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KY
Kentucky 2026 Regular Session
House Standing Committee on Licensing, Occupations, and Administrative Regulations.(3-4-26)
Licensing, Occupations, & Administrative Regulations
Transcript Highlights:
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- This legislation is a product of over a year of work between the Board of Dentistry to review Chapter
- First, House Bill 776 modernizes definitions through Chapter 313 and aligns specialty recognition with
ID
Transcript Highlights:
- Changes of note to this chapter include adding a definition for camping, which we did for better enforceability
- definition for leash, also on the same page in 0.01.06, was added to again enforce restrictions in this chapter
- This chapter establishes standards for licensed vendors and related administration, including selection
- The fees in this chapter were last updated in the 2020 legislative session.
Committee:
Senate Resources and Environment
MA
Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
Formal House Session 19 Feb 26th, 2026
Massachusetts House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Section 3 of Chapter 133 of the Acts of 2022 is hereby amended by striking out the figures 21,077.
- Section 3 of Chapter 133 of the Acts of 2022 is hereby amended by striking out the figures 21,780 and
- Section 94 of Chapter 93, as appearing in the 2024 official edition, is hereby amended by adding the
- Chapter 25 of the General Laws, as so appearing, is hereby amended by inserting after section 23 the
Summary:
The House opened with routine formalities and then adopted a resolution recognizing the work of Ukraine Forward after suspending the rules. Members also suspended Joint Rule 12 to allow several petitions to proceed, including proposals related to a poverty-reduction grant program, an unemployment insurance study commission, and a local police-exam age waiver. The House then took up a major energy bill, House No. 4744/5151, reported by Ways and Means and scheduled by Steering, Policy and Scheduling, and advanced it through second reading and to third reading after adopting the committee amendment.
The main floor debate centered on the energy affordability, clean power, and economic competitiveness bill. Supporters argued it would lower rates through reforms to Mass Save, changes to procurement and interconnection, returning a share of alternative compliance payments to ratepayers, and other consumer protections, while preserving long-term clean energy goals. Opponents said the bill’s relief was too delayed and that it added costs and bureaucracy without immediate help for households facing high bills. Several amendments were offered and rejected, including proposals to suspend public benefit charges for a year, change utility rate-filing disclosure rules, and alter propane delivery protections; one amendment on solar siting in forested areas was also defeated.
The House adopted a consolidated amendment to the energy bill by a roll call vote of 127-27, and earlier adopted the Ways and Means substitute version of the bill. The chamber also passed several other bills to be engrossed or enacted, including measures on unemployment insurance for fluctuating schedules, the Medical Society mission statement, a youth training wage, bridge and intersection designations, handicapped parking fines, public way safety, excavation restoration, and a Newton police age requirement. The House observed multiple moments of silence honoring deceased veterans, public servants, and community figures, including Navy Petty Officer Joden Booker, coach Thomas Skip Karam, former Police Chief Carlton Abbott, and former legislator William Q. Biff McLean, Jr.
FL
Florida 2026 4th Special Session
February 3, 2026 - 08:00 AM
Transcript Highlights:
- There's also a Florida chapter of the American Chinese United Association, which is another known United
- When this chapter was launched here in Florida, more than 20 current and former Florida state and federal
- creation of the terrorist organization Hamas, the international Muslim Brotherhood directed its global chapters
- Muslim Brotherhood chapter in the United States to support their new organization.
ND
North Dakota 2026 1st Special Session
House Floor Session Jan 23rd, 2026 at 09:00 am
North Dakota House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- opposition to this amendment, and you will see the addition in Section 1 of the bill as it impacts Chapter
- Engrossed Senate Bill 2402 is a bill for an act to create and enact a new section to Chapter 43.
- Engrossed Senate Bill 2402 is a bill for an act to create and enact two new sections of Chapter 43-15
- This bill adds two new sections to Chapter 43-15 of the North Dakota Century Code and provides a limited
Keywords:
presidential physical fitness test, physical education, fitness assessment, student fitness, school curriculum, graduation requirements, elementary school, middle school, high school, public schools, nonpublic schools, superintendent of public instruction, exceptions, disability accommodations, North Dakota studies, computer science, cybersecurity, health education, concept-based fitness class, school standards
Summary:
The North Dakota House convened in special session with prayer, roll call, and a quorum present, then took up several rural health-related bills. Senate Bill 2401, as amended, required physicians to complete one hour of continuing education in nutrition and metabolic health each renewal cycle and also added language allowing criminal history background checks for the Board of Occupational Therapy Practice. Supporters emphasized the role of nutrition in reducing chronic disease, and the bill passed 92-0.
