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LA

Louisiana 2026 Regular Session

Senate May 29th, 2026

Louisiana Senate Floor Meeting

Summary: The Senate convened with a quorum, received a prayer and pledge, adopted the journal, and heard messages from the House reporting final passage of several Senate bills and concurrence in SCR 86 and 87. The chamber also observed personal privileges honoring the lives of Edith K. Kirkpatrick and Susan Ann Traylor Bidick, with family members present and a moment of silence held for Bidick. The House later refused concurrence on Senate amendments to HB 42 and HB 159. The Senate then took up a series of resolutions, most of which were adopted without objection. These included studies on energy infrastructure and modernization (SR 174, amended to add an alternative energy industry representative and a consumer advocate), breast pump Medicaid reimbursement (SR 175), digital student IDs (SR 176), lethality assessment protocols in domestic violence cases (SR 177), problem gambling prevention (SR 178), community water system grading (SR 179), condolences for Sharon Courtney (SR 180), and expansion of the Louisiana Tumor Registry (SR 181). The chamber also adopted SCR 85 honoring the Sam Houston High School Broncos baseball team after a recorded vote of 36 yeas and 8 nays. On bills returned from the House, HB 1222 on grocery initiative grants failed on final passage by a vote of 18 yeas and 19 nays. SB 312 had House amendments rejected, SB 348 and SB 485 had House amendments concurred in, and SB 121 on congressional redistricting was the subject of extensive debate over racial gerrymandering, district configuration, and expected litigation before the Senate concurred in the House amendments by 28 yeas and 10 nays. The Senate also concurred in several House concurrent resolutions, including studies or reports on flooded corn and migratory waterfowl, deer hunting with dogs in Kisatchie National Forest, support for a Senator Kennedy letter to the Fish and Wildlife Service, boating safety reporting, and subsurface data review. Finally, HB 944 creating a Women’s Health Consortium within the Department of Health was amended to address funding concerns and convert it into a more task-force-like structure, then passed 37-0 with nine coauthors. The Senate then recessed until 1:30 p.m. to continue work, including conference committee reports.
US

US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session

US House Floor Proceedings (Thursday, September 11, 2025)

US Federal House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • In addition, as the ranking member said in his statement, mandatory minimums just do not work.
  • </c><00:52:37.520><c> of</c> also encouraged to see a statement of also encouraged to see a statement
  • With that, Madam Speaker, I ask for unanimous consent to submit the statement of administrative policy
  • With that, Madam Speaker, I ask for unanimous consent to submit the statement of administrative policy
  • With that, Madam Speaker, I ask for unanimous consent to submit the statement of administrative policy
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety - Part 1 - 03/21/25

Judiciary and Public Safety

Transcript Highlights:
  • And so my question is, you know, you made the statement this is not how they transport it, but if I wanted
  • my question is is you know you made so my question is is you know you made the<01:41:27.920><c> statement
  • this is not how they the statement this is not how they transport<01:41:29.520><c> it</c><01:41:29.760
  • I would definitely state that this extensive stakeholder process, the passage of that bill, is a statement
  • . is maybe forwarded physician statements. is maybe forwarded to<02:05:00.400><c> the</c><02:05:00.560
Keywords: 1187, senate, all
CA

