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MN
Transcript Highlights:
- The motion prevailed.
- The motion prevails.
- The motion prevails. Representative Quam moves that House File 594 be returned to its author.
- The motion prevails, and the House stands adjourned until 3:30 p.m.
- </c> those oppose nay the motion prevails those oppose nay the motion prevails representative<00:16:33.199
WA
Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Floor Session Mar 10th, 2026
Washington House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- the digital advertisers that are suing, have already seen this happen in other states where they prevailed
- million to 500,000—which, frankly, it already is—to 100,000, to 50,000, to the kid working minimum wage
- I know the ESD has information because ESD gets taxable wages.
- So they have their wage packages, or their salary packages, are into the millions because of the stock
- So they have their wage packages, or their salary packages, are into the millions because of the stock
Summary:
The House debated a series of amendments to a major income tax bill, with repeated arguments over tax fairness, affordability, administrative feasibility, and the role of the Department of Revenue. Early motions to reconsider a failed child care amendment were rejected, and Amendment 2561, which would have restricted data sharing with the IRS, was also defeated after debate over privacy, federal relationships, and whether the proposal was administrable. Amendment 2579, which would have required annual reporting on the tax’s effects on filers, businesses, and charitable donations, likewise failed, with supporters emphasizing transparency and opponents arguing DOR was not the right agency and the report was too speculative. Amendment 2598, proposing to use half of new revenue for a broad sales tax cut, was rejected despite arguments that it would reduce regressivity and provide immediate relief; Amendment 2556, expanding sales tax exemptions for diapers and other child-care essentials to include adult diapers and earlier implementation, also failed after debate over scope and timing.
FL
Florida 2026 Regular Session
FL House Floor Session - 2026-02-19 (9:00AM Session)
Florida House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- And then we got a bill that's coming up that's going to cut the minimum wage to $7.25 an hour.
- We're also including money for a comprehensive increase to keep compression of wages from happening for
- because part of the issue that we are seeing happening in early learning care is that as the minimum wage
- And they're becoming ineligible because we are now paying them closer to almost being a living wage.
- Shall the motion prevail? The House is adjourned.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- It funds Medicaid caseload growth and provides an additional $1.8 billion to increase the base wage for
- $556.2 million in general revenue, $1.8 billion in all funds, to increase the community attendant wages
- $556.2 million in general revenue, $1.8 billion in all funds, to increase the community attendant wages
- What’s at stake in Texas courtrooms is whether we’re going to live in a society where law and order prevails
- And while we've made progress toward paying more competitive wages, there's still more work to be done
Bills:
SB 1
Keywords:
campground safety, youth camp regulations, flood safety, emergency evacuation, health and safety standards
Summary:
The Senate Finance Committee convened for its first hearing of the 89th regular session, confirmed a quorum, adopted committee rules by a 15-0 vote, and began review of Senate Bill 1, the state budget for fiscal years 2026-27. Chair Huffman outlined the committee’s organization, introduced staff, and described the budget as conservative and focused on one-time investments. She highlighted major SB 1 priorities including property tax relief, full funding for public education formulas, teacher pay, school safety, border security, Medicaid growth, dementia research, energy and water infrastructure, transportation, wildfire suppression, and other capital and public safety needs.
Comptroller Glenn Hager presented the biennial revenue estimate, saying the state has $194.6 billion available for general-purpose spending in 2026-27, with a projected $23.8 billion ending balance from the current biennium. He cautioned that revenue growth is returning to more normal levels and that lawmakers should avoid committing short-term surpluses to ongoing expenses. He also explained that the Economic Stabilization Fund is projected to hit its constitutional cap, meaning an estimated $5.6 billion in severance tax and related revenue would remain in general revenue in the upcoming biennium rather than flow into the fund. Senators discussed whether to raise or rename the fund and the implications of keeping more severance-tax revenue in general revenue.
