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MN
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Committee on Agriculture, Veterans, Broadband and Rural Development - 03/02/26

Agriculture, Veterans, Broadband, and Rural Development

Transcript Highlights:
  • I know in high school I took crop science classes, which I found a great passion for.
  • And from those high school for.
  • </c><01:36:23.360><c> food</c><01:36:23.600><c> for</c> safe, affordable, high-quality food for safe,
  • So when you've heard the phrase, the cure for high prices is high prices, the way that prices got brought
  • high prices, the way for high prices is high prices, the way that<01:47:50.080><c> prices</c><01:47:
Keywords: 1187, senate, all
NM
NM

New Mexico 2025 Regular Session

IC - Economic and Rural Development Dec 8th, 2025 at 01:04 pm

Economic & Rural Development & Policy Committee

Transcript Highlights:
  • We came to the legislature in 2019 asking for an endowment for rural libraries.
  • So we started out asking for $50 million for 50 libraries.
  • high school.
  • They have evening classes for adults for computer literacy.
  • for food pantries.
Keywords: 996, all
AZ
AZ

Arizona 2026 Regular Session

03/19/2026 - House Artificial Intelligence & Innovation

Artificial Intelligence & Innovation

Transcript Highlights:
  • With that, I'm available for any questions. Thank you. Any questions for staff?
  • I hope so. Mr.
  • Thank you for coming.
  • Senator, thank you for coming. Thank you for making the day. Awesome.
  • So, good for the veterans, good for the state. What would that $1,800 do?
Bills: SB1020
Keywords: special plates, Arizona Space Commission, transportation, funding, space exploration, 1182, all
MO
MO

Missouri 2026 Regular Session

2026 Legislative Session - Day Forty Two - Thursday, March 26

Missouri House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • It doesn't account for high... The St. Louis region and the state's economy.
  • It doesn't account for high-cost, high-demand workforce programs. Did you know St.
  • Y'all just say, too... ...if needed to have for a long time, and it's high time we have it.
  • And I do appreciate the comments of the sponsor and the need to change it for high school.
  • I am strongly in opposition of this and hope to get a chance to vote for it tomorrow or next year.
Summary: The House opened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, approval of the prior day’s journal, and numerous introductions of visiting groups and guests, including schoolchildren, Republican women’s organizations, county commissioners, and family members of legislators. Members also suspended House Rule 98 to allow baseball apparel in celebration of opening day, with the motion passing 118-22. The chamber then took up the state budget bills. House Committee Substitute for House Bill 2002, covering elementary and secondary education and child care, drew the most debate. Supporters said it maintained record funding for the foundation formula, transportation, and early childhood programs, while critics argued it still fell short of fully funding the formula and underfunded child care subsidies by about $51 million. After extended debate over statutory obligations, school funding, and child care policy, the bill passed 85-70. House Committee Substitute for House Bill 2003, the higher education and workforce development budget, also prompted substantial debate over a proposed shift to an FTE-based funding model for colleges and universities. Supporters called it a fairer, more equitable system that follows students and encourages efficiency, while opponents warned it would sharply reduce funding for some institutions, including community colleges and regional universities. The bill passed 83-66. The House then passed House Committee Substitute for House Bill 2004, covering revenue and transportation, 91-50, despite objections over a public transit cut and constitutional concerns raised about MoDOT appropriations. House Committee Substitute for House Bill 2005, the Office of Administration and employee benefits budget, passed overwhelmingly after members discussed state worker compensation, deferred compensation, and benefits funding. House Committee Substitute for House Bill 2006, covering agriculture, natural resources, and conservation, passed 133-17 after members highlighted restored funding for agriculture business development and food insecurity grants, while others criticized cuts to natural resources and parks funding. The chamber then moved on to House Committee Substitute for House Bill 2007, covering economic development, commerce and insurance, and labor and industrial relations, with the budget chair introducing the bill and outlining its major departmental appropriations.
MN
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Energy Finance and Policy Committee 1/21/25

Energy Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:
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  • They all fit in our expanding need for generation of power. So again, thanks for the bill.
Keywords: 1183, house
NH
NH

