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TX

Texas 89th Regular

Senate Session (Part I) Aug 18th, 2025

Texas Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Members of the Senate will come to order, and the Secretary will call the roll.
  • Be with us as we craft legislation to address these needs and to make certain, Father God, in their memory
  • The Dean of the Senate moves to dispense with the reading of yesterday's journal.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Senate Session Aug 15th, 2025

Texas Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • The Senate will come to order.
  • Welcome, everyone, to the gallery. It's good to have you with us today.
  • and members, I move that the Senate of the 89th Legislature first called session adjourned, signed to
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Senate Session Aug 15th, 2025

Texas Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • We asked you to stand.
  • Legislation making it a crime to provide hemp-derived products to children under 21. ...legislation to
  • Relating to outdoor warning sirens in flood-prone areas to finance.
  • Senate Bill 7 by Hughes et al. relating to abortion to State Affairs.
  • according to sex to State Affairs.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Senate Session Apr 2nd, 2025

Texas Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Collin College continues to expand access to affordable high-quality education and workforce development
  • access to food and other basic needs.
  • I know we want to have job services or mental health services because we don't want them panhandling.
  • don't lose funding to other governmental entities who already have access to millions of dollars of
  • to provide pro-life, family-focused services.
Summary: In this meeting, significant discussions revolved around the passage and modification of various Senate Bills, including SB1388, which pertains to family support services under the Health and Human Services Commission. Senator Kolkhorst advocated for the bill, emphasizing its focus on pro-life, family-centered care. The committee passed the bill after thorough examination, showcasing a collaborative effort among the members to ensure its alignment with successful past initiatives. In another session, Senator Hughes presented SB942, aimed at retroactive child support linked to prenatal care, which sparked a constructive dialogue reflecting bipartisan support for maternal and child welfare.
LA

Louisiana 2026 Regular Session

Natural Resources May 21st, 2026

Natural Resources

Transcript Highlights:
  • We have an amendment that's going to allow access from March 1st to September 31st to address that concern
  • The intent, I like the intent of where you’re trying to go, expand access to WMAs.
  • “Expand access to WMAs.
  • Senators, all we’re asking is to be able to access a little bit more of this beautiful WMA.
  • Certainly, we want to improve access and we want to increase access.
AZ

Arizona 2026 Regular Session

03/17/2026 - House Commerce

Commerce

Transcript Highlights:
  • It really was me being tedious and wanting to make sure I gave Maricopa County residents the best service
  • It was so close to my what I thought was forever wheelchair-accessible custom home that ended up being
  • Yes, this gives a process, but I still don't think that this process gives access to everyone. ...process
  • , but I still don't think that this process gives access to everyone.
  • erected that are going to stop people from accessing housing, which is a problem that everyone has already
AL

Alabama 2026 Regular Session

Alabama Senate Finance and Taxation General Fund Committee Mar 4th, 2026

Finance and Taxation General Fund

Transcript Highlights:
  • I'm not going to carry it. I'm going to just hold it over and move on the agenda.
  • You want to go ahead and move to that? >> I do. Yes, sir.
  • Senator Elliott, you want to try to handle this one? >> Sure.
  • Senator Elliott, you want to try to handle this one? >> Sure.
  • Senator Elliott, you want to try to handle this one? >> Sure.
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

