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AZ

Arizona 2026 Regular Session

02/04/2026 - House Appropriations

House Appropriations Committee of Reference

Transcript Highlights:
  • One is a House resolution, and one is a joint House-Senate resolution.
  • One is a House resolution, and one is a joint House-Senate resolution.
  • Chair and members, House Concurrent Resolution 2047 and House Resolution 20702 recognize the historical
  • Okay, let's do House Bill 2180. Mr.
  • House Bill 2180 as amended a do-pass recommendation.
Summary: The committee first took up HCR 2047 and the identical companion H.R. 2002, both of which would direct state communications to use the terms Judea and Samaria instead of West Bank and affirm the historical, biblical, and legal legitimacy of those names. The sponsor and several proponents, including Jeff Schwartz, Jason Morris, Rabbi Pinchas Alouche, and Jake Bennett, argued that the language is historically accurate and that “West Bank” is a political term that erases Jewish history. No one testified against either measure. HCR 2047 passed 10-6, and H.R. 2002 passed 11-6, both with due pass recommendations. The committee then heard HB 2554, which would establish a biennial state budget process and biennial capital planning, shifting agencies to submit budget requests every other year and requiring the governor to propose a two-year executive budget. Sponsor Rep. Joseph Chaplik said the bill would make government smaller, more disciplined, and more efficient, reduce long budget sessions, and restore a part-time legislative model. JLBC staff provided historical context on Arizona’s past annual and biennial budgeting systems and noted that second-year budgets are often modified for revenue and caseload changes. Several members raised concerns about legislative leverage, flexibility, and whether the change would be constitutional or practical. The bill received a do-pass recommendation after debate. Next, HB 2014, as amended, would require ADEQ and the Department of Agriculture to study gasoline blend emissions and feasibility for seasonal fuel sales in certain areas, with appropriations for the studies. Sponsor Rep. Lisa Fink said the bill responds to fuel vulnerability in Maricopa County and possible supply disruptions tied to California refinery closures. Some members supported the concept but voted present or no, citing prior stakeholder work, cost, and uncertainty about whether the studies would change outcomes. The amended bill passed with a do-pass recommendation. HB 2180, as amended, appropriated funding for the AZ Reach hospital transfer program; Rep. Julie Willoughby and AZ Reach representatives said it helps rural hospitals transfer patients efficiently and keeps clinicians at the bedside. The committee adopted an amendment reducing the appropriation from $2.5 million to $500,000, and the bill passed with a due pass recommendation after testimony from rural health providers. Finally, HB 2156, as amended, appropriated $250,000 to the livestock compensation fund to help ranchers with wolf depredation losses and conflict-avoidance measures. Game and Fish staff said the existing federal funding is unstable and insufficient, and the state fund helps compensate ranchers in rural Arizona. Some members supported the fund but opposed using general funds, citing budget constraints, transparency concerns, and wildlife conservation priorities. The committee adopted the amendment and then passed the bill with a due pass recommendation. The meeting adjourned after the final vote.
WA

Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Labor & Workplace Standards Jan 16th, 2026 at 10:30 am

Labor & Workplace Standards

Transcript Highlights:
  • House Bill 291 is a collective bargaining bill.
  • House Bill 2091 extends this requirement to those public employers. Judges.
  • I'm here in support of House Bill 2218.
  • We are here today to express concerns to House Bill 2105.
  • A House Bill 2105 raised a significant implementation and complication Speaking in opposition, House
NH

New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session

Senate Executive Departments and Administration (05/07/2025)

Executive Departments and Administration

Transcript Highlights:
  • So, House Bill 82, I have way through.
  • We are on House Bill 142. You session. We are on House Bill 142.
  • </c><00:50:27.359><c> who</c> reached out to um uh Charlie House who reached out to um uh Charlie House
  • House Bill 428 and did the same thing.
  • Uh, House Bill 634. Senator right. Uh, House Bill 634.
KY

Kentucky 2026 Regular Session

House Standing Committee on Banking and Insurance. (2-18-26)

