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US

US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session

US House Floor Proceedings (Thursday, January 15, 2026)

US Federal House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • >> Without objection, so ordered. >> Without objection, so ordered.
  • >> Without<01:48:48.239> objection. >> Without objection.
  • <01:56:20.719> from >> Without objection, the gentleoman from >> Without objection
  • /c><02:01:32.400> from >> Without objection, the gentleman from >> Without objection
  • /c><02:13:04.400> from >> Without objection, the gentleman from >> Without objection
HI
Transcript Highlights:
  • Of the members present, any voting with reservations, objections?
  • Of the members present, any voting with reservations, objections?
  • Of the members present, any voting with reservations, objections?
  • Hearing none, reservations, objections?
  • Hearing none, your objections?
Keywords: 912, senate, all
Summary: The committee first heard several measures and took testimony without questions on SB 2431 relating to health savings accounts and SB 2797 relating to consumer protection. For SB 2797, the DCCA Office of Consumer Protection offered comments, Retail Merchants of Hawaii opposed the bill over gift card fraud compliance costs and legal risk, and AARP Hawaii supported it. The committee also heard SB 2946 on foreclosures, where the Hawaii State Bar Association’s Collection Law Section and several lenders, associations, and individuals opposed the measure, while the Hawaii Bankers Association and others offered comments. SB 2961 on insurance drew comments from the Insurance Division and Hawaii Insurance Council, with NAMIC opposing and some individuals supporting. SB 2948 on insurance fraud received comments from the Insurance Division and support from the American Property Casualty Insurance Association, with NAMIC and the Alliance for Responsible Consumer Legal Funding also commenting. No votes were taken during the hearing portion, and the committee recessed after testimony. The committee then reconvened for decision-making on the 9:30 agenda. SB 2431 was passed with amendments, including DOTAX-requested changes, a five-year limit on credit carryforwards, removal of an aggregate cap, a rural definition, transparent reporting, technical amendments, and a deferred effective date of July 1, 2050. SB 2797 was also passed with DCCA-requested amendments, technical changes, and the same deferred effective date. SB 2946 was deferred because there was no testimony in support. SB 2961 was passed with amendments, but after Senator McKelvey raised concern that policy-limit language could undermine the bill, the committee removed two policy-limit amendments before adopting the recommendation. SB 2948 was passed with amendments deleting certain definitions, aligning penalties and public-records provisions, adding coordination and disclosure clarifications, and making technical changes; one no vote by Senator Awana was recorded, with the rest in favor. The committee also considered SB 3000 from a prior hearing and recommended passage with amendments clarifying the Attorney General’s authority, creating a special fund, and addressing concurrent actions, again with a deferred effective date and one no vote by Senator Awana. In a joint CPN/GVO agenda, SB 2258 relating to school agriculture procurement targets was passed with amendments after the Department of Education said it would need to follow up on whether changing the target period from calendar year to school year would create procurement or scheduling issues; the committee added technical changes, a deferred effective date, and routed the bill to Ways and Means, with a note that Education should also have received it. In a later joint CPN/AEN hearing, SB 2452 relating to climate-friendly insurers drew strong opposition from the Insurance Division and several insurance groups, who warned it could push insurers out of the authorized market and into the surplus lines market, raising costs; Senator Dela questioned whether the bill would worsen an already strained market, while the division said the legislature could make the policy choice but warned of market disruption. The hearing then moved to SB 2760 on invasive species, where DLNR, DAB, CGAPS, and the Oahu Invasive Species Committee generally supported broader inspection and quarantine authority, civil penalties, and longer interim-rule authority, while committee members asked about staffing, treatment capacity, and implementation for non-agricultural commodities such as building materials and vehicles.
KY

Kentucky 2026 Regular Session

Senate Legislative Session Day 24 (2-10-26)

