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WA

Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Agriculture & Natural Resources Jan 14th, 2026 at 08:00 am

Agriculture & Natural Resources

Transcript Highlights:
  • Today is our first formal agenda for hearings, for public hearings.
  • And then we will jump into the public hearing and executive session.
  • And that was before we saw the changes as a result of public benefits to HR1.
  • That completes our public testimony.
  • And with that, that concludes the public hearing on House Bill 2238.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Land & Resource Management Apr 24th, 2025

Land & Resource Management

Transcript Highlights:
  • Committee staff: Public testimony is going to be limited to two minutes per witness because we have a
  • cannot regulate density, many counties have enacted setback requirements for houses and setbacks from public
  • No further questions, we'll proceed to public testimony.
  • folks to get in and get out of the subdivisions, whether it's fire, EMS, or any kind of emergency services
  • We will proceed with the public testimony. Thank you, Mr. Chairman.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Land & Resource Management Apr 24th, 2025

Land & Resource Management

Transcript Highlights:
  • Public testimony will be limited to two minutes.
  • If there are no further questions, we'll proceed to public testimony.
  • At this point, the meeting will progress to public testimony.
  • If no further questions, we will proceed to public testimony. To be J.D.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Public Safety Finance and Policy Committee 3/18/25

Public Safety Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • now with victim Services funding victim Services<00:10:23.120><c> funding</c><00:10:24.079><c> is</c
  • They need to get these services.
  • are crucial to public safety.
  • are crucial to public safety.
  • You shut down public transit.
US
Transcript Highlights:
  • interest in, for example, public health or safety. and safety.
  • That allows the public to search this huge database.
  • Americans to restore trust in public health agencies, we need transparency.
  • I listened to you talking about the need for a public interest balancing test.
  • The idea of customer service, you know, this never survived in the public domain, but in government it
AL

Alabama 2026 Regular Session

Alabama House Transportation, Utilities and Infrastructure Committee Feb 25th, 2026

Transportation, Utilities and Infrastructure

Transcript Highlights:
  • public two represents that a false public document<00:03:16.400><c> made.
  • It said public record and they're just changing it to public document.
  • </c> public document. public document.
  • </c><00:03:55.599><c> Thank</c> public record to public document.
  • Thank public record to public document. Thank you. you. you.
Bills: SB205 , SB242 , SB205 , SB242
WA
Transcript Highlights:
  • Time to start off week two in our Early Learning and Human Services Committee.
  • have to utilize the high-intensity services as much.
  • to know that those services are out there.
  • LCYC attorneys provide a wide range of legal services...
  • We'll open public hearing on item number three, House Bill 2314, concerning dental care services at residential
Summary: The committee began with a work session on recommendations from the Children and Youth Behavioral Health Work Group. Tisha Kirshbaum of the Health Care Authority described the Washington Thriving Strategic Plan, a prenatal-to-25 system-of-care framework meant to reduce fragmentation, improve coordination across multiple state agencies, and expand early, community-based behavioral health supports. Members asked about duplication among agencies, simplification of the system, and upstream services such as community health workers, school-based supports, and crisis access. The committee then heard House Bill 2429, which would direct the governor and state agencies to align with the Washington Thriving plan, create an executive coordination officer and leadership council, extend the work group, and require broader alignment by state, tribal, local, and nonprofit entities. The bill received strong support from the governor’s office, the Health Care Authority, parents, youth, providers, and advocates, while a few testifiers raised concerns about government overreach, cost, or the need to address non-psychiatric causes of distress. No vote was taken during the hearing. The committee then heard House Bill 2364, which renames and expands the Legislative Executive Work First Poverty Reduction Oversight Task Force into the Legislative Executive Economic Justice and Well-Being Task Force and updates the related advisory council to align with the state’s 10-year plan to dismantle poverty. Staff and the prime sponsor said the bill reflects the evolution of the poverty-reduction effort and adds agencies such as the Department of Revenue, Health Care Authority, and Workforce Training and Education Coordinating Board. Testimony from DSHS and advocates was uniformly supportive, emphasizing bipartisan collaboration and the need to update statute to match current work. Next, the committee heard House Bill 2171 on supporting foster youth. The bill would create an endangered foster youth alert system, require county rapid-response protocols, establish a foster youth empowerment account, create an oversight board through the Ombuds office, and expand training for foster parents and child welfare workers. The prime sponsor and several advocates described the bill as a response to lived experience and a way to improve accountability and long-term support. DCYF said it supports the intent but raised legal and cost concerns, and some youth advocates warned that public alerts could increase risk or trauma for youth who run away from unsafe placements. The hearing then moved to House Bill 2314, which would create a pilot allowing certain community-based clients with developmental disabilities to receive dental care at residential habilitation centers. Supporters said the bill would use existing dental capacity to address severe access gaps and long waits in the community, while opponents from disability advocacy groups argued it would pull people back into institutional settings instead of building community-based dental capacity. Testimony on the bill was mixed, and no final committee action was taken in the transcript.
LA

