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AL

Alabama 2025 Regular Session

Alabama Senate Mar 18th, 2025

Alabama Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Institute, a letter that I've received where they are supporting the Second Chance Act.
  • Faith and Freedom Coalition and the Christian Coalition are also supportive of that...
  • Christian Coalition is supportive of that. And then former Congressman Spencer Bachus...
  • Here, accountable for their behavior other than sending the defendant to prison.
  • I fully support it and ask everybody to vote for it. So, Mr.
CA
Transcript Highlights:
  • So I want to support that.
  • Second, we are in strong support of AB 181.
  • Second, we are in strong support. We are in strong support of AB-181.
  • This will help support our most vulnerable communities while also supporting our farmers.
  • So really appreciate that support.
Summary: The Senate Committee on Budget and Fiscal Review heard the 2026-27 budget package, including AB 111 and AB 112 plus 16 trailer bills and two policy bills. Chair Laird described the budget as balanced over two fiscal years, with about $351.7 billion in total spending, $251.5 billion General Fund, and record reserves, while emphasizing investments in child care, homelessness, housing, Medi-Cal, education, courts, and other core programs. The Department of Finance presented each bill, outlining major items such as Medi-Cal adjustments tied to federal H.R. 1, child care and early learning funding, education and higher education investments, human services, developmental services, health, skilled nursing, resources, energy, transportation, housing, labor, state government, courts, taxation, and two policy bills on education governance and ballot measure placement. The LAO said it had no additional comments but was available for questions. The committee later achieved quorum and moved to member questions and comments, with no votes taken in the portion provided. Members largely focused on the budget’s fiscal structure and policy implications. Several senators praised staff and noted the compressed timeline, while Vice Chair Niello criticized the process as overly complex and burdensome. Senator Smallwood-Cuevas supported the budget but raised concerns about Medi-Cal changes for people with unsatisfactory immigration status, asking about access to care, the number affected, and county eligibility support; Finance said about two million people would transition to fee-for-service and that $39 million was included for care coordination, along with additional county eligibility funding. Senator Durazo said the agreement delayed, but did not resolve, cuts to immigrant health coverage, dental, and clinic payments, and argued that the budget did not create a true restoration mechanism. Senator Richardson highlighted hospital funding, public hospital definitions, DMV data protections, and court construction and maintenance needs, while Senator Grove questioned the sustainability of spending, the Medi-Cal savings assumptions, distressed hospital funding, Planned Parenthood transparency, developmental services changes, high-speed rail costs, and the property tax postponement program. Other members emphasized different priorities. Senator Blake Spear praised climate and parks investments, support for HAP homelessness funding with accountability, transit stabilization, and Care Court referral funding, while expressing concern about the lack of wildlife coexistence funding and long-term transit operating support. Senator Weber Pearson raised a technical concern in the health trailer bill regarding menopause language, arguing that the bill should refer to perimenopausal symptoms and should not narrow provider participation through contracting language. Throughout the hearing, Finance repeatedly explained that many of the budget’s savings came from reduced caseloads or delayed implementation of prior proposals, while some new spending was added to mitigate impacts and support administration of the changes. No final committee action or vote was shown in the excerpt.
NV
Transcript Highlights:
  • And we, as a coalition, do not support this. The ACLU does not support this. It's ripe for issues.
  • I was actually here for support, so I was wondering if we could move that to support.
  • We support this bill. Thank you. ...speech-language pathologist association. We support this bill.
  • Any additional support?
  • We totally support this bill.
Bills: AB49 , AB169 , AB188 , AB284 , AB296 , AB306 , AB356 , AB366 , AB467 , AB499 , AB515 , AB540 , AB542 , AB595
Committee: Senate Finance
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Transcript Highlights:
  • have a moment of personal privilege, in the East Gallery I have some friends from the Billings Behavioral
  • She joined the behavioral health team at Bethany Children's in 2024. Dr.
Keywords: 914, all
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Transcript Highlights:
  • have a moment of personal privilege: In the East Gallery, I have some friends from the Billings Behavioral
  • She joined the behavioral health team at Bethany Children's in 2024. Dr.
Summary: The House convened, opened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, and several recognitions, including Veteran of the Week First Sergeant Jeff Osterdock, Nurse of the Day Madison Lehman, Psychologist of the Day Dr. Jennifer Steber, and a large group of student pages and visitors. Members also made personal announcements and welcomed guests from schools and community groups. On the floor, the House considered and adopted Senate amendments to House Bill 1484, a schools measure, and passed it 96-1; the emergency clause also passed 96-1. The House then took up House Bill 1085 on contracts, which would standardize service warranty fees with a delayed phase-in schedule, adopted the Senate amendments, and passed the bill 8-1. The House also considered Senate Bill 133 on groundwater permits. After an amendment and debate, members discussed how the bill would apply to commercial water wells and how it would interact with marijuana-related licensing and notification to the Oklahoma Water Resources Board. The bill passed 85-12, and the emergency clause also passed by the same vote. The chamber then adjourned until February 24, 2026, at 9:30 a.m.
CO

