Video & Transcript : 'crossover voting' :
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MD
Transcript Highlights:
- President, has everyone recorded their vote? Anyone wish to change their vote? Explain their vote.
- President, has everyone recorded their vote? Anyone wish to change their vote, explain their vote?
- I'm very troubled about voting this bill, but I will vote for it.
- </c> voting this bill but I will vote for it. voting this bill but I will vote for it.
- Has everyone recorded their vote? Anyone wish to change their vote, explain their vote?
Summary:
The Senate opened with an invocation by Reverend Dr. Patrick Claybourne of Bethl AM Church in Baltimore, introduced by the senator from the 40th district, who highlighted the church’s long history, community work, scholarships, food pantry, school partnerships, and a planned rise center. The Senate journalized the invocation and then recognized several guests, including the Bethesda Roosters U16 rugby team, which was congratulated for winning the Maryland state title and the 2025 National U16 Championship, and members of the Joint Veterans Committee of Maryland. The chamber also welcomed a Johns Hopkins Police Accountability Board appointment letter, which was referred to the Executive Nominations Committee, and later a delegation from the Ghana Parliament legislative staff visiting with the Department of Legislative Services and NCSL representatives.
The main floor business centered on Senate Bill 1, which would prohibit law enforcement officers from wearing face coverings. The minority whip argued against the bill, saying it was unenforceable, an improper use of legislative time amid other state crises, and could create a system where local officers detain federal officers for a civil violation; he also said officers mask themselves because of threats and doxxing. Senators in support argued the bill was needed to address masked ICE agents, protect public safety, and respond to concerns about civil rights abuses and intimidation. After debate and vote explanations from senators, including one emphasizing immigrant heritage and another supporting the bill as a protection measure, SB 1 passed with 31 affirmative votes.
The Senate then passed Senate Bill 17, an emergency bill on alcoholic beverages related event promoters permits, by unanimous affirmative vote. It next took up Senate Bill 245, an emergency bill prohibiting immigration enforcement agreements. The minority leader questioned whether the bill would eliminate formalized 287(g) agreements and replace them with county-by-county policies, arguing that this could reduce uniformity, weaken safety, and create a patchwork of local practices. The bill’s sponsor responded that counties would still be bound by constitutional and legal limits, that the agreements provide minimal training and resources, and that the state should stop formally cooperating with federal immigration enforcement. The sponsor also said the bill would not increase profiling and that public safety would remain intact. The debate continued with concerns about Montgomery County’s evolving policy and the impact on smaller counties, but the transcript ends before final action on SB 245.
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Revenue and Taxation Committee Apr 8th, 2026
Revenue and Taxation
Transcript Highlights:
- We urge your aye vote.
- I respectfully ask for an aye vote.
- The current vote is 2-0, chair and vice chair both voting aye. Senator Ashby: aye. Becker: aye.
- Current vote is 2-0, chair and vice chair voting aye. Senators Ashby: aye. Becker: aye.
- Current vote is 3-0. Chair and Vice Chair voting aye. Senators Becker: aye. Grayson: aye. 5-0.
Committee:
Senate Revenue and Taxation
ID
Transcript Highlights:
- Because I think your vote was like teetering on that question right there.
- Our city council voted to fly certain flags. I vote for my city council.
- I can vote against them too.
- If you don't like what your city council votes for, that represents your city, vote for someone else.
- Anyway, I’m going to vote yes on any motion.
Committee:
House State Affairs
KY
Transcript Highlights:
- </c> >> explain my vote. Mr. >> explain my vote. Mr.
- </c> meeting uh with the intent to vote no. meeting uh with the intent to vote no.
- I vote I you. I vote I >> Senator<00:33:05.840><c> Wilson.</c> >> Senator Wilson.
- </c> so I want to commend you and I vote yes. so I want to commend you and I vote yes.
- I proudly vote aye.
Committee:
Senate Education
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House sends governor higher education finance bill, SF1 6/9/25
Minnesota House Floor Meeting
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- </c> Anderson votes I Senator Anderson votes Anderson votes I Senator Anderson votes I<00:22:35.880><
- </c> [Music] All senators having voted, who desires to vote?
- Senator Anderson votes aye. Senator Miller votes aye.
- All senators having voted, who desires to vote? The secretary will close the roll.
- Senator Anderson votes aye. Senator Miller votes aye.
