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TX
Transcript Highlights:
- Speaker, there's a Senate messenger at the door of the House. Admit the messenger. Thank you, Mr.
Bills:
HB5560, HB2, HB24, HB3233, HB1397, HB2067, HB3133, HB5696, HB5680, HB2885, HB3966, HB3556, HB3595, HB144, HB26, HB2038, HB521, HB4, HB 1178, HB42, HB 1211, HB783, HB3963, HB2240, HB1690, HB 1234, HB3372, HB27, HB4211, HB2243, HB2853, HB4638, HJR7, HB 100, HB 126, HB3783, HB5138, HB2512, HB5616, HB4751, SB17, SB1637, SB1833, SB2155, SB21, SB2778, SB260, SB8, SB12, SB37, SB379, SB441, SB1566, SB2878, HB4112, HB3866, HB4749, HB2844, HB150
Keywords:
groundwater, civil penalties, water conservation, drought contingency, environmental protection, public education, teacher compensation, certification, funding, school finance, educator rights, education funding, charter schools, staff compensation, state aid, retention allotment, zoning, public notice, local government, residential development
HI
Hawaii 2026 Regular Session
HSH Public Hearing - Tue Feb 17, 2026 @ 9:30 AM HST
Human Services & Homelessness
Transcript Highlights:
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of in support in person the department of in support in person the department - Um, we have the Department of Taxation in person. >> Department of Taxation stands on our testimony with
- Department of Transportation. Department of Transportation.
- <00:34:28.000>
did <00:34:28.320>a Department of Human Services did a Department of - >
of <00:34:50.560>human governor and department of human governor and department of human
Keywords:
grants, community engagement, nonprofit organizations, federal assistance, volunteering, youth transit, public transportation, subsidized transit, environment, energy independence, affordable transportation, Hawaii, diaper tax credit, families, low-income, childcare, health, Hawaii Department of Human Services, DHS, emergency appropriation
Summary:
The committee heard testimony on several measures related to human services, homelessness, transit, and family supports. HB 2116 HD1, concerning grants from the Office of Community Services to nonprofits providing training and volunteerism opportunities, drew strong support from Catholic Charities Hawaii, Hawaii Children’s Action Network Speaks, and multiple organizations in written testimony. Supporters said the bill would help vulnerable people affected by federal program changes and cuts by connecting them to reintegration and support services.
HB 1879 HD1, establishing a subsidized youth transit program coordinated with counties, received extensive testimony in support from the Department of Health, Department of Taxation, Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation Commission, Aloha United Way, Hawaii Bicycling League, Hawaii Appleseed, Hawaii State Youth Commission, Hawaii Public Health Institute, Greenpeace Hawaii, Hawaii Youth Transportation Council, and others. Testifiers emphasized equity, school attendance, reduced transportation costs, climate benefits, and broader access for youth. Several witnesses urged amendments to make the program universal rather than means-tested, and committee discussion noted implementation questions for neighbor islands and rural areas.
HB 2214, creating a refundable diaper tax credit for low-income families with children age four and under, was supported by the Hawaii Diaper Bank, Hawaii Children’s Action Network Speaks, and several other organizations. The Department of Taxation recommended making the credit non-refundable and clarifying definitions to aid administration, while supporters argued refundability was important for low-income families who may owe little or no income tax. HB 2310, an emergency appropriation to replenish DHS funds used to provide SNAP benefits during a federal shutdown, also drew broad support from DHS, Catholic Charities, Hawaii Public Health Institute, Hawaii Children’s Action Network Speaks, Hawaii Food Industry Association, Aloha United Way, and others; witnesses praised the state’s rapid response and said the appropriation would prepare DHS for future emergencies. The committee also heard HB 2168 HD1 and HB 2427 HD1 on education for students experiencing homelessness and unaccompanied homeless youth; the Attorney General recommended technical amendments to avoid conflicts with existing law and to clarify McKinney-Vento-related definitions, while advocates stressed the need for school access, transportation, meals, and other supports for homeless and runaway youth.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- It will transfer pasture land owned by the Texas Department of Criminal Justice to Walker County.
- Both Walker County and the Texas Department of Criminal Justice support this legislation.
- So, for example, the City of Lakeway has a police department, but we don't have a fire department.
- Yeah, in terms of the five of the eight, one of the five. Let's find out. One of them is EMS.
