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WA

Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Floor Session Mar 9th, 2026 at 05:40 pm

Washington House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • And there's a principle in accounting that you don't tax things. a principle in accounting that you don't
  • It's not in our bank account. We can't sell the stock.
  • , similar to the budget stabilization account or any other account we create here, Mr.
  • So that's up to $6 million board feet.
  • This is, by my account, one of the most unpopular, the most This is, by my account, one of the most unpopular
WA

Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Floor Session Mar 9th, 2026 at 10:45 am

Washington House Floor Meeting

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  • However, I do have quite a bit of concern about the bill and the board and raising the wages of child
  • Care Standards Board to change the way it processes bureaucratic red tape.
  • We want to make sure that they're held accountable.
  • We want to make sure that they're held accountable.
  • But it also strikes the balance to hold somebody accountable that is acting in a nefarious way.
WA

Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Floor Session Mar 9th, 2026

Washington House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • However, I do have quite a bit of concern about the bill and the board and raising the wages of child
  • We want to make sure that they're held accountable.
  • We want to make sure that they're held accountable.
  • But it also strikes the balance to hold somebody accountable that is acting in a nefarious way.
  • Engrossed Substitute House Bill 2266 is an important supply bill and also an accountability bill.
Summary: The House convened with a quorum, the flag was escorted by the Muckleshoot Veterans Color Guard, and the day opened with a prayer from Dennis Anderson Sr. The House approved the previous day’s minutes, welcomed representatives from the Urban Native Education Alliance, and then moved through caucuses and Senate messages before taking up a long series of third-reading votes on bills that had returned from the Senate. Several measures drew debate over Senate amendments. House Bill 1069, concerning bargaining over supplemental retirement benefits for certain public employees, passed 78-17 after supporters said it would help correctional workers and critics said the Senate changes weakened the bill. Second Substitute House Bill 1128, creating a child care workforce standards board, passed 68-27 amid arguments over child care shortages, wages, and affordability. Engrossed Substitute House Bill 1155, banning non-compete agreements, passed 62-33; supporters framed it as pro-worker and pro-entrepreneurship, while opponents said contracts should be voluntary and important in business sales. The House also passed Engrossed Substitute House Bill 1187 on ambulance billing and collections (93-2), Substitute House Bill 1390 phasing out the Community Protection Program (51-44), Engrossed House Bill 1501 on housing-related local requirements (58-37), House Bill 291 on bargaining communication rights (92-3), Engrossed Substitute House Bill 2110 on ambulance staffing/training (95-0), Engrossed Substitute House Bill 2165 on impersonating peace officers (66-29), Engrossed Substitute House Bill 2219 on child care regulations and opioid-related safety language (67-28), Engrossed Substitute House Bill 2266 on housing siting and local flexibility (56-39), Substitute House Bill 2350 on notice and accountability for developmental disability services (95-0), Substitute House Bill 2360 allowing schools to keep and administer albuterol with parental-notification changes (79-16), Second Substitute House Bill 2384 on financial transparency for continuing care retirement communities (78-17), Second Substitute House Bill 2429 on behavioral health planning and appropriations (95-0), Substitute House Bill 2496 protecting tribal sacred sites (71-24), and House Bill 2510, on which the House did not concur in Senate amendments. The chamber also granted conference requests on Engrossed Substitute Senate Bills 5998 and 605 and appointed conferees for each.
WA

Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Civil Rights & Judiciary Feb 24th, 2026 at 10:30 am

Civil Rights & Judiciary

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  • This amendment is a transparency and accountability amendment.
  • This amendment is a transparency and accountability amendment.
  • So accountability, some check and balance. Please vote yes.
  • This amendment is a transparency and accountability amendment.
  • This amendment is a transparency and accountability amendment.
Bills: SB5536 , SB5868 , SJM8006 , SB6011
NM

New Mexico 2026 Regular Session

Senate - Finance Feb 12th, 2026 at 05:47 pm

Senate Finance

Transcript Highlights:
  • And then also the spreadsheet that we had yesterday did not account for the various final adds that some
  • But the key is to be able to look into that sub-account that the chairman likes so much, the operating
  • You basically paid for two special sessions by finding money in stranded accounts.
Bills: SB190 , HB247 , HB8
NM

