Video & Transcript : 'House Concurrent Resolution 117' :

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TX
Transcript Highlights:
  • House Bill 117, and I recognize its Senate sponsor, Senator Campbell, to explain the bill.
  • Is there anyone who would like to testify for, against, or on House Bill 117?
  • The chair lays out House Bill 117 as a matter of pending business.
  • Senator Sparks moves that House Bill 117 be reported favorably to the full Senate with the recommendation
  • There being three ayes and two nays, House Bill 117 will be reported to the full Senate with a favorable
Bills: HB112 , HB117
CA

California 2025-2026 Regular Session

Assembly Floor Session Jun 2nd, 2025

California House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Assembly concurrent resolution 91 with amendments.
  • Housing insecurity among our students.
  • Assembly concurrent resolution 73 by Assemblymember Stephanie relative to Italian American Heritage Month
  • term housing goals.
  • And would advance smart reforms to streamline housing approvals and address California's ongoing housing
KY
Transcript Highlights:
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Summary: The committee first approved the May 12 minutes, then deferred item 285 on the routine personal service contract green list for Western Kentucky University to the July 2026 meeting. It also noted that several deferred university contracts had been withdrawn by the institutions, and then approved the remaining agenda items without objection, including personal service contracts, amendments, memoranda of agreement, Kentucky Entertainment incentive agreements, deferred items, and corrections, except for items pulled for further review. The main pulled item was a Kentucky Administrative Office of the Courts contract supporting Fayette District Court’s juvenile treatment court through Fayette County Public Schools. Court officials explained that the program, created under Supreme Court rules in 2022, serves court-connected juveniles with mental health and related needs, operates at the courthouse, and uses a school-employed program manager funded through a pass-through arrangement with Fayette County Public Schools and the Urban County Government. They said the program has had over 100 referrals, accepted about half, and had at least 25 successful graduates, with 11 high school graduates among participants. Members asked about who pays for drug screens, family involvement, and what counts as successful completion; the officials said the Urban County Government’s Division of Youth Services pays for drug screens and services, and that parents must participate in classes and support services. The committee then approved the contract review, with some members explaining their votes in support and one member emphasizing the committee’s role in reviewing contracts in the public interest. The committee also reviewed two Auditor of Public Accounts contracts. The auditor’s representative said contract 11, with Vantage Point Solutions, will examine the Kentucky Communications Network Authority/Kentucky Wired network for $700,000, well below the $1.5 million appropriated, and that a report is expected before the 2027 regular session. Contract 12 funds a special examination of investment managers used by Kentucky’s retirement systems, prompted by a Legislative Oversight and Investigations request to assess whether investments tied to ESG factors are consistent with fiduciary duties; the representative said the retirement systems have been cooperative and that findings are expected on a similar timeline, with some flexibility built into the deadline. After questions about the Texas litigation referenced in the explanation, the committee approved both auditor contracts without objection.
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Transcript Highlights:
  • Assignments or reassignments of bills and resolutions. Bills. Resolutions.
  • Clerk will read House Joint Resolution 1086 by Kendrix of the House, a joint resolution relating to Judicial
  • House Bill 3522 by Marty of the House and Coleman of the Senate, an act relating to alcoholic beverages
  • Clerk will read House Bill 4300 by Pay of the House and Reinhardt of the Senate.
  • House Bill 4300 by Pay of the House and Reinhardt of the Senate, an act relating to children.
WA

Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Appropriations Feb 27th, 2026 at 10:30 am

Appropriations

Transcript Highlights:
  • House Appropriations Committee will come to order for the purpose of a public hearing.
  • I'm Ethan Moreno, staff member for the House Education Committee, and happy to join Jordan Clark this
  • Jim Morishima, staff to the Housing Committee.
  • Our housing market is broken.
  • housing forms.
FL

