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AZ
Arizona 2026 Regular Session
03/16/2026 - Senate Federalism and Family Law
Senate Federalism and Family Law Committee of Reference
Transcript Highlights:
- And I question right now, I'm going to look at my Republican senators, and I'm going to ask you, you
- Would it surprise you that just a couple of weeks ago there was a Republican who on the Senate floor
- So I'm wondering if that surprised you that there was this Republican senator who said that?
- So I'm wondering if that surprised you that there was this Republican senator who said that.
- he would not support the Patriot Act if it was up for a vote today, and he would think that no Republicans
Summary:
The committee first considered HB 2908, which would require any approved U.S. constitutional amendment to be ratified by a bill passed by the legislature and signed by the governor, and would impose oaths, reporting duties, civil penalties, and felony liability on “faithless” constitutional convention delegates. The committee adopted a Fincham amendment changing recall to disqualification and giving the Senate President and House Speaker authority to determine disqualification. Supporters argued the measure would add guardrails against a runaway Article 5 convention, while opponents said the safeguards would be ineffective and could falsely reassure the public. The bill, as amended, passed 4-3. The committee then took up HCR 2047, a resolution recognizing Judea and Samaria as the proper terms for the West Bank and rejecting that label in official state communications. Supporters framed it as a matter of historical and biblical accuracy, while opponents argued it injected the state into foreign policy and raised First Amendment concerns. The resolution passed 4-3.
The committee next heard HCM 2006, urging Congress to reform the Endangered Species Act and Migratory Bird Conservation Act and to reduce burdens on ranchers affected by Mexican gray wolves and related federal rules. The sponsor and supporters said wolf recovery goals had been exceeded and that ranchers were suffering livestock losses, while opponents said existing compensation already exists and that the memorial mischaracterized endangered species protections. The memorial passed 4-3. HB 4042, dealing with paternity actions in termination-of-parental-rights cases by requiring service of the mother within the 30-day timeframe, drew no testimony and passed unanimously 7-0.
The committee also approved HCM 2005, which urges Congress to consider restricting foreign ownership of U.S. real property by communist or authoritarian governments; supporters said it was a national security and land-use issue, while opponents criticized the measure as discriminatory. It passed 4-3. HCM 2001, urging the President and Congress to designate the Muslim Brotherhood as a foreign terrorist organization and directing Arizona law enforcement to identify linked groups, drew testimony from civil rights advocates and community members who said the measure stigmatized Muslims and exceeded state authority; supporters said it was a legitimate federal-policy memorial. It passed 4-3. Finally, HCM 2002, urging Congress to review CAIR for possible terrorist designation, prompted extensive opposition testimony from CAIR representatives and supporters who described the organization’s civil-rights work and warned the memorial would fuel discrimination; supporters argued it was a proper federal request and a response to concerns about CAIR. The memorial passed 4-3, and the committee adjourned.
AZ
Arizona 2026 Regular Session
03/16/2026 - Senate Federalism and Family Law
Federalism and Family Law
Transcript Highlights:
- And I question right now, I'm going to look at my Republican senators, and I'm going to ask you, you
- Would it surprise you that just a couple of weeks ago there was a Republican who on the Senate floor
- So I'm wondering if that surprised you that there was this Republican senator who said that?
- So I'm wondering if that surprised you that there was this Republican senator who said that.
- he would not support the Patriot Act if it was up for a vote today, and he would think that no Republicans
Committee:
Senate Federalism and Family Law
Keywords:
constitutional convention, faithless delegates, state delegates, oath of office, class 2 felony, civil penalties, parent-child relationship, termination of parental rights, child welfare, court procedures, abandonment, neglect, reunification services, felony conviction, Muslim Brotherhood, terrorism, foreign terrorist organization, national security, Islamist extremism, Congress
ID
Transcript Highlights:
- Gene is the chairman of the Boise County Republican Central Committee. And Ronnell Lee Lindeman.
