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TX

Texas 89th Regular

Public Health Apr 21st, 2025

Public Health

Transcript Highlights:
  • Public health and public education are obviously two of the things that y'all do that spend dollars.
  • Public health and public education are obviously two of the things that y'all do that spend dollars.
  • And this is a public health crisis.
  • The public should not have to utilize third-party Are wrong for patient safety.
  • The public should not have to utilize third-party links and portals guiding them away from the Board
Committee: House Public Health
Summary: The Committee on Public Health met with a quorum and heard public testimony on a long agenda, with members repeatedly reminded of a two-minute limit for witnesses. Several bills were voted out favorably, including HB 2588 on cottage food, HB 1639 on cancer incidence and female firefighters, HB 2581 on a reporting form for contracted services for pregnant women, and SB 922 on electronic disclosure of certain sensitive medical information. Those measures generally passed on party-line or near-unanimous votes, while HB 216 on itemized medical statements was left pending after the committee substitute was withdrawn. The committee also left pending HB 5141, HB 4638, HB 2035, HB 4813, HB 2264, HB 4014, and HB 3829 after hearing testimony and questions. The final item introduced in the excerpt was HB 4408 on health care market transparency and corporate consolidation, but the discussion was cut off before testimony or action was completed. A major theme of the hearing was mental health diversion and access to treatment. HB 5141, by Rep. Howard, would allow Travis County to use vacated Austin State Hospital property for a local mental health jail diversion center; law enforcement, the Travis County sheriff, county judge, and urban counties group all testified in support, describing the lack of alternatives for people in crisis and the burden on jails and emergency rooms. Members asked about eligible offenses, bed capacity, and whether the facility would serve only Travis County, and the bill was left pending. HB 2264, by Rep. Schoolcraft, would create a friends-and-family form for loved ones to provide information to providers during emergency mental health treatment; NAMI and hospital groups supported it, while one neutral witness and several members raised concerns about patient control, credibility of information, and liability protections. The bill was also left pending. The committee also heard multiple psychedelic-therapy and drug-policy bills. HB 4813 would speed Texas rescheduling of Schedule I substances if the FDA reclassifies them, with testimony focused on psilocybin and MDMA and their potential use for PTSD and depression; members questioned whether the bill was too broad and how state rescheduling works, and it was left pending. HB 4014 would direct HHSC to study psychedelic therapies, building on prior state research, and witnesses said Texas should prepare regulatory and clinical infrastructure before FDA approval; it too was left pending. HB 2035 would require parents to be informed that they may seek substance-use treatment for a child even if one facility turns them away, prompted by a constituent’s account of a fatal fentanyl overdose after receiving incorrect advice; it was left pending. HB 4638 would extend and expand the Texas Pharmaceutical Initiative board and timeline, with the author saying the program is still in early implementation and needs more time, and it was left pending as well. Other bills addressed public health administration and animal welfare. HB 3829 would require a study of the animal-friendly account and its grant process for spay/neuter funding, with the author arguing that the current application and reimbursement process is too burdensome for shelters and nonprofits; no opposition was heard and the bill was left pending. HB 2581 and HB 1639 were reported favorably, while HB 216 drew discussion about enforcement of itemized medical billing and was held after the committee substitute was withdrawn. Throughout the hearing, members also discussed broader concerns about homelessness, competency restoration waitlists, jail overcrowding, and the need for more treatment options outside the criminal justice system.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Elections May 8th, 2025

Elections

Transcript Highlights:
  • There will be a limit of two minutes per witness during public testimony.
  • These comments are left by the public on each agenda item in our hearings.
  • We'll proceed to or we'll continue with public testimony.
  • All right, we will proceed to public testimony.
  • Okay, we will proceed to public testimony.
Committee: House Elections
LA

