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WA

Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session

Senate Floor Session Jan 28th, 2026 at 12:30 pm

Washington Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • In the middle of the night, we had a reverse 911 where people found themselves having to leave, where
  • Amendment No. 533, the Secretary will read: Strike everything after enacting clause and insert the following
  • We have supremacy clause issues.
  • Now, Senator Holy talked about the supremacy clause. That’ll be argued.
  • The Secretary will read: strike everything after enacting clause and insert the following: Section 1,
Summary: The Senate opened with a ceremonial welcome for the Washington National Guard, including a color guard, prayer, and a resolution recognizing the Guard’s service. Senate Resolution 8668 was adopted unanimously, with members praising the Guard’s flood response, election support, counterdrug work, youth programs, and community assistance. The Senate also confirmed three gubernatorial appointments to college boards of trustees: Ann M. McQuaid to Bellingham Technical College, Eliza Munoz Estee to Grays Harbor College, and Felicia Hancock-Lewis to Wenatchee Valley College, each by unanimous or near-unanimous roll call votes. On legislation, the Senate passed Engrossed Substitute Senate Bill 5865 on garnishment forms after adopting an amendment delaying the effective date to May 1, 2027. The chamber also passed Substitute Senate Bill 5855 on law enforcement face coverings after rejecting several amendments that would have broadened or clarified exceptions, including proposals related to timing after transport, warrants, and other scenarios. Debate centered on federal immigration enforcement, public safety, accountability, and whether the bill would affect local law enforcement; the bill ultimately passed on a 30-19 vote. The Senate then passed Second Engrossed Substitute Senate Bill 5105, with a technical amendment, to address explicit depictions of minors and AI-generated or altered child sexual abuse material. It also passed Second Engrossed Substitute Senate Bill 5268, updating community custody provisions for unlawful firearm possession after a date-fixing amendment. Engrossed Senate Bill 5081, revising unattended motor vehicle rules for remote starts, passed unanimously. Senate Joint Memorial 8002, urging action on Medicare Advantage overpayments and fraud and supporting original Medicare, also passed unanimously. Finally, the Senate advanced Substitute Senate Bill 5067, lowering the DUI blood alcohol threshold from 0.08 to 0.05. Supporters framed it as a public safety measure to reduce impaired driving, while opponents argued it would have limited effect and that enforcement and staffing issues were more important. The bill was debated at length and then passed 38-11.
CA

California 2025-2026 Regular Session

Senate Housing Committee Jan 6th, 2026

Housing

Transcript Highlights:
  • We'll still keep putting those clauses in later on, but the cities and counties don't have the authority
  • And for urgency clauses, we have come to expect ourselves to write the why. Why is the bill urgent?
  • that you look at between now and Local Government and beyond: can the matter of statewide concern clause
  • sense, but just ask that between now and the next couple of stops that we do the work to refine that clause
  • I'm glad to see that there's an urgency clause in here because we need to correct this as quickly as
Committee: Senate Housing
Summary: The committee opened its first Senate Housing hearing of 2026 by taking up several two-year bills and bond measures. SB 222 by Senator Wiener, the Heat Pump Access Act, would streamline permitting for heat pump water heaters and HVAC systems, allow video/phone participation by contractors during inspections, and limit HOA barriers. Supporters said the bill would cut costs, speed replacements, reduce pollution, and help Californians lower energy bills; the League of California Cities opposed unless amended, citing concerns about a permit fee cap and virtual inspections. After questions about fees, inspection liability, HOA authority, and electrical panel upgrades, the bill passed 10-0 to Senate Local Government. The committee then considered SB 677, a follow-up to SB 79. The author announced the bill would be narrowed to two definition changes and that broader SB 79 cleanup would come in a new bill later in 2026. Testimony reflected both support and concern: some local governments and counties said more clarity was needed on implementation, transit-related definitions, and timing, while housing and transit advocates supported the cleanup and the removal of the ferry-stop provision. The committee approved the amended bill 10-1 to Local Government. SB 417, the Affordable Housing Bond Act of 2026, proposed a $10 billion general obligation bond for affordable rental housing, supportive housing, homeownership, and preservation. Supporters argued that state housing funds had been exhausted, that thousands of shovel-ready units were waiting for financing, and that the bond would leverage federal tax credits and create jobs. Opponents, including Habitat for Humanity, asked for a dedicated CalHome set-aside for homeownership. Members debated state debt levels, bond repayment, and whether the state should rely more on direct appropriations, but the bill passed 8-1 to Appropriations. The committee also began hearing SB 492, the Youth Housing and Youth Center bond, which the author said was intended to be folded into a larger housing bond package. The bill would authorize bonds for youth housing and youth centers for transition-age youth up to age 25, with the author arguing that early intervention could prevent future homelessness. The transcript cuts off before the committee completed action on SB 492.
NM

