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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 ensuring access to voting services for military overseas.
  • Communities that perhaps do not have access.
  • Access to car seats and other baby items that are vetted and ensure that they are safe.
  • One of those new technologies is smart access to your apartment.
  • This bill does not require that you implement a smart access system.
WA

Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Floor Session Mar 3rd, 2026

Washington House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • I too very much see the importance of regaining public trust or working on strengthening public trust
  • And we need to proceed carefully and precisely when we do these, as the access of the general public
  • in Washington to public information, to public documents, to government functions, is essential.
  • possible language to achieve the public good that is language to achieve the public good that is intended
  • Public disclosure of sex designation information in government records while preserving full access for
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.
LA

Louisiana 2026 Regular Session

Commerce Mar 17th, 2026

Commerce

Transcript Highlights:
  • We just say, look, we want the gold to be accepted. ...we want the gold to be accessible.
  • “Well, if you have access to any type of ATM or debit card situation in the world that we live in right
  • I am a vice president, manager director of public policy at OneMain Financial.
  • The benefit is access.
  • It would also change the bill from prioritizing brick manufacturing business access to ports and rail
Bills: HB489 , HB545 , HB555 , HB583 , HB670 , HB672 , HB797 , HB814 , HB913 , HB952
WA

Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Health Care & Wellness Jan 23rd, 2026 at 08:00 am

Health Care & Wellness

Transcript Highlights:
  • We have three bills up for public hearing. We'll go ahead and start off with House Bill 2384.
  • We'll go ahead and close and conclude public testimony on House Bill 2384 and we'll move on to public
  • Let's say there's a public health emergency or a natural disaster.
  • We'll go ahead and close public testimony on House Bill 2402, and we'll reopen public testimony on House
  • We'll go ahead and close public testimony on House Bill 2402, and we'll reopen public testimony on House
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Public Health May 5th, 2025

Public Health

Transcript Highlights:
  • The Committee on Public Health will come to order, and the clerk will call the roll.
  • Well, we will be taking public testimony today. I want to remind you.
  • We'll move to public testimony. Just call four.
  • Public protection.
  • Okay, we will move to public testimony.
Committee: House Public Health
WA

Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Floor Session Feb 26th, 2026 at 10:30 am

Washington House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • integrity shape every discussion and may humility strengthen every leader that has been entrusted with public
  • service, where there is from, humility, strength, and every leader that has been entrusted with public
AZ

Arizona 2026 Regular Session

03/11/2026 - Senate Health and Human Services

Health and Human Services

Transcript Highlights:
  • and allow for public testimony.
  • and allow for public testimony.
  • I'm here representing the Arizona Public Health Association, but I'm also just here because I was the
  • Care institutions, including personnel record access and complaint investigations.
  • This is as to do the public monies only. Thank you. Thank you.
AL

Alabama 2026 Regular Session

Alabama House Health Committee Feb 4th, 2026

Health

Transcript Highlights:
  • After our public hearing last week, uh, there's some work still to be done on this bill, and so I'm going
  • Today, they can't sign off on the sports physicals, so this is about providing access and care for moms
  • And we'll go through it maybe a little bit more, and after the public hearing you want to call the first
  • And so for us, this is about providing access.
  • And so for us this is about providing<00:08:27.039><c> access.
Bills: HB146 , HB276 , HB146 , HB276
Committee: House Health
WA

Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session

Senate Labor & Commerce Jan 20th, 2026 at 10:30 am

Labor & Commerce

Transcript Highlights:
  • That closes our official public testimony on this bill.
  • And having access to healthy, affordable, quality food is our right as humans.
  • With that, we're closing the testimony on the public hearing on the bill.
  • So we are beginning public hearing for Senate Bill 5852.
  • to non-public areas of a workplace.
Bills: SB6045 , SB6188 , SB6053 , SB5852
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Agriculture & Livestock Mar 18th, 2025

