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TX

Texas 89th Regular

Human Services Apr 8th, 2025

Human Services

Transcript Highlights:
  • When I first started my business 20 years ago, we had to take good care of our residents and build a
  • , Bexar County, and a number of counties along the Gulf Coast.
  • And the record has you as Charles Reed, Dallas County Commissioners Court, and you're for the bill.
  • This bill specifically is crucial for Dallas County.
  • Ellis County Commissioners Court and you are for the bill, is that correct? Yes, ma'am.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Human Services Apr 8th, 2025

Human Services

Transcript Highlights:
  • . ...counties.
  • Why is it just certain counties that would have to utilize this?
  • We had, I think we had three locations in the Bell County area.
  • Right now it's offered to 236 counties.
  • something thousand, and the next county is in the seven hundred.
TX

Texas 89th 2nd C.S.

Transportation Apr 3rd, 2025

Transportation

Transcript Highlights:
  • I'm the Chambers County Commissioner for Precinct 3.
  • Uh, County Judge Jimmy Sylvia was not ever traveled for his hearing.
  • on city and county roads that intersect railroads.
  • In other words, we'll actually build new cities in our country again.
  • Um, Representative La LaH in Bear County had 11 fatalities.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Transportation Apr 3rd, 2025

Transportation

Transcript Highlights:
  • I'm the Chambers County Commissioner for Precinct 3.
  • County Judge Jimmy Silvio has not traveled for this hearing.
  • Investment to our county.
  • on city and county roads that intersect railroads.
  • Representative LaHood in Bexar County had 11 fatalities.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Transportation Apr 3rd, 2025

Transportation

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  • And so your counties, your schools, going down through there, what would happen?
  • It doesn't build credibility, but thank you very much for coming out here.
  • One, it is not a permit to build anything.
  • This is why the state really needs a grant program to help cities and counties build more.
  • And so, again, the ultimate solution for all of Texas is to build more grade separations.
TX
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  • Harris County. A May election usually gets about a three percent turnout in Harris County.
  • It encompasses parts of more than 20 counties, including Burnet County, Williamson County, and it goes
  • all the way to Washington County.
  • Like I said, if you look at all those counties, Williamson County, a really big county, all the way to
  • Lee County, Washington County, Lampasas, if you added it up, it's hundreds of thousands of dollars.
TX
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  • I will provide you with a few recent examples in Williamson County.
  • three years to our county judge and commissioners court, who oversee our county elections.
  • watcher in more than 15 counties around the state.
  • I'm James Keller, a resident of Hays County. I'm here in support.
  • I have another Harris County steward to back it up.
TX

Texas 89th 2nd C.S.

State Affairs Mar 19th, 2025

State Affairs

Transcript Highlights:
  • We're building 0.
  • So for example, where you have an existing plant like county I grew up in, grew up in in Duval County
  • And you were testifying on behalf of Fort Bend County Conference of Urban Counties and yourself, and
  • I'm Fort Bend County Commissioner Andy Myers here today representing Fort Bend County, the Conference
  • and western Gray County.
Committee: House State Affairs
TX

Texas 89th Regular

State Affairs - Part 1 Mar 19th, 2025

State Affairs

Transcript Highlights:
  • My testimony is based on my years of experience working as a nurse in a large county health department
  • We've come a long way since 2019, when everyone in this building are almost. everyone thought we were
  • As the new Travis County. me GOP Chair, I want to thank you on behalf of the Republican Party and myself
  • When I took this job last year, day one, I was getting calls, emails, texts from in the building, outside
  • the building. asking us to look into this.
Committee: House State Affairs
WA

Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Floor Session Feb 14th, 2026 at 10:30 am

Washington House Floor Meeting

Summary: The House convened, the Clerk called the roll, and a quorum was announced present. The chamber then proceeded with the Pledge of Allegiance and a prayer offered by Representative Lauren Davis, which focused on compassion, the burdens carried by legislators and staff, and the importance of kindness, grace, and remembering the real-world consequences of policy decisions. After the prayer, the House approved the previous day’s minutes without objection. Representative Ortiz-Self announced that the Democrats would caucus immediately, and Representative Abbarno announced that the Republicans would caucus immediately as well. The Speaker then declared the House at ease for caucuses.
WA

Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Floor Session Feb 14th, 2026

