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OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Senate Legislative Session Feb 12th, 2026

Oklahoma Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • possible outcome, and whereas their dedication and professionalism reflect the highest standards of service
  • Members of the Veterans and Military Affairs Committee, we have a scheduled meeting this afternoon at
Summary: The Senate convened, a quorum was established, and Senator Yek delivered the opening prayer. The body then granted unanimous consent for an entourage to appear on the floor for a citation presentation honoring Oklahoma State Troopers Michael Patnode and Joy McLaughlin for their quick response and lifesaving assistance during a medical emergency at the Capitol on January 13, 2026. The citation praised their professionalism and noted that emergency responders arrived in less than eight minutes because of their actions. The floor leader also recognized the Senate staff and others involved in the incident, noting that the person who had the medical emergency was recovering and had returned part-time. Senator Nice introduced an intern, Cottrell Strain, a sophomore English major at Langston University with an interest in politics. Several announcements followed, including a Farm City Festival lunch on the second floor, a Veterans and Military Affairs Committee meeting, and a Business and Insurance Committee meeting. The Senate also adopted a motion to celebrate Senator Julie Daniels’ birthday. No legislation was debated or voted on in the transcript beyond the citation and the procedural motions, and the chamber adjourned until Monday, February 16, 2026, at 1:30 p.m.
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Business and Insurance 2ND REVISED Feb 12th, 2026

Business and Insurance

Transcript Highlights:
  • Senator Daniels has a committee substitute.
  • Thank you, committee.
  • Thank you, committee.
  • We know every service is different.
  • Thank you, committee, for your understanding.
Summary: The Business and Insurance Committee considered a long agenda of Senate bills covering real estate, construction licensing, insurance, alcohol regulation, medical marijuana, and other business matters. Among the measures discussed were SB 1732, which preserves Oklahoma’s current rule that brokers are not required to enter into a buyer brokerage agreement before showing real estate; SB 1443, which codifies payment rules for anesthesia services and physical status modifiers; and several sunset-extension bills for boards and agencies including the architects and interior designers board, the Construction Industries Board, the Abstractors Board, and the engineering and surveying board. The committee also heard bills on workers’ compensation, dental insurance billing practices, salvage title thresholds, energy standards for state-funded buildings, self-storage lien modernization, and medical marijuana training and licensing issues. Testimony and debate focused heavily on consumer costs, market competition, and regulatory clarity. Supporters of the dental bill (SB 1942) argued it would keep insurers from setting prices for non-covered services and allow patients and providers to negotiate directly, while opponents warned it could raise costs for consumers; the bill passed 8-2. Similar free-market arguments were made for the real estate, anesthesia, and alcohol-related bills, while consumer protection concerns were raised on the self-storage and dental measures. SB 1590, which would expand a fortified-roof grant program to commercial buildings, drew discussion about funding and the state’s role in helping reduce insurance costs. SB 1767 sought stronger enforcement against out-of-state spirit shipping, with concerns noted about lost tax revenue and age verification. Most bills received committee approval, often unanimously or by wide margins, including SB 1732, SB 1217, SB 1443, SB 1455, SB 1457, SB 1459, SB 1466, SB 1944, SB 1946, SB 1352, SB 2132, SB 1920, SB 1285, SB 1304, SB 1305, SB 1326, SB 1590, and SB 1767. Several bills were amended in committee, often to update sunset dates or clarify language, and title-striking motions were adopted on some measures that were still being worked on. The meeting ended with the chair noting that 20 bills had been handled and the committee adjourned.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Senate Session (Part II) Aug 26th, 2025

Texas Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • you've given us from our family, to our work, to our homes, to here in this wonderful opportunity for service
  • move to suspend the 24-hour posting rule in accordance with Senate Rules 11.10 so that the Senate Committee
  • The committee will be meeting in room 3E.4, which I believe is the. I move to suspend.
  • Members of the Senate Committee on State Affairs will meet immediately upon ...recess in the Betty King
  • committee room to take up and consider: Senate Bill 19, Senate Bill 53 and 54 by Hughes, House Bill
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Senate Session (Part III) Aug 26th, 2025

Texas Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • The following count for ease: Conference Committee on Senate Bill 2, Chair, Senator Perry.
  • Conference Committee on Senate Bill 10. Chair: Senator Bettencourt.
  • You and I discussed this bill in committee and afterward, did we not?
  • So I was rather surprised in committee, and I was glad to be there.
  • No, none of the Texas Ethics Committee rules are changed.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Senate Session (Part I) Aug 26th, 2025