Banking & Insurance

Transcript Highlights:
  • </c> committee is House Bill 627. committee is House Bill 627.
  • </c> House District 71. House District 71.
  • </c> House District. House District.
  • I'm a yes and I would also like to register yes votes on House Bill 355, House Bill 4 or 527 and House
  • ><c> Bill</c> 355, House Bill 4 or 527 and House Bill 355, House Bill 4 or 527 and House Bill 627.
NH

New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session

Senate Executive Departments and Administration (04/09/2025)

Executive Departments and Administration

Transcript Highlights:
  • </c> testify on House Bill 271? testify on House Bill 271?
  • ><c> Bill</c> testify on House Bill testify on House Bill 507?
  • </c> testify on House Bill 82? testify on House Bill 82?
  • I colleagues on the House. on the House.
  • </c> House Bill 118. House Bill 118.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Unredacted Optum report for legislators 3/12/26

Minnesota House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • The first bill on the calendar today is House File 3378.
  • Passing House File 3378 is a simple test.
  • </c><00:06:53.680><c> for</c><00:06:53.840><c> members</c> House File 3378 is seeking for members House
  • </c><00:07:41.440><c> File</c> world costs are exactly why House File world costs are exactly why House
  • Passing House File 3378 is first place.
NH

New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session

Senate Ways and Means (04/01/2026)

Ways and Means

Transcript Highlights:
  • I'm introducing House Bill 1068.
  • </c> discussion on House Bill 1068? discussion on House Bill 1068?
  • </c> in the House. in the House.
  • House Bill 1194.
  • </c> testify on House Bill 1102? testify on House Bill 1102?
WY

Wyoming 2026 Regular Session

House Floor Session-Day 15, February 26, 2026-PM

Wyoming House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Uh, and we just want to say good afternoon and welcome to the House. >> Please welcome the House and
  • House Enrolled Act Number 3, being original House Bill 34, an act relating to compensation and benefits
  • I am about to sign Enrolled Act Number 3 of the House of Representatives, having been original House
  • Welcome to the House. All with us. Welcome to the House.
  • Speaker, House Bill 105, K...
AZ

Arizona 2026 Regular Session

03/18/2026 - Senate Public Safety

Senate Public Safety Committee of Reference

Transcript Highlights:
  • I move House Bill 2404 with a due pass recommendation.
  • House Bill 2402. Mr.
  • House Bill 2402 with a due pass recommendation.
  • I move House Bill 2673 with a due pass recommendation.
  • In the House, we worked with members from both political parties on an amendment to put forth the House-enacted
Summary: The Committee on Public Safety met to hear several presentations and bills. First, the Arizona Department of Corrections, Rehabilitation and Reentry presented on its K-9 program, describing staffing, specialized detection and trailing teams, and the need to replace retired dogs and modernize an aging, high-mileage vehicle fleet used to transport canines. The committee also heard a presentation from Biometrica on a privacy-focused facial recognition and sensor system designed to identify missing persons and known offenders using law-enforcement-only data; the presenters emphasized that the system does not store video or audio and is intended to balance public safety with privacy. The committee then considered HB 2134, which would prohibit Arizona governmental entities and critical infrastructure providers from contracting for critical infrastructure equipment or software from Chinese companies or the PRC. Supporters, including the sponsor and a national security witness, argued the bill would protect communications and other critical systems from foreign adversary access; concerns were raised about costs and implementation, but the bill was amended to be prospective and to rely on self-certification and risk-based audits. The committee passed HB 2134 with a due pass recommendation by a 4-3 vote. HB 2404, which would shift most inter-facility transport of behavioral health patients from peace officers to authorized transporters, drew support from law enforcement and police association witnesses who said officers are not the right personnel for these transports; it passed unanimously, 7-0. HB 2402, dealing with ambulance certificate-of-necessity rules for small or underserved areas, was presented as a compromise measure after work with ambulance stakeholders and firefighters. The bill and a 15-page amendment would require the Department of Health Services to issue certificates in certain small-population areas, streamline applications, add reporting requirements, and address GPS coverage issues; it passed as amended, 7-0. HB 2673, which originally proposed mental health screening and treatment requirements for jail and prison inmates, was narrowed by amendment to create only a study committee on inmate mental health services; family members testified about tragic failures in the system, and the bill passed as amended, 6-0 with one not voting. HB 2253, protecting public employees from retaliation or obstruction when testifying in law enforcement disciplinary appeals, passed 5-0 with two not voting. HB 2270, expanding county protections over seals, logos, and sheriff’s posse naming rights, passed 6-0 with one not voting. Finally, HB 2941, which would treat certain unsafe motorcycle lane-splitting or passing behavior as reckless driving while preserving legal lane filtering, drew both support and concern about overbreadth; after testimony from the sponsor and members of the public, it passed 5-1 with one not voting, and the committee adjourned.
AZ

