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TX

Texas 89th Regular

Ways & Means May 5th, 2025

Ways & Means

Transcript Highlights:
  • I'm the Chief of Staff for the city of Waco, here in support of the bill.
  • line of duty.
  • Again, I am Christy Gessler, Texas Realtors Chairman of the Board, 2025.
  • All right, you're kind of flipping. You're here on behalf of the Texas chapter of the U.S.
  • The tax exemption will be equal to the less... of $3,000 or one-half of the tax burden of the property
Committee: House Ways & Means
TX

Texas 89th Regular

89th Legislative Session Apr 28th, 2025

Texas House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • An elected class of people that have different laws for them than the rest of the population is that.
  • of the board of directors of an appraisal district.
  • front of the Committee on Elections.
  • SB 1468 by Schwartner relating to the authority of the Board of Regents of the Texas A&M University System
  • board for the Committee on Delivery of Government Efficiency.
Bills: HJR98 , HJR8 , HJR133 , HB23 , HB33 , HB144 , HB 109 , HB 103 , HB148 , HB3809 , HB1686 , HB2217 , HB2156 , HB220 , HB2421 , HB2363 , HB3773 , HB421 , HB2584 , HB2615 , HB2455 , HB3711 , HB2559 , HB3747 , HB2775 , HB2886 , HB3126 , HB3666 , HB3595 , HB3260 , HB3506 , HB1638 , HB3376 , HB3826 , HB3628 , HB1349 , HB3770 , HB1831 , HB1762 , HB2614 , HB3113 , HB267 , HB322 , HB431 , HB869 , HB 1203 , HB 1201 , HB 1244 , HB1875 , HB1950 , HB2152 , HB2290 , HB2341 , HB2436 , HB2809 , HB2856 , HB3012 , HB2954 , HCR56 , HCR102 , HB 107 , HB1587 , HB3684 , HB658 , HJR99 , HB1399 , HJR5 , HJR2 , HJR6 , HJR31 , HB1971 , SJR3 , HB1775 , HJR72 , HB502 , HB3109 , HJR98 , HJR8 , HJR133 , HB 118 , HB388 , HB 114 , HB205 , HB2789 , HB2791 , HB499 , HB2960 , HB3163 , HB3135 , HB2427 , HB1618 , HB1672 , HB1722 , HB1338 , HB787 , HB2618 , HB879 , HB 1126 , HB4134 , HB3513 , HB718 , HB1536 , HB1445 , HB1640 , HB1893 , HB1734 , HB3229 , HB3306 , HB 1276 , HB3272 , HB3276 , HB3516 , HB4145 , HB1585 , HB4810 , HB2989 , HB2558 , HB3014 , HB2742 , HB1695 , HB23 , HB33 , HB144 , HB 109 , HB 103 , HB148 , HB3809 , HB1686 , HB2217 , HB2156 , HB220 , HB2421 , HB2363 , HB3773 , HB421 , HB2584 , HB2615 , HB2455 , HB3711 , HB2559 , HB3747 , HB2775 , HB2886 , HB3126 , HB3666 , HB3595 , HB3260 , HB3506 , HB1638 , HB3376 , HB3826 , HB3628 , HB1349 , HB3770 , HB1831 , HB1762 , HB2614 , HB3113 , HB267 , HB322 , HB431 , HB869 , HB 1203 , HB 1201 , HB 1244 , HB1875 , HB1950 , HB2152 , HB2290 , HB2341 , HB2436 , HB2809 , HB2856 , HB3012 , HB2954 , HCR56 , HCR102
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Judiciary and Public Safety Oversight Apr 14th, 2026 at 10:30 am

Judiciary and Public Safety Oversight

Transcript Highlights:
  • of the Department of Corrections, because they would have a better idea of what they needed.
  • The Department of Pardon and Parole Board, based on medical reasons, would move authority from the director
  • of the Department of Corrections to the medical director of the Department of Corrections, because they
  • You're concerned about any part of that if there's no consideration of any type of sentence that they're
  • No consideration of any type of sentence that they're in on.
WA

Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session

House State Government & Tribal Relations Jan 30th, 2026 at 08:00 am

State Government & Tribal Relations

Transcript Highlights:
  • into all of them here for the sake of brevity.
  • So an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.
  • , and we feel the values of the people of Washington.
  • My name is still Lydia Zpeta, and I'm speaking in support of HB. 2637 on behalf of the League of Women
  • away who is elected or re-elected.
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Senate Legislative Session Mar 10th, 2026 at 01:30 pm

Oklahoma Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • We have changed the language and take care of some of the concerns that we had.
  • And I've worked with Representative Cadwell on a number of pieces of legislation.
  • So, I've taken a lot of feedback and have a number of friends who are parents of Children in Edmond public
  • over 10,000 cases of backlog just relative to The state of Oklahoma.
  • members of the Senate.
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Senate Legislative Session Mar 10th, 2026 at 09:00 am

Oklahoma Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Of people.
  • The explanation of the bill, you'll see that on page five, but currently the pardon parole board sends
  • If it's cheaper to extract gas outside of Oklahoma or oil outside of Oklahoma than here because of the
  • We've been good back because of some of the regulations that we passed here, and some of the tax reductions
  • of legislation.
AL

Alabama 2026 Regular Session

Alabama House Transportation, Utilities and Infrastructure Committee Mar 11th, 2026

Transportation, Utilities and Infrastructure

Transcript Highlights:
  • Is any of that part of the board of water and sewer commissions in the city of Birmingham?
  • I say it protects what his intent of the bill is. board of water and sewer commissions in board of water
  • highway</c> bridge fund of state of Alabama highway bridge fund of state of Alabama highway department
  • </c> laws instead of just kind of sitting laws instead of just kind of sitting there,<00:22:32.400><c
  • I</c> three of them instead of just getting I three of them instead of just getting I don't<00:23:52.400
Bills: SB222 , HB560 , HB475 , HB484 , HB583 , HB542 , HB566 , SB222 , HB560 , HB475 , HB484 , HB583 , HB542 , HB566
LA

Louisiana 2026 Regular Session

Administration of Criminal Justice Apr 23rd, 2026

Administration of Criminal Justice

Transcript Highlights:
  • The board is clear. We have a stack of green cards, Senator.
  • The board is clear. Gary Westcott, Secretary of the Department of Public Safety and Corrections.
  • The board is clear. Gary Westcott, Secretary of Department of Public Safety and Corrections.
  • I salute you and thank you for being in your favorite parish for a period of your career, Ascension Parish
  • They have never been employees of the office. They've never been employees of the board.
Summary: The committee first handled several housekeeping items, voluntarily deferring HB 123, HB 255, and HB 994 without objection. It then took up SCR 3 by Senator Brock Myers, which would delay and revise implementation of a state police rule affecting criminal history background checks for licensed ambulance personnel and certain health care workers. After adopting Amendment Set 434 to remove a provision involving parish and local law enforcement checks, the committee reported SCR 3 as amended favorably. The committee also heard HB 978 by Rep. Lecombe, which as amended raises the population threshold for municipalities required to remit certain special costs to the District Indigent Defender Fund from under 5,000 to under 9,000; with support from the town of Addis and related stakeholders, the bill was reported favorably as amended. The committee then considered HB 967 by Rep. Moore, which sought to remove language limiting parole eligibility for certain pre-July 2, 1973 life-sentenced offenders to those who had pleaded guilty, thereby allowing a small group of elderly inmates convicted at trial to seek parole consideration. Supporters argued the bill would only create an opportunity for review, not release, and cited rehabilitation and fairness concerns; opponents, including district attorneys and corrections officials, argued the 2022 law already addressed the intended group and that the current bill would reopen cases involving serious violent crimes. After extended debate, the motion to report HB 967 favorably failed on an 8-3 vote. Finally, the committee took up HB 1107 by Rep. Melerine, a bill on determining intellectual disability in capital cases. The bill, as amended, raised the burden of proof to clear and convincing evidence, set an IQ threshold framework, required expert reports and Daubert-type reliability review, and limited the article to post-conviction capital cases. The Attorney General’s office and district attorneys supported the bill as a way to create clearer procedures and speed resolution of Atkins claims, while criminal defense lawyers, disability advocates, clergy, and medical experts opposed it as inconsistent with current clinical standards and potentially unconstitutional, warning that rigid IQ cutoffs and presumptions could wrongly expose people with intellectual disabilities to execution. The transcript ends during closing remarks on HB 1107, with no final committee vote shown.
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Business Feb 3rd, 2026 at 10:30 am

