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OK
Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session
Senate Legislative Session Apr 30th, 2026 at 09:00 am
Oklahoma Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- If you're in favor, vote 'aye'. If you oppose, vote 'nay'. Clerk, will you open the roll?
- Are there those wishing to vote or change their vote?
- Chair is preparing to close the roll, having received 46 votes and zero nay votes.
- This is an absolute no vote.
- Are there those wishing to vote or change their vote? The chair is preparing to close.
Bills:
HB1168
Keywords:
abortion, abortion-inducing drugs, medication abortion, mifepristone, misoprostol, methotrexate, pro-life, pro-choice, reproductive health, unborn child, trafficking, felony, contraception, pharmacist, pharmacy, Title 63, Oklahoma statutes, abortion pill, drug distribution, criminal penalty
OK
Transcript Highlights:
- Any members wishing to vote or change your vote? Close the cue. Declare the vote.
- vote.
- Members, wish to vote or change your vote, close to cue, declare the vote 51 nay, the vote of five yay
- Any members wishing to vote or change your vote? Close the queue to clear the vote.
- Any members wishing to vote or change your vote? Close the cue, declare the vote.
Bills:
SB667, SB904, SB1344, SB1380, SB1423, SB1425, SB1484, SB1500, SB1502, SB1503, SB1555, SB1561, SB1562, SB1565, SB1572, SB1644, SB1749, SB1833, SB2007, SB2044, SB2074
Keywords:
chiropractic, licensure, animal chiropractic, Board of Chiropractic Examiners, licensing requirements, gender transition, gender-affirming care, transgender, puberty blockers, cross-sex hormones, hormone therapy, sex reassignment, transition surgery, Medicaid, public funds, state facilities, state hospital, Oklahoma, intersex, DSD
TX
Texas 89th Regular
Senate SessionReading and Referral of Bills Mar 10th, 2025
Texas Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Senate Bill 1884 by Eckhardt, relating to early voting by mail by any qualified voter to state affairs
Summary:
The Senate convened, adopted a motion by Senator Zaffirini to suspend Senate Rule 11.13 so committees could meet during the reading and referral of bills, and then proceeded to first reading and committee referral of a large number of measures. The bills covered a wide range of topics, including judicial qualifications, alcohol sales at racing facilities, health care provider participation programs, abandoned land receiverships, local mental health authority governance, school trustee employment eligibility, DFPS review procedures, groundwater district management plans, early voting by mail, contracts with companies from foreign adversaries, wastewater permitting, nondisclosure provisions involving child sexual abuse, child abuse reporting, veterans’ claims assistance, hotel occupancy tax collection by accommodations intermediaries, apprenticeship grants, Sunset Commission renaming, health care entity ownership reporting, firearms and school trespass offenses, water trust and water bank issues, construction contract trust funds and payments, Medicaid recoupment, colonia real estate contracts, epinephrine use in schools, forensic analyst apprenticeship training, online ticket sales disclosures, and public water system security incident reporting.
The chamber also received and read several resolutions, including SCR 27 authorizing burial of Guy Herman in the State Cemetery, SCR 28 urging Congress to propose a constitutional amendment on regulating money in campaigns and ballot measures, SCR 29 designating El Paso as the official boot capital of Texas, and multiple joint resolutions. Those included proposals on county tax exemptions for rainwater harvesting and graywater systems, creation of a Texas Health Care Workforce Education Fund, authorization of sports wagering, dedication of state tax revenue to the Texas Water Fund, a statewide referendum on standard time versus daylight saving time, and clarification of impeachment-trial and removal provisions for public officers. After the readings and referrals, the Senate adjourned until 11:00 a.m. Tuesday, March 11.
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Elections Committee Sep 12th, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- I respectfully ask for your aye vote. Thank you.
- He has been clear about his desire to attack vote-by-mail ballots and voting machines.
- in person and where their votes are counted.
- The California voting system standards are considered the gold standard of voting systems testing in
- Respectfully asked for an I vote. Thank you.
Summary:
The Assembly Elections Committee met on September 12, 2025, with a quorum present and heard two bills. AB 1392 by Assemblymember Sharp-Collins would make candidates’ residence addresses, phone numbers, and email addresses confidential in county election records for the duration of the election cycle or term, with access provisions for journalists and government offices after amendments removed prior opposition. The author and a representative from the Secretary of State argued the bill was needed in response to rising political threats and violence, and several members from both parties spoke in support, citing personal experiences with harassment and concern for family safety. No opposition was heard.
