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AZ

Arizona 2026 Regular Session

02/18/2026 - Senate Education

Education

Transcript Highlights:
  • So do you have any data that tells you if charter schools are doing it or are they not doing it?
  • So do you have any data that tells you if charter schools are doing it or are they not doing it?
  • it, when to do it, and not force it on the teachers.
  • And if anybody is being forced to do anything, religious or otherwise, again, the bill is not doing that
  • And if anybody is being forced to do anything, religious or otherwise, again, the bill is not doing that
WA

Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Floor Session Jan 28th, 2026 at 10:30 am

Washington House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • It's something that's really important to me, and so it's probably not the last time I'll be doing it
  • It's something that's really important to me, and so it's probably not the last time I'll be doing it
  • That's not a bad thing either.
  • which do not address the budget mess the state is facing.
  • Speaker, not listening to the people, not considering the voice of over 400,000 Washingtonians, not prioritizing
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Local Government (Part II) Mar 31st, 2025

Local Government

Transcript Highlights:
  • The chair moves that Senate Bill 393 be reported to the Senate with a recommendation that it do not pass
  • Worse, they have to pay a 10% penalty that they do not owe and did not incur.
  • So who pays? Because this is a... The taxpayer is not going to pay that $7.00.
  • I recall that the severance did not initiate until I think it was two years of employment.
  • These types of initiatives are not within your wheelhouse or your tools. I got it.
Summary: The meeting of the Senate Committee on Local Government was marked by significant discussions on multiple bills aimed at enhancing governance and protecting taxpayer interests. Among the notable legislations was SB1951, where Senator Paxton emphasized reforms to reduce erroneous penalty notices imposed by appraisal districts, eliminating the financial incentive for such penalties. The session concluded with public testimonies that highlighted the importance of transparency and accountability in taxpayer dealings. Additionally, Senator Middleton presented SB1504 and SB2237, focusing on the operational frameworks of local authorities and executive severance payments, respectively, both of which sparked considerable debate among committee members.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Criminal Justice (Part I) Mar 25th, 2025

Criminal Justice

Transcript Highlights:
  • Posting a do not record order on your website.
  • Let me be clear, our officers are not only ready, they are also already doing the work.
  • Do you agree with me that it's not under law? I'm sorry, Mr.
  • Do not let 781 shield bad actors that do... who do not adhere to their sacred duty.
  • to do their job without violence. this policy but if I were asked to do that I could not do it.
Summary: The committee heard a series of criminal justice bills focused on victim protections, law enforcement tools, notary/deed fraud, sexually violent predators, veterans in jail, tribal policing authority, and peace officer records. Several bills were laid out, heard, and left pending because the committee lacked a quorum for final action on those items. Testimony was generally supportive on bills addressing interpreter appointments, fuel theft investigations, deed fraud, survivor privacy, veteran jailer training, tribal peace officer authority, and officer-record confidentiality, though some bills drew concerns about due process, scope, or drafting. Senate Bill 1537 would clean up criminal procedure language on appointing interpreters and align it with Government Code standards requiring licensed or certified interpreters; it received no public opposition and was left pending. Senate Bill 993 would let Comptroller Criminal Investigative Division officers directly seek warrants for mobile tracking devices in fuel-theft and tax-fraud investigations; it also drew support and was left pending. Senate Bill 693, as substituted, would create a criminal offense for notarizing documents without the signer personally appearing, with a higher penalty when real property is involved, and would add notary continuing education; a Dallas County prosecutor testified that notary fraud is a major driver of deed theft, and the bill was left pending. Senate Bill 1610, as substituted, would address safety, registration, and criminal penalties at the Texas Civil Commitment Office for sexually violent predators, including assaults on staff and sex-offender registration issues; agency witnesses described increased assaults and operational problems, while a public witness urged waiting for Sunset review and raised due-process concerns. Senate Bill 836 would add privacy protections for sexual assault survivors by limiting livestreaming of trials, expanding pseudonym use, and protecting forensic exam and invasive-recording evidence; survivors and advocates strongly supported it, and defense lawyers said they had no opposition to the substitute. Senate Bill 1563 would require county jailer training on interacting with veterans, with testimony from the Texas Veterans Commission and veterans’ advocates emphasizing suicide risk, PTSD, and the need for better identification and support in jails; the bill was left pending. The committee also heard Senate Bill 906, which would authorize the Ysleta del Sur Pueblo tribal police to be commissioned as Texas peace officers like two other federally recognized tribes in Texas; tribal leaders said the change would improve response times and coordination, and the bill was left pending. Senate Bill 781, as substituted, would standardize confidentiality rules for peace officer personnel and departmental files statewide, mirroring Chapter 143 civil-service practices; law enforcement witnesses supported it as a way to protect personal information and create uniform records practices, but several senators raised concerns that the bill could blur existing disclosure rules or bury misconduct complaints, and public testimony included an opposition witness describing a police shooting involving her brother.
WA

Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session

Senate Floor Session Feb 13th, 2026 at 10:00 am

Washington Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • She's still doing good. I am... She's still alive. She's still doing good.
  • Senator Frame, how do you vote? Senator Frame votes aye. Senator Hasegawa, how do you vote?
  • Small technical clarification that what we're doing here does not undo existing law as it relates to
  • So again, not an easy bill. No easy answers here. I do think we should keep the conversation going.
  • Rising in opposition, and it’s not anything to do with our federally recognized tribes.
OK
Transcript Highlights:
  • I do not see the problem.
  • I'm not willing to do that.
  • So, my question is, why are we why should we be allowing out-of-state folks who do not pay state taxes
  • Our regents have not elected to do so.
  • No, I do not wave.
OK
Transcript Highlights:
  • Newton, Here, Norwood, Here, Olsen, Olsen, Osborne, Here, Pay, Pay, Patzkowski, Patzkowski, Pifer, Ifer
  • be doing today, we're going to take up business.
  • But ultimately, we have some work to do today.
  • I do have a motion that I want to make very respectfully.
  • we do too.
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Appropriations and Budget Education Subcommittee Feb 9th, 2026 at 10:30 am

A&B Education Subcommittee

Transcript Highlights:
  • Let me be clear about what this bill does not do. It does not eliminate academic standards.
  • Not want parent involvement, and now for some reason they do.
  • That if they exceeded, they do pay the same penalty.
  • But support employees do not. So, no new system necessarily would have to be created.
  • Do not worry about that. So with that, we are adjourned.
WA

Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session

Senate Health & Long-Term Care Jan 20th, 2026 at 10:30 am

Health & Long-Term Care

Transcript Highlights:
  • We're not changing anything to do with them.
  • SB 6159 does not do any of those things.
  • We do not have profits. We do not have large reserves that are available to us.
  • We do not have profits. We do not have large reserves that we that are available to us.
  • So it's not just about that initial payment period.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

S/C on County & Regional Government Apr 21st, 2025

S/C on County & Regional Government

Transcript Highlights:
  • saying not to do that.
  • I was told that they do not provide this.
  • House Bill 4205 does not seek to create new positions, but to establish pay parity among people doing
  • House Bill 4205 does not seek to create new positions, but to establish pay parity among people doing
  • The research is clear: residency restrictions do not work. They do not reduce recidivism.
Summary: The subcommittee on county and regional government heard a long agenda of county-related bills, with most measures left pending after testimony. HB 2097, by Rep. Martinez, would let counties that opt in use an independent hearing examiner instead of a civil service commission for certain deputy sheriff discipline appeals; the bill drew support from CLEET’s Robert Leonard, who said it would be fairer and faster, and it was left pending. HB 4642, by Rep. Gonzalez, would require counties that contract with out-of-state jail facilities to include Texas jail-standard protections and oversight; Gonzalez, detainee Jess Hampton, his wife, Texas Jail Project’s Krish Kundu, and TCJS director Brandon Wood all discussed deaths and poor conditions in Louisiana facilities, staffing shortages, and the need for guardrails and data collection. The bill was left pending. The committee also heard HB 4350, by Rep. Capriglione, allowing peace officers to request redaction of personal information from online real property records. Supporters said officers face targeted threats and should have protections similar to judges; a title industry witness warned about preserving the integrity of land records. The bill was left pending. HB 3687, by Rep. Harless, would require county fire marshals in counties over 100,000 to meet training and certification standards within set timeframes; Harris County Fire Marshal Laurie Christensen supported professionalization, and the bill was left pending. HB 4105 would let very large counties give a local-bid preference for construction and infrastructure contracts, and HB 4205 would require pay parity for similar law enforcement ranks within large counties; both were supported by Harris County officials and constables and left pending. Later, the committee heard HB 5403, which would repeal a special rule limiting Dallas and Tarrant county sheriffs’ control over commissary funds; the author said it would remove an outdated population bracket, and the bill was left pending. HB 4462 would require large counties to allow elected officials named in civil suits to seek outside counsel and have a role in settlement decisions; supporters argued county attorneys and commissioners court can have conflicts of interest, while questions focused on who qualifies and whether the bill could complicate settlements. The bill was left pending. Finally, HB 240, by Rep. Swanson, would restore a five-member quorum requirement for Harris County tax levies, effectively preventing tax action without all commissioners present and defaulting to the no-new-revenue rate if quorum is not met; urban counties opposed it as a potential budget obstruction, while supporters said it protects taxpayers and representation. That bill was also left pending. The transcript ends as the committee begins HB 3319, which would create a civil service system for constable department employees in large counties, but the discussion is cut off before testimony or action.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Criminal Justice Apr 1st, 2025

