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TX

Texas 89th Regular

Pensions, Investments & Financial Services Mar 17th, 2025

Pensions, Investments & Financial Services

Transcript Highlights:
  • To state employees, only specifically state employees.
  • All state employees. Okay.
  • , but the following do not have those same protections on the state level. state employees, retired teachers
  • We believe that those public service should be availed of the same state-level protections that exist
  • I'm with Service Corporation International.
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

RM 325 Conference PM - Thu Apr 23, 2026

Hawaii House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • budget and negotiations on the state budget and then<00:18:11.560> after<00:18:11.800> that
  • This is proposing amendments to Article 6, Section 3 of the Hawaii State Constitution to increase the
  • mandatory retirement age for state justices and judges to 75 from 70.
  • Services. Services.
  • . state. state.
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

House Chamber - Thu Apr 23, 2026, 12:00PM HST - Day 50

Hawaii House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
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  • clinics across our state. clinics across our state.
  • <00:53:55.359> is<00:53:55.560> saying state is saying state is saying one one one one<
  • <00:56:07.200> in<00:56:07.320> my state in my state in my comments comments comments I
AL

Alabama 2026 1st Special Session

Alabama Senate Education Policy Committee Apr 1st, 2026

Education Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • Um, there's a procedure for protesting it if it's not, and the state board would adopt the rules.
  • protesting it if it's not and the state protesting it if it's not and the state um<00:06:03.280>
  • >> Throughout<00:11:44.399> the<00:11:44.640> state.
  • >> Throughout the state. >> Throughout the state.
  • ,<00:11:50.720> uh, we have duplication of services, uh, we have duplication of services,
Bills: HB8, HB380, HB8, HB380
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

Senate Floor Session 02-04-2026 11:30am

Hawaii Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
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  • state including those<00:09:58.080> folks<00:09:58.320> who<00:09:58.560> share
  • It's supported by 60,000 plus unpaid caregivers throughout the state. about more information as how it
  • to rise as the state has one of<00:10:42.880> the<00:10:43.120> highest<00:10:43.440><
  • <00:11:06.240> And Caregivers throughout the state.
AL

Alabama 2026 1st Special Session

Alabama Senate Healthcare Committee Jan 28th, 2026

Healthcare

Transcript Highlights:
  • Uh I'm president throughout the state.
  • various hospitals throughout the state various hospitals throughout the state just<00:25:55.360>
  • Um so state of medicine in Alabama.
  • Thank you. every corner of our state. Alamians every corner of our state.
  • In exchange, inpatient services close, and the hospital, in shuttering those inpatient services, focuses
Bills: SB63, SB80, SB63, SB80
FL

Florida 2026 Regular Session

Judiciary Jan 20th, 2026

Judiciary

Transcript Highlights:
  • and many states have already driven.
  • and state legislative So that the State of Florida will provide concurrent, both federal and state legislative
  • States Attorney or United States District Court for the applicable district in this state has waived
  • Chair, members of the Judiciary Committee, for your dedicated service to our state and for this chance
  • Thank you for your time and your service to the state of Florida. Thank you very much.
Summary: The committee considered several bills and reported each favorably. SB 624, by Senator Yarborough, would allow batterers intervention programs to offer optional supplemental faith-based activities, with no participant required to take part. Supporters said it would expand provider options and help address a shortage of certified programs; opponents raised concerns about mixing government-ordered programming with religion and about the state’s prior rule change. The bill passed 7-2. The committee also approved CS/SB 834, which repeals a 2022 restriction barring licensed insurance agents from partnering with health care sharing ministries to market or sell their programs. The sponsor and supporters argued the bill restores free speech, consumer choice, and access to faith-based alternatives, while opponents warned about consumer confusion, higher commissions, and weak protections because these ministries are not insurance. After extended debate, the measure passed 8-2. Other measures advanced unanimously or near-unanimously. CS/SB 502, as amended, would give Florida concurrent jurisdiction over certain juvenile offenses on military installations so juveniles can be handled in the state system; it passed 9-0. CS/SB 52 would exempt volunteer armed security for houses of worship from Class D or G licensing requirements, and supporters cited rising threats to churches and the need for organized volunteer security; it passed 9-0. SB 840, a cleanup bill to narrow and clarify last year’s emergency-related land-use restrictions after hurricanes, also passed 9-0, and CS/SB 758, which updates the membership of the Justice Administration Commission, passed 9-0 after an amendment restoring two public defenders to the commission.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Corrections Apr 30th, 2025

