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US
US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
US House Floor Proceedings (Tuesday, June 23, 2026)
US Federal House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Technology is deeply ingrained in the day-to-day operations of small businesses.
- Small businesses are increasingly using digital tools to support their day-to-day work.
- For too many of our families, the consequences are felt every day the consequences are felt every day
- There were just so many coming day after day after day.
- We recently celebrated Flag Day, a day We recently celebrated Flag Day, a day to salute the most common
LA
Transcript Highlights:
- Like I tell my kids each day, today is our 165th day of the school year. We...
- Like I tell my kids each day, today is our 165th day of the school year.
- Every day at St.
- I want her to hold a job one day.
- I want her to hold a job one day.
Committee:
Senate Finance
Summary:
The committee met for public testimony on the Finance budget, with the main discussion focused first on funding for disability services and then on the LA GATOR scholarship program. Several individuals testified in support of fully funding Families Helping Families and Louisiana Rehabilitation Services (LRS), describing how advocacy, transition services, and direct support workers help people with disabilities access education, employment, and independent living. Witnesses urged the committee to preserve or increase state general funds to draw down federal matching dollars, and provider groups said current reimbursement rates and staffing shortages are leaving agencies in deficit, creating waitlists, overtime costs, and difficulty retaining workers. Committee members thanked the speakers and noted that the testimony would be used to compare the governor’s, House, and remaining budget requests.
The committee then heard extensive testimony in support of increasing funding for the LA GATOR scholarship program. Supporters included policy groups, school leaders, parents, and students who argued that the program expands educational choice, helps low-income and special-needs students find schools that fit their needs, and should be fully funded at the level of demonstrated demand. Speakers from Catholic and Christian schools said GATOR funding had helped students thrive academically and spiritually, but that shortfalls left many eligible students without awards, hurt kindergarten enrollment, and forced schools to raise private donations to cover gaps. Several witnesses emphasized that the program is not a zero-sum attack on public schools, but a way to let education dollars follow students.
A few committee questions focused on the fiscal impact and on whether choice programs improve outcomes without harming public schools. Testimony cited enrollment growth, parent demand, and data from other states to argue that school choice can improve student and parent outcomes and may also strengthen traditional public schools through competition. No votes or formal actions were taken during the public testimony portion of the meeting.
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Judiciary Committee Apr 7th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- I know we're going down from 360 days.
- I know we're going down from 360 days to 240 days in this committee with the amendments, but that also
- So that's 120 days for them to basically state, hey, we're interested.
- Then you've got another 120 days under the bill as amended.
- , but I'm having trouble with the second 120 days.
Summary:
The committee first took up SB 934 by Senator Wiener, which would extend the time for survivors of conversion therapy to bring malpractice claims and clarify how expert testimony and scientific evidence may be used in those cases. Senator Wiener and supporters, including a survivor and a licensed therapist, described conversion therapy as harmful and argued that survivors often cannot come forward within current limitation periods. Opponents, including attorneys and advocacy groups, argued the bill was an unconstitutional workaround to California’s existing ban and could chill legitimate therapy or expand liability. Committee members pressed both sides on the bill’s scope, with the author emphasizing it does not bar exploratory therapy or medical treatment, only attempts to change a person’s sexual orientation or gender identity. The bill was moved on a 7-2-1 vote to the Senate Appropriations Committee, with the item placed on call; the consent calendar was also adopted 6-0 and placed on call.
The committee then heard SB 1092 by Senator Allen, as amended, concerning manufactured home parks. The bill would require park owners who intend to sell to give residents or their designated representatives notice and an opportunity to submit a competitive bid, with timelines intended to allow residents to organize financing and complete due diligence. Supporters said the measure would help preserve naturally occurring affordable housing and give residents a fair chance to buy the land under their homes, especially after fire-related losses and increasing investor ownership of parks. Opponents from park-owner and realtor groups argued the bill would burden private property rights, devalue parks, and create an unconstitutional taking by imposing long timelines and restrictions that could deter buyers. Several senators questioned the 240-day process and whether the bill should include clearer good-faith or reciprocity provisions; the author said he was open to further adjustments. The transcript ends during committee discussion of SB 1092, with no final vote shown.
FL
Florida 2026 Regular Session
FL House Floor Session - 2026-03-12 (1:00PM Session)
Florida House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Our doctor of the day is Dr. Diane Day of Gainesville, sponsored by Senator McLean. Dr.
- They have to do this verification team in two days. Help me repeat it: two days.
- on election day.
- At the end of the day, At the end of the day, the supervisor of elections, I heard the tier one, tier
- As provided, it may be done the same day or the next day in which the Senate sits under 4.17, Section
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Emergency Management Committee Jun 22nd, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- best positioned to tell us what these delays look like in real life and how aging equipment affects day-to-day
- Would that knock 270 days off? Correct.
- So our frontline fire engines run on a day-to-day basis, but they also have to have their annual service
- It's not meant to run day to day. It's already done that.
- It's not meant to run day to day. It's already done that.
