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AZ

Arizona 2026 Regular Session

03/04/2026 - House Floor Session

Arizona House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • For your appropriations amendment, I recommend that the Appropriations Committee amendment to 2229 be
  • I request that the committee amendment be adopted. Mr.
  • There's something special about this piece of legislation.
  • They're both constituents of Legislative District 17.
  • They are both constituents of Legislative District 17.
Summary: The House convened, opened with prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance, welcomed Judges Day guests and other visitors, and read a proclamation recognizing March 2026 as Social Work Month. Members also made brief introductions of guests and the doctor of the day, Dr. Philip Williams. The chamber then moved through a long Committee of the Whole agenda, taking up numerous bills with committee and floor amendments, most of them receiving do-pass or due-pass recommendations after brief explanations and some debate. Notable discussion included HB 2444, where several members raised concerns about pharmacist-led care, patient safety, and rural health impacts, while the sponsor argued it would expand affordable access to care; HB 2726, which drew comments about a new sleep apnea device and whether it was a vendor-driven proposal; HB 2991, a bipartisan effort to address social media harms to children; and HB 4070, a bill framed as a “corporate death penalty” approach to combat sex trafficking. Other measures addressed kinship placement in child welfare, midwifery oversight, vulnerable adult protections, tuition waivers for children of disabled veterans, license plate omnibus language, and county and education-related issues. After the Committee of the Whole reported, the House adopted the report and assigned measures for engrossing. The chamber then proceeded to third reading votes on several bills. HB 2123, dealing with financial institutions and gold/silver legal tender, failed on a 24-28 vote after an excusal request was granted to one member with a financial conflict. HB 2270, concerning county authority and sheriff’s posse dissolution procedures, passed 50-3. HB 2324, creating a state fire marshal-related provision, passed 53-0, as did HB 2404 on mental health services. HB 2495 on sentencing failed 26-27. HB 2557 on patient records passed 37-16, HB 2574 on traffic violation appeals passed 52-0, HB 2594 on domestic relations and address confidentiality passed 44-9, HB 2611 on child welfare passed 51-0, HB 2681 on the county employee merit system passed 53-0, and HB 2697 also passed 51-0. The session continued into additional votes beyond the excerpt.
US
Transcript Highlights:
  • Exercising our legislative and oversight responsibilities makes it important that this committee, its
  • the requester regarding the basis for any good-faith delay or denial in providing such records?
  • Will you look at this promotion system with the idea of making appropriate changes? Yes, Senator.
  • There are appropriate times to take risk and there are inappropriate times to take risk.
  • We're going to be introducing legislation to bolster what the President's trying to do.
WY

Wyoming 2026 Regular Session

House Labor, Health & Social Services Committee, March 2, 2026

Labor, Health & Social Services

Transcript Highlights:
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  • ><c> board</c><00:17:00.639><c> of</c> The legislation empowers the board of The legislation empowers
  • </c> think is going to be appropriate. think is going to be appropriate.
  • </c> welf welfare reform model legislation. welf welfare reform model legislation.
  • ,</c><01:30:52.080><c> we</c> Even if you pass the legislation, we Even if you pass the legislation,
Bills: SF0122 , SJ0006 , SF0121 , SF0106
NH

New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session

House Municipal and County Government (05/05/2026)

