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NM
Transcript Highlights:
- The money almost went all to the state fair. So what level do you want to put it back?
- And other ones, they want to leave the state fair where it is.
- They want to redevelop that with housing. They want to leave the state fair where it is.
- So if you want to move money, state a number, and that's probably where we are going to pull it from.
- come from the $100 million to the state fair.
Committee:
Senate Senate Finance
Keywords:
cancer treatment, revenue bonds, Gila Regional Medical Center, Nor-Lea General Hospital, healthcare funding, capital outlay, capital projects, appropriations, reversion, encumbrance, reauthorization, reappropriation, general fund, capital development and reserve fund, tribal infrastructure project fund, Department of Finance and Administration, DFA, state board of finance, severance tax bonds, tax-exempt bonds
WA
Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Community Safety Feb 3rd, 2026 at 04:00 pm
Community Safety
Transcript Highlights:
- impose sentences below any mandatory minimum terms to the extent authorized under state law, with the
- As a reminder, the underlying bill expands the offense to include when a person aids, invites, employs
- , when the peace officer is a state employee, to indemnify... ...and hold harmless the peace officer
- Burnett had said about their desire to represent and uphold the integrity of Washington State.
- As long as they're abiding by our state laws, we want to make sure that they're protected.
Committee:
House Community Safety
Keywords:
domestic violence, sexual assault, human trafficking, survivor protections, legal remedies, defendants, sexual exploitation, minors, child safety, law enforcement, victim support, criminal justice training commission, CJTC, law enforcement training, peace officer certification, decertification, corrections officer certification, tribal police certification, police accountability, police oversight
AL
Alabama 2026 Regular Session
Alabama House Financial Services Committee Jan 28th, 2026
Financial Services
Transcript Highlights:
- I would just say on the other side, I'd rather have people coming to our state to do that, to participate
- :25:12.240><c> our</c><00:25:12.480><c> state</c><00:25:12.720><c> to</c><00:25:12.880><c> to</c><00:
- 25:13.600><c> do</c><00:25:13.840><c> that</c> people coming to our state to to do that people coming
- to our state to to do that to<00:25:14.480><c> participate</c><00:25:14.880><c> in</c><00:25:14.960>
- the states are permitted under Genius to offer a state license as well, 10 billion or less.
Committee:
House Financial Services
Keywords:
income tax credit, tax incentive, recruitment, remote work, remote worker, recruited worker, rural counties, small counties, county population tiers, opportunity zone, teacher recruitment, nurse recruitment, law enforcement recruitment, workforce development, economic development, relocation incentive, Alabama Department of Revenue, nonrefundable tax credit, tax carryforward, state income tax
TX
Texas 89th Regular
Delivery of Government Efficiency May 7th, 2025
Delivery of Government Efficiency
Transcript Highlights:
- Criminal conduct by state licensees can pose threats to administrative law judges due to the severity
- to state employees.
- House Bill 1225 aims to establish an optional bundle pricing program within the state employees' group
- The only things that would go on that are when it's a cost savings to the state, even with the state
- state agencies, to make sure that we're able to provide next generation services while still protecting
Committee:
House Delivery of Government Efficiency
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
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- But it does not give the state the right to deny them their constitutional right to vote.
- So if you have moved to a new state, that confirmation notice will get forwarded to that state and get
- The state would have to spend tax money to hire more people to send out these unnecessary confirmations
- is illegal according to the 24th Amendment to the United States Constitution.
- the United States or any state by reason of failure to pay tax or poll tax.'
Committee:
House Elections
Keywords:
election services, contracting, political subdivisions, county elections, election code, voter registration, citizenship status, election law, cancellation, disqualification, Texas Election Code, voter identification, registration, election integrity, identification documents, election, watcher, polling place, removal, Texas Elections Code
Summary:
The committee first voted out two previously heard Senate bills without amendment: SB 688, relating to the date of the meeting of presidential electors, and SB 914, relating to authorizing certain cities to change the date of their general election for officers. Both motions passed on 8-0 votes with one member absent.
