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MA
Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Committee on the Census Feb 10th, 2026
Senate Committee on the Census
Transcript Highlights:
- Texas is just one of the largest migration hubs in the U.S., so we're exchanging with Texas as well.
- Texas is just one of the largest migration hubs in the U.S., so we're exchanging with Texas as well.
- New York State was the only state to have lost population since 2020.
- the top 25 states.
- So, yeah, so Texas...
Committee:
Senate Senate Committee on the Census
NM
New Mexico 2026 Regular Session
House - Rural Development, Land Grants And Cultural Affairs Feb 10th, 2026 at 09:01 am
House Rural Development, Land Grants And Cultural Affairs
Transcript Highlights:
- This needs to be done right through the state and through a cultural affair.
- Yes, House Memorial 51 is a transition that reflects the change in our state.
- And so, you know, I feel good that the state of New Mexico will try to take care of them.
- come together with the state and a shared commitment toward a shared economic plan.
- What we learned from talking to property managers in Texas—and Texas legislators; Texas has a program
Keywords:
museum, cultural affairs, lowrider, Espanola, appropriation, feasibility study, broadband access, low-income, rural areas, Indian nations, affordable internet, employment opportunities, detention centers, immigration, economic development, repurposing facilities, job transition, rural development, housing, affordable housing
NM
New Mexico 2026 Regular Session
Senate Chamber Jan 23rd, 2026 at 10:43 am
New Mexico Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- And reproductive and gender-affirming care providers won't be targeted by states like Texas through the
- U.S. 380, and the stretch I'm talking about, leaves Roswell going to the east, to the Texas state line
- U.S. 380, and the stretch I'm talking about, leaves Roswell going to the east, to the Texas state line
- , going through the town of Tatum, Going to the east, to the Texas state line, going through the town
- the state.
OK
Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session
Government Oversight Government Oversight will be meeting AFTER the Rules Committee Adjourns Apr 15th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- . 80% of the polling places across the state.
- So they'll know that they need to contact Texas to let Texas know that Elaine Potima has now registered
- I was in Texas. I was registered as Herschel Caldwell. And then I moved to the state of Oklahoma.
- They reach out to Texas, and Texas says, we don't have a Trey Caldwell.
- The state dropped out of that system.
Summary:
The committee heard and advanced a series of Senate bills dealing with county government, elections, licensing, property liens, and financial protections. SB 1877 would streamline and make more transparent the reporting of governmental agency reports to the legislature. SB 483 would allow counties to create voluntary relocation assistance programs, with supporters describing it as a way to help people in crisis connect with family or services rather than simply moving them along; it passed after questions about nonprofit involvement, tracking, and safeguards. SB 1198 would address county-held tax-delinquent properties by requiring Oklahoma Health Care Authority liens to be resolved in the county sale process, and SB 1286 would require political subdivisions to provide polling-place rooms at no cost when needed as a last resort, especially where private sites like churches are no longer available.
The committee also advanced SB 1287, which clarifies that abstractor licenses do not have to be issued to people not lawfully present in the United States; members asked about TPS, visas, and remote work, and the bill passed. SB 1451 would add notification and reporting provisions to help counties and states maintain voter registration rolls and communicate when voters move, with discussion focused on duplicate registrations, name mismatches, and the end of Oklahoma’s participation in ERIC. SB 1581 would extend the time to gather signatures for a county grand jury petition from 45 to 90 days and add a 10-day protest period, and SB 1623 would update the state charter framework. SB 2067 would create a framework for financial institutions to detect and report suspected exploitation of protected adults and seniors, and SB 2135 would authorize county purchase agents to use county P-cards under rules similar to state purchasing procedures.
Most bills were reported due pass by wide margins, including unanimous votes on SB 1286, SB 1623, SB 2067, and SB 2135. SB 1877 passed 14–1–1, SB 483 passed 15–2, SB 1198 passed 16–1, SB 1287 passed 15–2, SB 1451 passed 14–3, and SB 1581 passed 15–2. SB 2139 was laid over until the next day, and the meeting adjourned with notice that the committee would reconvene the following day.
LA
Transcript Highlights:
- Texas University, Cole Garrett.
- Is there any other state reps in here? Ah, front. Is there any other state reps in here?
- We need it, and I would say why not, because I was joining State; Texas requires it if you're going to
- We need it, and I would say why not, because I was joining State; Texas requires it if you're going to
- which flow into Texas.