Kentucky Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • When you get to that level, money's no object.
  • Without objection, Mr. Clerk, if you would please report Senate Bill 172.
  • >> Please file the same without objection.
  • Same without objection. So >> Please file. Same without objection.
  • >> Please file the same without objection.
Keywords: 958, all
Summary: The Senate opened with an invocation and the Pledge of Allegiance, then established a quorum with 38 members present and approved the journal from February 9, 2026. Committee reports were received on several bills, including Agriculture reporting Senate Bills 45 and 155 favorably, Banking and Insurance reporting Senate Bills 118 and 153 with committee substitutes, Families and Children reporting Senate Bill 160, and Licensing and Occupations reporting Senate Bills 98 and 145. The House also communicated passage of House Bill 748 and requested concurrence. New measures were introduced, including bills on pharmacy technician supervision, a Kentucky Health Command, campaign finance, and speech-language pathologists, along with several resolutions honoring individuals and memorializing Steven D. Dittle. The chamber then considered Senate Bill 136, relating to unemployment insurance fraud. Supporters said the bill clarifies which agencies are involved in fraud cases and helps ensure recovered funds are returned to the unemployment trust fund. The bill passed on a roll call vote of 38-0. Senators also debated Senate Bill 183, concerning the regulation of proxy advisory services. Supporters argued it would increase transparency and require disclosure when proxy advice is influenced by non-financial considerations, while opponents said it would create bureaucracy, chill speech, and raise constitutional concerns. After debate, the bill passed 32-6. After floor action on those bills, Senate Bill 172 on utility fuel adjustment was taken from the Natural Resources and Energy Committee, given first reading, and returned to committee. The remainder of the meeting featured extended remarks from a senator from Grayson focused on rural Kentucky, including ambulance access, healthcare delivery, economic decline, Medicaid costs, and the need for greater state investment in rural communities. No further votes were taken on those remarks.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Insurance Apr 9th, 2025

Insurance

Transcript Highlights:
  • If there's no objection, House Bill 1687 will be left pending. Is there any objection?
  • If there's no objection, House Bill 3658 will be left pending. Is there any objection?
  • If there's no objection, HB 4392 will be left pending. Are there any objections?
  • Objection, HB 2741 will be left pending. Is there any objection? Chair hears none.
  • If there's no objections, HB722 will be left pending. Is there any objections?
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Human Services Apr 1st, 2025

Human Services

Transcript Highlights:
  • If there is no objection, the bill will be left. Pending, is there objection?
  • If there is no objection, the bill will be left pending. Is there objection?
  • If there's no objection the bill will be left pending. Is there objection?
  • Is there objection? The chair hears none. Is there objection?
  • Is there objection?
MA

Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session

Formal House Session 46 Jun 21st, 2026 at 11:00 am

Massachusetts House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • The Chair heard no objection. The Chair hears none.
  • If there be no objection, clerking, Spence with the reading of the matter.
  • Does the chair hear her objection? The chair hears none.
  • On roll call number 49, Does the chair hear her objection? The chair has none.
  • Is the chair objection? Chair, here's none. Roll call number 49. Is the chair objection?
Keywords: 995, all
Summary: The House met with several welcoming and ceremonial items at the start, including recognition of visiting school groups and a special order to escort Representative-elect Hannah L. Bowen to the Governor’s Office to be qualified. Members also observed moments of silence honoring former Senator Louis P. Bertinazzi and former Representative Evelyn B. Chesky, and the Secretary of the Commonwealth’s notice of the 6th Essex District special election results was placed on file, with congratulations extended to Representative Owen of Beverly. The main business was consideration of House 4150, a fiscal year 2025 supplemental appropriations bill totaling about $529.8 million. The House suspended rules, advanced the bill through second and third reading, and later passed it to be engrossed. A consolidated amendment was adopted by a vote of 149-1, and the bill itself passed to be engrossed by 149-1. The House also took up Senate 2508, establishing a sick leave bank for Andrew Cetra of the trial court, and ordered it to a third reading. Two floor amendments drew debate and were adopted by roll call. Amendment 61, offered by Representatives Peisch and Moran, codified protections and practices for English language learners and students with disabilities, including district responsibilities for identification, services, assessments, and nondiscrimination; it passed 148-1. Amendment 27, offered by Representative Rogers, clarified that post-certified law enforcement officers at private colleges and universities are included in firearms-related exemptions under the state’s firearms modernization law; it passed 151-0. The House then adopted an order to meet the next day at 11 a.m. and adjourned in memory of Representative Chesky.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Floor Session Mar 20th, 2025

