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KY

Kentucky 2026 Regular Session

House Legislative Session Day 16 (1-29-26)

Kentucky House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • A quorum is declared and the House is ready to proceed.
  • House Committee Substitute 1, an act relating to the Kentucky Communications Network Authority and declaring
  • House Bill 523, declaring an emergency.
  • <00:38:18.800> House<00:38:19.040> Bill and declaring an emergency.
  • House Bill and declaring an emergency.
Summary: The House convened, heard an invocation focused on recovery from a recent storm, and recited the Pledge of Allegiance. A quorum was established with 94 members present, absent members were excused, and the rules were suspended to allow co-sponsorships and vote modifications. The journal was approved, and the clerk reported a Senate message transmitting Senate Joint Resolution 23 for concurrence. The chamber then received second-reading reports on a wide range of bills covering pharmacist reimbursements, grooming a minor, local government liability, water fluoridation, solid waste, highway markings, fiduciary bonds, motor vehicle titles, hearing aid coverage, eating disorder coverage, public safety, pedestrians, cigar bars, backyard chickens, and county law libraries. Committee reports also advanced several bills, including measures on elections, local government, state-operated mental health facilities, prescription drugs, Alzheimer’s services, electric generating unit decommissioning costs, reemployment of retired police officers, and the Kentucky Communications Network Authority. Those favorable reports were treated as first readings and placed on the calendar. The House passed several bills unanimously by roll call, including House Bill 214 on a program to help disabled veterans obtain and install home wheelchair ramps, House Bill 416 on educator preparation and early assessments, House Bill 281 on streamlining food donations by churches and nonprofits for shelters and disaster victims, and House Bill 134 on sexual assault nurse examiners, creating a statewide coordinator, registry, and regional access plan. In each case, sponsors explained the bills and members voiced support; floor amendment 1 to House Bill 416 was adopted before passage. Clinchers were applied after passage of the bills. The House also adopted House Resolution 33 recognizing cancer patients, survivors, and families and designating January 29, 2026 as Suits and Sneakers Day, and adopted House Resolution 43 recognizing the economic and cultural partnership between Kentucky and Japan. Members offered additional citations honoring Newport Central Catholic High School and the YMCA, and the chamber observed a moment of silence for Boone County Sheriff Michael Helmig after a citation honoring his service and legacy. Announcements included committee meetings after adjournment, birthday wishes, and the introduction of numerous new bills and resolutions, including measures on kindergarten, bridges, revenue, retirement benefits, concealed deadly weapons, local taxes, motor vehicles, fiscal reporting, SNAP, families and children, vision testing, and a balanced budget amendment application.
NH

New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session

House Science, Technology and Energy (02/04/2025)

Science, Technology and Energy

Transcript Highlights:
  • He said to go back to the condominium declaration and the declaration of intent in the condominium declaration
  • He said to go back to the condominium declaration and the declaration of intent in the condominium declaration
  • He said to go back to the condominium declaration and the declaration of intent in the condominium declaration
  • He said to go back to the condominium declaration and the declaration of intent in the condominium declaration
  • go back to the condominium declaration go back to the condominium declaration and<00:17:15.880><
Keywords: 1189, house, all
KY

Kentucky 2026 Regular Session

House Legislative Session Day 6 (1-13-26)

Kentucky House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • House Bill 352, an act relating to Women's Veterans Appreciation Day and declaring an emergency.
  • House Bill 354, an act relating to homelessness prevention, making an appropriation therefor, and declaring
  • <00:13:21.519> an appreciation day and declaring an appreciation day and declaring an emergency
  • appropriation, therefore, and declaring appropriation, therefore, and declaring an<00:13:35.040>
  • House Bill 360, an act relating to adult performances and declaring an emergency.
Summary: The House opened with an invocation and the Pledge of Allegiance, then established a quorum with 96 members present. Routine business followed: absent members were excused, the rules were suspended to allow co-sponsorship and vote modifications, and the journal from January 12, 2026 was approved. No bills were taken up on second reading, and there were no committee reports or orders of the day at that point. During announcements, members recognized the Frederick Douglass High School cheerleading squad for winning a state title, and several members noted visits or upcoming events involving Kentucky firefighters and fire chiefs. Multiple committee meeting notices were also shared, and House Bill 244 was withdrawn by its primary sponsor. The clerk then read a long list of newly filed bills and resolutions covering topics including pharmacist reimbursements, immigration enforcement, housing, identity documents, sex-based classifications, school choking prevention, local minimum wages, rental property, labor standards, wages, veterans issues, homelessness prevention, real property appraisers, jury duty, paramedic education, adult performances, sanctuary policies, charitable gaming, court costs, National Guard benefits, child care coverage, and several resolutions. The chamber then considered House Resolution 21, honoring the victims of the UPS Airlines Flight 2976 crash in Louisville and commending first responders. The sponsor described the crash, named the victims, and detailed the extensive multi-agency response. The House opened the board for additional co-sponsors, observed a moment of silence, and adopted the resolution without objection. Afterward, the House recessed briefly for Committee on Committees and Rules Committee meetings, then received committee referrals for numerous bills to standing committees. No floor amendments were introduced, and the House adjourned until 2:00 p.m. on Wednesday, January 14, 2026.
KY

