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KY

Kentucky 2026 Regular Session

House Legislative Session Day 26 (2-12-26)

Kentucky House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Next order of business, the orders of the day. Gentleman from McCracken. Mr.
  • And I appreciate everything you've done to help me get there.
  • Sir, >> I know, uh, appreciate the gentleman from Urban.
  • </c> of the day. of the day.
  • And then if and I really appreciate him.
Summary: The House convened with an invocation, the Pledge of Allegiance, a quorum present, and approval of the prior day’s journal. Committee reports were read for a range of bills and resolutions, including measures on privacy protection, theft by deception, social work, licensed occupations, an adult workforce diploma pilot program, parole board changes, alternative high school diplomas, campaign finance, child care, mental health treatment, gubernatorial transitions, unclaimed property, and state contracts. Those items received first reading and were placed on the calendar. The chamber then considered House Bill 253, relating to reading and language arts instruction. Supporters said the bill follows the earlier Read to Succeed law by requiring instruction grounded in the science of reading and phasing out the three-cueing system, which they argued encourages memorization rather than phonics. A member from House District 93 opposed the prohibition, saying teachers need flexibility and that some district-approved methods remain useful in classrooms. The House adopted the committee substitute and passed the bill 94-1, then laid a motion to reconsider on the table. House Bill 508, relating to the protection of veterans benefits, was also debated and passed unanimously 93-0. The sponsor said the bill regulates paid veterans-claims services, requires clear disclosures about free services, limits fees, bars certain practices, and adds annual reporting, while exempting attorneys and law firms. Several members spoke in support, citing personal experiences and the need to protect veterans from bad actors, though some also expressed concern about access to help and urged future federal accreditation language. House Concurrent Resolution 44, urging Congress to create a VA accreditation pathway for private claims companies, was adopted 95-0, and House Bill 436, creating a PGA HOPE-related state parks benefit for veterans and active-duty military participants, passed 94-0. At the end of the session, the House received Senate Bill 172, relating to utility fuel adjustments and declaring an emergency, for first reading and return to committee. Members also made announcements about upcoming breakfasts, meetings, guest groups, and other events.
KY

Kentucky 2026 Regular Session

House Legislative Session Day 12 (1-22-26)

Kentucky House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Next order of business is the orders of the day. Gentleman from McCracken. Mr.
  • I just, you know, I appreciate a lot of the work that's gone into this.
  • Um, we had some very special guests in the annex today with Kentucky Arts Day.
  • and June 1st, 2026 as Kentucky Constitution Day in the Commonwealth of Kentucky.
  • /c><00:23:13.280><c> Day</c><00:23:13.679><c> in</c><00:23:14.000><c> the</c> Kentucky Constitution Day
KY

Kentucky 2026 Regular Session

House Legislative Session Day 11 (1-21-26)

Kentucky House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Um, I appreciate the opportunity once again to talk about House Bill 178.
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  • You have the floor still. >> I appreciate that. Thank you.
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  • Uh the the I appreciate that. Thank you.
KY

Kentucky 2026 Regular Session

House Legislative Session Day 10 (1-20-26)

Kentucky House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
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  • </c><00:23:27.760><c> to</c> that this body pause on this day to that this body pause on this day to
  • It is important for us this day and all days forward to remember the words of Dr.
  • It is important for us this day and all It is important for us this day and all days<00:24:51.279><c>
AL

Alabama 2025 Regular Session

Alabama House Education Policy Committee Apr 2nd, 2025

Education Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • Quiet and be in your presence, and we ask that you would be with us this day.
  • is they really greatly value the instructional time during the school day.
  • I appreciate that absolutely without a... appreciate that absolutely without a doubt.
  • But I do appreciate the work. I appreciate the concept.
  • Well, I appreciate the discussion on this. We have a motion, we have a second...
Bills: SB211, HB96, SB215, SB257, SB13, SB13
AL

