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US

US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session

US House Floor Proceedings (Thursday, June 4, 2026)

US Federal House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Already this year, our country has experienced more than 160 mass shootings.
  • As our country faces hundreds of mass shootings every year, more mass shootings than any country on the
  • of mass shootings every year, more<00:46:27.839><c> mass</c><00:46:28.160><c> shootings</c><00:46:28.640
  • </c> aliens mass parole. aliens mass parole.
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MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Workforce, Labor, and Economic Development Finance and Policy Committee 3/26/26

Workforce, Labor, and Economic Development Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:
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  • years he has worked with emergency managers in a variety of ways, from the 35W bridge collapse to mass
  • 01:03:24.000><c> bridge</c><01:03:24.319><c> collapse</c><01:03:24.720><c> to</c><01:03:24.880><c> mass
  • </c> from the 35W bridge collapse to mass from the 35W bridge collapse to mass casualty<01:03:25.680>
  • Minnesota's largest annual mass participation sport event.
Bills: HF4072, HF3691, HF4613
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Legislative Commission on Data Practices 1/22/26

Minnesota House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • they presented about their really impressive work sort of interrupting that continuum that leads to mass
  • </c><00:49:47.760><c> shootings</c> continuum that leads to mass shootings continuum that leads to mass
  • However, recent advances in digital technology, the mass collection of personal data, and the growing
  • recent advances in digital technology, recent advances in digital technology, the<00:58:40.880><c> mass
  • collection of personal data, the mass collection of personal data, and<00:58:43.040><c> the</c><00:58
Keywords: 1183, house
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Committee on Taxes - 02/04/25

Taxes

Transcript Highlights:
  • , and the dissemination of information on mass appraisal and property tax administration. 1949 Mao's
  • c><01:14:19.760><c> appraisal</c><01:14:20.239><c> training</c><01:14:21.000><c> and</c> education Mass
  • appraisal training and education Mass appraisal training and the<01:14:21.320><c> dissemination</c><
  • 01:14:22.000><c> of</c><01:14:22.239><c> information</c><01:14:22.880><c> of</c><01:14:23.080><c> mass
  • </c> the dissemination of information of mass the dissemination of information of mass appraisal<01:14
Keywords: 1187, senate, all
AL

Alabama 2026 Regular Session

Alabama House Rules Committee Mar 18th, 2026

Rules

Transcript Highlights:
  • The following resolutions are to be approved en masse, starting with HJR 240, Representative Moore, mourning
Keywords: 1136, house, all
CA

California 2025-2026 Regular Session

Assembly Appropriations Committee Jul 16th, 2025

Appropriations

Transcript Highlights:
  • In an environment where the current Federal Administration has committed to mass deportations undocumented
Keywords: 988, house, all
MA

Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session

Senate Committee on the Census Jun 21st, 2026 at 09:30 am

Senate Committee on the Census

Transcript Highlights:
  • estimated overcount of young children, and that was Hampshire County and Franklin County in Western Mass
  • To reiterate, Sunderland is a small transient community directly bordering Amherst, Mass.
  • The hours have not changed since, but the local and Mass General Laws have changed to increase workload
Keywords: 995, all
Summary: The Senate Committee on the Census met on December 8 at 9:32 a.m. to examine the dynamics that drive census undercounts and overcounts, with testimony first from Joseph Salvo and then from Susan Strait of the UMass Donahue Institute. Salvo explained the Census Bureau’s two main evaluation tools: demographic analysis, which uses vital records, migration estimates, and Medicare data to produce a national benchmark, and the post-enumeration survey (PES), which compares a separate sample-based count to the census. He said the 2020 census showed a small national net undercount, but larger age- and race-based disparities, including the highest undercount among children ages 0 to 4, higher undercounts for men, substantial undercounts for Black, Hispanic, and American Indian/Alaska Native populations, and overcounts among some older and college-age groups. He also described how self-response, non-response follow-up, administrative records, proxy responses, and imputation affected data quality, arguing that proxies and imputation were especially weak and that outreach remains critical for 2030. Committee members asked Salvo to clarify the methods and error bands, the role of international migration estimates, and how the PES differs from the census address list and LUCA. He explained that PES is based on a separate sample of blocks and can add units within sampled blocks, but it does not measure units missed entirely from the original address list; LUCA matters because it improves that list before enumeration. He also discussed age heaping, duplicate responses among older adults, and why group quarters and COVID-related disruptions complicated the 2020 count. Senator Driscoll briefly interrupted to describe Randolph’s successful appeal of its 2020 count after an undercount in disability care homes, and Salvo noted that the post-census group quarters review helped correct some missed facilities. Susan Strait then focused on Massachusetts-specific results. She said Massachusetts’ 2020 count was strong overall, with population growth above the national average and a PES-based finding that the state was overcounted by 2.24 percent, though she emphasized that this did not mean all areas were accurately counted. Using demographic analysis, she said Massachusetts had an estimated 4.15 percent undercount of children ages 0 to 4, with the largest county-level undercounts in Hampden, Suffolk, and Essex, and she linked higher child undercounts to lower educational attainment and female-headed households. Strait also reviewed operational metrics showing that Massachusetts had relatively strong internet self-response, but that non-response follow-up relied heavily on household interviews, administrative records, proxies, and imputation in different counties. She highlighted higher proxy use in college-heavy counties such as Hampshire and Suffolk, and said counties with more minority residents were more likely to have population-count-only cases and other indicators of harder-to-count populations. The hearing ended with discussion of how these findings could inform outreach and census planning for 2030.
CA

California 2025-2026 Regular Session

Senate Floor Session May 26th, 2026

California Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • raids have utilized deceptive and legally questionable tactics during raids, including showing up massed
  • just a few weeks ago, found that many of the conditions had worsened as the federal administration's mass
  • The mass deportation campaign led to overcrowding at the seven facilities operating in California in
Keywords: 987, senate, all
CA

California 2025-2026 Regular Session

Assembly Elections Committee Apr 15th, 2026

Transcript Highlights:
  • need to be really thoughtful about so that we don't continue what we've seen in terms of not only mass
  • This includes strict prohibitions on mass mailings featuring elected officials to ensure that elected
  • The Political Reform Act currently prohibits certain mass mailings from being sent at the public expense
Summary: The Assembly Elections Committee met as a subcommittee until quorum was established, then heard a series of election- and public-trust-related bills. Early items included AB 2592, which would move lobbyist training from legislative ethics committees to the FPPC starting in 2029 and make it available online on demand; it drew support from the FPPC and an oppose-unless-amended request to make the training public and ensure lobbyists pay fees. AB 2573 would refine California’s confidential voter registration protections for candidates and elected officials, with support from the Secretary of State and county election officials after amendments narrowed some family-member coverage. AB 2753 would bar registered sex offenders from running for or holding local or state office; it prompted extended debate about public trust, second chances, and where to draw the line, but was ultimately advanced on a 5-0 vote with one member not voting. AB 2691 similarly would expand disqualifying felony convictions to include sexual assault and human trafficking, and it also passed 5-0 after testimony from victim advocates and discussion about survivors, restorative justice, and the power dynamics involved in public office. The committee also advanced AB 2413, which would prohibit public funds from being used for large-format ads featuring elected officials, and AB 2281, which would direct the Office of Election Cybersecurity to assess replacement resources after federal cybersecurity support cuts and allow consultation with academic researchers. AB 1664 would require local election officials to notify the Secretary of State and Attorney General within one business day of warrants, subpoenas, or investigations involving election records or voting systems; supporters said it would help the state respond quickly to improper seizure of election materials, and it passed 5-0. AB 2484, concerning San Diego MTS, would let voters authorize a local sales tax initiative for transit funding and exempt it from an existing cap; it drew support from transit leaders and labor, opposition from the Realtors, and a lengthy exchange over Prop. 13, Prop. 218, and whether the measure created a special deal, before passing 6-1. The committee then heard AB 2230, which would create buffer zones around voting centers and child care facilities to keep immigration enforcement away from those locations. The author said the bill was meant to reduce fear and intimidation for voters and families, while the opposition argued it was unenforceable, lacked evidence of a problem, and would interfere with federal officers doing their jobs. Members supporting the bill cited reported ICE profiling and intimidation in California communities, while others raised jurisdictional and practical concerns. The transcript ends during this debate, with no final vote shown for AB 2230.
AZ

