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US
US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
US House Floor Proceedings (Monday, June 23, 2025)
US Federal House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- However, we must do so in a way that does not further alienate those partners, after already reeling
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by <03:05:33.120>President <03:05:33.600>Trump's <03:05:34.319>illegal - compromised by President Trump's illegal compromised by President Trump's illegal attempts<03:05
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Department
AZ
Transcript Highlights:
- health care providers who perform gender transition procedures on minors, which, P.S., that's already illegal
- health care providers who perform gender transition procedures on minors, which, P.S., that's already illegal
- Gender transitions on minors is already illegal. Gender transitions on minors is already illegal.
- The first is that this practice is already illegal in the state of Arizona.
- point to one instance of this being a problem, despite the fact that the statutes already make this illegal
Summary:
The House convened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, approval of the prior journal, and recognition of the Doctor of the Day. Members also read a proclamation honoring the East Valley Hispanic Chamber of Commerce and introduced several guests, including Alzheimer’s Association advocates and family members visiting the chamber. The House then moved into Committee of the Whole to consider Senate bills.
In Committee of the Whole, the House advanced SB 1037, SB 1233, SB 1290, SB 1445, and SB 1814 was retained. SB 1037, SB 1290, and SB 1445 each received committee amendments before being recommended do pass; SB 1445 also received a subfloor amendment. SB 1233 was described as part of a broader set of HHS-related cleanup measures and was said to allow 72 hours to cure deficiencies and reduce red tape. After the committee report was adopted, the House later took up additional bills in Committee of the Whole, including SB 1015, SB 1055, SB 1274, SB 1502, and SB 1573, all of which were recommended do pass, with SB 1274 amended. Debate on SB 1015 focused on liability for providers involved in gender transition procedures on minors, SB 1055 on reporting unlawfully present individuals arrested for crimes to federal authorities, and SB 1573 on prohibiting state courts from applying foreign or religious sectarian law; all three drew partisan disagreement but were approved in committee.
On third reading, the House passed SB 1168, SB 1172, SB 1290, SB 1221, and SB 1400. SB 1214 failed on the first vote, with supporters describing it as a stem cell therapy regulatory framework and opponents saying they were not comfortable with the bill; the House then reconsidered and placed it back on third reading. SB 1221 was supported as a transparency measure requiring public hearings before the Department of Revenue changes its application of tax law. SB 1400, relating to public safety employees, passed after concerns were raised about peer support and counseling protections. The House also granted Senate consent to adjourn after completing its labors, and the session ended with announcements and adjournment until April 22, 2026.
NH
Transcript Highlights:
- My bottom line is is it legal or illegal My bottom line is is it legal or illegal to<01:46:12.680
- >> It's illegal. It is illegal. Thank you. >> It's illegal. It is illegal.
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of <02:09:45.640>a illegal to improperly dispose of a illegal to improperly - It's very those illegal junkyards.
- enforce and prevent illegal junkyards. enforce and prevent illegal junkyards.
FL
Florida 2025 Regular Session
FL House Floor Session - 2025-01-27 (10:45AM Session)
Florida House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- once depending upon your committee assignments, Speaker: I will create three Select Committees on Illegal
- Speaker: Select Committee on Illegal Immigration A will be chaired by Representative Robinson and meet
- The Select Committee on Illegal Immigration B will be chaired by Representative Tomkow and will meet
- Speaker: The Select Committee on Illegal Immigration C will be chaired by Representative Duggan and will
OK
Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session
Local and County Government Apr 7th, 2026 at 02:00 pm
Local and County Government
Transcript Highlights:
- practice Which is defined to enforce existing laws, ordinances, or other legislation prohibiting illegal
- , public urination or defecation, public consumption of alcoholic beverages, possession or use of Illegal
- , public urination or defecation, public consumption of alcoholic beverages, possession or use of illegal
- consumption of alcohol, loitering, panhandling, obstructing public thoroughfares, possessing or using illegal
- But in many, many places, those activities are illegal.
Keywords:
counties, county officers, education, training, sunset law, county purchasing, procurement practices, budget management, public accountability, emergency procurement, reverse auction, bidding process, competitive bidding, public procurement, city council regulations, public works, bidding procedures, construction contracts, transparency, public trust
HI
Transcript Highlights:
- They're illegal because we just say they're illegal as opposed to being malicious.
