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ND

North Dakota 2026 1st Special Session

Tribal and State Relations Committee Apr 13th, 2026 at 01:00 pm

Tribal and State Relations Committee

Transcript Highlights:
  • And we did a count on January 25th, and on that cold, cold night, 116 people...
  • And on that cold, cold night, 116 people were out on the streets.
  • But we administer those programs, Homestead Tax Credit Program, Disabled Veteran Program.
  • We administer those programs, Homestead Tax Credit Program, Disabled Veteran Program.
Committee: Joint Tribal and State Relations Committee
US
US

US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session

Hearings to examine the nomination of Douglas Collins, of Georgia, to be Secretary of Veterans Affairs. Jan 21st, 2025

Senate Veterans' Affairs

Transcript Highlights:
  • I'm an Iraq War veteran. I understand burn pits because I slept next to one for many months.
  • Veterans.
  • And that could be a problem for veterans, especially older veterans.
  • serving veterans.
  • America First Vets, National Defense Committee, Mission Roll Call, Burn Pits 360, Jewish War Veterans
Committee: Senate Senate Veterans' Affairs
MN
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Cmte on Agriculture, Veterans, Broadband and Rural Development - Subcommittee on Veterans - 03/04/26

Transcript Highlights:
  • </c> to serve veterans. to serve veterans.
  • </c> veterans and working with county veteran veterans and working with county veteran service<00:09:
  • </c><00:15:26.520><c> You</c> to be veterans helping veterans. You to be veterans helping veterans.
  • The most POWs, veteran veterans who were POWs that came back to Minnesota, were World War II/Korea veterans
  • to Minnesota were World War II/Korea<00:48:55.520><c> veterans</c><00:48:56.400><c> that</c><00:48:57.360
Summary: The Minnesota Senate Subcommittee on Veterans met on March 4, 2026, and began with a moment of silence honoring Sergeant First Class Nicole Amore of White Bear Lake, who was killed while serving in Kuwait. The committee then took up Senate File 3956, an MDVA policy bill giving the commissioner clearer authority to direct staff time and other non-monetary resources toward partnerships with organizations serving veterans, especially on food insecurity, homelessness, suicide prevention, and related efforts. MDVA and Disabled American Veterans testified that the bill would help them work more quickly and clearly with outside partners, including food pantry and outreach efforts, while remaining focused on non-monetary support. Senator Howe offered an A1 amendment narrowing the bill to the three named priorities and removing the broader “other critical issues” language; the amendment was adopted after discussion about whether the reporting language also needed adjustment. SF 3956, as amended, was laid over for further consideration. The committee then heard Senate File 3955, which would create a new procedure for temporary closure of a Minnesota veterans home if an involuntary termination notice requires it, bringing state law into closer alignment with federal expectations. MDVA emphasized that it had no intention of permanently closing any veterans homes and that the bill was intended only to establish a temporary closure plan to satisfy survey requirements. Senator Howe offered an A1 amendment clarifying that any closure would be temporary unless the legislature approved a permanent closure; MDVA and the Department of Health indicated the change was acceptable. The committee adopted the amendment and then voted to recommend SF 3955, as amended, to pass and refer it to the full committee. Finally, the committee began Senate File 4072, an MDVA cleanup and conformity bill. After adopting a technical A3 amendment, MDVA explained that the bill would reclassify the Chief of Staff/Deputy Chief of Staff role as Deputy Commissioner for Administration to better reflect the scope of the position, and would also repeal outdated statutes related to environmental hazards assistance and a data-collection requirement that the department said it could not implement. The bill was still being presented when the transcript ended, and no final committee action on SF 4072 was shown in the excerpt.
OK
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Appr-Sub-General Government and Transportation Afternoon Session Jan 13th, 2026 at 01:30 pm

Transcript Highlights:
  • They, a lot of these Bases from the Strategic Air Command in the Cold War era had these alert pads they
FL
FL

