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KY

Kentucky 2026 Regular Session

House Standing Committee on Licensing, Occupations, and Administrative Regulations.(2-11-26)

Licensing, Occupations, & Administrative Regulations

Transcript Highlights:
  • >> Representative<00:44:44.960> Callaway.
  • I >> representative<00:44:47.839> Klein. >> representative Klein.
  • >> Representative<00:44:50.400> Deetsz. >> Representative Deetsz.
  • >> Representative<00:44:54.720> Fister. >> Representative Fister.
  • >> Representative<00:44:59.520> Gentry. >> Representative Gentry.
Keywords: Call to Order 00:00 Roll Call 00:02 HB 526 Discussion 01:12 HB 526 Vote 37:51 HB 424 Discussion 41:41 HB 424 Vote 44:40 HB 459 Discussion 45:57 HB 459 Vote 47:26 Adjournment 48:21, 958, all
Summary: The committee took up House Bill 526, while House Bill 254 was removed from the agenda at the sponsor’s request. HB 526 would make bar membership and dues voluntary for Kentucky attorneys, and the sponsor argued it protects constitutional rights, prevents compelled association, and would not stop the Kentucky Supreme Court or Kentucky Bar Association from offering services such as CLE, ethics support, and lawyer assistance programs. He also argued Kentucky lawyers should not be forced to fund speech or activities they may disagree with, and urged passage of the bill. Representatives of the Kentucky Bar Association, including its president and the chair of the Young Lawyers Division, opposed the bill. They said the KBA is an arm of the Supreme Court rather than a private association, and that mandatory dues support nonpolitical services such as free continuing legal education, legal research, the Kentucky Lawyers Assistance Program, ethics guidance, mentorship, disaster relief work, and the Legal Food Frenzy. They warned that changing to a voluntary system would reduce infrastructure, increase costs for lawyers, and potentially shift more regulatory and service burdens to the Supreme Court. Members questioned whether the bill would actually prevent the KBA from continuing its programs and asked about other states’ bar structures. The sponsor and supporters pointed to Indiana and other states with voluntary bar membership, while KBA witnesses said Kentucky’s current system is efficient and constitutional and that many services are not truly free but are funded through dues. The discussion became heated at points over whether KBA testimony itself constituted political speech, and the chair intervened to keep the meeting moving. The transcript ends during member questions, with no final vote on HB 526 shown.
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KY

Kentucky 2026 Regular Session

Senate Standing Committee on State and Local Government. (2-4-26)

State & Local Government

Transcript Highlights:
  • . >> Senator Rocky Adams. >> Senator Chambers Armstrong. >> Senator Haron. >> Senator Maiden. >> Senator
  • Maize Bledo. >> Senator McDaniel. >> Senator Mills. >> Senator Rawlings. >> Senator Tishner. >> Vice
  • , >> Senator Elkins, >> Hi. >> Senator Herron, >> Senator Madon, >> Senator Bledsoe, >> Hi. >> Senator
  • Senator Chambers Armstrong, Senator Elkins, Senator Herron, Senator Madon, Senator Bledsoe, Senator McDaniel
  • >> Senator Mills, Senator Rawlings, >> Senator Mills, Senator Rawlings, >> Senator<
Keywords: Meeting Start: 00:00 Attendance Roll Call: 00:01 SB 132 Discussion 00:44 SB 132 Vote 07:10 SB 33 Discussion 08:30 SB 33 Vote 17:24 SB 85 Discussion 18:08 SB 85 Vote 25:58 Adjournment: 26:38, 958, all
Summary: The committee first took up Senate Bill 132, which would clarify that state law does not limit local governments’ authority to regulate businesses affiliated with licensed massage therapists. The sponsor and supporting testimony from a police chief and the Kentucky League of Cities said the bill is aimed at helping cities respond to complaints about suspected illegal activity, including possible human trafficking, by expressly allowing local ordinances on zoning, licensing, inspections, advertising, hours, and sanitation. The bill also increases the penalty for practicing massage therapy without a license from a class B to a class A misdemeanor and makes each unlicensed session a separate offense, while preserving existing protections for trafficking victims. The committee then heard Senate Bill 33, which addresses recovery residence centers. Senator Thomas said the bill responds to fraudulent or noncompliant recovery homes operating without proper certification and creating neighborhood problems. The measure would require recovery residences to notify cities when they apply for and receive certification, report certain ownership and contact information, and allow cities to keep a registry so they can identify certified facilities. Testimony from the Kentucky Alliance of Recovery Residences supported the bill’s enforcement goals but objected to making addresses public, citing safety concerns for vulnerable residents; the sponsor agreed to remove the public-record language through a floor amendment. The committee passed the bill favorably 8-0. Finally, the committee considered Senate Bill 85, which would allow state retirement benefits to be directed to a special needs trust. The sponsor and co-sponsor said the bill is intended to help state employees provide for a dependent with special needs after the employee’s death without affecting eligibility for waiver or other benefits. A witness from the Kentucky Alliance of Recovery Residences supported the concept and noted the importance of clear language, while Senator McDaniel raised a technical concern about whether the bill could allow benefits to be directed to an unintended beneficiary. The sponsor said the language would be reviewed and clarified if needed. The committee approved the bill 8-0 with favorable expression and adjourned.
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KY

