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TX

Texas 89th Regular

Senate Session Feb 25th, 2025

Texas Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Koch for appointment to the advisory committee to the Texas Board of Criminal Justice on offenders with
  • She's also a a Texas Bar Foundation Sustaining Life Fellow, and a long-time board member of Siguiendo
  • Livingston, and the Board of Regents and your staff for what you're doing in carrying out the mission
  • He was also your executive director of development for the engineering school.
  • board member Claire Caudill, interim president and CEO Chris Ballard.
Summary: The meeting was marked by significant resolutions recognizing various contributions to Texas and celebrating community initiatives. Key discussions included the adoption of resolutions commemorating Texas Hispanic Judges Day and highlighting the 100th anniversary of Memorial Park. Senators expressed appreciation for the judges' dedication and legacy, with notable mentions of individual judges and their impact on the community and legal landscape in Texas. The Senate also honored students and organizations contributing positively to their communities, showcasing the interconnectedness of public service and the legislative process.
AL

Alabama 2025 Regular Session

Alabama Senate Feb 25th, 2025

Alabama Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • all seven congressional districts, reaffirming that the space industry serves as a major economic development
  • of... ...keeping up with all the developments of today and to continue to invest in our workforce here
  • The board of the U.S. Space and Rocket Center, if y'all could please stand.
  • Senator Weaver: May the Senate confirm Kevin Kid to the Board of Rehabilitation Services.
  • I understand, you know, and they're trying to bring some water so that the heat can go away.
MN

Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session

House Capital Investment Committee 3/27/25

Capital Investment

Transcript Highlights:
  • you to take a look at our lovely water. you to take a look at our lovely water.
  • can imagine what that water is like. can imagine what that water is like.
  • <00:03:14.560> We water. Um, we have a great culture. We water.
  • facility<00:52:09.359> and<00:52:09.599> water facility and water facility and water tower
  • Their water is filthy.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
  • So that's one of the reasons we need industrial development in Fort Bend County.
  • This is in talking with our economic development people.
  • Above water. Literally. That's right. All right. Thank you so much.
  • They develop single-family off-site communities.
  • Was designed, as all of them were, to keep water in, not let water out at high capacity.
NM

New Mexico 2026 Regular Session

House - Agriculture, Acequias And Water Resources Feb 3rd, 2026 at 09:03 am

House Agriculture, Acequias And Water Resources

Transcript Highlights:
  • But today, I sit here as Vice Chair of Water Trust Board.
  • So The story of water in 2017, our distribution of the Water Trust Board was zero.
  • So, what that does for projects is that the Water Trust Board opens the notice of intents.
  • The Water Trust Board, NMFA, NMFA Oversight, we all get our job completed by December.
  • Yeah, the Water Trust Board has been around since 2001, and it serves several different purposes.
Bills: HM26, HB243, HB109
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Local Government (Part I) May 5th, 2025

Local Government

Transcript Highlights:
  • Texas law provides property owners with the ability to challenge appraisal review board decisions through
  • I'm the 2025 chairman of the board. I am here to testify in favor of this.
  • neighboring non-historic properties do to restrictions on what an owner can do can do in order to develop
  • Marcos, our voters are exploited by way of not being fully educated in different issues across the board
  • Marcos, that our voters are exploited by way of not being fully educated in different issues across the board
Summary: The Senate Committee on Local Government heard several bills, most of them left pending after brief public testimony. House Bill 331, by Rep. Patterson and sponsored by Sen. Hinojosa, would create a presumption that firefighters, police officers, and EMTs who suffer a heart attack or stroke within eight hours after a strenuous shift were injured in the line of duty for workers’ compensation purposes; testimony from a firefighters’ association supported the bill, and it was left pending. Senate Bill 2655, by Sen. Flores, would authorize Burnet County to establish a local provider participation fund to help support local hospital services; a hospital administrator testified in support, and the committee substitute was left pending. Senate Bill 1443, by Sen. Hughes, would extend the Northeast Healthcare Provider Participation District in three counties, and House Bill 3307, by Rep. Noble, would allow property tax arbitrators to complete required continuing education online; both were left pending without opposition. Senate Bill 3048, by Sen. Birdwell, would create the Bluebonnet Hills Municipal Management District in Midlothian and was also left pending. The committee then took up House Bill 9 and HJR 1, sponsored by Sen. Bettencourt, which would raise the business personal property tax exemption from $2,500 to $125,000 and place the constitutional amendment on the November 4, 2025 ballot. Business groups, realtors, and taxpayers’ advocates testified in strong support, saying the change would provide meaningful relief to small businesses and help balance earlier homeowner tax relief. The City of Fort Worth testified in opposition, warning of a revenue shift to homeowners and budget impacts, but the committee adopted the committee substitutes and reported both measures to the full Senate on 6-0 votes. The committee also heard House Bill 1399 and HJR 99, by Sen. Nichols, to exempt animal feed from property tax when it is already sales-tax exempt; no one testified against them, and both were left pending. Senate Bill 2553, by Sen. West, would let owners of historic archaeological sites protest land and structure appraisals separately, and it was left pending after supportive testimony. Senate Bill 2907 and SJR 78, also by Sen. West, would exempt certain perishable inventory, including food and some prescription drugs, from property tax if approved by voters; pharmacists, business groups, a researcher, and a coalition of retailers and food/medicine advocates supported the bill, and it was left pending. Finally, Senate Bill 1331, by Sen. Hancock and explained by Sen. Middleton, would lower the population threshold for certain municipal civil-service-related petition restrictions from 950,000 to 70,000; law enforcement representatives and a San Marcos police association supported it, and it was left pending. The committee then recessed until 15 to 30 minutes after adjournment.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Local Government (Part II) May 5th, 2025

