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KY
Kentucky 2026 Regular Session
Senate Legislative Session Day 40 (3-5-26)
Kentucky Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- and her father cleared this land to plant and to farm, and my grandfather cut the stumps out of the trees
- So, I don't know what killed all those trees and large weeds and large bushes, but it was something that
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those So, I don't know what killed all those So, I don't know what killed all those trees - 09.839>
weeds <01:02:10.240>and <01:02:10.480>large <01:02:10.799>bushes, trees - and large weeds and large bushes, trees and large weeds and large bushes, but<01:02:12.880>
it
Summary:
The Senate convened, opened with an invocation and pledge, established a quorum, excused absent members, and approved the journal. The House clerk then announced that the House had passed several bills and requested concurrence. The chamber also received second-reading reports for a number of bills and resolutions, which were referred to the Rules Committee, and committee reports from the Economic Development, Tourism, and Labor Committee and the Judiciary Committee recommending passage of several measures. New resolutions were also introduced, including one honoring Michael Mingi, Amanda Maize, and Senator Maize Bledsoe, and another designating March 31, 2026, as Kentucky Transitional Science Day.
The Senate then took up Senate Bill 145, relating to the Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control. The chamber concurred in House Committee Substitute 1 and House Floor Amendment 1, then passed the bill as amended by a roll call vote of 35 yeas and 2 nays. The Senate next considered Senate Bill 59, relating to prohibited uses of tax dollars and resources. After adopting Senate Committee Substitute 1, members debated whether the bill’s enforcement provisions were needed to prevent public funds from being used to influence ballot questions; supporters cited prior school-related advocacy, while one opponent raised concerns about possible uneven treatment of schools receiving federal funds. The bill passed 28-9.
Finally, the Senate took up Senate Bill 137, relating to a provisional license to practice medicine. Supporters described Kentucky’s physician shortage, especially in rural areas, and argued the bill would help recruit foreign medical graduates by allowing a path to licensure based on prior residency and work experience. A floor amendment was offered to preserve standards by emphasizing U.S. residency pathways and cautioning against lowering the standard of care, but the amendment was withdrawn after discussion. The bill remained under consideration at the end of the transcript.
WY
Wyoming 2026 Regular Session
Senate Agriculture, State and Public Lands & Water Resources Committee, February 17, 2026
Agriculture, State and Public Lands & Water Resources
Transcript Highlights:
- perfection when pretty good is probably a good start is like I don't want to miss the forest for the trees
- perfection when pretty good is probably a good start is like I don't want to miss the forest for the trees
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the don't want to miss the forest for the don't want to miss the forest for the trees - :09:20.960>
we <01:09:21.279>get <01:09:22.080>out <01:09:22.239>ahead trees - and making sure we get out ahead trees and making sure we get out ahead of<01:09:22.799>
some
Keywords:
groundwater, water resource management, state engineer, aquifer study, corrective controls, monitoring wells, public reporting, water conservation, Colorado River, drought, irrigation, water rights, voluntary program, interstate agreements, conservation districts, supervisors, elections, agriculture, local governance, beneficial use
KY
Kentucky 2025 Regular Session
Interim Joint Committee on Banking and Insurance (10-14-25)
Transcript Highlights:
- inflating<00:05:30.400>
the ...with contractors falsely inflating the cost of repairs, tree - Inflated building costs, including phantom damages, towing and storage fees, tree removal services, and
- damages, towing and storage<01:00:44.960>
storage <01:00:45.280>fees, <01:00:45.680>tree - <01:00:46.000>
removal storage storage fees, tree removal storage storage fees, tree removal
Keywords:
Meeting Start 00:00:00
Call to Order and Roll Call 00:00:15
Department of Insurance Update 00:01:39
Department of Financial Institutions Update 00:37:07
Insurance Industry Update 00:54:50
Credit Union Industry Update 01:10:53, 958, all
Summary:
The committee met with a quorum, approved the September 16 minutes, and then received an update from Insurance Commissioner Sharon Clark and staff on the Department of Insurance. Clark reviewed department activity, including growth in premium volume and licensing, consumer complaints and recoveries, and a rise in fraud referrals. She said the department has 66 open fraud cases and described common schemes such as staged auto accidents, inflated repair or cleanup charges, and roofing scams. She also said the department’s investigators often prepare strong cases but face reluctance from local prosecutors, especially in Fayette and Jefferson counties, to pursue them.
