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TX

Texas 89th Regular

Business and Commerce Apr 10th, 2025

Business & Commerce

Transcript Highlights:
  • The impact of that adjustment is because of both using a historical data center view and implementing
  • the growth that is ahead of us.
  • On the data centers, a lot of them, you know, many of us have. Talk to us about fire.
  • We're just trying to provide a level of reasonableness to some of the operational uses of this forecast
  • And many of us know... exactly what that's all about.
Summary: The meeting of the committee commenced with the establishment of a quorum, where members discussed and voted on five significant bills related to energy efficiency, insurance regulation, and public utility governance. Notably, Senate Bill 2717 was presented, incorporating feedback to foster collaboration among various state agencies for improved energy efficiency performance. This was followed by a detailed discussion on Senate Bill 1642, which proposed changes to the Texas Department of Insurance's executive structure to optimize management and consumer focus. Each bill saw active participation from senators who moved to adopt committee substitutes for clarity and responsiveness to stakeholder concerns, indicating a proactive approach to legislative issues.
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Transcript Highlights:
  • the growth that's ahead of us.
  • to some of the operational uses of the forecast.
  • We're just trying to provide a level of reasonableness to some of the operational uses of this forecast
  • threats of force to force people to take out car loans in their names, or student loans to force them
  • threats of force to force people to take out car loans in their names, or student loans to force them
Summary: The Senate Committee on Business and Commerce met with a quorum and took up several pending bills, voting favorably on SB 1612, SB 2717, SB 1468, SB 1642, and SB 1789. SB 1612 was reported favorably with objections to the local and contested calendar, while SB 2717, SB 1468, SB 1642, and SB 1789 were reported favorably, with SB 1642 and SB 1789 sent to the floor. SB 2717 would create the Texas Energy Efficiency Council; SB 1642 would add an executive director to the Texas Department of Insurance structure; and SB 1789 would establish pole standards and clarify PUC authority and remedies. The committee also heard an ERCOT update from CEO Pablo Vegas on the updated long-term load forecast, which showed a much higher unadjusted growth projection driven largely by data centers. ERCOT described an adjusted forecast using historical delays and lower realized build rates, and members discussed reliability, generation timelines, and the importance of SB 6 for demand response and flexibility. The committee then heard and left pending SB 2629, which would allow condominium and property owners’ association meetings and voting by electronic means; SB 2702, which would let nationally certified professionals test backflow prevention assemblies without a separate TCEQ license; SB 2167, which would let TDLR pause new license applications tied to human trafficking emergency orders or pending SOAH cases; SB 2349, which would exempt short-term leases and certain leasebacks from flood disclosure requirements; SB 2121, which would tighten the data broker registry law; and SB 2443, which would authorize TDLR electronic delivery of notices and other documents. Testimony generally supported these bills as cleanup, modernization, or workforce-streamlining measures, with some members expressing caution about electronic meetings and emphasizing in-person accountability. The committee also heard SB 2902 on coerced debt and identity theft, with testimony from a law professor and family violence advocates supporting stronger protections for survivors and suggesting a police report as an additional proof option. SB 512, a refiled bill restricting money transmission license holders from fining users for terms-of-service violations, also received supportive testimony and was left pending. Later, the committee heard SB 2145 on allowing certain TIF boards to meet virtually in narrow circumstances, SB 2268 on extending Texas Energy Fund loan deadlines in some cases, SB 1495 creating an EV supply equipment advisory board, SB 2154 regulating delivery network companies under a statewide framework, SB 2184 lowering the age for pyrotechnic operator and fireworks display permits from 21 to 18, SB 2211 on combining data centers, power generation, and produced-water desalination projects, and SB 647 on title theft protections and clerk authority to refuse fraudulent filings. Most of these bills were left pending after brief testimony and questions, with members focusing on reliability, regulation, and safeguards against fraud.
TX

Texas 89th 2nd C.S.

