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NH
New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session
House Education Policy and Administration (02/18/2026)
Education Policy and Administration
Transcript Highlights:
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NH
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NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
House Education Policy and Administration (11/05/2025)
Transcript Highlights:
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Summary:
The House Education Policy and Administration Committee met to hear a non-germane amendment to House Bill 131, which concerns bullying and cyberbullying prevention. Representative Glenn Cordelli, the prime sponsor, said the amendment was intended to revise and improve language from last year’s SB 210 and to incorporate measures from a cyberbullying bill previously passed by the House. He described changes to school communication requirements, mandatory reporting of bullying and retaliation, stronger investigation and collaboration requirements for cross-district cases, added safety and remediation language, a required conference with the alleged perpetrator and parents if available, updated reporting deadlines, and disciplinary consequences for harassment, intimidation, retaliation, and false reports. He also noted a later amendment would be needed to insert the words “the perpetrator” in one section, and he explained that some changes were meant to align with prior legislation and legislative drafting suggestions.
Committee members raised several concerns. Representative Murray questioned the treatment of private and parochial schools, the change from gross negligence to negligence, and the removal of a definition of bullying based on imbalance of power and perceived characteristics. Representative Damon also objected to deleting that definition, arguing it would narrow the scope of bullying too much. Representative Han spoke in opposition, saying the amendment was too broad, unnecessary in parts, and not ready for final action; he criticized the removal of the imbalance-of-power language, the conference requirement when parents may not participate, and the reporting obligations for bus drivers and others. Cordelli responded that some issues were already addressed in prior law or SB 210 and that private schools have their own policies.
Michelle Wongran of New Hampshire Legal Assistance testified in opposition, saying the bill was being heard without enough notice and that it does far more than the committee analysis suggests. She said the amendment adds undefined retaliation language, imposes reporting duties on school vendors and contractors, may conflict with FERPA and other federal privacy rules, and includes provisions that could have serious implications for schools and students. She said she supports parental involvement and some conference provisions in concept, but urged the committee to reject the amendment or at least send it through the normal legislative process for fuller review. No vote was taken during the hearing portion described in the transcript.
MA
Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
Formal House Session 46 Jun 21st, 2026 at 11:00 am
Massachusetts House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- As a member of the General Court, he authored major legislation which addressed health care.
- This amendment is a technical update to the firearms modernization legislation.
- This amendment is a technical update to the firearms modernization legislation that we passed last session
- leadership of Speaker Mariano and the gentleman from Stoneham, Chair Day, we moved that historic legislation
- That legislation, along with our other gun safety laws, has given us the lowest rate of gun violence
Summary:
The House met with several welcoming and ceremonial items at the start, including recognition of visiting school groups and a special order to escort Representative-elect Hannah L. Bowen to the Governor’s Office to be qualified. Members also observed moments of silence honoring former Senator Louis P. Bertinazzi and former Representative Evelyn B. Chesky, and the Secretary of the Commonwealth’s notice of the 6th Essex District special election results was placed on file, with congratulations extended to Representative Owen of Beverly.
The main business was consideration of House 4150, a fiscal year 2025 supplemental appropriations bill totaling about $529.8 million. The House suspended rules, advanced the bill through second and third reading, and later passed it to be engrossed. A consolidated amendment was adopted by a vote of 149-1, and the bill itself passed to be engrossed by 149-1. The House also took up Senate 2508, establishing a sick leave bank for Andrew Cetra of the trial court, and ordered it to a third reading.
Two floor amendments drew debate and were adopted by roll call. Amendment 61, offered by Representatives Peisch and Moran, codified protections and practices for English language learners and students with disabilities, including district responsibilities for identification, services, assessments, and nondiscrimination; it passed 148-1. Amendment 27, offered by Representative Rogers, clarified that post-certified law enforcement officers at private colleges and universities are included in firearms-related exemptions under the state’s firearms modernization law; it passed 151-0. The House then adopted an order to meet the next day at 11 a.m. and adjourned in memory of Representative Chesky.
FL
Transcript Highlights:
- Legislature of the State of Florida is convened in special session for the purpose of considering legislation
- Two, legislation modifying Section 101.161(3)(a), Florida Statutes, for the joint resolution referenced
- Three, legislation requiring property appraisers to provide notices to taxpayers regarding the proposed
- Four, legislation requiring the voting requirements to increase taxes above the rolled-back rate... .
