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TX
Transcript Highlights:
  • Chairman, members of the committee.
  • We'll open it up for committee public testimony on Senate Bill 1860 in the committee substitute.
  • Chairman, there is a committee substitute.
  • The committee or the Senate of Texas.
  • Committee substitute or did you?
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

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

Agriculture and Wildlife

Transcript Highlights:
  • I want to let you know there will be no videoing. in this committee, and if you are videoing, you can
  • Chairman, members of the committee, for the opportunity to present this bill.
  • And Ja Le was pointing out to me That I think it's the Department of Health and Human Services FDA because
  • FDA falls under the Department of Health and Human Services.
  • That bill has been actually amended through committee sub and is sitting in his committee currently.
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Agriculture and Wildlife Feb 23rd, 2026

Agriculture and Wildlife

Transcript Highlights:
  • Services, FDA, because FDA falls under the Department of Health and Human Services.
  • I believe there's a committee sub. Is there a committee sub? I believe there is, sir.
  • May I have the committee sub? May I have the committee sub? Sir.
  • Chairman, that bill has been actually amended through committee sub and is sitting in his committee currently
  • That was actually moved out of. committee sub and is sitting in his committee currently right now.
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.
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Banking, Financial Services and Pensions Feb 10th, 2026 at 03:00 pm

Banking, Financial Services and Pensions

Transcript Highlights:
  • OK, let's just kind of work down the agenda of holding the committee members' bills till the very end
  • Chairman, and committee members. Representative Kelly, you're recognized for House Bill 3721.
  • Committee, this one is simply adding the language a technology-centered: district, a public school, and
  • Thank you, committee members. House Bill 3313 has morphed into a fairly large retirement bill.
  • Thank you, committee members. I'm gonna turn The Chair over to the Vice Chairman so I can present.
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Education Feb 10th, 2026 at 10:00 am

Education

Transcript Highlights:
  • Good morning, Senate Education Committee, will come to order. Members, thank you very much.
  • I hope you enjoyed the committee and your time at the Capitol.
  • Sarah Hamilton, thank you, Chairman, and thank you, committee members.
  • Senator, I want to thank you for bringing this to our committee.
  • Well, This is not the city council committee. This is the education committee.
FL

Florida 2026 Regular Session

Community Affairs Feb 10th, 2026

Community Affairs

Transcript Highlights:
  • The fire service is no exception to that.
  • Upon application for service, a utility must expand its service territory to a property outside its current
  • service territory if the property is not within the service territory of another water and wastewater
  • I don't know." "...services.
  • So this is the first committee stop.
Summary: The committee heard and advanced a wide range of bills focused on water safety, utilities, housing, transparency, and claims relief. CS/SB 848 on stormwater treatment was presented as a follow-up to prior water-quality legislation and reported favorably with one support waiver. SB 28, a claims bill for Reginald Jackson against the City of Lakeland, was also reported favorably. CS/SB 658, a bipartisan child-drowning prevention bill for rental properties, drew extensive testimony from child advocacy and drowning-prevention groups in strong support; amendments required rental license applicants to certify compliance and removed local-government add-on authority, and the bill was reported favorably. CS/SB 18, a claims bill involving the estate of a deceased minor and the Broward County Sheriff’s Office, prompted questions about settlement and responsibility but was ultimately reported favorably despite opposition from a waiver form. Several utility and infrastructure measures were considered. CS/SB 1724 would regulate municipal utility service outside city limits, limit revenue transfers, require public meetings, and cap rate differences; an amendment added gas utilities, and the bill was reported favorably after testimony from municipal utility representatives and small-county advocates. CS/SB 1014 would require municipal utilities to extend water and wastewater service to certain nearby residential properties without conditioning service on annexation; an amendment narrowed the bill to residential uses and clarified capacity and grandfathering provisions, and it passed favorably. CS/SB 1102 would allow local infrastructure surtax revenue to fund body camera programs, with an amendment making the surtax authorization prospective and requiring a new referendum; it was reported favorably. CS/SB 260 on electric-vehicle storage in towing yards was amended to focus on storage only and to tie the higher fee to the period before fire-risk inspection, then reported favorably after testimony from insurers, fire officials, and EV industry representatives. The committee also advanced education, housing, and ethics-related bills. SB 1264 would ease zoning and code barriers for small private schools and micro-schools, with supporters arguing it would expand school choice and opponents raising implementation concerns; it was reported favorably. SB 934 on Florida Keys areas of critical state concern was amended to remove a tax-exemption section that conflicted with the Live Local Act, then reported favorably. SB 1622 would provide a one-time waiver of late financial-disclosure fines under specified conditions and was reported favorably. Finally, CS/SB 1566 on local government spending and transparency required online posting of budgets and related materials, and an amendment added utility revenue reinvestment and other changes while removing DEI spending restrictions; the bill drew support for transparency but concern from small cities and counties about cost and workload, and it was reported favorably. The meeting ended with adjournment after senators recorded votes on selected bills.
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Education Feb 10th, 2026

