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OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Senate Legislative Session Mar 25th, 2026 at 01:12 pm

Oklahoma Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Have received 34 aye votes and 10 nay votes.
  • Those which vote, change vote.
  • Those wishing to vote, change the vote. Those which vote, change vote.
  • Those wishing to vote, change the vote. Chairs, close. Al, Ahar, you care to vote?
  • Jett, you care to vote? Goes, Ro. I received 47 aye votes and zero nay votes.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Senate Floor Session - Part 3 - 05/17/26

Minnesota Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Carlson votes aye, Sen. Fateh votes aye, and Sen. Murphy votes aye.
  • Carlson votes aye, Sen. Rest votes aye, Sen. Hoffman votes aye. Thank you. SEN.
  • Carlson votes aye, Sen. Rest votes aye, Sen. Port votes aye. Aye.
  • All members having voted who desire to vote, All members having voted who desire to vote, Mr.
  • President, you want to vote? DESIRE TO VOTE, MR. PRES. YOU WANT TO VOTE?
Keywords: 1187, senate, all
HI

Hawaii 2025 Regular Session

House Chamber - Fri Mar 28, 2025, 12:00PM HST - Day 41

Hawaii House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • No vote. 1681. Representative Perrick. No vote.
  • No vote. So Representative Alos. No vote.
  • Representative Alcos: No vote. vote. So ordered. Representative Garcia. vote. So ordered.
  • No vote. So 1714. Representative Souza. No vote.
  • and Shimizu vote no. and Shimizu vote no.
Keywords: 910, house, all
Summary: The House met with 47 members present and 4 excused, approved deferral of the journal reading, and received no messages from the governor. In Senate communications, the chamber received a Senate concurrent resolution and several House bills returned from the Senate with amendments; Representative Todd moved to disagree with the Senate amendments, and that motion carried by voice vote. The main business was adoption of large groups of standing committee reports. The House adopted reports 1662 through 1696, then 1697 through 1714, and later report 1715, with several members noting “no vote” or “with reservations” on specific measures. One extended floor exchange centered on a measure concerning emergency access in West Oahu, where Representative Souza argued for a second access point for Makakilo residents and referenced wildfire evacuation concerns; other members raised points of order under Rule 287, and the Speaker ruled on the debate. The House also suspended the rules to consider certain Senate bills on third reading by consent calendar. On third reading, the House passed Senate bills listed on page 18, including SB 100 and SB 112, with recorded no votes from several members and support with reservations from Representative Iwamoto, who said SB 100 was a home rule issue better handled at the county level. The chamber then heard announcements, including Representative Takayama’s request for donations of new or gently used women’s business attire for the YWCA Dress for Success program. The House adjourned until 12:00 noon Monday.
FL

Florida 2026 5th Special Session

Senate in Session Feb 19th, 2026

Florida Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Senators will proceed to vote. Have all senators voted?
  • Senators will proceed to vote. Senators will proceed to vote. Have all senators voted?
  • Senators will proceed to vote. Have all senators voted?
  • Senators will proceed to vote. Have all senators voted?
  • Senators will proceed to vote. All senators voted.
Summary: The Senate convened with an opening prayer, pledge, and a series of introductions recognizing guests, visiting groups, and special honorees in the galleries. The chamber then took up committee and executive appointment business, adopting a report confirming 42 gubernatorial appointments by a vote of 36-0. The Senate next considered a long special-order calendar of bills, most of them passing with little or no opposition. Measures included public-records sunset reviews and trade secret/cybersecurity exemptions; a child-abuse reporting statute of limitations bill; commercial driving school oversight; human trafficking training for nurses; a new injunction for protection against serious violence and its related public-records exemption; nature-based coastal resiliency and mangrove protection; a chiropractic trust-funds cap repeal; specialty license plates; a waiver of late financial disclosure fines; public school personnel compensation; the Florida Farm Bill with multiple agriculture, biosolids, and enforcement provisions; homestead exemption clarification for long-term leases; disability presumption clarifications for first responders; reinsurance intermediary manager conformity; patriotic displays in public schools; ADS-B aviation fee restrictions; autism-related law enforcement training and the Blue Envelope program; campus safety reporting procedures for public postsecondary institutions; and veterinary prescription disclosure. Several bills were temporarily postponed, including local vessel restrictions, temporary critical-need practice certificates, and domestic animals. The floor debate featured the most discussion on the farm bill, the HCSM/nonprofit religious organizations bill, the autism law-enforcement bill, and the school athletics bill. The HCSM bill drew extended debate over whether licensed insurance agents should be allowed to market faith-based health care sharing ministries, with supporters emphasizing consumer choice, free speech, and religious liberty, and opponents warning about unregulated products and commissions; it passed 32-5. The athletics bill, prompted by the Teddy Bridgewater/Miami Northwestern situation, would let coaches provide good-faith support to student-athletes while requiring reporting and FHSAA oversight; it passed 38-0. Most other measures passed overwhelmingly, including the autism bill 38-0, the campus safety bill 37-0, the public school patriotic displays bill 36-2, and the farm bill 38-0 after amendments addressing Everglades lands and biosolids timing were adopted.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Senate Floor Session - 05/11/26