Corrections

Transcript Highlights:
  • Presley stated. The Chair recognizes Representative Lowe.
  • for both the individuals and the state agencies involved.
  • It also authorizes the Texas Department of State Health Services to suspend, revoke, or deny emergency
  • This bill would give too much power to a state agency.
  • In his concurring opinion, Justice Kennedy gave a striking warning to all states, stating that if the
OK
Transcript Highlights:
  • BJ served in the United States Army. From 1973 to 1976. Mr.
  • Medal for his military service.
  • 40 years of law enforcement service to the state of Oklahoma.
  • Accepted several awards for his service to patients in Oklahoma.
  • That's recognized by the NRA in the state of Oklahoma.
AZ

Arizona 2026 Regular Session

03/31/2026 - Senate Appropriations, Transportation and Technology

Appropriations, Transportation and Technology

Transcript Highlights:
  • There was medical negligence within the state-funded care, and critical services were disrupted when
  • As stated, there are thousands of homeless veterans across the state of Arizona.
  • , addiction services.
  • , addiction services.
  • We have neglected one of the four priority services that this state is responsible for offering: education
Summary: The committee heard House Bill 2615, a strike-everything amendment creating an Independent Oversight Committee tied to the Department of Child Safety, with authority to review DCS practices, request briefings and audits, visit sites, and receive confidential complaints, along with a $2.2 million appropriation. The sponsor and several parents and advocates testified that stronger independent oversight was needed because of serious DCS failures affecting children and families. Some members supported the goal but objected to housing the committee in the Ombudsman’s office or questioned whether the structure was the right approach. The strike-everything amendment was adopted, but the bill itself then failed on a 5-5 vote. The committee then passed House Bill 2620, which provides $300,000 annually for five years to the Arizona Department of Veterans Services to grant funds to emergency shelters serving veterans without requiring scheduled intake appointments. The sponsor and shelter representatives said the money would support trauma-informed case managers, help veterans connect to VA and shelter resources, and move the state closer to functional zero for veteran homelessness. The bill received unanimous support and a do-pass recommendation. House Bill 2321 also passed unanimously. It requires DCS to place a security freeze on the credit reports of children entering foster care, with the freeze remaining until age 16 unless the child later chooses otherwise, and includes a $100,000 appropriation and one ongoing FTE. The sponsor said foster youth are especially vulnerable to identity theft and need automatic protection. House Bill 2601, which directs ADOT to seek federal segmentation for the Interstate 11 project between Casa Grande and Wickenburg, passed 6-4 after testimony from supporters who said it would keep the project moving and opponents who raised environmental, cost, and litigation concerns. House Bill 2992, a pilot program for child sexual abuse and grooming awareness education in six public schools, also passed 6-4 after testimony from a survivor and advocates; supporters framed it as prevention and critics argued it duplicated existing sex education and should be handled through broader curriculum or parent education. Additional bills considered included House Bill 2156, which appropriates $250,000 to the livestock compensation fund and passed 7-3 despite transparency and conflict-of-interest concerns from an opponent; House Bill 2165, which exempts certain veterans and military members from state park admission fees, as amended to narrow the exemption to retired or disabled veterans and similar National Guard members, and passed 6-4 amid concerns about lost park revenue; House Bill 2960, creating a veterans specialty court grant program and requiring better coordination on incarcerated veterans, which passed 8-0; House Bill 2014, directing studies on gasoline blends and emissions modeling, which passed 6-2 despite concerns about cost and limited impact; and House Bill 2957, preserving non-REAL ID driver licenses and restricting biometric collection and data sharing, which passed 5-4 after amendment.