New Mexico 2026 Regular Session

Senate - Finance Feb 11th, 2026 at 09:05 am

Senate Finance

Transcript Highlights:
  • So how do we account for that? Mr. Chair and Mr. Chair... Mr.
  • It's going to reduce the audits across the board.
  • All these changes into account, right?
  • Pull that money back to account for it.
  • But even though it's sitting in account, it's held.
Bills: SB152 , SB145 , SB190 , HB247 , SB152 , SB145 , HB2 , SB190 , HB247
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Delivery of Government Efficiency May 7th, 2025

Delivery of Government Efficiency

Transcript Highlights:
  • I was a practicing accountant when I came into the legislature.
  • I was the accountant for the first cash-only clinic in Lubbock, Texas, and part of the management team
  • This advisory board will bring together experts from the electric vehicle industry. and energy sectors
  • The Public Sector AI Advisory Board will further support agencies in deploying AI efficiently, and will
  • It promotes robust transparency and accountability in government.
Bills: HCR141 , SB438 , SB1495 , SB1964 , HB 1225
TX

Texas 89th Regular

S/C on County and Regional Government Apr 14th, 2025

S/C on County & Regional Government

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  • To whom you're accountable.
  • immigration enforcement would encourage this abuse of authority due to a lack of oversight and accountability
  • detention center partners, staffing, and other compliance by Sheriff's Departments, as well as accountability
  • posed significant oversight risks due to the absence of reliable data tracking and enforcement accountability
TX

Texas 89th Regular

S/C on County & Regional Government Apr 14th, 2025

S/C on County & Regional Government

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  • Thank you for the folks already on board supporting this bill.
  • It works and supports maintaining health across the board.
  • our local Child Welfare Board in Guadalupe County.
  • without child welfare boards at this time.
  • Welfare Board and testifying for... or the bill, is that correct?
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Elections Apr 9th, 2025

Elections

Transcript Highlights:
  • And I created a Google account, email account that was specifically for that precinct in my county.
  • So the process goes to the ballot board, and the ballot board doesn't start meeting until...
  • To the ballot board, and the ballot board doesn't start meeting until two weeks, usually two or three
  • The ballot board is not opening them. Okay.
  • The ballot board cannot do that, but the ballot board can notify the voter that the witness statement
Committee: House Elections
Summary: The committee heard House Bill 3709, which would change the partial manual audit process so early voting could be audited by voting location rather than by randomly selected precincts. The author and several supporters said the current precinct-based process is antiquated, labor-intensive, and especially difficult in countywide voting systems and large counties. Opponents and some neutral witnesses raised concerns about whether the change would still allow an apples-to-apples audit against official precinct results, whether random selection procedures should be more clearly defined, and how ballot secrecy and mail ballots would be handled. The Secretary of State’s office said counties already use random selection methods and that the bill would largely standardize early voting audits with election-day procedures, while also noting ballot privacy issues can arise in public records requests. After testimony, the bill was left pending. The committee then took up House Bill 766, as substituted, which would require precinct chair applicants to provide an email address, phone number, or both, while making that contact information confidential. Supporters said the change would help parties and local officials contact applicants more efficiently. Opponents argued it could expose personal contact information to public records requests and harassment, and some suggested the information should instead be handled through party rules. The bill was left pending after the committee substitute was withdrawn. House Bill 3775 followed and would set clearer timelines for when early voting ballot boards may begin opening carrier envelopes, with different start times based on county size. Supporters said the bill would address counties opening ballots too early and improve ballot security, while opponents warned it could delay defect notices and cure opportunities for mail voters and create problems in large counties that process high volumes of ballots. Testimony also focused on whether the bill referred to carrier envelopes or secrecy envelopes and on how counties like Harris County currently image and secure ballot materials. The bill was left pending. Finally, the committee heard House Bill 4275, which would require countywide polling systems to have polling places in each election precinct, intended to address uneven distribution of polling locations across county commissioner precincts. Supporters said the bill would make polling place distribution fairer and more consistent, especially in Harris County, while opponents said it would undermine countywide voting, increase costs, require more equipment and staff, and reduce local flexibility. Several witnesses also raised concerns about ballot secrecy and the practical burden on large and rural counties. The bill remained under discussion as testimony continued.
AL

