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PA
Pennsylvania 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Session (Jun 24 2026)
Pennsylvania Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- gone around over the years, I've been astounded at the lack of knowledge of our founders and the founding
- And we stand at the precipice of the 250th anniversary of the founding and our Declaration of Independence
- And David Barton, who has the largest collection of our founders' documents in a safe and a vault down
- the words of our founders during these opportunities and start explaining to people what the true founding
- that we have in this country of the writings of the people that occurred at the founding of this great
Summary:
The Senate convened with prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance, received committee reports, and approved the prior day’s journal by a 50-0 vote. Several members were granted leaves of absence, and the chamber also took up a number of procedural motions, including re-referring Senate Bill 1212 to Appropriations and moving Senate Bill 911 from the table to the calendar. The Senate later recessed for committee meetings and party caucuses, then reconvened to continue floor action.
On the calendar, Senate Bill 1206 passed 50-0 after supporters said it would help Pennsylvania’s life sciences industry by allowing manufacturers to pursue state licensure while federal FDA approval is pending, without weakening safety standards. Senate Bill 1273 passed 48-2; its sponsor said it would clarify that turnpike automated plate-reading data may be shared with investigators in missing or endangered persons cases, including Amber Alerts. Several other bills were either agreed to and re-referred to Appropriations or ordered over in their place, including House Bill 681, Senate Bills 1061, 1303, and 1355, and House Bill 1505 and 1667.
The Senate also considered Senate Resolution 326, where an amendment by Senator Mastriano was adopted and the resolution was then held over as amended. In executive session, the chamber returned several nominations to the governor, then confirmed a slate of gubernatorial nominations, including appointments to the Pennsylvania Drug, Device, and Cosmetic Board, the State Board of Osteopathic Medicine, and several Pennsylvania Army National Guard promotions, by a 50-0 vote. The Senate additionally approved committee-reported bills from Appropriations and Health and Human Services, and signed House Bill 1344 in the presence of the Senate.
During petitions and remonstrances, Senator Tartaglione urged action on minimum wage legislation, noting Pennsylvania has not raised the wage since 2006 and pointing to House Bill 2189. Senator Dush delivered extended remarks on the nation’s founding and the religious views of Benjamin Franklin. The Senate then adopted a motion to recess until June 25, 2026, at 9:30 a.m., unless recalled sooner.
MA
Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
Public Health Effects of Xylazine Jun 21st, 2026 at 09:00 am
Transcript Highlights:
- introduce themselves and maybe as somewhat of an icebreaker share with the group something that you found
- With the group, something that you found interesting so far from the commission's work, either from our
- I'm Senator Villis' chief of staff and just sharing something that you've either found interesting so
- You've either found interesting so far from the commission's work or that you'd like this working group
- discussion this meeting, commission staff is going to assist in compiling information, sources, and documentation
Summary:
The Working Group on Outreach and Treatment of the Special Commission on Xylazine held its first meeting, chaired by Gabe Adams-Cain in Senator John Villis’s absence. Members introduced themselves and described priorities such as improving education about xylazine, expanding first responder and clinical training, and ensuring patients and providers know how to respond to xylazine-related wounds and complications. Several participants emphasized that outreach should reach both people who have not been exposed and those already affected, and that stigma is a major barrier for patients and families.
Discussion focused on the main challenges to treatment and outreach, including limited awareness, inconsistent wound care access, gaps in geographic coverage, cost of supplies, and the need for better training in both outpatient and inpatient settings. Dr. Kimmel noted that harm reduction and outreach programs are already providing much of the care, but often lack specialized staff, sufficient supplies, and standardized protocols. He also said xylazine can complicate withdrawal and make it harder for people to engage in substance use treatment. Members discussed the value of non-stigmatizing, consensus messaging, family support organizations, and existing resources such as PARI, StreetCheck, and state-funded syringe service and naloxone networks.