Business

Transcript Highlights:
  • This is part of the PCS.
  • Donald Trump was elected by Oklahomans with 66% of the vote here, largely on a platform of putting the
  • point to The e-verify as one of the causes of identity theft.
  • There's plenty of data, and some of it is in your packet.
  • the board.
Bills: HB3725 , HB3260 , HB3660 , HB3369 , HB3370
Committee: House Business
TX

Texas 89th Regular

S/C on Property Tax Appraisals May 1st, 2025

S/C on Property Tax Appraisals

Transcript Highlights:
  • Employees serving on the Appraisal Review Board would create a huge conflict of interest.
  • Currently, Boardman, the Board of Directors...
  • Chapter 6 of the tax code, with the disapproval of the budget or disapproval of other board actions.
  • And as a reminder, this process is in addition to our Board of Directors approving the purchase.
  • So in populous counties, for example, five of our board members are appointed by those taxing entities
Bills: HB3557 , HB5578 , SB973 , SB974 , SB2068 , SB2073
LA
Transcript Highlights:
  • and City of New Orleans Sewer and Water Board.
  • The city of New Orleans and the New Orleans Water Board are asking until November of 2028 to fully obligate
  • rewrite of there in coordination with the parish leadership.
  • Parishes that we do a deliberate rewrite of their, in coordination with the parish leadership, a deliberate
  • them at GOSEP, where we take them on the road and meet at one of the parish offices of emergency preparedness
Summary: The committee met on May 26, 2026, and first approved the minutes from the May 22, 2025 meeting. The main topic was the Northwest Louisiana earthquake cluster, with testimony from Louisiana Department of Conservation and Energy staff, LSU and Tulane geoscientists, and later LSU law professor Keith Hall. Witnesses said the cause of the swarm has not been definitively identified, but induced seismicity from wastewater injection or hydraulic fracturing remains a concern. They described 50 earthquakes reported by the USGS in Red River, Bienville, DeSoto, and Natchitoches Parishes, including a magnitude 4.9 event on March 5, 2026, and explained that Louisiana’s sparse seismic network limits detection and depth/location estimates. C&E said it inspected Class II injection wells within 12 miles of the events, found no violations, now requires more frequent injection reporting, and is working with researchers and LSU on a possible state monitoring network and future policy changes. Committee members asked about injection depths, fault locations, whether the activity could be natural, and whether Louisiana should adopt stronger monitoring or a traffic-light regulatory system like other states. The witnesses said more data is needed before firm conclusions can be drawn, but that denser monitoring can detect smaller quakes and help identify patterns. Professor Hall summarized responses in other states, including more frequent reporting, increased monitoring, injection reductions, moratoria, and traffic-light systems in Oklahoma, Kansas, Texas, Ohio, and Illinois. Members also discussed whether operators should share more seismic and geologic data, and several said the state should avoid jumping to conclusions while still improving oversight. The committee then heard from William Berger, a Texas geoscientist, who described using AI and operator data to model wastewater injection and seismic risk, and said broader data sharing would improve forecasting and siting decisions. He and another witness emphasized that many earthquakes arise from clusters of wells rather than a single well, and that proprietary concerns limit voluntary disclosure. The committee also received a brief update from GOSEP and the Louisiana National Guard on the Barksdale Air Force Base drone incursions. GOSEP said it logged the incident in WebEOC and shared releasable information, while State Police and the FBI said they were limited in what they could disclose. Officers said a task force has been formed, some personnel have received federal drone-mitigation training, and House Bill 940 is intended to mirror the task force MOU. Finally, Major General Thomas Friloux and Brigadier General Jason Maffus updated the committee on the merger of GOSEP into the Louisiana Military Department. They said the merger has reduced GOSEP from seven divisions to three, brought back employees to in-person work, modernized the state’s common operating picture, and produced about $10.5 million in first-year cost avoidance through staffing and contract changes. They also noted the planned transfer of the Louisiana Center for Safe Schools to the Louisiana Commission on Law Enforcement, ongoing hurricane preparedness, and continued coordination with parish emergency managers. No votes were taken on the substantive topics, and the meeting ended with the committee moving through its agenda items and receiving informational testimony.
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