Alabama 2025 Regular Session

Alabama Senate Education Policy Committee Apr 2nd, 2025

Education Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • I remember this is a needed bill, so I appreciate you bringing it. Thank you.
  • You all have a good day. Okay, Clerk, would you call the next bill?
  • I appreciate that very much. Well, as I think everybody probably knows...
  • I really appreciate your...
  • Nutshell, I really appreciate your taking it and the committee taking it up this morning.
Bills: SB211, HB96, SB215, SB257, SB13, SB13
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Local Government (Part II) May 8th, 2025

Local Government

Transcript Highlights:
  • So there being 5 ayes on one day, the committee substituted the Senate Bill 22 there being 4 ayes for
  • one day.
  • Senator West, 1, there being 4 eyes one day, the committee of substituted Senate Bill 1944 will be reported
  • those professional fireworks to the administration where it will not see the light, see the light of day
WA

Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Appropriations Mar 2nd, 2026 at 10:30 am

Appropriations

Transcript Highlights:
  • I appreciate the work of the sponsor.
  • One day, my 13-year-old doesn't show at home.
  • So I appreciate the movement on the bill.
  • And I appreciate this move. I do, however, have, I appreciate this move.
  • And that concludes the committee's business for the day.
Summary: The House Appropriations Committee held public hearings on Substitute Senate Bill 5828 and Substitute Senate Bill 5911, then later took executive action on several bills. SSB 5828 would restore and adjust Washington College Grant and College Bound Scholarship award formulas for private, not-for-profit four-year institutions, reversing part of last year’s reductions; staff said the bill would increase awards relative to the prior changes and carry a fiscal impact of about $3.3 million in FY 2027 and $18.6 million over four years, with the Senate budget fully funding it. Testimony was split: private college leaders, school counselors, students, and the Independent Colleges of Washington supported the bill as restoring promised aid and preserving student choice, while some student representatives from public institutions argued the state should first restore public higher education funding and that the bill favored private schools. The committee later adopted an amendment adding certain Washington-affiliated out-of-state institutions, and then deferred action on the bill from the first executive session run. SSB 5911 would stop DCYF from using benefits or funds belonging to youth in extended foster care to reimburse the state for care costs, require help for eligible youth to receive benefits directly, and allow protected accounts such as ABLE accounts. Staff said the bill would have a net fiscal impact of about $608,000 in FY 2027 and $2.2 million per biennium thereafter, with the Senate operating budget funding it. Testimony in support emphasized that youth with disabilities should receive SSI benefits they are entitled to and that the state should end the practice of withholding those funds. In the later executive session, the committee also heard an amendment specifying that any contracted entity managing representative payee accounts must be a regulated bank or bonded and insured nonprofit, with no expected fiscal change. In executive session, the committee advanced several other bills. It adopted an amendment to HB 2689 on child care that required a 65% provider response rate for market rate surveys, then reported the bill out with a do pass recommendation after debate over child care costs, rural access, and regulatory burdens. It also adopted amendments and reported out E2SSB 5395 on prior authorization, SSB 5420 on veteran benefits and preferences, and E2SSB 5496 on limits on corporate ownership of single-family homes. Additional amendment briefings covered bills on wrongful conviction compensation, workers’ compensation medical care, 340B drug pricing, residential development in commercial zones, clean fuel tax exemption reporting, homeless youth housing stability, and Health Benefit Exchange market criteria. Several bills, including the two heard that morning, were deferred from action in that executive session run.
KY

Kentucky 2026 Regular Session

House Legislative Session Day 28 (2-17-26)

Kentucky House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • As we begin day 28 of this session, we come to you, Lord, who never had to take back anything spoken
  • </c> the day. Gentleman from McCracken. Mr. the day. Gentleman from McCracken. Mr.
  • Read for a third time by title the day.
  • Speaker, that concludes the orders of the day.
  • The House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, citation of appreciation.
KY

Kentucky 2026 Regular Session

House Legislative Session Day 15 (1-28-26)

