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Texas 89th Regular

Water, Agriculture, and Rural Affairs Mar 3rd, 2025

Water, Agriculture and Rural Affairs

Transcript Highlights:
  • We appreciate y'all's support for this, and we appreciate y'all's support for the other items taking
  • , and I'm in support of the bill.
  • The fire service and I stand behind him, and that is all I have for you this morning.
  • I appreciate what you do, and you're an invaluable service to communities.
  • The family in this community of capital people is phenomenal and has not gone unnoticed from every family
Summary: The Senate Committee on Water, Agriculture, and Rural Affairs met on Texas Water Day and limited public testimony to two minutes. The chair emphasized the need to move quickly because of scheduling conflicts with other committees and noted the importance of water policy and related stakeholders. The committee heard several bills focused on water administration, rural utilities, emergency response, and public works contracting. Senate Bill 790 by Senator Alvarado would let the Public Utility Commission create a simplified process for resolving tenant complaints over water or wastewater bill discrepancies; it was described as a way to avoid lengthy contested-case hearings for small disputes. Senate Bill 971 by Senator Sparks would clean up conflicting statutory definitions of “rural political subdivision” so Texas Water Development Board programs are applied consistently; Texas Rural Water Association testified in support. Senate Bill 767, also by Senator Sparks, would expand and improve a statewide database of fire-response equipment so departments, including volunteer and rural departments, can locate and share resources more effectively during emergencies; fire service witnesses supported the bill and suggested annual updates to keep the database current. Chair Perry laid out Senate Bill 480 to clarify that local governments and special districts may enter interlocal agreements for water-related planning and research, including aquifer management and flood/water planning. He also presented Senate Bill 1066, which raises payment and performance bond thresholds for Texas Parks and Wildlife Department public works contracts to $150,000, arguing the change would reflect inflation and help smaller vendors on lower-risk projects. Witnesses were heard on the bills, with no opposition recorded in the transcript. The committee voted out all five bills favorably. SB 1066, SB 480, SB 767, SB 790, and SB 971 each received unanimous committee approval and were recommended to the local and contested calendar, with SB 767 noted as amended by a suggested annual-update requirement for the equipment database.
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Transcript Highlights:
  • First responder status would help provide essential training, critical supporting services, including
  • First responder status would help provide essential training, critical supporting services, including
  • First responder status would help provide essential training, critical supporting services, including
  • Provide essential training, critical supporting services, including therapies and resources designed
  • </c> and 31 individuals in support. and 31 individuals in support.
AL

Alabama 2026 Regular Session

Alabama House Ways and Means General Fund Committee Feb 18th, 2026

Ways and Means General Fund

Transcript Highlights:
  • </c> is emergency medical service providers. is emergency medical service providers.
  • And I think there may be some services.
  • </c><00:34:10.720><c> because</c><00:34:10.960><c> we</c> services in our association because we services
  • So what do services do here in Alabama? They cut services to get inside their budget.
  • They cut services to here in Alabama?
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Judiciary Feb 24th, 2026 at 01:30 pm

Judiciary

Transcript Highlights:
  • So we talked about, is this somebody that's actually just going to stay with family to be able to be
  • How to estimate what those would have been and to actually pay for actual services in the future.
  • There's no limitation here on what sorts of services you might argue need to be provided.
  • This update would allow service directly to a registered agent, providing for much faster service, which
  • I hope to continue working with you on it, but I'm not going to support it today.
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Judiciary Feb 24th, 2026

