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MA

Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session

Joint Committee on State Administration and Regulatory Oversight Jun 21st, 2026 at 10:30 am

Joint Committee on State Administration and Regulatory Oversight

Transcript Highlights:
  • JVP has over 200,000 online supporters and over 70 chapters.
  • Some of our members are supporters and over 70 chapters.
  • In fact, CARE Massachusetts found that 22% of Muslim students whose teachers taught lessons on Islam
  • I'm here today on behalf of the National Lawyers Guild, Massachusetts chapter, in support of S. 2134
  • In closing, the Massachusetts chapter of the National Lawyers Guild strongly supports the bill to create
Summary: The Committee on State Administration and Regulatory Oversight reopened a hearing on several bills related to public commissions, diversity on boards, and honorary or representative designations. Most of the testimony focused on bills promoting the rights and inclusion of American Muslims, including support for a Muslim commission that would recommend qualified Muslim residents for appointments, assess state programs’ effects on the community, and advise lawmakers. Witnesses described Islamophobia, discrimination in schools and public spaces, and the need for Muslim representation in government. One speaker, Ahmed Svahani, opposed the Muslim commission bill, arguing it could allow the state to define who counts as a “real Muslim,” create an official class, and silence dissenting voices. Other testimony supported a bill to promote diversity on public boards and commissions, with Mass NOW arguing that boards should better reflect the state’s racial and gender diversity and that diverse boards make better decisions. Mass Equality testified in support of a commission on the status of transgender people, citing federal restrictions on gender-affirming care, discrimination in housing, employment, and education, and gaps in existing representation. The National Lawyers Guild’s Massachusetts chapter also supported the Muslim commission bill, citing civil-rights concerns and increased reports of discrimination and retaliation against Muslims. No votes were taken on the bills themselves during the hearing. At the end of testimony, a motion was made and seconded to close the hearing, and the committee voted in favor of adjournment, ending the hearing.
FL

Florida 2025 Regular Session

Health Policy Apr 1st, 2025

Transcript Highlights:
  • Take up tab 7 which is Senate Bill. 22 I Senator Rodriguez, you're we want to the snow on Senator Trumbull
  • Doug Bell, Florida chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics. Thank you.
  • regulating all healthcare practitioners to the chapters regulating this physicians.
  • On her, please call the roll on Senate Bill. 22 Senator Berman Senator Calatayud Senator Davis, Senator
  • And by your vote, Senate bill, 22 is reported favorably. Thank you. All right. We will next.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Elections Finance and Government Operations Committee 3/17/25

Elections Finance and Government Operations

Transcript Highlights:
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  • government<01:22:14.120><c> on</c><01:22:14.360><c> issues</c><01:22:14.719><c> relevant</c><01:22:15.159
  • ><c> this</c><01:22:24.760><c> proposal</c><01:22:25.320><c> is</c><01:22:25.719><c> detrimental</c><
  • to our<01:22:27.280><c> constituents</c><01:22:28.159><c> and</c><01:22:28.480><c> counterproductive<
  • Public</c><01:22:30.080><c> Safety</c><01:22:31.080><c> undermining</c><01:22:31.840><c> the</c><01:
Bills: HF1051 , HF16
KY
Transcript Highlights:
  • :00.039><c> for</c><00:22:00.240><c> me</c><00:22:00.919><c> it's</c><00:22:01.159><c> who</c><00:22:
  • ><00:22:02.720><c> mother</c><00:22:02.960><c> and</c><00:22:03.200><c> wife</c><00:22:03.559><c> it<
  • wife it is my god-given<00:22:04.400><c> talent</c><00:22:04.919><c> to</c><00:22:05.080><c> care</c
  • ><00:22:05.240><c> for</c><00:22:05.679><c> people</c><00:22:06.159><c> from</c> god-given talent to
  • ><c> of</c><00:22:07.120><c> life</c><00:22:07.919><c> whether</c><00:22:08.159><c> it</c><00:22:08.279
Summary: The House Judiciary Committee met with a quorum and first approved Senate Bill 64, as amended, on a 14-0 vote. The bill was described as a copper theft prevention measure aimed at protecting key infrastructure assets, including telecommunications and electrical highway infrastructure. Testimony in support came from Senator Brandon Storm and representatives from Charter Communications and law enforcement, who said copper theft and related vandalism are damaging fiber and other infrastructure across the state. A committee substitute was adopted before the vote. The committee then considered Senate Bill 73, relating to sexual extortion. Senator Julie Rocky Adams and Kentucky Youth Advocates testified that sextortion is a fast-growing crime against children and that the bill would make sexual extortion a felony, create civil remedies for victims, and require school-based education and resources. The bill passed 15-0 and was reported favorably for floor consideration. House Bill 662, relating to personally identifiable information, was also approved after discussion and a committee substitute. Representative John Blanton said the bill would help protect judges and certain medical review personnel from public disclosure of personal information while preserving provider access needed for appeals and communications. The Kentucky Medical Association supported the concept but stressed the need to preserve provider-facing information so doctors can conduct peer-to-peer reviews and appeals. The bill passed 15-0 with one pass vote. House Bill 320, relating to controlled substances on hospital property, was taken up for discussion only and no vote was taken. Representative Mike Klein and a St. Elizabeth nurse testified that hospitals are seeing illicit drug use and trafficking on campus and argued for a drug-free zone to protect staff, patients, and visitors. Committee members raised concerns about how the bill would apply to unconscious overdose patients, lawfully prescribed medications, emergency situations, and whether possession should be treated differently from trafficking. The chair ruled a motion out of order because the item was for discussion only, and the bill remained under consideration.
US

