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MS
Mississippi 2026 Regular Session
MS Senate Floor - 3 March, 2026; 10:00 AM
Mississippi Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- I have my very capable economic development director, Lindsey Ward, and a bunch of friends up there.
- 33.320><c> Lindsey</c> economic development director Lindsey economic development director Lindsey Ward
- </c> Ward and a bunch of friends up there. Ward and a bunch of friends up there.
HI
Transcript Highlights:
- For the Senate, myself as chair, Senator Kim co-chair, Senator Kanuha manager, and Ward manager.
- have myself and Representative Tokioka as co-chairs and Representative Souza as member. manager, and Ward
- manager. manager, and Ward manager.
- For the Senate, myself as chair, Senator Kim co-chair, Senator Dela Cruz and Ward as managers.
Summary:
The conference committees met repeatedly on Friday, April 25, 2025, mostly to wait for finance releases and to roll bills to later times. Several measures were deferred or continued, including HB 1007 on HCDA, HB 987 on procurement, HB 620, HB 961, HB 1293, HB 1320, SB 1252, HB 1168, and others, with members often agreeing to reconvene later in the day when releases might be available. One higher education bill, HB 549 on an early learning apprenticeship grant program, was deferred because the requested expenditure of about $12.5 million could not be approved, and HB 563 on the UH Space Science and Engineering Initiative was also deferred after conferees could not reach agreement in time.
Several bills were successfully amended and passed. HB 329 appropriated $2 million for the Mililani work-for-housing project and $2 million for Maui Central Middle School. HB 736 established a wastewater system technology testing pilot program at the UH Water Resources Research Center and included a $745,325 FY26 appropriation. SB 865 created a full-time permanent CTAHR extension position, funded at $76,570 in each of FY26 and FY27 through the Agribusiness Development Corporation. HB 442 funded two pre-nursing pathway positions at UH with $215,552 each year for two fiscal years, and HB 1146 funded UH graduate assistant positions and planning work for Ala Wai Canal debris management and water quality control, with the conferees correcting the FY26 amount during discussion before approving it.
Later, HB 1168 on UH revenue bonds was approved with amendments, setting the bond amount at $30,750,000 and a July 1, 2025 effective date. HB 961, the librarian pilot program, was ultimately approved with a CD1 restoring the original $132,308 appropriation and two FTE librarian positions for a two-year pilot serving one Oahu complex area and one neighbor island complex area. HB 1293 on Department of Education procurement was also approved with amendments to support the DOE’s farm-to-school goals by exempting certain local food purchases under $250,000 from the electronic procurement system and requiring at least three written quotes instead, effective July 1, 2025, with repeal on June 30, 2028. SB 1252 on dementia was later approved with a CD1 funding two full-time positions in UH Mānoa’s John A. Burns School of Medicine Department of Geriatric Medicine at $525,000 each in FY26 and FY27.
HI
Hawaii 2025 Regular Session
House Chamber - Thu Mar 20, 2025, 12:00PM HST - Day 36
Hawaii House Floor Meeting
ID
Idaho 2026 Regular Session
Agenda Mar 25th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- Ward Engel King? Wintrow, here. Representative Tanner. Miller? Furness? Petsky? Manwaring? Price?
- Item number six in the packet, this is a proposal made by the governor's office that would take interest
- Item number six in the packet, this is a proposal made by the governor's office that would take interest
- This was a proposal from the governor.
Summary:
The joint House Appropriations and Senate Finance committee met with a quorum and began by recognizing two pages, who each described their plans after serving and what they learned about the legislative process. The committee then turned to year-end cash transfer proposals presented by Keith Bybee, who explained that the packet contained 14 motions tied to balancing the current and upcoming budgets and managing fund balances.
The proposals included transferring remaining legislative remodel funds back into the legislative account and reducing legislative transfers in fiscal years 2026 and 2027; moving unobligated money from the Idaho Broadband Fund and inactive school district building accounts to the general fund; and creating flexibility to use the 27th payroll fund only in an emergency. Other items would redirect interest earnings from several funds, including the budget stabilization fund, public education stabilization fund, water pollution control fund, permanent building fund, ARPA-related funds, and Strategic Initiatives funds, with some proceeds going to the general fund, fire suppression deficiency account, or transportation-related purposes. Members asked about balances, obligations, and the meaning of terms like “unobligated” versus “unawarded,” and Bybee said he would verify some figures before the noon meeting.
