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AZ

Arizona 2026 Regular Session

04/20/2026 - Senate Floor Session

Arizona Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • I hope we'll keep that same energy when a trans person wants to have gender-affirming care, which is
  • Thank you. ...wants to have gender-affirming care, which is health care. Thank you so much.
Keywords: 1182, all
CA
Transcript Highlights:
  • Assembly Member Ward, which passed through here last year and expands the Safe at Home program for gender-affirming
  • , and volunteers. ...which passed through here last year and expands the Safe at Home program for gender-affirming
Summary: The Assembly Privacy and Consumer Protection Committee heard several bills focused on consumer transparency, environmental protection, education accountability, and privacy protections. AB 2143 by Assemblymember Irwin would prohibit online marketplaces from accepting payment for noxious weeds shipped into California; supporters said the bill would close an e-commerce loophole that helps spread invasive species, while TechNet opposed it unless clearer standards and safeguards were added. AB 1744 by Assemblymember Addis, the Clear Labels, Clear Seas Act, would bar sunscreen products containing chemical UV filters from being marketed as “reef safe” or similar claims; supporters, including a Sacramento high school eco club and Surfrider Foundation, said the bill would prevent misleading greenwashing, while the Personal Care Products Council expressed concern about implications for the safety of those ingredients. The committee also heard AB 1861 by Assemblymember Lackey, which would require the California Department of Education to maintain a public, searchable database of special education complaint decisions with personal information redacted. Supporters said the bill would improve transparency and help identify patterns of noncompliance affecting students with disabilities, while county education officials argued state resources should instead go toward filling special education vacancies. AB 2624 by Assemblymember Bonta would expand the Safe at Home address confidentiality program to immigrant service providers, employees, and volunteers and restrict online posting of their personal information when intended to threaten or intimidate; supporters described rising harassment, doxing, and threats against immigrant-serving organizations, while Assemblymember DeMaio raised First Amendment and public transparency concerns and Assemblymember Patterson questioned the bill’s limits on protest and publication. Because the committee initially lacked a quorum, several bills were heard and later voted on once quorum was established. Members generally praised the bills and, in some cases, requested to be added as coauthors. When votes were taken, AB 1861, AB 1744, AB 2143, and AB 2624 all passed out of committee, with AB 2624 receiving 11 aye votes and 2 no votes; the others were reported out on unanimous or near-unanimous votes. The committee then adjourned.
CA

California 2025-2026 Regular Session

Assembly Privacy and Consumer Protection Committee Apr 7th, 2026

Privacy and Consumer Protection

Transcript Highlights:
  • Assembly Member Ward, which passed through here last year and expands the Safe at Home program for gender-affirming
  • employees, and volunteers. which passed through here last year and expands the Safe at Home program for gender-affirming
Keywords: 988, house, all
WA

Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session

Senate Floor Session Feb 17th, 2026 at 09:30 am

Washington Senate Floor Meeting

WA

Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session

Senate Floor Session Feb 17th, 2026

Washington Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Most Loving, guide us to treat one another with love, compassion, and justice, regardless of race, gender
  • And justice, regardless of race, gender, social class, religion, and national origin.
Summary: The Senate convened with all members present, heard a prayer and pledge, approved the prior day’s journal, and then moved through committee reports and House messages. Several bills were referred to committees, including low-income energy assistance and real property use restrictions. The chamber then took up a series of gubernatorial appointments, confirming Apollonio P. Hernandez to the University of Washington Board of Regents, Violet M. Frolov to the Central Washington University Board of Trustees, and Monica U. to the Washington Student Achievement Council, each after sponsor remarks and roll-call votes. The Senate also recessed briefly for caucuses and later resumed floor action on bills. On final passage, the Senate approved SB 6220 on nonprofit housing property tax exemptions for temporary community use, SB 5947 creating the Washington Health Care Board, ESSB 631 on safe pedestrian passage during construction, ESSB 6066 establishing crash prevention zones, SB 6044 recognizing Diwali and Bandi Chhor Divas, SB 5899 allowing qualified chiropractors to treat non-human animals under a licensing framework, SB 6151 dedicating environmental program fee accounts, ESSB 6200 allowing renters and mobile home occupants to install portable cooling devices with safeguards, SB 5901 adjusting school construction assistance for on-base schools, and SB 6080 governing federal detention contracts with county and municipal jails. Most of these bills passed with strong bipartisan support, though SB 5947, SB 5924, SB 6200, and SB 6080 drew notable opposition from some senators who raised concerns about cost, scope, safety, or implementation. The Senate also adopted amendments to several measures, including technical or stakeholder-driven changes to SB 5947, ESSB 631, ESSB 6066, SB 5899, and ESSB 6200. SB 5924, expanding pharmacists’ scope of practice, passed after a lengthy debate over access to care, professional training, and the role of collaborative drug therapy agreements; supporters framed it as a response to provider shortages, while opponents argued it moved too quickly or needed more study. SB 6080, concerning jail contracts for federal detainees, saw failed amendments seeking an attorney general opinion and a good-faith extension, before passing on a 30-19 vote. The meeting ended with a personal privilege statement marking Lunar New Year and a motion to recess for lunch and caucus.
WA

Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session

Senate State Government, Tribal Affairs & Elections Feb 16th, 2026 at 08:30 am

State Government, Tribal Affairs & Elections

Transcript Highlights:
  • firm in Washington dedicated to providing free legal services exclusively to survivors of sexual and gender-based
  • During my past term, I've brought the immigrant and gender-based violence perspective to the commission
NM
Transcript Highlights:
  • basis that a physician assistant performed, recommended, or provided reproductive health services or gender-affirming
  • The board shall not issue an investigative subpoena that conflicts with the Reproductive or Gender-Affirming
Summary: The committee first took up House Bill 12, the physical therapy licensure compact. The sponsor and supporters said the bill would increase access to care and help recruit physical therapists in New Mexico, especially in rural areas and for neurodivergent patients. Support came from the Greater Albuquerque Chamber of Commerce, Desert States Physical Therapy Network, Think New Mexico, the state Health Care Authority, and Americans for Autism Advocacy. A trial lawyer raised concerns about immunity, venue, and loser-pays language, and committee members discussed whether New Mexico-specific amendments would be accepted by the compact commission. Two amendments were adopted, including clarifying language on background checks, data, federal court standing, and repeal procedures, plus an immunity-related amendment. The bill was then reported out with a 9-0 due pass recommendation. The committee then considered House Bill 10, the physician assistant interstate compact. Supporters again emphasized workforce shortages, telehealth access, and the need to join the compact to qualify for Rural Health Transformation Program funding. The Health Care Authority said the compact was part of New Mexico’s commitments tied to federal funding, and a trial lawyer again raised concerns about loser-pays language. Two amendments were adopted to clarify New Mexico’s authority over reproductive and gender-affirming care issues, confidentiality of New Mexico licensee data, joint investigations, and contingent repeal procedures. After discussion about malpractice exposure, oversight, and the need for compact commission approval of language changes, the bill received an 8-0 due pass recommendation. House Bill 34, dealing with school nurse licensure provisions, was presented as a cleanup bill to clarify implementation issues from last session. The changes would add charter schools, align contract language with teacher contracts, and adjust supervision and evaluation rules for tiered school nurses in small districts. The New Mexico School Nurses Association supported the bill, and it passed unanimously with an 8-0 due pass recommendation. The committee also heard Senate Memorial 21, which would direct the Department of Health to study overdose prevention centers and other harm reduction strategies. Supporters from the ACLU, All Safe New Mexico, the Drug Policy Alliance, and Families and Youth Innovations Plus argued that New Mexico’s overdose crisis remains severe and that evidence-based interventions could save lives and connect people to treatment. The Department of Health provided background on overdose trends and said it was neutral but available for technical questions. After discussion about fentanyl trends, drug prices, and public health approaches, the memorial was approved on a 7-1 due pass vote. The committee also announced that Senate Bill 130 would be rolled over to Sunday’s meeting because a new substitute needed review.
CA

California 2025-2026 Regular Session

Assembly Banking and Finance Committee Apr 21st, 2025

Banking and Finance

Transcript Highlights:
  • Mezcua-Samudio, and I am the State Policy and Advocacy Manager at FreeFrom, an organization working to and gender-based
  • People of color, survivors of gender-based violence, Californians with disabilities, and low-income Californians
Keywords: 988, house, all
ND

North Dakota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Senate Judiciary Apr 8th, 2025 at 09:00 am

