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TX
Texas 89th 2nd C.S.
Pensions, Investments & Financial Services May 19th, 2025
Pensions, Investments & Financial Services
Transcript Highlights:
- used for three things, the specific purpose for which the bond was, uh, You know, marketed and authorized
- third option, uh, which read for a purpose other than the specific purpose for which the bonds were authorized
- To use old bond monies for purposes that were not originally authorized.
- for MNO and these things are authorized for INS.
- interest required to pay on time and in full to maturity the debt obligations to be authorized, and
FL
Florida 2025 Regular Session
March 25, 2025 - 09:00 AM
Transcript Highlights:
- First, there's the issue of divided authority.
- to... ...have anything that's successful is have a senior leadership team that has authority to make
- You have authority, you have budget, and you have accountability.
- You have authority, you have budget, and you have accountability.
- Some challenges like workforce development, retention, or authority structures need deeper study.
Summary:
The committee first took up House Bill 1183, by Rep. G. Lombardo, as amended by a strike-all. The bill would provide liability protection for local governments and private-sector entities that substantially comply with certain cybersecurity practices, including multi-factor authentication, disaster recovery plans, and related policies and procedures. Rep. Lombardo said the measure is intended to create incentives for better cybersecurity and to limit class-action exposure after incidents, while still allowing suits where negligence can be shown. Supporters included TechNet, the Florida Justice Reform Institute, the Florida League of Cities, Associated Industries of Florida, the Florida Association of Counties, and Dr. Edward Long of the James Madison Institute; Vice Chair Steele, Rep. Blanco, and Rep. McFarland also spoke in favor. Ranking Member Bracy Davis opposed the bill, saying she was not comfortable granting liability protections to entities that may have contributed to breaches and questioning whether substantial compliance would be self-attested. The amendment was adopted, and the bill was reported favorably by a 14-2 vote.
After the vote, the committee shifted into an extended discussion about Florida’s state IT governance structure, procurement, and project management. Members criticized the current federated model as fragmented and lacking clear accountability, with repeated references to long-running problems such as cost overruns, weak vendor oversight, workforce shortages, and the troubled I-Connect system. Several members argued that the state needs a single accountable leader or stronger enterprise authority over agency technology decisions. Ranking Member Bracy Davis raised concerns about the impact of broken systems on vulnerable populations and asked about the role of advisory councils. Rep. G. Lombardo, Vice Chair Steele, Rep. Miller, and Rep. Groh all emphasized the need for centralized leadership, better alignment of authority and budget, and more disciplined procurement and integration practices.
A public witness, Victoria Zep of Team 180, testified in support of a more enterprise-wide approach and said the private sector also wants more organization and transparency. She criticized short procurement timelines, limited competition, and poorly written scopes, and urged the state to post procurements more openly and seek broader vendor input. She also discussed the need to respect agency-specific federal requirements while still improving statewide coordination. The chair closed by asking members to bring forward ideas for immediate and long-term reforms, including review of Senate Bill 7026, and the meeting adjourned without further business.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- Members, are there any questions for the author of the bill? Senator Hughes?
- Senate Bill 1403 authorizes using email and specific administrative processes and using the agency's
- The legislation authorizes the Title IV-D agency to cease the enforcement of child support arrearages
- Finally, the bill authorizes the clerk to...
- I have no questions for the bill's layout author. Is Chelsea Rangel present? Welcome, Ms. Rangel?
Summary:
The committee first adopted its rules, which were distributed in the same form as the prior session’s rules. Members then took up several bills, beginning with SB 711, an HOA/condominium association bill that would extend and conform property-owner protections to condominium associations; the bill’s author and a Community Associations Institute representative testified in support, and the bill was left pending. SB 942 would allow child support and certain prenatal/postnatal medical expenses to be calculated from the date of conception rather than birth; it drew supportive testimony from the Texas Public Policy Foundation and the Attorney General’s Child Support Division, and was also left pending after testimony. SB 1448, an estates and probate cleanup bill, would require transfer of original wills by qualified delivery, add notice and electronic-order requirements for statutory probate courts, and make other clarifications; it received supportive testimony from the Texas Real Estate and Probate Institute and was left pending.
The committee also heard SB 1403, the Attorney General’s Title IV-D child support modernization bill, which updates notice, review, remote-hearing, and administrative-process provisions and clarifies several enforcement and evidence rules; the AG’s office testified that it would improve efficiency, and the bill remained pending. SB 1404 would allow courts to require an email address in final SAPCR orders when other contact information is nondisclosed and clarify service and judgment requirements; the Attorney General’s office described it as a good-government measure, and it was left pending. SB 1559 would require transfer of protective orders into divorce or custody cases to avoid conflicting orders; family-law practitioners and a family court judge testified that it would resolve longstanding conflicts identified by multiple courts of appeals, and the bill remained pending.
