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TX

Texas 89th Regular

Public Education Apr 29th, 2025

Public Education

Transcript Highlights:
  • Is in alignment with what is granted to them through well-established federal and state case law. on
  • Board Members, HB 4687 does not bestow or grant any new rights.
  • I'm curious about the grant program, it's on page 24.
  • Just to make clear, the grant program, if I understand it, is a one-time grant because There's always
  • I'm just trying to get a handle on this grant system, but how much does it cost?
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Senate Legislative Session Apr 27th, 2026 at 01:30 pm

Oklahoma Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Members, let's please make our guests feel welcome and grant our doctor privileges of the floor.
  • public safety technology revolving fund to be used by the office of the attorney general to fund grants
  • Do we have any idea how much the grants will consist of?
  • And I don't see any definitions around the technology that would be covered through this grant process
  • I believe that's up to the attorney general and what he decides to give grants to Hicks for a follow-up
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Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Senate Legislative Session Apr 27th, 2026

Oklahoma Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Members, let's please make our guests feel welcome and grant our doctor privileges of the floor.
  • OMES has GMO, which is the Grants Management Office, which runs between five and six people.
  • Do we have any idea how much the grants will consist of or how much would be put into this revolving
  • And I don't see any definitions around the technology that would be covered through this grant process
  • I believe that's up to the Attorney General and what he decides to give grants to.
Summary: The Senate convened with a quorum, prayer, pledges, and several floor recognitions, including the Doctor of the Day, Psychologist of the Day, and Nurse of the Day. Members also honored the OSBI Cold Case Team for its work on unsolved cases, recognized the 75th anniversary of the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, and welcomed guests for the Prague-Kolache Festival. The chamber then moved into floor action on multiple measures and conference motions. The most significant item was Senate Joint Resolution 39, a property tax constitutional amendment. After extensive debate over the impact on homeowners, seniors, farmers, schools, local governments, and future revenue, the Senate adopted House amendments by a 27-19 roll call and then passed the resolution 40-8. However, the motion to order a special election failed 26-20, so the measure did not advance to a special election call. Senators also rejected House amendments to Senate Bill 2 and Senate Bill 215 and requested conference on both. The Senate passed Senate Bill 1290 unanimously as an emergency measure, and advanced or passed several House bills dealing with ARPA and funding reallocations: HB 4028, HB 4029, HB 4073, HB 4074, HB 4075, HB 4076, HB 4077, and HB 4078. Other approved measures included HB 1250 creating a Public Safety Technology Revolving Fund for local law enforcement grants, HB 2951 renaming Red Rock Prison as the Chief James Smith Correctional Center, HB 2961 creating a Gold Star Survivor tuition benefit, HB 3151 extending the school year to 173 days, and HB 3581 increasing penalties for riot-related offenses. The Senate also took up HB 3705, which would raise the Parental Choice tax credit cap from $250 million to $275 million, but the transcript cuts off during questioning on that bill.
AL

Alabama 2026 1st Special Session

Alabama House Ways and Means Education Committee Mar 11th, 2026

Ways and Means Education

Transcript Highlights:
  • . $25 million for career and college readiness grants. $20 million for charter school grants. $10 million
  • What's in yellow is what we granted last year.
  • Uh some college, no degree, PEL grant.
  • Micro schools are school grant program.
  • But that's a grant program like that.
AZ

Arizona 2026 Regular Session

02/18/2026 - Senate Health and Human Services

Health and Human Services

Summary: The committee heard and acted on several health-related bills, with the longest discussion centered on SB 1214, the Arizona Stem Cell Therapy Act. The bill would regulate stem cell and birth tissue therapies, bar use of tissues derived from aborted fetuses or embryos, require informed consent and disclosure for non-FDA-approved therapies, and create civil and criminal penalties for violations. Supporters framed it as a patient-safety and bioscience-innovation measure, while opponents objected to the abortion-related language and felony penalties. The committee approved SB 1214 on a 4-3 vote. The committee also advanced SB 1194, which would prohibit health professionals and institutions from denying care or reducing care quality based on vaccination status, and SB 1814, which creates a study committee on substance use disorder treatment standards and oversight. SB 1602, increasing monthly stipends for kinship foster care parents, and SB 1603, expanding child-only cash assistance eligibility for certain foster and relative placements, were both amended and passed unanimously. SB 1177, barring public funds from being used for gender transition procedures, and SB 1014, requiring insurance coverage for detransition care and related reporting, both drew strong support and opposition and were each approved on 4-3 votes. Later, the committee unanimously passed SB 1628, requiring insurers and health plans to report claims-denial and prior-authorization data to DIFI for public reporting, and SB 1629, requiring AHCCCS managed care organizations to give advance notice and network-adequacy documentation before terminating high-volume providers without cause. Supporters of both bills emphasized transparency and patient access, while opponents argued the measures duplicated existing federal or state oversight. The committee then heard SB 1752, which would criminalize commercial harvesting or sale of mescaline while preserving a religious-use defense; the sponsor said it was intended to address improper sales of peyote-derived substances, but no final action on that bill was taken in the portion provided.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

