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CA
Transcript Highlights:
- Comprehensive CEQA reform legislation, and as part of that, we announced that we had exempted daycare
- And so this legislation is simply to make the correction, to make real what we said we did last year.
- And so this legislation is simply to make the corrective, to make real what we said we did last year.
- CFILC is a proud supporter of the previous legislation from last year, SB 355.
- So in short, we're pleased to support this ongoing legislation. Thank you very much.
FL
Florida 2026 Regular Session
FL House Floor Session - 2026-03-11 (11:00AM Session)
Florida House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- And every time we do, we are reminded why this legislation matters.
- Guy started as a legislative assistant to Governor Rubin Askew.
- Rep, I really appreciate you bringing forth this legislation.
- Rep, I really appreciate you bringing forth this legislation.
- Thank you for this legislation.
Summary:
The House opened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, and recognition of a quorum, then adopted the special order calendar for the day. The first major item was CS/SB 156, the Officer Jason Rayner Act, which revises laws on resisting officers and adds manslaughter of a law enforcement officer to offenses eligible for a life sentence reclassification. The sponsor said the bill was intended to honor Officer Jason Rayner and clarify that questions of fault belong in court; opponents argued it removed judicial discretion, could sweep in unintended cases, and was a broad response to a case-specific prosecutorial failure. After debate, the bill passed 108-8.
The House then passed CS/SB 688 on naturopathic medicine, which creates a regulatory structure and licensure framework for naturopathic physicians, defines scope and limits of practice, and establishes a board under the Department of Health with medical doctor oversight. Supporters described it as a consumer protection and medical freedom measure; opponents called it an expansion of scope and criticized the low penalty for impersonating a naturopathic physician. The bill passed 85-22. The chamber also passed CS/CS/SB 1062 on speech and debate education, creating a Florida Speech and Debate Hall of Fame, a Florida Speech and Debate Week, and a statewide debate initiative, by a vote of 112-0.
Additional measures approved included CS/CS/SB 1220 on transportation, which covers a wide range of issues including FDOT authority, airports and seaports, drone delivery, autonomous vehicles, toll revenues, and related regulatory changes; it passed 87-23. SB 962 on affordable housing, which clarifies that Live Local Act zoning preemption does not unintentionally capture working farms and farm operations, passed 109-2. CS/CS/SB 1580 on illegal gaming was introduced and explained as a crackdown on illegal slot machines and unregulated gaming arcades, with questions focused on VFWs, sweepstakes, fantasy sports, and the Seminole gaming compact, but the transcript ends before a final vote on that bill. The session also included several recognitions and lengthy farewell remarks from departing members, including Leader Driscoll and Majority Leader Sirois.
FL
Transcript Highlights:
- One of those amendments would have really soured this legislation.
- So I ask you, colleagues, to please support this great legislation.
- One of those amendments would have really soured this legislation.
- I'm proud to be a co-sponsor of the legislation.
- Because this particular piece of legislation Addiction, dignity.
Summary:
The Senate convened with a quorum, opening prayer, Pledge of Allegiance, and several introductions and recognitions, including a resolution honoring Bob Graham and a moment of silence for firefighter Roger Timmy Miley. The chamber then moved through a special-order calendar with multiple bills, many of them paired with House companions and amended before final passage. Early action included adoption of a tax conformity bill tied to federal changes in the Internal Revenue Code, with a 34-0 vote.
The most extensive debate centered on CS/CS/SB 1758, a Medicaid and SNAP reform bill. The sponsor described provisions to strengthen fraud enforcement, impose work requirements for able-bodied adults, expand behavioral health services through a waiver, modernize Medicaid drug purchasing, and require a SNAP fraud-reduction plan and photo ID on EBT cards. Democrats offered amendments to delay work requirements until Medicaid expansion and to add protections for SNAP users such as caregivers, seniors, disabled individuals, and domestic violence survivors; both amendments failed. Senators also questioned implementation details, exemptions, and potential effects on vulnerable populations. After debate, the bill was placed on the calendar for third reading.