Minnesota Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Senator Mohammed votes I. Senator Muhammad votes I. Senator Jung votes I. Senator Young votes I.
  • Senator Rest votes I. Senator Rest votes I. Senator Rest votes I. Senator Port votes I.
  • Senator Port votes I. Senator Rest votes I. Senator Jeang votes I. And Senator Muhammad votes I.
  • Senator How votes<04:01:18.640> I. votes I. votes I.
  • Senator UK votes<04:01:28.479> I. votes I. votes I.
Keywords: 1187, senate, all
NH

New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session

House Session (03/06/2025)

New Hampshire House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • The vote was 119 voting aye, 225 voting the amendment.
  • The vote was 351 voting yea, 15 voting nay.
  • > a<06:10:48.160> committee vote 197 voting a 156 voting a committee vote 197 voting a
  • c> 129<06:20:30.280> voting<06:20:30.600> a vote 277 227 voting a 2 129 voting a vote
  • 190 voting a 156 voting a committee vote 190 voting a 156 voting a committee report<06:38:00.760>
Keywords: 1189, house, all
FL

Florida 2026 5th Special Session

Senate in Session Apr 24th, 2025

Florida Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Senators will proceed to vote. If all senators voted.
  • Senators will proceed to vote. ...proceed to vote. Have all senators voted?
  • Senators will proceed to vote. All senators voted.
  • Members will proceed to vote. All senators voted.
  • to vote.
Summary: The Senate convened with opening prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, and several recognitions, including guests from Miami Northwestern Senior High School, Clay County, and others. Senators also observed a moment of silence for Pope Francis. After routine announcements, the chamber moved to the special order calendar and took up a long series of bills, often substituting House companions for Senate bills before final passage. Among the measures approved were bills creating an expedited DNA testing grant program for local law enforcement, adding aggravating factors in capital cases involving gatherings for religious, school, or government activities, requiring state health coverage for fertility preservation services for cancer patients, authorizing indemnification for commuter rail providers, prohibiting abandonment of migrant vessels in Florida waters, and creating new specialty license plates. The Senate also passed bills on Alzheimer’s awareness, relocating the Council on the Social Status of Black Men and Boys to Florida Memorial University, charter schools, sex offender registration, utility worker protections, juvenile justice, student mental health reporting, foster home licensure transfers, water access facilities, Florida Virtual School, school readiness, sexual images involving children, tampering with electronic monitoring devices, certified recovery residences, the FSU Election Law Center, the Office of Faith and Community, and bonuses for county property appraiser employees. Several other bills were temporarily postponed, including measures on social media use by minors, veterans’ nursing homes, Parkinson’s disease, mental health and substance use disorders, education, educator preparation, officers injured in the line of duty, school social workers, and Brownfields. Debate was especially extensive on the Office of Faith and Community bill, where an amendment to bar political activity by office staff was offered but failed 13-23 after arguments over election-related communications and the scope of existing law. The certified recovery residences bill also drew notable debate, with supporters emphasizing housing as essential to recovery and opponents raising concerns about implementation and local control. Most other bills passed with little or no opposition, though a few drew dissenting votes, including the capital aggravating factors bill, charter schools, and the Office of Faith and Community measure.
NH