The House then considered Senate Bill 2402, which expanded pharmacists’ limited prescriptive and therapeutic substitution authority for certain low-acuity conditions and clarified related lab-test and communication requirements. Members discussed examples such as motion sickness, cold sores, lice, hypoglycemia, COVID and flu testing, emergency access to medications and supplies, and limits excluding certain drug classes; the bill passed 91-1. Senate Bill 2403 created a temporary medical facility emergency operating loan option through the Bank of North Dakota for qualifying rural hospitals facing severe financial distress, with extensive debate over the targeted nature of the aid, anti-gifting concerns, repayment terms, and the hospital’s turnaround plan; it passed 80-12.
Senate Bill 2404 appropriated funds for NDIT to address federal digital accessibility requirements and for the Public Service Commission’s litigation efforts related to transmission costs, with a backup loan authorization available if needed; it passed 92-0. At the close of the session, leaders thanked members and staff for their work on the rural health transformation package, a committee notified the Governor and the Senate that the House had completed its business, absent members were excused, and the House adjourned sine die.
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Housing and Community Development Committee Jan 14th, 2026
Housing and Community Development
Transcript Highlights:
- Arachal with Habitat for Humanity, California, and I'm here representing the views of our Habitat chapter
- And I'm here representing the views of our Habitat chapter statewide, where, as you probably know, we
- Like one of the Habitat chapters, we may be able to even submit some of our already naturally affordable
- Today, I am Debbie Arachal with Habitat for Humanity, California, and I am representing our Habitat chapter
Committee:
House Housing and Community Development
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- government code used to regulate. membership dues and it no longer does that, and actually the whole chapter
- Uh, we eliminate Chapter 668 entirely.
- Okay, so then that's after the chapter heading?
- It expands the scope of Chapter 98B to include artificial intimate visual material, defining it as computer-generated
Committee:
House Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence
Keywords:
healthcare liability, emergency medical care, standard of proof, negligence, legal reforms, Texas General Arbitration Act, arbitration, binding arbitration, statute of limitations, limitations period, tolling, Civil Practice and Remedies Code, Section 16.073, alternative dispute resolution, ADR, civil procedure, lawsuit filing, court jurisdiction, Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence, procedural law
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Elect Committee Meeting - 2025-03-26
Elections Finance and Government Operations
Transcript Highlights:
- The jurisdiction of this committee covers the entirety, I believe, of Chapter 10A, which is the Campaign
- This entire bill is under Chapter 10A.
- It lies entirely within Chapter 10A, which is the Campaign Finance and Public Disclosure Board.
- said, Chair Cleavorn confirmed, that State Government Finance has jurisdiction over that particular chapter
MA
Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
Joint Committee on the Judiciary Jun 21st, 2026 at 01:00 pm
Joint Committee on the Judiciary
Transcript Highlights:
- So if that authority exists, and I agree with what you just said, the Attorney General under Chapter
- I will point out that in Chapter 12, in the civil rights section, this language...” “...mirrors what
- already exists in Chapter 12 and under the civil rights division section, so this already does exist
- piecemeal in Chapter 12.
- We have a saying in our chapter cities: the streets are always hiring, and that's what happens.
Committee:
Joint Joint Committee on the Judiciary
Summary:
The committee heard extensive testimony on several Judiciary bills, with the largest portion focused on S. 1178/H. 2052 to reduce mass incarceration and end life without parole. People incarcerated at MCI Framingham, MCI Norfolk, and NCCI Gardner described personal growth, rehabilitation, restorative justice work, family separation, and the belief that parole eligibility after long sentences would better reflect public safety and human development. Speakers emphasized that life without parole removes hope and can undermine rehabilitation, while supporters argued that many lifers are older, less likely to reoffend, and could contribute positively if given a chance at parole review. Committee members did not take votes during the hearing.
The committee also heard testimony on S. 1139 to restore the statute of limitations for wrongful death claims involving tobacco use, with Sen. Keenan explaining that a recent SJC decision had cut off claims where the injured person did not sue within three years before death. He said the bill would restore families’ ability to seek redress in cases involving long-latency tobacco harms like COPD. Another major topic was S. 1205, which would add abusive litigation to the definition of coercive control in domestic violence law; Sen. Michael Moore said the bill would stop abusers from using repeated court filings to harass and financially burden survivors.
