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AZ
Transcript Highlights:
- Domestic; 484, Indigent Defense Fund; 4093, Attorney General Immigration; 4102, Administrative Procedures
- And now for some fun procedural action, please move your committee amendment. Thank you, Mr.
Summary:
The House convened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, approval of the prior journal, and recognition of the Doctor of the Day and several guests and community groups, including correctional officer Jacob Polanco, Pima Community Land Trust representatives, student interns, and Arizona PTA members. Members also adopted a proclamation recognizing Kosovo’s Independence Day in Arizona, with remarks highlighting the Kosovo American community’s contributions to the state.
The chamber then moved into Committee of the Whole on a calendar of bills and resolutions. HB 2307 and HB 2758 were considered first; HB 2307 received committee amendments and was recommended do pass, while HB 2758 drew extensive debate over groundwater transport in La Paz County. Supporters argued the measure preserved a transportation-basin framework and added protections, while opponents warned it would facilitate water export for private investors and harm rural residents. After a division and recorded vote, HB 2758 failed to receive a due-pass recommendation. The House also considered HCR 2003, a referral related to transgender athletes in sports, where supporters framed it as a fairness and women’s sports issue and opponents argued it targeted a small population and should be left to athletic associations; it received a due-pass recommendation. HCR 2047 and HCR 2002, both relating to Judea and Samaria, also received due-pass recommendations after remarks citing biblical and historical references.
After the Committee of the Whole report was adopted, the House referred the approved measures to engrossing and noted HB 2758 failed. The chamber then took up third-reading votes on several bills, passing HB 251, HB 262, HB 272, HB 296, and HB 2459, with brief explanations on some votes, including support for a Buffalo Soldiers monument, AHCCCS-related changes, water infrastructure authority, and mobile home park utility billing protections. The House also heard personal privilege remarks and announcements, including comments on antisemitism after vandalism at a University of Arizona campus center, a request to wear pink or green in support of a murder victim’s mother testifying on a bill, tributes to Jesse Jackson and Bishop Peter Bowie, and committee meeting notices before adjourning until February 18, 2026.
AZ
NM
Transcript Highlights:
- It opens up a new section of code and it changes a procedure.
- It opens up a new section of code and it changes a procedure.
Committee:
Senate House Education
Summary:
The committee first heard House Bill 47, the school employee insurance “80-20” bill, which would require school districts and charter schools to pay 80% of employee health insurance premiums, bringing K-12 employees into parity with other public employees. Supporters from school superintendents, school boards, charter schools, teachers, AFT, NIA, and labor groups said the bill would improve recruitment and retention, reduce the burden of rising premiums, and increase take-home pay, especially in rural districts. One amendment proposed by Senator Ramos would have expanded the bill to require a cooperative purchasing process and more insurance options, but it was opposed as a structural change not vetted for this bill and was withdrawn. The committee then approved HB 47 on a roll-call vote and sent it to the Senate floor.
The committee next took up House Bill 253, the public education changes bill, which focuses on full-time virtual education and related funding issues. The sponsor and education officials said the bill preserves virtual learning options, requires districts and charters to report virtual enrollment, creates an evaluation/certification process for full-time virtual programs, and includes a temporary funding fix to address budget shortfalls caused by virtual enrollment growth. Testimony from school leaders and boards supported the compromise, noting the need to avoid a statewide loss in unit value while also addressing the Gallup-McKinley situation and other funding distortions. Several senators raised concerns about impacts on small rural districts, out-of-state students, and the treatment of full-time virtual students in rural-unit calculations, but officials said emergency supplemental funding could address shortfalls and that a broader study would be done in the interim. The committee then passed HB 253 on a roll-call vote and advanced it to the Senate floor.
FL
Florida 2026 5th Special Session
Fiscal Policy Feb 5th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- It revises the procedures courts must follow, making the process more efficient and reducing the stress
- It revises the procedures, of course, must follow, making the process much more efficient and taking
Summary:
The Committee on Fiscal Policy met with a quorum present and took up a full agenda of bills, beginning with agency and records measures from Senator Massullo. SB 488, the Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles agency package, would update reporting thresholds for crashes, expand DHSMV’s use of email for certain transactions, and align tank vehicle definitions with federal rules; it was reported favorably. Its companion, SB 490, creates a public records exemption for certain email records and also passed favorably. The committee also approved SB 892, revising enhanced sentencing procedures for repeat offenders, and SB 124, which cleans up outdated Florida Virtual School language without changing day-to-day operations. Later, SB 584 on commercial driving schools, SB 656 codifying the Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force and related grant program, and SB 816 establishing the University of Florida Diabetes Institute in statute all passed favorably as well.
The most extensive debate centered on SB 216, which would tighten reemployment assistance eligibility by adding job-search requirements, interview attendance rules, identity and immigration verification every two weeks, and fraud-reporting duties for the Department of Commerce. Senator McLean argued the bill targets fraud and improves program integrity, while opponents and several members raised concerns about fiscal impact, administrative burden, and reduced access for unemployed workers, especially seniors and rural residents. Dr. Rich Templin of the Florida AFL-CIO testified against the bill, warning it could sharply reduce recipiency and worsen an already restrictive system. Despite opposition, the bill was reported favorably on a divided roll call.