Washington House Floor Meeting

Summary: The House was called to order, the roll was taken, and a quorum was declared present. The chamber then proceeded with the Pledge of Allegiance and a prayer offered by Representative Lauren Davis, who spoke about compassion, the burdens members and staff carry, and the importance of kindness and remembering the real-world impact of legislative decisions. After the prayer, the House approved the previous day’s minutes without objection. Representative Ortiz-Self announced that the Democrats would caucus immediately, and Representative Abbarno announced that the Republicans would caucus. The House then stood at ease for caucus.
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Judiciary and Public Safety Oversight Feb 24th, 2026 at 10:30 am

Judiciary and Public Safety Oversight

Transcript Highlights:
  • is a request from Oklahoma County Sheriff Tommy Johnson and it changes our...
  • But there are county dollars that could cover this cost? There could be, yes.
  • Well, many small counties, they only have one deputy on duty.
  • They can't go into a county and start enforcing law. They can be requested in a county.
  • They can't go into a county and start enforcing law. They can be requested in a county.
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Judiciary and Public Safety Oversight Feb 24th, 2026

Judiciary and Public Safety Oversight

Transcript Highlights:
  • But there are county dollars that could cover this cost? There could be, yes.
  • Well, many small counties, they only have one deputy on duty.
  • They can't go into a county and say. Start stopping people for speeding.
  • They can't go into a county and start enforcing law. They can be requested in a county.
  • Should a county sheriff request some help, they can come and provide assistance.
Summary: The committee heard a long series of House bills, mostly on criminal justice, public safety, transportation, and administrative procedures. Measures included lowering school-zone speed issues on certain highways (HB 2979), allowing DMV staff to accept physical proof of insurance (HB 2980), barring people convicted of pedophilia from adopting children (HB 2936), allowing lawful weapon carry on boats (HB 2937), and restricting fire departments from hiring people required to register as sex offenders (HB 382). Other bills addressed warrant fee increases for counties (HB 3262), making strangulation in domestic violence cases an 85% crime (HB 3264), creating offenses for reckless driving tied to racing and collisions (HB 3266), criminalizing knowingly making or displaying fictitious license plates (HB 3268), and allowing electronic arrest warrants (HB 3269). The committee also advanced bills on Open Meetings Act enforcement, OCC port-of-entry arrest authority, expanding protections for municipal officials and notaries, creating vessel titling, and modernizing vehicle inspection/title procedures. Several members raised questions about costs, enforcement authority, and whether new penalties would shift burdens to consumers or local governments. For example, HB 3262 drew concern about passing warrant-fee costs to the public, and HB 3268 prompted questions about existing law and the need for a new felony for fake tags. The OCC port-of-entry bill generated extended discussion about whether a regulatory agency should have arrest authority, with supporters arguing it would free up Highway Patrol and sheriff resources and opponents questioning the expansion of quasi-law-enforcement powers. Other bills were presented as request bills from agencies or constituents, including the Attorney General, Oklahoma City police, the Bomb Squad, the Corporation Commission, and local residents. The committee also approved a number of bills with little or no opposition, including a domestic violence strangulation measure, a bill on Open Meetings Act remedies, a bill allowing sentence modification requests by district attorneys, and a bill requiring domestic violence incident reports and judicial training. Later, the committee considered additional public safety and criminal procedure bills such as making firearm theft a felony, increasing the damage threshold for police response in property-damage crashes, and requiring the state to pay expert witness costs in capital appeals. Most measures were reported out do pass, with several unanimous votes and a few split votes, including HB 3262 and the OCC port-of-entry bill. The meeting ended after laying over a few bills and adjourning.
NE

Nebraska 2025-2026 Regular Session

Legislative Afternoon Session Apr 8th, 2026

Nebraska Unicameral Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • There's a separate provision that says in counties with a population of less than 100,000, the county
  • or Douglas County or any of the larger counties over 100,000, where they can then contract with one
  • There's a separate provision that says in counties with a population of less than 100,000, the county
  • or Douglas County or any of the larger counties over 100,000, where they can then... ...contract for
  • or Douglas County or any of the larger counties over 100,000, where they can then contract with one
WA

Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Floor Session Feb 11th, 2026

