recovery has not occurred where collection pressure existed. Several testified that legal aquarium collection has not occurred in West Hawaii since 2017 or on Oahu since 2021, and that the state should not reopen an industry that has been effectively shut down for years. Others said the program is fiscally inefficient because permits generate little revenue compared with the cost of administering and enforcing the program, and that aquaculture or other alternatives could provide jobs without removing wild fish. Native Hawaiian speakers and civic club representatives emphasized traditional and customary practices, community stewardship, and the need to protect resources for future generations.
Opposition testimony came from aquarium fishers and related advocates who argued the fishery has been shown sustainable, that the EIS process was completed, and that the bill would unfairly target one user group over another. They said the trade provides livelihoods for local families, that management is solid, and that the legislature should not ban a fishery after requiring compliance with environmental review. Some opponents also argued that fish populations have increased in recent years and that the issue reflects broader user conflict rather than science. No vote or final committee action was taken during the portion of the hearing provided; the chair continued taking testimony, including on Zoom, as time allowed.
ID
Transcript Highlights:
- Speaker, we, your Committee on Judiciary, Rules and Administration, report that we have printed House
- House Bill 602, by the Judiciary, Rules and Administration Committee, an act relating to foreign laws
- House Bill 603, by the Judiciary, Rules and Administration Committee, an act relating to the Capitol
- House 1,603 by Judiciary Rules Administration Committee and Act relating to the Capitol Mall, amending
- House Bill 500, by the Judiciary, Rules and Administration Committee, relating to motor vehicles.
CO
Colorado 2026 Regular Session
Colorado House 2026 Legislative Day 037 Feb 20th, 2026
Colorado House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- The court rule is the majority leader. The court rule is relaxed.
- I move House Bill 1071 and the committee report to the committee report.
- committee report?
- Um, the reason I was no in committee is this is a great program, but they're already doing this in rules
- </c> need to make rules to make rules on need to make rules to make rules on things<01:00:04.079><c>
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Rules and Legislative Administration Committee 3/6/25 - Part 1
Rules and Legislative Administration
Transcript Highlights:
- The Committee on Rules and Legislative Administration will come to order. A quorum is present.
- The Committee on Rules and Legislative Administration will designate Monday, March 10th, for the adoption
- Pursuant to Rule 1.21 and 3.33, the Committee on Rules and Legislative Administration will designate
- Rules.
- </c> will be meeting in this room after rules will be meeting in this room after rules resoures<00:01
Committee:
House Rules and Legislative Administration
NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
House Commerce and Consumer Affairs (02/05/2025)
Transcript Highlights:
- rule, Insurance Rule 1000, part of the rule that pertains to P&C insurance, Insurance Rule 1002, and
- rule, Insurance Rule 1000, part of the rule that pertains to P&C insurance, Insurance Rule 1002, and
- rule, Insurance Rule 1000, part of the rule that pertains to P&C insurance, Insurance Rule 1002, and
- rule, Insurance Rule 1000, part of the rule that pertains to P&C insurance, Insurance Rule 1002, and
- rule, Insurance Rule 1000, part of the rule that pertains to P&C insurance, Insurance Rule 1002, and
Summary:
The committee took up HB 297 with a non-germane amendment proposed by the Insurance Department to create the Granite State Home Mitigation and Resiliency Program. Commissioner DJ Beton explained that the program is intended to help homeowners reduce rising insurance premiums and avoid surplus lines coverage by funding proactive home and property improvements such as roof fortification, exterior and foundation work, flood protection, and tree removal. He said the proposal was developed after leadership asked for more statutory detail and for the idea to be vetted through policy committees rather than handled only in the budget process.
Beton said the program would be funded by the first $1 million collected annually from the insurance premium tax, with grants of up to $10,000 awarded on a first-come, first-served basis. He described the program as modeled on similar efforts in other states, with means testing tied to the Department of Energy’s weatherization/home heating assistance criteria. He also said the department would administer the program using one existing staff position, with coordination through Treasury, and that unspent funds would roll over for several years before reverting to the general fund.
Members asked about the unusual use of a non-germane amendment and how the bill would be handled procedurally, since the underlying bill and the new insurance proposal were unrelated. The chair explained that the amendment was being used as a vehicle to move the department’s proposal through the committee process and that the committee could later accept one part, both parts, or neither. No vote was taken in the portion of the meeting shown; the discussion ended with questions about administration, staffing, and the relationship between the underlying bill and the amendment.
NH
Transcript Highlights:
- . committee. committee.
- This committee has the power under its own rules to conduct investigations, to look into things that
- This committee has the power under our own rules to conduct investigations, to look into things that
- As good rule 1.2, okay, waiver of rules.
- So all the court rules, the rules of evidence, the superior court rules, the Supreme Court rules, are
Committee:
House Judiciary
KY
Kentucky 2025 Regular Session
House Standing Committee on Natural Resources & Energy (2-13-25)
Transcript Highlights:
- Did I miss any of our new members to the committee?
- </c> any of our new members to the committee any of our new members to the committee we<00:00:34.960>
- Chairman, members of the committee.
- </c> observation what the committee observation what the committee substitute<00:04:20.400><c> does</
- substitute because in the uh committee substitute because in the uh house<00:10:20.839><c> committee
Keywords:
Meeting Start 00:00
Attendance Roll Call 00:38
HB 137 Discussion 01:30
HB 137 Roll Call Vote 16:24
HB 196 Discussion 17:21
HB 196 Roll Call Vote 21:59, 958, all
Summary:
The Natural Resources and Energy Committee held its first meeting of the 2025 session, welcomed several new members, and confirmed a quorum. The committee first took up House Bill 137 on air quality monitoring. The sponsor and committee substitute were presented as requiring scientifically defensible, quality-assured data for air pollution enforcement, with the sponsor saying citizen complaints could still prompt agency inspections. A Kentucky Resources Council attorney testified in opposition, arguing the bill could limit low-cost community monitoring, conflict with the Clean Air Act’s credible evidence provisions, and undermine community efforts to identify pollution hotspots. After discussion, the committee adopted the substitute and passed HB 137 with favorable expression.
