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LA
Louisiana 2026 Regular Session
Administration of Criminal Justice Apr 23rd, 2026
Administration of Criminal Justice
Transcript Highlights:
- HB 1107 does nothing to improve public safety.
- This is a public safety bill.
- believe a former public defender chief.
- terminations of chief public defenders.
- Number two, I started out as a public defender.
Bills:
HB91 , HB123 , HB167 , HB255 , HB264 , HB321 , HB884 , HB955 , HB967 , HB968 , HB969 , HB978 , HB985 , HB994 , HB1005 , HB1104 , HB1107 , HB1109 , SCR3
Committee:
House Administration of Criminal Justice
Keywords:
criminal procedure, disclosure, criminal records, witness protection, trial rights, electronic monitoring, GPS ankle monitor, ankle bracelet, pretrial release, post-conviction supervision, bail monitoring, house arrest, corrections, criminal justice, law enforcement, prosecuting authority, court reporting, provider registration, LCLE, Louisiana Commission on Law Enforcement and Administration of Criminal Justice
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- Like we over these public programs.
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- duty duty activations.<01:23:40.800><c> So,</c><01:23:41.200><c> if</c><01:23:41.360><c> you</c><01:
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- </c> we receive funding from Minnesota Public we receive funding from Minnesota Public Radio<01:34:53.720
Committee:
House Ways and Means
Keywords:
grooming, child protection, student safety, sexual exploitation, educator licensing, teacher discipline, mandatory reporting, mandated reporter training, school misconduct, predatory offender, child abuse, sexual abuse, sex trafficking, child sexual abuse material, child pornography, position of authority, school employee, school administrator, license revocation, license suspension
AL
Alabama 2026 Regular Session
Alabama House Ways and Means General Fund Committee Mar 11th, 2026
Ways and Means General Fund
Transcript Highlights:
- And then we'll have a public hearing, and I will not ask you to vote on this today. >> Okay.
- We ready for the public hearing now? >> Okay. We'll move into the public hearing.
- We ready for the public hearing now? >> Okay. We'll move into the public hearing.
- We ready for the public hearing now? >> Okay. We'll move into the public hearing.
- people from different agencies: agriculture, commerce, conservation, ADCA, ADM, finance, insurance, public
Committee:
House Ways and Means General Fund
Keywords:
campus chaplain, chaplain, school chaplain, volunteer chaplain, public schools, public K-12 education, public charter schools, local control, teacher support, student support services, religious volunteer, faith-based support, church-state separation, background check, sex offender registry, school volunteer, education policy, district attorney, compensation, constitutional amendment
AZ
Arizona 2026 Regular Session
02/17/2026 - House Natural Resources, Energy & Water
Natural Resources, Energy & Water
Transcript Highlights:
- The bill further stipulates that a public power entity or public service corporation’s customers would
- Madam Chair and members, House Bill 2843 prohibits public power entities and public service corporations
- And you're prohibiting any public power... ...at night, but you're prohibiting any public power entity
- affiliate of the public service corporation, The public service corporation, or parent company, a holding
- on factors that would interfere with the entity's duties to the public.
Bills:
HB2099 , HB2263 , HB2264 , HB2330 , HB2341 , HB2492 , HB2757 , HB2782 , HB2843 , HB2889 , HB2912 , HB2915 , HB2918 , HB4025 , HB4100 , HCR2020 , HCR2057
Committees:
House Natural Resources, Energy & Water , House House Natural Resources, Energy & Water Committee of Reference
Keywords:
water storage, long-term storage credits, groundwater management, drought contingency, Arizona water regulations, Colorado River, replenishment, groundwater savings facility, groundwater storage, underground water storage, active management area, irrigation non-expansion area, Arizona water law, water rights, water replenishment, recharge, water conservation district, multi-county water conservation district, CAP water, Central Arizona Project
WA
Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate State Government, Tribal Affairs & Elections Feb 3rd, 2026 at 01:30 pm
State Government, Tribal Affairs & Elections
Transcript Highlights:
- Today we have numerous bills up for executive session, and then one bill up for public hearing.
- The bill exempts from public disclosure agency employee personally identifying information for victims
- The bill also allows statewide elected official to enhance public participation in state government.
- And before that leaves us, now with just one item remaining, which is a public hearing on House Bill
- We're now on to one public hearing we have here for today.