AGR Public Hearing - Fri Apr 17, 2026 @ 10:30 AM HST

Agriculture & Food Systems

Transcript Highlights:
  • </c> through punishment of compassion. through punishment of compassion.
  • </c><00:21:05.040><c> of</c><00:21:05.120><c> the</c> acknowledgement of all of the acknowledgement of
  • One of those issues is with the Department of Education and the cost of school meals.
  • of $9.
  • </c> the cost of school meals. the cost of school meals.
Bills: SCR120 , SCR71 , SCR164 , SCR41
AL

Alabama 2026 Regular Session

Alabama House Transportation, Utilities and Infrastructure Committee Feb 4th, 2026

Transportation, Utilities and Infrastructure

Transcript Highlights:
  • Uh, many of you already know about this bill, about this bill program and the one called 811 call program
  • Chairman, members of the bill. Mr.
  • Chairman, members of the committee,<00:01:27.040><c> thank</c><00:01:27.200><c> you.
  • :03:25.200><c> for</c><00:03:25.440><c> multi-</c> of those include guidelines for multi- of those include
  • </c> the u groups together and they kind of the u groups together and they kind of plan<00:03:51.360>
Bills: SB95 , HB322 , SB95 , HB322
LA
Transcript Highlights:
  • City of New Orleans Sewer and Water Board.
  • The city of New Orleans and the New Orleans Water Board are asking until November of 2028 to fully obligate
  • rewrite of theirs in coordination with the parish leadership.
  • Parishes that we do a deliberate rewrite of their, in coordination with the parish leadership, a deliberate
  • parish offices of emergency preparedness.
Summary: The committee first heard an update on the Northwest Louisiana earthquake cluster. Laura Sori of the Department of Conservation and Energy said the agency has inspected Class II injection wells within 12 miles of the earthquakes, found no permit violations, and is requiring monthly reporting of daily injection data. LSU and Tulane researchers explained that the swarm includes about 50 earthquakes detected by USGS since December 2025, including a 4.9 magnitude event on March 5, and that better monitoring is needed because Louisiana has very limited seismic station coverage. Dr. Cynthia Ebinger said her temporary array has detected more small quakes than USGS, that the pattern looks more like a swarm than normal aftershocks, and that the data suggest pressure changes in the subsurface, though no definitive cause was identified. Keith Hall of LSU described how other states responded to suspected induced seismicity with more monitoring, more frequent reporting, injection limits or moratoria, and “traffic light” systems that escalate regulatory responses as seismicity increases. Members asked about depths, fault locations, possible links to injection or fracking, and whether more monitoring and data-sharing should be pursued; several speakers said Louisiana likely needs a denser monitoring network and more structured data collection. A Texas geoscientist, William Berger, also testified that Texas uses large-scale data analysis and AI to study injection-related seismicity and argued for secure sharing of operator data to improve forecasting and risk management. The committee then took testimony on UAV and drone incursions over Barksdale Air Force Base. GOSEP said the incident was logged in WebEOC and the common operating picture, but that Barksdale did not request direct GOSEP resources and that the matter was handled through law enforcement channels. Louisiana State Police and the FBI said they were limited in what they could disclose, but confirmed multiple drone sightings on the morning and evening of March 9 and continued monitoring for several days. State Police said they have created a task force with the Police Chiefs Association, Sheriffs Association, GOSEP, and LSP, and that officers are receiving FBI-related training to help detect and, where authorized, mitigate drones. Members discussed whether the activity was nefarious, what counts as an incursion, and the need for better public education about drone restrictions near military and critical infrastructure sites. No formal action was taken, but members said the issue will continue to be tracked alongside pending legislation. Finally, the committee received a one-year update on the merger of GOSEP with the Louisiana National Guard and Military Department. Major General Thomas Freelieu and Brigadier General Jason Maffus said the merger has reduced GOSEP from seven divisions to three, shifted administrative functions to the Military Department, and produced about $10.5 million in first-year cost avoidance. They said the agency has modernized its common operating picture, returned staff to in-person work, and continued statewide preparedness exercises. Freelieu highlighted Guard missions including cyber expansion, the new Air National Guard cyber squadron at Jackson Barracks, modernization of the 159th Fighter Wing, and ongoing support for homeland security missions in New Orleans and Washington, D.C. Maffus said GOSEP’s core mission remains emergency preparedness, response, and recovery, and that the merger is intended to make state support to parishes faster and more efficient.
AL

