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WA
Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Floor Session Feb 26th, 2026 at 10:30 am
Washington House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Ruel, Ryu, Saldaña, Santos, Schmidt, Schmidt, Scott, Shavers, Simmons, Simmons, Stokesbary, Stonier, Street
- integrity shape every discussion and may humility strengthen every leader that has been entrusted with public
- service, where there is from, humility, strength, and every leader that has been entrusted with public
Bills:
HB2720 , HB2073 , HB2681 , HB2720 , HB2073 , HB2681 , SB5467 , SB5820 , SB5863 , SB5892 , SCR8406
Keywords:
behavioral health, emergency services, health insurance, provider access, mental health funding, premium assistance, funding, healthcare, subsidies, cannabis, license fees, regulatory framework, revenue generation, legalization, SB 5467, water-sewer district, water sewer district, surplus property, public property sale, local government
WA
Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Floor Session Feb 26th, 2026
Washington House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Rieu, Salahuddin, Santos, Schmit, Schmidt, Scott, Shavers, Simmons, Simmons, Stokesbury, Stonier, Street
- integrity shape every discussion and may humility strengthen every leader that has been entrusted with public
- service, where there is from, Humility, strength, and every leader that has been entrusted with public
Keywords:
behavioral health, emergency services, health insurance, provider access, mental health funding, premium assistance, funding, healthcare, subsidies, cannabis, license fees, regulatory framework, revenue generation, legalization, SB 5467, water-sewer district, water sewer district, surplus property, public property sale, local government
Summary:
The House convened, the clerk called the roll, and a quorum was declared present. Members recited the Pledge of Allegiance, and Pastor Kayla Garza of Stone Church in Yakima offered the opening prayer, asking for wisdom, patience, humility, and cooperation in public service.
The Speaker approved the prior day’s minutes by consent and recognized guests in the chamber, including Roger Jacob and students and faculty from Wapato School District, who had been honored in House Resolution 4679, as well as a fourth-grade class from Log Church Christian School in Brewster. The Democratic caucus was announced immediately, and the Republican caucus was scheduled for five minutes later, with the House briefly at ease.
Under the fourth order of business, the House agreed by consent to treat bills, memorials, and resolutions on the introduction sheet as first reading items and refer them to the designated committees. Under the eighth order, Senate Bill 6132 was re-referred from the Transportation Committee to the Rules Committee. No objections were raised to these actions.
The House then adjourned by consent until 9:55 a.m. on Friday, February 27, the 47th legislative day.
WA
Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Floor Session Feb 25th, 2026 at 10:30 am
Washington House Floor Meeting
Bills:
HB2720 , HB2073 , HB2681 , HB2720 , HB2073 , HB2681 , SB5467 , SB5820 , SB5863 , SB5892 , SCR8406
Keywords:
behavioral health, emergency services, health insurance, provider access, mental health funding, premium assistance, funding, healthcare, subsidies, cannabis, license fees, regulatory framework, revenue generation, legalization, SB 5467, water-sewer district, water sewer district, surplus property, public property sale, local government
AL
Alabama 2025 Regular Session
Alabama House Ways and Means General Fund Committee Apr 9th, 2025
Ways and Means General Fund
Transcript Highlights:
- The amendment is accepted and we'll now move into the public hearing.
- We will end this public hearing. Yep. Representative Bets, Representative Bracie. Thank you, Mr.
- We will not vote today since we had a public hearing.
- What the amendment does is, where it says Alabama Department of Public Safety, it changes to Alabama
- Miss Harper, Representative Stubs, Alabama Emergency Management Agency to public funds on promotional
Committee:
House Ways and Means General Fund
Keywords:
firefighter benefits, occupational disease, line of duty, disability pension, death benefits, retirement benefits, hypertension, heart disease, respiratory disease, cancer presumption, HIV, hepatitis, municipal firefighters, state firefighters, fire districts, workers' compensation, public safety employees, post-retirement benefits, benefit eligibility cutoff, occupational illness
TX
Texas 89th Regular
Delivery of Government Efficiency Mar 26th, 2025
Delivery of Government Efficiency
Transcript Highlights:
- We have so many special-purpose districts and public entities that the public has a right and a vested
- The public can access important video footage when needed. Mr.
- I think Aetna is making a request, a public information request.
- The process was not subject to public comment and review.
- The public district hospitals will fund.
Bills:
HB149 , HB252 , HB643 , HB1442 , HB1500 , HB1672 , HB1851 , HB1893 , HB2028 , HB2768 , HB2818 , HB149 , HB252
Committee:
House Delivery of Government Efficiency
Keywords:
artificial intelligence, regulation, biometric data, ethical AI, consumer protection, AI governance, employment compensation, state agencies, salary payments, general appropriations, government efficiency, public works, contractors, payment bonds, government contracts, construction law, transparency, open meetings, government accountability, public access
AZ
Transcript Highlights:
- Public health policy.
