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NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
House Legislative Administration (03/12/2025)
Transcript Highlights:
- He said that even though that is in the amendment, it is fair to say that somebody can still give testimony
- He said that even though that is in the amendment, it is fair to say that somebody can still give testimony
- He said that even though that is in the amendment, it is fair to say that somebody can still give testimony
- this it's I think that's in this it's I think it's<00:24:50.520><c> fair</c><00:24:51.520><c> to</c>
- c><01:10:37.520><c> the</c> so would it be fair to say that in the so would it be fair to say that in
Summary:
The committee first took up House Bill 118 in executive session and adopted Amendment 0882H, which would remove the House and Senate members from the Child Care Commission while leaving the commission in place. Members said the amendment was a continuation of earlier committee discussion and supported it as a needed change. The committee then voted 12-0 to recommend ought to pass as amended, and HB 118 was placed on consent.
The committee next considered House Bill 142, dealing with Gold Star Mother’s Day. The sponsor explained that the bill was unnecessary because existing statute already directs the governor to issue a proclamation for Gold Star Mother’s Day and to urge appropriate observance, including flag-related ceremonies. Several members discussed how to ensure the proclamation and flag observance would happen and whether the committee report should note the existing statute. Other members said they would oppose killing the bill because the recognition was important. The committee voted 9-3 to table/ITL the bill, and HB 142 was declared inexpedient to legislate.
The final major item was a public hearing on a non-germane amendment to House Bill 456, with a related draft amendment also discussed. The sponsor said the amendment would raise the annual membership allowance from $20 to $75, rename fees as dues, prohibit dues from being used to pay lobbyists, require NHMA dues to be brought before voters as a separate warrant article for transparency, and require separate accounting so lobbying funds are not co-mingled with other funds. Supporters said the goal was to keep taxpayer-derived money from funding lobbying while preserving non-lobbying services such as legal advice and training. Opponents argued the proposal was an overreach and would micromanage local towns. No vote was taken in the portion provided.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Legislative Commission on Pensions and Retirement - 03/24/26
Minnesota Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
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- </c><01:23:32.160><c> my</c> in their office, or as happened in my in their office, or as happened in
- I mean, I can't stay in my job anymore, and that's not very fair after people have given that time in
- for</c> forward to fairness in public safety for forward to fairness in public safety for the<01:26:
- </c><01:33:21.160><c> in</c> I think we need to discuss that in in I think we need to discuss that in
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Floor Session Feb 26th, 2026
California Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- God of affection, creator, great spirit, you that abides in the universe and in each of us, you that
- I rise today in memory, and with a heavy heart, rise in honor of Yoshi Nakamura.
- in Washington, D.C.
- in Washington, D.C.
- few women held positions of leadership in the court. 161, serving in Ghana.
Summary:
The Senate convened with a quorum, offered prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance, and recognized several guests, including students from Florence High School’s Law Academy, a fourth-grade class from Holy Spirit School, and Brigadier General Nick Brown of Marine Corps Installation West/Camp Pendleton. The chamber also handled routine business, including a motion to remove AB 1389 (Rubio) from the inactive file.
The main floor action was on two gubernatorial appointments. Andrew Rakestra was confirmed to the Board of Environmental Safety by a vote of 28-0, and Indira Cameron Banks was confirmed to the Civil Rights Council by a vote of 28-8. Senators also announced upcoming budget subcommittee meetings on resources/environmental protection/energy, health and human services, judicial branch funding and court facilities, and state administration/general government.
The Senate then took up adjourn-in-memory tributes. Senator Archuleta honored Yoshi Nakamura, a World War II veteran, educator, artist, and community activist whose life included service in the 442nd Regimental Combat Team and decades of teaching in Whittier and at Rio Hondo College. Senator Blakespear honored Dr. Rosemary George Strayley, a longtime international development and women’s rights advocate who served in the Peace Corps, worked with major global institutions, and co-founded Run Women Run. The Senate expressed condolences and agreed to memorialize both individuals.
MA
Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Session Apr 30th, 2026
Massachusetts Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- The Senate will be in a brief recess. The Senate will be in a brief recess.
- Further amendments in the third degree to such amendment shall be in order.
- on Bills in the Third Reading.
- Further amendments in the third degree to such amendment shall be in order.
