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MI

Michigan 2025-2026 Regular Session

Civil Rights, Judiciary, and Public Safety 26-06-18

Civil Rights, Judiciary, and Public Safety

Transcript Highlights:
  • Non-fatal shootings are down 62% since 2020.
  • Non-fatal shootings are down 62% since 2020.
  • the 24 months after the launch of the first Advance Peace Fellowship, including a 52% reduction in fatal
  • shootings in that time frame and a 10% reduction in non-fatal shootings.
Summary: The Senate Committee on Civil Rights, Judiciary, and Public Safety met with a quorum and adopted the June 4, 2026 minutes. The committee first took up Senate Bill 712, adopting the S-2 substitute, which expands residency requirements to include adjoining districts and removes a provision allowing a district to appoint someone employed by the district. The committee then reported SB 712 to the floor. It also considered House Bills 4025 and 4026, described as safe storage tax exemption bills; the committee heard one supportive written card and reported both bills to the floor, each on a 5-1 vote. The committee next heard testimony on Senate Bill 885, which would create a statewide Parent and Child Legal Representation Commission and Office within LARA to address child protective legal representation. Senator Singh and Alicia Moon of the Michigan Supreme Court described the current county-by-county system as uneven, with attorney shortages, inconsistent pay, and limited specialized training. They said the bill would set standards for training, caseloads, client contact, and compensation, while requiring public comment and future appropriations before implementation. Testimony and written cards from a broad range of organizations and judges supported the measure, and the committee reported SB 885 to the floor on a 6-0 vote. The committee then heard extensive testimony on Senate Bills 1015 and 1016, which would create an Office of Community Violence Intervention and Prevention within MDHHS and establish a grant program to support community violence intervention efforts statewide. Sponsors and witnesses from Force Detroit, D-Live, Seize the Smoke, Advance Peace, public health, law enforcement, and advocacy groups described CVI as a public health and public safety strategy that reduces shootings, supports survivors, and saves public costs. Several witnesses cited local data showing reductions in shootings and homicides in Detroit and Lansing, while one witness from the Michigan Sheriff's Association opposed the bills as written. The committee voted to report both SB 1015 and SB 1016 to the floor, each on a 5-0 vote with one pass, and then adjourned after additional testimony and reading of support cards.
CA

California 2025-2026 Regular Session

Assembly Transportation Committee Apr 13th, 2026

Transportation

Transcript Highlights:
  • Existing law requires law enforcement agencies to submit fatality and injury-involved crash reports to
  • And since 2019, roughly 400 drivers accused of causing a fatal crash went on to receive another ticket
  • decision to get behind the wheel, turn the key, and you've been drinking, and you cause an accident, you fatally
  • harm someone or you fatally kill somebody or you harm them in a large way, you have made that choice
AZ

Arizona 2026 Regular Session

03/18/2026 - House Science & Technology

House Science & Technology Committee of Reference

Transcript Highlights:
  • We see an increased number of fatalities ever since COVID, the pandemic.
  • And it looks like 76% or 77% of the fatalities that we had were all from bicyclists. 76% or 77% of the
  • fatalities that we had were all from bicyclists.
  • can see, I asked for a concept report, draft concept report with crash data and recommendations for fatal
Summary: The Science and Technology Committee met without any bills on the agenda and heard two presentations. Deloitte Infrastructure Insights demonstrated an AI-enabled transportation analytics platform, Infrastructure Insights Pro, focused on vulnerable road user safety. The presenter described how the tool ingests crash, GIS, and project data to generate map-based insights, trust scores for data sources, and draft concept reports that can reduce analysis time from six to eight months to a few hours. Members asked about use in other states, cost or effort savings, and the system’s deployment at Caltrans in California. The committee then heard from OCTA and SoCure on digital identity and fraud prevention for state and local government services. The presenters argued that residents face too many separate logins and that governments should move toward a more secure, frictionless, and privacy-preserving single digital identity experience. They described identity verification using contextual signals such as device, location, and document validation, and said their tools are already used by Arizona agencies and in other states. Members raised concerns about Real ID, digital IDs, federal overreach, and privacy under the Fourth Amendment and the Arizona Constitution, emphasizing the need for state control and user choice. No votes were taken and no formal actions were reported. The committee adjourned after discussion.
AZ