Texas Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • On first reading in reference to committee, the secretary will read the bills and resolutions.
  • Of the Natchez and Trinity Valleys Groundwater Conservation District to the Select Committee on District
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Senate Session Aug 19th, 2025

Texas Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • They pay for emergency medical services. They pay for warning systems in floods.
  • we move forward with discussions on property tax cuts, we must keep in mind the vital roles these services
  • Things like increased police presence. ...expanded emergency services, sobering centers, and mental health
  • bill passing, we will see an increase in suicide attempts and calls to our mental health emergency services
  • As a reminder, During the committee in Kerrville, we heard from rural county judges who told me this
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

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

Hawaii House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • </c><00:08:56.760><c> clerk</c> Hayley Palola Santos, my committee clerk Hayley Palola Santos, my committee
  • Item number five, reports of standing committees. Representative Kahaloa.
  • </c><00:15:59.560><c> report</c> beginning with standing committee report beginning with standing committee
  • </c> to their final committees. to their final committees.
  • ><c> reports</c><00:18:10.400><c> and</c> Please file your committee reports and Please file your committee
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

EEP Info Briefing - Thu Apr 16, 2026 @ 9:00 AM HST

Hawaii House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • We're here for an informational briefing of the Committee on Energy and Environmental Protection.
  • And I also neglected to introduce my committee members prior.
  • and should be brought into into service and should be brought into service<00:57:20.640><c> and</c><
  • </c><01:32:07.040><c> My</c><01:32:07.360><c> committee</c> Thank you. Um, all right.
  • My committee Thank you. Um, all right.
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

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

Hawaii House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • That's the only way we could do all the work we do for your Judiciary and Hawaiian Affairs Committee.
  • clerk, and his wife, Kalena, and Evan Miyaki, session attorney, Shawn Aronson, our committee attorney
  • </c> Affairs Committee. Affairs Committee.
  • </c> probably less complete of a human being. probably less complete of a human being.
  • </c> number 214 relating to the committee number 214 relating to the committee assignments<00:18:10.040
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Public Safety Apr 7th, 2026 at 09:00 am

Public Safety

Transcript Highlights:
  • They are called into service when we need the very best.
  • I think it is a very, very good service that they Provide to Oklahoma.
  • Chair, and members of this committee.
  • Thank you, committee. That concludes the debate.
  • It doesn't ask law enforcement to provide services.
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Public Safety Apr 7th, 2026

Public Safety

Transcript Highlights:
  • Thank you, committee. Senator Hayes, are you recognized?
  • out the committee sub.
  • Chair, and members of this committee.
  • Are we talking about human—not human trafficking, but pedestrian traffic, I suppose? Thank you.
  • Chairman, members of the committee.
Summary: The Public Safety Committee met and first held House Bill 3045. It then heard and passed several bills, beginning with HB 1250, which creates a public safety technology revolving fund for Attorney General grants to support the Blue Jay pilot program, a voluntary traffic-stop safety app. Members questioned whether the fund would actually be financed this year and how municipalities would be selected; the author said no funding source was yet identified and the bill was only creating the fund. HB 1250 passed 8-0. The committee also passed HB 2710, creating the Oklahoma Emergency Communications Act and a 15-member board to develop a strategic plan for improving emergency radio communications among state, local, and tribal agencies. The author explained the bill was meant to address communication gaps and interoperability problems, with no fiscal impact. HB 3831, dealing with Oklahoma Task Force One, drew extensive discussion over its funding structure and blank appropriations language. The bill would place the urban search and rescue team in state law and seek a reliable funding source; members discussed the team’s statewide disaster response role, its Tulsa and Oklahoma City bases, and a carve-out excluding wildland firefighting. It passed 8-0. Other measures approved included HB 4408, which sets a protocol for calculating and directing savings from State Questions 780 and 781 into the proper drug diversion account; HB 1002, requiring law enforcement to inform stalking victims about certified domestic violence program advocates; HB 3008, extending the sunset date for the Board of Tests for Alcohol and Drug Influence to 2031; HB 3086, requiring the Department of Corrections director to keep the Board of Corrections informed about budgets and inmate deaths; HB 3595, creating a DPS revolving fund for counties and municipalities to buy vehicle-barrier equipment to prevent crowd-vehicle attacks; HB 3678, expanding electronic-harassment protections for public officials to include municipal officials and school board members; HB 4107, establishing penalties for unauthorized activation or misuse of emergency warning sirens; and HB 3695, revising the definition of great bodily injury in a DUI-related context. HB 3595 passed 6-1 and HB 4107 passed 6-2; the other bills passed unanimously or near-unanimously after brief questioning and debate.
FL

