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TX
Transcript Highlights:
- that would be your warehousing company, the company that you're gonna hire to store these things and ship
- Same for Galveston, a national leader in the cruise industry also moves commodities used statewide.
MA
Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
Joint Committee on Ways and Means Feb 11th, 2026
Joint Committee on Ways and Means
Transcript Highlights:
- My district is one of the closest residential communities, if not the closest, to both an active shipping
- port and a cruise terminal.
- From thermal paper costs to shipping, phone contracts, and IT upgrades, our hard costs have increased
- She runs a tight ship. Her unit is one of the best.
- Of course, I love all of our units equally, but Gina runs a tight ship. ...and the Bureau of Special
Summary:
The hearing opened the FY27 budget process with remarks from the Senate and House Ways and Means chairs and testimony from Governor Healey and Administration and Finance Secretary Matthew Gorzkowicz. The chairs emphasized fiscal caution amid choppy revenue growth, rising health care and education costs, and federal uncertainty, while the governor framed House 2 as a $62.8 billion budget that grows spending by about 1% without new taxes or fees and aims to protect core services while advancing affordability. The administration said the budget uses efficiencies, program integrity, and Fair Share surtax revenue to support education, transportation, housing, child care, health care, and public safety, and it also filed a supplemental Fair Share bill using surplus FY25 funds.
Much of the questioning focused on the federal “OB3” tax law and the administration’s separate proposal to delay or phase in certain corporate tax changes, especially research and experimental deductions, to avoid in-year budget shocks. Members also pressed the administration on Fair Share allocations, with the governor and secretary explaining that operating-budget surtax spending is weighted more toward education while supplemental spending is more transportation-focused, and that combined spending is roughly balanced overall. The administration highlighted Chapter 70 aid, special education circuit breaker funding, rural school aid, local aid, child care, the MBTA deficit, regional transit authorities, and a new HHS transportation line item as part of the broader transportation strategy.
Several members raised concerns about Chapter 70 equity, rural districts, municipal overrides, out-migration, housing affordability, public housing repairs, and the MBTA Communities Act. The governor and secretary said they are open to further discussion on school funding formulas, PILOT, and municipal aid, and stressed housing production, energy affordability, and workforce development as key responses to out-migration. On energy, the governor defended an all-of-the-above approach, including renewables, gas, and exploration of nuclear, while saying she would continue pushing utilities and regulators to reduce ratepayer costs. The governor also said fire safety grants would not be withheld for noncompliance with the MBTA Communities Act, and members discussed public safety, housing, and local grant impacts in that context.
Other topics included the Bright Act and higher education capital investments, with the administration saying it is preparing to support campus infrastructure across the public higher education system and that the bill is intended to strengthen Massachusetts’ competitiveness and retain graduates. Members also questioned cuts to the PCA program and EAEDC, and the governor responded that the state’s PCA program remains strong but is under pressure from large federal health care reductions. No votes were taken; the session was a hearing on the governor’s budget proposal and related policy bills, with the administration taking questions and offering explanations of its recommendations.
HI
Hawaii 2026 Regular Session
FIN Info Briefing - Thu Jan 8, 2026 @ 9:00 AM HST
Hawaii House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- ships, you know, cruise ships did pretty well in 2025, at 116.1% of recovery from 2019.
- However, you all know there's a lot of headwinds for that cruise ship industry, and we need to see what
- 2026 brings in for us. ships did pretty well in 2025 ships did pretty well in 2025 um<00:34:19.440><
- </c><00:34:29.119><c> we</c><00:34:29.520><c> need</c><00:34:29.679><c> to</c> cruise ship industry and
- um we need to cruise ship industry and um we need to see<00:34:30.159><c> what</c><00:34:30.639><c>
HI
Hawaii 2026 Regular Session
HHS, HHS DEFER Public Hearings 02-18-2026
Transcript Highlights:
- from our church who happened to be from Georgia, the state of the beach, came to Hawaii on a boat cruise
- from our church who happened to be from Georgia, the state of the beach, came to Hawaii on a boat cruise
- from our church who happened to be from Georgia, the state of the beach, came to Hawaii on a boat cruise
- from our church who happened to be from Georgia, the state of the beach, came to Hawaii on a boat cruise
- Hawaii on a boat cruise and they wanted to administer the medicine because he suddenly turned yellow
Summary:
The committee heard testimony on SB 3025, relating to medical debt, with multiple organizations and individuals, including the Office of Wellness and Resilience, Healthcare Association of Hawaii, Queens Health Systems, the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network, Aloha Care, Hawaii Health and Harm Reduction, Hawaii Data Collaborative, and Hawaii Appleseed, all speaking in support. No opposition was heard, and the member present had no questions.