Local Government

Transcript Highlights:
  • We'd love to see more real property all across the board.
  • moratoriums are justified, temporary, and do not unnecessarily restrict development.
  • The bill provides for financing of water, sewer, drainage, and road infrastructure.
  • provisions to better reflect the current development agreement.
  • , will be governed by an elected board.
Summary: The Committee on Local Government heard a series of local bills and public testimony focused on hospital districts, municipal management districts, local provider participation funds, manufactured housing, transit financing, development moratoriums, and property tax procedures. Early items included House Bill 467, which would help dissolve the defunct Maybank Kemp Hospital District and establish an Andrew Gibbs Memorial Nursing Endowment, and Senate Bill 3063, creating the Bio Bell Municipal Management District in Liberty County; both drew no public opposition and were left pending subject to call. The committee also heard House Bill 1327, extending the Harris County local provider participation fund through 2027, and Senate Bill 1375, extending Collin County’s LPPF authority, both presented as mechanisms to draw federal Medicaid matching funds for hospitals. A major portion of the meeting centered on Senate Bill 2764, which would require earlier notice to buyers of manufactured homes about how to convert a home from personal property to real property. Senator Cook described the bill as a consumer-information measure tied to displacement concerns at a mobile home park in her district, and a resident testified in support, saying the notice would help families make informed decisions. The committee also discussed Senate Bill 2519, a bill by Senator Bettencourt aimed at preventing local governments from shifting maintenance-and-operations tax revenue into debt-like uses and from changing the purpose of tax rate elections after voters approve them. Supporters argued it would protect taxpayers and preserve the separation between M&O and debt service, while opponents tied the bill to Austin’s Project Connect transit financing and warned it would disrupt an approved project and invite litigation. The committee heard and left pending several other bills, including House Bill 1244 on agricultural land ownership changes without reapplying for an ag exemption, House Bill 2559 on development moratoriums, and Senate Bill 2063 on unequal appraisal protests. Testimony on House Bill 2559 came from developers and builders who said moratoriums in Conroe had delayed projects and harmed buyers, while supporters of the bill said it would impose clearer limits and notice requirements. On Senate Bill 2063, the sponsor explained a committee substitute narrowing how market value evidence may be used in unequal appraisal appeals. The committee also considered multiple local district bills, including new MUDs and management districts in Montgomery, Denton, Fannin, Travis, Hays, and Williamson counties. At the end of the meeting, the committee took up pending business and voted out several measures, including House Bill 1244, House Bill 2559, House Bill 467, House Bill 1327, House Bill 1399, House Bill 2723, House Bill 2730, House Bill 3307, House Joint Resolution 99, and multiple district bills such as Senate Bills 3037, 3043, 3047, 3048, 3050, 3052, 3053, 3056, 3057, 3063, and others. Most were reported favorably, often with committee substitutes, and many were recommended for the local and uncontested calendar. Several bills, including the transit-related SB 2519 and the manufactured housing bill SB 2764, remained pending subject to call after testimony closed.
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Agriculture and Wildlife Apr 6th, 2026 at 10:00 am

Agriculture and Wildlife

Transcript Highlights:
  • Of course, how much water does red cedars use per day? I would be going off of memory.
  • that these red cedars throughout rural Oklahoma are a fire danger and are also using up our critical water
  • everyday Every day in the state of Oklahoma, they are drawing millions and millions of gallons of water
  • Every tree along that river is drawing 40 gallons a day, affecting the water in Oklahoma City as well
KY
Transcript Highlights:
  • And we did receive development?
  • board of Kentucky veterary examiners. board of Kentucky veterary examiners.
  • The board does not want to board.
  • the board and and people in favors? the board and and people in favors?
  • Education Professional Standards Board. Education Professional Standards Board.
Summary: The committee first approved the minutes and then took up Department for Medicaid Services regulations 907 KAR 23:010 and related rules. DMS explained that one regulation would establish a beneficiary advisory council and another would remove language barring coverage of GLP-1 drugs for obesity-related use. The department said coverage would still be limited by prior authorization and clinical criteria, with use tied to underlying chronic conditions such as diabetes or cardiovascular disease, and that the pharmacy and therapeutics committee would help set the detailed standards. Members discussed the potential health benefits, but several raised concerns about cost, timing, and whether the legislature and the Medicaid Oversight and Advisory Board should review the policy first. DMS said the drugs are already on the formulary, that current Medicaid users with diabetes are already covered, and that the fiscal impact was estimated using current utilization, rebates, and expected savings; the department also said it would only cover the drugs if subject to rebates. The committee then voted 5-1 to find 907 KAR 23:010 deficient. The committee next considered several emergency regulations from the Public Protection Cabinet’s Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control implementing SB 100. The rules covered tobacco, nicotine, and vapor product licensing, including the application form, denial standards, and transitional licensing. ABC counsel said the department had received about 5,500 applications and issued nearly 5,000 licenses, with additional provisional licenses issued to avoid interruption in sales after the law’s effective date. He said some applications remained pending because inspections and photographs revealed possible unauthorized nicotine vapor products, and the department was seeking documentation before approval. A staff amendment was adopted without objection before the ABC presentation continued.
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Senate Legislative Session Feb 18th, 2026 at 01:30 pm