Florida 2025 Regular Session

December 2, 2025 - 01:00 PM

Transcript Highlights:
  • IS ALSO OUTSOURCED WITH A DIFFERENT VENDOR BUT WE PASSED THEM AND THEY GRACIOUSLY DID THIS, WE HAVE COLD
  • WE ISSUED THAT WAR AND HAVE TO KICK OFF PLAN FOR A WEEK FROM TODAY, ORIGINALLY PLANNED FOR THIS TIME
NH
NH

New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session

House Judiciary (01/29/2025)

Transcript Highlights:
  • Orange during the war.
  • I'm a disabled veteran.
  • </c><05:24:08.440><c> in</c> threatens every disabled veteran in threatens every disabled veteran in
  • We’ve got over 71,000 veterans and 163,000 people living with disabilities.
  • We’ve got over 71,000 veterans and 163,000 people living with disabilities.
Summary: The committee first heard House Bill 199, which would extend the statute of limitations for civil actions seeking damages from PFAS contamination from six years to 20 years. The prime sponsor and other supporters argued that PFAS contamination in southern New Hampshire has long-term and often delayed health and property impacts, making the current six-year period too short for victims to discover harm, connect it to exposure, and seek relief. Supporters described contamination in places such as Merrimack and surrounding communities, cited health concerns including cancer, developmental issues, and other illnesses, and said a longer period would better preserve legal rights while still requiring proof of causation. The Department of Environmental Services said it was not taking a position but acknowledged the contamination and ongoing work to address it. The Business and Industry Association opposed the bill, arguing that evidence becomes stale over time, memories and documents fade, and a longer window would make it harder to determine causation when other exposures or intervening factors may be involved. Committee members questioned both sides about causation, the difficulty of proving PFAS-related illness, and whether a 20-year period was necessary if a plaintiff already knows of the injury and its source. Supporters responded that PFAS effects can emerge slowly, that scientific understanding continues to develop, and that current knowledge is still incomplete. Opponents said the existing discovery rule already starts the clock when harm and causal connection are known, and that extending the period would reduce clarity and fairness in litigation. After testimony and questions, the chair closed the hearing on HB 199. The committee then opened House Bill 268 FN, which was described as a technical measure to confirm that the Board of Tax and Land Appeals may hold hearings in its Concord hearing rooms. The sponsor indicated the bill reflects current practice and does not require additional facilities. With only one witness listed and no apparent opposition, the discussion was brief and focused on why the authorization should be placed in statute rather than left to practice.
LA
LA

Louisiana 2026 Regular Session

Judiciary Apr 29th, 2026

Judiciary

OK
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Appropriations and Budget Education Subcommittee Feb 9th, 2026 at 10:30 am

