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WA
Transcript Highlights:
- A fiscal note is available on the version of the bill that passed the House committee last session.
- Second Substitute House Bill 233, as amended by the Senate Committee on Law and Justice, relates to protecting
- House Bill 2249, from the Senate Committee on State Government, Tribal Affairs and Elections, adds Washington
- House Bill 2249 from the Senate Committee on State Government, Tribal Affairs and Elections, adds Washington
- a move on seconded that substitute House Bill 2650 receive a due pass recommendation to the Rules Committee
Bills:
HB2675 , HB2249 , HB2120 , HB1069 , HB1983 , HB2431 , SB6006 , SB6297 , SB6351 , SB6353 , HB2521 , HB2091 , HB2104 , SB6355 , HB2254 , HB2385 , SB5808 , HB1796 , HB1376 , SB6260 , HB2353
Committee:
Senate Ways & Means
Keywords:
accounts, finance, business regulation, transparency, audits, HB 2249, Washington Technology Solutions, WaTech, civil service, classified service, exempt employees, state employment, state personnel, network security, cybersecurity, information technology, IT contracting, data center, systems integration, network engineering
AL
Alabama 2026 Regular Session
Alabama House Public Safety and Homeland Security Committee Apr 1st, 2026
Public Safety and Homeland Security
Transcript Highlights:
- So, welcome to the committee on Public Safety and Homeland Security.
- So, welcome to the committee on Public Safety and Homeland Security.
- So, welcome to the uh committee<00:22:42.480><c> on</c><00:22:42.720><c> public</c><00:22:42.880><c>
- safety,</c><00:22:43.200><c> Homeland</c> committee on public safety, Homeland committee on public safety
- </c> either one." either one."
Committee:
House Public Safety and Homeland Security
Keywords:
HB450, judges, judicial office, constitutional amendment, Alabama Constitution, age limit, mandatory retirement, judicial eligibility, supernumerary judge, judicial retirement, state judicial retirement benefits, election law, appointment, voter approval, ballot measure, Judiciary Committee, ambulance services, balance billing, health insurance, emergency transportation
WA
Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Health Care & Wellness Feb 24th, 2026 at 01:30 pm
Health Care & Wellness
Transcript Highlights:
- Chair, members of the committee, Chris Blake, staff of the House Health Care and Wellness Committee:
- on the other side of the house, where you've got... ...members of the licensing board who have actually
- Chair, you have 17 ayes, one nay, one excused.
- Chair, you have 17 ayes, one nay, one excuse.
- this one.
Committee:
House Health Care & Wellness
Keywords:
SB 5915, health technology assessment, HTA, clinical committee, medical technology review, coverage determination, state-purchased health care, Washington health care, RCW, evidence-based medicine, cost-effectiveness, safety and efficacy, Medicare coverage, national coverage determination, clinical guidelines, patient advocacy, public comment, medical necessity, rare disease, life-threatening disease
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- The Committee on Corrections will now come to order. The clerk will call the roll, please. Mr.
- As a reminder to the committee and our visitors and witnesses today, the House committees are subject
- has been withdrawn and we will not be taking testimony on House Bill 153.
- Good morning, Chairman, Vice-Chairman, and colleagues on the committee.
- It's always good to have you on our committee.
Committee:
House Corrections
Keywords:
education, funding, student resources, technology access, equal opportunity, veterans treatment court, mental health, criminal justice, rehabilitation, eligibility criteria, veterans, treatment court, military service, legislation, private prisons, inmate confinement, criminal justice reform, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, government contracts, inmate housing
OK
Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session
House of Representatives Second Regular Session of the 60th Legislature Day 32 Mar 31st, 2026 at 09:30 am
Oklahoma House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- , conference committee reports, and joint committee.
- And they asked me to pass on that they are hosting a Capital Day on the second floor rotunda.
- Whereas the Oklahoma Coalition for Affordable Housing, established on May 20, 2011, leads efforts to
- And whereas Oklahoma faces a significant housing shortage need ing 170,515 additional housing units by
- Welcome her to the House.
Bills:
HR1041 , SB137 , SB1255 , SB1226 , SB1238 , SB1258 , SB1325 , SB1460 , SB1543 , SB1730 , SB1921 , SB1733 , SB1216 , SB1256 , SB1061 , SB1534 , SB1873 , SB1653 , SB540 , SB1948
Keywords:
Oklahoma, House Resolution, HR1041, Nuclear Lifecycle Innovation Campus, Department of Energy, DOE, advanced nuclear, nuclear energy, small modular reactors, SMRs, microreactors, energy innovation, advanced energy, energy security, economic development, job creation, workforce training, research and development, nuclear supply chain, clean energy
OK
Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session
House of Representatives Second Regular Session of the 60th Legislature Day 31 Mar 30th, 2026 at 01:30 pm
Oklahoma House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- House and Senate bills and joint resolutions on second reading.
