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TX
Transcript Highlights:
- Of course, El Paso water. In terms of the issue of the in 2007.
- of money.
- of the Alliance of Groundwater Districts, Bill Norris of the Texas DESAL Association.
- So that's kind of an overview of kind of some of the challenges. got in agriculture right now with regards
- So, there's kind of a combination of factors.
Committee:
House Natural Resources
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- Of this year alone, the Houston Police Department has filed, has opened.
- I am trained by the Department of Homeland Security Federal Law Enforcement Training Center as a domestic
- I, there was a period of time when I worked at the Fort Worth Police Department, I worked six homicide
- So I'm here based off of our leadership and their guidance and then based off of what whether the Department
- of Homeland Security and the Department of Defense can, first and foremost, Gained domain awareness
Bills:
HB36 , HB75 , HB76 , HB166 , HB799 , HB 1135 , HJR15 , HJR16 , HB36 , HB75 , HB76 , HB166 , HJR15 , HJR16
Committee:
House Criminal Jurisprudence
Keywords:
family violence, global positioning monitoring system, victim resources, electronic monitoring, protective orders, magistrate, criminal procedure, probable cause, written findings, law enforcement, bail bonds, bail fund, charitable bail fund, nonprofit bail organization, public funds, local government spending, political subdivision, county, city, taxpayer lawsuit
WA
Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Early Learning & K-12 Education Jan 28th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- and get that kind of done.
- Improvements or repairs to the property of a district may be completed through a department within the
- As I joke in my office, let's be like the leftist socialist communist states of Mississippi, Alabama,
- whim of the bureaucrats of OSPI fundamentally infringes on the rights and freedoms of every homeschool
- And some of them came out of the work session in December.
Summary:
The committee began by waiving the five-day notice rule for Senate Bill 6320, then heard Senate Bill 6222, which would let school districts and educational service districts sell or grant surplus technology hardware such as laptops and tablets to public school students and recent graduates, with priority for low-income students. The sponsor and supporters said the bill would help students keep access to devices they need for homework, college, and work, while preserving existing surplus procedures. Testimony was generally supportive, including from district technology staff and students, though one question raised whether tribal compact schools would be included.
The committee then heard Senate Bill 6263, which raises school district public bid thresholds to reflect inflation and reduce procurement costs. The sponsor said the limits had not been updated in about 20 years and should be aligned with other local governments. Supporters from school employees, finance officers, and school coalitions said the change would save time and money and reduce delays in maintenance and purchasing. Testimony on Senate Bill 6261, which would require parents of six- and seven-year-olds not enrolled in school to file annual declarations of intent about their child’s education, was overwhelmingly opposed by homeschool families and advocates. Opponents argued it would add bureaucracy, create privacy concerns, and burden families, while the superintendent of public instruction supported the bill as a way to improve enrollment data and planning. The sponsor said it was about knowing where children are and right-sizing school systems.
The committee also heard Senate Bill 6118, requiring cardiac emergency response plans in schools and athletic facilities. The sponsor, who spoke about losing her brother to heart failure, said schools need faster, better-prepared responses to cardiac emergencies. Supporters, including parents, students, and community advocates, described personal experiences with sudden cardiac events and said the bill could save lives by ensuring AEDs, CPR training, and practiced response plans. Finally, the committee heard Senate Bill 6320 on alternative learning experiences. The bill would restrict online and remote ALE providers to public or nonprofit entities and reduce levy equalization funding for remote/online ALE, with limited exceptions for medically fragile or severely bullied students. Supporters argued it would keep public education public and encourage in-person learning, while opponents—including superintendents, online program operators, students, and homeschool advocates—warned it would displace thousands of students, harm successful programs, and reduce family choice. No final votes were taken on the bills in the portion provided.
MA
Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
Joint Committee on Election Laws Jun 21st, 2026 at 01:00 pm
Joint Committee on Election Laws
Transcript Highlights:
- State and the Department of Corrections, under the guise of EOPs, worked together to increase access
- And in that process, the Secretary of State and the Department of Corrections, under the guise of EOPs
- I want to take a moment to thank the Department of Corrections for coordinating this.
