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FL
FL

Florida 2026 5th Special Session

Senate in Session Apr 30th, 2025

Florida Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • And because of those inspections, people were evacuated and now there is renovation and repair going
  • backlog of petitions?
  • Senator, will supervisors have to send out notices to all of these voters in this backlog period?
  • want to know where we are on what is happening as far as repairs, renovations, and restoration of our
  • I think we also, to your question on repairs, we're also going to have a catalog of what those are and
Summary: The Senate opened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, and several recognitions, including interns, Denim Day awareness, and a resolution honoring Vietnam veterans exposed to Agent Orange. Senators also paid tribute to former Senator Karen Johnson Gendron with a moment of silence. The chamber then moved to special-order bills after routine announcements that no committee reports, governor’s messages, or House messages were on the desk. The first major bill, SB 138/HB 687 on transportation offenses involving death, increased penalties for repeat DUI/BUI manslaughter and vehicular homicide offenses and added warnings and misdemeanor penalties for refusing lawful breath or urine tests. After a brief amendment and questions about attorney rights and prior impairing-substance language, the bill passed 37-0. SB 306 on Medicaid providers followed, requiring broader provider access, including after-hours availability and more primary care access for Medicaid enrollees; it also passed 37-0. The chamber then took up the major condominium reform bill, SB 1742/HB 913, addressing post-Surfside safety, reserve funding, milestone inspections, budgeting, reserve flexibility, manager regulation, conflicts of interest, and condo sale rescission periods. Senators from both parties praised the sponsors for extensive stakeholder work and the bill passed 37-0 after multiple amendments. The final major item was SB 7016/HB 1205 on constitutional amendments and petition-gathering rules, with sponsors arguing the bill was needed to combat fraud in the 2024 petition process and opponents warning it would burden citizen initiatives. The Senate adopted the House bill and then considered numerous amendments on petition circulator rules, submission deadlines, invalid-signature thresholds, voter notification, and related enforcement provisions; several amendments were adopted, and the substitute was later withdrawn, leaving the chamber to continue on the underlying bill and remaining amendments.
CA
CA

California 2025-2026 Regular Session

Joint Hearing Budget Subcommittee No. 2 on Human Services and Budget Subcommittee No. 1 on Health Mar 25th, 2026

Transcript Highlights:
  • One of the things and the purposes of us doing the joint budget hearing, One of the purposes of us doing
  • food, in terms of health care, in terms of those types of things as well.
  • their home or other sorts of repairs or deep cleaning that Home Safe can provide, could be at risk of
  • Facilities at risk of closure may receive operating subsidies and/or capital funds for critical repairs
  • So many of the hurdles and much of the confusion is of our own doing.
Keywords: 988, house, all
MA
MA

Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session

Joint Committee on Children, Families and Persons with Disabilities Jul 1st, 2026

Joint Committee on Children, Families and Persons with Disabilities

Transcript Highlights:
  • of bills.
  • We lose hundreds of millions of dollars in direct grants and streams of income hundreds of millions of
  • of bills.
  • The story of poverty is the story of low wages.
  • So many of our participants rely on their tax refunds for savings and big purchases, like car repairs
Bills: H5085 , H5286
Committee: Joint Joint Committee on Children, Families and Persons with Disabilities
Keywords: poverty alleviation, family support, economic mobility, youth transition, financial education, matched savings, community programs, Department of Children and Families, DCF, child abuse investigation, child neglect, pediatrician, advanced practice registered nurse, medical misdiagnosis, rickets, Ehlers-Danlos syndrome, osteogenesis imperfecta, vitamin D deficiency, bone fragility, child welfare
KY
KY

