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CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Floor Session May 21st, 2026
California House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Majority Leader Aguiar-Curry moves, and Ms.
- Madam Majority Leader, you are recognized.
- Madam Majority Leader, you are recognized.
- Thank you, Madam Majority Leader.
- Thank you, Madam Majority Leader.
FL
Florida 2026 4th Special Session
April 28, 2026 - 12:05 PM
Transcript Highlights:
- And that's what I did here, trying to find as many major roadways as possible.
- Within Broward County, as well as trying to find what other major roadways there.
- That's sufficiently compact and is a majority. That is a precondition.
- One man is moving us into majority Republican counties with this map.
- One man is moving us into majority Republican counties with this map.
Summary:
The Select Committee on Congressional Redistricting met to consider HB 1D, which would establish Florida’s congressional districts using the governor’s proposed map, EOG PCRP 26. Representative Persons-Mulicka briefly introduced the bill, and Jason Jazeel and Jason Pareda of the governor’s office presented the legal rationale and map details. Jazeel argued that mid-cycle congressional redistricting is not prohibited, that the governor’s position is to draw districts without considering race, and that federal equal-protection principles should control over state race-based redistricting provisions. Pareda said he drew the map alone using 2020 census data and census blocks, while also considering population growth estimates, traditional redistricting criteria, and county/city boundaries where feasible.
Pareda described the map as race-neutral and said it keeps 48 counties whole, 382 cities whole, and has a boundary-analysis score of about 85.7%. He walked through regional changes, including major revisions in South Florida, adjustments in Central Florida, and changes in the Tampa Bay area, explaining that population shifts and the need for exact congressional population equality drove many of the district configurations. Members questioned the timing of the special session, the use of 2020 census data versus newer population estimates, the role of the legislature versus the governor, the legal basis for mid-decade redistricting, and whether the map complies with the Voting Rights Act and Fair Districts amendments. Motions to place witnesses under oath and to extend the committee meeting by 30 minutes both failed.
During public testimony, every speaker who was heard opposed the map. Commenters argued that the proposal was a partisan power grab, would reduce Democratic and minority representation, and violated the Florida Constitution and voting rights protections. Several speakers criticized the short notice and lack of public input, while others said the map would confuse voters or split communities. The chair repeatedly reminded attendees to maintain decorum and limited each speaker to about one minute.
WY
Wyoming 2026 Regular Session
Senate Floor Session-Day 21, March 6, 2026-PM
Wyoming Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Oh, Madam Majority Floor Leader.
- </c> Oh, madam majority floor leader. Oh, madam majority floor leader.
- </c> >> sir. and for and for the minor majority >> sir. and for and for the minor majority
- Um, yeah, having you guys as the major...
- Wednesday. heard the majority floor leaders motion. heard the majority floor leaders motion.
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- Majority Leader she deputized others to Majority Leader she deputized others to handle<00:44:34.800><
- Senator Johnson, there is a common denominator: the last three majority leaders or co-majority leaders
- </c> three majority leaders or co- majority three majority leaders or co- majority leaders<01:07:03.000
- </c><01:07:12.839><c> leaders</c> dik and then the majority leaders dik and then the majority leaders
- </c> was Senate Majority was Senate Majority Leader<01:15:20.280><c> and</c><01:15:20.400><c> she</c>
CO
Colorado 2026 Regular Session
Colorado Senate 2026 Legislative Day 108 May 1st, 2026
Colorado Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Majority Leader Rodriguez. adopted. Majority Leader Rodriguez.
- Majority Leader. >> Mr. Majority Leader. >> Mr. Majority Leader. Mr. President, Mr. President, Mr.
- </c> Majority Leader Rodriguez. Majority Leader Rodriguez.
- Majority Leader. >> Mr. Majority Leader.
- Majority Leader. >> Mr. Majority Leader.
AZ
Transcript Highlights:
- Majority Leader Carbone. Thank you. Majority Leader Carbone.
- Majority Leader Carbone.
- Majority Leader. Mr.
- The Chair recognizes the Majority Leader. Majority Leader. Mr.
- Majority Leader. Mr. Majority Leader. Mr.
AZ
Transcript Highlights:
- Majority Leader. Mr.
- Majority Leader, please move. Mr. Majority Leader. Thank you, Mr. Chair.
- Majority Leader, Mr.
- Majority Leader, Mr.
- Majority Leader, Mr.
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- The venue has proven to be a major economic driver.
- The venue has proven to be a major all.
- The venue has proven to be a major economic<00:04:09.159><c> driver.