Municipal and County Government

Transcript Highlights:
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  • And so, legislators<00:46:36.200><c> um</c> legislators um legislators um that<00:46:37.240><c> they're
  • Section two, I good and and appropriate.
  • </c> being spent appropriately. Thank you. being spent appropriately. Thank you.
  • </c><01:38:52.640><c> to</c> as we were requested to as we were requested to do.<01:38:54.680><c> Uh<
Keywords: 1189, house, all
HI
Transcript Highlights:
  • </c><00:14:12.079><c> uh</c> bill uh we appreciate the legislator uh bill uh we appreciate the legislator
  • So we just respectfully request that you remove that age 65.
  • So we just respectfully request that you remove that age 65.
  • </c> less was I think previously appropriated less was I think previously appropriated um<00:54:37.200
  • </c><00:54:38.920><c> for</c> um when it comes to Appropriations for um when it comes to Appropriations
Keywords: 910, house, all
Summary: The joint hearing opened with House Bill 1462 on crisis services. Testimony from the Department of Law Enforcement, the Community Alliance on Prisons, and the Department of Health supported expanding behavioral health crisis services as an alternative to arrest or incarceration. Witnesses said additional crisis sites would help divert people in mental health crisis to appropriate care, and the Department of Health described its current crisis center in Ewa, including the need for renovations such as a padded room and the time required to get the facility operational. In response to questions, the department estimated the Ewa center’s budgeted cost at about $4.3 million, not including rent or startup repairs, and said a second site’s cost would depend on whether it was freestanding or attached to an existing facility. The committee then heard House Bill 700 on cognitive assessments. The Executive Office on Aging supported the bill’s intent but asked that it be amended to make assessments optional rather than mandated, to pilot the program first, and to allow flexibility in handling HIPAA-protected data. SHPDA also supported the measure but said it should not be mandatory and suggested that payers reimburse for assessments when requested by patients, families, or physicians. The Alzheimer’s Association and caregivers strongly supported standardizing cognitive assessments to improve early detection and access to newer treatments, while noting the existing opt-out provision. The Hawaii State Council on Developmental Disabilities supported the bill but asked that the age 65 threshold be removed because cognitive decline can begin much earlier for people with Down syndrome, autism, traumatic brain injury, stroke, and related conditions. In response to a question, the Office on Aging said a pilot project could likely be done for about $150,000, with data security being the main added cost. The final bill discussed was House Bill 237 on peer support programs. Testimony from Family Hui Hawaii, Early Childhood Action Strategy, peer support workers, and families described peer-to-peer programs as a cost-effective way to reduce isolation, strengthen families, and provide long-term community support. Speakers said these programs help parents and caregivers navigate crises, child welfare involvement, addiction recovery, and other challenges, and can have lasting benefits for children’s development and family stability. Several witnesses tied the bill to broader state goals, including infant and early childhood mental health, trauma-informed care, and child welfare reform. Written testimony from about a dozen organizations and individuals was also noted in support.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Capital Investment Committee 4/29/25

Capital Investment

Transcript Highlights:
  • 00:13:40.399><c> overdue</c> request includes a long overdue request includes a long overdue renovation
  • </c> um and I know our with the legislative um and I know our with the legislative budget<00:24:02.640
  • </c> State's request for facilities funding. State's request for facilities funding.
  • One for $25 complimentary requests.
  • </c> discuss our asset preservation request discuss our asset preservation request in<01:15:07.360><c
Bills: HF3220
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Higher Education Finance and Policy Committee 3/6/25

Higher Education Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • We really try to listen on these visits during this legislative time to find out what...
  • </c> so if you have a research request so if you have a research request something<00:08:22.360><c> you're
  • They are showing up to their legislative sessions. They are voting.
  • </c><00:57:08.319><c> sessions</c> showing up to their legislative sessions showing up to their legislative
  • </c> were here a couple years ago requesting were here a couple years ago requesting um<01:09:23.480>
Keywords: 1183, house
LA
Transcript Highlights:
  • House Resolution 179 by Representative Marcel requests the House Committee on Municipal, Parochial and
  • Number one, I believe we have way too many study groups that are requested, and it takes staff time.
  • And then perhaps bring legislation that would support or help those crime prevention districts.
  • Chairman, at the appropriate time, I'd like to move favorably as amended.
  • She said she would like to move favorably when appropriate.
Keywords: 965, house, all
Summary: The committee met with a quorum and first considered H.C.R. 89 by Representative Charles Owen, which directs the Department of Culture, Recreation and Tourism to study, with the Louisiana State Museum and the World War II Museum, the feasibility of a museum and trail dedicated to the Louisiana Maneuvers. Owen described the historical significance of the maneuvers and said the proposal would mainly involve markers and a modest museum. The committee moved the resolution favorably to the floor without objection. Members then debated H.R. 179 by Representative Marcel, which would create a study of neighborhood crime prevention and security districts and their effectiveness in reducing crime. Several members raised concerns about the number of study groups and the breadth of a statewide review, while others supported gathering data on crime trends, cameras, and district performance. Marcel said the study was intended to collect information, not mandate changes, and the resolution was moved favorably to the floor. The committee next took up S.B. 228 and S.B. 268 by Senator Duplessis, both related to replacing lead and copper water service lines. S.B. 228 was a constitutional amendment allowing public funds to be used on private property for replacement of lead-based and copper pipes, and S.B. 268 set out the process for municipalities or parishes to implement the program, including notice to homeowners and an inventory/testing process. Members questioned homeowner rights, the seven-day notice period, emergency entry language, contracting, and whether the work would fully address hazards inside homes; Rainwater said the program was narrowly tailored, federally funded through the EPA and LDH, and intended to replace lines from the main to the shutoff valve. Both measures were moved favorably as amended. Finally, the committee approved S.B. 283 by Senator Barrow, creating the Boulevard at Harding Area Special District in Baton Rouge to encourage development in a food desert near Southern University, and moved H.R. 225 by Representative Eccles, which urges study of parish-wide solid waste, debris removal, and disaster resilience services in Ouachita Parish. H.R. 223 by Representative Walters, urging Shreveport to partner on the Southern Soul City Initiative, was also moved favorably. The chair noted it was likely the committee’s last meeting of the session, and members and staff were thanked for their work.
MA

Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session

Senate Session (Full Formal with Calendar) Jun 18th, 2026

Massachusetts Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • The Senate has requested that a vote be taken by a call of the yeas and nays.
  • So it removes them from a regulatory regime in which they are not appropriate.
  • This legislation has been long overdue. Thank you.
  • This legislation has long been vetted now. There were... This legislation has long been vetted now.
  • Obviously, we move forward some great piece of legislation here in this body.
Summary: The Senate first considered several amendments to a primary care/health care bill. Amendment 1, on artificial intelligence in health care and mental health services, was withdrawn by unanimous consent. Amendment 37, which would have required a rate band for outpatient primary care reimbursement, was debated and then defeated on a roll call, 5-33. Amendment 39, on direct primary care arrangements and deductible credits, was also defeated 5-33. The chamber then took up and passed the conference report for An Act Relative to Teachers Preparation and Student Literacy (H. 5511), with senators emphasizing the need for evidence-based literacy instruction, universal screening, dyslexia screening, teacher training, and implementation funding; the bill was enacted and sent to the Governor after a 39-0 roll call. The Senate then returned to Amendment 60 on the primary care bill, which would have created a “safety valve” allowing alternative payment systems to be proposed to the Health Policy Commission. After debate over whether the bill already allowed flexibility, the amendment was defeated 5-33. Amendment 50, requiring stronger health equity reporting, was adopted. Amendment 66, a technical fix setting commercial payment rates for community health centers at the MassHealth PPS rate, was adopted. Amendment 24, excluding pharmaceutical spending from the primary care spending baseline and target, was adopted. Amendment 45, a study on expanding the role of allied health professionals, was withdrawn. Amendment 48, a group purchasing cooperative pilot, and amendments 53, 61, and 63 were also withdrawn. The Senate adopted Amendment 64, which prohibits prior authorization from delaying FDA-approved medications for serious mental illness, and rejected Amendment 68 on reporting private equity investment in primary and specialty care, as well as Amendments 71 and 72 on scope of practice and ownership disclosure. Amendment 62, a technical change modernizing the definition of primary care and clarifying the care team, was adopted. Amendment 21, the Senate Ways and Means amendment, was then adopted, the bill was ordered to a third reading, and the Senate passed An Act relative to primary care for you (S. 3116) to be engrossed on a 35-4 roll call. The Senate then adjourned to a later date, with memorial references at adjournment.
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Transcript Highlights:
  • Can you tell us what's different this time around than what we did in 2019 and why we need legislation
  • now and we didn't need legislation then?
  • for outside counsel and also approve their own request for outside counsel.
  • This legislation is just making sure that the standards that we're continuing to use are the Oklahoma
  • This legislation is just making sure that the standards that we're continuing to use of the Oklahoma
Committee: House Rules
Summary: The committee first announced that House Bills 3568 and 3891 and H.J.R. 1019 would be laid over and not heard that day. It then took up a series of bills, adopting PCS versions where offered and generally moving them forward with do-pass recommendations. House Bill 3015 would allow Oklahomans to add a driver’s license to a digital wallet and use it as an optional credential; members questioned why legislation was needed now versus the 2019 digital ID effort and whether the state would work directly with Apple and Google rather than a third-party vendor. The bill passed 10-0. Other measures included House Bill 314, which adds a DOC electronic monitoring ineligibility item; House Bill 3567, which increases transparency in campaign fund use and was amended to correct a citation; House Bill 3749, which lets county clerks, county court clerks, and county commissioners retain outside counsel; House Bill 4229, which narrows when schools may declare emergencies for contracts when facilities are unusable; and House Bill 4237, which modernizes collection of criminal court fees, fines, and costs. Each of these bills advanced, with HB 3749 drawing the most discussion over whether it duplicates district attorney services and whether county commissioners would be approving their own outside-counsel contracts. The committee also advanced House Bill 4253, a union-related bill that the author said he was carrying as a vehicle and would substantially revise before final passage; members discussed federal labor-law concerns and the bill passed 10-0. House Joint Resolution 1046 would exempt homeowners from property tax for a year if a residence is uninhabitable for six months after a disaster; members debated the impact on local tax bases and whether existing ad valorem refund mechanisms should be used instead, and it passed 10-0. House Joint Resolution 1084, which states that Oklahoma and U.S. constitutional standards govern courtroom matters and no court should enforce incompatible religious law, passed 8-2 after questions about whether it addressed a current problem. Finally, House Bill 3411 on biosolids and PFAS testing would require DEQ testing and disclosure to landowners and authorize treatment protocols; it passed 9-1. The meeting ended with notice that the next rules meeting was moved to Thursday at 11:30 in a different room due to technical difficulties.
AZ

