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FL

Florida 2026 Regular Session

Community Affairs Jan 13th, 2026

Community Affairs

Transcript Highlights:
  • Senators, I want to take a minute to welcome our newest member to our committee.
  • Florida House together and looking forward to your service here in the Senate.
  • It requires a reduction in permit fees attributable to plans review or building inspection services when
  • It requires a reduction in permit fees attributable to plans review or building inspection services when
  • And our job is to try to address those. And this is no exception to that.
Summary: The committee took up several bills related to public safety, housing, disaster recovery, construction, and land use. SB 330 clarified the heart disease presumption for firefighters, law enforcement, and correctional officers, aligned the definition of heart disease with medical practice, and allowed a transferring law enforcement officer to rely on a prior physical if the new agency does not provide one. An amendment stating the act serves an important state interest was adopted, and the bill passed unanimously after supportive testimony from law enforcement and fire groups. SB 594 expanded local housing assistance eligibility to residents of mobile home communities, including SHIP rental assistance for lot rent and rehabilitation/emergency repair programs for the home itself; it also passed unanimously after support from manufactured housing advocates. SB 840 revised the hurricane-related land use limits enacted in prior legislation by sunsetting certain temporary restrictions on June 30, 2026, narrowing the affected area from 100 miles to 50 miles from a storm track, and exempting certain planning, water, wastewater, stormwater, and flood-related decisions. The sponsor said the bill was intended to fix unintended consequences of prior hurricane recovery legislation, and the measure was reported favorably on a unanimous vote. SB 526 addressed commercial construction projects by prohibiting “no damages for delay” clauses in public construction contracts, directing the Florida Building Commission to create a uniform commercial permit application, requiring permit fee reductions when private providers are used, and adding mitigation to product approval categories; county representatives raised concerns about implementation and fees, but the bill passed favorably. The committee also approved SB 504 and SB 506, both by Senator Burgess, creating a framework for code inspector body camera use and a related public records exemption for recordings. Both were described as optional for local governments and were reported favorably without opposition. Finally, the committee considered CS/SB 354, a major “blue ribbon projects” bill creating a framework for very large developments that would reserve at least 60% of land for conservation, agriculture, recreation, utilities, and related uses in exchange for streamlined approval and state preemption over local land use controls. The bill drew extensive testimony both for and against, with supporters emphasizing housing supply and land preservation and opponents warning about local control, sprawl, infrastructure costs, and weak conservation protections. Two amendments were adopted to define reserve areas more specifically and address conservation easements, and the committee reported the bill favorably on a divided vote, with Senator Passidomo voting no.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
  • The House will come to order. The following items are on the agenda for today's meeting.
  • This resolution pertains to the House rules of procedure to authorize additional constitutionally compliant
  • The following resolutions are being referred to the Committee on Local and Consent Calendars.
  • The following resolutions by De Hiallo are being referred to the Committee on Local and Consent Calendars
Bills: SB 8, HB 7, HB 15, HB 265, HCR 13
TX
Transcript Highlights:
  • The House will come to order.
  • vote, the honor to vote.
  • Father, we ask you to continue to be with the special session and help it, Father, help us to do the
  • Does a member have to be present to make a motion of the House? Yes, Mr. Speaker.
  • Members, we are about to receive a motion to adjourn sine die.
Bills: HB4, HB1, HB2, HB20, HB19, HB18
Summary: The House convened with a strict roll-call enforcement request, but only 95 members were present, so a quorum was not present. The chamber heard an invocation from Furman Carpenter, DPS chaplain, followed by the pledges to the U.S. and Texas flags. A member raised a parliamentary inquiry asking whether members must be present to make a motion and whether all members who requested strict enforcement were present; the Speaker said he would need to check the journal. The Speaker then announced that the House was about to receive a motion to adjourn sine die and noted that the governor might call another special session soon. Representative Garin moved that the House of Representatives of the First Called Session of the Eighty-Ninth Legislature adjourn sine die. There was no objection, and the motion carried, ending the session.
TX

Texas 89th 1st C.S.

Disaster Preparedness & Flooding, Select Aug 5th, 2025

Disaster Preparedness & Flooding, Select

Transcript Highlights:
  • The bill requires campgrounds to make their approval, their approved flood disaster plans accessible
  • The legislation also requires campgrounds to share their plans with local emergency services, districts
  • that solicit and accept donations to provide disaster relief services during a declared disaster.
  • turns their radio to on the technical side to get to the cultural side to tell you where to stage or
  • channel to turn to to talk to each other, to know where to check in, where to organize, what command
Bills: HB1, HB 2, HB18, HB19, HB20
TX

