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CO

Colorado 2026 Regular Session

Colorado House 2026 Legislative Day 001 Jan 15th, 2026

Colorado House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Sheil, please read the communications from the Secretary of State regarding the certificates of appointments
  • <00:29:58.960> of State regarding the certificates of State regarding the certificates of
  • The committee on credentials has made an examination and finds that the certificate of the Democratic
  • The committee on credentials has made an examination and finds that the certificate of the Democratic
  • The committee on credentials has made an examination and finds that the certificate of the Democratic
Keywords: 981, all
Summary: The House convened for the opening of the second regular session of the 75th General Assembly of the State of Colorado with ceremonial music, the presentation of colors by the Civil Air Patrol, the national anthem, and the Pledge of Allegiance. The chamber then handled organizational business, including appointing Vanessa Riley as chief clerk temporarily, establishing a quorum, and reading notices of resignations and vacancy appointments. The Committee on Credentials was appointed, met, and reported that Lori Goldstein and Kenny Van Wyn were properly appointed to fill vacancies in House Districts 29 and 33; the House adopted the report and both representatives-elect were sworn in. Afterward, the House appointed committees to notify the Senate and the governor that it was organized and ready for business, and later received those committees’ reports back in chamber. The House also received and read the full list of committee of reference and Joint Budget Committee assignments for the session. These included standing committees such as Appropriations, Education, Finance, Judiciary, Health and Human Services, Transportation, Housing, and Local Government, among others, along with the Joint Budget Committee membership. No substantive bills were debated or voted on in this transcript beyond the organizational motions and adoption of the credentials report. The remainder of the meeting consisted of opening-day remarks from House leadership. The Speaker and other members welcomed new and returning legislators, thanked staff and veterans, and noted recent losses and a moment of silence for those who had passed. The Speaker’s address focused on political violence, the state’s fiscal challenges, affordability, health care, housing, education, public lands, civil rights, and the need to lower costs while protecting prior policy gains. The session was framed as one in which the House would work on budget pressures, affordability, and continued investments in schools, health care, housing, and environmental protections.
FL

Florida 2026 Regular Session

FL House Floor Session - 2026-01-29 (9:00AM Session)

Florida House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • All that prosecutor had to do was include a firearm enhancement on the verdict form, and justice would
  • either an oversight, uninformed, uneducated, ridiculous mistake from a prosecutor, not including a firearm
  • And shame on the state attorney's office who failed to include an enhancement for a firearm that would
  • to be those moments when, in the heat of battle, and you are wrestling for your life to keep your firearm
Summary: The Senate opened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, and several introductions recognizing guests and visiting groups, including Challenger Learning Center representatives, the Florida Dental Hygienists Association, local officials, students, and members of the Florida School Board Association. Senators also noted President Albritton’s recovery and offered remarks honoring the 40th anniversary of the Challenger disaster. The main floor debate centered on Committee Substitute for Senate Bill 156, which revises criminal penalties involving law enforcement officers and other personnel. Sponsor Senator Leek said the bill responds to the Officer Jason Rainer case by clarifying resistance to officers, shifting fault determinations to the courts, changing “lawful performance” to “official duties,” and imposing mandatory life imprisonment for manslaughter of a law enforcement officer. Senators Rouson and Bracy Davis offered amendments that were withdrawn. Senators Pizzo, Berman, Smith, Polsky, and others questioned the bill’s effect on self-defense, off-duty conduct, prosecutorial discretion, and the removal of language limiting unlawful force by officers. Supporters argued the bill corrects confusion and honors Officer Rainer; opponents said it removes civilian protections and imposes disproportionate mandatory sentencing. The bill passed 31-4. The Senate then passed SB 168 on public nuisances, expanding nuisance law to include gambling establishments and increasing penalties; SB 288 on rural electric cooperatives, narrowing statutory ambiguity while preserving consumer protections; SB 292 creating a public records exemption for appellate court clerks and their families; SB 296 and SB 298 addressing domestic violence and dating violence, including a feasibility study for a secure alert system and expanded address confidentiality protections; SB 364 modernizing CPA licensure pathways; SB 386 creating protections for farm equipment purchasers; and several Open Government Sunset Review bills preserving or extending public records and meeting exemptions (SB 7000, 7002, 7006, 7008, 7012, 7014, and 7016). Most of these bills passed with little or no opposition, though some sunset-review measures drew a few dissenting votes. At the end of the session, the Rules Chair moved to waive rules and immediately certify all bills passed that day to the House, and the motion was adopted. The Senate also heard announcements about upcoming executive appointments, State of Black Florida Week events, and a motion to adjourn until the next meeting on February 4.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Committee on Capital Investment - 03/17/26

