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OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Revenue and Taxation Apr 20th, 2026 at 02:00 pm

Revenue and Taxation

Transcript Highlights:
  • I wouldn't be bringing it to you, but because it is successful and working for affordable housing projects
  • This is a proven structure that we Already, we have working in agriculture and in affordable housing,
  • I know that again, we are doing these with other entities with Ag and With affordable housing, so for
  • This bill is a cleanup of some issues related to affordable housing, simply clarifying that management
  • So, try to have an equal playing field for the way that we assess affordable housing.
Bills: HB1590 , HB1242 , HB3818 , HB4305
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Revenue and Taxation Apr 20th, 2026

Revenue and Taxation

Transcript Highlights:
  • Some of them serve agriculture and some serve affordable housing.
  • housing projects, I believe it's a good fit for the infrastructure needs for charge. affordable housing
  • Again, this is a proven structure that we already have working in ag and in affordable housing.
  • Affordable housing.
  • I know that, again, we are doing these with other entities, with ag and with affordable housing.
Bills: HB1590 , HB1242 , HB3818 , HB4305
Summary: The committee first considered and unanimously approved the nomination of Keith Ventress to the Oklahoma Development Finance Authority and then to the Oklahoma Industrial Finance Authority. Members noted his banking background and asked a brief question about the reference to old congressional district boundaries in the nomination materials, but there was no substantive opposition and both nominations advanced to the Senate. House Bill 1590, by Senator Daniels, would create an Oklahoma education infrastructure linked deposit program to provide reduced-interest loans for charter schools and nonprofit private schools for capital and building needs. Supporters said it would use existing state linked-deposit structures already used for agriculture and affordable housing, while opponents raised concerns about using taxpayer-backed funds for private schools, the bill’s broad nonprofit language, and whether it could lead to more state oversight of private education. The bill passed 9-2. House Bill 1242, which would add survey day to the list of agricultural sales tax exemption items, was discussed briefly but received no motion for a do pass recommendation and remained in committee. House Bill 3818, by Senator Coleman, would create tax-advantaged insurance loss savings accounts for homes and vehicles; members expressed concern about missing definitions, contribution limits, and the potential for abuse, but agreed the concept had promise and the bill passed 9-2 after the enacting clause was stricken for further work. House Bill 4305, as amended, clarified how affordable housing properties are assessed for ad valorem tax purposes by excluding certain income-based subsidies from valuation; after questions about prior court cases and assessment practices, it passed 6-5.
WY

Wyoming 2026 Regular Session

House Transportation, Highways & Military Affairs Committee, February 12, 2026

Transportation, Highways & Military Affairs

Transcript Highlights:
  • House Bill 26 basically gives an exemption to tribal vehicles that is afforded to United States, state
  • I've got House Bill 67 next. through. I've got House Bill 67 next.
  • Um, we don't have enough place to do affordable housing.
  • housing.
  • Could we is there a affordable housing.
Bills: HB0026 , HB0042 , HB0067 , HB0069
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

House Chamber - Fri Feb 20, 2026, 12:00PM HST - Day 19

Hawaii House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • </c> to your House of Representatives. to your House of Representatives.
  • Welcome to your House of Representatives. Welcome to your House of Representatives.
  • It's about housing stability.
  • It's about housing stability.
  • </c> housing chair and brief comment. housing chair and brief comment.
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

Tourism and Gaming Working Group (TGWG) - Thu Feb 19, 2026 @ 4:00 PM HST

Hawaii House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • John Quinnland, House Majority Leader. >> Senator Lindo. >> And then those in Zoom.
  • partners board game staff Aloa district partners John<00:14:12.639><c> Quinnland</c><00:14:12.959><c> House
  • </c><00:14:13.199><c> Majority</c><00:14:13.519><c> Leader</c> John Quinnland House Majority Leader John
  • Quinnland House Majority Leader &gt;&gt; Senator<00:14:14.720><c> Lindo</c> &gt;&gt; Senator Lindo &
  • We both live in places where we know that there sometimes the tourists are like, um, they're like house
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

House Chamber - Thu Feb 19, 2026, 12:00PM HST - Day 18

Hawaii House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Will the House come to order? Mr. Clerk, please call the roll. >> Mr.
  • Tracy Hunter, welcome to the Hawaii State House.
  • </c> >> Just noting reservations on House Bill 2116, House Draft 2. >> So ordered. >> Thank you. 529-
  • </c> &gt;&gt; Madam Speaker, I move that this house &gt;&gt; Madam Speaker, I move that this house stand
  • noon The House stands adjourned until 12 noon tomorrow.
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

