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NM

New Mexico 2025 Regular Session

IC - Legislative Finance Nov 18th, 2025

Transcript Highlights:
  • Our first program budget—and if you're really into your program codes, this is P559—is the Administrative
  • It's a strain on us because now the interpreters can work in Colorado, Arizona, and Texas from their
  • That you could utilize that to make it fall into this process that was presented by the task force.
  • And right now we're utilizing our own vehicles, and we would like to have one vehicle for the Court of
  • that... are concerns of ours every year, but perhaps intensifying in recent years due to some tax code
NM
NM

New Mexico 2026 Regular Session

House - Chamber Meeting Feb 15th, 2026 at 01:58 pm

New Mexico House Floor Meeting

NM
NM

New Mexico 2026 Regular Session

House - Chamber Meeting Feb 12th, 2026 at 04:58 pm

New Mexico House Floor Meeting

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NM

New Mexico 2026 Regular Session

House - Chamber Meeting Feb 12th, 2026 at 11:20 am

New Mexico House Floor Meeting

AL
AL

Alabama 2026 1st Special Session

Alabama Senate Judiciary Committee Mar 3rd, 2026

Judiciary

Transcript Highlights:
  • What HB 227 does is, in conjunction with our public examiners, utilizes the 501(c)(3) nonprofit that's
  • under the umbrella of the court for the purpose of utilizing not only public but non-public funds in
  • order to... ...utilizes the 501(c)(3) nonprofit that's under the umbrella of the court for the purpose
  • of utilizing not only public but non-public funds in order to...
Bills: HB227, HB454, SB323, HB266, SB52, SB53, SB296, HB37, HB429, HB93, HB249, HB328, HB111, HB132, HB26, SB261, HB227, HB454, SB323, HB266, SB52, SB53, SB296, HB37, HB429, HB93, HB249, HB328, HB111, HB132, HB26, SB261
Keywords: firefighter benefits, occupational disease, line of duty, disability pension, death benefits, retirement benefits, hypertension, heart disease, respiratory disease, cancer presumption, HIV, hepatitis, municipal firefighters, state firefighters, fire districts, workers' compensation, public safety employees, post-retirement benefits, benefit eligibility cutoff, occupational illness
OK
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Judiciary and Public Safety Oversight Feb 24th, 2026 at 10:30 am

Judiciary and Public Safety Oversight

Transcript Highlights:
  • if there's been some sort of damage to that vessel, and it also harmonizes the Uniform Commercial Code
Bills: HB2936, HB2937, HB2951, HB2960, HB2979, HB2980, HB3062, HB3082, HB3087, HB3148, HB3152, HB3262, HB3264, HB3266, HB3268, HB3269, HB3278, HB3299, HB3544, HB3606, HB3678, HB3790, HB3903, HB3996, HB4139, HB4140, HB4142, HB4143, HB4144, HB4260, HB4272, HB4296, HB4324, HB4339, HB4341, HB4342
Keywords: HB2936, children, child protection, adoption, Oklahoma Adoption Code, gestational carrier, gestational agreement, surrogacy, intended parent, preplacement home study, home study, prospective adoptive parent, foster placement, child abuse, child neglect, child sexual abuse, child sexual exploitation, lewd molestation, sex offender registry, Oklahoma Sex Offenders Registration Act
AL
AL

Alabama 2026 1st Special Session

Alabama House Public Safety and Homeland Security Committee Jan 21st, 2026

Public Safety and Homeland Security

Transcript Highlights:
  • Um, and essentially all we're trying to do is utilize this tag and use the funds received from that to
  • essentially all we're trying to do<00:09:58.000> is<00:09:58.959> um,<00:09:59.360> utilize
  • House Bill 33 amends the code that's currently enforced that requires students to have their driver's
  • to where they only have to attend school till they're 17, which is where it's written in the state code
  • to where they only have to attend school till they're 17, which is where it's written in the state code
Bills: HB1, HB198, HB11, HB32, HB33, HB34, HB56, HB68, HB72, HB101, HB102, HB110, HB154, HB166, HB168, HB274, SB114, HB1, HB198, HB11, HB32, HB33, HB34, HB56, HB68, HB72, HB101, HB102, HB110, HB154, HB166, HB168, HB274, SB114
Keywords: DUI, driving under the influence, ignition interlock, interlock device, driver license suspension, restricted license, motor vehicle, alcohol offense, first offense, repeat offender, blood alcohol concentration, BAC, license revocation, Alabama State Law Enforcement Agency, ALEA, public safety, traffic safety, chemical dependency, substance abuse, court referral program
TX
TX

Texas 89th 2nd C.S.

