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Legislative Broadcasts and Webcasts

May 27, 2022

Coverage of Floor and Committee Proceedings

Live webcasts of legislative floor proceedings are available in all 50 state legislatures, the District of Columbia Council, and the Northern Marianas, Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands legislatures. At least 24 states and D.C. also broadcast legislative proceedings on television, ranging from special programs or limited coverage to full gavel-to-gavel coverage in some states.

Most legislatures also offer webcasts of all or selected committee hearings, and an increasing number also archive and make available on-demand floor proceedings and committee hearings, available online for varying lengths of time. Archives in a handful of states go back to the late 1990s, and many others date to the mid- 2000s. California's Proposition 54, passed in 2016, requires videos to be available for 20 years (Calif. Const., Art. IV, sec 7(c)(2)).

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, many state legislatures have been meeting remotely and have been live-streaming floor sessions and committee hearings to ensure public access. Many also are providing various means for online public participation. The chart below provides links to state legislatures' offerings. Note that 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 Some or All Committee Hearings Archived Webcasts of Some or All Committee Hearings Television Broadcasts

Alabama

Both

Audio/Video

 

Audio/Video

 

Alabama Public Television

Alaska

Both

Video

Video

Video
Video

Video

KTOO 360 TV

Arizona

House
Senate

Video
Video

Video
Video

Video
Video

Video
Video

Arizona Capitol TV

Arkansas

House
Senate

Video
Video

Video
Video

Video
Video

Video
Video

 

California

Assembly
Senate

Video
Video

Audio/Video
Audio/Video

Video
Video

Audio/Video
Audio/Video

 

Colorado

Both

Audio/Video

Audio/Video

Audio

Audio

The Colorado Channel

Connecticut

Both

Video

Video

Video

Video

Connecticut Network (CTN)

Delaware

Both

Video

Video

Video

Video

 

Florida

House
Senate

Video
Video

Video
Video

Video
Video

Video
Video

The Florida Channel

Georgia

House
Senate

Video
Video

Video
Video

Video
Video

Video
Video

Georgia Public Television

Hawaii

House
Senate

Video
Video

Audio/Video
Audio/Video

Audio/Video
Audio/Video

Audio/Video
Audio/Video

Ölelo Community Media

Idaho

Both

Video

Video

Video

Video

Idaho Public TV

Illinois

House
Senate

Audio/Video
Audio/Video

 

Audio/Video
Audio/Video

 

The Illinois Channel

Indiana

House
Senate

Video
Video

Video
Video

Video
Video

Video
Video

 

Iowa

House
Senate

Audio/Video
Audio/Video

Audio/Video
Audio/Video

Video
Video

Audio/Video
Video

 

Kansas

House
Senate

Audio/Video
Audio/Video

Video
Video

Audio/Video
Audio/Video

Video
Video
 

Kentucky

Both

Video

Video

Video

Video

KET—The Kentucky Channel

Louisiana

House
Senate

Video
Video

Video
Video

Video
Video

Video
Video

 

Maine

House
Senate

Audio/Video
Audio/Video

Video
Video

Audio
Audio

Audio/Video
Audio/Video

Maine Public Television

Maryland

House
Senate

Video
Video

Video
Video

Video
Video

Video
Video

 

Massachusetts

House
Senate

Video
Video

Video
Video

Video
Video

Video
Video

 

Michigan

House
Senate

Video
Video

Video
Video

Video
Video

Video
Video

 

Minnesota

House
Senate

Audio/Video
Audio/Video

Audio/Video
Audio/Video

Audio/Video
Audio/Video

Audio/Video
Audio/Video

House and Senate Television (details)

Mississippi

Both

Video

Video

Video

Video

 

Missouri

House
Senate

Video
Audio

Video
Audio

Video

Video

 

Montana

Both

Audio/Video

Audio/Video

Audio/Video

Audio/Video

MPAN - Montana Public Affairs Network

Nebraska

Unicameral

Video

 

Video

 

Nebraska Public Media

Nevada

Both

Video

Video

Video

Video  

New Hampshire

House
Senate

Video
Video

Video
Video

Video
Video

Video

 

New Jersey

Both

Video

Audio or Video

Audio or Video

Audio or Video

 

New Mexico

Both

Video

Video

Video

Video

 

New York

Assembly
Senate

Video
Video

Audio/Video
Video

Video
Video

Audio/Video
Video

Legislative Cable Channel

North Carolina

House
Senate

Audio, Video
Audio

Audio

Audio, Video
Audio

Audio

 

North Dakota

Both

Video

Video

Video

Video

 

Ohio

Both

Video

Video

Video

Video

The Ohio Channel

Oklahoma

House
Senate

Audio/Video
Video

Audio/Video
Video

Audio/Video
Video

Audio/Video
Video

 

Oregon

Both

Audio/Video

Audio/Video

Audio/Video

Audio/Video

 

Pennsylvania

House
Senate

Video
Video

 


Video

 

Pennsylvania Cable Network (PCN)

Rhode Island

House
Senate

Video
Video

Video
Video

Video
Video

Video
Video

Rhode Island Capitol Television

South Carolina

House
Senate

Audio/Video
Audio/Video

Video
Video

Video
Video

Video
Video
South Carolina ETV

South Dakota

House
Senate

Video
Video

Audio
Audio

 

Audio
Audio

South Dakota Public Television (SDPTV)

Tennessee

House
Senate

Video
Video

Video
Video

Video
Video

Video
Video

 

Texas

House
Senate

Video
Video

Video
Video

Video
Video

Video
Video

 

Utah

House
Senate

Video
Video

Video
Video

Video
Video

Video
Video

 

Vermont

House
Senate

Audio/Video
Audio/Video

Video
Video

Video
Video

Video
Video

 

Virginia

House
Senate

Video
Video

Video
Video

Video
Video

Video
Video

 

Washington

Both

Video

Video

Video

Video

TVW

West Virginia

House
Senate

Audio/Video
Audio/Video


Video

Audio/Video


Video

West Virginia Public Broadcasting

Wisconsin

Assembly
Senate

Video
Video

Video
Video

Video
Video

Video
Video

Wisconsin Eye

Wyoming

Both

Audio/Video

Audio/Video

Audio/Video Audio/Video  

District of Columbia

 

Video

Video

Video

Video

OCT TV-13

Guam Both Video Video Video Video  
Puerto Rico House
Senate

Video
Video


Video

 

Video

 

Video

 
Northern Marianas Commonwealth Legislature Both Video        
Virgin Islands   Video Video Video Video  
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