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ID
Transcript Highlights:
- So I believe that would be under the portion where it says use for entertainment.
- So rodeos are largely used as an entertainment venue, is my understanding.
- Rodeos are largely used as an entertainment venue, is my understanding.
- I am Camille Blaylock, Senator from District 11.
- Camille Blaylock, Senator for District 11.
Committee:
Senate Agricultural Affairs
MO
Transcript Highlights:
- I represent District 12. That's part of Kansas City, all of Parkville, Riverside.
- It was in the Old Northeast District.
- It was in the Old Northeast District.
- So, gentlemen, if you would entertain. “For problems from that time forward.
- So, gentlemen, if you would entertain that, I’d appreciate it.” “Yep. Thank you. Rep.
Committee:
House Commerce
KY
Kentucky 2026 Regular Session
House Standing Committee on Primary and Secondary Education. (3-25-26)
Primary and Secondary Education
Transcript Highlights:
- </c> school district is. school district is.
- We don't run the district. We charts. We don't run the district.
- districts districts districts and<00:40:39.640><c> and</c><00:40:39.800><c> how</c><00:40:40.040><c>
- </c> actually take over this district." actually take over this district."
- </c> always provided by school districts. always provided by school districts.
Committee:
House Primary and Secondary Education
KY
Kentucky 2026 Regular Session
Senate Standing Committee on Health Service (3-4-26)
Transcript Highlights:
- If not, I'll entertain a motion.
- If not, I'll entertain a motion.
- If not, I'll entertain a motion.
- Again, if not, entertain a motion.
- Again, if not, entertain<00:13:02.839><c> a</c><00:13:02.880><c> motion.</c> We have a motion.
Summary:
The Senate Standing Committee on Health Services met with a quorum and first took up Senate Joint Resolution 116, sponsored by President Stivers. The resolution directs the University of Kentucky, the University of Louisville, and Eastern Kentucky University to work over the next year on a statewide framework to improve health care access, especially in underserved and unserved areas. Members discussed physician shortages, maldistribution of doctors, recruitment and retention, loan forgiveness, scholarships, technology, and the connection between health care access and economic development in rural Kentucky. The resolution was reported favorably on a unanimous roll call vote.
The committee then considered Senate Bill 116, relating to physician assistants and a shift from a supervisory to a collaborative practice model. The sponsor and PA witnesses explained that the bill was heavily revised through a committee substitute after discussions with the Kentucky Medical Association, physicians, and hospitals. They said the substitute keeps physician supervision in place while allowing health care teams to function more efficiently, and they emphasized that the bill is intended to improve access to care, particularly in rural areas with few doctors. Some members supported the compromise and the collaboration, while others raised concerns that expanding PA practice could worsen long-term physician shortages or reduce incentives for doctors to practice in rural Kentucky. The bill passed the committee 7-2 with favorable expression.
US
US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
US House Floor Proceedings (Tuesday, February 10, 2026)
US Federal House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- welcome in my district.
- WELCOME IN MY DISTRICT.
- It’s a huge district, which means I’m on the road a lot.
- It’s a huge district, which means I’m on the road a lot.
- It’s a huge district, which means I’m on the road a lot.
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Business, Professions and Economic Development Committee Jun 29th, 2026
Business, Professions and Economic Development
Transcript Highlights:
- Video games have become one of the largest entertainment markets in the world.
- Jennifer Gibbons with the Entertainment Software Association.
- And members, Jennifer Gibbons with the Entertainment Software Association.
- For my district specifically... ...it should be prioritized.
- Adam Newton, interior designer in the Chair’s district, and I oppose.
AR
Arkansas 2026 Regular Session
ALC-STATE INSURANCE PROGRAMS OVERSIGHT SUBCOMMITTEE Jun 17th, 2026
ALC-STATE INSURANCE PROGRAMS OVERSIGHT SUBCOMMITTEE
Transcript Highlights:
- Seeing no one in the queue, I would entertain a motion to approve. Have a motion. Second.
