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NM

New Mexico 2026 Regular Session

House - Chamber Meeting Feb 12th, 2026 at 04:58 pm

New Mexico House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Okay, would you sign it and bring it down, and then we'll have you explain it.
  • House Memorial 62 has been read by title and is ordered printed and referred to the House Taxation and
  • House Memorial 62 has been read by title and is ordered printed and referred to the House Taxation and
  • And thank you guys, too, for doing it orderly and not freaking out.
  • And big props, too, to Robin and a couple of folks who stayed back protecting the bills.
Bills: HB111 , HB108 , HB145 , HB164 , HB291 , HJR6 , HR1 , HB63 , HB64 , HB165 , HB184 , HB200 , HB4 , HB7 , HB20 , HB65 , HB66 , HB80 , HB88 , HB96 , HB166 , HB285 , HB295 , HB306 , SB29 , SB37 , HJM2 , HJM3 , HJM1 , HM7 , HM17 , HM4 , HM22 , HM23 , HM24 , HM26 , HM2 , HM16 , HM32 , HM13 , HM47 , HM20 , HM51 , HM1 , HM31 , HM35 , HM36 , HM46 , HM53 , HM54 , HM11 , HM14 , HM21 , HM34 , HM50
NM

New Mexico 2026 Regular Session

House - Chamber Meeting Part 2 Feb 12th, 2026 at 12:58 pm

New Mexico House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • And they are not here, and as Mr. Reyes and Mr. Moncada, Dr.
  • going to first sit down and tell me a funny and cool story, and then we'll get to business, and when
  • efficient administration, and ensure that eligible veterans can fully access the property tax exemption
  • , prioritizes loans to purchase starter homes from individual homeowners and actually will prioritize
  • They might not be perfect, but at least you have a chance to be a homeowner and start building equity
Bills: HB111 , HB108 , HB145 , HB164 , HB291 , HJR6 , HR1 , HB63 , HB64 , HB165 , HB184 , HB200 , HB4 , HB7 , HB20 , HB65 , HB66 , HB80 , HB88 , HB96 , HB166 , HB285 , HB295 , HB306 , SB29 , SB37 , HJM2 , HJM3 , HJM1 , HM7 , HM17 , HM4 , HM22 , HM23 , HM24 , HM26 , HM2 , HM16 , HM32 , HM13 , HM47 , HM20 , HM51 , HM1 , HM31 , HM35 , HM36 , HM46 , HM53 , HM54 , HM11 , HM14 , HM21 , HM34 , HM50
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

AGR Public Hearing - Wed Feb 4, 2026 @ 9:00 AM HST

Agriculture & Food Systems

Transcript Highlights:
  • We understand, and again we're trying to protect consumers and protect our environment, but we do have
  • We understand, and again we're trying to protect consumers and protect our environment, but we do have
  • We understand, and again we're trying to protect consumers and protect our environment, but we do have
  • And if we can continue to update it and keep it as strong and as broad as it is needed in order to protect
  • So this bill will not only help cats and their owners, it will also protect Hawaiian communities and
Summary: The committee heard opening remarks and then took testimony on several agriculture-related bills. HB 2425 would exempt agricultural enterprises on former commercial sugarcane lands in conservation use districts from certain permitting and site plan requirements. The Department of Agriculture supported the measure and stood on written comments. The Hawaii Farm Bureau supported the intent but said the bill appeared to cite the wrong statute and suggested amending the conservation district law instead. Other testimony was generally supportive, while some witnesses raised concerns about using the right statutory vehicle. Committee members questioned whether the bill should be redirected through a different chapter. The committee then heard HB 596, which would require retail sellers of plants to disclose invasiveness risk, direct the Invasive Species Council to create a labeling system and weed risk assessments, and establish fines. The Department of Land and Natural Resources strongly supported the bill, saying point-of-sale labels would help consumers make informed choices. Supporters from the Coordinating Group on Alien Pest Species said the state’s noxious weed and restricted plant lists are outdated or incomplete and that the bill would help prevent harmful species from being purchased and planted. Opponents, including the Hawaii Farm Bureau and Hawaii Food Policy Foundation, argued the measure was too broad, could stigmatize plants and producers, and might be better implemented through voluntary education or narrower definitions. Committee discussion focused on possible amendments, including using printable labels from a website and limiting the bill to larger commercial retailers. HB 2573 would create a five-year agriculture and biosecurity workforce development pilot program involving the Department of Agriculture and Biosecurity, Leeward Community College, and the Department of Human Resources Development. DHRD said it supported the intent but wanted clearer responsibilities; the University of Hawaiʻi, the Department of Agriculture and Biosecurity, the Hawaii Farm Bureau, the Hawaii Food Policy Foundation, and others supported the proposal. DAB said the program would help build needed biosecurity staffing and training, and that law-enforcement-related curriculum could be incorporated. Finally, the committee began hearing HB 207, which would expand the important agricultural land qualified agricultural tax credit to include certain Hawaiian homelands and additional agricultural costs such as orchards, fruit crops, and clearing former sugar and pineapple lands. The Department of Taxation and DAB stood on written comments, while the Department of Hawaiian Homelands strongly supported the bill, calling it a potential game-changer for developing agricultural lands and offsetting infrastructure costs; the department also asked that the credit be broadened beyond agriculture alone.
AL

