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CA

California 2025-2026 Regular Session

Assembly Floor Session Aug 19th, 2026

California House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Well, that part is true.
  • Well, thank you, members. I want to thank everyone. Well, thank you, members.
  • But I do want to rise in support of the author as well.
  • As well. Our veterans have earned this type of benefit.
  • Well, thank you, Mr. Speaker and members.
Summary: The Assembly convened, established a quorum, and opened with prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance. After routine procedural announcements and motions, members moved through a long concurrence and third-reading file, with many bills passing on largely bipartisan or unanimous votes. Early actions included rejecting a motion to strike SB 958 from the file, concurring in AJR 9 on national parks, and approving AB 1647 on juvenile transfer hearings, AB 1656 on human trafficking, AB 1660 on probate procedures, AB 1875 on marriage cooling-off period procedures, AB 1892 on common interest developments, AB 1908 on civil actions and urgency, AB 1954 on business reservations, AB 1957 on post-foreclosure home acquisition, AB 1977 on notaries public, AB 2001 and AB 2052 on criminal procedure, AB 2107 on pupil instruction, AB 2263 on housing, AB 2346 and AB 2595 on e-bike/vehicle issues, AB 1562 on elections, AB 2180 on local government finance, and AB 2624 on privacy protections for immigration support service providers. AB 2624 drew the most extensive debate, with supporters saying it expands Safe at Home protections for workers facing doxxing and threats, and opponents arguing it could chill speech and journalism; it ultimately passed 49-13 and was immediately transmitted to the Governor. The Assembly also adopted H.R. 134 designating November as California’s First-Generation College Celebration Month after supportive remarks about access to higher education and first-generation students. On the Senate side, the Assembly concurred in or passed measures including SB 932 on transparency in civil proceedings, SB 1400 on health authorities, SB 1154 on community college best-value procurement, SB 1264 on probate and child support notice, SB 599 on atmospheric river forecasting, SB 692 on emergency abatement of abandoned vehicles, SB 1263 on contractor accountability, and SB 1371 on solid waste service during labor disputes; SB 1371 prompted opposition over labor leverage and potential cost impacts but passed 41-14. Other notable Senate bills approved included SB 401 on emergency extensions for political reform filings, SB 945 on CPR/AED training in schools, SB 977 requiring healthier children’s meals at chain restaurants, SB 1192 on protections against abusive litigation by domestic violence abusers, SB 1194 on immigration legal services, SB 872 on water, SB 925 on a fusion energy roadmap, SB 934 strengthening conversion therapy protections, SB 1030 repealing the CalWORKs “man-in-the-house” rule, SB 1056 on protective orders for adult sexual assault materials, SB 1069 streamlining CARB approval for aftermarket auto parts, and SB 1135 creating a statewide wildlife coexistence program. The session ended with several items passed or retained on file and multiple procedural announcements, including guest permissions and adjournment-memory requests.
ID

