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WA

Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Environment & Energy Jan 27th, 2026

Transcript Highlights:
  • Representative Dolio votes aye. Vice Chair Hall votes aye. Representative Hall votes aye.
  • Representative Dye votes no, do not pass. Representative Klicker votes no, do not pass.
  • Representative Clobha votes aye. Representative Lee votes nay, do not pass.
  • Representative Street votes aye. Representative Stevie votes nay, do not pass.
  • Representative Wiley votes aye. Representative Ibarra votes nay, do not pass. Thank you.
Summary: The Environment and Energy Committee heard testimony on House Bill 2537, which would change how energy-intensive, trade-exposed facilities (EITEs) are treated under the Climate Commitment Act. Committee staff and the bill sponsor explained that the measure would require Ecology to update its post-2034 report to include proposed allowance-reduction methods, leakage-risk adjustments, and consignment recommendations, and would add new reporting and decarbonization-planning requirements for EITEs to continue receiving no-cost allowances. The committee also briefly took up House Bill 2245, a separate Clean Energy Transformation Act bill, and later voted the proposed substitute out of committee on an 11-8 vote with 2 excused, after debate over exemptions for certain utilities and market customers. Supporters of HB 2537, including The Nature Conservancy, NRDC, Washington Conservation Action, Climate Solutions, Clean and Prosperous Washington, Ecology, and some utility representatives, said the bill would provide needed clarity, better data, and a path for long-term industrial decarbonization while helping prevent emissions leakage. They argued that EITEs receive substantial public value through free allowances and should be required to document emissions sources, energy needs, and feasible reduction pathways so the state can design a post-2035 policy consistent with climate goals. Ecology said it generally supports the bill, though it recommended streamlining duplicative reporting and noted the work would require significant agency resources not included in the governor’s budget. Opponents, including the Association of Washington Business, the Northwest Pulp and Paper Association, the Association of Western Pulp and Paperworkers, WISPA, the Alliance of Western Energy Consumers, Food Northwest, Simplot, Kaiser Aluminum, and Newcor Steel, warned that the bill could increase compliance burdens, expose sensitive business information, and worsen leakage risks by making Washington less competitive. They said many facilities have already made major investments and face high capital costs, limited clean electricity supply, permitting delays, and technologies that are not yet commercially viable at scale. Several speakers pointed to recent plant closures and job losses in pulp and paper, food processing, and metals as evidence that leakage is already occurring, and urged the committee to preserve flexibility, protect confidentiality, and consider targeted funding or other incentives rather than new mandates alone.
FL

Florida 2026 4th Special Session

January 22, 2026 - 08:00 AM

Transcript Highlights:
  • This is a get out to vote driver for 2026, not caring what happens in 2027.
  • People voted for GO bonds.
  • Please vote no. Chair Duggan: Doctor Rich Templin. You are recognized. Dr.
  • So for those reasons I will have to vote down on this bill.
  • People voted with their feet.
NM

New Mexico 2025 Regular Session

House - Government, Elections And Indian Affairs Feb 3rd, 2025

House Government, Elections & Indian Affairs

Transcript Highlights:
  • It also includes an exclusive right to vote.
  • I urge the members of this committee to vote yes today. Thank you.
  • As a young person myself, I don't just implore you to vote yes; I beg you to vote yes. Thank you.
  • We urge you to vote no.
  • I have two representatives to explain their votes.
HI