HI
Hawaii 2025 Regular Session
PSM, PSM DEFER Public Hearings 01-29-2025
Transcript Highlights:
- </c><00:01:49.479><c> Yes</c> for the vote chair elepante I I vote Yes for the vote chair elepante I
- Okay, if not, Vice Chair, for the vote. Chair votes aye. Vice Chair votes yes. Senator Faga? Aye.
- Okay, if not, Vice Chair, for the vote. Chair votes aye. Vice Chair votes yes. Senator Faga, aye.
- </c><00:28:58.440><c> of</c><00:28:58.519><c> all</c> votes I voting the presence of all votes I voting
- Okay, if not, Vice Chair, for the vote. The vote.
Summary:
The Senate Committee on Public Safety and Military Affairs met on January 29, 2025, and first took up deferred SB 259 on record keeping. The chair said Honu Police Department had submitted support, and the committee recommended passage with amendments, including a technical change to the effective date on page 4, line 6 to July 1, 2077. Vice Chair Elefante voted yes; Senators Fevella and Rhoads were excused; the recommendation was adopted.
The committee then heard SB 603 and SB 608, both relating to veterans benefits consulting and compensation. The Attorney General’s office recommended amendments to address First Amendment, Contracts Clause, and savings-clause issues, and testimony was mixed, with several supporters from veterans-related organizations and several opponents, including some testifiers from the public and industry groups. The committee later adopted chair recommendations to pass both bills with amendments, including preambles about protecting veteran consumers from misleading or unfair practices, savings clauses, and effective-date changes to July 1, 2077.
SB 601, relating to law enforcement search notices and securing entrances, drew support from the Office of the Public Defender and a private citizen who described the bill as a response to warrantless searches and a transparency measure; there was also opposition from Maui County police and one other testifier. The committee then moved to SB 871 on arson, where the Department of the Attorney General raised drafting and constitutional concerns and the Public Defender opposed the measure as vague, overbroad, and creating problematic sentencing provisions, while HPD supported it as a public-safety tool. The chair ultimately recommended SB 871 pass with amendments softening mandatory language, adding parole language, and changing the effective date to July 1, 2077; the recommendation was adopted.
The final measures were SB 1130, exempting certain construction rebuilding materials from general excise tax in federally declared disaster areas, and SB 104, restricting solitary confinement in correctional facilities. The Department of Taxation requested third-party certification and a later effective date, and the committee adopted amendments reflecting those requests and moving the effective date to January 1, 2026. On SB 104, the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation opposed the bill, citing staff assaults and existing policy updates, while the Oversight Commission, Public Defender, and multiple advocates supported it as a safeguard with oversight and due process protections. The committee passed SB 104 with amendments, including adopting the commission’s definition language, changing terminology to “restrictive housing,” and setting the effective date to July 1, 2077.
AL
Transcript Highlights:
- convicted and are seeking to restore their voting rights.
- You can go and register to vote if you've never registered to vote.
- You're eligible to vote. You get the streamlined pardon.
- And again, this body itself, many of the people in this room voted for legislation that this room voted
- voted on.
Committee:
House Judiciary
Keywords:
resisting arrest, penalties, criminal justice, law enforcement, public safety, youthful offender, capital murder, victims' rights, immunity, civil liability, use of force, recruitment, illegal alien, enhanced sentencing, criminal offenses, minor victims, felonies, Alabama legislature, bail reform, cash deposit
FL
Florida 2025 Regular Session
Governmental Oversight and Accountability Feb 11th, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- BY YOUR VOTE SENATE BILL 108 IS REPORTED FAVORABLY. THANK YOU SENATOR.
- WE HAVE ONE VOTE OUT OF 40 AND THAT IS THE DIFFERENCE.
- I URGE YOU TO VOTE NO ON SB 100 MAKES ME FEEL SEEN AND HEARD.
- WE URGE YOU TO VOTE NO. >> Sen. DiCeglie: NEXT UP WE HAVE IRIS.
- BY YOUR VOTE SENATE BILL 100 IS REPORTED FAVORABLY.
VT
Transcript Highlights:
- </c> the body vote against this amendment. the body vote against this amendment.
- Members, please listen to the results of your vote. Those voting yes, 53. Those voting no, 83.
- Members, please listen to the results of your vote. Those voting yes, 52. Those voting no, 85.
- </c><01:05:16.920><c> Those</c> your vote. Those voting yes, 52. Those your vote.