The Senate also passed bills on technology education and AI instruction, a public records exemption and related Parkinson’s Disease Registry measures, designation of the SS American Victory as the state flagship, electronic payments for local governments, repeal of the sunset on legal tender recognition for gold and silver, public records protections for financial and digital-asset custodians, a Florida stablecoin pilot program, local government budget transparency, digital voyeurism, insurance customer representative licensing, and a medical freedom bill with amendments on vaccine-related materials and anti-kickback provisions. Most of these measures passed with little or no opposition, though the public records bill for gold/silver custodians and the legal tender repeal drew a few dissenting votes.
MS
Mississippi 2026 Regular Session
Appropriations - Room 216, 24 February, 2026; 1:30 PM
Appropriations
Transcript Highlights:
- The legislation that I think we have in front of you this session, this optimization legislation, I use
- </c><00:40:46.320><c> us</c> legislative process that prevented us legislative process that prevented
- </c> you guys had passed legislation you guys had passed legislation requiring<01:07:42.480><c> a</c>
- </c> we're still in this legislative session. we're still in this legislative session.
- </c><01:18:34.000><c> that</c> I know there pieces of legislation that I know there pieces of legislation
NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
House Finance Division III (02/03/2025)
Transcript Highlights:
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- </c> drugs right to try Federal legislation drugs right to try Federal legislation refers<02:09:05.040
- </c> that if you need some legislative that if you need some legislative assistance<02:14:07.199><c>
- </c><02:15:27.800><c> legislative</c> think a couple legislation legislative think a couple legislation
Summary:
The House Finance Division III held an informational hearing on Medicaid, Medicare, Choices for Independence, and related financing, while postponing nursing facility financing and the county cap discussion to a later date. DHHS officials Ann Landry, Jonathan Ballard, and Medicaid Director Henry Litman provided an overview of Medicaid’s role, noting it is a federal-state partnership with state-specific eligibility and benefits, and emphasizing that Medicaid is a major funding and programmatic support for other DHHS initiatives. They also distinguished Medicaid from Medicare and explained that Medicaid funding is not the same as grant funding, though some providers may also receive federal grants through other channels.
The presentation focused on New Hampshire’s relatively small Medicaid program and why it differs from national averages. Officials said about 184,000 residents are covered, roughly one in seven Granite Staters compared with one in five nationally, and attributed the difference largely to the state’s higher per-capita income and older population. They highlighted that about 65% of Medicaid-enrolled adults in New Hampshire are working, that only 22% of births are covered by Medicaid versus 42% nationally, and that the state’s uninsured rate is lower than the national rate. Members asked about covered services, income limits, federal matching rates, and the names of optional eligibility groups; staff explained that New Hampshire offers the optional groups discussed, with matching rates varying by category, including 90% for Granite Advantage and certain other groups, and 65% for children above the required level.
A substantial portion of the hearing covered eligibility rules and recent policy changes. Officials reviewed the history of Medicaid, including HCBS waivers, the CFI program, Katie Beckett, the Olmstead decision, the ACA, and the end of continuous enrollment after the public health emergency. They also discussed the 2023 legislative expansion of postpartum coverage from 60 days to 12 months and child eligibility changes. In response to questions, DHHS said it is tracking utilization and costs for the postpartum expansion and reported that many maternal deaths occur after the prior 60-day coverage period, often involving substance use disorder or suicide; they said the longer coverage is intended to improve access to treatment and prevention. The committee also walked through household-income examples, clarified that Medicaid eligibility is based on household income and categorical rules, and confirmed that Granite Advantage ends at 138% of the federal poverty level unless another categorical basis applies. No votes were taken, and the hearing remained informational.
KY
Kentucky 2026 Regular Session
Senate Standing Committee on Economic Development, Tourism, and Labor (3-19-26)
Economic Development, Tourism, & Labor
Transcript Highlights:
- House Bill 392 is a pretty common-sense piece of procurement legislation that will just align us with
- So I'm here today to present our latest workforce investment legislation.
