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MO
Transcript Highlights:
- And it was in the Marine Corps Marathon in Washington, D.C.
- And so, like Jared did in the Marine Corps, he was there to stand up and lift up people.
- These veterans come out, and they tell us that they've attended Focus Marines... ...for what we're trying
- These veterans come out, and they tell us that they've attended Focus Marines.
- These veterans come out, and they tell us that they've attended Focus Marines.
Committee:
House Veterans and Armed Forces
Summary:
The committee first took up House Bill 2535 in executive session. Members adopted a House committee substitute and two cleanup amendments, including clarifications related to Gold Star spouses and a correction to a property tax exemption amount for veterans. The substitute was then approved, and the committee voted the House Committee Substitute for HB 2535 do pass by a recorded vote of 15 ayes and 1 no.
The committee then held a public hearing on Senate Committee Substitute for Senate Bill 974, which Senator Black described as a consumer-protection measure aimed at preventing exploitation of veterans by unaccredited claims assistance companies. The bill would restrict compensation for referrals and certain claims work, require written agreements, cap fees tied to benefit increases, and prohibit upfront fees and misleading practices. Supporters, including a former VA official and several veterans, argued the bill would provide needed guardrails and choice for veterans navigating a difficult claims process. Opponents, including the VFW and Missouri veterans groups, argued the bill conflicts with federal law and could legitimize paid claims assistance outside the VA accreditation system; they urged striking the contested section and relying on existing federal rules and Missouri consumer-protection law instead.
Testimony also covered several other provisions folded into SB 974, including military leave for public employees, National Guard-related items, survivor benefit tax deductions, and the MoGives living organ donor language. Witnesses on the organ donor provision said it would help service members avoid financial hardship while donating organs. The hearing ended without a vote on SB 974, and the chair announced the committee was out of time and adjourned.
MS
Mississippi 2026 Regular Session
MS House Floor - 3 February, 2026; 10:00 AM
Mississippi House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- . >> [applause] >> We have the Marine Corps League. >> [applause] >> And we also have the auxiliary of
- Marine Resources will meet at 10:30 in room 114.
- Marine<00:25:39.120><c> Resources</c><00:25:39.800><c> will</c><00:25:39.920><c> meet</c><00:25:40.080
- ><c> at</c><00:25:40.240><c> 10:30</c><00:25:40.920><c> in</c> Marine Resources will meet at 10:30 in
- Marine Resources will meet at 10:30 in room<00:25:41.360><c> 114.
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Housing and Community Development Committee Mar 12th, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- Johnny Kocher, with Rocky Mountain Institute, with Project Green Home, and with the Marin-Sonoma Building
- Action, 350 Canejo, San Francisco, 350 San Fernando Valley, 350 Southland, Legislative Alliance, 350 Marin
- Reality Project San Diego, Cool Petaluma, Design Avenues LLC, Glendale Environmental Coalition, the Marin
- ... 350 Bay Area Action, 350 Canejo, San Fernando Valley, 350 Southland, Legislative Alliance, 350 Marin
- Reality Project San Diego, Cool Petaluma, Design Avenues LLC, Glendale Environmental Coalition, the Marin
Summary:
The committee heard a series of housing and wildfire-recovery bills, with members repeatedly framing the package as a response to the Los Angeles fires and the state’s broader housing affordability crisis. AB 306, by Assembly Member Schultz, would place a six-year moratorium on new residential building-code updates and local code modifications except for health-and-safety emergencies. Supporters argued it would reduce costs and provide certainty for rebuilding and new housing production, while opponents from environmental, clean-energy, and labor groups warned it would freeze beneficial code improvements, delay innovation, and limit local control. Despite those concerns, several members said they would support the bill while seeking amendments, and the committee voted it out on a due pass recommendation to Appropriations.
