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Transcript Highlights:
  • Representative, just to clarify, is this the tax rate freezing? Is that what that would do?
  • House Bill 3781 is a change in the way insurance rates are filed.
  • Currently, the insurance companies use the higher rate before they file it, and this would change it,
  • put a little sunlight on it, and make the insurance companies file the rate first, wait 60 days before
Summary: The House convened, heard an invocation from Rep. Kendrix, and recognized Dr. Jason Reagan as doctor of the day. Members then took up a long series of bills, with most moving through amendment, third reading, and final passage. Early measures included HB 3407 on abandoned personal property/manufactured homes, HB 1242 expanding agricultural sales tax exemptions to deer and elk, and HJR 1081 proposing a constitutional property-tax freeze for certain seniors; the senior tax resolution drew extended debate over valuation thresholds, renters, and county fiscal effects before passing. HB 3443 redirected funding for the Way Station Revolving Fund, HB 3781 changed insurance rate filing timing, and HB 1939 addressed Turnpike Authority notice procedures and landowner notification, including certified mail and a one-mile notification area. All three passed. The chamber also approved several criminal justice and public safety measures. HB 4237 and HB 3430, both part of a negotiated criminal-justice package, passed after title-only amendments; HB 3321 shifted to reporting on cost arrest warrants and passed with an emergency clause; HB 3905 clarified GPS monitoring for certain domestic-violence and stalking defendants; HB 2941 required first responders to notify law enforcement about suspected overdoses and created immunity for good-faith reporting; and HB 3695 refined the definition of great bodily injury in DUI cases. HB 3329 repealed the long-term care facility advisory board, and HB 4421, “Leo’s Law,” aimed at protecting children from fentanyl exposure in homes, was amended to address residue cleanup and reporting concerns before passage. Other notable actions included HB 4253, which would give teachers access to professional educator groups; it passed the House but the emergency clause failed. The bill prompted substantial debate over teacher choice, bargaining units, and whether the measure would create multiple representation arrangements. The House also passed HB 4311 increasing the Treasurer’s share of the unclaimed property administration fee, HJR 1046 providing a one-year ad valorem tax break for homes destroyed by disaster, HB 2015 on landlord-tenant issues, HB 3244 strengthening fraud and identity-theft laws, HB 4265 naming memorial roads and bridges, HB 3941 raising secretary/bailiff pay, HB 4203 allowing single-stair small multifamily units, HB 3380 on foster care transparency and outcomes, HB 3132 and HB 3134 on higher-education accreditation and DEI-related standards, and HB 3673 allowing certain expired electrical licenses to be reinstated. Most measures passed with broad support, while a few drew opposition over fiscal impact, legal concerns, or policy implications.
LA

Louisiana 2026 Regular Session

Ways and Means Apr 27th, 2026

Ways & Means

Transcript Highlights:
  • The problem that has happened is that the PSC basically approves these rates on the investment, and it's
  • Would there be a long-term fiscal capacity to subsidize high utility rates through the tax code, right
  • It was deemed a fair rate and investment by the PSC.
  • Private water companies, and the rates are set by PSC.
  • And the bill says that if the rates are high, then the state's going to subsidize the rate payer, right
Bills: HR118, HB1039, SB436, SB442
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Judiciary Finance and Civil Law Committee 2/26/26

Judiciary Finance and Civil Law

Transcript Highlights:
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Bills: HF3676, HF2959, HF3233
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Senate Session Apr 3rd, 2025

