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WY
Wyoming 2026 Regular Session
House Floor Session-Day 3, February 11, 2026-PM
Wyoming House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- It does not criminalize a single text message or compliment.
- It does not criminalize<01:38:04.320>
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message <01:38:06.560>or criminalize a single text message or criminalize - a single text message or compliment.<01:38:08.159>
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HI
Hawaii 2026 Regular Session
JHA Public Hearing - Thu Feb 5, 2026 @ 2:00 PM HST
Judiciary & Hawaiian Affairs
Transcript Highlights:
- This is sending the wrong message. Breaking the rules carries little consequences.
- This is sending the wrong message. Breaking the rules carries little consequences.
- Sorry, didn't mean to get too text.
- mean<01:38:45.520>
to <01:38:45.679>get <01:38:45.760>too <01:38:45.920>text - didn't mean to get too text. didn't mean to get too text.
Summary:
The committee heard opening remarks and ground rules from Chair David Tarnas, including a request for two-minute testimony limits, clear speaking, Zoom etiquette, and respectful conduct. The first measure taken up was HB 2062, relating to gun violence prevention, which would appropriate funds for enforcement of gun violence protective orders and for public awareness campaigns. Judiciary submitted written testimony recommending technical changes to clarify that it does not enforce laws and instead should be funded for personnel to process temporary restraining orders and gun violence protective orders; the Department of Law Enforcement supported the bill and said it is well positioned to conduct public education. Support also came from county and advocacy witnesses, including Moms Demand Action, Giffords Gun Owners for Safety, HGEA, and a retired police officer, while opposition testimony argued the measure raises due process and Fifth Amendment concerns and that education, not enforcement, should be the focus. The chair noted 37 testimonies in support, 103 in opposition, and three comments; no vote was taken in the portion provided.
Testimony on HB 2062 emphasized both public safety and constitutional concerns. Supporters described the bill as a way to increase awareness of an existing legal tool, prevent suicides and shootings, and help law enforcement and the public understand gun violence protective orders. Opponents, including gun owners and firearms groups, argued that red flag laws can be abused, lack due process, and should not be expanded through state funding. A county neighborhood safety witness suggested an amendment to allow public, private, and nonprofit consultants to assist with training and implementation. Members asked a few questions, but the agencies with written testimony were not present, so the chair referred members to their submissions.
The committee then moved to HB 2061, relating to firearms, which appropriates money for the state gun buyback program and requires at least two buyback events in each county. Written support was noted from the Department of Law Enforcement, Hawaii County Council, the County of Kauai Prosecuting Attorney, and the Hawaii State Association of Counties, with the latter emphasizing that buybacks are voluntary prevention tools that can reduce risk before crises escalate. Opposition came from the Mid-Pacific Pistol League, SDM Training Group/Bows and Bullets, and others; one witness argued buybacks are ineffective, costly, and can be vulnerable to misuse or black-market diversion, and suggested a year-round surrender option instead. The committee heard additional support from a retired police officer and from a gun violence survivor with Students Demand Action, but no final action or vote was taken in the excerpt provided.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- As Chairman Hughes laid it out, SB 311 is a simple bill that conforms the text of Section 22.002A of
- the Government Code to the text of Article 5.
- Section 22.002A of the Government Code to the text of Article 5, Section 3A of the Constitution.
- and cognitive dissonance, and that is: What about those other courts that are not mentioned in the text
- What about those other courts that are not mentioned in the text of 22.002A?
Bills:
SB16, SB76, SB310, SB311, SB396, SB505, SB827, SB964, SB1209, SB1210, SB1386, SB1470, SB2035, SJR37
Keywords:
voter registration, proof of citizenship, Election Code, criminal offenses, limited federal ballot, transportation, infrastructure, funding, public safety, state regulation, election, polling places, voter access, state oversight, electronic voting, voting, polling place, elections, countywide program, election integrity
Summary:
The Senate Committee on State Affairs met and heard several bills related to legislative process and court jurisdiction. Senate Bill 1386, by Senator Huffman, would change compelled legislative testimony from blanket transactional immunity to testimonial immunity, allowing compelled statements or documents to be used against a witness in criminal prosecution only if not derived from the compelled testimony, while preserving protection against perjury and false statements and retaining the right to counsel. No public witnesses testified, and the bill was left pending.
