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• And then, as we've progressed, last session I put $50 million into a grant fund. that was meant to help
• Labor and delivery is a 24-hour service that requires specialized staff, equipment, and space.
• There are limitations in the General Appropriations Act through special provisions that we would have
• In fact, they have a Mother's Day special going on where you can get a scan for $595.
• I know it's late in the session, and it's a great issue to talk about and see how this works.

Bills: HB18 , HB37 , HB116 , HB388 , HB879 , HB913 , HB1151 , HB2216 , HB2358 , HB2809 , SB577 , SB1590 , SB1782 , SB1887 , SB2744 , HB18 , HB37 , HB116

Committee: Senate Health & Human Services

Keywords: rural health, hospital funding, healthcare access, mental health services, financial stability, perinatal bereavement, healthcare, hospital training, bereavement support, maternal care, fetal demise, stillbirth, neonatal death, parent-child relationship, involuntary termination, family law, child welfare, child protection, HB 388, HB388

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• Please pray with me as we gather today, nearing the Close of the 60th legislative session, we paused
• I don't know what the legislator was thinking.
• They passed 130 bills in one legislative day.
• Session brings usually you do not sit on this committee.
• Let's do it next session and get it right.'

Bills: HJR1088 , HJR1090 , HJR1091 , HB1370 , SB2154 , HJR1092 , HJR1093 , HJR1095 , HJR1099 , HJR1100 , HB3021 , SB893 , SB206 , SB248 , SB259 , SB423 , SB563 , SB604 , SB633 , HJR1077 , SB667 , SB1224 , SB1257 , SB1264 , SB1319 , SB1360 , SB1437 , SB1531 , SB1543 , SB1806 , HB3004 , SB1572 , HB4342 , SB1618 , SB2 , SB237 , SB1632 , SB1687 , SB1726 , SB1859 , SB1894 , SB1461 , HB4432 , SB1948 , SB1589 , SJR52 , SR46 , HCR1030 , SB2071 , SB2182 , SB1451 , HJR1088 , HJR1090 , HJR1091 , HJR1092 , HJR1093 , HJR1095 , HJR1096 , HJR1099 , HJR1100 , SB2185 , SB893 , HB3021 , SR46 , SB206 , SB237 , SB248 , SB259 , SB423 , SB563 , SB604 , SB625 , SB633 , SB667 , SB1224 , SB1257 , SB1264 , SB1319 , SB1360 , SB1378 , SB1437 , SB1531 , SB1543 , SB1572 , SB1618 , SB1632 , SB1687 , SB1726 , SB1806 , SB1859 , SB1894 , SB1948 , SB2071 , SJR52 , HB1370 , HJR1077 , SB2 , SB1451 , SB2182 , HCR1030

Keywords: education rules, administrative rules, joint resolution, Oklahoma State Department of Education, higher education, State Regents for Higher Education, Teachers' Retirement System, charter schools, Statewide Charter School Board, career and technology education, CTE, OEQA, rule approval, legislative oversight, permanent rules, school governance, teacher retirement, education agencies, Oklahoma Register, Department of Agriculture, Food, and Forestry

Transcript Highlights:

• and I want to, of course, we have our Secretary of State here, Maggie Toulouse Oliver, and the legislative
• I know there's some concern about this bill coming in late in this session, but lots changed in even
• We believe that this legislation is taking a proactive step to prevent any intimidation of the right
• You've heard a lot of testimony at this legislative session about gun crimes.
• There's no reason for this legislation to go forward.

Bills: SB264 , SB261

Committee: Senate Senate Rules

Keywords: election integrity, voter coercion, public safety, emergency procedures, polling place security, health regulations, community welfare, peace promotion, legislative reforms, 996, all

Transcript Highlights:

• OA is the only legislative office, the only office in the legislative branch, that is subject to the
• That is different than how you work with all other legislative staff in the legislative branch.
• office in the legislative branch only office in the legislative branch that<00:32:39.440><c> is</c><
• <01:03:37.799><c> leadership</c> legislative leadership legislative leadership since<01:03:40.359><c>
• </c><01:09:28.159><c> our</c> last session and in this session our last session and in this session our

Bills: HF1867 , HF1240

Committee: House State Government Finance and Policy

Keywords: lottery, retailer contracts, Minnesota Statutes, contract qualifications, public integrity, criminal background, legislative auditor, public funds, state government, compliance, transparency, 1183, house

Transcript Highlights:

• Welcome to today's meeting of the Assembly Committee on Government Affairs for the 2025 legislative session
• The idea that we’re going to continue to go session after session after session doing nothing, at some
• I went to the legislative session and did nothing, because that’s the solution to this problem.
• The idea that we’re going to continue to go session after session, after session, after session doing
• I went to the legislative session and did nothing, because that’s the solution to this problem.

