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TX

Texas 89th Regular

Border Security (Part I) Apr 3rd, 2025

Border Security

Transcript Highlights:
  • Texas faces significant challenges not only along our border but across our state.
  • in acknowledgement that this is a federal obligation, not a state obligation.
  • The state is taking on sometimes at the state level in this instance and sometimes at the local level
  • You would state your name and whom you represent, so. The mic on. Oh, I'm sorry.
  • I fully support all law enforcement across the state and all the efforts the state is going through,
Bills: SB 36, SB 2202
MD

Maryland 2026 Regular Session

House Floor Session, 1/22/2026 #1

Maryland House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • of the United States of America and to the republic for which it stands.
  • at 1:00 p.m. for a briefing by the Comptroller of Maryland. >> Thank you. >> Thank you.
  • <00:08:12.240> Their<00:08:12.479> members agencies across our state.
  • Their members agencies across our state.
  • <00:10:37.040> Thank<00:10:37.200> you, from my part of the state.
Summary: The House met in session with 127 members initially present, opened with prayer and the journal reading, and then took up introductory business. House Bills 394 through 444 were read the first time and referred to the appropriate committees, and Introductory House Bond Initiatives Number Two was referred to Appropriations. The Speaker also announced and the House adopted appointments to the Joint Committee on Legislative Ethics and the Joint Audit and Evaluation Committee. Most of the meeting consisted of committee and delegation announcements. Appropriations, Environment and Transportation, Health, Judiciary, and Ways and Means all announced briefings later that day, while several other committees said they would not meet. Delegations from Frederick, Anne Arundel, the Eastern Shore, Prince George’s, Montgomery, Charles, Baltimore City, Baltimore County, and Southern Maryland announced upcoming meetings, many by Zoom. A Montgomery County delegate also announced a Public Safety and Administration Subcommittee briefing on the Department of Social and Economic Mobility. The floor included multiple guest and caucus recognitions. The Women’s Caucus promoted a service drive for hygiene, baby, and women’s products for the YMCA Druid Hill pantry, and the Legislative Black Caucus announced new leadership, with Chair N. Scott Phillips and Senate Vice Chair Shaneka Henson. The House welcomed visitors for Maryland Bankers Association Day, Transportation Association of Maryland advocacy day, the Maryland chapter of the American Council of Engineering Companies, CPA Day, and sportsmen and sportswomen day, along with student visitors and a guest of a Prince George’s County delegate. No substantive debate or recorded votes occurred beyond the adoption of committee appointments, and the House adjourned until Friday, January 23 at 11:00 a.m.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

S/C on County & Regional Government May 5th, 2025

S/C on County & Regional Government

Transcript Highlights:
  • Cities across the state already have this opportunity.
  • I have one of the fastest growing districts in this state.
  • OSHA has a regulation that states 85 decibels.
  • Already exist to safeguard against misuse of public funds by state law.
  • We are one of the largest continuums of care in the state of Texas.
TX

Texas 89th 2nd C.S.

S/C on County & Regional Government May 5th, 2025

S/C on County & Regional Government

Transcript Highlights:
  • Multiple cities across the state already have this opportunity.
  • I have one of the fastest growing districts in the state.
  • I've been told by numerous agencies around the state, because I go travel, I'm a caver, cave diver.
  • I am seeking your help to make changes in the state law that would help address this issue.
  • We are one of the largest continuum of care in the state of Texas.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Senate Session Apr 15th, 2025