Hawaii 2025 Regular Session

CAA Public Hearing - Wed Jan 29, 2025 @ 10:30AM HST

Culture & Arts

Transcript Highlights:
  • Okay, seeing none, Vice Chair, for the vote. Voting on HB 133 with pass with amendments.
  • vote aye.
  • Chair's recommendation is adopted. the vote okay voting on HB the vote okay voting on HB 133<00:29:54.600
  • </c><00:32:37.559><c> okay</c><00:32:37.760><c> voting</c><00:32:38.080><c> on</c> the vote okay voting
  • on the vote okay voting on hp450<00:32:40.399><c> pass</c><00:32:40.720><c> with</c> hp450 pass with
Keywords: 910, house, all
Summary: The House Committee on Culture and the Arts met on January 29 at 10:30 a.m. and heard four bills. HB 133, relating to surfing, drew testimony from the Department of Education and one individual in support. Committee discussion focused on the department’s estimated cost of about $44,000 per event, including judges, lifeguards, security, and administrative expenses. Members also asked about why surfing has been difficult to implement statewide and were told safety concerns, open-water conditions, and league-level decisions were among the barriers. The committee moved the bill forward with amendments, including blanking out the appropriation, and noted it wanted the Education Committee to review the cost breakdown further. HB 307, relating to special license plates for the island of Kahoʻolawe, received strong support from Protect K Ohana, the Kahoʻolawe Island Reserve Commission, and other supporters in person and via Zoom. Testimony clarified the name of the receiving entity and noted a recent petition showing significant public interest. The bill was advanced with technical amendments, and the chair said the fund name was already correct and that the measure would not reflect DCCA but the bank account designation. HB 450 would transfer the State Foundation on Culture and the Arts and the King Kamehameha Celebration Commission from DAGS to DBEDT and move authority over the Works of Art Special Fund to DBEDT’s director. The State Foundation and DBEDT’s Creative Industries Division supported the measure. In response to questions, the State Foundation said it had researched the transfer, believed funding would not be lost, and requested about a year for the transition to avoid payroll and payment disruptions, along with consideration of an additional DBEDT staff position. The committee adopted the chair’s recommendation to pass the bill with amendments, including adding the requested FTE and noting a two-year transition period in the report. HB 663, authorizing a special license plate commemorating the Office of Hawaiian Affairs, had little testimony and no one signed up to speak. The chair said OHA advocacy testimony was on file but that support for the measure appeared limited, and the bill was deferred. The committee then adjourned.
CA

California 2025-2026 Regular Session

Senate Military and Veterans Affairs Committee Jun 22nd, 2026

Military and Veterans Affairs

Transcript Highlights:
  • When the time is appropriate and you have a quorum, I would respectfully request your aye vote.
  • With that in mind, when appropriate, I respectfully ask for your aye vote.
  • So now we have a quorum, so we can vote on Senator Gonzalez's bill and come back to the other.
  • We ask for your aye vote. Thank you for your presentation.
  • All for the vote? We're going to go for the consent calendar first. It's just Tom Umberg.
Keywords: 987, senate, all
NM

New Mexico 2026 Regular Session

IC - Legislative Council Apr 17th, 2026

Legislative Council

Transcript Highlights:
  • So we try to do this with voting and advisory.
  • So first, I would like to vote on this.
  • So we're on a vote.
  • I'm assuming you would like to get to a vote. Is that correct? Okay, so let's get to a vote.
  • Vote is 4 in favor, 10 against. Motion fails.
KY

Kentucky 2026 Regular Session

House Standing Committee on Veterans, Military Affairs, and Public Protection (2-17-26)

Veterans, Military Affairs, & Public Protection

Transcript Highlights:
  • Explain my vote.
  • Chairman, I'd like to record my presence and also a yes vote on House Bill 297 and a yes vote on House
  • Chair<00:14:55.960><c> votes</c><00:14:56.240><c> yes.</c> Chair votes yes. Chair votes yes.
  • </c> record my presence and also a yes vote record my presence and also a yes vote on<00:15:10.839><c
  • </c> record your vote on this last bill? record your vote on this last bill? &gt;&gt; Yes.
Keywords: 958, all
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Health and Human Services 2ND REVISED Feb 16th, 2026

