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TX

Texas 89th Regular

Economic Development May 12th, 2025

Economic Development

Transcript Highlights:
  • fund to improve historic sites applies only to a distribution made after the effective date of this act
  • This bill is a cleanup request by the State Office of Administrative Hearings, SOAH, to eliminate the
  • Administrative license revocation is subject to it.
  • SOAH is an independent and neutral shared-services agency for hearing and mediating administrative disputes
  • previously eliminated these outdated and duplicative sections that are addressed in SOAH's rules of procedure
Summary: The Senate Economic Development Committee met without a quorum, so no votes or formal actions were taken. The chair laid out several bills and resolutions for explanation and public testimony, with each item left pending subject to the call of the chair. Early items included House Bill 1240, a cleanup measure to create a single uniform definition of the Texas-Mexico border region across state law, and House Bill 2768, which would establish an IT apprenticeship credential through junior colleges and technical institutions to help fill state government technology jobs. The committee also heard House Concurrent Resolution 90, which would encourage establishing a Texas trade and investment office in Jerusalem. Testimony on the resolution was sharply divided: one witness opposed it on foreign policy and values grounds, while a Texas Association of Business representative strongly supported it, citing Israel’s innovation and trade potential. Another major item was House Bill 4187, a committee substitute for legislation affecting the Texas Historical Commission; the sponsor described changes expanding use of trust fund money for historic sites, allowing more affiliated nonprofits, clarifying retail operations, and creating a framework for training and consistent interpretation at historic sites. A Texas Historical Commission witness explained that the bill would shift responsibility for maintaining many state-owned historical markers and monuments, including markers on private land, to the commission. Additional measures included House Bill 2788, which would shield Texas Workforce Commission fraud-prevention methods from public information requests; House Bill 5032, directing state agencies to plan for public display of the Texas Declaration of Independence, Texas Constitution, and the Victory or Death letter at the Capitol Complex; House Bill 3146, which would eliminate outdated memoranda-of-understanding requirements for certain State Office of Administrative Hearings arrangements; and House Bill 4815, a cleanup bill modernizing economic development statutes, revising the Made in Texas standard to 51% Texas-origin content, repealing the Governor’s Broadband Development Council, and making other conforming changes. The committee ended by recessing, with members indicating they would likely vote on pending business later when a quorum was available.
NM

New Mexico 2026 Regular Session

House - Judiciary Feb 4th, 2026 at 06:03 pm

House Judiciary

Transcript Highlights:
  • two different sections of law: The Mental Health Code 43 1 3 and the Assisted Outpatient Treatment Act
  • Chair, Representative Romero, what's unfortunate about this bill is it doesn't contain the acts.
  • It only contains the definition sections of the acts, but the acts I believe delineate who that could
  • What I have learned is that if, because this is a civil procedure, so if a law enforcement officer or
  • It correlates with all the other sections of the procedural rules so there's no confusion.
NM

New Mexico 2026 Regular Session

House - Government, Elections And Indian Affairs Jan 28th, 2026 at 08:36 am

House Government, Elections & Indian Affairs

Transcript Highlights:
  • So I guess my next question for you is based upon the Gift Act here.
  • Carl Rivestek, I'm the director of the Administrative Office of the Courts.
  • The Act requires a 3-to-1 leverage. We're exceeding that four times over.
  • Hernandez replied that the Housing Trust Fund Act allows 5% for administration to pay for overhead and
  • It's based on the Housing Trust Fund Act.
Bills: HB70, HB93, HB95, HB139, HB140, HJR4
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Local and County Government Apr 7th, 2026 at 02:00 pm

Local and County Government

Transcript Highlights:
  • This one updates the Public Competitive Bidding Act by refining procedures for public construction projects
  • The Safe Neighborhoods Act is designed to give property owners a structured narrow avenue of recourse
  • supporting this today because I know there are better things that we can do instead of creating an act
  • that's going to be called the Oklahoma Safe Neighborhoods Act, when in fact it's going to criminalize
  • It's just if the city is attempting to good faith enforce its laws, then this act wouldn't come into
AZ

