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KY
Transcript Highlights:
- Uh I appreciate your time this District.
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- I represent the 14th Senate District.
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Committee:
Senate Transportation
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- I am a proud trans woman and full-time drag entertainer.
- Entertainment has no place in front of children.
- Primary component of the entertainment.
- So again, all we're doing is adding district attorneys to SB23.
- ' district.
Committee:
House State Affairs
Keywords:
wildfire, wildfire mitigation, wildfire prevention, volunteer fire department, Texas A&M Forest Service, West Texas A&M University, prescribed burning, fuel loading, fuel reduction, firefighting equipment database, emergency communications, disaster preparedness, rural fire protection, asset hardening, natural resource management, emergency management, large wildfire risk, fire grant funding, fire suppression, Texas Legislature
OK
Transcript Highlights:
- Hearing no questions, the Chair will entertain a motion. There's a second.
- Saying that, sure, we will entertain the motion. We heard a do pass in second.
- Will entertain emotion. We heard a motion. A second. Will there be debates? No debate.
- Saying, noche, will entertain emotion. Remember, do pass in second.
- The law currently allows district judges, including retired district judges and active municipal judges
Bills:
HB3765 , HB4324 , HB3678 , HB4170 , HB3495 , HB3040 , HB3062 , HB4140 , HB4106 , HB4109 , HB4104 , HB3581
Committee:
House Criminal Judiciary
Keywords:
property rights, forfeiture, noncitizen, land ownership, felony, public safety, criminal procedure, sentence modification, resentencing, judicial review, postconviction relief, district attorney, prosecutor, victim rights, victim notification, Department of Corrections, inmate rehabilitation, sentencing reform, life without parole, nonviolent offense
ID
Transcript Highlights:
- The chair will entertain any further discussion and/or a motion. Board.
- My name is Todd Lakey, State Senator from District 23. I have several bills today.
- Todd Lakey, State Senator from District 23.
- And at this time, the chair will entertain any further discussion and/or a motion.
- And at this time, the chair will entertain any further discussion and/or a motion.
Committee:
Senate Commerce and Human Resources
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Rules Committee May 20th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- I will entertain a motion. Thank you, Senator Reyes, for making that motion.
- I will entertain a motion.
- I will entertain a motion. Thank you, Senator Laird, for making the motion.
- So I'm going to start with, I will entertain a motion.
- I will entertain a motion.
Summary:
The Senate Rules Committee established quorum and first approved several governor’s appointments to the California Housing Finance Agency Board of Directors and the State Mining and Geology Board, with one mining board appointment passing 3-2 and the others passing 5-0. The committee also approved a rule waiver request from the Budget and Fiscal Review Committee to allow budget subcommittees to meet during the blackout period, and it referred ACA 7 (Jackson) to the committees listed on the agenda after rejecting a motion to add Labor, Public Employment and Retirement as an additional referral.
The committee then heard testimony from five appointees to the Board of Parole Hearings: William Munis, Michael Ruff, Rosalind Sergeant Burns, Mary Thornton, and Jack Weiss. In opening remarks, the appointees emphasized their corrections, legal, and public safety backgrounds and described parole work as evidence-based, collaborative, and focused on current risk rather than the original offense alone. Senators, especially Senator Jones, pressed them on recent high-profile parole grants involving child sex offenders, the extent of commissioner discretion, the use of coping mechanisms and risk assessments, transparency in en banc review votes, and whether the board’s decisions adequately protect public safety. The appointees said they must follow the law, rely on structured risk tools and expert assessments, and treat each case individually; several said they would defer to the Legislature on whether en banc votes should be made public.
Members also questioned the board about use of MAT/drug-treatment records, commutation review, institutional behavior and write-ups, victim participation, elderly parole, and the role of community support and rehabilitation. The commissioners said treatment records are considered only in context with other reliable evidence, that reconsideration hearings and recidivism data help evaluate whether tools are working, and that victim and family members are given respectful accommodations and opportunities to participate. Senator Jones said he was not satisfied with the answers on discretion and accountability and stated he would not support Jack Weiss’s reappointment, citing ongoing concerns about professionalism. Public testimony at the end was overwhelmingly supportive of the five commissioners, with several advocates, formerly incarcerated people, and anti-recidivism coalition members praising the board’s rigor and the role of rehabilitation.
ID
Transcript Highlights:
- I'm Judy Boyle, Representative District 9, and I'm here today with House Bill 620.
- So if that is something that the committee would entertain...
- As we had a motion discussion, Representative Alfieri, I would entertain another motion.