The group also reviewed the commission timeline and next steps. Staff said materials for the December 11 full commission meeting should be submitted by December 2, with draft presentation materials to be shared by December 4 and reviewed by December 9. Members agreed to do additional follow-up research on topics including the cost-effectiveness and contents of self-care wound kits, outreach to family and recovery organizations, incarcerated populations, and geographic access gaps. The meeting ended with agreement to use a PowerPoint-style presentation and to continue compiling research through a shared folder, followed by adjournment at 9:55 a.m.
FL
Florida 2026 4th Special Session
February 12, 2026 - 02:30 PM
Transcript Highlights:
- I was a child that found myself in a gray area where I never got an opportunity for my voice to be heard
- I finally found a space where all my rage could be transformed into passion and purpose and became part
- David Roberts: Corrected the documented public health failure and the risk reversing the life-saving
- David Roberts: The same study found people with medication-assisted treatment were significantly less
- That series documented nearly 500 children in the previous five years who had died while under our care
FL
Florida 2025 Regular Session
December 9, 2025 - 03:00 PM
Transcript Highlights:
- will allow us to highlight some of the more recent nationally recognized initiatives that have been founded
- UF and are making... ...some of the more recent nationally recognized initiatives that have been founded
- We found this information directly on the web.
- So, more data, better results, because artificial intelligence is data-hungry, and we found Florida is
- So, more data, better results, because artificial intelligence is data-hungry, and we found Florida is
Summary:
The Natural Resources and Disaster Subcommittee met to discuss the use of artificial intelligence in emergency management and related public-safety applications. The panel included the Florida Division of Emergency Management, the University of Florida, and Florida International University. FDEM described current uses of AI for invoice anomaly detection, automated situation report drafting, and data synthesis in WebEOC, emphasizing that AI is used to speed analysis and improve efficiency but not to replace human decision-making. The agency also said counties retain access through backup communications such as Starlink and generators, and that WebEOC provides shared visibility, archived documentation, and a common operating picture across all 67 counties.
University of Florida representatives highlighted Beacon, an AI-enabled public safety audio service developed with FDEM and public media partners to distribute official alerts across multiple platforms, including mobile devices and digital streams. UF IFAS described a geospatial AI “Gaia bot” that turns satellite data into natural-language answers and maps for crop damage assessment and flood-risk mapping, with a focus on making complex Earth-observation data more accessible to growers and policymakers. FIU presented AI models that predict water levels and flood mitigation settings much faster than traditional simulation tools, with comparable or better accuracy, and said the work includes explainability features and broader research on compound flooding.
Members asked extensive questions about storm surge, hallucinations, whether generative AI or large language models were being used, data vetting, and hardware needs. The witnesses repeatedly stressed that their systems are not autonomous, that human review remains central, and that the models used are primarily data-driven predictive tools rather than chatbot-style generative AI. The meeting ended with thanks to the panelists and an announcement that the committee’s policy chief was leaving for another position. Representative Mooney then moved that the committee rise, and the meeting adjourned.
NH
Transcript Highlights:
- Um, a passer by found me me in 2015.
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else understands they've found something else understands they've found something - You're only found guilty in the criminal court.
- <01:41:17.679>
Found <01:41:18.000>guilty. mentioning found guilty. - Found guilty. mentioning found guilty. Found guilty.
FL
Transcript Highlights:
- And the report concludes that Florida consumers are paying over $25 million in documented reportable
- I want to share this one documented case of a little puppy named Emmy, a purebred King Charles Cavalier
- What we'd be moving to is that each failure by an employer to provide the documentation verifying an
- What happens to any employers right now that are currently under investigation and when they're found
- What happens to any employers right now that are currently under investigation and when they're found
Keywords:
special districts, funding, financial assistance, rural community, state agency, economic development, artificial intelligence, personal data protection, consumer rights, chatbot, deceptive practices, government contracts, public records, consumer protection, data privacy, investigations, proprietary information, chatbots, Florida statutes, nonprofit
Summary:
The Committee on Commerce and Tourism heard and advanced several bills focused on economic development, consumer protection, workforce issues, and technology. SB 1076 would raise Florida’s research and development tax credit cap from $9 million to $50 million beginning with the 2027 allocation, and it was reported favorably. SB 1266, as amended, creates a cybersecurity experiential internship and clearance-readiness program with Cyber Florida and was also reported favorably. SB 554, a Florida Bar-backed update to the not-for-profit corporations statute, was approved without opposition. SB 1004, aimed at protecting buyers of dogs and cats from deceptive sales practices and predatory financing at retail pet stores, received supportive testimony from animal welfare advocates and was reported favorably. SB 1074, which sets rounding rules for cash transactions if pennies are unavailable, also passed favorably.
