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Broadcasts and Webcasts of Legislative Floor Proceedings and Committee Hearings

as of March 2, 2011

Live webcasts of legislative proceedings are available from at least one chamber in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands. Many legislatures also are offering webcasts of all or selected committee hearings. More than half the states also archive floor proceedings, and about half archive some or all committee proceedings (for varying lengths of time). At least 30 states and D.C. broadcast some legislative proceedings on television. Below is a chart with links to state  legislatures' offerings.  (Note: Some links may not be active if proceedings are not taking place at the time the link is selected.) 

State

Chamber

Live Webcasts of Floor Proceedings 

Archived Webcasts of Floor Proceedings 

Live Webcasts of Committee Hearings

Archived Webcasts of Committee Hearings

Television Broadcasts

Total No. of States with TV or Webcasts: 50+DC, PR  

Total audio or video:
49 + DC, PR

Total audio or video: 
33 + DC

Total audio or video: 
35 + DC

Total audio or video: 
23 + DC

Total television: 
30 + DC

Alabama

House
Senate

Audio
Audio, Video

 

 

 

 

Alaska

Both

Video

Audio, Video 

Video

AudioVideo

KTOO (PBS)

Arizona

House
Senate

Video
Video

Video
Video

Video
Video

Video
Video

Arizona Capitol TV

Arkansas

House

 Video

 Video

 Video (selected)

 Video (selected)

 

California

Both
Assembly
Senate

Video
Audio
Audio

Video

Video
Audio
Audio

Video

The California Channel

Colorado

Both
House
Senate

Video
Audio, Video
Audio, Video

Video

Video
Audio
, Video
Audio, Video

Video 

The Colorado Channel

Connecticut

Both

Audio/Video

Audio/Video

Audio/Video

Audio/Video

Connecticut Network (CTN)

Delaware

House

Audio

 

 

 

 
District of Columbia  

 Video

 Video
(past 30 days only)

 Video

 Video
(past 30 days only)

OCT TV-13

Florida

House
Senate

Video
Video

Video
Video

Video
Video

Video
 


The Florida Channel

Georgia

House
Senate

Video
Video

Video
Video

Video
Video

 

Georgia Public Television

Hawaii

House
Senate


Audio, Video


Audio, Video


Audio, Video


Audio, Video

Capitol TV

Idaho

Both

Video

 

 Audio

 

Idaho Public TV

Illinois

House
Senate

Video
Video

 

 

 

The Illinois Channel

Indiana

House
Senate

Video
Video

Video
Video

Video
Video

Video (Ways & Means Committee only)

 

Iowa

Both

Audio

 

 

 

 

Kansas

House
Senate

Audio
Audio

 

 

 

 

Kentucky

Both

Video

Video

Video

Video

KETKY--The Kentucky Channel

Louisiana

House
Senate

Video
Video

Video
Video

Video
Video

Video
Video

Louisiana Public Broadcasting (LPB)

Maine

Both

Audio/Video

 

Audio/Video

 

 

Maryland

Both

Audio

Audio

 Audio/Video

 Audio/Video

Maryland Public Television

Massachusetts

House
Senate

Video
Video

Video
Video

Video (selected)
Video (selected)

Video (selected)
Video (selected)

 

Michigan

House
Senate

Video
Audio, Video

 

Video (selected)
Audio, Video
(Appropriations)

 

Michigan Government Television

Minnesota

House
Senate

Video
Video

Video
Video

Video
Video

Video
Video

Minnesota Public Television
Minnesota Public Television

Mississippi

Both

Video

 

 

 

 

Missouri

House
Senate

Audio
Audio

Audio
Audio

 

 

 

Montana*

Both

Audio, Video

Audio, Video

Audio, Video

Video

TVMT

Nebraska

Unicameral

Video

 

 Video

 

Nebraska Educational Television

Nevada*

Both

Audio, Video

 Audio, Video

Audio, Video

 Audio, Video

 

New Hampshire

House
Senate

Video
Audio

Video
Audio

Audio (selected)

 

 

New Jersey

Both

Video

Audio or Video

Audio or Video

Audio

New Jersey Cable Telecommunications Association

New Mexico

House
Senate

Audio, Video
Audio, Video

 

 Audio

 

 

New York

Assembly
Senate

Video
Video

 
Video

 
Video

 
Video

CTANY
CTANY

North Carolina

House
Senate

Audio
Audio

Audio

Audio (selected)

 

 

North Dakota*

Both

Video

 

 

 

 

Ohio

Both

Video

Video

 

 

The Ohio Channel

Oklahoma

House
Senate

Audio, Video
Video

Audio, Video

 Video (selected)

 

OETA

Oregon*

Both

Audio, Viideo

Audio

Video

Audio

The Oregon Channel
(discontinued as of July 1, 2011)

Pennsylvania

House
Senate

Video
Video

 

 

 

Pennsylvania Cable Network (PCN)
Puerto Rico
 
House
Senate

Audio, Video
Video

       

Rhode Island

Both

 

 

 

 

Rhode Island Capitol Television

South Carolina

Both

Video

 

 

 

The South Carolina Channel

South Dakota

House
Senate

Audio
Audio

Audio
Audio

Audio
Audio

Audio
Audio

South Dakota Public Television (SDPTV)

Tennessee

Both

Video

Video
Video

Video

Video
Video

Nashville Public Television (House)

Texas*

House
Senate

Audio, Video
Audio, Video

Audio, Video
Audio, Video

Audio, Video
Audio, Video

Audio, Video
Audio, Video

 AT&T UVerse TV

Utah

House
Senate

Audio, Video
Audio, Video

Audio, Video
Audio, Video

Audio
Audio

Audio
Audio

 

Vermont

Both

Audio

 

 

 

 

 
Virgin Islands
 
 

Audio

 Audio      

Virginia

House
Senate

Video

Video

 

 

 

 

Washington

Both

Video

Video

Video

Video

TVW

West Virginia

House
Senate

 Audio
Audio

 

 Audio (selected)
Audio

 

 

Wisconsin

Assembly
Senate

Video
Video

Video
Video

Video
Video

Video
Video

 Wisconsin Eye

Wyoming

House
Senate

Audio
Audio

Audio
Audio

 

 

 

* Biennial legislatures--hold sessions every other year (odd years).
Please contact Pam Greenberg with questions or with updates and changes to this list at (303) 364-7700 ext. 1413, or pam.greenberg at ncsl.org.

 

 

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