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TX

Texas 89th Regular

Senate Session (Part IV) Aug 22nd, 2025

Texas Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • 3 PM, Tuesday, August 26th, pending the reading and referral of bills, the receipt of messages, committee
  • August 26, pending the reading and referral of bills, the receipt of messages, committee reports, and
Bills: SB 2, SB 5, SB 9, SB 7, SB 17, SB 4, HB4, HB1, HB3, HB20, HB22, SB9, SB7, SB17, SB4, HB4, SB2, SB5
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Senate Session (Part I) Aug 22nd, 2025

Texas Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Everybody else in the committee saw it, and it was when the messenger handed it to you in committee?
  • As a part of your service on the Education Committee, Process a lot of data about independent school
  • I think it was before the committee hearing.
  • Did the body in the finance committee, the education committee, say that we needed to do something for
  • This is it, there's no more committee hearings.
Bills: SB 2, SB 5, SB 9, SB 7, SB 17, SB 4, HB4, HB1, HB3, HB20, HB22, SB9, SB7, SB17, SB4, HB4, SB2, SB5
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Senate Session (Part II) Aug 22nd, 2025

Texas Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • You haven't been in those committee hearings; you haven't seen or heard what's been stated in those committee
  • from the committee to Mr.
  • That has been discussed and brought up in committee.
  • No, in my capacity as the chair of the committee.
  • We distributed it to all the committee members.
Bills: SB 2, SB 5, SB 9, SB 7, SB 17, SB 4, HB4, HB1, HB3, HB20, HB22, SB9, SB7, SB17, SB4, HB4, SB2, SB5
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Senate Session (Part III) Aug 22nd, 2025

Texas Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Senator Huffman was the chair of the committee. Senator Huffman has testified.
  • From the moment I was appointed to this committee, Chairman King.
  • In committee, over and over again, the Chair reenters. The map is laid out.
  • Republican redistricting committee.
  • To disrespect that is to disrespect the concept of humanity entirely.
Bills: SB 2, SB 5, SB 9, SB 7, SB 17, SB 4, HB4, HB1, HB3, HB20, HB22, SB9, SB7, SB17, SB4, HB4, SB2, SB5
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

PBS Info Briefing - Mon Apr 20, 2026 @ 2:00 PM HST

Hawaii House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • of committees, committees are allowed to have representatives um also outside of the committee.
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  • So, I'd like everyone to committee.
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  • </c><00:15:17.240><c> is</c> what the National Weather Service is what the National Weather Service is
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

House Chamber - Mon Apr 20, 2026, 12:00PM HST - Day 47

Hawaii House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Item number five, reports of standing committees.
  • Moving on to the top of page 11, standing committee report 2213.
  • Standing Committee Report 2213, 2214, 2215. Representative Garcia: No vote. So ordered.
  • </c><00:19:49.360><c> report</c><00:19:49.840><c> 2213</c> standing committee report 2213 standing committee
  • </c><00:20:17.360><c> Report</c> Moving on to Standing Committee Report Moving on to Standing Committee
LA

Louisiana 2026 Regular Session

House and Governmental Affairs Mar 24th, 2026

House and Governmental Affairs

Transcript Highlights:
  • They asked him to provide a service.
  • They asked him to provide a service.
  • What I have noticed over my years here is we have committee hearings, whether it's of a standing committee
  • And what committee? They had enough time to prepare. And what committee was that?
  • So I do remember serving on that study committee.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Commerce Finance and Policy Committee 3/24/26

Commerce Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • Welcome to the committee.
  • or different services more uh services or different services or<00:43:53.839><c> is</c><00:43:54.000
  • </c> committee. Ben, how you doing? committee. Ben, how you doing?
  • Welcome to the committee.
  • Welcome to the committee. If &gt;&gt; Very good. Welcome to the committee.
AL

Alabama 2026 Regular Session

Alabama House Commerce and Small Business Committee Mar 11th, 2026

Commerce and Small Business

Transcript Highlights:
  • </c> &gt;&gt; I got another committee meeting at 3:30.
  • &gt;&gt; I got another committee meeting at 3:30.
  • You're saying that that committee made for our hurry?
  • >> Well, it's local committee, so yes. >> You sure you want to go?
  • I don't think this committee can pass it because I've had numerous members of the committee come to me
Bills: SB279, HB478, SB279, HB478
FL

