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AR
Arkansas 2026 1st Special Session
PUBLIC HEALTH, WELFARE AND LABOR COMMITTEE - SENATE AND HOUSE May 21st, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- Before that, you said, is it your company’s from Austin, Texas, that you work with? Yes, sir.
- My question is for Austin, Texas.
- The number of unsheltered homeless in Texas is in the 10,000s.
- Texas, like Arkansas, has a legislature that meets every other year.
- Texas, like Arkansas, has a legislature that meets every other year.
Summary:
The committee first approved a motion, then heard a lengthy presentation on homelessness policy and behavioral health. Testimony focused on the view that Arkansas should shift toward more data-driven, outcomes-based responses to homelessness, including stronger treatment options for serious mental illness and substance use disorder, better data collection, provider accountability, and possible statewide use of the Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinic (CCBHC) model. Speakers from Fort Smith, Restore Hope, Our House, and Western Arkansas Counseling described local work, the need for better coordination across providers, and the role of crisis services, ACT teams, and employment support. Members asked about sex offender tracking, the difference between sheltered and unsheltered homelessness, how to scale successful programs statewide, and whether Arkansas could apply for a statewide Continuum of Care or CCBHC planning grant. The discussion also touched on camping bans, civil commitment, and federal funding changes, with several speakers urging the state to pursue the CCBHC planning grant and more transparent reporting systems.
After the homelessness discussion, the committee moved through a series of Department of Energy and Board of Nursing rule reviews. DEQ proposed updating the post-closure cleanup threshold for solid waste matters from $50,000 to $2 million to match Act 791 of 2025, and members asked about financial assurance and oversight; the rule was reviewed without objection. The Board of Nursing then presented multiple rule changes tied to recent acts, including adding fees for dialysis patient care technician registration, expanding contact-information requirements, implementing APRN delegation authority to unlicensed workers, clarifying APRN authority for death certificates and durable medical equipment prescriptions, updating certified medication assistant training and insulin-injection authority, and conforming independent-practice rules for clinical nurse specialists. Each rule was reviewed without objection.
Near the end of the meeting, Senator Irvin announced that UAMS had completed its NCI designation submission for the Winthrop Rockefeller Cancer Institute, calling it an important milestone for the state. The committee then adjourned.
TX
Texas 89th 1st C.S.
89th Legislative Session - First Called Session Aug 5th, 2025
Texas House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- for the great privilege that we have of being citizens of this great country and this great state of Texas
- Honorable Stan Kitzman of Waller County to lead us in the pledges of allegiance to the United States and Texas
- Stan Kitzman: My colleagues and friends of Texas, please join me in the pledges to our flag.
- Honor the Texas flag. I pledge allegiance to thee, Texas, one state under God, one and indivisible.
- This morning, I met with the leadership of the Texas Department of Public Safety to get a full briefing
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- Rain and flooding threatens parts of Texas, including the Hill Country.
- Rain and flooding threatens parts of Texas, including the hill country.
- “Hello, this is Riley Griffin, and I live at 255-1 Highway 39 in Hunt, Texas.
- You know, I live in Houston, Texas.
- Texas is better prepared. Would that be an accurate statement? Absolutely.
WY
Wyoming 2026 Regular Session
Senate Minerals, Business & Economic Development Committee, February 27, 2026
Minerals, Business & Economic Development
Transcript Highlights:
- Louisiana and Texas are our two biggest domestic rivals in this market.
- You know, everybody always hears about Texas did this or California did that.
- competitors were Texas and Louisiana. competitors were Texas and Louisiana.
- And then than either Texas or Louisiana.
- Wyoming can do this, Texas did that.
Keywords:
energy transmission, load growth, Wyoming energy authority, transmission planning study, public utilities, regional cooperation, energy, funding, grants, loans, coal, natural gas, mineral processing, economic development, stable token, liquidity, trust account, Wyoming, fund distribution, financial regulation
TX
Texas 89th 1st C.S.
89th Legislative Session - First Called Session Aug 12th, 2025
Texas House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Great state capital of Texas, Father, this wonderful, beautiful House of Representatives, Father, and
- On both sides of the aisle, Father, we thank you for the commonness that we have, that we all love Texas
- Honorable Daniel Alders of Smith County to lead us in the pledges of allegiance to the United States and Texas
- Honor the Texas flag. I pledge allegiance to thee, Texas, one state under God, one and indivisible.
- If the devastation in our Hill Country communities, the Texas Constitution, and their mounting debt aren't
Summary:
The House met under a call of the House with strict roll call enforcement, but only 95 members were present, so a quorum was not achieved. After the invocation and pledges, a parliamentary inquiry was raised about whether committee budgets could be amended to remove funds for absent vice chairs or deans, but the chair said not at that time.
