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FL
Florida 2026 5th Special Session
Senate in Special Session F Jun 1st, 2026
Florida Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- The secretary will now read the proclamation calling the special session.
- Read the proclamation calling the special session.
- Sixteen sessions, 96 committee weeks, a million special sessions, and counting, and extended sessions
- The first one would be that there's no special session, ever, again.
- So goodbye, at least until the next special session. Senator Polsky. Senator Polsky, Tina.
Summary:
The Senate convened in special session with a quorum present, opened with prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance, and then read the Governor’s proclamation calling the session. The special session was called to consider property tax-related legislation, including a proposed constitutional amendment affecting assessment caps, homestead exemptions, and limits on county and municipal ad valorem taxes, along with related implementing measures such as ballot language, taxpayer notices, supermajority requirements for tax increases above the rolled-back rate, and a public website showing estimated savings for homestead properties.
The bills filed within the call were read for the first time: Senate Joint Resolution 2F by Senator Avila and Senate Bill 4F by Senator Avila, both referred to Appropriations. The Rules Chair announced the Appropriations Committee would meet later that day, and the Senate adopted motions to waive rules and place both measures on the special order calendar for Tuesday, June 2, with an amendment deadline one hour before convening. The Senate also adopted a motion sending any bills filed outside the call to the Rules Committee for review.
The chamber then heard farewell remarks from Senators Hooper and Polsky, who reflected on their service and thanked colleagues, staff, and constituents. Senator Hooper emphasized respect and kindness in public service, while Senator Polsky thanked local officials, staff, caucus members, and family, and noted the importance of bipartisan work. The Senate adjourned until 9:00 a.m. on Tuesday, June 2, or upon the President’s call.
FL
Transcript Highlights:
- The secretary will now read the proclamation calling the special session.
- Read the proclamation calling the special session.
- Sixteen sessions, 96 committee weeks, a million special sessions, and counting, and extended sessions
- The first one would be that there's no special session, ever, again.
- So goodbye, at least until the next special session. Senator Polsky. Senator Polsky, Tina.
NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
House Transportation (10/28/2025)
Transcript Highlights:
- the exact session on House Bill 209. the exact session on House Bill 209.
- executive session on 298. executive session on 298.
- session on House Bill 533. session on House Bill 533.
- In terms of full committee work session, Full committee work session.
- work session part of this? work session part of this?
Summary:
The committee met in a transportation work session and executive session, with the chair explaining the format change to allow fuller discussion and possible expert input before votes. The committee first took up House Bill 209, which would have allowed a new vehicle purchased in the model year or before to be inspected in the second year after purchase. Members said the bill was rendered unnecessary by the broader repeal of vehicle inspections, and the committee voted 16-0 to deem it inexpedient to legislate (ITL), with consent.
The same outcome followed for House Bill 212, which would have allowed a 180-day operation waiver when a motor vehicle failed an emissions control test, and House Bill 533, which concerned civilian employees and commercial truck inspections. In both cases, members said the inspection repeal made the bills unnecessary, and in the commercial truck bill there were also concerns that the language did not fit federal requirements and referenced state inspection laws rather than federal ones. Both bills were voted ITL 16-0 and adopted by consent.
House Bill 298, dealing with vehicle identification number-related issues and antique vehicle authenticity, also received an ITL recommendation 16-0. Members said the proposal raised fraud concerns and could affect the value and authenticity of antique vehicles, and several said the bill needed more work before any future consideration. The committee then moved to Senate Bill 150, which would define electric vehicle charging stations and establish annual testing fees for the Division of Weights and Measures. That bill drew the most discussion: Representative Sykes described a personal experience with a malfunctioning charging station and a large, unclear bill, arguing that consumer protection regulation is needed. Representative Miller said the fee structure seemed high compared with other inspections and that third-party inspectors were not allowed, though he acknowledged some need for consumer protection. Senator David Watters, the sponsor, said the bill should be improved and suggested a lower annual fee and a fund-based approach to build an inspection program over time. Cheryl, the director of Weights and Measures, testified that the division needs authority, staffing, licensing categories, and expensive test equipment to oversee EV chargers, and that current rules do not adequately cover this emerging technology.
