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MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Floor Farewells - 05/18/26
Minnesota Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- . nation. nation.
- The nation that opened its arms world.
- </c><00:24:26.800><c> of</c> states are the laboratories of states are the laboratories of democracy.
- </c> for our state and our nation to endure. for our state and our nation to endure.
- </c> All politics have become national. All politics have become national.
NH
Transcript Highlights:
- Thank you. for which it stands one nation under God for which it stands one nation under God indivisible
- The national refusal rate is 24%.
- The national refusal rate is 24%.
- The national refusal rate is 24%.
- ><c> rate</c> the nation nationally the refuels rate the nation nationally the refuels rate is<04:15:
OK
Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session
Appr/Sub-Health and Human Services Feb 4th, 2026 at 09:45 am
Transcript Highlights:
- We reintroduced accreditation by a national body.
- National accreditation, most of those facilities that were no longer five-star moved into the four-star
- Looking at regional trends, national trends, and then historicals within this agency, the second part
- It doesn't sound wonderful, but we did move from 45th to 45th in national rankings in healthcare.
- So, to move up two spots, you saw the national ranking.
US
US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
Hearings to examine the poisoning of America, focusing on fentanyl, its analogues, and the need for permanent class scheduling. Feb 4th, 2025 at 09:30 am
Senate Judiciary
Transcript Highlights:
- It was sent to their laboratory for analysis.
- Orange County consistently ranks as one of the safest in the nation.
- This is a national security crisis as well, sir.
- We had over 8,700 kilograms of drugs that were removed nationally.
- In fact, many actions taken against cartel members or otherwise were against foreign nationals. nationals
Committee:
Senate Senate Judiciary
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- This is a national security minded element of the university.
- All right, but it says your title is National Security Collaboration Center.
- Foreign nations invading, all that kind of stuff. department. We have a small group.
- I'm talking about your National Security Collaboration Center. Yeah, we have.
- It's a public safety issue and a matter of state and national security.
Bills:
HB146 , HB150 , HB1500 , HB1545 , HB1562 , HB2067 , HB2520 , HB2818 , HB3214 , HB3250 , HB3466 , HB3512 , HB3623 , HB4063 , HB4395 , HB4464 , HB4668 , HB4690 , HB5331 , HB3833 , HB146 , HB150
Committee:
Senate Business & Commerce
Keywords:
HB 146, Texas Capitol, State Capitol, State Preservation Board, Congress Avenue, Travis County, traffic lanes, lane closure, road closure, municipal authority, local control, Capitol area, downtown Austin, special events, construction traffic plan, pedestrian safety, public works, transportation policy, government code chapter 443, cybersecurity
MA
Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
Joint Committee on the Judiciary Jun 21st, 2026 at 01:00 pm
Joint Committee on the Judiciary
Transcript Highlights:
- And I remember thinking we were a national leader.
- This is despite the National Human Trafficking Hotline During that time period.
- I'm Elizabeth Tang from the National Women's Law Center, here in strong support of H. 4018.
- My name is Nishka Punt, and I'm an AI researcher for national security at MIT Lincoln Laboratory and
- It's going to set the national standard, and it's really needed at this time. Thank you.
Committee:
Joint Joint Committee on the Judiciary
Summary:
The Joint Committee on the Judiciary held a lengthy hearing on a wide range of bills involving domestic violence, sexual assault, child sexual abuse, trafficking, victim compensation, and related criminal justice reforms. Testimony focused on measures to support survivors and close perceived legal gaps, including bills to protect domestic violence survivors in child welfare proceedings, expand victim compensation for homicide families and trafficking survivors, create a DNA exception to the rape statute of limitations, eliminate or extend statutes of limitations for child sexual abuse, and strengthen laws on upskirting, sexual abuse by adults in positions of authority, and sexual assault by rideshare drivers. Several speakers also addressed bills concerning vulnerable adults, harassment and custody-related abuse, and early evidence kits.
Witnesses included legislators, prosecutors, advocates, and many survivors who described personal experiences with abuse and barriers to justice. Supporters argued that current laws often leave survivors without meaningful remedies, especially where consent, reporting requirements, evidentiary rules, or statutes of limitations prevent prosecution or compensation. Prosecutors and advocates said the bills would clarify vague statutes, increase penalties in some cases, and better reflect the realities of coercion, grooming, trafficking, and delayed reporting. Some testimony also urged amendments, including changes to victim compensation reporting rules and clarifications to avoid unintended conflicts with other wage-recovery laws.
No committee votes or final actions were taken in the hearing itself. The chairs emphasized strict time limits, respectful conduct, and the submission of written testimony, and several witnesses were called out of order to accommodate the large number of speakers.
