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OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Senate Legislative Session Feb 16th, 2026 at 01:30 pm

Oklahoma Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • elimination of the tax credit part and then limiting the carry forward of the investment part to 5 years
  • Senate Bill 1456 suspends the sunset of the Board of Tests for Alcohol and Drug Influence to 2030-2031
  • Associate or administration, it's the same language we passed across this floor 43 to 3 last year, but
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

Senate Floor Session 04-20-2026 12:00pm

Hawaii Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Mahalo again to everyone, and then till next year, hopefully there'll be more than enough opportunities
  • for you to save up your clothing for next year.
  • /c><00:04:18.720> then<00:04:18.880> till<00:04:19.120> next<00:04:19.480> year
  • , everyone and then till next year, everyone and then till next year, hopefully<00:04:20.320>
  • clothing for next year. Thank you. clothing for next year. Thank you.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Senate Session (Part III) Aug 27th, 2025

Texas Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • year, middle of the year, and end of the year starting in the 2017-2018 school year.
  • In the prior year, we're going to have substantial beta site release of the Testing information will
  • Mike Raff, the final rollout, and I'm happy that we have an extra year to do that important beta testing
  • and the middle of the year testing added to a criterion-based test at the end with a norm-referenced
  • With Jimmy Don Aycock, we were education chairs, we reduced the STAAR test from 15 to five that year,
AL

Alabama 2026 1st Special Session

Alabama House Ways and Means General Fund Committee Mar 31st, 2026

Ways and Means General Fund

Transcript Highlights:
  • Harper. do every year and uh this is to do the do every year and uh this is to do the uh<00:08:28.000
  • living increase for fiscal year living increase for fiscal year beginning<00:10:35.040> October
  • > kind<00:18:44.080> of it to next year because that kind of it to next year because that
  • fiscal year ending September 30th, 2026. fiscal year ending September 30th, 2026.
  • community affairs for the fiscal year community affairs for the fiscal year ending<00:24:14.799>
HI
Transcript Highlights:
  • years. That was the model 5 years ago. years.
  • guys, fifth-year, like a propelli- ...year guys, fifth year, like Ashlock coming back when he has $800,000
  • or five years?
  • > then<00:43:32.800> we four years, a four-year program, then we four years, a four-year
  • I said $120,000 a year. in my letter. I said $120,000 a year.
AZ

Arizona 2026 Regular Session

02/12/2026 - House Natural Resources, Energy & Water

Natural Resources, Energy & Water

Transcript Highlights:
  • Madam Chair, Representative Martinez, it will be three years in March. Three years in March.
  • We're at eight years here. If not eight years, six years. What we're voting on is four years.
  • Last year, there were rumors.
  • You set a record this year.
  • plan every five years.
Summary: The committee first took up House Bill 2150, which would continue the State Land Department until July 1, 2030. Members discussed a Griffin amendment requiring quarterly updates from the commissioner, a public hearing on the department’s strategic plan in 2028, changes to conceptual land use plans and five-year disposition plans, and legislative findings. The hearing focused heavily on State Land Department practices, including whether it is subject to state agency statutes, the department’s internal ASAP application review process, backlog levels, appraisal and consultant use, audit findings, privileged documents in the Fondomonte matter, Proposition 207 notices, and the Coyotes land auction. Members also raised concerns about land sales, leases, special use permits, and the department’s compliance history. The amendment was adopted and HB 2150 was passed as amended on a 6-4 vote. The committee then considered House Bill 2975, which would suspend the department’s solar scoring map and require new mining and housing resource maps, with a Griffin amendment extending the mapping deadline to ten years or earlier and requiring website posting. Supporters argued the bill would restore neutrality, improve planning, and maximize trust revenue; opponents said the solar map is only a guidance tool and that removing it could reduce transparency and harm solar development. The State Land Department said it was neutral but noted the solar layer is used as guidance and that additional staff or consultant support might be needed to create the new maps. The bill passed as amended on a 6-4 vote. House Bill 2781 followed, proposing county or municipal decommissioning standards and financial assurance requirements for solar energy power plants, along with a remediation fund. A Griffin amendment narrowed local authority to decommissioning standards only and limited applicability to projects receiving permits after the effective date. The sponsor and several witnesses from Pinal County planning and zoning supported the bill, saying solar projects should be required to post real financial assurance so land can be restored if operators go bankrupt or abandon sites. The committee adopted the amendment and passed HB 2781 as amended on a 6-4 vote. Finally, the committee began House Bill 2267, which would classify certain renewable energy projects within four miles of residential property as a public nuisance, with a Heap amendment narrowing it to new utility-scale wind or solar farms and preserving existing projects. The sponsor argued the bill responds to concerns about large wind and solar projects near homes, property values, and wildlife impacts. Testimony and questioning centered on nuisance standards, property value effects, and environmental and health concerns, but the transcript cuts off before final action on HB 2267.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

S/C on Family & Fiduciary Relationships Apr 22nd, 2025

S/C on Family & Fiduciary Relationships

Transcript Highlights:
  • I was injured three years ago.
  • We've been copasetic for almost eight years.
  • And I'll tell you something else that I have learned through years of doing this for 39 years.
  • I haven't seen my son in four years. In four years. And again, we...
  • Last year, in 2024, my car broke down.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Commerce Finance and Policy Committee 3/13/25

Commerce Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • So, in the last 10 years in St.
  • <00:12:56.880> in chair uh so uh in the last 10 years in chair uh so uh in the last 10 years
  • worked there for like about a year worked there for like about a year representative<00:13:22.720
  • The city intends to replace the Dwan Golf Course in the next few years.
  • The city intends to replace the Dwan Golf Course in the next few years.
FL

