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ID
Transcript Highlights:
- And I think Senator Harris was involved in that legislation creating that program.
- And I think Senator Harris was involved in that legislation creating that program.
- This legislation will do two things.
- He's aware of this legislation.
- I also met with Representative Don Hall, who agreed to sponsor the legislation.
Summary:
The committee first heard a resolution supporting the Idaho Caregiving Alliance’s work on a statewide strategic plan for kinship care and caregiving resources. The sponsor described kinship care as placement with relatives, tribe members, stepparents, or fictive kin, emphasized the benefits to children and the state, and cited data on grandfamilies and children raised by kin. In response to questions, the sponsor said the effort was based on existing grant funding and was not seeking new public money. The committee then voted to send the resolution to print.
Members next considered several RSs. RS 33536 would set dispensing fees and reimbursement rates for independent pharmacies and strengthen transparency rules for pharmacy benefit managers; it was sent to print after the sponsor said the Insurance Director had been consulted. RS 33535 would move the presidential primary to the first Tuesday after the first Monday in May, and RS 33511 would codify Public Utilities Commission rules on large-load customers such as data centers to prevent infrastructure costs from being broadly socialized; both were introduced. RS 33589 would extend temporary rules until pending rules become final on July 1, and RS 33586 would exempt churches from certain ballot-initiative reporting requirements if spending stayed under 10% of prior-year receipts; both were also introduced.
The committee also heard RS 33599, a concurrent resolution urging support for wildlife crossings to improve public safety and protect migration corridors, and it was sent to print. Finally, House Bill 652, which would declare an official state sport, was presented by a fourth-grade homeschool student who advocated for hunting based on Idaho history, conservation, and outdoor traditions. Committee members praised her presentation and her family, and the bill was advanced with a do-pass recommendation. The meeting then adjourned.
ID
Transcript Highlights:
- This legislation is very simple. It amends Idaho Code 50... This legislation is very simple.
- This legislation improves access to natural health care for all Idahoans who choose to seek it.
- This legislation does not grant any new privileges and restricts the scope of naturopathic doctors to
- Thank you for consideration of this legislation, and I'll stand for questions. Okay, thank you.
- So the department does know about this legislation.
NY
New York 2025-2026 Regular Session
New York State Senate Session - 01/28/2026
New York Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- The bill is passed. and in the same manner as a chapter of the legislation 25. Call the roll.
- There is nothing in the legislation that suggests that any of the appointees, to the CAC, full time or
- There is nothing in the legislation that, suggests that any of the appointees, to the CAC full time or
- So I vote in the affirmative in this legislation. Thank you. Mr. President.
- And I'm grateful that we are passing this amended legislation today to try to really just improve the
Summary:
The Senate convened, approved the prior journal, adopted the resolution calendar, and heard an introduction welcoming the parents of Detective Wenjun Lu, with remarks honoring their family’s sacrifice and service. The chamber then proceeded through a lengthy reading of the calendar and passed a series of bills, most by wide margins, covering topics including social services, labor, insurance, mental hygiene, county law, education, financial services, criminal procedure, executive law, general business law, tax law, and powers and trusts law. Several measures were passed unanimously or with only one or a few dissenting votes, while others drew larger partisan splits.
The main floor debate centered on Calendar 44, Assembly Bill 9516, a Correction Law bill expanding the membership of the State Commission of Correction from three to five and adding qualifications for certain appointees, including a former inmate and a health care, legal, or policy professional. Senator Murray argued the bill should require victims’ rights experience and said the criminal justice system should not ignore crime victims; Senator Salazar responded that the commission’s oversight role is focused on correctional facilities and that the bill does not exclude anyone with victims’ experience. Senators Rivera and Martins also explained their votes, with Rivera supporting the bill as part of a more rehabilitative approach and Martins opposing it, citing high recidivism and public safety concerns.
After debate, the bill was restored to the non-controversial calendar and passed. The Senate then completed the remaining calendar items and adjourned until Thursday, January 29 at 11 a.m.
ID
Transcript Highlights:
- , Rules and Administration, report that we have read and approved the House Journal of the 12th Legislative
- the Judiciary, Rules and Administration Committee, an act relating to child custody, providing legislative
- deepest hope that we can use this moment as a reminder of how our words and our actions and our legislation
- House Bill 489 will hold its place on the third reading calendar for one legislative day.
- The remaining bill will hold its place on the third reading calendar for one legislative day.
WA
Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Democratic Representatives Press Conference Jan 23rd, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- I'm Daria Faravar, a state representative from the 46 legislative district, and I live about a half a
- I want to affirm the leadership and the vision the legislators have put forward.
