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US
US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
US House Floor Proceedings (Tuesday, June 9, 2026)
US Federal House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Federal housing resources neighborhood.
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- </c><06:22:03.040><c> When</c><06:22:03.280><c> federal</c> When federal agents flooded Minneapolis,
MA
Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
Formal House Session 94 Jun 21st, 2026 at 11:00 am
Massachusetts House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- fiscal and political turmoil that the Commonwealth finds itself in, thanks to the actions of the shutdown
- The Medicaid work requirements being put in place by the federal government in the coming months, a $10
- Also, we'd like to recognize President Lorena Gonzalez of the California Labor Federation.
- These combined contributions will generate substantial federal Medicaid revenues matching the state and
- Looming federal Medicaid cuts threaten the health care system.
Summary:
The House took up several routine and ceremonial matters first, including a resolution honoring the Solomon Northup Committee and commemorating the arrival of the Solomon Northup sculpture in Boston, which was adopted. Members also adopted an order extending the Revenue Committee’s reporting deadline on House No. 4606, concurred in a Senate sick leave bank petition for Jeffrey Yatson, and suspended Joint Rule 12 for a similar sick leave bank petition for Jean McCarran. The House then advanced House No. 4413, a bill on the terms of certain Commonwealth bonds, to third reading and later passed it to be engrossed.
The main floor debate centered on House No. 4601, the fiscal year 2025 supplemental appropriations bill. The bill was described as a $2.25 billion supplemental budget with a net Commonwealth cost of about $750 million, covering MassHealth, snow and ice deficiencies, Home Base, universal school meals, reproductive health care supports, a sports and entertainment fund, and other items. The bill also included outside sections on public health and finance, and it ratified seven collective bargaining agreements. The House adopted Amendment 70, which added Health Safety Net funding measures, including higher hospital assessments and a $50 million transfer from the Commonwealth Care Trust Fund, after supporters said it would help avert a projected shortfall and generate federal Medicaid revenue. A separate amendment on Home Base eligibility was rejected.
The House also adopted a consolidated amendment that included provisions affecting western and central Massachusetts municipal health insurance costs and changes to violent injury benefit language for first responders, including clarifying the definition of a weapon and tightening the standard for covered injuries. Another consolidated amendment was adopted by roll call, and the bill itself was then passed to be engrossed by a recorded vote. The session ended with an order to meet the next day at 11 a.m. and a motion to adjourn in memory of former House members Thomas and George, which was agreed to before adjournment.
NH
New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session
House Special Committee on COVID Response Efficacy (05/13/2026)
Transcript Highlights:
- Areas of particular focus will include the administration of federal guidance, acceptance of federal
- </c><00:11:24.520><c> guidance,</c> the administration of federal guidance, the administration of federal
- > acceptance of federal funds, acceptance of federal funds, and<00:11:28.480><c> implementation</c><00
- </c><00:34:29.200><c> level</c> positions at the federal level positions at the federal level uh uh uh
- </c> the height of the shutdown. the height of the shutdown.
Summary:
The Special Committee on COVID Response Efficacy for New Hampshire held its first organizational meeting. The chair read the committee’s updated mission statement, which says the bipartisan committee will fact-find on the state’s COVID-19 response and its impact on the healthcare system, with focus areas including federal guidance, federal funds, emergency use authorization vaccination efforts, long COVID, the Patient Bill of Rights, and vaccination policies. The chair also announced committee staffing changes: Linda McGrath stepped down as vice chair and Representative Gerard was named vice chair; Representative DeRoy was named clerk. The chair emphasized the committee’s work is intended to be science-based and fact-finding, not anti-vaccine, and noted that the committee may issue follow-up reports and recommendations.
Members discussed a broad list of topics for future hearings, including long COVID treatment, ongoing vaccination policies, reporting of COVID deaths, standards of care and provider discretion, COVID-related funding such as ESSER/CARES Act money, and communication of treatment developments during the pandemic. Representative Pollina argued the committee should examine specific treatments and outcomes, including remdesivir, oxygen/intubation practices, and ivermectin, and raised concerns about whether some treatments were harmful or suppressed. He also focused on pediatric vaccination policy, saying the committee should review New Hampshire’s recommendations for children and medical students, and questioned the state’s reliance on federal guidance versus independent review. The chair responded that shifting federal positions may justify an independent New Hampshire evaluation and asked him to gather more information and potential witnesses.
