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MN

Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session

House Floor Session 3/13/25

Minnesota House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • There’s a little desk, there’s some seating, there’s usually some old people magazines sitting there,
  • there's usually like some some seating there's usually like some old<01:39:16.199> people old
  • I’ll ask you to educate women on the use of car seats if they choose to keep the baby.
  • What it took away is car seats, clothing, diapers, supplies.
  • What it took away is car seats, clothing, diapers, supplies.
Keywords: 1183, house
AZ

Arizona 2026 Regular Session

02/19/2026 - House Rural Economic Development

Rural Economic Development

Transcript Highlights:
  • So take a seat. Glad somebody else gets to be the way. I said, Madam Chair, and I am seated.
  • So take a seat. Glad somebody else gets to be the way. I said Madam Chair and I am seated. So.
  • I said Madam Chair, and I am seated.
Summary: The Rural Economic Development Committee first took up HB 2950, which would allow governing bodies to approve tourism improvement areas to promote lodging and tourism as an economic development tool. Supporters from the Arizona Lodging and Tourism Association, Visit Yuma, and Visit Phoenix said tourism is a major economic driver, especially in rural communities, and argued the bill would give local areas a voluntary, industry-led way to market themselves, attract visitors, and support jobs without raising taxes on residents. Members discussed tourism in places such as Yuma and other rural destinations, and the committee voted 7-0 to give HB 2950 a do pass recommendation. The committee then heard a presentation on rural economic development centered on Lucid Motors’ investment in Pinal County and its partnership with Central Arizona College. Speakers from the Arizona Commerce Authority, Central Arizona College, and Lucid described workforce training programs, including the Drive48 accelerator, which they said has helped train workers for advanced manufacturing jobs and raised local incomes. The committee read proclamations recognizing both Lucid Motors and Central Arizona College for their contributions to job creation, workforce development, and economic growth in rural Arizona. Finally, the committee considered HB 2946, which would revise development fee requirements, including changes affecting the timing and administration of fees and a prohibition on charging development fees for accessory dwelling units. The sponsor and housing advocates said the bill was intended to help address housing affordability and give developers more predictable costs, while city and league representatives opposed it, arguing it would shift costs from growth to existing taxpayers and interfere with local infrastructure planning. After adopting an amendment that removed county-related provisions and made clarifying changes, the committee passed HB 2946 on a 4-1 vote with two members present, and the meeting adjourned.
CA

California 2025-2026 Regular Session

Assembly Elections Committee Jul 2nd, 2025

Transcript Highlights:
  • Seems like just yesterday I was sitting in your seat with Ms. Barber and Mr.
  • So it sounds like a lot, and especially at the city levels, those are majority nonpartisan seats.
  • Would this ballot measure open it up toward partisan seats too, including the Assembly and the Senate
  • I just didn't know, because the majority of our local electeds are nonpartisan seats.
  • And I just didn't know if this... ...are nonpartisan seats.
Summary: The Assembly Elections Committee met on July 2, 2025, with a quorum present and took up eight agenda items, including four consent bills. The committee first approved the consent calendar, which included SB 280, SB 621, SB 851, and SB 852, all moving forward without objection. The committee then heard several bills from Senator Umberg focused on election administration and campaign finance, along with SB 408 on voter-roll maintenance. SB 249 would require county board of education elections to be consolidated with the statewide general election. Supporters, including the League of Women Voters, argued this would increase turnout and make those elections more representative; opponents, including Orange County education officials, argued it would override local control, increase costs, and add ballot fatigue. The bill passed 5-2 and was re-referred to the Committee on Education. SB 398 would make it a crime to pay or offer contingent payments or other valuable consideration to induce voting or voter registration, closing what supporters described as a loophole involving lotteries and incentives. It passed 5-0 as amended and was re-referred to the Committee on Public Safety. SB 42 would remove the state ban on public financing for campaigns in general law cities and counties, allowing local voters to decide whether to adopt such systems. Supporters from Common Cause, the League of Women Voters, and many local advocates said it would broaden participation and reduce the influence of big money; opponents raised concerns about taxpayer funding, guardrails, and local oversight. The bill passed 5-2 and was re-referred to Appropriations. Finally, SB 408 would require election officials to use U.S. Postal Service change-of-address data to help maintain voter rolls; supporters said it would improve accuracy and trust in elections, while one commenter questioned reliance on postal data. The bill passed unanimously 6-0 and was re-referred to Appropriations. The committee then completed the remaining roll calls and adjourned.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
  • her lawyers ensures that what is written doesn't contravene the actual bill, and then it goes to my seat
  • Well, we've had you in the hot seat enough, but thank you so much for being here. ...being with us, and
  • And have a seat. Let the clerk show that Senator Miles is present. Good morning, Senator Miles.
  • And I guess you were here when your husband, that's correct, went through the same. in the same seat
  • Benjamin Barclay, Chief Executive. and Public Council of the Office of Public Utility Council to have a seat
Keywords: 1185, senate, all
FL

