Transcript Highlights:

• Your vote is six aye, three nays, one absence.
• I'd like to explain my vote, Madam Chair. Yes. I see the sponsor's name and the bill. I know.
• They're considering our bills over there as we consider their bills here, so with that I vote aye.
• With your vote of six ayes, three nays, one absent, you have passed Senate Bill 1418 with the do pass
• All your vote is, three nays.

Committee: House House Natural Resources, Energy & Water Committee of Reference

Summary: The Committee on Natural Resources, Energy & Water considered several water and energy measures. Senate Bill 1202, which requires the Arizona Department of Water Resources director to include additional information on each groundwater basin in the five-year water supply and demand assessment, was described as similar to a bill vetoed in a prior session. After brief discussion, it was passed with a do pass recommendation by a 6-3 vote. Senate Bill 1418, dealing with small modular nuclear reactors, would limit county regulation in certain cases, expand siting definitions, raise the megawatt threshold for plant regulation, and allow replacement of existing thermal units with SMRs without a new certificate in specified circumstances. Members noted it contained language from previously vetoed bills, but it also passed 6-3 with a do pass recommendation. The committee also heard Senate Concurrent Memorial 1007, which urges Congress to divest the federal government and the Bureau of Indian Affairs of the San Carlos Irrigation Project Electric System and provide funding for a system study and improvements. Testimony from the sponsor and Arizona Municipal Power Users Association emphasized the system’s unreliability, aging infrastructure, and support from multiple local and federal entities for transferring control. The memorial passed unanimously, 9-0, with a do pass recommendation. Finally, Senate Bill 1785 would codify in statute a Department of Water Resources policy on the area of impact for recovery wells associated with underground storage facilities, generally reflecting a one-mile safe harbor unless a hydrologic study shows a different impact area. Supporters said the bill would provide certainty for permit applicants and align statute with long-standing department practice; DWR testified neutral and said it would like to work on technical language changes. The bill passed with a do pass recommendation by a 7-3 vote. House Senate Bill 1287 was held for additional information and no action was taken on it.

Transcript Highlights:

• Your vote is six ayes, three nays, one absence.
• I'd like to explain my vote, Madam Chair. Yes. I see the sponsor's name and the bill. I know.
• And I'll explain my vote with the Natural Resources, Energy and Water Committee over in the Senate having
• They're considering our bills over there as we consider their bills here, so with that I vote aye.
• By your vote, three nays, one absent, you have passed Senate Bill 1785 with a do pass recommendation.

Bills: SB1202 , SB1287 , SB1418 , SB1785 , SCM1007

Committee: House Natural Resources, Energy & Water

Keywords: groundwater, water conservation, Arizona water resources, drought management, water quality, irrigation, active management area, domestic use, stock watering, water rights, small modular reactors, energy regulation, environmental compatibility, utility construction, agricultural use, industrial users, water storage, recovery well, Arizona Revised Statutes, water management

Transcript Highlights:

• Up next on the agenda, we have a gubernatorial reappointment vote on the reappointment of Hyatt Erstad
• Next up, we have another gubernatorial appointment, actually a vote on the gubernatorial appointment
• Generally, we vote on the appointment at our next meeting, which would be Tuesday. Mr. Chairman.
• Vote on your appointment next Tuesday, which will be our next meeting. Thank you. Thank you.
• We will most likely vote next Tuesday on your appointment. Thank you. Thank you very much.

Committee: Senate Commerce and Human Resources

Keywords: 989, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Chair Wai, I vote yes, it's okay. Senator Fukunaga, I will slowly also vote yes. Yay. Thank you.
• Chair vai, I<00:04:50.360><c> vote</c> I vote I vote yes,<00:04:52.880><c> it's</c><00:04:53.120><c>
• I<00:04:56.000><c> will</c><00:04:56.240><c> slowly</c><00:04:57.040><c> also</c><00:04:57.440><c> vote
• </c><00:04:58.560><c> Thank</c> I will slowly also vote yes. Yay.
• Thank I will slowly also vote yes. Yay.

