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TX
Transcript Highlights:
- Dean of the Senate moves to dispense the reading of yesterday's journal.
- Texas State Board of Examiners of Professional counselors, Ms. Nadia M.
- of this.
- Of Ms.
- the judgment of the majority of the Senate for the judgment of the majority of council members and commissioners
Keywords:
sex designation, restroom access, civil penalties, private civil right of action, women's privacy, law enforcement, department file, employee records, misconduct, confidentiality, Texas occupations code, election laws, attorney general, prosecution, criminal offenses, criminal prosecution, jurisdiction, hemp, consumable hemp, hemp-derived cannabinoids
LA
Louisiana 2026 Regular Session
House and Governmental Affairs Apr 8th, 2026
House and Governmental Affairs
Keywords:
local law, special bill, legislative process, transparency, election amendment, Medicaid, SNAP, fraud detection, income tax, legislative auditor, data sharing, state revenue, lobbying, public service, ethics, statewide officials, compensation, disclosure requirements, government employment, financial disclosure
AL
Alabama 2026 1st Special Session
Alabama Senate County and Municipal Government Committee Mar 10th, 2026
County and Municipal Government
Transcript Highlights:
- Um, the substitute is a combination of, uh, a lot of edits, and I have to give a lot of credit to the
- Chairman, that’s the, um, kind of the crux of the substitute.
- Um, the substitute is a combination of, uh, a lot of edits, and I have to give a lot of credit to the
- Um, the substitute is a combination of, uh, a lot of edits, and I have to give a lot of credit to the
- supportive of this. supportive of this.
Keywords:
education oversight, subpoena authority, investigation, State Superintendent, school misconduct, ad valorem tax, road funding, local government, referendum, Choctaw County, HB141, Alabama, state employees, salary deductions, payroll deduction, State Comptroller, membership dues, voluntary contributions, insurance premiums, financial instruments
AL
Alabama 2025 Regular Session
Alabama House Ways and Means Education Committee Apr 16th, 2025
Ways and Means Education
Transcript Highlights:
- We all rose this morning out of bed just because of you. You give us life. You give us grace.
- Wit Pool is the youngest of the three Pools and we've had, I think, all of them.
- One is the county definition of rural... One is the county definition of rural.
- I am president of the Alabama Association of Independent Colleges and Universities, and I represent all
- So, to be eligible for designation as a hunger-free campus, a public or private institution of higher
Keywords:
rural physician, tax credit, healthcare access, physician recruitment, Alabama, HB379, Alabama income tax, nonresident exemption, remote workers, traveling employees, mobile workforce, withholding tax, state tax reciprocity, multistate employees, temporary work, work location tracking, time and attendance system, remote work taxation, professional athlete, professional entertainer
AL
Alabama 2025 Regular Session
Alabama Senate County and Municipal Government Committee Apr 2nd, 2025
County and Municipal Government
Transcript Highlights:
- The cost of splitting the 40% of 1% is... ...cost of splitting the 40% of 1% is around $5 million.
- of your people.
- parts of it.
- The Alabama Secretary of State's website is going to be used free of charge to municipalities.
- Chairman, members of the committee, I'm here representing the Alabama Restaurant and Hospitality Association
Keywords:
county tax, education funding, capital projects, local government, sales tax, food trucks, mobile vendors, business license, health inspection, statewide regulation, zoning ordinances, vessel registration, boating fees, state funds, regulatory changes, water safety, municipal zoning, zoning board, appeals process, circuit court
TX
Texas 89th Regular
Trade, Workforce & Economic Development May 21st, 2025
Trade, Workforce & Economic Development
Transcript Highlights:
- industry a bastion of free speech.
- of the National Association.
- National Guard Association of REALTORS® and the REALTOR® Association.
- I have been a member of the National... ...Association of REALTORS®, my Virginia Association of REALTORS
- a member of an association to join.