The committee also took up S. 1114 on automatic record sealing, with Sen. Friedman and others arguing that the current petition-based process is slow, burdensome, and disproportionately harms people with criminal records, especially Black and Latino residents. Testimony also supported H. 1965/S. 1132 on compensation for wrongful conviction, with advocates and sponsors describing a faster administrative claims process, transitional support, and higher compensation without the current cap. Sen. Payano testified for S. 1241 to expand educational programming for incarcerated emerging adults, saying education reduces recidivism and improves reentry outcomes.
A substantial portion of the hearing focused on S. 2522, an update to Massachusetts’ shield law for reproductive and gender-affirming care. Sen. Friedman, the Attorney General’s office, and DPH Commissioner Robbie Goldstein said the bill is needed to strengthen protections against out-of-state legal attacks, protect patient and provider data, clarify enforcement authority, and add a state-level EMTALA-style emergency care requirement. Committee members asked detailed questions about prescription labeling, the prescription monitoring program, attorney discipline, custody and full faith and credit issues, and whether the bill’s enforcement language could create unintended limits or conflicts. The Attorney General’s office said it would provide follow-up written testimony on several technical questions.
US
US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
US House Floor Proceedings (Wednesday, May 21, 2025 - Part 1)
US Federal House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- I wish President Winterstein and her husband Robert all the best in their next chapter of life. from
- Their sacrifice is not just a chapter in our history. It is the foundation of our republic.
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- Senate Joint Resolution 31, joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8
MA
Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Session Jun 21st, 2026 at 11:00 am
Massachusetts Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Allison May, by Willie Sheldman, president of the New England Chapter of the Tuskegee Airmen, I think
- he's here, by Sean Osborne, and several other members of the New England chapter.
Summary:
The Senate opened with the Pledge of Allegiance and a special recognition of Dr. Harold May, an original Tuskegee Airman. The Majority Leader highlighted Dr. May’s military service and his later career in medicine, including graduating from Harvard Medical School, working in Haiti, helping develop Boston’s emergency medical services, and founding a children’s support organization. A citation from the Massachusetts Senate was presented, and the chamber briefly recessed for photos and signatures.
The Senate then adopted a resolution recognizing the legacy of Senator Mock and Mr. Pachico. It also suspended Joint Rule 12 to refer several House petitions to the appropriate committees. An order was adopted for the Senate to reconvene on Monday at 11:00 a.m.
Before adjournment, the Senate honored former State Representative Thomas S. Cahir, with remarks noting his long service in the Massachusetts House, leadership on transportation issues, work on commuter rail and other projects, and later service with the Cape Cod Regional Transit Authority. The Senate approved adjournment in his memory, observed a moment of silence, and adjourned accordingly.
MA
Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
Informal House Session 42 May 4th, 2026
Massachusetts House Floor Meeting
ID
Idaho 2026 Regular Session
Agenda Feb 12th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- Our first is IDAPA Chapter 15.01.01, Rules Governing Senior Centers and Older American Act programs.
- We propose to repeal the chapter in its entirety.
Summary:
The House Health and Welfare Committee met with a quorum present and approved the February 9, 2026 minutes. The committee then considered RS-33-336, sponsored by Representatives Wheeler and Healy, which would create a one-year pilot program exempting certain physicians who serve as preceptors in primary care, psychiatry, and obstetrics/gynecology from prior authorization requirements, up to 100 physicians per specialty. Supporters said the measure is intended to reduce administrative burden, expand medical preceptorships, and help address provider shortages; the sponsor said the department believed it could absorb the work with existing staff. The committee voted to introduce the RS.
The committee next heard two senior services rule dockets from Judy Taylor of the Commission on Aging. The first updated rules governing senior centers and Older American Act programs by streamlining language, revising definitions, and adding references to program guidance and federal regulations; Taylor said it was fully negotiated and drew no stakeholder concerns. The second docket repealed the rules governing area agency on aging operations in their entirety because they were duplicative of federal law and contractual terms. Both dockets were adopted by committee vote.
No other substantive business was taken up, and the chair noted the committee would meet again the next day before adjourning.
ID
Transcript Highlights:
- Our first is IDAPA Chapter 15.01.01, Rules Governing Senior Centers and Older American Act programs.
- We propose to repeal the chapter in its entirety.
