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AZ
Arizona 2026 Regular Session
03/11/2026 - House Appropriations
House Appropriations Committee of Reference
Transcript Highlights:
- Chair, representative, there have been cases filed in the past six months in Nebraska, Tennessee, and
- Tennessee and Texas, and these cases are just recently filed, so they have not been settled.
- I believe the state of Missouri last year filed a case that was settled because the defendants did not
Summary:
The Appropriations Committee met on March 11, 2026, and considered two bills. SB 1097, the annual name claimants’ bill, would appropriate $370,211.08 from the general fund and $33,021.08 from other specified funds to pay claims against state agencies in fiscal year 2026. Staff described it as the routine annual bill to settle accounts, there was no public testimony, and the committee voted to return it with a due pass recommendation by 14 yeses and 4 not voting.
The committee then heard SB 1308, which would create a Foreign Adversary Fraud Office and Fund in the Attorney General’s Office to pursue consumer fraud involving technology produced by a foreign adversary. The bill also appropriates $500,000 from the general fund in fiscal year 2027, and directs excess funds over $10 million to a new rip-and-replace fund for replacing foreign-adversary technology in critical infrastructure. Kelly Curry testified in support on behalf of State Armor, arguing the bill addresses both consumer fraud and national security risks tied to connected technologies and would help fund enforcement and replacement costs.
Members asked about settlements and examples from other states, and Curry cited recent filings in Nebraska, Tennessee, and Texas, plus a Missouri settlement involving fraudulent PPE. Several members explained their votes, with some supporting the bill as a consumer protection and security measure and others expressing concern about creating a new fund or appropriating outside the regular budget process. The committee ultimately gave SB 1308 a due pass recommendation by a 10-4 vote, with two members voting present and two not voting, and then adjourned.
AZ
Transcript Highlights:
- Chair, Representative, there have been cases filed in the past six months in Nebraska, Tennessee, and
- Tennessee and Texas, and these cases are just recently filed, so they have not been settled.
- I believe the State of Missouri last year filed a case that was settled because the defendants did not
Committee:
House Appropriations
MA
Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
Informal House Session 2 Jan 8th, 2026
Massachusetts House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- The Committee on Rules reports recommending that the resolutions filed by Representative Smola of Warren
- The Committee on Rules, to whom was referred the order filed by Representative McMurtry...
- The Committee on Rules, to whom was referred the order filed by Representatives McMurtry of Dedham and
Summary:
The House opened with the Pledge of Allegiance and then took up several committee reports and local matters. It adopted a resolution congratulating the Warren Public Library on its 150th anniversary and approved an order extending until March 18, 2026, the reporting deadline for the Committee on Labor and Workforce Development on a pending House document. The House also welcomed guests from Tri-County Medway and Bates College.
On legislation, the House adopted the emergency preamble and passed to be enacted Senate 2799, establishing a sick leave bank for Jeffrey Yacanthi of the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education. It also passed House 4233, amending the charter of the city of Malden. The House suspended Joint Rule 12 to allow a petition by James J. O'Day on access to applied behavior analysis services in schools to go to the Committee on Education.
The House then advanced several bills to third reading, including a bill on professional employer organizations, multiple Boston Police Department age-waiver bills for named individuals, and a Rochester bill allowing Fire Chief Scott Weigel to continue employment. It concurred in Senate amendments to House 4031, increasing the age limit for retired police officers serving as special police officers in Weston, and House 4401, dissolving a special fund in Athol. The chamber concluded with a moment of silent tribute for former Representative and Boston Municipal Court Justice Michael F. Flaherty Sr., followed by adjournment until Monday at 11 a.m. in informal session.
LA
Louisiana 2026 Regular Session
Public Health STI Outcomes TF Jan 7th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- They can be concerned about what happens after the fact that the bill gets filed.
- They can be concerned about what happens after the fact that the bill gets filed. I don't.
- What happens after the fact that the bill gets filed? Any other comment?
