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NY
New York 2025-2026 Regular Session
New York State Senate Session - 06/02/2026
New York Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Ayes 61. The bill is passed.
- Ayes 61. The bill is passed.
- Ayes 61. The bill is passed.
- Ayes 61. The bill is passed.
- Ayes 61.
Summary:
The Senate convened, approved the prior day’s journal, and then processed a large number of motions to discharge bills from committees and substitute identical Senate or Assembly versions for third reading. The chamber also adopted the resolution calendar with exceptions and took up several resolutions and ceremonial recognitions, including a resolution mourning Hudson Talbott, a Dairy Month resolution highlighting New York’s dairy industry, and introductions honoring Niskayuna academic teams, Gabriella Scheer for receiving the Liberty Medal, the Hartstein family’s civic engagement, and Diana Cochran’s advocacy for safe firearm storage.
The Senate then moved through the calendar and passed many bills on topics including insurance, public health, education, labor, social services, banking, local government, veterans, public service, consumer protection, criminal procedure, cannabis, parks, taxation, election law, and highway matters. Several members explained votes on notable measures: support for acupuncture insurance coverage, consumer protections for doorbell-camera data sharing, expanded protections in debt collection cases, trauma-informed procedures for sexual assault survivors, a Legionnaires’ disease awareness program, changes to mandatory minimum sentencing, and universal safe storage of firearms. A number of home rule and local authorization bills were also approved, including parkland alienation measures and local tax exemption authorizations.
Most measures passed with broad bipartisan support, though some drew recorded opposition. Notable roll calls included the consumer debt uniformity bill, the mandatory minimum sentencing bill, the safe storage/firearms bill, and the public housing and public health measures, each with more divided votes. The chamber also accepted a lengthy Rules Committee report sending many additional bills directly to third reading, and then began the supplemental calendar, passing at least the first items before the transcript ended.
NY
New York 2025-2026 Regular Session
New York State Senate Session - 06/03/2026
New York Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Ayes 61. The bill is passed.
- Ayes 61. The bill is passed.
- Ayes 61. The bill is passed.
- Ayes 61.
- AYES 61.
Summary:
The Senate convened, approved the journal, and then moved through a large number of motions to discharge bills from committees and substitute identical Senate bills for third reading. The chamber also received and accepted a Finance Committee report on nominations for Kathleen Mosier as Commissioner of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation, Terrence O’Leary as Commissioner of Homeland Security and Emergency Services, and John Kagia as Executive Director of the Office of Cannabis Management. All three nominees were confirmed, with Mosier and O’Leary confirmed unanimously and Kagia confirmed 57-1, with Senator Walczyk voting no.
The Senate adopted previously approved resolutions recognizing June 2026 as LGBTQIA+ Pride Month and mourning the death of Susan Irene Wright of Harlem. Senators Brisport and Bottcher spoke at length in support of Pride Month, emphasizing LGBTQ+ history, resilience, and ongoing threats to the trans community. On the Susan Wright resolution, Senators Cleare, Bailey, and Bottcher praised her community leadership, philanthropy, and family legacy, and Assembly Member Jordan Wright was recognized in the chamber.
The body then considered and passed many bills on the calendar, including measures on insurance, environmental conservation, public health, education, business law, labor, social services, highway law, and local tax exemptions. Several bills drew brief explanations of vote, including a measure to end higher insurance premiums for widows, a bill to prohibit correctional facilities from denying visitation because of menstrual products or IUDs, and a Medicaid-related bill to expand access to blood pressure monitors for pregnant people. Most bills passed with broad support, though some had notable opposition from a small group of senators.
Late in the session, the Senate took up a proposed constitutional amendment on redistricting. Senator Stewart-Cousins sponsored the measure, and Senator Walczyk questioned it extensively, arguing voters had previously approved an independent redistricting process and objecting to changes that would remove the Legislature’s two-thirds map-approval requirement and alter the commission’s role. The sponsor said the changes were needed in response to aggressive partisan redistricting in other states and would still require voter ratification in future sessions. The transcript ends during that debate, with no final vote on the amendment shown.
WY
Wyoming 2026 Regular Session
Senate Floor Session-Day 12, February 23, 2026-AM
Wyoming Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- I 61 excused one. documents. I 61 excused one.
- I 61, excused one.
- I 61, excused one.
- I 61, excused one.
- I 61, excused one. Filings. I 61, excused one.
