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AL
Transcript Highlights:
  • We operate with five warehouses in the state of Alabama. They're state-of-the-art warehouses.
  • We've worked with the state of Alabama, the ABC.
  • We are package stores in the state.
  • Not just the 98 cents of the state.
  • Pure Bottlers here in the state of Alabama.
Bills: HB521
TX

Texas 89th Regular

S/C on International Relations Mar 24th, 2025

S/C on International Relations

Transcript Highlights:
  • The bill makes conforming changes in the Government Code, Education Code, Health and Safety Code, Transportation
  • Code, and Water Code.
  • -Mexico border, extending as far as 62 miles into the United States.
  • I understand there are about 20 other states, I believe.
  • States, particularly in tech, already invest in the U.S., but Texas lags behind states like California
Bills: HB 1240 , HB1353 , HCR76 , HCR90
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Education Finance Committee 3/20/25

Education Finance

Transcript Highlights:
  • of our state budget.
  • of our state immediate you know state of our state budget.<00:10:04.000><c> I</c><00:10:04.240><c> think
  • Thank you, state have access to.
  • </c> places in the state of Minnesota. places in the state of Minnesota.
  • </c> poorer parts of the state of Minnesota. poorer parts of the state of Minnesota.
Bills: HF1048 , HF1049 , HF745 , HF2210
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Children and Families Finance and Policy Committee approves HF1346 2/26/25

Children and Families Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • </c> champion for the kids around our state champion for the kids around our state that<00:02:22.480>
  • We see this in state data, but it is rarely discussed publicly.
  • We see this in state data, but it is rarely discussed publicly.
  • We see this in state data, but it is rarely discussed publicly.
  • We see this in state data, but it is rarely discussed publicly.
Bills: HF1346 , HF1169 , HF1276
AL

Alabama 2025 Regular Session

Alabama Senate County and Municipal Government Committee Feb 25th, 2025

County and Municipal Government

Transcript Highlights:
  • They are embarrassing to the state. ...and they are embarrassing to the state.
  • I sure hope you know something about state government.
  • It's something that began when we were building a board...
  • because we don't take any funds from the state or the taxpayers.
  • They don’t have a state agency option.
Bills: SB174 , SB180 , HB196 , HB25 , SB193 , HB25
AL

Alabama 2025 Regular Session

Alabama House Judiciary Committee Feb 12th, 2025

Judiciary

Transcript Highlights:
  • If you'll remember, two years ago, we had the major overhaul of the adoption code.
  • Are there other states that might be set up similarly to Alabama?
  • of the state of Alabama.
  • I'm the National Rifle Association State Director for Alabama.
  • Is it in the code now that you have to answer an officer at a stop?
Bills: SB76 , SB35 , SB116 , SB119 , SB118 , SB129 , SB32 , SB31 , SB115 , SB75 , HB27 , HB40
Committee: House Judiciary
LA