New Mexico 2026 Regular Session

Senate Chamber Feb 7th, 2026

New Mexico Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • We're going to reverse the order, do item two, Senate Judiciary Committee, Senate Bill 17 first.
  • And for those of you who don't know, a severability clause allows you to take out a part of a bill.
  • The severability clause The severability clause that appears on the bottom of page 18 states that if
  • And, gentlelady, wasn't the severability clause also in the .4 version?
  • I mean, your amendment doesn't, clause as it's been presented in your amendment.
Summary: The Senate convened, established a quorum, offered an invocation, and handled several announcements and courtesy motions, including excusing some members and relaxing the dress code. The chamber then adopted committee reports on several bills, including Senate Bill 50, Senate Bill 30, and Senate Bill 43. It then moved to third reading of Senate Judiciary Committee substitute for Senate Bill 17, the “Stop Illegal Gun Trade and Extremely Dangerous Weapons Act.” SB 17 was read at length and explained by Senator O’Malley and co-sponsor Senator Bergman as a gun crime prevention measure aimed at dealer security, employee training, recordkeeping, reporting requirements, inspections, and a ban on future dealer sales or transfers of certain firearms and accessories, including high-capacity magazines, .50-caliber rifles and cartridges, gas-operated semi-automatic firearms with detachable magazines, and machine guns. Supporters argued the bill targets the retail-to-criminal pipeline, improves accountability, and would help reduce gun trafficking and violence. Opponents argued it infringes on constitutional rights, would not stop criminals from obtaining guns, and would burden law-abiding citizens and dealers. The chamber then debated Floor Amendment No. 1 by Senator Brantley, which would have struck Section 7, the portion banning certain weapons and devices. Supporters of the amendment said Section 7 was the most constitutionally vulnerable part of the bill and would likely be litigated, while opponents said the section was central to the bill’s purpose and consistent with Second Amendment case law. The amendment failed on a roll call vote, 15-22. A second amendment by Senator Block, which would have exempted certain under-21 employees from the bill’s age restriction if they were military members, veterans, or had completed hunter safety or 4-H programs, was then taken up and debated, with supporters emphasizing military training and youth firearms education as evidence of responsibility.
WA

Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session

Senate Floor Session Feb 28th, 2026

Washington Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • We put sunset clauses on a lot of things we do here.
  • Let's actually have a sunset clause on it.
  • This is that in reverse. So now we want to get back that $200 million.
  • It also adds an inflationary clause for only the emergency part of that.
  • It also adds an inflationary clause for only the emergency part of that.
Summary: The Senate opened with ceremonial items, then moved through gubernatorial appointments and a series of floor votes. It confirmed Acacia E. Ingram to the Evergreen State College Board of Trustees, Ashland J. Tibbet and David S. Frockt to the Western Washington University Board of Trustees, and Christine Rolfes to the Olympic College Board of Trustees. Members spoke in support of the appointees’ public service and ties to higher education. The chamber also heard a personal privilege statement honoring a Colfax basketball coach who died of pancreatic cancer, followed by a caucus break. The Senate then considered several bills, passing measures on derelict vessels (SHB 2199), radiologic technologist supervision (HB 2113), nitrous oxide retail sales (ESHB 2532), ambulance transport fund alignment (HB 2531), EMT recertification (HB 2540), affordable housing on religious property (2SHB 1859), factory-built housing standards (SHB 2151), social housing public development authorities (EHB 1687), the Washington Voting Rights Act and voter suppression claims (ESSHB 1750), privacy and data protection reporting and AI use (HB 2606), military family school stability (ESHB 2534), coal-fired utility treatment (HB 2367), and school access to albuterol (SHB 2360). Most passed on strong bipartisan roll calls, though the voting-rights bill and coal-utility bill drew the most debate and partisan division. Several bills were amended on the floor. The Senate adopted changes to the nitrous oxide bill, the factory-built housing bill, the social housing bill, the albuterol bill, and the 3D-printer/firearm-manufacturing bill (ESHB 2320), while rejecting some proposed amendments on the voting-rights and 3D-printer bills. Debate centered on whether the voting-rights bill set too low a threshold for lawsuits and whether the coal-utility bill gave improper treatment to coal generation; supporters framed both as needed protections or transition measures, while opponents warned about litigation and policy overreach. The chamber also discussed tribal consultation in energy siting (SHB 2496), ultimately passing it after a close vote, and later returned to the 3D-printer bill, which advanced after amendments narrowed exemptions for gunsmiths and dealers and clarified the bill’s focus on digital files used to manufacture firearms.
DE