- Do you believe the added language here, like let's say your District 6 and District 6 is having a meeting
- Thank you for entertaining that for me, just given that, yes, on a 15-1 vote.
Committee:
House Local Government
CA
Transcript Highlights:
- I'll entertain a motion. Thank you so much. Senator Laird has made the motion.
- I'll entertain a motion. Thank you so much. Senator Laird has made the motion.
- I will entertain a motion. Thank you so much, Senator Jones. I will entertain a motion.
- I will entertain a motion. The 2026 Senate holiday schedule. I will entertain a motion.
- I believe you're familiar with CONFIRE in my district in San Bernardino County.
Committee:
Senate Rules
Summary:
The Senate Committee on Rules convened with quorum and first approved several governor’s appointments not required to appear, including Courtney Welsh to the California Housing Partnership Corporation Board, Janessa Goldbeck to the California Veterans Board, and Tom Huntington to the State Parks and Recreation Commission, each by 3-0 vote. The committee also approved reference of bills to committees, the 2026 committee chair and membership appointments, the 2026 session schedule, the 2026 Senate holiday schedule, and floor acknowledgments, all by 4-0 votes.
The committee then heard confirmation testimony from Hernando Garzon, M.D., nominated as Chief Medical Officer of the Emergency Medical Services Authority. Senators asked about EMSA’s strategic plan, data integration, local flexibility in statewide standards, ambulance patient offload regulations, stakeholder engagement, disaster response, rural access, and alternatives to transporting 9-1-1 callers to emergency departments. Garzon emphasized data-driven decision-making, technical assistance to local EMS agencies, collaboration with hospitals and providers, and the use of community paramedicine, telehealth, and pre-positioned resources in disasters. Public commenters and members supported his confirmation, and the committee approved the appointment 4-0 for referral to the full Senate.
The committee also heard from Stephanie Weldon, nominated as Deputy Director of the Office of Health Equity at the Department of Public Health. She described her tribal background, prior state, county, tribal, and nonprofit experience, and her focus on serving communities facing health disparities. Senators questioned her about how the office sets priorities, measures outcomes, balances equity work amid political opposition to DEI language, and tailors technical assistance to rural and tribal communities. Weldon pointed to work on tribal consultation, behavioral health, youth mental health, the California Reducing Disparities Project, gender-affirming care, reproductive health, housing and climate-related supports, and community advisory boards. Numerous public witnesses, including tribal and health equity advocates, spoke in strong support, and the committee approved her appointment 4-0 for the full Senate.
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Revenue and Taxation Committee Jun 8th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- This bill is a vote item members, so I will entertain a motion. It's been moved by Ms.
- Cultural districts and ensuring that they're fully funded here.
- In California, our cultural districts are proven catalysts for economic vitality.
- In California, our cultural districts are proven catalysts for economic vitality.
- , the Black cultural art district.
Summary:
The Assembly Revenue and Taxation Committee heard several bills, mostly related to Proposition 19, voluntary tax checkoffs, and local tax authority. SB 288 would clarify that the one-year residency and exemption deadline for inherited homes held in probate begins when legal ownership is established; it received support from the Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association and others, no opposition, and was referred to suspense. SB 974 would explicitly include special needs trusts in Prop. 19-related inheritance rules; it had support from the Riverside County Board of Supervisors and Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association and passed 5-0 to Appropriations as amended.
The committee also heard SB 575, which would restore the Sea Otter Voluntary Contribution Fund for voluntary tax return donations to sea otter conservation. Supporters cited sea otter recovery, research, and habitat protection needs; there was no opposition, and the bill passed 5-0 to Appropriations. SB 999 would delay the Franchise Tax Board’s annual report on the health care individual mandate from March 1 to June 1 to allow more complete data; Health Access California supported it, and it passed 5-1 to Appropriations.
SB 762 would authorize certain cities and counties, including Hercules, Santa Cruz, and Santa Barbara, to seek voter approval for local transaction and use taxes to address budget pressures, public safety, infrastructure, and safety-net service cuts. Local officials, labor groups, and health advocates supported it, while the Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association opposed it; the committee adopted the urgency clause and then passed the bill to Local Government with urgency, with some no votes. SB 1073 would create a voluntary tax contribution fund to support the Historic South Los Angeles Black Cultural District; arts advocates and community supporters backed it, and the bill passed unanimously to the Arts, Entertainment, Sports, and Tourism Committee as amended.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- My job is getting to honor some Texans who entertain us, Texans who we see on television. on TV and entertainment
- Members, please help me welcome this all-star line-up of Texas homegrown entertainers. Thank you.
