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FL
Florida 2025 Regular Session
December 9, 2025 - 09:30 AM
Transcript Highlights:
- IT HAS THE POTENTIAL TO UNLOCK MORE ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY FOR MORE PEOPLE THAN ANY INNOVATION IN MODERN
- HE STUCK HIS FINGER IN IT AND TASTED IT. IF IT TASTED RIGHT IT WAS CORRECT.
- AI CAN DO SOME OF IT BUT IT HAS TO BE PROGRAMMED TO DO IT.
- IT COULD BE WRONG. VERIFY IT AND ESTABLISH THE REASONING BEHIND IT.
- AND ANALYZING IT AND IT IS SCARY.
MO
Transcript Highlights:
- It has been distributed, and I move for its adoption. 1H.
- It has to be an exchange of its own.
- It has to be—the power of its value is held in its decentralization.
- If it does, I'll fix it.
- It's that it is not shall. It can be.
Committee:
House Commerce
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- I want it on the record; I want it for clarity 100%.
- have it. it, they have it forever.
- it.
- Well, it really is unsubstantiated, so it doesn’t even go in the G-file, does it? Yes, if it would.
- at it.
Committee:
Senate State Affairs
Keywords:
gender designation, civil penalties, private civil rights, multiple-occupancy spaces, Texas Women's Privacy Act, law enforcement, confidentiality, personnel files, employee records, misconduct, abortion, civil liability, abortion-inducing drugs, qui tam actions, Texas Citizens Participation Act, Religious Freedom Restoration Act, healthcare regulations, impact fees, water conservation, reuse projects
ID
Transcript Highlights:
- And were you able to find it? All right, I can read it.
- And were you able to find it? All right, I can read it.
- it.
- Follow up: where does it say it in the Idaho Code section?
- Why was it dormant? It was really an onerous bill, required a lot of—a really high bar to use it.
Committee:
Senate Education
OK
Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session
Oklahoma Medical Marijuana Authority -OMMA- Feb 27th, 2026 at 09:00 am
Transcript Highlights:
- Yeah, I think it would be good for you guys to follow it.
- It has an emergency on it, as Jed said.
- You know, and then if we're doing it wrong, well, you know, and then that it is what it is.
- That's gotten better, but it could be better than it is today.
- And so it sometimes it feels like I get it from the enforcement side, you have to.
MO
Transcript Highlights:
- It does not.
- It does not.
- and using it for its highest and best use.
- in it afterward.
- doesn't, it would never of historic preservation in Kansas City, and it doesn't, it would never preclude
Committee:
House Commerce
AZ
Transcript Highlights:
- I love it, but there was no teeth to it.
- I love it, but there was no teeth to it.
- This doesn't strengthen democracy, it limits it.
- This doesn't strengthen democracy, it limits it.
- Is it cultural? Is it they just don't want to? Because it occurs to me that...
Committee:
Senate Judiciary and Elections
Keywords:
sample ballots, elections, primary election, general election, mailing deadline, ballot mailing, county election officials, board of supervisors, secretary of state, early voting list, election administration, voter information, postal service, USPS processing center, city elections, town elections, special district elections, Arizona election law, ballot proofing, party chair
FL
Florida 2026 Regular Session
Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government Feb 25th, 2026
Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government
Transcript Highlights:
- It must be fleshed out.
- It takes more than that.
- I get it.
- We're happy to do it.
- With that, we are opposed to it as it stands now.
Keywords:
funeral homes, cemetery law, cremation, embalmer, funeral director, preneed contract, preneed funeral, human remains, unclaimed cremated remains, disposition of remains, hospice, palliative care, end-of-life care, direct disposal, mortuary science, funeral service arts, licensure by endorsement, cemetery license, contiguous acres, consumer services
US
US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
Hearings to examine the censorship industrial complex. Mar 25th, 2025 at 01:00 pm
Constitution Subcommittee
Transcript Highlights:
- of its people.
- The one that is not is that the government, the government and its powers and its forces, its police
- It doesn't mean a lot to me, it conveys a lot of meaning, obviously, to many people here, but it has
- I missed it. What does it mean?