- In addition to Vikings games and major stadium events like concerts and family shows, U.S.
- </c> the contribution that our uh major the contribution that our uh major sports<00:56:17.440><c> teams
Committee:
Senate Taxes
Keywords:
local government debt, municipal bonds, county bonds, capital improvements, public financing, bond issuance, public hearing, notice period, bond guarantee, Minnesota Public Facilities Authority, volume cap, private activity bonds, housing finance, residential rental bonds, LIHTC, low-income housing tax credits, redevelopment, courthouse financing, jail financing, law enforcement center
NM
New Mexico 2025 Regular Session
IC - Legislative Finance Sep 25th, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- On the prior page of your staff brief, you'll notice a table that says major... scheduled for major infrastructure
- Apart from the general fund, counties categorize their funds as either major or non-major.
- Major and non-major funds, just like the general funds, have both increased.
- Major funds have increased by 140%, and non-major funds have increased by 110%.
- steady for the general and non-major funds.
ID
Idaho 2026 Regular Session
Mar 20th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- A majority of each committee having voted in the affirmative, the motion is passed.
- They, having failed to achieve a majority vote in the Senate, the motion has failed.
- Having failed to achieve a majority vote in the House, the motion has failed.
- Having failed to achieve a majority in the... “Aye.” “Cook. Aye. Bjerke. Hart. Carlson. Aye.
- Having failed to achieve a majority in the Senate, the motion has failed.
Summary:
The Joint Finance-Appropriations Committee first approved a technical correction to the Health and Welfare Division of Licensing and Certification budget, restoring 2 FTP that had been cut in error while leaving funding intact. The committee then adopted language extending the deadline for Medicaid’s state plan amendments and waivers related to the move to comprehensive managed care, after discussion of delays tied to the MMIS procurement and litigation. Both items received do-pass recommendations.
The committee next considered Public School Support, beginning with a FY 2026 supplemental for the Division of Student Support to add $7.8 million in federal spending authority so schools can access full federal grant allocations. That supplemental passed. For FY 2027, members debated several competing motions on the Student Support Division budget, including proposals to reduce classified staff funding, add health insurance funding, and cut virtual school-related funding. After multiple failed motions, the committee ultimately approved a motion reducing the general fund by $14,751,600, including a $3 million reduction to virtual school discretionary funding, and adopted related language. Additional language was also approved to require reporting on virtual enrollments, shift English learner funding from central services to direct LEA distribution, modify technology curriculum contract requirements, require special education expenditure reporting, and reduce transportation funding by $7.5 million by undoing a prior statutory change.
The committee then turned to the Idaho Digital Learning Academy. After extensive debate over alleged double-funding, rural access, and the absence of a policy bill, members rejected a larger $15 million reduction and then approved a smaller $13,500 reduction tied to the pending policy bill’s fiscal note. They also adopted language restricting PCIF access, requiring compliance reporting on DEI-related courses, and requesting a detailed report on IDLA expenditures, enrollments, and usage, including synchronous versus asynchronous instruction and course-level data by LEA. The meeting ended with notice that the committee would next take up the Secretary of State budget and trailer bills, with an additional 7:30 a.m. meeting before the Monday session.
NM
New Mexico 2025 Regular Session
IC - Land Grant May 30th, 2025
House Rural Development, Land Grants And Cultural Affairs
Transcript Highlights:
- And so the majority, the vast majority of, um, land grants in New Mexico were established during the
- The last major change was the naming of land grants in statute individually.
- This has been a major help and accomplishment.
- The majority of that land grant was privatized due to land speculation.
- There's a major bottleneck with engineering design. What we need is a surge.
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Floor Session Sep 9th, 2025
California House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Madam Majority Leader, you are recognized.
- Madam Majority Leader? Oh, excuse me.
- Madam Majority Leader, you are recognized.
- Madam Majority Leader, you are recognized.
- Majority Leader Aguiar-Curry moves, and Mr.
Summary:
The Assembly convened, established a quorum after a roll call, offered a prayer, observed a moment of silence for John Burton, and then proceeded through a long floor session with numerous procedural motions, committee referrals, and bill actions. Members also suspended rules to allow certain speeches and committee notices, and later recessed for caucuses before resuming business. Several items were moved to the inactive file or held on the file, and one rule-suspension motion to allow chaptering-out amendments on SB 271 and SB 67 passed 54-12.