Alabama 2025 Regular Session

Alabama House State Government Committee Apr 23rd, 2025

State Government

Transcript Highlights:
  • Um, SB5 deals with the Alabama Department of Archives and History Board.
  • Um, and some of those board appointees will come from a list prepared by the minority leader of both
  • Um, is this so it says each appointed member of the board shall serve at the pleasure of his or her appointing
  • And so it's consistent that it is the elected official, and it is the leader of those bodies elected
  • by the... leader of those bodies elected by the entire body.
Bills: SB242 , SB5 , HB596 , SB5
OK
Transcript Highlights:
  • Representative Hasbe asks if it is the intent of this legislation to have any discussion of how to disarm
  • Certainly, neither one of us would want to do something that would allow the type of abuses that this
  • Chair Would you agree, Representative, that some of the concerns by myself and some of the other members
  • We've had lots of conversations, and we've been involved in lots of meetings.
  • It's been a labor of love, I guess. Committee, it's been a labor of love, I guess.
AZ

Arizona 2026 Regular Session

02/18/2026 - Senate Regulatory Affairs and Government Efficiency

Regulatory Affairs and Government Efficiency

Transcript Highlights:
  • and that was one of the issues in the board complaint about multiple prescriptions, right?
  • How many of those complaints are from, has the vet board sustained against telemedicine?
  • I’m speaking on behalf of Midwestern University about the Board of Dental Examiners trying to use their
  • I'm speaking on behalf of Midwestern University about the Board of Dental Examiners trying to use their
  • Madam Chair and members of the committee, we did have a brief period of time where the dental board was
WA

Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Health Care & Wellness Jan 30th, 2026 at 08:00 am

Health Care & Wellness

Transcript Highlights:
  • Existing Department of Health rules govern the issuance of a certificate of need for elective PCIs performed
  • issuance of a certificate of need for elective PCIs at ambulatory surgical facilities.
  • The risk of requiring emergent open-heart surgery during an elective PCI is now extremely rare.
  • Allowing PCI in ASCs does not shift all elective PCI out of hospitals.
  • Allowing PCI in ASCs does not shift all elective PCI out of hospitals.