Transcript Highlights:

• Please vote no on AB 1540. Please go ahead.
• And so I respectfully ask for your aye vote. Thank you.
• Vote no. It continues the lie that some children are born in the wrong body. Vote no.
• Vote no. Thank you.
• Vote no. Elisa Overholt.

Committee: House Health

Keywords: 988, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Please vote yes. From our schools and our children and protect our community. Please vote yes.
• I would agree, please vote no on this amendment.
• It passed out of the House by a vote of 57 to 36.
• Good bill vote, yes. Good bill vote. Yes. All in favor, please signify by saying aye. Any opposed?
• Vote yes. All right. There is no further discussion.

Bills: HB2510 , SGA9305

Committee: Senate Human Services

Keywords: community custody, probation, Department of Corrections, DOC supervision, Washington criminal law, sentencing, felony supervision, risk assessment, sex offense, serious violent offense, domestic violence, repetitive domestic violence, failure to register, sex offender registration, dangerous mentally ill offender, indeterminate sentence, parole, conditional commutation, gross misdemeanor, misdemeanor

Transcript Highlights:

• President, any no votes or reservations? No. Now vote for Senator Olan. The measure passes.
• President, any no votes amendments. Mr. President, any no votes or<00:05:18.080><c> reservations?
• Now vote for or reservations? No. Now vote for Senator<00:05:20.680><c> Olan.
• Any no votes or reservations? Any no votes or reservations?
• Any no votes or reservations? No no vote Any no votes or reservations?

Committee: Senate Judiciary

Keywords: 912, senate, all

Summary: The Judiciary Committee first deferred HB 239, which would have narrowed the definition of child abuse or neglect by excluding cases where a caregiver is unable to provide certain needs solely because of poverty or lack of resources. The chair said other similar bills were still alive and expressed concern that carving out a specific category of abuse could hinder monitoring of children being harmed for other reasons. The committee then took up several decision-making items. HB 420, dealing with the contractor repair act and construction defect claims, was recommended for passage with extensive amendments that would clarify statutes of repose and limitations, define substantial completion, remove homeowner expert-report requirements, delete class-action limits, set timelines for inspections, mediation, and settlement procedures, and add non-retroactivity language; it passed unanimously. HB 732, concerning special management area minor permits for certain single-family residences, was also passed with amendments after the committee removed the provision that would have expanded minor-permit eligibility for homes under 3,500 square feet. HB 1017, repealing the greenhouse gas sequestration task force, passed with amendments to make it effective upon approval. HB 958, which restricts children under 15 from riding class 3 electric bicycles and raises the helmet age requirement, passed with technical amendments only. The committee also considered Governor’s Message 689, the nomination of Melissa Sautello to the Commission on the Status of Women. After testimony in support and questions from members about financial disclosure and her views on women’s sports and transgender participation, the committee voted to advise and consent to the nomination. The nomination passed, and the committee adjourned after noting that a full Senate vote would follow.

Transcript Highlights:

• Last session, the legislation for this had 30 senators vote for it. Most senators vote against it.
• They went over to the House, where 146 House members voted for it, and no House. members voted against
• Would you like to reconsider your vote?
• I would ask that Molly Voigt vote. Vote right up front. Please state your name for the record.
• I'm Molly vote.

Bills: SB530 , SB757 , SB769 , SB1085 , SB1241 , SB1242 , SB1409 , SB1878 , SB2138 , SB2314 , SB2231 , SB2361 , SB2431 , SJR59

Committee: Senate Education

Keywords: accreditation, postsecondary education, Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board, baccalaureate degrees, junior colleges, program delivery, faculty recruitment, higher education, performance standards, student loan debt, degree programs, funding, students with disabilities, accessibility, enrollment, report, SB 1085, Sul Ross State University, Rio Grande College, Del Rio

Transcript Highlights:

• By your vote. Sb 1374. Is reported favorably. Thank you.
• By your vote CS for SB 1140, is reported favorably.
• But respectfully, I'm going to be a no vote today, but I hope to be a yes vote the next time I see it
• And so I implore you all to think of their faces when you vote today and vote up on this bill because
• By your Vote.

Keywords: 999, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• I look forward to a vote up to make a change. Thank you, Mr. Chair. Thank you, ma'am.
• Having closed, Isabel, please call the roll on HB 1479 and announce the vote.
• Today, I'm asking for you to vote yes for House Bill 1283.
• I encourage each of you to vote yes. Thank you. Thank you.
• Good bill, proud to vote up on it. Are you sure that's all you've got? Thank you.