- Martin, please proceed. ...are illegal because we just say they're illegal as opposed to being malicious
- I believe these kinds of considerations are illegal.
- I believe these kinds of considerations are illegal.
- I kinds of considerations are illegal.
Summary:
The committee heard extensive testimony on Senate Bill 433, which would restrict the carrying of “bladed weapons” and related items. The Office of the Public Defender, Honolulu Police Department, the Hawaii Firearms Coalition, Knife Rights, and many individual testifiers opposed the bill, arguing it is overbroad, vague, and likely unconstitutional. Common concerns were that the term “bladed weapon” could sweep in ordinary tools such as pocketknives, Leathermans, multi-tools, fishing and camping gear, and items used by farmers, ranchers, hunters, divers, and martial arts practitioners. Several speakers also warned that the bill could burden lawful self-defense and create an affirmative-defense scheme that shifts costs and proof burdens onto defendants.
Supporters and opponents alike focused on the need for a clearer definition, with HPD saying a narrower definition would help distinguish ordinary tools from dangerous weapons used in assaults. Opponents repeatedly urged the committee to defer or kill the measure, citing pending and related court cases and the risk of new constitutional challenges. Some testifiers tied the bill to Native Hawaiian gathering rights and subsistence practices, saying it would interfere with hunting, fishing, and food gathering, while others argued it would do little to deter criminals and instead penalize law-abiding residents and visitors.
After finishing testimony on SB 433, the committee moved on to Senate Bill 2575 relating to firearms. The transcript shows the start of that item with the Office of the Public Defender and other agencies being called, but no substantive testimony or action on SB 2575 is included before the excerpt ends. No votes or final committee actions are reflected in the portion provided.
TX
Texas 89th Regular
89th Legislative Session - Second Called Session Aug 28th, 2025
Texas House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- That's totally unconstitutional and very illegal.
- And under current Texas law, these pills are illegal.
- Or any other controlled substance or illegal drug?
- It is illegal what these actors are doing. And, yes, intent is a fact question.
- Bill, remember Chairman Dutton, this is currently illegal in the state of Texas.
Keywords:
sex designation, restroom access, civil penalties, private civil right of action, women's privacy, abortion, healthcare, jurisdiction, civil action, qui tam, prohibition, state law, youth camp, safety regulations, advisory committee, child welfare, health standards, summer camp, camp safety, child abuse reporting
HI
Transcript Highlights:
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operators there's an epidemic of illegal operators there's an epidemic of illegal - adult use which is federally illegal adult use which is federally illegal with<00:58:16.319>
- , like what was the increase in use, and states that were still illegal?
- , like what was the increase in use, and states that were still illegal?
- , like what was the increase in use, and states that were still illegal?
Summary:
The joint Health and Human Services and Judiciary meeting heard testimony on several measures, with most of the discussion focused on SB 709 and SB 955. On SB 709, relating to mental health data and related appropriations, the Department of Health supported the bill’s intent and said the funding would help maintain a data dashboard and positions, though it had no suggested amount for one blank appropriation. Members also discussed whether sections of the bill were duplicative of existing data reporting. The committees later recommended SB 709 be passed with amendments, including technical changes, deferring the date to December 31, 2050, and blanking out the appropriation for later clarification.
SB 955, relating to fitness to proceed, drew mixed testimony. Judiciary opposed portions of the bill, saying some changes could have unintended practical consequences. The Office of the Public Defender supported the bill’s intent but urged keeping a three-member evaluation panel rather than reducing it to two, warning that a two-panel process could create delays if a third evaluator had to be added later. A former Hawaii State Hospital clinician said the bill placed too much blame on the courts and should address institutional and administrative problems at the hospital more directly. The Department of Health supported the intent and said it appreciated efforts to address overcrowding. After discussion about examiner shortages and status hearings, the committees recommended SB 955 be passed with amendments reducing the number of qualified examiners from three to one and making related technical changes.
