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HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

Room 229 Conference PM - 04-29-2026

Hawaii Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • and CBAs. and CBAs.
  • and Representative Lee as co-chairs, and and Representative Lee as co-chairs, and we<00:05:32.640
  • and Tarnas as chairs, LaChica, Olds, and and Tarnas as chairs, LaChica, Olds, and Morikawa<00:17
  • >> And we have ways and means release. >> And we have ways and means release.
  • And for the house, myself and Rep. And for the house, myself and Rep.
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

Room 229 Conference AM - 04-29-2026

Hawaii Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • And And And Thank<00:03:40.720> you.
  • And then we have co-chairs and Kush. Sorry. And Morikawa and Shimizu. Thank you.
  • <00:10:57.880> And right? And right?
  • Yeah, we are adjourned. and as co-chairs and and as co-chairs and Representative<00:15:10.240> Tarnas
  • Tarnas, and Morikawa as co-chairs and Tarnas, and Morikawa as co-chairs and Shimizu<00:16:24.000
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

Room 016 Conference PM - 04-29-2026

Hawaii Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • On the House side, it's myself, uh, co-chairs Garrett and Morikawa, and managers Iwamoto and Souza.
  • I believe we have received our Ways and Means and Finance release.
  • On the House side, it's myself, uh co-chairs Garrett and Morikawa, and managers Iwamoto and Souza.
  • > Sayama, And myself, uh representative Sayama, And myself, uh representative Sayama, and<00:02
  • DeCoite<00:11:25.760> are and managers Inouye and DeCoite are and managers Inouye and DeCoite
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

Senate Floor Session 04-29-2026 06:30pm

Hawaii Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • and consent on consent. and consent on consent.
  • 00:04:02.520> and her qualifications, testimony, and her qualifications, testimony, and interview
  • It's been moved and seconded. >> motions. It's been moved and seconded.
  • and the Wharton School of Finance and Commerce in 1951.
  • And at the as well.
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

Room 016 Conference AM - 04-29-2026

Hawaii Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • And this bill is effective upon approval. Yes, and thank you.
  • And just to further Yes, and thank you.
  • And Member Rize Oda. Aye. And Member Rize Oda. Aye.
  • And Member Rize Oda. Co-chair Lee. Aye. And Member Rize Oda.
  • Hasham and Rep. Lee as co-chairs, and Rep. Matsumoto and Hasham are excused. Great, sounds good.
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

Room 224 Conference AM - 04-29-2026

Hawaii Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • <00:11:40.400> interest and allow payment waivers and interest and allow payment waivers and
  • And on behalf of and Favela as a member.
  • Co-Chairs<00:14:03.200> and and Miyake as Co-Chairs and and Miyake as Co-Chairs and Representative
  • and Representatives Hashim, Tarnas, and and Representatives Hashim, Tarnas, and Miyake<00:14:28.160
  • significantly, um and and is really just significantly, um and and is really just a<00:15:28.120
LA