Summary: The Criminal Justice Subcommittee considered a long agenda of criminal justice, public safety, and related bills. Early measures included HB 1171, tolling the statute of limitations for failure to make mandatory child abuse reports, and HB 1403, expanding school safety provisions by allowing child care facilities in the guardian program and clarifying perimeter and door-security rules; both passed unanimously, with HB 1403 adopted as amended. The committee also approved HB 1099, giving law enforcement discretion in arrests involving elderly or medically vulnerable individuals in facilities; HB 1121, strengthening restrictions on misuse of unmanned aircraft systems; HB 1525, creating penalties for impersonating rideshare drivers and clarifying transportation-disadvantaged access; and PCS for HB 687, increasing penalties for repeat DUI/vehicular homicide offenses known as “Trenton’s Law.” Members then advanced HB 847 to create an FDLE grant program for expedited DNA testing, PCS for HB 757 to prohibit altered sexual depictions of identifiable persons and create a civil remedy, and HB 1415 to repeal an obsolete Broward County narcotics enforcement unit. The committee also heard and approved HB 1207, the Tristan Murphy Act, which expands mental health diversion grants, creates a model diversion process, and establishes a behavioral healthcare data repository; testimony from the bill’s namesake’s mother and law enforcement emphasized the need for treatment over incarceration. HB 1351 updated sexual offender/predator registration rules, and HB 1479 created a public records exemption for domestic violence lethality assessment forms; both passed without opposition. Later, the committee approved PCS for HB 1283, making sex trafficking of children under 12 or mentally incapacitated persons a capital felony, despite constitutional concerns raised in debate; the bill passed 13-2. PCS for HB 781, addressing cyber intimidation by publication (doxing), also passed unanimously after supporters described it as a needed tool against online harassment. Finally, CSHB 139 authorized pawnbrokers to use digital transaction forms, and PCS for HB 107 created and enhanced penalties for fraudulent use of gift cards. Most bills were reported favorably, many unanimously, and several were amended before passage.

Transcript Highlights:

• By your vote. SB 834 is reported favorably.
• No vote today. Fish eat the phone.
• Please vote No on SB 1822.
• Please vote down. Thank you. Thank U. Next.
• Those are going to vote yes today and those those are going to vote. No, that's fine.

Keywords: 999, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• </c> to speak up for human dignity by voting to speak up for human dignity by voting on<00:15:24.920>
• </c> this critical vote to Minnesotans. this critical vote to Minnesotans.
• And I'm asking that you vote no to SF 473.
• Please<00:33:56.560><c> vote</c><00:33:56.840><c> no.
• I urge a no vote. Thank you for trust. I urge a no vote.

Committee: Senate Judiciary and Public Safety

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• voting population age voting the state's voting population age voting age<00:14:13.519><c> population
• that want to vote versus a u a to vote that want to vote versus a u a system<00:26:25.679><c> that</
• I'm here to vote."
• Maybe I don't go to vote for two federal elections. I can still vote.
• It's called a provisional vote. I can still vote provisionally.

Keywords: Voter List Maintenance - State Board of Elections -- 05:38 State Employee Health Insurance Plan – 44:18 Discussion of HB 622 (2025 RS) – 01:01:43, 958, all

Summary: The Interim Committee on State Government met on July 29, established a quorum, approved the June 24 minutes unanimously, and heard an update from the State Board of Elections on voter list maintenance. Taylor Brown, the board’s general counsel, explained the federal NVRA requirements and Kentucky’s statutory process for maintaining voter rolls, including use of USPS change-of-address data, ERIC reports, and agreements with non-ERIC states. He said Kentucky has entered or discussed agreements with several states, and that the board sends postcards to voters believed to have moved; if a voter does not respond to an 8D2 postcard and does not vote over two federal election cycles, the registration may be removed. He also described other removal categories such as death, felony conviction, incompetency, duplicate registrations, and self-requested cancellations. Brown reported that between July 1, 2024, and June 30, 2025, the board removed 284,381 registrations from the rolls, including 42,675 for death, 5,940 for felony conviction, 5,527 for registration in another state, 578 for incompetency, 223 based on jury questionnaires indicating non-citizenship, 746 self-removals, and 3,381 duplicates, along with 225,311 removals through the address-maintenance program. He said Kentucky’s total registrations decreased by roughly 169,000 over the year and are now below the Census Bureau’s estimate of the state’s voting-age population. Brown emphasized that receiving a postcard does not mean a voter has been purged and that failure to vote alone does not trigger removal. Members asked about the 223 non-citizen-related removals, the availability and effectiveness of alternatives to ERIC, the partisan criticism of ERIC, and how duplicate registrations are identified. Brown said the non-citizen jury questionnaire cases had been referred to the Attorney General for further review, that Kentucky currently has no organized alternative to ERIC but is pursuing reciprocal agreements with states such as Florida, and that ERIC recently changed bylaws to remove a postcard requirement that had been costly for member states. On duplicates, he said the board uses multiple data points, not just name and address, and noted that fuller Social Security data could improve accuracy. Committee leaders praised the board’s work and said they wanted to meet before session to discuss possible statutory changes to improve voter list maintenance.

