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AR

Arkansas 2026 Regular Session

HOUSE CONVENES Apr 22nd, 2026

Arkansas All Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • For 40 years, the state of Oklahoma, House Bill 11.03. Reven tax. House bill.
  • For 40 years, the state of Oklahoma, ...watershed in Washington and Benton counties.
  • Griffin, Secretary Ward, the Governor of Oklahoma, the Speaker of the House of Oklahoma, and numerous
  • representatives in the state of Oklahoma.
  • This is an amendment that allows the Department of Agriculture's constitutional fund fees to be waived
Keywords: 1204, all
US

US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session

US House Floor Proceedings (Tuesday, April 21, 2026)

US Federal House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • They are prevented from calling themselves Muslims under Pakistan's constitution. express themselves
  • themselves Muslims<00:54:33.760><c> under</c><00:54:34.079><c> Pakistan's</c><00:54:34.800><c> constitution
  • Sani was convicted under Pakistan's constitution, jailed and prosecuted under anti-Ahmadi laws.
  • And now we're having to figure out how to backdoor find a way to fund these important core constitutional
  • </c> important core constitutional important core constitutional responsibilities<02:42:52.720><c> of
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Transcript Highlights:
  • Let's be clear the Constitution does not empower a social media billionaire with massive conflicts of
  • In fact the Constitution doesn't even empower President Trump to make these decisions.
  • The Constitution gives Congress, and only Congress, the sole power to decide how taxpayer money is spent
  • Passed the Impoundment Control Act of 1974, which asserted Congress's constitutional power.
  • It's a tragedy, it's constitutional chaos. Well, auditing spending is what government should do.
Summary: The committee meeting addressed government spending and foreign aid, with a particular emphasis on perceived wasteful expenditures. A significant portion of the meeting was dedicated to discussing a funding resolution for the committee, which received unanimous support from the members present. The chair noted a quorum at the beginning of the meeting, signaling that the committee was ready to conduct its business. Discussions highlighted ongoing debates concerning fiscal responsibility and the necessity of legislative oversight, notably regarding foreign aid allocations and their implications for domestic fiscal health.
AR

Arkansas 2026 Regular Session

HOUSE CONVENES Apr 22nd, 2026

Arkansas All Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • For 40 years, the state of Oklahoma, Members, the morning hour has ended.
  • For 40 years, the state of Oklahoma, ...watershed in Washington and Benton counties.
  • For 40 years, the state of Oklahoma and the state of Arkansas have been in litigation regarding nutrient
  • Griffin, Secretary Ward, the Governor of Oklahoma, the Speaker of the House of Oklahoma, and numerous
  • representatives in the state of Oklahoma.
Summary: The House convened with prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance, established a quorum, granted leave to Representative Jack Ladyman, and received committee reports from the Joint Budget Committee recommending passage of several bills, including House Bill 1034 with Amendment 1. The chamber also recognized numerous guests, including state troopers of the day, the doctor and nurse of the day, several constituent groups, and students from the Arkansas School for Math, Science, and the Arts. The House adopted House Resolution 1034, supporting Arkansas poultry producers in the Illinois River watershed and urging good-faith negotiations, by a vote of 97-0. It also adopted House Concurrent Memorial Resolution 1001, honoring Bishop Kenneth Liddell Robinson, Sr., by a vote of 98-0. Members then took up multiple budget amendments and appropriations, with Representative Johnson explaining amendments to bills covering education, public safety, agriculture, county jail reimbursement, drug task force funding, pregnancy help organizations, tire recycling fees, and other appropriations; the amendments were adopted. On the budget calendar, the House passed a batch of general appropriation bills and several supplemental and reappropriation bills, including House Bills 1006, 1086, 1087, 1088, 1094, 1084, and 1097. House Bill 1053, an appropriation for the University of Arkansas at Little Rock, failed 71-19-8. House Bill 1098, a reappropriation for the Department of Parks and Heritage, was defeated after Representative Henley spoke against it and the final vote was 0-85-4. The House then adjourned until 11 a.m. the next day.
MO

Missouri 2026 Regular Session

Government Efficiency Mar 5th, 2026 at 08:00 am

Government Efficiency

Transcript Highlights:
  • So we are talking about the Missouri Constitution here.
  • A bill is prescribed by Article 3 of the Missouri Constitution scratched out.
  • So we're talking about the Missouri Constitution here.
  • When Cook asked about Oklahoma, Conley said Oklahoma is working on it.
  • So I mentioned, you know, Oklahoma is transitioning this year.
Keywords: 959, house, all
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Administrative Rules Feb 3rd, 2026

