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KY
Kentucky 2026 Regular Session
Senate Legislative Session Day 7 (1-14-26)
Kentucky Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- </c><00:12:57.440><c> of</c> recognition under this order of recognition under this order of business
- Any other members seeking recognition to speak on the resolution?
- </c><00:25:09.919><c> to</c> Any other members seeking recognition to Any other members seeking recognition
- Any other members seeking recognition under this order of business?
- /c><00:30:18.000><c> final</c> seeking recognition before the final seeking recognition before the final
US
US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
US House Floor Proceedings (Thursday, December 4, 2025)
US Federal House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- </c> Indiana seek recognition? Indiana seek recognition?
- </c> Iowa seek recognition? Iowa seek recognition?
- </c> Rhode Island seek recognition? Rhode Island seek recognition?
- </c> New Jersey seek recognition? New Jersey seek recognition?
- </c> Michigan seek recognition? Michigan seek recognition?
Keywords:
Seattle Seahawks, Super Bowl, MVP, football, victory, sports, community, Olympics, Paralympics, Team USA, 2026 Games, Athletics, International competition, Sportsmanship, Unity
MO
Missouri 2026 Regular Session
Veterans and Armed Forces Jan 20th, 2026 at 12:00 pm
Veterans and Armed Forces
Transcript Highlights:
- They'll have recognition for veterans who participate in Operation Arrangements.
- then kind of design the recognition to make sure those veterans have updated recognition for their service
- , the recognition of service overseas.
- We may use this money to help provide this recognition for the soldiers.
- And these types of recognition that we have for those that served are so important.
Committee:
House Veterans and Armed Forces
KY
Kentucky 2026 Regular Session
Senate Legislative Session, Day 4 (1-9-26)
Kentucky Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Any other members seeking recognition? Senator from Jefferson 33.
- </c> >> Any other members seeking recognition?
- >> Any other members seeking recognition?
- 00:17:47.520><c> under</c> other members seeking recognition under other members seeking recognition
- </c> other members seeking recognition other members seeking recognition for<00:19:02.559><c> the</c>
HI
Transcript Highlights:
- After 30 years on the front lines, I can tell you clearly that recognition is long overdue.
- </c> deserve this type of recognition. deserve this type of recognition.
- The lack of recognition has real consequences.
- </c><00:11:50.800><c> that</c> department, it was a recognition that department, it was a recognition
- </c> and recognition as our own department. and recognition as our own department.
Bills:
SCR56 , SCR25 , SCR79 , SCR179 , SCR181 , SCR182 , SR54 , SR22 , SR81 , SR174 , SR176 , SR177
Committee:
Senate Energy and Intergovernmental Affairs
Summary:
The committee first heard SCR 56 and SR 54, which recognize open water lifeguards as first responders and acknowledge their role in emergency response and public safety. Testifiers from the Hawaiian Lifeguard Association, Hawaii Water Safety Coalition, Honolulu and Kauai Ocean Safety, and a junior guard all strongly supported the resolutions, describing lifeguards as often first on scene for drownings, cardiac arrest, spinal injuries, flooding rescues, and other emergencies. Several speakers said formal recognition would better reflect the work lifeguards already do and could improve training, support services, pay equity, and access to benefits such as retirement and trauma resources. Members asked about what legal or administrative changes would follow, and the discussion suggested the resolutions were a first step toward broader recognition and related policy changes.
The committee then took up SCR 25 and SR 22, opposing federal condemnation or threats of condemnation to take control of Pohakuloa and other state land. The Office of Hawaiian Affairs supported the resolutions, saying Pohakuloa has deep historical, cultural, genealogical, and ecological significance and that any future decisions should go through existing state legal processes with meaningful consultation with Native Hawaiians. Members discussed the role of the governor’s advisory process, the need to follow DLNR/BLNR procedures, and concerns about environmental and health violations at the site. The committee also noted 14 written testimonies in support.