Arizona 2026 Regular Session

03/16/2026 - Senate Federalism and Family Law

Federalism and Family Law

Transcript Highlights:
  • and Migratory Bird Conservation Act.
  • And the reason is because I explained the wolf act, but the Migratory Bird Act is that they are telling
  • I grew up in the 2000s, where we had the Patriot Act, an act that caused my community that I would go
  • So you harkened back to the Patriot Act.
  • No fan of the Patriot Act, so Mr.
Summary: The committee approved the March 9, 2026 minutes and then heard House Bill 2908, which would require any approved U.S. constitutional amendment to be ratified by bill and gubernatorial action, create oath and reporting requirements for convention delegates, and impose penalties for “faithless” delegates. The sponsor and supporters argued the bill was a needed safeguard against a runaway Article 5 convention, while opponents said the proposed guardrails would be ineffective and could create a false sense of security. An amendment changing recall to disqualification was adopted, and HB 2908 as amended passed 4-3. The committee then considered HCR 2047, a memorial supporting the use of “Judea and Samaria” instead of “West Bank” in official state communications. Supporters framed it as a matter of historical and biblical accuracy and solidarity with Israel, while opponents argued it injected the legislature into an international conflict and raised First Amendment and civil-rights concerns. The memorial passed 4-3. The committee also passed HCM 2006, urging Congress to reform the Endangered Species Act and Migratory Bird Conservation Act in response to Mexican gray wolf impacts on ranchers, and HB 4042, which clarified the evidence needed to terminate a parent-child relationship by requiring a potential father to both file and serve a paternity action within 30 days. Later, HCM 2005 passed 4-3 after debate over restricting foreign ownership of real property by communist or authoritarian governments. The committee then took up HCM 2001 and HCM 2002, both focused on Muslim organizations: HCM 2001 urged the President and Congress to designate the Muslim Brotherhood as a foreign terrorist organization, and HCM 2002 urged a review of CAIR for possible terrorist designation. Witnesses and members opposing both measures argued that state lawmakers lacked authority or evidence for such designations and that the memorials would stigmatize Muslim communities and chill civic participation; supporters described them as appropriate statements of concern. Both memorials passed 4-3, and the committee adjourned after completing its calendar.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Local Government May 12th, 2025

Local Government

Transcript Highlights:
  • It requires a petition for removal to be directed to the presiding judge of the administrative region
  • Wade Cannon—initially this bill was called the Wade Cannon Act from Ben Baumgartner.
  • as offenses against public administration.
  • violations by classifying these as crimes against public administration.
  • I think it should be in line with the Texas Public Information Act, Texas Government Code Chapter 552
Summary: The Committee on Local Government heard and discussed a series of House bills dealing with municipal structure, tax payment timing, local provider participation funds, firefighter cancer screenings, sunset review of the Trinity River Authority, replacement certificates of occupancy, and open meetings enforcement. HB 303 would remove the 501-resident floor so very small type A and B municipalities can convert to type C cities; HB 2742 would give property owners a later first split-payment deadline when tax bills are mailed after November 30; HB 3305 and HB 3348 were local provider participation fund measures with committee substitutes; HB 198 would require political subdivisions to offer occupational cancer screenings for firefighters; HB 1535 was a sunset bill for the Trinity River Authority; HB 4753 would allow a municipality-issued proof of a certificate of occupancy to substitute for a lost original; and HB 3711 would treat certain Open Meetings Act violations as offenses against public administration and require public explanation when prosecutors decline to act. Testimony was generally supportive or limited, with several witnesses and senators emphasizing practical fixes, firefighter health and cost savings, local government transparency, and administrative cleanup. For HB 198, firefighter representatives gave emotional testimony about cancer deaths and the value of early screening. On HB 3711, a witness supported the bill but urged stronger enforcement and broader application. Several senators raised policy concerns on HB 2715 about routing removal proceedings through a regional presiding judge rather than the local county, arguing it could politicize the process. The committee took no public testimony on most bills and repeatedly left them pending subject to call of the chair before later voting them out. HB 21, HB 30, HB 1535, HB 1520, HB 198, HB 303, HB 2742, and HB 4753 were reported to the full Senate, generally by unanimous or near-unanimous votes, and several were also recommended for the local and uncontested calendar. HB 30 passed on a 5-1 vote, while the other reported bills were approved unanimously or with no recorded opposition. The committee then recessed subject to the call of the chair.
AL

