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Transcript Highlights:
  • Happy anniversary to the West family. Mr. Leader, thank you, Mr. Speaker.
  • This body has chosen to establish charter schools as an option for families to send their kids.
  • about another $90 million of low-cost capital from nonprofits who are interested and engaged in supporting
  • the charter sector, and then other institutional investors that support charter schools.
  • I hope You will see fit to support it. Do you yield to questions? Member yields the questioning.
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Transcript Highlights:
  • Happy anniversary to the West family. Mr. Floor Leader. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
  • Happy anniversary to the West family. Mr. Floor Leader. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
  • House Bill 2021 establishes a grant program with the Department of Human Services to support community-based
  • the charter sector, and then other institutional investors that support charter schools.
  • Sector, and then other institutional investors that support charter schools.
Summary: The House convened, completed the roll call, heard an invocation, the Pledge of Allegiance, and several introductions and recognitions, including guests in the galleries and a special recognition of a doctor of the day and a state volleyball championship team. The chamber then took up a series of bills, with most receiving brief explanations and little or no debate. House Bill 2997, dealing with used-car bait-and-switch enforcement and higher fines, failed on final passage 47-39, and notice was given of a possible motion to reconsider. House Bill 2021, creating a DHS grant program for out-of-school programming through larger community-based organizations, passed 51-29 after questions about eligibility and partnerships. House Bill 3041, adjusting the cap on credit-card surcharges so retailers can recover actual processing costs up to 2%, passed 86-1 and its emergency was adopted. The House also passed House Bill 1823 on Oklahoma Housing Finance Agency compliance with federal HOME grant guidelines, 83-5, with the emergency adopted. House Bill 3372, creating lower-cost financing tools for high-performing charter schools, drew extensive questioning about taxpayer funding, ownership, default risk, and comparisons to public-school bonds, but ultimately passed 53-36. House Bill 1427, as amended by the Senate, was adopted and passed 57-20, codifying current clean-burning vehicle tax-credit practices tied to the bank privilege tax. House Bill 3127, which would have broadened employer drug-testing and zero-tolerance authority beyond current safety-sensitive positions for medical marijuana users, drew the most extended debate over worker protections, constitutionality, and testing standards, but failed narrowly 47-46; notice of reconsideration was given. Later measures passed with broad support, including House Bill 3128 creating a task force to identify workplace barriers and recommend administrative or legislative fixes, 73-21; House Bill 4198 allowing employers to seek protective orders against former employees who pose an imminent threat, 88-12; and a series of sunset-extension bills for professional and advisory boards. Those included House Bills 3000 through 3007, covering the cosmetology board, child death review board, county personnel training commission, chiropractic examiners, optometry board, Oklahoma Climatological Survey, Oklahoma Advisory Council on Indian Education, and DEQ natural resource advisory councils, with most also receiving emergency clauses. House Concurrent Resolution 1020, commending Team USA Olympic hockey teams for gold medals, was adopted by unanimous consent.
WA

Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Floor Session Mar 5th, 2026

Washington House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • I'm rising in support of this amendment, in support of our outstanding sergeant-at-arms.
  • In support of this amendment.
  • This is a support of the posse.
  • Urging support of this amendment.
  • Please support this amendment. Please support this amendment. Further remarks.
Summary: The House took up Second Substitute Senate Bill 5974, a bill modernizing and strengthening laws concerning sheriffs, police chiefs, volunteers, youth cadets, and related law enforcement roles. Members first considered a striking amendment and then a series of floor amendments, with debate repeatedly focusing on sheriffs as elected constitutional officers, the scope of state authority over local law enforcement, and whether the bill would create unfunded mandates or practical problems for counties. Supporters of the bill and many amendments argued for clarifying language, local flexibility, and state payment for new requirements; opponents generally warned the bill would weaken elected sheriffs, impose costs on counties, or overreach into local control. Amendment 2343, which would have added intent language emphasizing that sheriffs are directly accountable to the electorate, was debated at length and defeated on a roll call vote, 41 yeas to 56 nays. Amendment 2373, shifting background-check costs to the state through the Washington State Patrol, was also defeated, 44 yeas to 53 nays. Amendment 2374, narrowing provisions affecting private security and specially commissioned officers, failed 41 to 56. Amendment 2369, clarifying rules for volunteers and youth cadets, failed 41 to 56. Amendment 2371, limiting surveillance-related provisions to situations requiring a warrant, failed 42 to 55. Amendment 2372, clarifying that only non-public information would be restricted from disclosure, also failed 41 to 56. Later, Amendment 2370, which would have aligned the bill’s definition of volunteer law enforcement officers with existing statute, was defeated 42 to 55. Finally, Amendment 2352, which would have exempted current sheriffs from the bill’s new decertification rules, was debated as a protection against changing the rules midstream but was opposed on the grounds that the bill already grandfathered in the one sheriff who did not meet the new experience requirement; the amendment’s vote was not completed in the excerpt provided. The transcript also begins with the Speaker signing several bills, including Substitute House Bill 1570 and Substitute Senate Bill 6248.
WA

Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Appropriations Feb 27th, 2026 at 10:30 am

Appropriations

Transcript Highlights:
  • and opportunities for our veterans, service members, and their families.
  • For our veterans, service members, and their families.
  • We are grateful for your support in advancing this important legislation, service above self.
  • The data does not support this. 0.4% of all single-family homes in Washington State, according to Parcel
  • identify supports for a youth who has entered shelter services and the youth's family.
FL

Florida 2026 Regular Session

Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government Feb 4th, 2026

Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government

Transcript Highlights:
  • Jennifer Webb, Sierra Club, waving in support. John Lutzao, waving in support.
  • Linda English, waiving in support. Christina Torres? Linda English, waiving in support.
  • I strongly encourage you to support the bill. Thank you for your service. Thank you.
  • We have Joseph Pinder waving in support. We have Jessica Finch waving in support.
  • We have Joseph Pinder, waving in support. We have Jessica Finch, waving in support.
Summary: The committee heard and advanced several bills, beginning with CS/SB 796, which would create Veterinary Professional Associates as a new supervised veterinary role, expand telehealth prescription timeframes, and set training and scope limits. Supporters said it would improve access to care, lower costs, and create a career path, while opponents argued the proposal lacked a clear regulatory framework, could create liability and federal-law conflicts, and would not address the real shortage in rural large-animal practice. After debate, the committee reported the bill favorably. Members also heard and favorably reported SB 1682 on local authority over derelict and abandoned vessels, CS/SB 1028 on a commercial Citizens clearinghouse for property insurance, SB 394 on exempting certain reinsurance underwriting managers from licensing, SB 636 on beach management and erosion designations, CS/SB 546 on public notice for conservation land sales or exchanges, CS/SB 302 on Biscayne Bay nature-based solutions and related coastal resiliency provisions, SB 1050 on pharmacy choice for pet medications, and SB 774 extending workers’ compensation benefits to 911 public safety telecommunicators for mental and nervous injuries. Testimony on these bills generally focused on access, regulatory clarity, environmental protection, or workforce support, with some concerns raised on insurance consumer protections and beach-management language. Senator Harrell’s bills were also taken up and reported favorably: CS/SB 480, a major overhaul of state IT governance creating DIGIT and new procurement, reporting, and workforce structures; CS/SB 1230, restricting PFAS-containing firefighting foam and adding testing, inventory, and disposal requirements; and CS/SB 1288, a naming bill designating the Andrew Red Harris Shoal and requiring markers. Finally, the committee heard extensive testimony on SB 1066 regarding restoration of the Oklawaha/Rodman system, with supporters emphasizing ecological restoration, flood-risk reduction, and economic benefits, and opponents warning about local impacts, water quality, and the loss of a world-class fishery. The transcript ends during testimony on that bill, before final action is shown.
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Transcript Highlights:
  • I express our support for Senate Bill 2354.
  • So We believe that this is a step in the right direction, and we urge your support.
  • Our members pay for that expedited service, as we call it.
  • Affordability improves for all residents, which is why we support the bill. Thank you.
  • They're passed on to Texas families through higher rents and home prices.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Local Government (Part I) Apr 24th, 2025

