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US

US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session

US House Floor Proceedings (Thursday, May 8, 2025)

US Federal House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • <00:12:07.360> I rocks the cradle rules the world. I rocks the cradle rules the world.
  • Trump International Airport.
  • <02:57:27.760> and decades long ethics rules and decades long ethics rules and enforcement
  • for American international group. for American international group.
  • And a staggering 8.6 million rule.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Transportation Apr 29th, 2025

Transportation

Transcript Highlights:
  • for the controller to help with the accounting and auditing for this, but there are no procedures internally
  • Recently, a rule was required to be adopted by the TXDMV that effectively eliminates this measure, the
  • You know, what I can say is over the years, as a state, we've actually talked about this internally as
  • Current Texas DMV rules create unnecessary delays in vehicle title transfers, requiring titles to be
  • I represent the International Brotherhood of Teamsters. My name is Jacob Smith.
FL

Florida 2026 4th Special Session

January 21, 2026 - 08:00 AM

Commerce Committee

Transcript Highlights:
  • WHEN I SERVED IN KOREA WE HAD A STANDING RULE THAT OUR SOLDIERS WERE NEVER ALLOWED TO GO INTO THE FIELDS
  • HER VAN WAS TOWED AT ORLANDO INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT FOR OCCUPYING TWO PARKING SPACES.
  • NOT BECAUSE SHE IGNORED PARKING RULES BUT BECAUSE THERE WERE NO AVAILABLE SPACES THAT ALLOWED HER TO
  • IT WAS OCCUPIED TO PARKING SPACE IS NOT BECAUSE I WAS IGNORING PARKING RULES OR BECAUSE I WAS IN A HURRY
  • YOU ALREADY HAVE THE PLAINLY AUDIBLE RULE IN FLORIDA STATUTE AS IT RELATES TO MUSIC IN A MOVING VEHICLE
US

US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session

US House Floor Proceedings (Tuesday, April 1, 2025)

US Federal House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • international order. I thank the crew international order.
  • rules.
  • I filed three... under our rules. It is to say that we under our rules.
  • this rule. this rule.
  • Again, vote no on this rule. I everyone. Again, vote no on this rule.
AZ

Arizona 2026 Regular Session

01/14/2026 - Senate Judiciary and Elections

Judiciary and Elections

Transcript Highlights:
  • The Arizona Supreme Court is what develops, and they're statutory as well as in the rules, ethical rules
  • So the winner-prevails rule is already adopted in disciplinary rules. Okay, Madam Chair.
  • Rule 61 of the rules of the Arizona Supreme Court, or the rules of civil procedure or criminal procedure
  • Rules of the Arizona Supreme Court or the rules of civil procedure or criminal procedure?
  • I was referencing a rule that was recently adopted. What does that rule say?
Summary: The Judiciary and Elections Committee opened with roll call, member introductions, and a lengthy agenda item on alleged anomalies involving the State Bar of Arizona. The committee heard live testimony from a former attorney who described his disciplinary experience as retaliatory and unfair, and staff read excerpts from affidavits criticizing bar discipline procedures, notice, and due process. Members debated the State Bar’s authority, attorney discipline rules, and whether attorneys can practice while under investigation, with some arguing the bar is unaccountable and others emphasizing the Supreme Court’s oversight and existing disciplinary procedures. The committee then considered several election-related bills. SB 1037, requiring stricter security measures for vote-recording and tabulating equipment, passed 4-2-1 after members debated claims of election-system vulnerabilities and the cost of added safeguards. SB 1038, which would make cast vote records publicly available quickly after polls close, was amended to require transmission to the Secretary of State within 48 hours after canvass and then passed 4-2-1. SB 1040, expanding public online access to voter registration rolls in read-only form, also passed 4-2-1 after privacy concerns were raised and the sponsor argued for transparency. The committee next approved SB 1039, allowing attorneys who prevail in discipline matters to seek damages for reputational harm and lost earnings, despite objections that it raised separation-of-powers concerns and testimony about bar discipline procedures. SB 1053, capping Arizona resident concealed-carry permit fees at 10% of the nonresident fee, passed 4-2-1 after supporters framed it as a constitutional-rights and affordability measure and opponents raised public-safety and revenue concerns. SB 1057, requiring ballot paper fraud-countermeasure features, passed 4-2-1 after debate over cost and vendor capability. SB 1060, removing a voting exemption for U.S. citizens who have never resided in the United States, passed 3-2-2 amid concerns about unintended effects on military families. Finally, SB 1061, lowering the fentanyl threshold for enhanced sentencing from 200 grams to 9 grams, drew strong opposition from defense and civil-liberties witnesses who warned it would sweep in users and prescribed medications; the transcript ends during that testimony, before a final action is shown.
MI

