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HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

RM 325 Conference PM - Thu Apr 23, 2026

Hawaii House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • of the House.
  • from City and County of Honolulu Department of Customer Services.
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  • Honolulu Department of Customer Services.
  • Services. Services.
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

House Chamber - Thu Apr 23, 2026, 12:00PM HST - Day 50

Hawaii House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • QUEST covers one-third of our keiki, most of our very low-income residents, and people needing services
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HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

Senate Floor Session 02-17-2026 11:30am

Hawaii Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Our educators deserve better, and the people of Hawaii deserve a Department of Education that leads with
  • I attended the ceremony acknowledging one of the Department of Health employees who wound up getting
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  • c> the</c><00:08:04.000><c> Department</c><00:08:04.400><c> of</c> acknowledging one of the Department
  • of acknowledging one of the Department of Health<00:08:04.960><c> employees</c><00:08:05.520><c> who
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

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

Administrative Rules

Transcript Highlights:
  • House Bill 3000 is an extension of the Board of Cosmetology and Barbering.
  • What we did is we, a couple of years ago, we had like 28 of them in one year.
  • Board of Examiners of Optometry, this is an extension of their sunset. Move for adoption.
  • I think both of these had about 20 packets of rules. The next batch has about 50.
  • Some of those are a little more complicated. I think both of these had about 20 packets of rules.
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Administrative Rules Feb 24th, 2026

Administrative Rules

Transcript Highlights:
  • House Bill 3000 is an extension of the Board of Cosmetology and Barbering.
  • What we did is we, a couple of years ago, we had like 28 of them in one year.
  • The Board of Examiners of Optometry—this is an extension of their sunset. Move for adoption.
  • I think both of these had about 20 packets of rules. The next batch has about 50.
  • I think both of these had about 20 packets of rules. The next batch has about 50.
Summary: The committee met in a new room and took up a package of 10 bills, mostly sunset extensions. Chairman Kendrick explained that although the bills were drafted as one-year extensions, he moved committee amendments on each to change the sunset date from 2027 to 2031 so the agencies would stay on a five-year cycle and avoid having too many sunsets come due in the same year. The committee adopted the amendments, and the bills were then presented and advanced. The bills extended the Board of Cosmetology and Barbering (HB 3000), Child Death Review Board (HB 3001), Commission on County Government Personnel Education and Training (HB 3002), Board of Chiropractic Examiners (HB 3003), Board of Examiners of Optometry (HB 3004), Oklahoma Climatological Survey (HB 3005), Oklahoma Advisory on Indian Education (HB 3006), Environmental and Natural Resources Advisory Councils (HB 3007), and Board of Tests for Alcohol and Drug Influence (HB 3008). HB 4319 was a separate policy bill changing the Administrative Procedures Act to require specific and explicit statutory authority, codifying a common-law requirement. Most bills passed unanimously after the amendments, with HB 3007 passing 9-2. After the bill votes, Chairman Kendrick returned to the chair and gave an update on administrative rules work, saying the committee was preparing multiple rules bundles and resolutions for floor consideration. He emphasized that fiscal analyses marked “unknown” are unacceptable under the Administrative Procedures Act and the Raines Act, and that agencies must provide a comprehensive analysis or use “zero” or “none” instead. The meeting then adjourned.
AL

Alabama 2026 Regular Session

Alabama House Boards, Agencies and Commissions Committee Feb 11th, 2026

Boards, Agencies and Commissions

Transcript Highlights:
  • Department of Mental Health engages in Department of Mental Health engages in unlicensed<00:19:09.120
  • </c> I'm Commissioner of the Alabama Department of Mental Health, Jim Boswell.
  • it to the Department of Mental Health.
  • </c> it to the department of mental health. it to the department of mental health.
  • c> mental</c><00:27:27.919><c> health</c> So before department of mental health So before department
Bills: SB78 , SB103 , SB113 , SB180 , SB78 , SB103 , SB113 , SB180
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Veteran Affairs Apr 15th, 2025

