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TX
TX

Texas 89th 2nd C.S.

S/C on Academic & Career-Oriented Education May 1st, 2025

S/C on Academic & Career-Oriented Education

Transcript Highlights:
  • Under the Texas Education Code, CTE programs are designed to equip students with academic and technical
  • offer robust military leadership programs, and affirms the value of service-oriented education within Texas
  • big D of Defense Veterans Affairs, C to the defense industry, which is now number 2 in the state of Texas
  • But also look to the health of our bases and in doing so in participation with the Texas Military Preparedness
  • military needs as I use for an example, but also for the workforce need, uh, uh, across the state of Texas
FL
FL

Florida 2026 5th Special Session

Judiciary Apr 1st, 2025

Transcript Highlights:
  • We have one amendment, Amendment Bar Code 20722. Appearance forms on those.
  • We have one amendment, Amendment Bar Code 207-224 by Senator Graal.
  • So already we have child labor laws being backdated now to pre-birth.
  • So already we have child labor laws being backdated now to pre-birth.
  • I'm the mother of two children here in Florida, and in states like Georgia, Oklahoma, Texas, and Ohio
Summary: The committee first took up SB 1272 on guardianship, which would limit a guardian’s ability to isolate an adult ward from family and require notice to family or other named persons about major events such as a ward’s death or medical relocation. Senator Jones said the bill was intended to curb abuse by bad actors while not affecting good-faith guardians. Fortuna Smuggler and Phyllis Smith spoke in support, describing the need for family notification and closure. The bill passed unanimously, 8-0, and was reported favorably. The committee then considered CS/SB 1284 on wrongful death for an unborn child. Senator Graal explained that the bill would expand Florida’s Wrongful Death Act to allow parents to recover economic and non-economic damages for the death of an unborn child. An amendment was adopted to define “unborn child” as a member of the species Homo sapiens carried in the womb and to state that the act does not authorize a wrongful death action against the mother or a health care provider acting within the applicable standard of care. The amendment drew questions about abortion, medical emergencies, and whether fathers could sue; the sponsor said the bill was not intended to create claims against mothers or lawful medical care. Public testimony was sharply divided, with supporters arguing it gives families parity and accountability, and opponents warning it could be used to target abortion care, increase malpractice pressure, and worsen physician shortages. The committee approved the bill as amended by a 6-4 vote. Finally, the committee heard a strike-all amendment to SB 1288 on parental rights. The amendment would strengthen parental consent requirements for minors’ medical care, with exceptions for emergencies, court orders, certain legal categories of minors, and other existing statutory exceptions. It also would require parental consent for treatment related to STD screening, give parents more control over school or health surveys, and address use of biofeedback devices. Supporters said the measure restores parents’ authority and protects children from inappropriate questioning or treatment, while opponents argued it could block needed care for minors in unsafe homes, reduce access to STI treatment and mental health services, and create unintended consequences. The amendment was adopted, and the committee continued hearing testimony on the bill.
ND
ND

North Dakota 2026 1st Special Session

Employee Benefits Programs Committee May 7th, 2026 at 10:00 am

Employee Benefits Programs Committee

Transcript Highlights:
  • I'll touch on a few important labor force points for this...
  • DOT has information on its website about labor rates.
  • Department of Labor.
  • And you could see in the top right that there's a labor rate.
  • That Century Code is linked in your agenda.
Keywords: 908, all
WV
WV

West Virginia 2026 Regular Session

Senate in Session Mar 14th, 2026 at 09:19 pm

West Virginia Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Because I was going to say, here's the law code, because I don't care about state law.
  • That is existing code in the state of West Virginia, but there's no enforcement.
  • “By Section 21-1 of this code, shall be fined $100 for each offense.
  • So that part, excluding E-Verify, is the existing code. Is that correct?” “Yes.”
  • And so if, but this bill then says, okay, but that’s our existing code.
Keywords: 994, senate, all
FL
FL

