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MA

Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session

Informal House Session 24 Mar 16th, 2026

Massachusetts House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • The House bill relative to the Board of Elementary and Secondary Education, House No. 729.
  • The House bill relative to non-competition agreements in the Commonwealth, House No. 2118.
  • The House bill relative to fresh fruits and vegetables in schools, House No. 4059.
  • The House bill authorizing ...
  • The House bill relative to consumer rights of renters, House No. 5095. House No. 5095.
MD

Maryland 2026 Regular Session

House Floor Session, 3/12/2026 #1

Maryland House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • </c> Special order calendar, House Bill 691. Special order calendar, House Bill 691.
  • The clerk will read the next bill. >> House Bill 573, fair housing and housing discrimination regulations
  • &gt;&gt; House<01:15:13.200><c> Bill</c><01:15:13.400><c> 380</c> &gt;&gt; House Bill 380 &gt;&gt; House
  • The clerk will read the next bill, please. >> House Bill 343, Housing Development Projects, Housing Counseling
  • House Bill 850, Home Builders Open House...
Summary: The House met in Annapolis on February 27, 2026, with 128 members present. After a prayer, the chamber adopted the previous day’s journal and recognized a resolution honoring Brunswick High School’s first Tech Challenge team, Minerva’s Mechanics, for winning the FTC Regional Championships and qualifying for the World Championship in Houston. The resolution was read and adopted with applause. The main legislative item was House Bill 355, concerning the Education, Sexual Abuse and Assault Awareness and Prevention Program and human and sex trafficking; the House adopted the favorable committee report and ordered the bill printed for third reading. The next bill, House Bill 534 on nonpublic school transcripts and prohibiting punitive measures related to student debt, also received a favorable report. Debate then centered on an amendment offered to HB 534 that would have tied school funding to student choice for students in repeatedly one-star-rated schools and allowed parents of habitually violent or disruptive students to consider military boarding school options. The sponsor argued Maryland’s public schools, especially in Baltimore City, were failing students despite heavy spending, citing low literacy, violence, and the book Failure Factory; several members echoed concerns about school performance, bureaucracy, and the need for educational freedom. Opponents and procedural speakers said the amendment was not germane to HB 534, which they described as a narrow bill about transcript access for students leaving nonpublic schools with unpaid fees, often students with disabilities. The floor leader urged the body to resist the amendment and stick to the bill’s actual subject. Despite multiple members explaining their votes in support of school choice and criticizing the Blueprint and school outcomes, the House ultimately took a roll call on the amendment after a voice vote was challenged. The transcript cuts off during the roll call and does not show the final recorded result on the amendment.
MO

