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FL
Transcript Highlights:
- This is, I think, how legislation is supposed to work.
- So thank you for this good piece of legislation.
- That's why I proposed this last legislation.
- That's why I proposed this last legislation.
- You, our legislators, banned vaccine passports.
Committee:
Senate Rules
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Conference Committee on S.F. 2370 - Cannabis Omnibus - 05/16/25
Transcript Highlights:
- </c><00:28:10.399><c> all</c> so important to this legislation all so important to this legislation all
- </c> it was very clear to us as legislators it was very clear to us as legislators that<01:20:54.880>
- The legislators have done our part. We have been responsive.
- Uh, and in regards to the legislative proposal language that directs the department to develop a legislative
- :28.880><c> that</c> legislative proposal language that legislative proposal language that directs<01
MA
Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
Informal House Session 73 Jun 21st, 2026 at 11:00 am
Massachusetts House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- A petition of Michael O'More for legislation to establish compliance with federal education reporting
- A petition of Michael O'More for legislation to establish compliance with federal education reporting
- A petition of Michael O'More for legislation relative to applied behavioral analysis reimbursement rates
- The House bill to authorize the mayor of the City of Haverhill to submit special legislation to increase
- An act to authorize the mayor of the City of Haverhill to submit special legislation to increase the
Summary:
The House opened with the Pledge of Allegiance and then took up several procedural matters. It adopted a Rules Committee report extending the reporting deadline for the Committee on Aging and Independence to December 3, 2025. The House also concurred in Senate referrals and suspended Joint Rule 12 on multiple petitions, including a proposal on education reporting for out-of-home placement students, a petition on applied behavioral analysis reimbursement rates, seasonal communities and housing-related petitions, and a witness intimidation petition.
The Committee on Steering, Policy and Scheduling then reported a slate of local bills for consideration, including measures on South Boston park and field space, memorial markers for fallen officers in Milton and Canton, sustainable water resource funds, charter changes for Millis and Cambridge, a Hanson local licensing matter, a Haverhill Board of Health membership increase, and the Cambridge Employment and Job Training Trust. The House suspended Rule 7A, took second readings, and ordered these bills to a third reading.
Later, the House considered and passed to be engrossed three bills on third reading: a Melrose senior citizen property tax exemption, a new charter for the City of Cambridge, and a Maynard alcohol license bill. The session concluded with adoption of an adjournment order setting the next meeting for Thursday at 11 a.m., and the House adjourned accordingly.
AZ
Transcript Highlights:
- We appreciate Senator Meznarred for sponsoring this legislation.
- This legislation probably looks familiar because, as the staff mentioned, it is identical to House Bill
- The reason that you're seeing an identical bill today is because, at the outset of the legislative session
- So again, quick refresher: this is the CPA pathways legislation.
- My name is Jane Sterneke, and I'm a Legislative Council for the Uniform Law Commission.
Committee:
House Commerce
Keywords:
certified public accountants, CPA certification, accounting regulations, professional standards, continuing education, assignment for benefit of creditors, ABC act, insolvency, creditor claims, debt liquidation, business wind-up, receivership, liquidation, secured creditors, unsecured creditors, proof of claim, voidable transactions, fraudulent transfer, wage claims, priority claims
ID
Transcript Highlights:
- The last thing this does is add an express section in the public records request statute for legislative
- So right now, typically, we just can ask for Records request statute for legislative requests for information
- for information or we use the public records request law, but it adds a specific provision for legislative
- Just so we have a specific section of code to cite to say if it's coming from a legislator, legislative
- So this would take another step to put them on notice that this is a legislative request.
Committee:
House State Affairs
Summary:
The committee first heard RS 32967 from Representative Manwaring, a proposal aimed at protecting state and public employees who communicate with the legislature. He said the bill would broaden existing whistleblower protections to cover good-faith communications with legislators, prohibit gag policies or retaliation for such communications, and create a specific statutory basis for legislative records requests. In response to a question, he gave examples involving budget-related conversations with employees and redacted information he had encountered. The committee moved to introduce RS 32967, and the motion carried.
The committee then considered RS 33032 from Representative Church, which had been revised after earlier discussion. Church thanked members for support and explained that changes removed language referring to "crimes against the state" and replaced a 2025-only focus with language covering the past, present, and future, while still addressing events involving Charlie Kirk and Representative Hortman. Members asked for clarification on the revisions, and the committee voted to introduce RS 33032 and send it directly to the Second Reading Calendar.
Before adjourning, the chair noted that only one RS remained for the next day and encouraged members to submit any remaining items quickly. The committee then adjourned.
