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ID

Idaho 2026 Regular Session

Agenda Apr 1st, 2026

State Affairs

Transcript Highlights:
  • If you look at our master street map in our 20-year plan, you see tons and tons of investment that are
  • A candidate living in Kuna would need to campaign and start, and a commissioner could be elected by 80%
  • with this, just because it's a part-time gig and then having to try to raise the money to run a campaign
  • and An entity that deals with comprehensive planning and safety of children getting to and from school
  • and an entity that deals with comprehensive planning and safety of children getting to and from school
Keywords: 989, all
Summary: The committee first took up Senate Bill 1442, which would require agencies to verify and report immigration status and nationality information for arrested individuals. Several members raised concerns that the bill could require holding people for days while status is checked, creating constitutional and liability risks, and could lead to racial profiling or public posting of arrest information even if a person is later found innocent. A motion was made and adopted to hold SB 1442 at the call of the chair. The committee then heard Senate Bill 1356, which would change elections for countywide highway districts so commissioners are elected countywide rather than by subdistricts, with primary and general elections. The sponsor argued this would better align representation with countywide traffic and planning needs. Opponents, including Ada County Highway District officials and a member of the public, said the bill would politicize a part-time, nonpartisan office, require candidates to campaign to a much larger electorate, and dilute local representation. Supporters said it would reduce micromanagement and make the district more accountable countywide. After testimony and debate, the committee rejected a motion to hold the bill and instead voted to send SB 1356 to the floor with a do pass recommendation. The motion passed 10-4. The chair then thanked committee staff and adjourned the meeting.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Education Policy Committee 3/25/25

Education Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • </c> compete with these massive campaign compete with these massive campaign expenditures<00:07:10.400
  • </c> uh with campaign finance. uh with campaign finance.
  • Um, in my campaign in community.
  • I realized that campaigning learn.
  • </c><01:31:47.280><c> Any</c> with this plan. Any with this plan. Any members?
Keywords: 1183, house
CA