Capital Investment

Transcript Highlights:
  • Network, to our Bemidji facility, which looks at cartridge casings recovered at crime scenes and firearms
  • <01:17:03.200> to<01:17:03.320> collect crime scenes and firearms to collect crime
  • scenes and firearms to collect those<01:17:04.080> and<01:17:04.240> we'd<01:17:04.400>
  • There has been, uh, there recently some in firearms, which is always most concerning to me because it's
  • ,<01:32:22.680> which<01:32:22.840> is recently some in firearms, which is recently
Keywords: 1187, senate, all
KY

Kentucky 2026 Regular Session

Interim Joint Committee on Judiciary (6-9-26)

Judiciary

Transcript Highlights:
  • And that's with drugs, firearms, latent prints, trace chemistry, and toxicology.
  • Uh, like firearms right now is nine months.
  • <01:15:32.640> lat and that's with drugs firearms lat and that's with drugs firearms lat prints
  • Uh<01:15:39.120> like<01:15:39.440> firearms<01:15:40.000> right<01:15:40.239>
  • firearm. and handcuffs. firearm. and handcuffs.
KY

Kentucky 2026 Regular Session

House Legislative Session Day 37 (3-2-26)

Kentucky House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Last month we had a bill that expanded the use of firearms by lowering the age for concealed carry from
  • there are many gun restrictions that I do favor, including gun modification devices that turn simple firearms
  • 30.480> simple modification devices that turn simple modification devices that turn simple firearms
  • <00:13:33.280> And firearms into automatic weapons. And firearms into automatic weapons.
Keywords: 958, all
Summary: The House convened with an invocation and pledge, established a quorum with 95 members present, excused absent members, and suspended the rules to allow co-sponsorships and vote modifications. The chamber also received notice that the Senate had passed Senate Bills 33, 37, and 56 and requested concurrence, and it approved the journal from February 27, 2026. The House then considered several bills. House Bill 648, relating to motor vehicle dealers, was explained as closing loopholes in warranty compensation for class 7 and 8 heavy-duty truck dealers; it passed 94-0. House Bill 299, relating to machine gun conversion devices or “Glock switches,” was amended by House Committee Substitute 1, described as mirroring existing federal law so local law enforcement can enforce it; it passed 65-25, with one member explaining support as a constitutional gun restriction. House Bill 282, “Troy’s Law,” relating to vehicle lights for tow trucks, was amended to allow green flashing, rotating, or oscillating lights for wreckers and was presented as a safety measure honoring tow operators killed or injured on highways; it passed unanimously. House Bill 658, relating to limited commercial driver’s licenses for agricultural businesses, was amended with clarifying language and passed 93-0. House Bill 519, relating to a voluntary notation on driver’s licenses or IDs for people with communication disorders, was described as a non-stigmatizing safety tool for first responders and passed 92-0. House Bill 246, “Keion’s Law,” requiring animal control officers to receive training to identify and report child abuse and neglect, was amended to address county liability concerns and passed 85-0 after testimony about child maltreatment data and the link between animal abuse and child abuse. After the bills, the House took up additional business, including moving House Bills 619 and 651 from Appropriations and Revenue for second reading. The chamber also adopted Citation 52 recognizing the Model Laboratory School Personal Finance Team for winning a state competition, and Citation 51 honoring the Blueprint for Kentucky’s Children and Children’s Advocacy Week. Members announced committee meetings, an Americans for Prosperity Kentucky reception, and a Women’s History Month recognition highlighting Martha Layne Collins as Kentucky’s first and only female governor.
HI

Hawaii 2025 Regular Session

RM 325 Conference PM - Mon Apr 21, 2025

Hawaii House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • paragraph, includes, among other actions, the unconcealed carry of any dangerous instrument, including a firearm
  • paragraph, includes, among other actions, the unconcealed carry of any dangerous instrument, including a firearm
  • election fraud intimidation includes carrying any unconcealed dangerous instrument, which includes firearms
  • election fraud intimidation includes carrying any unconcealed dangerous instrument, which includes firearms
  • Carrying any unconcealed dangerous instrument, which includes firearms, at or within 200 feet of a voter
Keywords: 910, house, all
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Committee on Environment, Climate and Legacy - 02/26/26

