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MO
Missouri 2026 Regular Session
Corrections and Public Institutions Mar 10th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- We passed House Bill 495 aimed at recruitment and retention of police while deterring crime and investing
- No, I have a thing about people coming to this house, which is your house, and being rushed and not listened
- And we do not have enough detention bed space statewide to house all these individuals.
- That is a new provision that wasn't in the original House version that went over to the Senate.
- It created up to four additional classifications required for housing.
Summary:
The Committee on Corrections and Public Institutions heard Senate Substitute No. 3 to Senate Bill 888, a broad criminal justice measure sponsored by Sen. Nick Schroer. The bill would change juvenile procedures, including fingerprinting certain offenders under 18, sealing those records for law enforcement and prosecutors, closing juvenile proceedings to the public in some cases, allowing shackling in limited circumstances, and revising the juvenile detention assessment form. It also revises sentencing rules for certain felonies by increasing minimum time-served thresholds, limiting or eliminating conditional release for some offenses, changing how jail-time credit is calculated and challenged, and adding or reclassifying several offenses as dangerous felonies, including some sex offenses, trafficking-related crimes, and endangering the welfare of a child. The sponsor said the bill was intended to improve consistency, public safety, and transparency for victims and offenders, while clarifying that it did not change the elements of endangering the welfare of a child or create a vaccination-based offense.
Testimony was mixed. The Missouri Prosecutors Association and Missouri Sheriffs’ United supported the bill, emphasizing clearer sentencing information for victims and stronger consequences for violent and repeat offenders. The Missouri Department of Corrections also supported the sentencing portion, saying the bill’s parole-percentage changes were conviction-based and that the department’s main goal was transparency at sentencing. Opponents, including the Missouri Justice Coalition, the Public Defender System, and several juvenile justice advocates, argued that the juvenile provisions would push more children into adult court, undermine Missouri’s nationally recognized juvenile model, and increase racial disparities and recidivism. They also criticized the mandatory minimums and longer sentences as costly and punitive, warning of higher prison populations and possible new prison construction. Several witnesses raised concerns about the bill’s treatment of vaccination status in the child endangerment section.
Committee members questioned the sponsor and witnesses extensively about whether the bill changed commitments versus convictions, the fiscal note, prison capacity, juvenile detention bed space, and whether the measure would apply retroactively. The sponsor and DOC said the sentencing changes were forward-looking and that the bill was meant to provide more certainty at sentencing, though some details were left to experts and later cleanup. The committee recessed during testimony to return after session, then reconvened in executive session. Representative Davis offered an amendment clarifying that vaccination status alone cannot prove endangering the welfare of a child in the first degree, and the committee discussed the amendment before continuing consideration of the bill.
FL
Florida 2025 Regular Session
January 15, 2025 - 01:00 PM
Transcript Highlights:
- I am representing House District 63, which is out of Tampa, Florida.
- JJ Grow, Florida House District 23, which is Citrus and Western Marion County.
- I'm Bernie Jacques from House District 59, which is Mid Pinellas, encompassing the cities of Seminole
- some of us have with the federal government for a variety of housing arrangements.
- with females, misdemeanors can't be housed with felons.
Summary:
The Criminal Justice Subcommittee held its first meeting of 2025, took roll, confirmed a quorum, and heard member introductions before turning to an informational panel on how a criminal case moves through Florida’s system. The chair emphasized respectful committee process and introduced staff, then invited the panel to explain the path from arrest through prosecution, first appearance, arraignment, discovery, trial, plea negotiations, and sentencing.
Sheriff Bob Gualtieri described law enforcement discretion, probable cause, misdemeanor and felony arrest rules, pre-arrest diversion, jail operations, and the statewide uniform bond schedule. He also discussed jail overcrowding, supervised release, mental health and substance abuse issues in jails, and the need for better case management and diversion resources. Judge Frank Allman explained first appearance, bond setting, arraignment, trial procedures, plea colloquies, and sentencing under Florida’s punishment code, including downward departures and victim impact statements.
