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TX
Transcript Highlights:
- Finally, per House Procedure rules, witness testimony must be limited to the bill or resolution currently
- of movements or actions of individuals under 17 that may be adopted is during the period between midnight
- opportunity for law enforcement officers to engage with juveniles that they would see out between midnight
- To the dangers that being out past midnight sometimes lends itself to.
- , specifically during the time frame of midnight to 5 a.m.
Committee:
House S/C on Juvenile Justice
Keywords:
housing, affordable housing, state regulations, zoning, local government authority, drug court, juvenile justice, diversion programs, rehabilitation, criminal justice reform, remote proceedings, depositions, virtual hearings, court technology, criminal responsibility, age of maturity, expungement, mental health services, juvenile record sealing
OK
Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session
Business and Insurance 2ND REVISED Feb 19th, 2026 at 09:30 am
Business and Insurance
Transcript Highlights:
- This bill will codify the three weekly work search actions instead of the current agency rule of only
Bills:
SB1969 , SB1953 , SB1277 , SB1287 , SB1061 , SB1916 , SB1589 , SB2178 , SB1444 , SB1438 , SB1501 , SB1873 , SB1364
Committee:
Senate Business and Insurance
Keywords:
massage therapy, licensing, multistate compact, regulation, healthcare, professionals, Employer Health Plan Transparency Act, health insurance, claims data, contract provisions, health care providers, auditable materials, HIPAA compliance, insurance regulation, unemployment benefits, employment security, work search, job search, reemployment, jobless benefits
OK
Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session
Retirement and Government Resources REVISED Feb 17th, 2026 at 10:30 am
Retirement and Government Resources
Transcript Highlights:
- At least I mean, we're the ones that issue the rules on these pensions.
- assaults, riots, and other emergency situations, conduct counts of residents, and enforce institutional rules
Bills:
SB134 , SB1356 , SB1407 , SB1611 , SB1639 , SB169 , SB1722 , SB182 , SB1870 , SB2039 , SB432 , SB609 , SB715 , SB716
Committee:
Senate Retirement and Government Resources
Keywords:
retirement, public employees, reemployment, benefit adjustment, Oklahoma Public Employees Retirement System, state government, OMES, Office of Management and Enterprise Services, Department of Labor, Department of Veterans Affairs, Department of Rehabilitation Services, civil service, human capital management, state employee disputes, whistleblower, veterans employment, veterans placement, fleet management, state fleet, motor vehicles
OK
Transcript Highlights:
- And if there are those kind of rules in place, does this supersede those?
- Would a wreck operator fall under OHP's internal rules? Thank you for the question.
- So, because of that, we need to administer rules for something that is already banned.
- So, we need to make rules controlling the use of something that's already not allowed.
- Clerk, call the rule. Vice Chair Hamilton, Chairman Weaver, seven ayes and one nay.
Bills:
SB1226 , SB1456 , SB1462 , SB1463 , SB1980 , SB1479 , SB1608 , SB1923 , HB2979 , HB2980 , HB3662 , HB4107 , HB3082 , HB2997 , HB3083 , HB3055 , HB2951
Committee:
Senate Public Safety
Keywords:
motor vehicle, accident, notification, liability, civil action, gender neutral, SB1456, Board of Tests for Alcohol and Drug Influence, sunset extension, sunset law, breath alcohol testing, DUI, DWI, drunk driving, drug testing, chemical testing, field sobriety, roadside screening, blood test, saliva test
TX
Texas 89th Regular
Trade, Workforce & Economic Development May 7th, 2025
Trade, Workforce & Economic Development
Transcript Highlights:
- In two minutes, we'll have a straight rule, and believe it or not, all the clocks are gone.
- The Texas Workforce Commission will be tasked with developing rules and submitting a report to the U.S
- You would think, Chairman, that we would absolutely have rules like this, either at the federal or the
- Since you all just came in, let me remind everyone we have the rule today.
