Transcript Highlights:

• think we've proven the value of a strong Democratic party, but also the importance of a strong Republican
• No matter what's happening in Washington, Republicans and Democrats have a record of working together
• /c><00:05:42.880><c> of</c><00:05:43.039><c> a</c><00:05:43.280><c> strong</c><00:05:43.520><c> Republican
• </c> the importance of a strong Republican the importance of a strong Republican party<00:05:44.639><
• So, I'm proposing that we come together, DFLers and Republicans, House and Senate, and address this issue

Keywords: 1183, house

Transcript Highlights:

• Imagine a Democrat, Republican, and we were laughing committee, and not when serious things.
• Saw you perform at the Republican National Committee in front of that crowd.
• And somehow you're a senator, the head of the National Republican Party, a father.
• I'm looking... our National Republican Party, a father, so I'm not sure how you're doing it.
• And when you can get me to watch the Republican National Convention, that says a lot.

Summary: The Senate began with opening prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, and recognitions, including the doctor of the day and a lighthearted “Cannoli Day” introduction. The chamber then held an extended farewell celebration for Senator Joe Gruters, with numerous senators, colleagues, and family members praising his loyalty, political skill, family focus, and service in the Legislature and Republican Party. Gruters was presented with a commemorative gift recognizing his work on a 2019 public-safety and immigration bill that prohibited sanctuary cities and required local cooperation with federal immigration enforcement. The Senate adopted a motion to spread Gruters’s remarks upon the journal and then recessed briefly. After recess, the Senate returned to regular business and took up third-reading bills. Committee Substitute for Committee Substitute for Committee Substitute for Senate Bill 354, relating to blue ribbon projects, was temporarily postponed. The chamber then considered Committee Substitute for Committee Substitute for Senate Bill 1758, relating to public assistance, with Senator Gates explaining that it contained five reforms to the public assistance system discussed earlier in session. During debate on SB 1758, Senator Berman opposed the bill, saying he could not support it in its current form because he believed the Medicaid-related provisions would create a coverage cliff after the one-year transition period and could leave people without care while increasing costs to hospitals and taxpayers. He also said SNAP error reduction should be a priority, but argued the state should focus on fixing administrative errors and fraud rather than imposing a work requirement whose costs and effects were uncertain.

Transcript Highlights:

• In a time when our nation suffers extreme levels of income and wealth inequality, the Republican plan
• My Republican colleagues, this is a fairy dust. I agree.
• The Republican budget and the economic policies of President Trump are a disaster for our country.
• And that's what the Republicans are doing.
• That the Republicans want to put extended into this whole process.

Keywords: joint hearing, small business, Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, economic recovery, tax relief, job creation

Summary: In this joint hearing of the House Committee on Small Business and the Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship, the primary focus was on the importance of making the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 (TCJA) permanent. The chair emphasized that small businesses are crucial for the nation's economic recovery, especially in the wake of current federal policies perceived as detrimental. Witnesses shared their experiences and highlighted how the tax cuts facilitated job creation and business expansion, stressing the need for continued support through ongoing tax relief measures. The meeting included discussions about the economic implications of the TCJA's potential expiration, with members voicing their concerns regarding how this could impact small businesses and the broader economy.

Transcript Highlights:

• As a gay Republican, I rise in strong opposition to AB 727.
• I know the Republican caucus has an opposed recommendation.
• I know the Republican caucus has an opposed recommendation.
• I'd like to call Republican caucus. Not really. I'd like to call Republican caucus. Not really.
• I would like to thank my Republican colleagues, I would like to thank my Republican colleagues from Palmdale

