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MS
Mississippi 2026 Regular Session
MS Senate Floor - 24 March, 2026; 10:00 AM
Mississippi Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
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- </c> Thank you, Pastor Washington.
- of the state.
- </c> presented to the governor of the state. presented to the governor of the state.
- Auburn State University Technology Building, rename the Willie L.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Transportation Finance and Policy Committee 4/2/25
Transportation Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
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- </c> state patrol is neutral on the proposal. state patrol is neutral on the proposal.
- , including Washington state, which was the main state that was using it.
- used by several states including uh Washington<01:21:43.199><c> state</c><01:21:43.520><c> was</c><01
- Washington state was the main state that was using it.
Committee:
House Transportation Finance and Policy
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Transportation Finance and Policy Committee 3/10/25
Transportation Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
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- </c><00:04:39.639><c> so</c> the different systems for the state so the different systems for the state
- Kansas is another state.
- Kansas is another state.
- Kansas is another state.
Committee:
House Transportation Finance and Policy
Keywords:
Northern Lights Express, NLX, Minneapolis-Duluth rail, passenger rail, intercity passenger rail, high-speed rail, Duluth, Minneapolis, MnDOT, Minnesota Department of Transportation, Metropolitan Council, transportation funding, rail appropriation, general fund, trunk highway fund, rail project cancellation, infrastructure spending, commercial driver training, CDL, financial assistance
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Floor Session Jan 30th, 2025
California House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America, and to the republic for which it stands
- Please join me in giving Daryl Johnson a warm welcome to our state capitol. Thank you.
- Long before joining the California State Assembly, he chose to serve our country.
- He dedicated 21 years of his life to serve in the United States Marine Corps.
- After he returned, Fred went to Shasta College and then Chico State.
MO
Transcript Highlights:
- Mike McGarrow, District 118, Northern Washington County and Southern Franklin County.
- Seventeen states have eliminated private pension taxation on seniors.
- We're seeing a lot of growth in those states, as mentioned, and it's the same typical list that many
- But at the lake and in that area of the state, because of our low cost of living, we've got a lot of
- From the Missouri A, they have to decouple that because it's not taxable to the state.
Summary:
The Committee on Pensions heard House Bill 1762 and House Bill 2059 together because both addressed the same issue: expanding Missouri’s tax deduction for private pensions. The sponsors explained that current law allows a limited deduction for private pension income only for taxpayers below certain income thresholds, and their bills would double both the deduction amount and the income limits. They said the proposal is intended to make private pension treatment more comparable to public pension treatment and to help retirees, self-employed people, and small business owners who saved through IRAs, SIMPLEs, or SEPs. One sponsor noted the bill was a scaled-back version of a prior proposal that would have fully eliminated the tax, in part to reduce the fiscal impact.
Committee members asked several questions about who would benefit and how the limits work. The sponsors said the deduction would apply only to taxpayers under the income thresholds, would not help higher-income taxpayers, and would not apply to Roth accounts because the plans must be deferred. Members raised concerns about the fiscal note, which was discussed as roughly $135 million to $140 million, and about whether the income test could still allow some relatively wealthy taxpayers to qualify because Missouri adjusted gross income can differ from broader measures of income. The sponsors defended the bill as a fairness issue and noted that similar treatment already exists for public pensions.
No witnesses testified in support, opposition, or for informational purposes. The committee did not take any vote or other action before adjourning.
MO
Transcript Highlights:
- Mike McGarrow, District 118, Northern Washington County and Southern Franklin County.
- Seventeen states have eliminated private pension taxation on seniors.
- We're seeing a lot of growth in those states, as mentioned, and it's the same typical list that many
- But at the lake and in that area of the state, because of our low cost of living, we've got a lot of
- From the Missouri A, they have to decouple that because it's not taxable to the state.
Committee:
House Pensions
US
US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
US House Floor Proceedings (Thursday, April 3, 2025)
US Federal House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- The Chair lays before the House a communication from the Speaker, Washington, DC, April 3, 2025: “I hereby
- I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America, and to the Republic for which it stands
MA
Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
Joint Committee on Ways and Means Jun 21st, 2026 at 10:30 am
Joint Committee on Ways and Means
Transcript Highlights:
- I understand that other states have set up rural funds, right? So states have found solutions.
- And since then Washington State has also taken it as an example.
- How are we covering the state?
- live in the state.
