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KY
Kentucky 2025 Regular Session
Capital Projects and Bond Oversight Committee (9-23-25)
Transcript Highlights:
- </c> the first floor. the first floor.
- And we have six projects to present for consideration today.
- </c> projects to present for consideration projects to present for consideration today.<00:27:03.600>
- There are two projects for consideration today from Washington County.
- There are two projects for consideration today from Washington County.
Summary:
The meeting opened with prayer and a quorum call, then the committee approved the prior meeting minutes. Staff reported several informational items, including University of Kentucky medical and research equipment purchases, school district debt issues, leasehold improvements, and Kentucky Community and Technical College System bond allocations.
The committee then approved a line-item appropriation increase of $350,000 in federal funds for the Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources’ Cumberland Forest Conservation Program, along with two Department of Military Affairs projects: the Ashland Readiness Center window replacement and the MATES HVAC replacement at Fort Knox. It also approved four larger maintenance-pool projects without further action: HVAC and smoke evacuation work at the Kentucky State Penitentiary, HVAC and hot water tank replacements at Oakwood, a Green Bank energy-savings performance project across state facilities, and roof replacement at Lake Barkley Lodge. Members asked about the prison project, the roof procurement process, and whether minority-owned firms receive special bidding preference; staff said capital projects are awarded through open low-bid procurement with qualification and warranty requirements, and that minority participation is preferred but not a bidding criterion.
Two lease modifications were approved for Franklin County agencies: an expansion and renovation for the Auditor of Public Accounts and a downsizing and renovation for the Kentucky Workers Compensation Funding Commission. The committee also approved Kentucky Infrastructure Authority items, including a Monticello sewer loan, several Cleaner Water Program grants and reallocations, and a House Bill 1 water grant that required no action. Members questioned engineering costs and were told the KIA board reviews technical details and anomalies before approval.
Finally, the committee approved six economic development grants: one EDF grant for V Simple in Jefferson County and five KPDI EDF grants for projects in Breckinridge, Erlanger, Todd, and Washington counties. The last action item was approval of Western Kentucky University’s up-to-$10 million general receipts revenue bond issue for athletic facilities. An informational Kentucky Housing Corporation multifamily bond item prompted concern from members about rising per-unit costs for affordable housing, and they requested further explanation from the housing corporation at a future meeting.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety - Part 1 - 03/25/26
Judiciary and Public Safety
Transcript Highlights:
- </c><00:29:09.720><c> But</c> the floor or wherever it's next. But the floor or wherever it's next.
- </c> >> it on the floor if you want. >> it on the floor if you want.
- I think Well, maybe I could floor here?
- </c> members for your time and consideration members for your time and consideration of<01:20:18.720>
- </c> floor. All those in favor say I. I. floor. All those in favor say I. I. Opposed. Opposed.
Committee:
Senate Judiciary and Public Safety
WA
Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Agriculture & Natural Resources Feb 19th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- There is not yet an updated fiscal note to reflect the House floor amendments or the striker, but to
- Thank you for your time and consideration. ...and we look forward to participating in that process.
- Thank you for your time and consideration, and we appreciate your leadership. Thank you, Stephen.
- Thank you for your consideration. Thank you.
- Thank you for your consideration. Thank you. And then we'll move on to Gabriel.
Summary:
The Senate Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee held public hearings on several House bills. ESHB 2238 would require the Department of Agriculture to develop a statewide food security strategy, monitor food system performance, and report on agricultural regulatory costs and competitiveness; the sponsor and many stakeholders from agriculture, food banks, school nutrition, counties, and advocacy groups supported it as a coordinated response to food insecurity and farm viability, while one requested amendment was addressed on the House floor. HB 2199 would expand the derelict vessel removal program by changing the definition of derelict vessel to allow earlier intervention when vessels are unregistered for two annual periods; ports, local officials, and environmental advocates testified in support, and the bill had no fiscal impact noted. HB 2104 would remove the sunset from the Aviation Assurance Funding Program for wildland fire response, with support from fire chiefs and the sponsor emphasizing its value for rapid initial attack and cost savings. HB 2554 would repeal statutes from Initiative 456 that conflict with treaty fishing rights; the Attorney General’s Office, Department of Fish and Wildlife, and the sponsor supported repeal as necessary to remove unenforceable anti-tribal language, while testimony comments showed substantial opposition. HB 2619 would create a legislative task force to review regulatory stress in agriculture and recommend changes; the sponsor linked it to farmer mental health and suicide prevention, and there was no public testimony. HB 2343 would require public game farms operated by Fish and Wildlife to obtain water discharge permits and meet manure/runoff controls; staff noted it would apply to the known public facility and carry modest compliance costs, with no public testimony. The committee also unanimously waived the five-day notice rule for HB 2104, 2554, 2619, and 2343, and closed the hearings without taking final votes, planning to consider all six bills in executive session at a later meeting.