- Three in the affirmative. Those opposed, please rise to be counted. One in opposition.
AL
Alabama 2025 Regular Session
Alabama House State Government Committee Mar 19th, 2025
State Government
Transcript Highlights:
- So, our resources are in a neighboring county. ...resources are in a neighboring county.
- available in Shelby County.
- In North Carolina, it's every 7, and in South Carolina, it's every 10.
- In 2026, an estimate of 148,000 in postage. In 2027, when license plates are sent out, in postage.
- We have a mental health district in our state that is in South Alabama but also in East Alabama, and
Committee:
House State Government
Keywords:
homelessness, homeless individuals, unsheltered, transient, shelter, encampment, street outreach, relocation, displacement, law enforcement, municipal government, county government, local government, interjurisdictional transport, Class A misdemeanor, criminal penalties, public safety, social services, Alabama Code 15-20A-4, environmental regulation
OK
Transcript Highlights:
- I think Oklahomans across the board have seen a dramatic increase in their property tax evaluations in
- in the redbud for three years in a row in 2022, 2023, culminating in 2024.
- The property tax structure we have in Oklahoma has been in place for generations.
- that has taken us in the direction that has brought us to forty-fifth in poverty rankings.
- Senate Bill 227 sports fair taxations and encourages continued investment in Oklahoma without duplicative
Committee:
House Rules
ID
Transcript Highlights:
- I was born and raised in Ammon, Idaho.
- And while I was in law school, well, let me back up.
- I think the idea is just to have more, just to be fair and to be non-biased in the situation.
- We have a process in a streamlined fashion that is probably the most efficient that I've seen in the
- have for public land here in Idaho.
Committee:
Senate State Affairs
Summary:
The Senate State Affairs Committee heard testimony from Layton Lenning on his gubernatorial appointment to the Idaho Commission on Human Rights. Lenning described his background as a prosecutor and attorney with experience in employment and entertainment law, and said he would approach the quasi-judicial role by being fair, impartial, and efficient. Committee members asked about his goals for the commission, and he said he had no policy agenda beyond careful, unbiased decision-making. The committee said it would vote on his appointment at a later meeting.
The committee also heard from Brian Skagliano, a long-serving member of the Idaho Commission on Human Rights, on his reappointment. Skagliano said he has served nearly 20 years and described the commission’s work as reviewing investigations to determine cause or probable cause in discrimination cases. In response to questions, he said the commission is working through a backlog, expects to be caught up soon, and that roughly 6 to 9 percent of cases result in probable cause findings. He emphasized that many complainants simply want to be heard and receive an explanation, even when a case does not result in a finding of violation.
The committee then approved several appointments: Megan Ronk to the Commission on Human Rights and Salvador Cruz to the Treasurer’s Advisory Committee, both with recommendations for confirmation. Finally, the committee introduced RS 32980, a proposed constitutional amendment related to public lands, sponsored by Senator Adams. Supporters said the measure was developed after broad public outreach, while Senator Ruchti noted interest in hearing from tribes, conservation groups, Farm Bureau, and others, as well as in understanding potential fiscal impacts if the state were to manage lands acquired from the federal government. The motion to send the RS to print passed, and the committee adjourned.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- In large numbers, trainers like Mr.
- I've been involved in the industry since parameter was passed in '89, as Brian mentioned.
- In the state of Texas, it happened specifically to the town of Prosper in 2022.
- In 2022, Prosper experienced a sudden and significant... ...drop in our monthly sales tax collections
- In closing, this bill is not about limiting growth or local control; it's about restoring fairness and
Bills:
HB 105 , HB982 , HB1483 , HB1508 , HB2575 , HB3646 , HB3993 , HB4083 , HB4580 , HB4725 , HB5169 , HB5511 , HJR73 , HJR102 , HJR174 , HB3746 , HB4240
Committee:
House Ways & Means
Keywords:
economic development, job creation, energy, tax incentives, technology investment, ad valorem taxes, elderly, disabled, low-income, tax limitation, homesteads, Texas Tax Code, property tax, ad valorem tax, tax exemption, residential real property, home improvement, energy efficiency, energy-efficient upgrades, HVAC
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Floor Session Mar 13th, 2025
California House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- We ask our guests and visitors in the rear of the chamber and in the gallery to please stand for our
- of her husband of 60 years in 2014 and her son. from Kevin to cancer in 2021.