Michigan 2025-2026 Regular Session

Senate Session 26-07-02

Michigan Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Madam President, I move the rules be suspended to allow committees to meet during today's session.
  • Pursuant to Joint Rule 20, the Senate has inserted the full title. The title will be inserted.
  • She spent a year as an intern in Senator Chang's office, two years total with our office, joined our
  • Madam President, I move the rules be suspended to allow my guest on the Senate floor today.
  • She started off at the Capitol interning for both Reps. Danadar and Rep.
Summary: The Senate convened with an invocation, pledge, attendance, and a series of recesses and caucus calls. The chamber also recognized the retirement of Larry Horn of the Michigan Senate Police Department and later honored departing staff members Macy Maine, Maddie Cutler, and Julia Schmidt. Senator Geiss delivered a statement marking the 62nd anniversary of the Civil Rights Act, emphasizing its legacy and the need to protect and strengthen civil rights protections. The Senate received House messages on Senate Bills 870 and 878, with SB 878 sent to conference. It also introduced several new measures, including Senate Joint Resolution L and Senate Bills 1085 through 1091, plus House Bills 4833, 5152, 5153, and 5727, referring them to the appropriate committees. The chamber discharged multiple committees from further consideration of bills and suspended rules several times to move legislation onto the General Orders calendar and to allow committee meetings during session. On the floor, the Senate passed House Bill 4072 and Senate Bills 792, 793, 1013, and 947. SB 1013, dealing with the Insurance Code and price optimization, included a failed Tice amendment and passed 34-3. SB 947, concerning dam safety under the Natural Resources and Environmental Protection Act, drew supportive remarks from Senator McMorrow and a strong no-vote explanation from Senator McBroom before passing 22-15. The Senate also adopted a McMorrow substitute for SB 947 and later considered a large group of bills in Committee of the Whole, reporting many with amendments and others without amendment for third reading. The session ended with the Senate adjourning until Friday, July 3rd at 12:15 a.m.
ND

North Dakota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Senate Floor Session Apr 2nd, 2025 at 12:30 pm

