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MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Press Conference: House Speaker Demuth Budget Negotiations Media Availability - 06/04/25
Transcript Highlights:
- What bills is leadership working on getting the votes on right now?
- Representative Davids has said that he doesn't understand why any Republican would vote for the taxes
- Would you vote for it? Um, right now that taxes bill is being looked at.
- </c> understand why any Republican would vote understand why any Republican would vote for<00:05:05.840
- Would you vote for for the taxes bill. Would you vote for it?
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- Madam Dean will leave the bill pending and we'll try to vote quickly.
- I want to vote on it because it's a...
- The other bills we're not ready to vote yet.
- at a desk vote on the floor.
- So when we vote on it, I won't be able to send it to local uncontested.
Committee:
Senate Natural Resources
Keywords:
occupational licenses, renewal, Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, registration, license expiration, HB 2663, inactive well, plugging extension, Railroad Commission of Texas, RRC, oil and gas, orphan wells, well cleanup, well plugging, abandoned wells, surface equipment removal, electric service termination, administrative penalty, Natural Resources Code, Section 89.029
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Labor and Employment Committee Mar 19th, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- Respectfully ask for your aye vote. Thank you. The motion is do pass to Appropriations. Ortega?
- I respectfully ask for an aye vote. The motion is do pass to Appropriations. Ortega? Aye. Flora?
- Not voting. El-Hawary? Aye. Calra? Aye. Chora? Aye. Voting, El-Hawary. Aye. El-Hawary aye.
- We have a motion and a second with the recommendation for an aye vote.
- We respectfully ask for your aye vote. Thank you.
Summary:
The Assembly Labor and Employment Committee met on March 19, 2025, adopted its rules, and approved the consent calendar before hearing several bills. AB 538, by Assemblymember Berman, would require awarding bodies on public works projects to make a timely attempt to obtain certified payroll records from contractors when the public requests them, rather than simply saying they do not have the records. Supporters said it would clarify existing prevailing wage enforcement; county, city, special district, and housing groups opposed it over workload, privacy, and potential funding risks. The bill passed the committee on a do-pass recommendation to Appropriations.
The committee then heard AB 485, authored by Chair Ortega, which would direct state agencies to deny or renew business licenses for employers with outstanding wage theft judgments unless the judgments are satisfied or bonded. Supporters, including labor groups and a caregiver who described delayed recovery of unpaid wages, said the bill would give workers meaningful leverage to collect judgments. The California Hospital Association opposed it, warning that license action could threaten patient access to care. The bill passed on a do-pass recommendation to Appropriations.
AB 596, by Assemblymember McKinnor, would codify workers’ right to wear a face covering or respirator at work unless it creates a direct safety hazard. Supporters said the measure would protect workers from illness, wildfire smoke, and employer restrictions after prior Cal/OSHA protections expired; the Chamber of Commerce opposed it narrowly, asking for an exception where masks are infeasible for certain tasks. The committee supported the bill and sent it to Appropriations. The hearing concluded with the roll kept open for absent members and the committee adjourned.
KY
Kentucky 2025 Regular Session
Senate Standing Committee on Judiciary (3-11-25) - Upon Adjournment
Transcript Highlights:
- piece of legislation because things gotten so out of hand, um, that the Speaker had to call for a vote
- without those members being for a vote without those members being out<00:05:13.880><c> allowed</c><
- Chair, I'd like to explain my vote. Yes, please.
- Here's where I am: I vote yes to move this to the floor, but I can't commit to voting for this on the
- So I'm going to vote yes at this time. Senator Wheeler, I chair Storm.
Keywords:
This meeting will take place upon adjournment of the Senate Chambers. There is not an exact time for this meeting therefore a placeholder time for the live stream has been set for 4:00PM est.