New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session

Senate Health and Human Services (02/12/2025)

Health and Human Services

Transcript Highlights:
  • Need to be in that list for things like that and things that we hope never happen.
  • I think that's the best thing for consumers, for patient safety, for clinical outcomes, patient peace
  • I think that's the best thing for consumers, for patient safety, for clinical outcomes, patient peace
  • Thank you for your testimony. Thank you for your testimony. Yeah, I've got a question for you.
  • Do for
Keywords: 1191, senate, all
LA
LA

Louisiana 2026 Regular Session

Health and Welfare May 19th, 2026

Health and Welfare

Transcript Highlights:
  • Department of Health; to provide for waivers; to provide for rulemaking; to provide for duties of the
  • Hope.
  • I am the Executive Director of the Bridge Center for Hope here in Baton Rouge.
  • We at the Bridge Center for Hope recently conducted a study with Health Management Associates and found
  • I was hoping you would know. But, uh, hold up for a second. Okay.
Summary: The committee first heard SB 145, which would require adult residential care providers, especially assisted living centers, to have generators or other backup power arrangements and to submit preparedness plans to LDH. After technical amendments and testimony from the sponsor, LDH, and the assisted living industry clarifying the bill’s scope and cost concerns, the committee adopted the amendments and reported the bill favorably. It then took up SB 433, which would require Medicaid coverage of medically necessary FDA-approved weight loss drugs, including GLP-1 medications, subject to appropriations and fiscally sustainable coverage criteria; the bill was reported favorably after discussion of current Medicaid coverage and costs. The committee also approved SB 52, which requires better coordination between DCFS and LDH so SNAP and Medicaid benefits can follow children more quickly when they are removed from or returned to a home. Technical amendments changed reporting deadlines and required written notice, and the bill was reported favorably. SB 4 on public water fluoridation was amended to allow local governments or voters to opt out through a petition and election process, with support from the Louisiana Dental Association and others after compromise language was adopted; it was reported favorably with amendments. SB 152, which would prohibit the sale of cultured or lab-grown food products for human consumption, was also reported favorably with amendments after brief testimony in support and opposition. The committee next approved SCR 37, which asks the Surgeon General to review Louisiana’s informed consent laws and report back on any gaps, after discussion that the existing medical disclosure panel had not met since 2018. It then considered SB 194, a public assistance bill aligning Louisiana Medicaid and SNAP rules with recent federal changes on non-citizen eligibility and tightening Medicaid’s reasonable opportunity period for citizenship verification. After extensive debate over immigration, emergency care, and whether the bill could harm eligible applicants or rural hospitals, the committee adopted an amendment allowing LDH discretion for emergency health care services and reported the bill favorably by an 8-3 vote. Finally, HCR 113 created a task force to study gestational carrier agreements and assisted reproductive regulation; after debate over surrogacy, ethics, and referral to Civil Law, the committee rejected the referral motion and then reported the resolution favorably, and the meeting moved on to SB 333 on child-in-need-of-care proceedings and legal representation funding.
LA
LA

Louisiana 2026 Regular Session

Health and Welfare May 19th, 2026

Health and Welfare

Transcript Highlights:
  • Hope.
  • I am the executive director of the Bridge Center for Hope here in Baton Rouge.
  • I am the Executive Director of the British Center for Hope here in Baton Rouge.
  • We, the Bridge Center for Hope, recently conducted a study with Health Management Associates and found
  • for investigation and assessment to provide for to provide for assignment of reports for investigation
Bills: HR267, HCR105, HCR107, HCR110, HCR113, HCR114, SB4, SB52, SB57, SB145, SB152, SB194, SB237, SB333, SB433, SB483, SCR37
Keywords: diabetes, amputation, amputations, diabetic foot ulcer, peripheral artery disease, PAD, wound care, podiatry, vascular disease, endocrinology, limb salvage, health policy, public health, healthcare costs, insurance coverage, Louisiana Department of Health, University of Louisiana at Lafayette, Louisiana Center for Health Innovation, patient education, screening
MN
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Task Force on Homeowners and Commercial Property Insurance 12/16/25