North Dakota Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • And the Water Commission can still do its own internal review, so it's not like they're just approving
  • Currently legal notices in the newspaper for proposed rule changes require an abbreviated notice.
  • Many times the public may not understand how an administrative rule change may affect them, so House
  • This will give more transparency and information to the public regarding proposed rule changes.
  • Vote green for more public rule change information. Is there any further discussion?
Keywords: 908, all
Summary: The Senate convened with prayer, pledge, roll call, and a quorum present, then approved a motion to lay over House Bill 1525 for one legislative day. It also voted not to concur with House amendments on Senate Bills 2294, 2297, 2070, 4017, and 2262, appointing conference committees for each. The chamber then took up a series of House bill amendments and final-passage votes. On amendments, the Senate adopted changes to House Bill 1229 on fleeing law enforcement and driving-record transparency after debate over insurance impacts and public safety; House Bill 1510 on teacher retention, on-site child care, and licensure study language; House Bill 1160 to restrict student personal electronic devices during instructional time; House Bill 1429 to address drone harassment and stalking of animals; House Bill 1203 to harmonize medical marijuana provisions; House Bill 1600 to create a UND immigration clinic with reporting requirements; House Bill 1130 to broaden K-12 funding formula changes and reduce state fiscal impact; House Bill 1279 to modify the coal conversion tax exemption; House Bill 1442 to adjust membership and scope of a state task force; and House Bill 1464 to convert a maternal care services proposal into a study and remove the appropriation. The Senate rejected an amendment to House Bill 1022 concerning the Retirement and Investment Office bonus program, then passed the bill. It also passed House Bill 1234 on a $90 million transfer to reduce PERS liability, while rejecting a floor amendment to it. On final passage, the Senate passed House Bills 1008 (Public Service Commission budget), 1218 (temporary moratorium and study on economic analysis for drain projects), 1234 (PERS funding transfer), 1146 (PERS defined contribution cleanup and emergency clause), 1355 (expanded notice for administrative rulemaking), 1470 (Game and Fish fee changes and guide/outfitter updates), 1029 (Capital Grounds Planning Commission duties), 1017 (Game and Fish budget), 1374 (township supervisor open-meeting exemption for on-site inspections), and 1064 (NC-SARA membership and distance education regulation). It defeated House Bill 1583 on false political advertisements with civil-action language and House Bill 1393 on earned wage access provider regulation. The transcript ends as the Senate begins consideration of House Bill 1326 on self-defense and unlawful firearm possession by felons.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Floor Session - part 2 Mar 17th, 2025

Minnesota House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Reports from the Committee on Rules and Legislative Administration.
  • So, as we know under Rule 4.05, Under Rule 4.05, that is not germane to this bill.
  • I appeal the ruling of the Speaker and ask for a roll call.
  • So, this is clearly not a violation of Rule 4.05, and I would ask members to vote to overturn the ruling
  • A yes or a green vote supports the ruling of the Speaker; a no or a red vote goes against the ruling
VT

Vermont 2025-2026 Regular Session

Senate Session - 2026-02-06 - 11:30AM

Vermont Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • At this time, I would move that the Senate suspend its rules in order to take up for immediate action
  • SR21. >> The senator from Chittenden has moved that the Senate suspend its rules and take up SR21.
  • President, is an operation by the that the Senate suspend its rules and that the Senate suspend its rules
  • the rule of law. the rule of law.
  • It will take a rule suspension, Senator.
Keywords: 927, senate, all
AZ

