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WA

Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session

Senate Ways & Means Jan 20th, 2026 at 04:00 pm

Ways & Means

Transcript Highlights:
  • Well, that's a hard act to follow. For the record, my name is Aaron Hike with SEIU 925.
  • SB 5905 is a clean fix.
  • This category was created under the Affordable Care Act, or the ACA, and this applies to non-disabled
  • Finally, in 2017, Washington passed the Paid Family and Medical Leave Act.
  • If we don't act, we're If we don't act, 1 in 20 Washingtonians are expected to lose coverage.
Committee: Senate Ways & Means
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Capital Investment Committee 3/17/26

Capital Investment

Transcript Highlights:
  • treatment plant to address contaminants and provide clean, safe water for Becker residents and businesses
  • treatment plant and put us on the road for clean drinking water for our residents.
  • We are pro clean water. We are pro clean environment.
  • We are pro clean water.<01:12:39.080><c> We</c><01:12:39.280><c> are</c><01:12:39.440><c> pro</c><01:
  • </c><01:12:41.360><c> We</c> water. We are pro clean environment. We water.
Bills: HF3599 , HF3761 , HF3523 , HF3515 , HF573
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Committee on Capital Investment - 03/17/26

Capital Investment

Transcript Highlights:
  • </c><00:02:50.080><c> and</c> Americans with Disability Act and Americans with Disability Act and expanded
  • </c> this change, the Aurora East Range Water this change, the Aurora East Range Water Project<00:46:
  • </c><00:46:53.960><c> Project</c> to the Aurora East Range Water Project to the Aurora East Range Water
  • ><c> to</c> quality than the existing water uh to quality than the existing water uh to the<00:48:24.200
  • </c> this project East Range Water Board? this project East Range Water Board?
Bills: HF3599 , HF3761 , HF3523 , HF3515 , HF573
LA