Finally, the committee considered SB 746, a guardianship bill that would address conflicts of interest in guardianship proceedings, allow guardian ad litem appointment earlier in the process, and require timely court action on annual guardianship reports and accounts; a committee substitute would remove some provisions and extend a reporting deadline from 20 to 30 days. TREP supported the bill, and one practitioner suggested requiring courts to state reasons when rejecting annual accounts. SB 1536 would require dementia and Alzheimer’s training for certain family guardians, with a committee substitute narrowing the scope and reducing the training time from three hours to one; the Alzheimer’s Association supported the measure and the substitute, and the bill was left pending. No bills were voted out of committee during the meeting.
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Floor Session Mar 17th, 2025
California House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- With that, clerk will open the roll for co-authors.
- All those vote who desire to vote, this is for co-authors.
- Clerk will close the roll, there are 65 co-authors added.
- All debate having ceased, the clerk will open the roll for co-authors.
- Members, this is for co-authors. On ACR 51, all those vote who desire to vote.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- Item one, cost, cost adjustment associated with the Motor Vehicle Crime Prevention Authority is adopted
- Turning to page 8. 6.4 million in other in fund 10 with 50 authority for 50 additional FTEs adopted.
- Item 5, a new writer on concerning capital budget transfer authority for the registration and titling
- Under agency requests, 7.5 million with authority for an additional 35 FTEs is adopted.
- Adjust capital budget authority to conform to committee decisions.
Bills:
SB 1
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Floor Session Mar 3rd, 2025
California House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- I respectfully ask for the roll to be open for co-authors if possible. With that, I close.
- The clerk will open the roll for co-authors. Members, this is for co-authors.
- For co-authors, all members vote who desire to vote.
- All those vote who desire to vote, this is for co-authors. All those vote who desire to vote.
- There are 71 co-authors added without objection. We'll now take a voice vote on the resolution.
US
US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
US House Floor Proceedings (Monday, September 15, 2025)
US Federal House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
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- introduced form would have authorized introduced form would have authorized tens<05:46:57.600>
- This bill authorizes the supplies.
US
US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
US House Floor Proceedings (Friday, January 2, 2026)
US Federal House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- It was originally authorized as part of the Fryingpan-Arkansas project and a bill signed by President
- Even then, however, construction did not begin until 14 years later after the state of Colorado authorized
- In 1998, Congress passed the Mikasuki Reserved Area Act, which authorized the Mikasuki Tribe of Indians
- The Oyola Camp was constructed in 1935 without authorization in a low area that was raised with fill
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to the tribe has never been authorized to the tribe has never been authorized
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Floor Session Mar 27th, 2025
Minnesota House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- I recognize the author of the bill, Representative Joachim from Hennepin. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
- I am happy to be an author on it again. This is more of a technical bill.
- I recognize the member from Hennepin, the author of the bill, Representative Uakim.
- I recognize the author of the bill, the member from Sherburn, Representative Novotny.
- Louis, the author of the bill, Representative Johnson P.
WY
Wyoming 2026 Regular Session
Select Federal Natural Resource Management Committee, May 15, 2026
Select Federal Natural Resource Management Committee
Transcript Highlights:
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- know, we we have different authorities. know, we we have different authorities.
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HI
Hawaii 2025 Regular Session
AGR Public Hearing - Tue Mar 12, 2025 @ 9:00 AM HST
Agriculture & Food Systems
Transcript Highlights:
- This bill takes away that authority, which is one of the implementing authorities for the Chapter 72
- This bill takes away that authority, which is one of the implementing authorities for the Chapter 72
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authorities< - Then on page 7, line 2, the indication of board of authority to define where funding goes.
KY
Kentucky 2026 Regular Session
House Legislative Session Day 35 (2-26-26)
Kentucky House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- And for infrastructure, the Kentucky Infrastructure Authority is authorized $185.4 million in federal
- authorize veterans capital projects authorize veterans capital projects totaling<00:30:12.399>
- is authorized authorized authorized 185.4<00:30:24.159>
million <00:30:24.480>in <00:30- The Kentucky Mountain Authority.