- It didn't end up quite the way they wanted it to, did it?
Committee:
Senate Constitution Subcommittee
Keywords:
censorship, First Amendment, social media, misinformation, free speech, government regulation, Big Tech, public discourse
Summary:
The meeting primarily focused on the implications of government involvement in censorship, particularly regarding social media platforms and compliance with misinformation standards. senators and witnesses discussed growing concerns over the influence of large tech companies, like Facebook and Google, in shaping public discourse and suppressing dissenting views. A significant part of the meeting included testimonies from various experts emphasizing the dangers of the 'censorship industrial complex'—a term used to describe the collaborative efforts between government entities and private organizations to control information flow. This collaboration is viewed as a violation of First Amendment rights, with calls for urgent legislative action to restore free speech protections.
OK
Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session
Children, Youth and Family Services REVISED: HB3637 - Added Feb 18th, 2026
Children, Youth and Family Services
Transcript Highlights:
- So it takes the wording of President Trump's executive order, and it puts it into state statute.
- It just opens it up to, it can still be one-to-one, but it opens it up to more group mentoring as well
- It just opens it up to, it can still be one-to-one, but it opens it up to more to group mentoring as
- Does it substantially change the bill? It really does.
- Does it substantially change your bill? Yeah, it is the bill. It was dropped into a shell bill.
Bills:
HB3131 , HB3380 , HB3502 , HB3552 , HB3849 , HB3886 , HB3907 , HB4201 , HB4302 , HB3448 , HB3409 , HB4095 , HB3637
Committee:
House Children, Youth and Family Services
Keywords:
homelessness, shelter standards, safety, accountability, state funding, local governance, regulation, Oklahoma Homeless Shelter Safety and Accountability Act, foster care, child welfare, Department of Human Services, educational opportunities, employment support, technology in child welfare, faith-based organizations, self-sufficiency, financial literacy, HB3502, Oklahoma, children's code
Summary:
The committee first considered House Bill 3552, which would let child care providers bridge the gap between subsidy reimbursement rates and tuition rates. An amendment was adopted unanimously to make the bill subject to approval by the Administration for Children and Families, with the author explaining it was intended to protect federal DHS funding. The bill then passed on a 4-1 vote.
Members then heard several child welfare and human services measures. House Bill 3380, on foster care reform and DHS transparency, passed 5-0 after questions about how public input and scoring would be documented. House Bill 3502, the parental rights and child welfare bill, passed 4-1 after debate over whether the bill addressed a real problem and whether resources would be better spent recruiting foster parents. House Bill 3849, updating and broadening a mentoring program for children and youth, passed 5-0, and House Bill 3886, requiring Health Department personnel to remain on site after an immediate jeopardy finding at a nursing home until a removal plan is accepted, also passed 5-0.
The committee also approved House Bill 3907, which would prohibit certain facilities serving vulnerable juveniles and adults from being staffed through temporary staffing agencies, on a 5-0 vote. House Bill 4201, changing master teacher requirements in licensed child care from license capacity to actual enrollment, passed unanimously after discussion of how staffing ratios would work in practice. House Bill 4302, as amended, passed unanimously after removing subpoena language and instead allowing the Office of Juvenile System Oversight to disclose a complainant’s identity to law enforcement when needed to protect safety. House Bill 3448, requiring umbrella insurance coverage for certain child care caregivers, and House Bill 3409, streamlining recertification for five-star child care providers, both passed unanimously. House Bill 4095, reauthorizing and clarifying the 211 collaborative as the state lead entity for hotline services, also passed 6-0.
The most extensive debate came on House Bill 3131, which would establish statewide baseline standards for transparency, public safety, and health safety in homeless shelters and create an advisory board. Members raised concerns about local control, rural county burdens, agency workload, and whether the bill duplicated existing requirements, while the author said he was open to further changes, including strike title and possible population-based exceptions. Despite objections, the bill advanced to the Oversight Committee on a 4-3 vote. Before adjournment, the chair said the committee would begin a deeper review of OCCY multidisciplinary teams and CAC child advocacy groups in upcoming meetings.
