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LA

Louisiana 2026 Regular Session

House of Representatives Apr 16th, 2026

Louisiana House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Members, I'm going to ask that you please work your way to your desk.
  • Kim Hunter Reed, can you make your way to the Dr. Kim Hunter Reed?
  • Bo Black is on the way, but he's not here right now. So I see Rep.
  • We were looking to find ways we couldn't cut anybody.
  • And as Chairman of Ways and Means, he introduced us on Appropriations to Ways and Means, something we
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Edfin Committee Meeting - 2025-04-01

Education Finance

Transcript Highlights:
  • A fourth-generation resident of Lake County and a proud graduate of Two Harbors High School.
  • I try to do my job as superintendent in Rochester in the most apolitical way possible.
  • I know we think we've come a long way since those days, and I hope we have.
  • On you guys, but we can't sit idly by and let education funding go the way it is right now.
  • Taxes are a way to care for one another and to support collective causes.
Bills: HF51 , HF1161 , HF2201 , HF2786 , HF1053
CA

California 2025-2026 Regular Session

Assembly Housing and Community Development Committee Jun 10th, 2026

Housing and Community Development

Transcript Highlights:
  • of doing it may not be the only way to think about it.
  • I'm going to feel some type of way. She's only given out three. We hear a lot of bills. I agree.
  • I'm going to face this way because that's where the mic is.
  • Their infrastructure, the way that they still get water, is a wood flume.
  • We can't have every single home here include an ADU, that at least there's a way to remedy it.
Keywords: 988, house, all
FL

Florida 2026 Regular Session

Governmental Oversight and Accountability Apr 1st, 2025

Governmental Oversight and Accountability

Transcript Highlights:
  • I think this is the right way to go about it.
  • I'm standing in your way. Welcome. You're recognized. Thank you, Mr.
  • way and totally above board before we actually codify this going forward.
  • And so now we've institutionalized Hope Florida in a way that it's doing exactly that.
  • And so now we've institutionalized Hope Florida in a way that it's doing exactly that.
Summary: The Committee on Governmental Oversight and Accountability met with a quorum present and took up a full agenda of bills, many involving public records exemptions and government operations. Several measures were reported favorably, including SB 342 on an Agency for Health Care Administration public records exemption for employees facing threats; SB 7018 preserving a public records exemption tied to parental consent/judicial bypass records for minors seeking abortions; SB 626 lowering quorum requirements and allowing remote participation for the Council on the Social Status of Black Men and Boys; SB 710 protecting personal information of Crime Stoppers employees, board members, volunteers, and their families; SB 300 extending clerk personal-information protections to appellate court clerks; and SB 302 creating a similar exemption for Judicial Qualifications Commission employees. The committee also approved SB 7010 and SB 7008, which preserve and narrow public records exemptions related to the Department of Financial Services as receiver for insolvent insurers and the financial technology sandbox, respectively. The committee also heard and advanced several policy bills. SB 820 codifies the Office of Faith and Community in the Executive Office of the Governor; Senator Polsky questioned whether the office was duplicative of existing services and raised concerns about religion in state governance, while supporters argued it complements existing networks and helps connect Floridians to services. SB 1144 codifies the Hope Florida program, with supporters describing it as a connector to community resources and critics again raising concerns about overlap, private donations, and accountability; both SB 820 and SB 1144 passed on largely party-line votes with Senator Polsky voting no. SB 804 would redesignate the SS American Victory as the state flagship, but Senator Rodriguez opposed giving up the current flagship designation for the Key West schooner, though the bill still passed favorably. SB 214 designates August 21 as Fentanyl Awareness and Education Day and passed without opposition. SB 1088 requires certain state customer-service phone lines to offer callback features, and SB 576 makes technical fixes to service-of-process law; both were reported favorably. Additional bills included SB 1524, a broad Department of State measure with a strike-all amendment that revises grant-review procedures, adds an America 250 funding focus, and changes commission-fee and oath requirements; Senator Arrington and Senator Polsky expressed concerns about reviewer qualifications, grant criteria, and the impact on arts and cultural programs, and both voted no while the bill still passed. SB 1640, on confidentiality of lethality assessment forms in domestic violence cases, was amended to allow disclosure to domestic violence centers while barring disclosure to state attorneys, and it passed favorably. SB 1160 expands health insurance premium benefits for certain officers catastrophically injured or killed in the line of duty; supporters from the Fraternal Order of Police appeared in support, and the bill passed unanimously. The committee also confirmed eight appointments to the Florida Commission on Community Service, the Investment Advisory Council, the Public Employees Relations Commission, and the State Retirement Commission. At the end of the meeting, senators requested to be recorded on specific bills, and the committee adjourned.
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