Louisiana 2026 Regular Session

Senate May 20th, 2026

Louisiana Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Acting President.
  • Senate Bill 385 by Senator Harris is an act to amend Act 130 of the 1896 Regular Session, Act 395 of
  • Senate Bill 385 by Senator Harris is an act to amend Act 130 of the 1896 Regular Session, Act 395 of
  • Acting President. This set of amendments really just cleans up to make it legal.
  • Acting President. This set of amendments really just cleans up to make it legal.
Bills: SR130 , SR131 , SR132 , SR133 , SCR74 , SCR12 , HB582 , HB221 , HCR74 , HCR58 , HB71 , HB79 , HB158 , HB160 , HB169 , HB227 , HB251 , HB289 , HB330 , HB394 , HB410 , HB429 , HB769 , HB1017 , HB1234 , HB712 , SCR3 , SB54 , SB72 , SB129 , SB164 , SB232 , SB287 , SB322 , SB374 , SB375 , SB386 , SB409 , SB447 , SB458 , SB78 , SB112 , SB124 , SB125 , SB174 , SB190 , SB201 , SB208 , SB236 , SB273 , SB307 , SB347 , SB357 , SB385 , SB387 , SB393 , SB401 , SB415 , SB426 , SB435 , SB487 , SB488 , SB523 , SB222 , SCR9 , SCR58 , SB480 , SB514 , SB35 , SB65 , SB215 , SB246 , SB249 , SB269 , SB282 , SB296 , SB323 , SB363 , SB369 , SB474 , SB490 , SB492 , SB500 , HCR31 , HCR47 , HB362 , HB363 , HB368 , HB377 , HB380 , HB382 , HB386 , HB392 , HB406 , HB431 , HB441 , HB466 , HB503 , HB533 , HB559 , HB575 , HB590 , HB593 , HB618 , HB655 , HB664 , HB685 , HB692 , HB707 , HB715 , HB732 , HB738 , HB741 , HB748 , HB776 , HB807 , HB822 , HB856 , HB860 , HB868 , HB887 , HB888 , HB905 , HB908 , HB961 , HB980 , HB990 , HB992 , HB999 , HB1000 , HB1010 , HB1146 , HB1157 , HB1233 , HB1243 , HB54 , HB137 , HB180 , HB192 , HB310 , HB321 , HB396 , HB512 , HB552 , HB578 , HB638 , HB663 , HB708 , HB717 , HB718 , HB1009 , HB1082 , HB1104 , HB1107 , HB1198 , HB1246 , HB27 , HB143 , HB205 , HB259 , HB267 , HB288 , HB308 , HB403 , HB405 , HB414 , HB417 , HB478 , HB546 , HB548 , HB555 , HB557 , HB609 , HB670 , HB672 , HB740 , HB779 , HB786 , HB796 , HB812 , HB848 , HB915 , HB917 , HB921 , HB930 , HB933 , HB1095 , HB1096 , HB1103 , HB1129 , HB1154 , HB1166 , HB1187 , HB1195 , HB1230 , HB316 , HB511 , HB514 , HB799 , HB1039 , HB17 , HB36 , HB41 , HB47 , HB73 , HB126 , HB133 , HB140 , HB159 , HB166 , HB211 , HB226 , HB271 , HB324 , HB337 , HB351 , HB399 , HB571 , HB723 , HB726 , HB750 , HB759 , HB844 , HB966 , HB1006 , HB1018 , HB1036 , SB29 , SB42 , SB43 , SB217 , SB274 , SB300 , SB379 , SB382 , SB441 , SB449 , HB134 , HB258 , HB359 , HB782 , SB149
US
Transcript Highlights:
  • Act, Love Lives On Act, and external provisions.
  • and addiction therapy quality of care act and the vet pass act of 2025 and caring survivors act of 2025
  • Act, and the Veteran Claims Act of 2025, and is unable to provide views at this time.
  • act in a House Subcommittee.
  • The average days to come... number of days to complete a pre-act... PAC Act claim were 166.
Bills: SB124 , SB201 , SB275 , SB410 , SB478 , SB607 , SB610 , SB611 , SB654 , SB702 , SB787 , SB831 , SB892
Summary: During the meeting, various members engaged in extensive discussions surrounding 15 proposed bills related to veterans' affairs. Notably, concerns regarding recent VA workforce changes sparked debates, particularly about potential cuts and their implications for veterans' care and benefits. Chairman Moran emphasized the need for thoughtful reforms and coordination with stakeholders, urging responsible measures to prevent negatively impacting service delivery. The meeting highlighted a significant bipartisan effort to enhance veterans' access to essential health services, particularly in light of recent challenges faced by the VA workforce. Senator Blumenthal's assertions about the urgent plight of veterans due to cuts in personnel drew strong reactions, showcasing the deep concern among committee members regarding the current state of veteran services.
OK
Transcript Highlights:
  • House Bill 4423 by Hilbert of the House and Paxton of the Senate, an act relating to the Oklahoma Health
  • House Bill 4423 by Hilbert of the House and Paxton of the Senate, an act relating to the Oklahoma Health
  • But this is this body in acting consequences on children for their parents' choices.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