MO
Missouri 2026 Regular Session
Economic Development Feb 3rd, 2026
Joint Committee on Rural Economic Development
Transcript Highlights:
- It sort of modernizes what we all do and how we do it.
- it.
- Some people's eyes, it can seem like it could be difficult, but I see the simplicity in it, and I see
- It's completely on its own. It can do whatever it wants.
- I fill it out. If I'm buying your home, I fill it out. I send it over.
Summary:
The committee first heard House Bill 2508, which would clarify that Missouri series LLCs may obtain standalone certificates of good standing from the Secretary of State and be individually listed on the Secretary of State’s website. Representative Chris Brown said the bill is intended to remove uncertainty created by a newer interpretation of the law and help Missouri businesses operate in other states. Committee members and witnesses from law and business groups generally supported the measure, emphasizing transparency, easier verification of entities, and reduced barriers to interstate business. No opposition was offered, and the hearing on HB 2508 was closed.
The committee then heard House Bill 2517, which would require real estate wholesalers to provide a written disclosure before contracting with a seller, stating that they are acting as a wholesaler, do not represent the seller, may assign the contract, and encouraging the seller to seek legal counsel. Representative Brown described the bill as a consumer protection measure aimed at preventing deceptive practices that can harm distressed homeowners, seniors, heirs, and first-time sellers. Members raised questions about whether the disclosure should be more prominent and whether the bill would affect legitimate investors. Brown and several supporters said the bill targets bad actors without restricting legitimate transactions.
Testimony on HB 2517 was mixed but broadly supportive of disclosure. The Missouri Association of Realtors, the Missouri Chamber, and several wholesalers and homebuyers supported the bill’s transparency requirements, while warning that overregulation could hurt the market for distressed and blighted properties. Supporters described wholesalers as important to moving off-market homes into the hands of rehabbers and argued that disclosure helps ensure sellers understand the transaction. One witness said the Senate companion bill had been amended to require disclosure 14 days before contracting and to make Attorney General enforcement discretionary, which would eliminate the fiscal note, though some witnesses said the 14-day requirement could burden sellers in urgent situations. The hearing on HB 2517 was then closed, with no votes taken during the meeting.
ID
Transcript Highlights:
- I've seen it. I've treated it.
- I've seen it, I've treated it.
- It doesn't outlaw kratom. It safeguards it, ...Protection Act. It doesn't outlaw kratom.
- It safeguards it.
- Depending on the plant, as we said, it could be anywhere below 1% to basically non-detectable by modern
Committee:
House Health and Welfare
MA
Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Committee on Intergovernmental Affairs May 5th, 2026
Senate Committee on Intergovernmental Affairs
Transcript Highlights:
- it very difficult for us to try to insert that into the... ...town doesn't comply, it makes it very
- Is it okay? So when I bring the panel forward, I'll discuss it.
- proud of it.
- We want it because we read it, but we keep it also for those that may want to have it shared.
- It can't just be on the ACO; it has to be on the municipality. They have to be pushing it forward.
Summary:
The joint Audit Committee meeting focused on implementation of Ali’s Law, including MDAR’s progress on kennel regulations and municipal reporting. MDOT/MDAR officials said the department formed the required advisory committee, held trainings for animal control officers and municipal clerks, created a public information webpage, and completed draft regulations that are now under secretarial review. They reported that 269 of 351 municipalities had filed kennel counts, leaving 82 out of compliance, and said the reported statewide total was 1,408 licensed kennels, with an estimated 1,800 to 1,850 statewide.
Committee members pressed the department on the pace of rulemaking, the lack of a clear enforcement mechanism for municipalities that fail to report, and the need for stronger accountability. The chair said he wanted to avoid a formal investigation if answers could be obtained, but urged MDAR to move quickly and to consider stronger public reporting and possible sanctions. He also asked about injury reporting and suggested that injury data should be sent to the state and tracked in a way that provides context, such as the number of animals in a facility.