Arizona 2026 Regular Session

03/09/2026 - Senate Floor Session

Arizona Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • HB 2975, state land solar score mass — Natural Resources.
  • There was mass confusion on election day.
  • There was mass confusion on election day.
Keywords: 1182, all
AZ

Arizona 2026 Regular Session

01/28/2026 - Senate Government

Senate Government Committee of Reference

Transcript Highlights:
  • freedom, preventing potential risks, and ensuring that Arizonans are not subjected to unnecessary mass
  • And ensuring that Arizonans are not subjected to unnecessary mass medication through their tap water.
  • There's not this mass shower that happens.
Summary: The committee heard a series of bills on taxes, public health, veterans’ benefits, public notices, HOA rules, and school policy. SB 1045, which would bar local governments from taxing or feeing blockchain use in residences, passed 4-3 after brief discussion; supporters framed it as a tax-preemption measure, while opponents argued it would reduce local revenue. SB 1019, which would prohibit adding fluoride to public water systems, drew extensive testimony. The sponsor argued fluoride should be topical rather than systemic and cited emerging research on possible health risks, while dental and public health advocates strongly opposed the bill, citing decades of evidence that fluoridation reduces tooth decay and saves money. The committee voted 4-3 to advance the bill, with members on both sides explaining their votes at length. The committee also advanced SB 1050, granting free lifetime state park passes to Arizona veterans, after Arizona State Parks said it was neutral but warned of possible revenue losses; the bill passed 4-3. SB 1078, clarifying that court review of public-records denials is de novo, passed unanimously 7-0 with support from the Goldwater Institute and no opposition testimony.
NM

New Mexico 2026 Regular Session

Senate - Finance Jan 15th, 2026 at 09:10 am

Senate Finance

Transcript Highlights:
  • The critical mass of minds in New Mexico is over 300, living and breathing in this state more than any
  • And that's what will attract the companies: we have the Mass of people here.
  • College graduates right now are in the mass of unemployment.
Keywords: 996, all
CA

California 2025-2026 Regular Session

Assembly Floor Session Aug 25th, 2025

California House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • In a time when weapons of mass destruction can literally end life as we know it, I worry when sense can
  • They're also with us, a youth family-led movement challenging mass incarceration and racial inequities
  • What we are witnessing across our country is a drastic increase in mass deportations, family separations
Summary: The Assembly met on July 17, 2025, after a quorum call and prayer, then moved through a long ceremonial and floor session. The chamber recognized the 2025 Science and Technology Policy Fellows, the 2024-25 Jesse Marvin Unruh Assembly Fellows, and the 2025 Assembly Fellows, and also heard guest introductions honoring Brad Webb of Legislative Counsel, youth advocates supporting AB 1231, the Live Oak Lady Lions softball team, the new UC President J.B. Milliken, the Rohnert Park 11-and-under Cal Ripken All-Star team, and arts leaders from Auburn. The Assembly also took up several procedural motions, including removing some bills from the consent calendar and noting absences. On the floor, members adopted ACR 12 designating November 1 as Fernando Valenzuela Day, with broad support and 66 co-authors, and later adopted H.R. 56 recognizing August 2025 as Chicano Heritage Month, with 65 co-authors. The Assembly also adopted ACR 101 naming a portion of State Highway Route 46 the James Dean Memorial Highway, and H.R. 50 proclaiming November 25, 2025, as Elimination of Violence Against Women Day, with members emphasizing survivor support and prevention. In each case, authors and supporters highlighted the cultural, historical, or public-safety significance of the measures. The chamber also concurred in Senate amendments on several bills, including AB 359 on the Political Reform Act, AB 594 on student health insurance protections, AB 1085 banning license plate obstruction devices and penalizing sellers, AB 1286 on public employment transparency, and AB 1505, the Agriculture Committee omnibus bill. AJR 14, urging federal attention to the impact of tariffs on California ports, passed 44-1 after debate over trade policy and port jobs. AJR 17, calling for modernization of immigration law and a pathway to lawful status for long-term undocumented residents, passed 47-7 after extensive debate focused on immigrant families, the economy, and federal enforcement actions. The Assembly also adopted the resolutions by voice vote where required and recorded the roll-call results for the joint resolutions.
FL