State Attorney Jack Campbell outlined charging decisions, the higher proof burden prosecutors must meet, coordination with law enforcement, Baker Act proceedings, victim notification, informations versus grand jury indictments, and the role of diversion and treatment courts. Public Defender Matthew Mets described indigency screening, discovery, the growing volume and technical complexity of evidence, mitigation work, and the importance of treatment-based resolutions. Members asked about time-served credit for supervised release, mental health recidivism, homelessness enforcement, ICE holds, and sentencing discretion; no votes were taken and the meeting ended after the informational presentation and discussion.
MS
Mississippi 2026 Regular Session
MS Senate Floor - 4 March, 2026; 10:00 AM
Mississippi Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- :30:01.680><c> Mississippi</c> >> House Bill 750, strengthen Mississippi >> House Bill 750
- House Bill 1761, alcoholic beverage dispensing repeal is relating to festival wine permits.
- </c> festival wine permits. festival wine permits.
- </c> I'd like to go to that item, 55, House I'd like to go to that item, 55, House Bill<01:17:07.920>
- </c> House and the Senate would talk about. House and the Senate would talk about.
ND
North Dakota 2026 1st Special Session
Legislative Task Force on Government Efficiency Jun 30th, 2026 at 01:00 pm
Legislative Task Force on Government Efficiency
Transcript Highlights:
- Our intention in the auditor's office is to provide these cybersecurity assessments in-house with our
- to be, again, I'm not legal counsel; I'm the chief procurement officer, but does not appear to be permitted
- Think about the $25 million we put toward affordable housing.
- because of the confidentiality of, you know, when they're looking at things, they have to keep it in house
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Labor and Employment Committee Apr 22nd, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- The program has many requirements, including the provision of housing for those employees.
- The housing costs themselves continue to increase, as do the necessary things that come along with housing
- years, all driven by cost-cutting measures imposed on workers by the REIT, despite it not being permitted
Summary:
The Assembly Labor and Employment Committee heard and advanced a series of bills, mostly on worker safety, wages, workforce training, and retirement savings. AB 2137 (Chen) would strengthen safety rules and certification for artificial stone fabrication shops to reduce silica exposure; AB 2499 (Gibson) would require Cal/OSHA to develop heat-illness protections for incarcerated workers and staff in correctional facilities; AB 2300 (Arambula) would streamline the disbursement of state and federal workforce funds; AB 2646 (Krell) would establish a minimum wage floor for certain agricultural workers; AB 2227 (Connolly) would tighten licensing and bond requirements for farm labor contractors and add default-judgment procedures for wage claims; AB 1869 (Haney) would create a reporting process for alleged REIT interference in hotel operations; AB 2650 (Pellerin) would expand CalSavers with emergency savings accounts and other updates; AB 2634 (Zbur) would prioritize labor-management partnerships in High Road Training Partnership grants; and AB 1888 would require skilled-and-trained workforce and prevailing wage standards for work under the Safe Home Grant Program. AB 1534 (Irwin) would create California’s approval process for short-term Pell-eligible workforce programs. The committee also took up several consent items, including AB 1904, AB 1980, AB 2550, AB 2078, and AB 2682. Most bills were described as aligning state programs with federal law or improving worker protections and program quality, while opponents generally raised concerns about costs, administrative burden, regulatory uncertainty, or reduced oversight.
Testimony was largely split along labor and industry lines. Supporters included labor unions, legal aid groups, workforce boards, and affected workers or family members, who emphasized heat illness, wage theft, silica exposure, poor prison conditions, and the need for higher-quality training and retirement access. Opponents on several bills, especially those affecting agriculture, REITs, and workforce administration, argued the measures would increase costs, create uncertainty, or duplicate existing law. On AB 2227, committee members engaged in extended discussion about Labor Commissioner delays and whether the bill’s default-judgment and bond provisions would meaningfully help workers. On AB 1869, members and witnesses debated whether the bill created new standards or simply improved enforcement of existing REIT rules.
The committee voted to pass all of the measures heard, generally with motions to do pass and re-refer to the Committee on Appropriations. Several bills were held open for absent members during the meeting, and later add-on roll calls recorded additional ayes, moving the bills out of committee. The meeting concluded after the consent calendar was approved and the committee adjourned.