Transcript Highlights:

• Cast that tough vote.
• Cast that tough vote. vote. vote.
• Anyone wish to be recorded as voting no? >> Anyone wish to be recorded as voting no?
• </c> and ask you to vote no. and ask you to vote no.
• President, by roll call vote. I'm sorry, we just do it by voice vote, Mr. President.

Keywords: MS Senate Floor - 7 January, 2026; 10:00 AM, 925, all

Transcript Highlights:

• The gentleman has asked that when this item be voted on, it be voted by a call of the yeas and nays.
• The gentleman has asked that when this item be voted on, it be voted by a call of the yeas and nays.
• Brady votes yes. Senator Collins. Nick Collins votes yes. Senator Edwards. Lydia Edwards votes yes.
• I would vote yes on a roll call.
• The votes of several members and record them. Nick Collins, votes. Michael J. Barrett. Yes.

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The Senate first handled a House petition from John H. Rawlers and others seeking eminent domain authority for a parcel in Norwood; Joint Rule 12 was suspended and the matter was referred to the Committee on State Administration and Regulatory Oversight. The chamber then resumed debate on the literacy bill, with Senator Tarr offering a series of amendments focused on school district funding, teacher competency, reporting, waivers, and curriculum implementation. Most of Tarr’s amendments were rejected, but one requiring written, appealable denials of district waivers was adopted by roll call, and another amendment on reporting from the Early Literacy Fund, including provisions for English language learners and special education educators, was also adopted. A separate amendment extending the timeline for DESE to publish high-quality curricula was adopted, while several other amendments were withdrawn or defeated. The Senate also considered and adopted an amendment from Senator Comerford addressing rural and regional equity in education funding. That amendment expanded eligible uses of the Early Literacy Fund to include screening assessments, required DESE to prioritize geographic and funding equity, mandated a public hearing in Western Massachusetts before final grant criteria were finalized, and directed technical assistance to rural districts. Senators from across the chamber spoke in support, emphasizing chronic underfunding, declining enrollment, minimum-aid pressures, and the need for a broader review of the Chapter 70 formula and a Foundation Budget Review Commission. The amendment passed unanimously. Later, the Senate took up an amendment from Senator Moore on children’s vision care, which would have created a registry for vision screening and expanded eye exam requirements, but it was withdrawn after supportive debate. The chamber then adopted the Ways and Means redraft, ordered the bill to third reading, and passed An Act relative to teacher preparation and student literacy to be engrossed by a unanimous roll call. Final passage was also achieved for a separate House land-taking bill allowing the town of Hingham to use municipal property for a center for active living, which passed by the required two-thirds vote and was enacted. The Senate then adopted an order to meet again the following Monday and adjourned in memory of Donna Goldstein.

Transcript Highlights:

• If you voted no, it's certainly a signal to JFAC to not appropriate the money.
• If you voted no and didn't appropriate it, he can't go and spend money.
• That's at least not what happened to me when I got voted in.
• That's, at least it didn't happen to me when I got voted in.
• Can we get a roll call vote on this, please? Could we do a roll call vote, please?

Committee: Senate Health and Welfare

Keywords: 989, all

Transcript Highlights:

• With that, I'd ask the clerk to call the vote.
• The motion is to to call the vote.
• </c><00:35:48.160><c> Representative</c> &gt;&gt; The clerk votes no.
• The motion &gt;&gt; By a vote of 9 to seven.
• ,</c> &gt;&gt; chair votes, &gt;&gt; chair votes, &gt;&gt; yes.