Florida 2026 Regular Session

Governmental Oversight and Accountability Feb 2nd, 2026

Governmental Oversight and Accountability

Transcript Highlights:
  • In reviewing the exemption, House and Senate staff jointly surveyed school districts, state colleges,
  • Florida was reported to house just under 95,000 transgender adults, making Florida the second largest
  • people are disproportionately vulnerable to discrimination in areas such as employment, education, housing
  • Back when House Bill 1069 was passed, it was said that it was done to protect children.
  • We're trying to find housing for people.
Bills: S0330 , S0526 , S0862 , S1072 , S1078 , S1192 , S1250 , S1296 , S1298 , S1642 , S1698 , S7022
Summary: The committee took up several bills and one set of confirmations. SB 330, relating to disability provisions for firefighters, law enforcement, and correctional officers, was explained as clarifying the heart disease presumption and allowing transferred law enforcement officers to rely on a prior physical if the new agency fails to provide one; it was reported favorably. SB 526, a broad commercial construction bill, was amended with a title amendment and a delete-all amendment before being reported favorably. SB 1192 created a pilot program for callback queues at certain executive agencies to reduce hold times, and it was also reported favorably. SB 1078 established gubernatorial transition procedures, including liaisons, briefing materials, office space, and access to records; an amendment narrowed and reassigned some duties and increased penalties for improper disclosure, and the bill passed favorably. SB 7022 extended and updated a public records exemption for classroom examinations and assessment instruments through 2031, and it was reported favorably. SB 1250 removed the Florida Commission on Human Relations’ requirement to use registered mail for certain notices, allowing less expensive notice methods, and it passed favorably. SB 1698 allowed certain employer notices and posters to be posted electronically instead of physically, and it was reported favorably. The committee also recommended confirmation of 10 appointees to the Florida Commission on Human Relations and the State Retirement Commission. SB 1072 created an anti-Semitism task force within the Attorney General’s Office of Civil Rights to review anti-Semitism in Florida, improve community relations, advise on law enforcement training, assess digital media literacy efforts, review hate crime statutes, and issue annual reports. The bill drew extensive public testimony, with many speakers opposing it on First Amendment, academic freedom, and equal-protection grounds and arguing it could chill criticism of Israel or be used selectively; supporters said it was needed to address rising anti-Semitism and that the state’s definition of anti-Semitism had already been adopted in statute. After debate, the bill was reported favorably. SB 862, as amended, set a $60,000 salary goal by 2030 for state correctional officers, probation officers, and institutional security specialists, with annual raises subject to appropriations; members questioned a separate provision allowing deployment of correctional officers during emergencies, including whether that could intersect with immigration enforcement, but the sponsor said he would follow up and that the bill was aimed at recruitment, retention, and workforce stability. The bill received support from law enforcement and corrections groups and was reported favorably. SB 1642, the Freedom in the Workplace Act, generated the most contentious discussion: it would bar certain pronoun-related requirements, prohibit mandatory training or activities related to sexual orientation, gender identity, or gender expression as a condition of employment, require sex on employment forms to reflect biological sex, and extend similar protections to public employees and contractors. Supporters framed it as protecting free speech, conscience, and against compelled speech; opponents argued it would authorize discrimination against transgender and nonbinary people, invite litigation, and harm workplace safety and inclusion. An amendment moved the bill into the chapter governing public employers and employees, and the bill was then reported favorably.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Senate Session (Part I) Jul 30th, 2025

Texas Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • will read the resolution.
  • Concurrent Resolution No. 1, granting permission to either House of the Senate to adjourn for more than
  • Chair recognizes Senator Zaffirani to explain the resolution. Thank you, Mr. President. Mr.
  • President and members, Senate concurrent resolution one grants each house of the legislature permission
  • House. Senator Hall, what purpose? I saw a couple of questions. Did you yield? I yield.
Bills: SB5 , SB11 , SB12 , SB9 , SB42 , SB15 , SB5 , SB11 , SB12 , SCR1
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Disaster Preparedness & Flooding, Select Aug 22nd, 2025

Disaster Preparedness & Flooding, Select

Transcript Highlights:
  • Committee Substitute House Bill 117? Yes, thank you.
  • And I'm here representing Environment Texas in support of House Bill 117.
  • House Bill 117 provides the necessary framework to address this challenge head-on.
  • Is there anyone else who wishes to testify for or against House Bill 117?
  • House Bill 117 is left pending. The ayes have it. Where is she? The Chair lays out House Bill 171.
Bills: HB48 , HB66 , HB68 , HB71 , HB75 , HB164 , HB171 , HB254 , SB 3 , SB 18 , HB123 , HB149 , HB117
TX