CPC Public Hearing - Tue Feb 10, 2026 @ 2:00 PM HST

Consumer Protection & Commerce

Transcript Highlights:
  • These agreements can expand access to service while maintaining the traceability that federal law requires
  • Uh equipment and services to the state.
  • These agreements can expand access<00:13:56.800><c> to</c><00:13:57.040><c> service</c><00:13:57.360>
  • <c> while</c><00:13:57.600><c> maintaining</c><00:13:58.079><c> the</c> access to service while maintaining
  • the access to service while maintaining the traceability<00:13:59.360><c> that</c><00:13:59.519><c>
Summary: The committee on Consumer Protection and Commerce met on February 10, 2026, and heard testimony on several bills. HB 1849 relating to licensing drew comments from DCCA’s Professional and Vocational Licensing Division and the Hawaii Real Estate Commission, both of which stood on written testimony. The Hawaii Coalition for Immigrant Rights testified in strong support, emphasizing that some immigrants, including DACA recipients, are already contributing in Hawaii and that the state should help create pathways for them to remain and advance professionally. No vote or final action was taken on HB 1849 during the portion shown. The committee then heard HB 2000, the wheelchair right-to-repair bill. Encart opposed the measure, arguing that repair delays are largely driven by insurance prior authorization and that wheelchair repairs involve FDA-regulated medical devices where improper repairs could create health risks. Peter Fritz testified in support, saying the bill was modeled on similar laws in other states and that he had personal experience through his sister’s use of a wheelchair. Members questioned whether repairs done outside insurer networks might not be reimbursed, and Fritz said that was a concern but that the need for timely repair outweighed it. The committee also discussed HB 1753 on social media, where DCCA’s Office of Consumer Protection supported the bill but suggested an amendment to the definition of personal information. On HB 1511 relating to consumer protection, DCCA’s Insurance Division supported the bill, while the Alliance for Automotive Innovation and the Hawaii Automobile Dealers Association offered comments seeking to preserve legitimate manufacturer and dealer communications about vehicles, warranties, recalls, and related services. The committee also took up HB 276 HD1 and HB 1513 on condominiums. The Hawaii Real Estate Commission offered comments on HB 276 HD1. For HB 1513, the Hawaii Green Infrastructure Authority supported the bill, but DCCA’s Insurance Division opposed it, warning that diverting HHRF funds could weaken reinsurance arrangements and raise premiums for consumers who rely on the fund. Members questioned whether the proposed condo loan program would need HHRF money and whether the amounts in the bill were necessary, and the division said it opposed using HHRF for that purpose. The committee also heard HB 2188 on housing, where OCP supported the measure and the Hawaii Association of Realtors raised concerns about conflicts with the Fair Credit Reporting Act and the use of tenant screening reports, noting that a working group is already addressing landlord-tenant issues. Members asked OCP to research how other states handle similar laws and whether additional language is needed to avoid federal conflict. Finally, on HB 1876 relating to mental health, the Department of Health’s Adult Mental Health Division supported the bill but said it remains opposed to harmful, non-evidence-based treatment modalities; Pride at Work Hawaii also testified in strong support. No final votes or committee decisions were reported in the excerpt.
AZ

Arizona 2026 Regular Session

01/28/2026 - House Transportation & Infrastructure

Transportation & Infrastructure

Transcript Highlights:
  • come after when we have to provide law enforcement services, trash pickup, and any damages to any businesses
  • after when we have to provide law enforcement services trash pickup and any damages to any businesses
  • from a person leasing or renting an EV charging station accessible to the public.
  • , and you then have to figure out a way to get that trailer back into service or have the driver follow
  • pass the test, or they violate their out-of-service order and just continue to drive.
WA

Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Postsecondary Education & Workforce Jan 27th, 2026 at 01:30 pm

Postsecondary Education & Workforce

Transcript Highlights:
  • access to professional development is essential to maintaining quality child care.
  • Washington made a bipartisan commitment to children and families to provide access to high-quality early
  • The two-year service commitment is smart policy to us.
  • access to care across Washington State.
  • to expand access to financial aid is vital for students to have a real opportunity to break cycles of
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Licensing & Administrative Procedures Apr 22nd, 2025