Louisiana 2026 Regular Session

Appropriations Mar 23rd, 2026

Appropriations

Transcript Highlights:
  • Department of Public Service. Department of Agriculture. Department of Public Service.
  • All right, Public Safety Services, Youth Services. Okay, Schedule 9. Louisiana Department of...
  • to this service.
  • So that's a program that non-public schools run, and you have to have an IEP or a service plan.
  • All of our services are needed.
Keywords: 965, house, all
AZ
Transcript Highlights:
  • And I will be letting the public know what this bill does and what this system does because the public
  • It simply provides data through public-facing license plates.
  • and the providers should be paid for the services they do.
  • We're talking about employment, group home services, home services, day programs, respite services, so
  • Unassigned authorizations are when the individual has been authorized for service, but the service hasn't
Summary: The committee first took up SB 1114, which would appropriate $1 million to the Maricopa County Attorney’s Office to investigate patient brokering in behavioral health and substance abuse treatment. Sponsor Sen. Werner described patient brokering as a continuing abuse tied to the state’s Medicaid fraud crisis, especially affecting Native Americans, and said the county attorney had the capacity to handle statewide oversight. The bill was moved and received a do pass recommendation on a 9-0-1 vote. The committee then considered SB 1111, as amended by a strike-everything amendment, to create statewide rules for automated license plate readers. Supporters from law enforcement said ALPRs are important for investigations, missing persons, stolen vehicles, and violent crimes, and argued the bill adds needed guardrails and training requirements. Opponents, including the ACLU, Institute for Justice, and private citizens, warned the systems enable mass surveillance, can be inaccurate, and raise Fourth Amendment and privacy concerns; they also objected to broad terms like “legitimate” law enforcement purposes and the lack of a clear retention limit. The committee adopted the amendment and then gave SB 1111, as amended, a do pass recommendation by a 7-2-1 vote. Next, SB 1116, as amended, was heard to require behavioral health claim denials and appeals at AHCCCS to be reviewed by someone with relevant clinical experience. Sen. Werner said the bill responds to improper denials and appeals handled by staff without behavioral health expertise; AHCCCS was neutral but said the bill could create compliance and staffing issues because “relevant clinical experience” is not well defined. The committee adopted the amendment and passed the bill 10-0. SB 1122, also as amended, would bar AHCCCS from requiring prior authorization or 100% prepayment review for certain behavioral health services under the American Indian Health Plan unless a provider is on a corrective action plan; Werner said it was aimed at ensuring providers are paid and reducing patient brokering. The committee adopted the amendment and passed SB 1122 10-0. Finally, the committee heard SB 1072, which would appropriate ongoing state and Medicaid funds to DES for rate increases for home- and community-based services and room-and-board services for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities, with reporting on workforce outcomes. Supporters from APAD and providers said the direct care workforce is in crisis, with large numbers of vacancies, overtime costs, and unassigned authorizations, and argued the funding is needed to retain staff and maintain care. Members discussed wage disparities, whether funds would reach caregivers, and the limits of legislative control over private provider pay, but no vote on SB 1072 was reached before the transcript ended.
US

US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session

US House Floor Proceedings (Monday, May 19, 2025)

US Federal House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • and Emergency Services.
  • </c> public and private sector come together. public and private sector come together.
  • service.
  • Beachwood Public Library. He didn't Beachwood Public Library.
  • </c> were worthy of a high quality public were worthy of a high quality public education.
NM

New Mexico 2026 Regular Session

House - Appropriations and Finance Jan 13th, 2026 at 09:32 am

House Appropriations & Finance

Transcript Highlights:
  • Public safety is everything.
  • Commission here to talk on her behalf.
  • Because we're the King Commission.
  • For contractual services, both recommendations increased spending for archaeological services, consulting
  • , audit, and attorney services.
Keywords: 996, all
NY