- Okay, and oftentimes there's confusion between... ...Travis County Fire Departments and the City of Austin
Bills:
SB1079, SB1243, SB1504, SB1579, SB1708, SB1844, SB1851, SB1879, SB1921, SB1951, SB2237, SB2238, SB2406, SB2407
Keywords:
SB 1079, Texas, county government, commissioners court, Local Government Code, Chapter 263, surplus property, salvage property, data storage device, hard drive, electronic media, digital records, confidential information, protected information, privacy, records retention, information security, data destruction, device disposal, sensitive data
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- Maybe a head of a department or the assistant city manager, and they're trying to work their way up,
- the current system kind of influences in terms of modes of transportation.
- , um, we're kind of bantering about it at the office, um, a couple of cities, the city of San Antonio
- , out of the business of banning horse drawn carriages, because there are a lot of small business operators
- I, I'm Mayor Tom Kilgore of the city of Lakeway, Texas.
Bills:
SB 1079, SB 1243, SB 1504, SB 1579, SB 1708, SB 1844, SB 1851, SB 1879, SB 1921, SB 1951, SB 2237, SB 2238, SB 2406, SB 2407
Keywords:
SB 1079, Texas, county government, commissioners court, Local Government Code, Chapter 263, surplus property, salvage property, data storage device, hard drive, electronic media, digital records, confidential information, protected information, privacy, records retention, information security, data destruction, device disposal, sensitive data
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- Derek Burkhalter, I'm a Deputy General Counsel for Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation, and
- This is a cleanup bill members request. by the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation, generally
- The Department of Information Resources had a public comment period after House Bill 4 passed, asking
- And one of those suggestions was streamlining the process of opting out of data collection, so this is
- And SCR 8 expresses the opposition of the 89th Legislature of the State of Texas to the creation of a
Keywords:
SB 213, Texas insurance, Insurance Code, Chapter 551, Chapter 541, bundling, tying arrangement, cross-selling, homeowners insurance, residential property insurance, auto insurance, personal automobile insurance, consumer protection, unfair trade practice, deceptive insurance practice, property and casualty insurer, Lloyd's plan, county mutual, reciprocal exchange, farm mutual
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- Minnesota Department of Health the DWF Minnesota Department of Health the DWF and<00:37:09.000><
- I serve as the secretary of the fire department for the city of Raymond.
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Minneapolis <00:53:56.319>to department in the City of Minneapolis to department - Chair, we've already had two boiled water orders from the Department of Health in 2019 and '21 due to
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a <01:35:45.199>health Department of Health we issued a health Department
Bills:
HF458, HF459, HF461, HF449, HF450, HF965, HF1280, HF612, HF615, HF616, HF622, HF650, HF651, HF1045, HF972, HF851, HF644, HF1050
Keywords:
HF458, Henderson, water treatment facility, drinking water, municipal water, public infrastructure, capital investment, state bonds, bonding bill, Public Facilities Authority, water distribution system, well connection, local government grant, Minnesota capital budget, HF459, Carver levee, City of Carver, levee restoration, flood control, flood mitigation
CO
Colorado 2026 Regular Session
Colorado House 2026 Legislative Day 087 Part 2 Apr 11th, 2026
Colorado House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- the expenses of the executive, legislative, and judicial departments of the state of Colorado, and its
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Colorado, departments of the state of Colorado, departments of the state of Colorado - A lot of those departments have some that can just not hire.
- A lot of those departments have some that can just not hire.
- A lot of those departments have some that can just not hire.
AZ
Arizona 2026 Regular Session
03/19/2026 - House Rural Economic Development
Rural Economic Development
Transcript Highlights:
- What's the geography of the Northern Arizona Council of Governments?
- Can you address that and sort of the security aspects on the importance of the port of entry?
- of Oaxaca.
- So just internationally, the state of Arizona is the talk of the town because of Douglas.
- Over 90% of fentanyl is interdicted at ports of entry.
Bills:
SB1272
Keywords:
appropriation, Douglas port of entry, state funding, infrastructure, federal support, 1182, all
TX
Texas 89th 2nd C.S.
89th Legislative Session - Second Called Session Sep 2nd, 2025
Texas House Floor Meeting
KY
Kentucky 2026 Regular Session
House Standing Committee on Health Services (2-19-26) - reupload
Health Services
Transcript Highlights:
- of Kentucky as well as Cincinnati, parts of Indiana, and Huntington, West Virginia.
