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NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
House Education Policy and Administration (01/22/2025)
Transcript Highlights:
- new to the district, and her son came home and asked, 'Mom, why is this teacher asking me about my gender
- new to the district, and her son came home and asked, 'Mom, why is this teacher asking me about my gender
- Unfortunately, most of the teachers who were doing the questions about gender, sexual orientation, and
- Denying access to these products stigmatizes menstruation and perpetuates gender inequality.
- Denying access to these products stigmatizes menstruation and perpetuates gender inequality.
Summary:
The House Education Policy and Administration Committee heard testimony on House Bill 71, which would bar public elementary and secondary schools and higher education facilities from being used as shelters for certain non-citizens, with a stated exception for short-term emergency sheltering of up to 72 hours and for community-wide emergency use. Prime sponsor Rep. Juliet Harvey-Bolia said the bill was modeled on federal and out-of-state proposals and was prompted by examples in New York and Massachusetts where schools or other facilities were used as shelters, causing disruption. She argued the bill does not truly “ban” anything, but instead places a condition on receipt of state funds, and said the fiscal note’s projected loss of federal funding was unsupported and should have been described as undeterminable.
Committee members questioned the bill’s scope and practical effects, including whether it would apply to vacant school-owned buildings, schools used during summer, charter schools, and situations where other states send people without advance notice. Harvey-Bolia said vacant buildings not functioning as schools would not be covered, and that the bill would still allow short-term emergency sheltering and community-wide use during weather events. She also said the bill would not prevent remote learning, and that its purpose was to avoid displacing students. Several members pressed her on the fiscal note and whether any federal or state program would actually be at risk; she said she found no evidence that funding would be lost and that DHHS had not identified a real threat.
A witness from the New Hampshire Association of School Administrators, Jerry FW, raised practical concerns about who would determine eligibility at a shelter site, how the 72-hour limit would be enforced, and whether the bill would apply to charter schools. He also noted that remote learning is no longer an option in New Hampshire, making one of the bill’s stated concerns less relevant. The discussion also included clarification of the terms “refugee” and “asylum seeker,” with members and the sponsor debating the distinction and whether refugees are vetted. No vote or final committee action was taken in the portion of the meeting provided.
FL
Florida 2026 4th Special Session
January 21, 2026 - 04:00 PM
Transcript Highlights:
- CIRCULATING, NOTHING IN THE LEGISLATION ADDRESSES BANNING CLASSICAL WITH A RICHER OR SEXUAL ORIENTATION, GENDER
- THE LAW DOES NOT AFFLICT CLASSICAL LITERATURE NOR DOES IT TARGET SEXUAL ORIENTATION, GENDER IDENTITY,
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Floor Session (Part 1 of September 12, 2025 Legislative day)
California House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- federal government by continuing funding for reproductive health providers and protecting existing gender-affirming
- the process for transgender and non-binary individuals to receive a court order recognizing their gender
Summary:
The Assembly convened, established a quorum, and opened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, and routine procedural motions. Members then moved through a long agenda of Senate and Assembly bills, including several concurrence votes on budget trailer bills and policy measures. Early actions included defeating a motion to send AB 1207 to the inactive file, then passing SB 855 on armory property transfers, SB 57 on data centers and ratepayer impacts, and SB 614 on carbon capture pipeline transport, with SB 614 transmitted immediately to the Senate. The house also approved AB 144 and AB 149, the health and resources budget trailer bills, and later took up a large concurrence file with many mostly bipartisan measures.
Among the major policy items, the Assembly concurred in AB 7 on consideration of descendants of enslaved people in higher education admissions, AB 1400 on community college nursing/bachelor’s degree pilots, AB 56 on social media warning labels for children, AB 253 on housing plan-check timelines, AB 265 on disaster recovery support for small businesses, AB 301 on housing reconstruction timelines after fires, AB 325 on antitrust and pricing algorithms, AB 478 on emergency planning for pets, AB 670 on renter stability, AB 841 on the State Fire Marshal, AB 979 on AI cybersecurity, AB 1007 on faster housing permitting, AB 1032 on mental health care for wildfire victims, AB 1181 on firefighter cancer protections, and AB 1264 on ultra-processed foods in school meals. Several bills drew brief opposition or questions, including AB 149, where Assembly Member Dixon criticized omnibus budget drafting and fee increases, and AB 1264, where members discussed agriculture concerns and school nutrition. Most measures passed with strong margins, many unanimously.
