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OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Senate Legislative Session May 4th, 2026

Oklahoma Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Seeing no changes, I declare Senate Bill 201 to advance as an emergency measure. Mr. Leader, Mr.
  • Seeing no changes, I declare Senate Bill 1379 to have passed as an emergency measure. Mr.
  • I declare the measure to have passed as an emergency. Mr. Leader, Mr.
  • Seeing no changes, I declare House Bill 3076 to have passed as an emergency measure. Mr. Leader.
  • Seeing no changes, I declare House Bill 4298 to have passed as an emergency measure. Mr. Leader.
Summary: The Senate convened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, and a special family recitation of the Declaration of Independence by Senator Hamilton’s children. The chamber then adopted SR 28, recognizing May as Alpha-Gal Awareness and Prevention Month in Oklahoma and encouraging awareness, prevention, and research on alpha-gal syndrome, a tick-borne allergic condition. Senator Seifried also introduced constituents affected by alpha-gal. Later, the Senate heard a gallery introduction from advocates for victims of impaired driving, highlighting the toll of DUI-related crashes in Oklahoma. The Senate then took up several House amendments and final-passage votes on bills. SB 201, clarifying that a teacher pay raise applies to certified classroom teachers, passed 47-0 and was advanced as an emergency. SB 1379, SB 1525, SB 1966, SB 2112, and SB 2170 also passed after adoption of House amendments, with SB 1525 and SB 1379 advanced as emergency measures. SB 1525 raised the threshold for contracting to host a conference from $25,000 to $75,000, and SB 1966 served as the annual omnibus highway, memorial highway, and bridge designation bill. Among the House bills considered, HB 3262 increased the sheriff fee for service of process from $50 to $100 and passed 37-8. HB 3265 allowed a psychologist to make PTSD determinations for the Oklahoma Police Pension and Retirement System and passed 47-0. HB 3781, a major insurance modernization bill changing rate-filing procedures for homeowners insurance and expanding the insurance commissioner’s review authority, passed 39-6 after extended debate over transparency, regulation, and market impact. HB 3040 expanded sex-offender loitering restrictions around businesses serving minors and passed 40-4, while HB 3076 authorized alternative teacher certification providers under OEQA oversight and passed 38-6 as an emergency measure. The chamber also passed HB 3369, a deregulation and efficiency bill affecting fire suppression and LP gas inspections, HB 2749, which shifted an intergenerational education program toward a Medicaid state plan amendment, HB 3982 on fleet vehicle titling, HB 3462 creating a shorter residential-only plumbing licensure pathway, HB 3465 extending the Oklahoma Emission Reduction Technology Rebate Program to 2029, HB 3521 modernizing money transmission law, HB 3796 as an Oklahoma Insurance Department omnibus bill, HB 3800 as a roofing-industry cleanup bill, and HB 4095 modernizing the 211 hotline advisory council. Several of these measures drew debate over regulation, workforce needs, public safety, or fiscal and policy impacts, but all of the listed bills ultimately passed by recorded vote.
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Transcript Highlights:
  • Declare the amendment to be tabled back to you, Representative Stinson. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
  • It's the emergency that's on this bill at the very end. Absolutely Critical.
  • Declare the vote.
  • I declared the special election provision to have passed. Mr. Leader Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
  • The votes are declared: 1 nay, having the seat.
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Transcript Highlights:
  • I declare the bill to have passed. Floor leader, thank you, Madam Speaker.
  • and constituting the House, I declare the bill to have passed.
  • Having received a 2/3 vote of those elected to and constituting the House, I declare the emergency clause
  • House, I declare the bill to have passed.
  • Declare the vote: 60 A, 1 I, 26 N.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Ways & Means May 5th, 2025

Ways & Means

Transcript Highlights:
  • ESDs provide critical fire services... ...protection and emergency medical services across the state,
  • Emergency Service Districts (ESDs) operate on lean budgets, especially when compared to municipalities
  • same local authority that 783 cities and 20 crime control districts use to support the delivery of emergency
  • House Bill 485 provides ESDs with a modest but meaningful tool to fund emergency service needs without
  • You're here on behalf of SAFE-D, the Texas State Association of Fire and Emergency Districts, and you're
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Public Education Apr 29th, 2025

Public Education

Transcript Highlights:
  • My bill that the school will develop cardiac emergency response team.
  • . emergency.
  • You could make that same argument against putting the Declaration of Independence on the wall.
  • Well, the Declaration of Independence is a foundational document that we all share as Americans.
  • The Declaration of Independence, our nation's birthright... certificate acknowledges this.
TX

Texas 89th 2nd C.S.