Arizona 2026 Regular Session

02/05/2026 - House Floor Session

Arizona House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Chairman, your Committee on Rules recommends HB 2004.
  • Do you do the rule? Your committee on rules, this bill is constitutional proper for. Perfect.
  • Speaker, my point of order is misrepresentation, Rule 19A.
  • The point of order is Rule 19A.
  • Rule 19.
Keywords: 1182, all
Summary: The House opened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, and a moment of silence honoring two Arizona Department of Public Safety personnel killed in a helicopter crash while responding to an active shooter incident in Flagstaff. Members also introduced numerous guests and Capitol Day visitors, including the Arizona Society of Anesthesiologists, the Arizona Dental Hygienists Association, and organizations serving deaf, hard of hearing, and deaf-blind Arizonans. A proclamation was read designating September 4 as Taekwondo Day in Arizona. The chamber then processed a large number of bills through first reading, second reading, and Committee of the Whole. Measures receiving due-pass recommendations included HB 2075, HB 2120, HB 2155, HB 2328, HR 2004, HB 2051, HB 2072, HB 2178, HB 2203, HB 2395, HB 2010, HB 2043, HB 2108, HB 2135, and HB 2310. Several bills drew substantive debate, including HB 2051 and HB 2072 on lactation services and consultant certification for Medicaid reimbursement, HB 2203 on eliminating duplicative reporting requirements, HB 2395 on a voluntary mental health-related measure, and HB 2043, which sparked a sharp partisan exchange over whether it was a cleanup to felony-murder statutes or an anti-abortion/personhood measure. On third reading, HB 2008, dealing with school libraries and public funding for library associations, passed 33-25 after debate over whether it would help keep ideology out of schools or further weaken library support. House Resolution 2004, a nonbinding resolution expressing disapproval of Attorney General Chris Mays’ public statements, also passed 33-25 after extensive floor debate over her comments, her record on law enforcement and consumer protection, and whether the resolution was appropriate. The House then adopted the Committee of the Whole reports, referred the passed measures for engrossing, and adjourned until Monday, February 9, 2026.
AZ
Transcript Highlights:
  • I’m a majority research intern.
  • I’m a majority research intern.
  • In the rules committee, the rules attorneys noted that the Supreme Court jurisprudence on this is that
  • Um, in the rules committee, the rules attorneys noted that the Supreme Court, um, jurisprudence on this
  • there you go Supreme Court any other Which court ruled, I apologize?
Keywords: 1182, all
Summary: The meeting covered a long list of House bills, mostly on third-read consent calendars, spanning appropriations, elections, education, public safety, water, taxation, and criminal law. Early discussion focused on HB 2148, which would give the legislature authority to appropriate non-custodial federal funds, described by the sponsor as a transparency measure. Other measures discussed included HB 2091 on insurance-related assessment limits, HB 2122 on reciprocity for BTR-related professions, HB 2138 clarifying firefighter workers’ compensation coverage, and HB 2008 barring public school libraries from using public money to pay library professional associations. HB 2110, removed from consent, would allow school governing body members to pray at meetings, with members noting Supreme Court precedent supporting such prayer. Several bills addressed school safety and parental rights. HB 2142 would create a School Safety Center at the Arizona Department of Education and allow up to 10% of school safety program funds for administration, with supporters citing an audit and lack of oversight. HB 2249 would expand the Parents’ Bill of Rights to require notice if a school employee facilitates social transitioning of a minor and to provide broader access to educational records, with penalties discussed for violations. HB 2074 would add mandatory reporting for anyone in a medical facility who knows a partial-birth abortion is occurring, and HB 2144 would allow child support calculations to begin during pregnancy based on a confirmed pregnancy test and related DNA testing provisions. The committee also took up election-related measures. HB 2022 would make permanent changes tied to the federal Electoral Count Act, including moving Arizona’s primary earlier to preserve military and overseas voting access, while keeping petition dates valid and preserving existing deadlines for candidates. HCM 2001 urged federal designation of the Muslim Brotherhood as a foreign terrorist organization, and HCM 2002 supported a separate congressional effort involving CARE and related federal review and designation processes; members debated the distinction between direct designation and a request for federal investigation. HCR 2001 proposed a constitutional amendment to limit voting to U.S. citizens, require government ID to register, prohibit foreign contributions, and end early voting by the Friday before an election. Water, land use, and tax bills were also reviewed. Measures included HB 2024 on snowpack augmentation as a water supply development project, HB 2029 and HB 2030 tightening how Water Conservation Grant Fund money is used, HB 2053 appropriating $100,000 for updated stormwater recharge mapping, HB 2096 expanding revolving fund uses to address cesspools, HB 2097 capping groundwater withdrawal in irrigation non-expansion areas, and HB 2116 funding potential Colorado River litigation. On the tax side, HB 2016 would remove late-filing penalties when no tax is due, HB 2104 and HB 2105 would protect agricultural property owners from repeated reclassification and require notice of inspections, and HB 2289 would update truth-in-taxation examples to reflect higher home values. The committee also heard bills on criminal penalties and other matters, including HB 2043 on felony murder involving an unborn child, HB 2045 on discharging a weapon near a vehicle, HB 2131 and HB 2132 on weapons trafficking and fentanyl penalties, and HB 2062 authorizing a Buffalo Soldiers memorial in Wesley Bolin Plaza.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence Mar 5th, 2025

Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence

Transcript Highlights:
  • And in Harris County, we have a 10% rule.
  • According to the rules, the Texas House rules, rule three, relating to standing committees.
  • Is that strictly internal?
  • The system is governed by the Texas disciplinary rules of professional conduct and the Texas rules of
  • Rules prevent the sharing of grievance.
Keywords: 1184, house, all
NY

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York State Senate Session - 04/20/2026

