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LA

Louisiana 2026 Regular Session

Senate May 14th, 2026

Louisiana Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Community Action out of Lafayette, Mr.
  • Community Action out of Lafayette, Mr.
  • Community Action out of Lafayette, Mr.
  • of the Voting Rights Act.
  • rights act, the importance of the Voting Rights Act, the importance of having representation, the importance
Bills: SR122 , SR123 , SR124 , SCR12 , HB940 , HB221 , HCR109 , HCR58 , HB27 , HB143 , HB205 , HB259 , HB267 , HB288 , HB308 , HB403 , HB405 , HB414 , HB417 , HB478 , HB546 , HB548 , HB555 , HB557 , HB609 , HB670 , HB672 , HB740 , HB779 , HB786 , HB796 , HB812 , HB848 , HB909 , HB915 , HB917 , HB921 , HB930 , HB933 , HB938 , HB971 , HB1095 , HB1096 , HB1103 , HB1129 , HB1154 , HB1166 , HB1187 , HB1195 , HB1230 , SB121 , SCR22 , SCR24 , SB29 , SB30 , SB32 , SB41 , SB42 , SB43 , SB47 , SB84 , SB93 , SB113 , SB192 , SB199 , SB219 , SB220 , SB221 , SB222 , SB241 , SB253 , SB255 , SB289 , SB292 , SB306 , SB314 , SB351 , SB399 , SB404 , SB14 , SB102 , SB133 , SB151 , SB165 , SB169 , SB170 , SB200 , SB217 , SB280 , SB291 , SB300 , SB303 , SB330 , SB449 , SB489 , SB521 , SB45 , SB156 , SB181 , SB203 , SB274 , SB304 , SB379 , SB396 , SB410 , SB425 , SB427 , SB436 , SB424 , SCR61 , SCR9 , SB35 , SB65 , SB215 , SB246 , SB249 , SB269 , SB282 , SB296 , SB323 , SB363 , SB369 , SB474 , SB490 , SB492 , SB500 , HCR31 , HB296 , HB299 , HB322 , HB364 , HB519 , HB535 , HB538 , HB568 , HB571 , HB622 , HB635 , HB676 , HB772 , HB784 , HB1006 , HB1018 , HB1043 , HB1070 , HB1134 , HB1239 , HB62 , HB193 , HB203 , HB210 , HB220 , HB228 , HB246 , HB420 , HB475 , HB486 , HB574 , HB584 , HB750 , HB813 , HB815 , HB826 , HB870 , HB949 , HB953 , HB1045 , HB1092 , HB1151 , HB1162 , HB1176 , HB1177 , HB1196 , HB1214 , HB1241 , HB22 , HB28 , HB33 , HB41 , HB47 , HB87 , HB115 , HB162 , HB195 , HB214 , HB217 , HB233 , HB283 , HB290 , HB319 , HB324 , HB345 , HB362 , HB363 , HB368 , HB377 , HB380 , HB382 , HB386 , HB392 , HB406 , HB431 , HB441 , HB466 , HB503 , HB533 , HB559 , HB575 , HB590 , HB593 , HB618 , HB636 , HB655 , HB664 , HB685 , HB692 , HB707 , HB715 , HB732 , HB738 , HB741 , HB748 , HB776 , HB807 , HB822 , HB856 , HB860 , HB868 , HB887 , HB888 , HB905 , HB908 , HB961 , HB980 , HB990 , HB992 , HB999 , HB1000 , HB1010 , HB1146 , HB1157 , HB1233 , HB1236 , HB1243 , HB17 , HB36 , HB73 , HB119 , HB126 , HB129 , HB133 , HB140 , HB159 , HB166 , HB211 , HB226 , HB245 , HB271 , HB280 , HB337 , HB351 , HB354 , HB399 , HB677 , HB712 , HB723 , HB726 , HB728 , HB759 , HB789 , HB844 , HB850 , HB966 , HB1036 , SB149 , SB382 , SB441 , HB134 , HB258 , HB359 , HB782
LA

