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OK
Transcript Highlights:
- We appreciate your service, sir. Thank you. Thank you.
- although the governor has made this appointment, you would not be considered further without the support
- He is grounded in more than two decades of service within the Oklahoma Department of Corrections.
- And based on that, I've been able to support this measure. Thank you. Will there be further debate?
- It was brought to my attention later when a family member actually contacted me, had a nonviolent felon
Keywords:
firearm rights restoration, nonviolent felons, Oklahoma firearm laws, gun ownership, pardon, expungement, public safety, transportation of inmates, Department of Corrections, correctional facilities, sentencing, health records, firefighters, sex offenders, employment restrictions, Oklahoma laws, bomb, explosive device, incendiary device, simulated bomb
Summary:
The Public Safety Committee met to consider several executive nominations and a series of bills. The committee advanced Joel Franks to the Polygraph Examiner Board, Julie Pittman to a full term on the Oklahoma Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs Control Commission, and Justin Ferris to serve as Director of Corrections. Each nominee was introduced by a sponsoring senator, gave brief remarks, and was advanced on unanimous or near-unanimous roll calls.
On legislation, the committee passed House Bill 4125, which would restore certain rights to nonviolent felons after completion of sentence and includes an expungement component; members focused heavily on whether the language could unintentionally allow firearm possession by people still on probation or deferred sentences, and the author said he would work with staff on clarifying language. House Bill 2951, as amended, renamed a correctional facility after Chief James Smith; House Bill 3082 barred sex offenders from serving as firefighters; and House Bill 4142 expanded the crime involving unlawful use of bombs or explosives to include conspiracy. All three advanced with little opposition.
The committee also passed House Bill 4106, which lowers the grand larceny threshold by $100 and adds an escalator for repeated thefts, though the author struck the title to continue working with the Attorney General’s office on retail theft issues. Members debated whether the change conflicted with the voter-approved theft threshold and whether it would meaningfully deter crime. House Bill 1752 exempted the Attorney General’s Office and the District Attorneys Council from the OMES vehicle requisition process and passed unanimously. House Bill 3268 made knowingly displaying a false or fictitious license plate a felony; members questioned its scope, including whether it could affect temporary tags or other situations, and it passed on a 5-3 vote.
LA
Louisiana 2026 Regular Session
House and Governmental Affairs Apr 1st, 2026
House and Governmental Affairs
Transcript Highlights:
- If you'd like to give testimony, we have some cards on the table: green cards for support, red cards
- Good morning, and thank you for the opportunity to speak in support of House Bill 641.
- I respectfully ask for your support and thank you for your time.
- We have, again, green cards and support we have at the table, Ms. Becknell and Ms. Garrison.
- Liz Meng, I'm with the Louisiana Policy Institute for Children, all in support and not wishing to speak
Keywords:
constitutional convention, Louisiana constitution, electoral process, government structure, delegate elections, legislative attendance, task force, executive meetings, public meetings, confirmation process, delegates, state election, ratification, Louisiana, absentee voting, incarcerated voters, voter registration, mail-in voting, election rights, felony conviction
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Housing Finance and Policy Committee 3/25/26
Housing Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- </c> housing includes supportive services. housing includes supportive services.
- Supportive services with disabilities.
- </c><00:09:46.240><c> Case</c> plus supportive services. Case plus supportive services.
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- By allowing supportive services making.
Keywords:
affordable housing, housing finance, Minnesota Housing Finance Agency, MHFA, low-income housing tax credit, LIHTC, Section 42, compliance period, housing stability, rental housing, affordable rental housing, homelessness, housing insecurity, housing supply, preservation, recapitalization, distressed properties, regulatory relief, local affordable housing aid, Interagency Council to End Homelessness
AZ
Arizona 2026 Regular Session
03/18/2026 - Senate Regulatory Affairs and Government Efficiency
Regulatory Affairs and Government Efficiency
Transcript Highlights:
- Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, to provide breastfeeding and lactation care services, including
- Lactation support and care does help improve breastfeeding success.
- It's a great step toward supporting mothers and babies.
- They strongly support this legislation.
- They strongly support this legislation.
