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CA

California 2025-2026 Regular Session

Senate Floor Session Jan 5th, 2026

California Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • It demands adaptability, it requires patience, and it calls on us to make room for new challenges and
  • It was a powerful moment.
  • She also knows California, its diversity, its complexity, its history, its problems, but also its promise
  • but we did it.
  • it.
Keywords: 987, senate, all
FL

Florida 2026 Regular Session

Regulated Industries Dec 9th, 2025

Regulated Industries

Transcript Highlights:
  • its next generation.
  • This puts it into statute and places emphasis on it by the legislature.
  • This puts it into statute and places emphasis on it by the legislature.
  • I get it.
  • Driver, but it is a driver. And I ask you to consider it.
Summary: The Committee on Regulated Industries met with a quorum and considered four bills, all of which were reported favorably. SB 288 on rural electric cooperatives was presented as a negotiated “glitch bill” to narrow statutory language so co-ops can choose generation and power purchases based on cost and reliability without exposure to lawsuits aimed at banning fuel sources; it was supported by the Florida Electric Cooperatives Association and passed without debate. SB 364 on public accountancy was described as a modernization and licensure-efficiency bill to increase the supply of CPAs; an amendment correcting a drafting error and restoring automatic mobility language was adopted without objection, and the bill as amended was reported favorably. A public comment on the bill was briefly redirected after it appeared to address a different subject. The committee then took up SB 200 on utilities, which addresses solar decommissioning and storm protection plans. Chair Bradley said the bill would authorize counties to require decommissioning plans for utility-scale solar facilities at the end of their useful life, direct DEP to develop best management practices, and require the Public Service Commission to consider whether storm protection plan costs are reasonable relative to expected customer benefits. County and consumer groups spoke in support, and the Small County Coalition said the bill was a needed step that did not restrict solar development; the bill was reported favorably. Finally, the committee considered SB 126 on the Florida Public Service Commission, which was presented as a reform and “glitch” bill and amended to add CPA and financial analyst expertise, require stronger PSC order explanations, tighten intervention requirements, cap returns on equity at the national average for comparable utilities, set periodic ROE review schedules, and require affordability to be considered in rate-related proceedings. The PSC staff deputy executive director answered extensive questions about storm hardening, cost recovery, risk, and affordability. Several members and public speakers supported the bill’s goals but raised concerns about the affordability standard, the ROE cap, and comparisons to other states; others said the bill would improve transparency and accountability. The amendment was adopted, and CS for SB 126 was reported favorably. The committee then adjourned.
MA

Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session

Formal House Session 57 Jun 17th, 2026

Massachusetts House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • The ayes have it; the order is adopted.
  • The ayes have it; the order is adopted.
  • During the tumultuous years, it began integrating its schools and its voter rolls.
  • I think of it. I think of it. You're going to be. I just, and I just, you know, so long.
  • The ayes have it.
Summary: The House opened with the Pledge of Allegiance, welcomed student ambassadors from Robinson Middle School in Lowell, and adopted several resolutions honoring the Gaudet family and Patricia Rappucci. Members also agreed to extend the reporting deadline for the Health Care Financing Committee on House No. 5505 and suspended Joint Rule 12 to send a condominium-related petition to the Committee on Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure. The chamber then dealt with Senate No. 2619, the Massachusetts Data Privacy Act. The House did not concur with the Senate’s position and instead appointed a committee of conference. It also took up Senate No. 3064, the major climate and infrastructure bond bill known as the Mass Ready Act, which Ways and Means reported with a House amendment. After debate emphasizing resilience, clean water, PFAS remediation, coastal protection, agriculture, and municipal preparedness, the House adopted the amendment and ordered the bill to a third reading. Later, the House considered and overwhelmingly approved a conference report on H. 5511, the early literacy and teacher preparation bill. Supporters said it would require evidence-based reading instruction, restrict three-cueing methods, expand educator training, and support paid teaching apprenticeships. The report was accepted 152-0. The House then returned to S. 3064, adopted a consolidated amendment, and passed the bill to be engrossed by a vote of 151-0, before adjourning to meet the next day in informal session.
MA

Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session

Joint Committee on Environment and Natural Resources Mar 4th, 2026

Joint Committee on Environment and Natural Resources

Transcript Highlights:
  • to us or hand it to us today.
  • You can send it to the Environment and Natural Resources Committee by mail, email, or by giving it to
  • Nothing lived in it, nothing lived on the side of it.
  • It is a 33-year-old plan. At the time, it was based on the best thinking that we had.
  • piece in this suite, 5140, what it does is that it ensures equitable treatment.
Bills: H5113 , H5076 , H4972 , H4917 , H4700 , S2896 , S2961 , S2933 , H5141 , H5140 , H5139 , S2877 , H3920
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Senate Session Jan 28th, 2025

Texas Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • The recognition of the what happened, and how important it is that we don't forget it.
  • It was years later that I finally understood exactly what it meant.
  • Was it just Hitler, or was it a government?
  • It wasn't that.
  • , and in modern history as well, it can happen again, and it can happen anywhere.
Bills: SJR36 , SR8 , SR14 , SR15 , SR17 , HCR54
WA

Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session

Senate Transportation Jan 13th, 2026

Transcript Highlights:
  • It wasn't just an academic exercise.
  • It has been in a negative balance.
  • The longer we wait, the more expensive it becomes, and when you fund it, you actually are getting less
  • He called it POG.
  • It worked. It kept things in control. Ever since then, you've gone in the opposite direction.
Summary: The Senate Transportation Committee met on January 13, 2026, for a work session on Governor Ferguson’s proposed 2026 supplemental transportation budget and a public hearing on Senate Bill 6005, which makes supplemental transportation appropriations for the 2025–27 biennium. Committee staff reviewed the transportation budget outlook, noting that the 2025 session had balanced the transportation budget over four years with significant new revenues, but that recent fuel-tax and Climate Commitment Act forecasts had softened the long-term outlook. Staff and the governor’s budget team said the proposal still leaves the budget in positive shape while addressing major needs such as preservation, ferry replacement, maintenance, and the state self-insurance account. The governor’s office described a $16.8 billion transportation budget proposal centered on preservation and maintenance, including $3.1 billion in bonding for eligible preservation projects, $1.1 billion for three new ferries, additional ferry preservation funding, pavement and bridge work, maintenance funding, County Road Administration Board startup money, State Patrol communications upgrades, DOL service access improvements, dredging for the Lower Columbia River, and restored regional mobility grant funding. Committee members asked about ferry capacity, DOL mobile offices, self-insurance costs, and whether additional preservation money could be used in 2026. Testifiers from cities, counties, labor, ports, construction, business, and environmental groups generally supported the emphasis on preservation, ferry reliability, local road funding, and freight projects, while some urged broader transit and rail investment and one witness criticized the budget’s spending approach. During public testimony on SB 6005, speakers from Bainbridge Island and ferry communities supported ferry investments and reliability improvements; local government and labor representatives backed preservation funding and better working conditions for transportation workers; business and construction groups endorsed maintenance, paving, bridge repair, and the Lower Columbia dredging item; and port and environmental advocates supported freight, port electrification, and rail funding. One witness raised concerns about the cost and long-term implications of hybrid-electric ferry maintenance, and another urged restraint in spending. The hearing ended after testimony, with the chair noting the sign-in tally and adjourning the committee without a vote on the bill.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Pensions, Investments & Financial Services Apr 23rd, 2025

Pensions, Investments & Financial Services

Transcript Highlights:
  • It actually just goes into a pot, so it does not go to that individual.
  • It varies. I believe on our last note it was around 5.5 percent.
  • and extend it longer.
  • I appreciate it. OK, the chair calls up Leslie Pettyjohn. Did I get it right? Yes.
  • basis, but it.
WA

Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session

JLARC I-900 Subcommittee for SAO Performance Audits Jul 16th, 2025

JLARC I-900 Subcommittee for SAO Performance Audits

Transcript Highlights:
  • Take it away. I apologize for that. No problem. Take it away.
  • I appreciate it.
  • I mean, it took a lot of money. It took a lot of time.
  • When it fails, it disrupts the web of systems that modern society depends upon.
  • of its cases.
Summary: The Joint Legislative Audit and Review Committee I-900 Subcommittee heard JLARC’s annual update on the status of legislative implementation of State Auditor recommendations, followed by two State Auditor performance audits. JLARC staff reported that for the 2024 review period there were three new legislative recommendations and three unresolved older recommendations. They said the legislature did not convene a work group on civil asset forfeiture, and no formal action was taken on two water-use-efficiency recommendations. Two recommendations related to concurrent Medicaid enrollments were addressed in a bill introduced this session, but that bill was not adopted. The first audit examined how Washington can ensure climate-resilient electricity infrastructure. The State Auditor found the state has opportunities to better adapt new energy infrastructure by using more site-specific climate information, broader collaboration, and vulnerability assessments. The report recommended expanding climate analyses through the University of Washington Climate Impacts Group if funding is available, using forecasted information in DNR wildfire maps, designating a non-regulatory office to coordinate siting and conflict resolution, and expanding vulnerability assessments in Ecology and Commerce processes. Agency witnesses generally agreed resilience is important but emphasized existing efforts, the need to avoid duplicative requirements, the importance of affordability and efficiency, and the role of current forums such as the Clean Energy Siting Council and SEPA processes. The second audit reviewed fines for human trafficking and related sexual exploitation crimes. Auditors found courts assessed fines inconsistently, collection rates varied, some revenues were sent to the wrong local government, and some jurisdictions did not use the money as required for enforcement, prevention, or survivor services. The audit recommended courts work with prosecutors to improve awareness of mandatory fines, and that King and Pierce County improve coding, templates, and tracking so revenues are routed and used correctly. King County testified that it appreciated the audit and described its existing prevention and survivor-support work. The committee took no votes or formal actions and adjourned after the presentations and testimony.
AR

Arkansas 2026 Regular Session

JOINT BUDGET COMMITTEE Apr 28th, 2026

JOINT BUDGET COMMITTEE

Transcript Highlights:
  • It is for $12.475 million.
  • in a way that they understand it and that they can relate to, then it works.
  • I know we've reviewed it.
  • "Yes, and refer it back to vote to review and refer it back to ALC.
  • It amends an existing contract for the unemployment insurance modernization projects.
Keywords: 1204, all
ID

Idaho 2026 Regular Session

Agenda Jan 22nd, 2026

Transcript Highlights:
  • It doesn't really have a budget impact; it just kind of changes the payer, I guess, is the way to kind
  • I'll follow up on that because I thought it was more like five, but it wasn't a political question.
  • It has to list it separately on the W-2 that they receive.
  • opportunity to kind of look through it.
  • I used to have it in my pocket slides, but I think I took it out for this year.
Summary: The House Revenue and Taxation Committee met on January 22, 2012, for budget briefings from Legislative Services Office staff. Keith Bybee gave an overview of Idaho’s general fund structural balance, explaining that recent revenue projections for FY 2026-2028 still show pressure on the budget if spending continues to grow at historical rates. He reviewed how prior surpluses were used for stabilization funds, transportation, building projects, and other one-time investments, and noted major budget drivers such as Medicaid expansion, the state public defender system, and water-related spending. He also walked through the state’s cash position, explaining beginning balances, reappropriations, carryforwards, reversions, and the governor’s proposed use of cash transfers and temporary spending reductions to help balance the budget. Members asked questions about whether JFAC discusses raising revenues versus cutting spending, whether the figures were inflation-adjusted, and how sales tax exemptions affect the overall picture. Bybee said the charts were nominal, not inflation-adjusted, and estimated sales tax exemptions and exclusions at about $2 billion, with current collections around $3.3 billion. He also addressed contract inflation and health insurance costs, saying health care growth is driven more by actual program costs than contract terms. The committee then discussed the federal One Big Beautiful Bill Act and Idaho tax conformity, with Bybee summarizing Tax Commission estimates for provisions such as the standard deduction, overtime, tips, senior deductions, car loan interest, and research and experimentation expensing; members also raised questions about bonus depreciation and the possible budget impact of conforming to federal changes. Christopher LaHocet then demonstrated LSO budget and revenue tools available online, including the general fund budget monitor, daily updates, the budget book, sales tax distribution tables, and the base budget dashboard. He explained that these resources help track revenue performance, legislative budget actions, and the buildup of agency base budgets over time. No votes were taken, and the committee adjourned after announcing a follow-up RS hearing on tax conformity for the next morning.
AZ

