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TX
Texas 89th Regular
Senate Committee on Business and Commerce (Part I) Apr 8th, 2025
Business & Commerce
Transcript Highlights:
- Senator Schwertner. Present. Senator King. Senator Blanco. Senator Campbell. Senator Creighton.
- Senator Johnson. Senator Kolkhorst. Senator Menéndez. Senator Middleton. Senator Nichols.
- Senator Creighton, Senator Johnson, Senator Kolkhorst, Senator Menéndez, Senator Middleton, Senator Nichols
- Senator Creighton, Senator Johnson, Senator Kolkhorst, Senator Menéndez, Senator Middleton, Senator Nichols
- Senator Blanco? Senator Campbell? Senator Creighton? Senator Johnson? Senator Kolkhorst?
Keywords:
utility systems, Texas A&M, regents authority, construction, improvement, construction contracts, trust funds, property rights, mechanics lien, contractors, trustee liability, mechanic's lien, liability, attorney's fees, windstorm insurance, Texas Windstorm Insurance Association, insurance regulation, administrative penalties, coastal counties, catastrophe year
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Business and Professions Committee Jul 8th, 2025
Business and Professions
Transcript Highlights:
- I see zero Senators. I see zero Senators. where we're hearing Senate bills.
- And so if we don't have Senators, it's hard to have a hearing. So if Senate staff, I don't.
- We've got Senator Menjivar, Chair Ashby, Senator Richardson, and Senator Cabaldon.
- There we go, sergeants go find the senators. We got one. Senator Menjivar.
- Thank you so much, Senator.
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- Today we will be hearing four bills: Senator Putnam, Senate File 551; Senator Coup, Senate File 2239;
- Senator Mcuan, Senate File 2188; and Senator Rarick, Senate File 82.
- And Senator Mquade, would you like to move Senate File 551? Thank you.
- Senator Putnam, Senate File 82. So I'm going to invite Senator Putnam up to the table.
- Senate File 82. Senate File 82.
AL
Alabama 2026 Regular Session
Alabama Senate County and Municipal Government Committee Jan 14th, 2026
County and Municipal Government
Transcript Highlights:
- Senator Albritton. Senator Carnley. Senator Chambliss. Senator Coleman. Senator Gudger.
- Senator Hatcher. Senator Kelley. Senator Coleman-Madison. Senator Hovie. Senator Elliott.
- Hi. >> Senator Coleman. Hi. >> Senator Gudger. Senator Hatcher. Senator Kelley.
- , Senator Coleman, abstain. >> Senator Gudger, Senator Hatcher, Senator Kelley, Senator Coleman-Madison
- Senator Gudger, Senator Hatcher, Senator Kelley, Senator Coleman-Madison, Senator Hovie, Senator Elliott
Bills:
HB117, HB17, HB22, HB153, HB140, HB117, HB17, HB22, HB153, HB140, SB12, SB42, SB93, SB28, SB35, SB134, SB12, SB42, SB93, SB28, SB35, SB134
Keywords:
procurement, county commission, administrative savings, public services, government efficiency, HB17, municipal audits, municipal audit clarification act, municipal finance, local government, city council, mayor, city manager, Department of Examiners of Public Accounts, independent public accountant, annual audit, biennial audit, annual report, financial accountability, public records
HI
Transcript Highlights:
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Bill Senate Bill Senate Bill 1449<00:19:50.360>any <00:19:50.679>different - Thank you for that question, Senator.
- Good afternoon, Senator Vice Chair and Senator Hashimoto. Thank you so much for hearing this bill.
- Thank you, Chair, Senator, Vice Chair, and Senator Hashimoto.
- Senator Hashimoto is excused. Senator K. Colia is excused. Recommendation is adopted. Thank you.