- Gene is the chairman of the Boise County Republican Central Committee.
- helps out at the IDGOP office, and she is also a former award winner of one of the most valuable Republicans
- I have some ladies from my district in the Magic Valley, from the Magic Valley Republican Women's group
- here for the ladies' Republican event a couple of days ago.
ID
Transcript Highlights:
- In this way, the Pierce camps became laboratories of Republican practice.
- Early Republican thought envisioned a nation sustained by independent landholders, a vision closely associated
- Early Republican thought envisioned a nation sustained by independent landholders, a vision closely associated
- Jefferson, writing to James Madison on April 27, 1809, suggested westward migration would spread Republican
- the rivals on, well, it was a three-day affair back in 1860, but essentially on primary night, Republican
AZ
Arizona 2026 Regular Session
02/11/2026 - Senate Government
Senate Government Committee of Reference
Transcript Highlights:
- It might keep Tempe in Maricopa County, but it'll push into one area while creating three Republican-leaning
- men like, oh, this is partisan influence and retribution for elections, and it creates three new Republican
- Right now, we have one four-to-one Republican-controlled county.
- Right now, we have one four-to-one Republican-controlled county.
- You would have no full Republican-controlled counties based on these maps.
Summary:
The committee approved the February 4, 2026 minutes and first held SB 1571. It then heard and advanced SB 1745, which would cap transaction privilege/excise tax rates in cities of 550,000 or more at 2.5% per classification unless voters approve a higher rate, with enforcement through the attorney general and state-shared revenue withholding for violations. Supporters argued it would protect taxpayers and restrain large-city tax increases; the bill was amended with a technical change and passed 4-3. The committee also advanced SB 1686, renaming Wesley Bolin Memorial Plaza as the Wesley Bolin and Charlie Kirk Freedom Plaza and authorizing memorial placements for Don Bowles and Charlie Kirk, which passed 4-3.
The committee then took up SB 1567 and SB 1435, both aimed at restricting public entities, schools, and libraries from exposing minors to sexually explicit materials and from using public facilities for sexually explicit filming or access. Supporters said the bills were needed to prevent children from being exposed to pornography and to keep taxpayer resources from facilitating such material; opponents, including the ACLU, warned the definitions were broad, could chill speech, and could criminalize librarians and educators for handling literary or educational works. Both bills were amended and passed 4-3. SB 1435 also drew testimony about library access, sex education, and the risk of overbroad enforcement.
The committee next considered SB 1433 and SB 1434, which would reorganize Maricopa County boundaries. SB 1433 would move portions of Maricopa County into neighboring counties, while SB 1434 would split Maricopa County into three new counties with a transition board and special elections. Supporters argued Maricopa County had become too large and unmanageable and that smaller counties would improve representation and water and regional governance; opponents said the proposals were costly, disruptive, and politically motivated. Both measures received due pass recommendations, with SB 1433 passing 4-3 and SB 1434 passing 4-3 with one not voting. Finally, the committee approved SCR 1024, requiring legislators to live in their district for one year before election, and SCR 1025, moving the legislative session start to the fourth Monday in January; both resolutions passed unanimously or near-unanimously, and the committee adjourned.
ID
Transcript Highlights:
- Representative Mickelson: Yeah, I guess as a comment back to that, I would be in favor of this if the Republican
- This is not exclusively a Republican primary. This is an open primary.
- which was proposed in the original motion, this would change it to coincide with the traditional Republican
- This is not exclusively a Republican primary.
- what was proposed in the original motion, this would change it to coincide with the traditional Republican
Committee:
House State Affairs
Summary:
The committee first took up two RS introductions, RS 33088 and RS 32925, both of which were moved and approved without opposition. RS 33088 would add foreign species and foreign silver and gold to domestic language, and RS 32925 is a concurrent resolution concerning the Morse and Knudson Company’s work on Wake Island before and after World War II. RS 33193, dealing with restoring the presidential primary to March, was set aside until later in the meeting.