The committee also approved AB 301, which would require state agencies to follow shot-clock style deadlines for reviewing building permits, and AB 253, which would allow licensed third-party professionals to conduct certain post-entitlement permit reviews if local departments take more than 30 days. Supporters said both bills would reduce delays, lower costs, and speed rebuilding and housing production; some members emphasized that safety reviews must remain intact. AB 301 passed on a due pass vote to Appropriations, and AB 253 passed 8-0 to Local Government.
AB 462, by Assembly Member Lowenthal, would exempt accessory dwelling units in Los Angeles County’s coastal zone from coastal development permit requirements, with the goal of speeding ADU construction for disaster recovery and housing supply. Supporters said ADUs are a proven tool and that the bill would help displaced residents and future coastal disaster areas; one member of the public opposed the bill, arguing ADU proliferation can change neighborhood conditions. The committee sent AB 462 to Appropriations on an 8-0 vote. The final bill discussed, AB 299, would let disaster-displaced families stay in hotels, motels, and short-term rentals for more than 30 days without triggering landlord-tenant rules, mirroring an earlier homelessness-related law; the transcript ended as the author began presenting the bill and its support.
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Environmental Safety and Toxic Materials Committee Jun 30th, 2026
Environmental Safety and Toxic Materials
Transcript Highlights:
- With me today to testify is Matthew Sampson, Division I Director of Marin Municipal Water District, and
- With me today to testify is Matthew Sampson, Division I Director of Marin Municipal Water District, and
- My name is Matt Sampson, and I currently serve on the Marin Municipal Water District Board of Directors
- I'm here today on behalf of the Marin Water Board in strong support of SB 1153, as we believe the bill
MA
Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Session (Full Formal with Calendar) Jun 21st, 2026 at 11:00 am
Massachusetts Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Harry served in the United States Marine Corps from 1967 to 1968 and was proud to have served in Vietnam
- After he medically retired from the Marine Corps, he returned to his home and to his education.
- He loved the Marines, his country, his town, and most of all, his family.
- He loved the Marines, his country, his town, and most of all, his family.
Summary:
The Senate first debated and advanced Senate Bill 2561, an act to promote student learning and mental health, centered on a statewide bell-to-bell restriction on student cell phone use in schools. Supporters argued the bill would reduce distraction, improve academic performance and mental health, and encourage social interaction, while preserving flexibility for districts and exceptions for emergencies, special education, health needs, and instructional uses. Several senators emphasized local control and the need for public input, and a number of amendments were considered: some were withdrawn, some were rejected, and others were adopted, including an amendment requiring consistent and necessary exceptions and another requiring public hearings and local public input. The bill was then ordered to a third reading and passed to be engrossed by a roll call vote of 38-2.
The Senate also took up a conference committee report on a $259 million FY2025 supplemental appropriations bill. The report funded EMS costs, home care, the Healthy Incentives Program, DTA chip card technology, veterans benefits, the state police crime lab, the SSI state supplement, the Fair Housing Fund, and the National Guard, and included major indigent defense provisions: $40 million for 320 new CPCS staff attorneys, rate increases for private bar advocates, guardrails to reduce future work stoppages, and an independent review of the indigent defense system. Senators questioned the timing of the report, the inclusion of items not previously voted on by either branch, and the funding sources, including use of the transitional escrow fund and excess revenues. The report was accepted, the emergency preamble was adopted, and the supplemental budget was enacted.