AZ
Transcript Highlights:
- HB 2153, Committee on Ways and Means, as in consideration.
- HB 2153, Committee on Ways and Means, as in consideration, HB...
- So please do not wander far from the floor.
- What have we gotten from the ninth floor?
- Floor session is now convening. The House will come to order.
AZ
Arizona 2026 Regular Session
02/23/2026 - House Appropriations
House Appropriations Committee of Reference
Transcript Highlights:
- So we can go to a very, very heavy floor.
- So we can go to a very, very heavy floor.
- And if the federal government with Medicare has set a floor, basically 300%, I mean, a Medicare floor
- The administrative review process for the town is for special considerations.
- I hope we can get it to the floor. And I thank all my colleagues very much.
Summary:
The committee first took up a discussion-only strike-everything amendment to HB 2211, which would make it unprofessional conduct for certain health care providers to submit offers in independent dispute resolution above 300% of Medicare or the qualified payment amount. The chair said he was not ready to move the bill because more stakeholder meetings were needed. Testimony split between insurers, who said a small number of providers were abusing the No Surprises Act and driving up costs, and provider representatives, who argued the proposal would improperly cap rates, relied on opaque insurer-set QPAs, and could threaten licensure in a billing dispute. No vote was taken on HB 2211.
The committee then considered HB 4028 on accessory dwelling units. The bill would remove the 1,000-square-foot cap, change setback rules, bar municipalities from requiring an administrative use permit and certain elevation criteria, and extend the deadline for cities to adopt ADU regulations. The sponsor argued it would give homeowners more flexibility and help address housing affordability, while cities, neighborhood groups, and residents warned it would allow oversized ADUs, reduce local control, create density and safety concerns, and invite investor-driven development. After extensive debate, the committee voted 8-9 with one present, and HB 4028 failed.
Next, the committee heard HB 2620, as amended, which appropriates $300,000 annually for five years from the General Fund to the Department of Veterans’ Services for grants to emergency shelters. An amendment removed age and non-congregate-setting conditions for eligibility. The sponsor and a shelter provider said the funding would help shelters better serve homeless veterans and connect them to services. The committee adopted the amendment and then passed HB 2620 on a 17-0 vote with one member not voting.
The committee then considered HB 2960, as amended, which creates a veterans specialty court grant program and a dedicated fund to support local veterans treatment courts. An amendment shifted administration of the fund to the Office of the Courts and allowed support for expansion of existing programs. The sponsor, a Lake Havasu judge, and a veteran graduate testified that veterans courts reduce recidivism and save lives by linking veterans to treatment and support. The bill was still being taken up when the transcript ended, with testimony continuing from supporters including a veterans shelter founder.
LA
Louisiana 2026 Regular Session
Natural Resources and Environment May 19th, 2026
Natural Resources & Environment
Transcript Highlights:
- When you come back under consideration, you can close. Yes, sir. I do.
- We have to take fundamental rights into consideration.
- You have another amendment you want to do on the floor.
- You have another amendment you want to do on the floor. I do. I do.
- This bill goes to the floor.
Committee:
House Natural Resources & Environment
ID
Transcript Highlights:
- But I would ask that you send this to floor with a due pass recommendation.
- We have a motion to send House Bill 873 to the floor with a due pass.
- I'd move to send House Bill 900 to the floor with the due pass recommendation.