Keywords:
SB 1361, Texas disaster recovery loan, small business loan, micro-business loan, community development financial institution, CDFI, economic disaster assistance, post-disaster financing, business recovery fund, Texas Economic Development Bank, zero-interest loan, working capital, payroll support, health benefits, job retention, declared disaster, small business relief, microenterprise, franchise exclusion, private equity-backed business
NM
New Mexico 2026 Regular Session
House - Chamber Meeting Feb 4th, 2026 at 11:20 am
New Mexico House Floor Meeting
Bills:
HB95, HB111, HJR1, HM7, HM17, HM4, HM22, HM3, HM11, HM14, HM15, HM21, HM34, HB2, HB32, HB33, HB61, HJM2, HM23, HM24, HM26
Keywords:
HB95, additional judgeship, district court, judicial district, First Judicial District, Second Judicial District, district judges, court administration, judicial staffing, caseload, access to justice, New Mexico courts, judiciary, judge vacancy, court backlog, state courts, water law, state engineer, civil penalty, compliance order
AL
Alabama 2026 1st Special Session
Alabama House Ways and Means Education Committee Jan 28th, 2026
Ways and Means Education
Transcript Highlights:
- the state of Alabama in working towards solutions that will benefit the people of Alabama.
- morning to all of you. morning to all of you.
- systems, of both of our two school systems, whether<00:09:39.120>
St. - Uh, but in light of that Thank you, Mr. Chairman, members of the committee.
- of the STEM hub.
Keywords:
HB130, Alabama Board of Licensure for Professional Geologists, Sunset Law, sunset review, licensure board, professional geologists, geology, geologist licensing, board appointments, congressional district representation, gubernatorial appointments, state boards and commissions, professional licensing, regulatory board, Alabama Code 34-41-4, environmental engineering, geotechnical engineering, mining industry, petroleum industry, geological sciences
AL
Transcript Highlights:
- I am going to take a couple of things out of order, and I apologize in advance.
- I'm here in opposition of HB43 because there are tens of thousands of Alabama citizens who... thousands
- of rehabilitation and fitness for licensing under the entry of an order of limited relief.
- , if the entity knew of the order of limited relief at the time of...
- The order of limited relief at the time of hiring.
Keywords:
criminal procedure, split sentencing, probation, Class A felony, Class B felony, minimum confinement, custodial sexual misconduct, sexual misconduct, inmate abuse, prisoner exploitation, correctional staff, jail staff, detention center, probation officer, parole officer, Department of Corrections, Department of Youth Services, sheriff, county jail, municipal jail
KY
Kentucky 2026 Regular Session
House Budget Review Subcommittee on Personnel, Public Retirement, and Finance (2-15-23)
Keywords:
KY LRC YouTube, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gU-A8E3V4Hk, 2026-06-21T07:17:03+00:00, 2.2.24, Data collected via generic collector engine, MEETING START 00:00
ROLL CALL 02:46
DISCUSSION WITH THE PROPERTY VALUATION ASSOCIATION, DUSTIN BILLINGS, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, 05:11
DAVID O’NEILL, FAYETTE COUNTY PVA, AND LEE MARTIN, GRAVES COUNTY DEPUTY CONCERNING AERO
SURVEYING AND HOW IT POSITIVELY AFFECTS KY AGRICULTURE NEEDS. AERIAL IMAGERY, REVIEWING
IMPROVEMENTS, INFLUENCING FACTORS OF PROPERTY, CHANGE DETECTION, AND SKETCH VERIFICATION.
DISCUSSION WITH REVENUE CABINET, TOM CRAWFORD, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF PROPERTY EVALUATION 26:31
WITH DEPT. OF REVENUE, AND MIKE TACKETT, MINERAL TAXATION AND GIS SERVICES WITH DEPT. OF REVENUE.
THE KYFROMABOVE PROJECT IS GOING TO BE A HUGE BENEFIT TO KY. BENEFITS TO SMALLER COUNTIES WHO
DO NOT HAVE ACCESS TO THIS INFORMATION. COST SAVINGS FOR ALL KY COUNTY PVA OFFICES.