Kentucky 2026 Regular Session

2026 RS House Impeachment Committee (3-16-26)

NM
NM

New Mexico 2026 Regular Session

Senate - Judiciary Feb 11th, 2026 at 05:25 pm

Senate Judiciary

Transcript Highlights:
  • And very frankly, in all of the discussion of medical malpractice that we've had a lot of attention to
  • So they're kind of the reverse of normal business.
  • crimes kits that are being analyzed as part of the backlog.
  • of cases.
  • of this rape kit backlog, but there is currently a tolling statute that exists for...
Bills: SB41 , SB153 , SB165 , SB261 , SB264
Committee: Senate Senate Judiciary
Keywords: sexual crimes, statute of limitations, criminal justice, victim rights, child abuse, procurement, contracting, small business, local government, disaster recovery, emergency procurement, certification, public spending, juvenile justice, delinquency, rehabilitation, community corrections, risk assessment, public safety, health regulations
OK
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Local and County Government Feb 10th, 2026

Local and County Government

Transcript Highlights:
  • Will there be questions of Senator Mann on Senate Bill 1198? Questions of Senator Mann?
  • So is it the difference of who's doing the removing of the camp? Thank you for the question.
  • Department of Environmental Quality, and I understand you said this is a part of their purview.
  • section of new law?
  • And as I'm thinking of Department of Public Safety, do you want to...
Bills: SB1265 , SB1198 , SB2046
Committee: Senate Local and County Government
Keywords: municipal ordinances, local government, ordinance publication, posting requirement, public notice, municipal law, city ordinances, town ordinances, county government, newspaper publication, effective date, Oklahoma statutes, 11 O.S. 14-106, ordinance notice, government oversight, healthcare authority, property lien, county treasury, Oklahoma, municipalities
Summary: The Senate Local and County Government Committee met and first announced that Senate Bill 1619 would be laid over to a later date. The committee then heard Senate Bill 1265, which would extend the deadline for municipalities to publish ordinances from 15 days to 30 days, with supporters citing the decline of daily newspapers and the need to help cities meet publication requirements. The bill received a due pass recommendation and advanced on an 8-0 vote. The committee next considered Senate Bill 1198, which would require the Oklahoma Health Care Authority to release liens on property owned by a city or county when requested by the local treasurer. Senator Mann explained that the measure is intended to help local governments reuse tax-delinquent or code-violation properties for affordable housing, since liens can exceed the value of the property. The bill advanced on a 7-1 vote. After a brief recess, the committee took up Senate Bill 2046, as amended by committee substitute, which would allow the Department of Environmental Quality to determine the legality of campsites and evaluate whether sanitary and environmental standards are met. Members questioned the bill’s definitions, reporting thresholds, timelines, fiscal impact, and the role of DEQ and the Department of Public Safety in notifying counties and ordering removal of camps. Following debate, the bill advanced on a 6-2 vote.
TX
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Senate Committee on State Affairs Sep 3rd, 2025

State Affairs

Transcript Highlights:
  • That same section of the Constitution states that the body may, quote, compel the attendance of absent
  • Every one of them has been well planned days ahead of time.
  • Any amount of money, it doesn't matter. So I just don't think that alone kind of neuters the bill.
  • I mentioned something, and many of you heard this, but I want to make sure members of this committee,
  • Committee team, to each of your excellent staffs, and to each of you, to our witnesses, to the folks
Bills: HB18
Committee: Senate State Affairs
Keywords: HB 18, Texas Legislature, quorum break, quorum-busting, legislative walkout, absent legislators, political contributions, campaign finance, political expenditures, legislative caucus, specific-purpose committee, Texas Ethics Commission, civil penalty, show cause order, district court, Fifteenth Court of Appeals, session fundraising, travel lodging food expenses, legislative session, compelled attendance
TX
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Elections Aug 25th, 2025

Elections

Transcript Highlights:
  • of political funds from members of the legislature.
  • I'm just getting at the right of constitution of quorum break to the purpose of this bill.
  • So all the individuals, regardless of party, regardless of stance, or any type of… ...item that way.
  • Some of them kind of piggyback off of what Vice-Chair Bucy was saying.
  • I actually am kind of in favor of that, yes, because the fact of the matter is that the special session
Bills: HB18
Committee: House Elections
Keywords: HB 18, Texas Legislature, quorum break, quorum-busting, legislative walkout, absent legislators, political contributions, campaign finance, political expenditures, legislative caucus, specific-purpose committee, Texas Ethics Commission, civil penalty, show cause order, district court, Fifteenth Court of Appeals, session fundraising, travel lodging food expenses, legislative session, compelled attendance
TX
TX

Texas 89th 2nd C.S.