Summary:
The committee heard testimony on several health-related bills. HB 72 on pharmacy drew only support, with testimony from the University of Hawaiʻi system, the Board of Pharmacy, pharmacists, and others; no questions were raised. HB 237 on peer support programs also received broad support from the Department of Health, DHS, early learning officials, families, and advocates, with testimony emphasizing the value of peer-to-peer mentoring and support for parents, youth, and people with disabilities; no opposition or questions were noted.
HB 250, the prior authorization bill, generated the most discussion. SHPDA supported a revised version focused on reporting prior authorization practices and creating a nonbinding working group to develop automation standards, while PCMA, HMSA, Kaiser Permanente, and others raised concerns about duplicative pharmacy requirements, unintended consequences, and alignment with federal timelines and reporting. Several medical groups and individual patients supported the measure, describing delays and burdens caused by prior authorization. A committee member asked whether the bill’s working group differed from a similar group in Senate Bill 1449, and the witness said it was intended to be the same.
HB 303 on health care preceptors was supported by the Department of Health, University of Hawaiʻi, nursing and health care organizations, and the Hawaii Pharmacists Association, which asked that pharmacists’ residency programs be specifically tied to national accreditation standards. HB 341, relating to issuance of SPURS to assist the Hawaii Island Community Health Association, drew support from the health center and related groups. HB 692 on Preschool Open Doors received extensive support from early learning, education, family, labor, and community organizations; testimony stressed the shortage of child care and preschool slots, especially on Kauai, and the need to expand access for families. Committee members asked about adding family child care providers and about licensing/certification barriers, and DHS said the bill was focused on current licensed child care facilities and that certification issues were a separate, broader problem. HB 700 on cognitive assessments also drew strong support, with the Department of Health, the Executive Office on Aging, disability advocates, the Alzheimer’s Association, caregivers, and others urging use of a validated cognitive assessment tool during annual wellness visits and asking that the age 65 threshold be removed; some witnesses supported keeping the data-collection portion as a pilot and emphasized early detection and reporting.
MD
Transcript Highlights:
- When the Senators arrive, delegates will please rise to greet them. Thank you. Thank you.
- Madam Speaker, Madam Speaker, Madam Speaker, the Youth Senate of Maryland, the Youth Senate of Maryland
- Senate.
- You're going to use the House and Senate building today. Got it?
- All right, next, can I please have my Francis Scott Key chair and secretary? Raise your hands.
Summary:
The transcript appears to be from the opening of the 2026 Maryland YMCA Youth and Government State Conference, including the joint session of the Youth General Assembly. The House and Senate were called to order, a quorum was announced, the Pledge of Allegiance was recited, and oaths of office were administered to the Youth Senate, House of Delegates, Secretary of State, Lieutenant Governor, and Youth Governor. The Youth Governor then delivered an opening address about vulnerability, growth, civic engagement, and the importance of speaking up and learning through debate and public service.
The State Director followed with conference safety and conduct instructions, emphasizing traveling in groups, looking out for roommates, respecting shared spaces, attending mandatory events, using the Guidebook and Slack apps for communication, obtaining adult permission to leave scheduled activities, staying in rooms after room checks, and only interacting with people wearing conference lanyards. She also encouraged delegates to make new friends, set personal goals beyond winning or passing bills, and to debate ideas rather than people.
After adjournment of the joint session, participants were directed to their next locations based on program and committee assignments. Legislators were instructed to check Guidebook for committee assignments and move to the House Office Building, while lobbyists and press were sent to their respective leaders. The transcript then shifts into committee roll calls and informal introductions, with no substantive bill debate, votes, or committee actions recorded in the excerpt.
FL
Florida 2025 Regular Session
Appropriations Committee on Higher Education Mar 26th, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- . >> Senator Burgess Senator Calatayud you, Senator Davis, you're center leak.
- And I think Senator Burgess, Senator Calatayud Senator Davis Sen leak Senator Smith, Senator Trumbull
- Yes, Senator Davis, senator leak Senator Smith. Now, Senator Trumbull.
- Yes, Senator Davis now Sen leak Senator Smith, Senator Trumbull.
