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OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Senate Legislative Session Feb 5th, 2026 at 09:30 am

Oklahoma Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Dear Heavenly Father, as we come to the last day of our first week of session, thank you for what you
  • May we remember we are stewards, not owners of this position as Mark 10:45 says, 'For even the Son of
  • 250th anniversary of our nation.
  • And so we have in front of us Just a remarkable group of men here, Mr. President.
  • And whereas the actions of these officers contributed to the protection and rescue of civilians, the
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Energy 2ND REVISED Feb 5th, 2026 at 09:30 am

Energy

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  • Is there a prioritization of projects that the Oklahoma Water Resources Board would have or how's that
  • So, I've been involved for a number of years in looking at commissions, boards, and councils that might
  • We adopted the Low Carbon Energy Initiative In 2012, and we formed this board to sort of oversee and
  • So, I would answer the question by saying it is doubtful that the board did any sort of work in that
  • Julie Cunningham, the director of the Oklahoma Water Resources Board.
Committee: Senate Energy
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Energy 2ND REVISED Feb 5th, 2026

Energy

Transcript Highlights:
  • Is there a prioritization of projects that the Oklahoma Water Resources Board would have, or how is that
  • We adopted the Low Carbon Energy Initiative in 2012, and we formed this board to sort of oversee and
  • by saying it is doubtful that the board did any sort of work in that area.
  • by saying it is doubtful that the board did any sort of work in that area.
  • Julie Kenningham, the Director of the Oklahoma Water Resources Board.
Committee: Senate Energy
Summary: The Senate Energy Committee met and first laid over a couple of items before taking up a series of energy and water-related bills. Senate Bill 1333, presented by Sen. Hall, was framed as a symbolic reflection of the Oklahoma Water Resources Board’s budget request and the state’s estimated $24 billion water infrastructure need through 2030. Members asked about project prioritization, emergency needs, long-term funding, federal matching dollars, and whether some proposed spending would go to outreach or new programs rather than direct infrastructure. Supporters emphasized the statewide water crisis, rural and municipal needs, and the goal of building a comprehensive water package; the bill passed 11-0. Senate Bill 1191, presented by Sen. Daniels, would eliminate an unused board tied to the Low Carbon Energy Initiative; the deputy secretary testified the board was never actually founded and collected no research, and the bill passed 11-0. The committee then considered Senate Bill 1439, the Energy Security and Independence Act, also by Sen. Daniels, which would shield fossil fuel companies operating lawfully and within permits from certain climate-change and emissions-based lawsuits. Questions focused on why the bill applied only to fossil fuels, whether it could affect landowners’ rights or environmental standards, and whether it would create a lower regulatory bar in Oklahoma. The author said it was aimed at a specific category of litigation seen in other states and would not protect unlawful conduct; the bill passed 10-1. Senate Bill 1314, by Sen. Yek, would raise the cap on the well drillers and pump installers indemnity fund from $50,000 to $100,000 and increase the per-well cap from $10,000 to $25,000; members discussed how the fund works and its limited size, and it passed 10-0. Senate Bill 1509, also by Sen. Yek, would update groundwater well spacing rules so the Water Resources Board could apply spacing requirements across all groundwater basins, not just those with maximum annual yield studies. The board said the bill is meant to protect existing commercial wells from encroachment, with exceptions if water cannot be found elsewhere on the property; it passed 10-0. Senate Bill 1319, presented by Sen. Hall, would allow the Corporation Commission to use plugging funds in rare cases where homes are affected by historic oil and gas activity or orphan wells; members raised concerns about caps, proof of contamination, remediation versus plugging, and whether landowners could present expert evidence. The author said the language was still being refined with the Commission, and the bill passed 10-0. Senate Bill 1346, by Vice Chair Woods, would direct the Water Resources Board to establish a water and wastewater infrastructure program with competitive loans for eligible entities; it was described as part of a broader effort to consolidate water measures into a comprehensive package and passed 9-0. The committee also passed Senate Bill 1613, which would let the LP Gas Administration buy, lease, and own its own vehicles instead of using the OMES fleet and would rename a miscellaneous permit as a food truck permit; it passed without debate. The meeting ended with adjournment and notice that there would be no committee meeting the following week.
LA

