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TX
Transcript Highlights:
- It goes on electronically, but we also make sure that we print these.
- could come up with that number, so we're going to work on that as well before we take these up for voting
- could come up with the number, so we're going to work on that as well before we take these up for voting
Summary:
The Senate Committee on Veteran Affairs heard a briefing from the Texas Veterans Commission on its major programs and outreach efforts. TVC described its claims assistance, health care advocacy, education oversight, employment services, entrepreneurship support, mental health and suicide prevention work, women veterans services, grant funding for nonprofits and local governments, and support for veteran treatment courts. The agency also highlighted its communications strategy, including media outreach, events, newsletters, social media, and the Texas Veterans State Benefits Booklet, and noted that less than 58% of veterans were aware of TVC in the latest needs assessment. A committee member asked about performance metrics, and TVC said each appropriation has associated measures and that it could provide recent results.
The committee then took up Senate Bill 651, which would allow a county veterans service office in a large county to report either directly to commissioners court or to a designated county executive official. Senator West explained the bill as a cleanup of current practice, and Dallas County testified in support, saying the change would streamline internal management. No opposition was heard, and the bill was left pending.
Senate Bill 897 would reduce the non-state matching requirement for the Texas Veterans and Family Alliance grant program in larger counties from 100 percent to 75 percent in the committee substitute, rather than the 50 percent reduction in the filed version. Supporters from MetroCare and Emergence Health Network said the lower match would help sustain and expand veteran mental health services, citing increased demand and program growth. The bill was left pending after testimony. The committee also adopted its rules.
Finally, the committee heard Senate Bill 1814, which would create an interagency database to collect and coordinate contact information for transitioning veterans so agencies could proactively connect them with services. Senator Hancock said the goal was to better use information already being collected, though he noted the bill had a significant fiscal note. The committee also heard Senate Bill 1818, which would create a temporary six-month licensing and certification process for military members and spouses assigned to Texas while they wait for letters of good standing from other states. VFW testified in support, emphasizing the importance of employment for military families. Both bills were left pending, and the committee recessed subject to the call of the chair.
MN
Transcript Highlights:
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MO
Transcript Highlights:
- Vote by acclamation that we're going to blame this on movers.
- But this is clearly an appropriation out of the road fund that we are going to vote on.
- But this is clearly an appropriation out of the road fund that we are going to vote on.
- I've got one constituent that will still never forgive me because of a vote I didn't take.
- I have it through, well, back then it was UnitedHealthcare. because of a vote I didn't take.
KY
Kentucky 2026 Regular Session
Administrative Regulation Review Subcommittee (1-12-26)
Transcript Highlights:
- consistent with recent legislation, require all voter registration records be added to the voter's electronic
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to <00:03:49.599>the <00:03:49.840>voters's <00:03:50.239>electronic - be added to the voters's electronic be added to the voters's electronic record.<00:03:51.920>
Keywords:
0:00– Meeting start/roll call
0:39 – Approval of minutes
1:11 – Council on Postsecondary Education
3:06 - State Board of Elections
5:33 - Office of the Attorney General; Office of Regulatory Relief
7:02 - Board of Examiners of Psychology
16:38 - Energy and Environment Cabinet; Department for Environmental Protection
17:37 - Education and Labor Cabinet - Department of Education
19:14 - Adjournment, 958, all
Summary:
The Administrative Regulation Review Subcommittee met for its January meeting, approved the minutes from the prior meeting, and welcomed the new regulations compiler. The first item was a repealer from the Council on Postsecondary Education, 13 KAR 2:111, which was explained as necessary because Senate Bill 77 from the 2025 session removed the regulatory authority for advanced practice doctoral degree programs at comprehensive universities. No questions were raised, and the repealer moved forward without objection.