In open discussion, members suggested additional witnesses and topics, including local funeral directors, nursing homes, and emergency medical services, as well as how nursing homes were affected by positive tests and admission restrictions. Another member suggested the committee consider what products it should produce, such as a final report, possible bill recommendations, and better documentation or footnotes tying findings to testimony and scientific sources. The chair said the committee’s deliverables could include reports, letters to department heads or legislative leaders, and other actions, and noted that the committee’s 2024 report and supporting documents are available on the House committee page. No votes or formal actions beyond the organizational appointments were taken.
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Budget Subcommittee No. 6 on Public Safety Mar 2nd, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- over $150 million and 778 positions starting in 2027-28, and a transition of the facility to a cold shutdown
- over $150 million and 778 positions starting in 2027-28, and a transition of the facility to a cold shutdown
Summary:
The Assembly Budget Subcommittee No. 6 on Public Safety heard updates on CDCR’s population projections and the preliminary fiscal impacts of Proposition 36. CDCR said its fall 2025 projections show continued declines in the institution and parole populations through June 2030, while noting Prop. 36 admissions are increasing but remain uncertain. The LAO said the administration’s Prop. 36 estimates may be somewhat low because they were based on only six months of implementation data, and the Department of Finance agreed the methodology is still developing. Committee members asked about the offenses driving admissions and the sentence-length impacts, and CDCR identified the main qualifying offenses and enhancements it is tracking. No votes were taken.
The committee then discussed CDCR’s request for $91 million ongoing for lump-sum leave cashouts for correctional officers and nurses. CDCR said vacancy reductions and prison closures have reduced the salary savings historically used to cover these costs. The LAO supported the funding only on a limited-term basis and urged more oversight and reporting on CDCR’s structural shortfall, while the Department of Finance argued ongoing funding is needed because leave liabilities are mandatory and salary savings are less stable. Members raised concerns about transparency, asked about leave buyback practices and accrued leave balances, and requested more information before the May Revision.
Members also heard CDCR’s proposals for $10 million for the final two statewide video surveillance projects and $15.2 million for Fire Watch coverage and related fire alarm work. The LAO supported the Fire Watch request as a one-time health and safety cost, while CDCR explained the aging prison infrastructure and the need for interim safety measures while longer-term replacement planning is developed. The committee then reviewed CDCR’s proposal to close the California Rehabilitation Center, which would produce a net General Fund reduction of $99.6 million in 2026-27 and ongoing savings of more than $150 million starting in 2027-28. CDCR said the closure is driven by sustained population declines and will include retention and realignment funding; the LAO recommended approval. Public comment focused on county funding for Prop. 36 implementation, opposition to using Prop. 36 as a reason to keep prisons open, and support for community-based rehabilitation programs. The hearing adjourned without any votes.
NM
New Mexico 2025 Regular Session
IC - Legislative Finance Dec 8th, 2025 at 09:12 am
Transcript Highlights:
- Or worse than expected federal job losses.
- I think it clearly... ...shows the federal administration and the federal economy right now reflect a
- Last year, you passed legislation establishing the federal, I think it's called the Federal Emergency
- And I'll get to the federal deal.
- We are going to detain federal inmates; we already have federal inmates that are convicted and held in
OK
Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session
Agency Performance Review and Budget Request Hearing - Office of Emergency Management Feb 16th, 2026 at 05:30 pm
Transcript Highlights:
- Mostly the same thing with the federal money as well.
- So our request for the federal funding loss, again, we have a very much.
- That's from federal.
- We would only use that if we do not receive our federal grant.
- Do you expect to not receive the federal grant?
Summary:
The committee held a budget hearing for the Oklahoma Office of Emergency Management, with Director Annie Verst presenting the agency’s FY26/FY27 request and explaining the agency’s role in disaster response, recovery, preparedness, and mitigation. She said OEM remains a lean agency focused on coordinating resources for local governments, supporting recovery after disasters, and helping communities build resilience. She highlighted recent activity including wildfire response, multiple fire management assistance declarations, $83 million in public assistance payouts, use of the new state disaster revolving fund, and implementation of an Oklahoma resilient recovery strategy and ARPA-funded rural public safety grants.