Washington House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • I'm asking you to join me in the opportunity to ensure that we are building housing units at a rapid
  • They want to build on their land, but the math doesn't pencil out.
  • An act relating to county clerk fees. There are no amendments.
  • I think the county clerks under this bill would appreciate the support from me and you, Mr.
  • clerk's offices, especially the smaller county clerk's offices.
Summary: The House convened, established a quorum, recited the Pledge of Allegiance, and heard a prayer before caucusing. The chamber then received a Senate message that Substitute Senate Bill 5820 had passed the Senate. Members took up a long series of House bills on second and third reading, with most advancing by wide margins after brief debate and, in some cases, amendments. Among the measures considered, Engrossed Substitute House Bill 2165 on impersonating law enforcement drew the most debate. Supporters said it would address public safety and accountability by prohibiting people from claiming police authority or creating that impression, while opponents argued it could create confusion, overlap with existing law, or interfere with federal-state law enforcement cooperation. Amendment 1521 was adopted to protect ceremonial transfers of badges and identification to families of fallen or retired officers. The bill ultimately passed 56-38. Other bills passed included House Bill 2624 on clarifying property-related definitions for conservancies, House Bill 2385 delaying implementation dates tied to Medicaid reimbursement changes, Engrossed Substitute House Bill 1717 on affordable housing tax remittance, Second Substitute House Bill 1859 on housing development on faith-owned land, Substitute House Bill 2151 adopting national standards for factory-built housing inspections, House Bill 2155 protecting the nursing title, House Bill 2111 on Interstate Bridge toll interest revenue, House Bill 2543 on county clerk fees, House Bill 2606 updating the Office of Privacy and Data Protection’s performance measures and AI-related duties, and House Bill 2417 aligning victim rights for National Guard members. Later, the House considered additional bills on early learning, marine safety, energy devices, nitrous oxide sales, derelict vessels, and a Seahawks-related resolution. House Bill 2317 on early learning assistance was amended to clarify school and community/technical college premises and passed unanimously. House Bill 2436, a technical fix for pilotage-related vessel requirements, also passed unanimously. Substitute House Bill 2296, dealing with distributed energy resource devices and meter-mounted equipment, passed 56-38 after concerns about timing relative to UTC rulemaking. Engrossed Substitute House Bill 2532, restricting nitrous oxide sales with exemptions for medical, dental, and automotive uses, passed unanimously after an amendment clarifying those exemptions. Substitute House Bill 2199, aimed at removing derelict and sinking vessels, passed unanimously. Finally, House Bill 1759 designating December 12 as the “Day of the 12s” in honor of the Seahawks and their fans passed 93-2 after enthusiastic floor remarks and a brief point of order. The House then recessed for caucus until 2 p.m.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Senate Session Feb 7th, 2025