Kentucky House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • And shepherd us through each<00:01:23.280><c> day.
  • As always, we pray that your each day.
  • It is modern-day slavery, pure and simple.
  • The second see taking place every day.
  • It must be provided 14 days in notice.
Summary: The House convened with prayer and the pledge, recorded 96 members present, excused absences, and approved the journal from January 27, 2026. The Senate clerk announced passage of Senate Bills 17 and 181 and requested concurrence. Committee reports advanced a number of bills on health insurance, judiciary, local government, and transportation topics, including measures on pharmacist reimbursements, hearing aid coverage, feeding and eating disorders, grooming a minor, local government liability, water fluoridation, cigar bars, chickens on residential property, highway pavement markings, motor vehicle titles, and pedestrian issues; all favorable reports were treated as first readings and placed on the calendar. The House then took up and passed House Bill 320 on human trafficking, with the sponsor explaining it would equalize penalties for promoting human trafficking with those for trafficking itself and increase the penalty when the victim is under 18. A member asked whether the bill included additional funding for cyber enforcement; the sponsor replied it was not an appropriation and would not require new funding, though prior budgets had increased support for anti-trafficking efforts. The House adopted a title amendment changing the bill’s title to combating human trafficking. The chamber also passed House Bill 366, which clarifies that materials portraying a sexual performance by a minor include computer-generated images and requires 85% service of the sentence before probation or parole; the sponsor said it was supported by law enforcement and prosecutors. House Bill 389 on reading and writing in schools also passed as amended by House Committee Substitute 1. The sponsor said it would require annual updates to the state dyslexia toolkit, expand professional development and coaching, require local school boards to develop processes for universal screening and diagnostic tools, and add dyslexia instruction to teacher preparation programs; the substitute added conformity with IDEA and revised the instructional language. Members spoke in support of early dyslexia detection and one member noted the bill updated prior legislation associated with former Rep. Bam Carney. House Bill 56, an omnibus Department of Agriculture bill, then passed; it addressed amusement ride inspections, grain warehousing penalties, egg handler licensing renewal timing, exemptions for small producers, and repealed obsolete tobacco and egg marketing board provisions. All three bills passed by roll call with 95 or 94 votes in favor and none opposed, and clinchers were applied. During announcements, members noted upcoming committee meetings and events, including a suits-and-sneakers day and cancer-related breakfast, caucus meetings, and committee meetings. New bills and resolutions were introduced, including measures on local occupational license fees, early learning and child care, tuition waivers, an adult workforce diploma pilot, motor vehicle usage tax, contract procurement, Fish and Wildlife Resources, adoption, veterans’ benefits, Cabinet for Health and Family Services operations, organ donation safety, hate crimes, prescription drugs, and resolutions on the Kentucky-Japan partnership and veterans’ benefits accreditation. The clerk also reported a petition of impeachment filed against Judge Julie Goodman. The House then referred a group of bills to committees, reported floor amendments for House Bills 321 and 416, and adjourned until 2:00 p.m. Thursday, January 29, 2026.
ND

North Dakota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Senate Workforce Development Apr 10th, 2025 at 10:00 am

Workforce Development

Bills: HB1119
Summary: The Workforce Development Committee reconvened to consider House Bill 1119 with amendment version 02005. Senator Hogan explained that the amendment removed a section requiring the Department of Human Services to respond to legislative management, in order to make the bill feel more like a program evaluation than an audit and to avoid placing an unreasonable burden on the executive branch. The amendment also clarified that the Child Care Advisory Committee would provide an update and that the committee would dissolve after the rewrite of licensing standards, making it a time-limited body. Committee members discussed the bill as a novel approach to forming a group to study an issue and then disbanding after reporting back. Senator Larson noted the concept was similar to broader performance-review ideas, and Senator Hogan said the Legislative Council program evaluation effort was parallel to, but separate from, other performance-review proposals. The committee then voted 4-0-1 to adopt the amendment. Afterward, the committee moved to give House Bill 1119, as amended, a do pass recommendation. That motion also passed on a roll call vote, and the committee adjourned.
NM