Louisiana 2026 Regular Session

Judiciary Apr 22nd, 2026

Judiciary

Transcript Highlights:
  • , this state, or a political subdivision of this state, or by appropriate funds of the United States,
  • this state, or a political subdivision of the state.
  • Or state dollars. Or state dollars, right? Now, they get the dollars.
  • Therefore, from the state, it doesn't come from any other state agency besides the Legislature.
  • State police. Yes. Yes, the colonel of state police. Okay.
Committee: House Judiciary
Summary: The committee first took up H.C.R. 41, which would direct the ATC to allow electronic rebates for beer purchases and clarify that rebates are the manufacturer’s responsibility. The author and supporters said it would align beer with wine and other liquor rules. With no opposition, the resolution was moved forward. The committee then advanced H.B. 1029, which extends a moratorium on certain alcoholic beverage permits in House District 3 to give Shreveport and the MPC more time to revise local ordinances; it also moved forward without objection. The committee next considered two related bills by Rep. Egan on district attorney funding. H.B. 660, as amended, raises the state warrant amount used to support assistant district attorneys from $50,000 to $60,000 and sets district attorney salaries at $65,000 effective July 1, 2026. The Louisiana District Attorneys Association and several DAs supported the bill, saying it would help recruit and retain prosecutors. H.B. 719, also amended, increases the number of assistant district attorney warrants in many judicial districts statewide, with supporters describing it as a response to crime, population changes, and local workload needs. Both bills were reported favorably as amended. Rep. Ventrella’s H.B. 227, allowing court filings on letter-sized paper instead of only legal-sized paper, was also moved favorably. The committee then heard extensive testimony on H.B. 335 by Rep. Henry, which would expand citizenship verification requirements for entities administering public benefits. Supporters said it was meant to ensure state dollars go to U.S. and Louisiana citizens and to add accountability for NGOs; opponents, including farmers, food-access nonprofits, and health providers, argued it would create administrative burdens, chill participation in SNAP-related programs, and discourage vulnerable people from seeking food or medical help. After an amendment exempting nonprofit food distribution was adopted, the bill was reported favorably by a 12-5 vote. Finally, the committee took up H.B. 623, a tobacco and vapor products permitting bill. After adopting a three-minute rule, the committee accepted an amendment removing tobacco products from the proposed three-tier permitting system and excluding lawful marijuana products authorized by LDH. The amended bill was then reported favorably. The transcript ends as the committee was beginning H.B. 708.
LA

Louisiana 2026 Regular Session

Judiciary Apr 22nd, 2026

Judiciary

Transcript Highlights:
  • , this state, or a political subdivision of this state, or by appropriate funds of the United States,
  • this state, or a political subdivision of the state.
  • Or state dollars. Or state dollars, right? Now, they get the dollars.
  • State police. Yes. Yes, the colonel of state police. Okay.
  • State police. Yes, the colonel of state police. Okay.
Committee: House Judiciary
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

TRS-EIG, TRS Public Hearings 02-05-2026

Transportation

Transcript Highlights:
  • </c> build on top of that parking structure. build on top of that parking structure.
  • Thank you. and uh and work with the state. I and uh and work with the state.
  • Tom stated about the concerns.
  • Tom stated about the concerns.
  • Tom state about understand um what Mr. Tom state about the<01:26:42.880><c> concerns.
Summary: The committees heard testimony on several transportation-related measures. SB 2356, relating to parking, drew support from the Office of Planning, the Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation Commission, Appleseed Center, Realtors, and the Hawaii Bicycling League. Members discussed the bill in the context of the planned stadium-area mixed-use development, with questions about whether parking would be built in structures rather than as large surface lots. Senators expressed support and noted the measure’s broader housing and parking-reduction goals, but no vote was taken during the hearing. The bulk of the hearing focused on SB 2699, which would create a fare-free youth transit program, a special fund, annual evaluations, and appropriations tied to the environmental, energy, and food security tax. The Attorney General’s office raised technical concerns about whether the special fund met statutory requirements. The Department of Education and Department of Health supported the bill, as did the City and County of Honolulu DOT, Appleseed Center, Hawaii Youth Transportation Council, Public Health Institute, Hawaii Children’s Action Network, Hawaii Bicycling League, Our Children’s Trust, and numerous youth testifiers. Supporters emphasized reduced family transportation costs, better school attendance, improved health and mobility, and environmental benefits. One senator raised emergency-planning concerns about how children using free transit would be handled during events like tsunamis; DOT and DOE responded that emergency procedures are being developed. The chair said the committee would work on language changes, including a delayed effective date to July 2027, and defer decision-making until the 12th. The final measure discussed was SB 2470, which would require leading pedestrian intervals, accessible pedestrian signals, and other safety improvements at state-controlled intersections, and create a process for community requests for accessible pedestrian signals. Appleseed Center, the Hawaii Association of the Blind, and the Disability Rights Center supported the bill, citing pedestrian safety, reduced collisions, and the need for audible cues for blind and low-vision pedestrians. Testifiers urged a phased-in approach that prioritizes high-traffic intersections. The hearing ended with the bill still under consideration and no final vote announced.
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

