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WA
Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session
House State Government & Tribal Relations Jan 28th, 2026 at 01:30 pm
State Government & Tribal Relations
Transcript Highlights:
- Secretary of State, the Department of Fish and Wildlife, and the Office of the Insurance Commissioner
- And what that does, though, and I've worked with the Department of Transportation to their credit, they've
- And then with the Insurance Commissioner, constituents are really concerned about the cost of health
- But he also wants to make sure that the Secretary of State, and I don't know, I can't speak for the insurance
- of the about what the solution would be and of course engage all of our stakeholders and all of the
Bills:
HB2356 , HB2574 , HB2572 , HB2460 , HJR4212 , HB2631 , HB2333 , HB2462 , HB2419 , HB2176 , HB2491
Committee:
House State Government & Tribal Relations
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- I haven't heard of any. There's one small part of the bill that causes a little bit of concern.
- Additionally, a majority of the voting members of the SHAC must be a parent of an enrolled student and
- side of campus.
- It’s not completely out of parallel, just slightly out of parallel because my read of the original bill—again
- Just to kind of wrap up, one of the...
Bills:
SB2920 , SB2929 , SB2398 , SB865 , SB401 , SB2619 , SB2927 , SB1395 , SB1972 , SB2540 , SB1635 , SB1581 , SB2008
Committee:
Senate Education
Keywords:
steroids, student athletes, athletic competition, University Interscholastic League, medical purpose, gender transition, school athletics, spectator conduct, referees, ejection policy, extracurricular activities, concussion, brain injury, school policy, academic accommodations, student welfare, cardiac arrest, emergency response, CPR training, automated external defibrillators
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- The recapture bill addresses the issue of rising insurance costs, particularly for windstorm and hail
- You have the amount of premiums that they're paying for this windstorm insurance rates in the Tier 1
- Of that $10 million, more than 10 percent will be used to pay for property casualty insurance.
- insure all of our facilities.
- I mean, have all of your insurance costs gone up? I mean, that's the question. Yes, yes.
Bills:
SB2920 , SB2929 , SB2398 , SB865 , SB401 , SB2619 , SB2927 , SB1395 , SB1972 , SB2540 , SB1635 , SB1581 , SB2008
Committee:
Senate Education
Keywords:
steroids, student athletes, athletic competition, University Interscholastic League, medical purpose, gender transition, school athletics, spectator conduct, referees, ejection policy, extracurricular activities, concussion, brain injury, school policy, academic accommodations, student welfare, cardiac arrest, emergency response, CPR training, automated external defibrillators
TX
Texas 89th Regular
Trade, Workforce & Economic Development Mar 26th, 2025
Trade, Workforce & Economic Development
Transcript Highlights:
- Department of Labor (DOL). ...full ownership of the program and implements it in a manner that aligns
- But your apprenticeship programs that are DOL, Department of Labor, their funding comes from, as I laid
- Learning all this, so help me with how these Department of Labor registered apprenticeship programs work
- Apprenticeship and Training, which is underneath the Department of Labor.
- Chairman Harris did a great job of laying out kind of the finer points of what the bill does.
Keywords:
HB 431, Texas Property Code, Property Code Chapter 202, solar roof tiles, solar shingles, solar energy device, homeowners association, HOA, property owners' association, POA, renewable energy, residential solar, distributed solar, roof-mounted solar, homeowner rights, architectural control, restrictive covenants, real estate, subdivision regulations, multi-zoned subdivisions
KY
Kentucky 2026 Regular Session
House Budget review Sub. on Postsecondary Education. (1-29-26)
Transcript Highlights:
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- rising cost of of uh insurance<00:04:00.400><c> and</c><00:04:01.360><c> uh</c><00:04:01.519><c> we<
- of of what this general um pictorial of of what this building<00:08:51.040><c> might</c><00:08:51.279
- </c> in very much need of these types of new in very much need of these types of new construction. construction
- Uh, we send a number of our graduates to Huntsville, Alabama. We send them to Florida.
Summary:
The House Budget Review Subcommittee on Postsecondary Education met to hear from Morehead State University President Jay Morgan, who outlined the university’s budget and capital priorities. He described Morehead as a Kentucky-serving, largely low-income student institution with an aging campus, and said the university’s long-term plan is to renovate existing facilities, decommission older buildings, and replace outdated space with more efficient construction. He thanked the General Assembly for prior support, especially asset preservation funding, fire and tornado insurance premium support, and a prior university inflationary adjustment.