Minnesota House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
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  • for a Minnesota home and I I I know for for a Minnesota home and I I I I<00:52:09.440><c> understand
  • And so less riskier for uh for insurers.
  • </c><01:41:47.360><c> uh</c> go in for to apply for additional uh go in for to apply for additional uh
Keywords: 1183, house
KY
KY

Kentucky 2026 Regular Session

House Legislative Session Day 22 (2-6-26)

Kentucky House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Roll call is open for your opposed, nay. Roll call is open for your vote.
  • Speaker, I move for clincher. &gt;&gt; Mr. Speaker, I move for clincher.
  • But behind this color are real families, real children, and real lives waiting for hope.
  • hope.
  • Heart disease does not waiting for hope.
Keywords: Convene 00:00:00 Senate Message 00:05:34 Calendar/2nd Readings 00:06:28 Orders of the Day 00:08:10 HB 542 00:08:34 HB 565 00:23:06 HB 611 00:25:32 HB 657 00:28:39 HB 762 00:31:07 HB 108 00:34:54 HB 67 00:39:02 Motions, Petitions, and Communications 00:46:48 Introduction of New Bills and Resolutions 00:58:42 Recess for ConC/Rules Meeting 00:59:12 ConC/Rules Report 01:02:18 Floor Amendments 01:03:42 Adjournment 01:04:02, 958, all
WA
WA

Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Civil Rights & Judiciary Jan 30th, 2026 at 10:30 am

Civil Rights & Judiciary

Transcript Highlights:
  • For the record, my name is James Manuel.
  • We thank Representative Riu for being prime sponsor of this bill, and I thank you for your consideration
  • Yeah, thank you so much for the question.
  • But to your point, for valid liens or for the valid ones, you know, they would still have that recourse
  • So asking for your support.
Bills: HB2640, HB2161, HB2304, HB2445, HB2590, HB2412
Keywords: Uniform Commercial Code, business filings, legal filings, commercial transactions, UCC compliance, attorney general, legal authority, state powers, judiciary, civil rights, condominium, housing, warranty, property rights, construction, probate, estate administration, inheritance, heir finder, heir locator
FL
FL

Florida 2026 Regular Session

Governmental Oversight and Accountability Jan 20th, 2026

Governmental Oversight and Accountability

Transcript Highlights:
  • So I really hope that you guys will vote favorably today for this PTSD bill for us.
  • the individual, for the agency, and for the public.
  • the individual, for the agency, and for the public.
  • Today, I ask for your support, not just for me, but for the 3,500 dispatchers statewide who serve Floridians
  • importance it is for your well-being and for your quality of life.
Bills: S0774, S7028, S7024, S7026
Keywords: mental health, first responders, employment benefits, 911 telecommunicators, nervous injuries, retirement, elected officials, Deferred Retirement Option Program, DROP, cost-of-living adjustment, trade secret, public records exemption, public meetings exemption, open government, sunset review, agency confidentiality, proprietary business information, proprietary confidential business information, confidential records, Florida public records law
Summary: The Committee on Governmental Oversight and Accountability met and first heard Senate Bill 774, which would extend workers’ compensation medical benefits for employment-related mental or nervous injuries to 911 public safety telecommunicators, even without a physical injury. The sponsor and several dispatchers, a clinician, and communications directors testified in support, describing repeated exposure to traumatic calls, chronic understaffing, and the need for mental health treatment and retention support. Senator DiCeglie and Chair Mayfield praised dispatchers’ work, and the bill was reported favorably by committee vote, with Senator McClain later recorded as voting yes on the bill. The committee then took up SPB 7028, a retirement bill that sets Florida Retirement System employer contribution rates beginning July 1, 2026, leaves the 3% employee contribution unchanged, allows certain elected officers to receive a DROP payout under specified conditions, and provides a 1.5% alternative cost-of-living adjustment for eligible special risk retirees. Firefighters, police, sheriffs, and chiefs’ groups spoke in support, emphasizing recruitment and retention. The committee voted to submit the proposal as a committee bill and reported it favorably. Finally, the committee considered SPB 7024 and SPB 7026, both open-government-related bills. SPB 7024 would repeal the current public records and public meeting exemption for cybersecurity information and consolidate agency-specific cybersecurity exemptions into one agency-wide exemption. SPB 7026 would repeal the current public records exemption for trade secrets held by an agency and similarly consolidate specific trade secret exemptions into one agency-wide exemption. Neither bill drew testimony or debate, and both were submitted as committee bills and reported favorably. The meeting then adjourned.
AL
AL