Committee: Senate Public Safety and Military Affairs

Keywords: 912, senate, all

Summary: The joint committees on Public Safety and Military Affairs and Energy and Intergovernmental Affairs met on March 28, 2025, to hear testimony on SCR 24, with a proposed SD1 that would also change the title to urge the U.S. Department of Defense to keep all references to the 442nd Regimental Combat Team on its public website. Testimony was unanimously in support from veterans’ groups, civil rights organizations, and individual supporters, including Nisei Veterans Legacy, the Daniel K. Inouye Institute, the Hawaii Military Affairs Council, the Hawaii Coalition for Civil Rights, and the 100th Infantry Battalion Veterans Club. A senator also voiced strong support, saying the resolution addressed fairness and recognition of nonwhite service members. The committee then discussed STR 96 and SR 79, which urge Maui County, the Maui Emergency Management Agency, the Department of Transportation, and the Hawaii Emergency Management Agency to develop and implement an evacuation route signage program for Maui. There was no testimony on these measures. Members indicated that, consistent with committee practice, the measures would be deferred because of the lack of testimony. For SCR 24, the committee recommended passage with amendments, adopting the proposed SD1 and adding references to the 100th Infantry Battalion after each mention of the 442nd. The committee then took votes and adopted the recommendation. For STR 96 and SR 79, the committees deferred decision-making, with the Public Safety and Military Affairs committee agreeing to the deferral.

Transcript Highlights:

• from personal experience as a citizen petitioner in Great Barrington in 2019, where our landslide vote
• For all these reasons, I ask the Chairs and the committee members to please vote favorably for Bill H
• We ask that you please stand with us to protect Massachusetts jobs and vote no on these two bills.
• We ask that you please stand with us to protect Massachusetts jobs and vote no on these two bills.
• So this is important also because it ensures that before any vote by a town or city governing board,

Committee: Joint Joint Committee on Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The Joint Committee on Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure held a hearing on a range of gaming, racing, horse protection, problem gambling, and lottery bills. A major focus was H. 356 and related horse-racing legislation, which drew strong support from residents and animal-welfare advocates who argued that proposed racetrack and simulcast developments should require upfront traffic, environmental, public health, and economic studies, plus stronger local approval and transparency. They said past proposals in several communities had lacked adequate information and had imposed costs on towns. Opponents, including the New England Horsemen’s Benevolent and Protective Association, argued that the bills would harm racing, breeding, farms, and related jobs, and said horse racing is already heavily regulated and that claims about slaughter and safety were overstated. Several speakers also supported S. 280, which would protect horses and phase out or restrict horse racing, citing animal cruelty, injuries, and deaths. The committee also heard extensive testimony on SB 235 and HB 332 to authorize regulated online casino gaming (iGaming). DraftKings, FanDuel, IDEA, and the Sports Betting Alliance supported the bills, saying iGaming is already occurring illegally in Massachusetts and should be brought into a regulated, taxed market with age verification, responsible gaming tools, and consumer protections. They projected substantial annual tax revenue and argued legal iGaming would not cannibalize brick-and-mortar casinos, instead creating a “rising tide” effect. Opponents, including Local 26, the National Association Against iGaming, and problem-gambling advocates, warned of job losses, casino cannibalization, increased addiction, and greater harm to vulnerable players, citing experiences in other states and rising helpline calls. The committee asked for follow-up information on revenue and market-size estimates. Later, Rep. Scanlon testified in support of S. 240 and S. 241, which would standardize gambling disclaimers and require annual reporting on problem-gambling treatment funded through the Public Health Trust Fund. He said the bills would make it easier for people to find help and improve oversight of treatment programs. Rep. Garcia testified in support of H. 434, which would change the formula for distributing lottery revenues, arguing that gateway and lower-income communities such as Chelsea contribute heavily to lottery sales but receive too little back in local aid. After hearing additional testimony and reading into the record bills that received no testimony, the committee recessed briefly, then closed the hearing by motion and vote.

