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HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

House Chamber - Fri Mar 20, 2026, 12:00PM HST - Day 31

Hawaii House Floor Meeting

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  • I'm looking forward to another year of generous donations. Okay.<00:56:23.160><c> Speaker.
  • of the House.
  • I'm looking forward to another<00:57:43.440><c> year</c><00:57:44.000><c> of</c><00:57:44.240><c> generous
  • </c> another year of generous donations. another year of generous donations.
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

House Chamber - Thu Mar 19, 2026, 12:00PM HST - Day 30

Hawaii House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
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  • Catholic Charities of Hawaii, Catholic Charities of Hawaii, Chamber<00:20:13.200><c> of</c><00:20:13.320
  • Welcome to your House of Representatives. part of our Indivisible chapters on part of our Indivisible
  • c> experience,</c> lot of of Jess's teaching experience, lot of of Jess's teaching experience, and<00
  • </c> Area Teacher of the Year. Area Teacher of the Year.
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Health and Human Services REVISED Apr 20th, 2026 at 02:00 pm

Health and Human Services

Transcript Highlights:
  • So, with that, Senator Sandridge, you are recognized to present the nomination of Christi Fisher of Norman
  • I'm happy to carry the nomination today of Rita Fisher to the Board of Examiners for Speech, Language
  • Currently, corrections can be made to death certificates within one year of The initial issuance of a
  • of foods fall under the statute.
  • Every single one of you have.
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Health and Human Services REVISED Apr 20th, 2026

Health and Human Services

Transcript Highlights:
  • So with that, Senator Stanridge, you are recognized to present the nomination of Christy Fisher of Norman
  • of our birth certificates.
  • Senator Reinhardt, on behalf of Senator Hines, you can explain the provisions of House Bill 3720.
  • of foods fall under the statute.
  • Every single one of you have.
Summary: The Senate Health and Human Services Committee first considered the nomination of Christy D. Fisher to the Board of Examiners for Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology. Senator Stanridge presented her as a lay member with legal and paralegal experience, and Fisher spoke about her family’s experience with speech therapy and autism-related speech needs. After brief questions, the committee advanced the nomination on an 8-2 vote. The committee then heard several bills, including measures creating an Early Childhood Task Force (HB 1979), clarifying that Oklahoma has always prohibited sex-to-gender-identity amendments on birth certificates (HB 1225), and establishing a process for correcting death certificates after one year (HB 3931). Members also advanced a bill restricting edible medical marijuana products from being attractive to children (HB 4454), updating the mentoring program for children of incarcerated parents (HB 3849), and allowing juvenile safety plans to take effect if not acted on within 24 hours (HB 1746). Other bills addressed local food sales thresholds (HB 3720), allowing case managers and peer support specialists to work for cities and counties (HB 4275), DHS background-check and email-notice updates for child care centers (HB 4300), and a clarification that raising a child consistent with biological sex is not child abuse and that adoption cannot be denied solely over refusal to support a gender transition (HB 3586). The committee also advanced bills on Medicaid reimbursement for dementia cognitive assessments and care planning (HB 2268), juvenile detention medication funding (HB 3755), family resource centers including faith-based and workforce organizations (HB 4117), epilepsy insurance coverage protections (HB 4294), extending the managed care rate floor to July 1, 2028 with a carve-out for multi-state contracts (HB 3650), and child care reforms raising subsidy co-pays and directing DHS to set more flexible master-teacher ratios for certain facilities (HB 4298). Several bills were amended or worked from committee substitutes, and most passed on unanimous or near-unanimous votes, with HB 1225, HB 3586, and HB 4294 drawing some opposition. The committee adjourned after noting it would likely meet again later for additional executive nominations.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Appropriations Apr 15th, 2025

Appropriations

Transcript Highlights:
  • Texans will own a piece of the success. they helped generate. Thank you.
  • There's the risk of your investment itself that are going to generate strong returns.
  • ...can be used to offset and lower taxation by providing an additional stream of general revenue?
  • general revenue as a way for the state to increase its share of paying for... ...you know, the things
  • of the general revenue fund, and 30%... ...to the credit of the designated trauma facility and emergency
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Senate Session (Part I) Jul 21st, 2025

Texas Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • The Senate of the first called session of the 89th Legislative Assembly will come to order.
  • By the Governor of the State of Texas, to all whom these presents shall come.
  • I, Greg Abbott, Governor of the State of Texas, thank you.
  • The Secretary of State will take notice of this action and will notify.
  • of Texas to be affixed at my office in the city of Austin, Texas.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Senate Session (Part II) Jul 21st, 2025