FIN Info Briefing - Mon Jan 12, 2026 @ 1:00 PM HST

Hawaii House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Uh so if there a way to databases.
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  • </c> we feel that same way about that. we feel that same way about that. &gt;&gt; Great.
  • And, you know, the Ala Wai is like literally on the back of the convention center.
  • </c> the harbor too, right? the harbor too, right?
Keywords: 910, house, all
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Transcript Highlights:
  • At least I'm not reading it that way. It does. It does.
  • Somebody else over here, at least I'm not reading it that way.
  • They're just seeking billions in damages without any way to get there.
  • Speaker, this is a way to shut down this other argument, a way to shut down the way of life of so many
  • But the reality is... ...in no way are we stopping access to courts for actual harm.
Bills: HR1046 , SB1733 , SB1439
Summary: The House convened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, and several special recognitions tied to the 31st anniversary of the Oklahoma City bombing. The chamber honored the 138th Fighter Wing Civil Engineer Squadron Fire Department as Veterans of the Week, and also recognized Dr. Camissa Stewart as Doctor of the Day and Tammy Powell as Nurse of the Day for their roles in the 1995 bombing response. A lengthy floor presentation followed, featuring remarks from legislators, Lieutenant Governor Matt Pinnell, memorial museum leaders, Justice Stephen Taylor, and Pastor Ronnie Fields, all focused on remembrance, the Oklahoma standard, the victims and survivors, and the importance of hope, civility, and the rule of law. On legislation, Senate Bill 1733 was presented and debated. The bill requires school personnel who have reason to believe a student is a victim of child sexual abuse or sexual misconduct to report it to law enforcement within 24 hours. Supporters said it clarifies and strengthens reporting requirements to protect children, while opponents warned it could trigger harmful public accusations and undermine trust in educators and administrators. The House passed the bill 92-1, and the emergency clause also passed 92-1. The House also considered Senate Bill 1439, an oil and gas measure intended to bar speculative climate-related lawsuits and limit liability to actual violations and provable harm. Supporters argued it would prevent frivolous litigation, protect the state’s energy economy, and keep costs down for consumers; opponents said it would create a special legal carve-out for industry and shift costs to taxpayers and families. The bill passed 74-16. In addition, Senate Bill 2184 was assigned to Rules, and H.J.R. 1078 and H.J.R. 1079 were withdrawn from Rules and sent to appropriations and budget committees. The House adjourned after announcements and introductions.
CA

California 2025-2026 Regular Session

Assembly Elections Committee Jul 1st, 2026

Elections

Transcript Highlights:
  • But I think we all, even the tweeners, feel that way also, and I certainly feel that way exactly like
  • SB 1164 addresses that problem in four key ways.
  • We believe that there should be some preservation of the current safe harbor process.
  • Okay, we have a senator on their way. We'll wait for them.
  • Hill has come all the way from Philadelphia to educate us today.
Committee: House Elections
Keywords: 988, house, all
WA

Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session

House State Government & Tribal Relations Jan 28th, 2026 at 01:30 pm

State Government & Tribal Relations

Transcript Highlights:
  • few of the counties: Walla Walla County, Garfield County, Asotin County, Clallam, Pacific, Grays Harbor
  • It starts feeling like we're the ones getting in the way.
  • but specifically in our civic engagement program ...in a lot of other ways, specifically in our civic
  • And the electronic portal side, it does allow for Native Americans to cast their ballots that way.
  • To commit to the ACP changes your life in very difficult ways. It can affect your personal credit.
FL

Florida 2026 4th Special Session

February 10, 2026 - 09:00 AM

Transcript Highlights:
  • Chair Robinson's bill of 2024 went a long way towards addressing collectively many of those issues.
  • We should not be a body that is okay with harboring pedophiles, anything like that.
  • I worked my way. I became a Marine. I also became an engineer before I retired.
  • I feel that way about Renee Good. I wonder how many people were celebrating her death.
  • By the way, Charlie Kirk said Dr. King wasn't even a good person. Like, come on.
WA
Transcript Highlights:
  • counties: Walla Walla County, of course, Garfield County, Asotin County, Clallam, Pacific, Grays Harbor
  • It starts feeling like we're the ones getting in the way.
  • sure that we are doing everything in our power to create a system that works for them, and in that way
  • And the electronic portal side, it does allow for Native Americans to cast their ballots that way.
  • To commit to the ACP changes your life in very difficult ways. It can affect your personal credit.
Summary: The committee held public hearings on several bills. HB 2356 would let a homicide victim’s next of kin seek a court injunction to block examination of law enforcement records in homicide cases; staff explained current Public Records Act rules, the sponsor said the bill was intended to protect families and children after especially graphic cases, and open-government testimony opposed the measure as an unnecessary secrecy expansion. HB 2460 and HJR 4212 would change vacancy-filling rules for partisan offices so an appointee must be from the same party only if the former officeholder had declared a party preference; the sponsor said this would address vacancies involving no-party-preference officials and avoid delays or litigation. HB 2631 would create a pilot to extend the governor’s customer-experience initiative to the Secretary of State, Fish and Wildlife, and the Insurance Commissioner, with deadlines for liaisons, metrics, reports, and service-improvement plans; the sponsor and supporters emphasized better service and accessibility, while agency representatives raised concerns about cost, autonomy, and whether participation should be optional. HB 2574 would streamline procedures when a candidate dies before or after ballots are printed, allowing removal from ballots or noncounting of votes based on a death certificate; the sponsor said it would avoid unnecessary recounts and costs. HB 2572 would require county-tribal election meetings and create an electronic ballot return portal for certain voters, including tribal voters on reservations, military and overseas voters, and voters with disabilities; county auditors and election officials supported the tribal outreach and access goals but stressed the need for security testing and careful implementation of the portal. In executive session, the committee considered five bills and adopted amendments on two of them. For HB 2333, which addresses protections against political violence for elected officials, candidates, election officials, and criminal justice participants, the committee adopted amendment Omley 307 to allow P.O. boxes or ACP addresses in campaign-related filings and contributions, then advanced the substitute bill on a 4-3 vote. HB 2462, concerning authority to counter unpiloted aircraft systems, was advanced 5-2. HB 2419, which expands the address confidentiality program to certain administrative law judges and Office of Administrative Hearings employees, was amended to include the chief administrative law judge and then advanced 5-2. HB 2176, exempting collaborative drug therapy agreement information from the Public Records Act, advanced 4-3 after debate over privacy versus transparency. HB 2491, exempting personal information submitted to Washington Technology Solutions for digital experience platform services, also advanced 5-2. The committee then adjourned.
HI

Hawaii 2025 Regular Session

House Chamber - Tue Mar 4, 2025, 9:00 AM HST - Day 25

Hawaii House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
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  • </c><03:29:38.680><c> for</c> consider an easier path and way for consider an easier path and way for
  • Most of my friends went the opposite way. Most of my friends went the opposite way.
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Keywords: 910, house, all
AZ

