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OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

General Government Apr 7th, 2026 at 01:30 pm

General Government

Transcript Highlights:
  • Going on to try to see which one of those is going to have legs and make it through the entirety of the
  • we in Oklahoma very much value, and just giving directions and clarification of that.
  • Senate Bill 2174 changes who appoints and the makeup of the board of the state fire marshal. commission
  • And they can come in and charge a registration fee and stuff like that to recoup some of that money.
  • agencies including the number of participants in workforce development, the number of jobs needed, and
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

General Government Apr 7th, 2026

General Government

Transcript Highlights:
  • So this will be the last, well, the first and last meeting of GenGov.
  • legs and make it through the entirety of the process.
  • we in Oklahoma very much value, and just giving directions and clarification of that.
  • And they can come in and charge a registration fee and stuff like that to recoup some of that money.
  • And again, this is aggregation of all... ...of entities that this data will be coming from.
Summary: The committee first laid over Senate Bill 263, then took up several other measures. Senate Bill 1877, which would create a centralized reporting system for reports through the Secretary of State, was discussed as similar to House Bill 3047 and was reported due pass by a 6-0 vote. Senate Bill 1884, concerning access for statewide educator associations and individual school employees, drew questions about union access, off-campus recruitment, right-to-work law, and possible conflicting language on fees and reimbursement; it was reported due pass 6-1. The committee then advanced tourism and public safety measures. Senate Bill 1365 would update promotional fund language and allow the Tourism and Recreation Department to make certain merchandise purchases outside the central purchasing process up to $75,000; it passed 6-2. Senate Bill 2174 would change the appointment and makeup of the State Fire Marshal Commission board and was reported due pass 8-0. Senate Bill 1525, as amended by a PCS, would let the Tourism and Recreation Department contract for support of its annual tourism conference and charge registration fees to recoup costs, with emergency language added; it passed 6-2. The committee also approved House Bill 1810, which would allow expert testimony in human trafficking cases and add trafficking victims to existing victim services, by an 8-0 vote. On workforce and agency administration, Senate Bill 1771 would expand the Workforce Commission’s authority to collect funding, expenditure, and performance data and to hire outside counsel; it passed 5-2. Senate Bill 1805 would bar certain group homes and post-adjudication treatment facilities from using contract staff, due to concerns about records access and staffing; it passed 6-1. Finally, Senate Bill 1960 would move the Oklahoma Receivership Office under the Oklahoma Insurance Department to modernize and reduce duplication, and it was reported due pass 7-0. The meeting then adjourned.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Energy Committee Meeting - 2025-04-10

Energy Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • We're going to go ahead and call this meeting of the Energy Finance and Policy Committee to order.
  • So I'll go ahead and move that the bill be re-referred to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  • The ayes have it, and the amendment is adopted.
  • the staff and committee members for their participation.
  • On both sides of the aisle, both Republicans and Democrats, the challenge in the refinement of bills
Bills: HF2442
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Energy Finance and Policy Committee 4/10/25

Energy Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • We're going to go ahead and call this meeting of the Energy Finance and Policy Committee to order.
  • a minute and just make sure to thank all of the staff and actually committee members too for their participation
  • Uh both Republicans and of the aisle.
  • <c> of</c><00:03:54.879><c> bills</c><00:03:55.200><c> and</c><00:03:55.360><c> and</c> and the refinement
  • of bills and and and the refinement of bills and and having<00:03:56.000><c> those</c><00:03:56.239>
Bills: HF2442
NM

New Mexico 2026 Regular Session

House - Appropriations and Finance Feb 16th, 2026 at 10:48 pm

House Appropriations & Finance

Transcript Highlights:
  • of staff and also towards our wage scale and career lattice.
  • My name is Barbara Tedro, and I am president of the New Mexico Early Childhood Association and a licensed
  • And so I think it represents a lot of feedback and a lot of responsiveness from a lot of folks with expertise
  • And so there was quite a bit of back and forth.
  • Is there a way that the department can then look and say these are all the ways in which all of these
Bills: SB132 , SB241
NM

