Video & Transcript Research : 'Congressional declaration'
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VT
Transcript Highlights:
- And whereas John Dunlap, who emigrated from County Tyrone, printed the first copies of the Declaration
- And whereas John Dunlap, who emigrated from County Tyrone, printed the first copies of the Declaration
- were Declaration of Independence were Irish-Americans,<00:14:34.160>
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Summary:
The House opened with a devotional reading for St. Patrick’s Day, followed by the Pledge of Allegiance and the reading of a resignation letter from Representative Hooper of Burlington. The letter said the House environment had changed significantly and that he was resigning before the next cycle, while thanking colleagues and urging bold leadership to address major problems facing Vermonters.
Members then received first readings and referrals for a large slate of bills. House bills introduced included measures on tax administration, hunting license fees, emergency management, oath and affirmation language in statutes, judiciary procedures, a Vermont homelessness response continuum, paperwork reduction, public utility subjects, municipal regulation of agriculture, miscellaneous agricultural subjects, and municipal permitting of ground-mounted solar arrays. Senate bills referred to House committees included vocational rehabilitation, home improvement and land improvement fraud, advanced metering infrastructure devices, water quality, and fair employment practices. Several other bills on the notice calendar were also referred to Ways and Means or Appropriations because they affected state revenue or carried appropriations.
The House adopted two concurrent resolutions on the consent calendar: HCR 214, honoring Irish-American patriots and their role in American independence, and HCR 220, welcoming the USS Vermont’s namesake visit and designating April 18, 2026 as USS Vermont Day. Members also offered announcements recognizing guests from the USS Vermont and related veterans’ groups, remembering former Representative Ken Harvey, and noting upcoming events such as March Madness pools, the Legislative Cabaret, a Rural Caucus meeting, and a NAMI Walks team.
On the floor calendar, H. 723 on posting of land was taken up, amended as recommended by the Committee on Environment, and ordered to third reading on a 10-0-1 committee vote. The House then began second reading of H. 757 on manufactured homes and limited equity cooperatives; committee members described manufactured housing as a key affordable housing option in Vermont and said the bill would clarify how these homes are purchased, titled, taxed, and financed, while reducing costs and improving consistency for homeowners, lenders, and municipalities.
KY
Kentucky 2026 Regular Session
Senate Legislative Session Day 39 (3-4-26)
Kentucky Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Seeing none, there being 36 members present, quorum is declared. Wait a minute. Quorum is declared.
- present, quorum is declared. present, quorum is declared.
- Quorum is declared. Senator from Taylor. First order of business, excuse of absent senators. Mr.
- Corman<00:04:18.479>
is <00:04:18.720>declared. - Corman is declared. Senator from Taylor. Corman is declared. Senator from Taylor.
Summary:
The Senate convened with an invocation and pledge, established a quorum, excused absent senators, and approved the journal. The clerk reported House-passed bills and Senate bills received from the House, and several Senate bills were read a second time and sent to the Rules Committee. Committee reports recommended passage of multiple measures, including bills from Appropriations and Revenue, Health Services, Natural Resources and Energy, State and Local Government, and Transportation. The chamber then moved to orders of the day and took up Senate Bill 50 and Senate Bill 191, while Senate Bill 137 and Senate Joint Resolution 54 were passed over and retained in the orders of the day.
Senate Bill 50, relating to the disposition of property, was explained as a broad update to trust, probate, and intestacy law. Supporters said it would streamline probate when there are no disputes, add privacy protections for decedents’ estate information, give courts more flexibility, set retention and filing-fee rules for wills, recognize electronic wills and other uniform-law concepts, and allow transfer-on-death designation for motor vehicles. A floor amendment removed inheritance-tax provisions and corrected technical issues; it was adopted, and the bill passed 35-1 after debate in favor from several senators and no substantive opposition.
Senate Bill 191, creating the Kentucky Kindergarten Readiness Performance-based Child Care Incentive Pilot Program, was also amended and passed. The bill would establish a three-year pilot administered by the University of Kentucky College of Education, providing a one-time $2,000 per child incentive payment or refundable tax credit to child care providers and low-income families when children are assessed as kindergarten ready. A floor amendment clarified that the study and recommendations must comply with federal child care regulations; it was adopted, and the bill passed 35-1 after a senator changed a vote from no to yes. The Senate then recessed for Rules and Committee on Committees meetings, after which the rules committee posted additional bills to future orders and the committee on committees referred several bills and resolutions to standing committees. Several members also made announcements about upcoming committee meetings, a legislative breakfast, a fish fry, and condolences for a community member.