Kentucky 2026 Regular Session

Senate Standing Committee on Veterans, Military Affairs, and Public Protection (2-9-23)

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KY

Kentucky 2026 Regular Session

House Standing Committee on Appropriations and Revenue - (4-14-22) - Upon recess

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HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

House Chamber - Mon Apr 6, 2026, 12:00PM HST - Day 39

Hawaii House Floor Meeting

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HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

CPC-CPN Joint Info Briefing - Mon Apr 6, 2026 @ 2:00 PM HST

Hawaii House Floor Meeting

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TX

Texas 89th Regular

Economic Development May 21st, 2025

Economic Development

Transcript Highlights:
  • Senator King. Senator Sparks. Here. Senator Alvarado. Senator Johnson. Senator Schwertner.
  • Senator Sparks, here. Senator Alvarado. Senator Johnson. Senator Schwertner.
  • Okay, the chair lays out HCR 127 and recognizes its Senate sponsor, Senator Parker, to explain the resolution
  • Senate sponsor, Senator Parker, to explain the resolution. Well, thank you very much, Mr. Chairman.
  • Chair lays out HCR 141 and recognizes its Senate sponsor, Senator Middleton, to explain the resolution
Bills: HB346, HB1851, HB2974, HB5596, HCR118, HCR127, HCR141
Keywords: expedited service, business records, veteran-owned businesses, franchise tax, fee schedule, surplus vehicles, law enforcement equipment, school districts, Texas Facilities Commission, economically disadvantaged areas, HB 5596, voter-approval tax rate, property tax, ad valorem tax, Tax Code, Texas municipalities, coastal municipality, eligible coastal municipality, municipal hotel occupancy tax, hotel occupancy tax revenue
Summary: The Senate Economic Development Committee heard and laid out several measures focused on school safety, Texas-Taiwan relations, defense manufacturing, business formation, hotel tax policy, and NASA relocation. HB 1851 would allow surplus DPS vehicles and law enforcement equipment to be transferred to school districts in economically disadvantaged areas for use by school police and security personnel, with a two-year resale restriction. HCR 127 expressed support for the Texas-Taiwan relationship and trade ties, HCR 118 supported expanding warship manufacturing in Texas, HCR 141 urged Congress to move NASA headquarters to Houston, HB 346 (with a committee substitute) revised business filing and fee authority while making permanent a franchise tax exemption for new veteran-owned businesses, HB 2974 was an omnibus hotel occupancy tax and qualified hotel project bill, and HB 5596 addressed accountability for municipal hotel occupancy tax revenues in coastal communities. Witnesses generally supported the measures, including the Texas Hotel and Lodging Association on HB 2974 and resource witnesses from the Texas Veterans Commission and Secretary of State on HB 346; no opposition testimony was registered on the laid-out bills. After public testimony, the committee took up pending business and adopted committee substitutes where applicable. HB 1851, HB 346, HB 2974, and HB 5596 were each reported favorably to the full Senate, with HB 346 and HB 2974 also recommended for the local and uncontested calendar. HCR 127 and HCR 118 were reported favorably as well, and HCR 127 and HCR 141 were likewise recommended for the local and uncontested calendar. The committee also reported HB 4320 favorably, though the transcript repeats that motion several times. The meeting ended with the committee standing in recess until 7:00 a.m. subject to the call of the chair.
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TX

