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KY

Kentucky 2026 Regular Session

House Legislative Session Day 39 (3-4-26)

Kentucky House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • House Bill 628 is an athletic trainer interstate compact bill.
  • At present, establish the compact.
  • Athletic trainers interstate compact.
  • <02:50:35.840> House and Dental Hygiene Lure Compact.
  • House and Dental Hygiene Lure Compact.
Keywords: 958, all
Summary: The House convened with prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance, then approved the journal, excused absent members, and suspended rules to allow co-sponsorships and vote modifications. The clerk reported Senate Bills 156, 173, and 193 had passed the Senate and requested concurrence. Committee reports were then read, advancing a number of bills on banking and insurance, judiciary, licensing/occupations, and primary/secondary education, including measures on insurance, fraudulent practices, virtual currency kiosks, eminent domain, DUI, legal representation, costs and fees, barbering, fire protection, licensing background checks, dentistry, school reporting, teacher certification, and educator placement. Those favorable reports were treated as first readings and placed on the calendar. The chamber then took up House Bill 307, the “My Kentucky Future Act,” on proactive post-secondary admission. Sponsors explained that the bill would send opt-in letters from public universities to eligible high school juniors, include a common application for the state’s public institutions, and share data with KY Stats to track outcomes. Members asked about scholarships, the target student group, and privacy; the sponsor clarified that participation is voluntary, the letters do not guarantee admission, and the program is meant to streamline college access. House Committee Substitute 2 and House Floor Amendment 2 were adopted, and HB 307 passed 97-0. House Bill 418 on domestic violence was then considered. The sponsor said the bill prioritizes the non-offending parent, requires abusive parents to address violent behavior before unsupervised visitation, and gives courts more tools to consider false abuse allegations and victim advocates’ testimony. House Committee Substitute 1 was adopted, and after brief discussion the bill passed 96-1. House Bill 593 on data centers followed; its sponsor said the measure is intended to support data center development while protecting ratepayers from subsidizing infrastructure risk, requiring companies to bring their own generation, buy power on the open market, or prepay certain costs. After adopting House Committee Substitute 1, the bill passed 90-8. The House also passed House Bill 5 on prison educational programs, with a committee substitute and a floor amendment adding data collection on post-release employment; it passed 99-0. Finally, House Bill 584 on licenses for prescribing or dispensing controlled substances was debated. The sponsor said the bill removes a permanent ban so a physician who has regained licensure may apply for DEA registration, while opponents raised concerns about repeated misconduct and the ability to practice without DEA authority. The transcript cuts off before final disposition on HB 584.
HI
Transcript Highlights:
  • >> Insurance Commission. >> Insurance Commission. Thanks.
  • >> Insurance<00:45:43.680> Commission. >> Insurance Commission.
  • >> Insurance Commission. >> Insurance<00:45:44.480> Commission.
  • <00:48:55.599> to care financing advisory commission to care financing advisory commission
  • Would be helpful to the commission.
Keywords: 910, house, all
Summary: The joint hearing opened with House Bill 1969, which would provide state funding for colorectal cancer screenings for uninsured and underinsured residents. The Department of Human Services said it supports the goal of early screening but would need new administrative capacity, including a program manager and claim pre-screening, to run the program. The Department of Health supported the measure and cited low screening rates in Hawaii, noting an educational campaign to encourage screening. The Insurance Division raised concerns about reliance on federal FAQs, warning that guidance can change and may create state cost exposure. Supporters including the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network and the Hawaii Medical Association argued the bill would close a preventive-care gap, reduce late-stage diagnoses, and save long-term costs; the committee also discussed implementation costs, estimated by DHS at roughly $1.4 million to $2 million annually plus administrative expenses, and a 6-month to 1-year timeline to establish the program. The committee then took up House Bill 1965, which would require health carriers to spend at least 6% of total medical expenditures on primary care providers. The Insurance Division said several provisions raise technical and legal concerns, including the premium freeze, the medical loss ratio language, the lack of an existing external review process for downcoding claims, and a new mandate for medically necessary inter-island transportation that could trigger an ACA defrayal. The Department of Human Services supported the intent but suggested broader language to include primary care supports and services, and noted that QUEST integration plans already invested at least 9% of total medical expenditures in primary care in 2024, with additional spending on supports and low-value care reductions. State health planning officials strongly supported the bill as an investment in primary care, saying it could improve outcomes and lower long-term costs, though they acknowledged a possible temporary premium increase during the transition. Testimony in support emphasized Hawaii’s physician shortage, especially on Maui, the Big Island, and other neighbor islands, and warned that clinics are under financial strain and may close without higher primary care reimbursement. The Hawaii Healthcare Task Force, AARP Hawaii, and other supporters said the bill would help retain providers, improve access for Medicare and Medicaid patients, and prevent downstream costs from emergency room use and avoidable hospitalizations. No votes or final committee action were taken in the portion of the hearing provided.
OK
Transcript Highlights:
  • are already comprehensively regulated through the industry by the authority of the corporation commission
  • The Workers' Compensation Commission repeals a section that established the council.
  • A lot of these commissions, even whenever they do make real common sense recommendations, you know, does
OK
Transcript Highlights:
  • collaboration from my good friends over here in the side of the room as well as the corporation commission
  • In the amendment, it is listed as corporation commission or the Department of Environmental Quality that
  • Where the Corporation Commission stated at that time, the known orphaned and abandoned well list is 200
  • Yes, I did look at federal tax structures, but this bill is looking at the state Oklahoma tax commission
AL