KY
Kentucky 2026 Regular Session
Senate Legislative Session, Day 4 (1-9-26)
Kentucky Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- For the purpose of answering the roll, seeing none, there being 34 members present, a quorum is declared
- cancer patients, survivors, and their families, remembering those who have been lost to cancer, and declaring
- lost to Remembering those who have been lost to cancer,<00:05:22.560>
and <00:05:22.800>declaring - And Senate Bill 61, an act relating to Kentucky educational excellence scholarships and declaring an
- scholarships and declaring an emergency. scholarships and declaring an emergency.
Summary:
The Senate convened with prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance, then the clerk called the roll and a quorum was declared with 34 members present. The journal from Thursday, January 8, 2026 was approved without objection, and there were no committee reports or second-reading bills on the calendar at that point. The clerk then introduced new measures, including Senate Bills 51 through 56 on topics such as property tax exemptions, permitting and licensing practices, planning and zoning, short-term rentals, water fluoridation, and Medicaid utilization controls for nonopioid analgesics, along with Senate Resolutions 31 and 32 honoring cancer patients and Tatum Elizabeth Dale.
The committee on committees later reported Senate Resolutions 15 and 24 to the floor and announced a committee assignment change: Senator Chambers Armstrong was removed from the transportation committee and Senator Clemens was added. Both memorial resolutions were then adopted by voice vote: Senate Resolution 15 honoring Joyce Leverne Johnson and Senate Resolution 24 honoring Myra Friend Ellis.
During announcements, senators discussed the upcoming schedule, including the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday closure and a return to the floor on Tuesday, January 20 at 4:00 p.m., with committee meetings still possible that day. Senator McCracken also filed and described a bill on nuclear energy development, creating a Nuclear Reactor Site Readiness Pilot Program within the Kentucky Nuclear Energy Development Authority; he said it would support at least three sites through public-private partnerships and funding contributions from the state, utilities, and industry. The session ended with remarks recognizing Law Enforcement Appreciation Day and an adjournment motion adopted without objection, adjourning the Senate until 4:00 p.m. Monday, January 12, 2026.
TX
Texas 89th 2nd C.S.
S/C on County & Regional Government Mar 31st, 2025
S/C on County & Regional Government
Transcript Highlights:
- Uh, there's already disaster declaration. I think it's, uh, local government code.
- So you, your position is they could use basically disaster declaration to halt sales.
- a disaster in order to ban fires, right, right, but subject to them declaring a disaster, it, it forces
- I just want to reiterate this does nothing to the county's ability to declare a disaster.
- bar for counties to declare is pretty low, but if you happen to be an operator and during 4th of July
NE
Nebraska 2025-2026 Regular Session
Legislative Morning Session Apr 10th, 2026
Nebraska Unicameral Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- To be presented with the corporate city limits to the city zone, surrogates, the district of declared
- [Unintelligible statutory text follows.] ...and declared an emergency.
- It repeals the original sections and declares an emergency.
- And an LR is a public declaration of encouragement, cheering someone on.
- The act declares an emergency.
Bills:
LB764, LB815A, LB839, LB888, LB955, LB972A, LB1029, LB1087, LB1091, LB1126A, LB1181A, LB1237A, LB1261A, LB304A, LB762, LB889, LB929, LB966, LB1022, LB1187, LR508
Keywords:
law enforcement, correctional services, Department of Correctional Services, corrections officers, state prison employees, peace officer, certification, police standards, training academy, Nebraska Commission on Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice, Nebraska Police Standards Advisory Council, criminal justice, correctional staff, conditional officer, law enforcement authority, public safety, LB815A, LB815, appropriation, appropriations bill
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- Under current Texas law, judges may declare a mistrial in a felony.
- If a judge unilaterally declares a mistrial without considering less drastic measures, alternatives,
- A trial judge can declare a mistrial for virtually any reason or no reason at all.