- Five, legislation requiring a publicly accessible website to inform property taxpayers of the estimated
MO
Transcript Highlights:
- It had broad bipartisan support, but it is the Dig Right, 880, legislation that took years and years
- All that language is in basically two lines of this legislation.
- Seeing no other questions, is everyone here to testify in favor of this legislation?
- Do I have anybody here in opposition to this legislation?
- This was the intent of the legislation from last year.
Summary:
The Committee on Utilities held a public hearing on Senate Bill 1629, which Senator Fitzwater described as a clarifying measure to last year’s Dig Right/one-call infrastructure protection law. He said the bill responds to misinterpretations by some communities about tracer wire requirements for sewer mains and storm sewers, and that the intent is to avoid unnecessary costs for home builders and homebuyers while preserving underground utility safety. Committee members asked about the six-foot depth threshold, what utilities remain covered, and whether the bill weakens damage-prevention rules; Fitzwater and a committee member said it does not. Testimony in support came from the St. Louis Home Builders, who said the bill corrects a comma-related ambiguity and reduces unnecessary costs, and from Missouri 811, which said the bill reflects the original intent and raised no concerns. No opposition testimony was offered.
In executive session, the committee first adopted a substitute combining House Bill 3351 and House Bill 3371, which deal with rules for detaching from a water district and allow a third party to pay debt owed by the district. The combined House Committee Substitute for HB 3351 and HB 3371 then received a do-pass recommendation by a vote of 17-0. The committee also considered a substitute for Senate Bill 903, described by Representative Simmons as adding copper wire and other wireline theft and damage provisions to critical infrastructure protections, with felony penalties and exceptions for legitimate possession by contractors. That measure also received a do-pass recommendation by a vote of 17-0. The committee then adjourned.
WA
Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Pro Forma Floor Session Feb 25th, 2026 at 12:30 pm
Washington Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- charter for the British Columbia-Washington inter-parliamentary agreement to promote dialogue between legislators
- the gentlelady's comments about the importance of Canada to my district borders in the Seventh Legislative
- President, I move that the Senate adjourn until 10 o'clock a.m. on Thursday, February 26th, the 46th legislative
- Senator Richelli has moved that the Senate adjourn until 10 a.m. on Thursday, February 26th, the 46th legislative
- Senator Richel has moved that the Senate adjourned until 10 a.m. on Thursday, February 26th, the 46th legislative
Summary:
The Senate convened on February 24 with no roll call, approved the prior day’s Journal, and referred committee reports and listed measures as designated. One exception was Engrossed Substitute House Bill 2548, concerning health care market standards, which was sent to the Committee on Rules. The chamber then moved to the eighth order for resolutions.
Senate Resolution 8696, recognizing Washington’s interconnected relationship with Canada, was read and adopted. Supportive remarks emphasized cross-border economic ties, family and community connections, shared environmental and scientific work, trade, border communities such as Point Roberts and Blaine, and cooperation with Canadian and Quebec officials. The Senate also formally recognized visiting Canadian and Washington guests in the gallery, including the Canadian Consul General, a Quebec delegate, the mayor of Blaine, and Western Washington University representatives.
After a brief at-ease, the Senate returned to business and received supplemental standing committee reports, including Senate Bill 5998, the supplemental operating budget, and House Bill 2664, both referred to the Committee on Rules. The Senate then agreed to adjourn until 10 a.m. on Thursday, February 26, 2026.
ID
Transcript Highlights:
- Dale Hawkins, Legislative District 2. Before us is a bill that was already in the system.
- This legislation revises the Idaho tax code provisions to address the application of Idaho annexation
- This legislation addresses a current problem for Idaho fire and ambulance service districts.
- This legislation adds these districts to the list of other entities empowered to do so.
- This legislation addresses a current problem for Idaho special districts.
AZ
Transcript Highlights:
- Please stand for the prayer by Donna Kafer, our legislative chaplain, and remain standing for the Pledge
- Arizona State Senate legislative proclamation.
- Arizona State Senate legislative proclamation, honoring Dr. Daniel P.
- I know you guys are in a two-day session, meeting with legislators and learning about the process, so
- With legislators and learn about the process.
AZ
Transcript Highlights:
- A national leader in environmental services, Republic Services proudly calls Legislative District 4 home
- Pursuant to Legislative Council Rule 28, I've extended the deadline to open Senate folders until Tuesday
- Each folder must be opened with enough specificity to allow Legislative Council to prepare a draft of
- Each folder must be opened with enough specificity to allow Legislative Council to prepare a draft of
- Pursuant to Legislative Council Rule 29, I've extended the Senate bill intro set preparation deadline
NV
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- That's actually a concern that I had in a couple pieces of legislation that I worked on this legislative
- And I will note that on this piece of legislation, section one, sub five, on page six of the And I will
- note that on this piece of legislation, section one, sub five, on page six of the bill, it does note
- And then we could use it, too, in this legislative body for any policy considerations.
