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TX

Texas 89th Regular

89th Legislative Session May 8th, 2025 at 10:05 am

Texas House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Little: The United States Department of State? Yes, the U.S. Department of State. Certainly not.
  • This is an exercise of our state power, state authority.
  • State.
  • State level, at the state level.
  • So in State v.
Summary: The House convened with a quorum, received the invocation and pledges, and heard several announcements and recognitions before moving into floor action. Members honored the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley chess team for winning a share of the 2025 President’s Cup, recognized educator Jessica Lopez, and paid memorial tribute to Jennifer Maddenly, along with recognitions for Jeanette Valdez Duran’s food pantry work, TAMACC’s 50th anniversary, and Bernardine Steptoe’s retirement from WFAA. The House also granted permission for committees to meet while the House was in session, set a local consent calendar, and suspended posting rules for a Public Health Committee hearing on SB 2721. The chamber then considered a long series of Senate and House bills, with many passing on record votes. Measures addressed local law enforcement authority (SB 906), veterans highway designation (SB 1229), foster care medical billing (SB 855), massage therapy trafficking safeguards (SB 703), tax ballot language (SB 1025), occupational licensing for people with convictions (SB 1080), lien deadlines (SB 929), liquor sales complaints (SB 1355), higher education application fee waivers (SB 2231), utility data access (SB 1877), pediatric preceptorships (SB 1998), and several House bills on bond forfeiture notice, health workforce coordination, indigent civil commitment representation, consumer transaction cancellations, bird dispersal rules, theft venue for digital property, military grant applications, AI cancer-detection grants, cybersecurity contract language, in-state tuition for military-related programs, utility capital recovery, energy waste advisory oversight, gas utility rate recovery, psychedelic therapy study, teacher retirement funding transparency, pension changes, tax payment plans, and voter registration security. Some measures drew notable debate or amendments, including HB 5247, where a ratepayer-credit amendment failed, and HB 2298, HB 4014, HB 510, HB 561, HB 1128, HB 1904, HB 30, HB 200, HB 3045, and HB 5111, which all passed after recorded votes with varying margins. A major point of contention was SB 2420, the app store age-verification bill, which prompted extended debate over whether the bill should also require app developers to verify users’ ages. Representative Bryant offered an amendment to preserve developer verification obligations, arguing the bill would otherwise shift responsibility away from app makers; the author opposed it, saying the bill’s approach was more workable and raised concerns about First Amendment issues. Multiple points of order were raised and withdrawn during the debate, and the amendment discussion remained unresolved in the excerpt. The House also postponed further consideration of SB 17, SB 552, and SB 2420 at different points, and recessed for lunch after completing a large block of third-reading votes.
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Appropriations REVISED Feb 18th, 2026 at 10:00 am

Appropriations

Transcript Highlights:
  • The purpose of the fund is to develop a state and local database on domestic violence deaths within 24
  • So will the ongoing expectation be that state dollars are going to be used to maintain that asset that
  • Do you have an idea of what other states do in preparation for making sure that they have an accurate
  • I'm just I'm concerned I guess that you know the state continues to take on a local obligation.
  • that it gets to the secretary of state.
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Appropriations REVISED Feb 18th, 2026

