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TX
Texas 89th Regular
Senate Committee on Health and Human Services (Part II) Mar 26th, 2025
Health & Human Services
Transcript Highlights:
- Is refining the process, and quite honestly, you know, I'm...
- It's started; we've started the process. And all we can do now is have action behind it.
- By establishing an equipment mandate, the bill specifies fuel and has a complicated waiver process for
- I'll start with 1196 first, just to go in order, but this is really about due process.
- Due process is the bedrock of our Constitution, and the Central Registry has got to be the only system
Bills:
SB397, SB481, SB596, SB760, SB855, SB1195, SB1196, SB1233, SB1257, SB1318, SB1368, SB1388, SB1398, SB1524, SB1558, SB1589, SB1677, SB1792, SB2034
Keywords:
SB 397, telemedicine, telehealth, teledentistry, remote care, virtual care, consent documentation, patient consent, data collection, data sharing, audio-only telehealth, in-person examination, irreversible medical procedure, health professional regulation, Occupations Code, Texas Health and Human Services, medical records, provider compliance, data privacy, consumer rights
WY
Wyoming 2026 Regular Session
Senate Corporations, Elections & Political Subdivisions Committee, February 16, 2026
Corporations, Elections & Political Subdivisions
Transcript Highlights:
- And frankly, something I will benefit from as the bill goes as a process.
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I from as the bill goes as a process. - I from as the bill goes as a process.
- It's been a three-year process. 52. It's been a three-year process.
- The 5% statistical process perspective.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- That's correct, that process is created under federal law, so this bill doesn't change that process.
- Yeah, the process.
- This bill is a proactive measure that strengthens Texas's electoral process, ensuring that voting remains
- process.
- the early voting process.
Keywords:
HB 2442, Texas Election Code, Election Code Section 84.001, early voting, ballot by mail, mail ballot, absentee voting, runoff election, primary runoff, general runoff, voter application, election administration, county election officials, opt-out, voter choice, mail voting, ballot application, voting by mail, Election Code, size requirements
NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
Senate Election Law and Municipal Affairs (04/01/2025)
Election Law and Municipal Affairs
Transcript Highlights:
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integral Electoral transparency is an integral Electoral transparency is an integral component - integrity of of our campaign processes integrity of of our campaign processes and<00:20:05.919><
- The process is an open process. People can see it whenever it happens.
- The process is an open process. ballots. The process is an open process.
of <00:37:44.000>absentee observe the processing of absentee observe the processing of
MS
Mississippi 2026 Regular Session
MS Senate Floor - 1 April, 2026; 10:00 AM
Mississippi Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- I think some people have some questions about the process now.
- It's just kind of got caught up in the conference process almost every time.
- . new to this legislature and new to the process.
- meet automatic process for people who meet some sort of agreed upon criteria?
- So it's a cumbersome process, for sure.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- And also there's no process in this bill to cure ballots is what you're saying, right?
- If the ballot's already been processed, separated, and counted. Then that's correct.
- This bill ensures those voices are recorded and recognizes the democratic process.
- But the main thing is, I think that will slow the voting process down.
- I think is detrimental to the whole process.
CA
Transcript Highlights:
- AB 930 updates and aligns election code with modern election processes and procedures.
- This is sweeping overhaul changes to California's direct democracy process.
- These changes don't restrict anyone's ability to participate in the process.
- It takes the deliberative process out of what the legislature is doing.
- process.
VA
Transcript Highlights:
- This legislation relates to elections administration and the procedure for removal of electoral board
- That doesn't mean that you can't introduce a review under the Administrative Process Act.
- House Bill 234 requires acting electoral board members to wear standardized identification badges on
- Given the bill vastly strengthens this process by requiring a court petition, the amendment removing
- This legislation relates to elections, absentee, and provisional ballots, a cure process.
FL
Florida 2026 Regular Session
Appropriations Committee on Higher Education Apr 15th, 2025
Appropriations Committee on Higher Education
Transcript Highlights:
- It bolsters public confidence in the election process for electoral outcomes.