The chamber then took up many Senate bills on third reading, with most measures passing on strong bipartisan votes. Topics included civil rights and enforcement (SB 477), reparations-related administration (SB 518), autism provider licensing parity (SB 402), protections for undocumented students (SB 307), juvenile records access (SB 413), cancer registry funding (SB 717), protections for unhoused service providers (SB 634), EV charging payments (SB 533), tribal gaming compacts (SB 864), locomotive emissions (SB 30), battery storage safety (SB 283), Jack London Square land use (SB 304), campus enrollment planning (SB 486), vehicle-related cleanup (SB 586), public official roster updates (SB 482), threats against sensitive locations (SB 19), pregnancy as a qualifying event for insurance (SB 257), port emissions planning (SB 298), rural telehealth for farmworkers (SB 338), habitat conservation funding (SB 427), public defender removal standards (SB 485), privacy protections for legally protected health care (SB 497), Medi-Cal access standards (SB 530), chosen-family paid leave (SB 590), charter school loan fund reserves (SB 631), wildfire property tax relief (SB 663), maternity care access in rural areas (SB 669), direct CSU admission (SB 640), indoor heat safety in housing (SB 655), health data exchange governance (SB 660), demographic reporting on appointees (SB 702), solar property tax exclusions (SB 710), tax conformity (SB 711), menstrual product contaminant disclosure (SB 754), counterfeit lighter safety (SB 793), and price gouging after disasters (SB 36). Vote totals were generally high, with a few measures drawing notable opposition, including SB 580, SB 660, SB 610, SB 485, SB 41, and AB 1340.
The Assembly also concurred in Senate amendments to AB 671, a restaurant permitting bill, and then took up AB 1340, a major gig-worker labor bill. Supporters described it as a historic expansion of collective bargaining rights for rideshare drivers, while opponents argued it would raise consumer costs and mainly benefit unions and political interests. The transcript ends during debate on AB 1340, before the final vote is recorded.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House debate on MN emergency powers bill Feb 28th, 2025
Minnesota House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- </c><00:01:36.280><c> vote</c> unless there was a super majority vote unless there was a super majority
- The legislature has and has had the power to end peacetime major emergencies by a simple majority vote
- The legislature has and has had the power to end peacetime major emergencies by a simple majority vote
- The legislature has and has had the power to end peacetime major emergencies by a simple majority vote
- I recognize the majority leader, Representative Nisa.
OK
Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session
Senate Legislative Session Apr 9th, 2026
Oklahoma Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- After that, why would we not allow this to go on a general election when the vast majority of voters
- But is it not clear that these provisions are being authored by the majority party singularly?
- Republican, with the majority party here and in the future, having the one over.
- We're talking about a general equity to where the majority party is running behind the minority party
- party, and the President Pro Tem is going to select the majority party.
Bills:
HB4248 , HB4429 , HB2588 , HB3472 , HB4317 , HB3462 , HB2035 , HB3501 , HB3127 , HB3143 , HB3144 , HB3260 , HB4321 , HB3011 , HB3522 , HB3530 , HB3940 , HB3078 , HB3043 , HB3005 , HB3007 , HB3403 , HB1907 , HB3175 , HB3986 , HB3466 , HB3411 , HB4246 , SJR49 , HB3281 , HB4319 , HJR1086 , HJR1024 , HJR1087
Summary:
The Senate convened with a quorum, prayer, and several introductions recognizing the Doctor and Nurse of the Day, visiting school groups, and other guests in the galleries. Members also heard a personal privilege statement from Senator Peterson marking the 100th anniversary of his father’s immigration to the United States, followed by a reception announcement in the lounge.
The chamber then took up H.J.R. 1024, a proposed constitutional amendment revising the Judicial Nominating Commission by removing political affiliation restrictions, changing term rules, and allowing consecutive service. An amendment was adopted to move the special election date to August 25, 2026, but the special-election provision later failed on a 27-17 vote. After extended debate over judicial independence, transparency, and political influence, the resolution itself passed 35-8.
The Senate next considered H.J.R. 1087, which would place before voters a constitutional amendment on the five-year ad valorem tax exemption for qualified manufacturing facilities and allow the Legislature to set reimbursement levels for local entities. Supporters said it would give the state more control over costly reimbursements; the measure passed 38-7, and the special-election provision also passed 38-7. The Senate then laid over two agenda items, made committee and event announcements, and adjourned until Monday, April 13 at 1:30 p.m.
AZ
Transcript Highlights:
- Majority Leader, you're on. Yes, Mr.
- Majority Leader Carbone. Yes, Mr.
- Majority Leader Carbone, yes, Mr.
- Majority Leader Carbone. Yes, Mr.
