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Texas 89th Regular

89th Legislative Session Apr 9th, 2025

Texas House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • I'm proud to welcome you to your state capitol.
  • McDermott gave back to our state in a different role.
  • Angelo State University students.
  • State and county sources for certain state prosecutors. The chair recognizes Mr.
  • Department of the State in the United States section of the International Boundary and Water Commission
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Transcript Highlights:
  • Members of the committee, as we know, workforce housing is a serious issue in the state.
  • that they would like to and that they feel would be successful for the economic development of the state
  • This legislation will allow the OCC workers to use state-owned or state-leased vehicles between their
  • They all have duties all over the state, but yet OCC has to come back to Oklahoma City to get the car
  • to go all over the state.
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Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

General Government REVISED: HB4434 - Added Feb 17th, 2026

General Government

Transcript Highlights:
  • Members of the committee, as we know, workforce housing is a serious issue in the state.
  • that they would like to and that they feel would be successful for the economic development of the state
  • This legislation will allow the OCC workers to use state-owned or state-leased vehicles between their
  • They all have duties all over the state, but OCC has to come back to Oklahoma City to get the car to
  • go all over the state.
Summary: The committee took up several bills related to housing, state operations, veterans, and administrative cleanup. HB 4409, as amended by PCS, would create a bicameral, bipartisan legislative committee to oversee workforce and affordable housing issues and coordinate with outside stakeholders; members asked about membership, meeting frequency, and pay, and the bill passed 9-0. HB 4414, also with a PCS, would direct the Oklahoma Housing Finance Agency’s housing stability program to use a needs-assessment tool to guide funding decisions, with the tool and related provisions sunset after five years; members discussed whether it would be data-mapping based and how it would connect to broader legislative decision-making, and it passed 6-3. The committee also advanced HB 4484, allowing Oklahoma Corporation Commission workers to use state-owned or state-leased vehicles between home and work when traveling statewide for duties; it passed 9-0. HB 4486 would authorize placement of a Gold Star Family Memorial Monument on state grounds as a gift from the Woody Williams Foundation, with OMES handling routine cleaning, and it passed 10-0 after questions about the final design and consultation with veterans groups. HB 3057, a cleanup bill based on a 2025 evaluation identifying more than 50 obsolete statutory reports, repealed outdated reporting requirements and passed 10-0. Two additional bills addressed governance rules. HB 2588 would add requirements for HOA board service, limiting board membership after developer turnover to owners who live in the neighborhood and excluding tenants and nonresident owners; it passed 10-0. HB 4434 would require the governor to notify officials in the line of succession before being out of state, with members briefly discussing whether 24 hours was enough notice and whether the succession order should mirror the federal model; it passed 10-0. The meeting ended with all bills reported due pass and the committee adjourned.
LA

Louisiana 2026 Regular Session

Appropriations Apr 22nd, 2026

Appropriations

Transcript Highlights:
  • Our state law allows a 10% advantage for outside state of Louisiana companies to be able to do some kinds
  • State. The state, what I mean. The state will receive more money.
  • Is this money going to state police or where's it going?
  • Is this money going to state police or where's it going?
  • Would you have that from state police?
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Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Retirement and Government Resources Feb 10th, 2026 at 10:30 am

Retirement and Government Resources

Transcript Highlights:
  • I believe that in the interest of transparency in state government, we should not prevent our state employees
  • Members, this is a program to incentivize state employees and state agencies to proactively look for
  • But in state government, they tend to focus on what their tasks are.
  • We do not want to become a sole source state for bidding. Because we want.
  • We need to make sure we're looking at what those actuarials state.
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Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Retirement and Government Resources Feb 10th, 2026

