Transcript Highlights:

• There's certainly other issues that were raised outside of what we saw in that film, the request for troops
• ><00:25:46.760><c> the</c><00:25:47.000><c> request</c><00:25:47.360><c> for</c><00:25:47.600><c> troops
• </c><00:25:48.159><c> two</c> in that film the request for troops two in that film the request for troops
• File 209 repeals the illegal cannabis and controlled substance tax, or chapter 297D, and it also removes
• It also removes the criminal penalties for the failure to pay this tax that are referenced in chapter

Committee: Senate Judiciary and Public Safety

Transcript Highlights:

• And I'm going to let the good officer explain further. removes or does the alteration to a removes or
• I'll get rid of the alter, remove, and I'll get rid of the alter, remove, and obliterate<01:31:30.080
• </c><01:38:00.880><c> dot</c> manufacturer's serial number removed dot manufacturer's serial number removed
• </c><01:38:45.920><c> that</c> I had the delicate task of removing that I had the delicate task of removing
• </c><01:39:13.920><c> a</c> could be charged again with removing a could be charged again with removing

Committee: Senate Judiciary

Transcript Highlights:

• Madam President, I ask unanimous consent to allow the coats to be removed today, and we're going to be
• Seeing no objection, the gentlemen and ladies, if they want, can remove their coats.
• Let's simply remove the part that we all agree, supporters and opposition, is a direct violation of the
• It does not remove Section 11.
• was removed, and inside the console was a locked firearm.

Transcript Highlights:

• So, so we will be weeding the collection to remove those outdated items.
• So, for instance, in Ossipee, we have a fuel site at the State Police troop there.
• I think it's Troop C. It's removed from our facility. We have one on Hazen Drive, as well, next...
• That's removed from our facility.
• them, do you remove them?

Summary: The hearing reconvened with testimony from several agencies on their capital budget requests. The Department of Environmental Services requested a little over $38 million, with major emphasis on dam repairs and design work for aging state-owned dams, including a $5.25 million match for possible FEMA BRIC funding at Pawtuckaway/Tuckaway and other projects such as Milton Three Ponds, Murphy Dam, and Lakeport Gates. DES also requested funding for state revolving loan fund matches, a Superfund match for the Savage Well site, IT and air-monitoring upgrades, and a new $750,000 cybersecurity request for water and wastewater systems. Committee members asked about FEMA eligibility, the distinction between design and construction money, and the timing and risk of banking funds if federal grants do not materialize. The University System of New Hampshire requested $20 million in state support, primarily $15 million for a major Diamond Library renovation at UNH to create a student support hub and reduce/repurpose collection space, plus $2.5 million each for deferred maintenance at Plymouth State and Keene State. The Community College System requested about $16.6 million across seven projects, led by critical maintenance, campus safety/security upgrades, IT infrastructure, parking and site improvements, HVAC replacement at White Mountains Community College in Littleton, a building management/energy system, and modernization of NHTI’s dental clinic and radiology spaces. The Department of Education requested $29.5 million, including a $4.9 million internal management platform to replace paper-based and siloed systems, plus career and technical education capital projects; Milford’s CTE project was described as being revised after repeated failed bond votes, while ConVal said its revised project would focus on modernizing existing CTE space and adding a security vestibule. Fish and Game requested $1.075 million for three facilities: Sewall Falls in Concord, the Lancaster Armory, and the Bunker Lane Barn in Durham, focusing on structural repairs, security, reconfiguration, and in one case replacement of a failing barn with a new 40-by-60 building. The department also said hatchery work is ongoing but that it is taking a cautious approach because of the planned New Hampton Hatchery and future capital needs. The Department of Natural and Cultural Resources requested $9.26 million for eight projects, including campground electrical upgrades at Ellacoya and Lake Francis, White Lake water system replacement, Mount Washington fuel tank and safety work, Odiorne Point visitor center work funded through parks revenue, roofing and parking lot repairs, Fox Forest office safety upgrades, and historic site repairs at White Island and Fort Constitution. Members asked about revenue-based capital, the stability of the parks fund, and flexibility in choosing projects as bids come in. The Department of Transportation began its presentation at the end of the transcript, but its detailed requests were not yet discussed.

