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Transcript Highlights:
  • of veteran of the week, introduction of doctor and or nurse of the day, correction of previous day's
  • Please recognize Ranson of Miller to present the Veteran of the Week.
  • But Aaron's story of service is not only one of military leadership; it is also one of a deeply personal
  • Third reading of the bill.
  • This is just a few of them. There's more like 120 of them.
Summary: The House convened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, and several recognitions, including Veteran of the Week Aaron Hudkins, Psychologist of the Day Dr. Emily Corley, Doctor of the Day Dr. Jason Reagan, and a proclamation recognizing Brain Injury Awareness Month. Members also honored the Edmond Santa Fe Palm Squad and Ava Garrett for assembling and funding 100 overnight bags for children entering foster care in memory of fallen Oklahoma service member Serena Butcher. On legislation, the House considered and passed House Bill 3522, a transparency measure requiring alcoholic beverage licensees to report disciplinary actions annually, and House Bill 4300, a Department of Human Services request bill aligning child-care worker assessment language with federal requirements. Both bills advanced without debate; HB 3522 passed by recorded vote and HB 4300 passed 94-0. The chamber also recognized 17 Pages of the Week and heard multiple announcements, including caucus and birthday notices, a planned Jeans Day request tied to Bob Wills Day, and the introduction of Oklahoma Task Force One members and a search dog. The House then adjourned until Tuesday, March 3, 2026, at 9:30 a.m.
AL

Alabama 2026 Regular Session

Alabama Senate Healthcare Committee Feb 11th, 2026

Healthcare

Transcript Highlights:
  • </c> out of here. out of here.
  • HB 289 proposes the removal of the date of disposition off of a death certificate.
  • of Alabama.
  • So the required fields are date of death, manner of death, time of death, location of death, and then
  • ,</c><00:15:56.079><c> location</c><00:15:56.480><c> of</c> of death, time of death, location of of death
Bills: SB63 , HB156 , HB289 , SB80 , SB84 , SB63 , HB156 , HB289 , SB80 , SB84
Committee: Senate Healthcare
FL