- Back in 2013, Senator Woodhouse brought legislation that would allow for hospitals that provide behavioral
TX
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- Represents the work produced by the Texas Legislative Council over the course of the interim as part
- The Legislative council's legal division staff has taken meticulous steps to ensure that the updated
- The draft has been posted on the Texas Legislative Council's website for review by the public, and Jessica
- Connaughton from the Legislative Council is here and available to answer any questions you may have
- I'm the executive director of the Texas Legislative Council, uh, in one of the buildings to the north
MN
Transcript Highlights:
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- Report from the Committee on Rules and Legislative Administration.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Floor Session Mar 20th, 2025
Minnesota House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Journal of the House, 94th session, 2025, 12th legislative session. Legislative day, St.
- On Rules and Legislative Administration, pursuant to Rules 1.21 and 3.33, designates the following bills
- Nisca from the Committee on Rules of Legislative Administration, pursuant to Rules 1.21 and 3.33, designates
- And lastly, and most excitingly, we made the legislation around Transfer on Death deeds retroactive,
- which we passed last year and intended for this additional legislation just to make it easier for people
TX
Texas 89th Regular
Press Conference: HB 3717 - Texas Ibogaine Initiative Mar 18th, 2025
Texas House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- We must advance legislation three ways: one, facilitate expanded research in Ibogaine therapy, specifically
- Legislation three ways: one, facilitate expanded research in Ibogaine therapy, specifically addressing
- It represents an opportunity for the state legislation three ways one facilitate expanded research and
- to everyone here today, especially Representative Cody Harris, who has introduced this landmark legislation
- I am up here with three fabulous Texas legislators who are ready to get out on the front lines in this
Summary:
The meeting was a Texas Capitol press event in support of House Bill 3717, which would advance ibogaine research and create a public-private pathway to move the treatment toward FDA approval. Speakers included Brian Hubbard of the American Ibogaine Initiative, Rep. Cody Harris, and VETS co-founders Marcus and Amber Capone. They framed the bill as a chance for Texas to lead on treatment for opioid use disorder, PTSD, traumatic brain injury, and other “diseases of despair,” especially among veterans and their families.
Testimony focused heavily on the veteran suicide crisis and personal stories of loss and recovery. Marcus Capone described his Navy SEAL service and said conventional treatments had not been enough for many veterans, while Amber Capone cited VETS’ support for roughly 1,000 veterans and a Stanford collaboration that she said showed large reductions in PTSD, anxiety, depression, and suicidality after ibogaine treatment. Supporters also argued ibogaine may have broader applications, including for other substance use disorders and some neurological conditions, and emphasized the need for research, supervised clinical use, and insurance coverage.
No formal committee vote or legislative action was taken in the transcript. The event ended with a brief Q&A and a call for Texas legislators to support HB 3717 and help move the bill forward.
MA
Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Session Jun 21st, 2026 at 11:00 am
Massachusetts Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Friedman, for legislation to designate June 7th as Tourette Syndrome Awareness Day, reports the same.
- the petition accompanied by bill of Elizabeth Brandt, Julian Breskin, Jeff Gross, and others, all legislation
- to establish the Office of Legislative Research and Fiscal Analysis, reports the same.
- Elizabeth Brandt, Julian Breslin, Jeff Gross, and others, all legislation to establish the Office of
- Legislative Research and Fiscal Analysis.
Summary:
The Senate took up several committee reports and procedural motions. The Committee on State Administration and Regulatory Oversight reported favorably on Senate No. 252, a bill to designate June 7 as Tourette Syndrome Awareness Day, and the Senate suspended the rules to order the bill to a third reading. The Committee on Rules also reported on a proposal to establish an Office of Legislative Research and Fiscal Analysis, and the Senate suspended Senate Rule 36 and Joint Rule 12 to allow the matter, along with several House petitions, to be referred to the appropriate committees acting concurrently.
The chamber then recessed briefly and returned to adopt a motion that the Senate adjourn in memory of Ellen M. O'Donnell Morrell of Dorchester and South Boston, who died on May 26, 2025, at age 74. The transcript included a brief tribute to her life, family, and career, and the Senate observed a moment of silence in her honor.