Texas Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Senate Bill 717 by Sparks relating to the additional compensation certain counties pay to judges and
  • adopted by governmental entities for the construction or alteration of residential or commercial buildings
  • Senate Bill 798 by Eckhart relating to authorizing an optional county fee on vehicle registration in
  • certain counties to be used for transportation projects.
Bills: SJR1 , SJR2 , SJR5 , SJR33 , SJR34 , SJR35 , SJR37 , SJR38 , SJR39 , SCR12 , SB4 , SB40 , SB701 , SB702 , SB703 , SB704 , SB705 , SB706 , SB707 , SB708 , SB709 , SB710 , SB711 , SB712 , SB713 , SB714 , SB715 , SB716 , SB717 , SB718 , SB719 , SB720 , SB721 , SB722 , SB723 , SB724 , SB725 , SB726 , SB727 , SB728 , SB729 , SB730 , SB731 , SB732 , SB733 , SB734 , SB735 , SB736 , SB737 , SB738 , SB739 , SB740 , SB741 , SB742 , SB743 , SB744 , SB745 , SB746 , SB747 , SB748 , SB749 , SB750 , SB751 , SB752 , SB753 , SB754 , SB755 , SB756 , SB757 , SB758 , SB759 , SB760 , SB761 , SB762 , SB763 , SB764 , SB765 , SB766 , SB767 , SB768 , SB769 , SB770 , SB771 , SB772 , SB773 , SB774 , SB775 , SB776 , SB777 , SB778 , SB779 , SB780 , SB781 , SB782 , SB783 , SB784 , SB785 , SB786 , SB787 , SB788 , SB789 , SB790 , SB791 , SB792 , SB793 , SB794 , SB795 , SB796 , SB797 , SB798 , SB799 , SB800 , SB801 , SB802 , SB803 , SB804 , SB805 , SB806 , SB807 , SB808 , SB809 , SB810 , SB811 , SB812 , SB813 , SB814 , SB815 , SB816 , SB817 , SB818 , SB819 , SB820 , SB821 , SB822 , SB823 , SB824 , SB825 , SJR1 , SJR2 , SJR5 , SJR33 , SJR34 , SJR35 , SJR37 , SJR38 , SJR39 , SCR12 , SB4 , SB40 , SB701 , SB702 , SB703 , SB704 , SB705 , SB706 , SB707 , SB708 , SB709 , SB710 , SB711 , SB712 , SB713 , SB714 , SB715 , SB716 , SB717 , SB718 , SB719 , SB720 , SB721 , SB722 , SB723 , SB724 , SB725 , SB726 , SB727 , SB728 , SB729 , SB730 , SB731 , SB732 , SB733 , SB734 , SB735 , SB736 , SB737 , SB738 , SB739 , SB740 , SB741 , SB742 , SB743 , SB744 , SB745 , SB746 , SB747 , SB748 , SB749 , SB750 , SB751 , SB752 , SB753 , SB754 , SB755 , SB756 , SB757 , SB758 , SB759 , SB760 , SB761 , SB762 , SB763 , SB764 , SB765 , SB766 , SB767 , SB768 , SB769 , SB770 , SB771 , SB772 , SB773 , SB774 , SB775 , SB776 , SB777 , SB778 , SB779 , SB780 , SB781 , SB782 , SB783 , SB784 , SB785 , SB786 , SB787 , SB788 , SB789 , SB790 , SB791 , SB792 , SB793 , SB794 , SB795 , SB796 , SB797 , SB798 , SB799 , SB800 , SB801 , SB802 , SB803 , SB804 , SB805 , SB806 , SB807 , SB808 , SB809 , SB810 , SB811 , SB812 , SB813 , SB814 , SB815 , SB816 , SB817 , SB818 , SB819 , SB820 , SB821 , SB822 , SB823 , SB824 , SB825
OK
Transcript Highlights:
  • Bobby Joe Floyd, better known in Craig County as BJ Floyd. BJ served in the United States Army.
  • His daughter-in-law works in the Craig County sheriff's office.
  • He retired from the Oklahoma Highway Patrol after 23 years, then served for 16 years as the Craig County
  • So glad to have my constituents in the building today, members.
OK
Transcript Highlights:
  • Bobby Joe Floyd, better known in Craig County, Mr.
  • Bobby Joe Floyd, better known in Craig County as B.J. Floyd.
  • His daughter-in-law works in the Craig County Sheriff's Office. His wife also served in the U.S.
  • years, then served for 16 years as the Craig After 23 years, then served for 16 years as the Craig County
  • So glad to have my constituents in the building today. Members, Dr.
Summary: The House convened, completed the roll call, prayer, pledge, and a series of ceremonial recognitions and introductions. Chaplain Ronnie Wilson delivered the invocation, and the chamber honored Veteran of the Week Bobby Joe Floyd for his Army service and decades in Oklahoma law enforcement. Members also recognized a visiting youth performer, Nova Williams, and adopted House Resolution 1037 recognizing April as National Poetry Month and House Resolution 1043 recognizing Child Abuse Prevention Month. The House also featured several special presentations tied to Caregivers Day, including introductions of Dr. Mukesh Perrek as Doctor of the Day, Dr. Colby Kipp as Psychologist of the Day, and Cynthia Cothram as Nurse of the Day. Additional guests from Stillwater Medical Center and Share Medical Center were welcomed, and Representative West presented Metropolitan Library System poet laureate Hallie Waugh, reading one of her poems in honor of Poetry Month. Representative Hill then recognized the week’s pages, highlighting students from across Oklahoma and their academic and extracurricular achievements. In floor action, Representative Schreiber moved to request further conference on House Bill 1851, and the motion was adopted without objection. The House also reassigned measures according to the Majority Floor Leader’s list. After announcements, Representative Kennedy hosted a special presentation for the Oklahoma Rifle Association and NRA-related guests, and the House adjourned until Tuesday, April 7, 2026, at 9:30 a.m.