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MA

Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session

Senate Session (Full Formal with Calendar) Jun 21st, 2026 at 10:04 am

Massachusetts Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Bills pertaining to abortion usually and historically go to the Judiciary Committee.
  • And we would be kidding ourselves to think that a conversation about a national abortion ban is not happening
Summary: The Senate continued debate on a package of amendments to its rules, with many proposals focused on floor procedure, transparency, attendance, remote participation, and budget timing. Several amendments were debated at length, including changes to the dilatory timeline for laying matters on the table, reporting Senate procurements, electing Senate counsel, requiring best efforts for in-person attendance, identifying whether members vote remotely, and adjusting deadlines for budget documents and amendments. Most of the procedural and transparency amendments were rejected, while a few were adopted, including an amendment allowing another minority caucus member to call a caucus if the minority leader is absent, a change to the filing deadline for amendments on Thursday-dated bills, and a corrective amendment from Senator Lovely. An amendment to create a Senate Committee on Reproductive Rights and Freedom was also offered and supported in debate but was not adopted. The Senate also adopted amendments extending the time for members to receive the Senate Ways and Means General Appropriations Act from five to seven days and increasing the minimum filing time for budget amendments from 48 to 72 hours. Another amendment requiring a two-thirds roll call vote to continue past 10 p.m. was rejected, as were proposals related to remote-vote designation and shortening the late-session tabled-bill rule from 14 days to seven days. The chamber briefly recessed several times during the amendment process, and votes were taken both by roll call and by voice vote, with many amendments failing on recorded votes. The Senate paused to honor Brockton Fire Captain Stephen A. Montero, who died after a battle with occupational cancer. Senator Brady offered a motion that the Senate adjourn in his memory, and members observed a moment of silence. The Senate then completed its formal business, adopted an order to reconvene the following Tuesday at 11:00 a.m., and adjourned in memory of Captain Montero.
LA

Louisiana 2026 Regular Session

Education Apr 1st, 2026

Education

Transcript Highlights:
  • I think oftentimes, especially over the past 50 years, the issues that surround this, including abortion
  • But this really is not about abortion.
  • Many times I think the controversy surrounding abortion can maybe make teachers and students hesitant
  • bill, but I would say that it’s a pro-knowledge bill, regardless of whatever side you are on the abortion
Bills: HCR26 , HB113 , HB380 , HB392 , HB476 , HB513 , HB608 , HB682 , HB905 , HB987
Committee: House Education
AZ

Arizona 2026 Regular Session

03/04/2026 - Senate Floor Session

Arizona Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • protection process service; HB 2052, management plan water loss percent; HB 2060, educational facilities abortion
  • prohibition; HB 2265, courts fees assessments; HB 2273, income tax rebate net revenues; HB 2411, coerced abortion
  • , abortion-inducing drugs; HB 2496, revitalization; H.T.M. 2011, Mexican Wolf, D-List, urging support
  • would be awful, including tracking somebody who purchased a firearm or tracking somebody who had an abortion
Summary: The Senate opened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, attendance, and a series of guest introductions recognizing judges, medical and mining guests, students, and Girl Scout Troop 6354. The chamber then moved into Committee of the Whole to consider a long calendar of bills, with most measures receiving committee amendments and do-pass recommendations. Bills discussed included SB 1272 on the Douglas port of entry, SB 1327 on Arizona Board of Regents restrictions involving foreign countries, SB 1400 on public safety employee information, SB 1519 on off-highway vehicles, SB 1627 on unmanned aircraft, SB 1630 on AHCCCS home and community-based services and mental illness, SB 1720 on parenting time, SB 1763 on school district finances, SB 1826 on rural wayfinding signs, and SB 1827 on vertiports/advanced air mobility. Several bills drew floor amendments and brief explanations, including changes to off-highway vehicle use, drone restrictions near schools, parenting-time standards, and school finance reporting. On third reading, the Senate passed SB 1272, SB 1327, SB 1400, SB 1519, SB 1627, SB 1630, SB 1720, SB 1763, and SB 1826. SB 1827 initially failed on a 15-15 vote. Members also debated SB 1111 on automatic license plate readers during a later Committee of the Whole session; supporters said it added guardrails such as warrant requirements, training, logging, and felony penalties for misuse, while opponents argued it still enabled broad surveillance and contained loopholes. The chamber adopted the Committee of the Whole report and then proceeded to third reading votes on the earlier bills. In the later session, the Senate considered SB 1111, SB 1214 on stem-cell/regenerative therapy, SB 1683 on foreign ownership/advisory limits for real property, SB 1686 on a memorial designation, and SB 1745 on local excise tax rate limits. SB 1214’s sponsor said the bill created a framework for regenerative medicine and medical tourism, while opponents said the policy was too significant for floor amendment and should be developed through stakeholder meetings. SB 1683 and SB 1745 were amended and advanced, and SB 1686 passed without amendment. The Committee of the Whole report was adopted, and the Senate then took up a motion to alter the report on SB 1111 to include the Hoffman amendment and exclude the Payne amendment, with debate centered on whether the bill was a necessary surveillance safeguard or an unconstitutional mass-surveillance measure.
WY