Alabama 2025 Regular Session

Alabama Senate County and Municipal Government Committee Apr 8th, 2025

County and Municipal Government

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  • of Education, the county County Board of Education, the county County Board of Education, the county
  • So, we've had School Board of Education. So, we've had School Board of Education.
  • board of education.
  • I told him, I said, "One school board. I told him, I said, "One school board.
  • of education. served by each local board of education. served by each local board of education.
Bills: HB258 , HB324 , HB333 , SB270 , HB258 , HB324 , HB333 , SB270
US
Transcript Highlights:
  • Martin said, and we will chase them to the end of the earth to hold them accountable, an assurance he
  • makes a finding that this happened, and if that finding didn't adequately... take these things into account
Bills: SB1040 , SB1041 , SB1095 , SB1096 , SB1097 , SB527
Summary: The meeting focused on addressing the high cost of prescription drugs and the abusive practices that contribute to elevated prices affecting American families. Several bills were presented, including proposals to end pay-for-delay deals and to enhance transparency in the operations of pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs). The discussion was notable for its emphasis on consumer protection and ensuring that cheaper generic drugs reach the market more effectively. Members expressed frustration over past attempts to pass similar legislation stalling in the Senate, leading to renewed efforts to push these bills forward.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Delivery of Government Efficiency Apr 2nd, 2025

Delivery of Government Efficiency

Transcript Highlights:
  • I go to different board meetings, I go to a lot of different meetings in the community.
  • in the bill that hold them accountable for certain things.
  • members of the school board know. know about it.
  • Money is no longer going to the dedicated GR account.
  • So there's two different accounts.
AL

Alabama 2025 Regular Session

Alabama Senate Fiscal Responsibility and Economic Development Committee Mar 19th, 2025

Fiscal Responsibility and Economic Development

Transcript Highlights:
  • This one has to do with the Alabama Board of Psychology. ...with the Alabama Board of Psychology, just
  • So the bill will allow the Alabama Board of Examiners and Psychologists to enter into the interstate
  • Man, who manages this board? The Alabama Groundwater Board is made up of us.
  • So the license board is handled? No, no, no. ADEMs going to do all that.
  • It expands the allowable expenses of a catastrophic savings account.
Bills: SB197 , HB140 , SB214 , HB214 , HB147 , HB270 , SB73
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Elections Mar 13th, 2025

Elections

Transcript Highlights:
  • We understand that we want to check that the ballot board has got the real ballots.
  • Well, the ballot board starts getting Numbers at 79,000. Well, that might not be right. OK.
  • In the early voting ballot board.
  • My understanding was that the ballot board.
  • The ballot board does not, uh. Have representation. This is just personal experience.
Bills: HB429 , HB496 , HB640 , HB657 , HB665 , HB677 , HB952
Committee: House Elections
AL

Alabama 2025 Regular Session

Alabama House Ways and Means Education Committee Feb 19th, 2025

Ways and Means Education

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  • I would go on to say that this would require each local Board of Education to adopt a policy on the use
  • training of the employees on the use of that system. the use of that system would require the State Board
  • I realize if you're the local school board, you may say, "Well, we already have plans for that," but
  • PEP is governed by the same board as TRS, which is why PEP is under RSA.
  • So what the board considered, I guess I can't remember which meeting, Dr. Macky is still here.
Bills: HB205 , HB226 , HB234
TX