- We listened to our communities across the Commonwealth, and this legislation is our targeted response
- was brought before the legislation was brought before the Workforce<00:05:05.199><c> Attraction</c><
- And this legislation for out-of-state recruitment is designed to empower local leaders by providing a
ID
Transcript Highlights:
- , Rules and Administration, report that we have read and approved the House Journal of the 37th legislative
- 723, by the Health and Welfare Committee, is an act relating to child care licensing, providing legislative
- number 723 by Health and Welfare Committee, an act relating to child care licensing, providing legislative
- Housewell number 724 by Health and Welfare Committee and Act relating to foster care, providing legislative
- Housewell number 724 by Health and Welfare Committee and Act Relating to Foster Care, providing legislative
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Floor Session Feb 17th, 2026
California House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Persons disrupting legislative proceedings are subject to removal, arrest, or other appropriate legal
- As Chair of the California Asian American and Pacific Islander Legislative Caucus, I rise to present
- As Chair of the California Asian American and Pacific Islander Legislative Caucus, I rise to present
- I rise today on behalf of the California Legislative Black Caucus to wish everyone a Gong He Fa Cai in
- Fellow Assembly Members, on behalf of the Latino Legislative Caucus, I rise today in support of House
ID
Transcript Highlights:
- Legislation is before you, committee. Mr. Chairman. Senator Zito. Thank you, Mr. Chairman.
- We'd ask you to introduce yourself and your legislation. Thank you, Mr. Chairman, committee.
- Doug O'Connowitz, state senator from Legislative District 3.
- Doug O'Connowitz, state senator from Legislative District 3.
- This legislation deals with Thank you.
Summary:
The Senate Education Committee approved the February 4, 2026 minutes and then heard several Senate RS measures, all of which were moved to print. Senator Blaylock presented RS 33277C1 to create the Idaho High Need Student Fund, which would reimburse districts for extraordinary special education costs above $30,000 per student annually, with caps, documentation requirements, and annual reporting. Senator Cole presented RS 33271, the PROM Act, to let homeschooled students in grades 8-12 buy a social access pass to participate in public school dances, fairs, and cultural events without enrolling, with families paying a $25 annual fee plus event charges. Senator O’Conniewicz presented RS 33334 regarding foreign national students on college athletic teams, describing it as a way to balance athletics with retaining graduates who could stay and work in Idaho. Senator Semmelroth presented RS 33335, a revised code-cleanup bill that restores specialty diploma provisions after an earlier version mistakenly included them for repeal. Each of these RS measures received a motion and unanimous support to be printed.
The committee also heard an informational presentation from Sam Abrams, superintendent of Hayden Canyon Charter, who argued that Idaho’s education system is too focused on seat time, compliance, and standardized testing rather than mastery and individualized learning. He urged the committee to consider shifting toward competency-based progression, greater accountability for student well-being and demonstrated learning, and more flexible reporting models. Abrams used examples from his work in Qatar and from a traditional gradebook to argue that students should advance by showing mastery rather than by time spent in class. Committee members responded with comments about the rigidity of traditional public schools, the flexibility of charter schools, and the need for options that fit different students, but no formal action was taken on the presentation.
ID
Transcript Highlights:
- Legislation is before you, committee. Mr. Chairman. Senator Zito. Thank you, Mr. Chairman.
- We'd ask you to introduce yourself and your legislation. Thank you, Mr. Chairman, committee.
- Doug O'Conniewicz, state senator from Legislative District 3.
- Doug O'Connowitz, state senator from Legislative District 3.
- This legislation deals with Thank you.
AZ
Transcript Highlights:
- Good afternoon, Senator Tim Dunn from Legislative District 25, which is Yuma up to the West...
- We'll start with the legislative research analyst, Mason Holler. Mr. Holler? Hello, members.
- This is my first legislative session as an intern and I go to ASU studying transport studies.
- For all of these reasons, I urge you to vote in favor of this legislation to move forward.
- For all of these reasons, I urge you to vote in favor of this legislation to move forward.