Transcript Highlights:

• Well, you vote of 16 ayes and one no, you have voted do pass House Committee substitute for House Bills
• Well, you voted 16 ayes and one no. You have voted do pass House Bill 2362.
• I now move that House Bill 2588 be voted do pass. Any discussion?
• Well, you voted 16. I's in one, no. You have voted due pass. House Bill 2362.
• While you voted 16 ayes and one no, you have voted do pass House Bill 2580-8.

Committee: House Veterans and Armed Forces

Keywords: 959, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• . >> Is that something we could vote on? >> We can give it a vote. May I vote for directed?
• </c> &gt;&gt; Is that something we could vote on? &gt;&gt; Is that something we could vote on?
• c> &gt;&gt; We can give it a vote.
• May I vote for &gt;&gt; We can give it a vote. May I vote for directed? directed? directed?
• I think we go offline if you want. >> Sorry. >> Want to vote? >> Uh, I think we did go offline.

Keywords: 916, all

Summary: The conference committee met on House Bill 69, which concerns Department of Health land transfers involving property from the Wyoming Life Resource Center in Lander. Members reviewed the two main pieces of the bill: a transfer of land to WYDOT for a maintenance yard, and a separate parcel intended for possible residential development. Much of the discussion focused on clarifying that the residential parcel would still be subject to zoning and likely sold through a public process, while the WYDOT parcel would remain a state-to-state transfer. A central issue was whether the City of Lander should be specifically included in the consultation language. Committee members agreed the city should be consulted on both sections, but there was debate over whether the bill should say the department is “authorized and directed” to convey the WYDOT parcel or use more permissive language such as “may” or simply “authorized.” Members noted that the city would have zoning authority over the residential parcel, but not necessarily a veto over the WYDOT transfer. The discussion also covered the practical need for a new WYDOT facility because the current yard is too small. The committee ultimately agreed to add the City of Lander to the consultation language, keep the WYDOT transfer directed, and leave the residential section permissive. They also approved a reporting requirement so the legislature would be notified when the transfers are completed. The committee then voted unanimously to adopt the compromise and prepare a conference committee report for signing.

Transcript Highlights:

• I know that I'm not comfortable fully knowing what I'm voting on.
• Okay, we'll do a roll call vote. Michelle, if you can call the roll.
• Okay, we'll do a roll call vote. Michelle, if you can call the roll.
• I'm urging you to vote no on this bill.
• But voting no on this bill is not anti-military.

Committee: House Business

Summary: The committee first heard House Bill 702, which would amend Idaho’s Uniform Commercial Code provisions governing securities entitlements. The sponsor and a guest attorney argued the bill would restore investor priority over banks in the event of a major Wall Street failure, saying current law gives secured lenders priority when brokers or custodians pledge customer securities without consent. Several members questioned whether the bill was broader than described, whether it mainly affected margin accounts, and whether it should be handled at the state level at all. After discussion, a motion to send the bill to the floor with a due pass recommendation failed 8-7, and the committee then moved to hold the bill in committee at the call of the chair while members sought more information and further discussion. House Bill 562, sponsored by Representative Sauter, would extend the notice period for property insurance nonrenewals and cancellations from 30 days to 60 days for both residential and commercial policies. The sponsor said the bill was intended as a consumer protection measure to give policyholders more time to find replacement coverage or resolve issues with their current carrier, and he noted it would not change the 10-day notice for nonpayment or the separate timeline for rate changes. Committee members asked about existing contract language and whether a longer notice period could discourage insurers from writing policies in Idaho; the sponsor said he had not heard that concern from carriers and was open to adjusting the effective date. The committee approved a motion to send the bill to general orders. The committee then considered House Bill 585, which would impose “shot clocks” on mechanical, electrical, and plumbing inspections, similar to last session’s building inspection timelines. The sponsor said local governments would have 48 hours to complete inspections or refund the fee so a private third-party inspector could be used, and would have to provide written reasons for a failed inspection within three business days. Testimony from a third-party inspector and the Idaho Associated General Contractors supported the bill, saying it could save time and money and help keep projects moving. The committee adopted a due pass motion and sent the bill to the floor. Finally, the committee heard House Bill 545, which would create a pathway for certain military chaplains to become licensed professional counselors in Idaho based on their Master of Divinity, military counseling experience, and related clinical pastoral education. The sponsor and supporters said chaplains already provide substantial counseling in military settings and should be able to serve Idahoans, including veterans, while critics from the counseling profession argued the bill would bypass important counseling coursework, the national counselor exam, and existing gatekeeping standards. After extensive testimony from both sides, including questions about training, testing, supervision, and public protection, the committee had not yet reached a final disposition in the portion of the transcript provided.