Representatives from animal welfare organizations and the advisory committee supported the law’s goals but emphasized that rollout should be fair to compliant businesses and that municipalities and ACOs need better training, resources, and standardized guidance. They backed a filed bill, House Bill 4849, which would give MDAR authority to fine municipalities that do not comply and would add more detailed reporting, including last inspection dates and injury reports. They also raised concerns about third-party advertising platforms that may list unlicensed kennels and argued that public education, consumer transparency, and stronger oversight are needed to prevent bad actors from operating.
MA
Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
Formal House Session 52 Jun 4th, 2026
Massachusetts House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- , package it, and sell it to somebody willing to pay.
- , it becomes inventory, it becomes liability that attracts hackers.
- They only collect it from small business. They don't share it back.
- They only collect it from small business. They don't share it back.
- Sometimes it's hard to define, but we know it when we see it.
MO
Missouri 2026 Regular Session
Conservation and Natural Resources Apr 16th, 2026
Conservation and Natural Resources
Transcript Highlights:
- It has been distributed, and I move for its adoption.
- It is trying to prevent that? It is trying to prevent it, yes.
- It is trying to prevent that? It is trying to prevent it, yes.
- It, it, it, it, it,... ...entire history and all of a sudden it's become a problem.
- Does it conduct audits? Has it done a rate study?
Committee:
House Conservation and Natural Resources
Summary:
The Conservation and Natural Resources Committee first took up Senate Bill 953, which was described as ensuring environmental protection funds remain dedicated to that purpose. The committee substitute added provisions from House Bill 1885, changing Clean Water Commission membership conflict rules, and Senate Bill 1397, giving certain reservoir water storage contract holders exclusive rights to return flows. Members discussed the conflict-of-interest language and the water-return provision, then adopted a House committee amendment and the amended substitute by voice vote. The committee then voted the House Committee Substitute for Senate Bill 953 do pass by a 6-5 roll call, with Representative Wellenkamp voting no.
The committee then heard House Bill 3193, a proposal by Representative Wellenkamp to reduce single-use plastic waste in state parks and historic sites by phasing out plastic bags, plastic water bottles, and Styrofoam/styrene containers, while allowing exemptions where needed. Supporters, including conservation groups, a Missouri River Bird Observatory representative, and others, said plastics harm parks, waterways, wildlife, tourism, and human health, and urged alternatives and better waste practices. Some members raised concerns about accessibility and the need for practical substitutes for people with disabilities and for emergency or park operations. The Missouri Beverage Association opposed the bill, arguing its plastics are recyclable and that education and recycling are better approaches than bans.
Finally, the committee heard House Bill 3320, the Drinking Water Transparency and Accountability Act, which would assign Missouri public water systems A-F grades based on violations, finances, operations, and infrastructure, and would impose additional oversight and spending restrictions on systems graded D or F. The sponsor said the bill would make water-system problems easier for ratepayers to understand and help address chronic failures; supporters from Missouri American Water, Central States Water Resources, and the Missouri Chamber said it would improve transparency and support investment. Opponents from municipal utilities, the Missouri Municipal League, and the Missouri Water Association argued the bill oversimplifies a technical field, duplicates existing consumer confidence reports, could confuse customers, and may undermine trust in local systems. No vote was taken on HB 3193 or HB 3320 before adjournment.
MA
Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Committee on Post Audit and Oversight May 5th, 2026
Senate Committee on Post Audit and Oversight
Transcript Highlights:
- It is depending on how busy the business is, it may appear that they're having more reports, but it may
- Is it okay? So when I bring the panel forward, I'll discuss it.
- proud of it.
- We want it because we read it, but we keep it also for those that may want to have it shared.
- It was a late file, and it is now in House Ways and Means, and it does address a handful of things, some
ID
Transcript Highlights:
- And then try to click on it. Double-click on it. Okay, let's go here. We may have it. There we go.
- It simply says. I think we need to stay focused on it.
