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OK
Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session
Appropriations and Budget REVISED: SB1403 - ADDED TO AGENDA Apr 14th, 2026 at 04:30 pm
Appropriations and Budget
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- And so what we're trying to do, and this is a very isolated, doesn't happen very often situation, is
- Chairman, and that is correct.
- This is increasing the compensation for the pardon and parole board director and the membership.
- Have a do pass and a second.
- Have a do pass and a second.
Committee:
House Appropriations and Budget
Keywords:
SB1319, Corporation Commission, Oklahoma, remediation, environmental emergency, brine contamination, oil contamination, oilfield pollution, residential property, home buyout, property acquisition, fair market value, revolving fund, remediation fund, state plugging funds, well plugging, abandoned well, natural breakout, Department of Environmental Quality, DEQ
LA
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- And Mr.
- And so the fire marshal and LDH can promulgate the rules and get out the way and let the city and the
- And I guess if I have four college students staying in my home, am I considered a group home? Mr.
- And we're a small nonprofit, so I have five staff, and we oversee and provide case management and housing
- And Rep. Freeman and Mandy Landry. I know she was here. And Rep.
Bills:
HB414 , HB457 , HB475 , HB611 , HB616 , HB740 , HB897 , HB925 , HB926 , HB931 , HB949 , HB962 , HB1076
Committee:
House Health and Welfare
Keywords:
healthcare, criminal convictions, employment, background checks, prohibited offenses, homelessness, homeless shelter, emergency shelter, transitional housing, group home, halfway house, shelter standards, housing standards, sanitation, habitability, fire marshal, inspection, local permitting, parish government, Louisiana Department of Health
AL
Alabama 2026 Regular Session
Alabama House County and Municipal Government Committee Mar 18th, 2026
County and Municipal Government
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- them,</c><00:03:13.520><c> and</c><00:03:13.640><c> this</c> And I've talked with them, and this And
- And then the new ones come in and that.
- And you And you got They got discretion And you And you got They got discretion if<00:18:01.880><c> something's
- </c><00:21:25.480><c> lower</c><00:21:25.680><c> and</c> build houses and lower and build houses and
- And I talked to the mayor about this and they are willing to make the city and council.
Committee:
House County and Municipal Government
Keywords:
machinegun, enhanced sentencing, homicide, manslaughter, assault, public safety, HB404, Alabama Board of Cosmetology and Barbering, cosmetology, barbering, makeup artist, makeup application, lash artist, brow artist, lash/brow permit, esthetician, salon licensing, studio licensing, mobile salon, mobile studio
WA
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- And is that conducted by the Department of Children and Youth and Families?
- I was able to enroll in Tacoma Community College, and I earned my associate's degree, and now I'm working
- and less harm to children and families.
- specialty care and services, including labor and delivery and women’s health.
- also the local college, Heritage University, has access to health care.
Committee:
House Appropriations
Keywords:
Working Connections Child Care, child care subsidy, subsidized child care, Washington DCYF, Department of Children, Youth, and Families, low-income families, child care providers, licensed child care centers, family child care, market rate survey, subsidy rates, income eligibility, state median income, SNAP, Basic Food, collective bargaining, provider reimbursement, daily payment, half-day care, partial-day care
OK
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- I want to say a disease, and there is a Pattern and if they do it once, they do it again and again.
- So if you would go ahead and identify yourself for the listening audience and go ahead and answer the
- Chairman, does he need to take the go-ahead if you would, Director Clabes, and go ahead and go up and
- Chairman and Mr.
- And you have, if you own an establishment, for example, and you're hiring performers, and somebody gives
Committee:
Senate Public Safety
Keywords:
cold case, unsolved homicide, violent crime, case file review, law enforcement, police records, victim family, immediate family member, designated person, forensic testing, witness reinterview, investigative leads, cold case unit, unsolved murder, public safety, Title 21, Oklahoma statutes, sexual assault, evidence kits, DNA testing
AZ
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- We are members, and we are going to have a very, very long and busy and hopefully successful week.
- expensive playhouses, and neighborhoods have had to hire lawyers and spend thousands and thousands and
- neighborhood and their views and everything, and it just doesn't fit in, and this would allow people
- Between 2013 and 2024, according to Georgetown University, the EdGEnomics Lab, spending in Arizona’s
- Our teachers and our educators and our teachers and our educators and our teachers.
