Video & Transcript Research : 'legislative caucus'

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MD

Maryland 2026 Regular Session

House Floor Session, 3/31/2026 #1

Maryland House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • So, in terms of this legislation, legislation, legislation, one<00:19:57.520> of<00:19:57.600>
  • Seeing none, caucus announcements. Recognizing the Baltimore City Caucus chair.
  • >> Black<00:56:26.280> Caucus >> Black Caucus >> Black Caucus On<00:56:27.520
  • Any other caucus announcement? The Latino Caucus. Thank you, Madam Speaker.
  • Any other caucus announcements?
Summary: The House convened with prayer, quorum call, and approval of the previous day’s journal, then received Senate Bill 890 and several House committee reports. The first major measure taken up was House Bill 627, which establishes a Commission on Histories, Culture, and Civics in Education. Committee amendments clarified the commission’s purpose, membership, and charge to review curriculum materials and school calendars and make recommendations to the State Board of Education and the Maryland Higher Education Commission. Additional amendments added a disability community expert and preamble language. The bill prompted extended debate about whether the commission would promote diversity in curriculum, how it would address religious and ethnic representation, and whether it would include Christian or Catholic perspectives; supporters said it was meant to reflect communities that had requested inclusion and to improve the completeness of Maryland history, while critics questioned the need for a new commission and raised concerns about identity politics and curriculum control. The bill was ordered printed for third reading after second-reader consideration. The House also considered House Bill 1582, the Education Program Accountability, Comprehensive Outcomes and Measures of Progress for Supporting Schools (COMPASS) Act. An amendment removed references to advanced professional certificates and national board certification from school quality indicators and required annual reporting on the relationship between composite scores and concentrations of low-income students. During discussion, members asked whether the bill was changing the scoring system and how much weight academics would carry; the response was that academic indicators would remain a majority of the score, but no single indicator could exceed 20% of the composite. The amendment and favorable report were adopted, and the bill was ordered printed for third reading. The House then took up House Bill 1514 concerning Calvert County county officials and Board of Education salaries and benefits. Committee amendments were technical and removed a benefit provision related to a former commissioner; both the amendment and favorable report were adopted without opposition, and the bill was ordered printed for third reading. Finally, the chamber moved to special order calendar item Senate Bill 283, the Maryland Consolidated Capital Bond Loan of 2026. The House Appropriations Committee presented 198 amendments to the capital budget, describing them as balanced across regions and within debt affordability limits, and began moving the amendments in groups, starting with a technical amendment.
MN

Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session

House Floor Session 5/19/25 - Part 1

Minnesota House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Dear God, we thank you for the opportunity to gather here today on this final day of our legislative
  • <00:01:34.079> that what is right and pass legislation that what is right and pass legislation
  • <00:12:02.160> administration of rules and legislative administration of rules and legislative
  • Republicans, we will meet in our caucus room upon recess.
  • And Madam our caucus room upon recess.
Keywords: 1183, house
MD