The bulk of the meeting was devoted to House Bill 607, a proposal to require separate restrooms, changing rooms, locker rooms, and showers for biological males and females in government buildings and to extend premises-liability duties to places of public accommodation. The sponsor and supporting testimony argued the bill was about privacy, safety, and dignity, especially for women and girls, and said it would not require ID checks or other burdensome enforcement. Opponents, including transgender residents, clergy, business groups, and advocacy organizations, argued the bill would target identity rather than conduct, invite harassment and scrutiny, create liability for businesses, and harm transgender and intersex people. Business witnesses said the private right of action and “reasonable steps” standard were too vague and could pressure businesses to police restrooms. After closing remarks and questions, the committee voted 9-5 to send HB 607 to the floor with a due pass recommendation.
The committee then returned to RS 33193. The sponsor said it would restore the presidential primary in March and keep a $50,000 per-candidate fee to offset costs. A substitute motion to move the primary to coincide with the regular May primary failed 13-1 after debate over cost, party support, and whether the state should fund a separate presidential primary. The original motion to introduce RS 33193 then passed, and the committee adjourned.
AZ
Transcript Highlights:
- it has gone to be emotional at times, we are still debating things that are a cornerstone of our Republican
- keeping my district in Tempe in Maricopa County, but it'll push into one area while creating three Republican-leaning
- elections, and it creates Partisan influence and retribution for elections, and it creates three new Republican
- Right now, we have one four-to-one Republican-controlled county.
- You would have no full Republican-controlled counties based on these maps.
Bills:
SB1433 , SB1434 , SB1435 , SB1567 , SB1571 , SB1686 , SB1745 , SCR1024 , SCR1025 , HB2671 , HB2676 , HCR2044
Committee:
Senate Government
Keywords:
county boundaries, Maricopa, Gila, Pinal, Yavapai, Yuma, La Paz, local governance, Arizona Revised Statutes, Maricopa county, county division, new counties, intergovernmental agreements, special election, shared use agreements, education, explicit material, parental consent, student protection, library access
AZ
Transcript Highlights:
- I recall several instances where certain members of the House Republicans... ...instances where certain
- members of the House Republican caucuses said they weren't going to vote on a budget that we had presented
- We can go to Nevada, where they also have split government, Republican governor, Democratic legislative
- We can go to Colorado, Democratic trifecta, or we can go to Utah with a Republican trifecta.
- Democratic trifecta, or we can go to Utah with a Republican trifecta.
Committee:
House Appropriations
Keywords:
air emissions, fuel blends, environmental quality, feasibility study, Arizona Department of Agriculture, livestock, compensation, funding, ranching, agriculture, appropriation, University of Arizona, education, state budget, biennial budget, state funding, appropriations, budget procedures, fiscal years, Judea
AZ
Arizona 2026 Regular Session
01/12/2026 - Senate Floor Session - Opening Day Ceremony
Arizona Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- I'll share a little secret: when I was first elected president, I thought we were going to have a Republican
- They're the chair and vice chair of the Cochise County Republican Committee. Say hello to them.
- Anna is the chairlady of the Northwest Republican Association and has a job now within the Town of Our
- Anna is the chairlady of the Northwest Republican Association and has a job now within the Town of Our
- Republican caucus will not meet, nor will the Democrats, nor will Appropriations, Transportation and
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Floor Session Jul 14th, 2025
California House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- It's interesting how the conversation from our Republican colleagues have...
- It's interesting how the conversation from our Republican colleagues have veered away from actually talking
- It's interesting how the conversation from our Republican colleagues have It's interesting how the conversation
- from our Republican colleagues have veered away from actually talking about the rule of law and law
- In the dead of night, following the July 4th weekend, the congressional Republicans in the Senate and
Summary:
The Assembly convened after a quorum call, adopted the previous day’s journal, and handled several procedural motions, including suspending rules to allow committee notices and moving some bills and items on and off the file. Members also introduced a number of guests and fellows on the floor, including Equality California Comcast Fellows, tribal youth visitors, interns, local officials, and community representatives.