Bills:
SB6084 , SB6044 , SB5950 , SB6046 , SB5763 , SB6215 , SB6160 , SB6123 , SB6049 , SB6164 , SB6313 , SB5784 , SB5046 , SB5489
Keywords:
elections, double voting, voting twice, multiple voting, same-day election, primary election, general election, special election, cross-state voting, ballot fraud, election fraud, voter misconduct, RCW 29A.84.660, State v. Padilla, civil infraction, class C felony, Secretary of State, Washington elections, election law, voter eligibility
WA
Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Health & Long-Term Care Feb 3rd, 2026 at 10:30 am
Health & Long-Term Care
Transcript Highlights:
- We are going to begin with our public hearing.
- Public health deeply personal, and it strengthened my commitment to the mission of public health and
- Public health is both science and an art.
- I recognize that public trust in institutions, including public health, has been tested.
- service here in our state and public health.
Bills:
SB5899 , SB6292 , SB6094 , SB6182 , SB5947 , SJR8206 , SB5933 , SB6138 , SB5823 , SB6210 , SB5921 , SB6226 , SB6159 , SB5924 , SGA9291 , SGA9307
Committee:
Senate Health & Long-Term Care
Keywords:
chiropractic, animal care, veterinary medicine, license endorsement, nonhuman animals, health care, financing, legislative committee, joint committee, policy management, pediatric care, transitional services, healthcare, licensing, children's health, abortion, reproductive health, pregnancy termination, clinic access, abortion access fund
AL
Alabama 2026 Regular Session
Alabama House Boards, Agencies and Commissions Committee Jan 28th, 2026
Boards, Agencies and Commissions
Transcript Highlights:
- The items that they will cover are listed on page two, number 33: public meeting act, contract review
- Yeah, they're governed by the Public Service Commission because they're tied with utilities.
- ><c> because</c> public service commission because public service commission because they're<00:19:15.200
- Boone County Public Health. That was our amendment.
- >> Boone County Public Health. That was our >> Boone County Public Health.
Bills:
SB54 , SB126 , SB128 , SB101 , SB102 , SB104 , HB282 , HB298 , SB54 , SB126 , SB128 , SB101 , SB102 , SB104 , HB282 , HB298
Committee:
House Boards, Agencies and Commissions
Keywords:
sunset law, Alabama Surface Mining Commission, environmental regulation, mining, state commission, Alabama Private Investigation Board, regulatory oversight, agency review, continuation, sickle cell disease, healthcare, regulatory commission, public health, regulation, electrical contractors, state agencies, home medical equipment, board continuation, boards, commissions
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- Hearing none, public testimony is closed.
- Hearing none, public testimony is closed.
- This practice violates the public trust.
- And you can let Thomas come in under public testimony.
- I represent the Texas Public Policy Foundation.
Bills:
SB1079 , SB1243 , SB1504 , SB1579 , SB1708 , SB1844 , SB1851 , SB1879 , SB1921 , SB1951 , SB2237 , SB2238 , SB2406 , SB2407
Committee:
Senate Local Government
Keywords:
SB 1079, Texas, county government, commissioners court, Local Government Code, Chapter 263, surplus property, salvage property, data storage device, hard drive, electronic media, digital records, confidential information, protected information, privacy, records retention, information security, data destruction, device disposal, sensitive data
Summary:
The meeting of the Senate Committee on Local Government was marked by significant discussions on multiple bills aimed at enhancing governance and protecting taxpayer interests. Among the notable legislations was SB1951, where Senator Paxton emphasized reforms to reduce erroneous penalty notices imposed by appraisal districts, eliminating the financial incentive for such penalties. The session concluded with public testimonies that highlighted the importance of transparency and accountability in taxpayer dealings. Additionally, Senator Middleton presented SB1504 and SB2237, focusing on the operational frameworks of local authorities and executive severance payments, respectively, both of which sparked considerable debate among committee members.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- Yes, but not the general public.
- or from a public official on somebody because you're you're a public official there's just a higher
- Chairman. and members of the committee, and the general public here today.
- I work at public citizens I appreciate the opportunity to testify on HB 912.
- Safety is actually going to hurt public safety.
Committee:
House State Affairs
Keywords:
emergency communication, infrastructure, first responders, grant program, interoperability, Texas Interoperability Council, local governments, HB 143, Texas Railroad Commission, Public Utility Commission of Texas, Natural Resources Code, oil and gas, well site, surface facility, electrical power line, National Electrical Code, NEC, electrical safety, utility disconnect, service disconnection
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- Public citizen appreciates the opportunity to testify in support of HB 143. We support.
