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TX

Texas 89th Regular

Senate Session (Part III) Feb 26th, 2025

Texas Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • No other state in the nation has made a teacher pay commitment of this magnitude.
  • Senate Bill 26 can have... teachers make over $100,000 in the state of Texas?
  • If the community wins, the state wins. If the state wins, the nation wins.
  • Are there other instances where the state is subsidizing liability insurance?
  • There's 373. 1,000 teachers in the state of Texas.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Senate Session (Part II): Joint Session Feb 26th, 2025

Texas Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • It's a fight that's often fought in the poorest and most troubled neighborhoods in our state.
  • Our state is a beacon of liberty and hope to people all over the country and all over the world.
  • That fact is a big reason why I can confidently say that the state of our judiciary is strong.
  • The Supreme Court will accept nothing less from the state bar.
  • Sustained this beautiful state for us.
MA

Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session

Senate Session (Full Formal with Calendar) Jun 21st, 2026 at 11:00 am

Massachusetts Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Lovely, Sullivan Building at Salem State University. Senator Lovely: Thank you, Mr. President.
  • In the building known today as the Sullivan Building, I had quite a few classes.
  • renovation of the Sullivan Building, the very first building on the campus.
  • very historic building.
  • But from 2019 to 2021, state tax collections were 20.7%. State tax collections were 20.7%.
Keywords: 995, all
Summary: The Senate took up a higher education capital bond bill, House 4769, and considered a long series of amendments focused largely on campus facilities, housing, and related policy issues. Many amendments were adopted, including funding or project language for MassBay Community College HVAC and window replacement, Massachusetts Maritime Academy, Springfield Technical Community College, Cape Cod Community College nursing/allied health expansion and housing-related land use, Worcester State University and Quinsigamond Community College, Middlesex Community College, Salem State’s Sullivan Building, Roxbury Community College’s Center for Economic and Social Justice, UMass Boston’s Manning College of Nursing and Health Sciences, and several Massachusetts State College Building Authority updates. Some amendments were rejected, including proposals on a sustainable hand hygiene incentive program, unlocking housing on surplus land, a Senator Bill Owen Center designation, Urban College of Boston, and a board membership change. A number of amendments were held or withdrawn during the process. A major debate centered on an amendment by Senator Tarr to dedicate $300 million of surtax revenue to K-12 education, framed as a response to Chapter 70 funding concerns and the need to modernize school aid. Supporters argued that local districts face rising costs and that the state should set aside fair share revenue for school funding and future school building investments. Opponents said the bill was the wrong vehicle and noted the Commonwealth already dedicates substantial surtax revenue to K-12 programs. The amendment was defeated by roll call. Tarr also offered amendments on a safety valve for surtax revenue declines, equity analysis of surtax allocations, bond covenant requirements, and Chapter 62F taxpayer protections; those were not adopted. The Senate also adopted a separate amendment on AP credit policies at public higher education institutions, though the transcript reflects some procedural confusion around that vote. After completing amendments, the Senate ordered the bill to a third reading and then passed it to be engrossed by a recorded vote of 38-0. Senators then adopted several extension orders giving committees additional time to report on pending bills, including Environment and Natural Resources and Municipalities and Regional Government. The chamber also adopted an order to meet again the following Monday at 11 a.m. The session concluded with a unanimous memorial adjournment in honor of Bolton Police Chief Luke Hamburger, followed by a brief statement recognizing Rare Disease Day and the challenges faced by patients seeking diagnosis and treatment.
TX

Texas 89th 2nd C.S.

Human Services May 6th, 2025

Human Services

Transcript Highlights:
  • This is evidenced by every single other state that has ever implemented this.
  • In fact, 0 states continue to mandate this practice today.
  • In fact, an auditor in Missouri recommended this practice be halted, stating, and I quote, state officials
  • No other state currently mandates a photo on the card as it runs afoul of federal statute, which only
  • We're OK with video surveillance from the state having that information.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Human Services May 6th, 2025

Human Services

Transcript Highlights:
  • And if you are a tenured state employee and you have time invested with the state, it may be in your
  • best financial interest to remain with the state.
  • We've also learned from the lessons of other states.
  • It is our responsibility to build those networks and build that infrastructure in the communities that
  • Building a system that reflects the values and needs of our communities in the state of Texas.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Human Services May 6th, 2025

Human Services

Transcript Highlights:
  • This is evidenced by every single other state that has... ever implemented this.
  • In fact, zero states continue to mandate this practice today.
  • In fact, an auditor in Missouri recommended this practice be halted, stating, and I quote, "State officials
  • And are we okay with video surveillance from the state having that information?
  • Texas Health and Human Services Commission work to ensure compliance with federal guidelines.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
  • Welcome, please state your name.
  • Please state your name, position.
  • They remain within the state cap.
  • I have paid my state permit fee, I have sent a letter to the county in San Antonio stating what SB 577
  • The only two states that do not allow this are Hawaii and the state of Texas. This would fix that.
LA