The committee then heard Senate Bill 1470, by Chairman Hughes, which would require DPS to share existing data on cross-state driver’s license cancellations with the Secretary of State for voter-roll maintenance. Hughes said the bill does not create new data collection and is intended to improve list maintenance. A DPS resource witness was present, there was no substantive opposition, and the bill was left pending.
Senate Bill 1210, also by Hughes, would address conflicts between the Texas Supreme Court and the Court of Criminal Appeals on constitutional questions by making the Supreme Court the final arbiter in limited circumstances. Chris Hilton supported the bill, but Allen Place, Jack Rohde, and Philip Furlow opposed it, arguing it was unconstitutional, unnecessary, and could create practical problems in criminal post-conviction litigation. The bill was left pending after testimony. The committee also heard Senate Bill 311, which would conform the Government Code to the Texas Constitution by clarifying the Supreme Court’s original writ authority against lower courts and officials other than the governor. Justice Evan Young and Chris Hilton supported the bill as a clarification of existing authority, while no one testified against it; the bill was left pending. The committee then recessed to allow the chamber to rearrange for the Senate session.
NH
New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session
Senate Health and Human Services (01/21/2026)
Health and Human Services
Transcript Highlights:
- Providers want clear, standardized messaging and tools.
- Providers want clear, standardized messaging and tools.
- Providers want clear, standardized messaging and tools.
- Within their borders, what harm reduction services are appropriate, and what messaging is acceptable.
- So, what would be done possibly to this bill, which things I didn't see in the text of the bill, I'm
US
US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
US House Floor Proceedings (Wednesday, March 18, 2026)
US Federal House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- It was not part of the original text. It was suggested in committee.
- I ask unanimous consent to insert into the record the text of this amendment.
- I ask unanimous consent to insert into the record the text of this amendment.
- I ask unanimous consent to insert into the record the text of this amendment.
- I ask unanimous consent to insert into the record the text of this amendment.
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- effect, because that has proven to be the most effective way to get the message out there.
- back out again and as the message back out again and as typically<00:52:34.960>
happens <00:52 - and so we have a very that messaging and so we have a very deliberate<00:52:42.280>
and <00:52 - out um again basically putting message out um again basically putting the<00:53:07.640>
message us the opportunity to get the message us the opportunity to get the message out<00:53:56.760>
Summary:
The committee first heard Senate File 75, a pilot project to test autonomous or semi-autonomous mowing and vegetation management along state highways. Senator Jasinski said the bill is intended to reduce traffic delays caused by ditch mowing and improve worker safety by moving crews out of active traffic. An A1 amendment was adopted to shift the funding source from the general fund to trunk highway funds. Testifiers from Bot Crew described robotic mowing technology, including remote piloting, autonomous navigation using LiDAR, cameras, GIS data, and obstacle detection, and said the machines could work at night and potentially reduce labor needs while improving safety. Members asked about mowing around guardrails, bridge features, and sensitive plants; the company said the system could be programmed to identify and avoid certain vegetation and could also be used for seeding. The committee then approved the bill, as amended, and re-referred it to finance.
The committee next received the Department of Public Safety’s presentation on the governor’s budget request. Commissioner Bob Jacobson outlined an operating adjustment for DPS divisions, a request for grant administration authority to allow a portion of grant funds to cover oversight costs, and then turned to division-specific items. State Patrol Colonel Christina Bovich presented a request for $48.5 million in each of fiscal years 2026 and 2027 for a new metro headquarters, plus a recruitment proposal that would provide $1 million in each of 2026 and 2027 and $10 million in later years to expand recruiting, advertising, and academy capacity. She also proposed a change to the excessive-speed penalty so that driving more than 35 miles per hour over the limit would trigger a six-month license revocation, regardless of the posted speed zone. Members questioned the headquarters funding source, the cost of recruitment efforts, and academy expenses; Bovich said the academy costs about $350,000 per person and that the recruitment request would support broader outreach, including nationwide recruiting.