Arizona 2026 Regular Session

02/18/2026 - House Ways & Means

Ways & Means

Transcript Highlights:
  • Supreme Court, but we did Wayfair legislation in 2019.
  • I think that all of the members of the committee... ...request again.
  • Perfectly fair request.
  • That was the purpose of the Wayfair legislation.
  • Vice Chair, there's no request to speak. Our final is Molly Murphy.
Committee: House Ways & Means
TX

Texas 89th 2nd C.S.

S/C on State-Federal Relations Mar 13th, 2025

S/C on State-Federal Relations

Transcript Highlights:
  • I would also like to introduce my staff, committee clerk and legislative director, Ariana Jocelyn, I
  • That is why I stand before you today to request, to request your support in granting our tribal police
  • I urge you to support our request.
  • Uh, why is this legislation necessary if the tribe is within the city of limits of El Paso?
  • This was a key element in gaining wide support during the past legislative sessions.
Bills: HB176 , HB180
FL

Florida 2025 Regular Session

December 10, 2025 - 03:30 PM

Transcript Highlights:
  • The legislature when it appropriates positions to the court system, appropriates the positions and the
  • What is the number that you think is is appropriate? >> You're recognized.
  • And I believe they are going to request that be made whole position.
  • But in order to do that, that's part of their legislative budget request.
  • Happy Hanukkah, Merry Christmas, whatever's appropriate for your particular faith basis.
FL

Florida 2026 Regular Session

March 9, 2026 (1:00PM Session)

Florida House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • I lift up each legislator here today to you. I lift up each legislator here today to you.
  • appropriate to ask a legislative employee to opine on pending piece of legislation.
  • It preserves legislative oversight.
  • And members, we often look back on legislation and look for the legislative intent of the bill.
  • You made me a better legislator and chair.
Summary: The House convened with a prayer, pledge, quorum call, and recognition of Officer Cody Popple of the FSU Police Department for his actions during the April campus shooting. Members also observed a moment of silence for former Lee County Judge John Carlin. The Rules and Ethics Committee report setting the special order calendar was adopted, and the Speaker outlined the final week of session, noting that budget negotiations were still ongoing and that the House would continue taking up Senate bills and returning messages. The chamber then considered a series of mostly technical or sunset-review bills, including SB 100, SB 104, and SB 102 on the Florida Statutes, all of which passed unanimously. Several Open Government Sunset Review bills were also approved, extending or preserving public records and meeting exemptions for the Public Service Commission, the Department of Military Affairs, the Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles, cybersecurity records, emergency shelter information, conviction integrity units, the Florida Gaming Control Commission, and school testing materials; most passed with little opposition, though SB 7006, SB 7026, and SB 7022 drew some dissenting votes. The House also passed SB 7016 on small business loan records, SB 7008 on gaming commission records, SB 7000 on emergency shelter information, and SB 7004 on conviction integrity unit records. Members then moved into farewell remarks and recognitions, including an extended farewell speech by Representative Hart-Lowman reflecting on her service, family, district, and policy priorities such as criminal justice, housing, health care, and labor issues. The House also recognized visiting students from Osceola County and other guests in the galleries. Later, the House took up more substantive measures. SB 7040 recreated the emergency preparedness and response trust fund; after a lengthy debate over an amendment to let the fund expire and a strike-all restoring the House position, the bill passed 82-25. The chamber then passed CS/CS/SB 302 on coastal resiliency, CS/CS/SB 984 on firefighter cancer benefits, and CS/SB 474 on military affairs, all with broad support. The final portion of the transcript shifted to SB 488 on Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles, where members debated vehicle registration requirements, license plate frames, and related amendments, including provisions for disabled veterans and dealer allocation rules, before the transcript ended mid-debate.
MN
Transcript Highlights:
  • , request a roll call.
  • </c> request a roll call. There are 15 hands. request a roll call. There are 15 hands.
  • </c> request roll call. request roll call.
  • </c> legislation is critical for them. legislation is critical for them.
  • Clearly, legislation has been have, too. Clearly, legislation has been drafted. drafted. drafted.
Keywords: 1183, house
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

