Video & Transcript : 'midnight rules' :
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CA
Transcript Highlights:
- Additional comments will be ruled out of order.
- Violation of these rules may subject you to removal or other enforcement actions.
- Most third world countries can get their election results by midnight on election day.
- Again, third-world countries count their ballots by midnight.
- The rest of the nation, they count, 90% of their ballots by midnight. 95%, 99% of their ballots by midnight
Committee:
House Elections
MO
Missouri 2026 Regular Session
Emerging Issues Feb 9th, 2026
Emerging Issues and Professional Registration
Transcript Highlights:
- Just a couple housekeeping rules.
- There are no other changes to the program rules, caps, safeguards, or anything else.
- And so we're just asking for you to not make arbitrary rules that shut down the churches.
- So if a group, like, meets for midnight mass, you know, and this building is closed, can they then sue
- Well, I would say that if they were, if this was always where they had their midnight Mass, this was
Summary:
The committee first heard House Bill 3037, which would allow certain Missouri Empowerment Scholarship Account tax credits, beginning in 2028, to be carried back to the immediately prior tax year. Representative Allen said the bill was a technical timing change that would not alter the credit amount, cap, refundability, transferability, or other safeguards. Supporters, including the American Federation for Children and a representative of the scholarship organization, said the change would help donors better match contributions to their actual tax liability and could increase participation. One member raised concern about the fiscal impact on education funding, noting the Department of Revenue’s estimate of reduced revenue, while the sponsor said the delayed start date was intended to give the state time to plan.
The committee then heard House Bill 2830, which would increase the recorder fee that funds the Missouri Housing Trust Fund from $3 to $9 per real estate document. Representative Collins said the increase would strengthen funding for affordable housing, rental assistance, and homeless prevention. Supporters from Empower Missouri, Love Columbia, Peter and Paul Community Services, and Missouri’s Coalition of Recovery Support Providers testified that the fund is under-resourced, with many requests going unmet and some housing programs unable to support new construction or rehabilitation projects. They described local housing shortages, homelessness, and the need for more capital funding, arguing the fee increase would help meet demand without using general revenue. No opposition testimony was presented.
Finally, the committee took up House Bills 1778 and 2760, both aimed at protecting religious exercise during emergencies. The sponsors said the bills were prompted by COVID-era restrictions on churches and would prevent government orders from limiting worship services, while still allowing compliance with building and fire codes and excluding violence or harm. Members debated whether the bills would create a special exemption for houses of worship and whether they could interfere with public health responses to future outbreaks. A Baptist minister testified in opposition, arguing that religious gatherings should not receive special treatment and that restrictions should apply consistently to all mass gatherings. The hearing ended without a vote, and the committee adjourned after public testimony.
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Rules Committee Mar 25th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- The Senate Committee on Rules will come to order.
- Ortega, we welcome you to the Senate Rules Committee.
- It literally was like midnight last night that it closed. All right, great. Thank you. Yeah.
- With that, we will adjourn the Rules Committee hearing.
- With that, we will adjourn the Rules Committee hearing.
Summary:
The Senate Rules Committee met with quorum and first approved several non-appearance items, including the appointments of Armin Meyer to the Department of Financial Protection and Innovation and Uca Danka to the California State Lottery Commission. The committee also approved references to bills, a request to suspend Senate Rule 55 for guest access on the Senate floor, and floor acknowledgments, all by 5-0 votes.
The committee then heard the appointment of Arania Ortega to the Public Employment Relations Board. Members questioned her about her background at CalHR and Finance, PERB’s case backlog, implementation of AB 288, recusal rules tied to her prior work, the ride-share caseload, and the board’s role in legislative employee unionization. Ortega said PERB currently has no backlog, is prepared to implement AB 288 if litigation changes, and has strong recusal procedures; she also said the state employee cases affected by her recusal would be a small share of PERB’s workload. Public testimony supported the nominee, and the committee voted 5-0 to send the appointment to the full Senate.