Transcript Highlights:

• So this is merely removing a reference to those rules that have been withdrawn. Move for adoption.
• The only change was we removed the emergency to give state agencies a little more time to prepare for

Bills: SB1543 , HB1933 , HJR1088 , HJR1090 , HJR1091 , HJR1092 , HJR1093 , HJR1095 , SB1859 , HB2988 , HB3016 , SB237 , SB2065 , HB3418 , HCR1027 , SB1641 , SB1589 , SB44 , SB563 , SB1403 , HB1979 , HB3075 , SB2045 , SB1653 , SB1655 , SB2030 , HB2951 , SB2028 , SB2071 , SB206 , SB1849 , HB3755 , SB1509 , SB1314 , SB1561 , SB1217 , SB1618 , HJR1096 , HJR1099 , HJR1100

Keywords: driving under the influence, felony offense, ignition interlock device, community service, criminal assessment, nitrous oxide, Maddix Bias Act, intoxication, underage sale, misdemeanor, drug paraphernalia, enforcement, education rules, administrative rules, joint resolution, Oklahoma State Department of Education, higher education, State Regents for Higher Education, Teachers' Retirement System, charter schools

Transcript Highlights:

• Chair, I move to amend House Bill 3297, page three, sections 3 and 4, lines, by removing sections 3 and
• What we did by removing those two sections, we've actually shrunk the bill.
• It just requires registrants to pay a registration fee and providing for removal and registered registrants
• House Bill 3500 removes the nine-month limitation on when an individual has to file a successor affidavit

Bills: HB1322 , HB2015 , HB2933 , HB2941 , HB2959 , HB2977 , HB2981 , HB3040 , HB3055 , HB3062 , HB3087 , HB3115 , HB3134 , HB3244 , HB3297 , HB3298 , HB3299 , HB3304 , HB3319 , HB3321 , HB3322 , HB3323 , HB3345 , HB3407 , HB3471 , HB3497 , HB3500 , HB3505 , HB3544 , HB3581 , HB3648 , HB3755 , HB3764 , HB3765 , HB3767 , HB3906 , HB3974 , HB3982 , HB4104 , HB4105 , HB4106 , HB4107 , HB4108 , HB4126 , HB4130 , HB4139 , HB4144 , HB4170 , HB4202 , HB4226 , HB4227 , HB4236 , HB4260 , HB4343

Committee: House Judiciary and Public Safety Oversight

Keywords: domestic violence, offenders registry, public safety, law enforcement, victim protection, conviction records, landlord, tenant rights, rental agreement, housing safety, tenant protections, insurance regulation, homeowner claims, premium discounts, catastrophe mitigation, civil penalties, fentanyl, overdose, first responders, drug reporting

Transcript Highlights:

• It should be number 2216. by whole relating to procedures and grounds related to the removal and placement
• best possible option to keep children at home when it is safe, and we'll... you know, there will be removals
• Sweetwater, Texas, and will assure every company has a plan. for what to do with renewables after they are removed
• SB 2051 by Birdwell relating to the impeachment or removal Google from office of certain public officers
• and disqualification of state officers. into the grounds for which certain public officers may be removed

