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CO

Colorado 2026 Regular Session

Colorado Senate 2026 Legislative Day 003 Jan 17th, 2026

Colorado Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • You're going to get three days off.
  • You know, we come to work days off.
  • He wanted to get to know me better day.
  • And here we were 13 years to the day.
  • We were going to 13 years to the day.
Keywords: 981, all
Summary: The Senate convened with a quorum, led the pledge of allegiance, and approved the January 15, 2026 journal as corrected. Senate Services was reported to have correctly printed Senate Bills 3 and 9 and correctly introduced and enrolled Senate Joint Resolutions 2 and 3; the president signed the two joint resolutions and Senate Resolution 2. During announcements, Senator Pelton promoted the upcoming morning prayer breakfast. Senator Sullivan then gave a lengthy personal privilege statement reflecting on the 704th Friday since his son Alex was killed in the Aurora theater shooting, describing his annual return to the theater, the support of President Coleman and others, and his view that returning is an act of defiance and remembrance for victims of gun violence. The majority leader announced that after recess and adjournment the House MLK joint resolution would be heard on the House floor, followed by a joint session at 10:30 a.m. for the State of the Tribes address. Members were reminded the Senate would be closed Monday for Martin Luther King Day and would reconvene Tuesday, January 20 at 10 a.m. The Senate then adopted a motion to recess until 11:30 a.m. that day.
MN

Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session

Senate Floor Session - 02/17/25

Minnesota Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Every day they might save a life or lose their own.
  • Every day they might save a life or lose their own.
  • c> a<00:10:03.680> life unknown every day they might save a life unknown every day they might
  • It's a day to honor the lives of Officers Elmstrand, Ruge, and Firefighter Finseth.
  • It's a day to honor the lives of Officers Elmstrand, Ruge, and Firefighter Finseth.
Keywords: 1187, senate, all
MA

Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session

Joint Committee on Education Jun 21st, 2026 at 11:00 am

Joint Committee on Education

Transcript Highlights:
  • and day-to-day activities.
  • I distinctly remember one of the days I was sent home, and there were a lot of those days by that point
  • I distinctly remember one of the days I was sent home, and there were a lot of those days by that point
  • That day, a switch flipped.
  • Any Day, and Evan Day? Any Day or Evan Day? Not there?
Keywords: 995, all
Summary: The Joint Committee on Education held a public hearing on a large slate of bills, with the chairs emphasizing time limits, written testimony, and grouping similar measures together. Early testimony focused on opioid use disorder education in schools (S.382), with Senator Keenan arguing that students should be taught about the risks of substance use disorder and naloxone use as part of health curricula. Representative DeCost also briefly introduced H.551, a narrow bill concerning parent rights for children in third grade and younger. Several bills were then closed without testimony, including measures on type 1 diabetes informational materials and other diabetes-related proposals. A major portion of the hearing centered on school health and emergency response bills. Supporters of H.652/S.342 on diabetes management in schools described inconsistent district practices and urged clearer standards so students can receive care in classrooms rather than being sent out of instruction. Bills on epinephrine access and seizure disorders drew extensive testimony: advocates for stock epinephrine in schools argued that unassigned epinephrine can save lives and should be funded in a cost-neutral way, while a pediatrician opposed one version as an unfunded mandate. For seizure-safe schools (S.422/H.635), students, parents, educators, and advocates described missed or delayed responses to seizures, stigma, and the need for staff training, seizure action plans, and emergency medication protocols. A separate bill, H.645, allowing anti-seizure medication on school buses, was supported by a parent and student who said current law forces costly and restrictive transportation arrangements. The committee also heard testimony on youth skin health bills (S.334/H.600/H.619), which would let students carry and apply sunscreen at school and camp without a physician’s note. Supporters from melanoma prevention, dermatology, and industry groups said the bills would remove unnecessary barriers and promote sun-safe habits, while one witness cautioned about drafting details and unintended consequences. The hearing then moved to CPR/AED education for graduation (S.456), where Senator Tarr, a student advocate, and the Red Cross all supported requiring hands-on CPR certification for high school students. Finally, the committee took testimony on healthy school lunches (H.539/S.401): supporters from the Healthy School Lunch Coalition and school food directors backed stronger nutrition standards and a standing advisory council, while Consumer Brands Association witnesses opposed the bill as too vague and potentially disruptive. A nutrition scientist also warned about unintended restrictions on medically necessary or innovative foods. The chairs closed the hearing on the healthy lunch bills and then opened testimony on universal school meals for virtual schools (H.700), with Superintendent Patrick Latuka supporting access for students in Commonwealth virtual schools who currently receive no meal support.
CA