New York Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • . >> There will be an immediate meeting of the Rules Committee in Room 332. >> An immediate meeting of
  • the Rules Committee in Room 332. >> The Senate will stand at ease.
  • Senator Stewart-Cousins from the Committee on Rules reports the following bill: Senator Harckham, an
  • , Senator Serrano, an act making appropriation for government. >> Move to accept the report of the Rules
  • The report of the Rules Committee is accepted.
Keywords: 993, senate, all
Summary: The Senate opened with routine formalities, approved the journal, welcomed a SkillsUSA student delegation, and then moved into budget and policy business. The chamber accepted a Rules Committee report and took up a supplemental budget extender, Senate Print 9963, which would extend state operations through April 22 and authorize $12.7 billion, including about $5.1 billion in new funding for Medicaid, payroll, and school aid. Senator O’Mara questioned the delay in the budget, the lack of public detail, and unresolved issues such as CLCPA changes, auto insurance, and SEQR reforms; the sponsor said negotiations were ongoing and that school aid would likely build on the executive budget. The extender passed 57-1, with Senator Weik voting no. The Senate then adopted Senate Resolution 1887, sponsored by Senator Brisport, memorializing the Governor to proclaim April 2026 as Arab American Heritage Month. Senators Brisport, Fahy, Salazar, and Gounardes spoke in support, emphasizing Arab Americans’ cultural, civic, and economic contributions in New York and condemning anti-Arab and anti-Muslim bias. The resolution was adopted by voice vote and opened for co-sponsorship. The chamber next considered several bills on the calendar, including a bill by Senator Cleare to prohibit state-chartered financial institutions from investing in private correctional facilities. Supporters framed it as a moral response to private prisons and rising federal use of detention facilities, while opponents argued it would overregulate state-chartered banks and affect private investment decisions. The bill passed 36-22. The Senate also passed a bill by Senator Krueger raising the nonprofit lobbying disclosure threshold from $5,000 to $10,000, after debate over transparency and whether the change would reduce oversight; it passed 35-23. Finally, the Senate passed Senator May’s bill on advanced transmission technologies and utility planning, after extensive debate over ratepayer costs, battery storage, and data center growth; supporters said it could lower energy costs through more efficient grid use, while opponents said it would raise rates and duplicate existing studies. The bill passed after being restored to the non-controversial calendar.
AZ

Arizona 2026 Regular Session

06/10/2026 - Senate Floor Session

Arizona Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • I move that pursuant to Rule 17K, House Bill...
  • I move that pursuant to Rule 17K, House Bill 2406... Is that it?
  • All righty, there is a Rules Committee amendment. Mr.
  • Let's amend the Rules Committee amendment.
  • There is a Rules Committee amendment. Mr.
Keywords: 1182, all
FL

Florida 2025 Regular Session

December 11, 2025 - 12:30 PM

Transcript Highlights:
  • WE WILL INNOVATE INTERNALLY AND I WILL TALK THROUGH SOME OF THOSE EXAMPLES.
  • HAS REDUCED THEIR TIME AND DOCUMENTATION BY 25 PERCENT INTERNAL TO OUR ORGANIZATION.
  • WHAT IS CALLED THE INTEROPERABILITY RULE. WE WILL SEE THOSE REQUIREMENTS COME ONLINE IN JANUARY.
  • THE HIGHLIGHT FOR THE INTEROPERABILITY RULE IS THAT APPLIES TO MEDICARE ADVANTAGE.
  • MAYBE RULE OUT ROUTINE DENIALS LIKE ADMINISTERED AS DENIALS >> ALL THE ABOVE.
AZ