Texas Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Current law allows a taxing unit to levy an INS tax rate in addition to an M&O tax rate.
  • However, we do not have the same restrictions on tax increases for INS rates as we do on M&O rates.
  • : state what the minimum INS tax rate would be, state the proposed rate, state the difference between
  • Senate Bill 1453, relating to the current debt rate and tax rate of a taxing unit for ad valorem tax
  • and the use of that rate in calculating certain other ad valorem tax rates, to Local Government.
Summary: The Senate convened with a quorum present, heard an invocation, and approved the previous day’s journal. The chamber then adopted Senate Resolution 358 honoring the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley on its 10th anniversary, with senators highlighting the university’s growth, medical school, research expansion, and role in serving South Texas. The Senate also adopted Senate Resolution 368 honoring outgoing Texas A&M University System Chancellor John Sharp, with numerous senators praising his long public career, leadership in higher education, and statewide impact. Senate Resolution 361 recognizing Texas HBCU Day and Senate Resolution 362 recognizing Denton County Days at the Capitol were also adopted, along with other routine recognitions and gubernatorial appointments being read into the record. The Senate then took up several bills. Committee Substitute Senate Bill 27, relating to rights and support for public school educators, was debated and amended to shorten vacancy posting requirements, allow bilingual certification candidates to retake only failed test sections, give teachers more flexibility with paid leave, clarify classroom removal procedures, and ensure parents are informed of appeal rights. The bill passed to engrossment, the three-day rule was suspended, and it was finally passed unanimously. Senate Joint Resolution 12, proposing a constitutional amendment to establish a parent’s right to direct a child’s education, was also brought up and passed to engrossment after a contested suspension vote. The Senate next passed Committee Substitute Senate Bill 1741, which would require reporting of foreign funding at public universities, bar gifts from adversarial governments, and require training and reporting systems to prevent foreign influence and intellectual property theft in higher education. Committee Substitute Senate Bill 29, the so-called “Dexit” bill, was debated at length for its corporate governance changes, including codifying the business judgment rule and altering internal corporate litigation and records rules; it passed to engrossment, the three-day rule was suspended, and it was finally passed by a 30-1 vote. Senate Bill 857, allowing law enforcement discretion to tow vehicles driven by unlicensed or uninsured drivers, passed after discussion of towing abuses during flooding and disaster conditions. Committee Substitute Senate Bill 1536, requiring dementia and Alzheimer’s training for certain guardians, passed with broad support, and Senate Bill 922, addressing delayed electronic disclosure of sensitive medical test results so physicians can discuss them first, was taken up and passed to engrossment as the chamber continued through its calendar.
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Senate Legislative Session Apr 28th, 2026 at 09:00 am

Oklahoma Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • So this one deals with the competitive bidding act and it would require vendors to disclose subcontractors
  • Follow up, Senator Jett, so we have A private vendor who is going to come in and train these hospitals
  • that pull on our heartstrings for the purpose of transferring wealth from our hospitals into private vendors
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Senate Legislative Session Apr 28th, 2026

Oklahoma Senate Floor Meeting

Summary: The Senate began with ceremonial recognitions for several student groups and community visitors, including Carl Albert High School’s boys and girls swim teams, the Lady Titans basketball team, and the Choctaw High School speech and debate team. Senators and coaches highlighted the teams’ state championships, academic achievements, and perseverance, and the chamber also welcomed visiting groups from Aline, Owasso, and Tulsa County. After the presentations, the Senate returned to general order and took up a series of House bills. Among the measures considered, House Bill 3720 expanded the Local Food Freedom Act by raising the gross annual sales threshold for local food establishments from under $75,000 to $250,000; it passed 39-4. House Bill 3849 updated the Oklahoma mentoring children of incarcerated parents program and passed 42-1. House Bill 3882 created a revolving fund for industrial and lake access improvement projects and passed 33-9, then also passed the emergency clause 39-4. House Bill 3919 reduced county free fair association boards from nine members to five to address quorum problems and passed 45-0. House Bill 3941 codified a pay raise for a court secretary and passed 45-0, including its emergency clause. House Bill 4118 updated the family caregiver tax credit and passed 44-1. House Bill 4141 removed the sunset on the statewide sexual assault nurse examiner coordinator position and passed 45-0. The chamber also debated several policy bills more extensively. House Bill 4268 created a growth-based teacher compensation program using Oklahoma Teacher Empowerment Funds and restored a $5,000 stipend for national board-certified teachers; it passed 45-0 and its emergency clause also passed 45-0. House Bill 4342 allowed prior instances of domestic violence or abuse to be admitted as propensity evidence in court, with supporters saying it would help interrupt the cycle of abuse and opponents raising due process concerns; it passed after debate. House Bill 4428 required public pension plans to base proxy voting decisions solely on financial considerations, and House Bill 4429 required proxy advisors to disclose when recommendations were not based on financial analysis; both passed after debate, 35-8 and 37-7 respectively. Two Rule 7-9 motions to pull House Bills 4422 and 4423 from committee and place them on general order failed by recorded vote. The Senate then announced Denim Day for domestic violence and sexual assault awareness, noted a few final reminders, and adjourned until April 29, 2026, at 9:00 a.m.
LA