In addition, the Senate passed other measures, including a bill authorizing the Massachusetts Water Resources Authority to supply water to the Linfield Center Water District and a municipal roads and bridges financing bill, both by roll call vote. The chamber also enacted a health care protections bill, and it concurred in referrals on a governor’s municipal empowerment legislation. The session included a brief memorial tribute and adjournment in memory of Harry C. Christensen.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Market value exclusion increase for some veterans 3/11/26
Minnesota House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- If you're married to a Marine that dies in an Osprey accident in North Carolina and you've got small
- </c><00:13:20.000><c> married</c><00:13:20.320><c> to</c><00:13:20.480><c> a</c><00:13:20.639><c> Marine
- </c><00:13:21.120><c> that</c><00:13:21.440><c> dies</c> If you're married to a Marine that dies If you're
- married to a Marine that dies in<00:13:21.839><c> an</c><00:13:22.000><c> Osprey</c><00:13:22.560><c
HI
Hawaii 2026 Regular Session
WAM, WAM DEFER, WAM-JDC Public Hearings 03-04-2026
Transcript Highlights:
- , but let the committee report reflect the governor's testimony that recommends the new Office of Marine
- testimony that recommends the new Office testimony that recommends the new Office of<00:18:58.880><c> Marine
- 59.440><c> to</c><00:18:59.560><c> be</c><00:19:00.280><c> housed</c><00:19:00.520><c> within</c> of Marine
- Affairs to be housed within of Marine Affairs to be housed within HTDC.
Summary:
The committees met in decision-making sessions and considered a long list of Senate bills, with no oral testimony taken. Several measures were advanced unamended, including SB 2178 on industrial hemp, SB 2277 on hospital price transparency, SB 2387 on digital financial asset transaction kiosks, SB 2688 on compassionate release, SB 3132 on syndromic surveillance data reporting, SB 3219 on housing infrastructure growth bonds, and others. Many bills were also advanced with technical or substantive amendments, including SB 2114 on collective bargaining grievance rights, SB 2601 on procurement penalties, SB 2698 on cruise ships/transportation, SB 2757 on digital asset charters, SB 2948 on insurance fraud, SB 2002 on water governance, SB 2022 on state water code penalties, SB 2190 on inclusionary zoning, SB 3294 on wrongful imprisonment compensation, and SB 17, SB 2407, SB 2811, SB 2907, SB 2930, SB 3084, SB 3103, and SB 2808 in the later agenda segment.
The committee also discussed SB 2080, relating to the psychology interjurisdictional compact, where one senator objected to interstate compacts as opening local jobs to out-of-state professionals; despite that objection, the measure was adopted. SB 3133 on preventive medicine drew amendment discussion to remove unnecessary language about committee members not being state employees and to delete an immunity subsection, while preserving ethics-code coverage and provider immunity. SB 3000 on insurance was amended to remove a savings clause, and SB 2921 on fund transfers received extensive amendments removing or revising numerous special funds and revolving accounts across agencies.
Most votes were unanimous or near-unanimous, often with members present voting aye or with reservations. A few measures drew recorded no votes or reservations, including SB 2080, SB 3133, SB 2921, and SB 2401, where one member voted with reservations and the committee report was to reflect the Attorney General’s comments. In each case, the committee adopted the recommendation and moved the bills forward.
AL
Alabama 2026 Regular Session
Alabama Senate State Governmental Affairs Committee Feb 11th, 2026
State Governmental Affairs
Transcript Highlights:
- So there's a similar thing that went on with AIS information, which is marine traffic, right?
- 17:58.880><c> information</c><00:17:59.440><c> which</c><00:17:59.600><c> is</c><00:17:59.760><c> marine
- </c> with AIS information which is marine with AIS information which is marine traffic,<00:18:00.640>
Committee:
Senate State Governmental Affairs
Keywords:
expungement, nonviolent felony, criminal record, restoration of rights, human trafficking, SB271, Alabama, municipalities, city fees, town fees, franchise fees, utility franchise, natural gas, manufactured gas, gas utility, public streets, public places, right-of-way, municipal consent, gross receipts tax
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Floor Session Jul 2nd, 2026
California House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Thank you, Madam Marine Clerk. Members, this is a 54-vote bill. Assembly Member Hart, you may open.
- A proud Marine who was wounded in combat while serving in Vietnam, Lloyd was awarded the Purple Heart
- Displaying American and Marine Corps flags and featuring personalized memorials honoring those who made
Summary:
The Assembly met with an initial quorum call, then proceeded through routine floor business, guest introductions, and several procedural motions. Members approved requests to suspend rules for adjournment-in-memory remarks and guest seating, removed some bills from the consent calendar, and re-referred or withdrew several measures. The chamber also took up a number of second-reading and concurrence items later in the day.