Bills: HB29 , HB 125 , HB145 , HB171 , HB255 , HB50 , HB796 , HB363 , HB 116 , HB491 , HB589 , HB1495 , HB368 , HB 1285 , HB1905 , HB1360 , HB2002 , HB917 , HB2723 , HB2067 , HB 1238 , HB2337 , HB745 , HB 1188 , HB1606 , HB2003 , HB2147 , HB2391 , HB2355 , HB2546 , HB2495 , HB2818 , HB2249 , HB1749 , HB3109 , HB3228 , HB3240 , HB1507 , HB658 , HB1748 , HB1851 , HB1922 , HB2001 , HB2798 , HB 107 , HCR29 , SB5 , SB262 , HB 11 , HJR72 , HB 106 , HB18 , HB48 , HB27 , HB37 , HB1481 , HB581 , HB1696 , HB2216 , HB 1035 , HB1633 , HB742 , HB754 , HB1689 , HB1690 , HB2669 , HB391 , HB517 , HB 1024 , HB1607 , HB252 , HB1716 , HB1562 , HB4116 , HB1866 , HB1741 , HB2103 , HB2637 , HB2884 , HB503 , HB 1089 , HB2986 , HB972 , HB502 , HB29 , HB 125 , HB145 , HB171 , HB255 , HB50 , HB796 , HB363 , HB 116 , HB491 , HB589 , HB1495 , HB368 , HB 1285 , HB1905 , HB1360 , HB2002 , HB917 , HB2723 , HB2067 , HB 1238 , HB2337 , HB745 , HB 1188 , HB1606 , HB2003 , HB2147 , HB2391 , HB2355 , HB2546 , HB2495 , HB2818 , HB2249 , HB1749 , HB3109 , HB3228 , HB3240 , HB1507 , HB658 , HB1748 , HB1851 , HB1922 , HB2001 , HB2798 , HB 107 , HCR29

Keywords: water audit, water loss, water loss mitigation plan, municipally owned utility, municipal utility, water conservation, Texas Water Development Board, TCEQ, Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, water leakage, leak detection, billing data accuracy, utility validation, water audit validation, water scarcity, water management, infrastructure, public utility, conservation plan, administrative penalty

Transcript Highlights:

• dams especially in the western remove dams especially in the western states<00:16:35.000><c> and</c>
• of the dams Wildlife after the removal of the dams that<00:17:04.120><c> have</c> that have that have
• In conclusion, God bless our troops as the global war and terrorism continues.
• Madam Speaker, I ask unanimous consent to remove the gentleman from Texas, Mr.
• He was a part of the first wave of troops to hit the beach on D-Day.

Bills: HR77

Keywords: Fred Korematsu, civil liberties, constitutional rights, Japanese internment, historical education, national reflection, personal justice

Transcript Highlights:

• And Lord knows I'm not trying to take away from recognizing our troops and all the hard work they do.
• Who is talking about when we had troops deployed overseas, about how that one might work?
• Who is talking about when we had troops deployed overseas, about how that one might work?

Committee: House Veterans and Armed Forces

Transcript Highlights:

• He is the local Troop I commander here in the area.
• Uh, our staffing here in uh our Troop I location here for Fremont County, we're full in this area, which
• But it didn't help to remove the child from the environment and fix them and then bring them back to
• But it didn't it doesn't help to<04:04:57.600><c> remove</c><04:04:57.920><c> the</c><04:04:58.239><c
• the child from the environment to remove the child from the environment and<04:05:00.080><c> fix</c>

Committee: Joint Select Committee on Tribal Relations

Transcript Highlights:

• The Department of Public Safety removed that provision and simply said towing companies, you need to
• The department of public safety uh<00:12:56.160><c> removed</c><00:12:56.880><c> that</c><00:12:57.279
• ><c> provision</c><00:12:57.680><c> and</c><00:12:58.000><c> simply</c> uh removed that provision and
• simply uh removed that provision and simply said<00:12:59.040><c> towing</c><00:12:59.440><c> companies
• ,</c> they were not massively trained troops, they were not massively trained troops, but<00:55:22.640

Transcript Highlights:

• our major logistics formation with over 2,200 soldiers located in Homestead, and we have the 80th Troop
• My question is, as a retired service member, I always think about troop morale, troop strength, readiness
• to say those things out loud because the average citizen may not know what that tax is like on the troops

