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LA

Louisiana 2026 Regular Session

Judiciary May 7th, 2026

Judiciary

Transcript Highlights:
  • provide for an effective date upon the signature of the governor for the remaining provisions of the act
  • And some of y'all remember that in 2024, Some of y'all remember that in 2024, we passed Act 479, the
  • PLUS Act, which was preserving lawful utilization of services for veterans.
  • We brought the suit to have Senator Kathy's Act 479 ruled unconstitutional. It was.
  • Set number 5196, excuse me, provides that the act shall become effective on July 1, 2028.
Bills: HB302 , HB371 , HB597 , HB1097 , HB1190 , SB34 , SB164 , SB208 , SB232 , SB317 , SB357 , SB421 , SB510
Committee: House Judiciary
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Appropriations Revised Apr 22nd, 2026 at 03:30 pm

Appropriations

Transcript Highlights:
  • It contains cleanup and modernization language for the State Finance Act.
  • Many elements of the act have not been updated in decades and are antiquated.
  • This act shall become effective July 1st, 2026, and section four adding an emergency submitted by Senator
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Judiciary Apr 14th, 2026 at 01:30 pm

Judiciary

Transcript Highlights:
  • House Bill 1638 expands the definition in the Governmental Tort Claims Act and the act political subdivision
  • This is if somebody's willfully violating the Open Meeting Act, the attorney general's office can enter
  • House Bill 4236 is the Uniform Commercial Receivership Act.
  • What this act is is in lieu of a bankruptcy and how property will be turned over to a receiver.
  • House Bill 4352 is a uniform mortgage modification act.
Committee: Senate Judiciary
TX

Texas 89th Regular

89th Legislative Session May 28th, 2025

Texas House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • SB 1084 by Bank Court, relating to the issue of...
  • Her many other major initiatives included the Integrity Act. In her many decades at the U.S.
  • Act. And thank you to all the joint authors; so many of you signed on.
  • Members, I move passage of Senate Bill 865, the Landon-Payton Act.
  • The NRA is an organization that uses its members' dues as their personal piggy bank, spending them on
Bills: SB15 , SB646 , SB800 , SB790 , SB748 , SB571 , SB1957 , SB1923 , SB1896 , SB1760 , SB1335 , SB2368 , SB2477 , SB2587 , SB2986 , SB2965 , SB1563 , SB1467 , SB1164 , SB1137 , SB614 , SB705 , SB918 , SB955 , SB869 , SB850 , SB863 , SB1055 , SB2206 , SB457 , SB2337 , SB1610 , SB1362 , SB926 , SB1494 , SB251 , SB456 , SB500 , SB1307 , SB2615 , SB2995 , SB2321 , SB2972 , SB973 , SB865 , SB506 , SB1522 , SB1558 , SB510 , SB667 , SB763 , SB2073 , SB1858 , SB1660 , SB2900 , SB1433 , SB1540 , SB1964 , SB1300 , SB1644 , SB2217 , SB2373 , SB2431 , SB1758 , SB974 , SB2480 , SB3039 , SB3047 , SB2781 , SB826 , SB766 , SB527 , SB1946 , SB2885 , SB1243 , SB2610 , SB857 , SB2501 , SB66 , SB268 , SB331 , SB1302 , SB519 , SB2807 , SB13 , SB7 , SB1718 , SB1567 , SB1233 , SB413 , SB2177 , SB30 , SB2024 , SJR1 , SCR27 , SB2018 , SB1580 , SB2121 , SB1049 , SB1266 , SB1400 , SB1596 , SB2753 , SB2221 , SB1719 , SCR9 , SB204 , SB437 , SB568 , SB612 , SB672 , SB710 , SB823 , SB876 , SB904 , SB905 , SB968 , SB1084 , SB1207 , SB1230 , SB1313 , SB1504 , SB1790 , SB2232 , SB2366 , SB2367 , SB2398 , SB2515 , SB2520 , SB2589 , SB2786 , SB2790 , SB3048 , SB3050 , SB3052 , SB3053 , SB3056 , SB3029 , SCR3 , SCR18 , SCR30 , HCR146 , HCR148 , HCR149 , HCR153 , HCR155 , HCR157 , HB5560 , HB762 , HB1584 , HB 107 , HB 114 , HB138 , HB4386 , HB2495 , HB581 , HB3348 , HB5323 , HB4341 , HB6 , HB2712 , HB171 , HB3153 , HB143 , HB2688 , HB3464 , HB449 , HB3486 , HB4263 , HB2 , HB1522 , HB24 , HB 1237 , HB2637 , HB3126 , HB3233 , HB4310 , HB3487 , HCR9 , HB5331 , HB1397 , HB163 , HB3250 , HB3071 , HB3463 , HB5033 , HB35 , HB3824 , HB216 , HB4226 , HB3512 , HB18 , HB5154 , HB 103 , HB851 , HB647 , HB4520 , HB3016 , HB2313 , HB2818 , HB2851 , HB4486 , HB4264 , HB1500 , HB5081 , HB2974 , HB2080 , HB4384 , HB5659 , HB493 , HB4903 , HB2516 , HB4488 , HB4530 , HB3689 , HB145 , HB43 , HB5247 , HB2221 , HB5671 , HB700 , HB3711 , HB 120 , SB17 , SB1637 , SB1833 , SB2155 , SB21 , SB2778 , SB379
WA

Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Appropriations Feb 6th, 2026 at 10:30 am

Appropriations

Transcript Highlights:
  • or any local regulations adopted pursuant to the act.
  • HB 2266 also reflects the core principles of the Americans with Disabilities Act.
  • I'll call up to the testimony table, James McMahon, Brad Banks, and Derek Nunnalee.
  • We're members of committee, Brad Banks, here.
  • Over 500 specific references in the Public Records Act or other statutes...
WA

Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Appropriations Feb 6th, 2026

Transcript Highlights:
  • or any local regulations adopted pursuant to the act.
  • Finally, the provisions of the act preempt local regulations.
  • HB 2266 also reflects the core principles of the Americans with Disabilities Act.
  • Brad Banks here on behalf of the Association of Counties.
  • We're members of committee, Brad Banks, here.
Summary: The committee first heard Substitute House Bill 1128, which would create a Child Care Workforce Standards Board within the Department of Labor and Industries to study child care workforce conditions and make recommendations on employment standards. Staff explained that the proposed second substitute narrows the board’s role from setting enforceable standards to making recommendations, with estimated ongoing costs for L&I staffing and smaller costs for board member stipends and possible DCYF support. Supporters, including child care providers, SEIU 925, and labor representatives, said the bill would help address understaffing, low wages, and retention problems; opponents, including child care industry groups and private schools, argued it duplicates existing work, adds bureaucracy, and creates unfunded costs. No vote was taken in the hearing. The committee then heard Second Substitute House Bill 1634, which would direct OSPI and ESDs to develop a technical assistance and training framework to help schools coordinate student behavioral health supports. Staff said the bill aligns with the Washington Thriving Strategic Plan and could largely be implemented with existing work and limited additional costs, though DOH would need some support. Testifiers from behavioral health and school counseling fields described severe youth mental health needs and urged passage, and OSPI said the work is doable with current resources. The committee also heard Substitute House Bill 2636, which would create a public education review advisory council to recommend K-12 policies and funding provisions for JLARC review; staff described JLARC, OSPI, and State Board costs, and no public testimony was offered. The committee next heard House Bill 1316, which would expand the Supporting Students Experiencing Homelessness program so additional university campuses can access funding. The sponsor said the program has strong retention outcomes, and student advocates testified that campuses such as UW Bothell need access to already appropriated funds for emergency aid, food pantries, and case management. Staff then briefed Substitute House Bill 2474, which would allow the Student Achievement Council Tuition Recovery Trust Fund to be used for refunds tied to broader consumer protection violations, with no expected fiscal impact; there was no testimony. The committee also heard Substitute House Bill 2365 on digital equity, which would expand the Broadband Office’s role, revise the digital equity forum, and rename the grant program; supporters emphasized rural access, affordability, and the loss of federal digital equity funding, while staff estimated significant Commerce staffing costs and some additional agency impacts. Finally, the committee heard House Bill 2401, creating a Washington State Boys and Men Commission contingent on non-state funding, with staff outlining OFM startup and fundraising costs and an estimated operating budget if fully funded. Supporters said boys and men face mental health, education, and mentorship gaps and that the commission would improve coordination; the bill drew testimony from rural school leaders, nonprofit advocates, and community members. The committee then heard Substitute House Bill 2475 on language access, which would require the Office of Equity to develop uniform language-access guidelines and a report on interpreter and translator shortages; staff said the office could absorb the work but other agency and local government impacts were uncertain. Substitute House Bill 2517, on permitting for high-capacity transit, would let regional transit authorities apply for permits earlier and streamline land-use processes; Sound Transit and the sponsor said it would speed delivery of major projects, while staff estimated Commerce technical-assistance costs and possible local government impacts. The last bill heard was Substitute House Bill 2145 on the 340B drug pricing program, which would bar manufacturers from restricting contract-pharmacy access and require reporting to DOH; supporters said it protects safety-net providers and patient services, while opponents warned of higher costs for employers, state health plans, and litigation burdens. No final committee action or votes were recorded in the transcript.
ID