Next, the committee heard SCR 79 and SR 81, urging the U.S. Navy to take responsibility for eradicating octocoral and other invasive species in Pearl Harbor waters, including West, Middle, and East Loch. DLNR supported the resolutions, and testimony focused on the spread of invasive coral, the difficulty of eradication, and the limited access state agencies have inside Pearl Harbor. Members raised concerns about contamination, responsibility for the problem, and whether the Navy should fund or carry out the cleanup; DLNR said it could not speak to broader contamination issues but supported the resolution as a way to encourage action. The committee then began discussion of SCR 179 and SR 174, which urge Maui County to enforce fire code provisions on brush clearance, fuel breaks, roadside vegetation clearing, and emergency access, with written support noted from Aloha Independent Living Hawaii.
HI
Transcript Highlights:
- </c><00:08:04.600><c> is</c> tell you clearly that recognition is tell you clearly that recognition is
- The lack of recognition has real consequences for us.
- The lack of recognition has real consequences for us.
- The lack of recognition has real consequences for us.
- ,</c><00:47:40.800><c> but</c> in their efforts and recognition, but in their efforts and recognition
Committee:
House Labor
Keywords:
automated external defibrillator, AED, cardiac arrest, state buildings, health education, public health, lifeguards, first responders, public safety, ocean safety, emergency response, Hawaii, workers' compensation, auditor, procurement audit, compliance, Department of Human Resources Development, transparency, accountability, medical care
FL
Florida 2026 Regular Session
FL House Floor Session - 2026-02-04 (4:00PM Session)
Florida House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Members, we have two more recognitions.
- We're going to pause for two recognitions.
- Members, we’re going to pause for another recognition.
- Members, we're going to pause for another recognition.
- We're going to pause, members, for another recognition.
Summary:
The House convened with prayer, a moment of silence for former Washington County administrator Alan Massey, the Pledge of Allegiance, and several gallery recognitions. The chamber adopted the special order report and then took up a series of bills on the special order calendar. Early measures included CS/HB 967 on electronic payments to local governments, which passed 110-0, and HB 127 requiring cursive writing instruction in grades 2-5, which passed 111-0 after members spoke about literacy, signatures, and heritage. CS/HB 453 on high school diploma requirements passed 111-0 and would allow certain students to use Special Olympics participation for PE credit and marching band for PE and arts credit. The House also passed CS/HB 237 on use of professional nursing titles, which requires APRNs using the title doctor to clarify they are APRNs, by 111-0.
The chamber then debated HJR 583, a proposed constitutional amendment on religious expression in public schools. Supporters said it would codify existing statutory protections for student and school personnel religious expression and let voters decide; opponents argued it was unnecessary, could create confusion, and risked constitutional problems involving school-sponsored prayer and the separation of church and state. After structured debate, the resolution passed 93-17. The House next passed CS/HB 363 on dental therapy, which creates a licensed mid-level dental provider and drew sharp debate over access to care versus patient safety; it passed 80-29. HB 375 on autonomous practice by certified registered nurse anesthetists passed 78-28, and HB 301 on psychiatric mental health APRN autonomous practice passed 88-18.
Later, the House passed HB 863 on arbitration for Citizens Property Insurance disputes, giving policyholders a choice between arbitration and court, by 105-3, and HB 1399 on property insurance affiliates, which increases oversight of insurer-affiliate transactions, by 160-3. Members also heard and advanced a local claims bill, HB 6517, for relief of Eribeito and Sanchez Mayan against the City of St. Petersburg, describing severe injuries allegedly caused during an arrest and transport; the bill was rolled over for third reading at the end of the transcript. Throughout the day, members also paused for multiple recognitions of visiting students, local officials, professional groups, and community organizations.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House DFL Press Conference 4/29/25
Transcript Highlights:
- This recognition has been decades in the making.
- It has been 50 years and it recognition.
- ,</c><00:21:26.640><c> maybe</c> once they get the recognition, maybe once they get the recognition,
- We are that dream, and they're finally getting recognition for that.
