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FL

Florida 2026 Regular Session

FL House Floor Session - 2026-05-29 (10:00AM Session)

Florida House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • A provision clarifying the timing of when interest begins to accrue on refund applications filed with
  • Again, I don't believe that that was a member project that was filed this year.
  • that would be open to be filed next year.
  • And we have raises for some state employees, but for our rank and file, we don't have any raises, no
  • rather than relying solely on traditional, now... ...qualified candidates rather than relying solely
Summary: The House convened with prayer, a moment of silence for former Senator Don Childers, the Pledge of Allegiance, and recognition of Officer Antonio Richardson as law enforcement officer of the day. The chamber announced it would take up 11 budget conference committee reports, with no third-reading bills or special-order calendar items. Members were reminded that conference reports were subject to debate but not amendment, and that the required review periods had been satisfied. The first major action was on HB 7031E, the tax package. Representative Duggan explained that the conference report included a mix of retained, modified, and new tax provisions, including sales tax holidays, property tax and homestead-related changes, reductions in certain gaming and carbon-related taxes, changes to child care and documentary stamp tax credits, a new refund process for public works construction tax paid by universities and colleges, and other tax administration changes. Debate focused on the bill’s consumer impact, the reduction of the child tax credit from three years to one, the inclusion of firearm accessories in a sales tax holiday, the absence of gas tax relief and combined reporting, and the homestead exemption provision for certain deployed diplomatic and foreign service personnel. Critics argued the package favored niche or corporate interests over broad affordability relief, while supporters said it provided targeted tax relief and reflected conference negotiations. The House adopted the conference report and passed HB 7031E by a vote of 88-11. The House then began presenting the conference report for HB 501E, the state budget, which totaled $114.5 billion for fiscal year 2026-27 and was described as below the prior year’s spending level while maintaining reserves. Subcommittee chairs outlined major budget areas: pre-K-12 funding included an increase in FEFP, salary increases for veteran teachers, stabilization funding, and support for declining enrollment; higher education included full Bright Futures funding, workforce programs, college operating support, university initiatives, and school guardian expansion; IT funding focused on Palm, ACCESS, APD’s I-Connect replacement, corrections systems, emergency management systems, and cybersecurity grants; health care funding covered Medicaid, nursing home rates, waiver provider increases, ADAP funding and restructuring, child welfare, and behavioral health; transportation and economic development included housing, cultural grants, jobs and rural infrastructure, Visit Florida, Space Florida, highway patrol equipment, and local transportation projects; justice funding included correctional construction, juvenile justice facilities, law enforcement grants, and clerk and due process reimbursements; state administration included fire stations, constrained counties, building maintenance, and Safe Florida Home; and agriculture/natural resources funding emphasized Everglades restoration, water quality, land acquisition, Florida Forever, state parks, and citrus research. Members then began questioning the budget details, including school voucher accountability, school funding formulas, public defender parity, prison technology, wastewater monitoring in prisons, ADAP policy, SNAP fraud controls and AI-assisted verification, Florida Forever funding, school lunch funding, and coral reef restoration. No final vote on HB 501E appears in the transcript excerpt.
FL

Florida 2026 Regular Session

FL House Floor Session - 2026-05-29 (10:00AM Session)

Florida House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • A provision clarifying the timing of when interest begins to accrue on refund applications filed with
  • Again, I don't believe that that was a member project that was filed this year.
  • But I would just encourage that if that was a member project that was not filed, then certainly that
  • would be something open to be filed next year.
  • And we have raises for some state employees, but for our rank and file, we don't have any raises, no
Keywords: 998, house, all
ID

Idaho 2026 Regular Session

Legislative Session Day 57 Mar 9th, 2026

Idaho House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • House Bill 825 was filed for the Second Reading Calendar.
  • House Bill 825 was filed for the Second Reading Calendar. March 9, 2026, Mr.
  • House Bills 717, 668, and 750 were filed for the second reading calendar.
  • filing.
  • We filed a second re-encounter. March 9, 2026: Mr.
Keywords: 989, all
ID