Retirement and Government Resources

Transcript Highlights:
  • I believe that in the interest of transparency in state government, we should not prevent our state employees
  • In the interest of transparency in state government, we should not prevent our state employees from being
  • Members, this is a program to incentivize state employees and state agencies to proactively look for
  • And then, like... ...the agency and to the state.
  • We have five agencies now chasing feral pigs throughout the state.
Summary: The Committee on Retirement and Government Resources heard several bills dealing with state employment, purchasing, and retirement policy. Senate Bill 1415, by Senator Brooks, would prohibit nondisclosure agreements when a state employee resigns or is terminated, with exceptions for statutorily protected confidentiality such as physician or attorney privilege. Members questioned how the bill would interact with whistleblower protections and sensitive information, but the bill passed 6-1. The committee then considered Senate Bill 1714, by Senator Jett, which would expand an existing state employee suggestion/incentive program to encourage agencies to identify cost savings and efficiencies, require agencies to review recommendations in good faith, and report back on accepted or rejected ideas. Members raised concerns about open meetings, employee notification, written documentation of suggestions, and possible disputes over the value of savings. The author agreed to work on amendments, the title was struck, and the bill passed as amended 5-2. Senate Bill 1962, by Senator Bullard, would move certain purchasing exemptions out of statute and into the administrative rules process so exemptions must be periodically renewed and justified. Supporters said this would reduce personality-driven exemptions and improve oversight, while concerns were raised about ongoing needs and emergency situations. The bill passed unanimously 7-0. The committee also passed Senate Bill 26, which would allow retired teachers to return to work after a 90-day break with a salary set by local districts and a 3% contribution back to the retirement system, and Senate Bill 172, which would tie cost-of-living adjustments for pension systems to funding benchmarks and a rolling average, rather than legislative discretion; both bills passed, with SB 26 passing 7-0 and SB 172 passing 6-1. The chair noted the committee expected at least one more meeting and hoped to finish the following week.
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Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Senate Legislative Session Apr 21st, 2026 at 01:30 pm

Oklahoma Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Langston University serves Oklahoma in every corner of the state.
  • Clerk, will read, whereas the Oklahoma state legislature wishes to honor Langston University, a historically
  • that our university has not only in Logan County but across the state.
  • I plan on going to Oklahoma State University and pursuing a degree in political science and pre-law.
  • I'm a senior at Warika High School, and I plan on attending Oklahoma State University this fall and getting
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Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Senate Legislative Session Apr 21st, 2026

Oklahoma Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Whereas the Oklahoma State Legislature wishes to honor Langston University, a historically black college
  • And whereas the Oklahoma State Legislature expresses congratulations and gratitude to Langston University
  • that our university has, not only in Logan County, but across the state.
  • Langston University Langston University is geographically diverse, as the westernmost HBCU in the country
  • I'm a senior at Warwicka High School, and I plan on attending Oklahoma State University this fall and
Summary: The Senate convened with a quorum, offered the daily prayer, and recognized a series of guests and special introductions, including Langston University Day, Moore Public Schools cheer and pom squads, a student shadow, former Senator Connie Johnson, Brazilian missionaries, and a long-serving mental health employee. The chamber also heard introductions from the day’s pages. The Senate adopted Senate Concurrent Resolution 18, recognizing April 21, 2026, as National Lineman Appreciation Day, and House Concurrent Resolution 1024, designating Route 66 Day at the Capitol and honoring the highway’s centennial. Senators then advanced Senate Joint Resolution 49, which revokes a Wildlife Department rule requiring oil and gas companies to post a surety bond, after discussion clarified the measure was intended to eliminate duplicative regulation; the resolution advanced on a 42-3 vote. The Senate also passed House Bill 4486, authorizing the State Capitol Preservation Commission to arrange a privately funded Gold Star Family Monument near the Capitol Square Arch, and approved several appropriations measures tied to ARPA interest or excess funds. These included Senate Bill 1130 for the University of Oklahoma Hospital Trust Authority’s Child Behavioral Health Project, Senate Bill 1131 for the Office of Juvenile Affairs’ Youth Services Program, Senate Bill 1132 for the Rural Hospital Rebuild Program, Senate Bill 1133 for Griffin Memorial Hospital replacement capacity, Senate Bill 1134 for the Human Performance Project and Pharmaceutical Expansion Project, and Senate Bill 1142 for grants to the Boys & Girls Club and YWCA. Most of these bills were adopted with emergency clauses after roll-call votes, with some members changing votes before final emergency passage. The Senate then announced committee meetings and adjourned until the next scheduled session.
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Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Senate Legislative Session Mar 26th, 2026 at 08:30 am

Oklahoma Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • This is one of our most important assets as a state: our state parks.
  • There's some waterfront up in the northeast part of the state.
  • I mean, that's they run hunting in the state.
  • Maybe the attorney general of the state of Oklahoma.
  • There are no state dollars attached. Oklahoma is one of 14 states selected for this Grant.
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Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Senate Legislative Session Mar 26th, 2026