Education

Transcript Highlights:
  • committees.
  • Members, we still have one more committee member, a non-committee member, to present, but he is, I think
  • Chairman, and thank you, committee.
  • Well, this is not the city council committee.
  • Well, this is not the city council committee. We're the education committee.
Summary: The Senate Education Committee heard and advanced a large slate of education bills. Early measures included SB 1726, requiring formal training for university teaching assistants before they teach classes and evaluate students, with emphasis on First Amendment rights; SB 1236, creating an Administrative Report Consolidation Act to reduce duplicative reporting by schools and agencies; SB 1633, codifying existing higher education residency tuition practices; SB 1413, requiring notice to parents when a teacher is emergency certified and limiting adjunct teachers to 270 clock hours per semester; SB 1317, allowing career teacher status to be portable across districts with local board approval; and SB 1360, expanding the state’s math initiative by restoring instructional coaches and creating a math office at the State Department of Education. Most of these bills passed on favorable votes, with SB 1413 drawing some concern over teacher shortages and the adjunct-hour cap, but still passing.
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Banking, Financial Services and Pensions Feb 10th, 2026

Banking, Financial Services and Pensions

Transcript Highlights:
  • The committee will come to order. Welcome to Banking, Financial Services and Pensions.
  • We may have to pause two or three times as different members have different bills in different committees
  • Thank you, Chair Committee.
  • Thank you, committee. Thank you, Chair. Thank you. Representative Eaves, House Bill 3313.
  • Thank you, committee members.
Summary: The Banking, Financial Services and Pensions Committee met and announced that several bills would be laid over, including HB 4225 and HB 4263, while also noting that actuarial follow-up reports on prior referrals were still being revised. The committee then worked through a long agenda, with members frequently noting schedule conflicts and the chair alternating between bills and committee business. The meeting adjourned after the agenda was completed, with the chair saying the committee would return the following week with a longer agenda, likely including additional pension bills. Several bills related to payment processing and pension governance were heard and passed. HB 3041 would allow merchants to pass along credit card surcharges up to the amount charged by the card company, with the author noting some businesses face fees of 4% to 5%; it passed 9-0. HB 4428 and HB 4429, both dealing with shareholder proxy advisors for pension funds, passed 8-1 and 9-0 respectively; supporters said the bills would require fiduciary standards and transparency, while the speaker referenced opposition from GreenAmerica.org as evidence of the bill’s value. HB 3028, which lets technology center districts and public schools pass on credit card service fees, also passed 7-0. The committee also advanced several pension-related measures. HB 3265, requested by the Police Pension Board, defines who qualifies as a mental health specialist for disability evaluations; testimony explained the change would let the board use psychologists because psychiatrists are harder to contract with, and the bill passed 7-0. HB 3721 would adjust the DROP benefit for public safety officers so surviving spouses can claim it if the officer dies before electing the option; the author said it has no actuarial cost, and it passed 7-0. HB 3313, a defined contribution retirement bill, would raise contribution levels, eliminate vesting delays, and add retirement planning and lifetime income options; members questioned whether it would affect retention or other retirement plans, and it passed 8-0. Other bills addressed creditors, housing, and financial exploitation. HB 3588, a Uniform Law Commission request bill on assignment for the benefit of creditors, was described as codifying existing case law and passed 8-0. HB 1064, which would restrict large institutional investors from buying single-family homes in Oklahoma, was amended in concept during discussion to narrow the hedge fund definition and remove a resale requirement; supporters framed it as protecting homeownership, while opponents raised concerns about restricting sales and the evidence for housing impacts, and it passed 5-2. Finally, HB 3020, the Protections for Financial Exploitation of Protected Adults Act, would let financial institutions place temporary holds and act in good faith when they suspect fraud against vulnerable adults; members asked about training and safeguards, and it passed 9-0.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Transportation Apr 16th, 2025