Judiciary

Transcript Highlights:
  • Say, for instance, someone is in the future. been and to pay for actual services in the future.
  • There's no limitation here on what sorts of services you might argue need to be provided.
  • assess the cost of a future service, we're going to use these guidelines in this bill.
  • This update would allow service directly to a registered agent, providing for much faster service, which
  • I hope to continue working with you on it, but I'm not going to support it today.
Summary: The Senate Judiciary Committee heard and advanced a series of bills covering criminal justice, family law, elections, insurance, and property issues. Among the measures approved were SB 2030, a clean-slate/automatic expungement bill; SB 1926, allowing victims seeking protective orders to file in another county; SB 2170, requiring supervised visits when sexual abuse allegations are substantiated by DHS; SB 2151, giving prosecutors discretion to seek a 65% sentence instead of an 85% sentence in some cases; SB 2166, setting evidentiary rules for calculating future medical damages; SB 1213, allowing certain inmates to start at a higher earned-credit level; SB 1381, creating a statewide pretrial hearing process with a pilot program approach; SB 1824, updating corporation and LLC statutes; SB 1876, modernizing service of process on foreign insurers; SB 1728, adding a domestic violence definition for coercive control; SB 1582, defining bona fide resident and lawful permanent resident for alien land ownership rules; SB 1286, requiring more political subdivisions to provide polling places at no cost; SB 1386, creating a courtroom transparency pilot program using audio-video recording; and SB 1708, creating a rebuttable presumption of joint custody and equal parenting time. Several bills were amended before passage, including title-striking motions on multiple measures and committee-substitute language changes. Debate centered on the policy tradeoffs in several of the more controversial bills. Senators raised concerns about forum shopping and judicial bias in the protective-order bill, the fairness and practical effects of the future-damages bill on injured plaintiffs and insurers, the impact of the custody presumption bill on domestic violence cases and guardian ad litem practice, and the risks of foreign land ownership. Supporters generally framed the bills as responses to constituent concerns, efforts to improve fairness or transparency, or ways to modernize outdated statutes and procedures. Opponents or skeptics focused on unintended consequences, possible burdens on victims, and whether existing law already addressed the problems being raised. The committee also heard that SB 1381 would likely return as a pilot program in one county because of fiscal concerns, and SB 1386 was discussed as a limited courtroom-recording pilot rather than a full statewide rollout. SB 1582 passed after discussion of the meaning of “bona fide resident” and whether certain noncitizens could buy land. SB 1708 drew especially detailed debate over whether the law should begin with a presumption of equal parenting time or leave custody decisions entirely to the judge’s best-interest analysis. Most measures advanced on bipartisan roll-call votes, with some dissent on SB 1926, SB 2166, SB 1386, and SB 1708.
FL

Florida 2026 Regular Session

Judiciary Feb 10th, 2026

Judiciary

Transcript Highlights:
  • I'm with the Christian Family Coalition, and we rise in strong support of this bill.
  • Pietro, Florida Family Voice, waving in support; Sarah Inslee, waving against, with Voices of Florida
  • Pietro, Florida Family Voice, waving in support.
  • SIG's main effort is supporting our service members and law enforcement with the highest quality, most
  • Pietro is waving in support. Florida Family Voice. Barbara Devane, Florida Now, waving against.
Summary: The committee first considered SB 1434 on infill redevelopment. A late-filed strike-all amendment narrowed eligibility criteria, including environmental and adjacency requirements, density and intensity limits, and exclusions for certain lands and military areas. The amendment was adopted without opposition, and the bill then passed favorably on an 8-0 vote, with testimony both for and against from advocacy groups. Members then heard several bills related to criminal justice, land use, and local government operations. SB 212 on sexual offenders and sexual predators was amended to add public swimming pools and related restricted-location provisions; the committee heard extensive opposition testimony arguing the bill lacked empirical support and could worsen homelessness and burden families, while supporters said it would reduce temptation and improve safety. The amended bill passed 8-1. SB 686 on agricultural enclaves also received a strike-all amendment clarifying development allowances near interstates and protected-area non-preemption; after opposition from a county Republican committee and support from housing and business groups, it passed 10-0. SB 554 updating nonprofit corporation law, SB 1338 on charitable giving and endowment restrictions, SB 532 on court fee retention by clerks, and SB 218 on land use regulations after hurricanes all passed favorably, each with little or no opposition. The committee also approved SB 692 on cybersecurity standards and liability after debate over whether the bill created enough compliance incentives and whether its liability presumption should apply retroactively; supporters said it would encourage adoption of cybersecurity frameworks, while opponents warned it could weaken local standards and create litigation issues. The bill passed 9-2. SB 1138 on qualified contractors was amended to preserve local government authority while allowing licensed professionals to conduct limited pre-application reviews, and it passed 11-0. Finally, SJR 1104 on religious expression in public schools passed 8-3 after extensive public testimony and debate, with supporters saying it would enshrine existing protections in the Constitution and opponents warning it would favor majority religions and increase bullying and litigation. The committee then took up SB 1106 on requiring state agencies and instructional materials to use “Judea and Samaria” instead of “West Bank,” with the sponsor arguing it reflected historical truth and opponents saying it erased Palestinian identity and inserted the state into an international naming dispute; the transcript ends during public testimony on that bill before any vote is shown.
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