Kentucky 2026 Regular Session

House Legislative Session Day 34 (2-25-26)

Kentucky House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • A quorum was declared in the presence.
  • House Bill 571 declaring an emergency.
  • pollution and declaring an emergency. pollution and declaring an emergency.
  • Currently, the way that a state-owned property is declared surplus is by that controlling agency declaring
  • that a stateowned property is declared that a stateowned property is declared surplus<00:23:08.799
Keywords: 958, all
Summary: The House convened with an invocation and the Pledge of Allegiance, then established a quorum with 96 members present. The chamber excused absent members, suspended rules to allow bill and resolution co-sponsorship and vote modifications, approved the previous day’s journal, and received Senate messages announcing passage of Senate Bills 101, 129, 162, and 170. The clerk then reported second-reading bills and favorable committee reports, which were ordered to first reading and placed on the calendar. The House then took up several bills on third reading. House Bill 521, relating to stalking, was presented as a modernization of Kentucky’s stalking laws and passed 95-0 after debate; a motion to reconsider was tabled. House Bill 220, relating to pension spiking in the Kentucky Public Pensions Authority systems, was amended by House floor amendment 1 to move the effective date back to July 1, 2021 to capture additional employees, then passed 95-0 and the clincher was applied. House Bill 510, relating to organ donation safety, passed 97-0 after explanation that it would require a pause and restart if anyone in the process believed there were indications of life. House Bill 467, relating to real property, passed 96-0 after adoption of a committee substitute; it creates a process for local governments to identify abandoned or underutilized state-owned property and sets procedures for review, notice, and disposal. House Bill 190, relating to licensed child care centers, passed 96-0 after a committee substitute that adjusts square-footage calculations for certain school-aged child care areas and excludes infants and toddlers. House Bill 141, relating to type 1 diabetes, passed 96-0 after a committee substitute removed an annual distribution requirement and instead made informational materials available in school offices; members spoke in support, including one describing a family experience with the disease. House Bill 518, relating to collection of local business taxes and fees, passed 91-3 after a committee substitute that allows electronic filing while preserving local control, creates an advisory committee, and phases in implementation through July 2029. House Bill 497, relating to post-secondary tuition waivers, was explained as addressing waiver costs to universities and was amended with House floor amendment 3 to expand and clarify eligibility, including up to 128 hours for eligible students and additional provisions for certain groups; discussion was underway when the transcript ended. The meeting also included committee reports on bills covering wildlife depredation, light pollution, limited commercial driver’s licenses, prison educational programs, civil rights, respiratory care, dietitians, temporary structures, controlled substances prescribing authority, the Athletic Trainer Compact, children of military families, local boards of education, youth health services, and class sizes for exceptional children and youth.
MD