Minnesota House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • If there is no objection, the motions will prevail.
  • Hearing no objection, the motions prevail and the substitutions will be made.
  • If there is no objection, the reports will be adopted.
  • If there is no objection, we will take action on these motions first.
  • Hearing no objection, the motions prevail.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Committee on Taxes - 01/21/25

Taxes

Transcript Highlights:
  • No objections. This bill will be laid over for possible inclusion.
  • this bill will be laid no objections this bill will be laid over<00:09:17.880> for<00:09:18.160
  • that then uh there being no objections that then uh there being no objections Senate<00:45:17.640
  • Purpose has a moral undertone, and we wanted the objective.
  • <00:55:50.400> that<00:55:50.520> is statement of objectives that is statement of objectives
Keywords: 1187, senate, all
US

US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session

US House Floor Proceedings (Tuesday, January 21, 2025)

US Federal House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Without objection, the motion to reconsider is laid on the table.
  • Without objection, the motion to reconsider is laid on the table.
  • <07:06:31.798> the bill is passed and without objection the bill is passed and without objection
  • <07:12:57.718> the bill is passed and without objection the bill is passed and without objection
  • to and EXT my remarks without objection to and EXT my remarks without objection the<07:22:30.478
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

WAM-CPN, WAM Public Hearings 04-07-2026

Ways and Means

Transcript Highlights:
  • Of the CPN members present, any voting with reservations or objections?
  • Of the CPN members present, any voting with reservations or objections?
  • Of the members present, any voting with reservations or objections?
  • Hearing none, your objections?
  • Hearing none, your objections?
Summary: The joint Ways and Means and Consumer Protection meeting was a decision-making session on a series of House bills, with no oral testimony taken. The committees first acted on HB 2583, recommending passage on amended, and HB 1591, recommending passage with amendments related to health care. They also recommended passage on amended for HB 1749 on cesspools and HB 2423 on biodiesel, with each recommendation adopted by the members present. The committees then considered a second agenda block that included HB 2080, HB 1520, HB 1576, HB 1711, HB 1785, HB 1802, HB 1838, HB 1842, HB 1853, HB 1976, HB 2104, HB 2218, HB 2246, HB 2270, HB 2289, HB 2361, HB 2551, and HB 2606. Most were recommended for passage unamended and adopted without objection. HB 1520 was deferred because the Senate bill had already crossed over. HB 1711 was amended to replace the option period established by the corporation with a period of up to 10 years. HB 2289 was amended to remove repeal of a ceiling and set a $1 million expenditure ceiling for the automated victim information and notification system special fund. Several members noted reservations on HB 1842, which involved transfer of the Westridge parcel near a rail station; concerns were raised about the property’s value, the long-term lease status, and whether the city would actually accept or pursue the transfer. HB 1853 was passed unamended, with the committee noting the Lions Association had suggestions that could be addressed later in conference. HB 2218 was passed unamended while adopting DLNR testimony to clarify collaboration with community groups in stewarding public lands and recreational areas. In each case, the stated recommendations were adopted, often with members voting no with reservation rather than in opposition.
OK
Transcript Highlights:
  • Representative Greggo now moves that House Bill 1411 be advanced from general order without objection
  • With that objection, Mr. Floor Leader, thank you, Mr. Speaker.
  • With no objection, that'll be the order. Third reading of the bill.
  • Without objection, that'll be the order.
  • Without objection, that'll be the order. The House of Representatives will stand adjourned until
AR