Summary: The Assembly met after a quorum call and first dealt with a procedural dispute over four amendments to AB 1240. The Speaker ruled the amendments out of order as not germane, and the Assembly sustained that ruling on a 49-16 vote. Members then added co-authors to several consent-calendar resolutions, including measures on the National Conference of State Legislators, Suicide Prevention Awareness Month, ALS Awareness Month, and Men’s Mental Health Month, before adopting the consent calendar. The chamber also heard guest introductions, including a welcome for Oakland Mayor Barbara Lee, and took up a motion to bring AB 41 up out of file, which failed 19-48. The bulk of the meeting was floor action on a long series of bills and resolutions, many of which passed with broad bipartisan support. Measures approved included ACR 40 supporting immigrant students and FAFSA privacy; AB 917 on permanent status for certain school employees; AB 985 on anesthesia access; AB 7 and AB 42 on higher education and student services; AB 245 providing property tax relief for wildfire victims; AB 255 allowing funding for drug-free recovery housing; AB 279 updating K-12 library standards; AB 289 creating a pilot for automated speed enforcement in highway construction zones; AB 291 on an educator apprentice program; AB 327 addressing swatting; AB 340 on confidential union communications; AB 341 creating an oral health technical assistance center for people with disabilities; AB 356 on San Diego health care infrastructure; AB 410 on bot disclosure; AB 476 on copper theft enforcement; AB 477 on educator pay targets; AB 485 on stolen wages and business licensing; AB 487, the insurance committee’s technical omnibus bill; AB 573 on tobacco retail license fees; AB 598 on school mapping technology; AB 635 on mobile home law enforcement referrals; AB 651 on remote participation for incarcerated parents in dependency hearings; AB 654 on homelessness hotline assistance in Los Angeles County; AB 662 creating a South County higher education task force; AB 667 on language access in professional licensing; AB 669 limiting early denial of addiction treatment; AB 670 on naturally occurring affordable housing; AB 695 on online continuation of community college for deported students; AB 723 on disclosure for digitally altered real estate images; AB 727 placing Trevor Project information on student IDs; and AB 736, a $10 billion affordable housing bond for the June 2026 ballot, which passed on a 61-11 urgency vote after extensive debate. Debate on AB 736 was the most extensive of the day, with supporters arguing the bond would help address California’s housing crisis and give voters a chance to weigh in, while opponents criticized the state’s bond debt and past spending results. The Assembly then recessed for caucus meetings and later returned to continue the daily file, where additional measures were taken up, including AB 798 adding diapers and wipes to the emergency food bank reserve program, which passed 56-0, and AB 821 on career technical education, which was presented as bipartisan-supported as the transcript continued.

Transcript Highlights:

• It's a win for both Republicans and Democrats, and I'm confident the people of Minnesota will appreciate
• It's a win for both Republicans and Democrats, and I'm confident the people of Minnesota will appreciate
• Uh it's a win for both<00:04:15.160><c> Republicans</c><00:04:15.680><c> and</c><00:04:15.840><c> Democrats
• ,</c><00:04:16.359><c> and</c><00:04:16.480><c> I'm</c> both Republicans and Democrats, and I'm both
• Republicans and Democrats, and I'm confident<00:04:16.959><c> the</c><00:04:17.000><c> people</c><00:

Keywords: 1183, house

Transcript Highlights:

• We did make this compromise with<00:17:53.039><c> the</c><00:17:53.280><c> Republicans.
• </c> with the Republicans. with the Republicans.
• The provision to sunset is a House Republican provision in the House E12 bill.
• </c><00:21:24.720><c> provision</c> sunset is a House Republican provision sunset is a House Republican
• So, we couldn't as House Republicans, we could not get enough movement on that.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Bills were filed to do just that by Republicans and Democrats.
• It's wildly, this move is widely unpopular among Republicans.
• Republicans.
• , our Republican voters...
• Any changes, but it was just interesting to find out that Republicans, our Republican voters, still feel

Summary: The Senate opened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, and a series of member introductions recognizing interns, pages, and a retiring Senate employee. Leadership also announced that budget talks with the House were continuing and that senators should not plan to be in next week, with hopes of sharing more budget news soon. The chamber then moved to third reading and took up a major bill on citizen initiatives and constitutional amendments, with sponsors saying it was needed to address documented petition fraud and to protect the integrity of the process. That bill drew extensive debate. Supporters argued that recent investigations showed widespread fraud in petition gathering, that the measure would add reasonable guardrails, and that it would prevent taxpayer-funded government messaging from being used to influence ballot measures. Opponents said the bill would make it much harder for ordinary Floridians to place amendments on the ballot by adding costs, deadlines, registration requirements, fines, and felony exposure, and they warned it would chill grassroots participation and effectively favor wealthy or corporate-backed campaigns. After debate, the Senate passed the bill 28-10. The Senate then adopted several House amendments and concurred on a series of education and public-safety measures, including bills on stem cell therapy, student-athlete electrocardiograms, cardiac emergency planning in schools, school safety, Bright Futures and other education policy items, and educator preparation. Most of those measures passed unanimously or with overwhelming support, and the chamber also recognized additional interns and a long-serving education advocate before recessing and returning to continue with House messages.