Arizona 2026 Regular Session

03/19/2026 - Senate Floor Session

Arizona Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • It takes money away from affordable housing, health care, you name it.
  • ADOT is well aware of it.
  • It is a big failure.
  • State Route 24, the slower it takes to build them, the more expensive it is.
  • Toothpaste, if you turn it over and you look at it, it says, if ingested, call poison control.
Summary: The Arizona Senate convened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, and the 4-H pledge led by the Yuma County 4-H Ambassadors, followed by recognition of guests for National Ag Day, World Hearing Day, a visiting doctor of the day, food truck business owners, and members of Sandy Corps VFW Post 1433 for its 100th anniversary. Senators also presented proclamations honoring World Hearing Day and the VFW post’s century of service. The chamber then handled routine business, including a temporary committee appointment and the reading of messages and committee reports into the journal. The floor then took up a series of third-reading bills, mostly transportation and public safety appropriations. SB 1062, 1063, 1064, 1065, 1088, 1154, 1156, 1157, 1204, 1207, 1245, 1250, 1455, 1457, and 1461 all passed, with several members explaining votes in support of road projects, tribal road needs, veteran services, border security, or workforce health care training, while opponents argued many appropriations should come from other funding sources or were unnecessary, especially the public safety and border-related measures. SB 1798 also passed with bipartisan support after senators praised it as a FAFSA awareness and student opportunity measure. One bill failed: SB 1019, relating to bottled water systems and water fluoridation, was defeated 14-11 after extended debate over public health benefits versus concerns about fluoridation safety and informed consent. After the votes, HB 2110 was withdrawn from the Education Committee and referred to Regulatory Affairs and Government Efficiency. The Senate then announced committee meetings for March 23 and adjourned until Monday, March 23, 2026, at noon.
AZ

Arizona 2026 Regular Session

03/19/2026 - Senate Floor Session

Arizona Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • It takes money away from affordable housing, health care, you name it.
  • ADOT is well aware of it.
  • It is a big failure.
  • State Route 24, the slower it takes to build them, the more expensive it is.
  • Toothpaste, if you turn it over and you look at it, it says, if ingested, call poison control.
Keywords: 1182, all
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

Room 229 Conference PM - 04-29-2026

Hawaii Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • </c> to do it 4:30 at 1:30? to do it 4:30 at 1:30?
  • Is it 1:30? &gt;&gt; I have. 1:35. 1:35? Yes. Is it 1:30?
  • I'd rather think about it and roll it till 4:45 later today.
  • it and roll it I'd rather think about it and roll it till<00:17:44.960><c> um</c><00:17:45.360><c> 4
  • It is 4:52 p.m.
Bills: SB2057 , SB2109 , SB2400 , HB1752 , SB2599 , SB2930
NM

New Mexico 2025 Regular Session

House - Chamber Meeting Jan 28th, 2025

Transcript Highlights:
  • It was absolutely amazing.
  • So just leave it, and you're done. You don't have to remember to bring it. Mr.
  • They do make modern life possible.
  • be through the classroom, whether it be through funding of the SCG, or whether it be through the STEM
  • It provides everything. So, Mr.
LA

Louisiana 2026 Regular Session

House of Representatives Mar 17th, 2026

Louisiana House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • It is online, or find Reach out, look at HB 2. It is online, or find a—Jay, would you hold it up?
  • It increases jurisdiction for the city court of Bogalusa.
  • I could not hear over it.
  • I could not hear over it. On page, you were kind of low. I could not hear over it.
  • It sets default settings.
LA

Louisiana 2026 Regular Session

House of Representatives Mar 17th, 2026

Louisiana House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • It is online, or find Reach out, look at HB 2. It is online, or find a—Jay, would you hold it up?
  • It also provides for technical changes.
  • I could not hear over it.
  • I could not hear over it. On page, you were kind of low. I could not hear over it.
  • It sets default settings.
Summary: The House opened with procedural motions, receipt of enrollment and committee reports, and several personal privilege recognitions for visiting groups and commemorative observances. Members welcomed Irish dignitaries, the Convention of States, the Louisiana Nursery and Landscape Association, nurse practitioners, professional surveyors, a birthday recognition for a member’s daughter, an America 250 concert announcement, and a youth leadership group. The chamber also introduced a number of resolutions and bills, including major fiscal measures such as HB 2 (capital outlay) and HB 3 (bond authorization), along with local and policy bills covering retirement, utilities, law enforcement, education, and public safety. Several resolutions were adopted without objection, including observances for HBCU Day, Opportunity and Action Day, and commendations and condolences for individuals and organizations. The House then considered numerous second-reading bills and committee reports, including measures on income tax check-offs, traffic signal penalties, utility terrain vehicles, personal delivery devices, tax underpayment penalties, road dedications, and motor vehicle regulations. In floor action, HB 78 passed 96-0 to expand the jurisdiction of the Bogalusa city court. HB 190 passed 97-0 to create a Civil Code standard of care for software and computer programs, and HB 427 passed 99-0 to clarify online child-protection provisions and replace “sexually explicit” with the statutory “material harmful to minors” definition. HB 675 passed 100-0 after an amendment removing a middle name from the honoree, and HB 716 passed 99-0 to rename the Chalmette Ferry Terminal for Michael C. Ginnart Jr. The chamber also approved several memorial highway and bridge designations, including HB 346 for Speaker Joe Salter Memorial Highway, HB 355 for Veterans Park Memorial Highway, HB 356 for the Everett Brady Jr. Memorial Bridge, and HB 358 for a memorial highway honoring Charles Bordelon. Other bills were returned to the calendar or temporarily deferred, including HB 112, HB 148, HB 149, HB 221, HB 354, and HB 657. The House also announced committee meetings for the next day, received additional committee reports, and adjourned until 2:00 p.m. the following day.
CA

