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WA

Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Pro Forma Floor Session Feb 20th, 2026 at 09:55 am

Washington House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • leadership in teaching the Ich-Ichkine language; House Resolution 4686, honoring Robert Stephen Masco; and
  • With the consent of the House, the bills, memorials, and resolutions printed on today's introduction
  • sheet will be considered first reading under the Fourth Order of Business and will be referred to the
  • With the consent of the House, the bills, memorials, and resolutions printed on today's introduction
  • sheet will be considered first reading under the Fourth Order of Business and will be referred to the
WA

Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Floor Session Feb 19th, 2026 at 11:00 am

Washington House Floor Meeting

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  • And whereas, equally loyal and And in 2010, the Congressional Gold Medal.
  • and assets, experienced immeasurable physical and psychological harm as individuals and collectively
  • and powerful voice for equity and justice and against racism, bigotry, and hate, through the message
  • I am a biracial woman of a Chicano father and a Japanese-American and Hispanic mother, and my children
  • And it goes on and on. That's exactly what Senate Bill 5360 does. And so it's for that reason, Mr.
LA

Louisiana 2026 Regular Session

Senate May 29th, 2026

Louisiana Senate Floor Meeting

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  • We've watched your mercy and grace keep us and protect us from danger seen and unseen.
  • and treasured among the group and by all those around her.
  • and loved her.
  • Yes, and history and community of interest and a whole host of other things.
  • Either side is going to fail and probably waste some litigation money, but as I said before, and I'll
WA

Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Floor Session Feb 10th, 2026 at 01:00 pm

Washington House Floor Meeting

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  • Penalties deter the abuse of the challenge, and we want to make sure that we are Abuse of the challenge
  • And, Mr.
  • And, Mr.
  • And, Mr.
  • And that's as it should be. And so, Mr.
Summary: The House considered and passed a series of bills on topics including public employee bargaining communication, condominium and middle-housing development, building code changes for scissor stairs, substance use disorder monitoring for nursing assistants, pet insurance continuity, liquor licensing flexibility, voter registration challenges, concealed pistol license records exemptions, social housing public development authorities, services for people with developmental disabilities, rent increase notices, and unlawful detainer notices. Members repeatedly described the housing bills as efforts to increase supply, improve affordability, and fix prior statutory problems, while the health-related bills were framed as improving patient comfort, provider flexibility, or workforce consistency. Several measures were advanced without amendment, while others were substituted with committee recommendations before final passage. The most debated item was Engrossed Substitute House Bill 1916 on voter registration challenges. Supporters said it would curb mass or frivolous challenges, protect voters, and give election officials clearer standards and more accountability. Opponents argued it would make legitimate voter challenges harder, reduce citizen oversight of voter rolls, and weaken election integrity. Multiple amendments were offered to reduce penalties from felony to gross misdemeanor, allow electronic challenges, remove county-residency limits, and strike sections of the bill; most were rejected, though one amendment removing the same-county requirement was adopted. The bill ultimately passed after a divided vote. Other notable debate included House Bill 2152, which would allow terminally ill patients in hospitals and similar facilities to use medical cannabis; supporters emphasized dignity and comfort at end of life, while one opponent worried about added burdens on rural hospitals. House Bill 2235, concerning Public Records Act exemptions tied to concealed pistol license records and a permit-to-purchase framework, passed with strong support. House Bill 1687 on social housing public development authorities passed after an amendment restored city council involvement in housing cooperation decisions, while House Bill 2249, relating to Washington Technical employees and civil service treatment, passed with a larger number of nays. The House then placed additional bills on second reading and adjourned until the next legislative day.
WA

Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Floor Session Feb 10th, 2026

