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TX

Texas 89th Regular

Senate Committee on Business and Commerce Mar 4th, 2025

Business & Commerce

Transcript Highlights:
  • The committee substitute of the bill clarifies that the confidentiality protections in this bill do not
  • Concerns have been raised that surplus lines policies do not have the same protections extended to consumers
  • I'm here today to speak on behalf of TAPIA and, more importantly, the Texas consumers that we represent
  • The grid's ability to meet consumer demand during normal operating conditions and periods of grid risk
  • I can't think of anything that would protect that particular fact situation.
Bills: SB388, SB455, SB917, SB925, SB1006
Keywords: dispatchable generation, electricity, natural gas, ERCOT, energy credits, utilities regulation, renewable energy, arbitration, insurance contracts, surplus lines, Texas law, insurance policy, boiler inspection, boiler safety, inspection report deadline, certificate inspection, authorized inspector, inspection agency, Health and Safety Code, board of boiler rules
KY
KY

Kentucky 2026 Regular Session

Investments in IT Improvements & Modernization Projects Oversight Board (10-9-24)

HI
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

Schools Working Group Info Briefing (SCHWG) Sep 29th, 2023

Hawaii House Floor Meeting

KY
KY

Kentucky 2026 Regular Session

Lottery Trust Fund Task Force (8-3-23)

KY
KY

Kentucky 2026 Regular Session

Interim Joint Committee on Veterans, Military Affairs, and Public Protection (7-25-23)

KY
KY

Kentucky 2026 Regular Session

Kentucky Legislative Ethics Commission (9-13-22) - Part 1

HI
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

SCP Informational Briefing 08-04-2021 1:30pm

Hawaii Senate Floor Meeting

HI
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

EEP Public Hearing - Thu Feb 11, 2021 @ 9:00 AM , 10:45 AM & 11 AM

OK
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Appropriations and Budget Natural Resources Subcommittee Apr 6th, 2026 at 10:30 am

A&B Natural Resources Subcommittee

Transcript Highlights:
  • of Tourism.
  • of Oklahoma, the state of Oklahoma, but also to meeting the need of that deferred maintenance in a secure
  • But this land is land that is owned by the people of Oklahoma, of course, under the Department of Tourism
  • that have oversight for the finances of the Department of Tourism.
  • of it to the community.
Bills: SB248, SB985, SB1307, SB1319, SB1405, SB1530, SB1919
Keywords: tourism, revolving fund, Oklahoma Tourism and Recreation Department, real property, fund management, Oklahoma Local Food for Schools, school meals, local food procurement, farm to school, school districts, Department of Agriculture, Food and Forestry, local producers, meat processors, reimbursement program, agriculture, nutrition, farmers, ranchers, local sourcing
OK
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Public Safety REVISED Feb 24th, 2026 at 09:00 am

Public Safety

Transcript Highlights:
  • Any more questions of the author or questions of the authors?
  • of the bill. She is finished. Will there be questions of the author? Questions of the author?
  • Senate Bill 1255 is the result of part of the result of an interim study we did this past interim pertaining
  • You've confirmed this, but this change does have the full support of the director of the Department of
  • paragraph 8 of section 502 of' Title 57 of the Oklahoma statutes submitted by Senator Brooks.
Bills: SB1636, SB1584, SB1730, SB1255, SB1627, SB137, SB2062, SB1470, SB1284
Keywords: cold case, unsolved homicide, violent crime, case file review, law enforcement, police records, victim family, immediate family member, designated person, forensic testing, witness reinterview, investigative leads, cold case unit, unsolved murder, public safety, Title 21, Oklahoma statutes, sexual assault, evidence kits, DNA testing
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NM

New Mexico 2026 Regular Session

House - Judiciary Feb 7th, 2026 at 09:12 am

House Judiciary

Transcript Highlights:
  • I am protecting every single kid. I've been to urgent care twice because of a student assault.
  • that protects all other victims of violent crime.
  • are victimized who are not part of law, we are afforded specific protections and notifications under
  • The standards and protections of victimhood are applied equally to everyone.
  • So there is the exclusion of witnesses that is definitely protected, but also the right of the victim
Bills: HJR6, HJR7, HB120, HB60, HB151, HR1, HM13, SB40, SB104
Keywords: constitutional amendment, legislative sessions, veto override, New Mexico legislature, session length, legislative session, even-numbered years, New Mexico Constitution, student behavior, physical restraint, seclusion, public schools, training, de-escalation, student safety, behavior interventions, criminal offenses, peace officer, Victims of Crime Act, law enforcement
ND
ND