89th Legislative Session May 24th, 2025

Texas House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • They're acting more like a board of directors that a corporation would.
  • I agree with Chairman Ancilla that we need to have Congress act.
  • I am going to keep this bill clean as it came over from the Senate.
  • It just says the offering, a prohibited act.
  • Or threatening act. In fact, the bill sweeps more broadly than that.
Bills: SB37 , SJR84 , SJR87 , SJR27 , SB8 , SB10 , SB227 , SB261 , SB15 , SB12 , SB25 , SB57 , SB127 , SB293 , SB441 , SB3059 , SB512 , SB241 , SB1718 , SB140 , SB2055 , SB2075 , SB2018 , SB1534 , SB1567 , SB785 , SB1233 , SB1580 , SB1663 , SB413 , SB447 , SB519 , SB467 , SB1579 , SB1191 , SB1021 , SB1838 , SB2807 , SB2835 , SB546 , SB2121 , SB2167 , SB2035 , SB2024 , SB1032 , SB1049 , SB1266 , SB1400 , SB1302 , SB401 , SB1596 , SB1281 , SB1242 , SB1343 , SB310 , SB1346 , SB2753 , SB2703 , SB2221 , SB1719 , SB2177 , SB800 , SB790 , SB748 , SB571 , SB1957 , SB1923 , SB1896 , SB1760 , SB1335 , SB2368 , SB2477 , SB2587 , SB2972 , SB2986 , SB2965 , SB1563 , SB1467 , SB1164 , SB1137 , SB614 , SB705 , SB961 , SB918 , SB955 , SB869 , SB850 , SB863 , SB1610 , SB1055 , SB2206 , SB457 , SB2337 , SB1362 , SCR9 , SB2405 , SB2406 , SB2407 , SB2166 , SB2148 , SB535 , SB777 , SB827 , SB1141 , SB1330 , SB1352 , SB1664 , SB1862 , SB1936 , SB1453 , SB1448 , SB1398 , SB2137 , SB2111 , SB53 , SB226 , SB1677 , SB1723 , SB1839 , SB36 , SB38 , SB815 , SB1856 , SB552 , SB646 , SB37 , SJR84 , SJR87 , SJR27 , SB8 , SB10 , SB227 , SB261 , SB15 , SB12 , SB25 , SB57 , SB127 , SB293 , SB441 , SB3059 , SB512 , SB241 , SB1718 , SB140 , SB2055 , SB2075 , SB2018 , SB1534 , SB1567 , SB785 , SB1233 , SB1580 , SB1663 , SB413 , SB447 , SB519 , SB467 , SB1579 , SB1191 , SB1021 , SB1838 , SB2807 , SB2835 , SB546 , SB2121 , SB2167 , SB2035 , SB2024 , SB1032 , SB1049 , SB1266 , SB1400 , SB1302 , SB401 , SB1596 , SB1281 , SB1242 , SB1343 , SB310 , SB1346 , SB2753 , SB2703 , SB2221 , SB1719 , SB2177 , SB800 , SB790 , SB748 , SB571 , SB1957 , SB1923 , SB1896 , SB1760 , SB1335 , SB2368 , SB2477 , SB2587 , SB2972 , SB2986 , SB2965 , SB1563 , SB1467 , SB1164 , SB1137 , SB614 , SB705 , SB961 , SB918 , SB955 , SB869 , SB850 , SB863 , SB1610 , SB1055 , SB2206 , SB457 , SB2337 , SB1362 , SCR9 , HB5560 , HB762 , HB 107 , HB 114 , HB300 , HB138 , HB4386 , HB2495 , HB581 , HB3348 , HB5323
Summary: The House convened, established a quorum, heard an invocation and pledges, and approved several routine motions, including excuses for absent members, permission for committees to meet while the House was in session, and postponements of some bills. The chamber also received a Senate message listing measures passed by the Senate and adopted a memorial resolution honoring the 21 victims of the Robb Elementary School shooting in Uvalde, with remarks entered into the House Journal after a moment of silence. The House then took up a long third-reading calendar and passed a series of Senate bills on topics including criminal justice and corrections sunset provisions (SB 2405, 2406, 2407), election equipment testing (SB 2166), electric grid reliability and attack-preparedness exercises (SB 2148), firefighter collective bargaining (SB 777), DFPS and foster care procedures (SB 1141 and SB 1398), Medicare durable medical equipment billing (SB 1330), property tax administration (SB 1453), probate cleanup and record transfers (SB 1448 and SB 1839), mental health filing procedures (SB 53), school residency for children in safety placements (SB 226), diabetes-related amputation study (SB 1677), rapid DNA analysis (SB 1723), utility rate transparency and capacity cost recovery (SB 1664 and SB 1856), community supervision eligibility (SB 552 postponed), and other measures. Several bills passed with broad support, while others drew notable opposition and narrower margins, including SB 777, SB 2137, SB 2111, SB 1677, SB 1936, SB 1453, and SB 38. Two bills drew especially extensive debate. SB 2148, dealing with electricity supply chain reliability and tabletop exercises for critical facilities, was discussed as a grid-security measure aimed at coordinating utilities, law enforcement, ERCOT, and the PUC in the event of physical attacks; it passed unanimously. SB 1936, changing how LSD is measured for criminal prosecution from dosage-based to weight-based calculations, prompted extended discussion about lab consistency, carrier mediums, and fairness in charging, with supporters saying it would help crime labs and law enforcement and opponents warning it could distort penalties depending on the medium used; it passed 108-26. The House also passed SB 36, creating a Homeland Security Division within DPS, after questions about overlap with TDEM and the cost of adding personnel. Late in the day, the House debated SB 38 on eviction procedures, with supporters saying it targeted squatters and streamlined removal of unauthorized occupants, and opponents arguing it would make evictions too easy and worsen homelessness; it passed 85-44. The chamber also began debate on SB 37, a major higher-education governance bill that would expand governing-board oversight of curriculum, hiring, and faculty senates; members raised concerns about academic freedom, faculty governance, and the impact on humanities programs, and debate was still underway at the end of the transcript.
US

