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KY

Kentucky 2026 Regular Session

House Legislative Session Day 21 (2-5-26)

Kentucky House Floor Meeting

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Summary: The House convened with prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance, established a quorum with 96 members present, excused absent members, suspended rules to allow co-sponsorship and vote modifications, and approved the journal from February 4, 2026. The clerk then reported a slate of bills on second reading, including measures on robotics, CPA recruitment, physical therapy, engineering scholarships, removal of unlawful occupants, rabies vaccinations, involuntary commitment, reading and language arts instruction, the education assessment and accountability system, grand jury service, cultured meat products, and the Controlled Substances Prescribing Council. Committee reports were received on several bills and resolutions, including bills on dissolution of marriage, licensed child care centers, video teleconference meetings, geoengineering, city franchises, trophy catfish, and House Joint Resolution 25 declaring Kentucky a “food is medicine” state. These favorable reports were treated as first readings and placed on the calendar. The chamber then took up House Bill 419 on the Kentucky Fire Commission, adopted House Committee Substitute 1, and passed the bill 97-0. The sponsor said the substitute would expand the commission from 14 to 18 members, make four ex officio members voting members, allow excess funds to be used for firefighters’ cancer screenings, and cap administrative reimbursements at 5%. The House also considered House Bill 103 on water fluoridation programs, adopted House Committee Substitute 1, and passed the bill 67-29. Supporters described the measure as removing an unfunded state mandate and making fluoridation a local option, while opponents argued it could harm public health and increase Medicaid costs. Debate focused on whether fluoridation improves oral health, the logistics and costs for water systems, and whether local governments or state health officials should make the decision. After passage of HB 103, the House moved to adjourn without objection. The transcript then begins consideration of House Bill 276 on keeping chickens on residential property, but no action on that bill is shown in the excerpt.
KY
Transcript Highlights:
  • I filed Amendment last year to House Bill 11. It closely aligned with this bill.
  • These are not new to this bill; they're included in House Bill 11 that was passed last year.
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Summary: The Senate Standing Committee on Licensing and Occupations met on February 18, 2025, and first took up Senate Bill 22 by Senator Reginald Thomas, which was presented as a cleanup measure following prior cosmetology reforms and a Legislative Oversight and Investigations report. The bill would allow cosmetologists to retake exams multiple times with a one-month wait, authorize the Board of Cosmetology to immediately close facilities that intentionally use unlicensed workers while preserving due process, give the board flexibility to hire an executive director based on qualifications rather than licensure, and recognize certain out-of-state or territorial cosmetology licenses. Board officials said the changes were intended to improve fairness, equality, and administrative due process. Senators asked about retesting fees and whether partial retests could dilute standards; Thomas clarified that the exam is cumulative and must be retaken in full. The committee approved SB 22 with all favorable votes, and Senator Meredith explained his support as a workforce and fairness issue. The committee then heard Senate Bill 100 by Senator Jimmy Higdon, as substituted, concerning tobacco, nicotine, and vapor product retail licensing and enforcement. Youth advocates from the University of Kentucky testified in support, describing youth nicotine use as a public health crisis and urging stronger enforcement, annual compliance checks, retailer licensing, and tougher penalties for illegal sales to minors. Higdon said the bill would create a Division of Tobacco, Nicotine, and Vapor Products Licensing within ABC, require licenses for retailers, authorize inspections and confiscation of contraband, impose escalating criminal and civil penalties for unlicensed sales and sales to minors, publish a list of licensed retailers, and dedicate fine revenue to enforcement and youth education. He said the measure targeted bad actors rather than responsible retailers. A retailer witness also supported licensing but raised concerns about contradictory product definitions that could sweep in hemp and medical marijuana vapor products, and asked that the bill be delayed until after an expected Supreme Court decision affecting federal vapor-product rules. The transcript ends during discussion of SB 100, before any committee vote on that bill.
TX
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  • House Bill 2127, as well as three new codes: the elections code, the penal code, and in our committee
  • ... re-empted codes.
  • Senate Bill 3016 would also add Title II, Subtitle C of the Local Government Code to the list of field
  • Additionally, Senate Bill 3016 adds Title VII to the Local Government Code.
  • 8 United States Code Section 1324a.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Senate Session Mar 4th, 2025