Committee:
House Health and Welfare
NM
New Mexico 2025 Regular Session
IC - Water and Natural Resources Sep 11th, 2025
Water & Natural Resources Committee
Transcript Highlights:
- that say that And I'm just trying to think about timelines and actually getting this done before the 32
- developmental demand and that if this change is made, we can expect accelerated success because I think the 32
- The LWCF applicants do need to reference it and the various scoring chapters within it.
- You had mentioned that you are working on the next version of it, the 27 through 32 SCORP.
- The 32 counties that will be introduced by the statewide plan in 2022 will include five cities in...
Committee:
House Water & Natural Resources Committee
MA
Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
Informal House Session 42 May 4th, 2026
Massachusetts House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Galvin of Canton, commending the Greater Boston Chapter of the American Society of Safety Professionals
- Roy of Franklin, celebrating the 100th anniversary of the Quattro Iro Lodge 1414, a proud chapter of
Summary:
The House opened with the Pledge of Allegiance and then took up several committee reports. The Committee on Rules recommended adoption of a series of congratulatory and commemorative resolutions, including recognition of Asthma and Allergy Awareness Month, occupational safety and health observances, Eagle Scout achievements, Taiwanese American Heritage Week, the Quattro Iro Lodge’s 100th anniversary, and the Waltham Rotary Club’s centennial. The House suspended the rules and adopted the resolutions.
The House also considered several local bills reported by the Committee on Steering, Policy and Scheduling, including a Berkeley bill authorizing recall of elected officials, an Ashland bill adding 10 liquor licenses, and a Belmont bill removing seating-capacity requirements for certain liquor licenses. After suspending Rule 7A, the House ordered these bills to a third reading. The House then passed to be enacted a Rutland recall-election bill and concurred in Senate amendments to the Fairhaven charter bill.
Additional third-reading action included passage to be engrossed of a Taunton bill establishing a separate water billing rate for manufactured housing communities, a Stowe validation bill, and a Falmouth charter/town clerk bill. On the Falmouth bill, Representative Walsh offered and the House adopted a substitute amendment using House No. 5412, after which the bill passed as amended. Finally, the House enacted engrossed bills for Fairhaven, Orange, the Dedham-Westwood Water District, and Lancaster, adopted an order to meet the following Thursday at 11 a.m., and then adjourned.
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:
- This would amend General Law Chapter 54, Section 86, to remove the word "physical" as a disability requirement
- General Law Chapter 54, Section 86, to remove the word "physical" as a disability requirement for absentee
- is never allowed at a recount, and our attorney at the recount cited Massachusetts General Laws, Chapter
Committee:
Joint Joint Committee on Election Laws
Summary:
The Joint Committee on Election Laws held a hearing on several election-related bills, with most testimony focused on voting access, ballot administration, and election procedures. Senator Driscoll testified for S. 509, a Randolph home rule petition to require bilingual ballots in English and Haitian Creole, and Randolph officials and community members strongly supported it, saying it would improve access, confidence, and participation for Haitian Creole speakers. Other speakers, including advocates and residents, described language barriers as a form of voter suppression and urged favorable action.
Leader Donato testified on H. 822, which would remove the word “physical” from the absentee voting disability standard, and on a bill to raise the signature threshold for creating political designations and allow dormant designations to be dissolved. Senator Rausch testified on several bills, including one expanding the State Ballot Law Commission’s jurisdiction over presidential primary candidate placement and a broader elections infrastructure bill that would change registration deadlines, primary dates, reporting systems, ballot design, mail voting procedures, and voter outreach. Representative Cattelda also testified on a bill to rename the ballot title for governor’s councilor to “governor’s counselor.”
The Massachusetts Town Clerks Association, through Tom Joyce and Ben Kaufman, said it supported a number of the bills and offered local election administration expertise. Former Representative Lenny Mera and Sandra Cato testified for S. 536, a bill on accountability for defective and spoiled ballots, citing a disputed 2022 Revere recount and arguing that spoiled ballots should be documented and publicly inspectable so improperly rejected ballots are not lost. Emma Chinman of Partners in Democracy supported multiple reforms, including the elections infrastructure bill and a bill allowing unenrolled voters to serve on boards of registrars. After testimony concluded, the committee accepted written testimony by email and then adjourned without taking any votes.
