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FL
Florida 2026 Regular Session
FL House Floor Session - 2026-02-17 (1:00PM Session)
Florida House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- So that's why they need to be listed in here, because this bill is not just about renaming West Palm
- And so, ...the fact that President Trump is renaming multiple airports.
- There is $2,750,000 in the budget to rename this airport. Oh, it's not going to cost us anything.
- There is $2,750,000 in the budget to rename this airport. Oh, it's not going to cost us anything.
- Also, we renamed public and shared spaces, public schools in Richmond, Virginia, St.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- Senate Bill 1410 simply requires all Texas state agencies to rename Gulf of America with Gulf.
- Senate Bill 1410 requires all Texas state agencies to rename Gulf of Mexico with the Gulf of America
- Agencies must prioritize renaming in emergency management, commercial operations, public health, and
- On the 20th, President Trump issued Executive Order 14172, which renamed geographic places around our
- country to honor American exceptionalism, and part of that was renaming the Gulf of Mexico.
Bills:
SB801 , SB1200 , SB1410 , SB1717 , SB1862 , SB1863 , SB2216 , SB2681 , SB506 , SB2626 , SJR63 , SB 3
Committee:
Senate State Affairs
FL
Florida 2026 4th Special Session
January 27, 2026 - 09:30 AM
Transcript Highlights:
- The big difference, the major difference, is this bill is not renaming anything but restoring accuracy
- Of the boundaries that you are trying to rename... are they 100 percent the same of Judea as they are
- We are not trying to rename it for them or anyone else.
- they did was take a page out of the Roman playbook, second century when they destroyed Israel they renamed
- It has not been passed by Congress to rename the West Bank.
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- I am honored today to be presenting House File 3556, a bill simply renaming the community solar garden
- So, members, renaming Minnesota’s community solar garden program in her memory honors not just Speaker
- So members, renaming them uh today.
- one of her incredible legacy by renaming one of her proudest<00:43:58.160><c> legislative</c><00:43:
- the community solar discussed renaming the community solar garden<00:44:57.119><c> program</c><00:44
AL
Transcript Highlights:
- Will this renaming help us to achieve that? Help us to achieve that?
- Will it help us in renaming this body of water? I believe it will. It will.
- There will be legal ramifications included in renaming a...
- It is fitting that we rename it the Gulf of America.
- Well, Florida just passed the bill this week to rename it to the Gulf of America.
FL
Florida 2026 Regular Session
FL House Floor Session - 2026-02-19 (10:00AM Session)
Florida House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- It doesn't stop the renaming. It doesn't judge the president's record.
- This amendment does not block the renaming. It does not take a position on the president's legacy.
- Renaming the significant site after a sitting president is so unprecedented.
- not really a strong precedent for renaming something like an airport.
- not really a strong precedent for renaming something like an airport.
Summary:
The Senate convened with an opening prayer, pledge, and a series of gallery introductions recognizing visitors, local officials, students, and public safety personnel. The chamber first took up a report from the Ethics and Elections Committee on 42 executive appointments; after Senator Gaetz explained that the committee had reviewed the appointees’ qualifications and suitability, the Senate adopted the report and confirmed the appointments by a 36-0 vote.
The Senate then moved through a long special-order calendar focused largely on open-government sunset reviews and other policy bills. It passed measures to continue or consolidate public records and meeting exemptions for aquaculture records, agency-held trade secrets, and cybersecurity information, with one technical amendment adopted on the cybersecurity bill. The chamber also approved bills extending the statute of limitations for failure to report child abuse, strengthening regulation of commercial driving schools, requiring human trafficking education for nursing graduates, creating a new injunction for protection against serious violence by a known person, and making the related public-records exemption. Additional bills passed included a nature-based coastal resiliency measure with an amendment restricting dredge-and-fill in Terra Ceia Aquatic Preserve, a chiropractic trust-funds bill, specialty license plates, a one-time waiver of late financial disclosure fines, public school personnel compensation changes, the annual Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services “Farm Bill,” homestead exemption clarification for long-term leaseholders, disability-presumption clarifications for first responders, reinsurance intermediary manager changes, patriotic displays in public schools, ADS-B fee restrictions, autism-related law enforcement training and a Blue Envelope program, campus safety policy transparency at public colleges and universities, and veterinary prescription disclosure. Several bills were temporarily postponed, including local vessel restrictions, temporary certificates for practice, and domestic animals.
