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WA

Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session

Legislative Ethics Board Oct 15th, 2025

Transcript Highlights:
  • It’s, you know, it’s gotten, like, for example, we got a question the other day from a member: Can I
  • are the things that are per se, that have a per se tangible legislative nexus: commemorations or celebrations
  • So if you're celebrating the Mariners or the Seahawks or the, you know... ...you're celebrating the Mariners
Summary: The Legislative Ethics Board approved the minutes from its September 8, 2025 meeting and reported that there were no employment disclosure forms. The board then discussed whether RCW 42.52.187(1) permits legislators to write letters of recommendation in a broader range of situations, including citizenship, clemency/pardon, immigration waivers, scholarships, and appointments. Members generally favored a broad reading for constituent-requested letters, while staff noted their existing advice had been narrower and suggested drafting an advisory opinion to clarify the definition and scope of “letter of recommendation.” The board also considered whether the statute’s reference to commemorations or celebrations of “persons who are not current legislators” allows use of state resources to recognize entities such as the Mariners or Seahawks. Members discussed whether “person” includes organizations under the Ethics Act’s definition, and the consensus leaned toward a plain-language reading that would allow posts about teams and other non-legislator entities, though some members suggested the language may need cleanup in the future. A third item addressed a previously retired advisory opinion concerning legislators who are attorneys and represent clients before state agencies. Staff proposed republishing or updating the opinion with current citations, but several members expressed concern that the old opinion could be read too narrowly or as implying legislators cannot do outside legal work involving agencies. The board agreed the issue needed more refinement and deferred further action to a future meeting. There was no public testimony beyond a brief check-in from Jerry Cornfield, and the meeting adjourned after a motion and second.
MA

Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session

Senate Session Jun 21st, 2026 at 11:00 am

Massachusetts Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Today is February 19, 2006, an important day in history, and particularly here in the Commonwealth of
  • governor shall annually issue a proclamation calling for the observance of February 19th as Iwo Jima Day
  • , commemorating the extreme heroism and courage at the... ...19th as Iwo Jima Day, commemorating the
  • of the island of Iwo Jima, where extraordinary valor was common virtue, and recommending that said day
  • That day is being observed here today, as every day since this became law under former Speaker McGee,
Keywords: 995, all
Summary: The Senate convened on February 19, 2006, with a Pledge of Allegiance and remarks noting the Commonwealth’s observance of Iwo Jima Day. The chamber also adopted a congratulatory resolution for Elizabeth Beth Renaud on her retirement from public service to the city of Salem. Members then acted on several local and procedural matters. House Bill 4272, authorizing Hudson to grant one additional off-premises wine and malt beverages license, was ordered to a third reading and then passed to be engrossed. The Senate also adopted orders extending committee reporting deadlines for the Environment and Natural Resources and Agriculture Committee and the Transportation Committee, and suspended Joint Rule 12 to refer several House petitions to committees. Later, the Senate passed to enact House Bills 3977 and 4438, concerning alternate members for Beckett’s Conservation Commission and a fall annual town meeting in Swampscott. The chamber also adopted an order placing House Bill 4769, the “build resilient infrastructure to generate higher-ed transformation” bill, on the Orders of the Day for immediate second reading with Ways and Means text as the amendment. Another petition, filed by Senator Brownsberger and others regarding violations of the U.S. Constitution under cover of law, was referred to the Judiciary Committee after suspension of the necessary rules. The Senate concluded with an order to adjourn until the following Monday at 11 a.m. and a motion to adjourn in memory of Phyllis Chapman of Hingham, followed by a moment of silence. The motion prevailed and the Senate adjourned in her memory.
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Transcript Highlights:
  • We've got them here for Aerospace Day. I just hope you'll welcome them to the House.
  • We have a celebrity in the building. Ross Ford's wife, Lifot, please stand.
  • Please recognize Representative Roberts to present the Nurse of the Day.
  • Representative Roberts, you're recognized to present the Nurse of the Day.
  • October 4th is also School Librarian Day.
CT
Transcript Highlights:
  • That's people who I work with on a day-to-day basis.
  • We spend day in and day out connecting members to dental care, connecting members to understand their
  • , 90-day, and 180-day mark to see if they’re improving and to see which providers are improving as well
  • I don't think we pay enough attention to the providers that are doing this work day in and day out.
  • to day, right?
Keywords: 962, all
Summary: The MAPOC Women and Children’s Health Subcommittee heard a presentation from Kate Parker Riley, executive director of the Connecticut Dental Health Partnership, on the Husky Dental Program and efforts to improve oral health during pregnancy. She reviewed the structure of Connecticut’s Medicaid dental benefit, the ASO model, provider network, utilization trends, and member barriers to care. She noted that children’s dental measures remain above the national median, but adult utilization is lower and the dental provider network has been shrinking, with longer wait times in rural areas. A major focus was the state’s goal to raise the rate of oral evaluation during pregnancy from about 17.5% to 25% by 2030. Riley described planned outreach to OB/GYN practices using a draft “snapshot” report showing each practice’s pregnancy oral-health rate compared with the state average, along with education materials based on ACOG and AAP guidance. Committee members and guests discussed barriers such as lack of provider training, workflow burden, access to dentists who will see pregnant patients, and the need for stronger referral bridges. Suggestions included adding simple oral-health screening questions in OB settings, using human support to make appointments, and exploring co-located dental hygienists or other embedded models. Riley also highlighted partnerships with DSS, DCF, Head Start, WIC, Read to Grow, YMCA programs, refugee resettlement agencies, and school-based and hospital partners, as well as data-sharing and navigation efforts. She said pregnant members newly identified through HUSKY will now receive outreach and navigation support. DSS dental director Carolyn MacArthur introduced herself and said she supports the initiative, noting the literature linking untreated maternal dental disease to poor child oral-health outcomes. No votes were taken; the meeting ended with thanks and a preview of upcoming July presentations on integrated behavioral health and home visitation programs.
HI