Delaware 2025-2026 Regular Session

Senate Legislative Session - Session 2 - 42nd Legislative Day Jun 30th, 2026 at 02:00 pm

Delaware Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • An Act to amend Title 11 of the Delaware Code relating to reverse location and reverse keyword searches
  • Under a reverse keyword search, the government is not looking for information about a specific suspect
  • reverse keyword requests.
  • reverse keyword requests.
  • In those cases, a reverse keyword court order may be sought, but only under strict limitations.
CA

California 2025-2026 Regular Session

Senate Public Safety Committee Apr 14th, 2026

Transcript Highlights:
  • However, in 1998, during the tough-on-crime era, the Supreme Court reversed course in People v.
  • state of California on the basis that SB 627 violated the United States Constitution's supremacy clause
  • And there's really no way to even have that be reversed because increasingly it's AI that's making all
  • And there's really no way to even have that be reversed because increasingly, have that be reversed because
Summary: The committee met on April 14, 2006, but began without a quorum and repeatedly recessed while members were summoned. The hearing covered several public safety and criminal justice bills, with testimony largely focused on juvenile justice, mental health, property fraud, prostitution/trafficking, and child exploitation. SB 1157 (Archuleta) would create a framework for less restrictive juvenile probation placements by directing the Judicial Council to develop rules of court; supporters argued it would add needed safety, staffing, background check, zoning, and notice standards, while opponents said it would impose rigid standards on a diverse set of placements and that the Judicial Council was the wrong body to set substantive program rules. The bill drew support from county probation and local government groups and opposition from youth defense and public defender organizations. SB 1012 (Smallwood-Cuevas), the Fire Camp to Career Act, would connect incarcerated fire camp participants to apprenticeships and recognize their training toward eligibility. The author and supporters from labor, fire-related workforce programs, and formerly incarcerated workers said the bill would turn emergency-response service into real career pathways and reduce recidivism; committee members generally supported the concept, with one member emphasizing that certification should still require demonstrated skill. SB 1306 (Cortese) would align state law with federal exemptions for certain low-concentration GBL chemical mixtures used in semiconductor manufacturing and research. Supporters said the bill would remove unnecessary regulatory burdens without affecting pure GBL or public safety, and members described it as a practical competitiveness measure. SB 1401 (Stern) would align felony incompetent-to-stand-trial procedures with existing misdemeanor procedures by adding timeframes, information-sharing provisions, and conservatorship referral tools. Supporters, including a district attorney representative and a family member, said it would help ensure timely treatment and prevent people from being released without care; opponents, including Disability Rights California and public defender groups, argued it would expand court control, weaken confidentiality, and increase conservatorship referrals. The committee approved SB 1401 on a due-pass motion to Appropriations. SB 1027 (Strickland), as amended, would create a task force to study street prostitution and human trafficking, with amendments adding survivor-focused language, a prevalence study, broader membership, and more time for the task force; it passed as amended to the Governmental Organization Committee. The consent calendar, including SB 962, SB 1001, SB 1100, and SB 1211, was approved. Later, SB 1307 (Jones) was heard to speed up clearing fraudulent or forged real estate documents from the record; supporters said it would let courts void false deeds more efficiently without replacing quiet title actions, and the bill passed as amended to the Senate Floor. Finally, SB 1276 (Rubio), the In Child Exploitation Act, was presented to clarify that knowingly viewing livestreamed or AI-generated sexual exploitation of a child is a crime; the author and witnesses from prosecution and forensic nursing said the law must keep pace with technology and close loopholes that let offenders avoid accountability.
AZ