- It bolsters public confidence in election process for electoral outcomes.
- It's really in time. for electoral outcomes.
- And we're going through that process right now.
- Thank you, Madam Chair, about the process.
Summary:
The committee heard and voted on two higher education bills before moving to a long series of university and college board appointment confirmations. CS/SB 742 would let charter schools directly access the Workforce Development Capitalization Incentive Grant Program for career and technical education programs tied to industry certifications, and would expand the money-back guarantee requirement from three to six programs at career centers and Florida College System institutions. A question was raised about whether the charter school access could reduce district funding or grant availability; the sponsor said it could, depending on available funds. The bill was supported by one appearance form and was reported favorably. The committee also heard SB 892, which codifies the Florida State University Election Law Center so it can continue and receive recurring funding. The sponsor and FSU witnesses said the center is nonpartisan and focused on evidence-based research, especially on election administration issues related to natural disasters and public confidence in elections. After testimony and questions, including about the center’s scope and funding, the bill was reported favorably.
The remainder of the meeting consisted of testimony from numerous appointees to boards of trustees for state colleges and universities, including Tallahassee State College, Valencia College, New College, Pensacola State College, Florida Gulf Coast University, University of North Florida, St. Johns River State College, Palm Beach State College, Santa Fe College, Daytona State College, and Florida Atlantic University. Most nominees emphasized their personal ties to the institutions, support for workforce education, student success, and local economic development. Several highlighted priorities such as keeping tuition affordable, expanding internships and career pathways, strengthening nursing and other workforce programs, and improving graduation and retention rates. Some appointees also described campus-specific goals, including research growth at FAU and Harbor Branch, community engagement at New College, and continued support for health care workforce partnerships at FGCU.
The most notable exchange came during testimony from Dr. Joel Rudman for the Pensacola State College board, where Senator Leek questioned him extensively about prior public comments that appeared to reference threats and drug testing legislators. Rudman said his remarks were aimed at Florida House members and not the Senate, denied any knowledge of illicit drug use by current or former senators, and said he was speaking candidly as a private citizen. Public testimony on his nomination included both support and strong opposition, with one speaker praising his community service and another warning about his alleged disruptive behavior and social media posts. The committee also heard from several supporters and appointees who were not questioned further, and the meeting ended with plans to vote on the appointments after all testimony was completed.
NY
New York 2025-2026 Regular Session
New York State Senate Session - 03/10/2026
New York Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- All centered around empowering young people to participate meaningfully in our democratic process.
- weaken voting rights for all Americans, from threats to eliminate mail-in voting to nationalizing the electoral
- process.
- TO ELIMINATE MAIL-IN VOTING TO NATIONALIZING THE ELECTORAL PROCESS.
- products is simple: to provide essential health options to deal with the naturally occurring bodily process
Summary:
The Senate met on March 9, 2026, approved the prior journal, and took up several procedural items, including substituting identical Senate Bill 6734A for Assembly Bill 4382A and adopting a resolution calendar with exceptions for Resolutions 1718 and 1723. The chamber also received amendments on another bill and heard multiple guest introductions, including students from Ahavas Bas Yaakov of Monsey and Dr. Angela Odoms-Young, who was recognized for her work on food and nutrition policy and health equity.
A major portion of the session was devoted to Resolution 1680 commemorating Bronx Day. Senators Fernandez, Bailey, Myrie, Serrano, Sepúlveda, Krueger, and others spoke in praise of the Bronx’s history, diversity, culture, resilience, and contributions to music, fashion, sports, and civic life. The Senate also adopted Resolution 1718 recognizing Harriet Tubman Day, with remarks highlighting Tubman’s work on the Underground Railroad, her Civil War service, and her later life in Auburn, and adopted Resolution 1723 marking the 61st anniversary of Bloody Sunday and emphasizing the continuing importance of voting rights protections.
