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MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Children and Families Finance and Policy Committee 4/8/26
Children and Families Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- . counties. counties.
- </c> Hennepin County with funding? Hennepin County with funding? Uh<00:13:47.320><c> Commissioner.
- </c> Ramsey County, and the other counties Ramsey County, and the other counties have<00:14:45.880><c
- </c><00:20:19.440><c> So,</c> for the counties. So, for the counties.
- </c> counties clearly are not ready for it. counties clearly are not ready for it.
Keywords:
human services, background studies, NETStudy 2.0, licensing, license suspension, license revocation, provider enrollment, program integrity, fraud, medical assistance fraud, Medicaid, payment withholding, credible allegation of fraud, background check, disqualification, variance, set-aside, foster care, family foster setting, adult foster care
OK
Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session
Education Oversight REVISED: HB1937 - Added Mar 4th, 2026 at 09:00 am
Education Oversight
Transcript Highlights:
- There's been a lot of discussion about fourth members raising money in their home county, and there has
- We want to leave it in the county of creation.
Committee:
House Education Oversight
Keywords:
HB1937, Oklahoma schools, student communications, electronic communication, digital communication, parent notification, legal guardian, school personnel, teachers, coaches, administrators, charter schools, public schools, administrative leave, corroborated report, investigation, employee file, discipline, termination, school board
AL
Committee:
House Insurance
Keywords:
police abuse registry, law enforcement registry, officer assault, assault on police, resisting arrest, battery on law enforcement, law enforcement injury fund, Back the Blue Act, Attorney General, clemency, pardon, commutation, rehabilitation costs, medical costs, public safety, criminal records, background checks, registry removal fee, privacy, due process
MA
Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
Joint Committee on Municipalities and Regional Government Mar 3rd, 2026
Joint Committee on Municipalities and Regional Government
Transcript Highlights:
- This fund has been funded by the Legislature in part by tax donations over the years. ...funded by the
- Legislature in part by tax donations over the years.
- so thank you both for that and... ...really an important thing for the citizens and the municipal counties
Bills:
H4738 , H4843 , H4844 , H4845 , H4849 , H4878 , H4887 , H4924 , H5052 , H5053 , S2878 , S2894 , S2897 , H5102 , H5107 , H5108 , H5109 , H5128 , H5136 , S2963 , S2956
Keywords:
Holyoke, City Council, municipal governance, special meetings, local government transparency, park land exchange, Lexington, public use, school committee, athletic fields, town administrator, employment authority, Wilbraham, local law, Uxbridge, public meeting notices, legal notices, municipal transparency, local government, digital publication
AL
Alabama 2026 Regular Session
Alabama House Public Safety and Homeland Security Committee Feb 25th, 2026
Public Safety and Homeland Security
Transcript Highlights:
- Um, keep in the speed limit where it is and then on the county roads there.
- Um, keep in the speed limit where it is and then on the county roads there.
- Um, keep in the speed limit where it is and then on the county roads there.
- Representative Weisworth, uh, you indicated use the term opt-in by the county.
- Representative Weisworth, uh, you indicated use the term opt-in by the county.
Committee:
House Public Safety and Homeland Security
Keywords:
fundraising, Alabama Educational Television, state authority, public broadcasting, legislation influence, emergency management, public funds, educational materials, promotional materials, state agency, ambulance services, balance billing, health insurance, emergency transportation, reimbursement rates, water recreation, public access, water bodies, recreational use, water commissions
MN
Committee:
House Ways and Means
Keywords:
omnibus, state government, local government, elections, campaign finance, voter registration, absentee voting, election administration, electronic rosters, lobbying, lobbyist disclosure, state budget, appropriations, biennial budget, Minnesota Secretary of State, Minnesota Management and Budget, state personnel, civil service, affirmative action, disability employment
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- prohibition on requiring project labor agreements to now include local funds such as those from cities, counties
- We've installed more vehicle charging stations, level two and level three, in Bexar County than any other
- What we are trying to do is make sure that we don't have fly-by-nights who come in, take your tax dollars
- This is about our tax dollars.