Meeting Start: 00:00:00
Roll Call: 00:00:20
HB 10: 00:00:47
HB 399: 00:03:40, 958, all
Summary:
The committee met with a quorum and took up two House bills. House Bill 10, relating to the rights of real property owners, was presented as a response to squatting. The sponsors said it would create a streamlined process to remove unauthorized occupants from real property, define “squatter” in statute, and keep existing criminal mischief penalties aligned for damage to property. After a motion and second, the bill was approved and reported favorably with the expression that it should pass.
The committee then heard House Bill 399, relating to interference with legislative proceedings. The sponsor and the Senate Sergeant at Arms said the bill is intended to protect the General Assembly’s ability to conduct business by penalizing obstructing or impeding legislators or legislative employees and disruptive conduct in legislative spaces, while still allowing protest. They emphasized that the measure would give the legislative branch protections similar to those already available to the executive and judicial branches, and that arrests would be made only at the call of leadership or a committee chair.
Members voted to advance House Bill 399 after discussion. One senator explained that while he supported moving the bill forward, he was concerned the language could be broad enough to cover peaceful demonstrations, such as teachers rallying at the Capitol, and said he would need more time before deciding how to vote on the floor. The committee ultimately reported the bill favorably with the expression that it should pass, and then adjourned.
MA
Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Session Jun 21st, 2026 at 11:00 am
Massachusetts Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- And under the Constitution, there is a required standing vote on an act authorizing the Massachusetts
- Those members voting in the affirmative, please rise to be counted.
- Those members voting in the affirmative, please rise and be counted.
- Two members having voted in the affirmative, three recess. The Senate will come to order.
- Two members having voted in the affirmative and zero members having voted in the negative, the emergency
Summary:
The Senate opened with the Pledge of Allegiance and then took up several House matters after suspending Senate Rule 36 and Joint Rule 12. Among the items referred to committee was a House petition to designate an overpass on State Route 6 in Sandwich as the U.S. Marine Staff Sergeant Raymond G. Torville Veterans Memorial Overpass. The Senate also ordered House No. 4364, authorizing the Commissioner of Capital Asset Management and Maintenance to grant certain easements to the town of Vaughn, to a third reading.
The chamber then considered House No. 972, a bill authorizing the Massachusetts Water Resources Authority to supply water to the Linfield Center Water District in the town of Linfield. The House had added an emergency preamble, and the Senate suspended the rules, concurred in the House amendment, adopted the emergency preamble by standing vote, and passed the bill to be enacted. The bill was signed by the President and laid before the Governor for approval.
During the session, a senator also recognized the Dighton-Rehoboth softball team in the Senate Chamber for winning the MIAA Division III Championship for the second consecutive year. At the end of the meeting, the Senate adopted an order to reconvene the following Thursday at 11:00 a.m. and then adjourned.
AR
Transcript Highlights:
- One other reminder: your vote is for the bill and the emergency clause.
- Members, your one vote is for the bill and the emergency clause. Is everyone voted?
- It's everyone voted. Cast up the ballot: the vote of 93 ayes, zero nays, and one present.
- The vote of 93 ayes, zero nays, and one present. The bill is passed.
Summary:
The House opened with prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance, established a quorum, and granted several leave requests for absent members. The chamber then dispensed with the previous day’s journal and reported no committee reports, unfinished business, or executive communications before moving to the red calendar.
House Resolution 1002, authorizing recesses of the House or Senate for four consecutive days or longer, was explained by Representative Walker. No one spoke against it, and the resolution passed by voice vote and was adopted. The House also recognized visiting law enforcement officers, Dr. James Hunt, and Nurse Lee Fasio.
On the budget calendar, House Bill 1002, the general appropriation bill, was presented by Representative Johnson as the constitutionally required first appropriation measure. The bill was read for the third time and passed with the emergency clause by a vote of 93 ayes, 0 nays, and 1 present. The House then adopted a motion to adjourn until 1 p.m. Tuesday, and several committee meeting announcements were made for Tuesday and later that day.