Several members discussed the broader budget strategy, including the rationale for aiming for a $150 million ending balance and whether the committee should rely on reserve transfers versus other budget adjustments. Some members emphasized preserving legislative control over future supplemental spending and providing a roadmap for new committee members, while others noted that the state’s fiscal situation was partly the result of revenue decisions made by the legislature itself. The committee did not vote on the motions during this session and adjourned until noon, when it planned to take action after members had time to review the updated green sheet and follow up on questions.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- Ward Johnson. Mr. Frank, please excuse Mr.
- Ward Johnson. Is there any objection? Chair has none, so ordered. Mr. Speaker, Mr.
- This proposed legislation makes clear what Texas students, parents, and taxpayers should expect.
- Ward Johnson voting aye. Have all members voted? Show Ms. Bowers voting aye. Show Ms.
- Ward Johnson voting aye. Have all members voted?
Summary:
The House convened, established a quorum, heard an invocation and pledges, and approved several routine motions, including excuses for absent members, permission for committees to meet while the House was in session, and postponements of some bills. The chamber also received a Senate message listing measures passed by the Senate and adopted a memorial resolution honoring the 21 victims of the Robb Elementary School shooting in Uvalde, with remarks entered into the House Journal after a moment of silence.
The House then took up a long third-reading calendar and passed a series of Senate bills on topics including criminal justice and corrections sunset provisions (SB 2405, 2406, 2407), election equipment testing (SB 2166), electric grid reliability and attack-preparedness exercises (SB 2148), firefighter collective bargaining (SB 777), DFPS and foster care procedures (SB 1141 and SB 1398), Medicare durable medical equipment billing (SB 1330), property tax administration (SB 1453), probate cleanup and record transfers (SB 1448 and SB 1839), mental health filing procedures (SB 53), school residency for children in safety placements (SB 226), diabetes-related amputation study (SB 1677), rapid DNA analysis (SB 1723), utility rate transparency and capacity cost recovery (SB 1664 and SB 1856), community supervision eligibility (SB 552 postponed), and other measures. Several bills passed with broad support, while others drew notable opposition and narrower margins, including SB 777, SB 2137, SB 2111, SB 1677, SB 1936, SB 1453, and SB 38.
Two bills drew especially extensive debate. SB 2148, dealing with electricity supply chain reliability and tabletop exercises for critical facilities, was discussed as a grid-security measure aimed at coordinating utilities, law enforcement, ERCOT, and the PUC in the event of physical attacks; it passed unanimously. SB 1936, changing how LSD is measured for criminal prosecution from dosage-based to weight-based calculations, prompted extended discussion about lab consistency, carrier mediums, and fairness in charging, with supporters saying it would help crime labs and law enforcement and opponents warning it could distort penalties depending on the medium used; it passed 108-26. The House also passed SB 36, creating a Homeland Security Division within DPS, after questions about overlap with TDEM and the cost of adding personnel.
Late in the day, the House debated SB 38 on eviction procedures, with supporters saying it targeted squatters and streamlined removal of unauthorized occupants, and opponents arguing it would make evictions too easy and worsen homelessness; it passed 85-44. The chamber also began debate on SB 37, a major higher-education governance bill that would expand governing-board oversight of curriculum, hiring, and faculty senates; members raised concerns about academic freedom, faculty governance, and the impact on humanities programs, and debate was still underway at the end of the transcript.
AL
Alabama 2025 Regular Session
Alabama House Ways and Means Education Committee Apr 22nd, 2025
Ways and Means Education
Transcript Highlights:
- The third column is what the Ways and Means Committee is proposing today, and you see the... proposing
- page 12 of the bill, you will see that this $100 million grant would require submission of a grant proposal
- bill that’s presented here, you’ll see that... presented here, you'll see that the existing bill proposes
- Representative Oliver in the House would appropriate $450,000 to Southern Preparatory Academy, formerly Lyman Ward
Committee:
House Ways and Means Education
Keywords:
education funding, appropriations, local education boards, school safety, workforce development, Alabama, technology, higher education, career technology centers, public institutions, grants, local education agencies, RAISE Act, student outcomes, public schools, accountability, weighted allocations, special education, English language learners, gifted students
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Floor Session Feb 13th, 2026
California House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Schiavo, Schultz, Sharp-Collins, Solache, Soria, Stephanie Nguyen, Ta, Tangipa, Valencia, Wallace, Ward
- , Tangipa, Valencia, Wallace, Ward, Wicks, Wilson, Zbur, Mr.