US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session

US House Floor Proceedings (Monday, March 31, 2025)

US Federal House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Math Act.
  • AND WE WILL STOP EFFORTS LIKE THE SAVE ACT THE SAVE ACT IS NOT THERE TO SAVE INTEGRITY BUT ALL ABOUT
  • TO VOTE ACT.
  • He championed full permanent funding for the Land and Water Conservation Fund in the Great Outdoors Act
  • HE CHAMPIONED FULL PERMANENT FUNDING FOR WATER AND CONSERVATION FUND IN THE OUTDOORS ACT OF 2020.
Bills: HR997 , HR517 , HR1152 , HB1491 , HR1155 , HR998 , HR1234
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Veterans and Military Affairs REVISED Feb 12th, 2026 at 01:00 pm

Veterans and Military Affairs

Transcript Highlights:
  • , new law, a new section of law not to be codified in the Oklahoma statutes, reads as follows, this Act
  • shall be known and may be cited as the CW5RI Rowe Act submitted by Senator Hiinz.
  • There's really the biggest concern I have is the excluding from the purchasing act and so choosing that
  • Members, SB1533 is cleanup language to define eligibility requirements for the Dignity and Burial Act
  • So, if you got any questions about that, so we can get a clean bill on the floor when it happens, it
Bills: SB2026 , SB1376 , SB1355 , SB2115 , SB1533
TX
Transcript Highlights:
  • homeowners and businesses, and I believe that this session is another example of that continued balancing act
Summary: The Senate Committee on Local Government heard several bills, most of them left pending after brief public testimony. House Bill 331, by Rep. Patterson and sponsored by Sen. Hinojosa, would create a presumption that firefighters, police officers, and EMTs who suffer a heart attack or stroke within eight hours after a strenuous shift were injured in the line of duty for workers’ compensation purposes; testimony from a firefighters’ association supported the bill, and it was left pending. Senate Bill 2655, by Sen. Flores, would authorize Burnet County to establish a local provider participation fund to help support local hospital services; a hospital administrator testified in support, and the committee substitute was left pending. Senate Bill 1443, by Sen. Hughes, would extend the Northeast Healthcare Provider Participation District in three counties, and House Bill 3307, by Rep. Noble, would allow property tax arbitrators to complete required continuing education online; both were left pending without opposition. Senate Bill 3048, by Sen. Birdwell, would create the Bluebonnet Hills Municipal Management District in Midlothian and was also left pending. The committee then took up House Bill 9 and HJR 1, sponsored by Sen. Bettencourt, which would raise the business personal property tax exemption from $2,500 to $125,000 and place the constitutional amendment on the November 4, 2025 ballot. Business groups, realtors, and taxpayers’ advocates testified in strong support, saying the change would provide meaningful relief to small businesses and help balance earlier homeowner tax relief. The City of Fort Worth testified in opposition, warning of a revenue shift to homeowners and budget impacts, but the committee adopted the committee substitutes and reported both measures to the full Senate on 6-0 votes. The committee also heard House Bill 1399 and HJR 99, by Sen. Nichols, to exempt animal feed from property tax when it is already sales-tax exempt; no one testified against them, and both were left pending. Senate Bill 2553, by Sen. West, would let owners of historic archaeological sites protest land and structure appraisals separately, and it was left pending after supportive testimony. Senate Bill 2907 and SJR 78, also by Sen. West, would exempt certain perishable inventory, including food and some prescription drugs, from property tax if approved by voters; pharmacists, business groups, a researcher, and a coalition of retailers and food/medicine advocates supported the bill, and it was left pending. Finally, Senate Bill 1331, by Sen. Hancock and explained by Sen. Middleton, would lower the population threshold for certain municipal civil-service-related petition restrictions from 950,000 to 70,000; law enforcement representatives and a San Marcos police association supported it, and it was left pending. The committee then recessed until 15 to 30 minutes after adjournment.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Capital Investment Committee 4/14/26