Arizona 2026 Regular Session

01/21/2026 - Senate Health and Human Services

Senate Health and Human Services COR

Transcript Highlights:
  • I have sent two of my residents home with their dementia reversed as a result of hyperbaric oxygen therapy
  • I have sent two of my residents home with their dementia reversed as a result of hyperbaric oxygen therapy
  • I brought personal trainers in and found that we've been able to do things like reverse type 2 diabetes
  • with them and get people out of... ...able to do things like reverse type 2 diabetes with them, get
  • The Supremacy Clause of the United States Constitution trumps everything.
Summary: The committee heard a series of bills and public testimony, beginning with introductions and then taking up several health and human services measures. A major focus was SB 1120 and SB 1121, which address radiation protection in cardiac catheterization and other ionizing-radiation procedure rooms. SB 1120 would require health care facilities to equip at least 50% of procedure rooms with radiation protection systems by July 1, 2027, while SB 1121 would prohibit requiring lead aprons in rooms with such systems and instead require real-time dosimeters for staff who opt out of lead aprons. Physicians, nurses, and a hospital executive testified that enhanced radiation protection systems can dramatically reduce occupational exposure, lower cancer and orthopedic risks, and help with workforce recruitment and retention; a hospital alliance remained neutral pending further stakeholder discussions. Both bills were amended and passed out of committee on 7-0 votes, and SB 1118, which appropriates state funds for a rural hospital grant program to install radiation protection systems, also passed 7-0. The committee also approved SB 1001, which appropriates $1 million to the Department of Economic Security for the Older Individuals Who Are Blind program, after testimony from blind and low-vision Arizonans and advocates describing long waitlists, the need for independent living training, and the program’s role in preventing unnecessary dependence. SB 1072, a major funding bill for home- and community-based services and room-and-board rate increases for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities, drew testimony from providers about severe staffing shortages, overtime, turnover, and underfunding; it passed 6-0 with one not voting. SB 1125, requiring DCS to pursue MOUs with tribes and improve tribal communication and access to licensing and enforcement information, also passed 6-0 with one not voting. The committee then considered SB 1123, which removes a board-certification requirement so trained forensic pathologists can supervise autopsy training for residents and fellows; Maricopa County supported it as a workforce and training fix, and it passed 6-0 with one not voting. SB 1052, allowing mild hyperbaric oxygen therapy in assisted living facilities under physician order and DHS rules, generated mixed testimony: supporters argued it could improve health and independence for residents, while opponents raised concerns about off-label treatment in nonmedical settings. The bill passed 5-2. SB 1112, which reduces the number of acquaintance witnesses required in court-ordered treatment proceedings from two to one and allows the court to waive the witness requirement under certain conditions, drew strong testimony from families and mental health advocates on both sides; it passed 5-2. The committee also began hearing SB 1113, which would allow certain service of process in court-ordered evaluation and treatment cases by evaluation-agency employees or other court-authorized persons, but the transcript cuts off before final action on that bill.
US
Transcript Highlights:
  • Howard is exactly the kind of guy that we need. need to reverse that trend and get American commerce
  • I was encouraged to see President Trump's executive order reversing Biden's sweeping AI executive order
  • Since the first sentence of the 14th Amendment of that clause says we will count each whole person, I
  • They reversed decades of bipartisan policy that promoted our digital exports.
  • question, I want to ask you about the risk of our models being hosted on Chinese servers and the risk of reverse
KY

Kentucky 2026 Regular Session

Senate Legislative Session Day 27 (2-13-26)

Kentucky Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • And yes, the senator from Jessine is right that there's a clause that says if it's lifethreatening, um
  • And yes, the senator from Jessine is right that there's a clause that says if it's lifethreatening, um
  • And yes, the senator from Jessine is right that there's a clause that says if it's lifethreatening, um
  • And yes, the senator from Jessine is right that there's a clause that says if it's lifethreatening, um
  • So it's sort of reverse. and patients suffered because of that and patients suffered because of that
NM

