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NH
Transcript Highlights:
- </c> that the case is closed without filing that the case is closed without filing any<00:20:18.720><
- </c> be filed for lack of probable cause. be filed for lack of probable cause.
- </c> remains, why can't the next of kin file remains, why can't the next of kin file the<00:44:10.400
- :40.160><c> who</c> subsequently filed charges any judge who subsequently filed charges any judge who
- </c> declared the case closed, doesn't file declared the case closed, doesn't file charges.<00:53:03.839
Committee:
Senate Judiciary
MA
Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
Informal House Session 76 Jun 21st, 2026 at 11:00 am
Massachusetts House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Committee on Rules reports recommending that the following resolutions ought to be adopted: resolutions filed
- Resolutions filed by Representative Roy of Franklin, congratulating Diati Pepinini on achieving the rank
- of Eagle Scout of Scouting America, and resolutions filed by Representative Soder of Bellingham, congratulating
- The Committee on Rules reports to whom was referred the order filed by Representatives Fiola of Fall
- The Committee on Rules, to whom was referred the order filed by Representatives Arciero of Westford and
Summary:
The House began with the Pledge of Allegiance and then took up several committee reports and procedural motions. The Committee on Rules recommended adoption of resolutions honoring Frontal Temporal Degeneration Awareness Week, congratulating Eagle Scout Diati Pepinini, and recognizing retiring Bellingham Town Administrator Dennis Frayne; the House suspended the rules and adopted all three. Members also welcomed the Rolling Warriors vault hockey team of North Attleboro, congratulating them on winning the first U.S. gold medal in the North American Vault Hockey Championship and wishing them well at the upcoming World Cup in Sweden.
The House approved extensions of reporting deadlines for the Committees on Economic Development and Emerging Technologies and on Transportation, and suspended Joint Rule 12 to allow referral of several petitions, including one on alcohol sales and delivery regulation, one seeking a MassHealth asset-limit exemption for personal vehicle value, and one establishing a sick leave bank for a Department of Correction employee. The Steering, Policy and Scheduling Committee then placed several bills on the calendar, including measures on postural screenings in schools, motor vehicle battery storage, alcohol licensing and permitting, check cashing rates, and local liquor licenses for Somerset and West Springfield. The House suspended Rule 7A, gave the bills second reading, and ordered them to a third reading.
On final action, the House passed to be enacted a bill increasing the membership of the Mattapoisett Select Board. It also engrossed a Holyoke alcohol-license bill and a Conway special fund bill. For House Bill 4264, the Somerville charter bill, Representative Walsh offered a substitute amendment, which was adopted, and the bill was then passed to be engrossed as amended. The House then adopted an order to adjourn and recessed until Monday at 11 a.m. in informal session.
MA
Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
Informal House Session 22 Jun 21st, 2026 at 11:00 am
Massachusetts House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Committee on Rules reports recommending that the following resolutions ought to be adopted: resolutions filed
- 100th anniversary of the historic launching of the world's first liquid-fueled rocket, and resolutions filed
- The Committee on Rules, to whom was referred the order filed by Representatives Montero of Boston and
- The Committee on Rules, to whom was referred the order filed by Representatives Montero of Boston and
- The Committee on Rules, to whom was referred the order filed by representatives Montero of Boston and
Summary:
The House opened with the Pledge of Allegiance and then took up several Rules Committee reports. Members adopted resolutions congratulating Auburn on the 100th anniversary of the world’s first liquid-fueled rocket launch and welcoming Boston’s new National Women’s Soccer League team, the Boston Legacy, to Massachusetts. The House also adopted orders extending the reporting deadlines for the Committee on Revenue on two House documents into 2026.
The chamber suspended joint rules to allow several petitions to proceed, including proposals on social media regulation for minors, a sick leave bank for a Department of Children and Families employee, retirement credit for a probation employee, taxation of certain foreign government pension benefits, and naming the American lobster the official crustacean of the Commonwealth. The Steering, Policy and Schedule Committee then listed bills for consideration, including measures on private road maintenance in Gloucester, property valuation and assessment fairness, municipal tax collectors, preservation of historic resource information in community preservation funds, and Salem liquor license changes.