New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session

House Session (05/07/2026)

New Hampshire House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • The House will attend a state of the vote. 169 voting nay, 133 voting nay. The motion passes.
  • The House will tend to stay to the vote. 184 voting a 140 voting nay. The motion passes.
  • House will attend a state of the vote. 173 voting yea, 171 voting nay. The motion passes.
  • to vote. to vote.
  • House will attend to state of the vote. 186 voting yea, 158 voting nay. The motion passes.
Keywords: 1189, house, all
CA

California 2025-2026 Regular Session

Senate Labor, Public Employment and Retirement Committee Jun 17th, 2026

Labor, Public Employment and Retirement

Transcript Highlights:
  • Current vote is 2 to 1, with the chair voting aye and the vice chair voting no.
  • The current vote is 2 to 1, with the chair voting aye and the vice chair voting no.
  • The current vote is 2 to 1, with the chair voting aye and the vice chair voting no.
  • The current vote is 2 to 1, with the chair voting aye and the vice chair voting no.
  • The current vote is 2 to 1, with the chair voting aye and the vice chair voting no.
Keywords: 987, senate, all
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Senate Legislative Session Feb 18th, 2026 at 01:30 pm

Oklahoma Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • The vote will now occur. This will be a voice vote.
  • He waives the vote. We will now proceed to a vote. Favor the measure, vote 'aye'.
  • We should vote or change the vote. Those who should vote, change the vote.
  • Are there those wishing to vote or change their vote? The chair is preparing to close the vote.
  • Are there those wishing to vote or change their vote? The chair is preparing to close the vote.
AL

Alabama 2025 Regular Session

Alabama House Apr 15th, 2025

Alabama House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Clerk, unlock the machine; the members will vote. vote.
  • The members will vote. Clerk, lock the machine. Record vote: 97 ayes... vote.
  • to vote, but can I vote?"
  • Roster to vote, but can I vote provisional?
  • county that should not be voting where they vote.
Keywords: 1136, house, all
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

House Chamber - Tue Mar 24, 2026, 12:00PM HST - Day 33

Hawaii House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • No vote. So ordered. Representative Ryssdal. No vote. So ordered. Representative Pierick. No vote.
  • No vote. So 1331? Representative Garcia. No vote.
  • No vote. So Representative Pierick. No vote. So ordered. Ordered. Ordered.
  • No vote. So Representative Garcia. No vote. So ordered. ordered. ordered.
  • No vote. So Representative Pierick. No vote. So ordered. 1388? 1388? 1388?
AZ