Committee:
Senate Natural Resources
Summary:
The Senate Natural Resources Committee met on May 21 with a quorum, approved the May 14 minutes, and then took up a series of natural resources, wildlife, flood control, and transportation-related measures. HB 841 on expropriation procedures was amended to strip most of its substantive language and then deferred. The committee also adopted a technical amendment and reported SCR 54 favorably, which memorializes Congress to fully fund the Mississippi River Basin Fishery Commission Act to help address invasive carp and other aquatic invasive species.
Several wildlife bills were heard and reported favorably. HB 1248 allows licensed wildlife rehabilitators to possess white-tailed deer for rehabilitation, and HB 1258 codifies a policy for sick, injured, or orphaned wildlife so the department does not automatically euthanize animals that can be rehabilitated or released. HCR 5, which allows limited red drum harvest at certain established rodeos under strict guardrails, drew opposition from a fishing guide concerned about impacts to redfish recovery, but the committee still reported it favorably. HB 688 adds Atlantic tarpon to the definition of saltwater game fish, with support from the Louisiana Wildlife Federation and others, and it was also reported favorably.
The committee also advanced several infrastructure and flood-related measures. HB 595 requires local governments to respond within 30 days to certain road-use permit requests tied to natural resource development, and it was reported favorably after testimony from oil and gas and industry representatives. HB 802 creates a watershed restoration and conservation fund, narrowed to the Amite River Basin, and was reported favorably with support from conservation and levee interests. SCR 59, urging Congress to ensure FEMA lowers flood insurance rates once the Comite Diversion Canal project reaches 50% completion, was amended and reported favorably, and HCR 62, asking FEMA to review Louisiana flood maps every five years, was also reported favorably.
The committee deferred HB 1171, which would have authorized airboats in the Maripaw Swamp Wildlife Management Area, after extensive testimony from supporters and from LDWF officials who raised concerns about habitat sensitivity, migratory birds, user conflicts, and deed restrictions. Finally, HB 1161, transferring certain state property in Lafourche and Jefferson parishes to local governments, HCR 78 supporting the American Seafood Competitive Act, HCR 86 supporting a migratory waterfowl study, and HB 1189 requiring charter boat guides on certain waters to hold U.S. Coast Guard licenses were all reported favorably.
MO
Missouri 2026 Regular Session
2026 Legislative Session - Day One - Wednesday, January 7
Missouri House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the states
- , are reserved to the states respectively or to the people.
- To the states are reserved to the states respectively or to the people.
- changing and difficult issues for our state.
- Gentleman from Texas. Further introductions of special guests. Gentleman from Texas.
TX
Texas 89th 2nd C.S.
Appropriations - Subcommittees Mar 20th, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- You are angels in the budget world who are making things happen for the state, and so thank you.
- The other writers that we'd also included was an increased appropriations of $100 million at Texas Facilities
- The people of Texas deserve better than this, and they deserve at a minimum for us to comply with the
- The rules clearly do not apply to committees of the Texas House.
- They don't apply to subcommittees of the Texas House, or maybe, maybe, maybe ask you this: do they only
Summary:
The House Appropriations Subcommittee on Articles 14 and 5 met first and adopted its report on budget recommendations by a 4-0 vote, with three members absent. The chair said the report finalized prior decisions and could not be changed at that stage. Notable additions discussed included increased appropriations for the Office of the Attorney General, DPS driver’s license offices in Hays and Montgomery County, TJJD facilities and programs, Texas Facilities Commission funding for SCIF projects in Lubbock and San Antonio, THC funding for the Juneteenth Museum, an alcohol tourism study, and a TDCJ statewide reentry services pilot program. Members thanked staff and the meeting adjourned after the vote.
The Article 3 subcommittee then presented its report for the committee substitute for Senate Bill 1, describing it as a procedural step that incorporated prior discussions, member writers, and changes made with Chairman Bonin. The chair noted that most items had been moved to Article 11 and that rejected riders were duplicates or conflicted with general law. The report was adopted unanimously, 6-0, and the subcommittee adjourned.
The Articles 6, 7, and 8 subcommittee followed with its report for Senate Bill 1. During consideration, a member raised a point of order arguing the subcommittee had violated House rules requiring audio and video recording of formal meetings and public availability online. The chair rejected the point of order and proceeded to a roll call vote. After extended debate over the recording issue and the chair’s handling of the point of order, the report was adopted, with the transcript reflecting 6 ayes, 1 nay, and 1 absent. The subcommittee then adjourned.