Texas 89th Regular

Delivery of Government Efficiency May 7th, 2025

Delivery of Government Efficiency

Transcript Highlights:
  • The chair lays out Senate Bill 438 by Senator Chuy Hinojosa and recognizes Representative Guerra to explain
  • I lay out Senator Chuy Hinojosa's Senate Bill 438. I'd like to.
  • The chair lays out Senate Bill 21.
  • The chair introduces Senate Bill 1495 by Senator Schwartner.
  • To lay out Senate Bill 1495 by Senator Schwartner.
Bills: HCR141, SB438, SB1495, SB1964, HB 1225
Keywords: HCR 141, House Concurrent Resolution, NASA, Houston, Space City, Johnson Space Center, Mission Control, Apollo 11, moon landing, aerospace, commercial space, space exploration, Texas Space Commission, space policy, federal resolution, memorial resolution, Congress, Washington D.C., headquarters relocation, space industry
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HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

AEN-HRE, AEN, HHS-AEN, AEN DEFER, TCA-AEN Public Hearings 03-20-2023 1:00pm

Keywords: HI Senate YouTube, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rl8z0P45u0w, 2026-07-02T01:23:08+00:00, 2.2.24, Data collected via generic collector engine, 00:00 - Start 00:40 - HB 694, HD1 03:15 - HB 306, HD2 07:03 - HB 313, HD1 25:12 - DM AEN-HRE 1:00 PM 29:03 - HB 308, HD1 33:13 - HB 947, HD1 36:44 - DM AEN 1:01 PM 40:44 - DM AEN 1:45 PM 42:50 - HB 1406, HD1 47:47 - DM TCA-AEN 2:00 PM 50:25 - SCR 3 50:59 - HB 521, HD1 1:05:17 - HB 1266, HD2 1:09:10 - HB 1326, HD1 1:23:00 - DM HHS-AEN 1:30 PM Hearing Notices: AEN-HRE 1:00 PM http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2023/hearingnotices/HEARING_AEN-HRE_03-20-23_.PDF AEN 1:01 PM http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2023/hearingnotices/HEARING_AEN_03-20-23_.PDF HHS-AEN 1:30 PM http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2023/hearingnotices/HEARING_HHS-AEN_03-20-23_.PDF AEN 1:45 PM http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2023/hearingnotices/HEARING_AEN_03-20-23_DEFER_.PDF TCA-AEN 2:00 PM http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2023/hearingnotices/HEARING_TCA-AEN_03-20-23_.PDF, 912, senate, all, 2.2.42, 2.1.47
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TX

Texas 89th Regular

89th Legislative Session - Second Called Session Sep 4th, 2025

Texas House Floor Meeting

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TX

Texas 89th Regular

89th Legislative Session - Second Called Session Sep 3rd, 2025

Texas House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • The following resolution, the clerk will read the resolution.
  • The amendment was Senator Perry's original language from Senate Bill 1.
  • Clerk, read the resolution.
  • Author of the resolution, what's the purpose of the resolution?
  • I'm directed by the Senate on the House, the Senate has taken the following action: the Senate has adopted
Bills: SB 1, HCR 20, HR 131, HR 133, HR 135, HR 136, HR 137, HR 144, HR 145, HR 146, HR 149, HR 150, HR 151, HR 152, HR 158, HR 161, HR 162, HR 163, HR 165, HR 166, HR 168, HR 169, HR 170, HR 175, HR 178, HR 127, HR 129, HR 130, HR 132, HR 134, HR 138, HR 139, HR 140, HR 141, HR 142, HR 143, HR 153, HR 154, HR 155, HR 156, HR 159, HR 160, HR 164, HR 167, HR 172, HR 173, HR 176, SB 1, HB 8, HB 15, HB 27, SB 5
Keywords: campground safety, youth camp regulations, flood safety, emergency evacuation, health and safety standards, memorial, remembrance, legacy, condolences, community, higher education, university merger, research, public health, economic impact, healthcare, insurance, affordability, medical coverage, state regulations
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TX