89th Legislative Session May 31st, 2025

Texas House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • corrections and probation officers in the adult and juvenile systems, and 330 million dollars for grants
  • Grant program includes a total of 340 million dollars, including funding for House Bill 500 to operate
  • Speaker, I move to—I'm sorry, I move to grant the— request of the Senate to appoint a conference committee
  • At the federal level, this is the federal program, and they have to grant the waiver before any of this
  • The rollout program, you know, that will be figured out with HHSC, and once the grant waiver is granted
OK
Transcript Highlights:
  • They would be somebody else, if you will, competing for these dollars in the next grant cycle.
  • So yes, it's a limited number in the current three-year grant cycle, where in year two...
  • So think about the grant process.
  • They're meeting the requirements of the grants.
  • Members, please vote on the people that we have doing this job, expanding those grants.
Summary: The House convened, completed the roll call, prayer, and pledge, and then took up a series of Senate amendments, conference reports, and Senate bills. Early action included unanimous adoption and passage of House Bill 3940, which added a five-year Oklahoma National Guard service requirement for benefits. Members also passed H.J.R. 1096 on Oklahoma Medical Marijuana Authority rule changes, H.J.R. 1100 on Office of Management and Enterprise Services fleet-related rules, and H.J.R. 1099 on Oklahoma Health Care Authority rules, with little debate. The chamber also rejected Senate amendments to H.J.R. 1067 and held a special recognition for Missing and Murdered Indigenous People awareness, including a citation honoring MMIP advocates and Oklahoma’s response through Ida’s Law and related efforts. Several other measures were considered and passed, including House Bill 2992 on Corporation Commission/data center ratepayer protections, Senate Bill 1636 establishing a procedure for cold-case review, House Bill 4302 on children-related disclosure language, Senate Bill 1613 on liquefied petroleum gas, Senate Bill 1443 on anesthesiologist payment in health benefit plans, House Bill 1409 on open meetings, House Bill 1675 on emergency management, House Bill 1225 on vital records, and House Bill 4359 on extending the school testing window from the last three weeks to the last four weeks. House Bill 1381 on alcoholic beverages failed on final passage after debate. Several bills also carried emergency clauses, including House Bill 2992, House Bill 1225, and House Bill 4359, and those emergency votes were adopted where applicable. The longest and most contentious debate centered on Senate Bill 1503, the Choosing Childbirth Act. Supporters argued it would help pregnant women choose childbirth, connect them to resources, and save babies’ lives, while opponents raised concerns about women’s autonomy, maternal health, privacy of online data, out-of-state nonprofit involvement, and whether state funds should instead support Oklahoma-based services and broader health care needs. After extensive debate and multiple questions, the House passed the bill 73-18. The chamber also heard announcements recognizing the Doctor of the Day, Nurse of the Day, Beef Day at the Capitol, and a farewell acknowledgment for Representative Kevin West, who was noted as having presented his last bill on the House floor.
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Summary: The House considered and passed a series of Senate bills and Senate amendments, mostly on criminal justice, education, health, and administrative matters. Measures approved included SB 1319 creating a revolving fund for the Corporation Commission; SB 1264 expanding the definition of great bodily harm; HB 4237 streamlining court collection of fees, fines, and costs; SB 1277 codifying OESC employment-benefit procedures; SB 269 creating the Advanced Nuclear Office through a strike-everything amendment; HB 3066 renaming a health workforce revolving fund; HB 2153 removing statutory eligibility language and leaving OSSAA transfer rules to the association; HB 2268 adding $2.5 million for PACE; HB 2961 providing a tuition waiver for Gold Star recipients; SB 1679 reaffirming the Oklahoma and U.S. Constitutions as courtroom standards; SB 2018 addressing ad valorem tax cost basis for new construction; HB 4294 restoring title and enacting clause on a health insurance measure; SB 2095 protecting landowners in guiding-service situations; HB 4113 clarifying voting rights restoration for felons; SB 1894 allowing extra professional development hours for newer teachers; SB 1810 updating human trafficking victim and expert-testimony provisions; HB 4268 adjusting terms on the education commission; HB 1752 allowing certain prosecutorial agencies to buy vehicles directly; HB 3413 modifying contract-services dashboard reporting; SB 625 using a strike-everything amendment for domestic-violence/civil-procedure cleanup; and HB 3644 on venous thromboembolism, with title/enacting-clause restoration and other cleanup. Most bills passed with little or no debate, and several emergency clauses were adopted by the required two-thirds vote. One notable bill that failed was HB 2115, which would have moved administration of the federal weatherization assistance program from the Department of Commerce to the Department of Human Services. Representative Osborne explained the bill as a placement change for the program, but after questions about possible budget synergies, the House rejected it 39-41. Osborne later gave notice of intent to reconsider the vote. HB 2153 drew the main substantive debate: Representative Pogemiller opposed the measure, arguing it would weaken transfer-eligibility safeguards for student athletes, while Representative Hall said the bill simply removed duplicative statutory language and left eligibility decisions to OSSAA rules. The chamber also handled several Senate amendments that were largely technical, such as restoring titles and enacting clauses or clarifying fund names and commission terms. Votes on the measures that passed were generally strong, including unanimous or near-unanimous support on several bills. The House later noted a main water break in the building, shifted to announcements and introductions, and adjourned with a motion to reconvene on Wednesday, May 6, 2026, at 10:30 a.m.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