Florida 2025 Regular Session

House in Special Session C Feb 13th, 2025

Florida House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Is there a concern that a student may not concern a mass shooting or the Risk of mass shooting for fear
  • enforcement, especially when we have all of these swatting incidents and social media issues with mass
Summary: The Florida House passed two immigration enforcement bills during a special session. Senate Bill 4C creates new state offenses for unauthorized alien entry/reentry into Florida and mandates the death penalty for unauthorized aliens convicted of capital felonies. Senate Bill 2C establishes a state immigration enforcement board, provides $300+ million for local law enforcement immigration cooperation, creates a $1,000 bonus program for officers participating in federal immigration enforcement, and repeals in-state tuition for undocumented students effective July 1, 2025. Multiple amendments were proposed but failed, including protections for Venezuelan TPS holders, DACA recipients, students in critical professions, and conscientious objection provisions for clergy and teachers. Debate included constitutional concerns about federal preemption, equal protection violations, and mandatory death penalty provisions. The session also included a memorial urging DHS to provide 287G agreement training opportunities.
CA

California 2025-2026 Regular Session

Senate Public Safety Committee Apr 21st, 2026

Public Safety

Transcript Highlights:
  • in support of Proposition 36 was due to the focus on treatment and diversion, not on returning to mass
  • Proponents of Prop. 36 explicitly said to voters, 'Proposition 36 is not about going back to an era of mass
  • This is about creating a new era of mass treatment for the underlying condition fueling so many thefts
  • security officers—we call them officers because that's exactly how they were responding—were asked to do mass
  • Amendment-protected activity as terrorism and using every possible resource to carry out its agenda of mass
Summary: The committee met without a quorum and operated as a subcommittee while hearing several bills on public safety, parole, criminal justice oversight, Proposition 36 implementation, behavioral health, gang database reform, cargo theft, and nonconsensual intimate images. The chair explained hearing procedures and noted that SB 906 was pulled from the agenda. Several measures were heard but not voted on because quorum was lacking. SB 1446, a committee bill, would expand discretion in en banc parole review, make en banc votes public record, and allow CDCR referrals for sexually violent predator evaluation of certain incarcerated people serving determinate or indeterminate terms. Support came from the California District Attorneys Association; opposition came from the Ella Baker Center, Uncommon Law, public defenders, and others who argued it would add confusion, litigation risk, and unnecessary duplication. The author said the bill was intended to clarify review standards and improve transparency. SB 1278 would exclude certain sex offenses and habitual/one-strike offenders from elderly parole eligibility. The San Diego District Attorney’s Office and California District Attorneys Association supported it, citing cases such as Gregory Vogelsang and David Funston; opponents from Uncommon Law, the Ella Baker Center, and others argued elderly parole is already highly restrictive, evidence-based, and cost-effective. Vice Chair Seyarto strongly supported SB 1278, emphasizing victim justice and public safety. SB 1354 would bar out-of-state military personnel not operating under Title 10 from entering California to perform military or law enforcement functions without the governor’s permission; a committee amendment removed a criminal penalty and left enforcement to the Attorney General. SB 926 would provide funding for Proposition 36 implementation, with committee amendments deleting a specific appropriation and shifting funding decisions to the budget process; supporters said counties need resources for treatment, probation, and administration, while opponents criticized the bill as fiscally reckless and duplicative. SB 874 would require background checks and clearer statewide standards for Medi-Cal behavioral health treatment services, especially ABA services for children; supporters said it would improve patient safety and program integrity. SB 1210 would extend CalGang-style oversight, notice, appeal, and DOJ regulation to all gang databases, not just shared ones; supporters described harms from inaccurate, unregulated local databases, while police chiefs opposed applying the CalGang framework to all local investigative files. The committee also heard SB 1019, which would create a DOJ cargo theft task force and add reporting requirements; supporters from BNSF, trucking, shipping, ports, and law enforcement said organized cargo theft is harming supply chains and worker safety, and no opposition was presented. Finally, SB 1217 would create a DOJ clearinghouse to help victims remove nonconsensual intimate images, including AI-generated deepfakes, from covered platforms; amendments narrowed the bill’s scope and clarified law enforcement’s role. The author and survivor witnesses described ongoing trauma from repeated reposting of exploitative images and argued the bill would provide a centralized removal process. The transcript ends during testimony on SB 1217, with no final votes taken on the measures heard.
CO