Higher Education Apr 29th, 2025

Higher Education

Transcript Highlights:
  • Now we have passed this bill out of of the chamber the past few sessions it's kind of been held up in
  • Members, this bill relates to the authority of the Board of Regents of Texas.
  • of another bill that's before us can you share a little bit more is there any sort of of, you know, how
  • When my sophomore year hit, my campus had an influx of freshmen and ran out of a lot of the housing for
  • of our state.
Bills: HB232
Committee: House Higher Education
Keywords: disaster recovery, natural disaster, weather disaster, emergency relief, flood relief, hurricane relief, storm damage, wildfire, tornado, hail, windstorm, extreme heat, ice storm, snowstorm, property damage, personal injury, temporary housing, relocation assistance, lost wages, state emergency management
TX
TX

Texas 89th 2nd C.S.

Higher Education Apr 29th, 2025

Higher Education

Transcript Highlights:
  • of legal education.
  • of, of making UTEP just a top destination.
  • Um, but in terms of specifically the number of applications, I don't have that off the top of my head
  • Members, this bill relates to the authority of the Board of Regents of Texas A&M University System to
  • When sophomore year hit, my campus had an influx of freshmen and ran out of a lot of the housing for
Bills: HB232
Committee: House Higher Education
Keywords: disaster recovery, natural disaster, weather disaster, emergency relief, flood relief, hurricane relief, storm damage, wildfire, tornado, hail, windstorm, extreme heat, ice storm, snowstorm, property damage, personal injury, temporary housing, relocation assistance, lost wages, state emergency management
TX
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Border Security (Part I) Apr 3rd, 2025

Border Security

Transcript Highlights:
  • This is about taking care of the people of Texas in a very efficient.
  • of the list.
  • , of the, the goals of this bill so please do not take my questions as a lack of support. uh, um, I'm
  • In the event that there is some level of wind down of of the immigration uh aspects of Operation Lone
  • Members, questions of the, of the panel.
Bills: SB 36 , SB 2202
Committee: Senate Border Security
Keywords: homeland security, border security, critical infrastructure, Department of Public Safety, intelligence operations, public-private partnerships, SB 2202, firearm trafficking, gun trafficking, terrorism, foreign terrorist organization, Texas-Mexico border, United Mexican States, Mexico, DPS, second-degree felony, weapons transfer, illegal firearms transfer, arms smuggling, cross-border crime
TX
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Border Security (Part II) Apr 3rd, 2025

