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NV
Nevada 2025 Regular Session
Senate Floor Session May 30th, 2025 at 02:00 pm
Nevada Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Section 3. represented in the Senate Assembly to enact as follows, Section 1 and to Section 1.
- There are none, Section 3. Representative and Senate Assembly do enact as follows: Section 1.
- Section 3, end of bill. Senator Scheible. Thank you, Mr. President.
- Section 3, end of bill. Senator Flores. Thank you, Mr. President.
- Section 3, end of bill. Senator Taylor. Thank you, Mr. President.
ID
Transcript Highlights:
- The House is recessed until 3:00 p.m. The House will be in order.
- Clerk, record the roll. 67 ayes, 3 absent and excused.
- It's repealing 11 sections of code, or amending 11 sections of code.
- This is Section 5.
- Line 17 through 21, this is Section 5.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Personal care assistance and community first services and supports 3/10/26
Minnesota House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- then section 8 provides for the pass through mechanism.
- then section 8 provides for the pass through mechanism.
- then section 8 provides for the pass through mechanism.
- then section 8 provides for the pass through mechanism.
- then section 8 provides for the pass through mechanism.
ND
North Dakota 2026 1st Special Session
Higher Education Funding Review Committee Aug 19th, 2026 at 09:00 am
Higher Education Funding Review Committee
Transcript Highlights:
- Moving on to Section 2 on page 2. Moving on to Section 2 on page 2.
- Moving out to Section 3, this is the new funding formula based primarily on full-time equivalent student
- Going on to Section 5, the next couple sections are primarily about combining tiers 2 and 3 and moving
- Moving on to Section 7.
- It was 3-something to 3-something, so probably 7 or 8 million.
WV
West Virginia 2026 Regular Session
WV Senate Mar 13th, 2026 at 04:04 pm
Transcript Highlights:
- On this question, 30 yeas, 1 nay, 3 absent, not voting.
- So the clerk closed the machine and announced the results on this question: 31 yeas, 3 nays, 3 absent
- On this question, 31 yeas, 3 nays, 3 absent, not voting.
- The Committee on Finance moved to amend the bill on page 3, Section 3. Yes, sir.
- The Committee on Finance moved to amend the bill on page 3, Section 3.
Summary:
The Senate considered and passed a series of House bills and one constitutional resolution, with several measures receiving title amendments and some taking effect immediately or on a specified date. Early action included moving House Bill 5438, concerning the foundation allowance for instructional programs, to the foot of third-reading bills. House Bill 5441, reforming the state personnel system, was amended with a Judiciary strike-and-insert technical fix, then passed 28-6 and was set to take effect July 1, 2026. House Bill 5462 on mine subsidence insurance passed unanimously, with a title amendment adopted. House Bill 5484, creating felony offenses related to denying medical treatment to sexual offense victims, also passed unanimously with a title amendment. House Bill 5515 modernizing workers’ compensation statutes passed unanimously with a title amendment, and House Bill 5527 establishing licensure and regulation for wellness reimbursement programs passed unanimously. House Bill 5528, protecting personal residential information of certain public officials, passed unanimously with a title amendment.
The most extended debate centered on House Bill 5537, an education-related bill that was amended to add a child-protection provision later referred to as “Rayleigh’s law.” The amendment would bar approval of home instruction requests in certain child abuse or neglect cases until the Department of Human Services confirms the investigation is unfounded, closed, or not substantiated, or until 10 days pass without a response. Senators argued the measure was intended to protect children and not target homeschooling. After a point of order, the chair initially ruled the amended language not germane; that ruling was challenged and ultimately overruled by a 24-7 vote, allowing the amendment to remain. The bill then passed 24-7, and a title amendment was adopted.
Other measures passed with little or no opposition. House Bill 5582 removed the sunset on the TANF applicant drug-screening program and passed 28-3 after a technical committee amendment. House Bill 5687 reduced the metallurgical coal severance tax over time and adjusted oil and gas tax allocations, passing 31-3. Several supplemental appropriations also passed and were made effective from passage, including funds for Homeland Security/corrections, the Adjutant General, Health, the State Road Fund, and Tourism/Culture and History. The Senate also adopted House Joint Resolution 42, which would place on the ballot a constitutional amendment increasing the homestead exemption from $20,000 to $40,000 and allowing future changes by general law. In second reading, the Senate advanced bills on workforce training reimbursements, aerospace and advanced manufacturing incentives, portable benefit accounts, literacy and science-of-reading training, school aid formula changes, and wedding venue regulation, with amendments adopted on several of them before advancement to third reading.
