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OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Administrative Rules REVISED: Link Added May 5th, 2026

Administrative Rules

Bills: HJR1101
Summary: The committee met briefly to consider one item, H.J.R. 1101, a rule related to the Oklahoma Medical Marijuana Authority that had been left out of the Business and Commerce process because it was initially thought to be a major rule. The presenter explained that it was later determined not to be a major rule, but still needed committee action for the rule to take effect. After a motion, second, and no debate, the committee voted unanimously 9-0 to adopt it. After the vote, the chair told members that several additional Senate joint resolutions were still pending and were expected to arrive later that day, with action anticipated the next day or Thursday. He said he would try to keep the process within normal procedure rather than using a rule suspension, and would notify members when the items were ready. The chair also addressed a prior exchange involving the Long-Range Capital Planning Commission, saying he had met with the commission, apologized for using them as an example of agency frustration, and that they had since withdrawn their rules and would work on emergency rules to address the issue. With no further questions, the meeting adjourned.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
  • In 2021, legislation was passed that requires a court to send a child home unless the court finds there
  • limit and focus work on a group that can and will produce concrete recommendations for agency and legislative
  • We're grateful to all of the legislators, state agencies, staff, and stakeholders that have contributed
Bills: HB50
OK
Transcript Highlights:
  • Would be included in the they would be covered by this legislation right now.
  • They would be included in the they would be covered by this legislation.
  • Speaker, that's a pretty good definition of the changes in this legislation.
  • And I think there was a lot more thought put into those pieces of legislation.
  • Have I had anyone from my district call me today about this legislation? No.
OK
Transcript Highlights:
  • to veterans, community service, and support of legislation impacting Oklahoma.
  • Lack a machine for a quorum call, and then we will take up the legislation. Jersey's warm, Mr.
  • Members, at this time, that is the only legislation we have received from the honorable Senate.
  • We'll give a round of applause for our legislative assistance.
  • Until further notice, we may be coming back as we receive legislation.
OK
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  • Those countries that are later designated as such would be covered by this legislation.
  • Have I had anyone from my district call me today on this legislation?
  • Would it have been easier to do with the version of our piece of legislation being passed?
  • Would it have been easier to do with the version of our piece of legislation being passed?
  • Speaker, I urge you to vote yes on this piece of legislation. Thank you for your debate.
Summary: The House first took up Senate Bill 893, a conference committee report on property and critical infrastructure. The bill would bar foreign principals from countries designated as foreign adversaries from owning agricultural land or other land, especially within 10 miles of military installations or critical infrastructure, and also restrict certain state software purchases tied to adversarial countries. Members asked about how later-designated adversary countries would be covered and about the delayed effective date, which was explained as giving current owners time to divest. The conference report was adopted without objection, and the bill then passed the House 89-0. The chamber then considered Senate Bill 2, another conference committee report on wind energy setbacks. The measure would establish statewide setback standards for industrial wind turbines, including 2.5 tip heights from occupied dwellings and 1.5 tip heights from nonparticipating property lines, with exceptions for projects that had already secured most site control or queue positions before the effective date and for small community-scale systems. Supporters said it was a compromise that at least put some protections into statute, while opponents argued it weakened earlier House language and eliminated county local-control options. After debate, the bill failed on a 20-67 vote. Later, the House voted 60-19 to override the governor’s veto of Senate Bill 1589, allowing it to become law notwithstanding the governor’s objections. The session also included prayers and announcements, including updates about Representative Cantrell’s hospitalization and a note that the Senate had adjourned sine die. The House then adjourned sine die for the second regular session of the 60th Oklahoma Legislature.
OK
Transcript Highlights:
  • Please recognize Representative Hill to present the last group of pages for this legislative session.
  • And I got to swear that oath nearly 10 times in my career, once here on the floor as a legislator.
  • Members, at this time, that is the only legislation we have received from the Honorable Senate.
  • We'll give a, let's hear it for our legislative assistance.
  • We may be coming back as we receive legislation.
Summary: The House convened, completed roll call, and heard an invocation and pledge before moving through several ceremonial presentations. Members recognized Monty Smith for 43 years of service with the Oklahoma Department of Transportation, honored the Marlow Lady Outlaws girls golf team for winning the Class 3A state and academic state championships, and acknowledged the final group of pages for the 60th Legislature. The House also adopted HCR 1030, which sets the legislative procedure schedule and deadlines for the 61st Oklahoma Legislature. The chamber then met in a joint session with the Senate to observe Veterans Awareness Day. Speakers from both chambers and the Oklahoma Veterans Council delivered remarks honoring veterans, Gold Star families, and military service, and highlighted recent policy achievements for veterans, including the full tax exemption for 100% disabled veterans, the exemption of military retirement pay from state income tax, improved funding for veterans’ homes, and restructuring of the Oklahoma Veterans Commission. The Veterans Council also presented its annual awards, naming Sen. Kerry Hicks as Outstanding Senator of the Year, Rep. Andy Menz as Outstanding Representative of the Year, Aaron Higgins as Veteran of the Year, and the Speed family as Veteran Family of the Year, and recognized Scott Howell for his service to the council. The joint session then adjourned. Back in the House, members took up Senate amendments to House Bill 1370, which concerns the Corporation Commission plugging fund and a repealer tied to a state fuel-tax offset provision. The bill’s author explained that the amendment would prevent the state from capturing savings if the federal fuel excise tax is reduced, so any reduction would benefit consumers rather than state revenue. After questions about fiscal impact and the well-plugging fund, the House adopted the Senate amendments without objection and passed HB 1370 on final passage by a vote of 89-1; the emergency clause also passed 89-1. The House then recessed, later returned for a staff appreciation and sine die-style recognition, including a tribute to long-serving bill drafter Mark Carter, and recessed again while awaiting any additional legislation from the Senate.
AL

