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TX
Texas 89th Regular
S/C on Defense & Veterans' Affairs Mar 24th, 2025
S/C on Defense & Veterans' Affairs
Transcript Highlights:
- The federal penal codes just don't address those very much.
- and our state.
- In Texas, we are blessed with beautiful public lands in every region of the state, including state parks
- , historical sites, and state natural areas.
- Sir, would this also impact CPS Energy? I'm sorry? Would it also impact CPS Energy or...?
Keywords:
Tuskegee Airmen, commemoration, African American history, civil rights, military recognition, veterans, mental health, Texas Veterans Commission, peer support, suicide prevention, community mental health, grant program, defense, grants, local government, economic support, community development, health and wellness, outdoor recreation, state land use
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Health Finance and Policy Committee 3/17/25
Health Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- So there are 11 states right now, basically nine states that are not in the compact, and those nine states
- Kinky State.
- Kinky State. Please state your name and keep it to about two and a half minutes. Thank you.
- Kinky State.
- states to your question about how States states to your question about how States uh<01:18:31.600><c>
Keywords:
health insurance, premium security plan, federal funding, state innovation waiver, Minnesota, newborn safety, anonymity, healthcare provider, safe place, child welfare, HF499, nursing, nurse licensure, temporary permit, temporary nursing permit, Board of Nursing, endorsement licensure, reregistration, refresher course, health occupations
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- They're 100% funded by the state.
- In funding from state sources.
- In terms of what the state puts in from state revenue sources.
- No, this is all state program.
- It amends the education code.
Keywords:
public education, teacher compensation, certification, funding, school finance, educator rights, education funding, charter schools, staff compensation, state aid, retention allotment, disaster preparedness, emergency management, flooding, mass fatality, mass casualty, fatality tracking, body recovery, autopsy, justice of the peace
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- We're a rich state. Thank you. Thank you for your testimony. It's Pollack.
- The increase in the state compensatory allotment is a step in the right direction.
- Communities strengthen. expanded and a state that leads this great nation.
- Vasquez stated the surplus is a result of underfunding our public school system.
- To be a member of a regional day school program by the state.
Keywords:
public education, teacher compensation, certification, funding, school finance, educator rights, education funding, charter schools, staff compensation, state aid, retention allotment, disaster preparedness, emergency management, flooding, mass fatality, mass casualty, fatality tracking, body recovery, autopsy, justice of the peace
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- We were producing less certified teachers in the state of Texas.
- That, to me, is the wrong policy of the state.
- Your willingness to invest in the children of our state strengthens the future of our great state, and
- All of our non-federal funding comes from the state, which means you, our state legislators, are the
- So, in the United States, one in ten children lives in Texas.
Keywords:
public education, teacher compensation, certification, funding, school finance, educator rights, education funding, charter schools, staff compensation, state aid, retention allotment, disaster preparedness, emergency management, flooding, mass fatality, mass casualty, fatality tracking, body recovery, autopsy, justice of the peace
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- We filed in the history of the state of Texas.
- It's a shamefully low rating among the 50 states.
- So, that would touch all teachers across the state to...
- That cannot be said for everywhere across the state.
- Double-digit gains can compared to the state averages.
Keywords:
public education, teacher compensation, certification, funding, school finance, educator rights, education funding, charter schools, staff compensation, state aid, retention allotment, disaster preparedness, emergency management, flooding, mass fatality, mass casualty, fatality tracking, body recovery, autopsy, justice of the peace
AL
Transcript Highlights:
- Birmingham but in the state of Alabama.
- Constitution or under the United States Constitution. ...the State Constitution or under the United
- This is already code that requires you to report to the state when you hire someone.
- Some law enforcement agencies across the state were... ...agencies across the state were attempting to
- , and that's a state of Alabama program.
Keywords:
criminal procedure, split sentencing, probation, Class A felony, Class B felony, minimum confinement, speedy trial, visiting judge, court administration, violent crimes, Alabama Supreme Court, employment, criminal record, certificate of employability, occupational licensing, negligent hiring, rehabilitation, limited relief, tribal police, law enforcement
AL
Transcript Highlights:
- Help them to put aside personal interests to seek the welfare for all who call the state home.