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- It is 3:04.
- /c> They're already accustomed to having 3 They're already accustomed to having 3 to<00:10:41.560><c>
- complicated</c> The 3-hour limit has complicated The 3-hour limit has complicated supporting<00:13:05.640
- </c> on Wednesday, March 11th at 3:00 p.m. on Wednesday, March 11th at 3:00 p.m.
- </c> March 11th at 3:00 p.m. March 11th at 3:00 p.m.
Committee:
Senate Human Services
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Judiciary committee approves anti-kickback bill, HF2260 3/20/25
Transcript Highlights:
- And this is sections 3, four, and five as well as the newly added section 31 in the amendment.
- And this is sections 3,<00:02:34.640><c> four,</c><00:02:34.800><c> and</c><00:02:35.040><c> five</c>
- four, and five as well as the newly 3, four, and five as well as the newly added<00:02:37.680><c> section
- Sections 3, 4, and 5 in the amendment are also related to DCT.
- The newly added section 3 also contains a second change to chapter 13.46, subdivision 3.
Summary:
The committee heard House File 2260, a Judiciary Committee clone of portions of the larger DHS policy bill, and adopted the A1 amendment, which was described as largely technical but also incorporating changes from the related human services bill. The bill was presented as covering several DHS-related policy areas, including background studies transparency, anti-kickback provisions for medical assistance and child care assistance, and personal data protections for human services judges. The amendment also added a number of provisions related to direct care and treatment, competency restoration billing and data sharing, fraud enforcement tools, behavioral health fund eligibility, and clarifications to prior law.
Testimony from DHS Office of Inspector General legislative director Ardian Diddy emphasized that the bill would improve transparency in background studies, update investigative and arrest data access, extend a limited set-aside to similar provider types, and correct an effective-date error from last session. He also said the anti-kickback language would mirror federal Medicaid law for medical assistance and create a state-level prohibition for CCAP, giving DHS and law enforcement more tools to investigate fraud and misuse. Additional provisions would add human services judges to existing personal data protections for judicial officials. Diddy also explained amendment sections from the governor’s fraud package, including authority to act against entities convicted of fraud or theft, data-sharing improvements, and a disqualification from management and billing positions.
Members raised questions about possible conflicts of interest involving DHS employees with outside LLCs and about the need for stronger safeguards against fraud. The chair and other members referenced recent fraud cases and said the bill would help prevent similar abuses. Christy Grumman of DHS testified on the judge privacy section, saying there are about 35 human services judges and describing a recent incident in which a judge received violent threats serious enough to require the family’s temporary relocation by the State Patrol. Representative Hudson supported the anti-kickback provisions as a needed codification of agency authority. The committee then approved the amended bill and recommended it be re-referred to the Committee on Public Safety, Finance, and Policy.
OK
Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session
Senate Legislative Session Apr 27th, 2026 at 01:30 pm
Oklahoma Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- So, the agreement was to instead of taking it down from 5% and 3% to 3% and 1% was to simply reduce that
- What we did here was take it from 5% to 3% and then 3% to 1%.
- 1 of Article 24 of the Oklahoma Constitution, to be held on the day as provided in Section 3 of.
- Section 3 appropriates And earns $6,000 in federal APA funds to OMES.
- So, it falls under section 1312.
Bills:
SJR50 , SJR51 , SJR52 , SJR53 , SJR54 , SJR39 , SB1290 , HB4028 , HB4029 , HB4073 , HB4074 , HB4075 , HB4076 , HB4077 , HB4078 , HB1250 , HB2951 , HB2961 , HB3151 , HB3581 , HB3705 , HB3970 , HB3972 , HB3980 , HB3981
Keywords:
Medicaid, federal funding, state law, healthcare, low-income adults, Oklahoma Constitution, healthcare regulations, Oklahoma Health Care Authority, permanent rules, joint resolution, OHCA, health care rules, administrative rules, major rule, Title 75, Title 317, Oklahoma Administrative Code, OAC 317:30, health policy, state health programs
DE
Delaware 2025-2026 Regular Session
Joint Capital Improvement Committee Meeting Jun 24th, 2026
Capital Improvement
Transcript Highlights:
- So moving through page 3, that is Section 2 for bonding authority.
- Section 3 is the appropriation of general funds.
- The next section is Section 118.