On the operating side, Morgan asked that insurance premium support continue, that the earlier inflationary adjustment roll forward, and that the Kentucky Council on Postsecondary Education’s request for a minimum distribution in the performance funding formula be supported. He noted Morehead has received little or no performance funding in recent years and said that if no additional formula funds are added, the university would prefer a line-item appropriation. On the capital side, he requested continued asset preservation funding and outlined several construction priorities: a new applied science building, a new agriculture science building, a new space science technology building, and a cost-share replacement for the aging Maze Hall residence hall, with the state covering $10 million of a $20 million project and Morehead matching the rest.
Morgan also discussed the Craft Academy, saying the current appropriation supports 200 students and that the university would like to increase the line item to expand enrollment by about 20 students. In response to questions from Chairman Tipton, he said Morehead had previously explored but ultimately rejected a public-private partnership model for housing, preferring to own and control its residence halls to keep housing costs manageable for students. He also explained that the land surveying courses in the applied science proposal are a popular part of related programs and that Morehead’s space science program is a major research-and-contracts-driven operation with about 250 students, federal and private research ties, and graduates working both in Kentucky and elsewhere. The committee then approved the prior meeting minutes and discussed that upcoming postsecondary budget meetings would continue over the next several weeks to gather input on the new budget process.
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Insurance Committee Mar 19th, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- Following the bill presentation, we will move to our oversight hearing titled, "Department of Insurance
- Josephine Figueroa, a deputy commissioner and legislative director for the Department of Insurance under
- Welcome to the Assembly Insurance Committee's Oversight Hearing of the California Department of Insurance
- County Department of Public Health.
- The Department of Insurance, the men and women at the department, are the public and are the ones responsible
Summary:
The committee first heard AB 597, a bill to strengthen consumer protections for disaster survivors who use public adjusters. The author and the Department of Insurance said the measure would cap public adjuster fees at 15% for claims tied to declared disasters, require clearer contracts, prohibit solicitation during emergency conditions, and allow consumers to rescind contracts that were solicited during prohibited periods. Insurance industry groups supported the bill, while public adjuster representatives opposed it as written but said they were willing to work on revisions. The committee approved the bill and re-referred it to Appropriations; the roll call was ultimately recorded as 16-0.
The committee then held its fourth oversight hearing on the Department of Insurance’s Sustainable Insurance Strategy, with Commissioner Ricardo Lara giving an extensive update on wildfire-related market reforms and consumer protections. He said the recent Southern California wildfires had not derailed the strategy and described actions including advance claim payments, a one-year moratorium on residential non-renewals in affected areas, a new fraud strike team, smoke-damage claim guidance, additional living expense protections, and a consumer claims tracker. He reported more than $12.1 billion in claims paid, over 37,000 claims filed, and more than 7,000 survivors assisted directly. He also discussed related bills and reforms, including AB 597, SB 495, SB 547, SB 429, SB 616, AB 888, and AB 2026.
Members questioned the commissioner about the Fair Plan’s growing exposure, the $1 billion assessment, rate increases, non-renewals, underinsurance, and whether the reforms would actually stabilize the market. Lara said the assessment was already approved, that policyholders would not be hit with one large bill because insurers have two years to recover costs, and that the department was pushing insurers to use catastrophe modeling and reinsurance tools in exchange for commitments to write more policies in wildfire-distressed areas. He said the department expects to see market stabilization by 2026, though he emphasized the timeline depends on insurer participation, implementation of the new regulations, and future disaster activity. Members generally expressed support for the goals of the strategy while pressing for clearer expectations for consumers and faster action on mitigation and market reform.
LA
Transcript Highlights:
- "Talking about the Department of Ed and public schools.
- "Well, that's part of what I'm asking the Department of Education to look at.
- the Department of Education and the state of Louisiana.
- That's why..." "...the goals of the Department of Education and the state of Louisiana.
- I've sent it to someone in the Department of Education.