Summary:
The Assembly met for a floor session marked largely by ceremonial and procedural business. After a quorum call, the body opened with Valentine’s Day remarks, a prayer, and the Pledge of Allegiance, followed by guest introductions recognizing California YMCA Youth and Government participants from several delegations, including Glendora High School, Crenshaw YMCA, Wilmington YMCA, and Mid Valley YMCA.
On the daily file, most items were passed, retained, or continued without controversy. The only recorded vote was on the consent calendar, which included Senate Concurrent Resolution 107 honoring Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.; it was adopted 63-0. The chamber also approved a request to allow certain members to speak on adjournments in memory.
Several members then offered adjournment tributes: Assembly Member Gibson honored James Armstrong, a veteran and community leader in Carson and Watts; Assembly Member Rubio remembered actor-comedian Thomas Kent Carter (TK Carter); and Assembly Member Boerner honored Dave Hodges, founder of the Belly Up Tavern in Solana Beach. The Assembly then announced there would be no session on President’s Day, with the next floor session scheduled for Tuesday, February 17 at 1 p.m., and adjourned accordingly.
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Floor Session Feb 13th, 2026
California House Floor Meeting
ID
Transcript Highlights:
- Senator Ward-Engelking. Thank you, Mr. Chairman, and thank you for a comment.
- Chairman, Senator Ward-Engelking, it is my understanding that those are two different things.
Committee:
Senate Education
Summary:
The Senate Education Committee approved the minutes from January 28, January 29, and February 2, 2026, and then voted to print RS 33-246, which related to pending and temporary rules from the State Board of Education’s Division of Career Technical Education. No opposition was noted on the minutes or the RS, and the motions carried by voice vote.
The committee then received an update on the Ideal Idaho College Savings Program (Idaho’s 529 plan) from Executive Director Don Hall. He described the program’s structure as self-funded and governed by a board of constitutional officers, and reviewed its tax advantages, investment options, and expanded uses for K-12, higher education, trade schools, apprenticeships, student loan repayment, and Roth IRA rollovers. He also highlighted recent growth, including an 11% increase in new accounts, broader use in north and central Idaho, and employer participation through payroll direct deposit and a state tax credit for employer contributions.
Members asked about whether state tax credits could be combined with 529 deductions and about outreach efforts for the program. Hall said he would verify the tax-credit question and report back, and he outlined current outreach through social media, broadcasters, libraries, schools, sports sponsorships, and chambers of commerce. Senators suggested additional outreach at kids’ fairs. The committee concluded without further action and adjourned until the next day.
NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
House Resources, Recreation and Development (02/05/2025)
Transcript Highlights:
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- </c><01:41:22.599><c> but</c> detail of this particular proposal but detail of this particular proposal
- </c> Downstream High Hazard dams propose Downstream High Hazard dams propose threat<03:36:25.160><c>
Summary:
The committee first discussed scheduling and notice for upcoming executive sessions on a larger slate of bills, including plans to take up eight bills in the morning and possibly the last three bills in the afternoon, with caucus time provided if needed. The chair emphasized advance notice, publication, and flexibility if more bills are added later. The hearing then opened with the Pledge of Allegiance and proceeded to HB 568, a bill allowing local planning boards to request water supply studies for subdivisions to ensure water adequacy as housing density increases.
Representative Kat McGee, the prime sponsor, said HB 568 was developed after constituent concerns about private wells being affected by nearby development. She described the bill as narrowly tailored, non-mandatory, and intended to preserve local control while clarifying that planning boards may request studies under local regulations. She noted bipartisan support, an exclusion for community water systems and larger groundwater withdrawals regulated elsewhere, and said the bill would help prevent water shortages and related problems for new and existing homes. Questions from members focused on whether the bill should specify that it applies to subdivisions of four or more lots, since that language had been in an earlier version.
Testimony on HB 568 was mixed. Bob Quinn of the New Hampshire Association of Realtors opposed the bill, arguing it lacked a definition of “water supply study,” could lead to expensive hydrology studies, and might raise housing costs; he suggested more work with DES or a study committee. DES administrator Brandon Kernin said the department had worked from a 2010 groundwater commission report, that such problems arise only intermittently in certain areas, and that the bill would make explicit local authority to adopt such ordinances. He also said DES data and homeowner surveys can help identify problem areas and that more robust wells could be considered in the long term. The committee noted 10 online submissions in favor and 3 opposed, plus blue-sheet testimony of 2 in favor and 1 neutral, and then closed the hearing on HB 568.