Missouri 2026 Regular Session

2026 Legislative Session - Day Forty Five - Wednesday, April 1 - Morning Session

Missouri House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • House Bills 21, 22, and 1626.
  • for House Bills 21, 22, and 1626.
  • for House Bills 21, 22, and 1626.
  • Speaker, this is my House Bill 3038.
  • House Bill 2292 as amended.
Summary: The House first approved the previous day’s journal by roll call vote, 112-2, and then spent time on numerous guest introductions and recognitions. Guests included former Rep. Bill E. Kidd, students and school officials from several districts, pharmacy students, community and labor representatives, Alliance for Life members, Link community partners, and the student who led the Pledge of Allegiance. A personal privilege announcement also recognized a legislator’s son’s birthday. The main floor debate centered on House Committee Substitute for House Bills 21, 22, and 1626, the Missouri Nuclear Clean Power Act. Supporters argued the bill would remove a roadblock to small modular nuclear reactors by allowing construction work in progress (CWIP), lower long-term electricity costs, attract industry, and help Missouri meet future baseload demand, especially for data centers and other large users. Opponents said the measure would shift risk and cost overruns to ratepayers, cited past nuclear cost overruns and safety concerns, and argued Missouri voters had previously rejected such financing. After extended debate and several inquiries, the House adopted the committee substitute and ordered the bills perfected and printed. The chamber then perfected and printed House Bill 1881, which would make xylazine a Schedule III controlled substance. The sponsor and supporters said the drug is a dangerous animal tranquilizer increasingly used in illicit fentanyl mixtures, while the bill preserves legitimate veterinary and agricultural uses. Members from both rural and urban districts supported the measure, and the House adopted an amendment clarifying penalties for knowingly starving an animal and false reporting in animal abuse cases. Finally, the House took up House Bill 2292, which would encourage cross-reporting among agencies handling child, elder, and companion animal abuse. The sponsor said abuse in one area often correlates with abuse in the others and that the bill would use existing agencies rather than create a new department. An amendment was also offered to strengthen elder-abuse investigations by allowing post-certified investigators in the Department of Health and Senior Services to assist law enforcement and obtain records. The discussion emphasized protecting vulnerable Missourians and improving coordination among investigators and local police.
WA
Transcript Highlights:
  • The first bill we will consider is House Bill 2325, and there is an amendment.
  • Next bill we will consider is House Bill 2481. All right, thank you so very much.
  • The third bill we will consider is House Bill 2503, and there is an amendment.
  • and House Bill 2417.
  • and House Bill 2417.
Summary: The Technology, Economic Development, and Veterans Committee met in executive session on January 28, 2026, and advanced six bills. House Bill 2325, creating a tourism self-supported assessment program for statewide tourism promotion, was amended to add certain large restaurants and retailers, adjust enforcement and governance provisions, and remove a recommendation tied to an advisory report; the committee adopted Amendment 264 and reported the substitute bill out with a due pass recommendation by a 12-0 vote, with one member excused. Members supporting the bill emphasized tourism’s economic benefits, local flexibility, and the need for stronger statewide marketing funding. House Bill 2481, addressing surveillance-based price discrimination and surge pricing for retail goods, drew the most discussion. Representative Kloba withdrew the proposed substitute, and the committee voted on the bill as written. Members debated affordability, grocery pricing fairness, and the impact on businesses; Representative Waters said she would work on the issue further but urged a no vote. The bill was reported out with a due pass recommendation on an 8-4 vote, with one excused. House Bill 2503, on documentation for data used to train AI systems, was amended to require posting information describing efforts to remove child sexual abuse material from training datasets. Supporters said the bill promotes transparency and accountability in AI, while opponents warned the measure could burden startups and smaller developers. The amended bill was reported out with a due pass recommendation on an 8-4 vote, with one excused. House Bill 2397, concerning reimbursement timing under the State Fire Services Mobilization Plan, was amended so the 60-day reimbursement clock starts when complete documentation is received; it passed unanimously with one excused. House Bill 2278, on tourism promotion areas, and House Bill 2417, updating victim protections under the Washington Code of Military Justice, were both reported out unanimously with one excused.
WA

Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Finance Feb 9th, 2026

Transcript Highlights:
  • House Bill 2451 is the bill related to local tax increment financing.
  • House Bill 2224.
  • House bill 2224.
  • I actually moved it, substitute House Bill 2224, that we are moving and not House Bill 2224.
  • By your vote, Substitute House Bill 2224... ...By your vote, Substitute House Bill 2224 be reported out
Summary: House Finance held a bill briefing and executive session on a large set of tax and revenue measures, with staff outlining proposed substitutes and amendments for bills affecting grocery store incentives, insurance premium/B&O tax treatment, tobacco taxes, financial institutions, lodging taxes, fire district levy rules, local tax increment financing, limited equity cooperatives, tourism assessments, and sustainable aviation fuel credits. Members also heard brief summaries of bills on nonprofit assembly hall property tax exemptions and a city levy adjustment related to fire protection districts. Two bills scheduled for public hearing were not reached and may be rescheduled after House of Origin cutoff. In executive session, the committee adopted or rejected several amendments before voting bills out. HB 2297 on grocery stores in underserved communities advanced after the committee rejected an amendment to remove the property tax exemption; the bill was reported out 9-5-1. HB 2487 on insurance tax treatment advanced after the committee rejected an amendment to remove retroactivity and clarify annuity treatment; it was reported out 8-6-1. HB 2382, which raises cigarette and other tobacco taxes and changes tobacco tax structures, adopted amendments redirecting some revenue to health accounts, excluding nicotine-free vapor products, and restoring current-law treatment for modified-risk tobacco products before passing 8-6-1. HB 2451 on tax increment financing, HB 2590 on limited equity cooperatives, HB 2325 on a tourism self-supported assessment program with a tribal opt-in amendment, HB 2278 extending a lodging tax charge, HB 2224 adjusting levy rules for fire protection districts, and HB 2322 on sustainable aviation fuel tax credits all advanced, with some by voice vote. During debate, supporters generally framed the bills as targeted incentives or clarifications to support food access, wildfire mitigation, tourism promotion, housing affordability, or clean fuel investment, while opponents raised concerns about tax shifts, affordability, retroactivity, and whether dedicated revenues should instead come from the general fund. Several members noted that some measures still needed further work before floor action, especially HB 2487 and HB 2382. The committee adjourned after reporting the listed bills out with due pass recommendations.
NM

New Mexico 2025 Regular Session

Senate Chamber Mar 22nd, 2025

New Mexico Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Number 20, House Bill 113, will do. 21, Senator Pope, House Bill 519. 22, House Bill 158, I'll be Senator
  • Next, 25, House Bill 199 is Senator Gonzalez. 26, House Bill 553 is Senator Bergman's. 27 is House Bill
  • President, I move that House Bill 19, House Taxation and Revenue Committee substitute for House Bill
  • House Bill 78 as amended by the House and further amended by the Senate. amendments to House Bill 78
  • House Bill 458 as amended by the House and further amended by the Senate, House Bill 203 as amended
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Floor Session 5/18/25 - Part 1

Minnesota House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Our target got cut about in half from the previous bill that left the House.
  • bill that left<00:16:59.600><c> the</c><00:16:59.759><c> house.
  • We had a much stronger bill coming off this House floor as Democrats and Republicans in the House.
  • house floor as bill coming off this house floor as Democrats<00:42:35.200><c> and</c><00:42:35.440><
  • Let's be honest, this bill is not the perfect bill in the House, but it's a bill step forward.
CA

California 2025-2026 Regular Session

Senate Housing Committee Jun 16th, 2026

Housing

Transcript Highlights:
  • This bill builds on the proven success of SB 330 in 2019 by ensuring that once a housing project begins
  • This is a bill designed to bring consistency and certainty to the housing approval process.
  • This bill would enable VTA to designate a percentage of the housing units we provide with a preference
  • This is a fairness and equity bill, ensuring that farm worker housing is evaluated based on the realities
  • This bill will harmonize the student housing density bonus with the super density bonus.
Committee: Senate Housing
CA

California 2025-2026 Regular Session

Assembly Housing and Community Development Committee Jun 10th, 2026

Housing and Community Development

Transcript Highlights:
  • Two of the items are on consent: SB 722, Wahab, and SB 1426, which is a housing committee bill.
  • This bill takes an important step toward grounding the housing element process in real data.
  • This bill takes an important step toward grounding the housing element process in real data.
  • The first housing elements for the next cycle are due in January 2029, which means that this bill must
  • But I think the main point of this bill is if we can expedite housing and we can see... ...this bill
MA

Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session

Informal House Session 15 Jun 21st, 2026 at 11:00 am

Massachusetts House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • House Bill 3219, relative to the delivery of property tax bills.
  • And the House bill... House.
  • House number 1102. The House Bill.
  • The House bill, relative to the delivery of property tax bills. House number 3219.
  • And The House Bill.
Summary: The House opened with the Pledge of Allegiance and then took up several committee reports and procedural motions. The Committee on Rules recommended adoption of two resolutions: one recognizing the 100th anniversary of Ayrhill Farms in Adams and another congratulating Fiona White on earning the Girl Scouts’ Gold Award. The House suspended the rules and adopted both resolutions. The House also suspended Joint Rule 12 to allow a petition concerning a board overseeing occupancy payments for manufactured housing community accommodations in Attleboro to be sent to the Committee on Municipalities and Regional Government. The Committee on Steering, Policy and Scheduling reported a slate of bills for House consideration, including measures on banking and credit union law, a local option real estate tax exemption for volunteer firefighters and EMTs, electronic filing of property valuation forms, delivery of property tax bills, notification of deceased animals on state highways, a Boston Fire Department age waiver for firefighter Fustiano’s Katayakis, and validation of Bourne’s May 20, 2025 annual election. The House suspended Rule 7A, took second readings on these bills, and ordered them to a third reading. The House then considered several bills released from the Committee on Bills in Third Reading. It passed to be engrossed House Bill 4185, relating to the nomination process for town meeting candidates in Milford; House Bill 4374, designating an overpass in Sandwich as the U.S. Marine Staff Sergeant Raymond G. Torval Veteran Memorial Overpass; House Bill 4391, waiving the Boston Police Department maximum age requirement for Alex J. Rodriguez; and House Bill 4753, relative to the charter of the town of Westwood. The House adopted an order to adjourn to meet Tuesday at 11 a.m., and then adjourned to that time in informal session.
WA

Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Finance Feb 3rd, 2026

Transcript Highlights:
  • House Bill 2367 does three main things.
  • Welcome to House Finance. Let's hear about your bill.
  • Under substitute House Bill 1974, a public housing authority, Under substitute House Bill 1974, a public
  • Welcome to House Finance. Let's hear about your bill.
  • I'm here to respectfully oppose House Bill 2626.
Summary: House Finance heard several bills and took no recorded votes. HB 2367 would end special tax and emissions exemptions for the Centralia coal plant by limiting its Climate Commitment Act exemption to pre-2026 emissions, removing limits on additional greenhouse gas requirements, and repealing coal sales and use tax exemptions. The sponsor, Rep. Fitzgibbon, said the bill would help keep the plant’s transition to cleaner natural gas generation on track; Climate Solutions supported it, while business and clean-energy groups raised concerns about allowance-market impacts and asked for amendments to adjust the cap-and-invest allowance budget. HB 1974 would authorize public housing authorities, public corporations, and nonprofits to operate as land banks for affordable housing, give them priority for tax-foreclosed properties, and provide property tax, leasehold excise tax, and REET exemptions for land bank transactions. Rep. Hill said the bill was narrowed to reduce fiscal impact and support existing land banking work in Spokane; supporters said it would lower land costs and speed affordable housing development, while questions focused on how public land would be used and whether affordability should be permanent rather than limited to 30 years. HB 2650, a Department of Revenue request, would standardize notice and effective dates for local REET and lodging tax changes and clarify documentation for an affordable housing sales tax deferral. DOR supported the bill as an administrative efficiency measure, and there was no opposition testimony. HB 2626 would raise the premium tax on health maintenance organizations, health care service contractors, and self-funded multiple employer welfare arrangements from 2% to 3%, remove a dentistry-related exemption, and add a new 1% tax on certain disability and group stop-loss insurers. The sponsor said the bill is intended to help fund Apple Health and subsidies amid federal funding concerns; insurers and business groups opposed it as a cost increase likely to be passed on to consumers and employers, while patient and advocacy groups supported the revenue idea but urged that funds be dedicated to subsidies or other health care supports and that pass-through to consumers be prevented.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
  • 5652, House Bill. This could be the last House bill ever.
  • Does anyone wish to testify for or against House Bill 5652? That's House Bill 5652.
  • House Bill 5652 will be left pending subject to call of the chair. Next up is House Bill 3370.
  • House Bill 5424.
  • Is there anyone wishing to testify for or against House Bill 5424? House Bill 5424.
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