KY
Kentucky 2025 Regular Session
House Standing Committee on Veterans, Military Affairs, and Public Protection (3-11-25) - Reupload
Transcript Highlights:
- The committee then moved to Senate Bill 61.
- 61 61 okay<00:03:07.959><c> please</c><00:03:08.640><c> uh</c><00:03:09.640><c> introduce</c><00:03:
- yes Mr chairman I am a yes vote on S 61 yes Mr chairman I am a yes vote on S 61<00:11:09.880><c> thank
- </c><00:11:10.040><c> you</c><00:11:10.160><c> very</c> 61 thank you very 61 thank you very much also
- Both also would like to have a yes vote recorded on Senate Bill 61.
Summary:
The House Standing Committee on Veterans, Military Affairs, and Public Protection met with a quorum, opened with the Pledge of Allegiance and prayer, and recognized guests before taking up legislation. The committee first heard Senate Bill 61 from Sen. Craig Richardson, who described it as a private property rights bill addressing swimming pools rented through platforms like Airbnb or Swimply. He said current law can cause a privately owned pool to be treated as a public swimming pool, and the bill would correct that definition. The committee moved and seconded the bill, then approved it unanimously for favorable passage to the House floor.
The committee then considered Senate Bill 237 from Sen. Jason Hall. Hall said the bill would waive Kentucky’s physical agility requirement for certain out-of-state police officers in good standing with at least 10 years of service, while a committee substitute also updated 911 dispatching laws and adjusted training requirements for part-time public safety telecommunicators. Representative Blandon said he would offer a friendly floor amendment requiring proof that an applicant passed a physical agility test in their state of origin to address KLC concerns. Representative Sharp raised a concern about how federal certifications would fit into the bill’s state-of-origin language. After discussion, the committee approved the committee substitute and passed the bill favorably, with several members explaining their votes or recording votes afterward. The meeting ended with thanks to members and staff and a motion to adjourn.
AL
Alabama 2026 Regular Session
Alabama House Economic Development and Tourism Committee Jan 21st, 2026
Economic Development and Tourism
Transcript Highlights:
- Also have a resolution from the Bill 61.
- I've got here on the desk 5,195 61.
- You're uh in support of House Bill 61.
- to vote yes on HB 61.
- to vote yes on HB 61.
Committee:
House Economic Development and Tourism
HI
Transcript Highlights:
- HCR 61 requests a study examining how certain other jurisdictions produce fiscal notes.
- requesting a study examining HR HCR 61 requesting a study examining how<00:23:02.400><c> certain</c>
- Last one on this agenda: HCR 61 on fiscal notes. Recommendation is to pass as is.
- Voting on HCR 61. Recommendation is pass as is. Any reservation or no? Okay, adopted.
- recommendation is pass as is 61 recommendation is pass as is any<00:29:24.679><c> reservation</c><00
Committee:
House Finance
NM
Transcript Highlights:
- Once we are done with that, we are going to go to item number 43 on today's calendar, House Bill 61.
- When we're done with House Bill 61, we're going to go to item number six on the supplemental calendar
- Item number 43, House Bill 61. I yield to Senator Maestas. Senator Maestas. Thank you, Mr.
- House Bill 61 deals with our criminal code.
- So it's a contradiction in law we hope to fix with House Bill 61.
Bills:
SB241
Keywords:
child care, child care assistance, child care subsidy, early childhood education, early childhood care, daycare, preschool, pre-K, Head Start, Early Head Start, Children's Code, early childhood education and care department, ECECD, child care facilities, licensed child care, registered child care, copayments, waitlist, subsidy, federal poverty level
Summary:
The Senate began by outlining the day’s agenda, then received several House messages, including the House’s request for concurrence on Senate Bill 151 and notice that the House had concurred in Senate amendments to House Bills 2, 3, and 70. The Senate also received enrolled bills SB 64 and SB 101, and later adopted committee reports on House Bill 120 and SB 64. The chamber then took up concurrence on SB 151, a tax package that the House amended to remove the gross receipts tax provision for medical supplies, add a 1% salary increase for state employees, higher education, and public schools, extend a high-wage job tax credit, and add sunsets. Senator Hamblen supported concurrence as a friendly amendment, while Senator Cervantes argued the House changes transformed the bill into an unconstitutional appropriations measure and urged a conference committee. The Senate nevertheless concurred, 22-14.
