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TX
Transcript Highlights:
- Students in Texas public schools using student advocates as ambassadors.
- And the Texas Public Health Commission, coalition, we are not a commission.
- You represent Texas Public Policy. You're for the bill, is that all correct?
- College. colleges, public universities, and public health institutions, but that excludes law and medical
- You know, SACS is the only one for public institutions.
Bills:
HB173, HB184, HB484, HB678, HB 1211, HB1507, HB1705, HB1868, HB2290, HB2851, HB2856, HB3041, HB3204, HB173, HB184
Keywords:
foreign donations, higher education, public institutions, national security, funding, prohibition, Texas law, healthcare, insurance, affordability, access, public health, foreign influence, education policy, student loan repayment, prosecuting attorneys, border prosecution unit, financial assistance, tobacco, cigarettes
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- Um, if there's anyone that would like to provide public testimony or register a position on the bill
- Hearing none, public testimony is closed. We're gonna leave this bill pending.
- The bill also allows for public participation through donations of Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies
- Chair opens up, uh, for public testimony on Senate Bill 21.
- For the record, I'm Glenn Hager, Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts.
Keywords:
cryptocurrency, bitcoin, investment reserve, economic resilience, financial security, vehicle rental, damage waiver, consumer rights, business regulations, refund policy, telephone solicitation, telemarketing, text message marketing, SMS marketing, robotext, spam text, consumer protection, deceptive trade practices, DTPA, Business & Commerce Code
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Environment Committee Meeting - 2026-04-16
Environment and Natural Resources Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- public input. public input.
- and the public drainage manual. and the public drainage manual.
- dollars on clean water of public money. dollars on clean water of public money.
- Public<01:09:19.719>
money. Public money. Public money. - public money has been spent. public money has been spent.
Keywords:
air pollution, lead emissions, continuous emissions monitoring system, CEMS, Minnesota Pollution Control Agency, MPCA, environmental monitoring, emission compliance, air quality, public health, industrial pollution, permitted facility, residential exposure, toxic metals, emission limits, pollution control, stack monitoring, real-time emissions monitoring, natural resources, environment
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Public Safety Finance and Policy Committee 3/17/26
Public Safety Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- I call this meeting of the Committee on Public Safety, Finance, and Policy to order.
- and Budget and the Department of Public and Budget and the Department of Public Safety<00:02:13.920
- It's not about public safety broadly.
- It's not about public safety broadly. It's not about public safety broadly.
- public safety threat. public safety threat.
Keywords:
disaster assistance, contingency account, Minnesota emergency management, public safety, state disaster aid, FEMA, federal cost-share, emergency relief, natural disaster, budget report, appropriations report, management and budget, local governments, utility cooperatives, public works, infrastructure repair, chapter 12B, chapter 12A, emergency management, disaster recovery
AL
Alabama 2026 Regular Session
Alabama House Commerce and Small Business Committee Mar 11th, 2026
Commerce and Small Business
Transcript Highlights:
- It just gives them the right to be able with that card to go in and use a public bath. >> No, no specialty
- in<00:10:29.360>
and <00:10:29.519>use <00:10:29.680>a <00:10:30.240>public - with that card to go in and use a public with that card to go in and use a public bath.<00:10:31.839
- retired store; it wouldn’t be, you know, but like a boutique or something, uh, yeah, that do not have public
Keywords:
Alabama State House, Montgomery, Legislative Council, demolition, state capitol, state capitol building, historic preservation, state property, inventory removal, fixtures, furnishings, reuse, recycling, upcycling, surplus property, public assets, legislative chambers, desk sale, chair sale, state auditor
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Transportation Finance and Policy Committee 2/23/26
Transportation Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- public transit. public transit.
- Thank you. speed is a public health crisis. I know speed is a public health crisis.
- behavior on our roads, and from a public behavior on our roads, and from a public safety<01:04:42.400
- car to keep the rest of the public safe. car to keep the rest of the public safe.
- So, uh, that would be kind of my public.
Keywords:
intelligent speed assistance, transportation, speeding offenses, public safety, license restrictions, speed control, pedestrian safety, traffic safety, roadway improvements, nonmotorized transportation, crosswalks, sidewalks, bike lanes, complete streets, Vision Zero, Toward Zero Deaths, MnDOT, Department of Transportation, Department of Public Safety, local road authority
NM
Transcript Highlights:
- When adverse outcomes happen, 95% of the public cannot get representation.