Arizona 2026 Regular Session

02/23/2026 - House Floor Session

Arizona House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Number two, there's no debate on third reading of bills, Rule 19D.
  • Senator, there's no debate on third reading of bills, Rule 19D. Yep.
  • And again, Rule 19D. I'm sorry, Rule 2019A. A member shall confine himself to the question.
  • Majority Leader Carbone: I move that pursuant to House Rule 12...
  • Rule 19, decorum, an impermissible debate.
Keywords: 1182, all
Summary: The House met with prayers, the Pledge of Allegiance, guest introductions, and a proclamation honoring Adrian Ace Stubbs Day. Members also recognized Doctor of the Day Dr. Victoria Tannenbaum and welcomed visitors for Lutheran Day at the Legislature, along with Judge Kaluli from Veterans Treatment Court. Attendance was recorded at 56 present, one absent, and three excused. The chamber then moved through communications, committee reports, and first readings before taking up a long third-reading calendar. The floor debate centered on a wide range of bills, especially water, education, elections, public utilities, labor, and criminal justice measures. Members discussed tax administration, groundwater and water-rights issues, superintendent contract transparency, mining reclamation, school employee disclosure, AI and digital privacy, sexual extortion, probation, veterans and military employment protections, adult protective services, salvage vehicles, real estate licensing, and several education-related appropriations for ESA administration. There were also resolutions and memorials on voting centers and precincts, student athletics, Route 66, and recognizing Judea and Samaria. Several members explained votes, with supporters emphasizing transparency, consumer protection, public safety, and administrative cleanup, while opponents raised concerns about privacy, cost, overreach, lack of accountability, and impacts on schools, elections, and local control. Most measures passed, often along party-line or near party-line votes, and several emergency measures were adopted with the required two-thirds vote. Notable votes included HB 2016, HB 2026, HB 2028, HB 2049, HB 2075, HB 2090, HB 2092, HB 2094, HB 2098, HB 2111, HB 2113, HB 2114, HB 2133, HB 2135, HB 2179, HB 2192, HB 2228, HB 2256, HB 2260, HB 2262, HB 2265, HB 2278, HB 2328, HB 2351, HB 2381, HB 2409, HB 2410, HB 2411, HB 2425, HB 2451, HB 2476, HB 2499, HB 2500, HB 2584, HB 2662, HB 2663, HB 2666, HB 2693, HB 2752, HB 2756, HB 2804, HB 2812, HB 2827, HB 2877, HB 2908, HB 2932, HB 2933, HB 2943, HB 2953, HB 2966, and HB 2985, along with HCM 2007 and HCRs 2003, 2016, and 2047 and HR 2002 and 2003. The House then moved into Committee of the Whole to begin consideration of HB 2174 and related amendments.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Senate Floor Session - Part 2 - 05/17/26

Minnesota Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • immediate consideration pursuant to rule immediate consideration pursuant to rule Senate<00:09:06.560
  • > rule<00:09:06.880> 26.
  • Um, Senator, just so Senate rule 26.
  • For those voting pursuant to rule<00:51:35.520> 40.7. rule 40.7. rule 40.7.
  • The Senate is now in recess to the call of the President. rule 40.7. rule 40.7.
Keywords: 1187, senate, all
Summary: The Senate first received a House message reappointing a conference committee on Senate File 2077, the environment and natural resources appropriations bill, and took no further action on that message. The chamber then moved through motions and resolutions, including a failed attempt to suspend the rules to make House File 4102 a special order for immediate consideration. Senator Howe argued the bill was urgent because it would extend a study on state law enforcement pay and help address State Patrol recruitment and retention, while Senator Friends opposed suspending the rules; the motion failed on a roll call vote, 35 ayes to 32 nays. The Senate then took House File 3629 from the table, made it a special order, and adopted the A5 amendment. The bill, relating to grants management and the Department of Administration, was described as refining agency authority over exemptions, adding reporting requirements, expanding whistleblower protections, and broadening fraud-prevention tools. The A5 amendment added stronger payment-withholding authority for agencies based on credible allegations of fraud, removed the 60-day withholding limit, allowed cross-agency withholding in some cases, replaced court appeal with agency reconsideration, made the authority permanent, and added a reporting requirement for DHS and DCYF inspector general activity. Supporters said it would improve transparency and protect taxpayers; the bill then passed final roll call 67-0. Finally, the Senate took up House File 4492, which was amended with the A4 delete-everything amendment. The new version combined three articles: READ Act provisions, a veterans diploma provision, and early literacy field-experience changes. Senators described the veterans section as requiring school districts to award diplomas to veterans who left high school to serve in the Korean or Vietnam Wars, and the READ Act and literacy provisions as aligning teacher preparation and early literacy instruction with state standards. Members also discussed school discipline and classroom safety issues in the course of debate. The bill was then read for final passage, with senators speaking in support of the combined package and its education and veterans provisions.
CA