Local Government

Transcript Highlights:
  • I'm in strong support of SB 208.
  • We support SB 208 because creating a revolving state housing fund supports nonprofit developers in building
  • When students are in crisis, schools spend more on staff time, outreach, and support services.
  • Senate Bill 208 supports the kind of long-term stability that helps families, students, and entire communities
  • We don't use ad valorem taxes or anything to support the development services department out of the general
Summary: The Senate Committee on Local Government met with a quorum and limited public testimony to two minutes per person. The committee heard Senate Bill 628 by Senator Zaffirini, which would clarify that counties may enter interlocal agreements with emergency service districts to administer and enforce county fire codes, including for multi-county ESDs in the committee substitute. Witnesses from Travis County ESD-11, the Travis County Fire Marshal’s Office, and a member of the public supported the bill as a way to reduce duplication, costs, and jurisdictional confusion. Public testimony was closed and the committee substitute was left pending. The committee then heard several housing-related bills. Senate Bill 208 by Senator West would create a Workforce Housing Capital Investment Fund to provide zero-interest loans to nonprofit builders for workforce housing; Habitat for Humanity representatives, a Brownsville nonprofit developer, and housing advocates supported it as a way to finance infrastructure and land development for affordable homes. Senate Bill 2835 by Senator Johnson would allow cities to opt into single-stair apartment buildings for small-scale, multi-story housing; supporters said the design is safe and could expand housing supply, while the Texas APA expressed qualified opposition over code-process concerns and fire-safety questions. Both bills were left pending after testimony. Additional bills heard included SB 1042 updating the Kimble County Hospital District’s enabling law; SB 1708, a committee substitute protecting familial property divisions from platting requirements; SB 2778 raising the ESD expenditure threshold requiring board approval from $2,000 to up to $50,000; SB 2608 expanding LIHTC eligibility for certain public housing projects; SB 3044 adding board representation for Marfa and Presidio on the Presidio County Underground Water Conservation District and adjusting an exemption; SB 2367 extending park board authority to Waller County; SB 2523 clarifying ETJ reduction procedures and owner opt-out rights; SB 2521 requiring death-certificate reporting to appraisal districts to help address squatting and homestead exemption issues; and SB 2477 easing office-to-residential conversions in larger cities. In each case, the bills were laid out, testimony was taken, and the measures were left pending subject to call of the chair. The committee then recessed until 15 to 30 minutes after adjournment.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Local Government (Part II) Apr 24th, 2025