- And I would say that our state universities, you know, have the minds to help folks like the commission
Committee:
Joint Joint Committee on Ways and Means
Summary:
The Joint Committee on Ways and Means held a public FY27 budget hearing at Barnstable Town Hall, with opening remarks emphasizing the Cape and Islands’ seasonal infrastructure, housing, transportation, workforce, and digital needs. The hearing began with testimony from the Executive Office of Labor and Workforce Development, which outlined the Healey-Driscoll administration’s budget priorities for job training, apprenticeship, youth employment, reentry programs, and unemployment insurance modernization. The secretary highlighted proposed funding for the Workforce Competitiveness Trust Fund, Career Technical Initiative, YouthWorks, reentry workforce development, and services for young adults with disabilities, along with a proposal to streamline youth work permits. Members also discussed the unemployment trust fund, the COVID assessment on employers, rising unemployment, and the need to improve DUA customer service and claims processing.
Committee members asked about job seeker barriers such as child care, housing, transportation, and out-migration of young workers, as well as how to keep Cape Cod graduates and seasonal workers in the region. The administration said its strategy is to pair training with broader affordability investments and to expose students to career pathways earlier, including through middle school, early childhood STEM, YouthWorks, pre-apprenticeships, and Building Pathways. Senators and representatives also raised concerns about regional funding disparities, especially for Hampshire Franklin MassHire, and the administration said it is reviewing MassHire funding and service equity through a policy committee and statewide workforce board. On unemployment assistance, officials reported major improvements in wait times and claims processing, but said they are still working through backlogs and staffing challenges while maintaining program integrity.
The committee then heard testimony from the Executive Office of Economic Development. The secretary described House 2 as a fiscally restrained budget with no new taxes or fees, while preserving core programs and using the Mass Leads Act tools to support competitiveness. EOED’s proposal included funding for the Community One Stop for Growth, rural economic development, social enterprise operating grants, regional economic development organizations, the Workforce Investment Trust Fund, Community Workforce Partnerships, Pathmaker, advanced manufacturing training, life sciences, innovation vouchers, AI initiatives, small business assistance, and tourism and live theater support. The Office of Consumer Affairs and Business Regulation also testified on its FY27 request, focusing on consumer protection, licensing, banking, insurance, and public safety regulation. No votes were taken during the hearing.
FL
Florida 2025 Regular Session
December 10, 2025 - 03:30 PM
Transcript Highlights:
- As you know, we all have to, when we're qualifying for office, we must sign an oath stating that we are
- Billy Washington, Madison County Clerk of the Court, waives in support.
- There's a candidate in Florida who has bounced around the state, who has run from different parties,
- There's a candidate in Florida who has bounced around the state, who has run from different parties,
- The United States Navy will be taking on Army and beating them.
Summary:
The Government and Operations Committee met and first heard C.S. for HB 4003, relating to the City of Marco Island in Collier County. Representative Benaroch said the bill addresses how city council vacancies are filled: if a vacancy occurs more than one year before a general election, the council must call a special election within 130 days or the governor must do so; if the vacancy occurs within one year of a general election, the council has 60 days to appoint a qualified replacement or the governor must appoint. The bill was reported favorably with a roll-call vote.
The committee then considered HB 91 on candidate qualification, sponsored by Representative Tant. The bill requires candidates to swear they have been registered in the relevant party for 365 consecutive days before qualifying, and clarifies who may challenge that oath and where such challenges must be filed. An amendment changing the effective date to upon becoming law was adopted. Representative Tant and others argued the bill would clarify election law and prevent abuse of the challenge process; a county clerk waived in support. HB 91, as a committee substitute, was reported favorably.
The committee next took up three proposed committee bills extending public-record exemptions. PCB GOS 26-06 preserves exemptions for certain aquaculture records held by the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, with Representative Gentry citing theft concerns involving harvest locations and production records; it was reported favorably. PCB GOS 26-07 preserves exemptions for information received by the Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles related to potential violations involving title certificates, licenses, and inspection providers; it also passed favorably. PCB GOS 26-08 extends exemptions tied to investigations involving social media platforms and antitrust or speech-restriction issues, with Representative Greco noting the underlying law has been enjoined by the courts; it too was reported favorably. The meeting then adjourned.
NH
Transcript Highlights:
- New Hampshire nearly a dozen states.
- I then went on to study higher education at Plymouth State University, studying English education.
- <02:39:46.160><c> University</c><02:39:46.640><c> studying</c><02:39:47.040><c> English</c> State University
- studying English State University studying English education.<02:39:48.479><c> I</c><02:39:48.720><c
- </c> exposes our state to costly risk. exposes our state to costly risk.
Committee:
Senate Education
MA
Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
Informal House Session 5 Jun 21st, 2026 at 11:00 am
Massachusetts House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- “I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the republic for which it stands
- for NSTAR releasing or modifying easements for the benefit of the Commonwealth, to the Committee on State
- legislation to designate asparagus as the official vegetable of the Commonwealth to the Committee on State
- To the Committee on State Administration and Regulatory Oversight, and a petition of Michelle Elbadger
- Representative Howard and Hong of Lowell: members of the Wynne Middle School, Moody Middle School, Washington
Summary:
The House convened with the Pledge of Allegiance and then took up several Committee on Rules reports and related procedural orders. Members adopted a resolution recognizing the 81st anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau and International Holocaust Remembrance Day. The House also adopted multiple orders extending committee reporting deadlines, including for the Election Laws, Environment and Natural Resources, and Revenue committees, and concurred in Senate petitions after suspending Joint Rule 12 for several matters.