Arizona 2026 Regular Session

03/16/2026 - Senate Federalism and Family Law

Federalism and Family Law

Transcript Highlights:
  • All right, House Bill 2908, please. Mr.
  • Chair and members, for accommodating me so I can get over to House Committee.
  • This is up to the President of the Senate and Speaker of the House.
  • House of Representatives, the President of the U.S.
  • I'm an attorney and former CNN White House journalist and soccer mom.
WA

Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Environment & Energy Jan 20th, 2026

Transcript Highlights:
  • We have three bills to hear today, and we will start with House Bill 2426.
  • I will suspend the hearing on House Bill 2426 and open the hearing on House Bill 2416 because I see Representative
  • I haven't given up on House Bill 1903.
  • But that said, we very much support House Bill 1903.
  • That bill But that said, we very much support House Bill 1903.
Summary: The Environment and Energy Committee heard testimony on three bills. HB 2426 would allow the Pollution Control Hearings Board, with unanimous agreement of the parties, to use alternative board compositions for appeals, including a single member or other qualified environmental adjudicators, so long as one member is a Washington-licensed attorney and the panel has environmental law expertise. The bill sponsor and supporters from business and conservation groups said it was a narrow, consensus-based change intended to improve efficiency and predictability. ELUHO’s director supported the concept but flagged technical issues in the bill language about attorney and Growth Management Hearings Board member qualifications. HB 2416 would provide no-cost allowances under the Climate Commitment Act to Spokane’s waste-to-energy facility, which is not currently covered until the second compliance period. Supporters, including Spokane officials, labor, and local partners, said the facility protects a sole-source aquifer, provides waste disposal and electricity for about 13,000 homes, and faces large compliance costs that could raise rates and threaten jobs. Opponents from environmental groups and Ecology argued the bill would give the facility preferential treatment, subsidize most of its emissions through 2050, and fail to ensure real emissions reductions; AWB raised concern about market impacts if new allowances are added. No vote was taken. HB 2373 would require electric utilities to offer monthly bill discount programs with tiered income levels, expanded outreach and enrollment, and updated reporting on low-income energy assistance. The sponsor said the bill is meant to make assistance more consistent and accessible statewide, while utilities and rural co-ops warned it could create unfunded mandates and significant rate increases for non-low-income customers, especially in smaller systems. Supporters from community action agencies, Commerce, and some utilities said monthly assistance is needed because energy burdens are rising and current programs are patchwork, though several urged pairing the bill with state funding or amendments. The committee heard extensive testimony but took no final action on any of the bills.
FL