On the floor file, the Assembly concurred in Senate amendments to AB 1216 (TK-12 omnibus education technical changes), AB 377 (high-speed rail), and AB 951 (health care coverage), and adopted ACR 103 declaring July 14-18, 2025 as California Western Monarch Protection Week. The body also adopted AJR 18, a resolution calling for an official legislative apology to California Native Americans for historic injustices and affirming support for healing and reconciliation, and ACR 71 designating a portion of State Route 101 as the Little Saigon Freeway. Each of these measures drew supportive remarks from multiple members, and co-author rolls were opened before final adoption.
The Assembly also adopted SCR 66 proclaiming Law Day, after a lengthy partisan debate over the rule of law, executive power, and recent federal and state actions; the resolution was ultimately adopted by voice vote after 51 co-authors were added. Members then adopted SJR 3 urging Congress to reverse SNAP cuts and protect CalFresh benefits, with debate focused on food insecurity, fraud, work requirements, and the impact on low-income Californians; the resolution passed with 69 ayes and no noes after 70 co-authors were added. SB 757, authorizing local governments to use nuisance abatement liens or special assessments to collect abatement costs, also passed 68-0, and ACR 94 on anti-microbial resistance was adopted on the consent calendar.
The session concluded with adjournments in memory honoring Jane Day, agricultural leader John C. Harris, and Willie Earl Arno, followed by announcements of committee meetings and the schedule for the next floor session. The Assembly adjourned until Thursday, July 17, 2025, at 9 a.m.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Working Group on Omnibus Capital Investment Bill - 06/09/25
Minnesota Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- But previous to the working group, I felt that the House Republican and House Democrat committee, as
- But previous to the working group, I felt that the House Republican and House Democrat committee, as
- 27:05.279><c> House</c> working group I felt that the House working group I felt that the House Republican
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NM
New Mexico 2025 Regular Session
House - Chamber Meeting Mar 20th, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- Employment Tax Credit, Local News Printer Tax Credit, Quantum Facility Infrastructure Tax Credit, a Republican
- Whenever a bill came up, whether sponsored by a Democrat or Republican, if Eliseo felt it had some rough
- What if there's a governor who gets elected, maybe a Democrat, Republican, doesn't matter, maybe doesn't
- But when we sat down and I talked with the Republican members of that committee, I explained my philosophy
- what this does is put into statute what has been considered good policy for both Democrats and Republicans
US
US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
Hearings to examine the nomination of Martin Makary, of Virginia, to be Commissioner of Food and Drugs, Department of Health and Human Services. Mar 6th, 2025 at 09:00 am
Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee
Transcript Highlights:
- Musk met with Republican senators at a private meeting for 90 minutes and planned to do the same with
- Republican members of the House.
- Musk gave his cell phone number out to Republican senators and promised to improve communications with
- congressional Republicans.
- agree 100% that for the first time ever, President Trump and Secretary Kennedy had moms that were Republican
Keywords:
nominations, labor, health, veterans, Social Security, Elon Musk, transparency, government accountability
Summary:
The meeting primarily focused on various executive nominations and their implications on labor and health affairs. Significant discussions surrounded the nomination of Mr. Sonderling as the Deputy Secretary of Labor, with members expressing concerns about workforce cuts affecting veterans and Social Security employees. There was also a debate led by a member regarding the authority and influence of private individuals, specifically citing Elon Musk's involvement in government decisions. Such discussions raised questions about transparency and accountability within governmental agencies, leading to a proposal for Mr. Musk to provide testimony before the committee.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Floor Session 5/16/26 - Part 4
Minnesota House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- We heard it on the Republicans committee day, but it was her bill.
- We heard it on the Republicans committee day, but it was her bill.