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is Regional Recreation Authority is Regional Recreation Authority is especially<00:34:22.800 - is authorized authorized authorized 185.4<00:30:24.159>
Summary:
The meeting opened with prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance, then moved into committee and floor reports. Several measures received favorable committee reports and were ordered to first reading and placed on the calendar, including Current Resolution 9, Senate Joint Resolution 23, House Bill 145, House Bill 567, and House Bill 506 with House Committee Substitute 1. The chamber also noted that House Bills 500 and 504 had already received two readings and were sent to the Rules Committee before House Bill 500 was brought up for final consideration.
Most of the discussion focused on House Bill 500, the executive branch budget bill. Members described it as a “good first draft” and emphasized a budget process they said was more transparent than in prior years. The bill was presented as a restrained two-year operating budget with spending growth kept at a little under 2% annually, while setting aside about 2% of projected revenues, or roughly $614 million, in the Budget Reserve Trust Fund for future needs. The budget also used base reductions in some areas while exempting others such as Medicaid benefits, SEEK, corrections, behavioral health, and veterans programs.
Subcommittee chairs then outlined major spending areas. Education provisions included a 2% annual increase in base SEEK funding, transportation funding held flat, equalization for recallable nickel funding, continued retirement contributions, and major support for postsecondary access, dual credit, asset preservation, and workforce training. Health and family services provisions held Medicaid steady while adding waiver slots, behavioral health and substance use support, public health investments, and funding for rural health and laboratory capacity. Other sections covered personnel and pensions, veterans services, infrastructure, public safety, economic development, tourism, and environmental projects.
The only recorded action on the floor was adoption of House Committee Substitute 1 to House Bill 500, followed by a motion for final passage of the bill as amended. The transcript ends as discussion on final passage begins, before any final vote is shown.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety - 03/10/25
Judiciary and Public Safety
Transcript Highlights:
- Officer recipients and authorize Officer recipients and authorize political<00:35:50.520>
subdivisions - I'd like to thank Senator Duckworth for authoring this bill.
- This has left us looking to Senator Duckworth uh for authoring this Senator Duckworth uh for authoring
- Chair, for signing on as a co-author.
- Chair, for co-authoring the bill.
HI
Hawaii 2025 Regular Session
CPC/JHA Joint Public Hearing - Fri Feb 7, 2025 @ 2:00 PM HST
Transcript Highlights:
- There are only 34 devices that are currently authorized; only one of those is flavored.
- There are only 34 devices that are currently authorized; only one of those is flavored.
- Next, Hawaii Paroling Authority. Thank you for your patience, sir. No problem. Good afternoon.
- Cory Ranky, Hawaii Paroling Authority: We stand on our written testimony.
- here regarding Hawaii arrest Authority here regarding Hawaii arrest Authority you<02:46:08.080><
Summary:
The joint Commerce and Consumer Protection and Judiciary and Hawaiian Affairs committees heard HB 756 HD1, a measure on flavored tobacco products. Supporters included the Attorney General, Department of Health, Hawaii State Council on Developmental Disabilities, youth advocates, public health groups, and Kaiser Permanente. They argued flavored tobacco and menthol are used to attract and addict young people, cited rising youth and young adult vaping rates, and pointed to public health harms and evidence from other states that flavor restrictions reduced e-cigarette sales. The Attorney General requested oral amendments to correct a statutory reference, repeal a county preemption provision so counties could enact stricter flavor bans, and restore appropriations, positions, and the original effective date. Opponents, including retail and wholesale businesses, argued the bill would hurt small businesses and state tax revenue, push sales to the black market, and remove a harm-reduction option for adult smokers; they urged stronger enforcement instead of a ban.
After testimony, the committees took up amendments and recommendations. The chair proposed correcting the statutory citation to HRS 26-38, adopting a Department of Health amendment on disposal of electronic smoking devices and e-liquids as hazardous waste, and noting the appropriations, FTE, and effective date in the committee report. Members then voted to pass HB 756 HD1 with amendments in both committees, with the Judiciary and Hawaiian Affairs committee recording one member as supporting with reservations.
The transcript then moved to HB 806, relating to fireworks, which would appropriate funds for the Department of Law Enforcement to conduct sting operations on Oʻahu to enforce fireworks laws. The Department of Law Enforcement and Honolulu Police Department supported the bill, saying undercover enforcement is costly and additional funding is needed. A community testifier also supported stronger enforcement, citing illegal aerial fireworks, noise, and impacts on pets and kupuna. No final vote on HB 806 was shown in the excerpt.