Office of Traffic Safety Director Mike Hansen then presented a request for an additional $485,000 per year in trunk highway funds for planning and administration. He said the money is needed to cover rising operating costs, maintain the federal match for traffic safety grants, and support new federal public participation and engagement requirements tied to traffic safety funding. No votes were taken on the DPS budget items during the portion of the meeting provided.
OK
Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session
Senate Legislative Session Mar 26th, 2026 at 12:10 pm
Oklahoma Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Original text: provided in Article 5, Section 24 of the Oklahoma Constitution.
- Original text: Seeing none, soon to win garbage you car to close debate.
- Original text: dollars loss per appeal.
- Original text: Chair is preparing to close. Close the roll.
- The text doesn't say.
Bills:
SB65, SB248, SB330, SB378, SB844, SB1330, SB1410, SB1475, SB1476, SB1565, SB1618, SB1623, SJR39, SJR47, SB2084, SB1655, SB1679, SB2174, SB1775, SB1873, SB1204, SB1884, SB1916, SB1937, SB1447, SB1500, SB2007, SB2074, SB1944, SB2018, SB1984, SB2026, SB2045, SB2049, SB2062, SB2112, SB2118, SB2127, SB2134, SB2135, SB2139, SB2154, SB1195
Keywords:
SB65, naloxone, Narcan, opioid overdose, overdose reversal, opioid antagonist, emergency opioid antagonist, substance abuse services, harm reduction, public health, overdose prevention, good samaritan, civil immunity, criminal immunity, controlled substances, addiction treatment, fentanyl, opioid crisis, school overdose response, first aid
NM
New Mexico 2025 Regular Session
IC - Federal Funding Stabilization Subcommittee Jul 1st, 2025
Federal Funding Stabilization Subcommittee
Transcript Highlights:
- You saw an introduction of the text and the markup of the actual bill text.
- I share those two things just because we hope they don't come back, so just because they're out of text
- Great question, one that we are asking that we'll have to see the text of what comes out.
- But the way the text is written, no, you could not just miss out on the match funds.
- Anything else paid through the Medicaid program, at least from the language and the text that we saw
KY
Kentucky 2026 Regular Session
House Standing Committee on Local Government (3-10-26)
Local Government
Transcript Highlights:
- Text that is intended to be removed shall be marked at the beginning with an opening bracket and at the
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- Text that is intended<00:21:36.600>
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WY
Wyoming 2026 Regular Session
Senate Travel, Recreation, Wildlife & Cultural Resources, February 12, 2026
Travel, Recreation, Wildlife & Cultural Resources
Transcript Highlights:
- And the amount of texts that are flying around, the amount of emails, the conversations, the debate that
- And the amount of texts that are flying around, the amount of emails, the conversations, the debate that
- And the<00:20:55.200>
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Keywords:
right to repair, digital electronics, consumer protection, embedded software, manufacturers, repair providers, tools and documentation, anti-theft measures, blockchain, financial technology, digital innovation, economic development, select committee, trespass, hunting, land use, public access, wildlife, 916, all
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- terms, but this protection is limited to contractors working on Texas Department of Transportation text
- We have a contract and the current, the current law is it deals with Text in their contract.
- So when Text says, hey, I want you to do this, this, this, you're going to put this many of those here
- It's just expanding it the same way you would with text stock.
- It's got large blocks of text without headings, inconsistencies within chapters.
NM
Transcript Highlights:
- Well, anyway, I just was wondering, would that be... you can't do anything other than text your parents
- And the only... you can specify who gets texted. And we're on the list.
- So he can't text or use it for anything else. It's not a health care issue. It's literally to text.
- Literally to text. Forgive me, **Ms. Chairman**, **Senator Sanillo-Lopez**.
- It's just texting. With the electronic device, as soon as the school day ends, he is good to go.
