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TX
Texas 89th Regular
Senate Committee on Business and Commerce (Part II) Mar 27th, 2025
Business & Commerce
Transcript Highlights:
- state.
- And we write premium in approximately 40 states, so nearly 80% of states.
- plans.
- I recommend an amendment.
- What will this burden look like for Texans like myself that plan to grow our families in this great state
Bills:
SB458, SB819, SB1238, SB1642, SB1643, SB1644, SB1791, SB1810, SB1824, SB1825, SB758, SB1455, SB1706
Keywords:
insurance appraisal, property insurance, auto insurance, homeowners insurance, residential property, disputed loss, loss valuation, appraisal clause, appraiser, umpire, Texas Department of Insurance, TDI, insurance dispute resolution, claims adjustment, total loss, windstorm insurance, FAIR Plan, surplus lines insurance, policyholder, insurer
OK
Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session
Energy and Natural Resources Oversight Apr 13th, 2026 at 03:00 pm
Energy
Transcript Highlights:
- And then, there's an amendment on the bill. Would you like to explain the amendment?
- What we did when we Amended it, we took it out for those that are out of state.
- Members, any questions on the amendment? Ok, any questions on the amendment?
- Represented, now you're Back on the bill as amended. Could you explain the bill as amended?
- In fact, there's no increase for out-of-state dairy farmers that ship milk into the state.
Bills:
SB3, SB1346, SB1509, SB1928, SB2028, SB2071, SB2110, SB2117, SB2127, SB2134, SB259, SB1191, SB1246, SB1314, SB1439, SB1613, SB1930, SB1976, SB330, SB2069, SB2095, SB3, SB1346, SB1509, SB1928, SB2028, SB2071, SB2110, SB2117, SB2127, SB2134, SB259, SB1191, SB1246, SB1314, SB1439, SB1613, SB1930, SB1976, SB330, SB2069, SB2095
Keywords:
industrial hemp, program licensing, agriculture, cannabinoids, state regulation, water infrastructure, wastewater, investment program, loans, local government, SB1509, groundwater, water wells, well spacing, water rights, Oklahoma Water Resources Board, OWRB, basin, subbasin, maximum annual yield
OK
Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session
House of Representatives Second Regular Session of the 60th Legislature Day 4 Feb 5th, 2026 at 09:30 am
Oklahoma House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- I'm trying to plan my vacation. Thank you for putting up with me.
- about you and your children, your grandchildren, the things that the Lord is doing in your life, the plans
- We thank you for each member, and we ask your blessing on them and through them, bless the great state
- we were up here in this chamber arguing and fighting over the things that we think will better the state
- Placing themselves in extreme and immediate danger, they, along with the state trooper, moved toward
Bills:
HB4139, HB4143, HB4144, HB3974, HB3303, HB3790, HB3697, HB3262, HB4226, HB2936, HB3322, HB4296, HB3278, HB4202, HB3648, HB3500, HB3037, HB3428, HB3257, HB3432, HB3043, HB3044, HB3078, HB3940
Keywords:
home warranty, service contracts, transparency, insurance regulation, consumer protection, motor vehicles, traffic collisions, car accident, auto accident, crash report, collision report, property damage threshold, Department of Public Safety, DPS, law enforcement reports, insurance claims, financial responsibility, uninsured motorist, private property accidents, public roadway
TX
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- At least 22 states already allow a physician to initiate an emergency detention, and several other states
- No, I think... ...like she said, it varies widely from state to state, depending on the center that you're
- When you request those from the state, the state does not keep that information.
- The state of Texas actually has the most stringent charity care law in the state, the 5%.
- We have 91 in the state, the largest by far of any other state.
Bills:
HB3772, HB1656, HB4504, HB1896, HB4420, HB4421, HB4076, HB3708, HB2806, HB3540, HB1586, HB5459, HB4553, HB4535, HB3811, HB3749, HB4255, HB4051, HB5098, HB3554, HB4539, HB5274
Keywords:
e-cigarettes, health and safety, regulations, directory, penalties, regulation, certification, compliance, manufacturers, FDA, nicotine, mental health, emergency detention, paramedic authority, mental illness, healthcare facility, public health, covenants not to compete, health care practitioners, physicians
TX
Bills:
HB3772, HB1656, HB4504, HB1896, HB4420, HB4421, HB4076, HB3708, HB2806, HB3540, HB1586, HB5459, HB4553, HB4535, HB3811, HB3749, HB4255, HB4051, HB5098, HB3554, HB4539, HB5274
Keywords:
e-cigarettes, health and safety, regulations, directory, penalties, regulation, certification, compliance, manufacturers, FDA, nicotine, mental health, emergency detention, paramedic authority, mental illness, healthcare facility, public health, covenants not to compete, health care practitioners, physicians
AZ
Transcript Highlights:
- All right, there's no amendments. Any further discussion? Seeing none, please call the roll.