Bills:
SB1009
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Floor Session Jan 12th, 2026
California House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Persons disrupting legislative proceedings are subject to removal, arrest, or other appropriate legal
- In 2014, Monica began her legislative career by joining the office of Assemblymember Tom Amiano.
- This is a pivotal point for us as legislators, and for me as your legislator, I see the pain.
- We have to continue to use our responsibilities as legislators to protect our children.
- And as we honor these young lives, as legislators to protect our children.
Summary:
The Assembly met in session after a quorum call, with the clerk calling the roll and a quorum eventually declared present. The day began with a prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance, followed by routine procedural actions: the previous day’s journal was dispensed with, committee reports were deemed read, and several motions were approved, including unanimous consent to allow specified members to speak on adjournments in memory and to let Assemblymember Ortega have guests in the rear of the chamber. The body also gave one-day notice to remove SB 25 from the inactive file.
On the daily file, Assembly Bill 673 was read with amendments and the amendments were deemed adopted. Concurrent items 2 and 3, Governor’s vetoes in items 4 through 77, reconsideration items 79 through 81, and third-reading items 82 through 84 were passed and retained or continued as noted. No substantive floor debate occurred on legislation during the session, which was described as a very short session.
Most of the meeting was devoted to adjournment-in-memory tributes. Members honored Monica Lynn Martinez Hayes, a Capitol scheduler and artist; Edwin Silva Brazil, a dairyman and community leader; Grand Master Deng Huiduk, a martial arts instructor and mentor; victims of a Stockton shooting, including four young people; and the victims of the Eaton and Palisades fires. Several members spoke about the fire victims by name and emphasized recovery, resilience, and the need to support affected communities. A moment of silence was observed, the names were ordered printed in the journal, and the House adjourned until Friday, January 16 at 9 a.m.
MS
Mississippi 2026 Regular Session
Vet. and Military Affairs - Room 409, 8 January, 2026; 10:30 A.M.
Transcript Highlights:
- And this bill, this legislation, would allow us to create a fund that would pay for the Tricare premiums
- Tricare is the military insurance program, and this legislation would basically repay those members who
- It's a TAGS priority this year, this legislative cycle, and so again this would really help take care
- I have to pay for Tricare on the front end, and the same thing would apply if the legislation were to
- cycle and so um again this legislative cycle and so um again this uh<00:02:36.000><c> this</c><00:02
Summary:
The committee took up Senate Bill 2018, which would create a state-funded reimbursement program to pay Tricare premiums for eligible Mississippi National Guard members. The sponsor explained the bill is intended to improve quality of life, recruiting, and retention, especially for part-time Guardsmen who lack other medical coverage. General Chris Thomas testified that the proposal is a major priority for the Guard and would help address a significant gap in insurance coverage among soldiers and airmen.
Members asked how the reimbursement would work, when payments would be made, and whether the benefit would cover the full premium. Thomas said the mechanics were still being worked out, but the intent was to reimburse members fully for their monthly premium, likely through some recurring reimbursement process. He clarified the bill is aimed at traditional part-time Guard members, not full-time AGR or federal technicians who already have medical coverage.
Senators also asked whether the benefit would extend to families. Thomas said the current version covers only the service member, though a family plan option exists and the committee discussed the possibility of pursuing that later if the numbers work. The sponsor noted an appropriation bill would be needed to fund the program, with a fiscal note estimated at $4.6 million if all eligible members participated, though that amount would likely be lower because some already have insurance. The committee then adopted a do-pass motion, approved the bill, and reported it out.
ND
North Dakota 2025-2026 Regular Session
SB 2374 Conference Committee Apr 16th, 2025 at 08:00 am
Transcript Highlights:
- concern, I think it was brought up to the commissioner as, hey, we're not even done with the 69th Legislative
- Assembly, but let's start talking about potential legislation for the 70th.
- And then we saw this as an avenue for maybe... ...potential legislation for the 70th and then we saw
- If there was other non-insurance related legislation that was done in the 68th Legislative Assembly,
- I'm not aware... ...to legislation that was done in the 68th Legislative Assembly.