Administrative Rules

Transcript Highlights:
  • And we want to make sure this is based on, I believe it's Article 5 of the Oklahoma and Article 1 of
  • the federal constitution.
  • I believe it's Article 5 of the Oklahoma Constitution and Article 1 of the federal Constitution that
  • If they operate outside that scope, we're outside our constitutional authority and constitutional responsibility
Summary: The meeting was an opening orientation for the Administrative Rules Committee. The chair explained that, under recent legislation including the Raines Act, HB 20, HB 2728, Senate Bill 995, and Senate Bill 1024, administrative rules now require affirmative approval and must be reviewed more carefully and on a tighter timeline. He emphasized that the committee’s role is procedural and compliance-based, not to relitigate policy, and outlined four review standards: statutory authority, fiscal analysis and cost methodology, legislative intent, and compliance with the Administrative Procedures Act. The chair also described new procedures for the session. Rules will be grouped into six oversight bundles: business and commerce, education, energy and natural resources, general government, health, and judicial and public safety. Members will be assigned packets based on workload, with an effort to balance page counts, and major rules must be flagged immediately because they must be reviewed by the Legislative Office of Fiscal Transparency within 21 days. He said oversight chairs may provide input, but assigned members will make the recommendations back to him. Staff support and reference materials on Title 75 and the APA were also highlighted. No formal votes were taken. In response to a question, the chair said new members would generally receive a heavier workload, consistent with prior years. He closed by noting that the committee had seven bills assigned for later consideration and that a committee meeting would likely be held the following week to begin substantive work on the rules and legislation.
AZ

Arizona 2026 Regular Session

03/18/2026 - House Federalism, Military Affairs & Elections

Federalism, Military Affairs & Elections

Transcript Highlights:
  • Constitution, the court would not enforce that because the U.S. Constitution is supreme.
  • Constitution would agree with.
  • Constitution.
  • When our founders wrote the Constitution, they...
  • This is a constitutional ballot referral.
NM

New Mexico 2025 Regular Session

House - Judiciary Mar 1st, 2025

House Judiciary

Transcript Highlights:
  • To amend the New Mexico Constitution.
  • But to actually have the requirements in the Constitution.
  • That was a very different situation in Oklahoma.
  • Salih, I'm curious about Oklahoma. What did they try?
  • Constitutions are a whole other bailiwick, so to speak."
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Transcript Highlights:
  • So they're working for the state of Oklahoma without pay.
  • I'm Dustin Roe, Chief Justice of the Oklahoma Supreme Court.
  • We have 193 slots in Oklahoma. Court reporter slots.
  • Not every judge in Oklahoma has a bailiff.
  • Attorneys at the Oklahoma Supreme Court.
Keywords: 914, all
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Appropriations and Budget Jan 29th, 2026 at 01:30 pm

Appropriations and Budget

Transcript Highlights:
  • We're collaborating with Oklahoma State University, and then, of course, the MAPS3 project Then, the
  • We need to improve processes at OFC Oklahoma Forensic Center, which is up in Enid. That's where we.
  • To South Oklahoma City, as I mentioned, the annex will be complete, and we lease the annex from SSM.
  • City, having zero employees in southwest Oklahoma or western Oklahoma, they're the only people that
  • My Final follow-up: Can you talk about how that leads into the state of Oklahoma?
Keywords: 914, all
NM

