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MO
Missouri 2026 Regular Session
2026 Legislative Session - Day Four - Tuesday, January 13 - Afternoon Session - State of the State
Missouri House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- The next order of business is the State of the State address. Mr. Sergeant-at-Arms. Mr.
- Hanaway, State Treasurer Vivek Malik, State Auditor Scott Fitzpatrick, and to my right, please welcome
- like Tennessee and Texas, states with no individual income tax, too often the conversation ends before
- But the state of the state is not really about budgets. It's not really about politicians.
- But they are truly what makes the state of the state all about.
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Military and Veterans Affairs Committee Apr 20th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- Veterans who want to live in this wonderful state, beautiful state of California, but they're feeling
- This isn't about revenue loss to the state.
- come to their states, such as Georgia.
- It aligns state and federal systems.
- their states, including Maryland, Texas, Kansas, Oklahoma, Idaho, North Carolina, and Washington.
Summary:
The Senate Military and Veterans Affairs Committee heard several veterans-related bills, beginning as a subcommittee until a quorum was established. SB 888 would exclude VA service-connected disability compensation from household income when determining eligibility for the low-income disabled veterans’ property tax exemption. Support came from veterans organizations, county veterans services officers, and local government representatives; there was no opposition. The bill was moved to Appropriations and later recorded as passing 4-0.
SB 1040 would create a state-local matching program for maintenance endowments for veterans’ cemeteries, with the state matching private or local contributions up to $250,000 per cemetery per year. Supporters emphasized the need for sustainable perpetual care funding for state and county cemeteries, and there was no opposition. SB 1407, the chair’s bill, would exempt military retirement pay and surviving spouse benefits from state income tax; supporters argued it would help retain military retirees in California and support the economy, while members noted similar bills had previously stalled in Appropriations. SB 1034 would streamline disabled veteran parking placard eligibility for certain 100% permanent and total veterans, and SB 1201, the No Hungry Heroes Act, would seek federal waivers and related changes to protect vulnerable veterans from CalFresh/SNAP cuts and connect applicants to county veterans service officers. All of these bills received support from veterans groups and related organizations, with no opposition heard.
SB 1354 would prohibit out-of-state military personnel not operating under Title 10 from entering California to perform military or law enforcement functions without the governor’s permission, with supporters framing it as a safeguard for state authority and civil liberties. The committee asked about legal testing of the proposal, and the author said it had not yet been tested in court. After roll calls and a brief recess to regain members, the committee recorded 4-0 votes to pass the bills and consent calendar items, and the meeting adjourned after thanking veterans for their service.
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Military and Veterans Affairs Committee Apr 20th, 2026
Military and Veterans Affairs
Transcript Highlights:
- Veterans who want to live in this wonderful state, beautiful state of California, but they're feeling
- This isn't about revenue loss to the state.
- This bill aligns state law with existing rules.
- constitutional authority as commander-in-chief here in the state of California and the state militia.
- into their states, including Maryland, Texas, Kansas, Oklahoma, Idaho, North Carolina, and Washington
Committee:
Senate Military and Veterans Affairs
Summary:
The committee heard several veterans-related bills. SB 888 would exclude VA service-connected disability compensation from household income when determining eligibility for the low-income disabled veterans’ property tax exemption. Support came from veterans organizations, county veterans services groups, and local officials; there was no opposition, and the bill was approved and sent to Appropriations. SB 1040 would create a state-local matching program for veterans’ cemetery maintenance endowments, with the state matching private or local deposits up to $250,000 per cemetery per year. It drew support from veterans groups and county representatives and was also approved and sent to Appropriations.
The committee also considered SB 1407, which would exempt military retirement pay and surviving spouse military retirement benefits from state income tax. The author and supporters argued it would help retain military retirees in California and support the workforce and economy. The bill received broad support from veterans organizations, county officials, and labor representatives, with no opposition, and was moved to Appropriations, with the roll held open and later completed. SB 1034 would streamline access to disabled veteran parking placards for veterans rated 100% permanent and total, and SB 1201, the No Hungry Heroes Act, would seek federal waivers and other changes to protect vulnerable veterans from CalFresh/SNAP cuts and ensure referrals to county veterans service officers. Both bills had support from veterans advocates and food banks, no opposition, and were approved to Appropriations.
