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HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

EDU Public Hearing 03-18-2026

Education

Transcript Highlights:
  • auditor recommendations.
  • already stated. already stated.
  • And um we have and in our state.
  • Hawaii State Council on Uh let's see. Hawaii State Council on Mental<01:08:29.520> Health.
  • psychologists in our state. psychologists in our state.
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Business and Insurance 2ND REVISED Feb 19th, 2026 at 09:30 am

Business and Insurance

Transcript Highlights:
  • But I think you have seen success in some states in terms of driving costs down.
  • Instead, the state public went out, created an initiative petition, and passed that state question.
  • Many interns are probably having to do that in the other states they operate in.
  • It's an emergency for homeowners, landlords, and drivers across the state.
  • of Oklahoma, which is much more than many other states now.
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Banking, Financial Services and Pensions Feb 10th, 2026 at 03:00 pm

Banking, Financial Services and Pensions

Transcript Highlights:
  • And I appreciate Representative Don's visiting on this bill and some of the other states that this bill
  • It eliminates vesting delays so employees keep what the state contributes and.
  • My reducing somebody's cost to pay that we're that that this is going to end up impacting us on a state
  • By changing the numbers that we're requiring and also that the state is providing, so this is we're not
  • And then I know a lot of states have different versions of this ABC law, but I think some states may
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

WLA Public Hearing 02-06-2026

Water, Land, Culture and the Arts

Transcript Highlights:
  • Up next is SB 2367 relating to state boating facilities, which establishes the State Boating Facility
  • Uh, the state voting two, three.
  • Um, and DOR oversees state facilities across the state, right?
  • Um, and DOR oversees state facilities across the state, right?
  • Um, and DOR oversees state facilities across the state, right?
Summary: The committee heard testimony on several measures, beginning with SB 2982 on campaign finance, which would prohibit foreign entities and foreign-influence businesses from making contributions and expenditures. The Attorney General’s office testified first, followed by the Campaign Spending Commission, which supported the bill but asked for clarification on constitutional review authority and additional implementation time for certifications, forms, and procedures. Common Cause also supported the measure, arguing it would help protect elections from dark money and foreign influence. No vote was taken. The committee then took up SB 2367 on a state boating facilities lease program for the Ala Wai small boat harbor. DLNR supported the bill, while UPW opposed it, warning about privatization of a public asset and possible job displacement. Several members of the public supported the concept but urged amendments to protect public access, affordability, youth ocean programs, and state employee jobs. Committee members questioned DLNR about the scope of the lease, the role of the Board of Land and Natural Resources, and whether public access and existing concessions would remain protected. DLNR said current leases would remain, the board would retain approval authority, and employees would not necessarily be displaced, but members indicated more discussion and possible amendments were needed. For SB 2818 on boating penalties, DLNR testified in support and there was no opposition testimony. The committee also heard SB 2944 on conservation, which would require wildlife viewing guidelines that substantially conform to NOAA guidance and reporting requirements; DLNR said it stood on its written testimony. SB 2022 on water code penalties drew support from DLNR’s Commission on Water Resource Management, which said the bill’s two-tiered penalty structure would preserve deterrence while keeping the current $5,000 penalty for first-time or non-harmful violations. The Board of Water Supply submitted comments, and Ulupono Initiative supported the measure as a needed enforcement tool. Committee members discussed whether the higher penalty ceiling should be phased in and asked for stakeholder input on the amount of the penalties. Finally, the committee began SB 2240 on land use, which would require water availability certification from the Commission on Water Resource Management before a district boundary amendment proceeds to the Land Use Commission. DLNR supported the bill and said it often reviews project documents that lack sufficient information on water needs and availability, so the measure would allow earlier review and comment. The committee also indicated it would seek amendments and further feedback on the water penalty bill before it moved to the next committee.
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Senate Legislative Session Feb 5th, 2026 at 09:30 am

