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TX
Transcript Highlights:
  • The Committee on State Affairs will come to order. Will the clerk call the roll?
  • Without objection, so ordered.
  • Without objection, so ordered.
  • Hearing none, so ordered. Madam Vice Chair, did you just send it to the local? Yes. Oh, is it?
  • It is so ordered. Now, Mr.
Summary: The Senate Committee on State Affairs met with a quorum present and considered several pending measures. On Senate Bill 1868, Senator Perry explained a committee substitute that would keep kratom in its natural state legal while continuing to ban 7-OH and other synthetic derivatives, and would also add three synthetic opioids from another bill. The substitute was adopted, and SB 1868 was reported favorably to the full Senate and certified for the local and uncontested calendar. The committee also adopted a committee substitute for Senate Joint Resolution 39, Senator Birdwell’s proposed constitutional amendment related to veto overrides after a regular session, and reported it favorably to the full Senate; members noted a floor amendment would also be offered later. The committee then considered Senate Bill 1184, relating to the age of wine authorized to be sold by a wine collection seller, and reported it favorably to the full Senate. After some procedural discussion and a revote to clarify members’ positions, SB 1184 was also certified for the local and uncontested calendar. Senate Bill 1194 was likewise certified for the local and uncontested calendar without objection, though the transcript does not include its substantive discussion. Senate Bill 1577, relating to the temporary sale of alcoholic beverages at certain racing facilities, was reported favorably to the full Senate and then certified for the local and uncontested calendar. Finally, Senate Concurrent Resolution 42, by Chairman Hughes, was reported favorably to the full Senate on an 8-1 vote. The committee then recessed until called back by the chair.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

State Affairs (Part I) Apr 7th, 2025

State Affairs

Transcript Highlights:
  • The Committee on State Affairs will come to order. Will the clerk call the roll?
  • And so in order to get these forms of common ID, Texans need to submit these birth certificates and other
  • So in order to get these forms of common ID, Texans need to submit these birth certificates and other
  • On January 20th, President Trump issued Executive Order 14172, which renamed geographic places around
  • The President's executive order... ...naming the Gulf of Mexico as the Gulf of America.
Summary: The Senate Committee on State Affairs heard testimony on several bills, with most measures left pending after public testimony closed. SB 801, by Sen. Menéndez, would require DSHS and local clerks to issue birth certificates at no cost to people experiencing homelessness. The author and Maria Benavides of SA Youth said the fee and mailing requirements are major barriers to obtaining ID, housing, and work, and Benavides described clients who were able to secure housing and employment after getting birth records and IDs through her program. The bill was left pending. The committee also heard a set of bills related to the Gulf of Mexico/Gulf of America naming issue: SB 1410 would require state agencies to use “Gulf of Mexico” in official documents, SB 1717 would conform state law to the federal renaming to “Gulf of America,” and SJR 63 would amend the Texas Constitution to match that change. Support testimony for the latter two emphasized alignment with federal action and the use of different geographic names by different countries. All three measures were left pending. Members then heard SB 1200, which would require plaintiffs suing defense contractors to disclose in discovery whether they are receiving litigation funding from adversarial nations such as China, Russia, or Cuba. The author and Texans for Lawsuit Reform said the bill targets third-party litigation funding and foreign influence on lawsuits, especially those affecting defense contractors; the committee substitute narrowed the definition of defense contractor and expanded applicability to actions involving defense contractors’ activities. SB 2626, which requires continuing medical education on pregnancy-related emergencies for OB-GYN physicians and nurses, drew support from witnesses who said it would reduce confusion about Texas abortion law and improve care in emergencies. SB 506, SB 2681, SB 1862, SB 1863, and SB 2216 all focused on elections, including ballot language standards, voter registration challenges, interstate voter-roll cleanup, procedural audits, and election equipment security; testimony split between supporters who said the bills improve transparency and integrity and opponents who warned of vague standards, added costs, and possible voter disenfranchisement. Each of those bills was left pending after testimony.
AZ