DISCUSSION WITH KENT ANNESS, DIVISION OF GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION, PROGRAM DIRECTOR FOR THE 33:10
KYFROMABOVE PROJECT ABOUT AERIAL MAPPING, PROJECT UPDATES, PROJECT OVERVIEW, STATUS, RETURN
ON INVESTMENT AND GIS DATA SHARING., 958, all, 2.2.42, 2.1.47
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- And I think for probably all of us, there's just a lot of anxiety.
- Our anxiousness, we've all, a lot of us have been away from our homes for most of this year and.
- Dean of the Senate moves to excuse Senator Eckhardt on matters of important family business.
- Dean of the Senate moves to excuse Senators Miles and West on account of important business.
- Dean of the Senate moves to dispense with the reading of yesterday's journal. Is there objection?
Bills:
SB 2, SB 3, SB 10, SB 16, SB 5, SB 9, SB 7, SB 17, SB 4, SB 19, SB 54, HB23, HB17, HB16, SB19, SB53, SB54, HB16, HB17, HB23, HB27, SB9, SB7, SB17, SB4, SB2, SB3, SB10, SB16, SB5
Keywords:
flash flood, flood warning, outdoor warning siren, emergency alert, disaster preparedness, flood mitigation, Hill Country floods, Texas Water Development Board, municipalities, counties, local government mandate, public safety, grant program, backup power, weather siren, emergency management, flood-prone area, warning system, real property theft, real property fraud
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- And I move suspension of the regular order of business. What purpose?
- Of course, I yield.
- Of course I do. ... Did I? Of course. Friendly question. Okay.
- And so clearly, the session we're in now is not going to apply to any of us because of the timing of
- And so one of the concerns that I'm hearing from several of my counties is that you can have tens of
Bills:
SB 2, SB 3, SB 10, SB 16, SB 5, SB 9, SB 7, SB 17, SB 4, SB 19, SB 54, HB23, HB17, HB16, SB19, SB53, SB54, HB16, HB17, HB23, HB27, SB9, SB7, SB17, SB4, SB2, SB3, SB10, SB16, SB5
Keywords:
flash flood, flood warning, outdoor warning siren, emergency alert, disaster preparedness, flood mitigation, Hill Country floods, Texas Water Development Board, municipalities, counties, local government mandate, public safety, grant program, backup power, weather siren, emergency management, flood-prone area, warning system, real property theft, real property fraud
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- In the judicial branch of state government, to state affairs: House Bill 17 relating to the requirements
- House Bill 23 relating to the exemption from ad valorem taxation of property owned by certain non-profit
- Senate Bill 19 relating to a prohibition on the making and acceptance of political contributions during
- certain change of address notices to state affairs.
- The Chair announces the signing of the House Bill 4, calling in the presence of the Senate. Mr.
Bills:
SB 2, SB 3, SB 10, SB 16, SB 5, SB 9, SB 7, SB 17, SB 4, SB 19, SB 54, HB23, HB17, HB16, SB19, SB53, SB54, HB16, HB17, HB23, HB27, SB9, SB7, SB17, SB4, SB2, SB3, SB10, SB16, SB5
Keywords:
flash flood, flood warning, outdoor warning siren, emergency alert, disaster preparedness, flood mitigation, Hill Country floods, Texas Water Development Board, municipalities, counties, local government mandate, public safety, grant program, backup power, weather siren, emergency management, flood-prone area, warning system, real property theft, real property fraud
OK
Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session
Senate Legislative Session Feb 24th, 2026 at 01:30 pm
Oklahoma Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- She is a constituent of mine and she is the associate professor in early childhood education at the University
- of Oklahoma Tulsa.
- Many of them were duplicative. Many of them we were overpaying.
- Members of Senate Bill 2011 is free on third reading final passage.
- Uh, Senate Bill 2159 will make wheat the official crop of the state of Oklahoma.