Arizona 2026 Regular Session

03/18/2026 - House Science & Technology

Science & Technology

Transcript Highlights:
  • We see an increased number of fatalities ever since COVID, the pandemic.
  • It looks like 76% or 77% of the fatalities that we had were all from bicyclists. 76% or 77% of the fatalities
  • can see, I asked for a concept report, draft concept report with crash data and recommendations for fatal
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Licensing & Administrative Procedures May 6th, 2025

Licensing & Administrative Procedures

Transcript Highlights:
  • That receive emergency medical treatment because of fatal injuries, one of them being my brother who
  • There have been 8,061 estimated emergency department visits due to non-fatal drownings occurring each
  • Having the third highest rate of fatal crashes involving underage drunk drivers, the bill requires electronic
  • became intoxicated, and died in a vehicle crash, highlighting Texas's third highest rate nationally of fatal
Bills: SB650 , HB3667 , SB28 , HB3201 , SB1184 , HB1800 , SB 28
ND

North Dakota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Tribal and State Relations Committee May 13th, 2026

Transcript Highlights:
  • Do you have sites where you check the boats? Do you work with Game and Fish on this?
  • And we do have a clean station right here at the marina, so the boats can...
  • Do you have sites where you check the boats? Do you work with Gaman Fish on this?
  • Anybody that has a boat license in North Dakota has to pay extra for ANS disease, but for boats coming
  • "For ANS disease, but for boats coming in from Minnesota, they don't pay anything for that.
Summary: The committee met at Spirit Lake Tribe and first heard welcoming remarks and introductions from tribal leaders and program directors. Chairwoman Street and other tribal representatives outlined a range of concerns and requests for state action, including taxation of reservation lands, support for non-beneficiary students at the tribal school, homelessness funding, Indian-managed health care, gaming and e-tabs, Feather Alert improvements, industrial farming near waterways, tourism, and better state-tribal consultation. Committee members responded that the meeting was intended to improve understanding and communication, and several members suggested future legislation or resolutions could be used to advance some of the issues. The tribe also offered to provide training on treaties, IHS 638, and compact services to legislators and staff. A major portion of the discussion focused on Spirit Lake fish and wildlife jurisdiction and the lake boundary. Tribal representatives asked for an MOU or co-stewardship agreement with the state to clarify hunting and fishing rights, recognize tribal licenses, and reduce recurring disputes over “gray areas” on the reservation and lake. Committee members discussed whether to draft a bill or resolution directing the executive branch and state agencies to negotiate such an agreement, and asked that North Dakota Game and Fish be invited to a future meeting. Related concerns included aquatic nuisance species prevention, with both sides agreeing that more aggressive boat inspection and cleaning measures would be beneficial. The committee also discussed taxation and county relations. Tribal leaders raised concerns about county resistance to fee-to-trust transfers and about property and vehicle taxation affecting members living on or near reservation lands. Committee members and tribal counsel reviewed federal treaty principles and court cases, and one member noted that the committee had previously taken no formal action on similar issues. Later, Benson County’s tax equalization director explained how the county values taxable land, handles inundated land applications, and tracks land coming off the tax rolls when the tribe repurchases acreage. The discussion ended with a presentation from the president of Sisseton Wahpeton College, who described the college’s programs, economic impact, and funding needs, followed by an HHS presentation on 1115 Medicaid waivers and the IMD exclusion as the committee moved to its next topic.
NM