The committee then heard HB 3909, which would change the current prohibition on wireless device use from a 100-foot boundary around a voting station to only inside the room where voting is taking place, with a committee substitute also adding state-prescribed signage. The author and supporters said the change would reduce confusion and make enforcement easier for election workers, while opponents argued the existing 100-foot rule helps prevent electioneering, recording, and possible technical interference with election equipment. The bill was left pending.
Members also heard HB 1968, which would repeal a provision that requires counties to provide election services to certain political subdivisions in odd-numbered years but not even-numbered years, making county-provided election services consistent across years. Supporters said it would improve consistency for smaller cities and school districts, while opponents warned it could strain county equipment and staffing during heavy election cycles. The bill was left pending. HB 2279 would require voter registrars to remove a person from the rolls if the person swears under oath during jury service that they are not a U.S. citizen; supporters said this would streamline removal of ineligible voters, while opponents raised concerns about mistaken identity and loss of due process. The bill was left pending.
Finally, the committee heard HB 2803, which would require a presiding judge to give a poll watcher a signed statement explaining any removal from service. Supporters said this would improve documentation and accountability, and one witness asked for clarification that improper removal would remain a criminal offense; the author said he would consider a floor amendment and further discussion. The committee also heard HB 4253, which would create a more uniform voter-roll maintenance process based on inactivity, sending confirmation notices to voters who have not voted in the prior 25 months and eventually removing those who do not respond after multiple election cycles. Supporters said it would clean up outdated records and help keep voters registered where they actually live, while opponents argued it could wrongly remove eligible voters who simply do not vote regularly. HB 4253 was left pending as well.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- those ballots to see statistically if they match the outcomes for the state.
- , to do any of this stuff to the state or to the counties?
- So do you know if in a, I'll keep it to a state rep race, if let's say 300 people. this were to become
- The state of Texas requires counties to provide certain election information to the public.
- an official state, I mean, uh, uh, government sanctioned website to, to find information about where
Committee:
House Elections
Keywords:
Texas Election Code, elections, voting station, polling place, ballot marking, ballot reading, child accompaniment, minor, parental supervision, voter education, secretary of state, county election administrator, voter assistance, election administration, poll worker rules, ballot secrecy, HB 496, ballot option, none of the above, abstain from vote
HI
Transcript Highlights:
- I just have a few things to state.
- So, we need to have a division, if you will, an adjunct to the State Foundation that's going to be sensitive
- 33:07.440><c> to</c><00:33:07.520><c> be</c> the State Foundation that's going to be the State Foundation
- We're going to move on to SB 2147 SD1, relating to Love My Library Day. We love the library.
- Moving on to our last measure, SB 2147 SD1 relating to Love My Library Day.
Committee:
House Culture & Arts
Summary:
The committee heard testimony on SB 2603 SD1, which would designate the Hawaii Symphony Orchestra as the state symphony orchestra, require annual reports to the legislature, and appropriate funds. Testimony was overwhelmingly in support from the orchestra, the Hawaii Youth Symphony, the Hawaii Arts Alliance, business and arts groups, and many individuals. Supporters emphasized the orchestra’s cultural value, its role in inspiring youth and supporting arts education, and its broader community impact. No opposition or questions were raised, and the chair offered praise for the level of public engagement around the measure.
The committee then took up SB 3007 SD2, relating to culture and the arts, which would create an Office of Community Culture and Innovation within the State Foundation on Culture and the Arts, require annual reporting, appropriate funds, and establish a Community and Cultural Partnerships Program. The Attorney General’s office warned that section four, which separately funds preservation and relocation of artwork from Aloha Stadium, may be non-germane and should be moved to a separate bill; it also suggested the office would be more properly placed under DAGS rather than SFCA. SFCA Director Karen Ewald testified with concerns about added costs, staffing burdens, and the need for earlier communication, while also saying the agency could support the work if properly coordinated. Opposition testimony argued the bill was duplicative or unnecessary, while supporters, including Governor Abercrombie and Dean Sakamoto, said it would help communities, especially Chinatown, and could support planning and cultural revitalization. The chair noted roughly eight opposition testimonies and five in support, and questioned witnesses about coordination and the cost of relocating the Aloha Stadium artwork, which Ewald estimated could cost at least $1.2 million. The AG’s office said removing section four would substantially reduce legal risk.