- The harm, Representative Little was asking about, is that in some cases if a judge grants or declares
- We had a judge who granted or who declared, unilaterally declared a mistrial.
Bills:
HB 115, HB507, HB1765, HB1847, HB2046, HB2239, HB2328, HB2309, HB2417, HB2728, HB2794, HB3206, HB3566, HB3694, HB3744, HB4254, HB4697, HB4733, HB4915, HB5465, HB2813, HB115
Keywords:
habeas corpus, postconviction, criminal procedure, indigent defense, scientific evidence, legal representation, judicial power, capital felony, criminal law, death penalty, attorney qualification, training standards, law enforcement, no-knock warrant, search warrant, peace officer, attorney workload, criminal justice, caseload limits, fair representation
OK
Transcript Highlights:
- But did convict them and agree that, please declare the vote. I see a vote of five aye and one nay.
- I declare your bill to have passed. Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Thank you, board.
- Declare the vote. I see one aye, one nay. I declare your bill to have passed. Thank you, Mr.
- Seeing a vote of four aye, two nay, I declare your bill to have passed. Thank you, Mr. Chairman.
OK
Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session
Economic Development, Workforce and Tourism REVISED Feb 17th, 2026 at 01:30 pm
Economic Development, Workforce and Tourism
Transcript Highlights:
- Having received seven ayes and one nay, I declare Senate Bill 1307 to have passed.
- Aye and zero nays, having received nine aye's and zero nays, I declare Senate Bill 1425 to have passed
- We just talk a Thompson, seven ayes and one nay, having received seven votes and one no, declared Senate
- necessary for the preservation of the public peace, health, or safety, and an emergency is hereby declared
- Having received five eyes and three nays, I declare Senate Bill 1696 to have passed.
Keywords:
SB1425, health care, healthcare workforce, workforce board, Health Care Workforce Resources Board, Health Care Workforce Resources Act, Oklahoma Health Care Workers and Educators Assistance Program, repeal, statutory repeal, health care workers, educators, workforce development, health professions, state board, assistance program, Oklahoma statutes, economic development, incentives, enterprise zones, local government
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Floor Session - part 2 May 14th, 2025
Minnesota House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Be declared and that the rules of the House be so far suspended so that House File number 3023 be given
- We are currently discussing a declaration of urgency for House File 3023. Representative Greenman.
- We need to meet this moment by declaring this urgency on this Bill to move it forward, to support Iron
- This is where the Minnesota House can declare an urgency on something that really matters.
- Please, let's declare an urgency together.
KY
Kentucky 2025 Regular Session
House Standing Committee on Appropriations and Revenue (3-11-25)
Transcript Highlights:
- the event of the presidential declaration of a major disaster designated as FEMA-486, O- O- D-KY, as
- the event of the presidential declaration of a major disaster designated as FEMA-486, O-D-KY, as the
- the event of the presidential declaration of a major disaster designated as FEMA-486, O-D-KY, as the
- the event of the presidential declaration of a major disaster designated as FEMA-486, O-D-KY, as the
- declaration of a major disaster designated as FEMA-486, O-D-KY, as the indexing event for this.
Keywords:
Meeting start 00:00:00
Roll Call 00:00:12
SB 28 Discussion 00:01:33
SB 28 Vote 00:04:05
SJR 26 Discussion 00:05:32
SJR 26 Vote 00:07:10
HB 741 Discussion 00:08:30
HB 741 Vote 00:14:00
HB 544 Discussion 00:15:40
HB 544 Vote 00:28:15
HB 775 Discussion 00:31:20
HB 775 Vote 00:56:00
HJR 33 Discussion 01:00:25
HJR 33 Vote 01:01:40, 958, all
Summary:
The committee met on March 11, 2025, with a quorum present and first adopted a committee substitute for Senate Bill 28. The bill would create a framework for using $5 million previously set aside for agricultural economic development through the Kentucky Department of Agriculture, including loan and grant programs. Members asked about changes in the substitute, and the sponsor explained that it revised the board composition to include members with more experience in finance, lending, and economic development. SB 28 was approved 20-0 and reported favorably.