A&B Education Subcommittee

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AL

Alabama 2026 Regular Session

Alabama Senate Jan 22nd, 2026

Alabama Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • &gt;&gt; Senator<00:18:32.559><c> War.</c> &gt;&gt; Senator War. &gt;&gt; Senator War.
  • President, this bill establishes a military veteran teaching temporary teaching certificate to create
  • a career pathway for qualified veterans to teach in our K-12 schools in the state.
  • Our veterans, as we all know, epitomize service, resilience, and leadership.
  • </c><00:41:33.520><c> to</c> career pathway for qualified veterans to career pathway for qualified veterans
Summary: The Alabama Senate convened with prayer, the pledge, and a roll call establishing a quorum. Early procedural motions were adopted without objection, including excusing absent senators, dispensing with the prior journal, and allowing bills and committee reports to be introduced throughout the day. The Senate then took up several confirmation reports from the Committee on Confirmations, unanimously confirming Ralph Foster, Andre Harrison, Katie Randall, Donna Jones, and Reetta McCannan to the State Textbook Committee for Social Studies. The chamber also received a favorable report on Senate Bill 174 from the Transportation and Energy Committee, and later adopted a special order calendar from the Rules Committee. On the floor, the Senate passed a series of measures, including SB 104, which requires training for members of certain boards, commissions, and councils under the sunset law but was amended to exclude county and municipal boards; HB 59, a cleanup bill concerning the Certified Public Accountants Board; SB 8, authorizing the Emergency Management Agency to spend public funds on public information; SB 66, changing University of Monavalo board terms and related requirements, with an amendment protecting certain trustees appointed before January 1, 2027; SB 168, codifying limits on a reading technique and emphasizing the science of reading; SB 149, creating a temporary teaching certificate pathway for qualified military veterans; SB 46, adding a special driver’s license designation for individuals with invisible disabilities; and SB 90, addressing seafood dealer licenses and support for domestic seafood producers. Local bills including SB 175 and HB 84, HB 200, HB 201, HB 184, HB 203, HB 204, HB 205, HB 133, HB 134, HB 193, and HB 112 also advanced or passed, with several county-specific measures receiving BR adoption, final passage, and in one case certification. Near the end of the meeting, leadership and members discussed severe weather and contingency plans for the coming week. Budget hearings scheduled for Monday were canceled and moved to Thursday, with the Senate planning to meet Tuesday at 3:00 p.m. if weather permits, or Wednesday if necessary. The Senate also received several House messages referring local bills to committee. The session adjourned after a motion to adjourn until Tuesday, January 27 at 3:00 p.m., with the journal left open to receive House messages.
NH
NH

New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session

House Session (02/19/2026)

New Hampshire House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • </c><01:17:49.040><c> blood</c> a man we saw murdered in cold blood a man we saw murdered in cold blood
  • HB 1792 FN micromanages classroom speech from the State House and locks partisan culture war language
  • We should ask war language into statute.
  • If I know that we need to get the culture wars out of the classroom.
  • </c> the culture wars out of the classroom. the culture wars out of the classroom.
CA
CA

California 2025-2026 Regular Session

Joint Legislative Committee on Climate Change Policies Feb 23rd, 2026

Joint Legislative Committee on Climate Change Policies

Transcript Highlights:
  • essentially now, whenever that stuff comes into our port, we're burning Russian gasoline while we're at war
  • in-state refining, our in-state oil, and somehow make it a lot better to... gasoline while we're at war
  • because that chemical characteristic has to meet a certain strength or heat capacity or tolerance for cold
  • because that chemical characteristic has to meet a certain strength or heat capacity or tolerance for cold
Committee: Senate Joint Legislative Committee on Climate Change Policies
AZ
AZ

Arizona 2026 Regular Session

03/16/2026 - Senate Federalism and Family Law

Federalism and Family Law

Transcript Highlights:
  • , the area was not referred to as Palestine until the defeat of the Ottoman Empire around the World War
  • The area was not referred to as Palestine until the defeat of the Ottoman Empire around the World War
  • Arizona is home to Muslim doctors, teachers, business owners, veterans, and public servants, many of
  • Arizona is home to Muslim doctors, teachers, business owners, veterans, and public servants, many of
  • of those wars did not benefit us.
Bills: HB2908 , HB4042 , HCM2001 , HCM2002 , HCM2005 , HCM2006 , HCR2047
Committees: Senate Federalism and Family Law , Senate Senate Federalism and Family Law Committee of Reference
Keywords: constitutional convention, faithless delegates, state delegates, oath of office, class 2 felony, civil penalties, parent-child relationship, termination of parental rights, child welfare, court procedures, abandonment, neglect, reunification services, felony conviction, Muslim Brotherhood, terrorism, foreign terrorist organization, national security, Islamist extremism, Congress
FL
FL

Florida 2026 5th Special Session

FL House Floor Session - 2026-02-19 (10:00AM Session)