89th Legislative Session Mar 24th, 2025

Texas House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • certain property to the purchaser of information regarding the process of obtaining a permit from the Texas
  • HB 3483 by Combs, relating to the authority of a special utility district to issue revenue bonds, referred
  • HB 3506 by Dyson, relating to the withdrawal of the state of Texas from the Interstate Mining Compact
  • HB 3514 by Canales, relating to the operation of a program at the Texas Department of Transportation
  • HCR 118 by Derazio expressing support for the expansion of the warship manufacturing industry in Texas
Summary: The House met briefly to read a large number of first-reading bills, joint resolutions, and concurrent resolutions and refer them to the appropriate committees. The measures covered a wide range of topics, including public health, education, criminal justice, taxation, transportation, water and natural resources, elections, housing, veterans issues, local government, and constitutional amendments. Several bills focused on school policy, health care regulation, property tax and sales tax changes, criminal penalties, and local or state agency authority. Among the notable items were proposals on name and sex changes on birth records, college admissions inquiries into criminal history, foster care contractor liability, school nutrition and assessment policy, election procedures, homestead and franchise tax exemptions, public retirement system reporting, and numerous transportation and infrastructure measures. The House also received resolutions designating local honors and observances, including Brownsville as the bicycling capital of the Rio Grande Valley, Port Aransas as the fishing capital of Texas, and Selena Quintanilla Perez Day. Some measures proposed constitutional amendments on legislative procedure, homestead taxation, and election-law enforcement authority. No debate or testimony occurred in this segment; the action was limited to first reading and referral. The session also referred several resolutions to the Local and Consent Calendars. At the end of the proceedings, the House adjourned without objection until 2 p.m. Tuesday.
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NM

New Mexico 2026 Regular Session

House - Health and Human Services Feb 2nd, 2026 at 08:33 am

House Health & Human Services

Transcript Highlights:
  • Only three zip codes in New Mexico have over an hour's drive to an eye surgeon.
  • The remaining funds, $2.4 million, would be utilized for the Health Information Exchange subscription
  • Some records in Arizona, Texas, and other states.
  • So, 1 $1.5 million would be utilized for the record sharing and data sharing interfaces. $270,000, this
  • And the remaining $2.4 million, $2.2 million, $413,000 to be specific, would be utilized for the HIE
Keywords: 996, all
OK
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Appropriations and Budget REVISED: Time changed to 2:30 p.m. for Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education

Appropriations and Budget

Transcript Highlights:
  • They are now competing directly with Texas institutions that are benefiting from significant new state
  • investment and the expansion of the new Texas Promise, which is keeping more and more students in Texas
  • And also, North Texas seems to be very upset about the loss of a football coach and a quarterback.
  • fact, I'm proud to say we all know this last year for the First time ever, more people moved from Texas
  • to Oklahoma than Oklahoma to Texas.
Keywords: 914, all
TX
TX

Texas 89th Regular

89th Legislative Session Mar 24th, 2025

Texas House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • HB 3484 by Vikki Goodwin relates to the authority of Special Utility Districts to issue revenue bonds
  • HB 3487 by John Hunter relates to the owners of restaurants that purchased Texas farm-raised oysters,
  • HB 3496 by Tom Oliverson relating to the authority of the Texas Department of Insurance to publish a
  • HB 3522 by Angela Holt relating to the labeling and sale of Texas honey, referred to the Committee on
  • HCR 117 by Todd Hunter designates Port Aransas as the Official Fishing Capital of Texas for a 10-year
Keywords: 1184, house, all
CO
CO