New Mexico 2026 Regular Session

Senate - Education Feb 9th, 2026 at 09:04 am

Senate Education

Transcript Highlights:
  • And fatalities just stopped getting in their tracks.
  • According to the New Mexico Department of Health's 2023 Child Fatality Review Report, unintentional injuries
  • There are also concerning traffic fatalities statistics for people biking and motorcyclists. everyone
  • They're also concerning traffic fatalities statistics for people biking and motorcyclists.
  • Also concerning traffic fatality statistics for people biking and motorcyclists.
Bills: SB23 , SB73 , SB210 , SB234 , SB243 , SB244 , SM16 , SB23 , SB73 , SB210 , SB234 , SB243 , SB244 , SM16
AZ
Transcript Highlights:
  • The fatalities are growing every year. We started out with zero fatalities.
  • The fatalities are growing every year.
  • We started out with zero fatalities in 2021, and we're moving up to multiple fatalities this year.
  • agree with you, Senator Epstein, and I'm a big believer in Vision Zero in reducing crashes and fatalities
Summary: The committee took up several appropriations, transportation, naming, and education measures. It first approved SB 1035, which provides a FY27 General Fund appropriation for a 5% salary increase for Arizona Department of Corrections sworn officers and civilian employees; an amendment set the appropriation at $34 million and extended the raise to private prison employees under contract. Testimony from corrections advocates emphasized severe staffing shortages and pay gaps with other law enforcement employers, while some senators objected to including private prisons. The bill passed 6-3. The committee then approved SCM 102 and SCM 1006, which rename stretches of highway in honor of L.F. Quinn and PFC Michael Nolan, respectively, after emotional testimony from family members and local supporters; both memorial measures passed 9-1. SB 1065, appropriating $3.64 million for the Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy for Military Veterans Fund, also passed 6-4 after supporters described HBOT as a promising, drug-free treatment for veterans, while opponents questioned the evidence and FDA approval for the claimed uses. SB 1248, which clarifies funding and attendance rules for county jail and juvenile detention education programs, passed unanimously 10-0 after county school officials said it would prevent double-counting students and separate funding streams properly. The committee also advanced transportation bills focused on the fast-growing West Valley corridor. SB 1204 appropriates $5.5 million to ADOT to design and conduct environmental analysis for interchange improvements at U.S. 60 and SR 303; supporters from the City of Surprise described severe congestion, safety risks, and economic impacts, while some senators argued the project should be funded through HURF rather than the General Fund. It passed 8-1, and the chair invited members to discuss broader HURF funding issues later. SB 1207, a smaller $150,000 study bill to examine financing mechanisms for development tied to U.S. 60/SR 303 infrastructure, also passed 7-1 after local officials said it would help align growth with transportation funding. SB 1274, creating a Police Foundation specialty license plate and fund for Phoenix Police Foundation programs, passed 6-2; the foundation said proceeds would support officer wellness, remembrance, and community/youth outreach. Finally, SB 1001, a $1 million appropriation for the Older Individuals Who Are Blind program, passed 9-0 after blind seniors and advocates testified that the services preserve independence and prevent more costly institutional care. The committee also heard SB 1161, which would make non-lapsing a prior $750,000 DPS appropriation for the Yuma County Family Advocacy Center, with the sponsor explaining it was intended to allow the funds to be spent over multiple years; the transcript cuts off before final action on that bill.
WA

Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session

Senate Law & Justice Jan 26th, 2026 at 10:30 am

Law & Justice

Transcript Highlights:
  • purpose of gathering evidence for possible prosecution of domestic violence assault involving non-fatal
  • Allowing minors ages 13 and older to consent to non-fatal strangulation forensic exams will help ensure
  • Allowing minors ages 13 and older to consent to non-fatal strangulation forensic exams will help ensure
  • I'm also speaking in support today of the provisions of the bill designed to increase access to non-fatal
  • Nearly one in three traffic fatalities in Washington involve excessive speed.
Bills: SB6087 , SB5934 , SB5520 , SB6017 , SB5890
TX
Transcript Highlights:
  • context of each case appropriately. and must not have been involved in cases resulting in a child fatality
  • , near fatality, or court-ordered termination of parental rights, or any subsequent substantiating finding
  • finding of abuse and neglect, and the case did not involve aggravated circumstances such as child fatality
  • or near fatality.
  • , or near fatality, DFPS must also remove the name automatically.
FL

Florida 2026 Regular Session

FL House Floor Session - 2026-02-19 (10:00AM Session)

Florida House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • In 2023, 97 children fatally drowned in our state. In 2024, 105 children.
  • Florida also has the highest fatal drowning rate in the nation for ages 1 through 4 and ages 0 through
  • In 2023, 97 children fatally drowned in our state. In 2024, 105 children.
  • And I do have to reiterate again, Senators, 119 fatal child drownings in Florida last year.
  • But, Senators, I do believe that 100% of those fatal child drownings were preventable.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Environment and Natural Resources Finance and Policy Committee 4/3/25

Environment and Natural Resources Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • Shakopee, and this has—he was on West Rush Lake this past summer and saw a child almost get hit by a boat
  • In my district, there's a lot of rivers and canoeing and tubing that have no motorized boats on them,
  • The goal is to make sure that everyone is wearing a life jacket while they're on a boat.
  • It's just as it's enforced today for if a kid is or is not wearing a life jacket in a boat today.
  • It also has the same way if a kid isn't wearing a life jacket in a boat today, so it's the exact same
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Committee on Environment, Climate and Legacy - 04/08/25

