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NE

Nebraska 2025-2026 Regular Session

Legislative Morning Session Apr 17th, 2026

Nebraska Unicameral Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • And I think that it is exactly what is wrong with government today.
  • And we’ve made the decision as a branch of government that it has a branch of government that, It passed
  • Good government to me means less government and more individual liberty with less spending and lower
  • You are the ones who keep the wheels of government turning.
  • Remember, you are an independent branch of government. Act like it.
Bills: LR509, LR510, LR511
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Appropriations Revised Apr 22nd, 2026 at 03:30 pm

Appropriations

Transcript Highlights:
  • Sometimes there are matching dollars, and the state will match what the federal government has provided
  • Sometimes there are matching dollars, and the state will match what the federal government has provided
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Commerce and Economic Development Oversight Apr 14th, 2026 at 03:00 pm

Commerce & Economic Development Oversight

Transcript Highlights:
  • protections for donor intent, helps guard against misuse or abuse of funds, and promotes responsible self-governance
  • Misuse or abuse of funds and to promote responsible self-governance for charitable leaders.
  • This is what happens when you're really trying to keep things moving in government. Hill, aye.
  • We are expecting the federal government to come down with Part 108 rules.
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

HSH Public Hearing - Tue Feb 17, 2026 @ 9:30 AM HST

Human Services & Homelessness

Transcript Highlights:
  • My question is, when the federal government did reopen, were the those monthly funds that they should
  • So yes, once the federal government reopened, their funding that they would have normally received for
  • So yes, once<00:38:43.839> the<00:38:44.160> federal<00:38:44.480> government<00
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  • MOAs with government agencies deleting any<01:13:50.960> reference<01:13:51.360> to<01
Summary: The committee heard testimony on several measures related to human services, homelessness, transit, and family supports. HB 2116 HD1, concerning grants from the Office of Community Services to nonprofits providing training and volunteerism opportunities, drew strong support from Catholic Charities Hawaii, Hawaii Children’s Action Network Speaks, and multiple organizations in written testimony. Supporters said the bill would help vulnerable people affected by federal program changes and cuts by connecting them to reintegration and support services. HB 1879 HD1, establishing a subsidized youth transit program coordinated with counties, received extensive testimony in support from the Department of Health, Department of Taxation, Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation Commission, Aloha United Way, Hawaii Bicycling League, Hawaii Appleseed, Hawaii State Youth Commission, Hawaii Public Health Institute, Greenpeace Hawaii, Hawaii Youth Transportation Council, and others. Testifiers emphasized equity, school attendance, reduced transportation costs, climate benefits, and broader access for youth. Several witnesses urged amendments to make the program universal rather than means-tested, and committee discussion noted implementation questions for neighbor islands and rural areas. HB 2214, creating a refundable diaper tax credit for low-income families with children age four and under, was supported by the Hawaii Diaper Bank, Hawaii Children’s Action Network Speaks, and several other organizations. The Department of Taxation recommended making the credit non-refundable and clarifying definitions to aid administration, while supporters argued refundability was important for low-income families who may owe little or no income tax. HB 2310, an emergency appropriation to replenish DHS funds used to provide SNAP benefits during a federal shutdown, also drew broad support from DHS, Catholic Charities, Hawaii Public Health Institute, Hawaii Children’s Action Network Speaks, Hawaii Food Industry Association, Aloha United Way, and others; witnesses praised the state’s rapid response and said the appropriation would prepare DHS for future emergencies. The committee also heard HB 2168 HD1 and HB 2427 HD1 on education for students experiencing homelessness and unaccompanied homeless youth; the Attorney General recommended technical amendments to avoid conflicts with existing law and to clarify McKinney-Vento-related definitions, while advocates stressed the need for school access, transportation, meals, and other supports for homeless and runaway youth.
AL

Alabama 2026 1st Special Session

Alabama House State Government Committee Feb 18th, 2026

State Government

Transcript Highlights:
  • State Government Committee will come to order, and we'll start this meeting.
  • you're using the drone just to engage in a harassing manner to kind of upset the operations of state government
  • Representative Myrix, welcome to State Government. >> Thank you.
FL