Transcript Highlights:

• for and voted in.
• for and voted in.
• So it was a no-brainer for me. and Party voted for and voted in. So it was a no-brainer for me.
• We are urging a yes vote on 5993.
• We are urging a yes vote on 5993.

Bills: SB6011

Committee: House Civil Rights & Judiciary

Keywords: court security, bailiffs, threat assessment, judicial safety, law enforcement, 904, all

Transcript Highlights:

• There are also other agencies to consider in the vote. Thank you.
• We're going to go to a roll call vote on the amendment.
• We have a vote of nine for yes to table and seven for no. Yes.
• Okay, we're going to go to the vote now.
• Representative Little, we'll ask that the roll be called for this vote.

Summary: The committee met late in the evening and announced that Senate Bill 132 would be rolled until the next day. The only bill heard was Senate Finance Committee substitute for Senate Bill 241, which would codify New Mexico’s Child Care Assistance Program in statute, establish eligibility, payment, wait-list, and co-payment rules, require reporting and transparency, and tie reimbursement rates to a cost-estimation model and wage scale/career lattice. The sponsor and administration described the bill as creating a durable framework for universal child care, with protections for program integrity, inclusion of children with developmental needs, and requirements to maximize state and federal child care tax benefits. Public testimony was largely supportive of the bill’s child care expansion goals, with endorsements from State Police, firefighters, early childhood advocates, and women’s policy groups, but many providers and educators said they could not support it without stronger wage and career-ladder protections and clearer guarantees that funding would reach staff salaries rather than owners or institutions. The committee adopted Vice Chair Dixon’s amendment, which lowered the proposed transfer from the Early Childhood Education and Care Trust Fund from $1 billion to $700 million and added reporting requirements on the wait list, consultation requirements for rate-setting, additional facility reporting, a prohibition on supplanting certain public education funds, tribal facility participation, and food program reporting. A separate amendment from Representative Duncan to require first-come, first-served enrollment was debated at length but was tabled by a 9-7 vote after the sponsor and secretary said it conflicted with federal prioritization rules and the bill’s targeted access goals. Members also questioned how the bill would affect public entities, nontraditional-hour providers, co-pay triggers, and whether the wage scale would adequately compensate educators. After debate, the committee voted 10-7 to give the amended bill a do-pass recommendation. Supporters said the bill would strengthen workforce stability, improve access for working families, and help sustain New Mexico’s universal child care system; opponents warned about the long-term fiscal impact, the potential growth of the program, and whether the bill sufficiently protected early childhood educators’ wages and other state priorities. The meeting adjourned with notice that the committee would reconvene at 8 a.m. the next day to hear the Senate’s actions on House Bill 2.

Transcript Highlights:

• on issues that come up on the board. >> Every senator is open and able to vote when they are present
• for vote being called. >> Okay, great.
• </c> vote when they are present for uh vote vote when they are present for uh vote being<00:15:59.519
• You have to quorum in for that in order to vote on the next third readers.
• for that. >> So, so a vote or not vote on a third reader quorum call does not lock you out or still

Keywords: Senate streaming session for Monday, February 9, 2026, 960, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Please vote no. Thank you. Go ahead, Rose. Good have Please vote no. Thank you. Go ahead, Rose.
• So please vote no. Thank you. Thank you.
• Please vote no.
• Please vote yes.
• Please vote no. Thank you. Please vote no. Thank you.