- So we've got a full and robust legislative agenda here in the House and the Senate focused on how we
- Otherwise, we're going to give you 35 minutes back in a legislative life, friends.
- In a legislative life, friends, 35 minutes is like three days. So, great.
Summary:
The meeting was a legislative press event focused on food insecurity and a broader state strategy to improve food access in Washington. Food Lifeline CEO Stephen Davis described rising hunger across western Washington, citing roughly one in eight residents and one in six children as food insecure, and warned that federal SNAP cuts and higher costs could worsen the problem. He emphasized the need for coordinated state, local, nonprofit, and industry action to strengthen food security and support the charitable food system.
House Agriculture and Natural Resources Chair Rep. Lisa Reeves framed the issue as a state-level responsibility and highlighted a Food Fighters Caucus working on multiple bills. She pointed to proposals including a Washington version of a Farm Bill (HB 2616), a statewide food security strategy (HB 2238), a ban on force-feeding birds (HB 1735), support for local food infrastructure grants, farm-to-schools efforts, medically tailored meals (HB 2211), a farm-to-food-banks bill (HB 2463), food donation reporting, dynamic grocery pricing (HB 2481), and pesticide restrictions on PFAS (HB 2279). She also said the state was trying to offset federal policy changes that could reduce millions of meals and affect SNAP recipients.
Rep. Darya Farivar focused on grocery access as infrastructure and described the closure of the Fred Meyer in her district as an example of fragile food access. She outlined a bill package centered on HB 2294, HB 2297, and HB 2313: removing anti-competitive covenants that block grocery stores from reopening, giving local governments tools to support existing and new stores in underserved areas, and allowing municipal or partnered grocery options when private stores disappear. Grocery worker Dan House, of UFCW 3000, testified in support of HB 2313, saying store closures hurt seniors, families, workers, and neighborhood stability. No votes were taken; the event ended with a call for continued support, collaboration, and public engagement on the bills and food security efforts.
AZ
Transcript Highlights:
- Pursuant to Legislative Council Rule 28, I have extended the deadline to open Senate folders until Tuesday
- Each folder must be open with enough specificity to allow Legislative Council to prepare a draft of the
- Pursuant to Legislative Council Rule 29, I have extended the Senate bill intro set deadline, preparation
- Legislative Council needs time to convert rough drafts into printed intro sets.
- So let's give a round of applause for what Legislative Council is doing right now anyway, because they
Summary:
The Senate opened with prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance, then completed roll call, approved the prior journal, and welcomed several guest groups to the gallery, including CSG West and NCSL visitors, Tucson Electric Power/UniSource Native BRG members, Pascua Yaqui constituents, Marcos de Niza High School students, and guests from Payson. Members also observed a moment of silence for former Attorney General Mark Brnovich. Senator Hatathlie read a proclamation honoring the life and service of Amaya Curley, a Navajo woman and Navy veteran, and the chamber recessed for presentation of an Arizona state flag flown in her memory, with her family present.
The President Pro Tem announced extended deadlines for opening Senate folders and for Senate bill intro set preparation, and the Senate received House messages regarding adjournment. The chamber voted to accede to the House request to adjourn after Thursday, January 15, 2026, until Tuesday, January 20, 2026. No substantive bill debate occurred; instead, the body moved a large number of measures to second reading, including election, education, health care, firearms, immigration-related reporting, cryptocurrency, transportation, and various memorial and appropriation bills.
Committee and caucus announcements were made for Thursday, January 15, including Rules Committee and both party caucuses. The Senate then adopted a motion to adjourn until Thursday, January 15, 2026, at 10 a.m.
AZ
Transcript Highlights:
- Pursuant to Legislative Council Rule 28, I have extended the deadline to open Senate folders until Tuesday
- Each folder must be open with enough specificity to allow Legislative Council to prepare a draft of the
- Pursuant to Legislative Council Rule 29, I have extended the Senate bill intro set deadline, preparation
- Legislative Council needs time to convert rough drafts into printed intro sets.
- So let's give a round of applause for what Legislative Council is doing right now anyway, because they
CA
Transcript Highlights:
- We seek to protect the rights of all who participate in the legislative process so that we can have a
- we will not permit conduct that disrupts, disturbs, or otherwise impedes the orderly conduct of legislative
- The legislators in Minnesota were gunned down and I condemn that violence and all violence so let's come
- Thank you so much for bringing this bill forward and thank you to my fellow legislators.