Louisiana 2026 Regular Session

House of Representatives May 12th, 2026

Louisiana House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Rights for creation of permanent fund provide relative to the use of monies in the fund.
  • Is it for the associations to have a cause of action?
  • Representative Freeman: So we're adding a cause of action?
  • Representative Melancon: No, not adding a cause of action.
  • Okay, so it's a potential for a total of nine, right?
Bills: HR265 , HR266 , HR267 , HR268 , HR269 , HR270 , HR271 , HR272 , HR273 , HCR107 , HCR108 , HCR109 , HCR110 , HCR111 , HR257 , HR258 , HR259 , HR260 , HR261 , HR262 , HR263 , HCR105 , HCR106 , SCR30 , SB57 , SB157 , SB202 , SB237 , SB276 , SB450 , SB465 , SB501 , SB525 , HR3 , HR80 , HR197 , HR243 , SCR5 , SCR35 , HB4 , HB623 , HB944 , HB986 , HB1098 , HB1222 , SB34 , SB164 , SB172 , SB198 , SB208 , SB232 , SB281 , SB286 , SB317 , SB322 , SB334 , SB380 , SB385 , SB409 , SB417 , SB421 , SB430 , SB439 , SB447 , SB458 , SB510 , SB398 , HB646 , HR84 , HR188 , HR205 , SCR19 , SCR3 , SCR6 , SCR18 , SCR11 , SCR22 , SCR2 , SCR20 , SCR24 , HCR6 , HB301 , HB359 , HB657 , HB675 , HB680 , HB727 , HB302 , HB819 , HB1257 , HB1258 , SB8 , SB10 , SB11 , SB12 , SB13 , SB14 , SB16 , SB17 , SB18 , SB20 , SB21 , SB22 , SB40 , SB48 , SB55 , SB69 , SB75 , SB77 , SB78 , SB85 , SB102 , SB115 , SB133 , SB140 , SB148 , SB151 , SB165 , SB169 , SB170 , SB185 , SB197 , SB200 , SB217 , SB235 , SB278 , SB280 , SB291 , SB300 , SB303 , SB315 , SB324 , SB330 , SB411 , SB416 , SB420 , SB436 , SB438 , SB449 , SB455 , SB456 , SB477 , SB489 , SB521 , SB45 , SB58 , SB71 , SB81 , SB92 , SB100 , SB109 , SB141 , SB156 , SB181 , SB203 , SB204 , SB205 , SB207 , SB213 , SB214 , SB216 , SB229 , SB257 , SB274 , SB290 , SB304 , SB374 , SB379 , SB396 , SB410 , SB425 , SB427 , SB429 , SB479 , SB522 , HCR72 , HB633 , HB603 , HB940 , HB251 , HB775 , HB998 , HB1191 , HB625 , HB1255 , HB901 , HR20 , HR74 , HCR65 , HCR71 , HB284 , HB306 , HB341 , HB366 , HB393 , HB458 , HB577 , HB582 , HB605 , HB614 , HB733 , HB752 , HB773 , HB798 , HB911 , HB955 , HB996 , HB1035 , HB1069 , HB1113 , HB1140 , HB1180 , HB1240 , SB82 , SB89 , HB258 , HB842 , SB149 , SB382 , SB441
WA

Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Floor Session Feb 16th, 2026 at 09:00 am