Louisiana 2026 Regular Session

Senate May 14th, 2026

Louisiana Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • of the Legislature of Louisiana upon the occasion of the passing of Carolyn Ann Cherry Moore.
  • State Board of Home Inspectors.
  • bylaws of an electric cooperative, to provide for bylaws by the Board of Directors.
  • I urge you to vote in favor of it. Thank you. Okay, the board is clear. Senator. Thank you, Mr.
  • Board of Education decision. Brown v. Board of Education.
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
Summary: The Senate convened with a quorum, heard a guest minister’s prayer and the pledge, and dispensed with reading the journal. The chamber then received Legislative Bureau reports on numerous House bills, many of which were reported favorably or without amendments and ordered to third reading or to the Legislative Bureau. The Senate also adopted a House concurrent resolution commending Special Olympics Louisiana by a 35-0 vote, and it took up several Senate resolutions, including one urging the Navy to use a transparent and competitive acquisition strategy to protect jobs at Conrad Shipyard, one commending Metairie Park Country Day School, one designating Early Ed Day, and one offering condolences for Carolyn Ann Cherry Moore. The main floor debate centered on Senate Bill 121, the congressional redistricting bill. Senator Morris presented the bill as a response to the federal court’s Calais decision, arguing the current map was unconstitutional and that the new plan should avoid race as the predominant factor while using partisan advantage, incumbency protection, compactness, contiguity, and communities of interest. Senators questioned whether the proposal effectively created a 5-1 Republican map, whether it diluted Black and Democratic voting strength, and whether it split too many parishes. Morris said the map was drawn from the 2022 plan, tweaked in committee and again on the floor, and that litigation was likely regardless of the final version. Two competing amendments drew extended debate. Senator Morris’s amendment, which further refined his map, was adopted 26-10. Senator Price then offered an alternative map based on an amicus brief and algorithmic criteria, arguing it would create two opportunity districts, split fewer parishes, avoid using race, and better reflect the state’s partisan balance; supporters said it was fairer and more compact, but it failed 10-27. After the amendments, the Senate returned to SB 121 for further questions, with members continuing to debate whether the bill’s 5-1 structure was a lawful partisan gerrymander or an impermissible racial dilution of voting strength.
LA

Louisiana 2026 Regular Session

Senate May 14th, 2026

Louisiana Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • of the Legislature of Louisiana upon the occasion of the passing of Carolyn Ann Cherry Moore.
  • State Board of Home Inspectors.
  • bylaws of an electric cooperative, to provide for bylaws by the Board of Directors.
  • I urge you to vote in favor of it. Thank you. Okay, the board is clear. Senator...
  • Board of Education decision. Brown v. Board of Education.
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
WA

Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session

Senate Early Learning & K-12 Education Jan 27th, 2026 at 08:00 am

Early Learning & K-12 Education

Transcript Highlights:
  • The second portion of the bill pertains to school board director training.
  • Under current law, the Board of Directors may not incur expenditures in excess of budgeted appropriations
  • Because one thing I know is that school boards have different structures of governance, some are policy
  • Members of the board, for the record, my name is Perry Dozier, 16th District senator.
  • When you get elected to a school board, your main focus is probably oversight of the budget.
Bills: SB6130 , SB6247 , SB6260 , SB6268 , SB6278
WA

Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session

Senate Local Government Jan 19th, 2026 at 01:30 pm

Local Government

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  • By way of background, a county board of equalization must meet annually by July 15th, or within two weeks
  • a petition with the county board of equalization within 60 days of the mailing date of the notice.
  • They can amend some parts of the code subject to approval from the Board of County Commissioners.
  • And so when I go to a hearing in front of the Board of Equalization...
  • And so when I go to a hearing in front of the Board of Equalization, they want me first to say, okay,
Bills: SB5820 , SB6064 , SB6077 , SB6101 , SB6013 , SB6066
AZ