On third reading, the Senate passed House Bill 61, which increases the penalty for aggravated battery on a peace officer from a third-degree to a second-degree felony to align with other sentencing provisions. Supporters, including Senator Cervantes, cited consistency in the criminal code and noted the Sentencing Commission’s endorsement; the bill passed 37-0. The Senate also passed House Joint Memorial 3, directing the Environment Department to convene stakeholders and report on implementation of the PFAS Protection Act, despite a brief exchange over whether the memorial could be read as expanding authority under the existing PFAS law; it passed 22-13.
The chamber then passed several memorials: Senate Memorial 20, amended to include youth and family voices and legislative appointees in a statewide youth violence summit, passed 35-0; Senate Memorial 21, calling for a study of a statewide overdose prevention program, passed 35-0; Senate Memorial 22, which asks the Legislative Finance Committee to convene a working group on domestic violence funding and CYFD-related funding flows, passed; and Senate Memorial 27, urging expansion of the Radiation Exposure Act to compensate New Mexicans affected by atomic testing and uranium mining, passed 34-0. At the end of the session, the Senate received a governor’s message authorizing consideration of SB 74 on cockfighting penalties, followed by a playful Senate response message. The body also agreed to move House Joint Memorial 2 from Rules to the President’s table and then recessed until 8:30 a.m. the next day.
WY
Wyoming 2026 Regular Session
House Transportation, Highways & Military Affairs Committee, February 26, 2026
Transportation, Highways & Military Affairs
Transcript Highlights:
- Senate File 61 is up next.
- Senate File 61 is up next.
- Senate file 61 is up next. And we there. Senate file 61 is up next.
- </c> we are in support of Senate File 61. we are in support of Senate File 61.
- </c> File 61 as amended? File 61 as amended?
KY
Transcript Highlights:
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- House Bill 61, an act relating to the ...
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- House Bill 61, an act relating to the ...
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MN
Transcript Highlights:
- But between Highway 61 splits the city in half, and there's an older community that's between 61 and
- river, older houses on the floodplain that have been there for a very long time on the east side of 61
- But between Highway 61 splits the city in half, and there's an older community that's between 61 and
- river, older houses on the floodplain that have been there for a very long time on the east side of 61
- </c><00:59:43.480><c> in</c> between Highway 61 61 splits the city in between Highway 61 61 splits the
Bills:
HF201 , HF217 , HF314 , HF315 , HF406 , HF408 , HF425 , HF426 , HF730 , HF731 , HF652 , HF761 , HF1079 , HF928 , HF1017 , HF1056 , HF1081
Committee:
House Capital Investment
NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
Senate Executive Departments and Administration (01/22/2025)
Executive Departments and Administration
Transcript Highlights:
- Good morning, and thank you for the opportunity to testify in support of Senate Bill 61, relative to
- relative to prescriptions Senate Bill 61 relative to prescriptions for<00:18:28.480><c> state</c><00
- Anybody else that would like to testify on Senate Bill 61?
- All right, seeing none, I will close the hearing on Senate Bill 61. Good.
- Do I have a motion on Senate Bill 61? Moved to pass. Seconded.
WV
West Virginia 2026 Regular Session
Senate in Session Mar 14th, 2026 at 01:53 pm
West Virginia Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- And on 89, it includes the felony provisions of 61-2, Section 10C. Just waiting on counsel.
- And so, well, that I guess has a problem because there is no 61-2-10-C in code.
- That's not—there's a 61-2-10-C in code. That's not—there's a 61-2-10-C in code.
- That's not—there's a 61-2-10-1.
- That's not—there's a 61-2-10A and 10B, but there is no Section 10C under Article 2.
WA
Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session
House State Government & Tribal Relations Jun 22nd, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- Of those 61 cases, we lead or co-lead 22, or about a third of those cases.
- Just to throw myself on the mercy of the committee, there are 61 cases.
- Just to throw myself on the mercy of the committee, there are 61 cases.
- I'll just start with a comment here about, you know, 61 cases is a lot.
- So we're 18 months in and we're at 61.
Summary:
The House State Government & Tribal Relations Committee held a virtual work session focused first on federal actions affecting elections. A representative from NCSL reviewed recent U.S. Supreme Court and pending cases, including a redistricting/Voting Rights Act case and a case on whether mailed ballots received after Election Day can be counted. She also discussed a Trump executive order directing USPS to draft mail-ballot rules, the federal SAVE system’s expanded use for voter list maintenance, DOJ requests for unredacted voter rolls, and reduced federal election-security support. Committee members asked about proof of citizenship requirements, whether DOJ requests are compulsory, and how federal election funding and grants may be changing.