US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session

US House Floor Proceedings (Wednesday, January 21, 2026)

US Federal House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • 00:22:09.360><c> passed</c><00:22:09.760><c> away</c><00:22:10.640><c> on</c><00:22:10.880><c> January
  • Larry<00:22:14.880><c> dedicated</c><00:22:15.360><c> his</c><00:22:15.600><c> life</c><00:22:15.760>
  • First<00:22:17.200><c> to</c><00:22:17.440><c> his</c><00:22:17.600><c> country</c><00:22:17.919><c>
  • &gt;&gt; Mr.<02:22:00.880><c> Speaker,</c><02:22:01.280><c> last</c><02:22:01.439><c> night</c><02:22
  • women<02:22:12.960><c> and</c><02:22:13.200><c> families</c><02:22:13.600><c> act</c><02:22:13.920><
Bills: HB4327 , HCR68 , HJR140 , HB6945 , HR1009
AL

Alabama 2026 Regular Session

Alabama House Apr 7th, 2026

Alabama House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
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  • ><c> chamber</c><01:22:47.679><c> and</c><01:22:47.840><c> we're</c><01:22:48.080><c> so</c><01:22:48.400
  • </c><02:22:51.600><c> in</c><02:22:51.840><c> the</c><02:22:52.000><c> last</c><02:22:52.240><c> couple
  • of years,<02:22:53.040><c> the</c><02:22:53.280><c> safe</c><02:22:53.520><c> haven</c><02:22:54.000
  • ><c> request</c><06:22:22.320><c> of</c><06:22:22.480><c> one</c><06:22:22.558><c> of</c><06:22:22.638
NH

New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session

House Commerce and Consumer Affairs (01/21/2026)

Commerce and Consumer Affairs

Transcript Highlights:
  • 22:44.880><c> and</c><00:22:45.200><c> show</c><00:22:45.440><c> them</c><00:22:45.760><c> exactly</c
  • 22:49.120><c> how</c><00:22:49.440><c> they</c><00:22:49.760><c> are</c><00:22:50.320><c> complying</
  • &gt;&gt; So,<00:22:54.080><c> I</c><00:22:54.240><c> would</c><00:22:54.320><c> say</c><00:22:54.640>
  • 01:22:35.199><c> issues</c><01:22:35.600><c> there</c><01:22:35.760><c> that</c><01:22:36.000><c> we<
  • </c><01:22:37.360><c> Um,</c><01:22:37.760><c> but</c><01:22:37.920><c> I</c><01:22:38.080><c> think<
MS

Mississippi 2026 Regular Session

MS Senate Floor - 23 March, 2026; 4:00 PM

Mississippi Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
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  • This<00:22:55.120><c> is</c><00:22:55.280><c> so</c><00:22:55.840><c> the</c><00:22:55.960><c> federal
  • </c><00:22:56.240><c> government</c><00:22:56.680><c> could</c> This is so the federal government could
  • This is so the federal government could verify<00:22:58.040><c> aliens</c><00:22:58.560><c> and</c><
  • 00:22:58.720><c> immigrants</c><00:22:59.200><c> for</c> verify aliens and immigrants for verify aliens
NH