New Mexico 2026 Regular Session

Senate - Finance Feb 16th, 2026

House Appropriations & Finance

Transcript Highlights:
  • , and the Department of Justice is pretty much a red flag for every complaint or every challenge of a
  • And it is in the Department of Health.
  • The Department of Health was generous enough and understands the importance of this and said they were
  • Chair, representative, they're in support of this bill and in support of it being at the Department of
  • Education Department, $2 million for the Pueblo of Zia, and $4 million to the long-term aging, and $6
Bills: SB132 , SB241
Summary: The committee first heard HB 158 as amended, which would require state agencies receiving appropriations from the Grow Fund to submit accountability and evaluation plans to the State Budget Division and the Legislative Finance Committee. LFC staff said the bill would put existing practice into statute and formalize agency reporting and evaluation responsibilities. The bill drew no opposition testimony, and after questions about whether agencies or LFC would do the evaluations, it passed on a 9-0 due pass vote. HB 255, the Public Safety Workforce Building Program, was then presented as a bipartisan measure to consolidate public safety workforce funding into a competitive grant program for local law enforcement, fire, detention, and public attorney offices. The sponsor said it would not require a new appropriation. There was no opposition testimony, and the committee approved it on a 9-0 due pass vote. The committee then took up SB 309, which would replace the lottery’s 30% return requirement with a fixed floor return for several fiscal years, with a reversion to the current law if the floor is not met. Lottery officials and supporters argued the change would let the lottery offer more competitive prizes, including higher-value scratchers, and potentially increase scholarship revenue; opponents, including Think New Mexico and a nursing student, warned it could cap long-term growth and reduce scholarship funding. After extended debate, the bill passed on a 7-2 due pass vote. Later, SB 79, creating a statewide mosquito-borne disease prevention program through the Department of Health, was presented by its sponsor as a response to West Nile virus and warmer winters. Testimony from the sponsor and the state entomologist emphasized rising mosquito risk and the need for county grants and statewide coordination. Although the committee initially moved to table the bill because funding had already been included in the budget, that motion failed and the bill ultimately received a due pass vote. The committee also heard HB 295, which would create a centralized accessibility reporting position in the Department of Health; after testimony for and against, an amendment stripping the appropriation was adopted, and the bill passed 5-3. The committee then heard HB 124, establishing an Office of New Americans within Workforce Solutions to coordinate workforce integration for immigrants with lawful status. Supporters described barriers faced by immigrant workers and the need for bilingual training and centralized assistance, while the sponsor said the office would have no first-year budget impact. The bill passed 6-4. Finally, the committee considered SB 273 and SB 274, both involving state financial support for affected entities and the Patient Compensation Fund. SB 273, which would provide temporary state assistance to communities affected by economic disruption, passed after debate about precedent and economic recovery. SB 274, which sought repayment from the Patient Compensation Fund for prior state infusions, drew opposition from hospitals and physicians who warned of higher surcharges and questioned the timing and legality; discussion continued around the committee substitute and the fund’s statutory restrictions.
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Senate Legislative Session Apr 27th, 2026 at 01:30 pm

Oklahoma Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • a Search of a mine shaft in Triesce, Kansas, and look for the remains of Ashley Freeman and Laura Bible
  • All of that's going back to Expense, and all of that.
  • The questions of the author and questions of Senator Alahhar.
  • and the custody of the department Of correction for a term not exceeding two years if the damage was
  • One thing that we know is that the Tax Commission and the State Department of Education does not track
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Senate Legislative Session Apr 27th, 2026