Alabama 2025 Regular Session

Alabama House Ways and Means Education Committee Apr 2nd, 2025

Ways and Means Education

Transcript Highlights:
  • but also for... only for rural hospitals but also for urban hospitals who are seeing a severe amount
  • At Johns Hopkins University, we think what we've done is create a place for these high-potential talented
  • So thank you for what you do for us.
  • We think that there's a great return on investment for you, and so we hope that... ...and so we hope
  • We hope that there's supplemental funding out there for us, and I'll just say one more thing: the students
Bills: SB1, HB176, HB86, SB1, HB176, HB86
Keywords: workers' compensation, public education, employee injury, insurance trust fund, on-the-job injury, administrative procedures, HB176, Alabama sales tax, use tax, sales and use tax exemption, optical aids, eyeglasses, contact lenses, prescription glasses, vision care, optometrist, ophthalmologist, optician, medical devices, local option tax exemption
KY
KY

Kentucky 2026 Regular Session

Senate Standing Committee on Veterans, Military Affairs, and Public Protection (3-7-24) - Reupload

KY
KY

Kentucky 2026 Regular Session

Legislative Oversight & Investigations Committee (6-15-23)

KY
KY

Kentucky 2026 Regular Session

Jail and Corrections Reform Taskforce (6-12-23)

KY
KY

Kentucky 2026 Regular Session

Interim Joint Committee on Transportation (6-6-23) - Reuploaded

OK
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Senate Legislative Session Mar 3rd, 2026 at 01:30 pm

Oklahoma Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Deaver's district in Elgin yesterday, we also pray for strength and hope for those who have experienced
  • Thank you for the promise of hearing our prayers and the hope we have of knowing Jesus as our Lord and
  • After high school, I'm hoping to attend a college out of state and major in political science and journalism
  • I am paging for Senator Jack Stewart. I attend school at Putnam City West High.
  • For the questions of the author, signal for the questions.
Bills: SB1534, SB1473, SB1379, SB1743, SB1769, SB1195, SB1245, SB1420, SB1945, SB514, SB346, SB1593, SB1782, SB1366, SB1497, SB366, SB1895, SB2048, SB2005, SB2006, SB710, SB1480, SB2135, SB2130, SCR16, SB1457, SB1732, SB1317, SB1533
Keywords: charitable organization, charitable nonprofit corporation, nonprofit corporation, nonstock corporation, 501(c)(3), charitable solicitation, charitable contributions, fundraising, professional fundraiser, professional solicitor, professional fundraising counsel, Secretary of State registration, Form 990, Attorney General enforcement, district attorney, consent judgment, civil penalty, nonprofit governance, board of directors, fiduciary duty
OK
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Senate Legislative Session Mar 3rd, 2026