Oklahoma Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • As Psalms 28:7 states, 'The Lord is my strength and my shield; my heart trusts in Him, and He helps me
  • The Convention of States organization and its members are here celebrating Capital Freedom Day and the
  • here working to Preserve the Tom Coburn Doctor Tom Coburn resolution for an Article 5 convention of states
  • There are also with them today is the Convention of States Oklahoma team.
  • We have founder Marc Mekkler Volunteer State Director Becky Wolff, Patriot Academy Oklahoma Coach, and
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Energy 2ND REVISED Feb 5th, 2026 at 09:30 am

Energy

Transcript Highlights:
  • Please state your name and who you're with, and proceed. Yes, sir, Michelleyn.
  • That seems like that's not a lot of money for a state program. Don't disagree.
  • It's private property, but it's reasonably regulated by the state.
  • Then, does the state take over the cost of...
  • For remediation for the state to determine and pay for the remediation itself.
AZ

Arizona 2026 Regular Session

01/21/2026 - Senate Judiciary and Elections

Judiciary and Elections

Transcript Highlights:
  • Your state can be the first of all 50 states to do so.
  • I care about politics, the state of this country, and the well-being in my state.
  • And finally, states can regulate this area. I say again, states can regulate this area.
  • Practitioners in the state.
  • A state-issued ID, and they're good for 180 days. A state-issued ID, and they're good for 180 days.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Criminal Justice May 20th, 2025

Criminal Justice

Transcript Highlights:
  • Director Collier, 40 years of service to the state. Congratulations to you.
  • Director Collier, 40 years of service to the state. Congratulations to you.
  • A state hospital.
  • Sixty-five percent of those instances occurred in the state of Texas.
  • Bid-rigging scandals in the state of Texas.
Summary: The Senate Committee on Criminal Justice met with a quorum and heard a long agenda of bills on criminal justice, public safety, mental health, victims’ rights, and related administrative issues. Early bills included HB 47, the omnibus sexual assault survivors bill, which would expand post-assault care, require courts to consider delays for adult survivors, bar sex offenders from rideshare driving, allow lease termination regardless of where an assault occurred, and require more reporting from sexual assault response teams. Testimony was generally supportive, though one witness raised concern that the bill’s reporting requirements could jeopardize county grant funding. HB 171, the Annel Borrego Act, would set a minimum period for court-ordered chemical dependency treatment; NAMI Texas supported it. HB 908 would require missing children reports to be sent to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children within two hours, and HB 1443 would criminalize possession and promotion of childlike sex dolls; both drew supportive testimony and were left pending. HB 567, changing juvenile board chair selection in Parker County, and HB 4263, a TJJD workforce retention bill, were also heard and left pending after brief discussion and adoption of committee substitutes where applicable. The committee also heard several bills focused on jail and prison safety, court process, and victim protection. HB 2282 would raise the arrest warrant fee from $50 to $75; constables supported it as a cost-recovery measure, while the Texas Fair Defense Project opposed it as a regressive fee that burdens low-income defendants. HB 3464 would increase penalties for correctional employees who bring drugs or alcohol into prisons, with support from Harris County jail officials and a formerly incarcerated advocate who described the dangers of contraband and retaliation. HB 285, “Poncho’s Law,” would add criminal negligence to non-livestock animal cruelty offenses; animal welfare advocates said it would close a loophole that lets pet service businesses avoid accountability, and the bill was left pending. HB 2355 would keep certain Crime Victims Compensation records confidential when held by the Attorney General, and HB 2637 would standardize jury exemption ages and clean up jury disqualification reporting; both were left pending after limited testimony. Mental health and competency-related bills received significant attention. HB 305 would require a pretrial hearing within 14 days after a defendant is restored to competency, aimed at reducing repeated decompensation and the forensic waitlist; NAMI Texas supported it. HB 1741 would tighten procedures for not-guilty-by-reason-of-insanity outpatient commitments by requiring a stronger nexus to the receiving county and clearer supervision authority; law enforcement and mental health witnesses said it would improve public safety and treatment success. HB 2492 would make the four-hour family-violence post-bond cooling-off period mandatory rather than discretionary, and HB 1445 would allow a managed assigned counsel director to designate someone to approve certain payments for indigent defense attorneys; both were left pending. HB 1024 would require prompt execution of warrants for parole violators on superintensive supervision, and HB 1306 would extend first-responder-style benefits to death investigation professionals; neither drew opposition in the hearing. The committee also heard a series of public integrity and technology bills. HB 449 would expand the deepfake sexual content statute to include sexually explicit images, with Public Citizen supporting the change as necessary to address a rapidly growing problem. HB 1902 would create a new offense for “jugging,” or following bank or ATM customers to rob them; the Texas Bankers Association supported it. HB 2697 would require sureties to notify prosecutors before surrendering a felony defendant’s bond, and HB 2001 would sharply increase penalties for misuse of public information for financial gain and related coercion, with prosecutors and Texas Rangers describing bid-rigging and public corruption investigations as difficult to prove under current law because of short limitations periods and limited penalties. HB 1866 would grant Texas peace officer authority to National Park Service rangers within Texas park boundaries, and HB 4996 would increase penalties for fraudulent liens filed against public servants. Throughout the hearing, most bills were left pending after testimony, and several committee substitutes were adopted without objection.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Health and Human Services Apr 30th, 2025