Wyoming 2026 Regular Session

Senate Appropriations Committee, February 23, 2026

Appropriations

Transcript Highlights:
  • Department of Health, amends footnote number one to insert the modifier elective prior to the word abortion
  • </c><00:20:34.960><c> to</c><00:20:35.200><c> the</c><00:20:35.520><c> word</c><00:20:35.919><c> abortion
  • </c><00:20:36.799><c> in</c> elective prior to the word abortion in elective prior to the word abortion
Bills: SF0032 , SF0010 , SF0001 , HB0001
NM

New Mexico 2025 Regular Session

IC - Legislative Finance Oct 15th, 2025

Transcript Highlights:
  • I have been contacted by several healthcare practitioners who have been expected to assist with abortions
  • in non-traditional abortion settings.
  • Specifically with traditional healthcare providers who had not traditionally provided abortions, now
  • and they are taken on a case-by-case basis, depending on that standard of care, not specific to abortion
WY

Wyoming 2026 Regular Session

House Floor Session-Day 14, February 25, 2026-PM

Wyoming House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • shall not include whether directly or indirectly the use of any biological material derived from an abortion
  • shall not include whether directly or indirectly the use of any biological material derived from an abortion
  • any biological material derived from of any biological material derived from an<00:49:47.200><c> abortion
  • 49.839><c> is</c><00:49:50.079><c> not</c><00:49:50.319><c> going</c><00:49:50.480><c> to</c> an abortion
  • Uh th this is not going to an abortion.
MO

Missouri 2026 Regular Session

Budget Feb 17th, 2026

Transcript Highlights:
  • working with the Senate, passed a bill to put in statute the defunding of Planned Parenthood and abortion
  • As you know, just a few people, Have to be forced to fund abortions.
  • Heartbeat Bill, which among other provisions this judge in Jackson County struck down, prohibits abortion
  • Again, I'm raising that because there's a continuous pattern here of political and pro-abortion activity
  • Therefore, one does not have the right to take away through abortion that which he does not have the
Summary: The committee first heard the Office of State Treasurer’s FY27 budget presentation from Treasurer Vivek Malik. He highlighted record investment earnings, growth in MOBUCK$ linked deposits, record unclaimed property returns, expansion of the MOST 529 plan, and changes to the MoABLE disability savings program. Members then focused heavily on two budget requests: $750,000 for the Show Me My Retirement Savings program and additional spending authority for the Missouri Empowerment Scholarship Accounts (MOST Scholars) program, along with a staffing request for compliance and communications positions. Much of the discussion centered on MOST Scholars’ rapid growth, how applications are prioritized, whether income is reverified, how funds flow through educational assistance organizations, and concerns about marketing, geographic distribution, and the use of public dollars for private schools. The treasurer also answered questions about the 529 plan, the pending lawsuit over the ESA general-revenue transfer, and whether funds should be swept back to general revenue when unused. Several members raised policy objections to MOST Scholars, including concerns about discrimination by participating private schools, the lack of annual income requalification, and whether the program shifts money away from public education. Other members defended the program as a parent-driven choice option and asked about expanding access, improving outreach, and ensuring the program is fully funded. The treasurer said the office was following the statute as written, that the program’s demand could exceed available resources, and that the office would continue to seek more funding and better outreach. The committee then concluded the treasurer’s budget hearing. The committee next began the FY27 budget hearing for the Department of Higher Education and Workforce Development. Commissioner Bennett Boggs introduced the department’s leadership team and gave a brief overview of the department’s role in aligning postsecondary education with workforce needs through its coordinating board and strategic planning. The hearing had just started when the transcript ended, and no votes or final actions were taken in the portion provided.
CA