The committee then took up SB 3199, which would establish a mental health emerging therapies task force. Testimony was overwhelmingly in support, with speakers including veterans, clinicians, researchers, and advocacy groups describing personal experiences with PTSD, depression, traumatic brain injury, and treatment-resistant conditions, and arguing that Hawaii should prepare for regulated access to emerging therapies such as MDMA, psilocybin, ketamine, and ibogaine. The Department of Health and some medical organizations provided comments, and one opposition witness was called but not present. The chair noted broad support, especially from veterans, and no vote was taken during the excerpt.
The final measure discussed was SB 3324, relating to Medicaid. The Department of Human Services, Department of Health, Hawaii State Council on Developmental Disabilities, Hawaii Disability Rights Center, Aloha Care, and numerous care-provider and aging/disability organizations testified in support, while one witness was in opposition and several others offered comments. The discussion then moved to SB 2563, relating to homelessness, where the Department of the Attorney General offered comments on specific sections and recommended adopting suggested amendments if the bill proceeds. Additional testimony on SB 2563 began with support from several individuals, including Shelby Pikachu, who emphasized the severity of homelessness and related social problems in the community.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- My agency plans to deploy those around cruise ship terminals for hitchhiking.
- It'd be real easy to smuggle cattle across that border out there and ship them wherever they want.
- So far today, if we cannot monetize those animals, ship them, transport them, or move them, we will cripple
- animals were not only looked at by market employees when they were dropped off and when they were shipped
- Sukarni ships a lot of that grass-fed beef up into either those feed yards that are south of Monterrey
MS
Mississippi 2026 Regular Session
Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks - Room 210, 25 March, 2026; 1:00 PM
Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks
Transcript Highlights:
- Allison Cruise from Canton, Mississippi, for the Board of Trustees of the Mississippi Outdoor Stewardship
- Cruise, welcome, and we'll let you have the floor and tell us about yourself.
- Cruise, I first off want to thank you for your willingness to serve on this, being one of the primary
KY
Kentucky 2025 Regular Session
Senate Standing Committee on Transportation (2-12-25)
Transcript Highlights:
- My old friends were getting ready to get on a Disney cruise ship with their whole family, and she suddenly
Keywords:
Roll Call 00:13
Approval of Minutes 00:44
SB 99 Discussion 03:30
SB 99 Vote 12:45
Administrative Regs 17:56, 958, all
Summary:
The committee met with a quorum, approved the minutes, and heard a personal privilege statement praising Transportation Cabinet staff for helping a constituent obtain a Kentucky Uniform ID in time to board a cruise. The chair also recognized special guests and noted a page for the day. The main bill taken up was Senate Bill 99, with a committee substitute adopted before discussion.
Senate Bill 99, sponsored by Senator Douglas, would strengthen Kentucky’s distracted-driving laws by prohibiting the use of personal communication devices to write, send, or read texts while operating a motor vehicle, with exceptions for emergency or public safety use and certain reporting or medical situations. The committee substitute clarified that GPS use remains allowed, including for younger drivers, and the bill also bars anyone under 18 from using a device in any manner while driving, sets a $100 fine with no points, and imposes a 90-day license revocation for minors. Supportive testimony and comments emphasized pedestrian and roadway safety, the dangers of distracted driving, and the bill’s alignment with existing CDL-related restrictions.
After discussion, the committee voted on Senate Bill 99 by roll call and reported it favorably with the committee substitute attached. Members explaining their votes said the measure would save lives, reflected practices already used in trucking and bus operations, and was a reasonable enforcement approach similar to prior seat belt laws. The committee then received an informational update on five Transportation Cabinet administrative regulations, which were described as updates for federal compliance, signage standards, truck weight-limit renumbering, an OHV pilot program extension, and expanded electronic review of title applications; no substantive objections were raised. The meeting concluded with discussion of adjournment.
ID
Transcript Highlights:
- That milk, when it's shipped to a processor, gets put in, as you've seen, the large tanker trucks, and
- I've seen this several times where I'm cruising down the freeway going home or coming up here, and a
- truck pulls out in front of me, and... ...cruising down the freeway, going home or coming up here, and
US
US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
US House Floor Proceedings (Friday, March 27, 2026)
US Federal House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- H.R. 7084 prohibits vessels, commercial shipping, or cruise vessels from entering or operating in U.S
- 27:55.600><c> current</c><00:27:55.919><c> legitimate</c> It will not disrupt current legitimate shipping
- We can identify those ports and terminals and restrict the ships that use them from entering our ports
- We can identify those ports and terminals and restrict the ships that use them from entering our ports
- </c><00:30:00.480><c> that</c> terminals and restrict the ships that terminals and restrict the ships
US
US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
US House Floor Proceedings (Wednesday, March 18, 2026)
US Federal House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- The Strait of Hormuz has been closed, with several cargo ships already destroyed, choking the global
- We've already heard from TSA agents who watched helplessly as Somali immigrants brazenly ship millions
- helplessly as Somali immigrants watched helplessly as Somali immigrants brazenly<03:27:18.239><c> ship
- ><c> of</c><03:27:19.279><c> dollars</c><03:27:19.680><c> out</c><03:27:19.840><c> of</c> brazenly ship
- millions of dollars out of brazenly ship millions of dollars out of this<03:27:20.239><c> country</c
AZ
AZ
Transcript Highlights:
- They now cruise around the world as he is a cruise rabbi. Thank you. Wow. Thank you. Wow.
