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LA

Louisiana 2026 Regular Session

Civil Law and Procedure May 11th, 2026

Civil Law and Procedure

Transcript Highlights:
  • thing that it does is it creates a category, a very specific and very narrow category, to allow the state
  • Nineteen other states look at it that way, and I would strongly encourage that our state continue to
  • And I want to state publicly that I think it's absolutely reprehensible that he has been subject to the
  • It mirrors several of our other states: Florida, Georgia, Virginia, Texas, New Mexico, Oklahoma, and
  • It mirrors several of our other states: Florida, Georgia, Virginia, Texas, New Mexico, Oklahoma, and
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

WAL Public Hearing - Thu Apr 23, 2026 @ 10:00 AM HST

Water & Land

Transcript Highlights:
  • Stated they'd be here in the early morning. uh State Health Planning and Development uh State Health
  • Stated they'd be here in person is State Health Planning and Development Agency. John Lewin?
  • in</c><00:13:43.720><c> person</c><00:13:44.560><c> is</c><00:13:45.400><c> State</c> Stated they'd
  • be here in person is State Stated they'd be here in person is State Health<00:13:46.000><c> Planning<
  • Um what time for University of Hawaii.
Summary: The committee heard several resolutions related to water, coastal management, and permitting. Early measures included SCR 8 on faster county action for certain home-modification permits for older adults and people with disabilities, SCR 40 on banning disposable body boards, SCR 83 on creating a lithium-ion battery disposal facility, SCR 179 on enforcing Maui fire-code provisions for brush clearance and emergency access, and SCR 90 on kupuna-friendly permit requirements. No testifiers were present for those measures, and the chair moved through them without taking votes in the portion provided. The most extensive discussion was on SCR 94, endorsing Waikiki as a world surfing reserve, and SCR 159, urging shared guiding principles for restoring and maintaining Waikiki’s beaches and shoreline. University of Hawaii testimony said the surfing-reserve designation would bring recognition, could help attract grants, and would require a stewardship committee and management plan, but would not itself block beach nourishment or shoreline restoration. Members asked about possible effects on dredging, beach nourishment, and shoreline structures; the witness said impacts on surfing were not expected to be immediate or significant. For SCR 159, the Office of Planning and Sustainable Development supported the resolution but requested clarifying amendments to broaden references to law, stakeholder collaboration, and coastal science expertise. The Waikiki Beach Special Improvement District Association also supported the measure, emphasizing coordinated maintenance, public access, and the economic importance of Waikiki beaches, while noting that existing legal agreements and court decisions should be reflected in the resolution. The discussion also covered whether the state and private owners share repair and maintenance obligations for Waikiki seawalls; testimony said existing agreements remain relevant but must yield to current law. The committee also heard SCR 165 designating March as Water Month, with support from the Board of Water Supply and others, and SCR 177 requesting DAGS to convene a cooperative working group on state projects needing county permits. Mary Alice Evans said the latter would help expedite permitting, especially for housing and other state projects, and would complement efforts to standardize county permitting processes. No final votes or dispositions were announced in the excerpt provided.
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Revenue and Taxation Apr 13th, 2026 at 02:00 pm

Revenue and Taxation

Transcript Highlights:
  • How does that work Without a state?
  • So, what about those states if they are reciprocal states?
  • line has that the competition and of the other state or the opportunity of the other state And you know
  • That we have set up in the United States, our colleges and our universities to be our main research arms
  • Oklahoma State University and University of Oklahoma. Then yes, they would receive this.
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Revenue and Taxation Apr 13th, 2026