California 2025-2026 Regular Session

Assembly Judiciary Committee Jun 23rd, 2026

Transcript Highlights:
  • assessment, and in their support for the bill, they've shared how essential eviction data can be to the day-to-day
  • day laborers.
  • day laborers.
  • There's plaques in New York and West Massachusetts of the Jewish day labor centers, the Italian day laborers
  • Of the Jewish day labor centers, the Italian day laborers, right?
Summary: The committee heard several bills focused on civil rights, housing, public safety, and administrative process. Early items included SB 46, which would authorize the Secretary of State to remove constitutionally ineligible presidential and vice presidential candidates from California ballots; SB 1078, requiring notice to the Civil Rights Department when court filings involve civil rights violations; SB 989, expanding access to Care Court by letting first responders refer cases through county behavioral health agencies; SB 998, clarifying and expanding discrimination prevention coordinators in the new Office of Civil Rights; SB 1146, requiring disclosure for AI-generated health advertisements and giving physicians a limited private right of action; SB 1164, a California Voting Rights Act expansion responding to federal voting-rights rulings; SB 1256, a housing bill aimed at limiting repeated litigation over the Harmony Grove Village South project; SB 1267, addressing HOA liability and indemnification for EV charger installations; and SB 1425, authorizing an encroachment permit program for high-speed rail right-of-way management. The committee also later heard SB 873, restricting ICE arrests near courthouses, and SB 1160, requiring eviction data reporting by zip code. Most bills drew support from sponsors, advocacy groups, labor organizations, or local officials, while opposition centered on concerns about county workload, due process, fire safety, civil liberties, or the scope of the policy changes. Members generally expressed support for the bills while noting unresolved issues and the need for amendments or further stakeholder work, especially on SB 1164, SB 1256, SB 1267, SB 1425, and SB 1160. The Judicial Council opposed SB 1160 because of the burden of adding zip-code reporting to court systems, while the author and supporters argued the data would help target eviction-prevention efforts. SB 873 drew strong support from public defenders, immigrant-rights groups, and court-related stakeholders, with the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department opposing. SB 989 drew support from firefighters and family advocates, while Disability Rights California opposed, arguing Care Court is too costly and diverts resources from community-based services. SB 1164 received broad civil-rights and voting-rights support, with cities opposing unless amended over definitions, cure periods, and litigation risk. SB 1256 drew support from housing and labor interests and opposition from local residents and environmental groups concerned about fire safety and evacuation. SB 1267 was supported by the HOA and utility stakeholders after amendments addressing liability concerns. After quorum was established, the committee voted to pass a consent calendar and then approved the listed bills, sending them to the appropriate committees or to Appropriations, including SB 46, SB 873, SB 989, SB 998, SB 1078, SB 1146, SB 1164, SB 1256, SB 1267, and SB 1425. The transcript ends with SB 1160 still under discussion, with members indicating support for the bill’s goals but acknowledging the Judicial Council’s implementation concerns and the need for further work.
MO

Missouri 2026 Regular Session

2026 Legislative Session - Day Seventy - Thursday, May 14 - Morning Session

Missouri House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • And it says, 'A New Day.' This is the beginning of a new day.
  • And it says, a new day. This is the beginning of a new day.
  • God has given me this day to use as I will.
  • Got a couple days left here.
  • The gentleman from Pike on the dais and St.
Summary: The House opened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, and approval of the House Journal for the prior day by a vote of 118-1. The rest of the session was dominated by points of personal privilege, including farewell remarks from several outgoing members. Those speeches focused on service, family, staff, veterans, law enforcement, integrity, and concerns about lobbyist influence, with members also thanking legislative assistants and recognizing guests and family members in the chamber. The chamber then took up several bills. Senate Bill 1019, dealing with hospital finance and investment authority, was amended to align workplace violence, telehealth, prior authorization, physician licensure, and Lyme disease language, then passed 110-31. Senate Bill 1572, a pensions bill affecting police retirement, MOSERS, EMPERS, and related board provisions, drew extended debate over how to handle retirement overpayments; amendments were adopted to address technical and policy issues, and the bill passed 129-14. Senate Substitute for Senate Bill 1196, concerning workforce diploma programs, Fast Track Workforce Incentive Grants, workforce Pell Grants, higher education funding, and university board residency rules, was amended and passed 115-20, but its emergency clause failed 2-132. The House also granted further conference on Senate Bill 1020. Committee reports were read on several other measures, including bills recommended to pass by Fiscal Review. Later, the House began considering Senate amendments to House Bill 2508, an LLC-related bill involving certificates of good standing, court dissolution of LLCs in limited circumstances, and a St. Louis County property-management affidavit process for repeated ordinance violations.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Senate Session Apr 3rd, 2025