Florida 2026 Regular Session

Governmental Oversight and Accountability Feb 2nd, 2026

Governmental Oversight and Accountability

Transcript Highlights:
  • use of the IHRA definition of anti-Semitism.
  • What is the compelling state interest of this bill? Senator McClain. Thank you, Madam Chair.
  • We're talking about the future of the workplace of the State of Florida.
  • We're talking about the future of the workplace of the State of Florida.
  • We're talking about the future of the workplace of the state of Florida.
Bills: S0330 , S0526 , S0862 , S1072 , S1078 , S1192 , S1250 , S1296 , S1298 , S1642 , S1698 , S7022
Summary: The committee heard several bills and confirmations, with most measures reported favorably. Senate Bill 330 clarified the heart disease presumption for firefighters, law enforcement, and correctional officers, codifying the medical definition of heart disease and allowing transferring law enforcement officers to rely on a prior physical if a new agency does not provide one. Support was waived in by the Florida Smart Justice Alliance and the Fraternal Order of Police, and the bill passed unanimously. Senate Bill 526, as amended by a delete-all amendment, addressed commercial construction contracts, permit standards, fee reductions when private providers are used, floodproofing, product approval categories, and adoption of certain electrical code standards; it drew support from several construction and business groups and one opposing appearance, then was reported favorably. Senate Bill 1192 created a pilot program for callback queues at the Department of Commerce and Department of Children and Families to reduce hold times for callers seeking re-employment assistance and public benefits, and it also passed favorably. Senate Bill 1078 established transition procedures for a governor-elect, including agency liaisons, briefing materials, office space, and access to records; an amendment shifted IT support to the Department of Management Services, narrowed access to confidential records, and increased penalties for unauthorized disclosure, after which the bill was approved. Senate Bill 7022 extended a public records exemption for classroom examinations and assessment instruments through 2031 and expanded coverage to school district boards and public schools; it was also reported favorably. Senate Bill 862, as amended, set a $60,000 salary goal by 2030 for state correctional officers, probation officers, and institutional security specialists, with annual raises subject to appropriations; members and witnesses emphasized recruitment, retention, and safety, and the bill passed. Senate Bill 1250 removed the requirement that the Commission on Human Relations use registered mail for certain notices under the Florida Civil Rights Act, allowing less expensive notice methods, and it was reported favorably. Senate Bill 1698 allowed certain employers to post required workplace notices electronically instead of physically, and it passed without opposition. The committee also recommended confirmation of 10 appointees to the Florida Commission on Human Relations and the State Retirement Commission. The most extensive debate centered on Senate Bill 1072, which created an anti-Semitism task force within the Department of Legal Affairs to review anti-Semitism in Florida, improve community relations, advise on law enforcement training, assess digital media literacy efforts, evaluate hate crime statutes, and recommend policy changes. The sponsor said the bill was intended to address a growing problem and noted that Florida already uses the Holocaust Remembrance definition of anti-Semitism in statute. Numerous speakers opposed the bill, arguing it could chill protected speech, especially criticism of Israel, and could be used selectively against students, activists, Muslims, Arabs, and Jewish anti-Zionists; several also said existing hate-crime and civil-rights laws were sufficient and that the task force should include protections against Islamophobia and anti-Arab hate. One member raised concerns about the constitutionality of creating such task forces in light of prior actions by the Attorney General. Despite the opposition, the bill was reported favorably on a party-line style vote with Senator Bracey Davis voting yes along with the majority. Senate Bill 1642, the Freedom in the Workplace Act, was also heard and drew significant questioning. The bill would bar public employers and contractors from requiring pronoun use, certain gender-identity-related training, or non-binary sex options on forms, and would protect employees and contractors from adverse action based on religious, moral, conscience-based, or biology-based beliefs. Senator Polsky questioned whether the bill could interfere with anti-harassment training and workplace discipline, while the sponsor said the measure was meant to prevent government coercion and extend protections similar to those in school settings. The transcript cuts off before the final disposition of this bill.
LA

Louisiana 2026 Regular Session

Health and Welfare Apr 29th, 2026

Health and Welfare

Transcript Highlights:
  • Who is in charge of the facility need review process now? LDH, I believe. Oh, interesting.
  • My members are fully in support of the use of telehealth and the treatment of obesity.
  • the committee. ...of the will of the committee.
  • time is because of the lack of transparency.
  • There's all sorts of aspects of the system.
Bills: HB946 , HB1093 , SB26 , SB29 , SB30 , SB195 , SB219 , SB222 , SB255 , SB314 , SCR2 , SCR22
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Health and Human Services Oversight REVISED: 11:15 a.m. - New Start Time

Health and Human Services Oversight

Transcript Highlights:
  • or even peak times of the day.
  • The peak times of the year for the ODBA usually like March through October, or the peak times of the
  • Is there any kind of reporting for those who don't comply, or any kind of fine or anything for those
  • I do know a lot of families that kind of want to help with this so no other family has to go through
  • are not made aware of 11 of their patients died from an opioid overdose.
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Health and Human Services Oversight REVISED: 11:15 a.m. - New Start Time

