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TX
Transcript Highlights:
  • Disregarding state law.
  • We'll tell you it would take millions of dollars and you would have to hire many more state employees
  • State of Texas.
  • Texan, stating back from when this state was a republic.
  • In addition to our eight employees, Emerald Organics currently employs three state-of-Texas licensed
Bills: SB3 , SB810 , SB965 , SB1073 , SB1119 , SB1505 , SB 3
AL

Alabama 2026 Regular Session

Alabama Senate Finance and Taxation Education Committee Apr 1st, 2026

Finance and Taxation Education

Transcript Highlights:
  • And retired state employees.
  • &gt;&gt; And<00:27:18.360><c> retired</c><00:27:18.840><c> state</c><00:27:19.120><c> employees.
  • Yes, and I &gt;&gt; And retired state employees.
  • However, I'm still asking, can we do something for the state employees of some type of bonus?
  • </c><01:03:23.600><c> some</c> for the state employees of a of some for the state employees of a of some
OK
Transcript Highlights:
  • As records, are they like on the state side?
  • Could you tell me what the state is going to do?
  • That doesn't go through the state department, or it gets to our state department of Education.
  • It comes to the state Department of Education.
  • United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the states, are reserved to the state's respectively
OK
Transcript Highlights:
  • of Oklahoma. and Oklahoma State University.
  • our state faced in 2016 and 2017, the teacher walkout, ongoing construction of the state capitol building
  • Thank you for your service to our country and to our state.
  • It has been the honor of my life to serve the state of Oklahoma.
  • He is studying at Southeastern State.
OK
Transcript Highlights:
  • That doesn't go through the State Department. It goes through our State Department of Education.
  • of teachers right here in the state of Oklahoma.
  • I don't know, Oklahoma is a donor state.
  • The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the states
  • prohibited by it to the states, are reserved to the states, respectively, or to the people.
Summary: The House convened in quorum call and first took up several Joint Committee reports on appropriations and tax measures. HB 4028 extended the sunset on the qualified equity investment deduction for venture capital investments and passed 54-27. HB 4075 appropriated $26 million in interest funds to the Oklahoma Water Resources Board for water and wastewater projects and passed 84-4, with the emergency clause also approved. HB 477 appropriated up to $10.58 million to the Department of Emergency Management for the Emergency Response and Relief Grant Program and passed 84-5, with the emergency clause approved. HB 476 appropriated up to $21.64 million to the Department of Commerce for rural economic impact grants tied to water and wastewater needs at rural industrial parks and ports; it passed 79-11 and its emergency clause also passed. HB 474 closed out ARPA funds for health care workforce training and passed 79-12, with emergency approval. The House then considered several Senate bills. SB 1221 would add tracking numbers for mailed Real ID cards and offer expedited delivery; members raised concerns about voting access and possible poll-tax issues, but the bill passed 82-9 and the emergency clause passed. SB 1921, an OSBI request bill, raised fees for criminal history/background checks and passed 84-8. SB 2118 expanded the use of sheriff commissary funds for sheriff duties and jail operations and passed 87-4. SB 1932 allowed motor carriers to represent themselves in Corporation Commission administrative hearings without an attorney and passed 92-1. SB 2134 required wreckers responding to livestock transport accidents to contact local emergency management for humane handling of livestock and passed 71-20. A lengthy floor debate centered on HCR 1025, which supports eliminating the U.S. Department of Education. Supporters argued education is a state responsibility and that federal bureaucracy and mandates add red tape; opponents warned that federal oversight is essential for special education, Title IX, IDEA, and civil rights enforcement. After extended debate, the resolution passed 72-17. The House also passed SB 1432, which removes pilot and sunset language from a successful alternative teacher certification program in Tulsa, making it a permanent pathway; supporters said it has helped career changers enter teaching and could be replicated statewide. It passed 85-3, and the emergency clause passed. The session ended with announcements, including recognition of a special-needs advocate, a rural caucus notice, and adjournment until April 22, 2026.
OK
Transcript Highlights:
  • You may have heard of it. ...across the state.
  • of Oklahoma and Oklahoma State University.
  • In the 11 years that I have served as state representative, In the 11 years that I have served as state
  • Thank you for your service to our country and to our state.
  • It has been the honor of my life to serve the state of Oklahoma.
Summary: The House opened with roll call, prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, and several recognitions and introductions, including Deer Creek students, Skiatook Chamber members, Sand Springs youth leaders, and international visitors studying U.S. energy policy. The chamber also honored the Nurse of the Day, Marla Lyceum, and heard a lengthy farewell speech from Minority Leader Munson reflecting on her service, constituent work, leadership, and bipartisan relationships. Members then took up several special presentations and resolutions, including HCR 1024 recognizing Route 66 Day and its economic importance, HCR 1022 honoring National Lineman Appreciation Day, and a citation for Langston University Day at the Capitol. The House also recognized Deputy Kenton Blumenthal as Oklahoma’s 2025 Officer of the Year for heroic actions during a dangerous pursuit. Later, the House introduced the pages of the week. On legislation, the House passed SB 1122 on ad valorem tax, which supporters said would equalize tax treatment for broadband infrastructure and promote business fairness, over some concern about tax policy and revenue impacts. The chamber also passed HB 4029, HB 4063, HB 4073, HB 4078, and SB 1936, with emergency clauses adopted on the first four. HB 4063, which referred two previously approved state questions to a special August election, drew extended debate over ballot timing, turnout, and whether combining the questions was appropriate; it ultimately passed and the special election referral was approved. SB 1936, which elevates falsely impersonating a law enforcement officer to a D1 felony, passed unanimously.
WA

Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session

Senate Floor Session Mar 5th, 2026 at 01:45 pm

Washington Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Washington State is a very diverse state.
  • Everybody who employs folks in our state has to have an I-9 for each of their employees.
  • employees.
  • employees.
  • It simply makes our state, our employers, and therefore our employees less competitive in the world.
WA

Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session

Senate Floor Session Mar 5th, 2026 at 09:00 am

Washington Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Mike Tyndall of Capital Ministries, state ministry leader in Washington.
  • State your point of personal privilege. Thank you, Mr. President.
  • State your point of personal privilege. Thank you, Mr. President.
  • they will have a job, that they won't be an at-will employee.
  • I think a lot of us here in this room are aware of how shared leave works among state employees.
AL

Alabama 2026 Regular Session

Alabama House Ways and Means Education Committee Jan 28th, 2026

Ways and Means Education

Transcript Highlights:
  • The amendment is adopted. the state to the ports and to the major the state to the ports and to the major
  • So what this would do is exempt these two from the state sales tax at the state level. opportunities
  • </c> families, and citizens across the state. families, and citizens across the state.
  • </c> um getting getting rid of the state um getting getting rid of the state state<00:16:22.560><c> sales
  • </c> sales tax at the state level. sales tax at the state level.
Bills: HB130 , HB190 , HB123 , HB250 , HB130 , HB190 , HB123 , HB250
TX
Transcript Highlights:
  • Now our state law says to the superintendent that they have to go to D.A.P.
  • This bill allows for a state court action, a state court order to remove a student, and actually to force
  • The Honig area of federal law that really this state...
  • Who are the wards of the state?
  • senator or state representative before.
Bills: HB1022 , HB2856 , HB3114 , HJR5 , HB6 , HB120 , HB210 , HB1458 , HB1188 , HB3126
Committee: Senate Education
TX
Transcript Highlights:
  • Please state your name.
  • The state proposal is more strict than the federal one, which could cause some conflict between state
  • This bill allows all Ross State.
  • CTE leaders across the state look forward to it.
  • The state average.
Bills: HB1022 , HB2856 , HB3114 , HJR5 , HB6 , HB120 , HB210 , HB1458 , HB1188 , HB3126
Committee: Senate Education
AL

Alabama 2025 Regular Session

Alabama House Ways and Means General Fund Committee Feb 19th, 2025

Ways and Means General Fund

Transcript Highlights:
  • This is a general bill, but it deals with the different Sheriff's offices throughout the state.
  • However, they do not put their children on insurance because the state will do it for Medicaid.
  • I don't know about other parts of the state, but...
  • The state gets the...
  • Consideration that we are going to say we’re a color blind state, let's show it.
Bills: HB37 , HB187 , HB177 , SB63 , HB82 , SB48 , HB33 , HB37 , HB33
TX