The Attorney General’s Office then described Washington’s litigation challenging two election-related executive orders and DOJ’s lawsuit seeking unredacted voter registration lists. State lawyers said courts have already enjoined parts of the executive orders, including documentary proof-of-citizenship requirements and voting-system changes, and have upheld Washington’s ballot-receipt deadlines so far. They said DOJ’s voter-roll demands have been rejected by multiple courts and that Washington’s position is that state law limits disclosure of sensitive voter data. Members asked about the legal basis for DOJ’s requests, the risk of immigration-enforcement use, and whether attestation on registration forms counts as proof of citizenship; the office said it does under state law and that no evidence of mass voter-fraud problems in Washington has been shown.
Deputy Attorney General Todd Bowers then gave a broader overview of the Attorney General’s federal litigation, saying Washington has filed 61 cases since January 2025, often with other states, and has had notable success obtaining preliminary injunctions and favorable summary judgments. He highlighted cases involving election rules, environmental and energy disputes, public health funding, student loans, housing, and data privacy, and said many challenges involve executive-branch conditions added to congressionally appropriated funds. He also described a growing number of federal audits and inquiries directed at state agencies.
Finally, Office of Equity Director Megan Matthews discussed how federal actions are affecting state and local equity work, community organizations, and public confidence. She said the office is coordinating more closely with the Attorney General, governor’s office, other agencies, and local governments through the immigration subcabinet, while also working on data privacy, Keep Washington Working compliance, and community outreach. Committee members asked about the office’s human-trafficking work and how it is encouraging agency compliance; Matthews said the focus is on clearer guidance, technical support, and consistent expectations across agencies. The committee adjourned after the presentations and questions.
AL
Alabama 2026 Regular Session
Alabama Senate County and Municipal Government Committee Special Session 2026 May 7th, 2026
County and Municipal Government
Transcript Highlights:
- 00:30:54.080><c> blessing</c><00:30:54.440><c> of</c><00:30:54.520><c> turning</c><00:30:54.920><c> 61
- </c><00:30:55.600><c> and</c> the blessing of turning 61 and the blessing of turning 61 and and<00:30
- Just 61 years. And here we are back at it again. It reminds me very easily of W. E. B.
- </c><00:32:20.720><c> years</c> the city of Saint Jude just 61 years the city of Saint Jude just 61 years
- Just<00:32:28.720><c> 61</c><00:32:29.320><c> years.</c> Just 61 years. Just 61 years.
Bills:
HB1
Committee:
Senate County and Municipal Government
NM
New Mexico 2026 Regular Session
House - Consumer and Public Affairs Jan 27th, 2026 at 04:08 pm
House Consumer & Public Affairs
Transcript Highlights:
- Protect those who are protecting you and pass House Bill 61.
- HB 61 recognizes a sobering reality.
- I respectfully urge this committee to give HB 61 a due pass. Thank you.
- I respectfully urge this committee to give HB 61 a due pass. Thank you.
- We stand in support of HB 61.
Committee:
House House Consumer & Public Affairs
VA
Transcript Highlights:
- Ayes, 61; noes, 31. The conference report is adopted. Next conference report is on page 18.
- Ayes, 61; noes, 34. The conference report is agreed to.
- Ayes, 61; noes, 33. Clerk, close the roll. Ayes, 61; noes, 33. The conference report is agreed to.
- Ayes. 61, nose 33. Roll. Ayes. 61 knows 33. Aye, 61 knows 33. The conference report has agreed to.
CA
Transcript Highlights:
- We have eight items on today's agenda: joint Rule 61 waivers for the following Senate bills: 453, 886
- , 931, 1057, 1079, 1098, 1119, and a JR 61.
- SB 1079, SB 1098, SB 1119, and a JR 61 waiver for Senate bills that have chaptering-out amendments.
- Please note a Joint Rule 61 waiver for SB 1387 has also been added to today's agenda.
Committee:
House Rules
Summary:
The Rules Committee met briefly, called the roll, and confirmed a quorum. The committee’s agenda consisted of eight items involving Joint Rule 61 waivers for several Senate bills: SB 453, SB 886, SB 931, SB 1057, SB 1079, SB 1098, SB 1119, and SB 1387, along with a JR 61 waiver related to chaptering-out amendments.
A motion was made and seconded to approve the waivers. On the roll call vote, several members voted aye, while others were noted as not voting. The motion passed, and the committee adjourned.