Texas Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Today is a very special day. Thank you, Mr. President, members.
  • Senator Sparks introduced the doctor of the day. Senator Sparks, introduce the doctor of the day.
  • But about two or three days later, Mr. President, guess what? UT relented. Three days later, Mr.
  • Moves to suspend the constitutional three-day rule.
  • The constitutional three-day rule is suspended.
Summary: The Senate convened with a quorum present, heard an invocation, and approved the previous day’s journal. The chamber then adopted Senate Resolution 358 honoring the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley on its 10th anniversary, with senators highlighting the university’s growth, medical school, research expansion, and role in serving South Texas. The Senate also adopted Senate Resolution 368 honoring outgoing Texas A&M University System Chancellor John Sharp, with numerous senators praising his long public career, leadership in higher education, and statewide impact. Senate Resolution 361 recognizing Texas HBCU Day and Senate Resolution 362 recognizing Denton County Days at the Capitol were also adopted, along with other routine recognitions and gubernatorial appointments being read into the record. The Senate then took up several bills. Committee Substitute Senate Bill 27, relating to rights and support for public school educators, was debated and amended to shorten vacancy posting requirements, allow bilingual certification candidates to retake only failed test sections, give teachers more flexibility with paid leave, clarify classroom removal procedures, and ensure parents are informed of appeal rights. The bill passed to engrossment, the three-day rule was suspended, and it was finally passed unanimously. Senate Joint Resolution 12, proposing a constitutional amendment to establish a parent’s right to direct a child’s education, was also brought up and passed to engrossment after a contested suspension vote. The Senate next passed Committee Substitute Senate Bill 1741, which would require reporting of foreign funding at public universities, bar gifts from adversarial governments, and require training and reporting systems to prevent foreign influence and intellectual property theft in higher education. Committee Substitute Senate Bill 29, the so-called “Dexit” bill, was debated at length for its corporate governance changes, including codifying the business judgment rule and altering internal corporate litigation and records rules; it passed to engrossment, the three-day rule was suspended, and it was finally passed by a 30-1 vote. Senate Bill 857, allowing law enforcement discretion to tow vehicles driven by unlicensed or uninsured drivers, passed after discussion of towing abuses during flooding and disaster conditions. Committee Substitute Senate Bill 1536, requiring dementia and Alzheimer’s training for certain guardians, passed with broad support, and Senate Bill 922, addressing delayed electronic disclosure of sensitive medical test results so physicians can discuss them first, was taken up and passed to engrossment as the chamber continued through its calendar.
FL

Florida 2026 Regular Session

FL House Floor Session - 2025-04-03 (12:30PM Session)

Florida House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • It simply removes the 10-day deadline to return signed petitions, moves it back to 30 days.
  • That can keep someone from turning those petitions within the 10-day deadline. Ten days is a lot.
  • It restricts the petition turnaround time from 30 days to 10 days.
  • It restricts the petitions turnaround time from 30 days to 10 days.
  • Floridians working, but going from 30 days to 10 days to get all the petitions in is a hardship.
Summary: The House convened with prayer, a moment of silence for Deputy Will May of the Walton County Sheriff’s Department, the Pledge of Allegiance, and quorum established. The Rules and Ethics Committee report setting the special order calendar was adopted, and CS for HB 947 was recommitted to the Judiciary Committee. The chamber then took up several special-order bills, mostly reviser and technical measures, including SB 36, SB 42, SB 40, and SB 38, all of which passed unanimously or near-unanimously after brief explanations that they updated or cleaned up Florida statutes. Members also passed HB 513 on electronic transmittal of court orders, requiring clerks to send certain petitions, notices, summonses, and orders within six hours, including Baker Act, Marchman Act, and risk protection orders. HB 615, on electronic delivery of landlord-tenant notices by email when both parties agree in writing, passed after adoption of a tenant-protection amendment offered by Rep. Gottlieb. HB 655 establishing a regulatory framework for pet insurance and wellness programs passed unanimously. HB 1145 on workforce education passed 100-4, expanding CAP grant eligibility to public charter schools for CTE startup/expansion and increasing minimum program offerings tied to a money-back guarantee program. HB 299 on elevator accessibility requirements passed unanimously, and HB 649 on autonomous practice by certified registered nurse anesthetists passed 77-30 after structured debate. The most extensive debate centered on CS for HB 1205, which would significantly revise Florida’s citizen initiative process. The bill would require a $1 million bond after 25% of required signatures are collected, require petition handlers and circulators to be Florida residents and U.S. citizens, impose background checks and training for paid circulators, shorten petition turn-in deadlines to 10 days, increase penalties, add signature revocation notices, require more identifying information on petition forms, and create felony penalties for certain misconduct. Supporters argued the changes were needed to combat fraud and protect petition integrity; opponents said the bill would burden First Amendment activity and make ballot initiatives harder for ordinary Floridians to pursue. Multiple amendments sought to roll back or soften the bill’s requirements, protect personal information, restore longer deadlines, lower validation thresholds, and bar public funds from being used to advocate for or against amendments. Some amendments were adopted, but several key ones failed as debate continued.
FL