- One is the public health risk.
- public and to the committee.
- The amendment prescribes requirements for public hearings, including public notice, public hearing procedures
- The amendment prescribes requirements for the public hearings, including public notice, public hearing
Bills:
HB2015 , HB2060 , HB2062 , HB2100 , HB2118 , HB2165 , HB2258 , HB2327 , HB2397 , HB2445 , HB2460 , HB2641 , HB2745 , HB2876 , HB2917 , HB4011 , HB4049 , HB4056 , HB4087 , HCR2013 , HCR2016 , HCR2040 , HCR2044 , HCR2048 , HCR2056
Committee:
Senate Government
Keywords:
budget procedures, late filing penalty, accounting standards, financial reporting, state appropriations, abortion, educational institutions, health education, state aid, public schools, Buffalo Soldiers, monument, commemoration, Arizona, public funding, Wesley Bolin Plaza, military history, historical memorial, small land subdivision, land use
NM
Transcript Highlights:
- It was against public policy.
- But I guess public policy somehow changed, and I missed it. So I agree with you. Mr. Chair.
- Their children attend charter schools, public schools, and private schools off reservation.
- I have Benjamin Baker over to my right, who is the governor's public policy advisor.
- Our goal is to make a more public, a more safe public safety system that's community-based.
Committee:
Senate Senate Judiciary
Keywords:
sexual crimes, statute of limitations, criminal justice, victim rights, child abuse, procurement, contracting, small business, local government, disaster recovery, emergency procurement, certification, public spending, juvenile justice, delinquency, rehabilitation, community corrections, risk assessment, public safety, health regulations
OK
Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session
Local and County Government Feb 10th, 2026
Local and County Government
Transcript Highlights:
- It has to do with public safety, public health, and environmental quality.
- And as I'm thinking of Department of Public Safety, do you want to...
- I think of people that protect public safety. Follow-up. Maybe a police officer?
- If it is affecting public safety, and I do believe that that is in their purview.
- If it is affecting public safety, and I do believe that that is in their purview. Follow-up.
Committee:
Senate Local and County Government
Keywords:
municipal ordinances, local government, ordinance publication, posting requirement, public notice, municipal law, city ordinances, town ordinances, county government, newspaper publication, effective date, Oklahoma statutes, 11 O.S. 14-106, ordinance notice, government oversight, healthcare authority, property lien, county treasury, Oklahoma, municipalities
Summary:
The Senate Local and County Government Committee met and first announced that Senate Bill 1619 would be laid over to a later date. The committee then heard Senate Bill 1265, which would extend the deadline for municipalities to publish ordinances from 15 days to 30 days, with supporters citing the decline of daily newspapers and the need to help cities meet publication requirements. The bill received a due pass recommendation and advanced on an 8-0 vote.
The committee next considered Senate Bill 1198, which would require the Oklahoma Health Care Authority to release liens on property owned by a city or county when requested by the local treasurer. Senator Mann explained that the measure is intended to help local governments reuse tax-delinquent or code-violation properties for affordable housing, since liens can exceed the value of the property. The bill advanced on a 7-1 vote.
After a brief recess, the committee took up Senate Bill 2046, as amended by committee substitute, which would allow the Department of Environmental Quality to determine the legality of campsites and evaluate whether sanitary and environmental standards are met. Members questioned the bill’s definitions, reporting thresholds, timelines, fiscal impact, and the role of DEQ and the Department of Public Safety in notifying counties and ordering removal of camps. Following debate, the bill advanced on a 6-2 vote.
WA
Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Postsecondary Education & Workforce Jan 14th, 2026 at 01:30 pm
Postsecondary Education & Workforce
Transcript Highlights:
- We will be having testifiers at the public hearing, and we will call folks up to testify.
- Before we get to the public, Before we get to the public hearing, we've got a great work session by Kate
- With that, we're going to conclude the public hearing for House Bill 2148.
- We're going to open up public hearing for House Bill 2132, and I believe Ms.
- The Public Records Act, or PRA, requires state and local agencies to make all public records available
Committee:
House Postsecondary Education & Workforce
Keywords:
education, pay it forward program, tuition, student loans, financial aid, state financial aid, financial aid application, postsecondary education, higher education, student aid, Washington Student Achievement Council, public records exemption, privacy, student records, personally identifying information, financial information, data sharing agreement, enrollment assistance, institutional records, FERPA
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- The Texas Department of Public said we discourage the militias from responding.
- We've got 3, I think it's 3 individuals registered for public testimony.
- Um, so Chair, uh, uh, opens public testimony. Uh, Chair calls, uh, Eamon Blair.
- And I have no other individuals, uh, registered for public testimony.
- Public testimony is closed. We'll leave the bill pending. Thank you, Senator.