Washington House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • We acknowledge that we sit with issues and institutions and complex systems and laws that are meant to
  • I love seeing people have that American experience and pull themselves up and learn and grow and move
  • He loved his craft and loved... ...and a hardworking carpenter, and a very good man.
  • And, Mr.
  • And I ask you to join me and please vote yes.
Summary: The House convened, established a quorum, recited the Pledge of Allegiance, and heard a prayer. Members approved the prior day’s minutes, referred introduction-sheet bills, and later took up several second- and third-reading bills. Early in the day, the chamber also announced that members could wear Seahawks apparel during floor action the next day. The House passed House Bill 1155, which bans non-compete agreements, after adopting amendments clarifying tribal worker relationships, replacing references to “customer” with “patient” in certain contexts, and requiring notice to current and some former employees that non-competes are void. An amendment to exempt senior executives earning over $350,000 was rejected. The bill passed 65-29. The House also passed House Bill 1002, allowing certain coroners and medical examiners to seek workers’ compensation for PTSD; an amendment to isolate costs to their own risk class was rejected, and the bill passed 70-24. House Bill 2264, clarifying unemployment insurance eligibility for workers who voluntarily participate in layoffs, passed unanimously 94-0. Later measures included House Bill 2110, allowing nurses to accompany inter-facility ambulance transports without also holding EMT licenses, which passed 94-0 after an amendment clarifying training; House Bill 2272, a technical update to ski equipment terminology, which passed 94-0; House Bill 2238, creating a statewide food security strategy, which passed 83-12 after a technical amendment narrowing agency scope; and House Bill 2445, aimed at preventing profiteering in probate estates, which passed 67-28 after a technical amendment. The House also passed House Bill 2109 on securing vehicle loads (95-0), House Bill 2492 requiring behavioral and mental health training for construction workers and apprentices (79-16), House Bill 2472 on licensed contractors for fire sprinkler work (92-3), House Bill 288 joining the dietician licensure compact (93-1), and House Bill 2229 updating the Professional Engineers Registration Act and requiring five years of Washington practice for board members after an amendment (68-26).
WA

Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Pro Forma Floor Session Feb 9th, 2026 at 09:55 am

Washington House Floor Meeting

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  • And House Resolution 4684, recognizing the strong partnership between Washington State and Ireland, hearing
  • partnership between Washington State and Ireland, hearing no objection, so ordered.
  • With the consent of the House, the bills listed on today's committee reports and first and second supplemental
  • With the consent of the House, the bills listed on today's committee reports and first and second supplemental
  • With the consent of the House, the bills listed on today's committee reports and first and second supplemental
LA

Louisiana 2026 Regular Session

Civil Law and Procedure Apr 13th, 2026

Civil Law and Procedure

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  • It provides relative to court costs and fees in domestic abuse cases.
  • They can come back, the alleged perpetrator or the abuser, and ask for a modification.
  • they agree, okay, I'm the abuser, let me see my kids, and then they're labeled the abuser for...
  • But isn't it the judge that's creating and allowing that abuse in your example?
  • And we have seen children that are being abused by not seeing their parents.
Bills: HB27 , HB71 , HB214 , HB225 , HB244 , HB306 , HB366 , HB446 , HB473 , HB514 , HB1043 , HB1082 , SB127
AZ

Arizona 2026 Regular Session

03/25/2026 - Senate Judiciary and Elections

Judiciary and Elections

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  • We're not going to do oohing and aahing and sighing and sighing of the eyes and jiggling of bracelets
  • and are living there again, and then..." "...and find people that they have literally broken in and
  • that various photographs, recordings, and digital images of child abuse and deceased minors are considered
  • The amendment provides that images and recordings of deceased minors and abused children are not public
  • and 12% use them for alcohol abuse recovery.
NM

New Mexico 2026 Regular Session

Senate - Judiciary Feb 11th, 2026 at 05:25 pm

Senate Judiciary

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  • of abuse and neglect.
  • Worker for several years where I investigated cases of abuse and neglect.
  • ' physical and emotional health, directly affects their ability and willingness to disclose the abuse
  • The abuse occurred daily and continued for eight to nine years thereafter.
  • During the abuse, I was told how to act and how to react. Having a voice was hard for me.
Bills: SB41 , SB153 , SB165 , SB261 , SB264 , HB99 , HJR5 , HM39 , HB206 , HB213 , SB41 , SB153 , SB165 , SB261 , SB264
NM

New Mexico 2026 Regular Session

House - Judiciary Feb 11th, 2026 at 05:05 pm

House Judiciary

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  • And so I looked at some models and have proposed some things. And I've said this to you all before.
  • And both are heavy lifts, and that's what we do, and that's what we sign up for, and we'll just keep
  • And so, you know, I do think that this today is, and Madam Chair, you and I've had the...
  • Madam Chair and Representative and Senator.
  • and those kinds of things, and discipline and all of that?
Bills: HB99 , HJR5 , HM39 , HB206 , HB213 , SB41 , SB153 , SB165 , SB261 , SB264
WA

Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Community Safety Jan 22nd, 2026 at 08:00 am

Community Safety

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  • We'll go down the list, and then we will recess for caucus and come back and take action.
  • , clear the way for employment and education and housing and so forth.
  • And any opposed? Do you... Say aye and any opposed.
  • And I have been persuaded. And I have been persuaded.
  • They can go out and have a beer and enjoy their night and watch the game and then get on a city bus and
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Insurance Apr 23rd, 2025

Insurance

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  • and somebody that has experience and understanding.
  • And I've got those numbers in a chart here. Can I look at them and tell you what they are?
  • Use it or lose it because both sides abuse the appraisal process right now and waste litigation time.
  • Judge, and this has been abused as well because people, let's say your case is in Harris County.
  • This way the Commissioner can make sure that those types of abuses don't happen and that it gets done
Committee: House Insurance
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Insurance Apr 23rd, 2025

Insurance

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  • and $25,000.
  • So yes, sometimes you have to look at that and study it, including groupers and multipliers and other
  • My husband and I said no, and we called immediately.
  • Discrepancies and the other claims that are made, and I know it's just a petition and a lawsuit, but
  • I understand that, and my point was, and I think I previously answered that, is it the 2023 data, and
Committee: House Insurance
LA

Louisiana 2026 Regular Session

House of Representatives May 31st, 2026

Louisiana House Floor Meeting

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  • Okay, and, and this... Correct that there was some that did not pass.
  • And my concern is...
  • Senate Bill 42 by Senator Edmonds provides relative to child sexual abuse materials and prohibits the
  • And, Mr.
  • Eighty-nine yeas, one nay, and the motion passes. And, Mr.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

89th Legislative Session May 23rd, 2025

Texas House Floor Meeting

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  • And were their heart and soul and ensured that they were able to get through this.
  • And the only thing you have is prayer and hope.
  • and co-sponsors for SB0. 11, all joint authors and co-sponsors and co-authors for HB 1421.
  • And Ms.
  • lives and families and homelessness.
Bills: SB2405 , SB2406 , SB2407 , SB6 , SB7 , SB36 , SB38 , SB815 , SB1856 , SB379 , SB1171 , SB1121 , SB1061 , SB1036 , SB1019 , SB890 , SB11 , SB868 , SB1188 , SB1120 , SB1254 , SB2778 , SB2543 , SB2443 , SB1333 , SB1259 , SB1401 , SB1404 , SB2139 , SB2165 , SB2237 , SB2268 , SB1202 , SB1198 , SB1212 , SB1451 , SB1470 , SB1498 , SB965 , SB1547 , SB1667 , SB1818 , SB1902 , SB2129 , SB2078 , SB2069 , SB1737 , SB1589 , SB1318 , SB387 , SB1150 , SB1574 , SB2127 , SB3034 , SB860 , SB1278 , SB263 , SB370 , SB663 , SB924 , SB1939 , SB1937 , SB1598 , SB2798 , SB2801 , SB2580 , SB2569 , SB2514 , SB2064 , SB1940 , SB1621 , SB2601 , SB1379 , SB1376 , SB1372 , SB1353 , SB2216 , SB552 , SB2405 , SB2406 , SB2407 , SB2166 , SB2148 , SB535 , SB777 , SB827 , SB1141 , SB1330 , SB1352 , SB1664 , SB1612 , SB1862 , SB1936 , SB1453 , SB1448 , SB1398 , SB2137 , SB2111 , SB53 , SB226 , SB1677 , SB1723 , SB1839 , SB6 , SB7 , SB36 , SB38 , SB815 , SB1856 , SCR5 , SCR32 , SCR8 , HCR88 , HCR91 , HCR129 , HCR130 , HCR131 , HCR133 , HCR137 , HCR138 , HCR139 , HCR140 , HCR143 , HCR145 , HCR147 , HCR150 , HCR152 , HR6 , HR105 , HR112 , HR124 , HR146 , HR151 , HR158 , HR221 , HR222 , HR237 , HR469 , HR543 , HR571 , HR605 , HR702 , HR703 , HR704 , HR705 , HR706 , HR707 , HR708 , HR709 , HR710 , HR713 , HR714 , HR715 , HR716 , HR717 , HR718 , HR719 , HR720 , HR721 , HR722 , HR723 , HR724 , HR725 , HR726 , HR727 , HR728 , HR729 , HR730 , HR731 , HR732 , HR733 , HR734 , HR735 , HR736 , HR737 , HR738 , HR739 , HR740 , HR741 , HR742 , HR743 , HR744 , HR745 , HR746 , HR747 , HR748 , HR749 , HR750 , HR751 , HR752 , HR782 , HR787 , HR789 , HR796 , HR798 , HR799 , HR800 , HR801 , HR802 , HR804 , HR807 , HR812 , HR813 , HR814 , HR817 , HR819 , HR820 , HR821 , HR822 , HR824 , HR827 , HR828 , HR830 , HR831 , HR832 , HR833 , HR837 , HR839 , HR840 , HR841 , HR842 , HR843 , HR844 , HR847 , HR849 , HR850 , HR851 , HR852 , HR853 , HR854 , HR855 , HR856 , HR858 , HR859 , HR861 , HR865 , HR871 , HR873 , HR874 , HR875 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WA

Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Floor Session Mar 3rd, 2026 at 05:50 pm

Washington House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • On page 2, line 13, after 'and,' strike 4 and insert 3.
  • And, Mr.
  • And Mr.
  • and expand.
  • And so the... a mixed vote over here, and hopefully we'll come back next year and fix this.
WA

Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Floor Session Mar 3rd, 2026 at 09:00 am

Washington House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • They only have one and a half FTE, and they have had their funding cuts.
  • They only have one and a half FTE, and they have had their funding cuts.
  • program that speaks for itself with its results, and you and I, Mr.
  • the money flows in and out.
  • their biometric stuff and entry coming in and out.
WA

Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Floor Session Mar 3rd, 2026

Washington House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • On page 2, line 13, after 'and,' strike 4 and insert 3.
  • And, Mr.
  • And Mr.
  • and expand.
  • And so the... a mixed vote over here, and hopefully we'll come back next year and fix this.
Summary: The House received several messages from the Senate announcing passage of engrossed or substitute versions of House Bill 2294, House Bill 2472, Senate Bill 606, Senate Bill 6335, engrossed substitute Senate Bill 6266, and engrossed substitute House Bill 3. The chamber then moved through second and third reading on a series of measures, often suspending the rules to advance bills to final passage. A major floor debate centered on Senate Concurrent Resolution 8406, which would reestablish the Joint Select Committee on Civic Health and expand its membership. Amendment 2131, offered to keep the committee at its current size rather than expanding it, was rejected after debate over fiscal restraint, committee scope, and whether the body functioned like a “proxy legislature.” The resolution then passed 83-10. The House also passed engrossed substitute Senate Bill 6200 on portable cooling devices for renters and mobile home occupants, Senate Bill 6084 on clarifying the prohibition on voting in more than one election, second engrossed substitute Senate Bill 5105 on sexually explicit depictions involving minors, and Senate Bill 6046 authorizing the Civil Air Patrol to be used by the governor in emergencies; each drew debate over policy scope, enforcement, and state-federal authority, but all ultimately passed. The House next passed substitute Senate Bill 6054, limiting HOA and common-interest community restrictions that conflict with wildfire-hardening measures; substitute Senate Bill 6091, requiring greater transparency in real estate broker practices; Senate Bill 6291, giving more time to train and certify on-site wastewater inspectors; substitute Senate Bill 6081, creating a Public Records Act exemption for sex designation information to protect transgender people from doxxing and harassment; Senate Bill 5963, automatically enrolling certain vulnerable students in the Washington College Grant; and substitute Senate Bill 6226, addressing audiology scope-of-practice and telemedicine concerns. Most of these bills passed with broad bipartisan support, though some drew dissent over added regulation, privacy, or scope-of-practice issues. The final portion of the transcript focused on Senate Bill 6106, which the Speaker ruled had an out-of-scope amendment related to agricultural seasonal workers; the bill itself passed 75-18 after debate over layoff notices and tribal sovereignty. Substitute Senate Bill 6014, dealing with pregnancy accommodations and related public records issues, saw a failed amendment to replace gender-neutral language with “pregnant woman” and then passed 68-25. The House also debated Senate Bill 5820, with multiple amendments concerning freight rail, greenhouse gas calculations, county planning, property rights, and rail safety; the excerpt ends amid that amendment debate before final action on the bill is shown.