The committee then heard SB 851 by Senator Cervantes, a measure described as responding to federal threats to California’s election administration. The bill would require notice to the Secretary of State and Attorney General for certain federal election-related court actions and settlements, extend the prohibition on unauthorized law enforcement presence at voting locations to federal agents, reaffirm California’s voting system standards, and make county registrar certification duties ministerial and non-discretionary. The author and Secretary of State’s representative said the bill was needed to defend election integrity and protect against federal interference, while some members criticized it as fearmongering and argued California should focus on cleaning voter rolls and preventing fraud. Other members defended the bill, saying isolated fraud cases do not undermine the overall security of California elections.
AB 1392 was approved on a 6-0 vote with a recommendation that Senate amendments be concurred in, and SB 851 passed on a 5-2 vote. The hearing then adjourned.
NH
New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session
House Criminal Justice and Public Safety (01/30/2026)
Criminal Justice and Public Safety
Transcript Highlights:
- And in fact, on November 10, 2025, by certified mail, I wrote to Colonel Mark B.
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wrote <00:48:18.480>to <00:48:18.560>Colonel by certified mail - , I wrote to Colonel by certified mail, I wrote to Colonel Mark<00:48:19.119>
B. - I mean, I personally hate those, especially when you receive a ticket in the mail and somebody else was
- Uh, Madame Chair votes. >> The chair votes yes. >> 10. >> Motion passes 10 to zero.
LA
Louisiana 2026 Regular Session
Transportation, Highways and Public Works May 5th, 2026
Transportation, Highways & Public Works
Transcript Highlights:
- A vote yes is to adopt the amendment set. That's taking a shall to a may and making it permissive.
- And we do have one card present in opposition, not wishing to speak: Tobro Mail.
- We have one card present in opposition, not wishing to speak: Tobro Mail.
- The vote yes is to add the amendment; the vote no is to deny the amendment.
Bills:
HR170, HR191, HR206, HR207, HR208, HCR53, HCR60, HCR68, HB714, HB762, SB40, SB48, SB55, SB56, SB69, SB115, SB133, SB151, SB170, SB235, SB278, SB330, SB420, SB438, SB449, SB489
Keywords:
U.S. Highway 90, US 90, Highway 90, St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development, DOTD, bridge removal, closed bridges, bridge demolition, transportation funding, federal appropriations, THUD appropriations, Transportation, Housing, and Urban Development, infrastructure, road reconstruction, evacuation route, hurricane evacuation corridor, New Orleans metro area, Mississippi Gulf Coast, public safety
Summary:
The House Transportation Committee met on Tuesday, May 5, and considered a long agenda of mostly transportation, public safety, and local infrastructure measures. Among the bills reported favorably were Senate Bill 420, which adds Vermilion and Iberia Parish representation to the Lafayette Metropolitan Expressway Commission; Senate Bill 69, which updates appointments to the South Tangipahoa Parish Port Commission after redistricting; Senate Bill 40, which expands Louisiana’s move-over/safety protections for emergency and disabled vehicles; and House resolutions from Rep. Dickerson urging DOTD action on Highway 16 widening, turn lanes on Highway 1024, and a roundabout on Highway 1019. The committee also advanced HCR 53 creating a study committee on oversized vehicle permits, SB 438 increasing per diem for the Greater Lafourche Port Commission, SB 449 giving the New Orleans Public Belt more procurement flexibility, SB 115 allowing DOTD to assume certain federal NEPA duties to speed project delivery, and SB 489 authorizing third-party verification of vehicle insurance coverage.
Members heard testimony on several safety and enforcement measures. SB 151 would flag OMV records for people who owe DNA samples under CODIS-related criminal provisions; State Police explained it would help law enforcement collect required samples and aid cold cases. SB 48 would create driver’s license reciprocity between Louisiana and Ireland, and SB 235 would clarify payment and liquidated damages rules for public contracts, with contractors and industry representatives saying it would help ensure timely payment to contractors, subs, and suppliers. SB 55 clarified that seat belts must be worn across both the lap and shoulder, and SB 278 required ignition interlock devices for DUI-related license reinstatement; committee members raised questions about due process, vehicle use, and how the devices would work, but both bills were reported favorably.