Bills:
SB1636, SB1584, SB1730, SB1255, SB1627, SB137, SB2062, SB1470, SB1284, SB1632, SB1594, SB2045, SB1251, SB1884, SB1250, SB1630, SB1262, SB1374, SB1292, SB1432, SB1199, SB1790, SB1481, SB1614, SB1734, SB1437, SB1489, SB1718, SB1778, SB1327, SB1372, SB1403, SB1937, SB277, SB2131, SB1749, SB1348, SB1469, SB2018, SB1931, SB1530, SB2155, SB2030, SB1926, SB2170, SB2151, SB2166, SB1213, SB1381, SB1824, SB1876, SB1728, SB1582, SB1286, SB1386, SB1708, SB1618, SB2106, SB1471, SB2139, SB2154, SB1619, SCR15, HB2786, HB2787, SB1525, SB2011, SB2159
Keywords:
cold case, unsolved homicide, violent crime, case file review, law enforcement, police records, victim family, immediate family member, designated person, forensic testing, witness reinterview, investigative leads, cold case unit, unsolved murder, public safety, Title 21, Oklahoma statutes, sexual assault, evidence kits, DNA testing
OK
Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session
Commerce and Economic Development Oversight Feb 26th, 2026 at 10:30 am
Commerce & Economic Development Oversight
Transcript Highlights:
- Trying to take care of some of the members here that have other committees.
- , things of that nature.
- the state of Oklahoma.
- those kinds of things.
- I mean there's tens of thousands of people that hunt Morels in the spring.
Bills:
HB2445, HB2123, HB3048, HB3176, HB3239, HB3263, HB3794, HB3796, HB4265, HB4266, HB4317, HB4321, HB4322, HB3673
Keywords:
HB2445, Route 66, Oklahoma Route 66 Centennial Forward Commission, centennial, historic highway, preservation, tourism, historical society, scenic byway, National Historic Trail, Route 66 Alliance, Route 66 Association, Oklahoma Historical Society, Oklahoma Department of Transportation, Oklahoma Tourism and Recreation Department, historic preservation, heritage tourism, public-private partnership, sunset extension, commission extension
OK
Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session
Local and County Government Feb 24th, 2026 at 02:00 pm
Local and County Government
Transcript Highlights:
- something that would be broad-based for all of the customers of the city?
- Basically, it's based on the load or the amount of industry and the amount of waste.
- I guess I'm kind of missing the the irkst of the bill here.
- So if and that's what this bill kind of gets out of their way.
- Then it allows them to say, 'This kind of equipment is because of this kind of waste,' and then you could
Keywords:
zoning, municipal compensation, property rights, financial impact, reversion ordinance, solid waste management, municipal authority, regulatory fees, waste reduction, environmental impact, restrictive covenants, discriminatory covenants, racially restrictive covenants, housing discrimination, Fair Housing Act, plats, subdivision plats, residential additions, county clerk, municipal ordinance
AL
Alabama 2026 1st Special Session
Alabama House Ethics and Campaign Finance Committee Jan 28th, 2026
Ethics and Campaign Finance
Transcript Highlights:
- It's a simple bill as all of them are.
- Uh, but all this does is it allows Secretary of State to notify someone of a penalty by email unless
- It's a simple bill as all of them are. It's a simple bill as all of them are.
- Secretary of State to notify someone of Secretary of State to notify someone of a<00:02:45.519><
- Thank you all. amendment elections in the state of amendment elections in the state of Alabama.
Keywords:
law enforcement, false information, criminal penalty, public safety, identification, school psychology, interstate compact, licensure, professional services, education, HB252, Class IV municipality, Class IV municipalities, municipal audit, audit rotation, certified public accountant, CPA, municipal accounting, Section 11-43B-9, county and municipal government
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- So they have lost out in all of the Social Security cost-of-living adjustments and they felt that that
- from our leaders of uh on both sides of from our leaders of uh on both sides of the<00:02:45.440
- could take care of retirees. could take care of retirees.