Idaho 2026 Regular Session

Legislative Session Day 68 Mar 20th, 2026

Idaho Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • So we will need a place for them to be able to go as well.
  • And so we as parents just need to be aware of that as well.
  • In Arkansas, in 2023, the age verification as well.
  • And yet they say, well, we can do this. We have the technology.
  • It didn't play out that well.
Summary: The Senate convened with a quorum present, approved the journal, and moved through routine orders, including committee reports and messages from the House. Several bills and resolutions were introduced, referred to committees, or advanced on the calendar. The Senate then resolved into the Committee of the Whole to consider a series of House bills, adopting amendments to measures including House Bills 629, 678, 522, 810, 684, 561, and 860, and reporting them back as amended without recommendation. The committee also reported progress on House Bills 613, 526, 670, and 549, which retained their place on the calendar. On third reading, the Senate passed Senate Bill 1294 on newborn hearing screenings after sponsor testimony emphasized early intervention, support from audiologists and deaf/hard-of-hearing advocates, and no fiscal impact. The chamber also passed Senate Bills 1353 and 1354, both housing bills expanding state standards for twin homes, duplexes, and accessory dwelling units in cities over 10,000; supporters framed them as property-rights and affordability measures, while opponents argued they weakened local control, increased infrastructure and parking burdens, and could benefit investors more than families. Senate Bill 1389, providing liability protection for property owners who allow polling places on their premises, passed unanimously after discussion about balancing voter access with premises liability. The Senate also passed Senate Bill 1391, a technical fix preserving surveyors’ lawful entry authority for property and right-of-way work, and House Bill 727, which revises video voyeurism/extortion provisions to address AI-generated or threatened dissemination of intimate images and adds enhanced penalties when minors are involved. Finally, the Senate passed House Bill 542, the “Stop the Harms from Addictive Social Media Act,” after extensive debate over whether it protects children from addictive platform features or improperly shifts responsibility and creates surveillance and enforcement problems; the bill’s supporters argued it targets harmful platform design and parental control, while opponents raised concerns about legacy accounts, privacy, enforceability, and state overreach. Several roll-call votes were taken, with most measures passing by substantial margins, including unanimous passage of Senate Bill 1389 and 35-0 passage of House Bill 727.
AZ

Arizona 2026 Regular Session

02/17/2026 - House Natural Resources, Energy & Water

House Natural Resources, Energy & Water Committee of Reference

Transcript Highlights:
  • Well, they are.
  • There are others as well.
  • Okay, well let me tell you about it.
  • Well, it's line four on the summary here.
  • There is an amendment that I can explain as well. Okay.
Summary: The committee heard and took action on several water, energy, housing, and natural resources measures. House Bill 2099, as amended, was advanced on a 6-3 vote after testimony from water utilities, CAP, ADWR, Phoenix, and agricultural interests about long-term storage credits, Colorado River shortages, and the need to preserve flexibility in underground storage. House Bill 2263, also amended, passed 6-3 despite concerns from CAP, Colorado River Indian Tribes, and others that it would restrict where Colorado River replenishment water could be stored and reduce operational flexibility. House Bill 2264, requiring the University of Arizona to promote Arizona history and the five Cs through the mining museum effort, passed 9-0. House Bills 2330 and 2341, both relating to power plant and transmission line siting criteria, passed 6-3 after the sponsor argued they would better account for an area’s character and for speculative projects lacking known off-takers. House Bill 2918, ending certain tax breaks for renewable energy and storage equipment after 2026, passed 6-3. House Bill 2889, appropriating $1 million for uranium contamination monitoring and a statewide registry, passed 9-0 after discussion of tribal health impacts and possible amendment to shift implementation to ADEQ. House Concurrent Resolution 2057 supporting geothermal permitting reform passed 9-0, and House Concurrent Resolution 2020 supporting certain housing developments outside designated provider service areas passed 6-2. The committee also heard House Bill 2843 on portable plug-in solar devices, with the sponsor and supporters arguing it would lower bills and expand access for renters and apartment dwellers. Electric co-ops and utilities raised safety, backfeed, inspection, and liability concerns, and the chair held the bill for further work rather than taking a vote. House Bill 2782, dealing with utility rate transparency and regulatory assets, drew testimony from the sponsor and constituents about alleged double-charging in Santan Valley; after a motion to suspend committee rules to consider a late amendment, the amended bill passed 5-3. House Bill 4025, creating a study committee on gasoline and petroleum refineries, passed 6-3 after the sponsor argued Arizona relies heavily on imported gasoline. House Bill 2912, requiring integrated resource plans and independent review for electric utilities, passed 6-2 after amendment. Finally, House Bill 4100, requiring notice to customers about potential rate impacts if CAP water is lost, drew opposition from municipal and private water providers who said the required estimates would be speculative and could not be prepared by the deadline; the bill was discussed with an amendment expanding its scope, but the transcript ends before a final vote is shown.
NM