- So thank you all for what you do to entertain all of us with the wonderful music.
- My political background was that I ran for district attorney of Dallas County.
- District Attorney of Dallas County and encouraged me to run for her state.
Keywords:
bail denial, illegal aliens, felony offenses, constitutional amendment, law enforcement, bail reform, defendants, pretrial detention, public safety, criminal justice, charitable bail organizations, bail bonds, public funds, political subdivision, injunctive relief, taxpayer rights, bail, criminal justice reform, 1185, senate
NV
Nevada 2025 Regular Session
Senate Committee on Natural Resources May 30th, 2025 at 12:00 pm
Natural Resources
Transcript Highlights:
- Erica Mosca for the record, representing Assembly District 14 in East Las Vegas.
- Assembly District 14 in East Las Vegas. Yes, I'm going to be brief today.
- I will now close the hearing on Assembly Bill 405 and next I'll entertain a motion to do pass Assembly
- We'll entertain a motion. I missed the entire hearing.
- Okay, I will now entertain a motion to do pass Assembly Bill 165.
Committee:
Senate Natural Resources
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Republican Press Conference 2/19/25
Transcript Highlights:
- I'm State Representative Bjorn Olson from District 22A, that's the Fairmont, Blue Earth, and Medelia
- If there's a student in Spring Lake Park School District 16 who can't afford a pair of eyeglasses, our
- features is why we are here entertaining features is why we are here to<00:03:17.360><c> support</c>
- They've also lost the bonus in the free play and some of the other entertaining features of the games
- They've also lost the bonus in the free play and some of the other entertaining features of the games
Summary:
State Representative Bjorn Olson opened by discussing House File 733, which he said would roll back restrictions placed on electronic pull tabs and charitable gambling two years earlier. He argued the 2023 changes hurt charities, veterans groups, and local communities by reducing revenue for donations to fire departments, youth activities, and veterans services. Olson said the bill had just been heard in the Veterans Committee and had been sent on to Commerce, and he expressed optimism about advancing it further.
Several charity and gambling representatives testified in support of the bill. Amanda Jackson of the Spring Lake Park Lions Club said the new rules stripped entertaining features from electronic pull tabs and reduced revenue, citing a drop in January EAB sales from $947,000 in 2024 to $816,000 in 2025. She described how Lions Club gambling funds local equipment, eyeglasses, clothing, school programs, food shelves, and shelters. Rachel Keller of the Bloomington Kennedy Activities Foundation and Tim Angstrom of the Bloomington American Legion said reduced gambling revenue would hurt school support, student needs, and community programs; Angstrom said the Legion had funded a $3,000 English program and other local services.
Rachel Jenner of Allied Charities said the group was also working on sports betting legislation, but that any sports betting revenue would not make up for the losses from the electronic pull tab changes. She said the 2023 law took effect January 1 and that no current game on the market fully matches the features now required, forcing manufacturers and charities to adapt. In response to questions, Olson said the bill’s path would depend on further House and Senate action, and he suggested a possible compromise could involve restoring some playability features while continuing to seek tax relief for charities.
AL
Transcript Highlights:
- If not, I'll entertain a motion for favorable...
- I have one from the Protima District in Coleman. I have...
- The Protima District in Coleman, and I have one from my district in Pelum.
- The example in my district is there was mail taken.
- I'm certainly willing to entertain that. All right.
Committee:
Senate Judiciary
Keywords:
jury duty, nursing mothers, exemption, legal rights, parental responsibilities, sexual extortion, criminal law, felony, threat, blackmail, SB116, machine gun conversion devices, switches, pistol conversion device, auto sear, firearm accessories, machine gun, automatic weapon, semiautomatic pistol, gun control
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Rules Committee Jun 17th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- I'll entertain a motion. Thank you, Vice Chair Grove. Can we please call the roll.
- And now when I ask, it's between one and five percent at the campuses in my district.
- District.
- And it should guide school districts, our teachers, to be able to do that.
- We actually have College Corps programs at all of your districts.
Summary:
The Senate Rules Committee approved several governor’s appointments not required to appear, including Dorka Keene to the California Arts Council, Luciana Profaca to the Commission on Disabilities, Sarah Han Shapiro to the Commission on Disability Access, Robin Umberg and Veronica Zoror to the California Veterans Board, and Daniel Curtin to the California Water Commission. Two appointments to the State Park and Recreation Commission, Phil Ginsburg and Francesca Viter, were approved on split votes of 3-2. The committee also unanimously approved a motion to refer bills to committees.