The chamber then advanced a series of local and House bills. After suspending Rule 7A, the House ordered several bills to a third reading, including measures on electronic scanning of identifications, police age-limit waivers or civil service eligibility for named individuals in Boston and Haverhill, and a bill on the contracting of digital replicas. Later, the House passed to be engrossed bills including a Department of Conservation and Recreation Title IX compliance bill and additional police-related local bills, and passed to be enacted a land conveyance bill for Wellesley and other enacted measures such as Tuskegee Airmen Commemoration Day, a Fall River police chief appointment bill, a Seekonk charter amendment, and a Billerica police age-limit bill.
The House also adopted an order for a joint convention with the Senate to receive the Governor’s communication on January 22, 2026. At the end of the session, members adopted an order to meet again Thursday at 11 a.m. and a special adjournment in memory of Arthur H. Tobin, former Quincy legislator, mayor, and clerk magistrate. The House then adjourned to meet Thursday next at 11 a.m. in an informal session.
ID
Transcript Highlights:
- Good morning, and welcome to Senate State Affairs, and happy Friday.
- I am director of the Idaho State Lottery and also the Idaho State Liquor Division.
- I am director of the Idaho State Lottery and also the Idaho State Liquor, Idaho State Liquor Division
- He does what these out-of-state syndicates do, but on a much smaller scale.
- We're not the only state doing this; there are 13 or 14 other states that are doing this, and we are
Committee:
Senate State Affairs
Summary:
The Senate State Affairs Committee approved the February 6, 2026 minutes and then considered several print requests. Senator Shippy presented RS 33200, which would clarify the law on resistance to a threatened party and the defensive display of a firearm; it was introduced without opposition. Senator Anthon presented RS 33340, a criminal trespass change aimed at preventing intentional disruption of church services, and the committee voted to send it to print. Senator Taves also presented RS 33347, the “conversational AI safety act,” which would require chatbots to disclose that they are chatbots and add protections for children; it likewise advanced to print.
The committee then heard House Bill 504, presented by Senator Guthrie and Idaho State Lottery Director Andrew Arulanandum. The bill would prohibit bulk lottery ticket purchases by setting a $5,000 purchase threshold within a certain time period and allowing the Lottery to flag suspicious activity. Supporters said the measure is intended to protect the integrity of the lottery, keep prizes and tax revenue in Idaho, and deter syndicates that target games nearing sellout. The director said the fiscal impact would be essentially zero and noted other states have similar restrictions.
After discussion, the committee voted to send HB 504 to the floor with a due pass recommendation. The chair then adjourned the meeting with brief weekend and Valentine’s Day remarks.
ID
Transcript Highlights:
- Imagine the governor driving across the state alone.
- Imagine the governor driving across the state alone.
- We can support one another and honor our service to the state and so many others' service to this state
- Representative Church, I do want to correct the record on one thing that you stated.
- You stated that there are members that still served with your grandfather.
Committee:
House State Affairs
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Business, Professions and Economic Development Committee Jun 1st, 2026
Business, Professions and Economic Development
Transcript Highlights:
- The witnesses that come in will state their name, their organization, and whether they support or oppose
- However, there is currently no background check requirement in state law for employees of behavioral
- I'm here to present Assembly Concurrent Resolution 173, which recommends formalizing the sister-state
- relationship between the state of Jalisco in Mexico and California.
- ... ...when it states 'to address the recent mass deportations.'
US
US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
US House Floor Proceedings (Monday, June 2, 2025)
US Federal House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- The Chair lays before the House a communication from the Speaker's rooms, Washington, D.C., June 2, 2025
- 06:22.639><c> United</c> allegiance to the flag of the United allegiance to the flag of the United States
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- of America and to the republic States of America and to the republic for<00:06:25.759><c> which</c><
OR
Oregon 2026 Regular Session
House Interim Committee On Behavioral Health 06/17/2026 1:00 PM
Transcript Highlights:
- Most recently, he served as Deputy Assistant Secretary for the Washington State Department of Social
- What do we represent in the state? We are a state-run forensic psychiatric hospital.
- that the state has.
- It is a legal intervention by the state. The state is saying, 'We must interfere in your life.'
- This state has a good law.