Texas Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Because they care about our community and our state.
  • out because he had a pending state jail felony.
  • If you look at other states that have...
  • and in New York. the United States.
  • This is happening more frequently in our state.
Bills: SJR39, SB22, SB30, SB33, SB34, SB37, SB75, SB209, SB310, SB505, SB552, SB618, SB626, SB636, SB732, SB747, SB762, SB769, SB819, SB825, SB870, SB926, SB964, SB1030, SB1080, SB1099, SB1124, SB1177, SB1208, SB1233, SB1314, SB1325, SB1333, SB1405, SB1455, SB1506, SB1524, SB1541, SB1577, SB1579, SB1596, SB1646, SB1667, SB1727, SB1750, SB1758, SB1760, SB1791, SB1804, SB1806, SB1869, SB1923, SB1927, SB1951, SB1960, SB1962, SB2023, SB2024, SB2056, SB2078, SB2122, SB2129, SB2180, SB2183, SB2185, SB2207, SB2252, SB2361, SB2365, SB2368, SB2405, SB2411, SB2420, SB2425, SB2569, SB2717, SJR36, SJR50, SJR39, SJR63, SJR68, SCR12, SCR39, SCR38, SCR37, SCR42, SCR29, SB762, SB1596, SB62, SB666, SB847, SB284, SB854, SB1073, SB810, SB1539, SB1505, SB583, SB957, SB1502, SB507, SB1026, SB1349, SB1433, SB1434, SB310, SB505, SB264, SB1364, SB1376, SB1585, SB1772, SB2016, SB1163, SB619, SB1122, SB1877, SB732, SB731, SB397, SB508, SB1333, SB1436, SB964, SB287, SB2143, SB261, SB1247, SB1882, SB618, SB393, SB2243, SB2226, SB1919, SB1791, SB22, SB651, SB1080, SB826, SB1079, SB1243, SB1504, SB1851, SB1879, SB2237, SB1257, SB2034, SB1522, SB1151, SB596, SB1191, SB226, SB570, SB870, SB991, SB60, SB1401, SB1728, SB586, SB529, SB217, SB209, SB1923, SB1839, SB387, SB1874, SB1872, SB1873, SB1921, SB1883, SB1620, SB1838, SB2024, SB2429, SB1999, SB511, SB2309, SB2166, SB510, SB33, SB2420, SB1860, SB1541, SB1314, SB1398, SB1869, SB1750, SB855, SB1233, SB2425, SB2037, SB1758, SB1759, SB2365, SB1924, SB1818, SB1405, SB1762, SB1968, SB1977, SB2077, SB2321, SB1662, SB1663, SB2124, SB2204, SB1855, SB863, SB37, SB819, SB2078, SB2252, SB1962, SB2253, SB825, SB1577, SB1184, SB2018, SB2206, SB1901, SB1030, SB2368, SB1963, SB1960, SB1643, SB1625, SB1299, SB841, SB668, SB584, SB231, SB2411, SB1085, SB2431, SB2231, SB1490, SB530, SB34, SB1261, SB552, SB1099, SB1646, SB2180, SB1804, SB1937, SB1936, SB2569, SB1372, SB1208, SB1124, SB1506, SB1806, SB1868, SB2361, SB2314, SB769, SB1409, SB2122, SB434, SB1214, SB1951, SB2183, SB2046, SB1667, SB1870, SB1727, SB2405, SB2127, SB1975, SB1760, SB1734, SB1335, SB2066, SB2129, SB2246, SB2439, SB1624, SB1244, SB1468, SB2717, SB1612, SB1262, SB604, SB2395, SB2185, SB1832, SB1745, SB1746, SB2207, SB2023, SB1784, SB1524, SB626, SB528, SB437, SB269, SB1137, SB968, SB636, SB747, SB1325, SB1789, SB1455, SB2056, SB75, SB1940, SB2052, SB1927, SB2010, SB1579, SB2068, SB3034, SB844, SB1920, SB1177, SB1558, SB1236, SB1044, SB926, SB884, SB463, SB331, SB227, SB240, SB517, SB1200, SB1410, SB1626, SB1845, SB1863, SB2216, SB2681, SB1717, SB2053, SB546, SB2141, SB2949, SB2323, SB2200, SB2332, SB2199, SB1642, SB1150, SB1757, SB2050, SB1138, SB2051, SB2626, SB2458, SB1864, SB30, SB2201, SB1862, SB1583, SB1583, SB1055, SB2660, SB1898, SB2662, SB2662, SB2161, SB2161, SB2964, SB2881, SB1065, SB1065, SB801, SB2743, SB2533, SB2533, SB1413, SB1413
LA