- Those voting yes, 52. Those voting<01:05:17.640><c> no,</c><01:05:18.160><c> 85.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House passes so-called “Payment Transparency Act” to help subcontractors get paid 5/6/26
Minnesota House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Please vote green. Okay. Any further discussion?
- Um so, um I encourage a green vote.
- The clerk will call the names of the members voting remotely. Allen votes aye. Berkel.
- Berkel votes aye. Fransen. Fransen votes yes. Fransen votes aye. Kozlowski votes aye. McDonald.
- Joe McDonald votes aye. Momanyi-Hiltsley votes aye. Wageman votes aye.
Summary:
The House took up Senate File 1714, a bill on state government and payment transparency in public contracts. Representative Scott explained that the measure is intended to help Minnesota contractors and subcontractors know when public project payments have been made by requiring public owners, upon written request, to provide pay application and payment information within seven days at no cost. He said the bill had bipartisan support and backing from stakeholder groups, including trade associations and public entities, and that it would improve transparency for small businesses and workers waiting to be paid.
The bill was amended with a technical change adding a missing word, and the amendment was adopted without opposition. During floor discussion, Representative Cleborn supported the bill, while Representative Berg asked whether trade unions supported it and noted that unions already have collective bargaining rights. Representative Sexton responded that IBEW and several trade unions had reached out and were very supportive. Scott later said he had received a text from Berg indicating support as well.
After discussion ended, the House took a roll call vote. The bill passed as amended by a vote of 133 ayes and 0 nays.
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Floor Session Feb 13th, 2026
California House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- All members vote who desire to vote. All members vote who desire to vote.
- All members vote who desire to vote. Clerk will close the roll and tally the votes. 63-0.
- for you, always voted for you because you was the right person for the job.
- So I always voted for you, always voted for you, because you were the right person for the job.
- voted for you, because you was the right person for the job.
Summary:
The Assembly met for a floor session marked largely by ceremonial and procedural business. After a quorum call, the body opened with Valentine’s Day remarks, a prayer, and the Pledge of Allegiance, followed by guest introductions recognizing California YMCA Youth and Government participants from several delegations, including Glendora High School, Crenshaw YMCA, Wilmington YMCA, and Mid Valley YMCA.
On the daily file, most items were passed, retained, or continued without controversy. The only recorded vote was on the consent calendar, which included Senate Concurrent Resolution 107 honoring Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.; it was adopted 63-0. The chamber also approved a request to allow certain members to speak on adjournments in memory.
Several members then offered adjournment tributes: Assembly Member Gibson honored James Armstrong, a veteran and community leader in Carson and Watts; Assembly Member Rubio remembered actor-comedian Thomas Kent Carter (TK Carter); and Assembly Member Boerner honored Dave Hodges, founder of the Belly Up Tavern in Solana Beach. The Assembly then announced there would be no session on President’s Day, with the next floor session scheduled for Tuesday, February 17 at 1 p.m., and adjourned accordingly.
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Water, Parks, and Wildlife Committee Jun 17th, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- So we will put this aside until we get a quorum, and then we'll take a vote.
- So we will put this aside until we get a quorum, and then we'll take a vote.
- Those are all the things we needed votes on.
- you vote on it.
- We'll have Senator Bains do her votes at the same time. Good morning.
Summary:
The committee met without a quorum at first but proceeded with presentations and testimony. SB 31 by Senator McNerney would expand uses of tertiary treated recycled water, including for toilet and urinal flushing in food handling facilities, outdoor irrigation in certain settings, decorative lakes and ponds, and HOA common-area irrigation, while clarifying regulatory definitions and reducing the need for dual plumbing in some cases. The author and witness said the bill would help California reduce reliance on imported water and improve drought resilience. Multiple water agencies, cities, and related organizations testified in support, and no opposition was presented.
SB 650 by Senator Cabaldon would make technical changes to the Delta Stewardship Act, including setting an appeals timeline, clarifying who may file appeals, and adding a severability clause. The author and a county supervisor witness described it as a good-governance and due-process measure with no impact on Delta conveyance projects. Support came from water district and statewide water association representatives, and there was no opposition.
The committee also took up a consent calendar including AJR 9, SB 55, and SB 563, all of which were approved. Once a quorum was established, SB 650 was passed to the Judiciary Committee, and SB 31 was passed to the Environmental Safety and Toxic Materials Committee. The committee then adjourned after leaving the roll open briefly for additional members to vote.
