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MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Floor Session - Part 3 - 05/16/26
Minnesota Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
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US
US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
US House Floor Proceedings (Thursday, June 12, 2025)
US Federal House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
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- General Assaf Ammon and Colonel Uri Arad are not peace activists, Mr. Speaker.
- General Agm and Benjamin Netanyahu.
- May your legacy of service continue for generations to come. Thank you, Mr.
AR
Transcript Highlights:
- And in fact, if you look at this year's RSA, while the overall RSA increased at 3% for general revenue
- the income tax rate, that the income tax rate basically provided about 50% roughly of the state's general
- Do you have any idea today what that percentage of the overall general budget or general revenue it might
- But even..." "...with this cut, it'll still be in that range of about half of the general revenue, even
Summary:
The Arkansas Senate convened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, and a brief morning hour that included an announcement about volunteers for the Hunger Caucus “Serving Up Solutions” fundraiser. The chamber then moved to its business agenda, where the main item was Senate Bill 1 by Senator Dismang, which would reduce income tax rates for individuals, trusts, estates, and corporations. Senator Dismang explained the bill as a continuation of tax reductions begun in 2013, lowering the top individual rate from 3.9% to 3.7% effective January 1, 2026, and reducing the corporate rate to 4.1% starting next year.
The bill drew debate over state priorities and fiscal tradeoffs. Senator Flowers questioned local sales tax limits and whether future needs such as Medicaid, education, and educational freedom accounts could be funded if taxes were cut further. Senators Tucker and Leding spoke against the bill, arguing the state should prioritize investments in early childhood education, hospitals, maternal health, and public schools rather than returning revenue to taxpayers. Senator McKee spoke in favor, saying money should be returned to the people who produced it. Senator Dismang closed by emphasizing that the tax cut was supported by surplus revenue and that a family making $65,000 had already seen a significant reduction in effective tax burden since 2013.
The Senate passed Senate Bill 1 by a vote of 29 yeas to 6 nays and transmitted it to the House. Afterward, members announced that the Revenue and Taxation Committee would meet after House adjournment if the House sent over its tax bill, and the Senate adjourned subject to clearing the desk and reading House Bill 1001 across the desk, until 9 a.m. the next day.
AR
Transcript Highlights:
- In fact, if you look at this year's RSA, while the overall RSA increased at 3% for general revenue, there
- the income tax rate, that the income tax rate basically provided about 50% roughly of the state's general
- Do you have any idea today what that percentage of the overall general budget or general revenue it might
- But even with this cut, it'll still be in that range of about half of the general revenue, even though
Summary:
The Senate convened, took leave requests, heard prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance, and then moved into the morning business agenda. Senator Irvin announced a Hunger Caucus fundraiser, Serving Up Solutions, and invited members to sign up to wait tables. The chamber then took up Senate Bill 1, which would reduce income tax rates for individuals, trusts, estates, and corporations, continuing a series of tax cuts begun in 2013.
Senator Dismang presented the bill, explaining that it would lower the top individual rate from 3.9% to 3.7% effective January 1, 2026, and reduce the corporate rate to 4.1% starting next year. In questions, senators discussed local sales tax limits, the impact of the cut on funding for Medicaid, education, and educational freedom accounts, and whether federal fiscal uncertainty should affect the state’s decision. Supporters argued Arkansas’s conservative budgeting and reserve set-asides made the cut sustainable and that returning money to taxpayers was the best use of surplus funds.
Senators Tucker and Leding spoke against the bill, saying the state should prioritize early childhood education, health care, maternal health, and public schools over tax cuts, and that the reduction would mainly provide small benefits to most taxpayers while reducing resources for other needs. Senator McKee spoke in favor, arguing the money should be returned to the people who earned it. The Senate then passed Senate Bill 1 by a vote of 29 yeas to 6 nays and transmitted it to the House.
After the vote, members were told the Revenue and Taxation Committee would meet after House adjournment if the House version of the tax bill was transmitted. The Senate then announced it would adjourn subject to clearing the desk and reading a House bill across, with the body set to reconvene the next day.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Pass-through entity extension (Part II) 3/11/26
Minnesota House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Representative Joy, I move that we move this to the general register and ask for a roll call vote.