Bills: HB2038 , HB2297 , HB2382 , HB2487 , HB2018

Committee: House Finance

Keywords: HB2038, Washington, B&O tax, business and occupation tax, social media tax, platform tax, youth behavioral health, mental health, adolescent mental health, children's mental health, telebehavioral health, behavioral health account, state treasury, digital services tax, internet platform, social media companies, youth services, depression, anxiety, public health funding

Transcript Highlights:

• By your vote, Senate Bill 1156 is reported favorably.
• very respectfully, we'll have to vote against the amendment.
• Very respectfully, we'll have to vote against the amendment.
• So today I'm going to vote against your amendment, but I'm going to vote for, eventually, I'm hoping,
• I have to vote no at this point.

Committee: Senate Health Policy

Keywords: 999, senate, all

Summary: The committee took up several health-related bills. SB 1082, on a statewide provider and health plan claim dispute resolution program, was presented as a way to let providers and insurers use the federal independent dispute resolution process for emergency out-of-network claims under state-regulated commercial plans. A late-filed amendment clarified access to the state program, and the bill was reported favorably as a committee substitute. SB 1168, on background screenings, would centralize clearinghouse screening functions at the Agency for Health Care Administration; an amendment clarified that sealed and expunged records may be reviewed for eligibility determinations, and the bill was reported favorably as a committee substitute. SB 1156, on ambulatory surgical centers, would move their regulation into a standalone section of law separate from the hospital-focused Chapter 395, and it was reported favorably. The committee also considered SB 1480 on temporary certificates for practice in areas of critical need. A strike-all amendment created a grandfathering process for current certificate holders with active primary care relationships if federal designation changes remove an area’s critical-need status. Supporters said it would protect patients and preserve access to care in underserved areas, and the bill was reported favorably. The most extensive debate was on SB 1756, the medical freedom bill. The sponsor said it would require vaccine educational materials and alternative schedules for parents, expand school immunization exemptions to include conscience-based objections, clarify that emergency treatment authority does not include mandatory vaccination, and allow pharmacists to provide ivermectin behind the counter with written warnings. The committee adopted one amendment to extend liability protections to physicians as well as pharmacists, but rejected a substitute amendment that would have required counseling for exemption requests. Public testimony was overwhelmingly opposed, with physicians, pediatricians, cancer advocates, parents of immunocompromised children, and public health groups warning that the bill would lower vaccination rates and increase risk to vulnerable Floridians. The bill remained pending after testimony, with no final vote taken in the portion provided.

Transcript Highlights:

• . >> Senator Carroll, I vote aye and explain my vote. >> Yes, please. >> Just quickly, I don't know that
• , zero no votes, and zero pass votes, Senate Bill 17 as amended by the committee substitute is passed
• I'm going to vote aye today.
• I'm going to vote I &gt;&gt; Explain my I vote.
• </c> floor, but for today's purpose, I vote floor, but for today's purpose, I vote I.<00:28:24.640><c

Committee: Senate Judiciary

Keywords: 958, all

Transcript Highlights:

• I don't mind voting for it. I don't want to bring it up, but I'm joining for both.
• Chairman, I'd like to note that what we did did not take a vote in committee.
• I appreciate the recommendation for it to be voted out of State Affairs.
• I don’t think we voted on it. Yeah, you were on there, right? I don’t think we voted it out.
• I don’t think we voted on it.

Bills: HB842 , HB1907 , HB2844 , HB2892 , HB3439 , HB4211 , HB4536 , HB5111 , HB5138 , HB5182 , HB5247 , HB5269 , HB5323 , HB5435 , HJR201 , SB871 , HB3896 , SJR40

Committee: House State Affairs

Keywords: power lines, Gulf Coast, weather-related outages, Public Utility Commission, infrastructure, government contracts, Chinese companies, information technology, cybersecurity, state regulations, food safety, mobile vendors, licensing, permitting exemptions, health inspections, nonprofit organizations, personal information, government disclosure, privacy, criminal penalties

Transcript Highlights:

• This is done through loans or grants, which the commission must vote to authorize.
• Texans should never be forced to pay tolls on roads they didn't vote for.
• Uh, I, I believe that my constituents ought to have a, a chance to vote on this new tax.
• Even if voters keep voting it down, politicians will just allow the congestion to fester until voters
• Getting a vote on on toll roads Mr. Finger, the committee's up here.

