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WA

Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session

Senate Floor Session Feb 28th, 2026 at 10:00 am

Washington Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • It allows a process by changing the definition.
  • And it will allow faster court action when timing matters.
  • This allows us to keep those utility areas in play.
  • us to move quicker to these areas so the transmission plan can move further, allow them to permit, allow
  • and a chance to save their lives.
OK
Transcript Highlights:
  • This allows us to continue to work out a good arrangement for all parties.
  • Doesn't current law allow for this already? Thank you for the question.
  • Simple bill: what this bill does is allow for the use of electronic...
  • This bill seeks to allow... One person per house.
  • Many of these former inmates live in tents and are basically homeless.
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Criminal Judiciary REVISED: HB3996 - Added Feb 17th, 2026

Criminal Judiciary

Transcript Highlights:
  • This allows us to continue to To the criminal discovery process.
  • This allows us to continue to work out a good arrangement for all parties.
  • So this allows for the ability to file claims and also to prevent the non-disclosure agreements so that
  • Many of these former inmates live in tents and are basically homeless.
  • This bill seeks to allow one person per house.
Summary: The committee heard and advanced a long agenda of criminal justice bills, with most measures receiving due pass recommendations after brief explanations and little or no debate. Early bills included HB 3586 on modifications to the charging process for abuse and neglect, HB 3584 on sentencing changes for human trafficking involving minors and people with mental disabilities, HB 3587 on outpatient treatment procedures for individuals in the criminal justice center, HB 3743 on community-based outpatient restoration treatment under a PCS and amendment, and HB 3742 on criminal discovery process changes. All of these were reported out favorably, generally by unanimous or near-unanimous votes. Members also advanced HB 4227, Trey’s Law, which would protect child sexual abuse survivors by allowing claims and limiting nondisclosure agreements; HB 3764, which increases penalties for people charged while on the DOJ terrorist list, after an amendment changing the proof language; HB 3767, an Oklahoma Bureau of Narcotics request adding controlled substances and updating terminology; HB 3606, allowing court review for removal from the sex offender registry in cases of medical infirmity or cognitive decline; HB 3299, creating a new offense for unauthorized digitized or synthetic media intended to cause harm; HB 3835, a human trafficking prevention bill; HB 3244, expanding fraud and identity theft laws; and HB 4130, addressing online sweepstakes/casino gaming enforcement with an amendment clarifying tribal gaming under federal law. HB 318 and HB 3302 were laid over. Later, the committee approved HB 3053, creating a narrow parole pathway for incarcerated people age 65 and older, with amendments excluding violent offenses, sex offenses, and certain other crimes; HB 3269, allowing electronic arrest warrants; HB 3301, aligning state law with federal law on short-barreled firearms after an amendment restoring the 16-inch language; HB 3430, revising court fines and fees collection and distinguishing permanent from temporary inability to pay; HB 3497, clarifying when the state may appeal a pretrial order; HB 3755, requiring OJA to provide prescribed medication and medical information to detention facilities within 48 hours for juveniles in custody; HB 3848, easing transitional housing restrictions for released sex offenders; HB 3903, requiring domestic violence incident reports and filing of VPO petitions and adding judicial training; HB 3905, allowing counties to use available funds for GPS monitoring in domestic violence cases; HB 3996, requiring OIDS to pay for expert witnesses in capital post-conviction cases; HB 4142, expanding explosives laws to cover attempts and intent; HB 1322, creating a public registry for persistent domestic violence offenders; and HB 4108, expanding critical infrastructure trespass laws to include airports. Most bills were reported due pass, with votes commonly ranging from unanimous to a few dissenting votes, and the chair recessed/adjourned after the agenda was completed.
AL

Alabama 2026 Regular Session

Alabama House Ways and Means Education Committee Mar 11th, 2026

Ways and Means Education

Transcript Highlights:
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  • Increase the Healthy Eating Active Living by $100,000.
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OK
Transcript Highlights:
  • This bill allows for county partnerships with four-year institutions. Yield for questions.
  • And they were also not allowed to participate in the plan B.
  • The numbers were based on them living another 20 years. Not gonna happen.
  • Municipal police officer jobs, and this will allow them to vest with other pensions.
  • We are going to allow live video feeds of bid openings.
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Government Oversight REVISED - HB3852 -Added Mar 5th, 2026