Texas 89th Regular

89th Legislative Session - Second Called Session Sep 3rd, 2025

Texas House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • The following resolutions on the agenda will be addressed: On first reading and referral, the clerk will
  • read the resolutions.
  • The following resolutions are being referred to the Committee on Local Consent Calendars: H.R. number
Bills: SB 1, HCR 20, HR 131, HR 133, HR 135, HR 136, HR 137, HR 144, HR 145, HR 146, HR 149, HR 150, HR 151, HR 152, HR 158, HR 161, HR 162, HR 163, HR 165, HR 166, HR 168, HR 169, HR 170, HR 175, HR 178, HR 127, HR 129, HR 130, HR 132, HR 134, HR 138, HR 139, HR 140, HR 141, HR 142, HR 143, HR 153, HR 154, HR 155, HR 156, HR 159, HR 160, HR 164, HR 167, HR 172, HR 173, HR 176, SB 1, HB 8, HB 15, HB 27, SB 5
Keywords: campground safety, youth camp regulations, flood safety, emergency evacuation, health and safety standards, memorial, remembrance, legacy, condolences, community, higher education, university merger, research, public health, economic impact, healthcare, insurance, affordability, medical coverage, state regulations
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LA

Louisiana 2026 Regular Session

Insurance May 13th, 2026

Insurance

Transcript Highlights:
  • Senator Talbot, here. Present. Senator Barrow. Senator Bass, present. Senator Carter.
  • Senator Edmonds, present. Senator Foil, present. Senator Myers. Senator Seabaugh. Senator Wheat.
  • Senator Bass is going to handle the amendment for us. Senator Bass. Thank you, Mr. Chairman.
  • I've got testimonials from Senator Sweeney, from Senator Christie here, but their stories are essentially
  • Senator Bass.
Bills: SB511, SB512, HB591, HB909, HB938, HB1154, HB1187
Keywords: automobile repairs, insurance transparency, repair shop liability, non-OEM parts, policyholder rights, automobile insurance, appraisal process, insurance policyholders, dispute resolution, claim valuation, family leave, insurance, paid leave, employment benefits, caregiver support, behavioral health, crisis services, mental health care, insurance coverage, healthcare access
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HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

HLT Public Hearing - Wed Mar 13, 2024 @ 9:00 AM HST

Keywords: HI House YouTube, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3FE1VOJg5rc, 2026-07-02T01:22:51+00:00, 2.2.24, Data collected via generic collector engine, House Agenda: https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/Session2024/hearingnotices/HEARING_HLT_03-13-24_.PDF Followed by 10:00 AM Agenda: https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/Session2024/hearingnotices/HEARING_HLT_03-13-24_2_.PDF Then followed by HLT/HUS 10:30 AM Agenda: https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/Session2024/hearingnotices/HEARING_HLT-HUS_03-13-24_.PDF Then followed by HLT/HUS 11:30 AM Agenda: https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/Session2024/hearingnotices/HEARING_HLT-HUS_03-13-24_2_.PDF Timestamps: 10:38 - Introduction 11:44 - SB2556, SD2 19:41 - SB3129, SD2 23:26 - SB2682, SD1 24:07 - SB3125, SD2 28:40 - SB2605, SD2 54:49 - SB3000, SD2 1:05:12 - SB3239, SD2 2:41:26 - Decision Making ------------------------- 1:14:33 - Introduction to HLT 10:00AM Agenda 1:14:46 - SB3128, SD2 1:31:37 - SB2837, SD2 1:43:51 - Decision Making ------------------------- 1:44:25 - Introduction to HLT/HUS 10:30AM Agenda 1:44:28 - SB3139, SD2 2:12:36 - Decision Making ------------------------- 2:47:04 - Introduction to HLT/HUS 11:30AM DM Agenda 2:47:13 - SB2285, SD2 (DM Only), 910, house, all, 2.2.42, 2.1.47
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HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

JDC Public Hearing 4-12-2024

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HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

TCA Public Hearing 4-04-2024

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HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

WTL Public Hearing 2-12-2024

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HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

EDU-LBT, EDU Public Hearings 2-05-2024

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HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

LBT Public Hearing 04-12-2023 3:00pm

HI
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

AEN Public Hearing 02-08-2023 1:00pm