Florida 2026 Regular Session

Rules Feb 10th, 2026

Rules

Transcript Highlights:
  • committee after that.
  • Good morning, Chair Passidomo and members of the committee.
  • We service almost 30,000 people in St.
  • Good morning to you and the committee.
  • Is there any other business for the committee?
Summary: The committee heard and advanced several bills, beginning with CS for CS for SB 54, which requires district medical examiners to perform toxicology screenings for psychotropic drugs and intoxicating substances in autopsies of violent offenders and report findings to state agencies. It was reported favorably after brief discussion about how the data would be used. CS for SB 176 also passed, requiring public postsecondary institutions to make campus safety reporting and response procedures clearer and more accessible for students, faculty, and staff who receive threats. Both bills were approved without opposition in the meeting. The committee then took up the large Florida Farm Bill, CS for CS for CS for SB 290, which drew extensive testimony and multiple amendments. The bill includes changes to fair associations, a preemption on local restrictions affecting gas- and diesel-powered farm equipment, surplus of certain state-owned lands for agricultural use, a food animal veterinary loan repayment program, permanent authorization for Farmers Feeding Florida, expanded Florida Forest Service training, a ban on signal jamming devices, tougher CDL English-proficiency penalties, protections for food safety inspectors, biosolids provisions, and contractor payment enforcement. Amendments expanded veterinary loan eligibility to equine veterinarians, merged citrus research entities, made technical corrections, and revised contractor payment language; a late-filed amendment removed the bill’s disparagement clause after significant First Amendment concerns and public testimony. A separate amendment delayed biosolids compliance deadlines. The bill was reported favorably as amended. Also approved were CS for CS for SB 834, which repeals a restriction on health care sharing ministries partnering with licensed insurance agents, while adding a disclaimer requirement; SB 936, allowing temporary door locking devices at any height above the floor and directing the Building Commission to add standards to the code; and CS for SB 50, expanding veterans’ courts statewide. Later, CS for CS for SB 1004 advanced with a strike-all regulating dog and cat sales, requiring disclosure of medical records and financing terms, a three-day waiting period for financed purchases, and consumer protections against deceptive pet sales; an amendment removed an appropriation section. The committee also approved CS for CS for SB 178, which directs the FHSAA to adopt rules allowing coaches to provide limited good-faith support to student-athletes, and CS for CS for SB 198, regulating virtual currency kiosks with registration, warnings, transaction limits, receipts, and refund protections. Each of these bills was reported favorably by recorded vote.
FL

Florida 2026 Regular Session

Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government Feb 4th, 2026

Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government

Transcript Highlights:
  • Chair and committee members. Thank you so much, Mr. Chair, and committee members.
  • Thank you, Chairman and members of the committee. Thank you, Chairman and members of the committee.
  • Good afternoon, Chair and committee members.
  • Good afternoon, Chair and committee members.
  • Good evening, Chair and committee.
Summary: The committee first heard CS/SB 796, which would create Veterinary Professional Associates to work under licensed veterinarians after completing a master’s program and national exam, with limits on prescribing and surgery and expanded telehealth prescription timeframes. Supporters said it would improve access to care, lower costs, and help veterinary practices, while opponents argued the training is too limited, the Board lacks a licensing framework, federal prescribing issues remain, and the bill would not address the real shortage in rural and large-animal care. After debate, the committee reported the bill favorably. The committee then approved several other measures, including SB 1682 on local authority over derelict and problem vessels, CS/SB 1028 to create a commercial Citizens clearinghouse for insurance takeouts, SB 394 on reinsurance underwriting manager licensing, SB 636 to expand pathways for beach erosion designations, CS/SB 546 to require 30-day public notice for conservation land sale or exchange meetings, CS/SB 302 on Biscayne Bay nature-based restoration and related permitting criteria, SB 1050 on pharmacy choice for veterinary prescriptions, and SB 774 extending workers’ compensation coverage to 911 public safety telecommunicators for mental or nervous injuries. Most of these bills drew supportive testimony, though the insurance bill prompted concerns from the insurance commissioner about consumer protections, fees, and oversight, and the telecommunicator bill drew emotional testimony about job-related trauma and staffing. Senator Harrell’s CS/SB 480 on state IT governance was also reported favorably after a lengthy explanation of creating DIGIT, centralizing IT oversight, standardizing procurement, and addressing technical debt; members asked about cost, staffing, and agency compliance. The committee also approved CS/SB 1230 to phase out PFAS-containing firefighting foam, require biosolid testing, and create transition grants, and CS/SB 1288 naming the Andrew Red Harris Shoal. Finally, the committee took up CS/SB 1066 on restoring natural flow to the Ocklawaha River and related tributaries, adopting an amendment to allow updated data in the restoration plan; the bill then received extensive testimony both for and against, with supporters emphasizing restoration, recreation, and economic benefits and opponents warning about dam safety, water quality, and costs. The transcript ends while public testimony on that bill is still underway.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
  • There is a new committee substitute. Senator King. The committee. Senator Nichols, I'm sorry.
  • the committee substitute.
  • I get them in Health and Human Services. ...and a potential look into what we need to be doing.
  • Marriage is a conversation; you look at the compacts in Health and Human Services, you look at the compacts
  • Further, both service contracts and services cancelable at any time remain.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Capital Investment Committee 4/10/25