NM
New Mexico 2026 Regular Session
House - Consumer and Public Affairs Jan 22nd, 2026 at 01:59 pm
House Consumer & Public Affairs
Transcript Highlights:
- And I want to just first of all ask: have we spoken to the other states, such as Texas... ...ask, have
- we spoken to the other states such as Texas and Arizona to see what they are doing when it comes to
- In Otero County being sent just 15, 20 minutes down the road to the state of Texas to be held in a shanty
- So I then wonder, because we talk about other states, like Texas, we could send them to Texas, but Fort
- Only 10% of it is in the state of Texas.
Committee:
House House Consumer & Public Affairs
LA
Transcript Highlights:
- Many other states do what we do. Texas is doing this in a neighboring state.
- We would join six other states.
- Multiple other states have also filed legislation, as has the United States Senate and the United States
- has the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives.
- We’ve passed Trey’s Law this year alone in states like Texas, Missouri, Georgia, and Alabama, and filed
Committee:
House Civil Law and Procedure
Summary:
The Civil Law Committee met on May 5, 2026, and first considered House Bill 165 by Representative Abear, a constitutional amendment to dedicate $500,000 annually from lottery proceeds to a veterans service grant fund. The committee adopted a technical amendment removing “up to,” approved the 6.8A report, and reported the bill with amendments without objection.
The committee then heard Senate Bill 185 by Senator Presley, which would make nondisclosure agreements in civil settlements involving child sexual abuse victims against public policy and unenforceable. Senator Presley and Elizabeth Phillips testified in support, describing the bill as part of the “Trey’s Law” movement to prevent survivors from being silenced. Additional supportive testimony came from Gillian Edwards Coburn, and committee members discussed how NDAs work in civil cases and the need to protect children’s ability to speak. The bill was reported favorably without objection.
Next, the committee considered Senate Bill 77 by Senator Miller, a Law Institute measure on the effects of leases of movable property. Testimony explained that the bill is intended to protect good-faith lessees of items such as heavy equipment when a merchant leasing the property lacks authority to do so. The bill was reported favorably without objection. The committee also heard Senate Bill 140 by Senator Miller, which clarifies that multiple successions may be handled in the same proceeding when jurisdiction is proper. Members discussed the cost and efficiency benefits for families, and the bill was reported favorably without objection.
Finally, the committee took up House Bill 603 by Representative Wright, a constitutional amendment authorizing state investment in digital assets and precious metals. Members questioned whether the language could include Bitcoin and how such investments would be monitored, with the sponsor saying implementation would be handled later by statute and public officials. The committee adopted the 6.8A report and then voted 5-3 to report the bill favorably. The meeting then adjourned.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- ](link from function call) of Harris County to lead us in the pledges of allegiance to the United States
- and Texas flags.
- I pledge allegiance to the flag of the State of Texas, one state under God, one and indivisible.
- Now for the Texas pledge.
- I pledge allegiance to the flag of the State of Texas, one state under God, one and indivisible.
MO
Missouri 2026 Regular Session
2026 Legislative Session - Day Fifty One - Tuesday, April 14
Missouri House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- The largest county in the state of Missouri, Texas County Scholarship Pageant royalty here.
- Gentleman from Texas, Mr.
- Gentlemen from Texas. Mr.
- It's for the state of Missouri, ladies and gentlemen, for the state.
- Forty other states, seven other states—47 other states have laws and we do not. Okay.
TX
Texas 89th 1st C.S.
89th Legislative Session - First Called Session Jul 30th, 2025
Texas House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- for Texas.
- our state and for our citizens.
- and Texas flags.
- And our state. Honor the Texas flag.
- I pledge allegiance to thee, Texas, one state under God, one and indivisible. Please excuse Mr.
Summary:
The House convened with a quorum present, offered an invocation, and led the pledges to the U.S. and Texas flags. Several members were excused for district business or a funeral, and the chamber received a message from the Senate reporting passage of SCR 1.
The main item of business was SCR 1, which grants the legislature permission to adjourn for more than three days during the period beginning Wednesday, July 30, 2025, and ending Monday, August 4, 2025. After explanation by Rep. Harris, the resolution was adopted by record vote, 117 ayes and 14 nays.
Following adoption of the resolution, the House also approved a motion allowing committees and subcommittees to meet while the House is in session through Monday, August 4, according to posted notices. The Speaker then announced the desk was clear, and the House adjourned pending the reading and referral of bills and receipt of messages until 10:00 a.m. on Monday.
