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US
US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
US House Floor Proceedings (Tuesday, April 21, 2026)
US Federal House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Madam Speaker, by the direction of the Committee on Rules, I call up House Resolution 1189 and ask for
- </c><02:24:24.000><c> committee</c><02:24:24.319><c> print</c><02:24:24.640><c> 119-23</c> tax of rules
- committee print 119-23 tax of rules committee print 119-23 shall<02:24:27.120><c> be</c><02:24:27.280
- Madam Speaker, last night the Rules Committee met and produced a rule.
- The committee met and produced a rule providing for consideration of four pieces of legislation.
HI
Hawaii 2026 Regular Session
House Chamber - Fri Jan 30, 2026, 12:00PM HST - Day 6
Hawaii House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- to say that under our rules, we do have the authority to subpoena.
- We formed investigative committees, and we do have the power to subpoena.
- </c><00:59:36.960><c> and</c><00:59:37.200><c> to</c> investigative committee and to investigative committee
- </c> it's going to be referred to committee it's going to be referred to committee um<01:15:21.760><c
- </c> or to form an investigative committee or to form an investigative committee under<01:15:33.360><
MO
Missouri 2026 Regular Session
2026 Legislative Session - Day Forty Eight - Wednesday, April 8 - Afternoon Session
Missouri House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Rules, Legislative Committee, 11 to 0.
- It passed out of both committees, both the health committee and the Rules Committee, unanimously, this
- It passed out of both committees, both health committee and the Rules Committee unanimously, last year
- Your Committee on Rules will meet in 15 minutes in Hearing Room 5. Thank you, gentlemen.
- Your Committee on Rules Administrative will meet tomorrow morning at 9:30 a.m. in Hearing Room 4.
MO
Transcript Highlights:
- And there were some things that went through rules.
- And what is being removed because it was sent to rules, and then they were both sent back to the committees
- And then they were both sent back to the committees because one of the discrepancies in this committee
- The Rules Chair requested that we remove it, so we will not.
- You have adopted the House Committee substitute.
Committee:
House Government Efficiency
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- My name is Julie Jeppesen, and I'm a Nokomis County uh and a member of the State Aid Rules Advisory Committee
- I also serve on the Rules Advisory Committee convened by the Commissioner of Transportation to support
- The Rules Advisory Committee is steadily making progress and is on track to provide recommendations for
- The<01:13:55.200><c> Rules</c><01:13:55.480><c> Advisory</c><01:13:55.960><c> Committee</c><01:13:56.320
- ><c> is</c><01:13:56.480><c> steadily</c> The Rules Advisory Committee is steadily The Rules Advisory
Committee:
Senate Transportation
IN
Transcript Highlights:
- Committee report. Mr.
- Speaker, your committee on Rules and Legislative Procedures recommends that House Rule 155.3 be amended
- committee report.
- We will then come back and do a Rules Committee announcement, hopefully.
- Hopefully, we'll have a Rules Committee announcement before noon today.
NH
Transcript Highlights:
- That it's the Joint Legislative Committee on Administrative Rules.
- That it's the Joint Legislative Committee on Administrative Rules.
- That it's the Joint Legislative Committee on Administrative Rules.
- That it's the Joint Legislative Committee on Administrative Rules.
- That it's the Joint Legislative Committee on Administrative Rules.
Committee:
Senate Commerce
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Press Conference: Media Availability on Passage of Senate Resolution 69 - 03/25/26
Transcript Highlights:
- , we can always change our rules.
- > our</c><00:04:08.720><c> rules.
- </c> always change our rules. always change our rules.
- That's exactly what was happening until this rule was changed.
- This rule was important for that reason.
Summary:
Senators discussed and celebrated a rule change allowing infants and young children on the Senate floor, along with related accommodations for parents. Speakers described the change as historic and long overdue, saying it would make the institution more family-friendly and help elected officials balance parenting with legislative duties. Several senators recounted personal experiences with being removed from the floor, breastfeeding challenges caused by the old rules, and the importance of being able to keep working without forcing staff to serve as child care.
The discussion emphasized that the change received broad bipartisan support, including from many younger parents, and that the final version also included an amendment allowing staff to bring children if needed. Senators said the rule applies specifically to the Senate floor, not other parts of the Capitol, and argued that staff should not be put in the position of caring for lawmakers’ children. They also noted that the rules are temporary and could be changed again, but expressed confidence the new policy would work and would not be rolled back.