- The existing crime was originally put in place by this legislative body in 1980 after the Republican
WA
Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session
JLARC I-900 Subcommittee for SAO Performance Audits Jun 4th, 2025
JLARC I-900 Subcommittee for SAO Performance Audits
Transcript Highlights:
- by the people and acts independently from the legislature and thus independently from the Joint Legislative
- request legislation to implement something like that.
- So my question for them is whether they have considered request legislation that would create some sort
- I don't recall reading anything about that when I reviewed the legislation.
- Yet been a discussion about joint legislation, but I think we're certainly open to, you know, figuring
Summary:
At the June 4, 2025 JLARC I-900 Subcommittee hearing, the State Auditor’s Office presented a performance audit on Washington’s child support insurance intercept law. The audit reviewed the mandatory reporting system for insurance claims tied to past-due child support, noting that collections increased after the law took effect in 2022, but that some eligible claims still are not being reported. Auditors said DCS learns about roughly 1 in 10 claims through other channels, and that insurers may miss reporting because they are unaware of the law, make administrative errors, or misunderstand the $500 threshold and timing requirements.
The audit recommended that the Office of the Insurance Commissioner help educate insurers by adding information to its website and sharing insurer contact contacts with DCS, and also recommended that the Legislature amend the law to create monitoring and enforcement authority. The auditor said neither DCS nor OIC currently has authority to monitor compliance or take action against noncompliant insurers, though other states use insurance regulators or market conduct exams for this purpose. Committee members asked about possible coordinated enforcement between DSHS and OIC, which the auditor said was beyond the scope of the audit but could be considered by the Legislature.
An OIC representative said the commissioner is willing to help educate insurers, post information on the OIC website, and share contact information with DSHS, and that the agency is open to further discussion. No public testimony was offered, and no votes or formal committee actions were taken at the hearing.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- This legislation addresses a very real and frustrating issue.
- I'd like to defer to him to speak directly to the necessity of this legislation and perhaps answer any
- This last session, Senator Huffman passed legislation. making it illegal to possess or distribute.
- Okay, so this last session, Senator Huffman passed legislation making it illegal to possess or distribute
- Our party's legislative priority is to remove these affirmative defenses, and I hope we would consider
MA
Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
Joint Committee on Housing Jun 21st, 2026 at 01:00 pm
Joint Committee on Housing
Transcript Highlights:
- This is the first meeting of the Joint Committee on Housing for this legislative session, and we will
- be hearing testimony on House Bill 65, a proposal for a legislative amendment to the Constitution for
- I would like to thank Legislative Information Services and staff court officers for assisting us today
- dimensions of housing policy issues, we could call them HBI, at the least keep this bill alive in the legislative
- help us see that homelessness is a much more common and pressing issue, one that requires swift legislation
Summary:
The Joint Committee on Housing held its first meeting of the session to hear testimony on House Bill 65, a proposed constitutional amendment establishing a right to housing in Massachusetts. Co-chairs Senator Julian Cyr and Representative Richard Haggerty opened the hearing, outlined the hybrid format and testimony time limits, and noted the presence of several House members. The discussion centered on the broader housing crisis and the idea that housing should be treated as a constitutional right, with the hearing framed as the start of a series of housing-related meetings this session.
Public testimony was brief but strongly supportive. Vincent Lawrence Dixon urged the committee to advance H.65, arguing that housing is a basic necessity and that the amendment could help strengthen and clarify housing policy in the Commonwealth. Erica Tetsuique, speaking from lived experience with homelessness, described time spent at Pine Street and Bridge Over Troubled Waters and said a Housing First approach and constitutional recognition of housing could help address homelessness, crime, mental health, and substance use challenges. She also criticized the Johnson v. Grant decision and called for Massachusetts to set an example nationally.
Committee members thanked the speakers and acknowledged the importance of personal testimony. No votes were taken and no formal action on the bill was reported during the hearing. The meeting ended after a brief opportunity for additional comments, with the committee adjourning by motion and second.
MA
Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
Informal House Session 81 Jun 21st, 2026 at 11:00 am
Massachusetts House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- O'Connor for legislation to provide... Expansion of Joint Rule 12. Petition of Patrick M.
- O'Connor for legislation to provide insurance coverage for the medically necessary treatment of port
- Frost for legislation to establish a sick leave bank for Candy J.
- Frost for legislation to establish a sick leave bank for Candy J.
- Frost for legislation to establish a sick leave bank for Candy J.
Summary:
The House opened with the Pledge of Allegiance and then took up several Rules Committee reports and scheduling orders. Members adopted a resolution commending the PKD Foundation for recognizing September 2025 as Polycystic Kidney Disease Awareness Month. The House also adopted multiple orders extending committee reporting deadlines, including for the Labor and Workforce Development, Public Health, State Administration and Regulatory Oversight, and Telecommunications, Utilities, and Energy committees.