Texas 89th Regular

89th Legislative Session Apr 15th, 2025

Texas House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Members, I move to suspend all necessary rules to take up and consider House Resolution 774, celebrating
  • The House will come to order.
  • bills and resolutions.
  • House Bill 215 is... Question on passage of House Bill 215 in engrossment.
  • House Bill 1393 is... Question occurs on passage to engrossment of House Bill 1393.
Summary: The House convened with prayer, pledges, and several ceremonial recognitions, including Wilson County Day, San Antonio Mission Indian Descendants Day, and Blue Ribbon Lobby Day, along with acknowledgments of visiting groups and a birthday greeting. The chamber also announced committee meetings and then moved into floor business, including conference committee action on Senate Bill 1, the state budget. A series of motions to instruct House conferees on SB 1 were debated and voted on. One motion sought to restore salary for Attorney General Ken Paxton after his impeachment-related suspension; it passed 88-56. Another, from Rep. Olcott, directed conferees to support amendments requiring data collection on the costs of undocumented immigrants in hospitals and prisons; after extended debate and a failed amendment from Rep. Martinez Fischer to also study immigrants’ economic contributions, the motion passed 86-61. The House also adopted instructions to eliminate Texas Lottery Commission funding, to support amendments restricting public education institutions from affirming gender identities inconsistent with biological sex, and to seek an additional $4 billion in property tax relief, with each motion passing on recorded votes. The House then took up a supplemental calendar and passed several bills, including HB 39 on veteran death data, HB 102 on priority registration for certain students entering military service, HB 126 on student-athlete compensation and representation, HB 290 on tuition and fee assistance for members of the Texas military forces, HB 300 on Texas Armed Services Scholarship Program updates, and HB 2143 naming a highway in honor of Army Specialist Joey Lins. The chamber also postponed consideration of HJR 2 and HJR 6. Later, the House considered HB 120 on career and technology education pathways and HB 20 on applied science pathway programs for high school students. HB 120 received a perfecting amendment and was advanced after discussion about workforce preparation. HB 20 prompted extensive questioning about transportation, costs, and how students would access partner campuses such as community colleges and TSTC sites; debate continued as the transcript ended, with members examining how the program would operate and whether approval authority would rest with TEA.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
  • The chair lays out Senate Bill 23 as well as Senate Joint Resolution 85, both by Senator Bettencourt,
  • We passed in our session SLR 47, which spoke to affordable housing for older Texans, and so that's the
  • Many Texans are struggling with the cost of housing. It's not just homeowners.
  • Many Texans are struggling with the cost of housing. It's not just homeowners.
  • Galveston County 117, Ellis 139, Johnson 128, Smith County... Ellis 139, Johnson 128, Smith County.
Bills: SB23 , SJR85 , SB 23
Summary: The Senate Committee on Local Government heard testimony on Senate Bill 23 and its companion constitutional amendment, Senate Joint Resolution 85, both by Senator Bettencourt. The bills would increase the additional homestead exemption for elderly and disabled homeowners from $10,000 to $60,000, which proponents said would significantly reduce property taxes and help seniors and disabled Texans age in place. Bettencourt and supporters described the measure as part of a broader property tax relief package, estimating combined savings of about $950 for over-65 and disabled homeowners when paired with other recent homestead exemption changes. Witnesses largely supported the proposal. Testimony in favor came from a lawyer, a private citizen, Texas Realtors, the Texas Silver-Haired Legislature, and the Texas Association of Builders, all emphasizing relief for fixed-income seniors, housing stability, and the ability to remain in their homes. Several witnesses noted rising property taxes, medical costs, and the challenges seniors face in moving or affording home modifications. One witness from Every Texan said a flat homestead exemption is the most equitable way to cut property taxes, but argued against additional tax cuts generally, favoring a circuit-breaker approach and warning that permanent tax cuts could reduce funding for schools and other needs. The committee also discussed data showing many over-65 homeowners already pay no school property taxes in some counties and that the proposed changes would increase that share. After closing public testimony, the committee voted on the measures. Senate Bill 23 was reported favorably to the full Senate by a 7-0 vote, and S.J.R. 85 was also reported favorably by a 7-0 vote. The transcript also shows Senate Bill 898 being laid out and passed unanimously earlier in the meeting, with a recommendation for the local and uncontested calendar.
HI

Hawaii 2025 Regular Session

House Chamber - Tue Apr 8, 2025, 9:00 AM HST - Day 47

Hawaii House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • House to the noted Senate bills.
  • The motion is carried. informing the House that the Senate has informing the House that the Senate has
  • </c><00:21:47.280><c> Representative</c> noted House bills. Representative noted House bills.
  • Will the House come to order?
  • </c><01:13:09.679><c> The</c> workforce housing development. The workforce housing development.
US

US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session

US House Floor Proceedings (Wednesday, March 4, 2026)