- She knew what it was to live in.
- I rise in strong support.
- In California, land surveyors have uniquely important role in the development of our state.
WI
Wisconsin 2026 1st Special Session
Senate Special Committee on Oversight of the Department of Justice Mar 31st, 2026
Senate Special Committee on Oversight of the Department of Justice
Transcript Highlights:
- Oversight must be grounded in facts. It must be fair.
- And it must be conducted with a genuine commitment... ...be grounded in facts. It must be fair.
- It matters to every single person in our state.
- I appreciate the value of oversight in the legislature, and I certainly was prepared to participate in
- What category he's putting these people in.
MA
Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
Status of Persons with Disabilities Jun 21st, 2026 at 11:00 am
Transcript Highlights:
- I'm in our Health Care Division, but it includes a phone number for the folks in our Civil Rights Division
- the area were addressed in the guidance.
- Fair enough.
- Did you have a structure in terms of the format of the event that you had in mind? Yeah.
- of you are able to join either in person or on Zoom.
Summary:
The Workforce Support Subcommittee of the Permanent Commission on the Status of Persons with Disabilities met to discuss workforce issues affecting people who provide services to individuals with disabilities, with a focus on immigration enforcement concerns and an upcoming employment event. Ethan Marks, Deputy Chief of the Health Care Division at the Massachusetts Attorney General’s Office, presented the AGO’s late-January guidance for health care providers and patients on how to respond to ICE activity at health care facilities, what information and access ICE may request, and what protections and access-to-care issues apply. He said the guidance is broad, includes contact information for the Civil Rights Division, and will be updated if federal policy changes. Committee members asked whether residential programs, day programs, DDS/DMH facilities, and similar settings would fall under the guidance; Marks said the guidance is intended to be broad but that specific scenarios may require follow-up with the Civil Rights Division. He also said he was not aware of significant ICE activity at health care facilities so far, though there is fear and some rumors, and members discussed sharing the guidance with hospitals, academic medical institutions, the Health Equity Compact, and other stakeholders.
The subcommittee then reviewed plans for a June 23 State House event titled Strength and Support: Networking and Resource Sharing Event for Youth and Young Adults with Disabilities, Personal Care Assistance, Job Coaches, and Inclusive Workplaces. The event will feature a panel-style conversation with prepared questions, success stories, challenges to employment, and strategies to improve outcomes, while also highlighting the shortage of direct support and human services workers. Confirmed or potential participants and partners mentioned included Partners for Youth with Disabilities, MassAbility, NextGen, JVS, the Federation for Children with Special Needs, the PCA Council, and the Arc of Massachusetts, which has launched a PSA campaign for direct support worker hiring. The PCA Council’s resume directory for people interested in becoming PCAs was also noted as a recruitment resource.
Members suggested inviting employers and other stakeholders to the June event, including Eastern Bank, Mass General Brigham, and possibly representatives connected to apprenticeship programs. The group also discussed reaching out to contacts at the Federation and NextGen, and one member suggested Kathy Pitkowskis as a possible connection. The subcommittee said it would continue outreach and finalize the event details, and noted that the next regular meeting will be August 28, with Patricia Wu from EHS scheduled to provide statewide updates.
AZ
Arizona 2026 Regular Session
02/16/2026 - House Public Safety & Law Enforcement #2
Transcript Highlights:
- No, unless they have come in and desire to speak. I don't have anyone signed in.
- All those in favor of the amendment in Chairman's name say aye; all those opposed say nay.
- office in that position, is supposed to do.
- You're up, I guess, if you weren't signed in.
- Depending on other things that might have been going on in your life—if you smoked in your life, if you
Summary:
The Committee on Public Safety and Law Enforcement met and first announced that HB 2691 would be held and not heard further that day. The chair also limited testimony to three speakers for and three against, with two minutes each unless extended by a minority leader. The committee then took up HB 2993, which would allow the Department of Public Safety to spend on legal services independent of the Attorney General and, as amended, redirect $5 million from the Consumer Protection Consumer Fraud Revolving Fund to the Gang and Immigration Intelligence Team Enforcement Mission Fund. Supporters argued the bill would give DPS outside counsel and shift money toward front-line public safety work; opponents said it was political retaliation that would weaken consumer protection enforcement and divert funds from Arizonans who benefit from AG actions. The committee adopted the chairman’s amendment and then approved HB 2993 on an 8-6 vote, with one absent.