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York State Senate Session - 05/11/2026

New York Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • I can say with clear conscience that I did my job to the best of my ability, and with public service
  • I CAN SAY WITH CLEAR CONSCIENCE THAT I DID MY JOB TO THE BEST OF MY ABILITY, AND WITH PUBLIC SERVICE
  • We are grateful for that service, we appreciate that service, and I'll be proudly voting in the affirmative
  • WE ARE GRATEFUL FOR THAT SERVICE, WE APPRECIATE THAT SERVICE, AND I'LL BE PROUDLY VOTING IN THE AFFIRMATIVE
  • The per-charge cost on that one for taxpayers in the state of Florida.
Keywords: 993, senate, all
Summary: The Senate opened with routine business, including approval of the prior journal and several messages from the Assembly to discharge and substitute identical Senate bills. The chamber then took up a budget extender, Senate Print 10262/Assembly Bill 11295, which would appropriate $2.9 billion to keep state government operating through May 14 while budget negotiations continued. Senator O’Mara questioned the delay in reaching a full budget and criticized the lack of clarity on major policy issues, conference committees, school aid timing, and a proposed $1 billion utility ratepayer relief plan, arguing the state’s spending and affordability problems were worsening. Senator Serrano responded that negotiations were in the final stretch and that the extender was necessary to maintain government operations. The extender passed 59-1 after being restored to the non-controversial calendar. The Senate also considered a major election-law bill, Senate Print 88A, providing for automatic voter registration and pre-registration through DMV, Medicaid, and NYCHA-related transactions. Senator Walczyk’s proposed amendment to require voter ID was ruled nongermane, and his appeal was rejected. The bill prompted extended debate over whether the process would protect against non-citizen registration or instead remove barriers for eligible voters. Supporters, including Senator Gianaris, said it would streamline registration and help eligible but unregistered New Yorkers participate; Senator Zellner said it would strengthen the process. Opponents, including Senators Walczyk, Borrello, Helming, Rhoads, and Martins, warned it would shift responsibility away from bipartisan boards of elections, create administrative errors, and risk improper registration. The bill ultimately passed after being restored to the non-controversial calendar, with senators explaining votes along party lines. The chamber also adopted or advanced several resolutions and recognized guests. Senator Gallivan’s Police Week resolution drew remarks honoring fallen officers and law enforcement families, with Senators Chan, Rolison, Weik, Ryan, and Myrie speaking in support. Senator Sepúlveda’s resolution commemorating Dominicans in Albany was also discussed, with praise for the Dominican community’s contributions to New York and supportive remarks from Senator Chan. In addition, the Senate heard introductions for guests from Allen A.M.E. Church and the creators of the documentary “Teenage Wasteland.”
MO