California 2025-2026 Regular Session

Assembly Public Safety Committee Jun 23rd, 2026

Transcript Highlights:
  • Pereira will be reading his statement on his behalf. So thank you. Thank you, Senator.
  • I'll be reading the statement in both, well, start out in Spanish and then translated into English.
  • are left over from last year's bill, Senate Bill 627, which the Governor did include in a signing statement
  • I am aware, as I mentioned in my opening statement, about the Ninth Circuit ruling.
  • What we are talking about here is a value statement.
Summary: The committee heard several public safety bills and took testimony on each, with members often noting amendments and continuing negotiations. SB 1009 by Senator Becker would require juvenile courts to find that less restrictive alternatives are unsuitable before ordering detention, and would require periodic review of continued detention and consideration of alternatives at disposition. Supporters argued it would reduce unnecessary youth detention and improve transparency; probation, judges, and police groups opposed it as an undue limit on judicial discretion and potentially unsafe in serious cases. The chair said he would recommend an aye with amendments, but the bill was held pending quorum and later remained on call. SB 1130 by Senator Gomez Reyes would update privacy law for wearable recording devices such as smart glasses, requiring consent before recording in places where people have a reasonable expectation of privacy and banning devices or accessories designed to defeat recording indicators. Supporters said the bill addresses secret recording and invasive surveillance; opponents from tech and hospitality groups sought clarification to avoid unintended liability for businesses and exempt workplace communication devices. Members discussed those exemptions, and the chair recommended an aye, but the measure also remained on call. Senator Blake Spear presented SB 99, which would let courts consider military protective orders in domestic violence proceedings and require better communication between civilian law enforcement and military authorities. Supporters from the Department of Defense, local officials, and military representatives said it would close protection gaps for military families; the ACLU opposed it on due process grounds because MPOs are issued without judicial process. The chair and author emphasized that the bill only allows consideration of MPOs and does not require civilian enforcement of them. The bill passed out on a vote, though it remained on call for additional members. The committee also heard SB 937 by Senator Gonzalez, restricting flashbang use for crowd control and banning flashbangs and explosive breaching charges in immigration enforcement, and SB 1022, creating a statewide anti-trafficking task force. SB 937 drew support from civil rights and community groups and opposition from police and sheriffs over the use-of-force standard and limits on tactics; it passed out on a vote but remained on call. SB 1022 was supported by survivor and faith groups and opposed by public defenders and sex worker advocates who raised concerns about racial disparities and enforcement harms; it also passed out on a vote. Later, SB 1395, extending criminal protective orders for certain felony sex offenses against minors up to 20 years, and SB 1230, increasing penalties for repeat illegal dumping, were both heard with mixed testimony and were held on call after committee votes. The committee also adopted a consent calendar and several bills were moved forward with amendments.
MA

Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session

Joint Committee on Education Jun 21st, 2026 at 01:00 pm

Joint Committee on Education

Transcript Highlights:
  • Statement of interest, the first step in the process for a community to engage with the MSBA, have steadily
  • Statement of interest, the first step in the process for a community to engage with the MSBA, have steadily
  • And we're happy to share that earlier this spring, we submitted a statement of interest to the MSBA for
  • According to the American Heart Association's written statement to our organization, dated...
  • According to the American Heart Association's written statement to our organization, dated November 2023
Keywords: 995, all
Summary: The Joint Committee on Education opened a hybrid public hearing on a large slate of bills related to school buildings, school finance, technology, data privacy, safety, and related education issues. Chairs Jason Lewis and Ken Gordon outlined procedures for the hearing, including two-minute testimony limits and the plan to group similar bills together. Several bills drew no testimony and were closed without further discussion, while others drew extensive testimony from legislators, school officials, parents, advocates, and educators. A major theme was school safety and student well-being. Lori Al-Hadeth testified in support of bills on alert systems in public schools, describing the loss of her daughter in the Parkland shooting and urging adoption of Alyssa’s Law-style panic alert technology. Representative Gallagher and disability advocates also supported a bill authorizing, but not requiring, airway clearance devices in schools, arguing they could save lives in choking emergencies and provide an option for people who cannot use the Heimlich maneuver. Another bill on reducing cafeteria waste drew support from a legislator and a Lexington sustainability official, who said installing dishwashers during construction would reduce waste and long-term costs. Much of the hearing focused on Chapter 70 school funding and the inflation cap. Senator Pavel Payano, Senator Sal DiDomenico, Representative Senna, and multiple local officials and school committee members from Bridgewater, Chelsea, Groton-Dunstable, and other districts argued that the 4.5% cap on inflation adjustments has left schools underfunded during years of high inflation, forcing layoffs, larger class sizes, and cuts to programs and student supports. They urged bills to eliminate the cap, restore lost funding, increase the Commonwealth’s share of the foundation budget, or create commissions to study reforms. Testimony also highlighted the impact on special education, English learners, and low-income students, with Chelsea witnesses saying the cap has cost their district about $7 million annually. School construction and MSBA reform were the other major topic. AIA Massachusetts, Boston Public Schools, Lynn officials, and AFT Massachusetts described aging facilities, overcrowding, deferred maintenance, and the difficulty of financing new schools under current reimbursement rules. Boston officials said the district has many pre-World War II buildings and has only built a handful of new schools in decades, while Lynn leaders said reimbursement rates have fallen well below the statutory 80% because of caps and ineligible costs. Witnesses urged modernization of the MSBA program, higher reimbursement rates, and more resources for school construction. The committee also heard support for a bill to study the adequacy and equity of the school building program, and chairs indicated some bills would be closed after no one signed up to testify.
KY
Transcript Highlights:
  • Chairman Hart, I vote no as well, and I just want to kind of reiterate some of the statements already
  • I vote no as well, and I just want to kind of reiterate some of the statements already made by my colleagues
  • May I make a second statement, Mr. Chairman? I respect the situation that you're in.
  • Can I make a short statement? opposed vote nay. Clerk, please call the opposed vote nay.
  • /c><01:08:31.719><c> make</c><01:08:31.839><c> a</c><01:08:31.880><c> short</c><01:08:32.160><c> statement
Keywords: 958, all
Summary: The committee first approved the March 10 minutes and then moved through a large agenda of contract reviews, including a deferred Kentucky Transportation Cabinet item tied to Louisville bridge tolling and RiverLink. Transportation officials explained that the contract was part of a bi-state arrangement with Indiana: Indiana Finance Authority held the main contract with HNTB, while Kentucky needed a mirror contract to pay its 50% share under the bi-state management agreement. Members questioned why the work was treated as effectively no-bid, how much input Kentucky had in vendor selection, RiverLink’s collection performance, and when tolls might end. Transportation said Kentucky had equal representation in selection, HNTB served as a toll services advisor, collections and customer service had improved, and tolls are expected to remain until debt obligations are paid off in 2058. Several members criticized the company’s past performance and voted no as a statement of concern, but the contract still moved forward. The committee then deferred a Kentucky State University item because the vendor was not registered with the Secretary of State. It also approved the overall agenda and contract review lists. A Board of Optometric Examiners contract drew significant discussion: board representatives said they had previously relied on the Public Protection Cabinet for legal services, but that office lacked staff and advised them to seek outside counsel. Some members argued the committee could not approve a contract that appeared to conflict with statute, while others said the board should not be left without legal counsel and that the Attorney General should be brought in to resolve the issue. The committee ultimately voted to defer the optometric contract for one month and requested the Attorney General appear at the next meeting. Finally, the committee reviewed an Administrative Office of the Courts amendment for the Court of Appeals building project. Staff explained that the General Assembly had authorized the project, the design contract had already gone through multiple approved phases, and the current item was only an administrative correction to a prior modification amount. Members approved the amendment, with one member noting appreciation that the project costs had been reduced when an error was found.
NH