Hawaii 2025 Regular Session

WAM-FIN Informational Briefing 02-14-2025

Hawaii Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Happy Valentine's Day, everyone.
  • Happy Valentine's Day.
  • Happy Valentine's Day.
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Keywords: 912, senate, all
Summary: The joint Ways and Means and Finance informational briefing on grants and aids was held February 14 and was organized as a high-volume public testimony session with strict procedures: no Q&A, one representative per applicant, one minute per testimony, in-person testimony first, and then Zoom participants. The chairs also announced a recess at 11:00 a.m. for floor sessions and a reconvening at 1:00 p.m. Testimony was heard first from neighbor island applicants, then Oʻahu applicants, with members repeatedly directing speakers to line up and keep remarks brief. Neighbor island testimony focused on a wide range of capital and operating requests. Health and community projects included Hawaii Island Community Health Center’s workforce housing in Kau, Wuli Hawaiian Homestead Association’s learning center and predevelopment work, Rescue Tube Foundation’s beach rescue tube expansion, Puna Community Medical Center’s planned hospital/ER campus, Maui Humane Society’s free veterinary care after the wildfires, Hawaiʻi Care Choices’ palliative care readiness, and the Lyman Museum’s HVAC replacement. Other requests included the Maui Advanced Manufacturing Alliance’s Pāʻia Mill redevelopment, Laua 2020’s preschool and learning lab, Mālama Aina’s USDA-compliant meat processing facility, the Hawaiian Lifeguard Association’s water safety programs, Kaha P Organization’s agriculture education support, Ohana Arts’ youth performance project, Friends of the Children’s Justice Center’s emergency closet, EOA Pacific’s Marshall Islands teacher training, and the Central Pacific Youth Athletic Club’s new facility. Oʻahu testimony included the YWCA Oʻahu/Pythink Center’s renovation of Juliet M. Atherton Hall and its community kitchen, West Oʻahu Community Health Center’s wildfire protection and security needs, the Early School’s playground improvements, Surfing the Nations’ food distribution center expansion, and Sounding Joy Music Therapy’s weekly services for people with disabilities. Speakers generally emphasized community benefit, workforce development, health access, food security, disaster recovery, and support for children, seniors, and underserved populations. No votes or formal committee actions were taken during the briefing.
MA

Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session

Senate Session Jun 21st, 2026 at 11:00 am

Massachusetts Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • It is more important than ever that we recognize and celebrate the historic significance of Dr.
  • It is more important than ever that we recognize and celebrate the historic significance of Dr.
  • May today on the fourth Thursday in March, a day in which Dr.
  • May and others are seeking to establish as Tuskegee Airmen Commemoration Day.
Keywords: 995, all
Summary: The Senate opened with the Pledge of Allegiance and a special recognition of Dr. Harold May, an original Tuskegee Airman. The Majority Leader highlighted Dr. May’s military service and his later career in medicine, including graduating from Harvard Medical School, working in Haiti, helping develop Boston’s emergency medical services, and founding a children’s support organization. A citation from the Massachusetts Senate was presented, and the chamber briefly recessed for photos and signatures. The Senate then adopted a resolution recognizing the legacy of Senator Mock and Mr. Pachico. It also suspended Joint Rule 12 to refer several House petitions to the appropriate committees. An order was adopted for the Senate to reconvene on Monday at 11:00 a.m. Before adjournment, the Senate honored former State Representative Thomas S. Cahir, with remarks noting his long service in the Massachusetts House, leadership on transportation issues, work on commuter rail and other projects, and later service with the Cape Cod Regional Transit Authority. The Senate approved adjournment in his memory, observed a moment of silence, and adjourned accordingly.
MO

Missouri 2026 Regular Session

Special Committee on Tourism Mar 4th, 2026

Special Committee on Tourism

Transcript Highlights:
  • Day.
  • Is the family looking forward to having this day as a day of celebration? Yes.
  • Day in Missouri.
  • So I'm out there in the season almost every day.
  • You guys just topped that day.
Keywords: 959, house, all
MA

Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session

Combatting Antisemitism Jun 21st, 2026 at 01:00 pm

Transcript Highlights:
  • I take the same route to school every day.
  • To this day, I can't...
  • But to this day, I have never gotten a single email on any of those topics.
  • But to this day, I have never gotten a single email on any of those topics.
  • I'll preface it by saying that it is a battle every day. I have an example of a good practice.
Keywords: 995, all
Summary: The Special Commission on Anti-Semitism met for its 11th meeting and approved the minutes from its August 7 meeting. Co-chairs said the commission had recently completed preliminary K-12 recommendations and would continue work on higher education, with additional topics such as workplace issues, the medical sector, and the arts to be addressed before the November 30 reporting deadline. They also said another public comment meeting would be held this fall. The first testimony came from Dr. Mark Posnansky of Harvard Medical School, who described anti-Semitism affecting STEM, research, and higher education. He said Jewish and Israeli students and faculty reported ostracism, gaslighting, intimidation, discrimination, and hiding Jewish identity, and he urged clear leadership statements, mandatory anti-Semitism education, and stronger reporting and discipline procedures. Commissioners asked about Harvard training, spillover into teaching hospitals, and whether anti-Semitic climates were causing students to leave; he said some students had turned down opportunities because of the environment and that concerns also affected healthcare settings. Lindsey Gabbo, a Harvard Law student and mother, testified that campus discourse after October 7 had made Jewish and Zionist students feel isolated and unwelcome, with protests, defaced hostage posters, and a student council BDS vote contributing to the climate. She said Harvard had sent some emails acknowledging anti-Semitism but that she had not seen meaningful steps to restore dialogue, and she argued the school needed more structured venues for conversation. Commissioners also asked about campus security, the effect on students’ mental health, and the impact of chants and protests that she said many Jewish students understood as calls to violence. A panel of concerned Jewish faculty and staff then offered contrasting views. Professor Jeremy Menchick argued the commission should use data carefully, include non-Zionist Jews in its analysis, and avoid reinforcing divisions within the Jewish community. Professor Hilary Lustick described restorative-practice approaches and said structured dialogue could address conflict without immediate punishment. Professor Jonathan Feingold warned that anti-Semitism was being weaponized by the Trump administration and right-wing groups to attack universities and DEI, and he urged the commission not to adopt approaches that could be used to undermine civil rights institutions. Commissioners pushed back on claims that the problem was being exaggerated or reduced to a “problem” rather than a “crisis,” and the discussion ended with continued debate over data, context, and how to balance anti-Semitism concerns with broader civil-rights protections.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Commerce Finance and Policy Committee 3/17/26

Commerce Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • Patrick's Day. Just happened to be that way.
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  • </c> days than less, so. days than less, so. Follow-up<00:21:16.800><c> Representative.
  • Patrick's Day. been out and about on St. Patrick's Day.
  • But we do that every day, so you're fine.
Bills: HF4145 , HF4009 , HF4304 , SF2511 , HF4090 , HF357 , HF901
CA

California 2025-2026 Regular Session

Senate Floor Session May 7th, 2026

California Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • We give thanks this day for the joy of human life, its wonders, and so We give thanks this day for the
  • celebrated his inauguration with a prayer service.
  • It is an honor to stand when we celebrate the National Day of Prayer.
  • Mother's Day is the day we gather every year to honor the women who shape our families and communities
  • Mother's Day is the day we gather every year to honor the women who shape our families and communities
Keywords: 987, senate, all
LA