Louisiana 2026 Regular Session

Transportation, Highways and Public Works May 14th, 2026

Transportation, Highways & Public Works

Transcript Highlights:
  • And Torella, can you state your name and who you represent?
  • They want to go to the public tag agents or to go to the state office.
  • Constituent with 10 stores and 70 employees, and we all live in the state.
  • State your name and who you represent.
  • Can you state your name and who you represent?
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Judiciary and Public Safety Oversight Apr 16th, 2026 at 10:30 am

Judiciary and Public Safety Oversight

Transcript Highlights:
  • Being that we don't want to exempt that state agency due to the fact that they're incarcerated, moved
  • Bill 1595 just regulates how state agencies interact with commercial driving training schools, except
  • for DOC, prohibiting state agencies from recommending specific CDL schools or discriminating in grant
  • To register with the secretary of state and then notify of any changes in their status.
  • Senate Bill 372 clarifies that you can carry a weapon from the front door to the room in a state-owned
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Judiciary Apr 7th, 2026 at 01:30 pm

Judiciary

Transcript Highlights:
  • House Bill 3177 is a parody for the court for reporters for the corporation commission, similar to what
  • You can see that there's requirements for the disclosure of evidence by the state and how that will work
OK
Transcript Highlights:
  • Through them, bless the great state of Oklahoma, our home in Jesus' name. Amen.
  • So it should be no cost to the state of Oklahoma. We recognized for a follow-up. Thank you, Mr.
  • Granted, it was at Oklahoma State University, but it was a Supreme Court Justice.
  • We talk a lot in this building about capitalism and choice and how choice brings down cost.
  • Members, in the south gallery, we have a group from Eastern Oklahoma State College.
OK
Transcript Highlights:
  • Global Oklahoma, as well as the University of Tulsa, OSU, Southwest OSU, Western OSU, Northeastern State
  • Oklahoma and Murray State. Would you please stand and be recognized? Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
  • And this year, he is the 2025 Aviation State Teacher of the Year.
  • His students achieved notable success, including a second-place finish in drones at the Oklahoma State
  • Have you heard instances like that in our state? Yes, thank you for that question.
WY

Wyoming 2026 Regular Session

Senate Revenue Committee, February 25, 2026

Revenue

Transcript Highlights:
  • In its current state, it does not. In its current state, it does not.
  • We don't have state law against law. We don't have state law against that. that. that.
  • or the state of Wyoming.
  • state of Wyoming.
  • the United States or the state<01:23:04.159> of<01:23:04.239> Wyoming.
Bills: HB0130, HB0147
WY

Wyoming 2026 Regular Session

House Minerals, Business & Economic Development, February 11, 2026

Minerals, Business & Economic Development

Transcript Highlights:
  • Commission. Um, this bill was very Commission.
  • Bonding, not just the BLM bonding, so state bonding and Oil and Gas Commission bonding as well.
  • commission style of government. So Mr. commission style of government.
  • I'm the state director of Americans for Prosperity here in the cowboy state. And Mr.
  • here in the cowboy state. And Mr. here in the cowboy state. And Mr.
Bills: SJ0001, SF0017
FL

Florida 2026 Regular Session

Education Postsecondary Feb 4th, 2026

Education Postsecondary

Transcript Highlights:
  • on this committee throughout the years working on education, and that's one of the reasons why the state
  • And that's one of the reasons why the state of Florida is number one in higher education.
  • We just did a restorative function dental auxiliary with Tallahassee State College and got an impact
Bills: S7038, S1694
Summary: The Committee on Education Postsecondary heard and approved CS/SB 1694, which would revise general education core standards at public postsecondary institutions to incorporate technology-related instruction. The adopted amendment shifted the bill away from creating a sixth core course and instead required technology integration within existing core courses to include digital literacy, AI tool application, and related instruction in areas such as software engineering, networks, databases, and cybersecurity as applicable. For high school computer science courses, the amendment added guidance on critical evaluation of AI results, AI limitations, and ethical use of AI. The committee adopted the amendment and then voted the bill favorably. The committee also took up confirmation appointments on tabs 1 through 2 and, on one motion, recommended confirmation of all appointees favorably. In addition, it considered SPB 7038 on postsecondary education and workforce development, which addresses tuition and fee policies, consumer protections, career and technical education, student acceleration, and institutional operations. Members asked about dual enrollment expansion, CIE licensure exemptions, and the removal of the Classic Learning Test as a fee-waiver qualifier; staff said the dual enrollment change was intended to expand student options without necessarily increasing enrollment, the CLT removal was an error to be corrected, and a Florida Dental Association representative raised concern about preserving the long-standing exemption for dental assisting programs. The committee moved SPB 7038 as a committee bill and reported it favorably.