The subcommittee then reviewed a large package of State Board of Elections regulations with staff-suggested amendments. The package would update definitions and election procedures, require e-poll books to be ready before polls open, change the standard and timeline for removing an election officer, add oversight by a State Board appointee on election days, recognize the Kentucky party, require voter registration records to be added to electronic voter records, require ballots to fit all races and questions on a single sheet, adjust precinct consolidation petition deadlines, and update incorporated forms and identification references. The package was approved without objection.
The Office of the Attorney General’s Office of Regulatory Relief also presented multiple regulations with staff amendments, covering funeral planning declarations, cemetery companies, pre-need cemetery merchandise and funeral/burial contract sellers, and crematory contract sellers. These changes were described as adding specificity, streamlining forms and reporting, and bringing the regulations into compliance with KRS Chapter 13A; they were approved without objection.
The Board of Examiners of Psychology presented several regulations, including compact rules, grace-period extensions, and significant fee increases for applications, renewals, reinstatements, exam retakes, and reciprocity. Board representatives said the increases were needed because many fees had not been raised since 2002, the board was operating at a deficit, and legal and administrative costs had risen sharply after the termination of state legal services. Members expressed concern about the size of the increases, but the chair said he would not hold the matter up and would raise the issue with the committee of jurisdiction. The subcommittee also approved staff amendments for the Energy and Environment Cabinet’s air quality regulations and the Education and Labor Cabinet’s education regulations, which updated nontraditional instruction procedures, waiver requests, instruction topics, superintendent assessment requirements, and academic standards. The meeting ended with the next meeting scheduled for February 9 at 1 p.m., and the agenda was adjourned without further objection.
NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
House Municipal and County Government (01/13/2025)
Municipal and County Government
Transcript Highlights:
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- Representative Gr... it says by vote of the legislative body it says by vote of the legislative body
- if everyone does it and Republican votes, because that's what the citizens chose.
- if everyone does it and Republican votes, because that's what the citizens chose.
FL
Florida 2026 5th Special Session
Community Affairs Nov 18th, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- If everyone would please silence all your electronic devices, anyone wishing to speak before the committee
- By your vote, CS for SB 78 is reported favorably. Congratulations. You're welcome.
- By your vote, SB 208 is reported favorably, and I'm going to return the virtual gavel back to our chair
- By your vote, CS for SB 118 is reported favorably. Thank you. Oh, no, nope, nope, yep, yep.
Summary:
The Committee on Community Affairs met with a quorum present and heard three bills. First, the committee considered Senator Osgood’s home hardening products bill (CS/SB 78). The sponsor offered and the committee adopted a strike-all amendment that changed the sales tax exemption for impact-resistant doors and windows into a refund program. The refund is limited to homeowners with site-built homesteads valued at $700,000 or less, requires application to the Department of Revenue with proof of eligibility, caps the refundable tax at $500,000 per property, and runs for two years beginning July 1, 2026. The bill, as amended, was reported favorably after a roll call vote.
The committee then took up Senator McLean’s land use and development regulations bill (SB 208), which would redefine compatibility, define infill residential development, allow administrative approval in certain cases, and set standards for local development-related fees. Members and stakeholders discussed concerns about the compatibility definition, the scope of administrative approval, and whether 100 acres is too large to qualify as infill. Testimony came from Audubon Florida, the Florida Association of Counties, the Florida League of Cities, Highland Homes, 1,000 Friends of Florida, and others, with supporters emphasizing housing supply and affordability and opponents warning about sprawl, reduced public participation, and impacts to rural lands and the Florida Wildlife Corridor. The sponsor said he would continue working on the language, and the bill was reported favorably.
Finally, the committee heard Senator Truenow’s bill on special assessments for recreational vehicle parks (SB 118). The bill clarifies that if a local government levies a special assessment on an RV park space or campsite, the assessment may not exceed the maximum square footage allowed for an RV site. An amendment clarified that maximum as 400 square feet, resolving confusion about the cross-reference in current law. After brief discussion and one appearance form in support, the committee adopted the amendment and reported the bill favorably. The meeting then adjourned.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- If you're testifying for or against a bill today, please make sure you've filled out the electronic witness
- So, the chair moves to reconsider the vote by which House Bill 2692 was reported from the committee.