Texas Senate Floor Meeting

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  • woodlands area that's kind of the southwest part that Chairman Creighton Gracie. bequeathed, okay, 11
  • With us, we have some outstanding… students from the Pasadena area, Senate District 11, I believe that's
  • there is still work to do to ensure that every Texan, no matter where they live, no matter what zip code
  • President and members I move that the Senate adjourn until 11 a.m.
  • Members, the Senate stands adjourned. adjourned until 11 a.m. Wednesday March 5th.
TX
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  • Yep, so we're modifying the water code or the water board code to mandate that they have... have sirens
  • Deed fraud and title theft cost Texans thousands upon thousands of dollars to clear their title, and
  • I or high Title I...
  • Chair lays out on third reading SB 11. Clerk, read the bill. SB 11 by Parker.
  • And I move passage of Senate Bill 11. The question occurs on the final passage of SB 11.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Senate Committee on Water, Agriculture, and Rural Affairs Mar 31st, 2025

Water, Agriculture and Rural Affairs

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  • Certificate Title for Vessels Act, which is already in place in Florida.
  • The International Fire Code...
  • All right, TDLR's proposed legislative changes to Occupations Code 801.
  • It says, "Occupations Code is amended to read as follows."
  • Florida and Alabama have already passed laws.
MS

Mississippi 2026 Regular Session

Public Property - Room 409, 26 February, 2026; 11:10 P.M.

Public Property

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Summary: The committee took up several public property bills and reported each one out after brief discussion. HB 1041, authorizing the Mississippi Soil and Water Conservation Commission to construct and maintain a levee system along the Yazoo River, was explained as a flood-control measure and passed without questions. HB 1520, which would allow the Department of Archives and History to convey about 23 acres associated with the Dancing Rabbit Creek Treaty back to the tribe, was also reported out. HB 1732, concerning sale of DPS property in the Lauderdale County/Meridian area, was amended so proceeds from any sale or lease would go to the state general fund, then passed as amended. HB 1731, the ABC warehouse bill in Gluckstadt, drew the most discussion. Members clarified that the bill concerns the old warehouse and not current ABC operations. Two amendments were adopted: one corrected a reference to the Department of Finance and Administration and directed proceeds from the sale to defray Department of Revenue costs tied to the new warehouse, and another specified the property recipient as the Madison County Economic Development Authority rather than a generic entity. After questions about whether sale proceeds should instead return to the general fund and whether the language properly covered warehouse debt, the committee voted to report the bill out as amended. The committee then discussed HB 1716, a Mississippi Main Street revitalization grant bill. Supporters said the bill expands eligible recipients to include Main Street network associate communities and business improvement districts, requires only local cash matches, bars state funds from being used for the match, shifts administration to MDA, and caps administrative costs at 2 percent. Members also reviewed how the bill was intended to address a backlog of grant applicants and the governor’s concerns about prior administration of the program. After questions about the grant list, funding process, and the 2 percent cap, the committee voted to report HB 1716 out, and the meeting adjourned.
MS

Mississippi 2026 Regular Session

Government Structure - Room 210, 3 February, 2026; 11:00 A.M.

Government Structure

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  • Motion is titles fish at Duke ask me sub. All in favor say I. All right.
Summary: The committee took up several bills and committee substitutes, most of them described as cleanup or implementation measures tied to federal requirements. On SB 2623, Senator Sparks explained that the bill would create an apprenticeship advisory council needed to access federal Department of Labor apprenticeship funds; the committee adopted a reverse repealer and then passed the committee substitute. On the aging-related bill 2746, staff said it would update Mississippi statutes to reflect that the state is already the state unit on aging, clean up outdated language, and emphasize accountability for area agencies on aging; the committee passed it title sufficient do pass. The committee also considered 2622, described as moving the state toward a one-door website for constituent access to state services and building on prior work to centralize data and services online. Senator Williams supported the direction as a way to improve virtual access to state government, and the bill was reported out on a do pass motion. The final item, 2673, was presented as a committee substitute creating a study committee to examine government structure and efficiency over the next year, with several planned meetings and participation from House committees and agencies; the committee substitute was adopted and the bill was reported out. The chair then indicated the remaining agenda items would not be taken up unless circumstances changed, and the committee rose and reported.
LA