- We heard it on the Republicans committee day, but it was her bill.
- </c> which Republicans have long championed. which Republicans have long championed.
- </c><02:16:11.040><c> and</c> So for all of you, Republican and So for all of you, Republican and Democrat
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- We also have had, and I think both sides have said this, Republicans and Democrats, we've had...
- And I think both sides have said this, Republicans and Democrats.
- We have to try, as Republicans and Democrats, to get this cat back in the bag because it's fast becoming
- We can be Democrats, we can be Republicans, and we could not agree on the policy.
- We can be Democrats, we can be Republicans, but in the end, we're Americans, and we should not let these
Summary:
The Senate opened with an invocation, messages from the House, and several recognitions, including county day delegations from Fayette, LaSalle, Jim Hogg, Austin, and others, as well as a recognition of Rob Keppel for his career with the Texas District and County Attorneys Association. The chamber also adopted several resolutions, including SR 429 designating October 2025 as RET Syndrome Awareness Month and SR 432 honoring Rob Keppel. A doctor-of-the-day introduction and a public announcement about free skin checks were also made.
The Senate then took up and passed several bills. SB 1152, creating the offense of continuous manufacture or delivery of a controlled substance, passed after suspension of the rules. SB 1868, regulating kratom and related substances, was amended to prohibit smokeable kratom products and kratom pills and to clarify THC variants such as Delta-8 and Delta-10, then passed. SB 1349, creating offenses for transnational repression and unauthorized enforcement of foreign law, drew debate over a failed amendment that would have added election misinformation and foreign meddling; the bill ultimately passed unanimously. SB 2037, expediting review of LNG environmental permits, passed after amendments clarifying fees and deadlines, with opposition focused on its energy-policy implications. SB 1164, addressing emergency detention and court-ordered inpatient mental health treatment, passed after a drafting-error correction and discussion of the bill’s basis in recommendations from the Texas Judicial Commission on Mental Health.
The Senate also advanced SB 2743 on prosecution of certain election offenses, which would allow a court process to disqualify a local prosecutor who repeatedly refuses to prosecute election cases and appoint the Attorney General; it passed to engrossment amid questions about evidence and local discretion. SB 1299, protecting nonprofit members, supporters, volunteers, and donors from disclosure by public agencies, passed unanimously. SB 2349, exempting certain short-term leases and temporary tenancies from floodplain notice requirements, passed unanimously. SB 2788, adding PSAT and pre-ACT scores for Texas Success Initiative exemptions and clarifying dual-credit eligibility, passed unanimously after amendment. SB 843, creating a TEA database of school district bonds, taxes, and bond-related projects and adding charter schools, passed after amendments on funding and scope.
Finally, SB 1832, allowing parents to transfer a student who was victimized by a public school employee to another campus, passed to engrossment after extended debate over whether the bill should also cover private schools and how it would interact with school choice and ESA policy. SB 39, revising the admission rule in commercial motor vehicle collision cases, was laid out and debated over its effect on negligent entrustment and related evidence, with the author emphasizing that the bill preserves the bifurcated trial structure and does not alter other admissibility rules.
CA
Transcript Highlights:
- And that is something that Democrats and Republicans should see as a democracy issue, not a partisan
- At the same time I don't want Republican voters in 2020 to be told the election was stolen through a
- Independents and Republicans do. 68% of overall California voters support voter ID. 79% of overall California
- This right now has no requirement to where not a single Republican could approve this, and yet it can
- through. voters of Merced, and even in this last election, the voters voted and confirmed in a Republican
Committee:
House Elections
US
US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
Hearings to examine housing roadblocks, focusing on paving a new way to address affordability. Mar 12th, 2025 at 09:00 am
Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee
Transcript Highlights:
- This is about American people finding their path to the American dream and not about Republicans or Democrats
- I actually think this is another place where Democrats and Republicans agree that one of the, I think
- I also want to advertise for my Republican colleagues something we put together last year called the
- It's more rare to find a Republican at Harvard than it is to find a Republican writ large. in Massachusetts
- And that's why I agree with the Chairman and many of my Republican friends across the aisle that we've
Keywords:
affordable housing, government investment, barriers, legislative solutions, public testimony
Summary:
The committee meeting focused on addressing the significant issue of affordable housing in America. Members expressed concern over the persistent barriers faced in the housing sector, despite substantial government investment aimed at alleviating these issues. It was highlighted that government interference plays a critical role in complicating the housing landscape, and discussions revolved around potential legislative approaches to mitigate these challenges. Several witnesses provided testimony, contributing to a thorough exploration of the topic.
