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WA

Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Floor Session Feb 17th, 2026 at 09:00 am

Washington House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • It's an honor to be here with all of you, and on behalf of the citizens of the state of Washington, I
  • And on behalf of the citizens of the state of Washington, I want to thank you for your dedicated service
  • I don't want to see innovation be stifled in Washington State.
  • I don't want to see innovation be stifled in Washington State.
  • Every child in Washington State deserves to thrive.
AZ

Arizona 2026 Regular Session

02/05/2026 - House Artificial Intelligence & Innovation

Artificial Intelligence & Innovation

Transcript Highlights:
  • And those would be the applications that the state would use to deliver these services.
  • I am here from Washington State on behalf of Conservative Ladies of America in strong support of HB 2592
  • You said you came here from Washington? Yes.
  • So do you feel the SMRs are kind of the future of energy?
  • Counties are continually approving energy projects.
Bills: HB2452, HB2592
TX
Summary: The Senate Committee on Natural Resources met with a quorum present and took up several bills, mostly as pending business. HB 1089, creating the Gulf Coast Protection Account to be administered by the General Land Office, was laid out as the House companion to SB 795; Senator Alvarado moved it be reported favorably, and it passed the committee 8-0. The committee also adopted a committee substitute for HB 2970 and then reported it favorably 9-0, despite the motion wording recommending the substitute in lieu of the original bill. HB 2890, HB 1238, and HB 206 were each laid out and reported favorably to the full Senate by 9-0 votes. For each bill reported favorably, members also approved motions to place the bill on the local and uncontested calendar, with no objections. The transcript reflects brief procedural repetition and some garbled audio, but the actions are clear: the committee advanced all measures considered during the meeting without recorded opposition. The chair then announced there was no further business and the committee stood in recess subject to the call of the chair.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Natural Resources (Part I) May 7th, 2025

Natural Resources

Transcript Highlights:
  • Mann, if you would state your name, who you represent, and your position on the bill.
  • GDP and generates more than $11 billion in state, ...dollars annually to the U.S.
  • The United States, of course, leads, Mr.
  • The need for Texas and the other Gulf states to safeguard and promote LNG industry.
  • Please state your name and whom you represent. You have two minutes, sir. Yes, sir.
Summary: The Senate Committee on Natural Resources met with a quorum initially lacking, then took up several bills and heard brief testimony. HB 206, by Rep. Craddick, would prohibit counties from requiring cash bonds as a condition for pipeline construction approvals, while still allowing other forms of financial assurance; the sponsor and a Target Pipeline witness said cash-bond mandates create unnecessary costs and uncertainty, and the bill was left pending. HB 2890, by Rep. Patterson, would create an interstate compact among Gulf Coast states to coordinate and support the liquefied natural gas industry; the sponsor emphasized LNG’s economic importance and said the bill mirrors prior compact language that does not require congressional approval, and it was left pending after no public testimony. HB 1238, by Rep. Geren, would let TCEQ use third-party inspection reports and remote technology when reviewing proposed Class I injection wells; the sponsor and a uranium industry witness said it would streamline regulation and support industry, and it was left pending. HB 2970, by Rep. Paul, the House version of SB 410, would require the Gulf Coast Protection District’s final gate design to accommodate two-way vessel traffic and allow the governor to appoint the district’s presiding officer; the committee substitute was explained and the bill was left pending. With members scattered in other committees, the chair said the committee would recess and later reconvene to vote and complete its work.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Natural Resources (Part I) May 21st, 2025