New Mexico 2026 Regular Session

Senate - Judiciary Feb 18th, 2026

Transcript Highlights:
  • Oklahoma was the first state to allow optometrists to perform these procedures in 1998, and they have
  • performed over 50,000 procedures in Oklahoma alone.
  • Over 146,000 procedures... ...procedures in Oklahoma alone.
  • He explains that performing surgery without a medical license currently constitutes unlawful practice
  • He explains that performing surgery without a medical license currently constitutes unlawful practice
Summary: The committee first heard House Bill 120, which would revise New Mexico law on restraint and seclusion in public schools. The sponsor and supporters said the bill grew out of a year-long stakeholder working group and would clearly define terms such as chemical, mechanical, prone restraint, seclusion, timeout, de-escalation, and elopement; prohibit chemical, mechanical, and prone restraint; require continuous supervision during seclusion; update school safety plans and staff training; and improve reporting to parents and the state. Testimony from disability advocates, the Public Education Department, educators, and parents emphasized that students with disabilities are disproportionately affected, that clearer rules would help staff act safely, and that better reporting and de-escalation practices would reduce trauma. Committee members asked about the meaning of timeout, chemical restraint, data accuracy, and the juvenile detention facility exception, and the sponsor indicated an amendment on parent-notification timing would not be pursued to avoid delay. The committee then began House Bill 213, which would expand the Optometry Act to allow trained optometrists to perform certain laser procedures, including treatment for capsular clouding and glaucoma-related procedures. The sponsor said the bill adds training, certification, supervised live-procedure requirements, adverse-outcome reporting, and an Optometry Board member qualified to perform the procedures. Supporters argued the measure would improve access to care, especially in rural areas, and that the procedures are already performed safely in other states. Opponents, including ophthalmologists and the New Mexico Medical Board, argued the bill would move surgery outside the Medical Practice Act, lower the standard of care, and create regulatory and malpractice-accountability concerns because optometrists would not be subject to the same oversight and emergency-care authority as physicians. The committee did not reach a final vote on HB 213 before the transcript ended.
LA

Louisiana 2026 Regular Session

Natural Resources and Environment Apr 15th, 2026

Natural Resources & Environment

Transcript Highlights:
  • Region 6 also oversees Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas, as well as Arkansas.
  • They're saying that they've experienced this in Texas, Oklahoma, and Kansas, and they know that there
  • And Arkansas is probably a little bit closer to us, but Oklahoma is very different as well.
  • And Arkansas is probably a little bit closer to us, but Oklahoma is very different as well.
  • It's a map talking about Texas and Oklahoma. I was going to pass it around to the members.
Keywords: 965, house, all
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Transcript Highlights:
  • For these items, that includes the meetings of the education committees to review what constitutes an
  • As far as what constitutes an adequate education, we do have the working definition.
  • As far as what constitutes an adequate education, we do have the working definition of educational adequacy
  • For math, that ranged from 15% in Nevada and Oklahoma to 31% in Montana, with the average at 22%.
  • And then fourth-grade reading, the percentage scoring proficient or above ranged from 23% in Oklahoma
Keywords: 1204, all
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Transcript Highlights:
  • The bills in Utah and Oklahoma are on defendant-based... ...industries. It protects everyone.
  • The bills in Utah and Oklahoma are on defendant-based. Ours is claim-based.
  • You mentioned Utah and Oklahoma being some municipalities, as well as North Carolina.
  • Constitutional Law 101 as to the purposes behind this bill.
  • And so I can go on and list statutes, but there's 56.1, 56.3, constitutional Article 9, Section 7.
Summary: The committee first took up HB 804, the Louisiana Energy Protection Act, which was presented as a narrowly focused ban on climate-change damages lawsuits rather than a measure affecting emissions claims, pollution claims, or private property rights. The author and supporters said the bill was intended to stop speculative suits targeting energy producers, farmers, truckers, manufacturers, and other businesses for global climate impacts, while preserving claims for actual legal violations under state or federal environmental and safety laws. After a substitute amendment was adopted to clarify and streamline the bill, the committee heard extensive support from oil and gas, chemical, business, port, and legal reform groups, along with a few opposition speakers who argued the bill could still be read to shield industry too broadly or weaken climate accountability. HB 804 was reported favorably as amended. The committee then considered HB 802, as amended, which creates a watershed conservation fund tied to the Amite River Basin. The author explained that the bill was narrowed from a statewide proposal to a basin-specific program to reduce flood risk and restore watershed areas using existing severance revenue from sand mining, modeled in part on coastal restoration funding. Supporters from the concrete industry, landowners, levee boards, and conservation groups described it as a practical, low-cost, non-government solution to help remediate old sand and gravel pits and improve flood control. With no opposition cards and no objections, HB 802 was reported favorably as amended. Finally, the committee heard HB 934, as substituted, which would allow licensed wildlife rehabilitators to possess white-tailed deer fawns under specific conditions, including disease monitoring, release only within the same management zone, and other handling requirements. The author said the bill was meant to prevent the euthanizing of orphaned fawns that could be rehabilitated and to create a lawful pathway for licensed care. A supporter described her experience rescuing an orphaned fawn that was later confiscated and killed, while the Louisiana Wildlife Federation opposed the measure, warning it could effectively create a captive deer program, undermine wildlife conservation principles, and lead to dangerous or inhumane facilities. The transcript ends during testimony on HB 934, before final committee action is shown.
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Business Oct 23rd, 2025