New Mexico 2026 Regular Session

Senate Chamber Feb 7th, 2026 at 12:19 pm

New Mexico Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • And, gentlelady, wasn't the severability clause also in the point four version?
  • And, gentlelady, wasn't the severability clause also in the point four version?
  • I mean, your amendment doesn't, ...clause as it's being presented in your amendment.
  • I think that severability clause is in there.
  • And what I understand about the severability clause at the end of this...
CA
Transcript Highlights:
  • materials that came out before this hearing, I think that would likely run afoul of the Commerce Clause
  • materials that came out before this hearing, I think that would likely run afoul of the Commerce Clause
  • However, new LCFS amendments and CARB regulation risk reversing progress.
  • However, new LCFS amendments and carb regulation, risk reversing progress, a 20% cap on soy canola and
  • So we definitely appreciate your efforts to work toward reversing this. Thank you. Thank you.
Summary: The hearing was a select committee discussion on the transportation costs and impacts of California’s Low Carbon Fuel Standard (LCFS), with opening remarks from the co-chairs and members emphasizing affordability, climate goals, and the need to explain the program’s benefits to the public. The first panel from CARB and the California Energy Commission described how LCFS works as a market-based, declining carbon-intensity program that rewards lower-carbon fuels, supports zero-emission vehicle infrastructure, and is intended to reduce greenhouse gases and local air pollution. They argued the program has driven billions in private investment, increased alternative fuel use, and that LCFS credit prices are not the main driver of retail gasoline prices, which they said are dominated by crude oil, refining, and distribution costs. Members questioned the panel on the gap between the regulatory target and actual carbon-intensity performance, the role of credit banking, which fuels are generating the most credits, how the 2025 amendments affected the program, and whether LCFS credits are truly additional. CARB explained that banking helps cost-effectiveness and investment certainty, that ethanol, renewable diesel, and biodiesel currently provide the largest volumes while electricity is expected to grow, and that the updated targets were informed by the state’s 2045 carbon-neutrality goals and the 2030 scoping plan. The Energy Commission said its data show environmental programs add some cost to gasoline but do not drive price volatility, which is mainly tied to crude oil and refinery margins. The second panel, featuring academic and research experts, focused on program design, out-of-state credit generation, and broader economic effects. Speakers said LCFS is successful because it ties incentives to emissions benefit, uses life-cycle analysis, and allows flexible compliance that lowers costs compared with more direct regulation. They also said the program’s benefits generally outweigh costs, that it can reduce air pollution disparities and support equity, but that some issues—especially indirect land use change, additionality, and older program assumptions—need more research and may warrant future rulemaking. One researcher noted that while LCFS likely raises gasoline prices somewhat, the effect is uncertain by design and usually smaller than normal market fluctuations, and another warned that limiting credit generation too narrowly could create legal and efficiency problems.
ID

Idaho 2026 Regular Session

Mar 20th, 2026

State Affairs

Transcript Highlights:
  • because the current practice is at odds with both the laws and customs that flow from the Appointments Clause
  • relevant and important check by the legislative branch on the executive, as found in that Appointments Clause
  • Senate Bill 1300 would reverse that by placing director appointment in the hands of a single elected
Committee: House State Affairs
WA

Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session

Senate Health & Long-Term Care Jan 29th, 2026 at 08:00 am

Health & Long-Term Care

Transcript Highlights:
  • The balance clause included doesn't eliminate risk. It just shifts the fight to what balance is.
  • The balance clause included doesn't eliminate risk. It just shifts the fight to what balance is.
  • At the same time, federal actions and uncertainty threatened to reverse those gains and push more Washingtonians
CA

California 2025-2026 Regular Session

Assembly Floor Session May 8th, 2025

California House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • potential buyers for the paper, and in fact, the labor union that represents the workers there had a clause
  • behind the door with a couple of news outlets that were not as preferable as one, agreed to waive that clause
  • A.J.R. 10 calls on the President of the United States to reverse his cuts to the U.S.
Summary: The Assembly met after a quorum call, opened with prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance, approved routine procedural motions, and recognized several guest groups, including First Five California, a fourth-grade class from Gideon Hausner Jewish Day School, visitors from Modoc and Lassen counties, and representatives from the Port of Long Beach. The chamber then moved through second reading and concurrence items, with most bills and resolutions being read, deemed adopted, or passed on file without debate. The main floor action centered on ACR 39, designating May 2025 as Missing and Murdered Indigenous People Awareness Month. Assembly Member Ramos and many caucus members spoke in strong support, describing the crisis as a state of emergency and emphasizing violence against Native women, girls, and two-spirit people, the need for better data collection, agency coordination, tribal sovereignty, and continued action beyond symbolic recognition. The resolution passed concurrence with 67 ayes and 0 noes. The Assembly also passed a series of bills on topics including classified school employee pay stubs (AB 374), allowing voucher preferences in housing (AB 282), authorizing nurse practitioners to sign death certificates (AB 583), student health insurance protections (AB 594), local housing pre-approval programs (AB 1206), veterans education program administration (AB 1509), expanding the Family Urgent Response System (AB 898), Star Wars Day (H.R. 33), local news sale notice requirements (AB 611), mask-wearing protections in public spaces (AB 1326), a Chula Vista university land-use measure (AB 76), undercover officer record protections (AB 1178), and preservation of Clover Valley in Rocklin (AB 1152). Most passed with broad support, though AB 282 and AB 611 drew some opposition. A major debate occurred on AJR 10, which urged the President to reverse cuts to the U.S. Forest Service. Members from both parties discussed wildfire prevention, forest health, staffing, and federal-state responsibility, with some criticizing the administration and others emphasizing forest management and the need for bipartisan cooperation. The resolution was adopted after a co-author roll and final roll vote of 67 ayes and 0 noes. The chamber then adopted the second-day consent calendar, heard an adjournment in memory for Giovanni “Johnny” of East Side Italian Deli, and adjourned until Monday, May 12, 2025.
NM