Later in the day, the Assembly also considered a separate set of Senate bills, including SB 760 on behest reporting for charitable appeals, SB 271 on student parents’ access to child care and financial aid services, SB 613 on methane emissions from imported fossil fuels, SB 744 on postsecondary accreditation, SB 461 on a facility transfer for police services in Imperial, SB 487 on compensation for injured firefighters and peace officers, SB 635 on street vendor protections, SB 641 on licensing relief after disasters, SB 720 on red-light camera programs, SB 763 on Cartwright Act penalties, and SB 274 on limits for automated license plate reader data retention. SB 274 drew the most extended debate, with supporters emphasizing privacy, civil liberties, and misuse of data, and opponents arguing the bill would hamper law enforcement and crime-solving tools. The transcript ends during that debate, with no final vote shown for SB 274 in the excerpt provided.
MA
Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Session Mar 16th, 2026
Massachusetts Senate Floor Meeting
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- entitles employees to transitional entitles employees to transitional employment<00:26:24.679><c> periods
- </c> doubling the notice and transitional doubling the notice and transitional employment<00:43:01.440
- It also updates the transitional employment period, that they're exempt if they're transitioned to a
- </c><00:44:34.320><c> um</c> it also updates the transitional um it also updates the transitional um
- ,</c><00:46:28.840><c> it's</c> or people who are transitioning, it's or people who are transitioning
Committee:
Senate Labor
MA
Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
Joint Committee on the Judiciary Jun 21st, 2026 at 01:00 pm
Joint Committee on the Judiciary
Transcript Highlights:
- So we're going to transition to the electives.
- Next we're going to transition to bill H. 2063. Is Kevin Flanagan here?
- Next we're going to transition to H. 1923.
- Okay, we will now transition back to in-person.
- Okay, we will now transition back to in-person.
Committee:
Joint Joint Committee on the Judiciary
Summary:
The Joint Committee on the Judiciary held a lengthy hearing on several juvenile justice and parole-related bills, with much of the testimony focused on H. 2051/S. 1087 to end lifetime parole for juveniles and emerging adults, and H. 1923 to raise the age of juvenile court jurisdiction to include 18-, 19-, and 20-year-olds. Chairs Brandy Fluker-Reid and Lydia Edwards opened the hearing by noting the large number of bills and witnesses, the need to keep testimony moving, and special procedures for incarcerated witnesses and sensitive testimony. They also acknowledged the historic nature of the hearing being chaired by two Black women attorneys. No votes were taken during the hearing itself.
Many incarcerated speakers and advocates supported ending lifetime parole, arguing that young people can change, that lifetime supervision creates constant fear of technical violations, and that it undermines rehabilitation, family stability, employment, and reintegration. Several testified about their own trauma, youth, and growth in prison programs, while others emphasized the costs of decades of supervision and the racial disparities in the system. Support also came from elected officials, UTEC, the Transformational Prison Project, United Way, CPCS’s Youth Advocacy Division, the Massachusetts Coalition to Prevent Gun Violence, and others, who said juvenile systems are better suited to developmentally appropriate treatment and that the bills would improve public safety and reduce recidivism.
There was also opposition, including testimony from family members of a murder victim who argued that lifetime parole should remain for serious violent crimes and that some offenders are not sufficiently rehabilitated. One virtual witness described a family tragedy involving the kidnapping and murder of her infant nephew and warned that ending lifetime parole could remove needed long-term supervision for dangerous offenders. In addition to the juvenile justice bills, the committee heard testimony on H. 1867, a bill related to continuing care for severe mental illness, and H. 2063, which would increase penalties for assaults on correction officers and other prison staff; the correction officers’ union supported H. 2063 and related safety bills. The hearing continued with many more witnesses and bill topics, but no final committee action was announced in the portion provided.
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- He said there was a book called Gender Queer that had pornographic cartoon images of very sensitive sexual
- Uh there was a book<00:22:56.559><c> called</c><00:22:56.799><c> Gender</c><00:22:57.280><c> Queer</c
- ><00:22:57.760><c> that</c><00:22:58.159><c> had</c> book called Gender Queer that had book called Gender
- many individuals who have deeply held religious beliefs and biological and reality beliefs about gender
- about gender. uh and most<01:47:05.760><c> importantly</c><01:47:06.960><c> that</c><01:47:07.600><c
Committee:
House Education Policy
Keywords:
libraries, electronic books, digital audiobooks, licensing agreements, public access, paraprofessional, paraprofessional qualifications, education support staff, teacher aide, teacher assistant, special education, Title I, federal personnel qualifications, Minnesota Department of Education, school district, charter school, cooperative unit, Read Act, reading instruction, math instruction
WY
Transcript Highlights:
- they first deleted footnote number one, which was that no funds shall be expended on abortions or gender
- transition procedures.