US
US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
Business meeting to consider the nominations of Paul Atkins, of Virginia, to be a Member of the Securities and Exchange Commission, Jonathan Gould, of Virginia, to be Comptroller of the Currency, and Luke Pettit, of the District of Columbia, to be an Apr 3rd, 2025 at 09:00 am
Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee
Transcript Highlights:
- I think we are about 60 seconds from having the necessary votes so we will start the vote.
- We will now vote on the nomination of Paul Atkins first.
- Chairman the vote is 13 in favor 11 opposed. Thank you. The ayes have it.
- Chairman, the vote is 13 in favor, 11 opposed. Thank you. The ayes have it.
- Chairman the vote is 19 in favor 5 opposed.
Summary:
The meeting centered around the confirmation of four significant individuals nominated for leadership positions within various financial institutions. Members engaged in heated discussions regarding the nominees' qualifications and past track records. Concerns were raised over the potential implications of these appointments on economic stability and consumer protections. Each nominee was scrutinized, with particular emphasis on their political alignments and prior influence in their respective agencies. Despite the contentious atmosphere, there was a clear focus on the need for strong leadership to guide economic policies during challenging times.
FL
Transcript Highlights:
- I urge you to vote no. Thank you, sir.
- I urge you to vote no. Thank you, sir.
- Please vote no. Thank you.
- Please vote this bill down. Because this don't even make any legal sense. So just vote it down.
- Please vote this bill down. Because this don't even make any legal sense. So just vote it down.
Committee:
House Commerce Committee
Summary:
The committee first heard CS/HB 1263 on insurance regulation. The sponsor said the bill would strengthen the Office of Insurance Regulation’s tools to oversee property and auto insurance markets, including market conduct and solvency exams, mitigation discounts, storage of mitigation inspection forms, and clearer oversight of pharmacy benefit managers. An amendment narrowing fingerprinting requirements was adopted, and the bill passed favorably after supportive testimony from OIR and others.
Members then considered CS/HB 527, which would require a qualified human review before an insurance claim can be denied or reduced when artificial intelligence is used in the process. After an amendment removing the word “algorithm” was adopted, insurers and trade groups testified in opposition, arguing current law already covers claims handling and that the bill could create duplicative work and slow innovation. Supporters, including a consumer and labor representative, said human judgment is needed to protect claimants. The bill passed favorably.
The committee also approved CS/HB 637 on farm equipment “lemon law” rights, with an amendment clarifying consumer definitions, refund rights, repair-period extensions, and a July 1, 2026 effective date. CS/HB 107 on data centers also passed after an amendment narrowing the five-mile siting restriction to data centers over 50 megawatts and adding noise-study requirements; business groups supported a framework but opposed the NDA ban and siting limits, while several members raised competitiveness and local-impact concerns. Later, the committee passed CS/HB 1291 on NICA funding and solvency, CS/HB 185 on a sales tax exemption for home-hardening products, CS/HB 425 on historic African-American cemetery preservation, CS/CS/CS/HB 1177 on Space Florida and spaceport operations, CS/CS/CS/HB 657 on community associations and HOA/condo reforms, and CS/CS/HB 1221, the DFS package. The final major item discussed was CS/HB 1001 on local government DEI restrictions, which drew extensive questioning about definitions, exceptions, cultural and religious observances, advisory councils, and contracting rules; the transcript cuts off before the bill’s final disposition.
KY
Kentucky 2026 Regular Session
House Legislative Session Day 35 (2-26-26) - Reupload
Kentucky House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Have all those voted who intend to vote?
- Roll call is open for your rules vote I. Roll call is open for your vote.
- votes?
- Twenty members voting I.
- And a roll call machine is open for your voting. >> Have all members voted?
Keywords:
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Summary:
The House convened with 97 members present, declared a quorum, approved excusing absent members, and suspended the rules to allow co-sponsorships and vote modifications. The journal for February 25, 2026 was approved. The clerk also reported that the Senate had passed Senate Bills 98 and 122 and requested concurrence. The House then received second-reading reports on a range of bills, including measures on prison educational programs, respiratory care, dietitians, wildlife depredation, temporary structures, military families, civil rights, local boards of education, light pollution, controlled-substance prescribing licenses, youth health services, class sizes for exceptional children, the athletic trainer compact, limited commercial driver’s licenses, and Senate Bill 145 relating to the Department of Agriculture and Alcohol Beverage Control.