- Senator Burgess. Yes. >> Senator calatayud, yes, Senator Davis, Senator Lee Senator Smith.
US
US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
Organizational business meeting to consider committee rules for the 119th Congress, an original resolution authorizing expenditures by the committee during the 119th Congress, designation of subcommittees for the 119th Congress, designation of member Feb 6th, 2025 at 08:50 am
Finance Committee
Transcript Highlights:
- , Senator Hagerty.
- Senator Scott, Chairman of the Banking Committee, and others on a bipartisan basis working On an outbound
- Senator Young. No, excuse me. Senator Tillis. Okay, Senator Young, you're up. Thank you, Mr.
- Senator Joe Biden? Senator, I'm not aware of any.
- Senator Scott. Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Welcome to the committee. Good to see you here.
AZ
Transcript Highlights:
- So we'll begin with a staff explanation of Senate Bill 1293. Mr.
- Senator, how would they pay the tax?
- Senator Messner. Mr.
- I see the Senator even as the Senator agrees, I think. Mr.
- So the League is opposed to Senate Bill 1293.
Keywords:
taxpayer protection, law interpretation, transparency, public hearings, tax policies, GPLET, abatement, tax incentives, local government, property improvement, central business district, property tax, assessment, destruction, proration, Arizona Revised Statutes, Arizona tax corrections act, transaction privilege tax, sales tax, use tax
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- again thank you madam chair Senator again thank you madam chair Senator schinski<00:17:17.839>
- Madam Chair, Senator Gustafson, yes.
- They also work with local farms to take some of that food. meals Senator um meals Senator um guson<00
- Senator Gustafson, I think, um, oh, let's start with Senator Clark and then we're going to go to Senator
- Thank you for sharing that, Senator Clark. Thank you for sharing that, Senator Clark.
KY
Kentucky 2025 Regular Session
Senate Standing Committee on Agriculture (3-11-25)
Transcript Highlights:
- Senator Reed here. Senator Richardson. Senator Webb. Senator Wilson. Senator Yates.
- Senator Boswell, Senator Carpenter, Senator Denine, Senator Funk? Senator Nunn? Senator Reed?
- Senator Boswell. Senator Carpenter. Senator Denine. Senator Funky. Senator Nunn. Senator Reed.
- Senator Boswell. Senator Carpenter. Senator Dine. Senator Funky. Senator Nunn. Senator Reed.
- Senator Boswell, Senator Carpenter, Senator Denine, Senator Funky, Senator Nunn, Senator Reed, Senator
Keywords:
00:00 – Introduction
00:20 – Attendance Roll Call
1:32 – Discussion of HB 24
03:00 – Roll Call Vote
04:00 – Discussion of HB 304
07:19 – Roll Call Vote
08:54 – Discussion of HB 186
09:46 – Roll Call Vote
11:00 – Discussion of HB 315
13:09 – Roll Call Vote, 958, all
Summary:
The committee met with a quorum, heard brief announcements, and moved quickly through four House bills. House Bill 24, as amended by a committee substitute, would raise the audit threshold for conservation districts from $750,000 to $1 million and also clarify that temporary roads, highways, and structures may be built on certain easements if they are removed when work is complete. The substitute was adopted, the bill passed on a roll call vote, and a title amendment was also adopted.
House Bill 304, presented by Rep. Ryan Bivens with support from the Kentucky Soybean Association, would adjust soybean checkoff language so the state checkoff could rise from one-quarter to one-half percent if the federal checkoff ever ends, keeping funding levels effectively the same and allowing the state board to continue promotion, research, and education work. Members asked about the cost impact on farmers, and sponsors said there would be no added cost because the language is intended as a backup to match the current federal rate. The bill passed unanimously with favorable expression.