The committee also heard Monica Erickson’s appointment as Director of the Department of Human Resources. Questions focused on labor negotiations, CalPERS fiduciary responsibilities, recruitment and retention, telework, discipline and accountability, DEIA efforts, hard-to-fill classifications, degree requirements, return-to-office implementation, and the gender pay gap. Erickson said CalHR is working on recruitment tools, class consolidations, apprenticeship pathways, policy forums, and a skills-matching pilot to help applicants, while also addressing pay equity and reducing barriers such as unnecessary degree requirements. Public witnesses spoke in support, and the committee approved her appointment 5-0 to advance to the Senate floor before adjourning.
MO
Transcript Highlights:
- Just a couple housekeeping rules.
- There are no other changes to the program rules, caps, safeguards, or any safeguards expanded or altered
- And so we're just asking for you to not make arbitrary rules that shut down the churches.
- So if a group meets for midnight mass, you know, and this building is closed, can they then sue us for
- Well, I would say that if they were, if this was always where they had their midnight mass, this was
WA
Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session
Legislative Democratic Leaders Media Availability Mar 12th, 2026 at 08:30 pm
Transcript Highlights:
- would actually fulfill our promise to adjourn on time, but very happy to be here, not even brushing midnight
- . ...not even brushing midnight, notwithstanding the fire alarm and evacuating the building.
- beginning of the session that was thought of as being a pretty dire action with the Supreme Court ruling
- there was standing for some laws. ...action with the Supreme Court ruling there was standing for some
Summary:
Legislative leaders from the Washington Senate and House reflected on the end of the 60-day session, saying they were relieved to adjourn on time despite last-minute negotiations and a fire alarm evacuation. They described the session’s main goals as protecting Washington from federal actions and improving affordability, and said they made progress on both fronts. Among the measures highlighted were bills related to masking for law enforcement, election data security, joining the West Coast Health Collaborative, using science in vaccine and health-care recommendations, protecting immigrant rights, prohibiting impersonation of law enforcement, setting uniform standards for law enforcement, and the Flock camera bill.
They also emphasized affordability and budget actions, including the “millionaires tax,” which they said would help fund tax relief on items such as diapers, over-the-counter medicines, and hygiene products, along with free school lunches and an expanded senior and disabled property tax credit. Leaders said all three budgets were completed, and credited unusually strong collaboration among House, Senate, and governor’s staff for getting the operating, transportation, and capital budgets across the finish line. They also noted a bill expanding energy assistance for low-income residents.
In response to questions, leaders said the data center tax break bill fell short because it lacked votes in Ways and Means, with labor concerns and the pace of regulation cited as major issues. They said the Mosquito Fleet bill did not advance because the House and Senate could not reconcile differences in time. Looking ahead, they said juvenile rehabilitation, jobs in response to federal tariffs, data center regulation, education funding, health-care access and hospital support, charity care, public defense funding, and AI regulation are likely to be priorities next session. They also said their relationship with the governor improved significantly this year because of more regular communication and alignment.
LA
Transcript Highlights:
- The bill cleans up antiquated stuff, like it talked about rules for faxing.
- So we don't need rules for faxing. Okay.
- We brought the suit to have Senator Kathy's Act 479 ruled unconstitutional. It was.
- Let the Fifth Circuit make a ruling, you know, and then come back and clean it up next year, okay?
- Clean it up when the Fifth Circuit rules.