Border Security

Transcript Highlights:
  • consistent flow of transnational criminal activity, including the smuggling of weapons, money, drugs
  • And I'm Freeman Martin, the colonel of the Texas Department of Public Safety. Mr.
  • Instead of difficult, instead of something that's clearly... Prima facie crime.
  • And then we get to who is the cartel, and that's kind of the definition of a lot of these folks don't
  • So that's a lot of that.
Bills: SB36 , SB2202
Committee: Senate Border Security
Keywords: homeland security, border security, critical infrastructure, Department of Public Safety, intelligence operations, public-private partnerships, SB 2202, firearm trafficking, gun trafficking, terrorism, foreign terrorist organization, Texas-Mexico border, United Mexican States, Mexico, DPS, second-degree felony, weapons transfer, illegal firearms transfer, arms smuggling, cross-border crime
Summary: The Senate Committee on Border Security heard Senator Birdwell present SB 2202, which would create a state offense for knowingly transferring a firearm for profit or other remuneration to a member of a foreign terrorist organization. Birdwell argued the bill responds to cartel violence and southbound gun trafficking, and he explained a committee substitute that removed an exemption for federally licensed gun dealers and removed a requirement that DPS coordinate with Mexican law enforcement. He said the goal was to give Texas a state-level tool if federal enforcement is lacking. Invited testimony came from DPS Colonel Freeman Martin and border prosecution unit chair Tanya Ash. Both said the bill could be useful in some organized-crime and cartel cases, but they emphasized that proving a defendant knowingly transferred a gun to a foreign terrorist organization would be difficult and would usually require strong direct or circumstantial evidence, such as recorded statements, informants, or coordinated investigations. They said the measure would be more workable in complex cartel cases than in routine patrol stops, and they noted existing state and federal tools already address straw purchases, firearms trafficking, and related offenses. Members also discussed tracing seized firearms, cooperation with ATF, and the limits of state jurisdiction over international issues. No public testimony was offered, and SB 2202 was left pending. The committee then took up SB 36 as pending business. A committee substitute was adopted without objection, and the substitute bill was reported favorably to the full Senate by a 4-0 vote, with Senators Birdwell, Flores, Hinojosa of Hidalgo, Eckhardt, and Hinojosa of Nueces participating. The committee also accepted a motion in writing and ordered the bill recommended for local and uncontested calendar placement. The chair then announced the committee would recess subject to call.
MN
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House State Government Finance and Policy Committee 3/20/25

State Government Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:
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  • </c><00:24:13.679><c> websites</c> of meeting minutes of school websites of meeting minutes of school
  • </c> combination of a series of proposals combination of a series of proposals that<00:29:15.600><c>
  • </c><00:29:41.399><c> thing</c> top of the page or that kind of thing top of the page or that kind of
  • uh you mentioned the cost of of the of uh you mentioned the cost of of the proposals<00:30:50.960><c
Bills: HF1470 , HF1310 , HF1837
Committee: House State Government Finance and Policy
Keywords: opioids, substance use, addiction recovery, mental health, state cabinet, HF1310, Office of Cannabis Management, cannabis, marijuana, tribal consultation, government-to-government relationship, Minnesota tribes, Tribal governments, state government, consultation, rulemaking, Indian affairs, cannabis regulation, tribal sovereignty, state-tribal relations
KY
KY

Kentucky 2025 Regular Session

Senate Standing Committee on Judiciary (3-13-25) - Upon Recess

Transcript Highlights:
  • Chairman, members of the committee, for allowing me to present today.
  • That's the first part of the bill.
  • That's kind of the bill in a nutshell. Representative, I see that there's a committee sub here.
  • That's the first part of the bill.
  • Chairman, members of the committee.
Keywords: This meeting will take place upon Recess of the Senate Chambers. There is not an exact time for this meeting therefore a placeholder time for the live stream has been set for 12:00PM est. Meeting Start: 00:00:00 Roll Call: 00:00:08 HB 662: 00:00:38, 958, all
Summary: The committee met with a quorum and took up House Bill 662, relating to personally identifiable information. Representative John Blanton explained that the bill would let judges, including federal and state judges, request redaction of their personal and immediate family information from public records, but that the protection would end if they later made identifying information public themselves. He also said the bill would restrict access to certain medical examiner information tied to insurance-company examinations, while still allowing doctors and hospitals access to know who is reviewing the information. The chair noted a committee substitute with a small change on page 3, line 12, removing name and license number language. After discussion, the sponsor agreed to proceed with the substitute. Senator Nemes moved adoption of the committee substitute, seconded by Senator Carroll, and it was adopted without opposition. The committee then voted on the bill itself. Senator Nemes moved passage, Senator Carroll seconded, and the roll was called. House Bill 662 was reported favorably with the expression of opinion that it should pass.
KY
KY