Committee:
Senate Border Security
Keywords:
homeland security, border security, critical infrastructure, Department of Public Safety, intelligence operations, public-private partnerships, SB 2202, firearm trafficking, gun trafficking, terrorism, foreign terrorist organization, Texas-Mexico border, United Mexican States, Mexico, DPS, second-degree felony, weapons transfer, illegal firearms transfer, arms smuggling, cross-border crime
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- Mexican law enforcement agencies, it will be of their own volition and in coordination with their public
- And I'm Freeman Martin, the colonel of the Texas Department of Public Safety. Mr.
- If not, the Chair closes invited testimony and opens public testimony. is, you know, stop buying the
- If not, the chair closes invited testimony and There is no one signed up for public testimony.
- The Chair closes public testimony. Leave this bill pending. If I can reclaim the gavel, Mr.
Committee:
Senate Border Security
Keywords:
homeland security, border security, critical infrastructure, Department of Public Safety, intelligence operations, public-private partnerships, SB 2202, firearm trafficking, gun trafficking, terrorism, foreign terrorist organization, Texas-Mexico border, United Mexican States, Mexico, DPS, second-degree felony, weapons transfer, illegal firearms transfer, arms smuggling, cross-border crime
Summary:
The Senate Committee on Border Security heard Senator Birdwell present SB 2202, which would create a state offense for knowingly transferring a firearm for profit or other remuneration to a member of a foreign terrorist organization. Birdwell argued the bill responds to cartel violence and southbound gun trafficking, and he explained a committee substitute that removed an exemption for federally licensed gun dealers and removed a requirement that DPS coordinate with Mexican law enforcement. He said the goal was to give Texas a state-level tool if federal enforcement is lacking.
Invited testimony came from DPS Colonel Freeman Martin and border prosecution unit chair Tanya Ash. Both said the bill could be useful in some organized-crime and cartel cases, but they emphasized that proving a defendant knowingly transferred a gun to a foreign terrorist organization would be difficult and would usually require strong direct or circumstantial evidence, such as recorded statements, informants, or coordinated investigations. They said the measure would be more workable in complex cartel cases than in routine patrol stops, and they noted existing state and federal tools already address straw purchases, firearms trafficking, and related offenses. Members also discussed tracing seized firearms, cooperation with ATF, and the limits of state jurisdiction over international issues. No public testimony was offered, and SB 2202 was left pending.
The committee then took up SB 36 as pending business. A committee substitute was adopted without objection, and the substitute bill was reported favorably to the full Senate by a 4-0 vote, with Senators Birdwell, Flores, Hinojosa of Hidalgo, Eckhardt, and Hinojosa of Nueces participating. The committee also accepted a motion in writing and ordered the bill recommended for local and uncontested calendar placement. The chair then announced the committee would recess subject to call.
MA
Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
Special Joint Committee on Initiative Petitions Mar 16th, 2026
Special Joint Committee on Initiative Petitions
Transcript Highlights:
- The law specifies access to public sewer service and public water service, and I have some questions
- My understanding is that the ballot initiative language requires access to public water and public sewer
- My understanding is that the ballot initiative language requires access to public water and public sewer
- So if Boxford does not have public water and public sewer service, I don't think those would be qualifying
- This is for the general public.
Bills:
H5009
AL
Alabama 2026 Regular Session
Alabama Senate Shelby County Legislation Committee Feb 25th, 2026
Shelby County Legislation
Bills:
SB319
Committee:
Senate Shelby County Legislation
Keywords:
hazardous duty, Barbour County, court costs, law enforcement, public safety, 923, senate, all
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Health Finance and Policy Committee 2/18/26
Health Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- Um, and you know uh Speaker Eda Hortman led with a lot of um uh commitment to public service, um a lot
- We had a public comment that we opened up for a couple of weeks in September.
- </c> of the public input that went into that. of the public input that went into that.
- </c> public input into it.
- Um we had a public public input into it.
Bills:
HF1925
Committee:
House Health Finance and Policy
HI
Transcript Highlights:
- I want to just praise the public.
- It should be a group of legal and mental health, public health, and public safety professionals with
- It should be a group of legal and mental health, public health, and public safety professionals with
- </c> public defender said. public defender said.
- Thank you for the opportunity to comment. public defender. public defender.