Bills:
HB302 , HB371 , HB597 , HB1097 , HB1190 , SB34 , SB164 , SB208 , SB232 , SB317 , SB357 , SB421 , SB510
Committee:
House Judiciary
Keywords:
legal representation, attorney general, elected officials, defense, legislative acts, judicial review, judiciary, election, judges, 19th Judicial District Court, East Baton Rouge, precincts, coroner, retention, body, mortuary, investigation, missing persons, Amber Alert, Endangered Missing Child Advisory
OK
Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session
House of Representatives Second Regular Session of the 60th Legislature Day 35 Apr 6th, 2026 at 01:30 pm
Oklahoma House Floor Meeting
Bills:
HR1037 , HR1043 , SB1491 , SB1451 , SB1286 , SB1581 , SB1521 , SB201 , SB1290 , SB169 , SB1377 , SB1991 , SB1346 , SB1509 , SB1928 , SB2028 , SB2071 , SB2110 , SB2117 , SB2127 , SB2134 , SB722 , SB3
Keywords:
National Poetry Month, poetry, education, cultural celebration, arts and humanities, child abuse, prevention, community support, family safety, child welfare, presidential electors, vacancies, oath of office, political party, elections, voter registration, election integrity, Secretary of State, cancellation of registration, gender neutrality
OK
Bills:
SB514 , SB346 , SB1593 , SB1782 , SB1366 , SB1497 , SB366 , SB1895 , SB2048 , SB2005 , SB2006 , SB710 , SB1480
Committee:
Senate Education
Keywords:
SB514, school choice, charter school, virtual charter school, OSSAA, extracurricular activities, interscholastic activities, athletics, homeschool, other means of education, alternative education, student eligibility, student transfer, district policy, public school district, adjacent district, blended learning, virtual learning, school sports, academic eligibility
AZ
Arizona 2026 Regular Session
02/24/2026 - Senate Appropriations, Transportation and Technology
Appropriations, Transportation and Technology
Transcript Highlights:
- But I know there was an intergovernmental dispute a few years ago, and I think a judge ruled that the
- So I'm just not clear that it's really going to follow the judge's ruling there.
- Instead of continuing with this rule, the Trump administration withdrew it and opted to continue with
- Instead of continuing with this rule, the Trump administration withdrew it and opted to continue with
- By the way, members, there is food in the Rules Office. I'm sorry, the Pages Office. Thank you.
Bills:
SB1041 , SB1050 , SB1131 , SB1138 , SB1249 , SB1267 , SB1272 , SB1317 , SB1461 , SB1488 , SB1504 , SB1517 , SB1523 , SB1580 , SB1582 , SB1584 , SB1585 , SB1602 , SB1630 , SB1654 , SB1672 , SB1673 , SB1718 , SB1761 , SB1819 , SB1826 , SB1827
Keywords:
electronic monitoring, nursing care, assisted living, resident rights, privacy, consent, surveillance, veterans, lifetime pass, state parks, Arizona, access, disabled veterans, cardiac arrest, defibrillators, school safety, emergency response, CPR training, Arizona education funding, automated license plate readers
US
US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
US House Floor Proceedings (Monday, May 19, 2025)
US Federal House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- The rules twothirds being affirmative. The rules are<03:36:53.600><c> suspended.
- </c> the rules and pay pass HR 1263. the rules and pay pass HR 1263.
- </c><04:16:05.600><c> Further</c> clause eight of rule 20. Further clause eight of rule 20.
- </c> suspend the rules and pass the bill? suspend the rules and pass the bill?
- </c> the rules and pass the bill as amended? the rules and pass the bill as amended?
Bills:
HR1286 , HR1263 , HB1578 , HR1364 , HB2201 , HB1823 , HB1815 , HR1147 , HR217 , HB1701 , HB1453 , HR1223
Keywords:
trade policy, tariffs, trade enforcement, workers rights, labor standards, environmental standards, Buy America, domestic content, offshoring, manufacturing jobs, factory closures, family farmers, small business, supply chains, dumping, countervailing duties, antidumping, trade agreements, USMCA, investor-state dispute settlement
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- Why do the separate, pursue a separate rule process? and a bill, why not just do it all together?
- In terms of abiding by the rules for the agency. in terms of air quality.
- And I've been aggrieved, I've been denied a permit, or this rule affects me very adversely.
- The remedy is the permit should be this. or that rule should not be administered.
- was developed before the rules were adopted.
Bills:
HB1520 , HB1525 , HB1530 , HB1535 , HB2068 , HB2091 , HB2347 , HB2372 , HB2805 , HB2815 , HB2867 , HB3154 , HB3482 , HB3483 , HB3663 , HB3781 , HB3901 , HB3915 , HB4135 , HB4153 , HB4158 , HB4329 , HB4331
Committee:
House Natural Resources
Keywords:
Angelina and Neches River Authority, river authority, Sunset Advisory Commission, Texas Sunset Act, Special District Local Laws Code, local government, natural resources, board of directors, director training, board governance, public testimony, open meetings, public information, conflict of interest, ethics, complaint system, general manager, board president, staggered terms, removal of director
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- Water Development Board rules, because it doesn't fit the normal metrics.