Colorado 2026 Regular Session

Colorado House 2026 Legislative Day 091 Apr 15th, 2026

Colorado House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • And whereas prejudice, bigotry, bias, and racism have been the cause of conflict, war, and mass atrocities
  • Greek words meaning whole, or holos, and burnt, or costas, and generally describes destruction on a mass
  • Holocaust, as a proper noun, specifically refers to the state-sponsored persecution and mass murder of
  • Larger county coroners handle unattended deaths, overdoses, homicides, industrial accidents, and mass
  • So, I would ask for an aye vote. industrial accidents, and mass casualty industrial accidents, and mass
Keywords: 981, all
CA

California 2025-2026 Regular Session

Assembly Judiciary Committee Apr 7th, 2026

Judiciary

Transcript Highlights:
  • It's no secret that since the 1990s, we've seen mass consolidation across almost every industry in our
  • So over the past 30 to 40 years, there has been mass consolidation that we think in part has been driven
  • some of these decisions have fed into the ability for companies to consolidate and has led to this mass
  • Mass deportations also threaten the state's economic vitality and workforce stability.
  • The Trump administration has arrested immigrant Californians and sometimes U.S. citizens en masse, has
Keywords: 988, house, all
KY
Transcript Highlights:
  • our general aviation airports around the Commonwealth, these folks have working relationships with a mass
  • If it's air medical evacuation, if it's mass personnel evacuation, whatever it is, we want that commercial
  • The Air Force, we don't do well at general population things and mass numbers of people on a, you know
  • 42:58.560><c> population</c><00:42:59.320><c> things</c><00:42:59.720><c> and</c><00:42:59.880><c> mass
  • </c> general population things and mass general population things and mass numbers<00:43:00.680><c> of
Keywords: 958, all
Summary: The task force met on October 14, confirmed a quorum, and adopted the September 16, 2025 minutes. Members then received a Kentucky Air National Guard 101 briefing from Brigadier General Bruce Bancroft, commander of the Kentucky Air National Guard, who described the Guard’s structure, missions, and statewide role. He emphasized that Kentucky is a single-wing state centered at Louisville’s 123rd Airlift Wing and highlighted several unique capabilities, including the Contingency Response Group, critical care air transport teams, medical detachment for chemical environments, explosive ordnance disposal, fatality search and recovery, and special tactics personnel. General Bancroft also discussed staffing and readiness, saying the Guard has 1,273 authorized positions, with a mix of AGR, Title 32, and Title 5 personnel. He noted that AGR positions are funded at about 96 percent, while technician positions are funded at about 53 percent, leaving the organization to operate at roughly 75 percent of authorized manpower overall. He said the wing converted from the C-130H to the C-130J in 2021 and completed the transition in about 2.5 years, ahead of the original three-year timeline. The briefing further covered the Guard’s operational tempo and community role. Bancroft said the unit has earned 21 Air Force Outstanding Unit Awards, has deployed about 500,000 days since 9/11 across 45 countries, and routinely supports federal and domestic missions. He described the C-130J’s tactical airlift, airdrop, and blacked-out operations as directly useful for disaster response in Kentucky, and he pointed to strong ties with UPS and other aviation employers. No votes or formal actions were taken beyond approval of the prior minutes.
FL

