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HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

WAM-LBT, WAM Informational Briefings 01-20-2026

Hawaii Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
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  • </c> so that we know that we're supporting so that we know that we're supporting something. something
  • I support because my community want it.
AL

Alabama 2026 Regular Session

Alabama House Ways and Means General Fund Committee Mar 11th, 2026

Ways and Means General Fund

Transcript Highlights:
  • This bill would not achieve its stated ends, nor was its introduction supported by any research about
  • This bill would not achieve its stated ends, nor was its introduction supported by any research about
  • They'll develop statewide resiliency policies, support hazard mitigation policies.
  • And involved in that will be people from different agencies: agriculture, commerce, conservation, ADCA
  • They'll develop statewide resiliency policies, support hazard mitigation policies.
WA

Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session

Senate State Government, Tribal Affairs & Elections Feb 3rd, 2026 at 01:30 pm

State Government, Tribal Affairs & Elections

Transcript Highlights:
  • Substitute Senate Bill 5763, sponsored by Senator Lovick, relating to the Law Enforcement Aviation Support
  • grant program to distribute funds to maintain and operate local law enforcement rotary wing aviation support
  • grant program to distribute funds to maintain and operate local law enforcement rotary wing aviation support
  • It provides reimbursement for search and rescue by aviation support units and provides remaining funds
  • Not sure how the prospects will be there, but that's what we'll move it to, and so ask for support.
NV
Transcript Highlights:
  • I will go ahead and open it up for testimony in support of SB 76.
  • Chair, there are no callers wishing to testify in support. Thank you.
  • So we hope that we can count on your support.
  • So I will go ahead and open it up for support of Senate Bill 62.
  • We're in strong support of SB 407. We're in strong support of SB 407, just for context.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Trade, Workforce & Economic Development Apr 9th, 2025

Trade, Workforce & Economic Development

Transcript Highlights:
  • I'm here in support of House Bill 3016.
  • We want to support our law enforcement.
  • I urge you to support working families and small businesses like mine by supporting HB 3191, and I would
  • On behalf of our thousands of Texas supporters, I urge you to support this bill and take meaningful action
  • I am in support of this bill. I know my time is up, sorry.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Trade, Workforce & Economic Development Apr 9th, 2025

Trade, Workforce & Economic Development

Transcript Highlights:
  • Thank you Madam Chair and members for allowing me to testify today in support of HB 576 by Representative
  • Thank you all for allowing me to testify. in support of HB 576 today. Members, any questions?
  • So we offer, we stand here saying right, we're ready to support this bill and also 336 to handle these
  • And I'm testifying in support of the committee substitute for HB 380.
  • Having a grant program in place where people can engage and And getting that financial support means
FL

Florida 2026 Regular Session

Transportation Jan 20th, 2026

Transportation

Transcript Highlights:
  • We have Jennifer Guy, who waves in support. Any debate on the amendment?
  • So with that, I ask for your favorable support. Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Very good.
  • So with that, I ask for your favorable support. Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Very good.
  • Florida waves in support.
  • Sheriff's Association waves in support of the bill.
Bills: S0382, S0654, S0684, S0880, S1080
Summary: The Transportation Committee met with a quorum and first took up SB 654 on traffic infraction enforcement, which would standardize procedures for red-light, school-zone speed, and school bus camera enforcement. The bill would allow clerks to retain 10% of penalty revenue, permit virtual hearings, require records retention, limit surveillance/data use, tighten school-zone flashing-light requirements, and add school board approval and reporting requirements for school bus camera programs. An amendment clarified reporting periods and which entity receives liability-transfer affidavits. Members raised questions about information-sharing, facial recognition, school-zone warnings, and school bus stop safety, but the committee accepted the amendment and reported the bill favorably. The committee then considered SB 1080, which was amended by a delete-all to address FDOT direct payments to first-tier subcontractors and takeover agreements involving sureties and replacement contractors. The amended bill was reported favorably. The committee also approved a slate of appointments in tabs 1 through 6 by one vote. Next, the committee heard SB 382 on electric bicycles and scooters. A strike-all amendment shifted the bill away from immediate enforcement changes and instead created an e-bike task force, required crash data collection and reporting, and retained rules requiring riders to yield to pedestrians, provide audible signals, and limit speed near pedestrians. Members discussed enforcement practicality, access concerns for riders who rely on e-bikes, and the need for public education and transparency. The amended bill was reported favorably. The committee then reported favorably SB 684, which removes certain signature requirements for electronic odometer disclosures in total-loss vehicle and vessel insurance transactions, and SB 880, which creates a new license plate for the Miami Northwestern Alumni Association. The meeting ended after all items were approved and the committee adjourned.
US
Transcript Highlights:
  • Do you know any major health groups that support this bill? I can't.
  • I support it.
  • Let's make sure we do this where we support producers across the country and support the supplement.
  • Investing in small agriculture is essential for national security.
  • How it supports families in Georgia? Absolutely. It's a huge factor.
Bills: SB222
Summary: This meeting of the committee focused primarily on the Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act, S222, which aims to permit schools to offer a fuller range of milk options, including whole, reduced, and low-fat varieties, that have garnered bipartisan support. Chairman Bozeman opened the session by highlighting concerns over children's nutrition and the obesity epidemic, emphasizing the significance of nutritious school meals in addressing these issues. Experts from various organizations were invited to discuss the implications of this bill as well as the current challenges facing school meal programs, including budget constraints and food supply issues. The meeting included passionate testimonies about the direct impacts of current dietary guidelines and federal funding reductions affecting schools' abilities to provide healthy meal options.
NM