Agriculture & Livestock

Transcript Highlights:
  • South Texas and urban centers face some of the highest rates of food insecurity because of limited access
  • And so making sure that those types of food is accessible to folks throughout the state.
  • I was laying out a bill in Public Education that took a lot longer than it needed to.
  • This provides greater accessibility for ranchers, particularly those in rural areas who often have to
  • A centralized database ensures that law enforcement, county clerks, and producers have real-time access
Summary: The House Committee on Agriculture and Livestock met with a quorum present and heard several bills, all of which were left pending. HB 1113, by Rep. Cain, would update Texas hemp law to keep state rules aligned with federal changes, require timely rule amendments by the Department of Agriculture, and create hemp research permits for universities and nonprofits. Supporters from the Texas Hemp Coalition said it would improve research, licensing, testing, and enforcement while helping the industry stay compliant and competitive; the author said the bill was intended to reward good actors and deter bad ones. HB 1203, by Rep. Gonzalez, would create an Office of Food System Security and Resiliency within the Department of Agriculture to address food insecurity and coordinate local food access efforts. Gonzalez said the office would build on a prior Department of Agriculture study and help connect farmers, agencies, schools, and local governments; members asked about the fiscal note, consumer costs, and whether the office would overlap with existing programs. HB 1269, HB 1276, and HB 1277 focused on plant disease and pest prevention, including a grant program and studies to identify gaps and track outbreaks. Gonzalez emphasized the need for a more intentional state response, citing crop losses from pests and a recent cotton disease outbreak in his district. HB 1437 would create a pollinator task force to address threats to Texas honeybees and related pollination industries. A Texas Beekeepers Association witness described major recent colony losses, emerging threats such as mites and hornets, and the need to bring agencies and researchers together; Gonzalez noted prior work adding a bee specialist at AgriLife Extension. Finally, HB 147, by Chairman Guillen, would modernize cattle brand registration by moving it to an electronic system at the Texas Animal Health Commission while keeping county clerks involved. Supporters said it would improve efficiency, accuracy, and access for ranchers and law enforcement, while an opponent warned about possible electronic tracking implications and costs for small producers. The committee took no final votes and adjourned after leaving HB 147 pending as well.
WA

Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Floor Session Feb 13th, 2026 at 09:00 am

Washington House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Speaker, every major industry in the state of Washington has access to create a cooperative.
  • They face higher cost, limited market access, and no sustainability.
  • This bill utilizes Washington's public employee relations commissions as infrastructure to protect the
  • Not every family has access in our state to a health care provider, and that is a restrictive element
  • These students that need this are commonly disabled and need this to be able to participate in public
Bills: HB1160 , HB1289 , HB1339 , HB1798 , HB1065 , HB1795 , HB2107 , HB2113 , HB2124 , HB2125 , HB2133 , HB2134 , HB2140 , HB2185 , HB2191 , HB2205 , HB2211 , HB2219 , HB2245 , HB2253 , HB2283 , HB2343 , HB2406 , HB2501 , HB2531 , HB2574 , HB1170 , HB1544 , HB1834 , HB2156 , HB2188 , HB2206 , HB2360 , HB2471 , HB2478 , HB2525 , HB2605 , HJM4012 , HB1104 , HB1152 , HB1254 , HB1443 , HB1710 , HB1750 , HB1903 , HB1941 , HB1974 , HB1982 , HB1983 , HB2006 , HB2034 , HB2105 , HB2179 , HB2203 , HB2215 , HB2223 , HB2239 , HB2247 , HB2297 , HB2303 , HB2322 , HB2329 , HB2334 , HB2338 , HB2345 , HB2348 , HB2350 , HB2353 , HB2355 , HB2363 , HB2367 , HB2379 , HB2388 , HB2399 , HB2418 , HB2420 , HB2428 , HB2441 , HB2462 , HB2464 , HB2467 , HB2495 , HB2505 , HB2534 , HB2539 , HB2544 , HB2551 , HB2554 , HB2557 , HB2575 , HB2577 , HB2588 , HB2594 , HB2604 , HB2636 , HB2714 , HB1160 , HB1289 , HB1339 , HB1798 , HB1065 , HB1795 , HB2113 , HB2124 , HB2125 , HB2134 , HB2140 , HB2185 , HB2191 , HB2205 , HB2211 , HB2219 , HB2245 , HB2253 , HB2283 , HB2343 , HB2406 , HB2501 , HB2574 , HB1170 , HB1544 , HB1834 , HB2156 , HB2188 , HB2206 , HB2471 , HB2478 , HB2605 , HJM4012 , HB1104 , HB1152 , HB1254 , HB1443 , HB1903 , HB1941 , HB1982 , HB2006 , HB2034 , HB2105 , HB2179 , HB2203 , HB2297 , HB2303 , HB2322 , HB2329 , HB2345 , HB2350 , HB2379 , HB2388 , HB2399 , HB2418 , HB2462 , HB2464 , HB2495 , HB2539 , HB2544 , HB2551 , HB2554 , HB2588 , HB2636 , HB1128 , HB1408 , HB1570 , HB1742 , HB1823 , HB2089 , HB2104 , HB2114 , HB2172 , HB2192 , HB2207 , HB2251 , HB2262 , HB2266 , HB2294 , HB2298 , HB2319 , HB2320 , HB2323 , HB2351 , HB2354 , HB2374 , HB2401 , HB2405 , HB2429 , HB2431 , HB2442 , HB2451 , HB2479 , HB2496 , HB2515 , HB2523 , HB2540 , HB2593 , HB2632 , HB2661 , HB1496 , HB1898 , HB2095 , HB2157 , HB2225 , HB2274 , HB2311 , HB2325 , HB2333 , HB2476 , HB2508 , HB2552
LA