Alabama 2026 1st Special Session

Alabama Senate County and Municipal Government Committee Jan 28th, 2026

County and Municipal Government

Transcript Highlights:
  • for the past two the county commission for the past two consecutive<00:35:49.280> years.
  • So if I if I'm using Jefferson County, the Jefferson County Commission and the politicizing of the board
  • So if I if I'm using Jefferson County, the Jefferson County Commission and the politicizing of the board
  • So if I if I'm using Jefferson County, the Jefferson County Commission and the politicizing of the board
  • Jefferson County Commission Jefferson County Commission um<00:47:13.520> and<00:47:13.760
AL

Alabama 2025 Regular Session

Alabama Senate Mar 4th, 2025

Alabama Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • The Education Commission receives a favorable report of 11 ayes. Mr.
  • The Alabama Firefighters Personnel Standards and Education Commission receives a favorable report by
  • The commission using the previous roll call with no objections. Alright, any objection?
  • Perry to the Alabama Environmental Management Commission.
  • Perry to the Alabama Environmental Management Commission. by 11 ayes and 0 nays.
AZ

Arizona 2026 Regular Session

03/05/2026 - House Floor Session

Arizona House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • It was an omission on the fingerprinting process required by the compact, so we cleaned that up.
  • Yeah, just to remind members of the importance of the EMS Compact, along with the Physician Assistant
  • Compact.
  • Twenty-five states are in the compact. You know this is interstate license portability.
  • And the reason I champion this is I'm a registered nurse in a compact state.
Keywords: 1182, all
Summary: The House convened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, approval of the prior journal, and introductions of the Doctor of the Day and guests, including a University of Arizona presentation in the members’ lounge and a proclamation honoring Mama Luisa’s Italian restaurant for 70 years of family ownership and service. The chamber then moved through a long third-reading calendar and several Committee of the Whole reports, with members frequently explaining votes and offering support or objections on policy grounds. Among the bills passed on third reading were HB 2041 (child neglect), HB 2128, HB 2251 (midwifery), HB 2342 (planned communities/HOAs), HB 2402 (emergency medical services), HB 2403 (AHCCCS appropriations), HB 2615 (parenting time), HB 2641 (firefighting foam), HB 2673 (incarcerated persons and mental illness), HB 2700 (Technology First Study Committee), HB 2951 (subscription cancellation/consumer protection), HB 2991 (minors’ access to technology content), and HB 4070 (human trafficking). HB 4018, relating to county officers, failed on a 26-24 vote. Members also voted to reconsider that failure, but the motion to overturn the chair’s ruling on division was defeated. The House then entered additional Committee of the Whole proceedings on measures including HB 2136 and HB 2923, both of which were amended and recommended do pass after extended debate about free speech/civil terrorism language and guardianship/probate issues. In a later Committee of the Whole, members advanced HB 2188, HB 2239, HB 2437, HB 2445, HB 2502, HB 2620, HB 2931, HB 4004, and HB 4064, with amendments on several bills. HB 4044, concerning public safety funding and the rainy day fund, was also amended and recommended do pass after debate over fiscal reserves and DPS/corrections support. The final consent calendar measures were adopted with committee amendments and recommended do pass.
NM