The committee then approved Senate Joint Resolution 26, which directs the Department for Medicaid Services to provide the Legislative Research Commission a report on pharmacist pay parity and the cost of allowing independent pharmacists and pharmacies to be reimbursed by Medicaid for services within their scope of practice. The sponsor and Kentucky Pharmacists Association representative described it as a request for information rather than a policy change. The resolution passed 20-0 and was reported favorably.
House Bill 741, relating to public water and wastewater systems, was next. The sponsor said the substitute incorporated Kentucky Infrastructure Authority recommendations, clarified best management practices, and allowed storm water inflow and groundwater infiltration reduction projects to be scored more fairly alongside water projects. Members discussed how the bill narrows eligibility to systems most in need and refines the scoring process for the program created last session. HB 741 passed 20-0, was reported favorably, and received a title amendment.
The committee also considered House Bill 544, a branch budget bill amendment creating a new SAFE fund for the most recent Eastern Kentucky flood disaster, indexed to the relevant presidential disaster declaration. The bill would allow state money and other funds to support local governments, utilities, school districts, and other eligible recipients for recovery costs, planning, and short-term liquidity, with reimbursement provisions if FEMA or other sources later pay. Members discussed the amount of available funding, the use of prior SAFE fund balances, and the emergency clause. HB 544 passed 20-0, was reported favorably, and a title amendment was adopted. The committee then began House Bill 775, relating to development areas, and adopted PHS 2 and a committee amendment; the sponsor started explaining the bill’s provisions on development areas, tax increment financing, brewers’ electronic filing, distilled spirits property tax language, income tax reduction conditions, tourism development incentives, and other tax-related sections, but the transcript cuts off before final action on the bill.
KY
Kentucky 2026 Regular Session
House Legislative Session Day 10 (1-20-26)
Kentucky House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- post-secary education working group the post-secary education working group and<00:05:29.199>
declaring - <00:05:30.960>
The <00:05:31.280>Veterans and declaring an emergency. - The Veterans and declaring an emergency.
- Representative Gracel, an act relating to civic education, making an appropriation therefor, and declaring
- appropriation therefore, and declaring appropriation therefore, and declaring an<00:27:56.640>
Keywords:
Convene 00:00
Senate Message 04:27
Report of Committees 05:14
Orders of the Day 06:02
HB 184 06:16
HB 265 09:38
HJR 24 13:00
Motions, Petitions, and Communications 19:39
Introduction of New Bills and Resolutions 26:58
Recess for ConC and Rules Meeting 28:48
ConC and Rules Report 37:47
Impeachment Committee Announcement 40:50
Adjournment 41:13, 958, all
Summary:
The House convened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, and a roll call showing 95 members present. Members approved the prior journal, suspended rules to allow co-sponsorships and vote modifications, and received committee reports advancing House Bill 96 on the Postsecondary Education Working Group and House Bills 34 and 214 on veterans-related benefits. The chamber then considered and passed House Bill 184, which concerns health savings account qualified insurance plans and would delay certain state cost-sharing limits until the federal IRS minimum deductible is met. The bill passed 94-0, and the motion to reconsider was tabled.
The House also passed House Bill 265, dealing with regulatory authorizations by the Commissioner of Insurance. The sponsor explained that the bill creates a statutory dissolution process for self-insured workers’ compensation pools and removes the Department of Insurance’s approval role for new pools in response to past insolvency problems. That bill passed 95-0, and the clincher was applied. The chamber then adopted House Joint Resolution 24, as amended by House Committee Substitute 1 and a title amendment, by an 87-1 vote. The resolution directs the Cabinet for Health and Family Services to withdraw a Medicaid 1115A waiver application related to mandatory community engagement requirements, with supporters saying the request is no longer needed under current federal law.
Later, the House honored Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. through House Resolution 5, which recounted his civil rights legacy and Kentucky’s civil rights history; the resolution was adopted without objection. Members also announced upcoming committee meetings, withdrew House Bill 292, and received a long list of new bill introductions covering topics including nicotine products, elections, opioid antagonists, local purchasing, vital records, inheritance tax, state parks, unemployment benefits, civic education, psychologists, the Court of Justice, citizenship requirements for elected officials, attorney privacy in criminal cases, sex crimes, and audiology. The Committee on Committees then referred and reassigned numerous bills to standing committees, named new ranking minority members, and appointed an impeachment committee. The House recessed briefly for committee meetings and then adjourned until 2 p.m. on Wednesday, January 21, 2026.