The Senate then passed a series of bills from the calendar. These included measures on general municipal law, public health, executive law, education, vehicle and traffic law, criminal procedure, labor law, and legislative law. Several members explained their votes on health-related bills: Senator Cleare spoke about period poverty and access to free menstrual products in educational institutions; Senator Webb supported a bill requiring hospital governing boards to include a registered professional nurse; and Senator Murray, joined by Senator Canzoneri-Fitzpatrick, described personal experiences with blood clots and pulmonary embolism in support of a bill creating a working group on the issue. Most bills passed with broad support, though some had notable negative votes, and the Senate adjourned until Wednesday, March 11 at 3:00 p.m.
HI
Hawaii 2025 Regular Session
House Chamber - Wed Mar 12, 2025, 12:00PM HST - Day 30
Hawaii House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- The IMLC streamlines the licensing process for physicians across participating states.
- The IMLC streamlines the licensing process for physicians across participating states.
- The IMLC streamlines the licensing process for physicians across participating states.
- The IMLC streamlines the licensing process for physicians across participating states.
- Chair Yamashita who took the time to answer questions and to explain processes to me.
TX
Texas 89th Regular
Congressional Redistricting, Select Aug 1st, 2025
Congressional Redistricting, Select
Transcript Highlights:
- I have experience in the process. that said I had blonde hair when I first started this process.
- Redistricting makes the electoral process fairer. It gives voice to the vulnerable.
- Election growth and redistricting, a process that adjusts electoral boundaries to reflect changes from
- The process determines our electoral districts.
- I'm talking about the actual process, and that process, to me, will focus more on...
Bills:
HB4
Keywords:
district composition, congressional election, Texas, legislature, voting districts, 997, house, all
HI
Transcript Highlights:
- They might manipulate electoral rules. They might try to silence opponents.
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Um <00:27:25.760>so process in the late 19th century. - Um so process in the late 19th century.
- <00:29:17.760>
Um, electoral rules for partisan gain. - Um, electoral rules for partisan gain.
Summary:
The Judiciary Committee held an informational briefing with Professor Colin Moore on democratic norms and their erosion in the United States, with a focus on what that could mean for Hawaii. Chair Carl Rhodes introduced the topic and the professor, noting the briefing was livestreamed and could be rescheduled if technical problems arose. Moore defined democratic norms as unwritten guardrails that make written constitutional rules work in practice, emphasizing two core norms from political science: mutual toleration, meaning acceptance of political opponents as legitimate, and institutional forbearance, meaning restraint in using legal powers to the maximum for partisan gain.
Moore used historical examples to show how norms develop and erode, including George Washington’s resignation, the Alien and Sedition Acts, the contested 1800 election, Franklin Roosevelt’s court-packing plan, and Watergate. He argued that democracies usually erode gradually rather than through sudden coups, often through leaders who reject opponents’ legitimacy, tolerate political violence, restrict civil liberties, or attack the press. He said the United States is vulnerable because of its strong presidency, an 18th-century constitutional design that did not anticipate modern political parties or a neutral civil service, and because polarization has encouraged “constitutional hardball” and retaliation.
He cited comparative examples such as Hungary, Turkey, and other countries that slid toward authoritarianism over time, and said the U.S. has been rated a flawed democracy by outside indexes. Moore said the erosion predates Donald Trump, though he believes Trump has accelerated it, and pointed to recent actions and rhetoric as moving beyond ceremony into government practice. He also warned that Congress has not consistently checked executive power and that public willingness to excuse anti-democratic behavior from preferred candidates is troubling. The briefing ended with Moore turning to federalism and Hawaii, arguing that the state depends heavily on federal funding for health care, schools, housing, and infrastructure, and that delays or disruptions from an unstable federal government could create serious local harm even if no law is formally broken.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Legislative Audit Commission - Evaluation Subcommittee 5/8/26
Transcript Highlights:
- that we could just simply select it and then as the team moves forward, we go through our typical process
- Maybe, if this is to be moved forward today for the electoral survey, would it be possible for you guys
- moved forward today for the electoral moved forward today for the electoral survey survey survey
- <00:34:09.399>
on you know, uh, the negotiation process on you know, uh, the negotiation process - <00:34:43.200>
ask <00:34:43.560>the formal process ask the formal process ask the
Summary:
The subcommittee met on May 8, 2026, to narrow 12 proposed Legislative Audit Commission evaluation topics down to 8-10 semi-finalists for a legislative survey. Deputy Legislative Auditor Jodi Munson Rodriguez reviewed the selection criteria and explained which topics were promising now, which might be better deferred to fall because of timing or data limitations, and which were less promising because OLA would have limited ability to add value. She identified the Board of Behavioral Health and Therapy, DHS Adult Day Services Licensing, DHS county service approvals and provision, MDH mortuary science program, MPCA feedlot permitting, Minnesota paid leave, the Office of Cannabis Management, and several other DHS-related items as candidates, while recommending that DHS system modernization be shifted to an IT audit and that corporate concentration be narrowed substantially if pursued.