Capital Investment

Transcript Highlights:
  • All Minnesotans need and deserve clean water in their homes.
  • Clean water is an issue that touches every corner and every community in our state.
  • Clean water is an work must get done.
  • So if you can look at the clean water revolving fund or the drinking water revolving fund intended use
  • 06.480><c> water</c><00:59:06.720><c> revolving</c><00:59:07.119><c> fund</c> look at the clean water
Bills: HF4736 , HF4737 , HF3806 , HF3352 , HF4840 , HF3748
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Committee on Capital Investment - 04/14/26

Capital Investment

Transcript Highlights:
  • I appreciate, uh, the committee members and Senator Weber for your continued support in water rural water
  • quality and treatment change raw water quality and treatment needs. needs. needs.
  • </c><00:04:24.680><c> rural</c> your continued support in water rural your continued support in water
  • <00:04:26.080><c> health,</c> water infrastructure and public health, water infrastructure and public
  • &gt;&gt; water treatment facility in Fort Ridgely Township.
Bills: HF4736 , HF4737 , HF3806 , HF3352 , HF4840 , HF3748
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Committee on Education Finance - 04/01/25

Education Finance

Transcript Highlights:
  • The legislature made massive advances in literacy education with the READ Act, completely reforming how
  • The legislature made massive advances in literacy education with the READ Act, completely reforming how
  • The legislature made massive advances in literacy education with the READ Act, completely reforming how
  • made<00:33:21.039><c> under</c><00:33:21.200><c> the</c><00:33:21.360><c> read</c><00:33:21.600><c> act
  • and it repeals made under the read act and it repeals the<00:33:23.039><c> current</c><00:33:23.360>
Bills: HF51 , HF1161 , HF2201 , HF2786 , HF1053
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Education Finance Committee 4/1/25

Education Finance

Transcript Highlights:
  • However, if there is a way for MDE to better act as a resource to make sure those district and county-level
  • However, if there is a way for MDE to better act as a resource to make sure those district- and county-level
  • If there is a way for MDE to better act as a resource to make sure those district- and county-level efforts
Bills: HF51 , HF1161 , HF2201 , HF2786 , HF1053
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Intergovernmental Affairs Apr 8th, 2025

Intergovernmental Affairs

Transcript Highlights:
  • So, this would act as an incentive for social workers who have not received licensure to actually go
  • The Chair will now call Blair Parker from the San Antonio Water System to follow the bill.
  • My name is Blair Parker, and I'm with the San Antonio Water System.
  • We provide water, wastewater, and reclaimed water service to about 2 million people, and as you can imagine
  • So just to kind of give you an idea of what that means for a water utility, some of the products that
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Intergovernmental Affairs Apr 8th, 2025

Intergovernmental Affairs

Transcript Highlights:
  • For water or other environmental or favorable development? Water and wastewater.
  • So, I will tell you that we are a water, wastewater, and reclaimed water utility.
  • And I say water.
  • AC units can produce 10 to 20 gallons of good clean water.
  • indoor water usage.
LA

Louisiana 2026 Regular Session

Ways and Means Mar 30th, 2026

Ways & Means

Transcript Highlights:
  • Versus, let’s wipe the slate clean.
  • Act.
  • The assessor's not going to clean that up. We're going to get the call.
  • The parish governing authority either has to clean it up themselves or hire a contractor to clean it
  • We have to make them clean it up, or we can offer them the opportunity to clean it up so that then people
Bills: HB214 , HB217 , HB253 , HB411 , HB440 , HB514 , HB515 , HB543 , HB614 , HB620 , HB658 , HB812 , HB898 , HB961
Committee: House Ways & Means
OK
Transcript Highlights:
  • The following water business will be followed today: inspirational message and prayer, pledge of allegiance
  • And that is that Jesus not only performs acts of resurrection and life But that Jesus is resurrection