- In 1994, he was elected to the Alabama State Senate. Whereas together... Alabama State Senate.
- Kelly replaces line 23 on page one with the following: "41 Code of Alabama 1975.
- States Air Force's inaugural Top Gun aerial gunnery competition.
- Ladies and gentlemen of the Alabama State Senate, I think we've had a great day.
Keywords:
SJR 2, Senate Joint Resolution 2, constitutional amendment, homestead exemption, property tax relief, school property tax, ad valorem tax, residence homestead, school district taxes, Texas Constitution Article VIII, public school finance, homeowner exemption, elderly exemption, senior tax relief, disabled exemption, tax year 2025, voter approval, November 2025 ballot, local government, Ways & Means
TX
Texas 89th Regular
Press Conference: Lt. Governor Dan Patrick Feb 12th, 2025
Texas Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- This is all over the state, and you could argue all over the country, by a judicial system that seems
- records, so we know, because we know anecdotally this is happening in other big counties around the state
- I had to go to court with my family to ensure that they were going to get justice because in the state
- They travel the state, and so no, No one is safe in Texas.
- I urge everyone in the state to start looking at what we're doing in Harris County, which is the focus
Keywords:
SJR 2, Senate Joint Resolution 2, constitutional amendment, homestead exemption, property tax relief, school property tax, ad valorem tax, residence homestead, school district taxes, Texas Constitution Article VIII, public school finance, homeowner exemption, elderly exemption, senior tax relief, disabled exemption, tax year 2025, voter approval, November 2025 ballot, local government, Ways & Means
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- So Corpus Christi is really a key economic driver for us here in the state of Texas.
- Panhandle continues to lead the state as an agricultural powerhouse.
- Members County Day at the State Capitol. Senator Creighton on the resolution.
- Thank you for coming to your state capitol.
- And I should also recognize someone well-known to many across the state.
Keywords:
SJR 2, Senate Joint Resolution 2, constitutional amendment, homestead exemption, property tax relief, school property tax, ad valorem tax, residence homestead, school district taxes, Texas Constitution Article VIII, public school finance, homeowner exemption, elderly exemption, senior tax relief, disabled exemption, tax year 2025, voter approval, November 2025 ballot, local government, Ways & Means
KY
Kentucky 2026 Regular Session
Lottery Trust Fund Task Force (9-21-23)
Keywords:
KY LRC YouTube, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O3kxLrI4cvQ, 2026-06-21T07:17:05+00:00, 2.2.24, Data collected via generic collector engine, Meeting start – 00:00:00
Attendance roll call – 00:00:14
Financial Aid Programs in the Southeast Region, Dr. Pruitt, Southern Regional Education Board – 00:00:57
Approval of the minutes from the August 3, 2023 meeting – 00:46:39
National Perspective of State Financial Aid Programs, Frank Ballmann, National Association of State Student Grand and Aid Programs – 00:47:00
Next meeting announcement: Thursday, October 19, 2023, at 3 p.m. – 01:00:38, 958, all, 2.2.42, 2.1.47
NM
New Mexico 2026 Regular Session
House - Agriculture, Acequias And Water Resources Feb 12th, 2026
House Agriculture, Acequias And Water Resources
Transcript Highlights:
- The other factor to consider is that the state engineer's budget also includes some money from this fund
- The other factor to consider is that the state engineer's budget also includes some money from this fund
Bills:
SB193
Keywords:
SB193, acequia, community ditch, irrigation works construction fund, water infrastructure, ditch infrastructure, irrigation, New Mexico water law, agricultural water, farmers, Rio Grande, acequia association, forest land protection revolving fund, state fund transfer, irrigation projects
Summary:
The committee heard Senate Bill 193, which would increase the recurring transfer from the Irrigation Works Construction Fund to the Acequia and Community Ditch Infrastructure Fund from $2.5 million to $5 million annually. The sponsor and supporters said the fund is the only recurring source for acequia infrastructure, helps complete projects efficiently through a planning/design and construction process, and has a strong completion rate. They also said the proposed increase reflects recent spending levels and growing need, especially after fires, flooding, and erosion damage in acequia communities.