- The Oklahoma courts, you know, it went, it made it to the Tenth Circuit, is what I'm trying to say.
- If something does conform with the Constitution, then it can be used. If it doesn't, then it can't.
- If it doesn't, then it can't.
Committee:
Senate Judiciary and Rules
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- And it worked. It worked big.
- it?
- of it?
- I think it does it in several ways. I think it provides some more money up front.
- Does it get reallocated in the community or do we receive it? Yeah, it goes back.
Bills:
HB158 , HB714 , HB 1198 , HB1630 , HB1998 , HB3509 , HB3788 , HB3875 , HB3948 , HB3977 , HB4097 , HB4313 , HB4314 , HB4317 , HB158
Committee:
House Intergovernmental Affairs
Keywords:
housing, veterans, surplus government property, affordable housing, funding sources, housing assistance, homeless prevention, landlord incentives, rural housing, domestic violence, community development, tenant readiness, program participants, financial assistance, homelessness, rental support, Texas Tenant Readiness Program, tenant assistance, housing stability, Texas Department of Housing
NM
New Mexico 2026 Regular Session
Senate - Tax, Business and Transportation Feb 14th, 2026 at 04:35 pm
Senate Tax, Business & Transportation
Transcript Highlights:
- There it is. Natalie, you got it? Senator Figueroa?
- It modernizes our Metropolitan Redevelopment Code to better reflect today's housing realities.
- I've got it. You've got it, okay, because I'm seeing it on page six about section G.
- And so I probably can't support it at this time. That's it.
- Honestly, it was mostly an oversight as we were developing it.
Committee:
Senate Senate Tax, Business & Transportation
MA
Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
Formal House Session 52 Jun 21st, 2026 at 10:50 am
Massachusetts House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- , package it, and sell it to somebody willing to pay.
- , it becomes inventory, it becomes liability that attracts hackers.
- They only collect it from small business. They don't share it back.
- Sometimes it's hard to define, but we know it when we see it.
- It can only be used for the narrow purpose for which it was collected.
Summary:
The House first adopted several resolutions from the Committee on Rules, including congratulations to four Eagle Scouts and recognition of Sturbridge on the 250th anniversary of the United States. The chamber then took up a series of bills reported by Ways and Means and other committees, repeatedly suspending the rules to move them forward. These included the Massachusetts Consumer Data Privacy Act, a Fall River land conveyance bill, a Belmont alcohol licensing bill, a Reading senior property tax exemption bill, and a Linfield funding transfer bill, with each measure advancing by amendment or being passed to a third reading or engrossment.
A major portion of the session focused on the Massachusetts Consumer Data Privacy Act, with multiple members speaking in support. Supporters described the bill as a broad consumer privacy framework that would limit data collection, require consent for sensitive data, ban the sale of precise location data, restrict targeted advertising to minors, create consumer rights to access, correct, delete, and opt out of data uses, and provide enforcement tools for the Attorney General and, in limited cases, a private right of action. Several members emphasized protections for reproductive health, immigrant communities, and neural data, while others argued the bill would not burden small businesses and would instead hold large data holders accountable. The House adopted the Ways and Means amendment and ordered the bill to a third reading, then later passed the bill to be engrossed and enacted.
The House also considered and enacted Senate 2563, a bill updating language in the laws concerning individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Members described the measure as removing outdated and offensive terminology and replacing it with person-first language without changing substantive law. After debate, the House adopted an amendment, passed the bill to be engrossed, and then enacted it by roll call. In addition, the House enacted the fiscal year 2026 supplemental appropriations bill, House 5470, and approved a bill extending deadlines for Middleton and Milton, both by roll call votes with no opposition.
Later, the House took up a temporary summer 2026 local-option pilot allowing municipalities to extend liquor license hours and permit public consumption in designated districts. Supporters framed it as an economic development and tourism measure tied to major upcoming events, and the House adopted an amendment, passed the bill to be engrossed, and then concurred with the Senate version. The session ended with the House adopting an adjournment order and adjourning to meet again the following Monday in informal session.