Florida 2025 Regular Session

February 4, 2025 - 09:00 AM

Transcript Highlights:
  • So you're a traditional student if you are sitting in a seat on that campus.
  • And if you look at how FTE funding is spent, it's actually given for kids in the seats at the schools
  • difference is they're selecting the school for participation in extracurriculars as opposed to sitting in a seat
  • is they're selecting the school for participation in extracurriculars, as opposed to sitting in a seat
  • Panelists, if you'll shift back into the seats and Representative Bankson—sorry, Representative Abbott—thank
Summary: The Student Academic Success Subcommittee met to discuss Florida’s current “sports choice” rules and high school NIL policy, then heard and passed HB 151. FHSAA officials and Sarasota County Schools staff explained eligibility rules for student-athletes, including GPA, age, semester limits, physicals, insurance, and the different participation options for traditional public, charter, home education, Florida Virtual, and private school students. Members focused on how controlled open enrollment works, whether private school students can play at public schools and vice versa, transfer timing and capacity limits, recruiting restrictions, and the role of local district policies. Sarasota officials said about 400 students in their county participate through non-traditional athletic arrangements, and FHSAA said statewide there are 5,460 non-traditional student-athlete forms on file out of roughly 280,000 student-athletes. The committee then reviewed Florida’s high school NIL framework. FHSAA said students in grades 9-12 may enter NIL deals, with no income cap, but they are barred from agreements involving adult entertainment, alcohol, tobacco/vaping, cannabis, controlled substances, gambling, weapons, political or social activism, and NIL collectives. Students must have a written contract and cannot use school logos or uniforms without permission. FHSAA said about 25 students statewide had NIL deals so far, and Sarasota was first to file. Members raised concerns about recruiting, taxes, financial literacy, mental health, and whether students should be treated as employees, while district staff said they provide education and financial literacy resources but do not review contracts. After the discussion, the committee took up HB 151 by Rep. Abbott. The bill allows students at FHSAA-member private schools to participate in sports at another member school when their own school does not offer that sport, and it removes the current 200-student enrollment limit. An amendment clarifying the private-school language was adopted without objection. A public witness from a small private school supported the bill, saying it would let the school join FHSAA without losing local athletic access for its students. Despite some members raising fairness and funding concerns, the bill passed on a 15-0 vote and was reported favorably.
WY
Transcript Highlights:
  • They are specifically elected to fulfill a seat that is either held for an urban position, there are
  • :13:33.440> a specifically elected, uh, to fulfill a specifically elected, uh, to fulfill a seat
  • 13:34.560> held<00:13:34.880> for<00:13:35.440> an<00:13:35.839> urban seat
  • 14:01.440> 13<00:14:02.320> um1<00:14:02.880> was<00:14:03.120> seeking seat
  • And so what uh 13 um1 was seeking seat.
Keywords: 916, all
Summary: The committee met briefly to hear and sort through interim topic proposals, with members noting they needed to finish quickly before floor work. The first topic, from Representative Banks and Representative Ottman, would allow non-veterinarians to perform pre-check pregnancy testing on cattle to help address veterinary shortages, while still requiring a certified veterinarian for cattle sold as bred. No public testimony was offered, and the committee agreed to move through the full list and rank topics later rather than taking an immediate vote. A second topic, brought by the County Commissioners Association through Jeremiah Ryman and Joy Hill, concerned subdivision fencing laws. Hill said recent statutory changes moved fencing requirements into the subdivision statutes, creating cost and planning problems for developers and county officials. She said the preferred option would be repeal; if not, counties should have flexibility to exempt some subdivisions, and at minimum the law should be clarified because key terms and requirements are unclear. The committee asked a few questions and then moved on. Representative Davis and Holly Kennedy of the Wyoming Association of Conservation Districts discussed updating conservation district statutes. Kennedy said districts are currently barred from borrowing money for major purchases and that election rules can force board members to vacate seats if they move within the district but outside their original locality. The association supported revisiting those provisions. The committee also heard a topic on comparing recreation rules on state lands and federal lands, with the sponsor saying the goal was to identify disparities and possible improvements. Later topics included preventing orphaned water rights, with Keith Kennedy of the Wyoming Association of Irrigation Districts asking for statutory clarification so water rights are properly transferred during divisions and not forfeited, especially in small subdivisions and family exemptions. Another proposal from Representative Ottman addressed a tribal buffalo issue involving whether animals crossing between reservation land and fee land are treated as wildlife or domestic animals; members emphasized the topic was for information and discussion rather than legislation. Senator Pearson also proposed revisiting fence-out laws for livestock to give landowners more protection when repeatedly dealing with wandering animals, while others cautioned that any changes would need to be handled carefully because of differing livestock rules and the state’s fence-in/fence-out framework. Finally, Senator Hicks raised livestock identification concerns, arguing producers should retain flexibility under prior law to identify animals as they choose and that veterinarians should not be forced into new federal tagging requirements.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