Florida 2026 Regular Session

Rules Apr 21st, 2025

Rules

Transcript Highlights:
  • ensures the Florida Building Code is consistent with the International Code as it relates to tall mass
  • This removes the language relating to tall mass timber.
  • And so eight members voting, if 10 are there, in favor of tall mass timber, would have put this into
  • And I think the impact of mass timber could be relatively significant in my district.
  • we need to take a real look at it when we have several states that are around us that are utilizing mass
Summary: The committee first took up CS/SB 1606 on patient access to records. Sponsor Senator Grall explained an amendment that aligned the bill more closely with HIPAA by defining “designated record set,” allowing a 14-day extension, and requiring records to be produced in the requested form if readily producible. Several senators asked about patient portals, legal representatives, and whether the bill applied post-mortem; Grall said the bill was limited to authorized access during the patient’s life. Testimony was largely opposed, with health information and provider groups warning that the bill could create cybersecurity risks, conflict with HIPAA and meaningful-use rules, burden facilities, and improperly broaden access to portals and sensitive records. Supporters argued it would improve patient access and speed. The amendment was adopted, and the bill was reported favorably by roll call vote after debate on the bill as amended. The committee then considered CS/SB 712 on construction regulations. Grall described provisions on synthetic turf, change orders, public works bidding, elevator rails, alarm contractor scope, tall mass timber, pool and spa contractor scope, spaceport exemptions, permit document limits, and solar/energy storage inspections. Two amendments were adopted: one removed pool and spa contractor language and delayed the change-order provision until July 1, 2025; the other removed the tall mass timber section. Pool contractors testified against the scope expansion in the original bill, while others supported the remaining provisions. Senators raised concerns about the Florida Building Commission process and how the public-works language might affect small-business participation, but the bill as amended was ultimately reported favorably. Finally, the committee heard CS/SB 1288 on parental rights. Grall said the bill would require parental consent for most minor health care decisions, allow parental access to records, restrict surveys/questionnaires, and limit use of biofeedback devices, while preserving certain exceptions such as emergency care and STD testing. An amendment clarified questionnaire opt-outs for K-12 students, added court-order exceptions, addressed DNA sampling for criminal investigations, refined biofeedback language, and added emergency behavioral health exceptions; it was adopted. The bill drew extensive testimony both for and against: supporters said it restored parental authority and protected children from decisions they are not equipped to make, while opponents argued it would endanger minors seeking confidential STI, mental health, or abuse-related care, especially in unsafe homes. Senators also debated whether the bill would conflict with existing laws and whether it could leave some minors untreated. The transcript ends during continued public testimony on the bill.
MA

Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session

Informal House Session 44 May 11th, 2026

Massachusetts House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Michael's School from Fall River, Mass., and their eighth grade graduating class.
Summary: The House opened with the Pledge of Allegiance and welcomed St. Michael’s School from Fall River, including its eighth-grade graduating class. The chamber then took up several noncontroversial resolutions, including commendations for the Egan Foundation’s IgA nephropathy awareness day, a commemoration of Danvers’ 1776 meeting anniversary, congratulations to two Eagle Scouts, and recognition of the Swansea Fire Department’s 100th anniversary. The rules were suspended and the resolutions were adopted. Members also suspended Joint Rule 12 to allow a petition by Carol A. Fiola concerning firefighting staffing to be sent to the Committee on Public Safety and Homeland Security. The House then suspended Rule 7A and advanced two local bills to third reading: a Senate bill authorizing print-free digital legal notices in Newton and a House bill designating a segment of Route 20 as the Broder Curve. Both bills were ordered to a third reading. On final action, the House passed to be enacted a bill clarifying the organization of the Lexington Housing Assistance Board. It also engrossed a bill designating a portion of Route 7A in Lenox as the Ross B. Dindio Memorial Highway. Another bill directing the Boston Police Department to waive the maximum age requirement for police officers for Louisa Fernandez was amended to make it effective upon passage and then passed to be engrossed as amended. The House adopted an order to adjourn and recessed until the following Thursday at 11 a.m. in informal session.