Summary:
The H.R. 322 task force on public health outcomes of incurable STIs in Louisiana met on January 7 with a quorum present and approved the November 19 minutes. Members then reviewed the draft final report and discussed final edits before approving it for submission.
The main substantive changes involved recommendations in the report: Rep. Spell’s emailed suggestion to remove the term “cultural competency” from recommendation 6 was accepted, and members discussed but ultimately kept the reference to LDOE in recommendation 2, with some members noting it was only a recommendation and did not impose any requirement. The group also agreed to make stylistic changes so that “State Fiscal Impact” appears as a standalone, emphasized item wherever it is referenced in the recommendations and body of the report.
Before approval, members expressed appreciation for the work of the task force and the report’s preparation. The motion to approve the draft report as amended passed, with Rep. Moore noting an abstention from the approval motion. The task force then reviewed next steps for submitting the final report to the legislature and legislative library and distributing digital copies to members, and adjourned after no public comment.
KY
Kentucky 2025 Regular Session
Legislative Ethics Commission (10-14-25)- part 2
Transcript Highlights:
- Chairman, if we could add to that that both parties will be on terms and no filings out of compliance
- anybody wants to leave, we'll be taking up the next matter on the agenda. uh will be on terms and no filings
- uh will be on terms and no filings out<00:02:50.640><c> of</c><00:02:50.879><c> compliance</c><00:02
Summary:
The meeting began with a procedural motion to defer consideration of Miss White’s motion to dismiss until a later date to be set in a forthcoming scheduling order. The motion was seconded and approved unanimously. The chair then announced that a motion to compel and postpone was granted, moving the hearing date to December 2 and directing that a scheduling order be issued promptly to outline the schedule leading up to that hearing.
At the request of a member, the chair also stated that both parties would be held to the terms of the scheduling order and that filings made outside of compliance would not be considered. No separate action was required on that point because the chair said it would be included in the order.
The committee then took a 10-minute break and announced it would return at 11:45 and go into executive session. A motion was made and seconded to enter executive session to review a complaint, and after some clarification that it was not a personnel matter, the motion was approved. The body then entered executive session.
LA
Transcript Highlights:
- To answer your question, in due process hearings under IDEA, whomever files the due process hearing has
- And so whomever files has to actually do that. So it's a measurable process. Yes, maybe.
- So when I file a due process hearing, as you asked about, Senator So when I file a due process hearing
- So if there's a disagreement about an IEP, a parent can file a due process complaint.
- If a parent disagrees with that review process, they could file a due process.
Committee:
Senate Education
Summary:
The Senate Education Committee met to hear several education-related measures. It reported favorably, without objection, on House Bill 1215, which would transfer certain removed historical statues and monuments to the Office of State Parks, prohibit re-erection in the parish where they were removed, and require interpretive signage. The committee also advanced House Bill 682, which creates a school guardian program for honorably discharged veterans employed or contracted by local school systems or charter schools; testimony emphasized that guardians would be unarmed, trained, and used for mentoring and school safety. House Bill 1079, giving enrollment preferences in charter schools to children in early childhood programs, military families, foster children, and children in custody disputes, was also reported favorably, as was House Concurrent Resolution 81, directing the Department of Education to study options for districts facing declining enrollment.
The committee then took up House Bill 1084, which would allow public postsecondary institutions to raise tuition and mandatory fees by up to 15 percent annually, with higher increases requiring Board of Supervisors approval. The bill drew extended debate over affordability, TOPS, student retention, and whether universities should have more autonomy to set prices. Members raised concerns about fee burdens on families and whether the state should first study the issue; supporters argued the bill would increase transparency and let institutions respond to funding needs and market conditions. Senator Mazzell offered an amendment lowering the cap from 15 percent to 10 percent, and the committee adopted the amendment before reporting the bill favorably as amended.