Several measures drew more extensive debate. HB 762, as amended, would give OMV discretion over referring certain debts to the Office of Debt Recovery or Attorney General, and the amendment passed 14-2 after discussion about relief for drivers who cannot pay. SB 330 on school-zone automated speed enforcement received an amendment preserving existing compliant pavement markings, but a separate amendment to exempt Shreveport, Gretna, Livonia, and Westwego from the law failed on a roll call vote. HB 714, as substituted, would have created a railroad commission and required railroads to address blighted or abandoned lines, but after concerns about federal preemption, definition of blight, and whether a new commission was needed, Rep. Phelps moved to defer the bill, and the committee agreed. The meeting ended with adjournment after a brief recognition of committee staff and visitors.
TX
Texas 89th Regular
Senate Committee on Business and Commerce (Part I) Apr 3rd, 2025
Business & Commerce
Transcript Highlights:
- But before we begin on today's agenda, the Senate Business and Commerce Committee will first vote on
- requester to appeal back to the agency that just denied the request on an appeal form they receive in the mail
- If you factor in the... from snail mailings of the decision in the appeal.
- I know mail time was mentioned; obviously, a lot of times we're dealing with digital records now.
Bills:
SB231, SB584, SB600, SB668, SB841, SB986, SB1003, SB1244, SB1625, SB1960, SB1963, SB1964, SB2026, SB2056, SB2368
Keywords:
temporary emergency electric energy facility, temporary generation, emergency power, backup generation, mobile generator, portable generator, grid resilience, power outage restoration, transmission and distribution utility, TDU, Public Utility Commission of Texas, PUCT, Utilities Code Section 39.918, competitive bidding, lease authorization, emergency procurement, bulk power system, locational marginal pricing, reliability model, black start
MA
Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
Special Joint Committee on Initiative Petitions Jun 21st, 2026 at 02:00 pm
Transcript Highlights:
- We actually voted on a public records reform bill where we updated public records laws.
- We actually voted on a public records reform bill where we updated public records laws.
- To vote on bills, to vote on budgets, to work on things like that.
- Our votes on these amendments are open to the public, recorded, and documented.
- Our votes on these amendments are open to the public, recorded, and documented.
Summary:
The hearing opened with committee chairs explaining the Special Joint Committee on Initiative Petitions’ role under Article 48 and outlining the process for initiative petition 25-14, H5-004, an act to improve access to public records. The first panel consisted of subject-matter experts. William Clark of the National Conference of State Legislatures gave an overview of public records laws across states, noting that all states have some form of open-records law but that exemptions for legislatures vary widely. He discussed common legislative exemptions, legislative privilege, and court cases showing that outcomes often turn on specific constitutional and statutory language. Rebecca Murray, General Counsel for the Secretary of the Commonwealth, described Massachusetts public records trends, saying state agency requests and appeals have risen sharply since the 2017 law update, with 2025 setting a record for appeals. She said the initiative would extend the public records law to the General Court and the Governor’s Office and add exemptions specific to those offices, while also noting resource concerns from the growing volume of requests and appeals.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Public Safety Finance and Policy Committee 3/28/25
Public Safety Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- In the past, we've talked about the mail scanners. Do we have mail scanners at all facilities?
- incarcerated person for distribution, so we do not photocopy that mail that goes out to them.
- In the past, we've talked about the mail scanners. Do we have mail scanners at all facilities?
- In the past, we've talked about the mail scanners. Do we have mail scanners at all facilities?
- In the past, we've talked about the mail scanners. Do we have mail scanners at all facilities?
Bills:
HF2432
Keywords:
HF2432, judiciary finance bill, public safety finance bill, corrections policy, crime victims, victim services, Minnesota victims of crime account, court fees, marriage license fee, financial crimes, fraud investigations, insurance fraud, Bureau of Criminal Apprehension, BCA, Commerce Fraud Bureau, wage theft, automobile theft prevention, nonprofit security grants, 911 funding, POST Board
OK
Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session
Children, Youth and Family Services REVISED: Links added Feb 4th, 2026 at 03:00 pm
Children, Youth and Family Services
Transcript Highlights:
- Will you open up the queue for the vote, please? Speaker Protem votes.
- Votes. I vote aye. It's Williams. Yeah, there you go.
