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AZ

Arizona 2026 Regular Session

02/17/2026 - House Natural Resources, Energy & Water

Natural Resources, Energy & Water

Transcript Highlights:
  • I'm from the City of Phoenix. I'm the water resource management advisor.
  • in issuing a certificate of environmental compatibility.
  • However, they would be working with the Department of Environmental Quality, so the Department of Environmental
  • the Department of Water Resources.
  • the Department of Water Resources.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Agriculture Finance and Policy Committee 4/2/25

Agriculture Finance and Policy

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  • Could the Department of Agriculture come forward?
  • of Agriculture come the Department of Agriculture come forward Welcome.
  • of environmental benefits that number of environmental benefits that come<00:51:26.119><c> with</c><
  • for the Minnesota Department of Agriculture.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Water, Agriculture, and Rural Affairs May 5th, 2025

Water, Agriculture and Rural Affairs

Transcript Highlights:
  • the state of Texas.
  • Um, uh, one of the things that kind of the history of where we are right now: 25 years ago was when a
  • Eighty percent of our water production is exported out of our county.
  • Uh, we work with the... ...environmental departments of both counties.
  • So, so working with the environmental... ...departments in the two counties has been very beneficial
Summary: The Senate Water, Agriculture, Rural Affairs Committee heard several bills focused on groundwater management, water infrastructure, and agricultural land conservation. SB 612 would limit certain water districts in Hidalgo, Cameron, and Willacy counties from charging developers pipeline construction fees above actual, documented costs; the committee substitute removed a developer challenge mechanism to preserve district discretion over construction standards. HB 1633 would require groundwater conservation districts to consider registered exempt wells when reviewing or amending permits, and testimony from landowners, district representatives, and advocacy groups largely supported the bill as a way to protect domestic and livestock wells from drawdown caused by large export projects. HB 1689 would clarify that export fee revenues may be used for well operability, alternative water supplies, and aquifer monitoring, including through interlocal cooperation, and HB 3058 would give the Post Oak Savannah Groundwater Conservation District authority to use export fees for county road improvements and environmental programs tied to well inspection and groundwater management. HB 2018 would clarify that the Texas Farm and Ranchland Conservation Program is intended to purchase conservation easements only on working agricultural lands, with support from cattle raisers and Farm Bureau representatives. The committee also considered HB 29, which would require large water systems to validate water loss audits and submit mitigation plans; a committee substitute removed the water-loss threshold and adjusted the timeline for more detailed validation. Public testimony on the bills was generally supportive, with several witnesses describing declining well levels, road damage from export projects, and the need to preserve agricultural land and local water supplies. The committee adopted committee substitutes and voted favorably on HB 29, HB 1689, HB 2018, SB 612, and SB 3058, recommending several of them for the local and uncontested calendar; HB 1633 was left pending awaiting a committee substitute.
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

Opening Day Floor Session 01-21-2026 10:00am

Hawaii Senate Floor Meeting

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  • And I got up this morning and a friend of mine, former Major League Baseball player and manager Clint
  • You know, some of the things that have been happening in the Department of Homelands and activity there
  • We've discussed the central kitchen for the Department of Education as a way to hopefully buy more locally
  • We've discussed the central kitchen for the Department of Education as a way to hopefully buy more locally
  • We might want to put the Department of Education on this thing.
TX
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  • Director, Office of Compliance and Enforcement at the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality.
  • Their business model changed, and what it's moved to now is... to circumvent the Department of Public
  • Potential violations of environmental requirements.
  • Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Border Patrol, and Texas DPS.
  • According to the Texas Department of Public Safety.
TX
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  • Senator Parker, relating to aircraft owned and operated by the Department of Public Safety.
  • The department now clearly refers to the Department of Public Safety.
  • " now clearly refers to the Department of Public Safety.
  • The Crime Records Division at the Texas Department of Public Safety.
  • Department of Homeland Security guidance on gang-related...
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Border Security (Part II) Apr 10th, 2025

