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TX

Texas 89th Regular

Corrections Apr 2nd, 2025

Corrections

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  • To add insult to injury, the drunk driver was allowed to move back to his home state before the plea
  • How did you come to talk to them?
  • This leads to Cost-cutting measures sometimes compromise safety and reduce access to essential services
  • Public servant, military veteran, 29 years of service to my country, and I'm formerly incarcerated.
  • people to fully reintegrate into society and access housing and employment, which are things that we
AL

Alabama 2025 Regular Session

Alabama Senate Healthcare Committee Mar 19th, 2025

Healthcare

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  • However, they are just as concerned about denying access to underage youth and regulating the industry
  • And these are the kids that have... that's the underage access to... ...that's the underage access to
  • When we talk about access to health care, because what if...
  • Would this create hurdles to access?
  • It covers your concerns and doesn't allow a black market to thrive, where kids will have access to even
Bills: HB194, SB87, SB237
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Housing Finance and Policy Committee 3/11/26

Housing Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • And so that just to to add to this.
  • clinics that are making cuts to our EMS services, tariffs that are jacking up costs, estimated at $1,000
  • uh, clinics that are making rural access uh, clinics that are making cuts<00:20:41.600><c> to</c><00
  • ><00:20:43.679><c> tariffs</c> cuts to our EM EMS services, tariffs cuts to our EM EMS services, tariffs
  • Am I going to go to work to the choice.
Bills: HF3403, HF2687, HF2381
MA

Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session

Joint Committee on Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure Feb 4th, 2026

Joint Committee on Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure

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  • options, as they must purchase the digital materials in order to access and complete assignments and
  • As a result, students are unable to retain materials for future access and cannot resell materials to
  • and their families who sacrifice so much in service to our country.
  • and their families who sacrifice so much in service to our country.
  • As a student myself, I know that having the required course texts can be essential to access homework
FL

Florida 2026 Regular Session

Commerce and Tourism Jan 13th, 2026

Commerce and Tourism

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  • software, service documentation, manuals, and repair information necessary to perform do-it-yourself
  • software, service documentation, manuals, and repair information necessary to perform do-it-yourself
  • , who, and when they want to find service for their machinery.
  • that people don't have access to the data and the information, that it's not broadly used.
  • for private sector workers who don't have access to retirement savings.
Summary: The Commerce and Tourism Committee met with a quorum and considered several bills, most of them receiving favorable reports. SB 386, relating to farm equipment repair rights, was briefly explained by the sponsor as a lemon-law style measure for farm equipment; it passed without questions or debate. SB 528, aimed at strengthening Florida’s manufacturing sector by expanding Department of Commerce responsibilities, codifying the chief manufacturing officer role, creating a workforce development grant program, and requiring reporting, drew support from several appearance forms and was reported favorably. SB 806, a broader right-to-repair bill covering portable wireless devices and agricultural equipment, drew the most discussion: dealership and industry representatives opposed it, arguing existing manufacturer agreements already provide access to repair information and that the bill could force manufacturers into competition with dealers, while supporters framed it as pro-consumer and pro-repair access; it was still reported favorably. SB 696 on trademark registration modernization and SB 930 creating a Florida Retirement Savings Task Force were both explained as administrative/policy measures and passed without opposition. SB 874, which creates a professional licensure reciprocity path for out-of-state surveyors and mappers to address workforce shortages, also passed favorably. The committee then took up SB 826 on gift certificates, which the sponsor said is intended to target bank-branded “reward cards” that function like gift cards but expire, while not affecting loyalty programs. The Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association expressed concern about unintended consequences and asked to work on tighter definitions, but the bill was reported favorably after the sponsor said clarifying language would be added later. The committee also heard SB 838, as amended, on electronic payments for retail installment contracts; the sponsor said it would clarify that reasonable convenience fees for optional electronic payments are permissible, require disclosure, and preserve a fee-free option. Members raised concerns about what counts as a “reasonable” fee and whether the bill could authorize junk fees, but the committee substitute was reported favorably. Several votes were taken by roll call, with the bills above reported favorably and SB 898 temporarily postponed at the sponsor’s request. Members later asked to be recorded as voting affirmatively on bills they had missed. The meeting concluded after the final vote on SB 838 and a motion to adjourn.
AL

Alabama 2025 Regular Session

Alabama Senate Finance and Taxation General Fund Committee Apr 16th, 2025

Finance and Taxation General Fund

Transcript Highlights:
  • We're not going to proceed with anything today, but I want to give you some numbers that you need to
  • But we want to put it in the law to kind of codify that to give people regulatory confidence and get
  • to other tobacco products to make them more attainable to consumers.
  • I'm happy to.
  • We're on so many committees, and I would love to be able to be a full I would love to be able to be a
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Ways & Means Mar 17th, 2025