Arizona 2026 Regular Session

03/16/2026 - House Health & Human Services

Health & Human Services

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  • We have that widening of breadth of clinical expertise.
  • I'm a founding board member of the Association for the Chronically Mentally Ill.
  • effort of how we need to take care of some of our people, right?
  • it on to the Board of Behavioral Health Examiners as well for that oversight and licensure component
  • of it.
OK
Transcript Highlights:
  • Senate Bill 397 by Endrix of the House and Bergstrom of the Senate, an act relating to the state board
  • It simply extends the sunset for the board of behavioral health licensure to July 1st, 2028.
  • Senate Bill 397 by Endrix of the House and Bergstrom of the Senate, an act relating to the state board
  • She is the president of Adair County Junior Fair Board and Rabbit and Poultry Club.
  • She is on the student board of directors at the First National Bank. Wants to attend UCO.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Senate Session (Part I) Sep 3rd, 2025

Texas Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Imagine living in fear of the man behind you at the pharmacy. of the delivery driver, even of your own
  • Her doctor prescribes. in case of postpartum hemorrhage, one of the leading causes of maternal death.
  • All of it is trauma. All of it is embodied.
  • Most healthcare in America today, there's a record of that and of what happened, of the outcomes.
  • specific purposes of impeding the actions of the member's house.
Bills: SB 8 , SB 1 , SB 2 , SB 5 , SB 10 , HB27 , HB7 , HB17 , HB1 , SB 9 , SB 7 , SB 17 , SB 4 , HB20 , HB18 , HB7 , HB17 , HB1 , HB20 , HB18 , SB9 , SB7 , SB17 , SB4 , SB1 , SR85 , SR87 , SB8 , SB5 , SB2 , SB10 , HB27
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Senate Session (Part II) Sep 3rd, 2025

Texas Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • We're down to about the last hour or two of session, and there's a lot of negotiation on a lot of bills
  • By the way, I'm proud to be a member of the Board of Regents of border security.
  • He is the dean of the Republican side of the ledger.
  • Senator Nichols, of course, I have the pleasure of sharing the same region of the state. having known
  • some of the different kinds of things they do."
Bills: SB 8 , SB 1 , SB 2 , SB 5 , SB 10 , HB27 , HB7 , HB17 , HB1 , SB 9 , SB 7 , SB 17 , SB 4 , HB20 , HB18 , HB7 , HB17 , HB1 , HB20 , HB18 , SB9 , SB7 , SB17 , SB4 , SB1 , SR85 , SR87 , SB8 , SB5 , SB2 , SB10 , HB27
TX

Texas 89th Regular

S/C on Workforce Apr 1st, 2025

S/C on Workforce

Transcript Highlights:
  • the worst days of their lives.
  • The other portions of the bill, I think, ERS handles part of it.
  • And requiring that local workforce development boards... boards are notified of large-scale, subsidized
  • ...of one out of every four foster youth will become homeless within four years of aging out of foster
  • will have some form of gainful employment by the age of 24.
Bills: HB669 , HB 1306 , HB3173 , HB3807
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Energy REVISED: Links Added Apr 1st, 2026

Energy

Transcript Highlights:
  • Members, Senate Bill 1976 is actually a mirror bill of House Bill 3469 that we passed a couple of weeks
  • Senate Bill 1191 repeals the section of law that created the Oklahoma Energy Low Carbon Initiative Board
  • of the information online.
  • , none of that's carved out.
  • of the OCC rules. ...industry that are not able to do some of the similar things because of the OCC
Committee: House Energy
Summary: The committee took up several energy and environmental bills, most of them mirror measures or agency-related changes. SB 1976, a mirror of HB 3469, would provide a three-year phase-in for new surety bond requirements adopted in HB 1369 and was reported out do pass on a 10-0 vote. SB 1314 would increase the well drillers fund limits for plugging bad wells that could contaminate aquifers, raising the per-well amount to $25,000 and the fund cap from $50,000 to $100,000; it also passed 10-0. SB 1191 repeals the law creating the Oklahoma Energy Low Carbon Initiative Board, which had never been appointed or met, and it passed 10-0. SB 1613, a mirror of HB 3142, was also reported do pass 10-0 after members noted prior questions had been resolved. SB 1246, from the Department of Environmental Quality, was described as streamlining services while keeping information online and preserving public comment time; it passed 11-0. The committee then spent the most time on SB 1439, the Energy Security and Independence Act, which would bar certain causes of action related to greenhouse gas emissions and alleged climate-change effects. Supporters argued it would protect Oklahoma’s oil and gas industry from costly, speculative lawsuits and preserve the state’s economy, while opponents questioned whether it would shield an industry from accountability and compared it to past tobacco litigation. The bill’s author said it would not affect other pollution claims or federal enforcement, only climate-related civil actions. After extended discussion, SB 1439 was reported out do pass on a 9-3 vote. Finally, SB 1930, the mirror bill to the Brine Development Act, was presented as a measure to speed up development of iodine and other mineral recovery from oilfield wastewater while avoiding conflicts with existing oil and gas operations and Corporation Commission rules. Members discussed Oklahoma’s role in iodine production, possible market growth, and concerns about creating unintended causes of action for surface owners or class-action claims. The author said amendments were still being negotiated, but the bill was nevertheless reported out do pass on an 11-0 vote. The chair closed by noting this was expected to be the committee’s only scheduled meeting, absent any reassignments.
LA