New Mexico 2025 Regular Session

House - Chamber Meeting Mar 20th, 2025

Transcript Highlights:
  • changing purposes, extending expenditure periods. changing agencies and establishing conditions for the reversion
  • Government, Elections and Indian Affairs Committee Substitute for House Bill 47, with the emergency clause
  • , House Bill 183, as amended, House Bill 368, House Bill 269, as amended, without... ...emergency clause
WY

Wyoming 2026 Regular Session

Select Federal Natural Resource Management Committee, May 15, 2026

Select Federal Natural Resource Management Committee

Transcript Highlights:
  • Um, you know, the Property Clause of the U.S.
  • footing, property clause of the U.S.<00:47:55.560><c> Constitution.
  • This rate increase was reversed under the One Big Beautiful Bill Act in 2025, and is now at 12 and 1/
  • This rate increase was reversed under the One Big Beautiful Bill Act in 2025, and is now at 12 and 1/
  • know, like the property clause of the U.S. Constitution, they dispose of those lands.
NH

New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session

House Judiciary (02/19/2025)

Transcript Highlights:
  • repeats what the federal clause says, and we cannot really overcome the supremacy clause.
  • repeats what the federal clause says, and we cannot really overcome the supremacy clause.
  • </c> Supreme Court potentially reversing Supreme Court potentially reversing itself itself itself it's
  • <04:50:22.400><c> is</c> Clause is Clause is really<04:50:24.440><c> technically</c><04:50:25.040><c>
  • c> them</c> overcome the supremacy clause makes them overcome the supremacy clause makes them theirs<
Summary: The House Judiciary Committee opened a hearing on House Bill 148, with the chair limiting testimony to two minutes and asking for no outbursts so the committee could get through eight bills that day. Representative Kofalt, the prime sponsor, said HB 148 was the same as last year’s HB 396, which passed both chambers but was vetoed by the governor. He explained the bill would allow, but not require, separation by biological sex in bathrooms, locker rooms, houses of correction, and certain athletic competitions, leaving local school boards and administrators discretion to set policies. He argued the bill was meant to address safety and privacy concerns and cited a Milford incident and concerns in several school districts as examples of why local flexibility was needed. Committee members questioned the lack of a definition of “biological sex” and how the bill would be applied. Kofalt said he did not think a definition was necessary because males and females are generally understood, and he said the bill would give local policymakers latitude to make practical rules. He also said the bill was intended to address situations where people might misuse transgender claims to access spaces inappropriately. In response to questions, he said he was aware of issues in Kearsarge, Milford, and Mascoma school districts and had heard of discomfort in the State House, though he did not know all the details. Several opponents testified that the bill would discriminate against transgender and non-binary people and create enforcement problems. Executive Councilor Karen Hill said the bill would roll back New Hampshire’s anti-discrimination protections and conflict with the state’s Live Free or Die values. Alice Wade, a trans woman, said she had used women’s restrooms without incident and argued the bill would invite invasive enforcement and harassment. Representative La Selig said the bill was discriminatory and that bathroom concerns were being confused with unrelated harassment by cisgender males. Betsy Harrington supported the bill, citing a girls’ soccer game at Kearsarge that she said was disrupted by a boy playing on a girls’ team. Rosie Emer and her child testified against the bill, saying bathroom restrictions would increase anxiety and risk for trans and non-binary children. Stephen Scaer and Wendy Stallings supported the bill, arguing sex is biologically fixed and that excluding males from female spaces should not require genital inspections. No vote or final committee action was taken in the portion of the hearing provided.
MO

Missouri 2026 Regular Session

2026 Legislative Session - Day Sixty Three - Tuesday, May 5th

Missouri House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Gentleman from Platt has moved to the adoption of the emergency clause.
  • The gentleman from Platt has moved to the adoption of the emergency clause.
  • Once again, this emergency clause is to get things into place for FIFA World Cup.
  • Discussion on the emergency clause. Gentleman from St. Louis, to inquire of the sponsor.
  • The gentleman from Platt has renewed his motion for the adoption of the emergency clause.