Business and Commerce Apr 10th, 2025

Business & Commerce

Transcript Highlights:
  • the growth that's ahead of us.
  • We just accepted it as it was, used it in all of our modeling.
  • We're just trying to provide a level of reasonableness to some of the operational uses of this forecast
  • using the identity of a victim without his or her consent.
  • threats of force to force people to take out car loans in their names, or student loans to force them
Summary: The Senate Committee on Business and Commerce met with a quorum and first voted out several pending bills. Senate Bill 1612 was reported favorably to the full Senate with objections sent to the local and contested calendar. The committee then adopted committee substitutes and favorably reported Senate Bills 2717, 1468, 1642, and 1789, with 1642 and 1789 sent to the floor. SB 2717 would create the Texas Energy Efficiency Council and add agencies to it; SB 1468 and SB 1642 were discussed as changes affecting utility and insurance-related structures; and SB 1789 would establish pole standards, with the author saying it would clarify PUC authority and create more practical statewide standards. The committee also heard an ERCOT update from Pablo Vegas, who said Texas load growth remains strong but ERCOT is adjusting its large-load forecast downward using historical delays and realization rates for data centers and other large loads. He said the adjusted forecast is still very high, but more realistic for planning, and members discussed reliability, generation timelines, demand response, and the role of Senate Bill 6 in helping model large data centers as flexible load. The committee then took testimony on a series of bills and left most pending after public comment. SB 2629 would allow condominium and property owners associations to hold meetings and vote electronically; testimony supported it as a way to improve access, though some members expressed concern about overuse of virtual meetings. SB 2702 would let nationally certified professionals test backflow prevention assemblies instead of requiring a separate TCEQ license, and was supported as a workforce and public health measure. SB 2167 would let TDLR pause new massage-establishment license applications when an applicant is subject to a human trafficking emergency order or pending SOAH case. SB 2349 would exempt short-term residential leases and certain leasebacks from floodplain disclosure requirements while allowing the notice to be included in the lease packet. SB 2121 would tighten the data broker registry law from the prior session, and SB 2443 would allow TDLR to use electronic delivery for notices and contested-case documents. Additional bills focused on consumer protection, housing, and regulatory administration. SB 2902 would help victims of coerced debt and identity theft stop collection efforts by requiring proof such as a court order or FTC report; advocates said it would protect survivors while still preventing fraud. SB 512 would bar money transmission license holders from fining users for terms-of-service violations in a way that forfeits account funds, and supporters framed it as a protection against private financial penalties. SB 2145 would allow public improvement districts and tax increment finance districts to meet virtually with at least one member physically present, while SB 2268 would give the PUC flexibility to extend Texas Energy Fund loan deadlines in certain cases. SB 1495 would create an advisory board for electric vehicle supply equipment standards, SB 2154 would extend statewide regulation to delivery network companies, SB 2184 would lower the age for pyrotechnic operator and fireworks display licenses from 21 to 18, SB 438 would expand confidentiality protections for SOAH administrative law judges, SB 2211 would treat digital products and desalinated water as industrial products to support combined energy-water projects, and SB 647 would strengthen title-theft protections by improving notice and clerk authority to reject fraudulent filings. Most of these bills were left pending after testimony, and several drew support from industry, consumer, or advocacy witnesses along with some member concerns about electronic meetings, licensing, and data accuracy.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Senate Session Mar 12th, 2025

Texas Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Senate Bill 494 ruling Establishment of a Theft of Petroleum Products Task Force.
  • I want to explain their but it will save us millions of dollars, billions of dollars, if we can get people
  • I love all of you talking about food today and all the things and I'm so proud of us wanting to... finally
  • Three sticks of it, but to use it to cook in. that we see that the good Lord gave us. That's what.
  • Because a lot of us don't know.
FL

Florida 2025 Regular Session

Senate in Session Mar 12th, 2025

Florida Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • ALONG WITH A MEMBER OF KAPPA ALPHA PSI ALSO JOINING US TODAY AND LIGHT.
  • THE MORE THEY ARE ABLE TO ADAPT, THE MORE THEY ARE ABLE TO COMMUNICATE AND BECOME PART OF US, PART OF
  • , How would you like us to be more intentional about looking into other means of technology, to see how
  • us.
  • I see our Clerk of Courts is joining us and I am sorry if there are more of you up there.
KY
Transcript Highlights:
  • For starters, thank you for allowing us to come in and be a part of this process.
  • For starters, thank you for allowing us to come in and be a part of this process.
  • For starters, thank you for allowing us to come in and be a part of this process.
  • There are other county functions that will not be a part of this because that is not what you fund us
  • /c><00:29:22.640> did business in front of us today and we did business in front of us today and
Summary: The meeting began with testimony from representatives of the Prosecutor’s Advisory Council, including county and commonwealth attorneys, on their proposed budget. They described the scope of their work in district and circuit court, juvenile and dependency cases, specialty courts, guardianship, involuntary hospitalization, and the Rocket Docket program. The witnesses emphasized that their budgets are overwhelmingly personnel costs and warned that proposed cuts could lead to layoffs, reduced retention, and loss of recently added positions. They also said the General Assembly’s recent salary classification plan had improved recruitment and retention, and that underfunding could reverse those gains. A major topic was the Rocket Docket program, which they said speeds lower-level cases through the system, reduces jail costs, and saves money for both counties and the state. They reported that in one circuit, average jail time for certain cases dropped from about 50 days to about 6 days. They also raised concerns that the Rocket Docket line item may not be clearly included in the committee substitute and asked for clarification on how the budget would treat it. In response, the chair said the intent was to move some of those items into the base budget, though the exact structure was still uncertain. The presenters also discussed a 2022 subsidy for county attorney employees tied to retirement contributions, saying it totals about $1.3 million and should not be reduced because the obligation remains. They said the budget would need to support the salary classification plan extensions, House Bill 8 subsidies, and a new case management system that they described as essential to modernizing operations and improving communication with victims and law enforcement. The chair thanked them for the testimony and indicated the committee would continue reviewing the budget. The committee then heard from Deputy State Treasurer Russell Weber, who reported that the treasury has now returned more than $90 million in unclaimed property to Kentuckians. He said the office faces ongoing fraud issues and requested funding for a dedicated legal counsel and a fraud investigator, along with outreach money to educate the public about unclaimed property. He also outlined several capital requests, including the final year of a printer-system lease and replacement of HVAC equipment in the treasury building. Members briefly joked with him about a mineral-rights bill and coal, but no votes or formal actions were taken beyond approving the minutes and adjourning the meeting.
KY

