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LA

Louisiana 2026 Regular Session

House of Representatives Mar 24th, 2026

Louisiana House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • He came from a family of service, and he lived that calling every day of his life.
  • So if the Ward family or Ms.
  • Whereas Louisiana families want their children to be happy and healthy and to thrive; healthy families
  • I mean, that could, that would materially disrupt his service, his church service, and now I'm going
  • Religious service, and this person is?
Summary: The House convened with a quorum, opened in prayer, and received official notice from the Secretary of State certifying Dana Henry and Paul Sawyer to fill vacancies in the chamber. Both members were sworn in. The House also received Senate messages on several concurrent resolutions and a large slate of Senate bills, and it adopted a number of House resolutions recognizing groups and individuals, including agriculture, athletic trainers, GoFar Louisiana, homeschooling families, veterans, and several community honorees. Committee reports and bill referrals were also announced throughout the morning hour. A substantial portion of the meeting was devoted to floor action on House bills, many of them memorial highway designations and policy measures. The House gave final passage to bills naming roadways and bridges for Officer Trevor Abney, Dr. Harry Blake Sr., Virginia Green Evans, and American Legion Post No. 14, and it also passed bills extending Tax Commission assessment fees, creating a transfer-on-death securities registration act, increasing lender origination fees, expanding assessor certification committee membership, and strengthening protections for eligible adults against financial exploitation. Other bills passed included measures on teacher certification appeals, removing Evangeline Parish from a juvenile justice district, re-creating the Department of Education, and repealing a $25 impaired-driving fine. Most of these bills passed overwhelmingly or unanimously. The most extensive debate centered on House Bill 68, which would create a new offense for disturbing worship services and impose a mandatory 30-day jail term for certain misdemeanor conduct, with higher penalties for related offenses. Supporters argued the bill was intended to deter disruptions and reduce the risk of escalation in houses of worship, citing heightened security concerns and incidents in churches nationwide. Opponents questioned the bill’s vagueness, the mandatory minimum sentence, the distinction between misdemeanor and felony treatment, and whether existing law already covered the conduct. The bill remained under discussion as members continued to raise constitutional, enforcement, and policy concerns.
LA

Louisiana 2026 Regular Session

House of Representatives Mar 24th, 2026

Louisiana House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • He came from a family of service, and he lived that calling every day of his life.
  • So if the Ward family or Ms.
  • Whereas Louisiana families want their children to be happy and healthy and to thrive, healthy families
  • I mean, that could, that would materially disrupt his service, his church service, and now I'm going
  • Religious service, and this person is?
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Capital Investment Committee 3/24/26

Capital Investment

Transcript Highlights:
  • immediate family of Melissa Hortman. And immediate family of Melissa Hortman.
  • And any unspent money with the family.
  • And so during her 20 years of service.
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  • I'm showing single family<00:57:29.480><c> homes</c> family homes family homes uh,<00:57:30.760><c> on
AZ

Arizona 2026 Regular Session

03/23/2026 - House Public Safety & Law Enforcement

Public Safety & Law Enforcement

Transcript Highlights:
  • We spoke with Sheriff Rhodes, who supports the bill.
  • Additionally, it allows any state agency to establish a crisis response services program to provide support
  • There are many aspects that require funding and support.
  • I totally support this. Y'all know I have kids.
  • I just, in its current form, I can't support it, but I would support it if the things that were mentioned
WA

Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Education Jan 29th, 2026 at 08:00 am

Education

Transcript Highlights:
  • Student Supports Protocol.
  • Again, I think Cecil performs a valuable service to the parents and families of students across the state
  • I can say that this bill is supporting children of all different language backgrounds because we're supporting
  • Washington State PTA urges your support of 1295.
  • I am here in strong support of House Bill 1295.
WA

Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Labor & Workplace Standards Jan 27th, 2026 at 10:30 am

Labor & Workplace Standards

Transcript Highlights:
  • I urge your support of this bill.
  • We supply the services to the state around those services needed.
  • We supply the services to the state around those services needed.
  • Residential is carved out in residential service, so residential construction and residential service
  • their families.
Bills: HB2513, HB2524, HB2611
WA

Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session

Senate Ways & Means Jan 26th, 2026 at 04:00 pm

Ways & Means

Transcript Highlights:
  • I support the measured and incremental approach taken here.
  • And Wama supports 5989.
  • Thank you for your support.
  • We urge your support. Thank you. Thank you.
  • Data center projects support high-skilled electrical work.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Taxes Committee 3/20/25

Taxes

Transcript Highlights:
  • care, schools, child care, and other public services that children, their families, and Minnesotans
  • that children their public services that children their families<00:07:50.560><c> and</c><00:07:50.720
  • Investments in early childhood, including financial support for families, yield long-term economic benefits
  • I urge you to support House File 2254 and invest in families like mine.
  • I appreciate the support.
WA

Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session

Senate Floor Session Mar 6th, 2026

Washington Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • . transportation and would ask the body for their support for their remarks Senator Robinson thank you
  • Actually, I’m standing in support of 0939. I did take a look at those numbers.
  • Rising again in support of Amendment 939. What happens in our cities and counties?
  • But in efforts to bring peace to the family, the State Council of Firefighters has asked me to present
  • And I'm asking that we would support this measure tonight. Further remarks, Senator Gildon.
Summary: The Senate considered Engrossed Second Substitute House Bill 2034, a measure to terminate and restate the LEOFF 1 pension plan and use surplus funds for other state purposes if federal approval is obtained. During debate, senators discussed whether the plan should remain funded at 110% or 120% of actuarial value, whether surplus dollars should instead go to transportation or the budget stabilization account, whether members should receive an additional distribution, and whether local governments should be reimbursed for retiree health care costs. Several amendments were offered: a Gildon amendment to raise the funding target to 120% failed; a technical Robinson amendment adding a date passed; Holy, King, Harris, Schessler, and Conway amendments addressing member distributions, transportation, budget stabilization, local government health care costs, and a reconstituted board distribution all failed; and Robinson’s amendment removing Climate Commitment Act repayment language passed. The Ways and Means striking amendment, as amended, was then adopted. On final passage, supporters argued the bill was actuarially sound, had been reviewed by attorneys, actuaries, the State Investment Board, and the Department of Retirement Systems, and would allow use of excess funding for other state needs. Opponents warned it left too little in the pension fund, should dedicate surplus dollars only to one-time uses, and did not adequately reimburse cities and counties for retiree medical obligations. After debate, the Senate passed E2SHB 2034 by a vote of 25 yeas, 22 nays, with one absent and one excused. Afterward, the Senate returned to Substitute House Bill 2178, which was also passed on final passage by a vote of 39 yeas and 9 nays, with one excused. The chamber then adjourned until the next scheduled meeting.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
  • to members of the Connecticut legislature, pressuring them to withdraw a resolution that expressed support
  • In Taiwan, and so their position was if you support freedom there, we want to be able to knock out your
  • But it is not about going against speech or activities that are supporting those countries. because we
  • Medicare is significantly higher than Medicaid rates for the vast majority of services.
  • We took some really horrifying testimony of what happened to a whole family.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
  • ADL supports the right to protest. We support the right of free speech.
  • We support this bill.
  • I am supportive of this bill.
  • We happily support this bill.
  • We support providing homelessness services and have partnerships with many local organizations to do
TX