Finally, the committee heard House Bill 342, which would shift the burden of proof in special education due process hearings from parents to local education agencies. The author and parents testified that the current system places an unfair burden on families of children with disabilities, who often lack access to records and legal resources, and that schools already control the documentation and should have to show compliance with IEP obligations. Jefferson Parish school officials opposed the bill, arguing it would increase legal costs, require more staff and attorney time, and potentially lead to more hearings; they also questioned the fiscal note. The Legislative Fiscal Office said the fiscal impact was indeterminable, and the committee continued hearing testimony from parents and school representatives as the transcript ended.
LA
Transcript Highlights:
- To answer your question, in due process hearings under IDEA, whomever files the due process hearing has
- And so whomever files has to actually do that. So it's a measurable process. Yes, maybe.
- So when I file a due process hearing, as you asked about, Senator So when I file a due process hearing
- So if there’s a disagreement about an IEP, a parent can file a due process complaint.
- If a parent disagrees with that review process, they could file a due process.
Committee:
Senate Education
MO
Missouri 2026 Regular Session
2026 Legislative Session - Day Seventy One - Friday, May 15 - Afternoon Session
Missouri House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- good time credit again. ...for the sixth year in a row I filed good time credit.
- I filed the House version, and we had that presented in Judiciary.
- If someone files for summary judgment and they win, they get attorney fees and litigation costs.
- I'm going to file one of these anti- And then you come back and say, you have no right to sue me.
- I'm going to file one of these anti-SLAPP motions, and I'm going to try to get it dismissed.
LA
Louisiana 2026 Regular Session
Labor and Industrial Relations May 13th, 2026
Labor & Industrial Relations
Transcript Highlights:
- I don't file what we call come-see-me bills.
- And they're not having to file suits to go get paid. And the carriers are just sitting back.
- Not many of them are in jobs like mine, where we sit at a desk and we file paper, although there are
- They're going to file a motion to dismiss, and that person has no cause of action.
- That allows us now to file bills based on the data we've now collected.
Committee:
House Labor & Industrial Relations
Summary:
The committee first took up Senate Bill 408 by Senator Myers, a workers’ compensation overhaul creating an all-claims medical database, requiring electronic reporting and billing, and setting up confidentiality, rulemaking, and penalties. Senator Myers said the bill was meant to modernize a paper-based system, speed injured workers back to care and work, reduce disputes through a more predictable fee schedule, address outliers and abuse, and generate reliable data for future fee-schedule decisions. Representative Melarine then offered a large amendment package combining portions of House Bills 780 and 1101 into SB 408, adding preliminary-determination procedures, changes to benefit durations, fraud language, and a deadline for the department to establish a fee schedule if no agreement is reached. Supporters said the package would create a more complete reform; opponents argued the additions were rushed, not germane, and would harm injured workers, especially those without lawyers, by adding technical filing burdens and stricter fraud consequences. After debate, the committee adopted the amendment package, then adopted a follow-up amendment removing the word “potential” from a fines provision and deleting the fraud section, and finally reported SB 408 with amendments on a divided vote.
Testimony on SB 408 was sharply split. Proponents, including Alton Ashy and Trey Mustian, argued the bill’s transparency and data-collection provisions were the most important part, that the system needs a modern fee schedule, and that the added reforms would help control costs and speed payment. Opponents, including Shannon Lindsay and another injured-worker advocate, said the original bill was a good compromise but the added provisions changed its character and would disadvantage pro se claimants, remove materiality from fraud law, and reduce benefits for seriously injured workers. Committee members also questioned the timeline for the database and fee schedule, the effect of historical data gaps, and whether the reforms would help employers and injured workers alike. The committee ultimately agreed the bill still contained its core goals of faster care, predictable fees, anti-abuse measures, and modernization.
The committee then moved to House Bill 585 by Representative Chasson, a workplace-violence/safety measure for small-box discount retailers. Chasson explained that the bill had been narrowed to require retailers to submit an existing written workforce safety plan, or develop one if they do not already have one, with no penalties attached. The committee adopted a substitute bill incorporating prior amendments. Representative Glorioso noted continuing concerns about civil-liability implications and the duty to protect against third-party criminal acts, but the bill was advanced from committee after the substitute was adopted.