- goal is at least initial communication and ongoing communication with the appropriate parties in districts
- articulate some of the dynamics around that so that sets good expectations for the individual school district
- This item does require approval, so I would entertain a motion. Motion to approve. Have a second.
- This item does require approval, so I would entertain a motion. Motion to approve. Have a second.
Summary:
The State Insurance Programs Oversight Subcommittee met on June 17 and reviewed a series of Employee Benefits Division and Office of Property Risk items. Grant Wallace presented March and April formulary changes, explaining that the updates favored lower-cost generics, re-tiered some drugs, left several new-to-market drugs uncovered pending more evidence, and added quantity limits in some cases. The committee approved those formulary recommendations. The subcommittee also approved a cell and gene therapy policy that would exclude automatic coverage of those therapies and route them through prior authorization and review, with members noting the process should not delay urgent cases and that appeals remain available.
Members then discussed a UAMS professional consultant services contract amendment for pharmacy benefit consulting. The discussion focused on confusion over the dollar amount and scope, with Wallace clarifying that the committee was being asked to approve up to $2.596 million, including optional services related to coupon and rebate management that could be used later without returning for another approval. Several members raised concerns about matching the written contract to the approval amount and about the relationship to the current pharmacy benefit manager, but the committee ultimately approved the item with the understanding that any use of the optional services would return to the committee. The committee also reviewed, without objection, a Blue Cross/Blue Advantage third-party administrator contract, a CompSack employee assistance program contract, and approved proposed 2027 employee and public school health plan rates of 9.8% and 4.9% increases, respectively. Wallace also said the UnitedHealthcare rebid was in final negotiation and would return in August.
On the property risk side, the committee reviewed permanent rules for the property insurance program, a contingency-fee subrogation contract with Denenberg-Tuffly, and extensions for Sedgwick Claims Management, Actuarial Advantage, and Stevens Capital Management. Members asked about claim-adjustment delays after a major winter storm, and Wallace said performance guarantees and communication requirements had been added, with claims still expected to vary by case. The committee also approved 2026-27 captive insurance program rates, which included no change to minimum deductibles, lower rates for K-12 and higher education, a higher rate for state agencies, and an overall 10% reduction. Wallace said the reductions reflected improved actuarial foundations, better claims management, and the program’s first-year performance. The meeting adjourned after approving the rate item.
AL
Alabama 2025 Regular Session
Alabama House Ways and Means Education Committee Mar 5th, 2025
Ways and Means Education
Transcript Highlights:
- Do we want to have that on the table before we entertain further discussion?
- I will entertain that amendment. Thank you, Mr. Chairman.
- And if so, will you entertain an amendment to your bill?
- Crossville, which is Representative Shaver's district, which is right next to...
- Shaver's District, which is right next to mine, is 90% ELL (English Language Learners).
Committee:
House Ways and Means Education
Keywords:
home school, career and technical education, public schools, K-12 education, enrollment policy, parental leave, state employees, adoption, employee benefits, aircraft tax, aviation tax, sales tax exemption, use tax exemption, lease tax, rental tax, commercial aircraft, air carrier, airline, aircraft parts, maintenance
MA
Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
Future of Payments and Sales Transactions by Credit Card and the Impacts for Small Businesses Apr 7th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- I'm the representative for the 6th Essex District, Beverly and Wenham.
- I'm the representative for the 6th Essex district, Beverly and Wenham.
- We're in the entertainment business.
- And we are in the entertainment business.
- So with that, I'll entertain a motion to conclude today's hearing. So moved.
Summary:
The commission met to hear testimony on the future of credit card payments and swipe fees, with a focus on impacts to small businesses, especially restaurants and retailers. Members and witnesses discussed interchange fees, processing fees, chargebacks, fraud risk, rewards programs, and the growing use of card-not-present and digital wallet transactions. Several witnesses urged the commission to support legislation that would prohibit fees on the tax and tip portions of transactions and allow businesses to pass credit card fees on to customers if they choose, while others warned that state regulation of interchange could reduce fraud protections and harm consumer rewards programs.