Oklahoma Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Senate Bill 1623 is an update to the state charter for state-regulated credit unions.
  • We have nine state credit unions in the state of Oklahoma, but the answer to your question is I don't
  • government entities of the state.
  • The language there are states, you know, state or local government, yes. Follow up.
  • states.
Summary: The Senate first considered Senate Bill 1623, a measure updating the state charter for state-regulated credit unions to make them more competitive with federal credit unions. Two amendments were adopted: one changing certain board authority language from “shall” to “may,” and another restoring the title. Supporters said the bill was the product of years of negotiation with bankers and credit unions and would not affect national banks; after questions about membership expansion and census-tract service areas, the bill passed 44-0. The chamber then took up Senate Joint Resolution 39, which would send to voters a constitutional amendment lowering annual caps on assessed-value growth for homestead and agricultural property from 3% to 1%, and for other property from 5% to 3%. Proponents argued it would slow property-tax growth, help seniors and fixed-income homeowners stay in their homes, and not reduce government revenue but only slow future growth; opponents warned it would reduce local revenue growth for schools, counties, infrastructure, and bonding capacity, and would disproportionately benefit higher-value property owners. The resolution passed 38-8, and the special-election referral also passed 38-8. Senate Joint Resolution 47, which would place current voter ID requirements into the Constitution, also advanced and passed 39-8, with the special-election provision passing by the same margin. Supporters said it simply constitutionalized existing law requiring proof of identity and would preserve election security; critics said Oklahoma already has voter ID rules, the measure was unnecessary, and the language could create uncertainty for absentee voters and future changes. Debate also touched on provisional ballots, military and overseas voting, and whether the measure would make future adjustments harder. Later, Senate Bill 2084 passed 35-7 and as an emergency measure. The bill limits wrongful-termination settlements for faculty members at higher education institutions to two times annual salary, including pay and accrued benefits. Supporters said it would provide certainty for universities and regents; questions focused on tenure, free-speech claims, and how the cap would interact with existing tort limits. The Senate also passed Senate Bill 1655 unanimously to allow Oklahoma Complete Health’s Children’s Specialty Program to contact adoptive parents and offer continued voluntary services for post-adoption children, and Senate Bill 1679 was introduced as the “Preserving Oklahoma Values Act,” aimed at codifying adherence to the U.S. and Oklahoma Constitutions and rejecting foreign law, with debate beginning over its enforcement and scope.
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Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Retirement and Government Resources Apr 14th, 2026 at 10:30 am

Retirement and Government Resources

Transcript Highlights:
  • If you look on page two, that is clarified as a state officer employee.
  • There was a working group from the House that was called the State Pending and Accountability Group.
  • It says 'subcommittees thereof, judges, justices, and state legislators.' Why strike that?
  • Basically, the group worked closely with the state auditor, her office officers, and legal staff.
  • Her office provided insight into years of scandals or incidents where state dollars were reported to
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Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Retirement and Government Resources 2ND REVISED Apr 7th, 2026 at 10:30 am