Border Security

Transcript Highlights:
  • Major Omar Villarreal, Texas Department of Public Safety, available to you as a resource witness.
  • The department now clearly refers to the Department of Public Safety.
  • now clearly refers to the Department of Public Safety.
  • I’m Matt Hicks, the chief of the Crime Records Division at the Texas Department of Public Safety.
  • Department of Homeland Security guidance on gang membership, for example, can be conflicting.
Summary: The Senate Committee on Border Security heard several bills related to border security, law enforcement databases, DPS aviation maintenance, and transportation motor fuels. SB 2199, after brief invited testimony from the Texas Trucking Association and DPS, was left pending at first and later reported favorably to the full Senate on a 4-1 vote. SB 2332, relating to aircraft owned and operated by the Department of Public Safety, was laid out by Senator Parker, with DPS and TechSOT witnesses explaining that it would centralize DPS aircraft maintenance under DPS, align state law with FAA responsibility rules, and potentially reduce costs and downtime; it was later reported favorably on a 5-0 vote and placed on the local and uncontested calendar. SB 2949, relating to the regulation of transportation motor fuels, was also adopted as a committee substitute and reported favorably on a 4-1 vote, with a member noting continued interest in refining port-of-entry transloading issues. The committee spent the most time on SB 2201, which would revise Texas intelligence database criteria for criminal street gangs and foreign terrorist organizations. Senator Birdwell described the bill as adding safeguards such as requiring officer identification on submissions, setting retention and validation rules, and updating criteria to reflect technology and social media use. Invited witnesses from the district attorney’s office, DPS, and the Texas Anti-Gang Center generally supported the bill and said it would improve reliability and accountability. Public testimony included support from the Texas Public Policy Foundation and opposition from the Texas Civil Rights Project and the ACLU of Texas, which argued the bill’s language on implied or demonstrated self-admission and other criteria was vague, overly broad, and could lead to erroneous inclusion in the database and downstream consequences. After debate, SB 2201 was reported favorably to the full Senate on a 4-1 vote, with Senator Eckhardt voting no. During questioning on SB 2201, members discussed how gang-database entries are used in investigations and prosecutions, the meaning of “family member,” the scope of self-admission, and how “previously documented areas” would be identified in practice. Opponents raised concerns about due process, First and Fourth Amendment issues, racial profiling, and possible federal consequences if state database information is shared. Supporters emphasized that the database is a law-enforcement tool for identifying organized criminal activity and that the committee substitute adds training, audits, and accountability measures. The committee then completed its business and recessed subject to the call of the chair.
WA

Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Agriculture & Natural Resources Jan 21st, 2026 at 08:00 am

Agriculture & Natural Resources

Transcript Highlights:
  • The Department of Natural Resources would provide admin support.
  • different things, one of which allows us onto public lands to manage vegetation that we can't manage
  • I'll just say that in terms of leadership here in this state in 2025, your Department of Ecology and
  • It takes decades of investment and management...
  • As a reminder, part of the reason that we are seating this authority in the Department of Agriculture
Bills: HB2275, HB2238
TX
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  • Section D is removed to avoid redundancy, as the State Office of Administrative Hearings Management.
  • So, for example, in one of my units, in my environmental permitting unit... ...which this bill affects
  • The chair calls Mark Wiles, Manager of the National Resources Team for LBB, and James O'Connor, Budget
  • , the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality prohibits the disposal of lead-acid batteries at recycling
  • hundreds of Texas companies that are metal recycling entities, or MREs, regulated by the Department of
Bills: SB2122, SB2050, HB16
OK
Transcript Highlights:
  • business will be followed today: prayer, pledge of allegiance, introduction, introduction of doctor
  • and nurse of the Direction of previous day's journal, House and Senate bills and joint resolutions on
  • I invite all of Oklahoma to pray.
  • Members, this is the An annual recognition of Rose Day, which honors the sanctity of life.
  • Doctor Azi is a board-certified diplomate of the American Board of Internal Medicine.
OK
Transcript Highlights:
  • of Doctor and Nurse of the Day, correction of the previous day's journal, House and Senate bills and
  • Pledge of Allegiance, introduction of Doctor and Nurse of the Day, correction of the previous day's journal
  • May overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit. I invite all of Oklahoma to pray.
  • We desire the overflow of hope that all would benefit from the hope of the hope of the hope.
  • Aziz is a board-certified diplomate of the American Board of Internal Medicine.
Summary: The House convened with a roll call, prayer by Chaplain Ronnie Wilson, and the Pledge of Allegiance led by Representative Littrell. The chamber then heard several introductions and recognitions, including guests from members’ districts, the Lady Hornets championship team, and Doctor of the Day Dr. Ahmed Aziz, an internal medicine hospitalist from the Edmond/Deer Creek area. The main legislative action was consideration of House Joint Resolution 1031 by Representative Tammy West, a resolution recognizing Rose Day 2026 and honoring the sanctity of life. West moved adoption of the resolution, and the House approved it by recorded vote, 72-16. After the resolution passed, the body moved to announcements and introductions. The floor leader then offered a motion to adjourn, and the House agreed to adjourn until Thursday, February 5, 2026, at 9:30 a.m.
LA

