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AL

Alabama 2026 1st Special Session

Alabama Senate County and Municipal Government Committee Jan 28th, 2026

County and Municipal Government

Transcript Highlights:
  • any language related to cause.
  • There is no cause-related language in this bill related to removal.
  • There is no cause-related language in this bill related to removal.
  • I'm concerned about language about due process and for cause.
  • I'm concerned about language about due process and for cause.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
  • This bill, however, focuses on speech-language pathologists and audiologists.
  • Senate Bill 905 streamlines regulations for speech-language pathologists and audiologists, generally
  • by the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation, the Texas Association, the American Speech-Language
  • I do have some recommendations for some changes for the language under the current bill.
  • The language is limited to legal cases.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Public Health Mar 31st, 2025

Public Health

Transcript Highlights:
  • The substitute adds language to include Parkinson's disease and Alzheimer's disease.
  • The committee substitute adds language to include Parkinson's disease and Alzheimer's disease.
  • Additionally, at the request of the Health and Human Services Commission, it adds language to codify
  • That's defined in the compact language: the threshold for amending the compact.
  • These concerns are addressed by the plain language of this bill.
OK
Transcript Highlights:
  • That's the language that you see in this bill. Move adoption of the amendment.
  • Can you explain the difference in the language? Thank you for the question.
  • And if you're looking for the language, it's on page seven.
  • as a world language, so that will be a part of it.
  • I think you mean world language, right, not foreign? Thank you.
Summary: The House opened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, and several introductions, including the Nurse of the Day and a guest pastor, on the National Day of Prayer. Members also made announcements about prayer activities in the Capitol and welcomed former Speaker Charles McCall to the gallery. The chamber then moved through a long floor calendar of Senate bills, joint resolutions, and a conference committee report, with several measures amended on the floor before final passage. Among the bills passed were SB 1090, a consumer protection measure aimed at giving homeowners time to cancel contracts with predatory door-knocking roofers and contractors; SJR 49, repealing a Wildlife Conservation Commission rule on surety for oil and gas leases; SB 633, a juvenile code measure described as protecting children from fentanyl poisoning; SB 650, a public utilities bill tied to transparency and accountability for state employee salary increases; SB 263, amended to include a “lemonade stand” provision; SB 122, a transportation-related bill on proof of insurance; and SB 1614, creating a teacher induction program, which also received emergency passage. SJR 52 and HJR 1101, both dealing with agency rules, also passed, as did SJR 53 on Oklahoma Medical Marijuana Authority rules. The most debated item was SB 1884, which would strengthen equal access for school employees to teacher professional organizations and related membership/dues procedures. Supporters argued it would clarify existing law, ensure fair access, and give teachers more choice and legal support; opponents said the problem was compliance with current law, not a need for new statute, and warned against duplicating existing protections. After extended debate, the bill failed 47-44. Members then took up SJR 50, a major Medicaid expansion-related resolution revising earlier trigger language; supporters said it preserved expansion unless federal funding changed and gave lawmakers flexibility, while opponents argued the state had not done enough fiscal analysis before proposing changes. SJR 50 passed 69-18. Finally, the House adopted a conference committee report on HB 3021, consolidating graduation requirements into the ICAP framework and clarifying related school rules, and the bill passed with emergency status.
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:
  • this bill, particularly as Key concerns that are around the language within this bill.
  • We have engaged on the House side and provided language on various aspects of that bill.
  • And if we need to tighten that language, I'm certainly willing to do that.
  • We are working through Senator Leake's office to provide language. Resignation process.
  • We are working through Senator Leake's office to provide language.
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.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Cap Committee Meeting - 2025-04-30

Capital Investment

Transcript Highlights:
  • Coalition of Greater Minnesota Cities, small cities, and a variety of other stakeholders for this language
  • of apprehension about this topic, and your amendment helps a lot, could there be some clarifying language
  • But we can absolutely add the clarifying language concerns.
  • This is the language that we've all agreed upon and come together for, and they testified in the last
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Capital Investment Committee 4/30/25

Capital Investment

Transcript Highlights:
  • Cities, Coalition, Greater Minnesota Cities, small cities, and a variety of other folks for this language
  • And what it will do is language.
  • this topic, um, and this actually your amendment helps a lot, but could there be some clarifying language
  • language to that without a problem. Yes. language to that without a problem. Yes.
  • this is language that we've all<01:32:25.679> agreed<01:32:25.920> upon<01:32:26.159><
MN

Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session

House Capital Investment Committee 3/6/25

Capital Investment

Transcript Highlights:
  • If you have issues in particular with cities that do not pertain to the actual language of the bill at
  • We've made some investments in engineering and worked through land acquisition or potential land acquisition
  • We've made some investments in engineering and worked through land acquisition or potential land acquisition
  • we've worked through uh land acquisition we've worked through uh land acquisition or<00:37:39.960
  • The legislature approved $10 million for this project for land acquisition and planning.
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

