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WA

Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session

Senate Early Learning & K-12 Education Jan 15th, 2026 at 10:30 am

Early Learning & K-12 Education

Transcript Highlights:
  • And many states didn't make that choice.
  • We authorize that provider, and then the provider bills the state, and the state pays the provider directly
  • I think that gives people a good sense of what we do in the state of the state of I think that gives
  • The state operating budget appropriated one-time state funding of $1 million in fiscal year 2024 and
  • The state operating budget appropriated one-time state funding of $1 million in fiscal year 2024 and
Bills: SB5952 , SB5961 , SB5969 , SB5841 , SB5943
AL

Alabama 2026 Regular Session

Alabama House Ways and Means General Fund Committee Jan 14th, 2026

Ways and Means General Fund

Transcript Highlights:
  • For example, state ID as well as your state driver's license.
  • Chairman, the reason of that amendment, the bill actually had the state flower, but I removed the state
  • Chairman, the reason of that amendment, the bill actually had the state flower, but I removed the state
  • Elections post-election audit required. removing the state flower and giving removing the state flower
  • This is one the state not just here.
Bills: HB66 , HB79 , HB95 , HB145 , HB66 , HB79 , HB95 , HB145
AL

Alabama 2025 Regular Session

Alabama House Ways and Means Education Committee Feb 19th, 2025

Ways and Means Education

Transcript Highlights:
  • Department as they begin to promote any rules that go with this, but that would be...
  • . device, you could cover the entire state for 600,000.
  • Sixty-eight percent of the cost is being paid by the state, 27% by the employee.
  • Something that's not just a challenge in Montgomery but certainly throughout the state.
  • I would love to see it expanded throughout the state.
Bills: HB205 , HB226 , HB234
LA

Louisiana 2026 Regular Session

Education May 12th, 2026

Education

Transcript Highlights:
  • in their departments.
  • And so many of our athletic departments across the state are reporting that they're running deficits.
  • Department of Education, Louisiana State Police, and Louisiana Sheriff's Association.
  • Department of Education, Louisiana State Police, and Louisiana Sheriff's Association.
  • No, I'm just giving you examples of state-issued. State-issued or state-recognized credential.
Bills: HCR97 , HR168 , SCR33 , SB112 , SB346 , SB347 , SB353 , SB488 , SB504 , SB507 , SB518
Committee: House Education
WA

Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session

Senate Housing Jan 16th, 2026 at 10:30 am

Housing

Transcript Highlights:
  • Workers can stay in their communities, and our state can thrive.
  • Our ongoing housing crisis affecting communities throughout the state.
  • and local, from the state and local funding the state has authorized, and more specifically through
  • We primarily serve the 13 easternmost counties in the state.
  • Under the bill, the Department of Commerce is directed to contract with the Washington State Housing
Bills: SB6018 , SB6026 , SB6027 , SB6028 , SB5937 , SB5938
Committee: Senate Housing
NM

New Mexico 2026 Regular Session

House - Chamber Meeting Feb 12th, 2026 at 04:58 pm

New Mexico House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • so my concern is I feel like this language in here, This language in here turns the onus from the state
  • House Bill 96, as amended, creates a working group to study the ability for the state of New Mexico to
  • This is Dan Crouch from New Space Nexus, one of the certified aerospace incubators in the state.
  • This is Dan Crouch from New Space Nexus, one of the certified aerospace incubators in the state.
  • Your House State Government, Elections and Indian Affairs Committee will meet tomorrow morning at 8:30
Bills: HB111 , HB108 , HB145 , HB164 , HB291 , HJR6 , HR1 , HB63 , HB64 , HB165 , HB184 , HB200 , HB4 , HB7 , HB20 , HB65 , HB66 , HB80 , HB88 , HB96 , HB166 , HB285 , HB295 , HB306 , SB29 , SB37 , HJM2 , HJM3 , HJM1 , HM7 , HM17 , HM4 , HM22 , HM23 , HM24 , HM26 , HM2 , HM16 , HM32 , HM13 , HM47 , HM20 , HM51 , HM1 , HM31 , HM35 , HM36 , HM46 , HM53 , HM54 , HM11 , HM14 , HM21 , HM34 , HM50
NM