- market and a level playing field for all contractors in Texas when we're talking about cities and counties
Bills:
HB1951 , HB2715 , HB3092 , HB3237 , HB3278 , HB3511 , HB3592 , HB3675 , HB3778 , HB3782 , HB3826 , HB3970 , HB4016 , HB4049 , HB4341 , HB4344 , HB4406 , HB4427
Committee:
House State Affairs
Keywords:
collective bargaining, public works, government contracts, labor agreements, state funding, removal from office, political subdivisions, local government, judicial proceedings, administrative judicial region, electric transmission, public convenience, landowner consent, utility regulation, energy infrastructure, energy consumption, higher education, governmental entities, sustainability, electricity reduction
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- We serve 11 counties on the South Plains and northern Permian Basin, and...
- I didn't see where in the bill it was limited to county officials.
- Changing tax bases and strains on emergency services.
- That's available broken down by city, county, and zip code. Mr.
- We've got 10 counties designated as nonattainment for ozone.
Bills:
HB1951 , HB2715 , HB3092 , HB3237 , HB3278 , HB3511 , HB3592 , HB3675 , HB3778 , HB3782 , HB3826 , HB3970 , HB4016 , HB4049 , HB4341 , HB4344 , HB4406 , HB4427
Committee:
House State Affairs
Keywords:
collective bargaining, public works, government contracts, labor agreements, state funding, removal from office, political subdivisions, local government, judicial proceedings, administrative judicial region, electric transmission, public convenience, landowner consent, utility regulation, energy infrastructure, energy consumption, higher education, governmental entities, sustainability, electricity reduction
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- One of the requirements for that funding was that the tribes, just like any county across the state,
- And because this was not established as it is in the counties where these advisory groups had to take
- One of the requirements for that funding was that the tribes, just like any county across the state,
- And because this was not established as it is in the counties where these advisory groups had to take
- So that is counties across the state.
Committee:
House Ways and Means
Keywords:
Department of Corrections, DOC, corrections budget, supplemental appropriation, deficiency funding, public safety finance, incarceration, prerelease services, community supervision, postrelease services, supervised release, probation, reentry, reentry services, prison reform, body-worn cameras, corrections officer cameras, ARMER radio system, PREA, Prison Rape Elimination Act
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Judiciary Finance and Civil Law Committee 3/20/25
Judiciary Finance and Civil Law
Transcript Highlights:
- Sections 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 28, 29, and 30 relate to a proposal to update the county liability for the
- for competency attainment restoration services and provides clarity in statute that DCT can bill counties
- In one county, you know, you can really get an idea of where the person happened, where the incident
- In one county, you know, you can really get an idea of where the person happened, where the incident
- you'll see that you passed and deleted the caps which is in this bill for smaller cities and smaller counties
Committee:
House Judiciary Finance and Civil Law
Keywords:
nonopioid directive, opioid refusal, opioid-free care, pain management, health care directive, advance directive, patient autonomy, informed consent, substance use disorder, opioid epidemic, prescriber immunity, provider liability, emergency medical services, EMS, health record, Minnesota Department of Health, health care agent, medical power of attorney, Metropolitan Council, Minnesota government data practices
AL
Alabama 2025 Regular Session
Alabama House Military and Veterans Affairs Committee Feb 26th, 2025
Military and Veterans Affairs
Transcript Highlights:
- This is Jake and Ludy Carr from Walker and Maran counties. They married right after high school.
- This is Freddy Ward of Geneva County. He was in Vietnam from '69 to '70.
- This photograph was taken by Charles Greer from Lamar County, Alabama.
- the left end down here, this case is dedicated to the story of George Washington Hall from Greene County
- then served in the Utah Police Department as an Alabama state trooper and as the sheriff of Greene County
Committee:
House Military and Veterans Affairs
Keywords:
veterans affairs, Alabama Department of Veterans Affairs, State Board of Veterans Affairs, commissioner, Governor appointment, oversight board, veterans services, veterans benefits, state veterans homes, veterans cemeteries, Alabama Veterans Home Trust Fund, veteran service officers, district managers, assistant commissioners, county veterans offices, military veterans, disabled veterans, elderly veterans, veterans organizations, American Legion
NH
New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session
House Labor, Industrial and Rehabilitative Services (02/10/2026)
Labor, Industrial and Rehabilitative Services
Transcript Highlights:
- and lowers their cost to prepare their taxes.
- to pay and they didn't have those payroll taxes in other states?
- to pay and they didn't have those payroll taxes in other states?
- Um and then we'll talk about the tax<01:47:39.520><c> side.
- Uh right now we have about tax side.
OK
Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session
Senate Legislative Session Mar 11th, 2026 at 01:30 pm
Oklahoma Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- , say, for example, in Texas County.
