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OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Senate Legislative Session May 4th, 2026

Oklahoma Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Would you give me the page and line reference again while I was flipping through?
  • On line 22, it references a non-competitive market. Is that where your question is focused on?
  • I think we had passed some legislation here before using the word loitering.
  • The section that the gentleman refers to on page three refers to the residence of his or her victim.
  • This is the same legislation we passed 45-0.
Summary: The Senate convened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, and a special family recitation of the Declaration of Independence by Senator Hamilton’s children. The chamber then adopted SR 28, recognizing May as Alpha-Gal Awareness and Prevention Month in Oklahoma and encouraging awareness, prevention, and research on alpha-gal syndrome, a tick-borne allergic condition. Senator Seifried also introduced constituents affected by alpha-gal. Later, the Senate heard a gallery introduction from advocates for victims of impaired driving, highlighting the toll of DUI-related crashes in Oklahoma. The Senate then took up several House amendments and final-passage votes on bills. SB 201, clarifying that a teacher pay raise applies to certified classroom teachers, passed 47-0 and was advanced as an emergency. SB 1379, SB 1525, SB 1966, SB 2112, and SB 2170 also passed after adoption of House amendments, with SB 1525 and SB 1379 advanced as emergency measures. SB 1525 raised the threshold for contracting to host a conference from $25,000 to $75,000, and SB 1966 served as the annual omnibus highway, memorial highway, and bridge designation bill. Among the House bills considered, HB 3262 increased the sheriff fee for service of process from $50 to $100 and passed 37-8. HB 3265 allowed a psychologist to make PTSD determinations for the Oklahoma Police Pension and Retirement System and passed 47-0. HB 3781, a major insurance modernization bill changing rate-filing procedures for homeowners insurance and expanding the insurance commissioner’s review authority, passed 39-6 after extended debate over transparency, regulation, and market impact. HB 3040 expanded sex-offender loitering restrictions around businesses serving minors and passed 40-4, while HB 3076 authorized alternative teacher certification providers under OEQA oversight and passed 38-6 as an emergency measure. The chamber also passed HB 3369, a deregulation and efficiency bill affecting fire suppression and LP gas inspections, HB 2749, which shifted an intergenerational education program toward a Medicaid state plan amendment, HB 3982 on fleet vehicle titling, HB 3462 creating a shorter residential-only plumbing licensure pathway, HB 3465 extending the Oklahoma Emission Reduction Technology Rebate Program to 2029, HB 3521 modernizing money transmission law, HB 3796 as an Oklahoma Insurance Department omnibus bill, HB 3800 as a roofing-industry cleanup bill, and HB 4095 modernizing the 211 hotline advisory council. Several of these measures drew debate over regulation, workforce needs, public safety, or fiscal and policy impacts, but all of the listed bills ultimately passed by recorded vote.
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Transcript Highlights:
  • How much money are we going to put into fighting lawsuits with this legislation?
  • Members, House Bill 3057 designates the legislative Office of Fiscal Transparency as the receiver for
  • As you can see in this piece of legislation, the current has currently no direct funding tied to it,
  • If you'll refer back to my initial statement on the piece of legislation, this title off piece.
  • Which you are referring to, I believe they are currently not for sale in the state of Oklahoma.
NH
Transcript Highlights:
  • >> Could could we just reference the the >> Could could we just reference the the statute
  • <01:34:06.080> I legislated here in New Hampshire. I legislated here in New Hampshire.
  • So, it's right. >> It's the spirit of the... >> We'll put a reference at the end. >> Perhaps as a legislator
  • >> We'll put a reference at the end. >> We'll put a reference at the end.
  • as a legislator. as a legislator. >> Okay. Now, we're going back. Where were we?
Keywords: 1189, house, all
Summary: The commission meeting focused on reviewing and correcting draft minutes and then working through a draft report on the cost of special education. Members made mostly clerical corrections, including clarifying references to Spalding, fixing acronyms such as LETRS, and cleaning up membership titles and appointee roles to match SB 57. The minutes were approved as amended, with some members abstaining because they were not present at the prior meeting. The chair also noted the commission’s deadline to complete findings and recommendations by July 1 and said the final report must be delivered to legislative leaders, the governor, the state librarian, and others. The main substantive discussion centered on the report’s findings about special education funding. Members agreed the report should emphasize that the commission was created to study the cost of special education and reduce reliance on local property taxes. One draft section described FY24 special education funding as coming from three primary state and federal sources totaling about $152 million, or roughly 15% of annual costs, with the remaining 85% paid by local school districts through property tax revenue, estimated at about $825 million. Members discussed adding historical or longitudinal data to show trends over time, and some suggested attaching charts or tables showing funding over the last 20 to 30 years. A second major topic was demographic data. The draft noted that statewide K-12 enrollment has declined since 2003 while the number and share of students with IEPs has increased. Members questioned whether the data compared like with like, especially given the growth of Education Freedom Accounts and charter school enrollment, and whether the figures included or excluded those students. Several members asked for clearer sourcing from the Department of Education and suggested keeping a list of unresolved questions, including the impact of the shift from ADMA to ADMR and the effect of the EFA program. The discussion ended with agreement to continue refining the report and to gather additional attachments and clarifications before finalizing recommendations.
CO