New Mexico 2026 Regular Session

House - Chamber Meeting Jan 30th, 2026 at 12:05 pm

New Mexico House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • But what she said that I really appreciate is that I see it almost every day.
  • I really appreciate it because I see it almost every day.
  • I appreciate that. I think we can agree that. A county that I also represent. I appreciate that.
  • I appreciate your patience.
  • I appreciate those answers.
Bills: HM3, HM11, HM14, HM15, HM21, HM25, HB9, SB2, SB19
KY

Kentucky 2026 Regular Session

House Legislative Session Day 30 (2-19-26)

Kentucky House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Next order of business, the orders of the day. Gentleman from McCracken. >> Mr.
  • </c> Justice Training to grant a 180-day Justice Training to grant a 180-day grace<00:24:04.720><c> period
  • and got replaced by somebody that got voted out on day one.
  • </c> heart, because one time I was 34 days heart, because one time I was 34 days into<00:28:06.040><c
  • </c> by somebody that got voted out on day by somebody that got voted out on day one.<00:28:10.680><c
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Culture, Recreation & Tourism May 14th, 2025

Culture, Recreation & Tourism

Transcript Highlights:
  • SB232 would designate October 21st as Unplugged Texas Day.
  • That's why Unplugged Texas Day is so important.
  • I appreciate it. Is there anyone else who wishes to testify?
  • , and other Memorial Day events.
  • It can be three days. Sometimes they start on a Thursday and end on Saturday. Thank you.
Bills: SB2801, SB2232, SCR18
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

EDU Public Hearing 02-04-2026

Education

Transcript Highlights:
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  • So it could take two days, one day, a week.
  • , one day, a week.
  • It depends on the days, one day, a week.
WA

Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Appropriations Feb 26th, 2026 at 01:30 pm

