Transcript Highlights:

• Senator Pinto voting now. Senator Gonzalez voting no. Senator O'Malley voting no.
• Senator Hickey voting no. Senator Pope voting no. Senator Figueroa, voting no.
• Senator Nava voting no. Senator Charlie voting no. Senator Duhigg, voting no.
• Senator Jaramillo, voting no. Senator Worth, voting no. Senator Padilla voting no.
• Senator Bergman's voting no. Senator Hamblin, voting no. to. Buy a vote. Yeah. By a vote of 17.

Transcript Highlights:

• Representative T voted yes. Representative Long voted yes, and the chair voted yes.
• Vice Chairman Leon voted yes. The clerk voted yes. Representative Pearson voted yes.
• Vice Chairman Leon voted yes. The clerk voted yes. Representative Pearson voted yes.
• Representative T voted yes. Representative Long voted yes, and the chair voted yes.
• Representative T voted yes. Representative Long voted yes, and the chair voted yes.

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The committee first took up House Bill 1/CAC 1, which concerned gubernatorial succession and incapacity. Members supporting an ITL motion said the bill was not workable as written and that New Hampshire already has a constitutional structure that has functioned for more than 200 years. Others noted the state’s two-year gubernatorial term and said the existing protections were sufficient. The committee voted 16-0 to inexpedient to legislate, and the item was placed on consent. The committee then considered House Bill 96, the energy code bill. Supporters argued that updating the code would reduce long-term energy costs, improve climate resilience, help the construction industry, and keep New Hampshire eligible for federal funding. Opponents of ITL said the bill was premature because the 2024 energy code was already under review, housing costs were a major concern, and the testimony on costs was conflicting and not well supported. The committee voted 12-4 for ITL, and a minority report was requested. House Bill 161, dealing with the Native American Affairs Commission, was also sent to ITL by a 16-0 vote and placed on consent. Members cited serious concerns about vacancies, expired terms, missing annual reports, and whether the commission was functioning effectively. Several members said the committee lacked the expertise to resolve the underlying cultural and intergovernmental disputes and that the issues were beyond the committee’s scope. Finally, the committee took up House Bill 428 and adopted Amendment 0328 by a 16-0 vote. The amendment would preserve municipalities’ ability to make administrative building-code amendments, such as permit, inspection, occupancy, and fee procedures, while still barring local governments from setting higher construction standards than the state code. Testimony emphasized that the amendment was meant to clean up and consolidate related language and make the bill administratively workable. After the amendment passed, members discussed the bill in amended form, with supporters and opponents focusing on housing costs, local control, flood protection, and the risk of inconsistent local codes.

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• other states have adopted mail voting and early voting systems. the early voting the early voting systems
• a decision or or a vote a choice to vote a decision or or a vote a choice to vote employment<00:
• to vote I mean pickle ball Camp voting to vote I mean pickle ball Camp voting it's<00:50:22.599>
• <03:39:57.840> mode the vote we are in the voting mode the vote we are in the voting mode
• /c><04:48:30.000> you're<04:48:30.160> voting vote absentee Vote or if you're voting vote

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• and when a member can and cannot vote and when a member can and cannot vote but<00:09:22.320>
• <00:09:26.040> is today is that the ability to vote is today is that the ability to vote is
• votes<00:13:12.360> last similar votes last similar votes last spring<00:13:14.360> not
• <00:15:46.800> on<00:15:47.040> procedural right to vote on procedural right to vote
• decision at hand and so the uh the vote decision at hand and so the uh the vote of<00:21:17.279>

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Senator McEwen votes no. And Senator Her votes aye. Any other voting?
• Senator Carlson votes aye. Senator Her votes aye. Senator Her votes aye. Senator McEwen votes aye.
• Senator Carlson votes I. Senator Her votes I. Senator McEwen votes I.
• votes I. votes I.
• <00:43:33.160> And votes I. Senator McEwen votes I. And votes I. Senator McEwen votes I.

