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US
US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
US House Floor Proceedings (Wednesday, June 11, 2025)
US Federal House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- General<00:43:18.880><c> lady</c><00:43:19.119><c> yields.</c> General lady yields.
- General lady yields.
- </c> for electric buses in Rwanda. for electric buses in Rwanda.
- for future generations to come.
- </c> generations to come. He was unselfish. generations to come. He was unselfish.
AZ
Transcript Highlights:
- May our future generation know and possess a spirit of kindness and compassion.
- roads from the general fund takes money away from school kids.
- It should not be coming from the general fund.
- When someone from San Carlos dies, it hits three generations.
- It hits three generations because they support typically three generations of tribal members.
Summary:
The Arizona Senate convened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, and the 4-H pledge led by the Yuma County 4-H Ambassadors, followed by recognition of guests for National Ag Day, World Hearing Day, a visiting doctor of the day, food truck business owners, and members of Sandy Corps VFW Post 1433 for its 100th anniversary. Senators also presented proclamations honoring World Hearing Day and the VFW post’s century of service. The chamber then handled routine business, including a temporary committee appointment and the reading of messages and committee reports into the journal.
The floor then took up a series of third-reading bills, mostly transportation and public safety appropriations. SB 1062, 1063, 1064, 1065, 1088, 1154, 1156, 1157, 1204, 1207, 1245, 1250, 1455, 1457, and 1461 all passed, with several members explaining votes in support of road projects, tribal road needs, veteran services, border security, or workforce health care training, while opponents argued many appropriations should come from other funding sources or were unnecessary, especially the public safety and border-related measures. SB 1798 also passed with bipartisan support after senators praised it as a FAFSA awareness and student opportunity measure.
One bill failed: SB 1019, relating to bottled water systems and water fluoridation, was defeated 14-11 after extended debate over public health benefits versus concerns about fluoridation safety and informed consent. After the votes, HB 2110 was withdrawn from the Education Committee and referred to Regulatory Affairs and Government Efficiency. The Senate then announced committee meetings for March 23 and adjourned until Monday, March 23, 2026, at noon.
ID
Transcript Highlights:
- I also am a small business owner, electrical contractor, so this is right in my wheelhouse.
Committee:
House Business
AZ
Transcript Highlights:
- Bring peace to past generations and pave the way for a new wave of growth.
- May our future generation know and possess a spirit of kindness and compassion.
- It should not be coming from the general fund.
- generations of tribal members.
- To paraphrase a politician who I don't generally agree with, it takes a village.
MO
Missouri 2026 Regular Session
2026 Legislative Session - Day Twenty Six - Tuesday, February 24
Missouri House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Yeah, this bill came through general laws.
- Yeah, this bill came through general laws.
- So what generated this fiscal note all of a sudden? I couldn't answer that.
- So who was it that generated this fiscal note?
- Are you just talking about general revenue change? General revenue. Okay.
ID
Transcript Highlights:
- for legislative intent and definitions; to require the State Department of Education to develop a generative
- General 17, for what purpose do you rise? Thank you, Mr.
- Either way, revenues generate more money.
- revenues so that we can all get more money back and we can spend more money, invest in the economy, and generate
- when we say this is some kind of wonderful thing for seniors to help them in paying their higher electric
WY
Wyoming 2026 Regular Session
Select Committee on School Finance Recalibration, January 22, 2026 - AM
Select Committee on School Finance Recalibration
Transcript Highlights:
- </c><00:20:36.400><c> coaches</c> for instructional facilities coaches for instructional facilities coaches
- > look</c><00:20:42.880><c> at</c><00:20:42.960><c> the</c> Um, generally when you look at the Um, generally
- </c> generic. Um, we have changed that. generic. Um, we have changed that.
- </c><02:35:21.439><c> generally</c> with other state health plans. generally with other state health
- :27:04.880><c> federal</c><03:27:05.120><c> grants</c> general fund and these federal grants general
NM
New Mexico 2026 Regular Session
House - Government, Elections And Indian Affairs Feb 9th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- . side by side, rooted in resilience, survival, and love for future generations.
- This helps them not only be able to integrate more in general education activities, but also helps us
- I'm the Deputy General Counsel at the Public Education Department.
- It wasn't on the same trajectory as their general education peers. Growth in reading and math.
- instruction—but this is a... ...that are preventing them from benefiting from general instruction.
Summary:
The committee first heard House Bill 124, which would create a permanent Office of New Americans within the Department of Workforce Solutions. The sponsor and supporters said the office would help immigrant and refugee workers access training, licensing, language support, and other workforce resources, while also helping employers fill labor shortages in industries such as construction, agriculture, oil and gas, health care, and child care. Support came from advocates, business groups, faith organizations, and immigrant-rights groups; there was no opposition. Members asked about data protection, the number of other states with similar offices, and whether the office could help recruit and credential foreign-trained medical professionals. The bill passed on a do-pass motion with several yes votes and some no votes recorded, and the sponsor explained the vote as a way to support families and workforce integration.