Environment, Climate, and Legacy

Transcript Highlights:
  • Um, this is just tracking the amount of anticipated revenue that the DNR might recover from any boats
  • The Senate proposal does have the AIS boat fee increase the same level as the governor's budget, and
  • safe operation of boats on Minnesota's lakes<00:49:17.520><c> and</c><00:49:17.680><c> rivers.
  • </c><00:54:14.160><c> Um</c><00:54:15.280><c> uh</c> to increase the AIS boat fee.
  • Um uh to increase the AIS boat fee.
FL

Florida 2026 5th Special Session

Rules Apr 1st, 2025

Transcript Highlights:
  • as running red lights or stop signs and failing to yield if they lead to crashes that result in fatality
  • If found guilty of these specific infractions that result in fatality or serious injury, the first offense
  • And in those states, we have seen an immediate reduction, measurable reduction in traffic fatalities
  • Last year, when I was advocating for this, the average number of road fatalities was nine every day in
  • When they measured the road fatalities in October, there was a 25% drop in deaths.
Summary: The committee took up a long agenda of bills, beginning with CS/SB 678, which would allow pawnbroker transaction forms to be printed or digital; it drew support from a business representative and was reported favorably. Members then heard several bills by Senator Leak, including SB 466 to designate St. Johns County as the site of the Florida Museum of Black History and create a board to work with the museum foundation and Florida Memorial University; the bill drew supportive testimony about preserving accurate Black history and the significance of the site, and it passed favorably. Leak’s CS/SB 578 would let Florida wineries use recyclable inserts and other alternative containers for larger wine sales, and it also passed favorably. SB 582 would increase penalties for unlawful demolition of historic buildings and structures, limiting the higher penalties to certain nationally or internationally recognized historic properties; it was supported by preservation advocates and reported favorably. CS/SB 1168 would create an aggravated offense for installing or using tracking devices or apps in furtherance of crimes such as murder, domestic violence, or robbery, and it passed favorably after a brief discussion about stalking and violent crimes. CS/SB 806 would make the Florida Attorney General the exclusive public official with standing to enforce Florida charitable trusts, limiting out-of-state attorneys general from suing over Florida-administered trusts; members debated whether this would burden out-of-state beneficiaries, but the bill was reported favorably. SB 1228 would advance spring restoration efforts for Ichetucknee Springs and Santa Fe spring flows and allow a utility compliance plan amendment to deliver reclaimed water to replenish the aquifer; it passed favorably. CS/CS/SB 304 would require a qualified medical opinion in child protective investigations involving infants and young children with possible genetic or medical conditions that can mimic abuse, and it drew emotional support from parents and advocates before passing favorably. SB 1286 would clarify that ordinary unsupervised childhood activities like biking or playing outside do not constitute neglect absent reckless endangerment, and it was reported favorably. SB 1318, the hands-free driving bill, generated the most extensive debate: it renames the texting-while-driving law, expands the prohibition to handheld device use, and adds penalties in work zones and school zones; supporters cited fatal crash statistics and personal loss, while opponents raised concerns about enforcement, civil liberties, racial disparities in traffic stops, and the need for broader distracted-driving and insurance reforms. Despite those concerns, the bill was reported favorably after amendments. The committee also approved two claims bills, SB 14 for the estate of Penao-Hanvier against Miami Beach and SB 20 for J.N. against Hillsborough County, both settled claims recommended favorably by the special master. Finally, CS/SB 68 would modernize health facilities authority financing for private not-for-profit health systems, and CS/SB 172 would restrict misuse of health care specialty titles while preserving titles authorized under existing practice acts; both were discussed with questions about doctors, optometrists, and CRNAs, and both were reported favorably after amendment and debate.
FL