Revenue and Taxation

Transcript Highlights:
  • How does that work with out-of-state?
  • So what about those states?
  • competition of the other state, or the opportunity of the other state.
  • in the United States, our colleges and our universities, to be our main research arms when any type
  • , Oklahoma State University and the University of Oklahoma, then yes, they would receive this.
Summary: The Revenue and Taxation Committee met and first laid over House Bill 15.9 to the next meeting. The committee then unanimously advanced an executive nomination, James Burleson to the Oklahoma Tax Commission, after brief testimony from Sen. Pugh and Burleson’s comments about his private-sector, nonprofit, and community experience and desire to serve the state. Members then considered several tax-related bills. House Bill 3986, expanding eligibility for the 24-month gross production tax exemption for wells completed using recycled water, passed 10-1 after questions about whether the change was retroactive. House Bill 3548, which would exempt small child-run businesses from certain taxes and permits up to a $1,000 gross-revenue threshold, passed 11-0 after questions focused on enforcement and adult involvement. House Bill 3661, removing the sunset on the forestry equipment sales tax exemption, passed 8-3 despite concerns about the lack of hard data supporting the incentive’s continuation. The committee also passed House Bill 4346, creating reciprocity for agricultural sales tax exemptions for neighboring states, after discussion about verification methods, fraud prevention, and whether the Oklahoma Tax Commission could track out-of-state buyers; the bill passed 8-3. House Bill 3075, the “Oklahoma Common Sense Act” dealing with a post-penny environment and giving agencies and political subdivisions more time to update point-of-sale systems, was amended to set an effective date of November 1, 2026, and then passed 11-0. Finally, House Bill 4273, clarifying that certain R1 university aerospace research employees qualify for an aerospace tax credit, passed 6-5 after debate over whether the credit could create a broader domino effect for other professors and fields. The chair announced the committee would likely meet again the following Monday for its last meeting of the year, and then adjourned.
AZ

Arizona 2026 Regular Session

03/25/2026 - Senate Health and Human Services

Health and Human Services

Transcript Highlights:
  • in state?
  • Madam Chair, Doctor, so, so, so... ...state.
  • And we have about 171 across the state of Arizona.
  • And we have about 171 across the state of Arizona.
  • I think we're doing a great job at the state.
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

TRS-LBT, TRS Public Hearings 03-19-2026

Transportation

Transcript Highlights:
  • um Hugs Group, uh the Hawaii Harbors user group, uh Sense Communication, uh in support, uh Hawaii State
  • um Hugs Group, uh the Hawaii Harbors user group, uh Sense Communication, uh in support, uh Hawaii State
  • the problems with and all of them state the problems with traffic<00:18:57.280><c> in</c><00:18:57.520
  • It provides to the state proof of citizenship or lawful permanent residency as specified in Table 1 to
  • </c><00:28:08.720><c> or</c><00:28:09.039><c> lawful</c> state proof of citizenship or lawful state proof
Summary: The joint hearing of the Transportation and Labor and Technology committees considered HB 2097, which would allow administrative driver’s license revocation hearings to be held by interactive conference technology such as Zoom and permit electronic exchange of evidence. DOT and the Administrative Driver’s License Revocation Office supported the bill, saying Zoom hearings have worked well since 2021 and save time and money. Both committees passed HB 2097 with technical and nonsubstantive amendments. The Transportation Committee then heard HB 1163 on commercial driver licensing, HB 2113 on funding vegetation removal from the Kaola Stream drainage way, HB 2283 on port pilotage, HB 1588 on a noise detection camera program, and HB 2333 on airport special districts and aeronautics penalties. DOT asked for HB 1163 to use “non-domiciled” language to match federal rules, and the committee passed it with amendments. For HB 2113, the Department of Agriculture and Biosecurity said the project would likely need about $1 million, and the committee passed the bill with amendments while noting the funding would be reflected in the committee report rather than the measure itself. HB 2283 drew broad support from maritime and labor interests, but the committee deferred it, saying the Senate version was already moving and would be used instead. HB 1588 received support from DOT and several community and health-related testifiers who said noise from traffic is a serious problem, but the committee expressed concern about enforcement language and re-referred the bill to Judiciary/Ways and Means while still passing it forward. HB 2333 was supported by DOT and airline interests; after questions about airport loitering and sleeping rules, the committee passed it as is. In the final decision-making, the committee adopted the chair’s recommendations on HB 1163, HB 2113, HB 1588, and HB 2333, and deferred HB 2283.
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

