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NM

New Mexico 2026 Regular Session

Senate - Indian, Rural and Cultural Affairs Feb 3rd, 2026 at 10:04 am

Senate Indian, Rural & Cultural Affairs

Transcript Highlights:
  • On Tuesday, we have one Senate Memorial.
  • Well, I know most of you are here probably about the memorial.
  • Memorial 14, which is to address the forced sterilization policy.
  • And we're in support of Senate Memorial 14.
  • The ACLU of New Mexico stands in strong support of Senate Memorial 14.
Bills: SM14
FL

Florida 2026 Regular Session

Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development Feb 18th, 2026

Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development

Transcript Highlights:
  • This bill is a threat to our democracy by stripping away the very foundation America stands for.
  • The memorial serves as a lasting reminder of civic participation, free expression, and youth engagement
  • He said he could not support the bill directing FDOT to erect markers for Charlie Kirk Memorial Avenue
  • That memorial was political.
  • , Charlie Kirk Memorial Avenue.
Summary: The committee first heard CS for SB 1342 on transit-oriented development by Senator Rouson, which seeks to expand housing near fixed transit corridors by updating TOD definitions and applying Live Local-style land-use principles to those areas. An amendment narrowed definitions, limited the bill to land-use and development regulations, removed a private cause of action, and added exclusions for environmentally sensitive areas, historic properties, and military installations. Supporters said the bill would increase housing supply near existing infrastructure and maximize the state’s transit investments, while local government groups and city leagues opposed it as a sweeping preemption of local zoning authority that could force high-density development without public hearings or adequate infrastructure planning. The committee adopted the amendment and then reported the bill favorably. The committee then took up CS for SB 1334 on elections by Senator Grall, which would require documentary proof of citizenship in voter registration and related election processes, update how citizenship is verified through REAL ID and the SAVE database, clarify that paper ballots are the primary voting method, and add other election-related changes such as candidate eligibility rules and timelines. Two technical amendments were adopted. During extended questioning, senators raised concerns about how documents would be submitted and stored, whether voters without Florida IDs or REAL IDs—especially students, disabled voters, seniors, and homeless Floridians—could be flagged or burdened, and what fiscal and workload impacts the bill would have on supervisors of elections and state agencies. Supporters argued the bill would streamline verification and reduce duplicate paperwork, while many public speakers and some senators said it would create barriers to voting, increase costs, and risk disenfranchising eligible voters. The transcript ends during debate on the bill, before a final vote is shown. Later, the committee considered CS for SB 1362 on advanced air mobility by Senator Harrell. A strike-all amendment aligned the bill with the House version and added vertiports and charging systems as eligible projects for public-private partnership funding, with FDOT authorized to fund certain vertiport costs within available resources. The bill drew support from industry and local representatives, and the committee adopted the amendment and reported the bill favorably. The committee also heard SB 174, which designates a portion of State Road 985 in Miami-Dade County as Charlie Kirk Memorial Avenue and directs FDOT to install markers at an estimated cost of $2,400. The bill prompted significant debate over whether Kirk’s legacy warranted a state road designation, with opponents citing his controversial statements and arguing the honor was political and divisive, while supporters said the designation recognizes civic engagement near FIU and is symbolic rather than regulatory. The transcript ends during debate on SB 174, before any final action is shown.
LA

Louisiana 2026 Regular Session

Education Apr 8th, 2026

Education

Transcript Highlights:
  • It provides relative to information sharing for purposes of Louisiana's Foundation. ...integrated research
  • 632 by Representative Spell provides relative to information sharing for purposes of Louisiana's Foundation
  • . to information sharing for purposes of Louisiana's foundational integrated research system for transformation
  • post-secondary education institution in the University of Louisiana system through the Minimum Foundation
  • Those records are the foundation of everything: what services are being provided, what data is collected
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Transportation Finance and Policy Committee 3/2/26

Transportation Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • Um, and as we've done other memorials somewhat consistently, I suppose.
  • And the family chose the Hortman Memorial Highway because they wanted to make sure that both Mark and
  • overall and um when in the memorial overall and um when in the underlying<00:25:22.000> bill<
  • <00:26:40.880> a there was a a bill to memorialize a there was a a bill to memorialize a stretch
  • I'm sure that we could come up with the money necessary to memorialize Melissa and Mark from our own
NM

New Mexico 2026 Regular Session

Senate - Rules Jan 28th, 2026 at 09:16 am

Senate Rules

Transcript Highlights:
  • And Senator, I understand the reason you're bringing this memorial forward.
  • We ask that you give this memorial a due pass. Thank you.
  • I urge you to make a statement by voting in favor of this memorial.
  • We urge support of Senate Memorial 1. Thank you. Memorial 1. Thank you.
  • And so I'm going to support the memorial.
Bills: SR1, SM1, SM6
FL

Florida 2025 Regular Session

Senate in Special Session B Jan 28th, 2025

Florida Senate Floor Meeting

TX

Texas 89th Regular

Senate Session Jan 28th, 2025

Texas Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • So in living memory, the Holocaust still goes on, but that living memory is going to pass away.
  • That living memory is going to pass away shortly.
  • It's crucial that we carry these memories forward.
  • We have a memorial recognition upon adjournment.
  • Before we adjourn, I yield to Senator Kochorst for a memorial recognition.
Bills: SJR36, SR8, SR14, SR15, SR17, HCR54
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Transportation May 14th, 2025