Health and Human Services Oversight

Transcript Highlights:
  • peak times of the day.
  • peak times of the day.
  • The peak times of year for the ODBA is usually like March through October, or the peak times of the night
  • a conspicuous place, kind of similar to some of the worker information that you would see, like in a
  • Is there any kind of reporting for those who don't comply, or any kind of fine or anything?
Summary: The Health and Human Services Oversight Committee opened with prayer and then heard a series of bills, most of them request bills from state agencies or related to veterans and military matters. House Bill 3043 would let the Oklahoma Dental Board Association hire temporary or PRN workers during peak periods; it passed 11-1. House Bill 3044 would continue an existing tax-return checkoff for donations and passed 12-0. House Bill 3078 would create an online donation option for the Oklahoma Department of Veterans Affairs during license and tax transactions and passed 12-0. House Bill 3940 made a number of cleanup and policy changes to a prior Oklahoma National Guard measure, including retention, benefits, discipline, museum operations, and state active duty pay issues; it passed 11-0. House Bill 4117 would define family resource centers in statute and emphasize faith-based partnerships, workforce development, and braided funding; it passed 12-0. The committee also advanced House Bill 3428, which would require certain businesses to post information about veterans’ benefits in a conspicuous place to help more eligible veterans enroll in benefits; members discussed raising the employee threshold from 50 to 100, but no amendment was adopted during the meeting, and the bill passed 10-2. House Bill 4275 would allow counties and cities to employ case managers and peer support specialists while maintaining certification, to support sheriffs and first responders, and it passed 12-0. House Bill 3257 would treat 100% disabilities caused by VA medical malpractice as service-connected for state benefit purposes, aligning state law with federal treatment, and it passed 12-0. Two public health bills also advanced. House Bill 3901 would authorize psychological autopsies in suicide and overdose cases to better understand causes and improve prevention; members discussed whether the process should include notifying prescribing physicians when patients die from opioid overdoses, and the bill passed 12-0. House Bill 4298 would allow DHS child care rule changes to be distributed by mail and electronically, reflecting current practice, and it passed 12-0. The committee adjourned after reporting all measures do pass.
WA

Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session

Senate Local Government Feb 2nd, 2026 at 01:30 pm

Local Government

Transcript Highlights:
  • A partial fiscal note for the proposed substitute shows costs for the Department of Commerce of $89,841
  • plan of a county or city, the inventory and analysis of existing and projected housing needs must also
  • land caused by the acquisition of a portion of an existing lot or tract by an agency with condemnation
  • of a portion of an existing lot or tract by an RTA that is acquiring land to build RTA facilities.
  • A proposed substitute labeled D is in front of us. I move adoption of the proposed substitute.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence Apr 30th, 2025

Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence

Transcript Highlights:
  • We do not feel that this expansion would be in the best interest of patient safety in Texas and would
  • Kind of the interesting part about the indirect purchaser rule, right?
  • In fact, in the best interest of the company.
  • market and the interests of corporations than the...
  • So if a corporation is founded on the premise of doing environmental good or is very interested in...
TX
Transcript Highlights:
  • Senate Bill 2949 by Senator Hinojosa of Hidalgo, relating to the regulation of the transportation. of
  • Some of that leaking on the ground, what kind of issues does it pose in terms of danger to the environment
  • What's interesting is since that started all through the border on Friday, is all of the two-axle cargo
  • And my point was, two quarters of a gallon of fuel. Why can't we, a lot of truck companies do this?
  • of trucks.
Bills: SB2199 , SB2200 , SB2201 , SB2949 , SB2332
TX
Transcript Highlights:
  • One of the things that we had discussed several years ago, as we were kind of going down this path of
  • one of the intents of this.
  • A third section consisting of two criteria that require the addition of two of the paired criteria.
  • of the Board of Trustees.
  • a member of that gang.
Bills: SB2199 , SB2200 , SB2201 , SB2949 , SB2332
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Border Security (Part II) Apr 10th, 2025

