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WY

Wyoming 2026 Regular Session

Senate Appropriations Committee, February 13, 2026

Appropriations

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  • These provisions could undermine critical public safety partnerships, reduce our effectiveness in addressing
  • <00:21:02.559> safety could undermine critical public safety could undermine critical public
  • To maintain public safety effectively, reliance on cooperative task forces with federal partners is not
  • the public? the public? >> Oh,<00:37:00.480> sorry,<00:37:00.880> Mr.
WY

Wyoming 2026 Regular Session

House Appropriations Committee, February 13, 2026

Appropriations

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  • > sworn<00:43:27.200> to the public safety that we're sworn to the public safety that we're
  • It was essential to justice, to healing, and to public safety.
  • In my to healing, and to public safety.
  • safety,<01:19:27.840> and public safety, for officer safety, and public safety, for officer
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  • The program covers consumer rights and responsibilities, the environment, health and safety, personal
  • So public school foundations could already use this program for capital projects.
  • So, for example, my own district, Enid public schools, utilize this program to build new tennis courts
  • program?
  • program?
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  • So public school foundations could already use this program for capital projects.
  • So, for example, my own district in Enid Public Schools utilized this program to build new tennis courts
  • So what we are doing here with this program is a similar program, and that we are encouraging private
  • donors to make that investment in those programs. ...that program and to really enhance that program
  • Enid Public School didn't create the Enid Public School Foundation three years ago.
Summary: The House convened, called the roll, and heard an invocation focused on “leading with the farewell,” followed by the Pledge of Allegiance and a series of floor recognitions honoring guests and student groups. Presentations included the nurse of the day, Susan Hollingsworth, and multiple student champions and visitors, including the Clinton High School 4A hip hop state champions, Pryor High School’s Life Smarts state champions, the Elgin High School wrestling team, the Fort Gibson FFA livestock judging team, Putnam City North’s girls basketball champions, visiting students from Douglas, OSU environmental science graduate students, and Oklahoma Energy Resource Board teachers of the year. The chamber then took up several Senate bills. SB 378, updating bail bondsman regulations, passed 77-3. SB 985, codifying the local food for school program in statute, passed 79-0. SB 1246, which would update and speed up DEQ permitting while preserving transparency, drew questions about agency outreach and environmental impacts; after a division vote on advancing the bill passed 30-28, the bill itself passed 81-0. Later, SB 1500 on pharmacy benefit managers passed 81-0, SB 1984 on osteopathic medicine passed 74-0, and SB 1644 creating a reporting mechanism for suspected alpha-gal syndrome passed 82-0. The House also adopted Senate amendments to HB 3720, the local food freedom bill, and passed it 81-0. HB 4118, the family caregiver credit, also passed 81-0 after the Senate amendment restored the title “Caring for Caregivers Act.” A motion was made to reject Senate amendments to HB 2992 and request conference. House Joint Resolution 1100, relating to OMES proposed major rule changes, was read on second reading and referred to administrative rules. A lengthy debate centered on an amendment to SB 1546, a teacher-related bill, which would expand the Oklahoma Equal Opportunity Scholarship Fund tax credit to support the Strong Readers Act, the Oklahoma Math Proficiency Act, and certain capital projects for scholarship-granting organizations. Supporters said it would encourage private investment in education and add instructional capacity; opponents argued it would favor wealthy private schools, do little for rural or high-poverty districts, and divert scholarship resources. The amendment was adopted unanimously, and the bill was advanced to final passage, with debate continuing at the end of the transcript.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs May 14th, 2025

Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs

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  • The Committee on Homeland Security, Public Safety, and Veterans Affairs will now come to order.
  • You're representing public safety and neutral on the bill, is that correct?
  • The database training will be put together by the Texas Department of Public Safety for those individuals
  • I show you registered as Jason Day, testifying on behalf of the Texas Department of Public Safety and
  • Jason Day, Texas Department of Public Safety. I'm here as a resource witness.
WY

