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OK
Transcript Highlights:
  • The following order of business will be observed: a prayer, pledge of allegiance, introduction, introduction
  • Today we think of friends, colleagues, neighbors, constituents who need the presence and comfort of one
  • She has a long history of advocacy for the people of Oklahoma and health.
  • I am deeply appreciative of her continuing commitment.
  • It is my honor to extend the privileges of the House of Representatives to Miss Angie Almmermeyer.
OK
Transcript Highlights:
  • I invite all of Oklahoma to pray. I invite all of Oklahoma to pray.
  • You for the promise of deliverance, and through each member, bless the great state of Oklahoma, our home
  • She has a long history of advocacy for the people of Oklahoma in health, and she recently retired as
  • It is my honor, and I want to extend the privileges of the House of Representatives to Ms.
  • It is my honor, and I want to extend the privileges of the House of Representatives to Ms.
Summary: The House convened, the clerk called the roll, and a quorum was present. The chamber adopted the day’s order of business, heard an invocation from Chaplain Ronnie Wilson, and recited the Pledge of Allegiance. The House also noted a list of bill and resolution reassignments from the majority floor leader’s office and briefly stood at ease before returning to order. Representative Timmons introduced Angie Kammermeyer as the nurse of the day, recognizing her long career in nursing and health care leadership, including her retirement as chief nursing officer from Integris Health after 40 years of service. The Speaker also welcomed guests in the galleries, including Sarah Stevens and her newborn baby, Kelby, and a group of leadership students from Great Plains who traveled from Lawton. No legislation was debated or voted on during the portion of the session provided. At the end of the meeting, Representative Pugh moved to adjourn, and the House agreed without objection. The chamber adjourned until Thursday, February 12, 2026, at 9:30 a.m.
WA

Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session

Senate Floor Session Feb 6th, 2026

Washington Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Institute of Technology Board of Trustees.
  • of Spokane Board of Trustees.
  • Franklin, is confirmed as a member of the Community Colleges of Spokane Board of Trustees.
  • So you have to have a level of... ...taking care of things inside of the store.
  • The title of the bill will be the title of the act.
Summary: The Senate opened with routine proceedings, including the roll call, approval of the previous day’s journal, referral of committee reports and gubernatorial appointments, and the removal of Senate Joint Memorial 8003 from the consent calendar to the regular calendar. The chamber also received and referred Engrossed Substitute House Bill 1604 to the Committee on Human Services, and later took up several gubernatorial confirmations. The Senate adopted Senate Resolution 8682 recognizing the YMCA’s 150th anniversary in Washington. Senators spoke in support, describing the YMCA’s role in child care, swim lessons, youth programs, civic engagement, camps, and community health, and guests from YMCA organizations were recognized on the floor. The Senate then confirmed Jeffrey P. Fairchild to the Whatcom Community College Board of Trustees, Randall V. Scott to the Lake Washington Institute of Technology Board of Trustees, and Anna M. Franklin to the Community Colleges of Spokane Board of Trustees, each by unanimous or near-unanimous roll call votes. The chamber also observed a moment of silence for the family of Representative Tom Dent after his wife suffered a stroke. After caucuses, the Senate returned to floor action on two major bills. Substitute Senate Bill 5185, creating a pilot pathway to physician licensure for international medical graduates, was advanced to final passage and approved 39-1. Engrossed Substitute Senate Bill 5993, lowering the interest rate on medical debt, drew extensive debate about affordability, charity care, and the impact on rural hospitals; amendments were considered, including one to make the bill prospective rather than retroactive, which was adopted, while a rural-hospital differential-rate amendment failed. The bill ultimately passed 29-19. The Senate then adjourned until Monday, February 9, 2026.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Senate Session Mar 12th, 2025

Texas Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Swegler has the rare distinction of being one of just a handful of physicians who has served as a physician
  • We have some of the highest numbers of diabetes.
  • I do have a couple of questions that I have been brought to me out of a little bit of a concern.
  • Taxpayer funded health care of tomorrow, right? Isn't that one of the goals of your bill?
  • In Texas, an average of seven. barrels of produced water is produced for every barrel of oil.
FL