- But once the second one comes apart and you're in Texas County, then it becomes up to between Texas County
- and Oklahoma County who handles the case?
- So, purely out of curiosity, do we have Diversion programs in all 77 counties.
- And they particularly were interested in serving Oklahoma County.
Bills:
SCR17 , SB2104 , SB2155 , SB1428 , SB1250 , SB1651 , SB1794 , SB444 , SB1061 , SB1327 , SB1425 , SB1455 , SB1458 , SB1460 , SB1480 , SB1530 , SB1543 , SB1555 , SB1593 , SB1209 , SB1730 , SB1733 , SB1769 , SB1805 , SB2069 , SB2095 , SB1503
Keywords:
Oklahoma Ireland relations, Ireland, Irish heritage, St. Patrick's Day, Choctaw Nation, Choctaw famine relief, Irish-American, cultural resolution, concurrent resolution, ceremonial resolution, economic development, trade commission, international relations, Tulsa IrishFest, ShamROCK the Gardens, Oklahoma City St. Patrick's Parade, Irish ancestry, Senate of Ireland, Aubrey McCarthy, Phil Thompson
OK
Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session
Senate Legislative Session Mar 11th, 2026 at 09:00 am
Oklahoma Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- nation with the dedication of the Kindred Spirit sculpture featuring a circle of eagle feathers in County
- It supports families in all 77 counties across our state and helps ensure that young children With delays
- over here in the south gallery as well, we've got a few of our brothers as elected officials, the county
- So, as we all know, there are 3 county commissioners in all 77 counties.
- When public school libraries that are funded by our tax dollars make these books freely available without
Bills:
SCR17 , SB2104 , SB2155 , SB1428 , SB1250 , SB1651 , SB1794 , SB444 , SB1061 , SB1327 , SB1425 , SB1455 , SB1458 , SB1460 , SB1480 , SB1530 , SB1543 , SB1555 , SB1593 , SB1209 , SB1730 , SB1733 , SB1769 , SB1805 , SB2069 , SB2095 , SB1503
Keywords:
Oklahoma Ireland relations, Ireland, Irish heritage, St. Patrick's Day, Choctaw Nation, Choctaw famine relief, Irish-American, cultural resolution, concurrent resolution, ceremonial resolution, economic development, trade commission, international relations, Tulsa IrishFest, ShamROCK the Gardens, Oklahoma City St. Patrick's Parade, Irish ancestry, Senate of Ireland, Aubrey McCarthy, Phil Thompson
NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
House Ways and Means (01/22/2025)
Transcript Highlights:
- low excise tax.
- low excise tax.
- </c> tobacco tax is really three taxes tobacco tax is really three taxes there's<01:35:15.320><c> the
- taxes.
- </c><03:50:56.439><c> to</c> tax increase our local property tax to tax increase our local property tax
Summary:
The public hearing focused on HB 290, which would raise cigarette and e-cigarette/vaping taxes and create a committee to study tobacco and nicotine tax policy. Representative Jerry Stringham introduced the bill as both a public health and revenue measure, arguing that nicotine use causes health harms and public costs, and that New Hampshire’s cigarette tax has been unchanged at $1.78 per pack since 2013. He said the bill would raise the cigarette tax by $1 per pack to $2.78, still below most New England states, and would also adjust vaping taxes, which he described as having been set as placeholder rates in 2019. He said the bill would also establish a study committee to review broader tobacco and nicotine taxation, including products such as premium cigars.
In response to questions, Stringham said the proposed cigarette tax would be roughly equal in real dollars to the 2008 rate after inflation, and he suggested that a smaller annual increase could be considered, though he believed a larger increase would have a stronger public health effect. He explained that the vaping tax structure differs between closed and open systems because one taxes a fixed hardware product while the other taxes reusable liquid, and he said the proposal would move the rates toward a more uniform approach. He also said New Hampshire would remain below neighboring states even after the increase, though members raised concerns about cross-border shopping, business impacts, and preserving the state’s competitive advantage.
Several members questioned whether the bill’s main purpose was revenue or reducing smoking and vaping. Stringham said he viewed it primarily as a public health bill, but also as a revenue measure, and said he would consider it successful even if consumption fell enough to reduce revenue. Other members emphasized personal freedom and argued the committee should focus on taxation rather than cessation, while some supported the bill as a way to capture revenue from out-of-state buyers and keep New Hampshire’s rates below surrounding states. The hearing consisted of testimony and questions only; no vote or final action was taken in the excerpt provided.