Arkansas 2026 1st Special Session

LEGISLATIVE JOINT AUDITING-STATE AGENCIES Feb 12th, 2026

LEGISLATIVE JOINT AUDITING-STATE AGENCIES

Transcript Highlights:
  • Without objection, those reports will be filed. Seeing none.
  • Without objection, this report will be reviewed.
  • Without objection, this report would be reviewed.
  • Without objection, this report will be reviewed, and we will move on.
  • Without objection, that report would be filed.
Summary: The committee opened with prayer and approved the January minutes, then heard a series of audit reports with findings. The Department of Human Services report described theft and fraud involving false benefit claims, including about $8,000 in Disaster Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits, about $5,800 in Medicaid benefits, and an altered state warrant for nearly $610,000 that was cashed by an auto body shop in California; it also noted asset-control problems and an error in sales tax paid on exempt vehicle purchases. Members asked whether the fraudulent business had been flagged or notified to other agencies, and DHS said the matter had been referred to law enforcement but no broader notification to California officials was known. The Department of Parks, Heritage, and Tourism report cited missing museum receipts of nearly $3,500 and issues with change funds at Daisy State Park and War Memorial Stadium, including a missing $100 drawer fund and an $80 overage; officials said they were considering cashless operations at War Memorial Stadium and provided an update that the museum theft investigation was still ongoing, with misdemeanor time limits expired but felony investigation still possible. The Department of Corrections report found unauthorized fuel-card purchases totaling about $4,500 and a delayed disaster-recovery test for offender management software; Corrections said staffing had been increased for fuel-card oversight and that a full production disaster-recovery test was now scheduled after DIS upgrades were completed. The Department of Veterans Affairs report found four Fayetteville Veterans Home employees were paid for hours not worked, with additional unapproved overtime totaling more than $6,600, a duplicate vendor payment of nearly $1,000 that was refunded, and many overtime instances lacking proper approval; the department said it had tightened overtime approval policies statewide. The committee also received a special report on law enforcement agencies’ compliance with Arkansas’s racial profiling policy requirement. Legislative Audit said it had received responses from 203 of 383 agencies and forwarded updated policies to the Attorney General, while identifying 180 agencies that had not responded and were deemed out of compliance. Members asked what happens if agencies still fail to respond and requested a list of nonresponding agencies; staff said their role is limited to collecting and forwarding policies, and the committee agreed to receive the list. All reports were filed or reviewed without objection, and the meeting adjourned after announcing the next meeting date and a possible room change due to building work.
NH

New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session

JLCAR Administrative Rules (02/20/2026)

Transcript Highlights:
  • become a preliminary objection. Great. become a preliminary objection. Great.
  • I have one objection, which I think he’s going to fix today.
  • So, given your objection in part, Mr.
  • Chairman your objection in part uh Mr.
  • I that um to address your objections.
Keywords: 1189, house, all
Summary: The committee convened after briefly waiting for a quorum, approved the minutes and consent agenda, and then moved through several agency rule items. The Department of Transportation’s outdoor advertising rule filing was approved after staff noted the department had addressed substantive comments, though the rules had been expired since 2021 and the agency said it had been operating under statute. Members asked about a denied digital sign proposal, and DOT said that decision was based on statute rather than the rule. The Department of Safety’s administrative license suspension item was postponed with a waiver so the agency could submit conditional approval materials and resolve issues between its forms and rules. The Board of Architects item was conditionally approved, with the condition that the board later approve updated incorporation-by-reference materials at its April 3 meeting or the matter would return as a preliminary objection. The Department of Agriculture’s expired rules prompted extended discussion. Staff and committee members questioned why the department was seeking to adopt rules that had been expired for many years and whether the statutes already provided enough authority to operate without them. Agriculture officials said they were working through a broader modernization effort, focusing on statutes that use mandatory language and updating outdated rules to match current practices, federal standards, and current products such as apples, cider, eggs, and other agricultural commodities. They said the rules before the committee were part of that effort and recommended approval, but members remained concerned about whether some rules were unnecessary. The committee ultimately granted a waiver and postponed the agriculture item for one month so staff could review the underlying statutes and determine whether rulemaking is actually required. Under other business, the committee took up an emergency Department of Safety rule to update DMV forms to reflect statutory fee changes enacted in the 2025 budget. DMV officials said the new fees were already in effect, but the corresponding forms still showed old amounts, causing confusion for customers and elected officials who were fielding complaints. They argued the forms needed immediate updating because the affected forms are widely used, and they said the department had already tried to treat the changes as editorial before being told full rulemaking was required. The department emphasized it was trying to follow the process while avoiding continued use of incorrect fee forms, and asked the committee to allow the emergency rule to proceed.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
  • Is there objection? Chair, there's none. Motion adopted.
  • Is there an objection? Chair, there's none. Motion is adopted.
  • Is there objection? Chair, here's none. Motions adopted.
  • Is there any objection, members, hearing none, motion is adopted.
  • Members, any objection to the motion? Hearing none, motion is adopted.
Bills: SB 2, SB 3, SB 10, SB 16
MS