Keywords: 918, senate, all

Summary: The Senate opened with prayer, a roll call, and confirmation that a quorum was present, then moved to committee reports. The main floor debate centered on a Rules Committee report involving the referral of a sports betting bill. Senator Rasmussen and others argued the bill should go first to the State and Local Government Committee because gambling falls within that committee’s jurisdiction, while Senator Franzen, Senator Klein, and others defended the Rules Committee’s 6-2 decision to send it to Commerce, emphasizing committee discretion and past referral practice. After clarification that the vote was only on adopting the committee report, the Senate rejected the report by a vote of 22-44. The Senate then handled second readings of a slate of Senate and House bills and introduced two new Senate files: SF 4759, eliminating Cesar Chavez Day, referred to State and Local Government, and SF 4760, changing employment/occupation rules related to criminal convictions, referred to Judiciary and Public Safety. In motions and resolutions, several bills were re-referred with little or no opposition: SF 2689 was moved from State and Local Government to Judiciary and Public Safety but failed on a 30-35 vote; SF 4194 was moved from Taxes to Health and Human Services; SF 4274 was moved from Judiciary and Public Safety to Transportation; SF 4332 was moved from Environment, Climate, and Legacy to Agriculture, Veterans, Broadband, and Rural Development; and SF 4592 was moved from Judiciary and Public Safety to Jobs and Economic Development. SF 4455 was also given a second reading and placed on General Orders. The session ended as the Senate moved into special orders.

Transcript Highlights:

• <00:32:12.640> It's 183 voting A, 161 voting A. It's 183 voting A, 161 voting A.
• to vote. to vote.
• 197 voting yay, 149 voting nay. 197 voting yay, 149 voting nay.
• All members present and voting vote. All members present and voting vote.
• vote on. vote on.

Keywords: 1189, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• votes no. Senator Mchuan votes no. votes no. Senator Mchuan votes no.
• votes no. Senator Murphy votes no. votes no. Senator Murphy votes no.
• votes no. Senator Wesland votes no. votes no. Senator Wesland votes no.
• votes no. votes no.
• votes I. Senator Putnham votes yes. votes I. Senator Putnham votes yes.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• >> No<00:19:21.200> vote. >> No vote. >> No vote.
• >> No<00:19:31.760> vote. >> No vote. >> No vote.
• >> No<00:19:34.320> vote. >> No vote. >> No vote.
• >> No<00:19:41.840> vote. >> No vote. >> No vote.
• to a no vote. to a no vote. >> No<00:24:19.120> vote. >> No vote.

Bills: HB1974, HB1853, HB1973, HB1574, HB2619, HB1966, HB1643, HB1671, HB2558, HB1854, HB2173, HB1575, HB2229, HB1535, HB1978, HB2508, HB1549, HB2187, HB1550, HB1977, HB2314, HB1871, HB2319, HB1591, HB1858, HB1898, HB2372, HB1765, HB2012, HB1706, HB1962, HB1963, HB1975, HB2009, HB2083, HB2224, HB1877, HB1959, HB1626, HB1665, HB2488, HB2456, HB2548, HB2207, HB1832, HB2079, HB1985, HB1618, HB2486, HB2242, HB2045, HB1703, HB2236, HB2480, HB1976, HB2287, HB2288, HB1777, HB276, HB1660, HB1676, HB1605, HB1751, HB1967, HB2383, HB2340, HB1946, HB2268, HB1950, HB2156, HB2118, HB1859, HB1863, HB1996, HB2114, HB2423, HB2429, HB2475, HB2534, HB2545, HB1813, HB1941, HB2474, HB2583, HB1576, HB1886, HB1939, HB2540, HB2590, HB2000, HB2163, HB2386, HB1691, HB1680, HB2516, HB1993, HB2442, HB1510, HB1958, HB1692

Keywords: HB1974, hearing loss, audiology, audiologist, hearing screening, hearing aids, cochlear implants, tele-audiology, communication access, assistive technology, speech-language pathology, deafness, hard of hearing, public health, kupuna, keiki, dementia, cognitive decline, fall prevention, State Health Planning and Development Agency

Transcript Highlights:

• Explain their wish to change their vote? Explain their vote? vote? vote?
• vote? vote?
• Anyone wish to change their vote, vote?
• change their vote, explain their vote? change their vote, explain their vote?
• change their vote, explain their vote?