Finally, the committee heard SB 3019 SD2, a consumer protection measure that would cap ticket resale prices at no more than $3 above the original price for events in Hawaii and authorize DCCA to adopt enforcement rules and fines. The Office of Consumer Protection opposed the bill, arguing it would strain limited enforcement resources, push sales to less regulated channels, and likely eliminate the protections offered by established secondary platforms. Chamber of Progress also opposed the bill, saying price caps would encourage black-market sales, scams, and fraud, and that resale markets serve legitimate consumer needs. In support, the National Independent Venue Association backed the measure, though the remainder of its testimony was not fully captured in the transcript excerpt.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
HF2432, the omnibus judiciary, public safety, and corrections bill is repassed in MN House 5/19/25
Minnesota House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- And in the morning when they got up, she took her kids to the library.
- She pretended that kids to the library.
- c> she was going to the library with just she was going to the library with just what<00:05:08.720><c
- He said that at the end of the State of the State, they went outside, he thanked her, and he got to know
- to look any longer state, we don't want to look any longer at<00:25:31.840><c> the</c><00:25:32.240>
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Health Finance and Policy Committee 4/15/26
Health Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- care, being able to draw upon state data from Minnesota is an asset to us as a society.
- Patients come from all over the state to go to Hennepin Healthcare.
- </c><01:05:11.880><c> to</c> Patients come from all over the state to Patients come from all over the
- state to go<01:05:12.440><c> to</c><01:05:12.600><c> Hennepin</c><01:05:12.960><c> Healthcare.
- Thank you for that answer, but my understanding it was a state option and it's not going to be a red
Committee:
House Health Finance and Policy
Keywords:
HF4401, Minnesota Medical Assistance, dental reimbursement, dental rates, critical access dental providers, Medicaid dental, MinnesotaCare, managed care plans, county-based purchasing plans, fee-for-service, oral health access, safety-net clinics, federally qualified health centers, rural health clinics, Indian health services, state-operated dental clinics, low-income patients, children's dental care, provider reimbursement, dental access
WA
Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Consumer Protection & Business Jan 21st, 2026 at 01:30 pm
Consumer Protection & Business
Transcript Highlights:
- I also know they are here today as they monitor infractions throughout the state. happy to touch space
- decision to remove the PRA, under state liquor law, and actually this is true for all states, we try
- , who will want to come in and ...also get out-of-state interests, including some large multinational
- Something the state already allows wineries to do, we cannot.
- I, in general, when it comes to our theaters and our state, for all of your districts, we've, they're
Committee:
House Consumer Protection & Business
Keywords:
alcohol service, sports facilities, amusement venues, recreational activities, patron engagement, alcohol warehousing, regulation, liquor distribution, storage standards, state laws, liquor licenses, multiple premises, alcohol distribution, commercial leasing, regulatory reform, winery, restaurant license, alcohol, spirits, beer
AL
Alabama 2025 Regular Session
Alabama Senate Finance and Taxation General Fund Committee May 1st, 2025
Finance and Taxation General Fund
Committee:
Senate Finance and Taxation General Fund
Keywords:
state employees, meal allowance, per diem, travel expenses, Alabama law, HB542, district attorney, prosecutor, supernumerary district attorney, Employees' Retirement System, ERS, Alabama retirement, public employee retirement, pension, retirement benefits, post-retirement employment, salary cap, dual participation, double dipping, District Attorneys' Plan
HI
Hawaii 2026 Regular Session
JHA Public Hearing - Tue Feb 24, 2026 @ 2:00 PM HST
Judiciary & Hawaiian Affairs
Transcript Highlights:
- Uh, we all need to figure out how to work together here in the state for the best interests of the state
- </c> how to work together here in the state how to work together here in the state for<00:07:15.199><
- My son's OB/GYN friends chose not to go to any states that ...
- </c> permit requirements and to exempt state permit requirements and to exempt state or<01:53:05.679>
- To testify on House Bill 2000 relating to Love My Library Day.