Idaho 2026 Regular Session

Mar 19th, 2026

Business

Transcript Highlights:
  • , FLPMA, the Federal Land Policy and Management Act, and the National Forest Management Act, and the
  • National Historic Preservation Act.
  • The SHPO duties are outlined within the National Historic Preservation Act.
  • National Historic Preservation Act required by federal law.
  • You know, how recently did this merger take place?
Committee: House Business
LA

Louisiana 2026 Regular Session

House of Representatives Mar 31st, 2026

Louisiana House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Acting Speaker.
  • Acting Speaker. Members, if I can have your attention, please.
  • Acting Speaker, the House's receipt of messages from the Senate.
  • The SAVE Act is really—it's called the SAVE Act.
  • The SAVE Act is really, it's called the SAVE Act.
Bills: HR84 , HR85 , HR86 , HR87 , HR88 , HR89 , HR90 , HCR42 , HCR43 , HB1087 , HB1088 , HB1089 , HB1090 , HB1091 , HB1092 , HB1093 , HB1094 , HB1095 , HB1096 , HB1097 , HB1098 , HB1099 , HB1100 , HB1101 , HB1102 , HB1103 , HB1104 , HB1105 , HB1106 , HB1107 , HB1108 , HB1109 , HB1110 , HB1111 , HB1112 , HB1113 , HB1114 , HB1115 , HB1116 , HB1117 , HB1118 , HB1119 , HB1120 , HB1121 , HB1122 , HB1123 , HB1124 , HB1125 , HB1126 , HB1127 , HB1128 , HB1129 , HB1130 , HB1131 , HB1132 , HB1133 , HB1134 , HB1135 , HB1136 , HB1137 , HB1138 , HB1139 , HB1140 , HB1141 , HB1142 , HB1143 , HB1144 , HB1145 , HB1146 , HB1147 , HB1148 , HB1149 , HB1150 , HB1151 , HB1153 , HB1154 , HB1155 , HB1156 , HB1157 , HB1158 , HB1159 , HB1160 , HB1161 , HB1162 , HB1163 , HB1164 , HB1165 , HB1166 , HB1167 , HB1169 , HB1170 , HB1171 , HB1172 , HB1173 , HB1174 , HB1175 , HB1176 , HB1177 , HB1178 , HB1179 , HB1180 , HB1181 , HB1182 , HB1183 , HB1184 , HB1185 , HB1186 , HB1187 , HB1188 , HB1189 , HB1190 , HB1192 , HB1193 , HB1194 , HB1195 , HB1196 , HB1197 , HB1198 , HB1199 , HB1200 , HB1201 , HB1202 , HB1203 , HB1204 , HB1205 , HB1206 , HB1207 , HB1208 , HB1209 , HB1210 , HB1211 , HB1212 , HB1213 , HB1214 , HB1215 , HB1216 , HB1217 , HB1218 , HB1219 , HB1220 , HB1221 , HB1222 , HB1223 , HB1224 , HB1225 , HB1226 , HB1227 , HB1228 , HB1229 , HB1230 , HB1231 , HR73 , HR74 , HR75 , HR77 , HR78 , HR79 , HR80 , HR81 , HR83 , HCR36 , HCR37 , HCR38 , HCR39 , HCR40 , HCR41 , HB368 , HB433 , HB1017 , HB1018 , HB1019 , HB1020 , HB1021 , HB1022 , HB1023 , HB1024 , HB1025 , HB1026 , HB1027 , HB1028 , HB1029 , HB1030 , HB1031 , HB1032 , HB1033 , HB1034 , HB1035 , HB1036 , HB1037 , HB1038 , HB1039 , HB1040 , HB1041 , HB1042 , HB1043 , HB1044 , HB1045 , HB1046 , HB1047 , HB1048 , HB1049 , HB1050 , HB1051 , HB1052 , HB1053 , HB1054 , HB1055 , HB1056 , HB1057 , HB1058 , HB1059 , HB1060 , HB1061 , HB1062 , HB1063 , HB1064 , HB1065 , HB1066 , HB1067 , HB1068 , HB1069 , HB1070 , HB1071 , HB1072 , HB1073 , HB1074 , HB1075 , HB1076 , HB1077 , HB1078 , HB1079 , HB1080 , HB1081 , HB1082 , HB1083 , HB1084 , SB111 , SB122 , SB195 , SB221 , SB404 , HR1 , HCR6 , HCR19 , HB27 , HB81 , HB134 , HB154 , HB163 , HB170 , HB194 , HB214 , HB217 , HB220 , HB254 , HB259 , HB290 , HB308 , HB311 , HB360 , HB382 , HB401 , HB410 , HB417 , HB463 , HB514 , HB575 , HB592 , HB718 , HB723 , HB750 , HB755 , HB776 , HB812 , HB830 , HB838 , HB844 , HB882 , HB885 , HB888 , HB950 , HB961 , HB966 , HB980 , HR15 , HR20 , HCR14 , HB58 , HB69 , HB93 , HB166 , HB199 , HB201 , HB202 , HB218 , HB223 , HB224 , HB231 , HB235 , HB246 , HB338 , HB349 , HB352 , HB379 , HB405 , HB429 , HB535 , HB547 , HB577 , HB588 , HB626 , HB636 , HB652 , HB653 , HB669 , HB688 , HB691 , HB721 , HB738 , HB806 , HB851 , HB857 , HB861 , HB889 , HB904 , HB907 , HB908 , HB929 , HB1009 , HB13 , HB23 , HB25 , HB32 , HB41 , HB90 , HB120 , HB121 , HB122 , HB127 , HB138 , HB139 , HB141 , HB179 , HB187 , HB213 , HB247 , HB286 , HB332 , HB344 , HB357
ID

Idaho 2026 Regular Session

Jan 19th, 2026

Health and Welfare

Transcript Highlights:
  • Next year, if this merger is complete, we can look toward accomplishing moving rules to statute.
  • Board of Pharmacy administers the regulatory provisions of our state's Uniform Controlled Substance Act
  • , in accordance with Idaho Code 37-2, subsection A, seeks to update the Idaho Controlled Substances Act
  • In alignment with the theme of last year's House Bill 14, Idaho Cleanup Act, In alignment with the theme
  • This bill also corrects spelling, numbering, and drafting errors from previous versions of the act.
WA

Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session

Senate Local Government Jan 15th, 2026 at 01:30 pm

Local Government

Transcript Highlights:
  • Mergers were incentivized by the creation of a new funding mechanism, the fire benefits charge.
  • No similar mechanism was offered to agencies who did not undertake a merger.
  • No similar mechanism was offered to agencies who did not undertake a merger.
  • Ultimately, a second pass at the Camas-Washougal merger RFA was approved by our voters and Camas voters
  • taken actions with the premise and forethought of working to support the state's Growth Management Act
Bills: SB5903 , SB6037 , SB5983 , SB5995 , SB6016 , SB6066
WA

Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session

Senate Local Government Jan 15th, 2026

Transcript Highlights:
  • Mergers were incentivized by the creation of a new funding mechanism, the fire benefits charge.
  • No similar mechanism was offered to agencies who did not undertake a merger.
  • No similar mechanism was offered to agencies who did not undertake a merger.
  • Ultimately, a second pass at the Camas-Washougal merger RFA was approved by our voters and Camas voters
  • taken actions with the premise and forethought of working to support the state's Growth Management Act
Summary: The Senate Local Government and State Parks Committee heard several bills focused on local government finance, land use, and public safety. SB 5903 would deem a cemetery district commissioner elected if only one qualified candidate files, with sponsor Senator Cortez saying it would save ballot-printing costs and local resources; there was no testimony in opposition. SB 6037 would create or modify a voter-approved option for cities and towns to form a single-city fire protection district, adjust levy and notice rules, allow administrative service contracts with the city, and clarify commissioner elections; Senator Cortez and multiple city and fire officials said it would give communities more flexible, locally controlled funding tools for fire service, while committee members asked about how it would work and the fiscal impact. SB 5983 would exempt certain current-use land transferred to a government entity for right-of-way from rollback taxes when the transfer is tied to development conditions and stays within a 20% acreage limit; Senator Leas described it as helping a family farm avoid an unfair tax bill, and there was no testimony on the bill. The committee also heard SB 5995, which would remove the 2031 sunset on the prohibition against using port funds to buy fully automated marine container cargo handling equipment. The sponsor and labor witnesses argued the bill protects jobs, keeps public dollars from underwriting automation, and still allows zero-emission, human-operated equipment; port and labor representatives testified in strong support, while the sign-in sheet showed substantial public interest both for and against. SB 6016 would change how urban growth area swaps treat critical aquifer recharge areas, making the rules for annual and periodic updates more consistent and allowing swaps if they do not increase net CARA acreage within the UGA; the sponsor, Commerce, housing, business, and development interests said it was a technical fix that supports housing and consistency, while one witness warned it could weaken groundwater protections and create litigation risk. Finally, the committee heard SB 6066, which would let counties, cities, towns, or WSDOT designate “accident risk zones” on roads with repeated crashes, require a public hearing and engineering review, double certain traffic penalties in the zone, and dedicate half the extra revenue to safety improvements before dissolving the zone. Supporters from cities, counties, and Pasco said it could help address dangerous intersections and fund fixes, though several witnesses raised liability and implementation concerns and asked for further stakeholder work. No votes were taken in the transcript; the chair closed each hearing after testimony and sign-in counts were noted.
WA

Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session

Select Committee on Pension Policy Nov 18th, 2025

Select Committee on Pension Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • The Pension Funding Council has acted on the economic assumptions.
  • If it had been our intent to endorse one of these investments, one of the bills dealing with merger or
  • do believe that we shouldn't view, even if you were, like, really dead set, 'I want 5084, I want a merger
  • But just to note that there were a lot, there was a lot of interest in the merger bill, the termination
  • I think when the Pension Funding Council acted in the month prior, or I think it was actually the same
Summary: The executive committee approved the October minutes and received brief updates from the Assistant Attorney General and the committee actuary. The actuary reminded members that OSA prepares actuarial fiscal notes during session and said staff would begin work soon on analysis for the upcoming session, including updates related to the COLA bill and other pension measures. Senator Conway asked that updated actuarial materials be shared with committee members as they are completed, and staff agreed to do so. Most of the meeting focused on committee discussion of pension policy issues, especially the ad hoc COLA for Plan 1 retirees and the broader study work on Left 1/Plan 1 topics, including merger and termination-restatement bills such as Senate Bill 5084. Members discussed the need for a COLA, the overfunding of some pension plans, the role of the legislature versus the committee, and the importance of keeping the State Investment Board separate from pension policy recommendations. Several members said the interim work had clarified many questions and would make future legislative decisions easier, while also noting that the committee’s study role had been completed. The committee also reviewed constituent correspondence, which included 15 items, with substantial public interest in the ad hoc COLA and related pension bills. Staff presented the draft interim work plan and proposed December agenda items, including possible education on excess compensation and an update on demographic experience studies. After discussion, members agreed not to hold a December meeting, with the understanding that any remaining informational items could be sent by email. The motion to skip the December meeting passed unanimously, and the committee then adjourned.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Commerce Finance and Policy Committee 2/19/25

Commerce Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • We did lose one small carrier to a merger, but also gained a new health plan.
  • also</c><00:08:13.879><c> gained</c><00:08:14.120><c> a</c><00:08:14.199><c> new</c> carrier to a merger
  • also gained a new carrier to a merger also gained a new Health<00:08:14.680><c> Plan</c><00:08:15.680
  • So prior to the Affordable Care Act, MCHA managed the state's high-risk pool to help provide coverage
  • because they said that's too that merger because they said that's too that's<01:25:10.360><c> going<
CA
Transcript Highlights:
  • HCI with $25 million in opioid settlement funds for the CalRx Naloxone Act.
  • Another option would be to provide more funding to diaper banks or food banks that offer free diapers
  • Kelly Brooks, I’m here on behalf of the California Association of Diaper Banks.
  • The number one thing people ask for when they come to food banks is actually diapers.
  • I echo the Diaper Bank Network’s support for the request for Diaper Bank funding to continue operations
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Children and Families Finance and Policy Committee 3/11/26

Children and Families Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • The state that was supposed to act as my parent took my child away from me.
  • This acts as a preventative measure, right?
  • need to stay supports that fosters need to stay afloat.<01:15:04.040><c> This</c><01:15:04.280><c> acts
  • This acts as a preventative afloat. This acts as a preventative measure,<01:15:06.200><c> right?
  • and the the impact that Preservation Act and the the impact that these<01:28:32.080><c> circulate</c
Bills: HF3877 , HF3714 , HF3750 , HF3024
US

US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session

US House Floor Proceedings (Tuesday, February 10, 2026)

US Federal House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • AND THE VOTING RIGHTS ACT OF 1965.
  • It's a blatant violation of the Epstein Transparency Act.
  • That's exactly what the Undersea Cable Protection Act of 2025 does.
  • THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT THE UNDERSEA CABLE PROTECTION ACT OF 2025 DOES.
  • Act.
Bills: HCR74 , HJR72 , HR1042 , HR1048
AZ

Arizona 2026 Regular Session

02/09/2026 - House Land, Agriculture & Rural Affairs

Land, Agriculture & Rural Affairs

Transcript Highlights:
  • We'll put it at odds with the Endangered Species Act. Mr.
  • It's very similar to the predatory act, or the predatory bill, that we just heard.
  • of 1973 and the Migratory Bird Conservation Act.
  • and the Migratory Bird Treaty Act.
  • Okay, next, it's HB 2023. our Endangered Species Act.