Bills: SB156

Committee: Assembly Government Affairs

Keywords: gun violence, firearm safety, special counsel, data collection, community initiatives, grants, Attorney General, public safety, suicide prevention, 909, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Every legislative session, Texas lawmakers miss the opportunity to grab the reins, take control, and
• We stand with the lieutenant governor to go into special session to get this bill passed, because you
• Senator Perry pressure you or bully you into a special session as he's publicly threatened to do.
• And I believe this is the most dangerous bill that came through this legislative session.
• Please also look into representative Rosenthal's legislation this session which offers more thoughtful

Bills: HB 28 , SB 3

Committee: House State Affairs

Keywords: hemp regulation, consumable products, cannabinoids, state health, youth protection, licensing fees, criminal offenses, HB28, public testimony, committee decorum, bill substitute, legislative process

Summary: The meeting featured significant discussions regarding HB28, where the chair outlined the plans to bring forward a substitute for the bill. The chair emphasized the importance of maintaining order and decorum during the proceedings. Members engaged in deliberations, and a number of public witnesses were invited to testify, thereby enriching the discussion around the bill. This interaction provided valuable insights into public sentiment regarding the issues at hand.

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• specifies that the legislature's exemption from the two-thirds vote requirement only applies to legislative
• Requiring a two-thirds legislative vote every time these adjustments are needed would add unnecessary
• We are in support of this bill, and I will say personally, as a mom who has two special needs children
• , that the needs that could be addressed in this are academic tutoring, as we've talked about, special
• things, special needs, disability, English as a second language, and providing scholarships to our kids

Bills: SB1142 , SCR1028

Committee: House Ways & Means

Keywords: scholarships, tax credit, education funding, nonprofit organizations, Arizona Revised Statutes, constitutional amendment, state revenue, tax policy, legislative approval, two-thirds vote, 1182, all

Bills: SJR7 , SB261

Committee: House House Government, Elections & Indian Affairs

Keywords: property exchange, Santa Fe, real estate, urban development, state-owned property, public safety, health regulations, community welfare, peace promotion, legislative reforms, 996, all

Bills: SJR7 , SB261

Committee: House House Government, Elections & Indian Affairs

Keywords: property exchange, Santa Fe, real estate, urban development, state-owned property, public safety, health regulations, community welfare, peace promotion, legislative reforms, 996, all

Transcript Highlights:

• So this leaves us to have a special meeting tomorrow. My apologies.

Bills: SJR7 , SB261

Committee: House House Government, Elections & Indian Affairs

Keywords: property exchange, Santa Fe, real estate, urban development, state-owned property, public safety, health regulations, community welfare, peace promotion, legislative reforms, 996, all

Transcript Highlights:

• There are 17,000 special agents out there right now. A total of 38,000 civil servants in the FBI.
• So hundreds or thousands of line prosecutors and FBI special agents. agents and analysts, may be purged
• the manner in which power is being used on the executive branch. is a threat to the power of the legislative
• But some of the things that he was talking about, the tug and pull of the executive and the legislative
• Since President Trump's inauguration, more than a dozen officials who worked on the special counsel team

Bills: SB331

Committee: Senate Senate Judiciary

Keywords: fentanyl, controlled substances, drug trafficking, public health, research regulations, law enforcement, Kash Patel, FBI director nomination, S331, Fentanyl Act, committee meeting, legislative discussion

Summary: In this committee meeting, the primary focus was on the nomination of Kash Patel for the position of director of the FBI, which had sparked considerable debate over the past week. Members discussed the extensive vetting process Patel underwent, including a lengthy hearing where he addressed numerous questions, which emphasized his qualifications and the support he received from various law enforcement organizations. The meeting included significant arguments from both sides, reflecting the polarized nature of the nomination, especially regarding the allegations made against Patel by some committee members. As discussions continued, the committee decided to hold off on the Fentanyl Act, listed as S331, until the next meeting, indicating a prioritization of the nomination vote over new legislative measures at this time.

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• </c> students and those receiving special students and those receiving special education<00:15:25.079
• Legislative Committee, and the manager Legislative Committee, and the manager of<00:22:20.000><c> the
• </c> before the start of this session. Right? before the start of this session. Right?
• </c><01:15:15.840><c> I'm</c> Commission on Special Education. I'm Commission on Special Education.
• </c> But, special education isn't optional. But, special education isn't optional.