The Senate also debated and passed a bill allowing licensed insurance agents to market health care sharing ministries, despite concerns raised by Senator Polsky about consumer confusion, commissions, and the sale of non-insurance products; supporters argued it restored free speech, religious liberty, and consumer choice. The chamber approved the bill 32-5 after debate. Most other measures passed with strong bipartisan support, often by unanimous or near-unanimous votes, and several companion House bills were substituted in place of Senate bills before final passage.
LA
Louisiana 2026 Regular Session
Transportation, Highways and Public Works Mar 10th, 2026
Transportation, Highways & Public Works
Transcript Highlights:
- I'm just asking if you would please consider allowing us in Terrebonne Parish to rename the bridge to
- I would ask for your favorable passage for renaming part of Highway 5 for Eugene Washington.
- The first one, number 358, is requesting to rename a section of 433 in Slidell for Mr.
- This is to rename a portion of the highway in honor of Dan de Blanc, who is a longtime Slidell resident
- This will just rename a portion of the road in front of that establishment in his memory.
Bills:
HB129 , HB130 , HB148 , HB149 , HB221 , HB346 , HB354 , HB355 , HB356 , HB358 , HB360 , HB384 , HB401 , HB657 , HB675 , HB716
Summary:
The House Committee on Transportation met on March 10 and took up a series of highway and bridge naming bills, beginning with House Bill 346, which redesignates a portion of U.S. Highway 171 as the Speaker Joe Salter Memorial Highway. The bill was presented with extensive tributes from the sponsor, former colleagues, and Secretary of State Nancy Landry, all praising Salter’s public service, education background, and character. The committee reported HB 346 favorably without objection.
Members then heard House Bill 221, which names a proposed Mississippi River bridge connecting LA 1 and LA 30 as the President Donald J. Trump Expressway. The sponsor argued the naming would help draw attention and funding to a long-discussed, toll-free bridge project and described possible financing through development districts and federal programs. Some members questioned the political and practical logic of naming a bridge before it is built, while others supported the concept as a way to advance a needed infrastructure project. The committee adopted a roll-call vote and reported HB 221 favorably by 12-2.
The committee also advanced several memorial highway and bridge designations, including HB 356 for the Elwood T. Brady Jr. Memorial Bridge, HB 149 for Senior Police Officer Trevor Abney Memorial Highway, HB 148 for the Eugene Washington Memorial Highway, HB 716 naming the Schaumet Ferry Terminal after Michael C. Ginnart Jr., HB 355 naming Highway 10 in Washington Parish as Veterans Park Memorial Highway, HB 675 naming part of U.S. 425 as the Bill Putt Linder Memorial Highway, HB 657 naming portions of LA 182 for Burrick B.J. Lejeune Jr. and Judge Richard T. Dickey Hike Sr., HB 354 renaming the Magnolia Bridge for Caleb Easterling, HB 358 naming a portion of LA 433 for Charles R. Bordelon Sr., and HB 384 naming part of U.S. 11 as the Dan de Blanc American Hero Memorial Highway. Several bills were amended to add or remove the word “Memorial.” The committee reported the measures favorably, with amendments where applicable, and then voluntarily deferred HB 129, HB 130, HB 360, and HB 401 to a later agenda before adjourning.
LA
Louisiana 2026 Regular Session
Transportation, Highways and Public Works Mar 10th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- I'm just asking if you would please consider allowing us in Terrebonne Parish to rename the bridge to
- I would ask for your favorable passage for renaming part of Highway 5 for Eugene Washington.
- The first one, number 358, is requesting to rename a section of 433 in Slidell for Mr.
- This is to rename a portion of the highway in honor of Dan de Blanc, who is a longtime Slidell resident
- This will just rename a portion of the road in front of that establishment in his memory.
Summary:
The House Committee on Transportation, Highways and Public Works met on March 10 and considered a series of highway, bridge, and ferry naming bills, many honoring deceased public servants, veterans, and community leaders. The committee first heard House Bill 346, which redesignates a portion of U.S. Highway 171 as the Speaker Joe Salter Memorial Highway. Members and witnesses from the Secretary of State’s office offered extensive tributes to Salter’s career in education, legislative service, and state government. The bill was reported favorably without objection.