The chamber concurred in Senate petitions referred under suspension of Joint Rule 12, including proposals related to insurance coverage for medically necessary treatment of port wine stains and scalp cooling systems. The House then suspended Joint Rule 12 for several House petitions, including measures on charter school funding, Port Authority Parks governance, a senior fishing license, and a sick leave bank for a Department of Developmental Services employee. The Steering, Policy and Scheduling Committee also reported several bills for consideration, including student mental health, a disability pension for Michael Rodericks, PCOS Awareness Month, roadway safety, and Hopkinton local bills.
After suspending Rule 7A, the House gave second readings and ordered several bills to a third reading, including the student mental health bill, the Michael Rodericks disability pension bill, the PCOS Awareness Month bill, the roadway safety bill, and Hopkinton charter and economic development measures. The House adopted an emergency preamble for House No. 4323, establishing a sick leave bank for Alexander Schwartz of the State Police, then passed that bill to be enacted. The House also passed to be engrossed House No. 2250, dissolving the Watley Water District, and adopted an order to adjourn until Thursday at 11:30 a.m. in an informal session.
MA
Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
Informal House Session 76 Jun 21st, 2026 at 11:00 am
Massachusetts House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Scanlan for legislation to further regulate sales and delivery of alcoholic beverages, to the Committee
- Scanlan for legislation to establish an exemption for personal vehicles values from the MassHealth asset
- LaNatra for legislation to establish a sick leave bank for John C.
- Scanlan for legislation to further regulate sales and delivery of alcoholic beverages is referred to
- LaNatra for legislation to establish a sick leave bank for John C.
Summary:
The House began with the Pledge of Allegiance and then took up several committee reports and procedural motions. The Committee on Rules recommended adoption of resolutions honoring Frontal Temporal Degeneration Awareness Week, congratulating Eagle Scout Diati Pepinini, and recognizing retiring Bellingham Town Administrator Dennis Frayne; the House suspended the rules and adopted all three. Members also welcomed the Rolling Warriors vault hockey team of North Attleboro, congratulating them on winning the first U.S. gold medal in the North American Vault Hockey Championship and wishing them well at the upcoming World Cup in Sweden.
The House approved extensions of reporting deadlines for the Committees on Economic Development and Emerging Technologies and on Transportation, and suspended Joint Rule 12 to allow referral of several petitions, including one on alcohol sales and delivery regulation, one seeking a MassHealth asset-limit exemption for personal vehicle value, and one establishing a sick leave bank for a Department of Correction employee. The Steering, Policy and Scheduling Committee then placed several bills on the calendar, including measures on postural screenings in schools, motor vehicle battery storage, alcohol licensing and permitting, check cashing rates, and local liquor licenses for Somerset and West Springfield. The House suspended Rule 7A, gave the bills second reading, and ordered them to a third reading.
On final action, the House passed to be enacted a bill increasing the membership of the Mattapoisett Select Board. It also engrossed a Holyoke alcohol-license bill and a Conway special fund bill. For House Bill 4264, the Somerville charter bill, Representative Walsh offered a substitute amendment, which was adopted, and the bill was then passed to be engrossed as amended. The House then adopted an order to adjourn and recessed until Monday at 11 a.m. in informal session.
MA
Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
Informal House Session 22 Jun 21st, 2026 at 11:00 am
Massachusetts House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Cushmerich for legislation to further regulate social media accounts for persons under 16 years of age
- Mercy for legislation to establish a sick leave bank for Courtney Cochran, an employee of the Department
- O'Connor for legislation to designate the American lobster as the official crustacean of the Commonwealth
- Cushmerich for legislation to further regulate social media accounts for persons under 16 years of age
- Mercy for legislation to establish a sick leave bank for Courtney Cochran and employee of the Department
Summary:
The House opened with the Pledge of Allegiance and then took up several Rules Committee reports. Members adopted resolutions congratulating Auburn on the 100th anniversary of the world’s first liquid-fueled rocket launch and welcoming Boston’s new National Women’s Soccer League team, the Boston Legacy, to Massachusetts. The House also adopted orders extending the reporting deadlines for the Committee on Revenue on two House documents into 2026.
The chamber suspended joint rules to allow several petitions to proceed, including proposals on social media regulation for minors, a sick leave bank for a Department of Children and Families employee, retirement credit for a probation employee, taxation of certain foreign government pension benefits, and naming the American lobster the official crustacean of the Commonwealth. The Steering, Policy and Schedule Committee then listed bills for consideration, including measures on private road maintenance in Gloucester, property valuation and assessment fairness, municipal tax collectors, preservation of historic resource information in community preservation funds, and Salem liquor license changes.