Oklahoma Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • executed a search of a mine shaft in Treece, Kansas, and looked for the remains of Ashley Freeman and
  • All of that's going back to expenses and all of that.
  • With a vote of 27 ayes and 19 nays... 27 ayes and 19 nays.
  • One thing that we know is that the Tax Commission and the State Department of Education do not track
  • then stay and become part of the community instead of going into other areas. ...and then stay and become
Summary: The Senate convened with a quorum, prayer, pledges, and several floor recognitions, including the Doctor of the Day, Psychologist of the Day, and Nurse of the Day. Members also honored the OSBI Cold Case Team for its work on unsolved cases, recognized the 75th anniversary of the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, and welcomed guests for the Prague-Kolache Festival. The chamber then moved into floor action on multiple measures and conference motions. The most significant item was Senate Joint Resolution 39, a property tax constitutional amendment. After extensive debate over the impact on homeowners, seniors, farmers, schools, local governments, and future revenue, the Senate adopted House amendments by a 27-19 roll call and then passed the resolution 40-8. However, the motion to order a special election failed 26-20, so the measure did not advance to a special election call. Senators also rejected House amendments to Senate Bill 2 and Senate Bill 215 and requested conference on both. The Senate passed Senate Bill 1290 unanimously as an emergency measure, and advanced or passed several House bills dealing with ARPA and funding reallocations: HB 4028, HB 4029, HB 4073, HB 4074, HB 4075, HB 4076, HB 4077, and HB 4078. Other approved measures included HB 1250 creating a Public Safety Technology Revolving Fund for local law enforcement grants, HB 2951 renaming Red Rock Prison as the Chief James Smith Correctional Center, HB 2961 creating a Gold Star Survivor tuition benefit, HB 3151 extending the school year to 173 days, and HB 3581 increasing penalties for riot-related offenses. The Senate also took up HB 3705, which would raise the Parental Choice tax credit cap from $250 million to $275 million, but the transcript cuts off during questioning on that bill.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Agriculture & Livestock May 14th, 2025

Agriculture & Livestock

Transcript Highlights:
  • Would be required to hold an ungraded dealer-wholesaler license obtained from the Texas Department of
  • of farmers markets and farm stands do just that.
  • a license to a restaurant, and, you know...
  • and Texas Department of Agriculture working to protect our food supply.
  • Licensees are required to keep two years' worth of records that the department can and does check periodically
Bills: SB1864
WA

Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Agriculture & Natural Resources Feb 18th, 2026 at 08:00 am

Agriculture & Natural Resources

Transcript Highlights:
  • The United States Department of Agriculture and the Interior have begun this process and created the
  • I am a member of the Kauvel Tribes and director of tribal relations at the Department of Natural Resources
  • Now, it does make other decisions for a broader set of Department of Natural Resources questions and
  • And so then when you say Option B, and I recognize Department of Health is here because I see shaking
  • And we very much support our relationship with the Department of Health.
Bills: SB5919 , SB5816 , SJM8015 , HB2737
AZ

Arizona 2026 Regular Session

02/11/2026 - House Transportation & Infrastructure

Transportation & Infrastructure

Transcript Highlights:
  • Department of Game and Fish Department, yes. Mr.
  • So we are doing efforts because we are very conservative and very aware of license fees and how they
  • , and mandatory revocation of licenses.
  • asked for by the Department of Transportation and the Department of Health, that are also in this bill
  • If you don’t, you go back and do your four months in the Department of Corrections.
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Senate Legislative Session Mar 4th, 2026 at 01:30 pm

Oklahoma Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • It is the custom and tradition of the Senate to begin each session with a day of prayer.
  • We thank You for the inestimable blessing of being Americans and humbly ask that You protect all of our
  • And that in all things, the name of Jesus Christ would be glorified.
  • Would you please give them a warm Senate welcome and privileges of the floor? Mr.
  • It is Kausa Day at the Capitol, and so I have members of the chamber, members of the city of Kausa, I've
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Senate Legislative Session Mar 4th, 2026