Wyoming 2026 Regular Session

Senate Judiciary Committee, February 17, 2026

Judiciary

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  • Public testimony, Mr. All right. Public testimony, Mr. Thompson.
  • government related programs, right? government related programs, right?
  • the public entity.
  • the public entity.
  • Any other public testimony? All right, I will close public testimony, committee.
Bills: SF0087, SF0088, SF0092
TX
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  • We will open public testimony on Senate Bill 3031.
  • Seeing and hearing none, public testimony is closed. Bills are left pending at this time.
  • A hostile foreign organizations unit within the Department of Public Safety.
  • With that, we're going to open up public testimony.
  • I'm going to turn the gavel back over to you for the public testimony. Thank you, Mr.
TX
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  • in public life.
  • Public testimony on Senate Bill 2595 is closed. Chair closes public testimony on Senate Bill 2595.
  • and the individual as well as for public safety.
  • Justice service centers could enhance public safety and provide the appropriate level of care that would
  • It provides for public safety by keeping those deemed a substantial risk to themselves or others due
TX

Texas 89th Regular

State Affairs (Part II) Apr 14th, 2025

State Affairs

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  • and public life.
  • Public testimony is open.
  • safety.
  • Crisis service centers could enhance public safety and provide the appropriate level of care that would
  • One, it provides for public safety by keeping those deemed a substantial risk to themselves or others
Summary: The committee first adopted a committee substitute for Senate Bill 30 and then voted to report the substituted bill favorably to the full Senate; the roll call showed six ayes and one nay, with later unanimous-consent corrections noted for additional aye votes. The committee also reported Senate Bill 801 favorably to the full Senate by an eight-to-one vote. Both bills were left with no further action in the meeting after the votes. The committee then heard Senate Bill 2595 by Senator Middleton and Senate Bill 2876 by Chairman Hughes, both aimed at addressing masked harassment and riot-related conduct. Supporters said the bills would deter intimidation, protect public order, and respond to recent protests and anti-Semitic incidents, while opponents from civil rights, disability, and advocacy groups argued the measures were overly broad, could chill peaceful protest, and would burden people who wear masks for religious, medical, or disability-related reasons. Public testimony was taken on both bills, and both were left pending after testimony closed. Senate Bill 2753, by Senator Hall, proposed consolidating early voting and election day into a single continuous in-person voting period with common procedures and equipment, while preserving countywide voting and mail voting. The Secretary of State’s office said the bill could improve ballot secrecy and simplify administration, though witnesses raised concerns about ballot privacy, logistics, and access for disabled voters; some county election officials were neutral or supportive of the concept, while others opposed it as confusing or potentially burdensome. The bill was left pending after extensive testimony. The committee also heard Senate Bill 2225 on allowing spirit-based ready-to-drink beverages to be sold in grocery and convenience stores, with supporters arguing the law should focus on alcohol content rather than the source of the alcohol and that the bill would modernize an outdated code. Later, Senate Bill 1540, which would add election officials and related workers to confidentiality protections, drew support from county election officials who described threats and harassment, though one witness suggested the bill’s language may need technical adjustment to better match its intent. Finally, Senate Bill 2382, concerning statewide voter registration systems and offline counties, drew opposition from county election administrators and vendors who warned about capacity, cybersecurity, and single-point-of-failure risks, while others suggested a phased approach or API-based integration; the transcript ends with testimony still open on that bill.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

State Affairs (Part I) Apr 14th, 2025

State Affairs

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  • Very well, we'll open public testimony on Senate Bill 3031.
  • Safety.
  • We're working with the Department of Public Safety on a committee substitute that reflects their feedback
  • With that, we're going to open public testimony.
  • “And Chair opens public testimony. So we will call Ambassador Kelly Curry, Dr.
Summary: The Senate Committee on State Affairs heard Senate Bill 3031, which would expand aggravated assault to cover certain road-rage shootings involving a person in or traveling to or from a motor vehicle, when a firearm is discharged and causes injury, property damage, or fear of serious bodily injury. Senator Schwertner laid out the bill for the author, described it as closing a gap in the law, and there was no public testimony; the bill was left pending. The committee then heard Senate Bill 2514, a measure by Chairman Hughes aimed at creating a DPS unit to identify, investigate, and monitor hostile foreign influence operations and to require ethics training for state employees. Supportive invited testimony from Dr. Jacqueline Deal, Ambassador Kelly Curry, and Michael Lucci emphasized threats from the Chinese Communist Party, transnational repression, cyber intrusion, and state-level influence efforts, and argued Texas should take a leading role. Public testimony included opposition from speakers who raised concerns about free speech, privacy, and potential overbreadth. The bill was left pending after testimony closed. Finally, the committee took up Senate Bill 30 as pending business and discussed a committee substitute. Senator Schwertner explained that the substitute would limit admissible medical expense evidence to amounts paid or up to 300% of Medicare, clarify treatment of provider testimony and attorney-referred providers, remove a requirement that plaintiffs use available health insurance to mitigate damages, strike a unanimous-verdict requirement for non-economic damages, and delete a remittitur provision. Senators questioned the impact on sexual assault and child abuse survivors, the use of Medicare as a benchmark, and whether the bill would still allow fair compensation. After discussion, SB 30 was left pending and the committee recessed subject to the call of the chair.
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Common Education Feb 11th, 2026 at 03:00 pm