California 2025-2026 Regular Session

Assembly Education Committee Apr 9th, 2025

Transcript Highlights:
  • Sadly, around 95% of women facing unplanned pregnancy choose between abortion and parenting without,
  • so, Pregnancy, choose between abortion and parenting without ever considering adoption.
  • The goal of AB 329 is not to take aim at the Healthy Youth Act, which requires the topics of abortion
  • And um So they did not perform the abortion.
  • And they said there were two places in California that would perform a late-term abortion.
Summary: The Assembly Education Committee heard a full agenda of bills, first adopting a consent calendar of 11 measures without individual presentations. The committee then took up AB 1412, which would require California schools to implement or adopt a transferred special education student’s IEP within 30 days for out-of-state transfers and to coordinate more quickly on records. The author and military-family witnesses said the bill would reduce delays for highly mobile students, especially military children; a school administrators group opposed it. The bill received initial support from committee members and was moved on call. The committee also reconsidered AB 281, which would require notice to parents when outside consultants provide sex education instruction; the author accepted amendments removing a copy-right provision, but the bill remained on call after a split vote. The committee heard AB 1005, which would create a statewide drowning-prevention education and swim-lesson voucher framework for underserved communities. The author and supporters described drowning as a preventable public health and equity issue, while the bill was clarified as developing a plan rather than immediately launching a voucher program. It was voted out on a 3-0 roll with the measure placed on call. AB 908, as amended, would add compliance monitoring for existing requirements that schools use LGBTQ-inclusive instructional materials and curriculum under the FAIR Act. Supporters said the bill would improve implementation and student safety; opponents raised concerns about privacy, girls’ sports, and school burdens. The committee approved the bill 5-2 and sent it to Appropriations. The committee then heard AB 1401, which would affirm parents’ access to school records, including unofficial records unless exempt by law. The author argued that parents need clearer access to information held by schools and vendors, while school officials and teachers’ union representatives warned the bill was too vague and could sweep in personal notes, journals, and other sensitive material. The bill failed on a 2-3 vote and was placed on call. Finally, AB 727 would require student ID cards to include the Trevor Project hotline for LGBTQ youth; supporters framed it as a suicide-prevention measure, while opponents argued it conflicted with parental rights and religious beliefs. Committee discussion focused on whether 988 already provides similar access and whether the Trevor Project is an appropriate resource to print on IDs; the hearing continued with the bill still under consideration.
HI
Transcript Highlights:
  • want to be injected with toxins like aluminum, formaldahhide, mercury, and worst of all, cells from aborted
  • want to be injected with toxins like aluminum, formaldahhide, mercury, and worst of all, cells from aborted
  • mercury, and worst of all,<00:45:26.960><c> cells</c><00:45:27.440><c> from</c><00:45:27.760><c> aborted
  • </c><00:45:30.000><c> That</c> all, cells from aborted babies. That all, cells from aborted babies.
Committee: House Health