Capital Investment

Transcript Highlights:
  • Thank you again uh committee.
  • </c><00:07:44.000><c> Thank</c> front of a committee. Madam Chair. Thank front of a committee.
  • Chair. say thanks for the committee. This has say thanks for the committee.
  • </c> Chair Lee and members of the committee. Chair Lee and members of the committee.
  • This committee is great.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Public Safety Finance and Policy Committee 4/8/26

Public Safety Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • You are not a member of the committee, so I will rule that House File 3753 come before the committee.
  • </c> uh option with emergency services. uh option with emergency services.
  • </c> committees to have a say. committees to have a say.
  • </c> also provide good delivery of service. also provide good delivery of service.
  • </c> 35 30 before the committee. 35 30 before the committee.
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Wildlife Apr 7th, 2026 at 10:30 am

Wildlife

Transcript Highlights:
  • Thank you, committee members. Representative Townley is here, ready to discuss Senate Bill 2069.
  • I believe this will be the only meeting we have because everything the policy committee had to be done
Bills: SB330, SB2069, SB2095
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Wildlife Apr 7th, 2026

Wildlife

Transcript Highlights:
  • This is the Wildlife Committee. Pro Tem Moore, you represent Senate Bill 330? Yes, sir.
  • Thank you, committee members. Representative Townley here, ready to do Senate Bill 2016.
  • I believe this will be the only meeting we have because everything policy committee had to be done today
Bills: SB330, SB2069, SB2095
Summary: The Wildlife Committee considered and advanced two Senate bills. Pro Tem Moore presented SB 330, described as an elk population study bill related to the Northwest Zone and a mirror of a House measure. After brief discussion, the committee voted 7-0 to do pass the bill. Representative Townley then presented SB 269, which would prohibit taking migratory birds through baiting and align Oklahoma law with federal law. The committee asked no substantive questions and voted 6-0 to do pass. Townley also presented SB 2095, which sets fees and fines for hunting guides, with higher fees for nonresidents and a licensing exemption for certain helpers. He said the bill was intended to protect landowners and hunters and support Oklahoma’s reputation as a hunting destination. Members asked about the scope and fee amounts, and were told the fees would be $1,000 for residents and $2,000 for nonresidents. The committee voted 6-0 to do pass. The chair then noted this would likely be the final meeting of the year.
LA

Louisiana 2026 Regular Session

Ways and Means Mar 30th, 2026

Ways & Means

Transcript Highlights:
  • Chair, members of the committee.
  • Good morning, Chairman and committee members. Leah Long from NFIB.
  • Chairman, members of the committee.
  • If the committee would allow, I will voluntarily defer the bill.
  • Chairman. your resolution back in committee. Thank you, Mr. Chairman.
LA

Louisiana 2026 Regular Session

Commerce Mar 23rd, 2026

Commerce

Transcript Highlights:
  • Let's just get it out of committee.
  • I have had conversations prior to coming into committee...
  • So this would be an amendment originating in committee.
  • Just introduce yourself for the committee. Good morning.
  • All right, the committee will stand in recess?