New Mexico 2026 Regular Session

House - Chamber Meeting Feb 9th, 2026 at 11:52 am

New Mexico House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • I also rise in support of our COGs.
  • That's why I rise in support of your bill.
  • support in committee for this.
  • Speaker and gentlemen, I support this bill. There is further debate.
  • So I fully support your amendment. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
NM

New Mexico 2026 Regular Session

House - Chamber Meeting Feb 9th, 2026

New Mexico House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • I also rise in support of our COGs.
  • That's why I rise in support of your bill.
  • and unanimous support in committee for this.
  • I think I want to explain why ultimately I'm supporting this.
  • An act relating to agriculture, updating fees for certain New Mexico Department of Agriculture regulatory
Summary: The House convened with a quorum, opened with prayer and pledges, and spent much of the session on memorials and recognitions. Members honored former Senator Clint Hardin with a certificate and extended condolences, with several representatives sharing personal remembrances of his work on autism coverage, second chances for formerly incarcerated people, rural issues, and bipartisan dealmaking. The chamber also recognized Council of Governments Day, 4-H Day, NMSU Day, scouting groups, and several student and community guests, including youth from 4-H, NMSU CAMP, folklórico, and the La Cueva boys soccer team. The House received messages from the governor and Senate, including authorization for House Bill 320, the Industrial Carbon Reduction Act, and Senate passage of several bills. Committee reports were adopted on a long list of measures, including House Bills 145, 158, 180, 49, 164, 256, 287, 60, 120, 166, 306, 124, 314, 185, 253, 195, 259, 295, 296, 338, and others, along with several joint resolutions and memorials. The chamber also ordered certain bills germane and referred them to committees, and enrolled and engrossed multiple memorials. On third reading, House Bill 43, a PERA cleanup bill, passed 65-0. The House Judiciary Committee substitute for House Bill 70, updating the Public Regulation Commission and hearing officer structure, passed 66-0 after brief debate. House Bill 247, which modernizes capital outlay procedures and limits reauthorizations, was then taken up; the sponsor explained it would send unspent general fund capital outlay money to a Capital Development and Reserve Fund and tribal project balances to the tribal infrastructure fund. An amendment was offered to redirect the reserve fund money to the state road fund, and debate began, with members discussing road conditions and the purpose of the reserve fund.
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Senate Legislative Session Apr 15th, 2026 at 01:30 pm

Oklahoma Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • So we greatly appreciate your support tomorrow.
  • Thomas Cox is a director of the 72nd Force Support Squadron.
  • This empowers the citizens to support our veterans.
  • I'm very, very proud to support you in this effort today.
  • It's completely supported by the DEQ.
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Senate Legislative Session Apr 15th, 2026