The speaker then explained that, because quorum was still lacking, the House could not take up the scheduled critical flood response legislation intended to aid families and communities affected by recent devastation. He said DPS costs associated with compelling attendance were already well over six figures and would be charged back to absent members under House rules. He also warned that absent members remained subject to civil arrest and that the House would continue efforts to secure quorum.
Members present were told they would not be punished and could return to their districts for Wednesday and Thursday, but should remain within six hours of the Capitol if quorum appeared likely. The speaker announced another attempt to convene on Friday, with the possibility that if quorum still was not reached, the House and Senate would sine die and the governor would call a second special session. The House then adjourned until 8:30 a.m. Wednesday.
TX
Texas 89th 2nd C.S.
Press Conference: Texas House Democratic Caucus Jan 23rd, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- He... says good because the people of Texas need you.
- And I think that that's what happened today and the people of Texas should be really proud... of the
- Ramon Chairman Romero has told you it is a new day, and it is a new day that actually the Texas House
- As Democrats, we are here to make sure that the people of Texas know we are ready to get to work.
- this moment of hypocrisy of Republican extremism, and let's get down to the business of the state of Texas
WY
Wyoming 2026 Regular Session
House Floor Session-Day 12, February 23, 2026-PM
Wyoming House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
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visit <01:10:07.240>family <01:10:07.800>in <01:10:08.000>Texas - or maybe just to visit family in Texas. or maybe just to visit family in Texas.
- this bill does is it gives them another option that they can actually file bankruptcy through the Chapter
- So this is another tool just offering that they can file bankruptcy, a Chapter 9, with the bankruptcy
- So this is another tool just offering that they can file bankruptcy, a Chapter 9, with the bankruptcy
TX
Texas 89th 2nd C.S.
The July 2025 Flooding Events, General Investigating Apr 27th, 2026
The July 2025 Flooding Events, General Investigating
Transcript Highlights:
- Francis Blackwell Loper is a full-time teacher in Lubbock, Texas.
- Rain and flooding threaten parts of Texas, including the hill country.
- Hello, this is Riley Griffith, and I live at 251 Highway 39 in Hunt, Texas.
- You know, I live in Houston, Texas.
- The state of Texas appreciates you. Thank you all for your testimony.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- Steve Bresnan, I have you here on behalf of the Texas Court Reporters Association, registered for the
- I really appreciate it. your staff working with us, the Texas Court Reporters Association and the Texas
- an amicus letter that Amy Bresnan and I sent to the Third Court of Appeals and the Supreme Court of Texas
- Appeals to resolve its part of the case within 60 days of the passage of the bill. and would tell the Texas
- issues, assuming the case survives to that point, under the exclusive original jurisdiction of the Texas
Bills:
HB16
US
US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
US House Floor Proceedings (Thursday, July 10, 2025)
US Federal House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Ellzey of Texas. Mr. Cohen of Tennessee. Mr. Cleave of Missouri. Mr. Veasey of Texas. Mr.
- Doggett of Texas. ALABAMA. MR. HUDSON OF NORTH CAROLINA. MR. MURPHY OF NORTH CAROLINA. MR.
- ELLZEY OF TEXAS. MR. COHEN OF TENNESSEE. MR. CLEAVE OF MISSOURI. MR. VEASEY OF TEXAS. MR.
- DOGGETT OF TEXAS.
TX
Texas 89th 1st C.S.
89th Legislative Session - First Called Session Aug 4th, 2025
Texas House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Those who answered the call, honored their oath, and came here ready to work for the people of Texas.
- pressure of out-of-state politicians and activists who don't know the first thing about what's right for Texas
- The people of Texas are watching, and so is the nation.
- And now to the greatest state in our land, honor the Texas flag.
- I pledge allegiance to thee, Texas, one state under God, one and indivisible.
Summary:
The House convened amid a quorum failure and a forceful statement from the Speaker criticizing absent members for leaving the state and delaying action on urgent issues such as disaster recovery, flood-related deaths, and human trafficking. The Speaker said the House would use all available rules to compel attendance, including a call of the House and civil arrest warrants if necessary. The chamber then opened with prayer and the pledges to the U.S. and Texas flags.
Representative Garin moved to place a call on the House until consideration of HB 4 on third reading was completed. The motion was adopted by record vote, 86 ayes and 6 nays, and the doors were locked. Garin then moved that the Sergeant at Arms or appointed officers send for all absent members not excused, with warrants of arrest if necessary, continuing beyond adjournment until further order of the House. That motion also prevailed by record vote, 85 ayes and 6 nays.