Verst emphasized uncertainty in federal funding and FEMA operations, saying hazard mitigation assistance has been canceled for the first time since 1988, some obligations were delayed under DHS’s “Defend the Spend” review, and the emergency management performance grant period was shortened before later being resolved. She said OEM has restructured by eliminating obsolete administrative work, repurposing positions to regional coordinators, ending warehouse leases, and assigning fleet vehicles more efficiently. Her budget request included $3.7 million to cover a possible loss of federal operating support, $1 million for a required state hazard mitigation plan update, $3.8 million for the state emergency fund to cover anticipated 12.5% state shares and replenish prior expenditures, and $800,000 for anticipated other-needs/temporary sheltering cost share.
Members questioned her about Oklahoma Task Force One, the revolving fund, and whether OEM is shifting toward a response-focused agency. Verst said response remains local and OEM’s role is coordination, recovery, and mitigation, not replacing local emergency management. She explained Task Force One is used when local capacity is exceeded, is not currently funded by OEM for routine operations, and the revolving fund helps bridge reimbursement delays. She also said the hazard mitigation plan update would likely be done by an outside contractor or university partner. No votes were taken; the hearing ended after questions and thanks from the chair.
WA
Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session
Joint Oregon-Washington Legislative Action Committee Dec 15th, 2025
Joint Oregon-Washington Legislative Action Committee
Transcript Highlights:
- Due to the federal shutdown, it was not able to be looked at.
- And with the federal government, we have so many agencies involved.
- agencies under federal law.
- That we have with the federal funding.
- Once again, we are aiming for ROD issuance by our federal partners.
Summary:
The Joint Oregon-Washington Legislative Action Committee met for a work session and public hearing on the Interstate 5 bridge replacement program. Program staff outlined major milestones, including the recent biological opinion, the Coast Guard’s opening of a public comment period on the Navigation Impact Report, expected decisions in early 2026 on navigational clearance and the final supplemental environmental impact statement, and a possible amended record of decision in 2026. They also discussed the Bridge Investment Program grant amendment deadline, the need for an initial finance plan, and ongoing community outreach and contractor engagement. Greg Johnson announced he was stepping down as program administrator, and Carly Francis introduced herself as interim administrator.
A large portion of the meeting focused on design and cost questions. Staff said the program is studying fixed and movable spans, single- and double-deck configurations, and one versus two auxiliary lanes, with final recommendations to be made through the federal environmental process. They said the Coast Guard’s decision is central to what bridge configuration is permittable and to the timing of the updated cost estimate, which has not yet been released. Members pressed for more detail on cost drivers, potential impacts to businesses upriver, and whether the states would need to seek additional funding. Staff said they had reached agreements with four impacted river users, but the underlying evaluation materials are protected and not publicly releasable.
The committee also reviewed transit-related questions. Staff explained that light rail remains part of the modified locally preferred alternative and that ridership and operations estimates are being updated using federal modeling methods. They said projected opening-day transit operations and maintenance costs have dropped from an earlier estimate of $21.8 million to about $10.3 million annually because the current model assumes lower frequency, with Oregon and Washington shares split by geography and fare recovery. Members raised concerns about TriMet’s financial stability and the need for a funding plan by fall 2027, ahead of a planned federal transit funding application in fall 2028.
During public testimony, several speakers criticized the delay in releasing a new cost estimate and argued the project scope should be reduced if costs continue to rise. Testifiers from City Observatory and the Just Crossing Alliance said the project appears to be avoiding bad news, urged the committee to consider scope reductions, and questioned whether the active transportation and freeway components align with the project’s core purpose. The meeting ended with thanks to Johnson for his service and a transition to public hearing testimony.
NM
New Mexico 2025 Regular Session
IC - Legislative Finance Sep 25th, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- A federal grant award that we've already received.
- And so when we receive that federal grant, we go through a process of signing an agreement with Federal
- side, is one of the least disturbed revenue streams to the states, even in the midst of federal shutdowns
- departments that are funded through the federal budget.
- But just because there's federal money doesn't mean we should chase federal money.
ID
Transcript Highlights:
- The federal government has their job, and we have our job.
- The federalization of local law enforcement is not something that he would support.
- The federalization of local law enforcement is not something that he would support.