RM 309 Conference PM - Wed Apr 22, 2026

Hawaii House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • and middle-class income families.
  • I'm certain, especially with the federal uncertainty, budgeting and support for programs supporting local
  • families.
  • Making support for local families has to be the top priority.
  • Gas for transportation services or simple necessities such as food and feeding one's family.
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

House Chamber - Wed Apr 22, 2026, 12:00PM HST - Day 49

Hawaii House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • I I speak in support of the objection.
  • the</c><00:31:04.840><c> appeal</c> speak in support of the appeal speak in support of the appeal and
  • </c> stand up in support of this appeal. stand up in support of this appeal.
  • I rise in support of my own Speaker.
  • </c><00:38:11.040><c> of</c> Uh Madam Speaker, I rise in support of Uh Madam Speaker, I rise in support
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Judiciary Apr 14th, 2026 at 01:30 pm

Judiciary

Transcript Highlights:
  • prohibited from loitering to any facility, business, or location that primarily caters to or provides services
  • by providing clear and uniform standards for how judges may conduct interviews with children and family
  • Would you believe that I'm not fully in support of this bill, but because of how much you worked on it
  • And then we still have an obligation under statutory requirements to look at the Child support formulas
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Judiciary Apr 14th, 2026

Judiciary

Transcript Highlights:
  • law by providing clear and uniform standards for how judges may conduct interviews with children in family
  • Senator Wingard, from the chair, would you believe that I'm not fully in support of this bill, but because
  • one after, and then we still have an obligation under statutory requirements to look at the child support
Summary: The Senate Judiciary Committee met with a quorum and took up a long series of House bills, hearing brief author presentations and mostly no opposition. Early measures advanced included HB 3040, HB 414, HB 1638, HB 3298, HB 4113, HB 1082, HB 4301, and HB 3269. These bills addressed topics such as firearm theft penalties, county jail public trust eligibility for funding, child interviews in family law cases, voter registration eligibility for convicted felons, a presumption of joint custody, enforcement of VA loan amendatory-clause protections, and electronic transmission of arrest warrants. The committee also advanced HB 3587 on court-ordered outpatient treatment after several questions about how it relates to mental health and criminal proceedings, HB 4226 on judge disqualification procedures, HB 4324 on district attorney authority to adjust sentences, HB 4339 on notice timing in summary administration, and HB 3278 on Open Meeting Act enforcement through consent orders. HB 3996, requiring the indigent defense system to pay for evidence and experts in capital cases, also passed after a motion to restore title. HB 4236, the Uniform Commercial Receivership Act, and HB 4352, the Uniform Mortgage Modification Act, were likewise advanced. One bill drew more extended discussion: HB 4342, which allows prior instances of domestic violence abuse to be admitted as evidence in court proceedings. Senators questioned why propensity evidence would be allowed in domestic violence cases but not property crimes; the author and chair explained it was intended to give the court a fuller picture in domestic violence matters and noted disclosure requirements. The committee also clarified that the bill’s title had a scrivener’s error. HB 4342 ultimately advanced on a 6-1 vote, while the other measures reported in the transcript passed unanimously or with no recorded opposition. The meeting concluded with the chair noting upcoming Judiciary meetings and adjournment.
LA