Florida 2026 Regular Session

Fiscal Policy Feb 12th, 2026

Fiscal Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • Use of new technologies such as 3D for living shorelines and incentives for local governments to use
  • The bill also directs the Department of Environmental Protection and local governments to promote public
  • But the request from the local governments is $184 million for our beach projects this year.
  • But the request from the local governments is $184 million for our beach projects this year.
  • But let's not wait on Congress to act when we can help local governments get ahead of the issue today
Summary: The Committee on Fiscal Policy met and reported a series of bills favorably, covering health care, public safety, insurance, coastal resilience, juvenile justice, drowning prevention, transportation designations, and beach management. Senator Harrell presented CS/SB 68, requiring hospitals with emergency departments to adopt pediatric emergency care policies, training, designated pediatric readiness personnel, and participation in a national readiness assessment; it passed. Harrell also presented CS/SB 340, requiring nursing students to complete two hours of human trafficking identification training before licensure; it also passed. Senator Sharif’s CS/SB 32 and SB 210, creating a new injunction for protection against serious violence by a known person and the related public records bill, were both reported favorably. Senator Garcia’s CS/CS/SB 302 on nature-based coastal resiliency, Senator Jones’s SB 418 on law enforcement interaction with individuals with autism and the Blue Envelope Program, and Senator Martin’s CS/SB 1734 updating juvenile probation and detention officer definitions and related cost-share language were also approved. The committee then took up several drowning-prevention measures. CS/SB 606 by Senator Smith would add drowning prevention and safe bathing education to postpartum materials and direct the Department of Health to create standardized materials; an amendment removed a records-retention requirement, and the bill passed. SB 428 by Senator Yarborough would expand the state swim lesson voucher program from children ages 0-4 to ages 1-7; it received strong support from advocates, including a young swim instructor and autism advocates, and passed. The committee also approved CS/SB 246, a specialty license plate bill that was amended to include the UFC plate and a First Responders’ Resiliency Foundation plate, and CS/SB 1028, which revises Citizens Property Insurance and clearinghouse procedures to prioritize admitted carriers and prohibit public funds for the clearinghouse; that bill drew discussion about market competition, Citizens’ exposure, and potential impacts on policyholders. Additional measures reported favorably included SB 628, designating a portion of South Navy Boulevard in Pensacola as Warrior Sacrifice Way to honor the sailors killed in the 2019 Naval Air Station Pensacola attack, and CS/SB 636 on beach management, which would create a proactive pathway for coastal communities to obtain erosion-related designations and align with federal programs. Beach industry testimony supported the bill’s intent but raised concerns about perpetual easements and funding shortfalls. At the end of the meeting, members recorded additional votes on selected bills, and the committee adjourned.
AL

Alabama 2026 1st Special Session

Alabama House State Government Committee Feb 11th, 2026

State Government

Transcript Highlights:
  • The State Government Committee meeting will come to order.
  • It's not going to be making anything new, but the operations will be under the governance of that.
  • will be under the governance of that. will be under the governance of that.
  • should be governed in a like<00:15:36.560> fashion.
  • The Saudi government actually ended up admitting to it and apologizing to its people for it.
FL