- off with high winds, you can do a public safety power shut off because of bad conditions.
- of inspection and timely duties.
- Polls that need to be inspected and replaced to protect the public.
- Today, I oversee the operations of public safety communications for Bexar County.
Committee:
House State Affairs
Keywords:
emergency communication, infrastructure, first responders, grant program, interoperability, Texas Interoperability Council, local governments, HB 143, Texas Railroad Commission, Public Utility Commission of Texas, Natural Resources Code, oil and gas, well site, surface facility, electrical power line, National Electrical Code, NEC, electrical safety, utility disconnect, service disconnection
OK
Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session
Banking, Financial Services and Pensions Feb 10th, 2026 at 03:00 pm
Banking, Financial Services and Pensions
Transcript Highlights:
- standards, making sure that a proxy advisor used in our pension funds is doing so based on fiduciary duties
- It addresses and enhances the: drop or the deferred retirement option plan that is available to public
- What it does is if we currently, if a public safety officer passed away and had not elected that option
- So this is making sure that our public safety officers work as long as they want and don't prematurely
- Committee, this one is simply adding the language a technology-centered: district, a public school, and
Keywords:
credit card transactions, payment methods, service charge, consumer rights, financial regulation, public finance, pension, pension fund, retirement system, board of trustees, proxy voting, proxy proposal, shareholder vote, shareholder activism, fiduciary duty, pecuniary factors, nonpecuniary factors, ESG, environmental social governance, social goals
WA
Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate State Government, Tribal Affairs & Elections Jan 16th, 2026 at 10:30 am
State Government, Tribal Affairs & Elections
Transcript Highlights:
- We will now move into the public hearing portion of our committee meeting.
- To establish a veteran civil service preference for public employment, in competitive examinations to
- So I think that will be a strong incentive to provide that predictability that the public can rely on
- It's going to give us that streamlined data, more predictable timelines for the public.
- My name is Eric Fitch, Executive Director of the Washington Public Ports Association, here today.
Keywords:
civic health, community engagement, committee reestablishment, public participation, governance, Washington State Leadership Board, WSLB, gift acceptance, grants, endowments, private funding, public funding, fundraising, state board, youth leadership, civic engagement, leadership development, Washington World Fellows, sports mentoring, Boundless Washington
TX
Texas 89th Regular
Pensions, Investments & Financial Services Apr 23rd, 2025
Pensions, Investments & Financial Services
Transcript Highlights:
- Per witness during the public testimony period, so please try to make your marks very concise.
- It also recognizes and honors the work and public service of Austin's firefighters.
- Reading in here, excuse me, in the bill language about the public meetings, it said they may hold public
- The general meetings would not be open to the public. They may hold public hearings. They may.
- Thank you for your commitment to school safety and public service.
Bills:
HB886 , HB1514 , HB2434 , HB2688 , HB2802 , HB3161 , HB3221 , HB4029 , HB4339 , HB4591 , HB4774 , HB4802 , HB4853 , HB5627 , SB1737
Keywords:
retirement, supplemental payment, benefits, Employees Retirement System, eligible annuitants, legislation, annuity, service credit, Employees Retirement System of Texas, employee benefits, pension reform, public retirement systems, municipality pensions, firefighters, police officers, retirement age, DROP program, actuarial studies, pension benefits, municipal retirement
TX
Texas 89th Regular
Pensions, Investments & Financial Services Apr 23rd, 2025
Pensions, Investments & Financial Services
Transcript Highlights:
- schools, including public charter schools.
- Public charter schools are public schools, and as such, they participate in the Teacher Retirement System
- So what does that mean for public charter schools and the children they serve?
- We do all this while staying true to being a Texas public school.
- Public Education Employer Contribution, or PEEC.
Bills:
HB886 , HB1514 , HB2434 , HB2688 , HB2802 , HB3161 , HB3221 , HB4029 , HB4339 , HB4591 , HB4774 , HB4802 , HB4853 , HB5627 , SB1737
Keywords:
retirement, supplemental payment, benefits, Employees Retirement System, eligible annuitants, legislation, annuity, service credit, Employees Retirement System of Texas, employee benefits, pension reform, public retirement systems, municipality pensions, firefighters, police officers, retirement age, DROP program, actuarial studies, pension benefits, municipal retirement
AL
Transcript Highlights:
- So, with that, we’ve got a public hearing scheduled today.
