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OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Senate Legislative Session May 5th, 2026 at 09:30 am

Oklahoma Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Will there be questions to the author on the conference committee report?
  • Members, the conference committee report to House Bill 2992 is before you on fourth reading and passage
  • and security strategy manager for on location wherever a senator is going out into the community.
  • of whoever whichever one of the legislatures are in there than the general security of the location
  • And then over time, it will grow to Be the personal security team for whoever is one of the top five
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Public Safety REVISED Feb 10th, 2026 at 09:00 am

Public Safety

Transcript Highlights:
  • Order, we're gonna do one housekeeping, uh, Senate Bill 1584, Burns on number four on the agenda, is
  • Murdock, is that a due pass on the amendment or on the bill?
  • If you'll look on page one, senator, line twenty-one, their delegates shall collect a fee.
  • one.
  • Thank you, committee. I appreciate everybody's consideration on this bill.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Senate Session (Part III) Mar 19th, 2025

Texas Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • appreciate your leadership on the committee on this bill.
  • Chair lays out on second reading committee substitute Senate Bill 6. read the caption committee substitute
  • And on third reading and final passage, committee substitutes Senate Bill 6.
  • Chair lays that on second reading. Committee substitutes Senate Bill 17.
  • Chair lays out on second reading, committee substitutes Senate Bill 19.
Bills: SCR5 , SCR13 , SB3 , SB6 , SB10 , SB12 , SB13 , SB15 , SB17 , SB18 , SB19 , SB24 , SB35 , SB57 , SB65 , SB112 , SB284 , SB290 , SB388 , SB400 , SB402 , SB412 , SB495 , SB499 , SB502 , SB509 , SB621 , SB706 , SB740 , SB815 , SB842 , SB854 , SB875 , SB893 , SB917 , SB974 , SB1025 , SB1061 , SB1073 , SB1106 , SB1268 , SB1281 , SB1300 , SB1362 , SB1379 , SB1447 , SB1451 , SB1555 , SB1902 , SJR36 , SJR12 , SCR13 , SCR25 , SCR5 , SCR22 , SCR12 , SCR24 , SB495 , SB412 , SB10 , SB18 , SB565 , SB372 , SB842 , SB765 , SB62 , SB19 , SB666 , SB707 , SB888 , SB687 , SB706 , SB847 , SB290 , SB13 , SB1248 , SB740 , SB14 , SB1006 , SB504 , SB917 , SB925 , SB388 , SB1902 , SB1121 , SB995 , SB857 , SB305 , SB296 , SB284 , SB35 , SB6 , SB815 , SB3 , SB1281 , SB1379 , SB1300 , SB1497 , SB1499 , SB1498 , SB1451 , SB1061 , SB15 , SB65 , SB241 , SB304 , SB402 , SB499 , SB621 , SB974 , SB1023 , SB1024 , SB1025 , SB1106 , SB686 , SB112 , SB371 , SB204 , SB400 , SB609 , SB1447 , SB670 , SB502 , SB427 , SB850 , SB854 , SB413 , SB1555 , SB1362 , SB1346 , SB1033 , SB1220 , SB1073 , SB810 , SB987 , SB1539 , SB893 , SB447 , SB875 , SB406 , SB509 , SB985 , SB965 , SB17 , SB1119 , SB1505 , SB12 , SB24 , SB57 , SB1194 , SB1253 , SB1215 , SB1532 , SB1268 , SB1302 , SB856 , SB650 , SB583 , SB673 , SB840 , SJR57 , SCR8 , SB213 , SB681 , SB1172 , SB1252 , SB378 , SB610 , SB918 , SB1343 , SB608 , SB487 , SB955 , SB957 , SB988 , SB990 , SB1019 , SB1021 , SB1120 , SB251 , SB958 , SB535 , SB761 , SB1 , SB541 , SB315 , SB379 , SB1018 , SB1737 , SB266 , SB1415 , SB3 , SB6 , SB15 , SB35 , SB290 , SB706 , SB842 , SB917 , SB1281 , SB1451 , SB1902 , SB12 , SB13 , SB17 , SB19 , SB388 , SR261 , SR265 , SR276 , SR277 , SR281 , SR286 , SR293 , SCR5 , SCR13 , SB2425 , SB2880 , SB10 , SB12 , SB13 , SB17 , SB18 , SB19 , SB388 , SB412 , SB495 , SB2425 , SB2880
AL