Government Oversight

Transcript Highlights:
  • Members, this bill allows for county partnerships with four-year institutions. Yield for questions.
  • Members, this bill allows for county partnerships with four-year institutions. Yield for questions.
  • Some of these people are drawing $1,100 a month on a 30-year retirement and trying to live.
  • The numbers were based on them living another 20 years. Not going to happen.
  • We are going to allow live video feeds of bid openings.
Summary: The committee opened with prayer, laid over House Bill 1784 as dead, and then heard a long series of measures, many related to pensions, retirement systems, elections, and state procurement/reporting. Early bills included HB 3588 on debtor-creditor law updates, HB 3748 on county partnerships with four-year institutions, HB 4303 extending the municipal ordinance publication deadline from 15 to 30 days, HB 4311 increasing the treasurer’s share of the unclaimed property administration fee from 4% to 6%, and HB 3028 allowing CareerTech to charge processing fees. All of these advanced on due pass votes, with some opposition on HB 3588, HB 4311, and HB 3028. A major block of the meeting focused on retirement and pension policy. The committee advanced HB 4428 and HB 4429 on proxy advisor transparency and fiduciary voting standards for retirement systems, with the author arguing they would improve transparency and keep pension decisions focused on financial returns rather than ESG/DEI considerations. Other pension-related bills that passed included HB 4132 creating a cybersecurity safe harbor for local governments, HB 1889 fixing a COLA gap for certain retired police officers and firefighters, HB 3265 defining “mental health specialist” for disability applications, HB 1739 reinstating a half-pay provision in the state law enforcement retirement system, HB 3313 changing the Retirement Freedom Act by raising contribution and match rates and eliminating vesting, HB 2116 expanding eligibility for State Fire Marshal officers, HB 2206 allowing newly hired school resource officers to join OLEERS, HB 3625 expanding school district investment options, and HB 3721 creating a survivor-benefit election for children of certain public safety officers. Most of these passed with little or no debate, though HB 1739 drew questions about actuarial “safe harbor” language and pension funding. The latter part of the meeting centered on a package of government contracting and transparency bills from Representative Strom. HB 3413, HB 3414, HB 3415, HB 3416, HB 3417, HB 3418, and HB 3420 would require more detailed reporting of contracts, subcontractors, consulting services, and post-contract assessments; create public posting and reporting requirements through OMES and Central Purchasing; revise bidding rules for state, county, and municipal entities; require vendor ownership disclosures; allow live-streamed bid openings; and add misdemeanor penalties for violations of Central Purchasing rules. Strom said the package was intended to improve accountability, documentation, and protection of taxpayer dollars. The committee also passed HB 3852 clarifying poll worker list requirements for county election boards, HB 4434 requiring gubernatorial notice when out of state, and HB 2939 removing fax-machine references from statute. Most measures were adopted with policy recommendations and passed on strong votes, and the meeting ended with Chairman West thanking members for their work and adjourned the committee.
AZ

Arizona 2026 Regular Session

02/18/2026 - Senate Health and Human Services

Health and Human Services

Transcript Highlights:
  • This kind of codifies that and allows doctors.
  • Some people look in places do allow it.
  • Some people look in places do allow it.
  • There are assisted living facilities that do allow cameras.
  • I want our listening audience to know that some people who are living in assisted living homes do not
TX

Texas 89th Regular

89th Legislative Session May 31st, 2025

Texas House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Change can save young people's lives. I wish that the world was different.
  • It will make them afraid to live their lives as their full selves.
  • Allowing religious organizations or clubs, but not clubs that allow students to be who they are, is a
  • Speaking of my blackness, this bill will not allow black student unions.
  • It won't allow for the Mexican student unions. What's next?