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NH
Transcript Highlights:
- A revocable trust and then there's a permanent trust, or an irrevocable trust.
- I think it's rule or do it in statute.
- We changed the rule.
- We changed the rule.<01:26:24.239>
No, <01:26:24.400>the <01:26:24.560>rule <01:26 - No, the rule was it used to be you rule.
WY
Wyoming 2026 Regular Session
House Floor Session-Day 2, February 10, 2026-PM
Wyoming House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- <04:10:28.080>
Uh rules of statutory interpretation. - Uh rules of statutory interpretation.
- deem you 100% total and permanent, no property tax on up to 10 acres.
- you 100% total and permanent, no property tax on up to 10 acres.
- <04:19:23.359>
through you're 100% total and permanent through you're 100% total and permanent
US
US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
Business meeting to markup an original concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2026 through 2034. Feb 12th, 2025 at 09:00 am
Senate Budget
Transcript Highlights:
- Amendments that have no force or effect are not in order under the rules. ...in order under the rules
- Chair, can I just inquire because you may make other rules?
- Rulings like this, this is the first one you've ruled out of order. Why is this out of order?
- I will appeal the ruling of the chair. The motion is non-debatable.
- I want to make them permanent.
NM
New Mexico 2026 Regular Session
House - Appropriations and Finance Jan 13th, 2026 at 09:00 am
House Appropriations & Finance
Transcript Highlights:
- Well, the challenge with that is, number one, I'd have to go to rule here.
- You... ...can understand when I do a rule change, it costs 100.
- One, we'd have to run a rule hearing for sure, but then I got to come back and run legislation on how
- It's a permanent slab. It's technically considered a site-built home; it's not modular.
- Madam Chair, Representative Duncan, our rules merely say that we have to notify the tribes.
VT
Transcript Highlights:
- from Pney, can you please offer us a motion to suspend… You please offer us a motion to suspend our rules
- >> Madam Speaker, I make a motion to suspend rules in order to take up H944 for immediate consideration
- You have suspended rules to take up House Bill 949 for immediate consideration.
- The question is, shall we suspend our rules The question is, shall we suspend our rules to take up Senate
- Um, I vote yes because because I don't want Vermont to be ruled by brown shirt thugs.
NH
Transcript Highlights:
- And those requirements mirror existing campaign finance rules already followed by those.
- <01:12:32.320>
already existing campaign finance rules already existing campaign finance rules - <01:17:49.800>
residents, permanent residents, permanent residents, I<01:17:51.200>I <01 - Um but not all rules, too. Wild West.
- for subcommittees for notices for rules for subcommittees for notices for how<01:47:27.040>
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US
US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
US House Floor Proceedings (Monday, July 21, 2025)
US Federal House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- 6 of Rule 20.
- . permanent. permanent.
- I rise and I move to suspend the rule I rise and I move to suspend the rule rules<05:56:51.280><
- the rules and pass the bill HR 1764? the rules and pass the bill HR 1764?
- The rules are suspended. The confirmed. The rules are suspended.
FL
Transcript Highlights:
- We can't make traffic laws for the people who always are rule followers.
- These are not props, Madam President, Rule of Chair.
- I spent part of yesterday reading rules and all that stuff.
- I spent part of yesterday reading rules and all that stuff.
- Madam Rules Chair, you are recognized. Thank you, Mr. President.
Summary:
The Senate opened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, and a series of member introductions recognizing interns, pages, and a retiring Senate employee. Leadership also announced that budget talks with the House were continuing and that senators should not plan to be in next week, with hopes of sharing more budget news soon. The chamber then moved to third reading and took up a major bill on citizen initiatives and constitutional amendments, with sponsors saying it was needed to address documented petition fraud and to protect the integrity of the process.
That bill drew extensive debate. Supporters argued that recent investigations showed widespread fraud in petition gathering, that the measure would add reasonable guardrails, and that it would prevent taxpayer-funded government messaging from being used to influence ballot measures. Opponents said the bill would make it much harder for ordinary Floridians to place amendments on the ballot by adding costs, deadlines, registration requirements, fines, and felony exposure, and they warned it would chill grassroots participation and effectively favor wealthy or corporate-backed campaigns. After debate, the Senate passed the bill 28-10.
The Senate then adopted several House amendments and concurred on a series of education and public-safety measures, including bills on stem cell therapy, student-athlete electrocardiograms, cardiac emergency planning in schools, school safety, Bright Futures and other education policy items, and educator preparation. Most of those measures passed unanimously or with overwhelming support, and the chamber also recognized additional interns and a long-serving education advocate before recessing and returning to continue with House messages.
AZ
Arizona 2026 Regular Session
02/16/2026 - House Health & Human Services #1
Transcript Highlights:
- These individuals are committed through the Rule 11 process if they're found to be not competent, not
- Two rules have been released on that topic.