Health and Human Services

Transcript Highlights:
  • So I would urge a no vote. Further debate? I'm going to say a couple of things.
  • So I'm going to be a yes vote today. And I encourage people.
  • So I'm going to be a yes vote today, and I encourage people.
  • I would ask for a yes vote. I move for due pass and yield for questions.
  • Senator Hicks, do you care to vote? Nay. Senator Nice, do you care to vote? No. Senator Stanley?
Summary: The Senate Health and Human Services Committee heard and advanced a series of health-related bills. Senate Bill 1503 would allow a digital abortion-related service provider to participate in the Choosing Childbirth grant program without requiring a brick-and-mortar Oklahoma presence; it passed 10-2. Senate Bill 1553, dealing with appeals reviewed by psychologists, passed unanimously. Senate Bill 1427, as amended, would add antibody screening for type 1 diabetes with parental consent and Medicaid reimbursement for the Medicaid population; it passed 9-3. Senate Bill 1642, allowing physicians to prescribe opioids in divided quantities during the initial seven-day period, passed unanimously. Senate Bill 1421, requiring non-physical intervention training for direct-care staff and volunteers in certain mental health facilities, also passed unanimously. The committee also approved several behavioral health and rural care measures. Senate Bill 1837 would ask the Oklahoma Health Care Authority to seek a federal exemption so rural providers of home- and community-based services can also provide case management and person-centered planning; it passed 12-0. Senate Bill 1566, aimed at expanding access to autism diagnosis and ABA therapy by broadening who may diagnose ASD and allowing telemedical supervision of behavioral techs, passed 9-3 with title off due to fiscal concerns. Senate Bill 1567, a cleanup bill for APRN prescriptive authority and medical board fee language, passed 9-3. Senate Bill 1794 would create a statewide behavioral health vacancy registry to help place people in crisis more quickly; it passed 11-1 with title off after fiscal concerns were raised. Later, the committee approved Senate Bill 1484, requiring medical examiner investigations of SIDS and sudden unexpected infant deaths to include review of immunization and medical records and adding parental notification/consent provisions unless a crime is suspected; it passed 12-0. Senate Bill 1557, transferring ABA therapist licensing duties from DHS to a licensing board, passed after an amendment shifting the board involved. Senate Bill 1564, requiring a standardized billing code and reimbursement rate for certain dental surgeries under general anesthesia, passed 11-1 with title off because of a $1.9 million fiscal note. Finally, Senate Bill 1591, as amended, would cap THC in medical marijuana edibles at 10 mg per edible and 100 mg per package to reduce child poisonings; it passed 10-2. Several bills were amended during discussion, and multiple members noted fiscal concerns, parental consent, and access-to-care issues throughout the meeting.
AZ

Arizona 2026 Regular Session

02/12/2026 - House Rural Economic Development

Rural Economic Development

Transcript Highlights:
  • Chair, next one, my vote yes.
  • And if we can have that, then I'll vote yes.
  • And if we can have that, then I'll vote yes.
  • With that, I vote nay. Representative Volk? Madam Chair, may I explain my vote? Please. Thank you.
  • With that, I eagerly and earnestly vote aye. I eagerly and earnestly vote aye.
Bills: HB2113 , HB2237 , HB2824 , HB2926 , HB2939 , HB2950
FL

Florida 2026 4th Special Session

February 11, 2026 - 09:30 AM

Transcript Highlights:
  • Having waived close, and all, please call the roll on HB 497 and announce the vote.
  • I respectfully urge you to vote yes. Thank you. Thank you for being here.
  • Having closed on the bill, please call the roll on HB 683 and announce the vote.
  • Please vote yes to pass HB 353. Thank you so much for your time and consideration.
  • And I respectfully ask you to vote yes on HB 353. And I respectfully ask you to vote yes on HB 353.
Summary: The Health Professions and Program Subcommittee met with a quorum and considered seven bills, all of which were reported favorably. HB 497 would create a neurofibromatosis research grant program within the Department of Health; an amendment removed automatic recurring funding and made the program subject to annual appropriations. Proponents described the disease burden and the need for Florida-based research support. The bill passed 14-0. The committee also approved HB 223, which creates a licensing and regulatory framework for naturopathic medicine, including a Board of Naturopathic Medicine under the Department of Health. Supporters argued licensure would improve patient safety, transparency, and access, while the Florida Osteopathic Medical Association and Florida Medical Association waived in opposition. The bill passed 15-0. HB 683 modernizes physician assistant and APRN prescribing rules by removing certain administrative notice and prescription-labeling requirements and allowing a 30-day course of psychotropic medication; an amendment removed language that would have allowed practice without physician supervision during declared emergencies. It passed 15-0. The committee then approved CS for HB 121, which updates Florida’s seizure action plan law by extending protections to charter school students, requiring schools to accept physician-submitted plans, clarifying training duration, expanding training to regular bus drivers, and requiring seizure-response posters in schools. HB 353 adds sickle cell disease education to existing pain-management continuing education for health professionals, prompted by extensive testimony from patients and advocates about bias, delayed treatment, and lack of provider knowledge; it passed 15-0. HB 1175 directs the Florida Building Commission and State Fire Marshal to develop updated safety design standards for office surgery suites, with an amendment delaying the effective date to January 1, 2027; it passed 14-0. Finally, HB 251 creates a public records exemption for current emergency physicians and their families, narrowed by amendment to current physicians and children up to age 26 and made subject to sunset review; it passed 15-0. The meeting adjourned after all agenda items were completed.
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Business Feb 3rd, 2026