- Uh, Representative Joy has made a motion to move to the general register and has asked for a roll call
- to the make the motion move this to this to the make the motion move this to the<00:01:14.760><c> general
- :15.400><c> ask</c><00:01:15.560><c> for</c><00:01:15.680><c> a</c><00:01:15.720><c> roll</c> the general
- register and ask for a roll the general register and ask for a roll call<00:01:16.120><c> vote.
FL
Florida 2026 4th Special Session
February 18, 2026 - 03:30 PM
Transcript Highlights:
- So if a municipality has a particular setback or setback provision in general, and I don't know if this
- approach by preserving local government discretion while still ensuring these cemeteries are able to generate
- These cemeteries are home to generations of Floridians and they need a way to sustain the care and dignity
- It allows us to protect history by giving communities a tool to maintain these sites for future generations
- of those cemeteries to do the much needed maintenance and work they need to do to make sure for generations
ID
Transcript Highlights:
- And about $15 million is general fund money.
- pipeline was paid for by, as I understand it from LSO, the pipeline was paid for by ARPA money and general
- And then there's this $15.2 million that the Legislature appropriated in general funds for the pipeline
- It went in ...Legislature appropriated in general funds for the pipeline.
- And so then I did check into that, and this was the area in which general fund money was being spent.
Committee:
House Resources and Conservation
OK
Transcript Highlights:
- This would generally not, I don't think you're going to see your oil producers, anybody like that, signed
- up for it because they generally have temporary use and they use it for short periods of time.
- your commitment to preserving our water resources over the long term for third-, fourth-, fifth-generation
- mining Oklahoma water, and asked whether the bill would help protect water resources for future generations
- entities do not have a concern about how much water will be left for the second, third, and fourth generations
Committee:
House Energy
Keywords:
environmental protection, water quality, aluminum, Department of Environmental Quality, EPA standards, groundwater conservation, water rights, permit allocation, metering, Oklahoma Water Resources Board, liquefied petroleum gas, safety regulation, LP-Gas Board, inspections, accident investigations, rural water service, district organization, emergency legislation, Oklahoma, water management
Summary:
The House Energy Committee met for its second scheduled meeting and announced it would need to meet again the following week because of bill reassignments and new agenda items. The committee first considered House Bill 2976, which requires the Department of Environmental Quality to promulgate water quality criteria rules for aluminum. An amendment was adopted to extend the rulemaking deadline to December 31, 2027, to allow time for an OU study on aluminum in water to be completed. The bill then passed 9-0.
The committee next heard House Bill 4459, which would create a five-year averaging option for certain water users, mainly irrigators, allowing flexibility in annual use while requiring measurement and reporting over the five-year period. Members questioned whether the bill could encourage excessive use during drought years and whether it would improve reporting accuracy; the author said he was open to discussing a possible reduction from 200% to 150% and emphasized long-term aquifer conservation. HB 4459 was reported out due pass. House Bill 3142, described as a revised version of a bill vetoed last year, also passed unanimously after the author said it addressed the governor’s veto concerns.
The committee then advanced House Bill 4316, which updates outdated language related to rural water districts and passed 11-0. House Bill 4338, the so-called Brine Act, was adopted with a PCS and would allow wastewater or produced water to be used in ways that could expand Oklahoma’s iodine production industry; the author said it would create value from material now disposed of and would not change disposal rules. Members asked about treatment and environmental safeguards, and the author said the bill only recognizes the activity as legal and does not mandate it. HB 4338 passed 11-0. Finally, House Bill 4230, which expands the ability to use qualified outside suppliers for training and technical assistance, passed 11-0 after brief questioning about who those suppliers might be.