- I see it as a federalism issue.
- And I don't trust the federal government. And I don't trust the federal government.
Committee:
Senate State Affairs
NJ
Transcript Highlights:
- And whereas, over the past three decades in state, federal government, political campaigns, and Democratic
- Assemblywoman Pintor Marin, appropriates over $60 billion in state funds and over $30 billion in federal
- And over $30 billion in federal funds for the state budget for fiscal year 2027.
- meeting that we had to desperately adjourn just before midnight so we didn't cause the government shutdown
- And here we are, less than 48 hours... ...night so we didn't cause the government shutdown.
AL
Alabama 2025 Regular Session
Alabama Senate Fiscal Responsibility and Economic Development Committee Apr 9th, 2025
Fiscal Responsibility and Economic Development
Transcript Highlights:
- And that's already federal law.
- And then the federal government will let us know if that individual is entitled to that benefit.
- classify psychoactive cannabinoids from hemp as a schedule one drug, even if derived legally under federal
- Um, we can talk about how it violates federal law. There are several points there.
- We are 300 times less potent than the federal farm bill.
Bills:
HB1
Keywords:
DUI, driving under the influence, ignition interlock, interlock device, driver license suspension, restricted license, motor vehicle, alcohol offense, first offense, repeat offender, blood alcohol concentration, BAC, license revocation, Alabama State Law Enforcement Agency, ALEA, public safety, traffic safety, chemical dependency, substance abuse, court referral program
HI
Bills:
SB3225 , HCR53 , HCR57 , HCR101 , HB1878 , HB1481 , SCR40 , SCR59 , SCR114 , SCR197 , SCR198 , SR30 , SR107 , SR185 , SR186
Keywords:
statutory revision, Hawaii Revised Statutes, clarification, obsolete provisions, legal accuracy, University of Hawaii, Board of Regents, associate degree, degree audit, reverse transfer, credit audit, student completion, credential attainment, community college transfer, four-year campus, higher education, postsecondary attainment, workforce development, student retention, graduation pathways
HI
Transcript Highlights:
- </c><00:52:40.480><c> Um</c> um federal pro federal workforce. Um um federal pro federal workforce.
- >> Oh, from that federal grant.
- >> Oh, from that federal grant.
- >> Oh, from that federal grant.
- >> Oh, from that federal grant.
Bills:
SB2024 , SB896 , SB2613 , SB494 , SB2391 , SB2125 , SB2614 , SB2615 , SB3262 , SB3325 , SB3118
Committee:
Senate Education
Keywords:
charter schools, public-private partnership, school facilities, education funding, community need, education, capital improvement, reporting, transparency, technical expertise, public school land transfer, Department of Education, DOE, land conveyance, fee simple title, tax map key, TMK, Act 307, Session Laws of Hawaii 2022, Act 139
OK
Committee:
House General Government
Keywords:
2030 census, complete count committee, census outreach, decennial census, enumeration, population count, hard-to-count populations, hard-to-enumerate areas, State Data Center, Oklahoma Census, multilingual campaign, public outreach, school-based outreach, community organizations, minority groups, ethnic minorities, language minorities, self-response rate, census awareness, federal census
OK
Committee:
House General Government
Keywords:
2030 census, complete count committee, census outreach, decennial census, enumeration, population count, hard-to-count populations, hard-to-enumerate areas, State Data Center, Oklahoma Census, multilingual campaign, public outreach, school-based outreach, community organizations, minority groups, ethnic minorities, language minorities, self-response rate, census awareness, federal census
Summary:
The committee first handled housekeeping, announcing that House Bill 4276 would be laid over until the third week and moving Representative Lawson’s bill to the top of the agenda. HB 3620, creating a 2030 census complete count committee, was presented and passed by due pass. HB 3942, which updates the state’s tax incentive evaluation process by directing reports to LOFT and requiring comparisons to other incentives and strategic economic goals, also passed due pass after brief discussion about whether all tax incentives, including the parental choice tax credit, would be reviewed.