HLT-HHS Joint Info Briefing - Fri Mar 6, 2026 @ 10:00 AM HST

Hawaii House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • for all local students and residents in medicine, nursing, physician assistant programs, speech language
  • for all local students and residents in medicine, nursing, physician assistant programs, speech language
  • for all local students and residents in medicine, nursing, physician assistant programs, speech language
  • for all local students and residents in medicine, nursing, physician assistant programs, speech language
Bills: HB2246, HB2119, HB1929, HB1953, HB1572, HB2549, HB2594, HB2551, HB2595, HB2548, HB2459, HB1931, HB1604, HB1616, HB1736, HB2233, HB2241, HB1891, HB1803, HB2567, HB2534, HB2399, HB2172, HB1595, HB1811, HB2168, HB1780, HB1781, HB1785, HB2122, HB2012, HB2398, HB1779, HB2296, HB1894, HB1925, HB2019, HB1896, HB2294, HB2298, HB2300, HB2344, HB2345, HB2391, HB2037, HB2201, HB1941, HB1635, HB1943, HB2325, HB1926, HB2490, HB1710, HB2545, HB1976, HB2173, HB1804, HB1563, HB2015, HB1619, HB2475, HB1889, HB2367, HB2187, HB1765, HB1452, HB2231, HB1700, HB1705, HB1626, HB1897, HB1642, HB1523, HB2593, HB815, HB1655, HB1596, HB1732, HB1842, HB2476, HB2478, HB2022, HB1588, HB2575, HB1163, HB2153, HB772, HB1519, HB2050, HB2309, HB2147, HB2329, HB2274, HB2280, HB2547, HB2275, HB2452, HB2306, HB2148, HB2088, HB1764, HB2438, HB2117, HB1860, HB2604, HB2118, HB2017, HB2155, HB1832, HB2216, HB1601, HB1934, HB2297, HB2397, HB1893, HB2533, HB1890, HB2454, HB2004, HB2427, HB2207, HB1810, HB1840, HB1644, HB1645, HB1946, HB1648, HB2324, HB2323, HB1509, HB1514, HB1515, HB2164, HB2165, HB2283, HB1691, HB2386, HB2423, HB2121, HB1984, HB1593, HB1671, HB2619, HB1481, HB2314, HB2319, HB1643, HB2558, HB1864, HB1898, HB2214, HB2167, HB2488, HB2009, HB2007, HB322, HB1964, HB2218, HB2616, HB1535, HB1574, HB1977, HB2054, HB2046, HB146, HB2094, HB2181, HB2250, HB2515, HB2444, HB2385, HB1740, HB1724, HB1733, HB1799, HB1725, HB2049, HB2161, HB1970, HB2519, HB1790, HB2416, HB1873, HB2001, HB2151, HB1603, HB1880, HB1753, HB2198, HB1511, HB1991, HB2546, HB1615, HB1939, HB2140, HB2429, HB1870, HB1850, HB1782, HB2137
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

House Chamber - Thu Mar 5, 2026, 12:00PM HST - Day 23

Hawaii House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • The program provides immersive English language learning opportunities while also introducing students
  • :26:43.200> English program provides immersive English program provides immersive English language
  • <00:26:43.919> learning<00:26:44.240> opportunities<00:26:44.960> while language
  • learning opportunities while language learning opportunities while also<00:26:45.679> introducing
  • <00:36:52.880> regarding based on the added language regarding based on the added language
Bills: HB2246, HB2119, HB1929, HB1953, HB1572, HB2549, HB2594, HB2551, HB2595, HB2548, HB2459, HB1931, HB1604, HB1616, HB1736, HB2233, HB2241, HB1891, HB1803, HB2567, HB2534, HB2399, HB2172, HB1595, HB1811, HB2168, HB1780, HB1781, HB1785, HB2122, HB2012, HB2398, HB1779, HB2296, HB1894, HB1925, HB2019, HB1896, HB2294, HB2298, HB2300, HB2344, HB2345, HB2391, HB2037, HB2201, HB1941, HB1635, HB1943, HB2325, HB1926, HB2490, HB1710, HB2545, HB1976, HB2173, HB1804, HB1563, HB2015, HB1619, HB2475, HB1889, HB2367, HB2187, HB1765, HB1452, HB2231, HB1700, HB1705, HB1626, HB1897, HB1642, HB1523, HB2593, HB815, HB1655, HB1596, HB1732, HB1842, HB2476, HB2478, HB2022, HB1588, HB2575, HB1163, HB2153, HB772, HB1519, HB2050, HB2309, HB2147, HB2329, HB2274, HB2280, HB2547, HB2275, HB2452, HB2306, HB2148, HB2088, HB1764, HB2438, HB2117, HB1860, HB2604, HB2118, HB2017, HB2155, HB1832, HB2216, HB1601, HB1934, HB2297, HB2397, HB1893, HB2533, HB1890, HB2454, HB2004, HB2427, HB2207, HB1810, HB1840, HB1644, HB1645, HB1946, HB1648, HB2324, HB2323, HB1509, HB1514, HB1515, HB2164, HB2165, HB2283, HB1691, HB2386, HB2423, HB2121, HB1984, HB1593, HB1671, HB2619, HB1481, HB2314, HB2319, HB1643, HB2558, HB1864, HB1898, HB2214, HB2167, HB2488, HB2009, HB2007, HB322, HB1964, HB2218, HB2616, HB1535, HB1574, HB1977, HB2054, HB2046, HB146, HB2094, HB2181, HB2250, HB2515, HB2444, HB2385, HB1740, HB1724, HB1733, HB1799, HB1725, HB2049, HB2161, HB1970, HB2519, HB1790, HB2416, HB1873, HB2001, HB2151, HB1603, HB1880, HB1753, HB2198, HB1511, HB1991, HB2546, HB1615, HB1939, HB2140, HB2429, HB1870, HB1850, HB1782, HB2137
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