Keywords: Senate streaming session for Wednesday, April 8, 2026, 960, senate, all

Summary: The Senate reconvened with a quorum present and proceeded through a series of committee reports and floor actions, mostly on House bills. Several measures were advanced without opposition, often after brief floor explanations and unanimous adoption of committee amendments. Topics included behavioral health rate-setting modernization (HB 772), expedited Medicaid eligibility for relocated individuals with developmental disabilities (HB 1015), perinatal behavioral health screening and coverage (HB 1118), mammogram notices about breast arterial calcification (HB 1364), menopause provider training and coverage (HB 1365), cannabis licensing and training changes (HB 622), cemetery sale and transfer oversight (HB 892), travel services insurance requirements (HB 994), cash transaction rounding authorization (HB 1026), specie as legal tender (HB 1312), menstrual hygiene product ingredient labeling (HB 1357), health care quality reporting and a health centralization commission (HB 1372), special pediatric hospital transfer and review procedures (HB 1376), telehealth continuity of care for out-of-state counselors (HB 1483), and child placement protections for unlicensed settings and pediatric overstay patients (HB 1559). Most of these bills were ordered passed for third reading after the chamber adopted the committee amendments and favorable reports. The Senate also considered environmental and consumer-related measures. HB 146 would delay implementation dates for onsite wastewater system regulation and licensing requirements, while striking provisions on inspections and pumping for rental properties and sales. HB 254, a Department of Natural Resources bill, was described as facilitating community engagement in planning and development of departmental projects. HB 969 on retail electric vehicle fuel sales and charging equipment requirements was also taken up and reported favorably. In each of these cases, members noted no committee opposition and no fiscal impact, and the bills were advanced. Two bills were set aside rather than immediately acted on. HB 1037, concerning a Public Service Commission study on broadband and voice over internet protocol service, was special ordered until Friday at the request of a senator. HB 1312, the specie/legal tender bill, prompted questions about the definition of specie and was also special ordered for consideration the next morning. No roll-call votes were recorded in the excerpt; actions were taken by unanimous consent on amendments and committee reports, with multiple bills ordered to third reading.

Transcript Highlights:

• Chair Wogot votes yes. Chair Rck votes yes. Representative Allen votes yes.
• Senator Oumou Verbeten votes yes. Senator Rck votes yes. Senator Utke votes yes.
• Chair Wgot votes yes. Chair Ric votes yes. Representative Allen votes yes.
• Senator Farnsworth votes yes. Senator Cek votes yes. Senator Umu Bon votes yes.
• four Senate votes and seven House votes.

Keywords: 1183, house

Transcript Highlights:

• Those in favor vote aye. Those opposed vote nay. Do not vote until you hear the bell.
• Those in favor vote aye. Those opposed vote nay. Do not vote until you hear the bell.
• Those in favor vote aye. Those opposed vote nay. Do not vote until you hear the bell.
• Speaker Pro Tem, I vote aye. Representative Martinez votes aye. Have you all voted?
• Members, please vote. Members, please vote. Members, please vote.