- Committee, on our consideration, Senate Bill 1321, Representative Scott.
- Committee, on our consideration, Senate Bill 1321, Representative Scott.
Committee:
House State Affairs
TX
Texas 89th Regular
Senate Committee on Health and Human Services Apr 30th, 2025
Health & Human Services
Transcript Highlights:
- That will be strictly enforced today as we are trying to finish before we go to the floor.
- Thank you for your consideration, and I appreciate your positive support.
- Favorable consideration of the committee substitute to House Bill 451.
- We're going to talk about that on the floor, or when y'all can get together.
- Supposed to be on the floor at 11 o'clock today. So I appreciate you guys.
Bills:
HB136 , HB451 , SB425 , SB466 , SB905 , SB1986 , SB2311 , SB2450 , SB2805 , SB2826 , SB2919 , SB3001 , HB136
Committee:
Senate Health & Human Services
WY
Wyoming 2026 Regular Session
House Floor Session-Day 12, February 23, 2026-PM
Wyoming House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- </c> ask for a favorable consideration. ask for a favorable consideration.
- . consideration. consideration.
- That means that your average Wyoming... consideration. consideration.
- . consideration. consideration.
- </c> favorable consideration. favorable consideration.
US
US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
US House Floor Proceedings (Friday, March 27, 2026)
US Federal House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- During consideration as I may consume.
- It is ready for House floor action.
- Put the Senate bill on the floor.
- Let us pass it with a large floor.
- </c> floor. That's the whole story. floor. That's the whole story.
OK
Transcript Highlights:
- We've recognized her on the floor of the Senate.
- I appreciate your consideration. Thank you. The questions of the nominee. Thank you.
- We are not on the floor. Call the roll. Senator Devers. Senator Dossett.
- And we are setting a consistent statewide floor for decency.
- And your consideration, "...guideline." Follow-up. Thank you, Madam Chair.
Bills:
HB1937 , HB2153 , HB3674 , HB2978 , HB3885 , HB3671 , HB3261 , HB3021 , HB3029 , HB4274 , HB3701 , HB3076
Committee:
Senate Education
Summary:
The Senate Education Committee first considered a series of executive nominations, including Brian Bobeck to the State Board of Education, Jonathan Daniels to the Oklahoma Board of Private Vocational Schools, Cody Swanee to OETA, Randy Squires to the Western Oklahoma State College Board of Regents, Dwight Spencer to the Carl Albert State College Board of Regents, V. Lee to the Oklahoma Arts Council, Adisha Chapman to the Murray State College Board of Regents, Trevor Pemberton to the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education, Jennifer Carlson and Melissa Yvonne to the Commission for Educational Quality and Accountability, Kevin Gross to the Tulsa Community College Board of Regents, and Barbara Myers to the Oklahoma Arts Council. Most nominees briefly described their backgrounds and reasons for serving, and the committee approved each nomination, with votes ranging from 8-1 to 10-0, sending them on to the full Senate or floor as applicable.
The committee then took up several education bills. House Bill 1937, dealing with the Communications with Students Act, was amended to require corroborated evidence before immediate suspension and to narrow the definition of student; it passed 9-0. House Bill 2153, which would subject OSSAA meetings and hearings to the Open Meetings Act and repeal the statutory one-year sit-out rule for transfers, drew questions about recruitment and FERPA but passed 7-3. House Bill 3674, requiring school resource officer training on sexual assault and violence, annual continuing education, mandatory reporting, and closure of contractor loopholes, passed 9-0. House Bill 3885, setting a graduated discipline framework for third through fifth graders, prompted debate over classroom safety and student rights and passed 9-1. House Bill 3671, allowing a receiving district to accept a transferring teacher’s career status, passed 10-0. House Bill 3261, assigning employee numbers to school support staff such as coaches and bus drivers for tracking across districts, passed 10-0.