Arizona 2026 Regular Session

02/11/2026 - Senate Education

Education

Transcript Highlights:
  • Calling to order the Committee on Education. Secretary, please note the roll. Approval of minutes.
  • Yes, we have implemented a powerful AI tool developed by ClassWallet to identify high-risk orders for
  • If they're put on probation, they're still under court order. They're still under court control.
  • Under court order, they're still under court control.
  • This is the only thing that is restraining an individual. There are other outlets for an appeal.
FL

Florida 2025 Regular Session

March 13, 2025 - 08:00 AM

Transcript Highlights:
  • Meeting will come to order. Rosa, please call the roll. Chair Duggan? Here. Vice Chair Fabricio?
  • through some things because we did have some people come into our office talking about fiscally restrained
  • counties, fiscally restrained cities, the cities within those counties.
Summary: The Ways and Means Committee met on March 13, 2025, for its first meeting of the session, with member and staff introductions followed by consideration of several tax-related bills. The committee first heard HJR 163 and its implementing bill HB 165, which would extend the homestead property tax exemption for quadriplegics to surviving spouses, similar to the treatment for surviving spouses of certain disabled veterans. Sponsor Rep. Tant and constituent J.R. Harding described the financial and caregiving burdens faced by spouses of quadriplegics. The committee heard supportive testimony from the Florida Association of Property Appraisers and members voted both measures favorably without opposition. The committee then considered HB 785 on heated tobacco products. Rep. Tramont said the bill would create a new tax/regulatory category for the product, and an amendment clarifying the definition was adopted. The James Madison Institute offered a resource on the issue, the Florida Retail Federation waived in support, and Ranking Member Eskamani said she had concerns about the excise tax treatment and would vote no. The bill passed 16-1. Next, HB 321, a property tax exemption clarification for homes for the aged, was presented by Rep. Smith as a technical “glitch bill” to align state law with IRS tax code and ease development of low-income senior housing. It drew supportive testimony and passed unanimously. The final bill, HB 503 by Rep. Botana, would cap local government revenue from local business taxes and require refunds if collections exceed the cap, with carve-outs for fiscally constrained areas. Local government and economic development groups, including the Florida League of Cities, the City of Winter Haven, the Miami-Dade Beacon Council, and the Florida Association of Counties, opposed the bill, arguing it would limit funding for public safety, inspections, economic development, and other services and create administrative refund problems. Several members supported the bill as a tax-cutting measure, while others warned of impacts on local services and revenue flexibility. The committee reported HB 503 favorably on a 14-5 vote, and then adjourned.
FL

Florida 2025 Regular Session

FL House Floor Session - 2025-03-19 (2:30PM Session)

Florida House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • We will be in order.
  • We will now continue with regular order of business. Any reports of committee?
  • President: Take up the Special Order Calendar and read the first bill.
  • Senator Brodeur: In order to get the library out of the ground.
  • We don't want local actors, public officials creating frivolous ordinances Senator Smith: in order to
Keywords: 998, house, all
HI