House Bill 186 would streamline rules for churches and nonprofits providing food to homeless shelters or people displaced by declared natural disasters, reducing regulatory barriers for safe, wholesome food service. The sponsor argued current requirements are too restrictive for simple food distribution. The bill passed. House Bill 315, with a committee substitute, would protect agricultural land from entities tied to designated hostile governments, while also allowing some land to be used or leased for research purposes; the sponsor noted the substitute reflected prior work and concerns from bankers about lien priorities, which he said he would address later on the floor. The committee substitute was adopted and the bill passed unanimously. The committee then adjourned.
AZ
Transcript Highlights:
- Speaker Pro Tim, House Bill 2153 is about certainty.
- The Senate is currently voting on its Senate bill, which is a mirror. Thank you.
- The Senate is currently voting on its Senate bill, which is a mirror.
- The clerk will record the action of the Senate.
- The clerk will record the action of the Senate. Third reading of bills.
FL
Florida 2025 Regular Session
Regulated Industries Feb 11th, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- SENATOR BERNARD? >> HERE >> SENATOR BOYD? SENATOR BURGESS? SENATOR CALATAYUD? SENATOR FINE?
- SENATOR GRUTERS? SENATOR INGOGLIA? THERE IS A QUORUM. >> Sen. Bradley: THANK YOU.
- I KNOW I COPIED YOU GUYS ON THE LETTER TO TIM SERIAL. >> Sen.
- PIZZO. >> Senator Pizzo: MIAMI REALTORS DID AN AWESOME EXERCISE.
- ALL OF THIS FOR YOU IF WE GIVE THEM A GRANT OR SOMETHING. >> Chair: SENATOR BERNARD. >> Senator Bernard
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Utilities and Energy Committee Apr 22nd, 2026
Utilities and Energy
Transcript Highlights:
- So to go, if Scott Wedge calls and says, I want to electrify, I don't need my gas anymore, it's really
- Scott, on behalf of the California Coalition of Utility Employees, we have a great admiration for what
- Scott, on behalf of the California Coalition of Utility employees, we have a great admiration for what
- Madam Chair, Member Scott Wetch, on behalf of... Anthropocene Institute.
- And I'm looking forward to seeing it get through this body, get over to the Senate, and hopefully get
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Facing Minnesota's Affordability Crisis by Addressing Healthcare Costs and Home Construction Hurdles May 1st, 2026
Minnesota Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Senator, thank you for being here. Senator, thank you for being here.
- To ease the burden on Minnesota's homeowners, Senator Hauschild put forth Senate File 5010.
- , Senator Hauschild put forth Senate<00:15:18.600>
File <00:15:18.960>5010. - Senator, thank you for the conversation, your time, and your service here in the Senate.
- Senator, thank you for the conversation, your time, and your service here in the Senate.
VA
Transcript Highlights:
- Almighty God, we come this day to pray for our governor, our senators, and delegates, their families
- during special session one, the delegate from Alexandria, Delegate Herring, will please advise the Senate
- hopefully approve the resolution, I hope it would be the will of the body on behalf of myself and Delegate Scott
- cherished sibling, or friends who have lost one of the most important people in their lives, but Senator
- The delegate from Scott County, Delegate Kilgore. Mr.
HI
Hawaii 2025 Regular Session
AEN, AEN-HWN Public Hearings 01-24-2025
Transcript Highlights:
- Senator DeCorte is excused. Senator Rhoads, aye. Chair of four in favor, the motion is adopted.
- Senator DeCorte is excused. Senator Rhoads, aye.
- Chair of four in favor, motion is adopted. excused Senator rhods hi Senator a hi excused Senator rhods
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I <00:28:05.360>Senator decoit is excused Senator RADS I Senator decoit is excused Senator - Senator DeCorte is excused. Senator Rhoads votes aye. Four in favor; the motion is adopted.
Summary:
The Senate Agriculture and Environment Committee heard five bills on January 24, 2025. SB 1 would phase out disposable air filters and require reusable air filters by 2030; testimony was limited, with one supporter urging clearer definitions of fiberglass and paper and several opponents listed, and the committee later deferred the bill indefinitely for lack of support testimony. SB 13 would create an aquaculture investment tax credit beginning in 2026; state agencies and several industry groups supported it, while the Tax Foundation raised concerns about loose definitions, internal inconsistencies, and blanks that made the bill hard to estimate or vet. The committee passed SB 13 with amendments and technical changes, and deferred its effective date to July 1, 2015 as stated on the record.