Florida 2026 Regular Session

Governmental Oversight and Accountability Feb 2nd, 2026

Governmental Oversight and Accountability

Transcript Highlights:
  • So we have a lot of government agents. We have a lot of government employees, right?
  • We're all government employees. Our staff are government employees. If I treat Right?
  • We're all government employees. Our staff are government employees.
  • This legislation simply makes a case in state law that government contractors, government entities, as
  • This legislation simply makes a case in state law that government contractors, government entities, as
Summary: The committee heard several bills and confirmations, with most measures reported favorably. Senate Bill 330 clarified the heart disease presumption for firefighters, law enforcement, and correctional officers, codifying the medical definition of heart disease and allowing transferring law enforcement officers to rely on a prior physical if a new agency does not provide one. Support was waived in by the Florida Smart Justice Alliance and the Fraternal Order of Police, and the bill passed unanimously. Senate Bill 526, as amended by a delete-all amendment, addressed commercial construction contracts, permit standards, fee reductions when private providers are used, floodproofing, product approval categories, and adoption of certain electrical code standards; it drew support from several construction and business groups and one opposing appearance, then was reported favorably. Senate Bill 1192 created a pilot program for callback queues at the Department of Commerce and Department of Children and Families to reduce hold times for callers seeking re-employment assistance and public benefits, and it also passed favorably. Senate Bill 1078 established transition procedures for a governor-elect, including agency liaisons, briefing materials, office space, and access to records; an amendment shifted IT support to the Department of Management Services, narrowed access to confidential records, and increased penalties for unauthorized disclosure, after which the bill was approved. Senate Bill 7022 extended a public records exemption for classroom examinations and assessment instruments through 2031 and expanded coverage to school district boards and public schools; it was also reported favorably. Senate Bill 862, as amended, set a $60,000 salary goal by 2030 for state correctional officers, probation officers, and institutional security specialists, with annual raises subject to appropriations; members and witnesses emphasized recruitment, retention, and safety, and the bill passed. Senate Bill 1250 removed the requirement that the Commission on Human Relations use registered mail for certain notices under the Florida Civil Rights Act, allowing less expensive notice methods, and it was reported favorably. Senate Bill 1698 allowed certain employers to post required workplace notices electronically instead of physically, and it passed without opposition. The committee also recommended confirmation of 10 appointees to the Florida Commission on Human Relations and the State Retirement Commission. The most extensive debate centered on Senate Bill 1072, which created an anti-Semitism task force within the Department of Legal Affairs to review anti-Semitism in Florida, improve community relations, advise on law enforcement training, assess digital media literacy efforts, evaluate hate crime statutes, and recommend policy changes. The sponsor said the bill was intended to address a growing problem and noted that Florida already uses the Holocaust Remembrance definition of anti-Semitism in statute. Numerous speakers opposed the bill, arguing it could chill protected speech, especially criticism of Israel, and could be used selectively against students, activists, Muslims, Arabs, and Jewish anti-Zionists; several also said existing hate-crime and civil-rights laws were sufficient and that the task force should include protections against Islamophobia and anti-Arab hate. One member raised concerns about the constitutionality of creating such task forces in light of prior actions by the Attorney General. Despite the opposition, the bill was reported favorably on a party-line style vote with Senator Bracey Davis voting yes along with the majority. Senate Bill 1642, the Freedom in the Workplace Act, was also heard and drew significant questioning. The bill would bar public employers and contractors from requiring pronoun use, certain gender-identity-related training, or non-binary sex options on forms, and would protect employees and contractors from adverse action based on religious, moral, conscience-based, or biology-based beliefs. Senator Polsky questioned whether the bill could interfere with anti-harassment training and workplace discipline, while the sponsor said the measure was meant to prevent government coercion and extend protections similar to those in school settings. The transcript cuts off before the final disposition of this bill.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Cap Committee Meeting - 2025-04-30

Capital Investment

Transcript Highlights:
  • I can tell you from when our government was closed here, downtown St. Paul felt it.
  • project funding: on the handout, you said that you're asking for $3.5 million from the federal government
  • The Rochester Olmstead Council of Governments are all supporters of this regional project that not only
  • It was named after Representative Salisbury, who was a government... Surveyor.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Capital Investment Committee 4/30/25

Capital Investment

Transcript Highlights:
  • Because I can tell you from when our government was closed here, downtown St. Paul felt it.
  • Can tell you from when our government was closed here, downtown St. Paul felt it.
  • It was named after Representative Salsbury, who was a government surveyor.
  • It was named after Representative Salsbury, who was a government surveyor.
  • It was named after Representative Salsbury, who was a government surveyor.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Transportation Apr 29th, 2025

Transportation

Transcript Highlights:
  • It prevents local governments from reallocating or narrowing lanes unless they meet clear public review
  • We've been actively involved in helping several neighborhoods in Texas fight to keep their local governments
  • We deserve better guardrails for residents and to have a process to at least weigh in before the government
  • Cutting off this funding would not punish local governments.
  • Around the state, local governments are working alongside TxDOT and DPS to reduce this.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
  • Is there a role for the state government?
  • Yes, so we're free to state government actually.
  • State government needs to know current CPE requirements.
  • So they can actually increase the reimbursement for the federal government.
  • But ask me, why did the federal government give a mutiny?
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Health and Human Services Apr 8th, 2025