Arizona 2026 Regular Session

01/14/2026 - House Floor Session

Arizona House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • For a lobbyist, and by the way, to all lobbyists, I'm not here to be your friend. I'm here to work.
  • If they don't like the way we vote, that is not my problem.
  • If they don't like the way we vote, that is not my problem.
  • If they don't like the way we vote, that is not my problem.
  • Speaker Pro Tem, with your permission, the Ways and Means Committee will have a special joint meeting
Keywords: 1182, all
MA

Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session

Joint Committee on Environment and Natural Resources Jun 21st, 2026 at 01:00 pm

Joint Committee on Environment and Natural Resources

Transcript Highlights:
  • They can figure out a way to do this.
  • We've come a long way since the 16th century.
  • So we're way above that management goal and number.
  • So we’re really looking for ways to change that.
  • And there are other ways. There are other properties.
Keywords: 995, all
Summary: The committee hearing covered a wide range of animal, wildlife, hunting, and environmental bills. Early testimony focused on deer management, with Rep. Markey urging creation of a deer commission to address crop damage, vehicle collisions, and Lyme disease, and Sen. Durant supporting bills to allow Sunday bow hunting, expand crossbow use, and reduce the 500-foot dwelling restriction for archery hunting. Supporters framed these measures as practical wildlife-management tools, while questions centered on how they would differ from existing Fish and Wildlife authority and whether they would allow hunting closer to residences. Later, Rep. Sena also spoke in support of a bill to increase protected wildlife management areas and another to require non-lead ammunition, arguing both would benefit biodiversity and reduce environmental harm. A substantial portion of the hearing addressed animal welfare and commerce. Multiple witnesses supported bills to ban or phase out the retail sale of dogs, cats, rabbits, and guinea pigs in pet shops, arguing that pet stores rely on puppy mills and obscure the source of animals, while opponents said the bills would hurt responsible breeders, small businesses, and consumer choice. The committee also heard strong testimony for bills to ban the sale of cats and dogs in pet shops, with supporters citing sick animals, consumer deception, and the need to cut off the puppy mill supply chain. In a separate animal-testing segment, witnesses backed bills requiring non-animal testing methods for cosmetics and household products, saying alternatives are more accurate and humane; biomedical research representatives opposed those bills and a related research-animal measure, warning of unintended restrictions on research institutions and arguing animal models remain necessary for many studies. The committee also heard testimony on horseshoe crab conservation, with supporters of H. 898 urging an end to taking horseshoe crabs for bait because of population declines, shorebird impacts, and the species’ importance to biomedical science. On wildlife trafficking, witnesses backed bills to ban intrastate sales of ivory and rhino horn, saying Massachusetts should close loopholes that aid poaching and align with federal law and other states; one antique dealer testified in support, saying he avoids such items and still sees them in the marketplace. Additional testimony supported bans on fur products from factory farms and on force-feeding birds for foie gras, with advocates emphasizing cruelty, public health, and environmental concerns. The hearing was lengthy and heavily attended, with the chairs repeatedly limiting testimony to three minutes and inviting written submissions; no committee votes or final actions were taken during the transcript excerpt.
AZ