New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session

JLCAR Administrative Rules (12/18/2025)

Transcript Highlights:
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  • </c><00:22:03.280><c> Thank</c><00:22:03.440><c> you,</c><00:22:03.679><c> Senator</c><00:22:04.080><
  • the record,<00:22:06.000><c> my</c><00:22:06.159><c> name</c><00:22:06.240><c> is</c><00:22:06.400><
  • </c><00:22:25.840><c> Uh</c><00:22:26.080><c> I</c><00:22:26.320><c> serve</c><00:22:26.559><c> on</c
  • Uh I serve on the<00:22:26.880><c> OPLC</c><00:22:27.600><c> board</c><00:22:27.760><c> of</c><00:22:
Summary: The committee began with routine business, including the Pledge of Allegiance, approval of the minutes, seating of an alternate member, and approval of the consent agenda. It then took up Department of Health and Human Services Rule 25188 on New Hampshire Early Childhood and Out-of-School Time Credentials. Staff explained that the rule adopts two new parts to implement RSA 170E:50, which had long required rules. The main issue was an unclear comment created by changes in the department’s amended conditional approval request: language defining out-of-school-time basics and a requirement tied to the New Hampshire Professional Registry training transcript had been removed, creating a mismatch between the form and the rule text. The department said it revised the language so the form and rule now match. A member also asked about the fee schedule, and the department said the fees are sufficient and supported in part by federal funds. The committee then approved Rule 25188 as amended, with oral edits, on a voice vote. The committee next considered Department of Environmental Services Rule 25206, dealing with subsurface wastewater rules and an administrative fine schedule. Staff said most comments had been addressed, but one remaining issue concerned the fine schedule because the prior interim rule had expired years ago. Staff also noted public concerns about septic tank replacement sizes, but pointed to waiver provisions and replacement-in-kind language that would still allow smaller existing systems to be replaced under certain conditions. DES officials explained that the rule package adds the fine schedule into the program rules and that no fines have been brought under these expired provisions for many years. They also described the waiver and grandfathering provisions as intended to protect existing systems and seasonal campgrounds from unnecessary upgrades. A public witness, Christopher Albert, testified that two sections of the rule would harm manufactured home parks and cooperatives. He argued that the new “two people per bedroom” assumption and the minimum bedroom threshold for using water-meter data would inflate design flows, make water-meter data unusable, and increase costs for low-income residents. Committee members questioned both the witness and the agency about the assumptions. DES staff responded that the two-person-per-bedroom standard is meant for individual on-site system design, not citywide planning, and that water-meter data is only useful in larger or unusual facilities. They said the rule still allows flexibility through waivers and grandfathering for existing uses, and that the drinking-water rule cited by the witness was not the correct comparison. No final vote on Rule 25206 was taken in the portion of the meeting provided.
FL
Transcript Highlights:
  • AGENDA IS A PRESENTATION BY REPRESENTATIVE ESPISITO OF HOUSE BILL 301 RELATED TO PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO CHAPTER
  • THE BILL TAKES A DIFFERENT APPROACH TO AMENDING CHAPTER 120 FROM SENATE BILL 108 PREVIOUSLY PRESENTED
  • MY QUESTION HAS TO DO WITH THE EIGHT-YEAR AS OPPOSED TO SIX YEARS AS OPPOSED TO 22.
  • IN OCTOBER 2023 THE DEPARTMENT PUBLISHED HIS NOTICE OF ROLL DEVELOPMENT FOR CHAPTER 60 5V-NINE WHICH
  • CHAPTER 120 WAS CREATED.
NH

New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session

House Committee on Housing (02/17/2026)