California 2025-2026 Regular Session

Assembly Floor Session Sep 9th, 2025

California House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • By bringing higher education to the planning process, we can improve our planning for sustainable growth
  • This bill would create a collaborative plan, which will include input from the...
  • We will see campaign contributions. That's my prediction if we pass this bill.
  • I did not plan on speaking on this bill, but it's incredibly important.
  • America's physicians groups, the local health plans, the Association of Health Plans, and ACLIC have
Summary: The Assembly convened, established a quorum after a roll call, observed a moment of silence for John Burton, and proceeded with the Pledge of Allegiance and routine procedural motions. Members approved a rule suspension to allow floor amendments on SB 271 and SB 67, and several committee notices and bill referrals were handled. The chamber then moved through a long third-reading file, with many bills passed and a number of items temporarily passed or retained on file. Among the major measures approved were bills on civil rights and public safety (SB 477, SB 19, SB 36, SB 571, SB 580), health care and coverage (SB 257 on pregnancy as a qualifying life event, SB 530 on Medi-Cal access standards, SB 660 on health data exchange, SB 754 on menstrual product contaminant disclosure), housing and disaster recovery (SB 610, SB 655), transportation and climate (SB 533 on EV charging payments, SB 30 on diesel locomotives, SB 71 on CEQA exemptions for transit, SB 263 on tariff impacts), and natural resources/energy (SB 283 on battery storage safety, SB 88 on biomass emissions, SB 427 extending the Habitat Conservation Fund). The Assembly also passed urgency measures including SB 864 on tribal gaming compacts, SB 663 on wildfire-related property tax relief, SB 471 expanding DDS ombudsman authority, and SB 497 on privacy protections for legally protected health services. Several bills drew notable debate. SB 41 on pharmacy benefit managers saw opposition over concerns about moving ahead before broader PBM data and licensing reforms take effect, but it still passed. AB 1340, a concurrence item on gig worker collective bargaining rights, prompted extended debate over labor rights, consumer costs, and union influence. Other concurrence items included AB 671 on restaurant permitting, which passed without opposition. The Assembly also took up SB 640 on direct admission to CSU, SB 702 on demographic reporting for appointees, SB 710 preserving a solar property tax exclusion, and SB 793 on counterfeit lighter safety, all of which passed. The session ended with the Assembly continuing through the file, including concurrence votes and additional bill actions, with most measures approved by substantial margins.
CA
Transcript Highlights:
  • or opioid campaigns, versus what... ...stigma campaigns or opioid campaigns versus what these community
  • These hospitals do have plans.
  • These hospitals do have plans.
  • over 300,000 in plan year 2026.
  • other managed care plans.
Summary: The Assembly Budget Subcommittee on Health held a May Revision hearing covering several health-related budget proposals and broader concerns about the state’s budget structure. The Chair opened by praising some May Revision changes, such as added health IT funding, county administration support tied to Medi-Cal changes, a delay in Medi-Cal cuts for some lawfully present immigrants, and additional support for Covered California subsidies, while criticizing proposed increases in Medi-Cal premiums, changes to senior eligibility, the lack of a Medi-Cal dental solution, and other reductions affecting counties, mobile crisis units, workforce incentives, and physician shortages. The Legislative Analyst’s Office said the state’s budget condition remains weak despite progress on the structural deficit, and the Department of Finance said the May Revision uses a mix of reductions, reforms, revenue proposals, and fund shifts to cut out-year deficits. The committee first heard Department of State Hospitals proposals, including adjustments to county bed billing authority, contract exemption language for online clinical/pharmacy subscriptions, reversion of unspent funds, a revised Metro Central Utility Plant replacement project, electronic health record implementation, and workforce development funded partly through Behavioral Health Services Act resources. DSH also described savings and realignments in incompetent-to-stand-trial and conditional release programs, including extending the independent placement panel program and shifting funds to support additional bed capacity and a mental health rehab center. Members asked about the use of BHSA funds for workforce programs, and the department said the proposal would replace General Fund support with BHSA reimbursements. The Emergency Medical Services Authority proposed funding for statewide behavioral health crisis response guidance and for enterprise system development, and the Department of Managed Health Care proposed modernization of its complaint system and claims-settlement data system to improve oversight and comply with AB 3275. The largest discussion centered on the administration’s BHSA spending plan under Proposition 1, including state-directed prevention, workforce, and other uses, plus General Fund offsets for existing programs. The LAO questioned whether some proposed offsets fit Proposition 1’s non-supplant and eligible-use requirements, while the administration argued the uses were consistent with the measure and that the state-directed share can be adjusted annually. The Commission for Behavioral Health’s proposals drew the most public and member concern. The administration proposed cutting the commission’s Innovation Partnership Fund from $20 million to $10 million and reducing the Community Advocacy Program by $6.7 million, while redirecting BHSA dollars to other state purposes and direct services. Commissioners, advocates, and several members argued the cuts would weaken community voice, reduce support for underserved populations, and disrupt grants already in process; they also objected to using BHSA funds to backfill General Fund commitments. Public commenters, including youth, disability, behavioral health, LGBTQ, tribal, veteran, immigrant, and community-based organization representatives, overwhelmingly opposed the cuts and urged preservation of prevention, advocacy, mobile crisis, and innovation funding. No votes or final actions were taken during the hearing.
NM

New Mexico 2025 Regular Session

IC - Legislative Council Jun 23rd, 2025

Legislative Council

Transcript Highlights:
  • I will quickly go into the topics proposed on the work plan.
  • Regarding meetings, we have three planned.
  • A full list is provided under item B of the work plan.
  • We've added to them, and we've approved the work plans.
  • What you put together here is a good plan.
AZ

Arizona 2026 Regular Session

03/10/2026 - Senate Floor Session

Arizona Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • SB 2426, State Land Department disposition plan.
  • SB 2477, Arizona education savings plan revisions.
  • the campaign finance reports that are published online... ...of individual campaign contributors from
  • the campaign finance reports that are published online.
  • This is about pension plans, and all these corporations contribute to the pension plans because of their
Keywords: 1182, all
CA