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Select Committee on Downtown Recovery Aug 12th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- Our criminal incident rate is down to 2.7 per million rider trips, among the lowest in the nation.
- We've received eight national safety and security awards in the past 10 years or so.
- transit center is constructed and awaiting rail connections via the portal, a project of state and national
- 44,000 cars from Highway 101, one of the most economically productive and congested corridors in the nation
- This is why it's a program of state and national historic significance. Thank you.
AZ
Transcript Highlights:
- allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the Republic for which it stands, one nation
- the University of Balamand in Lebanon, where she also completed a Bachelor of Science and medical laboratory
- Your committee on national resources is Dune Water has HB 2889 and your committee on Judiciary. committee
- This effort remains a national model.
- This effort remains a national model for how communities can protect their natural heritage while planning
WA
Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Consumer Protection & Business Jan 20th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- Sixth, the bill has authority for the State Department of Agriculture to perform laboratory tests on
- and couponing, which industry doesn't like, there are others who really want to see first-in-the-nation
- They're recognized as independent nations, and so they do typically somewhat align.
- Washington is one of the lowest-funded states for tobacco prevention in the nation.
- National enforcement actions over the past year underscore the scale of this problem.
Summary:
The committee first heard House Bill 2483, which would create an annual data broker registry at the Department of Licensing beginning in 2027. Staff explained that data brokers would have to register, pay a fee, and disclose information about the types of data collected, security measures, opt-out options, and whether precise geolocation or consumer health data is involved. Prime sponsor Rep. Kloba said the bill is intended to make data collection and resale more visible to consumers and to address harms such as scams, tracking, and surveillance pricing. Testimony was mixed: TechNet, the Association of Washington Business, and the Washington Retail Association opposed the bill as drafted, saying the definition of data broker is too broad and could sweep in businesses that are not true data brokers, while the sponsor and committee members discussed possible clarifying amendments and public-data carve-outs.
The committee then heard House Bill 2400, which would regulate monetized social media content featuring children. Staff described provisions requiring vloggers above certain revenue thresholds to register with the Department of Revenue, creating trust accounts for minor children appearing in monetized videos, allowing young adults to request deletion of monetized childhood content, requiring reporting by social media services, and establishing civil penalties and statutory damages. Rep. Reeves said the bill is meant to draw a line between ordinary family posting and monetizing children online, citing concerns about child labor protections and exploitation. TechNet and AWB opposed the bill, arguing that social media platforms should not be made the middleman for trust accounts and that the private right of action and enforcement structure should be revisited; they urged further work during the interim.
Finally, the committee took testimony on House Bill 2439, an omnibus tobacco and vapor product bill. Staff said it would create a responsible vendor program, raise license fees and penalties, require retailers to buy from licensed wholesalers or distributors, add certification requirements for vapor manufacturers, study extended producer responsibility for vapor waste, expand lab testing authority, tighten age-verification rules, prohibit certain imitation or entertainment vapor products, remove state preemption so local governments could adopt stricter rules, and redirect portions of tobacco tax revenue to public health accounts. Supporters, including public health groups, King County, the American Heart Association, and pediatricians, backed the youth-prevention, local-control, and funding provisions. Industry and retail witnesses opposed the bill, focusing on the loss of preemption, higher fees, compliance burdens, and the risk of pushing sales to the illicit market; some also argued the bill should rely more on state-level uniform regulation and stronger enforcement rather than new restrictions.
NM
New Mexico 2025 Regular Session
IC - New Mexico Finance Authority Oversight Sep 9th, 2025
New Mexico Finance Authority Oversight Committee
Transcript Highlights:
- If you've flown over or visited the Petroglyph National Monument and its volcanoes, that is what I call
- So we really sell hard on the region, the fact that we've got the DOE laboratories in Albuquerque, that
- And we don't, all the way up to the Navajo Nation.
- I've been pushing for things like orbital launch from the spaceport, because the nation, when I talk
- On slide seven, I will share my national vision of San Jeronimo and what's happening on the other side
TX
Texas 89th Regular
Senate Committee on Business and Commerce (Part II) Apr 3rd, 2025
Business & Commerce
Transcript Highlights:
- Our National AI Risk Management Framework ensures that the government adopts AI solutions... that follow
- They actually did achieve a national injunction on the implementation of that law.
- The question is that the National...
- Nationally, now keep in mind, it's not just interchange; some of your witnesses are talking about.
- Him what we talked about in the last hearing, which was preemption under the National Bank Act.