Florida 2025 Regular Session

Military and Veterans Affairs, Space, and Domestic Security Dec 2nd, 2025

Military and Veterans Affairs, Space, and Domestic Security

Transcript Highlights:
  • Unfortunately, there are several thousand fatal crashes per year in the State of Florida.
  • know, even in the criminal investigation space, we now have troopers that use drones on scene at a fatality
  • our law enforcement officers and providing them overwatch, providing them the ability to wrap up a fatality
Summary: The committee heard two presentations on domestic security. Deputy Commissioner David Binder of FDLE described the state’s domestic security structure, including FDLE’s coordination role, the fusion center system, regional task forces, and private-sector infrastructure partnerships. He emphasized the Domestic Security Oversight Council’s grant-ranking process and warned that federal homeland security funding has dropped sharply over time, with possible future cuts threatening fusion center analysts and other capabilities. Binder also focused on emerging threats, especially drones and counter-UAS issues, noting current legal limits on mitigation authority, concerns about tethered drones and drone use near correctional facilities and military sites, and the need for a turnkey solution if state or federal authority expands. He also highlighted FDLE’s cataloging of critical infrastructure sites through Florida Kicker and the growth of trusted private partners. Director Dave Kerner of the Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles then outlined the Florida Highway Patrol’s role in domestic security. He paid tribute to a fallen sergeant and discussed FHP’s structure, criminal interdiction work, border integrity and trafficking enforcement, dispatch and communications, aviation and drone use, and immigration enforcement under 287(g). Kerner said troopers have seized large amounts of narcotics and currency this year and have arrested thousands of unlawful immigrants. He also described FHP’s involvement in operations such as Lone Star, Vigilant Sentry, and Faithful Service, and said the agency is working toward expanded counter-UAS authority through federal discussions and Sergeant Dooley’s testimony. Members expressed support for both agencies, discussed the dangers and potential benefits of drones, and the committee adjourned without objection after no public testimony was offered.
KY
Transcript Highlights:
  • So, every state's in the same boat.<00:47:45.440><c> If</c><00:47:45.599><c> Misery</c><00:47:46.000>
  • 47:46.319><c> company,</c><00:47:46.880><c> we</c><00:47:47.119><c> have</c><00:47:47.200><c> a</c> boat
  • If Misery loves company, we have a boat.
  • :49.680><c> they</c><00:47:49.920><c> took</c><00:47:50.079><c> a</c> So every state's in the same boat
  • We're doing a study right now to look at the data from fatal opioid overdoses, and we're charting how
Summary: The committee met and approved the minutes from its August 27 meeting. It then received a presentation from Katherine Castanza of the National Conference of State Legislators on the Medicaid provisions in the 2025 budget reconciliation bill, referred to as HR1. She explained that the bill is estimated by CBO to save the federal government $911 billion over 10 years, with more than 20 Medicaid-specific provisions, most of the savings concentrated in five policies and largely backloaded into 2030-2034. She emphasized that the bill’s effects will vary by state, but that expansion states and hospitals are expected to be most affected, in part because of changes to eligibility, provider taxes, and state-directed payments. Castanza highlighted several new funding and flexibility provisions, including a $50 billion Rural Health Transformation Fund for 2026-2030 and a new home- and community-based services waiver option effective July 1, 2028, with $100 million in grants in fiscal year 2027. She also outlined major eligibility changes for Medicaid expansion adults: work or community engagement requirements effective January 1, 2027; twice-yearly redeterminations for the expansion population effective the same date; and new cost sharing for certain expansion adults effective October 1, 2028. She noted that Kentucky, as an expansion state, would be subject to these changes and that state agencies would face significant implementation demands, especially because federal guidance and timelines are tight. A substantial portion of the presentation focused on financing changes. Castanza described new limits on provider taxes, including a 0% safe harbor for new taxes and a phased reduction for existing taxes in expansion states beginning in 2028, while nursing facilities and intermediate care facilities are exempt from the reduction if already taxed. She also explained that state-directed payments will be capped and phased down over time, with existing arrangements grandfathered only briefly; she said Kentucky has 11 approved state-directed payments and could see significant fiscal effects. She added that the bill also bars Medicaid payments to Planned Parenthood or similarly situated providers for one year, changes immigrant eligibility rules effective October 1, 2026, lowers the federal match for certain emergency services, and expands the scope of the federal erroneous payment recoupment provision effective October 1, 2029. Throughout, she stressed that federal savings may translate into state cost shifts and that implementation timing will be critical.
LA
Transcript Highlights:
  • the $120,000 appropriation to the Allen Parish Police Jury for equipment and materials to build a boat
  • The Allen Parish Police Jury for equipment and materials to build a boat ramp on Highway 26 was clarified
  • to be the Allen Parish Police Jury for equipment and materials to build a boat ramp on Highway 190.