California 2025-2026 Regular Session

Senate Floor Session Jun 25th, 2026

California Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • at the time. ...came up with this plan.
  • The I Heart SGV campaign... ...the San Gabriel Valley unique.
  • That is our campaign.
  • That is our campaign.
  • And this campaign is only going to highlight how... ...housing units, and this campaign is only going
Summary: The Senate opened with roll call, prayer, and the Pledge of Allegiance, then spent much of the session honoring Sister Michelle Gorman, the Senate chaplain, on her final day after 11 years of service. Members from both parties praised her prayers, compassion, humor, and steady presence, and several noted her long career in education and religious service. The chamber also welcomed delegations from the Japanese Chamber of Commerce of Northern California and the Japanese Business Association of Southern California, as well as a delegation from Morelia, Mexico, in connection with Sacramento’s sister-city relationship. The Senate then handled several procedural items, including Assembly messages and motions to remove or withdraw certain bills from consent or committee. The chamber adopted a motion to move Budget and Fiscal Review Committee measures to third reading, and later approved author’s and floor amendments. The main floor action was on ACA 20, the Save for California Futures Act, which would expand the state Rainy Day Fund target from 10% to 20% of general fund taxes, change how reserve deposits count under the Gann limit, and extend and broaden debt repayment provisions, including federal unemployment insurance debt. Supporters argued it would strengthen fiscal stability and reduce volatility; opponents said it was too complicated, still allowed too much borrowing, and did not sufficiently prioritize paying down existing debt. The measure passed 29-2. The Senate also took up SB 623, a compromise measure addressing transportation network company accident cases and medical lien practices. The bill would cap certain lien-based medical charges, restrict attorney referrals and kickbacks tied to lien providers, require more standardized billing, and add rideshare safety requirements such as background checks and additional disqualifying offenses; it passed 36-0. The chamber then considered SB 417, the Veterans and Affordable Housing Bond Act of 2026, an $11.25 billion housing bond with $10 billion in general obligation bonds and $1.25 billion for veterans home loan assistance. Supporters said it would fund shovel-ready affordable housing, preservation, homeownership, youth housing, infrastructure, and veterans’ housing; opponents criticized it as a “bait-and-switch” that used veterans to justify broader housing debt and argued the state should focus on existing programs and private financing. Despite the opposition, the measure passed 29-2.
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

House Chamber Fri May 8, 2026, 10:00AM HST - Day 58

Hawaii House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Unlike Oahu, on Maui, we have a small appointed planning commission that approves such projects.
  • This bill would fasttrack a process that would leave both the public and the Maui Planning Commission
  • And to me, this bill is just bad planning. And to me, this bill is just bad planning.
  • I I campaigned on saying I'm going to try to advocate for lowering taxes.
  • According to the Montana plan, Montana residents will...
Keywords: 910, house, all
FL

Florida 2026 Regular Session

FL House Floor Session - 2026-03-13 (10:00AM Session)

Florida House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • cumulative transfer of up to $20 million over the life of the plan.
  • This is Big Brother in our bedrooms, in our lives, in our family planning.
  • I would never put profits or campaign dollars above my children.
  • So for anybody to suggest that, Campaign dollars above my children.
  • Thank you. campaign dollars above my children.
Keywords: 998, house, all
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Floor Session 5/18/26

Minnesota House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • We've seen health plans.
  • </c> plate health plans. plate health plans.
  • It was my campaign manager.
  • My campaign manager said, "Uh, Paul, I think your campaign might be over." I said, "Over?
  • It was my campaign manager.
Keywords: 1183, house
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Senate SessionReading and Referral of Bills Mar 10th, 2025