Natural Resources

Transcript Highlights:
  • We also believe that we need a strong, diverse energy grid here in the state with growing demands from
  • We also believe that we need a strong, diverse energy grid here in the state with growing demands from
  • But the provision that would just give a veto power over the state, over a wind energy project, we think
  • The state has no such power over any other energy source or any other type of structure.
  • And lastly, it defines the terms engine and energy source to align with existing definitions in the code
Summary: The committee heard and laid out several natural resources and environmental bills, with testimony focused on balancing development, public health, wildlife protection, and regulatory authority. SB 3074 would allow the governor, lieutenant governor, and legislators to communicate in writing with TCEQ about matters before the commission, with safeguards requiring the communication to be part of the record and allowing other parties to respond; a committee substitute narrowed it to written communications about permits only, limited legislator communications to facilities in their districts, and adjusted conflict-of-interest rules. HB 3556, as substituted, would require notice to Texas Parks and Wildlife for certain very tall structures in specified coastal counties and give TPWD a limited right to seek injunctive relief if mitigation is insufficient to prevent material harm to migratory birds; supporters said it would address ignored wildlife recommendations and protect key flyways, while opponents argued the bill was too broad, singled out wind energy, and gave one agency unusually strong enforcement power. HB 49 would expand liability protections for produced-water recycling and beneficial use; supporters said it would encourage reuse of a large wastewater stream and reduce disposal pressures, while opponents warned it could shield operators from responsibility before the science and standards are mature. HB 4413 would authorize mass-balance accounting for renewable biomass feedstocks, and HB 3866 would regulate intermediate bulk container recycling facilities near homes, with a committee substitute adding a grandfather clause and making implementation contingent on funding. The committee also heard bills affecting air and energy regulation. HB 5033 would create a trigger to end vehicle emissions inspections if federal law changes to allow it; the substitute removed a Supreme Court-related trigger, and the lone public witness opposed the bill, warning it would worsen air quality and harm nonattainment areas. HB 4112 would clarify that on-site storage of high-level radioactive waste is allowed at current and future nuclear reactors and university research reactors only for waste generated at that site; the substitute clarified the language and removed an inoperative permit condition, and witnesses from environmental and nuclear groups said the clarification was needed to prevent unintended restrictions while avoiding off-site storage. HB 2440 would prohibit state agencies from using air-quality rules to ban or restrict vehicles based on energy source, including internal combustion vehicles, and no public testimony was offered. HB 4271 would require TCEQ to hold public meetings on request for composting facility authorizations; the substitute limited the requirement to future applications and was presented as a transparency measure after a denied local request and extensive public comments. Additional bills addressed landowner protections and Railroad Commission oversight. HB 3619 would require the Railroad Commission to restore surface land after plugging or replugging operations and indemnify landowners from damages tied to authorized entry; a witness supported the bill but urged fixing a separate statutory loophole that he said allowed operators to enter unrelated tracts without notice. HB 4042 would extend Railroad Commission pipeline safety and fee provisions to propane distribution systems by removing the word “natural” from the relevant definitions. HB 4426 would set a 10-year permit term for commercial surface disposal facilities, allow renewal based on compliance history, and require renewal applications 120 days before expiration. The committee took no votes because a quorum was not initially present, and each bill was left pending after testimony and discussion.
WA

Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Transportation Jan 29th, 2026 at 04:00 pm

Transportation

Transcript Highlights:
  • into Washington State.
  • I'm a Washington State resident.
  • of Washington to other states?
  • Brett, thank you for your investment here in Washington State.
  • annually for Washington State.
Bills: HB2347, HB2410
TX

Texas 89th Regular

S/C on Transportation Funding Mar 31st, 2025

S/C on Transportation Funding

Transcript Highlights:
  • or Mexican drivers that the state doesn't have. the ability to bill, and they use the state as their
  • HB 1502 by Chairman Harris will protect state money and ensure that public funds throughout the state
  • Section 3 of the Transportation Code, which was added in 2017, already prohibits the use of state money
  • In the state of Texas, in all parts of our state, there are about 200 managed lanes.
  • Over $24 billion from all state highway revenue sources are spent on highways in our state.
WA

Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Floor Session Mar 3rd, 2026 at 05:50 pm

Washington House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • That is the way the rules of the Washington State House of Representatives are set up.
  • And the entire state of Washington.
  • Our Washington State courts, in particular, our Washington State Supreme Court, has jammed up election
  • That is fully legal in Washington State.
  • Freight rail belongs and are assets of every citizen of the state of Washington.
WA

Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Floor Session Mar 3rd, 2026 at 02:00 pm

Washington House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Washington State has clear standards for our law enforcement's use of face coverings.
  • Washington State has clear standards for our law enforcement's use of face coverings.
  • Washington State has clear standards for our law enforcement's use of face coverings.
  • Speaker, when I was a kid growing up here in Washington State, we didn’t see the time... ...here in Washington
  • How do we message that that's not how we do it here in Washington State?
WA

Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Floor Session Mar 3rd, 2026 at 09:00 am

Washington House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Clerk will read: An act relating to authorizing the Washington State Leadership Board.
  • State Leadership Board.
  • This simply allows the Washington State Leadership Board to solicit gifts, grants, and endowments so
  • We've seen Washington State government impose numerous new restrictions on our rental housing providers
  • in this state.
WA

Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Floor Session Mar 3rd, 2026

Washington House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • That is the way the rules of the Washington State House of Representatives are set up.
  • And the entire state of Washington.
  • Our Washington State courts, in particular, our Washington State Supreme Court, has jammed up election
  • That is fully legal in Washington State.
  • Freight rail belongs and are assets of every citizen of the state of Washington.
Summary: The House received several messages from the Senate announcing passage of engrossed or substitute versions of House Bill 2294, House Bill 2472, Senate Bill 606, Senate Bill 6335, engrossed substitute Senate Bill 6266, and engrossed substitute House Bill 3. The chamber then moved through second and third reading on a series of measures, often suspending the rules to advance bills to final passage. A major floor debate centered on Senate Concurrent Resolution 8406, which would reestablish the Joint Select Committee on Civic Health and expand its membership. Amendment 2131, offered to keep the committee at its current size rather than expanding it, was rejected after debate over fiscal restraint, committee scope, and whether the body functioned like a “proxy legislature.” The resolution then passed 83-10. The House also passed engrossed substitute Senate Bill 6200 on portable cooling devices for renters and mobile home occupants, Senate Bill 6084 on clarifying the prohibition on voting in more than one election, second engrossed substitute Senate Bill 5105 on sexually explicit depictions involving minors, and Senate Bill 6046 authorizing the Civil Air Patrol to be used by the governor in emergencies; each drew debate over policy scope, enforcement, and state-federal authority, but all ultimately passed. The House next passed substitute Senate Bill 6054, limiting HOA and common-interest community restrictions that conflict with wildfire-hardening measures; substitute Senate Bill 6091, requiring greater transparency in real estate broker practices; Senate Bill 6291, giving more time to train and certify on-site wastewater inspectors; substitute Senate Bill 6081, creating a Public Records Act exemption for sex designation information to protect transgender people from doxxing and harassment; Senate Bill 5963, automatically enrolling certain vulnerable students in the Washington College Grant; and substitute Senate Bill 6226, addressing audiology scope-of-practice and telemedicine concerns. Most of these bills passed with broad bipartisan support, though some drew dissent over added regulation, privacy, or scope-of-practice issues. The final portion of the transcript focused on Senate Bill 6106, which the Speaker ruled had an out-of-scope amendment related to agricultural seasonal workers; the bill itself passed 75-18 after debate over layoff notices and tribal sovereignty. Substitute Senate Bill 6014, dealing with pregnancy accommodations and related public records issues, saw a failed amendment to replace gender-neutral language with “pregnant woman” and then passed 68-25. The House also debated Senate Bill 5820, with multiple amendments concerning freight rail, greenhouse gas calculations, county planning, property rights, and rail safety; the excerpt ends amid that amendment debate before final action on the bill is shown.
WA

Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Pro Forma Floor Session Mar 2nd, 2026 at 09:55 am

Washington House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Brazel; House Resolution 4702, commemorating the 250th anniversary of the founding of the United States
  • the Seattle Seahawks organization; House Resolution 4705, celebrating the economic ties between Washington
WA

Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session

Senate Transportation Feb 9th, 2026 at 04:00 pm

Transportation

Transcript Highlights:
  • Fifty percent, or a portion of that, is to the state general fund.
  • Seeing none, we'll move to Senate Bill 6131, updating the role of the Washington State Traffic Safety
  • Seeing none, we'll move to Senate Bill 6131, updating the role of the Washington State or the Washington
  • Be remitted to the state on the pre-rounded amount. Those are the only amendments I'm aware of.
  • It would revise the responsibilities of the State Transportation Commission.
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Agriculture and Wildlife Feb 23rd, 2026 at 10:00 am