Alabama 2025 Regular Session

Alabama House Ways and Means Education Committee Apr 2nd, 2025

Ways and Means Education

Transcript Highlights:
  • When you go to that act, there's a bunch of stuff that really has no application to this.
  • But you find the procedure in there, so what ...
  • You find the procedure in there, so what we did is we just pulled the procedure from that and put it
  • So, we needed to make it clear that this does not pertain to someone who's covered under this new act
  • My ACT score has gone from a 24 to a 31. Thank you.
Bills: SB1, HB176, HB86, SB1, HB176, HB86
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Senate Legislative Session Apr 15th, 2026 at 01:30 pm

Oklahoma Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Help us listen with open hearts, speak with integrity, and act with fairness.
  • It's 672 pages and not Not really looking at the procedural path, not so much the path for analysts or
  • This is the section that follows, so procedurally, that's why we didn't have to raise any suspension
  • So very much procedurally sound.
  • We will build some more on the successes of our Successful Adulthood Act, making some changes on page
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Senate Legislative Session Feb 5th, 2026 at 09:30 am

Oklahoma Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Ladies and gentlemen, you know, for years we taught my girls about random acts of kindness to just be
  • kind to people, just do it Randomly, what we need to be teaching them as well as about random acts of
  • He's getting a degree in business administration and is considering his options whether to pursue business
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Energy 2ND REVISED Feb 5th, 2026 at 09:30 am

Energy

Transcript Highlights:
  • We're not doing anything to undo any of the work of the Low Carbon Initiative Act itself.
  • To you, to simply remove that board but without tampering with the Low Carbon Initiative Act at all.
  • It's my pleasure to bring the Energy Security and Independence Act here for your consideration today.
  • defensive measure for my state, I want to see Oklahoma adopt this Energy Independence and Security Act
  • This specifically requires and acknowledges what we already know that the industry will act within the
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Delivery of Government Efficiency Mar 12th, 2025

Delivery of Government Efficiency

Transcript Highlights:
  • Oh, before who acts on it, before the counties? Before the counties to act on it, yes, ma'am.
  • We will now move on to our conversation on rules, regulations, and administrative procedure.
  • So turn our attention to the rules, regulations, and administrative procedures that impact businesses
  • Those are going to be contained in the Administrative Procedure Act, which is Chapter 2001 of the Government
  • There's also a very robust fiscal impact process that's required. hired under the Administrative Procedure
Bills: HB10, HB 12, HB675, HB10, HB12
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Business and Commerce Apr 10th, 2025