Alabama 2026 Regular Session

Alabama House Ethics and Campaign Finance Committee Feb 25th, 2026

Ethics and Campaign Finance

Transcript Highlights:
  • And committee, and thank you for your hard work on this.
  • Well, I knew I had one or I would have heard from the Ethics Director, right? You hadn't filed one.
  • This will be offered as the first one by D4Q-1, and if we replace line 13 on page one with the following
  • solely based on this section.
  • solely based on this section. ...the not requiring state and local law enforcement to provide security
Bills: HB358 , SB92 , SB194 , SB230 , HB358 , SB92 , SB194 , SB230
WA

Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Agriculture & Natural Resources Jan 21st, 2026 at 08:00 am

Agriculture & Natural Resources

Transcript Highlights:
  • Hunter, on behalf of the committee, thank you for being willing to share your story.
  • Sorry to put you on this. Thank you, Chair Reeves, ranking members of the committee.
  • I also sit on the wildfire advisory committee.
  • I would second what he said about having somebody with fire management experience on the committee.
  • Any member wishing to change or correct the way that your vote is reflected on the standing committee
Bills: HB2275 , HB2238
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Elections May 15th, 2025

Elections

Transcript Highlights:
  • The House Committee on Elections will come to order. The clerk will call the roll. Chair Shaheen.
  • Edward Johnson, on behalf of Harris County ballot security and yourself, and you are for the bill.
  • It's trying to make it more secure on disclosing who voted early, but you're going to be printing the
  • Is there anyone else who wishes to testify on for or against SB 2753 and its committee substitute?
  • It does only require one set of voting machines, and so 2753 and its committee substitute.
Bills: HB311 , SB447 , SB505 , SB2217 , SB2753 , HB311
Committee: House Elections
Summary: The committee heard several election-related bills. SB 447 would let the City of Mission in Hidalgo County permanently move its municipal elections from May to the uniform November election date if it chooses. The bill was described as permissive and intended to increase turnout and reduce costs. Mission’s mayor testified in support, saying voters had already approved the change by a wide margin in a charter amendment election. The bill was left pending after no objection. SB 2217 focused on standardizing election data reporting and reconciliation across counties to improve transparency and comparability. Testimony was generally supportive of the goal, but Dr. Laura Presley and others flagged technical issues, including a discrepancy between a three-ballot mismatch threshold in existing law and a 1% threshold in part of the bill, plus a definition issue involving central accumulators. Supporters said consistent auditing and reconciliation would help election integrity, while the bill was also left pending. The committee then took up SB 2753, a major proposal to create a continuous in-person voting period that would combine early voting and Election Day into one uninterrupted process, with precinct consolidation and other changes. Supporters said it could simplify administration, reduce equipment changes, and improve security by using one set of machines. Opponents and neutral witnesses raised concerns about cost, staffing, ballot security, reporting changes, weekend voting, and whether the bill was ready for implementation; several urged a pilot or study instead. The committee substitute was withdrawn and the bill was left pending. SB 505 would create a process for election workers, candidates, party officials, and measure proponents or opponents to request explanations of election irregularities, with escalation to the Secretary of State for audit or enforcement if responses were unsatisfactory. Supporters said it would provide a way to resolve irregularities and restore confidence, while opponents argued it was too broad, lacked guardrails against abuse, and could be used by partisan actors to pressure counties. The bill was left pending. Finally, HB 311 would expand Texas’s online voter registration system to first-time registrants and others, with supporters citing efficiency, lower costs, and broader access, and opponents raising concerns about signature verification and implementation details. Testimony was cut short because of the session deadline, and the bill had not been disposed of in the excerpt.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
  • The Committee on Local Government will come to order.
  • All right, let's open up public testimony on the committee substitute to House Bill 3348.
  • We will now begin committee substitute public testimony on House Bill 3348.
  • All right, let's open up public testimony on the committee substitute to House Bill 3348.
  • We will now begin committee substitute public testimony on House Bill 3348.
Summary: The Committee on Local Government heard and discussed a series of House bills dealing with municipal structure, tax payment timing, local provider participation funds, firefighter cancer screenings, sunset review of the Trinity River Authority, replacement certificates of occupancy, and open meetings enforcement. HB 303 would remove the 501-resident floor so very small type A and B municipalities can convert to type C cities; HB 2742 would give property owners a later first split-payment deadline when tax bills are mailed after November 30; HB 3305 and HB 3348 were local provider participation fund measures with committee substitutes; HB 198 would require political subdivisions to offer occupational cancer screenings for firefighters; HB 1535 was a sunset bill for the Trinity River Authority; HB 4753 would allow a municipality-issued proof of a certificate of occupancy to substitute for a lost original; and HB 3711 would treat certain Open Meetings Act violations as offenses against public administration and require public explanation when prosecutors decline to act. Testimony was generally supportive or limited, with several witnesses and senators emphasizing practical fixes, firefighter health and cost savings, local government transparency, and administrative cleanup. For HB 198, firefighter representatives gave emotional testimony about cancer deaths and the value of early screening. On HB 3711, a witness supported the bill but urged stronger enforcement and broader application. Several senators raised policy concerns on HB 2715 about routing removal proceedings through a regional presiding judge rather than the local county, arguing it could politicize the process. The committee took no public testimony on most bills and repeatedly left them pending subject to call of the chair before later voting them out. HB 21, HB 30, HB 1535, HB 1520, HB 198, HB 303, HB 2742, and HB 4753 were reported to the full Senate, generally by unanimous or near-unanimous votes, and several were also recommended for the local and uncontested calendar. HB 30 passed on a 5-1 vote, while the other reported bills were approved unanimously or with no recorded opposition. The committee then recessed subject to the call of the chair.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