Colorado 2026 Regular Session

Colorado House 2026 Legislative Day 008 Jan 22nd, 2026

Colorado House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • going to hear from the Access to Justice Commission, the Commission on Judicial Discipline, um, the Behavioral
  • Commission on Judicial Discipline, um, Commission on Judicial Discipline, um, the<00:21:09.039><c> Behavioral
Keywords: 981, all
NH

New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session

House Education Funding (09/23/2025)

Transcript Highlights:
  • </c><00:16:41.759><c> Thank</c><00:16:42.000><c> you,</c> support it. Thank you, support it.
  • So I actually support this complaints. So I actually support this bill<00:19:13.919><c> strongly.
  • </c><01:51:36.080><c> be</c> Can't shouldn't we be by our behavior be Can't shouldn't we be by our behavior
  • I absolutely believe and support that.
  • She got 126 out of 128. it improves support for university it improves support for university systemic
Keywords: 928, house, all
Summary: The Education Funding Committee’s higher education subcommittee met to discuss HB 443, HB 510, and related issues. The chair explained the subcommittee membership and noted that Representative Luno was absent and replaced by Representative Bricky, with other full committee members allowed to participate in discussion but not final votes. No votes were taken during this meeting, and the chair said final subcommittee recommendations would likely come in the first week of November. On HB 443, which concerns terms of appointment to the Higher Education Commission, the chair described the bill as intended to let the governor replace members who are not attending or no longer representing the appointing organization. He said the prior governor supported the idea, but the current governor’s office believes the bill is unnecessary because nonattendance or loss of representation would already amount to resignation or removal. Members raised questions about legal authority and whether the same principle should apply to other boards. The chair said he was leaning toward finding the bill not needed, but would continue discussion later. The committee then spent most of the meeting on HB 510, which would establish due process rights for students, student organizations, and faculty at public higher education institutions and address collective bargaining issues. Supporters, including Representatives Papovich and Brown, argued the bill would provide clear, minimum protections, especially because campus rules are lengthy and vary by institution; Brown also suggested adding an independent ombudsman or representation for students. Opponents, including Representatives Burton and Bricky, said existing campus regulations already provide due process and that the bill could interfere with campus governance and collective bargaining. The chair and others discussed whether the bill’s definitions should be aligned with existing law to avoid confusion, and several members suggested using existing statutory definitions or cross-references. The chair also said the bill would apply only when disciplinary action is involved, not as a general challenge to DEI policies, though members referenced recent national examples involving DEI-related disputes as context.
MD

Maryland 2026 Regular Session

Senate Floor Session, 3/4/2026 #1

Maryland Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • It's why I support the amendment smart.
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  • And so for those those supports.
  • </c> or that the amendment is supporting or that the amendment is supporting shows<00:33:58.399><c> that
  • </c> local boards to elections to support local boards to elections to support older<01:03:01.520><c>
DE