Finally, SB 1354 would prohibit out-of-state military personnel from entering California to perform military or law enforcement functions without the governor’s permission, while preserving Title 10 activations and mutual aid arrangements. The author and the California Public Defenders Association framed it as a safeguard for state authority and civil rights; there was no opposition, and it was sent to Public Safety. After the main votes, the committee later completed the held rolls and reported the bills out, then adjourned after thanking veterans and attendees.
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Military and Veterans Affairs Committee Apr 20th, 2026
Military and Veterans Affairs
Transcript Highlights:
- This isn't about revenue loss to the state.
- come to their states, such as Georgia.
- And I know there's 38 states that already offer this to our veterans.
- This bill aligns state law with existing rules.
- This bill aligns state law with existing rules for civilians.
Committee:
Senate Military and Veterans Affairs
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Debate on bringing up a semiautomatic military-style assault weapons bill 3/26/26
Minnesota House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Let's join the other 12 states.
- There are states that ban more than we do. There are states that don't.
- Uvalde,<01:15:24.040><c> Texas.</c> Uvalde, Texas.
- The state is watching.
- </c> calling on us out here at the state. calling on us out here at the state.
ID
Transcript Highlights:
- This is the area where we've seen the most state activity in terms of state policymakers setting some
- This is the area where we've seen the most state activity in terms of state policy makers, setting some
- Following state-level reforms, they've gone far beyond the letter of state law in making it possible
- Some states are getting involved.
- state.
Committee:
House Local Government
Summary:
The committee held an informational hearing on housing affordability and land-use policy, with presentations from Emily Hamilton of the Mercatus Center and Chris Cargill and Maddie Clark of the Mountain States Policy Center. Hamilton argued that housing shortages are driven largely by zoning, permit delays, parking mandates, and building-code rules, and cited examples where deregulation increased housing supply and moderated rents. She also discussed accessory dwelling unit reforms, state-local cooperation on zoning, possible building-code changes such as allowing single-stair mid-rise apartments and more units under the residential code, and said limited federal land releases near existing development could help in some cases.
Members asked about single-stair buildings, the role of large institutional investors, the shift toward “missing middle” housing, whether zoning is really a problem in Idaho, and whether federal land should be opened for development. Hamilton said investor demand is often attracted by supply constraints and that easing construction is the best long-term way to expand homeownership. She also said recent price increases were driven by both demand shocks since 2020 and long-term supply constraints. Several members expressed concern that the state is moving away from single-family zoning and that many Idaho residents still prefer detached homes.
Cargill and Clark presented polling and research from the Mountain States Policy Center showing strong public concern about housing costs: 86% of Idahoans called affordable housing a serious problem, 78% said legislators should act, 87% supported more flexibility for ADUs, and 69% supported automatic permit approval if regulators miss a reasonable deadline. They said respondents were divided on rent control and public housing versus reducing regulations, and argued that education is needed about the downsides of rent control. An Association of Idaho Cities representative noted Idaho already approves more building permits per capita than any other state and cautioned that automatic approvals could raise safety concerns. No votes were taken; the chair said the hearing was informational and adjourned after thanking the presenters.
FL
Florida 2025 Regular Session
Military and Veterans Affairs, Space, and Domestic Security Oct 7th, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- I support the state coordinating officer.
- And it's a port of state and federal immigration authorities.
- So it spread across the state pretty equally.
- We have to take a lot of force structure from a lot of states.
- That is absolutely the best state in the nation for veterans.
ID
Transcript Highlights:
- This is the area where we've seen the most state activity in terms of state policymakers setting some
- This is the area where we've seen the most state activity in terms of state policy makers, setting some
- Following state-level reforms, they've gone far beyond the letter of state law in making it possible
- Some states are getting involved.
- state.
Committee:
House Local Government
FL
Florida 2025 Regular Session
Agriculture Jan 14th, 2025
AL
Alabama 2025 Regular Session
Alabama House Children and Senior Advocacy Committee Feb 26th, 2025
Children and Senior Advocacy
Transcript Highlights:
- state says is okay."
- in this state.
- What they’re talking about is when a state passes a law that says for... ...state passes a law that says
- What bothers me is my state—Alabama.
- So there’s no way we’ll be the first state.