Florida 2025 Regular Session

Senate in Session Mar 12th, 2025

Florida Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • THE PEOPLE OF FLORIDA.
  • THEIR NAMES ARE ANTONIO MATOS OF MONTICELLO, SPONSORED BY SENATOR SIMON; KNOX POWELL OF TALLAHASSEE,
  • OF THE NINTH.
  • I stand in support of this bill, and I encourage all of my colleagues to vote in favor of this bill.
  • I see our Clerk of Courts is joining us and I am sorry if there are more of you up there.
CA

California 2025-2026 Regular Session

Senate Floor Session Jun 29th, 2026

California Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Please join me in the Pledge of Allegiance: 'I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of
  • They are part of the fabric of California, and their history is woven into the history of our nation.
  • Day of Peace and International Year of Peace under the auspices of the United Nations. Dr.
  • It also includes specific circumstances in which reforms do not apply to the current backlog of cases
  • As someone who represents, in every way, the best of the spirit, of the hope, of the sense of we love
Summary: The Senate session opened with a roll call, prayer, and Pledge of Allegiance, then moved through a long series of floor recognitions and votes. Members spent substantial time honoring the Los Angeles Dodgers, celebrating their back-to-back World Series championship and highlighting the team’s history, community role, and connections to Jackie Robinson, Fernando Valenzuela, Vin Scully, and Jaime Jarrín. Senators also recognized summer interns and welcomed members of Kappa Alpha Psi’s Kappa League and Guide Right program to the floor. The chamber then took up several measures, beginning with AB 182 on ballot order and proposition numbering for the 2026 statewide ballot, which passed 38-8 after debate over whether placing legislatively referred measures first was fair. SR 113, commemorating the International Day of Peace and honoring Dr. Yongshik Cho’s role in proposing it, passed unanimously after supportive remarks about peace, education, and California’s diversity. The Senate also adopted SJR 16 urging Congress to restore commercial driver’s licenses for affected California truck drivers, and SCR 185 designating Probation Services Week. A major portion of the meeting was devoted to budget trailer bills. The Senate concurred in Assembly amendments to AB 112, AB 150, AB 152, AB 181, and AB 179, covering Medi-Cal, child care, human services, education governance, and housing. It also passed or concurred in SB 168, SB 169, SB 170, SB 171, SB 172, SB 174, SB 177, and SB 180, addressing public resources and energy, transportation, executive branch reorganization, labor, state government, courts, Medi-Cal financing, and taxation. Several of these drew opposition centered on energy costs, transparency, business impacts, or the proposed “fair share” approach to Medi-Cal costs for large corporations, but most measures passed on party-line or near-party-line votes. The Senate also confirmed three California Horse Racing Board appointments and ended with adjournment motions, including a request to adjourn in memory of Francis Lydia Limos of American Canyon.
CA