ND
North Dakota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Legislative Procedure and Arrangements Apr 22nd, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- of candidacy, and campaign contribution filing.
- He said the filing office could see that information, but the public could not.
- He added that no filing office is perfect, and if something were missed, the public might not know that
- The public would not see that information on the filing deadline date.
- He undertook the epic task of uploading literally hundreds of files to this web page and took the idea
Summary:
The Legislative Procedure and Arrangements Committee met with a quorum, approved the prior minutes, and then took up a draft bill to make legislators’ and candidates’ residential addresses confidential in public records. Legislative Council and the Secretary of State explained the proposal was prompted by security concerns and would protect residential addresses while still allowing election officials to verify residency and keep candidate names and offices public. Members raised concerns about unintended consequences, transparency, and how the change would affect rural districts and residency enforcement. The Secretary of State suggested an amendment to end the confidentiality when a candidate’s term ends, and the committee agreed to hold the bill over for further discussion at the next meeting.
The committee also reviewed follow-up materials on legislator security and best practices, including advice on situational awareness, internet hygiene, varying routines, and reporting threats, along with NCSL materials comparing capitol security practices in other states. Members discussed a recent security incident and the need to keep alert contact information current, and staff said they would continue working with the Highway Patrol on legislative-specific notifications.
The bulk of the meeting was devoted to Garrity Consulting’s final report on mitigating the effects of legislative term limits. The consultants summarized survey, focus group, and stakeholder input showing concerns about loss of institutional knowledge, leadership turnover, onboarding demands, and workload pressures, while also noting public support for term limits and annual sessions. Recommendations included considering annual sessions or shifting biennial sessions to even-numbered years, restructuring organizational session and interim committee work, creating office hours and more structured orientation and mentorship, expanding ongoing training and staff support, improving public communication and virtual testimony rules, and addressing barriers to service such as employer support and travel costs. Members discussed the tension between making the legislature more effective and preserving a citizen-legislature model, and the report was received as a roadmap for future implementation rather than immediate action.
NM
New Mexico 2026 Regular Session
Senate - Health and Public Affairs Feb 1st, 2026 at 01:15 pm
Senate Health & Public Affairs
Transcript Highlights:
- Right now, prosecutors are legally prohibited from filing charges once the statute of limitations expires
- However, as filed, this does erode the longstanding principles of our criminal justice system.
- File any type of civil lawsuits against state entities for any type of sexual abuse or sexual assault
- Filing these types of charges against people that worked at the YDC there in New Hampshire.
- In the filing of my goal to model and not inform, I also advocate a number of purposes and options.
Committee:
Senate Senate Health & Public Affairs
Keywords:
sexual crimes, statute of limitations, criminal justice, victim rights, child abuse, individualized treatment, investigational treatment, health care, life-threatening illness, patient rights, physician recommendation, informed consent, human trafficking, sexual exploitation, child protection, prosecution, crime amendments, SB30, induced abortion, abortion reporting
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House passes jobs, labor and economic development finance bill, SF17 6/9/25
Minnesota House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Senate File 17. The clerk will report the bill.
- Representative Schultz moves to amend Senate File 17. The amendment is coded A1.
- </c> of Senate File 23. of Senate File 23. 300.<00:08:08.639><c> This</c><00:08:08.879><c> bill</c><00
- Senate File 17. Discussion to the bill.
- Senate File 17. Olsson votes no. The clerk will close the roll.
MA
Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Session Jun 21st, 2026 at 11:00 am
Massachusetts Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- All amendments shall be filed electronically in the office of the clerk of the Senate by 2:30 p.m.
- All amendments shall be filed electronically in the office of the clerk of the Senate by 2:30 p.m. on
- The clerk shall further specify the procedure and format for filing all amendments consistent with this
Summary:
The Senate opened with the Pledge of Allegiance and adopted several congratulatory resolutions, including one honoring Thomas Dayhill on his 100th birthday. The chamber also took up a petition and bill to promote safety of dogs in kennels; after suspending the applicable rules, the matter was referred to the Municipalities and Regional Government Committee. In addition, the Senate advanced a House bill establishing a sick leave bank for a Worcester County Sheriff’s Office employee, ordering it to a third reading after suspending the rules.