Idaho 2026 Regular Session

Agenda Mar 27th, 2026

State Affairs

Transcript Highlights:
  • So when they get a local candidate for a judicial position or a small local governmental position, another
  • good question, so to add just a little more color to this, there's a handful of instances where a candidate
  • Does it stay with the campaign account, or is the candidate able to keep that for his own?
  • So to add just a little more color to this, there's a handful of instances where a candidate will report
  • And, you know, I think it's really on each individual candidate to take responsibility for themselves
Summary: The Senate State Affairs Committee heard several bills and resolutions. House Bill 835, presented by Rep. Jason Monks, would place limits on spending non-cognizable funds above $10 million annually, with exceptions for declared emergencies, Gowen Field construction, and tuition revenue; at the sponsor’s request, the committee sent it to the 14th order for a possible amendment. The committee also recognized page Drew Brown, who spoke about his experience and future plans, and members offered comments and encouragement. The committee introduced RS 33834, a measure authorizing local governments to address rat infestations as an invasive species while protecting private property rights, and RS 33839, the Senate concurrent resolution to approve pending rules. House Bill 930, presented by Sen. Harris and Rep. McCann with Secretary of State Phil McGrane, would require campaign funds to be kept in a separate checking account, prohibit commingling, limit investments to cash-equivalent accounts, and require personal loans over $1,000 to be deposited into the campaign account; supporters said it would improve transparency, while some senators argued it was unnecessary because campaigns already follow those practices. The committee voted to send H.B. 930 to the floor with a do-pass recommendation, with Senators Den Hartog, Taves, and Shippy recorded as no votes. House Concurrent Resolution 35, honoring Idaho’s Olympic and Paralympic athletes, was also sent to the floor with a do-pass recommendation. Finally, Senate Bill 1436, presented by Sen. Anthon, would clarify that state agencies may use cooperative purchasing agreements with limited modifications when piggybacking on another entity’s competitive bid, while preserving legal remedies if the process is misused; the committee approved it for the floor with a do-pass recommendation, with Senator Ruchti recorded as voting no.
LA

Louisiana 2026 Regular Session

House of Representatives Mar 24th, 2026

Louisiana House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • These teacher candidates wanted to be teachers.
  • I'll tell you why I filed the bill that I filed, and exactly why Schlegel filed her bill, and we've combined
  • I'll tell you why I filed the bill that I filed and I'm exactly why Schlegel filed her bill and we've
  • the basis for— To file his bill and say that that is the basis for you filing it.
  • the basis for, to file his bill and say that that is the basis for you filing it.
Summary: The House convened with a quorum, opened in prayer, and received official notice from the Secretary of State certifying Dana Henry and Paul Sawyer to fill vacancies in the chamber. Both members were sworn in. The House also received Senate messages on several concurrent resolutions and a large slate of Senate bills, and it adopted a number of House resolutions recognizing groups and individuals, including agriculture, athletic trainers, GoFar Louisiana, homeschooling families, veterans, and several community honorees. Committee reports and bill referrals were also announced throughout the morning hour. A substantial portion of the meeting was devoted to floor action on House bills, many of them memorial highway designations and policy measures. The House gave final passage to bills naming roadways and bridges for Officer Trevor Abney, Dr. Harry Blake Sr., Virginia Green Evans, and American Legion Post No. 14, and it also passed bills extending Tax Commission assessment fees, creating a transfer-on-death securities registration act, increasing lender origination fees, expanding assessor certification committee membership, and strengthening protections for eligible adults against financial exploitation. Other bills passed included measures on teacher certification appeals, removing Evangeline Parish from a juvenile justice district, re-creating the Department of Education, and repealing a $25 impaired-driving fine. Most of these bills passed overwhelmingly or unanimously. The most extensive debate centered on House Bill 68, which would create a new offense for disturbing worship services and impose a mandatory 30-day jail term for certain misdemeanor conduct, with higher penalties for related offenses. Supporters argued the bill was intended to deter disruptions and reduce the risk of escalation in houses of worship, citing heightened security concerns and incidents in churches nationwide. Opponents questioned the bill’s vagueness, the mandatory minimum sentence, the distinction between misdemeanor and felony treatment, and whether existing law already covered the conduct. The bill remained under discussion as members continued to raise constitutional, enforcement, and policy concerns.
AL