Louisiana 2026 Regular Session

Administration of Criminal Justice Apr 29th, 2026

Administration of Criminal Justice

Transcript Highlights:
  • The $40,000 is also toward the lower end of states that do this.
  • Vining sent me, the DOC facilities are few and far between in our state.
  • Over 15,000 in facilities throughout the state.
  • State action would not be predicated upon federal action.
  • It does not need to be explicitly stated in the Title 14 provision. Okay.
Summary: The Criminal Justice Committee met on April 29, 2026, and first voluntarily deferred HB 517. It then took up several Senate bills focused largely on impaired driving, wrongful conviction compensation, child protection, and criminal procedure. SB 118 by Sen. Boudreaux required substance use disorder screening for misdemeanor DUI offenders; supporters, including the Louisiana Highway Safety Commission, said early screening could identify underlying addiction and reduce repeat offenses, and the bill was reported favorably. SB 125 increased wrongful conviction compensation from 10 to 15 years and raised the cap to $600,000; supporters emphasized the hardship faced by people who spent decades wrongfully imprisoned, and it was also reported favorably. SB 294 allowed gaming operators to reallocate promotional play across licenses without increasing the total amount, and it was reported favorably despite opposition from the Louisiana Family Forum. The committee also advanced several bills aimed at child sexual exploitation and worship protections. SB 87 clarified the definition of commercial sexual activity in trafficking laws so prosecutors could more easily charge adults who solicit or pay for sexual images of children online; prosecutors said the current language was too narrow, and the bill was reported favorably. SB 93 set minimum bond amounts for certain child sexual abuse material offenses, and an amendment by Chair Villio added broader bail restrictions and revocation provisions for certain violent, sex, and firearm-related offenses; the amended bill was reported favorably. SB 98 expanded the definition of educator to include school resource officers and security guards for purposes of prohibited sexual conduct with students, and it was reported favorably. SB 306 created the crime of obstructing freedom of worship; after an amendment reducing a proposed fine from $10,000 to $2,500, supporters argued it was needed to deter disruptions at churches, while the ACLU raised concerns about overbreadth and redundancy, and the bill was reported favorably as amended. SB 277, allowing certain statewide officials with POST-qualified handguns to carry in the State Capitol, was also reported favorably. SB 199 imposed a mandatory minimum sentence and sex-offender registration for a second offense of purchasing commercial sexual activity; supporters said it would reduce demand, and it was reported favorably as amended. Two House bills drew significant discussion but were not advanced. HB 333 would have required the Department of Public Safety and Corrections to house inmates within 30 miles of their home parish or offense location; the author argued it would preserve family ties and reduce recidivism, but sheriffs, prosecutors, and DOC said the proposal was not practical given bed space, security, and facility-location constraints, and no motion was made, so it remained in committee. HB 828 would have created an independent Louisiana Correctional Medical Review Board to investigate inmate deaths and report to the legislative auditor; the author said it would improve transparency, but prosecutors and corrections officials warned it could interfere with criminal investigations and duplicate existing coroner and law-enforcement processes. The author asked for and received voluntary deferral. HB 146, authorizing a Sabine Parish election on sports wagering, also received opposition and no motion, so it stayed in committee. The meeting ended with adjournment after all listed measures were handled.
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Business and Insurance Apr 9th, 2026 at 09:30 am

Business and Insurance

Transcript Highlights:
  • Thank you, sir, very much for your service to the great state of Oklahoma. Thank you.
  • This is a model that's going from the Uniform Accountancy Act and 25 other states have adopted.
  • marijuana program in Oklahoma to stabilize and allowed law enforcement to get a handle on the out-of-state
  • House Bill 3260 simply amends the state law to allow The Oklahoma Funeral Directors Association to approve
  • This regulation is outdated, unnecessary, and provides no meaningful benefit to the state or the public
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Health Committee Meeting - 2026-03-25