Judiciary

Transcript Highlights:
  • It can happen in any community, and victims can be any age, race, gender, or nationality.
  • Victims can be any age, race, gender, or nationality.
Bills: HCR3028
Committee: Senate Judiciary
Summary: The Judiciary Committee heard and acted on several measures related to human trafficking, criminal procedure, and child protection. It first took up House Concurrent Resolution 3028, which would direct a legislative study of human trafficking victim services and re-entry programs. The sponsor and supporters emphasized helping victims rebuild basic life and workforce skills and better understanding existing services; YouthWorks and the North Dakota Catholic Conference described current programs and the trauma victims face. The committee discussed overlap with other interim studies, then voted unanimously to give the resolution a due pass, with Senator Braunberger designated to carry it. The committee then considered House Bill 1263, concerning sealing criminal records, and moved it forward without changing the House version after members noted the House had removed presumption language and reduced the waiting period. That bill also received a due pass recommendation. Next, House Bill 1226, which revises the state’s mask law for public places, drew testimony from the sponsor and an expert witness who argued that masking to conceal identity during group criminal conduct undermines public safety and law enforcement. Members debated the House-added requirement that law enforcement request unmasking; the committee adopted an amendment to remove that language, then passed the bill as amended, with Senator Luick to carry it. Finally, the committee heard House Bill 1410, a study resolution on criminal conduct against children, including child sexual abuse, physical abuse, neglect, and the use of artificial intelligence in exploitation crimes. Supporters from the Child Sexual Assault Prevention Task Force, YouthWorks, and the Children’s Advocacy Centers of North Dakota said the study would help update outdated terminology, review AI-related issues, and improve investigation and prosecution tools. The committee approved the resolution with a due pass recommendation, and Senator Cory was assigned to carry it. The committee also received a brief report that, in a quick review, there were 82 active studies introduced, including 10 shall studies and 35 shall-consider studies, with limited overlap identified beyond the trafficking-related measures.
CO

Colorado 2026 Regular Session

Colorado Senate 2026 Legislative Day 031 Feb 13th, 2026

Colorado Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • And then I started looking at grad work and I started running into, frankly, gender discrimination, and
  • ><02:04:22.400><c> into</c><02:04:23.119><c> um</c><02:04:24.400><c> frankly</c><02:04:24.800><c> gender
  • </c> I started running into um frankly gender I started running into um frankly gender discrimination
  • remember that's Faith who insisted that we fight for our air quality from every angle, for better transit
  • remember that's Faith who insisted that we fight for our air quality from every angle, for better transit
Keywords: 981, all
LA

Louisiana 2026 Regular Session

House of Representatives Apr 23rd, 2026

Louisiana House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • certain use of terms in the Restoring Biological Truth Act; provides for changing references from gender
Summary: The House convened with a quorum, opened in prayer, and adopted the journal. Members received messages from the Senate on several House bills and Senate bills, and a number of House resolutions were introduced or laid over. The chamber also suspended rules to allow committees to continue meeting while the House was in session. Several local and ceremonial resolutions were taken up, including measures on public health data, carbon sequestration property rights, declining school enrollment, and commendations and condolences. The floor then considered a series of local bills and Senate bills, many of which passed with little or no opposition. Among the House bills approved were measures creating or adjusting local districts and utility-related authorities in Orleans and Jefferson parishes, including bills on the Regency Park Town Home Crime Prevention Security District, Sewage and Water Board procurement and lien authority, the Foulberg-New neighborhood improvement district, and temporary parish burn bans. The House also passed bills on broadband cable price notices, state finance limits, toll exemptions for school board-owned leased vehicles, prestige license plates, and a brain injury designation on driver’s licenses. Senate bills passed included measures on workers’ compensation evidence rules, recreation of the Department of Agriculture and Forestry, a soybean grain research board name change, incumbent worker training, interdict estate planning, and recreational alligator hunting. The most extensive debate centered on Senate Bill 256, which would consolidate Orleans Parish’s separate civil and criminal clerk of court offices into a single Orleans clerk. Supporters argued the change would align Orleans with the rest of the state, improve efficiency, and reduce costs, while preserving employees and services. Opponents raised concerns about the timing, the lack of broader legislative and public involvement, the impact on the recently elected criminal clerk, and possible disruption to court operations and constitutional rights. After lengthy questioning, the bill passed 89-8. The House also heard a personal privilege statement recognizing a school choir visiting the Capitol and later continued with additional Senate bills, including one on workers’ compensation medical review evidence and another on the Department of Agriculture and Forestry.
NH

New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session

Senate Executive Departments and Administration (03/19/2025)