Transcript Highlights:

• House, and a Trump, a Republican House, and a Republican<00:37:27.920><c> Senate,</c><00:37:28.880><c
• It's a fact Republicans all-time highs.
• Speaker Republican healthcare crisis.
• :20.800><c> have</c> For years, Republican colleagues have For years, Republican colleagues have warned
• Yet, Republicans have unchecked power.

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Wednesday, December 3, 2025, 1012, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• I guess the Republicans have decided that they no longer like...
• A Republican is gonna do everything to tear you down.
• Because of what Republicans in this chamber, in this late...
• A few weeks ago, a Republican member in this chamber was asked on national television why Republicans
• Gonzalez, and second, my Republican colleague, Mr. Burdell.

Bills: SB 8, HB7, HB15, HB 265, HCR 13, SB 8, HB 7, HB 15, HB 265, HCR 13

Keywords: sex designation, restroom access, civil penalties, private civil right of action, women's privacy, abortion, healthcare, jurisdiction, civil action, qui tam, prohibition, state law, youth camp, safety regulations, advisory committee, child welfare, health standards, summer camp, camp safety, child abuse reporting

Transcript Highlights:

• We have Republican mayors from all across the state urging that we pass a rural groundwater management
• But the Republicans in Congress said no, they're not going to pay for subsidies anymore.
• with a Republican ...would not have moved to the Senate floor when we had a Republican governor with
• a Republican majority in the legislature.
• And here we have Republicans trying to punish her.

Summary: The Senate opened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, attendance, and approval of the prior journal. Members then introduced guests, including Dr. Stephen Brown as doctor of the day, Arizona State Troopers Day participants, the Arizona Speech-Language-Hearing Association, and the Arizona delegation of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority. The Senate also adopted a proclamation recognizing the Arizona Speech-Language-Hearing Association for its work serving people with communication disorders. The Committee of the Whole considered several House bills. HB 2133, dealing with sexual material and synthetic depictions, was amended on the floor and advanced despite objections that it was overbroad and raised First Amendment concerns. HB 2167, relating to the Attorney General, HB 2600, relating to public school clubs and parental consent, and HB 2811, relating to obstruction of public administration, were also advanced. In a second Committee of the Whole, HB 255 on brackish groundwater recovery, HB 2787 on limiting local cooperation with Mexican wolf reintroduction, HB 2795 on county zoning for small modular reactors, and HB 2985 on state land water allocations were considered; HB 2787, HB 2795, and HB 2985 advanced, while HB 2795 later failed on third reading. HB 2003, concerning driver licenses and instruction permits, was also amended to add a delayed effective date and advanced. On third reading, the Senate passed HB 2013, HB 2031, HB 2102, HB 2103, HB 2117, HB 2226, HB 2262, HB 2278, HB 2378, HB 2584, HB 2693, HB 2270, HB 2370, HB 2665, HB 2666, HB 2876, HB 487, HB 2003, HB 255, HB 2133, HB 2167, HB 2600, HB 2787, HB 2811, and HB 2985, with several members explaining no votes over water policy, local control, public safety, and free speech concerns. HB 2795 failed by a 15-13 vote. The Senate also agreed to a free conference committee on HB 2874 and appointed Senators Finchem, Bolick, and Ortiz to it. Bills passed in open session were ordered transmitted to the House.

Transcript Highlights:

• Plus, I need at least seven Republicans.
• And so the needs obviously would be to the Republicans the water, the sewer, the roads.
• the water, the sewer, the Republicans the water, the sewer, the<00:12:29.920><c> roads.
• Uh, largely it's been supported bipartisanly by Democrats and Republicans.
• Um, as a Republican author, I'm welcomed bipartisan support. Uh, very, very little criticism.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Just like the Republicans did.
• And if the parties decide to have a primary, Democrat or Republican, I'm not concerned about that.
• And if the parties decide to have a primary, Democrat or Republican, I'm not concerned about that.
• I'm trying to get you to explain that to me. >> The Republicans did not hold primaries back then.
• Republicans didn't do it.