Health Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • <00:25:56.040> seconds,<00:25:56.640> and State your name and 90 seconds, and State
  • process for qualified out-of-state process for qualified out-of-state therapists<00:26:32.360>
  • So, where there might be minor variations from state to state, we're not lowering our standards here.
  • the state. the state.
  • and expanded coverage in many states. and expanded coverage in many states.
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

Senate Floor Session 03-17-2026 11:30am

Hawaii Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • We have Grandpa Greg, a veteran of the United States military, who received a Purple Heart after serving
  • represent the future of our state. represent the future of our state.
  • , the Hawaii State Teacher of the<00:03:38.800> Year,<00:03:39.560> the<00:03:39.720>
  • In Mock Trial, she's earned eight outstanding attorney awards and advanced to the state finals.
  • She's also a two-time state finals.
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Revenue and Taxation Feb 23rd, 2026 at 01:30 pm

Revenue and Taxation

Transcript Highlights:
  • States with school choice programs.
  • We've seen in other states, very disturbing cases.
  • So, is it implementation in comparison to the state?
  • testing and state standard testing is.
  • And when we include, I think there's real questions. about including state assessments of the state standardized
OK
Transcript Highlights:
  • Jesus, and through them, bless the great state of Oklahoma, our home. In Jesus' name, amen.
  • They had lots of interview style yesterday where we were discussing the state of the state, and so I
  • Interview style yesterday where we were discussing the state of the state, and so I hope you get some
  • He placed third in state for world history.
  • He is a rowing state champion and wants to attend OSU to study aerospace engineering.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Public Health May 12th, 2025

Public Health

Transcript Highlights:
  • As stated, I am speaking in opposition to Senate Bill 268.
  • Yeah, this is just the state—I mean, stuff's coming real fast, right?
  • I'm a prescribing psychologist in the state of Louisiana.
  • states.
  • state does it, doesn't mean we...
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Public Health May 12th, 2025

Public Health

Transcript Highlights:
  • in the state of Texas.
  • It doesn't allow NATOs to work outside of the state to work within the state in its current form.
  • Correct, because the state of Texas has only one NATO, the accredited NATO that's in the state of Texas
  • In the state of Texas, and that's Science Care. Accredited in the state, correct?
  • I think it varies from state to state of where it goes before it.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
  • So I appreciate the state judge's history and background.
  • And I think they would need a state amendment plan.
  • States already have this law in their state pharmacy policies and regulations requiring a warning label
  • dollars are between the MCO and the state.
  • Around the state, these fee schedules have been 40 to 50 percent below the state Medicaid rate and, in
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Business and Commerce Apr 24th, 2025

Business & Commerce

Transcript Highlights:
  • About 10 states or so have made it to where state lending laws are not applicable to these. lenders that
  • are partnering with out-of-state banks, we could be one of those states, and we would love to work with
  • The map shows the darker states. states that have more locations, so that's how it's scaled.
  • Please state your name.
  • This has the propensity to make Texas a much more expensive state to do business in and the only state
Summary: The meeting of the Senate Business and Commerce Committee was marked by discussions on several significant bills, with a keen emphasis on legislative updates and committee substitutes. Notably, Senator Blanco presented a new committee substitute for SB2610, which modifies the employee cap from 100 to 250 and extends the update timeline for cyber security programs for small businesses. This substitute was adopted unanimously, reflecting a collaborative agreement among the committee members. Additionally, there were discussions surrounding SB1856 as Senator Crayton provided insights into how stakeholder feedback influenced the bill's committee substitute. The committee ultimately voted in favor, pushing it towards the local and contested calendar, indicating the bill's progression through legislative channels.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Higher Education Apr 15th, 2025