Transportation

Transcript Highlights:
  • Members of the committee, we do have a committee substitute, and all the substitute is a legislative
  • Just when I thought I was missing being on this committee, there is a committee...
  • The committee substitute, Mr. Chairman, lays out the committee substitute. Was it laid out?
  • Senate Bill 2080, or the committee substitute.
  • The committee substitute simply clarifies... King sends up the committee substitute.
Summary: The meeting of the committee focused on several bills aimed at enhancing the operational efficiency of Texas transportation and port authorities. Key discussions included the implications of SB2080, which seeks to streamline operations for navigation districts by raising procurement authority, exempting security discussions from recording requirements, and aligning Texas ports with national standards to foster economic growth. Senator Alvarado advocated fervently for the bill, emphasizing its positive impact on competitiveness with ports in states like Virginia and New Jersey. Public testimony reflected mixed responses, with strong support from industry representatives but opposition from some municipal authorities concerned about the potential overreach of port authorities into local development.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
  • Members of the committee, we do have a committee substitute, and all the substitute is, is a Legislative
  • Alvarado to explain the committee.
  • The committee substitute, Mr. Chairman, did you lay out the committee substitute? Was it laid out?
  • Committee members, my name is Kerry Kenney.
  • Senate Bill 2080, or the committee substitute.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Licensing & Administrative Procedures Apr 15th, 2025 at 10:04 am

Licensing & Administrative Procedures

Transcript Highlights:
  • The committee offers up the committee substitute. Chair, hearing none, the substitute is adopted.
  • The committee offers up the committee substitute. The committee substitute.
  • The chair offers up a committee substitute. Is there objection to the committee substitute?
  • The committee substitute, Mr.
  • Thank you, committee.
Summary: The Committee on Licensing and Administrative Procedures met with a quorum present, corrected the minutes from April 8, and then took up a long list of pending bills, most of which were reported favorably or left pending after hearing testimony. Early action included HB 1764 (accounting practice for certain out-of-state CPAs), HB 1788 (continuing education for barbers and cosmetologists on recognizing and assisting victims of sexual assault, domestic violence, and human trafficking), HB 2204 (land surveyor regulation), HB 2885 (local option elections on alcohol sales), HB 2996 (gambling offense definitions and prosecution), HB 3250 (real estate appraisals and appraisal management companies), HB 3352 (driver education on work zones), HB 3385 (farm winery permit), HB 3756 (powers of certain nonresident sellers’ permit holders who also hold a winery permit), HB 3816 (cruelty to livestock animals), HB 3913 (real estate licensing), and HB 3928 (electronic notice of towed vehicles), all of which were advanced with unanimous or near-unanimous votes. Several of these bills were reported with committee substitutes, and some were also sent to the Committee on Local and Consent Calendars. The committee then heard testimony on HB 2278, which would legalize limited home distilling of spirits for personal or family use and add honey as an approved ingredient; supporters framed it as a consistency and freedom issue, and the bill was left pending. HB 3920, a TDLR workforce/CTE bill, and HB 1301, which would allow beer or malt beverages to be sold at certain wineries with on-site restaurants, were also laid out and left pending after discussion. HB 2776, aimed at tightening massage therapy licensing restrictions for people convicted of sexual and trafficking-related offenses and strengthening TDLR enforcement, and HB 3848, which would allow electronic filing of elevator and escalator inspection reports, were both heard and left pending as well. A major portion of the meeting focused on alcohol-related bills. HB 4215 would place delivery network companies under a statewide TDLR regulatory framework; Favor Delivery supported it, and it was left pending after the committee substitute was withdrawn. HB 4172 and HB 2820 would raise bingo reserve limits and update charitable bingo rules; supporters from veterans and nonprofit groups argued the changes would help charities, but both bills were left pending after the substitutes were withdrawn. HB 4463, a broadly supported bill allowing contract brewing and alternating brewery proprietorships, was also left pending. HB 4284 would remove the “excessive discount” prohibition in alcohol sales, HB 4285 would allow airlines to store alcohol within five miles of an airport in the same county, HB 4517 would create a complaint process for Texas distillers not paid by wholesalers, and HB 4773 would let breweries and brewpubs transport their own beer between facilities; HB 4773 drew the most debate, with supporters citing efficiency and opponents warning about unintended consequences and possible effects on the three-tier system, but it too was left pending. The committee also heard and left pending a series of TDLR cleanup bills and other measures, including HB 4765 through HB 4769, HB 4830 on service contracts for lease vehicles, HB 5506 giving civil immunity to ringside physicians at combative sports events, and HB 4690 on gasoline vapor pressure compliance. The meeting ended after all business was completed and the committee adjourned.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Licensing & Administrative Procedures Apr 15th, 2025