Texas 89th Regular

State Affairs Apr 25th, 2025

State Affairs

Transcript Highlights:
  • to Texas pre-born children but to Texas women.
  • We're not trying to convince you to vote for it, but I am trying to compel you to.
  • to continue.
  • And so what we want to do is to empower that woman and to give her the tools to go after her wrongdoer
  • Members, we do have to get to the floor, so we have plenty of time to continue the discussion.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

State Affairs Apr 25th, 2025

State Affairs

Transcript Highlights:
  • They want access to abortion. Your constituents want to be able to access abortion.
  • the state to access health care.
  • access to essential health care.
  • person's access to equality.
  • right everyone has to equal access.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Corrections Apr 16th, 2025

Corrections

Transcript Highlights:
  • People who don't have access to air conditioning are particularly vulnerable.
  • Veteran Peer Dorms offer peer support services, a chance to build community, and learn life skills.
  • They need to be in a place where they have access to those services that are so important for healing
  • There are certain things that they need to have access to, and so we'd like to see...
  • We should take these steps to recognize the service of correction officers to the state and allow them
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Criminal Jurisprudence Apr 1st, 2025

Criminal Jurisprudence

Transcript Highlights:
  • The information sheets provided to survivors to include legal services information, offering easier access
  • HB 47 also makes sure survivors have ready access to the basic health care services they need in the
  • get access to someone who's on parole, that needs to change.
  • And I felt that I should have access to this.
  • For most people, they don't have access to a senator to give them that information.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

State Affairs (Part II) Mar 31st, 2025

State Affairs

Transcript Highlights:
  • We need to go to a POS system, which is a point of service.
  • To begin, I would like to state first that, in my opinion, there's no lack of access to the judicial
  • Thank you for your husband's service to my hometown, McKinney, and to your service as well.
  • We want to do what we do best: deliver fuel to your service stations.
  • promoting access to care.
Summary: The Senate Committee on State Affairs convened to discuss several critical pieces of legislation including SB30 and SB38. Senator Betancourt introduced a committee substitute for SB38 which underwent a smooth adoption process, moving it favorably toward the Senate. The meeting featured a mix of invited testimonies where both proponents and opponents took the floor. One notable highlight included a testimony from Melissa Casey, who criticized the current legal state as prone to fraud and detrimental to both insurers and the public at large, contending that it inflated insurance costs across the board. The discussions delved deeply into the implications of the bills on judicial processes and potential insurance ramifications, with spirited debates surrounding issues of non-economic damages and jury rights. The atmosphere remained engaged as committee members heard varied perspectives on the bills, showcasing a robust democratic process. The meeting underscored the importance of public testimony in shaping legislation, ensuring that multiple voices were considered as the committee pressed on towards making decisions that affect the legal landscape of Texas.
AL

Alabama 2025 Regular Session

Alabama House State Government Committee Mar 19th, 2025

State Government

Transcript Highlights:
  • Picture at least going to Okay, it's time to call the state government meeting to order.
  • I'd like to welcome everyone to the state government committee meeting.
  • It's to try to deliver services to someone who is truly... ...deliver services to someone who is truly
  • Chairman, I would love the idea to try to continue to flesh this out a little bit, and if there was a
  • to continue to work with you on.
Bills: HB162, HB376, HB425, SB96, HB426
AL

Alabama 2025 Regular Session

Alabama House Fiscal Responsibility Committee Mar 19th, 2025

Fiscal Responsibility

Transcript Highlights:
  • You’ve got to figure that out to be able to make that assessment of that particular agency.
  • to Doge.
  • Um, like Doge, they aim to improve government efficiency and how they assess programs and services offered
  • Um, and then finally, there's more to do for us to be... ...finally, there's more to do for us to be
  • We have to define success, and then we have to have a measure, a way to measure.
AL

Alabama 2025 Regular Session

Alabama Senate County and Municipal Government Committee Mar 4th, 2025

County and Municipal Government

Transcript Highlights:
  • It does cause them to demonstrate they've been active in the service.
  • They also have to demonstrate that they've been active in the service.
  • So we wanted to narrowly... ...the service, so we wanted to narrowly define this the best we can.
  • So suitable means that it's got to be accessible, and it has to be within a reasonable distance from
  • names to be named to this board.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Senate Session Feb 20th, 2025