Committee:
House Education
Keywords:
education, investment, workforce development, TOPS, higher education, repayment, scholarships, academic eligibility, financial aid, athletics, high school sports, state report, student wellness, computer science, scholarship, curriculum requirements, workforce training, education funding, data administration, financial assistance
OK
Transcript Highlights:
- And lastly, it allows the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Commission to set any of the quotas or limits
- And do we have, sorry, do we have any numbers on nuisance, numbers from the Department of Wildlife or
- Nils Rodafeld, Assistant Director of Oklahoma Department of Wildlife.
- Nels Rodafeld, Assistant Director at Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation.
- Most of the Nels Rodafeld, Assistant Director of the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation, testified
Committee:
Senate Agriculture and Wildlife
Keywords:
veterinary medicine, definitions, animal husbandry, board of veterinary examiners, telemedicine, veterinarian-client relationship, animal welfare, commercial pet breeders, licensing, advertising, animal cruelty, Oklahoma Agricultural Extension, local funding, financial institutions, county extension services, state funds, wildlife conservation, hunting regulations, mountain lions, black bears
Summary:
The Agriculture Committee first considered two executive nominations and approved both unanimously. Rebecca Hartfield was re-nominated to the State Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners, where she described her rural mixed-animal veterinary work and efforts to encourage future veterinarians. James Harrell was then nominated to the Oklahoma State University Veterinary Medical Authority; supporters emphasized his commitment to rural Oklahoma and addressing the shortage of large-animal veterinarians, and he discussed efforts to improve veterinary education and recruit more Oklahoma students. Both nominations passed 13-0.
The committee then took up House Bill 3391, which would add improper advertising as a basis for revoking a commercial pet breeder license and define advertising to include digital and social media. Members asked about the definition and scope of commercial pet breeders. The bill passed on a 9-4 vote. House Bill 4128, dealing with black bear hunting season and harvest limits, drew extensive debate. An amendment to move the opener to September 21, expand counties, and let the Wildlife Commission set quotas failed 6-7. The underlying bill, which would have kept the September 15 opener and a 200-bear limit, also failed 3-9 after testimony and debate focused on bear population data, nuisance complaints, and concerns about out-of-state hunters and impacts on female bears.
House Bill 3557, which would keep locally raised county extension funds in separate accounts so they are not swept into state accounts, passed 10-2 after questions about how local, state, and federal funds would be handled. Finally, House Bill 3239 on veterinary telemedicine passed 9-3. The bill defines the veterinarian-client relationship needed before telemedicine can be used, with supporters saying it would provide needed structure while preserving access for rural livestock care; opponents worried it could restrict access in emergencies. The committee then adjourned.
CO
Colorado 2026 Regular Session
Colorado House 2026 Legislative Day 086 Apr 9th, 2026
Colorado House Floor Meeting
Keywords:
Colorado Channel (CGA Floor), https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ESt4lOIeaUQ, 2026-06-21T02:37:49+00:00, 2.2.24, Data collected via generic collector engine, Due to technical issues, this stream ended at 3:45pm. Please refer to Part 2 for continued coverage of today's legislative session., 981, all, 2.2.42, 2.1.47
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Workforce, Labor, and Economic Development Finance and Policy Committee 3/18/26
Workforce, Labor, and Economic Development Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- But so folks can understand, currently, like other jobs, some folks can opt out of unemployment insurance
- But so folks can understand, currently, like other jobs, some folks can opt out of unemployment insurance
- The department uses a variety of other administrative data, and the department also receives tips from
- </c><01:23:53.840><c> of</c><01:23:53.960><c> Human</c> services through a Department of Human services
- through a Department of Human Services<01:23:55.040><c> authorized</c><01:23:55.600><c> provider</c>
Keywords:
workforce development, appropriations, nonprofit organizations, employment services, state funding, paid leave, S corporations, employment law, exemptions, Minnesota Statutes, cancer, healthcare, appropriation, Rural Cancer Institute, Minnesota clinicians, pilot program, nursing, education, University of Minnesota, equity
WY
Transcript Highlights:
- Um, there was a settlement between the Department of Justice and the National Association of Realtors
- Chairman, Senator Kolb, so this came out of a lawsuit from the Department of Justice against the National
- came out of a lawsuit<00:38:24.160><c> from</c><00:38:24.480><c> the</c><00:38:24.640><c> Department
- </c><00:38:24.960><c> of</c><00:38:25.119><c> Justice</c> lawsuit from the Department of Justice lawsuit
- And so instead of appealing it, there was a settlement agreement between the Department of Justice and
Committee:
Senate Judiciary
Keywords:
audit, transparency, government reporting, accountability, public access, firearm rights, restoration of rights, criminal justice, felony convictions, Wyoming law, artificial intelligence, social scoring, biometric data, privacy rights, government regulation, foreign censorship, digital innovation, constitutional rights, Wyoming GRANITE Act, extraterritorial laws
WY
Transcript Highlights:
- ><00:09:02.880><c> post</c><00:09:03.040><c> the</c> department of audit shall post the department of
- of the department worked to the director of the department worked to identify<00:09:18.240><c> the</
- Since I began department of audit.