- It also empowers courts, upon a preliminary ruling, to require the claimant to post a bond of up to $500,000
Bills:
HB 1087 , HB2504 , HB4113 , HB5144 , HB5146 , HB5377 , HB5543 , SB140 , SB264 , SB1244 , SB1343 , SB2121 , HR868
Keywords:
property owners, board vacancy, special election, association governance, community management, property owners' association, resale certificate, fees, real estate regulation, homeowners, HB 4113, Texas Rising Star Program, child care, child-care providers, Texas Workforce Commission, TWC, safety barriers, crash-rated bollards, bollards, playground safety
NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
JLCAR Administrative Rules (06/20/2025)
Transcript Highlights:
- So short version is you didn't follow the rule. You realize you had to follow the rule.
- So short version is you didn't follow the rule. You realize you had to follow the rule.
- So short version is you didn't follow the rule. You realize you had to follow the rule.
- So short version is you didn't follow the rule. You realize you had to follow the rule.
- </c> So short version is you didn't follow the rule. You realize you had to follow the rule.
Summary:
The JLCAR June meeting opened with the pledge, approval of the prior minutes, and adoption of the consent calendar after one Fish and Game item was pulled for separate consideration. The committee then reordered the regular calendar and postponed an HHS item at the agency’s request because work was still ongoing.
The committee next considered OPLC item 2547, concerning amendments to licensure and discipline forms for regulated professions. Members raised concerns that the application was still too geared toward health professions and that renewal forms should be shorter, but the agency said it was moving toward a dynamic online form that would collapse irrelevant questions. The committee concluded the issue was more about agency operations than policy and adopted the rule.
For DNCR item 2551, on rules for the Adopt-a-Park volunteer program, staff explained the agency had been operating the program under statute but had realized rules were required and had been using DOJ review in the meantime. Committee members noted the agency had not followed the rulemaking requirement but was now correcting it, and the rule was approved. Fish and Game item 2570, on electronic OHRV and snowmobile registration applications, drew discussion over whether the online process should be processed in five days to match mail-in applications or remain at ten days; the agency cited workload and file-transfer delays, and the committee adopted a conditional approval with an oral amendment leaving the ten-day timeframe in place for now.
In other business, staff described a planned upgrade to the committee’s agency portal and database workflow, moving from email submissions to an online portal with better form validation and document upload features. Members supported the modernization and approved the manual change, with implementation expected after agency sign-up and training later in the summer.
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Elections Committee Apr 9th, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- Additional comments will be ruled out of order. Thank you.
- Again, third-world countries count their ballots by midnight.”
- Again, third-ruled countries count their ballots by midnight.
- Again, third world countries count their ballots by midnight.
- Supreme Court has ruled...” “The U.S.
Summary:
The committee heard a long agenda of elections-related bills. It first approved three consent items: AB 808, AB 1029, and AB 1072. The committee then took up AB 1249, which would require non-Voter’s Choice Act counties to offer at least one Saturday early-voting location before statewide elections and allow in-person return of vote-by-mail ballots at designated county offices or satellite locations. Supporters said it would expand access for working voters and those with transportation barriers; some members raised concerns about ballot verification and added workload for rural counties. The bill passed the committee on a divided vote and was placed on call for absent members.
The committee next considered AB 25, a voter ID and election integrity measure that would require citizenship verification, government ID for voting, tighter voter-roll audits, and a 72-hour ballot-counting deadline. The author and supporters argued it would restore public trust and improve election integrity, while opponents from the League of Women Voters, ACLU California Action, labor groups, disability advocates, and others said it would restrict access, burden vulnerable voters, and amount to voter suppression. After extensive debate, the committee voted the bill out on a narrow split and kept it on call.
Members also approved AB 1164, which clarifies when voters are entitled to a replacement ballot and updates the Voter Bill of Rights language; AB 1441, which would create an independent citizens redistricting commission in Merced County despite opposition from the county board over cost and local control; and AB 16, which would clarify county election officials’ authority to begin processing vote-by-mail ballots earlier and clean up outdated code. The committee also heard AB 1411, which would require non-VCA counties to prepare voter education and outreach plans and use a Secretary of State template, with the sponsor saying it would improve voter information statewide.