North Dakota 2026 1st Special Session

House Floor Session Jan 23rd, 2026 at 09:00 am

North Dakota House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • And the erosion of the practice of medicine by pharmacists is, of course, a question.
  • From a health care perspective, this funding helps ensure continuity of care, protects emergency response
  • hospital, how much money is that hospital in need of out of this total of $5 million so that we would
  • And that kind of goes to the previous question about... ...level of risk, and that kind of goes to the
  • front of us.
Bills: HB1621, HB1624, HB1623, HB1622, HB1625, HB1626, HB1627, HCR3038
Keywords: presidential physical fitness test, physical education, fitness assessment, student fitness, school curriculum, graduation requirements, elementary school, middle school, high school, public schools, nonpublic schools, superintendent of public instruction, exceptions, disability accommodations, North Dakota studies, computer science, cybersecurity, health education, concept-based fitness class, school standards
Summary: The North Dakota House convened in special session with prayer, roll call, and a quorum present, then took up several rural health-related bills. Senate Bill 2401, as amended, required physicians to complete one hour of continuing education in nutrition and metabolic health each renewal cycle and also added language allowing criminal history background checks for the Board of Occupational Therapy Practice. Supporters emphasized the role of nutrition in reducing chronic disease, and the bill passed 92-0. The House then considered Senate Bill 2402, which expanded pharmacists’ limited prescriptive and therapeutic substitution authority for certain low-acuity conditions and clarified related lab-test and communication requirements. Members discussed examples such as motion sickness, cold sores, lice, hypoglycemia, COVID and flu testing, emergency access to medications and supplies, and limits excluding certain drug classes; the bill passed 91-1. Senate Bill 2403 created a temporary medical facility emergency operating loan option through the Bank of North Dakota for qualifying rural hospitals facing severe financial distress, with extensive debate over the targeted nature of the aid, anti-gifting concerns, repayment terms, and the hospital’s turnaround plan; it passed 80-12. Senate Bill 2404 appropriated funds for NDIT to address federal digital accessibility requirements and for the Public Service Commission’s litigation efforts related to transmission costs, with a backup loan authorization available if needed; it passed 92-0. At the close of the session, leaders thanked members and staff for their work on the rural health transformation package, a committee notified the Governor and the Senate that the House had completed its business, absent members were excused, and the House adjourned sine die.
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ND

North Dakota 2026 1st Special Session

House Floor Session Jan 21st, 2026 at 08:30 am

North Dakota House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • The House of Representatives for the Great State of North Dakota will come to order.
  • of State.
  • Speaker, without any objection, we will dispense with reading of the names of all the members of the
  • Constitution of the State of North Dakota, and that I will faithfully discharge the duties of representative
  • Chairman of the committee.
Bills: HB1621, HB1624, HB1623, HB1622, HB1625, HB1626, HB1627, HCR3038
Keywords: presidential physical fitness test, physical education, fitness assessment, student fitness, school curriculum, graduation requirements, elementary school, middle school, high school, public schools, nonpublic schools, superintendent of public instruction, exceptions, disability accommodations, North Dakota studies, computer science, cybersecurity, health education, concept-based fitness class, school standards
Summary: The North Dakota House convened in special session with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, and the reading of communications from the Secretary of State and Governor Kelly Armstrong certifying the special session call. The governor’s executive order said the session was called to act on funding for the Rural Health Transformation Program so the state could accept and appropriate federal funds and avoid interruptions to government services. Three new members, Representatives McNally, Scraw, and Timmons, were sworn in, and the roll showed 91 members present, establishing a quorum. The main business was a Rules Committee report outlining temporary special-session rules. The changes were designed to speed up floor action, including allowing second reading the same day a bill is reported from committee, final passage one day after first reading, and immediate transmission to the other chamber unless reconsideration is noticed. The report also replaced the regular standing committee structure with two joint committees: Joint Appropriations and Joint Policy, allowed remote testimony and remote member participation with approval, and limited bill introduction to Legislative Management-approved bills or bills approved by a two-thirds vote. Several deadline changes for resolutions and bill filing were also described, with some provisions delayed until the special session ends. The House adopted the Rules Committee report after a motion by Representative Bosch and no opposition. During announcements, the clerk listed the membership of the Joint Appropriations and Joint Policy committees, and the Highway Patrol announced safety sessions for legislators in the Rough Rider Room at 11 a.m. that day and the next day. The House then recessed until the joint session scheduled for 10 a.m. the following day.
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AL

Alabama 2026 1st Special Session

Alabama Senate Veterans, Military Affairs and Public Safety Committee Jan 21st, 2026

