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FL

Florida 2026 Regular Session

Ethics and Elections Jan 13th, 2026

Ethics and Elections

Transcript Highlights:
  • To my understanding, the governor certainly has a protective detail.
  • I believe that the lieutenant governor does as well.
  • a lieutenant governor or a Cabinet member are certainly protected.
  • a lieutenant governor or a cabinet member are certainly protected.
  • You have been supplied with all of these nominees by the Governor.
Summary: The committee met with a quorum and considered several election- and ethics-related bills. Senate Bill 572 by Senator Harrell, which would update ethics statutes so the definition of “relative” includes foster parents and foster children, received supportive testimony from the Commission on Ethics and passed unanimously. Senate Bill 414 by Senator Bracy Davis, allowing campaign funds to be used for campaign-related child care expenses, was presented as a way to reduce barriers to public service but was temporarily postponed after the sponsor said it lacked the votes to advance. Senate Bill 500 by Senator Avila would require FDLE protective security details for major-party nominees for governor, lieutenant governor, and cabinet offices from nomination through assumption of office; members questioned the scope, definitions of major and minor parties, and whether taxpayers should bear the cost, and the bill was reported favorably on a divided vote. Senate Bill 620 by Senator Mayfield would require candidates for federal, state, county, district, judicial, and school board offices to disclose any non-U.S. citizenship or dual citizenship; testimony opposed the bill as stigmatizing dual citizens, but it was reported favorably. The committee also approved CS for SB 92 by Chair Gaetz, which creates whistleblower-style protections for public employees who file ethics complaints based on firsthand knowledge and face retaliation, with support from the Commission on Ethics. In addition, the committee unanimously approved a block of gubernatorial appointments and then passed Senate Bill 564 by Senator Yarborough, allowing registered or pre-registered high school students to volunteer at polling places for community service hours; members discussed whether the bill would create new volunteer opportunities and whether the term “community service hours” needed clarification. The meeting ended with adjournment.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Natural Resources (Part I) May 21st, 2025

Natural Resources

Transcript Highlights:
  • As such, SB 3074 would allow the governor, lieutenant governor, and members of the legislature to communicate
  • Members, the committee substitute that I've worked with Lieutenant Governor Patrick and his staff and
  • team provides that the communication from the governor, lieutenant governor, or member of the legislature
  • , lieutenant governor, or member of the legislature in the second degree of consanguinity and affinity
  • The Speaker is not an executive branch officer the way the lieutenant governor is, but he is a presiding
Summary: The committee heard and laid out several natural resources and environmental bills, with testimony focused on balancing development, public health, wildlife protection, and regulatory authority. SB 3074 would allow the governor, lieutenant governor, and legislators to communicate in writing with TCEQ about matters before the commission, with safeguards requiring the communication to be part of the record and allowing other parties to respond; a committee substitute narrowed it to written communications about permits only, limited legislator communications to facilities in their districts, and adjusted conflict-of-interest rules. HB 3556, as substituted, would require notice to Texas Parks and Wildlife for certain very tall structures in specified coastal counties and give TPWD a limited right to seek injunctive relief if mitigation is insufficient to prevent material harm to migratory birds; supporters said it would address ignored wildlife recommendations and protect key flyways, while opponents argued the bill was too broad, singled out wind energy, and gave one agency unusually strong enforcement power. HB 49 would expand liability protections for produced-water recycling and beneficial use; supporters said it would encourage reuse of a large wastewater stream and reduce disposal pressures, while opponents warned it could shield operators from responsibility before the science and standards are mature. HB 4413 would authorize mass-balance accounting for renewable biomass feedstocks, and HB 3866 would regulate intermediate bulk container recycling facilities near homes, with a committee substitute adding a grandfather clause and making implementation contingent on funding. The committee also heard bills affecting air and energy regulation. HB 5033 would create a trigger to end vehicle emissions inspections if federal law changes to allow it; the substitute removed a Supreme Court-related trigger, and the lone public witness opposed the bill, warning it would worsen air quality and harm nonattainment areas. HB 4112 would clarify that on-site storage of high-level radioactive waste is allowed at current and future nuclear reactors and university research reactors only for waste generated at that site; the substitute clarified the language and removed an inoperative permit condition, and witnesses from environmental and nuclear groups said the clarification was needed to prevent unintended restrictions while avoiding off-site storage. HB 2440 would prohibit state agencies from using air-quality rules to ban or restrict vehicles based on energy source, including internal combustion vehicles, and no public testimony was offered. HB 4271 would require TCEQ to hold public meetings on request for composting facility authorizations; the substitute limited the requirement to future applications and was presented as a transparency measure after a denied local request and extensive public comments. Additional bills addressed landowner protections and Railroad Commission oversight. HB 3619 would require the Railroad Commission to restore surface land after plugging or replugging operations and indemnify landowners from damages tied to authorized entry; a witness supported the bill but urged fixing a separate statutory loophole that he said allowed operators to enter unrelated tracts without notice. HB 4042 would extend Railroad Commission pipeline safety and fee provisions to propane distribution systems by removing the word “natural” from the relevant definitions. HB 4426 would set a 10-year permit term for commercial surface disposal facilities, allow renewal based on compliance history, and require renewal applications 120 days before expiration. The committee took no votes because a quorum was not initially present, and each bill was left pending after testimony and discussion.
AL

Alabama 2026 Regular Session

Alabama Senate Fiscal Responsibility and Economic Development Committee Jan 21st, 2026