Maryland 2026 Regular Session

House Floor Session, 3/27/2026 #1

Maryland House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • And a lot of work legislative seats.
  • Any caucus announcements?
  • Recognizing the gentleman from caucus. All right.
  • of Women's History Month, the Jewish Caucus and the Women's Caucus...
  • The Jewish Caucus and the Women's Caucus have teamed up for a pop-in lunch event today after floor, and
Summary: The House opened with a prayer, quorum call, and recognition of two House resolutions honoring student achievements. One resolution congratulated the Henry E. Lackey High School boys basketball team for winning the Southern Maryland Athletic Conference title and the Maryland State Championship; the other recognized Charles County spelling bee champion Ethan Ntanga, who will represent Maryland at the Scripps National Spelling Bee. The chamber also received Governor Moore’s Supplemental Budget Number Two for fiscal 2027, which was referred to Appropriations. On third reading, the House passed House Bill 843, relating to Washington County tax sale notice changes, by 125-0, and House Bill 888, relating to eligibility for a Washington County property tax credit for disabled veterans, by 124-1. The House then took up Senate Bill 5, as amended, concerning special elections to fill legislative vacancies and related constitutional questions. Members debated whether the bill’s amendments violated the single-subject rule and whether it advanced voter control or, conversely, represented a partisan power grab and a threat to minority representation. Several members explained green or red votes on those grounds. Senate Bill 5 passed the House 93-33. The House and Senate then exchanged messages on the fiscal 2027 budget bills, Senate Bill 282 and Senate Bill 284, after each chamber declined to recede from its amendments and agreed to conference committees. The House appointed conferees for both measures. The session concluded with committee and personal announcements, including upcoming committee meetings, a Jewish Caucus and Women’s Caucus lunch event, a disabilities art show reception, recognition of the doctor of the day, and a motion to recess until Monday, March 30 at 8:00 p.m.
NH
Transcript Highlights:
  • That's what—yeah, we're not using the word caucus.
  • We're going to go caucus. You can do whatever you want to do. So we're in break right now.
  • Okay. will will recess<01:11:02.960> to<01:11:03.120> a<01:11:03.160> caucus.
  • Well, we'll we'll recess to a caucus.
  • We're going to go caucus. another day. We're going to go caucus.
Keywords: 1189, house, all
Summary: The conference committee first discussed HB 1099, which creates a committee to study private business providing special education services and local school district reimbursement. Members explained that the issue is broader than special education alone, involving residential placements, foster care, court-ordered placements, and questions about which entity pays for education and care costs when students are placed in residential facilities. The House proposed an amendment to expand the study to include students placed in residential facilities by school districts as well as those placed through episodes of treatment or court order, and members agreed the existing commission would not resolve the issue before its July 1, 2026 expiration. Representative Coker raised concern about the phrase “but not limited to,” but members said the broader language was needed to capture placements beyond the existing statutory categories. The committee then agreed to accede to the Senate version of HB 1099 with a committee amendment, and the House voted unanimously to adopt amendment 2026-1845H. The bill was placed on the consent calendar, and the meeting adjourned. The transcript also includes a separate conference committee discussion on HB 1807, concerning mandatory reporting to voters. The main dispute was how to present administrator compensation: the House favored total administrative cost, while the Senate initially preferred average administrator salary. Members debated whether voters would be better informed by totals or averages, and whether the bill should define “administrator” more clearly by reference to DOE rules. The committee reached a tentative compromise to add both an average administrator salary graph and a total administrator cost graph, define administrators by reference to ED 501.02(B), scale the graph more precisely, and list the top 10 highest-paid administrators plus any employee earning over $100,000. Both chambers then gave unanimous support to the revised approach, with the understanding that the draft would be finalized and signed later.
US

US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session

US House Floor Proceedings (Tuesday, April 1, 2025)

US Federal House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • pillars of the House Democratic Caucus. pillars of the House Democratic Caucus.
  • Michael has that across the caucus.
  • trade caucus alongside representative trade caucus alongside representative Adrienne<00:45:55.520
  • We legislated bills on this floor.
  • Freedom Caucus the only one with power? Freedom Caucus the only one with power?
CA

California 2025-2026 Regular Session

Assembly Floor Session Jun 13th, 2025

California House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • I invite the on-time caucus to join me in a pledge to the flag. I pledge allegiance. To the flag.
  • Persons disrupting legislative proceedings are subject to removal, arrest, or other appropriate legal
  • The legislative budget is the result of hard conversations and impossible choices.
  • Conversations to caucus and to work with budget trailer language to help get it better.
  • We're a minority-majority-led caucus. We have more minorities than we do anything else.
Keywords: 988, house, all
HI
Transcript Highlights:
  • , Hawaii Education Caucus, Hawaii Education Caucus, uh Uh, uh, also Democratic Party of Hawaii in
  • It's part of our legislative package.
  • Pride at Work Hawaii is proud to stand in strong support of this legislation.
  • . legislation. legislation.
  • legislatively legislatively allowed<01:06:09.000> and<01:06:09.760> you<01:06:09.840><
WY