- Public health decisions depend on accurate, aggregate data.
- in public health research spaces by other reporting mechanisms.
- So again, that data is available in public health spaces.
- Kim Chavez-Cook with the law offices of the public defender.
Keywords:
medical malpractice, judgments, independent providers, insurance, personal assets, settlements, healthcare, healthcare privacy, electronic medical records, reproductive health, gender-affirming care, data protection, location tracking, confidentiality, SB30, induced abortion, abortion reporting, vital statistics, public health reporting, medical records
OK
Transcript Highlights:
- I come from a family of public safety servants; my father and sister both retired from the Oklahoma City
- Health plans continue to market and sell high deductible health benefit plans to the public, which have
Keywords:
licensure, criminal history, public safety, occupational certification, rehabilitation, state regulations, insurance, regulations, certification, long-term care, mergers, consumer protection, property safety, vision insurance, optometry, reimbursement, healthcare policy, ophthalmic materials, provider agreements, captive insurance
AZ
Transcript Highlights:
- Sorry, I'm not a professional public speaker.
- There's a reason why we hold public schools to...
- Adult entertainment has no place in public venues.
- That is— That is, nudity is unacceptable in public.
- But once it comes out into the public, it becomes public concern and public property.
Bills:
HB2205, HB2265, HB2413, HB2415, HB2418, HB2495, HB2589, HB2661, HB2720, HB2771, HB2833, HB2870
Keywords:
criminal damage, trespassing, critical facilities, felony, Arizona Revised Statutes, court fees, public defender, criminal justice, legal aid, indigent defense, appeals, administrative assessments, sex offender, electronic monitoring, registration, public safety, youth protection, Kratom, narcotic drugs, regulation
NM
New Mexico 2026 Regular Session
House - Government, Elections And Indian Affairs Jan 28th, 2026 at 08:36 am
House Government, Elections & Indian Affairs
Transcript Highlights:
- Okay, while we're doing that, I'll go ahead and go to public comment.
- The public doesn't have that... Can you take a wage?
- If there's any other public comments, please make them at this time. Okay.
- Okay, let's go ahead and provide one minute of public comment.
- They make decisions with the press and the public present.
Keywords:
Public Regulation Commission, PRC, utility oversight fund, public utilities, utility regulation, commissioners, commission staff, chief of staff, ethics, Gift Act, revolving door, post-employment restrictions, consumer complaints, telecommunications, pipeline safety, natural gas pipelines, oil pipelines, license fees, regulatory oversight, administrative cleanup
AL
Alabama 2025 Regular Session
Alabama House Urban and Rural Development Committee Feb 12th, 2025
Urban and Rural Development
Transcript Highlights:
- put under certain... ...that put under certain circumstances, the water system was there under the Public
- available for anyone who wanted to do it to put themselves under, with certain circumstances, the Public
- which are affiliated with a regulated sewer system, to elect to come under the regulation of the Public
Keywords:
foreign investment, agriculture, property rights, critical infrastructure, sanctions, HB140, private sewer systems, wastewater utilities, Public Service Commission, PSC jurisdiction, utility regulation, rate setting, rate consolidation, affiliated systems, common ownership, private utilities, sewer rates, wastewater management, Alabama utilities, Jefferson County Board of Health
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Housing Finance and Policy Committee 3/17/26
Housing Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- to protect essential public services.
- essential public services. essential public services.
- HRA staff work directly with the public HRA staff work directly with the public in<00:01:40.560>
- protect essential public services. protect essential public services.
- in doing their job to serve the public. in doing their job to serve the public.
AL
Alabama 2026 Regular Session
Alabama House Ethics and Campaign Finance Committee Mar 11th, 2026
Ethics and Campaign Finance
Transcript Highlights:
- We have a public hearing. I want to lay the ground rules. Hold on just a second.
- Chairman, public hearing. >> All right.
- Primary elections belong to the general public. Neither of those is a question.
- And I've got five kids that I raise in public school in Tuscaloosa.
- >> is the public invited? >> is the public invited?
NM
Transcript Highlights:
- We're going to start off with Senate Bill 264, Public Peace, Health, Safety, and Welfare.
- I'm just trying to understand, since they work for you and they are your voice out to the public, how
- One of the things, Madam Secretary and Senator Duhigg, I've heard you both say in public, whether on
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- Public representation is routine in Texas, as where stated.