Florida House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • When the wind shifts from the cold, dry north to the warm, humid south, it tells us that soil is waking
  • Every single day, we watch the sky: too much rain, not enough rain, too much heat, and unexpected cold
  • It reunified us after the Civil War. There was an intent and a purpose behind it.
  • We don't get into any more wars. We're on the brink of another war.
  • End of the Palestinian-Israeli war.
Summary: The Senate convened with an opening prayer, pledge, and a series of member and guest introductions recognizing visitors, local delegations, and honorees. The chamber then took up a report from the Committee on Ethics and Elections on 42 executive appointments; the report was adopted and the appointments were confirmed by a 36-0 vote. The Senate also adopted a resolution honoring the Ripple Project for childhood cancer awareness and fundraising. The body then moved through a long special-order calendar of bills, largely focused on public records exemptions, public safety, education, agriculture, health care, and licensing. Measures passed included bills to extend or consolidate exemptions for aquaculture records, trade secrets, and cybersecurity information; a child-abuse reporting statute-of-limitations bill; regulation of commercial driving schools; human trafficking training for nursing graduates; a new injunction for protection against serious violence by a known person and its companion public-records bill; nature-based coastal resiliency and mangrove infrastructure; chiropractic patient trust funds; specialty license plates; waiver of late financial disclosure fines; public school personnel compensation; the Florida Farm Bill/Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services package; homestead exemption clarification for long-term leases; disability presumption clarifications for first responders; reinsurance intermediary manager conformity; patriotic displays in public schools; ADS-B aviation fee restrictions; autism-related law enforcement training and the Blue Envelope program; campus safety policy transparency at public colleges and universities; and veterinary prescription disclosure. Several bills drew debate or amendments. The Farm Bill received amendments protecting Everglades restoration lands from surplus sale and clarifying biosolids timing, and it passed 38-0 after extensive discussion. The HCSM/nonprofit religious organizations bill prompted debate over whether allowing licensed insurance agents to market faith-based health care sharing ministries would create consumer confusion or free-speech concerns; it passed 32-5. The patriotic displays bill also drew discussion and passed 36-2. The athletics bill allowing coaches to provide good-faith support to student-athletes, prompted by the Teddy Bridgewater situation, passed 38-0. The affordable housing bill clarifying Live Local Act definitions to exclude farms from certain commercial/mixed-use/industrial categories passed 38-0 after a technical amendment. Several other measures were temporarily postponed, and the session concluded with the Senate continuing through the remaining calendar.
FL
FL

Florida 2026 Regular Session

FL House Floor Session - 2026-02-19 (10:00AM Session)

Florida House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • When the wind shifts from the cold, dry north to the warm, humid south, it tells us that soil is waking
  • Every single day, we watch the sky: too much rain, not enough rain, too much heat, and unexpected cold
  • It reunified us after the Civil War. There was an intent and a purpose behind it.
  • We don't get into any more wars. We're on the brink of another war.
  • End of the Palestinian-Israeli war.
Summary: The Senate convened with an opening prayer, pledge, and a series of gallery introductions recognizing visitors, local officials, students, and public safety personnel. The chamber first took up a report from the Ethics and Elections Committee on 42 executive appointments; after Senator Gaetz explained that the committee had reviewed the appointees’ qualifications and suitability, the Senate adopted the report and confirmed the appointments by a 36-0 vote. The Senate then moved through a long special-order calendar focused largely on open-government sunset reviews and other policy bills. It passed measures to continue or consolidate public records and meeting exemptions for aquaculture records, agency-held trade secrets, and cybersecurity information, with one technical amendment adopted on the cybersecurity bill. The chamber also approved bills extending the statute of limitations for failure to report child abuse, strengthening regulation of commercial driving schools, requiring human trafficking education for nursing graduates, creating a new injunction for protection against serious violence by a known person, and making the related public-records exemption. Additional bills passed included a nature-based coastal resiliency measure with an amendment restricting dredge-and-fill in Terra Ceia Aquatic Preserve, a chiropractic trust-funds bill, specialty license plates, a one-time waiver of late financial disclosure fines, public school personnel compensation changes, the annual Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services “Farm Bill,” homestead exemption clarification for long-term leaseholders, disability-presumption clarifications for first responders, reinsurance intermediary manager changes, patriotic displays in public schools, ADS-B fee restrictions, autism-related law enforcement training and a Blue Envelope program, campus safety policy transparency at public colleges and universities, and veterinary prescription disclosure. Several bills were temporarily postponed, including local vessel restrictions, temporary certificates for practice, and domestic animals. The Senate also debated and passed a bill allowing licensed insurance agents to market health care sharing ministries, despite concerns raised by Senator Polsky about consumer confusion, commissions, and the sale of non-insurance products; supporters argued it restored free speech, religious liberty, and consumer choice. The chamber approved the bill 32-5 after debate. Most other measures passed with strong bipartisan support, often by unanimous or near-unanimous votes, and several companion House bills were substituted in place of Senate bills before final passage.
MN
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House public safety committee debate on HF16 - Pt. 1 3/12/25