Alabama 2026 Regular Session

Alabama House Apr 9th, 2026

Alabama House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • </c> don't because there have been candidates don't because there have been candidates that<01:24:21.679
  • </c> to a candidate. to a candidate.
  • that's an official candidate.
  • </c> supposed to do as candidates. supposed to do as candidates.
  • candidate.
Keywords: 1136, house, all
AZ
Transcript Highlights:
  • as passed the House, House Bill 2016 removes the penalty due to the Department of Revenue for late filing
  • The Senate amended the bill by removing the late filing penalty exemption for transactional privilege
  • The filing penalty exemption for transactional privilege tax taxpayers.
  • Madam Whip, members, as passed the House, House Bill 2244 prescribes judicial actions relating to filed
  • a statement that a parent may delegate temporary guardianship of the child and that the parent may file
Summary: The Republican caucus reviewed a long list of House bills with Senate amendments, mostly hearing brief staff summaries and sponsor comments on whether they concurred. Topics included tax filing penalties, water and court procedures, vaccination and mask rules, bullion investment, nursing care complaint timelines, privacy protections for property and voter records, medical-record access, professional licensing procedures, school and family law changes, public records access for legislators, AI procurement, fingerprint clearance for traffic survival school instructors, development fees, infrastructure districts, distracted driving penalties, health aide scope of practice, eviction record sealing, backyard structure rules in planned communities, inmate transition services, nuclear-ready community designation, DCS parent-rights notices, domestic-violence evidence standards, inmate mental health study committee, legislative subpoena enforcement, trade office oversight, public power reporting, Native American language proficiency, mental health judicial review timelines, mobile food vendor licensing, medical-intervention requirements in schools, and school board training and meeting transparency. In most cases, the sponsor or a representative indicated concurrence with the Senate amendments, and the caucus generally moved through the bills without extended debate. A few bills drew brief explanation from sponsors about the policy purpose, such as aligning nursing-facility oversight with federal requirements, improving access to medical records, clarifying rules for licensed health aides, and adjusting school-related provisions. Some bills were noted as being sent back to the Senate or otherwise set aside, including HB 2035 and HB 2249. No formal votes were taken in the transcript; the meeting functioned as a caucus review of Senate amendments and sponsor concurrence before floor action. The caucus concluded after HB 2380, with members thanked for attending.
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Judiciary Feb 10th, 2026 at 01:30 pm

Judiciary

Transcript Highlights:
  • And so, is it to establish when the statute of limitations on being Able to file a claim starts, or is
  • it limited that you can't file a claim until something has already accrued?
  • would be The statute because there's a truncated or shortened statute of limitations to be able to file
  • This statute prevents them from offering drug court to anyone they believe will be a good candidate,
  • I guess I could file that one. How about that, Senator Yak?
Committee: Senate Judiciary
TX

Texas 89th 2nd C.S.

89th Legislative Session Mar 21st, 2025

Texas House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Affairs HB 3375 by Metcalf relating to the filing of a campaign treasurer appointment and the application
  • of a place on a ballot by the candidate for the board of directors of an appraisal district or for the
  • HB 3412 by Gomez relating to the notice and the assistance in a filing of an application for residents
NH

New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session

House Executive Departments and Administration (01/22/2026)

Executive Departments and Administration

Transcript Highlights:
  • And so we filed a bill two years ago, which was sent to interim study and died.
  • And so we filed a bill two years ago, which was sent to interim study and died.
  • And so we filed a bill two years ago, which was sent to interim study and died.
  • <c> sit</c><03:05:20.080><c> for</c><03:05:20.319><c> the</c> candidate may not sit for the candidate
  • </c> have missed the 10K filing deadline. have missed the 10K filing deadline.
Keywords: 1189, house, all
AZ