Hawaii 2025 Regular Session

JDC Public Hearing 01-28-2025

Judiciary

Transcript Highlights:
  • minimum jail sentence for first conviction of knowingly or intentionally violating a temporary restraining
  • order from 48 to 72 hours. issues on January 30 at 9:16 a.m. here issues on January 30 at 9:16 a.m.
  • order can be a one single text message saying, 'I'm sorry, I miss you, I love you,' or it can be the
  • <01:08:07.480> orders<01:08:07.920> increases<01:08:08.359> the restraining orders
  • increases the restraining orders increases the mandatory<01:08:08.960> minimum<01:08:09.359><
Keywords: 912, senate, all
Summary: The committee heard testimony on several Judiciary-related measures. SB 94 would increase the mandatory minimum jail term for a first knowing or intentional violation of a temporary restraining order from 48 to 72 hours. The Office of the Public Defender and the Hawaii State Coalition Against Domestic Violence opposed the bill, arguing the current penalty is effective, the measure treats very different conduct the same, and the mental health assessment language is unclear and could be harmful or misapplied. Some other testifiers were listed in support or opposition, but no vote was taken. SB 15 would raise the real property exemption amount for attachment or execution. The Hawaiʻi Financial Services Association offered comments rather than opposition, suggesting the bill should be clarified as applying to creditor claims rather than property taxes and possibly limited to a primary residence, with restrictions on frequency of use. Committee discussion focused on how the exemption would affect unsecured creditors, the role of recorded mortgages and judgment liens, and whether the bill should instead establish a clearer homestead-style exemption. The bill drew both support and comments, with no action taken during the hearing. The committee also took testimony on SB 117, which would protect people making sexual misconduct claims from defamation suits unless made with malice; SB 121, a constitutional amendment to give the Senate more time to confirm judicial appointments; SB 14, a reapportionment amendment tied to the decennial census and resident population; SB 175, which would raise the mandatory retirement age for judges and justices from 70 to 75; SB 173, creating a three-year pilot program for free child care for minor children of parties and witnesses attending First Circuit court hearings; and SB 261, increasing juror pay from $30 to $50 per day. Testimony on these measures was generally supportive in the case of SB 175, SB 173, and SB 261, with some opposition on SB 14 and SB 117. On SB 173 and SB 261, committee members asked questions about practical implementation, and on SB 261 the State Bar Association said the increase was overdue and intended to encourage jury participation.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Capital Investment Committee 3/4/25

Capital Investment

Transcript Highlights:
  • Bonding for this project helps us while restraining property tax increases, as 30% of the parcels in
  • Bonding for this project helps us while restraining property tax increases, as 30% of the parcels in
  • Bonding for this project helps us while restraining property tax increases, as 30% of the parcels in
  • For that reason, she said the city really does need state assistance in order to accomplish this.
  • Mayor Lori Elliott said the city really does need state assistance in order to accomplish this.
MD

Maryland 2026 Regular Session

House Floor Session, 3/21/2026 #1

Maryland House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • So ordered.
  • So ordered.
  • So ordered. The question the amendments. So ordered.
  • So ordered.
  • >> So<00:47:15.680> ordered. >> So ordered. >> So ordered.
Summary: The House convened with 126 members present, heard the prayer, approved the previous day’s journal, and then took up a series of Senate messages and committee reports. Senate bills on consent calendars 21 and 22 were read the first time and referred to committees. The House then adopted favorable reports, often without amendment, on a wide range of bills including workers’ compensation evaluation procedures (HB 1325), a state shark designation (HB 97), several local alcoholic beverages measures, commemorative months for Muslim American Heritage and Jewish American Heritage (HB 661), and local license commissioner changes in Anne Arundel, Worcester, Harford, Baltimore City, and Prince George’s counties. Several bills were amended before being ordered printed for third reading. HB 121 (Baltimore County alcohol sales) was amended to change the sponsor to the Baltimore County delegation. HB 1335 on Department of Information Technology workforce recruitment and retention was amended to convert the measure into a study and recommendations report. HB 1037 on PSC oversight of broadband and VoIP was similarly amended from direct oversight to a study and report. HB 1164 on water and sewage rate consolidation and limited-income mechanisms was amended to remove rate-consolidation provisions, require a PSC study, and delay implementation. HB 1381 on stopping or parking in bike lanes added exceptions for emergency, transit, disability pickup/drop-off, disabled vehicles, loading/unloading, and construction or maintenance; HB 1504 prioritized sidewalk and bicycle pathway projects near highways with complete streets or Vision Zero policies; HB 912 adjusted community cat trap-neuter-return rules; and HB 969 clarified electric vehicle charging billing and service fees. The most extended debate centered on HB 639, the Transportation Aviation Passenger Health and Safety Act. After amendments turned it into a reporting measure for fixed-base operators and aviation service companies regarding flights carrying detained individuals, warrants, refueling, and emergency-response documentation, members questioned its practical operation, safety implications, and possible federal preemption issues. The floor leader explained the bill as amended was intended to gather information for Maryland safety and emergency planning. On motion of the committee chair, the House agreed to special order HB 639 until the end of the session for further clarification. The House also amended and advanced HB 1063 on hunting management, including deer damage permits and Sunday hunting rules, and heard a brief statement from an Eastern Shore delegate about the Rural Caucus’s approach to offering amendments rather than opposing bills outright. The session ended with HB 972, creating the Maryland Fair and Agricultural Education Promise Fund, amended to rename the bill in honor of the late Delegate Charles Otto and to replace lottery funding with an annual appropriation; the House adopted the amendments and the favorable report.
MA

Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session

Formal House Session 47 Jun 21st, 2026 at 11:00 am

Massachusetts House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • The bill is ordered to a third reading.
  • The House will be in order. Mr.
  • The House to be in order.
  • Special adjournment is ordered. Mr. Mariano of Quincy offers an order in the hands of the clerk.
  • Clerk, will you read the order?
Keywords: 995, all
Summary: The House took up several Senate and House bills, mostly under suspension of the rules, and advanced a number of measures to third reading or engrossment. Early in the session, the House dealt with a Senate bill on student learning and mental health by insisting on its position and appointing a committee of conference. It also referred a Senate petition on alleviating poverty to the Committee on Children and Families after the House declined to concur with a Judiciary referral. The chamber then considered and advanced multiple Ways and Means bills, including legislation on police interactions with people with autism spectrum disorder, honoring Blue Star families, land conveyance in Bolton, newborn screening for congenital cytomegalovirus, affordable housing and cultural space in Brighton, increasing access to epinephrine, and civil rights and technology. Several bills drew extended floor debate. Supporters of the epinephrine bill emphasized its life-saving purpose and described the death of Michael Brown as a catalyst for the measure; the House adopted the bill after a roll call vote of 149-0. The newborn CMV screening bill also prompted substantial testimony in favor from public health advocates and parents, who argued that universal screening would enable earlier treatment and reduce long-term harm; an amendment to add other rare diseases was withdrawn, and a later amendment creating a broad opt-out was defeated 1-153 before the bill passed 154-1. The civil rights and technology bill focused on banning weaponized drones and robotic devices, restricting misuse, and preserving law enforcement and civil liberties; it passed 154-1. The Blue Star families bill, creating commemorative plates for families of fallen law enforcement officers, passed 156-0 after emotional remarks from members and supporters. The House also passed without recorded opposition a bill facilitating better interactions between police and people with autism, and it approved a Bolton land conveyance bill and the Brighton affordable housing/cultural space bill. The chamber observed moments of silence for former Congressman Barney Frank and State Trooper Kevin Traynor, welcomed several guest groups, and concluded by adopting an order to meet the next day at 11 a.m. before adjourning.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

S/C on Juvenile Justice Mar 26th, 2025

S/C on Juvenile Justice

Transcript Highlights:
  • Justice will come to order. The clerk will call the roll. Chair Cook? Present. Vice Chair Jones?
  • have probable cause, you can approach a vehicle, and ask questions, and do what you need to do in order
  • Right here in this bill, you can see no, they're not restrained.
  • It's about maintaining order. ...the peace in our communities, and so I think, yes, it speaks to that
  • feeding them, I know what they're telling them, I know how they're handling them, I know how they're restraining
NJ

New Jersey 2026-2027 Regular Session

Assembly Appropriations Jun 8th, 2026

Transcript Highlights:
  • In order to do that, I hope you'll indulge me.
  • There is no additional fee for the issuance. of a permanent sign that has been ordered.
  • order.
  • order.
  • Any particular order? I'll go. You're on. Okay.
Keywords: 1146, all
NE

Nebraska 2025-2026 Regular Session

Legislative Morning Session Apr 10th, 2026

Nebraska Unicameral Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • I call to order the 59th day of the 109th Legislature, second session.
  • So ordered. In that case, Mr. President, I have nothing further.
  • So ordered.
  • So ordered. In that case, Mr. President, I have nothing further at this time.
  • So ordered. In that case, Mr. President, I have nothing further at this time.
AZ