Missouri 2026 Regular Session

Special Committee on Property Tax Reform Feb 17th, 2026

Special Committee on Property Tax Reform

Transcript Highlights:
  • The part at the bottom of the page, can you clarify again what the State Tax Commission is doing here
  • And so, functionally, what this would do is allow and/or require the State Tax Commission to continue
  • Then they buy a house in Florida. That becomes their main home.
  • I've been very public and vocal, and obnoxiously so, about tax credits writ large.
Summary: The Special Committee on Property Tax Reform met in executive session with a quorum present and first took up House Bill 1768. Members adopted a committee amendment, rolled it into a new substitute, and then passed House Committee Substitute for House Bills 1768 and 2060 by a unanimous roll call vote of 12 yes, 0 no, with 3 present. The discussion indicated the substitute was intended to merge the two bills together. The committee then considered House Bill 2415, which drew substantial discussion on an amendment changing property assessment language and lowering the acceptable assessment range from 90-110% to 70-100%. The amendment maker and Representative Reedy explained the change as requiring assessors to use all applicable valuation approaches and setting a statutory cap to avoid assessments above actual value. Members discussed confidence intervals, coefficients of dispersion, and the role of the State Tax Commission. The amendment was adopted, the bill was rolled into a substitute, and House Committee Substitute for House Bill 2415 passed 14-2. Finally, the committee began House Bill 2944, concerning a property tax credit tied to eligibility and notice requirements when a homeowner relocates or no longer qualifies. Several members raised concerns that the bill relied too heavily on self-reporting and could create problems for county collectors, especially in cases involving trusts or deceased owners. Members agreed the language needed tightening, and the sponsor was said to be willing to work on revisions. The motion to do pass was withdrawn, and the meeting adjourned without further action on the bill.
KY
Transcript Highlights:
  • Services. Services.
  • </c> services and the department for public services and the department for public health.<01:02:38.480
  • It's access to services. It's just a way It's access to services.
  • Public Health has data.
  • Public Health has data.
Summary: The committee’s first interim meeting opened with roll call and a reminder that Kentucky had 8,641 children in out-of-home care with active placements as of June 1, 2025. The first presentation was from the Center for Courageous Kids (CCK), a donor-funded camp in Scottsville that serves children with lifelong illnesses and disabilities at no charge. Representatives described the camp’s history, its year-round family retreats and summer sessions, its medical and accessibility supports, and its impact on campers’ confidence and independence. They said CCK has served more than 43,000 campers from 46 states and 13 countries, including 22,000 from Kentucky, and noted plans to reach all 120 Kentucky counties. CCK also outlined future capital needs: a new art barn and a medical lodge. The organization said the art barn project would cost $2.5 million, with a legislative request of $1.5 million, and the medical lodge would cost $2.875 million, with a legislative request of $1.75 million. Members responded very positively, with several praising the camp’s work and one member asking about operational challenges. CCK said its main challenges are awareness, staff and volunteer recruitment, and expanding medical and housing capacity; it also said it is accredited by the American Camp Association and receives health and safety visits and audits. The committee then moved to a presentation on adult protective services and state guardianship programs from Jessica Wayne and Cliff Bryant of DCBS. They explained the legal framework for guardianship, the difference between full and limited guardianship/conservatorship, emergency appointments, and the state’s role as a last-resort guardian when no family member or private entity is available. They reported 4,464 individuals under state guardianship as of June 1, with most cases involving dementia, developmental disability, intellectual disability, nursing home or long-term care placement, severe mental illness, or brain injury. They also said the division has 89 field workers across 14 regional offices, with an average caseload of 52 and a goal of reducing that into the mid-40s through additional hiring.
CA
Transcript Highlights:
  • You should be running because it's public service.
  • And we don't want people to have to pay for public service, right, to take money out of their accounts
  • But I think what we do agree on is care of people, taking care of the public and the public interest.
  • I think I know many people, all of you have been very public about ensuring that the public is always
  • Especially true, as you just heard, in health care, in applied technology, but also in public service
Summary: The Assembly Higher Education Committee heard several measures focused on community college baccalaureate programs and trustee compensation. AB 2528 would raise the maximum monthly compensation cap for community college district trustees, with the author and supporters arguing the change is permissive, long overdue, and needed to make service more accessible to working people and better reflect community diversity. CSEA took a tweener position, warning about optics and asking for longer public notice before any compensation increase, while some members raised concerns about taxpayer costs and benefits. The bill was discussed but no final vote is reflected in the transcript excerpt. The committee then took up AB 2053, which would authorize Coast Community College District to offer a cybersecurity bachelor’s degree. Supporters said the bill addresses a workforce shortage, serves working adults and veterans, and includes an LAO evaluation and a sunset. CSU and its Academic Senate opposed the bill, arguing it duplicates existing CSU programs and could set a precedent for more one-off degrees. Members also raised questions about funding, Prop. 98, and whether the program would divert resources; the author said the district already has funding and that the bill is a narrow pilot. The committee voted to do pass and re-refer the bill to Appropriations, with several ayes and some no votes, and the roll left open for additional members. AB 2301, a pilot allowing up to 10 community college districts to offer nursing bachelor’s degrees, drew broad support from nursing, labor, and community college groups who said California faces a severe nursing shortage and that community colleges offer a more affordable pathway for working and rural students. CSU and other opponents argued existing ADN-to-BSN pathways are more efficient and that the bill could worsen competition for limited clinical placements and faculty. Members questioned funding and Prop. 98 impacts; the Chancellor’s Office said the pilot would not require new state funding and would rely on existing mechanisms such as Strong Workforce and nursing infrastructure grants. The committee voted to do pass and re-refer AB 2301 to Appropriations, with the roll again left open. The transcript then began AB 2694, a broader workforce-responsive baccalaureate expansion bill intended to address duplication rules and create a more flexible process for community college bachelor’s degrees, but the discussion was not completed in the excerpt.
CA