Texas 89th Regular

State Affairs (Part II) Apr 14th, 2025

State Affairs

Transcript Highlights:
  • ADL supports the right to protest. We support the right of free speech.
  • We support this bill.
  • I am supportive of this bill.
  • We support providing homelessness services.
  • Two, improve public services and spaces. 2. Improve public services and spaces.
Summary: The committee first adopted a committee substitute for Senate Bill 30 and then voted to report the substituted bill favorably to the full Senate; the roll call showed six ayes and one nay, with later unanimous-consent corrections noted for additional aye votes. The committee also reported Senate Bill 801 favorably to the full Senate by an eight-to-one vote. Both bills were left with no further action in the meeting after the votes. The committee then heard Senate Bill 2595 by Senator Middleton and Senate Bill 2876 by Chairman Hughes, both aimed at addressing masked harassment and riot-related conduct. Supporters said the bills would deter intimidation, protect public order, and respond to recent protests and anti-Semitic incidents, while opponents from civil rights, disability, and advocacy groups argued the measures were overly broad, could chill peaceful protest, and would burden people who wear masks for religious, medical, or disability-related reasons. Public testimony was taken on both bills, and both were left pending after testimony closed. Senate Bill 2753, by Senator Hall, proposed consolidating early voting and election day into a single continuous in-person voting period with common procedures and equipment, while preserving countywide voting and mail voting. The Secretary of State’s office said the bill could improve ballot secrecy and simplify administration, though witnesses raised concerns about ballot privacy, logistics, and access for disabled voters; some county election officials were neutral or supportive of the concept, while others opposed it as confusing or potentially burdensome. The bill was left pending after extensive testimony. The committee also heard Senate Bill 2225 on allowing spirit-based ready-to-drink beverages to be sold in grocery and convenience stores, with supporters arguing the law should focus on alcohol content rather than the source of the alcohol and that the bill would modernize an outdated code. Later, Senate Bill 1540, which would add election officials and related workers to confidentiality protections, drew support from county election officials who described threats and harassment, though one witness suggested the bill’s language may need technical adjustment to better match its intent. Finally, Senate Bill 2382, concerning statewide voter registration systems and offline counties, drew opposition from county election administrators and vendors who warned about capacity, cybersecurity, and single-point-of-failure risks, while others suggested a phased approach or API-based integration; the transcript ends with testimony still open on that bill.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

State Affairs (Part I) Apr 14th, 2025

State Affairs

Transcript Highlights:
  • Their justification is they don't like how America supports freedom in Taiwan.
  • And so their position was, if you support freedom there, we want to be able to knock out your assets
  • Medicare is significantly higher than Medicaid rates for the vast majority of services. Thank you.
  • Medicare is significantly higher than Medicaid rates for the vast majority of services.
  • We are not limiting the types of services. We are not limiting the providers.
Summary: The Senate Committee on State Affairs heard Senate Bill 3031, which would expand aggravated assault to cover certain road-rage shootings involving a person in or traveling to or from a motor vehicle, when a firearm is discharged and causes injury, property damage, or fear of serious bodily injury. Senator Schwertner laid out the bill for the author, described it as closing a gap in the law, and there was no public testimony; the bill was left pending. The committee then heard Senate Bill 2514, a measure by Chairman Hughes aimed at creating a DPS unit to identify, investigate, and monitor hostile foreign influence operations and to require ethics training for state employees. Supportive invited testimony from Dr. Jacqueline Deal, Ambassador Kelly Curry, and Michael Lucci emphasized threats from the Chinese Communist Party, transnational repression, cyber intrusion, and state-level influence efforts, and argued Texas should take a leading role. Public testimony included opposition from speakers who raised concerns about free speech, privacy, and potential overbreadth. The bill was left pending after testimony closed. Finally, the committee took up Senate Bill 30 as pending business and discussed a committee substitute. Senator Schwertner explained that the substitute would limit admissible medical expense evidence to amounts paid or up to 300% of Medicare, clarify treatment of provider testimony and attorney-referred providers, remove a requirement that plaintiffs use available health insurance to mitigate damages, strike a unanimous-verdict requirement for non-economic damages, and delete a remittitur provision. Senators questioned the impact on sexual assault and child abuse survivors, the use of Medicare as a benchmark, and whether the bill would still allow fair compensation. After discussion, SB 30 was left pending and the committee recessed subject to the call of the chair.
KY

Kentucky 2026 Regular Session

House Legislative Session Day 59 (4-14-26) - Part 1

Kentucky House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Services is to fund, essentially.
  • </c><00:17:06.959><c> fund</c> and family services is to to fund and family services is to to fund essentially
  • We all want to our dental services.
  • We all want support our dentist.
  • </c><02:03:58.480><c> to</c> Department for Medicaid Services to Department for Medicaid Services to
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Aeronautics and Transportation Feb 23rd, 2026 at 10:00 am