The committee then considered House Bill 314, which would authorize zero-interest loans through the Local Government Division for political subdivisions to repair flood- and debris-damaged public infrastructure and remove debris from the October 19, 2024 storm event. There was no public testimony in support or opposition. Members briefly asked about the $150 million appropriation and whether it was already in the budget, and the sponsor said it was. The bill received a do-pass motion, a second, and was approved without opposition.
Finally, the committee took up Senate Bill 64, as amended, to codify the Office of Special Education and a deputy secretary position within the Public Education Department. The sponsor and department officials said the bill would formalize an office already created by executive order, improve statewide coordination, support compliance with IDEA and the Yazzie-Martinez case, and develop a statewide IEP template to reduce inconsistency across districts. They emphasized that gifted education would remain in Curriculum and Instruction and that the bill would not add new paperwork or mandates for districts. Supporters included education leaders, disability advocates, vocational rehabilitation, and special education professionals; there was no opposition. Members raised questions about parent understanding of IEPs, monitoring and enforcement, funding, charter school coverage, and the treatment of gifted and twice-exceptional students. The bill passed on a do-pass motion with unanimous support from those present.
WA
Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Pro Forma Floor Session Mar 2nd, 2026
Washington Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Senate Bill 6354, electric vehicles. The Secretary read the committee report. Senator Pichelli.
Summary:
The Senate convened, approved the previous day’s journal without objection, and then received committee reports and House messages. The House transmitted House Bill 268-1 and Substitute Senate Bill 5874, and the Senate also took up committee reports including Senate Bill 6354 on electric vehicles and Senate Bill 5808, which was referred to the Committee on Rules. Gross Substitute House Bill 2711 was introduced and referred to the Committee on Transportation.
Members unanimously approved motions to refer the listed committee-report measures and introductions to the designated committees. The chamber also briefly went at ease for the purpose of later fiscal committee reports, with Senator Rochelli noting it was fiscal cutoff day. During the pause, Senator Hasegawa offered a personal privilege remark about Lunar New Year candy on the desk, which drew light remarks from the presiding officer.
After returning to order, the Senate reverted to the first order of business, handled the supplemental standing committee report, and again referred the listed measure as designated. No recorded votes were taken on substantive legislation in this transcript, and all motions were adopted without objection. The Senate then adjourned until 10:00 a.m. on Tuesday, March 3, 2026.
ID
Transcript Highlights:
- I also am a small business owner, electrical contractor, so this is right in my wheelhouse.
Committee:
House Business
Summary:
The Business Committee held an organizational meeting with roll call and introductions of a page and several new members. Ethan Cowell, a Bonner’s Ferry high school senior and FFA president who runs a cattle and lamb operation, introduced himself as the committee page. New members Rep. Mike Veeley and Rep. Rick Cheatham introduced themselves, and Vice Chair Kyle Harris said he looked forward to the committee’s work and to pursuing deregulation as a small business owner.
The chair outlined the committee’s approach for the session: keeping Idaho business-friendly, using an electronic paper list, coordinating IT help for OneDrive, and generally not meeting on Fridays unless workload increases later. He also asked for volunteers to proofread minutes, and Reps. Birch and Thompson agreed to do so.
During good of the order, Rep. Crane raised the idea of moving to a paper committee to support the logging industry and referenced a committee rule giving priority to members present at organization for hearing RSs. The chair confirmed that rule, and the meeting concluded with the committee organized and set to meet again on Monday.
AZ
Transcript Highlights:
- We shall be addressing the School Facilities Board and all that has gone wrong there.
- Instead, blanket bans like H.C.R. 2003 make sweeping generalizations about enormous groups of people
- Blanket bans like H.C.R. 2003 make sweeping generalizations about enormous groups of people to exclude
- I've told the story before, but I'm sixth-generation Arizonan. I'm sixth-generation human.
- Generally, you know, it's allowable in a third-read situation.
Summary:
The Senate met, opened with prayer and the pledge, and then handled a series of messages and floor actions. The chamber transmitted a large group of Senate bills to the governor and Senate Concurrent Memorial 1004 to the Secretary of State. It also received House requests to return Senate Bills 1175 and 1198 for reconsideration, which were granted without objection. The Senate then moved into Committee of the Whole to consider several House concurrent resolutions.