Texas Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Senate Bill 1583 by Blanco, relating to management plans adopted by groundwater conservation districts
  • Hidalgo, relating to certain payment recovery and recoupment efforts under Medicaid and the Child Health Plan
  • that the states and Congress may reasonably regulate and limit the spending of money to influence campaigns
  • that the states and Congress may reasonably regulate and limit the spending of money to influence campaigns
  • , elections, or ballot, may May reasonably regulate and limit the spending of money to influence campaigns
Summary: The Senate convened, adopted a motion by Senator Zaffirini to suspend Senate Rule 11.13 so committees could meet during the reading and referral of bills, and then proceeded to first reading and committee referral of a large number of measures. The bills covered a wide range of topics, including judicial qualifications, alcohol sales at racing facilities, health care provider participation programs, abandoned land receiverships, local mental health authority governance, school trustee employment eligibility, DFPS review procedures, groundwater district management plans, early voting by mail, contracts with companies from foreign adversaries, wastewater permitting, nondisclosure provisions involving child sexual abuse, child abuse reporting, veterans’ claims assistance, hotel occupancy tax collection by accommodations intermediaries, apprenticeship grants, Sunset Commission renaming, health care entity ownership reporting, firearms and school trespass offenses, water trust and water bank issues, construction contract trust funds and payments, Medicaid recoupment, colonia real estate contracts, epinephrine use in schools, forensic analyst apprenticeship training, online ticket sales disclosures, and public water system security incident reporting. The chamber also received and read several resolutions, including SCR 27 authorizing burial of Guy Herman in the State Cemetery, SCR 28 urging Congress to propose a constitutional amendment on regulating money in campaigns and ballot measures, SCR 29 designating El Paso as the official boot capital of Texas, and multiple joint resolutions. Those included proposals on county tax exemptions for rainwater harvesting and graywater systems, creation of a Texas Health Care Workforce Education Fund, authorization of sports wagering, dedication of state tax revenue to the Texas Water Fund, a statewide referendum on standard time versus daylight saving time, and clarification of impeachment-trial and removal provisions for public officers. After the readings and referrals, the Senate adjourned until 11:00 a.m. Tuesday, March 11.
MN
Transcript Highlights:
  • We also are pleased to see the chain of custody plans and the provisions that are built around that to
  • </c><00:05:21.479><c> and</c><00:05:21.600><c> the</c> see the chain of custody plans and the see the
  • We'd like to see a potential extension on that first plan so it's more timely and tied to elections in
  • </c><00:29:18.640><c> not</c> who's contributing to the campaigns not who's contributing to the campaigns
  • But more importantly, this is language that we asked the Campaign Finance Board to produce.
Keywords: 919, house, all
Summary: The committee took up House File 1378, an elections administration bill, and first adopted the DE5 amendment. The author described DE5 as a negotiated package combining provisions from several bills on election administration, including notice of temporary polling locations, residence standards for people under civil commitment orders, polling place closure/change notices, absentee voting provisions, special election filing periods, and timelines for filing statements of economic interest. The committee then adopted two additional amendments, A6 and A8, both presented as technical or corrective changes; A8 restored language on off-reservation temporary polling that had been inadvertently left out. Testimony from county election officials and the Secretary of State’s office was generally supportive of the bill’s election-administration changes. Blue Earth County’s Michael Stalberger said the bill would streamline election-day work, improve