While under the call, members needed written permission to leave the chamber. The Speaker granted permission for members registered present to leave and return the next day. The House then adjourned without objection until 1 p.m. Tuesday.
TX
Texas 89th Regular
Senate Special Committee on Congressional Redistricting Aug 21st, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- I have are CD 9, Houston; CD 28, the RGV; CD 32 in the Dallas region; and CD 34. in coastal South Texas
- According to the Texas Legislative Council, as of this moment 38.6...
- Yes, as part of the Texas delegation. OK.
- My district stretches all the way from Far East Tarrant County out into West Texas.
- So, the way the map was drawn for South Texas, it's not very... that's my comment. I understand.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Minnesota House passes bill to ban 'nudification technology' 4/23/26
Minnesota House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- There was a Texas law that was upheld in a legal challenge to the U.S. Supreme Court.
- There was a Texas law that was upheld in a legal challenge to the U.S. Supreme Court.
- There was a Texas law that was upheld in a legal challenge to the U.S. Supreme Court.
- There was a Texas law that was upheld in a legal challenge to the U.S. Supreme Court.
- Again, they submitted data and information in support of this Texas law and the legislature's decision
Summary:
House File 1606, as amended, was debated on the House floor as a bill to prohibit access to nudification technology and related AI-generated sexual deepfakes. Representative Hansen, the bill’s author, described the measure as a response to non-consensual, sexually explicit images and videos, especially harms to children and women, and said the bill would define nudified content, require nudifying features on apps and websites to be turned off in Minnesota, bar promotion of such apps, and create enforcement and remedies. Supporters emphasized testimony from survivors, the rapid growth of AI-generated child sexual abuse material, and the need for state action because federal regulation has lagged. Opponents of the amendment argued the underlying bill should remain a clean, single-issue measure focused on non-consensual content creation and warned that adding age-verification language would complicate the bill and add cost.
Representative Bakeberg offered amendment A4, which would add age-verification requirements for commercial adult-content sites, with privacy limits for adults and enforcement mechanisms including audits and attorney general authority. Supporters of the amendment said it would extend existing physical-world protections for minors into the digital space, cited legal support from a Texas case and similar laws in other states, and argued it would help protect children from online pornography. Representative Hansen opposed the amendment, saying she had not been consulted, that it would muddy the bill’s focus on non-consensual nudification, and that it would add fiscal cost. Other members spoke both for and against the amendment, with some saying the issues were related and others saying the amendment was not ready and should be handled separately.
The House then took a roll call on amendment A4, and it failed on a 67-67 tie. After the amendment was not adopted, the bill was given its third reading. In closing remarks, supporters of the underlying bill reiterated that it was intended to protect victims and prevent harm before it occurs, while one member said the bill did not go far enough because it targeted software makers rather than the people creating and distributing the material. The transcript ends with further discussion of the bill’s purpose and support for moving it forward.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- of fact, a couple of sessions back, we all joined together and stood up and passed a bill that made Texas
- By telling the federal government there will be no federal laws on gun law enforced in Texas on on gun
- laws that exceed Texas law.
- No question, you've been a tremendous leader for Texas.
- That we would take a stand and stand. up for Texas sovereignty in it.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- fact, a couple of sessions back we all joined together and stood up and, and passed a bill that made Texas
- By telling the federal government there'll be no federal laws on gun law enforced in Texas on gun laws
- that exceed a Texas law.
- No question you've been a tremendous leader for Texas.
- may I please, if it's OK with you, can we do this, uh, that we would take a stand and stand up for Texas
Summary:
The Senate State Affairs Committee met with a quorum present and took up House Bill 796, which had previously been heard and was before the committee with a new substitute. Senator King explained that the bill would allow the Legislature, by concurrent resolution and a two-thirds vote of each chamber, to determine that a federal directive is unconstitutional and to prohibit state or local officers from assisting in its enforcement. He said the measure would not nullify federal law, but would bar state and local cooperation with federal actions the Legislature found unconstitutional, such as directives affecting churches, gun rights, or other state interests.
Members asked questions about when the process could be used and whether it would only apply during a regular or special session. Senator King responded that it would require the Legislature to be in session, like any concurrent resolution. Senator Hall expressed support for state sovereignty but worried the bill was too limited and did not go far enough to assert Texas independence from federal overreach. King replied that the bill would still let the Legislature direct state and local officials not to assist in carrying out unconstitutional federal actions.
The committee adopted the substitute without objection. Senator Bettencourt then moved to report House Bill 796, as substituted, to the full Senate with the recommendation that it do pass and be printed. The motion passed on an 8-2 vote, and the committee recessed subject to the call of the chair.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- It reflects our recommendations for the operation of the Texas Senate. Mr.