Transcript Highlights:
  • conditions of War wartime concentration camps<00:32:44.399><c> and</c><00:32:44.519><c> are</c><00:32
  • of the strained diplomatic relationship between the United States and Cuba that dates back to the Cold
  • War and the start of the Cuban embargo during the Eisenhower and Kennedy administrations in the 1950s
  • of the strained diplomatic relationship between the United States and Cuba that dates back to the Cold
  • War and the start of the Cuban embargo during the Eisenhower and Kennedy administrations in the 1950s
Summary: The committee heard testimony on House File 16, and the chair moved the bill with a recommendation that it be re-referred to Elections Finance and Government Operations. Representative Rymer said the bill would require reporting to ICE when an illegal immigrant is arrested on suspicion of a violent crime, even if the county attorney does not prosecute, and would bar state and local entities from blocking federal immigration enforcement. He described the bill as narrowly focused on serious offenses such as murder, assault, robbery, kidnapping, and criminal sexual conduct, and said it was intended to improve communication with federal authorities about dangerous offenders. Supporters argued the bill would improve public safety and cooperation with federal law enforcement. David Zimmer, a former local law enforcement official, said cooperation with ICE is consistent with law enforcement practice and helps with information-sharing, warrants, consulate notifications, and locating individuals. Several other supporters, including a crime victim family member and a security officer, said the bill would help identify dangerous criminals and protect communities. Opponents said the bill would reduce trust in local law enforcement and discourage victims and witnesses from reporting crimes. Testifiers from the Immigrant Law Center of Minnesota, The Advocates for Human Rights, Violence Free Minnesota, the Minnesota Council on Latino Affairs, the Northstar Alliance, the City of Minneapolis, and others said mandatory ICE notification could deter domestic violence and trafficking victims from seeking help, harm due process, and undermine community safety. Some also warned it would interfere with local separation policies, burden local agencies, and have negative economic and civil rights impacts. The committee also heard emotional testimony from individuals describing domestic abuse and immigration-related fears, and from family members of a murder victim who supported the bill.
MN
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Committee on State and Local Government - 01/28/25

State and Local Government

Transcript Highlights:
  • go any further, I just want to put a disclaimer out there: Andy and I are both recovering from the cold
  • to get by because perhaps they just arrived here on a plane about a year ago after decades of civil wars
  • after Decades plane about a year ago um after Decades of<00:55:05.040><c> civil</c><00:55:05.319><c> wars
  • /c><00:55:05.880><c> their</c><00:55:06.079><c> native</c><00:55:06.640><c> countries</c> of civil wars
  • in their native countries of civil wars in their native countries while<00:55:07.880><c> there</c><00
Committee: Senate State and Local Government
MO
MO

Missouri 2026 Regular Session

2026 Legislative Session - Day Twenty Six - Tuesday, February 24

Missouri House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Although the long-standing issue of the institution of slavery ended in a bloody Civil War, the racist
  • the school's service-to-service scholars initiative, founded by the Boclerian Alliance and We the Veterans
  • and Military Families, to connect veterans, active-duty, and military-connected families to educational
  • be understood in the broad, stroke, basic premises before we turn our children loose into a cruel, cold
TX
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Senate Special Committee on Congressional Redistricting Aug 7th, 2025