- </c><00:21:09.440><c> of</c> understanding that our Department of understanding that our Department of
- 02.799><c> of</c> but we wouldn't, Department of but we wouldn't, Department of Corrections<00:25:03.360
Committee:
House Judiciary
Keywords:
audit, transparency, government reporting, accountability, public access, firearm rights, restoration of rights, criminal justice, felony convictions, Wyoming law, artificial intelligence, social scoring, biometric data, privacy rights, government regulation, foreign censorship, digital innovation, constitutional rights, Wyoming GRANITE Act, extraterritorial laws
NM
Transcript Highlights:
- One of the reasons that we know we can kind of hit the ground running on this is because all of these
- Chairman, Senator Rozel, I mean, AEDs, like, we're asking the Department of Education to allocate grants
- Out-of-school time has proven benefits. ...of time that is spent out-of-school.
- I have no doubt that these out-of-school programs do a lot of good for a lot of... ...out-of-school programs
- of the lack of transportation, is that some of these FFA chapters are now having two classes of FFA
Committee:
Senate Senate Education
Keywords:
ecological monitoring, sustainability, tribal engagement, education, research funding, graduate scholarship, higher education funding, New Mexico, appropriation, financial aid, out-of-school programming, education funding, youth programs, affordability, nonprofit organizations, defibrillators, public schools, health and safety, emergency response, school elections
NM
Transcript Highlights:
- Virtual charter schools operate under two levels of accountability from the Public Education Department
- Chair and members of the committee. Greg Frosted from the Public Education Department.
- Okay, I had a couple of them. Senator Soles, and this might be for the department.
- So if there are issues, obviously, that the department is working on in terms of approval of this, that
- I know our LESC folks, and probably the department, are concerned about what the implications of this
Committee:
House House Education
Keywords:
ecological monitoring, sustainability, tribal engagement, education, research funding, graduate scholarship, higher education funding, New Mexico, appropriation, financial aid, out-of-school programming, education funding, youth programs, affordability, nonprofit organizations, defibrillators, public schools, health and safety, emergency response, school elections
WA
Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Postsecondary Education & Workforce Jan 28th, 2026 at 01:30 pm
Postsecondary Education & Workforce
Transcript Highlights:
- For brief background, tattoo artists are licensed by the Department of Licensing, or DOL.
- It would be the state of Washington. Thank you for that question. So Department of Licensing.
- Department of Labor.
- Department of Education have hurt the department's ability to conduct oversight of institutions across
- streamline the process and kind of control some of the costs for the fire departments and the EMS providers
Committee:
House Postsecondary Education & Workforce
Keywords:
ink of hope act, mental health, substance use, rehabilitation, community support, Washington college grant, postsecondary education, nondegree programs, student access, financial aid, consumer protections, school closures, educational programs, student rights, emergency medical services, EMT recertification, healthcare, first responders, public health, encampments
KY
Kentucky 2025 Regular Session
Capital Projects and Bond Oversight Committee (10-21-25)
Transcript Highlights:
- The Office of Financial Management transmitted its annual report of outstanding debt on behalf of state
- The Office of Financial Management transmitted its annual report of outstanding debt on behalf of state
- </c> The next lease I'm reporting is PR5886 in Hardin County for the Department of Juvenile Justice,
- /c><00:12:46.720><c> of</c> more broad because of the type of more broad because of the type of program
- :14:49.120><c> of</c><00:14:49.199><c> of</c> a high incidence of of of a high incidence of of of um<
Keywords:
00:09 Call to Order and Roll Call
00:42 Approval of Minutes
01:07 Information Items
04:05 Lease Rpt - Finance and Administration Cabinet
18:59 OFM - Economic Development Fund Grants
25:42 OFM – KY Housing Authority
31:30 Remaining 2025 Meetings
33:26 Adjournment, 958, all
Summary:
The committee met with quorum, approved the September meeting minutes, and received a set of information reports on capital projects, debt, school district bond issues, UK and KCTCS asset preservation projects, and the Louisville Arena Authority’s financial report, with the latter noted as lengthy and expected to be discussed further in person in December. The committee also heard a Finance and Administration Cabinet lease report covering three leases: a temporary lease for the Cabinet for Health and Family Services in Louisville due to ongoing maintenance and safety issues at its current site, a Department of Juvenile Justice lease in Hardin County for a day-treatment/alternative school program, and a Warren County lease renewal. Members questioned the Hardin County lease about the higher rate and limited competition; agency staff explained the specialized school setting, transportation and program requirements, and the difficulty of attracting bidders for alternative-school space. The lease package was approved after roll call.