Alabama 2025 Regular Session

Alabama House Children and Senior Advocacy Committee Feb 26th, 2025

Children and Senior Advocacy

Transcript Highlights:
  • We’ve done several different bills here about protecting police officers, and I had one in committee
  • We believe the easiest, most accurate, and most privacy-protective solution is to require app stores
  • We need to ensure that parents have the tools and information necessary to protect their children in
  • that children are protected from potentially harmful content and interactions. age ratings and secure
  • To protect your constituents and to protect the children of the state, that work must proceed within
Bills: HB285 , HB317
LA

Louisiana 2026 Regular Session

House of Representatives Apr 7th, 2026

Louisiana House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • And he uncovered things that were, in fact, criminal. Would be protected. Yeah.
  • You don't belong here,” and then they start recording, maybe to protect themselves or to make sure, and
  • It aims to protect sellers by requiring transparency and providing cancellation rights and prohibiting
  • Members, this is a consumer-friendly protection bill, and I ask for a favorable passage.
  • Members, this is a consumer-friendly protection bill, and I ask for a favorable passage.
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Children, Youth and Family Services REVISED: HB3637 - Added Feb 18th, 2026 at 03:00 pm

Children, Youth and Family Services

Transcript Highlights:
  • So I wanted to make sure that we protected all of our DHS funding we get federally, and so I worked with
  • It protects churches and faith-based organizations from being pushed out of the foster care system and
  • Members, House Bill 3907 protects vulnerable juveniles and adults by prohibiting certain facilities,
  • And so then maybe we could protect those vulnerable... Or to try to keep them there.
  • And so then maybe we could protect those vulnerable kids and adults. Are there any other questions?
TX

Texas 89th Regular

89th Legislative Session Apr 9th, 2025

Texas House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • And certain other state funds are for the Committee on Delivery of Government Efficiency.
  • SB 916 by Zaffirini concerns consumer protections against certain medical and health care billing by
  • our liberties, but it is to protect our freedoms and our liberties that are inalienable, and that they
  • that all faith traditions should be respected, protected, and valued and celebrated.
  • And certain other state funds are for the Committee on Delivery of Government Efficiency.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Committee on Capital Investment - 03/04/25

Capital Investment

Transcript Highlights:
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AZ

Arizona 2026 Regular Session

02/11/2026 - House International Trade

International Trade

Transcript Highlights:
  • protecting the personal safety and property security of visitors, investors, and residents.
  • visitor safety, and how local stakeholders and authorities work together around visitor safety, and
  • That's also what protects the local economy and jobs tied to tourists on both sides of the border.
  • Two sessions ago, there was a lot of conversation about the ACA and reporting and oversight, and some
  • and visit us.
Bills: HB2746 , HB2751 , HB2752 , HB2753
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Business and Insurance 2ND REVISED Feb 12th, 2026 at 09:30 am

Business and Insurance

Transcript Highlights:
  • And so it's a very individual back and forth between the dentist and the patient. I know.
  • And so for me, in order to protect the consumer, I think we need to make sure it's as flexible as possible
  • And what the dentists have to do is go out and compete for services.
  • Chairman, and committee.
  • The modernized statute does not expand liability or alter Consumer protections and also ensures clearer
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Senate Legislative Session Feb 12th, 2026 at 09:30 am

Oklahoma Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • May our time here and the things that we say and do be in your honor and serve, serve not as our individual
  • Thank you for the sergeants and the troopers and for those who provide protection for all of us in this
  • Trooper Joey McLaughlin sincere gratitude for their heroism and unwavering commitment to protecting
  • and serving the state and the people of Oklahoma, and directs that this citation be presented.
  • President, and Mr.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Agriculture & Livestock Mar 11th, 2025

Agriculture & Livestock

Transcript Highlights:
  • Unfortunately, cities and homeowners associations limit or completely prevent Texans from exercising
  • people's right to raise food for themselves and it protects their neighbors.
  • Um, what we don't address and what you may still hear from the homeowners associations is simply the
  • That is what we've heard from homeowners associations over and over.
  • The state board has a unique and efficient delivery system of, and this is really important, of voluntary
Bills: HB294 , HB405 , HB519 , HB294
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Senate Committee on Water, Agriculture, and Rural Affairs May 5th, 2025