- Two rules have been released on that topic.
- Currently, it's 14 days unless a shorter time frame applies under the CMS rule.
- Partly I think that there was a change in federal rules regarding the administration of this NFP.
Summary:
The committee first took up House Bill 2307, as amended, which would require the Department of Health Services to contract with out-of-state secure mental health facilities when Arizona beds are unavailable for certain involuntary commitment cases involving defendants found dangerous and incompetent. The sponsor and supporters framed it as an emergency stopgap to prevent individuals who are deemed non-restorable from being released because Arizona lacks secure behavioral health beds, while opponents argued it would raise due process, disability rights, family access, and cost concerns, and questioned whether the state could even implement such interstate placements. After debate, the committee adopted the strike-everything amendment and advanced HB 2307 on a 6-5 due pass vote.
The committee then heard House Bill 2083, which updates diabetes-related coverage language in health plans to include newer devices and supplies such as continuous glucose monitors, insulin pumps, and smart insulin pens. Supporters said the bill modernizes outdated statutes and improves access and outcomes for people with diabetes, while an insurer representative offered soft opposition, warning that writing these items into statute could create a state mandate and potential cost exposure, especially if the language is read to include GLP-1 medications. The committee adopted the strike-everything amendment and moved HB 2083 forward on an 11-1 due pass vote.
Next, House Bill 2673 was heard, addressing mental health screening and treatment for incarcerated people. The sponsor said the bill was being reworked into a study committee concept after stakeholder feedback, but the underlying proposal would require prompt evaluation of prisoners showing mental disorder symptoms and faster referral for treatment. A family member testified about her son’s severe deterioration in jail and death, while an attorney opposed the bill as overbroad and legally problematic. Despite the sponsor’s indication that the bill would become a study committee, the committee voted 12-0 to give HB 2673 a due pass recommendation. The committee also advanced House Bill 2923, which revises timelines, procedures, and notice requirements for judicial review of court-ordered mental health treatment; supporters said it clarifies outdated language and improves communication with families, while opponents argued it shifts burdens onto patients and could prolong confinement. HB 2923 also received a 12-0 due pass vote.
AL
Transcript Highlights:
- The House will now receive a report from the Committee on Rules.
- know if I've ever asked Treadaway on rules.
- <02:39:00.960>
and <02:39:01.200>the administrative rule and the administrative rule - <02:39:04.240>
all administrative rule actually puts all administrative rule actually puts - , and that administrative rule only applied to foreclosures.
HI
Transcript Highlights:
- may promulgate rules uh tech technical<01:09:42.319>
amendments <01:09:42.719>as <01:09 - We're fine with the proposal as... but we would amend our admin rules to match the AMI set forth for
- to match um the AMI set forth for rules to match um the AMI set forth for the<01:35:11.040>
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I <02:02:01.360>recommend permanent determination. - I recommend permanent determination.
Keywords:
housing crisis, manufactured homes, factory-built housing, zoning, relocatable housing units, farm employee housing, agriculture, Hawaii Revised Statutes, agricultural districts, land use, regulation, renewable energy, community development, housing, affordable housing, real estate, state regulation, building codes, construction, permitting
Summary:
The joint public hearing covered several housing-related bills and one building-code measure. HB 1719 would make manufactured homes a permitted use by right on residentially zoned lots in the urban district, HB 1742 would authorize self-contained relocatable housing units with restrictions, and HB 1737 would clarify that a farm dwelling in an agricultural district may include an accessory employee housing structure. Testimony on these bills was overwhelmingly supportive from groups including Hawaii Realtors, Grassroot Institute of Hawaii, Housing Hawaii’s Future, the Modular Building Institute, the Hawaii Farmers Union, and others, with a few agencies offering comments. No one testified in opposition on HB 1719 or HB 1742, while HB 1737 drew one opposition and one comment in addition to broad support. No votes were taken during the hearing segment provided.
A major portion of the hearing focused on HB 2049, which restructures the conveyance tax into a marginal-rate system and changes how the revenue is allocated, including funding for the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands and the rental housing revolving fund, while also affecting the legacy land conservation fund. Supporters, including DHHL, Hawaii Appleseed, Aahu Youth Action Board, Hawaii YIMBY, and others, argued the bill would help Native Hawaiian housing and, for most transactions, function as a tax cut. Opponents, including NAP Hawaii, Hawaii Realtors, Hawaii Land Trust, Mhai Land Trust, and the Tax Foundation of Hawaii, objected to using conveyance tax as a revenue-generating tool and raised concerns about higher upfront costs and reduced funding for other housing uses. Committee members and staff discussed the bill’s revenue estimates, the reduced percentage but higher cap for the land conservation fund, the effect on rental housing funding, and the bill’s cost-of-living adjustment language; staff said a line-by-line comparison of the current and proposed tax structure would be provided before decision-making.