Arizona 2026 Regular Session

01/14/2026 - House Floor Session

Arizona House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • there was an individual who had created a website talking bad about me and my family, which, by the way
  • or my sister or my brother, but I will not stand and be okay with any member being targeted in that way
  • For a lobbyist, and by the way, to all lobbyists, I'm not here to be your friend. I'm here to work.
  • If they don't like the way we vote, that is not my problem.
  • Speaker Pro Tem, with your permission, the Ways and Means Committee will have a special joint meeting
Summary: The House convened, opened with prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance, approved the journal, and recorded attendance at 56 present, with two absent and two excused. The Speaker announced temporary committee replacements, and the chamber recognized the Doctor of the Day, Dr. A.J. Batnagar, along with several guest introductions including members of the Tohono O’odham Nation, Cocopah tribal representatives, and Israel’s Consul General to the Pacific Southwest, Israel Bashar. The House then moved through second reading of a large slate of bills and measures, including proposals on meetings, child support, landowner issues, water and wildlife management, abortion prohibition, emergency services, education, appropriations, homeowners associations, campaign finance, endangered species, and other subjects. No floor votes on those bills were taken in the transcript; the clerk was directed to record the action and the bills were placed on the House calendar. During personal privilege remarks, Representative Alma Hernandez criticized a lobbyist for allegedly targeting her and her family with campaign-related signs and a website, calling the conduct inappropriate and unprofessional. Members also made announcements that several committees would not meet, while Appropriations was replaced by a special meeting at 2 p.m. The House later recessed briefly, received Senate messages, announced the Rules Committee and caucus meetings for the next day, and adjourned until 10 a.m. Thursday, January 15, 2026.
NH

New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session

Senate Election Law and Municipal Affairs (01/20/2026)

Election Law and Municipal Affairs

Transcript Highlights:
  • I tracking it, you know, e either way.
  • He was on his way to his parents.
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Keywords: 1191, senate, all
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Floor Session 4/21/25

Minnesota House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Two Harbors had a fair.
  • Two Harbors had a fair.
  • Two Harbors had a fair.
  • Two Harbors had a fair.
  • That was Mary's way. She never sought That was Mary's way.
Keywords: 1183, house
HI

Hawaii 2025 Regular Session

HED/EDN Joint Info Briefing - Wed Jan 29, 2025 @ 2:00 PM HST

Hawaii House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
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  • Like, just watching the social media post of, like, Ala Wai Canal and they clean up and everything, and
Keywords: 910, house, all
CA

California 2025-2026 Regular Session

Assembly Judiciary Committee Apr 29th, 2025

Transcript Highlights:
  • And I know folks are making their way up here.
  • Our platforms have led the way technologically.
  • So we have a long way to go.
  • So we have a long way to go.
  • I didn't see a way out, and I was in despair.
Summary: The committee heard testimony on several bills related to reproductive access, child safety online, immigration enforcement in schools, health privacy, location data, digital provenance, reparations, and age assurance. AB 54 would protect the medication abortion supply chain and shield providers and others from liability; AB 1137 would strengthen reporting and enforcement tools for child sexual abuse material on social media; AB 49 would limit ICE activity at California public schools; AB 82 would expand privacy and safety protections for gender-affirming care patients and providers; AB 1355 would restrict the collection, use, and sale of precise location data; AB 853 would expand provenance requirements for AI-generated and authentic content; AB 62 would create a pathway for restitution for racially biased eminent domain takings; and AB 1043 would create a device-based age assurance framework for online services. Supporters generally framed the bills as necessary responses to current harms: reproductive rights advocates emphasized California’s role as a safe haven; child safety witnesses described the persistence and re-victimization caused by CSAM online; immigrant rights and education advocates said schools should remain safe from immigration enforcement; health and LGBTQ+ advocates stressed privacy and safety risks tied to tracking and harassment; privacy and consumer groups backed limits on location data and stronger provenance tools; and reparations advocates said AB 62 would help address historic injustices. Opposition came from family policy, tech, business, law enforcement, and industry groups, who raised concerns about safety claims, constitutional issues, implementation burdens, transparency, law enforcement access, and the need to preserve existing privacy frameworks and voluntary standards. The committee members largely expressed support for the policy goals while noting implementation concerns on some measures. Several members asked for or were offered coauthor status on bills. AB 1137, AB 54, AB 49, AB 82, AB 1355, AB 853, and AB 62 all received do-pass votes to Appropriations, with some members voting no or not voting on certain bills. AB 1355 and AB 853 were advanced with amendments or ongoing work promised with opponents, and AB 1043 was presented with discussion of possible amendments on parental consent and age assurance details, though the transcript cuts off before final action on that bill.
WA

Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session

Senate Floor Session Feb 10th, 2026 at 10:00 am

Washington Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • today will be led by Gertit Singh Cocher, a Sikh youth leader at the Kalsa Germath Center in Federal Way
  • challenges, with students building confidence, leadership, and a strong sense of belonging along the way
  • What this bill does, it creates a series of safe harbors that if you fall into one of those safe harbors
  • When you market it, you don't have to allow folks to come into your home in intrusive ways.
  • President, we don't often get a chance to confront our past and to move forward in better ways.
Keywords: 904, all
Summary: The Senate opened with roll call, colors, pledge, and a prayer by Sikh youth leader Gertit Singh Cocher, followed by recognition of guests from the Sikh Coalition and Kalsa Germath Center. The chamber approved the journal and then adopted Senate Resolution 8678 honoring the Chimicum High School Marching Band for being selected as Washington’s representative in the 2026 National Independence Day Parade in Washington, D.C.; senators praised the band’s dedication and rural-school achievement, and the band was recognized in the gallery. The Senate then confirmed two gubernatorial appointments by 49-0 votes: Ryan Moran as Director of the Health Care Authority and Dennis Worsham as Secretary of the Department of Health. Supporters highlighted Moran’s Medicaid and health system background and Worsham’s long public health career, including local health leadership and work on HIV/AIDS and community health. The chamber also advanced and passed Senate Bill 6011, expanding court bailiff authority to conduct threat assessments for the Court of Appeals, and Senate Bill 5831, creating safe harbors related to mortgage modification recording requirements. Several bills were debated and passed after amendment votes. Senate Bill 6188, concerning Labor and Industries’ asbestos training and certification rules, saw an amendment to align with federal standards rejected and then passed 38-19. Substitute Senate Bill 5917, dealing with access to abortion medications through the Department of Corrections pharmacy, had multiple proposed amendments rejected before passing 32-17 after extensive debate over access, labeling, distribution limits, and emergency status. The Senate also adopted an amendment to Senate Bill 6024 on developmental disability services confidentiality, then passed the bill 48-0-1 excused; passed Substitute Senate Bill 6091 on residential property marketing and fair housing by 49-0; and passed Substitute Senate Bill 5840 adjusting campaign finance expenditure reporting deadlines by 46-3. The body then recessed for caucus and lunch.
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Transcript Highlights:
  • Very early on the first day of the week, just after sunrise, they were on their way to the tomb, and
  • This fearful moment really only exposed the much deeper fears that each one of these women harbored deep
  • So as they made their procession to the tomb, it must have, in some ways, felt very much like their own
  • By the way, that is the message that is on the empty tomb to this day.
  • We are on our way from the moon to Mars. I'm so excited. On our way from the moon to Mars.
Summary: The House convened, the roll was called, and the chamber proceeded with the day’s order of business, including an invocation, the Pledge of Allegiance, and several floor presentations and announcements. The chaplain delivered a Holy Week message centered on Easter, resurrection, and overcoming fear, followed by the Pledge and a series of recognitions for guests and birthdays. Representative Rosecrants presented a citation recognizing April 2 as World Autism Day and Autism Awareness and Acceptance Month, with members from the Autism Foundation of Oklahoma present in the gallery. The House also welcomed students from MacArthur Middle School, Leadership Guthrie, and the Tuttle High School football team, which was recognized for winning the 2025 Class 4A state championship. Additional announcements noted the Artemis mission’s progress, committee meeting schedules, and other personal and district updates from members. No bills were debated or voted on in the portion provided. The only formal action taken at the end of the meeting was a motion to adjourn, which was adopted without objection, and the House adjourned until Monday, April 6, 2026, at 1:30 p.m.