Arizona 2026 Regular Session

03/24/2026 - Senate Natural Resources

Natural Resources

Transcript Highlights:
  • With that, I vote aye. I vote aye. I vote aye. I vote aye. Where are we at?
  • She voted yes.
  • Those in favor, vote aye. Opposed, vote no. Close vote. No, no, no. Okay, you've heard that motion.
  • Vote aye. Four aye. Three nays, one out voting.
  • Vote no. Yeah, okay, I explain my vote, so I... Okay, I explain my vote.
Summary: The Natural Resources Committee approved the March 17 minutes and then took up a long calendar of bills, holding HCR 2038. HB 2787, which would bar the state and its political subdivisions from using personnel or financial resources to enforce, administer, or cooperate with the Mexican wolf reintroduction program, drew opposition from Sierra Club and Humane World for Animals/Animal Defense League of Arizona, who argued it would hinder wolf recovery and undercut science-based wildlife management. The committee nevertheless gave HB 2787 a do-pass recommendation by a 4-3 vote. The committee then considered HB 2055 on a Brackish Groundwater Recovery Program Fund and HB 2782 on disclosure requirements for regulatory assets in utility rates. Testimony on HB 2055 raised concerns that brackish groundwater is still groundwater and that pumping it could cause localized impacts, but the bill initially received a do-pass recommendation before a later vote failed on reconsideration. HB 2782 prompted discussion about Corporation Commission authority and utility regulation, but it ultimately received a do-pass recommendation. The committee also heard HB 2781, a solar energy decommissioning and financial assurance bill, with testimony from environmental groups, industry representatives, and a local official; an amendment by Senator Sundareshan to strengthen financial assurance and remove the remediation fund failed, and the underlying bill also failed on a tied 4-4 vote. Later, the committee approved HB 2975, which would suspend use of solar scoring maps on state trust lands and require new mining and housing scoring maps, despite opposition from environmental groups and neutral comments from the State Land Department that the solar map is only a guidance tool. HB 2696, as amended, passed after the committee adopted amendments shifting the Arizona Commerce Authority’s fuel-price mandate and creating a fuel resiliency task force; testimony focused on fuel supply, pipeline capacity, refinery access, and whether the ACA was the right agency to lead the effort. The committee also passed HCM 2009 urging Congress to require legislative approval for new national monuments and to streamline mining and land-swap processes, and HB 2889, which funds ADEQ monitoring of uranium contamination and creates a statewide registry and tribal partnership program. Finally, the committee approved HB 2763, which would require legislative approval before the Arizona Game and Fish Commission could close a shooting range. Supporters said it was meant to protect facilities like Ben Avery and preserve safe shooting locations, while opponents argued the bill was unnecessary because existing review steps already exist and there was no imminent closure threat. The committee also heard testimony on the bill from Game and Fish, which said the measure would add another layer to an already extensive closure process and that the department was neutral on the proposal.
KY

Kentucky 2026 Regular Session

House Legislative Session Day 52 (3-24-26)

Kentucky House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • 00:12:54.800> members<00:12:55.160> voting members voting aye, no members voting members
  • 00:16:17.360> members<00:16:17.680> voting members voting aye, no members voting members
  • > members<00:23:30.920> voting members voting aye, 43 members voting members voting aye
  • > members<00:25:43.440> voting members voting aye, 42 members voting members voting aye
  • Roll call is open for your vote. Have all members voted?
Keywords: 958, all
AR

Arkansas 2026 Regular Session

HOUSE CONVENES Apr 29th, 2026

Arkansas All Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Is everyone voted? Has everyone voted? Cast up the ballot.
  • Members, your one vote is for the bill and the emergency clause. Is everyone voted?
  • Members, your one vote is for the bill and the emergency clause. Is everyone voted?
  • We are not voting on general revenue. We're not voting on special revenue.
  • Is everyone voted? Is everyone voted? Cast up the ballot.
Summary: The House convened with prayer, recognized guests, and adopted consent-calendar resolutions before taking up House Resolution 1052 regarding Arkansas Girls State. Rep. Vaught explained that about 150 eligible girls were denied registration because a counselor missed the deadline, and said the House would instead host an “elite Girls State” program for them this summer. He then moved to withdraw the resolution, and the withdrawal was accepted. The chamber also presented a citation to Pastor Richard Hamlin for his service during the session. The House then considered several Senate appropriation bills. Senate Bills 3, 4, 7, 15, 21, and 31 all passed with broad support and emergency clauses. Senate Bill 77, an unfunded appropriation related to Arkansas Television Network/PBS matching funds, drew extended debate. Supporters said it would encourage private donations and could help with programming and infrastructure, while opponents argued the department had not requested the money and that the House should not force additional funding. The bill failed on the first vote, was brought back for a second vote after questions about the rules and the nature of the appropriation, and failed again. After the fiscal session business concluded, Rep. Meeks moved to adjourn sine die, and the House agreed. The House caucus then met to elect the Speaker-designate for the 96th General Assembly. The chamber suspended the formal election process by voice vote and unanimously elected Speaker Brian S. Evans as Speaker-designate. Evans thanked members, reflected on the 95th General Assembly, and pledged continued leadership and accountability.
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Government Oversight Feb 24th, 2026 at 10:30 am