- OK, see everyone that has voted. The vote is 7 yes, 1 nay. Mister Speaker, we're going to vote.
- Chairman votes, Guy votes, er... The great representative in the red outfit.
- Send the guys to vote. Chairman Williams, votes a protest. More votes.
Keywords:
immigration, public assistance, legal status, food assistance, state benefits, family resource center, community support, employment services, kinship families, social connections, child care, criminal history, background checks, child safety, licensing, Oklahoma laws, advisory committees, daycare, licensed child care facility, child care subsidy
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- Text messages, voicemails, e-mails, etc.
- I had two other committees meeting, and one of them was voting, and I had to go there and vote.
- Senator Middleton, I respect that vote count.
- I urge you all to vote yes. Thank you, Madam Vice Chair.
- That's why I urge you to vote yes for SB 625.
Keywords:
fetal development, health curriculum, public schools, middle school health education, grade 7, grade 8, State Board of Education, school health advisory council, Texas Education Code, pregnancy, reproductive health, infertility, birth defects, prenatal development, unborn child, trimester, medically accurate instruction, age-appropriate instruction, drug and alcohol effects, lead exposure
NM
New Mexico 2026 Regular Session
House - Appropriations and Finance Jan 20th, 2026 at 04:16 pm
House Appropriations & Finance
Transcript Highlights:
- So that's Senate the House expenses for running the joint bill room, mail room, switchboard.
- There's the voting district project.
- hasn't been fully sent to, for example, pre-session expense, and then the Legislative Council would vote
- A two-thirds vote in both chambers to go into effect immediately.
Bills:
HB1
Keywords:
feed bill, legislative appropriations, legislative branch, New Mexico Legislature, general fund, legislative council service, legislative finance committee, legislative education study committee, house chief clerk, senate chief clerk, per diem, mileage, session expenses, interim committees, district staff, capitol complex, capital outlay data system, legislative processing system, redistricting, census redistricting
NM
New Mexico 2026 Regular Session
House - Appropriations and Finance Jan 20th, 2026
House Appropriations & Finance
Transcript Highlights:
- So, that's Senate, the House expenses for running the joint bill room, mail room, switchboard.
- There's the Voting District Project.
- hasn't been fully sent to, for example, pre-session expense, and then the Legislative Council would vote
- section 13 is basically a legislative convention to allow this legislation if it receives A two-thirds vote
Bills:
HB1
OK
Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session
Government Oversight Government Oversight will be meeting AFTER the Rules Committee Adjourns Apr 15th, 2026 at 11:00 am
Transcript Highlights:
- Body here, everybody voting, please close cue.
- Please declare the vote. 14 aye, 1 nay.
- Seeing none, please open the queue for a vote. Please declare the vote.
- Seeing none, please open the queue for a vote. Declare the vote.
- Seeing none, please open the queue for a vote. Please declare the vote. 17 ayes, 0 nays.
MA
Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
Joint Committee on the Judiciary Jun 21st, 2026 at 01:00 pm
Joint Committee on the Judiciary
Transcript Highlights:
- That's why it was passed in 2002 under the Help America Vote Act.
- It was truly imposed with the vote to construct the sewer in 1982.
- Even though there was no vote presented, we lost.
- I’m not voting my own. Okay. Thank you for allowing me to speak.
- I urge you all to vote in support of this bill. Thank you. Thank you.
Summary:
The committee heard extensive testimony on several Judiciary bills, with the largest portion focused on S. 1178/H. 2052 to reduce mass incarceration and end life without parole. People incarcerated at MCI Framingham, MCI Norfolk, and NCCI Gardner described personal growth, rehabilitation, restorative justice work, family separation, and the belief that parole eligibility after long sentences would better reflect public safety and human development. Speakers emphasized that life without parole removes hope and can undermine rehabilitation, while supporters argued that many lifers are older, less likely to reoffend, and could contribute positively if given a chance at parole review. Committee members did not take votes during the hearing.
The committee also heard testimony on S. 1139 to restore the statute of limitations for wrongful death claims involving tobacco use, with Sen. Keenan explaining that a recent SJC decision had cut off claims where the injured person did not sue within three years before death. He said the bill would restore families’ ability to seek redress in cases involving long-latency tobacco harms like COPD. Another major topic was S. 1205, which would add abusive litigation to the definition of coercive control in domestic violence law; Sen. Michael Moore said the bill would stop abusers from using repeated court filings to harass and financially burden survivors.