Housing

Transcript Highlights:
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  • <00:22:21.520><c> the</c><00:22:21.919><c> town</c><00:22:22.240><c> has</c><00:22:22.480><c> to</c><
  • to<00:22:31.039><c> exclude</c><00:22:31.360><c> those</c><00:22:31.600><c> as</c><00:22:31.760><c>
  • &gt;&gt; if<00:22:44.240><c> there</c><00:22:44.400><c> is</c><00:22:44.640><c> a</c><00:22:45.600><
  • <c> that</c><00:22:50.640><c> size</c><00:22:50.960><c> so</c><00:22:51.120><c> that</c><00:22:51.280
Committee: House Housing
NH
Transcript Highlights:
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  • Thank<04:22:01.359><c> you</c><04:22:01.520><c> everyone.
  • </c><04:22:02.239><c> Uh</c><04:22:02.560><c> if</c><04:22:02.640><c> there's</c> Thank you everyone.
  • Uh if there's nothing<04:22:03.120><c> else,</c><04:22:03.359><c> we</c><04:22:03.600><c> stand</c><04
  • :22:03.840><c> adjourned.
Summary: The committee of conference first took up House Bill 421FN, concerning notice of tax-exempt status filing procedures by town officials. Members reviewed the Senate changes and focused on whether the amended language would require multiple mailings to charitable organizations. House conferees said the Senate wording appeared to create more than one mailing and asked for clarification; Senate members explained the intent was to reduce clerk workload by posting forms and sending a follow-up notice only to organizations that failed to file after the deadline. After a brief caucus, the House concluded there were too many unresolved changes to work out in conference and moved to non-concur with the Senate amendment. The House motion to non-concur passed unanimously, 4-0, and the committee agreed to place the conference report on the House consent calendar. The chair then closed the committee of conference on House Bill 421FN. The transcript then shifted to a separate committee of conference on another bill, where members discussed revisions involving direct supervision at an eligible facility, federalwide assurance requirements, and immunity language. Testimony focused on whether the bill should require supervision at a specific facility or allow broader supervision arrangements, whether rulemaking should define direct supervision, and whether the immunity provision should cover reckless as well as willful misconduct. No final vote or action on that second bill was reached in the portion provided.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Committee on Taxes - 01/28/25

Taxes

Transcript Highlights:
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  • know<00:22:13.880><c> you</c><00:22:14.039><c> take</c><00:22:14.200><c> the</c><00:22:14.480><c> 203
  • at</c><01:22:14.080><c> lines</c><01:22:14.760><c> 1.18</c><01:22:15.760><c> and</c><01:22:15.960><c
  • <c> um</c><01:22:18.719><c> uh</c><01:22:19.320><c> who</c><01:22:19.719><c> uh</c><01:22:19.880><c>
  • :22:23.199><c> um</c><01:22:23.960><c> goes</c><01:22:24.719><c> at</c><01:22:24.880><c> least</c><01
Committee: Senate Taxes
HI
Transcript Highlights:
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  • </c><00:22:09.520><c> equipment</c><00:22:09.880><c> sold</c><00:22:10.200><c> by</c><00:22:10.360><c
  • ><c> I</c><00:22:11.679><c> was</c><00:22:11.799><c> looking</c><00:22:12.000><c> at</c><00:22:12.120
  • at a firearm last<00:22:12.960><c> night</c><00:22:13.159><c> and</c><00:22:13.320><c> the</c><00:22
  • so</c><00:22:16.840><c> this</c><00:22:16.960><c> would</c><00:22:17.120><c> limit</c><00:22:17.440>
Summary: The committee first took up SB 547 on water conservation, a deferred agenda item that had already been considered by the other joint committees and received no public testimony. The chair recommended adopting Department of Taxation and Department of Health amendments, passing the bill, and adding a defective date of July 1, 2050. The committee voted to adopt the recommendation; the vice chair voted yes, two senators were excused, and the recommendation was adopted. The main hearing focused on SB 1030, which would define election fraud intimidation to include carrying any firearm or weapon at or near a voter service center, place of deposit, or polling place. Testimony was overwhelmingly opposed, with speakers arguing the bill duplicated existing sensitive-places law, raised Second Amendment concerns, and could create confusion for lawful concealed carry holders using ballot drop boxes. A smaller number of supporters, including gun violence prevention advocates and labor representatives, argued the measure would improve voter safety. The committee heard more than 1,560 total testimonies for the hearing overall, and for SB 1030 staff noted over 10 in support and over 80 in opposition; no vote on SB 1030 was taken in the portion provided. The committee then heard SB 38, which would extend Hawaii’s ban on high-capacity magazines from pistols to any firearm with a detachable magazine over 10 rounds. Supporters, including the Department of Law Enforcement, Moms Demand Action, Everytown, Brady, and other gun violence prevention advocates, said the bill would close a loophole, improve consistency in the law, and reduce the harm caused by mass shootings. Opponents, including gun owners, veterans, and Second Amendment advocates, argued the bill would criminalize lawful owners, be difficult to enforce, and would not reduce crime. The committee reported receiving over 40 testimonies in support and over 400 in opposition. Finally, the committee began SB 401, which would add rifles capable of firing .50 caliber or higher ammunition to the list of prohibited weapons, excluding antiques and muzzle loaders. HPD and Everytown testified in support, describing the weapons as military-grade and dangerous, while Jerry Yuan and others opposed the bill, saying it was overbroad and would sweep in firearms and ammunition types that are not used in crime. The transcript ends during testimony on SB 401, before any committee action or vote on that measure.
NM