Oklahoma Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • So we greatly appreciate your support tomorrow.
  • This empowers the citizens to support our veterans.
  • I'm very, very proud to support you on this effort today.
  • I'm very, very proud to support you on this effort today.
  • It's completely supported by the DEQ.
Summary: The Senate convened with a quorum, opened with prayer, and spent much of the day on recognitions and special presentations, including Capitol Cowboy Day honoring Oklahoma State University, the Doctor and Nurse of the Day, Miss Oklahoma Teen Taylor Meeks, military families for Purple Up for Military Kids Day, and several visiting groups in the galleries. During the OSU presentation, university leaders highlighted OSU’s agricultural research and asked for support for an upcoming agronomy research bill, and Coach Eric Morris was welcomed as the new head football coach. The chamber then took up Senate Resolution 31, designating April 15 as Purple Up for Military Kids Day in Oklahoma, which was presented with remarks about the sacrifices of military children and families and the significance of wearing purple. The Senate also advanced and passed several measures, including bills dealing with duplicate statutory sections and statutory interpretation, a negotiated oil and gas bill, the True Grit Trail, nitric oxide sales to minors, foster care and juvenile transition documents, a paraprofessional certification change, an Indian education council sunset extension, veterans’ tax refund donations, a Route 66 specialty license plate, cell phone restrictions in K-12 classrooms, tire pyrolysis funding, ABLE Commission reporting, scholarship-granting organization tax credits, municipal ordinance publication deadlines, and agency rule authority and review. Most bills were advanced without objection and passed by wide margins, with a few closer votes on House Bill 2398, House Bill 3127, House Bill 3704, and House Bill 1276. House Bill 1276, extending the classroom cell phone prohibition, drew the most debate, with supporters citing improved student focus and classroom interaction and one member raising local control concerns before voting yes. House Bill 3704, concerning participation in a federal tax credit for scholarship-granting organizations, prompted questions about double-dipping on tax benefits and state sovereignty, but it ultimately passed 38-8. The Senate then announced a Technology and Telecommunications meeting for the next morning and adjourned until 9:30 a.m. Thursday, April 16.
WA

Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session

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

Human Services

Transcript Highlights:
  • With your support, I hope to be confirmed as Secretary of DSHS.
  • So I'm going to ask that we do not support that. Kids from their parents.
  • So I would ask for your support on this. Community where families live.
  • So I urge your support. Senator Christian also spoke in support.
  • So it asked for this committee's support. Senator Christian.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
  • subject of the suit, and it can be very frightening with sometimes bad results because parents are supporting
  • We strongly support this bill and ask you to pass House Bill 2350.
  • We strongly support this bill, and we hope that you would pass it swiftly, put it on the local and consent
  • So we may be back in order online to be able to support this going forward. Thank you, Mr.
  • It is supported by stakeholders who want a robust business litigation framework so that we can compete
TX
Transcript Highlights:
  • There's a lot of areas in 1871 I fully support, but there's a lot of areas.
  • I know that, you know, our parents out there, you know, we need their support.
  • who come to them in the way they handle discipline and giving support.
  • who come to them in the way they handle discipline and giving support.
  • So I would never support that.
Summary: The committee heard a series of school safety and discipline bills, beginning with SB 870, which would codify an attorney general opinion allowing local school boards to decide whether school marshals may openly carry, conceal carry, or store a firearm in a secure safe on campus. The bill was laid out with no public testimony and left pending. The chair then moved to a combined discussion of SB 1871, 1872, 1873, 1874, and 1924, all focused on school discipline, teacher authority, and student safety. Senators Perry and Creighton described the package as a response to rising classroom disruptions, assaults on teachers, and concerns that districts lack effective tools to maintain order. SB 1871 would expand teacher removal authority, require return-to-class plans before a student removed for certain conduct can return, make some serious offenses mandatory for placement in juvenile justice settings, and provide telehealth mental health services through a consortium. SB 1872 would require expulsion to a JJAEP for assaults on teachers or school volunteers and extend certain expulsion-eligible conduct to off-campus offenses. SB 1873 would restore the prior understanding that in-school suspension is not subject to a three-day limit. SB 1874 would grant teachers immunity from disciplinary action for reporting discipline violations or acting in compliance with Chapter 37. SB 1924 would restore authority for local police and school district police to issue Class C citations for school offenses and require criminal referrals for students posing an imminent threat or assaulting a teacher, with a substitute clarifying referral rules when a citation has already been issued. The committee adopted the substitutes for the bills and moved them forward. Invited witnesses from teacher and administrator groups largely supported the overall goal of stronger discipline and safer classrooms, while asking for refinements. The Texas Classroom Teachers Association testified that teachers need more autonomy to remove disruptive or violent students and that classroom removals should not mean removal from learning. Superintendents from San Angelo, Grandview, and Wiley ISDs supported the bills’ emphasis on safety, expanded ISS flexibility, mandatory placement for serious offenses, and telehealth mental health services, but asked for more local control, flexibility for Districts of Innovation, more than one campus behavior coordinator in large districts, clearer timelines for return-to-class plans, and more precise definitions for disruptive conduct. Several witnesses stressed that teacher retention and student learning are being harmed by current discipline problems, while some members raised concerns about vague standards and the risk of overuse or public humiliation through citations and removals.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
  • To your point, safety is number one, and number two is the lack of district support.
  • Do you want to speak to the people that don't seem to be supportive of school discipline?
  • I appreciate your support, and I'm glad that you're doing what you're going to be doing.
  • Building relationships with kids begins with great systems of support.
  • So I would never, I would never support that as far as fines.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Children and Families Finance and Policy Committee 3/19/25

Children and Families Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:
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