WAL Public Hearing - Tue Mar 24, 2026 @ 9:00 AM HST

Water & Land

Transcript Highlights:
  • </c> state librarian. state librarian.
  • I'm here today on behalf of the Hawaii Building Construction Trade Council representing 17 trade unions
  • I don't So, the<00:57:32.000><c> state</c> the state the state the<00:57:34.359><c> state</c><00:57:34.760
  • So, for instance, if this were a design-build and the state completely owned the stadium itself, then
  • It's owned by the ERS, and state departments are leasing up the building.
Committee: House Water & Land
Summary: The committee heard testimony on SB 2613, SD1, HD1, relating to public school land transfer. The Attorney General’s office and the Department of Education supported the bill’s technical cleanup of Act 307, but strongly opposed a new provision that would convey school parcels containing public and school library facilities to the Hawaii State Public Library System. They argued the added transfer language conflicted with Act 307’s purpose of consolidating school land for more efficient school operations, and said existing law already allows co-located library use through rights of entry, licenses, or other agreements. The library system supported the bill and said it was trying to resolve longstanding operational conflicts on shared school-campus libraries, especially where public access, construction, and campus safety issues arise. Members questioned whether the Board of Education should simply mediate the dispute, whether the bill was the right solution, and whether a formal memorandum of agreement might be a better approach than a land transfer. The library system described years of difficulty coordinating with DOE on projects and said it needed a clearer process to complete work and spend CIP funds. Discussion also touched on a Kauai parcel in the bill, identified as a tennis court, and whether resurfacing could be completed before any transfer. The Attorney General indicated that if the goal is to preserve library uses while keeping title with the state, DLNR or another documented arrangement may be more appropriate than transferring fee title to the library system. The committee then heard SB 2543 SD2 HD1, relating to state construction projects. DAGS supported the measure, and the Hawaii Ironworkers Stabilization Fund and Hawaii Building Construction Trade Council strongly supported it, saying the bill would help spot-check high-cost projects and reduce waste from overruns and delays. One testifier opposed the bill, arguing the proposed construction manager role was too limited and that DAGS needed more training, decentralized authority, and better internal decision-making rather than a new layer of oversight. Supporters said the bill was intended as a pilot program to address repeated cost overruns and improve accountability on state construction projects.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Housing Finance and Policy Committee 4/8/26

Housing Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • If we're not looking at some of the easier fixes that I think are building codes.
  • If we're not looking at some of the easier fixes that I think are building codes.
  • about how do we build the future that we all want to see in the state of Minnesota.
  • So, whatever the state can do to help the finances and the math of building a house, whether at any level
  • So, whatever the state can do to help the finances and the math of building a house, whether at any level
Bills: HF3279 , HF1879 , HF1417 , HF2462
AL

Alabama 2026 Regular Session

Alabama Senate Transportation and Energy Committee Apr 2nd, 2026

Transportation and Energy

Transcript Highlights:
  • </c> can pull down state money for projects. can pull down state money for projects.
  • across the state.
  • . state. state.
  • </c> other states handle this. other states handle this.
  • ><c> to</c><00:16:30.240><c> get</c> that has state authority to get that has state authority to get
Bills: HB542 , HB542
AL

Alabama 2026 Regular Session

Alabama House Baldwin County Legislation Committee Mar 12th, 2026

Baldwin County Legislation

Transcript Highlights:
  • county administrator, emergency management director, juvenile detention director, personnel director, building
  • county administrator, emergency management director, juvenile detention director, personnel director, building
Bills: HB606 , HB606
AL

Alabama 2026 Regular Session

Alabama Senate Finance and Taxation Education Committee Mar 11th, 2026

Finance and Taxation Education

MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Public Safety Finance and Policy Committee 3/4/26

Public Safety Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • </c><00:34:56.399><c> So,</c> uh state capital grounds. So, uh state capital grounds.
  • </c> State your name, please. State your name, please.
  • </c> under state and federal law. under state and federal law.
  • </c> to build uh enterprise level cases. to build uh enterprise level cases.
  • </c> another state. And we try to get help. another state. And we try to get help.
Bills: HF962 , HF3541 , HF2936 , HF3762 , HF2879