Louisiana 2026 Regular Session

Transportation, Highways and Public Works Apr 21st, 2026

Transportation, Highways & Public Works

Transcript Highlights:
  • And this is another tool for our toolbox, and we're just asking you all to unlock it and let us utilize
  • It's a great tool for law enforcement, and we use many tools for different things.
  • So let's give law enforcement the tools that they need to understand this disease and this process in
  • It's a practical tool for public safety, better understanding, and independence.
  • It's a practical tool for public safety, better understanding, and independence.
Summary: The House Transportation Committee met on April 21 and considered a series of transportation, licensing, tolling, and public safety measures. It reported favorably House Bill 745, extending special permits for tandem loads hauling containers to and from port facilities; House Bill 1000, a DOTD cleanup bill that clarifies Highway Priority Program reporting and raises the letter-bid contract threshold from $1 million to $3 million; and House Bill 1050, which clarifies commercial driver’s license rules, including age and intrastate/interstate driving limits. The committee also approved House Bill 1172 naming a portion of U.S. Highway 165 in Oberlin the Coulin Brooks Manuel Memorial Highway, House Bill 1218 naming a portion of Louisiana Highway 1090 the Lewis Pat Miramon Memorial Highway, House Concurrent Resolution 32 urging backup motors for the St. Claude Avenue Bridge, and House Bill 1207 on public contracting standards and competition in public bidding. A major portion of the meeting focused on House Bill 896, which responds to tolling issues at the Belle Chasse bridge project. The bill would require toll signage, local toll customer service centers, dispute procedures, and limits on administrative fees, with amendments addressing effective dates, in-person assistance, appeal deadlines, law-enforcement exemptions, and limits on certain charges. The author and witnesses described high administrative fees, long travel distances to customer service locations, and problems with toll bills, while committee members noted the issue was complex and ongoing. The committee reported the bill favorably as amended. The committee also heard House Bill 1159, allowing Jefferson Parish municipalities to use automated speed enforcement devices again under local control. Supporters from Gretna, Westwego, Harahan, and Kenner said photo enforcement reduced crashes, improved safety, and helped limited police resources, while opponents were not emphasized in the transcript. After discussion about whether the measure should be voluntarily or involuntarily deferred, the committee ultimately deferred the bill. House Bill 493, which would prohibit expropriation by the Amite River Basin Drainage and Water Conservation District in East Feliciana and St. Helena Parishes, drew extensive testimony about reservoir fears and local opposition; the committee voluntarily deferred it. House Bill 679, as substituted, created a driver’s license designation for people with brain injuries and required related law-enforcement training; witnesses described personal experiences with brain injury and the need for officers to recognize communication and behavioral effects, and the committee reported the substitute favorably. House Bill 1173, which waives late fees for certain reinstatement-relief payment plans for driver’s licenses, was also reported favorably, and House Bill 1024 creating a Louisiana Democratic Party prestige plate was approved as well.
OK
Transcript Highlights:
  • and Senate bills and joint resolutions on second reading, assignment or reassignment of bills and resolutions
  • And others, and bless each member today and through them, bless the great state of Oklahoma, our home
  • You know, and again, I keep going back to the organization, the Boys and Girls Club, and not because
  • And I wanted to read a quote from Excel and Ed.
  • then there's a b and C and C.
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Rules 2ND REVISED Mar 4th, 2026 at 09:30 am

Rules

Transcript Highlights:
  • And just want to add that this is a small reform on the JNC, and I think it's a much-needed reform, and
  • 3 nays, and received 15 ayes and 3 nays.
  • or more righteous or more pious and slowly reduce the accountability and the reconciliation and the
  • and the laws of the state of Oklahoma will provide equal protection and equal justice, and we're not
  • We're going to say that in official documents, state agencies, we are going to refer to Judea and Samaria
AL

Alabama 2026 Regular Session

Alabama House Fiscal Responsibility Committee Feb 11th, 2026

Fiscal Responsibility

Transcript Highlights:
  • As you give us wisdom, add to that understanding and, Lord, top it off with discernment and bless us
  • And this bill is HB 342.
  • And um through the state's SGOs, which again you'll have a list of all those, and Alabama Department
  • <00:05:33.520> are requirements under 26 USC 25F and are requirements under 26 USC 25F and
  • [coughs and clears throat] And then replace lines 37 through 38 on page two with the following.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
  • If Andy could come on up and state your name and who you represent.
  • Those tools are sufficient and that y'all need this new taxing district? I don't think so.
  • Chairman and members.
  • back lawns, well-maintained streets and common areas, police and other emergency services, and community
  • And Mr.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Local Government (Part II) May 8th, 2025

Local Government

Transcript Highlights:
  • Chair recognized Senator Eckhart and explained the difference between the committee's substance and the
  • adopted in lieu thereof to pass and be printed.
  • Chair lays out HB 334 by Represents and recognize let's see and sorry I'm on the wrong trip. OK.
  • Well, right, yeah, no, no problem, and I hope we don't blow up any houses and Senator Middleton and Senator
  • And let me double check and make sure. No. Uh, no, OK. OK.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Intergovernmental Affairs Apr 22nd, 2025