MN
Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session
Press Conference: Media Availability on Floor Session Motion to Expel Senator Nicole Mitchell Jan 28th, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- Last session, she said that, oh, I needed to wait until my trial before the ethics complaint could be
- And she just continues to play the process off of itself last session.
- What's changed since the last session in the advance of the election tomorrow?
- What's changed since the last session in the advance of the election tomorrow?
- attempts to unseat her as the session attempts to unseat her as the session goes<00:04:36.720>
Summary:
The meeting centered on a motion to expel Senator Nicole Mitchell from the Minnesota Senate while her criminal case remains pending. Republican speakers argued that Mitchell’s trial delays and continued service were undermining the Senate’s integrity, distracting from legislative work, and denying her constituents full representation because she is not serving on committees or participating in caucus. They said the motion was intended to uphold accountability, justice for the alleged victim, and the institution’s standards of conduct.
DFL leaders and other defenders of Mitchell argued that she has not been convicted, is entitled to due process, and remains the duly elected representative of Senate District 47. They said Senate rules, Mason’s Rules, and custom require ethics proceedings to be completed before expulsion, and that the Senate should not act on her criminal case. They also emphasized that the Senate’s priority should be passing a budget and continuing to work under the chamber’s power-sharing agreement.
The expulsion effort did not succeed. After debate and a procedural vote, Senate Democrats voted to keep Mitchell in the Senate, and leaders said the matter would remain unresolved until her court and ethics proceedings move forward. Republicans indicated they may continue to raise the issue, while DFL leaders said they would focus on governing and expected the chamber to reorganize if control changes after the upcoming election.
NH
Transcript Highlights:
- With that, I'm going to close the executive session for HP 420 and open the executive session for HB
- We will close the executive session for House Bill 574 and open the executive session for House Bill
- Going to close the executive session on House Bill 618 and open the executive session for House Bill
- <00:25:26.480>
Bill executive session for House Bill executive session for House Bill 160< - session for House Bill 367.
NH
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for we will uh come back into session for we will uh come back into session - I'm opening the executive session. It. So I'm opening the executive session on HB 365 FN.
- going to open up the executive session going to open up the executive session on<03:39:37.920>
- With that, we will close the executive session on House Bill 429 and we will open the executive session
- next Tuesday for executive session next Tuesday for executive session that'll<04:09:36.000>
be
NH
New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session
House Executive Departments and Administration (02/18/2026)
Executive Departments and Administration
Transcript Highlights:
- Um, should we move out of the work session into executive session on this?
- I'll close the work session and open the executive session on House Bill 1439.
- session on House Bill 1395. session on House Bill 1395.
- session on House Bill 1149 is closed. session on House Bill 1149 is closed.
- executive session on House Bill 1395. executive session on House Bill 1395.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Civility in the Senate / Preserving the Past and the Present / Inspiring Legislators Through Art Apr 3rd, 2026
Minnesota Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- The end of last session was not good.
- for um how they get through the session. for um how they get through the session.
- The end of last session was not good. The end of last session was not good.
- Some some tougher to start out session.
- to page 64. session, turn to page 64.
Summary:
This episode of Senate Spotlight focused on several nonpartisan Senate offices and programs that help lawmakers and the public understand the legislative process. It highlighted the Civility Caucus, where Republican Sen. Zach Duckworth and DFL Sen. Grant Hauschild work to build relationships across party lines, especially important in a closely divided Senate and during a bonding year that requires a two-thirds vote for infrastructure spending. Speakers emphasized that the caucus is about civility, empathy, and laying groundwork for future bipartisan work rather than guaranteeing agreement on specific bills.
The program also explained how Minnesotans can track legislative activity through the Senate Journal and the fiscal review. Staff described the Journal as a public record of votes, amendments, roll calls, and other actions, useful for checking how senators voted on bills that passed or failed. The fiscal review was presented as a nonpartisan, award-winning summary of the enacted budget, with examples of how readers can find spending details by page and a discussion of plans to make the document more interactive and web-based. Viewers were also directed to the Senate website to look up senators’ contact information and to the Legislature’s bill-tracking system.