Veterans, Military Affairs, and Public Safety

Transcript Highlights:
  • Um, it lessens the burden of uh, of lensure for our um, cosmetology and barbers and it's a part of our
  • Department of War endorses this bill." Department of War endorses this bill."
  • <00:08:52.000> So, email from Department of War. So, email from Department of War.
  • Um, it lessens the burden of uh, of lensure for our um, cosmetology and barbers and it's a part of our
  • they put them in front of us. they put them in front of us.
Bills: SB147, SB158, SB163, SB147, SB158, SB163
Keywords: construction zone, work zone, speed camera, automated enforcement, photo radar, photographic speed enforcement, traffic safety, highway safety, road construction, maintenance workers, civil citation, civil fine, speeding ticket, owner liability, registered owner, ALDOT, Alabama Department of Transportation, ALEA, Alabama State Law Enforcement Agency, public safety
TX
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Transportation (Part II) Apr 9th, 2025

Transportation

Transcript Highlights:
  • I'm the chief of police of the city of Houston, and I'm here representing the Houston Police Department
  • We don't have a toll road division like some other agencies serving segments of the toll road, and we
  • than 40% of the number of lane miles.
  • Protecting everyone on Houston's roads, regardless of the jurisdiction.
  • Still hundreds of millions of dollars left, right?
Bills: SB39, SB2129, SB2141, SB2246, SB2323, SB2439, SB2722
Keywords: commercial motor vehicle, truck liability, motor carrier, trucking, civil liability, respondeat superior, negligent entrustment, negligent maintenance, negligent loading, negligent repair, bifurcated trial, exemplary damages, punitive damages, personal injury, collision, employer liability, vicarious liability, Civil Practice and Remedies Code, Texas tort reform, commercial truck accident
Summary: The Senate Transportation Committee reconvened on SB 2722, as substituted by Senator Bettencourt, which would redirect a portion of Harris County Toll Road Authority surplus revenues to the City of Houston and impose audit and tax-rate penalty provisions. Houston Police Chief Noe Diaz and Fire Chief Thomas Munoz testified in support, arguing that Houston bears a large share of toll-road public safety burdens, citing thousands of police and fire responses on toll-road property and the need for compensation for emergency services. Bill King, testifying neutrally, said the toll authority generates large excess revenues and urged stronger oversight and clearer controls on how the money is spent. Opponents, including Harris County officials, business and neighborhood representatives, and toll-road critics, argued the bill would divert transportation dollars, create a precedent for taking toll revenues for general municipal use, and could worsen project delivery and incentives; several also questioned the accuracy and interpretation of the revenue figures and the lack of comparable audit requirements for the city. The committee took extensive testimony but left SB 2722 pending without a vote. The committee then heard SB 2129, which would increase fines for motorists who disregard railroad crossing gates or flaggers, and SB 2323, which would redact railroad crew members’ personal information from public accident reports. Both bills were presented as safety measures, with railroad labor testimony in support, and both were left pending after brief public testimony. The committee also heard SB 2141, a Zaffirini bill concerning specialty license plates for judges, with the substitute aimed at reducing security risks by changing how judges are identified on plates; it too was left pending. Finally, the committee heard SB 2439, another Zaffirini bill, described as a TDLR cleanup measure related to ATV and off-highway vehicle safety certification. The bill would abolish the current training and certification program, which supporters said was burdensome and underused given the small number of approved instructors statewide. With no significant opposition on the record, the committee closed testimony and left SB 2439 pending as well.
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AL

Alabama 2025 Regular Session

Alabama House Ways and Means General Fund Committee Mar 5th, 2025

Ways and Means General Fund

Transcript Highlights:
  • of Elmore and to build approximately 60% of Escambia.
  • A lot of the evidence shows that higher taxes keep tobacco products out of the hands of youth.
  • But I mean, we see how prevalent they were when people said, "Oh, this is just for one sort of consumer
  • of kids.
  • for the protection of public health.
Bills: HB30, HB263, HB357, HB359, SB60, SB102, HB30
Keywords: elections, post-election audit, election audit, risk-limiting audit, ballot audit, election integrity, voter confidence, Secretary of State, judge of probate, canvassing board, poll watchers, ballot containers, manual tally, recount, county election, statewide election, general election, absentee ballots, provisional ballots, election transparency
HI
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