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Labor and Employment Committee Apr 22nd, 2026
Labor and Employment
Transcript Highlights:
- The program has many requirements, including the provision of housing for those employees.
- The housing costs themselves continue to increase, as do the necessary things that come along with housing
- years, all driven by cost-cutting measures imposed on workers by the REIT, despite it not being permitted
Committee:
House Labor and Employment
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Energy, Utilities And Communications Committee Apr 7th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- These programs influence energy costs, housing affordability, and the overall cost of living in California
- Energy costs, housing affordability, and the overall cost of living in California.
- There have been proposals in Congress to do that, and they haven't moved out of the House where it originated
- industries as necessary, and the Legislature to advance solutions to strategically align regulations and permitting
Summary:
The committee heard several energy, telecommunications, and regulatory bills. SB 929 would require the California Energy Commission chair to appear annually and report to the Legislature on the commission’s activities, plans, and outreach; the author said it would improve oversight without raising rates or fees. SB 1138 would let load-serving entities trade hourly resource adequacy obligations to reduce overprocurement and lower ratepayer costs; supporters said it could save hundreds of millions, while questions focused on CPUC concerns, grid reliability, and whether savings would reach customers. SB 913 would expand participation of customer-sited distributed energy resources, such as home batteries and smart thermostats, in the resource adequacy market; supporters said it would unlock existing clean capacity and reduce costs, and members asked about reliability, opt-in participation, compensation, and how to handle partially charged batteries. SB 1197 would move California to permanent standard time, with the author and a sleep medicine witness arguing it would improve health and safety, while opponents from the golf industry raised concerns about economic, recreational, and public safety impacts and whether voter approval would be required. SB 1191 would extend the California High Cost Fund A and B programs for rural telephone service through 2033, with supporters emphasizing affordability and emergency access in rural areas. SB 1265 would codify and expand the Go Green financing program under the Treasurer and CAFA, and SB 1337 would create a working group to coordinate fuel-transition policy and refinery-related issues across state and local agencies.
Members generally supported the bills, though several raised implementation and coordination questions. Concerns included whether SB 1197 would require another vote of the people, whether SB 1138 could create unintended market or reliability problems, whether SB 913 could affect local generation needs or depend on customer readiness, and whether SB 1337 would duplicate existing fuel-transition bodies. Authors and witnesses responded that amendments and existing safeguards would address many of those issues, and that the measures were intended to improve efficiency, affordability, and coordination.
The committee ultimately voted to advance all seven bills, with each receiving a do pass recommendation, some as amended and some to different policy committees or Appropriations. Final recorded votes were overwhelmingly in favor, with SB 1197 receiving one no vote and SB 1265 receiving one no vote; the other measures passed unanimously or near-unanimously. All bills were reported out of committee.
NM
New Mexico 2025 Regular Session
IC - Science, Technology and Telecommunications Aug 25th, 2025
Science, Technology & Telecommunications Committee
Transcript Highlights:
- So the examples I'll use here: if you show someone a picture of their house and say you have a 50%...
- But if you show them a picture of their house on fire and you say the same thing, then they make different
- hearings on the Rancho Viejo AES solar and battery storage proposal, and that was just a conditional use permit
- Office of the National Director of Intelligence, which deals with infrastructure security at the White House
AZ
Transcript Highlights:
- We have guns in my house. They're locked in a safe, and my children knew that we had them.
- I know you were here when we saw the House version of this bill.
- I know you were here when we saw the House version of this bill.
- No one has lobbied me on hearing this bill or the House version.
- We’ve heard this bill before, the House version of it.
Committee:
House House Education Committee of Reference
Summary:
The committee first considered SB 1422, which would continue the Credit Enhancement Eligibility Board for 10 years. Staff explained that the board supports a credit enhancement program used largely for charter school debt, helping borrowers secure better ratings and lower interest rates. There was no public testimony, and the bill passed with a due pass recommendation by an 8-1 vote.