- All right, there's no amendments. Any further discussion?
- All right, seeing no amendments. Any further discussion?
- to combine private commerce with the military interests of the party state.
- Seeing no amendments, no further discussion. Please call the roll. Senator Olson: No.
Keywords:
procurement, foreign adversary, China, state contracts, information technology, security, speeding, speed limit, traffic enforcement, driver safety, speed inhibiting device, appropriation, law enforcement, task forces, funding, criminal justice, community supervision, rehabilitation, supervision fee, victim compensation
MN
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- state of Minnesota. state of Minnesota.
- We are a very unique state agency, as we are a school/state agency.
- we serve and a few from the out-state we serve and a few from the out-state area.
- State Highway 13. State Highway 13.
- Also, per the plan, St.
Keywords:
water treatment, infrastructure, municipal funding, bond issuance, Becker, sewer improvements, sanitation, Hibbing, state bonds, infrastructure funding, capital investment, safety improvements, mobility, U.S. Highway 12, bonds, transportation funding, trails, Prior Lake, bond funding, recreational improvements
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Health Finance and Policy Committee 2/25/26 - Part 2
Health Finance and Policy
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- amendment as well? amendment as well?
- have an amendment labeled A1. have an amendment labeled A1.
- move that amendment? move that amendment?
- A1 amendment? A1 amendment?
- amendment? amendment?
Keywords:
hospital moratorium, hospital construction, bed capacity, hospital expansion, health care facilities, hospital licensing, safety-net hospital, level I trauma center, Ramsey County, Minnesota health law, hospital beds, new hospital exception, certificate of need, inpatient capacity, emergency care, trauma services, health system regulation, state moratorium, hospital modernization, health infrastructure
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Transportation Finance and Policy Committee 2/25/26
Transportation Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- amendment? And I will note also it's uh amendment?
- He said members did not have any questions and moved to adopt the oral amendment as stated and offered
- stated and the oral amendment as was uh stated and offered<00:35:31.440>
by <00:35:32.000>Representative - the amendment. the amendment.
- changes under the amendment. changes under the amendment.
Keywords:
cancer, disability, parking certificates, transportation, state law, school bus, schoolchildren, student safety, traffic safety, stop arm, flashing red lights, amber lights, passing a school bus, 20 feet, vehicle stopping distance, driver duties, school transportation, Minnesota traffic law, school bus law, bus stop signal
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Health Finance and Policy Committee 2/25/26 - Part 1
Health Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- Would you like to move that amendment? >> Yes. Let's move that amendment.
- Would you like to move that amendment? amendment? amendment?
- Um please state your >> state your name.
- states—21 states—that have open access with no barriers in place.
- amendment on line 2.9. amendment on line 2.9.
Keywords:
hospital moratorium, hospital construction, bed capacity, hospital expansion, health care facilities, hospital licensing, safety-net hospital, level I trauma center, Ramsey County, Minnesota health law, hospital beds, new hospital exception, certificate of need, inpatient capacity, emergency care, trauma services, health system regulation, state moratorium, hospital modernization, health infrastructure
AL
Alabama 2026 Regular Session
Alabama House Military and Veterans Affairs Committee Jan 14th, 2026
Military and Veterans Affairs
Keywords:
Alabama Board of Athletic Trainers, diversity, government oversight, Sunset Law, congressional districts, HB77, absentee voting, absentee ballot, disabled voter, disability accommodation, voter assistance, ballot delivery, ballot application, designee, caregiver, election manager, vote by mail, mail ballot, ballot harvesting, voter access
KY
Kentucky 2025 Regular Session
Legislative Oversight & Investigations Committee (7-10-25) - Reupload
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local, public safety agencies, state, local, public safety agencies, state - One of those is at Dale Hollow Lake State Park, and the other one is at Barren River State Park. sites
- plans for that. plans for that.