Room 016 Conference PM - 05-01-2026

Hawaii Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • &gt;&gt; House Bill 2498. This is relating to &gt;&gt; House Bill 2498.
  • Bill 2443 and House Bill 2498.
  • </c> for House Bill 2443 and House Bill 2498. for House Bill 2443 and House Bill 2498.
  • On House Bill 2498.
  • We have one more members uh House Bill We have one more members uh House Bill 2498<00:40:26.560><c> relating
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Senate Legislative Session Apr 20th, 2026 at 01:30 pm

Oklahoma Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • for House Bill 4248.
  • I declare House Bill 301 to have passed.
  • I declare House Bill 3004 to have passed.
  • I declare House Bill 3005 to have passed.
  • I declare House Bill 3008 to have passed.
AZ
Transcript Highlights:
  • Madam Moipin, members, as amended by the Committee on Appropriations, House Bill 2229 appropriates $3
  • House Bill 2344 directs the State Treasurer to manage the local government investment pools and allows
  • House Bill 2950 is exactly that.
  • House Bill 2041 is on the consent calendar, and with that, I'm available for questions.
  • House Bill 2041 is on the consent calendar, and with that, I'm available for questions.
Summary: The meeting reviewed two caucus packets covering a wide range of bills, with most items described by staff and then passed over without questions. Topics included appropriations for pregnancy resource centers, home- and community-based services for seniors and people with disabilities, veteran specialty courts, child care grants and infrastructure, emergency shelter grants, language acquisition services for deaf or hard-of-hearing infants and toddlers, and uranium contamination monitoring. Other measures addressed utility plant replacement, local government investment pools, task-order contract posting, ambulance reporting and certificate-of-necessity changes, short-term rental regulation, tuition waivers for dependents of disabled veterans, memorial authorization, manufactured home installer licensing, CPR/AED training in schools, national park fee exemptions for military members and veterans, and a tourism improvement area funded by lodging businesses. Several bills focused on child welfare and family law, including expanded kinship placement notification, a neglect definition change tied to poverty, evidence rules in custody and dependency matters, DCS investigations when a protective parent is involved, and parenting-time supervision requirements. Health-related bills included midwife practice changes, controlled substance monitoring program updates, interstate EMS licensure, prostate cancer screening coverage, sleep apnea coverage, and resident electronic monitoring in care facilities. Judiciary and property-related bills included enhanced trespass penalties, post-nuptial agreement rules, tax lien excess proceeds procedures, and unlawful entry into residences occupied by vulnerable adults. A few members briefly explained or defended selected bills, including the child protection measures, the CPR training requirement, the ambulance reporting bill, the tourism improvement area bill, and the bill moving inter-facility transports away from police. The sponsor of HB 2950 emphasized it was a voluntary, opt-in lodging assessment with local approval and statutory guardrails. No roll-call votes were described in the transcript, and most bills were noted as being on consent or third-read consent calendars, with several removed from consent or not yet on a calendar.
AZ

Arizona 2026 Regular Session

02/18/2026 - House Government

Government

Transcript Highlights:
  • House Bill 4064 makes a straightforward fix.
  • The middle housing bill was passed in a bipartisan fashion two years ago to work on housing solutions
  • House Bill 2375 represents Of last year's middle housing bill.
  • Okay, Madam Vice, please move the bill. Mr. Chair, the House Bill... due pass recommendation.
  • Chair, I move House Bill 2610 be returned. 2610. Mr.
PA

Pennsylvania 2025-2026 Regular Session

Senate Session (Jun 25 2026)