Committee:
House Judiciary & Hawaiian Affairs
Summary:
The House Committee on Judiciary and Hawaiian Affairs heard testimony on HB 1875, which would expand Hawaii’s existing protections to include gender-affirming health care, clarify permitted disclosures of protected health information, and bar certain adverse actions by malpractice insurers and health carriers against providers of lawful reproductive or gender-affirming care. The Insurance Division of DCCA supported the bill with a technical amendment, suggesting language tied to actuarial analysis rather than the phrase “actuarially sound.” The Office of Information Practices also provided comments.
Most testimony was strongly in support. State agencies and advocacy groups, including the Hawaii State Youth Commission, State Health Planning and Development Agency, Commission on the Status of Women, Hawaii Civil Rights Commission, Hawaii Public Health Institute, Stonewall Caucus, ACLU of Hawaii, PFLAG Oahu, Planned Parenthood Alliance Advocates, the Healthcare Association of Hawaii, and the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, said the bill would protect patient privacy, reduce chilling effects from out-of-state litigation, and help retain providers in a state already facing shortages. Several testifiers said gender-affirming care is medically necessary, evidence-based, and life-saving, and emphasized that Hawaii should protect its own health care decisions from outside political pressure.
A few individuals testified in opposition, arguing the bill was unnecessary or that it protected providers more than opponents of the bill, but these views were not echoed by most of the testimony. The chair repeatedly reminded testifiers to keep comments brief and maintain decorum. The transcript provided does not include a final committee vote or disposition on the bill.
AL
Transcript Highlights:
- </c> the state of Alabama, we were able to the state of Alabama, we were able to take<01:42:54.800><c
- </c> for the state of Alabama as it relate to for the state of Alabama as it relate to election election
- to the secretary of state must be certified.
- </c><01:56:53.599><c> who</c> findings to the secretary of state who findings to the secretary of state
- Um, be effective immediately. state to have to suffer with. So you state to have to suffer with.
KY
Transcript Highlights:
- The House come to order. Members, proceed to your seats.
- </c> I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the republic for which it
- I'd like to make a motion to withdraw House Bill 177.
- House Bill 290, an act relating to county law libraries. Representative Wilson.
- 290, an act relating to county law libraries.<00:13:19.600><c> Representative</c><00:13:20.160><c> Wilson
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Budget and Fiscal Review Committee Jun 29th, 2026
Budget and Fiscal Review
Transcript Highlights:
- I also want to recognize that I'm grateful that we're continuing the State Parks Library Pass program
- I think this is to ensure that there is a local match to state dollars.
- Finally, I want to acknowledge the quick work done to create guardrails for the state-to-state contract
- Finally, I want to acknowledge the quick work done to create guardrails for the state-to-state contract
- Finally, I want to acknowledge the quick work done to create guardrails for the state to state contract
Committee:
Senate Budget and Fiscal Review
NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
House Education Policy and Administration (01/29/2025)
Transcript Highlights:
- I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the Republic for which it stands
- by way of state law in order to make schools a safer place.
- by way of state law in order to make schools a safer place.
- :43:12.360><c> be</c> state by way of state law in order to be state by way of state law in order to
- at</c><05:53:43.958><c> a</c> across the State Building Aid is at a across the State Building Aid is
Summary:
The committee opened with the Pledge of Allegiance and noted weather-related absences and a large number of new bills. The chair said a subcommittee would be formed to review three cell phone bills, and a full committee work session on bullying would be scheduled for the week after next. The committee then began a hearing on House Bill 121, which would create local special education advisory councils in school districts.
Representative Glenn Cordelli, the sponsor, said the councils would be parent-driven, with parents of children with disabilities advising districts on education, safety, program development, evaluation, planning, policies, and communication with administrators. He said the bill would require at least quarterly meetings with district administration, an annual parent workshop, and a year-end report to the school board. He also cited federal guidance from the U.S. Department of Education on parent advisory councils and said the goal was to improve collaboration between parents and schools.
Members raised questions about the use of “shall,” how councils would be formed in districts without PTAs/PTOs, whether the councils could function in very small districts, privacy concerns about parents disclosing their children’s disabilities, whether the councils should include guardians or educational professionals, and whether the councils would have any direct tie to the state advisory council. The sponsor said the requirement was intended to make the councils mandatory, that local districts could organize them organically if needed, that participation would be voluntary, that parents would not be required to disclose private information, and that the councils would remain advisory rather than determinative. He also said costs should be minimal. Testimony then began from Nicole Sheath, a pediatric occupational therapist and parent of four children with disabilities, who described her experience balancing advocacy, school collaboration, and the demands of her children’s therapies and education.