Louisiana 2026 Regular Session

House of Representatives May 25th, 2026

Louisiana House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • You woke me up from my physical sleep, allowing me to encounter your world another day.
  • You woke me up from my physical sleep, allowing me to encounter your world another day.
  • We thank you today, Lord, on this Memorial Day for our great heroes, who enabled us to have life, liberty
  • SCR 77 by Senator Luneau, to commend Grambling State University upon the celebration of Centennial Tiger
  • SCR 78 by Senator Owen, to designate Friday, May 29, as Monvuka Museum and Research Center Day at the
CA

California 2025-2026 Regular Session

Assembly Floor Session Jun 2nd, 2025

California House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • , also known as Festa della Repubblica, a day when Italian Italians around the world celebrate their
  • Members, in celebration of Italian Independence Day and in honor of ACR 73 designating October 25th as
  • Although to her chagrin he would let Darren stay home on Monday days from school because his days were
  • Members, we have just dispensed with our 118th item of the day.
  • Everyone, we couldn't have asked for a better day.
Keywords: 988, house, all
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Veterans and Military Affairs Division 1/22/25

Veterans and Military Affairs Division

Transcript Highlights:
  • Dil would like to discuss: Veterans Day on the Hill.
  • Dil would like to discuss: Veterans Day on the Hill. Yeah, thank you, Mr. Chair.
  • One other item: Veterans Day on the Hill.
  • Throughout the day, I'm encouraging those who show up to meet with you.
  • I do want to make a comment on Veterans Day on the Hill. It's a great event.
Keywords: 1183, house
CA

California 2025-2026 Regular Session

Assembly Floor Session Jun 4th, 2026

California House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • A day that should have been full of celebration and joy.
  • It wasn't even two days after graduation.
  • This is the day of action. Take a position.
  • We are winding down for the day.
  • The clerk will read the second-day consent calendar.
Summary: The Assembly convened after a quorum call, prayer, and pledge, then handled routine procedural business including re-referrals of several Senate bills, removal of AB 1156 from the inactive file, and withdrawal of ACR 210 to the second reading file. The chamber also heard multiple guest introductions, including family members of members and two CIF Scholar Athletes of the Year, Ryan Liu and Mona Sugawara, before moving to the daily file and consent calendar. The main floor item was ACR 191, which designated June 5 as National Gun Violence Awareness Day in California. Assemblymember Stephanie and several colleagues spoke in strong support, sharing personal and district-level experiences with gun violence, highlighting the impact on children, schools, graduations, and communities, and urging continued state and federal action. Speakers emphasized prevention, safe storage, community violence intervention, and the need to resist complacency; the resolution was adopted by voice vote after 55 co-authors were added. On the consent calendar, ACR 206 and several Senate concurrent resolutions were adopted, with ACR 206 passing 60-0. The Assembly also heard an adjournment in memory for Michael George Savan, a longtime Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department commander, Marine Corps Reservist, and former Lomita mayor and councilmember. The house then announced the next session schedule and adjourned until Monday, June 8 at 1 p.m.
NY

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York State Senate Session - 02/05/2026

New York Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Today we celebrate the triumphs...
  • >> Happily. >> The sponsor yields. >> Well, it is a red day in red state, red dye day and red state day
  • days.
  • legislative days.
  • WITH INTERVENING DAYS BEING LEGISLATIVE DAYS.
Keywords: 993, senate, all
Summary: The Senate opened with the Pledge of Allegiance and an invocation by Imam Tahir Kukaj of the Albanian Islamic Cultural Center, who offered remarks about gratitude, diversity, and support for Kosovo’s independence. The Journal was approved, and the chamber then took up several previously adopted resolutions, including Resolution 1516 commemorating the 18th anniversary of Kosovo’s independence and Resolution 1317 honoring the Stillwater Girls Varsity Soccer Team and Head Coach Christine Ihnatolya for winning the NYSPHSAA Class C state championship. Both resolutions were adopted, and the sponsors were authorized to seek additional co-sponsors. The Senate then moved through the calendar and passed a series of bills, including measures on environmental conservation, education, public health, civil service, penal law, public service, labor, and a retroactive real property tax exemption for the Silver Lake Foundation. Most bills passed with broad support, though several drew recorded no votes from a small group of senators. Senator Fahy explained her vote on a bill renaming an OASAS scholarship in honor of Father Peter Young, emphasizing his work on addiction, incarceration, and homelessness. Two items drew extended debate. On Calendar 141, Senator Walczyk appealed the chair’s ruling that an amendment to a public service bill was nongermane; the Senate voted 21 to overrule the chair, so the ruling stood, and the bill then passed 52-6. On Calendar 213, Senators Kavanagh and Borrello debated a food-safety bill concerning disclosure of certain food ingredients and chemicals; supporters said it would improve transparency and protect children’s health, while opponents argued federal action was already underway and a national standard would be preferable. After the bill was restored to the non-controversial calendar, it passed 56-2. The Senate then adjourned until Monday, February 9 at 3:00 p.m., with intervening days as legislative days.
CA