Veteran Affairs

Transcript Highlights:
  • This bill is a joint recommendation of the Texas Veterans Commission and the Texas Health and Human Services
  • Department of Veterans Cemetery,' so it's very good. Members, any questions?
  • The Department of Justice brought that lawsuit.
  • for indicia of military service in the vehicle.
  • Vehicle Title and Registration Director of the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles.
Bills: SB2007 , SB2104 , SB2543 , SB2545 , SB2926 , SB2938
Summary: The Senate Committee on Veteran Affairs heard several bills focused on veterans’ mental health, criminal justice coordination, cemetery expansion, housing, vehicle registration, and anti-discrimination protections. SB 2926 would transfer administration of veterans’ mental health initiatives from HHSC to the Texas Veterans Commission, create a community-based mental health grant program, require a statewide veteran suicide prevention action plan, and add annual reporting requirements. SB 2938 would require county jails to verify and report veteran status at intake, help veteran inmates apply for federal benefits, and provide access to county veteran services and free visitation with service coordinators. Both bills were described as joint or practical efforts to improve coordination and service delivery for veterans, and both were left pending after no public testimony was offered. The committee also heard SB 2543, which would give more flexibility to expand the Texas veterans cemetery system, and SB 2545, which would explore using manufactured homes as another affordable housing option for veterans through the Veterans Land Board. SB 2545 drew questions about how manufactured-home loans would work; a Texas Veterans Land Board witness said implementation would likely require closing at a title company rather than through a retail bill of sale, and the Texas Manufactured Housing Association testified in support. Both cemetery and housing bills were left pending. Members then heard SB 2007, which would let vehicle registration applicants voluntarily designate military status so the DMV could record it and help with benefits and towing/impound issues involving deployed service members. Witnesses from the towing industry and DMV supported the bill, saying the current system lacks enough identifying information to run military-status checks and that the indicator could help prevent vehicles from being sold while owners are deployed. SB 2104 would add military status as a protected class under state anti-discrimination laws for employment, housing, and utilities; the author said it would address ongoing discrimination against service members, veterans, and military families. The Texas VFW supported the bill, citing the Leroy Torres case as an example of why additional state protections are needed. After discussion about overlap with federal law and existing state protections, SB 2104 was also left pending.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Criminal Jurisprudence May 6th, 2025

Criminal Jurisprudence

Transcript Highlights:
  • SB1804 supports the recovery of human trafficking survivors by allowing courts to order restitution to
  • better protect victims of human trafficking and child-specific sex crimes.
  • are a victim of a sexual crime or you're a victim of human trafficking.
  • I'm the Director of Victim Services for Crime Stoppers of Houston, and we're here in support of Senate
  • rights of victims of family violence.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
  • The Senate Committee on Health and Human Services will come to order.
  • Members, it is the tradition of the Health and Human Services Committee to have invited witnesses, then
  • Older Texans are the highest. utilizers of health care services.
  • Here as a resource witness with the Texas Department of Insurance.
  • Department of Defense, not NIH, and...
FL