AL
Transcript Highlights:
- Okay, and she came to us from the Alabama Association of Fire Chiefs, who voted with unanimous consent
- I'm voting supporting from committee, but I just want to take a look, at that section, because, like
- </c><00:04:13.200><c> I'm</c><00:04:13.360><c> I'm</c><00:04:13.599><c> voting</c> in tomorrow myself
- I'm I'm voting in tomorrow myself.
- I'm I'm voting supporting<00:04:14.400><c> from</c><00:04:14.879><c> committee,</c><00:04:15.200><c>
Committee:
Senate Confirmations
MO
Missouri 2026 Regular Session
2026 Legislative Session - Day Three - Monday, January 12
Missouri House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- approval of the House Journal for the first day, Wednesday, January 7, 2026, and I ask for a roll call vote
- Seeing none, all those in favor of approving the gentleman's motion will now vote yes. Journal.
- Seeing none, all those in favor of approving the gentleman's motion will now vote yes, all those opposed
- Has everyone voted?
- The clerk will close the board and tie the vote with the ayes being 123 and the nays being 12 present
US
US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
US House Floor Proceedings (Thursday, May 14, 2026)
US Federal House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- I'm going to vote for it.
- </c><02:54:05.760><c> More</c> going to vote for his bill. More going to vote for his bill.
- I can't get a vote.
- I can't get a vote.
- I can't get a vote. get a hearing. I can't get a vote.
WY
Transcript Highlights:
- </c> vote no. vote no.
- </c> Filer's vote? Filer's vote?
- </c> >> He he left a vote of I. >> He he left a vote of I.
- We are voting on House Bill 10.
- we're voting on. Very clear. All those we're voting on. Very clear.
Committee:
House Judiciary
Keywords:
administrative law, judicial review, agency deference, Chevron deference, de novo review, state agencies, regulatory interpretation, statutory interpretation, separation of powers, individual liberty, administrative procedure, agency action, Wyoming Supreme Court, district court review, oil and gas inspector, regulatory challenge, anti-deference, law enforcement, memorial, Patrolman Rosa
NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
House Transportation (10/28/2025)
Transcript Highlights:
- . >> Clerk votes yes.
- </c> >> Clerk votes yes. Representative Hill. >> Clerk votes yes. Representative Hill.
- >> Clerk votes yes. Representative Hill, >> Clerk votes yes.
- rather than taking then take our votes rather than taking our<02:00:53.599><c> votes</c><02:00:53.840
- So, I'll vote see that amendment.
Summary:
The committee met in a transportation work session and executive session, with the chair explaining the format change to allow fuller discussion and possible expert input before votes. The committee first took up House Bill 209, which would have allowed a new vehicle purchased in the model year or before to be inspected in the second year after purchase. Members said the bill was rendered unnecessary by the broader repeal of vehicle inspections, and the committee voted 16-0 to deem it inexpedient to legislate (ITL), with consent.
The same outcome followed for House Bill 212, which would have allowed a 180-day operation waiver when a motor vehicle failed an emissions control test, and House Bill 533, which concerned civilian employees and commercial truck inspections. In both cases, members said the inspection repeal made the bills unnecessary, and in the commercial truck bill there were also concerns that the language did not fit federal requirements and referenced state inspection laws rather than federal ones. Both bills were voted ITL 16-0 and adopted by consent.
House Bill 298, dealing with vehicle identification number-related issues and antique vehicle authenticity, also received an ITL recommendation 16-0. Members said the proposal raised fraud concerns and could affect the value and authenticity of antique vehicles, and several said the bill needed more work before any future consideration. The committee then moved to Senate Bill 150, which would define electric vehicle charging stations and establish annual testing fees for the Division of Weights and Measures. That bill drew the most discussion: Representative Sykes described a personal experience with a malfunctioning charging station and a large, unclear bill, arguing that consumer protection regulation is needed. Representative Miller said the fee structure seemed high compared with other inspections and that third-party inspectors were not allowed, though he acknowledged some need for consumer protection. Senator David Watters, the sponsor, said the bill should be improved and suggested a lower annual fee and a fund-based approach to build an inspection program over time. Cheryl, the director of Weights and Measures, testified that the division needs authority, staffing, licensing categories, and expensive test equipment to oversee EV chargers, and that current rules do not adequately cover this emerging technology.