NY
New York 2025-2026 Regular Session
New York State Senate Session - 03/18/2026
New York Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Ayes 61. The bill is passed.
- Ayes 61. The bill is passed.
- Ayes 61. The bill is passed.
- Ayes 61. The bill is passed.
- Ayes 61. The bill is passed.
Summary:
The Senate opened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, and approval of the prior day’s journal, then moved through a series of introductions and resolutions recognizing Women’s History Month honorees, Prince Hall Masons and Eastern Stars, Agriculture Week, Pakistan-American Heritage Day, visiting Mercaz Academy students, and the 175th anniversary of Albany Law School. Several senators spoke in support of the commemorations, and each resolution was adopted.
The chamber then took up a number of bills on the calendar. Among the measures passed were bills related to insurance, private housing finance, public health, mental hygiene, real property, elder law, public authorities, and environmental conservation. One bill on the Environmental Conservation Law drew a procedural challenge over a proposed amendment; the Chair’s ruling that the amendment was nongermane was upheld by a show of hands, after which the bill passed. Another bill amending the Emergency Tenant Protection Act was debated on the issue of vacant rent-stabilized units and LLC ownership transparency, with supporters saying it would help identify responsible owners and opponents arguing it was too broad and could impose unclear penalties; it ultimately passed.
The most extended debate centered on a real property bill concerning electronic rent payment systems and automated clearinghouse fees. Supporters framed it as a transparency measure that lets tenants choose whether to use such systems, while critics questioned how fees would be handled and whether the bill would affect landlord costs. After debate, the bill passed. A public health bill sponsored by Senator Webb also passed after she explained it was intended to improve transparency and oversight of changes to maternity and perinatal services amid concerns about maternal health deserts and hospital closures. The Senate then completed the calendar and adjourned until the next day.
LA
Transcript Highlights:
- We're going to do SCR 61 by Senator Barrow, and she has given permission for Ms.
- Members, this is Senate Concurrent Resolution 61 by Senator Barrow to urge and request the Louisiana
- voluntarily deferred members the thank you thank you members the last bill SCR of the year we're gonna do SCR 61
- Members, this is Senate Concurrent Resolution 61 by Senator Barrow to urge and request Louisiana Department
- Members, I will make a motion to refer SCR 61. Is there any objection? All right, SCR 61 is passed.
Committee:
House Health and Welfare
Keywords:
gender-affirming care, gender affirming therapy, gender-affirming hormone therapy, transgender health, trans youth, LGBTQ, mental health, psychosis, psychiatric conditions, puberty blockers, androgen blockers, cross-sex hormones, estrogen, testosterone, informed consent, screening, monitoring protocols, Louisiana Department of Health, LDH, House Health and Welfare
MA
Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
Formal House Session 59 Jun 21st, 2026 at 01:10 pm
Massachusetts House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- This is roll call number 61, roll call number 6-1. Thank you. Thank you.
- The $61 billion budget that is before you for final passage is not only one that will allow our economy
- The $61 billion budget that is before you for final passage is not only one that will allow our economy
- In order to better weather those uncertainties, this budget's final spend of $61 billion represents a
- This is roll call number 61. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you.
Summary:
The House met in a floor session that began with routine procedural motions, including quorum checks, roll calls, and brief recesses. Members also welcomed guests and observed a moment of silent tribute for Frederick Pat Waller of Dracut, a 101-year-old World War II veteran and longtime farmer, before taking up the day’s major budget business.
The principal item was the FY2026 appropriations legislation. House leaders described the conference report as a roughly $61 billion budget that reduces spending from earlier proposals while increasing Fair Share spending to $2.4 billion. They highlighted funding for education, including Chapter 70 aid, universal school meals, higher education financial aid, MassReconnect, and school clean energy projects; transportation, including MBTA and regional transit authority support; housing and homelessness programs; food assistance; and a new $5 million immigration legal assistance fund. Supporters emphasized fiscal stability, timely passage, and aid to cities and towns, while noting uncertainty from the federal government.
The House first passed the supplemental appropriations bill to be engrossed by a roll call vote of 142-0, then later passed it on final enactment by 143-1. The House then accepted the conference report on the main FY2026 budget by a roll call vote of 139-6, adopted the emergency preamble by a recorded vote, and finally enacted the budget by another 139-6 vote. The session ended with adoption of an order to adjourn to the following Thursday at 11 a.m., and the House adjourned.