CPC Public Hearing - Tue Mar 3, 2026 @ 2:00 PM HST

Consumer Protection & Commerce

Transcript Highlights:
  • Mahalo. their myriad of already uh legislated um their myriad of already uh legislated um actions<01:
  • </c><01:05:22.400><c> it</c> for patients who are requesting it for patients who are requesting it without
  • </c> request. It could be a barrier. request. It could be a barrier.
  • </c><01:20:42.280><c> provider,</c> care, and and the appropriate provider, care, and and the appropriate
  • That wouldn't fit within appropriate.
Summary: The committee heard several administration bills related largely to workers’ compensation and unemployment insurance. On HB 2323 HD1, which would modernize workers’ compensation notice and filing procedures, DLIR and other agencies testified in support of the original bill language but said HD1 removed key components and weakened the bill’s clarity and continuity. HB 2324 HD1, which would repeal state hoisting-machine certification requirements and the separate crane operator certificate, drew support from DLIR; members asked about whether the change would affect safety or local operators, and DLIR said OSHA-compliant certifications already exist and the union supported the change. HB 1509 HD1, which would require faster employer responses to treatment plans and impose penalties for nonresponse, received support from DLIR and others, while DHRD said it wanted an amendment. The committee also took up HB 2164 HD1 on compounded prescription drugs in workers’ compensation. DLIR supported the bill as a way to define compounded drugs and curb inflated pricing, but DHRD and a medical provider opposed it and asked for amendments. Testimony focused heavily on whether the definition should include 503B compounding facilities and whether physician dispensing should be limited to the first 30 days after injury. HB 2165 HD1, dealing with unemployment insurance eligibility and removing the two-year limit on recouping overpayments, was supported by DLIR but opposed by Unite Here Local 5, which argued it would make it harder for striking workers and other claimants. Members questioned the impact of changing reporting deadlines from calendar days to business days and raised concerns about future benefit offsets; DLIR said the bill was needed for federal conformity and that the committee would revisit the offset percentage and effective date. Later, the committee heard HB 2367 on pay transparency, requiring salary ranges in job postings and removing the small-employer exemption. The Hawaii Civil Rights Commission, AAUW, Hawaii Women Lawyers, and an individual testifier supported the bill, saying pay transparency promotes fairness, trust, and pay equity; one testifier described being underpaid compared with a predecessor and said posting ranges would save applicants’ time. HB 2619 HD1, concerning homemade food products and farm kitchens, received generally supportive comments from the Department of Health, which requested an amendment to preserve flexibility in future rulemaking. HB 1765 HD1, on spear-fishing safety warnings, drew support from a safety educator and comments from DLNR; supporters said warning labels would help prevent hypoxic blackout deaths and were low-cost and easy to implement. No votes or final committee actions were taken in the portion of the meeting provided.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Committee on Health and Human Services - 04/01/25

Health and Human Services

Transcript Highlights:
  • </c> for uh appropriate placement settings. for uh appropriate placement settings.
  • </c> Home Service and testifying to request Home Service and testifying to request your<01:04:08.880>
  • Appropriation was 1.5 uh million per biennium.
  • Appropriation was 1.5 uh in 2023.
  • c> to</c><01:15:24.239><c> scale</c><01:15:24.640><c> the</c> appropriation was used to scale the appropriation
Keywords: 1187, senate, all
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Transcript Highlights:
  • This legislation, honestly, I think it's far overdue.
  • to impose a cap, I think that's a piece of legislation that if you wanted to run a piece of legislation
  • We passed that piece of legislation last year.
  • So that's what this piece of legislation does.
  • So every single time we have a request, we do have to make those financial decisions as a legislative
Committee: House Rules
Keywords: 914, all
US

US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session

US House Floor Proceedings (Wednesday, May 20, 2026)

US Federal House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • >> I request the yeas and nays. >> Yeas and nays are requested.
  • Speaker, I request the yeas and nays. The yeas and nays are requested.
  • </c> Gentleman requests yays and nays. Gentleman requests yays and nays.
  • And I encourage my colleagues to take the sentiment to heart and reject the latest appropriation request
  • <06:55:59.360><c> request.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Senate Floor Session - 05/07/25

Minnesota Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • I remove my request for a roll call. Roll call request removed.
  • Roll call requested. Roll call advice. Roll call requested.
  • Requested. Roll call call. Roll call. Requested.
  • </c> request a roll call. Roll call. request a roll call. Roll call.
  • </c> Requested roll call granted. Requested roll call granted.
Keywords: 1187, senate, all