Keywords:
AHCCCS, lactation care, breastfeeding, health services, healthcare access, HB2324, fire code, fire marshal, state fire marshal, municipalities, cities and towns, county-owned buildings, county buildings, intergovernmental agreement, IGA, fire inspection, occupancy certificate, building inventory, local government, county government
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Transportation Finance and Policy Committee 3/17/26 - Part 1
Transportation Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- We value your service, and we want to keep you safe. So thank you for this bill.
- Pong Jang, director of the Driver and Vehicle Services division.
- </c> supporting emergency responders. supporting emergency responders.
- And I had prepared uh services division.
- you for supporting the bill, please. please. please.
Keywords:
veterans benefits, Secret War, Laos veterans, eligibility process, burial fees, veteran designation, security, protective services, state officials, Capitol complex, state patrol, public safety, legislative protection, threat assessment, transportation, electronic attestation, traffic signals, accident reporting, legislative routes, agricultural aircraft
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Transportation Finance and Policy Committee 3/17/26 - Part 2
Transportation Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- </c> >> I support the bill. >> I support the bill.
- </c> I heard you support the bill. Thank you. I heard you support the bill. Thank you.
- And that's I think what we want from our public service and public services is that it's running how
- </c> today in support of House File 3430. today in support of House File 3430.
- We support a reasonable EV fee.
Keywords:
veterans benefits, Secret War, Laos veterans, eligibility process, burial fees, veteran designation, security, protective services, state officials, Capitol complex, state patrol, public safety, legislative protection, threat assessment, transportation, electronic attestation, traffic signals, accident reporting, legislative routes, agricultural aircraft
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Health Finance and Policy Committee 3/2/26
Health Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- </c> family every single day. family every single day.
- </c> story and our family story. story and our family story.
- It supports maintaining service availability, quality of care, and program integrity.
- Please support House File 2779. service availability, quality of care, service availability, quality
- </c> Please support House File 2779. Please support House File 2779.
Keywords:
gun violence, public health, Department of Health, prevention, criminal justice, health care transparency, ownership disclosure, control reporting, health care consolidation, private equity, management services organization, MSO, provider organization, health insurer, pharmacy benefit manager, hospital system, affiliate reporting, financial disclosure, public reporting, market concentration
AL
Keywords:
contract review, legislative oversight, state agencies, funding transparency, professional services, Sheriff, Barbour County, law enforcement, qualifications, training, executive education, Covington County, Alabama constitutional amendment, local amendment, carbon dioxide sequestration, carbon capture and storage, CCS, Class VI well, underground injection well, Underground Injection Control Program
OK
Transcript Highlights:
- Thank you so much for your support. I appreciate all of you. Okay.
- Department of Ag to better understand where they're at when it comes to the bill, and they are in support
- , as well as potential opportunities for organizations to educate and really support lowering the stray
- They may use additional funds to create a grant program for nonprofits in supporting their efforts to
- provide veterinary services, spaying and neutering, educational opportunities, and the goal with that
Keywords:
raw milk, unpasteurized, farm sales, Oklahoma Milk and Milk Products Act, local producers, advertising, animal welfare, commercial pet breeders, licensing, animal cruelty, labor, employment definitions, agricultural services, Oklahoma Workforce Commission, confidentiality, data access, right to repair, agriculture, OEM, repair providers
Summary:
The committee took up several agriculture-related bills, many with committee substitutes and amendments. HB 356, dealing with raw, unpasteurized milk, was amended to limit sales for off-premise consumption and to provide liability protection for producers; members discussed whether restaurants should also receive protection and whether consumers should be notified, and the bill passed 4-2. HB 3391, requiring commercial pet breeders to include their state license number in advertisements and authorizing Agriculture Department rules and fines, passed 6-0. HB 3657, an Oklahoma Employment Security Commission request bill updating agricultural labor reporting language and allowing workforce data sharing with the Workforce Commission, passed 4-3 after questions about the type of data shared and a tie vote was broken by a member voting in the affirmative.
HB 3617, a right-to-repair bill for agricultural equipment, was amended to correct wording and to protect intellectual property, trade secrets, and warranties, but members questioned its scope and application date; it passed 5-1. HB 4055, the Breeding Animals Responsibly and with Care Act, was heavily amended to remove a section changing licensing thresholds and to set minimum fines, but it drew extensive questions about the new fund, inspection hours, fiscal impact, and whether it would burden the Department of Agriculture or consumers; it failed 3-4. HB 3902, a bill aimed at addressing pet overpopulation and allowing counties to act, prompted concerns about county zoning, sheriff workload, and unfunded mandates; the authors said they would continue working on the issue and strike the title later, and the bill passed 4-3 despite requests to lay it over.