Committee:
House Appropriations
Keywords:
911 services, emergency response, grant funding, next generation technology, government accountability, public safety, mental health, detention, competency evaluation, treatment, contractual agreements, Wyoming, budget, funding, education, wildfire prevention, healthcare, community colleges, grants, economic development
WA
Transcript Highlights:
- I think we have to make sure everyone is safe, regardless of their faith or their gender identity or
- their need to take transit or their participation in the process.
Committee:
Senate Law & Justice
US
US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
US House Floor Proceedings (Thursday, February 6, 2025)
US Federal House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Millions more supported illegal aliens entering our country and promoting leftist gender ideology around
- religious schools and one-room schoolhouses, leaving many children excluded based on their race, gender
- religious schools and one-room schoolhouses, leaving many children excluded based on their race, gender
- No race, no gender, no zip code is immune from the fentanyl epidemic.
MA
Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Session Jun 29th, 2026
Massachusetts Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- 3927: an act authorizing the city known as the town of Bridgewater to amend its charter to include gender-neutral
Summary:
The Senate opened with the Pledge of Allegiance and adopted a congratulatory resolution offered by Senator Fattman honoring Reverend Robert Gratterotti on his 90th birthday. The chamber then took up several local and special acts on third reading, including bills waiving the Boston Police Department maximum age requirement for officers Adam Watt, Rodney Alcindor, Jonathan Telford, Kenny Gatto, and Jean E. Rosney, as well as measures concerning the Hudson town charter, a Plymouth land acquisition revenue account, and Falmouth funding for low-pressure pump installations. Each of these bills was passed to be engrossed.
The Senate also acted on committee and House papers. It suspended Senate Rule 36 and Joint Rule 12 to consider a transportation-related petition concerning Massachusetts Department of Transportation easements in Woburn and Burlington, then referred the matter to the Committee on Transportation. The Senate ordered to a third reading House bills relating to James J. O'Neill Park and a transfer of land interest in West Brookfield after suspending the rules.
Later, the Senate passed several bills to be enacted, including measures increasing the membership of the Berkeley Board of Selectmen, establishing sick leave banks for Shannon Manning and Stephanie Rivera, additional Boston police age-waiver bills, and a Bridgewater charter amendment adding gender-neutral language. It also passed a House bill making certain fiscal year 2027 appropriations before final action on the general appropriations bill, after a parliamentary inquiry confirmed the amount of the 112th budget as $7.7 billion and noted it would be rescinded once the General Appropriations Act is passed. Finally, the Senate enacted additional bills on Plainville and Orange town charters and the fiscal year 2027 appropriations measure, then adopted an order to reconvene in formal session the following Wednesday at 11 a.m. before adjourning.
MA
Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
Informal House Session 62 Jun 29th, 2026
Massachusetts House Floor Meeting
MA
Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Session Jun 21st, 2026 at 11:00 am
Massachusetts Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- An act making the charter of the county of Nantucket gender neutral, House Bill 4504.
Summary:
The Senate took up several committee reports and House and Senate bills, including a proposal to repeal archaic law criminalizing pregnancy, which was referred to the Judiciary Committee, and Senate bills designating October 15 as Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Day, which were advanced through procedural steps. The chamber also passed to be engrossed local and special legislation, including changes to the Tewksbury town charter, a Boston Police Department age-waiver bill for Lewis Cabral, a Nantucket charter bill making the county charter gender neutral, and a sick leave bank bill for Sally DeRosia of the Department of Correction.
The Senate also suspended Joint Rule 12 on a House petition concerning the taxation of certain foreign government pensions and referred it to the Committee on Revenue. In addition, the Senate adopted an emergency preamble for a Warren election-validation bill. The chamber then considered final passage of several bills, including measures affecting the Cotuit Fire District, the Historical Society of Sandwich and Cotuit, and the Salem licensing board compensation, all of which were enacted and sent to the Governor.
A separate election-validation bill for Bourne required a two-thirds vote and was enacted by standing vote, with two members in favor and none opposed. The session also included a motion to adjourn in memory of Ralph Edward Pascarelli, which was adopted after a brief tribute and moment of silence. The Senate then adopted an adjournment order and recessed until the next formal session.