Bills: HF3493 , HF4114

Committee: House Education Finance

Keywords: safe schools, charter schools, nonpublic schools, Tribal education, funding increase, special education, funding, education finance, appropriations, budget, cross subsidy, 1183, house

Transcript Highlights:

• This is a special claims bill.
• I think it's in the special master's report. Thank you. Are for the estate is.
• I think it's in the special master's report. Thank you. Thank you. Additional questions?
• We stand in support of this legislation, as Mr. Delgado said, as is, and let me explain why.
• And so I think that it... ...to legislators about their concerns.

Bills: S0002

Committee: Senate Judiciary

Keywords: retirement, Deferred Retirement Option Program, DROP, pension contributions, Special Risk Class, retirement benefits, cost-of-living adjustment, state officials, 999, senate, all

Summary: The Judiciary Committee took up a long agenda of bills, including several claims bills and policy measures. It heard and approved, mostly unanimously, bills on curators of estates (SB 326, as amended), remedies under the Florida Civil Rights Act (SB 1096), a claim for Reginald Jackson against the City of Lakeland (SB 28), a DCF-related claim for L.E. (SB 6), trust administration reform (SB 786, as amended), a Broward County claim for the estate of a deceased minor (SB 18, as amended, 10-1), a DOT claim for the estate of Mark Legata (SB 26), veterans’ courts (CS/SB 50), extracurricular activities in public K-12 schools (CS/CS/SB 538, as amended), and pet sale protections for dogs and cats (SB 1004). The committee also considered the sovereign immunity claims bill (SB 1366), which was presented as a starting point for negotiations with the House and was reported favorably after testimony from local government, hospital, and school representatives who urged the Senate to hold to its current lower cap levels. The committee later approved a claims bill for the estate of Daniel Maudsley against DHSMV (SB 2). The meeting included repeated roll calls and favorable reports on each measure, with the only recorded no vote on SB 18 from Senator Osgood. Several bills drew testimony from supporters and, in some cases, objections. SB 50 on veterans’ courts received broad support from veterans’ groups, criminal justice organizations, and community advocates who said it would expand problem-solving court options for veterans dealing with service-related issues. SB 538 on extracurricular activities drew support and opposition, and was amended to address home education eligibility, a school activity fee issue, technical conforming changes, and compensation for extracurricular sponsors. SB 1004 was presented as consumer protection legislation aimed at retail pet dealers, requiring disclosure of animal health records and financing terms and creating a private right of action for violations. The committee also heard extensive testimony on SB 1178, which would create a foreign interference restriction and enforcement framework targeting foreign countries of concern and designated foreign terrorist organizations. Supporters described it as a national-security measure to limit foreign influence, protect critical infrastructure, and restrict gifts, contracts, and sister-city ties; the sponsor withdrew one amendment and the bill was reported favorably. Finally, SB 1632, dealing with ideologies inconsistent with American principles, prompted substantial questioning about due process, domestic terrorist organization designations, Sharia law references, student discipline, and notice procedures. The sponsor said the bill was intended to protect constitutional principles and target conduct rather than belief, but the transcript ends while public testimony on that bill is still underway.

Transcript Highlights:

• This funding was provided in the 2023 legislation.
• It's not just sitting there for special education because we've been funding special education out of
• Special education, our partners, school finance, and MFE in the state budget documents identified special
• Where we can find not just simple cuts to special education or reductions to special education, but reductions
• Special education, the special education reductions would be borne by the general fund of the school

Bills: HF2430 , HF2433

Committee: House Education Finance

Keywords: education finance, teacher training, Read Act, state aid, school funding, education funding, children with disabilities, transition aid, special education, school district consolidation

Transcript Highlights:

• I move that we make House Bill 314 Special Order No. 7 for April 16th.
• House Bill 1126, the legislative bill. Bill, Ms. Little. Yes, sir.
• Fiscal Office, $3.8 million; Legislative... 28.1 million.
• Legislative Fiscal Office, $3.8 million. Legislative Auditor's Office at $15.3 million.
• I also move that HCR 3 be made Special Order No. 8 for April 16th.