- Conference committee reports and joint committee reports and motions placing new business before the
- house.
- She is on the basketball, fast and slow pitch softball, track, and cheer team. Come on, like what?
- I moved on the clerk's desk is clear of the house.
Bills:
HR1041 , SB137 , SB1255 , SB1226 , SB1238 , SB1258 , SB1325 , SB1460 , SB1543 , SB1730 , SB1921 , SB1733 , SB1216 , SB1256 , SB1061 , SB1534 , SB1873 , SB1653 , SB540 , SB1948
Keywords:
Oklahoma, House Resolution, HR1041, Nuclear Lifecycle Innovation Campus, Department of Energy, DOE, advanced nuclear, nuclear energy, small modular reactors, SMRs, microreactors, energy innovation, advanced energy, energy security, economic development, job creation, workforce training, research and development, nuclear supply chain, clean energy
TX
Texas 89th Regular
Press Conference: Texas House Democratic Caucus Jan 23rd, 2025 at 02:01 pm
Transcript Highlights:
- We just had our vote on the House rules, and lo and behold, the people who were yelling the most about
- And what I think you saw here today is the House united and working on on a set of rules that while it
- And what I think you saw here today is the House united and working on on a set of rules that while it
- But what I think you saw here today is the House united and working on a set of rules that, while it
- When I first came here, Pete Laney asked me if I was one of the flamethrowers on the right or one of
Keywords:
House rules, Democrat chairs, legislative power, public education, maternal health, political debate
Summary:
The meeting primarily centered around the discussion of newly approved House rules, which sparked significant debate among members. Notably, the Democratic representatives expressed concerns regarding the ban on Democrat chairs, which they argued undermines their power within the legislative body. Chair Ramon Romero and Representative Ann Johnson articulated the sentiment that, despite these challenges, the Democrats are committed to advocating for the needs of all Texans. They emphasized the need for honest discussions around critical issues such as public education, women's health care, and maternal mortality rates.
WA
Transcript Highlights:
- Calling the Ways and Means Committee to order on Tuesday, February 24th, 2026.
- We want to make sure we don't take our foot off the gas on the housing types we're most behind on.
- That concludes the hearing on Substitute House Bill 2714. Next is House Bill 2431. Thank you, Al-A.
- That concludes public testimony on House Bill 2431. Next is House Bill 1983.
- That concludes public testimony on House Bill 2431. Next is House Bill 1983.
Committee:
Senate Ways & Means
Keywords:
capital budget, funding, infrastructure, state projects, budget allocation, HB 2353, predesign thresholds, capital construction, major capital projects, Office of Financial Management, OFM, Washington state, state agencies, infrastructure planning, construction costs, inflation adjustment, capital facilities, project review, allotments, lease approval
WA
Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Labor & Workplace Standards Feb 24th, 2026 at 10:30 am
Labor & Workplace Standards
Transcript Highlights:
- As you may recall, this committee heard the companion to this measure, House Bill 2513.
- You may recall, this committee heard the companion to this measure, House Bill 2513, on January 27th.
- You should know I have spent 34 years serving on this committee.
- I was 18 years in the House... ...years serving on this committee.
- on this committee, but I want to thank you for your...
Committee:
House Labor & Workplace Standards
Keywords:
unemployment insurance, UI benefits, striking workers, strike, labor dispute, retroactive wages, overpayment assessment, overpayment recovery, Employment Security Department, ESD, claimant notice, benefit recoupment, Washington unemployment law, worker notice, federal unemployment tax credit, state unemployment fund, workers' compensation, industrial insurance, premium rates, rate transparency
WA
Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Health Care & Wellness Feb 18th, 2026 at 01:30 pm
Health Care & Wellness
Transcript Highlights:
- Welcome to today's House Health Care and Wellness Committee meeting, Wednesday, February 18th.
- Chair, members of the committee, Chris Blake, staff to the House Health Care and Wellness Committee.
- Chair, members of the committee again, Chris Blake, staff to the House Health Care and Wellness Committee
- Let's get a public briefing on 5395, please. Thank you, Emily Poole, staff to the committee.