HI
Hawaii 2026 Regular Session
CPC Public Hearing - Thu Feb 12, 2026 @ 2:00 PM HST
Consumer Protection & Commerce
Transcript Highlights:
- We stand in strong support of HB 1660 HD1. stand in strong support of HB 1660 HD1. stand in strong support
- </c> Rehabilitation in support. Rehabilitation in support.
- </c> support of HB 1563. support of HB 1563.
- </c> support of House Bill 1563. support of House Bill 1563.
- OPSD in support. Thank you. Thank you. OPSD in support.
Keywords:
cosmetics, returns, refunds, consumer protection, high-pressure sales, transparency, accountability, HB1660, Hawaii, county labor standards, counties, contractors, building permits, permit denial, permit suspension, permit revocation, wage theft, wages, benefits, hours
Summary:
The committee heard testimony on HB 2614, which would require merchants selling cosmetics to accept returns of newer unopened goods within specified time frames and expand signage requirements for return and refund policies. DCCA’s Office of Consumer Protection strongly supported the bill, citing updated figures of 180 cosmetic complaints from 2020 to 2025, 54 still under investigation, 148 referred to class action litigation, and more than $1.3 million in consumer losses. Members questioned whether the bill was needed given the pending lawsuit and whether bad actors would comply, while the office responded that clearer signage would improve consumer awareness and could reduce complaints without limiting other remedies. No vote was taken.
The committee then heard HB 1660 HD1, which would allow counties to require contractors to disclose wage, benefit, hour, and employment-status information and to deny, revoke, or suspend permits for certain labor-law violations. DLIR, the Hawaii Regional Council of Carpenters, Operating Engineers Local 3, and Pacific Resource Partnership testified in support, arguing the measure would help deter cheating contractors, protect law-abiding employers, and keep bad actors from undercutting wages and taxes. One member raised concerns about possible delays to affordable housing projects and whether owners should be held responsible for contractors’ misconduct; supporters replied that compliance is a minimum standard, that county action would be discretionary rather than automatic, and that the bill would not bar counties from working with affordable housing developers. No action was reported.
Finally, the committee took up HB 1704, adopting the Psychology Interjurisdictional Compact to allow telepsychology and temporary in-person practice across state lines. The Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, the State Health Planning and Development Agency, the Hawaii State Association of Counties, and the Hawaii Association of Health Plans supported the measure, saying it would help fill major staffing gaps, especially for forensic evaluations and services in rural and neighbor-island communities. The Board of Psychology raised concerns about the compact’s scope, the need for a study focused specifically on psychologists, background-check requirements, possible loss of regulatory authority and revenue, and the need to update older statutory provisions. Hawaii Association for Justice opposed the immunity language in the compact, and Shawn Scanlon opposed the bill, arguing it could weaken cultural responsiveness and local control and suggesting the state instead improve temporary licensing and other in-state pathways. The committee also questioned the Department of Corrections about its vacancies and whether telehealth could be filled by local providers; no vote was taken in the excerpt.
NM
Transcript Highlights:
- Keeping New Mexico's children and families safe and supported is our top priority each and every day.
- All of these are for families or children that are involved in the protective services or juvenile justice
- Any family can walk into these family resource centers and receive services.
- For our program support was our DPS website. And this was again not fully funded or supported.
- Even to integrate capital outlay funding for tribal projects, funding for supportive services from health
Keywords:
State Fairgrounds District, fairgrounds bonds, public financing, bond authorization, gross receipts tax, gaming tax, tax-backed bonds, infrastructure funding, Albuquerque fairgrounds, State Fair Tid, economic development, municipal bonds, revenue pledge, capital projects, New Mexico finance, special education, office of special education, deputy secretary, public education department, IEP
NM
Transcript Highlights:
- I'm so in support of investment in our area.
- But I just wanted to say I'm fully in support of it.
- to access special education services.
- I stand in support of Senate Bill 64.
- urges your support.