ID
Idaho 2026 Regular Session
Agenda Feb 3rd, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- begin in state fiscal year 2028, which is the earliest it could begin, this would have a $311,000 general
- the, sorry, I'm going to try to find the fiscal note here, $311,000 that's being funded from the general
- Generally speaking, under the Eighth Amendment, the entity that's incarcerating the individual bears
- that the, sorry, I'm going to try to find the fiscal note here, 311,000 that's being funded from the general
- Generally speaking, under the Eighth Amendment, the entity that's incarcerating the individual bears
Summary:
The House Health and Welfare Committee approved the minutes from January 28 and 29 and then took up a previously held administrative rule docket from the Department of Health and Welfare on reportable diseases. Jared Larson said the rule mainly reorganizes existing provisions, with two substantive changes involving lead and hemorrhagic fevers. Members asked about the definition of a “suspected case,” and Dr. Christine Hahn explained that certain urgent diseases, such as measles or tuberculosis, may need to be reported before lab confirmation so public health can respond quickly. The committee voted to adopt the rule docket.
The committee then heard RS 32849, which would direct the state to seek a federal waiver to provide 30 days of case management services for juveniles under 19 leaving state or local correctional settings, as required by federal law. Larson said the proposal is not discretionary, is subject to appropriation, and is intended to avoid possible Medicaid funding penalties. He estimated an ongoing general fund cost of about $311,000 and federal funds of about $635,000 if implemented in fiscal year 2028. Members questioned who qualifies as an eligible juvenile, whether youth with private insurance would be forced onto Medicaid, and what the potential CMS penalties might be if Idaho does not comply. Larson said the services would not require a switch from private insurance and that he could not yet specify the penalty amount.
Representative Wheeler moved to introduce RS 32849, and the motion passed. Before adjourning, the chair said House Bill 497 would be held while the committee waits for more information about concerns being discussed on the Senate side. The committee also noted it would likely meet at 8:30 a.m. on Friday because the floor session is scheduled for 9:00 a.m.
WA
Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Pro Forma Floor Session Feb 2nd, 2026 at 12:30 pm
Washington Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- The fishing community is one of the most generous ... Senator Schumey. Thank you, Mr. President.
- The fishing community is one of the most generous, most giving communities that you'll find.
- A lot of my work focuses on our youth and inspiring our younger generations.
- And I know baseball does that for so many young children to... ...generations.
- Gallery, Jerry DePoto, president of baseball operations, Justin Hollander, vice president and assistant general
CO
Colorado 2026 Regular Session
Colorado Senate 2026 Legislative Day 009 Jan 23rd, 2026
Colorado Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Executive Director of the Department of Military and Veterans Affairs and Adjutant General, for a term
- calendar, which is Robert Davis for the Department of Military and Veterans Affairs and Adjutant General
- The Senate of the 75th General Assembly hereby extends heartiest congratulations and commendations to
- The Senate of the 75th General Assembly salutes FaithBridge Colorado for its ongoing commitment to ensure
- Today, on January 22nd, the Senate of the 75th General Assembly honors and congratulates FaithBridge
Summary:
The Senate convened on January 22 with a quorum present, approved the January 21 journal, and confirmed the Governor’s appointment of Robert Davis as Executive Director of the Department of Military and Veterans Affairs and Adjutant General by a 31-0 vote. The chamber also added several senators to the roll as they arrived and acknowledged Senator Betty Boyd as a special guest.
During announcements and personal privileges, the Senate recognized FaithBridge Colorado with a tribute commending its advocacy and work to improve education and opportunity for Colorado children and families. The chamber also welcomed several Miss Rodeo titleholders visiting the Senate, including Miss Rodeo America Olivia Fero, and heard brief announcements about a Healthier Colorado legislative reception that evening and upcoming Judiciary Joint Committee SMART Act budget hearings.
Additional announcements noted Senator Cutter would be excused on Monday the 26th, and Senator Ko advised that Linsky Elementary students from her district would be visiting the building. The Majority Leader then moved that the Senate recess until 11:00 a.m. to read bills across the desk, and the motion passed.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- Generally, members...