- While the bill before you today gives containing a groundwater priority management area, rules, we do
- Those five rules have nothing to do with water other than are you outside the floodplain.
- But again, on the development side. because of the rules that were passed last session with the with
- Now, will our county adopt rules? Should this happen, I can't say that.
Bills:
HB1520 , HB1525 , HB1530 , HB1535 , HB2068 , HB2091 , HB2347 , HB2372 , HB2805 , HB2815 , HB2867 , HB3154 , HB3482 , HB3483 , HB3663 , HB3781 , HB3901 , HB3915 , HB4135 , HB4153 , HB4158 , HB4329 , HB4331
Committee:
House Natural Resources
Keywords:
Angelina and Neches River Authority, river authority, Sunset Advisory Commission, Texas Sunset Act, Special District Local Laws Code, local government, natural resources, board of directors, director training, board governance, public testimony, open meetings, public information, conflict of interest, ethics, complaint system, general manager, board president, staggered terms, removal of director
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Public Safety Finance and Policy Committee 4/1/25
Public Safety Finance and Policy
Committee:
House Public Safety Finance and Policy
Keywords:
public safety, school safety, active shooter, active shooter drill, violence prevention, threat reporting, anonymous tip line, See It, Say It, Send It, Minnesota Fusion Center, Bureau of Criminal Apprehension, BCA, officer-involved death, missing person, endangered missing person, criminal background check, national background check, FBI fingerprint check, adult entertainment license, massage license, correctional facilities
TX
Bills:
HB207 , HB235 , HB324 , HB449 , HB463 , HB502 , HB 1121 , HB1445 , HB1465 , HB1778 , HB1977 , HB2000 , HB2066 , HB2596 , HB207 , HB235
Committee:
House Criminal Jurisprudence
Keywords:
child protection, sexual offenses, obscenity laws, visual material, anatomically correct dolls, mannequins, robots, criminal offenses, sexually explicit material, minors, artificial intelligence, sexually explicit, doll, mannequin, robot, law enforcement, healthcare, insurance, affordable care, access
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- And the prosecutor, for the most part, didn't know the rules of evidence.
- Rules 404 and 405, Texas Rules of Evidence, evidence of other crimes, wrongs, or acts.
- Using rules 404 and 405, is that what she was referring to? Yes, yes.
- rules in place for adult cases.
- She and her brother had no rules—come in when they want, have people spend the night and stuff.
Bills:
HB207 , HB235 , HB324 , HB449 , HB463 , HB502 , HB 1121 , HB1445 , HB1465 , HB1778 , HB1977 , HB2000 , HB2066 , HB2596 , HB207 , HB235
Committee:
House Criminal Jurisprudence
Keywords:
child protection, sexual offenses, obscenity laws, visual material, anatomically correct dolls, mannequins, robots, criminal offenses, sexually explicit material, minors, artificial intelligence, sexually explicit, doll, mannequin, robot, law enforcement, healthcare, insurance, affordable care, access
HI
Hawaii 2025 Regular Session
House Chamber - Fri Feb 28, 2025, 12:00PM HST - Day 24
Hawaii House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Representative Moriwaki, for the motion to suspend the rules.
- Madam Speaker, I move to suspend the rules of the House in order to consider certain House bills for
- Representative Mory Kawa, Madam Speaker, I move to keep the journal open until 12:00 midnight for the
- Representative Morikawa, Madam Speaker, I move to keep the journal open until 12:00 midnight for the
- :00 midnight for the purpose<00:58:32.440><c> of</c><00:58:32.799><c> receiving</c><00:58:33.079><c>
Summary:
The House convened with 47 members present, read the journal, and received Senate communications, including notice that House Bill 1440, HD1 had passed third reading in the Senate and that several Senate bills were transmitted and passed first reading by title. Members also made introductions recognizing guests for Working Families Day 2025, including advocates and organizers, and welcomed visitors from Khu Valley, as well as family members and community advocates in the gallery.