Arizona 2026 Regular Session

02/03/2026 - House Regulatory Oversight

Regulatory Oversight

Transcript Highlights:
  • We're going to be—there's legislators across 15 more states that are filing the bill this session.
  • I did speak to the Treasury Department and the candidates that are running for treasurer, since we'll
Bills: HB2123 , HB2140
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

EDU Public Hearing 02-04-2026

Education

Transcript Highlights:
  • testifying, if you're online or on Zoom, please note that the committee has your written testimony on file
  • </c> these new opportunities, some candidates these new opportunities, some candidates encounter<00:52
  • We had one that went bankrupt that let teacher candidates just hang. >> That’s right.
  • </c> bankrupt that let teacher candidates bankrupt that let teacher candidates just<01:25:33.760><c>
  • </c> one not guiding their candidates one not guiding their candidates correctly<01:25:52.480><c> and
Committee: Senate Education
MA

Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session

Joint Committee on Public Service Jan 27th, 2026

Joint Committee on Public Service

Transcript Highlights:
  • Unfortunately, Unfortunately, even the most qualified and committed candidates can be unjustly delayed
  • It offers a practical solution, allowing bypassed candidates who are later vindicated to buy back the
  • This remedy honors candidates' commitment to service.
  • This remedy honors candidates' commitment to service.
Summary: The Joint Committee on Public Service held its 18th hearing of the 194th General Court and opened by outlining testimony procedures, including a three-minute limit and a written testimony deadline of Tuesday, February 3, 2026. Committee members were introduced, and the hearing focused on bills related to public safety retirement and service credit. The first witness, a Lawrence Fire Department captain, strongly supported legislation titled An Act Establishing Creditable Service for Eligible Police Officers and Firefighters. He argued that candidates who were improperly delayed or bypassed in hiring should be allowed to buy back lost service time so they are not disadvantaged in retirement, emphasizing that the proposal would not affect the rights or seniority of current employees. Senator Joan Lovely then testified in support of House No. 4909, which would require the Salem Retirement Board to grant creditable service without member payment for prior reserve, permanent, intermittent, or call service performed by Salem police officers and firefighters who joined the retirement system on or before February 11, 2020. She said the measure has support from the Salem Retirement Board, the mayor, and the city council. No committee votes were taken, no questions were raised, and the hearing concluded with a motion to adjourn.
AZ
Transcript Highlights:
  • allows a person to provide an alternate mailing address and attest their residential address when filing
  • The bill also establishes an appeal process for unhired candidates who believe the process was not appropriately
  • admitted to a screening or evaluation agency at the time the petition for evaluation or treatment is filed
  • for attorneys who prevail in an attorney disciplinary matter and allows the prevailing attorney to file
  • for attorneys who prevail in an attorney disciplinary matter and allows the prevailing attorney to file
Summary: The caucus reviewed a long list of third-read consent bills across multiple committees, with staff giving brief descriptions and members asking only occasional clarifying questions. Topics included claims against the state, CPA certification, creditor assignments, insurance adjuster licensing, school equivalency instruction, extending a credit enhancement board, firearm safety instruction in schools, student eligibility for school activities, Celebrate Freedom Week civics instruction, release-time courses, voter registration roll access, campaign filing addresses, federal land designations, public records review standards, workers’ compensation burial benefits, first responder death benefits, veterans’ flags in HOA communities, restrictions on sexually explicit material for minors, agency guidance posting, standardized state hiring, mental health court procedures, autopsy supervision, tribal child welfare MOUs, controlled substance scheduling, EMT privacy, guardian notification in court-ordered treatment, dense breast tissue notice repeal, referral agency background checks and insurance, attorney disciplinary recoveries, fentanyl penalties, campus firearms rules, suppressors, defamation standards, mandatory reporting of child abuse, attorney licensing authority, municipal penalties tied to emergency calls, forcible detainer procedures, utility-worker assault enhancements, water basin reporting, small modular nuclear reactor siting, groundwater recovery assumptions, ICE notification after arrests, a military-police-to-peace-officer pathway, and scholarship tax credits. Most bills were simply presented as consent items, with no major debate or votes recorded in the transcript. A few measures drew brief discussion. On SB 1040, members clarified that the voter-registration portal would redact personal identifying information such as voter registration numbers, ID numbers, and Social Security numbers. SB 1193 prompted comments that emergency medical technician data being open source was surprising and that the issue might be expanded to paramedics. SB 1243 was described as a guardian-rights bill to streamline notice in court-ordered treatment. SB 1318 was characterized as a cleanup measure aligning dense-breast-tissue notice requirements with federal law. SB 1477, dealing with referral agencies for assisted living and home care, was noted as having passed committee unanimously. The most substantive exchanges came on SB 1148 and SB 1418. For SB 1148, members discussed shifting attorney licensing responsibility more directly to the Arizona Supreme Court rather than the State Bar, with staff explaining that the court already oversees licensing but currently delegates some functions to the Bar. On SB 1418, which limits county regulation of small modular nuclear reactors in certain circumstances, a member objected that it would reduce local control and said they would likely oppose it on the floor. H.C.M. 2009 was also presented, asking Congress to amend the Antiquities Act, compensate states for subsurface minerals, and streamline mining permits; the sponsor tied it to Arizona’s mining history and land-swap interests. The caucus ended after SB 1142, with no recorded votes or formal actions beyond the bills being discussed as third-read consent items.
VT