Small business owners and trade groups described rising costs and thin margins, saying card fees are now among their largest expenses and are often charged on money that is merely passing through the business, such as sales tax and gratuities. Restaurant representatives said the current system shifts fraud and chargeback losses onto merchants, with little ability to negotiate rates or recover disputed funds, and argued that transparency and fee relief would help keep independent businesses open. Retailers gave similar testimony, citing rising swipe fees, complex statements, and the burden of online and phone transactions. A representative from the airline industry opposed interchange reform, arguing that airline credit card rewards are popular with consumers and support travel and jobs in Massachusetts.
Credit union representatives cautioned that state-level interchange limits could weaken fraud prevention and force higher rates or reduced services, while the National Restaurant Association and a payments-policy attorney countered that banks and networks already operate under fee caps in other contexts and that interchange rates are fixed rather than competitive. Commission members asked questions about how chargebacks work, how fees are broken down, whether businesses can negotiate with processors or POS providers, and how consumer behavior has shifted toward cards, online ordering, and delivery since the pandemic. No votes or formal actions were taken during the hearing.
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Arts, Entertainment, Sports, and Tourism Committee Apr 7th, 2026
Arts, Entertainment, Sports, and Tourism
Transcript Highlights:
- In my district, we have a whole stop-the-vape campaign.
- The majority of the districts in my district do. I have 101 school districts in my district.
- I have 101 school districts in my district.
- We have partners within our district.
- And it's not at the hands of the district.
NM
New Mexico 2025 Regular Session
Other - PSCOC Apr 24th, 2025
Public School Capital Outlay Oversight Task Force
Transcript Highlights:
- We've dug into, uh, some of that space, um, uh, working with the, the district and with PSFA staff.
- Encouraging a district to exceed adequacy. And so that's my concern.
- Uh, that the district would be potentially coming for a waiver.
- With that, Mister Chairman, Would you entertain me combining these into one motion?
- Uh, I would entertain a motion to adjourn.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- I will tell you, I have driven by this site on several occasions in my district.
- Now, let me ask you, is Baker Hughes the headquarters in your district, and would this help?
- Their city council about an entertainment area.
- I was thinking about, anecdotally, my district.
- It's pretty small compared to your district, Chairman, and in there are five municipalities.
Bills:
HB246 , HB796 , HB 1056 , HB1544 , HB1846 , HB2001 , HB2618 , HB2625 , HB2869 , HB2898 , HB3069 , HB3114 , HB3157 , HB3228 , HJR98 , HB246
Committee:
House State Affairs
Keywords:
federal directives, state authority, Tenth Amendment, government enforcement, local governance, gold standard, legal tender, currency, transactional currency, financial transactions, electronic payment systems, state finance, regulatory compliance, electric trucks, charging infrastructure, advisory council, transportation, sustainability, criminal penalties, official information
MS
Mississippi 2026 Regular Session
MS Senate Floor - 12 March, 2026; 10:00 AM
Mississippi Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- district? district?
- </c> Which is the fifth circuit district. Which is the fifth circuit district.
- </c> >> Just in that district. >> Just in that district.
- District. House Bill 1905 appropriation District.
- </c> entertain questions at this point. entertain questions at this point.
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Floor Session Jun 9th, 2025
California House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- From composer John Philip Sousa to architect William Pereira, and most recently entertainers like Steve
- The ones on your desk are all very special because they came directly from my district.
- Before we entertain a motion to adjourn, will you all join me in wishing Mr.
- Seeing and hearing no further business, ready to entertain a motion to adjourn. Ms.
AL
Alabama 2025 Regular Session
Alabama House Ways and Means General Fund Committee Apr 1st, 2025
Ways and Means General Fund
Transcript Highlights:
- I entertain a motion. I entertain a motion. A motion? Second? All in favor, say "aye."
- I entertain a motion. Do I have a motion? Motion to approve? A motion? Second?