Bills:
HB1531
Committee:
House Public Safety
Keywords:
emergency announcements, American Sign Language, accessibility, public safety, broadcast media, 910, house, all
Summary:
The committee heard testimony on House Bill 1913, which would create a mental health coordinator position within the Office of Veteran Services for the Daniel K. Akaka State Veterans Home and appropriate funds for it. Supporters said veterans, especially on the neighbor islands, need more mental health access and coordination. Several witnesses, including Sean Sonatada and Tom Driscoll, supported the intent but urged amendments to broaden the position beyond one facility and make it a statewide resource. Committee members questioned whether the bill would duplicate existing services at the veterans home and whether the position would be reimbursable through federal VA funding; testimony indicated the state would appropriate the money, while existing home services are already covered through current staff and federal reimbursement structures. The committee also heard testimony on House Bill 9, which would designate Hawaii as a Purple Heart state. Testifiers generally supported the measure as a way to honor wounded veterans and their families, though one member asked what benefits the designation would confer. Witnesses clarified that the bill was mainly symbolic and did not appear to create new benefits, and one testifier noted Honolulu County had already adopted a similar Purple Heart designation.
The committee then took up House Bill 1628, which would establish a compassionate release protocol for certain seriously ill or debilitated incarcerated persons. The Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation and the Hawaii Paroling Authority opposed the bill, arguing that an existing administrative process already works, that the bill could improperly extend eligibility to people serving life without parole or mandatory minimum sentences, and that it lacked victim and family input and sufficient resources. In contrast, the Hawaii Correctional System Oversight Commission strongly supported the bill, saying it would reduce the high cost of incarcerating people with complex medical needs, ease burdens on staff and the prison population, and better reflect human dignity. The commission described having seen severe suffering and deaths in custody and said compassionate release is warranted in some cases. No votes or final actions were taken in the portion of the meeting provided.
WA
Transcript Highlights:
- a public entity.
- They use public banks to finance public good.
- , to Wall Street.
- , to Wall Street.
- the public.
Bills:
SB5754
Committee:
Senate Ways & Means
Keywords:
public bank, state bank, finance, banking regulations, economic development, state investment, 904, all
MS
Mississippi 2025 Regular Session
Public Health Joint - Room 216, 28 August, 2025; 10:00 AM
AL
Alabama 2025 Regular Session
Alabama House Commerce and Small Business Committee Apr 29th, 2025
Commerce and Small Business
Transcript Highlights:
- I know we've got a public hearing. If I could please wrap up at the end.
- or opportunities for any public hearings or opportunities for input from taxpayers?
- Under this bill, the public is completely shut out from any opportunity to comment.
- That will conclude the public hearing. I would ask Senator Roberts to come up and give comments.
- Wilcox County residents live without access to public water for years.
Bills:
SB330
Committee:
House Commerce and Small Business
Keywords:
water management, regional boards, municipal governance, ethics compliance, public utility, 1136, house, all
AL
Alabama 2025 Regular Session
Alabama Senate County and Municipal Government Committee Apr 22nd, 2025
County and Municipal Government
Transcript Highlights:
- Members, before us we have SB330 with a public We have SB330 with a public hearing on it.
- It is typical in a public hearing, at least in this committee, to try to hear from the public, right?
- So, I'm going to let the public speak, So, I'm going to let the public speak, and then get to the members
- So those bids are on the street.
- It's a public lynching. And that's what's happening to 200,000 people. It's a public lynching.
Bills:
SB330
Committee:
Senate County and Municipal Government
Keywords:
water management, regional boards, municipal governance, ethics compliance, public utility, 923, senate, all
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- Today we stand together, not as an opportunity, not as opponents of change, but as defenders of public
- We're here to say that public schools are still worth fighting for.
- And more than anything, we must remind everyone that public schools are not failing, but rather they
- I've been out as transgender since 2021, and I've... ...of the public eye. I'm transgender.
- I am a graduate of Katy ISD and a recently admitted student to UT's LBJ School of Public Affairs.
Keywords:
student advocacy, SB12, SB13, public education policy, youth engagement, marginalized communities, legislative representation
Summary:
Students Engaged in Advancing Texas (SEAT) held an advocacy event at the Texas Capitol focused on youth participation in policymaking and opposition to recent education-related legislation. Speakers, including student organizers and SEAT leaders, argued that students should have a direct voice in decisions affecting public schools, curriculum, and school governance. Representative Donna Howard briefly attended to support the group, praised their advocacy, and referenced the idea that if young people are not given a seat at the table, they should “bring your own chair.”
Several student speakers criticized the newly passed school vouchers bill as a threat to public education and said it would divert resources from public schools. Others opposed bills such as Senate Bill 12 and Senate Bill 13, describing them as harmful to LGBTQ+ students and inclusive education. One speaker also condemned book bans and library censorship, arguing that students need access to diverse books and truthful, inclusive curricula. The speakers framed these issues as matters of student rights, belonging, and free expression.
SEAT executive director Cameron Samuels closed by describing the organization’s history of student-led activism against book bans and exclusion from school policymaking. Samuels said the group had distributed challenged books, pursued legal action over blocked internet resources, and delivered a Student Bill of Rights to superintendents and legislators. The event ended without any formal legislative vote or committee action, serving instead as a press conference and advocacy rally urging lawmakers to listen to students.