JDC Public Hearing 03-04-2026

Judiciary

Transcript Highlights:
  • This establishes the offense of criminal destruction of a tree on state or county property, punishable
  • of a tree on state or county property<00:01:52.399><c> punishable</c><00:01:52.799><c> as</c><00:01:
  • </c><00:03:49.599><c> the</c><00:03:49.760><c> revocation</c> revocation orders state the revocation
  • This increases the fines for taking or harassing protected turtles in the state.
  • This increases the fines for taking or harassing protected turtles in the state.
Summary: The Judiciary Committee met in decision-making only session and considered several Senate bills, generally following recommendations to pass measures with or without amendments. SB 2981 would prohibit minimum off-street parking requirements for new development in urban districts and was adopted unamended, with Senator Awa voting no. SB 2982, which bars foreign entities and foreign-influence business entities from making election-related contributions or expenditures, was adopted with an amendment adopting Attorney General language for required advertisement statements. The committee also advanced SB 2983, creating a misdemeanor offense for criminal destruction of a tree on state or county property; one member opposed it, suggesting a replanting requirement would be a better environmental remedy, but the bill was still adopted unamended. SB 2986, concerning Land Use Commission authority to amend or revise district boundary amendment decisions when conditions are not met, passed with an amendment addressing a defective effective date. SB 2991, on driver’s license revocations for certain alcohol-related offenses and re-examination requirements, passed with amendments clarifying revocation orders and re-examination procedures. Members then approved SB 3001, which regulates conversational artificial intelligence services by requiring disclosures and protocols to prevent suicidal ideation, with amendments incorporating AG and OCP recommendations, including a personal data definition and broader data minimization language. SB 3010, allowing officials and in some cases private citizens to enter unattended vehicles to protect endangered pet animals, passed with amendments. The committee also adopted SB 3014 on higher fines for taking or harassing protected turtles, SB 3032 clarifying beach and marine deposit prohibitions, and SB 3033 allowing petitions to review beach structure integrity despite a bad effective date; Senator Awa again voted no on SB 3033. The meeting adjourned after the committee noted a later joint hearing with Ways and Means.
WA

Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session

Senate Early Learning & K-12 Education Jan 29th, 2026 at 10:30 am

Early Learning & K-12 Education

Transcript Highlights:
  • I'm a current police officer serving in the state of Washington.
  • I've been serving for 30 years, and in the state of Washington for 23 years.
  • Thank you. ...across Washington State. I respectfully ask you to support Senate Bill 6206.
  • Are you a resident of Washington State? I am. I'm a proud resident of Seattle, yes.
  • , and we are both members of the technology. 30-year law students at the University of Washington.
WA

Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Local Government Jan 23rd, 2026 at 10:30 am

Local Government

Transcript Highlights:
  • This is concerning scissor-stair regulations in the state building code.
  • The original bill would require the State Building Code Council to convene a technical advisory group
  • As a reminder, this bill requires the State Building Code Council to adopt rules relating to embodied
  • This bill directs the State Building Code Council to adopt a mandatory appendix to the International
  • It wasn't required because the State Building Code Council could have done that work.
AZ

Arizona 2026 Regular Session

01/14/2026 - Senate Judiciary and Elections

Judiciary and Elections

Transcript Highlights:
  • State your name, please.
  • On February 13, 2023, at Michigan State University, three lives were taken, and more than we can possibly
  • They're older than our state.
  • So I represent Arizona State University and the Tempe campus, and I'm concerned about this bill on multiple
  • major state-funded universities.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Senate Session Jul 24th, 2025

Texas Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • State Affairs by Perry, relating to the provision by a political subdivision. and developers for certain
  • The agency regarding certain employees of the agency to State Affairs. Senate Bill 15 by.
Bills: SB7, SB13, SB14, SB15, SB7, SB13, SB14, SB15, SB7, SB13, SB14, SB15
TX
Transcript Highlights:
  • It says in section 29.36A, I'll read this to you real quickly: a state agency or state official may not
  • Part B says, a state agency or state official may not adopt a rule or take other government action related
  • , apply to our out-of-state.
  • for a renewal fee in their home state and may need to complete requirements in their home state before
  • State your name and position on the bill.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence May 12th, 2025

Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence

Transcript Highlights:
  • I just mentioned that similar legislation has been passed in 11 states to this point.
  • I'm the presiding statutory probate court judge of the state of Texas, elected by both Republicans and
  • Members, this SJR deals with the State Commission on Judicial Conduct, which is created to protect. .
  • I'm the General Counsel for the State Commission on Judicial Conduct.
  • I'm the judge of the State of Texas, representing myself and my court.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Education K-16 (Part II) May 8th, 2025

Education K-16

Transcript Highlights:
  • Please state your name. Pull the mic close to you.
  • State your name whether you're on, for or against the bill.
  • The, the state proposal is more strict than the federal one.
  • Uh, this bill allows Saul Ross State University to, uh, lower division courses and it's Del Rio Eagle
  • Members, during his state of the state address, Governor Abbott identified the expansion of career training
Bills: HB6, HB120, HB210
TX

Texas 89th Regular

State Affairs (Part I) Apr 28th, 2025

State Affairs

Transcript Highlights:
  • Against citizens in the United States.
  • The locals pay state dues. State dues go to the national.
  • We're really concerned about organizations like the state bar, the state medical board, the Texas Association
  • states.
  • We're one of the largest state organizations that represents religious liberty in the state of Texas,
Summary: The Committee on State Affairs heard several bills, mostly on alcohol regulation, ethics procedures, the Alamo, and free speech in professional associations. SB 2633 would let the City of Garland hold local option elections on alcohol sales within designated zones and use zoning/land-use rules for alcohol-selling businesses; Senator Johnson and Garland officials said it would reduce the burden of the petition process and support economic development. SB 2637 would require social media platforms to disclose when posts are made by bot accounts and allow Attorney General enforcement; supporters framed it as consumer protection against misleading automated content, while members raised questions about how platforms would identify bots and how enforcement would work. SB 2334 would allow airlines with passenger transportation permits to store sealed alcoholic beverages within five miles of an airport in the same county, which the sponsor and an American Airlines witness said would improve logistics without changing permits, taxes, or alcohol sourcing. The committee also heard SB 2781 and SB 2782, both related to Texas Ethics Commission procedures. SB 2781 would cap civil penalties tied to certain campaign contribution violations by former legislators who later lobby, and SB 2782 would require TEC to adopt discovery control plans and align discovery rules more closely with the Texas Rules of Civil Procedure to limit costly, open-ended discovery. Both bills were left pending after no public testimony. SB 3059 would transfer oversight of the Alamo from the General Land Office to a new Alamo Commission beginning in 2027; Senator Campbell said it would provide long-term stewardship and transparency, while Senator Birdwell questioned the need for a change and the commission’s structure, and GLO witnesses said they were not aware of any problem prompting the shift. HB 1130, a House companion to a previously passed Senate bill, would provide liability protections for cavern entities that post warning signs, and it was also left pending. A major portion of the meeting focused on SB 2713, which would bar professional or trade associations from denying membership or access based on protected characteristics or lawful speech and assembly. Senator Middleton and invited witnesses described disciplinary actions by realtor associations against members for social media posts, sermons, or political speech, arguing that the National Association of Realtors’ ethics rules were being used to punish private expression and threaten livelihoods through loss of MLS access. Committee members and witnesses discussed whether the bill should be narrowed to avoid affecting religious organizations, how association discipline works, and whether the measure should address existing penalties or only future conduct. The bill was left pending after extensive invited testimony and committee discussion.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