MN
Transcript Highlights:
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HI
Hawaii 2026 Regular Session
FIN-WAM Joint Info Briefing - Mon Jan 26, 2026 @ 1:00 PM HST
Hawaii House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- My sincere mahalo to Governor Green, our congressional delegation, FEMA, DHS, and the many leaders who
- sincere mahalo to Governor<00:20:21.360>
Green, <00:20:21.960>our <00:20:22.120>congressional - Governor Green, our congressional Governor Green, our congressional delegation,<00:20:23.440>
NH
New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session
Senate Executive Departments and Administration (01/08/2026)
Executive Departments and Administration
Transcript Highlights:
- air refueling wing in the nation to fly the KC-46 refueler, one of the largest recipients of congressionally
- /c><00:35:25.680>
of one of the largest recipients of one of the largest recipients of congressionally - > directed<00:35:26.960>
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KY
Kentucky 2025 Regular Session
Make America Healthy Again Kentucky Task Force (7-10-25)
Transcript Highlights:
- But unfortunately, this was recently removed in the recent congressional budget.
- <01:24:51.760>
recent recently removed in the recent recently removed in the recent congressional - <01:24:53.360>
And <01:24:54.080>we <01:24:54.400>encourage congressional budget - And we encourage congressional budget.
Summary:
The meeting opened with roll call and housekeeping, including moving standing attendees to an overflow room and asking the audience to avoid interruptions. The task force then heard testimony from Allison Adams of the Foundation for a Healthy Kentucky, who presented statewide health trend data showing Kentucky ranked 41st overall and 44th in health outcomes, with especially poor performance on premature death, chronic disease, diabetes, and vaccination rates. She emphasized that Kentucky has the highest rates of residents with multiple chronic conditions, that diabetes remains above the national average, and that childhood immunization rates have worsened. She also highlighted major provider shortages in rural areas, noting that 43 of 120 counties meet shortage criteria and that more than half of primary care providers are concentrated in Fayette and Jefferson counties. Adams urged the task force to focus on prevention, early intervention, access to care, physical activity, and healthier school and community environments, and said the foundation is prepared to share results from its demonstration projects. Task force members asked follow-up questions about the age range for chronic-condition data and whether the diabetes figure reflected type 1 or type 2 diabetes; Adams said the chronic-condition measure spans all ages and that the diabetes figure likely reflects type 2, though she offered to provide the full report. The task force then approved the minutes from the prior meeting.
The committee next turned to SNAP benefits and heard from Lisa Dennis, commissioner of the Department for Community Based Services, and Roger McCann, director of the Division of Family Support. They explained that SNAP is not only a food assistance program but also a public health and family stability tool, arguing that poor diet contributes to chronic disease and that food insecurity is linked to family stress, child welfare involvement, and neglect-related CPS referrals. They cited research showing that more generous SNAP policies are associated with fewer CPS reports, fewer substantiated reports, and fewer foster care placements, and said SNAP helps reduce risk and promote stability across vulnerable populations including children, older adults, people with disabilities, and pregnant women. They also described SNAP-Ed as the nutrition education component that teaches healthy eating, cooking on a budget, and how to use fresh produce, but warned that recent federal legislation eliminates federal funding for SNAP-Ed beginning in federal fiscal year 2026. McCann outlined the remaining SNAP outreach and employment-and-training components, noting that outreach is typically run by nonprofits with a 50% match and that employment and training funds job-skills programs to help recipients move toward better jobs and self-sufficiency. The discussion emphasized that access to nutritious food, education, and job supports are all part of improving health outcomes and reducing food insecurity.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Fraud Prevention and State Agency Oversight Policy Committee 7/8/25
Fraud Prevention and State Agency Oversight Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- , um, about this program, um, the impact of the budget just been passed by President Trump and congressional
- 01:47:23.199>
and been passed by President Trump and been passed by President Trump and congressional - <01:47:24.560>
Um <01:47:24.800>the congressional Republicans. - Um the congressional Republicans.
NH
Transcript Highlights:
- in which the declaration is filed. in which the declaration is filed.
- So when shall forward each declaration.