Texas 89th Regular

State Affairs Feb 24th, 2025

State Affairs

Transcript Highlights:
  • But the state maintained that state law prohibited this kind of transaction.
  • employee of every retailer in the state.
  • state of Texas.
  • And that's for the state of Texas now. Let's talk about other states.
  • But now that we know that state funds and state state workers were used to create the validation process
Summary: The meeting was a crucial session for discussing several important bills including SB992, which aims to establish a clear time frame for the Attorney General's approval on outside legal counsel for state agencies. Senator Nichols presented the bill, emphasizing its necessity for timely responses to ensure efficient legal processing. Another notable discussion centered around SB523, which seeks to allow parole and probation officers to use a business address on their driver's licenses for safety and security purposes. This bill passed favorably out of the committee, with public testimony supporting the need for such provisions due to the risks these officers face.
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Senate Legislative Session Apr 7th, 2026 at 01:30 pm

Oklahoma Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • 289 miles from the Texas state line near Davidson, Oklahoma, to the Arkansas state line near Broken
  • textbook in The state of Oklahoma.
  • What our priorities are for our state.
  • Now, if you look at any state in the United States, healthcare is a big part of their budget because
  • Now, if you look at any state in the United States, healthcare is a big part of their budget because
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Senate Legislative Session Apr 7th, 2026

Oklahoma Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • to neighboring states.
  • Route 70 stretches for 289 miles from the Texas state line near Davidson, Oklahoma, to the Arkansas state
  • fund of the state treasury.
  • And most recently, the largest tax cut in state history related to the relief from the state portion
  • I think what I'm worrying about are the hard workers across the state, the state of Oklahoma, when we
Summary: The Senate convened with a quorum, offered prayer, and recognized the Doctor and Nurse of the Day, along with several visiting groups in the galleries, including the Goldsby Volunteer Fire Department and families honoring fallen firefighters Todd Pendleton and Brian Jenkins, the Sapulpa Elks Antlers, the Grove Chamber of Commerce, and northeastern Oklahoma cattlemen. The chamber adopted Senate Resolution 39, celebrating the 100th anniversary of U.S. Route 70 and its economic importance to southern Oklahoma communities. The main item of business was the Joint Committee Report for Senate Bill 1177, the General Appropriation Bill for the State of Oklahoma. Senators questioned the budget’s overall size, the use of gross production tax revenues, the new sovereign/endowment trust fund, Medicaid and Health Care Authority funding, mental health appropriations, child care subsidy funding, school security, career tech, tourism, the Commissioners of the Land Office, textbook allocations, and several other agency lines. The chair explained that the budget included about $1.5 billion in cash and sweeps, a $250 million base appropriation for the Health Care Authority, $200 million for the endowment trust fund, $31 million for PREP projects, $25 million for the Governor’s Quick Action Closing Fund, and other agency-specific appropriations and supplements. Several members debated the report before adoption. Supporters argued the budget addressed agency needs and future savings, while opponents criticized it as a flat or spending-heavy budget that favored special projects and well-connected interests over core services such as child care, mental health, water infrastructure, and county needs. After debate, the Joint Committee Report for SB 1177 was adopted, and the Senate moved through the budget discussion with no recorded roll-call vote in the transcript provided.
WA

Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Labor & Workplace Standards Jan 21st, 2026 at 08:00 am

Labor & Workplace Standards

Transcript Highlights:
  • 22,000 electrical workers in the state of Washington.
  • to include private-sector employees and their unions.
  • workers to unionize in this state.
  • You may be aware there are something like 400,000 businesses that have employees in this state.
  • It's a cooperative in the center of the state.
Bills: HB2405 , HB2406 , HB2471 , HB2478 , HB2492
AL

Alabama 2026 Regular Session

Alabama Senate Finance and Taxation General Fund Committee Mar 10th, 2026

Finance and Taxation General Fund

Transcript Highlights:
  • Our cost-of-living increase for our state employees, a 2% raise.
  • We put in $10 million for the State House operations.
  • I think that's the first payment coming to you on October 1st on your State House.
  • On the new State House. We've got reimbursement litigation that's increased ongoing there.
  • We'll use the previous roll as stated. The bill is given a favorable report.
Bills: SB143 , SB144 , SB145 , SB152 , SB153 , SB154 , SB162 , SB226 , SB146 , SB143 , SB144 , SB145 , SB152 , SB153 , SB154 , SB162 , SB226 , SB146
AZ

Arizona 2026 Regular Session

02/20/2026 - Senate Judiciary and Elections

Judiciary and Elections

Transcript Highlights:
  • I'm your state senator.
  • No issues with employees.
  • But if you have to put down that you're an employee of the Arizona State Senate, they can track you here
  • In State v.
  • Just state your name. Just state your name.