Keywords: 1182, all

Summary: The House convened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, approval of the prior journal, and several guest introductions recognizing Disability Day at the Capitol, the Arizona Cattle Association, Nurse-Family Partnership nurses, Navajo Nation visitors, and others. Members also made personal privilege remarks on topics including a strike by ASU Aramark food service workers, Lent and Ramadan, and Black History Month. The chamber then adopted House Resolution 2006, a death resolution honoring Yvonne Glee Lyme Federson and her work with Childhelp, with a moment of respectful silence. The House resolved into Committee of the Whole and then Additional Committee of the Whole to consider several bills. HB 2089, HB 2177, HB 2258, HB 2322, HB 2786, and HB 2825 were all recommended do pass, with HB 2177, HB 2322, and HB 2825 amended. HB 2074, dealing with abortion-related language, drew extensive debate over a floor amendment that removed a life-of-the-mother exception; the amendment was adopted and the bill was then recommended do pass as amended. HB 2104 and HB 2105, both relating to county property tax assessment procedures and inspections, were amended to address assessor concerns and then recommended do pass as amended. After the committee reports were adopted, the House considered and passed several third-reading bills. HB 2173, HB 2203, HB 2223, and HB 2501 all passed 57-0. HB 2307, an emergency measure concerning dangerous and incompetent defendants and out-of-state treatment options, passed 37-20 but did not receive the required two-thirds vote to enact the emergency clause. The House then received announcements about upcoming committee meetings and adjourned until 10 a.m. on Thursday, February 19, 2026.

Transcript Highlights:

• Vote. Have all members voted? Have all members voted?
• Members, proceed to vote. HAVE ALL MEMBERS VOTED? HAVE ALL MEMBERS VOTED?
• HAVE ALL MEMBERS VOTED? HAVE ALL MEMBERS VOTED?
• THE MEMBERS PROCEED TO VOTE. HAVE ALL MEMBERS VOTED? HAVE ALL MEMBERS VOTED?
• MEMBERS WILL PROCEED TO VOTE. HAVE ALL MEMBERS VOTED? HAVE ALL MEMBERS VOTED?

Bills: SB 2, HB 2, HB 2000, HB 2196, HB 213, HB 222, HB 645, HB 1458, HB 1022, HB 141, HB 502, HB 643, HB 3093, HB 1700, HB 117, SB 503, SB 2, HB 120, HB 20, HB 150, HB 6, HB 100, HB 210, HB 215, HB 1393, HB 1151, HB 1268, HB 142, HB 451, HB 124, HB 2, HB 2000, HB 2196, HB 213, HB 222, HB 645, HB 1458, HB 1022, HB 141, HB 502, HB 643, HB 3093, HB 1700, HB 117

Keywords: public education, teacher compensation, certification, funding, school finance, educator rights, education funding, charter schools, staff compensation, state aid, retention allotment, child grooming, sex offender registration, criminal justice, reportable conviction, law enforcement, virtual education, hybrid learning, school funding, average daily attendance

Transcript Highlights:

• So um I encourage a green vote. vote. vote.
• Senator Port votes no. Senator Port votes no. Senator Rest votes no. Senator Jeang votes no.
• Senator Young votes no. Senator Fate votes no. Senator Fate votes no. Senator Murphy votes no.
• . vote. vote.
• Vote<03:50:32.960> yes. Vote yes. Vote yes.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• All those vote who desire to vote. All those vote who desire to vote.
• All those who vote, all those vote who desire to vote. All those vote who desire to vote.
• All those vote who desire to vote. All those vote who desire to vote.
• All members vote who desire to vote. All members vote who desire to vote. All members vote.
• All those vote who desire to vote, all those vote who desire to vote, all those vote who desire to vote

Keywords: 988, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Any no votes? consent? Any reservations? Any no votes?
• Any no votes? Any reservations? Senator Ihara. Any no votes? No votes.
• Any no votes? Any reservations? Any no votes?
• No vote Any reservations? Any no votes?
• Any no votes? reservations? Any no votes? 25 eyes. reservations? Any no votes? 25 eyes.

Keywords: 912, senate, all

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• They can vote at their precinct on election day, vote early at a designated site, or vote by mail.
• So, voting systems.
• So voting systems.
• Vote-by-mail security.
• They want to vote for the person for whom they vote.