The House advanced those bills through second and third readings, then passed to be enacted local bills involving compensation for a Revere widow, a Wellesley senior tax deferment change, and a Hopkinton library trustees charter amendment. It also engrossed a bill directing the Boston Police Department to waive the maximum age requirement for a specific applicant, Edney Joseph. The session ended with a moment of silent tribute to Adrian Dolan of South Boston and an order to adjourn until the next Thursday morning in informal session.
MA
Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
Informal House Session 22 Mar 9th, 2026
Massachusetts House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Committee on Rules reports recommending that the following resolutions ought to be adopted: resolutions filed
- 100th anniversary of the historic launching of the world's first liquid-fueled rocket; and resolutions filed
- The Committee on Rules, to whom was referred the order filed by Representatives Montero of Boston and
- The Committee on Rules, to whom was referred the order filed by Representatives Montero of Boston and
- The Committee on Rules, to whom was referred the order filed by representatives Montero of Boston and
MA
Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
Informal House Session 3 Jan 12th, 2026
Massachusetts House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Order of the Committee on Rules: The committee on rules, to whom was referred the order filed by Representatives
- Order of the Committee on Rules: The committee on rules, to whom was referred the order filed by Representatives
- Order of the Committee on Rules: The committee on rules, to whom was referred the order filed by Representatives
- Order of the Committee on Rules: The committee on rules, to whom was referred the order filed by Representatives
- Order of the Committee on Rules: The committee on rules, to whom was referred the resolutions filed by
MA
Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
Formal House Session 36 Jun 21st, 2026 at 11:00 am
Massachusetts House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- for supplementing certain existing appropriations and for certain other activities and projects, was filed
- Resolutions filed by Representative Chan of Quincy, Representative Santiago of Newton, Representative
- Resolutions filed by Representatives Hong of Lowell, Chan of Quincy, Wong of Saugus, Wynn of Andover,
- Resolutions filed by Representative Lombardo of Billerica and other members of the House, recognizing
- The communication will be placed on file.
Summary:
The House received a Governor’s message on fiscal year 2026 supplemental appropriations, which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means. The Committee on Rules reported several resolutions, including honors for Abby Goodman, a resolution reaffirming Massachusetts-Taiwan friendship, recognition of the Cambodian-American community’s Khmer New Year celebration, and Elks National Youth Week; the House suspended the rules and approved them. The House also concurred with Senate petitions on assisted living residences and medication administration in rest homes, sending them to the Committee on Aging and Independence.
The main legislative business was House Bill 5279/5375, the transportation bond bill financing long-term improvements to municipal roads and bridges. Ways and Means recommended a substitute bill, House 5375, with a $2.737 billion general obligation bond authorization, and the House adopted the amendment and ordered the bill to a third reading. Later, the House took up House 5375 directly, heard support from members emphasizing Chapter 90 road funding, municipal flexibility, rural road mileage distribution, and broader transportation investments, and then passed the bill to be engrossed by roll call vote, 155-0.
The House also passed House Bill 5371, authorizing grants of easements or takings of certain parcels of land to the city of Boston, to be engrossed. In addition, the chamber received and filed the Secretary of the Commonwealth’s report on the March 31, 2026 special election for the 5th Essex District, adopted an order to escort the Governor and Executive Council into the chamber, and administered the oaths of office to Representative-elect Andrew Tarr. The session ended with an order to adjourn until the next day at 11 a.m. in informal session.
AZ
Arizona 2026 Regular Session
06/02/2026 - House Democratic Caucus Calendar #21
Transcript Highlights:
- your campaign finance report, the Secretary of State's Office or whoever your filing officer is, must
- publish a list of all active committees that owe penalties for late filing reports.
- made no expenditures, and if the committee subsequently received contributions and expenditures, it filed
- a proper report with that, and then also that the committee filed a termination statement before the
- Committee filed a termination statement before the end of this year.