Colorado 2026 Regular Session

Colorado Senate 2026 Legislative Day 092 Apr 15th, 2026

Colorado Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Code rule is relaxed.
  • The code Committee will come to order. The code rules<03:19:46.200> relaxed.
  • utilize the program, we pay for it. utilize the program, we pay for it.
  • codes, in the pediatric behavior therapy codes, and the list goes on.
  • > in<04:53:34.120> the health codes, in the NICU codes, in the health codes, in the NICU
Keywords: 981, all
Summary: The Senate convened with a quorum, approved the journal, and received several committee reports. The Finance Committee reported Senate Bills 155, 49, and 116 with amendments and favorable referral to Appropriations, and House Bill 1188 favorably to Appropriations. The Business, Labor, and Technology Committee reported House Bill 1110 with amendments and a favorable recommendation to the Committee of the Whole, placed on the Consent Calendar, and also recommended confirmation of several appointments, including members of the State Plumbing Board, State Electrical Board, and Workers’ Compensation Cost Containment Board. The chamber then proceeded out of order for personal privileges and a resolution honoring Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc., including recognition of visiting members and students participating in its Capitol Day. The Senate next took up House Joint Resolution 1027 concerning remembrance of the Holocaust. The resolution emphasized the history of the Holocaust, rising anti-Semitic incidents, the importance of Holocaust and genocide education, and the need to confront hate and otherization. Senators Weissman and Ball spoke in support, stressing the dangers of hateful rhetoric, the need for vigilance and compassion, and the importance of learning from history. HJR 1027 passed unanimously by roll call, 35-0, and the roll call was listed as co-sponsors. Announcements followed recognizing the Sikh community’s Vaisakhi observance and a langar lunch at the Capitol, along with a proclamation for Sikh Awareness Appreciation Month. There were also notices about a Republican caucus, a Legal Services Committee meeting on Senate Bill 2683 and a litigation update, and a brief personal privilege remark about tax day and agriculture. The Senate then recessed until 10:30 a.m., later raised the call, and moved into special orders for second reading of a large group of House bills on the Consent Calendar.
TX
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Senate Session (Part III) May 28th, 2025

Texas Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • out, and I had some really great conversations, um, with Senator Hall about this, but no child in Texas
  • because their parents affirmed or or misgendered them, um, and the only this is the only instance in code
  • neglect will be dismissed, um, so I think it's much safer to define what abuse is, and every single Texas
  • The reality were the rates of gun deaths amongst Texas teens have more than doubled in the past decade
CA
CA

California 2025-2026 Regular Session

Assembly Budget Subcommittee No. 4 on Climate Crisis, Resources, Energy, and Transportation May 20th, 2025

Transcript Highlights:
  • And then I look at the utility lines for other energy, power.
  • The proposal would amend the Public Resources Code and provide for an override of the California Code
  • Luan Testify, Public Utilities Commission.
  • These sweeps are being coded as efficiencies.
  • These sweeps are being coded as efficiencies.
Summary: The hearing opened with budget framing from the chair and the LAO, who said the May Revision addresses roughly a $14 billion budget problem and that the environment and transportation subcommittee’s proposals account for about $1.9 billion of the solution. The LAO urged members to focus on solutions that do not worsen out-year deficits, to preserve reserves, and to defer major policy changes that are not necessary to pass the budget, including the newly introduced water-related trailer bills. Members also raised concern about a late-dropped Olympic-related trailer bill, which the LAO likewise suggested should be deferred for fuller review. The first major item was the Delta Conveyance Project and related water quality control plan trailer bills. The administration argued the proposals would streamline permitting, water rights proceedings, judicial review, and land acquisition, and would clarify DWR’s bond authority for the project. DWR said the project is needed to protect water supply reliability against drought, earthquakes, sea level rise, and other climate-related disruptions, and that the tunnel would help move water when conditions are wet and safer for the environment. Committee members from both parties questioned the timing, the use of budget trailer bills for major policy changes, the scope of the CEQA and water-rights changes, the lack of a bond cap, cost growth, and eminent domain protections. The LAO recommended deferring both water trailer bills without prejudice. Public comment was sharply divided, with labor, water agencies, and some business groups supporting the project as climate adaptation and reliability infrastructure, while environmental, tribal, fishing, county, and community groups opposed it as an attempt to bypass public process and weaken protections. The committee then briefly heard the DMV’s Digital Experience Platform fee trailer bill, which would reinstate a $1 system improvement fee to help fund the vehicle-registration phase of the project. DMV said the fee would raise about $7 million annually and offset roughly $59 million to $60 million of project costs, while the LAO noted it would help but would not solve the Motor Vehicle Account’s broader structural gap. The hearing then moved to California High-Speed Rail, where the new CEO presented an updated plan and said the project remains a major climate and infrastructure investment. He reported a revised Merced-to-Bakersfield cost range of $34.9 billion to $38.5 billion, said the agency is trying to reduce risk through direct procurement of materials, and argued that stable annual funding is needed to avoid higher costs from delays.
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LA

