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WA

Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session

Senate Floor Session Feb 11th, 2026 at 06:30 pm

Washington Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • And other states don't do this.
  • United States Constitution, but Department of Justice already does this, Washington State Constitution
  • That's to defend state agencies and lawsuits.
  • in our state.
  • President, we want to build things in this state.
WA

Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session

Senate Floor Session Feb 11th, 2026 at 01:00 pm

Washington Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • This bill helps the state ensure fair pay and parity for the state's home health care workers.
  • This bill helps the state ensure fair pay and parity for the state's home health care workers.
  • The state of Washington has participated in the TIFIA program several times, most notably to construct
  • The state of Washington has participated in the TIFIA program several times, most notably to construct
  • The second thing it does is it creates a tribal safety coordinator program within the Washington State
WA

Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session

Senate Floor Session Feb 11th, 2026 at 10:00 am

Washington Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the republic for which it stands
  • Bennett's Senate Gubernatorial Appointment No. 9265 be confirmed as Director of the Washington State
  • Bennett, is confirmed as Director of the Washington State Lottery.
  • Senate Fellowship at California State University, Sacramento.
  • Caucus, and special assistant to the President of the United States in 2021 and 2022.
WA

Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session

Senate Floor Session Feb 11th, 2026

Washington Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the Republic for which it stands
  • Bennett, is confirmed as Director of the Washington State Lottery.
  • Senate Fellowship at California State University, Sacramento.
  • Caucus, and special assistant to the President of the United States in 2021 and 2022.
  • Caucus, and Special Assistant to the President of the United States in 1921 and 22.
Summary: The Senate convened with roll call, the colors presented by the Sons of the American Revolution Color Guard, the Pledge of Allegiance, and a prayer by Pastor Jesse Bradley. The journal was approved, and the chamber received House messages announcing passage of several bills, including House Bill 1687, Engrossed Substitute House Bill 1960, House Bill 102, and Substitute House Bill 1. The Senate then adopted Senate Resolution 8684, which honored Washingtonians with ties to Team USA at the 2026 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games in Milano-Cortina. Senator Riccelli spoke in support, praising the athletes’ determination and Washington connections. The resolution passed by voice vote. The Senate next considered gubernatorial appointments. Brian C. Bennett was confirmed 49-0 as Director of the Washington State Lottery, with Senator Lovick speaking in support and highlighting Bennett’s public service and transition-team work. Angela Ramirez was then confirmed 49-0 as Secretary of the Department of Social and Health Services, with Senators Claire Wilson and Christian praising her experience, commitment, and attention to human services issues. After the confirmations, the Senate stood at ease for caucuses.
WA

Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session

Senate Floor Session Feb 17th, 2026 at 09:30 am

Washington Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • We call it universal health care.
  • that, support a bill by a California legislator that allows states to create our own universal health
  • And this health care board is going to make the design for the universal health care board.
  • And this health care board is going to make the design for the universal health care program that we
  • will have for our state.
WA

Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session

Senate Floor Session Feb 16th, 2026 at 05:20 pm

Washington Senate Floor Meeting

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  • a robust economy in the state.
  • Beyond expanding eligibility, this bill will further simplify the program by consolidating the state
  • And currently in our state, the program serves 120,000 children in all 39 of our counties.
  • It's an important program.
  • The state started it, and the state should pay for it. So I'm asking for a no vote.
WA

Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session

Senate Floor Session Feb 16th, 2026 at 01:00 pm

Washington Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Well, almost every other state is not Washington state.
  • Remember, This state, this chamber, last year, cut $780 million out of Apple Health care for two years
  • But other states don't violate their own constitution to have a state income tax.
  • So when we put projects and programs into place here in the state, is it really sustainable?
  • Those are also the people—the mental health people, the counselors, the physical health, the dental health
WA

Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session

Senate Floor Session Feb 16th, 2026 at 10:00 am

Washington Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Children are at the heart of our communities and the future of our state.
  • sandstone of the state of Washington.
  • The contract stated 5% for late payments.
  • We presented the letter to the state treasurer at the time, Mr.
  • The City of Wilkinson presented to the treasurer this letter stating $56,000, and if the state treasury
AL

Alabama 2026 Regular Session

Alabama Senate Finance and Taxation Education Committee Mar 4th, 2026

Finance and Taxation Education

Transcript Highlights:
  • </c> definition of a health care sharing? definition of a health care sharing?
  • If I was still paying my health insurance at 1,500 a month, I'm allowed to deduct that off my state income
  • </c> portion of that off my state income tax. portion of that off my state income tax.
  • </c> uh health insurance plan? uh health insurance plan?
  • </c> uh state income tax. uh state income tax.
Bills: HB125 , HB116 , HB183 , HB342 , HB341 , SB280 , SB245 , SB159 , HB125 , HB116 , HB183 , HB342 , HB341 , SB280 , SB245 , SB159
TX