The committee then took up House Bill 221, which names a proposed Mississippi River bridge crossing connecting LA 1 and LA 30 as the President Donald J. Trump Expressway. Rep. Eccles argued the naming would help draw attention and funding to a long-discussed bridge project and emphasized toll-free, growth-based financing. Some members questioned the political and practical logic, but the bill was reported favorably on a 12-2 vote, with Reps. Murray and Walters voting no. The committee also reported favorably several other memorial naming bills, including HB 356 for the Elward T. Brady Jr. Memorial Bridge, HB 149 for the Senior Police Officer Trevor Abney Memorial Highway, HB 148 for the Eugene Washington Memorial Highway, and HB 716 naming the Schaumet Ferry Terminal after Michael C. Ginnart Jr.
Additional measures were amended and reported: HB 355, designating Highway 10 as the Veterans Park Highway, was amended to add “Memorial Highway” and then reported favorably; HB 657, naming portions of LA 182 for Burrick B.J. Lejeune Jr. and Judge Richard T. Dickey Hike Sr., was amended to remove “Memorial” from the designations and reported as amended; HB 675, naming U.S. 425 in Franklin Parish for Assistant Chief Bill Putt Linder, was similarly amended and reported; and HB 384, naming a portion of U.S. 11 as the Dan de Blanc American Hero Highway, was amended to add “Memorial” and reported with amendments. HB 354, renaming the Magnolia Bridge as the Caleb Easterling Memorial Bridge, drew emotional testimony from the victim’s parents about his death in a drunk-driving crash and was reported favorably. HB 358, naming a portion of LA 433 for Charles R. Bordelon Sr., was also reported favorably.
At the end of the meeting, the committee voluntarily deferred HB 129, HB 130, HB 360, and HB 401 to a later agenda. The committee then adjourned.
NM
New Mexico 2026 Regular Session
House - Investigatory Subcommittee Feb 17th, 2026 at 10:33 am
House House Investigatory Subcommittee
Transcript Highlights:
- internationally, that has been Well reported in the news, Zorro Ranch kept coming up as a place that he sought refuge
Committee:
House House House Investigatory Subcommittee
HI
Transcript Highlights:
- And for those same purposes, we also renamed the "traffic emergency period and fireworks division" to
- And for those same purposes, we also renamed the "traffic emergency period and fireworks division" to
- And for those same purposes, we also renamed the "traffic emergency period and fireworks division" to
- And for those same purposes, we also renamed the "traffic emergency period and fireworks division" to
- And for those same purposes, we also renamed the "traffic emergency period and fireworks division" to
MA
Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
Formal House Session 52 Jun 4th, 2026
Massachusetts House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- bill marks a crucial step in affirming that Massachusetts remains a beacon of hope and a place of refuge
- bill marks a crucial step in affirming that Massachusetts remains a beacon of hope and a place of refuge
NY
New York 2025-2026 Regular Session
New York State Senate Session - 03/11/2026
New York Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- again over the past recent years, have looked up and saw the Red Cross there at my rescue to give me refuge
- AGAIN, OVER THE PAST RECENT YEARS, HAVE LOOKED UP AND SAW THE RED CROSS THERE AT MY RESCUE TO GIVE ME REFUGE
Summary:
The Senate convened with a prayer and Pledge of Allegiance, then approved the prior journal and took up motions and resolutions. Senator Gianaris moved to reconsider and restore Senate Print 3179A, an Environmental Conservation Law bill, to the third reading calendar, and amendments were also received on Senate Print 8491. The chamber then considered and adopted Resolution 1716, designating March 2026 as Greek History Month in New York, with remarks from several senators about Greek heritage, Greek independence, immigration, and the contributions of Greek Americans. The Senate also adopted Resolution 1607, proclaiming March 2026 as American Red Cross Month, with extensive testimony praising Red Cross disaster relief, blood donation, preparedness work, and volunteers; several senators highlighted local volunteers and urged greater support for the organization, including budget resources. The Senate welcomed guests, including Red Cross representatives and students from Brooklyn, and later opened the resolutions for co-sponsorship.
The chamber then moved through the calendar and passed multiple bills, including measures affecting mental hygiene, elder law, penal law, public authorities, labor, public service, correction, education, election law, alcoholic beverage control, and state administrative procedure. Most bills passed by wide margins, though some drew recorded opposition, including the public authorities bill and several election, public service, and correction measures. Senator Ramos explained her support for the labor bill as a workplace dignity and anti-bullying measure, and Senator Ryan explained his support for the small-business regulatory website bill as a way to simplify access to agency rules and guidance. Senator Skoufis’s Public Health Law bill was also recalled from the Assembly, restored to the third reading calendar, and amended. The Senate then adjourned until Thursday, March 12 at 11:00 a.m.