The House advanced those bills through second and third readings, then passed to be enacted local bills involving compensation for a Revere widow, a Wellesley senior tax deferment change, and a Hopkinton library trustees charter amendment. It also engrossed a bill directing the Boston Police Department to waive the maximum age requirement for a specific applicant, Edney Joseph. The session ended with a moment of silent tribute to Adrian Dolan of South Boston and an order to adjourn until the next Thursday morning in informal session.
MA
Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
Informal House Session 22 Mar 9th, 2026
Massachusetts House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Cushmerich for legislation to further regulate social media accounts for persons under 16 years of age
- Mercy for legislation to establish a sick leave bank for Courtney Cochran, an employee of the Department
- O'Connor for legislation to designate the American lobster as the official crustacean of the Commonwealth
- Cushmerich for legislation to further regulate social media accounts for persons under 16 years of age
- Mercy for legislation to establish a sick leave bank for Courtney Cochran and employee of the Department
WA
Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Pro Forma Floor Session Feb 20th, 2026 at 12:30 pm
Washington Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Thursday, February 19, 2026, the 39th Legislative Day. House Bill. Last line.
- Friday, February 20, 2026, the 40th Legislative Day.
- Friday, February 20, 2026, the 40th Legislative Day. Gubernatorial appointment 9329, Peter K.
- Friday, February 20, 2026, the 40th Legislative Day. Gubernatorial appointment 9329, Peter K.
- I move the Senate now adjourned until 12:30 p.m. on Monday, February 23rd, the 43rd Legislative Day.
WA
Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Pro Forma Floor Session Feb 19th, 2026 at 12:30 pm
Washington Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Thursday, February 19, 2026, the 39th legislative day.
- Thursday, February 19, 2026, the 39th legislative day.
- I move that the Senate adjourn until 12:30 p.m. on Friday, February 20, the 40th legislative day.
- has moved that the Senate now stand adjourned until 12:30 p.m. on Friday, February 20, the 40th legislative
- I move that the Senate adjourned until 1230 p.m. on Friday, February 20th, the 40th, legislative day.
ID
Transcript Highlights:
- bit of, I guess, a scenario where some of this has come into play, where we need to bring this legislation
- I guess, a scenario where some of this has come into play, where we need to bring this legislation.
- This legislation amends Section 18-808, Idaho Code.
- This legislation will also require ignition interlock companies to notify the This legislation will also
- This proposed legislation will have no negative impact on the general fund, and with that, Mr.
NH
New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session
House Health, Human Services and Elderly Affairs (01/21/2026)
Health, Human Services and Elderly Affairs
Transcript Highlights:
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NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
House Ways and Means (03/10/2025)
Transcript Highlights:
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- So his question goes back to the legislative intent: was the legislative intent on HHR to just have the
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Summary:
The public hearing opened on HB 728-FN, which would authorize video lottery terminals at charity gaming facilities and repeal historic horse racing licensing. Representative Om explained that the bill would convert the current historic horse racing terminals into true video lottery terminals/slot machines and change the revenue split, reducing the operator share from 75% to 70% while increasing the state share from 25% to 30%. He also noted the bill would increase the amount going to charities and other state beneficiaries.
Former State Rep. Pat Brammy, who had served on the Charitable Gaming Study Commission, testified in support of the bill’s basic structure. He said a consultant’s report found historic racing machines cost facilities 12% to 18% more to operate because of totalizer and track-related fees, and that slot machines would be cheaper because there are more manufacturers and more competition. He argued that although the operator share drops by 5%, facilities could still benefit from lower operating costs, and he said the commission concluded that moving to slot machines would increase revenues to facilities, charities, and the state. He also said the bill would create a more stable stream of funding for problem gambling, since the current HHR “breakage” funding mechanism is limited and dependent on a single vendor.
Brammy also discussed the commission’s concerns about market concentration in HHR machines, saying the commission found the market was dominated by only a few manufacturers and recommended legislation to address that issue under Article 83 of the state constitution. He interpreted the bill as allowing a phase-in of slot machines upon passage, with the remaining HHR provisions phasing out by January 1, 2028, and said facilities would likely transition as leases expire. Committee members asked about HHR contracts, machine programming, testing, and whether removing HHR would reduce competition; Brammy said he believed leases were likely short-term, machines are tested by a lab, and the legislature could decide whether the change is appropriate. No vote or final action was taken at the hearing.