Committee: House Criminal Justice and Public Safety

Keywords: 1189, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• BY YOUR VOTE SB 14 IS REPORTED FAVORABLY.
• BY YOUR VOTE SB 1512 IS REPORTED FAVORABLY.
• BY YOUR VOTE SB 674 IS REPORTED FAVORABLY.
• VOTERS VOTED FOR IT, ODDS ARE THEY WOULD VOTE FOR IT AGAIN.
• ANY OTHER SENATORS WHO WOULD LIKE TO REPORT A VOTE? RECORD A VOTE?

Keywords: 999, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• In this last election, Minnesotans voted for equal numbers of Democratic and Republican state representatives
• for Representative Tapkey and six testified that they voted for his opponent.
• They do have a quorum to open the session with 67 votes.
• He got 7,500 more votes than the Republican.
• What about—but Lisa D just said that there is precedent twice for the 7 votes?

Keywords: 1183, house

Transcript Highlights:

• Roger, seeing none, please call a vote. Chair Pouche. Aye. Vice Chair Hovis.
• By your vote of six ayes and no noes... Thompson.
• By your vote of six ayes and no noes, you have voted House Committee Substitute for Senate Substitute
• By your vote of 6-0, you have voted.
• By your vote of 6 to 0, you have voted Senate Committee Substitute for Senate Bill 1142 do pass consent

Committee: House Consent and Procedure

Summary: The Committee on Consent and Rules met in executive session with six members present, establishing a quorum. The committee first considered House Committee Substitute for Senate Substitute for Senate Substitute for Senate Bills 907, 1154, and 1272, sponsored by Senator Hudson. The chair explained that the measure was routed as non-consent because it was viewed as making a major policy change, in part due to potential litigation concerns, so it would proceed through the normal perfection and third-reading process if approved. The committee voted 6-0 to recommend the combined bill package do pass non-consent. It then took up Senate Committee Substitute for Senate Bill 1142, also by Senator Hudson, and approved it 6-0 as do pass consent. No other substantive discussion or testimony was recorded, and the meeting adjourned after the final vote.

Transcript Highlights:

• Seeing none, please call a vote. Chair Pouchey, aye. Vice Chair Hovis.
• By your vote of six ayes and no noes... Thompson.
• By your vote of six ayes and no noes, you have voted House Committee Substitute for Senate Substitute
• By your vote of 6-0, you have voted. Thompson. 6.0.
• By your vote of 6 to 0, you have voted Senate Committee Substitute for Senate Bill 1142 do pass consent

Committee: House Consent and Procedure

Keywords: 959, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• that we reconsider the vote on the Smith amendment.
• &gt;&gt; Mmani Hilsley votes I. &gt;&gt; Mmani Hilsley votes I.
• </c> this vote. Thank you, Mr. Speaker. this vote. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
• So, when we vote for this bill today, if you choose to vote in the affirmative, I will expect to see
• </c><00:46:39.280><c> for</c> I'm so grateful to be able to vote for I'm so grateful to be able to vote

Keywords: 1183, house

Transcript Highlights:

• Chair votes aye. Vice Chair also votes aye.
• Vice Chair for the vote. Chair votes aye. Members voting on HB 2165 HD2.
• If not, Vice Chair for the vote. Chair votes aye. Okay, we're voting on HB 1514 HD2.
• Vice Chair for the vote. Chair votes aye. Voting on HB 2458 HD3.
• Vice Chair for the vote. Chair votes aye. Voting on HB 2458 HD3.