- Mhm. ...public money and private money.
- . ...the interest of the public and the monies that's there.
- The only place that's going to come from is from public funds. ...is from public money.
- We're going to move on because this is just a public hearing. We can... is just a public hearing.
Committee:
Senate Judiciary
Keywords:
hospital liens, medical billing, government healthcare, insurance claims, patient rights, blood tests, DUI, law enforcement, traffic offenses, chemical analysis, public nuisance, event liability, local government, community health, legal action, transparency, reporting, public safety, regulation, accountability
AL
Transcript Highlights:
- That concludes the public hearing on HB7. That concludes the public hearing on HB7.
- So we're now going to have a public hearing on HB8.
- We're the ones who deal directly with the public.
- Including HB280 is not a public choices.
- We will not vote on this today. the public hearing. We will not vote on this public hearing today.
Committee:
Senate Judiciary
Keywords:
hospital liens, medical billing, government healthcare, insurance claims, patient rights, blood tests, DUI, law enforcement, traffic offenses, chemical analysis, public nuisance, event liability, local government, community health, legal action, transparency, reporting, public safety, regulation, accountability
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- </c> very similar use and a meets the public very similar use and a meets the public purpose<00:55:45.640
- The discussion about the difference between a bond project with a public entity, which we've done for
- </c> Fiscal Agent that needed to be a public Fiscal Agent that needed to be a public entity<01:16:22.679
- </c> there are some situations where public there are some situations where public entities<01:17:20.440
- </c> nonprofit uh to carry out a public nonprofit uh to carry out a public purpose<01:17:29.320><c> um
Bills:
HF201 , HF217 , HF314 , HF315 , HF406 , HF408 , HF425 , HF426 , HF730 , HF731 , HF652 , HF761 , HF1079 , HF928 , HF1017 , HF1056 , HF1081
Committee:
Senate Capital Investment
Keywords:
HF201, Minnesota income tax, tax subtraction, tax deduction, volunteer firefighter, volunteer fire and rescue, emergency responder, ambulance service personnel, EMR, EMS, search and rescue, canine search and rescue, underwater search and rescue, paid-on-call, part-time volunteer, tax relief, state tax law, section 290.0132, drivers license, identification card
MA
Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
Joint Committee on State Administration and Regulatory Oversight Feb 12th, 2026
Joint Committee on State Administration and Regulatory Oversight
Transcript Highlights:
- Any testimony before this committee is considered public testimony.
- Therefore, it's available to the general public, including the media, as well.
- , and then your testimony is public.
- I am a certified public accountant by profession.
- I was a former public health administrator.
WA
Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Higher Education & Workforce Development Jan 15th, 2026 at 01:30 pm
Higher Education & Workforce Development
Transcript Highlights:
- presenters or members of the public.
- This also concludes a public hearing on the...
- This also concludes a public hearing on Senate Bill 5826.
- The public and private amounts?
- This concludes a public hearing on Senate Bill 5828.
Keywords:
medication abortion, public education, access, healthcare rights, postsecondary institutions, college grant, scholarships, higher education, private institutions, Washington State, undergraduate programs, enrollment, program review, public institutions, veterans, tuition waiver, education, survivors, eligibility
AZ
Transcript Highlights:
- that wolves endanger the financial future of cattle ranchers is demonstrably proven false by the public
- Enro Public Safety. We'll get you back over there right away. Okay, okay.
- Chair, federal lands are public lands. Those are lands for the benefit of all of us.
- and respond if something goes wrong when the public has safety concerns.
- and respond if something goes wrong when the public has safety concerns.
Bills:
HB2014 , HB2055 , HB2145 , HB2150 , HB2696 , HB2755 , HB2763 , HB2781 , HB2782 , HB2787 , HB2795 , HB2889 , HB2975 , HB2985 , HB2986 , HCM2009 , HCR2020 , HCR2038
Keywords:
air emissions, fuel blends, environmental quality, feasibility study, Arizona Department of Agriculture, brackish groundwater, water supply development, desalination, Arizona Revised Statutes, water infrastructure, financial assistance, environmental reviews, fuel reformulation, gasoline standards, environmental regulations, ethanol supply, Air Quality, state land department, mineral lease, renewals