Clark reported favorable workers’ compensation news, saying rates will decrease 9.7% next year for the 20th straight year. She contrasted that with a difficult property insurance market driven by storms, reinsurance costs, inflation, labor shortages, and litigation, but said Kentucky’s market remains relatively stable, citing the Kentucky Fair Plan’s small number of policies. She then warned of significant 2026 health insurance premium increases on the exchange: 16.1% for Molina, 23% for Anthem, and 37% for WCare, after CareSource withdrew. She said the rates were reviewed by actuaries and found fair, but that the biggest pressure point is the scheduled expiration of enhanced premium tax credits, which she said could leave about 90% of exchange enrollees facing a compounded increase.
Members questioned Clark about fraud prosecution, the number of people in commercial versus public coverage, and the impact of expiring subsidies. Clark said the prosecution issue is mainly with Commonwealth attorneys and that rural counties are more cooperative than urban ones. She also said the health market is individually rated and that older enrollees would be hit harder, while the loss of tax credits could push some people out of the marketplace. One member asked about the attorney general’s recent opinion on SB 188, the PBM bill; staff said attorneys were still reviewing it. Clark closed by noting that Kentucky’s fraud and towing/storage legislation has become a model for other states.
NH
Transcript Highlights:
- Walking to and from a tree stand or a blind would still be in the act of that.
- completely disarm yourself somehow and secure your brass knuckles, blackjack, or slungshot between your tree
- blackjack, or slungshot uh<00:20:34.880>
between <00:20:35.200>your <00:20:35.360>tree - stand<00:20:36.080>
and <00:20:36.400>the <00:20:36.640>cafe uh between your tree - stand and the cafe uh between your tree stand and the cafe you're<00:20:37.200>
having <00:20:
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Environment and Natural Resources Finance and Policy Committee 2/11/25
Environment and Natural Resources Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- My favorite saw is a DWT that's on a pulse so I can trim my trees.
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can <00:04:43.639>trim <00:04:44.000>my so I can trim my so I can trim my trees - 04:47.280>
thank <00:04:47.440>you <00:04:47.520>for <00:04:47.720>that trees - very good and thank you for that trees very good and thank you for that that<00:04:48.080>
was - When you're up in a tree, it's kind of nice to have a lightweight, easy-start option.
VT
Vermont 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Session - 2026-05-20 - 10:00AM
Vermont Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- One of them was turned into a mansion, the other one is derelict and fallen into disrepair.
- mansion, the other one is<02:18:11.679>
derelict <02:18:12.240>and <02:18:12.400>fallen - is derelict and fallen into disrepair. is derelict and fallen into disrepair.
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- We expect clear explanations, data-driven answers, and transparency about where implementation has fallen
- where answers, and transparency about where implementation<00:10:40.079>
has <00:10:40.320>fallen - <00:10:40.720>
short <00:10:40.959>of implementation has fallen short of implementation - has fallen short of intent.<00:10:42.320>
To <00:10:42.560>my <00:10:42.800>colleagues
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Minnesota House passes SF1832, the workforce, labor, and economic development finance bill 5/9/25
Minnesota House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- that this is an easy vote because it has been a law for a year and 10 months and the sky has not fallen
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not year and 10 months and the sky has not year and 10 months and the sky has not fallen - 01:10:18.080>
not <01:10:18.239>seen <01:10:18.480>and <01:10:18.719>I fallen - In fact, I have not seen and I fallen.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Floor Session 5/9/25 - Part 2
Minnesota House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- that this is an easy vote because it has been a law for a year and 10 months and the sky has not fallen
- and the sky law for a year and 10 months and the sky has<01:11:02.239>
not <01:11:02.400>fallen - 03.280>
I <01:11:03.440>have <01:11:03.600>not <01:11:03.840>seen has not fallen - In fact, I have not seen has not fallen.
NH
Transcript Highlights:
- you'll keep him in your prayers and his family in your prayers, and remember Norman Major, one of our fallen
- Major,<00:21:01.039>
one <00:21:01.280>of <00:21:01.360>our <00:21:01.880>fallen - <00:21:03.280>
Speaker, Major, one of our fallen. Mr. Speaker, Major, one of our fallen.
MO
Missouri 2026 Regular Session
Conservation and Natural Resources Apr 29th, 2026
Conservation and Natural Resources
Transcript Highlights:
- locking trash cans while camping, and using a bear bag for food and anything with scent, hung in a tree
Summary:
The Committee on Conservation and Natural Resources met in executive session and first took up House Bill 3193. The committee adopted a House Committee amendment that broadened the bill’s exceptions to include health, safety, and compelling human need, with members discussing access to water and concerns about limiting alternatives in state parks. After rolling the amendment into a substitute, the committee voted the House Committee substitute do pass by an 8-3 roll call vote.