- Generally the committee substitute was requested by the department in the office of the Attorney General
- We worked with, as Senators, with all of the entities, the Attorney General, T.C.D., T.D., C.J. and the
- So in those type of situations, just in general, it, at, Under the four-year statute of limitations that
Bills:
SB127 , SB456 , SB482 , SB659 , SB739 , SB816 , SB1234 , SB1666 , SB1886 , SB1980 , SB2580 , SB2611 , SB2693 , SB2776
Committee:
Senate Criminal Justice
Keywords:
child abuse, reporting obligation, statute of limitations, negligence, legal professionals, human organs, criminal penalties, physician license, medical ethics, illegal trade, smuggling, human trafficking, felony offenses, law enforcement, authorized peace officer, peace officer definition, tracking equipment, communications access, electronic surveillance, cell phone records
FL
Transcript Highlights:
- At our last meeting, we had just a general overview...
- At our last meeting, we had just a general overview on the taxes that are collected and an overall view
- meeting will be the first week of session, and there we will have a presentation on property taxes in general
- And there we will have a presentation on property taxes in general.
- But our next presentation, the first week of session, will be related to property taxes in general.
Committee:
Senate Finance and Tax
Summary:
The Committee on Finance and Tax met with a quorum present and heard a presentation from Lissette Kelly of the Department of Revenue’s Property Tax Oversight Office on property tax relief for catastrophic events. Kelly reviewed existing statutory relief for homestead, non-homestead, commercial, and agricultural property owners, including extended rebuild timelines, preservation of homestead exemption during rehabilitation, agricultural classification protections, and the catastrophic event refund program for residential property that becomes uninhabitable. She also explained the refund process, the roles of property appraisers and tax collectors, and prior legislative reimbursements to local governments after storms such as Ian, Nicole, and Idalia.
Members asked about how portability works if a homeowner chooses not to rebuild, and Kelly said she would follow up with more detail. Senator Bernard also asked how residents learn about the refund application, and Kelly said property appraisers and tax collectors actively notify affected owners, including through mailings, FEMA and Red Cross sites, public service announcements, and outreach at community events. She said the property appraisers take the lead in promoting the program, with tax collectors also helping direct taxpayers to apply.
The chair noted that staff will distribute the department’s guide to offices before hurricane season and said the committee’s next meeting, during the first week of session, will focus on property taxes more broadly. Kelly said the department would be willing to review the process further and bring suggestions if needed. No votes were taken on legislation, and the committee adjourned without objection.
HI
Hawaii 2026 Regular Session
WAM-HHS, WAM-TRS Informational Briefings 01-15-2026
Hawaii Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- So we have four general fund requests.
- Uh so we have four general together. Uh so we have four general fund<00:23:52.799><c> requests.
- Um, we understand general to do this.
- </c> >> Harbors, highways, airports or general >> Harbors, highways, airports or general
- </c> >> We're in general. >> We're in general. >> Oh,<02:13:26.480><c> highways.
NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
House Criminal Justice and Public Safety (04/11/2025)
Criminal Justice and Public Safety
Transcript Highlights:
- Um, you know, share some generalities.
- Like it creates a safety issue general.
- You generate money for trafficking.
- /c><04:28:07.199><c> John</c> worked with Attorney General John worked with Attorney General John Formela
- Generative AI has enabled the videos.
Committee:
House Criminal Justice and Public Safety
MA
Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Session Jun 21st, 2026 at 11:00 am
Massachusetts Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- of care to specialists in hospital services for duly eligible individuals, under the suspension of General
- Question comes on suspension of General Rule 12. All those in favor say aye; opposed, no.
- The ayes have it, and General Rule 12 is suspended.
- The rules, General Rule 37. The rules be suspended to allow the matter to be considered forthwith.
Summary:
The Senate adopted two resolutions: one honoring the Honorable David T. Donnelly for his service to the Commonwealth, and another commending amateur radio operators for Amateur Radio Week and ARRL Field Day. The chamber then took up several House measures, including two bills establishing sick leave banks for Massachusetts Department of Transportation employees Daniel Yende and Mark Kratman; both were advanced to a third reading after the rules were suspended.
The Senate also suspended General Rule 12 and referred a House petition by James J. O’Day concerning access and continuity of care to specialists in hospital services for eligible individuals to the Committee on Public Health. Later, the Committee on the Judiciary reported a bill, Senate No. 2522, related to strike and health care protection in the Commonwealth, ought to pass, and the Senate referred it to the Committee on Ways and Means after suspending the rules.