- A central feature of this legislation is the creation of a pause in procedure.
- is the creation of a pause legislation is the creation of a pause in<00:02:46.000>
procedure. - give, is to make that gift of organ donation, the gift of sight, the gift of a heartbeat, the gift of
- gift of sight, the gift of donation, the gift of sight, the gift of a<00:04:10.959>
heartbeat,
Keywords:
This meeting failed to start and as part of it was not live streamed. This is the complete meeting pulled from backups.
00:00 - Call to Order/Roll Call
01:03 - Discussion of 26RS HB 510
05:32 - Roll Call Vote on 26RS HB 510
06:32 - Adjournment, 958, all
Summary:
The House Standing Committee on Health Services met with a quorum and took up one item: House Bill 510. The bill, presented by Representative Neas with testimony from Network for Hope CEO Barry Massa and Kentucky Right to Life executive director Adia Wishner, would create new statutory protocols for organ donation. Supporters said it clarifies medical and legal definitions, requires an immediate pause in organ recovery if anyone observes a concerning neurological change or indication of life, and mandates reassessment before proceeding, with the goal of protecting patients and rebuilding public trust in organ, tissue, and eye donation.
Testimony emphasized that the bill is intended to ensure organ recovery only proceeds when death has been confirmed with certainty and that the safeguards largely reflect practices already used by Network for Hope. Supporters framed the measure as both protecting donor dignity and preserving confidence in the donation system. The committee chair said he supported the clarification and noted the importance of the issue.
A motion and second were made, and the committee voted by roll call to advance HB 510. The bill received favorable expression and was reported as likely to pass on the House floor. The committee then announced its next meeting date and adjourned.
KY
Kentucky 2026 Regular Session
House Legislative Session Day 8 (1-15-26)
Kentucky House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Commonwealth of Kentucky. Commonwealth of Kentucky.
- Next order of business is the second reading of bills. Mr.
- Next order of business is the introduction of floor amendments.
- Next order of business is the introduction of floor amendments.
- year of our Lord 2026. year of our Lord 2026.
Keywords:
Video Starts 00:00
Convene 07:18
Calendar/Second Readings 12:04
Report of Committees 12:31
Motions, Petitions, and Communications 13:30
Introduction of New Bills and Resolutions 16:50
Recess for ConC and Rules Meeting 20:44
ConC and Rules Report 23:01
Adjournment 25:50, 958, all
Summary:
The House convened with an invocation and the Pledge of Allegiance, then established a quorum with 95 members present. Members approved excusing absences, suspended rules to allow co-sponsorships and vote modifications, and approved the journal from January 14, 2026. The clerk reported second readings of House Bills 176, 184, and 265, and the Health Services Committee reported favorably on House Bills 178 and 280, as well as House Joint Resolution 24, which would direct the Cabinet for Health and Family Services to withdraw a previously submitted 1115A waiver application for a mandatory community engagement program; those measures were advanced to first reading and placed on the calendar.
During announcements, members noted a KPA breakfast the next morning, a House Committee on Local Government meeting cancellation, a POB meeting after adjournment, a “Bags of Hope” service project for children in foster care, an open house for higher education leaders, and a Legislative Oversight and Investigation Committee meeting after adjournment. The House then received a large batch of new bill and resolution introductions covering school bus safety, education, literacy funding, local public agency transactions, Alzheimer’s services, tax-dollar restrictions, curriculum, public holidays, trophy catfish, electric generating unit decommissioning costs, sexual offenses against children, fertility treatment, medicinal cannabis, workers’ compensation, occupational license fees, pension supplemental payments, certificate of need, end-of-life patient-directed care, risk protection orders, affordable housing, physician continuing medical education, constitutional term limits for governor and lieutenant governor, jail booking procedures, educators, farmland preservation loans, domestic violence, and several resolutions including Burn Awareness Week, Profound Autism Day, and Suits and Sneakers Day.
The House recessed for a Committee on Committees meeting, then received the committee’s report assigning numerous bills to standing committees and making several membership changes, including appointing Representatives Burke, Gentry, and Camuel to specified committees and removing Representatives Gentry, Watkins, and Stevenson from others. No floor amendments were introduced. The House then adjourned by unanimous consent until 9:00 a.m. Friday, January 16, 2026.
AL
Transcript Highlights:
- by local governments to the department of revenue.