Health & Human Services

Transcript Highlights:
  • found that many states already have this law in their state pharmacy policies and regulations that require
  • and found that many states already have this law in their state pharmacy policies and regulations that
  • Around the state, these fee schedules have been 40% to 50% below the state Medicaid rate, and in my personal
  • Around the state, these fee schedules have been 40 to 50 percent below the state Medicaid rate, and in
  • It is not a needed state amendment plan.
Summary: The committee met with a quorum and announced it would vote on pending bills at 10:30, with public testimony limited to two minutes. It first took up Senate Bill 905, a TDLR cleanup bill on licensing regulation of speech-language pathologists and audiologists. Senator Zafferini said the committee substitute would streamline advisory board consultation, remove obsolete provisional licenses, and allow any licensed physician to authorize hearing instruments for minors; the substitute was adopted and the bill left pending. The committee then heard House Bill 451, which would require universal screening for commercial sexual exploitation risk for children in DFPS conservatorship and youth under TJJD jurisdiction. The author and witnesses from Children at Risk, the Fort Bend Anti-Trafficking Collective, and Texas CASA supported the bill as a prevention tool with existing infrastructure and training; the committee adopted the substitute and left the bill pending. The committee next considered Senate Bill 466, which would clarify that families may request a fetal death certificate at any gestational age, while keeping existing filing requirements for physicians. A constituent father testified about losing his 11-week-old daughter and being told he could not obtain a certificate, which he said prevented funeral arrangements; the substitute was adopted and the bill left pending. Senate Bill 2311 followed, requiring residential treatment centers to have a written agreement with the school that will educate resident children before becoming operational. The author cited a local dispute where an RTC and school district lacked communication, and witnesses from Texas CASA and Disability Rights Texas supported clearer educational planning while suggesting the Education Code may need conforming changes; the bill was left pending. The committee then heard Senate Bill 2826, known as Alyssa’s Law, which would create a statewide education program on medical child abuse for medical students, health care professionals, and CPS caseworkers. The author and Sheriff Bill Weyburn described Alyssa’s case as involving repeated unnecessary surgeries and argued the bill would improve awareness and early identification, while several witnesses and members raised concerns about false accusations, impacts on medically fragile children, and the need for scientific, peer-reviewed training and safeguards. After extensive discussion, the chair left the bill pending. The committee also heard House Bill 136, which would add certified lactation consultants as Medicaid providers to expand breastfeeding support; witnesses from lactation and nutrition fields said the bill would improve access, maternal and infant health, and long-term savings, and the bill was left pending. Finally, the committee took up Senate Bill 2805, a surprise-billing/arbitration measure that would clarify provider identifiers and shift arbitration costs to the losing party. The author said the substitute was a legislative counsel draft with no substantive difference, and witnesses from the Texas Medical Association, Texas Society of Anesthesiologists, and U.S. Anesthesia Partners supported the bill as a modest improvement that would reduce administrative confusion and make arbitration fairer without weakening patient protections. Members discussed how arbitration costs affect settlement behavior and how to define the “winner” in close cases. The bill was heard but not voted out during this segment.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