Business

Transcript Highlights:
  • Kinsey Westwood, Oklahoma Farm Bureau.
  • Oklahoma Farm Bureau.
  • , the Oklahoma Travel Industry Association, and also CEO over the Oklahoma Hospitality Foundation.
  • Oklahoma, again, which did not, went the other direction. 18,000 jobs shortly after that. in Oklahoma
  • Oklahoma, as we know, has the largest constitution and statutes, not just in the United States but in
Committee: House Business
Summary: The committee held a study on the potential effects of living wage or minimum wage laws in Oklahoma, with the chair emphasizing that the discussion was not intended to advocate for or against State Question 832. The first panel focused on economic and workforce impacts. An Oklahoma Department of Commerce representative argued that living wage calculations vary by region and household type, that Oklahoma’s average wages are already near or above many living-wage estimates, and that higher mandated wages could lead employers to cut hours, reduce hiring, automate, or avoid expansion, especially in rural areas where childcare, healthcare, broadband, and infrastructure constraints also affect labor participation. Committee members asked about wage distributions, rural cost differences, training pathways, and whether higher wages might draw workers or businesses out of state; the witness said many low-wage workers move up over time and that Oklahoma has seen net in-migration. A State Chamber Research Foundation witness then testified that a $15 statewide wage floor would raise payroll costs substantially, especially for small rural employers, and cited examples from California and Seattle to argue that higher wages can reduce hours, jobs, and benefits while increasing consumer prices. She suggested alternatives such as expanding the state earned income tax credit and promoting upskilling through existing education and training programs. A Missouri Chamber of Commerce and Industry representative described Missouri’s recent voter-approved minimum wage increase to $13.75, rising to $15, along with paid sick leave provisions. She said the chamber opposed the measure because it would raise business costs, hurt rural communities and youth employment, and force some employers to cut hours, reduce hiring, or close. She cited examples from Missouri businesses facing significant added costs and warned that a future ballot initiative could create a patchwork of local minimum wages. In response to questions, she said Missouri’s law did not distinguish by age or industry, that businesses had raised concerns about union contracts and compliance, and that the chamber viewed the measure as harmful to competitiveness. Peter Hansen of NFIB presented the final major testimony, summarizing an NFIB study projecting that a higher Oklahoma minimum wage would produce some short-term GDP gains but longer-term losses, with GDP turning negative by the early 2030s and job losses growing over time. He said businesses respond to higher wage mandates by raising prices, trimming jobs, converting full-time positions to part-time, reducing benefits, and shifting investment toward automation or other capital. He argued that the burden falls most heavily on vulnerable workers such as young or marginal employees, who are less likely to be hired when labor costs rise. In questioning, he acknowledged that higher wages can improve pay for some workers and may have some short-term positive effects, but maintained that the long-term employment and investment effects are negative. No votes or formal actions were taken in the meeting.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Health and Human Services Apr 1st, 2025

Health & Human Services

Transcript Highlights:
  • As I mentioned, Oklahoma just changed it. I believe Florida is soon to as well.
  • And Oklahoma just changed it, and Florida is in the works for it. Right.
  • In New Mexico, Oklahoma, or Louisiana. Or, yes, correct. Any direction he went. Any direction.
  • And Oklahoma just changed it and Florida is in the works for it. Right.
  • In New Mexico, Oklahoma, or Louisiana. Or, yes, correct. Any direction he went. Any direction.
Summary: The committee heard testimony on Senate Bill 883, which would protect physicians’ ability to prescribe off-label medications and treatments, framed by the author as a “Right to Treat” measure tied to COVID-19 care. Supporters, including physicians and patient-choice advocates, said the bill would safeguard the doctor-patient relationship and prevent interference by boards, pharmacies, or hospitals. Several witnesses described using hydroxychloroquine, ivermectin, budesonide, antibiotics, steroids, and monoclonal antibodies during the pandemic, and said they faced complaints, board scrutiny, or pharmacy refusals for those prescriptions. The bill was left pending after public testimony closed. The committee then took up Senate Bill 331, which would extend hospital price-transparency requirements to additional health care facilities such as freestanding ERs, urgent care and retail clinics, ambulatory surgical centers, outpatient clinics, and birthing centers. Proponents argued that broader disclosure of prices for shoppable services would help consumers compare costs and reduce surprise billing, while opponents from ambulatory surgery centers said the bill would impose costly compliance burdens on small providers and that insurers or the state already have much of the needed data. The bill was also left pending. Senate Bill 2422 would expunge Texas Medical Board records and impose reparations for disciplinary actions tied to COVID-era treatment decisions, including references to ivermectin, hydroxychloroquine, budesonide, and masks. The author and supporters argued that doctors were unfairly targeted for trying to save patients and should be made whole; the Texas Medical Board representative said most pandemic complaints were dismissed, that actions generally involved broader issues such as privileges, documentation, or informed consent, and that no physician was disciplined solely for prescribing off-label COVID medications. The bill was left pending. Finally, the committee heard Senate Bill 2207, which would loosen Texas Medical Board rules on physicians advertising themselves as board certified, especially by reducing barriers tied to maintenance of certification requirements. Supporters said the current rule is overly restrictive, inconsistent, and costly, and that it drives physicians out of practice; they also said Texas is one of only a few states with such a rule. Witnesses described hospitals using the rule against physicians and said the change would improve transparency and competition. The bill remained pending after testimony.
ND