Mississippi 2026 Regular Session

MS Senate Floor - 11 March, 2026; 10:00 AM

Mississippi Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Does anyone object? Did we do requested. Does anyone object?
  • No objection.
  • Anyone<02:58:27.400> object? Anyone object? Anyone object?
  • Anyone object?
  • Anyone object? requested. Anyone object?
Summary: The Senate convened with a quorum, opened with an invocation by Reverend Anthony Phillips, and dispensed with the reading of the journal and committee reports. The chamber also recognized several guests in the galleries, including family members of senators, medical professionals for Early Childhood Day, and advocates and local officials. After introductions, the Senate moved into the calendar and began considering bills and motions. Among the measures taken up, the Senate passed House Bill 1393 to create the Mississippi Energy Infrastructure Fund, with the sponsor explaining it would allow MDA to support energy projects and require compliance with state procurement laws. The Senate also passed House Bill 420, which provides a full homestead ad valorem tax exemption for honorably discharged veterans age 85 or older and allows an unremarried surviving spouse to keep the exemption; senators asked about eligibility, age limits, and safeguards against improper exemptions. Another bill passed was House Bill 1941 on the Mississippi Outdoor Stewardship Trust Fund, which would allow funding through bonds or other means in addition to direct appropriation and raise the DFA processing cap from 2% to 3%; several senators raised concerns about state debt and the funding mechanism. The Senate concurred in Senate Bill 2906, which gives the Secretary of State additional time to establish minimum cybersecurity standards for county election systems. It also adopted motions to table reconsideration on several House bills, including House Bill 908 on absentee ballot receipt dates, House Bill 525 on mandatory minimum penalties for sexual battery, and House Bill 538 on sanctuary policies and immigration enforcement. The chamber voted to reconsider and then again pass House Bill 1613, described as a bill on aggravated trafficking weight and pill counts that also included a chemical abortion ban, after some senators who were absent earlier asked to go on record. For House Bill 2409, dealing with a comprehensive mitigation program for retrofitting insurable homes, the Senate voted not to concur and invited conference. The Senate also passed and retained numerous other items as it worked through the calendar.
US

US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session

US House Floor Proceedings (Thursday, June 12, 2025)

US Federal House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • 02:06:54.400> from Without objection, the gentleman from Without objection, the gentleman from
  • Without objection, the remarks.
  • Without objection, extend my remarks.
  • Without objection, the my remarks.
  • Without objection. Mr.
AR