The committee also heard SB 1228, a child welfare services measure creating a working group related to youth legal representation and child welfare reform. DHS requested adding a Child Welfare Services representative to the work group, and multiple advocates, including the National Center for Youth Law and Hawaii Youth Services Network, testified in strong support, emphasizing the need for youth voice and implementation of Malama Ohana recommendations. Members asked whether this working group overlapped with another recently passed working group bill; testimony indicated the two measures addressed different issues. The meeting then recessed and later resumed for decision-making on the 9 o’clock calendar, where SB 709 was adopted with amendments and SB 955 was adopted with amendments.
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Natural Resources Committee Jun 29th, 2026
Natural Resources
Transcript Highlights:
- Illegal dumping is not happening in Beverly Hills. Senate Bill 1230.
- Illegal dumping is not happening in Beverly Hills or Brentwood.
- Illegal dumping poses a serious environmental, public health, and Illegal dumping poses a serious environmental
- SB 1230 takes a targeted balanced approach focusing on illegal dumping of commercial quantities with
- dumping, particularly in rural communities like mine. ...and clean up illegal dumping, particularly
MA
Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
Joint Committee on Labor and Workforce Development Jun 21st, 2026 at 10:00 am
Joint Committee on Labor and Workforce Development
Transcript Highlights:
- And again, the population of the illegals in this state is now about 5%.
- And just to clarify for the record, a person is not illegal.
- They might be undocumented, but they are not illegal. Oh, sir, sir, sir, that is it.
- And just to clarify for the record, a person is not illegal.
- And just to clarify for the record, a person is not illegal.
Summary:
The Joint Committee on Labor and Workforce Development held a hybrid public hearing with testimony on a wide range of labor, workforce, unemployment insurance, apprenticeship, disability services, farm labor, hospital staffing, and workplace harassment bills. Chairs Jake Oliveira and Paul McMurtry outlined hearing procedures, limited testimony to two minutes, and noted written testimony would be accepted after the hearing. Committee members and staff were introduced throughout the session as witnesses arrived in person or remotely.
A major portion of the hearing focused on unemployment insurance legislation. Greater Boston Legal Services, the AFL-CIO, and Rep. Joan Meschino supported bills to adjust UI eligibility for workers with fluctuating schedules and to streamline waivers and write-offs for non-fault overpayments, arguing the current system unfairly denies benefits or burdens workers who were not at fault. They also backed bills calling for more oversight and resources for the Division of Unemployment Assistance, citing persistent delays in benefit payments. NFIB opposed the UI changes, warning that the trust fund is headed toward insolvency and arguing the bills would worsen the system’s finances. Rep. Meschino and committee members emphasized that the proposals were meant to protect good-faith claimants and did not apply to fraud.
Another large set of bills addressed wages, workforce development, and working conditions. Testimony supported raising and modernizing direct care wages to address severe staffing shortages in human services and disability services, with advocates from the Massachusetts Developmental Disability Council, The Arc of Massachusetts, parents of adults with disabilities, and a direct care worker describing how low pay and turnover harm people needing support. The committee also heard support for apprenticeship-related bills from the AFL-CIO and the Carpenters, while Associated Builders and Contractors opposed mandatory apprenticeship ratios and urged changes to align them with licensing laws. Farm worker advocates supported a bill to raise farm labor standards, including minimum wage, paid breaks, and paid time off, while the Farm Bureau opposed parts of it beyond the minimum wage increase.
The hearing also featured testimony on workplace harassment training, overtime protections, hospital mandatory overtime, suicide prevention signage on construction sites, and a proposal to update the Massachusetts Medical Society’s mission language from “citizens” to “people.” Labor groups, educators, and compliance trainers strongly supported mandatory annual sexual harassment training, saying it would improve workplace culture and reduce harm. SEIU 1199 supported extending the hospital nurse mandatory overtime ban to the broader hospital workforce. Witnesses on the suicide prevention bill described personal losses in construction and recovery work and urged posting 988 information on job sites. The committee took no votes during the hearing; witnesses repeatedly asked for favorable reports, and members asked follow-up questions on UI calculations, apprenticeship ratios, small-business impacts, and emergency exceptions for hospital staffing.
US
US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
Business meeting to consider the nomination of Arielle Roth, of the District of Columbia, to be Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Communications and Information. Apr 9th, 2025 at 09:00 am
Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee
Transcript Highlights:
- I think that can be helpful in protecting consumers from illegal robocallers, Senator.