- We took that vote and Representative Gonzalez is here.
- The chair moves to reconsider the vote by which House Bill 1407 was reported from the committee.
Keywords:
election, bonds, authorization, financial governance, public funding, HB 143, bond election, debt authorization, November uniform election date, Texas Election Code, emergency election, voter approval, municipal bonds, local government finance, public debt, school bonds, special election, uniform election date, bond issuance, water rights
FL
Transcript Highlights:
- This is not something you want to vote for. We would ask that you vote no.
- Members, by your vote, show the bill is reported favorably. Congratulations.
- Please vote to allow the affordability issues out there.
- Members, by your vote, show the bill is reported favorably.
- Members, by your vote, show the bill is reported favorably.
Summary:
The committee took up eight bills and memorials and reported each favorably. It first passed HM 4063, a memorial urging Congress to lay the groundwork for a federal sovereign wealth fund. Sponsor Rep. Anderson described it as a long-term economic security measure, while several members questioned how such a fund would be structured, governed, and balanced against paying down debt. Ranking member Hunschofsky and Rep. Spencer raised concerns about transparency, market disruption, and the lack of specific parameters. The memorial passed on a recorded vote.
The committee then approved CS/HB 139, allowing pawnbrokers to use digital transaction forms, with SMG testifying in support as a modernization and pro-business change. It also adopted an amendment and passed HB 1157, which tightens reemployment assistance requirements by adding work-search, interview, identity, immigration, and availability checks; the amendment added protection for missed interviews due to emergencies and removed an email reporting requirement. The Florida AFL-CIO and Florida Center for Fiscal and Economic Policy opposed the bill, arguing Florida’s unemployment system is already overly restrictive and that the proposal would further limit access to benefits, while supporters said it would ensure claimants are actively seeking work and verify eligibility.
Members also passed CS/HB 497 to create nonprofit agricultural organization medical benefit plans for farmers and ranchers, with support from Americans for Prosperity, the Florida Hospital Association, and the Farm Bureau; CS/HB 729 to authorize veterinary professional associates to perform limited duties under veterinarian supervision, with testimony from veterinarians and advocates citing access and workforce shortages; and HB 311, a right-to-repair bill for motorized wheelchairs, which drew strong support from disability advocates who described long repair delays, high costs, and the impact on independence and health. Rep. Tramont praised the wheelchair repair bill during debate, and the committee voted it favorably.
Finally, the committee passed CS/HB 1549, an Office of Financial Regulation agency bill intended to help regulate financial institutions more efficiently, and CS/HB 715, which allows licensed roofing contractors to perform roof-to-wall connections during reroof or repair projects and extends the emergency cancellation window to 180 days after a declared emergency. HB 715 was amended to require a contract notice advising property owners to verify insurance coverage before signing when the work is tied to an insurance claim. Roofing industry groups and home inspection representatives supported the measure as a way to reduce costs and improve wind mitigation. At the end of the meeting, the chair announced the agenda was complete and the committee rose.
KY
Kentucky 2026 Regular Session
Interim Joint Committee on Natural Resources & Energy.(6-4-26)
Natural Resources & Energy
Transcript Highlights:
- And it just runs the gamut: automotive, energy, electronics, first responders, materials, semiconductors
- And it just runs the gamut: automotive, energy, electronics, first responders, materials, semiconductors
- And it just runs the gamut: automotive, energy, electronics, first responders, materials, semiconductors
- And it just runs the gamut: automotive, energy, electronics, first responders, materials, semiconductors
- We're going to set drinking water..." energy, electronics, energy, electronics, you<01:04:22.960>
NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
House Executive Departments and Administration (03/03/2025)
Transcript Highlights:
- So the question is, this appears to be saying do it in Concord electronically, and do we think that's
- Yeah, okay, as long as that electronic part is there, because if you live in Coos, it's two hours.