New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session

Senate Education Finance (04/13/2026)

Education Finance

Transcript Highlights:
  • one, I would ask the committee respectfully to consider on page two, line 1314 and the subsequent statements
  • So, I would just make the statement that that part of the bill is problematic and ask you to re-evaluate
  • So, I would just make the<00:38:50.400><c> statement</c><00:38:50.720><c> that</c><00:38:50.960><c> that
  • 51.200><c> part</c><00:38:51.440><c> of</c><00:38:51.520><c> the</c><00:38:51.680><c> bill</c> the statement
  • that that part of the bill the statement that that part of the bill is<00:38:52.240><c> problematic<
Keywords: 1191, senate, all
NM

New Mexico 2026 Regular Session

House - Commerce and Economic Development Feb 11th, 2026 at 05:14 pm

House Commerce & Economic Development Committee

Transcript Highlights:
  • Did she, in her opening statement, mention some... In your...
  • Did she, in her opening statement, mention some straw purchase from... Would she re-...
  • The other portion that I would like to just bring up—and you guys, this is a statement, not a question—is
  • I just wanted to say that statement and ask that question, Madam Chair, Representative.
  • I still believe, I mean, you'd have to look at the profit and loss statements of FFLs to really determine
Bills: SB48 , HB250 , SB17
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Committee on Rules and Administration - 01/30/26

Rules and Administration

Transcript Highlights:
  • So the first thing in the policy is a purpose statement, and the purpose of the policy is to keep visitors
  • So the first thing in the policy is a purpose statement, and the purpose of the policy is to keep visitors
  • So the first thing in the policy is a purpose statement, and the purpose of the policy is to keep visitors
  • So the first thing in the policy is a purpose statement, and the purpose of the policy is to keep visitors
  • We know it is unusual to add a statement of purpose.
Keywords: 1187, senate, all
KY

Kentucky 2026 Regular Session

Senate Standing Committee on Judiciary (1-29-26)