- So, just, I mean, he is your rabbi, but he's also a cruise... How many cruises do you go on?
Summary:
The Senate convened with prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance, recognized the doctor of the day and several guests, and then moved through a long floor agenda. Members received House messages, handled committee appointments, and considered a large number of bills in Committee of the Whole, including SB 1046 on information technology, SB 1066 on civil liability and fraudulent scientific research, SB 1332 on light rail expansion participation, and SB 1286 on veterinary prescriptions. Amendments were adopted on each of those measures, with SB 1332 drawing a notable objection from Senator Kuby over state interference in local transit decisions and preference for autonomous vehicles over light rail. SB 1286 was described as a compromise between stakeholders on electronic veterinary prescribing, including limits for antimicrobial drugs and longer windows for flea and tick medications.
The Senate then took up third-reading votes on several bills. SB 1009 on school curriculum passed 16-10 after debate over AED training and whether it created an unfunded mandate. SB 1086 on the Arizona health care cost and payment system passed 18-8. SB 1317, appropriating money to the Attorney General for a coordinated jail reentry program, passed 22-4 amid discussion about the program’s success and concerns over the funding source. SB 1580, SB 1582, SB 1709, SB 1550, and SB 1761 also passed, with comments focusing on school safety funding, probation revocation for dangerous crimes against children, a Queen Creek-related appropriation, and university cooperative extension and experiment station needs. SB 1046 and SB 1286 later passed third reading as well.
The chamber also paused for a St. Patrick’s Day recognition, welcoming Speaker Murphy of the Irish Parliament and reading a proclamation honoring Irish heritage and the Phoenix-Ireland relationship. Afterward, the Senate returned to business, received House requests to return HB 4027 and HB 2444 for reconsideration, heard a personal privilege statement on an ICE detention death, and announced upcoming committee meetings and caucus schedules. The Senate adjourned until Tuesday, March 17, 2026.
FL
Florida 2026 Regular Session
Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice Feb 4th, 2026
Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice
Transcript Highlights:
- We worked on this over the summer, and Donna was on her way to a cruise trip.
- We worked on this over the summer, and Donna was on her way to, on a cruise trip. this over the summer
- , and Donna was on her way to, on a cruise trip, and when we started working on this, and she, when she
Keywords:
voting rights, felony conviction, database, Florida Commission on Offender Review, restoration of rights, autism spectrum disorder, law enforcement, communication, training, blue envelope, blue card, drug paraphernalia, narcotic testing, fentanyl, controlled substances, civil forfeiture, juvenile justice, detention, Medal of Heroism, probation officers
LA
Transcript Highlights:
- So actually they're speaking to Exxon for the plan out there, cruise ships, all sorts of different places
Keywords:
hunting education, firearm safety, outdoor recreation, curriculum, youth education, conservation, collegiate athletics, funding, name image likeness, revenue sharing, NCAA compliance, student-athlete support, financial sustainability, work-based learning, task force, internships, apprenticeships, job shadowing, cooperative education, co-op
OK
Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session
Appropriations and Budget Transportation Subcommittee Jan 20th, 2026 at 09:30 am
A&B Transportation Subcommittee
NM
New Mexico 2025 Regular Session
IC - Interim Committee Working Group Sep 8th, 2025
Legislative Interim Committee Working Group
Transcript Highlights:
- Demand in your time, your ship of their council, and meet early in each room to discuss issues and divide
- Here's the only trick for staff about extra days: oftentimes, staff leaves for meetings in bus cruises
FL
Florida 2026 5th Special Session
Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice Feb 4th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- We worked on this over the summer, and Donna was on her way to a cruise trip. Agreed.
- We worked on this over the summer, and Donna was on her way to a cruise trip.
- This over the summer, and Donna was on her way to a cruise trip.