New Mexico 2025 Regular Session

IC - Legislative Finance Jun 24th, 2025

Transcript Highlights:
  • The issuance of state commissions to the Tas Pueblo Police Department will permit its tribal police officers
  • Continued cross commissioning will provide legal protection of our officers who are enforcing state laws
  • We do have a compact with Within BIA, um, we have a working compact with the Carson National Forest to
  • We under the Compact 638, we, it's one of the primary focuses is, is, um, attaining our own tribal forestry
  • Um, within that compact, we've been able to to purchase two wildfire engines that, um, is our primary
MA
Transcript Highlights:
  • I am with the Massachusetts Permanent Commission on the Status of Persons with Disabilities.
  • What about your local boards, committees, and commissions?
  • compacts from work from the Council of State Government.
  • So what we can do as far as the commission is concerned is gather this...
  • I will reshare this with the commission membership and our advisory councils.
Keywords: 995, all
Summary: The Employment Subcommittee of the Massachusetts Permanent Commission on the Status of Persons with Disabilities met on May 18 and approved the prior meeting minutes. The first presentation was an update on the Massachusetts Disability Employment Tax Credit from MassAbility. The speaker explained that the credit, created in 2022, offers employers up to $5,000 in the first year and $2,000 in later years for hiring certified employees with disabilities. He described a streamlined self-attestation certification process, the online application and outreach tools, and noted that the first full tax season resulted in one company successfully claiming the credit. Members asked about how employers learn to file, available data, carry-forward rules, and whether more information from the Department of Revenue could be shared. The second presentation was from the Office of the Veteran Advocate. The speaker described the office as an independent agency created after COVID and the state veterans home tragedy to improve veteran services and investigate problems. He reviewed VA disability ratings, the fact that service-connected disability does not necessarily prevent work, and the barriers faced by veterans with less-than-honorable discharges. He also highlighted vocational rehabilitation, GI Bill and housing supports, and the office’s work on professional licensure barriers, especially for nurses and other skilled trades. Members discussed whether Massachusetts is behind other states on licensure reciprocity and the need for more openness from licensing boards; the office said it is starting with a narrow nursing-focused review and will report back on findings. In the final portion of the meeting, members discussed a lengthy policy brief from Seed and agreed it should be taken up at the August 31 meeting rather than rushed through by email. The group focused on two emerging areas of work: the benefit cliff and youth/young adult pathways into employment, including apprenticeships. Members suggested creating a clearer tool or spreadsheet to map existing resources and possibly a white paper for appointing authorities, while noting the commission’s limits on direct advocacy. The meeting ended with an invitation for members interested in the benefit cliff work or youth employment pipeline to join follow-up discussions, and the subcommittee adjourned.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
  • Redistricting commissions are important.
  • , are now stepping forward to claw back those commissions and make redistricting a partisan play again
  • We've helped draft... ...bills to create independent citizen redistricting commissions.
  • But even that said, they use a redistricting commission, which means that they can't do that without
  • in this commission, do you not agree that it is... ...within your duty to ensure that this proposed
Keywords: 1185, senate, all
HI
Transcript Highlights:
  • Requires the Public Utilities Commission to establish a water carrier inflationary cost index.
  • At the foundation of traditional public utility regulation is the regulatory compact.
  • <00:17:50.559> to the public utilities commission to the public utilities commission to establish
  • Utilities Commission with Public Utilities Commission with comments.
  • regulation is the regulatory compact. regulation is the regulatory compact.
Keywords: 910, house, all
Summary: The committee heard testimony on several transportation-related bills. HB 1688, which would provide a general excise tax exemption for certain aircraft maintenance materials, parts, tools, and facility construction, received comments from the Department of Taxation and support from Alaska Airlines, Hawaiian Airlines, Kohala Coast Resort, the Activities and Attractions Association of Hawaii, and the Tax Foundation of Hawaii. Testimony indicated the measure was intended to clarify an existing exemption rather than create a new one. The bulk of the hearing focused on HB 2386, which would authorize the Public Utilities Commission to establish automatic adjustment mechanisms and a water carrier inflationary cost index. The Department of Transportation said it would change its testimony to support the bill, citing a 2020 working group recommendation, while the PUC and DCCA offered comments. Matson, the Maritime Group, Hawaii Harbors Users Group, and Young Brothers supported the measure, arguing it would modernize regulation, improve predictability, and help maintain reliable interisland shipping. Hawaii Farm Bureau offered comments, while Hawaii Food Industry Association, Maui Brewing Company, Lani Kai Brewing Company, and the Japanese Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Hawaii opposed it, arguing automatic rate increases were not the solution and that underlying costs and efficiencies should be addressed first. The chair noted the bill was essentially the same as one previously considered, and asked questions about how Hawaii’s water carrier regulation compares with other states. The committee also heard HB 1691, which would allow electronic signatures for certain motor vehicle title transfers after total-loss insurance settlements and remove the notary requirement for that narrow transaction. The City and County of Honolulu Department of Customer Services, Hawaii Insurers Council, Copart, American Property Casualty Insurance Association, and one individual supported it, with Copart saying the change would reduce delays and could allow a faster, largely electronic settlement process. Members asked about county impacts, and Copart said counties would only see a different form with no added cost or electronic integration. HB 1680, requiring county finance directors to notify agencies through a centralized system for vehicle transfers, drew opposition from the City and County of Honolulu Department of Customer Services and one individual in support. HB 2516, raising helmet requirements for electric foot scooters and bicycles and requiring helmets for high-speed or Class 3 electric bicycles, received support from DOT, DOH, AAA Hawaii, and the Hawaii Bicycling League. HB 193, allowing deaf vehicle owners to register a deafness designation visible to law enforcement, drew support from the City and County of Honolulu Department of Customer Services, the Hawaii Disabilities Rights Center, and an individual who suggested amendments to broaden the bill to deaf and hard of hearing individuals and adjust the proof standard. HB 2442, increasing required accessible and van-accessible parking spaces in larger parking lots, was supported by the Disability and Communication Access Board, the Council on Developmental Disabilities, and the Disability Rights Center, which said the bill would address shortages of accessible parking and may need technical amendments to align terminology with the ADA.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Senate Session Feb 24th, 2025