absentee ballot deadlines, clarify ballot correction procedures, formalize chain-of-custody plans, and speed out-of-court remedies for ballot errors. He also raised concerns about implementation details, including the timing for first chain-of-custody plans, applying candidate filing changes to townships and school districts as well as cities, the short turnaround for college student housing lists, and whether the statewide system could handle new absentee-ballot data fields. Nicole Freeman of the Secretary of State’s office echoed support for the technical cleanup and several policy changes, including removing the permanent absentee application box from voter registration forms, clarifying ballot-board procedures, chain-of-custody planning, and the out-of-court remedy, while also flagging concerns about the absentee application cutoff, city opt-outs from absentee voting, and staffing requirements for absentee locations. Later in the hearing, members discussed a separate proposed amendment, A4/A3, dealing with prohibitions on inducements to vote or register, including lotteries or other chances to win money or goods. The author explained it was intended to clarify existing law and respond to recent examples of large-money election-related giveaways, but after discussion the chair declined to offer the amendment in committee, saying it would likely not have enough support and could be taken up later on the floor. The hearing ended with the technical amendments adopted and the bill advanced with the committee continuing broader discussions on the remaining issues.
MA
Transcript Highlights:
  • Jonathan has been very supportive, but again, having a wonderful Harbor Fest leading into the wonderful plans
  • Jonathan has been very supportive, but again, having a wonderful Harbor Fest leading into the wonderful plans
  • Overall, I can share some high-level data about how the Massachusetts 250 campaign is doing.
  • I turn it over to Sheila for her updates, is you may have seen the advertising for the I-Civics campaign
  • Just really, it's a great campaign, and we were excited that that was something that was part of the
Keywords: 1212, all
Summary: The special commission on the 250th anniversary of the American Revolution met without quorum but proceeded with updates on upcoming commemoration activities. Chair Sean Garballey and Senator Paul Mark opened the meeting, then heard a detailed presentation from Dusty Rhodes on Sail Boston/Tall Ships, including the July 10–15 schedule, ship arrivals and parade of sail, harbor anchorage, public boarding, the Sail Boston festival, fireworks, and related public safety and logistics planning. Rhodes said the event will involve 20 countries, about 60 ships, and significant coordination among pilots, tugboats, hotels, sponsors, and 67 public safety agencies. Massachusetts 250 staff Kate Fox and Sheila Green reported on campaign outreach and programming. They highlighted strong website and email engagement, merchandise sales, grant-funded exhibits and murals across the state, the Boston Pops July 4 program, multilingual media outreach, and an I Civics “We Declare” student competition. They also described Massachusetts’ contributions to the America 250 time capsule, the July 8 national reading of the Declaration of Independence, the Great American Block Party in Boston, the flag sojourn, MA 250 signage at rest areas, and a new schools-and-farms partnership with the Department of Clean Energy and Environment and the Executive Office of Education. Jonathan Lane of Revolution 250 updated the commission on Bunker Hill-related events, the Gloucester battle reenactment, Treaty Day in Watertown, and the organization’s Declaration of Independence project to reprint the Ezekiel Russell broadside for distribution to Massachusetts communities. Members praised the work and discussed a possible Massachusetts-specific time capsule, with several offering to help provide objects or facsimiles and staff planning to solicit broader commission interest in a subcommittee. The meeting ended with brief announcements about an upcoming Mass Humanities screening and Freedom Trail’s 75th anniversary, followed by a motion to adjourn that passed unanimously.
AZ