Florida 2026 4th Special Session

February 5, 2026 - 12:30 PM

Transcript Highlights:
  • Have a great day. Chair: Thank you.
  • The voter has 30 days to respond with information.
  • since there are many more days for voting?
  • demanding their services on election day.
  • They live paycheck to paycheck, day to day.
CA

California 2025-2026 Regular Session

Assembly Budget Committee Feb 10th, 2025

Budget

Transcript Highlights:
  • On day one.
  • We wouldn't have to go into the rainy day fund.
  • And that's how I see the rainy day fund.
  • When I look at our rainy day fund, we wouldn't be able to last a day.
  • Reserve, a rainy day fund.
Keywords: 988, house, all
KY
Transcript Highlights:
  • day celebration that we begin at the beginning of June Kentucky History Day.
  • day celebration that we begin at the beginning of June, Kentucky History Day.
  • , 365 days?
  • , 365 days?
  • <00:28:09.159> 365 day 365 day 365 days<00:28:11.679> I<00:28:11.799> do<00:28:12.000
Summary: The Senate Standing Committee on Economic Development, Tourism, and Labor met and first took up Senate Bill 76, sponsored by Senator Greg Elkins. The bill would raise the construction retainage/escrow statute threshold from $500,000 to $2 million to reflect inflation, and would also make any contract term waiving the escrow protection void and unenforceable. Elkins said the measure would not apply to government contracts and was intended to protect contractors, subcontractors, and suppliers from delayed payment. The committee voted 9-0 to pass the bill with a favorable expression and send it to the floor. The committee then considered Senate Bill 59, sponsored by Senator Jimmy Higdon, with a committee substitute adopted first. Higdon said the substitute limited the bill to existing church property and the measure would allow religious institutions to build affordable housing on their property while still requiring local governing-body approval and compliance with building codes. Supporters framed it as a housing-supply tool and a way to use nonprofits and churches to help address Kentucky’s housing shortage, while questions focused on tax impacts, local control, and whether the bill could be used for single-family homes or other developments. A public witness from Henry County opposed the bill, arguing it could enable discriminatory housing and reduce local tax revenue. After discussion, the committee voted 9-0 to pass SB 59 with a favorable expression. Finally, the committee heard Senate Bill 313 from Senator Phillip Wheeler, which would designate June as Kentucky History Month. Wheeler and Kentucky Historical Society Executive Director Scott Alvi said the bill would help promote Kentucky history statewide, especially in connection with the U.S. 250th commemoration in 2026, and would build on existing June observances such as Statehood Day and Boone Day. The committee approved the bill with favorable expression, and the chair announced it would proceed to the floor.
FL

Florida 2025 Regular Session

December 4, 2025 - 11:00 AM

Transcript Highlights:
  • EVERY DAY IS FUNDAY!
  • I THINK YOU ALL HAD 98 OR SO POSITIONS THAT HAVE BEEN OPENED FOR 180 DAYS?
  • IF YOU SEE ONE THAT HAS 710 DAYS.
  • WE DO HAVE ANOTHER POSITION THAT IS NEARING THE 188 DAY MARKER.
  • EVEN OUTSIDE OF THE 180 DAY MARK.
FL

Florida 2025 Regular Session

Rules Mar 12th, 2025

Transcript Highlights:
  • It requires the intended agency action to begin within 90 days.
  • On Holocaust Remembrance Day by Senator Berman. You're recognized.
  • This day will do this.
  • If it falls on a day, that's not the school day.
  • The following day may be observed and it permits pollock.
Keywords: 999, senate, all
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Senate Session Jan 14th, 2025