Summary: The Government Operations Subcommittee met to hear a lengthy presentation from Secretary of State Cord Byrd on Florida election administration, with a focus on how elections are handled during natural disasters, election security, and preparations for the 2026 cycle. Byrd described Florida’s response to hurricanes in 2022 and 2024, saying the state works directly with county supervisors of elections to tailor executive orders to local conditions, add or relocate polling sites, extend deadlines, and help displaced voters and emergency workers cast ballots. Members from affected areas echoed that local supervisors had managed storm disruptions well and that turnout remained strong despite major damage. A large portion of the meeting covered election integrity and security. Byrd emphasized Florida’s use of paper ballots, pre-election logic and accuracy testing, post-election audits, public canvassing, standardized voter-intent rules, and strict vote-by-mail request and signature-match requirements. He said the Department of State’s Office of Election Crimes and Security investigates complaints and refers matters to law enforcement, and that Florida has expanded access to the federal SAVE database to verify citizenship. Members asked about threats to election workers, staffing vacancies, cybersecurity, ballot design, vote-by-mail address changes, and how the state coordinates with county supervisors, emergency management, and other agencies. Several members raised questions about voter eligibility and returning citizens, and Byrd said the department provides free information to help people determine whether their rights have been restored, while noting that court and clerk reporting practices still create challenges. He also said the department is considering additional legislative proposals, including more safeguards tied to driver’s license and citizenship verification and a possible statewide 100% audit of races before certification. The meeting ended with the chair encouraging members to visit supervisors of elections offices and submit specific ideas for future elections legislation; no votes were taken and the committee adjourned.

Transcript Highlights:

• voted for I don't know what they voted voted for I don't know what they voted for<00:07:02.080><
• voting.
• Representative Burnham voted yes. Representative Weary voted yes. Representative Wood voted yes.
• Representative Toner voted yes. Representative Lane voted yes. Representative Ward voted yes.
• Representative Gilmore voted yes. Representative Head voted yes. Representative Bay voted yes.

Keywords: 1189, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Senator Lur, are you voting? All senators having a desire to vote have voted.
• The secretary will to vote has voted.
• votes I. Senator Jang votes I. votes I. Senator Jang votes I.
• Senator Matthews votes aye. All senators having voted, who desires a vote?
• <02:04:27.440> And votes I. Senator Jang votes I. And votes I. Senator Jang votes I.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• It's about voting about voting rights.
• that polarized voting and vote dilution?
• voting has been shown and that vote voting has been shown and that vote dilution<01:53:32.800>
• <01:54:19.360> dilution voting can happen, that vote dilution voting can happen, that vote
• vote dilution. vote dilution.

Keywords: House streaming session for Saturday, April 11, 2026, 957, house, all

Summary: The House convened with 122 members present, heard a prayer, and the Speaker urged members to remain respectful as difficult bills were expected later in the day. The chamber then moved through several ceremonial floor presentations honoring retiring members, including Delegate Barry S. Celebrity and Delegate Pam Queen, with resolutions read congratulating each on their years of service and lasting impact. The House also recognized an “interim birthday caucus” with a lighthearted resolution celebrating members born outside the session, followed by remarks and thanks from the Speaker and members. After the presentations, the House turned to business, including concurrence and nonconcurrence actions on Senate amendments. The chamber refused to concur in Senate amendments to House Bill 339 and House Bill 512, while House Bill 512 was then concurred in, read for final passage, and passed with 118 votes in favor and none opposed. The House also received messages indicating conference committees for several bills, including House Bills 107, 153, 769, 1063, and 1118. The House adopted favorable committee reports on a series of bills, sending many to third reading. These included measures on earned wage access, security guard certification renewal, county board and alcohol licensing matters, animal regulation, veteran status notation, procurement transparency, Public Information Act divorce records, election board qualifications, and a local sourcing database. During discussion of the local sourcing database bill, the minority whip asked whether business groups that had opposed the bill remained opposed after amendments; the floor leader explained the amended bill would require the Department of Commerce to create a searchable Maryland Local Sourcing Portal to connect businesses with local sources of tariff-impacted goods and services.

Transcript Highlights:

• If you wish to vote at your the vote.
• Senator Utke votes aye. All senators having voted, who desires to vote?
• Senator Utke votes aye. Senator Utke votes aye. All members having voted, who desires to vote?
• votes aye. Senator Lucero votes aye. votes aye. Senator Lucero votes aye.
• Uh Senator Hoffman, are you voting? voting? voting?

Keywords: 1187, senate, all