Louisiana 2026 Regular Session

Health and Welfare Apr 1st, 2026

Health and Welfare

Transcript Highlights:
  • Because, like you said, every child deserves access to their medicine.
  • Because, like you said, every child deserves access to their medicine.
  • Greg Rechard, I'm with the Office of Public Health.
  • Okay, so then when you go to the public portion of the prohibition...
  • Okay, so then when you go to the public portion of the prohibition piece with the public dollars, those
Bills: HB288 , HB403 , HB420 , HB783 , HB815 , HB915 , HB927 , HB933 , HB944 , HB962 , HB971 , HR74 , SCR3 , SCR20 , SB5 , SB34 , SB37 , SB190 , SB255 , SB270 , SB273 , SB314 , SB415
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Appropriations and Budget Education Subcommittee Feb 9th, 2026 at 10:30 am

A&B Education Subcommittee

Transcript Highlights:
  • This Is not an attack on public schools.
  • This is just for the record for the public.
  • If the school goes bust, who will recoup what in either form that the public dollars, the public guarantees
  • So, those are students actually attending public school.
  • When we talk about public education funding, we're saying that public education specifically needs to
LA

Louisiana 2026 Regular Session

House of Representatives Apr 7th, 2026

Louisiana House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • House Bill 467 by Representative Dickerson: public health information; health information posted in public
  • House Bill 615 by Speaker Mike Johnson: public meetings to require certain public bodies to broadcast
  • House Bill 615, Speaker wrote, Mike Johnson, public meetings to require certain public bodies to broadcast
  • House Bill 615 by Speaker Mike Johnson: public meetings to require certain public bodies to broadcast
  • So, when we're talking about public or semi-public meetings, and I know you have that defined...
AZ

Arizona 2026 Regular Session

03/25/2026 - Senate Regulatory Affairs and Government Efficiency

Regulatory Affairs and Government Efficiency

Transcript Highlights:
  • We want to keep access affordable for all.
  • This bill helps keep trips accessible while maintaining accountability.
  • We're trying to protect folks in public safety.
  • Eventually, instead of service to the public.
  • To a felony on their public audio tape, I could tell you about it.
AZ

Arizona 2026 Regular Session

03/24/2026 - Senate Natural Resources

Natural Resources

Transcript Highlights:
  • Louis area, that we don't have access to because it's not part of our pad.
  • Enro Public Safety. We'll get you back over there right away. Okay, okay.
  • Chair, federal lands are public lands. Those are lands for the benefit of all of us.
  • and respond if something goes wrong when the public has safety concerns.
  • and respond if something goes wrong when the public has safety concerns.