Business & Commerce

Transcript Highlights:
  • demonstrates that individuals took ASSE-approved courses, including those requiring USC's 10th edition procedures
  • However, after the order had been served, but before it was confirmed, by the State Office of Administrative
  • Senate Bill 2268 would provide a necessary degree of flexibility in the administration of the TEF loan
  • This bill provides confidentiality protections to include current and former administrators.
Summary: The meeting of the committee commenced with the establishment of a quorum, where members discussed and voted on five significant bills related to energy efficiency, insurance regulation, and public utility governance. Notably, Senate Bill 2717 was presented, incorporating feedback to foster collaboration among various state agencies for improved energy efficiency performance. This was followed by a detailed discussion on Senate Bill 1642, which proposed changes to the Texas Department of Insurance's executive structure to optimize management and consumer focus. Each bill saw active participation from senators who moved to adopt committee substitutes for clarity and responsiveness to stakeholder concerns, indicating a proactive approach to legislative issues.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
  • demonstrates that individuals took ASSE-approved courses, including those requiring USC's 10th edition procedures
  • However, after the order had been served, but before it was confirmed by the State Office of Administrative
  • Senate Bill 2268 would provide a necessary degree of flexibility in the administration of the...
  • Senate Bill 2268 would provide a necessary degree of flexibility in the administration of the TEF loan
  • We've got wide open space... ...financiality protections to include current and former administrative
Summary: The Senate Committee on Business and Commerce met with a quorum and took up several pending bills, voting favorably on SB 1612, SB 2717, SB 1468, SB 1642, and SB 1789. SB 1612 was reported favorably with objections to the local and contested calendar, while SB 2717, SB 1468, SB 1642, and SB 1789 were reported favorably, with SB 1642 and SB 1789 sent to the floor. SB 2717 would create the Texas Energy Efficiency Council; SB 1642 would add an executive director to the Texas Department of Insurance structure; and SB 1789 would establish pole standards and clarify PUC authority and remedies. The committee also heard an ERCOT update from CEO Pablo Vegas on the updated long-term load forecast, which showed a much higher unadjusted growth projection driven largely by data centers. ERCOT described an adjusted forecast using historical delays and lower realized build rates, and members discussed reliability, generation timelines, and the importance of SB 6 for demand response and flexibility. The committee then heard and left pending SB 2629, which would allow condominium and property owners’ association meetings and voting by electronic means; SB 2702, which would let nationally certified professionals test backflow prevention assemblies without a separate TCEQ license; SB 2167, which would let TDLR pause new license applications tied to human trafficking emergency orders or pending SOAH cases; SB 2349, which would exempt short-term leases and certain leasebacks from flood disclosure requirements; SB 2121, which would tighten the data broker registry law; and SB 2443, which would authorize TDLR electronic delivery of notices and other documents. Testimony generally supported these bills as cleanup, modernization, or workforce-streamlining measures, with some members expressing caution about electronic meetings and emphasizing in-person accountability. The committee also heard SB 2902 on coerced debt and identity theft, with testimony from a law professor and family violence advocates supporting stronger protections for survivors and suggesting a police report as an additional proof option. SB 512, a refiled bill restricting money transmission license holders from fining users for terms-of-service violations, also received supportive testimony and was left pending. Later, the committee heard SB 2145 on allowing certain TIF boards to meet virtually in narrow circumstances, SB 2268 on extending Texas Energy Fund loan deadlines in some cases, SB 1495 creating an EV supply equipment advisory board, SB 2154 regulating delivery network companies under a statewide framework, SB 2184 lowering the age for pyrotechnic operator and fireworks display permits from 21 to 18, SB 2211 on combining data centers, power generation, and produced-water desalination projects, and SB 647 on title theft protections and clerk authority to refuse fraudulent filings. Most of these bills were left pending after brief testimony and questions, with members focusing on reliability, regulation, and safeguards against fraud.
TX

Texas 89th 2nd C.S.