The committee also considered SB 998, the Department of Commerce package, which combines updates to the Small Cities CDBG program, clarification of rural community eligibility, an exemption from a reverter clause for military-related land conveyances, and revisions to E-Verify enforcement. The E-Verify portion drew the most debate, with questions about employer cure periods, treatment of current investigations, and whether the bill creates a loophole for independent contractors. Senator Smith opposed the bill, arguing it creates unequal enforcement between employers and immigrant workers, while Senator Wright supported the military-related provisions. SB 998 was reported favorably on a divided vote.
SB 214, which expands the rural community definition to include special districts in rural counties, was reported favorably. The committee then took up SB 482, an artificial intelligence consumer-protection bill that creates an “AI bill of rights” covering companion chatbots, parental controls for minors, data privacy, de-identified data, unauthorized use of likeness, and enforcement by the Attorney General, with a limited private cause of action for minors. The bill drew extensive testimony both in support and in opposition, including concerns about privacy, age verification, and enforcement, but it was reported favorably. Finally, the committee approved SPB 7030, a public-records exemption tied to Department of Legal Affairs investigations under the AI bill, and adjourned after members requested to be recorded on certain votes.
WA
Transcript Highlights:
- particular assumption and making a recommendation, we consider quite a few factors, and they're documented
- And basically, they found, not surprisingly, inflation is highly correlated, as you saw from those graphs
- And it's likely, or it is, in our study they found, it really is housing costs, or more specifically
- The remaining sections of this document... ...and into the future.
- I think our position on Plan 1 is well documented.
Summary:
The Pension Funding Council met on October 8 with introductions from council members and staff, then received a detailed presentation from the Office of the State Actuary on long-term economic assumptions and the state pension systems’ financial condition. OSA reported that the combined pension systems are currently 100% funded on a smoothed basis, with open plans above 95% funded, and that legacy Plan 1 systems remain on a path toward full funding under current policy. The actuaries recommended updating assumptions to 3% inflation, 3.5% general salary growth, and a 7.25% investment return, while keeping Plan 1 membership growth at 1%. They also explained asset smoothing, the role of recent strong investment returns, and the expected budget impacts of the recommended changes. Representatives from the Economic and Revenue Forecast Council and the State Investment Board offered supporting perspectives, generally describing the assumptions as reasonable and consistent with their own outlooks.
The council also heard an overview of the Long-Term Services and Supports Trust Program (WACares) from DSHS and OSA. Program staff described the program’s social insurance structure, premium collection, benefit eligibility, and upcoming implementation milestones. OSA reported that the program’s first actuarial valuation showed a positive actuarial balance under the base scenario and recommended no change to the current 0.58% premium rate during the program’s early learning phase, noting that future changes would depend on experience and the program’s risk-management framework. OSA also said the recommendation would remain the same regardless of the outcome of the pending ballot measure affecting investment options.
During public comment, a representative of the Washington State School Retirees Association urged continued work on Plan 1 funding and related legislation, while the Association of Washington Cities cautioned against increasing pension assumptions in a way that could raise future employer costs and reduce flexibility for current local government services. In action, the council adopted a motion to maintain the current long-term economic assumptions by a 4-2 vote, adopted the recommendation to keep the WACares premium rate at 0.58% by a 6-0 vote, and then elected Katie Chapman as council chair by unanimous vote. The meeting then adjourned.