California 2025-2026 Regular Session

Senate Rules Committee Apr 8th, 2026

Rules

Transcript Highlights:
  • or even half of it or a third of it.
  • Another thing that was causing some of the backlog was our case intake IT solution.
  • And so, not to say that the backlog is not a problem—it certainly is, I think, a sign of how well the
  • us, I think, from having good visibility into the reasons behind some of the backlogs.
  • from having good visibility into into the reasons behind some of the backlogs I know they made a huge
Summary: The Senate Rules Committee approved several non-appearing gubernatorial appointments and routine agenda items by 4-0 votes, including Frank Damrow Jr. to the Alcoholic Beverage Control Appeals Board, Michelle Eddger to the Board of Barbering and Cosmetology, and David Galavis to the State Park and Recreation Commission. The committee also approved bill referrals, a rule waiver to allow SB 1447 to be heard after the policy deadline, and floor acknowledgments. The committee then heard the appointment of Clint Kellam as Director of the Department of Cannabis Control. Members focused heavily on cannabis regulation, especially illicit market activity, consumer education, labeling, and youth protection. Kellam said the department’s goal is to shift consumption from illicit to legal sources, not increase use, and described efforts such as the Real California Cannabis website, the required educational pamphlet for new users, inspections, and package review. Senators raised concerns about attractive-to-children packaging, high-dose beverages, and the need for tighter labeling rules; Kellam said the department is open to legislative changes, is working on an AI tool to help licensees review packaging, and uses recalls, citations, and administrative actions when products violate rules. He also described enforcement efforts against illegal cultivation and retail, including the Unified Cannabis Enforcement Task Force and cooperation with local, state, and federal agencies. The committee voted 4-0 to advance the appointment. The committee next heard Jennifer Osborne’s appointment as Director of the Department of Industrial Relations. Osborne described her background in state administration and said she aims to remove barriers, improve systems, and support workplace safety, wage enforcement, workers’ compensation, and apprenticeship programs. Senators asked about PAGA enforcement, Cal/OSHA audit findings, backlogs, staffing shortages, and complaint handling. Osborne said DIR’s role in PAGA is limited, but the department is working on Cal/OSHA policy revisions, training, additional investigation staff, centralized intake, IT modernization, and possible use of outside administrative law judges to reduce delays. She also said the department is addressing vacancy and backlog issues through classification changes and new hiring strategies. Public commenters from employer groups and labor organizations spoke in support, and the committee approved the appointment 4-0 for full Senate confirmation.
CA

California 2025-2026 Regular Session

Senate Rules Committee Apr 8th, 2026

Rules

Transcript Highlights:
  • “Another part of the growth of the backlog was that the case intake IT solution they’re using is outdated
  • We could see if they could do some of that work to get at the backlog.
  • So not to say that the backlog is not, you know, certainly a sign of how well the Labor Commissioner
  • us, I think, from having good visibility into the reasons behind some of the backlogs.
  • reasons behind some of the backlogs I know they made a huge effort to clean up some of the there was
Keywords: 987, senate, all
NH

New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session

Senate Judiciary (02/04/2025)

Judiciary

Transcript Highlights:
  • , and to better utilize state resources so that we can alleviate the backlog at the Office of the Forensic
  • , and to better utilize state resources so that we can alleviate the backlog at the Office of the Forensic
  • I could say a lot of things about the OF's backlog, but one of the concerns I have is that the OF is
  • I could say a lot of things about the OF's backlog, but one of the concerns I have is that the OF is
  • about the of's backlog but one of the about the of's backlog but one of the concerns<00:31:14.320><c>
Keywords: 1191, senate, all
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety - Part 1 - 03/27/26

Judiciary and Public Safety

Transcript Highlights:
  • Oh, Commissioner of Human Services are two of three of those, and one to the Commissioner of Health.
  • heard and backlog of applications is quickly increasing.
  • c> quickly</c> and backlog of applications is quickly and backlog of applications is quickly increasing
  • </c> 1st of 2026. 1st of 2026.
  • They aren't able to get things repaired and upkeep, maintenance kinds of ...upkeep, maintenance kinds
Keywords: 1187, senate, all
US
Transcript Highlights:
  • The role of Deputy Secretary of Veterans Affairs is important.
  • In fact, because of the actions of this administration, we've been made aware of numerous detrimental
  • This action was part of last week's broad purge. of tens of thousands of workers across almost every
  • One of the most rewarding experiences of my career.
  • I can understand it from the perspective of some of my colleagues on the other side of the aisle.
Summary: The meeting involved detailed discussions on various veterans' issues, particularly focusing on the challenges faced by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) amidst a backdrop of significant staffing changes. Members expressed deep concerns over the recent layoffs of over 1,000 VA employees, emphasizing the crucial nature of these positions in the context of mental health support for veterans, particularly amid rising suicide rates. Senators articulated the need for transparency and effective communication between the VA and Congress to avoid further breakdowns in services. The session also spotlighted the ongoing modernization of VA systems and the urgent need to streamline processes to benefit veterans effectively.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Environment Committee Meeting - 2025-03-27

