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LA

Louisiana 2026 Regular Session

House of Representatives May 29th, 2026

Louisiana House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • We don't have funding for it at this time, but it's just setting up a fund.
  • rather than into the State General Fund.
  • 2027 for the Revenue Stabilization Trust Fund and authorizes appropriation from the fund for the purposes
  • , a higher education campus revitalization fund, and the Louisiana Economic Development Initiatives Fund
  • , to be known specifically as internal service funds, auxiliary accounts, and enterprise funds for certain
Bills: HR310 , HR314 , HR316 , HR317 , HR321 , HR275 , HR276 , HR279 , HR282 , HR286 , HR289 , HR292 , HR295 , HR302 , HR319 , HCR112 , HR307 , SCR59 , SCR61 , SCR62 , SCR68 , SCR69 , SCR70 , SCR54 , SCR55 , SCR64 , SCR75 , HCR3 , HCR49 , HCR66 , HCR67 , HB1 , HB2 , HB42 , HB45 , HB66 , HB71 , HB79 , HB126 , HB133 , HB145 , HB159 , HB167 , HB213 , HB218 , HB222 , HB289 , HB291 , HB312 , HB313 , HB316 , HB324 , HB352 , HB383 , HB398 , HB403 , HB429 , HB457 , HB459 , HB511 , HB549 , HB571 , HB579 , HB591 , HB608 , HB616 , HB624 , HB766 , HB769 , HB783 , HB799 , HB804 , HB864 , HB874 , HB909 , HB951 , HB971 , HB983 , HB1005 , HB1017 , HB1051 , HB1056 , HB1095 , HB1126 , HB1129 , HB1186 , HB1193 , HB1223 , HB1224 , HB1230 , HB1235 , HB1249 , HB723 , HB36 , HB140 , HB181 , HB198 , HB205 , HB211 , HB226 , HB259 , HB271 , HB302 , HB335 , HB342 , HB487 , HB513 , HB623 , HB682 , HB730 , HB740 , HB761 , HB775 , HB797 , HB812 , HB816 , HB940 , HB968 , HB979 , HB1028 , HB1029 , HB1038 , HB1049 , HB1084 , HB1161 , HB1194 , HB1199 , HB1201 , HB1203 , HB1247 , HB1256 , SB25 , SB132 , SB155 , SB157 , SB202 , SB228 , SB237 , SB250 , SB405 , SB406 , SB414 , SB433 , SB480 , SB513 , SB149 , HB359 , SB29 , SB43 , SB78 , HB210 , HB258 , HB468 , HB784 , HB134 , HB1117 , SB42 , SB274 , SB382 , SB449 , SB300 , HR74 , HB463 , HB715 , HB998 , SB80 , SB268 , SB444 , SB479 , HB901 , HR20 , HCR65 , HCR71 , HCR98 , HB284 , HB306 , HB341 , HB366 , HB393 , HB458 , HB577 , HB603 , HB605 , HB614 , HB625 , HB646 , HB733 , HB752 , HB773 , HB798 , HB911 , HB955 , HB996 , HB1035 , HB1069 , HB1113 , HB1140 , HB1180 , HB1191 , HB1240 , HB1255 , SB82 , SB89 , SB97 , SB123 , HB74 , HB119 , HB368 , HB414 , HB552 , HB732 , HB776 , HB848 , HB870 , HB953 , HB956 , HB1236 , SB208 , SB217 , SB283 , SB387 , SB389 , SB401 , SB408 , SB469
WA

Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Floor Session Feb 16th, 2026 at 09:00 am