US
US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
Organizational business meeting to consider committee rules for the 119th Congress, an original resolution authorizing expenditures by the committee during the 119th Congress, designation of subcommittees for the 119th Congress, designation of member Feb 6th, 2025 at 08:50 am
Finance Committee
Transcript Highlights:
- Under both Democratic and Republican administrations, the profits of big corporations, big corporate
- President Trump and congressional Republicans have bragged about...
- The Republican governor supports it, and others.
- U.S. trade policy In general can be traced to, quote, "the political establishment of both the Republican
- Canada, if Canada had paid its fair share to NATO, I'm the Republican leader of the Senate NATO observer
Committee:
Senate Finance Committee
ND
North Dakota 2026 1st Special Session
Artificial Intelligence and Data Center Committee Jul 15th, 2026 at 09:00 am
Artificial Intelligence and Data Center Committee
Transcript Highlights:
- Is this issue across Republican and Democratic states? I mean, I see Texas pop up.
- So one leader in the AI arena has been Republican Tennessee Senator Marsha Blackburn.
- It was introduced by Gabe Evans from Colorado, Republican, but it's bipartisan.
- Well, not the Democrat-Republican aisle, that's one argument.
- Well, not the Democrat-Republican aisle, that's one argument.
ND
North Dakota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Artificial Intelligence and Data Center Committee Jul 15th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- So one leader in the AI arena has been Republican Tennessee Senator Marsha Blackburn.
- It was introduced by Gabe Evans from Colorado, Republican, but it's bipartisan.
- So I think this is what, remember I talked about that Great American AI Act that has a Republican and
- Republican and Democratic co-sponsor. It's a working draft. So it's around Capitol Hill.
- Well, not the Democrat-Republican aisle—that's one argument.
Summary:
The committee held its first meeting on artificial intelligence and data centers, established a quorum, and heard introductory remarks from Majority Leader Hogue and the chair about the committee’s charge. Members said the goal was to build a factual foundation on AI, hear from experts and stakeholders, and develop practical North Dakota-focused recommendations rather than simply produce a large volume of bills. Legislative Council also reviewed interim committee rules and procedures before the informational presentations began.
Staff and NCSL presenters then gave overviews of AI concepts and the state and federal policy landscape. The background memo and presentations covered AI categories and terms, state laws in areas such as consumer protection, algorithmic discrimination, deepfakes, chatbots, children’s safety, health, education, and government use, as well as data center siting and economic impacts. NCSL described a growing number of AI bills introduced and enacted across the states, with comprehensive laws in places like Utah, Colorado, Texas, California, and Illinois, and noted recurring issues around transparency, privacy, liability, and protections for minors.
A major focus of the discussion was federal preemption and the tension between state regulation and national AI policy. NCSL said a recent White House executive order and related federal framework seek a light-touch, innovation-friendly national standard, with possible challenges to state laws and possible funding conditions tied to compliance, though no broad federal preemption has yet been enacted. Members asked about Commerce Clause concerns, industry pushback, oversight models, and whether AI policy is bipartisan; presenters said the issue cuts across party lines, with broad agreement on child safety and deepfake restrictions but more disagreement on broader regulatory approaches. No votes or formal actions were taken at the meeting, and the committee recessed briefly for technical issues during the second presentation.