Before adjourning, the Senate ordered that it reconvene on Thursday at 11:00 a.m., and that order was adopted without objection. The Senate then adjourned to meet again at that time in memory of Mrs. Morrell.
OK
Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session
Appropriations and Budget Feb 17th, 2026 at 04:30 pm
Appropriations and Budget
Transcript Highlights:
- This legislation is really important to me. It came as a constituent request.
- Members, I'm happy to answer questions, but I hope you will support me in passing this legislation.
- believe we need to make this even stronger for those circumstances, and that's the purpose of this legislation
- So I will say, one of the greatest challenges we have as a body is when we're talking about legislation
- And so I think the goal of this legislation is to give judges the tools that they need, and DHS and district
Bills:
HB4421, HB4426, HB4432, HB4329, HB3551, HB3763, HB1411, HB2730, HB3465, HB3649, HB3650, HB3674, HB3941, HB3970, HB3979, HB3980, HB3981, SB1074
Keywords:
child welfare, fentanyl exposure, drug endangerment, environmental testing, safety analysis, remediation, child protection, Department of Human Services, violence prevention, HB4426, SIDE tax credit, strategic industrial development enhancement, income tax credit, economic development, tax incentive, qualified economic development expenditures, qualified initial infrastructure expenditures, industrial park, economic development zone, port authority
NM
New Mexico 2026 Regular Session
House - Taxation and Revenue Feb 2nd, 2026 at 08:34 am
House Taxation & Revenue
Transcript Highlights:
- bills, a reminder that the policy and the practice in this committee is that whenever a piece of legislation
- tabled as a process and for the presenters it's not a matter that we don't appreciate a piece of legislation
- Then we will skip to House Bill 92. and then House Bill 62 will be our third piece of legislation this
- Chair, it is a collaboration of the Legislative Council and world-renowned experts on traditional land-based
- Chairman, is a monumental piece of legislation that places our centuries Old Spanish land grants and
MN
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- At the time, other legislators, former legislators, were looking to take School Trust Land management
- At the time, other legislators, former legislators, were looking to take School Trust Land management
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- So, I'm appointed by legislative branch.
FL
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- Comply with this legislation once it passed?
- She joined our office through the FSU legislative intern program.
- She joined our office through the FSU legislative intern program.
- However, Leader, the amendment Legislation that dealt with that.
- And that is included in this legislation. Senator Berman. In Lee County.
Summary:
The Senate convened with a quorum, opened with prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance, and featured a series of member introductions recognizing guests, interns, firefighters, a newly awarded PhD, and the day’s doctor. The chamber also adopted a Senate resolution honoring Indiana University quarterback Fernando Mendoza for winning the Heisman Trophy. After routine business, the Senate moved to special order bills.
The first measures taken up were CS/SB 68 on health care patient protection, which required hospitals with emergency departments to adopt pediatric emergency care policies, training, readiness assessments, and a designated pediatric coordinator; it passed 36-0. CS/SB 350 on public records, protecting victim identities and temporarily exempting the names of law enforcement officers who are victims in the line of duty, passed 33-4 after questions about access for victims’ attorneys. CS/SB 576 on local government cybersecurity established a state-administered cybersecurity protection program for local governments, prioritized rural and fiscally constrained communities, and was amended before passing 37-0. CS/SB 532 on clerks of court, allowing clerks to retain all revenue above projections and incorporating related provisions on legal notices, traffic citation distributions, and municipal fee splits, passed 38-0. CS/SB 696 on trademark registration modernized the filing system and passed 38-0. CS/SB 698 on septic system permits, addressing permit delays and aligning House and Senate language on liability if construction begins early, also passed 38-0.
The longest debate centered on CS/SB 1334 / CS/HB 991 on elections and election integrity. The bill would use REAL ID data to verify citizenship for voter registration and list maintenance, revise candidate-qualification rules, change acceptable voter IDs, add citizenship markers to driver licenses and ID cards by July 1, 2027, and make other election-administration changes. Multiple amendments were offered and defeated, including proposals to allow attestations in lieu of documentation, exempt seniors, require human review over automated systems, preserve student and retirement-center IDs, and delay implementation to July 1, 2027. One amendment was adopted to retain a stock-trading disclosure for candidates. The chamber then continued debate on the underlying bill, with supporters citing state reports of non-citizen registrations/voting and opponents warning of disenfranchisement for students, seniors, and others who may lack the required documents.