North Dakota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Finance and Taxation Apr 15th, 2025 at 09:00 am

Finance and Taxation

Transcript Highlights:
  • But I was around a little bit of oil and gas growing up in Oklahoma, just not that much.
  • And I'm proud of Oklahoma.
  • I think we've got great work ethic in Oklahoma, but I'll tell you, it was just a little bit different
  • I was at the University of Oklahoma around that time when you start seeing those first wells drilled
  • He's going to be a freshman at the University of Oklahoma next year.
Keywords: 908, all
Summary: The Finance and Tax Committee met to consider Senate Bill 2397 and a proposed amendment creating a development incentive well program for North Dakota oil and gas production. Representative Dockter explained the amendment as a way to encourage exploratory and innovative drilling in light of the state’s financial outlook and the growing share of stripper wells. Department of Mineral Resources Director Nathan Anderson and DMR geologist Timothy Nashim presented background on the Bakken and Three Forks formations, with Nashim describing research showing that Middle Three Forks second-bench development can add reserves in some areas but not others, and that roughly 600 additional wells in the strongest area could yield about 250 million barrels of oil. Continental Resources representatives William Houser and John Argo supported the amendment. They said the bill would give a temporary oil extraction tax exemption for certified development incentive wells, limited to 36 months or 300,000 barrels, and would also update tax treatment for gas used in enhanced oil recovery and on-site electric generation. They argued the measure would encourage new technology and testing in existing spacing units, complementing House Bill 1483, which they said focused on geographic expansion into non-Bakken and non-Three Forks areas. Argo said Continental still invests heavily in North Dakota but is shifting rigs elsewhere because of economics, and he urged incentives to spur exploration and preserve the basin’s long-term future. North Dakota Petroleum Council executive director Ron Ness also supported the concept, calling it a targeted, low-risk way to encourage innovation and future barrels. Committee members asked about royalty treatment, the difference from House Bill 1483, pressure maintenance, and how the program would be administered. DMR said the amendment should clarify that the operator bears the burden of proving a well qualifies and that only one incentive well per stratigraphic interval should be certified. No vote was taken; the committee paused to work on revised language and indicated the bill would likely need further adjustment, possibly in conference committee.
OK
Transcript Highlights:
  • 5% on the Invest in Oklahoma plan.
  • 5% on the Invest in Oklahoma plan.
  • to Oklahoma School for the death.
  • My senator. to the Oklahoma School for the blind, and 93,000 to Oklahoma School for the death.
  • It'll be here in the state of Oklahoma. Specifically, where in the state of Oklahoma? Follow-up.
Summary: The committee took up a long agenda of appropriations and budget bills, with most of the early action focused on retirement cost-of-living adjustments. Senate Bills 1144, 1145, 1146, 1148, and 1149 all advanced, covering COLAs for retired teachers, public employees, police, judges, and a special “tweener” group of police and fire retirees. Members questioned the actuarial impacts, funded ratios, and timing of the apportionment changes, and the author explained that the retirement bills were based on TRS or system actuarial estimates and that the 2036 apportionment cutoff could be revisited by future legislatures. SB 1149 was described as a one-time $25,000 payment for a limited group of older retirees, with estimated costs of $3.5 million for police and $5.8 million for fire. Most of these retirement measures passed on votes of 23-24 ayes with one nay. The committee also considered House Bill 4071, creating the Oklahoma Dream Accounts Investment Program to match the federal “Trump accounts” with up to $250 per eligible child, capped at $12.5 million. Democrats criticized it as a poor use of funds and objected to the federal program’s uncertainty and the emergency clause; the bill passed 17-8. House Bill 4072 created a taxpayer endowment trust fund by moving $200 million from the Revenue Stabilization Fund and redirecting a portion of future gross production tax overages into the new fund until it reaches $1 billion, after which it would generate future revenue streams. Members raised concerns about investment risk, oversight, and whether the fund was a “shell game,” but it passed 18-6. Several agency budget and limit bills were also approved, including HB 4057 for $25 million to expand the Bureau of Narcotics headquarters, SB 1158 for $252,000 to fund medication for minors in custody, SB 1164 for the Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse with $1.2 million in new appropriations plus $5.97 million for the 988 revolving fund, and HB 4040 for the Department of Health rural health transformation cash-flow needs tied to federal reimbursement. The committee also passed HB 4051 on FMAP preservation, SB 1161 for the Oklahoma Health Care Authority, SB 1162 for the State Department of Health, and SB 1163 for DHS, where the largest discussion centered on avoiding an Advantage waiver waitlist, SNAP administrative costs, and child abuse multidisciplinary care centers. Most of these bills passed with little or no debate, though some drew questions about federal matching dollars and reporting requirements. Education-related items were also approved, including HB 4030, the State Department of Education budget limits bill, which maintained prior-year funding for textbooks, early intervention, literacy coaching, school security, and other line items; HB 4044 for OEQA’s growth-based teacher compensation and NBCT stipends; HB 4065 for school security funding at the School of Science and Math; HB 4067 for the School for the Blind and School for the Deaf; and HB 4038 directing $5 million of ODOT FY27 appropriations to the eight-year work plan. The committee also advanced HB 4046, which directs funding to the Military Readiness, Innovation, Education, Aviation Revolving Fund for projects including McAlester, Fort Sill, Altus, and Enid, with members questioning why additional money was needed so soon after prior appropriations. Throughout the meeting, most measures were reported as passed by wide margins, with a few dissenting votes on bills viewed as controversial or as reallocating funds away from other priorities.
MO