- We hope you will please pass it out of committee and vote it out of the House.
Committee:
House Health Care & Wellness
Keywords:
SB 5915, health technology assessment, HTA, clinical committee, medical technology review, coverage determination, state-purchased health care, Washington health care, RCW, evidence-based medicine, cost-effectiveness, safety and efficacy, Medicare coverage, national coverage determination, clinical guidelines, patient advocacy, public comment, medical necessity, rare disease, life-threatening disease
FL
Transcript Highlights:
- Ladies and gentlemen, the Committee on Transportation will now come to order.
- And if you waive speaking time, your position will still be recorded with the committee on whatever particular
- on that airport and what's going on.
- I think a lot of us here in the committee now are better educated on what goes on in the private aviation
- Does any senator wish to be recorded on votes before the committee today? Anybody? Came in late?
Committee:
Senate Transportation
Keywords:
unauthorized aliens, commercial motor vehicles, safety regulations, civil penalties, law enforcement, ADS-B, automatic dependent surveillance-broadcast, aviation, airports, airport fees, landing fees, departure fees, touch-and-go landing, general aviation, pilot privacy, airspace radius, aircraft tracking, surveillance data, Florida Statutes chapter 330, Part 91
Summary:
The Transportation Committee met and first took up CS/SB 86, which would make operation of a commercial motor vehicle by an unauthorized alien an imminent safety hazard and require lawful presence, a valid CDL, English proficiency, and ability to communicate with law enforcement. The bill also authorizes impoundment, a $250,000 civil penalty on the motor carrier, and an out-of-service order until violations are corrected. After adopting an amendment and hearing support from the Florida PBA, the committee reported the bill favorably on a vote with Senator Arrington voting no.
The committee then considered CS/SB 706, which preempts naming of major commercial service airports to the state and would rename Palm Beach International Airport as Donald J. Trump International Airport. An amendment added FAA approval, trademark authorization, and a flexible implementation period for Palm Beach County. Palm Beach County representatives supported the measure, and the bill was reported favorably. The committee also passed CS/SB 1670, a specialty license plate bill for the “outsider” plate, after amending the distribution of proceeds so the Huber Brothers Foundation may receive up to 10% instead of 25%.
Next, the committee approved CS/SB 1054, which increases penalties for traffic infractions that result in a crash after running a red light or stop sign, including higher fines, license suspensions, and a one-year bodily injury insurance requirement after an injury crash. Law enforcement testimony supported the bill. The committee also considered CS/SB 422 on ADS-B aviation surveillance data, which would bar use of that data to calculate or collect landing-related fees; an amendment narrowed the prohibition to landing and touch-and-go fee scenarios. Aviation groups and pilots supported the bill as protecting safety and preventing surprise billing, while airport representatives said they could still charge landing fees but would need to rely on more manual methods. The committee reported CS/SB 422 favorably, and the meeting adjourned after all measures were approved.
TX
Texas 89th Regular
Senate Committee on Health and Human Services Aug 27th, 2025
Health & Human Services
Transcript Highlights:
- The Senate Committee on Health and Human Services will come to order.
- the House floor today.
- So, let's move on to the vote. Senator Hughes moves that House Bill 25 do pass and be printed.
- There being six ayes and one nay, House Bill 25 is favorably reported.
- With no other business to come before the committee, Senator Perry moves the committee stands in recess
Committee:
Senate Health & Human Services
Keywords:
ivermectin, pharmacist authority, prescription-free, healthcare regulation, patient access, HB 25, Texas nutrition, nutrition education, healthy living, public health, school physical activity, recess, physical education, nutrition and wellness course, health curriculum, State Board of Education, Texas Nutrition Advisory Committee, ultra-processed foods, artificial colors, food additives
OK
Transcript Highlights:
- You are recognized to explain the provisions of item number 2 on the agenda, House Bill 2696.
- Is it off or on? Title is off. It came from the house off. Yes.
- Senator Hall, you are recognized. to explain item number 14 on our agenda, House Bill 3970.
- House Bill 3500, having received six ayes and one nay, I deem the measure to have advanced.
- House Bill 3845, having received six ayes and one nay, I deem the measure to have advanced.