Environment, Climate, and Legacy

Transcript Highlights:
  • is going to have a negative impact on firearm hunters' opportunity and overall experience.
  • season harvest resulting pre- firearm season harvest resulting from<00:10:35.200> full<00:10:
  • hunters opportunity and overall firearm hunters opportunity and overall experience.<00:10:41.839>
  • Further degrading our general<00:10:43.120> firearm<00:10:43.600> season<00:10:44.000><
  • c> while<00:10:44.240> pushing general firearm season while pushing general firearm season
Keywords: 1187, senate, all
LA

Louisiana 2026 Regular Session

Judiciary May 7th, 2026

Judiciary

Summary: The committee met with a quorum and heard a series of Senate and House bills, mostly dealing with courts, veterans, public safety, and licensing. Early actions included favorable reports on SB 317, which adds the House and Senate Military and Veterans Affairs committee chairs to the Louisiana Military Advisory Council, and SB 357, which updates court administration and appellate e-case management provisions, cleans up outdated language, and revises reimbursement and security rules. SB 232, funding the judges’ supplemental compensation fund, was amended and reported favorably, and SB 421, modernizing electronic records terminology and safeguards, was also reported favorably. Several House bills were voluntarily deferred, including HB 1190, HB 1097, and later HB 374-1. The committee then took up SB 208 on veterans’ services, which was presented as a response to the earlier court ruling striking down Act 479. The bill seeks to regulate unaccredited “claim shark” businesses that charge veterans for disability-claim assistance, while exempting federally regulated accredited agents. Testimony from the Department of Veterans Affairs supported the bill as a way to protect veterans from predatory practices, while an opposing witness argued the issue is preempted by federal law and should be left to Congress or the pending Fifth Circuit appeal. Despite the objection, the bill was reported favorably. Members also advanced SB 510, which would restrict access to certain licensed establishments that sell hemp-based intoxicating products, especially bar-like venues where minors can currently enter; Alcohol and Tobacco Control explained the bill’s purpose and scope. HB 302, by Representative Chasson, was discussed as a measure to prohibit vape sales near schools, with testimony from public health and ATC witnesses noting the need to align the bill with existing licensing and local-ordinance authority; the committee moved it favorably after discussion. Finally, SB 34, creating “Brian’s Call” emergency alerts for missing children and adults with developmental disabilities, drew extensive emotional testimony from families and disability advocates and was reported favorably, as was SB 164, which adds public works employees to the definition of first responders. The committee adjourned after reporting HB 597, which restructures judicial compensation rules and eliminates the commission after a delayed effective date, and after deferring HB 374-1.
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Education 2ND REVISED Apr 21st, 2026 at 10:00 am

Education

Transcript Highlights:
  • She is currently the Marketing Market Manager for Children's entrepreneur market and hoster certification
  • It enables alternative teacher certification providers to operate in Oklahoma but under the surveillance
  • So, currently, if a teacher is going through an alternative certification pathway, is that correct that
  • institutions to continue to provide quality to teachers who are going through the traditional certification
  • Alternative certification means that you Have a degree that maybe you are working toward certification
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Public Health Apr 28th, 2025 at 08:04 am

Public Health

Transcript Highlights:
  • Commission and the Board of Nursing to create an operational plan to transition the Certified Nurse Aid Certification
  • Finally, this bill would allow pharmacy technicians who possess the necessary education and certification
TX
Transcript Highlights:
  • individual coming into the state, in addition to meeting the requirements, must hold an active certificate
  • It's grandfathered until 12-31-84 and clarifies that the certificate coming into the state to do business
  • as a CPA must be an active certificate from that state.
  • prior authorization on the passage of the exam, the applicant would receive a surveyor-in-training certificate
  • surveyors in the pipelines as people come into the profession and decrease the time needed for certification
HI