Wyoming 2026 Regular Session

Senate Floor Session-Day 21, March 6, 2026-PM

Wyoming Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • We legislated were successful at it.
  • I was part of the American Society of Legislative Clerks and Secretaries.
  • > Clerks<00:23:56.240> and Society of Legislative Clerks and Society of Legislative Clerks
  • you want to take us to caucus you want to take us to caucus or<00:50:29.839> privileges?
  • outside legislative authorization. outside legislative authorization.
Keywords: 916, all
AZ
Transcript Highlights:
  • So, I'm going to call caucus to order, and we are on Caucus Calendar Number 10.
  • It adds the following equipment outlined on point one of your caucus sheet to be included in coverage
  • And members and guests, we are going to move to a closed caucus right now.
  • We are going to move to a closed caucus right now. So thank you for coming.
  • We are going to move to a closed caucus right now. So thank you for coming.
Keywords: 1182, all
Summary: The caucus reviewed a long calendar of bills spanning health care, education, tax, public safety, firearms, elections, and family law. On health and education, HB 283 would expand diabetes-related coverage for certain supplies; SB 1126 would require schools to provide records and cooperate with Department of Child Safety caseworkers; SB 1210 would require out-of-state private postsecondary institutions to register in Arizona; and SCR 1006, which would create private causes of action over restroom and pronoun policies in schools, drew strong opposition and was requested to be pulled from consent. Members also discussed HB 2308, which would bar dental insurers from owning dental practices, and SB 1049, which would cap spousal maintenance at four years and change how the marital standard of living is considered; both prompted questions and SB 1049 was pulled from consent. Several tax measures were also reviewed. SB 1293 would limit GPLET abatements by protecting school district revenue, and members noted prior opposition. SB 1294 would clarify county assessors’ authority to prorate destroyed property for tax purposes, though members said they were still researching whether it was necessary. SB 1430, the Tax Corrections Act of 2026, would make technical tax changes and remove redundant language, but members said they wanted Department of Revenue-requested corrections restored. SB 1053 would reduce concealed weapons permit fees for Arizona residents and was pulled from consent after concerns about fee impacts and unresolved amendment language. On public safety and firearms, SB 1058 would prohibit government records distinguishing firearm retailers and firearm owners and was pulled from consent after criticism and reference to a prior veto. SB 1093 would expand riot-related offenses to include property damage and add riot to conspiracy and racketeering provisions. SB 1160 would restrict drones near ticketed entertainment events, with supporters framing it as a public safety measure and clarifying that event-authorized drone use could still be exempt. SB 1211 would allow lifetime injunctions for felony aggravated harassment involving domestic violence. The caucus also considered election-related bills. SB 1006 would raise the threshold for aggregated campaign contribution reporting from under $100 to under $200, and it was pulled from consent. SB 1029 would create a process for terminating a campaign committee after a candidate’s death. SB 1038 would make cast vote records public records, SB 1057 would add fraud countermeasures for paper ballots, and SB 1237 would require consultation with county recorders and legislative leaders before the Secretary of State updates the Elections Procedures Manual. Several of these election bills were noted as having been vetoed previously, and the meeting ended by moving into closed caucus.
NH
Transcript Highlights:
  • Uh, can we caucus for 30 seconds?
  • >> You guys need to caucus. >> You guys need to caucus.
  • Do you want to caucus or do you want to respond?
  • And yes, I would like to caucus. And yes, I would like to caucus. >> Okay.
  • , I I I I think the house needs to caucus, I I I I think the house needs to caucus, but<01:48:14.000
Keywords: 1189, house, all