Government Oversight

Transcript Highlights:
  • Any members wishing to vote or change their vote? Seeing none, will the clerk declare the vote?
  • Wishing to vote or change their vote. Seeing none, will the clerk declare the vote. 13-2, nay.
  • Any members wishing to vote or change their vote? Will the clerk declare the vote?
  • Any members wishing to vote or change their vote? Seeing none, will the clerk declare the vote?
  • Any members wishing to vote or change their vote?
CA

California 2025-2026 Regular Session

Assembly Floor Session May 1st, 2025

California House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • All those vote who desire to vote. Majority Leader is asking for an aye vote, Mr.
  • All those vote who desire to vote, all those vote who desire to vote.
  • All those vote who desire to vote. All those vote who desire to vote.
  • All those vote who desire to vote. All those vote who desire to vote.
  • All members vote who desire to vote. All members vote who desire to vote.
Keywords: 988, house, all
FL

Florida 2026 Regular Session

FL House Floor Session - 2026-03-12 (10:30AM Session)

Florida House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Have all members voted? Have all members voted?
  • The members will proceed to vote. Have all members voted? Have all members voted?
  • The members will proceed to vote. Have all members voted? Have all members voted?
  • Have all members voted? Have all members voted?
  • Have all members voted? Have all members voted? Have all members voted?
Summary: The House convened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, and a quorum present, then moved into returning messages from the Senate. Early action focused on CS/CS/HB 1503 on computer science education and certification, which would add computer science and artificial intelligence content in high school and create a K-12 teacher certificate program; after adopting a House amendment restoring certificate language and adjusting implementation timing, the House concurred in the Senate amendment and passed the bill 105-0. The chamber then took up CS/CS/HB 1085 on local government cybersecurity, adopting a House amendment to allow local governments to buy into the cyber grant program and add a five-year sunset, then concurring in the Senate amendment shifting grant administration back to the Florida Digital Service; the bill passed 104-1. The House refused to concur in Senate amendments to CS/HB 351 on concurrent legislative jurisdiction over U.S. military installations and HB 6011 on reporting gifts or honoraria, sending both back to the Senate. It also refused to concur in the Senate amendment to CS/HB 851 on professional learning for instructional and school administrative personnel, saying the Senate version expanded the bill beyond its original autism-focused scope. After a recess, the House unveiled Speaker Daniel Perez’s portrait and heard extended remarks praising his leadership, institutional reforms, and the work of House staff and members. In the second returning-message list, the House debated CS/CS/HB 1471 on systems of law and terrorist organizations. The Senate amendment clarified the definition of “promote,” refined notice and timeline provisions for terrorist organization designations, and kept references to Sharia law as an example in the foreign religious law section. Supporters argued the bill was aimed at conduct beyond speech and was intended to protect the Constitution and public safety; opponents warned it would chill free speech, target Muslim Floridians, and give the governor and cabinet unprecedented power without adequate due process. After lengthy debate, the House concurred and passed the bill 80-25. The House then took up CS/CS/HB 1473, a public records bill tied to HB 1471, and moved to concur in a technical Senate amendment aligning the records exemption with the revised structure of HB 1471.
FL

Florida 2026 Regular Session

FL House Floor Session - 2025-04-24 (10:00AM Session)

