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LA

Louisiana 2026 Regular Session

House and Governmental Affairs Apr 8th, 2026

House and Governmental Affairs

Transcript Highlights:
  • Representative Wright, is that a question of Representative Walters? Is that a question?
  • Representative Wright, is that a question of Representative Walters? Is that a question?
  • Representative Wright, is that a question of Representative Walters? Is that a question?
  • Representative Wright, is that a question of Representative Walters? Is that a question?
  • So let's kind of dig into that a little bit, Representative.
Bills: HB88 , HB181 , HB210 , HB250 , HB486 , HB529 , HB544 , HB639 , HB996 , HB1036 , HB1071 , HB1113
FL

Florida 2026 Regular Session

Judiciary Jan 27th, 2026

Judiciary

Transcript Highlights:
  • district office, a candidate must file a statement of disclosure disclosing any country of which they
  • I am a member of the Florida Bar representing the Florida Justice Reform Institute today.
  • Georgia is part of a growing tide of nearly a dozen states that have put guardrails of various degrees
  • And you did a remarkable job of explaining the bill of a horrible tragedy.
  • So there has been a lot of conversation around a ceiling and a floor of the interest rates for law firm
Bills: S0144 , S0192 , S0332 , S0532 , S0620 , S0694 , S0820 , S0888 , S1000 , S1224 , S1396 , S1500
Committee: Senate Judiciary
Summary: The Judiciary Committee heard and advanced a series of bills on candidate disclosure, litigation financing, professional liability, public meetings, problem-solving courts, probate, wrongful conviction compensation, public records, and housing fraud. Senate Bill 620, by Senator Mayfield, would require candidates for federal, state, county, district, judicial, and school board offices to disclose any citizenship in countries other than the United States; it drew one waived-in opposition from Common Cause and was reported favorably 8-0. Senate Bill 1396, by Vice Chair Burton, would regulate litigation financing, including limits on funders’ recovery, restrictions on funder control, and disclosure of foreign entities involved; it received support from several business and tort-reform groups, opposition from the Florida Justice Association, and was reported favorably 7-2 after questions about the purpose and scope of the disclosures. Senator Martin’s bills also moved forward. SB 192 would remove the $1,500 cap on patient funds chiropractic physicians may hold in trust for prepaid services; it was supported by the Florida Chiropractic Society and reported favorably 7-0. SB 888 would extend to private contracts the current limits on indemnity and insurance requirements for architects, engineers, surveyors, and landscape architects, and it was reported favorably 7-0 after testimony from engineering and design professionals. Senator Bradley’s CS for SB 332, as amended, would create a narrow public meetings/public records exemption for pre-suit Burt Harris litigation strategy discussions by local governments; it was adopted and reported favorably 7-0. SB 820 would require quarterly reporting on problem-solving courts, including participant counts, offenses, completion, failure, and recidivism data, and it was reported favorably 10-0. SB 1500 would update uncontested probate procedures, raise certain small-estate thresholds, clarify safe-deposit-box authority, and strengthen enforcement provisions; it was reported favorably 10-0. The committee also advanced several other measures. CS for SB 694, by Senator Bracey Davis, would compensate the descendants of the Groveland Four; it was amended to divide any appropriation equally among the four family branches, received extensive emotional testimony in support, and was reported favorably 10-0. SB 144 would create a public records exemption for personal information of Judicial Qualifications Commission employees and their families due to harassment concerns, and it was reported favorably 9-1. CS for SB 1224, as amended, would make fraudulent entry into a rental dwelling a third-degree felony when done through false statements, counterfeit documents, or impersonation; it was supported by Florida Realtors and the Florida Apartment Association and reported favorably 10-0. SB 1000 would set a floor and ceiling for interest rates on law firm trust accounts tied to the Wall Street Journal prime rate, and it was reported favorably 10-0 after stakeholder compromise. The committee also took up SB 532 only to temporarily postpone it, and at the end members recorded additional affirmative votes on selected bills before adjournment.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Elections Apr 24th, 2025