Committee reports moved several bills forward, including the main budget bills House Bill 500 and House Bill 504, along with measures on workforce investment, data centers, domestic violence, guardians ad litem, domestic relations, health delivery and “food is medicine” initiatives, state personnel, open records, and fish and wildlife resources. House Bill 500 and House Bill 504 were taken from the Rules Committee and placed on the orders of the day. House Bill 500, the executive branch budget bill, was then taken up for third reading and explanation.
Members presented extensive floor explanations of House Bill 500 and House Committee Substitute 1, describing it as a “good first draft” of the executive budget. Supporters said the proposal emphasizes restrained spending growth, base reductions with exemptions for key areas, employee salary increments, and deposits to the Budget Reserve Trust Fund for future one-time investments. They highlighted funding for K-12 education, postsecondary aid and workforce training, Medicaid and behavioral health, public health infrastructure, pensions, veterans, public safety, economic development, tourism, and state technology and facility maintenance. The budget substitute was adopted by voice vote, and the discussion continued with detailed descriptions of the bill’s provisions; no final passage vote was shown in the excerpt.
KY
Kentucky 2026 Regular Session
Senate Legislative Session Day 51 (3-20-26)
Kentucky Senate Floor Meeting
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Housing and Community Development Committee Apr 8th, 2026
Housing and Community Development
Transcript Highlights:
- For these reasons, I ask for an aye vote. Thank you. For these reasons, I ask for an aye vote.
- And we will take a roll call vote.
- I'm not voting. Tangipa? Aye. I'm not voting. Thank you, Pa. Aye. Thank you, Mr. Chair.
- Tangipa, and we will take a vote.
- A, number eight is 2676; he's not voting. That's great day. He's not voting. Not. Thank you.
Committee:
House Housing and Community Development
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Higher Education Committee Mar 17th, 2026
Higher Education
Transcript Highlights:
- Gonzalez: Not voting. Jackson: Aye. Marzucci: Aye. Patel: Not voting. Kalra: Aye.
- Not voting. Thank you so much, colleagues.
- Chair, I respectfully ask for your aye vote.
- Vote change on which item, sir? On that item or? AB 1831 from not voting to aye. Okay. Thank you.
- And no, vote change. Aye. I'm sorry? Oh, go ahead. Okay, so Tangipa, not voting to aye. Okay.
Committee:
House Higher Education
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Education Committee Jan 7th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- Hoover, not voting. Bonta, Castillo not voting. Garcia, aye. Lowenthal, aye. Ortega, aye.
- So I generally align my votes with the chair in that regard and vote how I perceive it best on the floor
- Marisucci, not voting. Marisucci, not voting. Hoover, no. Bonta, not voting. Bonta, not voting.
- Garcia, not voting. Lowenthal, aye. Volenthal, aye. Ortega, not voting. Patel, not voting. Wilson.
- Ortega, not voting. Patel, not voting. Wilson, aye. Wilson, aye.
Summary:
The Assembly Education Committee met at the start of the 2026 session and heard four bills. AB 673 (Jackson) would create a five-year Unaccompanied Youth Support Grant Program for 16- and 17-year-old homeless students who are not in a parent or guardian’s custody, with grants to local education agencies for housing referrals, basic needs, tutoring, employment readiness, and related services. Support came from the Department of Education and an Alameda County Office of Education representative. Members raised questions about funding, reporting burdens on small districts, and coordination with county and nonprofit services, but the bill was approved 6-0 and sent to Human Services as amended.
AB 1493 (Avila Farías) would have required school board special elections to be consolidated with the next primary or general election. The author argued this would reduce costs and increase turnout, while opponents including CFT and the California School Boards Association said it would reduce local accountability and preserve too much time for appointed members without voter input. Committee members debated turnout, democracy, costs, and whether the bill should instead address signature thresholds; the author said she was open to further work, but the measure failed on a 2-2 vote and did not advance.
AB 68 (Gallagher) would require rural school districts, as defined in the bill, to have at least one school resource officer on campus, with a good-cause exception and a compliance plan if a district cannot meet the requirement. The author and a Glenn County superintendent said rural schools face long response times and need more protection, while CSBA, the Small School Districts Association, and several advocacy groups opposed the mandate, citing local control, costs, and evidence that SROs can increase anxiety and disciplinary actions without improving safety. After a lengthy debate over safety, local control, and funding, the bill passed 5-2 and was sent to Public Safety. AB 296 (Davies), which would create a standalone website for schools to buy and sell used career technical education equipment, drew support from construction industry groups and passed unanimously 8-0 to Appropriations.