Transportation

Transcript Highlights:
  • Highway 281 as the Ernesto Solis-Cantu Memorial Highway in Brooks County.
  • Her commitment to keeping his memory alive inspires future generations and reminds us all of the true
  • I am not a public speaker, but I'm here to honor my son in his memory.
  • Memorial Day, Father’s Day, my oldest’s birthday in June, and a week later the anniversary of Armando
  • It is the Lance Corporal Armando Hernandez Memorial Bridge, so I'm taking it out of order.
Summary: The Senate Transportation Committee heard testimony and took action on a series of transportation-related bills. Early in the meeting, Senator Hagenbuch presented HB 647, which would let drivers who have had corrective eye surgery update their licenses by submitting physician verification without an in-person DMV visit; he argued it would reduce DMV lines, though a fiscal note estimated setup costs. The committee also heard HB 2029, a cleanup bill clarifying that travel trailers are not subject to safety inspections after prior legislation removed inspections for trailers and all vehicles, and HB 4804, which would remove Texas’s CDL appeals hearing process to align with federal law and avoid jeopardizing highway funds, while also authorizing DPS action related to the terrorist offender registry. All three bills were left pending after testimony, along with HB 2003, which would require annual public reporting by entities with projects in the Texas Rail Plan, especially in light of the Dallas-Houston high-speed rail project and landowner concerns; supporters said it would improve transparency, while opponents warned it would force disclosure of proprietary financial information from a private project. The committee also heard HB 2775, adding Ector County and Odessa to the I-27 Advisory Committee, and HB 791, authorizing a specialty plate for Central Catholic High School in San Antonio; both were left pending after brief discussion and no opposition testimony. The committee then heard several local or commemorative measures. HB 1242 would designate part of U.S. Highway 281 in Brooks County as the Ernesto Solis-Cantu Memorial Highway, and HB 2061 would name a bridge on State Highway 242 in Montgomery County for Lance Corporal Armando Hernandez. Hernandez’s mother testified emotionally in support, describing his military service and the family’s wish to have the bridge mark his return home; members responded supportively. The committee also heard HB 1729, which would impose term limits on Freeport commissioners, and HB 3751, transferring a DPS commercial vehicle enforcement office building in Woodville from TxDOT to DPS. HB 3611, the “bandit sign” bill, was presented as a targeted enforcement measure against illegal commercial signs in medians and right-of-ways, with added safeguards to avoid affecting political signs and to require written notice before fines. All of these bills were left pending after testimony. At the end of the meeting, the committee took up pending business and voted out multiple bills favorably. HB 3751, HB 261/HB 2061, HB 647, HB 791, HB 1242, HB 1729, HB 2003, HB 2029, HB 2775, HB 3611, HB 4804, and HB 2522 were each reported favorably to the full Senate, generally on unanimous or near-unanimous votes. Most were also sent to the local and uncontested calendar, though HB 2029 was ultimately not placed there after an objection. The committee then recessed.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
  • . whose strength is a reminder of the legacy her son leaves behind, her commitment to keeping his memory
  • My son in his memory. I am a proud mother of two U.S. Marines.
  • My daughter's birthday is this Saturday, Memorial Day.
  • And then we'll vote on the Memorial Bridge, and we're going to start. The vote is what I'm saying.
  • It is the Lance Corporal Armando Hernandez Memorial Bridge, so I'm taking it out of order.
NM

New Mexico 2026 Regular Session

Senate - Rules Feb 2nd, 2026 at 09:12 am

Senate Rules

Transcript Highlights:
  • This memorial does not change the law.
  • I'd like to thank you for listening to the joint memorial.
  • I don't see it necessarily being needed to be in a memorial.
  • A lot of the records trying to find those records The memorial and the purpose for the memorial is exactly
  • I do support this memorial.
Bills: SM13, SM14
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Workforce, Labor, and Economic Development Finance and Policy Committee 3/4/25

Workforce, Labor, and Economic Development Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • These jobs are imperative to building the foundation of our next generation's future.
  • These jobs are imperative to building the foundation of our next generation's future.
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AZ

Arizona 2026 Regular Session

02/03/2026 - Senate Appropriations, Transportation and Technology

Appropriations, Transportation and Technology

Transcript Highlights:
  • Quinn Memorial Highway.
  • Quinn Memorial Highway. Lester Floyd, L.F.
  • This memorial does not name a road. This memorial does not name a roadway lightly.
  • Chairman, members, Senate Bill 1274 establishes the Police Foundation Special Plate and the Police Foundation
  • Chairman, members, Senate Bill 1274 establishes the Police Foundation Special Plate and the Police Foundation
WY

Wyoming 2026 Regular Session

House Judiciary Committee, February 13, 2026

Judiciary

Transcript Highlights:
  • I believe that's a foundational I believe that's a foundational principle<00:04:53.600> to
  • name on the Wyoming Law Enforcement Memorial Wall.
  • Enforcement Memorial Wall. Enforcement Memorial Wall.
  • <00:46:02.880> and national law enforcement memorial and national law enforcement memorial
  • Um, and he's been in memorialized<01:08:01.599> elsewhere, memorialized elsewhere, memorialized
Bills: HB0066, HJ0005, HB0010