- Majority Leader Carbone: Yes, Mr.
Summary:
The House convened, took attendance, approved the prior journal, and recognized a number of guests and proclamations, including a proclamation supporting freedom, life, and liberty for the people of Iran. The chamber then moved into Committee of the Whole to consider several Senate bills. SB 1166 and SB 1252 were reported do pass without controversy. SB 1184 drew debate over a floor amendment that would have added the pride flag to the list of flags HOAs and condo associations could not prohibit; the amendment was rejected on a 21-32 division vote, and the bill was then reported do pass. The House also entered an additional Committee of the Whole to amend SB 1092, adopted a floor amendment setting an effective date of Jan. 1, 2027, and reported the bill do pass as amended.
On third reading, SB 1020, a special license plate bill benefiting the Arizona Space Commission and related space education efforts, passed 35-21 with several members explaining votes in support of space industry development and in opposition because a proposed community college scholarship plate was not included. SB 1247, an emergency measure relating to health care institutions, passed 55-1 and cleared the two-thirds threshold for its emergency clause. The House also concurred in Senate amendments to HB 2307, then later passed HB 2307 unanimously as an emergency measure relating to dangerous and incompetent defendants.
The chamber also considered a bill repealing Cesar Chavez Day and replacing it with a different observance tied to the farm worker movement. Members on both sides spoke at length about sexual abuse allegations involving Cesar Chavez, the importance of standing with survivors, and the need to honor farm workers and the broader movement rather than one individual. The bill ultimately passed 48-8 with the two-thirds emergency requirement. The House then received announcements, including caucus and committee meeting notices, a remembrance of Christian Petillo, and a congratulatory note for the University of Arizona men’s basketball team, before adjourning until March 31, 2026.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Legislating Legacy - Senator Foung Hawj Jun 9th, 2025
Minnesota Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Well, I like that description: the minor league and the major league.
- Well, I like that description: the minor league and the major league. Oh, there you go.
- </c> established they can move into the major established they can move into the major leagues<00:07:
- </c> the minor league and the major league. the minor league and the major league.
- Uh, for example, I sit in the transportation committee, and one of our major lifeline avenue business
IA
Transcript Highlights:
- The bill has received a constitutional majority and is declared to have passed the House.
- The bill has received a constitutional majority and is declared to have passed the House.
- The bill has received a constitutional majority and is declared to have passed the House.
- The bill has received a constitutional majority and is declared to have passed the House.
- The bill has received a constitutional majority and is declared to have passed the House.
Summary:
The House took up a series of bills on a wide range of topics, including artificial intelligence safeguards, health and human services district realignment, motor vehicle salvage titles, driver citizenship verification, nuclear energy tax incentives, commercial driver English proficiency, Gold Star status on licenses, mining regulation, workforce and apprenticeship programs, and judicial review of agency action. Members also introduced several appropriations and Ways and Means bills, and one introduction recognized an 11-year-old guest visiting the chamber for her birthday.
Several measures were amended before passage. Senate File 2417, dealing with conversational AI services, was amended to conform to the Senate version and passed 95-0. House File 2707, which renames behavioral health districts and realigns aging services, passed 94-1 after an amendment extending review intervals and adding implementation safeguards. House File 777 on salvage titles passed 95-0 after concurrence with a Senate amendment, and Senate File 2187 on citizenship verification for driver’s licenses passed 86-7 after an effective-date amendment and debate over REAL ID-related impacts.
The chamber also passed House File 2757 creating a sales tax exemption for nuclear facility commissioning or recommissioning, House File 2761 adding Gold Star status to driver’s licenses and IDs, House File 2765 regulating mining and subsidence repair, Senate File 2168 on workforce development and apprenticeship funding, and Senate File 2039 on intervention in judicial review of agency action. Senate File 2426, requiring English proficiency for commercial drivers, passed 73-22. On Senate File 2218, the House insisted on its amended position, sending the bill to conference committee. The House then transmitted several bills to the Senate, withdrew House File 2507 after SF 2417 passed, and adjourned until the next day.
AZ
Transcript Highlights:
- Business on the speaker's desk, Majority Leader Carbone. Majority Leader Carbone. Mr.
- Majority Leader Carbone. Mr.
- Majority Leader Carbone. Mr.
- Majority Leader, motion. Mr.
- Seeing none, Majority Leader Carbone. Mr.