Washington House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • So we need to be careful about these unfunded liabilities and make sure that we're taking care to fund
  • Unfunded mandates do impact affordability in this state by requiring school districts and other local
  • Unfunded mandates do impact affordability in this state by requiring school districts and other local
  • funds, ...seems pretty reasonable to us.
  • And this bill is around creating a task force that brings impacted individuals.
Summary: The House convened with a quorum, offered the Pledge of Allegiance and prayer, approved the prior day’s minutes, and adopted House Resolution 4691 recognizing Presidents’ Day. Supporters of the resolution praised presidential leadership and civic ideals, while one member used the occasion to note the historical harms and contradictions of figures such as Washington, Lincoln, and FDR. The resolution was adopted by voice vote, and the House also recognized visiting former legislators and Black leaders in the chamber. The chamber then took up several bills, often suspending the rules to move measures directly to third reading. Second Substitute House Bill 1923, creating a local option for passenger-only ferry districts, passed 84-11 after debate over ferry reliability, local control, and possible tax “stacking.” Substitute House Bill 2475, requiring language-accessible public programs and services, passed 62-33 amid support for access and safety and opposition over unfunded mandates, overregulation, and concerns about technology and assimilation. Engrossed Substitute House Bill 2508, clarifying the Office of Independent Investigations’ authority, passed 90-6 after a technical amendment; supporters said it would improve police accountability processes, while some noted remaining concerns about investigations. House Bill 2464, requiring reporting and law-enforcement response data for incidents at private detention facilities, passed 58-38, with supporters emphasizing transparency and critics calling it political and questioning the agency chosen to collect the data. Substitute House Bill 2203, creating reckless interference with emergency barricades, passed 94-2 after testimony about flood rescues and the need for stronger deterrence. Second Substitute House Bill 2384, increasing oversight of continuing care retirement communities, passed 78-14; supporters cited senior protections and solvency, while opponents worried about duplicative costs. Second Substitute House Bill 2333, allowing certain campaign funds to be used for security and related protections for elected officials and candidates, passed 71-21 after debate over political violence and concerns about self-dealing. Second Substitute House Bill 1909, creating a Court Unification Task Force, passed 56-36, with supporters citing inconsistent court administration and opponents defending local control. The House also passed Second Substitute House Bill 1906 on water system rate transparency and consumer protection, 91-1; Engrossed Substitute House Bill 2548 on health care market standards and mergers, 53-38; Substitute House Bill 2405 establishing a PTSD pilot program with early treatment and return-to-work provisions, 90-1; and Substitute House Bill 2323 creating a Blue Envelope Program for autistic and neurodiverse drivers during traffic stops, 92-1. Throughout the day, members frequently split along lines of transparency, consumer protection, public safety, local control, and concerns about mandates or regulatory burden.
WA

Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Floor Session Feb 16th, 2026

Washington House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • And the Attorney General is not a chief of a general law enforcement agency.
  • And the Attorney General is not a chief of a general law enforcement agency.
  • on your life, and a close second after that is our state attorney general.
  • General, Mr.
  • Then in the general election, lost by four votes.
Summary: The House first considered House Bill 2156, which would authorize investigators in the Attorney General’s Office to serve electronic search warrants in limited economic and financial crime investigations, especially organized retail crime. Members debated a series of amendments on training standards, scope, background checks, warrant service, and definitions of covered crimes. Some amendments were adopted, including changes clarifying training and decertification standards, narrowing the scope of economic and financial crimes, and refining warrant-service language; others were rejected or ruled out of scope. The amended striking amendment passed 52-39, and the bill then passed final reading 54-43. The House then moved through several other measures. House Bill 2219, dealing with child care operational efficiency and licensing, was amended to strengthen safety language around opioids in licensed child care settings and passed 95-1. House Bill 2124, which raises the threshold for lump-sum retirement allowance payments, passed 96-0. House Bill 2266, concerning permanent supportive housing, traditional housing, and indoor emergency housing, was amended to add local-government notice, transparency, community-meeting, and siting provisions, then passed 56-40. Engrossed Second Substitute House Bill 1784, on certified medical assistants and telemedicine-related practice, received a cleanup amendment and passed 96-0. The House also passed House Bill 2523, which codifies the Community Reinvestment Program, after rejecting an amendment that would have redirected some funds to economic development; the bill passed 88-9. House Bill 2113, allowing certain medical supervision of diagnostic radiologic procedures in emergency settings, passed 97-0. House Bill 2632, updating state law terminology from “alien” to “non-citizen,” passed 58-39 after debate over precision versus respectful language. Engrossed Substitute House Bill 2476, expanding seating limits for theaters serving alcohol, passed 81-50. Finally, House Bill 2320, addressing firearms manufacturing involving 3D printers and CNC machines, was heavily amended to narrow and clarify language around code and additive manufacturing before the striker passed. The bill’s supporters framed it as a response to ghost-gun risks and recent incidents involving 3D-printed firearms, while opponents raised constitutional concerns about speech and gun rights. The transcript cuts off before the final vote on HB 2320 is recorded.
AZ