Room 224 Conference PM - 04-29-2026

Hawaii Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • >> if<00:01:44.640> you >> If you speak slowly or in multiple languages.
  • Multiple languages. Beginning of the dawn of time.
  • relationships, but in deference to the Senate, we are going forward with this bill without that language
Summary: The committee first took up SB 148 on combat sports, but members said they had agreement only in principle and were waiting on a conference draft and money committee release, so the bill was rolled to the next day. HB 1810 on charitable solicitation was then described as regulating professional solicitors who sell donated non-perishable tangible property, including prompt payment, financial reporting, disclosure, and contract requirements; the committee adopted the conference draft and passed it unanimously. SB 2607 on landscape architects was also passed with a conference draft after members agreed to align licensure qualifications with the uniform standard used by the Council of Landscape Architectural Registration Boards. Later, HB 1642 on consumer protection and crypto kiosks was passed with amendments to ban the purchase of cryptocurrency through crypto kiosks, and SB 2396 on property was deferred because members said they were aligned on the policy but still needed to sort out enforcement, with the issue to be left to a task force. SB 2961 on insurance was deferred to the next day pending release, and SB 2471 on the powers of artificial persons was rolled to the next day while the House and Senate sought legal clarification to make the bill more defensible; members said they agreed on the goal of addressing dark money but wanted to avoid harming Hawaii or local companies. The committee then passed SB 3001 on artificial intelligence with amendments. The conference draft renamed the regulated systems as “AI companions,” narrowed and clarified the definition, required reasonable measures to prevent outputs encouraging serious bodily injury, increased disclosure frequency for minors, added a feature restriction to discourage disengagement, removed provisions the Senate viewed as too broad or insufficiently articulated, shifted annual reporting to the Department of Health’s Behavioral Health Administration, and removed civil penalties. Members also said the romantic-relationship language had been removed for now but could be revisited later. SB 2433 on condominiums was discussed but rolled to the next day because the House and Senate were still considering changes related to DCCA authority and condo-owner disputes, and HB 1897 on condominium alternative dispute resolution was deferred for the session because the Senate was not ready and time was running out. In the final portion, HB 1753 on social media data retention was passed with amendments setting limits on how long companies may retain user data, with exceptions such as domestic violence evidence. SB 1166 on insurance was rolled to the next day after discussion of historic weather damage and the need to avoid affecting ongoing litigation against oil companies; members noted they had received an AG opinion that the bill would not jeopardize that litigation. SB 2964 on property insurance was passed with a conference draft requiring insurers to periodically ask homeowners about significant improvements so coverage can be reassessed, and SB 3255 on currency was passed with a conference draft authorizing penny rounding to the nearest five cents, though one senator voted no because he preferred the Senate version that had included a separate cash-acceptance issue. The committee also discussed SB 2852 on website accessibility for people with disabilities as the next item, but the transcript cuts off before any action on that measure.
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

Room 229 Conference PM - 04-29-2026

Hawaii Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Chair, I believe for this one, you are in receipt of a CD1 and, um, have been able to review the language
  • . language. language.
  • And I believe we have some language that we just sent down, so we should have the CD1 for you.
  • We had used the language in the House draft 2. And on your approval, we will ask for a release.
  • > draft which does include some new draft which does include some new amendment<00:14:26.200> language
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

Room 016 Conference PM - 04-29-2026

Hawaii Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • It comforts and adapts the language for the medical criteria that was agreed to amongst the Paroling
  • It comforts and adapts<00:09:56.040> the<00:09:56.200> language<00:09:56.600> for
  • ><00:09:56.720> the<00:09:56.800> medical adapts the language for the medical adapts the
  • language for the medical criteria<00:09:58.480> that<00:09:58.640> was<00:09:58.800>
  • I appreciate the language that was put in for part two.
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

Room 016 Conference AM - 04-29-2026

Hawaii Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • On page three, there's language added for the modernization project.
  • Page 15 added the language that I just read out regarding the three FTEs.
  • 08:08.120> page<00:08:08.440> three,<00:08:08.840> there's<00:08:09.560> language
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  • three, there's language added to uh<00:08:11.440> for<00:08:11.600> the<00:08:11.720><
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

Room 224 Conference AM - 04-29-2026

Hawaii Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • It's the language of the CD1 proposed.
  • agreed upon language agreed upon language is<00:03:46.560> the<00:03:46.760> SD2<00
  • It's been a pleasure working with you on the language.
  • I'll have to make on the language.
  • We're going agreement on language.