  • This appropriation needs further clarification, too, for all costs to build a boat ramp on Highway 190
Summary: The Joint Legislative Committee on the Budget met on February 19, 2026, and first received an unchanged fiscal status statement and five-year baseline projection from the Office of Planning and Budget. Members approved the fiscal status statement, and the baseline budget was noted as unchanged from the prior month. The committee also approved Facility Planning and Control’s request to add five higher education deferred maintenance projects to the Act 751 eligible list, and reviewed four change orders over $50,000 for informational purposes. The committee then approved the Louisiana Lottery Corporation’s fiscal year 2026-2027 operating budget. Lottery officials reported $610 million in projected gross revenue, emphasized 29 consecutive years without legislative auditor findings or management comments, and noted the corporation’s long-running transfers to the MFP and State General Fund. Members also approved the 2026-2027 operating budgets for LASERS, TRSL, the School Employees’ Retirement System, and the State Police Retirement System en bloc. The retirement systems described modest budget increases or decreases, strong investment performance, and continued progress in reducing unfunded liabilities; members discussed COLA prospects, UAL paydown, and the impact of surplus dollars on retirement debt reduction. The committee approved prior-year deputy sheriff supplemental pay expenditures of $20,262.32 and then approved several legislative intent clarifications for prior appropriations, including items for Tangipahoa Parish, Harahan, Allen Parish, Morgan City, and DeSoto Parish. It also approved the Water Sector Commission’s recommendation for an additional $2.8 million for four ongoing water and sewer projects. Several contract items were reviewed without action, including DEQ’s extension with RTI International, Tourism’s marketing contract amendments, and the Office of Risk Management’s Sedgwick claims administration amendment. The meeting concluded with adjournment after no further business.
LA
Transcript Highlights:
  • the $120,000 appropriation to the Allen Parish Police Jury for equipment and materials to build a boat
  • The Allen Parish Police Jury for equipment and materials to build a boat ramp on Highway 26 was clarified
  • to be the Allen Parish Police Jury for equipment and materials to build a boat ramp on Highway 190.
  • This appropriation needs further clarification, too, for all costs to build a boat ramp on Highway 190
Summary: The Joint Legislative Committee on the Budget met on February 19, 2026, and first received unchanged fiscal status and five-year baseline budget reports from the Office of Planning and Budget; the fiscal status statement was approved without objection, and the baseline budget required no action. The committee then approved a request from Facility Planning and Control to add five higher education deferred maintenance projects to the eligible list under Act 751, and reviewed four change orders over $50,000 for informational purposes only. Members approved the Louisiana Lottery Corporation’s fiscal year 2026-2027 operating budget after testimony highlighted projected gross revenue of $610 million, 29 years without legislative auditor findings, and continued support for the MFP. The committee also approved, en bloc, the operating budgets for LASERS, the Teachers’ Retirement System of Louisiana, the School Employees’ Retirement System, and the State Police Retirement System. Retirement officials described modest budget increases or decreases, strong investment performance, and ongoing efforts to reduce unfunded liabilities; members discussed the impact of surplus payments toward UAL debt and the possibility of future COLAs, including a 2% COLA if the legislature reaches the required two-thirds vote. The committee approved payment of $20,262.32 in prior-year deputy sheriff supplemental pay expenditures from the current-year budget. It also approved several legislative intent clarifications for prior appropriations, including changes involving Tangipahoa Parish, Harahan, Allen Parish, Morgan City, and DeSoto Parish School System-related funding. In addition, the Water Sector Commission’s recommendation for $2.8 million in additional funding for four ongoing water and sewer projects was approved. The remaining items were reviewed without action: an RTI International contract extension for DEQ air-quality filter weighing, amendments to four Department of Culture, Recreation and Tourism marketing contracts to extend and supplement funding, and the fifth-year amendment to the Office of Risk Management’s Sedgwick claims administration contract, valued at $21.1 million. The meeting adjourned after no further business.
AL

Alabama 2026 Regular Session

Alabama Senate State Governmental Affairs Committee Feb 4th, 2026

State Governmental Affairs

Transcript Highlights:
  • Um, and it was over a boat. Somebody like ran me off the road. Um, and I sued lawyers.
  • it</c><00:10:07.440><c> was</c><00:10:07.519><c> over</c><00:10:07.760><c> a</c><00:10:07.920><c> boat
  • Um and it was over a boat. years ago. Um and it was over a boat.
Bills: HB66 , HB110 , HB114 , SB210 , SB228 , SB231 , HB66 , HB110 , HB114 , SB210 , SB228 , SB231
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Criminal Judiciary REVISED: Links added Feb 3rd, 2026 at 03:00 pm

Criminal Judiciary

Transcript Highlights:
  • House Bill 2937 simply allows for the carrying of firearms on boats.
  • those that are otherwise qualified to carry a weapon in the state will be qualified to do so on a boat
  • Please open the q Voting or boats, I Please announce the vote.
Bills: HB2937 , HB3419 , HB3264 , HB3266 , HB3267 , HB3268