Louisiana 2026 Regular Session

House of Representatives Mar 26th, 2026

Louisiana House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • powers, bid requirements, certificate of appropriateness, and commission authorization to institute
  • Senate Bill 47, by Senator Mizell, Title 49, boards and commissions, require telephone, electronic, and
  • Senate Bill 154, by Senator Kleinpeter, Code of Criminal Procedure, jury commissions, and the parish
  • House Bill 352 by Representative Mack, Behavioral Health Science Services for Public School Students,
  • Those opposed vote, name, Madam Clerk of Commission. Members, vote, machines.
Bills: HR70 , HR71 , HCR35 , HB31 , HB326 , HB1013 , HB1014 , HB1015 , HB1016 , HR65 , HR66 , HR67 , HR68 , HR69 , HCR33 , HCR34 , HB1006 , HB1007 , HB1008 , HB1010 , HB1011 , SB2 , SB13 , SB24 , SB28 , SB40 , SB47 , SB48 , SB70 , SB79 , SB80 , SB109 , SB127 , SB139 , SB154 , SB181 , SB199 , SB200 , SB208 , SB277 , SB317 , SB336 , SB349 , SB357 , HR15 , HR20 , HCR14 , HB51 , HB58 , HB69 , HB82 , HB93 , HB143 , HB166 , HB199 , HB201 , HB202 , HB218 , HB222 , HB223 , HB224 , HB231 , HB235 , HB246 , HB338 , HB349 , HB352 , HB379 , HB405 , HB429 , HB535 , HB547 , HB577 , HB588 , HB626 , HB636 , HB652 , HB653 , HB669 , HB688 , HB691 , HB721 , HB738 , HB749 , HB806 , HB843 , HB851 , HB857 , HB861 , HB889 , HB904 , HB907 , HB908 , HB929 , HB955 , HB1009 , HB952 , HB8 , HB9 , HB10 , HB15 , HB16 , HB17 , HB18 , HB19 , HB22 , HB33 , HB34 , HB35 , HB44 , HB46 , HB47 , HB48 , HB61 , HB101 , HB126 , HB135 , HB142 , HB164 , HB185 , HB215 , HB226 , HB232 , HB233 , HB242 , HB284 , HB292 , HB297 , HB301 , HB334 , HB436 , HB468 , HB548 , HB571 , HB582 , HB593 , HB594 , HB609 , HB613 , HB712 , HB722 , HB732 , HB746 , HB827 , HB845 , HB848 , HB921 , HB923 , HB951 , HB953 , HB999 , HB53 , HB57 , HB64 , HB102 , HB106 , HB111 , HB137 , HB152 , HB155 , HB177 , HB238 , HB256 , HB258 , HB337 , HB359 , HB363 , HB386 , HB434 , HB546 , HB557 , HB584 , HB661 , HB697 , HB726 , HB727 , HB747 , HB756 , HB758 , HB759 , HB765 , HB767 , HB825 , HB858 , HB930 , HB941 , HB957 , HB964 , HB868 , HB119 , HB140 , HB739 , HB842 , HB875 , HB919 , HB52 , HB228 , HB289 , HB735 , HB796 , HB901 , HB193 , HB400 , HB570 , HB733
LA

Louisiana 2026 Regular Session

Municipal Apr 29th, 2026

Municipal

Transcript Highlights:
  • But just so that the public knows, can you walk me through what's a question?
  • Louisiana is a public records doctrine state, which means we rely on what happens in the public records
  • And that public road is the access. My driveway.
  • Your driveway or road to your house is access to the public road. It's not a public street.
  • Have we ever had any public meetings or whatever to confirm that?
Committee: House Municipal
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Aeronautics and Transportation Feb 23rd, 2026 at 10:00 am

Aeronautics and Transportation

Transcript Highlights:
  • I would just defer to you and defer to the family and maybe to the Department of Public Safety if that's
  • Forms of proof, maybe a utility bill or something else, because it does say that it may serve as a primary
  • Could it be something as simple as a utility bill? Could you repeat that question, please?
  • Could that be a simple utility bill proof of identity? Thank you for the question.
  • They will not be able to use a utility bill as a form of ID.
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:
  • But what this simply says is you cannot deny a public benefit or grant eligibility for some sort of program
  • How does the square with a public funds being used to fund some of these agencies?
  • Of course, I don't personally know what programs these Commissions might have programs that people are
  • years, several of us have worked on repealing defunct or out-of-date or no longer needed boards and commissions
  • Section 3 it It being immediately necessary for the preservation of the public peace, health, or safety
Bills: SB1307 , SB1425 , SB1826 , SB1365 , SB1696
WA

Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session

Senate Health & Long-Term Care Jan 30th, 2026 at 08:00 am

Health & Long-Term Care

Transcript Highlights:
  • We'll now move into the public hearing portion of our agenda today.
  • Within these categories, the data must show utilization data, out-of-network utilization, in-network
  • I'm Director of the Citizens Commission on Human Rights.
  • I'm Director of the Citizens Commission on Human Rights.
  • My name is Kelly Richardson, and I'm with Citizens Commission on Human Rights.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Transportation Finance and Policy Committee 3/24/25

Transportation Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • This bill directs the Minnesota Commission or Public Safety to update existing rules regarding individuals
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  • Any other public testimony?
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Culture, Recreation & Tourism May 1st, 2025

Culture, Recreation & Tourism

Transcript Highlights:
  • Of the public on each agenda item in our hearings, comments are open until the end of the hearing and
  • County commissioners, the legislature, or the general public.
  • I'm also a member of the Williamson County Historical Commission.
  • And so the money went to the Texas Historical Commission for this purpose? Yes, ma'am.
  • We're going to move on to public testimony. The chair calls up Nelson Linder.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Culture, Recreation & Tourism May 1st, 2025

Culture, Recreation & Tourism

Transcript Highlights:
  • We heard public testimony on. HB4811 was heard in committee on April 15th.
  • We do have Why don't we have public comments on this item?
  • Seeing none, we will move on to public testimony. This time, the chair calls Matt Wagner.
  • In August 2025, the commission is expected to take action to expand digital tagging.
  • the department, including the exact location of harvest, is subject to disclosure in response to a public
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Licensing & Administrative Procedures Apr 8th, 2025

Licensing & Administrative Procedures

Transcript Highlights:
  • I'm here representing the Christian Life Commission. Convention of Texas.
  • It also adds further technical updates regarding the Texas Real Estate Commission.
  • After consulting with the Texas Racing Commission I filed this bill to help both the Racing Commission
  • Members, we have a witness from the Racing Commission. Questions for the Racing Commission?
  • We'll move the public testimony.
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Commerce and Economic Development Oversight Apr 14th, 2026 at 03:00 pm

Commerce & Economic Development Oversight

Transcript Highlights:
  • And so I guess my other question is, why is this not in the Public Safety Oversight Committee versus
  • And so thank you for your public... ...the concerns that you had as well with industry, and so thank
  • you for your public and also with me directly in hearing this bill through this committee.
  • Oklahoma Real Estate Commission. For a follow-up? Good. For a follow-up? Good.
  • It requires the Transportation Commission to review before ODOT files a claim against a contractor's
AZ

Arizona 2026 Regular Session

01/26/2026 - House Land, Agriculture & Rural Affairs

Land, Agriculture & Rural Affairs

Transcript Highlights:
  • The Game and Fish Commission is charged with managing wildlife in the public trust for all of its residents
  • That voice already helps shape who was recommended for the commission.
  • remains balanced and focused on its public trust responsibilities.
  • , it's probably the best commission and department system in the United States.
  • And, again, to me, we're asking our public...
Bills: HB2155 , HB2156 , HB2162 , HB2762 , HB2791
AL

Alabama 2025 Regular Session

Alabama Senate Veterans, Military Affairs and Public Safety Committee Apr 3rd, 2025

Veterans, Military Affairs, and Public Safety

Transcript Highlights:
  • Good morning everyone, and welcome to the Veterans and Military Affairs Public Safety meeting.
  • Act 202-20 has passed and is signed into law, so we now have a public-private... partnership to establish
Bills: SB241 , HB304 , HB295 , HB361
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Appropriations REVISED Feb 18th, 2026 at 10:00 am

Appropriations

Transcript Highlights:
  • is rolling it into the base, but it says that on line one it will be divided equally among every public
  • I've got 33 school sites and had been public schools.
  • But in Edmond public schools, we have a partnership with the Edmond PD, where they foot the bill for
  • In fact, the leader of the Senate actually agrees with you too, and it's been very public on that.
  • this commission.
OK
Transcript Highlights:
  • The local public schools.
  • These are public schools that had concerns. You're sort of follow-up.
  • Who currently qualify and utilize the parental choice tax credit?
  • Member Bill 650 has been withdrawn from public utilities and assigned to the direct calendar.
  • It's a bill to protect public interest since there's so many.
OK