Hawaii 2025 Regular Session

Senate Floor Session 04-30-2025 9:30am

Hawaii Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Final reading of Senate Bill 401, Conference Draft 1, relating to firearms. We're on page 11.
  • Final reading of Senate Bill 401, Conference Draft 1, relating to firearms. Senator DeCorte: Mr.
  • President, I wish to offer a floor amendment to SB 401 CD1 relating to firearms.
  • I rise to offer an amendment to SB 401 CD1 relating to firearms.
  • Everybody's been working firearms.
Keywords: 912, senate, all
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety - Part 3 - 03/19/26

Judiciary and Public Safety

Transcript Highlights:
  • the date, the time, location of the incident, as well as whether the alleged offender possessed a firearm
  • the date, the time, location of the incident, as well as whether the alleged offender possessed a firearm
  • the date, the time, location of the incident, as well as whether the alleged offender possessed a firearm
  • the date, the time, location of the incident, as well as whether the alleged offender possessed a firearm
  • and whether the incident was firearm and whether the incident was referred<02:48:17.240> for<
Keywords: 1187, senate, all
TX
Transcript Highlights:
  • safe and welcoming school environments, not more laws that embolden dangerous usage and access to firearms
  • safe and welcoming school environments, not more laws that embolden dangerous usage and access to firearms
Summary: Students Engaged in Advancing Texas (SEAT) held an advocacy day at the Texas Capitol with more than 300 young Texans and allies to press lawmakers on education policy. Speakers framed the event around student visibility in policymaking and criticized recent Texas actions on school vouchers, book bans, and legislation affecting LGBTQ students and classroom content. Representative Donna Howard briefly attended and voiced support for students having a seat at the table, citing a prior effort to add a student to a school board as an example of the kind of participation SEAT is seeking. Several student speakers described how voucher expansion threatens public schools and argued that public education is being underfunded and undermined rather than failing on its own. Others focused on LGBTQ inclusion, saying bills such as SB 12 and SB 13 would erase queer students’ experiences and make schools less safe and welcoming. One speaker also condemned book bans and censorship, arguing that students need access to diverse books and honest, inclusive education to think critically and feel represented. SEAT executive director Cameron Samuels closed by describing the group’s earlier organizing against book bans and internet restrictions and by connecting that work to broader demands for public schools, student rights, and safety. The event did not include any legislative vote or formal committee action; it was an advocacy press conference aimed at influencing lawmakers during the session.
MD

Maryland 2026 Regular Session

House Floor Session, 3/10/2026 #1

Maryland House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • House Bill 875, public safety distribution of literature to purchasers of firearms and ammunition, favorable
  • House Bill 875, public safety distribution of literature to purchasers of firearms and ammunition, favorable
  • <00:25:53.760> and<00:25:53.920> ammunition purchasers of firearms and ammunition purchasers
  • of firearms and ammunition favorable. favorable. favorable.
  • The amendments limit the excess amount of tax credit certificates that the Department of Health may carry
Summary: The House convened with 124 members present, offered a prayer, and recognized foster youth visiting the chamber. Members then adopted two House resolutions honoring Dr. Sonja Santelises for 10 years as CEO of Baltimore City Public Schools and recognizing Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority, Incorporated, for 104 years of service, scholarship, and sisterhood. The House also received Senate bills and began taking up committee reports. Several bills were reported favorably and advanced to third reading, including measures on higher education grants, public safety pay restrictions, retirement and pension system work group extensions and cost-of-living adjustments, synthetic turf and aquaculture studies, rail crew requirements, Howard County speed limits, election address confidentiality, IT investment fund uses, ethics financial disclosures, Public Information Act divorce records, aging-in-place grants, judicial assignments, clerk and register salaries, and firearm literature distribution. House Bill 428, concerning temporary assignment of former judges, was special ordered until the next day after the minority whip requested time for an amendment. The chamber also considered and adopted amendments on several bills. House Bill 437, the Transportation and Climate Alignment Act of 2026, was amended to exempt the Chesapeake Bay Bridge project and then special ordered after questions about greenhouse gas impacts on major highway expansion projects. House Bill 457 on menstrual hygiene products at higher education institutions, House Bill 538 on student enrollment disclosures, House Bill 561 on child care credential funding, House Bill 720 on a veterans scholarship, and House Bill 212 on out-of-state vehicle registration all received amendments and favorable reports as amended. HB 212 drew extended debate about Maryland residents using out-of-state tags, with supporters saying it would help enforce registration laws and opponents raising concerns about legislative вмешательство in vehicle regulation and enforcement discretion.