NY
New York 2025-2026 Regular Session
New York State Senate Session - 03/31/2026
New York Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- . >> Calendar 661, Senate Print 9631, Senator Krueger, an act to amend Part U1 of Chapter 61 of the Laws
- Secretary will read. >> Calendar 661, Assembly 10761 by Assemblymember Pretlow, an act to amend Chapter
- — Part U1 of Chapter 62 of the Laws of 2023.
Summary:
The Senate convened, approved the prior journal, and then took up a Rules Committee report advancing several bills directly to third reading, including Senate Print 9630, an appropriations extender for government operations, and Senate Print 9631, an extender related to Part U1 of Chapter 61 of the Laws of 2023. The chamber then moved to the controversial calendar and debated the first extender, with Senator O’Mara questioning what the bill covered, how much funding it extended, and the status of budget negotiations. Senator Krueger said the extender covered about $1 billion for payroll and certain payments for agencies including Health, Law, OPWDD, and Veterans Services through April 7, and described the budget talks as still unresolved, with no announced follow-up Joint Budget Conference Committee meetings or table targets. She also discussed utility affordability proposals, including a three-year moratorium on A.I. and crypto data/storage facilities and support for green energy and low-income ratepayer relief. O’Mara argued the lack of urgency and absence of written proposals on climate and utility costs was concerning. Both extender bills were then passed, with the first receiving 59 ayes and the second passing 46-13 after debate over its two-year duration.
The Senate then adopted the resolution calendar, excluding two items initially, and took up two resolutions. Resolution 1821, sponsored by Senator Ramos, recognized Farmworkers Day and highlighted the essential role of farmworkers, the history of organizing for farmworker rights, and concerns about immigrant workers facing fear and retaliation; Senator May added support, noting the importance of farm labor to dairy production and food supply and the impact of deportation fears on farms in her district. The resolution was adopted. Resolution 1823, sponsored by Senator Zellner, proclaimed March 20, 2026 as Behavior Analysis Day in New York, recognizing applied behavior analysis and its benefits for individuals with developmental disabilities, autism, education, healthcare, and other fields; it was also adopted.
The chamber also welcomed a group of students from Queens visiting Albany, with Senator Comrie speaking about the importance of civics education and government engagement. After the introductions and acknowledgments, there was no further business, and the Senate adjourned until Wednesday, April 1, at 11:00 a.m.
AZ
Transcript Highlights:
- Senate Bill 1125: An act relating to Title 8, Chapter 4, Article 1, Section 8-469.03, relating to the
- Senate Bill 1415, Title 20, Chapter 2, Article 3, ... Senate Bill 1415.
- Senate Bill 1415, Title 20, Chapter 2, Article 3.2, ... section 23-21.03, relating to insurance adjusters
ID
Idaho 2026 Regular Session
Agenda Mar 19th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- and shall be used for the furtherance of the Attorney General's duties and activities under this chapter
- and shall be used for the furtherance of the Attorney General's duties and activities under this chapter
- pursuant to legislative appropriation for the furtherance of the duties and activities under this chapter
Summary:
The joint Senate Finance and House Appropriations committee revisited the Health and Human Services maintenance budget, which covers the Department of Health and Welfare and the State Independent Living Council. Members debated competing FY 2027 motions that incorporated the fiscal impact of House Bill 863, which reduces residential habilitation provider rates. The substitute motion failed, and the original motion passed on a bipartisan vote, with some members expressing concern about the size of the reshab cut and the absence of funding for ACT teams, peer support, and related behavioral health services. The committee also adopted the standard language from the prior failed maintenance bill.
The committee then considered new language directing Health and Welfare to report by year-end on every rule section citing Idaho Code 56-202 as authority, and to justify each rule or identify another statutory basis or repeal it if needed. Members discussed whether the language would interfere with the director’s rulemaking authority; the motion passed after some vote changes. The committee also adopted language for the Department of Water Resources, including filing-fee and ARPA reappropriation provisions, by unanimous consent.
Next, the committee approved the Workforce Development Council budget, including consolidation of the STEM Action Center into the council and a budget-neutral transfer among expenditure categories, followed by a separate FY 2026 supplemental reduction for the STEM Action Center and a larger FY 2027 reduction tied to the consolidation. Finally, the committee restored about $980,000 to the Attorney General’s budget from the Consumer Protection Fund. After discussion, the language was revised to remove “continuous appropriation,” and the amended motion passed despite concerns that it would divert dedicated consumer protection money and reduce the general fund ending balance. The committee adjourned after announcing it would meet the next day on public schools and IDLA.