Alabama 2026 Regular Session

Alabama Senate County and Municipal Government Committee Feb 17th, 2026

County and Municipal Government

Transcript Highlights:
  • And so that is the nature of the piece of legislation.
  • And so that is the nature of the piece of legislation.
  • You know, I think we as legislators legislators legislators have<00:33:56.240> the<00:33:56.640
  • So, that is, this piece of legislation.
  • We we probably I should legislation.
Bills: HB268, SB279, SB304, SB303, SB298
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

State Committee Meeting - 2025-04-01

State Government Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • And it used to be done by the legislative auditor.
  • Humphrey was always bipartisan in his efforts on legislation.
  • House File 2451 changes to a joint legislative studies provision.
  • House File 2514 legislative definition of joint offices.
  • To the Legislative Auditor. It's also from Representative Quam's House File 1240.
Bills: HF627, HF474, HF361, HF1837
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House State Government Finance and Policy Committee 4/1/25

State Government Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • Changes to the Joint Legislative Studies provision, House File 2514, legislative definition of joint
  • which was also a legislative which was also a legislative coordinating<01:04:19.920> commission
  • Changes to the Joint Legislative Studies provision, House File 2514, legislative definition of joint
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  • suspected wrongdoing to the legislative suspected wrongdoing to the legislative auditor<01:08:45.159
Bills: HF627, HF474, HF361, HF1837
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Human Services Finance and Policy Committee 2/20/25