Retirement and Government Resources

Transcript Highlights:
  • He was the executive director of the state chamber of commerce.
  • We are on the Secretary of State at this time.
  • This is a bill to Make sure that state governments and agencies don't use state funds and resources to
  • So, given that a portion of our population in the state is LGBTQ, why would our state not be able to
  • It's saying state resources and state dollars shall not be attributed to it.
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Transcript Highlights:
  • Every activist in the state and from other. States were coming to my office constantly.
  • our state.
  • It requires no state dollars.
  • Senate Bill 330 by Moore of the House and Murdock of the Senate, an act relating to Oklahoma State University
  • Senate Bill 330 by Moore of the House and Murdock of the Senate, an act relating to Oklahoma State University
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Transcript Highlights:
  • of Oklahoma and his Free time, he loves the University of Missouri.
  • These guys went down to the state of Texas and beat all the teams down there to win the Texas state championship
  • The recipient of the top cadet in the state was Cadet Colonel Miranda Donowood.
  • We appreciate your service to the state of Oklahoma. You will be greatly missed, Mr. Floor Leader.
  • I'm happy to announce that last night they qualified for the state tournament.
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Transcript Highlights:
  • to win the Texas State Championship.
  • It was a state. Statehood. Is there any reason we especially need this committee?
  • I'm happy to announce that last night they qualified for the state tournament.
  • I'm happy to announce that last night they qualified for the state tournament.
  • I'm happy to announce that last night they qualified for the state tournament.
Summary: The House met in session with a roll call establishing a quorum, followed by prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, and several recognitions, including the Doctor and Nurse of the Day and youth groups visiting the chamber. Special presentations honored the Oklahoma City Blazers under-10 ice hockey team for winning a Texas state championship and MacArthur High School JROTC cadets for repeated drill team success. The chamber also adopted House Resolution 1055 declaring April 29, 2026, as Oklahoma Agriculture Day, and House Resolution 1056 recognizing Denim Day during Sexual Assault Awareness Month; both were adopted without objection. Members then considered a series of Senate bills. SB 2170 on child custody passed 77-0 and requires supervised visitation when a court finds child abuse or sexual exploitation. SB 1833 codifies a federal waiver barring SNAP purchases of candy and soft drinks and passed 62-17. SB 1198, requiring the Oklahoma Health Care Authority to file releases on county- and municipally-owned properties at the request of local officials, passed 79-0. SB 1730, which requires law enforcement sexual abuse reports to be forwarded to OSBI for investigative use, drew debate over victim protection versus due-process concerns and passed 52-29. The House also passed SB 1379 creating a two-year grant pilot for services to labor and sex trafficking victims, including services regardless of immigration status, and approved the emergency. SB 1645 on Medicaid audit procedures, SB 2155 allowing the Route 66 Commission to use MOUs for administrative oversight, and several sunset-extension bills for boards and commissions also advanced, many with emergency clauses approved. SB 1461 extending the Oklahoma Educational Television Authority passed 67-20, but its emergency failed 55-20. Other measures passed included SB 1344 creating an insulin access and affordability program, SB 1309 increasing Roads Fund debt-service capacity, and multiple board-extension bills for construction, polygraph examiners, engineers and surveyors, and midwifery, most with emergency clauses adopted. The House then moved to announcements and recessed until 1:30 p.m.
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Transcript Highlights:
  • Oklahoma is the second-largest state to produce hard red winter class wheat in the United States.
  • Marijuana bills — every activist in the state and from other states were coming to my office constantly
  • Marijuana bills, every activist in the state and from other states were coming to my office constantly
  • It requires no state dollars.
  • Senate Bill 330 by Moore of the House and Murdock of the Senate, an act relating to Oklahoma State University
Summary: The House convened under quorum call and began with several recognitions and presentations, including visits from Comanche County 4-H, the Muskogee Police Department officers who completed EMT training, the March of Dimes, and Ag Day honorees, including the Ag Hall of Fame recipient Ron Justice. The chamber also adopted House Resolution 1054 designating April 2026 as Library Month, with a special presentation honoring library leaders and advocates for their work on the first Library Day at the Capitol. The House then considered and passed a series of bills, mostly on broad bipartisan votes, covering state symbols, fireworks sales, oil and gas royalty protections, AP exam access, veteran records access for grandchildren, Medicaid support for a food-is-medicine grant, law library representation, controlled substances, public health, state security staffing, financial exploitation protections, credit union modernization, workforce data, staffing contracts, enterprise zone incentives, conveyance/title theft protections, hospice narcotics disposal, duplicate statute cleanup, and memorial highway/bridge designations. One major bill, SB 237 on eliminating the solar and battery storage manufacturing tax exemption, was laid over after discussion and questions about tax policy and local incentives. Several measures drew brief explanation and questions, including SB 2159 on state symbols and wheat, SB 1948 on fireworks sales, HB 1371 on oil and gas royalty payments and bankruptcy protections, SB 1975 on AP testing locations, SB 2026 on access to veterans’ discharge papers, SB 1565 on food-is-medicine Medicaid support, SB 1642 on splitting short opioid prescriptions, and SB 933 creating a right-to-try pathway for individualized treatment. Most of these bills passed with little or no debate, and several emergency clauses also passed by the required two-thirds vote. Not all measures advanced: SB 1771, expanding Workforce Commission data authority, failed on a 27-46 vote, and the House later gave notice of intent to reconsider. SB 1365 was reconsidered and then passed, but its emergency clause failed. The session also featured an extended personal privilege speech by Rep. Scott Fetgatter marking his departure, in which he thanked colleagues and staff and reflected on his tenure and legislative work.
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Alabama 2026 Regular Session

Alabama House Public Safety and Homeland Security Committee Jan 21st, 2026

Public Safety and Homeland Security

Transcript Highlights:
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  • </c> state without an on cycle skills test. state without an on cycle skills test.
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  • </c> physical state ID. physical state ID.
  • </c> other states who have this license. other states who have this license.
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Arizona 2026 Regular Session

01/28/2026 - Senate Government

Government

Transcript Highlights:
  • I go to Arizona State University, and this is my first legislative session, and I'm very excited to be
  • I'm from Gilbert, Arizona, and currently I'm a senior at Arizona State University studying urban planning
  • It's not just at one archival library in the state; they're all over the state.
  • of Washington, state of California, state of Oregon—things that have never occurred in Arizona.
  • I think better of our state, better of our legislature.
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Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Joint Committee on Appropriations and Budget REVISED Feb 18th, 2026 at 09:30 am

Joint Committee on Pandemic Relief Funding

Transcript Highlights:
  • House Bill 2787 is a FY26 supplemental appropriation to the State Department of Health to pay for legacy
  • looking at the state's obligations and those things we contracted with outside entities to fulfill state
  • goals and state strategies.