Colorado 2026 Regular Session

Colorado House 2026 Legislative Day 108 May 2nd, 2026

Colorado House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • not what we're passing as legislation. not what we're passing as legislation.
  • colleagues have referred to as big law. colleagues have referred to as big law.
  • It's the legislative declaration.
  • It's the legislative declaration.
  • Um, more reference Lakewood.
Keywords: 981, all
NH

New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session

House Municipal and County Government (02/03/2026)

Municipal and County Government

Transcript Highlights:
  • the legislative body in a municipality. the legislative body in a municipality.
  • has been ratified by the legislative has been ratified by the legislative body<01:26:37.840>
  • Bill 1531 is inexpedient to legislate. Bill 1531 is inexpedient to legislate.
  • <06:24:04.320> Further inexpedient to legislate. Further inexpedient to legislate.
  • inexpedient to legislate. Thank you. inexpedient to legislate. Thank you.
Keywords: 1189, house, all
CO

Colorado 2026 Regular Session

Colorado House 2026 Legislative Day 090 Apr 14th, 2026

Colorado House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Additionally, we will be having them in the old state library at 12:30 today, so if you would like to
  • I just want to invite people to the legislator Bible study tomorrow morning.
Keywords: 981, all
CO

Colorado 2026 Regular Session

Colorado House 2026 Legislative Day 101 Apr 24th, 2026

Colorado House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • So, this is why we run this kind of legislation. This is still evil.
  • This is legislation. This is still evil.
  • original committee of reference. original committee of reference.
  • Oh, Representative Clifford. committees of reference uh a good bill committees of reference uh a good
  • pieced together uh piece of legislation pieced together uh piece of legislation to<04:27:23.279>
Keywords: 981, all
NH

New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session

House Commerce and Consumer Affairs (02/11/2026)

Commerce and Consumer Affairs

Transcript Highlights:
  • I I'm don't really need legislation?
  • legislative one? legislative one?
  • referring to. referring to.
  • um reference here. um reference here.
  • worked through the legislative process. worked through the legislative process.
Keywords: 1189, house, all
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Transcript Highlights:
  • You're probably referring to one that occurred over 100 years ago, which was a significant and really
  • you believe that recently I met with the Department of Wildlife in my office on another piece of legislation
  • of the reason that I brought this is the Ruby Franke case out of Utah, which has passed similar legislation
  • This legislation is rooted, Mr.
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CO