New Mexico 2026 Regular Session

House - Energy, Environment and Natural Resources Jan 29th, 2026 at 08:32 am

House Energy, Environment & Natural Resources

Transcript Highlights:
  • Fairly well pronounced.
  • So, for example, if we want to prevent the abandonment of orphaned wells, For example, if we want to
  • prevent any abandonment of orphaned wells, by reinforcing state and local obligations to protect the
  • , reducing orphaned well hazards as they exist.
  • I too, well, let me put it this way.
Keywords: 996, all
MA

Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session

Senate Session (Full Formal with Calendar) Mar 19th, 2026

Massachusetts Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • I would hope that the committee would work to take action on these matters in one form or another well
  • One form or another well before the July 31st deadline.
  • And I said, well, you know, let me tell you something.
  • Because I think we've done well, actually.
  • Well, thank you, Mr. President.
Keywords: 1212, all
AZ

Arizona 2026 Regular Session

03/23/2026 - House Floor Session

Arizona House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • privilege of working with leaders of the highest level of our nation's military, law enforcement, as well
  • and Ruben Gallego, yes, I said Gallego, voted several times to not fund the TSA, knowing good and well
  • It is this Republican majority in this chamber as well.
  • They have abandoned negotiations for the budget. Mr.
Keywords: 1182, all
TX

Texas 89th 2nd C.S.

89th Legislative Session Mar 10th, 2025

Texas House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • to the requirement of a public hearing on certain applications for a permit to drill an oil or gas well
  • HB 1238, by Gea, relating to the inspection of the location of a proposed Class 1 injection well.
  • HB 1261, by Cunningham, relating to the disposition of abandoned or unclaimed properties seized by a
  • Public Health HB 1280 by Schoolcraft relating to prohibiting the government discriminatory practice as well
Summary: The House met to read a large slate of newly filed bills and resolutions and refer them to committees. The measures covered a wide range of topics, including health care and insurance, public education, elections, criminal justice, public safety, taxes, transportation, agriculture, environmental regulation, higher education, housing, and local government. Several proposals focused on abortion and reproductive health, firearms, voter registration and ballot access, school curriculum and accountability, property tax and homestead issues, and state contracting and agency oversight. A number of constitutional amendments were also filed, including proposals on initiative and referendum, veto override authority, vaccination refusal, parental rights in education, gun rights, Medicaid expansion, and various tax exemptions. No substantive debate, testimony, or votes occurred during this portion of the meeting; the clerk simply read the bills and resolutions and announced their committee referrals. The list included both general legislation and joint resolutions, with many items sent to standing committees and several to subcommittees. The House then adjourned without objection until 2 p.m. on Tuesday.
NH

New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session

Senate Commerce (04/01/2025)

Commerce

Transcript Highlights:
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  • Well, what does the study be effective. Well, what does the study show?
  • So, we're talking well over police.
  • </c> abandoned cars by the side of the road. abandoned cars by the side of the road.
  • . well. well.
Committee: Senate Commerce
Keywords: 1191, senate, all
FL

Florida 2025 Regular Session

Fiscal Policy Apr 8th, 2025

Transcript Highlights:
  • SO, YOU KNOW, THERE IS THE COMPONENT AS WELL.
  • IT'S NOT JUST THAT THERE IS A HIGH INVALIDATION SO, YOU KNOW, THERE IS THE COMPONENT AS WELL.
  • I THINK IT'S WELL ESTABLISHED FLORIDIANS LOVE FREEDOM AND DEMOCRACY.
  • WELL-MEANING PETITIONERS SIGNING THESE PETITIONS THINK THEIR COUNTY IS USA.
  • REMOTE FLORIDIANS FROM THESE MEETINGS AND ABANDON THEM FROM ENTERING THE BUILDING.
Keywords: 999, senate, all
NY