Public testimony was uniformly in support. Representatives of the New Mexico Acequia Association, local acequia and water users groups, conservation advocates, and community members described urgent infrastructure needs, the importance of acequias to agriculture and local economies, and the value of the fund’s application process and project readiness requirements. Several speakers said the fund helps communities recover from wildfire-related damage and prepare for future flooding and erosion.
Committee members asked about how the money is structured, whether the bill would affect other earmarks or the irrigation fund balance, and how the $5 million figure was determined. Witnesses explained that the bill changes the recurring allocation only, that the acequia fund and other earmarks remain separate, and that the irrigation works fund has sufficient balance and recurring revenue to support the increase. They also noted that current annual spending has been in the $5 million to $6 million range and that the unmet statewide need is much larger. The committee voted do pass on SB 193, and the bill was approved.
WA
Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Health Care & Wellness Jan 16th, 2026 at 08:00 am
Health Care & Wellness
Transcript Highlights:
- value across Washington state.
- I hope Washington State continues to offer vaccines recommended by such experts.
- We don't need any additional barriers in Washington State.
- , and the Washington State Podiatric Medical Association.
- Washington State is already an expensive place to live.
Keywords:
patients' rights, healthcare information, medical confidentiality, health data security, healthcare access, abortion, medications, reproductive health, access, healthcare, PANDA, PANS, treatment access, mental health, legislation, preventive services, state authority, definitions clarification, public health, 904
KY
Kentucky 2025 Regular Session
House Standing Committee on Elections, Const. Amendments & Intergovernmental Affairs (2-6-25)
Transcript Highlights:
- However, Washington likewise there was a challenge on that grounds, and their state supreme court affirmed
- In fact, there are other states that have adopted this: our neighbors Indiana, Texas, Kansas, and Washington
- Thank you. improved the state law to allow us to do improved the state law to allow us to do more<00:
- </c> have done an amazing job at the State have done an amazing job at the State Board<00:25:24.399><
- and the Secretary of State.
Keywords:
Consideration of HB 27 00:04:20
Presentation by Secretary of State 00:10:44
Presentation by Karen Sellers and Jason Denny 00:35:56
Consideration of HB 45 00:55:36, 958, all
Summary:
The committee first handled House Bill 27, which would remove the prohibition on political yard signs in planned communities statewide while still allowing communities to regulate size, placement, and duration. The sponsor said the 2023 Planned Communities Act created an unintended consequence by treating similar homeowners differently based on grandfathering dates, and a legal explanation was offered that the bill would clarify the law and avoid constitutional problems. After discussion, the committee voted 15-0 to pass the bill with favorable expression.
The next item was an update from the Secretary of State on the 2024 election and implementation of House Bill 53, which created prompt post-election audits. He said the audits were carried out smoothly, most found no discrepancies, and no election winners changed, though he recommended adding a specific timeline to the law. He also discussed voter-roll maintenance, saying Kentucky has removed more than 440,000 ineligible voters since 2020, and argued that federal law and limited access to federal databases remain the main obstacles to faster cleanup.
Members asked about the possibility of improper removals, double voting across states, and how provisional voting works. The Secretary said anyone improperly removed can reregister, that any double-voting abuse is likely marginal but still unacceptable, and that provisional ballots are available when eligibility is in doubt and can be reviewed by the county board of elections. He also urged Congress to modernize the 1993 federal voter-registration law, improve access to death and citizenship data, and create a central interstate information-sharing system for election officials.
OK
Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session
Criminal Judiciary REVISION 2: SB1379 - Removed Mar 31st, 2026 at 03:00 pm
Criminal Judiciary
Transcript Highlights:
- And so, I don't know for sure if I feel at some point if the state and counties are going to be offering
- So my concern is, and that was what you just stated was my understanding that it can Be expunged, which
- But in every police department and Sheriff's office in this state, those reports are there.