Judiciary

Transcript Highlights:
  • I know it's such a clichĂ© statement, but that's just the truth. We want to serve. We want to help.
  • The defendant has an opportunity to make an offender statement, say whatever he wants.
  • 24:35.200><c> offender</c> an opportunity to make an offender an opportunity to make an offender statement
  • </c><00:24:37.760><c> The</c> statement. say whatever he wants.
  • The statement. say whatever he wants.
Committee: Senate Judiciary
Keywords: 958, all
MS

Mississippi 2026 Regular Session

Public Health - Room 216, 27 January, 2026; 3:00 PM

Public Health and Human Services

Transcript Highlights:
  • Um, one of the statements I made today was I want to see this board go down in history as the best board
  • One of the statements I made today was I want to see this board go down in history as the best board
  • Um one of the statements<00:35:44.079><c> I</c><00:35:44.320><c> made</c><00:35:44.560><c> today</c><
  • :35:45.520><c> was</c><00:35:46.160><c> I</c><00:35:46.560><c> want</c><00:35:46.720><c> to</c> statements
  • I made today was I want to statements I made today was I want to see<00:35:47.200><c> this</c><00:35
CA

California 2025-2026 Regular Session

Assembly Floor Session Aug 21st, 2025

California House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • What more powerful statement will we have if Republicans and Democrats together said, enough is enough
  • There's a lot of truth in that statement. I agree with you, sir.
  • All these outlandish statements that we make about our opponents, right, to gin up the base, to further
  • His initial statement on this was that he didn't even want to put this on the ballot.
  • That was his initial statement, that he would just tell you to do this. Well, guess what?
Summary: The Assembly met after a quorum call, recess, prayer, and the Pledge of Allegiance, then moved into a highly procedural and contentious floor session centered on redistricting measures. Members debated a point of order raised by Assembly Member DeMaio challenging the constitutionality of SB 280, ACA 8, and AB 604; the Speaker ruled the point not well taken, and the Assembly sustained that ruling on appeal. The body also took up consent-calendar and procedural motions, including suspending rules to adopt late amendments on ACA 8 and to bring the measure up without reference to file. Several motions to re-refer or suspend rules on related measures failed, while the motion to adopt the late amendments on ACA 8 carried. The main substantive item was ACA 8, the Assembly Constitutional Amendment related to redistricting, presented by Assembly Member Berman as a response to mid-decade redistricting efforts in other states, especially Texas. Supporters argued the measure was a temporary, voter-driven response to protect democracy, counter partisan gerrymandering, and address broader threats tied to the Trump administration, including immigration enforcement and health care cuts. Opponents argued ACA 8 would undermine California’s independent citizens redistricting commission, violate the state Constitution, and amount to partisan gerrymandering or a power grab. Members on both sides framed the issue as a defense of democracy, but disagreed sharply over whether the Legislature should act or leave redistricting to voters and the existing commission. No final vote on ACA 8 is shown in the transcript excerpt, but the Assembly did vote on several procedural matters: the appeal of the Speaker’s ruling was sustained 58-18; the motion to adopt late amendments on ACA 8 passed 58-19; a motion to re-refer ACA 8 and SB 280 to Judiciary failed 19-58; and a motion to take up A.J.R. 21 without reference to file failed 19-58. The session remained focused on ACA 8 and related redistricting questions, with extensive floor speeches from both supporters and opponents.
FL

Florida 2025 Regular Session

Fiscal Policy Apr 22nd, 2025

Transcript Highlights:
  • officer, lax to permit that to allow the permit off-duty concealed carry the must file a formal statement
  • And the Department of Corrections is added to departments whose pure officer shall find the statement
  • difference for me that they can prove that they've had this loss by providing the documentation and statements
  • There's a statement in there that could be read 2 different ways.
  • add more property to the state park system, what's necessary and what's was part of the mission statement
Keywords: 999, senate, all
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Commerce Finance and Policy Committee 4/10/25

Commerce Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • This is more of a statement, but thank you for bringing it. Representative Van Binsbergen.
  • This is more of a statement, but thank you for bringing it.
  • This is more of a statement, but thank you for bringing it.
  • This is more of a statement, but thank you for bringing it. Okay. Representative Van Binsbergen.
  • This is more of a statement, but thank you for bringing it.
Bills: HF1646 , HF2443