Florida 2026 Regular Session

Military and Veterans Affairs, Space, and Domestic Security Feb 18th, 2025

Military and Veterans Affairs, Space, and Domestic Security

Transcript Highlights:
  • Is it Texas? No, actually, no. I'm local. Oh, you're local, but the organization is, that's right.
  • I appreciate Texas, and we have multiple programs in the state of Florida.
  • I appreciate Texas and we have multiple programs in the state of Florida.
  • You've got someone in Texas who checks the box and then says, yes, I'm going to Florida.
  • You've got someone in Texas who checks the box and then says, yes, I'm going to Florida. Yeah.
Summary: The committee took up SB 116 by Senator Burgess, a veterans bill aimed at several FDVA-related changes. The bill would reduce annual nominations to the Florida Veterans Hall of Fame from 20 to 5, expand FDVA’s survey work to assess veterans’ awareness of available programs and their health literacy, add mental health training to the veterans suicide prevention pilot, strengthen coordination and reporting between Veterans Florida and FDVA, direct FDVA to develop a plan for adult day health care facilities statewide, and allow the Florida Veterans Foundation to use a portion of Gadsden flag plate proceeds for administrative costs. Senator Burgess said the measure builds on prior “Forward March” efforts and helps close service gaps for aging veterans and others who may not know about available benefits. Testimony on SB 116 was uniformly supportive. FDVA leadership said adult day health care could be added at existing facilities such as Port St. Lucie and Lake City, and that the state would need authority and funding to move forward. A veterans legal collaborative, AARP Florida, and Endeavors all voiced support, with speakers emphasizing the importance of better outreach, mental health awareness, and care options that allow veterans to remain at home. The committee then voted favorably on SB 116. The remainder of the meeting was devoted to agency and stakeholder presentations. Florida National Guard officials described a high operational tempo, deployments at home and abroad, hurricane response efforts, and the need to grow the force and infrastructure. FDVA’s adjutant general reported Florida now has the nation’s second-largest veteran population, rising in-migration of younger veterans, a large and aging Vietnam-era population, strong claims and outreach activity, declining veteran homelessness, and improved suicide prevention outcomes. The Florida Veterans Foundation outlined its emergency relief, dental, transportation, and license-plate-funded programs, while Veterans Florida and CareerSource Florida detailed workforce, apprenticeship, SkillBridge, entrepreneurship, and job-fair programs for veterans and spouses, along with efforts to expand recurring funding and better protect customer information.
NM
NM

New Mexico 2026 Regular Session

Senate - Conservation Feb 14th, 2026 at 09:07 am

Senate Conservation

Transcript Highlights:
  • Right now, the Office of the State Engineer is enforcing the water code using penalties written in 1907
  • With my colleagues right now, we have something purported to be a settlement between the Texas v.
  • I hope that's not what it's going to turn into because the agreement with Texas is to deliver a certain
  • Chair, Senator, not in this particular provision that's being changed, but elsewhere in the water code
  • Madam Chair, Senator, there's nothing elsewhere in the code that prevents another farmer from pursuing
Keywords: 996, all
AZ
AZ

Arizona 2026 Regular Session

03/05/2026 - House Artificial Intelligence & Innovation

Artificial Intelligence & Innovation

Transcript Highlights:
  • Ohio developed an AI tool called Reg Explorer to reduce and review redundancies in administrative code
  • Texas and Minnesota are the only two states that strictly have just a prohibition, which restricts the
  • In Texas, it's 13.
  • New regulatory sandbox initiatives in Delaware and Texas follow Arizona and Utah's efforts to foster
  • Then, in 2025, California and Texas also joined states enacting comprehensive legislation.
Keywords: 1182, all
Summary: The Arizona House Advanced Artificial Intelligence and Innovation Committee heard a presentation from Adam Cook Hook of the National Conference of State Legislatures on recent AI policy trends across the states. He described how AI has rapidly become a major legislative issue, with all 50 states plus several territories introducing AI bills in 2025, and noted that states have created AI-focused committees, task forces, inventories, impact assessments, procurement rules, and government pilot projects. Examples discussed included state efforts in Colorado, Kentucky, West Virginia, Hawaii, Arkansas, Ohio, and others, along with NCSL resources such as its AI legislation database and policy toolkit. Much of the discussion focused on deepfakes, elections, and synthetic media. Hook said many states have enacted disclosure requirements or prohibitions for AI-generated political messaging, and have also passed laws addressing sexually explicit deepfakes, nonconsensual intimate images, and commercial use of a person’s likeness, voice, or image. Members asked about the best state approaches to protecting likeness rights, how parody and satire affect deepfake laws, and whether such laws can avoid First Amendment problems. Hook pointed to recent court cases in California and Hawaii that struck down some deepfake laws as overly broad, especially where they lacked parody/satire exceptions or allowed too broad a private right of action. The committee also asked about practical government uses of AI, including retrieval-augmented chatbots used by agencies such as Montana’s Ethics Commission and the Ohio Secretary of State to help answer public questions or guide election officials. Hook said states are pursuing both regulation and innovation, citing comprehensive laws in Colorado, Utah, California, and Texas that combine disclosure, risk assessment, and anti-discrimination requirements with innovation efforts such as sandboxes and state support for AI research. No bills were heard or voted on, and the meeting ended with the chair thanking the presenter and adjourning the committee.
HI
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