Summary: The committee heard several health-related resolutions and received testimony on each. HCR 28/HR 27 would ask the Department of Health to reconvene a working group on water and air contamination and remediation tied to the Pu‘uloa Range training facility; supporters said nearby residents and the broader public may be exposed to lead and heavy metals, and that further testing and eventual relocation of the range are needed. HCR 35 would request an auditor’s report on the social and financial effects of mandatory insurance coverage for biomarker testing, and HCR 36 would request a similar report on colorectal cancer screening coverage. The Department of Health and cancer advocates supported both, saying biomarker testing helps match patients to the right treatment and that earlier colorectal screening improves outcomes; DOH also cited screening data showing lower screening rates among uninsured people. HCR 134, on limiting cost sharing for diagnostic and supplemental breast imaging, drew support from the Susan G. Komen Foundation and others, who said out-of-pocket costs can delay diagnosis and treatment. HCR 171, on mandatory coverage for continuous glucose monitoring, also drew support from health and disability advocates. HCR 185, on coverage for Native Hawaiian healing and cultural practitioners through federally qualified health centers, received support from Papa Ola Lōkahi and a community testifier who described the value of traditional healing and access gaps. HCR 173, urging DOH outreach and vaccination drives at schools with low vaccination rates, drew support from DOH, DOE, and public health and disability advocates, but also strong opposition from several testifiers who argued the measure was government overreach and raised concerns about vaccine safety and parental choice. Testimony on HCR 173 was the most divided, with supporters emphasizing the need to raise immunization rates to prevent outbreaks and protect vulnerable children, while opponents argued schools should not host vaccine drives and that parents should make vaccination decisions without government involvement. The Department of Health said it is already working with schools and community partners to expand school-based immunization efforts and would prioritize schools with rates under 30%. The State Health Planning and Development Agency also supported the measure, saying rates below 50% are a serious public health concern. No votes or final committee actions were announced in the portion of the meeting provided.
CA
Transcript Highlights:
  • California passed AB 352 to strengthen privacy protections for sensitive health information like abortion
  • Chair and members, Anthony Molina, on behalf of the Abortion Coalition for Telemedicine and Support.
Summary: The Senate Committee on Privacy, Digital Technologies, and Consumer Protection heard three bills. AB 412, the AI Copyright Transparency Act, would require generative AI developers to let copyright holders know whether their works were used in training. The author said the bill was narrowed by amendments to remove prescriptive technical language and focus on transparency rather than compensation or training restrictions. Supporters included voice actors, artists, labor groups, and technical experts who argued creators need a way to know if their work was used. Opponents, including business and tech groups, argued the bill was premature given unsettled copyright law and raised concerns about technical feasibility, scale, and ownership identification. After discussion, the committee passed AB 412 on a 6-2 vote and sent it to Judiciary. AB 2448 would require electronic health record vendors to enable technical safeguards so providers can better segregate sensitive reproductive and gender-affirming care information. The author and supporters, including Planned Parenthood, the Attorney General’s office, medical groups, and privacy advocates, said the bill builds on existing California privacy law and helps protect patients from misuse of sensitive health data. There was no opposition testimony. The committee passed AB 2448 on a 7-1 vote and sent it to Health. AB 2561 would prohibit changes to consumers’ preferred privacy settings without their consent, aiming to prevent apps and software from resetting privacy choices after updates. The author said the bill would reduce the burden on users and strengthen privacy protections. CalChamber and TechNet said they had moved from opposition to support after amendments were taken. The committee passed AB 2561 unanimously, 8-0, and adjourned after the final vote.
CA