Another segment covered Senate File 901, a bipartisan bill by Sen. Eric Pratt that funded an equine-assisted therapy program for first responders dealing with trauma. Testimony described how the program has helped police, firefighters, dispatchers, and correctional officers stay on the job and recover mentally, with lawmakers noting its strong support and practical benefits. The episode also featured Senate pages and interns, who described their behind-the-scenes work supporting committee meetings and learning the legislative process, and concluded with a segment on Capitol art and a new public gallery meant to inspire good government and showcase Minnesota artists.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House/Senate DFL Media Availability 12/4/25
Minnesota House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- The tool to account for the fraud is all of the BCA investigators that we hired last session.
- It's the audit hired uh last session.
- Senator Murphy could you hit session?
- caucus will go into next session caucus will go into next session supporting<00:12:17.680>
the - legislative session approved in that legislative session closed<00:19:38.240>
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Summary:
House and Senate DFL leaders Erin Murphy and Zach Stevenson discussed Minnesota’s budget forecast, arguing that rising health care costs, federal policy changes under Trump and congressional Republicans, and cuts to health care, food support, and clean energy are worsening the state’s fiscal outlook and household affordability. They said the state’s economy remains strong but is being undermined by higher premiums, tariffs, canceled projects, and shifting costs to state and local governments, while Republicans are prioritizing tax cuts for the wealthy and large corporations over working families.
A major topic was fraud prevention and oversight. In response to questions, the leaders said every dollar of fraud is unacceptable, but that the budget forecast is not the right tool to measure it. They pointed to existing efforts, including BCA investigators, a governor-ordered and legislature-authorized audit, stronger laws passed in 2023-2025, and work on an independent inspector general proposal. They said the House DFL supports stronger anti-fraud measures and wants fraudsters held accountable, while also protecting services for vulnerable Minnesotans.
The leaders also defended prior DFL budget decisions, saying the 2023 legislative session ended with a $5 billion surplus and rejecting Republican claims that DFL spending drained the state’s coffers. They said Minnesota must still balance its budget, but that the structural deficit is being driven largely by rising medical assistance and health care costs, which they argued are tied to federal actions and broader health system instability. No votes were taken in this transcript; it was a press availability with questions and responses.
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- Amen. session there's a lot swirling around in session there's a lot swirling around in this<00:00:57.320
- and the 94th legislative session in Minnesota.
- minnesotans let's make this session minnesotans let's make this session about<00:34:24.679>
bringing - service as we move forward this session service as we move forward this session and<00:59:09.599
- <01:35:04.960>
and brightly for us all this session and brightly for us all this session and
Summary:
The Minnesota Senate convened for opening day of the 94th legislative session, with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, and remarks honoring the late Senator Carrie Dike, whose seat was left empty. Leaders from both parties described her as a unifying, hardworking public servant and noted the chamber’s grief at her death. A quorum was established by roll call of members from all districts.
The Senate then elected Bobby Joe Champion and Jeremy Miller as co-presiding officers by a vote of 65 ayes and 1 pass, and they were sworn in. In their remarks, both emphasized cooperation, open dialogue, and working forward together despite a projected budget deficit and other difficult issues ahead. The chamber also elected Thomas Bodin as Secretary of the Senate by 66 votes, and then approved a slate of other officers—including assistant secretaries, engrossing secretary, sergeant at arms, assistant sergeant at arms, and chaplain—by one roll call with 66 votes.
Senate Resolution No. 1, which set the temporary organization of the Senate and memorialized the organizing agreement between the two caucuses, was adopted by a vote of 66 ayes and 0 nays. The resolution covered temporary leadership structure, staff and appointments, committee memberships and schedules, adoption of temporary rules from the prior session with updated committee names, and procedures for resolving future issues. After adoption, the Senate set aside time for members to speak in tribute to Senator Dike, with several senators offering personal remembrances and condolences to her family and staff.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Press Conference: Gun Violence Prevention Working Group Media Availability - 09/15/25
Transcript Highlights:
- dramatic testimony we heard today, what's the likelihood of any significant gun legislation in a special session
- or a regular session?
- So, if we do have a special session, the conversation of banning assault rifles will be the top of our
- I don't know what funds are available at this point or would be in a special session.
- point or would be in a special session. point or would be in a special session.
NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
House Public Works and Highways (10/14/2025)
Transcript Highlights:
- Well, that was a very short work session on that.