The conversation then shifted to the chamber’s schedule. Leaders said the Chavez bill was taken up and placed on general orders for debate the next day, alongside a Senator Port bill and two small bills being moved in both bodies. They said most of the week would be spent working in committees before the deadline, and that the Chavez name repeal could be sent to the governor’s desk well before the cutoff date.
AZ
Transcript Highlights:
- Chairman, committee. My name is Chris Lopez.
- Chairman and members of the committee.
- Thank you, Representative and committee.
- That ain't bill rule, by the way. Yeah.
- That ain't billed rule, by the way. Yeah. We make up our own rules, and that's the problem.
Committee:
House Government
NH
New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session
House Commerce and Consumer Affairs (01/21/2026)
Commerce and Consumer Affairs
Transcript Highlights:
- </c> morning, chairman and committee members. morning, chairman and committee members.
- </c> committee to learn more about it. committee to learn more about it.
- </c> the committee. My name is Lindseay Nato. the committee. My name is Lindseay Nato.
- Any questions from committee? committee? committee?
- </c> from the committee members? from the committee members?
Committee:
House Commerce and Consumer Affairs
FL
Transcript Highlights:
- Read the first bill: Committee Substitute for Committee Substitute for Committee Substitute for Senate
- I think it was in the Rules Committee.
- Committee Substitute for Committee Substitute for Committee Substitute for Senate Bill 1452.
- Please contact the Rules Committee by 5 o'clock tomorrow if you have an objection.
- Please contact the Rules Committee by 5 o'clock tomorrow if you have an objection.
ID
Transcript Highlights:
- In House Education Committee, and we are going to begin.
- Chair, committee, it's green. So Mr.
- Chairman, members of the committee.
- Chairman and committee.
- Well, thank you, Chairman and committee.
Committee:
House Education
FL
Florida 2026 5th Special Session
FL House Floor Session - 2026-01-22 (9:00AM Session)
Florida House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Are there motions related to committee reference? None on the desk, Mr. President.
- Madam Rules Chair, what is the most exciting part of this bill, in your opinion?
- and get them to the Rules Committee.
- I move that the rules be waived. Okay. Thank you, Mr. President.
- Seeing none, Madam Rules Chair, you are recognized. Thank you, Mr. President.
Summary:
The Senate opened with a prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, and introductions recognizing the YMCA’s 175th anniversary, Youth and Government participants, and Dr. Thomas Clem as Doctor of the Day. Senators also noted the presence of guests from the YMCA and Lakeland Regional, and the chamber received a birthday acknowledgment for President Gates.
The chamber then took up several bills on the special order calendar. Senate Bill 100 adopted the 2026 Florida Statutes and the 2025 session’s enacted statute materials; Senate Bill 102 removed statutory provisions that had already been repealed or expired; and Senate Bill 104, the general reviser’s bill, deleted obsolete language and corrected cross-references and errors. Each of these bills passed 36-0. Senate Bill 320, relating to administrative efficiency in public schools, was explained as reducing district-level requirements, expanding teacher apprenticeship and certification flexibility, adjusting assessment and budgeting rules, and increasing district flexibility in VPK and facility planning; it also passed 36-0.
The Senate also passed Senate Bill 7010, which authorizes Roth post-tax contributions in state and local deferred compensation plans, by a 36-0 vote. Senate Bill 1720 on public school personnel compensation was withdrawn from further consideration. At the end of the session, the Senate waived rules to immediately certify the passed bills to the House and then adjourned until the next scheduled meeting.
MA
Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Session (Full Formal with Calendar) Feb 26th, 2026
Massachusetts Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- The Committee on Rules, in a two-branching act concurrently, to measure the Senate order relative to
- Report of a committee.
- The Committee on Rules, in a two-branching act concurrently, to whom was heard the Senate order relative
- Lovely for the committee. The report of a committee.