The Legislative Budget Board then gave an overview of SB 1 and the budget’s major funding changes. LBB staff explained that the bill is essentially flat at $332.9 billion in all funds, but includes large method-of-finance shifts and major property tax relief. They detailed how prior property tax relief enacted in the 88th Legislature grew from an estimated $18 billion to $22.7 billion because of higher property values and hold-harmless provisions, and said SB 1 continues that relief with a total of $51 billion in ongoing and new property tax support. Members asked extensive questions about the automatic growth in school tax compression, the constitutional homestead exemption, COVID-era federal funding, Medicaid assumptions, and the sunset of the non-homestead circuit breaker. No additional votes or final budget actions were taken beyond adoption of the committee rules.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- It funds Medicaid caseload growth and provides an additional $1.8 billion to increase the base wage for
- additional $556.2 million in general revenue, $1.8 billion in all funds, to increase community attendant wages
- $556.2 million in general revenue, $1.8 billion in all funds, to increase the community attendant wages
- What's at stake in Texas courtrooms is whether we're going to live in a society where law and order prevails
- And while we've made progress toward paying more competitive wages, there's still more work to be done
Bills:
SB 1
Keywords:
campground safety, youth camp regulations, flood safety, emergency evacuation, health and safety standards
Summary:
The Senate Finance Committee held its first hearing of the 89th regular session, adopted nearly identical committee rules from the previous legislature by a 15-0 vote, and began review of Senate Bill 1, the state budget for fiscal years 2026-27. Chair Huffman outlined the budget framework, emphasizing conservative spending, a $332.9 billion all-funds budget, and major priorities including property tax relief, public education, border security, health and human services, transportation, energy, and water infrastructure. She also introduced committee and leadership staff and described the hearing schedule and public testimony procedures.
Comptroller Glenn Hager presented the biennial revenue estimate, saying the state has $194.6 billion available for general-purpose spending, including a $23.8 billion ending balance, but warned that revenue growth is returning to more normal levels and that lawmakers should avoid using temporary spikes for ongoing commitments. Senators questioned him extensively about the Economic Stabilization Fund cap, sales tax trends, inflation, and whether the state should consider raising the cap or using severance-tax revenues differently. Hager said the Rainy Day Fund is expected to hit its cap, which would leave more severance-tax revenue in general revenue, and he stressed that infrastructure needs remain significant.
The Legislative Budget Board then gave a detailed overview of SB 1 and the budget’s major components. LBB staff explained that the bill includes continued funding for the Foundation School Program, $850 million for the Texas State Technical College endowment, $1.3 billion for the Texas University Fund, $6.5 billion for border security, salary increases for correctional officers and state troopers, $3 billion for dementia research, higher community attendant wages, expanded community-based care, $5 billion for the Texas Energy Fund, and funding to clear volunteer fire department grant backlogs. They also outlined supplemental priorities such as water infrastructure, retirement legacy payments, rail grade separations, wildfire aircraft, and emergency facilities, and said the current controlling budget limit is the tax spending limit.
A major portion of the hearing focused on property tax relief. LBB explained that prior-session relief grew from an expected $18 billion to $22.7 billion because of higher-than-anticipated property values and interactions among hold-harmless provisions, and that SB 1 continues and expands relief with $51 billion in total property tax relief, including $3 billion more for compression, $3 billion to raise the homestead exemption from $100,000 to $140,000, and a $500 million placeholder for business tax relief. Senators discussed the automatic nature of some of these costs, the effect of the non-homestead circuit breaker, the role of federal COVID funds, and the need to maintain school finance commitments if the state continues to compress school tax rates.
NH
New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session
Senate Election Law and Municipal Affairs (04/21/2026)
Election Law and Municipal Affairs
Transcript Highlights:
- it out and it's an emergency meeting, and it was actually challenged in court, I believe, and we prevailed
- court I believe actually challenged in court I believe and<00:23:24.080><c> we</c><00:23:24.520><c> prevailed
- You just noted that there are wages lost, like you said, between $150 million and $250 million to the
- their authority to be able to determine where salaries should be set and to meet certain, you know, wage
- They do wage studies and they might find that a position that has been open for multiple years that's
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MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Commerce Finance and Policy Committee 4/3/25
Commerce Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- The motion prevails. The minutes for April 2, 2025, are approved.