Bills: HB1 , HB312 , HB313 , HB314 , HB383 , HB983 , HB1126 , HCR3

Committee: House Appropriations

Keywords: state budget, appropriations, education funding, public health, social services, government operations, state institutions, budget, funding, state general fund, local government, fiscal year, economic development, state treasury, emergency response, education, voting technology, sustainability, revenue sharing, fund distribution

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• </c><00:04:10.200><c> audit</c> um under the legislative audit um under the legislative audit commission
• </c> it's worked I sit on the legislative it's worked I sit on the legislative audit<00:04:33.919><c>
• </c> commission or within the legislative commission or within the legislative Auditors<00:13:33.120>
• branch I'm not aware of the legislative branch I'm not aware of legislative<00:15:05.399><c> entities

Bills: HF1 , HF2

Committee: House State Government Finance and Policy

Keywords: Office of Inspector General, inspector general, legislative audit, fraud prevention, waste and abuse, public funds, grant oversight, state grants, grant management, whistleblower protection, retaliation, subpoena power, data practices, government transparency, accountability, law enforcement referrals, sanctions, debarment, payment withholding, public assistance fraud

Keywords: HI House YouTube, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wrt7CsihjVU, 2026-07-02T01:22:29+00:00, 2.2.24, Data collected via generic collector engine, Joint session with Committee on Health, 910, house, all, 2.2.42, 2.1.47

Transcript Highlights:

• We believe the legislation is aimed at.
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• </c> data and then customize the legislation data and then customize the legislation to<01:05:02.720>
• And so, you know, build the legislation.
• </c><01:05:39.440><c> to</c> it's crucial for advising legislation to it's crucial for advising legislation

Bills: HB1629 , HB1630 , HB1631

Committee: House Economic Development & Technology

Keywords: economic development, business, state statutes, Hawaii Revised Statutes, legislation, development strategy, state funding, infrastructure, employment opportunities, legislative intent, state legislation, development initiatives, 910, house, all

Summary: The committee heard testimony on several bills, beginning with HB 1829 on marine affairs. Most testimony was in strong support, with speakers from state agencies, ocean-tech companies, startups, nonprofits, and community groups backing the creation of an Office of Marine Affairs and a marine affairs coordinator under HTDC. Supporters said the measure would better coordinate ocean policy, strengthen the blue economy, and help Hawaii capture jobs, investment, and innovation in marine-related industries. No vote or final action was taken in the portion provided. The committee then took up HTDC-related measures, including HB 1615 and HB 1613, which also drew broad support from business, technology, and economic development interests. Testifiers said the bills would strengthen Hawaii’s technology and innovation ecosystem, support advanced manufacturing and cybersecurity, and help build a more diversified economy with higher-wage jobs. The committee also heard HB 1607 on public procurement and HB 1772 on small business procurement; state procurement staff and several business groups supported efforts to expand opportunities for local firms, while one speaker from the city’s economic revitalization commission argued that a flat 5% preference could help keep more revenue and jobs in-state. On HB 1636 relating to shopping carts, the Hawaii Food Industry Association and Retail Merchants of Hawaii testified in opposition, saying the bill would penalize businesses for carts that are stolen rather than abandoned and would add costs that could especially burden small and local retailers. HB 1810 on charitable solicitation drew support from Goodwill Hawaii and other nonprofits, who said the bill would improve transparency around donation bins and protect donors from misleading for-profit collection practices; the Attorney General’s office asked for a delayed effective date to allow system changes and staffing. HB 1782 on AI and the protection of minors received broad support from state agencies, educators, and advocacy groups, but some business and retail representatives urged narrowing the definition of covered AI services so ordinary customer-service chatbots would not be swept in. Finally, HB 1759 on theft drew opposition from the Public Defender’s Office, which said the bill could create overly harsh penalties and should include defense representation on any task force; the office also noted existing laws already address conspiracy and related conduct.

Transcript Highlights:

• Let me briefly go over the rules of the committee since this is our opening session.
• And so that's all this amendment does: it provides a special tag that anybody could purchase.
• In addition to that, two sessions ago, we increased the… Two sessions ago, we increased the standard
• The legislature last year passed some legislation, and we won't get into that today, but it basically

Bills: HB188 , HB52

Committee: House Ways and Means Education

Keywords: healthcare, insurance, patient rights, medical treatment, access, affordability, income tax, CHOOSE Act, education funding, ABLE account, tax credits, poverty threshold, legislative funding, 1136, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• I'm the legislative director with AFSCME Council 5.
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• the legislative branch too, so we have that because it works.
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• legislative legislative Authority<00:43:02.680><c> it's</c><00:43:02.880><c> neutered</c><00:43:03.839

Bills: HF1 , HF1754 , HF1809 , HF1478

Committee: House State Government Finance and Policy

Keywords: Office of Inspector General, inspector general, legislative audit, fraud prevention, waste and abuse, public funds, grant oversight, state grants, grant management, whistleblower protection, retaliation, subpoena power, data practices, government transparency, accountability, law enforcement referrals, sanctions, debarment, payment withholding, public assistance fraud