Keywords:
student use, wireless devices, public schools, policy implementation, education technology funding, misappropriation, petroleum products, oil and gas equipment, racketeering, criminal penalties, New Mexico, public safety, health regulations, community welfare, peace promotion, legislative reforms, election integrity, voter coercion, emergency procedures, polling place security
AL
Alabama 2026 Regular Session
Alabama House Boards, Agencies and Commissions Committee Jan 21st, 2026
Boards, Agencies and Commissions
Transcript Highlights:
- I was actually supposed to text. >> Oh, you were supposed to say text the one right before it came up
- >> text the one right before it came up. >> text the one right before it came up.
Keywords:
property tax, ad valorem tax, real property assessment, assessment cap, county-wide reappraisal, CPI-U, Consumer Price Index, tax assessor, Class II property, Class III property, local government revenue, property tax relief, reappraisal, tax increment district, retroactive tax law, Alabama Code 40-7-2.2, appropriation, education funding, Southern Preparatory Academy, fiscal responsibility
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- But yeah, my hope is again, that they've heard our message loud and clear.
- Staff: Just text him real quick. Chairman: You know. Michael. There he is. Chairman: Okay.
- Without a doubt, the industry has heard the message and over the last ten years moved strongly towards
- loads are real, planned and financially accountable, protect residential ratepayers and send a clear message
- challenge them and anybody else that's listening to Kirk: come and share their voice and share their message
Summary:
The Committee on State Affairs convened to discuss data centers and their impact on Texas's energy infrastructure. The meeting featured testimony from key representatives of the Public Utility Commission (PUC) and ERCOT, who outlined the evolving landscape of energy generation and the challenges posed by the rapid growth of data centers. Notably, ERCOT reported over 450,000 MW of generation resources planned for connection, with a significant portion attributed to data centers, which now represent around 87% of new large load interconnection requests.
The committee explored proposed changes to the interconnection process, including a new 'batch study' approach aimed at streamlining the approval of multiple projects simultaneously. This change is intended to address the challenges of managing numerous simultaneous requests and to provide more certainty for developers regarding their energy needs. Testimonies emphasized the importance of ensuring that the costs of infrastructure upgrades are borne by the data centers rather than residential ratepayers, with discussions around the financial commitments required from developers.
Several data center developers also provided testimony, highlighting the economic benefits of their projects, including job creation and increased local revenues. They expressed concerns about the potential for a moratorium on future growth due to the new interconnection rules and emphasized the need for a collaborative approach to address water usage and environmental impacts. The committee plans to continue discussions on these topics in future hearings, with a focus on balancing economic growth with energy reliability and resource management.
TX
Texas 89th 2nd C.S.
Ways & Means
Transcript Highlights:
- But yeah, my hope is again, that they've heard our message loud and clear.
- Staff: Just text him real quick. Chairman: You know Michael. There he is. Chairman: Okay.
- Without a doubt, the industry has heard the message and over the last ten years moved strongly towards
- loads are real, planned and financially accountable, protect residential ratepayers and send a clear message
- about that and how I felt like, you know, not enough was being done to get out there and get the message
NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
House Executive Departments and Administration (04/16/2025)
Transcript Highlights:
- I’m actually looking at the text of this.
- I maybe I'm looking at the text of this.
- So the messaging is challenging, right? We're trying to get it out there. We're trying to be clear.
- So the messaging is challenging, right? We're trying to get it out there. We're trying to be clear.
- So, I got that message. Have a gift for the obvious.
Summary:
The committee opened a hearing on Senate Bill 185, which would add timelines to Office of Professional Licensure and Certification (OPLC) investigations. Senator Howard Pearl said the bill was prompted by concerns from the New Hampshire Association of Realtors about delays at the Real Estate Commission, and he explained that the proposal would require OPLC staff to make an initial determination within 30 days and, if misconduct is found, complete an investigation within 60 days. He said the goal is to improve transparency and give consumers and licensees more timely information, while preserving the board’s adjudicatory role. He also noted that the bill had been amended to delay implementation to give OPLC time to work through its backlog.