ID
Transcript Highlights:
- It was to be used and enjoyed as a state park and a wildlife refuge.
- In Island Park, it was to be used and enjoyed as a state park in a wildlife refuge.
Committee:
Senate State Affairs
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Vets Committee Meeting - 2025-04-02
Veterans and Military Affairs Division
Transcript Highlights:
- Many SGU who sought refuge in the U.S. are blacklisted from entering their home countries.
- In imminent danger, I had no choice but to flee my homeland and seek refuge in the United States.
Committee:
House Veterans and Military Affairs Division
FL
Florida 2025 Regular Session
Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice Mar 5th, 2025
Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice
Transcript Highlights:
- Wallace then pulled a gun and shot Officer Rayner in the head, ultimately fleeing to Georgia, seeking refuge
- Wallace then pulled a gun and shot Officer Rainer in the head, ultimately fleeing to Georgia, seeking refuge
Summary:
The Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice met with a quorum and first approved SPB 7014, which terminates the state court system’s mediation and arbitration trust fund; staff noted the fund has no current balance and that filing fees were already redirected in 2011. The bill was reported favorably as a committee bill without objection.
The committee then took up CS/SB 48 on alternative judicial procedures for foreclosure sales. Senator Garcia described it as a response to reported abuses in Miami-Dade County, adding longer sale timeframes, stronger notice requirements, rules for alternative sale methods, online auction authorization, and consumer protections for surplus funds. After adopting a technical amendment, members raised concerns about whether the bill was codifying a process they believed should remain with clerks of court and about the new online auction provisions; Senator Garcia ultimately moved to temporarily postpone the bill.
Members also approved CS/SB 322, creating a nonjudicial process for sheriffs to remove unauthorized persons from commercial property, and CS/SB 138, which revises DUI-related language from “intoxicating” to “impairing” and allows judicial circuits to create DUI diversion programs. CS/SB 138 drew opposition from some members and testimony from cannabis advocates and defense lawyers who argued the catch-all language was too broad and could sweep in lawful medications or create testing and expungement issues, but it still passed. The committee further reported favorably SB 130 on wrongful incarceration compensation, extending filing deadlines and removing restrictive bars to compensation, and SB 234, which strengthens penalties for violent resistance against law enforcement officers and clarifies that such resistance can lead to life imprisonment if it results in an officer’s death. Both bills received supportive testimony, though SB 234 also drew concerns from defense lawyers about removing language tied to lawful duty and good faith; the sponsor said the bill preserves defenses while focusing on violent resistance. The meeting then adjourned.
AZ
Arizona 2026 Regular Session
03/24/2026 - House Republican Caucus Calendar #13
Transcript Highlights:
- Madam Whip, members, Senate Bill 1686 renames Wesley Bolin Plaza the Wesley Bolin and Charlie Kirk Freedom
- Senate Concurrent Memorial 1002 urges the Arizona State Board on Geographic and Historic Names to rename
- Senate Concurrent Memorial 1002 urges the Arizona State Board on Geographic and Historic Names to rename
- Senate Concurrent Memorial 2006 urges the Arizona State Board on Geographic and Historic Names to rename
- Senate Concurrent Memorial 2006 urges the Arizona State Board on Geographic and historic names to rename
Summary:
The caucus reviewed a long list of Senate bills and memorials, mostly on consent calendars, covering housing, elections, health care, public safety, land use, transportation, and water. Several measures focused on housing and local government regulation, including limits on municipal interference with home design standards, restrictions on alleged “malicious delays” in permitting, and rules on exactions. Election-related bills addressed internet access for voting equipment, timekeeping requirements for election systems, primary election timing, precinct committeeman vacancies, and other election administration changes. Other topics included liquor law updates, assisted living facility rules, deed and title fraud prevention, a Freedom of Speech Monument committee, renaming public spaces, and a bill restricting gender transition procedures for minors.
Health and human services bills drew discussion on behavioral health technician definitions and AHCCCS/DHS coordination, Medicaid billing during facility ownership changes, breast cancer screening cost-sharing, naturopathic physicians administering IV antibiotics and similar drugs, safe-haven newborn surrender at hospitals, and reporting requirements for dialysis social workers. In public safety and judiciary, members considered bills on probation for dangerous crimes against children, sex offender registration limitations, victim restitution costs, unlawful alerting, increased penalties for unlawful flight, and a new offense for motor fuel theft. One member noted a no vote on extending the Vulnerable Adult System Study Committee, saying it would become a long-running study committee, while supporters said the committee had produced useful recommendations.