- the electronic or telephonic means<01:30:23.679>
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Summary:
The committee reviewed selected House Bill 2 provisions, focusing first on the group two pension reform language and whether it matched prior legislation and the fiscal note. Members discussed two main issues: the treatment of extra and special duty pay in the pension calculation for employees hired before 2011, and the annuity multiplier after 15 years of creditable service. Several members said the HB 2 language was intended to restore prior law and protect against pension “spiking,” while others worried the draft and fiscal note may not have fully reflected current law, potentially affecting the cost estimate. The discussion repeatedly emphasized the need to avoid underfunding or double counting and to make sure Finance had the correct actuarial assumptions. No vote was taken; the committee agreed to flag the issues for Finance and to clarify the fiscal note.
Members also discussed the vested-rights language, which was described as an explicit definition of vesting and a restriction on future legislative changes to compensation calculations after three years of service. Some viewed it as a policy protection with no immediate fiscal impact, while others noted it had been included in prior legislation and should be clearly understood before the bill moved forward. The committee also briefly referenced prior pension legislation, including House Bill 436 and House Bill 727, and noted that HB 2 was being used to carry forward related pension repair provisions.
The committee then turned to an OPLC-related section transferring building, plumbing, electrical, and fuel gas inspector positions from OPLC to the Department of Safety’s Fire Marshal’s office. Testimony explained that the nine inspector positions are funded from the licensing fund, and that the move was justified as a public-safety function better aligned with the Fire Marshal’s mission because the inspections are statewide code-enforcement work rather than facility-specific licensing work. The discussion ended with a note that the remaining HB 2 changes run through 2034 and a brief announcement about memorial arrangements for C.J. Gerard.
NH
New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session
House Commerce and Consumer Affairs (02/11/2026)
Commerce and Consumer Affairs
Transcript Highlights:
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you calls to voters sometimes to vote you calls to voters sometimes to vote - I just got to get the voting sheets.
- the voting sheets yet. >> Okay.
- <03:30:38.160>
So, <03:30:38.640>I something that is electronic. - I ask that you please consider HB 1630 favorably and vote OTP.
NH
New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session
House Health, Human Services and Elderly Affairs (01/14/2026)
Health, Human Services and Elderly Affairs
Transcript Highlights:
- She added that the compliance piece is mostly about electronic information on the website, and if the
- The other piece is mostly a lot of electronic<00:40:38.480>
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because um the prior bill electronically because um the prior bill electronically
OK
Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session
Economic Development, Workforce and Tourism REVISED Apr 21st, 2026 at 01:30 pm
Economic Development, Workforce and Tourism
Transcript Highlights:
- I would welcome a yes vote. Clerk, call the roll.
- There's, they're being paid sometimes now in Venmo and electronic services and things like that, and
- to address this issue was that there was a person residing in McLean County who was registered to vote
- Well, I guess no, I mean he was registered to vote in McLean County but paying taxes in Cleveland County
- So they would have to vote.
Keywords:
housing finance, Oklahoma Housing Finance Agency, publication requirements, housing policy, state regulations, HB3369, food truck, food truck fire suppression, mobile food establishment, mobile food preparation vehicle, mobile food vendor, automatic fire extinguishing system, fire suppression, fire extinguisher, Class K extinguisher, NFPA 10, State Fire Marshal, Oklahoma Liquefied Petroleum Gas Administration, Oklahoma Liquefied Petroleum Gas Board, liquefied petroleum gas
TX
Texas 89th Regular
Senate Committee on Health and Human Services Apr 30th, 2025
Health & Human Services
Transcript Highlights:
- Members, I'd like to announce that we will be voting on the pending bills, time certain today at 10:30
- Even if we're in the middle of the bills, we're going to stop and vote on those bills.