The Judiciary and Hawaiian Affairs committee also heard HB 438, which would create a Due Process in Immigration Proceedings Program to provide legal representation in immigration court for income-qualified individuals. Support came from civil rights, legal aid, ACLU, and law school clinic representatives, who said counsel is needed to ensure due process and fair access to justice, especially because immigration proceedings can lead to deportation and family separation. Opposition testifiers argued taxpayer-funded counsel for people in immigration proceedings is inappropriate, unlawful, or unfair to citizens and legal residents. One law school representative suggested a technical amendment to broaden language about training and education. The excerpt ends before a final vote on HB 438 is shown.
TX
Texas 89th 2nd C.S.
Senate Committee on Health and Human Services Apr 8th, 2026
Health & Human Services
Transcript Highlights:
- In 2023, I authored SB 745 to expand authority for the OAG to investigate and take action in all publicly
- So I'll talk a lot about prior authorization.
- There's really strong prior authorization criteria.
- You have to have an authorization.
- You have to have an authorization.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Floor Session 3/17/25 - Part 2
Minnesota House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- I am a co-author.
- I recognize the author, Representative Witty, who will explain the bill.
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representative recognize the author representative recognize the author representative - I recognize the author, Representative Olen, who will explain the bill.
- I recognize the member from Hennepin, the author of the amendment.
MN
Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session
Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety - 02/12/25
Judiciary and Public Safety
Transcript Highlights:
- We want to thank Senator Gerson for authoring this bill.
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for want to thank all of our authors for want to thank all of our authors for - Um, and I'll ask all the authors to come back to the table.
- Um, and I'll ask all the authors to come back to the table.
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by <01:48:00.159>Senator bill authored by Senator bill authored by Senator
NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
Senate Executive Departments and Administration (02/05/2025)
Executive Departments and Administration
Transcript Highlights:
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- does talk about that that that authority does talk about that that that authority to<03:10:57.439
VT
Transcript Highlights:
- Can employee health benefit authority.
- The employee health benefit authority.
- . authority. authority.
- I mean authorizing a um really lofty.
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that would have the explicit authority that would have the explicit authority
Summary:
The House took up S. 190, a health care cost-containment bill relating to the Green Mountain Care Board, reference-based pricing, and a study of a public employee health benefit authority. The House first suspended rules to take the bill from the notice calendar, then heard committee reports from Health Care, Ways and Means, and Appropriations. The Health Care committee chair described the bill as a strike-all amendment intended to carry out Act 68’s hospital reference-based pricing timeline, saying it would let the Green Mountain Care Board begin implementation for fiscal year 2027, expand reference-based pricing to qualified health plans and the Vermont Education Health Insurance program, and address hospital pricing transparency, outsourcing, and critical access hospital Medicare outpatient cost-sharing issues.
Supporters argued the bill would lower insurance costs, help reduce property taxes, and improve hospital sustainability by reducing the need for hospitals to limit access as they approach revenue caps. The Ways and Means committee said the bill could reduce education spending by lowering health care costs for school employees and reported the bill favorably on a 7-4 vote. The Appropriations committee said it reviewed the bill and an amendment, and noted that much of the detailed language would be changed by the appropriations amendment; it also discussed a possible state innovation waiver under the Affordable Care Act. The Health Care committee reported its strike-all amendment favorably on a 10-0 vote.
The bill’s provisions were described in detail, including requiring hospitals and insurers to express rates as a percentage of Medicare, setting a path toward national median hospital prices by 2030, limiting certain reimbursements for QHP and VHI plans, requiring a report on hospital outsourcing and provider tax impacts, and creating a public health system performance tool if funding is available. The speaker also noted that the bill would not affect critical access hospitals or Vermont’s Medicare-dependent hospital in the reimbursement cap provisions, and that critical access hospitals were already working with the Green Mountain Care Board on solutions to Medicare outpatient cost-sharing concerns.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Environment and Natural Resources Finance and Policy Committee 3/24/26
Environment and Natural Resources Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- I also authored the 2008 through 2015.
- but they do have the statutory authority but they do have the statutory authority to<00:41:09.760
- I guess the<01:20:10.239>
author, the author, the author, >> please,<01:20:11.280>please - We have the authority, the commissioner has the authority to revisit any permit should we need to at
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the <01:31:06.000>commissioner we have the authority, the commissioner we have the authority
Keywords:
boat storage structures, public waters, natural resources, rule amendments, watercraft canopy, PFAS, environmental regulation, manufacturers, public health, product safety, groundwater, water appropriation, water-use permit, water permit, aquifer test, aquifer, well construction, groundwater permit, Department of Natural Resources, DNR