The committee then considered House Bill 196, dealing with mining emergency technicians. The sponsor said the bill responds to the decline in coal mining and smaller mine operations, and that it was developed with the Energy and Environment Cabinet and was not opposed by the Kentucky Coal Association or the UMWA. The bill would require one medic for mines with 10 or fewer miners, two for larger operations up to 50, and one additional medic for each additional 50 miners, with the sponsor saying the change would help small mines avoid shutting down shifts when a medic is unavailable. A question about the ratio above 50 was answered by noting the language came from the cabinet and was not being changed. The committee then passed HB 196 with favorable expression.
At the close of the meeting, the chair reminded members that the committee would continue using the 24-hour rule for amendments and committee substitutes and that agendas would generally be sent out the day before meetings.
MA
Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
Joint Committee on Election Laws Jul 21st, 2026
Joint Committee on Election Laws
Transcript Highlights:
- This home rule petition also includes important safeguards by requiring the City Council This home rule
- Nancy Brumbach of the League of Women Voters told this committee in 2023 that many home rule matters
- Nancy Brumbach of the League of Women Voters told this committee in 2023 that many home rule petition
- I respectfully ask this committee to honor Sudbury's town meeting and advance our home rule petition
- and committee staff.
Committee:
Joint Joint Committee on Election Laws
Summary:
The committee held a hearing on several late-file local bills, with testimony focused mainly on municipal governance and election-related home rule petitions. Representative Silver supported H.5556 for a Fall River polling place change, saying the locations were reviewed by the Secretary of State’s office and supported locally to improve accessibility, especially for voters with disabilities. Testimony also supported H.5539 for Danvers recall elections and S.3118/H.5542 concerning the Groton-Dunstable Regional School District, where witnesses said a candidate was improperly left off the ballot due to an administrative error and should be allowed to fill the full three-year term.
Most of the hearing centered on H.5521, Sudbury’s recall-election petition. Supporters argued the measure was lawfully adopted at a heavily attended special town meeting, reflected local self-government, and provided an accountability tool for elected officials. They emphasized that recall provisions are common in Massachusetts and said the bill’s safeguards, including signature thresholds and election procedures, were reasonable. Several Sudbury residents and former officials described the meeting as well-publicized and broadly participatory, and urged the committee to respect the town vote.
Opponents, including the Sudbury League of Women Voters, former officials, and residents, argued the bill was rushed, lacked public review, and should go through a fuller charter process. They objected to the absence of stated grounds for recall, the low 10% signature threshold, the short three-month waiting period, and the simultaneous successor-election feature. One witness asked that the bill be sent for further study rather than approved as written. No votes were taken during the hearing, and the chair closed by inviting written testimony and then adjourned the meeting.
NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
House Executive Departments and Administration Work Session on HB 145, HB 271 (02/06/2025)
Transcript Highlights:
- Thank you, members of the committee. Thank you, members of the committee. My name is Karina Bonia.
- get you some information about what's already in rule.
- </c> authority to write the criteria in rule authority to write the criteria in rule making<00:31:27.919
- </c> see what we have listed in the rule see what we have listed in the rule already already already
- </c> as the subcommittee and the committee as the subcommittee and the committee feel<00:39:19.920><c
Summary:
The subcommittee hearing focused on House Bill 271, which would remove the exam requirement for licensure as a Licensed Social Work Associate (LSWA). The chair and several members expressed reservations about repealing a requirement that was only created in 2021, arguing that licensure should include some measurable demonstration of competency and that it is too early to judge whether the current standard is working. Members also raised concerns about the social work compact and the lack of uniformity across states, saying that changing the requirement now could undermine the standards New Hampshire agreed to at the outset.
Testimony in support of the bill argued that the LSWA exam is a barrier for applicants because the level is intended for people without formal social work education, and the exam is the same national exam used for licensed social workers. The witness said there is only one LSWA in New Hampshire, so there is little pass/fail data, but noted that the Association of Social Worker Boards reported 78% of its membership favored retaining the exam. Supporters also emphasized that LSWA holders complete 30 hours of training and extensive supervised hours, and that they are not intended to work independently. Opponents or skeptics questioned whether the exam is the right measure for this role and asked for data showing actual failures or barriers.
The discussion turned to possible alternatives, including a different exam, a practical skills assessment, or broader rulemaking authority for the board to set LSWA criteria. One suggestion was to amend the law to give the board authority to develop appropriate standards in rulemaking, rather than naming a specific exam in statute. Members also discussed whether the board could create a more suitable assessment and noted that the current law requires a national proctored examination approved by the board, but there is no national exam specifically for LSWA. No final vote or action was taken in the excerpt, and the subcommittee indicated it would gather more information, including the existing rule language, before moving the bill forward.
ND
North Dakota 2026 1st Special Session
Legislative Procedure and Arrangements Jun 10th, 2026 at 01:00 pm
Legislative Procedure and Arrangements Committee
Transcript Highlights:
- All right, committee.
- On May 7th, the Employee Benefits Committee approved a motion to recommend a rule change, and that's
- Because this committee is the committee tasked with forwarding recommendations for rule changes to the
- Committee, and the Ag Committees, as noted.
- Committee, and the Ag Committees, as noted.
MN