Oklahoma Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • It is the custom and tradition of the Senate to begin each session with a day of prayer, or each day
  • We thank you for the inestimable blessing of being Americans, and we hope.
  • of our military who are protecting all of us, fill them with your spirit, strengthen our President and
  • they and we would all fight and serve in a manner worthy of the title American.
  • And that in all things the name of Jesus Christ would be glorified.
Summary: The Senate convened with a quorum, opened with prayer, and included several member and gallery introductions, including recognition of the Doctor of the Day and family members of senators. The chamber then moved to floor business on several bills, with no major debate on most measures. Senate Bill 1465 extended the sunset date for the State Board of Licensure for Professional Engineers and Surveyors to 2031 and passed 43-2, including as an emergency measure. Senate Bill 2110, as amended, allowed the sale of ungraded eggs up to 150 dozen, with the author explaining it was requested by constituents to support rural economics and farmers markets. Senators asked about the need for the bill, the cap, and food safety; the author said the limit was a starting point and noted the eggs would be sold off-premises. The bill advanced and passed 44-2. Senate Bill 1771, which authorizes the Workforce Commission to obtain more complete information on workforce development funds and retain outside counsel, had a title-restoring amendment adopted and then passed 35-11. Senate Bill 206, making public EMS services eligible as essential for drawing down federal funds, passed 42-5 and was also declared an emergency measure. The Senate also heard acknowledgements, including congratulations to Senator Seifried on her first successful day presiding and recognition of Catoosa Day at the Capitol. Announcements followed on appropriations and Oklahoma Women’s Day at the Capitol, and the Senate adjourned until Thursday, March 5, 2026, at 9:30 a.m.
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

CPN DEFER, CPN-HOU, CPN, CPN-EDT Public Hearings 02-03-2026

Commerce and Consumer Protection

Transcript Highlights:
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  • </c> and myself in the summer of 2023. and myself in the summer of 2023.
  • 08.319><c> power</c> breadth and and depth of corporate power breadth and and depth of corporate power
  • And every piece of ago and let it ride.
  • Maybe for the Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs.
Bills: SB2045 , SB2354
Summary: The committees first took up SB 2071 on rent-to-own housing. Testimony was generally supportive from HHFDC and Hawaii Realtors, but Sierra Club of Hawaii and others opposed the bill unless it was amended to exclude ceded lands from the 99-year lease provision. Members discussed the scope of ceded versus non-ceded lands and whether an inventory exists. The committees ultimately recommended passage with amendments, including HHFDC’s proposal to make the fixed-price period flexible by tying it to an option period and Sierra Club’s language limiting the program to non-ceded state or county land. They then heard SB 2191 on limited profit housing associations. HHFDC supported the measure, while the Tax Foundation of Hawaii and the Office of the Auditor urged caution about tax exclusions and asked for clearer, more targeted limits and measurable outcomes. The committees adopted amendments to add a statement of purpose, include measurable metrics, apply the tax provisions to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2025, and delay the effective date to allow for administrative changes. SB 2191 was recommended for passage with amendments. The committees also considered SB 2197, which would have replaced the five-year fixed-price period in rent-to-own housing with an option period set by HHFDC, but deferred it indefinitely because its issues were addressed in SB 2071. SB 2180 on deposits of public funds drew comments from the Hawaii Bankers Association questioning definitions and noting banks are already subject to Community Reinvestment Act requirements; decision-making was deferred to the next day in the CPN committee and to a later date for the housing committee. Finally, SB 2210 on housing discrimination received support from disability advocates and the Hawaii Civil Rights Commission, which asked for one additional investigator; the committees passed it with amendments adding a blank appropriation for one full-time position and planned to notify Ways and Means for possible re-referral.
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Public Safety REVISED Feb 24th, 2026 at 09:00 am

Public Safety

Transcript Highlights:
  • There are all kinds of different levels. And then, of course, it goes to the pardon and parole.
  • This is a request bill of the Tulsa Police Department and Oklahoma City Police Department vice units
  • The purpose of the license is so that we'll know who's doing it and if we know who's Doing it, then you
  • It's somebody is encountered in one of these facilities, maybe without a license, and the prospect of
  • Somebody looked at this little girl that was created in the image of God and viewed her as a license
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Public Safety REVISED Feb 24th, 2026