- We are that dream, and they're finally getting recognition for that.
Summary:
Minnesota lawmakers and advocates discussed House File 2444, a veterans and military affairs bill to formally recognize Special Guerrilla Unit (SGU) veterans who fought alongside U.S. forces in Laos during the secret war from 1961 to 1975. Speakers, including Rep. Ethan Cha and other veterans and family members, said the measure is long overdue and framed it as both a symbolic and practical step to restore dignity, honor, and veteran status to Hmong, Lao, and other ethnic minority veterans whose service had not been formally acknowledged.
Testimony emphasized the historical role of the SGUs, the secrecy of the war, and the heavy losses suffered by the community. Speakers described the bill as a bipartisan effort with support from House and Senate members, and noted that a similar version had already passed the Senate unanimously. They also said the bill would help Minnesota set an example for other states and improve public understanding of the secret war and the contributions of Southeast Asian communities.
Rep. Cha explained that the bill creates a new statutory definition for veterans of the secret war in Laos, establishes eligibility criteria for benefits and privileges, authorizes the commissioner of veterans affairs to verify veteran status, and creates a 12-member task force to advise that process. The bill would allow access to certain state veterans benefits and privileges, including veterans designation on IDs, grave markers, honor guard, state veterans cemeteries, and related preferences. In response to questions, speakers said the main challenge had been educating colleagues because the war was classified, and they estimated fewer than 1,000 SGU veterans are still alive. They also said the bill carries no major monetary benefit and is intended primarily to provide recognition and a framework for verification.
US
US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
US House Floor Proceedings (Monday, February 2, 2026)
US Federal House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- For what purpose does the gentleman from Ohio seek recognition? Mr.
- THE GENTLEMAN FROM ILLINOIS SEEK RECOGNITION.
- FROM NEW YORK SEEK RECOGNITION? >> MR.
- Thank you, Robert McClellan, for the recognition.
- THANK YOU, ROBERT MCCLELLAN, FOR THE RECOGNITION.
Keywords:
veterans, benefits, death, pension, family payments, estate, wildfires, natural disaster, California, anniversary, emergency response, rebuilding, first responders, community support, education, assistance programs, independent study, Department of Veterans Affairs, nonprofit, National Nonprofit Day
KY
Kentucky 2026 Regular Session
Senate Legislative Session Day 34 (2-25-26)
Kentucky Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Any members seeking recognition for the purpose of answering the roll?
- :16:53.920><c> for</c><00:16:54.160><c> the</c> member seeking recognition for the member seeking recognition
- </c> >> Any other members seeking recognition?
- >> Any other members seeking recognition?
- </c> other members seeking recognition? other members seeking recognition?
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- Little for recognition. Thank you, Mr. Speaker and members.
- Hefner for recognition. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
- Verdell for recognition. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
- Bumgarner for recognition. Thank you Mr.
- Meza for her recognition. Thank you.
MD
Transcript Highlights:
- its sincerest congratulations to the Baltimore Polytechnic Institute women's basketball team in recognition
- </c><00:05:21.120><c> of</c><00:05:21.240><c> your</c> basketball team in recognition of your basketball
- team in recognition of your perseverance<00:05:22.200><c> and</c><00:05:22.440><c> teamwork</c><00:05
- of your historic 2026 in recognition of your historic 2026 season,<00:08:23.240><c> winning</c><00:08
- of 100 years Heart Home in recognition of 100 years of<00:10:39.480><c> compassionate</c><00:10:40.280
US
US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
US House Floor Proceedings (Tuesday, January 6, 2026)
US Federal House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- </c> Pennsylvania seek recognition? Mr. Pennsylvania seek recognition? Mr.
- Speaker, New York seek recognition? Mr.
- </c> seek recognition? seek recognition?
- For what purpose does the gentleman from Ohio seek recognition?
- recognition? recognition?