Agriculture and Wildlife

Transcript Highlights:
  • in the state of Oklahoma?
  • So even in a state-inspected facility, let's say if they were to ship across state lines, they have to
  • our Grade A status as a state.
  • of the state?
  • in the state of Oklahoma.
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Agriculture and Wildlife Feb 23rd, 2026

Agriculture and Wildlife

Transcript Highlights:
  • in the state of Oklahoma?
  • Would you state your amendment? Would you state your amendment?
  • So our milk specialist out of the state... ...triennial state evaluation from FDA.
  • outside of the state?
  • in the state of Oklahoma.
Summary: The committee first considered Senate Bill 2122, which would give the Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food and Forestry more flexibility to allow out-of-state poultry processing when in-state processing is unavailable. Supporters said the bill would help poultry producers who face short processing windows and lack sufficient in-state capacity, while opponents raised questions about food safety and environmental standards. The bill passed 13-0. The committee then took up Senate Bill 330, as amended, to help the Oklahoma State Veterinary School Committee study and support the state’s growing elk herd in western Oklahoma. An amendment updated dates and removed a fiscal section, and the bill passed 11-2. Senate Bill 271 followed, updating dairy regulation authority from milk from cows and goats to milk from all hoofed mammals and increasing the milk production fee from one cent to two cents per hundredweight. The Department of Agriculture said the change was needed to preserve Grade A status, maintain interstate milk shipping, and cover program costs without subsidizing the dairy program from poultry fees. After extensive debate over fees, federal pressure, raw milk safety, and state sovereignty, the bill passed 8-7. Later, the committee approved Senate Bill 2169, which creates a framework for managing invasive woody species and cedar removal on state lands to improve forage, reduce wildfire risk, conserve water, and increase school land revenues; it passed 12-1. Senate Bill 269, addressing baiting in migratory bird hunting and related penalties for guides, also passed 12-1. Senate Bill 2095, setting fees and fines for hunting guides and outfitters, passed 12-1 after questions about misdemeanor versus felony penalties. Finally, Senate Bill 2157, creating a Southeast Scenic Rivers framework, passed 8-5 after testimony that it would protect water resources and avoid federal scenic river designation, while critics argued it could expand government and affect property and agricultural rights.
WA

Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Floor Session Jan 14th, 2026

Washington House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • gathers today with open hearts, open to the responsibility entrusted to them by the residents of the state
  • of Washington.
  • May the common goal of serving all the people of Washington guide all of their actions. Amen.
Summary: The House convened, the clerk called the roll, and a quorum was declared present. The chamber then proceeded with the Pledge of Allegiance and an opening prayer, followed by approval of the previous day’s minutes without objection. Under messages from the Senate, the clerk reported that the President had signed House Concurrent Resolutions 4406 and 4407 and Resolution 8407. The Speaker then signed Senate Concurrent Resolution 8407. The House also agreed to treat the bills, memorials, and resolutions on the day’s introduction sheet as first-reading items and refer them to the appropriate committees. No substantive debate or bill action occurred beyond these procedural steps. Representatives Ortiz-Self and Abbarno announced that the Democratic and Republican caucuses, respectively, would meet after adjournment. The House then adjourned until 10:30 a.m. Thursday, January 15.
AL

Alabama 2026 Regular Session

Alabama Senate County and Municipal Government Committee Jan 28th, 2026

County and Municipal Government

Transcript Highlights:
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  • But this will allow them to operate within the state of Alabama with a state fire marshal stamp, with
  • But this will allow them to operate within the state of Alabama with a state fire marshal stamp, with
  • governor of the state of Alabama.
  • The chief of the state of Alabama.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
  • task voter in this state as a state representative and state senator to represent them in Austin.
  • our senators. all of our state leaders.
  • And for the hard-working people of our great state of Texas.
  • Next up, state your name and two minutes and position on the bill.
  • My tenure has served me as far as helping across the state.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
  • Members, we do have resource witness from Secretary of State, I assume.
  • State your name, who you're with, and you have five minutes.
  • would be few and defined, while the powers of the states would be numerous and indefinite. the states
  • to enforce that balance and all states do this.
  • Even the states that we may not agree with politically do it.