- I don't think President Trump would give an illegal order, but I would follow. The law, ma'am.
- I don't believe the president would give me an illegal order, OK, that's fine.
- But if given an illegal or unconstitutional order, will you oppose it?
- You will oppose the illegal order if given one by either the president or your superiors?
Summary:
During the committee meeting, various issues surrounding state policy and governance were deliberated. Although the specifics of bills under discussion were not highlighted, comments from several committee members indicated a focus on improving legislative processes and addressing public concerns. The chairman facilitated discussions that included several points of critique as well as suggestions for enhancement of existing laws. The atmosphere remained constructive despite the complexity of the topics at hand.
US
US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
Hearings to examine the poisoning of America, focusing on fentanyl, its analogues, and the need for permanent class scheduling. Feb 4th, 2025 at 09:30 am
Senate Judiciary
Transcript Highlights:
- We have no idea how many surges of illegal immigrants have been used by the cartels as distractions to
- It would be illegal by default.
- We could schedule them immediately, and then they were illegal.
- contributed to that rapid increase of fentanyl entering the United States illegally?
- Noring, where your own children or your child was exposed to these illegal drugs.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Fraud Prevention and State Agency Oversight Policy Committee 3/23/26
Fraud Prevention and State Agency Oversight Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- against policy was potentially illegal. against policy was potentially illegal.
- One is the ill-gotten goods from purely illegal activity."
- Can you describe, like, how do you know cash is illegal for a cartel, and cash is not illegal in these
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drug We are very involved in the illegal drug We are very involved in the illegal - out on a FinCEN 104 that it's illegal. out on a FinCEN 104 that it's illegal.
WY
Transcript Highlights:
- On page eight, line seven, the fourth way in which this crime could be committed makes it illegal to
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for ban and just making it illegal for ban and just making it illegal for everybody - So the paragraph that I'm trying to delete just makes it illegal to manufacture it.
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Um makes it illegal to manufacture it. - Um makes it illegal to manufacture it.
Keywords:
homeland security, search and rescue, grants, emergency response, Wyoming, sex offender, child care facility, residency restrictions, public safety, criminal law, sex offenders, child care facilities, legislation, kratom, regulation, healthcare, age restrictions, manufacturing standards, 916, all
MS
Mississippi 2026 Regular Session
Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks - Room 210, 2 February, 2026; 3:00 P.M.
Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks
Transcript Highlights:
- They identified 25 people who will be charged with violations related to illegal commercial harvesting
- Colonel Jeremy McQuary, director of the Kentucky Fish and Wildlife Enforcement Division, said illegal
- Enforcement Division, said illegal Enforcement Division, said illegal commercialization<00:15:20.880
- in the bucket of what these illegal in the bucket of what these illegal fishermen<00:16:39.759><
- And this one guy, knowing it's not illegal, it's fine to do it, he went out and dug him about a five-
Summary:
The committee first took up Senate Bill 2664, which would amend the lifetime hunting license program so anyone under age 18 could buy the license for a $500 fee. After a brief explanation and no questions, the committee adopted a motion for title sufficient and do pass, and the bill was reported.
Members then considered Senate Bill 2436, described as a step toward establishing a black bear hunting season in Mississippi beginning with the 2027-28 season. The bill would require the department to set rules based on black bear population data, use a lottery system for tags, create one annual governor’s tag, delay nonresident tags until at least 2032-33, cap those tags at 10%, and add penalties for violations. The committee again moved title sufficient and do pass with a committee substitute, and the bill was reported.
The committee also heard Senate Bill 2420, which would clarify last year’s hunting-season extension so that if a season ends on Friday or Saturday, it would continue through Sunday. That bill received a do-pass motion and was reported. Senate Bill 2659, creating a voluntary lifetime conservation legacy license for Mississippians over 65 for a one-time $250 fee, also passed the committee and was reported.