Transcript Highlights:
  • This cost is a cold heart that tries to silence many black and brown people and anyone that doesn't agree
  • Army veteran.
  • I am also a Navy combat veteran and a graduate of the United States Naval Academy, class of 2009.
  • colonization and near obliteration of native peoples, then came the saga of slavery, answered by... the Civil War
TX
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Business and Commerce May 20th, 2025

Business & Commerce

Transcript Highlights:
  • perspective, as you know uniquely, from where we were in 1995, from where we were at the end of the Gulf War
  • I am a retired Navy veteran with over 25 years of service executing more than 10,000 cyber and signals
  • Navy veteran with over 25 years of service executing more than 10,000 cyber and signals intelligence
  • In-home sales statutes were originally created to protect consumers from unsolicited door-to-door and cold-call
Bills: HB146 , HB150 , HB1500 , HB1545 , HB1562 , HB2067 , HB2520 , HB2818 , HB3214 , HB3250 , HB3466 , HB3512 , HB3623 , HB4063 , HB4395 , HB4464 , HB4668 , HB4690 , HB5331 , HB3833 , HB146 , HB150
Committee: Senate Business & Commerce
Summary: The committee took up several pending business items and reported a series of House bills out of committee, including HB 2467, HB 2468, HB 2518, HB 4310, HB 4386, HB 4490, HB 5323, and HB 149. Most of these were advanced on committee substitute motions and sent to the local and uncontested calendar or reported favorably to the full Senate. HB 2467 drew one nay vote, while the others were approved without opposition. HB 4310 and HB 4386 were described as committee-substitute versions with changes narrowing disclosure requirements and preserving attorney-client privilege in certain circumstances. A major portion of the meeting focused on HB 149, an AI governance bill. The substitute was explained as addressing biometric identifier capture and storage, exempting certain AI uses for security and fraud prevention, clarifying definitions, restricting AI systems that simulate explicit child sexual content, adjusting Attorney General investigative authority, refining sandbox program waivers, reducing Texas AI Council powers and membership, and adding DIR coordination provisions. The committee adopted the substitute and reported the bill favorably. The committee then heard extensive testimony on HB 1500, the DIR sunset bill. The author said the bill would continue DIR for 12 years, restructure its board, update advisory committees, require regular cybersecurity assessments and penetration testing for state agencies, improve IT procurement training, and transfer the e-grants program to the Comptroller. A Texas 2036 witness supported the bill as a way to strengthen governance, procurement, and cybersecurity. Members asked detailed questions about the bill’s structure and then left HB 1500 pending. The committee also heard a lengthy presentation on HB 150, which would create the Texas Cyber Command as a component of the University of Texas System, administratively attached to UTSA and located in San Antonio. The author argued the command would centralize cyber threat intelligence, incident response, and digital forensics, and would be able to support state and local entities, with optional services for local governments. Members raised concerns about university mission drift, governance, security, chain of command, procurement authority, gifts and donations, and civil liberties implications of proactive cyber monitoring. Witnesses from UTSA/NSCC and SecurityScorecard testified in support, emphasizing the security of the downtown San Antonio facility, the existing cyber ecosystem there, and the need for a dedicated cyber capability. The bill remained under discussion with no final committee action announced in the excerpt.
MA
MA

Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session

Joint Committee on Ways and Means Mar 9th, 2026

Joint Committee on Ways and Means

Transcript Highlights:
  • additional shelter beds for individuals experiencing homelessness from November to April to minimize cold
  • , really, you know, turning families away, because those families are going to go sleep out in the cold
  • It's still cold in northern western Massachusetts, even though it's spring here.
  • So when the cold weather is cold and there's snow, we...
  • When the cold weather is cold and there's snow, we extend the option to families no matter what their
Committee: Joint Joint Committee on Ways and Means