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TX

Texas 89th Regular

Senate Session Jan 15th, 2025

Texas Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • The Secretary will read the resolution.
  • Secretary, we'll call the roll: Alvarado, Bettencourt, Birdwell, Blanco, Campbell, Cook, Creighton, Eckhardt
  • Secretary will call the roll. Alvarado, Bettencourt, Birdwell, Blanco, Campbell, Cook.
  • Following motion in writing, Secretary will read the motion. Mr.
  • The following committee, Secretary will read the members: Committee to notify the House.
Bills: SR1, SR2
Summary: The Senate reconvened from recess and received a message from the House stating that the House was organized and ready to conduct business. The House also reported passage of SCR 7, which directs the State Preservation Board to begin steps to replace the Children of the Confederacy plaque with a plaque honoring victims of Texas’s convict leasing system. The Senate then took up and adopted Senate Resolution 1, the caucus resolution offered by Senator Zaffirini, which sets recommendations for Senate operations. The officers of the Senate were then sworn in. Next, the chamber considered Senate Resolution 2, the Rules Resolution, offered by Senator Hughes; it was adopted by a 31-0 roll call vote and makes only limited changes to committee structure while retaining prior rules. The Senate also authorized the President to appoint a five-member committee to notify the House that the Senate was organized and ready to transact business. Senator Eckhardt introduced the Doctor of the Day, Dr. Liu, a family medicine physician from Austin. With no further business, the Senate recessed until 1 p.m. Wednesday, January 22.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Elections Apr 17th, 2025

Elections

Transcript Highlights:
  • Can you repeat what you said about Collin County again?
  • And especially for Collin County, I feel like I could say that.
  • The Secretary of State then enters it and sends it to the county.
  • Chairman, before I close, I need to clear up a slander against Collin County.
  • So I'm going to start with my district, House District 70 in Collin County.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Senate Session Jan 15th, 2025

Texas Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • The secretary will read the resolution.
  • Secretary, we'll call the roll.
  • Secretary will call the roll.
  • Chair: Secretary will, any questions? Secretary will call the roll.
  • Secretary will read the members.
Bills: SR1, SR2
AL

Alabama 2025 Regular Session

Alabama House Constitution, Campaigns and Elections Committee Apr 9th, 2025

Constitution, Campaigns and Elections

Transcript Highlights:
  • I mean, I can, but I think you probably get a much more in-depth response from the Secretary of State's
  • Would you allow me to defer that question to the Secretary of State? Sure, yeah.
  • So I'll say on the staff piece, um, it is all done by the Secretary... piece.
  • Now, creating this database is going to create more work on the staff of the Secretary of State.
  • Well, this is an opportunity for the Secretary of State's... opportunity for the Secretary of State's
Bills: HB479, HB480
LA

Louisiana 2026 Regular Session

Revenue and Fiscal Affairs May 11th, 2026

Revenue & Fiscal Affairs

Transcript Highlights:
  • Secretary Ms. Buzwa.
  • Secretary Ms. Buzwa.
  • Thank you, Madam Secretary.
  • We have a white card for informational purposes only, Secretary Buzwa, who has spoken.
  • Thank you, Senator Jenkins, Catherine Newsom, First Assistant Secretary of State.
AZ

Arizona 2026 Regular Session

03/11/2026 - House Federalism, Military Affairs & Elections

Federalism, Military Affairs & Elections

Transcript Highlights:
  • This is an email from Secretary Fontes.
  • I spoke with Secretary Fontes on Monday.
  • I sued the Secretary of State in 2020.
  • Secretary Nome and her assistant.
  • Madam Secretary, please call the roll.
Summary: The Committee on Federal and Military Affairs and Elections heard a lengthy presentation on an investigative referral concerning alleged voter registration anomalies in Arizona from March 2023 onward. The chair described examples involving out-of-state residents, deceased registrants, military voters, duplicate or mismatched registrations, and registrations tied to Service Arizona, ACCESS, third-party vendors, and NGOs. Members also discussed alleged mismatches between county recorder data and Secretary of State reports, possible issues with automatic voter registration, and concerns about public records compliance. At the end of the presentation, members were asked whether they wanted to sign onto a criminal referral to the Department of Homeland Security and the Department of Justice; several declined, while others agreed, and the committee proceeded after correcting a signature-block issue. The committee then considered Senate Bill 1259, which would allow certain protected individuals to use an alternate mailing address and attest to their residential address on candidate and financial disclosure filings. After questions about residency verification and confidentiality, the bill received a do pass recommendation by a 6-1 vote. Senate Bill 1281, dealing with state land department procedures for covered federal designations and notification of land takings, was heard next; after opposition testimony from the Sierra Club Grand Canyon Chapter, it passed 4-3. Senate Bill 1037, concerning election equipment security and internet connectivity, drew substantial debate. A Marquez strike-everything amendment that would have shifted the bill toward voting centers, ERIC participation, early voting changes, and election funding failed on a 4-3 vote. The underlying bill then failed to receive a do pass recommendation on a 3-3-1 vote. Finally, Senate Bill 1040, which would make voter registration rolls publicly accessible online and downloadable, passed 4-3 after questions about what information would remain redacted and concerns about public access to voter data.