US Federal House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • House Calendar Number 64, House Resolution 1095.
  • The question is, will the House suspend the rules and agree to House Resolution 1099?
  • Speaker, pursuant to the order of the House of March 3, 2026, I call up House Concurrent Resolution 38
  • resolution. >> House Concurrent Resolution 38.
  • Pursuant to the order of the House of March 3, 2026, the concurrent resolution is considered as read.
Bills: HCR38 , HR1099 , HR1100 , HB6472 , SB723 , HR1095
WY

Wyoming 2026 Regular Session

House Floor Session-Day 6, February 16, 2026-PM

Wyoming House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • House Bill 117, sponsored by Representative Li, Uh Stop Harm, Empower Women with Informed Notices Act
  • Speaker, your Committee No. 10, Labor, Health, and Social Services, to whom was referred House Bill 117
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FL

Florida 2026 5th Special Session

FL House Floor Session - 2026-02-19 (10:00AM Session)

Florida House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Please read the House bill.
  • Please read the House bill.
  • Please read the House bill.
  • Seeing none, show that motion adopted, please read the House bill. House Bill 893.
  • Please read the House bill.
Summary: The Senate convened with an opening prayer, pledge, and a series of member and guest introductions recognizing visitors, local delegations, and honorees. The chamber then took up a report from the Committee on Ethics and Elections on 42 executive appointments; the report was adopted and the appointments were confirmed by a 36-0 vote. The Senate also adopted a resolution honoring the Ripple Project for childhood cancer awareness and fundraising. The body then moved through a long special-order calendar of bills, largely focused on public records exemptions, public safety, education, agriculture, health care, and licensing. Measures passed included bills to extend or consolidate exemptions for aquaculture records, trade secrets, and cybersecurity information; a child-abuse reporting statute-of-limitations bill; regulation of commercial driving schools; human trafficking training for nursing graduates; a new injunction for protection against serious violence by a known person and its companion public-records bill; nature-based coastal resiliency and mangrove infrastructure; chiropractic patient trust funds; specialty license plates; waiver of late financial disclosure fines; public school personnel compensation; the Florida Farm Bill/Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services package; homestead exemption clarification for long-term leases; disability presumption clarifications for first responders; reinsurance intermediary manager conformity; patriotic displays in public schools; ADS-B aviation fee restrictions; autism-related law enforcement training and the Blue Envelope program; campus safety policy transparency at public colleges and universities; and veterinary prescription disclosure. Several bills drew debate or amendments. The Farm Bill received amendments protecting Everglades restoration lands from surplus sale and clarifying biosolids timing, and it passed 38-0 after extensive discussion. The HCSM/nonprofit religious organizations bill prompted debate over whether allowing licensed insurance agents to market faith-based health care sharing ministries would create consumer confusion or free-speech concerns; it passed 32-5. The patriotic displays bill also drew discussion and passed 36-2. The athletics bill allowing coaches to provide good-faith support to student-athletes, prompted by the Teddy Bridgewater situation, passed 38-0. The affordable housing bill clarifying Live Local Act definitions to exclude farms from certain commercial/mixed-use/industrial categories passed 38-0 after a technical amendment. Several other measures were temporarily postponed, and the session concluded with the Senate continuing through the remaining calendar.
KY
Transcript Highlights:
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  • That's a Jennifer house now. What? Glad you're out of your house.
Summary: The committee first approved the minutes, then heard a lengthy presentation from the Department for Public Health on Kentucky’s rural health transformation plan and related budget questions. Commissioner John Langfeld said the state received a $212.9 million federal award, one of the larger awards nationally, and outlined five focus areas: maternal and infant health, integrated EMS/trauma response, behavioral health and substance use disorder, oral health, and chronic disease prevention with an emphasis on obesity and diabetes. He stressed that the effort is intended to be integrated, data-driven, and sustainable, and that the federal funds cannot be used for new construction, clinician salaries, research and development, EHR replacement, or to pay for currently billable services. He also said the program carries accountability requirements and that funds can be clawed back if milestones are not met. Members pressed for clarification on duplication with other budget requests, sustainability after the five-year funding period, and how success would be measured. Langfeld said he was not aware of any duplicate funding with the department’s additional budget requests and said the rural health funds were separate from those requests. He also said the program will be tracked through specific metrics and timelines, using both execution measures and outcome measures such as readmissions, with more rapid-cycle feedback to allow course correction. Representative Fleming raised concerns about possible overlap with navigator funding and asked for more detail on the budget breakdown; Langfeld said a detailed line-item budget had been prepared but was still awaiting final CMS approval before release, and that he would explore sharing more information once restrictions were lifted. The committee then heard from the Kentucky State Public Health Laboratory about a request for a new central lab expansion. The presenter described the current 35-year-old facility as outdated and constrained by aging infrastructure, obsolete equipment, deferred maintenance, and inadequate space, and said the lab performs critical work with no in-state alternative for many services, including newborn screening, select-agent and biosafety level 3 testing, animal necropsy for rabies, genetic sequencing, environmental and food safety testing, and response to emerging infectious diseases. The project is already in design phase C, expected to finish in mid-April, with construction funding sought at roughly $276 million on top of about $35 million already approved for design. Members asked about long-term operating costs, backup arrangements, and whether the current facility would remain in use; the presenter said the current lab would continue to be used by the department while other divisions move into vacated space, and that the lab has mutual-aid agreements with the Southeast Consortium and universities for contingency support. Finally, the Department for Community Based Services began its budget presentation on SNAP and relative caregiver issues. Commissioner Lisa Dennis and budget director Misty Sammons identified the governor’s recommended budget items tied to new federal requirements under HR1, including changes affecting payment error rates. The discussion was just beginning when the transcript ended.
AL