Committee members questioned how the bill would work when an investigation is incomplete and whether the board could send a case back to OPLC without a firm deadline. Pearl said the board would have discretion to continue the investigation or make a final determination, and that the bill was intended to streamline OPLC’s process rather than impose a hard cap on complex cases. OPLC Executive Director Deanna Durus and General Counsel Nicholas Fry then testified that the agency has already changed its procedures under prior legislation, including a facial review of complaints and monthly board review of dismissal memos. They said the bill would substantially alter the current structure, could conflict with existing limitation periods and board duties, and would be difficult to implement without additional staff and funding.
Durus said the agency’s backlog is large, that new complaints are being triaged and prioritized, and that some urgent matters are moved ahead based on risk and statutory deadlines. She said OPLC had completed a review of about 500 backlog cases that would now be dismissed under current screening standards, and that those cases are being turned into memos for board review. Board of Medicine public member Nina Gardner testified in favor of the bill but said the backlog is significant and that the agency needs more resources to make the process work effectively. She said the board is seeing progress, but not fast enough, and suggested the bill may not go far enough without additional staffing and funding. No vote was taken during the hearing.
NH
Transcript Highlights:
- <01:18:15.440>
and also uh speeding and texting and also uh speeding and texting and driving - A couple of weeks ago, we were coming up here to the State House, and one of the messages on the
- You know, they're taking that chance because they believe in themselves and the message that they have
- And what is the message to those people if we say you can't drive in New Hampshire till you have been
- And what is the message to those taxes.
KY
Kentucky 2026 Regular Session
Senate Legislative Session Day 27 (2-13-26)
Kentucky Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- You might have received texts.
- You might have received texts.
- You might have received texts.
- Most of all, I worry about the message it sends to our community and I worry about what it says to us
Summary:
The Senate convened with prayer, the pledge, and roll call, establishing a quorum with 33 members present. The chamber approved the prior journal, excused absent senators, welcomed viewers, and received House messages announcing passage of House Bill 253, House Bill 436508, and House Concurrent Resolution 44 for concurrence. New filings were also reported: Senate Bill 197 on economic development and Senate Joint Resolution 99 designating the Destiny Brewer Memorial Highway in Martin County.
The main floor action centered on Senate Bill 72, a measure on recruitment and retention of health care professionals and declaring an emergency. The bill’s sponsor argued it would protect health care workers’ conscience rights, improve recruitment and retention, and address provider shortages and corporate pressures in medicine, while emphasizing that emergency care would still be required under federal law. Supporters said the bill would protect providers from being forced to participate in procedures that violate their moral or religious beliefs and cited examples from other states and physicians who had left practices over conscience concerns.
Opponents argued the bill’s language was too broad and could allow denial of non-emergency care based on vague moral, ethical, or religious objections, potentially harming patients in health care deserts and sending the wrong message about caring for all people. One senator raised a hypothetical about racial discrimination under the bill’s definitions, while supporters responded that the bill was intended to protect providers and patients and that existing professional ethics and hospital policies would prevent abuse. Additional supporters said the measure would not deny basic care and would help keep physicians in the state.
The bill was still under debate at the end of the excerpt, with questions and responses continuing; no final vote or disposition on Senate Bill 72 is shown in the transcript provided. Other bills reported from second reading were referred to the Rules Committee for further action, and Senate Bill 69 was passed over and retained its place on the orders of the day.
NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
House Criminal Justice and Public Safety (02/07/2025)
Criminal Justice and Public Safety
Transcript Highlights:
- I apologize, I don't have the text of the bill in front of me.
- I apologize, I don't have the text of the bill in front of me.
- I apologize, I don't have the text of the bill in front of me.
- That not only adds to their shame and self-blame experience, but what message does it send to victims
- Three times before you even get to the text of the bill, it states, quote, 'An act authorizing the state
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- c> other<00:49:16.240>
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queuing - So that message is having an effect.
- So that message is having an effect.
- So that message is having an effect.
Bills:
HF3421
Keywords:
early literacy, reading instruction, teacher preparation, teacher candidates, teacher licensure, educator licensing, Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board, PELSB, field experience, supervised practicum, evidence-based reading, science of reading, literacy methods, teacher training, preservice teachers, school-based experience, reading intervention, Minnesota education policy, 1183, house