Maryland 2026 Regular Session

Senate Floor Session, 3/23/2026 #2

Maryland Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • constitutional majority is declared constitutional majority is declared passed.<01:37:51.320>
  • constitutional majority is declared constitutional majority is declared passed.<01:38:46.440>
  • constitutional majority is declared constitutional majority is declared passed. passed. passed.
  • majority is declared passed. majority is declared passed.
  • constitutional majority is declared constitutional majority is declared passed.<02:08:33.840>
Summary: The Senate convened with a quorum present, opened with an invocation, and welcomed guests including the doctor of the day, a Johns Hopkins student, and visiting scouts. The chamber then moved through first-reading introductions of several House bills, including measures on bullying and harassment reporting, the Family and Law Enforcement Protection Act, Baltimore County nuisance actions, parole hearing commission procedures, a blockchain technology task force, and a task force on deed fraud, all of which were referred to standing committees. The main floor action centered on layover bills. Senate Bill 932, concerning social media platforms displaying a user’s usual location, was amended to broaden the protected location reference and to protect participants in the Secretary of State’s address confidentiality program; after discussion about whether minors and child-abuse victims were covered, the amended bill was ordered printed for third reading. Senate Bill 623, creating a premium cigar lounge alcoholic beverage license, drew multiple county-specific amendments. Howard County and Baltimore County amendments sought to give priority to existing local tobacco businesses for the new licenses. Supporters said the changes would protect established local shops from out-of-state entities, while opponents argued the bill should remain statewide and not be amended county by county. A motion to special order the bill failed, and the amendments were adopted before the bill was ordered printed for third reading. Senate Bill 84, on collective bargaining for graduate assistants, also advanced after a committee amendment was adopted. A District 2 amendment was offered to clarify that graduate assistants are employed as teaching, administrative, or research assistants, but the floor leader opposed it, saying the bill’s definition was already clear and the change would create confusion. The minority leader questioned the definition and the relationship between graduate assistants and employees, prompting discussion of collective bargaining as bargaining by employees through representatives. The transcript cuts off before final disposition of that amendment.
US

US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session

US House Floor Proceedings (Tuesday, April 28, 2026)

US Federal House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • [Applause] They declared independence by balancing contending forces and drawing strength in diversity
  • [Applause] They declared independence by balancing contending forces and drawing strength in diversity
  • They declared independence by balancing contending forces and drawing strength in diversity.
  • Our Declaration of Rights of 1689 was not only the foundation of our constitutional monarchy, but also
  • Our Declaration of Rights of 1689 was not only the foundation of our constitutional monarchy, but also
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Appropriations and Budget Human Services Subcommittee Feb 16th, 2026 at 10:30 am

A&B Human Services Subcommittee

Transcript Highlights:
  • Declare the vote. Two aye, two nay.
  • House Bill 2949, having two ayes and two nays, I declare the bill to have not passed.
  • Declared the vote: five aye, zero nay.
  • Declare the vote: 5 aye, 0 nay.
  • House Bill 3638, having received 5 ayes and 0 nays, I declare the same to have passed.
Keywords: 914, all
MN

Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session

House Floor Session 5/7/25 - Part 1

Minnesota House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • At our nation's conception, 56 signers of the Declaration of Independence unhesitatingly declared their
  • Convict us, O Lord, to turn from our individual sins and return to you, declaring our faith in your grace
  • <00:03:35.080> you, individual sins and return to you, individual sins and return to you, declaring
  • 03:37.360> in<00:03:37.680> your<00:03:38.000> grace<00:03:38.640> to declaring
  • our faith in your grace to declaring our faith in your grace to forgive<00:03:39.760> and<00:
Keywords: 1183, house
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Agriculture and Wildlife Apr 13th, 2026 at 10:00 am

Agriculture and Wildlife

Transcript Highlights:
  • Having received their ayes, zero nays, I declare the same to have passed.
  • Having received their ayes, zero nays, I declare the same to have passed.
  • Having received 1113 eyes and zero nays, I declare this motion to have passed.
  • I declare the bill to have failed. Thank you, Mr. Chair. Thank you, committee.
  • Having received 10 ayes and two nays, I declare the same to have passed.
OK
Transcript Highlights:
  • Members wishing to vote or change your vote, declare the vote. Ten aye and zero nay.
  • Members wishing to vote or change your vote, declare the vote. Ten aye and zero nay.
  • Members wishing to vote or change your vote, declare the vote. Ten aye and zero nay.
  • Declare the vote.
  • Declare the vote. Mr. Chairman, with seven ayes and three nays, I declare your bill to have passed.
NH

New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session

Senate Executive Departments and Administration (10/07/2025)

Executive Departments and Administration

Transcript Highlights:
  • Declaration of policy in statute.
  • But the whole declaration isn't new. The whole declaration was in statute.
  • But the whole declaration<00:23:13.440> isn't<00:23:13.760> new.
  • The whole declaration isn't new.
  • It's just declaration was in statute.
Keywords: 1191, senate, all
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Judiciary 2ND REVISED Mar 3rd, 2026 at 01:30 pm