Texas 89th Regular

89th Legislative Session May 6th, 2025

Texas House Floor Meeting

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  • non-voting student trustee position on the board.
  • a non-voting student trustee position on the board.
  • They cannot participate in any formal votes of the board.
  • It brings in not only the district boards but also the board of managers that has been appointed by TEA
  • The board of managers that has been appointed by TEA.
Bills: HB1535 , HB 123 , HB 111 , HB180 , HB342 , HB 1027 , HB 1178 , HB610 , HB 1277 , HB1615 , HB1620 , HB5342 , HB4885 , HB4751 , HB4689 , HB4530 , HB4488 , HB2149 , HB2041 , HB2071 , HB1813 , HB2282 , HB2248 , HB2243 , HB2522 , HB2310 , HB2513 , HB2300 , HB1902 , HB3719 , HB4284 , HB4327 , HB3743 , HB3778 , HB3801 , HB5153 , HB5147 , HB4877 , HB4850 , HB3158 , HB3261 , HB3005 , HB3033 , HB3138 , HB3099 , HB2849 , HB2967 , HB3488 , HB3477 , HB3466 , HB3396 , HB3469 , HB2594 , HB2776 , HB2564 , HB2298 , HB5331 , HB5646 , HB5247 , HB5323 , HB2015 , HB4384 , HB3896 , HB4014 , HB3627 , HB3594 , HB2524 , HB510 , HB561 , HB5111 , HB5446 , HB 1181 , HB3963 , HB2785 , HB1661 , HB2460 , HB24 , HJR138 , HB3800 , HB42 , HB 129 , HB677 , HB668 , HB2128 , HB2038 , HB2316 , HB3686 , HB2563 , HB 1160 , HB3883 , HB2788 , HB2663 , HB3305 , HB3474 , HB 1105 , HB3490 , HB3597 , HB 1295 , HB3512 , HB3783 , HB2017 , HB3010 , HB3112 , HB4215 , HB3223 , HB3464 , HB3120 , HB4214 , HB4081 , HB4783 , HB4063 , HB2783 , HB5085 , HB2510 , HB3426 , HB4361 , HB 1169 , HB2516 , HB4700 , HB3560 , HB3860 , HB3146 , HB184 , HB198 , HB247 , HB367 , HB449 , HB1778 , HB514 , HB632 , HB2582 , HB766 , HB2715 , HB2712 , HB3069 , HB3505 , HB 1269 , HB4224 , HB5032 , HB2240 , HB5180 , HB3348 , HB4668 , HB4665 , HB3395 , HB3157 , HB4395 , HB4325 , HB4386 , HB4273 , HB2760 , HB2820 , HB1828 , HB1579 , SB2349 , SB1268 , SB610 , SB1577 , SB1369 , SB2032 , SB2034 , SB1057 , SB1044 , SB922 , SB1759 , SB1143 , SB1506 , SB1403 , SB2361 , SB870 , SB372 , SB72 , SB1583 , SB2314 , SB1267 , SB1273 , SB765 , SB552 , HB2145 , HJR112 , HB1804 , HJR110 , HB 1194 , HB1531 , HB5008 , HB3421 , SCR27 , HB5398 , HB1407 , HB426 , HB1535 , HB 123 , HB1773 , HB1871 , HB2035 , HB2448 , HB2492 , HB1411 , HB4753 , HB4666 , HB4529 , HB1499 , HB1610 , HB2028 , HB1506 , HB886 , HB3546 , HB796 , HB223 , HB1475 , HB3556 , HB4638 , HB 111 , HB180 , HB342 , HB 1027 , HB 1178 , HB610 , HB 1277 , HB1615 , HB1620 , HB5342 , HB4885 , HB4751 , HB4689 , HB4530 , HB4488 , HB2149 , HB2041 , HB2071 , HB1813 , HB2282 , HB2248 , HB2243 , HB2522 , HB2310 , HB2513 , HB2300 , HB1902 , HB3719 , HB4284 , HB4327 , HB3743 , HB3778 , HB3801 , HB5153 , HB5147 , HB4877 , HB4850 , HB3158 , HB3261 , HB3005 , HB3033 , HB3138 , HB3099 , HB2849 , HB2967 , HB3488 , HB3477 , HB3466 , HB3396 , HB3469 , HB2594 , HB2776 , HB2564 , HB2298 , HB5331 , HB5646 , HB5247 , HB5323 , HB2015 , HB4384 , HB3896 , HB4014 , HB3627 , HB3594 , HB2524 , HB510 , HB561 , HB5111 , HB5446 , HB 1181 , HB3963 , HB2785 , HB1661 , HB2460 , HCR98 , HCR92 , HCR126
Summary: The House convened with a quorum present, heard an invocation and pledges, received Senate messages, and adopted several procedural motions allowing committees to meet during the session and postponing or scheduling certain committee hearings. Members also observed a memorial recognition for Wood County Deputy Sheriff Melissa Pollard, who died in the line of duty, and adopted a resolution honoring her service. The chamber then adopted House Resolution 897 recognizing May 6, 2025 as Golf Day in Texas and House Resolution 1063 recognizing Dallas Housing Coalition Advocacy Day; additional recognitions highlighted Mental Health Awareness Month and tardive dyskinesia awareness, The Woodlands’ 50th anniversary, Alzheimer’s advocacy, student athlete Gator Young, an intern in Rep. Leo-Wilson’s office, and educator Jessica Lopez. The House spent much of the day on third-reading consideration of a long calendar of bills. Among the measures passed were HB 24 on zoning protest procedures, HB 3800 creating a health care workforce advisory board, HB 42 on higher education appropriations, HB 