JHA Public Hearing - Wed Feb 4, 2026 @ 2:00 PM HST

Judiciary & Hawaiian Affairs

Transcript Highlights:
  • . >> Angela Melody Young testifying on behalf of CARES in strong favor of the uniform probate code and
  • um and the stealing uniform probate code um and the stealing of<01:06:56.480> the<01:06:56.640
  • ...governing the Uniform Probate Code.
  • States like Texas, bipartisan support.
  • Inflation has driven up labor costs, insurance, rent, utilities, and transportation.
Keywords: 910, house, all
Summary: The House Committee on Judiciary and Hawaiian Affairs heard House Bill 2095, which would provide supplemental appropriations for the Judiciary for the 2025-2027 biennium. Judiciary Administrative Director Brandon Kimura testified in strong support and outlined a request for about $6.4 million in supplemental operating funds, plus four permanent full-time position conversions. He grouped the request into security, services to court users, and staffing needs, including $3.25 million for supplemental armed private security at judiciary facilities statewide, nearly $200,000 for cybersecurity staffing and support, restoration of funding for substance use treatment purchase-of-service contracts, restoration of funding for the Office of Public Guardian on Kauaʻi, salary commission funding, a Kona court operations position, and two Court-Appointed Special Advocates positions converted from temporary to permanent. He also described five capital improvement requests totaling $55.4 million, led by $30 million for construction of a new South Kohala courthouse, $1.2 million each for air conditioning upgrades in Hilo and Kauaʻi, $15 million for elevator upgrades at Kahumanu Hale, and $8 million in lump-sum bond funds for emerging projects. Several organizations testified in support, including Parents and Children Together and the True Cost Coalition. Supporters emphasized the importance of the purchase-of-service funding for domestic violence and substance use treatment services and said the restoration would return funding to pre-COVID levels and help providers maintain capacity. Kimura explained that the Judiciary often shifts funds among contracts during the year to avoid service interruptions, but that the reduced funding has caused delays and operational problems for providers and probationers. Members asked detailed questions about the capital projects and operating requests. Representative Shimizu asked for more information on the lump-sum bond funds and the elevator project, and Kimura explained that the Kahumanu Hale request covers four remaining elevator shafts after earlier funding addressed the first five elevators. Representative Cochran asked about the absence of Maui County projects, and Kimura said the Judiciary is still planning for its older Maui facilities with DAGS. Chair Tarnas questioned the need for armed private guards and discussed whether court security should be prioritized within the Department of Law Enforcement; Kimura said the Judiciary needs additional personnel now and has not asked DLE to deprioritize other missions, though the chair suggested further coordination between the agencies. No vote or final action on the bill was taken in the portion of the hearing provided.
LA
LA

Louisiana 2026 Regular Session

Judiciary C May 5th, 2026

Judiciary C

Transcript Highlights:
  • So it's duplicative of the existing structure of the code, Children's Code and Criminal Code.
  • And so the... of the code, children's code and criminal code.
  • And I would like to point out that the bill does rely on Title VIII of the Children's Code when it comes
  • So Code of Criminal Procedure 401 governs the qualifications for jurors, and some don't realize this,
  • law that created a compact between Texas and Louisiana.
Keywords: 974, senate, all
MN
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Press Conference: DFL Legislators Launch the Climate Superfund Bill - 03/04/26