Summary: The committee of conference first took up House Bill 158 on public inspection of absentee ballot lists. The Senate explained that its amendment replaced the original bill with a requirement that the Secretary of State review absentee ballot data after each general election and report findings to the committees of jurisdiction, focusing on unusual patterns such as multiple ballots sent to the same address. After a brief caucus, the House agreed to the Senate position, and members voted individually to concur. The committee then discussed House Bill 281, which concerns making the electronic voter checklist available in a sortable format. The main dispute was whether the public list should include the mailing address where an absentee ballot was sent if it differs from the voter’s registered address. The Senate argued that including mailing addresses could expose where voters actually live or are away from home and could create safety concerns, while the House argued the information could help candidates reach voters and was not primarily a fraud measure. The parties also discussed a related nursing home verification provision and record-retention/public-records questions. After caucusing, the House agreed to the Senate’s position with the added nursing home signing language, and the committee closed the bill on consent. House Bill 340, concerning electioneering by public employees, was then taken up with a Senate amendment that narrowed the definition of electioneering by tying it to existing statutory language, added a prohibition on expressly or primarily political surveys, and created a civil penalty option alongside the misdemeanor penalty. Senators and representatives debated whether the penalties should be mandatory or discretionary and how the language would apply to certain categories of public employees. After further clarification and caucus, the House accepted the Senate’s amended replace-all language, and the committee closed HB 340. Finally, the committee opened House Bill 1062, authorizing the Secretary of State to conduct random audits of citizenship qualifications of registered voters. The Senate explained that its changes removed the need for a permanent audit power by allowing records to be checked against databases and by requiring identification for registration going forward, which is why it added a sunset clause. The House member objected to the sunset and wanted the authority to continue indefinitely, and discussion continued as the transcript ended.
ND
Transcript Highlights:
  • members, require legislative sessions to be held on an annual basis, and unduly impair the legislative
  • track the impacts of legislation.
  • While a legislator may have previously served for several sessions before becoming a chair, caucus leader
  • So Nevada actually passed legislation in 2011 requiring all new legislators to attend the Legislative
  • legislators.
Keywords: 908, all
Summary: The Legislative Procedure and Arrangements Committee met with a quorum, approved the previous meeting minutes, and heard an update from Garty Consulting on the interim study of legislative term limits. The consultants outlined their research plan and preliminary themes, including loss of institutional knowledge, shifts in power toward executive agencies and lobbyists, reduced long-term policy capacity, faster leadership turnover, and recruitment/support challenges. They also described possible recommendation categories ranging from constitutional and statutory changes to procedural and cultural adjustments. Committee members asked about how other states repealed term limits, how the public survey would address perceptions of term limits, and how stakeholder focus groups would be selected. The committee also heard a presentation from NCSL on term limits in other states, including examples from Nevada, Montana, and Colorado, with discussion of training programs, staffing changes, annual-session debates, bill limits, and impacts on decorum and leadership continuity. Several members requested follow-up data on part-time versus full-time legislatures, taxpayer costs, and nonpartisan staff devoted to oversight. The committee then considered revisions to the legislature’s workplace harassment policy and related forms. Legislative Council explained changes that clarified the definition of harassment, added captions for readability, extended several deadlines, allowed informal resolution before a review panel is appointed, clarified the role of Legislative Council in intake and documentation, and updated confidentiality/open-records language. Members, especially Senator Hogan, said the revisions better formalize the role of counsel and provide a less intimidating path for resolving complaints. The committee adopted the revised policy and forms by roll call vote. Finally, the committee approved a motion to enter executive session at 1:00 p.m. to review the results of a capital threat assessment and discuss legislator security, citing the applicable open-meetings exemptions. Members were instructed to limit discussion to the stated purpose and not take final action until returning to open session.
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