AL
Alabama 2025 Regular Session
Alabama House Ways and Means General Fund Committee Mar 5th, 2025
Ways and Means General Fund
Transcript Highlights:
- Now, the largest precinct I found had 2,900 votes.
- I appreciate your comments, but the largest ballot box that I found had 2,900... ...largest ballot box
- that I found had 2,900 people who actually voted.
- I didn't see that. 2,900 was the largest one that I... ...had 2,900 was the largest one that I found.
- I do want to refer to a document that I want to make sure I put my eyes on.
Keywords:
elections, post-election audit, election audit, risk-limiting audit, ballot audit, election integrity, voter confidence, Secretary of State, judge of probate, canvassing board, poll watchers, ballot containers, manual tally, recount, county election, statewide election, general election, absentee ballots, provisional ballots, election transparency
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- Uh, for having found the better deal and all this bill does is essentially extend that same courtesy
- I asked for the documentation from them of, of how they got salvage value information.
- And provide documentation of how the salvage value is determined.
- It's been a year and a half, and I found out that you do have these medical concerns.
- When we settle a case, there is a written document that says this is the agreement.
AR
Transcript Highlights:
- Purchases totaling just over $73,000 were made without a documented business purpose for items such as
- tested 147 disbursements totaling $1.91 million and noted 124 exceptions regarding processing and documenting
- Therefore, we relied solely on the documentation provided by UALR and limited knowledge of current employees
- Therefore, we relied solely on the documentation provided by UALR and limited knowledge of current employees
- other than the missing support of invoices on a certain number of invoices, there was not anything found
TX
Texas 89th Regular
Press Conference: Lt. Governor Dan Patrick Feb 12th, 2025
Texas Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- One will provide that if an illegal, undocumented alien, as defined under federal law, is found to have
- I documented over 200 cases from 2019 through 2023 of defendants. multiple felony bonds.
- This week, we documented 162 cases of defendants who are on bond that are now charged with murder since
- It's time for us to stop documenting cases like this.
- I don't know, because nobody knows, because nobody's documenting this.
Keywords:
SJR 2, Senate Joint Resolution 2, constitutional amendment, homestead exemption, property tax relief, school property tax, ad valorem tax, residence homestead, school district taxes, Texas Constitution Article VIII, public school finance, homeowner exemption, elderly exemption, senior tax relief, disabled exemption, tax year 2025, voter approval, November 2025 ballot, local government, Ways & Means
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- This year, we found trends similar to those in the past.
- We are an interstate compact founded over 75 years ago by the governors.
- Currently, districts must respond with large amounts of requested documentation.
- The reputational damage occurs long before anyone has found any wrongdoing at all.
- Parents found out through leaked documents, not transparency through a leak.
ND
North Dakota 2026 1st Special Session
Water Topics Overview Committee Mar 26th, 2026 at 09:00 am
Water Topics Overview Committee
Transcript Highlights:
- and reviewed over 150 related documents.
- And third, process documentation and decision trees.
- So what we found is that, you know, we asked some questions.
- So what we found is that, you know, we asked some questions.
- They found clay pipes in town, and they're slowly getting to those.
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- Our ombudsman can help us, has helped us document some of those stories, but one of them is talking about
- a a way to to make it they had found a a way to to make it well<00:37:52.160>
and <00:37:52.280 - that in the first 3 years of that found that in the first 3 years of the<00:54:13.280>
pandemic,< - workforce development, and I founded workforce development, and I founded Isuroon, Isuroon, Isuroon
- We also found a structural barrier.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- So they've found a loophole in the laws we passed, and all we disagree on.
- I am thankful to have ultimately found healing, but many women do not.
- As mentioned earlier, a 2016 study found that the FDA no longer...
- In a moment of desperation, Katie found PACN.
- Yeah, I think that it's going to be all document-based.