Licensing & Administrative Procedures

Transcript Highlights:
  • The Committee on Licensing and Administrative Procedures will come to order.
  • Due to the number of witnesses we've registered and to accommodate all, who wish to testify, there will
  • This bill relates to the eligibility requirements to practice public accountancy.
  • Is there an objection to the adoption of this committee substitute?
  • Is there an objection to the adoption of the committee substitute?
TX
Transcript Highlights:
  • Procedure titled Access to Cellular Telephone or Other Wireless Communications. device.
  • Article 18 requires a search warrant to access cellular phones or other wireless devices. devices, but
  • Stolen postal keys grant criminals unrestricted access to... ...and multi-unit residences, allowing them
  • provide services for our citizens that we can keep those prices down so it's not passed on to consumers
  • About two years ago, we actually wrote checks during the campaign. to pay for certain services, but they
HI
Transcript Highlights:
  • so that they don't have access to families, to legal— trying to make cases for exploitation trying to
  • our</c> I said, the access to services from our I said, the access to services from our organization
  • c> it's</c><00:54:02.920><c> ICE's</c> to service providers that it's ICE's to service providers that
  • to some services.
  • to some services.
Summary: The Committee on Water and Land met on March 31, 2026, and heard testimony on several resolutions. HCR 13/HR 50, which asks DLNR to work with DOE and the Public Charter School Commission on a student coral stewardship program, drew comments from DLNR, which said it stood on written testimony and had proposed amendments, and from supporters in the room. HCR 61, urging investment in reforestation policies, workforce, nursery capacity, and related support for public and private lands, received strong support from DLNR and multiple testifiers, including members of a reforestation policy hui, a resident, and others who emphasized watershed protection, flood and fire resilience, and the need to upgrade nursery infrastructure and staffing. Committee members asked questions about nursery modernization, staffing, island-specific needs, and whether reforestation could reduce wildfire impacts; the DLNR witness said all islands need investment, with especially large opportunities on Hawaiʻi Island, and that healthier forests improve resilience though they cannot eliminate climate-related risks. The committee then heard HCR 136/HR 128 on wildland-urban interface safety standards for Maui plantation towns, but no one testified. It also heard HCR 185/HR 175, which urges denial of permits for ICE detention-related warehouses; Chris Coffey of Immua Alliance testified in support, saying migrant survivors of exploitation are harmed when ICE detains people and that Hawaii would not be the first place to take such action, citing examples from other states and cities. In questioning, members explored whether a local facility would keep people closer to families and services or instead increase local detention; Coffey said detention generally cuts off access to services and can intensify fear, and that a local facility could incentivize more detention and make survivors less likely to come forward. Finally, the committee heard HCR 155/HR 147 supporting the Hawaii Water Safety Coalition’s Hawaii Water Safety Act. Testifiers included Allison Shapera, who described the statewide water safety plan, Hawaii’s high drowning rate, the economic and human costs of drownings, and her personal loss of her daughter in a preventable drowning; Kirsten Hermstead and Kalani Vierra of the Hawaiian Lifeguard Association said the plan’s recommendations need legislative recognition to help with implementation and grant funding; and Jessamine Town Horner testified by Zoom as a co-founder and bereaved family advocate. The transcript provided does not show any votes or final committee actions on the measures discussed.
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Senate Legislative Session Feb 19th, 2026 at 09:30 am

Oklahoma Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • You will have to head down to floor two to hear them after this program.
  • company is not involved in reimbursing a service, they should not be able to fix the price.
  • to this.
  • try to make a little bit of money whenever you've been losing money on any number of services then they
  • doing is giving the dental providers more flexibility and an opportunity to provide the services to
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Senate Legislative Session Feb 19th, 2026

Oklahoma Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • I'm going to get to take a little part of that.
  • an honor to me to see this school in my district doing what they've done... ...to you this team.
  • So members, You will have to head down to floor two to hear them after this program.
  • company is not involved in reimbursing a service, they should not be able to fix the price.
  • provide the services to the patient at a cost that they can agree upon with the... ...patient.
Summary: The Senate convened with a quorum, opened with prayer, and then spent much of the session on recognitions and floor introductions. The chamber honored the undefeated Jones High School Longhorns football team for winning the Class 2A-I state championship, recognized Miss Oklahoma 2025 Tessa Darrell, and celebrated the Murray State College bass fishing team for winning its second consecutive national title. The Senate also adopted SR-29, a resolution recognizing February as Black History Month and highlighting Black Oklahomans’ history, civil rights contributions, and achievements; the resolution passed without opposition. The Senate then took up several bills. SB 667, requested by the Board of Chiropractic Examiners, updates chiropractic licensure language, moves to an online licensure portal, and repeals an obsolete consultant position; it passed 45-0. SB 1466 extends the sunset date for the advisory committee on midwifery to 2036; it passed 41-4 and was advanced as an emergency measure. SB 1942, dealing with dental insurance and provider pricing for services not reimbursed by insurance, prompted extended debate over free-market principles, patient costs, and insurance contract limits; it passed 40-3. SB 1989 modernizes the Oklahoma College Savings Plan by allowing contributions through digital payment platforms such as Venmo, Cash App, PayPal, Zelle, and digital wallets; it passed 44-0. The Senate also heard gallery introductions for FCCLA students, including the Bristow chapter and Adair High School students, and welcomed former Senator Judy Easton McIntyre for Black History Month events. Committee and floor announcements followed, including upcoming meetings of Business and Insurance, Administrative Rules, and Technology and Telecommunications. The chamber then adjourned until Monday, February 23, 2026, at 1:30 p.m.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Senate Session Mar 24th, 2025