Committee: Senate Labor and Technology

Keywords: 912, senate, all

Summary: The committee first heard House Bill 2455, HD2, relating to employment practices. Testimony was limited, with support from the Hawaii State Commission on the Status of Women and UPW; the committee noted nine support, zero opposition, and zero comments. No vote was taken on this bill during the portion provided. The committee then took up House Bill 2165, HD2, relating to the Hawaii Employment Security Law. DLIR supported the measure but requested an amendment moving language in Section 2 from subsection A to subsection C to preserve the legal structure. Members questioned DLIR about a January 8 U.S. Department of Labor letter and whether the bill would keep Hawaii in conformity with federal unemployment insurance requirements. DLIR said the federal guidance requires the state to remove the carve-out for labor-dispute claimants, though unions with hiring halls and members in good standing could still be exempt from work-search requirements under an authorized list. UNITE HERE Local 5 opposed the bill and said the current law already gives the department discretion to exempt striking workers. The committee recessed the bill before any final action was taken in the portion shown. In the joint hearing with Commerce and Consumer Protection, the committees heard House Bill 1509, HD2, relating to workers’ compensation. DLIR supported the bill, DHER offered comments and requested an amendment, UPW supported it, and one Zoom testifier described personal experience with delayed care and urged faster decisions. After testimony, the committees voted to pass the bill with amendments. The adopted amendments restored the 7-day treatment-plan deadline from 10 days, changed the effective date to January 1, 2077, and struck the proposed $500 fine for employers who fail to respond within 10 days. Back in the Labor and Technology agenda, the committee heard House Bill 1515, HD2, also relating to workers’ compensation, with testimony noting seven in support, one in opposition, and one comment, but no action was taken in the excerpt. The committee also heard House Bill 1514, HD2, relating to workers’ compensation vocational rehabilitation plans. A Zoom testifier opposed the bill, arguing the 120-day timeline was unrealistic for complex cases. DLIR said the bill would give the director discretion to extend the vocational rehabilitation plan timeline beyond 120 days with no cap on extensions, and the committee noted five support, four opposition, and zero comments. Finally, the committee began House Bill 2458, HD3, relating to surveillance pricing. OCP said it stood on written testimony, while supporters argued the bill would prevent corporations from using personal data to set prices, especially for groceries. Retail and grocery interests opposed the measure, saying it was too broad and could restrict loyalty programs, promotions, and discounts; one witness asked that a loyalty-program exemption be restored.

Transcript Highlights:

• I voted on that twice to pass it.
• Some of us may vote yes to advance the bill today and vote no when it comes to our respective chambers
• Some of us may vote yes to advance the bill today and vote no when it comes to our respective chambers
• Roll call vote: Roll call vote: Senators Hogue: Aye. Beck et al.: Aye. O'Shea: Aye. Davison: Aye.
• How many did we vote on, Mr. Bjornson? Voted on 10 of 19. Any further motions?

Keywords: 908, all

Summary: The committee opened with roll call and a review of special-session procedure: bills would be heard in filing order, with related school-lunch bills grouped together, and any bill advancing would require a motion, second, and majority vote to be introduced. Members also discussed that the committee was functioning much like a delayed-bills committee, with final referral to either Appropriations or Policy depending on the bill’s fiscal impact. The first major proposal was Senator Schibley’s bill to create a narrow, statewide Bank of North Dakota bridge-loan program for struggling nonprofit medical facilities, prompted by Jacobson Memorial Hospital’s financial crisis. He argued the hospital and surrounding EMS services could close without short-term help, while committee members questioned the added language, the population cap, the $10 million fund with $5 million per applicant limit, and whether the program could open the door to future requests. Representative Headland then presented two cleanup bills from the prior property-tax session: one to fix notice and tax-certification issues for local taxing districts, and another to correct how the primary residence credit is applied so taxpayers receive the full benefit rather than counties retaining part of the reimbursement. Members asked about township hearing timing, the estimated $10–15 million annual impact, and whether the credit issue could be fixed retroactively; Headland said the bill was intended to correct the problem going forward. Three school-lunch bills drew extensive discussion. Representative Vetter proposed a small administrative appropriation to add an FTE to help eligible families enroll in the existing free/reduced lunch program, saying the goal was to ensure needy children are signed up and that the state should not subsidize meals for wealthy families. Representative Nathe offered a broader bill mirroring the pending initiated measure but placing the program in statute instead of the Constitution, moving implementation up a year, and funding it with a one-time $65 million from the strategic investment fund; he said this would preserve legislative flexibility and avoid constitutional entrenchment. Representative Dressler proposed raising the state-funded eligibility threshold from 225% to 300% of poverty, arguing it would expand access while still preserving federal reimbursements and encouraging better enrollment systems. Members debated costs, future budget pressure, whether the bills set a precedent for responding to ballot measures, and whether the program should include breakfast and other operational details. Other proposals included Senator Powers’ bill to create a hyperbaric oxygen board and support rural access to hyperbaric chambers for wounds, concussions, PTSD, and other conditions; Representative Tolman’s reporting-requirements bill to force new or expanded programs to justify purpose, alternatives, evaluation methods, and full implementation costs; Representative Frelich’s bill addressing the ongoing redistricting litigation and what happens if the Supreme Court or lower courts alter the current map; and a bill requested by the Public Service Commission and ITD for FERC litigation support and ADA website/document compliance. The committee also heard a rural-health eligibility bill from Representative Twait aimed at steering federal rural health dollars toward rural providers, with questions focused on whether the mileage limits would exclude some communities. One Holocaust education item was deferred until the sponsor could be located.