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Budget and Fiscal Review Committee Jun 15th, 2026
Budget and Fiscal Review
Transcript Highlights:
- And after hearing the bill, we'll have public comment prior to voting.
- Californians voted for this measure expecting results.
- Thank you to our pro tem, and I'm happy to be voting aye on this.
- Not voting. Okay. And then Richardson, aye. Okay, Richardson, aye. Mr.
- That bill has 12 votes. I, four votes, no. That bill has 12 votes, 4 no votes. The measure passes.
Committee:
Senate Budget and Fiscal Review
KY
Kentucky 2026 Regular Session
Senate Standing Committee on Health Service (3-31-26)
Transcript Highlights:
- We'll take a vote voice Senator Mills.
- We'll take a vote voice vote.<00:02:33.440><c> All</c><00:02:33.520><c> those</c><00:02:33.720><c> in
- </c> vote. All those in favor, please say I. vote. All those in favor, please say I. I. All right.
- All those in favor vote aye, all those opposed vote no. May you please call the roll.
- </c> Aye, but comment on my vote. Aye, but comment on my vote.
Summary:
The committee met with a quorum to consider the Senate Committee Substitute for House Bill 2, a major Medicaid bill. Members first adopted the substitute and then adopted Amendment 9770. The bill was described as a lengthy rewrite aimed at aligning Kentucky Medicaid policy with federal requirements under HR 1, while also preserving program integrity and addressing due process concerns. Senators and staff repeatedly emphasized that the measure was the product of extensive meetings with providers, associations, and work groups.
The sponsor’s section-by-section summary highlighted several key changes: delaying and reducing cost-sharing requirements; pushing eligibility redetermination deadlines to the federal date; restoring some flexibility for hardship waivers; allowing self-attestation as a last resort; modifying MCO audit provisions; clarifying non-emergency medical transport GPS costs; expanding waiver attestation authority to nurse practitioners and licensed psychologists; adding qualified aliens to waiver eligibility to comply with federal law; requiring Medicaid data sharing with the oversight board; limiting changes to Medicaid benefits without General Assembly authorization; narrowing the prescription drug exclusion to drugs prescribed primarily for weight loss; and delaying the dental ASO transition until 2029. The substitute also deleted a proposed auditor review requirement and retained an emergency clause.
Committee discussion focused heavily on the policy and fiscal implications of the cost-sharing and recertification provisions. Senators raised concerns about whether the co-pays would be effective or simply shift costs to providers, whether the recertification process would burden the Cabinet and cause eligible people to lose coverage, and how the bill would affect people transitioning from Medicaid into work. Supporters said the lower cost-sharing amounts were intended to encourage appropriate use of care, protect providers, and comply with federal law, and they noted that the Medicaid Oversight and Advisory Board would help shape future changes. A public witness, Maggie Chisholm, gave emotional testimony about her daughter’s experience with a Medicaid waiver and argued that policy delays and administrative disconnects can harm vulnerable families. No final vote on the bill itself was recorded in the excerpt, but the substitute and amendment were adopted and testimony continued.
KY
Transcript Highlights:
- So I vote no. route to go at this time. So I vote no.
- I want to thank the >> explain my vote.
- And I vote aye. I appreciate the support of this committee, and I vote aye. Senator Wilson: I.
- Chairman Howell: Explain my vote. Um, thank you for your work on this.
- I vote aye. Motion passes 10 to 1. Um, thank you. Thank everyone coming.
Committee:
Senate Agriculture
MO
Transcript Highlights:
- Your vote. You have voted 17 ayes, one no, and one present.
- You have voted House Bill 2383 is due pass.
- The votes were unanimous, except for the last vote, which was 6-3, and that was based upon a party vote
- I have voted, or we have voted House Committee Substitute for House Bill 2103 do pass.