Border Security

Transcript Highlights:
  • And one of the things that we had discussed several years ago as we're kind of going down this path of
  • If asked, we will send folks out. operating out of, out of Austin.
  • And one of the things that we had discussed several years ago as we're kind of going down this path of
  • We're so grateful to have all of you taking care of Texas.
  • two criteria that require the addition of two of the paired criteria, so there's a total of three in
Bills: SB2199 , SB2200 , SB2201 , SB2949 , SB2332
Summary: The Senate Committee on Border Security heard several bills related to border security, law enforcement databases, DPS aviation maintenance, and transportation motor fuels. SB 2199, after brief invited testimony from the Texas Trucking Association and DPS, was left pending at first and later reported favorably to the full Senate on a 4-1 vote. SB 2332, relating to aircraft owned and operated by the Department of Public Safety, was laid out by Senator Parker, with DPS and TechSOT witnesses explaining that it would centralize DPS aircraft maintenance under DPS, align state law with FAA responsibility rules, and potentially reduce costs and downtime; it was later reported favorably on a 5-0 vote and placed on the local and uncontested calendar. SB 2949, relating to the regulation of transportation motor fuels, was also adopted as a committee substitute and reported favorably on a 4-1 vote, with a member noting continued interest in refining port-of-entry transloading issues. The committee spent the most time on SB 2201, which would revise Texas intelligence database criteria for criminal street gangs and foreign terrorist organizations. Senator Birdwell described the bill as adding safeguards such as requiring officer identification on submissions, setting retention and validation rules, and updating criteria to reflect technology and social media use. Invited witnesses from the district attorney’s office, DPS, and the Texas Anti-Gang Center generally supported the bill and said it would improve reliability and accountability. Public testimony included support from the Texas Public Policy Foundation and opposition from the Texas Civil Rights Project and the ACLU of Texas, which argued the bill’s language on implied or demonstrated self-admission and other criteria was vague, overly broad, and could lead to erroneous inclusion in the database and downstream consequences. After debate, SB 2201 was reported favorably to the full Senate on a 4-1 vote, with Senator Eckhardt voting no. During questioning on SB 2201, members discussed how gang-database entries are used in investigations and prosecutions, the meaning of “family member,” the scope of self-admission, and how “previously documented areas” would be identified in practice. Opponents raised concerns about due process, First and Fourth Amendment issues, racial profiling, and possible federal consequences if state database information is shared. Supporters emphasized that the database is a law-enforcement tool for identifying organized criminal activity and that the committee substitute adds training, audits, and accountability measures. The committee then completed its business and recessed subject to the call of the chair.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Child Committee Meeting - 2025-04-01

Children and Families Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • I'm the Chief Financial Officer for the Department of Children, Youth and Families.
  • Banking, personal banking, those sorts of things, credit card statements.
  • The determination of the child's best interest comes from looking at the circumstances of the family's
  • of information can really just breed concern on kind of all sides of the equation.
  • minimal amount of information in terms of.
Bills: HF2436 , HF470 , HF2643 , HF2456 , HF102 , HF1367
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Children and Families Finance and Policy Committee 4/1/25

Children and Families Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • I'm Ashley Ryow, the Chief Financial Officer for the Department of Children, Youth, and Families.
  • </c><00:41:07.960><c> of</c><00:41:08.119><c> the</c> um when it's in the best interest of the um when
  • it's in the best interest of the child<00:41:08.960><c> um</c><00:41:09.160><c> it</c><00:41:09.240>
  • Miss Scullpammer explained that the determination of the child's best interest comes from looking at
  • Miss Scullpammer said the determination comes from looking at the circumstances of the family's financial
Bills: HF2436 , HF470 , HF2643 , HF2456 , HF102 , HF1367
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Judiciary Finance and Civil Law Committee 3/27/25

Judiciary Finance and Civil Law

Transcript Highlights:
  • We'll never truly know of all the other incidents of abuse.
  • We'll never truly know of all the other incidents of abuse.
  • Let's act now, for the sake of our children and for the peace of mind of every parent who entrusts a
  • We're also working with the BCA and interested in the department to make sure that the final copy of
  • We're also working with the BCA and interested in the department to make sure that the final copy of
Bills: HF1027 , HF2226 , HF1916 , HF1915 , HF1567 , HF1986
TX

Texas 89th Regular

S/C on Family & Fiduciary Relationships Mar 24th, 2025

S/C on Family & Fiduciary Relationships

Transcript Highlights:
  • Judges should not just rip kids from their parents because of bad judgment calls or financial issues.
  • Then in 2023, we had the case in the interest of AA, where Justice Young wrote a dissent, which was joined
  • The next case in 2023 was in the interest of RJG, and that was just decided in December of 2023, which
  • , is in the best interest of my daughter.
  • It was in the interest of SC. They intervened into a CPS case.
AL