S/C on County & Regional Government Apr 28th, 2025

S/C on County & Regional Government

Transcript Highlights:
  • Members, as I stated, there is a... I'm laying this out for Representative Oliverson.
  • Only in the state of Texas.
  • Why does the state of Texas give those privileges to people that...
  • I mean, I've stolen from other states as well. That's just what we do; we provide...
  • You said every other state in the nation requires this? Yes.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

S/C on County & Regional Government Apr 28th, 2025

S/C on County & Regional Government

Transcript Highlights:
  • He's a great guy, probably the best commissioner in the state, I would say, because he's my commissioner
  • The bill would not remove the auditor that oversees all transactions; it would simply help to increase
  • , you know, the smaller counties that have one district judge, and he's the one that oversees the auditor
  • You see the county auditor.
TX
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.
  • About 10 states or so have made it to where state lending laws are not applicable to these lenders that
  • The map shows the darker states are states that have more locations, so that's how it's scaled.
  • This has the propensity to make Texas a much more expensive state to do business in and the only state
Summary: The committee took up pending business first and reported several bills favorably, including SB 2139, SB 2610, SB 1856, SB 2530, SB 2401, SB 2858, and SB 3016, with most of those measures moving out on committee substitutes and being sent to the local and uncontested calendar or to the full Senate. The committee also heard SB 1906 on expanding Chapter 342E consumer lending rates; supporters argued it would modernize Texas law and expand access to safe, regulated credit, while opponents from Texas Appleseed and AARP warned it would raise costs on already expensive loans and worsen debt burdens. SB 1906 was left pending after testimony. The committee also reconsidered and re-voted SB 1856 after a procedural issue, with the substitute ultimately adopted and the bill reported favorably. The committee then heard SB 1113, which would clarify that certain vehicle converters, including a Texarkana business, do not need an additional dealer license to sell converted vehicles. The bill’s supporters described a long-standing business model and said the new metal license plate rules had created problems, while the Texas Automobile Dealers Association opposed the bill in its current form and said it could be resolved through DMV action or narrower changes. DMV said it was still researching a possible administrative fix, and SB 1113 was left pending. The committee also heard SB 2680, a Public Information Act cleanup bill dealing with emergency deadlines, business-day exclusions, and litigation timing; broadcasters and other open-government advocates argued the issues were already addressed by prior law and court rulings, while the Attorney General’s office said the bill would help with catastrophe notices and timing conflicts. SB 2680 was left pending. Other bills heard included SB 1117, which would allow any Texas-licensed dentist to administer botulinum toxin neuromodulators for aesthetic purposes in the oral and maxillofacial region; the author and dental witnesses said it would clarify scope and improve access, and the bill was left pending. SB 2340 would clarify the Attorney General’s investigative authority over Texas corporations, including pre-suit depositions and sworn written questions; opponents raised due process and separation-of-powers concerns, and the bill was left pending. The committee also heard SB 705 and SB 748, both TDLR cleanup bills, and SB 1206, which would impose timelines and notice requirements on municipalities reviewing transmission projects; SB 1206 was supported by an electric cooperative and left pending. SB 1460, creating an ethics violation registry tied to licensing consequences, drew constitutional and due-process objections from several witnesses and was also left pending. After a recess, the committee heard SB 1802 on landlord duties to repair mobility assistance devices like elevators and ramps in rental housing, with the author describing prolonged outages affecting seniors; the bill was left pending. Finally, SB 2455, creating an Energy Waste Advisory Committee to coordinate efficiency and demand-response programs, drew support from energy-efficiency and environmental witnesses and was left pending, and SB 2690, targeting deceptive business-certification solicitations, was laid out and opened to testimony before the transcript ended.
AL

Alabama 2025 Regular Session

Alabama Senate Judiciary Committee Apr 16th, 2025

Judiciary

Transcript Highlights:
  • Morgan County has gotten to be one of the larger counties in the state.
  • the state.
  • are already doing this. 38 states are already doing this.
  • What it does is currently in roughly 25 other states...
  • Uh, Alabama is not a state that allows that.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Criminal Jurisprudence Apr 15th, 2025