NH
Transcript Highlights:
- it's a governing body that adopts it or the legislative body.
- it's a governing body that adopts it or the legislative body.
- it's a governing body that adopts it or the legislative body.
- </c> forward all these pieces of legislation forward all these pieces of legislation is<01:08:21.799>
- I don't think we should legislate those.
Committee:
Senate Commerce
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- These are common best practices, and I think we have to be cautious about, as a legislator, legislating
- These are common best practices, and I think we have to be cautious about, as a legislator, legislating
- These are common best practices, and I think we have to be cautious about, as a legislator, legislating
- These are common best practices, and I think we have to be cautious about, as a legislator, legislating
- These are common best practices, and I think we have to be cautious about, as a legislator, legislating
Committee:
House Education Policy
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Conference Committee on H.F. 2438 - Transportation Omnibus - 05/12/25
Transcript Highlights:
- Uh we've had legislative approval.
- </c> 2.17 is a a third legislative 2.17 is a a third legislative notification<00:44:46.240><c> requirement
- Uh, my name is, uh, Dan legislation.
- Uh my name sponsoring this legislation.
- Thank you. legislation. Some of those legislation.
NH
Transcript Highlights:
- We support this legislation.
- </c> thank the uh we support this legislation thank the uh we support this legislation I<00:21:10.080
- </c><01:08:19.960><c> is</c> so a key piece to this legislation is so a key piece to this legislation
- This legislation would not change that.
- </c> chance and it's time for our legislators chance and it's time for our legislators to<04:26:44.720
Committee:
House Housing
CO
Colorado 2026 Regular Session
Colorado Senate 2026 Legislative Day 101 Apr 24th, 2026
Colorado Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- </c> legislatively, that was super helpful. legislatively, that was super helpful.
- :16:46.960><c> on</c> legislation is about expanding on legislation is about expanding on already<01:
- I think it's really legislation.
- </c> need to be included in this legislation. need to be included in this legislation.
- </c><05:11:04.320><c> This</c> the 105th legislative day. This the 105th legislative day.
NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
House Science, Technology and Energy (04/07/2025)
Science, Technology and Energy
Transcript Highlights:
- Since the legislation was filed delays.
- ><c> the</c> legislation which complements the legislation which complements the department's<00:06:06.880
- </c><00:06:40.880><c> session</c> major priority this legislative session major priority this legislative
- </c> legislation. I do have a question. legislation. I do have a question.
- </c><01:32:42.480><c> that</c> I see nothing in that legislation that I see nothing in that legislation
Committee:
House Science, Technology and Energy
NH
New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session
House Criminal Justice and Public Safety (04/08/2026)
Criminal Justice and Public Safety
Transcript Highlights:
- </c> be the materials that this legislative be the materials that this legislative study<03:32:24.239
- </c><03:33:14.640><c> committee</c> excited about a legislative committee excited about a legislative
- </c> general whether or not new legislation general whether or not new legislation was<03:34:31.600><
- </c> Hampshire uh to oppose this legislation. Hampshire uh to oppose this legislation.
- </c> in the absence of federal legislation in the absence of federal legislation which<04:26:53.120><
Committee:
House Criminal Justice and Public Safety
ID
Transcript Highlights:
- We're supposed to appropriate all the money in the legislative branch, and this just kind of makes sure
- time, so if there are situations that we didn't recognize and we do feel that there needs to be legislative
- This legislation did put in a limit not to exceed ten million dollars for any fiscal year, but it also
- who are willing... ...be submitted along with that change, as well as the names of legislators who are
- willing to sponsor that legislation.
Committee:
House Appropriations
Summary:
The House Appropriations Committee approved the minutes from its March 5, 2026 meeting, then took up several bills dealing with budget process and appropriations rules. House Bill 834, by Representative Monks, would have set a timeline for liquidating carryover encumbrances, but after concerns about flexibility, the sponsor asked that it be sent to General Orders for possible adjustment. The committee agreed and sent HB 834 to General Orders.
House Bill 835, also by Representative Monks, addressed non-cognizable expenses that arise when the Legislature is not in session. Monks said the bill would keep the executive branch able to spend in limited circumstances while better aligning with the constitution, including a $10 million annual cap with exceptions for emergencies, certain construction-related federal funds, and tuition-related costs. After questions about past instances exceeding the cap, the committee voted to send HB 835 to the floor with a due pass recommendation, with Monks to carry the bill.