Committee:
House Children and Senior Advocacy
Keywords:
HB285, TJ's Law, traffic infraction, traffic ticket, uniform traffic ticket and complaint, minor driver, juvenile driver, parent notification, guardian notification, emergency contact, law enforcement, citing agency, traffic citation, driver safety, youth safety, Alabama traffic law, Section 12-12-56, Children and Senior Advocacy, House Judiciary, reasonable effort
KY
Kentucky 2025 Regular Session
Interim Joint Committee on Health Services (8-27-25)
Transcript Highlights:
- And Eric, we wish you state government.
- </c> 28% which I believe is below the state 28% which I believe is below the state average.<00:37:37.280
- It will require a state plan amendment, also known as a SPA, that other states have already submitted
- c> plan</c><01:06:27.280><c> amendment,</c> will require a state plan amendment, will require a state
- </c> before, you know, Texas passed a bill. before, you know, Texas passed a bill.
Keywords:
1. Call to Order and Roll Call – 00:00:00
2. Approval of Minutes – 00:01:32
3. Getting to Know the Foundation for a Healthy Kentucky – 00:02:26
4. Healthy Kids Clinic – 00:26:58
5. Pharmacy Payment Parity – 00:56:36
6. Ibogaine – 01:17:37
7. Consideration of Referred Administrative Regulations – 01:53:05
8. Adjournment – 01:53:19, 958, all
Summary:
The committee first approved the prior meeting minutes and recognized Eric Clark for his service, noting this may be his last meeting before he leaves state government. The main presentation was from Allison Adams, president and CEO of the Foundation for a Healthy Kentucky, who described the organization’s history, nonpartisan mission, and focus on health equity, prevention, and upstream policy solutions. She said Kentucky’s poor rankings in chronic disease, preventable hospitalizations, and life expectancy show the need to shift resources toward prevention and community-driven strategies rather than relying mainly on treatment after people become sick.
Adams emphasized leading health indicators, arguing that lawmakers should track actionable measures such as quit attempts and smoke-free policies instead of only lagging indicators like disease rates and mortality. In response to questions, she said accountability should be shared across communities and systems, with possible incentives and disincentives tied to outcomes, and she supported creating a public data utility or dashboard, ideally with university partners, to help legislators and communities monitor progress. She also cited examples of accountable health community models and said Kentucky could adapt similar approaches.
The committee then heard from Meade County Schools Superintendent Mark Martin and district health coordinator Karen Kotche about the Healthy Kids Clinic partnership with Cumberland Health. They described a seven-year effort that led to full implementation in the district, which now has a nurse in every school and a nurse practitioner, allowing services such as sports physicals and other clinic functions to be provided on campus. They said the program has been a strong investment for students and the community and began explaining how the district built the partnership after earlier efforts and delays, including the pandemic.
FL
Florida 2025 Regular Session
December 4, 2025 - 11:00 AM
Transcript Highlights:
- STATES THAT UNDER BILLY UNDERSTAND THAT ARE RECOVERING.
- OR IS THAT FINANCIALLY IT COST SAVINGS TO THE STATE DO YOU THINK?
- DETENTION FACILITIES ARE EQUAL TO STATE COUNTY JAIL.
- TEXAS ALONE IS COMPARABLE SIZE AGENCY.
- SO WE ARE LOSING VALUABLE INSTITUTIONAL KNOWLEDGE TO OTHER STATES.
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Appropriations Committee May 14th, 2025
Appropriations
Transcript Highlights:
- response to these very real threats. minor and absorbable, making it practical investment for our state
- California by protecting against federal interference with the current practice of medicine in this state
- Hi, my name is Kelly Texa. I'm from the San Bernardino County, a high school student with Chirla.
- It is projected to have no cost to the state.
- of California, and I want to state my opposition to AB 84.
Committee:
House Appropriations
ID
Transcript Highlights:
- Idaho is a law-and-order state.
- that is a rule-of-law state.
- The other thing I would say is, as a state, we're not a blue state. I'll speak to sanctuary cities.
- Please state your name. Thank you, Madam Chair and committee.
- We don't know who is in our state. The people of Idaho want to know.