Texas Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • This is quite a day, quite a day.
  • Because there are challenges that we face every single day.
  • This is a special day.
  • It's the belief that our best days lie ahead.
  • One of the... ...day. I'm going to present you this gavel.
Bills: SCR7
Summary: The Texas Senate convened for the opening of the 89th Legislature with an invocation, roll call, and certification of the newly elected senators. Chief Justice Jimmy Blacklock administered the oath of office to the senators-elect, and Governor Greg Abbott and First Lady Cecilia Abbott addressed the chamber, emphasizing priorities such as foster care, the budget, border security, school choice, and maintaining Texas’s economic growth and constitutional principles. Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick also welcomed members and guests, noted the Senate’s bipartisan culture, and highlighted the chamber’s organization for the session. The Senate then held its organizational election for President Pro Tempore. Senator Tan Parker nominated Senator Brandon Creighton, and Senator Paul Bettencourt seconded the nomination, both praising Creighton’s background, legislative record, and leadership. The chamber voted by standing vote to elect Creighton, who was then escorted to the front and sworn in as President Pro Tempore by State Minister Scott Wall. Creighton delivered remarks about his family, his time as a Senate messenger, and his priorities for the session, including education, border issues, energy, and Texas sovereignty. After the leadership election, the Senate adopted Senate Concurrent Resolution No. 7, granting permission for either house to adjourn for more than three days during the specified January period. The resolution passed by a recorded vote of 31 ayes and no nays. The Senate then adopted a motion by Senator Zaffirini to recess until 11 a.m. on Wednesday, January 15, after a caucus at 10 a.m. in the Betty King Room.
WY

Wyoming 2026 Regular Session

Senate Corporations, Elections & Political Subdivisions Committee, February 16, 2026

Corporations, Elections & Political Subdivisions

Transcript Highlights:
  • next couple days? next couple days? >> Absolutely,<00:42:00.800> Mr.
  • and in the days following.
  • <00:52:22.720> Chairman, day in the days following. Mr.
  • That's my day job. I've Johnson County. That's my day job.
  • Happy President's Day.
Bills: SF0102, SF0113
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Workforce, Labor, and Economic Development Finance and Policy Committee 3/13/25

Workforce, Labor, and Economic Development Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • She told me, 'Your sick days aren't sick days; that's your future maternity leave.
  • When I finally got pregnant, I had 12 sick days. You can bet I guarded those days jealously.
  • that's your sick days aren't sick days that's your sick days aren't sick days that's your<00:34:
  • days to navigate my PCOS and saving days days to navigate my PCOS and saving days for<00:35:10.760
  • those<00:35:19.240> days I guarded those days I guarded those days jealously<00:35:21.240>
Bills: HF1976
NH

New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session

House Transportation (02/17/2026)

Transportation

Transcript Highlights:
  • Yet we require them to do that exactly twice a day, 180 days per year.
  • a day, 180 days<00:47:56.319> per<00:47:56.560> year.
  • days per year. days per year.
  • rest of the day.
  • >> that's three days. >> that's three days.
Keywords: 1189, house, all
HI