The committee next heard HB 2231, a clarifying bill updating the list of cancers covered under the occupational disease presumption for firefighters, peace officers, and fire investigators. The sponsor and firefighter testimony said the bill does not expand benefits but fixes a drafting problem, including a disputed comma that had been used by insurers to challenge claims; the Industrial Commission was listed as neutral if needed. Members discussed whether the presumption is rebuttable and how punctuation affected the statute’s meaning. During roll call, several members explained their votes in favor as a matter of grammar and statutory clarity, and the committee passed HB 2231 by a 14-0 vote with one absent. The meeting then adjourned.
AL
Alabama 2025 Regular Session
Alabama Senate Banking and Insurance Committee Mar 5th, 2025
Banking and Insurance
Transcript Highlights:
- Would that be a fair assessment? That's a fair assessment.
- .we've already passed in our last session.
- doing it in the very beginning.
- Yet, so we're putting an amendment on in anticipation that it is going to exist, just in case.
- been in with you about for 31 years.
Committee:
Senate Banking and Insurance
MO
Missouri 2026 Regular Session
Consent and Procedure Feb 10th, 2026 at 04:00 pm
Consent and Procedure
Transcript Highlights:
- Anyone here like to testify in favor of House Resolution 3997?
- Now it's YAG, Youth and Government program, a program I was in in high school.
- Anyone here in favor of 4113? Opposed? Information.
- And I encourage everyone to vote along with me in opposition in this particular scenario.
- In consent? In consent. Last year, yeah. We had the discussion before, and did it qualify?
Committee:
House Consent and Procedure
WY
Transcript Highlights:
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- </c> downs in cuts. downs in cuts.
- </c> in the motion in the in the 311 section, in the motion in the in the 311 section, would<00:54:03.400
- </c> in 2021. in 2021.
- </c> in block? in block?
Committee:
Joint Appropriations
HI
Hawaii 2025 Regular Session
WAM-PSM, WAM-AEN Informational Briefings 01-07-2025
Hawaii Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
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- </c><01:29:04.400><c> right</c> 400 sirens in our in our system right 400 sirens in our in our system
- ><01:30:10.920><c> in</c><01:30:11.080><c> L</c> alarm systems in in in on Maui in L alarm systems in
- We just came back, and is it in in in? No.
- We just came back, and is it in in in? No.
Summary:
The committee heard budget testimony first from the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation. Director Tommy Johnson outlined short-term goals to reduce overcrowding, improve living and working conditions, fill vacancies, expand mental health services, and update the correctional master plan. He said the department is still dealing with severe overcrowding at facilities such as OCCC and HCCC, with 947 people at OCCC against a design capacity of 628, and noted 938 inmates are currently housed on the mainland because of temporary repairs at Halawa. He also reported progress on staffing, saying the correctional officer vacancy rate has dropped from 34.3% to 24% through expanded recruitment. The department’s major budget request was $30 million for planning and design for a new Old Triple C project, along with other requests for re-entry services, identification documents, security systems, radios, sink-toilet modules, and trauma-informed care. Members asked about the timing and scope of the OCCC project, courtroom space in new facilities, and the department’s plan to use the funding to improve re-entry and reduce recidivism.
The committee then heard from the Department of Law Enforcement on a wide range of priorities. The department described requests to expand agricultural crime enforcement, traffic enforcement, illegal fireworks enforcement, and facilities such as a police building at the DKI airport, a state training center, and new police facilities in central and Leeward Oahu. It also discussed a major IT request for a statewide law enforcement and critical infrastructure notification platform, plus funding for grants management, the Wahiawa Civic Center and court complex, the prescription monitoring program, narcotics enforcement operations, and the narcotics lab. A significant portion of the discussion focused on a proposed traffic enforcement program for commercial vehicle inspections, speeding, and DUI enforcement, which the department said would be funded with federal dollars and would operate concurrently with county police. Committee members questioned whether the effort duplicated county jurisdiction and how the program would be trained and staffed.
