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LA

Louisiana 2026 Regular Session

Senate May 31st, 2026

Louisiana Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Senate and the legislature a detailed report regarding certain contracts for which the state paid funds
  • Senate and the legislature a detailed report regarding certain contracts for which the state paid funds
  • General finds a particular agent or agency fee is unreasonable, it may be subject to judicial review
  • And it also allows for a refund of the funds within the rescission period.
  • This is one of the four PBM package bills that deals with marketed generic drugs, net calculations, and
FL

Florida 2026 Regular Session

Banking and Insurance Jan 28th, 2026

Banking and Insurance

Transcript Highlights:
  • We have Greg Black, representing Satoshi Action Fund, waving in support. We have Karen Civetale...
  • Greg Black, Satoshi Action Fund, is waving in support.
  • I'm going to create the trust fund for the Florida Strategic Cryptocurrency Reserve.
  • Yet the funding structure has not changed. ...be funded in a way that reflects that reality.
  • Yet the funding structure has not changed.
Bills: S0198 , S0570 , S0772 , S0808 , S1038 , S1040 , S1286 , S1440 , S1504 , S1668
Summary: The Senate Committee on Banking and Insurance met with a quorum present and took up a series of bills, beginning with SB 1286, which expands Florida’s first responder recruitment bonus program to include newly employed firefighters, creates a DFS grant review panel, and establishes a PTSD institute within DFS. Supporters from the fire service and local government spoke in favor, and the bill was reported favorably. The committee then considered SB 198 on virtual currency kiosks. After adopting a substitute amendment, members heard testimony from consumer advocates, industry representatives, and credit unions about scam prevention, elder financial exploitation, and the need for regulatory certainty. The bill was reported favorably as a committee substitute. Members also approved SB 772, which allows limited licenses for portable electronics and eyewear insurance, and SB 1504, which creates a pathway for high school students to qualify for insurance customer representative licensure through insurance and personal finance coursework. Later, the committee approved SB 1038 and SB 1040, which together create a Florida Strategic Cryptocurrency Reserve and the related trust fund, both with technical amendments. SB 1440, dealing with public records exemptions tied to cybersecurity events and financial regulation, was also reported favorably after amendment. The committee then heard SB 1668 on the NICA program, with testimony both supporting solvency reforms and raising concerns about benefits and retroactivity; the bill was reported favorably. Finally, SB 570 created a task force on payment scams under DFS, was amended to reduce FDLE staffing requirements, and was reported favorably. The meeting ended after senators requested to be recorded as voting in the affirmative on certain bills and the committee adjourned.
US

US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session

US House Floor Proceedings (Thursday, May 15, 2025)

US Federal House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • to generation.
  • </c> generation assets to the island. generation assets to the island.
  • </c> unlawfully impounded funds. unlawfully impounded funds.
  • This is funding, Mr.
  • This is funding, Mr.
Bills: HB2240 , HB2255
TX

Texas 89th Regular

S/C on Juvenile Justice Apr 23rd, 2025

S/C on Juvenile Justice

Transcript Highlights:
  • This modification gives the courts the flexibility to approve other qualified six-hour programs, including
  • So this is an option to give courts the flexibility to provide these minors, or these youth, the ability
  • already exists for children under 12 and this was just extended to children of any age that are in general
  • In general, residential operations are reserved the right to close and are happy to answer any questions
  • This will ensure TJJD is not required to modernize its facility if it does not receive the funding to
NM

New Mexico 2026 Regular Session

Senate Chamber Feb 18th, 2026

New Mexico Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • in the state. ...and a big portion of domestic violence funding in the state.
  • So New Mexico administers significant state and federal funds for survivors of domestic violence, yet
  • we don't have a clear shared understanding of how those funds move through CYFD, who receives them,
  • Providers navigate fragmented funding streams.
  • penalties for organized animal fighting rings; B. establish a rooster rehabilitation and sanctuary fund
Bills: SB241
Summary: The Senate began by outlining the day’s agenda, then received several House messages, including the House’s request for concurrence on Senate Bill 151 and notice that the House had concurred in Senate amendments to House Bills 2, 3, and 70. The Senate also received enrolled bills SB 64 and SB 101, and later adopted committee reports on House Bill 120 and SB 64. The chamber then took up concurrence on SB 151, a tax package that the House amended to remove the gross receipts tax provision for medical supplies, add a 1% salary increase for state employees, higher education, and public schools, extend a high-wage job tax credit, and add sunsets. Senator Hamblen supported concurrence as a friendly amendment, while Senator Cervantes argued the House changes transformed the bill into an unconstitutional appropriations measure and urged a conference committee. The Senate nevertheless concurred, 22-14. On third reading, the Senate passed House Bill 61, which increases the penalty for aggravated battery on a peace officer from a third-degree to a second-degree felony to align with other sentencing provisions. Supporters, including Senator Cervantes, cited consistency in the criminal code and noted the Sentencing Commission’s endorsement; the bill passed 37-0. The Senate also passed House Joint Memorial 3, directing the Environment Department to convene stakeholders and report on implementation of the PFAS Protection Act, despite a brief exchange over whether the memorial could be read as expanding authority under the existing PFAS law; it passed 22-13. The chamber then passed several memorials: Senate Memorial 20, amended to include youth and family voices and legislative appointees in a statewide youth violence summit, passed 35-0; Senate Memorial 21, calling for a study of a statewide overdose prevention program, passed 35-0; Senate Memorial 22, which asks the Legislative Finance Committee to convene a working group on domestic violence funding and CYFD-related funding flows, passed; and Senate Memorial 27, urging expansion of the Radiation Exposure Act to compensate New Mexicans affected by atomic testing and uranium mining, passed 34-0. At the end of the session, the Senate received a governor’s message authorizing consideration of SB 74 on cockfighting penalties, followed by a playful Senate response message. The body also agreed to move House Joint Memorial 2 from Rules to the President’s table and then recessed until 8:30 a.m. the next day.
MA

Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session

Joint Committee on the Judiciary Apr 7th, 2026

Joint Committee on the Judiciary

Transcript Highlights:
  • The Attorney General was pleased to offer drafting support for this legislation, and the Attorney General
  • Attorney General, the U.S. attorneys.
  • That extends beyond the courtroom into generations.
  • He was a humble and generous protector and provider.
  • He was a humble and generous protector and provider.
Bills: H4783 , H4826 , H4876 , H5111 , H5116 , H5244 , S2975 , S2976
LA

Louisiana 2026 Regular Session

House of Representatives May 29th, 2026

Louisiana House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • We don't have funding for it at this time, but it's just setting up a fund.
  • rather than into the State General Fund.
  • 2027 for the Revenue Stabilization Trust Fund and authorizes appropriation from the fund for the purposes
  • , a higher education campus revitalization fund, and the Louisiana Economic Development Initiatives Fund
  • , to be known specifically as internal service funds, auxiliary accounts, and enterprise funds for certain
Bills: HR310 , HR314 , HR316 , HR317 , HR321 , HR275 , HR276 , HR279 , HR282 , HR286 , HR289 , HR292 , HR295 , HR302 , HR319 , HCR112 , HR307 , SCR59 , SCR61 , SCR62 , SCR68 , SCR69 , SCR70 , SCR54 , SCR55 , SCR64 , SCR75 , HCR3 , HCR49 , HCR66 , HCR67 , HB1 , HB2 , HB42 , HB45 , HB66 , HB71 , HB79 , HB126 , HB133 , HB145 , HB159 , HB167 , HB213 , HB218 , HB222 , HB289 , HB291 , HB312 , HB313 , HB316 , HB324 , HB352 , HB383 , HB398 , HB403 , HB429 , HB457 , HB459 , HB511 , HB549 , HB571 , HB579 , HB591 , HB608 , HB616 , HB624 , HB766 , HB769 , HB783 , HB799 , HB804 , HB864 , HB874 , HB909 , HB951 , HB971 , HB983 , HB1005 , HB1017 , HB1051 , HB1056 , HB1095 , HB1126 , HB1129 , HB1186 , HB1193 , HB1223 , HB1224 , HB1230 , HB1235 , HB1249 , HB723 , HB36 , HB140 , HB181 , HB198 , HB205 , HB211 , HB226 , HB259 , HB271 , HB302 , HB335 , HB342 , HB487 , HB513 , HB623 , HB682 , HB730 , HB740 , HB761 , HB775 , HB797 , HB812 , HB816 , HB940 , HB968 , HB979 , HB1028 , HB1029 , HB1038 , HB1049 , HB1084 , HB1161 , HB1194 , HB1199 , HB1201 , HB1203 , HB1247 , HB1256 , SB25 , SB132 , SB155 , SB157 , SB202 , SB228 , SB237 , SB250 , SB405 , SB406 , SB414 , SB433 , SB480 , SB513 , SB149 , HB359 , SB29 , SB43 , SB78 , HB210 , HB258 , HB468 , HB784 , HB134 , HB1117 , SB42 , SB274 , SB382 , SB449 , SB300 , HR74 , HB463 , HB715 , HB998 , SB80 , SB268 , SB444 , SB479 , HB901 , HR20 , HCR65 , HCR71 , HCR98 , HB284 , HB306 , HB341 , HB366 , HB393 , HB458 , HB577 , HB603 , HB605 , HB614 , HB625 , HB646 , HB733 , HB752 , HB773 , HB798 , HB911 , HB955 , HB996 , HB1035 , HB1069 , HB1113 , HB1140 , HB1180 , HB1191 , HB1240 , HB1255 , SB82 , SB89 , SB97 , SB123 , HB74 , HB119 , HB368 , HB414 , HB552 , HB732 , HB776 , HB848 , HB870 , HB953 , HB956 , HB1236 , SB208 , SB217 , SB283 , SB387 , SB389 , SB401 , SB408 , SB469
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

Room 229 Conference PM - 04-28-2026

Hawaii Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Okay, they do express a preference for the HD1, noting that the general fund appropriation they feel
  • There is also no general fund request for this, but we also have fin release on our side.
  • There is also no no<00:19:57.320><c> general</c><00:19:57.640><c> fund</c><00:19:57.840><c> request</
  • fund request for this, but we no general fund request for this, but we also<00:20:00.200><c> have</c
  • Um, but the general fund request is 3 million in general funds.
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

Room 016 Conference AM - 04-28-2026

Hawaii Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • </c><00:10:27.680><c> On</c> Accounting and General Services. On Accounting and General Services.
  • unfunded accrued liability of the state's employer retirement system does not exceed the maximum funding
  • unfunded accrued liability of the state's employer retirement system does not exceed the maximum funding
  • for civil actions and civil remedies for individuals injured by unauthorized AI-generated realistic
  • This is a certification of available funds with a threshold amount and a CP chief procurement officer