Washington House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • In one of his executive orders, he sent innocent Japanese Americans to internment camps, including right
  • I rise in support of this bill, and I do acknowledge the last speaker. He is absolutely right.
  • Instead of having the University of Washington have to do their own private search into this, we're asking
  • This is a transparency piece of legislation, but it's a let's get it right because people's lives are
  • That has always been one of my biggest concerns: we have people that need help right away sitting on
Summary: The House convened with a quorum, offered the Pledge of Allegiance and prayer, approved the prior day’s minutes, and adopted House Resolution 4691 recognizing Presidents’ Day. Supporters of the resolution praised presidential leadership and civic ideals, while one member used the occasion to note the historical harms and contradictions of figures such as Washington, Lincoln, and FDR. The resolution was adopted by voice vote, and the House also recognized visiting former legislators and Black leaders in the chamber. The chamber then took up several bills, often suspending the rules to move measures directly to third reading. Second Substitute House Bill 1923, creating a local option for passenger-only ferry districts, passed 84-11 after debate over ferry reliability, local control, and possible tax “stacking.” Substitute House Bill 2475, requiring language-accessible public programs and services, passed 62-33 amid support for access and safety and opposition over unfunded mandates, overregulation, and concerns about technology and assimilation. Engrossed Substitute House Bill 2508, clarifying the Office of Independent Investigations’ authority, passed 90-6 after a technical amendment; supporters said it would improve police accountability processes, while some noted remaining concerns about investigations. House Bill 2464, requiring reporting and law-enforcement response data for incidents at private detention facilities, passed 58-38, with supporters emphasizing transparency and critics calling it political and questioning the agency chosen to collect the data. Substitute House Bill 2203, creating reckless interference with emergency barricades, passed 94-2 after testimony about flood rescues and the need for stronger deterrence. Second Substitute House Bill 2384, increasing oversight of continuing care retirement communities, passed 78-14; supporters cited senior protections and solvency, while opponents worried about duplicative costs. Second Substitute House Bill 2333, allowing certain campaign funds to be used for security and related protections for elected officials and candidates, passed 71-21 after debate over political violence and concerns about self-dealing. Second Substitute House Bill 1909, creating a Court Unification Task Force, passed 56-36, with supporters citing inconsistent court administration and opponents defending local control. The House also passed Second Substitute House Bill 1906 on water system rate transparency and consumer protection, 91-1; Engrossed Substitute House Bill 2548 on health care market standards and mergers, 53-38; Substitute House Bill 2405 establishing a PTSD pilot program with early treatment and return-to-work provisions, 90-1; and Substitute House Bill 2323 creating a Blue Envelope Program for autistic and neurodiverse drivers during traffic stops, 92-1. Throughout the day, members frequently split along lines of transparency, consumer protection, public safety, local control, and concerns about mandates or regulatory burden.
WA

Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Floor Session Feb 16th, 2026

Washington House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Constitution, the right of the people to be secure in their persons, homes, papers, and effects against
  • If a law enforcement officer would face decertification for a certain set of actions by the Criminal
  • And so right now, what Department of Retirement Systems is forced to do is send out a lot of these little
  • Speaker, these foundational rights, the foundational right to express yourself, ...and of law-abiding
  • Judges both of the left persuasion and the right persuasion and the center persuasion.
Summary: The House first considered House Bill 2156, which would authorize investigators in the Attorney General’s Office to serve electronic search warrants in limited economic and financial crime investigations, especially organized retail crime. Members debated a series of amendments on training standards, scope, background checks, warrant service, and definitions of covered crimes. Some amendments were adopted, including changes clarifying training and decertification standards, narrowing the scope of economic and financial crimes, and refining warrant-service language; others were rejected or ruled out of scope. The amended striking amendment passed 52-39, and the bill then passed final reading 54-43. The House then moved through several other measures. House Bill 2219, dealing with child care operational efficiency and licensing, was amended to strengthen safety language around opioids in licensed child care settings and passed 95-1. House Bill 2124, which raises the threshold for lump-sum retirement allowance payments, passed 96-0. House Bill 2266, concerning permanent supportive housing, traditional housing, and indoor emergency housing, was amended to add local-government notice, transparency, community-meeting, and siting provisions, then passed 56-40. Engrossed Second Substitute House Bill 1784, on certified medical assistants and telemedicine-related practice, received a cleanup amendment and passed 96-0. The House also passed House Bill 2523, which codifies the Community Reinvestment Program, after rejecting an amendment that would have redirected some funds to economic development; the bill passed 88-9. House Bill 2113, allowing certain medical supervision of diagnostic radiologic procedures in emergency settings, passed 97-0. House Bill 2632, updating state law terminology from “alien” to “non-citizen,” passed 58-39 after debate over precision versus respectful language. Engrossed Substitute House Bill 2476, expanding seating limits for theaters serving alcohol, passed 81-50. Finally, House Bill 2320, addressing firearms manufacturing involving 3D printers and CNC machines, was heavily amended to narrow and clarify language around code and additive manufacturing before the striker passed. The bill’s supporters framed it as a response to ghost-gun risks and recent incidents involving 3D-printed firearms, while opponents raised constitutional concerns about speech and gun rights. The transcript cuts off before the final vote on HB 2320 is recorded.
AL