Arizona 2026 Regular Session

02/11/2026 - Senate Judiciary and Elections

Judiciary and Elections

Transcript Highlights:
  • , and this is in an effort... ...between the primary and the general, and this is in an effort to do
  • Generally speaking, we're okay with that, but there are a lot of things to consider.
  • Generally speaking, we're okay with that, but there are a lot of things to consider, so I just want to
  • Long separations don't punish the individuals, but they deeply impact the children and families.
  • And so that really does end up impacting those who are working toward a second chance.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Committee on Taxes - 05/06/25

Taxes

Transcript Highlights:
  • </c> outpace existing funding. outpace existing funding.
  • The calculation is made after the deposit of combined net tax receipts from the general fund and the
  • The calculation is made after the deposit of combined net tax receipts from the general fund and the
  • pull-tab revenues to the state's general fund.
  • Of course, the bonds are paid off, so those funds are collected and simply deposited into the general
Bills: HF2730 , HF2257 , HF2768 , HF1932 , HF2437
Committee: Senate Taxes
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Delivery of Government Efficiency Apr 30th, 2025

Delivery of Government Efficiency

Transcript Highlights:
  • approval or taxpayer-funded bonds.
  • Because the reason you're spending funds is to generate academic outcomes, even though the legislature
  • Because of the funding formula, they get more money, more funds, okay?
  • Where there's a four-star general sitting here, and then there's a bunch of three-star generals here,
  • Fully funding, you know, is H-E-B fully funded?
Bills: HB1540 , HB3837 , HB5571 , SB370 , SB2425
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Pensions, Investments & Financial Services Apr 23rd, 2025

Pensions, Investments & Financial Services

Transcript Highlights:
  • This local funding restoration bill will ensure the Austin Firefighters Retirement Fund is stable and
  • The Austin Firefighter Pension Fund.
  • retiree from the fund.
  • , or ADEC funding model.
  • Again, I want to emphasize that this pension fund is the best performing pension fund, with over a billion
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Pensions, Investments & Financial Services Apr 23rd, 2025

Pensions, Investments & Financial Services

Transcript Highlights:
  • This session, we're set to make an extra $1 billion payment into the fund.
  • The impact of inflation challenges their ability to maintain a secure retirement.
  • as opposed to asking the pension plan to look for funds within the trust fund itself to finance those
  • would do just that: provide additional funding beyond the legacy payment to pre-fund these benefits and
  • I hope they'll be able to keep that fund in there.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Committee on Capital Investment - 03/04/25

Capital Investment

Transcript Highlights:
  • This money is obviously available for a longer term than the general fund project, so this is not a surprising
  • Yes, you are correct: these are both general obligation bonds and general fund projects, and yes, we
  • So a lot of learning has occurred over the last couple of years. obligation bonds and general fund obligation
  • bonds and general fund projects<00:59:42.920><c> uh</c><00:59:43.079><c> and</c><00:59:43.359><c> yes
  • </c> appropriated general fund money um it's appropriated general fund money um it's appropriated<01:
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Transportation Finance and Policy Committee 2/17/25