Arizona 2026 Regular Session

06/01/2026 - Senate Floor Session

Arizona Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • following words should be etched on our hearts and minds to consider each and every day: For I know the plans
  • Plans to prosper you and not to harm you. Plans to give you hope and a future.
  • Now, most holy Lord God, may the truth of your good plans for us carry us through the coming week, and
  • We then met with Planned Parenthood volunteers and had a great lunch with ACE Lucha, who are working
  • And whereas Lela Alston was instrumental in planning the ASU West campus, and she spearheaded...
Summary: The Senate opened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, and a roll call, then approved the journal and spent much of the early session on personal privilege remarks, guest introductions, and proclamations. Recognitions included Arcadia High School’s 2026 state championship boys basketball team, the International Year of Rangelands and Pastoralists, Diné College and Navajo sovereignty/Indigenous higher education, Motorcycle Safety and Awareness Month, and Route 66’s centennial. The chamber also honored Senator Lela Alston for her long legislative career and retirement, with remarks from colleagues and a musical tribute after recess. The Senate then moved into Committee of the Whole and considered three House bills. HB 2048, dealing with orders of protection and process service, was amended and recommended do pass. HB 2398, concerning watercraft insurance requirements and penalties, was amended after debate over a floor amendment exempting some infrequent boat rentals; the amendment was adopted over opposition from Senator Epstein, and the bill was recommended do pass as amended. HB 2611, relating to child welfare and group home safety, was amended with changes requiring DCS reporting and standards for group foster homes, and was also recommended do pass as amended. On third reading, the Senate passed HB 2198, HB 2434, HB 2764, HB 2772, HB 2837, HB 2868, HB 2906, and HB 2996, with HB 2772 drawing a 17-9 vote after Senator Gonzales objected that it could affect emergency responders seeking driver’s licenses from patients. HB 2868 passed 25-1, HB 1668 passed 25-1, and the rest passed unanimously or near-unanimously. The Senate also concurred in House amendments to SB 1168, SB 1254, and SB 1668, then passed SB 1168 and SB 1254 on final reading and sent them to the Governor; SB 1668 also passed final reading and was sent to the Governor. The chamber then recessed.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
  • on what they plan agency by agency.
  • What was your plan to maintain?
  • As part of a how many miles plan? But as part of a how many miles plan?
  • I mean, for the scope of the TEC, is it more than just campaign? It's campaign finance.
  • ...for the scope of the TEC, is it more than just campaign? It's campaign finance.
Bills: SB 1
Summary: The committee began with Article I budget items for the Secretary of State. LBB staff outlined recommendations that would reduce the agency’s appropriation by about $40.3 million, including changes to HAVA funding, removal of one-time business system replacement money, and a rider directing the agency to use Fund 5095 first. Secretary Jane Nelson and staff then defended several exceptional items, especially additional staffing for elections and business filings, a new website, digitization of records, cybersecurity tools, and renovation of the James Earl Rudder Building. Members focused heavily on election administration, cross-checking voter rolls, Harris County complaints, call-center response times, and whether online voter registration should be expanded. No votes were taken; the discussion was informational and budget-focused. The committee then heard the Office of the Governor and trustee programs. LBB presented a recommended $2.4 million decrease for the governor’s office proper and a much larger decrease in trustee programs driven by one-time funding and unexpended balances, while still preserving major border security funding and victim assistance funding. Governor’s staff emphasized Texas’ economic growth, the importance of border security, and efforts to seek federal reimbursement for the roughly $11 billion Texas has spent on border operations. Members discussed whether shifting National Guard deployment to federal control could reduce state costs, and they also reviewed the music incubator program, the Governor’s University Research Initiative, and the semiconductor innovation consortium. Staff highlighted a $5 million late-added request for grants to protect nonprofits from violence and terrorism. Again, the exchange was largely explanatory, with no formal action. Finally, the committee took up the Texas Facilities Commission and lease payments for revenue bonds. LBB recommended major reductions overall, including removal of border wall construction funding and capital complex bond funding, but added money for higher utility costs, renovation of the Rudder Building, and additional facilities staff. George Purcell also noted stable maintenance-and-renewal funding and new riders related to the Texas State Library and Archives Commission building, tenant communications, and space utilization. For lease payments, LBB recommended a smaller appropriation tied to revenue-bond costs allocated across agencies. The discussion was informational, with members asking about the Rudder Building renovation, border wall progress, and capital complex construction timelines; no votes were recorded.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Governor, legislative leaders honor Melissa and Mark Hortman 2/17/26

Minnesota House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Governing is very different from campaigning.
  • Governing is very different from campaigning.
  • . campaigning. campaigning.
  • </c> conviction and a plan for Minnesota. conviction and a plan for Minnesota.
  • I was a senior in high school who was interested in campaigns and elections.
Keywords: 1183, house
NM

New Mexico 2025 Regular Session

IC - Tobacco Settlement Revenue Oversight Nov 14th, 2025

Tobacco Settlement Revenue Oversight Committee

Transcript Highlights:
  • The 24/7 campaign is specifically geared towards schools adopting smoke-free policies.
  • The August advocacy meeting was convened by the Preventing Tobacco Addiction Foundation and Campaign
  • There is a December meeting planned.
  • The plans for nicotine-free New Mexico in terms of youth advocacy and education.
  • I do campaigns and work on 24-7 at No Minor Sale. I'm sorry, who are you?
ID