Missouri 2026 Regular Session

2026 Legislative Session - Day Fifty Two - Wednesday, April 15 - Morning Session

Missouri House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • And we also And we also have, and they are unique in that they actually have a constitutional bond with
  • We don't need him to show his papers to the county clerk to execute his constitutional right to vote.
  • I was born in the state of Oklahoma.”
  • I was born in Oklahoma, so I would have to request a birth certificate there.
  • We hold Section 1, Article 4 of the Constitution to be sacrosanct.
Summary: The House convened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, and approval of the prior day’s journal by a 117-1 vote. Members then spent a long portion of the morning introducing guests and visiting groups, including schoolchildren, university visitors, county officials, business and civic groups, fraternity and sorority members, and legislative conference participants. The Speaker also signed several measures already passed, including Senate Substitute for HB 2061, HB 2641, Senate Substitute for HB 2423, and HB 2934. The main floor debate centered on HCR 48, which urges Congress to pass the federal SAVE Act requiring documentary proof of citizenship to register to vote. Supporters argued it would protect election integrity and prevent non-citizen voting, while opponents said it would create burdensome, potentially disenfranchising requirements, amount to a poll tax, and interfere with state election administration. After extended debate and a successful previous-question motion, HCR 48 was third read and passed 92-43. The House then took up HCR 23, a federalism resolution reaffirming that states should control election administration; it passed unanimously, 137-0. The House also perfected and printed two bills. HB 2855, dealing with workers’ compensation funding increments for the workers’ compensation and second injury funds, was amended to allow finer 0.1% adjustments instead of 0.5% increments and then perfected. HB 1906, a simple county-government bill allowing township counties to offer annual, semiannual, or quarterly payment options for real and personal property taxes, also advanced without opposition. The chamber then moved to announcements and recessed until 2 p.m.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence Mar 19th, 2025

Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence

Transcript Highlights:
  • We have a constitution, and it assures them a speedy trial, and if we can't do that, can't get them lawyers
  • So, and it's kind of ironic, because there's two provisional... of our Constitution that make it mandatory
  • An Oklahoma woman in her 70s who was sexually assaulted the very first year CannaCook opened its doors
  • I am from Oklahoma.
  • My attorney at the time, Gittner Drummond, who is now the AG of Oklahoma, asked for $50,000 to cover