Senate Floor Session 04-22-2026 12:00pm

Hawaii Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • in the House unamended.
  • House in an amended form for agree-disagree.
  • <00:03:12.320><c> Communication</c><00:03:13.000><c> numbers</c> House Communication numbers House Communication
  • </c> reading of the Senate Bill 3022 House reading of the Senate Bill 3022 House Draft<00:05:21.720><
  • On page 15, final reading of Senate Bill 3102 House Final reading of Senate Bill 3102, House Draft 2,
WA

Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session

Senate Floor Session Feb 11th, 2026 at 06:30 pm

Washington Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Yeah, maybe we'll solve our housing problem because all their jobs will leave and then there'll be empty
  • houses.
  • But we're causing kids. ...leave, and then there'll be empty houses. Maybe that's the idea.
  • It's a good amendment that helps make sure we do these things to help folks afford raising children.
  • ...make sure we do these things to help folks afford raising children, but also minimize the risk.
WA

Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session

Senate Floor Session Feb 11th, 2026 at 01:00 pm

Washington Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Affordability for exchange customers of the health plan certification process.
  • And this bill actually allows for public utilities to do more work in-house and get things done in a
  • This bill also provides some electronic transfer of bids, as opposed to just... ...to be done in-house
  • The Secretary will read: To the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives
  • , and to the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States in Congress assembled, and to the
WA

Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session

Senate Floor Session Feb 11th, 2026 at 10:00 am

Washington Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • President, the House has passed engrossed House Bill 1687 and engrossed substitute House Bill 1960.
  • The House has passed House Bill 102 and Substitute House Bill 1.
  • President, the House is passed on gross House bill.
  • President, the House is passed in gross House bill number 1687 and gross substitute House bill number
  • President, the House has passed House Bill No. 102, substitute House Bill number 1. Last line.
WA

Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session

Senate Floor Session Feb 11th, 2026

Washington Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Fourth order of business, messages from the House. The Secretary will read. February 10th, Mr.
  • President, the House has passed engrossed House Bill 1687 and engrossed substitute House Bill 1960.
  • President, the House has passed House Bill 102 and substitute House Bill 1.
  • She has served as the chief of staff at Health and Human Services, senior advisor to the House Democratic
  • She has served as the chief of staff at the Health and Human Services, Senior Advisor of the House Democratic
Summary: The Senate convened with roll call, the colors presented by the Sons of the American Revolution Color Guard, the Pledge of Allegiance, and a prayer by Pastor Jesse Bradley. The journal was approved, and the chamber received House messages announcing passage of several bills, including House Bill 1687, Engrossed Substitute House Bill 1960, House Bill 102, and Substitute House Bill 1. The Senate then adopted Senate Resolution 8684, which honored Washingtonians with ties to Team USA at the 2026 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games in Milano-Cortina. Senator Riccelli spoke in support, praising the athletes’ determination and Washington connections. The resolution passed by voice vote. The Senate next considered gubernatorial appointments. Brian C. Bennett was confirmed 49-0 as Director of the Washington State Lottery, with Senator Lovick speaking in support and highlighting Bennett’s public service and transition-team work. Angela Ramirez was then confirmed 49-0 as Secretary of the Department of Social and Health Services, with Senators Claire Wilson and Christian praising her experience, commitment, and attention to human services issues. After the confirmations, the Senate stood at ease for caucuses.
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Economic Development, Workforce and Tourism REVISED Apr 21st, 2026 at 01:30 pm

Economic Development, Workforce and Tourism

Transcript Highlights:
  • Senate Or House Bill 3880 does two things.
  • House Bill 3031, caring for Representative Stewart, from the House, this sets up a revolving fund with
  • I declare House Bill 3031 to have passed.
  • on the House side.
  • I declare House Bill 3369 to have passed.
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Economic Development, Workforce and Tourism REVISED Apr 21st, 2026