The committee then heard House Bill 3366, sponsored by Representative Michael Burton, which would establish Missouri Black Bear Awareness Day. Burton described the history and growth of Missouri’s black bear population, argued that public education is needed to reduce human-bear conflicts, and suggested practical precautions such as using bear bells, securing food and trash, and not feeding bears. Members asked lighthearted questions about bear encounters, safety, and related wildlife topics, while generally expressing support for awareness and conservation.
No one testified in favor, opposition, or for informational purposes on HB 3366 during the public testimony portion. The hearing on HB 3366 concluded without a vote, and the committee adjourned after finishing its business.
OK
Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session
House of Representatives Second Regular Session of the 60th Legislature Day 4 Feb 5th, 2026 at 09:30 am
Oklahoma House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- The stolen vehicle and fled into a nearby tree line, where he assumed a concealed sniper position.
Bills:
HB4139, HB4143, HB4144, HB3974, HB3303, HB3790, HB3697, HB3262, HB4226, HB2936, HB3322, HB4296, HB3278, HB4202, HB3648, HB3500, HB3037, HB3428, HB3257, HB3432, HB3043, HB3044, HB3078, HB3940
Keywords:
home warranty, service contracts, transparency, insurance regulation, consumer protection, motor vehicles, traffic collisions, car accident, auto accident, crash report, collision report, property damage threshold, Department of Public Safety, DPS, law enforcement reports, insurance claims, financial responsibility, uninsured motorist, private property accidents, public roadway
FL
Florida 2026 4th Special Session
February 5, 2026 - 09:00 AM
Transcript Highlights:
- up members we have House Bill 887, by representative all these now that is a medical marijuana user tree
ND
North Dakota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Transportation Apr 3rd, 2025 at 10:00 am
Transportation
Transcript Highlights:
- Just kind of loading a Christmas tree up.
Bills:
HB1053
Keywords:
North Dakota highway system, state roads, road mileage cap, transportation code, Department of Transportation, DOT, highway mileage limit, road classification, county roads, township roads, state highway network, Century Code section 24-01-01.2, infrastructure, public roads, transportation policy, 908, all
Summary:
The committee took up House Bill 1298 and first discussed an amendment from Senator Paulson that would add variable electronic speed limit signs to the bill while leaving the 80-mile-an-hour provision unchanged. Members said the signs would be used on interstates I-29 and I-94 in selected problem areas, based on weather or accident conditions, and that the proposal would not require a fiscal note.
The discussion then broadened to Senator Rummel’s concerns about related bills, especially 2243, 1250, and 1229. He argued that the House changes were removing municipal authority to double fines, lowering or eliminating points for serious traffic violations, and undoing prior Senate positions. Several members said they were willing to use HB 1298 as the vehicle to restore the earlier fine and point provisions, including the 29 violations previously assigned three points, and to avoid concurring with the House versions.
Members did not take final action on the amendments or the bill. Instead, they agreed more work was needed and asked Legislative Council to prepare a combined amendment and options for the next meeting. The committee recessed and scheduled further discussion for the next morning.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- As the actor for the state of Texas, if I add those things, if I add ornaments to that Christmas tree
Keywords:
rock crushing, permits, air quality, environmental monitoring, aggregate production, seismicity, public meeting, land use, SB 1758, cement kiln, portland cement, aggregate production operation, aggregate quarry, semiconductor wafer manufacturing, chip fabrication, semiconductor plant, vibration, seismic disturbance, liability limitation, TCEQ
FL
Florida 2025 Regular Session
FL House Floor Session - 2025-03-04 (10:00AM Session)
Florida House Floor Meeting
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Floor Session Feb 14th, 2025
California House Floor Meeting
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Committee on Agriculture, Veterans, Broadband and Rural Development - 03/23/26
Agriculture, Veterans, Broadband, and Rural Development
Transcript Highlights:
- fruit and vegetable growers, pick-your-own farms, livestock producers, meat processors, Christmas tree
- fruit and vegetable growers, pick-your-own farms, livestock producers, meat processors, Christmas tree
- fruit and vegetable growers, pick-your-own farms, livestock producers, meat processors, Christmas tree
- Pleasant Valley Orchard 35 years ago when my parents purchased an old dairy farm and planted the first trees
- Pleasant Valley Orchard 35 years ago when my parents purchased an old dairy farm and planted the first trees
NH
Transcript Highlights:
- I know a captain in Rochester that works on tree service.
- I know a captain in Rochester that works on tree service.
- I know a captain in Rochester that works on tree service.
- <02:05:12.079>
that <02:05:12.559>works <02:05:12.880>on <02:05:13.079>Tree - in Rochester that uh that works on Tree in Rochester that uh that works on Tree Service<02:05:13.960
NH