SB 177 would shift aquatic livestock import and movement permitting to the Department of Agriculture’s Animal Industry Division, require a risk-based assessment and biocontainment standards, and seek a $1 million appropriation for research and staffing. The Department of Agriculture said the bill would help expand aquaculture while managing risks to native species; aquaculture and farm groups supported it, while Animal Rights Hawaii was listed in opposition. The committee passed SB 177 with amendments, blanking the appropriation for committee report consideration, and deferred its effective date to July 1, 2050.
SB 184 would raise the beverage container deposit and refund from 5 cents to 10 cents. Supporters said the higher deposit could improve recycling and environmental outcomes, while opponents, including the Tax Foundation, cited fraud concerns, the program’s existing fund balance, and practical challenges in redemption; the Department of Human Services also noted potential impacts on blind vendors. The committee took the bill up but deferred decision-making until Monday, January 27, 2025, at 10:01 p.m. in Room 224.
The committee also heard SB 250, which would increase the income tax credit for interisland transportation costs for agricultural products. Agricultural and industry witnesses supported the bill as a way to offset rising shipping costs and preserve access to markets, while the Tax Foundation preferred direct appropriations over tax credits and objected to missing bill details. The committee passed SB 250 with amendments from the Department of Agriculture and deferred its effective date to July 1, 2050. Separately, a joint hearing on SB 240, the Right to Farm bill, drew mixed testimony: the Department of Agriculture supported further study and raised concerns about the bill’s fragmented approach, while farm, cattle, and other industry witnesses split between support for protecting customary Native Hawaiian subsistence farming and opposition to excluding CAFOs and certain business structures. No vote was taken on SB 240 in the portion provided.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- As a matter of pending business, the chair lays out Senate Bill 1202, the companion to House Bill 2304
- Members, Senate Bill 1202 amends the Local Government Code to provide for third-party review of home
- The chair offers the committee substitute to Senate Bill 1202 and moves that the committee substitute
- As a matter of pending business, the chair lays out Senate Bill 15, the companion to House Bill 3919,
- The chair called Scott Campbell. The chair called Scott Campbell. Thank you for being here today.
Bills:
HB447, HB897, HB993, HB2673, HB3671, HB3680, HB3897, HB4506, HB4753, HB4812, HB4894, HB5148, HB5437, HB5650, HB5652, HB5654, HB5656, HB5661, HB5665
Keywords:
traffic impact studies, municipal utility district, bonds, road projects, eminent domain, HB 897, Texas land sale, state property, Austin real estate, Travis County, General Land Office, Texas State Library and Archives Commission, HHSC, Health and Human Services Commission, state records facility, archives building, library funding, capital improvements, lease of state land, public land disposition
Summary:
The committee heard testimony and took action on several land use, housing, municipal utility district, and cemetery-related bills. House Bill 447, dealing with transportation impact analysis requirements tied to MUD bond issuance, drew opposition from a witness who argued it would duplicate work, strain agency resources, and delay development; after the sponsor’s closing remarks, the committee substitute was withdrawn and the bill was left pending. Senate Bill 1202, on third-party review of home backup power installations, was substituted and reported favorably to the full House by a unanimous roll call. House Bill 2494, on disannexation for failure to provide municipal services, and House Bill 1835, removing barriers to HUD-code manufactured homes, were also substituted and reported favorably; HB 1835 passed on a 5-1 vote. Senate Bill 15, limiting lot size and density requirements in certain large municipalities, was substituted and reported favorably unanimously.