Florida 2025 Regular Session

February 4, 2025 - 09:00 AM

Transcript Highlights:
  • Then when you think about the housing that's required to house those folks when they're here, which is
  • If we build housing on our farms to house eight or ten thousand people in the next, you know, three years
  • Traymont about housing. As you know, I do a lot of housing work here in the House.
  • It's something that I have a deep passion I do a lot of housing work here in the House.
  • And I had not thought about the way that you couched how ag housing is actually impacting housing for
Summary: The committee received an overview from Agriculture Commissioner Wilton Simpson on the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, including staffing, licensing, forestry, law enforcement, and consumer services. He emphasized agriculture as a major economic driver and a national security issue, arguing that Florida should protect farmland, aquifer recharge areas, and the wildlife corridor through the Rural and Family Lands program. He said the program is cost-effective because the state buys development rights rather than land outright, keeps land on local tax rolls, and helps preserve farmland in perpetuity. He also highlighted the Fresh From Florida marketing program, increased social media reach, and the department’s efforts to reduce vacancies and improve pay and efficiency. Members asked about nutrient management, citrus disease, housing, disaster recovery, wildfire prevention, interdiction stations, and concealed carry permitting. Simpson said SB 1000 and updated best management practice manuals, informed by University of Florida research, are helping agriculture use less water and fertilizer, and he described citrus greening as having devastated the industry while noting research, replanting programs, and CUPS as possible paths to recovery. On housing, he argued that allowing H-2A farmworker housing on farms would ease pressure on the broader housing market, and on disasters he described a zero-interest loan program for farmers affected by hurricanes and other events. He also detailed wildfire preparedness improvements, including upgraded helicopters, dozers, drones, and prescribed burns. The commissioner said ag interdiction stations are catching stolen semis, drugs, human trafficking, and other illegal activity, and that the department wants more technology, including X-ray scanning, to inspect more trucks. He also discussed concealed carry administration, saying the department cleared a large backlog and that constitutional carry reduced but did not eliminate permit demand because permits still provide reciprocity and other benefits. Members generally praised the department’s work, expressed support for rural land protection, Fresh From Florida, water-quality improvements, and foreign-interference concerns, and the meeting ended with no formal votes or other committee action beyond adjournment.
AL

Alabama 2026 Regular Session

Alabama Senate Feb 17th, 2026

Alabama Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Now move on to House messages. Secretary, call the first House message. Message from the House. Mr.
  • Message from the House. Mr.
  • Message from the House. Mr.
  • </c> Message from the House. Mr. Mr. Message from the House. Mr. Mr.
  • All right, secretary called next house<00:07:42.720><c> message.</c> house message. house message.
Summary: The Alabama Senate convened with a quorum, opened with prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance, excused absent senators, and adopted the previous day’s journal. The chamber received several House messages referring local bills to the Committee on Local Legislation, including measures affecting Lawrence, Clayurn, Limestone, Shelby, and Alabaster. The Senate also recognized guests in the gallery, including local leaders, law enforcement officials, and a Jackson County Junior Leadership group. During personal privilege remarks, Senator Figures offered a tribute to Reverend Jesse Jackson, Sr., highlighting his civil rights legacy, political influence, and impact on Black voter participation and representation; the Senate observed a moment of silence. Senator Smitherman also thanked her for the remarks. The Senate then adopted Senate Joint Resolution 47, mourning the death and celebrating the life of John J. Guthrie Jr., and Senate Joint Resolution 48, commending Tommy Jax for emergency actions to help a sick child. The Senate considered numerous confirmations from the Committee on Confirmations, all receiving favorable reports and being confirmed by unanimous or near-unanimous roll calls, including Walter Bracie and Eric Bone to the Alabama Manufactured Housing Commission, Morgan Garner and Susie Beal to the Alabama Electronic Security Board of Licensure, and Joe Brown, Brian Williams, James Spears, Charles Hedrickk, and Kathy Pierce to the Alabama Board of Polygraph Examiners. Committee reports also advanced several bills, including local legislation and county/municipal government measures. On the floor, the Senate adopted a special order calendar and passed or adopted several bills: SB 239 on child custody jurisdiction enforcement, SB 190 on a sales tax exemption for an ocular eye service company, SB 252 on Governor’s Mansion Authority employees and leave benefits, SB 170 on health savings account regulatory coordination, SB 210 on the chiropractic board, SB 242 on commercial driver’s licenses, and SB 70 on crimes and offenses. SB 247 on insurance was carried over at the sponsor’s request for further work, and SB 83 on guardianships and conservatorships was taken up with discussion of a committee amendment to clarify removal of proceedings from probate to circuit court and notice requirements; the transcript cuts off before final action on that bill.
AR