- The next section is a replacement section for Section 121 on page 44.
- The next section is Section 118.
Committee:
Joint Capital Improvement
Summary:
The committee met to finalize the FY27 bond bill, beginning with a roll call and a detailed review of updated appropriation amounts. The Comptroller General walked through major changes across agencies, including additions for OMB, the Department of State, DNREC, Agriculture, Education, and Transportation, and explained the funding sources that would cover the total $1.256 billion package. Members then debated several large items, especially the $110 million appropriation for the Diamond State Port Corporation, the $35 million Legislative Hall addition, the $20 million Community Reinvestment Fund, and the $30 million land and building acquisition line. Questions focused on the port project’s costs, expected jobs, return on investment, and whether the state would face future commitments; Secretary of State Charney Patitofunded Chances and other officials testified that the port expansion would create construction and permanent jobs and support long-term economic growth, while some members remained skeptical and objected to the process and spending priorities.
The committee also discussed school construction funding, with officials explaining that additional money would forward-fund projects already in the pipeline and help districts that had been turned down for certificates of necessity. Other items reviewed included funding for park improvements, marina acquisition, the Plummer Center demolition and transfer, the Pyle Center sewer project, the Site Readiness Fund, affordable housing, the Arts Endowment Fund, an unclaimed property task force, and various transportation and community transportation projects. Several members raised concerns about county distribution, minority-party involvement in negotiations, and the scale of certain appropriations, but the majority defended the package as statewide investment and economic development.
The committee then voted on the Section 1 addendum and a series of new and replacement epilogue sections, including provisions for the port project, Legislative Hall minor capital improvements, land acquisition, affordable housing, the Community Reinvestment Fund, downtown development districts, the Rite Aid demolition, the Site Readiness Fund, school construction formula review, and enhanced school capital funding. Most motions carried, with a few recorded no votes or abstentions on the main addendum. The meeting concluded with a motion authorizing technical corrections by the Comptroller General’s office, followed by closing remarks thanking staff and members for their work and noting that this was likely the final bond committee meeting for some participants before adjournment.
HI
Transcript Highlights:
- I believe Section 3 relates to the revolving funds, yes.
- So, under Section 3, our concern is specifically looking at Article 7, Section 5 of the Constitution,
- In reading Section 3, which is on page 19, lines 3 through 20, it exempts the revolving fund in this
- suggest just um removing Section 3 in suggest just um removing Section 3 in its its its entirety<01:10
- ><01:10:44.880><c> you</c> concerns of Section 3 you know do you concerns of Section 3 you know do you
Committee:
House Labor
NY
New York 2025-2026 Regular Session
New York State Senate Session - 03/04/2026
New York Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Section 3, this act shall take effect on the 180th day after it shall become a law. Call the roll.
- Section 3, this act shall take effect on the 180th day after it shall become a law. Call the roll.
- >> SECTION 3, THIS ACT SHALL TAKE EFFECT ON THE 180TH DAY AFTER IT SHALL BECOME A LAW.
- Read the last section. Section 3, this act shall take effect immediately. Call the roll.
- Read the last section. Section 3, this act shall take effect immediately. Call the roll.
Summary:
The Senate opened with the Pledge of Allegiance, a moment of silent reflection, approval of the prior journal, and several ceremonial introductions. Senator Mayer welcomed students and alumni from the New York Alliance for Early College Pathways, highlighting early college opportunities for high school students. Senator Zellner introduced members of the Buffalo Professional Firefighters Union Local 282 and honored fallen Buffalo firefighter Jayson Arno, with remarks praising firefighters’ service and sacrifice.
The chamber then took up Senate Resolution 1489, commemorating the 182nd anniversary of Dominican Republic independence. Senator Sepúlveda presented the resolution and spoke about Dominican history, sovereignty, the Dominican diaspora in New York, and the role of Consul General Jesús Vásquez Martínez. Senators Jackson, Weber, Bailey, and others spoke in support, emphasizing the contributions of Dominican New Yorkers. The resolution was adopted and opened for co-sponsorship.
The Senate next moved through the calendar, passing a series of bills on insurance, public health, education, social services, tax, penal law, and workers’ compensation. Several bills were approved by wide margins, including measures related to vaccination policy and education law; Senator Weik opposed the public health/vaccination bill, while Senator Mayer defended it as science-based. Senator Fernandez explained and secured passage of a workers’ compensation bill that would raise a pre-authorization threshold, clarify medical treatment guidelines, and restore access to out-of-network providers for injured workers.