Alabama 2026 Regular Session

Alabama House Ways and Means Education Committee Feb 4th, 2026

Ways and Means Education

Transcript Highlights:
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  • right? right?
  • thought of and why I thought of this thought of and why I thought of this bill<00:41:44.000><c> was<
  • We do have a couple of amendments on this bill. >> So, you have an amendment, right?
Bills: HB187 , HB341 , HB4 , HB175 , HB326 , HB187 , HB341 , HB4 , HB175 , HB326
WA

Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session

Senate Human Services Feb 3rd, 2026 at 01:30 pm

Human Services

Transcript Highlights:
  • [Chair opens meeting] Right here in the west side of the meeting of the Senate Human Services Committee
  • D4 allows the Department of Health to perform one inspection on a private detention facility per year
  • and take votes and then action on the next set of bills.
  • There's amendment labeled C1 and I move adoption of that, right? No, I'm so sorry.
  • All right. All those in favor of adopting Amendment E1, please signify by saying aye. Aye.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Human Services May 20th, 2025

Human Services

Transcript Highlights:
  • of academic progress.
  • those kinds of things.
  • Those kinds of things.
  • I myself have a case right now with A grandmother is trying to get two kids out of foster care, and we
  • Any one of them had to get custody of their grandchildren, that members like...
Bills: SB2041 , SB1777 , SB1681 , SB2311
AL

Alabama 2025 Regular Session

Alabama Senate Finance and Taxation General Fund Committee Feb 19th, 2025

Finance and Taxation General Fund

Transcript Highlights:
  • 3% of their... contribute a minimum of 3% of their wages through payroll deductions, with employees
  • There's plenty of private sector options out there for anybody who... sector options out there for anybody
  • of options.
  • How, how, why would the state be getting into the business of something that the private sector is already
  • That came directly out of his check and right to me. So I get my $150... ...$150.
Bills: SB163 , SB173 , SB155 , HB93 , SB163 , SB173 , SB155 , HB93
WA

Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session

Senate State Government, Tribal Affairs & Elections Jan 16th, 2026 at 10:30 am

State Government, Tribal Affairs & Elections

Transcript Highlights:
  • our members on some language to kind of get it right for next week.
  • It has that reporting of the data, setting of the processing times, and the refund of the application
  • It has that reporting of the data, setting of the processing times, and the refund of the application
  • of flexibility in this bill for agencies, right?
  • I'm here today on behalf of the Cosmetologists of Washington United in support of Senate Bill 5968.
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Health and Human Services Oversight Mar 4th, 2026 at 03:00 pm

Health and Human Services Oversight

Transcript Highlights:
  • All of the above.
  • They each own around 30% of the market, and that's not a percentage of the Market of pharmacy can operate
  • They're not part of the community. Independent pharmacies are every bit of part of the community.
  • Members of the House, Bill 3851 simply defines what a private label or controlled label is as it applies
  • This is more of a point of Clarification.
WA

Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session

Senate Human Services Feb 25th, 2026 at 08:00 am

Human Services

Transcript Highlights:
  • As a reminder, the bill requires a private detention facility to report certain types of incidents to
  • As a reminder, the bill requires a private detention facility to report certain types of incidents to
  • As a reminder, the bill requires a private detention facility to report certain types of incidents to
  • All right. All right. All those in favor of adopting amendment?
  • All right. All those in favor of adopting Amendment C6, please signify by saying aye. Aye.
Bills: HB2464
WA

Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session

Senate Human Services Feb 23rd, 2026 at 01:30 pm

Human Services

Transcript Highlights:
  • By way of background, under state law, a private detention facility means a detention facility that is
  • The Department of Health is required to adopt rules as necessary to effectuate a private detention facility
  • All right. Well, for the record, well, good afternoon, first of all.
  • We should require no less of private companies running detention.
  • the two private detention facilities in Washington State, of being unable to report crimes.
Bills: HB2464 , SGA9305
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Judiciary Feb 17th, 2026 at 01:30 pm

Judiciary

Transcript Highlights:
  • Right, this has to do with making the option for a waiver of fines and fees by a judge to someone who's
  • I want to remind some that we passed this bill out of this committee and out of the Senate a couple of
  • Clear they have to be within a certain distance of the victim. All right, concludes explanation.
  • The act has made the statutory required review of charity's actions difficult.
  • Beyond that, your statute of limitations for general acts or civil rights acts would be two years generally
Committee: Senate Judiciary
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence Apr 16th, 2025

Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence

Transcript Highlights:
  • Of care, I can be judged in a court for my actions and the harm that my actions may cause.
  • All right, Mr. Alveston, a couple of things about the bill.
  • They're also balancing the constitutional rights of the person in front of them. ...who has not been
  • of action, other than just the statutory cause of action, is for the money that was supposed to go to
  • Disasters and causes of action pertinent to them.
LA

Louisiana 2026 Regular Session

Commerce May 18th, 2026

Commerce

Transcript Highlights:
  • I did have a little pause when it came to the private right of action, so I do have an amendment, and
  • right of action.
  • Retailers getting caught up with some kind of coding error or one of those things. Right. Right.
  • Currently, 44% of the budget for the private security examiners was enforcement actions; 11% for practical
  • All right, that's all of our bills.
OK
Transcript Highlights:
  • That's including one of my pieces of legislation as well.
  • It would be once a year, based on the rate as of the first of the year.
  • This closes a loophole for SROs hired through contractors of private businesses.
  • It is beyond the scope of this piece of legislation, but in and of itself, and the question that you
  • Right now, one of the biggest problems that OIDs faces is if you have an inmate that is a Comanche County
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Appropriations and Budget Feb 17th, 2026 at 04:30 pm

Appropriations and Budget

Transcript Highlights:
  • of this bill is to protect kids in Oklahoma.
  • Will the age of the child be taken into account as opposed to, let's say, if... ...the age of the child
  • But of course, if you've seen one situation... ...to govern all situations.
  • But of course, if you've seen one situation, you've seen one situation.
  • And that is one of the challenges: every story, every family has nuances.
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Public Safety Apr 7th, 2026 at 09:00 am

Public Safety

Transcript Highlights:
  • Right now, we're just looking at a strategic plan so that we can deal with some of these gaps in technology
  • But that was part of the budget degrading. Follow up, right. And so thank you, Mr. Chairman.
  • They are housed out of the cities of Tulsa and Oklahoma City.
  • We've we had Just a couple of weeks ago or last weekend, we had a tornado that basically ran right down
  • Will there be questions of the author? Questions of the Author.
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Senate Legislative Session Apr 21st, 2026 at 01:30 pm

Oklahoma Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • And there's not a word that comes out of my mouth that she's not embarrassed about, including right now
  • And so I only tell that story because we've got a lot of Oklahomans right now that are probably deployed
  • Denver, Colorado, Pastor of the Assembly of God...
  • They're part of the Assembly of God Church out of Brazil, and they're here... as missionaries to the
  • Now, therefore, be it resolved by the House of Representatives of the second session of the 60th Oklahoma
AZ

Arizona 2026 Regular Session

01/13/2026 - House Natural Resources, Energy & Water

Natural Resources, Energy & Water

Transcript Highlights:
  • The purpose of this was to set WIFA up as the public-sector facilitator of public-private partnerships
  • The purpose of this was to set WIFA up as the public-sector facilitator of public-private partnerships
  • That's part of what we need our money for, right?
  • just want but which of these is right for Arizona.
  • So left side of this is the supply that I just went through; right side of this is the off-taker process
Bills: HB2024 , HB2053 , HB2097 , HB2116 , HB2117