Committee: Senate Military and Veterans Affairs, Space, and Domestic Security

Summary: The committee took up SB 116 by Senator Burgess, a veterans bill aimed at several FDVA-related changes. The bill would reduce annual nominations to the Florida Veterans Hall of Fame from 20 to 5, expand FDVA’s survey work to assess veterans’ awareness of available programs and their health literacy, add mental health training to the veterans suicide prevention pilot, strengthen coordination and reporting between Veterans Florida and FDVA, direct FDVA to develop a plan for adult day health care facilities statewide, and allow the Florida Veterans Foundation to use a portion of Gadsden flag plate proceeds for administrative costs. Senator Burgess said the measure builds on prior “Forward March” efforts and helps close service gaps for aging veterans and others who may not know about available benefits. Testimony on SB 116 was uniformly supportive. FDVA leadership said adult day health care could be added at existing facilities such as Port St. Lucie and Lake City, and that the state would need authority and funding to move forward. A veterans legal collaborative, AARP Florida, and Endeavors all voiced support, with speakers emphasizing the importance of better outreach, mental health awareness, and care options that allow veterans to remain at home. The committee then voted favorably on SB 116. The remainder of the meeting was devoted to agency and stakeholder presentations. Florida National Guard officials described a high operational tempo, deployments at home and abroad, hurricane response efforts, and the need to grow the force and infrastructure. FDVA’s adjutant general reported Florida now has the nation’s second-largest veteran population, rising in-migration of younger veterans, a large and aging Vietnam-era population, strong claims and outreach activity, declining veteran homelessness, and improved suicide prevention outcomes. The Florida Veterans Foundation outlined its emergency relief, dental, transportation, and license-plate-funded programs, while Veterans Florida and CareerSource Florida detailed workforce, apprenticeship, SkillBridge, entrepreneurship, and job-fair programs for veterans and spouses, along with efforts to expand recurring funding and better protect customer information.

Transcript Highlights:

• I don't know what troop they are, but you know, as the resident old Boy Scout— >> That's right. >> they
• Thank you all for being here. don't know what troop they are, but you don't know what troop they are,

Transcript Highlights:

• MY QUESTION IS A RETIRED SERVICE NUMBER I THINK ABOUT TROOP MORALE, TROOP STRENGTH, READINESS, CAPABILITY
• IS IMPORTANT TO SAY DOES OUTLAW BECAUSE THE AVERAGE CITIZEN MAY NOT KNOW WHAT THE TAXES LIKE THE TROOPS

Transcript Highlights:

• The doctor removed a large piece, almost half of my skull, to let my brain swell and remove the bone
• It's more political theater and rhetoric to talk to your base and rally the troops at the No Kings rally
• It's more political theater and rhetoric to talk to your base and rally the troops at the No Kings rally
• It's more political theater and rhetoric to talk to your base and rally the troops at the No Kings rally
• It's more political theater and rhetoric to talk to your base and rally the troops at the No Kings rally

Transcript Highlights:

• Next month he faces his fifth surgery to remove more cancer. Mr.
• From 1962 to 1975, these Mong soldiers held back 70,000 North Vietnamese troops, preventing them from
• We are being supported by Duke Cannon support for the troops.
• We are being supported by Duke Cannon support for the troops.
• Um Minnesota Power is um having troops.

Committee: House Veterans and Military Affairs Division

Transcript Highlights:

• The troops appreciated the cards, games, and snacks, along with all the other goodies sent.
• God bless our troops, always.