- Which would result in the panel having 13 members with the 2 new public members, uh, when the 2 new public
- We want to add two public members of this committee.
- , even aside from allowing the public to come and testify.
- Public housing pulled me out of that.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- We limit public testimony to two minutes per witness.
- Proceed to public testimony.
- We'll proceed to public testimony. Thank you.
- Okay, we'll go to public testimony. We have five witnesses.
- If no further questions, we'll begin public testimony.
Bills:
HB407, HB871, HB882, HB2011, HB3572, HB3578, HB4038, HB4866, HB4897, HB4978, HB5380, HB5555, HB5668, HB5670, HB5674, HB5676, HB5679, HB5688, SB673
Keywords:
solar energy, residential construction, building code, municipal regulations, energy compliance, building codes, interconnection, education, funding, teacher support, student resources, school infrastructure, municipal requirements, environmental sustainability, municipalities, construction, agricultural operation, International Code Council, county regulations, construction fees
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- Public testimony will be limited to two minutes.
- If there are no further questions, we will proceed to public testimony. The Chair calls Julie.
- I am the Director of Public Policy for Texas Realtors, and I am happy to be here today in support of
- My name is John Bonnera, I'm a policy analyst with the Texas Public Policy Foundation.
- This is an unfunded mandate for public services such as fire, EMS, and police services.
Bills:
HB407, HB871, HB882, HB2011, HB3572, HB3578, HB4038, HB4866, HB4897, HB4978, HB5380, HB5555, HB5668, HB5670, HB5674, HB5676, HB5679, HB5688, SB673
Keywords:
solar energy, residential construction, building code, municipal regulations, energy compliance, building codes, interconnection, education, funding, teacher support, student resources, school infrastructure, municipal requirements, environmental sustainability, municipalities, construction, agricultural operation, International Code Council, county regulations, construction fees
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- So this is a other public systems.
- systems and um so I would I just public systems and um so I would I just it's<00:13:45.920>
hard< - Chair and committee members and members of the public.
- Uh, Chair Kaggel and I uh worked public.
- There are also changes to the certified public accountant standards.
Keywords:
higher education, college affordability, student aid, state grants, North Star Promise, scholarships, financial aid, Minnesota State, University of Minnesota, Office of Higher Education, tuition relief, work-study, child care grants, hunger-free campus, food insecurity, student parents, pregnant students, parenting students, sexual misconduct, Title IX
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- With that, we're going to leave public testimony, we're going to close public testimony and leave Senate
- Chair opens up public testimony and calls Tom Glass.
- Public testimony and leave Senate Bill 2145 pending.
- We'll open up public testimony on Senate Bill 2268.
- With that, we're going to open up public testimony.
Bills:
SB 438, SB 512, SB 647, SB 648, SB 1495, SB 2121, SB 2145, SB 2154, SB 2167, SB 2184, SB 2211, SB 2268, SB 2349, SB 2443, SB 2629, SB 2702, SB 2902
Keywords:
SB 438, Texas, State Office of Administrative Hearings, SOAH, administrative law judge, ALJ, public information act, open records, confidentiality, privacy, home address, home telephone number, emergency contact information, social security number, family members, Government Code 552.117, Government Code 552.1175, Tax Code 25.025, public records, government transparency
Summary:
The meeting of the committee commenced with the establishment of a quorum, where members discussed and voted on five significant bills related to energy efficiency, insurance regulation, and public utility governance. Notably, Senate Bill 2717 was presented, incorporating feedback to foster collaboration among various state agencies for improved energy efficiency performance. This was followed by a detailed discussion on Senate Bill 1642, which proposed changes to the Texas Department of Insurance's executive structure to optimize management and consumer focus. Each bill saw active participation from senators who moved to adopt committee substitutes for clarity and responsiveness to stakeholder concerns, indicating a proactive approach to legislative issues.
AL
Alabama 2026 Regular Session
Alabama House Economic Development and Tourism Committee Apr 1st, 2026
Economic Development and Tourism
Keywords:
AIDT, Alabama Industrial Development Training Institute, Department of Commerce, procurement, competitive bidding, contract review, legislative oversight, economic development, workforce development, Strategic Workforce Plan, state purchasing, state contracts, public procurement, exemption, higher education, universities, community colleges, public hospitals, health care procurement, transportation procurement