Kentucky 2026 Regular Session

House Legislative Session Day 13 (1-23-26)

Kentucky House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • We need to be wise, but Lord, we also need to think of others and embark that upon us to take care of
  • And then in the midst of this, Lord, give us wisdom and give us patience during this time.
  • Defense of gun use is from the Department of Justice National Crime Victimization Survey.
  • Defense of gun use is from the Department of Justice National Crime Victimization Survey.
  • Defense of gun use is from the Department of Justice National Crime Victimization Survey.
Summary: The House convened with an invocation focused on the approaching storm and the need to check on neighbors, first responders, hospitals, and vulnerable residents. A quorum was established, absent members were excused, the rules were suspended for co-sponsorship and vote modification filings, and the journal from Thursday, January 22, 2026 was approved. The clerk also reported Senate passage of SB 13, 22, 46, 51, and 90 and requested concurrence. Under orders of the day, HB 258 was recommitted to the Transportation Committee. The chamber then took up HB 312, an act relating to concealed firearms and deadly weapons, which would create a provisional concealed carry license for law-abiding 18- to 20-year-olds. The sponsor argued the bill restores equal treatment for adults, aligns Kentucky with other states, and imposes training and background-check requirements. Supporters said the Second Amendment applies to this age group, that military service and other adult responsibilities are already entrusted to them, and that the bill would not change prohibited locations for firearms. Opponents argued the measure would increase gun violence and public safety risks, citing concerns from school district police, SROs, and empirical research about firearm-related assaults, homicides, and brain development in young adults. They emphasized that concealed weapons reduce visibility for parents, schools, and law enforcement and pointed to local youth-violence prevention efforts in Lexington as progress that could be undermined. Supporters countered that defensive gun use is common, that the CDC and other studies overstate gun harms, and that the bill is about constitutional rights rather than hunting or alcohol analogies. The transcript provided does not include the final vote on HB 312.
KY
Transcript Highlights:
  • And would you please stand with us as we say the Pledge of Allegiance.
  • playing the gatekeeper, seeing that the institutions provide their list of uses from the pool to them
  • And um the last item, which is kind of a newer portion, is instead of listing out the status of major
  • the institutions provide their list of the institutions provide their list of uses<00:03:39.200>
  • one of the things they recommend is that there be a statutory process for depositing and using the funds
Summary: The meeting opened with a quorum, prayer, and the Pledge of Allegiance, followed by approval of the prior meeting minutes. The board then reviewed the 2026–2032 statewide capital improvement plan, including project recommendations across maintenance, renovation, IT, and new construction categories. Staff explained that 15 projects were selected in each category and described how the board’s tiebreaker process was used to finalize the recommendations. Members asked about the asset preservation pool, specifically whether institutions receive a blanket appropriation or must identify projects. Staff explained that the Council on Postsecondary Education serves as the gatekeeper after appropriation, reviewing institution-submitted uses to ensure they meet criteria for maintaining and improving existing facilities rather than new construction. Staff also outlined revisions to the draft plan, including updated summary data, revised wording for clarity, an updated maintenance pool policy recommendation based on Pew research, and a change to cross-reference major state-funded construction project status information rather than listing it directly. During discussion, one member praised the work on the plan and commented on the budget reserve trust fund, noting disagreement with Pew’s suggestion that the process should be in statute because Kentucky has long used the budget bill to govern deposits and uses. The board then moved to final action and unanimously adopted the draft 2026–2032 statewide capital improvement plan, with authority for staff to make final technical and editorial revisions and insert the comprehensive project list before publication. The chair thanked members for their work, noting it was the final meeting of the year, and the meeting adjourned.
KY
Transcript Highlights:
  • the use of the word innovation.
  • the use of the word innovation.
  • the use of the word innovation.
  • the use of the word innovation.
  • I don't think most of us are.