The hearing also took up HB 1725, which would extend the state building code adoption cycle from two years to six years, apply the IRC to triplexes and fourplexes, allow counties to adopt more or less stringent amendments, and appropriate funds for code adoption work. Most testimony supported the bill, with advocates saying the current process is unmanageable, too resource-intensive, and creates confusion because state and county codes can diverge; supporters said a longer cycle would improve clarity and allow more focused review. The International Code Council and the American Society of Heating, Refrigerating, and Air-Conditioning Engineers opposed the measure, warning that delaying adoption could have negative consequences and urging the committee to let an existing statewide code-adoption strategy proceed first. Members asked about sequencing, county implementation, and whether the longer cycle would create catch-up problems, but no action was taken in the excerpt provided.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Conference Committee on HF2432 5/16/25
Transcript Highlights:
- Then we have two permanent fee increases.
- Then we have two permanent fee increases.
- They ensure the rule of law Minnesota.
- <00:32:05.279>
salary permanent salary permanent salary adjustments.<00:32:07.519>This - <00:38:26.960>
of democracy and the rule of democracy and the rule of law<00:38:28.960>
Summary:
The conference committee met late on Friday evening to discuss the Public Safety and Judiciary budget agreement, beginning with a brief exchange among members about concerns that the executive branch had been delaying the committee’s work by waiting to approve legislative decisions. Members emphasized that the legislature should retain its independence while still allowing normal collaboration with the governor’s office. The committee then moved through several outstanding policy items and adopted them without opposition, including the A38 amendment addressing data-sharing concerns involving disability-related information, a study of firefighting services by the state fire marshal, and an A46 amendment governing access to unredacted portable recording system data in collision investigations, with guardrails on disclosure and use.
The committee next reviewed the spreadsheet and budget targets. Fiscal staff explained the judiciary side of the agreement, including funding for court operating costs, a one-time Justice Partner Access Program appropriation, forensic exam rate increases, guardian ad litem funding, public defense, human rights, the competency attainment board, the cannabis expungement board, and fee increases for civil filings and motions. On the public safety side, staff described the target as well as the discretionary items funded, including nonprofit security grants, BCA staffing changes, fire marshal initiatives, a 10-year arson statute of limitations, prosecutor training grants, legal representation for children, E911 funding for critical infrastructure, Philando Castile Training Fund support, corrections-related savings from the Stillwater phased closure and sentence-to-serve elimination, a mandatory minimums task force, a victims of crime account transfer, a decommissioning study, in-service use-of-force training, and extensions of several expiring appropriations. The committee also noted a correction to a spreadsheet label related to the Stillwater closure item.
After the spreadsheet walkthrough, the committee took testimony from Chief Justice Natalie Hudson and State Court Administrator Jeff Shorban on behalf of the Minnesota Judicial Branch. Hudson thanked the committee for its work and said the agreement covers some unavoidable costs, including insurance, lease expenses, forensic examiner pay, and the new access system, but argued it does not adequately address the judiciary’s most urgent problem: staffing and judicial compensation. She said court employees are leaving for better-paying jobs, judicial salaries are frozen for two years, and applicant pools for judgeships have declined, especially in greater Minnesota. She also said the judicial branch was not meaningfully consulted on the budget target and urged lawmakers to recognize the courts as a constitutional obligation rather than a discretionary program.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- No permanent officers have been appointed yet for this session. Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr.
- HR 4 Rule 7, Section 21 is unclear about your place in the process after a motion to call the previous
- The rules adopted last week, which would remain the same from previous sessions, continue to provide
- I move to suspend all necessary rules to take up and consider House Resolution number 114.
- Rules are suspended. Following resolution, the clerk will read the resolution.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- I think this needs to be in the party rules that you obtain this information.
- This bill provides clear rules for the early voting ballot board, dictating when they are permitted to
- There are rules about anytime you've opened this before it goes to central count; it has to be taped
- There is no permanent solution; they have not given us a permanent solution other than just keeping it
- You don't let local officials go off on their own and invent the rules.
Keywords:
early voting, ballot correction, voting rights, election integrity, mail-in voting, voter notification, HB 766, precinct chair, precinct chair candidate, ballot application, Texas Election Code, Section 172.021, election administration, candidate filing, party precinct chair, county party, political party office, email address, telephone number, confidential candidate information
KY
Kentucky 2025 Regular Session
Interim Joint Committee on State Government (6-24-25)
Transcript Highlights:
- Again, we have rules and restrictions around reidentification of individuals.