New Mexico 2025 Regular Session

IC - Indian Affairs Aug 14th, 2025

House Government, Elections & Indian Affairs

Transcript Highlights:
  • The State Tribal Collaboration Act is Chapter 11, Article 18 of the NMSA.
  • Chapter 11 covers intergovernmental agreements and authorities.
  • If it goes to the chapter, the chapter, by the regulations of the funds coming in, has to adhere to building
  • We have the different statuses of the chapters, even with the 528.
  • I'm lucky with Nosh Chitty Chapter.
AL

Alabama 2025 Regular Session

Alabama House Feb 20th, 2025

Alabama House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • do in several of the chapters throughout... several of the chapters throughout the code, which is a
  • Chapter four updates and simplifies the process. Does chapter four start...?
  • I don't have the chapters tabbed in. What do you say chapter four does...?
  • What do you say chapter four does? Chapter four deals with Alabama professional corporations.
  • That's one of the things that's also in this chapter, which is in several of these chapters.
CA

California 2025-2026 Regular Session

Assembly Health Committee Apr 21st, 2026

Health

Transcript Highlights:
  • Tim Madden, representing the California chapter of the American College of Emergency Physicians.
  • El-Hawari, yes, go ahead, which is item number 22, AB 2247 by El-Hawari.
  • On December 22 of 20,000... ...able to receive loan forgiveness.
  • On December 22 of 20,000 and 22, less than three weeks from the day I was sworn in, I learned of Madera
  • Item number 22, AB 2247 by El Hawari. It has a motion. It needs a second. By errands.
Committee: House Health
KY
Transcript Highlights:
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  • ><c> if</c><00:22:02.720><c> the</c><00:22:02.880><c> court</c> Now, at the conclusion, if the court
  • that sufficient evidence has been<00:22:05.039><c> presented</c><00:22:05.440><c> to</c><00:22:05.600
  • ><c> support</c><00:22:05.919><c> a</c><00:22:06.159><c> finding</c><00:22:06.400><c> that</c> Been presented
  • &gt;&gt; Representative<01:22:51.440><c> Roberts</c><01:22:52.480><c> Roberts.
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.
NH

New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session

House Municipal and County Government (01/20/2026)

Municipal and County Government

Transcript Highlights:
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  • </c> Next,<00:22:16.480><c> the</c><00:22:16.720><c> chair</c><00:22:17.039><c> calls</c><00:22:17.440
  • &gt;&gt; I<00:22:24.880><c> should</c><00:22:25.039><c> have</c><00:22:25.200><c> been</c><00:22:25.280
  • </c><00:22:31.440><c> I</c><00:22:31.600><c> think</c><00:22:31.679><c> I</c><00:22:31.840><c> got</c
  • So,<00:22:33.039><c> um,</c><00:22:33.679><c> good</c><00:22:33.919><c> morning</c><00:22:34.159><c>
HI
Transcript Highlights:
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  • </c><00:22:23.440><c> of</c><00:22:23.600><c> things</c><00:22:23.880><c> so</c><00:22:24.159><c> for
  • all<00:22:34.520><c> protests</c><00:22:35.520><c> and</c><00:22:35.760><c> we</c><00:22:36.080><c>
  • feel</c><00:22:40.440><c> that</c><00:22:40.559><c> it's</c><00:22:40.679><c> going</c><00:22:40.799
  • 22:53.480><c> time</c><00:22:53.799><c> to</c><00:22:54.640><c> kind</c><00:22:54.799><c> of</c><00:22
Committee: House Finance