Alabama 2025 Regular Session

Alabama Senate County and Municipal Government Committee Feb 11th, 2025

County and Municipal Government

Transcript Highlights:
  • of Finance.
  • fears to those that have been interested in engaging on this bill instead of merely opposing it—is it
  • All of the regulations remain in place, all of the inspections remain in place, all of the forms and
  • fees—we want to make sure we keep all of those in place, of course.
  • First of all, please remember that 99.9% of all liquor licenses that are... 99.9% of all liquor licenses
Bills: SB36 , SB39 , SB40 , SB12 , SB29 , SB121 , SB131 , SB12
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

County and Municipal Government Feb 11th, 2026 at 03:00 pm

County and Municipal Government

Transcript Highlights:
  • a few instances of misspending of taxpayer funds.
  • We ask vendors to provide a statement of ownership, thereby no longer doing business in this state with
  • Purchasing Act of 1974.
  • We're repealing a section of law.
  • Some of our meandering waterways changed course, and this section of law was. Added.
NM

New Mexico 2026 Regular Session

House - Appropriations and Finance Feb 10th, 2026 at 07:02 pm

House Appropriations & Finance

Transcript Highlights:
  • Chair, members of the committee, Carter Bundy, speaking on behalf of the 36,000 families of the New Mexico
  • Thank you for this piece of legislation. Just a couple of questions.
  • recruitment and kind of going out nationally to let people know that they are very interested in commercial
  • However, after the oil price crash and state financial crisis of the 1986 to 1991 timeframe, the conservation
  • support of HB 4.
Bills: SB241 , SB145 , HB2
NM

New Mexico 2026 Regular Session

Senate - Finance Feb 10th, 2026

House Appropriations & Finance

Transcript Highlights:
  • That's the way the amendment was written, where it would go into section one instead of the end of the
  • That was one of the amendments.
  • the structure of every single...
  • a cap of up to $25 million.
  • the end of the fiscal year.
Bills: SB241 , SB145 , HB2
Summary: The committee first took up Senate Bill 241 and reviewed a Senate Finance Committee substitute that incorporated several amendments. Staff explained changes related to the child care fund, residency determinations for federally eligible applicants, expanded child care assistance eligibility for grandparents raising grandchildren and foster parents, updated payment-rate rulemaking, tribal child care sovereignty and culturally appropriate services, limits on land grant permanent fund use for nonsectarian/non-denominational services, provider licensure pathways, and reporting clarifications. Members also discussed whether the bill would maximize federal and state child care tax benefits and how the nonsectarian language would apply to faith-based child care providers. The committee adopted the substitute and then passed it on a 7-3 vote. The committee then moved into House Bill 2 budget language review, focusing on budget adjustment authority and other fiscal provisions. Members discussed proposed BAR language for the State Investment Council, State Treasurer, PERA, and the Economic Development Department, with concerns about caps, whether the language was too broad, and whether some items should revert to existing law or be removed. The committee approved some of the BAR language items, but flagged the Treasurer and Economic Development provisions for later review. Members also discussed extending certain appropriations and project timelines, including a Rio Grande Trail Commission item and several IT and public safety projects, generally favoring extensions where work was still underway. The committee then debated proposed public school support language that would bar PED from approving budgets for schools with fewer than 180 instructional days and from approving new moves to four-day school weeks. Several members argued the 180-day language conflicted with existing statute, which is based on instructional hours, and that the four-day-week restriction could have unintended consequences. The committee ultimately voted down both public school support provisions. The meeting ended with a brief discussion of reviewing the rest of House Bill 2 and related supplemental and language items in the next session, and then adjourned.
WA

Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Consumer Protection & Business Jan 30th, 2026 at 08:00 am

Consumer Protection & Business

Transcript Highlights:
  • Probably not a single one of you have ever tried this product. particularly small business interests
  • So this changes the statement that a seller of residential real property must make available to the buyer
  • It also requires the Department of Financial Institutions to publish the inflation-adjusted maximum loan
  • So this changes the statement that a seller of residential real property must make available to the buyer
  • It also requires the Department of Financial Institutions to publish the inflation-adjusted maximum loan