Keywords:
State Fairgrounds District, fairgrounds bonds, public financing, bond authorization, gross receipts tax, gaming tax, tax-backed bonds, infrastructure funding, Albuquerque fairgrounds, State Fair Tid, economic development, municipal bonds, revenue pledge, capital projects, New Mexico finance, special education, office of special education, deputy secretary, public education department, IEP
FL
Transcript Highlights:
- support our law enforcement community.
- Florida Smart Justice Alliance, waiving in support. Denise Rock, waving in support.
- Bo Button, FOP, waving in support.
- I appreciate your support.
- Thank you for your support.
Keywords:
bail bonds, pretrial release, forfeiture, criminal justice, Florida statutes, bond conditions, surety, violations of release conditions, violent crimes, victim safety, public safety, warrantless arrest, probable cause, pretrial detention, first appearance hearing, law enforcement immunity, domestic violence, stalking, battery, aggravated assault
Summary:
The committee took up several criminal justice bills, beginning with SB 760 on violations of pretrial release conditions. A strike-all amendment narrowed the bill to make willful violation of a no-contact order a first-degree misdemeanor, authorize warrantless arrest on probable cause, and require detention until first appearance in certain cases. The amendment and the bill, as amended, were both adopted and reported favorably. The committee then heard SB 1536 on digital voyeurism, which would extend the expectation of privacy to backyards in the surveillance statute; it was reported favorably after brief questions and support from a Florida Smart Justice Alliance witness.
Members next considered SB 1012 on inmate services. The bill would expand use of contractor-operated institutions inmate welfare trust funds for reintegration and facility upgrades, and would require reimbursement for inmate emergency and specialty medical services at Medicaid rates, with telehealth and autonomous APRNs included as options. Safety Net Hospital Alliance of Florida opposed the bill as written, warning that tying Medicaid participation to treatment of inmates could reduce reimbursement and discourage provider participation, while the Department of Corrections and Florida Smart Justice Alliance supported it. Senators discussed costs, aging inmates, and possible future changes, and the bill was reported favorably.
The committee also passed CS for SB 600 on bail bond and pretrial release laws after adopting a strike-all that aligned it with the House companion and made technical changes to solicitation, training, and bond reinstatement rules. Public testimony raised concerns about who should receive returned bond money and how clerks would process payments, but the sponsor said the bill would continue to be refined. Later, the committee reconsidered and favorably reported SB 1750 on criminal sexual conduct, which increases penalties and mandatory minimums for serious sex crimes, especially those involving children. It also reconsidered and favorably reported SB 1544 on complaints against law enforcement and correctional officers, a bill requiring complainants to provide sworn complaints to officers before interrogation unless corroborating evidence is present; police chiefs and sexual violence advocates opposed parts of the bill, while supporters argued it would protect officers from unfounded complaints. Finally, SB 1488 on booking officer duties regarding minor children of arrested persons was reported favorably, and SB 1326 on prosecution of defamation was taken up for reconsideration with a delete-all amendment that narrowed the insanity defense, limited mitigation for severe mental illness in serious cases, and extended detention periods for incompetent defendants; opposition testimony from defense, public defender, and mental health advocates warned it would worsen treatment and increase costs.
WA
Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session
House State Government & Tribal Relations Jan 27th, 2026 at 01:30 pm
State Government & Tribal Relations
Transcript Highlights:
- They extend to their families and even neighbors.
- The agency also supports other state agencies as a central provider of information technology services
- I'm Washington Technology Services WOTEC Director and State I'm Washington Technology Services WOTEC
- And so I'm here in strong support of House Bill 2499.
- We do support modernizing elections, but we do support.
Keywords:
public records, concealed pistol licenses, firearm purchases, transfers, exemptions, transparency, Constitution amendment, legislative sessions, session duration, state legislature, governance, emergency meetings, public agencies, accountability, open government, HB2491, WaTech, Washington Technology Solutions, public disclosure, public inspection
WA
Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Technology, Economic Development, & Veterans Jan 14th, 2026 at 08:00 am
Technology, Economic Development, & Veterans
Transcript Highlights:
- We are firmly supportive of HB 1170.
- We do support thoughtful AI legislation.
- What you're going to hear in the testimony that's going to follow from families, family members, psychologists
- So this is serious, and I support it, and I support it for our trafficked youth who are manipulated and
- That is why I support strongly HB 2225.