Summary: The House opened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, approval of the prior journal, and recognition of the doctor of the day. Members also offered personal privilege remarks, including a thank-you for care packages sent to deployed National Guard troops, an introduction of Mom’s Demand Action guests, and a proclamation honoring the 205th anniversary of Greek Independence Day. The Speaker announced several committee assignments and bill referrals, including the withdrawal and reassignment of SB 1050 and SB 1519, and the House then moved into Committee of the Whole. In Committee of the Whole, the House considered and approved three Senate bills. SB 1125 received a do pass recommendation; discussion noted it was part of a broader set of child welfare-related measures stemming from hearings and the Emily Pike case, with emphasis on communication gaps between tribes and DCS, and DCS’s support for the bill. SB 1193 was amended on the floor to include paramedics along with EMTs, with supporters saying the bill protects private information held by DHS vendors. SB 1448 was also amended and passed; it adds utility, telecommunications, and video service workers to the aggravated assault statute when they are engaged in official work duties, and members debated whether the protection was necessary or overly broad, with supporters stressing on-duty protection and opponents questioning the need for a special classification. After the Committee of the Whole rose, the House adopted its report and referred the three bills to engrossing. The chamber then took up third-reading votes on SB 1023, relating to optometrists, which passed 43-10, and SB 1211, relating to sentencing, which passed 53-0. The House also heard announcements about upcoming committee meetings and a proclamation naming April 26 through May 2, 2026, as Arizona Water Professionals Week. The House adjourned until 1:15 p.m. on Wednesday, March 25, 2026.

Transcript Highlights:

• The troops appreciated the cards, games, and snacks, along with all the other goodies sent.
• God bless our troops, always.

Transcript Highlights:

• Scouting in Oklahoma is 12,500 youth members in over 445 packs, troops, crews, and posts.
• Scouting in Oklahoma is 12,500 youth members in over 445 packs, troops, crews, and posts.

Summary: The House convened, completed the roll call, prayer, and Pledge of Allegiance, and then seated Dylan Travis as the new member from House District 35 after adopting the certification motion. The chamber also received several recognitions and presentations, including the Sand Springs Charles Page Sandites for winning the Class 6A football state championship, the Mustang Lady Broncos cheer team for their 2025 state title, and visiting scouting groups for Scout Day at the Capitol. House Resolution 1033, declaring February 18, 2026, Scout Day at the Oklahoma Capitol, was adopted without objection. Members then considered and advanced several bills, mostly on veterans, military, public administration, mental health, children, and agency transparency. House Bill 3043 would let the Oklahoma Department of Veterans Affairs hire seasonal employees during peak periods; House Bill 3078 created a voluntary donation option for ODVA through license, registration, hunting/fishing, and tax forms; House Bill 3940 made extensive changes to National Guard law, including retention funding language, benefits, discipline, and related administrative provisions; House Bill 3257 expanded state disabled-veteran benefits for certain veterans harmed by negligent VA care; House Bill 3281 required agencies to publish guidance documents and note they do not have the force of law; House Bill 417 adopted a federal definition of family resource centers while adding faith-based organizations and workforce development; House Bill 4275 allowed case managers and peer support specialists to work for cities and counties without losing certification; and House Bill 4298 allowed DHS child-care rule changes to be communicated by mail or electronically. Most measures passed with little or no debate, and several were adopted by unanimous or near-unanimous votes. Recorded votes included 97-0 for HB 3043 and HB 3078, 90-5 for HB 3940, 96-0 for HB 3257 and HB 3281, 94-0 for HB 417, 91-5 for HB 4275, and 95-0 for HB 4298. The House adjourned until Thursday, February 19, 2026, at 9:30 a.m.

Transcript Highlights:

• Those nurses at Camp Sheridan, right here in Montgomery, were providing critical care to troops stationed
• here and... critical care to troops stationed here, and that's the medical uniform of Roy Lyn, an Alabama

Bills: SB67 , HB295 , SB104

Committee: House Military and Veterans Affairs

Keywords: veterans affairs, Alabama Department of Veterans Affairs, State Board of Veterans Affairs, commissioner, Governor appointment, oversight board, veterans services, veterans benefits, state veterans homes, veterans cemeteries, Alabama Veterans Home Trust Fund, veteran service officers, district managers, assistant commissioners, county veterans offices, military veterans, disabled veterans, elderly veterans, veterans organizations, American Legion