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- </c><00:15:47.520><c> state</c> federal funds to come back to the state federal funds to come back to
- It allows districts to move 40% of the aid to sites to fill in unexpected gaps, and that would be a way
- And that is the A-40 amendment. aid to sites to fill in unexpected gaps aid to sites to fill in unexpected
- to the new compensatory aid formula.
- </c> uh compensatory aid formula to the to uh compensatory aid formula to the to the<01:19:02.240><c>
Committee:
Senate Finance
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- The Committee on State Affairs will come to order.
- Just as I’m ready to give back to the state and start applying to jobs, I’m realizing how many doors
- I urge you, to keep the future of our state in mind and to vote no on SB 7.
- take the opportunity because I feel so inadequate to be able to state what I need to state. that the
- default to not policies but state law.
Committee:
Senate State Affairs
FL
Florida 2026 4th Special Session
January 15, 2026 - 08:00 AM
Transcript Highlights:
- Chair: The State Affairs Committee will come to order. Please call the roll. Clerk: Chair Robinson.
- How many gifts to the wealthy do we need in the state?
- Unfortunately, with each of these proposals, we need to figure out who we want to be as a state.
- Katie Fast: Good morning and thank you for your service to our state and to your constituents.
- During the pandemic, we saw a lot of in-migration from other states causing the population to grow to
WA
Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Human Services Jan 21st, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- This allows the state to quickly identify gaps in access and to distribute the medication to reputable
- State law requires all incarcerated individuals to contribute to the incarcerated individual betterment
- And when folks just move to our state to be able to take advantage of these programs, that doesn't give
- The concept of the child in foster care would, quote, choose to move to a state to take advantage of
- I just want to state, for the record, I was fully going to vote yes for this pilot program because I
Summary:
The Senate Human Services Committee heard testimony on Senate Bill 5917, which would change how the Department of Corrections and Department of Health distribute abortion medications from state stockpiles. Staff and the bill sponsor said the measure would remove pricing restrictions, allow the medications to be donated or sold more flexibly to health care providers, and help avoid expiration of existing supplies. Supporters, including the Washington State Women’s Commission, the governor’s health policy advisor, DOH, physicians, and Pro-Choice Washington, said the bill would improve access to medication abortion and miscarriage care, especially for people facing barriers. Opponents argued it would expand state involvement in abortion, shift costs to taxpayers, and raise safety concerns. No vote was taken on the bill in the hearing portion shown.
The committee also heard Senate Bill 6080, which would require written contracts before local jails accept people in federal custody and would prohibit some out-of-state transfers absent a valid judicial warrant. Senator Cleveland said the bill was prompted by a situation in Clark County and was intended to provide clarity, reimbursement, and accountability for local governments. Supporters from the Latino Community Fund, the Association of Counties, and the City of Vancouver said it would protect taxpayers and local discretion. The sheriffs’ association supported some of the bill’s goals but raised concerns about unintended consequences for routine federal arrests and wanted more clarification. The hearing on SB 6080 was then closed.
The committee then heard Senate Bill 6085, which would revise the Institutional Welfare Account, formerly the incarcerated individual betterment fund, to require more input from incarcerated people and their families on how the funds are spent and to change some allowable uses. The sponsor said the bill would ensure the account reflects current needs and supports family contact, reentry, and institutional safety. Testimony was mixed: the Washington State Reentry Council supported the concept but objected to requiring legislative appropriations and to using the funds for reentry services; a Department of Corrections representative supported the intent but raised concerns about removing law library funding without replacement. After testimony, the committee moved into executive session and considered several bills and amendments, including SB 5940, SB 5945, SB 5957, and SB 5966. Multiple amendments were offered and mostly failed on SB 5940 and SB 5945, while one amendment on SB 5945 passed. The committee advanced SB 5940, SB 5957, and SB 5966 with due-pass recommendations, and the transcript ends with the committee adjourning after the final action on SB 5966.