- It changed the name from the Department of Bureau of Prisons to the Department of Corrections, right?
- transparency and accountability of the Department of Correction, which is well known to this body.
Committee:
Joint Joint Committee on Election Laws
Summary:
The committee heard extensive testimony on S. 7 and H. 63, proposed constitutional amendments to restore voting rights to people incarcerated for felony convictions. Sponsors Rep. Erica Iderhoven and Sen. Liz Miranda argued that Massachusetts should reverse the 2000 disenfranchisement change, describing it as a recent and racially discriminatory policy that excludes thousands of residents—disproportionately Black and Latino—from civic participation. They said the amendment would put the question before voters, likely in 2028, and noted that implementation details such as domicile and where incarcerated people would register to vote would be handled separately through legislation and existing jail-based voting work.
A large number of incarcerated and formerly incarcerated people testified in support, many speaking remotely from MCI Norfolk, MCI Shirley, and MCI Framingham. They said voting would affirm dignity, accountability, rehabilitation, and connection to community, and several described civic education programs inside the facilities that had helped them engage with public policy. Witnesses repeatedly characterized disenfranchisement as “civil death,” linked it to racial injustice and the legacy of slavery, and urged the committee to advance the bills favorably. A few speakers also addressed practical questions about voting location and domicile, with sponsors saying those issues are not specified in the constitutional amendment and would be worked out later.
Committee members asked several questions, including whether incarcerated people would vote in the community where they were incarcerated or where they previously lived, and whether future legislation could include carve-outs based on offense type or time served. Testifiers and sponsors generally said the amendment itself does not decide those implementation questions, and some said they would oppose carve-outs. One member raised a broader moral objection about allowing people convicted of serious crimes to vote; supporters responded that punishment should not erase democratic rights and that voting can support rehabilitation and reentry. No vote or final committee action was taken during the transcript provided.
The hearing also briefly included testimony on a separate matter, S. 521, a proposed ratification of the federal Child Labor Amendment. Witnesses supporting that measure warned against renewed child labor rollbacks in other states and argued Massachusetts should reaffirm protections for children and education. That portion of the hearing was separate from the voting-rights discussion.
MS
Mississippi 2026 Regular Session
MS Senate Floor - 3 March, 2026; 10:00 AM
Mississippi Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- First, to thank you for the gift of life and the privilege of standing as servants of the great state
- It is in the name of of our people.
- of Fame.
- </c> of appropriations. of appropriations.
- Nicholas Hill, who is the Dean of the College of Business. He is a friend of mine.
NM
New Mexico 2026 Regular Session
House - Consumer and Public Affairs Feb 3rd, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- at the Department of Workforce Solutions.
- New Americans within the Department of Workforce Solutions.
- It is not the responsibility of the state of New Mexico through the Department of Workforce Solutions
- And the Department of Veterans Services has programs.
- It is not the responsibility of the state of New Mexico through the Department of Workforce Solutions
Summary:
The committee first heard House Bill 25, which would prohibit a juvenile who committed a firearm-related delinquent act that would be a felony if committed by an adult from legally owning or possessing a firearm for 10 years after disposition. The sponsor and supporters said the bill is intended to address serious youth gun violence without lengthening juvenile sentences or unsealing records, and they emphasized that the substitute language was meant to clarify, not change, the bill’s intent. Support came from law enforcement, the district attorney’s office, CYFD, and business interests, while opponents including the Public Defender, ACLU, and criminal defense advocates argued it conflicts with juvenile-code principles, creates civil disabilities based on juvenile conduct, and could raise Second Amendment and sealing-record concerns. Members raised extensive questions about how the NICS background-check process would work, what offenses would qualify, whether the measure would apply retroactively, and how sealed juvenile records and pardons would be handled. After discussion, the committee adopted the committee substitute, but no final vote on the bill was taken in the portion provided; members discussed possibly working on the language further in Judiciary or tabling it.