Florida 2026 Regular Session

Rules Mar 3rd, 2026

Rules

Transcript Highlights:
  • And there's transparency on the levels of service.
  • Well, next we're going to go to Tab 10, CS for CS for SB 1452 on the Department of Financial Services
  • Senate Bill 1260 requires the Department of Management Services to enter into and maintain one or more
  • Next, we're going to take up tab 20, SB 7034, on ratification of rules of the Department of Environmental
  • , by the Department of Health, excuse me, the Board of Medicine, the Board of Osteopathic Medicine, but
Bills: S0036 , S0620 , S0796 , S0934 , S1080 , S1096 , S1366 , S1536 , S1548 , S1580 , S1588 , S1620 , S1756 , S7034 , S7044
Committee: Senate Rules
Summary: The committee first took up SB 354, the “Blue Ribbon Projects” bill, which creates a framework for large planned communities on at least 15,000 contiguous acres with 60% reserved area and a streamlined local review process. Senator McLean presented the bill and a strike-all amendment, and members raised concerns about local control, conservation enforceability, data centers, concurrency, multi-county projects, and whether reserve lands could later be converted. Audubon Florida and 1,000 Friends of Florida opposed the bill, arguing the conservation protections were not permanent enough and that the reserve areas could be changed later; small-county representatives also worried about tax-base impacts. Supporters argued the bill would better manage growth, preserve green space, and provide a more orderly alternative to sprawl. After debate, the committee voted to report the bill favorably. The committee then approved SB 620 on candidate qualifying, which requires candidates for federal, state, county, district, judiciary, school, and school board offices to disclose any non-U.S. citizenship. Amendments added disclosure about whether federal candidates intend to trade stock if elected and adjusted 2026 congressional qualifying procedures in the event of redistricting, including a new qualifying window and petition rules. The bill was reported favorably after brief support from a member of the public and discussion about candidate vetting. The committee also reported favorably CS/CS/CS/SB 1452, a Department of Financial Services bill with amendments addressing My Safe Florida Home notices, condo pilot eligibility, firefighter hiring, unclaimed property, and related financial-services provisions. Next, the committee approved CS/CS/SB 1620, a school board members’ bill of rights. A substitute amendment narrowed the bill to access to records, fiscal transparency, and nondisclosure agreements, while preserving board members’ rights to timely documents, budget information, and public comment, and setting deadlines for records requests. Superintendents and a school board member testified in support, saying the bill clarifies roles and prevents board members from being frozen out. The committee also passed CS/HB 245, which replaces the term “child pornography” with “child sexual abuse material”; one senator supported the terminology change but warned about preserving legal precedent and avoiding appellate issues. The committee then reported favorably SB 1548, an update to the Live Local affordable housing law expanding eligible sites and clarifying setbacks, airport proximity, and fair-housing protections. Finally, the committee took up the veterinary medicine bill creating veterinary professional associates. The bill allows trained master’s-level VPAs to perform limited veterinary services under a veterinarian’s supervision, and an amendment tightened the standard to immediate supervision on premises. Supporters said the measure would expand access to care, especially in rural areas with vet shortages, while opponents argued it added unnecessary regulation. After testimony from veterinary educators and others, the bill continued with support expressed by committee members, including praise for the direct-supervision amendment.
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

Senate Special Committee on COVID-19 April 13, 2020

Hawaii Senate Floor Meeting

Keywords: HI Senate YouTube, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-tKnr5jEGCc, 2026-07-02T01:22:43+00:00, 2.2.24, Data collected via generic collector engine, Meeting of the Special Committee Senate State of Hawaii COVID-19 Monday, April 13, 2020 You can view department plans, documents, committee reports, meeting agendas, links, resources, and agendas here at https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/specialcommittee.aspx?comm=scovid&year=2020 Agenda The special committee will convene to assess and advise the Senate regarding the State of Hawaii's COVID-19 plans and procedures to include, but not limited to: 1) Confirm the development of the state departmental plans and procedures; 2) Review and assess current state departmental plans and procedures; 3) Review and assess whether state departmental plans and procedures are properly and timely implemented to safeguard public health and safety; and 4) To communicate and disseminate information obtained therefrom. The special committee will be meeting with the following: 11:30 a.m. Office of the Governor Ms. Linda Chu Takayama, Chief of Staff 12:00 p.m. Office of Enterprise Technology Mr. Douglas Murdock, Chief Information Officer 12:45 p.m. Department of Taxation Ms. Rona Suzuki, Director 1:30 p.m. Department of Human Resources Development Mr. Ryker Wada, Director Please note that there may be committee members or invited speakers participating remotely via video or teleconference. The meeting will be available for live viewing on Olelo Channel 53 on Oahu and will go out live for pick up by neighbor island public access channels. No public testimony will be accepted. Meeting of the Special Committee Senate State of Hawaii COVID-19 Monday, April 13, 2020 If you require special assistance, please call 586-6800 or email your request to waysandmeans@capitol.hawaii.gov. -End of Agenda-, 912, senate, all, 2.2.42, 2.1.47
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Transcript Highlights:
  • This is language from the Department of Ag.
  • Is it possible to recognize the Department of Ag?
  • Again, this was a recommendation from the Department of Ag.
  • their purview. ...was a request from the Department of Ag.
  • Has the Department of Ag told you what that number would be?
Committee: House Agriculture
TX

Texas 89th 2nd C.S.