Members discussed several topics in detail. Representative Lee asked how a broad DHS county services topic could be narrowed and suggested providing legislators with an addendum listing possible subprograms so they would know what they were ranking; Munson Rodriguez said OLA could add a few suggested subtopics and tailor the survey materials. Representative Hansen urged that the MPCA feedlot permitting review focus on effectiveness and environmental and health impacts, not just speed, and Munson Rodriguez said those kinds of questions could be added. The Office of Cannabis Management was viewed as promising but probably too new to evaluate immediately, and the MDH mortuary science program was also seen as worthwhile but potentially delayed because of overlap with other MDH licensing work.
The Minnesota research tax credit drew the most extended discussion. Munson Rodriguez said it remained a weak fit for OLA because of limited data and unclear program goals, and Senator Rest argued it would be better handled by the Department of Revenue’s research staff or possibly the Legislative Budget Office’s tax expenditure research section. Representative Lee asked whether OLA’s financial audit division could review whether the credit “pays for itself,” but Munson Rodriguez said that would require econometric analysis outside the financial audit division’s normal work. The committee did not take a formal vote in the portion provided, but the chair indicated the tax credit issue should be brought to the full commission agenda, and the meeting continued with additional topic review, including the Attorney General Medicaid Fraud Control Unit, which staff said was heavily federally controlled and already reviewed by federal OIG, limiting OLA’s likely impact.
KY
Kentucky 2026 Regular Session
Interim Joint Committee on Appropriations & Revenue. (7-1-26)
Appropriations & Revenue
Transcript Highlights:
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what <00:02:31.600>you Kentucky's budget process, not what you Kentucky's budget process - And then what happens in that process.
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some in-session process that has some in-session process that has some definitions - very important part of the process. very important part of the process.
- , process, process, >> [clears throat] >> [clears throat] >> [clears throat] >>
Keywords:
Meeting Start 00:00:00
Budget Process 00:02:28
Allotment Process 00:10:30
School Facilities Construction Commission 00:29:10
Role of KDE in School Facilities Funding 00:47:00
Kentucky School Boards Association 01:13:25
Elementary and Secondary School Construction 01:20:40
Perkins V Funding 01:35:32, 958, all
WY
Wyoming 2026 Regular Session
Joint Corporations, Elections & Political Subdivisions, May 22, 2026 - AM
Corporations, Elections & Political Subdivisions
Transcript Highlights:
- <00:27:23.600>
for review process for the cure process for review process for the cure process - people to vote and clear up the process. people to vote and clear up the process.
- process, but we came to a resolution. process, but we came to a resolution.
- . process. process.
- how early it is in the process. how early it is in the process.
WY
Transcript Highlights:
- We fully endorse proud of the process.
- And 50/50 shared parenting from the outset of the divorce process does just that.
- of the divorce process does just that. of the divorce process does just that.
- <01:32:59.120>
So, a lot to the legislative process. - So, a lot to the legislative process.