Two major bills drew floor debate. SB 762, a tax measure allowing eligible local governments to seek voter approval for transactions and use tax rates above the statutory cap, was presented as a response to local fiscal pressures and was described by supporters as giving voters local choice rather than imposing a tax increase. It passed with an urgency vote of 54-13 and was sent immediately to the Senate. AB 126, the education budget trailer bill, was presented as a major investment in TK-12 education, special education, community schools, and educator leave; one member supported many provisions but objected to policy changes affecting charter schools being included in a budget bill. The Assembly concurred in the Senate amendments on AB 126 by a vote of 56-1.
The Assembly also concurred in AB 35, an urgency environmental protection bill intended to speed implementation of Proposition 4-funded projects by narrowing administrative delay; supporters said it would accelerate wildfire prevention, water, and other environmental projects. The measure passed unanimously, 66-0. The consent calendar was then adopted, including AB 2796 on criminal history information, which passed 67-0. The session concluded with multiple adjournment-in-memory tributes, including remarks honoring victims of a B-52 test flight crash at Edwards Air Force Base, former West Covina Mayor Lloyd Johnson, civil rights leader Harold Brown, educator and activist Kiyoko Nancy Oda, and Auburn Mayor John Mike Holmes, followed by announcements of summer recess and adjournment until August 3.
OK
Transcript Highlights:
- In fact, I'd go on to say the best building principal I ever had was an ex-Marine drill sergeant.
- The best building principal was an ex-Marine drill sergeant, and I don't mean because he was heavy-handed
- One of the best, the best, the best... ...was an ex-Marine drill sergeant, and I don't mean because he
Bills:
HB2987 , HB3026 , HB3076 , HB3288 , HB3315 , HB3467 , HB3711 , HB3885 , HB4427 , HB4359 , HB4363
Committee:
House Education Oversight
Keywords:
education, academic standards, subject matter standards, State Board of Education, legislative review, joint resolution, curriculum, school standards, Oklahoma Administrative Code, education oversight, common education, curriculum standards, state education policy, rulemaking, legislative veto, kindergarten, military families, education policy, school districts, international military dependents
Summary:
The Education Oversight committee heard and advanced several bills, with most receiving due pass recommendations by voice vote. HB 4359, by Speaker Pro Tem Moore, would move the annual testing window to the last three weeks of the school year; members asked about district scheduling and possible cost impacts, but the bill passed 10-0. HB 4363 updated outdated statutory references tied to OSU’s early development and also passed unanimously. HB 3467 would extend school-teacher maternity leave protections to include adoption of newborn children, and it passed without opposition. HB 2987 would change how academic standards are handled if the legislature takes no action within 30 legislative days, deeming them disapproved rather than approved; supporters said it preserves legislative oversight, while concerns were raised about leaving outdated standards in place, but it passed. HB 376, as amended, would create a new alternative teacher certification pathway through third-party certifiers; debate centered on whether easier pathways would weaken traditional teacher-prep programs or help fill vacancies, and it passed after extended discussion.
The committee also advanced HB 4427, which adds guardrails to the adjunct teacher program by limiting adjuncts in core subjects in grades K-4 and requiring them to work toward certification. HB 3026 would let children of U.S. military allies stationed in Oklahoma start kindergarten according to their home-country timelines, and it passed. HB 3288 would restore physical education emphasis in schools, and HB 3315 would direct a feasibility study on 90-hour bachelor’s degree programs; both moved forward. HB 3711 would require schools to post the percentage of spending devoted to instructional expenditures on their websites and bond applications, with the sponsor declining to extend the same requirement to private schools receiving public tax-credit dollars.