The committee then considered seven economic development grants: four EDF grants and three KPDI grants. The projects included infrastructure for Allen County’s industrial park, flood-related repairs for Weddington Plaza in the Big Sandy area, an Owensboro manufacturing expansion for Mscan America, a new Louisville manufacturing facility for Anthro Energy, a Henderson due-diligence study, a Paducah spec building, and utility extensions for the Riverbend site in Carrollton. Staff said the projects had been approved by KEFA and recommended by the relevant cabinet leadership, and the committee approved them by roll call.
Finally, the committee reviewed a new Kentucky Housing Corporation conduit bond issue for about $43 million for 233 Louisville housing units, which was approved. It then took up five SFCC debt issues together: new money for an Edmonson County elementary school and Knox County middle school gym improvements, plus refundings for Callaway, Hardin, and McCracken counties. Members raised concerns that the refundings were bundled together and that some did not appear to meet a newly referenced 3% net present value savings guideline, but the package was still approved on a 5-2 vote. The meeting ended with calendar updates, including a November 20 meeting at noon and a December 16 meeting featuring the Yum Arena presentation, followed by adjournment.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- , that same section of the Constitution states that the body may compel the attendance of absent members
- Every one of them has been well planned days ahead of time.
- So I just don't think that alone kind of neuters the bill and, and, and makes it kind of.
- I'm a big fan of the, the, of your Senate bill.
- of bribery.
Bills:
HB18
Committee:
Senate State Affairs
Keywords:
HB 18, Texas Legislature, quorum break, quorum-busting, legislative walkout, absent legislators, political contributions, campaign finance, political expenditures, legislative caucus, specific-purpose committee, Texas Ethics Commission, civil penalty, show cause order, district court, Fifteenth Court of Appeals, session fundraising, travel lodging food expenses, legislative session, compelled attendance
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- Regardless of what you may think of whether the filibuster should have occurred or not, if we had such
- this kind of legislation.
- Now, part of the problem is that there's a lot of fundraising that is associated with actions in the
- I don't think any of us will.
- a notice of the voter's change of address submitted under Section 15.
Committee:
Senate State Affairs
Keywords:
voter registration, election procedures, provisional ballot, change of address, residence requirements, Texas Election Code, voting rights, judicial administration, court reform, juvenile diversion, court security, mental health services, drug offenses, constitutional amendments, political contributions, special legislative session, election code, transparency, campaign finance, election law
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- of political funds from members of the legislature who are absent from the state for the purpose of
- I'm just getting at the right of constitution of quorum break to the purpose of this bill.
- off of that.
- So all the individuals, regardless of party, regardless of stance, or any type of.
- Some of them kind of piggyback off of what Vice Chair Busey was saying.
Bills:
HB18
Committee:
House Elections
Keywords:
HB 18, Texas Legislature, quorum break, quorum-busting, legislative walkout, absent legislators, political contributions, campaign finance, political expenditures, legislative caucus, specific-purpose committee, Texas Ethics Commission, civil penalty, show cause order, district court, Fifteenth Court of Appeals, session fundraising, travel lodging food expenses, legislative session, compelled attendance
TX
Committee:
Senate Natural Resources
Keywords:
concrete crushing, hospital proximity, environmental regulation, public health, zoning laws, concrete plants, standard permit, construction regulation, environmental compliance, health and safety code, water rights, property transfer, disclosure requirements, coastal property, Texas legislation, real estate, environmental impact, Gulf of America, coastal resources, Texas sovereignty