Several other bills generated more extensive discussion. House Bill 2978, which would impose annual library audits, public online catalogs, a formal challenge process, and funding penalties for noncompliance, faced repeated questions about how it differed from existing policy and who could challenge materials; it failed 4-5. House Bill 3021, revising graduation requirements and preserving flexibility for applied math/science and local course approval while removing some language requirements, passed 8-2. House Bill 3029, requiring the Department of Education to develop a four-year plan, passed 9-1. House Bill 4274, expanding school choice options for military-dependent students living on base, passed 10-0. The committee also began consideration of House Bill 3076, which would clarify alternative teacher certification provider definitions and OEQA oversight, but the transcript cuts off before a final vote is shown.
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- </c> amendment uh were passed off this floor amendment uh were passed off this floor as<00:30:26.240>
- </c><00:43:59.200><c> Yes,</c> you have the floor. Will you yield? Yes, you have the floor.
- </c><00:53:12.559><c> by</c> something distributed on the floor by something distributed on the floor
- </c> before we get here onto the Senate floor before we get here onto the Senate floor uh<01:21:55.440
- Um, I want to especially consideration.
ID
Transcript Highlights:
- And that's part of the consideration when the FCC goes through that process.
- And that's part of the consideration when the FCC goes through that process.
- With that, I ask that it be sent to the floor with a do-pass recommendation.
- I'm asking that it be sent to the floor with a do-pass recommendation.
- It passed off of the House floor unanimously.
Committee:
Senate State Affairs
ID
Transcript Highlights:
- The committee will now be in consideration of House Bill 725.
- send House Bill 725 to the floor with a due pass recommendation.
- The motion is passed and it will be sent to the floor.
- The motion is passed and it will be sent to the floor.
- The committee will now consideration are as 33618. will be sent to the floor.
Committee:
House State Affairs
AZ
Arizona 2026 Regular Session
03/24/2026 - Senate Natural Resources
Senate Natural Resources Committee of Reference
Transcript Highlights:
- me on the floor.
- I think it’s worthy of consideration.
- I think it’s worthy of consideration.
- Senator Sunderation, you have the floor.
- Senator Sunderation, you have the floor. Mr. Chair, thank you.
Summary:
The committee first heard House Bill 2787, which would bar the state and its political subdivisions from using personnel or financial resources to enforce or cooperate with the federal Mexican wolf reintroduction program, while exempting the Livestock Loss Board’s livestock loss program. Sierra Club and animal welfare advocates opposed the bill as harmful to wolf recovery and unnecessary given the livestock loss reimbursement data. The committee approved HB 2787 on a 4-3 vote.
Members then considered House Bill 255, which would create a Brackish Groundwater Recovery Program Fund and authorize the Water Infrastructure Finance Authority to administer projects using long-term water augmentation funds. Opponents argued brackish groundwater is still groundwater and pumping it could cause localized impacts and land subsidence, while supporters framed it as a water-supply solution. The bill failed on a 2-4 vote.
The committee next advanced House Bill 2782, requiring disclosure rules for regulatory assets included in utility rates, and House Bill 2781, which would impose financial assurance, insurance, decommissioning, and site-restoration requirements on solar energy power plants. HB 2781 drew stakeholder testimony from solar industry, utilities, and local-government interests; an amendment to revise financial assurance and remove a remediation fund was adopted, but the bill itself then failed on a 4-4 vote. The committee also approved House Bill 2975, which would suspend State Land Department solar scoring maps and require new mining and housing resource maps, despite opposition that it would reduce transparency and favor certain land uses over solar.
Later, the committee approved House Bill 2696, as amended, directing the Arizona Commerce Authority to prioritize fuel and gas price reduction and create a fuel resiliency task force, after debate over whether the bill should focus more broadly on energy resilience and whether the ACA was the right agency. The committee also passed HCM 2009, urging Congress to streamline mining access, compensate states for subsurface mineral rights, and require legislative approval for new national monuments, and HB 2889, which would fund ADEQ monitoring of uranium contamination and create a statewide registry and tribal-partnered monitoring program. Finally, the committee heard HB 2763, which would require a legislative joint resolution before the Game and Fish Commission could close a shooting range; Game and Fish said it would add another step to the closure process and mainly affect the Ben Avery facility, but no vote was taken in the portion provided.
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Higher Education Committee Jun 23rd, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- Thank you for your consideration this afternoon, and respectfully request your aye vote.