- the emergency services in the county, including fire. fire departments and the emergency medical districts
Committee:
House Ways and Means General Fund
Keywords:
Alabama budget, general fund appropriations, fiscal year 2026, state budget, appropriations act, HB186, executive branch funding, legislative branch funding, judicial branch funding, debt service, capital outlay, corrections, Medicaid, public health, mental health, transportation, education, law enforcement, tourism, veterans affairs
NH
New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session
House Special Committee on COVID Response Efficacy (05/20/2026)
Transcript Highlights:
- So, one of the things that I want to make note of that I think this committee will also entertain is
- , a rather large school district, as one can imagine.
- </c> district.
- A rather large school district district.
- A rather large school district as<00:33:10.880><c> one</c><00:33:11.120><c> can</c><00:33:11.279><c>
Summary:
The Special Committee on COVID Response Efficacy met briefly without a quorum because many members were tied up in legislative committee of conference work. The chair said the committee would resume in June and, in the meantime, directed members to the committee webpage and the 2024 committee’s report and COVID-19 after-action report, which he said could be reviewed for possible updates and legislative recommendations on how New Hampshire should respond to future pandemics.
The chair then introduced two recent articles as framing material: one about the U.S. Supreme Court declining to hear a challenge to the Los Angeles Unified School District’s COVID vaccine mandate, and another about CDC internal emails and alleged failure to publicly acknowledge vaccine safety signals. He argued these examples raised concerns about mandates, transparency, and the balance between individual rights and public health, and said the committee would revisit the issue in future meetings. Representative Pollazok thanked the chair for presenting both legal and medical perspectives and suggested the committee focus on reviewing scientific methodology and the quality of evidence behind competing claims.
A member asked whether vaccine pamphlets now include risks and benefits, and the chair responded that FDA-approved products should have patient inserts available on the FDA website, including sections listing adverse events from clinical studies and commercial use. He said he would research and email the committee copies or excerpts. Members also discussed how to evaluate studies over different time periods, dosing levels, and the timing of side effects, as well as the difficulty of comparing vaccinated and unvaccinated outcomes when definitions change over time.
Before adjourning, the chair said the committee would ask the New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services how it would monitor and assess vaccine or pandemic-related issues in real time and whether additional structures would be needed in a future emergency. He said the committee would likely take July and August off, resume in September, and aim to have a draft report by mid-October and a final report by late October ahead of the November elections.
ID
Idaho 2026 Regular Session
Agenda Feb 26th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- I'm Representative Jeff Ehlers, District 21, Meridian, to discuss House Bill 733.
- I reside in District 14 in Eagle. I'm a partner at a local CPA firm here in town.
- Ben Taves, Senator from District 4, which is the Coeur d'Alene area. Before you today is RS 33066.
- I would entertain a motion. Representative Scherz, you're the motion guy today. It's my day.
- I would entertain a motion. Representative Schurz, you're the motion guy today. It's my day.
Summary:
The committee first set aside RS 33066, Health Care Sharing Ministries, and then took up House Bill 733 on income taxes and partnerships. Representative Jeff Ehlers presented HB 733 as a way to let Idaho handle partnership audits at the partnership level, rather than auditing each individual partner, mirroring federal practice and reducing burden for both taxpayers and the Tax Commission. Ken McClure of the Idaho Society of CPAs and Jacob Swigart, a CPA partner, testified in support, explaining that the bill would simplify audits, reduce amended-return filings, and apply to pass-through entities such as partnerships, LLCs, and S corporations. Questions from members focused on interstate effects, limited partners, and how disputes would be handled; witnesses said the underlying audit and appeals process would remain unchanged, with only the payment and reporting mechanism shifting to the entity level. The committee then voted to send HB 733 to the floor with a due pass recommendation.
The committee next heard RS 33066 from Senator Ben Taves, which would amend Idaho law to treat health care sharing ministry expenses as eligible medical expenses for medical savings accounts. Senator Taves said the change would allow MSA funds to be used for these ministry expenses, which are not currently treated like traditional insurance premiums under Idaho tax law. After no questions, the committee voted to introduce RS 33066.
At the end of the meeting, the committee approved the minutes from February 23 and 24, 2026, and announced that it would not meet the following day, with the next meeting scheduled for the following week.
ID
Transcript Highlights:
- I'm Representative Jeff Ehlers, District 21, Meridian, to discuss House Bill 733.