California 2025-2026 Regular Session

Senate Floor Session Apr 16th, 2026

California Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • We are warming up for a wonderful day of session. Thank you.
  • As Dolores Huerta Day in California.
  • I am proud to have established the Dolores Huerta Day in California.
  • I am proud to have established the Lotus Werta Day in California.
  • I was proud to establish the Lois Werta Day in California in 2018.
Summary: The Senate met with a quorum present and began with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, and several routine announcements. Senator Weber Pierson removed SB 977 from the consent calendar. The chamber then took up a series of gubernatorial appointments, including Irena Ortega to the Public Employment Relations Board, Monica Erickson as director of the Department of Human Services, Armin Mayor as senior deputy commissioner at the Department of Financial Protection and Innovation, and Uca Dunkay to the California State Lottery Commission; all were confirmed by unanimous or near-unanimous roll calls after brief presentations by Senator Grove. The Senate also considered several commemorative resolutions. SCR 152, by Senator Reyes, designated April 10, 2026 as Dolores Huerta Day. Senators from both parties spoke in support, praising Huerta’s lifelong labor, civil rights, and nonviolent organizing work, and noting her role in the farmworker movement and the contributions of Filipino farmworkers. The resolution passed unanimously. SR 91, by Senator González, recognized Cambodian Genocide Memorial Week; SCR 149, by Senator Valadares, marked World Autism Awareness Day and emphasized early intervention and adult services; and SCR 150, by Senator Choi, recognized National Librarian Day and the public value of librarians. Each of these resolutions was adopted with broad support. The Senate also passed SB 1078 by Senator Laird, an urgency measure giving Santa Cruz County voters the opportunity to consider a local tax increase above the combined local tax rate cap to help fund services, including medical services; the bill passed 29-9 on both urgency and final passage. SR 98 by Senator Wiener, designating Heat Pump Week in California, also passed with strong support, highlighting energy savings, emissions reductions, and the state’s electrification goals. After lifting the call, the chamber confirmed the earlier appointments and adopted the remaining consent calendar items without objection. The session ended with committee announcements and an adjournment in memory of Deanna Mooney, a nurse and community leader, with the Senate scheduled to reconvene on April 20, 2026.
US

US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session

US House Floor Proceedings (Friday, November 21, 2025)

US Federal House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • We spent half a day on that.
  • We spent half a day on that.
  • We spent half a day on that.
  • We spent half a day on that.
  • </c> Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
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Transcript Highlights:
  • But on the third day, right? Heroes. All right, that's for you, my brother.
  • By the way, that is the message that is on the empty tomb to this day.
  • Today is World Autism Day, and we have recognized April 2nd as that day.
  • It's an exciting day for Oklahoma and the world. Thank you for that.
  • The Family has a couple of reasons to celebrate on Sunday.
CA

California 2025-2026 Regular Session

Assembly Floor Session May 23rd, 2025

California House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Absences of the day will be deemed read and printed in the. File.
  • prior to the day required under the Assembly rules.
  • sacrifice so I ask you to join me and standing for a moment of silence as we embark on this Memorial Day
  • They are where birthdays are celebrated, where parents find a quiet moment, and where neighbors become
  • present Assembly Concurrent Resolution 83, which formally proclaims May 22nd as California Maritime Day
Keywords: 988, house, all
FL

Florida 2026 Regular Session

FL House Floor Session - 2026-03-12 (10:30AM Session)

Florida House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • One day, I will forget what bills we passed and which ones died.
  • They have seven days to make that determination.
  • Representative Ben Oroach: So the timeline for budget is changing from two days to five days to address
  • I'm glad I'm law enforcement officer of the day, so whatever I say will carry the day here.
  • Members, we have several announcements before we end for the day.
Keywords: 998, house, all