Keywords: 1136, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• The Senate Republican Caucus will meet at 8:30 tomorrow in the Senate Republican Caucus room.
• The Senate Republican<00:19:47.760><c> Caucus</c><00:19:48.000><c> will</c><00:19:48.240><c> meet</c>
• <00:19:48.400><c> at</c><00:19:48.640><c> 8:30</c> Republican Caucus will meet at 8:30 Republican Caucus
• tomorrow<00:19:49.840><c> in</c><00:19:50.080><c> the</c><00:19:50.240><c> Senate</c><00:19:50.559><c> Republican
• </c><00:19:50.960><c> Caucus</c> tomorrow in the Senate Republican Caucus tomorrow in the Senate Republican

Keywords: Senate streaming session for Monday, February 23, 2026, 960, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Republicans not voting, with Mr. Taun voting no. Thank you. Mr. Brian, when you're ready?
• And this bill is out with Republicans not voting. Would you like to close? I apologize.
• AB 539 is out with the Republicans not voting. AB 539 is out with the Republicans not voting.
• AB 127 is out, with Republicans not voting, and is on call. On call. Thank you. Thank you.
• And AB 672 is out, with Republicans not voting. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you.

Summary: The Assembly Appropriations Committee met on May 7, 2025, considering a large number of bills, with several measures heard in detail before the committee moved through consent and suspense items. Early in the hearing, AB 876 by Assemblymember Flora was heard on CRNA scope of practice and anesthesia access. Supporters said it would clarify that certified registered nurse anesthetists may provide anesthesia services independently, while opponents from physician and medical groups argued that anesthesiologists and CRNAs are not interchangeable and that physician-led care is needed for patient safety. The bill was ultimately voted out, with a later vote change recorded for Mr. Tangipa from not voting to aye. The committee also heard AB 379, a major human trafficking and child exploitation bill, which would expand penalties for solicitation of a minor, create a misdemeanor for loitering with intent to purchase commercial sex, increase fines on businesses that fail to post trafficking notices or knowingly allow trafficking, create a survivor support grant program, and establish a vertical prosecution grant program. The bill drew strong support from the author and some members who emphasized tougher enforcement and victim services, but also significant opposition from sex worker and civil liberties advocates who argued the bill would worsen criminalization, disproportionately harm Black and Brown communities, and fail to address housing and other root causes. After extensive discussion, the committee voted the bill out, with one member later changing from not voting to aye. Other bills heard included AB 435 on child passenger safety, which would adopt a five-step test and update booster-seat and front-seat rules; AB 1415, which would give the Office of Health Care Affordability more access to information from health systems and private equity-related entities; AB 539, the Timely Care Act, which would extend the duration of approved prior authorizations for treatment; AB 1466, relating to groundwater adjudication and sustainability disputes; AB 127, which would tie the cap-and-trade price ceiling to the social cost of carbon; and AB 672, which would require public employers to notify PERB of certain court actions and allow intervention to protect labor rights. The committee also approved a large consent calendar and then deemed the suspense calendar approved, sending many bills onward. The hearing concluded with several bills reported out, some on call, and the committee adjourned.

Transcript Highlights:

• I had over $130 million of cuts that the Republicans were willing to make.
• </c><00:54:03.480><c> were</c> of cuts that the Republicans were of cuts that the Republicans were willing
• It could be a Republican really clear.
• It could be a Republican governor<01:03:56.840><c> you</c><01:03:57.040><c> like</c><01:03:57.320><c>
• And whether it's a Republican process, a Republican governor, a Democrat governor, or, as we had with

Bills: HF1323, HF4266, HF4413, HF3101, HF4572, HF4698, HF3650, HF2634

Keywords: undocumented, financial aid, state policy, higher education, noncitizen eligibility, state grants, college affordability, Office of Higher Education, Minnesota State Grant, need analysis, expected family contribution, student aid, grant formula, living and miscellaneous expense allowance, dependent student, independent student, parental contribution, student contribution, surplus appropriation, biennium

Transcript Highlights:

• Madam President, Senate Republicans will caucus in room 22.
• You all will excuse me for missing Caroline, and the Senate will be at ease for Republicans and Democrats
• Republican caucus room 22, both starting immediately. Democratic caucus room 24.
• Republican caucus room 22, both starting immediately.