Florida 2026 Regular Session

Governmental Oversight and Accountability Feb 2nd, 2026

Governmental Oversight and Accountability

Transcript Highlights:
  • That's what I've been doing since I've been out, almost 20 years now.
  • , ten years, twenty, fifty years down the road.
  • I mean, I went to school, I've been here like almost 50 years now.
  • They used to present themselves as a man 20 years ago, and they...
  • I said this years ago about our 'don't say gay' bill.
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.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Senate Session (Part I) Sep 3rd, 2025

Texas Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Would a mother be able to stay with her 10-year-old son in the ER?
  • Abortion pills have been FDA approved for over 20 years. Did y'all know? that?
  • Can have the net effect or impact of trapping someone in a relationship for at least a year.
  • Thirty years old or older. Now the good news is we don't have to rely on 30-year-old data.
  • And then finally, a little less than 20 years later in 2021, and obviously. just recently.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Senate Session (Part II) Sep 3rd, 2025

Texas Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Was that this year or two years ago? Two. Two years ago. And that's really a heavy lift.
  • In you every year.
  • And so we worked to get somebody else elected—two years, but three. Each two. Now, two more years.
  • Now I'm six years into this process just to get three votes. Six years to get three. ...votes.
  • She got married a year or two ago.
NE

Nebraska 2025-2026 Regular Session

Legislative Morning Session Apr 10th, 2026

Nebraska Unicameral Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • So I've known Mike for eight years now. So I've known Mike for eight years now.
  • Those were difficult years.
  • She often said yes, year after year after year.
  • My first year was 2023, and what a year it was.
  • For two years, this body elects its leadership, and four years ago, Two years, this body elects its leadership
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

Senate Floor Session 03-31-2026 11:30am

Hawaii Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • of the Year. of the Year.
  • Colleagues, every year the Boys and Girls Club of America holds their Youth of the Year competition,
  • America holds their Youth of the Year America holds their Youth of the Year competition,<00:08:18.160
  • competing for for the Youth of the Year. competing for for the Youth of the Year.
  • finalist for Hawaii Youth of the Year finalist for Hawaii Youth of the Year award<00:10:00.480><
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

General Government Feb 10th, 2026 at 01:30 pm

General Government

Transcript Highlights:
  • I think every four years with some exceptions because sometimes they get off that time schedule.
  • And it had a few bumps along the way, but we were able to get that into law in the year that are not
  • quite a year that that's been Implemented like a lot of things.
  • on every purchase order, which sounded good when I passed it last year.
  • We worked with the loft recommendations from that same year, and it's been a year working with the auditor
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Local Government May 19th, 2025

Local Government

Transcript Highlights:
  • and which would serve a one-year term.
  • To determine which of the two candidates would serve a two-year term and which would serve a one-year
  • and three-year terms, starting in 2027.
  • Many of these children, like the five-year-old girl and the 13-year-old girl from Belize, who was forcefully
  • It came about about a year ago.
Summary: The committee heard and left pending several local government, property tax, development, and public safety measures before later voting some of them out. Senator Birdwell explained SB 2784 for the Somerville County Hospital District, which would move the board to staggered four-year terms after a transition and was requested to be held pending until the House companion could be acted on; no public testimony was offered. HB 5084 would allow local approval for fireworks sales tied to Lunar New Year celebrations, with testimony from Hutchinson County Judge Cindy Irwin emphasizing local fire risk and the need for county discretion. HB 5534 would let county commissioners post agendas electronically instead of on a physical bulletin board. HB 4370 would expand permissible projects for certain special districts to include geothermal water conveyance systems, and HB 312 would require residential child detention facilities to enter local MOUs, report health and safety information, and conduct background checks for state-funded facilities; both drew supportive testimony and were left pending. HB 5057 would give displaced solid waste providers time to wind down after a city grants an exclusive franchise, and HB 2421 would extend the life of the Save Historic Muni District to continue work on preserving Lions Municipal Golf Course; both were left pending after supportive testimony. HB 2011 would let former owners repurchase property taken by eminent domain if the acquiring entity fails to pay property taxes for two years, and the committee substitute to SB 3065 was also laid out and left pending after a technical correction to eminent-domain language. The committee then took up additional bills on development, appraisal, and local regulation, including HB 3575, HB 4809, HB 2273, HB 247/HJR 34, HB 2464, HB 3424, HB 2013, HB 5668, HB 3788, HB 1533, and HB 23, with testimony ranging from support to opposition on issues such as appraisal procedures, historic property valuation, Galveston emergency governance, border-security tax treatment, home-based businesses, chicken covenants in HOAs, municipal utility district authority, hospital authorities’ use of assets, and third-party building review. HB 23 drew the most extensive testimony, with builders, engineers, counties, and cities split over third-party plan review and inspection authority, liability, licensing, and local code enforcement; many witnesses said the House amendments created problems and the bill was left pending. In the end, the committee voted SB 2784, SB 3065, HB 5686, HB 247, HJR 34, and HB 2011 out of committee, with the first several receiving local and uncontested calendar recommendations where applicable.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Criminal Jurisprudence Apr 15th, 2025

Criminal Jurisprudence

Transcript Highlights:
  • to eight years consecutively.
  • Just last year, Mr. Spencer was exonerated after spending 34 years in TDCJ.
  • The two 16-year-olds... The older kid has been released for almost 12 years.
  • Offenders such as myself served 27 years on a 50-year sentence for a crime committed as a 17-year-old
  • keeping it at 40 years.