Pennsylvania Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • President, I request that House Bill 1442, House Bill 1646, House Bill 1830, House Bill 1860, and House
  • Senator Pittman requested that House Bill 1442 and the remaining bills on page 4, as well as House Bill
  • President, I request that House Bill 928 and House Bill 1102 go over in their order.
  • Next bill on the calendar is House Bill 1850. Next bill on the calendar is House Bill 1851.
  • Next bill on the calendar is House Bill 19. Next bill on the calendar is House Bill 1972.
Summary: The Senate returned from recess and first handled routine calendar matters, laying several bills on the table or over in their order without objection. The chamber then took up Senate Bill 1400, which addresses sentencing for second-degree murder in response to the Pennsylvania Supreme Court’s Commonwealth v. Lee decision. Senator Street offered an amendment to replace mandatory life without parole with parole eligibility after 25 years and individualized review, but the Senate tabled the amendment by a 26-24 roll call. The bill then advanced to final passage after extended debate over whether it adequately met the court’s constitutional ruling and how it would affect victims, culpability, and retroactivity. It initially passed 31-19, then after reconsideration and a correction to one member’s vote, passed 30-20 and was sent to the House. The Senate next considered Senate Bill 1212, which tightens the handling of sexual assault evidence kits by removing discretionary language that had contributed to inconsistent testing practices. Supporters said it would improve statewide consistency, preserve a survivor’s right to decline testing, and help reduce the rape kit backlog. The bill passed unanimously, 50-0, and was sent to the House. The chamber then moved through additional calendar items, including re-referrals of several House bills to Appropriations and multiple bills being passed over. Later, the Senate took up House Bill 1667 on a supplemental calendar after suspending the rules. The bill became the vehicle for several amendments tied to affordability and tax policy. Senators adopted a back-to-school sales tax holiday amendment, a data-center tax exemption repeal amendment, and a school-choice-related amendment transferring EITC provisions and increasing scholarships by $25 million. Other proposed amendments, including a digital advertising tax and a combined reporting corporate tax reform, were tabled. After further debate on the bill’s impact on electric bills, data centers, and the state budget, House Bill 1667 was agreed to as amended and the Senate recessed.
MA

Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session

Informal House Session 73 Jun 21st, 2026 at 11:00 am

Massachusetts House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • House Bill 1069.
  • House Bill 3953.
  • House Bill 4057.
  • House Bill 4134.
  • House Bill 4057.
Summary: The House opened with the Pledge of Allegiance and then took up several procedural matters. It adopted a Rules Committee report extending the reporting deadline for the Committee on Aging and Independence to December 3, 2025. The House also concurred in Senate referrals and suspended Joint Rule 12 on multiple petitions, including a proposal on education reporting for out-of-home placement students, a petition on applied behavioral analysis reimbursement rates, seasonal communities and housing-related petitions, and a witness intimidation petition. The Committee on Steering, Policy and Scheduling then reported a slate of local bills for consideration, including measures on South Boston park and field space, memorial markers for fallen officers in Milton and Canton, sustainable water resource funds, charter changes for Millis and Cambridge, a Hanson local licensing matter, a Haverhill Board of Health membership increase, and the Cambridge Employment and Job Training Trust. The House suspended Rule 7A, took second readings, and ordered these bills to a third reading. Later, the House considered and passed to be engrossed three bills on third reading: a Melrose senior citizen property tax exemption, a new charter for the City of Cambridge, and a Maynard alcohol license bill. The session concluded with adoption of an adjournment order setting the next meeting for Thursday at 11 a.m., and the House adjourned accordingly.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Minnesota House passes HF2309, the omnibus housing policy bill 4/29/25

Minnesota House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • The next bill on the calendar for today is House File 2309. The chief clerk will report the bill.
  • very important to housing bill, but it's very important to housing public<00:04:08.159><c> housing</
  • This bill Nash's bill, House File 1902.
  • It removes a provision from House File 1064 from the bill since it's a tax bill.
  • narrow housing policy bill.
ID

Idaho 2026 Regular Session

Mar 18th, 2026

State Affairs

Transcript Highlights:
  • Next up, Representative Raibold, House Bill 890.
  • Next up, Representative Raybold, House Bill 900.
  • House Bill 900.
  • House Bill 900.
  • Correction: Is that a Senate bill, 1321, not a House bill? Did I say House? Yeah.
Committee: House State Affairs