Florida 2026 Regular Session

Health Policy Feb 2nd, 2026

Health Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • The Committee on Health Policy will now come to order.
  • Required services include prenatal education.
  • Good afternoon, Chair and committee members.
  • with simply to provide supportive services to residents with ADRD, as long as those services are optional
  • , wraparound services, independent living, skill-building, and ambulatory detoxification services.
Summary: The committee first considered SB 268, a public records exemption for emergency physicians. Senator Rodriguez’s strike-all amendment narrowed and clarified the exemption, and testimony from an emergency physician described threats, harassment, and safety concerns tied to mandatory reporting and patient encounters. The committee adopted the amendment and reported the bill favorably as a committee substitute. Members then heard SB 514, creating the Dula Support for Healthy Births Pilot Program in Broward, Miami-Dade, and Palm Beach counties for pregnant and postpartum women affected by substance use disorder. Senator Osgood explained the pilot would provide non-medical doula support and data collection, and an amendment changed the funding source to specific appropriations in the General Appropriations Act. Supporters said doula care can improve maternal and infant outcomes and complement medical providers. The committee adopted the amendment and reported the bill favorably as a committee substitute. The committee also approved SB 36 on use of professional nursing titles after extensive debate over whether nurses with doctoral degrees should be allowed to use “doctor” in clinical settings, with concerns raised about patient confusion and the need for clearer identification. The bill was amended to align with the House version and then reported favorably as a committee substitute. The committee next approved SB 864, a public records exemption for uterine fibroid research data, after a technical amendment setting a July 1, 2026 effective date; Senator Sharif said the exemption is needed so the Department of Health can collect sensitive data for the related research bill. SB 844, requiring continuing education on sickle cell disease care management for certain licensed physicians and nurses, was also reported favorably after emotional testimony from patients and advocates describing delayed care and bias. Later, the committee approved SB 1404 on memory care, after a strike-all amendment creating a new memory care specialty license for assisted living facilities that advertise or provide specialized memory care services, while allowing optional supportive services without the new license. Supporters from the senior living industry backed the clarification. The committee then passed SB 914, which clarifies that licensed occupational therapists may perform dry needling, after an amendment adjusting supervision and continuing education language. Finally, the committee took up SB 1758, a broad Medicaid and SNAP reform bill that would strengthen fraud enforcement, impose Medicaid work requirements for certain able-bodied adults, expand behavioral health services, modernize drug purchasing and prior authorization, and require SNAP fraud-reduction measures. Several amendments were adopted, and members questioned the work requirement, implementation costs, EBT card photo identification, and due process concerns; debate continued as the transcript ended.
AL

Alabama 2025 Regular Session

Alabama House Health Committee Apr 2nd, 2025

Health

Transcript Highlights:
  • Chairman and members of the committee.
  • Chairman and committee.
  • Thank you, committee. Thank you. Therapist. Thank you, committee. Thank you. Jay Merl.
  • Chairman, members of the committee.
  • I dare anyone in this committee or in this room that you can go to any service station within walking
Bills: HB441, HB445, HB477, HB441, HB445
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Transcript Highlights:
  • Committee Secretary, will you please call the roll?
  • She asked whether oversight is through the state’s Division of Health and Human Services and whether
  • So let me put that human face.
  • Those services are important to our employees, and their families need those services and value those
  • services at FSEDs.
AL

Alabama 2026 Regular Session

Alabama Senate Judiciary Committee Mar 19th, 2026

Judiciary

Transcript Highlights:
  • It may have been done in other committee hearings, but Senator Albritton turned a year older yesterday
  • It may have been done in other committee<00:22:57.360><c> uh</c><00:22:57.600><c> hearings,</c><00:22
  • :58.080><c> but</c><00:22:58.960><c> Senator</c> committee uh hearings, but Senator committee uh hearings
Bills: SB293, SB293
MA

Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session

Special Joint Committee on Initiative Petitions Mar 3rd, 2026

Special Joint Committee on Initiative Petitions

Transcript Highlights:
  • It is referred to a committee, in this case the Special Joint Committee on Initiative Petitions, where
  • committee is hearing sensitive testimony.
  • committee is hearing sensitive testimony.
  • , and that if this committee opposes...
  • Questions from the committee? Senator Feingold.
Bills: H5004
Summary: The Special Joint Committee on Initiative Petitions held a public hearing on Initiative Petition 25-14, H 5-004, “an act to improve access to public records.” Chairs Cindy Friedman and Alice Peisch outlined the Article 48 process and explained that the committee was hearing expert testimony, then proponents, then opponents, before any public testimony. The first expert, Will Clark of the National Conference of State Legislatures, gave a general overview of public records laws across the states, emphasizing that all states have some form of open-records law but that exemptions, timelines, fees, and coverage of legislatures vary widely. He discussed legislative exemptions, legislative privilege, and court cases showing that outcomes often turn on the exact language of state constitutions, statutes, and chamber rules. Rebecca Murray, General Counsel for the Secretary of the Commonwealth, testified about Massachusetts public records administration, saying requests and appeals have risen sharply since the 2017 law update, with state agency requests increasing from 22,572 in 2017 to 47,776 in 2025 and appeals reaching a record 4,051 cases in 2025. She said the initiative would extend the law to the General Court and the Governor’s office and add exemptions for those branches, while warning that the volume and complexity of requests could require more resources. The proponents, led by Jesse Littlewood of the Coalition for Healthy Democracy, Scotia Hila of Act on Mass, and Auditor Diana DiZoglio, argued that Massachusetts is an outlier for exempting the legislature and governor from public records law and that the proposal would create needed accountability without exposing personal constituent communications or internal deliberations. They said the measure would make records such as committee votes, final bill drafts, amendments, expenditures, attendance records, minutes, and public testimony available, while preserving exemptions for constituent services, draft legislation, internal staff communications, and policy development discussions. DiZoglio emphasized that the initiative is aimed at basic administrative and financial records, citing her own difficulty obtaining receipts, contracts, and procurement documents, and said the public should be able to see how taxpayer dollars are spent. Committee members questioned the witnesses extensively about the scope of exemptions, constituent privacy, legislative privilege, and whether the measure could reach communications with nonprofits or lobbying-type interactions; proponents responded that privacy and constituent-service exemptions were intended to remain in place, though some members pressed for clearer statutory language. The hearing also included a contentious exchange over whether the initiative could affect legislative communications and whether the Senate had already taken a position against the measure. Some members raised concerns about separation of powers, legislative privilege, and the possibility of exposing constituent communications or internal deliberations, while proponents argued that the initiative was narrowly tailored and that any legal disputes could be resolved in court. No votes or formal actions were taken at the hearing. The committee concluded the testimony portion after hearing from the proponents and their questions, with the matter left pending for further consideration.
AL

Alabama 2026 Regular Session

Alabama Senate Banking and Insurance Committee Feb 25th, 2026

Banking and Insurance

Transcript Highlights:
  • Chairman, committee.
  • </c> ambulance services. ambulance services.
  • This bill deals with reimbursement of EMS services, ambulance services across the state.
  • <c> contacted,</c><00:24:06.400><c> they</c> service providers are contacted, they service providers
  • </c> service providers to come up on a scene. service providers to come up on a scene.
Bills: SB294, HB296, HB300, SB269
FL

Florida 2026 Regular Session

Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice Feb 4th, 2026

Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice

Transcript Highlights:
  • The Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice will now come to order.
  • Thank you, Chair and members of the committee.
  • I echo the comments of my colleagues here on this committee. This is much needed.
  • I echo the comments of my colleagues here on this committee. This is much needed.
  • This amendment was developed in conjunction with your excellent committee staff.
Bills: S0132, S0418, S0646, S0820, S1734
Summary: The Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice met with a quorum and took up several bills. SB 646, relating to drug paraphernalia, was presented by President Gates as a narrow measure to allow drug testing tools such as fentanyl test strips and reagent kits to detect dangerous adulterants and help prevent overdose deaths. Senator Osgood spoke in strong support, describing the bill as important for people in recovery. The bill had one support appearance and was reported favorably by unanimous roll call. The committee then heard SB 418 on law enforcement interactions with individuals with autism spectrum disorder. Senator Jones explained that the bill requires autism awareness and communication/de-escalation training for officers and creates a voluntary Blue Envelope Program for drivers with ASD. Multiple advocates, including Disability Rights Florida, an Autism Society representative, parents, and a retired federal officer, testified in support, emphasizing safety, communication, and the need to avoid tragic misunderstandings during police encounters. Senators also discussed whether broader disability training should be considered in the future. SB 418 was reported favorably unanimously. Next, the committee considered SB 132 on restoration of voting rights, which would require the Florida Commission on Offender Review to create and maintain a public database to help people determine whether they have completed sentence requirements for rights restoration and to publish clearer instructions for eligible individuals. An amendment was adopted to make the database subject to legislative appropriation. The bill was then reported favorably. The committee also approved SB 1734, which recognizes juvenile probation and detention officers as officers under state law and extends training, certification, and certain benefits, and CS/SB 820, which strengthens reporting requirements for problem-solving courts and sets annual reporting deadlines. Both bills were reported favorably after brief discussion and support appearances.
TX

Texas 89th 2nd C.S.

State Affairs Aug 26th, 2025

State Affairs

Transcript Highlights:
  • Committee on State Affairs will come to order. Good afternoon. Will the clerk call the roll?
  • A member of a specific purpose committee for supporting, opposing or assisting a statewide officeholder
  • Concerns have arisen and so Senate Bill 54, which I present to the committee, will strike that language
  • Chairman, and I thank the members of the committee.
  • Uh, if there's no other business to come before the committee at this time, we thank our, our committee
Bills: SB 53, SB 54, HB16, SB 19