Business and Commerce Apr 10th, 2025

Business & Commerce

Transcript Highlights:
  • However, after the order had been served, but before it was confirmed by the State Office of Administrative
  • Senate Bill 2268 would provide a necessary degree of flexibility in the administration of the...
  • Senate Bill 2268 would provide a necessary degree of flexibility in the administration of the TEF loan
  • This bill extends confidentiality protections to include current and former administrative law judges
  • This bill extends confidentiality protections to include current and former administrative law judges
Summary: The Senate Committee on Business and Commerce met with a quorum and first voted out several pending bills. Senate Bill 1612 was reported favorably to the full Senate with objections sent to the local and contested calendar. The committee then adopted committee substitutes and favorably reported Senate Bills 2717, 1468, 1642, and 1789, with 1642 and 1789 sent to the floor. SB 2717 would create the Texas Energy Efficiency Council and add agencies to it; SB 1468 and SB 1642 were discussed as changes affecting utility and insurance-related structures; and SB 1789 would establish pole standards, with the author saying it would clarify PUC authority and create more practical statewide standards. The committee also heard an ERCOT update from Pablo Vegas, who said Texas load growth remains strong but ERCOT is adjusting its large-load forecast downward using historical delays and realization rates for data centers and other large loads. He said the adjusted forecast is still very high, but more realistic for planning, and members discussed reliability, generation timelines, demand response, and the role of Senate Bill 6 in helping model large data centers as flexible load. The committee then took testimony on a series of bills and left most pending after public comment. SB 2629 would allow condominium and property owners associations to hold meetings and vote electronically; testimony supported it as a way to improve access, though some members expressed concern about overuse of virtual meetings. SB 2702 would let nationally certified professionals test backflow prevention assemblies instead of requiring a separate TCEQ license, and was supported as a workforce and public health measure. SB 2167 would let TDLR pause new massage-establishment license applications when an applicant is subject to a human trafficking emergency order or pending SOAH case. SB 2349 would exempt short-term residential leases and certain leasebacks from floodplain disclosure requirements while allowing the notice to be included in the lease packet. SB 2121 would tighten the data broker registry law from the prior session, and SB 2443 would allow TDLR to use electronic delivery for notices and contested-case documents. Additional bills focused on consumer protection, housing, and regulatory administration. SB 2902 would help victims of coerced debt and identity theft stop collection efforts by requiring proof such as a court order or FTC report; advocates said it would protect survivors while still preventing fraud. SB 512 would bar money transmission license holders from fining users for terms-of-service violations in a way that forfeits account funds, and supporters framed it as a protection against private financial penalties. SB 2145 would allow public improvement districts and tax increment finance districts to meet virtually with at least one member physically present, while SB 2268 would give the PUC flexibility to extend Texas Energy Fund loan deadlines in certain cases. SB 1495 would create an advisory board for electric vehicle supply equipment standards, SB 2154 would extend statewide regulation to delivery network companies, SB 2184 would lower the age for pyrotechnic operator and fireworks display licenses from 21 to 18, SB 438 would expand confidentiality protections for SOAH administrative law judges, SB 2211 would treat digital products and desalinated water as industrial products to support combined energy-water projects, and SB 647 would strengthen title-theft protections by improving notice and clerk authority to reject fraudulent filings. Most of these bills were left pending after testimony, and several drew support from industry, consumer, or advocacy witnesses along with some member concerns about electronic meetings, licensing, and data accuracy.
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Revenue and Taxation Feb 23rd, 2026 at 01:30 pm

Revenue and Taxation

Transcript Highlights:
  • of services that we have added here are the same that are listed on the page that deals with those acts
  • schools who are receiving public tax credit dollars to show that they're meeting basic academic and administrative
  • And if the state is overseeing the standardized testing, then we functionally have private schools acting
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Delivery of Government Efficiency Apr 16th, 2025

Delivery of Government Efficiency

Transcript Highlights:
  • Yes, it's actually identical to an Independent Administrative Law Judges Act which was part of ALEC.
  • Procedures Act is where there's a provision that talks about hearings conducted by the state office
  • The ALJ is an employee that's hired by the chief administrator.
  • So then what role does the Chief Administrative Law Judge have?
  • Director Vanessa Weisch is currently the acting deputy administrator up in Washington, D.C.
NM

New Mexico 2026 Regular Session

House - Judiciary Feb 7th, 2026 at 09:12 am

House Judiciary

Transcript Highlights:
  • Then it's a different procedure that we have to follow, a different procedure according to the plan of
  • Then it's a different procedure that we had to follow different procedure according to the plan of every
  • Rule 74 is a rule of civil procedure, which applies to appeals of administrative agencies.
  • Rule 74 is the administrative process.
  • An administrative appeal.