- Again, um we have rules and restrictions around<00:20:19.039>
reidentification <00:20:19.840>< - guidelines and our rules and policies. guidelines and our rules and policies.
- And some of that is around the laws and rules which govern them as well.
- permanent, is eligible for the service. permanent, is eligible for the service.
Summary:
The Interim Joint Committee on State Government met for its first meeting and heard a presentation from the Kentucky Center for Statistics (KY Stats) by Executive Director Matt Barry and Legislative Director Calli Arnold. The presentation reviewed KY Stats’ statutory background, its evolution from KESUS, its board membership, and its role in housing Kentucky’s longitudinal data system and labor market information office. Barry explained that KY Stats links data from multiple state sources, validates and cleans it, deidentifies it, and uses it to produce reports, evaluations, and responses to data requests for policymakers, practitioners, and the public.
Barry described the scale of the system, noting more than 6,000 active data elements, 178 unique file types, and data from 48 sources across 26 agencies. He highlighted the agency’s privacy and security practices, including separate servers for source data and deidentified reporting data, and said KY Stats does not use real-time data. He also outlined the types of reports produced, including the annual high school feedback report and a recent life outcomes report tracking the 2017 public high school cohort’s postsecondary education, completion, wages, and employment outcomes.
Members asked about the timeliness and availability of data, especially SNAP and Medicaid information, and Barry said most data arrive annually or quarterly and that Medicaid data had been used in a limited one-time project rather than as an ongoing feed. Questions also focused on artificial intelligence; Barry said KY Stats has not integrated AI but is exploring it cautiously because of privacy and security concerns. Several members encouraged further work with AI tools, while Barry emphasized that any use would need to protect confidentiality.
The committee also discussed staffing and funding, with Barry saying KY Stats has about 49 total staff and annual funding of roughly $3.1 million in state general funds, plus federal labor-related funding. Committee members praised the agency’s work and suggested legislators may not fully understand its capabilities. No votes or formal actions were taken.
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Floor Session Jun 27th, 2025
California House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- The rules were simple.
- I request unanimous consent to suspend Assembly Rule 45.5 to allow Assemblymember Schultz to speak on
- I request unanimous consent to suspend Assembly Rule 118A to allow Assemblymember Sharpe-Collins and
- Pursuant to Assembly Rule I request unanimous consent to withdraw the following bills from the Budget
- Ayes 50, noes 18, the rules are suspended. Okay, here we go.
US
US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
US House Floor Proceedings (Monday, March 16, 2026)
US Federal House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- It's not well opposing this rule.
- 6 of rule 20.
- The House under clause 6 of rule 20.
- rules rules uh<03:16:45.480>
and <03:16:45.720>pass <03:16:46.080>Senate <03:16: - the rules and pass the bill H.R. 3073? the rules and pass the bill H.R. 3073?
WY
Wyoming 2026 Regular Session
House Floor Session-Day 13, February 24, 2026-PM
Wyoming House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- <01:51:08.800>
land uh from the common school permanent land uh from the common school permanent - Of that appropriation, $10 million is contingent upon a match for permanent endowment.
- Of that appropriation, $10 million is contingent upon a match for permanent endowment.
- school permanent land fund, and the federal mineral royalties.
- <02:31:23.840>
Wyoming they affected the permanent Wyoming they affected the permanent Wyoming
OK
Transcript Highlights:
- It removes cash drawer change fund and expands the permanent school fund investments to include private
- So, just to give you an example, this is a 2022 ruling from the Kennedy v.
- Those are the rulings in those cases. Follow up. Thank you, Chair. Last one.
- As at some point, are you saying that that student would be permanently removed from the classroom if
- We're repeating statutes that are One of the senators pointed out the constitutional rulings already
Bills:
SB843, SB1733, SB1476, SB1237, SB1410, SB1894, SB1272, SB1204, SB1721, SB1725, SB1735, SB1337, SB1339, SB1461, SB1975
Keywords:
school boards, educational governance, conflict of interest, employee relations, Oklahoma statutes, child abuse, reporting requirements, sexual misconduct, law enforcement, school personnel, confidentiality, student safety, land office, land exchange, investment, education funding, real estate management, Teachers' Bill of Rights, education, teachers' rights
NM
New Mexico 2026 Regular Session
House - Agriculture, Acequias And Water Resources Jan 29th, 2026 at 09:07 am
House Agriculture, Acequias And Water Resources
Transcript Highlights:
- State to catch a few things yesterday, and we got the amendment in, but it didn't make the 24-hour rule
- And then maybe we can set up a more permanent fund for it here in the next session and see how this goes
- So in this appropriation, there's no requirement for the Environmental Department to create a rule or
- I'm sure they have rules in order and in place on how they take care of all that.
- department and i don't really care to to tell them how to run their business it's uh i'm sure they have rules