Intergovernmental Affairs

Transcript Highlights:
  • to have another tool in their toolbox in terms of trying to reduce that concentration of poverty and
  • And that over my objection, they took me and removed me.
  • And, you know, when I got to the intern- I was sitting down, and we had the fentanyl crisis, and it's
  • Certainly, if there's criminal activity and an active crime occurring, law enforcement has the tools.
  • ...right now to go in and make arrests and take action.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Intergovernmental Affairs Apr 22nd, 2025

Intergovernmental Affairs

Transcript Highlights:
  • I'm a home builder and developer from El Paso. I represent myself and my company, Tropicana Homes.
  • Chairman and committee.
  • For months, stalling projects and leaving developers and renters in limbo.
  • And some of the smaller cities and counties, some of them meet like once a month.
  • these, which are both under 5,000 and are tiny and worked well.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Delivery of Government Efficiency Apr 16th, 2025

Delivery of Government Efficiency

Transcript Highlights:
  • Recent incidents have highlighted the urgent need for legislative action and statutory tools to prevent
  • This bill is about giving state agencies the tools and the flexibility they need to effectively manage
  • So we need the flexibility. many aspects of our job and remote work is just one of the tools that we
  • . and that's, it just cycles and cycles and cycles.
  • It gives 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. weight to the tools that already work and creates new avenues for
LA

Louisiana 2026 Regular Session

Education Apr 23rd, 2026

Education

Transcript Highlights:
  • They call them frequent flyers, and they see that, and they document that.
  • They call them frequent flyers, and they see that, and they document that.
  • And we went round and round and round on a draft.
  • The participation by our high schools and so. and more and more. And I think it's really good.
  • We had 17 schools ask for that waiver, and we asked them to provide documentation that there was a significant
Summary: The House Education Committee met on April 23, 2026, with a quorum present and took up several education-related bills. SB 206 by Chairman Miller would require blood pressure screening for student athletes as part of physical examinations, with amendments narrowing the bill to student athletes and removing BESE rulemaking language. Supporters, including Coach Marcus Scott and the American Heart Association, said the measure could help detect undiagnosed hypertension and prevent serious health events. Rep. Freiberg moved to report the bill as amended, and it passed without objection. The committee also heard SB 305 by Chairman Edmonds, which would require a publicly available statewide career-alignment dashboard showing how degree programs connect to workforce outcomes, including graduation, employment, wages, and job placement data. Edmonds, student task force member Cruz Cassard, and supporters from workforce and business groups said the dashboard would help students understand Louisiana job opportunities and reduce outmigration. Rep. Landry moved to report the bill favorably, and it passed without objection. HB 624 by Speaker Pro Tem Johnson would update public school emergency planning language from “crisis management plans” to “emergency operations plans” and align the law with current safety standards. School safety officials said it was a cleanup bill that would not create new mandates or costs. Rep. Carpenter moved to report it favorably, and it passed without objection. The committee then considered HB 1022 by Rep. Jackson, as substituted, concerning school-based health care services. Jackson said the bill was intended to clarify that medical decisions in school-based health centers should be made by licensed health professionals, not school staff, while preserving parental consent and not expanding services. School-based health center providers and health association representatives supported the bill, citing examples of improved access and continuity of care, but several members raised concerns about consent, the role of school staff, instructional time, and whether the bill could shift authority away from schools or create legal confusion. Jackson said he would work on amendments with stakeholders and legal staff. After discussion, Rep. Landry moved to report the substitute bill, and the committee approved it on a 10-4 roll call vote.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