Business

Transcript Highlights:
  • Staff, please open the queue for a vote. Eves, yay.
  • Staff, please open the queue for a vote. Anyone want to change a vote? Please do so at this time.
  • Staff, please open the queue for a vote. Anyone want to change the vote, please do so at this time.
  • Anyone want to change the vote, please do so at this time. Close queue. Declare the vote. 9-0, nay.
  • Anyone wish to change a vote, please do so at this time. Close queue and declare the vote. 9-0.
Bills: HB3725 , HB3260 , HB3660 , HB3369 , HB3370
Committee: House Business
Summary: The committee first took up House Bill 3725, as amended by a PCS, which would require employers statewide to use E-Verify or a federal equivalent when hiring new employees. The author argued the bill would help reduce illegal immigration, protect wages and jobs for lawful workers, and impose only minimal costs because E-Verify is free and quick to use. Members raised concerns about burdens on small businesses, farms, and ranches; state versus federal authority; enforcement by the Department of Labor; identity theft and false positives; possible litigation; and what would happen if the federal system went offline or changed. The author said the bill includes good-faith protections, a trigger repeal if the federal program expands, and that he would file additional language to address shutdown-related disruptions. No motion was made, and the bill remained in committee. The committee then heard and passed several other measures without opposition. House Bill 3260 would add the Oklahoma Funeral Directors Association as an approved provider for continuing education credits for funeral director license renewals, and it passed 9-0. House Bill 3660 would authorize natural organic reduction, described as transforming human remains into soil, and it also passed 9-0. House Bill 3369 would revise food truck fire code requirements by allowing portable fire extinguishers instead of an automatic suppression system and by allowing licensed plumbers, not just Oklahoma LP Gas, to inspect or install certain gas plumbing; members discussed possible conflicts with another LP gas fix and agreed to work together, and the bill passed 9-0. Finally, House Bill 3370 would extend the effective date of the food truck fire code to November 1, 2028, creating a sunset to allow more time for a broader solution. The author said he preferred another option but wanted this bill available if needed. After brief clarification, the committee passed HB 3370 9-0. The meeting ended with the chair noting there would be three meetings left in the session.
CA

California 2025-2026 Regular Session

Senate Floor Session Feb 2nd, 2026

California Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • I urge an aye vote. Any question or debate on file item 68?
  • Respectfully ask for an aye vote on SCR 109.
  • The vote is 38, no zero. The resolution is adopted.
  • vote.
  • The vote is 29-10. The motion carries.
Summary: The Senate convened with a quorum, offered prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance, and began with a floor introduction honoring guests from California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, including President Jeffrey Armstrong, students, and student leaders. Senator Laird highlighted Cal Poly’s 125th anniversary, its statewide impact, and student achievements, including Rose Parade and design-build competition awards. The body then took up two Senate concurrent resolutions. SCR 111 by Senator Niello commemorated the 125th anniversary of the certified public accountant profession in California and recognized the California Board of Accountancy and the California Society of CPAs; it passed on a roll call and was later adopted 38-0 after the call was lifted. SCR 109 by Senator Grove proclaimed January 2026 as National Mentoring Month and recognized Big Brothers Big Sisters of Central California for its long-standing youth mentorship work; it also passed on a roll call and was adopted 39-0 after the call was lifted. The Senate also concurred in Assembly amendments to SB 25 by Senator Umberg, which streamlines California’s merger process and aligns it with the federal process; the vote was 33-0. Members then approved a motion by Senator Laird to give second reading and move forward bills reported from the Budget and Fiscal Review Committee on February 4, 2026, despite objections from Senator Niello; the motion passed 29-10. The remainder of the session was devoted to adjourn-in-memory tributes for Congressman Doug LaMalfa, Barry Del Bono, Professor Alan Stewart Hammond, and journalist Jeb Bing, with multiple senators offering personal recollections and condolences to their families and communities. The Senate concluded by announcing the next floor session and recessing until later that day.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Natural Resources (Part I) May 14th, 2025