Committee:
House Local Government
Summary:
The Local Government Committee approved the February 24, 2026 minutes and then heard House Bill 660, sponsored by Representative Dale Hawkins. Hawkins said the bill would require law enforcement to collect and publish biannual statewide data on the immigration status and nationality of arrested individuals, arguing Idaho taxpayers should know the costs and jail impacts associated with people in the country unlawfully. He said the bill was intended to create a uniform reporting system and that the state needs better information to manage immigration-related detention costs.
Testimony was split. Supporters, including Secure Idaho representatives Michael Angela and Tim O’Donnell, said the bill would improve transparency, use information already gathered during booking, and help lawmakers make policy based on measurable data. Opponents, including Idaho Chiefs of Police Association representative Tracy Bastercia, argued the bill would burden local police, create confusion about who must collect the data, potentially duplicate work already done at the jail level, and raise concerns about asking citizens their nationality and publishing sensitive information. Several members questioned whether the fiscal note was accurate and whether the bill should be limited to sheriff’s offices and jail booking rather than all law enforcement agencies.
After closing testimony, Representative Wheeler moved to hold the bill in committee, but that motion failed 8-7. The original motion to send HB 660 to the floor with a do-pass recommendation then passed 8-7. The chair noted interest in possible cleanup of the bill’s language, and the committee adjourned with a reminder that it may need to meet again later in the week for Senate bills.
ID
Transcript Highlights:
- Idaho is a law-and-order state.
- that is a rule-of-law state.
- The other thing I would say is, as a state, we're not a blue state. I'll speak to sanctuary cities.
- Please state your name. Thank you, Madam Chair and committee.
- We don’t know who is in our state. The people of Idaho want to know.
Committee:
House Local Government
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Revenue and Taxation Committee Jun 8th, 2026
Revenue and Taxation
Transcript Highlights:
- which is especially important given the projected budget conditions that we find ourselves in as a state
- Speaking for Santa Cruz County, like many other communities across the state, the county is struggling
- This is one of the first state-designated and recognized Black cultural districts in California.
- We now have 24 state-designated cultural districts spanning urban, rural, and coastal California.
- Texas, for example, has 50 cultural districts and allocates $12 million to their program.
Committee:
House Revenue and Taxation
MI
Transcript Highlights:
- Despite these advances in fire safety, this requirement remains in its current broader state.
- Twelve states, including Texas, Montana, Tennessee, and Colorado, and large cities like New York and
- According to a fire engineering research released late last year as part of the State of Minnesota's
- These bills are also in line with recent changes in many cities and states nationwide, as was already
- These are not mega-projects that are from out-of-state equity funds like we're seeing get built now.
Committee:
Senate Housing and Human Services
Summary:
The Senate Committee on Housing and Human Services met with a quorum, adopted the June 16, 2026 minutes, and then unanimously adopted S-1 substitutes for House Bills 5570 and 5571. The chair said the committee would take testimony and likely not move to final passage that day, in order to allow more discussion and questions. The bills, as substituted, would allow local governments to permit certain multifamily buildings up to four stories to be built or converted with a single staircase, subject to conditions such as limits on units per floor, floor size, and existing fire safety requirements. A sunset provision was described as ending the statute once LARA adopts corresponding building code rules.
Representatives Fairbairn and Wooden testified in support, saying the bills are intended to address Michigan’s housing shortage by making smaller infill and “missing middle” projects more feasible and less costly. They argued the current two-stair requirement drives up costs, makes land assembly harder, and limits development on narrow or irregular lots. Senators asked about stair width, emergency safety, the choice of four stories instead of six, and why the American Institute of Architects opposed the approach; the sponsors said the 48-inch stair width was intended to allow two-way movement, four stories was a compromise aligned with expected code changes, and the architects preferred rulemaking over statutory change.
Supportive testimony came from Pew Charitable Trusts, which said research from New York City, Seattle, and other places found fire death rates in modern single-stair buildings to be indistinguishable from other multifamily buildings, and that modern safety features such as sprinklers, alarms, and fire-rated construction make these buildings safe. A developer from Ann Arbor and the Michigan Home Builders Association said the reform would improve floor-plan efficiency, reduce wasted circulation space, lower construction costs, and help smaller projects pencil out. Abundant Housing Michigan also supported the bills, estimating they could reduce apartment construction costs by nearly 13%. The clerk read in numerous written cards in support from business, housing, municipal, and advocacy groups, while the Michigan Association of Fire Chiefs and the Michigan Professional Firefighters Union were listed as neutral. The committee adjourned without further business.