89th Legislative Session May 31st, 2025

Texas House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • One with decoupling, which I supported you in committee, supported here on the floor.
  • I call up the conference committee report on SB 37.
  • Members, the conference committee only made one change.
  • This is a record vote on the conference committee report on Senate Bill 12.
  • report on hbb 145 is adopted The conference committee report on HB 145 is adopted.
Summary: The House met in a late-session floor session that began with prayer, pledges, quorum, and a series of excused absences and Senate messages reporting action on numerous bills, conference committee appointments, and conference reports. Members also adopted a memorial resolution honoring Mark James Hanna, a Capitol lobbyist and advocate for nurses, and a congratulatory resolution for Rishi Tarumalasetti, an eighth-grade civics bee winner from Katy. The chamber also received and recorded a parliamentary colloquy about an unusual Senate request on SB 293, with the Chair stating the House could not recede from only part of its amendments and could not suspend the rules because the bill had not been returned from the Senate. The bulk of the session was devoted to taking up conference committee reports and related procedural resolutions, especially the state budget. The House adopted a resolution allowing the SB 1 conferees to go outside the normal bounds, then adopted the SB 1 conference report on a 107-21 vote. Debate on the budget centered on public education funding, tax relief, health care, corrections pay, and judicial compensation, with supporters calling it a responsible compromise and opponents arguing it was overly expansive and insufficient on property tax relief. The House also adopted a technical correction resolution tying judicial pay increases in SB 1 to the House version of SB 293, and members discussed at length the relationship between judicial salaries and legislative pensions. The chamber then adopted a long series of conference reports on measures covering topics such as school library review and book challenges (SB 13), SNAP restrictions on sweetened drinks and candy (SB 379), hospital price transparency (SB 331), nursing home accountability (SB 457), school district personnel compensation conflicts (HB 3372), property notice rules (HB 2011), research and development tax credits (SB 2018), and several other bills affecting elections, permits, education, and criminal justice. Most reports passed by wide margins, though some drew significant opposition, especially SB 13 and SB 379. The House also granted several Senate requests for conference committees and introduced additional resolutions to suspend conferee limits on various bills as the session moved toward adjournment.
US

US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session

US House Floor Proceedings (Thursday, June 4, 2026)

US Federal House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • And three, homeland security missions.
  • </c><06:05:21.600><c> on</c> United States Code, the Committee on United States Code, the Committee on
  • </c> reported from the committee on rules. reported from the committee on rules.
  • As a member of both the Foreign Affairs Committee and Homeland Security, I strongly have opinions on
  • > and</c><08:56:29.920><c> this</c> on our national security and this on our national security and this
Bills: HB2913 , HR518 , HB8646 , HR1336 , HCR84
AZ

Arizona 2026 Regular Session

03/18/2026 - House Transportation & Infrastructure

Transportation & Infrastructure

Transcript Highlights:
  • Committee on Transportation Infrastructure is called to order. The Secretary will note the roll.
  • Finally, the bill repeals the study committee on October 1, 2028. Happy to answer any questions.
  • So I just wanted to double-check: this does include members from both parties on the study committee?
  • the on the study committee parties on the on the study committee yes all right thank you perfect thank
  • She's on one today.
NM

New Mexico 2026 Regular Session

Senate - Rules Feb 9th, 2026 at 09:11 am

Senate Rules

Transcript Highlights:
  • So I will move a do not pass on Senate Bill 238, and a do pass on the Senate Rules Committee substitute
  • Move a due pass on the Senate Rules Committee substitute for Senate Bill 238.
  • So I do not pass on Senate Bill 238, but it do pass on the committee substitute for Senate Bill 238.
  • Bill 238, but a due pass on the committee substitute for Senate Bill 238. All right.
  • We don't have anyone signed up in support or opposition on this. Committee. Thank you.
Bills: SB238 , HJR1 , SM21 , SM22 , SB238 , HJR1 , SM21 , SM22
AZ