- The Committee on Rules, in a two-branching act concurrently, to whom was referred the Senate order relative
Summary:
The Senate considered and amended House 4769, a major higher education bond bill titled an act to build resilient infrastructure to generate higher education transformation (the BRIGHT Act). Members adopted a series of amendments funding deferred maintenance and capital projects at public colleges and universities, including MassBay Community College (HVAC and window replacement), Massachusetts Maritime Academy, Springfield Technical Community College, Cape Cod Community College, Worcester State University, Quinsigamond Community College, Roxbury Community College, UMass Boston, Middlesex Community College, Salem State University, Berkshire Community College, and MCLA. Several amendments were rejected, including proposals related to a sustainable hand hygiene program, board membership, and some other institutional or policy changes, while a number of amendments were held or withdrawn. The bill ultimately advanced through third reading and was passed to be engrossed by a unanimous roll call, with senators emphasizing the need to address deferred maintenance and modernize higher education facilities statewide.
A major floor debate centered on an amendment by Senator Tarr to dedicate $300 million of Fair Share surtax revenue to K-12 education. Supporters argued that many school districts face rising costs, minimum aid, and an outdated Chapter 70 formula, and that the amendment would create a marker for future reform. Opponents said the Commonwealth already dedicates substantial surtax and other funding to K-12 education and that the amendment was not the right vehicle. After a roll call, the amendment was rejected. The Senate also rejected several Tarr amendments on fiscal safeguards, equity analysis, bond covenant requirements, and Chapter 62F taxpayer protections, while adopting others related to UMass Gloucester Marine Station housing and coastal erosion work, and to modernizing Massachusetts State College Building Authority bonding and office-location rules.
The chamber also adopted a motion to adjourn in memory of Bolton Police Chief Luke Hamburger, who was remembered for his service, leadership, and community ties. Before adjournment, senators took brief statements on other issues, including a call for greater awareness of rare diseases and the need for improved access to diagnosis and treatment. The Senate also approved extension orders giving committees additional time to report on pending environmental and municipal bills, and it set its next meeting for Monday at 11:00 a.m.
MA
Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
Informal House Session 26 Jun 21st, 2026 at 11:00 am
Massachusetts House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- The Committee on Rules reports recommending the resolutions filed by Representative Hogan and others,
- So I'm going to still move suspension of the rules.
- The Committee on Ways and Means, to be another report of committee.
- The rules are suspended.
- Rules are suspended.
Summary:
The House first took up a resolution reported by the Committee on Rules congratulating the National Coalition for LGBTQ Health on LGBTQ+ Health Awareness Week, March 17–21, 2025. The House suspended the rules and adopted the resolution by voice vote.
The House then considered House No. 62, "An Act Relative to Extending Certain COVID-19 Measures Adopted During the State of Emergency." The Committee on Ways and Means reported the bill ought to pass, and the House suspended the rules, ordered the bill to a third reading, and then passed it to be engrossed by voice vote.
Finally, the House adopted an order to adjourn when it finished for the day and to meet again Thursday at 11 a.m. The chamber then adjourned to that time in an informal session.
ID
Idaho 2026 Regular Session
Agenda Jan 28th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- Okay, the Rockus Committee will come to order.
- Committee, I just wanted to touch base.
- Usually the chairman is able to push this rule review to the vice chair. ...to push this the rule review
- pass these rules or reject them, which is really our only choices.
- Okay, having said that, we will be reviewing the rules here probably next week.
Summary:
The committee came to order with a quorum present and the chair explained that he would be handling the rule review himself because the vice chair was unavailable. He said the Department of Environmental Quality had worked with the committee to make the rules easier to understand, and members were encouraged to review the plain-English summaries alongside the actual rules. The chair noted that the committee would need to decide whether to pass or reject the rules, and that there would be no subcommittee process.
The chair also previewed upcoming business, saying the committee would review the rules the following week and would hear a presentation related to Representative Hill’s bill concerning radioactive waste/spent fuel from rods. He said the topic would touch both energy and environmental issues, and that an RS would also be considered. Representative Wisniewski clarified the meeting date and the chair corrected the schedule, noting the speaker would come on February 4th.
No votes were taken and no formal action was completed in this meeting. The chair answered questions, clarified the schedule, and then adjourned the committee.
WA
Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Health & Long-Term Care Feb 3rd, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- Senate Rule 69 requires that your testimony before this committee be under oath or affirmation, so please
- Madam Chair, I move the bill receive a due pass recommendation and be sent to the Rules Committee.
- Madam Chair, I move the bill receive a due pass recommendation and be sent to the Rules Committee.