Arkansas 2026 Regular Session

BOYS STATE May 29th, 2026

BOYS STATE

Transcript Highlights:
  • House Bill 1001. House Bill 1001 by Representative Charles to improve rural health.
  • The question before the House is passage of House Bill 1001.
  • The question before the House is passage of House Bill 1001. Prepare the machine, Mr. Clark.
  • House Bill 1002. Mr. Clerk, please read House Bill 1002.
  • The question before the House is passage of House Bill 1002. Prepare the machine, Mr. Clerk.
Committee: All BOYS STATE
Summary: The meeting opened with remarks to Arkansas Boys State delegates about leadership, public service, and the significance of the Capitol, followed by prayer, attendance, and announcements that both chambers were organized and ready for business. The House then considered House Bill 1001, which would have increased funding for rural health care through a 10% tax on people earning at least $300,000; supporters argued it would improve access and quality in rural areas, while opponents raised concerns about fairness, funding, and driving away doctors and taxpayers. The bill failed, 24 yeas to 51 nays. House Bill 1002, aimed at funding more teachers for rural school districts and limiting how many subjects a teacher could be assigned, drew debate over teacher burnout, funding, and whether it would improve outcomes; it passed after immediate consideration, 38 yeas to 36 nays, though the transcript later includes a conflicting note that it failed. House Bill 1003, the Arkansas Data Centers Act of 2026, would let counties restrict data centers and impose a 10% tax for conservation; supporters emphasized local control and resource protection, while opponents warned about jobs, economic loss, and federal issues. It passed 62 yeas to 7 nays. House Bill 1004, reducing motor vehicle registration fees, was debated as a way to ease costs for families but criticized for reducing transportation funding; it failed, 20 yeas to 46 nays. The chamber then moved to Senate bills. Senate Bill 1 proposed incentives tied to SNAP benefits and healthier food purchases, including a Double Bucks-style program; supporters said it would help address food insecurity and obesity, while opponents objected to taxing junk food and burdening non-SNAP users. It passed 43 yeas to 27 nays. Senate Bill 2 would require reading tests in earlier grades and provide state tutoring for students who fail; supporters said it would address literacy problems early, while opponents wanted clearer provisions for older students and more detail on implementation. It passed 67 yeas to 6 nays. Senate Bill 3, the Freedom to Earn Act, would lower the individual income tax rate from 3.7% to 3.0%; supporters said it would help working families and attract business, while opponents argued the benefits would mostly go to corporations and wealthy executives. It passed 53 yeas to 15 nays. Senate Bill 4 created a zoning grant program to encourage mixed-use development in growing cities, funded by a 1% hotel tourism tax up to $50 million; supporters said it would promote housing, small business growth, and downtown revitalization, and it passed 51 yeas to 7 nays. The session ended with a motion to adjourn, which carried.
ID

Idaho 2026 Regular Session

Mar 20th, 2026

Transcript Highlights:
  • For the House, 10 ayes, 0 nays, 0 absent, and 0 excused.
  • House Bill 599 enacted the requested change and was approved by the Senate and House and delivered to
  • For the House, 4 ayes, 6 nays, 0 absent and excused.
  • For the House, 6 ayes, 4 nays, 0 absent and excused.
  • For the House, 8 ayes, 1 nay, 1 absent and excused.
Summary: The Joint Finance-Appropriations Committee first approved a technical correction to the Health and Welfare Division of Licensing and Certification budget, restoring 2 FTP that had been cut in error while leaving funding intact. The committee then adopted language extending the deadline for Medicaid’s state plan amendments and waivers related to the move to comprehensive managed care, after discussion of delays tied to the MMIS procurement and litigation. Both items received do-pass recommendations. The committee next considered Public School Support, beginning with a FY 2026 supplemental for the Division of Student Support to add $7.8 million in federal spending authority so schools can access full federal grant allocations. That supplemental passed. For FY 2027, members debated several competing motions on the Student Support Division budget, including proposals to reduce classified staff funding, add health insurance funding, and cut virtual school-related funding. After multiple failed motions, the committee ultimately approved a motion reducing the general fund by $14,751,600, including a $3 million reduction to virtual school discretionary funding, and adopted related language. Additional language was also approved to require reporting on virtual enrollments, shift English learner funding from central services to direct LEA distribution, modify technology curriculum contract requirements, require special education expenditure reporting, and reduce transportation funding by $7.5 million by undoing a prior statutory change. The committee then turned to the Idaho Digital Learning Academy. After extensive debate over alleged double-funding, rural access, and the absence of a policy bill, members rejected a larger $15 million reduction and then approved a smaller $13,500 reduction tied to the pending policy bill’s fiscal note. They also adopted language restricting PCIF access, requiring compliance reporting on DEI-related courses, and requesting a detailed report on IDLA expenditures, enrollments, and usage, including synchronous versus asynchronous instruction and course-level data by LEA. The meeting ended with notice that the committee would next take up the Secretary of State budget and trailer bills, with an additional 7:30 a.m. meeting before the Monday session.
MO