- It's going to be probably a declaration of candidacy, my guess. >> Yeah, declarations of candidacy shall
- It's going to be probably a declaration of candidacy, my guess. >> Yeah, declarations of candidacy shall
- Under 655:17, it says you have to declare for declarations of candidacy.
Summary:
The committee first held a public hearing on CACR 30, a constitutional amendment that would make Public Utilities Commission members elected rather than appointed. Representative Thomas Opel testified in support, arguing that rising energy costs and the utility rate-setting structure make the PUC too insulated from ratepayers, and that elected commissioners would be more accountable. He also said the proposal should ideally include a ban on contributions from regulated utilities to PUC campaigns, and acknowledged the draft had errors and needed work. Representative Lane questioned whether a contribution ban would be constitutional, and Opel said there may be ways to structure one to survive legal challenge. The hearing closed with five online supporters and two opponents reported, and no one else testified.
The committee then went into executive session on House Bill 1062, authorizing the Secretary of State to conduct random audits of voters’ citizenship qualifications. Representative Newsome offered an amendment to clarify how voters with no evidence either way would be treated and to require a public report on audit results, including referrals, costs, and databases used. Representative Aqua opposed the amendment, saying the bill should pass as written. The amendment failed 9-7, and after further debate over privacy and the purpose of audits, the committee voted 9-7 to recommend ought to pass on HB 1062. Representative Barry was assigned the majority report and Representative Newsome the minority report.
The committee next considered House Bill 1388, which would clarify the form of ballots for constitutional amendments. Representative Weary said the bill simply provides clarity for voters and imposes no hardship on the Secretary of State’s office. The committee unanimously voted 17-0 to recommend ought to pass and placed the bill on the consent calendar.
Finally, the committee opened a public hearing on House Bill 1125, enabling school districts to adopt partisan school district elections. Representative Weary said partisan labels would help voters understand candidate positions and address low turnout in local elections. He emphasized the bill is enabling, not mandatory. Members questioned why the change was needed if few municipalities have used existing authority, and whether it would increase divisiveness. Weary said many voters are unaware of the option and that partisan labels would give them more information. The hearing closed with five online supporters and 184 opponents. The committee then began executive session on House Bill 1187, concerning the filing deadline for special-election candidates for state representative, but discussion was still ongoing in the transcript.
KY
Transcript Highlights:
- Ninety-five members indicating their presence, a quorum is declared in the House, ready to proceed.
- House Bill 252, an act relating to line-of-duty disability benefits and declaring an emergency.
- House Bill 252, an act relating to line-of-duty disability benefits and declaring an emergency.
- <00:19:43.520>
Representative declaring an emergency. - Representative declaring an emergency.
Keywords:
Video Starts 00:00
Convene 06:39
Motions, Petitions, and Communications 13:20
Introductions of New Bills and Resolutions 17:05
Adjournment 23:56, 958, all
Summary:
The Kentucky House convened, heard the invocation and Pledge of Allegiance, established a quorum with 95 members present, excused absent members, suspended rules to allow co-sponsorships and vote modifications, and approved the journal from January 7, 2026. No committee reports, second readings, or floor amendments were needed during the session.
The House adopted House Citation No. 3, adjourning in loving memory and honor of Gary Bennett Shell, the father of Agriculture Commissioner Jonathan Shell and a former member’s colleague. Members offered remarks about his illness, his impact on his community and family, and requested a moment of silence. The chamber also heard a brief announcement about the KPA Big Boy Breakfast scheduled for the next morning.
A long list of new bills and resolutions was introduced, covering topics including medical debt reporting, protection of minors on digital platforms, property tax exemptions and constitutional amendments, veterans benefits, emergency management services, student loan repayment and apprenticeship tax credits, abandoned property, residency definitions for postsecondary education, animal services tax exemptions, high school graduation requirements, Ten Commandments displays in public schools, animal control officers, disabled veterans benefits, hospital police departments, involuntary commitment, school lunches, hazardous duty and line-of-duty disability benefits, reading and language arts instruction, criminal procedure, education accountability, milk transportation, citizenship requirements for elected officials, student support personnel, school psychologist licensure compact, aircraft sales tax exemptions, glucagon, theft by deception, insurance regulatory authorizations, healthcare workforce credentials, welcome centers and rest areas, flags of remembrance, wages, affordable housing, legislative ethics, barbering, veterans’ benefits protections, KEES scholarships for non-certified schools, chickens on residential property, school nutrition, hospital price transparency, mental health and substance use coverage, food donation, vehicle lights, and several memorial bridge designations and an aviation economic development task force. The House then adjourned until 9:00 a.m. Friday, January 9, 2026.