WY
Transcript Highlights:
- tax rate lows for for This kept UI taxes tax rate lows for for two<00:31:26.080><c> distinct</c><00:
- </c> um the minimum UI tax rate um was zero. um the minimum UI tax rate um was zero.
- </c><00:32:29.120><c> And</c> minimum UI tax rate of zero. And minimum UI tax rate of zero.
- Campbell County.
- Twenty-five percent of our revenue comes from a federal excise tax.
Committee:
Joint Appropriations
OK
Transcript Highlights:
- I was under the understanding that there are some bordering counties from other states that we allow
- But for the price tag that's coming with the $61 million, that's a lot of Families' tax dollars for this
- There's a local and county government that can deal with city council members and other folks.
Bills:
SB1726 , SB1236 , SB1633 , SB1413 , SB1317 , SB1360 , SB1342 , SB1477 , SB1189 , SB1546 , SB1524 , SB1338 , SB1193 , SB1812 , SB1617
Committee:
Senate Education
Keywords:
higher education, graduate instructors, training program, academic integrity, First Amendment rights, administrative reporting, education, consolidation, board, public schools, resident tuition, Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education, state scholarships, financial aid, immigration status, undocumented students, noncitizen students, lawfully present, postsecondary education benefits, college tuition
OK
Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session
House of Representatives Second Regular Session of the 60th Legislature Day 2 Feb 3rd, 2026 at 09:30 am
Oklahoma House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- We appreciate all of our school counselors, especially two that are in Inola County: my dear wife, Renee
- , who's a counselor at Inola County Technology Center, and then my daughter, who said she would never
Bills:
HB3725 , HB3260 , HB3660 , HB3369 , HB3370 , HB2937 , HB3419 , HB3264 , HB3266 , HB3267 , HB3268 , HB3310 , HB4311 , HB3841 , HB3024 , HB3075
Keywords:
labor, e-verification, immigration, employers, employment eligibility, Department of Labor, penalties, funeral licensing, continuing education, Oklahoma Funeral Directors Association, professional development, licensing requirements, HB3660, natural organic reduction, human composting, soil reduction, green burial, funeral services, cremation, burial permit
OK
Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session
House of Representatives Second Regular Session of the 60th Legislature Day 1 Feb 2nd, 2026 at 12:00 pm
Oklahoma House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- We've cut taxes. By $1.6 billion.
- That's enough to cut another point off of the income tax.
- And as our property values rise, so do property taxes.
- I'm calling for a state question that freezes property tax growth across the board.
- Finally, we passed the most impactful education reform in our history, the parental choice tax credit
Bills:
HB3725 , HB3260 , HB3660 , HB3369 , HB3370 , HB2937 , HB3419 , HB3264 , HB3266 , HB3267 , HB3268 , HB3310 , HB4311 , HB3841 , HB3024 , HB3075
Keywords:
labor, e-verification, immigration, employers, employment eligibility, Department of Labor, penalties, funeral licensing, continuing education, Oklahoma Funeral Directors Association, professional development, licensing requirements, HB3660, natural organic reduction, human composting, soil reduction, green burial, funeral services, cremation, burial permit
OK
Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session
Government Oversight REVISED - HB3852 -Added Mar 5th, 2026 at 10:30 am
Government Oversight
Transcript Highlights:
- This bill allows for county partnerships with four-year institutions. Yield for questions.
- In Oklahoma County, there are 284 precincts, which means there should be close to 900 names for poll
- If they provide a partial list, the county will work off that list.
- Chairman, in House Bill 3416, we open Title 19, which is County and county officers, and we're removing
- professional services language from county bidding language.
Bills:
HB1739 , HB1784 , HB1889 , HB2116 , HB2206 , HB3625 , HB2939 , HB3028 , HB3265 , HB3313 , HB3413 , HB3414 , HB3415 , HB3416 , HB3417 , HB3418 , HB3420 , HB3588 , HB3748 , HB3721 , HB3852 , HB4132 , HB4263 , HB4303 , HB4311 , HB4428 , HB4429 , HB4434
Committee:
House Government Oversight
Keywords:
retirement, law enforcement, disability benefits, pension system, Oklahoma, education reform, local control, student outcomes, curriculum changes, school funding, public retirement systems, pension, retirement benefits, cost-of-living adjustment, COLA, inflation adjustment, CPI-U, Consumer Price Index, firefighters pension, police pension