The committee then took up House Bill 15, the Medical Injury and Collaborative Resolution Act, described by the sponsor as New Mexico’s version of a candor law. The bill would create a protected adverse outcome conference process allowing patients and providers to discuss medical injuries or undesirable outcomes outside of court, with the goal of improving communication, giving patients answers, and reducing litigation. A family medicine doctor and a trial lawyer testified in support, saying patients often want explanations more than money and that open conversations can sometimes resolve disputes early. Public commenters also supported the concept, though one noted concerns about how pro se litigants would fit into the process.
Committee questions focused on how the bill would define injury, how confidentiality would be enforced, whether statements could be used in court, who would pay for the process, and how it would interact with existing malpractice procedures. The sponsors said the conference would be voluntary, not require an apology, and would be protected by evidentiary rules; if protected statements were introduced at trial, they said remedies such as mistrial could apply. The discussion continued into procedural details, but no final action on HB 15 appears in the provided portion.
NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
Senate Children and Family Law (04/24/2025)
Children and Family Law
Transcript Highlights:
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- </c><00:22:55.760><c> it's</c> back side of of that sheet and it's back side of of that sheet and it's
- I first of all, I did remove strike the requirement that the department notify them that, hey, if this
- I first of all, I did remove strike the requirement that the department notify them that, hey, if this
- I don't think we'll exec this thing. typo of false information of sus of typo of false information of
Committee:
Senate Children and Family Law
MA
Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
Joint Committee on Municipalities and Regional Government Mar 3rd, 2026
Joint Committee on Municipalities and Regional Government
Transcript Highlights:
- both of your names.
- of House Bill 4849. ...I am here today to testify in support of House Bill 4849.
- One of the things that we have really seen with Ollie's Law is a lot of these Chapter 140 laws that have
- support of House Bill 4849.
- So this is really just building on some of the things that were well within the intent of Ollie's Law
Bills:
H4738 , H4843 , H4844 , H4845 , H4849 , H4878 , H4887 , H4924 , H5052 , H5053 , S2878 , S2894 , S2897 , H5102 , H5107 , H5108 , H5109 , H5128 , H5136 , S2963 , S2956
Keywords:
Holyoke, City Council, municipal governance, special meetings, local government transparency, park land exchange, Lexington, public use, school committee, athletic fields, town administrator, employment authority, Wilbraham, local law, Uxbridge, public meeting notices, legal notices, municipal transparency, local government, digital publication
TX
Texas 89th 2nd C.S.
89th Legislative Session - Second Called Session Aug 26th, 2025
Texas House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Harliss: of Texas Department of Criminal Justice who have been targeted with fraudulent lien filings
- May the Texas Legislature delegate to the Attorney General, a member of the Executive Department, the
- the Executive Department prosecution of election law powers.
- three distinct departments, each of which shall be confined to a separate body of magistracy' 'legislative
- , executive, and judicial, and no person or collection of persons being of one of these departments shall
Keywords:
HB 8, Texas public school accountability, school accountability, public school transparency, STAAR, state assessments, instructionally supportive assessment program, Student Success Tool, Texas Education Agency, TEA, accountability ratings, A-F ratings, through-year assessment, benchmark testing, norm-referenced assessment, college career military readiness, CCMR, local accountability plan, school district performance, campus turnaround
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- Evidence of groundwater availability in the vicinity of a proposed subdivision is crucial.
- I'm here to testify on behalf of and in support of Senate Bill 1855. My name is Jacob Holt.
- We are one of those problem children that Doug Shaw spoke of; we are ground zero for groundwater wells
- In other words, just to cut to the quick of it, a lot of groundwater is being used.
- of millions of dollars statewide.
Committee:
House Natural Resources
Keywords:
SB 612, Texas Water Code, Section 49.2127, conservation and reclamation district, water district, reclamation district, developer fees, pipeline construction, water pipeline, sewer pipeline, associated infrastructure, subdivision infrastructure, cost recovery, fee cap, actual reasonable documented costs, engineering fees, legal fees, inspection fees, infrastructure relocation, utility connections
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- We are trying to combat any kind of fraudulent abuse of the unemployment insurance system.