State Affairs (Part I) Apr 24th, 2025

State Affairs

Transcript Highlights:
  • Fred Costa, come on down, please have a seat. Roger Abshire, come on down, have a seat.
  • We have a seat for you. Will you come on down? Welcome. And Mr. Quintero, you're recognized.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

89th Legislative Session Feb 13th, 2025

Texas House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • A quorum is present the house and gallery will please return to their seats.
  • All right, members, please take your seats. we have some memorial resolutions. 74 75 The chair recognized
  • Please take your seats. 시청해 주셔서 감사합니다.
Keywords: 1184, house, all
FL

Florida 2026 Regular Session

Judiciary Feb 10th, 2026

Judiciary

Transcript Highlights:
  • And that's how y'all are sitting in those seats right now, because y'all are Florida senators.
  • I do not think she'd be sitting in that seat.
  • I do not think she'd be sitting in that seat. fair elections.
  • I do not think she'd be sitting in that seat. Just have that seat.
  • I assume it's a pretty much similar amount for former Senator Jay Collins's seat.
Summary: The committee first considered SB 1434 on infill redevelopment. A late-filed strike-all amendment narrowed eligibility criteria, including environmental and adjacency requirements, density and intensity limits, and exclusions for certain lands and military areas. The amendment was adopted without opposition, and the bill then passed favorably on an 8-0 vote, with testimony both for and against from advocacy groups. Members then heard several bills related to criminal justice, land use, and local government operations. SB 212 on sexual offenders and sexual predators was amended to add public swimming pools and related restricted-location provisions; the committee heard extensive opposition testimony arguing the bill lacked empirical support and could worsen homelessness and burden families, while supporters said it would reduce temptation and improve safety. The amended bill passed 8-1. SB 686 on agricultural enclaves also received a strike-all amendment clarifying development allowances near interstates and protected-area non-preemption; after opposition from a county Republican committee and support from housing and business groups, it passed 10-0. SB 554 updating nonprofit corporation law, SB 1338 on charitable giving and endowment restrictions, SB 532 on court fee retention by clerks, and SB 218 on land use regulations after hurricanes all passed favorably, each with little or no opposition. The committee also approved SB 692 on cybersecurity standards and liability after debate over whether the bill created enough compliance incentives and whether its liability presumption should apply retroactively; supporters said it would encourage adoption of cybersecurity frameworks, while opponents warned it could weaken local standards and create litigation issues. The bill passed 9-2. SB 1138 on qualified contractors was amended to preserve local government authority while allowing licensed professionals to conduct limited pre-application reviews, and it passed 11-0. Finally, SJR 1104 on religious expression in public schools passed 8-3 after extensive public testimony and debate, with supporters saying it would enshrine existing protections in the Constitution and opponents warning it would favor majority religions and increase bullying and litigation. The committee then took up SB 1106 on requiring state agencies and instructional materials to use “Judea and Samaria” instead of “West Bank,” with the sponsor arguing it reflected historical truth and opponents saying it erased Palestinian identity and inserted the state into an international naming dispute; the transcript ends during public testimony on that bill before any vote is shown.
NH