The only contentious item was Calendar 117, a bill amending the Executive Law related to climate resilience and the Office of Resilience. Senator Walczyk offered an amendment to repeal the statewide cap-and-invest program, but the chair ruled it nongermane; the Senate upheld that ruling on a 21-aye vote. Senators Harckham, Borrello, Krueger, Lanza, Martins, and Gianaris spoke at length on climate policy, energy costs, and the bill’s merits. The bill ultimately passed 51-9. The Senate then adjourned until Thursday, March 5 at 11:00 a.m.
NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
House Committee on Housing Afternoon Subcommittee (04/22/2025)
Transcript Highlights:
- We will probably be going through section by section, making edits, probably adding some additional things
- So sections one or two. Anybody have any comments on these sections from the public?
- So sections one or two. Anybody have any comments on these sections from the public?
- So sections one or two. Anybody Okay. So sections one or two.
- We're going to keep section Roman numeral further down the page, Roman numeral 1, 2, 3, Roman numeral
Summary:
The subcommittee on SB 170 opened with the Pledge of Allegiance and then worked through the bill section by section, focusing first on a housing-related provision that would prohibit municipalities from requiring occupants to be related by blood or marriage. The chair proposed adding “school enrollment status” as a protected class to prevent towns from limiting where students may live, especially in Durham. Members debated whether that phrase was too vague and whether “educational status,” “enrollment status,” or “school enrollment status” was the best wording. Public testimony raised concerns that adding a new protected class could have broader implications under the state’s anti-discrimination law and could also affect municipal zoning authority, while supporters argued the bill was aimed at preventing local rules that restrict student housing and group living arrangements. The subcommittee did not take a final vote on that language during the discussion.
The committee then turned to land-use and subdivision provisions. The Department of Environmental Services testified that its test-pit and related land-development rules are already protective of groundwater and surface water, and that municipalities sometimes impose stricter setbacks or other requirements locally. Builders and housing advocates argued that more stringent local requirements for test pits, well siting, and related approvals add time and cost and can impede housing development, while some municipal concerns were raised about aquifer and wellhead protection overlay districts and local groundwater safeguards. Public testimony also supported making state standards uniform across municipalities, though one speaker noted that local and state review processes can differ and that the bill could simplify approvals.
The subcommittee also discussed a road-length provision, with one member supporting limits on municipal caps that could impede development and another suggesting a possible water-and-sewer-capacity qualifier. Additional sections were explained as allowing utilities and infrastructure to be placed in subdivision open spaces or perimeter buffers, and requiring municipalities to act quickly on plan changes after initial review. The chair indicated support for several of the sections as drafted, and the discussion ended with the committee moving through the remaining provisions without recorded final votes in the transcript.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Housing Committee Meeting - 2025-04-08
Housing Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- Highmark's testimony, so I'm going to turn to page 8 of the DE 2 section 3 on line 2.
- Highmark's testimony, so I'm going to turn to page 8 of the DE 2 section 3 on line 2.
- Turning to Article 3 on page 11, Section 1 of this article would require an annual report from the Minnesota
- Section 2, which starts on page 12, line 3, would require MHFA annually to convene a meeting with the
- Turning to Section 4 on the following page, beginning on line three, this section would modify the income
Committee:
House Housing Finance and Policy
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Public Safety Committee Meeting - 2025-04-08
Public Safety Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- Moving to page 20, section 9.
- This is Section 18.
- Diebel, and moving on to Article 3. Article 3 is Mr. Johnson.
- The other section I want to highlight is Section 19. That's on page 42 and it starts at line 19.
- Section 19 establishes the financial crimes and fraud section within the BCA.
Committee:
House Public Safety Finance and Policy
NY
New York 2025-2026 Regular Session
New York State Senate Session - 05/05/2026
New York Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- >> READ THE LAST SECTION. >> Section 3, this act shall take effect on the 180th day after it shall
- Read the last section.
- Read the last section.
- Section 3, this act shall take effect on the 90th day after it shall become a law. Call the roll.
- >> SECTION 3, THIS ACT SHALL TAKE EFFECT IMMEDIATELY. >> CALL THE ROLL.