Judiciary

Transcript Highlights:
  • Haven't received seven ayes and zero nays that declare Senate Bill 1534 to have advanced.
  • Six ayes and two nays that declares Senate Bill 1473 to have advanced. Thank you, minority leader.
  • Haven't received seven ayes in one day and declared Senate Bill 1743 to have advanced.
  • That declares Senate Bill 1245 to have advanced.
  • I declare Senate Bill 1945 to have advanced.
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Senate Legislative Session Mar 16th, 2026 at 01:30 pm

Oklahoma Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • It is declared the same to have passed.
  • Seeing no changes, I declare Senate Bill 47 to have advanced as an emergency measure. Mr.
  • Seeing no changes, I declare Senate Bill 1477 to have passed as an emergency measure.
  • I declare the bill to be advanced.
  • Senate Bill 1405 having received 34 'aye' votes and 13 'nay' votes, I declare the bill to have passed
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Tourism Feb 12th, 2026 at 10:30 am

Tourism

Transcript Highlights:
  • Declare the vote. Ayes: nay. Representative Cantrell with five ayes and zero nays.
  • I declare your bill to have passed. Thank you, Madam Chair. Thank you, committee.
  • I declare your bill to have passed. Thank you, Madam Chair, and committee. Thank you very much. OK.
  • Declare the vote: I nay. Representative Rosecrantsz with five ayes and zero nays.
  • We declare your bill to have passed. Real quick, can I add one more?
Bills: HB3880, HB3263, HB2970
KY

Kentucky 2026 Regular Session

House Legislative Session Day 25 (2-11-26)