TX
Texas 89th Regular
89th Legislative Session - First Called Session Jul 30th, 2025
Texas House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Texas, we thank you, Father, for our great lawmakers.
- state and for our citizens.
- Lauterbach of Victoria. for you to lead us in the Pledges of Allegiance to the United States and Texas
- Members, let's honor our nation and our state.
- Honor the Texas flag. I pledge allegiance to thee, Texas, one state under God, one and indivisible.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- Texas State Board of Accountancy: Mr. Christopher G. Grant Coates, Fort Worth; Mr. James, Jamie D.
- Texas State Board of Acupuncture Examiners: Donna S. Guthrie, Belair.
- Texas State Board of Acupuncture Examiners: Donna S. Guthrie, Belair; Ms. Deborah J.
- Respectfully submitted, Greg Abbott, Governor of Texas.
Summary:
The Senate received a message from Governor Greg Abbott asking for the Senate’s advice, consent, and confirmation on several appointments, including nominees to the Texas State Board of Accountancy and the Texas State Board of Acupuncture Examiners. The chamber also handled first reading and referral of Senate Bill 2 by Creighton and others, which would establish an education savings account program for K-16 education.
The Senate adopted a motion by Senator Zaffirini to have all remarks made for the election of the President pro tempore reduced to writing and entered in the journal. No objection was heard to that motion.
Finally, Senator Zaffirini moved that the Senate adjourn until 11:00 a.m. on Tuesday, January 28. With no objection, the Senate adjourned as requested.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- ask the advice, consent, and confirmation of the Senate with respect to the following appointments: Texas
- State Board of Accountancy: Mr.
- Texas State Board of Acupuncture Examiners: Donna S. Guthrie, Belair.
- Texas State Board of Acupuncture Examiners: Donna S. Guthrie, Belair; Ms. Deborah J.
- Respectfully submitted, Greg Abbott, Governor of Texas.
Summary:
The Senate received a message from the Governor submitting appointments for advice, consent, and confirmation, including nominees to the Texas State Board of Accountancy and the Texas State Board of Acupuncture Examiners. The Senate also read Senate Bill 2 by Creighton and others, which would establish an education savings account program for K-16 education, and referred it to committee.
During the meeting, Senator Zaffirini offered a motion to have all remarks made for the election of the President pro tempore reduced to writing and entered into the journal. There was no objection, and the motion was adopted.
The Senate then considered a motion to adjourn until 11:00 a.m. on Tuesday, January 28. With no objection, the motion carried and the Senate adjourned.
US
US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
US House Floor Proceedings (Thursday, April 30, 2026)
US Federal House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- by state.
- And in recent years, states such as Florida and Texas have passed laws restricting ownership of land
- And in recent years, states such as Florida and Texas have passed laws restricting ownership of land
- And in recent years, states such as Florida and Texas have passed laws restricting ownership of land
- Americans states and blue states alike.
LA
Transcript Highlights:
- , and the extent of use of drugs in the state.
- Texas isn't trying to set drug prices. Texas has no appetite for price controls.
- There's not been a single legal challenge to the state of Texas, and to my knowledge, no drug company
- has stopped doing business with the state of Texas or has withdrawn from the state of Texas.
- And I know that it supersedes state law.
Committee:
House Insurance
Summary:
The House Insurance Committee met on April 29 with a quorum present and took up several insurance and health care-related bills. SB 192, a dental reimbursement bill, was amended to allow dentists to opt in electronically to credit-card payment methods and to clarify applicability and effective date; it was reported as amended. SB 84 would require prostate cancer screening coverage for men over 40 under current clinical guidelines and prohibit cost-sharing; supporters from the American Cancer Society said Louisiana has a high incidence of prostate cancer and that out-of-pocket costs deter early screening. The committee adopted amendments and reported the bill as amended. SB 275, dealing with reimbursement and network participation for certified registered nurse anesthetists, drew support from nursing and hospital groups and was reported favorably. SB 169, a cleanup bill on biomarker testing, was also amended and reported.