Louisiana 2026 Regular Session

Appropriations May 11th, 2026

Appropriations

Transcript Highlights:
  • all state and federal funds expended by the Board of Regents and certain boards of supervisors, colleges
  • of Regents and then also the Board of Supervisors.
  • It seeks to take that information, collected from the different Board of Regents and their Board of Supervisors
  • an investigation into the Louisiana Board of Regents.
  • "Which auditor, the legislative auditor or the auditor within each of the boards of supervisors?"
Bills: HR3 , HR80 , HB4 , HB172 , HB189 , HB623 , HB944 , HB1185 , HB1199 , HB1222 , SB105 , SB125 , SB461
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Human Services Finance and Policy Committee 3/18/26

Human Services Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • of the prevalence of to your question of the prevalence of it.<00:14:51.440><c> Um</c><00:14:51.760>
  • So one of the pieces of that of care.
  • </c><00:19:49.360><c> assisted</c> because of the nature of an assisted because of the nature of an assisted
  • Um, when I look at the National Registry of EMTs there, there's 20 board members there.
  • That part of, again, the combination of the issues of not having an RN on site to make some of those
Bills: HF3935 , HF2216 , HF4354 , HF4210 , HF4212
WA

Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Health Care & Wellness Jan 23rd, 2026 at 08:00 am

Health Care & Wellness

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  • kinds of loss.
  • The result of this financial mystery, The result of this financial mismanagement is that residents of
  • The oversight of the Office of the Insurance Commissioner could have brought the actions of Heritage
  • have this type of chemical out of their supply.
  • the board.
WA

Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session

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

State Government, Tribal Affairs & Elections

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  • 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 Licensing.
  • I'm here today on behalf of the Cosmetologists of Washington United in support of Senate Bill 5968.
  • One of the key indicators of this is our total ratio of applications received versus those resolved.
AL

Alabama 2025 Regular Session

Alabama House Judiciary Committee Feb 5th, 2025

Judiciary

Transcript Highlights:
  • They know the rest of this much...
  • of six years old, the only punishment that’s allowable is life without the possibility of parole.
  • case of Kennedy versus Louisiana.
  • It also allows the judge the discretion at the time of release to place that individual in any type of
  • That's the split part, the minimum period of confinement. part, the minimum period of confinement provided
Bills: HB2 , HB27 , HB54 , HB49 , HB58 , HB40 , HB38 , HB43 , HB2 , HB27 , HB40 , HB38 , HB43 , HB54 , HB49 , HB58
Committee: House Judiciary
AL

Alabama 2026 Regular Session

Alabama House Ways and Means Education Committee Jan 20th, 2026

Ways and Means Education

Transcript Highlights:
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  • The University of Alabama schools may have an advisory board that they want to do.
  • What were the duties of this board in past legislation?
  • That board met maybe one time or two couple of times. Last time they met was 1998.
  • Is that part of all of this? I don't know.
Bills: HB245 , HB138 , HB151 , HB152 , HB245 , HB138 , HB151 , HB152