Finally, the Senate adopted an order to meet again on Wednesday at 1:00 p.m. in a formal session with a calendar, and then adjourned.
NE
Nebraska 2025-2026 Regular Session
Legislative Morning Session Apr 17th, 2026
Nebraska Unicameral Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Right now, Nebraska is short about 120,000 housing units in general.
- Her bill that he vetoed, she worked with the Attorney General and the university on it.
- That'll make an incredible difference as I learned for seven generations.
- I stand before you as a fourth-generation Nebraska farmer.
- Every time we passed a bill, a new fiscal note was generated, and on it went.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Committee on Energy, Utilities, Environment and Climate - 03/18/26
Energy, Utilities, Environment, and Climate
Transcript Highlights:
- </c> generational electricity. generational electricity.
- General General and<00:04:25.000><c> the</c><00:04:25.080><c> Department</c><00:04:25.560><c> of</c>
- As a general position, the department prefers to put as few costs into riders as possible.
- That's just a general statement. Uh, that's my staff notes here.
- Yeah, that, you know, I generally support weatherization, okay?
FL
Transcript Highlights:
- After due consideration of the experience and general suitability of the appointees, the Senate Committee
- And it made such a difference for all of us to understand exactly the generational problems that have
- Their names last for generations. That is why we traditionally wait. We allow time for reflection.
- It would be from general revenue, just like member projects are usually funded out of.
- More than his opponent in the general election. The people of Florida made their support clear.
FL
Florida 2026 Regular Session
FL House Floor Session - 2026-02-19 (10:00AM Session)
Florida House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- After due consideration of the experience and general suitability of the appointees, the Senate Committee
- Their names last for generations. That is why we traditionally wait. We allow time for reflection.
- Their names last for generations. That is why we traditionally wait. We allow time for reflection.
- It would be from general revenue, just like member projects are usually funded out of.
- More than his opponent in the general election. The people of Florida made their support clear.
Summary:
The Senate convened with an opening prayer, pledge, and a series of gallery introductions recognizing visitors, local officials, students, and public safety personnel. The chamber first took up a report from the Ethics and Elections Committee on 42 executive appointments; after Senator Gaetz explained that the committee had reviewed the appointees’ qualifications and suitability, the Senate adopted the report and confirmed the appointments by a 36-0 vote.
The Senate then moved through a long special-order calendar focused largely on open-government sunset reviews and other policy bills. It passed measures to continue or consolidate public records and meeting exemptions for aquaculture records, agency-held trade secrets, and cybersecurity information, with one technical amendment adopted on the cybersecurity bill. The chamber also approved bills extending the statute of limitations for failure to report child abuse, strengthening regulation of commercial driving schools, requiring human trafficking education for nursing graduates, creating a new injunction for protection against serious violence by a known person, and making the related public-records exemption. Additional bills passed included a nature-based coastal resiliency measure with an amendment restricting dredge-and-fill in Terra Ceia Aquatic Preserve, a chiropractic trust-funds bill, specialty license plates, a one-time waiver of late financial disclosure fines, public school personnel compensation changes, the annual Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services “Farm Bill,” homestead exemption clarification for long-term leaseholders, disability-presumption clarifications for first responders, reinsurance intermediary manager changes, patriotic displays in public schools, ADS-B fee restrictions, autism-related law enforcement training and a Blue Envelope program, campus safety policy transparency at public colleges and universities, and veterinary prescription disclosure. Several bills were temporarily postponed, including local vessel restrictions, temporary certificates for practice, and domestic animals.
The Senate also debated and passed a bill allowing licensed insurance agents to market health care sharing ministries, despite concerns raised by Senator Polsky about consumer confusion, commissions, and the sale of non-insurance products; supporters argued it restored free speech, religious liberty, and consumer choice. The chamber approved the bill 32-5 after debate. Most other measures passed with strong bipartisan support, often by unanimous or near-unanimous votes, and several companion House bills were substituted in place of Senate bills before final passage.