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HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

RM 411 Conference AM - Thu Apr 30, 2026

Hawaii House Floor Meeting

HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

RM 325 Conference PM - Thu Apr 30, 2026

Hawaii House Floor Meeting

HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

RM 309 Conference AM - Thu Apr 30, 2026

Hawaii House Floor Meeting

HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

House Chamber - Thu Apr 30, 2026, 12:00PM HST - Day 55

Hawaii House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Item number five, unfinished business.
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

RM 329 Conference AM - Thu Apr 30, 2026

Hawaii House Floor Meeting

HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

RM 329 Conference PM - Thu Apr 30, 2026

Hawaii House Floor Meeting

HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

Senate Floor Session 04-30-2026 12:00pm

Hawaii Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
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  • Now, back to the business at hand.
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  • We Now, back to the business at hand.
  • Miscellaneous<00:43:48.400><c> Business,</c><00:43:48.800><c> reconsideration</c> Miscellaneous Business
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

Room 016 Conference AM - 05-01-2026

Hawaii Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Uh, seeing no further business on this agenda, this hearing is adjourned. elephante as chair co-chairs
  • Uh, seeing no further business on you.
  • With no further business, this hearing is adjourned. &gt;&gt; Senator Lamasal. Excused.
  • With no further business,<00:13:42.800><c> this</c><00:13:42.959><c> hearing</c><00:13:43.279><c> is<
  • This is the local preference for Hawaii bidders and offerers and competitive sealed bidding proposals
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

Room 229 Conference PM - 04-30-2026

Hawaii Senate Floor Meeting

HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

Room 224 Conference PM - 04-30-2026

Hawaii Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Seeing no further business, this hearing is now adjourned.
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HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

Room 016 Conference AM - 04-30-2026

Hawaii Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • No further business on the agenda. This hearing is adjourned. right.
  • No further business on the right.
  • and state business.
  • and state business.
  • Hopefully we can get some more business for our peoples. So, okay.
OK
Transcript Highlights:
  • Speaker here, members, the following order of business will be followed today: prayer, pledge of allegiance
  • committee reports, and joint committee reports, and lastly, more, orange power, motions, placing new business
  • And today, she lives back in Enid, runs a successful small Business. So, hello, Chloe.
  • I don't have to stick With my current plan that possibly could go up as a business owner.
  • Capitalism needs to have a competitive marketplace. Is that correct? Think the question is correct.
OK
Transcript Highlights:
  • Motion is placing new business before the House. And lastly, more Orange Power.
  • Motion is placing new business before the House.
  • And today she lives back in Enid, runs a successful small business. So hello, Chloe.
  • And today she lives back in Enid, runs a successful small business. So hello, Chloe.
  • As a business owner, if I’m not mistaken, I do have a choice.
Summary: The House opened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, and a series of special presentations and introductions celebrating Oklahoma State University, the Cowgirl Wrestling Club, the OSU livestock judging team, military children, poster contest winners, and several visiting groups and honorees. The chamber also recognized the Doctor of the Day, Dr. Kurt Emerson, and the Nurse of the Day, Beverly Felton. Much of the floor time was devoted to OSU Day remarks, including a citation honoring the university and comments from Speaker Hilbert, Coach Eric Morris, and President Jim Hess. The House then took up Senate Bill 2074, a pharmacy benefit manager measure intended to regulate PBMs and support pharmacists. An amendment by Representative Jenkins to remove a section of the bill was tabled, and members questioned the bill extensively about reimbursement rates, consumer costs, employer options, transparency, and the impact on independent pharmacies. After debate, the bill advanced and passed the House by a vote of 87-7. Members also considered Senate Joint Resolution 39, which would place a constitutional amendment on the ballot to cap property tax growth. The measure, as amended, would set a 1.75% annual cap on homestead property tax growth and a 4% cap on other properties, with a stair-step senior freeze. The resolution drew debate over effects on local government revenue, schools, roads, jails, and inflation, but supporters argued it would provide strong taxpayer protections. The House passed the resolution 85-9 and then took the additional vote required to refer the constitutional amendment to a special election.
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Health and Human Services Oversight REVISED: SB1304 - Added Apr 15th, 2026