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

Senate Standing Committee on Energy and Telecommunications - 01/27/2026

Energy And Telecommunications

Transcript Highlights:
  • Well, if you have a multi-unit residence, right, you're paying an aggregate.
  • He goes, well, it's quite simple. It's easy. It's clear. And no one will stop us.
  • So again, I left it going, well, that was a great demonstration of democracy.
  • Oh, well, actually, Senator Parker, I feel like you, you covered a lot of the points.
  • Well, I was going to say a couple of things, but thank you for your presentation.
Keywords: 993, senate, all
Summary: The Senate Energy and Telecommunications Committee, chaired by Senator Kevin Parker, considered several Public Service Law bills and advanced each one to the Rules Committee after brief discussion and recorded no votes or without-recommendation votes on some measures. The bills included proposals to prohibit utilities from using ratepayer funds for certain activities (1012A), establish minimum standards for payment plans for eligible customers (1327), adjust residential fixed charges (1329), require the Public Service Commission to consider economic impacts when setting rates (1847), require utilities to adopt PSC-authorized equity ratios and returns on equity (1896), create the Rate-Hike Notice Act (5553C), suspend certain utility rate changes while allowing retroactive revenue recovery (5593), allow consideration of non-economic losses in penalty determinations (7165A), change the composition of the Public Service Commission (7328A), and let utilities retain revenues above authorized returns on equity (7693). Members asked questions about who would be affected by the bills, including whether fixed-charge reductions would apply to vacant units or vacation homes and whether economic-impact considerations could affect customers differently depending on where they live; the chair and sponsors generally explained the measures as territory-wide or applicable to all residential customers, with no occupancy or income-based circuit breaker in the text. The committee then heard testimony from Alexandra Fasulo, introduced as an entrepreneur and farmer in Schuylerville, about her concerns regarding the Office of Renewable Energy Siting (ORES) and utility-scale solar development on farmland and grasslands. She argued that solar developers were pressuring landowners, including older and lower-income property owners, into long-term leases, that ORES approves most projects despite local opposition, and that the process lacks transparency, with redacted documents and limited public access to information. She also criticized the siting of solar projects on productive farmland and said decommissioning rules could leave equipment buried in the soil. Committee members responded that the Legislature has already taken steps to protect high-quality soils, that ORES was created by statute and operates within the Public Service Department, and that DEC and ORES are supposed to work together rather than ORES superseding DEC. Several senators said they were sympathetic to concerns about farmland and community engagement, but also emphasized the need to expand renewable energy and balance that with land preservation. Members suggested that specific complaints about ORES transparency or solar siting could be addressed through future legislation or by inviting ORES and PSC officials back for further discussion.
ID

Idaho 2026 Regular Session

Agenda Mar 3rd, 2026

Transportation

Transcript Highlights:
  • Well, Section 49-65... ...when the right-hand lanes are congested.
  • Condi want to testify as well? Yes, sir. Please come on up.
  • Condi want to testify as well? Yes, sir. Please come on up.
  • Committee, well, is there anybody in the audience who wishes to testify?
  • Well, what I can tell you is that you probably can't see, but Senator Hart is busily taking notes.
Keywords: 989, all
CA

California 2025-2026 Regular Session

Assembly Military and Veterans Affairs Committee Mar 24th, 2026

Military and Veterans Affairs

Transcript Highlights:
  • That could be for any individual that is out there as well.
  • Well, thank you for being proactive.
  • So very excited to have their expertise here on the committee as well.
  • While we're transitioning, we'll just do a quick vote on the consent calendar as well.
  • Well, actually, hers, his too, because she's not here. All the absent members.
Keywords: 988, house, all
ID