Colorado 2026 Regular Session

Colorado House 2026 Legislative Day 023 Feb 5th, 2026

Colorado House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • out of the Transportation Legislative out of the Transportation Legislative Review<00:40:58.480>
  • changes the legislative declaration changes the legislative declaration wording.<00:46:45.280>
  • In the legislative declaration, there was a self-reference to the bill and we still had a blank on the
  • with worse legislation.
  • with worse legislation.
Keywords: 981, all
NH
Transcript Highlights:
  • <00:49:44.640> to<00:49:45.640> RSA<00:49:46.599> 215 refer to RSA 215 refer to
  • to introduce peac proposing legislation to introduce peac meal<00:58:01.880> legislation<00:58
  • <01:01:07.480> the to uh introduce legislation the to uh introduce legislation the legislators
  • that he did not refer to so I would like that he did not refer to so I would like the<01:59:42.960>
  • is this a piece of legislation is this a piece of legislation<04:00:22.000> if<04:00:22.279><
Keywords: 1189, house, all
Summary: The meeting was an orientation for the Resources, Recreation and Development Committee, led by Chair Bob Harb. He reviewed committee procedures, including pink cards for witnesses, blue sheets for counts, use of drawers in the committee room, scheduling practices, and how bills would be posted and distributed. Members briefly introduced themselves and explained why they wanted to serve on the committee, with several citing interests in conservation, water quality, outdoor recreation, land use, and related local issues. The committee then opened a hearing on HB 1113, relative to OHRV operation on certain highways within the town of Windsor. Representative Ré Colcombe, the sponsor, explained that the bill would allow local OHV/UTV access across a short section of state road in Windsor so residents on divided portions of town could travel legally between areas. He said the town selectmen were already allowing OHRV use on town roads, the route was paved, traffic impacts were expected to be minimal, and local police had no objections. He also said the town would hold public hearings and notify abutters as required, and that if the select board ultimately opposed the proposal he would recommend killing the bill. Members asked about the legal authority for the change, speed limits, traffic volume, winter maintenance, and whether the Department of Transportation or select board had to approve the route. Colcombe said the town must hold a public hearing and that the change would need to be incorporated into RSA 258:10, section 4. He said the road is maintained by the town in winter and by the state in summer. An opponent, Anne Davis, testified that she opposed the bill, saying ATV use should be treated as a tool for forest management rather than recreation, that law enforcement capacity in Windsor was a concern, and that she believed affected residents should be fully notified before any approval. No vote or final action was taken in the portion provided.
KY
Transcript Highlights:
  • legislative level. legislative level.
  • locally but statewide state legislators locally but statewide state legislators can<00:45:45.839
  • The legislative<00:46:05.760> authorities,<00:46:06.319> locals, legislative authorities
  • We had just that legislators can do?
  • ><01:08:51.839> Americans the legislative director for Americans the legislative director for
Summary: The committee met without a quorum and began informally, with members noting this was the final information-gathering meeting on housing before a November meeting to discuss findings and report back to the LRC. The main presentation focused on the Lexington Affordable Housing Partnership, a public-private effort supported by a $10 million state allocation. Presenters described Fayette County’s housing shortage, citing a gap of more than 22,000 units, rising home prices, and the challenge of assembling land and capital for affordable projects. The partnership explained that five local banks created a $3 million capital investment fund to buy and hold land at no interest, with deed restrictions keeping the site at 80% or below area median income and allowing the banks to seek Community Reinvestment Act credit. The first project is a 12.5-acre former Transylvania University baseball field, planned for about 242 units, including detached homes, townhouses, garden-style apartments, and senior housing. Speakers said the project required extensive neighborhood engagement and zoning/development approvals, but that the planning phase is now largely complete and infrastructure work should begin soon. Financing details included roughly $64 million in additional funding through tax credit equity, market-rate loans, city support, Kentucky Housing Corporation resources, and donations from nonprofit partners. Developers said the multifamily bond applications are due to Kentucky Housing Corporation the next day, and they expect the land purchase to be repaid into the revolving fund once the property is entitled and closed, allowing the original $3 million to be redeployed for future projects. They estimated rental units could be filled within about six months of completion, while for-sale units would come online over 12 to 36 months. In discussion, members asked about regulatory barriers and project timelines. Presenters pointed to rising construction costs tied to new federal and state requirements, and one member highlighted the need to continue reviewing planning and zoning reforms to speed development plan approvals and reduce delays. The group also endorsed a possible statewide $20 million housing fund, a residential infrastructure fund, and efforts to avoid additional regulatory burdens on housing development.
KY

Kentucky 2026 Regular Session

House Legislative Session Day 56 (3-31-26)