Arizona 2026 Regular Session

04/27/2026 - Senate Floor Session

Arizona Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Senator, please come to order.
  • orders.
  • So ordered. Secretary, record the action.
  • So ordered. Secretary, record the action. You’ve got a deal of it. So ordered.
  • So ordered. We are adjourned. We are adjourned.
Summary: The Senate opened with prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance, then recorded attendance at 23 present, 0 absent, and 7 excused. The journal for April 21, 2026, was approved without objection. The chamber then adopted a legislative proclamation recognizing April 19–25, 2026, as National Crime Victims’ Rights Week in Arizona, honoring victims, survivors, and service providers. Senator Bolick spoke in support of the proclamation, tying it to Domestic Violence Awareness Month and highlighting work with victim advocates and survivors, including Amberley’s Place, Janice’s Women’s Center, and Kaylee Kozak. She referenced prior legislation such as SB 1211, which allows lifetime no-contact injunctions for certain domestic violence victims, and described broader efforts to strengthen protections and avoid retraumatizing survivors. She then moved to reconsider the Senate’s prior failure to pass HB 2950 on third reading, and the motion was adopted. The Senate also received a large package of new budget-related bills, SB 1831 through SB 1846, covering general appropriations, state budget implementation, capital outlay, commerce, criminal justice, environment, healthcare, higher education, human services, K–12 education, local government, state properties, revenue, tax and taxation, and transportation. These bills were referred to the Committee on Appropriations, Transportation, and Technology, and the Senate suspended the five-day committee agenda rule so the committee could hear them on April 28, 2026. Committee announcements noted that the Senate and House Appropriations committees would meet the next day at 10 a.m. in House Hearing Room 1, and the Senate adjourned until April 28, 2026, at 1:15 p.m.
VT

Vermont 2025-2026 Regular Session

Senate Session - 2026-05-01 - 11:30AM

Vermont Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Will the Senate please come to order.
  • Orders of the day. I think you wanted to do third reading. Is that what we got?
  • and not uh, restrain our spending. and not uh, restrain our spending.
  • Senate, please come to order. Are there any further amendments prior to third reading?
  • The eyes have it and you've ordered The eyes have it and you've ordered third<01:37:01.280> reading
Keywords: 927, senate, all
WA
Transcript Highlights:
  • With that, we will go to our first order of business, which is approval of the January 9th, 2025 JLARC
  • of Health, if I can follow up, the Department of Health sets the fees, so they could raise fees in order
  • order, while others do not.
  • order, while others do not.
  • Okay, seeing nothing further, this is a proposed final report, so a motion is in order to approve for
Summary: At the May 14, 2025 JLARC meeting, members approved the January 9 minutes and adopted the 2025–27 biennial work plan with a minor typo correction. Staff reviewed the new work plan studies, including a drug take-back program fee/expenditure review due in December 2025 and a state energy performance standard compliance review due in June 2027, and noted JLARC’s recent session activity, including several bills passed related to JLARC work and recommendations. The committee then heard a preliminary cannabis market study showing Washington businesses likely produced two to three times more cannabis than retailers sold in 2023. Staff and RAND said LCB’s data systems are incomplete and unreliable, limiting regulation, tax verification, and diversion tracking; they recommended that LCB submit a plan by year-end for collecting accurate data by the end of 2026. Members and LCB discussed the long timeline for a new traceability system, the causes of missing sales and weight data, overproduction, diversion, and the social equity program’s effect on producer licenses. JLARC also presented a preliminary hospital oversight report concluding that the Department of Health is late on many hospital inspections, does not verify third-party inspection standards, does not review adverse health event correction plans, and could make hospital data more accessible. The committee discussed fee funding, language access, and inspection timing, and DOH said it would work on a strategic plan and continue coordinating with JLARC. Members also heard a preliminary report on the public records survivor exemption, which found agencies are using it but need more guidance; JLARC recommended keeping the exemption and having the Attorney General provide additional training. Finally, the committee approved the DDA processes and staffing final report for distribution, which recommended performance metrics, stronger data quality controls, and workforce planning; DDA concurred. JLARC also introduced proposed study questions for a future DCYF juvenile rehabilitation review focused on safety, security, programs, staffing, education, and contraband, and the meeting adjourned after members asked about scope and facility conditions.
CA
Transcript Highlights:
  • In order to address, you know, any shortcomings from the federal government, if that is the case.
  • President Trump has signed more than 125 executive orders in less than 100 days, and many of them apply
  • District Court for the District of Massachusetts issued a temporary restraining order.
  • We will need to stick together in order to solve these very real problems, and I am happy to take your
  • At the moment, this is mainly taking the form of temporary restraining orders, but not necessarily one-size-fits-all
Keywords: 988, house, all
NH

