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TX

Texas 89th Regular

Senate Session Aug 4th, 2025

Texas Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • This will be referred to the Special Committee on Congressional Redistricting.
  • On that, we stand in recess pending the receipt of committee reports.
Bills: SB15 , SB9 , SB4 , SB8 , SB60 , SB4 , SB8 , SB60 , SB4 , SB8 , SB60 , SB15 , SB9
ID

Idaho 2026 Regular Session

Feb 23rd, 2026

State Affairs

Transcript Highlights:
  • beginning in that process with the 1996 governor committee to evaluate endowment reform, they issued a report
  • New Mexico's had theirs amended, but yes, that would have to take congressional action to amend the Admissions
  • mentioned we did it in 1998 New Mexico's had theirs amended but yes that would have to that would take congressional
  • action to amend the admissions act. that would take congressional action to amend the Emissions Act.
Committee: House State Affairs
WA
Transcript Highlights:
  • And so a series of reports have come out. The first one in 20...
  • And so a series of reports have come out.
  • And then another series of reports that start to get into more topical areas.
  • And then another series of reports that start to get into more topical areas.
  • Like I said, that first report had over 50 in it.
Summary: The House Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee held a work session on food systems and food security, with no public testimony. The first panel focused on household food security and data. Marie Spiker of the University of Washington explained what food insecurity means, its health impacts, and the importance of reliable measurement, warning that the federal Census food security data is being terminated and that there is no true replacement. She described Washington’s WaFOOD surveys as a useful complement, not a substitute, and noted that they show food insecurity affects households at a range of income levels. Katie Raines of WSDA described the state’s food systems work, the need for shared data and dashboards, and the role of agriculture in both food production and the hunger safety net. Committee members asked about the $2.2 million state food assistance allocation, the scale of the SNAP gap, and how household size, housing costs, and other factors intersect with food insecurity. The committee then heard from Tracy Roof of the University of Richmond on the history of SNAP and its relationship to agriculture. She traced the program from Depression-era commodity distribution through the modern farm bill, emphasizing that food assistance has long functioned both as anti-hunger policy and as an agricultural and economic stabilizer. She highlighted how SNAP expands during recessions, supports retailers and farmers, and has become more important since the Great Recession because participation stayed high even as the economy recovered. Roof also noted that Washington has relatively high SNAP participation and low payment error rates, but that recent federal changes could reduce eligibility and shift more costs to states. Members asked how Washington compares to other states and why the program is structured as it is. A later panel featured the Washington State Food Policy Forum and a joint systems presentation from the Washington Farm Bureau, Washington Retail Association, and Washington Food Industry Association. The Food Policy Forum described its consensus-based recommendations on food insecurity, climate and water, regional food infrastructure, farmland protection, and farm viability, including more support for producer purchasing, water planning, and farmland conservation. The industry groups presented a systems map showing how agriculture, processing, retail, and transportation are interconnected, and argued that rising costs, regulations, labor and fuel expenses, retail theft, and thin margins make it harder to keep farms and stores viable. They said food security depends on store viability and local agricultural profitability, and promised to provide a more detailed list of policy recommendations. The final panel included state agency staff from DSHS, DOH, and WSDA. Bryce Montgomery said the Basic Food program serves about 920,000 Washingtonians monthly and warned that H.R. 1 could require Washington to pay up to 15% of SNAP benefits, broaden work requirements, and restrict immigrant eligibility. Karen Mullen described DOH nutrition programs, including WIC, farmers market nutrition benefits, fruit and vegetable incentives, and a fruit-and-vegetable prescription program, while noting funding instability and the end of SNAP-Ed. WSDA’s Katie Raines began describing ongoing food assistance and farmer support challenges, including farmer mental health and the need to address food insecurity across both producers and consumers.
WY

Wyoming 2026 Regular Session

House Appropriations Committee, February 27, 2026

Appropriations

Transcript Highlights:
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  • <c> indicate</c><00:32:36.320><c> what</c> All those reports should indicate what All those reports should
  • </c> that there continues to be congressional that there continues to be congressional or<01:20:38.800
  • </c> or congressional I'm sorry legislative or congressional I'm sorry legislative engagement<01:20:41.840
  • 42.719><c> that</c> engagement uh through the reports that engagement uh through the reports that are
Bills: SF0101
MO