The committee also approved CS/SB 382 on electric bicycles, which requires riders to yield to pedestrians on shared pathways, sound an audible signal before passing, and limits speed near pedestrians; it also creates a task force to study further regulation. Michelle Lynch, whose son was killed in an e-scooter crash, testified in support of broader safety rules and urged the committee to add e-scooters back into the bill. Several members echoed concerns about e-scooter safety and asked for further work, but the bill advanced favorably. At the end of the meeting, members requested to be recorded on specific tabs, and the committee adjourned without further business.
FL
Transcript Highlights:
- The way we would do the procedure was everybody that had been verified after the provisional-ballot time
- So our ask is, based on our increase in list-maintenance procedures over the past several years, that
Committee:
Senate Ethics and Elections
Summary:
The Committee on Ethics and Elections met with a quorum present and took up Senate Bill 62 by Senator Errington, which would create an enforceable requirement that partisan candidates meet the 365-day party affiliation or no-party registration requirement before qualifying. The committee adopted an amendment changing the effective date to upon becoming law, heard no opposition, and then approved the bill. The committee also approved a slate of 15 gubernatorial nominees en bloc and recommended them to the floor.
The Florida Supervisors of Elections presented their 2026 legislative priorities. Their requests included automatically updating voter records when DHSMV changes driver license numbers, treating verified petition signing by inactive voters as voter activity that restores active status, adding election equipment and ballots to the state’s critical infrastructure protections, clarifying public-records treatment of election worker names and addresses, allowing more flexibility for early voting sites when a supervisor’s office is not suitable, eliminating the need for provisional-ballot envelopes when polling hours are extended by emergency order, and allowing vote-by-mail voters to remain on the list for the next general election unless they opt out. Senators asked questions about inactive voter status, security implications, early voting site requirements, and vote-by-mail renewal, and several members expressed support or interest in the supervisors’ proposals.
During public testimony, several speakers urged stronger election-integrity measures, including proof of citizenship, tighter chain-of-custody controls, more hand-counting or manual audits, quarterly list maintenance, and reduced reliance on vote-by-mail and voting machines. They also criticized current audit systems and cited outside reports and research they said showed vulnerabilities in Florida’s election process. No additional committee action was taken after public testimony, and the meeting adjourned.
FL
Florida 2025 Regular Session
October 15, 2025 - 03:30 PM
Transcript Highlights:
- But I'm just trying to understand procedurally administratively. How does that work?
- Thank you for that question, representative. >> So operationally procedurally, the way it works if an
ND
North Dakota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Appropriations - Education and Environment Division Apr 10th, 2025 at 09:30 am
Appropriations - Education and Environment Division
Transcript Highlights:
- savings account, ensuring that we're informed of who the students are, coordinating to develop the procedures
- So that's an overview of the procedural amendments.
Bills:
HB1329
Keywords:
government spending database, public expenditure transparency, open data, government transparency, school district spending, state spending, local government finance, education finance, budget database, expenditure reporting, salary transparency, benefits data, public records, Legislative Management study, North Dakota, school board training, superintendent, principal, business manager, higher education spending
Summary:
The Education Division met with all members present and first took up House Bill 1329, which would create a transparency database and website for school spending information. Senator Schaible offered Amendment 0204 to turn the bill into a study, citing concerns that the proposal would impose major data-collection burdens on 168 school districts, require new data standards and privacy protections, and likely cost far more than the $500,000 in the bill. Several members supported transparency but agreed the implementation costs and technical feasibility were unclear. The committee adopted the amendment 4-1, then passed HB 1329 as amended on a 5-0 vote, with Senator Shively to carry the bill.
The committee then discussed House Bill 1540, the education savings account/voucher bill. Representatives from the Bank of North Dakota and the Department of Public Instruction explained that they had not been consulted on the original drafting and outlined needed administrative changes, including clarifying the Bank as administrator, using a third-party program manager, involving DPI in rulemaking, adding audit and appeal procedures, and adjusting language on eligible purchases and school disqualification. They also said the current timeline was likely too aggressive to launch by the 2026-27 school year and estimated the program would require about 15 months to implement, with a fiscal note now around $5.1 million.
Members also discussed policy-related amendments on means testing and application timing. Senator Shively proposed a 300% of poverty-level means test and a sign-up period to reduce costs and limit open-ended enrollment, while Senator Axman proposed a tiered approach that would keep all students technically eligible but phase in funding levels by income, preserving access for students who qualify for other federal supports. DPI said it could not currently disaggregate some data by family income and that the appeal process and procurement timeline still needed work. The committee did not move HB 1540 out that morning and instead recessed to continue discussion later after members had time to review the administrative and fiscal issues separately from the means-testing proposals.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Children and Families Finance and Policy Committee 4/9/25
Children and Families Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- wish we could include it and just ram things through, but you know we're supposed to follow proper procedure
- wish we could include it and just ram things through, but you know we're supposed to follow proper procedure
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- Um before so we procedure here and such.