Aeronautics and Transportation

Transcript Highlights:
  • With the words 'may serve as a primary proof,' does that mean that Service Oklahoma could open up the
  • Service Oklahoma is already very diligent on checking records.
  • Required or is that just gonna be dependent on the rules that Service Oklahoma promulgates?
  • Service Oklahoma is already very diligent in checking IDs and.
  • It's my understanding that this family is neither law enforcement, first responder, or military.
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Aeronautics and Transportation Feb 23rd, 2026

Aeronautics and Transportation

Transcript Highlights:
  • I would just defer to you and defer to the family and maybe to the Department of Public Safety.
  • Does that mean that Service Oklahoma could open up the door to other forms of proof, maybe a utility
  • Service Oklahoma is already very diligent in checking IDs and immigration papers and making sure that
  • It's my understanding that this family is neither law enforcement, first responder, or military.
  • It's my understanding that this family is neither law enforcement, first responder, or military.
Summary: The Senate Aeronautics and Transportation Committee met and heard several transportation- and licensing-related bills. Senate Bill 1772, by Senator Peterson, would require headlights from sunset to sunrise and whenever windshield wipers are in use; after brief discussion about automatic headlights and enforcement, it advanced 8-4. Senate Bill 1958, by Senator Standridge, designated the I-35/Flood Avenue interchange as the Patrolman Mark Harris Memorial Interchange; after a question about the wording on the sign, it advanced unanimously 12-0. The committee then considered Senate Bill 2010, which would require non-citizen applicants to provide proof of lawful presence, mark limited-term Real IDs, and require an annual report. Members raised concerns about definitions, proof requirements, and whether the language matched the stated intent; the author agreed to strike the title and work on the language, and the bill advanced 11-1. Senate Bill 1595, described as a consumer protection/accountability measure for CDL training schools and grant administration, drew questions about steering students, agency recommendations, and whether lists of schools would still be allowed; it also advanced 11-1. Senate Bill 1687 would allow commercial driver training entities to proctor the written exam, and it passed 12-0. Senate Bill 1684, which requires companies doing highway remediation to carry liability insurance, was amended to set the minimum coverage at $3 million and to specify liability insurance; after discussion about subcontractors and safety, it passed 12-0. Senate Bill 1996, a memorial highway and bridge naming bill, was laid over after a question about whether the honoree was law enforcement, first responder, or military. The committee also announced that SB 1950 and SB 2052 would be laid over, and that it would meet again the following week to finish remaining bills.
AL

Alabama 2026 Regular Session

Alabama House Military and Veterans Affairs Committee Feb 4th, 2026

Military and Veterans Affairs

Transcript Highlights:
  • state, and Father that we would do all we could, God, to make their life better and stronger for the service
  • </c><00:04:33.040><c> Holy</c><00:04:33.280><c> Spirit</c> the service they've given.
  • Holy Spirit the service they've given.
  • Thank you, and thank you for taking care of our men and women in service. Thank you.
  • </c> of our men and women service. of our men and women service.
WA

Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Technology, Economic Development, & Veterans Jan 27th, 2026 at 10:30 am

Technology, Economic Development, & Veterans

Transcript Highlights:
  • Also with the governor proposing, we're seeing potential cuts to wraparound support services and financial
  • that support reentry and stability.
  • that support reentry and stability.
  • workers, opportunity begins with workforce training, supportive services, and mental health and community
  • It supports long-term economic mobility by investing in community-led workforce pathways, reentry services
WA

Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session

Senate Housing Jan 21st, 2026 at 10:30 am

Housing

Transcript Highlights:
  • I want to be clear at the outset that we support the goal of this bill and strongly support wildfire
  • I want to be clear at the outset that we support the goal of this bill and strongly support wildfire
  • And we support the bill.
  • It's one that we want to support.
  • Asking for your support. Also low- and moderate-income households. Asking for your support.
WA

Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session

Senate State Government, Tribal Affairs & Elections Jan 13th, 2026 at 01:30 pm

State Government, Tribal Affairs & Elections

Transcript Highlights:
  • We must invest in programs that support student growth and inspired service...
  • We must invest in programs that support student growth and inspired service so every aspiring leader
  • We must invest in programs that support student growth and inspired service so every aspiring leader
  • We must invest in programs that support student growth and inspired service so every aspiring leader
  • to Grace, Grace's family to the superintendent, and correspondence back to the family.