MA
Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
Informal House Session 3 Jan 12th, 2026
Massachusetts House Floor Meeting
HI
Hawaii 2025 Regular Session
HSH Public Hearing - Tue Feb 4, 2025 @ 9:30 AM HST
Human Services & Homelessness
Transcript Highlights:
- You know, our mission is really to advance gender equity and especially economic security for women and
- </c><01:13:04.800><c> equity</c><01:13:05.400><c> and</c> really to advance uh gender equity and really
- to advance uh gender equity and especially<01:13:06.360><c> Economic</c><01:13:06.880><c> Security</
- You know, this gender gap, especially for the working...
- Gender gap, especially for the working single mothers, can last through their whole life and put them
Committee:
House Human Services & Homelessness
Summary:
The committee heard several Human Services measures focused on Medicaid access, long-term care benefits, home health reimbursement, SNAP administration, trauma-informed child welfare, and child abuse reporting. HP 702 would increase funding for Medicaid in-home services if federal matching funds are secured, and testimony from disability advocates supported the measure as needed to help people with disabilities cover medical expenses. HB 1477, described as a correction to a prior session’s mistake, would clarify that the monthly needs allowance for certain long-term care residents does not replace state supplemental payments and would raise the ceiling by $25 to fix the prior issue and by an additional $20 as a new benefit; DHS supported it with amendments, and the committee indicated it would amend accordingly. HB 713 would fund a DHS rate study for home health services, with the Healthcare Association of Hawaii strongly supporting it and describing rising labor costs, losses on Medicaid patients, and access concerns if agencies cannot keep serving Medicaid clients. HB 1099 would appropriate emergency funds to DHS after a USDA penalty tied to SNAP response times, with supporters including Catholic Charities Hawaii, Hawaii Public Health Institute, and others arguing the money should be reinvested in staffing and systems to improve access and avoid further penalties. HB 1079 would direct the Office of Wellness and Resilience and DHS to create trauma-informed assessments and training for Child Welfare Services staff; testimony from state offices and advocacy groups supported it, citing the Mālama ʻOhana Working Group, staff burnout, and the need for a sustainable train-the-trainer model. Finally, HB 239 would narrow when failure to provide a child’s needs constitutes abuse or neglect, but DHS raised concerns that the current wording could broaden abuse findings and leave families in poverty without a clear safety net, while the Honolulu prosecutor’s office opposed it, warning it could weaken mandatory reporting and hinder investigations of child abuse. No formal votes were taken in the portion provided, though the chair said HB 1477 would be amended and several measures were left open for further questions and testimony.
HI
Hawaii 2025 Regular Session
CPC Public Hearing - Wed Feb 12, 2025 @ 2:00 PM HST
Consumer Protection & Commerce
Transcript Highlights:
- from the states that are running the program, and then they tailor it to our populations, ages, our gender
- from the states that are running the program, and then they tailor it to our populations, ages, our gender
- tailor it to our populations<01:09:06.480><c> ages</c><01:09:07.199><c> our</c><01:09:07.520><c> gender
- </c><01:09:07.960><c> balance</c><01:09:08.759><c> our</c> populations ages our gender balance our populations
- ages our gender balance our incomes<01:09:09.600><c> to</c><01:09:09.799><c> come</c><01:09:09.960><
Committee:
House Consumer Protection & Commerce
Summary:
The Consumer Protection and Commerce Committee met on February 12 and heard several bills. HB 97, relating to travel insurance, drew only brief testimony: the Insurance Division stood on written testimony, one industry witness supported the bill and requested a minor amendment, and no one else testified or asked questions. HB 226, relating to window tinting, received support from the Department of Transportation, while the Honolulu Police Department offered comments on the proposed amendments, asking for clearer language on what it means to roll windows down, when the requirement applies, how it handles bad weather, and what sanctions would apply for noncompliance. No further testimony was offered on that measure.
The committee also heard HB 1179, relating to rural emergency hospitals. The Department of Human Services stood on written testimony, and Maui Health Systems strongly supported the bill, saying it would help critical access hospitals better serve kūpuna and provide long-term care beds. There were no questions or additional testimony. HB 420, relating to remedies and the contractor repair act, generated extensive and sharply divided testimony. Opponents, including attorneys representing homeowners and AARP Hawaii, argued the bill was anti-consumer, would weaken homeowners’ ability to recover for construction defects, and would shift costs and risk to consumers. Supporters, including builders, realtors, the Chamber of Commerce, and D.R. Horton Hawaii, said the bill would create a more balanced and efficient process, reduce unnecessary litigation, and help builders address legitimate defects more quickly.