Oklahoma Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • I think this is just the anticipation of current bonds or current projects that are on the board.
  • But it, I mean, as future bonds may come on board, then there may be the need to increase that or increase
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Natural Resources Apr 16th, 2025 at 08:04 am

Natural Resources

Transcript Highlights:
  • Development Board on the board's Internet website regarding the use of the State Water Implementation
  • Bank and is administered by the Texas Water Development Board.
  • for review and approval by the Texas Water Development Board.
  • There is that PUC and TCEQ and Texas Water Development Board are all involved in our DCP program.
  • There is that PUC and TCEQ and Texas Water Development Board are all involved in our DCP program.
Summary: The Committee on Natural Resources met with a quorum present and first took up several pending bills for reconsideration and committee substitute adoption. House Bill 2692, relating to codification and clarification of local laws concerning the San Antonio River Authority, was reported favorably to the full House and sent to the Committee on Local and Consent Calendars by an 11-0 vote. House Bills 1407, 1520, 1535, 2970, 4153, 291, 3663, and 3915 were also reconsidered or laid out as pending business, with committee substitutes adopted where needed and each bill reported favorably, generally by unanimous vote, to the full House and then to Calendars or Calendars/Calendars-related referral as applicable. The committee then heard House Bill 4530, which would expand the Texas Water Trust framework to include groundwater rights, require Texas Water Development Board review and approval of groundwater dedications, and notify local groundwater districts when groundwater rights are placed in the trust. The bill’s author and witnesses from the Environmental Defense Fund, The Nature Conservancy, and Chispa Texas supported the measure as a conservation tool and a way to create a clear process for voluntary donations; a Texas Water Development Board witness testified neutrally. The bill was left pending. House Bill 4931, relating to an aquifer storage and recovery project in Medina County, drew support from the author, the Medina County judge, and a regional water alliance witness, who described severe stress on the Edwards Aquifer, low levels at Medina Lake, and the need for a local water-supply tool. The bill was left pending. House Bill 5559, which would clarify enforcement of drought contingency plans for investor-owned water utilities and involve the PUC in model plan development, received support from groundwater district representatives but also concerns from water company and utility witnesses about enforcement authority, approval procedures, and potential conflicts with existing obligations to provide continuous service; the committee substitute was withdrawn and the bill was left pending. House Bill 5560, which would raise the maximum civil penalty for certain groundwater conservation district enforcement actions from $10,000 to $25,000 per violation, prompted debate over whether current law is already sufficient; supporters said the higher cap would better deter overpumping, while opponents argued existing penalties are already severe. That bill was also left pending, and the committee adjourned subject to call of the chair.
TX

Texas 89th 2nd C.S.

Natural Resources Apr 16th, 2025

Natural Resources

Transcript Highlights:
  • Development Board on the board's internet website regarding the use of the state water implementation
  • within the Texas Water Bank and is administered by the Texas Water Development Board.
  • Romero: with the process for review and approval by the Texas Water Development Board, thereby expanding
  • Amending the Marie Camino: statute to authorize the Water Development Board to review and approve these
  • Ashley Myers: That being, the PUC and TCEQ and Texas Water Development Board are all involved in our
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Joint Committee on Appropriations and Budget 3rd Revised Apr 13th, 2026 at 04:30 pm

Joint Committee on Appropriations and Budget

Transcript Highlights:
  • So there is the Invest in Oklahoma board which is a board that is set up for that purpose.
  • And the treasurer leads that board.
  • SB1176 directs the Oklahoma Water Resources Board to create and Administer a water and waste water infrastructure
  • Senate Bill 1175 is the water sources board limits bill related to the Legislation we passed second.
  • If it's for economic development, let's put it in our economic development plan.
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Joint Committee on Appropriations and Budget Apr 13th, 2026 at 04:30 pm

Joint Committee on Appropriations and Budget

Transcript Highlights:
  • So we just tried to match up and be... ...different across the board.
  • Members, this is just some legislation for limits on the Water Resources Board, some of the findings
  • Representative Dutton, would you talk about the rural economic water plan projects?
  • This is the loan program that's going to be developed for water infrastructure across Oklahoma.
  • It'll be administered and operated by the Oklahoma Board of Investors, or the Board of Investors, which