Public Safety

Transcript Highlights:
  • It is something that is in the purview of the Department of Corrections, and to your point about the
  • This is a request bill of the Tulsa Police Department and Oklahoma City Police Department vice units,
  • So if somebody is encountered in one of these facilities, maybe without a license, and the prospect of
  • In one of these facilities, maybe without a license, and the prospect of it is either of being charged
  • to print money. ...in the image of God, and viewed her as a license to print money.
Summary: The Public Safety Committee took up a series of bills dealing with cold cases, sexual assault investigations, parole, criminal code cleanup, jail backlog relief, private prison oversight, and human trafficking. SB 1636, by Sen. Hicks, would let an immediate family member or similar person request an OSBI investigation in a cold case; it passed 8-0. SB 1584, by Sen. Burns, shortened the deadline for submitting sexual assault evidence kits for forensic testing and required kits received after the effective date to be processed within 30 days; it passed 8-0. SB 1730, by Sen. Thompson, required law enforcement to forward sexual assault reports to OSBI to help identify repeat offenders, with testimony that the reports would remain confidential and could still be expunged where applicable; it passed 8-0. The committee also approved SB 1255, by Sen. Yack, which shifts the authority to request medical parole from the DOC director to the DOC medical director while leaving parole board and gubernatorial discretion intact; it passed 8-1. SB 1627, by Pro Tem Paxton, was a request bill to consolidate redundant and obsolete criminal statutes into a cleaner code, and it passed 9-0 after questions about underlined language in the committee substitute. SB 137, by Vice Chair Hamilton, would remove DUI causing great bodily injury from eligibility for DOC’s electronic monitoring program after a case highlighted what sponsors described as a loophole; it passed 9-0. SB 2062, by Sen. Pugh, sought to reduce county jail and LARC backlog by allowing certain low-level, nonviolent offenders to bypass county jail waiting periods and report directly to their assigned facility after screening; members raised concerns about flight risk, logistics, transportation, and county impacts. Pugh agreed to continue working on the measure and requested a struck title, and the bill passed 7-1. SB 1470, by Sen. Brooks, as amended, would allow elected officials and religious leaders to conduct informal inspections of private prisons operated for out-of-state interests, with a three-day notice requirement and definitions added to narrow the scope; it passed 8-0. Finally, SB 1284, by Vice Chair Hamilton, aimed at combating human trafficking in exotic entertainment venues by creating licensing and inspection requirements and penalties for unlicensed operation or knowingly hiring unlicensed performers. The bill drew extensive debate over whether it was too punitive or could sweep in lawful businesses, but supporters said it would help identify trafficking victims and improve oversight; it passed 7-1. The committee adjourned after the final vote.
WA

Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Postsecondary Education & Workforce Feb 4th, 2026 at 01:30 pm

Postsecondary Education & Workforce

Transcript Highlights:
  • For many of our students, the fear and reality of not being able to pay for college and continue higher
  • Neither of his parents had a college education, and when he was around my age of 17 years old and applying
  • , and of their challenges.
  • vetted and regulated program.
  • , which is why we are supportive of the Board of Nursing's rulemaking and addressing these issues and
Bills: HB2498 , HB2443 , HB2567 , HB2363 , HB2422
AL

Alabama 2025 Regular Session

Alabama House Baldwin County Legislation Committee Feb 25th, 2025

Baldwin County Legislation

Transcript Highlights:
  • Uh, yes, this is the Board of Equalization.
  • Basically, a pay increase from $115 to $200, and the Board of Equalization is $200, and the Board of
  • Yes, ma'am, it would be, and ...be retroactive. Yes, ma'am, it would be.
  • That was one of the questions that came up: is this budgeted?
  • They have plenty of money in that. Well, it's calendar... Any other questions? Any members?
Bills: HB236 , HB236