- there was, um, uh, verbiage that stated there was, um, uh, verbiage that stated we<01:26:32.560>
- Um and the other side is state on.
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Call to Order and Roll Call- 00:00:03
Summary of Staff Report on the Firefighter Commission Minimum Training Standards and Administrative Spending- 00:01:00
Staff Update on Child Fatality and Near Fatality External Review Panel 00:16:00
Child Fatality and Near Fatality Review Panel Representatives Available for Questions-00:39:34
Kentucky State Police & Finance Cabinet Status Update on Kentucky Statewide Emergency Responder Voice System-00:52:35
Adjournment-01:46:24, 958, all
Summary:
The committee first approved the minutes from December 19 and June 12, then received a staff report on the Kentucky Fire Commission’s minimum training standards and administrative spending. Staff explained that the commission’s current minimum training hours are 115 for volunteer firefighters and 300 for paid firefighters, down from 150 and 400 before January 1, 2023, after the commission removed elective classes not directly tied to NFPA standards. The report found the commission’s certification testing aligns fully with NFPA standards, but recommended that the commission formally promulgate regulations establishing the reduced training hours. On finances, staff said the commission complied with the first statutory cap on administrative reimbursements to KCTCS, but could not verify compliance with a second, more specific cap because the finance system does not break out program-level costs and the statute is vague. Staff recommended the commission work with KCTCS to fix that issue and suggested the General Assembly may wish to clarify the statute. After questions about reimbursement levels and investment income, the committee voted to accept the report.
The committee then heard an update on the Kentucky Child Fatality and Near Fatality External Review Panel. Staff reported that the panel has implemented two of three prior recommendations: it revised its agency notification letter to clearly state the 90-day response deadline and added response prompts and checkboxes to improve completeness. The third recommendation, to adopt formal written procedures, remains in progress; staff said the panel plans to develop those procedures alongside its new case management system. The panel is meeting its statutory membership and meeting requirements, but agency responses to its recommendations have been inconsistent: 48% were timely and appropriate in 2022, 36% in 2023, and 82% in 2024, though only three of nine timely 2024 responses were fully complete. Staff also described the new case management system project, funded with $200,000 in one-time money, and recommended the panel consult budget staff about use of those funds beyond fiscal year 2025. They reissued the recommendation that the panel develop written procedures for case review, findings, recommendations, and annual reports. Committee members raised concerns about the lack of penalties for noncompliance, the volume and length of panel meetings, and technology barriers to reviewing cases, and one member said the panel’s findings should inform future legislation.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- HCR 40 urges Congress to reimburse Texas $11.2 billion fund that this state and its people have paid
- This offense will be a state jail felony.
- Without a, I mean, and again, what's the mental state to determine what's the, to try to change.
- Probably daily in the state of Texas for some minor criminal offenses.
- With that piece, uh, We have people that sell firearms routinely every day in the state of Texas.
Bills:
HB 214
Keywords:
Texas Women's Privacy Act, HB 214, sex-segregated facilities, bathroom bill, restroom access, locker room, changing room, shower room, single-sex spaces, gender identity, transgender, biological sex, women's privacy, public facilities, state agency, political subdivision, correctional facility, prison housing, jail housing, family violence shelter
TX
Keywords:
grand jury, jury qualifications, jury wheel, small counties, Texas legislation, age verification, obscene devices, online sales, juvenile protection, penalties, antitrust, attorney general, Texas Free Enterprise, business regulations, legal confidentiality, personal identifying information, data brokers, judicial safety, civil rights, data privacy
AL
Keywords:
emergency medical services, military training, licensure, public health, veterans, tobacco regulation, vaping, sales restrictions, youth protection, tobacco compliance, education programs, electronic nicotine delivery systems, campus chaplain, chaplain, school chaplain, volunteer, public K-12 schools, public schools, public charter schools, education policy
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- If you'd state your name. For the record, please state your name and begin your testimony.
- I will offer the A1 amendment, Representative Myers. So I offer the A1 amendment.
- And I'll offer the A-2 Amendment.
- The amendment carries. And with that, you also have a second amendment, the A4 amendment.
- I move the A4 amendment. Representative Greene moves the A4 amendment in front of us.