Idaho 2026 Regular Session

Legislative Session Day 33 Feb 13th, 2026

Idaho Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • So my mom’s back, and then my Aunt Sherry, District 21, as well.
  • But they’ve been very well received.
  • It provides clarity in certain... but they've been very well received.
  • This bill retains multiple item procedures that are working well.
  • As he said, it's been very well vetted by those... ...everybody's input.
Keywords: 989, all
CA
Transcript Highlights:
  • Well, thank again. I did my closing. Now, Assemblymember, you may close, please. Well, thank again.
  • Well, thank you, Madam Chair.
  • So we would like to see that limited as well, as well as any regulatory authority to the AG.
  • Well, nothing does.
  • Well, I appreciate the author.
Summary: The committee heard several bills focused on privacy, accessibility, labor, and public safety. AB 1798 by Assemblymember Wilson would bar life and disability insurers from using non-diagnostic genetic information, including direct-to-consumer test results, in underwriting. Supporters argued the bill would protect privacy and encourage genetic testing, while insurers opposed it as unnecessary and said genetic data should be treated like other predictive health information. The bill passed the committee on a 7-0 vote and was held open for absent members. AB 2190 by Assemblymember Wallace would create website accessibility standards based on WCAG guidelines and add affirmative defenses intended to reduce serial litigation while improving access for people with disabilities. Disability advocates supported the measure as a needed civil-rights update, while business groups warned it could increase liability and create unclear compliance obligations. The bill passed 9-0 and was sent to Appropriations. AB 2721 by Assemblymember Carrillo would require hotels to post notice when they know or should know that U.S. Customs and Border Protection or ICE are using the premises, with supporters saying workers and guests deserve transparency and safety. Hotel and business groups opposed it, citing privacy, liability, and concerns about interfering with federal operations. The committee voted 6-2 to pass the bill to Appropriations, with the roll left open. AB 2027 by Assemblymember Ward would restrict employers from using worker data to train AI systems that replace workers and limit sharing of worker data for automation; labor groups supported it and business and public-sector groups opposed it as too broad. The bill passed 7-2 to Appropriations, with the roll left open. The committee also heard AB 1837 by Assemblymember Mark Gonzalez, which would extend and tighten privacy rules for transit agencies’ use of forward-facing cameras to enforce bus-lane violations; supporters said the cameras improve transit flow and safety, and the bill was presented with amendments, though no final vote is reflected in the transcript excerpt.
AZ
Transcript Highlights:
  • What we're trying to do is keep bad actors in this country, as well as countries outside of the U.S.,
  • Well, from there, there was some confusion in the role of the supervising nurse.
  • Because sometimes what, well, a lot of times what happens is you get your initial mammogram and it shows
  • Generally, this bill will address billing fraud as well as timely reimbursements for the good actors.
  • The bill prohibits the conveyance of land, as well as the sale, lease, or sublease of state land, to
Summary: The caucus reviewed a long list of Senate bills and memorials, mostly on consent calendars, covering housing, elections, health care, public safety, land use, transportation, and water. Several measures focused on housing and local government regulation, including limits on municipal interference with home design standards, restrictions on alleged “malicious delays” in permitting, and rules on exactions. Election-related bills addressed internet access for voting equipment, timekeeping requirements for election systems, primary election timing, precinct committeeman vacancies, and other election administration changes. Other topics included liquor law updates, assisted living facility rules, deed and title fraud prevention, a Freedom of Speech Monument committee, renaming public spaces, and a bill restricting gender transition procedures for minors. Health and human services bills drew discussion on behavioral health technician definitions and AHCCCS/DHS coordination, Medicaid billing during facility ownership changes, breast cancer screening cost-sharing, naturopathic physicians administering IV antibiotics and similar drugs, safe-haven newborn surrender at hospitals, and reporting requirements for dialysis social workers. In public safety and judiciary, members considered bills on probation for dangerous crimes against children, sex offender registration limitations, victim restitution costs, unlawful alerting, increased penalties for unlawful flight, and a new offense for motor fuel theft. One member noted a no vote on extending the Vulnerable Adult System Study Committee, saying it would become a long-running study committee, while supporters said the committee had produced useful recommendations. The caucus also heard land, agriculture, energy, water, and transportation measures, including creation of a foreign entity land review commission, restrictions on transporting Mexican gray wolf pups with state resources, water reuse and banking provisions, solar installation disclosures and roof inspections, a larger revolving fund loan cap, and several congressional memorials. Transportation items included roadable aircraft registration, motor vehicle booting rules, military property signage, a towing and impound study committee, and photo enforcement penalties. Public safety bills included extending traumatic event counseling programs and requiring state data sharing with the federal government regarding unauthorized aliens. No formal votes were taken in the transcript; members mostly asked clarifying questions and several sponsors explained the intent and practical effects of their bills.
CA