The Senate later welcomed the Hingham girls crew team, recognizing them as the 2025 Massachusetts Public School Rowing Association Spring State Champions. The introduction highlighted the team’s season, including early-morning practices, weather-related cancellations, and their championship performance in difficult conditions, and members were invited to congratulate the athletes.
The Committee on Ways and Means reported a fiscal year 2025 supplemental appropriations bill, Senate No. 2529, with direct appropriations of $532,508. The Senate adopted an order setting the bill for second reading on June 18, 2025, with amendments due electronically by June 16, and providing for immediate third reading after amendment. The Senate also adopted a resolution designating August 9 and 10, 2025 as a sales tax holiday, and referred a petition concerning accidental death benefits for the surviving spouse of former Boston firefighter Matthew M. Troy to the Committee on Public Service after suspending Joint Rule 12. The chamber then adopted an order to meet again the following Monday at 11 a.m. and adjourned.
MA
Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
Informal House Session 35 Jun 21st, 2026 at 11:00 am
Massachusetts House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Resolutions filed by Representatives Howard of Seekonk and Chase of Foxborough, commending the Norton
- Resolutions filed by Representative Cairns of Danvers and Jones of North Reading, commemorating the town
- The Committee on Rules, to whom was referred the order filed by Representatives Gordon of Bedford and
Summary:
The House began with the Pledge of Allegiance and then took up several Committee on Rules recommendations. It adopted two commemorative resolutions: one honoring the Norton Public Library during 2026 National Library Week and another commemorating Middleton’s new Municipal Complex. The House also adopted an order extending until May 22, 2026, the reporting deadline for the Committee on Education on House Order C 5367, and concurred in a Senate petition concerning the Franklin Regional Council of Governments. In addition, Joint Rule 12 was suspended for a petition on assisted living residences, referred to the Committee on Aging and Independence.
The Committee on Steering and Policy recommended several bills for House consideration, including a Tewksbury charter change on the town manager residency requirement, a bill reducing tax liability for grandparents raising grandchildren, a bill on fraternal organizations conducting bazaars, a Boston land/easements bill, and a Bourne alcohol license bill. The House suspended Rule 7A, gave these bills second readings, and ordered them to a third reading. It then passed House Bill 4621, changing the Boylston Board of Selectmen to Select Board, to be enacted.
Under orders of the day, the House passed to be engrossed House Bills 4702 (exempting certain Leominster police positions from civil service), 5053 (establishing a charter for Orange), and 5097 (allowing Salem to convert seasonal alcohol licenses to annual licenses). House Bill 4201, changing Chicopee’s mayoral term from two years to four years, was amended to specify that the change would be held in 2027, and then passed to be engrossed as amended. The House also adopted an order to meet again the following Wednesday at 11 a.m., and then adjourned.
MA
Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
Teacher Preparation and Student Literacy Jun 16th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- As we all know, we filed this bill because we saw a glaring gap in our literacy curriculum, and we saw
- So we filed the bill.
- So we know that we have filed the bill, we passed the bill, we have a compromise bill, and we look forward
Summary:
House and Senate leaders announced a compromise agreement on a literacy bill that both chambers had previously passed, saying the final version combines the strongest elements of each chamber’s proposal. The bill is framed as a response to persistent reading gaps, especially in third grade, and supporters said it is intended to strengthen literacy instruction for future students and address disparities affecting children of color and low-income students.
The measure would require school districts to adopt K-3 reading curricula aligned with Department of Elementary and Secondary Education guidelines and based on evidence-based literacy practices. It also provides free approved curriculum options for districts that need them, allows waivers for districts already using qualifying programs, adds student progress monitoring, supports dyslexia screening and public reporting of related data, and includes professional development and apprenticeship opportunities for teachers. Speakers said the bill effectively moves away from guessing-based reading instruction and toward phonics-based methods.