Fiscal Responsibility and Economic Development

Transcript Highlights:
  • This is what this bill is about, and it's a bill to require the governor...
  • </c> and it's a bill to require the governor and it's a bill to require the governor uh<00:10:10.480>
  • </c> uh for it to go through the governor. uh for it to go through the governor.
  • </c> formal certification for the governor formal certification for the governor and<00:10:30.800><c>
  • to u certify that it is for the governor to u certify that it is an<00:11:00.880><c> emergency.
Bills: HB59, SB15, SB96, SB104, SB137
AL

Alabama 2026 Regular Session

Alabama Senate State Governmental Affairs Committee Feb 11th, 2026

State Governmental Affairs

Transcript Highlights:
  • of the term and the lieutenant governor obviously would become governor at that point.
  • </c><00:22:17.200><c> and</c> office of lieutenant governor and office of lieutenant governor and governor
  • </c><00:22:28.400><c> the</c> something could happen to a governor the something could happen to a governor
  • obviously would become uh governor obviously would become uh governor<00:22:34.159><c> at</c><00:22:
  • So that prom hat and the governor hat.
Bills: SB223, SB271, SB223, SB271
AL

Alabama 2026 Regular Session

Alabama House State Government Committee Feb 25th, 2026

State Government

Transcript Highlights:
  • What this bill says is we can recommend to the governor because of your com..."
  • :14:43.120><c> the</c> bill says is we can recommend to the bill says is we can recommend to the governor
  • 44.079><c> your</c><00:14:44.240><c> com</c><00:14:44.639><c> your</c><00:14:44.800><c> your</c> "Governor
  • , because of your separation of powers that we as a committee can recommend to the governor, she not
Bills: HB97, HB455, HB97, HB455
WY

Wyoming 2026 Regular Session

House Appropriations Committee, February 25, 2026 PM 1

Appropriations

Transcript Highlights:
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  • I'm a policy adviser in Governor Gordon's office. The governor sends his best regards.
  • </c> councils councils where the governor councils councils where the governor makes<00:49:00.240><c>
  • . governor. governor.
  • Governor supports this bill.
WY

Wyoming 2026 Regular Session

Senate Judiciary Committee, February 12, 2026

Judiciary

Transcript Highlights:
  • </c> statutes that we approve, governor statutes that we approve, governor signs,<00:19:22.000><c> the
  • </c> the governor. the governor.
  • </c> discretion of the governor discretion of the governor uh<01:26:20.639><c> to</c><01:26:20.960><c
  • </c> the complete authority of the governor. the complete authority of the governor.
  • </c> governor shall shall set up the council. governor shall shall set up the council.
Bills: SF0045, SF0058, SF0067
TX
Transcript Highlights:
  • As written, the current APA law does not allow for the governor, lieutenant governor, or a legislator
  • As such, SB3074 would allow... allow the governor, lieutenant governor, and members of the legislature
  • Members, the committee substitute that I've worked on with Lieutenant Governor Patrick and his staff
  • provides that the communication from the governor, lieutenant governor, or a member of the legislature
  • , lieutenant governor, or member of the legislature in the second degree of consanguinity and affinity
TX
Summary: The Senate Committee on Natural Resources met with a quorum present and took up several bills, mostly as pending business. HB 1089, creating the Gulf Coast Protection Account to be administered by the General Land Office, was laid out as the House companion to SB 795; Senator Alvarado moved it be reported favorably, and it passed the committee 8-0. The committee also adopted a committee substitute for HB 2970 and then reported it favorably 9-0, despite the motion wording recommending the substitute in lieu of the original bill. HB 2890, HB 1238, and HB 206 were each laid out and reported favorably to the full Senate by 9-0 votes. For each bill reported favorably, members also approved motions to place the bill on the local and uncontested calendar, with no objections. The transcript reflects brief procedural repetition and some garbled audio, but the actions are clear: the committee advanced all measures considered during the meeting without recorded opposition. The chair then announced there was no further business and the committee stood in recess subject to the call of the chair.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Natural Resources (Part I) May 7th, 2025

Natural Resources

Transcript Highlights:
  • The bill also permits the governor to appoint the presiding officer of the GCPD, mirroring the leadership
  • The bill also permits the governor to appoint the presiding officer of the GCPD, mirroring the leadership
Summary: The Senate Committee on Natural Resources met with a quorum initially lacking, then took up several bills and heard brief testimony. HB 206, by Rep. Craddick, would prohibit counties from requiring cash bonds as a condition for pipeline construction approvals, while still allowing other forms of financial assurance; the sponsor and a Target Pipeline witness said cash-bond mandates create unnecessary costs and uncertainty, and the bill was left pending. HB 2890, by Rep. Patterson, would create an interstate compact among Gulf Coast states to coordinate and support the liquefied natural gas industry; the sponsor emphasized LNG’s economic importance and said the bill mirrors prior compact language that does not require congressional approval, and it was left pending after no public testimony. HB 1238, by Rep. Geren, would let TCEQ use third-party inspection reports and remote technology when reviewing proposed Class I injection wells; the sponsor and a uranium industry witness said it would streamline regulation and support industry, and it was left pending. HB 2970, by Rep. Paul, the House version of SB 410, would require the Gulf Coast Protection District’s final gate design to accommodate two-way vessel traffic and allow the governor to appoint the district’s presiding officer; the committee substitute was explained and the bill was left pending. With members scattered in other committees, the chair said the committee would recess and later reconvene to vote and complete its work.