Missouri 2026 Regular Session

Elections Feb 17th, 2026

Local Government, Elections and Pensions

Transcript Highlights:
  • The House Elections Budget will come to order. Madam Clerk, please call the roll.
  • Thanks for allowing me to present House Joint Resolution 104.
  • That's four full terms in the House, two full terms in the Senate.
  • Change the House to two four-year terms like the Senate does.
  • , or eight years in the House.
Summary: The House Elections Budget Committee held a public hearing on several joint resolutions dealing with Missouri legislative term limits and chamber structure. Representatives Peggy McGaugh, Marty Joe Murray, Bruce Sassman, and Jeff Myers presented versions of HJR 104, 121, 122, 149, and related measures that would allow legislators to serve up to 16 total years in either chamber rather than being limited to eight years in one chamber and eight in the other. The sponsors argued the change would preserve institutional knowledge, reduce lobbyist influence, and let voters choose whether experienced members should continue serving. They also discussed leadership limits, with proposals to cap service as Speaker or President Pro Tem, and debated whether those limits should be consecutive or total terms. One proposal also would reduce the size of the House to 103 members, which Myers said would improve efficiency and avoid a senator controlling House members in a three-representative-per-Senate-district model. Committee members raised concerns about self-serving motives, the optics of extending service, possible gaps when members run for the Senate with time left on their 16-year limit, and whether smaller or larger districts would weaken rural representation or shift power toward population centers. Some members supported the concept as a way to preserve expertise and reduce the influence of lobbyists, while others argued the public may view the change skeptically, especially given the original 1992 term-limit vote. Myers defended the smaller House proposal as a way to lower costs, reduce staff redundancy, and improve legislative effectiveness, while opponents questioned whether the fiscal savings would offset the need for more staff and whether the change would actually solve the problems described. Public testimony was split. An opponent argued Missouri voters should not be asked to revisit a decision they made on term limits, said the General Assembly should not be trying to overturn the public’s earlier choice, and urged rejection of all the resolutions. He also criticized lobbyist influence and cited past corruption cases to argue for keeping strict term limits. After testimony concluded, the committee moved into executive session and passed House Bill 3146 by a vote of 10-2. The meeting then adjourned with no further business.
WA

Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Local Government Jan 21st, 2026 at 08:00 am

Local Government

Transcript Highlights:
  • The bill before you is House Bill 2174, establishing accident risk zones.
  • and want to provide housing.”
  • supply and housing construction.
  • HB 2267 recognizes that housing growth and urban forests HB 2267 recognizes that housing growth and urban
  • We're opening up our community center to house people.
Bills: HB2267 , HB2183 , HB2174 , HB1529
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Child Committee Meeting - 2025-04-02

Children and Families Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • I ask that you please support House File 2732.
  • We will move on to House File 1897.
  • All right, members, House File 1897 is laid over.
  • House File 2863 is moving to the general register.
  • Today, members, we are going to now lay over House File 2728.
KY

Kentucky 2026 Regular Session

House Standing Committee on Families and Children. (2-26-26)

Families & Children

Transcript Highlights:
  • Do I have a motion to adopt proposed House Committee Substitute 1 to House Bill 418?
  • You can go on. to House Bill 481? I heard that exact to House Bill 481?
  • We do have a House Committee substitute on House Bill 598.
  • House Bill 598 can help do that. On behalf of CLC, I urge you to pass House Bill 598.
  • </c> pass House Bill 598. pass House Bill 598.
NH

New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session

Senate Executive Departments and Administration (04/08/2026)

Executive Departments and Administration

Transcript Highlights:
  • House. >> All right.
  • over the State House.
  • &gt;&gt; Down<00:25:59.840><c> House.</c> &gt;&gt; Down House. &gt;&gt; Down House.
  • My name is Deborah House. Good morning. My name is Deborah House.
  • </c> hearing on House Bill 1426. hearing on House Bill 1426.