California 2025-2026 Regular Session

Assembly Floor Session Mar 17th, 2025

California House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • He was a trailblazer, a public servant, and a champion for justice.
  • He was a trailblazer, a public servant, and a champion for justice.
  • His presence was a reminder that true leadership is not about power, but about service.
  • . ...because of the help of a bank loan in honor of his military service.
  • His dedication to public service transformed our city in profound ways.
Summary: The Assembly convened after a quorum call and prayer, then handled several procedural matters before moving to the daily file. Members approved a motion to withdraw Assembly Bills 100 through 219 to the second reading file by a roll call vote of 42-15, and unanimously approved re-referrals of AB 440 and AB 1265 to different committees. The chamber also welcomed international visitors, student and community guests, and later heard a series of guest introductions tied to agriculture, immigration, and Irish heritage. The main floor action centered on two resolutions. H.R. 19, recognizing California Agriculture Day, drew strong support from members representing agricultural districts, who highlighted the state’s farm production, exports, and the role of farmworkers and ranchers; the resolution was adopted by voice vote after 65 co-authors were added. ACR 51, honoring Irish American Heritage Month, was also adopted by voice vote after 66 co-authors were added, with members speaking about Irish immigration, labor history, California-Ireland ties, and St. Patrick’s Day. The Assembly also held multiple adjournment-in-memory tributes for the Honorable Leon Lawson Williams, a pioneering Black civic leader in San Diego who served on the City Council and County Board of Supervisors and helped expand public transit and advance civil rights. Members from San Diego and others described his barriers-breaking career and lasting influence on local government and community leadership. The House then received announcements about upcoming committee hearings and adjourned until Thursday, March 20, at 9 a.m.
KY
Transcript Highlights:
  • And are there other services for that?
  • </c> daughter, it was 87 in Florida daughter, it was 87 in Florida yesterday. yesterday. yesterday.
  • Uh this department of public health.
  • member services department.
  • but also through telealth services uh but also through telealth services uh including<01:00:48.240><c
Summary: The Interim Committee on State Government met on July 29, established a quorum, approved the June 24 minutes unanimously, and heard an update from the State Board of Elections on voter list maintenance. Taylor Brown, the board’s general counsel, explained the federal NVRA requirements and Kentucky’s statutory process for maintaining voter rolls, including use of USPS change-of-address data, ERIC reports, and agreements with non-ERIC states. He said Kentucky has entered or discussed agreements with several states, and that the board sends postcards to voters believed to have moved; if a voter does not respond to an 8D2 postcard and does not vote over two federal election cycles, the registration may be removed. He also described other removal categories such as death, felony conviction, incompetency, duplicate registrations, and self-requested cancellations. Brown reported that between July 1, 2024, and June 30, 2025, the board removed 284,381 registrations from the rolls, including 42,675 for death, 5,940 for felony conviction, 5,527 for registration in another state, 578 for incompetency, 223 based on jury questionnaires indicating non-citizenship, 746 self-removals, and 3,381 duplicates, along with 225,311 removals through the address-maintenance program. He said Kentucky’s total registrations decreased by roughly 169,000 over the year and are now below the Census Bureau’s estimate of the state’s voting-age population. Brown emphasized that receiving a postcard does not mean a voter has been purged and that failure to vote alone does not trigger removal. Members asked about the 223 non-citizen-related removals, the availability and effectiveness of alternatives to ERIC, the partisan criticism of ERIC, and how duplicate registrations are identified. Brown said the non-citizen jury questionnaire cases had been referred to the Attorney General for further review, that Kentucky currently has no organized alternative to ERIC but is pursuing reciprocal agreements with states such as Florida, and that ERIC recently changed bylaws to remove a postcard requirement that had been costly for member states. On duplicates, he said the board uses multiple data points, not just name and address, and noted that fuller Social Security data could improve accuracy. Committee leaders praised the board’s work and said they wanted to meet before session to discuss possible statutory changes to improve voter list maintenance.
US

US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session

US House Floor Proceedings (Thursday, April 10, 2025)

US Federal House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • </c> Revenue Service? Revenue Service?
  • Miss Bearden's dedication to public service and expertise navigating complex policy landscapes made her
  • Miss Bearden's dedication to public service and expertise navigating complex policy landscapes made her
  • Miss Bearden's dedication to public service and expertise navigating complex policy landscapes made her
  • Miss Bearden's dedication to public service and expertise navigating complex policy landscapes made her