WA
Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Consumer Protection & Business Jan 14th, 2026 at 01:30 pm
Consumer Protection & Business
Transcript Highlights:
- Bill 1104, which this committee heard and passed during the 2025 legislative session and is in House Rules
- Burples recommends rules and regulations to administer licensing and regulatory laws.
- be a citizen of the state of Washington so that they're familiar with the regulations and laws and rules
- The regulations and laws and rules of this state, and of course they have to be licensed in Washington
- One morning, she sends an email with the subject line, 'Flash sale ends midnight.'
Committee:
House Consumer Protection & Business
Keywords:
professional engineers, registration act, licensing, engineering practice, state regulations, email regulation, commercial communications, consumer protection, data privacy, electronic mail, consumer access, real property, food security, medicine access, restriction, pawnbroker, fees, interest rates, financial regulation, pet insurance
NV
Nevada 2025 Regular Session
Senate Floor Session Jun 2nd, 2025 at 12:00 pm
Nevada Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- I would move that all necessary rules be suspended, reading so far had considered second reading, rules
- Parliamentarian, would you please make a ruling on this?
- We had a voice vote, which you ruled against.
- Okay, my original ruling was that it was midnight and we could no longer do business.
- Now it is midnight, we're Now it is midnight.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- If we have to come back at midnight, I'm happy to do so.
- This committee reconvenes after midnight, or the meeting might get canceled.
- This committee reconvenes after midnight, or the meeting might get canceled.
- That's just the way the rules work.
- We're going to be on the floor till midnight.
Committee:
House Elections
Keywords:
voter registration, electronic, Texas election law, Signature verification, DPS, internet application, Texas Election Code, signature verification, online application, data security, electronic application, Department of Public Safety, information security, electronic voter registration, voting technology, voter access, state election laws, digital signature, election irregularities, audit
Summary:
The committee heard several election-related bills. SB 447 would let the City of Mission in Hidalgo County permanently move its municipal elections from May to the uniform November election date if it chooses. The bill was described as permissive and intended to increase turnout and reduce costs. Mission’s mayor testified in support, saying voters had already approved the change by a wide margin in a charter amendment election. The bill was left pending after no objection.
SB 2217 focused on standardizing election data reporting and reconciliation across counties to improve transparency and comparability. Testimony was generally supportive of the goal, but Dr. Laura Presley and others flagged technical issues, including a discrepancy between a three-ballot mismatch threshold in existing law and a 1% threshold in part of the bill, plus a definition issue involving central accumulators. Supporters said consistent auditing and reconciliation would help election integrity, while the bill was also left pending.
The committee then took up SB 2753, a major proposal to create a continuous in-person voting period that would combine early voting and Election Day into one uninterrupted process, with precinct consolidation and other changes. Supporters said it could simplify administration, reduce equipment changes, and improve security by using one set of machines. Opponents and neutral witnesses raised concerns about cost, staffing, ballot security, reporting changes, weekend voting, and whether the bill was ready for implementation; several urged a pilot or study instead. The committee substitute was withdrawn and the bill was left pending.
SB 505 would create a process for election workers, candidates, party officials, and measure proponents or opponents to request explanations of election irregularities, with escalation to the Secretary of State for audit or enforcement if responses were unsatisfactory. Supporters said it would provide a way to resolve irregularities and restore confidence, while opponents argued it was too broad, lacked guardrails against abuse, and could be used by partisan actors to pressure counties. The bill was left pending. Finally, HB 311 would expand Texas’s online voter registration system to first-time registrants and others, with supporters citing efficiency, lower costs, and broader access, and opponents raising concerns about signature verification and implementation details. Testimony was cut short because of the session deadline, and the bill had not been disposed of in the excerpt.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House DFL Media Availability 5/19/25
Minnesota House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- It could take three days because you have to suspend the rules to move quickly.