The committee then heard testimony from three appointees to the California Community Colleges Board of Governors: Jesse Melgar, Tom Epstein, and Joseph Williams. They emphasized student success, affordability, workforce alignment, dual enrollment, basic needs support, housing, and adapting to AI. Members questioned them about financial aid and ghost-student fraud, regional career technical education needs, enrollment declines, standardized testing and AB 705, community college baccalaureate degrees, and the new career passport initiative. Public commenters strongly supported the nominees, and the committee voted 5-0 to send all three appointments to the full Senate for confirmation.
Finally, the committee heard from Mark Beckley, nominated as Chief Deputy Director for Operations at the Department of State Hospitals. He described his background in state operations and said his priorities would include recruitment and retention, improving treatment through a new electronic health record system, maintaining aging facilities, and supporting community providers. Senators asked about high vacancy rates at state hospitals, especially Atascadero and Patton, and about coordination with law enforcement oversight on patient deaths and safety trends. The committee voted 5-0 to advance his appointment to the full Senate for confirmation.
KY
Kentucky 2025 Regular Session
Senate Standing Committee on Economic Development, Tourism, & Labor (3-13-25) - Upon Recess
Transcript Highlights:
- Representative Truett, 89th House District, says he is coming today with a very simple piece of legislation
- I'd entertain a motion.
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- Steve Robertson says he works for Frost Brown Todd and may proceed. the 52nd District which is Wayne
- All right, I'll entertain a motion to adjourn.
Keywords:
This meeting will take place upon Recess of the Senate Chambers. There is not an exact time for this meeting therefore a placeholder time for the live stream has been set for 1:00PM est.
Meeting Start 00:00
Roll Call 00:17
HB 114 Discussion 00:38
HB 114 Vote 01:56
HB 808 Discussion 02:24
HB 808 Vote 06:30, 958, all
Summary:
The Standing Committee on Economic Development, Labor, and Tourism met with a quorum and first considered House Bill 114, sponsored by Representative Truett. He explained that the bill clarifies the recreational use statute by expressly adding rock climbing, bouldering, and rappelling, removing liability for landowners who give permission for those activities on their property. After no questions, the committee voted unanimously in favor and reported the bill to the floor with a favorable expression.
The committee then took up House Bill 808, sponsored by Representative Ken Upchurch, which would establish the Burnside Island Development Authority to promote recreation and tourism at General Burnside Island State Park in Pulaski County. Testimony described the authority as a public-private partnership entity that could develop lodging, restaurant, and recreational facilities, with potential for significant tourism and economic development. Members asked about expected economic impact and how revenues would be used; witnesses said direct fees would go back to the authority for the bill’s purposes, and referenced a feasibility study suggesting substantial private investment and indirect tax benefits.
Several senators expressed support but also raised questions about whether the proposal had been fully reviewed by Appropriations and Revenue and about the governor’s potential response. The committee ultimately voted to report House Bill 808 favorably to the floor, with Senator Boswell requesting his vote be recorded. The meeting then moved toward adjournment.
HI
Transcript Highlights:
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Committee:
Senate Economic Development and Tourism
Summary:
The committee heard several resolutions focused on economic development, tourism, agriculture, and gaming. It first took up a measure to support advanced manufacturing and cybersecurity through the Hawaii Technology Development Corporation, with testimony from DBEDT, HTDC, and APE Hawaii in support. Witnesses said the proposal aligns with federal and university partnerships, could help small and medium-sized businesses, and could support use of industrial sites such as the Mililani Technology Park. The committee then considered a resolution asking DBEDT to sponsor a Michelin Guide for restaurants statewide; testimony was mixed, with support for culinary recognition but concerns about cost and uncertainty over the return on investment. The committee amended that measure to require review and evaluation of the cost and benefit before sponsorship.
The committee also heard a resolution directing the Agribusiness Development Corporation to assume routine maintenance and repair of the Kohala ditch. ADC testified that it would need to meet with stakeholders, assess the damage, and likely spend the first year determining needed repairs before seeking additional capital funding; members noted a prior $10 million appropriation and asked that the committee report reflect a transfer of those funds to ADC. The measure was moved forward as is, with that comment for the report.