Texas Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • By the Texas Office of Attorney General that they filed with the court regarding the letter.
  • Administration dropped that suit after years of litigation. Are you aware of that? Generally, yes.
  • I am generally aware of the defense.
  • It was filed by the Office of the Attorney General.
  • Ten days ago, the Attorney General of the State of Texas sent a letter to the U.S.
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

Senate Floor Session 01-30-2026 11:30am

Hawaii Senate Floor Meeting

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  • On page 25, introduction of Senate &gt;&gt; File.
  • supplemental orders of the day that may be filed later today.
  • No point of personal privilege. I have bad notes today.
  • </c><00:03:21.040><c> I</c> No pro point of personal privilege.
  • I No pro point of personal privilege.
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

EDU Informational Briefing 01-30-2026

Hawaii Senate Floor Meeting

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  • Um, we have generous support from some of our philanthropic partners throughout the state.
  • Um, we have generous support from some of our philanthropic partners throughout the state.
  • Um, we have generous support from some of our philanthropic partners throughout the state.
  • Um, we have generous support from some of our philanthropic partners throughout the state.
  • Um, we have generous support from some of our philanthropic partners throughout the state.
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

Senate Floor Session 02-11-2026 11:30am

Hawaii Senate Floor Meeting

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  • ><c> her</c><00:02:02.399><c> family</c> she's also co-owner of her family she's also co-owner of her
  • Governor's message number 694 withdraws a nomination to the University of Hawaii Board of Regents. >>
  • &gt;&gt; Third reading of Senate Bill 2723 &gt;&gt; Third reading of Senate Bill 2723 relating<00:04:
  • 00:04:44.479><c> our</c> the the House of Representatives and our the the House of Representatives and
LA

Louisiana 2026 Regular Session

Appropriations Apr 21st, 2026

Appropriations

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  • error of how much TOPS generally has left over.
  • But I think to the general consumer, they'll see the State of Louisiana seal next to this company's name
  • I know we're not talking about Bitcoin or any of that stuff, but in general, it's a different world than
  • what we're used to. ...or any of that stuff, but in general, it's a different world from what we're
  • In general, most of the states have been passing some laws on these things.
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Business Apr 7th, 2026 at 10:30 am

Business

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  • I mean, some entity, a union of some sort, that is based out of California and people that are members
  • It is not the intent of this bill.
  • work that side of it.
  • it as a pledge card kind of thing.
  • I fully, I mean, most of you know I'm a little bit of trouble with a lot of my colleagues over a lot
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Business Apr 7th, 2026

Business

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  • So that is what you were speaking of is the result of a, a, a, a, a, a, a, a... ...speaking of is the
  • uncertainty around the state of Oklahoma, It puts a lot of uncertainty around the state of Oklahoma
  • I fully, I mean, most of you know, I'm a little bit of trouble with a lot of my, Thank you, sir.
  • I fully, I mean, most of you know, I'm a little bit of trouble with a lot of my, I fully—I mean, most
  • of you know I'm a little bit in trouble with a lot of my colleagues over a lot of the incentives that
Summary: The committee met with a quorum present and heard several bills, mostly business, licensing, and economic development measures. HB 1277, presented by Rep. Hill, updated OESC job-search requirements and added flexibility for rural residents; it passed 8-0. SB 1217, an OREC request bill presented by Rep. Osborne, would allow a person to tour a house without first signing a contract with a real estate agent; after questions about federal real estate settlement issues and buyer-agent compensation, it passed 7-1. SB 1826 would eliminate the sunset on the Oklahoma Enterprise Zone Incentive Leverage Act and passed 8-0. SB 1824 updated the Oklahoma General Corporation Act as a mirror to a House bill and passed 8-0. SB 1813 would allow the governor to enter athletic trainer licensure compacts with other jurisdictions and passed 7-1. SB 1326 modernized self-storage facility operations and passed 7-0. The committee then took up SB 1937, the Taxpayer Dollars Protect Workers Act, which would condition economic development incentives on labor-practice requirements intended to preserve secret-ballot organizing, employee privacy, and employer rights. Rep. Blancett raised concerns that the bill could harm the film, entertainment, and Olympic-related industries and undermine economic diversification, while Rep. Lepak argued it was aimed at preventing coercive organizing tactics and said similar measures had passed in other states. After a brief debate, the bill passed 5-1-2. Finally, SB 1641, requiring an email address in LLC articles of organization filed with the Secretary of State, passed unanimously. The committee then adjourned.
TX
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  • SB19 by Betancourt, relating to the prohibition on the marketing and acceptance of political contributions
  • procedures regarding accepting a voter with a residence address that is not current and the immediate effect of
  • the voter registration after the registrars receive a certain change of address notice as part of the
TX
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  • If they don't, then that resident of the state of Texas goes to the Attorney General and files a written
  • with the Attorney General and a private cause of action.
  • And even worse, it tells Texans to rat each other out to the Attorney General of all people. ...about
  • In some negative way, without requiring the dissemination of that information out to the general public
  • She was raped multiple times in the Harris County Jail; they put her in the general population of men
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Corrections Apr 9th, 2025