House Bill 836, by Representative Ehlers, was withdrawn from the agenda and then held in committee by motion. House Bill 837, also by Ehlers, proposed a calculated reduction approach based on agencies’ historical personnel spending, but the sponsor asked to have it returned to him; the committee agreed. The related RS 33663, which changed one provision from “shall” to “may” to give the Appropriations Committee more flexibility, was introduced and recommended to the Second Reading Calendar. Finally, House Bill 838, by Representative Petzke, would require the governor’s budget submission to include draft policy bills and sponsor names whenever a budget item requires statutory changes, and to include draft budget language when needed; the committee sent HB 838 to the floor with a due pass recommendation.
NY
Transcript Highlights:
- Welcome to our second meeting already of the Senate Standing Committee on Labor for the 2026 legislative
- We've had capital audience legislation.
- We were talking seven years ago; we had former worker legislation, historic legislation.
- We've passed legislation on staffing ratios several times.
- We have, by far, the greatest legislative staff of any state labor federation in the country: Mike Nidal
Committee:
Senate Labor
Summary:
The Senate Standing Committee on Labor met for its second meeting of the 2026 session, with Chair Senator Ramos welcoming members and inviting Mario Celento, president of the New York State AFL-CIO, to speak. Celento thanked the committee for its past labor-related work and outlined the AFL-CIO’s priorities for the session, including fixing Tier 6 public pensions, responsible regulation of artificial intelligence and autonomous vehicles, child care, staffing ratios in health care, housing-related labor standards, prevailing wage and project labor agreements, and protecting workers from federal actions affecting unions, organizing, OSHA, and collective bargaining.
The committee then took up six bills. It reported Senate Bill 372A, relating to labor law and establishing certain notices, by a vote with one nay and an abstention. Senate Bill 681, concerning fingerprinting or mandatory iris and retina scanning of applicants, was reported with one nay. Senate Bill 1514, relating to support orders for a police classification, was reported unanimously. Senate Bill 4424A, the anti-labor of women rights bill, was reported with abstentions. Senate Bill 4479, requiring the Workers’ Compensation Board and Department of Labor to publish a list of DRMDs as open data, was reported unanimously. Senate Bill 7776A, relating to an act for a thinkless servant form act, was also reported with abstentions. All six bills were moved to the calendar, and the meeting adjourned.
MA
Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
Informal House Session 6 Jan 22nd, 2026
Massachusetts House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- A message from Her Excellency the Governor, recommending legislation to manage federal tax changes in
- Lovely for legislation relative to students accessing food and nutritional information to the Committee
- Lovely for legislation to establish a celiac disease screening pilot program for certain children to
- Cabral for legislation to establish a sick leave bank for Sonia Felix, an employee of the Department
- Cabral for legislation to establish a sick leave bank for Sonia Felix, an employee of the Department
Summary:
The House opened with the Pledge of Allegiance and quickly took up several routine matters. Members adopted a congratulatory resolution for Anna Karaza on her 100th birthday after suspending the rules. The Governor’s message on legislation to manage federal tax changes in Massachusetts, House No. 4975, was referred to the Committee on Revenue. The House also concurred in a Senate petition on a celiac disease screening pilot program, and Joint Rule 12 was suspended for that petition and for a separate sick leave bank bill for Sonia Felix.
The Committee on Steering, Policy and Scheduling recommended several local bills for consideration, including bills on Boston police age requirements for Antonio Pires and Cheryl Malice, a bridge naming in New Bedford, a Wellesley tax deferral bill, and a Westwood charter bill. The House suspended Rule 7A as needed, gave second readings, and ordered the bills to third reading. It then passed to be enacted engrossed bills amending the Provincetown charter, establishing an appointed town clerk in Avon, and authorizing a Westwood alcohol license reissuance and new license.
The House also observed a moment of silence for Joseph Crowley Jr. of Woburn, honoring his long service to the community and school committee. Later, the chamber passed several bills to be engrossed, including Boston police age-waiver bills for Pierre Charles Darius and Kenny Gatow, a Plainville charter amendment, and a Sandwich charter bill. The Sandwich bill was amended on the floor by Representative Walsh before being engrossed. The House then recessed and later adjourned to meet the next day in informal session.
MA
Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
Informal House Session 6 Jan 22nd, 2026
Massachusetts House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- A message from Her Excellency the Governor recommending legislation to manage federal tax changes in
- Lovely for legislation relative to students accessing food and nutritional information to the Committee
- Lovely for legislation to establish a celiac disease screening pilot program for certain children to
- Cabral for legislation to establish a sick leave bank for Sonia Felix, an employee of the Department
- Cabral for legislation to establish a sick leave bank for Sonia Felix, an employee of the Department
OK
Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session
Local and County Government Apr 14th, 2026 at 01:30 pm
Local and County Government
Transcript Highlights:
- Those cities are mentioned in some talking points, but not mentioned in the legislation.