89th Legislative Session Apr 28th, 2025

Texas House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • I move that the House grant permission for the Committee on Ways and Means to meet.
  • Additionally, the bill grants HOAs the authority to prohibit fencing that blocks a sidewalk.
  • When you get a federal grant as a...
  • To the use of funds awarded under the Jobs and Education for Texans grant program.
  • Under current law, all judges grant permission to award diligent participation credits to those.
NE

Nebraska 2025-2026 Regular Session

Legislative Morning Session Apr 9th, 2026

Nebraska Unicameral Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • A bill for an intergenerational care facility and center grant program.
  • Grants are to be awarded to qualifying facilities, and each facility may receive one grant.
  • A facility applying for a grant is not required to own the childcare service for which the grant is awarded
  • The section also includes a three-year requirement after the grant is awarded.
  • The Department and the Board of Grants of Grants of Justice Qualifying Muscles to Months, the Vice-Cards
NE

Nebraska 2025-2026 Regular Session

Legislative Afternoon Session Apr 9th, 2026

Nebraska Unicameral Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Senate Bill 883, introduced by Anderson, votes for not-for-profit grants for political subdivisions in
  • 19-201, 19-202, 19-204, revised Community Center Financing Act, and the revitalized Rural Nebraska Grant
  • The Department shall establish the Small Business Investment Program to provide grants for microloan
  • The section describes matching requirements for non-state funds, including private grants, to support
  • , including 35% of the grant funds requested from non-state sources such as private foundations, the
NE

Nebraska 2025-2026 Regular Session

Legislative Morning Session Apr 8th, 2026

Nebraska Unicameral Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • As a reminder, LIHEAP funding is a federal block grant.
  • So then, yes, it's basically a grant to the schools to pay for that difference.
  • very generous, to only public school kids, there are nonprofits that would be able to distribute grants
  • Able to distribute grants to that public school or to NDE to distribute to public schools who have unpaid
  • Nobody in this state takes anything for granted, that's for sure.
NE

Nebraska 2025-2026 Regular Session

Legislative Afternoon Session Apr 8th, 2026

Nebraska Unicameral Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • And then there was also a grant from the federal government for $55 million that could be used for this
  • And then there was also a grant from the federal government for $55 million that could be used for this
  • Granted, they've done a revision based on some of the amendments; it's gone from five million to four
  • That's the only resource the school districts have other than getting grants or additional funding from
  • Granted, it's the numbers they're using.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Senate Session (Part II) Aug 18th, 2025

Texas Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Those voter approvals are granted, especially when you're looking at health and public safety.
  • compelled to testify while claiming that the testimony or document may incriminate the person, Texas law grants
  • It grants testimonial immunity to compelled witnesses that claim the testimony or evidence may. incriminate
  • Are God-granted freedoms. And so here we are. Are we going to stand with them?