Delaware 2025-2026 Regular Session

Senate Executive Committee Meeting Jun 17th, 2026

Executive

Transcript Highlights:
  • So I look forward to supporting your nomination. Thank you, short and sweet. Appreciate it, Ms.
  • For all those reasons, I respectfully ask for your support and confirmation.
  • And I think that's where I can continue to bridge that gap and help support there. Thank you.
  • I respectfully ask for your support of my nomination to the Delaware Professional Standards Board and
  • , social-emotional support, kind of keeping a calm classroom so that the instruction can happen.
Bills: HB364 , HB364
Committee: Senate Executive
Summary: The Senate Executive Committee first considered several gubernatorial appointments. Heidi Gilmore was nominated to the Marijuana Appeals Commission and said her real estate and administrative-law background would help her support implementation of Delaware’s new marijuana framework. Lee Wynne Lynn and Ruth Tucker were both nominated to the Delaware River and Bay Authority Board; both emphasized long Delaware ties, public service, and experience in technology, transportation, and executive leadership, with committee members asking about modernization, cashless tolling, and potential conflicts of interest. Lindsay Alexic and Dr. Jennifer Hallman were nominated to the Professional Standards Board and described their classroom and administrative experience in Delaware public education, with discussion focused on supporting teachers, improving educator effectiveness, and helping schools address post-COVID classroom and student-support challenges. Jason Munion and F. Todd Collada were nominated to the Environmental Appeals Board; Munion cited his engineering and environmental background, while Collada noted his work as Milford’s mayor and a contractor. No votes on the nominations are reflected in the transcript excerpt. The committee then moved to legislation. House Bill 364 would create a Delaware Entertainment Production Tax Credit for film, television, e-sports, and video game production, with a $10 million annual cap, audit and reporting requirements, a 2031 sunset, and a focus on verified in-state spending and Delaware hiring; the bill was circulated after no public comment. House Bill 437 was described as a technical corrections bill affecting certain municipal charters and requiring a three-quarters vote; it also drew no public comment. The committee approved the previously circulated minutes by motion and second. House Bill 446 would reorganize the Delaware Forest Service chapter, consolidate authority in one section, and add definitions related to forests and urban forestry without creating new authority; House Amendment 1 was noted as clarifying existing authority for the Department of Agriculture. House Bill 180, the first leg of a constitutional amendment on voting, would limit felony-related voting loss to actual imprisonment or pardon, remove outdated residency and literacy provisions, update the voting age to 18, and eliminate a post-sentence voting ban; members raised a question about whether the change would apply retroactively, which was left for later clarification. No public comments were offered on the bills, and the committee adjourned after announcing written comments would be accepted for 24 hours.
MO

Missouri 2026 Regular Session

2026 Legislative Session - Day Thirty Seven - Thursday, March 12

Missouri House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Lies are being told, and I ask the body to support me and support us and support the people of Missouri
  • be in support of it also.
  • I'm supportive of this bill.
  • It's really necessary that we support foster care, support agencies so they can carry out the important
  • Oh, I just wanted to say I support the bill. Oh, I just wanted to say I support the bill.
Summary: The House opened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, approval of the prior day’s journal by a 118-1 vote, and a series of special guest introductions, including family members, student groups, a basketball team, University of Missouri undergraduate researchers, and other visitors. The chamber also received Senate messages and committee reports, including recommendations that several House bills and joint resolutions “do pass.” The main floor debate centered on Senate Substitute No. 3 for Senate Bill 888, a broad juvenile justice and sentencing measure that combined juvenile reform with sentencing transparency and other criminal justice provisions. Supporters said it would improve public safety, clarify sentencing, address serious offenses, and add collaboration between prosecutors and juvenile systems. Opponents argued it was an oversized omnibus bill rushed through the process, warned it would increase prison time, expand adult-court involvement in juvenile matters, and could harm children and rehabilitation efforts. Members also debated the fiscal note, with supporters saying the large prison-cost estimate was speculative and opponents calling it evidence of a major new prison expense. After extended debate, the House invoked the previous question and SB 888 was finally passed 97-53. The House then took up House Committee Substitute for House Joint Resolutions 173 and 174, a proposal to change Missouri’s tax structure by reducing and potentially eliminating the state income tax and broadening the sales tax base to transactions involving goods and services. Supporters framed it as a modernization effort that would promote growth, increase take-home pay, and send the question to voters. Opponents said it would be the largest sales tax hike in state history, shift the burden onto working families and seniors, and create a large budget hole. After debate, the previous question was adopted 101-49, and the joint resolutions were third read and passed 98-54. The House then moved on to third-reading business, including House Bill 269 on autonomous vehicles, which was introduced as a transportation and economic development measure and then questioned on liability and taxation issues.
NH