Elections

Transcript Highlights:
  • So even though I agree, that's some people, it's a minute number of voters; it's a fraction of a fraction
  • Conviction of this crime may result in imprisonment of up to a year, a fine of up to $4,000, or both.
  • Copy of one of the following documents, of course, a passport.
  • The definition of democracy is a system of government by the whole population or all who are a part of
  • Did they give us a span of that? There's a...
Committee: House Elections
AZ

Arizona 2026 Regular Session

01/21/2026 - Senate Health and Human Services

Health and Human Services

Transcript Highlights:
  • He walked out of a case and became a quadriplegic requiring urgent surgery, and it was from years of
  • In a different lifetime, I was a city councilman in a newly incorporated city and sat through a lot of
  • a memorandum of understanding.
  • This treatment is absolutely, there is a lot of research out there. There's a lot of information.
  • A lot of research out there. There's a lot of information.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

89th Legislative Session Apr 9th, 2025

Texas House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Harrison has filed H.R. 823, which presents a question of privilege of...
  • A question of privilege of the House. The Chair lays out H.R. 823.
  • This is a group made up of. ...of city and school leaders, including the mayor of Mesquite, the city
  • For those who may not know, the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has been a part of Texas
  • of a Texas trade and investment partnership.
WA

Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session

Senate Floor Session Mar 5th, 2026 at 06:30 pm

Washington Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • President, it's a pretty simple bill that we have in front of us.
  • a piece of property, When they look to purchase a piece of property, they like to move on it relatively
  • bill has a lot of promise.
  • It helped a lot last year, and we're glad to see the permanent nature of this.
  • It saves the Department of Commerce about the cost of a legislator's salary, and it saves even more money
WA

Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session

Senate Floor Session Mar 5th, 2026 at 01:45 pm

Washington Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • And of course, through a series of case law, through a series of statutory law, that practice was ended
  • be a quiet no on a bill creates a lot of conversations.
  • General for any types of work, then you can't also bring a private right of action on the part of a
  • An act relating to the threshold for a payment of a lump sum retirement allowance in lieu of a monthly
  • payment of a lump sum retirement allowance in lieu of a monthly benefit.
WA

Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session

Senate Floor Session Mar 5th, 2026 at 09:00 am

Washington Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • as a member of the Big Bend Community College Board of Trustees.
  • And part of that, once they stay for a while and their salaries become, they enter into kind of a common
  • large loophole in the bill, where a single share or even a fraction of a share of ownership would be
  • We can talk about a lot of things.
  • They must maintain a registry of heritage orchards in Washington and develop and maintain a list of rare
WA

Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session

Senate Floor Session Mar 3rd, 2026 at 06:20 pm

Washington Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • He was lucid and really got a lot out of the last few weeks of his life.
  • But what we've got is a number of them that exists. One of them is in trouble.
  • But what we've got is a number of them that exists. One of them is in trouble.
  • There will be a fifth of the A's.
  • Matter of fact, we had a couple of roll call votes, and every member of all of our pages emulated some
WA

Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session

Senate Floor Session Mar 3rd, 2026 at 02:00 pm

Washington Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • , primarily, of course, a lot of people of color affected by this.
  • That's a lot of kids.
  • That's a lot of kids.
  • The running start really helps a lot of kids that are kind of in poverty or are. really helps a lot of
  • a spark of humanity within each of us.
WA

Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session

Senate Floor Session Mar 3rd, 2026 at 10:00 am

Washington Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • had the great honor of serving with Representative Entenman when I was a representative in the House
  • So we have a zero-tolerance policy for drugs in our state, and a lot of facilities do a lot of drug testing
  • can be in a setting and a ratio of an adult supervisor, a well-trained supervisor, to the number of
  • I recognize that on the east side of the mountains, this may represent a history.
  • And what we found is that it works in a way that, you know, it's a very kind of a niche market of sorts
WA

Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session

Senate Floor Session Mar 3rd, 2026

Washington Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • He was lucid and really got a lot out of the last few weeks of his life.
  • But by codifying it, as this bill would do, it does create more of a pressure and a more of an opportunity
  • , as I said, more of a pressure and a more of opportunity, as I said, for litigation.
  • There will be a fifth of the A's.
  • Matter of fact, we had a couple of roll call votes, and every member of all of our pages emulated some
Summary: The Senate considered and passed several House bills. Substitute House Bill 2152, known as Ryan’s Law, would allow limited medical cannabis use for qualifying end-of-life patients in hospitals, nursing homes, and hospice facilities; supporters said it would improve quality of life, and it passed 46-2. Engrossed Substitute House Bill 1604, dealing with search procedures for transgender and intersex individuals confined in local jails and codifying federal Prison Rape Elimination Act-related standards, drew debate over whether amendments were needed and whether the bill would burden or protect staff and inmates; two amendments were rejected, and the bill passed 30-19. Second Substitute House Bill 1906, as amended, increased transparency and consumer protections for water system rates, especially for older or smaller systems, and passed unanimously 49-0. Engrossed Substitute House Bill 1916 tightened voter registration challenge procedures and gave county auditors more discretion in handling challenges; an amendment to broaden who could challenge voters statewide was rejected, and the bill passed 49-0. Engrossed Substitute House Bill 2110, as amended, allowed registered nurses without EMT certification to staff certain inter-facility ambulance transports under specified conditions to reduce delays, and it also passed 49-0. The Senate also passed Second Substitute House Bill 2429, which extends and updates the Children and Youth Behavioral Health Work Group and aligns agency planning with the Washington Thriving Strategic Plan; a committee striker was adopted despite concerns about added government structure, and the bill passed 49-0. Second Substitute House Bill 2384, increasing oversight of continuing care retirement communities through actuarial review and Office of Insurance Commissioner oversight, passed 37-12 after the chamber rejected the committee striker and adopted a revised striking amendment. The session ended with a point of personal privilege from Senator Lovick and an adjournment motion, and the Senate adjourned until March 4, 2026.
WA

Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session

Senate Pro Forma Floor Session Mar 2nd, 2026 at 10:00 am

Washington Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Journal of the Senate, State of Washington, Day 48, Saturday, February 28, 2026.
  • President, I move that the reading of the journal be dispensed with and the journal of the previous day's
  • First order of business: reports of standing committees. The Secretary will read.
  • Point of personal privilege? I don't know if we can do that when there's a motion on the floor.
  • First order of business: reports of standing committees. The Secretary will read.
FL

Florida 2026 Regular Session

Banking and Insurance Feb 4th, 2026

Banking and Insurance

Transcript Highlights:
  • The bill sets a floor of 25 basis points and a ceiling of 150 basis points based on the Wall Street Journal
  • Got a little bit confused because your explanation of what, you know, a couple of questions ago... ..
  • to provide a copy of the letters of administration to a financial institution to be provided access
  • Yes, a good portion of those dollars go out of state.
  • Yes, a good portion of those dollars go out of state.
Bills: S0158 , S0314 , S0618 , S0684 , S0838 , S0990 , S1000 , S1082 , S1452 , S1494 , S1500 , S1568 , S1706
Summary: The Banking and Insurance Committee considered a full agenda of insurance, financial services, and probate bills. Early action included SB 1000, setting a floor and ceiling for interest on attorneys’ trust accounts, which was reported favorably. The committee then took up CS/SB 1082 on a statewide provider and health plan claim dispute resolution program for out-of-network emergency claims. Senator Graal explained it as a way to reduce litigation and use a dispute-resolution process similar to the federal No Surprises Act. An amendment intended to require plan disclosure and prevent default by nonparticipation drew questions from members and concerns from insurers and providers about clarity and scope, especially whether it could affect contracted rates or shift claims between state and federal systems. Senator Graal withdrew the amendment, and the bill was reported favorably after testimony from insurers and emergency physicians both supporting the underlying dispute-resolution concept while asking for further clarification. The committee also favorably reported SB 684 on electronic signatures for total loss vehicles and vessels; CS/SB 158 on pet insurance, which adds agent continuing education, stronger consumer disclosures, and annual reporting to OIR; SB 1494 on breast cancer screening coverage, expanding required mammogram and supplemental screening coverage; and CS/SB 314, a strike-all bill creating a Florida framework for payment stablecoin issuers consistent with the federal GENIUS Act. CS/SB 1500 on uncontested probate proceedings was also approved, with an amendment addressing access to safe deposit boxes by requiring letters of administration. SB 618 on workers’ compensation insurance raised the consent-to-rate cap from 10% to 20% for workers’ comp policies and adjusted the Florida Workers’ Compensation Guarantee Association board membership; supporters said it would help keep high-risk employers in the voluntary market. Later, the committee approved CS/SB 1568 creating a Florida Stablecoin Pilot Program within DFS to allow certain stablecoin payments for fees, after a substitute amendment removed authority for a Florida coin, limited eligible stablecoins, and required qualified public deposit handling. CS/SB 838 clarified that convenience fees for electronic payments on retail installment contracts are permissible, while preserving a fee-free payment option; members discussed consumer access and fee concerns. CS/SB 1452, a broad DFS agency bill covering My Safe Florida Home, insurance administration, unclaimed property, licensing, and other departmental changes, was reported favorably after a technical amendment. The committee also approved SB 1706 creating a My Safe Florida Condominium Pilot Program targeted to owner-occupied, lower-income condominiums, and SB 990 authorizing protected cell captive insurance companies in Florida, with supporters arguing it would modernize law and promote competition. The meeting concluded with all bills on the agenda that were heard being reported favorably and the committee adjourning without objection.
AL