- I appreciate the thought of this legislation being brought forward.
- I would like to remind us that last year, there were similar pieces of legislation that we couldn't get
- of those municipalities that is no longer listed and grandfathered into this particular piece of legislation
- But we don't want to hear that legislation.
Committee:
Senate Local and County Government
Keywords:
corruption, nonpublic information, government accountability, criminal law, public office, counties, property taxation, watercourse, boundaries, effective date, county government, administration, local resources, public institutions, construction, maintenance, animal welfare, pet shops, commercial breeders, county regulations
ID
Transcript Highlights:
- So obviously we're assuming guilt and changing this piece of legislation.
- So we would remove all data if we just repealed this piece of legislation, right?
- because it costs almost $50,000 a day to convene the legislature, an extremely expensive way to legislate
- But I hope that this increase in reactionary legislating gives us all an opportunity to force us to hear
- each other better and work with each other better so that we don't spend so much money passing legislation
Committee:
House Judiciary, Rules and Administration
ID
Idaho 2026 Regular Session
Agenda Mar 27th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- I am from Legislative District 32, which is part of Bonneville County. I have a preference.
- And that's how all legislation is, right?
- And that's how all legislation is, right?
- They haven't sorted it out yet, so I'm really cautious about legislating something that's really not
- They haven't sorted it out yet, so I'm really cautious about legislating something that's really not
Summary:
The House Health and Welfare Committee approved the minutes from March 13, 17, 18, 19, and 25. The committee then took up House Bill 864, which concerned kratom, and members discussed it alongside a Senate regulation bill. Testimony and comments reflected sharp disagreement: some members and the bill sponsor argued kratom should be treated as a dangerous, addictive substance and favored a Schedule 1-style ban, while others said the issue is not fully studied, regulation may be preferable to an outright ban, and they wanted to see what the Senate bill would contain before acting further. The sponsor also criticized the Senate regulation approach as insufficient and said it would legitimize a harmful product.
A substitute motion to send HB 864 to the floor without recommendation failed on a roll call vote, 5-11. The committee then voted 14-2 to hold HB 864 in committee subject to call of the chair, leaving the bill pending while the Senate action on related kratom legislation develops. Members noted that the committee may meet again later depending on when related bills are transmitted and assigned.
At the end of the meeting, the committee recognized its page, who said she plans to attend nursing school and thanked the committee for the experience. The chair presented her with a gift and a letter of recommendation, and then adjourned the meeting.
ID
Idaho 2026 Regular Session
Agenda Feb 16th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- This legislation is very simple. It amends Idaho Code 50... This legislation is very simple.
- This legislation improves access to natural health care for all Idahoans who choose to seek it.
- This legislation does not grant any new privileges and restricts the scope of naturopathic doctors to
- Thank you for your consideration of this legislation, and I'll stand for questions.
- So, the department does know about this legislation.
Summary:
The Senate Health and Welfare Committee heard several RS introductions and one House bill. RS 33393, by Sen. Van Orden, would create an audit/transparency process related to residential habilitation and provider rate increases; after clarification that it was the audit piece only, the committee voted to send it to print by voice vote. RS 33404, presented by a University of Idaho law student for Sen. Anthon, would allow pharmacists to seek voluntary dual licensure as naturopathic doctors; it was sent to print. RS 33355, by Sen. Blaylock, would restructure Health and Welfare oversight by eliminating administrative regions, regional directors, the Board of Health and Welfare, and regional behavioral health boards; despite concerns from Sen. Wintrow about losing advisory capacity, it was sent to print. RS 33406 would require hospitals to provide clearer, bundled labor-and-delivery pricing information, and RS 33419 would update newborn screening exemption language to align with existing vaccine exemptions; both were sent to print without opposition.
The committee then heard House Bill 555, a rewrite of the Idaho Solid Waste Code, presented by Rep. Weber with testimony from Nate Francisco of the Idaho Solid Waste Association. The bill would move solid waste regulatory authority from health districts to the Department of Environmental Quality, with supporters citing greater expertise, statewide consistency, fewer conflicts of interest, and user-fee funding for DEQ’s added responsibilities. Members asked about impacts on septic systems, public health protections, and federal primacy under RCRA; the presenters said the bill concerns municipal solid waste, preserves public health and safety, and is intended to maintain Idaho’s primacy. The committee voted to send HB 555 to the Senate floor with a due pass recommendation. The meeting then adjourned.