New Mexico 2026 Regular Session

House - Chamber Meeting Part 2 Feb 12th, 2026 at 12:58 pm

New Mexico House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • of the state.
  • owe the state.
  • They will always own the state.
  • How do we handle that as a state? Their home. How do we handle that as a state?
  • . build more homes across the state.
Bills: HB111 , HB108 , HB145 , HB164 , HB291 , HJR6 , HR1 , HB63 , HB64 , HB165 , HB184 , HB200 , HB4 , HB7 , HB20 , HB65 , HB66 , HB80 , HB88 , HB96 , HB166 , HB285 , HB295 , HB306 , SB29 , SB37 , HJM2 , HJM3 , HJM1 , HM7 , HM17 , HM4 , HM22 , HM23 , HM24 , HM26 , HM2 , HM16 , HM32 , HM13 , HM47 , HM20 , HM51 , HM1 , HM31 , HM35 , HM36 , HM46 , HM53 , HM54 , HM11 , HM14 , HM21 , HM34 , HM50
TX

Texas 89th Regular

89th Legislative Session Apr 25th, 2025

Texas House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • And now to our great state. Honor the Texas flag.
  • I pledge allegiance to thee Texas, one state under God, one and indivisible.
  • Sasser in honor of his service to the United States.
  • Clerk: ...be conducted at the Parks and Wildlife Department. Chair: I'll ask Mr.
  • Craddick: certain state property from the State Department of Transportation to the University of Houston
Bills: HB 118 , HB388 , HB 114 , HB205 , HB2789 , HB2791 , HB499 , HB2960 , HB3163 , HB3135 , HB2427 , HB1618 , HB1672 , HB1722 , HB1338 , HB787 , HB2618 , HB879 , HB 1126 , HB4134 , HB3513 , HB718 , HB1536 , HB1445 , HB1640 , HB1893 , HB1734 , HB3229 , HB3306 , HB 1276 , HB3272 , HB3276 , HB3516 , HB4145 , HB1585 , HB4810 , HB2989 , HB2558 , HB3014 , HB2742 , HB1695 , HB29 , HB 125 , HB145 , HB171 , HB255 , HB50 , HB363 , HB 116 , HB491 , HB1495 , HB368 , HB 1285 , HB1905 , HB2002 , HB917 , HB2723 , HB2067 , HB 1238 , HB745 , HB 1188 , HB1606 , HB2003 , HB2147 , HB2355 , HB2546 , HB2495 , HB2818 , HB2249 , HB3228 , HB3240 , HB1507 , HB658 , HB1748 , HB1851 , HB1922 , HB2798 , HB 107 , HB1587 , HB3684 , HB 118 , HB388 , HB 114 , HB205 , HB2789 , HB2791 , HB499 , HB2960 , HB3163 , HB3135 , HB2427 , HB1618 , HB1672 , HB1722 , HB1338 , HB787 , HB2618 , HB879 , HB 1126 , HB4134 , HB3513 , HB718 , HB1536 , HB1445 , HB1640 , HB1893 , HB1734 , HB3229 , HB3306 , HB 1276 , HB3272 , HB3276 , HB3516 , HB4145 , HB1585 , HB4810 , HB2989 , HB2558 , HB3014 , HB2742 , HB1695 , HB609 , HB630 , HB420 , HB767 , HB1708 , HB1404 , HB2457 , HB140 , HB227 , HB913 , HB2198 , HB2763 , HB 1261 , HB 1135 , HB1318 , HB2358 , HB2765 , HB2735 , HB3307 , HB 1242 , HB2842 , HB333 , HB201 , HB694 , HB2415 , HB155 , HB272 , HB405 , HB519 , HB 1136 , HB 1275 , HB1437 , HB1532 , HB1675 , HB1868 , HB1888 , HB1990 , HB2286 , HB2523 , HB3129 , HB3251 , HB3354 , HB3479 , HB3803 , HB3804 , HB3805 , HB3806 , HB3887 , HB4163 , HB4238 , HB 1240 , HB1842 , HB2029 , HB2622 , HB3255 , HB654 , HB4643 , HB4945 , HB3611 , HB3724 , HB3623 , HB3810 , HB4127 , HCR78 , HCR12 , SB767
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Agriculture Finance and Policy Committee 3/23/26

Agriculture Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • </c><00:05:18.160><c> are</c> and food shelves across the state are and food shelves across the state
  • </c> reducing food waste across our state. reducing food waste across our state.
  • the department want to come up?
  • </c> to more uniformity across the states. to more uniformity across the states.
  • </c> in state after state. in state after state.
Bills: HF3579 , HF3549 , HF3548 , HF4388 , HF3566
WA

Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Health Care & Wellness Jan 13th, 2026 at 01:30 pm

Health Care & Wellness

Transcript Highlights:
  • So many of our laws in Washington State were created in defense of our state legal market against federal
  • We've initiated it in the 37 states that allow medical cannabis.
  • I'm the advocacy director for AARP here in Washington State.
  • We're facing a growing shortage of radiologists in our state.
  • I contacted our county coroner, our local hospitals, and the Washington State Department of Health, asking
Bills: HB2110 , HB2113 , HB2122 , HB2152 , HB2168
LA

Louisiana 2026 Regular Session

House of Representatives Apr 29th, 2026

Louisiana House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Bernard Parish State Capitol Day.
  • Bernard Parish State Capitol Day.
  • Department of Labor, the U.S.
  • Department of Labor, the U.S.
  • of State.
AL

Alabama 2026 Regular Session

Alabama Senate State Governmental Affairs Committee Jan 21st, 2026

State Governmental Affairs

Transcript Highlights:
  • </c> The commission the insurance department The commission the insurance department money<00:14:47.760
  • </c><00:21:18.240><c> by</c> out of committee as as it was stated by out of committee as as it was stated
  • So, it's citizens, but this great state.
  • There are about a dozen states in the country that do that.
  • This is a bill from the Department of Revenue.
Bills: SB7 , SB22 , SB39 , SB40 , SB45 , SB46 , SB86 , SB95 , SB107 , SB7 , SB22 , SB39 , SB40 , SB45 , SB46 , SB86 , SB95 , SB107
WA

Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Floor Session Feb 12th, 2026 at 12:35 pm

Washington House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • of Health, State Board of Health.
  • And it used to be in our state that the state rate was 1.28%.
  • And it used to be in our state that the state rate was 1.28%.
  • Yet, in Washington State, the state that I've grown up That.
  • Yet, in Washington State, the state that I've grown up in, the state that I've watched these things happen
Summary: The House took up several bills on second and third reading, beginning with House Bill 2360 on expanding access to albuterol in public and private schools. A motion to recommit the bill to the House Health Care and Wellness Committee failed on a roll call vote, 38 yeas to 56 nays. Supporters said the bill would help school nurses respond to students in respiratory distress and reflected input from nurses, OSPI, and the Department of Health. Opponents raised concerns about training, drug interactions, follow-up care, costs to districts, and schools making medical decisions without a diagnosis. The bill then passed 60-34. House Bill 2467, clarifying measurement rules for fifth-wheel travel trailers, passed 94-0 after sponsors said it would help Washington dealers and consumers. House Bill 1983, relating to timberland tax treatment when land is sold to DNR, passed 68-26 amid debate over whether it would help forest management or make it easier for DNR to acquire timberland. House Bill 2531, updating ambulance transport fund quality assurance rules to align with federal regulations and preserve matching funds, passed unanimously 94-0. The House also passed Substitute House Bill 1390, which phases out the Community Protection Program for certain developmentally disabled individuals with high-risk histories and transfers participants to other waiver programs. Supporters said the program was overly restrictive, out of compliance with federal law, and had trapped people in long-term confinement-like conditions; opponents argued it would weaken public safety and move dangerous individuals into community settings without adequate safeguards. The bill passed 52-44. House Bill 2367, eliminating a preferential treatment related to the former TransAlta coal plant in Centralia, passed 63-33 after supporters framed it as closing the book on coal and opponents warned about energy reliability, jobs, and an emergency clause. Substitute House Bill 2133, making a property tax exemption for certain senior centers permanent, passed 96-0. Substitute House Bill 2355, establishing labor protections for domestic workers, passed 57-39 after supporters emphasized dignity and long-standing worker abuse concerns, while opponents cited fiscal impacts. The House then passed Engrossed Substitute House Bill 2534, with a technical amendment, to improve educational stability for children in military families; it passed 96-0. Engrossed Second Substitute House Bill 1974, creating a land banking framework to support affordable housing, passed 59-37 after an amendment reduced fiscal impact by striking some tax preference sections. House Bill 2223, allowing certain irrigation district board service by farmers with spouses employed by the district, passed 93-3. Substitute House Bill 2239, allowing family burial grounds on private property, passed 96-0 after supporters cited rural needs, cultural traditions, and personal family stories. The session also included a brief congratulatory recognition for Representative David Stuebe after his first bill passed the House.
WA

Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Floor Session Feb 12th, 2026

Washington House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Expenditure by the department. Okay. We, um, we Expenditure by the department. Okay.
  • I think it's going to be good for the state of Washington and good for projects across the state.
  • Washington State University do that.
  • That's the reality of the law in our state right now.
  • But when I heard that our state has a score of 44 percent, I was appalled.
Summary: The House convened with a quorum present, the Pledge of Allegiance and prayer were offered, and the chamber approved the previous day’s minutes. Members then caucused briefly before moving into second reading and third reading action on several bills, with the day also marking the start of the three-minute debate rule through House of Origin cutoff. The House passed House Bill 2338, which expands the low-income home weatherization program to support community-scale weatherization projects, especially for multifamily housing. It also passed House Bill 2353, raising the threshold for requiring predesign work on public projects from $10 million to $15 million, and Substitute House Bill 2363, a trailer bill allowing music therapy students to practice under supervision while exam scores are pending. Members described these as efficiency measures and consumer or workforce improvements. The chamber also approved Substitute House Bill 2525 to establish the Heritage Orchard Program and a registry at Washington State University to preserve rare and heritage apple varieties, with sponsors emphasizing the importance of Washington’s apple industry and agricultural history. Additional bills passed unanimously included Substitute House Bill 2420 on increasing small works roster thresholds, Substitute House Bill 2428 on preventing unintended lapses in life insurance by allowing third-party designees, House Bill 2604 allowing electronic signatures for transferring salvage vehicles to insurers, and Substitute House Bill 2107 making permanent a pilot requiring Labor and Industries to notify employers of identified job-site hazards within 10 days. Finally, the House adopted Amendment 1517 and passed Engrossed Substitute House Bill 2247, which updates veterinarian-client-patient relationship rules to allow telehealth between required physical visits and requires annual veterinarian oversight for certain animal production, commercial, and breeding operations. All of the listed bills received overwhelming support, with each final passage vote recorded at 94 yeas and 0 nays, except House Bill 2338, which passed 93-1.
LA

Louisiana 2026 Regular Session

House of Representatives Apr 23rd, 2026

Louisiana House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • A House resolution by Representative Freeman to urge and request the Department of Health and the State
  • House concurrent resolution by Representative Freiberg to urge and request the State Department of Education
  • House concurrent resolution by Representative Fryberg to urge and request the State Department of Education
  • Department of Homeland Security to authorize the state of Louisiana to establish a pilot program relative
  • departments, to provide for a special fund to be created in the state treasury.
OK
Transcript Highlights:
  • , academic state champions, and I have an individual state champion, Lily Thomas.
  • Lily Thomas won the individual state championship.
  • And this is a very real fear of our residents here in the state of Oklahoma.
  • This is not making us a better state. This is not increasing access to healthcare.
  • Speaker, because, you know, unfortunately, we have finite resources as a state government.
AZ

Arizona 2026 Regular Session

03/18/2026 - Senate Health and Human Services

Health and Human Services

Transcript Highlights:
  • Five generations of my family have lived in this great state.
  • I can't tell you the cost to this state.
  • The state has strict guidelines that protect against the over-utilization of them. many of the The state
  • It will harm working families across our state.
  • They're both state entities.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Workforce, Labor, and Economic Development Finance and Policy Committee 3/17/26

Workforce, Labor, and Economic Development Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • </c> entire state. entire state.
  • </c> um of AI across the state. um of AI across the state.
  • </c> what he calls his 50 states initiative. what he calls his 50 states initiative.
  • </c> contrast, other states have done more. contrast, other states have done more.
  • </c> the state of Minnesota has passed. the state of Minnesota has passed.
Bills: HF1316 , HF4369
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Children and Families Finance and Policy Committee 2/25/26

Children and Families Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • </c> to local economies throughout our state. to local economies throughout our state.
  • </c><00:19:47.200><c> Correct,</c> and the state. Correct, and the state.
  • </c> the United States. the United States.
  • So other states have much lower rates of some states have 25% error rates.
  • </c> program from the proposed state budget. program from the proposed state budget.
Bills: HF45 , HF1148 , HF3624 , HF3586 , HF777