Kentucky House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • This is piece of legislation forward.
  • I've carried legislation this year. It is House Bill 588.
  • I am a legislator. Every person in here, Mr.
  • Thank you. a legislator. And what we have to do is a legislator.
  • attached to her wonderful legislation. attached to her wonderful legislation.
Keywords: Convene 00:00:00 Senate Message 00:04:13 Report of Committees 00:06:00 Orders of the Day 00:06:39 HB 4 00:07:32 HB 7 00:10:19 Enrollment 00:12:49 HB 10 00:13:30 HB 58 00:14:31 HB 78 00:18:39 HB 96 00:21:59 Enrollment 00:25:31 HB 134 00:26:01 HB 139 00:28:20 HB 185 00:35:36 HB 213 00:38:16 HB 220 00:40:32 HB 253 00:41:45 HB 265 00:44:55 HB 280 00:47:10 HB 290 00:49:13 Enrollment 00:51:49 HB 355 00:52:25 HB 398 00:54:42 HB 622 00:57:07 HB 424 00:58:24 HB 456 01:01:43 HB 459 01:02:51 HB 470 01:04:54 HB 555 01:10:20 HB 562 01:12:35 HB 576 01:16:37 HB 648 01:18:59 SB 68 01:21:53 SB 226 01:27:40 SB 90 01:30:36 SB 137 01:34:08 SB 136 01:37:08 SB 198 01:41:55 Recess 01:46:14 Reconvene 02:47:31 Orders of the Day 02:48:28 HB 10 02:48:53 HB 67 02:50:01 HB 257 02:51:05 Senate Message 05:52:18 Enrollment 02:53:15 SB 183 02:57:00 SJR 23 03:00:24 SB 251 03:06:24 Announcement 03:24:34 Enrollment 03:25:28 Recess 03:26:50 Reconvene 07:04:07 Enrollment 07:04:12 Senate Message 07:06:54 Appointment of Conference Committees 07:09:38 Orders of the Day 07:10:03 SB 100 07:11:06 Appointment of Conference Committee 07:12:18 HB 778 07:12:37 HB 6 07:15:14 HB 142 07:18:48 HB 144 07:21:27 HB 236 07:24:13 HB 305 07:26:45 HB 651 07:29:16 HB 521 07:31:44 HB 692 07:36:04 HB 491 07:38:33 HB 689 07:40:50 HB 767 07:43:24 HB 627 07:46:33 HB 869 07:49:00 HB 566 07:50:21 Motions, Petitions, and Communications 07:54:31 Introductions 08:07:19 ConC & Rules Report 08:12:28 Floor Amendments 08:13:10 Adjournment 08:16:56, 958, all
WY

Wyoming 2026 Regular Session

Joint Revenue Committee, June 8, 2026 - AM

Revenue

Transcript Highlights:
  • Of last legislation. >> Roll call.
  • part of the enacted legislation. part of the enacted legislation. Correct. Correct. Correct.
  • But so to the legislation as it passed.
  • And it's a lot of we're referring to.
  • :34.560> didn't legislation as constructed didn't legislation as constructed didn't reimburse
Keywords: 916, all
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Judiciary and Public Safety Oversight Feb 26th, 2026 at 10:30 am

Judiciary and Public Safety Oversight

Transcript Highlights:
  • This piece of legislation places the liability on the inmate on the county responsible for placing the
  • But what we're asking in this piece of legislation is where The state is concerned that we will recognize
  • The only one that can take them out is a legislator to the legislature.
NH

New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session

House Municipal and County Government (02/27/2025)

Municipal and County Government

Transcript Highlights:
  • reference in the bill that was filed to reference in the bill that was filed to 194c<00:17:44.000>
  • legislative body has approved.
  • once the budget's with the legislative once the budget's with the legislative body<00:23:52.840>
  • wanted legislation the legislative body wanted legislation the legislative body wanted to<01:44:
  • <04:52:22.718> the<04:52:22.920> legislation of the legislation the legislation of
Keywords: 1189, house, all
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

House Chamber - Wed Feb 11, 2026, 12:00PM HST - Day 13

Hawaii House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • 1 through 20, and that the accompanying House bills as may be amended pass second reading and be referred
  • There's a lot of people that can help people understand how God made them versus us as legislators encouraging
  • There's a lot of people that can help people understand how God made them versus us as legislators encouraging
  • There's a lot of people that can help people understand how God made them versus us as legislators encouraging
  • May all others be referred to print. So ordered. Item number eight, announcements.