Summary:
The committee held an informational hearing on the rising cost and long delivery times for fire apparatus and related equipment, with opening remarks stressing that aging fleets, supply chain problems, and delayed replacements are affecting emergency readiness across California. Cal OES and Cal Fire described statewide procurement challenges, including higher prices, multi-year delivery timelines, two-year encumbrance limits, and the strain on mutual aid when engines remain in service beyond their intended replacement cycles. Cal Fire said it operates 537 engines, with 300 meeting replacement criteria and 243 at least 16 years old, and explained the difference between mandatory contracts and one-time acquisitions. The Department of General Services said vendors have cited labor costs, chassis pricing, and the need for longer production timelines, while also noting that statewide contracts can include nominal price increases but not open-ended price hikes.
Local fire chiefs from Santa Barbara County, Los Angeles County, Napa, and Fullerton testified that apparatus prices have risen sharply while delivery times have stretched from under a year to three to five years or more. They described specific examples of engines and ladder trucks costing far more than prior purchases and arriving years later, forcing departments to keep older reserve apparatus in service, spend more on maintenance, and defer other budget priorities. Several witnesses said industry consolidation has reduced competition and contributed to delays and price increases, with Los Angeles County and Fullerton noting they have pursued antitrust complaints and litigation against major manufacturers. Napa also described proprietary parts and software limiting in-house repairs, and Santa Barbara County said a vendor’s unfulfilled delivery promise caused the department to lose its place in line.
Members asked about possible solutions, including whether the state should consider manufacturing apparatus itself, whether procurement rules or prototype requirements could be streamlined, whether DGS staffing or contract processes could be accelerated, and whether more stable long-term purchasing commitments would help manufacturers plan production. Witnesses said safety-driven specification changes are necessary but can add time, and that the main bottlenecks are industry capacity, consolidation, and vendor performance. The vice chair raised concerns about how grant funding windows and local matching requirements are affected by multi-year delays, especially for small and rural departments that rely on grants and on used apparatus passed down from larger agencies. No votes were taken; the hearing concluded with committee members indicating interest in possible legislative, regulatory, and antitrust follow-up.
NM
New Mexico 2026 Regular Session
House - Agriculture, Acequias And Water Resources Jan 27th, 2026 at 09:05 am
House Agriculture, Acequias And Water Resources
Transcript Highlights:
- But let's keep that on a day-by-day basis if we're good, okay?
- Now we're talking about $3,400 per day.
- That's $3,400 maximum for that one day.
- Do you want to just come up to the dais?
- Do you want to just come up to the dais? Yeah, this is Jake.
KY
Kentucky 2026 Regular Session
House Legislative Session Day 59 (4-14-26) - Part 1
Kentucky House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
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- Gun violence increases every day.
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Bills:
SB141 , SB124 , SB56 , SJR116 , SB94 , SB37 , SB127 , SB197 , SB66 , SB70 , SB133 , SB160 , SB214 , SB312 , SB52 , SJR62 , SJR75
Keywords:
legal advertisements, tax rates, public hearings, transparency, local government, sick leave, education, teacher retirement, benefits, employee compensation, Medicaid, nonopioid analgesics, pain management, health care regulation, utilization controls, physician shortage, health care access, medically underserved areas, medical education, workforce development
NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
Senate Executive Departments and Administration (04/23/2025)
Executive Departments and Administration
Transcript Highlights:
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KY
Kentucky 2026 Regular Session
House Legislative Session Day 31 (2-20-26)
Kentucky House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Our most gracious heavenly Father, on this day we come before you and we say we thank you.
- </c><00:07:16.639><c> I</c> of the day. Very good, Mr. Speaker. I of the day. Very good, Mr.
- Read for the third orders of the day.
- Speaker, that concludes the orders of the day.
- Speaker, that concludes the orders of the day.
KY
Kentucky 2026 Regular Session
Senate Legislative Session Day 19 (2-3-26)
Kentucky Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Grant us courage for the living of these days.
- </c> for the living of these days. Amen. for the living of these days. Amen. >> Amen.
- He was a photographer back in the day.
- He was a photographer back in the day.
- Every day we delay in strengthening this law is another day a child is put at risk. effect in July of
FL
Florida 2026 5th Special Session
Community Affairs Jan 13th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- I believe that, you know, the 60 days is based on some of the— I believe that, you know, the 60 days
- I asked the question and saying, I did with the 60 days, where are the seven days and why not longer
- Maybe they should be recorded upfront in the first 90 days.
- To that point, the required 60-day review and 30-day response is unreasonably short.
- We could not leave for days. All the neighbors were over there.
Summary:
The committee heard and advanced several bills. SB 330, by Sen. Bradley, clarified the heart disease presumption for firefighters, law enforcement, and correctional officers, including allowing a prior physical exam to count if a transferring officer is not given a new one; an amendment declaring the act an important state interest was adopted, and the bill passed favorably. SB 594, by Sen. Burton, would make mobile home residents eligible for local housing assistance programs such as SHIP for lot rent and home repairs; it received supportive testimony from manufactured-home advocates and passed favorably. SB 840, by Sen. DeSigley, revised hurricane-related land-use restrictions from prior legislation by shortening the affected area from 100 miles to 50 miles, ending certain temporary limits on June 30, 2026, and exempting some water, flood, and state/federal planning matters; it passed favorably after supportive comments from local-government interests and members noting the need to fix unintended consequences of prior law.