- solemnly swear that I will faithfully execute the duties of the office of the Senate of the State of Texas
- will faithfully execute the duties of the office of the, your office, of the Senate of the state of Texas
- ability, preserve, protect, and, will, to the best of my ability, preserve, protect, and state of Texas
- Liu, thank you for volunteering your time, your expertise, and your care to the people of Texas today
Summary:
The Senate reconvened from recess, received a message from the House that it was organized and ready to transact business, and exchanged brief welcomes between the chambers. The House also reported passage of SCR 7, which directs the State Preservation Board to begin steps to replace the Children of the Confederacy plaque with a plaque honoring victims of the state’s convict leasing system.
The Senate then took up and adopted Senate Resolution 1, the caucus resolution offered by Senator Zaffirini, which sets recommendations for Senate operations. Officers of the Senate were sworn in, and the chamber adopted Senate Resolution 2, the Rules Resolution, offered by Senator Hughes; he said it largely carried forward prior rules with only slight committee-structure changes.
The Senate also authorized a committee to notify the House that the Senate was organized and ready for business, and named Senators Creighton, Alvarado, Huffman, Hughes, and Parker to that committee. The Doctor of the Day, Dr. Liu, was introduced, and the Senate then recessed until 1 p.m. Wednesday, January 22.
US
US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
US House Floor Proceedings (Friday, June 6, 2025)
US Federal House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Gentleman from Texas seek recognition. Gentleman from Texas seek recognition.
- Speaker, I ask from Texas. Uh, Mr.
- Van Dy from the great state of Texas Van Dy from the great state of Texas such<00:31:24.960>
- gentleoman from Texas seek recognition? gentleoman from Texas seek recognition?
- The gentleman from Texas, Mr.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Public safety committee approves bill broadening state's self-defense rights, HF13 2/26/25
Transcript Highlights:
- At the time, Texas didn't allow carrying of firearms in churches, complete ban.
- Two years later, Texas changed the law, allowed carrying in churches.
- Two years later, Texas changed the law, allowed carrying in churches.
- Two years later, Texas changed the law, allowed carrying in churches.
- A study from Texas A&M University found A study from Texas A&M University found that<00:15:30.440
Summary:
The committee heard Chair Bliss present HF 13, a bill to change Minnesota self-defense law so that a person using reasonable force in resisting an offense against the person would not be required to consider retreat. Bliss tied the proposal to a recent Minnesota Supreme Court case involving a man at a light rail station and argued the court had effectively created a duty to retreat that the legislature had never enacted. He said the bill would codify the right to stand one’s ground while still leaving reasonableness to judges and juries.
Supporters Bryan Gosh of the NRA and Rob Door of the Minnesota Gun Owners Caucus testified that Minnesota’s duty-to-retreat rules are confusing, judicially created, and out of step with other states. They argued the bill would clarify self-defense law and protect people who defend themselves or others, citing examples from other states and a Texas church shooting to argue that a retreat requirement can endanger victims and bystanders. Opponents Maggie Emery of Protect Minnesota, Sarah Erickson of Giffords, and Don Einwalter of Moms Demand Action argued the bill would function as a “shoot-first” law, increase homicides, worsen racial disparities, and make communities and law enforcement less safe. They cited studies linking stand-your-ground laws to higher homicide rates and pointed to incidents in Florida and Minnesota involving firearms and children.
The committee also took up two amendments. Representative Hollins offered an amendment on safe and secure firearm storage, saying it was intended to reduce child access to guns and suicides; she requested a roll call. Chair Bliss opposed it, saying current law already covers negligent storage and that the amendment was too broad, including for a rural constituent who keeps a shotgun by his door. Representative Hudson and Representative Pinto argued over whether current law is sufficient and whether the amendment would remove needed flexibility. The transcript ends during discussion of the amendments, with no final vote or disposition recorded.
NH
New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session
House Criminal Justice and Public Safety (01/14/2026)
Criminal Justice and Public Safety
Transcript Highlights:
- The state of Texas has some of the most lax gun laws in the country and consistently ranks among the
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- of this chapter. of this chapter.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety - Part 1 - 04/17/26
Judiciary and Public Safety
Transcript Highlights:
- In 2020, Texas passed a bill to eliminate fees statewide.
- 13 again to make things chapter 13 again to make things um<02:18:19.360>
consistent. - We're at odds with Minnesota Government Data Practices Act, Chapter 13.
- And in the exchange in trying to make sure we at least adhere to the spirit of chapter 13, that's why
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