Higher Education

Transcript Highlights:
  • You please state your name, who you represent, and your position on the bill.
  • Of course we have a physician shortage in this state.
  • The state lists at 3,208 new nurses annually. keep up.
  • in San Angelo, Midwestern State University in Wichita Falls.
  • , as our state produces proportionally fewer than. per capita than other states produce and in trying
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Senate Committee on Water, Agriculture, and Rural Affairs Apr 7th, 2025

Water, Agriculture and Rural Affairs

Transcript Highlights:
  • Larry, state your name and position on the bill.
  • Can the opening paragraph state that you may pay all the federal debt?
  • We find ourselves transitioning from a rural state to an urban state, and these are the growing concerns
  • adding to the state debt or funding.
  • than anywhere else in the state.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Water, Agriculture, and Rural Affairs Apr 7th, 2025

Water, Agriculture and Rural Affairs

Transcript Highlights:
  • State your name, who you're with, and your position on the bill.
  • All right, TCQ, and go ahead and state your name. Hi. Celia Eves.
  • to an urban state.
  • plan without adding to the state debt or funding.
  • anywhere else in the state.
Summary: The Senate Committee on Water, Agriculture, and Rural Affairs heard several water-related bills, with testimony focused on drinking water quality, groundwater contamination notice, flood infrastructure funding, water rights conservation, and utility service areas. SB 1662 would limit TCEQ’s advance notice to public water systems to no more than 24 hours before testing after a consumer complaint, to reduce the chance of temporary treatment affecting results. SB 1663 would allow TCEQ to notify private well owners, groundwater conservation districts, and nearby residents by direct means about known groundwater contamination, rather than relying mainly on first-class mail and annual reporting. SB 2124 would move the deadline for publishing the Texas Groundwater Protection Committee’s annual report from April 1 to June 1. Witnesses on the first two bills described long-running water quality problems and delayed notice in their communities and supported the measures. No opposition was recorded, and each bill was left pending for a later vote. The committee also heard SB 1967, which would expand eligibility for Flood Infrastructure Fund financing to multipurpose projects that both reduce flooding and create water supply. Senator Hinojosa and Hidalgo County representatives described the Delta Reclamation Project as a shovel-ready example that would capture flood and drainage water, treat it, and produce new potable supply while also providing detention and flood mitigation. A Sierra Club witness also supported the bill, saying such projects could help manage floodwaters and reduce polluted discharges to bays and estuaries. The bill was left pending. A lengthy and divided discussion followed on SB 1413, which would expand the streamlined expedited release process for landowners seeking removal from a water or sewer CCN in additional counties. Senator Nichols said the bill was a property-rights measure aimed at legacy monopolies and bad actors who use CCNs to hold landowners hostage, while supporters described cases where developers could not get timely service, including fire flow, or were asked to fund infrastructure without reasonable recoupment. Opponents from rural water corporations and utility associations argued the bill would undermine investment in water infrastructure, strand debt, and weaken the return on planned expansion. PUC and TCEQ resource witnesses explained that compensation is handled case by case through appraisal and can include stranded costs, planning, design, construction, and some legal fees, but members noted the statute is unclear and discussed possible committee substitute language. Public testimony was closed with the bill left pending. Later, SB 1624 would allow the Texas Water Trust within the Texas Water Bank to hold donated water rights for conservation purposes and protect them from use-it-or-lose-it cancellation, and SB 863 would address Edwards Aquifer utilities that straddle the aquifer boundary by allowing them to continue using Edwards water within their certificated areas under specified conditions. Both bills were laid out, received no public opposition in the hearing, and were left pending.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Insurance Mar 26th, 2025

Insurance

Transcript Highlights:
  • somewhere else, and they said that's against state law. I said, "Well, that's a stupid state law."
  • The pool also meets the state standards of financial occurrence liability. as stipulated in our state
  • you then apply to the state and the state pays your loss.
  • Another one, are there any other states that you're aware of that have done a risk pool where the state
  • And we've always been a state that's been very much on the forefront relative to other states, and that's