Arkansas 2026 1st Special Session

SENATE CONVENES Apr 29th, 2026

Arkansas All Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • If you're out of the room, you don't object. Everybody's voted yes unless you change your vote.
  • Any objection to rolling the vote? Seeing no objection, Madam Secretary, please roll the vote.
  • There's an objection to that being by acclamation.
  • Without objection, without objection, we're back into session.
  • Okay, after coming, Without objection, we're back into session.
Keywords: 1204, all
Summary: The Senate convened for the final day of the fiscal session of the 95th General Assembly, with routine introductions and recognitions of guests, students, athletes, and staff. Members also received notice of several bills already signed by the governor and House-passed Senate bills returned for enrollment. The chamber then moved into its budget agenda, where Senator Dismang presented House Bill 1100, the Revenue Stabilization Law measure that creates funds, makes transfers, and carries an emergency clause. Senator Penzo explained his procedural vote on the companion Senate bill, and Senator King spoke against the bill, arguing that declining turnback percentages have reduced funding for counties and cities and worsened local fiscal pressures. Despite that criticism, HB 1100 passed 32-0 and its emergency clause was adopted. The Senate next approved a batch of House budget bills by a 34-0 vote, including appropriations for the Department of Education, Arkansas Development Finance Authority, Department of Human Services, Treasurer of State, Department of Health programs, the University of Arkansas at Little Rock, DFA Disbursing Officer, and the Department of Energy and Environment’s Division of Environmental Quality. Members then adopted House Concurrent Memorial Resolution 1001 honoring Bishop Kenneth Lindell Robinson, Sr., with remarks from Senator Love and a brief statement from Dr. Robinson. The chamber also adopted Senate Resolution 32 recognizing the Parkview Arts and Sciences Magnet High School boys basketball team as the 2006 Class 5A state champions, followed by comments from Coach Jason Harrison and a short recess for photographs. After returning to session, the Senate moved into Committee of the Whole to select its President pro tempore designee for the 96th General Assembly. Senator Blake Johnson nominated Senator Breanne Davis, and Senator Ron Caldwell also announced his candidacy. On a division vote, 20 members stood in support of Senator Davis, and she was declared the President pro tempore designee. She thanked members for their support and emphasized cooperation among senators. The Senate then reported back into session and moved to adjourn sine die, with leaders noting that a special session was expected early the following week and that staff and outgoing members would be honored then.
CA

California 2025-2026 Regular Session

Assembly Floor Session Apr 23rd, 2026

California House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Without objection, such shall be the order.
  • Without objection, such shall be the order.
  • Without objection, such shall be the order.
  • Without objection, such shall be the order.
  • Without objection, excuse me, the clerk will note.
Keywords: 988, house, all
Summary: The Assembly convened after a quorum call, dispensed with the reading of the prior journal, and handled a large number of procedural motions, including suspending rules for guest introductions and committee notice, withdrawing AB 2595 from Appropriations, and moving ACR 110 to the inactive file. Members also noted absences for maternity leave and personal business, and the chamber recognized several birthdays and numerous visiting city officials and community groups. On the floor file, the Assembly took up several measures. AB 1673 by Assembly Member Hadwick, dealing with fish and wildlife funding for wildlife-conflict prevention, passed 62-0. ACR 143 by Assembly Member Pacheco, declaring April 19-25 as California Cities Week, was adopted with 65 coauthors added. AB 1982 by Assembly Member Lowenthal, which removes sunsets from existing anti-drink-spiking requirements for bars and nightclubs, passed 68-0. ACR 158 by Assembly Member Solache, recognizing April 2026 as Donate Life Month, was adopted with 74 coauthors added, and AB 1908 by Assembly Member McKinnor, authorizing counties to establish victim compensation funds for survivors of abuse by public agencies, passed 71-0. The Assembly also approved AB 2052 by Assembly Member Stephanie, aimed at allowing continuity of prosecution for vulnerable victims, by a 62-0 vote, and ACR 178 by Leader Flora, recognizing April 21 as National Rendering Day, with 69 coauthors added and adopted by voice vote. The second-day consent calendar, including multiple bills and resolutions, was adopted 69-0, with several items receiving unanimous urgency or resolution votes. The session concluded with an adjournment in memory of Mary Dallas Armstrong, followed by announcements of committee meetings and the next floor session scheduled for Monday, April 27 at 1 p.m.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence May 21st, 2025

Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence

Transcript Highlights:
  • Are there any objections? Are there any questions?
  • Are there any questions or objections to the adoption?
  • There being no objection, the substitute is adopted.
  • Is there any objection to that motion?
  • Is there any objection?
AL
Transcript Highlights:
  • Certainly, when you look at the other goals and objectives from the other subcommittees, we need that
  • The second objective is to establish a coalition of advocates to influence policy decisions.
  • One of the objectives of the first goal would be to be able to keep that Coalition, or a coalition of
  • I think that's our third objective, so that one would be covered under that as well.
  • Um, does anybody have any more recommendations as far as an objective to submit implementation?
Keywords: 1136, house, all