Bills:
SB231 , SB584 , SB600 , SB668 , SB841 , SB986 , SB1003 , SB1244 , SB1625 , SB1960 , SB1963 , SB1964 , SB2026 , SB2056 , SB2368
Committee:
Senate Business & Commerce
Keywords:
temporary emergency electric energy facility, temporary generation, emergency power, backup generation, mobile generator, portable generator, grid resilience, power outage restoration, transmission and distribution utility, TDU, Public Utility Commission of Texas, PUCT, Utilities Code Section 39.918, competitive bidding, lease authorization, emergency procurement, bulk power system, locational marginal pricing, reliability model, black start
TX
Texas 89th Regular
Appropriations - S/C on Articles VI, VII, & VIII Feb 27th, 2025
Appropriations - S/C on Articles VI, VII, & VIII
Transcript Highlights:
- They do it on an annual basis in increments and so projects all over the nation are funded in chunks.
- and information including a hydrometeorological network that we we have that we partner with the National
- And according to a report released by the National Agricultural Organizations.
- It's set nationally at $40 per student to receive each month.
- for the record, I'm Tom Ensminger. policy director with the Texas Coast and Water Program at the National
US
US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
US House Floor Proceedings (Friday, February 7, 2025)
US Federal House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- </c><00:23:54.600><c> with</c> leadership to adversary nations with leadership to adversary nations with
- </c><01:01:27.960><c> Oceanic</c> they're targeting the National Oceanic they're targeting the National
- It is not just energy security; it's national security.
- </c><01:12:35.880><c> we</c> for the future of this great nation we for the future of this great nation
- </c><01:13:24.639><c> Security</c> security as I said is National Security security as I said is National
FL
Transcript Highlights:
- Ensuring one agency's information is not siloed only makes for a safer state and nation.
- Senators, Miami-Dade County is very fortunate that we're in between two national parks.
- Miami-Dade County is very fortunate that we're in between two national parks.
- We have Biscayne National Park, and we also have Everglades National Park.
- The University of Florida Adam Michael Rosen Neuro-Oncology Laboratories, which houses multiple laboratories
Summary:
The Senate convened with a quorum, opened with prayer and the Pledge, and heard several member introductions and recognitions. The Rules Chair moved CS/CS/SB 622 to the end of the special order calendar, which was adopted without objection. SB 80 on state land management was temporarily postponed, as were later bills SB 716 and CS/CS/CS/SB 1348.
The chamber then took up a series of bills, often substituting House companions and adopting amendments before final passage. Measures approved included a comprehensive waste reduction and recycling plan (HB 295, 38-0), mitigation banking and land development changes with a phosphate mining lands amendment (CS/CS/SB 492, 35-3), aggravated animal cruelty with a searchable FDLE database and sentencing multiplier (HB 255, 37-0), the Spectrum Alert for missing children with autism and related training/funding (HB 711, 37-0), newborn screening for Duchenne muscular dystrophy (CS/CS/HB 1089, 36-0), and revisions to the My Safe Florida Condominium Pilot Program to expand eligible mitigation projects and adjust approval thresholds (CS/CS/HB 393, 37-0).
The Senate also passed workforce education legislation allowing charter schools access to grant funding and expanding money-back guarantees (HB 1145, 37-0), a statewide study on automation and workforce impact (HB 827, 35-0), parole guideline revisions (HB 181, 37-0), court-appointed psychologist procedures in family law cases (HB 901, 37-0), sexual cyber harassment protections covering digitally forged intimate images (HB 1451, 37-0), a home health aide program for medically fragile children with training and reimbursement provisions (CS/CS/SB 1156, 37-0), substance abuse and mental health care changes including 988 oversight and involuntary examination procedures (HB 1091, 37-0), a feasibility study for a statewide pond data database (HB 1359, 37-0), and Department of Law Enforcement housekeeping changes and retired police dog reimbursements (HB 1053, 37-0). The most extensive debate centered on the charter schools bill (HB 443), which expanded charter autonomy, reporting parity, enrollment flexibility, and governance rules; after a delete-all amendment and a friendly amendment, it was placed on the third-reading calendar rather than immediately voted on. Several bills were briefly discussed with concerns about transparency, accountability, funding, and constitutional issues, but all bills brought to a vote during this segment passed.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety - Part 2 - 03/19/26
Judiciary and Public Safety
Transcript Highlights:
- In 2008, it was $144 million nationally.
- This is a national problem, but it is also a Minnesota problem.
- In 2024, that amount was nationally.
- a national problem, but it is also a Minnesota<00:16:05.120><c> problem.
- It was and we used much of nationally.