Ways & Means

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  • We are committed to providing high quality and essential services to our residents. bill.
  • lower, or force us to make severe budget and service cuts.
  • provide necessary city services to the business.
  • stores, it allows each city to maximize its own access.
  • It'll go to South Lake. security services, pest control services, all types of landscaping, all types
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Judiciary Feb 17th, 2026 at 01:30 pm

Judiciary

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  • Someone would have to go and pay the Department of Corrections to be able to get it set up.
  • get custody of the kids, they try to rack up fake allegations in order to try to sway their custody
  • This particular report, with this information, now they have access to much of this information already
  • And I'm not sure, but is it to be able to propose any of these. Things already to a minor.
  • You know, within even higher education, you have to have five years of service before you could vest.
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Judiciary Feb 17th, 2026

Judiciary

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  • bit of space to allow the courts to have more reasonable dockets and also to give us a chance to mediate
  • This particular report with this information, now they have access to much of this information already
  • to be able to do this?
  • ... ...trying to, what I would say is soften them up, build trust, to be able to expose them to that
  • You know, within even higher education, you have to have five years of service before you could vest.
Summary: The Senate Judiciary Committee met with a quorum and considered a long series of bills, mostly on criminal justice, elections, civil procedure, and higher education liability. Early measures included SB 1450, allowing judges to waive certain fines and fees for people who have completed probation or incarceration, with an amendment requiring a request and a judicial order; SB 1458, repealing a statute that allowed disclosure of grand jury witnesses; SB 1232, increasing penalties for tower vandalism and copper theft; SB 1238, making domestic assault and battery in the presence of a minor a felony on the first offense; and SB 1325, requiring GPS monitoring and victim-alert protections for certain domestic abuse defendants before release. All of those bills advanced, most on strong or unanimous votes, though SB 1458 and SB 1232 each had one nay. The committee also advanced SB 1209, which adjusted eviction-related civil procedure timelines by replacing “weekends” with Sundays and holidays in the filing-to-summons period, and SB 1362, which standardized early voting hours across the state’s consolidated election schedule, with Thursdays through Saturdays set at 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Wednesdays retained for general elections. Members asked about the effect on landlords, voters, rural counties, and staffing, and the authors said the changes were intended to improve consistency and give more time for payment or mediation. SB 2072, dealing with deed fraud and title theft, was amended to clarify that fee waivers apply to orders restoring title after a fraudulent conveyance, and then advanced unanimously. Later, the committee considered SB 1451, which adds a checkbox for prior voter registration, codifies cancellation of prior registrations, and requires an annual statistical report on registration notices; it advanced on a 6-2 vote after questions about whether the bill could burden voters. SB 1540 created a new felony offense for “grooming” a minor, prompting debate over whether existing indecent-proposal statutes already cover similar conduct; it advanced 7-1. SB 1581 extended the time for county grand jury initiative petitions from 45 to 90 days and added a protest period, and SB 1535 would adjust charity-enforcement procedures for the Attorney General; both advanced. The committee also advanced SB 1266, increasing penalties for violations of the anti-notario law, SB 1927, elevating unauthorized boarding or refusal to leave a school bus to a felony, SB 1460, strengthening penalties for repeat peeping Tom and clandestine recording offenses, and SB 2182, creating civil remedies for nonconsensual sharing of intimate images. SB 1618 was laid over, and the meeting adjourned with notice of another meeting the following week.
OK
Transcript Highlights:
  • And whereas his commitment to education and service reflects the values of resilience and dedication
  • deny a patient access to their medications at that location.
  • If they're going to provide services, they should be the ones funding it, not taxpayers.
  • Shouldn't they be doing that instead of looking to the taxpayers of Oklahoma to fund their services?
  • like for us to look further in developing those services.
OK
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  • his compassion for fellow service members, and whereas his commitment to education and service reflects
  • deny a patient access to their medications at that location.
  • access to capital, and protect students and taxpayers, all without creating state debt or need. ...access
  • If they're going to provide services, they should be the ones funding it and not taxpayers.
  • Shouldn't they be doing that instead of looking to the taxpayers of Oklahoma to fund their services?
Summary: The House met in session with prayer, the Pledge, and several recognitions, including Veteran of the Week Jake Searock, Doctor of the Day Dr. Nicole Bowden, Psychologist of the Day Dr. Amy Cherry, Nurse of the Day Eileen Cooper Grubbs, and a presentation for Developmental Disabilities Awareness Day. Members also welcomed student and community guests in the galleries. The chamber then moved through a long calendar of House bills, with most measures advancing on unanimous consent or broad bipartisan votes. Among the major bills discussed, lawmakers passed measures on county jail medication reimbursement (HB 2059), a sales tax exemption for LifeShare (HB 3920), ratepayer protections for large data centers and crypto mining facilities (HB 2992), a felony offense for breaking and entering an occupied dwelling without intent to commit another crime (HB 3267), PBM access protections for specialty pharmacy patients (HB 4457), adjunct teacher guardrails in K-4 tested subjects (HB 4427), malpractice coverage for state-employed nurse practitioners and physician assistants (HB 4430), and several higher education, water, and state government cleanup bills. The House also approved bills addressing the 988 mental health lifeline, juvenile oversight disclosures, school support employee tracking, a federal education tax credit opt-in, firearms education curriculum development, AI personhood restrictions, child safety reviews related to fentanyl, and expungement relief for trafficking victims. Debate centered most heavily on HB 2992, where supporters argued data centers should pay their share of infrastructure costs so residential and other ratepayers are not burdened, while some members questioned why the bill singled out data centers instead of all large-load users. HB 3267 drew questions about how the new offense would affect people with cognitive impairments, and HB 3312, the firearms education bill, prompted concerns about who would teach the curriculum. HB 3546 on artificial intelligence personhood also generated discussion about accountability and future regulation. Several bills were amended on the floor, including HB 492, HB 4302, and HB 4105. The House recorded numerous final passage votes, with many bills passing overwhelmingly and some by narrower margins, including HB 3800, HB 4333, HB 3704, HB 4159, and HB 3619. Emergency clauses were adopted on some measures, including HB 4427 and HB 3312, while others were passed without emergency action. The chamber also reconsidered and then passed HB 1979 after a motion to reconsider a prior failure.
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Senate Legislative Session Feb 10th, 2026 at 01:30 pm