Missouri 2026 Regular Session

Emerging Issues Feb 9th, 2026

Emerging Issues

Transcript Highlights:
  • So it's kind of going the congressional hearing route just to speed things up a little bit because we've
  • So it's kind of going the congressional hearing route just to speed things up a little bit because we've
  • The Columbia Housing Authority reports that only one out of four Columbia residents who qualify for income-based
  • The Columbia Housing Authority reports that only one out of four Columbia residents who qualify for income-based
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Transcript Highlights:
  • second reading, waiting, assignment or reassignment of bills and resolutions, bills, resolutions, Congressional
  • Committee reports, and joint committee reports, waitings, and motions placing new business before the
Summary: The House convened, the clerk called the roll, and the chamber proceeded with routine opening business including the invocation and Pledge of Allegiance. The Speaker outlined the day’s order of business, but the session did not move into substantive legislative debate or bill action because a quorum was lacking. During announcements and personal privilege remarks, Representative Crosswhite Hader noted a gubernatorial proclamation recognizing Child Care Providers Day on May 8. Representative Hasenbeck shared several FFA-related recognitions, including Henley Hasenbeck’s selection to the National FFA Chorus and local FFA officer team, and congratulated new State FFA President Coy Davidson. The Speaker also offered a personal family birthday announcement. With no quorum present, the floor leader moved to recess, and the House adjourned until Thursday, May 14, 2026, at 9:30 a.m.
FL

Florida 2026 5th Special Session

Regulated Industries Jan 20th, 2026

Transcript Highlights:
  • By your vote, CS for SB 678 is reported favorably.
  • And by your vote, CS for SB 800 is reported favorably. We have a bill for Senator Graal not here.
  • And by your vote, let's show CS for SB 800 reported favorably.
  • And by your vote, SB 408 is reported favorably. All right. We are... I'm here.
  • Vice Chair Pizzo: Yes, and by your vote, we're going to show SB 1050 reported favorably.
Summary: The Committee on Regulated Industries heard and voted on several bills. SB 986 would prohibit smoking or vaping marijuana in public places and also restrict smoking in rooms and bars; the sponsor said it is intended to protect public health and outdoor spaces, while the Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association supported the goal but raised concerns about impacts on designated smoking areas, and cannabis advocates warned about unintended effects on patients and property rights. The committee reported SB 986 favorably. The committee also passed SB 678, which restores statutory authority for DBPR’s long-standing rule allowing alcohol distributors to deduct unsellable alcohol from monthly excise taxes; a strike-all amendment was adopted, including retroactive application to January 1, 2025, and the bill was reported favorably. SB 800, which increases penalties for repeat unlicensed engineering practice and creates an engineering student loan assistance program for engineers working for state agencies and water management districts, was amended and reported favorably as well. Members then considered SB 408 on vaccine advertising and liability. The sponsor argued the bill would address declining public trust in vaccines by allowing claims against manufacturers that advertise in Florida, while opponents said the measure is preempted by federal law, raises First Amendment concerns, and would create unnecessary litigation. After extensive testimony and debate, the committee reported SB 408 favorably. The committee also heard SB 484 on data centers, which would set PSC tariff requirements so large load customers pay their own costs, preserve local planning authority, and limit water permits for large data centers; testimony was mixed, with supporters emphasizing ratepayer protections and economic benefits and critics warning about overregulation and confidentiality limits. The bill was reported favorably. Finally, the committee approved SB 1118, which creates a time-limited public records exemption for certain data center development information held by local governments, after the sponsor said it was meant to prevent extended NDAs while still allowing local notice and input. SB 1050, requiring veterinarians to provide written prescriptions so pet owners can choose their pharmacy, was also reported favorably. The meeting ended after several members recorded votes on bills they had missed.
KY
Transcript Highlights:
  • code in the bill and also Congressional code in the bill and also allow<00:25:58.520><c> you</c><00:
  • The cost of the sick leave program to the state was more than double the amount historically reported
  • The cost of the sick leave program to the state was more than double the amount historically reported
  • The cost of the sick leave program to the state was more than double the amount historically reported
  • This bill sets up standard reporting procedures regarding leave with TRS, which has recently... acrel
Summary: The committee first approved the prior month’s minutes after a roll call established a quorum. It then heard testimony on a draft proposal from Senator Robbie Mills to increase CERS retiree health subsidies for members retiring on or after July 1, 2003. The bill would raise the non-hazardous subsidy from $14.63 to $40 per month per year of service and the hazardous-duty subsidy from $21.94 to $50, with employee contribution rates adjusted based on the health trust’s funded status. Supporters from sheriffs, firefighters, police chiefs, and the Kentucky League of Cities said the change would improve recruitment and retention, better align the subsidy with the cost of a single health plan, and preserve the system’s financial footing through shared employer-employee costs and funding triggers. Committee members asked about the fiscal impact, the effect of funding levels above 150%, and how the subsidy would work for rehired retirees or employees who later take private-sector jobs. Mills and other witnesses said preliminary actuarial work was still forthcoming, that the bill was intended to be revenue-neutral or close to it, and that the subsidy would continue to be paid monthly; they also noted existing 2008 rules for rehired retirees and said the benefit would still be available even if a retiree later had other insurance. One member suggested looking at stable accounts as an additional option for special-needs planning in a later bill. The committee then heard Senate Bill 58 from Senator Robin Webb, which would allow state employees to designate a Special Needs Trust as a beneficiary for retirement benefits. Webb said the measure would help employees provide for disabled dependents without jeopardizing SSI or Medicaid eligibility, and that the bill follows federal special-needs trust rules. He said the proposal could be revenue neutral, but actuarial analysis was still pending and KPPA had asked for electronic rather than paper transfer provisions. Members questioned whether the authority already exists, how the trust would work, and whether stable accounts should also be considered; Webb said he would follow up with additional information.
MO