Common Education

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  • Do you know if we've actually run a pilot program to address this? Yes, thank you.
  • It's another national accreditation often used by these alternative prep programs.
  • So we have those kinds of programs out there. This is not a substitute for that.
  • Do these programs also require something like that because those did help me.
  • House Bill 332 is a firearm safety education in schools for grades K through 12.
AZ

Arizona 2026 Regular Session

06/10/2026 - Joint Appropriations

Appropriations

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  • House Bill 4163 and Senate Bill 1856 establish the school safety threat identification pilot program
  • Representative Weninger, it establishes the school safety threat identification pilot program, so ADE
  • I think they have a... ...impact the school safety grant program.
  • The current program we're talking about is a school safety and threat identification pilot program, which
  • We need affordable health care, and we need public safety.
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

Senate Floor Session 02-17-2026 11:30am

Hawaii Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • President, Friday was a very sad day for leadership in Hawaii public schools.
  • Additionally, no constructive recommendation came from public schools.
  • The Senate Education public schools.
  • We heard in the contemplation about the Helumua program, which he has championed, and I am aware of others
AZ

Arizona 2026 Regular Session

02/16/2026 - House Land, Agriculture & Rural Affairs

Land, Agriculture & Rural Affairs

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  • Filing for one every time there's a fire on federal public lands doesn't really make sense, as sometimes
  • What if it's a mix of public lands and state lands?
  • Representative Sanchez... wasn't on federal public lands.
  • What if it's a mix of public lands and state lands?
  • At present, programs of this nature are available in North Carolina, Alabama, and Idaho.
Summary: The committee heard three measures. HB 2013 would require the Arizona Department of Environmental Quality to submit an exceptional event demonstration to the EPA when wildfires on federally managed land affect Arizona air quality. Sponsor Rep. Lisa Fink said the bill is intended to prevent Arizona from being penalized for wildfire-driven air quality problems and could help reduce regulatory burdens. Sierra Club opposed the bill, arguing the existing exceptional-event process already requires case-by-case analysis, that automatic filings could be unnecessary or ineffective, and that the bill lacked an appropriation. ADEQ testified neutral. The committee approved HB 2013 on a 5-1 vote. HB 2292 would create the Wildfire Prevention Authority and Fund under the Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management; a committee amendment renamed it the Wildfire Mitigation and Risk Reduction Authority and Fund, capped administrative expenses at 8%, and prioritized funding for single-family and multi-family dwellings. Supporters, including Coconino County Vice Chair Geronimo Vasquez and the County Supervisors Association, said the bill would provide a coordinated, data-driven wildfire mitigation program funded by a $20 million annual diversion from insurance premium tax revenues, helping reduce wildfire damage and stabilize insurance costs. Members discussed the funding source as an existing tax diversion rather than a new tax. The committee adopted the amendment and then passed HB 2292 as amended on an 8-0 vote. HCM 2011 urges Congress to pass federal legislation to delist the Mexican wolf, defund the reintroduction program, and transfer management to local authorities. The sponsor said the memorial responds to ranching impacts from wolf predation and supports federal action already moving in Congress. Sierra Club opposed the memorial, saying the species remains insufficiently recovered and that delisting would be premature. After debate, including comments both supporting and opposing delisting, the committee approved HCM 2011 on a 5-2 vote and then adjourned.