Louisiana 2026 Regular Session

Insurance Apr 29th, 2026

Insurance

Transcript Highlights:
  • I will say Texas has had mandatory pharmaceutical price reporting since 2019.
  • Texas isn't trying to set drug prices. Texas has no appetite for price controls.
  • has stopped doing business with the state of Texas or has withdrawn from the state of Texas.
  • So I will work with you, and we'll take a more in-depth look at what Texas does.
  • Amendment number two removes what constitutes clinical utility.
Summary: The House Insurance Committee met on April 29 with a quorum present and took up several insurance and health care-related bills. SB 192, a dental reimbursement bill, was amended to allow dentists to opt in electronically to credit-card payment methods and to clarify applicability and effective date; it was reported as amended. SB 84 would require prostate cancer screening coverage for men over 40 under current clinical guidelines and prohibit cost-sharing; supporters from the American Cancer Society said Louisiana has a high incidence of prostate cancer and that out-of-pocket costs deter early screening. The committee adopted amendments and reported the bill as amended. SB 275, dealing with reimbursement and network participation for certified registered nurse anesthetists, drew support from nursing and hospital groups and was reported favorably. SB 169, a cleanup bill on biomarker testing, was also amended and reported. The committee spent substantial time on SB 401, which creates a temporary prescription drug affordability board to review pricing data on selected drugs and report findings to the legislature. Supporters said the board would improve transparency and help lawmakers understand drug pricing trends; opponents raised concerns about confidentiality, market effects, and the lack of a defined policy outcome beyond reporting. Amendments narrowed the scope, added confidentiality protections, and removed opposition cards, and the bill was reported as amended. SB 387, a major PBM reform bill tied to SB 401, would change PBM compensation, rebate handling, formulary practices, audits, and appeals, while excluding ERISA plans after discussion and amendment. Supporters argued it would curb spread pricing and other practices that raise costs, while opponents from the Pelican Institute and PCMA warned it would interfere with private contracts, reduce flexibility, and could raise premiums or disrupt city, school board, and small-group plans. After extensive debate and a roll call, SB 387 was reported with amendments by a 10-4 vote. The committee also considered SB 241, which requires certain insurance adjusters and public adjusters to include license numbers in written communications. After amendments limiting the requirement to individual licenses and removing one statutory reference, the bill was reported as amended. Throughout the meeting, members and witnesses repeatedly discussed the need for transparency in drug pricing and PBM practices, the role of ERISA and non-ERISA plans, and potential impacts on public employers and consumers.
CA
CA

California 2025-2026 Regular Session

Assembly Elections Committee Aug 19th, 2025

Transcript Highlights:
  • Texas to change the rules mid-game.
  • Texas and D.C.
  • Texas and D.C.
  • Yeah, Texas started it.
  • Listen, Texas is... This isn't about Texas. And I understand what you guys are going at.
Summary: The Assembly Elections Committee met on August 19, 2025, to consider ACA 8, SB 280, and an informational hearing on AB 604. The meeting began with several failed motions to adjourn, to read public comments into the record, and to recess so members could review the roughly 16,000 public comments submitted through the committee portal. The chair emphasized the hearing’s expedited format, transparency measures, and rules limiting witness testimony, and noted a letter from Speaker Rivas authorizing Assemblymember Berman to present ACA 8. ACA 8, described by supporters as the “Election Rigging Response Act,” would place before voters a temporary congressional redistricting plan tied to AB 604 and triggered only if another state, especially Texas, adopts a partisan mid-decade redistricting. Supporters, including Assemblymember Berman, labor groups, CTA, Planned Parenthood affiliates, SEIU, and other allied organizations, argued the measure was a response to partisan gerrymandering elsewhere and a defense of democracy, with voters having the final say in a November 4, 2025 special election. Opponents, including current and former redistricting commissioners, good-government groups, business and taxpayer organizations, and many members of the public, argued the proposal undermines California’s independent redistricting model, was rushed without adequate public review, could cost roughly $200 million or more, and would invite litigation and partisan manipulation. The committee also debated a proposed amendment that would bar legislators who voted for ACA 8 from later running for Congress in districts adopted under the measure. After extended procedural disputes, the committee voted to lay the amendment on the table. The hearing then continued with extensive public testimony, overwhelmingly divided between strong support and strong opposition, but the transcript provided does not show a final committee vote on ACA 8 or SB 280 before the excerpt ends.
CA
CA