- We have voted 26-36 due pass. I now move that House Joint Resolution 159 be voted do pass.
Committee:
House Utilities
Summary:
The committee first took up House Bill 2383, Representative Simmons’s bill addressing theft of copper and other infrastructure-related property. After a brief executive session and no further discussion, the committee voted the bill do pass by a roll call of 17 ayes, 1 no, and 1 present.
The committee then heard House Bill 2711, sponsored by Representative Deal, which would lower the assessed valuation of broadband communications equipment from 33.5% to 12% for new broadband equipment placed in service after August 28, 2026, with a proposed sunset period discussed as part of a substitute. Representative Deal and several industry witnesses, including AT&T, Verizon, Missouri Cable Association, Missouri Broadband Providers Association, Missouri Chamber, and electric co-ops, argued the measure would improve Missouri’s competitiveness, encourage private investment, and help expand broadband in rural and underserved areas. Opponents, including county assessors, argued the bill would reduce local tax revenue, create unequal treatment, and could become a precedent for other industries. Committee members questioned whether the bill would apply only to new builds or also to upgrades and existing infrastructure, and whether the tax relief would actually drive expansion into rural areas.
The committee then began hearing House Bills 2402 and 2816, which deal with solar energy siting and taxation. The sponsors described the bills as setting local assessment rules for solar projects, establishing a per-megawatt valuation, requiring larger setbacks from homes, schools, and churches, and limiting the amount of tillable land that can be used for solar in a county, while also addressing Chapter 100 agreements and decommissioning concerns. Supporters, including Missouri Farm Bureau and county officials, said the bills would provide needed guardrails, local control, and more consistent taxation. Opponents and affected landowners said existing solar projects have caused glare, dust, noise, and property value concerns, while some developers said they wanted clearer statewide rules and consistency for future projects. The committee did not take final action on the solar bills before going into recess.
LA
Louisiana 2026 Regular Session
Transportation, Highways and Public Works Apr 22nd, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- So again, I ask you to vote in favor of passage.
- And that's why today I wear my vote pin because it's important that we encourage people to vote.
- And that's why today I wear my vote pen because it's important that we encourage people to vote.
- I met him in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, where he voted.
- And I look forward to voting yes on this. Thank you. Thank you, Sheriff Wiley.
Summary:
The House Committee on Transportation met on April 22, 2026, with a quorum present and took up several transportation-related bills. HB 988 by Rep. Bagley, which changes the fee distribution for current and retired legislators’ special prestige license plates so the proceeds would support the Pentagon, was reported favorably without objection. HB 1001 by Rep. Marcel, designating a portion of US 190 as the Jesse Jackson Memorial Highway, was also reported favorably without objection after brief remarks honoring Jackson’s civil rights legacy and a moment of silence.
The committee then considered HB 989 by Rep. Boyer, which updates fees public license tag agents may charge. After testimony from the Louisiana Public Tag Agent Association and Commissioner Keith Neal, Rep. Phelps offered an amendment to exclude Shreveport from the fee increase; the committee rejected that amendment on a 13-2 vote, and the bill itself was then reported favorably on a 13-2 vote. HB 1192, creating a Louisiana Dental Hygienist Association specialty license plate, was amended to remove language narrowing eligibility to association members and then passed favorably without objection. HB 1032 by Rep. Wiley, clarifying statutory references related to operating a motor vehicle under the influence, was amended technically and reported favorably without objection.
Later, HB 748 by Rep. Brough, exempting school board-owned and leased vehicles from tolls on bridges and highways, was amended to include leased vehicles and an effective date. Testimony from Plaquemines Parish school officials and the district attorney described toll costs tied to the Belle Chasse bridge, and the bill was reported favorably without objection. HB 1108 by Rep. Omade, creating a homeschool pride specialty license plate, was reported favorably without objection after discussion of the plate design and the intended recipient organization. Finally, HB 1081 by Chairman Wright, restructuring the Louisiana Ports and Waterways Investment Commission under the Office of Multimodal Commerce, was amended to clarify administrative placement and terminology and then reported favorably without objection. The committee adjourned after completing its agenda.