Summary:
The House convened, opened with prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance, approved the journal, and recognized the Doctor of the Day, Dr. Jasleen Chatwal. Members also introduced a number of guests and visiting groups, including Irish dignitaries for St. Patrick’s Day recognition, labor organizations such as AFSCME and CWA, the Arizona Farm Bureau, the Arizona chapter of the American College of Surgeons for Stop the Bleed training, and advocates for rare skeletal conditions. A proclamation recognizing St. Patrick’s Day was read, and the House later heard a proclamation honoring AFSCME Arizona.
On the floor, the House took up several procedural motions, including requests to have the Senate return HB 4027 and HB 2444 for reconsideration, and received multiple Senate bills on first and second reading. The chamber then moved into Committee of the Whole and approved HB 2750 with a friendly floor amendment, sending it forward as amended. The House also sent HB 2999 to an additional Committee of the Whole, adopted a floor amendment, and advanced it as amended for engrossing.
During third reading, HB 2197, relating to water access and camping near water sources, failed on reconsideration after members debated whether it imposed unnecessary criminal penalties and enforcement concerns. HB 2429, relating to vacation and short-term rentals, passed after supporters said it restored local control to cities and towns. HB 2950, creating special districts for tourism improvement areas, passed after amendments made participation voluntary and added notice requirements. HB 4001, relating to nicotine products, also passed after debate over youth vaping, enforcement authority, and whether the bill struck the right balance between regulation and parental responsibility. The House then made committee announcements and adjourned until Tuesday, March 17, 2026.
OK
Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session
House of Representatives Second Regular Session of the 60th Legislature Day 22 Afternoon Session Mar 10th, 2026 at 01:30 pm
Oklahoma House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Haven't received a majority vote.
- And received the majority vote on the emergency. A 2/3 vote on. The emergency.
- Haven't received a majority of those. House, I declare the bill to have passed.
- Having received the majority of votes, I declare the bill to have passed. Mr.
- The vote was declared 79 to 9, with a majority, and the bill was passed.
Bills:
HB4104 , HB3722 , HB3787 , HB3700 , HB3701 , HB3310 , HB3404 , HB2964 , HB2398 , HB3024 , HB3499 , HB3278 , HB3279 , HB3645 , HB3649 , HB2293 , HB3260 , HB3176 , HB3177 , HB3114 , HB3172 , HB3322 , HB3323 , HB4248 , HB3720 , HB2210 , HB1322 , HB1937 , HB3301 , HB4107
Keywords:
Oklahoma criminal law, felony classification, Class B5, Class D1, sentencing enhancement, repeat offender, domestic violence, stalking, voyeurism, peeping tom, clandestine recording, hidden camera, privacy offense, sex offender registry, Sex Offenders Registration Act, protective order violation, animal cruelty, cockfighting, dogfighting, public safety
WA
Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session
Legislative Republican Leaders Media Availability Feb 24th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- The operating budget, it's just majority-party Democrat budget writers in the room.
- Look, the majority party doesn't want to face the music that this is unpopular across our state.
- But in this case, I think the majority knew what they were doing, and it was legitimate. Yeah.
- So no one here in Olympia in the majority party has explained what their vision here is.
- It just shows you how tone deaf the majority party is.
Summary:
House and Senate Republican leaders held a media availability focused on the final stretch of the legislative session, with most of the discussion centered on budget proposals, a proposed income tax on high earners, and several policy bills they oppose. They criticized the operating budget for relying on a new income tax, using one-time fund sweeps and pension-related financing, and drawing down the rainy day fund, while saying the capital budget was more bipartisan and the transportation budget had some positive emphasis on road preservation but still included concerns such as Public Works Trust Fund sweeps and ferry funding.
A major topic was allegations that sign-ins on the income tax bill included duplicates or fraudulent entries. Republicans said they took the issue seriously, supported verification improvements, and argued that even after removing duplicates the bill still drew over 100,000 unique emails opposing it. They rejected claims that their side had manipulated the process and said the Legislature should fix the sign-in system, possibly with more IT safeguards, while also arguing the bill should lose its emergency clause so voters could weigh in through a referendum.
Republicans also criticized bills they described as anti-police or anti-law-enforcement, including measures related to face coverings and sheriff qualifications, and they opposed a bill requiring arbitration before claims against the state or local governments can go to jury trial, saying broader tort reform is needed instead. They said the state’s liability problems stem from harm done in areas like juvenile rehabilitation and child welfare. On the budget side, they objected to cuts to Medicaid, child care, transitional kindergarten, rural school funding, and other programs, while also warning against using pension funds to balance the budget and against a proposed 75-year Sound Transit bond, which they called financially irresponsible. No votes were taken in this media availability.