MA
Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
Formal House Session 36 Apr 15th, 2026
Massachusetts House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- for supplementing certain existing appropriations and for certain other activities and projects was filed
- Resolutions filed by Representative Chan of Quincy, Representative Santiago of Newton, Representative
- Resolutions filed by Representatives Hong of Lowell, Chan of Quincy, Wong of Saugus, Wynn of Andover,
- Resolutions filed by Representative Lombardo of Billerica and other members of the House recognizing
- The communication will be placed on file.
Summary:
The House convened, recited the Pledge of Allegiance, and received a gubernatorial message on fiscal year 2026 supplemental appropriations, which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means. The House also approved several resolutions, including honoring Abby Goodman, reaffirming Massachusetts-Taiwan friendship, recognizing the Cambodian American Khmer New Year celebration, and observing Elks National Youth Week. Senate petitions on assisted living residences and medication administration in rest homes were referred to the Committee on Aging and Independence, and the House concurred with those referrals.
The main legislative business was House Bill 5279/5375, the transportation bond bill financing long-term improvements to municipal roads and bridges. Ways and Means recommended an amended substitute bill, and the House adopted the amendment and advanced the bill to third reading. Later, the House took up the substitute bill, House 5375, and members spoke in support of the Chapter 90 transportation package, emphasizing municipal road and bridge funding, rural road mileage distribution, housing-related infrastructure, lifecycle asset management, DCR deferred maintenance, and MBTA electrified locomotives. A roll call vote was ordered, and the bill was passed to be engrossed by a vote of 155 in favor and 0 against.
The House also passed to be engrossed a bill authorizing the grant of easements or takings of certain parcels of land to the city of Boston. In addition, the chamber received the certified returns for the 5th Essex District special election and adopted an order creating a special committee to escort the Governor, Lieutenant Governor, and Executive Council for the swearing-in of Representative-elect Andrew Francis Robert Tarr. Tarr was then administered the oaths of office by Governor Maura Healey and seated. The House later adopted an order to adjourn and recessed until the next day at 11 a.m. in informal session.
MA
Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
Formal House Session 36 Apr 15th, 2026
Massachusetts House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- for supplementing certain existing appropriations and for certain other activities and projects, was filed
- Committee on Rules reports recommending the following resolutions ought to be adopted: Resolutions filed
- Resolutions filed by Representative Chan of Quincy, Representative Santiago of Newton, Representative
- Resolutions filed by Representatives Hong of Lowell, Chan of Quincy, Wong of Saugus, Wynn of Andover,
- The communication will be placed on file.
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Joint Convention State of the Judiciary Address Mar 23rd, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- Between October 2023 and January 2026, there have been a total of 3,810 petitions filed.
- In other words, the volume of petitions filed alone does not fully capture the overall effectiveness
- of our judges, our court staff, and our community partners who are managing the CARE Act petitions filed
- In other words, the volume of petitions filed alone does not fully capture the overall effectiveness
- in our courts. who are managing the Care Act petitions filed in our courts.
Summary:
The Legislature recessed into a joint convention for the 2026 State of the Judiciary, escorted the California Supreme Court justices to the rostrum, and heard remarks from legislative leaders and Chief Justice Patricia Guerrero. The speakers emphasized judicial independence, the rule of law, and the importance of the courts as a co-equal branch of government. The Chief Justice framed her address as a calm report on the judiciary’s work and major challenges, while thanking legislative and executive partners for collaboration.
Chief Justice Guerrero highlighted several policy and operational issues facing the courts. She urged continued support for remote proceedings, noting more than 6 million remote hearings since 2022 and strong user satisfaction, and discussed the CARE Act’s statewide implementation, including petition and agreement numbers and the recent expansion to cover certain bipolar disorders. She also raised concerns about judicial security and privacy, threats and negative rhetoric toward judges, courthouse access issues tied to federal immigration enforcement, and the need for more judgeships and funding in high-need counties such as Riverside and San Bernardino.