Kentucky 2025 Regular Session

House Standing Committee on Transportation (3-11-25)

Transcript Highlights:
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  • </c> effect until July of effect until July of 2026<00:07:01.400><c> and</c><00:07:01.520><c> we'll</
  • over the course of one day.
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  • ><c> resulted</c> only 151 of those tickets were resulted only 151 of those tickets were resulted in<
Keywords: Roll Call 00:39 Approval of Minutes 01:45 SB 136 Discussion 02:51 SB 136 Vote 07:14 SB 43 Discussion 08:49 SB 43 Vote 20:02 SB 38 Discussion 20:45 SB 38 Vote 35:50 SJR 66 Discussion only 37:08 Admin. Reg. Review 41:10, 958, all
Summary: The House Transportation Committee met with a quorum, approved the March 4 minutes, and then took up several Senate measures. Senate Bill 36, dealing with cleanup language for CAVIS and electronic submission of liens and satisfactions, was amended by committee substitute to require lien holders to begin using electronic title and registration systems starting July 1, 2026. After questions from members and testimony from county clerk Jason Denny and title-industry representative Tom Underwood, the committee adopted the substitute and reported the bill favorably with the substitute attached. The committee then considered Senate Bill 43, which updates the medical review board process under KRS 186.444. Senator Donald Douglas and Senator Jimmy Higdon described the bill as a response to complaints about fairness and transparency in medical review cases, including a constituent example involving a disabled veteran whose VA medical clearance was rejected. The bill changes who may serve on the board, adds flexibility and transparency, shifts reimbursement language to allow the Transportation Cabinet to set costs by regulation, and includes provisions aimed at broadening participation by qualified health care providers. Members discussed the role of school resource officers, the use of family affidavits in reporting, and the need to keep costs down; the committee adopted the substitute, approved a title amendment, and reported the bill favorably. Senate Bill 38, concerning stop-arm violations on school buses and the use of cameras and enforcement procedures, also received a committee substitute and was reported favorably. Senator Greg Elkins and supporters said the bill is intended to address widespread illegal passing of stopped school buses and to help fund stop-arm cameras, while critics raised concerns about automated enforcement and the role of a live officer. Members cited survey data and personal stories about school-bus safety, and the sponsor explained that school resource officers would work with local law enforcement on citations, which are contemplated as civil penalties. The committee also heard discussion-only testimony on Senate Joint Resolution 66, which would create a task force on aviation, aerospace, and logistics economic development; no vote was taken on the resolution because it had just passed the Senate and had not yet been formally received by the committee.
MN
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Transportation Finance and Policy Committee 3/10/25

Transportation Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:
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  • </c> other part of the of the report's other part of the of the report's requirement<00:26:56.919><c>
  • There are some other issues, things that have driven the backlog of license exams that I think we could
  • There are some other issues, things that have driven the backlog of license exams that I think we could
  • </c> uh things that have driven the backlog uh things that have driven the backlog of<00:46:34.200><c
Bills: HF1167 , HF1242
Committee: House Transportation Finance and Policy
Keywords: Northern Lights Express, NLX, Minneapolis-Duluth rail, passenger rail, intercity passenger rail, high-speed rail, Duluth, Minneapolis, MnDOT, Minnesota Department of Transportation, Metropolitan Council, transportation funding, rail appropriation, general fund, trunk highway fund, rail project cancellation, infrastructure spending, commercial driver training, CDL, financial assistance
KY
KY

Kentucky 2026 Regular Session

Efficient and Effective School District Governance Task Force (8-27-24)

KY
KY

Kentucky 2026 Regular Session

Commission on Race and Access to Opportunity (6-18-24)

KY
KY

Kentucky 2026 Regular Session

Investments in Information Technology Improvement & Modernization Proj. Oversight Board (2-27-24)

KY
KY

Kentucky 2026 Regular Session

House Budget Review Subcommittee on Transportation (2-26-24)