Summary:
The Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice met and reported several bills favorably. SB 646, by President Gates, would allow the use of drug testing tools such as test strips and reagent kits to detect dangerous adulterants like fentanyl and xylazine; it was supported by Senator Osgood and others who said it could help prevent overdose deaths, and it passed unanimously. SB 418, by Senator Jones, creates autism-focused law enforcement training and a voluntary Blue Envelope Program for drivers with autism; it drew strong support from Disability Rights Florida, parents, advocates, and committee members, who emphasized safety, communication, and de-escalation, and it also passed unanimously after extensive testimony.\n\nThe committee then considered SB 132, by Senator Polsky, which would require the Florida Commission on Offender Review to maintain a public database to help people determine whether they have completed the requirements for restoration of voting rights. An amendment making the database subject to legislative appropriation was adopted, and the bill was reported favorably. SB 1734, by Senator Martin, would recognize juvenile probation and detention officers as officers under state law, extend training and certification standards, and provide officer-level benefits and protections; it passed without opposition.\n\nFinally, the committee took up SB 820, by Senator Bradley, on problem-solving court reports. A strike-all amendment expanded annual reporting requirements for specialty courts, set a January 31 reporting deadline, and phased in the new data collection. After support from the State Courts Administrator and others, the amendment and the bill as amended were adopted and reported favorably. The committee then adjourned.
FL
Florida 2026 Regular Session
Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice Feb 4th, 2026
Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice
Transcript Highlights:
- We worked on this over the summer, and Donna was on her way to a cruise trip. Thank you.
- We worked on this over the summer, and Donna was on her way to, on a cruise trip.
- This over the summer, and Donna was on her way to a cruise trip.
Keywords:
voting rights, felony conviction, database, Florida Commission on Offender Review, restoration of rights, autism spectrum disorder, law enforcement, communication, training, blue envelope, blue card, drug paraphernalia, narcotic testing, fentanyl, controlled substances, civil forfeiture, juvenile justice, detention, Medal of Heroism, probation officers
Summary:
The Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice met with a quorum and took up several bills. SB 646, relating to drug paraphernalia, was presented by President Gates as a narrow measure to allow drug testing tools such as fentanyl test strips and reagent kits to detect dangerous adulterants and help prevent overdose deaths. Senator Osgood spoke in strong support, describing the bill as important for people in recovery. The bill had one support appearance and was reported favorably by unanimous roll call.
The committee then heard SB 418 on law enforcement interactions with individuals with autism spectrum disorder. Senator Jones explained that the bill requires autism awareness and communication/de-escalation training for officers and creates a voluntary Blue Envelope Program for drivers with ASD. Multiple advocates, including Disability Rights Florida, an Autism Society representative, parents, and a retired federal officer, testified in support, emphasizing safety, communication, and the need to avoid tragic misunderstandings during police encounters. Senators also discussed whether broader disability training should be considered in the future. SB 418 was reported favorably unanimously.
Next, the committee considered SB 132 on restoration of voting rights, which would require the Florida Commission on Offender Review to create and maintain a public database to help people determine whether they have completed sentence requirements for rights restoration and to publish clearer instructions for eligible individuals. An amendment was adopted to make the database subject to legislative appropriation. The bill was then reported favorably. The committee also approved SB 1734, which recognizes juvenile probation and detention officers as officers under state law and extends training, certification, and certain benefits, and CS/SB 820, which strengthens reporting requirements for problem-solving courts and sets annual reporting deadlines. Both bills were reported favorably after brief discussion and support appearances.
LA
Transcript Highlights:
- Sort of famously, most ports in the United States of America run on ship-to-shore cranes, which the federal
- Sort of famously, most ports in the United States of America run on shipped short cranes, which the federal
- Because the industrial base to replace the ship to shore cranes, in progress still because the industrial
- base to replace the ship to shore cranes is still being stood up across America and other allies.
- He's actually on a cruise with his wife, and he earns extra money after work to take those crews.
Bills:
HB1163, HB1168, HR252, HR253, HCR103, HCR108, SB80, SB131, SB251, SB254, SB279, SB384, SB414, SB468, SB469, SB496
Keywords:
fireworks, retail sales, fire safety, legislation, holiday celebrations, construction standards, precast concrete, DOTD, building regulations, minimum requirements, public projects, private projects, consumer protection, credit card fees, cash transactions, rounding practices, transparency, low-income, economic impact, residential construction
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Mississippi River Parkway Commission 6/18/26
Minnesota House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- You can cruise the Mississippi River, you can bike it, you can hike it. tell you that we also went up
- when they are cruising along the river<00:09:36.720><c> and</c><00:09:36.800><c> that</c><00:09:36.960
- You can<00:10:53.697><c> [snorts]</c><00:10:53.760><c> cruise</c><00:10:54.160><c> the</c><00:10:54.280
- ><c> Mississippi</c> can [snorts] cruise the Mississippi can [snorts] cruise the Mississippi River,<00
- ><c> all</c><00:16:14.560><c> the</c><00:16:14.640><c> way</c> whether they are cruising all the way