Natural Resources

Transcript Highlights:
  • Madam Chair, we'll leave the bill pending and we'll try to vote quickly.
  • Senator Parker, we did take one vote on the Colcost bill that we subbed in.
  • But we'll either try to vote later this afternoon or tomorrow at a desk vote on the floor, but I've got
  • So when we voted, I won't be able to send it to local uncontested.
  • But we, we'll either try to vote later this afternoon or tomorrow, uh, at, at a desk vote on the floor
Bills: HB1237 , HB2663 , HB3071 , HB4384
Summary: The Senate Committee on Natural Resources heard several House bills dealing with environmental regulation, oil and gas safety, landfill permits, and utility cost recovery. HB 1237, by Rep. Geren and sponsored by Sen. Zaffirini, would extend TCEQ occupational license renewal deadlines from 30 days to 90 days, allow renewal up to one year with higher fees, and require a new application after longer expiration; the committee substitute clarified that applicants may continue working only until renewal is approved or denied and set a 180-day cutoff for renewal. HB 3071, sponsored by Sen. Hancock, would require TCEQ to cancel certain long-dormant municipal solid waste permits; members discussed concerns about precedent, ownership changes, and whether the bill should be narrowed, and the bill was left pending with a committee substitute expected. The committee also heard HB 2663, sponsored by Sen. Birdwell, which would require operators of inactive oil and gas wells to remove or de-energize electrical equipment after 10 years and authorize Railroad Commission penalties for false compliance. Testimony from landowners, cattle raisers, and the Sierra Club supported the bill as a wildfire-prevention measure, and the bill was left pending. HB 4384, also by Rep. Darby and sponsored by Sen. Birdwell, would let natural gas utilities defer certain infrastructure costs for later recovery through the GRIP process; utility representatives supported it as credit-positive and consistent with existing accounting, while consumer advocates opposed it as increasing rates without enough oversight. The committee discussed possible amendments to add more cost controls, and the bill was left pending. Later, the committee voted HB 2563, the companion to SB 2510, favorably to the full Senate by a 5-0 vote and ordered it certified for the local and uncontested calendar. The committee then took up HB 143, which would codify interagency procedures for addressing electrical power line safety at well sites and related facilities after wildfire concerns; members said a committee substitute had been negotiated with agencies and stakeholders to clarify responsibilities, timelines, and inspection authority while reducing fiscal impact. No final vote was taken on HB 143, and the committee recessed with several bills still pending.
HI

Hawaii 2025 Regular Session

House Chamber - Wed Apr 16, 2025, 11:30AM HST - Day 52

Hawaii House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • No vote. So ordered. Top of page two, report number 2122. Representative Souza, no vote.
  • Representative Garcia, no vote. So ordered.
  • </c><00:16:25.920><c> No</c><00:16:26.160><c> vote.
  • Representative Souza, no vote. So 2122. Representative Souza, no vote.
  • </c> Members, we'll be taking a voice vote. Members, we'll be taking a voice vote.
Keywords: 910, house, all
FL