Keywords: 913, all

Transcript Highlights:

• We have Republican mayors from all across the state urging that we pass a rural groundwater management
• But the Republicans in Congress said, no, they're not going to pay for subsidies anymore.
• with a Republican...
• Would not have moved to the Senate floor when we had a Republican governor with a Republican majority
• And here we have Republicans trying to punish her.

Keywords: 1182, all

Transcript Highlights:

• If you have a Republican, you got three Republicans on this side, and they want to keep somebody in,
• If you have a Republican, you got three Republicans on this side, and they want to keep somebody in,
• If you have a Republican, you got three Republicans on this side, and they want to keep somebody in,
• If you have a Republican, you got three Republicans on this side, and they want to keep somebody in,
• If you have a Republican, you got three Republicans on this side, and they want to keep somebody in,

Bills: HB180

Keywords: education, county superintendent, appointed, elected officials, Conecuh County, local control, 1136, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Republicans are pushing to unbalance the budget. It's foolish.
• I feel like my Republican colleagues are pushing to unbalance the budget with this.
• There's a lot we agree on, but the vote is Republicans yes, Democrats no. It's disappointing.
• There's a lot we agree on, but the vote is Republicans yes, Democrats no. It's disappointing.
• I don't always say yes, but I don't always say yes to my Republicans. ...know that.

Keywords: 1182, all

Summary: The joint House Ways and Means and Senate Finance committees met to hear identical conformity bills, HB 2153 and SB 1106, which would align Arizona tax law with the federal Internal Revenue Code as of Jan. 1, 2026, including some retroactive provisions for tax year 2025. Staff explained that the bills would exclude three federal provisions: the higher federal SALT deduction, the new senior deduction as written in H.R. 1, and the deduction for interest on new car loans. They would instead include a $6,000 retirement-income deduction for taxpayers age 60 and older, a $6,000 Roth IRA contribution deduction, a higher dependent tax credit, and a deduction for child and dependent care expenses above the federal credit. JLBC estimated the package would reduce general fund income tax revenue by about $441.3 million in FY 2026. Members also discussed that the Department of Revenue’s forms had been issued assuming full conformity, and staff and supporters argued the bills were needed quickly to avoid confusion and amended returns during filing season. Committee members and sponsors largely framed the bills as tax relief and a way to provide certainty for taxpayers and preparers. Supporters said the package would help families, seniors, and workers, and noted that the Arizona version was negotiated to keep the overall tax relief roughly comparable to full conformity while shifting benefits away from the SALT deduction and toward child credits, retirement income, and child care. The sponsors also criticized the governor’s executive action and urged prompt passage so taxpayers would know how to file. Opponents argued the bills would reduce state revenue, worsen the budget outlook, and disproportionately benefit higher-income taxpayers and corporations. Several witnesses and members also raised concerns about the child care deduction, the retirement-income deduction, and the business expensing provisions, while supporters responded that the bill was designed to help working families and encourage saving and investment. Public testimony was mixed. The Arizona Society of Certified Public Accountants and the Arizona Free Enterprise Club supported the bills, emphasizing early conformity, filing certainty, and reduced confusion for taxpayers and software providers. Opponents included Save Our Schools Arizona, the Arizona Center for Economic Progress, Opportunity Arizona, and several individuals, who argued the package would deepen budget problems and favor the wealthy. One witness objected to a federal school-choice-related provision she said was being tied to the bill, though committee members said the measure before them was a tax conformity bill and not a school finance bill. The hearing included extended debate over the fiscal impact, the governor’s prior requests for some of the same tax changes, and whether taxpayers would need to file amended returns if the legislature later changed course. The transcript ends during testimony from NFIB, with no final committee vote or action shown in the excerpt.

Transcript Highlights:

• Yet, every Republican voted this down.
• Yet, every Republican voted project. Yet, every Republican voted this<00:31:13.120><c> down.
• ><c> about</c><00:31:17.039><c> making</c> If Republicans truly cared about making If Republicans truly
• </c><00:36:02.960><c> across</c><00:36:03.440><c> a</c> Republicans have pressed for. across a Republicans
• We as Republicans believe work is good.

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Thursday, July 23, 2026, 1012, house, all