California 2025-2026 Regular Session

Assembly Floor Session May 18th, 2026

California House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • I request unanimous consent to suspend Assembly Rule 118(a) to allow Assembly Members Hadwick, McKinnor
  • On behalf of the API Legislative Caucus, I rise in support of H.R. 111 recognizing International Day
  • H.R. 111, recognizing International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia, Interphobia, and Transphobia.
  • It doesn't take an international case like Jeffrey Epstein to show us that the rich and powerful gets
  • It doesn't take an international case like Jeffrey Epstein to show us that the rich and powerful gets
Keywords: 988, house, all
Summary: The Assembly convened after a quorum call, heard a prayer from Rabbi Mona Alfie, and recited the Pledge of Allegiance. The chamber then held its first official Jewish American Heritage Month ceremony, beginning with Assembly Concurrent Resolution 195 by Assembly Member Gabriel. Gabriel and several colleagues from multiple caucuses spoke in support, emphasizing Jewish Californians’ contributions, the diversity of the Jewish community, solidarity with other communities, and opposition to anti-Semitism. The resolution was adopted by voice vote after 67 co-authors were added, and the Assembly then recognized 14 honorees for their service and leadership in California. After the ceremony, members offered guest introductions and the body moved to floor business. Assembly Constitutional Amendment 9 by Assembly Member Bonta, which would add affordability as a required factor in CPUC rate-making, remove telecommunications from the CPUC, create an Office of Broadband, and expand legislative appointments to the commission, was adopted. The Assembly also passed AB 1697 delaying implementation of a 2025 labor law, AB 2322 on stormwater permit definitions, AB 1653 on pupil instruction, AB 2274 and AB 2273 on criminal justice and child sexual abuse-related prosecutorial practices, AB 2512 on Anaheim Angels naming language tied to a potential land exemption, AB 1956 on suicide prevention for young men and boys, AB 1809 on job order contracting, AB 1970 banning step therapy for serious mental illness and substance use disorder medications, AB 1973 expanding authority for advanced practice clinicians, and AB 2055 on vessel law modernization. The Assembly also adopted ACR 186 designating May as California Physical Fitness and Mental Well-Being Month and H.R. 111 recognizing the International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia, Interphobia, and Transphobia, after extensive debate reflecting both support and criticism over LGBTQ rights and parental rights issues. Several measures were passed with recorded votes, while some items were passed and retained on file or continued. The transcript ends as the Assembly was moving into AB 2059, a CEQA-related bill on rural transportation projects, with the sponsor describing it as a narrow exemption for 21 rural counties.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Criminal Jurisprudence Mar 4th, 2025

Criminal Jurisprudence

Transcript Highlights:
  • Well, the rules were in place last time, but the rules were in place when these reports were made.
  • I think people not following the rules or the rules are not complete is an issue. And every time.
  • Well, there were rules about it prior to the violations. There were rules.
  • There were rules about it prior to the violations, and there were rules about it prior to the violations
  • The answer from the agency is, the rules we had in place while the rules were being violated are our
Keywords: 1184, house, all
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Senate Committee on Water, Agriculture, and Rural Affairs Feb 10th, 2025

Water, Agriculture and Rural Affairs

Transcript Highlights:
  • Last summer, she interned in D.C. with the United States Senate.
  • We'll adopt committee rules and hear invited testimony.
  • Is there any questions about the rules? Hearing none, the rules are adopted.
  • We have an initiative to sync up our planning rules.
  • Breeders made concessions, so y'all have got rules.
Keywords: 1185, senate, all