Louisiana 2026 Regular Session

House of Representatives Apr 29th, 2026

Louisiana House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • They recruit and support candidates, help organize elections, and serve They recruit and support candidates
  • So I'd ask for your support and favorable passage.
  • I ask for your support. We're going to pass the bill.
  • services, and the Department of Health.
  • services, and the Department of Health.
Summary: The House met with 89 members present and began with prayer, the pledge, and routine journal and leave requests. The early part of the session was largely ceremonial, with multiple personal privilege remarks recognizing visiting groups and special days at the Capitol, including St. Bernard Parish Day, Gulf States Renewable Energy Industries Association Day, ARPEC members, retired public servant Barney Arsenault, Deaf History Month, Asthma and Allergy Awareness Month, Young Farmers and Ranchers, Louisiana Housing Corporation participants, and Louisiana Hospital Day. The chamber also received Senate messages, including concurrence in several House concurrent resolutions, Senate passage of a number of bills, and a list of Senate resolutions lying over. The House then moved through a long series of resolutions and bills, many of them adopted without objection. Among the measures approved were resolutions designating or commending various observances and groups, and bills addressing inmate documentation upon release, court filings on letter-sized paper, safe harbor protections for trafficking victims, public benefits verification, travel meal reimbursement limits for state employees, the Governor’s Task Force on Impaired Driving, school emergency operation plans, justice of the peace jurisdiction in East Baton Rouge Parish, unaffiliated voter participation in party primaries, electronic monitoring rules, crime victims’ compensation terminology, the indigent defender fund threshold for small municipalities, sex offender identification procedures, the Office of State Public Defender, microbrewery special-event permits, alternative power sources for nursing facilities, relay attack device penalties, and a capital-case intellectual disability bill. Several of these passed overwhelmingly; some were temporarily returned to the calendar or tabled after passage. A few bills drew more discussion. HB 335 on citizenship verification for public benefits passed 77-17. HB 398, limiting meal reimbursements for state travel to GSA rates with an exception process, passed 62-32 after questions about scope and lodging. HB 906 on presidential preference primary qualification and party rules for unaffiliated voters passed 68-19. HB 897, protecting health data collected by pregnancy centers and imposing fines for unauthorized disclosure, passed 94-0 after an amendment and questions about its application. HB 1107 on intellectual disabilities in capital cases passed 75-11 after amendments informed by disability advocates. HB 1187, allowing Citizens Property Insurance to direct certain emergency assessment overages to the Fortify Homes Program or reserves, passed 87-9. HB 1220 on the State Board of Medical Examiners passed 95-0. The House also reconsidered and successfully revived HB 225 after suspending the rules, and several bills were returned to the calendar for later consideration, including HB 689 before it was later brought back and passed 84-7 after amendment. The session concluded with notice of additional Senate messages and upcoming floor scheduling.
LA

Louisiana 2026 Regular Session

House of Representatives Apr 29th, 2026

Louisiana House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • I appreciate your support. You have a right to close. I waive.
  • family, friends—you’re more than invited to come.
  • So I’d ask for your support and favorable passage. Thank you.
  • It provides relative to public assistance benefits, duties with children, family services, and the Department
  • Omidy provides relative to public assistance benefits, duties with children, family services, and the
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Public Safety Finance and Policy Committee 2/18/26

Public Safety Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • </c> victim services and um sexual assault. victim services and um sexual assault.
  • </c><00:14:34.399><c> at</c> online, it puts the entire family at online, it puts the entire family at
  • </c> never be weaponized against a family. never be weaponized against a family.
  • information</c><00:16:20.800><c> does</c> addresses and family information does addresses and family
  • So providing service, a service process, is a lawful activity.
Bills: HF1567, HF2809, HF3380
WA

Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Education Feb 3rd, 2026 at 04:00 pm

Education

Transcript Highlights:
  • of supports.
  • or different support would also be difficult to collect.
  • I would ask for support for the Thank you, Madam Chair.
  • So I think it's important to both monitor the situation more closely, but also provide support services
  • I'm urging your support. And there's no reason to ever apologize. I'm urging your support.
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Judiciary 2ND REVISED Apr 21st, 2026 at 01:30 pm

Judiciary

Transcript Highlights:
  • Thank you all for your service.
  • House Bill 2299 supports a previously approved resolution.
  • They know that patient because maybe there's no other surviving family members.
  • The support, just let's keep this committee strong.
  • And so, I thank you all for your service.
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Judiciary 2ND REVISED Apr 21st, 2026

Judiciary

Transcript Highlights:
  • Thank you all for your service.
  • This will help the sheriffs actually put more people on and provide better service.
  • Is it really just on the discrimination based on family status? Thank you for that.
  • The support, just let's keep this committee strong.
  • And so I thank you all for your service.
Summary: The Senate Judiciary Committee considered a large slate of executive nominations and bills. The nominations of Kevin Buchanan to the Oklahoma State Council of Interstate Adult Offender Supervision, Bobby Raines to the Polygraph Examiners Board, and Colton Richardson to the Oklahoma Indigent Defense System Board were each advanced to the full Senate without opposition. The committee then heard and advanced several measures on elections, criminal law, public safety, and civil procedure, including bills on Article V convention commissioner guardrails, precinct official terms and oaths, fraud and identity theft, treatment screening for arrested individuals, electronic monitoring eligibility, press access to certain arrest information, foreign terrorist organization-related offenses, CDL eligibility tied to the meth registry, sheriff service fees, fentanyl overdose reporting and presumptions, corporate law updates, appraiser fees in condemnation cases, child sexual abuse reporting protections, eviction mediation, garnishment response deadlines, retired municipal judges carrying firearms, critical mineral ownership restrictions, removal of a sunset on a sexual assault nurse examiner coordinator, enhanced riot and assault penalties, ability-to-pay hearings at sentencing, firearm component liability protections, hospice admission authority, government tort claims coverage for OU Health Authority, and tort claims coverage for county jails housing inmates for other entities. Several bills drew notable questioning and amendments. House Bill 2299, dealing with Article V convention commissioners, was advanced after debate over the bill’s “intimidation” language and its potential effect on political speech; Senator Jett opposed it on vagueness grounds. House Bill 3852 on precinct officials was amended to reflect Election Board recommendations, including changing a disqualification period from three to six years, before advancing. House Bill 2939, removing obsolete fax-machine references from election law, was amended to strike a repealed-law reference and then advanced. House Bill 4343, setting a $350 fee for court-appointed appraisers, prompted extended concern about fixing a market rate in statute; the title was stricken so the measure could be worked on further, but it still advanced. House Bill 4227, the child sexual abuse NDA bill, advanced after the author recognized concerns and agreed to strike the title for further work, and House Bill 3386 on same-day eviction mediation also advanced after the author struck title to revisit discrimination concerns. Other measures advanced with little or no opposition, including House Bills 3244, 3345, 3114, 4144, 3764, 3304, 3262, 2941, 3498, 4141, 4237, 3062, 3431, 3581, 3648, and 3974. Some bills generated focused policy questions, such as whether the fentanyl overdose presumption would be rebuttable, whether the meth registry is lifetime or time-limited, whether the electronic monitoring bill would be too restrictive, and whether the riot-mask felony language could affect law enforcement officers operating in an official capacity. The committee also restored title on several measures before advancing them. The meeting concluded with Chairman Howard thanking the committee and staff and noting it was his final policy committee meeting as chair before adjournment.