Keywords:
HB 229, Texas, political subdivision, local government, county dues, county association, state association of counties, lobbying, lobbyist, public funds, taxpayer lawsuit, injunctive relief, attorney's fees, Government Code Chapter 556, Local Government Code Section 89.002, legislative advocacy, municipal government, county government, city government, special district
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Floor Session May 26th, 2026
California House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- We alone, on three cases, found over a quarter billion dollars in fraud. Mr.
- The auditor also found that CDCR, DDS, and DSH do not have a formal process for reporting their shift
- The audit found that vacancy rates at some facilities remained extremely high, facilities.
- When people don't understand government documents, they are less likely to access services.
- Go to the four digits of the government document of the voter's choice. It becomes a PIN.
US
US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
Hearings to examine research security risks posed by foreign nationals from countries of risk working at the Department of Energy¿s National Laboratories and necessary mitigation steps. Feb 20th, 2025 at 09:00 am
Energy and Natural Resources Committee
Transcript Highlights:
- And we were able to squash a lot of the 1,000 talents programs we found.
- That's a pretty stunning comment I just gave that we found at one of the labs.
- We found a Chinese national who had been hired to one of the DOE labs and then they used that to shift
- And unfortunately this has been the case and it's well documented.
- A guy that absolutely we trusted in every way and we were astounded with what we found.
Keywords:
national security, Department of Energy, foreign espionage, security protocols, Chinese Communist Party, national laboratories, research security
Summary:
The Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee convened to address pressing issues related to research security risks at the Department of Energy, focusing specifically on foreign nationals' access to sensitive information. The meeting highlighted the increasing threats posed by espionage from the Chinese Communist Party, which has sought to infiltrate U.S. national laboratories and exploit American research for military purposes. Discussions included the importance of tightening security protocols to safeguard national interests and maintain technological advantages. Witnesses provided insight into historical contexts and current vulnerabilities, emphasizing that without proper measures, the gaps could jeopardize national security.
PA
Transcript Highlights:
- , this led to... ...principles, whereas celebrating 250 years since America's founding, this legislature
- document, the foundational truth that unalienable rights come from God, the Creator, and whereas the
- core political beliefs of the Founding Fathers included, without limitation,...
- And whereas the core political beliefs of the Founding Fathers included, without limitation, ordered
- And whereas since America's founding, government-issued calls to prayer have been integral to public
Summary:
The House convened at noon with prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance, including a reading of George Washington’s prayer in recognition of the 250th anniversary of the nation’s founding. The journal for Saturday, June 27, 2026, was postponed until printed. Representative Borowitz then spoke under House Rule 17 on America 250 and House Resolution 579, which designates a day of commemoration for America’s 250th birthday and celebrates the nation’s founding principles.
Borowitz’s remarks reviewed a long historical narrative emphasizing the role of religion and divine providence in American history, citing the Declaration of Independence, the Founding Fathers, early colonial worship, the Pilgrims, the Great Awakenings, presidential prayers and proclamations, the Aitken Bible, Capitol church services, the Civil War, World War II, and later references such as the National Prayer Breakfast and Apollo-era Bibles. The resolution was described as reaffirming commitment to the Declaration’s principles, including rights endowed by the Creator and reliance on divine providence.
No vote was taken on the resolution during this session. At the end of the remarks, Representative Dockery moved to adjourn, and the House agreed by voice vote. The House adjourned until Monday, June 29, 2026, at 12 noon, unless sooner recalled by the Speaker.
NH
New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session
Senate Executive Departments and Administration (03/11/2026)
Executive Departments and Administration
Transcript Highlights:
- So veterans tax credits documentation.
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So <00:51:44.800>I it in a you know on a document. - So I it in a you know on a document.
- For example, if the lead department tells someone they have an extension to file a document, but then
- The two before the ones that I got found, uh, not found guilty. They just, um, yes.
NM
New Mexico 2025 Regular Session
House - Chamber Meeting Mar 19th, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- I believe I found it.
- But if we're looking at, I have a document here that gives me sort of an example of...
- Speaker and gentlelady, we found out about it Today. And Mr.
- , both sets of documents.
- Speaker and gentlelady, that's where the problem was found.