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OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Elections and Ethics Feb 9th, 2026 at 03:00 pm

Elections and Ethics

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KY
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Summary: The committee met for its sixth meeting, established a quorum, and approved the minutes from the October 21 meeting. The main agenda item was a presentation from Kentucky Association of Counties (KACo) leaders and county officials on jail funding and jail-system reform. Speakers said county jail costs have reached crisis levels, citing large and rising general-fund subsidies in counties such as Hardin, McCracken, and Warren, and noting that county general-fund contributions to jail funds have increased by 76% since 2019. KACo outlined a three-part legislative approach for the upcoming session: incentivizing regional jails, clarifying responsibility for pre-trial felony detainees, and redefining the model for housing state inmates in county jails. On regional jails, they proposed one-time state construction funding, statutory changes to allow former county jails to serve as 96-hour holdover facilities, broader participation of jailers on regional jail authority boards, an increased supplement for closed county jails, and a one-time payment for counties that close local jails and join regional facilities. Union County Judge Adam Onan described his county’s savings from contracting with Webster County and said regionalization can reduce costs where feasible. Harlan County Judge Executive Dan Mosley focused on pre-trial felony detainees, saying counties bear the full cost of housing people awaiting trial for long periods, sometimes years, and that pre-trial time is later credited toward state sentences. He argued the state benefits from that credit and referenced prior bills that would have reimbursed counties for time-served credit. Shelley Hampton then proposed replacing the current per diem model for state inmates with contracts requiring the Department of Corrections to pay actual housing costs and to support programming such as substance abuse treatment, cognitive behavioral programming, re-entry services, workforce training, and academics. No votes were taken on the jail proposals, and the meeting ended with the presentation and discussion of the county recommendations.
TX
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  • But produce amazing individuals with this legislation.
  • My goal here is to highlight the many contradictions in this. legislation.
TX
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  • Your legislation. Thank you, Governor.
  • This bill is a refile of SB 1537 from the 88th legislative session.
  • to adopt rules necessary to implement these measures will also be required. a component of this legislation
TX
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  • In 2019, the Texas Judicial Council recognized Webb County Court of Law II as a Judicial Center of Excellence
  • I know that last year at the Annual Judicial Conference we had Judge D.C.
  • The committee substitute simply makes this a legislative council verdict.
  • I want to thank everyone for their support of this legislation.
  • Excellent legislation. Okay, members, if we can get...
LA

Louisiana 2026 Regular Session

Finance May 21st, 2026

Finance

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  • This bill appropriates $94.5 million in State General Fund for the expenses of the legislative branch
  • The legislative expenses bill provides for the expenses of the House of Representatives, the Senate,
  • legislative order, the Legislative Fiscal Office, the Legislative State Institute, and the Legislative
  • The bill includes $94.5 million from the State General Fund for the legislative branch.
  • the Legislative Auditor Ancillary Enterprise Fund, which is an agency working capital fund authorized
AL

Alabama 2026 1st Special Session

Alabama Senate County and Municipal Government Committee Mar 17th, 2026

County and Municipal Government

MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Judiciary Finance and Civil Law Committee 3/10/26

Judiciary Finance and Civil Law

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Summary: The committee approved the minutes from March 5 by voice vote and welcomed new member Representative Van Binsbergen. It then took up House File 2354, which Chair Liebling moved to re-refer to the Public Safety Finance and Policy Committee. Representative Norris presented the bill as an updated version of the Medical Assistance Protection Act, aimed at strengthening the Attorney General’s Medicaid Fraud Control Unit, closing loopholes, equalizing fraud penalties, and increasing penalties for large-scale Medicaid fraud. Attorney General Ellison said the bill would add 18 specialized staff to the unit, moving it from 32 to 50 positions, and argued the federal-state matching structure makes the Attorney General’s office the proper home for the funding because the unit is dedicated to Medicaid fraud work. Nick Wonka, director of the Medicaid Fraud Control Unit, explained the bill’s provisions affecting committee jurisdiction: expanded subpoena authority to obtain financial account contents in provider-fraud investigations, conforming legal representation language to preserve the unit’s authority, venue changes to allow charging in counties where parts of the offense occurred, and a restitution change to let courts order restitution for related conduct in the same scheme. He said the subpoena change would speed investigations and align the Attorney General’s authority with other agencies, and that the restitution change would help recover more fraudulently obtained Medicaid funds. No public testimony was offered. Members questioned why the funding should go to the Attorney General’s office rather than the BCA, whether the new records authority was federally required, how the venue language would work across state lines, and whether the added FTEs indicated the fraud problem was larger than expected. Ellison and Wonka responded that the federal grant requires the work to stay within the Medicaid Fraud Control Unit, that the unit’s investigators are specialized and work with, but separate from, law enforcement, and that the venue provision applies only within Minnesota while out-of-state matters would be referred to the appropriate authorities. The amendment that had been posted was withdrawn and not offered.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Education Policy Committee 2/18/26

Education Policy

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  • We appreciate your interest and participation in the legislative process.
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  • Do they have a judicial warrant? Then they can have access. Do they not? No.
Bills: HF3435, HF3409
TX
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  • I'm an Associate Legislative Director for the Texas Farm Bureau, and I'm here in support of House Bill
  • This legislation would only apply to a public or private airport depicted in any current aeronautical
  • HB 2760 clarifies and standardizes the Judicial Review Process for individuals appealing unemployment
  • These efforts resulted in a report with robust legislative recommendations.
  • It's websites, it's mobile apps, and you know we're I'm confident that this legislation is really going
TX

Texas 89th 2nd C.S.

State Affairs Apr 9th, 2025

State Affairs

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  • And $1000 for legislative candidates.
  • This legislation will allow Texas to be a leader in not just energy production and consumption, but in
  • In 2023, the legislature passed legislation which authorized the PUC to conduct background checks on