Texas Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Senate Bill 2062 by Parker relates to the provision of and access to services for children with certain
  • by the Department of State Health Services to Health and Human Services.
  • Medicaid and reimbursement for those services to Health and Human Services.
  • and veterinary students to Health and Human Services.
  • Senate Bill 2128 relates to anesthesiologist's assistance to Health and Human Services.
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Judiciary and Public Safety Oversight Apr 14th, 2026 at 10:30 am

Judiciary and Public Safety Oversight

Transcript Highlights:
  • To be honest with you, this bill is somewhat confusing to me because I am trying to figure out how I
  • they are made aware of services available to their child and aimed at supporting that permanency.
  • Everything's going to be partially sealed, so law enforcement will still have access to those records
  • Everything's going to be partially sealed, so law enforcement will still have access to those records
  • Move to adopt. Yield to questions. Do you have a motion? Move to adopt. Any questions?
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Judiciary and Public Safety Oversight Apr 14th, 2026

Judiciary and Public Safety Oversight

Transcript Highlights:
  • To be honest with you, this bill is somewhat confusing to me because I am trying to figure out how I
  • aware of services available to their child and aimed at supporting that permanency.
  • They'd have to wait to be on unrestricted for another year and a half.
  • Everything's going to be partially sealed, so law enforcement will still have access to those records
  • Everything's going to be partially sealed, so law enforcement will still have access to those records
Summary: The committee heard a long series of Senate bills covering criminal justice, public safety, family law, and administrative changes. Measures discussed included penalties for impersonating a notary or law enforcement officer, consolidating DUI charges, allowing motor carriers to represent themselves at Corporation Commission hearings, drone trespass penalties over critical infrastructure, expanding protections for contract employees under assault and battery laws, copper theft felony penalties, raising the marriage age to 18 with no exceptions, expanding the definition of great bodily injury for domestic abuse cases, post-adoption contact for services, driver’s license and testing changes, expungement system automation delays, consumer protection clarifications, gambling penalty updates, OSBI authority and fee changes, gift card protections, medical parole eligibility decisions, firearm transport on boats, caps on wrongful termination settlements at public institutions, GPS monitoring for certain domestic violence defendants, mandatory school reporting of inappropriate employee contact with students, expedited driver’s license delivery and tracking numbers, DOC credit modifications, drug court discretion, repeat peeping Tom and clandestine recording penalties, open pasture signage requirements, supervised visitation after DHS findings of sexual abuse, and victim notification by email from the Pardon and Parole Board. Most bills were presented by members as request or cleanup measures, with brief explanations and limited debate. Several bills drew questions about implementation, due process, costs, and scope, especially the domestic violence GPS monitoring bill and the DOC credit bill. The committee also discussed a bill to lower the age for marriage, which was reported out 10-1, and a domestic violence-related GPS tracking bill that passed 12-0 after questions about monitoring and payment. Another domestic violence bill expanding great bodily injury definitions passed 12-0, and a bill requiring supervised visitation after a DHS sexual abuse finding passed 13-0. Nearly all measures were reported out with unanimous or near-unanimous votes, including multiple 11-0, 12-0, 13-0, and 14-0 recommendations. A few bills had split votes, including the marriage-age bill at 10-1, the gambling penalty bill at 12-1, the OSBI record-check fee bill at 13-0, and the wrongful termination cap bill at 8-5. Several bills were laid over for a later meeting, and the committee adjourned after announcing it would continue work on Thursday.
WA

Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Transportation Feb 9th, 2026 at 01:30 pm

Transportation

Transcript Highlights:
  • House Bill 2727 requires WSDOT to establish the educational transit access grant program to provide funds
  • Representative Taylor continued: These are students who are least likely to have access to scholarships
  • access for students to free public transit or reduced fares.
  • be able to take expanded light rail access and public transportation to get to university or to college
  • to public transportation, that don't have the opportunity to be able to that access to public transportation
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Public Safety Apr 7th, 2026 at 09:00 am

Public Safety

Transcript Highlights:
  • was almost impossible due to the difficulty of accessing TPD's frequencies.
  • They were deployed to that. They are called into service when we need the very best.
  • It would be detrimental to the state and to the citizens to lose the services that they provide.
  • I think it is a very, very good service that they Provide to Oklahoma.
  • It doesn't ask law enforcement to provide services.