Local Government

Transcript Highlights:
  • am in strong support of this bill.
  • Once the city services instead of the level of services that the ESD provides, that's an issue.
  • Emergency services districts—services, that's our middle name. That's literally what we do.
  • And we're talking about emergency services, life-saving, property-protecting services.
  • I'm in support of the bill.
Summary: The Senate Committee on Local Government considered and voted on several bills, adopting committee substitutes on Senate Bills 1237, 1708, 1844, 1454, 2520, and 2541. In each case, the committee substitute was explained as narrowing or clarifying the filed bill, and the committee voted to report the substitute version to the full Senate, usually with a recommendation that the filed bill not pass. The committee also recommended each of those measures for the local and uncontested calendar. SB 1237 concerned property tax exemption eligibility for charitable organizations; SB 1844 addressed annexation and disannexation limits tied to city services; SB 1454 clarified housing authority tax exemptions and agreements with districts; SB 2520 dealt with a school district tax ceiling comparison; and SB 2541 reduced the unused increment period from three years to two years. The committee then heard extensive testimony on SB 2354, which would allow developers to hire qualified third-party professionals for plat review, permit review, and inspections if local governments are delayed. Supporters included affordable housing providers, builders, Pew Charitable Trusts, housing advocates, and legal groups, who said the bill would reduce permitting delays, lower costs, and help housing production. A Corpus Christi representative testified as neutral, asking for amendments to preserve city final inspection authority, document sharing, and floodplain enforcement. Urban counties opposed the bill as written, arguing it removed too much local oversight, though they acknowledged work on a committee substitute. SB 2354 was left pending. The committee also heard SB 2703, which would clarify that condominiums are not subdivisions for local platting purposes. Builders and a land use attorney supported the bill, saying it would reduce confusion and duplicative regulation; the bill was left pending. SB 777, dealing with firefighter collective bargaining and impasse procedures, drew support from Austin and Texarkana firefighter representatives and the City of Austin, who said the committee substitute reflected stakeholder agreement and preserved voter-approved local procedures; it was left pending. SB 2965, concerning annexation and emergency service district response obligations, drew support from ESD and fire association witnesses who said it would prevent service gaps after annexation, and opposition from local officials who argued it gave unelected ESD boards too much power and lacked neutral review; it was also left pending. The committee then recessed subject to call of the chair.
TX

Texas 89th 2nd C.S.

Local Government (Part I) Apr 24th, 2025

Local Government

Transcript Highlights:
  • I'm in strong support of SB 208.
  • We support SB 208 because creating a revolving state housing fund supports nonprofit developers in building
  • When students are in crisis, school spends more on staff time, outreach, and support services.
  • Senate Bill 208 supports the kind of long-term stability that helps families, students, and entire communities
  • We don't use ad valorem taxes or anything to support the development services department out of the general
Summary: The Senate Committee on Local Government met with a quorum at the start, adopted a two-minute limit for public testimony, and heard a series of housing, local government, fire code, and district-governance bills. Several measures were laid out with committee substitutes, including SB 628 on county fire code administration through interlocal agreements with emergency service districts; SB 208 creating a Workforce Housing Capital Investment Fund for zero-interest loans to nonprofit builders; SB 2835 allowing cities to opt into single-stair apartment buildings; and SB 2477 easing office-to-residential conversions in certain cities. Other bills addressed ESD spending thresholds (SB 2778), hospital district updates (SB 1042), subdivision/platting issues (SB 1708), public housing tax credit eligibility (SB 2608), groundwater district representation for Marfa and Presidio (SB 3044), park board authority in Waller County (SB 2367), ETJ removal procedures (SB 2523), and reporting death certificates to appraisal districts to help address squatting and homestead issues (SB 2521). Testimony was largely supportive on the housing bills. Supporters of SB 208, including Habitat for Humanity affiliates, a Brownsville nonprofit developer, Texans for Housing, and an educator, said the revolving fund would help nonprofit builders finance land, infrastructure, and development costs for affordable homes, especially for families earning 30% to 80% of area median income. SB 2835 drew support from architects, planners, and housing advocates who argued that single-stair buildings can be safe, more efficient, and better suited to missing-middle housing, though the Texas APA registered qualified opposition, saying the proposal bypasses the usual code-development process and may not be sufficiently studied. SB 2477 also received broad support from housing groups and policy organizations, who said office conversions could help address vacancy and housing shortages, though Corpus Christi raised a concern about fee recovery and local cost reimbursement. The committee also heard support for SB 628 from a county fire marshal and an ESD representative, who said the bill would reduce duplicate fire-code enforcement and costs. SB 2778 was backed by a Bexar County ESD fire chief, who said the current $2,000 expenditure approval threshold is outdated and slows emergency purchases and repairs. SB 2608 was supported by the El Paso housing authority, which said adding certain Section 8 projects to the at-risk LIHTC set-aside would help renovate aging subsidized housing. SB 3044 was presented as a way to give Marfa and Presidio representation on the groundwater district board while preserving permitting authority. Each bill heard public testimony was left pending subject to the call of the chair, and the committee recessed to reconvene after the Senate adjourns.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Delivery of Government Efficiency Apr 16th, 2025