- The motion is due pass to the Assembly Floor. File item number three, SB 1154.
- File item number three, SB 1154, the motion is due pass to the assembly floor. Fong. Aye. Fong.
- Thank you for your time and your consideration. Thank you so much, and welcome.
- We'll certainly take that into consideration if this bill moves forward.
Summary:
The Assembly Higher Education Committee heard several Senate measures focused on community college procurement, higher education access, and student support. SB 1154 by Senator Reyes would allow community college districts to use best-value procurement for public works projects over $1 million. Supporters, including San Bernardino Valley College, the San Bernardino Community College District, labor groups, and several districts, said it would improve delivery of complex facilities and align community colleges with other education systems. Opponents, including the Associated General Contractors, argued the bill’s skilled-and-trained workforce requirements and labor-compliance scoring would narrow the bidder pool and raise costs. The committee passed the bill to the Assembly Floor on a due-pass vote, with some members voting no or not recorded.
SB 1255, also by Senator Reyes, would create a California Hispanic-serving institution designation. Supporters from HACU, the CSU Chancellor’s Office, UC, community colleges, and other education organizations said the designation would recognize campuses that serve large numbers of Latino and low-income students and strengthen accountability and student success. The committee approved the bill as amended and re-referred it to Appropriations, with one no vote. SB 1328, presented on behalf of Senator Cervantes, would require LGBTQ+ points of contact at satellite or branch campuses of CSU and community colleges, either through designated staff or regular office hours. Testimony emphasized gaps in access at remote centers and the need for confidential support; one member raised concerns about staffing, costs, and whether existing systems could meet the need remotely. The bill was passed as amended and sent to Appropriations.
The committee also considered SB 960 by Senator Cabaldon, which would expand the circumstances under which community colleges could offer bachelor’s degrees in response to unmet workforce needs, especially where CSU programs are impacted or not realistically accessible locally. Supporters said the bill would help meet workforce demand and expand access for place-bound and adult learners. CSU and faculty representatives opposed unless amended, urging stronger partnership requirements, clearer workforce-need standards, and safeguards around duplication and Prop 98 funding. Members discussed impaction, regional access, and the role of partnerships; the bill was passed as amended and re-referred to Appropriations. Finally, SB 632 by Senator Otagan would extend the California College Promise fee waiver to part-time community college students enrolled in nine units. Supporters said many students cannot attend full time because of work, caregiving, and living costs, and the bill would better reflect student realities; the transcript ends during testimony on this measure, before any vote is shown.
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- Those are just Senate uh uh floor.
- With that being said, re- consideration.
- </c> Gustafson, the floor is yours. Gustafson, the floor is yours.
- </c> that we bring to the floor. that we bring to the floor.
- And like vote on the floor? Yes. Okay.
MA
Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
Formal House Session 47 May 20th, 2026
Massachusetts House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- The Committee on Steering, Policy and Scheduling reports that the matter be scheduled for consideration
- The Committee on Steering, Policy and Scheduling reports the matter be scheduled for consideration by
- The Committee on Steering, Policy and Scheduling reports the matter be scheduled for consideration by
- The Committee on Steering, Policy and Scheduling reports the matter be scheduled for consideration by
- It seems so simple, yet it took a long time to get to the floor.
ID
Transcript Highlights:
- IBC up to three stories with four units per floor.
- The building has four dwelling units on any floor, and the square footage of each floor is 6,000 square
- And I believe Representative Green will carry it on the floor.
- Just kidding, I'll be carrying it on the floor.
- Committee, we are up on the floor at 3 p.m., and we are adjourned.
Committee:
House Business
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Budget and Fiscal Review Subcommittee No. 5 On Corrections, Public Safety, Judiciary, Labor and Transportation Feb 26th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- The elevator goes down, people can't reach those floors where the courthouses are.
- A valve ruptured, releasing 250,000 gallons of water and asbestos across multiple floors.
- How do those conditions get taken into consideration in making decisions about priorities?
- Your consideration of funding for the new courthouses and maintenance allows us to do our job, which
- But again, we're more than happy to take their proposal back to you for consideration. Okay.