Health & Human Services

Transcript Highlights:
  • Is there a role for the state government?
  • This is information that needs to go to the federal government, and I don't think it's going to pay for
  • So we're free to state government.
  • So it's free to state government. State government needs to know current CPE requirements.
  • He then asked why the federal government gave immunity to pharmaceutical companies for vaccines.
Summary: The committee first took up several pending bills and reported them favorably: SB 968, SB 636 as substituted, SB 1137, and SB 1138 as substituted. Each was advanced by roll call vote, and the committee also recommended the approved bills for the local and uncontested calendar. The chair then moved to the posted agenda and heard SB 719, a mental health bed-capacity study bill by Senator Eckhart, with a committee substitute that refined the data collection to distinguish state and non-state beds, child and adult beds, include two point-in-time counts, and capture jail diversion data. Testimony on SB 719 was largely supportive from Integral Care, NAMI Texas, and the Children’s Hospital Association of Texas, all of whom said Texas needs better data on inpatient psychiatric capacity, workforce needs, and future demand. Several witnesses described long waits for beds, especially for forensic restoration, and argued the study would help target future investments. Senator Perry and others noted the state has already made major investments in new beds and urged the bill to account for beds already coming online; the committee ultimately withdrew the substitute and left SB 719 pending after public testimony closed. The committee then heard SB 1864, which would allow small egg producers to sell ungraded eggs more broadly, including to restaurants and retailers, with the substitute increasing the weekly sales threshold and addressing sanitation and labeling. Supporters said grading is about size, not safety, and that the bill would help small farms reach new markets; opponents from the Texas Poultry Federation argued grading and candling help identify cracks and defects that can affect safety and quality. The committee adopted the substitute and left the bill pending. It also heard SB 1467, requiring DSHS to share death record information with hospitals for record accuracy and quality review, and SB 912, which would modernize continuing education tracking for health licensing agencies; both bills drew supportive testimony and were left pending. Finally, the committee heard SB 2023, which would create an HHSC grant program to help counties pay for indigent burial costs, with county representatives testifying in support.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Capital Investment Committee 3/20/25

Capital Investment

Transcript Highlights:
  • <00:23:10.240> Um grants from the federal government.
  • Um grants from the federal government.
  • So we do a lot of partnering with other local units of government.
  • So we do a lot of partnering with other local units of government.
  • We do a lot of partnering with other local units of government.
AL

Alabama 2025 Regular Session

Alabama Senate Feb 11th, 2025

Alabama Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • well for lead well lead them to govern well for lead well lead them to govern well for the sake of everyone
  • and by making uh the head of government and by making uh the head of government and by making uh the
  • I think there's ways that we government I think there's ways that we government I think there's ways
  • the government and that they a part of the government and that they a part of the government and that
  • Pro organizations to improve governance Pro organizations to improve governance Pro or government programs
FL

Florida 2025 Regular Session

Senate in Special Session C Feb 11th, 2025

Florida Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • ESTABLISH A BOARD TO SERVE THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT ENTITIES.
  • LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES AND THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT REGARDING THE ENFORCEMENT OF FEDERAL IMMIGRATION
  • NOT REPLACE THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT IN ITS ENFORCEMENT OF IMMIGRATION LAW. I.
  • PROVIDE FINANCIAL PENALTIES FOR GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS. J.
  • REQUEST THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT TO PROVIDE GUIDANCE AND TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES.
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Transcript Highlights:
  • That seems like severe government overreach to me.
  • I just can't government overreach.
  • That's not government overreach to allow somebody.
  • It is great government overreach.
  • But there's also responsibility through funding government and funding core functions of government to
OK
Transcript Highlights:
  • Jack Kiddwell, the delegate to the Congress of The United States and the executive director of government
  • States and irrespective of who happens to be president at any point in time we're not waiting on the government
  • is our way of contributing to a future that we all share, but they don't come largely from the government
  • We say we're not waiting around for the government of the United States to come to the rescue.
  • Those are some of the best dollars that any government could ever spend.