Transportation Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • Representative Berg then asked whether the funding is discretionary or formula funding.
  • Representative Berg then asked whether the funding is discretionary or formula funding.
  • Representative Berg then asked whether the funding is discretionary or formula funding.
  • Representative Berg then asked whether the funding is discretionary or formula funding.
  • fund transfers built into the bill, so there would be no general fund impact.
Bills: HF198 , HF269 , HF185 , HF303 , HF305 , HF189
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Appropriations Apr 29th, 2025

Appropriations

Transcript Highlights:
  • So could the funds go to help landowners and ranchers whose land has been impacted by unplugged and abandoned
  • Fund.
  • I appreciate this fund, as I did the previous fund for Speaker Craddick.
  • Revenue fund.
  • It doesn't impact school finance or highway funds.
Bills: HB188 , HB265 , HJR35 , HJR47 , SB1901 , HB188 , HB265 , HJR35
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Transportation Apr 8th, 2026 at 10:30 am

Transportation

Transcript Highlights:
  • OTTA has to have begun expending funds on the project, and then it locks it in statute so that it could
  • The OTA generally, whenever they're asked to communicate better with people, they're happy to do it right
Bills: SB1475 , SB2049 , SB1966 , SB1531 , SB80
WA

Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Transportation Jan 29th, 2026 at 04:00 pm

Transportation

Transcript Highlights:
  • I'm requesting your support for House Bill 2347, which repeals the devastating negative impacts of general
  • I'm general aviation. I own a small business.
  • That's going to impact them.
  • That's going to impact them, which in turn will impact the airport and the ability for them to maintain
  • Just a little bit of background: tolling in Washington State generally is generating about $300 million
Bills: HB2347 , HB2410
TX

Texas 89th Regular

89th Legislative Session May 5th, 2025

Texas House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Future Fund Investment Review Board, and permissible investments by the Economic Stabilization Fund.
  • That is generally the practice, yes.
  • HB 104 by Bonnen, Ruling to the Creation, The Texas Future Fund, The Texas Future Fund.
  • Isn't that generally the case?
  • By Bonin relating to the creation of the Texas Future Fund, the Texas Future Fund Investment Review Board
Bills: HJR34 , HB 113 , HB184 , HB198 , HB247 , HB367 , HB449 , HB1778 , HB514 , HB576 , HB632 , HB1395 , HB2225 , HB2582 , HB2494 , HB766 , HB2715 , HB2712 , HB3069 , HB3505 , HB 1269 , HB4224 , HB3609 , HB5032 , HB2240 , HB5180 , HB3348 , HB4668 , HB4909 , HB4665 , HB4895 , HB3395 , HB3157 , HB4762 , HB4395 , HB4325 , HB4952 , HB4386 , HB4273 , HB2760 , HB2697 , HB2820 , HB1828 , HB1768 , HB1579 , HB1773 , HB1871 , HB2035 , HB2448 , HB2492 , HB1411 , HB4753 , HB4666 , HB4529 , HB1499 , HB1610 , HB2028 , HB1506 , HB886 , HB3546 , HB796 , HB223 , HB1475 , HB3556 , HB4638 , HCR126 , HB38 , HB 104 , SB1008 , SB1106 , SB1172 , SB2629 , SB2964 , SB616 , HB2214 , SB552 , HB3181 , HB3628 , HB589 , HB3529 , HB3354 , HB333 , HB2914 , HB4130 , HB4131 , HB24 , HB 1160 , HB3962 , HB4115 , HB2295 , HB5398 , HB1407 , HB3800 , HB2613 , HJR138 , HB42 , HJR34 , HB 129 , HB677 , HB426 , HB668 , HB1699 , HB2017 , HB2128 , HB2038 , HB3783 , HB3717 , HB2316 , HB3686 , HB2563 , HB3883 , HB4021 , HB2788 , HB2663 , HB3305 , HB3173 , HB3474 , HB 1105 , HB3531 , HB3490 , HB3597 , HB 1295 , HB3512 , HB3010 , HB3112 , HB4215 , HB3223 , HB3464 , HB3120 , HB4214 , HB4511 , HB3704 , HB4081 , HB4783 , HB4063 , HB2783 , HB4937 , HB5085 , HB2510 , HB3426 , HB4361 , HB 1169 , HB2516 , HB2347 , HB4034 , HB4700 , HB3560 , HB5150 , HB3860 , HB3146 , HB3924 , HB 113 , HB184 , HB198 , HB247 , HB367 , HB449 , HB1778 , HB514 , HB576 , HB632 , HB1395 , HB2225 , HB2582 , HB2494 , HB766 , HB2715 , HB2712 , HB3069 , HB3505 , HB 1269 , HB4224 , HB3609 , HB5032 , HB2240 , HB5180 , HB3348 , HB4668 , HB4909 , HB4665 , HB4895 , HB3395 , HB3157 , HB4762 , HB4395 , HB4325 , HB4952 , HB4386 , HB4273 , HB2760 , HB2697 , HB2820 , HB1828 , HB1768 , HB1579 , HB1773 , HB1871 , HB2035 , HB2448 , HB2492 , HB1411 , HB4753 , HB4666 , HB4529 , HB1499 , HB1610 , HB2028 , HB1506 , HB886 , HB3546 , HB796 , HB223 , HB1475 , HB3556 , HB4638 , HCR98 , HCR92 , HCR126
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Economic Development, Workforce and Tourism Apr 7th, 2026 at 01:30 pm