Bills:
SB137, SB1216, SB1226, SB1238, SB1255, SB1256, SB1258, SB1325, SB1460, SB1543, SB1730, SB1733, SB1921
Keywords:
electronic monitoring, Department of Corrections, criminal justice, rehabilitation, public safety, SB 1216, drug court, drug courts, Oklahoma drug court, eligibility, substance abuse treatment, addiction, diversion program, criminal justice reform, probation violation, revocation, intermediate revocation facility, plea agreement, speedy trial waiver, preliminary hearing waiver
AZ
Transcript Highlights:
- Chairman and members, Senate Bill 1272 appropriates $5 million from the State General Fund to the State
- to the state general fund.
- state.
- But there's many... ...many, many states across the United States.
- Some states have that.
Bills:
SB1041, SB1088, SB1118, SB1128, SB1168, SB1176, SB1189, SB1207, SB1250, SB1272, SB1274, SB1286, SB1428, SB1457, SB1461, SB1503, SB1519, SB1537, SB1582, SB1618, SB1654, SB1713, SB1827, SCR1012, SCR1020
Keywords:
electronic monitoring, nursing care, assisted living, resident rights, privacy, consent, surveillance, cybersecurity, homeland security, artificial intelligence, state appropriation, VPN security, zero trust, housing, zoning, middle housing, urban development, duplexes, triplexes, fourplexes
AZ
Transcript Highlights:
- But let's contrast the tale of two states.
- or state agency, city, town, county, political subdivision of the state, including an automated—I'd
- Or state agency, city, town, county, political subdivision of the state, including an automated license
- asking municipalities in the state, and in some cases the state, to upkeep the costs of these networks
- asking municipalities in the state, and in some cases the state, to upkeep the costs of these networks
Bills:
HB2015, HB2060, HB2062, HB2100, HB2118, HB2165, HB2258, HB2327, HB2397, HB2445, HB2460, HB2641, HB2745, HB2876, HB2917, HB4011, HB4049, HB4056, HB4087, HCR2013, HCR2016, HCR2040, HCR2044, HCR2048, HCR2056
Keywords:
budget procedures, late filing penalty, accounting standards, financial reporting, state appropriations, abortion, educational institutions, health education, state aid, public schools, Buffalo Soldiers, monument, commemoration, Arizona, public funding, Wesley Bolin Plaza, military history, historical memorial, small land subdivision, land use
AL
Alabama 2026 Regular Session
Alabama Senate Veterans, Military Affairs and Public Safety Committee Feb 11th, 2026
Veterans, Military Affairs, and Public Safety
Transcript Highlights:
- Atkins, at the State Veterans Home, had a devastating fire.
- General Newton said the department is proud to announce its second State Veterans Memorial Cemetery in
- dollars to supplement the state money already set aside for the project.
- money we had set supplement the state money we had set aside<00:12:22.639><c> and</c><00:12:22.880><
- </c><00:12:50.399><c> and</c> veterans in the state of Alabama. and veterans in the state of Alabama.
Bills:
HB33, HB35, HB274, HB56, HB287, SB229, SB201, SB216, HB33, HB35, HB274, HB56, HB287, SB229, SB201, SB216
Keywords:
HB33, Alabama, ALEA, driver license, driver's license, learner permit, learner's permit, school attendance, truancy, high school diploma, GED, dropout, student withdrawal, enrollment verification, disciplinary points, homeless student, job training, youth employment, minor parent, public safety
WA
Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Environment, Energy & Technology Jan 14th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- In addition, Washington State University studies show that a 50... ...of Washington State.
- So what is Washington State? I have no idea.
- What does Washington State... ...state do as far as purchasing something online?
- Very quickly, as background, the State Building Code Council is a state agency that adopts the state
- One such model code adopted herein is the energy code.