California 2025-2026 Regular Session

Assembly Privacy and Consumer Protection Committee Apr 1st, 2025

Transcript Highlights:
  • This is the common law tour of negligence and it's codified in the civil code.
  • If it was limited to, like, my inquiries with my utility company or something, I'd totally be cool with
  • If it was limited to, like, my inquiries with my utility, If it was limited to, like, my inquiries with
  • my utility company or something, I'd totally be cool with that.
  • In many cases, this is information that can be utilized in harmful ways that users do not anticipate.
Summary: The committee heard several privacy and consumer protection bills, with most of the discussion focused on AI and social media. AB 1405 would create a state registry for AI auditors and set basic transparency, ethics, and qualification standards for those auditors; supporters said it would build trust and provide a foundation for future AI oversight, while some members questioned whether government should define auditor qualifications instead of industry groups. The bill was moved out on a 5-1 vote to Appropriations, with the roll left open. AB 2, by Assemblymember Lowenthal, would impose enhanced financial penalties on large social media companies when their negligence causes harm to children and teens. Supporters, including a grieving parent and Common Sense Media, argued the bill would create accountability for harmful algorithms and design choices, while opponents from TechNet, EFF, CCIA, and CalChamber warned it was vague, could chill speech, invite censorship, and raise Section 230 and First Amendment concerns. Committee members debated private right of action versus public enforcement, possible shakedown lawsuits, and whether the bill should be narrowed; the bill passed 6-0 to Judiciary with the roll left open. AB 410 would expand California’s bot disclosure law so bots must identify themselves up front and truthfully if asked, rather than only prohibiting deceptive bots in limited commercial or election contexts. Supporters said the measure would help users, especially youth and vulnerable people, know when they are interacting with AI and reduce deception online; one privacy group withdrew opposition after amendments, and other industry groups said they were no longer opposed or had no formal position. The bill passed 9-1 to Appropriations with the roll left open. The committee also approved AB 1327, which lets consumers cancel home improvement contracts by email instead of only by mail and requires phone assistance for cancellations; the Contractor State License Board withdrew opposition after amendments, and the bill passed 11-0 to Judiciary with the roll left open.
TX
TX

Texas 89th 2nd C.S.

House Administration Apr 10th, 2026

House Administration

Transcript Highlights:
  • Texas had its first quorum break in 1870. Mr. Moody: None of this is new.
  • We can't play any part in bringing that to Texas. Mr.
  • Martinez: uphold the laws of the state of Texas.
  • Accordingly, under Section 10 of the Texas Constitution, it expressly Mr.
  • The Texas Constitution does not merely tolerate quorum denial.
Keywords: 1184, house, all
CA
CA

California 2025-2026 Regular Session

Assembly Education Committee Apr 30th, 2025

Education

Transcript Highlights:
  • Most but not all petitions simply refer to the Education Code statutes with respect to the audit process
  • , specifically the Education Code statute. 14500 and 41020 at all.
  • My name is Jennifer Johnson from El Dorado, California, and I'm a homeschooling mom who utilizes the
  • I also believe that as we utilize tools, there should be accountability.
  • This is true no matter the zip code, background, home language, neurodiversity or other factors that
Keywords: 988, house, all
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HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

FIN Public Hearing - Tue Apr 7, 2026 @ 10:00 AM HST

Finance

Transcript Highlights:
  • There were two code blues that almost left her dead.
  • Are they going to pass that on to the utilities directly?
  • Are they going to pass that on to the utilities directly?
  • , since the insurance code is meant to regulate insurers and insurance business.
  • Go to buy biofuels for utility purposes. That's already obligated.
Bills: HCR93, HCR14, HR85
Keywords: image-based sexual abuse, working group, gender-based violence, Hawaii Commission on the Status of Women, prevention efforts, survivor protections, new technologies, legal reform, HCR14, House Concurrent Resolution, perpetual easement, non-exclusive easement, state submerged lands, submerged lands, shoreline easement, drainage outfall, stormwater outfall, lagoon outfall, pipelines, Kahala Hotel & Resort