Members then heard SB 1166, allowing county school superintendents to offer high school equivalency preparation through accommodation schools to students in grades 11 and 12, provided they are at least 16. The Arizona Association of County School Superintendents supported the expansion, but one member opposed lowering eligibility from 12th grade to 11th grade. The bill received a due pass recommendation on an 8-1 vote with one present and two absent.
SB 1684, which would create a cause of action against public schools for failing to address known bullying that leads to serious physical injury, drew strong opposition from school and legal groups. Opponents argued it was constitutionally problematic, overly broad, lacked key definitions, and could create liability for conduct outside a school’s control; supporters emphasized school accountability in serious bullying cases. After testimony, the committee held the bill with objection. The committee also passed SB 1424, requiring annual age-appropriate firearm safety awareness instruction in K-12 schools beginning in 2027-2028, despite opposition from gun-safety advocates and education groups who argued it shifted responsibility from adults to children and schools and was an unfunded mandate. The bill passed 6-5.
Later, SB 1475, barring students with certain criminal convictions or juvenile adjudications from participating in school district-sponsored interscholastic activities, drew opposition from criminal justice advocates and some members who said it was overly punitive and could harm rehabilitation, while supporters argued the offenses were serious and that participation is a privilege. It passed 6-5. SB 1572, requiring Celebrate Freedom Week civics instruction in public schools, also passed 6-5 after members debated whether it duplicated existing civics requirements and whether it imposed new curriculum burdens. Finally, SB 1741, requiring districts and charters to allow release-time religious instruction and award credit under certain conditions, was presented and opposed by a secular education advocate who argued it undermined local control and could lead to legal and academic problems; the transcript cuts off before the final vote on that bill.
AZ
Transcript Highlights:
- And I know that's not a house my child should go to because it is my job as her mom to make sure she
- We have guns in my house. They're locked in a safe, and my children knew that we had them.
- I know you were here when we saw the House version of this bill.
- No one has lobbied me on hearing this bill or the House version.
- We've heard this bill before, the House version of it.
Committee:
House Education
NM
New Mexico 2025 Regular Session
IC - Legislative Health and Human Services Jun 25th, 2025
Legislative Health & Human Services Committee
Transcript Highlights:
- Um, what's next on the horizon is House Resolution 1, also known as the One Big Beautiful Bill Act.
- You'll notice that the all-payer claims database, which is housed the Department of Health, is in red
- House Bill 2 A lot of that funding went to the healthcare authority as a special appropriation.
- There's also a lot of funding uh for housing that was separate.
- So whoever put that in the House side, um, uh, thank you for doing that.
US
US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
Hearings to examine the nominations of Michael Kratsios, of South Carolina, to be Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy, and Mark Meador, of Virginia, to be a Federal Trade Commissioner. Feb 25th, 2025 at 09:00 am
Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee
Transcript Highlights:
- I look forward to, if confirmed, working on the AI action plan with other members of the White House
- In the house, I was able to co-lead a bipartisan effort to to rein in PBMs and want to continue to do
- We're caucus in the House and especially when we look at things like biotech and AI and quantum.
- Technologists from across interagency to bring into the White House to work with with the agency So I
- We are working with our friends over in the House who just couldn't seem to get there to protect kids
Keywords:
Senate Committee, Commerce, Science, Technology, Quantum Computing, Artificial Intelligence, FTC, Consumer Protection, Innovation, Emerging Technologies
Summary:
The meeting of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation featured significant discussions regarding technological advancements and their implications for the future. Notably, nominations were made for key positions in the White House's Office of Science and Technology Policy and the Federal Trade Commission. Committee members expressed the importance of leading in emerging technologies like artificial intelligence and quantum computing, emphasizing that the pace of innovation is crucial for maintaining the United States' global position as a leader in technology. The discussions also highlighted the role of the FTC in protecting consumers from deceptive business practices and ensuring fair competition in the marketplace.
Attendees underscored the urgency of advancing research and development in areas such as quantum computing, as evidenced by a demonstration of a new quantum chip anticipated to redefine computing capabilities across industries. Various members engaged in vibrant exchanges, showing support for initiatives aimed at bolstering innovation through public and private collaboration. Overall, the meeting set a strong agenda for pursuing future science and technology policies that ensure the U.S. remains at the forefront of global advancements.