Oklahoma Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Father, thank you for this day. Thank you for the opportunity. Would you pray with me?
  • We also pray for strength and hope for those who have experienced great loss from the wildfires that
  • Thank you for the promise of hearing our prayers and the hope we have of knowing Jesus as our Lord and
  • After high school, I'm hoping to attend a college out of state and major in political science and journalism
  • I'm from Sepulpa and I'm paging for the best in the business, Senator Todd Gollihare, and after high
Bills: SB1534, SB1473, SB1379, SB1743, SB1769, SB1195, SB1245, SB1420, SB1945, SB514, SB346, SB1593, SB1782, SB1366, SB1497, SB366, SB1895, SB2048, SB2005, SB2006, SB710, SB1480, SB2135, SB2130, SCR16, SB1457, SB1732, SB1317, SB1533
Keywords: charitable organization, charitable nonprofit corporation, nonprofit corporation, nonstock corporation, 501(c)(3), charitable solicitation, charitable contributions, fundraising, professional fundraiser, professional solicitor, professional fundraising counsel, Secretary of State registration, Form 990, Attorney General enforcement, district attorney, consent judgment, civil penalty, nonprofit governance, board of directors, fiduciary duty
Summary: The Senate convened with a quorum, received the day’s invocation, introduced the Doctor of the Day and a group of pages, and recognized several visitors in the gallery, including nursing students and Talakawa Day participants. The chamber then took up Senate Concurrent Resolution 16, which honors Oklahoma women and recognizes March as National Women’s History Month. The resolution highlighted figures such as Kate Barnard, Angie Debo, Clara Luper, and Shannon Lucid. It was moved directly to the calendar, read, adopted by voice vote, and the author offered brief closing remarks. The Senate then considered several bills. Senate Bill 1457, extending the sunset of the Construction Industries Board to 2031, passed 40-3 and was also approved as an emergency measure. Senate Bill 1732, which updates fees and licensing fees for the Construction Industries Board to support expanded responsibilities and staffing, passed 35-9. Senate Bill 1317, allowing local school boards to decide whether to recognize a teacher’s earned career status when moving districts, passed 43-0 and was likewise approved as an emergency measure after questions about safeguards for potential bad actors. Senate Bill 1533, a cleanup measure for the Dignity and Burial Act requiring the veteran to have been an Oklahoma resident, passed 43-0. At the end of the session, leaders announced upcoming committee meetings and a weekly devotional. The Senate then adjourned until Wednesday, March 4, 2026, at 1:30 p.m.
FL
FL

Florida 2026 5th Special Session

FL House Floor Session - 2026-03-03 (10:00AM Session)

Florida House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Representative Alvarez-D. moves that CS for CS for CS for Senate Bill 290 be substituted for CS for CS
  • It brings the potential for real high-paying jobs to our communities.
  • I hope that you will all vote yes on this bill. Thank you. Thank you. Time for debate has expired.
  • Members, I've been presenting this bill for the last three legislative sessions, and I'm hoping this
  • So thank you for this. I hope it makes it all the way through.
Summary: The House opened with prayer, a moment of silence for former member Chester Clem, the Pledge of Allegiance, and quorum verification. Members then adopted the special order report and a Rules and Ethics Committee report amending House Rule 15.3 to allow fundraising under certain circumstances during extended or special sessions. The chamber also recognized Deputy First Class Stefano Gargano as law enforcement officer of the day and several visiting groups in the gallery. On the floor, HB 1405 on a statewide project for missing persons with special needs passed unanimously, 109-0. The House then took up CS/CS/CS/SB 290, the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services bill, which drew questions about surplus conservation lands and oversight by the Acquisition and Restoration Council; it passed 94-10. CS/CS/CS/HB 905, the “Fire Act” on foreign influence, foreign-country-of-concern restrictions, critical infrastructure, gifts, contracts, sister city agreements, and related ethics and criminal provisions, passed 80-20 after debate and a germane amendment was adopted over objections. The House also passed CS/CS/HB 1197 on information technology procurement and contracting, aimed at modernizing oversight of major IT projects, by 109-0. CS/CS/CS/HB 399 on land use development and development regulations passed 71-38 after extensive debate over development fees, manufactured homes, and reducing local supermajority requirements for comprehensive plan changes; an amendment to preserve Orange County’s rural boundary vote failed, and a strike-all amendment was ruled out of order. Members then adopted a technical amendment clarifying manufactured homes language. Several local bills also advanced: HB 1103 on local administration of vessel restrictions passed 109-0; HB 4051 and HB 4053 on Santa Rosa County fire protection district assessments passed 84-25 and 83-27, respectively, after compromise amendments; HB 4081 on the East Point Water and Sewer District passed 110-0; and HB 4093 on the Felsmere Water Control District passed 109-0. The transcript ended as the House moved on to HB 4095, with no final action shown.