Bills:
HB2650 , HB2696 , HB3177 , HB3264 , HB3298 , HB3321 , HB3322 , HB3497 , HB3499 , HB3500 , HB3742 , HB3845 , HB3941 , HB3970 , HB3980 , HB3981 , HB4421
Committee:
Senate Judiciary
Keywords:
probate, estate administration, summary administration, decedent, inheritance, open records, educational records, cybersecurity, student privacy, confidential information, court reporters, salaries, legislation, employment compensation, state administration, Oklahoma, criminal justice, minimum sentences, parole eligibility, violent crimes
TX
Texas 89th Regular
Press Conference: TEA Audit Mar 19th, 2025 at 12:00 pm
Transcript Highlights:
- Gina Hinojosa and I represent Central Austin in the Texas house.
- I also sit on on the House Public Education Committee.
- There is one thing that we all. agree on and that is that Texas public schools are our strength. as Texans
- We need to prioritize paying the teachers and training them on the money saved on the way. aceful and
- Refocus on something we all agreed on two years ago in the last session, and that was school safety.
Keywords:
education funding, House Bill 5419, zero-based budgeting, public testimony, school safety, special education
Summary:
State Representative Gina Hinojosa and a group of parents and education advocates testified in support of House Bill 5419, a zero-based budgeting proposal aimed at reviewing Texas Education Agency spending and redirecting more public education dollars to classrooms. Hinojosa argued that public schools are being weakened by chronic underfunding, teacher shortages, delayed special education services, and inadequate school safety funding, and said the bill would help cut bureaucracy, vendor contracts, and other non-classroom spending in favor of teacher pay, safety, and special education.
Several witnesses, including self-identified Republicans and former GOP officials, backed the bill as a good-government measure and said they were crossing party lines because public schools need more direct investment. They criticized TEA growth, vendor contracts, public-private partnerships, and what they described as unfunded mandates from the state, including school safety requirements. One witness said rural districts are being forced into four-day school weeks, while others cited campus closures, deferred maintenance, and local tax increases tied to state funding shortfalls and recapture payments.
The discussion also focused on the need for a systematic review of TEA spending and the lack of a sunset review for the agency since before 2005. Hinojosa and others said increasing the basic allotment would help districts, reduce recapture pressures, and prevent local tax hikes. The exchange was primarily a public hearing and advocacy session; no vote or formal committee action was described in the transcript.
AZ
Transcript Highlights:
- The House Committee on Appropriations is officially called to order.
- motion on the House side and one mass motion on the Senate side on all the budget bills at the end.
- That is 4154 on the House side.
- Now we do that on the House side. Mr.
- Because your position in this House, generally, the chairman of this committee is the only one that does
Bills:
HB4154 , HB4155 , HB4156 , HB4157 , HB4158 , HB4159 , HB4160 , HB4161 , HB4162 , HB4163 , HB4164 , HB4165 , HB4166 , HB4167 , HB4168 , HB4169 , SB1847 , SB1848 , SB1849 , SB1850 , SB1851 , SB1852 , SB1853 , SB1854 , SB1855 , SB1856 , SB1857 , SB1858 , SB1859 , SB1860 , SB1861 , SB1862
Committee:
Joint Appropriations
AL
Alabama 2026 Regular Session
Alabama Senate State Governmental Affairs Committee Jan 21st, 2026
State Governmental Affairs
Transcript Highlights:
- He said that if the committee could carry it over for one week, he would be able to respond to them.
- Senator Figures said he sits on a number of committees in the Senate and has voted on a lot of bills,
- He said he has often voted to at least let a bill out of committee and allow the sponsor to work on it
- . committee. committee.
- c><00:32:40.320><c> to</c><00:32:41.039><c> uh</c> committee, I think you're on to uh committee, I think
Bills:
SB7 , SB22 , SB39 , SB40 , SB45 , SB46 , SB86 , SB95 , SB107 , SB7 , SB22 , SB39 , SB40 , SB45 , SB46 , SB86 , SB95 , SB107
Committee:
Senate State Governmental Affairs
Keywords:
voting rights, absentee ballot, protected classes, Alabama Voting Rights Act, felony conviction, election integrity, preclearance, Alabama Jobs Act, incentives, job creation, economic development, recapture provisions, capital investment, employment, board governance, occupational licensing, Sunset Law, public accountability, training requirements, SB40
TX
Texas 89th Regular
Press Conference: High Speed Rail Apr 28th, 2025 at 09:04 am
Transcript Highlights:
- The pressure on our roads, our housing, and our workforce systems is only increasing.
- Antonio or Austin in one hour.
- I'm happy to be here with my House friends and my local government friends on this important issue.
- Texas talks about being number one, and we need to be number one.