- And that's put a target on the back of unemployment insurance.
- Department of Labor's perspective, but Congress tends to be pretty dysfunctional.
- Department of Labor actually invested in several studies across multiple states, trying to identify what
- As of now, only a 23% recipiency rate, according to the Department of Labor, means that only 23% of unemployed
Committee:
Senate Economic Development
Keywords:
monuments, memorials, public property, historical significance, civil penalties, local governance, project financing zone, municipal tax revenue, convention centers, multipurpose arenas, infrastructure development, hike and bike trails, outdoor recreation, environmental stewardship, Bicentennial Trail, Texas history, cultural heritage, unemployment benefits, eligibility, Texas Workforce Commission
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- years, despite the work of this body on property taxes, is the indignity of being taxed out of a home
- Everything has been adding up in our industry: the cost of grain, the cost of insurance, the cost of
- But only in years they're contracted with the Department of Defense for spaceflight or launch services
- Chairman Meyer, members of the committee, I am the mayor of the great city of Lubbock.
- You're here on behalf of the City of Lubbock. And you are in favor of the bill, sir? Yes, sir.
Bills:
HB249 , HB 1186 , HB2313 , HB2408 , HB2508 , HB2730 , HB2974 , HB3045 , HB3232 , HB3336 , HB3710 , HB4044 , HB4236 , HJR133 , HB249
Committee:
House Ways & Means
Keywords:
ad valorem taxes, property taxes, homestead exemption, disabled veterans, senior citizens, tax payments, installment payments, municipal tax revenue, hotel, convention center, tax code, economic development, local government, municipality, tax revenue, qualified projects, municipal taxation, hotel project, municipality funding, veteran
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- Department of State.
- And with that, I'm going to give you a little bit of a background of the history. of General Paxton's
- in the state of Texas with 40 of them had four under contract and if you use those simple mass of what
- on March 21st, 2023. that there's a ton of people of the prior history of voting Democrat in the states
- open doors for of, oh, mischief with this kind of thing.
Committee:
Senate State Affairs
Keywords:
elections, Election Code, poll workers, election clerks, presiding judge, alternate presiding judge, polling place, central counting station, county chair, political party, gubernatorial election, vote counting, election administration, Texas elections, precinct officials, ballot counting, county election officials, election integrity, election fraud, Attorney General
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- members of the gun owners of America today.
- favor of SB 1590.
- I recognize the Dean of the Senate. for either of you.
- This is a bit out of my- Elaine.
- Six out of the eight bucks shot.
Committee:
Senate State Affairs
Keywords:
elections, Election Code, poll workers, election clerks, presiding judge, alternate presiding judge, polling place, central counting station, county chair, political party, gubernatorial election, vote counting, election administration, Texas elections, precinct officials, ballot counting, county election officials, election integrity, election fraud, Attorney General
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- I am here to testify for this bill on behalf of myself and of our over 2 million members of the Gun Owners
- Now I work with Texas Gun Rights to try and sort of fix a lot of these small issues.
- Now I work with Texas Gun Rights to try and sort of fix a lot of these small issues.
- are in favor of SB 1596, uh, so I'm speaking on behalf of Texas gun rights and myself.
- a barrel length of 17.75.
Committee:
Senate State Affairs
Keywords:
elections, Election Code, poll workers, election clerks, presiding judge, alternate presiding judge, polling place, central counting station, county chair, political party, gubernatorial election, vote counting, election administration, Texas elections, precinct officials, ballot counting, county election officials, election integrity, election fraud, Attorney General
Summary:
The committee heard testimony on Senate Bill 1596, which would remove short-barreled rifles from the list of prohibited weapons in the Texas Penal Code. The author, Sen. Hagenbuch, said the bill would align state law with federal realities and argued that the current prohibition is arbitrary and unnecessary. Supporters, including representatives from Gun Owners of America and Texas Gun Rights, said the bill would reduce confusion, protect lawful gun owners, and preserve the ability to use shorter firearms for self-defense, hunting, and for smaller shooters. One supporter also described a recent case in which an AR pistol was mistaken for a short-barreled rifle and led to a state charge that was later dismissed.