State Affairs Apr 14th, 2025

State Affairs

Transcript Highlights:
  • Members, uh, the committee substitute to House Bill 4581 improves our ability to respond to emergencies
  • The bill allows transmission and distribution utilities to lease temporary emergency energy facilities
  • Declared disasters, these units may be leased without competitive bidding or prior commission approval
  • I went to school to learn the intricacies of how to treat patients in emergent settings.
  • So that would probably be declared unconstitutional under any level of scrutiny, worth noting.
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

EEP Public Hearing - Tue Mar 24, 2026 @ 9:00 AM HST

Energy & Environmental Protection

Transcript Highlights:
  • provide resilience to have, you know, independent power source for health centers to operate under emergency
  • 02:05:53.199> under health centers to operate uh under health centers to operate uh under emergency
  • <02:05:54.960> So<02:05:55.679> we<02:05:55.840> will emergency conditions as
  • So we will emergency conditions as well.
Bills: SB3253, SB3154, SB3254
Summary: The committee on Energy and Environmental Protection heard a long series of resolutions focused largely on waste reduction, energy planning, and environmental protection. Early measures included HR 12/HCR 10 on a permanent landfill host benefits program for Honolulu, HCR 148/HCR 157 on a demolition waste reduction working group, and HR 184/HCR 194 on a mattress stewardship program working group. Testimony on these waste-related measures was generally supportive from environmental groups and some individuals, while the Department of Health supported the mattress stewardship proposal. The Department of Health also commented that a proposed study on recyclable/biodegradable/compostable labeling was very broad and would require additional resources to carry out effectively. The committee then took up several energy-related resolutions. HR 192/HCR 202 would create a task force on Hawaii’s future energy pathways, and HR 194/HCR 204 would ask the Public Utilities Commission to conduct a comprehensive analysis of cost reductions and financial risk. The Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs, the Hawaii State Energy Office, and the PUC offered support or comments on these measures, with environmental and industry groups also submitting testimony. Members questioned the Energy Office and PUC at length about errors in prior analyses, competitive bidding, and whether utility proposals could proceed through waiver processes; the PUC said any proposal would still be reviewed and that it generally prefers competitive bidding, while the Energy Office said some issues were being characterized differently and would follow up on waiver standards. Additional measures addressed data centers, liquefied natural gas, and utility oversight. HR 196/HCR 206 would convene a working group on the impacts of large data centers, and HR 197/HCR 207 would require conditions before the PUC approves LNG-related costs; testimony on LNG was split, with supporters urging caution and opponents arguing LNG should not be pursued. HR 193/HCR 2003 sought a written status update on implementation of the Hawaii Electric Reliability Administrator, and HR 191/HCR 201 and HR 33/HCR 33 dealt with sewage and wastewater issues, both drawing support from environmental and community groups. The committee also heard strong support for HR 141/HCR 149 on Red Hill remediation meetings and HR 190/HCR 200 on reassessing military PFAS cleanup decisions; the Board of Water Supply testified in support and described ongoing PFAS testing and concerns beyond Red Hill. The transcript ends as the committee moved into decision-making, with the chair indicating a recommendation to pass HR 12/HCR 10.
AZ

Arizona 2026 Regular Session

03/09/2026 - House Health & Human Services

Health & Human Services

Transcript Highlights:
  • Just a comment: having worked in the emergency department for most of my career as a nurse, I can definitely
  • You know, my work years of working in the emergency department, I'll never forget this one case: a woman
  • I was told that I needed to go have an emergency mammogram.
  • Department of Health Services from selling or disclosing any personal identifying information of an emergency
Summary: The committee heard and advanced a series of health and human services bills, with most receiving unanimous or near-unanimous support. SB 1113 would allow screening or evaluation agency employees, under contract with a county, to personally serve court documents in involuntary mental health proceedings instead of requiring police officers; supporters said it would reduce burdens on law enforcement and be less disruptive for patients. An amendment clarifying county contracts and reimbursement was adopted, and the bill passed 12-0. SB 1122 would limit AHCCCS from imposing over-100% prepayment review on certain behavioral health providers serving American Indian Health Program members unless a corrective action plan is in place; AHCCCS was neutral and said it could implement the bill with additional staffing, and it passed 12-0. SB 1123 would remove a board-certification requirement so trained, licensed forensic pathologists can supervise pathology trainees during the period before board exam results are available; Maricopa County supported it as a workforce and efficiency measure, and it passed 12-0. SB 1125 would require DCS to make annual efforts to enter MOUs with Arizona tribes and improve communication on tribal children in state care; DCS said it was already working on several pending MOUs, and the bill passed 12-0. The committee also approved several bills related to cancer screening and mental health. SB 1165 would prohibit cost-sharing for diagnostic and supplemental breast cancer screening services in the commercial market; the sponsor and advocates said it would remove financial barriers that delay diagnosis, and it passed 12-0 amid personal testimony from members and the chair. SB 1243 would require notice to a patient’s guardian before discharge from court-ordered treatment and allow guardians to seek continuation of treatment; supporters said it closes dangerous gaps when treatment orders expire, and it passed 10-0 with two absent. SB 1318 would repeal a state breast-density notice requirement that now overlaps with a federal FDA standard; ADHS said the change would reduce confusion and duplicate notices, and it passed 11-0 with one absent. SB 1188 would align Arizona controlled-substance schedules with federal FDA/DEA scheduling changes; supporters said it would speed access to new treatments, while one member voted no over concerns about relying on federal review, and it passed 8-2. Additional bills addressed privacy and assisted-living referrals. SB 1193 would bar DHS from selling or disclosing EMT personal identifying information for commercial purposes without consent, while still allowing de-identified data; the sponsor’s representative said the bill arose after DHS said vendor access to licensee data was not prohibited, and members discussed whether broader privacy protections should apply to other workers as well. It passed 10-0 with two absent. SB 1477 would require referral agencies serving assisted living facilities or homes to verify background-screening practices, maintain insurance, and provide documentation regarding APS registry status; the bill’s supporters said it raises standards for senior placement services, a technical amendment was adopted, and the bill passed 10-0 with two absent.
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Government Oversight Feb 24th, 2026 at 10:30 am