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Revenue and Taxation Committee Jun 8th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- which is especially important given the projected budget conditions that we find ourselves in as a state
- Speaking for Santa Cruz County, like many other communities across the state, the county is struggling
- This is one of the first state-designated and recognized Black cultural districts in California.
- We now have 24 state-designated cultural districts spanning urban, rural, and coastal California.
- Texas, for example, has 50 cultural districts and allocates $12 million to their program.
Summary:
The Assembly Revenue and Taxation Committee heard several bills, mostly related to Proposition 19, voluntary tax checkoffs, and local tax authority. SB 288 would clarify that the one-year residency and exemption deadline for inherited homes held in probate begins when legal ownership is established; it received support from the Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association and others, no opposition, and was referred to suspense. SB 974 would explicitly include special needs trusts in Prop. 19-related inheritance rules; it had support from the Riverside County Board of Supervisors and Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association and passed 5-0 to Appropriations as amended.
The committee also heard SB 575, which would restore the Sea Otter Voluntary Contribution Fund for voluntary tax return donations to sea otter conservation. Supporters cited sea otter recovery, research, and habitat protection needs; there was no opposition, and the bill passed 5-0 to Appropriations. SB 999 would delay the Franchise Tax Board’s annual report on the health care individual mandate from March 1 to June 1 to allow more complete data; Health Access California supported it, and it passed 5-1 to Appropriations.
SB 762 would authorize certain cities and counties, including Hercules, Santa Cruz, and Santa Barbara, to seek voter approval for local transaction and use taxes to address budget pressures, public safety, infrastructure, and safety-net service cuts. Local officials, labor groups, and health advocates supported it, while the Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association opposed it; the committee adopted the urgency clause and then passed the bill to Local Government with urgency, with some no votes. SB 1073 would create a voluntary tax contribution fund to support the Historic South Los Angeles Black Cultural District; arts advocates and community supporters backed it, and the bill passed unanimously to the Arts, Entertainment, Sports, and Tourism Committee as amended.
MA
Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
Formal House Session 66 Jul 8th, 2026
Massachusetts House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- guests are asked to remain standing and join me in pledging allegiance to the flag of the United States
- I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America.
- I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the republic for which it stands
- Jones of North Reading states that there is not a quorum present.
- Economic advantage, comparative to other states.
Summary:
The House adopted a resolution congratulating Fire Chief Timothy Clancy on his retirement from the Whitman Fire Department after suspending the rules. It also concurred with a Senate petition authorizing MassDOT to take easements over certain land in Woburn and Burlington, and then gave final passage to several local bills, including measures on culverts and dams, alcohol licenses in Milford, Salem, and Bridgewater, and firefighter civil service eligibility in Arlington.
The chamber then took up several bills on second reading and third reading, including a Norton land parcel bill, a Watertown property tax classification bill for fiscal year 2027 and subsequent years, and a transportation bond bill. In each case, the House suspended Rule 7A, adopted the Ways and Means amendments, and ordered the bills to a third reading or passed them to be engrossed. The transportation bond bill was substituted for a broader bonds bill and advanced as amended.
The main debate centered on House 5562, the economic development bond bill. Representative Viola described it as a $425.1 million package supporting applied AI and quantum, defense, robotics, ag tech, downtown revitalization, housing, higher education bridge funding, and business climate changes such as lower LLC fees, a CPA licensing pathway, nurse licensing changes, film tax credit adjustments, internship incentives, and food truck inspection reforms. Representative Haggerty and Representative Kazner spoke in support, emphasizing housing production, site plan review, land use board training, commercial conversion, faith-based housing, and local control. The House adopted Consolidated Amendment A by roll call 142-5, with a second consolidated amendment then made available; the bill remained under consideration at the end of the transcript.
MA
Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
Formal House Session 66 Jul 8th, 2026
Massachusetts House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- guests are asked to remain standing and join me in pledging allegiance to the flag of the United States
- I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America.
- I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the republic for which it stands
- The Chair stated that the courtroom is not present.
- Economic advantage, comparative to other states.