The caucus also heard land, agriculture, energy, water, and transportation measures, including creation of a foreign entity land review commission, restrictions on transporting Mexican gray wolf pups with state resources, water reuse and banking provisions, solar installation disclosures and roof inspections, a larger revolving fund loan cap, and several congressional memorials. Transportation items included roadable aircraft registration, motor vehicle booting rules, military property signage, a towing and impound study committee, and photo enforcement penalties. Public safety bills included extending traumatic event counseling programs and requiring state data sharing with the federal government regarding unauthorized aliens. No formal votes were taken in the transcript; members mostly asked clarifying questions and several sponsors explained the intent and practical effects of their bills.
AZ
Transcript Highlights:
- A concurrent memorial urging the State Board of Geographic and Historic Names to rename United States
- They would like to rename a five-mile stretch of Highway 191 in Chinle as Chief Barbonsito Highway.
- renaming of the highway in Loop.
- Speaker Pro Tem, typically with these renaming measures, if the representative from the district wants
- not trying to rename it after Pol Pot, that's fine by me, and I always vote for them as a courtesy.
Summary:
The House opened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, approval of the prior journal, and several guest introductions and proclamations, including a proclamation designating March 10 as Cade’s Day in honor of Cade Keller and suicide prevention efforts. Members also welcomed guests from schools, cities, and medical and advocacy groups, and the clerk announced committee assignments and bill referrals.
The chamber then moved through committee-of-the-whole action on several bills. HB 2946 and HB 4018 were amended and given do pass recommendations. In a later committee-of-the-whole, HB 2083, HB 2308, HB 2388, and HB 2389 were considered; HB 2083, HB 2308, and HB 2388 received do pass recommendations as amended, while HB 2389 drew debate over environmental review for power plants, with supporters arguing it would lower energy costs and opponents saying it weakened oversight. The House also retained HB 4030 and HCR 2052 on the calendar.
The House then took up third-reading votes on a long list of measures. Bills that passed included HB 2047 on forcible entry and detainer, HB 2127 on special license plates, HB 2344 on the local government investment pool, HB 2371 on dissolution of marriage, HB 2140 and HB 2620 on financial institutions and veterans services, HB 2429 on short-term rentals, HB 2434 on the prescription monitoring program, HB 2437 on emergency medical services, HB 2444 on pharmacy-based testing and treatment, HB 2573 on DUI-related psychotherapy treatment, HB 2601 on state highways and routes, HB 2781 on solar energy power plants, HB 2914 on cameras in long-term care rooms, HB 2968 on evidence in child custody proceedings, HB 4043 on public schools, HB 4064 on municipal improvement districts, HB 4130 on local government budgets, and HCM 2016 renaming a stretch of U.S. Route 191 as Chief Barbonsito Highway. HB 2726 on sleep apnea treatment failed, and HB 2123 failed on reconsideration after a close vote. Several votes featured debate over housing, energy, veterans’ services, pharmacy scope, family-court evidence rules, and the balance between local control and state oversight.
The session ended with committee announcements for the following week, personal privilege remarks, and a motion to adjourn until 1:15 p.m. on Wednesday, March 11, 2026, which was adopted.
AZ
Transcript Highlights:
- A concurrent memorial urging the State Board of Geographic and Historic Names to rename United States
- They would like to rename a five-mile stretch of Highway 191 in Chinle as Chief Barbincito Highway.
- But to me, I am walking on eggshells as I attempt to make a road, renaming a road in these areas, just
- like the renaming of the highway in Loop.
- not trying to rename it after Pol Pot, that's fine by me, and I always vote for them as a courtesy.
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- Our posts in Minnesota are increasingly diverse as veterans seek places of refuge where they can relax
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Committee:
Senate Taxes
WA
Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Human Services Jan 28th, 2026 at 05:45 pm
Human Services
Transcript Highlights:
- Under this bill, LuPRO is renamed the Legislative Executive Economic Justice and Well-Being Task Force
- The duties of the task force are modified, and the Advisory Committee is renamed the Economic Justice
- We're going to rename it. We're going to clarify some duties and responsibilities.
- We're going to rename it. We're going to clarify some duties and responsibilities.
- It renames the task force.
Committee:
Senate Human Services