House Chamber - Thu Mar 19, 2026, 12:00PM HST - Day 30

Hawaii House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • And they're accompanied by my legislative aide, Isiah Dollin.
  • um one of my legislative interns, uh Chelsea<00:26:38.480> Miguel.
  • <00:26:52.200> aide, accompanied by um my legislative aide, accompanied by um my legislative
  • Reminder again about the Women's Legislative Caucus Easter Basket Drive on Monday, so put your baskets
  • Legislative Caucus Easter Basket Drive Legislative Caucus Easter Basket Drive on<01:00:48.560> Monday
MO

Missouri 2026 Regular Session

Elections Jan 13th, 2026 at 08:00 am

Elections

Transcript Highlights:
  • But what was your feedback or what did the party say about the caucus?
  • The caucus was substantially less than the voting.
  • We'll take the next witness in favor of this legislation. Good morning.
  • We've worked with her in the past on election legislation.
  • Now, do we need legislation that gives them some standing to sue to get back?
Keywords: 959, house, all
MD

Maryland 2026 Regular Session

House Floor Session, 2/6/2026 #1

Maryland House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • I didn't mean anything about the Freedom Caucus.
  • ends along with the other legislation ends along with the other legislation that<01:16:12.159>
  • HB 1 is the first bill of this legislative session.
  • And the Waterman's fire and EMS caucus.
  • Any other delegation or caucus announcements?
Summary: The House convened with 117 members present, then 123 after a quorum call, and proceeded through routine introductions and referrals, including introductory House bills 959 through 1018, House Joint Resolution 8, House Simple Resolution 1, several Senate bills, and bond initiatives referred to Appropriations. The main floor item was House Bill 1, concerning investor-owned electric and gas utility cost recovery limitations, which was on third reading and final passage. Debate on HB 1 focused on whether the bill would meaningfully lower utility bills and whether it was necessary given existing Public Service Commission authority. Supporters argued the bill would prevent ratepayers from bearing the cost of executive bonuses and other compensation above $250,000, saying utilities can still pay those costs from shareholder profits and that the measure would save money for customers, even if only modestly. Opponents argued the PSC already has authority to review executive compensation, warned the bill could be largely symbolic or misleading, and said it might encourage utilities to shift bonuses into base salaries or harm recruitment and service quality. Several members also argued the bill did not address other drivers of high bills, such as riders and program costs, and one member said the General Assembly itself was responsible for rising energy costs. No final vote on HB 1 was shown in the transcript excerpt, but members on both sides stated their intended positions, with supporters urging a yes vote and opponents indicating they would vote no. The discussion ended with another member beginning remarks about taking on concentrated corporate power and standing with working people.
US

US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session

US House Floor Proceedings (Monday, November 17, 2025)

US Federal House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • This legislation is simple, bipartisan, and just.
  • ON THIS LEGISLATION AND I YIELD BACK. MR. TAKANO: I RESERVE.
  • I strongly urge my colleagues to support this important legislation.
  • THIS LEGISLATION WILL MANDATE THAT ALL D.H.S.
  • , DEBATING LEGISLATION IN COMMITTEES AND THEN DEBATING IT ON THE FLOOR.
NH

New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session

House Finance Division I (04/20/2026)

Transcript Highlights:
  • And I don't know what that legislation would look like.
  • , and and I'll I'll talk to my caucus, and and I'll I'll talk to my caucus, too,<00:40:28.560>
  • So, you're going to propose an amendment to 592 when you come back from your caucus? Right. Okay.
  • I'll discuss it with them, but if you're going to caucus, I'd like to at least have you be aware that
  • I need to caucus. Okay, and we do, too. So, please come back at 10 minutes to 11.
Keywords: 1189, house, all
Summary: The committee held a work session on House Bill 592, which concerns regional conservation and energy resources planning for habitat strongholds and wildlife corridors, and a commission to study transferring ownership of the Winnipesaukee River Basin Program to another authority. Jason Stock of the New Hampshire Timberland Owners Association said his group was fine with the bill as printed, especially after Senate language clarified that habitat stronghold designations are for information gathering and not regulatory purposes. Ted Diers of the Department of Environmental Services strongly supported the bill’s Winnipesaukee River Basin provisions, saying the state’s role in operating the wastewater system is outdated and that the communities are now capable of taking more control; he also supported creating a higher-level engineering/director position to oversee aging infrastructure and help manage a possible transition. Committee members asked about the facility’s location, capacity, costs, staffing, the possibility of private operation, the commission’s membership, and whether the six-month study timeline was realistic. Diers said there would be no state savings beyond administrative time, that the communities already pay the costs, and that a report in six months should provide useful next steps even if it would not resolve everything. The chair closed the work session on HB 592 and announced a brief recess before later action, while a member indicated interest in proposing an amendment to change the commission’s membership.
US

US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session

US House Floor Proceedings (Tuesday, December 9, 2025)