- If you're here to witness, the committee uses electronic witness registration.
- Senator Zaffirini, is it my intent to vote on this bill? Thank you, Madam Chair and members.
- Madam Chair, I've changed my vote on that to a nay.
Bills:
HB136, HB451, SB425, SB466, SB905, SB1986, SB2311, SB2450, SB2805, SB2826, SB2919, SB3001, HB136
Keywords:
Medicaid, lactation, healthcare, consultation, reimbursement, maternal health, infant care, commercial sexual exploitation, child sex trafficking, human trafficking, child welfare, foster care, DFPS, Department of Family and Protective Services, juvenile probation, risk assessment, needs assessment, trauma screening, child abuse prevention, exploitation screening
NM
New Mexico 2025 Regular Session
IC - Economic and Rural Development Jul 7th, 2025
Economic & Rural Development & Policy Committee
Transcript Highlights:
- We're going to be able to get permits and receive information online electronically.
- Everyone needs electrons. There are not enough of them.
- Especially as New Mexico is now in a position to be an enormous exporter of high-quality renewable electrons
- The electrons that travel on them are sent to and fro by different entities.
- Who's regulating the electrons? And if it fails, whose fault is it?
FL
Florida 2025 Regular Session
Governmental Oversight and Accountability Feb 11th, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- I ASK EVERYONE TO SILENCE ELECTRONIC DEVICES.
- WE HAVE ONE VOTE OUT OF 40 AND THAT IS THE DIFFERENCE.
- I URGE YOU TO VOTE NO ON SB 100 MAKES ME FEEL SEEN AND HEARD.
- WE URGE YOU TO VOTE NO. >> Sen. DiCeglie: NEXT UP WE HAVE IRIS.
- BY YOUR VOTE SENATE BILL 100 IS REPORTED FAVORABLY.
NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
House Finance Division III (03/25/2025)
Transcript Highlights:
- He clarified that a down vote means kill it or vote on it, and an up vote means keep it. that's it's
- on a huge voice vote. So is that is that on a huge voice vote.
- for your vote. for your vote.
- any vote until Friday. any vote until Friday.
- vote uh OTP on vote and I hope they'll vote uh OTP on this<03:24:53.760>
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Summary:
The committee met in Division 3 work session on HB 2 and began by noting a delayed start to allow the Legislative Budget Assistant to finish a large packet of updated amendments and revisions. The chair said the goal for the day was to move as many items as possible, with any cleanup deferred to a Friday follow-up. Members also discussed the process for handling public and department testimony on selected items before votes.
Several early amendments were taken up and voted on. The committee unanimously recommended items dealing with repealing the liquor transfer to the alcohol fund and redirecting liquor-related revenue to the general fund, and it also approved an amendment revising Granite Advantage funding so there would be no automatic transfer from the liquor fund, instead using a general fund appropriation. Members then approved repealing the foster grandparent program by a 5-4 vote, and later approved an amendment requiring DHS contractors to comply with the patients’ bill of rights by a 9-0 vote. The committee also approved incorporating House Bill 94 on Medicaid coverage of circumcision by a 5-4 vote, while deferring the Wick Farmers Market Nutrition Program repeal for more discussion.
The committee spent substantial time on the youth risk behavior survey amendment. Supporters said the change was intended to clarify opt-out procedures and ensure parents, guardians, and students are clearly notified that they may opt out without negative consequences. Some members raised privacy concerns and said the language could add administrative burden, but the amendment was ultimately recommended to Finance by a recorded vote of 8-1. Another amendment on civil rights and contractor standards for DHHS was discussed but not voted on after concerns were raised about vague enforcement language and possible penalties. The committee also struck amendment 1026 as redundant, with members noting related work in existing law and Senate Bill 134, and then moved on to other items, including a revised equity/access-related amendment that was postponed for later discussion.