The committee immediately opened HB 582, a bill on safety requirements for operation of personal watercraft. Representative Darby, the sponsor, said the bill responds to the speed and maneuverability of modern personal watercraft, which he described as more like motorcycles on water than traditional boats, and cited a fatal accident on Lake Monomonac as an example of the risks. He said the bill is not intended to restrict ordinary recreation or wake surfing, but to update safety standards for a newer class of larger, quieter three-person PWCs. The hearing began with Darby’s presentation, and no vote or final action was taken in the portion provided.
WY
Wyoming 2026 Regular Session
House Floor Session-Day 2, February 10, 2026-PM
Wyoming House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- It is all the way I am proposing here.
- I have proposed that we take both of those to 2%.
- I've is all the way I am proposing here.
- </c> residential land and I have proposed residential land and I have proposed that<02:09:48.000><c>
- Some of wards at least once a month.
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- Senate File 1091 is a proposal to provide $10 million per year in 2026 and 2027 in general fund dollars
- It's a proposal to maximize the availability of these dollars, but similar to a bill that I brought a
- </c><00:26:59.399><c> um</c> the bill was written it's a proposal um the bill was written it's a proposal
- I'm a Minneapolis City Council member representing the 12th Ward, and I'm so honored to be before you
- one of the things that we have noticed in the City of Minneapolis, especially what I notice in my ward
Committee:
Senate Transportation
MA
Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Session Jun 21st, 2026 at 11:00 am
Massachusetts Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- An act relative to the office of Ward 7 councilor in the city of Marlborough, H. 4170.
- An act providing for the filling of a vacancy in the office of Ward 7 councilor in the city of Marlborough
Summary:
The Senate took up several final-passage matters, first adopting emergency preambles for H. 3388, establishing September 22 as Military Service Members’ and Veterans’ Suicide Awareness and Remembrance Day, and H. 4249, relative to vital statistics. It then enacted three bills: S. 23, authorizing alternate members to the Swampscott Conservation Commission; H. 1024, allowing the Massachusetts Water Resources Authority to provide sewer service to certain parcels in Sharon; and H. 1590, establishing a sick leave bank for a Trial Court employee. The Senate also advanced local bills concerning Boston district council vacancies, Arlington town clerk procedures, and a Marlborough Ward 7 council vacancy, ordering some to third reading and passing others to engrossment.
The chamber considered several committee and House reports under suspension of rules, including Senate bills on public libraries and digital resource collections and on the Commission on LGBTQA+, both placed on the Orders of the Day for future consideration. It also advanced House bills on the continued employment of a Lancaster firefighter and alternate members for the Beckett Conservation Commission, and suspended Joint Rule 12 to refer several petitions to the appropriate committees.
The Senate marked the 250th anniversary of the United States Marine Corps with remarks from Senator Collins and Senator Durant, a citation to the Boston Semper Fidelis Society, and brief comments from Tom Lyons on behalf of local Marines and veterans. The session concluded with an order to meet again on Thursday at 11:00 a.m., a motion to adjourn in memory of Wayne T. Laundrie of South Boston, a moment of silence, and final adjournment.
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Governmental Organization Committee Mar 18th, 2026
Governmental Organization
Transcript Highlights:
- So we have several measures on consent: AB 11, AB 1719, Ward, and AB 1754, Pacheco.
- On the consent calendar, AB 1754, Pacheco, and AB 1719, Ward, the motion for both bills is do pass to
Committee:
House Governmental Organization
ID
Transcript Highlights:
- Burtenshaw, Carlson, Cook, Janie Ward-Engelking, Foreman, Galloway, Grow, Guthrie, Harris, Hart, Kaiser
- Robbie, Ricks, Ruchti, Semmelroth, Ricks, Ruchti, Semmelroth, Shippy, Taylor, Van Orden, Ward-Engelking
Summary:
The Senate convened with 33 members present and a quorum established. After prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, and approval of the corrected journal, the body received committee reports on several gubernatorial appointments and printed bills. Those appointments included Brian Skigliano and another Human Rights Commission appointee, Gregory Donica, Nora Carpenter, and Salvador Cruz for the Health Insurance Exchange Board and Department of Finance, and Clayton Steele for the Board of Environmental Quality; all were referred to the 10th order and held for one legislative day. The Senate also received first reading of Senate Bills 1235, 1236, and 1237, which were referred to the Judiciary and Rules Committee, and second reading of Senate Bill 1222, which was sent to third reading.