Hawaii 2025 Regular Session

JHA Public Hearing - Wed Apr 2, 2025 @ 2:00 PM HST

Judiciary & Hawaiian Affairs

Transcript Highlights:
  • day is a business day.
  • That's the kind of thing that we have to deal with on a day-to-day basis.
  • That's the kind of thing that we have to deal with on a day-to-day basis.
  • That's the kind of thing that we have to deal with on a day-to-day basis.
  • That's the kind of thing that we have to deal with on a day-to-day basis.
Keywords: 910, house, all
Summary: The committee heard several housing, landlord-tenant, and condominium-related measures. Senate Bill 62, relating to the Hawaii Public Housing Authority, would allow HPHA-owned parcels and related areas such as parking lots to be closed to the public with posted signage; HPHA strongly supported the bill, saying it would help reduce loitering, drinking, and other problems, and no further testimony was offered. Senate Bill 822, relating to the landlord tenant code, would create a three-year working group in the Department of the Attorney General to study and improve the residential landlord-tenant code. The Judiciary supported the measure but said the scope should be narrowed; the Attorney General opposed leading the group and suggested another agency should do so; Hawaii Realtors and the Hawaii Worker Center supported the concept and suggested moving the chairmanship to the Judiciary and including Legal Aid participation. The Judiciary said it could chair the group if the bill were narrowed to matters within the court’s purview. Senate Bill 38, relating to housing, would limit counties from imposing stricter conditions, AMI requirements, or fee-waiver reductions on certain affordable housing proposals if those changes would increase project costs. HHFDC supported the bill, saying county changes after state approval create uncertainty for developers, while the Hawaii State Association of Counties opposed it as an intrusion on local authority and a restriction on county safety and infrastructure conditions. Members asked about whether existing county review periods were sufficient, and the county association said the main concern was the bill’s language limiting counties from making cost-increasing conditions. Senate Bill 146, relating to condominiums, would revise alternative dispute resolution procedures for condo disputes, including evaluative mediation and binding arbitration. The Hawaii Real Estate Commission said it took no position overall but supported a $150 mediation fee and asked for a similar arbitration fee; Community Associations Institute supported the bill with suggested amendments; however, most testimony was strongly opposed by condominium owners and advocates, who said the bill had been changed to the detriment of owners and would increase costs and reduce protections. The committee noted 44 testimonies on the bill, with 2 in support, 37 in opposition, and 2 with comments. Senate Bill 253, relating to condominium reserves, would require a detailed budget summary to stand on its own, remove a good-faith defense for certain noncompliant budgets, and clarify standing and the association’s burden regarding substantial compliance. Hawaii Realtors and Community Associations Institute supported the measure as improving transparency and giving owners and buyers a clearer picture of association finances. Greg Msakian also supported it, arguing it would help owners and describing problems he experienced with budget committee exclusion and budget noncompliance in his own association. The discussion ended while testimony on the bill was still underway, with additional witnesses expected.
MA

Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session

Formal House Session 103 Jun 21st, 2026 at 11:00 am

Massachusetts House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Are there any objections to proceeding with the orders of the day? The House will be in order.
  • Are there any objections to proceeding with the orders of the day?
  • She's nonverbal, shakes and falls a lot, and generally needs a lot of help on a day-to-day basis.
  • For example, this worker made sure his wife was taken out for walks each day.
  • the next day they'll be required to wake up and do it all over again.
Keywords: 995, all
Summary: The House opened with routine ceremonial business, including the Pledge of Allegiance and adoption of several resolutions, such as congratulations to the Williamsburg Grange on its 125th anniversary and to Fire Captain Melissa Blodgett on her retirement. The chamber also concurred in a Senate petition to establish a sick leave bank for a Bristol County Sheriff’s Department employee and suspended Joint Rule 12 to advance local petitions, including one involving the Dalton Fire District and another renaming a Chelmsford bridge. The main floor action centered on several Ways and Means bills. The House advanced a bill amending laws relative to individuals with disabilities, replacing outdated and offensive terminology in the General Laws with person-first language; members spoke at length in support, emphasizing dignity, inclusion, and the bill’s non-substantive nature. The bill was engrossed by a roll call vote, 152-0. The House also took up and engrossed a bill to improve Massachusetts home care, which would create a licensing and oversight framework for private-pay home care agencies, establish standards for contracts, background checks, training, insurance, and consumer protections, and create advisory committees to guide implementation. An amendment establishing a Family Caregiver Commission was adopted 154-0, and the bill itself was then engrossed 153-1. In addition, the House passed or engrossed several other measures, including a bill authorizing the Massachusetts Water Resources Authority to provide sewer services to land in Sharon, a sick leave bank bill for a Trial Court employee, a Marblehead parking fines bill, a Hingham municipal property bill for a center for active living, and a Taunton bill allowing continued employment of Police Chief Edward J. Walsh. The chamber also handled numerous calendar items, holding or passing over many while advancing a few. The session ended with a special adjournment in memory of former Representative George L. Sacco Jr., and the House adjourned to meet the next day at 11 a.m. in informal session.
MN
Transcript Highlights:
  • thought it could be like three days.
  • So, it may take more than one day.
  • What do you could be like three days.
  • I've been a part of those session day.
  • Again, it is important from my one day.
Keywords: 1187, senate, all
VA

Virginia 2026 Regular Session

April 22, 2026 - Reconvened Session

Virginia House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • And rounding out the by-for-the-day request is House Bill 1482.
  • Those that were announced by the clerk go by for the day.
  • House Bill 229 is passed by for the day.
  • Amendments two and three to HB 1011 are passed by for the day.
  • The remaining amendments are taken by for the day.