California 2025-2026 Regular Session

Assembly Floor Session Aug 17th, 2026

California House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • And I know it has been very challenging, but you have done it with such grace and just integrity.
  • It was about six years later that Teresa and my paths first crossed.
  • It deals with the Supreme Court decision of Citizens United.
  • We've done about 34, 35 town halls in the last 18 months to go to every corner of it, and it doesn't
  • The ayes have it. The resolution is adopted.
Summary: The Assembly met in session, established a quorum, and opened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, and several guest and retirement recognitions, including tributes to long-serving Assembly staff Liz Foster and Teresa Trujillo. Members also made procedural motions, including placing SB 546 on the inactive file, re-referring SB 716 to the Local Government Committee, and rescinding prior actions on SB 1344 and SB 1273 to return them to the third reading file. The body then took up a long series of concurrence and third-reading items, with most measures passing overwhelmingly. Among the bills discussed were AB 442 on working forest management plans, AB 2042 on civil actions, AB 1145 on vehicles, ACR 162 honoring Congressman Doug LaMalfa, AJR 17 on immigration registry renewal, SB 941 limiting commissary markups in private detention facilities, SB 1306 on controlled substances and semiconductor manufacturing, SB 1169 extending tentative map validity, SB 1211 on conviction integrity units, SB 971 on older adult education, SB 1193 on Alameda County discretionary funds, SB 1115 on public cemetery district trustee removal, SB 1187 removing language-access provisions from a Brown Act transparency measure, SB 505 on money transmitter security, SB 799 on the South Bay Regional Housing Trust, SB 994 banning NDAs for local officials and staff, SB 1405 on unclaimed retirement distributions, SB 881 extending food-bank-related tax incentives, SJR 18 on campaign finance reform, SB 1307 on forged real estate documents, and SB 1196 on utility hookup timelines. Most measures were approved with little or no opposition; SJR 18 passed 43-14, and several items required urgency or 54-vote thresholds and were adopted. The Assembly also adopted HR 136 designating Home Hardening Week and the consent calendar, including ACR 228. The session concluded with adjournment-in-memory presentations for David and Lupe Navarro and Rachel Summers, followed by an announcement that the Assembly would reconvene the next day at 9 a.m. for a floor session recognizing departing members, and the House adjourned until Tuesday, August 18 at 9 a.m.
CA

California 2025-2026 Regular Session

Assembly Floor Session Aug 17th, 2026

California House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • And I know it has been very challenging, but you have done it with such grace and just integrity.
  • It was about six years later that Teresa and my paths first crossed.
  • It deals with the Supreme Court decision of Citizens United.
  • We've done about 34 or 35 town halls in the last 18 months to go to every corner of it, and it doesn't
  • The ayes have it. The resolution is adopted.
Keywords: 988, house, all
NH

New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session

Senate Finance (04/25/2025)

Finance

Transcript Highlights:
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  • </c> um occur as it was as it was forecasted. um occur as it was as it was forecasted.
  • :41.840><c> or</c> it as much as it it came to us or it as much as it it came to us or organically,<01
  • So it it it it creates concerns drugs.
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Committee: Senate Finance
Keywords: 1191, senate, all
HI
Transcript Highlights:
  • They have to figure out how to modernize it after all these decades.
  • They have to figure out how to modernize it after all these decades.
  • They have to figure out how to<00:50:27.760><c> modernize</c><00:50:28.240><c> it</c><00:50:28.480><c
  • </c> to modernize it after all these decades. to modernize it after all these decades.
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Committee: House Finance