US Federal House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • look forward to seeing this legislation look forward to seeing this legislation passing<00:08:58.880
  • This legislation worth celebrating.
  • Act, my bipartisan legislation with Act, my bipartisan legislation with Representatives<02:26:18.960>
  • I support this legislation.
  • legislative clarity to that vision. legislative clarity to that vision.
MD

Maryland 2026 Regular Session

Senate Floor Session, 2/18/2026 #1

Maryland Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • February 18th, Ash Wednesday, we have Chaplain David Stadler of the Legislative Prayer Caucus here in
  • We have some more prior legislative day.
  • >> Caucus.<00:15:11.199> 5:00<00:15:11.519> p.m. >> Caucus. 5:00 p.m.
  • >> Caucus. 5:00 p.m. >> 5:00<00:15:12.240> p.m.
  • President, just a reminder to the members of the Legislative Black Caucus, we will do our photo tomorrow
Summary: The Maryland Senate met on Ash Wednesday, February 18, 2026, with a quorum present. The session opened with an invocation by Chaplain David Stadler, followed by journalization of his remarks and several introductions recognizing guests in the chamber, including dentists, an intern, a former legislative staffer, and representatives from the University System of Maryland and other groups. Senators also noted upcoming committee meetings and a Legislative Black Caucus photo the next day. The main floor action centered on a resolution honoring Maryland Career and Technical Student Organizations for Career and Technical Student Organization Week. The sponsor described the role of CTSOs in serving more than 12,000 students statewide and in building leadership, professional, and career skills. The resolution was read in full and adopted unanimously, with the Senate expressing congratulations and appreciation for the organizations’ work with young people. The Senate then took up layover items and calendar bills. Senate Bill 56, concerning Maryland Longitudinal Data Center external data sharing for multi-state reporting, was special ordered for one day after members raised privacy-related questions. Senate Bill 99, the Open Meetings Act/Local Board of Education Transparency Act measure, was also special ordered for one day after discussion of its committee amendment. The chamber also received administrative corrections from the Governor and referred them to the Executive Nominations Committee, and the majority leader later moved adjournment until February 19 at 10:00 a.m., which was adopted without objection.
VT

Vermont 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Session - 2026-02-26 - 3:30PM

Vermont House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • talented legislative staff.
  • <00:09:05.760> for Friday, which means the caucus for Friday, which means the caucus for Vermont's
  • And you have postponed action on House Bill 205 for two legislative days.
  • House Bill 205 for two legislative days. House Bill 205 for two legislative days.
  • And you have postponed action on House Bill 635 for two legislative days.
Keywords: 926, house, all
Summary: The House began with a devotional performance by the State House Singers in honor of John Gilmour, followed by the introduction and first reading of House Bill 917 on military affairs and House Bill 918 on school district board membership. HB 917 was referred to Ways and Means because it affected municipal revenue, HB 918 was referred to Education, and HB 549, already on the notice calendar, was also referred to Ways and Means because it affected state revenue. The chamber also received HB 841 from the Committee on Government Operations and Military Affairs and referred it to Ways and Means pending notice-calendar entry. The House took up Joint Senate Resolution 42 condemning the Russian Federation’s actions in Ukraine and their impact on Ukrainian children; it was read by title only and referred to the Committee on Government Operations and Military Affairs. During announcements, members welcomed AFT Vermont guests advocating for stronger workers’ rights, including lifting the ban on striking for higher education workers, and noted an upcoming caucus on Vermont’s economy with speakers from the Vermont Small Business Development Center and the State Sustainable Jobs Fund. On the action calendar, the House postponed action for two legislative days on HB 205, relating to agreements not to compete, and HB 635, relating to eliminating Department of Correction supervisory fees. It passed HB 566, which seals post-charge court diversion records upon successful completion. The House then adopted the conference committee report on HB 790, the fiscal year 2026 budget adjustments bill. The report’s changes included increasing funding for the Vermont Center for Independent Living, revising Section 8 housing-related language to address possible federal funding changes, updating developmental disabilities services payment reform language and deadlines, and expanding allowable uses of the $50 million set aside for federal funds changes to include municipal support. The House adjourned until Friday, February 27, 2026 at 9:30 a.m.