- So, for example, if Mark Johnson doesn't want to agree to suspend the rules to help Erin Murphy turn
- we will run out of things to do early this evening, and although it might feel good to stay until midnight
- </c><00:08:56.800><c> if</c><00:08:56.959><c> there's</c> to stay until midnight if there's to stay until
- midnight if there's nothing<00:08:57.279><c> to</c><00:08:57.440><c> do</c><00:08:57.600><c> at</c><
ND
North Dakota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Government and Veterans Affairs Apr 16th, 2025 at 02:30 pm
Government and Veterans Affairs
Transcript Highlights:
- But when the clock strikes midnight, we become professionals.
- I guess it really hasn't struck midnight yet, has it.
- I guess it really hasn't struck midnight yet, has it? So yeah.
- That is the rules going forward. So in 2025, in 2020,... Going forward.
Bills:
SB2156
Committee:
House Government and Veterans Affairs
Summary:
The committee met to reconsider and further amend Senate Bill 2156, a campaign finance/reporting bill tied to Secretary of State filing requirements and new software implementation. Members and legislative counsel explained that the bill would keep current law in place for 2025, then take effect January 1, 2026, when the new system is expected to be ready. Discussion focused on hard reporting dates, how year-end and quarterly reports would be handled, which entities must disclose balances, and clarifying that some provisions apply to statewide political parties and certain political committees but not to candidates or candidate committees in the same way.
Representative Steiner walked through the amendment, describing it as mostly technical and intended to align reporting deadlines with fixed calendar dates, simplify compliance, and preserve existing treatment for some balance disclosures. Members asked about public availability of certain filed information, the meaning of references to beginning and ending balances, and whether the new fines and other provisions would also be delayed until 2026. Legislative counsel said the bill’s effective date would cover the entire act and noted some disclosure questions were not clearly answered in current law.
The committee adopted the amendment and then approved Senate Bill 2156 as amended on a do-pass motion. The roll call was unanimous, and the chair adjourned the meeting, noting the changes were intended to help the Secretary of State’s office and candidates transition to the new reporting system.
IN
Transcript Highlights:
- President, the Senate Committee on Rules and Legislative Procedure... Discussion.
- We have a Rules Committee report. We're on. The motion prevails. We have a Rules Committee report.
- Rules of this bill do not apply to them, correct? Correct.
- What I don't understand, I know we got till midnight. I don't want to be here till midnight.
- Upon recess here, we will commence a Rules Committee meeting.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Republican Media Availability 5/19/25
Minnesota House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- We're going to suspend the rules.
- </c><00:07:47.680><c> Democrats</c> going to suspend the rules.
- Democrats going to suspend the rules.
- </c> going to uh agree to suspend the rules going to uh agree to suspend the rules and<00:07:54.560><
- Signing conferees on the committees that don't have them already before midnight tonight.
HI
Hawaii 2025 Regular Session
House Chamber - Thu Apr 24, 2025, 6:30PM HST - Day 57
Hawaii House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Madam Speaker, I move to suspend the rules of the House in order to consider certain House bills for
- </c><00:27:58.960><c> of</c> Speaker, I move to suspend the rules of Speaker, I move to suspend the rules
- Representative Todd for the motion to suspend the rules to reconsider previous action.
- Madam Speaker, I move to suspend the<00:30:59.039><c> rules</c><00:30:59.200><c> of</c><00:30:59.360>
- of the House to reconsider the rules of the House to reconsider action<00:31:00.799><c> previously</
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Working Group on Omnibus Capital Investment Bill - 06/09/25
Minnesota Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- be extended, and this is something new this year to be included in spreadsheets for updated budget rules
- So, we're just um showing budget rules.
- I think it was midnight Friday night that we all signed off on this.
- I think it was midnight Friday night that we all signed off on this.
- I think it was midnight to a resolution.
ID
Transcript Highlights:
- Listen, my children, and you shall hear of the midnight ride of Spud Revere.