State Affairs (Part II) Apr 28th, 2025

State Affairs

Transcript Highlights:
  • The Committee on State Affairs will come to order.
  • If the state agency, or the, not agency, the state association, because of its independence from the
  • revoked administratively by the state, the state's agency, sorry, state associations...
  • State, the state's agency, sorry, state associations, I'm trying to, because of the national standard
  • in the state.
Summary: The committee first reopened public testimony on Senate Bill 2713, which concerned protections for freedom of conscience in the context of Realtor association discipline. Texas Realtors representatives testified that their organization is a separate Texas legal entity but affiliated with the National Association of Realtors through a charter and code of ethics. They said Texas Realtors is neutral on SB 2713, that their ethics process is focused on fair housing and equal professional service, and that they have not suspended or terminated anyone in Texas for religious or political speech. Senators pressed them on whether national standards could override Texas law and on examples from other states; the witnesses said state and federal law control and that they would comply with Texas law if the bill passed. Public testimony then closed and SB 2713 was left pending. The committee then took up Senate Bill 1698 on e-cigarettes. Senator Parker explained a committee substitute that tightened enforcement, required distributor registration, expanded regulation to nicotine from any source, added restrictions on child-appealing packaging, authorized inspections and audits, and set compliance deadlines later in 2025 and 2026. After questions, the substitute was adopted and SB 1698, as substituted, was reported favorably to the full Senate on a 6-0 vote, with a recommendation for the local and uncontested calendar. Next, the committee considered Senate Bill 2487 on crisis and mental health facilities. Senator Parker described a substitute that renamed the program a crisis service model, allowed multiple county facilities, added local siting limits, expanded staffing options, shortened clinical timelines, required discharge referrals, directed law enforcement and EMS to transport people there first, and created local boards and expanded reporting. The substitute was adopted and the bill was reported favorably on a 6-0 vote, also recommended for the local and uncontested calendar. Senate Bill 2819, dealing with political activities of county elections administrators, was then reported favorably on a 6-0 vote and likewise sent to the local and uncontested calendar. Senate Bill 2043 was withdrawn. The committee spent substantial time on Senate Bill 2101, which would require municipal public libraries to move sexually explicit materials out of minors’ sections and impose age-verification and review requirements. Supporters argued the bill would protect children from explicit material in public libraries and that libraries should not be left to self-regulate. Opponents, including librarians, parents, authors, and ACLU representatives, argued the definitions were vague, the bill would be costly and burdensome for small libraries, could function as a book ban, and would restrict teens’ access to classics, research materials, and other books. Several witnesses said parents should make those decisions, not the state. The bill’s author said the committee substitute was still being worked on and asked witnesses to review it; public testimony remained open in the portion provided, with no final action on SB 2101 shown.
AL

Alabama 2025 Regular Session

Alabama Senate Finance and Taxation General Fund Committee Apr 16th, 2025

Finance and Taxation General Fund

Transcript Highlights:
  • the law to kind of codify that to give people regulatory confidence and get people outside of our states
  • interested in Alabama and seeing it as a crypto-friendly state.
  • It also stated that the tobacco industry has designed, engineered, and marketed menthol cigarettes and
  • In our annual state of tobacco control report, Alabama received an FS. control report, Alabama received
  • to capture a category that many major companies have announced their intent to bring to the United States
TX

Texas 89th Regular

S/C on Defense & Veterans' Affairs Apr 7th, 2025

S/C on Defense & Veterans' Affairs

Transcript Highlights:
  • They are creatures of the state.
  • OK, so the state issues the debt under bond? Well, no.
  • Under state law, under our state guidance, they would not. OK. Space Force bill.
  • I am a mother of two United States Marines.
  • Absolutely, it includes federal, state, and local.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

S/C on Defense & Veterans' Affairs Mar 17th, 2025

S/C on Defense & Veterans' Affairs

Transcript Highlights:
  • Our state, as this committee knows, is home to nearly 1.4 million veterans. of United States Armed Forces
  • I'm the state registrar representing the Department of State Health Services, and I'm here to serve as
  • So this is not just. just a state bill, state of Texas bill.
  • As the previous gentleman stated, we're all for state readiness, we're all for training.
  • state funding, state revenue for non-OLS funding that the Texas Military Department has received.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Ways & Means Mar 17th, 2025

Ways & Means

Transcript Highlights:
  • Of the remaining states, 35 states use destination sourcing and four states have no sales tax.
  • Hey, it's a state law. We always call it a 380 agreement, and so it's a state law, yes.
  • The city, the state... ...collects state taxes and local sales taxes together.
  • And the other states, you know, only 11 states.
  • Districts across the state. There are not many in the urban areas of the state.