On H.C.R. 2001, a constitutional referral on election requirements, senators debated a Judiciary Committee amendment and a Hoffman floor amendment that would require voter ID, allow election-day tabulation of early ballots at polling places, and require legislative funding for implementation. Supporters said the measure would improve election security, voter confidence, and speed up results; opponents argued it was vague, could undermine mail voting, and lacked clear implementation details. The amendment was adopted, and after further debate the Committee of the Whole gave H.C.R. 2001 a do-pass recommendation by a 15-12 vote. Later, on third reading, the full Senate passed H.C.R. 2001 by a 16-12 vote and transmitted it to the House.
The chamber also considered H.C.R. 2003, a referral on student athletics and biological sex. Senator Ortiz offered a floor amendment to replace the blanket ban approach with rules based on athletic ability and inclusion; supporters said it would preserve fairness while avoiding discrimination, while opponents said it would gut the measure and weaken protections for girls’ sports. The Ortiz amendment failed 11-16, and H.C.R. 2003 then received a do-pass recommendation in Committee of the Whole and later passed third reading. H.C.R. 2044, a referral on prohibiting preferential treatment and discrimination, also received a do-pass recommendation without recorded controversy. The Senate then adjourned after completing the remaining procedural motions and votes.
AZ
Transcript Highlights:
- We shall be addressing the School Facilities Board and all that has gone wrong there.
- Instead, blanket bans like HCR 2003 make sweeping generalizations about enormous groups of people to
- I've told the story before, but I'm sixth-generation Arizonan. I'm sixth-generation human.
- And I think this Auditor General report shows they're not administering it correctly.
- Generally, you know, it's allowable in a third-read situation.
VT
Transcript Highlights:
- Connecticut Attorney General William Connecticut Attorney General William Tong<00:17:39.760><c> said<
- </c> and also alongside of that, a general and also alongside of that, a general permit<02:14:03.119>
- The general permit manual and four other simple, low-risk general permit activities.
- </c><02:16:16.639><c> tuned</c> treatment facilities are finely tuned treatment facilities are finely
- </c> no more than one day per week of general no more than one day per week of general operation.<03:
AZ
Arizona 2026 Regular Session
02/23/2026 - House Appropriations
House Appropriations Committee of Reference
Transcript Highlights:
- And that fee schedule is much higher than what anyone else generally gets in the marketplace, but it’
- to be operating. ...allow the preemption related to setbacks in general to be operative.
- General Greg Maxon from the AOC was a great help on all of that at the time.
- Chairman, members, House Bill 2389 allows a utility to replace an existing electrical generating plant
- An existing electrical generating plant or construct a new plant without a new certificate of environmental
Summary:
The committee first took up a discussion-only strike-everything amendment to HB 2211, which would make it unprofessional conduct for certain health care providers to submit offers in independent dispute resolution above 300% of Medicare or the qualified payment amount. The chair said he was not ready to move the bill because more stakeholder meetings were needed. Testimony split between insurers, who said a small number of providers were abusing the No Surprises Act and driving up costs, and provider representatives, who argued the proposal would improperly cap rates, relied on opaque insurer-set QPAs, and could threaten licensure in a billing dispute. No vote was taken on HB 2211.
The committee then considered HB 4028 on accessory dwelling units. The bill would remove the 1,000-square-foot cap, change setback rules, bar municipalities from requiring an administrative use permit and certain elevation criteria, and extend the deadline for cities to adopt ADU regulations. The sponsor argued it would give homeowners more flexibility and help address housing affordability, while cities, neighborhood groups, and residents warned it would allow oversized ADUs, reduce local control, create density and safety concerns, and invite investor-driven development. After extensive debate, the committee voted 8-9 with one present, and HB 4028 failed.
Next, the committee heard HB 2620, as amended, which appropriates $300,000 annually for five years from the General Fund to the Department of Veterans’ Services for grants to emergency shelters. An amendment removed age and non-congregate-setting conditions for eligibility. The sponsor and a shelter provider said the funding would help shelters better serve homeless veterans and connect them to services. The committee adopted the amendment and then passed HB 2620 on a 17-0 vote with one member not voting.
The committee then considered HB 2960, as amended, which creates a veterans specialty court grant program and a dedicated fund to support local veterans treatment courts. An amendment shifted administration of the fund to the Office of the Courts and allowed support for expansion of existing programs. The sponsor, a Lake Havasu judge, and a veteran graduate testified that veterans courts reduce recidivism and save lives by linking veterans to treatment and support. The bill was still being taken up when the transcript ended, with testimony continuing from supporters including a veterans shelter founder.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Veterans and Military Affairs Division 2/19/25
Veterans and Military Affairs Division
Transcript Highlights:
- currently are paying up to a 33% sales tax on their gaming proceeds that goes directly into the state general
- use of slot machine like<00:31:12.600><c> features</c><00:31:13.600><c> in</c><00:31:13.880><c> electric
- </c><00:31:14.320><c> pull</c><00:31:14.720><c> tabs</c> like features in electric pull tabs like features
- in electric pull tabs charitable<00:31:16.399><c> e</c><00:31:17.080><c> pull</c><00:31:17.440><c> tab
- The response began that he would refer specifically to those tribes and that he does know some general
Committee:
House Veterans and Military Affairs Division
WA
Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session
House State Government & Tribal Relations Feb 25th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- of Revenue on certain data related to exemptions for vehicles using clean alternative fuels and electric
- One has to do with certain tax revenues generated by certain exemptions on EVs and other types of vehicles
Summary:
The committee met for its final meeting before cutoff and took executive action on a series of bills and memorials. It first reviewed several measures and amendments, including bills on Washington State Leadership Board fundraising and reporting, campaign finance reporting schedules, public records exemptions for student and employee information, and agency report reductions. Members also discussed amendments that would restore or add reports on topics such as newborn transfers, health plan reporting, clean fuel tax data, instream flows, child morbidity and mortality, and Ecology permitting data, with some amendments adopted and others rejected.