Florida House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Senators will proceed to vote. All members voted.
  • Senators will proceed to vote. Proceed to vote. Have all senators voted?
  • Senators will proceed to vote. All senators voted.
  • Members will proceed to vote. All senators voted.
  • Senators will proceed to vote. All senators voted. All senators voted.
Summary: The Senate opened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, and several recognitions, including guests from Miami Northwestern Senior High School, Clay County, and a moment of silence for Pope Francis. Members then moved to the special order calendar after adopting a motion to reconsider the earlier failed vote on CS/SB 1080, which was temporarily postponed. The chamber also temporarily postponed several bills during the day, including measures on social media use by minors, veterans’ nursing homes, Parkinson’s disease, mental health and substance use disorders, education, educator preparation, benefits for certain officers injured in the line of duty, Brownfields, and school social workers. The Senate passed a series of bills with little or no opposition, often substituting House companions for Senate bills. These included expedited DNA testing grants for law enforcement; additional aggravating factors in capital felony sentencing; fertility preservation coverage for cancer patients; commuter rail indemnification; disposition of migrant vessels; specialty license plates; an Alzheimer’s and dementia awareness campaign; relocation of the Council on the Social Status of Black Men and Boys to Florida Memorial University; charter school changes; registration rules for sexual predators and offenders; assault and battery penalties for utility workers; juvenile justice revisions; reporting of student mental health outcomes; foster home licensure transfers; water access facilities and boating-related funding; Florida Virtual School changes; school readiness program improvements; protections against lewd sexual images of children; age-related criminal offense provisions; tampering with electronic monitoring devices; certified recovery residences; and codification of the FSU Election Law Center. Most of these bills passed overwhelmingly, though the charter school bill and the aggravating factors bill drew more divided votes. One of the most debated measures was SB 820, codifying the Office of Faith and Community. Senator Polsky offered an amendment to bar political activity by office employees while on duty and using government resources, citing alleged election-related emails and concerns about mixing government and religious influence. Supporters argued the amendment was needed as a guardrail; opponents said existing law already covered the conduct and that the amendment could be confusing or overly broad. The amendment failed 13-23, and the underlying bill passed 27-9 after extended debate about faith, politics, and the office’s role. Another notable debate involved SB 954 on certified recovery residences, where senators emphasized the need for stable housing in addiction recovery and the bill passed unanimously after supportive remarks from members who had personal experience with recovery. The Senate also passed SB 674 on bonuses for county tax collector and property appraiser employees after questions about safeguards and the purpose of the bonuses.
HI

Hawaii 2025 Regular Session

Room 225 Conference PM - 04-25-2025

Hawaii Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Chair Kila votes aye. Co-chair Yamashita votes aye. Manager Matsumoto votes aye.
  • Chair votes aye. Co-chair Yamashita votes aye. Manager Matsumoto votes aye.
  • Member Moroka votes aye. Senator Lee votes aye. Senator Kino votes aye. Senator Kua votes aye.
  • Member Pierick votes aye. Senator Lee votes aye. Senator Oka? votes yes. Senator Rhoads votes aye.
  • Co-chair Hasham votes aye. Co-chair Miyak votes aye. Member Lica votes aye.
Keywords: 912, senate, all
Summary: The conference committee first took up HB 496 HD2 SD1 on mamaki tea. Members described the agreed conference draft as prohibiting misleading use of Hawaiian words, imagery, place names, and motifs on tea packaging unless all tea or dried leaves were grown, harvested, and dried in Hawaii. The bill also included an appropriation for a measurement standards inspector position at the Hawaii Department of Agriculture, with $65,000 in each of FY 2026 and FY 2027. The House and Senate managers recommended passage with amendments, and the measure was adopted by unanimous votes from the members present, with some members excused. The committee then recessed and reconvened several times to manage a larger agenda of conference bills, moving some items to later times and rooms. Among the measures adopted were HB 862, addressing school transportation shortages by allowing certain nontraditional vehicles under safety conditions; HB 667, retitled the Microchip Identification Act, requiring DOT and counties to scan deceased cats and dogs for microchips and notify animal services; HB 958, regulating electric bicycles and other micromobility devices with safety, labeling, registration, and age requirements; HB 934, relating to broadband and the digital equity office, with appropriations and positions; HB 960, raising DOT capital advancement contract thresholds and annual caps; HB 697, updating automated speed enforcement rules and appropriating $2 million; and SB 26, creating an affordable housing land inventory task force with a $250,000 appropriation. Each of these measures was adopted with amendments by conference vote, with some members excused and several brief recesses taken for quorum or agenda management. Not all bills were resolved. HB 732, relating to the film industry tax credit cap, was deferred after conferees said they had not reached agreement, despite comments supporting the industry and local workers. HB 437, concerning an office in the Philippines under DBED, was also deferred for lack of agreement. The committee adjourned after stating that the remaining measures on the agenda would be deferred indefinitely.