New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session

House Legislative Administration (04/16/2025)

Transcript Highlights:
  • 00:32:08.000> predecessor<00:32:08.640> in<00:32:08.960> this<00:32:09.200> seat
  • <00:32:09.760> uh was my predecessor in this seat uh was my predecessor in this seat uh district
  • Senator Larson held the seat for 20 years and represented not only Concord but the towns of Henniker,
  • the<01:34:58.080> well,<01:34:58.400> not<01:34:58.560> a<01:34:58.719> seat
  • you want a seat at the well, not a seat you want a seat at the well, not a seat at<01:34:59.040>
Keywords: 928, house, all
Summary: The committee opened with Senate Bill 197, which would remove supervision of the legislative facilities committee nurse from the Department of Health and Human Services and instead place the nurse under the Board of Nursing’s scope of practice and the Nurse Practice Act. Ryan Maliti introduced the bill for Senator Pearl, and John Williams of DHHS explained that the current statutory language is outdated, dating back to 1995, and improperly gives medical supervisory authority to a non-clinician. He said the change would align the statute with current practice and that the department, the Joint Legislative Committee’s chief operating officer, and the Office of Professional Licensure and Certification were all comfortable with the language. Committee members asked about the need for the change and confirmed the old supervisory language was no longer being meaningfully used. The chair closed the hearing on SB 197, noting there may be additional amendments before final action. The committee then heard Senate Bill 186, which would authorize the Joint Legislative Historical Committee to accept and display a portrait of former Senator Jeb Bradley in the State House. Max Taylor, speaking for Senator Rashardi, described Bradley’s long public service and urged the committee to move the bill. Members asked whether the portrait was completed, where it would be displayed, and how size and placement would be determined. Taylor said the portrait had not yet been commissioned but would be paid for by Bradley, and that the exact location had not been set. Committee members and staff noted that the Joint Historical Committee is already working on portrait placement and space issues, and that the bill may need to be coordinated with broader updates to the statutes governing portraits and memorials. The committee also heard Senate Bill 200, introduced by Senator Reardon, to allow the Joint Legislative Historical Committee to accept and hang a portrait of former Senator Sylvia Larson. Reardon and Donna Susi, who painted the portrait and had served as Larson’s chief of staff, gave strong testimony about Larson’s legislative record, leadership as Senate President, and bipartisan service. Members asked about the portrait’s status, size, and where it would be displayed; witnesses said the portrait was completed, framed, and currently stored in a box pending approval, and that the committee would decide placement. In the later work session, the chair used the two portrait bills to discuss broader problems in the statutes and the Joint Historical Committee’s responsibilities, including possible size limits, placement rules, and whether New Hampshire should adopt practices used in other states such as waiting periods or moratoriums on portraits. No votes were taken during the work session, but members discussed using the bills as vehicles for larger statutory cleanup.
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Senate Legislative Session Apr 30th, 2026 at 01:45 pm

Oklahoma Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • But Senator Johnson called me and he said, 'Hey, the senate seats coming up in our district.
  • But anyway, it's if people ask me, and there are three people running from my seat.
  • OK, you were back where Senator Brooks' seat was at one time. I don't know if we have this on tape.
  • I've sat by Darcy in the same seat in caucus in room 535 for six years.
Bills: HB1168
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