Summary:
The Senate met on May 4, 2026, approved the prior journal, and then took up a series of resolutions and floor bills. The chamber first adopted a resolution honoring Carlos Beltran on his induction into the Baseball Hall of Fame, with several senators praising his Mets career, athletic achievements, and philanthropy in Puerto Rico. The Senate also adopted resolutions recognizing the 2026 Women of Distinction, including tributes to living honorees and posthumous recognition of Congresswoman Nita Lowey and Dr. Hazel Dukes, and later adopted resolutions commemorating May Day and Panama’s Black Heritage Month. A Queens Chamber of Commerce resolution also prompted extensive remarks celebrating Queens’ diversity, small businesses, immigrant communities, and cultural institutions.
On legislation, the Senate recalled two bills from the Assembly and restored them to the third reading calendar by a 62-0 reconsideration vote. The chamber then passed a long list of bills, including measures affecting public health, agriculture and markets, insurance, criminal procedure, public officers, labor, not-for-profit corporations, and executive law. Several bills passed unanimously or near-unanimously, while a few drew recorded opposition, including the environmental conservation bill on animal cruelty and the public health bill on Calendar 840. Supportive floor explanations emphasized animal welfare, protections for abandoned pets, and other public-interest reforms.
The Senate also heard brief explanatory remarks on some bills, such as concerns about animals left behind in vacated housing and the treatment of wild animals in traveling circuses. After completing the calendar, the Senate reported no further business and adjourned until Wednesday, May 6, at 3:00 p.m.
NM
Transcript Highlights:
- So I believe it should read a civil penalty for an intentional, an intentional violation of Section 3
- So the “of Section 3” is on line 716. It is on line 716. I apologize.
- It's part of Section 3, and a limitation. Section B, line 2—it's part of Section 3's limitations.
- But am I correct, Senator, experts, in my understanding that Section 3 is the only place where scope
- Chair, to strike Section 3 from the bill, which is starting on page... ...three from the bill, which
Bills:
SB40 , SB104 , SB136 , SB164 , HB99 , HB38 , HB165 , HB127 , HB72 , HB151 , SB40 , SB104 , SB136 , SB164
Committees:
Senate Senate Judiciary , Senate House Judiciary
Keywords:
SB40, Driver Privacy and Safety Act, automated license plate reader, ALPR, license plate reader, vehicle surveillance, privacy, data sharing, law enforcement data, immigration enforcement, reproductive health care, gender-affirming care, civil liberties, surveillance, public records, Inspection of Public Records Act, New Mexico State Police, Department of Public Safety, data sovereignty, vehicle tracking
MS
Mississippi 2026 Regular Session
Public Health and Welfare - Room 216, 3 March, 2026; 3:00 PM
Public Health and Welfare
Transcript Highlights:
- Section 3 is a provision that the House has included in their bill, which is important to them.
- Section 3 is a provision that the House has included in their bill, which is important to them.
- lot of these sections are the exact same language as you have been looking at for the last 3 years.
- I don't section. It was section 14-2A.
- </c> violates this section. violates this section.
Committee:
Joint Public Health and Welfare
FL
Florida 2026 Regular Session
FL House Floor Session - 2026-04-29 (10:00AM Session)
Florida House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- The executive branch position on this is that the rest of Article 3, Section 20, cannot be saved.
- The executive branch position on this is that the rest of Article 3, Section 20, cannot be saved.
- 3, Section 20?
- The executive branch position on this is that the rest of Article 3, Section 20 cannot be saved.
- becomes, what about the rest of Article 3, Section 20?
VT
Transcript Highlights:
- Sections<00:56:40.160><c> 1</c><00:56:40.600><c> and</c><00:56:40.920><c> 3</c><00:56:41.480><c> address
- </c><00:56:42.040><c> who</c><00:56:42.360><c> can</c><00:56:42.520><c> be</c> Sections 1 and 3 address
- </c> So, before moving to section 3 of the bill, I just want to summarize really what section 2 provides
- So, moving to section 3 of the bill, this deals with a distinct but related topic. who have been found
- </c> So, moving to section 3 of the bill, uh So, moving to section 3 of the bill, uh this<01:07:32.960
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Agriculture Finance and Policy Committee 3/10/25
Agriculture Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- that can be found in section 11<00:18:39.679><c> subdivision</c><00:18:40.320><c> 3</c><00:18:40.720
- Section 3 is for the Board of Animal Health.
- Section 3 is House File 47 that we heard on March 5th.
- Section 3 is House File 47 that we heard on March 5th.
- I'm here to speak on Article 2, Section 3, the broadband provision.
Bills:
HF1704
Committee:
House Agriculture Finance and Policy