LA
Louisiana 2026 Regular Session
Transportation, Highways and Public Works Apr 22nd, 2026
Transportation, Highways & Public Works
Transcript Highlights:
- And that's why today I wear my vote pin because it's important that we encourage people to vote.
- I met him in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, where he voted. Yes, all right. Thank you very much.
- And that's why today I wear my vote pen because it's important that we encourage people to vote.
- I met him in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, where he voted. ...to vote.
- And I look forward to voting yes on this. Thank you. Thank you, Sheriff Wiley.
Bills:
SB309 , SB457 , SB513 , HB148 , HB149 , HB358 , HB384 , HB428 , HB487 , HB593 , HB613 , HB657 , HB675 , HB712 , HB716 , HB720 , HB723 , HB728 , HB732 , HB845 , HB846 , HB965
Keywords:
driving school, driver education, prelicensing course, motor vehicles, Department of Public Safety, Office of Motor Vehicles, third-party tester, third-party examiner, private driving instructor, license application, consumer protection, course pricing, tuition regulation, administrative rules, transportation committee, construction, management, project delivery, public contracts, legislative approval
Summary:
The House Committee on Transportation met on April 22, 2026, with a quorum present and heard several transportation-related bills, many involving license plates, toll exemptions, and administrative changes. The committee first advanced HB 988 by Rep. Bagley, which changes the fee distribution for current and retired legislators’ special prestige license plates so the proceeds support repairs at the Pentagon/first LSU building rather than going to the state. It then heard HB 1001 by Rep. Marcel, designating a portion of U.S. Highway 190 as the Jesse Jackson Memorial Highway; the bill was supported with remarks honoring Jackson’s civil rights legacy, and the committee observed a moment of silence before reporting it favorably without objection.
The committee next considered HB 989 by Rep. Boyer, which updates and clarifies fees charged by public license tag agents. Rep. Phelps offered an amendment to exempt Shreveport from the fee increase, but it failed on a roll call vote, and the bill was then reported favorably by a 13-2 vote. HB 1192, also by Rep. Boyer, creating a Louisiana Dental Hygienist Association specialty license plate, was amended to remove a restriction limiting issuance to association members and then passed favorably without objection. HB 1032 by Rep. Wiley, which clarifies the substances referenced in DUI-related motor vehicle statutes, received technical amendments and was reported favorably without objection.
The committee also advanced HB 748 by Rep. Brough, exempting Louisiana school board-owned and leased vehicles from tolls on bridges and highways, including the Bell Chasse toll bridge area, after testimony from Plaquemines Parish school officials and the district attorney describing toll costs and operational burdens; the bill was amended to include leased vehicles and then reported favorably without objection. HB 1108 by Rep. Omade creating a homeschool pride specialty plate was also reported favorably without objection after discussion of the plate design and proceeds going to Homeschool Louisiana. Finally, HB 1081 by Chairman Wright, restructuring the Louisiana Ports and Waterways Investment Commission under the Office of Multimodal Commerce and DOTD for administrative support, was amended at the request of the Governor’s Office and reported favorably without objection. The committee adjourned after completing its agenda.
HI
Transcript Highlights:
- Seeing none, Vice Chair for the vote. >> Okay, recommendation on 717 is to advise and consent, noting
- Seeing none, Vice Chair for the vote. >> Okay, recommendation on 717 is to advise and consent, noting
- Seeing none, Vice Chair for the vote. >> Okay, recommendation on 717 is to advise and consent, noting
- </c> Seeing none, vice chair for the vote. Seeing none, vice chair for the vote.
- Seeing none, Vice Chair for the vote.
Committee:
Senate Health and Human Services
Summary:
The Senate Committee on Health and Human Services met on April 15 to consider several gubernatorial nominations, with the chair reminding the public that written testimony had been reviewed and testimony time would be limited. The first nominee, James Landgraf (GM 528) for the Board of Certification of Public Water System Operators, was supported by the Department of Health and testified that his water-system experience would help ensure certification standards protect safe drinking water, including on Maui and the other islands. Committee members asked about his background and Maui water issues, and the chair later recommended advise and consent.