She also discussed the judiciary’s response to artificial intelligence, including guidance on generative AI, deepfakes, and evidence admissibility, and reported corrective actions after the troubled February 2025 bar exam, including scoring adjustments, expanded provisional licensing, and a return to in-person testing. Additional points included proposed ongoing funding for trial courts, long-standing judicial salary disparities, and the Judicial Council’s 100th anniversary. No votes were taken; the joint convention concluded with the address ordered printed in the Journal and an invitation to a reception for members and guests.
MA
Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Session Mar 12th, 2026
Massachusetts Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Whereas initiative petition 25-14 has been filed and certified, in accordance with Article 48 of the
- Two orders have been filed before us right now, Madam President.
- As folks may be aware, the committee has a lot of work before us with so many ballot initiatives filed
- Question one: Does the petition, which has been filed and certified in accordance with Article 48, Initiative
- The Senator has filed an order, which the clerk will read.
Summary:
The Senate opened with the Pledge of Allegiance and several ceremonial items, including introductions of championship Tri-County High School football and boys’ cross-country teams and adoption of a resolution honoring Auburn and the Robert and Esther Goddard Centennial Committee for the 100th anniversary of the first liquid-fueled rocket launch. The chamber then gave final passage to several local bills, including measures authorizing payment by the City of Revere, adjusting Wellesley’s senior property tax deferral income threshold, amending the Hopedinton/Hopkinton town charter regarding library trustees, and other local matters, all of which were passed to be enacted and sent to the Governor.
The Senate also suspended Joint Rule 12 to refer House petitions to committees and took up several local bills from the Orders of the Day. These included bills enhancing the powers of the Cotuit Fire District’s Board of Water Commissioners, authorizing the Cotuit Fire District to raise money for the Historical Society of Santuit and Cotuit, further regulating the Salem licensing board, and validating the results of Bourne’s May 20, 2025 annual election. Each was advanced by unanimous consent, read a third time, and passed to be engrossed.
A major portion of the session focused on two orders from Senator Friedman requesting advisory opinions from the Supreme Judicial Court on initiative petitions. One concerned a public records proposal that would extend public records law to the General Court and Governor’s office; the other concerned a legislative stipends proposal that would alter internal legislative procedures and compensation rules. Senator Feeney argued the requests were needed to clarify constitutional issues before the Legislature acts on the initiatives, and both orders were adopted.
The Senate also received a Ways and Means report on Senate Bill 2720, a bill banning the retail sale of dogs, cats, rabbits, and pet sharks, with a new draft, Senate No. 3014, recommended. The chamber adopted an order placing the bill on the Orders of the Day for second reading on March 19, 2026, with amendments in order, and then adopted a separate order to adjourn until Monday at 11 a.m., dispensing with the printing of a calendar.
AZ
Arizona 2026 Regular Session
02/16/2026 - House Land, Agriculture & Rural Affairs
House Land, Agriculture & Rural Affairs Committee of Reference
Transcript Highlights:
- Filing for one every time there's a fire, ...event consideration.
- Filing for one every time there's a fire on federal public lands doesn't really make sense, as sometimes
- The sponsor was mentioning because if the agency is a ...was mentioning because if the agency is filing
- , even when it doesn't make any sense to file, the EPA could look at it and be more dismissive, shall
- we say, if there are a lot of filings.
Summary:
The committee heard three measures. HB 2013 would require the Arizona Department of Environmental Quality to submit an exceptional event demonstration to the EPA when wildfire smoke from federally managed land affects the state. The sponsor said it would help Arizona avoid penalties tied to uncontrollable wildfire events and could ease pressure on air-quality compliance; Sierra Club opposed it, arguing the bill could create unnecessary filings and burdens, while ADEQ was neutral. The committee voted 5-1 to give HB 2013 a due pass recommendation.
HB 2292, as amended, would create the Wildfire Mitigation and Risk Reduction Authority and fund under the Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management, with the amendment renaming the authority, capping administrative costs at 8%, and prioritizing funding for single-family and multifamily dwellings. Supporters from Coconino County and the County Supervisors Association said the program would help reduce wildfire risk, support community hardening, and address rising homeowners insurance costs by redirecting $20 million from existing insurance premium tax revenues; members clarified it was not a new tax. The committee adopted the amendment and then approved the bill 8-0.