Missouri 2026 Regular Session

2026 Legislative Session - Day Thirty Four - Monday, March 9

Missouri House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Next order of business will be reports from committee. Mr.
  • Clerk, please read the reports from committee. Mr.
  • Speaker, your Committee on Fiscal Review, to which was deferred House Bill 2934, begs leave to report
  • One or two members must be from each congressional district within the state.
  • And that's just tough, I mean, to find people within a congressional district to serve on this.
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Joint Committee on Appropriations and Budget 3rd Revised Apr 13th, 2026 at 04:30 pm

Joint Committee on Appropriations and Budget

Transcript Highlights:
  • On the issue of tax cuts in general, if you go look at the state treasurer's report, year over year,
  • I saw some recent reporting about RFPs.
  • reports on its website so that it ensures public transparency and public accountability.
  • And so, I'm just wondering, will they have substantial information to report on a quarterly basis, or
  • I mean, how do we anticipate that the reports will be? And will quarterly be adequate.
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Joint Committee on Appropriations and Budget Apr 13th, 2026 at 04:30 pm

Joint Committee on Appropriations and Budget

Transcript Highlights:
  • With 22 aye and zero nay, I will report that out as a due pass.
  • With 22 aye and zero nay, I will report that out as a due pass.
  • We'll report that out as a due pass.
  • We'll report that out with a due pass.
  • With 22 aye and zero nay, we'll report that as a due pass.
HI
Transcript Highlights:
  • Alice report from 2024 Alice report from 2024 that's<00:36:18.320><c> um</c> that's um that's um you<
  • </c><00:45:40.640><c> We're</c> reporting to the front office. We're reporting to the front office.
  • >> Members, questions on this measure report. >> Thank you, chair.
  • . report. report.
  • Um but there are some committee report.
Committee: House Finance
HI
Transcript Highlights:
  • We need definite record reports after this bill is passed.
  • </c><00:41:30.880><c> The</c> reports after this bill is passed.
  • The reports after this bill is passed.
  • This year's campaign contribution and spending reports offer a telling example.
  • </c><00:52:53.200><c> offer</c> contribution and spending reports offer contribution and spending reports
Committee: House Finance
WA

Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session

Senate Floor Session Mar 4th, 2026 at 09:00 am

Washington Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • be clarified about whether they were 100% supported by the full board or whether it was a minority report
Summary: The Senate opened with roll call, the Pledge of Allegiance, prayer, and approval of the previous day’s journal. It received a House message that the House had passed second engrossed substitute Senate Bill 5010, and then took up Senate Resolution 8700 honoring Yolanda Cortinas Trout Manuel for her community service, business leadership, and public service. Senator Fortunato sponsored the resolution and spoke warmly in support, and the Senate adopted it by voice vote and recognized the guest in the gallery. The chamber then confirmed Gubernatorial Appointment No. 9142, Maria Seguyenza to the Western Washington University Board of Trustees, after supportive remarks from Senators Bateman and Wilson-Clair. The Senate also passed Substitute House Bill 2248, described as a technical cleanup bill for Secretary of State corporate filings, and House Bill 2309, which removes postgraduate degree requirements for certain state jobs to broaden applicant pools. House Bill 2348 passed as a Department of Natural Resources efficiency measure allowing smaller land sales to be posted online and clarifying fair-market-value requirements. The Senate deferred Second Substitute House Bill 1128 at first, then later adopted a striking amendment and passed the bill as amended. The bill creates a child care workforce standards board to study workforce conditions and make recommendations; several proposed amendments by Senator King to add child-safety training language, add an expiration date, and narrow the board’s scope were rejected. Supporters said the board would professionalize child care work and improve wages and standards, while opponents argued it would add government and costs without solving affordability. The Senate also passed Engrossed Second Substitute House Bill 2523 on the Community Reinvestment Program, with supporters emphasizing accountability, periodic review, and an independent study, and passed Substitute House Bill 2428 to prevent unintentional lapses in life insurance policies by allowing third-party notices. Finally, the Senate passed House Bill 2340, expanding the CARES substance use disorder recovery program to nursing assistants, and Engrossed House Bill 2317, which streamlines licensing for Early Childhood Education and Assistance Program sites in certain educational settings. Most bills passed by wide margins, though Second Substitute House Bill 1128 passed with a narrower 28-19 vote. The Senate then recessed for lunch and caucus.
WA

Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session

Senate Floor Session Mar 4th, 2026

Washington Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • review committee of that funding as of December 2034, and it requires the CPDA to submit a biennial report
  • to the legislature on their strategic planning, the use of Submit a biennial report to the legislature
  • President, that report notes that the most typical age that people are enrolled in this program is 18
  • President, if I may read a few quotes from the report that brings in the voices of the people affected
  • May I read from the bill report, please? Please proceed. In fact, I'll just look to the screen.
Summary: The Senate took up a series of House bills, often suspending the rules to move measures directly to final passage after brief debate. Messages from the House reported signed bills being transmitted, and the Senate later signed several measures in open session. The chamber also excused a few members from voting on specific bills. Among the first major actions, Engrossed Substitute House Bill 2508, clarifying the scope and authority of the Office of Independent Investigations, passed 44-4 after supporters described it as a technical housekeeping bill and opponents raised concerns about overlapping investigations. Engrossed Substitute House Bill 1408, which dedicates 20% of sales tax revenue from the two large stadiums to a community preservation and development authority in South Downtown/Pioneer Square/Chinatown International District, passed 47-1 after supporters emphasized reinvestment in historic buildings and neighborhood safety. Engrossed Substitute House Bill 1500, requiring more complete resale certificates for common interest communities and homeowners associations, passed 39-9 after a successful amendment clarifying litigation language. Substitute House Bill 1570, allowing collective bargaining for certain student employees at public institutions, failed an amendment to remove the emergency clause and then passed 29-19 despite objections that it blurs student and employee roles. The chamber then debated Substitute House Bill 1390, which repeals the Community Protection Program and directs DSHS to transition participants into other developmental disability services. Numerous amendments sought to preserve restrictions, add assessments, or create liability protections, but most were rejected; the committee striking amendment updating agency names and dates was adopted. The bill passed 29-20 after a lengthy, emotional debate over whether the program protects public safety or unfairly restricts people with developmental disabilities, with supporters citing civil rights concerns and opponents warning about risks to vulnerable residents and the lack of a detailed transition plan. Other measures passed with broad support, including Substitute House Bill 2114 on defective license plates (48-0), Engrossed Substitute House Bill 2471 on collective bargaining if the NLRB loses authority (31-18), House Bill 1069 on bargaining over supplemental retirement contributions for Department of Corrections employees (31-18), House Bill 2441 expanding medical premium reimbursements for surviving spouses of line-of-duty deaths (49-0), and Engrossed Third Substitute House Bill 1710 adding preclearance requirements under the Washington Voting Rights Act, which drew debate over local control and litigation but had not yet reached a final vote by the end of the transcript.
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