Texas Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Senate Bill 1046 by Parker et al. relates to the composition of the Health and Human Services Commission
  • Senate Bill 1145 by Birdwell and Sparks relates to the authority of the Texas Commission on Environmental
  • Senate Bill 1145 by Birdwell and Sparks relates to the authority of the Texas Commission on Environmental
  • relates to the plugging or replugging of inactive wells subject to the jurisdiction of the Railroad Commission
  • Bill 1147 by Birdwell relates to the withdrawal of the state of Texas from the interstate mining compact
CA

California 2025-2026 Regular Session

Senate Budget and Fiscal Review Committee Jun 29th, 2026

Budget and Fiscal Review

Transcript Highlights:
  • It adjusts the annual salary of the Vice Chair of the California Energy Commission.
  • This bill increases fees for the California State Athletic Commission.
  • It shifts clerical responsibility for the State Racetrack Leasing Commission from the Department of Finance
  • official voice of the CSU students, we'd like to share our appreciation for the fully funding of the compact
  • That future compact agreements have student equity and attainment measures for all UCs, in order to demand
Keywords: 987, senate, all
US

US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session

US House Floor Proceedings (Monday, September 8, 2025)

US Federal House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Similarly, the Delaware Compact signed a commission to oversee a unified approach to managing the river
  • Similarly, the Delaware Compact signed a commission to oversee a unified approach to managing the river
  • Similarly, the Delaware Compact signed a commission to oversee a unified approach to managing the river
  • Similarly, the Delaware Compact signed a commission to oversee a unified approach to managing the river
  • , Susquehanna River Basin Commission, and the Interstate Commission on the Potomac River Basin.
NY

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York State Senate Session - 02/04/2026

New York Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • the fact that I was able, since I have been here, to pass a bill to make — create the 400 Year Commission
  • And that commission is proudly working and hopefully we'll see some results and information and more
  • AND THAT COMMISSION IS PROUDLY WORKING AND HOPEFULLY WE'LL SEE SOME RESULTS AND INFORMATION AND MORE
  • But the Governor sent the messages over here of who should be appointed to the Public Service Commission
  • REALLY IGNORED AND THE GOVERNOR HAS IGNORED THE RESPONSIBILITY OF NEGOTIATING AND SIGNING A FAIR COMPACT
Keywords: 993, senate, all
Summary: The Senate convened, approved the prior journal, received messages and substitutions from the Assembly, and welcomed two new members, Senators Erik Bottcher and Jeremy Zellner. The chamber then adopted the resolution calendar and took up a privileged resolution sponsored by Majority Leader Stewart-Cousins memorializing Governor Hochul to proclaim February 2026 as Black History Month in New York. Senators Bailey, Baskin, Sanders, Scarcella-Spanton, Brisport, Parker, Cleare, Comrie, and others spoke in support, emphasizing Black history as American history, the importance of education and remembrance, and the contributions of Black New Yorkers and historical figures. The resolution was adopted, and the leader opened it for co-sponsorship. The Senate then moved to the bill calendar and passed several measures, including bills on civil procedure, urban development, labor, and public service law. One labor bill was substituted from the Assembly and passed. Several energy and utility-related bills drew debate, with supporters arguing they would improve affordability, utility rate-setting, and consumer protections, while opponents said they would not meaningfully lower costs and instead reflected broader policy choices. Senator Walczyk voted no on one utility bill, and Senators Tedisco and others criticized the package; Senators Mayer and Harckham defended the measures as needed reforms to utility regulation and return-on-equity standards. Most bills were approved by wide margins, including one public service bill that passed 53-9 and another that passed 61-1.
NE

Nebraska 2025-2026 Regular Session

Legislative Morning Session Apr 10th, 2026

Nebraska Unicameral Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • , or service issued by the Commission.
  • The amount of the civil penalty in each case... ...the Commission issued by the Commission.
  • The bill concerns the Nebraska-Ireland Commission, creating the commission and a fund, and establishing
  • The commission chair is to handle administrative and budget matters, and the commission will be housed
  • Nebraska Disclosure Commission Fund for the Disclosure Commission program.