Testimony on HB 420 focused heavily on whether the contractor repair process and class actions help or hinder repairs. Opponents said the bill would delay or limit homeowner recovery, especially for life and safety defects, while supporters said current class-action litigation can prevent direct communication with homeowners and slow repairs. Committee members asked questions about when communication with homeowners stops and whether repairs could be made before a class is certified. No votes or final committee actions were taken during the portion of the meeting provided.
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
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Committee on Health and Human Services - 03/12/26
Health and Human Services
Transcript Highlights:
- like ours have put in watching the doors, packing groceries, commuting with them to reduce public transit
- Their skin color, salary, zip code, gender, ethnicity, or legal status, among other things, must never
- Their skin color, salary, zip<01:19:58.160><c> code,</c><01:19:58.520><c> gender,</c><01:19:59.000><c
- > ethnicity,</c><01:19:59.520><c> or</c><01:19:59.640><c> legal</c> zip code, gender, ethnicity, or legal
- zip code, gender, ethnicity, or legal status,<01:20:00.720><c> among</c><01:20:01.120><c> other</c><
Committee:
Senate Health and Human Services
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Elections Finance and Government Operations Committee 3/11/26
Elections Finance and Government Operations
Transcript Highlights:
- I think the question... it might have been a verbal tick as one of those gendered things. >> Okay.
- have been a verbal tick as one<00:32:13.600><c> of</c><00:32:13.679><c> those</c><00:32:13.840><c> gendered
- </c> one of those gendered things. one of those gendered things.
- essential, regardless of if there's a mandate such as housing, homelessness, libraries, health access, transit
Keywords:
municipal nondisclosure agreement, NDA, public records, transparency, local government, county, city, town, school district, housing and redevelopment authority, economic development authority, port authority, economic development, land development, public financing, tax increment financing, TIF, abatement, municipal bonds, debt obligations
KY
Kentucky 2025 Regular Session
Senate Standing Committee on Health Services (3-3-25) - Reupload
Transcript Highlights:
- conscience, then we have to address the fact that we no longer allow our parents to take care of their gender-affirming
- /c><00:35:25.440><c> care</c><00:35:25.599><c> of</c><00:35:25.720><c> their</c><00:35:25.880><c> gender
- </c><00:35:26.280><c> affirming</c> to take care of their gender affirming to take care of their gender
Keywords:
Discussion on SB 132 - 00:06
Vote on SB 132 - 04:41
Discussion on HB 219 - 43:49
Vote on HB 219 – 49:00
Discussion on HCR 20 – 50:08
Vote on HCR 20 – 51:28, 958, all
Summary:
The committee heard testimony on Senate Bill 132, which would create conscience protections for health care professionals who object to participating in certain procedures or services on religious, moral, or ethical grounds. Senator Donald Douglas and several supporters argued the bill is a recruitment and retention tool for Kentucky’s health care workforce, emphasizing provider shortages, maldistribution, and the need to protect individual conscience rights. Supporters said the bill would not apply to emergency care, would not permit denial of care based on a patient’s identity, and would mainly protect professionals from being forced to perform procedures they believe are unethical. They also cited similar laws in six other states and said the bill would have a cause of action to give it enforcement teeth.
Supportive testimony came from an emergency physician, a registered nurse, and others who described personal experiences or examples involving objections to abortion-related care, opioid prescribing, and pressure to participate in procedures that conflicted with conscience. They said conscience protections would help attract providers, preserve ethical integrity, and allow clinicians to make professional judgments without corporate or institutional coercion. In questioning, senators asked about practical examples, the scope of the bill, whether it would cover hypothetical cases involving patients of particular religions or identities, and which states have similar laws. The sponsor and supporters repeatedly said the bill is about procedures, not patients, and that it should not be read to allow discrimination against individuals.
Opponents, including pediatricians and a registered nurse/minister, warned that the bill is overly broad and could allow refusals of care by not only physicians but also pharmacists, clerks, and ambulance drivers. They argued it could delay treatment, increase discrimination, and worsen access problems in rural areas, especially for contraception, Plan B, blood transfusions, and other services. Critics said existing professional ethics already require patient care and that the bill could undermine evidence-based medicine and worsen Kentucky’s provider shortage. The committee took testimony and questions; no final vote or disposition was announced in the portion provided.