State Committee Meeting - 2026-04-09

State Government Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • <00:04:09.480> the and the citizens of Minnesota and the and the citizens of Minnesota and
  • > economic a life and diversity and economic a life and diversity and economic development<00:
  • And so, you and upset that process.
  • one's<00:23:35.480> really And finally, and this one's really And finally, and this one's
  • the tools and legal support the agencies need as they continue the critical work to protect taxpayer
Summary: The committee first approved the April 7, 2026 minutes and then held an informal hearing on House File 4364, which would establish a Central and Eastern European Ethnic Council in Minnesota. Representative Jordan and testifiers Mykola Mager and Julia Miller described the large Central and Eastern European community in Minnesota, its contributions to the state, and the need for a formal advisory body to help address barriers to government services, support refugees, workforce development, entrepreneurship, and cultural understanding. Members expressed general support and noted the bill’s importance, but no formal action was taken on the bill during the hearing. The committee then took up House File 4543, a bill to create a centralized payroll reporting portal for prevailing wage projects. Representative Frazier said the bill would reduce administrative burden on project owners, improve transparency and accountability, and help prevent wage theft, misclassification, tax fraud, and insurance fraud. Testifiers from county, city, and contractor groups largely supported the idea of streamlining reporting, but contractor representatives raised concerns about employee data privacy, public access to sensitive payroll information, duplication of existing systems, interoperability with contractor software, and the need for stakeholder engagement. Members echoed both support and caution, and the bill was laid over as amended rather than advanced. Finally, the committee considered House File 4821, described by Chair Klevorn as addressing the “penny problem” and a related change to high-deductible insurance plans. The bill would authorize state agencies to round cash transactions because of the penny shortage and would change MMB’s obligation to offer certain high-deductible health plans from “must” to “may,” producing modest administrative savings. Members questioned the drafting of the rounding language and asked about cash transactions at state agencies and the handling of cannabis tax payments. The chair noted the bill had missed the deadline and would be caught by the chief clerk’s office; the discussion ended with the bill being laid over as amended.
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Postsecondary Education Apr 7th, 2026 at 10:30 am

Postsecondary Education

Transcript Highlights:
  • Closed the vote and declared the vote. Representative Hassenbach with nine ayes and zero nays.
  • Closed the vote and declared the vote. Representative Hassenbach with nine ayes and zero nays.
  • You can look someone in the face and take instruction and learn from them.
  • And so it would just pass them.
  • Close the vote and declare the vote. Representative Hassenbach with nine ayes and zero nays.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House State Government Finance and Policy Committee 3/3/26

State Government Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • and say we are actually looking into and accounting for it in our documents that we talk about the health
  • Minnesota, we can point to a document Minnesota, we can point to a document and<00:29:14.960>
  • tools to inform the creating additional tools to inform the legislature<00:31:15.840> and<00:
  • <01:26:28.719> take<01:26:28.880> on tools and the resources to take on tools and the
  • c> and functions and tools that support and functions and tools that support and fraud<01:26:56.320
Bills: HF3676, HF3683, HF3395
Summary: The committee first approved minutes from February 19 and February 26, while skipping the February 24 minutes because of a drafting error that would be corrected later. It then took up House File 3676, a Safe at Home program bill described by Rep. Nash as arising from a constituent’s dangerous identity exposure and intended to tighten protections for participants, including allowing emancipated minors to enroll. Testimony from the Secretary of State’s office explained that the bill would clarify who may apply for a minor, require proof of guardianship, strengthen court findings before a participant’s physical address can be disclosed, increase penalties for harmful disclosure, prohibit discrimination based on participation, require state agencies to designate a Safe at Home contact person, allow use of the Safe at Home card as proof of residence for certain ID purposes, and require judge training. Members raised concerns about federal compatibility, constitutionality of court-related provisions, and the need for a fiscal note on the felony penalty. Several sections were noted as being removed or modified in a later engrossment, and the committee voted to re-refer HF 3676 to the Transportation Finance and Policy Committee. The committee then heard House File 3683, which would direct the state budget forecast to include the estimated cost of fraud. Rep. Nash argued that fraud is a significant but unquantified drain on state resources and said the bill would adapt existing forecast language used for inflation to track fraud costs. Minnesota Management and Budget Deputy Commissioner Anna Mingi testified that fraud is unacceptable and that the agency works to prevent and detect it, but said the twice-yearly forecast is not the right tool for this kind of retrospective analysis. She explained that if fraud is identified, the forecast would reflect reduced spending through program integrity actions rather than a separate fraud-cost line item. The bill was moved and referred to the general register after a roll call was requested.