Leaders thanked the House and Senate leadership, conferees, and staff for negotiating the compromise, and said the bill had already received unanimous votes in both chambers on the earlier versions. They said they expected unanimous support again when the conference report comes to the floor later in the week.
FL
Florida 2026 Regular Session
FL House Floor Session - 2026-04-28 (10:00AM Session)
Florida House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- However, there were no bills filed on these policies prior to the start of this special session.
- However, there were no bills filed on these policies prior to the start of this special session.
- However, there were no bills filed on these policies prior to the start of this special session.
FL
Florida 2026 5th Special Session
Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice Feb 12th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- Leave-filed amendment. There is one amendment.
- Leave-filed amendment, barcode 631-746, by Senator Yarborough. Thank you, Madam Chair.
- Senators, I did not ask if there was any objection to taking up the leave-filed amendment.
Summary:
The Criminal and Civil Justice Committee met with a quorum present and began with a notice that the committee would not present its budget that day, instead planning to roll it out the following week in coordination with House counterparts and Senate notice requirements. The chair also noted several members were excused or late, and the committee proceeded to the agenda items.
The committee heard CS for SB 760 by Senator McLean, relating to violations of pretrial release conditions for violent crimes. There was no debate, and the Florida Sheriffs Association waived in support. The bill was reported favorably by roll call vote. The committee also took up SB 1536 by Senator Pizzo on digital voyeurism, described as expanding the reasonable expectation of privacy to include a privately fenced yard; no questions, appearances, or debate were recorded, and the bill was closed on without further action noted in the transcript.
Next, the committee considered SB 102 by Senator Yarbrough on inmate services. A leave-filed amendment was adopted that addressed correctional facility maintenance and repair deductions, Medicaid supplemental reimbursement participation, emergency medical transport reimbursement, and negotiated rates for certain community health care providers, including telehealth arrangements. The Safety Net Hospital Alliance of Florida spoke in information and indicated the amendment was a positive step, while the Florida Department of Corrections waived in support. The bill, as amended, was reported favorably by roll call vote. Two additional agenda items, CS for SB 1582 on statewide data sharing of secondhand dealer and pawnbroker transactions and SB 1792 on public records for pawnbroker transactions, were temporarily postponed, and the committee adjourned after no further business.
ID
Transcript Highlights:
- parental knowledge, then the attorney general can step in and take action, and/or the parents can file
- Madam Chair, Representative Church, they can file a lawsuit with this bill should it pass.
- And the Attorney General can also... ...file a lawsuit with this bill should it pass.
Committee:
House State Affairs
ID
ID
Transcript Highlights:
- Corrected journal filed in the office of the Secretary. Mr. President. Senator Den Hartog. Mr.
- This correspondence will be filed in the office of the Secretary.
- This correspondence will be filed in the office of the Secretary. Mr. President.
Summary:
The Senate convened with all 35 members present, heard a prayer emphasizing friendship and trust among legislators, and recited the Pledge of Allegiance. The journal was read and approved as corrected. The chamber then received multiple gubernatorial appointment messages, including appointments and reappointments to the Commission of Pardons and Parole, Idaho Judicial Council, Personnel Commission, Endowment Fund Investment Board, Outfitters and Guides Licensing Board, Health Insurance Exchange Board, Fish and Game Commission, Commission on Human Rights, and State Board of Education; these were referred to the appropriate committees for confirmation.
During miscellaneous business, Senator Bert introduced Jerry’s daughter Tanya, who was visiting from Chico, California, and the Senate welcomed her. Announcements were made about a Minority Caucus meeting after adjournment, required respectful workplace and ethics training at 1:30 p.m. in the Lincoln Auditorium, and a Capitol Ministries kickoff breakfast and Bible study the next morning. No substantive legislation was debated in this portion of the session.
The Senate then adopted a motion to adjourn until 11 a.m. on Wednesday, January 14, 2026.