Bills:
HB2211 , HB2229 , HB2389 , HB2403 , HB2445 , HB2502 , HB2620 , HB2813 , HB2872 , HB2889 , HB2960 , HB4028 , HCR2007
Keywords:
contractors, subcontractors, resident preference, public contracts, materials supply, Arizona Revised Statutes, local businesses, pregnancy resource center, pregnancy center, crisis pregnancy center, DHS, Arizona Department of Health Services, state appropriation, general fund, nonprofit grant, women's health, maternal health, reproductive health, abortion funding, pro-life
AZ
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- Not every kid is going to college, and yet they are grading schools based on a college admissions exam
- And I love community colleges.
- There's nothing wrong with going to community college and then the universities and the ACT.
- And I love community colleges.
- There's nothing wrong with going to community college and then the universities and the ACT.
Keywords:
corrections oversight, appropriation, independent office, public safety, funding, firefighters, insurance rates, workers' compensation, firefighter cancer reimbursement, rate deviations, cost analysis, premiums, border security, drug trafficking, human smuggling, law enforcement funding, Arizona, immigration, education reform, K-12
AZ
Arizona 2026 Regular Session
02/17/2026 - Senate Appropriations, Transportation and Technology
Appropriations, Transportation and Technology
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- , and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency and their guidelines and policies.
- But I'd be more than happy, and my hope is that we get some experts, maybe affiliated with the university
- , ...and happy, and my hope is that we get some experts, maybe affiliated with the university or whatever
- And they may say Grand Canyon University, and then we just go to them. I don't really care.
- And half of the cost is to mitigate and go back in and plant cottonwoods and willows for the habitat
Bills:
SB1088 , SB1156 , SB1157 , SB1169 , SB1245 , SB1273 , SB1330 , SB1332 , SB1391 , SB1498 , SB1531 , SB1550 , SB1598 , SB1677 , SB1707 , SB1811 , SB1818
Keywords:
cybersecurity, homeland security, artificial intelligence, state appropriation, VPN security, zero trust, appropriation, public safety, detention, unauthorized aliens, local government funding, border security, fencing, appropriations, southern border, local government, medical education, physician shortage, healthcare funding, Arizona health care
AL
Alabama 2026 Regular Session
Alabama House Ways and Means Education Committee Feb 11th, 2026
Ways and Means Education
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- and the four-year college level where students are coming to us for internships and experiences as well
- and the four-year college level where students are coming to us for internships and experiences as well
- and the four-year college level where students are coming to us for internships and experiences as well
- <00:18:51.760><c> four-year</c><00:18:52.799><c> um</c> college level and the uh four-year um college
- and then a team College Ready and Amsty and then a team of<00:29:46.640><c> teacher</c><00:29:47.440
Committee:
House Ways and Means Education
Keywords:
school safety, emergency response, training, public safety, Alyssa's Law, law enforcement, scholarship, tuition assistance, dependent education, Alabama, blackout license plate, HB360, Second Amendment Sales Tax Holiday, sales tax holiday, firearms, guns, ammunition, bullets, primers, gun accessories
OK
Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session
Appropriations and Budget Health Subcommittee Feb 9th, 2026 at 04:30 pm
A&B Health Subcommittee
Transcript Highlights:
- I yield to questions and urge adoption.
- And so you know, certain teachers have been trained in this already, and any time we can get it covered
- Thank you for that question and concern. And I share that as well.
- And if anybody has ever been around anybody affected by this and know, had we not had this situation
- I intend to amend that bill before this goes to full A and B and back it down to 2028.
Committee:
House A&B Health Subcommittee
Keywords:
dental insurance, claims, medical necessity, appeal procedures, dentist reimbursement, education, vision screening, binocular vision, kindergarten, elementary education, health, family caregiver, tax credit, activities of daily living, elderly care, Oklahoma tax law, HB3066, Health Care Workforce Training Commission, workforce recruitment, health care workforce
WA
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- In Part 3, which creates a state and local property tax program, it clarifies and defines rural and urban
- In Part 3, which creates a state and local property tax program, it clarifies and defines rural and urban
- And we're back. We're going to go ahead and start executive session. And we're back.
- going to erode and erode and erode.
- And I think with... And it's just going to erode and erode and erode.
Bills:
HB2713 , HB2730 , HB2297 , HB2487 , HB2382 , HB2089 , HB2431 , HB2451 , HB2590 , HB2325 , HB2278 , HB2224 , HB2322
Committee:
House Finance
Keywords:
private detention facilities, business tax, occupation tax, financial impact, state revenue, aerospace, tax preferences, effectiveness, economic impact, grocery stores, underserved communities, food access, incentives, economic development, insurance tax, state regulation, insurers, taxation, budget impact, excise tax
AL
Alabama 2026 Regular Session
Alabama Senate Finance and Taxation General Fund Committee Feb 4th, 2026
Finance and Taxation General Fund
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- ><c> at</c><00:16:36.399><c> but</c> picking and choosing and looking at but picking and choosing and
- and</c><00:27:13.360><c> convenience</c> And my grocery stores and convenience And my grocery stores
- I</c><00:42:24.480><c> don't</c> penalized by and and again again I don't penalized by and and again
- And and and that and that's dead wrong.