PSM-GVO, PSM-LBT, PSM Public Hearings 03-31-2023 3:00pm

Keywords: HI Senate YouTube, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=48SlewrDLRM, 2026-07-02T01:23:09+00:00, 2.2.24, Data collected via generic collector engine, 00:00 - Start 00:10 - PSM-LBT 3:01 PM 02:26 - DM PSM-LBT 3:01 PM 04:02 - PSM 3:01 PM 04:14 - SCR 35 (Part 1 of 2) 04:37 - SCR 43 / SR 37 (Part 1 of 2) 05:36 - SCR 35 (Part 2 of 2) 06:56 - SCR 43 / SR 37 (Part 2 of 2) 07:02 - SCR 90 / SR 82 08:35 - SCR 91/ SR 84 11:00 - SCR 101 / SR 111 14:25 - SCR 30 / SR 24 14:46 - SCR 44 / SR 39 17:51 - SCR 220 / SR 158 26:20 - DM PSM 3:01 PM 31:59 - PSM-GVO 3:00 PM 32:13 - SCR 158 36:36 - SR 141 38:08 - DM PSM-GVO 3:00 PM Hearing Notices: PSM-GVO 3:00 PM http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2023/hearingnotices/HEARING_PSM-GVO_03-31-23_.PDF PSM-LBT 3:01 PM https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2023/hearingnotices/HEARING_PSM-LBT_03-31-23_.pdf PSM 3:01 PM http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2023/hearingnotices/HEARING_PSM_03-31-23_.PDF, 912, senate, all, 2.2.42, 2.1.47
OK
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Education REVISED Apr 7th, 2026 at 10:00 am

Education

Transcript Highlights:
  • The Speaker of the House brought this to me. That kind of abuses the whole concept of virtual days.
  • But part of that is those kids have to be in front of the teachers.
  • front of those teachers.
  • days out of the year.
  • of the actual tests.
Bills: HB2210, HB2398, HB2959, HB3006, HB3026, HB3151, HB3315, HB3372, HB3467, HB3590, HB4268, HB4359, HB4427
Keywords: youth apprenticeship, career education, workforce development, high school programs, mentorship, vocational training, state oversight, credential of value, education, labor market, government reporting, school abuse reporting, child abuse, neglect, mandatory reporting, student safety, school employee misconduct, administrator reporting, superintendent, law enforcement notification
OK
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Appropriations and Budget Public Safety Subcommittee Apr 8th, 2026 at 04:30 pm

Public Safety

Transcript Highlights:
  • Senate Bill 1767 will hopefully stop illegal shipments of spirits into Oklahoma.
  • It does a couple of things: it strengthens our existing prohibition against out-of-state shipping of
Bills: SB1767, SB1859, SB1767, SB1859
Keywords: alcoholic beverages, shipping, retailers, legal compliance, civil penalties, interstate regulation, enforcement, cyber crime, fraud unit, digital evidence, Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation, investigative powers, financial deception, ransomware, 914, all
KY
KY

Kentucky 2025 Regular Session

Budget Review Subcommittee on Transportation (8-20-25)

Transcript Highlights:
  • And Ron is our director of the division of program management and has a lot of involvement with our highway
  • of work to do to implement for new services and for new homes or businesses or any of those types of
  • "Some of the projects that we do may not require the acquisition of right-of-way or the moving of utilities
  • have a pool of consultants to deliver a type of work.
  • of of what the have you got an average of of what the completion<00:42:46.480> rate<00:42:46.800
Keywords: 00:32 Call to Order and Roll Call 02:30 Road Fund Report 17:22 Approval of Minutes 18:07 High Growth Counties Projects 56:00 Adjournment, 958, all
Summary: The Budget Review Subcommittee for Transportation met without a quorum at first, then later approved the July 15 minutes by voice vote after quorum was reached. The committee heard an update from the Transportation Cabinet on the road fund for FY 2024-25. Cabinet staff reported road fund revenue came in $38.5 million above the enacted estimate, with motor vehicle usage tax receipts setting an all-time high for the fifth straight year. Motor fuels tax revenue was below estimate and down from the prior year, while overall road fund collections totaled $1.86 billion, essentially flat year over year. Staff said the road fund ended FY25 with a $61.6 million surplus, which under the budget bill must be appropriated to state construction. Members discussed the gas tax formula, with Senator Higdon arguing it no longer works well because revenues fall when fuel prices fall, and the chair noting the committee may need to revisit the formula. The committee then received an update on High Growth County projects in the 2024 highway plan. KYTC said $16 million in HGC authorizations had been made, nine projects already had construction funds authorized or were otherwise underway, 12 more were scheduled to be let by the end of 2025 with estimated construction costs above $250 million, and one additional project was expected to be awarded through alternative delivery. The cabinet said it anticipated authorizing the full $450 million appropriated by the General Assembly. Members praised the effort and emphasized the need to get projects to market before the next budget cycle. Jason Sala of KYTC also explained why transportation projects take time, citing planning, design, right-of-way acquisition, and utility relocation as major steps that can delay delivery. He said these processes are complex and require coordination with property owners, utilities, consultants, contractors, and local governments. Eric Pelfrey then briefed the committee on professional and personal service contracts, saying they are used to expand cabinet capacity for design, inspections, right-of-way appraisal, safety, and related work. He reported that authorizations and payments for these contracts have trended upward over the past decade, and that the number of contracts has also increased. In response to questions, Pelfrey said design-build can speed some projects by overlapping steps, but it does not eliminate right-of-way or utility work when those are required; he said KYTC has been using alternative delivery more often, but project complexity still limits how quickly work can move.