Keywords:
artificial intelligence, AI, generative AI, AI-generated content, deepfake, synthetic media, content provenance, provenance data, metadata, watermarking, disclosure, transparency, consumer protection, unfair or deceptive acts, unfair competition, Washington RCW, Title 19 RCW, platform regulation, AI detection tool, media authenticity
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- I just want to be able to ensure that we have the ability to give the necessary support. support in the
- This bill does what so many of us have known for years: children in foster care need support services
- This is a bill that is supported by TPPF on crime, and it is also supported by Appleseed and the organization
- I'm here today to support the Youth Parole Reform Act, HB 5500.
- support and relational community-based programs.
Keywords:
juvenile justice, correctional facilities, reform, rehabilitation, Texas Juvenile Justice Department, alcohol awareness, court-ordered programs, substance misuse education, deferred disposition, youth, parole reform, inmates under 18, mental health, educational achievement, reintegration, foster youth, behavior intervention, community services, diversion policies, HB 5653
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Elections Finance and Government Operations Committee 3/10/25
Elections Finance and Government Operations
Transcript Highlights:
- I am the city administrator for the City of Buffalo, and I am here today to testify in support of House
- but we have the current support but we have the current um<00:08:00.360><c> government</c><00:08:00.680
- They were sounding supportive, and then I'll get you another day, I promise.
- With that, members, I respectfully ask for your support. Happy to take any questions.
- Chair, I support this bill. Thank you for bringing it. Thank you.
Keywords:
HF1345, statutory city, public utility commission, municipal utilities, city council, local government, utility governance, commission membership, staggered terms, vacancy appointment, ordinance, Minnesota Statutes 412.341, municipal ordinance, city commission, public utilities, HF71, Minnesota, public safety, peace officers, correctional officers
AL
Alabama 2025 Regular Session
Alabama House State Government Committee Feb 12th, 2025
State Government
Transcript Highlights:
- How many years during your service did y'all say a pledge and a prayer?
- the people that I serve, and to respect their relationships to others in their lives, whether it be family
- health care access, more treatment beds for mental health and substance use, and better educational services
Keywords:
HB141, Alabama, state employees, salary deductions, payroll deduction, State Comptroller, membership dues, voluntary contributions, insurance premiums, financial instruments, employee associations, state payroll, Code of Alabama 1975, Section 36-1-4.3, public employees, union dues, benefits administration, payroll withholding, financial products, deferred compensation
AL
Alabama 2025 Regular Session
Alabama House Urban and Rural Development Committee Feb 12th, 2025
Urban and Rural Development
Transcript Highlights:
- under certain... ...that put under certain circumstances, the water system was there under the Public Service
- available for anyone who wanted to do it to put themselves under, with certain circumstances, the Public Service
- are affiliated with a regulated sewer system, to elect to come under the regulation of the Public Service
- They share common corporate services, such as financial, legal, and maintenance, etc., that go on with
Keywords:
foreign investment, agriculture, property rights, critical infrastructure, sanctions, HB140, private sewer systems, wastewater utilities, Public Service Commission, PSC jurisdiction, utility regulation, rate setting, rate consolidation, affiliated systems, common ownership, private utilities, sewer rates, wastewater management, Alabama utilities, Jefferson County Board of Health
KY
Kentucky 2026 Regular Session
House Standing Committee on Health & Family Services (3-24-22)
Keywords:
KY LRC YouTube, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nz8uTeusKDc, 2026-06-21T07:17:01+00:00, 2.2.24, Data collected via generic collector engine, Meeting Start: 00:00
Roll Call: 00:05
SB 105 Discussion: 01:20
SB 105 Roll Call Vote: 08:16
SB 173 Discussion: 09:15
SB 173 Roll Call Vote: 10:56
SB 178 Discussion: 12:01
SB 178 Roll Call Vote: 13:58
SB 68 Discussion: 15:20
SB 68 Roll Call Vote: 18:22
SB 66 Discussion: 19:25
SB 66 Roll Call Vote: 28:25
SB 276 Discussion: 31:44
SB 276 Roll Call Vote: 36:23
2022 Social Services Block Grant Review: 37:38, 958, all, 2.2.42, 2.1.47