Appropriations

Transcript Highlights:
  • may claim payment for absent days that month.
  • This process can take several days to over a week, and these avoidable days are very costly.
  • He sees every day the needs in the community to keep care local.
  • We would appreciate your support. Thanks. Thank you, Mr. Chairman.
  • This is one of those days. Yeah, no, totally understand.
Summary: The House Appropriations Committee held a public hearing on a series of bills, beginning with House Bill 2689 on Working Connections Child Care. Staff explained that the proposed substitute would keep current income eligibility at 60% of state median income, cancel scheduled expansions to 75% and 85%, reduce provider reimbursement from the 85th to the 75th percentile of market rates beginning in 2027, eliminate enhanced regional rates, and replace attendance-based and prospective payment rules with a modified attendance policy. Testifiers from MomsRising praised removal of a proposed cap on the program but opposed the cuts to future eligibility and provider reimbursement; a representative of Puget Sound ESD warned the attendance-based payment changes would create budget problems for providers, including Head Start and E-CAP programs. The committee then heard Engrossed Substitute Senate Bill 5124 on Medicaid network adequacy for post-acute care, with staff describing standards for nursing homes and inpatient rehabilitation facilities and testimony from hospitals supporting the bill as a way to reduce discharge delays and reliance on single-case agreements. The committee also heard Senate Bill 5832 to raise the new motor vehicle arbitration fee from $3 to $6; the Attorney General’s Office and auto dealers supported the increase as necessary to sustain the Lemon Law arbitration program. The committee then heard Substitute Senate Bill 5862, which would provide a one-time 3% COLA for certain PERS and TRS Plan 1 retirees; retirees testified in strong support, while the Association of Washington Cities raised concerns about added costs for local employers. The committee next heard Senate Bill 5922, allowing school districts to transfer money from the Transportation Vehicle Fund to another fund if they reduce their fleet and receive OSPI approval; staff said the bill would add flexibility for districts and require only a small administrative cost. Substitute Senate Bill 5923 would allow Island Hospital on Fidalgo Island to qualify as a critical access hospital if federally certified, enabling cost-based reimbursement; Island Health leaders and community members testified that the hospital serves a rural, high-government-payer population and needs the designation to sustain services. Senate Bill 5944 would make missed or canceled appointment payments for language access providers a mandatory subject of bargaining and clarify that collective bargaining agreements prevail over agency policies but not statutes; WFSE supported the bill as ensuring interpreters at L&I can bargain on the same terms as other agency interpreters. Substitute Senate Bill 5972 would extend binding interest arbitration to correctional employees in city and county jails regardless of county population; labor representatives supported the change as a retention tool, while cities and counties opposed it, warning of higher costs and urging ability-to-pay protections if the bill moves forward. The committee also heard Senate Bill 5988, which would give the Department of Health statutory authority to continue accrediting opioid treatment programs and to charge accreditation fees; DOH said the bill would let it maintain a critical service and eventually cover costs through fees. Senate Bill 6151 would move Ecology fee revenue for landfill methane emissions and laboratory accreditation into dedicated accounts rather than the general fund; Ecology supported the change as improving transparency and ensuring fees are reinvested in the programs. Engrossed Substitute Senate Bill 6194 would allow Astria Toppenish Hospital, a rural hospital on a federally recognized Indian reservation, to be paid at 150% of the fee-for-service Medicaid rate; hospital leaders and community members said the hospital serves a largely public-payer population and faces unsustainable losses, while lawmakers asked about why the hospital needed special treatment. Finally, Engrossed Substitute Senate Bill 6302 would require L&I to investigate certain public works projects for possible misclassification of independent contractors performing finishing work, with referrals from public entities, contractors, labor organizations, or workers; labor and business representatives both supported the bill as a negotiated enforcement measure against the underground economy. No votes were taken during the hearing, and the chair announced amendment deadlines before adjourning the committee.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Senate Session Feb 25th, 2025

Texas Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • I'm sorry about that. that one day last week.
  • Mr. members, it's our favorite day at the Capitol, it's Brazoria County Day. Members...
  • Judge's Day at the state capitol.
  • But we appreciate y'all being here.
  • Today is a very special day. It's University of North Texas Day at the Capitol. Please stand up.
Summary: The meeting was marked by significant resolutions recognizing various contributions to Texas and celebrating community initiatives. Key discussions included the adoption of resolutions commemorating Texas Hispanic Judges Day and highlighting the 100th anniversary of Memorial Park. Senators expressed appreciation for the judges' dedication and legacy, with notable mentions of individual judges and their impact on the community and legal landscape in Texas. The Senate also honored students and organizations contributing positively to their communities, showcasing the interconnectedness of public service and the legislative process.
KY

Kentucky 2026 Regular Session

House Legislative Session Day 25 (2-11-26)

Kentucky House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Food is medicine every day.
  • on President's Day.
  • We will be celebrating President's Day on Monday and take the day off. [Laughter] Mr.
  • on President's Day.
  • We will be celebrating President's Day on Monday and take the day off. [Laughter] Mr.
AL

Alabama 2026 Regular Session

Alabama Senate County and Municipal Government Committee Feb 10th, 2026

County and Municipal Government

Transcript Highlights:
  • While we appreciate the lower price, it remains out of reach for most citizens and is still higher than
  • Quote, "It appreciate the lower price, it remains appreciate the lower price, it remains out<00:09:51.839
  • I appreciate the opportunity to speak. I'm Ted Holly.
Bills: SB249, SB259, HB67, HB214
KY

Kentucky 2026 Regular Session

House Legislative Session Day 21 (2-5-26)

Kentucky House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
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  • As one of the Kentucky to this day.
  • </c><01:06:01.680><c> Representative</c> retinita day in Kentucky.
  • Representative retinita day in Kentucky.