The committee also took up S. 1114 on automatic record sealing, with Sen. Friedman and others arguing that the current petition-based process is slow, burdensome, and disproportionately harms people with criminal records, especially Black and Latino residents. Testimony also supported H. 1965/S. 1132 on compensation for wrongful conviction, with advocates and sponsors describing a faster administrative claims process, transitional support, and higher compensation without the current cap. Sen. Payano testified for S. 1241 to expand educational programming for incarcerated emerging adults, saying education reduces recidivism and improves reentry outcomes.
A substantial portion of the hearing focused on S. 2522, an update to Massachusetts’ shield law for reproductive and gender-affirming care. Sen. Friedman, the Attorney General’s office, and DPH Commissioner Robbie Goldstein said the bill is needed to strengthen protections against out-of-state legal attacks, protect patient and provider data, clarify enforcement authority, and add a state-level EMTALA-style emergency care requirement. Committee members asked detailed questions about prescription labeling, the prescription monitoring program, attorney discipline, custody and full faith and credit issues, and whether the bill’s enforcement language could create unintended limits or conflicts. The Attorney General’s office said it would provide follow-up written testimony on several technical questions.
NM
New Mexico 2026 Regular Session
Senate - Committees' Committee Jan 20th, 2026
Senate Committees' Committee
Transcript Highlights:
- First, we increased the allotment for postage to 5,550, which is paid by LCS, so your pieces of mail
- Mail would be 8,500. So that's great.
FL
Florida 2025 Regular Session
Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services Apr 15th, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- . >> Chair: BY YOUR VOTE SHOW CS FOR SB 1224 REPORTS FAVORABLY.
- CHAIR BRODEUR. >> MEMBERS BY YOUR VOTE, SHOW SENATE BILL 1182 REPORTED FAVORABLY.
- LAST TIME WE WERE HERE I COULDN'T FIGURE OUT WHY I VOTED NO IN ONE COMMITTEE AND VOTED YES AND NEXT COMMITTEE
- I'M NOT SURE HOW I WILL VOTE BECAUSE I SEE BOTH SIDES OF THIS ISSUE.
- BY YOUR VOTE CS FOR SENATE BILL 526 IS REPORTED FAVORABLY.
WY
Transcript Highlights:
- This is a roll call vote on Senate File 88. Representative Brady: I. Representative Bratten: I.
- This is a roll call vote on Senate File 71. Representative Brady, aye. Representative Bratten, aye.
- He left a vote for aye. >> Representative Webb, aye. >> Chairman Washington, aye.
- <00:37:49.040>
the we encourage the body to vote the we encourage the body to vote the standing - This is a roll call vote on Senate File 56 as amended. Representative Brady. Aye.
Keywords:
homeland security, search and rescue, grants, emergency response, Wyoming, sex offender, child care facility, residency restrictions, public safety, criminal law, sex offenders, child care facilities, legislation, kratom, regulation, healthcare, age restrictions, manufacturing standards, 916, all
NM
New Mexico 2025 Regular Session
IC - Investments and Pensions Oversight Jul 18th, 2025
Investments & Pensions Oversight Committee
Transcript Highlights:
- number of policies that are passed by the board that govern our investment policy statement, proxy voting
- She was voted on by the board, and that's Miss Valerie, but she was terming out.
- My guess is if we took a vote up here. The left-hand side of me is actually my Deputy Director, Ms.
- For that, what we do is we take all of the recommendations and what was voted on by the board.
- We do mail outs via our mail, and then we also post on the website newsletter.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- Chairman, I didn't vote on that because I think this is the bill that we talked about that had the potential
- Enforcement agencies in the state, municipalities that are under that have all voted to be under Section
- But they all voted to go under it by a vote of the local citizens. That's correct. Thank you.
- That will be all for voting today. We've passed a lot of bills out of this committee.
- adopted by the association and recorded in the county records. hand, either posted to the website or mailed
Keywords:
SB 383, ERCOT, Texas Utilities Code, interconnection, wind power facility, offshore wind, coastal wind, nearshore wind, Gulf of America, Texas coast, three marine leagues, electric grid, transmission line, distribution facility, renewable energy, battery storage, energy storage, grid access, power grid, electric service