Alabama 2026 Regular Session

Alabama House Health Committee Jan 28th, 2026

Health

Transcript Highlights:
  • Disposition dates are delayed. >> Additionally, the date of disposition is not required on a U.S. death
  • Additionally, the date of disposition is not required on a U.S. death certificate and it is not included
  • ><c> baby</c><00:41:20.079><c> of</c> that is when a mother has had a baby of that is when a mother has
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  • </c> A motion for Representative Warren. A motion for Representative Warren.
Bills: HB161 , HB146 , HB289 , HB290 , HB31 , HB146 , HB289 , HB290 , HB31
Committee: House Health
AZ

Arizona 2026 Regular Session

01/28/2026 - House Federalism, Military Affairs & Elections

Federalism, Military Affairs & Elections

Transcript Highlights:
  • Chair, Representative Colleton, I think you've raised a lot of concerns that Army Reserve soldiers have
  • Chair, Representative Marquist, there are a number of these technologies.
  • of a frontier model.
  • A lot of them are ETS, a lot of enlisted time, sir. A lot of them live here in Arizona.
  • We have a lot of veterans, and we've worked with a lot of the veterans, and I've spoken with a lot of
AL
Transcript Highlights:
  • I was trying to catch a break where I could ask for a leave of absence.
  • Break where I could ask for a leave of absence.
  • position of either auctioning off a... the position of either auctioning off a tax lien against the
  • So I wanted to add a little bit of a different flavor.
  • can be a part of it, works.
Bills: HB145 , HB311
US

US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session

US House Floor Proceedings (Monday, February 2, 2026)

US Federal House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • House of Representatives: Sir, I have the honor to transmit herewith a copy of a letter received from
  • For almost a year after the death of our colleague Sylvester Turner, the citizens of...
  • For almost a year since the tragic death of our late colleague Sylvester Turner, the citizens of the
  • It is reported that members of the Trump administration have held meetings with representatives of a
  • IT IS REPORTED THAT MEMBERS OF THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION HAVE HELD MEETINGS WITH REPRESENTATIVES OF A
Bills: HB3123 , HR980 , HB1458 , HR658 , HR988 , HB3497
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Health and Human Services REVISED Mar 2nd, 2026 at 02:00 pm

Health and Human Services

Transcript Highlights:
  • Anything further of Of that nature. Simply, a serum can be multiple vitamins combined.
  • the Oklahoma Healthcare Authority to conduct a search of the Social Security Administration's death
  • The measure directs the authority to conduct a monthly death record verification of all individuals enrolled
  • We did a lot of work in the last four weeks.
  • We'll get a little bit of a break before we have house bills.
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Business Feb 3rd, 2026 at 10:30 am

Business

Transcript Highlights:
  • Chairman, with a little bit of latitude, I know there's been a lot of questions about this bill.
  • Maybe they don't have a lot of employees now.
  • We're providing a lot of latitude.
  • I'm thinking of a representative Eaves talked about you know mom and pop shops and my concern is that
  • I talked to some LP gas representatives at a community meeting with dozens of food trucks.
Bills: HB3725 , HB3260 , HB3660 , HB3369 , HB3370
Committee: House Business