Water, Agriculture and Rural Affairs

Transcript Highlights:
  • I'm a rancher, landowner, and vice president of the Water Protection Association of Gonzales County,
  • which is a group of family farmers and ranchers dedicated to protecting our water resources and rights
  • There are many family farms, ranches, small businesses, and homeowners that rely on exempt wells as their
  • And that's what this bill does is it will improve groundwater management and protect property rights
  • And so I strongly support this bill and the Water Protection Association supports it.
Bills: HB2018 , HB1633 , HB1689 , SB612 , SB3058
Summary: The Senate Water, Agriculture, Rural Affairs Committee heard several bills focused on groundwater management, water infrastructure, and agricultural land conservation. SB 612 would limit certain water districts in Hidalgo, Cameron, and Willacy counties from charging developers pipeline construction fees above actual, documented costs; the committee substitute removed a developer challenge mechanism to preserve district discretion over construction standards. HB 1633 would require groundwater conservation districts to consider registered exempt wells when reviewing or amending permits, and testimony from landowners, district representatives, and advocacy groups largely supported the bill as a way to protect domestic and livestock wells from drawdown caused by large export projects. HB 1689 would clarify that export fee revenues may be used for well operability, alternative water supplies, and aquifer monitoring, including through interlocal cooperation, and HB 3058 would give the Post Oak Savannah Groundwater Conservation District authority to use export fees for county road improvements and environmental programs tied to well inspection and groundwater management. HB 2018 would clarify that the Texas Farm and Ranchland Conservation Program is intended to purchase conservation easements only on working agricultural lands, with support from cattle raisers and Farm Bureau representatives. The committee also considered HB 29, which would require large water systems to validate water loss audits and submit mitigation plans; a committee substitute removed the water-loss threshold and adjusted the timeline for more detailed validation. Public testimony on the bills was generally supportive, with several witnesses describing declining well levels, road damage from export projects, and the need to preserve agricultural land and local water supplies. The committee adopted committee substitutes and voted favorably on HB 29, HB 1689, HB 2018, SB 612, and SB 3058, recommending several of them for the local and uncontested calendar; HB 1633 was left pending awaiting a committee substitute.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Senate Session (Part II) Apr 14th, 2025

Texas Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • We pray your protection over each and all their staff.
  • And you know, and with Patty, you just knew.
  • They have CPAs, accountants, CEOs. and go on and on and on.
  • How can we make sure that this bill protects the students right to freedom of speech and expression while
  • . where you and I talked about it on the dais and you know that I share your intent to protect people
WA

Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session

Senate Agriculture & Natural Resources Feb 23rd, 2026 at 01:30 pm

Agriculture & Natural Resources

Transcript Highlights:
  • and contains the same data, consultation, and reporting requirements.
  • of salmon and steelhead resources and treaty rights of tribes.
  • , grazing rights, and pesticides, and report to the Legislature by November 1, 2028.
  • produce farms and farms selling to local markets and schools.
  • And with that, I will say thank you and I'll welcome any questions.
Bills: HB2104 , HB2223 , HB2348 , HB2554 , HB2619
WA

Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session

Senate Transportation Feb 5th, 2026 at 01:30 pm

Transportation

Transcript Highlights:
  • And then...
  • well-defined roles, establishing common goals and performance measures, and collecting and assessing
  • to protect residents and businesses.”
  • And Kelly will stand up and he can take your map, or you can give it to them and they can share it with
  • clarify protections for health care information, driving records, and other confidential information
AL

Alabama 2026 Regular Session

Alabama House Boards, Agencies and Commissions Committee Jan 21st, 2026

Boards, Agencies and Commissions

Transcript Highlights:
  • He said the board had a very clean audit and, from conversations he had, they have had no issues and
  • </c> &gt;&gt; That's an inside thing between she and &gt;&gt; That's an inside thing between she and
  • And this one kind of mirrors it for all other entities.
  • And this one kind of stability package.
  • </c><00:09:54.000><c> commissions</c> board's agency and commissions board's agency and commissions committee
Bills: SB100 , SB122 , SB127 , HB182 , HB275 , SB100 , SB122 , SB127 , HB182 , HB275
FL

Florida 2026 Regular Session

Environment and Natural Resources Jan 13th, 2026

Environment and Natural Resources

Transcript Highlights:
  • , is get more people involved to protect the land and be good stewards of our environment.
  • Major decisions about protected land were moving forward without adequate notice and without public input
  • I'm the Deputy Secretary of Land and Recreation with the Department of Environmental Protection.
  • existing infrastructure, protecting public services, and ensuring that the park system remains a source
  • Each plan outlines a long-term vision for protecting natural and cultural resources while providing high-quality
Bills: S0544 , S0636 , S0848 , S0546