Health and Human Services Oversight

Transcript Highlights:
  • Or are we looking at some management that's not as busy as they should be taking this responsibility?
Summary: The committee opened with prayer and then heard a long series of Senate bills, many of them agency request or cleanup measures. Early bills included SB 1983, directing DHS to provide foster care data to resource family partners to better identify foster family needs; SB 444, allowing hospice personnel to control or destroy controlled substances after a patient’s death; and SB 1503, a PCS related to pregnancy resource center outreach and in-state referrals, which drew discussion about virtual versus face-to-face support and was reported out after members agreed to continue working on the language. Other measures advanced included SB 1561 on progressive discipline for certain M.T.M.S. personnel, SB 592 and SB 1946 on alcohol-related licensing/sales issues, SB 1501 and SB 1567 as cleanup or implementation bills, and SB 1833 codifying a SNAP waiver barring candy and soft drinks purchases. The committee also considered several health and human services bills. SB 2026 expanded access to military discharge papers to grandchildren; SB 904 addressed public funds and state facilities, with members raising concerns about legislative interference in medical decision-making and liability; SB 2178 modified alcohol licensing insurance requirements; SB 1651 updated Oklahoma Medical Board license language; SB 1558 clarified the definition of a child for level E group homes; SB 1565 promoted Food is Medicine efforts to improve maternal and infant outcomes; and SB 1553 required psychologist review of appealed adverse determinations involving mental health claims. SB 1257, with a policy recommendation, expanded THC/controlled substance language to align with federal guidelines, and SB 1749 made a cleanup change related to food trailers and LP gas inspections. Later in the meeting, the committee advanced SB 65 with a policy amendment adding fentanyl and xylazine test strips; SB 1242, which included OMMA education and abandoned grow cleanup provisions; SB 1642, allowing shorter acute prescriptions to help reduce addiction risk; SB 640, treating abandoned grow facilities as public nuisances so local governments can abate them; SB 667, clarifying accreditation language for chiropractic programs; SB 1436, requiring hospitals to provide information on obtaining records after stillbirth or miscarriage; SB 1484, codifying medical examiner practices in infant or child deaths; SB 1562, addressing hospice patient solicitation; SB 1794, creating a mental health bed-availability database; SB 1644, seeking data on alpha-gal syndrome to support federal research funding; SB 1533, ensuring burial assistance for Oklahoma veterans who die out of state; SB 933, creating a right-to-try pathway for individualized treatments; and SB 1555, aligning the definition of intellectual disability with federal law. Most bills were reported out do pass, with recorded votes ranging from unanimous to a few nays on some measures. SB 1304 was laid over, and the committee adjourned at the end of the meeting.
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Senate Legislative Session Feb 9th, 2026 at 01:30 pm

Oklahoma Senate Floor Meeting

OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Senate Legislative Session Feb 9th, 2026

Oklahoma Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Joseph, or even David and Moses, we are not so obvious farmers, bankers, lawyers, teachers, veterans, business
  • Veterans, business people, mothers, fathers, grandmothers, and grandfathers, still our calling to serve
  • Nick Dash is from Choctaw, Oklahoma, is a general business student at the University of Central Oklahoma
Summary: The Senate convened, the roll was called, and a quorum was declared. The chamber opened with prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance, then proceeded to a series of floor introductions recognizing the Doctor of the Day, Dr. Sameed Faruqi, and psychologist of the day, Dr. Jeffrey Martindale, along with several interns and guests on the floor and in the gallery. A major ceremonial item was the introduction of the Oakdale/Oktaha Lady Tigers fast-pitch softball team, which was recognized for winning the 2025 OSSAA Class 2A state championship. Senator Fricks presented a citation honoring the team’s resilience, sportsmanship, and community pride, and the coach briefly thanked the Senate and described the long-term connection between the players and the school program. The Senate also recognized the Oklahoma Alzheimer’s Association in the gallery. No legislation was debated or voted on in the transcript; the only formal action was a motion adopted to adjourn when the clerk’s desk was clear. Committee announcements noted that HHS would meet at 1:00 and Revenue and Taxation would meet later in the afternoon, and the Senate adjourned until Tuesday, February 10th at 1:30 p.m.
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

House Chamber - Wed Feb 11, 2026, 12:00PM HST - Day 13

Hawaii House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
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TX

Texas 89th Regular

Senate Session (Part II) Apr 14th, 2025

Texas Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • HB 12 to business and commerce. HB 647 to transportation. HB 975 to business and commerce.
  • HB 912 to business and commerce. HB 10. HB 94 to Business and Commerce. HB 1109 to Finance.
  • HB 1590 to Business and Commerce. HB 1522 to Business and Commerce.
  • At this time, I move to suspend the regular order of business to take up and consider S.J.R. 27.
  • With that, I move to suspend the regular order of business. Any objection? Hearing none. Sorry?
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Senate Session (Part I) Apr 14th, 2025

Texas Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • She subsequently earned a bachelor's degree in business from Austin College.
  • Williams worked in the hospitality business at Green Oaks Inn.
  • Motion to suspend the regular order of business on committee substitute for Senate Bill 762.
  • Senator Betancourt, you're recognized to spend the regular order of business.
  • Members at this time I move to suspend the regular order of business.