New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session

Senate Education Finance (02/12/2026)

Education Finance

Transcript Highlights:
  • So we need a better also support them.
  • Um and so if they were much support.
  • So today I come in support of HB 656.
  • >> No. supported EFAS. Um, but I think the cap supported EFAS.
  • </c><01:17:45.199><c> Any</c><01:17:45.440><c> other</c> support it. Okay. Any other support it.
Keywords: 1191, senate, all
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Committee on Health and Human Services - 03/27/25

Health and Human Services

Transcript Highlights:
  • </c> tribal public health offices to support tribal public health offices to support their<00:04:28.479
  • </c><00:04:39.919><c> preparedness,</c> purpose of supporting preparedness, purpose of supporting preparedness
  • </c><00:24:41.919><c> from</c> um we can't withdraw support from um we can't withdraw support from infectious
  • further support meaningful will further support meaningful engagement<01:12:54.000><c> with</c><01:12
  • </c> you for your support. Thank you. And Mr. you for your support. Thank you. And Mr.
Keywords: 1187, senate, all
CA

California 2025-2026 Regular Session

Assembly Budget Committee Feb 10th, 2025

Budget

Transcript Highlights:
  • I think that was the public's perspective as well, and why they strongly supported this initiative.
  • So I appreciate your support in answering these questions.
  • I support that very much as well.
  • Are we not able to now support that return on investment or sort of those outcomes?
  • behavioral health reform initiatives recently enacted, provide ongoing funding for homelessness, and
Committee: House Budget
Keywords: 988, house, all
AZ
Transcript Highlights:
  • I strongly urge your support of this bill, 1426.
  • I strongly urge your support of this bill, 1426.
  • I'm here to support SB 1110.
  • This kind of support reduces harm. I do want to ask for your support.
  • I am in support. Aye. Thank you. Madam Chair, briefly. Yes. Thank you.
Summary: The Judiciary and Elections Committee met with a hard stop at 4:30 p.m. and approved the February 4, 2026 minutes. Members announced several bills would be held for a later supplemental meeting, then took up SB 1426, the “squatter” bill, which would expand forcible detainer law to cover certain unauthorized occupants who refuse to leave after a reasonable request and require immediate writs of restitution after judgment. Law enforcement and county representatives testified in support, and the committee voted 7-0 to give SB 1426 a do-pass recommendation. The committee next considered SB 1687, a strike-everything amendment moving Arizona’s primary election date from late July to the Tuesday before Memorial Day beginning in 2027. The sponsor said the goal was to create more time between the primary and general elections and align Arizona more closely with other states. County election officials were neutral but raised implementation concerns, including filing deadlines, redistricting timelines, polling place availability, and interactions with presidential preference and local elections. The committee adopted the amendment and gave the bill a 4-3 do-pass recommendation, with some members voting no over concerns about clean elections timing and local control. Members then heard SB 1110, creating a home confinement program for certain nonviolent inmates with GPS monitoring, work requirements, and DOC rulemaking, while excluding serious and violent offenses. Supporters said it would reduce recidivism, save money, and help families; an opponent questioned the fiscal impact and monitoring costs. The bill received a 5-1 do-pass recommendation. The committee also heard SB 1275, which would allow judges limited discretion to depart from mandatory minimum sentences for qualifying veterans and first responders with diagnosed service-related PTSD or similar conditions; supporters framed it as a narrow safety valve, while opponents warned it could undermine mandatory sentencing and victims’ rights. SB 1275 passed 7-0. Finally, the committee considered SB 1140, a misdemeanor expungement bill. The amendment adopted by the committee extended the waiting period for expungement of convictions to five years for all eligible misdemeanor convictions, while keeping a three-year period for eligible matters that did not result in conviction. Supporters said the bill would remove barriers to employment and housing and help survivors and people who have turned their lives around; the committee adopted the amendment and then passed SB 1140 as amended 7-0. The meeting then adjourned.