Licensing & Administrative Procedures

Transcript Highlights:
  • The committee offers up the committee substitute.
  • The committee substitute, Mr.
  • Committee Substitute, did you lay out a Committee Substitute? Okay, thank you.
  • Thank you, committee.
  • The committee stands adjourned.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Insurance Apr 9th, 2025

Insurance

Transcript Highlights:
  • Chairman and committee members.
  • We're going to have a committee substitute.
  • Chairman, members of the committee.
  • Thank you, and thank you all for your service.
  • And what if they all say I can't provide that service?
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Insurance Apr 9th, 2025

Insurance

Transcript Highlights:
  • Please contact the committee staff.
  • Thank you, guys, and thank you, committee, for your service. Yes. The Chair calls Georgia Bates.
  • Preventive Services Task Force.
  • Is there an objection to the adoption of the committee substitute? Committee substitute?
  • The committee stands at recess.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
  • The Senate Committee on Education, Case 16, will come to order.
  • Is there a committee sub? There is.
  • To this committee, to you, and other committee members that I've been working with, this bill is to transfer
  • Good morning, committee members.
  • Committee, it's not a committee, so I keep trying to say that it hasn't been adopted yet.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence Apr 2nd, 2025

Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence

Transcript Highlights:
  • I believe there is a committee substitute, so the chair lays out the committee substitute to House Bill
  • I urge this committee to stand on the right side of history and pass House Bill 1363 out of committee
  • It makes you a human being.
  • We're all human. We all have unconscious bias; it's a natural part of our human existence.
  • There is a committee substitute to House Bill 1610, and so the chair lays out that committee substitute
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence Apr 2nd, 2025

Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence

Transcript Highlights:
  • Thanks to each of you for your service.
  • And so you're providing that service to the patient at the risk that it may not be. covered service.
  • This doesn't even count for issues with services. service, or pre-trial, or post-judgment filings.
  • We provide service. Services for families in their greatest time of need.
  • or funeral services. $50,000.
TX

Texas 89th 2nd C.S.

Public Education Mar 18th, 2025

Public Education

Transcript Highlights:
  • Thank you, committee members. Uh, so this bill is pretty simple.
  • I Yes The chair offers a committee substitute and recognizes Representative Fairley to explain the committee
  • OK, so then the committee substitute does talk about.
  • Uh, the chair withdraws the committee substitute.
  • The committee stands in recess.
Bills: HB6, HB27, HB123, HB210, HB213, HB222
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Transportation Finance and Policy Committee 2/17/25

Transportation Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • be joining committee sometimes again.
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  • Thank you, Chair and committee. increase Transit service and it'll be um increase Transit service and
  • Chair and committee members.