Committee:
Senate Judiciary and Public Safety
FL
Florida 2026 5th Special Session
FL House Floor Session - 2025-03-27 (9:00AM Session)
Florida House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the Republic for which it stands, one nation
- This resolution proclaimed March Blood Clot Awareness Month in Florida and joins the National Blood Clot
- President, in our gallery, we have And joins the National Blood Clot Alliance in helping raise public
- The museum building is also on the National Register of Historic Places.
- The museum building is also on the National Registry of Historic Places.
Summary:
The Senate convened with a quorum present, opened with prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance, and included several member introductions and recognitions, including awareness resolutions and visiting groups in the galleries. The chamber then moved to a special order calendar and took up a series of bills, with most receiving unanimous or near-unanimous support. Early measures included SB 88 on utility terrain vehicles, which would allow local governments to designate certain roads for UTV use under safety restrictions; it passed 32-5 after debate over safety concerns. SB 102 on exceptional student education would create a workforce credential and badge program for students with autism spectrum disorder or modified curricula, and passed 36-0 after discussion of workforce access and district costs. SB 106 on exploitation of vulnerable adults would allow alternative service of process through the same app used by scammers, and passed 37-0. SB 130 on compensation for victims of wrongful incarceration would extend filing deadlines and remove restrictive bars to compensation, and passed 38-0. SB 158 would eliminate cost sharing for diagnostic and supplemental breast exams under the state employee health plan, and passed 38-0 after testimony about early detection and access to follow-up care.
The most extensive debate came on SB 234, which would revise laws on resisting law enforcement and add a mandatory life sentence for manslaughter of a law enforcement officer. Supporters argued it was needed after the killing of Officer Jason Raynor and to clarify that violent resistance to officers is not justified; opponents raised concerns about removing “good faith” language, potential impacts on Fourth Amendment issues, racial profiling, and the severity of the mandatory sentence. An amendment to restore “in good faith” failed, and after further debate the sponsor temporarily postponed the bill. The Senate then passed SB 262 on technical trust-code changes by a 36-0 vote, and later recognized Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity members in the gallery.
Additional bills passed with broad support. SB 274 designated portions of Orlando roadways as Harris Rosen Way and Geraldine Thompson Way, honoring philanthropist Harris Rosen and the late Senator Geraldine Thompson; it passed 38-0 and drew a motion for co-sponsorship. SB 280 created an enforcement mechanism for candidate party-affiliation qualification requirements and passed 38-0. SB 296 repealed the statewide mandate for later middle and high school start times and shifted the issue to local districts after reporting requirements, passing 38-0. SB 356 designated January 27 as International Holocaust Remembrance Day in Florida and passed after remarks about the Holocaust memorial and the need to confront antisemitism. Throughout the session, senators frequently framed their votes in terms of public safety, education, access to care, civil justice, and commemorating community leaders and historical events.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- I serve as the peer policy fellow of NAMI Texas, the state affiliate of the National Alliance on Mental
- Wood asked whether evaluations for schizophrenia and other mental illnesses follow a nationally recognized
- I'm the Chief of the Crime Laboratory Division with the Texas Department of Public Safety.
- This statute, a national outlier, has been routinely fleeing with property after a nonviolent theft.
- This statute, a national outlier, has been routinely used many times before.
Committee:
House Criminal Jurisprudence
Summary:
The committee first took up House Bill 2777 by Representative Rose, which would bar the death penalty for defendants who can prove by clear and convincing evidence that they had schizophrenia or schizoaffective disorder and active psychotic symptoms at the time of the offense. Rose said the bill would still hold defendants accountable through life without parole, would save money by avoiding lengthy capital litigation, and would address cases where severe mental illness was not adequately considered. Supporters from NAMI Texas, the Catholic bishops, and a forensic psychologist said the bill is narrowly tailored, consistent with neuroscience and moral principles, and would prevent executions of people whose psychosis substantially impaired reality testing. Committee members questioned how the bill interacts with existing competency and insanity law, whether the diagnosis is sufficiently defined, and whether the statute requires active psychosis at the time of the offense. An opponent argued the death penalty should remain available for juries to decide in all cases. The bill was left pending.
The committee then heard House Bill 1221 by Representative Lozano, which would raise the cap on pretrial intervention program fees from $500 to $1,200. Lozano and a district attorney witness said the increase is needed because program costs have risen and the fees help make diversion programs self-sustaining, allowing first-time or low-level offenders to complete rehabilitation and potentially obtain expunction. Opponents from the Texas Fair Defense Project argued the higher fee could make diversion unaffordable for indigent defendants and undermine an important alternative to incarceration, especially where related supervision and monitoring costs already add up. Members discussed whether the fee applies only to PTI participants, how payment plans and waivers work, and whether ability to pay should be addressed more explicitly. The bill was left pending.