Texas 89th Regular

S/C on County & Regional Government Apr 28th, 2025

S/C on County & Regional Government

Transcript Highlights:
  • of eight hours of mental health training.
  • Only in the state of Texas.
  • Why does the state of Texas give those privileges to people that...
  • You said every other state in the nation requires this? Yes.
  • The bill defines preventive health care services as out-of-hospital routine health care services, including
AL

Alabama 2025 Regular Session

Alabama House Ways and Means Education Committee Feb 26th, 2025

Ways and Means Education

Transcript Highlights:
  • So, local can opt in, but it applies to state and... ...opt in, but it applies to state and...
  • Department of Public Health.
  • So, because the EMS regions fall under the Department of Public Health, the Department of Public Health
  • We just want to make sure that when we're doing loan programs, that they're being fully... programs that
  • state, right?
Bills: HB226 , HB24 , HB309 , HB315 , HB272 , HB24 , HB226 , HB309 , HB315 , HB272
AL

Alabama 2026 Regular Session

Alabama House Ways and Means Education Committee Mar 18th, 2026

Ways and Means Education

Transcript Highlights:
  • So they had a bill they wanted us to pass that would basically set up a program for having debate programs
  • </c><00:11:33.680><c> in</c> program for having debate programs in program for having debate programs
  • So I want to this debate program.
  • So I as my colleague Nathan stated.
  • So, building up that internship program in the state is one of those very important things that we need
Bills: HB527 , HB563 , HB580 , HB579 , SB190 , HB15 , HB390 , HB527 , HB563 , HB580 , HB579 , SB190 , HB15 , HB390
WA

Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Appropriations Feb 7th, 2026 at 09:00 am

Appropriations

Transcript Highlights:
  • Under the current state grant program, the state will only cover about $40,000 of that $1.9 million.
  • , which could result in some rulemaking costs for the State Board of Health.
  • program, about $660,000 per biennium ongoing from General Fund State.
  • program, about 660,000 per biennium ongoing from general fund state.
  • and the State Food Assistance Program.
WA

Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Postsecondary Education & Workforce Jan 20th, 2026 at 01:30 pm

Postsecondary Education & Workforce

Transcript Highlights:
  • Long-term care workers must become certified as home care aides by the Department of Health unless an
  • Long-term care workers must become certified as home care aides by the Department of Health unless an
  • Coalition, a partner of the Arc of Washington State.
  • benefits for over 50,000 union home care workers across Washington State.
  • Right now, I'd like to take a refresher for a state course.
Bills: HB2337 , HB2311 , HB2088 , HB2148 , HB2132
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Appropriations Revised Apr 22nd, 2026 at 03:30 pm

Appropriations

Transcript Highlights:
  • This sets up a revolving fund at the Department of Health for Ivocasearch.
  • But this bill would be state-funded if the soldiers are. Thank you.
  • I would think that if it's a valid tax exempt card from the state of Texas or Kansas or surrounding state
  • Clinical interns and accredited behavioral health graduate programs to build for Medicaid services they
  • This has been a very popular program. There is no fiscal impact to the state.
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Senate Legislative Session Feb 17th, 2026 at 01:30 pm

Oklahoma Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • We have 53 people here from across the state and related to ALS.
  • They want to have control over the program so they can grow it and make it better.
  • We believe this program is worth it to invest in with state dollars, but at this time, there is no fiscal
  • impact to the state.
  • New Mexico has a program similar to this. If you say it, I'll believe it.
OK
Transcript Highlights:
  • the state constitutions?
  • This program is designed to recruit and retain certified and licensed behavioral health professionals
  • This has to do with specific policy and my concern about the health for the state of Oklahoma.
  • House Bill 3979 is an expansion of an existing program that has paid huge dividends for the state of
  • Bill 3979 is an expansion of an existing program that has paid huge dividends for the state of Oklahoma
OK
Transcript Highlights:
  • It's to improve the health care of the state as the only comprehensive academic health system, and it's
  • of our state.
  • We're covering the state with the kind of health care that is necessary to save lives and reduce suffering
  • We moved both of those to the state level to provide uniformity amongst the state and its subdivisions
  • She graduated from Oklahoma State University Center for Health Sciences in 2004. Thank you.
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

Tourism and Gaming Working Group (TGWG) - Thu Feb 19, 2026 @ 4:00 PM HST

Hawaii House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Tracy Hunter, welcome to the Hawaii State House.
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  • </c> Hunter, welcome to the Hawaii State Hunter, welcome to the Hawaii State House.<00:15:16.355><c>
  • Research consistently shows that individuals who participate in mentorship and workforce programs are
  • Research consistently shows that individuals who participate in mentorship and workforce programs are