Appropriations

Transcript Highlights:
  • These have been events that attract people from out of state.
  • many things are across state lines on cybercrimes?
  • I'm just concerned, I guess, that the state continues to take on local obligations.
  • I want to commend... ...those that are providing fostering services across the state.
  • that it gets to the Secretary of State?
Summary: The committee met in an appropriations setting and first laid over Senate Bill 1946. It then advanced Senate Bill 1344, creating an insulin access affordability program at the Health Department, on a 19-1 vote. Senate Bill 1295, establishing a Domestic Violence Fatality Review Board revolving fund and database, was amended to delete a section and then passed 21-0. Senate Bill 1355, creating a program for memorials and headstones for eligible National Guard veterans, also passed unanimously. Members then advanced several other measures, including Senate Bill 1998 to help smaller towns qualify for quality events incentives, Senate Bill 1330 raising Pardon and Parole Board salaries, Senate Bill 1297 creating a decennial census revolving fund to support outreach for the 2030 census, and Senate Bill 1189 extending the school security fund for three more years at $50 million annually. The committee also passed Senate Bill 1338 making the Heroes Literacy Instructional Team permanent, and Senate Bill 1546 increasing scholarship support for teacher preparation students. Additional bills passed included Senate Bill 1378 creating the Olympics and Oklahoma Revolving Fund, Senate Bill 1859 creating an OSBI cyber crime and fraud unit fund, Senate Bill 1341 creating a Career Counseling Revolving Fund, Senate Bill 1377 directing DHS to provide bags for foster children’s belongings, and Senate Bill 1990 broadening the Incentive Evaluation Commission’s comparative analysis of incentives. Several bills had appropriations stripped by amendment at the chair’s request before passage, and the committee repeatedly discussed fiscal impacts, local matching expectations, transparency, and whether programs should remain state-funded or rely on local or philanthropic support. The meeting ended with adjournment and notice of a meeting the following week.
HI
Transcript Highlights:
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  • </c> State Procurement Office with comments. State Procurement Office with comments.
  • Actually, of state?
  • Was that<02:18:03.920><c> stated?</c> that stated? that stated?
Summary: The committee first took up HB 2611, which would prohibit algorithmic price-setting in Hawaii’s rental market, require public education by the Attorney General, and establish fines and penalties. The Department of the Attorney General opposed the bill, saying its language was too unclear and could expose landlords and agents to criminal and civil liability for ordinary rent-setting practices based on public information or assistance from property professionals. Members asked about antitrust standards, tacit agreement, and whether using county-published affordable-rent schedules would be unlawful; the AG said that would not be unlawful if based on public information and without collusion. Testimony was mixed, with the chair noting support from the Hawaii Civil Rights Commission, Hawaii Realtors with comments, 50501 Hawaii and General Strike Hawaii, Haloha Project, 13 individuals, and one opponent. The committee then heard HB 2102, which clarifies that residential projects involving ground disturbance in high-risk areas remain subject to state historic preservation review and removes an exemption for lands presumed nominally sensitive. The Office of Planning and Sustainable Development and the Department of Planning and Permitting supported the measure, saying it would improve clarity and ensure review focuses on projects most likely to affect historic properties or iwi kupuna, while also urging language refinements to better define sensitive sandy-soil areas and balance preservation with housing timelines. NAP Hawaii opposed the bill, arguing it would undo progress made last session and that the current process already includes protections for inadvertent discoveries and efficiency for lower-risk areas. The Office of Hawaiian Affairs strongly supported HB 2102, explaining it was responding to beneficiary complaints about late-added language in last year’s law and saying the nominally sensitive-area language should be removed because it was adopted without sufficient stakeholder input and could be harmful to iwi kupuna protections. Native Hawaiian Legal Corporation and several individuals also supported the bill. Committee discussion focused on how “nominally sensitive” areas are determined, whether project proponents could self-certify areas as exempt, and how high-density residential projects should be treated; SHPD said it uses survey and monitoring data to map sensitivity, that highly sensitive areas like Kīauea are not nominally sensitive, and that some high-density projects should remain exempt if they do not involve new ground disturbance. The hearing included no final vote in the portion provided, but the chair noted 48 individuals in support and continued questioning on the bill’s definitions and implementation.
KY

Kentucky 2026 Regular Session

Interim Joint Committee on Judiciary (6-9-26)

Judiciary

Transcript Highlights:
  • Uh he's the University of Louisville.
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  • We led a 21 state Commonwealth.
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  • 00:31:19.840><c> in</c><00:31:20.000><c> the</c> state scheduling action here in the state scheduling
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Administrative Rules 2nd Revised Apr 9th, 2026