Vermont 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Session - 2026-02-19 - 9:45AM

Vermont House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • He was a commission graduate of officer candidate school.
  • is</c><00:04:55.840><c> still</c> My intuition had me confident that I was choosing the correct candidate
  • confident that I was choosing<00:05:16.960><c> the</c><00:05:17.199><c> correct</c><00:05:17.440><c> candidate
  • ,</c><00:05:18.560><c> that</c><00:05:18.800><c> he</c> choosing the correct candidate, that he choosing
  • the correct candidate, that he would<00:05:19.120><c> be</c><00:05:19.199><c> an</c><00:05:19.360><c
Keywords: 926, house, all
NH

New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session

House Executive Departments and Administration (03/18/2026)

Executive Departments and Administration

Transcript Highlights:
  • </c> the existing language uh any candidate the existing language uh any candidate for<03:31:04.800><
  • emerge that meet this criteria, uh, hire could still be made, uh, but if a candidate who does appear
  • a preference so that uh if no candidates emerge<03:44:24.960><c> that</c><03:44:25.199><c> meet</c><
  • ,</c> accessibility barrier for candidates, accessibility barrier for candidates, including<04:11:50.720
  • 24.080><c> for</c> Under this proposal, candidates for Under this proposal, candidates for lensure<04
Keywords: 928, house, all
Summary: The committee first held a public hearing and then an executive session on Senate Bill 401, which DHHS described as a cleanup bill. Testimony from the department explained that the bill would repeal obsolete reporting requirements tied to a repealed municipal reimbursement program and to the now-repealed commission on demographic trends. No one testified in opposition, and the committee voted 12-0 ought to pass, placing the bill on the consent calendar. The committee then heard Senate Bill 402, which would eliminate certain non-compete agreements for physician associates going forward. Senator Gray introduced the bill, and a representative of the New Hampshire Society of Physician Associates said it would improve workforce recruitment and access to care without changing scope of practice or affecting existing agreements. Committee members asked about the length of current restrictions and whether the change would make New Hampshire more attractive to PAs. The committee voted 12-0 ought to pass and sent the bill to the consent calendar. Next, the committee took up Senate Bill 426, which would repeal the permissible fireworks committee. Senator Uler and the deputy state fire marshal said the committee’s original purpose had been overtaken by later changes adopting federal fireworks standards, and that the fire marshal now has the necessary authority. The committee voted 12-0 ought to pass and placed the bill on the consent calendar. Finally, the committee began hearing Senate Bill 469, a DMV modernization bill allowing electronic signatures in place of wet signatures for certain motor vehicle title and registration processes. Senator Lang, Carvana, the New Hampshire Auto Dealers Association, Copart, and DMV staff all supported the measure, saying it would reduce delays, errors, and paperwork burdens. Members asked about AI, consumer protections, costs, and how electronic signatures would work in practice, including in cases involving deceased owners. The transcript cuts off during that hearing before any committee action on SB 469.
ID