HHS Public Hearing 04-15-2026

Health and Human Services

Transcript Highlights:
  • I am honored to be here and to seek your confirmation to a seat at the Language Access Advisory Council
  • 00:09:45.600> a to seek your confirmation to the to a to seek your confirmation to the to a seat
  • c> the<00:09:46.320> Language<00:09:46.680> Access<00:09:47.080> Advisory seat
  • at the Language Access Advisory seat at the Language Access Advisory Council.<00:09:48.640> I
Keywords: 912, senate, all
Summary: The Senate Committee on Health and Human Services met on April 15 to consider several gubernatorial nominations, with the chair reminding the public that written testimony had been reviewed and testimony time would be limited. The first nominee, James Landgraf (GM 528) for the Board of Certification of Public Water System Operators, was supported by the Department of Health and testified that his water-system experience would help ensure certification standards protect safe drinking water, including on Maui and the other islands. Committee members asked about his background and Maui water issues, and the chair later recommended advise and consent. The committee also heard GM 552 for Pina Lemosu to the State Council on Developmental Disabilities, but Lemosu was absent due to illness. Daintry Bartoldus of the council testified in strong support, citing Lemosu’s lived experience, critical thinking, and advocacy on disability and employment issues. The committee deferred decision-making on this nomination until the next day. For GM 717, Annabelle Stone for the Language Access Advisory Council, testimony from Waipahu Safe Haven Immigrant Migrant Resource Center and Aloha Care emphasized her interpreter background, bilingual skills, and commitment to equitable access for limited-English-proficient residents. Stone said her public health and community experience would help the council, and the chair recommended advise and consent. The final nomination, GM 782, was John McComas for the Statewide Health Coordinating Council. Supporters including Jack Lewin and Aloha Care highlighted McComas’s long career in health care, including leadership at Aloha Care and work on expanding community health resources. McComas said he wanted to continue contributing to health care access statewide after retirement. The committee took no objections on the nominations it voted on and adopted the chair’s recommendations to advise and consent for GM 528, GM 717, and GM 782, while GM 552 was deferred.
AL
Transcript Highlights:
  • I want to embarrass our intern, Miss Jaden Seat.
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  • c><00:17:39.600> She<00:17:39.760> may<00:17:39.919> see intern uh Miss Jaden Seat
  • She may see intern uh Miss Jaden Seat.
Keywords: 924, joint, all
AZ

Arizona 2026 Regular Session

02/12/2026 - House Rural Economic Development

Rural Economic Development

Transcript Highlights:
  • you've got options from a basic model that has the same engine and structure, but maybe just has cloth seats
  • , and you can go all the way up to leather seats, the cameras in the back, and all kinds of things.
  • you've got options from a basic model that has the same engine, structure, but maybe just has cloth seats
  • and you can go all the way up to leather seats, the cameras in the back, and all the kinds of things
Summary: The committee began with a presentation on the modernization of the DeConcini Port of Entry in Nogales, Arizona. Testimony from the port authority chair, a county supervisor, and the Nogales mayor emphasized that the port is outdated, flood-prone, congested, and a safety concern because CBP facilities and traffic lanes sit on or near the international boundary and stormwater infrastructure. Speakers said the port is critical to local and state commerce, tourism, and tax revenue, and requested state support and letters backing federal funding efforts. Members discussed the sewer/stormwater flooding issue, the estimated $1.5 billion to $2 billion cost, and the need for federal action; the chair said a letter of support would be prepared for committee members to sign. The committee then heard and passed HB 2237, which appropriates $4.5 million for Apache Junction’s Superstition Trails and visitor gateway project, and HB 2926, the Workforce Housing Accelerator Act. HB 2926 would create expedited permitting for workforce housing, provide a single point of contact, reduce the state portion of prime contracting tax for qualifying projects, and lower the population threshold for certain industrial development authority bond actions. After an amendment, the bill passed 6-1. Testimony in support came from the sponsor and housing advocates, who said the bill would help address Arizona’s missing-middle housing shortage and reduce regulatory delays. The committee also passed HB 2113, which would require RUCO to intervene in utility rate cases when proposed residential rate increases are 100% or more. The sponsor argued RUCO should focus more on rural customers facing large percentage increases, while RUCO’s director said the office has only nine staff, a $1.9 million budget, and limited capacity, warning the bill could increase costs and delay cases. Members discussed rural ratepayer impacts, and the bill passed 5-1-1. HB 2824, authorizing local C-PACE programs for voluntary financing of commercial property improvements, also passed unanimously after testimony that it would support energy, water, and infrastructure upgrades without state general fund exposure. Finally, HB 2939, a rural investment tax credit bill tied to large qualifying investments and net new jobs, passed unanimously after Lucid Motors testified in support. The committee held HB 2950 due to time and adjourned, noting it would be heard first next week.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
  • Okay, Senator Parker, have a seat. The Chair lays out House Bill 2457. I recognize the Senate.
  • Have a seat, take a deep breath, and state your name for the record and then anything you'd like to say
  • All right, anyway, have a seat. State your name for the record. Good morning, my name is Richard.
  • She returned to the legislature in 19... 87 to serve as a state senator, the seat that I currently hold
HI