Louisiana 2026 Regular Session

House of Representatives May 31st, 2026

Louisiana House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Department of Education to study costs associated with criminal background checks for teachers and other
  • House Resolution 389 by Representative Weibel to urge and request the Department of Revenue to study
  • within the Department of Health.
  • the Louisiana Department of Health.
  • HCR 112 by Representative Jackson urges the Department of Transportation and Development to study the
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Senate Session Mar 10th, 2025

Texas Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Senate Bill 1582 by Blanco, relating to management review of certain investigations conducted by the
  • Department of Family.
  • Environmental Quality of permits for certain wastewater treatment facilities to water agricultural and
  • Senate Bill 1590 by Hancock relating to duties of the vital statistics unit of the Department of State
  • Senate Bill 16. 5 by Hinojosa of Nueces relating to the determination of the value of land that is appraised
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Environmental Regulation Apr 17th, 2025

Environmental Regulation

Transcript Highlights:
  • As pending business, HB 1499 is also Chair Wally's bill relating to the creation of of an environmental
  • Philip Martin manages Zero Emission Truck Initiative for Environmental Defense Fund.
  • It says the Commission, the Department of Public Safety may not implement or enforce it. any of these
  • equally. brunt of poor air quality and environmental injustice.
  • Chris Maycombe on behalf of Waste Management.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Insurance Apr 23rd, 2025

Insurance

Transcript Highlights:
  • I am licensed by the Texas Department of Insurance and other state departments of insurance as a public
  • The Texas Department of Insurance, in December of 2024, released their appraisal experience data report
  • The Texas Department of Insurance 2022 biennial report considered suggestions to establish policy form
  • The Texas Department of Insurance, on their website, advises the insured to seek appraisal before filing
  • Today's Texas Department of Insurance suggests the insured check their policy to see if it has that right
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Insurance Apr 23rd, 2025

Insurance

Transcript Highlights:
  • Resolving these disputes through the Texas Department of Insurance's Division of Workers' Compensation
  • The Department of Workers' Compensation is also responsible for... for settling payment disputes between
  • If you're not aware, we have a very serious staffing problem in many of our police departments.
  • CSHB 3233 prohibits PBMs, Pharmacy Benefit Managers, from storing the patient data of Texas residents
  • It was not compiled as a statistical report, a compilation by the Department of Insurance.
ND

North Dakota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Senate State and Local Government Apr 3rd, 2025 at 09:00 am

State and Local Government

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  • this, north of this, or those types of things.
  • this, north of this, or those types of things.
  • The legislative management shall determine the structure and logistics of the legislative session.
  • of a period of time.
  • Allison Hicks, General Counsel for the Public Health Division of the Department of Health and Human Services
Bills: HB1162
Summary: The committee heard House Bill 1162, which would add the West Fargo mayor as a voting member of the Lake Agassiz Water Authority board. The sponsor and Fargo’s mayor argued West Fargo has grown into a major regional water stakeholder and should have a formal vote, while members questioned the board structure and why the change was not framed more specifically. The bill was supported in testimony, closed without opposition, and received a 6-0 do pass recommendation. The committee then took up House Bill 1259 on annual legislative sessions and session structure. Members adopted an amendment that left the structure and logistics of sessions to legislative management rather than prescribing details in statute, after discussion about flexibility, committee workload, annual versus biennial sessions, and concerns about preserving debate and committee process. The amended bill received a 4-2 do pass recommendation, with some members voting no because they preferred a different committee recommendation or had concerns about the broader change. House Bill 1254, which would allow any North Dakota resident to obtain a State Library card, drew supportive testimony from the bill sponsor and State Library staff. They said the change would align law with current practice and expand access to books, e-materials, and other resources statewide, including for military families and out-of-state state employees. The committee closed the hearing and approved the bill 6-0. The committee also considered House Bill 1469, which narrows financial disclosure requirements so only business or trust interests directly related to the office sought or held must be disclosed. After brief discussion that the change would reduce unnecessary disclosure burdens, the committee adopted the amendment and then gave the bill a 6-0 do pass recommendation. House Bill 1368, dealing with administrative rules and the standard for challenging them, was opposed by committee counsel as too broad and legally problematic; the committee rejected it on a 4-2 do not pass vote. Finally, House Bill 1219, which would reduce the required perpetual care fund set-aside for certain cemeteries from 20% to 10%, received supportive testimony from the sponsor, cemetery representatives, and local users, but also concern about long-term fund health. The committee ultimately recommended do pass on a 5-1 vote.