- take care of our state workers.
- take care of our state workers.
Keywords:
pension, retirement, omnibus pension, MSRS, PERA, TRA, public employees retirement, state employees retirement, correctional employees, police and fire retirement, State Patrol retirement, teachers retirement, firefighter relief association, volunteer firefighter, state aid, postretirement adjustment, COLA, annuity, disability benefit, duty disability
MN
Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session
House Workforce, Labor, and Economic Development Finance and Policy Committee 3/4/25
Workforce, Labor, and Economic Development Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- to sort of give back uh to those of you to sort of give back uh to those of you who<00:16:07.720>
- Our first testifier will be Steve Ble, director of government relations from the Minnesota Grocers Association
- Our first testifier will be Steve Ble, director of government relations from the Minnesota Grocers Association
- I am director of government relations for the Minnesota Grocers Association.
- I am here on behalf of the MGA's sister organization, the Minnesota Grocers Association Foundation, established
Keywords:
HF1439, Minnesota Grocers Association Foundation, Carts to Careers, workforce development fund, DEED, Department of Employment and Economic Development, grocery industry, food industry, food retail, retail workforce, job training, career pathways, scholarships, certifications, workforce pipeline, one-time appropriation, industry training, labor shortage, youth employment, apprenticeship
HI
Hawaii 2026 Regular Session
CPN-EIG, CPN DEFER, CPN DEFER Public Hearings 02-04-2026
Commerce and Consumer Protection
Transcript Highlights:
- Thank you. >> I’m Rocky Mold, executive director of the Hawaii Solar Energy Association. >> Yeah.
- of the Hawaii Solar Energy Association. of the Hawaii Solar Energy Association.
- different got rid of the AC got rid of different got rid of the AC got rid of the<00:15:40.399><
- benefit sooner of of that cost effective benefit sooner of of that cost effective energy.<00:18:
- /c> one of the chief uh benefits of this one of the chief uh benefits of this bill<00:21:48.559>
is
Keywords:
renewable energy, grid-ready homes, interconnection process, electric utility, energy independence, surcharge, customer access, energy storage, smart inverters, Public Utilities Commission, PUC, electric utility rates, ratemaking, performance-based regulation, performance-based incentives, performance incentive mechanisms, revenue adjustment mechanisms, cost control mechanisms, reward and penalty mechanisms, alternative ratemaking
Summary:
The committee first reconvened on SB 2471 and SB 2829, both relating to the powers of artificial persons. After discussion with the Attorney General’s office and a prior Q&A period, the chair said the committee would defer decision-making again, with the intent to return with amended versions of both bills that could gain support from the administration and its lawyers. The measures were deferred to Tuesday, February 10, 2026, in Conference Room 229 at 9:30 a.m.
The committee then took up SB 2180, relating to deposits of public funds. Members noted late testimony from the prior day’s joint hearing with the Housing Committee and moved to pass the bill out with amendments, including a defective effective date. The motion carried unanimously among those voting: the chair, vice chair, Senator Lamosao, and Senator Awa voted aye; Senator McKelvey was excused. The measure was adopted.
A joint hearing followed on SB 2033, relating to renewable energy and a streamlined grid-ready homes interconnection process. The PUC supported the bill’s intent but raised concerns about the time, resources, and stakeholder input needed to establish the proposed process, and asked for clarification of terms such as “grid-ready homes” and the role of HERA. Hawaiian Electric said it supported the intent but opposed the proposed process and HERA funding use. The Hawaii Solar Energy Association strongly supported the bill, arguing that faster interconnection is needed to meet rooftop solar goals and lower costs over time. Testimony totaled 27 in support, two in opposition, and four with comments. Members questioned costs, consumer protections, and whether the bill would burden low- and moderate-income households; the bill’s supporters said amendments could clarify the definition of grid-ready homes and add guardrails, while acknowledging that upfront costs and interconnection costs would still need to be addressed.