CO
Colorado 2026 Regular Session
Colorado Senate 2026 Legislative Day 111 May 4th, 2026
Colorado Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- </c> House Joint Resolution. House Joint Resolution.
- </c> title to House Bill 1322? title to House Bill 1322?
- </c> to House Bill 1226. to House Bill 1226.
- House Bill House Bill 1226 as amended.
- We'll hear House Bill 1028, House Bill 1282, and House Bill 1317.
TX
Texas 89th 2nd C.S.
The July 2025 Flooding Events, General Investigating Apr 28th, 2026
The July 2025 Flooding Events, General Investigating
Transcript Highlights:
- I know y'all all went into Bug House. That's the last cabin. Six inches into Bug House.
- I believe y'all saw Bug House.
- We had our dogs in the house, which we don't usually keep in the house, but they were in there during
- They're safe, dry in the house. And so I told them, "Okay, I'm going to the house.
- My wife got to a tree, and they got hit by a house—actually run over by a house.
NM
New Mexico 2025 Regular Session
IC - Courts, Corrections and Justice Sep 24th, 2025
Courts, Corrections & Justice Committee
Transcript Highlights:
- I represent House District 69, and I was one of the primary sponsors for House Bill 5, which was an act
- In the final hours of this legislation, the bill came over from the House in one form.
- My House colleagues all know this is true.
- And I believe in this House Bill 5.
- I'm a concealed carry permit holder; I'm a farmer and rancher.
US
US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
US House Floor Proceedings (Wednesday, March 5, 2025)
US Federal House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- The House will be in order.
- </c> lays before the house a communication lays before the house a communication from<00:09:10.480><c
- The House will be in order.
- consideration in the House.
- business on the House floor.
HI
Hawaii 2025 Regular Session
AGR Public Hearing - Tue Mar 12, 2025 @ 9:00 AM HST
Agriculture & Food Systems
Transcript Highlights:
- You may be allowed to continue if time permits.
- </c><00:22:17.480><c> is</c> permits please note that the house is permits please note that the house
- I would like to create a House Draft 1 and add our House effective date to July 1, 3000.
- The House bill is similar but not the same as HB 427 HD2.
- house bill similar but not the same HB house bill similar but not the same HB 427<02:53:45.359><c> HD2
Committee:
House Agriculture & Food Systems
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Committee on State and Local Government - 04/14/26
State and Local Government
Transcript Highlights:
- Individuals with access to Senate or House emails, phone numbers, or assigned offices without affiliation
- rules or statutes that prevent non-legislature-affiliated individuals from being granted Senate or House
- The Senate and House, in the enforcement section under subdivision four, would adopt rules under this
- The remedies provided by the rules of the Senate and House of Representatives, as now amended by the
- </c><00:03:08.440><c> of</c> employee of the Senate or House of employee of the Senate or House of Representatives
Committee:
Senate State and Local Government
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Committee on Environment, Climate and Legacy - 03/25/25
Environment, Climate, and Legacy
Transcript Highlights:
- We have full house today, and the audience and also members, we do have quorums.
- </c><00:21:40.240><c> House</c><00:21:40.480><c> of</c><00:21:40.640><c> Representatives</c> Hopper House
- House of Representatives Hopper House House of Representatives resolution<00:21:42.000><c> for</c><00
- developments have become housing developments.
- </c> housing that have become housing housing that have become housing developments.<01:04:54.240><c>
Committee:
Senate Environment, Climate, and Legacy
MO
Missouri 2026 Regular Session
Corrections and Public Institutions Mar 10th, 2026
Corrections and Public Institutions
Transcript Highlights:
- We passed House Bill 495 aimed at recruitment and retention of police while deterring crime and investing
- house, and being rushed and not listened to.
- That is a new provision that wasn't in the original House version that went over to the Senate.
- That is a new provision that wasn't in the original House version that went over to the Senate.
- It created up to four additional classifications required for housing.
Committee:
House Corrections and Public Institutions