Executive Departments and Administration

Transcript Highlights:
  • like, oh my God, I thought we tightened this up, you know, so that indeed the issue is just the transition
  • Can we make line 12 gender-neutral with chair and vice chair?
  • Can we make line 12 gender-neutral with chair and vice chair?
  • 43.240><c> 12</c> down 71 of 26 can we make gen uh line 12 down 71 of 26 can we make gen uh line 12 gender
  • 44.399><c> with</c><02:34:44.600><c> chair</c><02:34:45.000><c> and</c><02:34:45.240><c> vice</c> gender
Keywords: 1191, senate, all
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Governor's education policy bill discussed 3/11/26

Minnesota House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • many individuals who have deeply held religious beliefs and biological and reality beliefs about gender
  • Thank you. reality beliefs about gender. Uh, and reality beliefs about gender.
Keywords: 1183, house
MO
Transcript Highlights:
  • They were done at Magnus Hirschfeld's Gender Clinic, the Institute of Sexual Science.
  • In Germany, up until 1933, trans citizens had been allowed special IDs to allow for gender identity to
  • In Germany, up until 1933, trans citizens had been allowed special IDs to allow for gender identity to
Keywords: 959, house, all
Summary: The House first established a quorum after introductions of special guests, then moved to bills for perfection. House Bill 2016, concerning anti-Semitism in Missouri schools, colleges, and universities, drew extensive debate. The sponsor said the bill would require educational institutions to adopt non-discriminatory policies protecting Jewish students from harassment and intimidation, use the IHRA definition as a guide, and preserve First Amendment rights. A Pulaski County member offered and secured adoption of an amendment clarifying that protected political, religious, and expressive speech would not be reported, cataloged, or used to create records. Supporters said the bill was needed because of rising anti-Semitic incidents and student safety concerns; opponents argued it singled out one group, could chill discussion of Israel and Palestine, and created a reporting hierarchy. The chamber ultimately adopted the amendment and then ordered the bill perfected and printed. House Bill 2384, a housing and building-code measure, was then taken up. The sponsor said it was aimed at reducing housing costs by rolling back energy-code mandates to 2009 standards, setting clearer permitting timelines, and allowing certain multifamily buildings to use a single staircase. Supporters framed it as a response to Missouri’s housing shortage and rising home prices, while opponents criticized the bill as preempting local control, especially in Kansas City and other municipalities that had adopted newer codes. A Pulaski County amendment was adopted to reduce the number of required hard copies of municipal ordinance books when ordinances are available online. After debate over energy efficiency, safety, and local authority, the House moved the previous question, then adopted the committee substitute and ordered the bill perfected and printed. House Bill 1766, dealing with personal property tax and Hancock limitations, was also perfected and printed. The sponsor said the bill would treat personal property tax growth more like real property under Hancock-style limits, arguing that rapid increases in vehicle values had created windfalls for political subdivisions. Members questioned whether the change would reduce local revenue needed for schools and other services, while supporters said it would protect taxpayers and still allow growth. The House then took up House Joint Resolution 154, which would place a Medicaid work requirement in the Missouri Constitution by mirroring federal policy. The sponsor said it would require able-bodied adults ages 19 to 64 to work, volunteer, attend school, or participate in a work program for 80 hours a month to remain eligible. Opponents raised concerns about administrative burden, documentation requirements, and the impact on vulnerable recipients, while supporters argued the measure should be made permanent through the constitution. The transcript cuts off during that debate, before final action on the resolution is shown.
NM

New Mexico 2025 Regular Session

IC - Courts, Corrections and Justice Nov 7th, 2025

Courts, Corrections & Justice Committee

Transcript Highlights:
  • about it; the Commission will decide that," and that could be a concern when it comes to abortion or gender
  • Protections for abortion and gender-affirming care for the Social Work Compact, are there protections
  • for abortion-related advice or guidance and gender-affirming care?
US

US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session

US House Floor Proceedings (Thursday, May 1, 2025)

US Federal House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • The way I've heard it, I think it just sounds like he's expecting the one gender to carry this load,
  • The way I've heard it, I think it just sounds like he's expecting the one gender to carry this load,
  • The way I've heard it, I think it just sounds like he's expecting the one gender to carry this load,
  • for another two hours of travel transit for another two hours of travel just<04:49:39.520><c> to</c>
  • </c> prescription drugs, their gender prescription drugs, their gender identity,<04:51:57.920><c> whether
MA

Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session

Informal House Session 85 Jun 21st, 2026 at 11:00 am

Massachusetts House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Third reading of the bill: An act relative to making the charter of the city of Chicopee gender neutral
Keywords: 995, all
Summary: The House began with the Pledge of Allegiance and then took up several Committee on Rules reports extending committee reporting deadlines on various House orders. The House suspended the rules as needed and adopted each extension, including for the Committees on Aging and Independence, Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure, Housing, and Transportation. The House also concurred in several Senate petitions referred under Joint Rule 12, including proposals on charter school funding, a Salem police retirement, utility shut-off protections during extreme heat, and seatbelt education for passengers in large vehicles. The Committee on Steering, Policy and Scheduling reported four local bills for House consideration: legislation concerning employees of the Dedham-Westwood Water District, the membership of the Prim Board, the Williamstown Library Trustees, and rodeos. After suspending Rule 7A, the House gave each bill a second reading and ordered them to a third reading. The House then passed several local bills to be engrossed, including measures on the Cotuit Fire District water commissioners, the town charters of Acushnet and Provincetown, the elected term of Holden’s moderator, and a bill designating Veterans Suicide Awareness and Remembrance Day, which was amended to add an emergency preamble. The House also adopted an amendment substituting a new bill for House Bill 2244, relating to making the Chicopee city charter gender neutral, and passed the amended bill to be engrossed. Later, the House considered and enacted additional measures, including House Bill 4530 making fiscal year 2025 supplemental appropriations, House Bill 4531 establishing the 2026 state primary election day, and House Bill 3298 designating July 2 as Machado-Joseph Disease Awareness Day. The session ended with the House adopting an adjournment order and adjourning to meet the following Monday at 11 a.m. in informal session.
FL

Florida 2026 Regular Session

House in Session Feb 25th, 2026

Florida House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Normally we know that transitions are usually smooth.
  • that transition to power would not be smooth?
  • That's 49 days of transition. One month, 19 days.
  • That's 49 days of transition. One month, 19 days.
  • Gender is fluid, but we all—it's something that we live with.
Summary: The House convened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, quorum call, and several recognitions, including tributes to former members and law enforcement. The chamber then adopted the special order report and moved to the day’s special-order calendar. Early bills passed unanimously, including CS/HB 401 on FDLE security details for major party nominees for governor and lieutenant governor, CS/HB 1063 on gubernatorial transition procedures, HB 593 on governmental agencies and personnel, CS/CS/HB 655 on confidential attorney-client meetings for local governments in pending litigation, and HB 6011 on ethics gift/honoraria reporting procedures. Each of these measures was explained by sponsors as transparency, security, or administrative process legislation, and each passed 115-116 to 0. The chamber then took up CS/HB 125, designating October 14 as Charlie Kirk Day of Remembrance. The bill drew extensive and sharply divided debate over whether a state remembrance was appropriate for Kirk, with opponents arguing he was a polarizing political figure and that the House should focus on affordability and other constituent concerns, while supporters framed the bill as a defense of free speech and opposition to political violence. A proposed amendment to replace the designation with a George Floyd remembrance was ruled not germane. After structured debate, the bill passed 82-31. Members also considered transportation designation measures. SB 628, substituted for CS/HB 885, included multiple road and bridge namings and an amendment designating a 124-mile stretch of State Road 80 as the President Donald J. Trump Highway; the amendment and bill passed 82-26. CS/HB 33 similarly designated portions of roads as Charlie Kirk Memorial Avenue and President Donald J. Trump Boulevard, prompting another lengthy debate over the appropriateness of honoring political figures and the use of public roadways for such designations; it passed 82-30. The House then began debate on CS/HB 35, “Isaiah’s law,” which would add driving without a valid license to the habitual traffic offender list after repeated offenses, with sponsors citing a fatal hit-and-run and opponents questioning prosecutorial discretion and the bill’s practical effects.
FL

Florida 2025 Regular Session

Fiscal Policy Apr 22nd, 2025

Transcript Highlights:
  • They just identified the people who are in the military had a hard time transition and their children
  • districts and military installations to establish a malaise outline strategies to help student transitions
  • the statute, 5, 1, 9, 0.2 for 2 public lodging tells this includes hotels, motels occasional is non transit
  • , transit, apartments, bed and breakfast, injure timeshares.
  • >> We do have several appearance forms re of gender full.
Keywords: 999, senate, all
AR

Arkansas 2026 Regular Session

HOUSE CONVENES Apr 28th, 2026

Arkansas All Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • process of eliminating academic minor programs that are not viable due to low enrollment, including gender
  • process of eliminating academic minor programs that are not viable due to low enrollment, including gender
Keywords: 1204, all