Delivery of Government Efficiency

Transcript Highlights:
  • The House has always been supportive.
  • And it is a service.
  • You can get customer service desk. help on your identity theft services that are offered over the dark
  • My family chose Texas.
  • your family life or others?
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Transcript Highlights:
  • We have a letter of support from the mayor's office, a letter of support from the county judge's office
  • So we are supportive of this.
  • Ability to pay for ambulatory services and the number of qualified rural ambulance service providers
  • They desperately need support.
  • Senate Bill 1377 will help rural EMS services.
MA

Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session

Joint Committee on Municipalities and Regional Government May 13th, 2026

Joint Committee on Municipalities and Regional Government

Transcript Highlights:
  • small 2,900-square-foot parcel from the Open Space Acquisition Commission to the Select Board to support
  • I'm here this morning to offer support in favor of House 5365, an act amending a home rule charter of
  • For these reasons, I offer support in favor of passing House 5365, and I thank you for your time and
  • For these reasons, I offer support in favor of passing 85365, and I thank you for your time and your
LA

Louisiana 2026 Regular Session

Education Apr 23rd, 2026

Education

Transcript Highlights:
  • It supports students, it supports families, and it supports schools by keeping students healthy, present
  • It supports students, it supports families, and it supports schools by keeping students healthy, present
  • But there's always that parent, family, patient relationship that happens when we're given services in
  • And they were there Monday morning providing services and support to that school, to the faculty, to
  • So, Our district knows it's critical to support those families, and we have a plan in place.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Public Safety Finance and Policy Committee 4/7/26

Public Safety Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:
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  • And in your packets are letters of support from victim service programs and community partners.
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AZ

Arizona 2026 Regular Session

03/04/2026 - House Ways & Means

Ways & Means

Transcript Highlights:
  • A key tool supporting this early transformation has been the GPLET incentive.
  • Downtown Mesa alone, GPLET has supported the creation of over 600 residential units.
  • In all seriousness, I support the amendment simply because there was a concern raised.
  • This was raised to me a couple of days ago, and so I'm happy to support the amendment.
  • We are in support of SB 1430.
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  • Thank you so much for your support. I appreciate all of you. Okay.
  • , as well as potential opportunities for organizations to educate and really support lowering the stray
  • population, and... ...supports lowering the stray population long term.
  • their efforts to provide veterinary services, spaying and neutering, and educational opportunities.
  • Provide veterinary services, spaying and neutering, educational opportunities.
NM

New Mexico 2026 Regular Session

Senate - Health and Public Affairs Feb 13th, 2026 at 04:01 pm

Senate Health & Public Affairs

Transcript Highlights:
  • What support? They don't want to say anything. Oh, okay.
  • We stand in support of House Bill 10.
  • We support this bill.
  • And I'm going to support this one.
  • We strongly support Senate Memorial 21.
Bills: HB10, HB12, HB34, SB130, SM21
AL

Alabama 2026 Regular Session

Alabama Senate Tourism Committee Feb 11th, 2026

Tourism

Transcript Highlights:
  • You're talking about the delivery service and things like that. >> Well, well, not so much delivery service
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  • </c> service and things like that. service and things like that.
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Bills: HB393, HB61, SB234, SB234
NM

New Mexico 2026 Regular Session

House - Consumer and Public Affairs Feb 10th, 2026 at 06:48 pm

House Consumer & Public Affairs

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  • And what I would say about this particular services.
  • So I am very much in support of this bill.
  • Is there anyone on Zoom in support of this bill?
  • We urge your support. Thank you. Anyone else?
  • So I appreciate your support. I appreciate your support and request that you advance this bill.
Bills: HB25, SB38, SB101, HB199