Keywords:
gridlock, policy priorities, House resolution, legislative process, procedural motion, house meeting hours, legislative schedule, government procedure, House of Representatives, quorum, business proceeding, legislative procedure, government functionality, Congress, notification, Presidential communication
US
US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
US House Floor Proceedings (Thursday, September 11, 2025)
US Federal House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- recognition? recognition?
- recognition? recognition?
- recognition? recognition?
- recognition? recognition?
- recognition? recognition?
Keywords:
appropriations, military construction, veterans affairs, VA funding, USDA, agriculture appropriations, legislative branch appropriations, fiscal year 2026, omnibus, spending bill, rural development, rural housing, broadband, SNAP, WIC, school lunch, food safety, FDA user fees, veterans health care, toxic exposure
FL
Florida 2026 5th Special Session
FL House Floor Session - 2026-02-17 (1:00PM Session)
Florida House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Members, we're going to take a break to do a few recognitions.
- Representative Kennedy, you're recognized for recognition.
- We're going to pause here and take up a couple more recognitions.
- Representative Skidmore, you're recognized for a recognition.
- Representative Skidmore, you're recognized for a recognition.
Summary:
The House convened with prayer, moments of silence for Reverend Jesse Jackson and former State Attorney Joseph Di Alessandro, and a quorum present. Members then took up a special order calendar and considered a series of bills, with several recognitions and brief recesses interspersed throughout the day.
Early floor action focused on civil justice and estates measures. The House passed CS/HB 1407 on commencement of civil actions, clarifying when a complainant may file an employment discrimination suit if the Florida Commission on Human Relations does not issue a right-to-sue notice. It also passed HB 895 on trustee settlement and discharge, allowing certain non-adversarial irrevocable trusts to be discharged without court involvement; CS/HB 1337 on estates, expanding personal representative authority and increasing small-estate thresholds; and CS/HB 131 on curators of estates, codifying a tool for court protection when the state faces potential loss. Each of these bills passed unanimously or near-unanimously after brief sponsor explanations and, in the case of HB 895, a technical amendment.
The House also approved CS/HB 351 on concurrent legislative jurisdiction over U.S. military installations, which would allow juvenile offenses on certain installations to be handled in state court rather than federal court, and CS/HB 441 on conservation lands, which increases notice and transparency requirements for land swaps involving conservation property. Members from both parties praised the conservation bill as a response to public concern over land swaps. Additional measures passed included HB 409 requiring K-12 schools to observe Veterans Day, CS/HB 461 allowing eligible students to volunteer at polling locations for community service hours, CS/HB 1115 creating grants for genetic counseling education, HB 569 revising forensic client services for persons with developmental disabilities, CS/HB 505 regulating virtual currency kiosks to combat senior fraud, and HB 271 addressing premium reporting rules for foreign and alien bail bond insurers.
The most extended debate centered on CS/CS/HB 919, which creates a statutory definition for major commercial service airports and preempts local naming authority for seven major airports, including a proposal to rename Palm Beach International Airport for President Donald J. Trump. The bill drew sharp partisan debate over local control, costs, trademark/licensing concerns, and the appropriateness of honoring a sitting president. Amendments to delay the naming until after Trump leaves office and to combine his name with John F. Kennedy’s were both defeated. After structured debate, the bill passed 81-? yeas (the transcript records 81 yeas) and was sent on. The House also began debate on HB 191 regarding re-employment assistance eligibility verification, with the sponsor explaining added disqualifications and identity/eligibility checks; questioning began but the transcript ends before final action on that bill.
US
US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
US House Floor Proceedings (Wednesday, May 7, 2025)
US Federal House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- </c> Pennsylvania seek recognition? Mr. Mr. Pennsylvania seek recognition? Mr. Mr.
- </c> gentleman from Texas seek recognition? gentleman from Texas seek recognition?
- </c> California seek recognition? Mr. California seek recognition? Mr.
- </c> from Illinois seek recognition? from Illinois seek recognition?
- </c> good lady from Arizona seek recognition? good lady from Arizona seek recognition?