- digital</c> assets and and examples of digital assets and and examples of digital assets<00:58:37.760
Committee:
Senate Finance and Taxation General Fund
Keywords:
property, acknowledgment, conveyance, business entities, limited liability companies, state employees, payroll deduction, salary deduction, comptroller, membership association, membership dues, voluntary contributions, insurance premiums, financial instruments, deferred compensation, state payroll, employee benefits, association dues, withholding, Alabama Code 36-1-4.3
NM
New Mexico 2026 Regular Session
House - Consumer and Public Affairs Feb 3rd, 2026 at 03:09 pm
House Consumer & Public Affairs
Committee:
House House Consumer & Public Affairs
Keywords:
juvenile delinquency, firearm possession, criminal background checks, state law, gun control, youth offense, conviction, public safety, medical injury, adverse outcome, health care provider, patient rights, confidentiality, settlement, legal counsel, HB124, New Americans Division, Workforce Solutions Department, immigrant workforce, refugee resettlement
WA
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- And why don't you take a few seconds and a few minutes and tell us a little bit about yourself and maybe
- My parents often lived in tents and cars, eventually both going to college and becoming public servants
- And so we're going to have Will and Allison, the Will and Allison show here, go ahead and brief us on
- And so we're going to have Will and Allison, the Will and Allison show here.
- flooded and understaffed and underfunded as well.
Bills:
SB6062 , SB6080 , SB6184 , SB6224 , SB6255 , SB6286 , SB6308 , SB6319 , SB5977 , SB5979 , SB6249 , SGA9299
Committee:
Senate Human Services
Keywords:
juvenile justice, criminal offense, minors, rehabilitation, legal provisions, contracts, jails, federal custody, municipal agreements, incarceration, law enforcement, homeless youth, youth services, mental health, support programs, state law, behavioral health, children, support services, poverty reduction
AL
Alabama 2025 Regular Session
Alabama House State Government Committee Apr 2nd, 2025
State Government
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- Ladies and gentlemen, this is Chairman. Ladies and gentlemen, this is a very hard-hitting bill.
- Thank you, ladies and gentlemen.
- And yes, authority. It does. And yes, Okay. Okay. Miss M. Okay. Okay. Miss M. It's quick.
- And I was wondering a little clarity, and it would decrease receipt to various entities and funds by
- Okay, we have a motion and a second. All in favor say "Aye." Aye. motion and a second.
Committee:
House State Government
Keywords:
codification, Code of Alabama 1975, cumulative supplement, replacement volume, technical corrections, code cleanup, state code update, local laws, Secretary of State, Code Commissioner, Thomson Reuters, boating violation, scrivener's error, typographical correction, clerical correction, legislative housekeeping, 2024 Regular Session, 2025 session statutes, county local laws, official code publication
AL
Alabama 2025 Regular Session
Alabama Senate Finance and Taxation General Fund Committee Feb 19th, 2025
Finance and Taxation General Fund
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- And then there are some technical revisions and other...
- I don't worry about it, and I know it's set up... ...and I know it's set up, and there's a nest egg.
- and try to get a vote and see where we are on it.
- , and budget and finance and what have you.
- It's what universities do and UState. It's what universities do and UState Mental Health hospitals.
Committee:
Senate Finance and Taxation General Fund
Keywords:
State Auditor, property investigations, negligence, loss report, civil actions, Alabama Retirement Savings Program, state-facilitated retirement savings, auto-IRA, automatic enrollment, payroll deduction IRA, retirement savings access gap, private sector workers, small business retirement plan, portable retirement account, Roth IRA, traditional IRA, life-cycle fund, capital preservation fund, financial literacy, Department of Workforce
OK
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- By reason, we of this act shall take effect and be in full force from and after its passage and approval
- And received seven ayes and zero nays that declare House Bill 3497 to have advanced.
- Nine ayes and one day.
- Seven ayes and zero nays.
- And we do pass from Senator Howard and a second from Senator Jett.