California 2025-2026 Regular Session

Assembly Agriculture Committee Jul 2nd, 2025

Agriculture

Transcript Highlights:
  • poverty level, so we know that our community members are suffering, not just tribal, but non-tribal as well
  • As I always have, these are important issues to me as well.
  • A lot of them have already abandoned low-income communities and so I'm wondering if we're looking at
  • in the larger subset but certainly smaller format grocery stores need an opportunity to thrive as well
  • How would these, well, first of all, let me clarify.
Committee: House Agriculture
Keywords: 988, house, all
NH

New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session

Senate Finance (01/14/2025)

Finance

Transcript Highlights:
  • along with the budget that has all the statutory changes required to, um, implement the budget as well
  • along with the budget that has all the statutory changes required to, um, implement the budget as well
  • along with the budget that has all the statutory changes required to, um, implement the budget as well
  • People do use them to get to jobs, as well as for active transportation and recreation.
  • Okay, um, well, thank you, Mr. Chair and members of the committee.
Committee: Senate Finance
Keywords: 1191, senate, all
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Transcript Highlights:
  • Well, basically, you couldn't function.
  • We don't abandon the system because they're imperfect.
  • That addresses the abandoned grow.
  • Well, that's kind of my concern.
  • Well, thank you for the question.
KY
Transcript Highlights:
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  • There is no discretion here. a psychologist as well typically will be a psychologist as well typically
  • </c> safety of the community as well. safety of the community as well.
  • </c> "Well, we're on a time crunch." "Well, we're on a time crunch."
  • And I said, "Well, company he's with. And I said, "Well, that's<01:34:48.560><c> good."
Summary: The committee first approved the June 10, 2025 minutes, then took up House Bill 198, Angela’s Law, sponsored by Representative Samara Heavrin. The bill would add a new aggravating circumstance in death-penalty cases when an offender abuses the corpse of a kidnapping or murder victim by engaging in deviate sexual intercourse, sexual intercourse, or sexual contact. Representative Heavrin and the victim’s parents described the underlying case and argued the current law does not adequately account for postmortem sexual abuse, leaving the offender parole-eligible despite the family’s view that the conduct warranted harsher punishment. Several members expressed sympathy and support, and one member suggested the proposal should be drafted carefully so it would apply broadly enough to cover co-conspirators or multiple offenders. No vote on the bill was taken in the portion provided. The committee then heard an informational presentation on KRS Chapter 202C from Judge Lisa Payne Jones and Shauna Mitchell of the Kentucky Judicial Commission on Mental Health. They explained that Chapter 202C, enacted in 2021 to close a gap in the civil-commitment statutes, applies to respondents found incompetent to stand trial who are charged with qualifying serious offenses such as capital offenses, certain Class A and Class B felonies causing death or serious injury, rape in the first degree, or sodomy in the first degree. The process begins with a Commonwealth’s petition, followed by a prompt evidentiary hearing, appointment of a guardian ad litem, and then a commitment hearing if the offense is proven. The presenters outlined the procedural standards and recent statutory changes. At the evidentiary hearing, the Commonwealth must prove the charged offense by a preponderance of the evidence before a judge, with the respondent able to present defenses; if the Commonwealth fails, the respondent must be released. If the case proceeds, the commitment hearing requires proof beyond a reasonable doubt of at least one involuntary-commitment criterion, and the hearing may be before a jury if requested. They noted that a 2024 amendment changed the commitment criteria from requiring all four factors to only one, and added language about recent criminal behavior and prior involuntary hospitalizations under Chapters 202A or 202B. If commitment is ordered, the respondent is placed in a designated forensic psychiatric facility, currently KCPC.
MS

Mississippi 2026 Regular Session

MS Senate Floor - 12 February, 2026; 9:30 AM

Mississippi Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
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