Bills:
HF2436
Keywords:
child welfare, economic assistance, child care, grant program, video security cameras, 1183, house
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- Subdivision 2 simply talks about the application procedure.
- Subdivision 2 simply talks about the application procedure.
- Subdivision 2 simply talks about the application procedure.
- The IRS has over 50 pages of procedures about their private letter ruling process.
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Committee:
Senate Taxes
MO
Missouri 2026 Regular Session
Utilities Mar 26th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- We're going to go through procedurally.
Summary:
The Committee on Utilities met with 19 members present, establishing a quorum, and then moved into executive session. The committee first revisited House Bill 2762, noting that the prior vote had to be repeated because bill strings had not been posted 24 hours in advance. Members adopted a substitute ending in .04C and then adopted an amendment ending in .01H that added two bills from Representatives Bucke and Hayden to the title, before rolling the amendment into a new substitute.
The committee then considered the House Committee Substitute for House Bills 2762, 2816, and 2402 together and moved them do pass. After a roll call vote, the motion passed 16-3. The recorded no votes were cast by Representatives Thomas and Weber, with the remaining opposition reflected in the roll call. The committee then adjourned.
MO
Transcript Highlights:
- We're going to go through procedurally.
Committee:
House Utilities
AR
Arkansas 2026 1st Special Session
ALC-EXECUTIVE SUBCOMMITTEE Feb 19th, 2026
ALC-EXECUTIVE SUBCOMMITTEE
Transcript Highlights:
- There was no process or procedure for us to do it without you coming back down here and presenting the
Committee:
All ALC-EXECUTIVE SUBCOMMITTEE
Summary:
The committee met to consider a waiver request related to Jackson County School District Superintendent Chester Shannon’s construction project in Tuckerman, Arkansas. Shannon explained that while the district was in the middle of construction, it received grants and was able to complete additional work, including some items that could be interpreted as maintenance rather than construction. He said the change orders allowed the district to make needed improvements at a reduced cost and that he wanted board approval to ensure he was covered by the waiver.
Members asked no substantive questions beyond acknowledging the inconvenience of Shannon having to return to present the request again after a prior approval of a different amount. Representative Eaves apologized for the need for the second appearance, noting there was no procedure to handle the change without the superintendent’s testimony. A motion was made by Senator Rice and seconded by Mr. Speaker to approve the waiver request, and the motion passed by voice vote.
In other business, Marty Garrity, Director of the Bureau of Legislative Research, reported that the Bureau’s independent biennial audit had no findings. Members congratulated the Bureau on the result, and the meeting adjourned after no further business.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- information on the purpose of grand jury service, the grand jury selection process, and grand jury procedures
Bills:
HB2217
Committee:
Senate Criminal Justice
Keywords:
law enforcement, bullet-resistant, grant program, safety equipment, peace officers, 1185, senate, all
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- information on the purpose of grand jury service, grand jury selection process, and grand jury procedures
Bills:
HB 2217
Committee:
Senate Criminal Justice
AR
Transcript Highlights:
- There was no process or procedure for us to do it without you coming back down here and presenting the
Committee:
All ALC-EXECUTIVE SUBCOMMITTEE
Summary:
The committee met and first heard from Superintendent Chester Shannon, who requested an addendum to a previously approved waiver related to TIPS/TAPS construction work. He explained that while construction was underway, the district was able to use grants and take advantage of lower-cost change orders to make additional building improvements, including items that could be viewed as either construction or maintenance, such as door replacement. He said he wanted the board’s waiver to cover those changes. A member apologized for requiring him to return, noting there was no procedure to approve the added amount without another presentation. The committee then approved the waiver request by motion and vote.
In other business, Marty Garrity, Director of the Bureau of Legislative Research, reported that the Bureau’s most recent independent audit had no findings. Members congratulated him on the result. No other business was raised, and the meeting adjourned.
AR
Transcript Highlights:
- There was no process or procedure for us to do it without you coming back down here and presenting the
Committee:
All ALC-EXECUTIVE SUBCOMMITTEE
CA
Transcript Highlights:
- No substantive content beyond the tail end of the vote and procedural overlap. Motion passes.
Committee:
House Rules
TX
Texas 89th Regular
Appropriations- S/C on Article II Feb 26th, 2025
MS
Mississippi 2026 Regular Session
MS House Floor - 9 January, 2026; 9:00 AM
Mississippi House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Clerk, we will follow that procedure that the gentleman from Harrison has suggested.
LA
Transcript Highlights:
- these medications help prevent someone who's suffering from obesity from having to opt for surgical procedures
- This bill requires health insurance coverage for medically necessary dental procedures as part of a pretreatment
- for my unique patient population, even though we may all say, oh, maybe it's obvious when dental procedures
Committee:
House Appropriations
Keywords:
registrar of voters, parish registrar, chief deputy registrar, confidential assistant, election administration, elections, salary schedule, compensation, merit evaluation, population-based pay, census-based pay, Department of State, Secretary of State, State Board of Election Supervisors, redistricting, senate districts, Senate District 33, Senate District 34, Senate District 35, precincts