Louisiana 2026 Regular Session

Municipal Apr 29th, 2026

Municipal

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  • And what this bill does is brings the board from 12 members to 11.
  • Substitute with 11 members. I told...
  • So we revised the bill based on the title association's concern.
  • So we revised the bill based on the title association's concern.
  • Why did the title association freak out at the original draft of this?
Summary: The committee met on April 29 and heard a series of local bills affecting municipal and parish governance, blight enforcement, planning boards, and other local issues. Early actions included adopting a three-minute rule due to the late hour and deferring several bills that were not to be heard that day. House Bill 483 was voluntarily deferred, while House Bill 484 on the New Orleans Regional Business Park was amended and reported favorably. House Bill 78 on the Shreveport Downtown Development Authority was amended to correct a district reference and then reported favorably. House Bill 66, expanding Alexandria’s administrative adjudication authority for ordinance violations, was supported by the city and reported favorably. House Bill 326, requiring the Tickfaw police chief to reside in the village, was also reported favorably. The committee then took up several Shreveport blight-related bills. House Bill 1051, dealing with demolition of dilapidated residential property, was amended to allow the city to rely on reports from code enforcement, fire, police, or other public safety officials, and was reported favorably. House Bill 1080, a similar measure for condemned commercial property, was also reported favorably, with the sponsor noting he would consult the city attorney before floor debate. Senate Bill 148, allowing Lake Charles to pay a modest per diem to planning commission members by local ordinance, was reported favorably. House Bill 208, which would let St. Helena Parish voters decide whether to impose term limits on parish governing authority members, drew opposition from the police jury and failed on a recorded vote, 3-10. The committee also considered House Bill 1215 on the disposition of historical statues and monuments, adopting an amendment to prevent transferred monuments from being placed back in the parish where they were removed, and then reporting the bill favorably as amended. House Bill 793, a contested bill addressing subdivision plats filed without parish approval and the running of prescription, generated extensive testimony from the author, parish officials, the McCormicks, and a former appellate judge; the committee ultimately reported it favorably, with the author saying he would keep working on the language and send it to the Law Institute. Finally, House Bill 472, authorizing local rent stabilization measures during declared emergencies, was amended to limit any local ordinance to the duration of a governor-declared emergency, tie increases to CPI, and cap the measure at 365 days; the bill remained under discussion with questions about its relationship to existing price-gouging laws and whether the committee should wait for a broader study.
TX
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  • Oh, they would be the most, obviously, violent offenses that we have in the code, typically things like
  • You'll recall there are those, I guess, 11 administrative regions, and there's a presiding judge.
  • She was 11 weeks along, which is why they were experiencing such heavy bleeding.
  • Ethics and Public Policy Center on some 900,000 prescribed Mifepristone abortions found that almost 11%
  • The rate of maternal mortality cases in Texas rose by a staggering 56% compared to 11% nationwide.
Bills: SB10, SB16, SB6, SB 6, SB 10, SB 16
TX
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  • OK, so the part of the title of this bill is.
  • It's all of Chapter 559 of the insurance code.
  • 1st and title company summaries to November 1st.
  • We have an entire chapter of Title 30 of the Texas Administrative Code devoted to regulating coal combustion
  • As we know, there's a lot lacking as far as codes.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Public Education Apr 22nd, 2025

Public Education

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  • That's why the Texas Education Code lays it out.
  • Under current statute, there are inconsistencies in the education code.
  • The bill amends sections of the Education Code, Government Code, and Insurance Code to standardize these
  • It has a military compact, and ours is in Title IV of the Education Code.
  • That's the big title found in Education Code Chapter 162.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Public Education Apr 22nd, 2025

Public Education

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  • A waiver under Section 7056 of the Education Code.
  • There have been 11 ayes. In one nay, the motion prevails.
  • There being 11 ayes and one nay, the motion prevails.
  • There being 11 ayes and 2 nays, the motion prevails.
  • The substitute amends Section 11059E of the Education Code.
AL
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  • of the state of Alabama. of the state of Alabama.
  • of Alabama. of Alabama.
  • state of Alabama that does so. state of Alabama that does so.
  • in the state of Alabama. in the state of Alabama.
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Bills: HB1