- go ahead and begin the uh work session go ahead and begin the uh work session on<00:02:50.879>
- Well, that was a very short work session Well, that was a very short work session on<00:04:48.400
- to call the executive sessions to order. to call the executive sessions to order. uh<00:12:44.800
- The executive sessions on both HP 100 and 561 are closed. No further business.
Summary:
The House Public Works and Highways Committee met in work session on HB 100 and HB 561, with brief housekeeping remarks at the start noting a new committee member, Representative Charlie Foot, and the departure of committee assistant Karen Davis. The chair also referenced upcoming discussion of the 10-year transportation plan and warned that the gas hearings and related funding changes would affect communities.
HB 100 would prohibit the Department of Transportation from using state funds for planning, construction, operation, or management of new passenger rail projects. Members raised concerns that the bill needed more work and might have unintended effects on private and tourist rail operations, including the Cog Railway and other tourism railways. Several speakers said the issue should be studied further rather than acted on immediately.
HB 561 concerns the transfer of state-owned real property, specifically requiring approval from municipal legislative bodies before transferring state-owned class one or two highways. Multiple members supported an interim study, saying the bill is tied to broader questions about the 10-year plan, road funding, municipal partnership, and the possibility that the state may eventually need to turn highways over to towns. Concerns were also raised about specific road situations such as Continental Boulevard and the need to understand current practices before making changes.
In executive session, the committee voted 16-0, with two members absent, to send both HB 100 and HB 561 to interim study and place them on the consent calendar. The chair then explained that the bills would be revisited next fall and could later be debated on the House floor. The committee then adjourned.
NE
Nebraska 2025-2026 Regular Session
Legislative Morning Session Apr 17th, 2026
Nebraska Unicameral Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- So every session at the end of the session, we start the, I wonder if we're going to get the bills turned
- Number four would be the end of session amending where an LB becomes an AM, would be the end-of-session
- So, colleagues, we're coming to the end of our 60-day session, and while the second session of a legislature
- is considered the short session, this session was definitely not short on extended debate.
- So if we had a longer session, perhaps that would have been possible, but given the 60-day session, there
MN
Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session
Press Conference: Reproductive Freedom Caucus Present 2025 Priorities - 02/17/25
Transcript Highlights:
- We will defend their liberty in this session and beyond. Thank you all.
- We will defend their liberty in this session and beyond. Thank you all.
- <00:18:12.640>
and that we did last legislative session and that we did last legislative session - We will defend their liberty in this session and beyond. Thank you all.
- <00:24:24.400>
and Representatives floor last session and Representatives floor last session
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Human Services Finance and Policy Committee 2/18/26
Human Services Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
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- and out of session.
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Bills:
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HI
Hawaii 2026 Regular Session
House Chamber - Wed Jan 21, 2026, 10:00AM HST - Day 1 Opening Day
Hawaii House Floor Meeting
MI
Transcript Highlights:
- President, there are informational communications available on the session web.
- It is available on session web and identified as Amendment Number One.
- It is available on session web and identified as Amendment Number One.
- It is an S-1, available on the session web, and identified as amendment number one.
- House Bill 5249 on the General Orders calendar during today's session.
NH
New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session
House Executive Departments and Administration (04/29/2026)
Executive Departments and Administration
Transcript Highlights:
- will also recess this executive session will also recess this executive session and<00:22:00.120
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Uh session on Senate Bill 298. Uh session on Senate Bill 298. - Um with us, I I sessions this morning.
- Um and with that, we executive session.
- even in between sessions? even in between sessions?
NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
House Criminal Justice and Public Safety (03/19/2025)
Criminal Justice and Public Safety
Transcript Highlights:
- Uh, we're opening our session this morning.
- my executive session my executive session this<00:12:00.279>
is <00:12:00.519>not < - The chair then closed the executive session on House Bill 240 and opened executive session on House Bill
- 240 I hearby open the executive session 240 I hearby open the executive session on<00:20:43.200>
- The chair then closed the executive session and opened executive session on House Bill 602, recognizing
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- We're going to deal with it this session.
- Since for the past two sessions, last session at least.
- Senator, we are seeking, it's now five years. in the session, last session, it was reduced from every
- Thank you for allowing us to fund that last session.
- So going into to the next legislative session.