New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session

Senate Session (04/23/2026)

New Hampshire Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • The committee amendment exempts restraining orders and civil protection orders filed in good faith from
  • restraining orders and civil protection restraining orders and civil protection orders<00:28:42.880
  • The committee felt it was appropriate to add any domestic violent restraining orders or civil protection
  • orders to that as well.
  • is ordered to third reading. is ordered to third reading.
Keywords: 1191, senate, all
TX

Texas 89th 2nd C.S.

S/C on Juvenile Justice Mar 26th, 2025

S/C on Juvenile Justice

Transcript Highlights:
  • The subcommittee on juvenile Justice will come to order. The clerk will call the roll.
  • The curfew orders act as a deterrent to late-night delinquent conduct.
  • have probable cause, you can approach a vehicle and ask questions and, and do what you need to do in order
  • You can see, no, they're not restrained.
  • I know how to restrain them.
FL

Florida 2025 Regular Session

March 20, 2025 - 11:30 AM

Transcript Highlights:
  • Formulary management is used to manage which drugs are included in formulary in order to manage costs
  • What do you think needs to be done in order for us to address that? Because, I'm sorry.
  • What do you think needs to be done in order for us to address that? You're very nice.
  • visit, which required a week of hospitalization, he was so distressed that he had to be physically restrained
  • visit, which required a week of hospitalization, he was so distressed that he had to be physically restrained
Summary: The Budget Committee met with a quorum and took up several bills. HB 677, relating to state-covered fertility preservation for employees undergoing cancer treatment, was introduced as coverage for egg and sperm preservation for up to three years, with an estimated fiscal impact of about $813,000. After brief questions and no public testimony or amendments, the bill passed unanimously and was reported favorably. The committee then considered CS/HB 59, which would reform Florida’s wrongful incarceration compensation process by extending the filing deadline from 90 days to two years, removing the clean-hands requirement, and allowing exonerees to choose between the state compensation process and a civil lawsuit; it was supported by the City of Flagler Beach and passed unanimously. CS/HB 1313, which recreates the Resilient Florida Trust Fund in the Department of Environmental Protection before its scheduled termination in 2025, also passed unanimously after supportive testimony from advocacy groups. The committee received a lengthy presentation from the Department of Management Services on the State Group Insurance Program and the recent Revenue Estimating Conference. The presentation covered enrollment, revenues and expenditures, rising medical and pharmacy costs, emergency room utilization, GLP-1 drug spending, and options for tighter formulary and utilization management. Members asked about ER cost growth, GLP-1 coverage and copays, PBM oversight and potential conflicts, avoidable ER visits, cancer screening claims, dental and vision costs, specialty drug biosimilars, and possible savings from more restrictive pharmacy models. DMS said it would follow up on several questions and noted ongoing work on cancer coordination, preventive screening, biomarker testing, and a proposed member-facing benefits platform. The committee also heard extensive testimony on HB 301, which would raise sovereign immunity caps from $200,000 per person and $300,000 per incident to $1 million and $3 million, align limitations periods with private claims, and allow government entities to settle above the caps without a claims bill. Local governments, school-related entities, and county and city associations opposed the bill, warning of major fiscal impacts, higher insurance costs, and pressure on services; several speakers urged smaller increases or a tiered approach. Proponents, including families affected by catastrophic injury or death, argued the current caps are too low and the claims bill process is inefficient and unfair. After debate, the bill passed on a recorded vote, with some members voting no, and was reported favorably.
NH

New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session

House Children and Family Law (01/27/2026)

Children and Family Law

Transcript Highlights:
  • order to in<00:17:30.240> order<00:17:30.440> to<00:17:30.640> have<00:17:30.920
  • I first would like a point of order.
  • I would have to speak to the individual. in order to decide on this bill and I in order to decide on
  • a point of order.
  • >> not This is a point of order. >> not This is a point of order.
Keywords: 1189, house, all