California 2025-2026 Regular Session

Senate Privacy, Digital Technologies, and Consumer Protection Committee Jun 8th, 2026

Privacy, Digital Technologies, and Consumer Protection

Transcript Highlights:
  • California passed AB 352 to strengthen privacy protections for sensitive health information like abortion
  • Chair and members, Anthony Molina, on behalf of the Abortion Coalition for Telemedicine and Support.
US

US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session

US House Floor Proceedings (Tuesday, June 30, 2026)

US Federal House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Abortion bans haven't decreased abortions. Instead, they've only put women's lives at greater risk.
  • The Texas abortion ban specifically is so confusing and restrictive that doctors are refusing to treat
  • Since DOS in Texas's total abortion ban, infant deaths in Texas jumped from 1985 to 2240 in a single
  • If those pushing these abortion bans truly cared about life, they'd be fighting for affordable child
  • fighting so that every single woman in this country can get their freedom and their right to an abortion
MA

Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session

Joint Committee on Transportation May 28th, 2026

Joint Committee on Transportation

Transcript Highlights:
  • And in our community, we've seen where we had spontaneous fires for no reason, where they're being charged
Summary: The Joint Committee on Transportation held a hearing on the governor’s Ride Safe Act (S 3077), a micromobility bill based on recommendations from last year’s Special Commission on Micromobility. Administration witnesses from MassDOT and the MBTA said the bill is needed because current laws are outdated and inconsistent, and they emphasized a new speed-based framework that would classify devices by maximum speed rather than by device name. They said the bill would set statewide rules, clarify enforcement, require safety equipment and age limits, restrict unsafe modifications, improve crash-data collection, and create a working group to address future issues such as registration, licensure, insurance, and emerging technologies. Committee members asked about crash reporting, battery safety, enforcement on shared-use paths, commuter rail access, and how the bill would apply to off-road vehicles. Several witnesses and legislators supported the bill’s general approach but raised concerns about whether the speed tiers should be tied more directly to actual operating speed on paths, whether higher-speed devices should be registered, and how police would distinguish between similar-looking devices. Representative and commission witnesses also urged more funding for Complete Streets and Shared Streets and Spaces, and some suggested adding default speed limits on shared-use paths and automated enforcement tools. Public testimony was mixed. Pediatric emergency physicians strongly supported the bill but urged amendments for a minimum age to operate powered devices and a universal helmet requirement, citing rising severe injuries and deaths among children. A police chief and other safety advocates backed clearer rules and better data collection, while some moped riders objected that the bill would treat low-speed gas mopeds too harshly and should better account for mopeds as vulnerable road users. UL Standards and AAA supported the bill’s safety and clarity goals, with UL recommending tighter language on battery certification and equivalent standards. No vote was taken at the hearing.
MO

Missouri 2026 Regular Session

Ways and Means Mar 23rd, 2026

Ways and Means

Transcript Highlights:
  • say, the Arts Council was issuing grants to groups that wanted to use that $40,000 to promote pro-abortion
  • Louis, Kansas City were just pumping out, you know, pro-abortion messages. ...Or, you know, the public
  • Louis, Kansas City were just pumping out, you know, pro-abortion messages.
Summary: The Ways and Means Committee first met in executive session and voted 8-0, with one member absent, to do pass House Bill 3405. Members described the bill as clarifying how pass-through entity tax information and credits are handled, with supporters saying it would reduce confusion and administrative burden while preserving the tax credit. In public hearing, the committee took testimony on House Bill 2457 and House Bill 1782, both related to food pantry tax credits. HB 2457 would extend the food pantry/soup kitchen/homeless shelter credit to 2032, add food banks as eligible entities, and raise the cap from $1.75 million to $4 million, while keeping the credit at 50 percent. HB 1782 would remove the sunset from the food pantry tax credit. Supporters said food banks and related charities need stable, predictable funding to address rising hunger and food waste; there was no opposition testimony. The committee then heard extensive testimony on House Bill 3518, which would redirect the existing athletes and entertainers tax into a dedicated fund and require distribution to arts, humanities, libraries, public broadcasting, and historic preservation, while extending the sunset to 2060. The sponsor and supporters argued the money was intended for these purposes and that current appropriations fall short of the statutory split, creating instability for cultural and educational organizations. Witnesses from arts groups, libraries, and humanities organizations cited economic impact, statewide reach, and the need for long-term planning; some members raised concerns about oversight, general revenue impacts, and the long sunset, but no vote was taken on HB 3518 in this transcript.
CA