Summary:
The joint Senate and House Behavioral Health committee met for informational presentations on the Oregon State Hospital and civil commitment, followed by a planned tour of the hospital. Oregon Health Authority and Oregon State Hospital leaders reported that Sean Murphy will become the next permanent superintendent on July 13, with Sarah Castle to follow as permanent chief nursing officer on July 20. They described recent leadership turnover, a major organizational restructure, and efforts to build a culture of safety, transparency, and accountability. Officials said the hospital regained Joint Commission accreditation and CMS compliance, and they highlighted daily safety huddles, incident review processes, stronger escalation procedures, and improved management of seclusion and restraint. Committee members pressed hospital leaders on past prolonged seclusion practices, falls, staffing, and the need for better public reporting; OHA said it is building a public dashboard of key safety and workforce metrics.
The committee then heard a civil commitment overview from the Oregon Judicial Department. The presenter explained that civil commitment is a separate legal process from criminal cases, usually beginning with a hospital hold, investigation, court review, appointed counsel, and a hearing within five days. She summarized changes made in House Bill 2005, including revised standards for danger to self, danger to others, and basic-needs commitments, plus a second 14-day diversion option. She cautioned that the new law has only been in effect since January and that it is too early to draw firm conclusions from the data, though there has been a recent uptick in commitments and a decrease in diversions.
Testimony from NAMI Oregon and a forensic psychiatrist emphasized that Oregon still relies too heavily on jails and state hospitals because community services, housing, and outpatient supports are insufficient. They argued that the state needs more less-restrictive alternatives, including better use of assisted outpatient treatment or outpatient civil commitment, and more supported housing so people do not cycle between homelessness, incarceration, and hospitalization. A family member described a relative remaining psychotic in jail for more than 120 days before ending up back at the state hospital, urging faster intervention and better collaboration among courts, counties, hospitals, and state agencies. Committee members and witnesses also discussed workforce shortages, the expansion of secure residential treatment beds, and the need for broader system reforms beyond the hospital itself.
CA
Transcript Highlights:
- State your name, organization, and position, please.
- California is one of the most diverse states.
- States like California have a choice in that.
- two terms as President of the United States.
- State your name, organization, and position.
Committee:
House Elections
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Fraud Committee Meeting - 2025-07-08
Fraud Prevention and State Agency Oversight Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- More generous than states around us.
- states don't have.
- Medicaid providers in this state.
- Please state your name for the record.
- Can you just talk about whether part of the difference between our state and other states is that we
TX
Texas 89th 2nd C.S.
Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs Apr 30th, 2025
Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs
Transcript Highlights:
- , other peace officers across the state.
- across the state.
- Other states, uh, all states within the National Guard adhere to the DOD set standards for physical training
- There's they're temporary state active duty or state employees.
- There's 39 LMHAs in the state.
Bills:
SB 36
ID
Idaho 2026 Regular Session
Agenda Feb 11th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- Idaho is a big state for this.
- A family in Washington state had to travel to Pennsylvania just to give blood from the parents to their
- So blood goes out of state. It goes regionally. It goes nationally. We supply to other states.
- into other states.
- Other states like Washington allow midwives the same authority proposed in HB 550, but they also have
Summary:
The committee first heard House Bill 528, which would codify the ability for patients to use self-donated or directed donor blood under federal testing and collection guidelines. Representative Chris Bruce said the bill was intended to ensure Idaho patients have that option in state law after some hospitals or facilities had denied requests. Supporters testified that the bill protects patient autonomy, religious freedom, and medical choice, and described personal experiences where directed donation was difficult or impossible to arrange in Idaho. Opponents, including representatives from Vitalant and the Red Cross, said directed and autologous donations are already available when medically indicated, that the bill addresses a problem that does not exist, and that it could add cost, complexity, and strain to an already severe blood shortage without improving safety. After debate over terms such as “detrimental” and “gross negligence,” a substitute motion to send the bill to amending order failed 7-9, and the original motion to send HB 528 to the House floor with a do pass recommendation passed 7-6.
The committee then approved a rules docket for the Idaho Commission for the Blind and Visually Impaired’s Business Enterprise Program, which updates and streamlines rules governing vending and food service facilities operated by blind entrepreneurs. The committee next took up House Bill 550, a midwifery bill updating Idaho’s existing statute to allow licensed midwives to administer additional medications within their training and scope of practice. The sponsor and several midwives, nurses, and other supporters said the changes would modernize outdated law, improve care in rural areas, reduce unnecessary hospital transfers, and better address postpartum hemorrhage and other maternal or neonatal needs. One testifier described a tragic homebirth outcome and urged stronger safety limits, while the Idaho Medical Association said it had worked with the sponsor on compromise language.
At the sponsor’s request, HB 550 was held in committee and the related revised RS was moved forward. The committee then approved RS-33-250, which incorporated agreed-upon changes defining a formulary and protocol and clarifying maternal and neonatal care language, sending it to the second reading calendar with a do pass recommendation. The meeting adjourned after completing the agenda.