CA
Transcript Highlights:
  • Okay, but you're... ...to support DI and PFL. Okay.
  • to we support the LAL's recommendation.
  • Why should we support this move?
  • I just want to thank you for your support again.
  • We're in support of what used to be in the budget.
Summary: The subcommittee heard an informational update on the state’s generative AI implementation and related oversight. Administration officials said several proof-of-concept projects have moved into minimum viable product phases, including work at CDTFA and Caltrans, and that CDPH has a May Revision request for up to $8 million to scale up its healthcare facilities inspections project. The Legislative Analyst’s Office urged the administration to publish a report on lessons learned from each POC and recommended limiting the new generative AI approval process to a pilot through the first two rounds of projects, with continued monthly meetings and stronger legislative oversight. Members pressed for more transparency and questioned why the CDPH request was not included in January; the administration said the cost estimate was not available then and that only one project is seeking additional resources beyond existing departmental budgets. The committee then reviewed a proposed $400 million loan from the Labor and Workforce Development Fund to the General Fund. Finance and the Labor Agency said the fund has grown because civil penalty revenues have risen sharply, and the loan would be repaid in 2029-30 with provisional language allowing earlier repayment if needed. The LAO agreed the fund could support the loan but warned that recent PAGA reforms may reduce future revenues. Public commenters, including labor and community groups, argued the money should instead support labor-law enforcement and outreach programs such as CWOP, and urged rejection of the loan. Members also heard a Department of Industrial Relations request for $19.1 million for phase two of Public Works Information Technology System Enhancements, which officials said will support labor-law enforcement and apprenticeship registration. The department said the project was delayed because a prior procurement did not result in a contract award and that completion is now expected in October 2026. The committee then took up an EDD Next reappropriation technical adjustment to extend UI fund spending authority through June 30, 2026; the LAO said the request was fine but again raised concerns about oversight of the larger modernization effort, which EDD said now totals more than $660 million and is expected to continue through 2029. Finally, the committee discussed DGS’s request for new parking facilities near the May Lee Building and a trailer bill shifting statewide telework policy language from DGS to CalHR while also expanding NDI eligibility for certain CEA employees. The LAO said the telework trailer bill should likely go through the policy committee process instead of budget, and union and employee witnesses strongly opposed it, arguing it would undermine bargaining rights and could be used to narrow telework. In a separate item on the governor’s return-to-office order, administration officials said departments are being directed to move to a four-day in-office expectation starting July 1, 2025, but they had no statewide cost estimate yet because departments are still assessing vacancies, exemptions, and space needs. Members criticized the lack of analysis and said the state should have clearer numbers before moving forward.
MO

Missouri 2026 Regular Session

Budget Jan 21st, 2026 at 08:15 am

Budget

Transcript Highlights:
  • Page 288, Kansas City Behavioral Health Hospital.
  • There is an effort, or there's already authorization for the Family Support Division or the child support
  • Page 374 is Kansas City Behavioral Health Hospital.
  • Page 374 is Kansas City Behavioral Health Hospital.
  • Page 374 is Kansas City Behavioral Health Hospital.
Committee: House Budget
Keywords: 959, house, all
WA

Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Transportation Jan 26th, 2026

Transcript Highlights:
  • I'm here today in strong support of House Bill 2467.
  • Our business supports local sports teams and school athletic programs, and we are strong supporters of
  • I'm here today in support of House Bill 2467.
  • I am here today representing Sound Transit in support of House Bill 2552.
  • Finally, and critically, HB 2552 supports contractors in the workforce.
Summary: The committee held public hearings on three transportation-related bills. HB 2467, sponsored by Rep. Timmons, would clarify how fifth-wheel RVs are measured for length purposes by measuring from the king pin to the rear-most point, allowing fifth wheels up to 46 feet under that method without increasing the current roadway length limits. The staff report said the bill has no fiscal impact for most agencies and a small indeterminate impact for Labor and Industries; the proposed substitute makes technical clarifications. The sponsor and several RV dealers, the Association of Washington Business, and the RV Industry Association testified in support, saying the bill would improve clarity, preserve safety, and help Washington dealers compete with neighboring states. No one testified in opposition during the hearing. The committee briefly suspended HB 2467 to hear HB 2495, sponsored by Rep. Thomas, which would give the City of Seattle authority to immediately remove vehicles blocking streetcar tracks or otherwise jeopardizing streetcar operations without waiting for police to first cite the vehicle. Staff said the bill applies only to Seattle, includes an emergency clause, and has no fiscal impact because impound fees are expected to offset costs. Rep. Thomas and Seattle Streetcar Program Manager Alison Redenz supported the bill, describing frequent track blockages and delays to service, especially after hours, and saying the change would speed restoration of transit operations. The committee then heard public testimony on HB 2552, which would authorize WSDOT and Sound Transit to use multiple award task order contracting (MATOC) for transportation construction projects. Staff explained that MATOC would let agencies prequalify contractors and then compete task orders among them, with required award and protest processes. Rep. Zahn said the bill would give agencies another tool to streamline delivery while preserving competition and including WMBE firms. Sound Transit supported the bill as a faster, more flexible procurement method that could broaden opportunities for smaller firms, while the Washington Aggregate and Concrete Association opposed it, arguing the approach is not well tested in Washington, could reduce competition, and should be reviewed by the Capital Projects Advisory Review Board. After testimony, the committee closed the public hearing on HB 2552 and adjourned after caucusing.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Should schools ban immigration enforcement without a warrant? 2/18/26

Minnesota House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Fidley Public Schools supports HF 3435.
  • Fidley Public Schools supports Latino. Fidley Public Schools supports HF<00:03:31.440><c> 3435.
  • Minnesota, and I'm speaking in support Minnesota, and I'm speaking in support of<00:13:11.040><c> House
  • We see it in behavioral shifts.
  • I have it in behavioral shifts.
Keywords: 1183, house
NH

New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session

Senate Health and Human Services (04/02/2025)

Health and Human Services

Transcript Highlights:
  • I support this bill.
  • </c><00:53:53.200><c> this</c> models so think about it I support this models so think about it I support
  • I support it.
  • </c><01:15:52.880><c> the</c> 223 these reasons we don't support the 223 these reasons we don't support
  • </c><01:36:59.840><c> for</c> Medical Care expanding support for Medical Care expanding support for Urgent
Keywords: 1191, senate, all
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Committee on Commerce and Consumer Protection - 03/27/26

Commerce and Consumer Protection

Transcript Highlights:
  • I can support the bill moving forward.
  • </c> today to testify in support of SF4711. today to testify in support of SF4711.
  • I want our brothers and sisters at UFCW to win our support and protection, and I consider myself a supporter
  • It's supported that is the um the bill.
  • ><c> similar</c><01:20:49.040><c> to</c> support groups remarkably similar to support groups remarkably
Keywords: 1187, senate, all