Senate Session Feb 28th, 2025

Texas Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • to Health and Human Services.
  • and Human Services, Senate Bill 1271 by Hancock, relating to the concurrent jurisdiction of this Senate
  • to children of families in crisis to health and human services.
  • in a health enrollees out-of-pocket expenses for prescription drugs to health and human services Senate
  • of Insurance to Health and Human Services, Senate Bill 1308 by Cook and Alvarado. relating to the development
Bills: SJR36 , SJR3 , SB616 , SB565 , SB384 , SB5 , SJR52 , SJR53 , SJR54 , SJR55 , SCR18 , SCR19 , SCR22 , SB27 , SB29 , SB35 , SB1151 , SB1152 , SB1153 , SB1154 , SB1155 , SB1156 , SB1157 , SB1158 , SB1159 , SB1160 , SB1161 , SB1162 , SB1163 , SB1164 , SB1165 , SB1166 , SB1167 , SB1168 , SB1169 , SB1170 , SB1171 , SB1172 , SB1173 , SB1174 , SB1175 , SB1176 , SB1177 , SB1178 , SB1179 , SB1180 , SB1181 , SB1182 , SB1183 , SB1184 , SB1185 , SB1186 , SB1187 , SB1188 , SB1189 , SB1190 , SB1191 , SB1192 , SB1193 , SB1194 , SB1195 , SB1196 , SB1197 , SB1198 , SB1199 , SB1200 , SB1201 , SB1202 , SB1203 , SB1204 , SB1205 , SB1206 , SB1207 , SB1208 , SB1209 , SB1210 , SB1211 , SB1212 , SB1213 , SB1214 , SB1215 , SB1216 , SB1217 , SB1218 , SB1219 , SB1220 , SB1221 , SB1222 , SB1223 , SB1224 , SB1225 , SB1226 , SB1227 , SB1228 , SB1229 , SB1230 , SB1231 , SB1232 , SB1233 , SB1234 , SB1235 , SB1236 , SB1237 , SB1238 , SB1239 , SB1240 , SB1241 , SB1242 , SB1243 , SB1244 , SB1245 , SB1246 , SB1247 , SB1248 , SB1249 , SB1250 , SB1251 , SB1252 , SB1253 , SB1254 , SB1255 , SB1256 , SB1257 , SB1258 , SB1259 , SB1260 , SB1261 , SB1262 , SB1263 , SB1264 , SB1265 , SB1266 , SB1267 , SB1268 , SB1269 , SB1270 , SB1271 , SB1272 , SB1273 , SB1274 , SB1275 , SB1276 , SB1277 , SB1278 , SB1279 , SB1280 , SB1281 , SB1282 , SB1283 , SB1284 , SB1285 , SB1286 , SB1287 , SB1288 , SB1289 , SB1290 , SB1291 , SB1292 , SB1293 , SB1294 , SB1295 , SB1296 , SB1297 , SB1298 , SB1299 , SB1300 , SB1301 , SB1302 , SB1303 , SB1304 , SB1305 , SB1306 , SB1307 , SB1308 , SB1309 , SB1310 , SB1311 , SB1312 , SB1313 , SB1314 , SB1315 , SB1316 , SB1317 , SB1318 , SB1319 , SB1320 , SB1321 , SB1322 , SB1323 , SB1324 , SB1325 , SB1326 , SB1327 , SB1328 , SB1329 , SB1330 , SB1331 , SB1332 , SB1333 , SB1334 , SB1335 , SB1336 , SB1337 , SB1338 , SB1339 , SB1340 , SB1341 , SB1342 , SB1343 , SB1344 , SB1345 , SB1621 , SJR57
AZ

Arizona 2026 Regular Session

02/20/2026 - Senate Judiciary and Elections

Judiciary and Elections

Transcript Highlights:
  • , Department of Child Safety, tribes, Senator Hottley, yourself, Senator Ingus.
  • And so there's a series of bills that I worked with the stakeholders and Department of Child Safety in
  • I am the Chief Legislative Liaison with the Department of Child Safety, also known as DCS.
  • trafficking fund to be used exclusively to provide services to victims of sex trafficking.
  • My name is Sherry Lopez, president of the Arizona Human Trafficking Survivors Coalition.