Kentucky House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • A quorum is declared in the House. Ready to proceed.
  • <00:06:36.319> an education institutions and declaring an education institutions and declaring
  • <00:10:58.240> that the nation, a statewide declaration that the nation, a statewide declaration
  • House Bill 622, Representative Blandon, an act relating to county roads and declaring an emergency.
  • <00:42:56.960> an to county roads and declaring an to county roads and declaring an emergency
Summary: The House convened with an invocation and the Pledge of Allegiance, then established a quorum with 94 members present. The chamber excused absent members, suspended rules to allow co-sponsorship and vote modifications, and received notice that the Senate had passed Senate Bills 136 and 183 and requested concurrence. The journal was approved, and several bills were reported for second reading, including measures on vehicle wheels, proactive post-secondary admission, choking prevention in schools, state parks, background checks, public post-secondary employment, tuition waivers, veterans benefits, and a resolution urging a federal accreditation pathway for veterans-benefits assistance companies. Committee reports advanced a number of bills, including measures on privacy protection, theft by deception, social work, licensed occupations, members of the bar, and alternative high school diplomas. The House then adopted House Joint Resolution 25, which declares Kentucky a “food is medicine” state and directs agencies to coordinate pilot studies and partnerships around nutrition, public health, and Kentucky-grown products; the resolution passed 95-0. The chamber also passed House Bill 66, as amended, on video teleconference meetings for agencies and boards. The bill requires posting board member contact information, permits video-only meetings for informational or routine matters, requires a physical quorum for final actions on law, regulation, taxation, and large grants, and allows agencies to set their own video-meeting procedures; it passed 95-0 after adoption of a committee substitute, floor amendment, and title amendment. House Bill 305, the grand jury service bill renamed the Crystal Rogers Act, was amended by committee substitute and floor amendment after a successful motion to suspend the rules for a technical correction. The bill strengthens grand jury confidentiality rules, prohibits knowing recording or disclosure by those present, and extends the statute of limitations for violations; supporters cited the Crystal Rogers case as the reason for closing a gap in the law. It passed 93-0. House Bill 432 on local purchasing also passed, 82-7, after committee substitute changes clarified the 75% threshold for used vehicles and equipment and updated rules for noncompetitive purchasing and local government flexibility. The House then passed House Bill 313, reducing the notice period for city utility franchise agreements from 18 months to 6 months, by a vote of 93-0, and House Bill 44, which creates a robotics program trust fund and grant program for grades 7-12 to support STEM and workforce training, by a vote of 91-0. The session concluded with motions and announcements, including the bringing up of House Resolution 60 from committee and a resolution recognizing February 11, 2026 as Recovery Advocacy Day in Kentucky, with remarks on overdose deaths, recovery efforts, and the importance of prevention and services. Members also announced upcoming receptions and meetings, and one bill, House Bill 372, was withdrawn.
KY
Transcript Highlights:
  • We've had 54 declarations from the federal level in the last 25 years, and we've had 67 declarations
  • We've had 54 declarations from the federal level in the last 25 years, and we've had 67 declarations
  • around the disaster declaration aspect around the disaster declaration aspect of<00:31:56.880> it.
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  • <00:32:31.360> a executive order from declaring a executive order from declaring a disaster
Summary: The committee meeting began with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, roll call, and approval of the prior minutes. Members also observed a moment of reflection for Charlie Kirk and offered condolences to Representative Bobby McCool on the death of his mother. Representative Fugate then made announcements about the ongoing ATV/UTV trail system, including an October 21 opening in Letcher County and an October 2 groundbreaking in Knott County, and staff was asked to circulate the dates to members. The main agenda item was Senate Bill 137, presented by Senator Cassie Chambers Armstrong with testimony from George Ecklan of the Coalition of the Homeless and Wesley Bryant, a flood survivor and Eastern Kentucky resident. The bill would prohibit utility disconnections for non-payment during dangerous weather and emergencies, including extreme cold, excessive heat, and declared natural disasters. Supporters said the measure is narrow, does not forgive past-due balances or change reconnection policies, and is intended to protect vulnerable residents, reduce risks to first responders, and create a minimum statewide standard amid a patchwork of utility policies. They cited weather thresholds and historical examples of extreme weather and disaster declarations in Kentucky. Testimony emphasized the human impact of shutoffs, especially for low-income households, older adults, and families facing illness or disaster recovery. Bryant described experiences with people shivering without heat or struggling to keep children cool when power was cut off, calling electricity a lifeline rather than a luxury. Representative Gu raised concerns that utility bills have become unaffordable due to broader policy and rate issues, argued that some customers may not pay if shutoffs are prohibited, and questioned whether the bill was needed. Senator Chambers Armstrong responded that the proposal is limited to non-payment shutoffs during short periods of dangerous conditions and is meant to keep people safe during emergencies. No vote or final action on the bill was taken in the portion of the meeting provided.
WV
Transcript Highlights:
  • I declare the minutes approved. Right. All opposed, no.
  • I declare the minutes approved.
  • I declare the motion adopted; the bill will be reported.
  • I declare the motion defeated. The bill will not be reported.
  • I declare the motion adopted. Congratulations. All right.
Keywords: 994, senate, all
OK
Transcript Highlights:
  • Close the vote, declare the vote. Representative, we'll send that out as a do pass. Thank you, Mr.
  • Close vote, declare the vote. Thank you. Close vote, declare the vote.
  • Close the vote, declare the vote. Representative, we'll send that out as a do pass.
  • Close the vote, declare the vote. Vice Chair, we'll send that out as a do pass.
  • Close vote, declare the vote. Aye, is unanimous? Representative, we'll send that as a do pass.
AL

Alabama 2026 1st Special Session

Alabama House Rules Committee Feb 25th, 2026

Rules

Transcript Highlights:
  • HR 153 by Mlammy, declaring February 24th, 2026, as Alabama Links Day at the Capitol. >> Entertain a
  • HR 153 by Mlammy declaring<00:11:24.720> February<00:11:25.200> 24th,<00:11:25.920>
  • 2026<00:11:26.720> as<00:11:27.040> Alabama declaring February 24th, 2026 as Alabama
  • declaring February 24th, 2026 as Alabama links<00:11:27.920> day<00:11:28.079> at<00:11
  • HTR 158 by KS, honoring the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence and recommitting to
Keywords: 1136, house, all
NM

New Mexico 2026 Regular Session

House - Chamber Meeting Jan 27th, 2026 at 11:17 am

New Mexico House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Hill, a memorial declaring January 27th, 2026, New Mexico Aviation and Aerospace Day, in the House of
  • , establishing safety and transparency standards for companion artificial intelligence products, declaring
  • cover the cost of medical malpractice liability insurance premiums, making an appropriation, and declaring
  • House Memorial 14, introduced by Representative Rubio, is a memorial declaring January 29, 2026, as New
  • House Memorial 18, introduced by Representative Sariñana, is a memorial declaring January 28, 2026, as
Bills: HM19