Committee: House S/C on Transportation Funding

Transcript Highlights:

• It lowers the grant approval threshold from a unanimous vote to a supermajority vote, that is, 75 percent
• And by your vote, CS for SB 1404 is reported favorably.
• Yes, and by your vote, SB 1682 is reported favorably.
• And by your vote, SB 818 is reported favorably.
• And by your vote, CS for SB 948 is reported favorably.

Committee: Senate Regulated Industries

Summary: The Committee on Regulated Industries heard and advanced several bills, with the most extensive discussion centered on condominium issues, gambling enforcement, and public safety. CS/SB 592 on the My Safe Florida Condominium Pilot Program was amended to clarify the three-story eligibility threshold and to add sliding glass door wind-driven rain mitigation devices as an eligible improvement. A late-filed amendment to appropriate $500 million for the program failed on a 3-4 roll call vote, and the bill was then reported favorably. Members also took up CS/SB 1742, a broad condominium and cooperative association reform bill, which would give associations more flexibility on reserves after milestone inspections, require substitute budgets over certain spending increases, improve disclosure and conflict-of-interest rules, expand data collection, and extend some disclosure rescission periods; the committee adopted an amendment and reported the bill favorably. The committee also approved CS/SB 622 on pari-mutuel permit leasing, as amended to allow leasing to same-class permit holders or Hialeah permit holders and to make related wagering licenses discretionary rather than automatic. SB 1404 on illegal gambling was reported favorably after amendments allowing veterans organizations to seek declaratory rulings on machine compliance and adding ethics/revolving-door restrictions for Gaming Commission personnel; a late amendment concerning a Miami casino property was withdrawn. Testimony on that bill came from prosecutors, the Gaming Control Commission, veterans groups, and amusement machine operators, with supporters emphasizing organized crime enforcement and opponents seeking clearer definitions and compliance guidance. On public safety and infrastructure, SB 1682 to include 911 dispatchers in the definition of first responder was reported favorably with strong support from dispatchers and committee members. SB 818 on utility relocation and SB 1228 on spring restoration were also reported favorably, with counties opposing the utility bill as a taxpayer cost shift. SB 948 on flood disclosures for rental properties and condominium sales/rentals was reported favorably after support from environmental and flood advocacy groups. The committee also heard SB 604 on residential pool safety requirements, but the chair temporarily postponed it after concerns were raised about how the inspection requirement would work in cash transactions and whether it would require permits or delay closings.

Transcript Highlights:

• So with 19 yes votes, one no vote, House Bill 5 is amended by the committee substitute and is passed.
• </c> So with 19 yes votes, one no vote, no So with 19 yes votes, one no vote, no pass<00:25:58.640><c
• Vote yes.
• Vote yes. appreciate you. Thank you. Vote yes.
• With 16 yes votes, zero no votes, and three pass votes, House Bill 468 is passed and will be reported

Committee: House Judiciary

Keywords: 958, all

Transcript Highlights:

• that came to a vote in this room on that day.
• 26.800><c> and</c> object to the results in six states and object to the results in six states and vote
• not to certify the results of the vote not to certify the results of the two<00:43:29.680><c> states
• that came to a vote in this room<00:43:32.960><c> on</c><00:43:33.280><c> that</c><00:43:33.520><c>
• </c> false claims of illegitimate voting false claims of illegitimate voting occurred<01:24:26.560><c

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Tuesday, January 6, 2026, 1012, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• I move that House Bill 3451 be voted due pass.
• Thank you, Representative, for being here this morning for your vote. Thank you.
• I now move that House Committee Substitute for House Bills 3534 and 2342 be voted due pass.
• You have voted 12 yes and 0 no.
• You have voted to pass House Committee Substitute for House Bills 3534 and 2342.

Committee: House Children and Families

Keywords: 959, house, all