- I reside in District 14 in Eagle. I'm a partner at a local CPA firm here in town.
- Ben Taves, Senator from District 4, which is the Coeur d'Alene area. Before you today is RS 33066.
- I would entertain a motion. Representative Schertz, you're the motion guy today. It's my day.
- I would entertain a motion. Representative Schurz, you're the motion guy today. It's my day.
Committee:
House Revenue and Taxation
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Floor Session Mar 24th, 2025
California House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Today I rise to welcome some amazing students from my Assembly District and from a little bit up north
- And what's going on with SB 357, you need to talk to your district attorneys around the state.
- And what's going on with SB 357, you need to talk to your district attorneys around the state.
- Seeing and hearing no further business, I'm ready to entertain a motion to adjourn. Mr.
- Seeing and hearing no further business, I'm ready to entertain a motion to adjourn.
Summary:
The Assembly met on March 6, 2025, after a quorum call and prayer, then proceeded through routine floor business and several ceremonial resolutions. Early procedural motions included a failed attempt to suspend the rules to withdraw AB 844 from committee and bring it directly to the floor; that motion received 16 ayes and 45 noes. The body also unanimously approved a request to re-refer AB 341.
Members then adopted several resolutions by voice vote after adding coauthors: ACR 35 recognizing Greek Independence Day, ACR 17 honoring women in carpentry and the BOOTS apprenticeship program, ACR 50 designating March 24, 2025 as Special Olympics Day, and H.R. 21 proclaiming Transgender Week of Visibility and March 31 as Transgender Day of Visibility. Each resolution drew supportive remarks from multiple members, while H.R. 21 also prompted extended debate, including opposition centered on girls’ sports, locker rooms, and claims about state policy affecting transgender Californians. In each case, the resolutions were adopted after the coauthor roll and voice vote.
The session concluded with adjournment in memory of San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Deputy Hector Cuevas, Jr., who died in the line of duty on March 17. Several members spoke in tribute to his service, his work with youth football, and his family. The Assembly then announced upcoming committee meetings and adjourned until Friday, March 28, 2025 at 9 a.m.
NM
Transcript Highlights:
- District.
- And so you're the board that you're on, the district board, the fair district board, is not talking about
- We have created a state fair district with kind of like a TID district.
- So we do what we think is right for everybody's district. And you need to. Everybody's district.
- district, Improvement, economically, socially, and have an entertainment district.
Summary:
The Senate convened for an Indian Day/Native American Day session featuring prayers, drum and color guard presentations, and extensive recognition of tribal leaders, students, royalty, and community advocates from across New Mexico and neighboring tribal nations. Senators used the morning to introduce guests and speak about Native sovereignty, language preservation, education, water access, economic development, and the importance of tribal-state relationships. Several speakers highlighted personal and family ties to Native communities, while others emphasized ongoing work on issues such as clean water for Navajo communities, Native youth leadership, and missing and murdered Indigenous women and relatives.
A major non-ceremonial item was the reading of Senate Executive Messages from the governor authorizing consideration of Senate Bills 306, 309, 312, and 313. Those bills would, respectively, change licensure rules for certain institutions, alter lottery tuition fund deposit requirements, and repeal or revise provisions related to safety helmets and child restraint devices in negligence and damages law. The Senate also received committee reports advancing House Bill 34, Senate Bills 204, 241, 77, 152, 190, and 143, along with confirmations for Elaine Luna and Grace Margaret Herrera to the New Mexico Highlands University Board of Regents. The Rules Committee also reported on the governor’s appointment of Don Walters as child advocate for the Office of the Child Advocate.
The chamber also adopted a Senate resolution recognizing February 6, 2026, as New Mexico Speech, Language, and Hearing Association Day, with Senator Pope speaking in support of audiologists and speech-language pathologists. Throughout the session, members repeatedly acknowledged the prior night’s Senate-House basketball game, which raised more than $26,000 for cancer, and used the occasion to thank participants and guests. No roll-call votes were recorded in the transcript beyond voice votes adopting the committee reports and the unanimous-consent actions on floor procedures and guest access.