Transcript Highlights:
  • If you consult the MPCA's website, you can see that the zip code where my clinic community is compared
  • <00:14:59.920> where<00:15:00.000> my can see that the zip code where my can see that
  • the zip code where my clinic<00:15:00.440> community<00:15:00.880> is<00:15:01.400>
  • Or every person in Excel service territory who pays a fee with every bill because Texas didn't invest
  • didn't invest in a resilient grid Texas didn't invest in a resilient grid that<00:20:13.320> could
Keywords: 1187, senate, all
Summary: Rep. Athena Hollins and Sen. Ann Johnson Stewart introduced Minnesota’s proposed climate superfund bill, describing it as a way to make major historical greenhouse gas polluters help pay for climate adaptation and infrastructure repair. They said the bill would target large fossil fuel corporations with significant emissions and use the revenue for projects such as stormwater upgrades, bridge and roof protection, erosion control, drinking water protection, cooling cities, and other resilience work. Both lawmakers framed the proposal as a matter of accountability and fairness, arguing that Minnesotans should not keep paying for damage caused by companies that profited from fossil fuel pollution. Several supporters testified in favor of the bill, including St. Paul City Council Vice President Nyang Kheimey, former legislator and medical student Hunter Cantrell, Unidos Minnesota volunteer Bonnie Becol, and 100% Minnesota’s Aurora Vautrin. They emphasized local climate impacts such as flooding, wildfire smoke, extreme heat, emerald ash borer damage, asthma, and infrastructure failures, and said the costs are increasingly falling on taxpayers, local governments, and vulnerable communities. Kheimey highlighted municipal needs and St. Paul’s own climate investments, while Cantrell focused on environmental racism and health harms, and Becol and Vautrin stressed species loss, community recovery costs, and the burden on residents. In the question-and-answer portion, Hollins and Johnson Stewart explained that the bill would apply to fossil fuel corporations with at least 1 billion metric tons of carbon emissions and a nexus to Minnesota, not local utilities. They said the State Auditor’s office would determine the assessments owed by companies, while the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency would hold the fund and administer grants. They also said they were looking to models in Vermont and New York and hoped the proposal could attract bipartisan support because it is tied to affordability and shifting costs away from taxpayers and onto polluters. No vote or formal committee action was taken in the transcript, and the event ended with the sponsors opening the bill to questions.
ND
ND

North Dakota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Employee Benefits Programs Committee May 7th, 2026

Transcript Highlights:
  • or Administrative Code sections that provide authorization for those plans.
  • DOT has information on its website about labor rates.
  • Department of Labor.
  • And you could see in the top right that there's a labor rate.
  • That Century Code is linked in your agenda.
Summary: The Employee Benefits Committee met to approve prior minutes, hear presentations on state employee health insurance, compensation, leave, and related policy issues, and then recess for lunch. PERS reviewed the history and structure of the state health plan, noting the long-standing state-paid family coverage, cost-control measures, wellness incentives, the current grandfathered PPO and high-deductible options, and the effects of recent benefit mandates such as insulin caps, prosthetic coverage, medication management, prescription copay changes, and ambulance balance-billing limits. Committee members questioned the fiscal impact of adding benefits and the possible cost of moving to a non-grandfathered plan, while PERS and HRMS emphasized that health insurance remains the top-ranked employee benefit and that any major plan changes should be considered carefully. HRMS also presented compensation comparisons showing state pay generally below private-market benchmarks, discussed targeted market equity adjustments, identified ongoing recruitment and retention concerns in fields like nursing, IT, engineering, and attorneys, and reviewed leave policies, tuition reimbursement, and family leave comparisons with neighboring states. Job Service provided labor market data showing low unemployment, high labor force participation, and wage growth that still trails some neighboring markets, and OMB explained that prevailing wage requirements apply to federally funded projects under Davis-Bacon, not to ordinary state contracts. After lunch, the committee took up the required process for health insurance mandate bills and adopted an amendment to Joint Rule 211. The amendment clarified that the deadline for submitting mandate measures is intended to allow time for all required reports, including both the cost-benefit analysis and any Employee Benefits Committee actuarial report, while leaving the existing deadline unchanged. The amendment was adopted on a roll call vote, with several members voting yes and a few no votes recorded. The committee then moved into its jurisdiction review of bill drafts, beginning with a bill that would automatically renew pre-tax dental and vision elections; members debated whether it had any actuarial or administrative impact on PERS or the state, and the chair explained that the committee’s role was only to decide whether further analysis was needed before later testimony and recommendations.
LA
LA