Environment and Natural Resources Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • to work on the backlog of permits and ensure that we're moving the needle on the oldest permits at the
  • On eliminating the backlog of high-priority Superfund site assessment sites.
  • I don't have a list of all of those permits in front of me.
  • Specifically, permits that are on the backlog are a target of what Director Johnson talked about.
  • We want to ensure that those permits on the backlog, which have been in-house for a number of years in
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

Senate Floor Session 01-30-2026 11:30am

Hawaii Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • On page 25, introduction of Senate &gt;&gt; File.
  • supplemental orders of the day that may be filed later today.
  • No point of personal privilege. I have bad notes today.
  • </c><00:03:21.040><c> I</c> No pro point of personal privilege.
  • I No pro point of personal privilege.
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

EDU Informational Briefing 01-30-2026

Hawaii Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • </c> areas of our um of our plan. areas of our um of our plan.
  • That's where we're thinking of doing the beginnings of assessing the reality of it.
  • Let's make some of this mandatory in the implementation of our new grant instead of being loose about
  • Let's make some of this mandatory in the implementation of our new grant instead of being loose about
  • </c> cohort of this work. cohort of this work.
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

Opening Day Floor Session 01-21-2026 10:00am

Hawaii Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Will the Senate of the 23rd Legislature of the State of Hawaii please come to order?
  • </c><00:07:43.919><c> Under</c> people of the state of Hawaii. Under people of the state of Hawaii.
  • Blangiardi, mayor of the county of Maui Richard Bissen, and mayor of the county of Hawaii Dr.
  • of the County of We also have Mayor of the County of Kauaii<00:11:14.240><c> Derek</c><00:11:14.720><
  • </c> mayor of the city and county of mayor of the city and county of Honolulu,<00:11:19.360><c> Rick<
CA
Transcript Highlights:
  • of the funds will be used for state operations of the minor repair infrastructure grant and continuity
  • of certain quality... ...of the minor repair infrastructure grants and continuity of certain quality
  • of sort of the total number of people eligible down to the place where we...
  • all of this: the initial loss of Medi-Cal.
  • Of that, nine of the 33 AAAs responded. Of that, nine of the 33 AAAs responded, as did C4A.
Keywords: 988, house, all
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Environment and Natural Resources Finance and Policy Committee 3/27/25

Environment and Natural Resources Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • Permitting backlogs is a priority both from a regulated party standpoint, in terms of maybe they want
  • So, uh, specifically permits that are on the backlog are a target of what, uh, Director Johnson talked
  • So, uh, specifically permits that are on the backlog are a target of what, uh, Director Johnson talked
  • So, uh, specifically permits that are on the backlog are a target of what, uh, Director Johnson talked
  • So, uh, specifically permits that are on the backlog are a target of what, uh, Director Johnson talked
NH

New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session

House Resources, Recreation and Development (01/21/2026)

Resources, Recreation and Development

Transcript Highlights:
  • We're able to work through a backlog of files that were transferred to us, and we're making good progress
  • We're able to work through a backlog of files that were transferred to us, and we're making good progress
  • the state-owned dams, to ultimately repair of state-owned dams.
  • </c><01:58:57.199><c> of</c> stateowned dams to ultimately repair of stateowned dams to ultimately repair
  • of</c> about thousands of dollars of right of about thousands of dollars of right of of<04:20:13.120
Keywords: 1189, house, all
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Senate Session Mar 24th, 2025

Texas Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Of the county staff who pulled this off, of the ballot board, of the signature verification committee
  • May the work of this body strive for the preservation of. peace, the promotion of happiness, the increase
  • of units.
  • Senate Bill 2061 by Parker relates to prior authorization or pre-certification for the repair of complex
  • of the University of Texas System.
CA
Transcript Highlights:
  • Okay, do we have any additional comments from the Department of the Department of the Department of the
  • What is the future of both this and other GenAI approaches that require both lots of data and lots of
  • Opportunities and some of the challenges of this.
  • of Governor as of the effective date of this budget act.
  • of hundreds of millions of dollars to some of the world's largest companies.
Keywords: 987, senate, all