Keywords:
HF51, Sibley County, State-Aid Highway 21, capital investment, bonding bill, general obligation bonds, transportation infrastructure, road improvements, sanitary sewer, water main, storm sewer, local infrastructure, county grant, Minnesota Department of Transportation, bond proceeds fund, public works, utility infrastructure, education finance, school district funding, tax base adjustment
TX
Keywords:
junior college funding, performance tier, credentials, education, workforce development, Texas education law, performance tier funding, junior college, Texas education, student success, performance funding, education policy, state finance program, public junior colleges, educational outcomes, academic fresh start, higher education, student admissions, Texas Education Code, public university
TX
Texas 89th Regular
S/C on County & Regional Government Mar 24th, 2025
S/C on County & Regional Government
Transcript Highlights:
- The state to do so.
- The bill breakdown states that the Health and Safety Code amendment adds Harris County Hospital District
- There is no impact on the state budget.
- This bill does not create any financial obligation for the state or affect the state budget.
- ESDs across the state.
Keywords:
family leave, leave pool, county employee, sick leave, vacation leave, family care, pandemic, guardianship, fencing, reservoirs, local government, regulation, land use, conservation capacity, property regulation, fence regulation, reservoir safety, county authority, fencing regulations, counties
TX
Texas 89th Regular
Water, Agriculture, and Rural Affairs Mar 3rd, 2025
Water, Agriculture and Rural Affairs
Transcript Highlights:
- It got to the governor's desk, as she stated.
- State your name and who you're with, and you got two minutes.
- These include regional and state water and flood planning, joint planning for long-term aquifer management
- These include regional and state water and flood planning, joint planning for long-term aquifer management
- Come and state your name, your position on the bill.
Keywords:
water resources, interlocal contracts, local government, collaboration, planning activities, wildfire response, firefighting equipment, emergency services, state database, Texas Forest Service, customer complaints, Public Utility Commission, water service, complaint process, utility regulation, SB 971, Texas Water Assistance Program, Water Code, rural political subdivision, rural water
Summary:
The Senate Committee on Water, Agriculture, and Rural Affairs met on Texas Water Day and limited public testimony to two minutes. The chair emphasized the need to move quickly because of scheduling conflicts with other committees and noted the importance of water policy and related stakeholders. The committee heard several bills focused on water administration, rural utilities, emergency response, and public works contracting.
Senate Bill 790 by Senator Alvarado would let the Public Utility Commission create a simplified process for resolving tenant complaints over water or wastewater bill discrepancies; it was described as a way to avoid lengthy contested-case hearings for small disputes. Senate Bill 971 by Senator Sparks would clean up conflicting statutory definitions of “rural political subdivision” so Texas Water Development Board programs are applied consistently; Texas Rural Water Association testified in support. Senate Bill 767, also by Senator Sparks, would expand and improve a statewide database of fire-response equipment so departments, including volunteer and rural departments, can locate and share resources more effectively during emergencies; fire service witnesses supported the bill and suggested annual updates to keep the database current.
Chair Perry laid out Senate Bill 480 to clarify that local governments and special districts may enter interlocal agreements for water-related planning and research, including aquifer management and flood/water planning. He also presented Senate Bill 1066, which raises payment and performance bond thresholds for Texas Parks and Wildlife Department public works contracts to $150,000, arguing the change would reflect inflation and help smaller vendors on lower-risk projects. Witnesses were heard on the bills, with no opposition recorded in the transcript.
The committee voted out all five bills favorably. SB 1066, SB 480, SB 767, SB 790, and SB 971 each received unanimous committee approval and were recommended to the local and contested calendar, with SB 767 noted as amended by a suggested annual-update requirement for the equipment database.
HI
Transcript Highlights:
- all state-owned buildings and pursue existing automated external defibrillator programs.
- <00:08:21.480>
and no-bid contracts issued by state and no-bid contracts issued by state and - State Building Code Council.
- State Building Code Council.
- State Building Code Council.
Bills:
SCR173, SCR78, SCR114, SCR162, SCR48, SCR160, SCR87, SCR28, SCR74, SCR20, SCR32, SCR55, SCR69
Keywords:
ticket scalping, task force, consumer protection, event accessibility, local economy, menstrual health, menstrual cycle, period education, period poverty, menstrual products, menstrual dignity, health education, sexual health curriculum, DOE, Department of Education, public schools, school health, reproductive health, puberty education, hygiene education