WY
Wyoming 2026 Regular Session
Senate Minerals, Business & Economic Development Committee, March 2, 2026
Minerals, Business & Economic Development
Transcript Highlights:
- So, making the declaration that it is not a beneficial use means that we would not be able to permit
- So, making the declaration that it is not a beneficial use means that we would not be able to permit
- So, making the declaration that it is not a beneficial use means that we would not be able to permit
- where it is declaring where it is declaring that<00:14:49.120>
it <00:14:49.240>is - But that would require that the declaration be eliminated from the bill.
KY
Kentucky 2026 Regular Session
House Legislative Session Day 22 (2-6-26)
Kentucky House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Ninety-two members indicating their presence, a quorum is declared, and the House is ready to proceed
- :27.759>
is indicating their presence, a quorum is indicating their presence, a quorum is declared - and the House is ready to declared and the House is ready to proceed.
- Representative Moser, an act relating to peer support specialist and declaring an emergency.
- <00:07:48.560>
Kentucky <00:07:49.440>a joint resolution declaring Kentucky a joint
Keywords:
Convene 00:00:00
Senate Message 00:05:34
Calendar/2nd Readings 00:06:28
Orders of the Day 00:08:10
HB 542 00:08:34
HB 565 00:23:06
HB 611 00:25:32
HB 657 00:28:39
HB 762 00:31:07
HB 108 00:34:54
HB 67 00:39:02
Motions, Petitions, and Communications 00:46:48
Introduction of New Bills and Resolutions 00:58:42
Recess for ConC/Rules Meeting 00:59:12
ConC/Rules Report 01:02:18
Floor Amendments 01:03:42
Adjournment 01:04:02, 958, all
Summary:
The House convened with an invocation and pledge, established a quorum with 92 members present, excused absent members, and approved the journal. The chamber also received notice that the Senate had passed Senate Bills 5, 12, and 73 and requested concurrence. Members then moved through second reading of several bills, including measures on geoengineering, video teleconference meetings, dissolution of marriage, licensed child care centers, city franchises, trophy catfish, peer support specialists, and House Joint Resolution 25 on Kentucky becoming a “food is medicine” state.
The House then considered and passed several bills on third reading. House Bill 387, relating to the Controlled Substance Prescribing Council, was amended and passed 91-1 after debate over veterinarians’ reporting requirements; the bill bars such reporting by regulation, removes an emergency medicine physician and acute care nurse from the council, and adds two veterinarians. House Bill 45, modernizing CPA licensure, passed 93-0. House Bill 369, adding PTSD to conditions eligible for hyperbaric oxygen therapy for veterans, passed 93-0. House Bill 333, concerning faith-based small-scale affordable housing and shelters, passed 90-1 after discussion of housing needs, zoning limits, affordability requirements, and shelter standards. House Bill 50, addressing removal of persons unlawfully occupying real property, passed 92-0, and House Bill 388, a cleanup bill for the CASPER prescription monitoring program, passed 92-0.
The House also passed House Bill 385, clarifying that the Commonwealth and Cabinet for Health and Family Services are financially responsible for non-elective medical care for patients of state-operated mental health facilities, by a 91-0 vote. House Bill 212, allowing licensed veterinary technicians to administer rabies vaccinations to dogs, cats, and ferrets under veterinarian supervision, passed 92-0. After these actions, the House took up House Resolution 58 recognizing February 6, 2026, as National Wear Red Day in Kentucky; the sponsor spoke about heart disease awareness and two young constituents awaiting heart transplants, and the resolution was adopted without objection.
Later, the House received announcements about caucus meetings and committee meetings, then introduced a large slate of new bills and House Resolution 61 commemorating the 100th anniversary of Black History Month. The Committee on Committees and Rules Committee reported referrals and postings, including referral of several bills to standing committees and posting House Bills 748, 266, 305, and 470 for Monday, February 9, 2026. The session ended after introduction of floor amendments to House Bill 356.