Summary:
The conference committee on Senate Bill 2374 discussed proposed amendments to the insurance rebating provisions and a new study on towing and recovery issues. Deputy Insurance Commissioner John Arnold explained that, after working with industry representatives, the compromise was to remove the large commercial rebating exemption language and keep the rest of the bill intact, while also clarifying that federal crop insurance remains subject to the state’s rebating laws. Members asked several questions about how the large commercial risk definition would work, how the rules would apply to nonresident producers and border-area farm policies, and whether the changes would affect long-standing industry practices.
The committee also considered Commissioner Godfrey’s request for a study on who pays to remove vehicles from the roadside when the owner has liability-only coverage, especially in cases involving totaled or abandoned vehicles. Arnold said the issue has been raised by Highway Patrol and towing interests and that the study language was intended to examine possible solutions for the next legislative session. Some members expressed concern about shifting costs to the insurance industry, but others supported the study as a way to gain clarity.
The committee adopted the amendment package, including the towing study language, by a 6-0 roll call vote. It then passed Senate Bill 2374 as amended by another 6-0 vote. The committee noted that the bill would need floor carriers on both chambers, with Representative Johnson and Senator Klein indicating they would carry it.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Workforce, Labor, and Economic Development Finance and Policy Committee 3/17/26
Workforce, Labor, and Economic Development Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- </c><00:53:54.079><c> than</c> substantially more AI legislation than substantially more AI legislation
- Legislators are responding to these issues in droves.
- And so that's really the goal of these three pieces of legislation right here.
- And so that's really the goal of these three pieces of legislation right here.
- And so that's really the goal of these three pieces of legislation right here.
Keywords:
HF1316, child support, new hire reporting, centralized work reporting system, independent contractors, payors, employers, payor of funds, withholding orders, income withholding, child support enforcement, Minnesota Department of Children, Youth, and Families, gig economy, rideshare drivers, delivery drivers, 1099, W-9, W-4, newly hired workers, rehired employees
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Committee on Energy, Utilities, Environment and Climate - 02/17/25
Energy, Utilities, Environment, and Climate
Transcript Highlights:
- </c><00:08:00.680><c> that</c> 2024 permanent reform legislation that 2024 permanent reform legislation
- </c><00:21:57.640><c> session</c> funding in the 2023 legislative session funding in the 2023 legislative
- </c><00:59:28.720><c> report</c> solar for schools legislative report solar for schools legislative report
- </c> heard about last week this legislation heard about last week this legislation just<01:31:02.400>
- </c> uh these other pieces of legislation uh these other pieces of legislation that<01:32:06.119><c>
HI
Transcript Highlights:
- Throughout this legislative session, you, the legislators, have the opportunity to be able to change
- this legislative session you the<00:04:23.360><c> legislators</c><00:04:24.080><c> have</c><00:04:24.240
- </c><00:10:12.640><c> we</c> you live by passing clear legislation we you live by passing clear legislation
- I also want to recognize another legislator who entered.
- And the whole point of the legislation is...
NJ
New Jersey 2026-2027 Regular Session
Senate Budget and Appropriations Jun 24th, 2026
Senate Budget and Appropriations
Transcript Highlights:
- But trauma does not operate on a legislative timeline, neither does disclosure.
- And on a couple more fundamental points, legislation is not a time machine.
- Virtually every single legislator on the Budget Committee has districts.
- You know, this legislation addresses a...
- Our main opposition to this particular legislation is to the moratorium.
LA
Louisiana 2026 Regular Session
Senate and Governmental May 20th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- It allows the legislative auditor to do this work with LDH, and honestly, the legislative auditor's sole
- This will be strictly information that the legislative auditor provides to LDH.
- Same with Brent McDonnell, legislative auditor. We don't have any green cards.
- We have passed legislation that requires the state to conduct the primaries.
- I see it says political advisor and legislative liaison.