Members also pressed the department on salary disparities for deputy sheriffs and related vacancies, and the department said the administration was working on a supplemental agreement and placeholder funding to address the issue. Additional discussion covered agricultural crime staffing, the Silver Alert program, and expansion of the forensic lab to handle explosives, firearms, and related evidence. No votes were taken in the portion provided, and the meeting moved from the corrections presentation to the law enforcement budget review with questions and answers throughout.
NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
House Ways and Means (02/12/2025)
Transcript Highlights:
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- It could do it in a way that is constitutional, equitable, fair, and actually, given the fact that we
- </c><03:31:18.000><c> a</c><03:31:18.319><c> fair</c> could do all this does is say in a fair could do
- I believe in a fair rate for all taxpayers in the state of New Hampshire, as opposed to shifting that
- /c><03:39:41.319><c> all</c> to say I believe in a fair rate for all to say I believe in a fair rate
Summary:
The committee opened a public hearing on HB 402, a bill dealing with whether Education Freedom Account (EFA) payments should be described in state law as not constituting taxable income. The bill sponsor argued that the current statute is misleading because New Hampshire should not imply a federal tax result, and said the bill would remove that language and could also be amended to clarify that families should consult tax advisors. He emphasized that the measure was not intended to impose a state tax on EFAs, but to avoid giving inaccurate advice about possible federal tax liability.
Testimony was divided. A retired representative and a tax preparer both opposed the bill, saying EFA payments are already treated consistently with IRS rules and that the bill would create confusion, administrative burden, and possible tax consequences for low- and moderate-income families. They argued the bill is a solution in search of a problem and warned that requiring 1099s could add costs for the scholarship organization and recipients. A tax attorney supported the bill’s repeal of the state language, saying New Hampshire should not put tax advice into statute and that the current wording is inaccurate because federal law, not state law, controls taxability. He cited IRS Section 117 and Publication 970, explaining that only some scholarship-like payments are tax-free and that many EFA-eligible expenses may not qualify for federal exemption.
Members asked questions about what would be misleading, whether the bill was trying to tax EFAs, and the cost of issuing 1099s. The sponsor and witnesses repeatedly said the bill was not a state tax on voucher payments, but a clarification about federal tax treatment. No vote or final committee action was taken in the portion provided.
HI
Hawaii 2026 Regular Session
ECD Info Briefing - Mon Jul 13, 2026 @ 1:00 PM HST
Hawaii House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
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- c> economic strife in in uh parts of economic strife in in uh parts of Europe.<01:25:08.320><c> But</
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- in?
- . in. in.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety - Part 2 - 04/17/26
Judiciary and Public Safety
Transcript Highlights:
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- </c> the in the coming days. the in the coming days.
- </c> stakeholders in the room. stakeholders in the room.
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Committee:
Senate Judiciary and Public Safety
OK
Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session
House of Representatives Second Regular Session of the 60th Legislature Day 52 Afternoon Session May 5th, 2026 at 02:00 pm
Oklahoma House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- A call in the halls roll call is now in progress. Declare the vote.
- In the halls, roll calls are now in progress.
- In the halls, roll call is now in progress.
- Roll calls are now in progress in the halls. Harris I Heffneri Clinton, nay.
- The sergeant's announce roll call in the halls. Roll call is now in progress.
Bills:
HJR1101 , SB1319 , SB1264 , HB4237 , SB1277 , SB2069 , HB3066 , HB2115 , HB2153 , HB2268 , HB2961 , SB1679 , SB2018 , HB4294 , SB2095 , HB4113 , SB1894 , SB1810 , HB4268 , HB1752 , HB3413 , SB625 , HB3644 , HB3940 , HJR1096 , HJR1100 , HJR1099 , HB2992 , SB1636 , HB4302 , SB1613 , SB1443 , HB1409 , HB1675 , HB1225 , HB1381 , HB4359 , SB1503
Keywords:
Oklahoma Medical Marijuana Authority, OMMA, medical marijuana, cannabis, marijuana regulation, administrative rules, permanent rules, rule approval, joint resolution, legislative oversight, Title 75 Section 308, Oklahoma Administrative Code, OAC 442, patients, caregivers, licensees, dispensaries, growers, processors, SB1319