Representative Pfeiffer presented HB 3279, a follow-up public corruption measure that clarifies conflict-of-interest disclosure requirements and sets a $25,000 threshold for certain purchase orders; it passed due pass. After Vice Chair Woolley took over, HB 3378 passed 7-0 to stagger OCAST board terms after all members had expired at once. HB 3383, setting a 14-hour limit on required work in a 24-hour period for state employees with emergency carve-outs, passed 6-1 after questions about law enforcement and emergency-service exceptions. Several transparency and procurement bills from Representative Strom also passed unanimously: HB 3413 requires agencies to report outsourced jobs and consulting outcomes, HB 3414 adds accounting-system reporting for contract type and invoice location for intangible assets, HB 3415 requires subcontractor reporting and post-contract assessments, and HB 3420 requires justification for sole-source purchases and limits pilot or proof-of-concept contracting to 12 months.
The most contentious measure was HB 313 by Representative Kevin West, which restricts state agencies, employees, contractors, and public institutions from using state funds to perform, facilitate, refer, or encourage gender transition procedures. Opponents argued it intrudes into private medical decisions, could affect adults as well as minors, and may worsen health outcomes or create vague enforcement problems; supporters said it protects minors from harmful, life-altering procedures and prevents state dollars from supporting them. After extended debate, the committee passed HB 313 by a 7-2 vote. The meeting then adjourned, with one more committee meeting announced for the following week.
AL
Alabama 2026 Regular Session
Alabama Senate Finance and Taxation Education Committee Jan 28th, 2026
Finance and Taxation Education
Transcript Highlights:
- Uh, if there is a loss of<00:08:05.680><c> federal</c><00:08:06.000><c> funds</c><00:08:06.560><c> or
- </c><00:08:07.039><c> reduction</c><00:08:07.440><c> in</c> of federal funds or reduction in of federal
- So it is current federal law, and we are moving to roll and conform with that. Any questions?
- So it is current federal law, and we are moving to roll and conform with that. Any questions?
- So it is current federal law, and we are moving to roll and conform with that. Any questions?
Committee:
Senate Finance and Taxation Education
AL
Alabama 2025 Regular Session
Alabama Senate Finance and Taxation General Fund Committee Apr 23rd, 2025
Finance and Taxation General Fund
Committee:
Senate Finance and Taxation General Fund
Keywords:
SSUT, simplified sellers use tax, sales tax distribution, municipal revenue, municipal population, annexation, deannexation, incorporation, boundary change, federal census, decennial census, Department of Revenue, local government finance, revenue sharing, municipal boundaries, population recalculation, probate judge, Boundary and Annexation Survey, Alabama municipalities, HB158
AL
Committee:
Senate Judiciary
Keywords:
parole, pardons, paroles board, board of pardons and paroles, Alabama criminal justice, sentencing reform, prison reform, reentry, recidivism, risk assessment, validated risk and needs assessment, supervision, probation, parole denial, parole reconsideration, medical parole, violent offense, nonviolent offense, law enforcement member, board appointments
TX
Texas 89th Regular
Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs Apr 9th, 2025
Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs
Transcript Highlights:
- Whenever there's a disaster and the president declares a disaster isn't there federal funds that are
- also, I said president, I meant the governor, isn't there federal funds also?
- A lot of times we're left out in the cold by the federal government.
- He spoke about some people that were in the federal system.
- Federal awareness is growing.
Bills:
HB2034 , HB2436 , HB3010 , HB3033 , HB3138 , HB3177 , HB3426 , HB3686 , HB3858 , HB4176 , HB4257 , HB4264 , HB4804 , HCR98
Keywords:
groundwater, foreign ownership, national security, water permits, environmental health, deadly conduct, firearm, recklessness, peace officer, prosecution, Penal Code, Texas laws, disaster recovery, infrastructure, rural communities, grants, state funding, emergency management, HB 3033, Texas Department of Public Safety
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- So what we decided to do was to root it in federal and state law.
- The code of federal regulations then refers to other codes of federal regulations.
- State and federal law requires that commercial drivers speak English.
- This is federal data.
- The federal government said, "Hey, trucking is so dangerous."
Committee:
Senate Transportation
Keywords:
commercial motor vehicle, truck liability, motor carrier, trucking, civil liability, respondeat superior, negligent entrustment, negligent maintenance, negligent loading, negligent repair, bifurcated trial, exemplary damages, punitive damages, personal injury, collision, employer liability, vicarious liability, Civil Practice and Remedies Code, Texas tort reform, commercial truck accident