Florida 2025 Regular Session

March 13, 2025 - 10:00 AM

Transcript Highlights:
  • By your vote, the amendment is adopted. We're now back on the bill as amended.
  • Having closed on the bill, Julia, please call the roll on HB 205 and announce the vote.
  • By your vote, the amendment is adopted. We're now back on the bill as amended.
  • Rayner, having closed on her bill, Julia, please call the roll on HB 91 and announce the vote.
  • Daly having closed on his bill, Julia, call the roll on CS for HB 479 and announce our vote.
Summary: The Judiciary Committee met and considered nine bills, with members hearing brief presentations, limited debate, and mostly unanimous support. Early measures included CS/HB 421, which expands peer support access for first responders to include support personnel, and HB 205, which creates a new offense for abandoning a restrained dog during a natural disaster (“Troopers’ Law”). Both bills drew support from law enforcement and animal welfare-related witnesses, and both were reported favorably; HB 205 was adopted with a technical amendment. The committee also approved CS/HB 157 on service of process, which clarifies that a prior statutory change applies to all causes of action, creates a safe harbor for compliance, tightens substituted service requirements, and allows individual registered agents to be served anywhere in the state. HB 693, which adds an aggravating factor for capital felonies committed where people are gathered for school, religious, or public government activities, drew both support and opposition; the Florida Conference of Catholic Bishops opposed expanding the death penalty, while supporters argued juries should have more tools in capital cases. The bill was reported favorably after debate. Members then approved CS/HB 113, increasing penalties for fleeing or attempting to elude law enforcement, after discussion about marked versus unmarked vehicles and an amendment that restored current penalties for two related offenses. Rep. Bracey Davis voted no, citing concerns about unmarked cars and public safety perceptions. The committee also passed HB 91 on misdemeanor probation, PCS/CS/HB 383 allowing certain officers and service members to purchase firearms without the three-day waiting period, and CS/HB 195 to let correctional education count toward professional licensure requirements for incarcerated people. Finally, CS/HB 479 was approved to allow judges to order restitution in hit-and-run property-damage cases. All bills were reported favorably, most by unanimous or near-unanimous votes.
KY
Transcript Highlights:
  • Senator Wilson: explain my vote. Mr. Chairman, yes, sir. Mr.
  • Chairman, I am going to vote yes on this bill, although the sponsor failed to ask me for my vote.
  • Mr chairman yes sir Mr chairman I vote Mr chairman yes sir Mr chairman I am<00:16:49.720><c> going</
  • c><00:16:49.880><c> to</c><00:16:50.040><c> vote</c><00:16:50.399><c> Yes</c><00:16:50.600><c> on</c>
  • <00:16:50.880><c> this</c><00:16:51.040><c> bill</c> am going to vote Yes on this bill am going to vote
Keywords: 958, all
Summary: The committee began with procedural reminders that the meeting would be short, that bill changes should generally be provided with 24-hour notice, that testimony would be limited at the chair’s discretion, and that no signs were permitted in the room. After roll call established a quorum, members led the pledge and prayer. The chair also recognized Marsha Robinson of Fort Knox for her service to veterans and military families and for receiving the Association of Defense Communities’ National Military Spouse Leadership Award. The sole bill considered was Senate Bill 61, relating to swimming pools. The sponsor, Senator Craig Richardson, said the bill was intended to protect private property rights by clarifying that homeowners who rent out their private swimming pools through platforms such as Swimly.com would still be treated as operating private pools rather than public recreation pools subject to additional regulation. Senators asked about parking impacts in residential neighborhoods and about liability and insurance coverage. The sponsor said the bill did not address parking or homeowners association issues, and a representative from Swimly.com testified that homeowners insurance and platform-backed insurance products can provide coverage for rentals. The committee voted to advance SB 61. The roll call showed unanimous support from members present, with Senator Wilson briefly explaining his yes vote and joking that the sponsor should ask for it in the future. The chair congratulated the sponsor on getting his first bill through committee and said it would be heard again on the floor. The meeting ended with an announcement about Military Kids Day on Tuesday, February 25, and an invitation for families to contact the Senate clerk for details.
CA

California 2025-2026 Regular Session

Assembly Floor Session Feb 13th, 2026

California House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Now moving on to a vote on the consent calendar. That is file item number 10.
  • All members vote who desire to vote. All members vote who desire to vote.
  • All members vote who desire to vote. Clerk will close the roll and tally the votes. 63-0.
  • Clerk will close the roll and tally the votes. 63-0. Consent calendar is adopted.
  • So I always voted for you because you were the right person for the job.
Keywords: 988, house, all
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Commerce Committee Meeting - 2025-04-03

Commerce Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • I do encourage a yes vote on the amendment.
  • We do have to vote on that. That's right. So to the DE1 amendment as amended.
  • Thank you very much, and I hope for a yes vote.
  • I just encourage a yes vote, Madam Chair. Thank you.
  • I encourage a yes vote. All those in favor of the A-10 signify by saying aye. Aye. Aye.
Bills: HF1224 , HF1615 , HF2403
US
Transcript Highlights:
  • You You RINGING BEEP to vote on the nomination of Frank Bisignano to be Commissioner of the Social Security
  • have done with other nominees, the meeting this morning will provide members with the opportunity to vote
  • nomination, and we will notify members of a time and location later today to conduct the committee vote
  • The Finance Committee should not be holding this vote today.
  • I urge my colleagues to vote no. Thank you, Senator Crapo.
Summary: The meeting of the Finance Committee primarily focused on the nomination of Frank Bisignano for Commissioner of the Social Security Administration. Members discussed the nominee's qualifications extensively, raising concerns about his past connections to Doge and the implications for Social Security. Several Senators expressed doubts about Bisignano's ability to improve the existing issues faced by the Social Security Administration, particularly related to staffing, customer service, and the potential for service cuts that could ultimately harm beneficiaries. The atmosphere was contentious, with divisive opinions visible among the committee members as they scrutinized Bisignano's past dealings and strategies.
NM

New Mexico 2025 Regular Session

House - Energy, Environment and Natural Resources Jan 23rd, 2025

House Energy, Environment & Natural Resources

Transcript Highlights:
  • It was a little easier because we weren't voting on the bills.
  • For the new people, A committee report lists a vote, and it lists the number of people that voted yes
  • , who voted no, who was absent, and who is excused.
  • First, I'm working on On a rule change to list the people who vote yes.
  • to affect the outcome—we'll either hold off on the vote, or we'll hold the vote open until those people