Finally, the committee heard House Bill 1738 by Representative Jones, which would repeal Penal Code Section 21.06 and related Health and Safety Code references concerning homosexual conduct. Jones said the law is unconstitutional under Lawrence v. Texas, remains harmful on the books, and has led to confusion and unnecessary costs even though it is unenforceable. Supporters said the bill simply removes outdated language and protects civil liberties, while opponents from Texas Values argued the statute still serves as a statement that homosexual conduct is unacceptable and should remain as a warning, even if unenforceable. Members debated whether the law’s remaining language is merely symbolic or still harmful, and whether other criminal statutes already cover conduct such as prostitution, incest, and offenses involving minors. The bill was left pending after testimony.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- Pledge of Allegiance. please recite to me our national pledge in the great state of Texas.
- allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the Republic for which it stands, one nation
- Texas is actually far... far ahead of the nation, not of the nation, but of the requirements in what
- Are you aware that that laboratory trains law enforcement?
- . average nationally when it comes to per student's funding. harm than good.
Keywords:
appropriations, budget, state funding, education, healthcare, infrastructure, state budget, mental health funding, education funding, infrastructure improvements, public safety, groundwater, water conservation, financial assistance, Texas Water Development Board, innovation fund, local conservation districts, transportation protection agreement, funeral services, insurance exemption
FL
Florida 2025 Regular Session
January 15, 2025 - 01:00 PM
Transcript Highlights:
- We have our public health laboratories in Jacksonville, Tampa, and Miami.
- because of our in-migration of veterans, and also the most veteran-appreciated state in the nation.
- We have been to nations where, when you don't have good law and order and when you don't have secure
- He said nursing home beds are full and that Florida is the only state in the nation at 95% or higher
- He stated that Florida is the only state in the nation at 95% or higher of census, and that the state
Summary:
The Health Care Budget Subcommittee met to organize the new term, take roll, and hear introductory presentations from the six agencies under its jurisdiction: the Agency for Health Care Administration, Agency for Persons with Disabilities, Department of Children and Families, Department of Elder Affairs, Department of Health, and Department of Veterans’ Affairs. The chair outlined the committee process, including assigning members to review agencies and make budget recommendations. Each agency head gave a high-level overview of their budget, staffing, major programs, and priorities, with recurring themes including Medicaid, long-term care, disability services, child welfare, mental health, aging services, public health, and veterans’ health care.
Several agency leaders highlighted recent initiatives and funding priorities. AHCA emphasized Medicaid managed care, provider regulation, Hope Florida, hospital-at-home, and cancer-related efforts; APD discussed iBudget services, Hope Florida, a managed-care pilot, online applications, and forensic care costs; DCF focused on child protection, foster care, adult protective services, food/cash/medical assistance, mental health, and opioid treatment; Elder Affairs highlighted Alzheimer’s services, community-based senior care, guardianship, ombudsman services, and disaster outreach; DOH covered cancer innovation, maternal telehealth, cybersecurity, HIV/hepatitis/syphilis screening, and school nursing; and Veterans Affairs described benefits and health care access for veterans, long-term care, and federal reimbursement. Several speakers also raised concerns about rising costs, provider rates, disaster response, and access to services.
The committee heard two public comments from disability advocates about Medicaid redeterminations affecting iBudget waiver recipients and provider payment delays. In response, AHCA and APD said they were coordinating on data sharing, early outreach, escalation processes, and efforts to reduce disenrollments and make recertification smoother. Members then asked questions about provider rates, opioid settlement spending, managed care quality measures, pediatric rare disease grants, group home transparency, senior outreach, ABA services moving into managed care, annual Medicaid recertification, veterans’ service utilization, waiting lists for elder services, and prevention spending. No formal votes were taken during the meeting.
NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
Senate Energy and Natural Resources (01/28/2025)
Energy and Natural Resources
Transcript Highlights:
- allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the Republic for which it stands, one nation
- In particular, it's coming out of the University of Minnesota in conjunction with the National Renewable
- <00:11:09.440><c> renewable</c><00:11:09.959><c> energy</c> national renewable energy national renewable
- energy Laboratory<00:11:12.120><c> um</c><00:11:12.480><c> which</c><00:11:12.600><c> has</c><00:11:
- a tool Laboratory um which has produced a tool called<00:11:14.200><c> PB</c><00:11:14.600><c> smart
Committee:
Senate Energy and Natural Resources