California 2025-2026 Regular Session

Assembly Floor Session Jul 14th, 2025

California House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • this legislature in 2018 that you must violate your religious beliefs and promote the practice of abortion
  • I don't care where you stand on abortion, but I think all common sense, fair-minded Californians would
  • say that it is not the role of the legislature or this governor to compel churches to embrace abortion
Summary: The Assembly convened after a quorum call, adopted the previous day’s journal, and handled several procedural motions, including suspending rules to allow committee notices and moving some bills and items on and off the file. Members also introduced a number of guests and fellows on the floor, including Equality California Comcast Fellows, tribal youth visitors, interns, local officials, and community representatives. On the floor file, the Assembly concurred in Senate amendments to AB 1216 (TK-12 omnibus education technical changes), AB 377 (high-speed rail), and AB 951 (health care coverage), and adopted ACR 103 declaring July 14-18, 2025 as California Western Monarch Protection Week. The body also adopted AJR 18, a resolution calling for an official legislative apology to California Native Americans for historic injustices and affirming support for healing and reconciliation, and ACR 71 designating a portion of State Route 101 as the Little Saigon Freeway. Each of these measures drew supportive remarks from multiple members, and co-author rolls were opened before final adoption. The Assembly also adopted SCR 66 proclaiming Law Day, after a lengthy partisan debate over the rule of law, executive power, and recent federal and state actions; the resolution was ultimately adopted by voice vote after 51 co-authors were added. Members then adopted SJR 3 urging Congress to reverse SNAP cuts and protect CalFresh benefits, with debate focused on food insecurity, fraud, work requirements, and the impact on low-income Californians; the resolution passed with 69 ayes and no noes after 70 co-authors were added. SB 757, authorizing local governments to use nuisance abatement liens or special assessments to collect abatement costs, also passed 68-0, and ACR 94 on anti-microbial resistance was adopted on the consent calendar. The session concluded with adjournments in memory honoring Jane Day, agricultural leader John C. Harris, and Willie Earl Arno, followed by announcements of committee meetings and the schedule for the next floor session. The Assembly adjourned until Thursday, July 17, 2025, at 9 a.m.
US
Transcript Highlights:
  • soon-to-be boss, Robert Kennedy Jr., about when he was sitting right where you are, and that's the use of abortive
  • asked now Secretary Kennedy directly if he would reinstate President Trump's policy that prohibits abortive
  • Will you prohibit the use of abortive fetal tissue in NIH research, NIH-funded research.
Summary: The meeting of the committee focused on various healthcare and scientific issues, with significant discussions surrounding the impact of recent administrative actions on the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and its research agenda. Senators expressed concerns over funding cuts and personnel reductions, particularly the reported termination of over 1,200 NIH staff members, which could jeopardize ongoing and future research projects. The session included testimonies on the importance of supporting early-stage researchers and restoring public trust in scientific institutions following pandemic-related controversies. Additionally, the potential for future healthcare management based on diverse scientific ideas was emphasized as crucial to tackle chronic diseases effectively.
NE

Nebraska 2025-2026 Regular Session

Legislative Morning Session Apr 8th, 2026

Nebraska Unicameral Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • There's such a thing as an abortion doula.
  • Does this cover people who are supporting people during abortions? It does not. Okay.
  • So abortion services are not covered. They're specifically not covered? Yes.
  • But in general, a full-spectrum doula does not include abortion doula work. Okay.
NM

New Mexico 2025 Regular Session

IC - Courts, Corrections and Justice Nov 7th, 2025

Courts, Corrections & Justice Committee

Transcript Highlights:
  • And the Supreme Court ruling on abortion and the laws that have been adopted in the state of Texas, which
  • Don't worry about it; the Commission will decide that," and that could be a concern when it comes to abortion
  • Protections for abortion and gender-affirming care for the Social Work Compact, are there protections
  • for abortion-related advice or guidance and gender-affirming care?
LA

Louisiana 2026 Regular Session

Health and Welfare May 6th, 2026

Health and Welfare

Transcript Highlights:
  • There are real-world uses for this besides abortion.
  • ACOG vehemently opposes this callous attempt to restrict access to abortion care and the collateral harm
  • ACOG vehemently opposes this callous attempt to restrict access to abortion care and the collateral harm
  • But as soon as someone said, well, it can be used for this, I'm not stepping on the line of abortion
  • or not abortion, pro-life or not.
Bills: SB57 , SB405 , HB62 , HB193 , HB203 , HB222 , HB246 , HB420 , HB475 , HB486 , HB574 , HB584 , HB815 , HB949 , HB1092 , HB1214
NH

New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session

House Session (12/17/2025)

New Hampshire House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Narrowly targeted anti-abortion videos such as this incredibly biased baby Olivia video have no place
  • Narrowly targeted anti-abortion<01:36:08.400><c> videos</c><01:36:09.360><c> such</c><01:36:09.520><c
  • > as</c><01:36:09.760><c> this</c> anti-abortion videos such as this anti-abortion videos such as this
  • education developed by qualified professionals, not by political mandates, and if I know that this anti-abortion
  • political mandates, and if I know that political mandates, and if I know that this<01:44:09.280><c> anti-abortion