Administrative Rules

Transcript Highlights:
  • industries over the summer to address other rules that they are double-regulating our industries in this state
  • of Tests for Alcohol and Drug Influence, the Attorney General, the Department of Public Safety, the State
  • Fire Marshal Commission, and the State Board of Licensed Social Workers.
  • State Fire Marshal Commission and the State Board of Licensed Social Workers.
Summary: The committee first considered Senate Joint Resolution 49, as amended, which revokes an Oklahoma Wildlife Department rule requiring oil and gas companies to post a surety bond. Senator Murdoch explained that the change was intended to eliminate what he described as duplicate regulation, since the Corporation Commission already requires security bonds, and said the Wildlife Department had agreed to the revision. Senator Merritt’s amendment narrowing the resolution to the surety bond provision was adopted by voice vote, and the resolution then passed 6-0. The committee then heard House Bill 3281, described by Senator Bergstrom as the same measure previously passed as Senate Bill 1433, the Guidance Transparency Act. It was advanced without questions or debate and passed 6-0. House Bill 4319 followed, requiring agencies to have explicit statutory authority for each rule and to inventory existing rules within three years so noncompliant rules would be automatically repealed by January 1, 2030; it passed 7-0 after a due-pass motion. Finally, House Joint Resolution 1086 was approved, which ratifies rules from the Board of Tests for Alcohol and Drug Influence, the Attorney General, the Department of Public Safety, the State Fire Marshal Commission, and the State Board of Licensed Social Workers. Senator Bergstrom said committee concerns had already been addressed in prior hearings, and the resolution passed 7-0. The chair then announced a meeting for the following Wednesday at 11:30, urged members to continue reviewing rules and raising concerns promptly, and adjourned the meeting.
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Transportation Feb 11th, 2026

Transportation

Transcript Highlights:
  • I apologize, I didn't give this question to you earlier, but I just realized: where are the out-of-state
  • colleges and universities and things like that, where is that funding going to go through from the plates
  • Now that I'm on the right bill, can you just answer where the out-of-state colleges and universities,
  • Other states have that. For a follow-up.
  • logo or whatever it is. ...for the Texas Tech logo or whatever it is, but none will be going out of state
Summary: The Transportation Committee first announced it would lay over House Bill 3664, then took up several transportation-related measures. House Bill 3147, by Rep. Hilton Brand, would create a voluntary Route 66 centennial license plate to mark the 2026 centennial of Route 66 and support the Oklahoma Route 66 Association; the sponsor said an emergency clause was included so plates could be in production before the celebration. The committee voted 9-0 to pass the bill. The committee then considered House Bill 4299, by Rep. Blair, to rename the interchange at Indian Hills Road and I-35 as the Toby Keith interchange. Members asked for clarification on the location and whether the Keith family had been consulted; the sponsor said the family was ready to move forward and that the effort had been started previously by a former member. The bill passed 8-2. Under oversight, the committee approved a PCS for House Bill 4265, the omnibus memorial roads and bridges naming bill, on a 9-0 vote. It then took up House Bill 4266, the special license plates omnibus bill, where members asked about how funds from out-of-state college and university plates would be handled; the sponsor said the money would stay in Oklahoma through the state system and that no funds would go to out-of-state schools. That bill also passed, 10-0. The chair noted the committee would meet again the following week and members would be told by Friday whether there would be an agenda.
WA

Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session

Senate Ways & Means Jan 27th, 2026 at 04:00 pm

Ways & Means

Transcript Highlights:
  • So I have taught Washington State constitutional law.
  • Topics, so I have taught Washington State Constitutional Law at the Seattle University School of Law
  • from 2011 to 2020, and I recently started teaching Washington State Constitutional Law at the University
  • from doing business in Washington State.
  • I'm a senior policy analyst at the Washington State Budget and Policy Center.
WA

Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session

House State Government & Tribal Relations Jan 21st, 2026 at 01:30 pm

State Government & Tribal Relations

Transcript Highlights:
  • State... ...because another state has done something is really not the purview of Washington State to
  • Washington State redistricting is actually in need of reform.
  • the people of the state of Washington.
  • My name is Eric Lundberg, lifelong Washington state resident.
  • They are reserved for the people by the Washington State Constitution.
Bills: HJR4209, HB2260, HB2259
WA

Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Civil Rights & Judiciary Jan 20th, 2026 at 10:30 am