Alabama 2025 Regular Session

Alabama Senate Feb 25th, 2025

Alabama Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • From the Committee on Rules, House Joint Resolution number 8 by Representative Daniels mourns William
  • Also, House Joint Resolution number 16 by Representative Faulkner mourns the death of William.
  • Also, House Joint Resolution number 28 by Representative Lawrence commends John Clyde Rigs.
  • Also, House Joint Resolution number 53 by Representative Sells commends Alice Pack.
  • Also, House Joint Resolution number 59 by Representative Stadthagen congratulates Randall Shed. Mr.
MO
Transcript Highlights:
  • Upon return, members should be prepared to consider House Committee Substitute for House Bill 2178, House
  • Committee Substitute for House Bill 1790, House Bill 1844, House Committee Substitute for House Bill
  • 2085, House Bill 2189, House Bill 1766, and House Committee Substitute for House Bill 2989.
  • House Committee Substitute for House Bill 2178, House Committee Substitute for House Bill 1790, House
  • Bill 1844, House Committee Substitute for House Bill 2085, House Bill 2189, House Bill 1766, and House
Summary: The House first established a quorum after a brief call of the board and then recognized several guest delegations, including a Kansas City Hispanic Day at the Capitol group and later visitors from Grandview, Pagedale, Bolivar, and a fire service leadership program. After that, the chamber took up House Bill 2498, a juvenile justice measure focused on more oversight in serious juvenile cases, expanded data sharing through the MULES system, and changes to certification procedures for certain felonies and repeat offenses. Members debated whether adding prosecuting attorneys to the certification process was appropriate, whether the bill would expand juvenile certification, and whether the bill’s original parent-liability provisions could harm foster placements; those liability provisions were ultimately removed through amendment. The bill was then adopted as amended. The House also considered House Committee Substitute for House Bills 2637 and 3155, described as a “transparency in sentencing” bill. Supporters said it would make sentencing and parole eligibility clearer by setting minimum time-served percentages in statute, while critics argued it would mostly raise minimums, especially for lower-level felonies, without truly increasing transparency. Members discussed changes to dangerous felony treatment, sex offenses, trafficking, prior commitments, and how time served would be certified at sentencing. The committee substitute was adopted and ordered perfected and printed. Finally, the House recommitted House Committee Substitute for House Bills 2780 and 2668 to the Special Committee on Property Tax Reform for further work, with members agreeing more hearings and revisions were needed. The chamber then moved to announcements, including committee meeting notices and a Black History Program invitation, and adjourned until the next day.
MO
Transcript Highlights:
  • Welcome to the House, gentlemen from Greene. Oh, excuse me, welcome to the House. Mr.
  • I move the House Committee Substitute for House Bills 2637 and 3155 be adopted.
  • Upon return, members should be prepared to consider House Committee Substitute for House Bill 2178, House
  • Committee Substitute for House Bill 1790, House Bill 1844, House Committee Substitute for House Bill
  • 2185, House Bill 2189, House Bill 1766, and House Committee Substitute for House Bill 2989.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Appropriations - S/C on Articles VI, VII, & VIII Feb 25th, 2025

Appropriations - S/C on Articles VI, VII, & VIII

Transcript Highlights:
  • 2 3 4 The House Appropriations Subcommittee on Articles 6, 7, and 8 will come to order.
  • Wally and the House Appropriations Subcommittee members.
  • He meant that the resolution times in 2011 were so large, and we.
  • DSB BP oversees a robust regulatory framework with 117 FTEs.
  • And the anatomical side of the house, correct.