- That is the kind of innovation that we need for the future so that we don't waste right-of-way on one
Keywords:
House Bill 483, high-speed rail, transportation network, Texas, public testimony, rail connectivity, economic development
Summary:
The meeting was a press event in support of House Bill 483 and its Senate companion, SB 424, which would repeal the current state ban on high-speed rail investment and direct TxDOT to partner with a private entity to develop a Dallas-Austin-San Antonio rail line along the I-35 corridor. Rep. John Bucy, County Judge Andy Brown, Rep. Rafael Anchia, Rep. Ray Lopez, and Sen. Sarah Eckhardt all argued that Texas’ population growth and highway congestion make passenger rail a necessary transportation alternative and a long-term economic development tool. They emphasized benefits such as reduced commute times, improved mobility, lower congestion and emissions, stronger workforce access, and better connections between major metro areas.
Testimony focused on the Texas Triangle as a strong candidate for high-speed rail because of its population density, flat geography, and existing growth patterns. Speakers cited examples from other places, including Florida’s Brightline and rail systems in other countries, to argue that Texas is behind and could catch up through public-private partnerships. They also discussed transit-oriented development, last-mile connections through local systems like DART and Austin’s Project Connect, and the possibility of future expansion beyond the initial corridor. In response to questions, Bucy said the bill would allow TxDOT to seek bids and keep costs flexible, that the line would likely require dedicated high-speed track, and that express service could reduce Austin-San Antonio travel time to roughly 30 minutes and Austin-Dallas to under an hour and a half, though no launch date was set.
No formal vote or committee action was taken in the transcript. The event ended with Bucy saying the bill was a positive step and could become a bipartisan effort to build a more connected Texas.
FL
Transcript Highlights:
- One would be at their land planning committee, and then the other one would be for the commissioners.
- I'm going to say one is that this is a conservation bill and one is that this is an affordable housing
- I went to the testimony in the United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime
- It's voting on bills before the committee today. Yes, ma'am.
- Voting on bills before the committee today.
Bills:
S0036 , S0620 , S0796 , S0934 , S1080 , S1096 , S1366 , S1536 , S1548 , S1580 , S1588 , S1620 , S1756 , S7034 , S7044
Committee:
Senate Rules
Keywords:
nursing title, advanced practice registered nurse, advertising, professional standards, disciplinary action, candidate qualifying, federal office, election integrity, regulatory compliance, political candidacy, veterinary medicine, telehealth, veterinary professional associate, animal health, public safety, access to veterinary services, payment bond exemption, Habitat for Humanity, Florida Forever Act, land acquisition
AZ
Arizona 2026 Regular Session
02/03/2026 - House Natural Resources, Energy & Water
Natural Resources, Energy & Water
Transcript Highlights:
- Good afternoon, Chair Griffin, Vice Chair Lopez, and members of the House Committee on Natural Resources
- Good afternoon, Chair Griffin, Vice Chair Lopez, and members of the House Committee on Natural Resources
- Good afternoon, Chair Griffin, Vice Chair Lopez, and members of the House Committee on Natural Resources
- Good afternoon, Chair Griffin, Vice Chair Lopez, and members of the House Committee on Natural Resources
- Jacob Emmett, good afternoon, Chair Griffin, Vice Chair Lopez, and members of the House Committee on
Bills:
HB2014 , HB2113 , HB2145 , HB2331 , HB2340 , HB2389 , HB2400 , HB2401 , HB2428 , HB2494 , HB2696 , HB2756 , HB2795 , HB2955 , HCM2008
Committees:
House Natural Resources, Energy & Water , House House Natural Resources, Energy & Water Committee of Reference
Keywords:
air emissions, fuel blends, environmental quality, feasibility study, Arizona Department of Agriculture, utility consumer, rate intervention, public service corporation, Arizona Revised Statutes, residential rates, consumer protection, fuel reformulation, gasoline standards, environmental regulations, ethanol supply, Air Quality, energy reliability, electric service providers, reliable resources, public power entity
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- The Chair offers a committee substitute.
- Okay, we will now move on to our agenda items.
- at the RTC or transported on campus at the school.
- So right now there's a year deadline on DFPS cases.
- We still don't... there's no way we have the votes to vote on that one. Which one?
Committee:
House Human Services
Keywords:
child welfare, foster care, Department of Family and Protective Services, DFPS, Family Code, conservatorship, placement selection, contract residential care, kinship care, relative placement, designated caregiver, best interest of the child, least restrictive setting, placement stability, child protective services, residential treatment, group home, family reunification, Texas foster system, residential care