Louisiana 2026 Regular Session

Administration of Criminal Justice Apr 28th, 2026

Administration of Criminal Justice

HI
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

FIN Public Hearing - Thu Apr 23, 2026 @ 10:00 AM HST

Finance

Transcript Highlights:
  • members, SCR 69, requesting the state auditor conduct a performance audit of the Hawaii State Building Code
  • members, SCR 69, requesting the state auditor conduct a performance audit of the Hawaii State Building Code
  • members, SCR 69, requesting the state auditor conduct a performance audit of the Hawaii State Building Code
Bills: SCR173, SCR78, SCR114, SCR162, SCR48, SCR160, SCR87, SCR28, SCR74, SCR20, SCR32, SCR55, SCR69
Keywords: ticket scalping, task force, consumer protection, event accessibility, local economy, menstrual health, menstrual cycle, period education, period poverty, menstrual products, menstrual dignity, health education, sexual health curriculum, DOE, Department of Education, public schools, school health, reproductive health, puberty education, hygiene education
HI
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

House Chamber - Fri Apr 17, 2026, 12:00PM HST - Day 46

Hawaii House Floor Meeting

HI
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

House Chamber - Thu Apr 16, 2026, 12:00PM HST - Day 45

Hawaii House Floor Meeting

OK
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Senate Legislative Session Apr 8th, 2026 at 01:30 pm

Oklahoma Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • national championship titles in the 15 to 17 age group at the 2025 AAU Junior Olympics in Houston, Texas
  • The second thing I'll tell you is we're never going to move our headquarters to Texas.
  • The second thing I'll tell you is we're never going to move our headquarters to Texas.
Bills: HB3976, HB3000, HB3001, HB3003, HB3004, HB3066, HB3904, HB3644, HB1687, HB3920, SR40
Keywords: rural hospitals, small hospitals, grant program, healthcare funding, Oklahoma health department, cosmetology, barbering, massage therapy, State Board of Cosmetology and Barbering, Service Oklahoma, license renewal, license reinstatement, licensing fees, sunset extension, board membership, human trafficking, victim services, beauty school, barber school, esthetics
OK
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Health and Human Services 2ND REVISED Apr 8th, 2026 at 10:00 am

Health and Human Services

AL
AL

Alabama 2026 1st Special Session

Alabama House Ways and Means General Fund Committee Mar 18th, 2026

Ways and Means General Fund

AL
AL

Alabama 2026 1st Special Session

Alabama Senate Finance and Taxation Education Committee Mar 18th, 2026

Finance and Taxation Education

Transcript Highlights:
  • made an investment in them, and uh the idea that they would just take that education and go back to Texas
  • :54.880> to just take that education and go back to just take that education and go back to Texas
  • <00:19:58.080> Um<00:19:58.799> that's Texas or Oklahoma or wherever.
  • Um that's Texas or Oklahoma or wherever.
Bills: SB342, HB379, HB326, HB233, HB388, SB342, HB379, HB326, HB233, HB388
Keywords: land bank, land bank authority, local land bank authority, Alabama Land Bank Authority, tax delinquent property, tax sale, tax lien, redemption period, quiet title, blight remediation, vacant property, foreclosure, ad valorem tax, property tax exemption, intergovernmental agreement, county government, municipal government, redevelopment, brownfields, floodplain management
HI
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

FIN Public Hearing - Mon Mar 02, 2026 @ 10:00 AM HST

Finance