Texas Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • the community. or a danger to the victim or a danger to the community. to the police, law enforcement
  • allow others one to speak to allow Lois to close since she's been in this fight with me since 2017.
  • We wouldn't have to be doing some of those things we have to do to pass laws.
  • to do.
  • Riley, before I say thank you to you, I have to say thank you to Governor Patrick and so many of the
OK
Transcript Highlights:
  • I invite all of Oklahoma to pray. Lord, thank you for comfort when we. Are most in need.
  • But in our affliction, the promise we hold on to is that the Lord is faithful to deliver, encourage,
  • I am honored and happy to be here. Pleased to announce the Nurse of the Day, Angie Almmermeyer.
  • It is my honor to extend the privileges of the House of Representatives to Miss Angie Almmermeyer.
  • Welcome to the House of Representatives. Mr. Floor, later, thank you, Mr. Speaker.
OK
Transcript Highlights:
  • I invite all of Oklahoma to pray. I invite all of Oklahoma to pray.
  • Happy to be here. I'm honored and pleased to announce the nurse of the day, Angie Kammermeyer.
  • It is my honor, and I want to extend the privileges of the House of Representatives to Ms.
  • It is my honor, and I want to extend the privileges of the House of Representatives to Ms.
  • from Great Plains to acknowledge that they drove up from Lawton early this morning to be here.
Summary: The House convened, the clerk called the roll, and a quorum was present. The chamber adopted the day’s order of business, heard an invocation from Chaplain Ronnie Wilson, and recited the Pledge of Allegiance. The House also noted a list of bill and resolution reassignments from the majority floor leader’s office and briefly stood at ease before returning to order. Representative Timmons introduced Angie Kammermeyer as the nurse of the day, recognizing her long career in nursing and health care leadership, including her retirement as chief nursing officer from Integris Health after 40 years of service. The Speaker also welcomed guests in the galleries, including Sarah Stevens and her newborn baby, Kelby, and a group of leadership students from Great Plains who traveled from Lawton. No legislation was debated or voted on during the portion of the session provided. At the end of the meeting, Representative Pugh moved to adjourn, and the House agreed without objection. The chamber adjourned until Thursday, February 12, 2026, at 9:30 a.m.
LA

Louisiana 2026 Regular Session

House of Representatives Mar 24th, 2026

Louisiana House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • He gave 50 years of his life to public service, and 18 as sheriff in our parish.
  • have access to seamless and high-quality early childhood development, health, and educational services
  • to disrupt the service.
  • then him to refuse to leave, but there would be no mandatory jail time for interrupting that service
  • that's completely unrelated to a church service, then it probably would not.
Summary: The House convened with a quorum, opened in prayer, and received official notice from the Secretary of State certifying Dana Henry and Paul Sawyer to fill vacancies in the chamber. Both members were sworn in. The House also received Senate messages on several concurrent resolutions and a large slate of Senate bills, and it adopted a number of House resolutions recognizing groups and individuals, including agriculture, athletic trainers, GoFar Louisiana, homeschooling families, veterans, and several community honorees. Committee reports and bill referrals were also announced throughout the morning hour. A substantial portion of the meeting was devoted to floor action on House bills, many of them memorial highway designations and policy measures. The House gave final passage to bills naming roadways and bridges for Officer Trevor Abney, Dr. Harry Blake Sr., Virginia Green Evans, and American Legion Post No. 14, and it also passed bills extending Tax Commission assessment fees, creating a transfer-on-death securities registration act, increasing lender origination fees, expanding assessor certification committee membership, and strengthening protections for eligible adults against financial exploitation. Other bills passed included measures on teacher certification appeals, removing Evangeline Parish from a juvenile justice district, re-creating the Department of Education, and repealing a $25 impaired-driving fine. Most of these bills passed overwhelmingly or unanimously. The most extensive debate centered on House Bill 68, which would create a new offense for disturbing worship services and impose a mandatory 30-day jail term for certain misdemeanor conduct, with higher penalties for related offenses. Supporters argued the bill was intended to deter disruptions and reduce the risk of escalation in houses of worship, citing heightened security concerns and incidents in churches nationwide. Opponents questioned the bill’s vagueness, the mandatory minimum sentence, the distinction between misdemeanor and felony treatment, and whether existing law already covered the conduct. The bill remained under discussion as members continued to raise constitutional, enforcement, and policy concerns.
LA

Louisiana 2026 Regular Session

House of Representatives Mar 24th, 2026

Louisiana House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Title 40, autopsies of children; access to immunization records; review of those records.
  • He gave 50 years of his life to public service, and 18 as sheriff in our parish.
  • have access to seamless and high-quality early childhood development, health, and educational services
  • then him to refuse to leave, but there would be no mandatory jail time for interrupting that service
  • that's completely unrelated to a church service, then it probably would not.
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

WAM-LBT, WAM Informational Briefings 01-20-2026

Hawaii Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • to apply for civil service jobs up to three months prior to graduation. from state service but we were
  • You're not calculating the debt service that's got to come out to pay.
  • </c> service that's got to come out to pay. service that's got to come out to pay.
  • service and where it's going to come from.
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LA

Louisiana 2026 Regular Session

Civil Law and Procedure May 11th, 2026

Civil Law and Procedure

Transcript Highlights:
  • for a defendant to waive his right to a trial by jury.
  • SB 97 provides relative to the right to trial by jury.
  • So that to me was notable precedent for that to happen.
  • So that to me was notable precedent for that to happen.
  • All right, we're going to call the meeting to order.