HB 3885 drew the most debate. It would establish suspension and expulsion standards for students who physically attack teachers or school employees, with supporters arguing it gives administrators clearer authority to protect staff and students and opponents warning it could conflict with existing protections for students with disabilities and create legal risk. The sponsor said the bill is intended to address intentional violence and allow case-by-case judgment, while critics cited prior civil-rights concerns over disproportionate discipline. Despite the objections, the bill passed on a due pass recommendation. The committee adjourned after announcing it would meet again Wednesday at 9 a.m.
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Floor Session Jun 23rd, 2025
California House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- She has held various leadership positions, including board president of the Spar Center in Marin County
- his family went bankrupt soon thereafter and had to move to what had been a vacation cabin in rural Marin
- Working his way through high school, college, and law school with the Marin County Fire Department.
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- Winona community and far beyond, from the Hiawatha Education Foundation to the BKW5K to the Minnesota Marine
- Winona community and far beyond, from the Hiawatha Education Foundation to the BKW5K to the Minnesota Marine
- Winona community and far beyond, from the Hiawatha Education Foundation to the BKW5K to the Minnesota Marine
MA
Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
Informal House Session 41 Apr 30th, 2026
Massachusetts House Floor Meeting
MA
Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Session Feb 19th, 2026
Massachusetts Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- today, as every day since this became law under former Speaker McGee, who was himself an Iwo Jima Marine
- . ...under former Speaker McGee, who was himself an Iwo Jima Marine, and that ceremony is taking place
Summary:
The Senate met on February 19, 2006, beginning with the Pledge of Allegiance and remarks recognizing Iwo Jima Day in Massachusetts. The chamber also adopted a congratulatory resolution for Elizabeth Beth Renaud on her retirement from public service to the city of Salem.
Several local bills were taken up and advanced without objection. House Bill 4272, authorizing the town of Hudson to grant one additional off-premises wine and malt beverage license, was ordered to a third reading and then passed to be engrossed. The Senate also enacted House Bills 3977 and 4438, concerning alternate members for the Beckett Conservation Commission and allowing Swampscott to establish a fall annual town meeting; both were signed by the President and sent to the Governor.
The Senate adopted orders extending committee reporting deadlines for the Environment and Natural Resources and Agriculture Committee and the Transportation Committee to March 31. It also suspended Joint Rule 12 to refer several House petitions to committee, and later suspended rules to advance a Ways and Means recommendation on House Bill 4769, the higher-education infrastructure bill, by substituting Senate Document 2962 and placing it on the Orders of the Day for second reading. Another petition, concerning legislation on constitutional violations under color of law, was referred to the Judiciary Committee after suspension of the necessary rules.
The session included welcoming remarks for visiting students from Pinecrest School in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, and concluded with a motion to adjourn in memory of Phyllis Chapman of Hingham, which was adopted. The Senate then adjourned to meet again the following Monday at 11 a.m.
MO
Missouri 2026 Regular Session
Conservation and Natural Resources Apr 29th, 2026
Conservation and Natural Resources
Transcript Highlights:
- He added that it turned out to be one of the greatest things to happen to the Midwest ecosystem and to
- the public should be educated on the history of the black bear and its contributions to Missouri's ecosystem
Committee:
House Conservation and Natural Resources
Summary:
The Committee on Conservation and Natural Resources met in executive session and first considered House Bill 3193. The committee adopted a House Committee amendment adding broader exceptions for health, safety, and compelling human need, then rolled the amendment into a substitute and passed the House Committee substitute by an 8-3 roll call vote. Members discussed the bill’s effect on plastic water bottles in state parks, with supporters saying it would reduce plastic waste in parks and waterways while preserving access to water through alternative means.
The committee then heard House Bill 3366, which would establish Missouri Black Bear Awareness Day. Representative Michael Burton presented the bill and described the growth of Missouri’s black bear population, the history of bear reintroduction in the region, and the need to educate the public on avoiding conflicts with bears, including not feeding them and using precautions such as bear bells, bear spray, and proper food storage. Members asked lighthearted questions about bear behavior and safety, and several expressed support for public education and bear conservation.