The Senate then resolved into the Committee of the Whole to consider Senate Bill 1225, which had one amendment. Members adopted amendments narrowing the bill’s 10-business-day public disclosure requirement for a sole finalist name so it applies only to presidential searches at colleges and universities, while removing broader application to other searches and making a clerical title correction. The committee then reported Senate Bill 1225 back to the Senate as amended without recommendation, and the report was adopted; the bill and amendments were referred to Judiciary and Rules for engrossing and printing.
During miscellaneous business, senators announced a nuclear energy caucus luncheon, a Friday ceremony for the Liberty Bell’s removal for restoration, and caucus meetings for both minority and majority members after adjournment. The Senate then adjourned until 10:30 a.m. the following day.
AL
Alabama 2025 Regular Session
Alabama Senate Finance and Taxation Education Committee Apr 23rd, 2025
Finance and Taxation Education
Transcript Highlights:
- I've got lined up Cam, and Cam Ward is going to give us a Ward is going to give us a ankle bracelet for
Committee:
Senate Finance and Taxation Education
Keywords:
utility tax, poultry industry, energy consumption, agricultural exemption, tax exemption, HB24, Volunteer Rescue Squad Tuition Reimbursement Program, EMS, emergency medical services, EMSP, paramedic training, EMT training, tuition reimbursement, scholarship, workforce development, volunteer rescue squad, volunteer fire department, ambulance service, nonprofit ambulance, Alabama Department of Public Health
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Floor Session Jan 16th, 2026
California House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- , Schultz, Sharp-Collins, Solache, Soria, Stephanie Nguyen, Ta, Tangipa, Valencia, Wallis, Wallis, Ward
- , Schultz, Sharp-Collins, Solache, Soria, Stephanie Nguyen, Ta, Tangipa, Valencia, Wallis, Wallis, Ward
- , Schultz, Sharp-Collins, Solache, Soria, Stephanie Nguyen, Ta, Tangipa, Valencia, Wallis, Wallis, Ward
Summary:
The Assembly convened after an initial quorum call, then proceeded with prayer, the pledge, and routine motions. Members approved several procedural requests, including moving AB 362 to the inactive file and allowing the Natural Resources Committee to hear AB 34 on January 16. The chamber also recognized guests and paid tribute to retiring Republican caucus consultant Daryl Thomas, with remarks from multiple members praising his long service and legal analysis work.
The main floor action centered on ACR 116, a resolution honoring Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Members from several caucuses and both parties spoke in support, emphasizing King’s legacy of civil rights, economic justice, nonviolence, and unfinished work. After opening the roll for coauthors, the resolution received 67 coauthors and was adopted by voice vote. The Assembly then took up ACR 118, recognizing Korean American Day; members highlighted Korean American history, community contributions, solidarity with other communities, and the significance of Koreatown and Korean American civic life. That resolution also received 67 coauthors and was adopted by voice vote.
The consent calendar was then adopted on a 64-0 vote, including ACR 115 on National Blood Donor Month. The chamber also held an adjournment in memory for former legislator David Kelly, with a tribute to his military service, agricultural background, and legislative work on water conservation and sustainable agriculture. The Assembly announced the upcoming Martin Luther King Day recess and adjourned until Tuesday, January 20 at 1 p.m.
HI
Hawaii 2025 Regular Session
House Chamber - Mon Mar 24, 2025, 12:00PM HST - Day 38
Hawaii House Floor Meeting
VA
Transcript Highlights:
- Delegate from Hampton, Delegate Ward. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
- Delegate Ward, thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr.
- The Governor proposed nine amendments to House Bill 888.
- House Bill 964 is the enabling legislation for the proposed constitutional amendment on voting rights
- House Bill 964 is the enabling legislation for the proposed constitutional amendment on voting rights
NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
Senate Election Law and Municipal Affairs (02/11/2025)
Election Law and Municipal Affairs
Transcript Highlights:
- I represent Senate District 18, which is Manchester Ward 5-9 and the town of Litchfield.
- Senate District 18, which is Manchester Ward 5-9 and the town of Litchfield.
- For example, in the city of Manchester, 100 voters of one ward could deem that we recount all the wards
- It's not specific to wards; it's specific to an election.
- </c> problematic it's not specific to Wards problematic it's not specific to Wards it's<02:00:39.280>
Committee:
Senate Election Law and Municipal Affairs