- </c><00:04:38.440><c> house</c> oppose nay the motion prevails house oppose nay the motion prevails house
- The motion prevails, and the DE1 amendment is adopted.
- The motion prevails.
- The motion prevails, and the DE1 amendment is adopted.
Keywords:
foreclosure, mortgage postponement, homeowners, redemption period, Minnesota Statutes, cannabis, hemp, lower-potency, edibles, regulations, licensing, local control, consumer safety, age restrictions, commerce policy, financial institutions, insurance regulation, limited long-term care insurance, Medicare supplement, health insurance
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Conference Committee on S.F. 4760 - Omnibus Public Safety policy provisions - 05/08/26
Transcript Highlights:
- Motion prevails.
- Motion prevails. The motion The Motion prevails.
- The motion prevails. The language is The motion prevails.
- Motion prevails.
- Motion prevails. The >> I. Opposed. Motion prevails.
Summary:
The Public Safety Policy Conference Committee met on May 8, 2026, with all conferees present. The chair opened with decorum instructions, explained that the meeting was policy-only, and noted that no public testimony had been signed up. Members then introduced themselves, with several noting they were retiring at the end of the session or year.
The committee adopted a series of provisions, mostly by unanimous voice vote, including House language on identity theft and financial crimes updates, supervision abatement and restitution considerations for corrections, protective-order enhancements for murder penalties, prediction markets, victim-notification requirements for plea and sentencing hearings, research data privacy, ignition interlock and impaired-driving license changes, DOC licensing and sanctions for juvenile/adult community-based residential facilities, criminal-conviction employment and licensing standards, jail medication procedures, domestic abuse law changes, and a grant-use extension for dual-status/crossover youth funding. Several items were described as technical or clarifying changes, while others updated law to address AI-related identity theft, foreign protective orders, victim privacy, and corrections oversight.
The committee also heard discussion on a Senate provision allowing victims of domestic violence to petition for wireless account and phone-number transfers. A witness supported the concept but urged changes to better align the state language with existing federal law; members noted the issue might need another vehicle or further work. For the domestic abuse item, staff explained that an A15 amendment would later adjust the warrantless-arrest window from 28 days to 14 days. On the jail-medication item, a member emphasized the changes were clarifying and not an admission that last year’s law was flawed. All adopted provisions passed by voice vote without opposition.
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- The motion prevails. Senator Johnson, thank you, Mr. President.
- The motion prevails.
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- The motion prevails. prevails Senator Dames well thank you m prevails Senator Dames well thank you m
- </c><00:08:39.080><c> the</c> I oppos say no motion prevails the I oppos say no motion prevails the Senate
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MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Floor Session - Part 1 - 05/14/26
Minnesota Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- The motion prevails. Members, if you'd be so kind as to stand.
- The motion prevails.
- The motion prevails.
- Senator McEwen for the next prevails.
- /c><00:18:53.520><c> are</c> prevails, and the appointments are prevails, and the appointments are confirmed
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- The motion prevails. The next bill on the calendar for today is House File 1233.
- The motion prevails. The next bill on the calendar for today is House File 6.
- Hearing no objection, the motions prevail.
- The motion prevails. Representative Nisa moves that the House do now adjourn.
- The motion prevails, and the House stands adjourned until 3:30 p.m.
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- The motions prevail.
- The motion prevails.
- </c> nay motion prevail nay motion prevail Colter<00:11:30.959><c> moves</c><00:11:31.240><c> at</c><
- </c> I those opposed nay motion prevails I those opposed nay motion prevails fryberg<00:12:27.000><c>
- The motion prevails.
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MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Rules and Legislative Administration Committee 4/2/25
Rules and Legislative Administration
Transcript Highlights:
- The motion prevails, and the resolution is approved.
- The motion prevails, and the amendment is adopted.
- The motion prevails, and the amendment is adopted.
- The motion prevails, and the amendment is adopted.
- The motion prevails, and the amendment is adopted.