Criminal Jurisprudence

Transcript Highlights:
  • So the state has to trigger this to begin with.
  • The state may offer some; the defendant may offer some.
  • United States v. Bay, B-A-H, 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals. United States v.
  • And the other case I cited was United States v.
  • There was no other state that went that harsh.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
  • Please state your name. Good morning.
  • There is a safety crisis in our state.
  • litigation in the state of Texas.
  • An audit can be done by the state auditor with penalties as needed.
  • I bragged on that all over the state.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
  • Why, simply put, why if the state auditor finds that the county, in this case, has done... consecutive
  • Next lady, state your name for the record. Yes.
  • That's why the state has... ...to be here. That's why there have to be state audits.
  • This is the state of Texas, guys. This is the state of Texas.
  • Current law requires specialty license plates issued to state and federal judges to display "state judge
TX

Texas 89th 2nd C.S.

Public Education Mar 18th, 2025

Public Education

Transcript Highlights:
  • in states like states like Colorado, New Mexico, and Arizona.
  • Texas requires the same for our out of state licenses as well.
  • Hates mandates from the state, um. And this would be a mandate, um.
  • In the United States, suicide is one of the leading causes of death.
  • They need support from the state to protect children.
Bills: HB6, HB27, HB123, HB210, HB213, HB222
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Capital Investment Committee 3/4/25

Capital Investment

Transcript Highlights:
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  • Where are they in the state, as far as state averages? Thank you, Chair Franson, Member Skraba.
  • understanding is that is a state understanding is that is a state responsibility<00:56:41.960>
  • Francis by the state.
TX

Texas 89th 2nd C.S.

Ways & Means Mar 3rd, 2025

Ways & Means

Transcript Highlights:
  • , and all those states are, uh, are seeing imminent budget deficits right now in their state budgets.
  • We're seeing school closures across the state.
  • I would, I would guess that if you add up all the, all the states that have deficits, and all the states
  • Because those states tax the heck out of their people.
  • We're the 11th, um, largest workforce in the, in the state, and we give the state 1. $106 billion in
Bills: HB8, HB9, HJR1, HB 22
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

Committee on Technology - February 4, 2020 - Decision Making

Hawaii Senate Floor Meeting

Keywords: HI Senate YouTube, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iS0VbQIk5fQ, 2026-07-02T01:22:43+00:00, 2.2.24, Data collected via generic collector engine, Scheduled for February 4, 2020: Ke Kōmike ‘Enehana COMMITTEE ON TECHNOLOGY Kenekoa/Senator Jarrett Keohokalole, Luna Ho‘omalu/Chair Kenekoa/Senator J. Kalani English, Hope Luna Ho‘omalu/Vice Chair Ke Kōmike Hana Aupuni COMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS Kenekoa/Senator Laura H. Thielen, Luna Ho‘omalu/Chair Kenekoa/Senator Lorraine R. Inouye, Hope Luna Ho‘omalu/Vice Chair ‘Ōlelo Ho‘olaha No Ka ‘Aha Ho‘olohe NOTICE OF HEARING Lā / DATE: Pō‘alua,Pepeluali 4, 2020 / Tuesday, February 4, 2020 Hola / TIME: 3:45 p.m. Wahi / PLACE: Lumi ‘Aha Kūkā 225 / Conference Room 225 Ke Kapikala Moku‘āina / State Capitol 415 South Beretania Street Papa Kumuhana A G E N D A SB 3031 RELATING TO INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY. Requires the department of accounting and general services and the department of budget and finance, in consultation with the office of enterprise technology services, to develop and implement a uniform financial database, with parameters, benefits, and features that are compatible to the software system currently being implemented by the office of enterprise technology services at other agencies for use by all state agencies. Appropriates funds. TEC/GVO, WAM No Ka ‘Ike ‘Ē A‘e, E Kelepona Aku I Ke Kākau ‘Ōlelo Kōmike Ma (808) 587-7217. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, PLEASE CALL THE COMMITTEE CLERK AT (808) 587-7217., 912, senate, all, 2.2.42, 2.1.47