- And he is best remembered at age 40 for his midnight ride in April of 1775, courageously warning of the
- January 16, 2006, the Judiciary and Rules Committee reports that the Senate Journal, the proceedings
- January 16, 2026, the Judiciary and Rules Committee reports that Senate Bills 1221, 1222, and 1223 have
HI
Transcript Highlights:
- no objections from the members, the Senate will stand in recess, leaving the journal open until midnight
- > in recess, leaving the journal open in recess, leaving the journal open until<00:08:44.399><c> midnight
- for the receipt of until midnight for the receipt of conference<00:08:45.839><c> committee</c><00:08
- </c><00:09:04.480><c> and</c><00:09:04.720><c> will</c> journal open until midnight and will journal
- open until midnight and will reconvene<00:09:05.519><c> at</c><00:09:05.760><c> 9:30</c><00:09:06.480
Summary:
The Senate opened with a roll call, approval of the prior day’s journal, and receipt of several communications, including governor’s messages transmitting proposed conference drafts for collective bargaining agreements, House communications on concurrence with Senate amendments and conferee changes, and conference and standing committee reports. The chamber also took up advise-and-consent items on governor’s messages, approving the nominees on consent with no objections and confirming them.
The Senate then adopted Senate Concurrent Resolution 121, House Draft 1, after several members registered no votes and Senators Kim and Gabbard reserved their votes; the resolution passed with five no votes. Members also adopted House Concurrent Resolution 96 on consent. During the meeting, Senator Kim introduced newly confirmed members in the gallery, including Ken Kawahara for the Board of Regents and student regent Joshua from Muina.
On final reading, the Senate passed SB 1296 CD1 relating to disaster recovery and SB 1318 CD1 relating to water pollution by unanimous consent. The Senate also reconsidered and agreed to House amendments to SB 1448 HD2, with Senator San Buenaventura noting the changes were technical and created a clean date; one-day notice was then given for final reading. A legislative communication extending the conference negotiation deadline for fiscal bills from 6:00 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. was filed, and the chair announced the decking deadline for fiscal bills in conference was 11:30 p.m. The Senate then recessed until 9:30 a.m. on Wednesday, April 30, leaving the journal open until midnight for additional conference committee reports.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Rep. Lisa Demuth departing member remarks 5/18/26
Minnesota House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- And no matter what time we finish, and I'm grateful that it's not past midnight, except for one time,
- Slightly after midnight.
- </c> midnight, except for one time, Mr. midnight, except for one time, Mr. Speaker. Speaker.
- Slightly<00:04:02.960><c> after</c><00:04:03.240><c> midnight.</c> Slightly after midnight.
- Slightly after midnight.
Summary:
Speaker Lisa Demuth delivered a closing floor speech reflecting on the Minnesota House’s 94th session under a tied chamber, emphasizing that the tie forced bipartisan negotiation from the start and that everything passed had to be bipartisan. She said she hoped future members would learn from that experience and continue working together, even when political agreement is difficult. She also noted her gratitude for the opportunity to serve as Speaker and for the chance to help guide the chamber through a historic session.
Much of the speech was personal and appreciative. Demuth thanked her family, including her husband, children, grandchildren, and especially her mother, who closely followed her work and often texted her questions about procedure and bills. She also mentioned the sacrifices of legislative service, her own growth in politics, and the importance of maintaining awe and respect for the institution. She recalled her relationship with former Speaker Melissa Hortman and said Hortman’s practice of meeting weekly despite political differences showed the value of getting to know one another personally before doing legislative work.
Demuth also thanked House staff, including partisan and nonpartisan staff such as research, revisers, HR, budget, and accounting, and acknowledged colleagues who worked through the tie and difficult negotiations. She closed by quoting Nehemiah, saying “the joy of the Lord is my strength,” and encouraged members to leave places better than they found them. The speech ended with applause; no votes or formal legislative actions were taken in the excerpt.
MO
Missouri 2026 Regular Session
Special Committee on Tourism Feb 4th, 2026 at 12:00 pm
Special Committee on Tourism
Transcript Highlights:
- So if you only come out to see whether the sun's up at midnight, you'd say, well, that doesn't happen
- Is it midnight? Is it noon?
- You know, we're only looking at the sun at noon or midnight and making a determination that it occurs
- When it got to rules, it was toward the end of the session, so it just didn't go any further than rules
- But it did get, it was unanimous through rules. Rules, okay. And then were there any changes?
Committee:
House Special Committee on Tourism