No testimony was offered in opposition or for informational purposes on HB 3366, and the hearing concluded without a vote on that bill. The committee then adjourned.
NH
New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session
Senate Health and Human Services (04/01/2026)
Health and Human Services
Transcript Highlights:
- </c><00:37:52.720><c> Each</c> part of the ecosystem, right? Each part of the ecosystem, right?
- But there's a<01:27:41.200><c> whole</c><01:27:41.520><c> ecosystem</c><01:27:42.240><c> that</c><01:
- 27:42.400><c> goes</c><01:27:42.680><c> into</c> a whole ecosystem that goes into a whole ecosystem that
- this ecosystem is an opportunity<01:27:57.400><c> for</c><01:27:57.560><c> the</c><01:27:57.680><c>
- It doesn't create facilities, train teams, reporting systems, and a sustainable clinical ecosystem.
Committee:
Senate Health and Human Services
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Energy Finance and Policy Committee 3/3/26
Energy Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- And in order to make sure ecosystems.
- And in order to make sure that<00:59:01.040><c> our</c><00:59:01.280><c> ecosystems</c><00:59:02.000>
- <c> remain</c><00:59:02.480><c> and</c><00:59:02.799><c> hopefully</c> that our ecosystems remain and
- </c> down on keeping those ecosystems down on keeping those ecosystems healthy,<00:59:09.520><c> whether
- . ecosystems. ecosystems.
Bills:
HF3556
Committee:
House Energy Finance and Policy
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Children and Families Finance and Policy Committee 3/12/25
Children and Families Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- Another integral part of the hunger relief ecosystem.
- Another integral part of the hunger relief ecosystem.
- Another integral part of the hunger relief ecosystem.
- Another integral part of the hunger relief ecosystem.
- Um, I'm not that food relief ecosystem.
Keywords:
child care, day care, child care center, licensing, license requirements, parent access, guardian access, custody order, court order, furnishings, equipment standards, learning materials, early childhood education, infant care, toddler care, preschool, school-age child care, play materials, sensory materials, gross motor equipment
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Committee on Housing and Homelessness Prevention - 02/18/25
Housing and Homelessness Prevention
Transcript Highlights:
- CMM is an important resource in the housing ecosystem.
- cm m is an important resource in the cm m is an important resource in the housing housing housing ecosystem
- we provide a variety of ecosystem we provide a variety of housing<00:04:35.520><c> mediation</c><00:
- Housing mediation is the last mile in the housing ecosystem.
- Housing mediation is the last mile in the housing ecosystem.
Committee:
Senate Housing and Homelessness Prevention
TX
Texas 89th Regular
Senate Committee on Business and Commerce (Part II) Mar 27th, 2025
Business & Commerce
Transcript Highlights:
- This, along with the noise, causes animals to migrate elsewhere, disrupting the ecosystem.
- We have solar sheep herders, so we have sheep that graze under solar panels, creating an ecosystem and
- Power reduces carbon emissions, mitigates rising temperatures, and helps preserve the ecosystems that
- It directly contributes to the destruction of wildlife and ecosystems in Texas.
- You heard a Dallas Master Naturalist earlier describe that as the rarest of Texas ecosystems.
Bills:
SB458 , SB819 , SB1238 , SB1642 , SB1643 , SB1644 , SB1791 , SB1810 , SB1824 , SB1825 , SB758 , SB1455 , SB1706
Committee:
Senate Business & Commerce
Keywords:
insurance appraisal, property insurance, auto insurance, homeowners insurance, residential property, disputed loss, loss valuation, appraisal clause, appraiser, umpire, Texas Department of Insurance, TDI, insurance dispute resolution, claims adjustment, total loss, windstorm insurance, FAIR Plan, surplus lines insurance, policyholder, insurer