Finally, the committee took up Senate Bill 2660, the catfish bill, with testimony from a guest and department officials. Supporters argued the bill was needed to curb commercial harvesting of trophy catfish from the Mississippi River, protect the resource, and support tourism and events such as the Vicksburg catfish tournament. Department staff said a possible approach would be to prohibit transporting live catfish over 34 inches, which they said could help stop the practice without affecting farm-raised catfish. Members discussed concerns about impacts on local fishermen and clarified that the bill was aimed at Mississippi River waters; the committee did not reach a final vote on this bill in the portion provided.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Committee on Rules and Administration - 05/12/25
Rules and Administration
Transcript Highlights:
- I hope that this study will show members in the legislature that the amount of illegal gambling going
- Illegal gambling on platforms that are overseas, illegal gambling through bookies, and maybe even the
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of in the legislature that the amount of in the legislature that the amount of illegal - gambling going on in Minnesota illegal gambling going on in Minnesota right<00:18:44.400>
now - <00:20:06.400>
platforms fewer people using the illegal platforms fewer people using the illegal
HI
Hawaii 2025 Regular Session
House Chamber - Mon Apr 21, 2025, 11:30AM HST - Day 54
Hawaii House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- And I also want to say that, you know, illegal gambling, we chicken fight. So ordered.
- And now we're going to make more game rooms and have more illegal monies going around.
- Please proceed. you know illegal gambling we chicken you know illegal gambling we chicken fight.<00:44
- that is illegal and drug money<00:44:56.880>
that <00:44:57.119>they <00:44:57.359> - <00:45:03.520>
monies game rooms and have more illegal monies game rooms and have more illegal
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Health Finance and Policy Committee 4/7/25
Health Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- that products are illegal currently? Thank<00:57:17.040>
you. - They are imported into the US illegally.
- However, uh steroid based illegal.
- And so this is an illegally, right?
- They're purchasing illegal trafficked.
Keywords:
health care transparency, ownership disclosure, control reporting, health care consolidation, private equity, management services organization, MSO, provider organization, health insurer, pharmacy benefit manager, hospital system, affiliate reporting, financial disclosure, public reporting, market concentration, horizontal consolidation, vertical consolidation, health care ownership, corporate practice, health care regulation
MN
Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session
Committee on Jobs and Economic Development - 03/03/25
Jobs and Economic Development
Transcript Highlights:
- Segovia responded that the concept of illegal is not human being; we are humans, the creation of God.
- Rochester had to do with um illegal Rochester had to do with um illegal immigration<01:03:07.640
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immigration uh to to uh support illegal immigration uh to to uh support illegal - not human being the concept of illegal not human being is<01:04:03.440>
illegal <01:04:04.079> - protests about uh in support of illegal protests about uh in support of illegal immigration<01:06
NH
New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session
House Special Committee on COVID Response Efficacy (06/24/2026)
Transcript Highlights:
- the Ukraine labs and that they were handling, you know, gain-of-function and other similar types of illegal
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activities illegal activities illegal activities that<00:58:30.640>that
Summary:
The committee met to review its mission and to discuss recent work on a letter sent to the governor and legislative leaders regarding COVID vaccine safety and related scientific references. Members said the letter, which included 31 cited sources, had been delivered to the governor’s office, the Speaker’s office, and the Senate President’s office, and a press release had been issued. Several members defended the letter’s sourcing and urged the public to read the materials and evaluate the evidence themselves, while also acknowledging questions about the trustworthiness of some cited articles.
A major portion of the meeting focused on a research assistant’s effort to use AI tools to help reconstruct and verify the committee’s 2024 COVID report with citations. She reported mixed results from Copilot and Gemini, noting that the tools often produced broad or incomplete outputs and that she would need to break the report into smaller sections and ask for more specific source types. Members advised using more precise prompts and emphasized that any AI output would still need human verification. The committee said it hoped to produce a revised, fully footnoted 2024 report by early September.
The chair then outlined the committee’s fall agenda, saying it would examine long COVID treatment, the patient bill of rights as it relates to COVID vaccinations and death reporting, standards of care and professional judgment by New Hampshire health care providers, and oversight of federal COVID-related funding such as CARES Act education relief dollars. He also referenced a recent fraud case involving misuse of COVID funds and suggested the committee may ask the DOJ for information. The committee will not meet in July or August and plans to resume in September and October, with a final report targeted for the end of October. The chair also introduced a recent DNI/Tulsi Gabbard press release about U.S.-funded biolabs overseas, which members discussed as a possible transparency issue relevant to future pandemic policy.