AR
Arkansas 2026 1st Special Session
LEGISLATIVE JOINT AUDITING-COUNTIES AND MUNICIPALITIES Feb 12th, 2026
LEGISLATIVE JOINT AUDITING-COUNTIES AND MUNICIPALITIES
Transcript Highlights:
- Electronic disbursements were made without proper approval of the town council by ordinance and without
- So it’s, of course, when you get that check,” “That comes to you electronically for road fund, it can
- But in this case, this was something from their local, their taxpayers voted for this, for part of it
- “Taxpayers voted for this for part of it to go to roads.
- We'll vote on it. All in favor, motion say aye. Opposed? Okay, it passes. Thank you.
Summary:
The committee began with prayer and approval of the January 8 minutes, then received updates on delinquent private water and sewer reports. Staff reported that for the 2022 reports, 19 of 43 entities had had their turnback reinstated, while 24 remained in escrow; for the 2023 reports, 59 of 64 entities had filed, leaving five outstanding. The committee also filed a report on Adona, where staff said the city had made enough progress toward substantial compliance with municipal accounting laws to discontinue withholding turnback, and the committee adopted that recommendation.
The bulk of the meeting focused on municipal accounting noncompliance cases. Gum Springs and Denning were presented with extensive repeat findings involving budgets not adopted by ordinance or resolution, missing or incomplete bank reconciliations, inadequate receipts and disbursement records, payroll issues, and improper handling of Act 833 funds or other city money. Both cities’ mayors and recorders-treasurers testified about efforts to correct records, obtain training, and work with the Municipal League; the committee voted to start the 60-day turnback-withholding clock for both and then filed the reports. Fargo was deferred because no city representative was present.
Additional reports included Green Forest, Elaine, Strong, Brooklyn, Mineral Springs, Rondo, Waldo, Columbia County, and several private water and sewer entities. Strong drew significant concern over missing garbage-bag revenue, improper fund transfers, and deficit balances; the committee deferred that report to the March meeting. The committee also heard investigative or referred reports on the Faulkner County Fair Association, Brooklyn payroll direct-deposit fraud, and other entities with questionable disbursements or recordkeeping. In several cases, staff recommended filing the reports after responses were received; in others, the committee deferred action when responses were lacking or representatives were absent. The meeting ended with a motion to defer a Cross County Rural Water matter so the entity could appear at the next meeting.
NM
New Mexico 2025 Regular Session
IC - New Mexico Finance Authority Oversight Nov 3rd, 2025
New Mexico Finance Authority Oversight Committee
Transcript Highlights:
- So I was so happy to vote for the wastewater treatment because that's an issue.
- If you represent rural New Mexico, you need to vote for this bill. So that's that one question.
- here, then we would still have the New Mexico Finance Authority making the final recommendation or vote
- Are we going to tax the electrons? Please tell me how this will bring prosperity to New Mexico.
- interested in transmission generally and increasing it because load growth right now—we need every electron
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- testify on any of the bills on today's agenda, please make sure you have filled out the elect- electronic
- witness affirmation form on the registration, the electronic registration on the kiosk. out in the hallways
- Members, we are going to begin this morning by voting some. Bills out.
- the wellness and recovery of all Texans, and I respectfully urge you to support House Bill 4421. and vote
- Y'all need some But I just ask that you vote in favor of Lee.
Bills:
HB 3772, HB 1656, HB 4504, HB 1896, HB 4420, HB 4421, HB 4076, HB 3708, HB 2806, HB 3540, HB 1586, HB 5459, HB 4553, HB 4535, HB 3811, HB 3749, HB 4255, HB 4051, HB 5098, HB 3554, HB 4539, HB 5274
Keywords:
e-cigarettes, health and safety, regulations, directory, penalties, regulation, certification, compliance, manufacturers, FDA, nicotine, mental health, emergency detention, paramedic authority, mental illness, healthcare facility, public health, covenants not to compete, health care practitioners, physicians