The bulk of the meeting was devoted to the order of the day and adoption of numerous standing committee reports and accompanying bills, many of which were passed by voice vote or consent calendar. Several members registered reservations or opposition on specific measures, with comments focused on fertility coverage and the prepaid health care system, low-income tax policy, youth safe spaces and runaway youth, prenatal care for non-citizens, and fireworks regulation. In a few cases, members requested that their remarks be entered into the journal, and one member clarified a vote change on SCR 972 after the vote had been read.
The House also took third-reading votes on additional bills listed on later pages, with the majority and minority caucuses announcing their votes and a few named no votes on particular measures. No resolutions were introduced for action. During announcements, members wished Representative Amato and staff members happy birthday. The House then voted to keep the journal open until midnight for further committee reports and transmitted bills, and finally recessed until 9:00 a.m. Tuesday, March 4th.
CA
Transcript Highlights:
- The Senate Committee on Rules will come to order.
- Ortega, we welcome you to the Senate Rules Committee.
- It literally was like midnight last night that it closed. All right, great. Thank you. Yeah.
- With that, we will adjourn the Rules Committee hearing.
- With that, we will adjourn the Rules Committee hearing.
Committee:
Senate Rules
Summary:
The Senate Rules Committee met to consider several routine items and two governor’s appointments requiring appearance. The committee first approved, by unanimous 5-0 votes, the appointments of Armin Meyer to the Division of Consumer Financial Protection and Uca Danka to the California State Lottery Commission, along with bill referrals, a rules waiver request to suspend Senate Rule 55 for guests on the floor, and floor acknowledgments.
The committee then heard from Arania Ortega, appointed to the Public Employment Relations Board (PERB). Members asked about her background, PERB’s handling of AB 288 while litigation remains pending, recusal rules, case backlogs, ride-share enforcement, and legislative employee unionization. Ortega said PERB has no current backlog, is prepared to implement AB 288 if litigation changes, and has recusal procedures that would automatically exclude her from certain state employee and child care cases for one year. Public testimony supported the appointment, and the committee voted 5-0 to send Ortega’s nomination to the full Senate.
The committee also heard from Monica Erickson, nominated to continue as Director of the Department of Human Resources (CalHR). Questions focused on bargaining and fiscal responsibility, CalPERS oversight, recruitment and retention, telework, discipline and accountability, DEIA efforts, degree requirements, veteran hiring, return-to-office implementation, and the gender pay gap. Erickson said CalHR is working to reduce vacancies, expand recruitment pipelines, remove unnecessary degree requirements, support departments with guidance and training, and address pay equity; she also noted the gender pay gap has declined over the past decade. Supportive public testimony followed, and her nomination was approved 5-0 to advance to the Senate floor. The committee then adjourned.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Floor Session - Part 1 - 05/19/25
Minnesota Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Do you think you'll even have enough work to carry you through until midnight tonight, or are you going
- </c><00:25:09.840><c> Do</c><00:25:10.000><c> you</c> carry you through until midnight?
- Do you carry you through until midnight?
- c><00:25:12.640><c> tonight</c><00:25:12.880><c> or</c><00:25:13.039><c> you</c> keep busy until midnight
- tonight or you keep busy until midnight tonight or you going to<00:25:13.279><c> go</c><00:25:13.360
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Floor Session 5/19/25 - Part 3
Minnesota House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- article 4, section 19 of the Constitution of the state of Minnesota, Igo and Johnson P move that the rule
- therein be suspended and an urgency be declared and that the rules of the House be so far suspended
- Minnesota, Igo and Johnson P move that the rule therein be suspended and an urgency be declared and that
- </c><00:36:31.599><c> I</c> able to take the bill up by midnight?
- I able to take the bill up by midnight?
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- We'd stay after midnight. But Mary would sleep, and she'd wake up.
- She pushed the clock and we went past midnight. It was definitely past midnight.
- It was definitely past midnight.
- It was totally illegal but uh midnight.
- But I rule now we're not supposed to.