Idaho 2026 Regular Session

Agenda Apr 1st, 2026

State Affairs

Transcript Highlights:
  • If you look at our master street map in our 20-year plan, you see tons and tons of investment that are
  • A candidate living in Kuna would need to campaign and start, and a commissioner could be elected by 80%
  • with this, just because it’s a part-time gig and then having to try to raise the money to run a campaign
  • An entity that deals with comprehensive planning and safety of children getting to and from school and
  • my children safer, make my potholes, you know, less after a rough winter, or make comprehensive planning
Summary: The committee first took up Senate Bill 1442, which would require agencies to verify and report immigration status and nationality information for arrested individuals. Several members raised concerns that the bill could require holding people for days while status is checked, creating Fourth Amendment and liability issues, and potentially encouraging racial profiling or public posting of arrest information even if a person is later found innocent. A substitute motion was made and adopted to hold the bill at the call of the chair. The committee then heard Senate Bill 1356, which would change elections for countywide highway districts so commissioners would be elected countywide in primary and general elections rather than by sub-districts. The sponsor argued this would encourage a countywide, holistic approach to traffic and road planning. Opponents, including Ada County Highway District officials and a public witness, said the bill would dilute local representation, require much larger and more expensive campaigns, and politicize a part-time, technical local office that currently works well. After testimony and debate, members split over whether the bill was legislative micromanagement or a needed reform. A motion to hold the bill failed, and a substitute motion to send Senate Bill 1356 to the floor with a do-pass recommendation passed on a 10-4 roll call vote. The committee then adjourned.
FL

Florida 2026 Regular Session

Ethics and Elections Mar 17th, 2025

Ethics and Elections

Transcript Highlights:
  • authorizes the payment of the qualifying fee by a properly executed check drawn upon the candidate's campaign
  • account or by a debit card linked to the candidate's campaign account.
  • The third part of the bill deals with the payment of campaign expenditures by a debit card. Mr.
  • In addition, I'm planning to file an amendment to carve out those elected in special elections, such
  • I have no problems if somebody wants to go up there and run a campaign against term limits.
Summary: The Committee on Ethics and Elections met with a quorum present and temporarily postponed Senator Yarborough’s bill and Senate Bill 1170 at the sponsor’s request. The committee first considered Senate Bill 982 by Senator Bernard, which was amended to remove language the sponsor said had been declared unconstitutional in 2016. As amended, the bill addresses qualifying fee payment issues, allows qualifying fees to be paid by properly executed checks or debit cards linked to a candidate campaign account, creates a private right of action for qualifying challenges limited to candidates, and addresses campaign expenditures by debit card. Mark Heron testified in support, saying the bill would clarify recent qualifying disputes. The committee adopted the amendment and then reported SB 982 favorably. The committee then took up Senate Joint Resolution 536, a proposed constitutional amendment to impose legislative term limits of eight years in the House and eight years in the Senate, with carve-outs for current officeholders and redistricting. An amendment to change the limits to 12 years in each chamber failed on a tie vote. Public testimony was mixed but largely opposed, with speakers from county and small-county groups arguing the proposal was a one-size-fits-all statewide mandate that would override local choice and reduce institutional knowledge. Several members debated whether the eight-year limit was the right number, with some supporting term limits in principle but questioning a lifetime ban on returning to office. The resolution was ultimately reported favorably. The committee also considered Senate Joint Resolution 802, which would place on the 2026 ballot an eight-year term limit for county commissioners and school board members, with school board limits applied retroactively and county commissioner limits prospectively. An amendment to change the limit to 12 years failed. The Florida Association of Counties, a county commissioner, and representatives of the Small County Coalition testified against the measure, arguing that counties should retain local control through county charters and local referenda. Some senators supported the concept of term limits but raised concerns about imposing a uniform statewide rule on counties and school boards. After debate, the joint resolution was reported favorably. At the end of the meeting, senators who had missed votes were allowed to register their positions on SB 982 and SJR 536, and the committee moved to rise.
KY

Kentucky 2026 Regular Session

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

Kentucky Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Within this district, the developer can submit a plan requesting certain needed infrastructure.
  • </c> planning review process. planning review process.
  • was Hal Rogers' campaign in 1992.
  • </c><00:55:36.080><c> I</c> can still remember the first campaign I can still remember the first campaign
  • </c> campaign in 1992. campaign in 1992.
Keywords: 958, all