HI
Hawaii 2026 Regular Session
JHA Public Hearing - Tue Feb 10, 2026 @ 2:00 PM HST
Judiciary & Hawaiian Affairs
Transcript Highlights:
- um, it's one of the best electoral um, it's one of the best electoral systems<00:14:23.760>
in - Um, so I can't speak to why that process takes so long, but in terms of expediting the process, I would
- I do procedure for this process.
- . process. process.
- get the administrative process get the administrative process organized. organized. organized.
Summary:
The committee heard testimony on House Bill 1552, which would make the attorney general the interim chief election officer if that office becomes vacant until the Elections Commission appoints a replacement. The Department of the Attorney General opposed the bill, saying it could create a conflict of interest if the attorney general were both the state’s lawyer and the chief elections officer in any related litigation. The League of Women Voters supported having some interim backup for the office, but said it was not necessarily advocating that the attorney general fill the role. Several other testifiers, including the Hawaiian Islands Republican Women, opposed the bill, arguing the current law already provides for a prompt commission appointment and warning about partisan bias and concentration of power. Supporters, including Indivisible Hawaii, said an interim mechanism is needed to ensure election certification in a crisis. The chair also asked whether any statutory acting capacity already exists, and the attorney general said none was known.
The committee then took up House Bill 2125, which would bar corporations operating under state law from engaging in election activity. The attorney general opposed the bill, citing Citizens United and arguing that corporations have First Amendment-protected political speech rights and that the bill would likely be unconstitutional. Indivisible Hawaii supported the measure, saying it would keep elections focused on the will of the people rather than corporate influence. Libertarian Party testimony was mixed: one witness supported the goal of reducing corruption but warned the bill could suppress organized dissent and sweep too broadly by treating many associations as corporations. The bill’s introducer asked whether the legislature could still enact it as a policy matter, but the attorney general maintained federal constitutional law would control. No vote was taken on either bill during the portion of the hearing provided.
The committee also heard House Bill 2493 on wrongful imprisonment, which would set procedures and compensation for people whose convictions are reversed or vacated on grounds consistent with innocence and whose charges are dismissed. The Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation supported the bill’s intent but objected to language assigning it responsibility for helping released individuals secure housing, identification, health coverage, and other reentry needs, saying it no longer has jurisdiction after release and suggesting the courts or a community-based contractor handle that role. The Office of the Public Defender strongly supported the bill, emphasizing the harm of wrongful conviction and the need for compensation, case management, and medical coverage after release. No action or vote was reported on this measure in the excerpt.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- Because we do not have a redistricting committee nor processes for it, nor complete processes for it,
- I want that to be a participatory process.
- process?
- Redistricting is the most political process.
- The same process that we used in 2023 resulted in a 31-0 vote, and again, as the process went forward
Keywords:
redistricting, Senate procedures, public input, Texas Legislature, amendments, Texas Senate, congressional districts, legislative procedures, legislative transparency, Senate rules, public hearings, committee procedures, hemp regulation, consumable products, cannabinoids, occupational licenses, criminal offenses, SB 11, Texas attorney general, election crimes
Summary:
The meeting centered around the discussion of congressional redistricting, where the committee established the procedures to ensure a fair and transparent process. Led by Senator King, the session focused on adopting a resolution that authorized a special committee dedicated to congressional redistricting and allowed for regional hearings to gather public input via videoconferencing. Concerns were raised about ensuring adequate notice for public participation, especially from marginalized communities potentially affected by proposed changes. Disagreements emerged regarding the timeline for regional hearings and how to address the implications of the redistricting process on minority districts. Overall, participants acknowledged the complex nature of redistricting and the importance of engaging constituents in the legislative process.
TX
Texas 89th Regular
Congressional Redistricting, Select Jul 24th, 2025
Congressional Redistricting, Select
Transcript Highlights:
- And have you had, as you've kind of undertaken this process, any discussions about this process with
- This process, like you called it earlier, is a sham.
- The political process in meaningful ways.
- I appreciate you hanging with us through this process.
- I fear this rushed process will do more harm. The redistricting process is consequential.