The committee also heard GM 552 for Pina Lemosu to the State Council on Developmental Disabilities, but Lemosu was absent due to illness. Daintry Bartoldus of the council testified in strong support, citing Lemosu’s lived experience, critical thinking, and advocacy on disability and employment issues. The committee deferred decision-making on this nomination until the next day. For GM 717, Annabelle Stone for the Language Access Advisory Council, testimony from Waipahu Safe Haven Immigrant Migrant Resource Center and Aloha Care emphasized her interpreter background, bilingual skills, and commitment to equitable access for limited-English-proficient residents. Stone said her public health and community experience would help the council, and the chair recommended advise and consent.
The final nomination, GM 782, was John McComas for the Statewide Health Coordinating Council. Supporters including Jack Lewin and Aloha Care highlighted McComas’s long career in health care, including leadership at Aloha Care and work on expanding community health resources. McComas said he wanted to continue contributing to health care access statewide after retirement. The committee took no objections on the nominations it voted on and adopted the chair’s recommendations to advise and consent for GM 528, GM 717, and GM 782, while GM 552 was deferred.
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Floor Session Mar 2nd, 2026
California Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- I respectfully ask for your aye vote. Thank you. Senator Choi, you are recognized.
- I respectfully ask for your aye vote. Thank you. Thank you. Senator Rubio, you are recognized.
- Yes, I respectfully ask for your aye vote. Thank you. Secretary, please call the roll. Allen.
- The vote is 37 to 0. The resolution is adopted.
- So I respectfully ask for an aye vote. I respectfully ask for an aye vote.
WA
Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session
Legislative Democratic Leaders Media Availability Feb 24th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- She had actually voted for the bill; she was clear. Yes, yes, right? And so that's just one thing.
- , where people count sign-ins as votes.
- They have to have been voted unanimously out of committee.
- reliable, regular revenue, we moved it from being property tax revenue that was subject to voters voting
- As the millionaire tax debate continues, it seems like it's probably heading toward a yes vote.
Summary:
House and Senate Democratic leaders held a media availability focused on the late-session agenda, including the House policy cutoff, a supplemental budget, and the House Finance Committee hearing on the proposed “millionaire’s tax”/income tax measure. They said several Senate bills had moved or were moving quickly, including a face mask bill, an abortion medication access bill, a mobile devices in schools bill, a driver privacy/personal safety data protections bill, and a West Coast Health Collaborative bill. They also said the supplemental budget would emphasize food, shelter, health care, continuity of government, and other core services.
A major topic was allegations of fraudulent or bot-generated remote sign-ins on the millionaire’s tax hearings. Leaders said remote testimony and sign-ins have broadened public participation, but misuse of the system is a problem that will be reviewed over the interim. They said the goal is to preserve easy public access while improving accuracy, and that the sign-in numbers should be treated cautiously because the system is informational rather than equivalent to voting. They also said there had been no direct contact with state Supreme Court justices about the tax bill.
The leaders defended the need for the income tax proposal by arguing that state spending growth reflects inflation, population growth, the McCleary school-funding changes, and major investments in child care, higher education, Medicaid dental care, IT systems, and special education. They said the Legislature is trying to balance the tax code and that they do not support taxing incomes below $1 million, though they would not rule out future legislative changes decades from now. On tort claims against the state, they said Senator Dhingra’s arbitration bill has advanced the discussion but is unlikely to move further this session, and that broader liability reductions may require constitutional changes or prevention-focused investments. They also discussed long-term care workforce pressures, saying Washington is better positioned than many states but still faces an aging-population challenge. On the millionaire’s tax process, they said the House Finance Committee is expected to increase tax reductions in the bill, with leaders aiming to resolve differences with the Senate without going to conference if possible.