The most extensive discussion centered on a resolution to establish a tourism and gaming working group within DBEDT. Supporters included DBEDT, Aloha Halawa District Partners, labor representatives, the stadium authority, and Boyd Gaming, who described it as a first step to gather data and recommendations before any gaming policy decisions. Opponents argued the gaming industry should not help write the rules, warned about problem gambling and outside corporate influence, and urged the committee to reject the measure. The committee ultimately passed the resolution with an SD1 and technical amendments, and members said they would keep the issue open for further discussion, including possible inclusion of AHDP in the working group. The committee also heard and advanced a separate resolution urging the stadium authority to finalize the new Aloha Stadium contract and continue work on the entertainment district, with testimony both supporting the project and opposing it in favor of more housing. The committee voted to pass the stadium resolution as well.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- I am a proud trans woman and full-time drag entertainer.
- US District Judge.
- I reside within Senate 20 and House District 36.
- Board members is to lead districts with policies that promote literacy and numeracy.
- Our scholars have determined that cities, counties, school districts, and Special districts have committed
Committee:
Senate State Affairs
Keywords:
Texas Water Code, TCEQ, Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, water permit, water appropriation, dam permit exemption, reservoir, flood control, floodwater control, erosion control, sediment control, watershed protection, flood prevention, Natural Resources Conservation Service, NRCS, USDA, local sponsor, district, authority, water infrastructure
ID
Idaho 2026 Regular Session
Agenda Feb 12th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- Committee members, I'm Camille Blaylock, Senator from District 11.
- Ben Taves, Senator for District 4. Thank you, Mr. Chairman, committee.
- Ben Taves, Senator for District 4. Before you today is RS 33125.
- Committee, the chair will entertain any further discussion and/or a motion on RS 33125.
- For the record, Senator Tammy Nichols from District 10, I'm presenting RS 33153.
Summary:
The Senate Commerce Committee heard several bills and resolutions and took action on each. RS 23-983, a dietician licensure compact, was introduced by Senator Cook; he said the compact has already been enacted in 15 states and would not give the compact authority over Idaho law or licensing standards. After questions about sovereignty, the committee voted to send it to print. The committee also advanced Senate Bill 1265, a code cleanup measure tied to the DOGE Task Force that removes outdated provisions related to the Petroleum Clean Water Trust Fund, and RS 33125, which would recognize a homeschool high school diploma as equivalent to a standard diploma or GED for professional and occupational licensing purposes. RS 33153, sponsored by Senator Nichols, would create Idaho consumer protection standards for paid assistance to veterans filing federal benefits claims, including disclosure, fee limits, and bans on deceptive practices; it was also sent to print.
The committee approved minutes from February 3 and February 5, 2026. It then heard Senate Bill 1261, which would allow certain retired PERSI members appointed to fill elected local offices after a vacancy to keep their existing retirement benefits if they meet the bill’s conditions. Senator Lakey and Sheriff Getz said the measure is intended to treat appointed officials the same as elected ones in this context, and noted support from sheriffs, counties, cities, and no objection from PERSI. The bill was sent to the floor with a due pass recommendation.
Finally, the committee heard Senate Bill 1262, which would give insurance companies more flexibility in miscellaneous investments by replacing a confusing lesser-of standard with a clearer 10% of assets allowance. Senator Guthrie and United Heritage Life’s Jeff Niemeyer said the change would help insurers diversify, reduce risk, and potentially improve returns for policyholders; the Department of Insurance had no concerns. The committee voted to send the bill to the floor with a due pass recommendation, then adjourned.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- I'm Letty Azar, um, with Pen on behalf of Pensky Entertainment in support of HB 3962.
- However, we know, uh, that Penske Entertainment has options regarding, uh, where they stage this race
- district vibrant most of the year.
- District, this would be a great boost for the Metroplex.
- 98 and Representative Linda Garcia from District 107.
Committee:
House Culture, Recreation & Tourism
ID
Transcript Highlights:
- Thank you, Chairman, and Senator Scott Groh, District 14, Eagle, and Jim County.
- Chairman, Scott Grove, District 14, follow-up again.
- Chairman, Scott Grove, District 14, follow-up again.
- The chair will entertain any discussion on the motion.
- I would entertain a motion. Senator Byrne? Mr.
Committee:
Senate Commerce and Human Resources
ID
Transcript Highlights:
- Committee members, I'm Camille Blaylock, Senator from District 11. Senate Bill 1265 is a...
- Ben Taves, Senator for District 4. Thank you, Mr. Chairman, committee.
- Ben Taves, Senator for District 4. Before you today is RS 33-125.
- For the record, Senator Tammy Nichols from District 10, I'm presenting RS 33-153.
- Hearing none, committee, the chair will entertain any further discussion and/or motion.
Committee:
Senate Commerce and Human Resources