Corrections

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  • to only 18% of the general public.
  • Studies show that nearly 41% of men in state prisons and 69% of women have a history of mental health
  • Crime Fund within the Office of the Attorney General, ensuring those dollars still support victims rather
  • of Texas.
  • It is a matter of public safety, of justice, and of protecting the most vulnerable. vulnerable members
AZ

Arizona 2026 Regular Session

02/11/2026 - House Appropriations

Appropriations

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  • do, that the tax generated by constructions and the tens of millions of dollars, I also want you to
  • I mean, we did provide three years of funding for the Auditor General, and to me I think we want to send
  • Budgeting that the Auditor General go out and review the kind of processes.
  • House Bill 2418 appropriates the sum of $600,000 from the State General Fund in fiscal year 27 to the
  • going after these cases of fraud and attorney general going after these cases of fraud and abuse and
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Capital Investment Committee 4/9/26

Capital Investment

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  • The majority of these taxes generated will go to the state of Minnesota for further community investments
  • taxes</c><00:13:35.520><c> generated</c> The majority of these taxes generated The majority of these
  • </c> 30% of the parcels in the city of St. 30% of the parcels in the city of St.
  • </c> of highway. of highway.
  • the next generation of farmers, researchers, and industry leaders.
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Education Oversight Feb 25th, 2026 at 09:00 am

Education Oversight

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  • And at the beginning of the step of entering into universities, we trust the threshold of a placement
  • Your own example demonstrated the utility of having some kind of a screening mechanism.
  • Is there just kind of the checkpoints on both of those as a comparison?
  • use of DEI practices.
  • of bad actors.
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Education Oversight Feb 25th, 2026

Education Oversight

Transcript Highlights:
  • And at the beginning of the step of entering into universities, we trust the threshold of a placement
  • second page of that.
  • of the library.
  • In a majority of them, 82% in the state of Oklahoma, are appointed, not elected.
  • because of bad actors.
Summary: The Education Oversight Committee heard several bills focused on higher education, school library materials, military student transfers, women’s privacy, academic grading standards, program review, and teacher professional development. HB 2950, by Rep. Woolley, would remove the ACT requirement for homeschool students seeking Oklahoma’s Promise and bar colleges from imposing extra homeschool-specific hurdles; supporters said it would treat homeschoolers the same as other students, while opponents raised concerns about oversight and taxpayer-funded aid. The committee also heard HB 3132, which would direct higher education institutions to seek accreditors that do not impose DEI mandates, and HB 3700, which would require colleges to grade students only on academic criteria rather than opinions or beliefs. HB 3701 would codify regents’ procedures for reviewing and acting on low-performing degree programs, and HB 4115 would cap required teacher professional development hours, with the sponsor emphasizing local control and that the bill is permissive rather than mandatory. The committee also considered HB 2978, which would prohibit public school library materials from including descriptions or depictions of sexually explicit conduct. Supporters framed it as protecting children and aligning library collections with community standards, while opponents worried the language could limit access to materials that help students understand abuse and safety. HB 4274, a cleanup bill on military student schooling and school choice, would restore omitted transfer language, clarify in-district enrollment timing, and align the six-month relocation requirement with the Open Transfer Act. HB 3242, dealing with privacy for women in schools, universities, and domestic violence shelters, drew questions about how gender would be verified and how the bill would affect transgender students and shelter access. Most bills advanced on motions for due pass after committee discussion. HB 2950, HB 2978, HB 3132, HB 4274, HB 3242, HB 3700, HB 3701, and HB 4115 all received due pass recommendations. HB 3467 was laid over until the next meeting, and the committee then adjourned.