- I move that the proposed substitute receive a do pass recommendation and be sent to the Rules Committee
- I move that the proposed substitute receive a do pass recommendation and be sent to the Rules Committee
Summary:
The Senate Health and Long-Term Care Committee held confirmation hearings for Ryan Moran to lead the Health Care Authority and Dennis Worsham to serve as Secretary of Health. Moran emphasized his personal background, experience in Maryland Medicaid, and priorities of protecting coverage amid federal changes, addressing health disparities, strengthening tribal partnerships, and improving agency operations. Worsham described his long public health career in Washington, his statewide listening tour, and his focus on collaboration, science-based decision-making, accountability, workforce support, and rebuilding public trust. Senators raised questions about behavioral health, social determinants of health, communication, misinformation, and the impact of federal policy changes; both nominees said Washington should continue leading on coverage, prevention, and public health resilience.
In executive session, the committee advanced several bills. It passed SB 5899, allowing qualified chiropractors to perform chiropractic diagnosis and adjustments on animals; SB 6292, creating a joint legislative-executive committee on health care financing with a substitute; SB 6182, establishing an abortion savings program, after rejecting several Christian-sponsored amendments and adopting a Bateman amendment limiting eligible organizations to DOH-contracted abortion providers or funds; SB 5947, creating the Washington Health Care Board; SJR 8206, proposing a constitutional right to affordable health care; and SB 5933, on overdose mapping information sharing, with a substitute. The committee also recommended confirmation of both gubernatorial appointments.
In a second group of bills, the committee passed SB 5823 on patient advocates with a substitute requiring at least one person physically present daily in acute care settings and expanding exemptions for certain hospitals; SB 6210 on the health plan certification process with a substitute; SB 5921 on psilocybin; SB 6226 protecting audiologists’ clinical autonomy with a substitute; and SB 5924 expanding pharmacists’ prescriptive authority with a substitute. Members discussed access, affordability, rural workforce shortages, and patient safety, and the committee adjourned after completing its agenda.
TX
MA
Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
Joint Committee on Election Laws Jun 21st, 2026 at 01:00 pm
Joint Committee on Election Laws
Transcript Highlights:
- Good afternoon, Chair Hunt and members of the committee.
- Good afternoon, Chair and members of the committee.
- J. and members of the committee at Mr.
- Good afternoon, Committee Chairs Hunt and Keenan, as well as the Election Law Committee members.
- Great to be before this august committee.
Committee:
Joint Joint Committee on Election Laws
Summary:
The House and Senate Election Laws committees held a hearing focused on campaign finance and several local election-related bills. Office of Campaign and Political Finance Director William Campbell testified in support of H. 848 and S. 515, saying the campaign finance law needs modernization and highlighting proposals for stronger Super PAC disclosure, more timely reporting, improved security for campaign participants, and other reforms. He said the bills would help update a 50-year-old system to reflect legal, economic, and cultural changes.
A major portion of the hearing concerned H. 868/S. 507, which would require earlier and more frequent reporting by ballot question committees. Witnesses from Common Cause, the League of Women Voters, and others argued that ballot campaigns now involve tens of millions of dollars, much of it raised during periods with no real-time disclosure, and that moving these committees into the depository system would improve transparency without burdening grassroots signature-gathering. The committee also heard support for H. 811 and H. 812, which would allow municipalities to create citizen-funded election programs and require identifying information on political text messages, as well as S. 525/H. 875, which would bar political spending by foreign-influenced corporations.
The committee also heard testimony on S. 2605, a Canton home rule petition to move town elections from April to November. Canton residents, a select board member, and a poll worker said the change would increase turnout, better align local elections with the November voting cycle, and give newly elected officials more time to prepare for town meeting. Senator Rausch also testified in support of S. 530, requiring presidential primary candidates to disclose recent tax returns. The hearing ended with no votes taken and the committee adjourning, with a note that the next hearing was tentatively scheduled for January 13.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Special Session - Senate Floor Session - Part 2 - 06/09/25
Minnesota Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
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- We also have a rule.
- </c> rule the amendment out of order. rule the amendment out of order.
- staff and committee um my our committee staff and committee administrator<02:47:47.279><c> and</c><02
- </c> committees. Again, this was no bill. committees. Again, this was no bill.