US
US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
US House Floor Proceedings (Monday, November 17, 2025)
US Federal House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- For what purpose does the gentleman from Texas seek recognition? Mr.
- For what purpose does the gentleman from California seek recognition?
- FOR WHAT PURPOSE DOES THE GENTLEMAN FROM CALIFORNIA SEEK RECOGNITION?
- For what purpose does the gentlewoman from Vermont seek recognition?
- For what purpose does the gentleman from New York seek recognition?
Keywords:
cybersecurity, critical infrastructure, CISA, Department of Homeland Security, DHS, FBI, interagency task force, Volt Typhoon, People’s Republic of China, PRC, state-sponsored cyber actors, Chinese cyber threats, cyber espionage, critical infrastructure protection, homeland security, national security, information sharing, threat intelligence, digital forensics, sector risk management agencies
HI
Transcript Highlights:
- This extraordinary life of service and dedication deserves the recognition that is present in this bill
- Seeing none, recognition is adopted. Thank you so much, members.
- as a day of recognition and support the<00:26:27.960><c> many</c><00:26:28.360><c> wonderful</c><00:
- </c><00:26:38.000><c> I</c> nearer as um a day of recognition I nearer as um a day of recognition I think
- </c><00:26:57.360><c> is</c> reservations see none recognition is reservations see none recognition is
Committee:
House Culture & Arts
Summary:
The committee heard several measures related to cultural recognition and arts policy. HB 531 would authorize special license plates recognizing the University of Hawaiʻi Cancer Center, and HB 458 would designate Brother Joseph Dutton Day; both received support testimony, including from the Department of Accounting and General Services and the Joseph Dutton Guild, and both were advanced. HB 345 would establish ʻōpae ula as the state shrimp to help protect alkaline pool systems, with support from DLNR and multiple community and environmental groups, and it was also advanced. HB 194, relating to Maritime Day, received limited testimony and was moved forward with amendments to align the observance with National Maritime Day on May 22.
The committee also heard HB 554, which originally would have established Lunar New Year as a state holiday. Testimony in support emphasized cultural recognition and community benefits, but the chair explained that creating a new state holiday would cost about $9 million, so the bill was amended to make Lunar New Year a day of recognition rather than a state holiday. The committee noted several supporters, including youth testimony, and advanced the measure with amendments. HB 957, relating to Lāʻau Day, similarly drew broad written support; the committee amended it to designate the first Friday of May rather than May 1 and advanced it.
In each case, the committee adopted the chair’s recommendations without opposition or reservations. The hearing concluded with HB 925, a short-form bill that would allow the state to levy a 1% tax on concert ticket sales to support arts access statewide; the committee recommended passing the bill with amendments and recommitting it for future public hearings, and that recommendation was adopted.
US
US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
US House Floor Proceedings (Friday, June 27, 2025)
US Federal House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- recognition? recognition?
- </c> Pennsylvania seek recognition? Mr. Pennsylvania seek recognition? Mr.
- </c> North Carolina seek recognition? Mr. North Carolina seek recognition? Mr.
- Kiley, seek recognition? Mr.
- </c> South Carolina seek recognition? South Carolina seek recognition?
Bills:
HR516
Keywords:
riots, peaceful protest, law enforcement, California, immigration enforcement, public safety, vandalism, crime
US
US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
US House Floor Proceedings (Friday, January 9, 2026)
US Federal House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- recognition? recognition?
- recognition? recognition?
- </c> Virginia seek recognition? Virginia seek recognition?
- </c> Oregon seek recognition. Oregon seek recognition.
- </c> seek recognition. Mr. seek recognition. Mr.
Bills:
HB5184
Keywords:
manufactured housing, manufactured homes, mobile homes, affordable housing, energy efficiency, energy conservation standards, Department of Energy, HUD, Housing and Urban Development, preemption, factory-built housing, climate zones, life-cycle cost, payback period, building standards, housing affordability, energy rule rollback, federal standards, home prices, construction costs