Economic Development, Workforce and Tourism

Transcript Highlights:
  • Senator Yuck is recognized to present the provisions of House Bill 1823.
  • Senate Bill, or House Bill 3880, does two things.
  • House Bill 3031, carried for Representative Stewart from the House, sets up a revolving fund with the
  • the House side.
  • House Bill 3624 repeals Title 19. House Bill 3624 repeals Title 19, Section 36.
Summary: The Senate Economic Development, Workforce, and Tourism Committee met for a work session focused largely on executive nominations and several House bills. The committee advanced nominations for Jared Lundry and Norville Ritter to the Oklahoma Tourism and Recreation Commission, Amy Blackburn as Executive Director of the Oklahoma Department of Tourism and Recreation, and Jason Kays to the Oklahoma Employment Security Commission, with each nominee describing their background and priorities and receiving favorable roll-call votes. Members also considered and advanced a series of bills affecting housing, tourism, workforce, and related programs. HB 1823 would require the Oklahoma Housing Finance Agency to provide advance notice of HOME program changes, limit retroactive rule changes, and give preference to nonprofit grant recipients; it passed 8-1. HB 4476 created a revolving fund related to a music industry rebate program and passed 7-2 after an amendment raising a threshold from 25,000 to 28,000. HB 3880 updated tourism advertising law to include digital media and allowed the Oklahoma Today magazine to move online, with an amendment making publication permissive rather than mandatory; it passed 8-1. HB 3031 created a revolving fund for workforce development tied to skilled trades and the North Point Workforce Development Initiative, and HB 3378 staggered terms on the Oklahoma Science and Technology Research and Development Board; both passed. The committee also passed HB 3369, which aligned LP gas and fire-suppression rules for mobile food vendors and required annual fire safety training, HB 3429, which authorized up to $50 million in bonds for CareerTech-related economic development projects, HB 3657, which clarified agricultural labor reporting and allowed OESC to share workforce data with the Workforce Commission, and HB 4215, which lowered the minimum spend threshold for Oklahoma film post-production incentives from $50,000 to $20,000. Finally, HB 3624, a controversial bill changing how county lines are determined along shifting waterways, drew extensive debate over taxation, property records, and rural impacts before passing 6-5. The chair noted the committee likely had one more meeting remaining and invited further suggested language on the county-line issue.
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

House Chamber - Wed Feb 4, 2026, 12:00PM HST - Day 9

Hawaii House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Will the House come to order? Mr. Clerk, please call the roll. >> Mr. Alcos, >> Mr.
  • But welcome to your House this manner.
  • But welcome to your House of<00:11:58.880><c> Representatives.
  • </c> &gt;&gt; Madam Speaker, I move that this house &gt;&gt; Madam Speaker, I move that this house stand
  • The House stands adjourned until 12 noon tomorrow.
WA

Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Floor Session Jan 28th, 2026

Washington House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Seeing none, the question before the House is adoption of Resolution, House Resolution 4675.
  • The House will be at ease for the purpose of the caucus. The House will be in order.
  • It has been moved and seconded that the House Rule 26A... ...requirements in House Rule 26A.
  • The question before the House is the adoption of the motion to suspend the House rules to refer IL-26
  • With the consent of the House, the House will now adjourn until 10:30 a.m.
Summary: The House convened with a quorum, opened with the Pledge of Allegiance, a National Anthem performance, and a prayer offered by Washington Army National Guard Lieutenant Colonel Jeffrey Cole. The chamber then adopted House Resolution 4675, honoring the Washington National Guard for its service in emergencies, search and rescue, disaster response, and military readiness. Members spoke in support, highlighting the Guard’s history, its role in recent flood and landslide responses, and the sacrifices of service members and their families. The resolution passed by voice vote, and Guard leadership and members present in the galleries were recognized. The House also recognized Congressman Dan Newhouse in a point of personal privilege, with remarks praising his service in state and federal office and his ties to agriculture. The chamber then moved to the Fourth Order of Business and debated a motion to suspend House rules to send two initiatives to the Education Committee for prompt public hearings. Supporters argued the Constitution requires precedence for initiatives and that the House should hear them promptly; opponents argued the Constitution allows the Legislature to take no action and that the motion was unnecessary. The motion to suspend the rules failed on a recorded vote, 38 yeas and 57 nays, with three excused. Next, members debated the routine motion to refer the bills, memorials, measures, and resolutions on the introduction sheet to committee. Some members again argued the two initiatives should be given priority and public hearings before other business, while others supported normal referral of the day’s measures. The motion passed on a recorded vote, 57 yeas and 38 nays, with three excused. Committee reports were then accepted and referred as designated, and the House adjourned until Thursday, January 29 at 10:30 a.m.
WA

Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session

Senate Ways & Means Feb 9th, 2026 at 10:30 am

Ways & Means

Transcript Highlights:
  • fit affordability for the producer or the consumer.
  • housing and related services.
  • housing and related services.
  • Substitute Senate Bill 6018 relates to the Washington State Housing Finance Commission.
  • Substitute Senate Bill 6018, concerning the Housing Finance Commission.
Committee: Senate Ways & Means
NM

New Mexico 2026 Regular Session

Senate - Finance Feb 11th, 2026 at 04:38 pm

Senate Finance

Transcript Highlights:
  • Line 53, the House added to this to make sure that there was two years of a Line 53, the House added
  • This is what the House did: the House put in a total of 60 and then made 50 of it available if we can
  • This is our member grow from the Senate and the House. And so we need to adopt this in the House.
  • And the House. And so we need to adopt this in the House bill too.
  • The House, we'll have no idea on. There's no questions from the House.
Bills: SB152 , SB145 , SB190 , HB247