Criminal Justice

Transcript Highlights:
  • Do you think I do not believe that there would be additional cost okay regarding this counties that are
  • I do not believe that it would be.
  • He's not with us today, but I do think that the district attorney.
  • I usually do not testify in this committee.
  • not hire list is combined with all the other do not hire lists so that we can see who shouldn't be around
Summary: The Senate Committee on Criminal Justice convened to address pressing issues surrounding oil field crime and safety on Texas highways. The meeting was initiated by Chair Flores, who emphasized the need for improved tools to combat repeat offenders having committed intoxicated driving, alongside tackling oil field theft that has escalated due to organized criminal activities. The committee heard public testimonies and engaged with various stakeholders, including law enforcement and industry representatives, who highlighted the complexities and dangers associated with these crimes. Notably, a significant focus was placed on Senate Bill 1320, which aims to establish a dedicated unit within the Department of Public Safety to investigate and address thefts specific to the oil and gas industry. This initiative seeks to strengthen coordination among various law enforcement agencies and improve training for local officers to combat these sophisticated theft operations more effectively.
FL

Florida 2026 Regular Session

Rules Feb 17th, 2026

Rules

Transcript Highlights:
  • Registons do not have similar risk profiles.
  • settings, you are not going to do well on the exam, and most likely you will not pass.
  • only should they not be funded, they should not be doing business in the city.
  • , they will not be able to do those events.
  • It's not. That's not the government's business, but it's socialism to do that.
Committee: Senate Rules
AL

Alabama 2026 Regular Session

Alabama Senate Judiciary Committee Jan 28th, 2026

Judiciary

Transcript Highlights:
  • And how do you know it's going to happen to you or not? So I think it does matter.
  • That restitution is in a criminal case, not that doesn't have anything to do with civil. >> Right?
  • Not what you trying to do. I mean, I'm I'm all for what you're trying to do.
  • That's y'all's world, not what we here doing today, because these two grown people.
  • That's y'all's world, not what we here doing today, because these two grown people.
Bills: SB169 , SB180 , SB203 , SB87 , SB195 , SB192 , SB169 , SB180 , SB203 , SB87 , SB195 , SB192 , HB132 , HB37 , HB13 , HB54 , HB126 , HB7 , SB30 , HB188 , HB189 , HB26 , HB264 , HB288 , HB248 , HB249 , HB227 , HB228 , HB132 , HB37 , HB13 , HB54 , HB126 , HB7 , SB30 , HB188 , HB189 , HB26 , HB264 , HB288 , HB248 , HB249 , HB227 , HB228
Committee: Senate Judiciary
OK
Transcript Highlights:
  • Not to put you on the spot, but do you have any kind of ballpark what you think that might be?
  • I do not, but the purpose of this bill is to put the program where it's administered now so.
  • Representative Fugate, do you care to vote? Declare the vote: 2 in favor, 11 nay.
  • The third year, you do have to go through a hardship waiver.
  • Representative Pay recognized to explain the Senate amendments.
OK
Transcript Highlights:
  • No, I apologize for getting that out of order, but I do not. A pack of questionnaires sent me.
  • So the explanation is the government is not doing this.
  • Because women are saying we're not having anything to do with you either.
  • And 50% of Oklahoma counties do not have a single OB available for women.
  • If you don't want your data at risk, do not use the internet. That's the simple thing.
LA

Louisiana 2026 Regular Session

House of Representatives Mar 18th, 2026

Louisiana House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • In vain do we labor, God, if we are not rooted in your heart and in your love.
  • You are God, and we are not.
  • Yeah, I'm not sure. You're not sure? Okay. I mean, I hope we can get it. Sure. You're not sure.
  • We got them yesterday and this is all about what you're doing. Do you have you read it?
  • He's not here. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Just say it. No, you do it. Go ahead. Oh. Okay.
WA

Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session

Senate Floor Session Feb 11th, 2026 at 06:30 pm

Washington Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • President, if the Attorney General's office comes after these folks, most of them do not have the ability
  • The amendment is not adopted.
  • President, I'm not an attorney. I do not play one on TV.
  • And this bill is not doing that. Please vote no. Further remarks, Senator Short. Thank you, Mr.
  • the very best job that they can in an environment that is not easy to do in the state of Washington,