Summary: The 2025 Artificial Intelligence Task Force met for its first meeting of the year and heard updates on federal AI policy, state implementation of Senate Bill 4, and the business community’s perspective on AI regulation. Co-chairs noted that federal legislation could affect the task force’s work later in the year, but said Kentucky still has significant issues to study, including energy, land use, education, social media, and children’s engagement with AI. The task force had quorum and no votes were taken. Kate Shanks of the Kentucky Chamber said the business community supports continued discussion but favors a federal approach over a patchwork of state laws. She described the Trump administration’s new AI executive order as emphasizing innovation over regulation, noted the pending federal AI action plan, and discussed congressional action including the Take It Down Act and industry-specific changes to existing laws. She warned that state-by-state AI rules could increase costs and burden businesses, and said the Chamber would prefer incremental, flexible policy that avoids conflict with existing law and limits private rights of action. Members asked about uniform model legislation, education uses of AI, and civil liability; Shanks said a model approach could help avoid fragmentation and that liability should generally be handled through consumer-protection-style enforcement rather than broad litigation. The Commonwealth Office of Technology then reported on implementation of SB 4, saying it has worked with industry, agencies, other states, and vendors to build an AI policy framework now in final review. Officials said an AI Governance Committee has been established and will meet in July, and a draft RFP is being prepared to meet the bill’s tracking and documentation requirements. They said no major implementation challenges have been identified so far, but the impact of pending federal rules remains uncertain. Members also discussed the need to educate students and teachers about AI, with one member emphasizing that schools should teach both how to use AI and how to think critically about information online.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
  • Please register at one of the kiosks located behind the hearing room.
  • HB 2407 addresses this issue by amending Chapter 62 of the Code of Criminal Procedure to increase the
  • according to the severity of their crimes.
  • The bill also reinforces the seriousness of these registration laws, supports the efforts of law enforcement
  • Thank you for your time and consideration of HB 2407. Senator King is present.
Bills: HB2407, HB3425
KY
Transcript Highlights:
  • The substitute that we have before us tonight deletes all of the original provisions of the bill, Senate
  • I just want to be conscious of this information we get will be useful, be put forth in a good light,
  • I just want to be conscious of this information we get will be useful, be put forth in a good light,
  • I just want to be conscious of this information we get will be useful, be put forth in a good light,
  • <00:15:42.480> is I think it'll give us a picture of what is happening in the communities
Summary: The House Standing Committee on Health Services met on March 14, 2025, and took up a committee substitute for Senate Bill 153. The substitute deleted the original bill language and replaced it with provisions from Senate Bill 14, aimed at prohibiting pharmaceutical manufacturers from discriminating against 340B covered entities and adding reporting requirements for those entities. The sponsor explained that the protections would sunset after one year, allowing lawmakers to review data by July 1, 2026, and that Kentucky would continue to follow any future federal changes to the 340B program. Members asked several questions about the scope of the reporting, including what “total operating cost” means, how duplicate discounts are prevented, whether the reporting applies only to hospitals and not federally qualified health centers, and who would receive the data. The sponsor said the reporting is intended to help the Cabinet for Health and Family Services and the Office of Health Data Analytics at LRC assess how the program is working, including charity care and community benefits, while preserving protections for rural hospitals and allowing them to continue using contract pharmacies. A representative from LRC confirmed the data would come to the General Assembly through the Office of Health Data Analytics. The committee expressed mixed views about the balance between transparency and potential burdens on hospitals, especially rural facilities. Several members said they were supportive but had reservations about the reporting requirements and the sunset structure, while others noted concerns about unintended consequences and the possibility of changes on the House floor. The committee ultimately adopted the committee substitute, approved a title amendment, and reported Senate Bill 153 with House Committee Substitute 2 favorably. The meeting then adjourned.
LA

Louisiana 2026 Regular Session

House of Representatives Apr 13th, 2026

Louisiana House Floor Meeting

AL

Alabama 2026 Regular Session

Alabama Senate Judiciary Committee Mar 11th, 2026

Judiciary

Transcript Highlights:
  • administrative leave pending investigation when there is use of deadly force resulting in the death of
  • <00:11:11.920> deadly<00:11:12.320> force handled when they use deadly force handled
  • > and<00:32:14.799> judge of us talk and judge of us talk and judge >> would<00:32
  • with continued use of it.
  • <00:47:55.599> of occupied it for 30 days and had use of occupied it for 30 days and had use
AZ