Government Oversight

Transcript Highlights:
  • Seeing none, will the clerk declare the vote? 14-0-0, nay.
  • an emergency.
  • Any members wishing to declare the vote? Seeing none, will the clerk declare the vote? 13-1-6-0?
  • Seeing none, will the clerk declare the vote? Seeing none, will the clerk declare the vote?
  • Seeing none, we'll declare the vote. 13 aye, 4 nay.
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Economic Development, Workforce and Tourism REVISED Feb 17th, 2026 at 01:30 pm

Economic Development, Workforce and Tourism

Transcript Highlights:
  • Having received seven ayes and one nay, I declare Senate Bill 1307 to have passed.
  • We do have an amendment to add an emergency clause to the bill. Clerk, please read.
  • When we were drafting this bill, we intended to include an emergency clause, but we did not.
  • And so, that's why we have this emergency. Will there be questions on the amendment, Senator Kirt?
  • Having received five eyes and three nays, I declare Senate Bill 1696 to have passed.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

S/C on County & Regional Government May 5th, 2025

S/C on County & Regional Government

Transcript Highlights:
  • Exemptions include emergency services, utilities, agriculture, and youth sports.
  • county fees are paid is deposited into a special account and can only be used for initiatives like emergency
  • We need expanded emergency shelter access in Houston.
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Transcript Highlights:
  • Declare the vote. Five yea, one nay. With the vote of five yea, one nay, I declare your bill to...
  • Declare the vote. Five yea, one nay.
  • Declare the vote. Two yea, three nay.
  • I declare your bill to have passed.
  • Close the queue, declare the vote. With the vote of six yea, zero nay, I declare your bill to pass.
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Public Health - Part 1 Feb 18th, 2026 at 09:00 am

Public Health

Transcript Highlights:
  • Close the queue, declare the vote. Seven aye, zero nay.
  • Close the queue, declare the vote. Six yea, one nay.
  • Close the queue, declare the vote. 6 ay, 0 nay.
  • Close the queue, declare the vote: 7 yea, 0 nay.
  • Close the queue, declare the vote.
AL

Alabama 2026 1st Special Session

Alabama Senate Judiciary Committee Feb 11th, 2026

Judiciary

Transcript Highlights:
  • 51:49.520> courts<00:51:50.480> can<00:51:50.800> exercise<00:51:51.520> emergency
  • Juveninal courts can exercise emergency Juveninal courts can exercise emergency jurisdiction<00:
  • And then you look at it and maybe it's declared excess, and they're going to move the municipal center
  • After 50 years, most of the family is gone or whatever, and the school shuts down. it's declared excess
  • and they're going it's declared excess and they're going to<01:11:03.280> you<01:11:03.440>
NM

New Mexico 2026 Regular Session

House - Chamber Meeting Jan 28th, 2026 at 11:02 am

New Mexico House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • A memorial declaring Senators, Senator Ramos, and Senator Diamond Brantley.
  • An act relating to public school finance, providing for the reset of the unit value, declaring an emergency
  • An act relating to public school finance, providing for the reset of the unit value, declaring an emergency
  • It relates to emergency personnel, and the purpose of the compact is to increase public access to emergency
  • Those personnel include emergency medical technicians, advanced emergency medical technicians, and paramedics