- Through the department directly and without court, just like the Department of Revenue can, other departments
- , or district judge in the name of the department.
- Also could be... of the department.
- The Department of Revenue does and that's... ...the Department of Revenue does and that's what we modeled
Keywords:
Morgan County, judge of probate, legal qualifications, equity jurisdiction, constitutional amendment, campaign finance, electronic notifications, civil penalties, Fair Campaign Practices Act, Secretary of State, sex offenders, treatment programs, electronic media, post office box restrictions, Class C felony, parole, probation, human cloning, criminal penalties, embryo
NH
New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session
Commission to Study the Effect of Recent Changes Made to Charitable Gaming Laws (01/29/2024)
Keywords:
NH House of Representatives Committee Streaming, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zpTvHEqQSBY, 2026-07-02T03:39:52+00:00, 2.2.24, Data collected via generic collector engine, Commission to Study the Effect of Recent Changes Made to Charitable Gaming Laws, Including the Newly Authorized Historical Horse Races, 928, house, all, 2.2.42, 2.1.47
NH
New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session
Commission to Study the Effect of Recent Changes Made to Charitable Gaming Laws (12/04/23)
Keywords:
NH House of Representatives Committee Streaming, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aQ6x9vGEKLM, 2026-07-02T03:39:50+00:00, 2.2.24, Data collected via generic collector engine, Commission to Study the Effect of Recent Changes Made to Charitable Gaming Laws, Including the Newly Authorized Historical Horse Races, 928, house, all, 2.2.42, 2.1.47
NH
New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session
Commission to Study the Effect of Recent Changes Made to Charitable Gaming Laws (11/06/23)
Keywords:
NH House of Representatives Committee Streaming, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L8238DUeXVY, 2026-07-02T03:39:49+00:00, 2.2.24, Data collected via generic collector engine, Commission to Study the effect of recent changes made to charitable gaming laws, including the newly authorized historical horse races, 928, house, all, 2.2.42, 2.1.47
NH
New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session
Commission to Study the Effect of Recent Changes Made to Charitable Gaming Laws (11/06/23)
Keywords:
NH House of Representatives Committee Streaming, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L8238DUeXVY, 2026-06-14T02:39:08+00:00, 2.2.23, Data collected via generic collector engine, Commission to Study the effect of recent changes made to charitable gaming laws, including the newly authorized historical horse races, 928, house, all, 2.2.40, 2.1.47
NH
New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session
Commission to Study the Effect of Recent Changes Made to Charitable Gaming Laws (10/17/23)
Keywords:
NH House of Representatives Committee Streaming, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TbfRiMVLnr0, 2026-07-02T03:39:48+00:00, 2.2.24, Data collected via generic collector engine, Commission to Study the effect of recent changes made to charitable gaming laws, including the newly authorized historical horse races, 928, house, all, 2.2.42, 2.1.47
NH
New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session
Committee to Study Extended Producer Responsibility (10/16/23)
Keywords:
NH House of Representatives Committee Streaming, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=en1FT41qJHA, 2026-07-02T03:39:48+00:00, 2.2.24, Data collected via generic collector engine, Committee to Study Extended Producer Responsibility in order to provide relief to the cost of municipalities in solid waste disposal, 928, house, all, 2.2.42, 2.1.47
NH
New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session
Committee to Study Extended Producer Responsibility (09/18/23)
Keywords:
NH House of Representatives Committee Streaming, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bh9csDIvafo, 2026-07-02T03:39:47+00:00, 2.2.24, Data collected via generic collector engine, Committee to Study Extended Producer Responsibility in order to provide relief to the cost of municipalities in solid waste disposal, 928, house, all, 2.2.42, 2.1.47
AL
Alabama 2025 Regular Session
Alabama Senate County and Municipal Government Committee Apr 29th, 2025
County and Municipal Government
Transcript Highlights:
- many of you are aware of.
- March 28th that many of you are aware of.
- First of all,... ...comments. First of all, a library is a place of learning.
- On the fiscal note, we have to keep the Department of Corrections ...
- Aaliyah opened the Department of Corrections, and so the cost that we still have to have involves some
Keywords:
liquefied petroleum gas, safety regulations, public gathering places, cylinder storage, proximity regulations, parental rights, drag performances, public schools, public libraries, overnight programs, gender identity, minor safety, Gulf of America, name change, state compliance, educational materials, local resources, historical reference, building codes, standardization