The committee also approved SB 526, by Sen. Grawe, which addresses no-damages-for-delay clauses in public construction contracts, creates a uniform commercial permit application, requires permit fee reductions when private providers are used, and adds mitigation to statewide product approval categories. County representatives testified with concerns about the contracting language, unfunded mandates, and fee reductions, but the bill passed favorably. SB 504, by Sen. Burgess, creates a statewide framework for code inspector body camera use, and SB 506, its linked public-records bill, exempts certain sensitive content from disclosure; both passed favorably with support from the sponsor and no opposition in committee.
The most heavily debated measure was SB 354, by Chair McLean, which creates a “blue ribbon project” framework for very large developments that trade state preemption over local land-use regulation for reserving at least 60% of the land for conservation, agriculture, recreation, utilities, and related uses. The bill drew significant testimony from environmental groups, counties, smart-growth advocates, and local residents who argued it could weaken local control, reduce public review, and allow sprawl or inadequate infrastructure planning; supporters argued it could help address housing needs and preserve large amounts of land. The committee adopted two amendments clarifying reserve-area easements and requiring certain easements to be granted without charge, and the committee then reported the bill favorably, with some senators noting they supported it in concept but wanted further changes before later stops.
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Floor Session Apr 10th, 2025
California House Floor Meeting
WV
West Virginia 2026 Regular Session
WV Senate Energy, Industry and Mining Committee Mar 11th, 2026 at 01:24 pm
Energy, Industry and Mining
Transcript Highlights:
- And the final submission would be down from 90 days to 60 days.
- , down from 225 days.
- The timeline is reduced from 400 days down to 360 days for the final decision, and then the final submission
- would be down from 90 days to 60 days.
- The time frame for the commission to render its decision is reduced from 300 days to 270 days.
Committee:
Senate Energy, Industry and Mining
AZ
Transcript Highlights:
- Next day, I picked him up.
- Next day, I picked him up.
- Next day, I picked him up.
- Perhaps that kid had a bad day on that one day.
- on test day.
Bills:
HB2093 , HB2370 , HB2376 , HB2380 , HB2381 , HB2383 , HB2423 , HB2481 , HB2621 , HB2895 , HB4005 , HB4043 , HB4109
Committee:
Senate Education
Keywords:
mental health, school curriculum, education policy, instruction requirements, statute repeal, charter schools, education, weapons detection, public safety, school administration, school districts, real estate transactions, school property, bond issuance, land use approval, capital improvements, school governance, board meetings, education funding, parental notification
KY
Kentucky 2026 Regular Session
House Legislative Session Day 42 (3-9-26)
Kentucky House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
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- But I am actually going to leave this to another day.
- Speaker, that concludes the orders of the day.
- </c><01:05:23.360><c> Speaker,</c> remember that day. Mr. Speaker, remember that day. Mr.
- </c> navigating this disease every day. navigating this disease every day.
US
US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
US House Floor Proceedings (Tuesday, May 6, 2025)
US Federal House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- </c><02:27:00.319><c> Each</c><02:27:00.640><c> day</c> dangerous than the day before.
- Each day dangerous than the day before.
- </c> me concepts that I remember to this day. me concepts that I remember to this day.
- </c> together on military appreciation day. together on military appreciation day.
- I'm ready for that debate any day. I'm ready for that discussion any day.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- Our Father, we stand humbly before you on this 25th day of March, a day you created for us to rejoice
- Steven Ramirez from Round Rock as doctor of the day.
- Members join me in welcoming our doctor of the day. Mr. Speaker, Ms. Doorkeeper, Mr.
- On this day, let's recognize the impact they have made in Texas.
- Y'all have a great day. Thank you, Madam Speaker. The chair recognizes Mr.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- Give us this day our daily bread. Give us this day our daily bread.
- Give us this day our daily bread. Give us this day our daily bread.
- Give us this day our daily bread. We thank you for this day.
- Members, please help join me in welcoming the doctor of the day, Dr.
- . for 30 days.
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- </c> carry and that he was carrying that day. carry and that he was carrying that day.
- </c> this day. this day. Representative<00:41:27.360><c> Moller.
- </c> that day. I like I said, called my wife. that day. I like I said, called my wife.
- part of your work day?
- </c> of a professional and a normal day. of a professional and a normal day.
Committee:
House Ethics
US
US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
US House Floor Proceedings (Wednesday, April 22, 2026)
US Federal House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- I yield back. beliefs into action every day. The SL beliefs into action every day.
- And he brought one to me one day.
- Well, the worst day of the year, the coldest day of the year, is the day you need the most energy.
- And I can tell you, he read it day in and day out on that airplane.
- </c> it day in and day out on that airplane. it day in and day out on that airplane.