Oklahoma Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • The Senate will now come to order.
  • Go and bless these men and women who have been sent to this place and direct us to the center of your
  • It brings me great joy today, senators, to introduce you to Leechffler, MD, was born in Broken Arrow,
  • We'd like you to introduce yourselves to everyone: your name, where you're from, where you go to school
  • My plans are to attend Oklahoma State University to obtain a degree in recreational therapy to eventually
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Senate Legislative Session Feb 10th, 2026

Oklahoma Senate Floor Meeting

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  • Women who have been sent to this place and direct us to the center of your will.
  • It brings me great joy today, Senators, to introduce you to Lee Schinders.
  • Madam Leader, it brings me great joy today, Senators, to introduce you to Lee Schoffler, MD.
  • We'd like you to introduce yourselves to everyone: your name, where you're from, where you go to school
  • My plans are to attend Oklahoma State University to obtain a degree in recreational therapy to eventually
Summary: The Senate convened, the clerk called the roll, and a quorum was declared present. The chamber opened with a prayer offered by Senator Peterson, followed by recognitions of the Nurse of the Day, Amanda Fisher, and the Doctor of the Day, Dr. Lee Schaffler, both introduced with brief biographical remarks and applause from members. The Senate also recognized the week’s pages, who introduced themselves and described their schools, assignments, and future plans. Several announcements were then made about upcoming committee and caucus meetings, including Local and County Government, Economic Development, Workforce, and Tourism, Judiciary, the first meeting of the Disability Caucus, and the start of devotion time the next morning. No legislation was debated or voted on during the session. The only formal action was adoption of a motion to adjourn, and the Senate stood adjourned until Wednesday, February 11, 2026, at 1:30 p.m.
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Senate Legislative Session Mar 3rd, 2026 at 01:30 pm

Oklahoma Senate Floor Meeting

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  • like to do after high school.
  • After high school, I want to go to a university to study political science and after that go to law school
  • And so, to get started, Mr.
  • ready to go back to school once again, Mr.
  • I declare the same to have passed. Senator Dossett is asking him to sit.
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Senate Legislative Session Mar 3rd, 2026

Oklahoma Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • I'm from Duncan, Oklahoma, and I plan on going to OU to do pre-med sooner.
  • After high school I want to go to a university to study political science and after that go to law school
  • After high school I want to go to a university to study political science, and after that go to law school
  • I would be happy to get that information for you. I know it was explained to me.
  • ready to go back to school.
Summary: The Senate convened with a quorum, received the day’s invocation, introduced the Doctor of the Day and a group of pages, and recognized several visitors in the gallery, including nursing students and Talakawa Day participants. The chamber then took up Senate Concurrent Resolution 16, which honors Oklahoma women and recognizes March as National Women’s History Month. The resolution highlighted figures such as Kate Barnard, Angie Debo, Clara Luper, and Shannon Lucid. It was moved directly to the calendar, read, adopted by voice vote, and the author offered brief closing remarks. The Senate then considered several bills. Senate Bill 1457, extending the sunset of the Construction Industries Board to 2031, passed 40-3 and was also approved as an emergency measure. Senate Bill 1732, which updates fees and licensing fees for the Construction Industries Board to support expanded responsibilities and staffing, passed 35-9. Senate Bill 1317, allowing local school boards to decide whether to recognize a teacher’s earned career status when moving districts, passed 43-0 and was likewise approved as an emergency measure after questions about safeguards for potential bad actors. Senate Bill 1533, a cleanup measure for the Dignity and Burial Act requiring the veteran to have been an Oklahoma resident, passed 43-0. At the end of the session, leaders announced upcoming committee meetings and a weekly devotional. The Senate then adjourned until Wednesday, March 4, 2026, at 1:30 p.m.