Louisiana 2026 Regular Session

Health and Welfare Apr 1st, 2026

Health and Welfare

Transcript Highlights:
  • RHCs receive the same rate as provider-based RHCs.
  • RHCs receive the same rate as provider-based RHCs.
  • Forty miles down the road in Bernice, their reimbursement rate is $194.68.
  • Many of the producers were asking for a rate increase.
  • I just kept it where it was and was asking for the rate increase.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
  • Those who cannot afford all the fines and fees eventually fulfill them in jail at a rate of $150 a day
  • This is why I believe our local NGRI population in Harris County has a 70% success rate. and success
  • rate because we engage our population closest to home.
  • Our out-of-county individuals have 100% recidivism rate, making this a public safety issue.
  • accountability in our systems. multi-million dollar projects are basically rigged to go to one specific vendor
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Government Oversight Feb 24th, 2026 at 10:30 am

Government Oversight

Transcript Highlights:
  • I only know of two main, you know, two major. ...credit cards, their rates.
  • I don't know what their rates are. Vice Chairman Hayes. Thank you, Mr. Chairman.
  • Now, they can raise theirs, but businesses have the choice of shopping providers for a better rate on
  • But the truth is that these credit card companies set their own rates.
  • As a retailer, though, we would go shop that and find the best rates.
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Government Oversight Feb 24th, 2026

Government Oversight

Transcript Highlights:
  • I only know of two major credit cards, their rates.
  • I don't know what their rates are. Vice Chairman... Vice Chairman Hays? Thank you, Mr. Chairman.
  • Now, they can raise theirs, but businesses have the choice of shopping providers for a better rate on
  • Chairman Stiegel: The truth is that these credit card companies set their own rates.
  • As a retailer, though, we would go shop that and find the best rates.
Summary: The Government Oversight committee opened with prayer and then took up a series of bills, many related to census preparation, election administration, municipal oversight, and state/local regulatory policy. Leader Lawson presented three census and mapping measures: HB 3619 updated the state geographic information one-stop initiative and authorized leaf-off aerial surveys to support a single boundary map layer; HB 3620 created the 2030 Complete Census Count Committee; and HB 3624 repealed a statute tied to meandering waterways and county boundary interpretation. All three passed, with HB 3619 and HB 3624 receiving unanimous support and HB 3620 passing 13-2. Chairman Bowles presented HB 3463 to modernize municipal audit procedures for small communities under 2,500 population, emphasizing transparency and accountability; it passed 16-0. Floor Leader West presented HB 3041 on credit-card surcharge rules for retailers. Members debated whether the bill’s cap language was really a cap or a notice threshold, and an amendment to raise the percentage from 2% to 4% was ultimately withdrawn so the language could be fixed later; the bill still passed 19-0. Pro Tem Moore’s HB 4335, aimed at preventing a patchwork of local pet-shop and pet-breeder bans while preserving statewide standards, drew questions about preemption and enforcement but passed 13-6. Representative Hildebrandt’s HB 3075 created a penny-rounding rule for cash transactions by public entities, allowing rounding to the nearest nickel; it passed 18-0. Representative Ranson’s HB 3378 made a temporary change to the Oklahoma Science and Technology Research and Development Board’s terms to address delays in grant timing, and it also passed 18-0. Representative Crosswhite Hader’s HB 3722 would require incomplete voter registration applications to be returned rather than defaulted to “independent/no party,” prompting extended debate with the State Election Board about voter intent and processing; it passed 15-3. Finally, Vice Chair Hays presented HB 1268, which adds a DROP option to the pension system for EMTs, county jailers, and assistant sheriffs with a five-year cap; it passed 13-4. The committee adjourned after announcing a Thursday meeting.
WA

Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Appropriations Jan 28th, 2026 at 04:00 pm

Appropriations

Transcript Highlights:
  • UW's 10-year rate of return, these numbers are as of June 30, 2025, would put it 64th among all higher-ed
  • Had they achieved the same rate of return that the State Investment Board was able to achieve at that
  • rate was lower than that, especially for a newer program in Washington, then that $40 million might
  • rate was lower than that, especially for a newer program in Washington, then that $40 million might
  • rate was lower than that, especially for a newer program in Washington, then that $40 million might
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Public Education Mar 18th, 2025

Public Education

Transcript Highlights:
  • If an agency official has a financial interest in the vendor.
  • Looks to me like it's focused strictly on the word vendor and a vendor could be a corporation business
  • It's a different type of thing and it's not always a vendor.
  • of testing vendors.
  • Those vendors are still going to exist.
FL

Florida 2026 Regular Session

Judiciary Feb 10th, 2026

Judiciary

Transcript Highlights:
  • They have very low rates of recidivism.
  • These are cherry-picked studies, but the consensus of the entire field is that there are very low rates
  • they do not and will not use local government funds to require employees, contractors, volunteers, vendors
  • When you say an event is open to all, to whom are you suggesting—attendees, the performers, vendors?
  • Us having access to the same jobs as you at a fair rate while feeling safe is not special treatment.
Summary: The committee first considered SB 1434 on infill redevelopment. A late-filed strike-all amendment narrowed eligibility criteria, including environmental and adjacency requirements, density and intensity limits, and exclusions for certain lands and military areas. The amendment was adopted without opposition, and the bill then passed favorably on an 8-0 vote, with testimony both for and against from advocacy groups. Members then heard several bills related to criminal justice, land use, and local government operations. SB 212 on sexual offenders and sexual predators was amended to add public swimming pools and related restricted-location provisions; the committee heard extensive opposition testimony arguing the bill lacked empirical support and could worsen homelessness and burden families, while supporters said it would reduce temptation and improve safety. The amended bill passed 8-1. SB 686 on agricultural enclaves also received a strike-all amendment clarifying development allowances near interstates and protected-area non-preemption; after opposition from a county Republican committee and support from housing and business groups, it passed 10-0. SB 554 updating nonprofit corporation law, SB 1338 on charitable giving and endowment restrictions, SB 532 on court fee retention by clerks, and SB 218 on land use regulations after hurricanes all passed favorably, each with little or no opposition. The committee also approved SB 692 on cybersecurity standards and liability after debate over whether the bill created enough compliance incentives and whether its liability presumption should apply retroactively; supporters said it would encourage adoption of cybersecurity frameworks, while opponents warned it could weaken local standards and create litigation issues. The bill passed 9-2. SB 1138 on qualified contractors was amended to preserve local government authority while allowing licensed professionals to conduct limited pre-application reviews, and it passed 11-0. Finally, SJR 1104 on religious expression in public schools passed 8-3 after extensive public testimony and debate, with supporters saying it would enshrine existing protections in the Constitution and opponents warning it would favor majority religions and increase bullying and litigation. The committee then took up SB 1106 on requiring state agencies and instructional materials to use “Judea and Samaria” instead of “West Bank,” with the sponsor arguing it reflected historical truth and opponents saying it erased Palestinian identity and inserted the state into an international naming dispute; the transcript ends during public testimony on that bill before any vote is shown.
LA

Louisiana 2026 Regular Session

Retirement May 5th, 2026

Retirement

Transcript Highlights:
  • This is a glitch in the DROP system, and it changes the accrual rates to make them more competitive with
  • staying employed, to go back and pick up those two years that they would like to get at an actuarial rate
  • They, the employer, the association, pay the employer rate, and they accrue benefits like any other member