Bills:
HB2650 , HB2696 , HB3177 , HB3264 , HB3298 , HB3321 , HB3322 , HB3497 , HB3499 , HB3500 , HB3742 , HB3845 , HB3941 , HB3970 , HB3980 , HB3981 , HB4421
Committee:
Senate Judiciary
Keywords:
probate, estate administration, summary administration, decedent, inheritance, open records, educational records, cybersecurity, student privacy, confidential information, court reporters, salaries, legislation, employment compensation, state administration, Oklahoma, criminal justice, minimum sentences, parole eligibility, violent crimes
OK
Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session
Civil Judiciary REVISED: Links added Feb 5th, 2026 at 10:30 am
Civil Judiciary
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- offense report information, showing the advanced date and time, general location, officer, and brief
- With that, I stand for questions and urge consideration and passage. Thank you, Mr. Chair.
- House Bill 3648 is a request bill from UHhat to include OU Health and the university hospital trust and
- They're not protected like the university and the student is. I mean, and the professor is.
- And you know, all the labor stuff and HR stuff that goes where. A motion in a second.
Bills:
HB3790 , HB2941 , HB2959 , HB3087 , HB3974 , HB3500 , HB3697 , HB3262 , HB3582 , HB4226 , HB3037 , HB4139 , HB4143 , HB4144 , HB2936 , HB3322 , HB4296 , HB3278 , HB4202 , HB4176 , HB3303 , HB3648 , HB4119
Committee:
House Civil Judiciary
Keywords:
home repairs, consumer protection, contracts, homeowner rights, rescission, fentanyl, overdose, first responders, drug reporting, immunity, controlled substances, penalties, school abuse reporting, child abuse, neglect, mandatory reporting, student safety, school employee misconduct, administrator reporting, superintendent
FL
Florida 2025 Regular Session
February 12, 2025 - 03:30 PM
Transcript Highlights:
- and University College of Law.
- and university.
- And we lead the nation because of the great work both of our Florida College System and state university
- And Florida has a very diverse group of colleges and universities that offer a tremendous array of different
- And I guess my question, and you talked about it, is how do we increase men in college university?
Summary:
The subcommittee began with an informal “college day” exercise in which members described what careers and colleges they would choose if starting over, often citing factors such as program reputation, location, cost, graduation rates, employment outcomes, and family or personal interests. Members mentioned a range of possible paths including law, aviation, education, construction management, psychology, social work, criminal justice, nursing, intelligence studies, and the arts. Several also highlighted the value of historically Black colleges and universities, dual enrollment, and career/technical education. The chair used the exercise to frame the meeting’s broader focus on Florida’s higher education pathways and student outcomes.
Dr. Kathleen Plinsky of Valencia College then gave an overview of the Florida College System and Valencia’s role in it, emphasizing Florida’s statewide articulation and transfer framework, open-access mission, affordability, and workforce alignment. She described Valencia’s record enrollment, high retention, large share of first-generation and working students, and partnerships such as Direct Connect to UCF, Osceola Prosper, and Open Door grants for short-term training. Members asked about guaranteed transfer, apprenticeships, enrollment trends, student demographics, out-of-state residency, county scholarship costs, dual enrollment outcomes, and barriers to expanding career dual enrollment. Dr. Plinsky said the system supports transfer and acceleration well, but funding constraints limit growth in some areas; she also noted that dual enrollment participation is high and that Valencia’s affordability and student support efforts have driven recent enrollment gains.
Dr. Jim Clark of Florida State University followed with an overview of the State University System, describing its governance, performance-based funding, low tuition, and strong graduation and research outcomes. He highlighted FSU’s enrollment, research profile, transfer student success, FSU Health, the National High Magnetic Field Laboratory, partnerships with K-12 schools and Tallahassee State College, and efforts to expand nursing and medical education to address workforce shortages. After the presentations, the committee heard from a panel on student acceleration and mobility: Shannon Mercer of the Department of Education explained the Office of Articulation, the statewide course numbering system, FASTER records, the 2+2 transfer model, specialized AA transfer degrees, and credit for industry certifications, military, medical, and law-enforcement training. Panelists from Kaiser University, Florida State University, and Pinellas County Schools described their institutions’ roles in transfer, advising, career pathways, apprenticeships, and dual enrollment. No formal votes or bills were taken up in the portion provided.
TX
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- and universities.
- When the community college and the university sit down and we actually have the conversation.
- My name is Elizabeth Puthoff and I'm the president of the Independent Colleges and Universities of Texas
- and universities, federally designated urban work college.
- universities and community colleges. in Texas, ranging from about $8,500 to $12,000 at our universities
Committee:
House Higher Education