The committee then voted on a joint memorial calling for an independent investigation into the killing of Aichner-Ezgi, with members speaking in support of accountability for Americans killed abroad; it passed 5-2. It also approved a bill recognizing Diwali and Bandi Chhor Divas, and a bill related to the state capital campus, both by do-pass recommendation. Substitute Senate Bill 6049, concerning public disclosure exemptions for student and employee information, advanced after an amendment to remove Healthy Youth Survey records from the exemption failed. Substitute Senate Bill 6160, which reduces agency reporting requirements, passed as amended after some proposed additions to the report list were rejected.
The committee also advanced Substitute Senate Bill 5840 on campaign finance reporting, adopting an amendment to remove one new report deadline and rejecting another that would have extended the reporting adjustment window from two to three days. Substitute Senate Bill 5825, authorizing the Washington State Leadership Board to solicit gifts and grants, passed after an amendment seeking biennial reporting on private funds was rejected. Additional bills on state symbols and veterans’ issues also received do-pass recommendations. Throughout, votes were mostly bipartisan, with some members noting concerns about transparency, reporting burdens, or scope, but the committee ultimately reported all listed measures out of committee.
OK
Transcript Highlights:
- Concerns about federal overreach in general in our lives.
- , which I think improved safety standards in a number of areas, such as the vent hood, venting, electrical
Committee:
House Business
Keywords:
labor, e-verification, immigration, employers, employment eligibility, Department of Labor, penalties, funeral licensing, continuing education, Oklahoma Funeral Directors Association, professional development, licensing requirements, HB3660, natural organic reduction, human composting, soil reduction, green burial, funeral services, cremation, burial permit
AL
Alabama 2025 Regular Session
Alabama Senate Agriculture, Conservation, and Forestry Committee Apr 9th, 2025
Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry
Transcript Highlights:
- Five generations of my family. I was taught to fish there.
- I'm the CEO for Cous Valley Electric Cooperative, and I'm also an off-road enthusiast. I own a...
Keywords:
HB352, cotton, cotton bale assessment, cotton levy, cotton producers, agriculture, forestry, Agriculture, Conservation, and Forestry Committee, per bale fee, commodity assessment, producer referendum, cotton sales tax, Alabama Code 2-8-199, cotton commission, agricultural funding, HB366, Lakyn Canine Act, police dog, K9, K-9
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- here to represent the Foreign International Bridge and my company, which is a... a local first-generation
- easements and it could you explain to me what's that all about so the city came in and put in a electrical
Committee:
House Agriculture & Livestock
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- of bills because for 24 years I was the Travis County Auditor, and for 24 years I was the Attorney General
- For others, okay, it would not, unless the state bans scooters or bans cars. bans electric vehicles or
Bills:
SB 1079 , SB 1243 , SB 1504 , SB 1579 , SB 1708 , SB 1844 , SB 1851 , SB 1879 , SB 1921 , SB 1951 , SB 2237 , SB 2238 , SB 2406 , SB 2407
Committee:
Senate Local Government
Keywords:
SB 1079, Texas, county government, commissioners court, Local Government Code, Chapter 263, surplus property, salvage property, data storage device, hard drive, electronic media, digital records, confidential information, protected information, privacy, records retention, information security, data destruction, device disposal, sensitive data
Summary:
The meeting of the Senate Committee on Local Government was marked by significant discussions on multiple bills aimed at enhancing governance and protecting taxpayer interests. Among the notable legislations was SB1951, where Senator Paxton emphasized reforms to reduce erroneous penalty notices imposed by appraisal districts, eliminating the financial incentive for such penalties. The session concluded with public testimonies that highlighted the importance of transparency and accountability in taxpayer dealings. Additionally, Senator Middleton presented SB1504 and SB2237, focusing on the operational frameworks of local authorities and executive severance payments, respectively, both of which sparked considerable debate among committee members.