Public testimony was split. Supporters said stabilizing braces and shorter firearms can improve accuracy, safety, and accessibility for women, children, and smaller-statured shooters. Opponents, including Texas Gun Sense and two Santa Fe shooting survivors, argued that short-barreled firearms are more concealable and dangerous, and pointed to the 2018 Santa Fe High School shooting as evidence of the risks of easier access. They urged the committee to keep the existing restrictions in place to protect public safety.
After public testimony closed, the committee took up pending business. Senate Bill 1505, relating to the Compassionate Use Program, was reported favorably to the full Senate on an 8-0 vote. Senate Bill 17, relating to the acquisition of real property by certain aliens or foreign entities, was first amended by adopting a committee substitute and then reported favorably to the full Senate by a 7-1 vote. The committee then recessed until after the Senate’s adjournment or final recess.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- of settlement. can affect insurance coverage.
- The responsibility for the Department of State Health Services and Department of Public Safety, and anybody
- It's the Department of Health and Human Services.
- Department of Agricultural Economics.
- the Texas Department of Health.
Committee:
Senate State Affairs
Keywords:
Texas Education Code, public schools, school district, open-enrollment charter school, teacher speech, employee speech, biological sex, pronouns, gender identity, retaliation, discipline, workplace protections, school personnel, education policy, LGBTQ, transgender, charter schools, SB 965, religious speech, prayer
NM
New Mexico 2025 Regular Session
IC - Indian Affairs Nov 13th, 2025
House Government, Elections & Indian Affairs
Transcript Highlights:
- Department, which took some time for us to release some of the IGAs.
- Well, I know the Navajo Nation Department of Personal Management has done a salary assessment.
- Taken from some of our departments, and one of them was the Capital Project Management Department, which
- In 1886, the tribe was forcibly removed by prisoners of war in Florida, Alabama, and Oklahoma.
- A lot of people live up and down the mountains, and we have volunteers for our department.
TX
Texas 89th Regular
Economic DevelopmentNote: This video has been edited to include the opening roll call. Video footage begins at 00m:32s. Apr 7th, 2025
Economic Development
Transcript Highlights:
- Under Chapter 312 of the Tax Code, and Chapters 383 of one of the Local Government Code.
- of the awarding of that.
- of the awarding of that. as part of the underwriting of the awarding of that we're good as we both know
- of Texas testifying in support of Senate bill 232 Mark Bell, on behalf of the Association of Electric
- of Alpine in line with the statutory requirements of the majority of Texas cities.
Bills:
SB913 , SB1086 , SB1087 , SB1143 , SB1534 , SB1553 , SB1718 , SB1754 , SB2004 , SB2322 , SB2448
Committee:
Senate Economic Development
Keywords:
hotel occupancy tax, municipal revenue, tax code, local government funding, Texas legislation, county taxation, economic development, hotel industry, local government, counties, taxation, tourism, workforce development, youth programs, employment, education, technical training, health physics, higher education, nuclear energy
Summary:
The Senate Economic Development Committee met to hear a series of bills and informational primers, with several resource witnesses from the Governor’s Office, the Texas Workforce Commission, and the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board. The chair opened by noting the death of Senator King’s son and asking members to keep the family in their prayers. Most bills were laid out and left pending subject to the call of the chair after brief author presentations and public testimony.
The committee heard several local hotel occupancy tax bills: SB 1553 for Kerr County, SB 1086 for Childress County, SB 1087 for Mason County, and SB 913 for Alpine. Supporters, including the Texas Hotel and Lodging Association and local officials, said the measures would allow counties or the city to use hotel tax revenue for tourism-related projects and local development. The committee also heard SB 1534, which would direct a study on health physics education and workforce needs in Texas; resource witnesses from TWC and THECB testified on the bill. All of these measures were left pending.