AEN Public Hearing 02-04-2026

Agriculture and Environment

Transcript Highlights:
  • c><00:03:30.640><c> lobbying</c><00:03:31.440><c> the</c> congressional delegation uh lobbying the congressional
  • Requires a report to the Legislature. >> Thank you, Chair.
  • Requires reports to twoline spittlebug. Requires reports to the<00:16:14.399><c> legislature.
  • >> Yeah, report preparation, hiring of consultants.
  • >> Yeah, report preparation, hiring of consultants.
Summary: The committee heard testimony on several agriculture-related measures, beginning with SB 2309, which would require the agricultural loan division to sell portions of its loan portfolio and use the proceeds to expand the agriculture loan revolving fund. The Department of Agriculture and Biosecurity and the Hawaii Farm Bureau supported the bill, along with several other organizations and individuals. A committee question focused on the risk of not finding a qualified buyer for the loan portfolio; DAB said a mandatory sale of the full amount could force a less favorable rate, while flexibility to sell different amounts could produce a more equitable return. The measure drew eight supporters and no opposition. The committee then took up SB 2317, which directs DAB to study insurance coverage for small producers and report back to the Legislature. DAB and multiple farm groups supported the bill. In response to a question about cost, DAB estimated about $250,000 would be needed, with the study likely covering crop, health, and liability insurance. The next measure, SB 2318, would establish an agriculture statistics program in statute. DAB said it strongly supported the bill and could ramp up quickly if positions were provided; the committee discussed whether a first report could be completed by year’s end if the bill became law midyear, and DAB said yes. SB 2319, which would fund and make permanent a full-time grant writer position at DAB, also drew strong support from DAB, the Hawaii Farm Bureau, Ulupono Initiative, the Hawaii Cattlemen’s Council, the local food coalition, and others, with testifiers emphasizing the position’s return on investment and success in bringing in federal funds. The committee also heard SB 2321, establishing a two-year pilot program to respond to the twoline spittlebug. DAB, ranching groups, and many others supported the bill, citing the pest’s spread and the need to act before it becomes unmanageable. A DAB pest control manager said he would need to research past response details and provide them later. Members emphasized the importance of early intervention. For SB 2323, which creates a farmland transition commission to study barriers to farmland access and recommend solutions, DAB offered comments and support for the intent, while farm groups generally supported the concept but raised concerns about the proposed age range and whether a separate commission was necessary. DAB said the Board of Agriculture likely would not have the capacity to perform the commission’s duties and estimated there would be costs to establish it, though no figure was available at the hearing. Finally, the committee heard SB 2332, which reestablishes the agriculture and food security special fund, creates a carbon emissions tax and dividend fund, gradually raises carbon-related tax rates, and provides a refundable carbon cashback credit. DAB supported the measure and deferred to Taxation on details; the Department of Taxation said it would stand on its comments, and the Attorney General’s office offered comments and recommendations. Carbon Cashback Hawaii and the County of Hawaii Department of Research and Development supported the bill, arguing it would reduce emissions, protect lower-income households, and be relatively simple to administer.
NM

New Mexico 2025 Regular Session

IC - Land Grant Oct 7th, 2025

House Rural Development, Land Grants And Cultural Affairs

Transcript Highlights:
  • And the other one is the Office of Congressional Ethics.
  • When it comes to the Congressional Ethics Letter, any discussion on that letter?
  • There's been a motion to approve the letter that goes to the Congressional Ethics Committee.
  • They've complied with their financial reporting to the state, with their audit requirements, and based
  • At this point, the fact that there are not certain staff reporting to work is the issue.
NH

New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session

Senate Executive Departments and Administration (03/26/2025)

Executive Departments and Administration

Transcript Highlights:
  • </c><01:07:18.160><c> system</c><01:07:18.720><c> about</c> report from the university system about report
  • If you wanted congressional delegation.
  • </c> ought to work through our congressional ought to work through our congressional delegation<01:22
  • </c><01:28:29.520><c> And</c> and report their financial results.
  • And and report their financial results.
MN
Transcript Highlights:
  • It's easy to use those reports as political theater, as you say.
  • It's easy to use those reports as political theater, as you say.
  • </c><00:08:13.680><c> as</c> It's easy to use those reports as It's easy to use those reports as political
  • <00:09:12.959><c> vote</c><00:09:13.279><c> yesterday,</c> congressional vote yesterday, congressional
  • </c><00:21:31.919><c> back</c> you know, dig into that and report back you know, dig into that and report