129 restricting contracts with foreign adversary companies, HB 677 on county elections administrator political activity, HB 668 on license-to-carry renewal procedures, HB 2128 directing a rural firefighting study, HB 2038 expanding physician licensing options, HB 2316 on election result reporting, HB 3686 on retired peace officer ID cards, HB 2563 creating a prescribed burn manager self-insurance pool, HB 1160 increasing penalties for assaults on utility workers, HB 3883 on major events funding, HB 2788 protecting fraud-detection information, HB 2663 on inactive well plugging extensions, HB 3305 extending a county health provider participation program, HB 3474 on pension reporting, HB 1105 expanding tuition exemptions for certain paramedics, HB 3490 on closed meetings with internal auditors, HB 3597 on child care facility notice thresholds, HB 1295 on health literacy planning, HB 3512 on AI training for government employees, HB 3783 on court-ordered counseling, HB 2017 on intoxication manslaughter penalties, HB 3010 on rural disaster recovery, HB 3112 on cybersecurity-related public information and meetings, HB 4215 on delivery network companies, HB 3223 on construction claims limitation periods, HB 3464 on controlled substances in correctional facilities, HB 3120 on residential child detention facilities, HB 4214 on public information, HB 481 on trade secret sealing, HB 4783 on opioid antagonist program reporting, HB 4063 on unilateral memoranda of contract, HB 2783 on county employee deferred compensation, HB 5085 on seed banks, HB 2510 on assisted living facility operations, HB 3426 on digital driver’s licenses, HB 4361 on emergency notifications at higher education institutions, HB 1169 on oil and gas infrastructure protection, HB 2516 on Medicare supplement eligibility for Texans under 65, HB 3560 on hospital staff background checks, HB 3860 on occupational licenses for inmates, HB 3146 on SOAH hearings, HB 184 on loan repayment for border prosecution attorneys, HB 198 on firefighter cancer screenings, HB 247 on border security infrastructure taxation, HB 367 on excused absences for students with severe illnesses, HB 449 on deepfake sexually explicit images, HB 1778 on human trafficking and related offenses, HB 514 on maternal health workforce outreach, HB 632 on pharmacy regulation, HB 2582 on victim parole information, HB 766 on precinct chair ballot applications, HB 2715 on suspension/removal of officials, HB 2712 on water and sewer utility test years, HB 3069 on transmission projects, HB 3505 on health provider participation districts, HB 1269 on plant disease and pest prevention grants, HB 4224 on access to health care records, HB 5032 on historical documents in the Capitol complex, HB 2240 on void marriages, HB 5180 on diploma designation, HB 3348 on health provider participation programs, HB 4668 on PUC authority to retain assistance, HB 4665 on child care training providers, HB 3395 on beneficiary designation for manufactured homes, HB 3157 on interim electric utility rates, HB 4395 on electronic submission of public securities records, HB 4325 on bribery civil penalties, HB 4386 on annuity replacement transactions, HB 4273 on Medicaid fraud-related unlawful acts, HB 2760 on judicial review of unemployment decisions, HB 2820 on charitable bingo operating capital, HB 1828 on legislative leave for correctional officers, and a series of Senate bills including SB 2349, SB 1268, SB 610, SB 1577, SB 1369, SB 2032, SB 1057, SB 1044, SB 922, SB 1759, SB 1143, SB 1506, SB 1403, SB 2361, SB 870, SB 372, and SB 72. Several bills drew debate or amendments, including HB 24, where a germane point of order was sustained against an amendment, and HB 198, HB 3348, and SB 2361, which were amended before passage. Most measures passed by wide margins, though some drew notable opposition, including HB 3883, HB 514, HB 1295, HB 184, SB 1143, and others. The House also postponed further consideration of HB 4700 until the end of the day and HB 24 until 1 p.m., and it granted permission for committees to meet during the House session and for the Calendars Committee to meet that morning.