Human Services Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • Legislative Auditor.
  • We have the Legislative Auditor, who is appointed, independent, and oversees essentially the financial
  • auditor exists now with the legislative auditor exists now with the legislative auditor so<00:01:
  • the legislative legislative auditor the legislative auditor's<00:12:28.040> office<00:12:28.440
  • or that are um executive legisl or that are um executive appointed<00:30:02.120> positions<00
Bills: HF1, HF98
KY
Transcript Highlights:
  • And next we have a presentation on geoengineering and related legislation.
  • And next we have a presentation on geoengineering and related legislation.
  • And next we have a presentation on geoengineering and related legislation.
  • And next we have a presentation on geoengineering and related legislation.
  • So there’s been a total of 33 states that have filed legislation.
Summary: The meeting began with a quorum call and approval of the prior meeting’s minutes. Senator Williams then presented a discussion draft involving KCNA and COOT/Kentucky Wired governance changes. He said the proposal would make the COOT executive director the KCNA director, place the education CIO as chair of a new board of constitutional officers, terminate existing KCNA employees at inception, and return KCNA funds to the general fund. He described the measure as a temporary holding pattern focused on customer connectivity until an audit is completed next summer. Senator West asked whether the bill would change existing Kentucky Wired contracts, and Williams said the contracts would remain in place and COOT would simply handle the work without an extra layer of bureaucracy. No vote was taken; the item was for discussion only. The committee then heard a presentation on geoengineering and related legislation from Rep. John Hodgson, Sen. Rollins, and retired meteorologist Randy Baker. They described geoengineering as attempts to alter climate or weather, including solar radiation modification, stratospheric aerosol injection, marine cloud brightening, and cloud seeding. The presenters distinguished these activities from ordinary jet contrails, crop dusting, ground-level emissions, and airport fog control, and said the proposed Kentucky bill would exclude those ordinary activities. They argued Kentucky lacks a current prohibition on weather modification, said the bill would protect farmland, crops, animal agriculture, aquaculture, and human health, and cited public concern, federal uncertainty, and similar legislation in other states. They also said cloud seeding is used in some western states but remains scientifically unproven and potentially harmful. Members asked about enforcement, federal preemption, and whether other states’ actions could affect Kentucky. The presenters said high-altitude spraying would be difficult to hide, that satellite imagery could detect large releases, and that the bill was intended as an assertion of state sovereignty even if federal law later changed. They also said there were no known active geoengineering projects in Kentucky. The discussion remained informational, with no committee vote or final action taken on either topic.
AL

Alabama 2025 Regular Session

Alabama House State Government Committee Apr 23rd, 2025

State Government

Transcript Highlights:
  • It basically takes the board from being a self-appointing board to being one that has appointing authorities
  • The majority of the board's appointments...
  • Um, is this so it says each appointed member of the board shall serve at the pleasure of his or her appointing
  • I see on most of the appointments that are in here, it's a direct appointment, and on the minority leader
  • Why the difference in that particular appointment?
Bills: SB242, SB5, HB596, SB5
AL
Transcript Highlights:
  • In fact, just Tuesday, this chamber passed RTD legislation without franchise protection, members.
  • And so the final product is introduced, and they are not opposed to this legislation.
  • This bill is the most comprehensive piece of legislation I've ever seen since I've been here.
  • That's why it comes to this committee and not as local legislation.
  • To say that we are not going to move legislation forward because it died in the Senate—not on the...
Bills: SB312, SB316, SB90
TX
Transcript Highlights:
  • The Legislative Council's Legal Division staff has taken meticulous steps to ensure that the updated
  • The draft has been posted on the Texas Legislative Council's website for review by the public.
  • Jessica Connaughton from the Legislative Council is here and available to answer any questions you may
  • The Legislative Council's Legal Division staff has taken meticulous steps to ensure that the updated
  • The draft has been posted on the Texas Legislative Council's website for review by the public.
Bills: SCR3, SCR30, SB2375, HCR35
NM

New Mexico 2026 Regular Session

Senate - Rules Feb 4th, 2026 at 09:26 am

Senate Rules

Transcript Highlights:
  • So that's essentially how we modernize with this particular piece of legislation here.
  • our IT system, when it relates to the differences between the executive, the judiciary, and the legislative
Bills: SB132, SM16, SM17
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Environmental Regulation May 1st, 2025

Environmental Regulation

Transcript Highlights:
  • notification by requiring legislators to opt in before receiving notice from TCEQ.
  • So it's a good piece of legislation, and we support it.
  • I'm very proud of this legislation.
  • This is also legislation that I carried last legislative session as HB 32A. ...that did pass out of the
  • I think Representatives Jones were filing this important legislation.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Leg Committee Meeting - 2026-03-18

Legacy Finance

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  • In with the legacy enabling legislation.
  • again, because the way the legislation again, because the way the legislation is<00:40:23.200>
  • it's an important piece of legislation it's an important piece of legislation in<01:03:47.680>
  • <01:08:43.120> to allowed legislators to allowed legislators to give<01:08:44.799> their
Bills: HF4148