HCM 2011 urges Congress to pass federal legislation to delist the Mexican wolf, defund the reintroduction program, and transfer management to local authorities. Supporters said ranchers have been harmed by wolf predation and that delisting is overdue, while Sierra Club opposed the memorial, saying the species remains under-recovered and decisions should be based on science. The committee approved the memorial 5-2 and then adjourned.
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Floor Session Jan 20th, 2026
California Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Moving into consideration of the daily file, we have three items under governor's appointments, all by
- Senator Laird, file item 53. Thank you very much, Madam President.
- File item 53 is the confirmation of Janessa Goldbeck for appointment to the California Veterans Board
- Senator Laird, file item 54.
- Please read file item 62, the consent calendar. Senate Bill 607. Secretary, please call the roll.
Summary:
The Senate convened with a quorum, opened with prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance, and welcomed a visiting Quebec National Assembly official, Matu Lemay, who was introduced as a special envoy discussing California-Quebec environmental collaboration. The body also approved Senate journals, suspended Joint Rule 62A to allow certain bills to be heard in Appropriations on short notice, and deemed gubernatorial and Assembly messages read.
The chamber then considered three gubernatorial appointments. Courtney Welch was confirmed to the California Housing Partnership Corporation Board of Directors by a 29-1 vote, Janessa Goldbeck was confirmed to the California Veterans Board by a 28-2 vote, and Tom Huntington was confirmed to the State Parks and Recreation Commission by a 28-0 vote. The Senate also adopted the consent calendar, including Senate Bill 607, by a 37-0 vote.
The remainder of the session was devoted to adjournment memories honoring Elizabeth Betsy Hammer Carr, Alberto Ronel, William Louis McIntyre Jr., and Joy Atkinson. Senators highlighted each individual’s public service, community leadership, activism, and family legacy, with particular emphasis on Carr’s labor and housing advocacy, Ronel’s health care and behavioral health work, McIntyre’s business and civic contributions, and Atkinson’s leadership development work for African American women in public life. The Senate then announced its next floor session and recessed.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- I mean, if you want to file a bill that says you're not allowed to raise funds...
- Okay, so essentially what we're saying then is we're letting the courts enforce filings of absence without
- Okay, so was this bill filed specifically? Because Democrats love to break quorum.
- Well, I mean, I filed the bill because my constituents were irate that they were getting up.
- in Texas, but in D.C., a bunch of Republicans left because they didn't want to vote on the Epstein files
Bills:
HB18
Committee:
House Elections
Keywords:
HB 18, Texas Legislature, quorum break, quorum-busting, legislative walkout, absent legislators, political contributions, campaign finance, political expenditures, legislative caucus, specific-purpose committee, Texas Ethics Commission, civil penalty, show cause order, district court, Fifteenth Court of Appeals, session fundraising, travel lodging food expenses, legislative session, compelled attendance
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Business and Professions Committee Jun 24th, 2025
Business and Professions
Transcript Highlights:
- On the consent calendar, file item 1, SB 291 Grayson.
- File item 4, SB 387 Rubio. The motion is due passed to the Committee on Appropriations.
- File item 5, SB 517 Nealow. The motion is due passed to the Committee on Judiciary.
- File item 6, SB 602 Cortese. The motion is due passed to the Committee on Appropriations.
- And file item 7, SB 517 Nealow. The motion is due passed to the Committee on Judiciary.
Committee:
House Business and Professions
MS
Mississippi 2026 Regular Session
Judiciary, Division B - Room 409, 25 February, 2026; 9:00 A.M.
Judiciary, Division B
Transcript Highlights:
- are interested parties in that particular case, would get an opportunity to see that notice has been filed
- c><00:03:27.120><c> notice</c><00:03:27.440><c> has</c><00:03:27.599><c> been</c><00:03:27.760><c> filed
- </c> see that that notice has been filed. see that that notice has been filed.