Hawaii 2025 Regular Session

ECD Public Hearing - Fri Apr 11, 2025 @ 10:00 AM HST

Economic Development & Technology

Transcript Highlights:
  • for each of these agencies are able to also designate, depending on who they want to fill in that seat
  • depending on who they want to fill in depending on who they want to fill in that<00:15:39.600> seat
  • 40.800> they<00:15:41.040> capable<00:15:41.600> to<00:15:41.839> also that seat
  • Aren't they capable to also that seat.
Keywords: 910, house, all
Summary: The committee heard several resolutions, beginning with STR 51, which asks the Office of Planning and Sustainable Development to convene a working group to evaluate creating and placing an Office of Resilience and Recovery. Testimony from the Office of Planning and Sustainable Development and the Governor’s Recovery and Resiliency Unit supported the measure but suggested changing the working group membership so each county mayor, or designee, could appoint the representative instead of naming county civil defense administrators. Members questioned whether any county had requested that change, and the testifier said it was a recommendation based on their experience, not county consultation. The committee also heard STR 40, urging the Hawaii Technology Development Corporation to focus more on advanced manufacturing and cybersecurity, but there was no one present to testify. STR 65, on finalizing a contract for the new Aloha Stadium and advancing the stadium entertainment district, received support from the Stadium Authority, DAGS, and Aloha Stadium District Partners, all saying they were already working hard on the project. STR 78 SD1, encouraging the East-West Center to expand international engagement, was supported by the East-West Center. STR 30, asking the commander of Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam to allow use of restricted vacant land on the Pearl City Peninsula for youth ball programs, drew strong support from the Pearl City Neighborhood Board, which described a shortage of ball fields and said the site would be well suited for recreation. The committee then heard STR 24 SD1, urging the U.S. Department of Defense to keep references to the 100th Infantry Battalion and 442nd Regimental Combat Team on its websites; multiple veterans and advocacy groups testified in support. STR 195 and STR 196, supporting broader relationships with Sweden and Norway, respectively, had limited or no testimony. After recessing briefly for decision-making, the committee voted to adopt all of the measures as introduced, without amendments, with members voting in favor and some members excused on certain votes.
HI

Hawaii 2025 Regular Session

Senate Floor Session 04-10-2025 11:30am

Hawaii Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • So seated in the gallery, I'd like to introduce our Caumei Cao immersion SC charter school in Hilo in
  • So<00:05:44.320> seated<00:05:44.720> in<00:05:44.880> the<00:05:45.120> gallery
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  • in the gallery, uh I'd like to So seated in the gallery, uh I'd like to introduce<00:05:48.000> our
Keywords: 912, senate, all
CA

California 2025-2026 Regular Session

Assembly Floor Session Mar 28th, 2025

California House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • You may be seated. I'm leaving now.
  • I request Assembly Rule 118A to allow Assemblymember Wicks to have guests seated at her desk and Assemblymembers
  • But now, we're in the seat where we have won three World Series in five years.
  • Assemblymember Jackson, please return to your seat. Assemblymember Bryan, you're recognized.
Keywords: 988, house, all