Summary:
The Senate and Governmental Affairs Committee met on May 20, 2026, with a quorum present and no minutes available for approval. The committee first heard HB 181, which would let the legislative auditor review income tax data to verify eligibility for Medicaid and, at LDH’s request, SNAP. The auditor said the work would be limited to internal data testing under sharing agreements and not disclosed to third parties. After questions about privacy and duplication, the bill was reported favorably to the floor without objection.
The committee then took up HB 906 on presidential preference primaries and party nominating petitions. The Secretary of State and bill author said the measure would let major parties decide whether unaffiliated voters may participate in their primaries, with 180 days’ notice to the state, and would keep party rules consistent within presidential years so elections can be programmed properly. Several senators raised concerns that the bill would disenfranchise no-party voters and give parties too much control, but supporters said both major parties had approved the approach. The committee voted 4-3 to report the bill favorably.
Members also advanced HB 398, which would require the judiciary to use the federal GSA meal per diem rate instead of the current higher state judicial rate; HB 1052, which strengthens confidentiality protections for child abuse investigations handled by child advocacy centers and multidisciplinary teams; HB 1245, which protects witness criminal history records from unintended public release in clerk of court records; HB 202, which requires state civil service or hiring agencies to notify applicants when a vacancy is filled or they are rejected; HB 540, which requires disclosure of paid digital election advertising; HB 9, designating stuffed shrimp as a Louisiana specialty; HB 1057, extending the validity of absentee-by-mail applications for military voters from one year to two; HB 225, proposing a constitutional amendment to limit governors to two lifetime terms; HB 177, allowing retired court reporters to contract with former public employers; and HB 459, requiring disclosure when campaign materials use AI, with amendments adopted after discussion of First Amendment and campaign finance concerns. The committee also rejected an amendment to HB 1057 that would have expanded Sunday early voting in certain parishes. After the bills, the committee held confirmation hearings for James Kelly and Charles Wilkinson to the Board of Supervisors of the Louisiana Community and Technical College System, both of whom described education and workforce development backgrounds and were favorably received.
NY
New York 2025-2026 Regular Session
New York State Senate Session - 05/19/2026
New York Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- And this is legislative wisdom that we must carry forward.
- AND THIS IS LEGISLATIVE WISDOM THAT WE MUST CARRY FORWARD.
- THE LEGISLATION IS CLEAR.
- WE NEED TO TAYLOR OUR LEGISLATION -- TAILOR LEGISLATION TO BE RESTRICTED AND PROTECT THE PEOPLE THAT
- I rise to support the legislation. I want to thank the resolution, I want to thank the sponsors.
Summary:
The Senate convened, approved the prior journal, and handled several motions to discharge and substitute identical Assembly or Senate bills, along with a number of amendments. The chamber also welcomed student visitors from the League of Women Voters’ Students of Albany program and a group of Staten Island titleholders, and later adopted previously approved resolutions honoring Dorothy E. Reid for her role in Brown v. Board of Education and recognizing Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. on Delta Day, with multiple senators speaking in support of both recognitions.
The bulk of the floor session was devoted to third-reading votes on a large number of bills, most of which passed with broad support. Measures addressed public health, workers’ compensation, education, environmental conservation, insurance, labor, criminal procedure, domestic relations, tax, municipal authority, and correction law. Several bills were explained by sponsors as advancing stormwater management authority, labor-law transparency, public health protections, and stronger penalties for trafficking-related offenses; one bill on immunization in summer camps drew a defense from Senator Skoufis as a child-protection measure, while another on correction law passed with some Republican opposition.
The chamber also took up a controversial public health/electronic health records bill by Senator Fernandez. Senator Martin questioned the bill at length about redacting certain categories of information, emergency access, provider obligations, and the impact on doctors’ ability to see complete medical histories. Fernandez said the bill was intended to protect patients from discrimination and to limit access to a small list of sensitive services, while also noting emergency exceptions and support from more than 200 health care providers. The debate remained focused on balancing privacy protections with concerns about continuity of care and record integrity.