- ,</c> determines this is a bad faith filing, determines this is a bad faith filing, then<00:50:35.920
- </c> that whomever the false report is filed that whomever the false report is filed against<00:53:16.800
Committee:
Joint Judiciary, Division B
KY
Transcript Highlights:
- And that's where Chief Justice Van Meter got in because we now electronically file, and some of the filings
- </c><00:03:12.000><c> your</c><00:03:12.319><c> probate</c><00:03:12.800><c> file</c><00:03:13.120><c
- > and</c> through a file your probate file and through a file your probate file and seeing<00:03:13.680
- Part of it is electronic filing. That's a modernization, and the old statutes don't work very well.
- Last year, 3,446 habitual truancy complaints were filed with court-designated workers.
Committee:
Senate Judiciary
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Energy Finance and Policy Committee 2/27/25
Energy Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- You have House File 1040 if you want to come before the committee, introduce yourself, and we can—I don't
- I am here today to share our thoughts on House File 1040.
- I am here today to share our thoughts on House File 1040.
- I am here today to share our thoughts on House File 1040.
- I am here today to share our thoughts on House File 1040.
Committee:
House Energy Finance and Policy
TX
Texas 89th Regular
Appropriations - S/C on Articles I, IV, & V Feb 24th, 2025
Appropriations - S/C on Articles I, IV, & V
Transcript Highlights:
- I really appreciate that As filed you provided important funding for programs like the Texas Military
- Well, we looked at the threshold of who files a franchise tax return.
- It's like having an Excel file that has all the columns matched up as opposed to an Excel file that has
- Item 2 in your packet is an informational item on the electronic filing system.
- . not the re-irradiation file that I was a part of. may not have even been possible.
ID
Transcript Highlights:
- After property is seized, the typical process is that the prosecutor files a forfeiture action, the criminal
- By having the reports that are currently being filed locally also be shared with the state controller's
- and occupancy at their declared residence for at least 120 nights during the year preceding their filing
- and occupancy at their declared residence for at least 120 nights during the year preceding their filing
- to be consecutive, and it amounts to roughly four months out of that year prior to the candidate filing
Committee:
Senate State Affairs
Summary:
The Senate State Affairs Committee heard several bill introductions and resolutions focused on budget savings, transparency, election rules, and cleanup of outdated code. Senator Cook presented RS-33715, which would reduce executive branch elected officials’ salaries by 5% in calendar year 2027, and RS-33735, which would print a proposal to study transfer-on-death deeds; both RS requests were introduced. The committee also heard House Bill 575, which would require asset forfeiture reports to be sent to the State Controller and published on Transparent Idaho; sponsors said it would not change forfeiture authority, only improve transparency. A prosecutor testified in support, and the bill was sent to the floor with a do-pass recommendation. House Bills 798 and 799, both code cleanup measures repealing outdated statutes, also advanced unanimously.
The committee then considered HCR 33, which would create an interim committee to study sextortion, its prevalence, prevention, and impact on minors. Senator Lakey and Representative Greene described the crime as technology-driven, harmful to youth, and often difficult to prosecute because offenders may be overseas; the resolution was sent to the floor with a do-pass recommendation. House Bill 810, which would require legislative candidates to have lived in their district for 120 nights in the year before filing, drew questions about military, religious mission, and redistricting exceptions; after discussion, the committee voted to send it to the 14th order for possible amendment rather than directly to the floor.
The committee also advanced HCR 27, honoring Morrison-Knudsen employees and Idahoans who served and died at Wake Island during World War II, after hearing about civilian sacrifice and wartime losses. House Bill 736, which lowers the threshold for ballot name rotation from political entities with 100,000 registered voters to those with 25,000, was described as a way to reduce ballot-order bias and was sent to the floor with a do-pass recommendation. Finally, House Bill 793, which reallocates beer tax revenue to help fund Alcohol Beverage Control and law enforcement rather than the permanent building fund, passed the committee on a voice vote and was sent to the floor with a do-pass recommendation before adjournment.