Idaho 2026 Regular Session

Agenda Feb 16th, 2026

State Affairs

Transcript Highlights:
  • It pushes out to the 2028 election cycle, and then it also allows candidates for the 2026 election to
  • affiliation, if they so choose, on the November ballot when they register this August or September when they file
  • If they so choose on the November ballot when they register this August or September when they file.
  • liquor may hold an interest in the premise only if the licensed premise sells food, basically. ...to file
Keywords: 989, all
NM

New Mexico 2026 Regular Session

Senate Chamber Feb 12th, 2026

New Mexico Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • I thank the sponsor for his candid answers.
  • be paid from revenue distributions, preventing the accrual of interest when an extension of time to file
  • be paid from revenue distributions, preventing the accrual of interest when an extension of time to file
  • be paid from revenue distributions, preventing the accrual of interest when an extension of time to file
Summary: The Senate debated and passed Senate Bill 241, a child care assistance measure. Opponents raised concerns about the bill’s education requirements, residency definitions, sustainability if oil and gas revenues decline, fraud and misuse of funds, staffing needs for unannounced inspections, liability insurance, and whether the state would be left covering costs in a shortfall. Supporters argued the bill reflects the reality of working families, would expand access to child care, and includes guardrails and a five-year funding plan. After debate, the Senate passed the Senate Finance Committee substitute for SB 241, as amended, by a vote of 25-15. The chamber then received House messages announcing passage of several House bills and referred them to committees: HB 63 on water project funding to Senate Conservation, HB 64 on appropriations to Senate Finance, HB 165 on industrial revenue bond lease assessments to Senate Tax, Business and Transportation, HB 285 on disabled veteran property tax exemptions to Senate Tax, Business and Transportation, HB 184 on the Conservation Legacy Permanent Fund to Senate Finance, and HB 291 on a range of tax and revenue changes to Senate Tax, Business and Transportation. Senate Memorial 30, requesting a study of safety and maintenance issues on U.S. Highway 491, was introduced and referred to Senate Rules. During announcements, members outlined upcoming committee meetings, including Rules, Tax, Business and Transportation, Education, Finance, Conservation, and others. The Senate also discussed the upcoming 100th Bill Party and related social events. The body then recessed until 11 a.m. the next day.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Committee on Health and Human Services - 03/06/25

Health and Human Services

Transcript Highlights:
  • Today we will begin with Senate File 1083. Senate File 1083. Thank you, Madam Chair.
  • bill, Senate File 832.
  • </c> next bill um Senate file next bill um Senate file 832<00:07:58.599><c> thank</c><00:07:58.759><c
  • file file 832<00:32:09.760><c> is</c><00:32:09.919><c> recommended</c><00:32:10.320><c> to</c><00:32
  • </c> Judiciary and next we have Senate file Judiciary and next we have Senate file 1786<00:32:35.559>
Keywords: 1187, senate, all
NM

New Mexico 2026 Regular Session

House - Education Jan 30th, 2026 at 08:37 am

House Education

Transcript Highlights:
  • It really makes it possible for a teacher candidate to see the beginning. really makes it possible for
  • a teacher candidate to see the beginning and the end of a school year.
  • Our candidates are assessed for whether or not they would make a good teacher before they're even allowed
  • Well-designed teacher residency programs typically attract a more radically diverse pool of candidates
  • They make it possible for candidates, especially those with families, to enter teaching without taking
Bills: SB83 , SB106 , SB107 , SB123 , SJR1