The committee also heard House Bill 897, which would authorize the sale or long-term lease of two state-owned Austin properties used by the Texas State Library and Archives Commission and HHSC. The sponsor said the properties are in poor condition and that proceeds would benefit the state; after questions, the committee substitute was withdrawn and the bill was left pending. Several template MUD bills were then laid out, including HB 5652, HB 5654, HB 5661, and HB 5656, each creating or authorizing municipal utility districts in Montgomery or Fort Bend counties for water, wastewater, drainage, road, and recreational improvements. These bills drew limited testimony in support and were left pending without objection.
A major portion of the meeting focused on House Bill 2673, which would repeal last session’s change allowing new cemeteries within certain distances of municipalities and restore the prior rule limiting cemetery placement near growing urban areas. The sponsor and supporters argued the 2023 change created unintended consequences, removed valuable taxable land from future use, and complicated city planning; opponents, including a funeral service industry representative, argued the current law gives communities local control and helps address cemetery land shortages. After extensive testimony, the bill was left pending. The committee also heard HB 4753, a bill allowing a property owner to use a municipal record showing a certificate of occupancy was issued when the original document is lost; it was left pending. Finally, HB 3680, a Cameron County-specific bill modifying subdivision/model rule procedures to reduce replatting burdens while preserving colonia protections, and HB 4812, clarifying that condominiums follow Chapter 82 of the Property Code rather than full subdivision platting, both received supportive testimony and were left pending.
OK
Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session
House of Representatives Second Regular Session of the 60th Legislature Day 43 Apr 20th, 2026 at 01:30 pm
Oklahoma House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- The clerk will read Senate Bill 2184 by Howard of the Senate and Duel of the House, an act relating to
- Senate Bill 1733 by Lawson of the House and Thompson of the Senate acts relating to schools.
- Representative Lawson, thank you for bringing this piece of legislation to the Senate or from the Senate
- Thompson of the Senate, an act relating to schools.
- In reading the bill, Senate Bill 1439, by Moore of the House and Daniels of the Senate, an act relating
Keywords:
Oklahoma City, terrorism, Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building, memorial, remembrance, first responders, community support, child abuse, reporting requirements, sexual misconduct, law enforcement, school personnel, confidentiality, student safety, fossil fuels, liability protection, climate change, energy independence, oil and gas, 914
MN
Transcript Highlights:
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- Senate version, if you're keeping track with<00:06:48.880>
the <00:06:49.039>Senate <00: - I I but uh, this is Senate language.
- One distinction between the Senate version and the House version of this proposal is that the Senate
Summary:
The committee took up House File 3363, a bill focused on protecting the privacy and safety of legislators and other candidates by limiting public access to home addresses and related information in campaign finance and election filings. The author said the bill was prompted by the events of June 14 and was intended to make temporary Campaign Finance Board changes permanent. No public testimony was offered, and the author explained that the bill had been narrowed and reorganized after a Senate delete-everything amendment expanded its scope.
Members then considered a series of amendments. The A1 amendment, which added security devices and security services as allowable non-campaign disbursements, was adopted after questions about family relationships and whether payments to relatives could qualify. The A2 through A9 amendments were also adopted, covering data classification or redaction of street addresses in Campaign Finance Board reports, lobbyist gift reports, candidate affidavits of candidacy, nominating petitions, local government candidate reports, and retroactive redaction of existing reports. The A4 amendment was modified by A12 to apply city, state, and ZIP code reporting to political committees, political funds, and party units. The A13 amendment removed a proposed misdemeanor penalty tied to disclosure violations, and the A14 amendment was adopted to give caucus and chamber leaders access to actual candidate addresses, though members noted the language still needed refinement and that the intent was to continue working on it.
There was discussion about whether the address-access language in A14 would apply to all candidates or only legislative candidates, and whether it would affect residency disputes; staff said it would not change complaint or court processes, but could be a data point. Several members said they had concerns about the breadth of the language but were willing to keep working on it. After the amendments were adopted, the committee moved to the bill as amended and recommended that House File 3363 be re-referred to the Judiciary Committee.