Arizona 2026 Regular Session

01/26/2026 - House Public Safety & Law Enforcement

Public Safety & Law Enforcement

Transcript Highlights:
  • All right, ladies and gentlemen, the Committee on Public Safety and Law Enforcement is called to order
  • Thank you, Chairman Marshall, for asking me to be on this committee. You're welcome.
  • I'm honored to serve on this committee with you, Representative Márquez, and I'm happy to be here.
  • I'm the research analyst for the Committee on Public Safety and Law Enforcement.
  • Tom Carretto replied that, based on the diligence done in the House before the bill came to committee
Bills: HB2207 , HB2225 , HB2602 , HB2641
AL

Alabama 2025 Regular Session

Alabama House Health Committee Feb 19th, 2025

Health

Transcript Highlights:
  • I'd like to call the Health Committee meeting for February 19th to order.
  • Every time we stop one issue, another one pops up somewhere else, and it's... ...another one pops up
  • somewhere else, and it just keeps us busy in our committee.
  • That one will be carried over.
  • Chairman, members of the committee, thank you for allowing me to be here this morning with another one
Bills: HB245 , HB278 , SB59 , SB78
Committee: House Health
AZ

Arizona 2026 Regular Session

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

Federalism, Military Affairs & Elections

Transcript Highlights:
  • The Committee on Federal and Military Affairs and Elections is called to order.
  • It will be going to the Department of Homeland Security Election Assistant Director.
  • It was killed in committee, but yet the policy was continued on by ADOT.
  • Go ahead and come on. All right. Good evening, I think now, Mr. Chair, members of the committee.
  • Department of Homeland Security standards, support the tracking of users based on unique credentials,
Bills: SB1037 , SB1040 , SB1259 , SB1281
AL

Alabama 2025 Regular Session

Alabama House Boards, Agencies and Commissions Committee Feb 5th, 2025

Boards, Agencies and Commissions

Transcript Highlights:
  • Members of the committee, I have been able to serve on the Sunset Committee now for my sixth year.
  • My sixth year on the Sunset Committee is going into my seventh year.
  • What would happen if the numbers on these committees are different? Committees are different.
  • The sunset committee again did a very thorough examination on this board, and they've done a great job
  • As you said, the sunset committee reviewed this one as well, and they had a very thorough examination
Bills: HB25 , HB108 , HB109 , HB111 , HB112 , HB113 , HB117 , HB118 , HB119 , HB120 , HB121 , HB122 , HB124 , HB126 , HB127 , HB128 , HB129 , HB130 , HB131 , HB25
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Education Policy Committee 3/25/26

Education Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • to be recommended to be placed committee to be recommended to be placed on<00:19:45.760><c> the</c><
  • There are actually tears in my eyes because I have been on the policy committee my entirety of serving
  • We, I think more than any other committee I've been on in my six years, have more kids show up here to
  • my six years, committee I've been on in my six years, we<00:23:21.039><c> have</c><00:23:21.200><c>
  • </c> the the final word on our committee. the the final word on our committee.
Bills: HF60 , HF3067 , HF3730 , HF3638 , HF3401
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Committee on Education Policy - 03/25/26

Education Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • Having one-on-one having mentorship.
  • I move Senate File 3870 before the committee. On Monday, we adopted the A3 amendment.
  • On page three, line 3.23 to 3.24 is slightly different than what the committee saw on Monday.
  • committee meeting on Monday.
  • I think it might be one of the better ones, the best ones.
Bills: HF60 , HF3067 , HF3730 , HF3638 , HF3401
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Administrative Rules Feb 24th, 2026 at 01:30 pm

Administrative Rules

Transcript Highlights:
  • here in the committee.
  • I'm going to request that we make a committee amendment here in the committee.
  • Any questions on the amendment?
  • of them in one year.
  • that we've been working on.
WA

Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Capital Budget Jan 29th, 2026 at 01:30 pm

Capital Budget

Transcript Highlights:
  • John Wilson-DePaley, committee staff, briefing on House Bill 2353 sponsored by Representative Keaton,
  • the following dates: $530,000. $530,000 on January 1, 2027; $560,000 on July 1, 2027; $590,000 on July
  • 1, 2028; $620,000 on July 1, 2029; and, lastly, $650,000 on July 1, 2030.
  • Chair Callan, Ranking Member Steele, and members of the committee, Tyler Munchy here on behalf of the
  • It's not numbered on the screen, but we call that box 2A. 2A is when our advisory committees, which we
Bills: HB2470 , HB2353 , HB2420 , HB2338