Civil Rights & Judiciary

Transcript Highlights:
  • We actively support many underpaid and vulnerable workers throughout the state of Washington.
  • We actively support many underpaid and vulnerable workers throughout the state of Washington.
  • agencies in Washington State.
  • Unfortunately, Washington State is one of the leading states in the country for organized retail crime
  • Unfortunately, Washington State is one of the leading states in the country for organized retail crime
Bills: HB2161, HB2332, HB2102
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Senate Legislative Session Mar 25th, 2026 at 01:12 pm

Oklahoma Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • We have 30 certified domestic violence groups all from across the state, and if you all would please
  • So they are here learning about their state government and enjoying a great day here.
  • So, mean, there's been a lot of concern about data centers around the state.
  • State your motion. The motion to advance has been declared.
  • One from Langston University Cooperative Extension, the other from Oklahoma State University Cooperative
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Senate Legislative Session Mar 25th, 2026 at 09:00 am

Oklahoma Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • What we've seen in other states, and I'm not going to call out any other states, but I've said this many
  • And they get to build the state of Oklahoma for that.
  • It sounds really nice until you realize it's a state hospital that has colluded with a state agency with
  • They won the state championship last year.
  • They were the 2025 academic state champions.
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Senate Legislative Session Mar 25th, 2026

Oklahoma Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • And I appreciate so much, both the University of Oklahoma and Oklahoma State University have worked with
  • both the University of Oklahoma and Oklahoma State University.
  • both the University of Oklahoma and the Oklahoma State University.
  • But the evidence for universal screening is a cost-saving mechanism to the state.
  • Extension, the other from Oklahoma State University Cooperative Extension.
Summary: The Senate first handled several gallery introductions recognizing visiting groups, including Muskogee Day, domestic violence advocates, Wagner High School leadership students, the Bixby Chamber and football team, and the Heartland Home Educators co-op. The chamber also adopted a motion to suspend debate rules for the remainder of the day so third-reading bills could be debated under shortened time limits. Senate Bill 134, which shortens the waiting period for Oklahoma Public Employees Retirement System retirees to return to public employment from one year to six months, drew questions about “double dipping,” actuarial impact, and workforce shortages. The author said the bill was requested by the Association of County Commissioners to help counties retain experienced workers, noted an actuarial estimate that the system would drop from 107% to 105% funded, and explained there were no special safeguards beyond existing limits. The bill advanced and then passed 47-0. Senate Bill 196, a measure naming multiple bridges, highways, and interchanges for veterans, law enforcement officers, and other honorees, was presented as a personal bill by the author, including a bridge named for his grandfather. After brief questions, it advanced and passed 47-0. Senate Bill 1636, which allows immediate family members or similar individuals to request OSBI review of cold homicide cases after a local law enforcement case-file review, also advanced after questions about eligibility, timing, and workload; supporters said it would give families a path to seek answers in long-unsolved cases. It passed 47-0. The chamber then considered Senate Bill 1725, which addresses expressive activity on higher-education campuses by allowing content-neutral security fees, limiting discipline to narrowly defined harassment, and requiring free speech training for first-year students. Debate centered on campus free speech, university accountability, and whether the bill would add costs or sufficient enforcement; it passed 40-17 and was advanced as an emergency measure. Senate Bill 1726, a companion bill requiring training for graduate assistants who teach, emphasizing classroom management, academic integrity, and viewpoint neutrality, passed 41-7 and was also advanced as an emergency measure. Finally, Senate Bill 259, a long-debated water bill requiring metering or approved measuring devices for groundwater use, drew extensive discussion over costs, property rights, regional differences, and regulation of irrigators; the bill was advanced to final passage after a 34-8 vote, with debate continuing at the end of the transcript.
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

Senate Floor Session 04-23-2026 12:00pm

Hawaii Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Thank you for all that you do for the state of Hawaii, and please welcome them to the state Senate.
  • Thank you for all that you do for the state of Hawaii, and please welcome them to the state Senate.
  • Thank you for all that you do for the state of Hawaii, and please welcome them to the state Senate.
  • ><c> to</c><00:05:23.200><c> the</c><00:05:23.280><c> state</c><00:05:23.600><c> Senate.
  • </c> welcome them to the state Senate. welcome them to the state Senate.