Economic Development, Workforce and Tourism

Transcript Highlights:
  • House Bill 3622 creates the census revolving fund.
  • My understanding is that there is an allotment of dollars that's set aside to fund policy that is Seeing
  • My understanding is that there is an allotment of dollars that's set aside to fund policy that is Fricks
Bills: HB3622
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Committee on Education Finance - 03/17/26

Education Finance

Transcript Highlights:
  • </c> impacts for voters. impacts for voters.
  • </c><00:15:48.160><c> all</c> property, that it does not impact all property, that it does not impact
  • Uh, thank you, Madam Chair. impact other government agencies and impact other government agencies and
  • </c> impacted by this violence. impacted by this violence.
  • </c> were impacted by this violence. were impacted by this violence.
Bills: HF3900
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

AGR Public Hearing - Fri Apr 17, 2026 @ 10:30 AM HST

Agriculture & Food Systems

Transcript Highlights:
  • We need funding for mitigation of wildfires. We need funding for mitigation for floods.
  • We need funding for mitigation of wildfires. We need funding for mitigation for floods.
  • We need funding for mitigation of wildfires. We need funding for mitigation for floods.
  • We need funding for mitigation of wildfires. We need funding for mitigation for floods.
  • We need funding for mitigation of wildfires. We need funding for mitigation for floods.
Bills: SCR120 , SCR71 , SCR164 , SCR41
AL

Alabama 2026 Regular Session

Alabama Senate Education Policy Committee Feb 18th, 2026

Education Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • The education<00:08:18.720><c> trust</c><00:08:19.120><c> fund</c><00:08:19.440><c> budget</c><00:08:
  • fund budget was actually in<00:08:20.639><c> proration</c><00:08:22.080><c> and</c><00:08:22.319><c>
  • to the up with this idea to add money to the education<00:11:18.959><c> trust</c><00:11:19.279><c> fund
  • </c> education trust fund back in the 80s. education trust fund back in the 80s.
  • </c> bills in general. bills in general.
Bills: SB211 , SB305 , SB300 , SB211 , SB305 , SB300
US

US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session

US House Floor Proceedings (Monday, January 12, 2026)

US Federal House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • fund and deposit all of these erratic streams from the court system into the general fund so that the
  • risk of funding was shifted onto the state generally and not borne by those who rely on the services
  • </c><03:39:36.640><c> of</c><03:39:36.800><c> these</c><03:39:37.200><c> uh</c> general fund and deposit
  • all of these uh general fund and deposit all of these uh erratic<03:39:38.080><c> streams</c><03:39:
  • </c><03:39:41.200><c> risk</c> into the general fund so that the risk into the general fund so that the