Arizona 2026 Regular Session

03/23/2026 - House Land, Agriculture & Rural Affairs

Land, Agriculture & Rural Affairs

Transcript Highlights:
  • I'm not really sure, but I think I'm thinking that this might be able to be used for some of that as
  • retired Air Force out of Luke Air Force Base.
  • I'm the interim director of the community initiatives team out at Luke Air Force Base.
  • In that role, I deal with an office at the Secretary of the Air Force level.
  • Apparent benign uses of properties such as warehousing or agriculture can be leveraged by adversaries
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Judiciary Finance and Civil Law Committee 3/17/26

Judiciary Finance and Civil Law

Transcript Highlights:
  • use of LPR I'll uh with regard to the use of LPR I'll use<00:13:56.160> one<00:13:56.480>
  • <00:13:57.440> brevity use one just for the sake of brevity use one just for the sake of brevity
  • A lot of agencies use Flock; they use Axon, they use other vendors.
  • use Flock, they use A lot of agencies use Flock, they use Axon,<00:15:31.040> they<00:15:31.199
  • used what type of guess when the LPR is used what type of data<00:20:57.600> is<00:20:57.760>
AL

Alabama 2026 Regular Session

Alabama House Boards, Agencies and Commissions Committee Feb 11th, 2026

Boards, Agencies and Commissions

Transcript Highlights:
  • You know, we always try to encourage people to use the demographic makeup of the state and things like
  • But because of that, even though they did not know to call us for a public hearing, this is the people's
  • review of of licensing in the state. review of of licensing in the state.
  • They give advice to someone else who makes all the decisions, who used to be in charge of providing all
  • Uh, and it is of great concern to us that ABA professionals in the state continue to be licensed.
AZ

Arizona 2026 Regular Session

01/26/2026 - Senate Finance

Finance

Transcript Highlights:
  • And I can talk to you at nausea about some of the schools that all of us know about in the city and in
  • Senate Bill 1252 adopts the Uniform Assignment for Benefit of Creditors Act, which governs the use of
  • She used the example of opening a bookstore in Arizona and then in Nevada.
  • This will bring us all a peace of mind that if something were to happen to us, our wives will be supported
  • Members, we're going to hold Senate Bill 1180, so that brings us to the end of our meeting.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

State Affairs May 12th, 2025

State Affairs

Transcript Highlights:
  • I'm sure you all remember all of it. I'll just hit some of the highlights.
  • I'm sure you all remember all of it. I'll just hit some of the highlights.
  • Texas, in favor of the bill.
  • This posting must include as add amendment purposes of the meeting, minutes of the meeting, names of
  • in favor of the bill.
Summary: The committee met to hear several bills, beginning with House Bill 766, which would require precinct chair applicants to provide an email address, phone number, or both on their applications while keeping that contact information confidential. No one testified for or against the bill, and it was left pending. House Bill 677, a companion to a previously approved Senate bill, would bar county election administrators from simultaneously holding another office or position appointed by an elected official; it also drew no public testimony and was left pending. Members then heard House Bill 3133, which would add explicit deepfake material to the list of content social media platforms must handle through complaint systems, including prompt acknowledgment, investigation, and status updates. Senators discussed concerns about how platforms would verify whether reported content was actually a deepfake, and the sponsor indicated the bill may be held pending while federal law on the subject is reviewed. House Bill 668 would create a one-year grace period for renewing an expired Texas handgun license to carry, codifying an existing DPS practice; it also received no testimony and was left pending. The committee spent the most time on Senate Bill 3070, a major overhaul of the Texas Lottery system. The bill would move oversight from the Lottery Commission to TDLR, dissolve the commission, impose new restrictions on ticket sales and internet play, create a lottery advisory committee, increase transparency and audit requirements, and include a sunset review that could lead to abolishing the lottery if not continued by 2027. The author described the bill as a response to alleged misconduct and illegal practices by the commission, while a witness from the Christian Life Commission testified in favor, supporting changes to prize anonymity and other lottery restrictions. After testimony, the bill was left pending, and the committee recessed subject to the call of the chair.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
  • I'll just hit some of the highlights of it and everyone who should already.
  • For those who have enough of an appetite to get rid of the lottery outright, then this bill represents
  • The bill also includes a provision that says no appointed member of the Texas Commission of Licensing
  • This posting must include the purposes of the meeting, minutes of the meeting, names of attendees, and
  • This section of the code.