A major portion of the hearing focused on SB 1754, which would prohibit local tax abatements for renewable energy facilities selling power at wholesale, with an exception for certain battery storage tied to dispatchable generation. The bill drew strong support from witnesses who argued counties should not subsidize wind and solar projects that can harm neighboring landowners and that renewables already receive substantial federal support. Opponents from the solar and storage industry argued the bill would remove a voluntary local economic development tool, raise power prices, and discourage investment. Senators also debated landowner impacts, grid reliability, and whether the bill was the right policy tool; the bill was left pending.
The committee also heard SB 2322, a committee substitute related to the Jobs, Energy, Technology, and Innovation Act, which would exempt electric generation facilities from the program’s compelling-factor test so they can qualify for school tax limitation agreements. Supporters said the change would correct an unintended barrier for dispatchable generation, while Senator Johnson argued it would weaken the program’s purpose by subsidizing projects that would locate in Texas anyway. SB 1718 would add the NRA annual meeting to the major events reimbursement program; the NRA supported it, while gun violence prevention advocates opposed using state incentives for the organization. SB 2004 would add the Arlington Grand Prix to the major events program, and SB 2448 would create a rural workforce development grant program; both drew supportive testimony and were left pending. The committee also heard SB 1143, a substitute bill aimed at improving transparency and coordination in programs serving opportunity youth ages 14 to 24, with witnesses supporting better reporting and workforce alignment. At the end of the meeting, Senator Johnson moved that the committee stand in recess subject to the call of the chair.
AZ
Arizona 2026 Regular Session
02/11/2026 - Senate Government
Senate Government Committee of Reference
Transcript Highlights:
- a fraction of 1% as the cost of this measure per year.
- A fraction of a fraction of 1%. It's a lot of it.
- This is a function of a variety of things, not the least of which is, obviously, a Monday opening day
- This is a function of a variety of things, not the least of which is, obviously, a Monday opening day
- Yeah, so that's a function of a variety of things.
Summary:
The committee approved the February 4, 2026 minutes and first held SB 1571. It then heard and advanced SB 1745, which would cap transaction privilege/excise tax rates in cities of 550,000 or more at 2.5% per classification unless voters approve a higher rate, with enforcement through the attorney general and state-shared revenue withholding for violations. Supporters argued it would protect taxpayers and restrain large-city tax increases; the bill was amended with a technical change and passed 4-3. The committee also advanced SB 1686, renaming Wesley Bolin Memorial Plaza as the Wesley Bolin and Charlie Kirk Freedom Plaza and authorizing memorial placements for Don Bowles and Charlie Kirk, which passed 4-3.
The committee then took up SB 1567 and SB 1435, both aimed at restricting public entities, schools, and libraries from exposing minors to sexually explicit materials and from using public facilities for sexually explicit filming or access. Supporters said the bills were needed to prevent children from being exposed to pornography and to keep taxpayer resources from facilitating such material; opponents, including the ACLU, warned the definitions were broad, could chill speech, and could criminalize librarians and educators for handling literary or educational works. Both bills were amended and passed 4-3. SB 1435 also drew testimony about library access, sex education, and the risk of overbroad enforcement.
The committee next considered SB 1433 and SB 1434, which would reorganize Maricopa County boundaries. SB 1433 would move portions of Maricopa County into neighboring counties, while SB 1434 would split Maricopa County into three new counties with a transition board and special elections. Supporters argued Maricopa County had become too large and unmanageable and that smaller counties would improve representation and water and regional governance; opponents said the proposals were costly, disruptive, and politically motivated. Both measures received due pass recommendations, with SB 1433 passing 4-3 and SB 1434 passing 4-3 with one not voting. Finally, the committee approved SCR 1024, requiring legislators to live in their district for one year before election, and SCR 1025, moving the legislative session start to the fourth Monday in January; both resolutions passed unanimously or near-unanimously, and the committee adjourned.
MO
Transcript Highlights:
- of you.
- That was kind of the basis of a lot of your argument.
- The information that I'm presenting was obtained by the state of Alabama in their discovery of WPATH
- Some of it's CNN, some of it's Fox, some of it's ABC, some of it's independent news, different sources
- A European form of domination of our country.
Committee:
House Emerging Issues