The committee spent substantial time on SB 401, which creates a temporary prescription drug affordability board to review pricing data on selected drugs and report findings to the legislature. Supporters said the board would improve transparency and help lawmakers understand drug pricing trends; opponents raised concerns about confidentiality, market effects, and the lack of a defined policy outcome beyond reporting. Amendments narrowed the scope, added confidentiality protections, and removed opposition cards, and the bill was reported as amended. SB 387, a major PBM reform bill tied to SB 401, would change PBM compensation, rebate handling, formulary practices, audits, and appeals, while excluding ERISA plans after discussion and amendment. Supporters argued it would curb spread pricing and other practices that raise costs, while opponents from the Pelican Institute and PCMA warned it would interfere with private contracts, reduce flexibility, and could raise premiums or disrupt city, school board, and small-group plans. After extensive debate and a roll call, SB 387 was reported with amendments by a 10-4 vote.
The committee also considered SB 241, which requires certain insurance adjusters and public adjusters to include license numbers in written communications. After amendments limiting the requirement to individual licenses and removing one statutory reference, the bill was reported as amended. Throughout the meeting, members and witnesses repeatedly discussed the need for transparency in drug pricing and PBM practices, the role of ERISA and non-ERISA plans, and potential impacts on public employers and consumers.
LA
Transcript Highlights:
- , the extent of use of drugs in the state.
- Texas isn't trying to set drug prices. Texas has no appetite for price controls.
- It's one of the most business-friendly states in the country.
- There's not been a single legal challenge to the state of Texas, and to my knowledge, no drug company
- has stopped doing business with the state of Texas or has withdrawn from the state of Texas.
Committee:
House Insurance
AL
Alabama 2025 Regular Session
Alabama House Ways and Means Education Committee Feb 12th, 2025
Ways and Means Education
Transcript Highlights:
- Well, there's currently a state... ...there's currently a state...
- And I put Texas because Texas is always considered a benchmark state that people... considered a benchmark
- All the yellow are the surrounding states or the states I just mentioned, the benchmark states.
- If you look at every other state, Tennessee is next, followed by Mississippi, Florida, Georgia, and Texas
- Previously, if you operated in the state and out of state, the out-of-state company would pay less than
Committee:
House Ways and Means Education
FL
Florida 2026 Regular Session
Military and Veterans Affairs, Space, and Domestic Security Feb 4th, 2025
Military and Veterans Affairs, Space, and Domestic Security
Transcript Highlights:
- back from all every country in the world and every state, United States of America, trying to make themselves
- throughout the state of Florida.
- throughout the state of Florida.
- As well, 115 landings in the state of Florida that we’ve intercepted in conjunction with FDLE, State
- I think you’ll see a distinct difference between some other states in the United States during that time
Summary:
The committee heard a series of domestic security and law enforcement presentations from the Florida Sheriffs Association, Florida Police Chiefs Association, Florida Highway Patrol, and FDLE. Sheriff Rob Hardwick outlined the sheriffs’ legislative priorities, focusing on adding xylazine to Florida’s trafficking statute and increasing penalties for luring or enticing a child under 12 from a misdemeanor to a felony. He also discussed domestic security coordination, fusion center intelligence sharing, and jail-based reentry efforts. Members asked about xylazine prevalence in Broward County and whether canine units can detect it; Hardwick said he would follow up with data and noted that dogs are not specifically trained for xylazine, though fentanyl-certified dogs may alert on mixtures.
Chief Charlie Vasquez of the Florida Police Chiefs Association presented three priorities: stronger protections for law enforcement, judges, prosecutors, public defenders, and their families when threatened because of their jobs; faster and more consistent access to blood-borne pathogen testing results after exposure incidents; and mandatory life without release for anyone convicted of murdering a police or correctional officer, reviving a version of the Jason Raynor Act. Senators asked about delays in blood testing after exposure, and Vasquez said officers can be forced to take prophylactic medication while waiting for results and that the process should be streamlined.
Florida Highway Patrol Director Dave Kerner described FHP’s domestic security role, including criminal interdiction, canine units, traffic homicide investigations, aviation, drones, border operations, and responses to threats such as human smuggling and the October 7-related security posture at synagogues and campuses. He said staffing remains constrained by vacancies and pay disparities, so he was not seeking more authorized troopers at this time. FDLE Deputy Commissioner David Binder then reviewed the state’s domestic security structure, fusion centers, critical infrastructure assessments, and grant funding, warning that federal homeland security dollars have declined sharply while threats remain high. He highlighted work on drone mitigation, radiological detection, vehicle barriers, and school security assessments, and emphasized the need for continued interagency coordination. The committee took no formal votes and adjourned after the presentations and questions.