Summary:
The committee held public hearings on several bills, beginning with SB 5965 on retail bags. Staff explained that the bill would prohibit single-use plastic and reusable film plastic carryout bags, raise the paper bag pass-through charge from 8 cents to 20 cents, exempt certain assistance-program customers from bag charges, and add manufacturer/distributor penalties. The sponsor and supporters, including environmental groups, Seattle Public Utilities, Tacoma, county solid waste representatives, and health advocates, argued the current law has led to thicker plastic bags and more plastic pollution, microplastics, and recycling contamination. Opponents from hospitality, grocery, retail, paper, and plastic bag industries said the bill would raise costs, create checkout confusion, burden food delivery and takeout operations, and amount to a de facto ban on paper bags as well; several urged waiting for more data on the current 12-cent fee. The hearing ended with a reported 1,240 non-testifiers on SB 5965, with 541 pro, 695 con, and 4 other.
The committee then heard SB 6030 on plastic bags. Staff said the bill would allow film plastic and paper carryout bags if they meet recycled-content standards, keep the paper bag fee at 8 cents, reduce the plastic bag fee from 12 cents to 8 cents, and remove the minimum thickness standards for reusable film plastic bags while retaining recycled-content requirements and the SNAP exemption. No public testimony was taken on the bill, and the chair noted 208 non-testifiers, with 192 pro, 11 con, and 5 other.
Finally, the committee heard SB 5975 on lead in cookware. Staff described it as a third-round update to the state’s cookware lead law, narrowing covered cookware, delaying the 10 ppm lead standard to 2030, and allowing compliance through FDA or European testing methods. Supporters, including some industry representatives, said the current law is unclear and difficult to enforce, that a workable test is still being developed, and that the bill would provide certainty and avoid unintended coverage of safe products. Opponents from Ecology, Health, environmental groups, and consumer advocates argued the bill would weaken Washington’s existing protections, create broad exemptions, and allow high-lead cookware to remain on the market; they also criticized shifting from total-content testing to leach testing. The hearing closed with 609 non-testifiers on SB 5975, with 54 pro and 552 con.
WA
Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session
JLARC I-900 Subcommittee for SAO Performance Audits Jul 16th, 2025
JLARC I-900 Subcommittee for SAO Performance Audits
Transcript Highlights:
- The State Auditor is elected directly by the people of the state of Washington and operates independently
- Washington has already experienced the impacts of extreme weather on energy infrastructure.
- Impacts, supported by state agencies through the Washington Climate Resilience Strategy, the state energy
- I'm a senior performance auditor with the Office of the Washington State Auditor.
- Washington state law imposes mandatory fines on people who commit human trafficking.
Summary:
The Joint Legislative Audit and Review Committee I-900 Subcommittee heard JLARC’s annual update on the status of legislative implementation of State Auditor recommendations, followed by two State Auditor performance audits. JLARC staff reported that for the 2024 review period there were three new legislative recommendations and three unresolved older recommendations. They said the legislature did not convene a work group on civil asset forfeiture, and no formal action was taken on two water-use-efficiency recommendations. Two recommendations related to concurrent Medicaid enrollments were addressed in a bill introduced this session, but that bill was not adopted.
The first audit examined how Washington can ensure climate-resilient electricity infrastructure. The State Auditor found the state has opportunities to better adapt new energy infrastructure by using more site-specific climate information, broader collaboration, and vulnerability assessments. The report recommended expanding climate analyses through the University of Washington Climate Impacts Group if funding is available, using forecasted information in DNR wildfire maps, designating a non-regulatory office to coordinate siting and conflict resolution, and expanding vulnerability assessments in Ecology and Commerce processes. Agency witnesses generally agreed resilience is important but emphasized existing efforts, the need to avoid duplicative requirements, the importance of affordability and efficiency, and the role of current forums such as the Clean Energy Siting Council and SEPA processes.
The second audit reviewed fines for human trafficking and related sexual exploitation crimes. Auditors found courts assessed fines inconsistently, collection rates varied, some revenues were sent to the wrong local government, and some jurisdictions did not use the money as required for enforcement, prevention, or survivor services. The audit recommended courts work with prosecutors to improve awareness of mandatory fines, and that King and Pierce County improve coding, templates, and tracking so revenues are routed and used correctly. King County testified that it appreciated the audit and described its existing prevention and survivor-support work. The committee took no votes or formal actions and adjourned after the presentations and testimony.