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TX
Transcript Highlights:
  • The current law under section one of the Business Organizations Code is fairly broad but vague, but..
  • . ...of the Business Organizations Code is fairly broad but vague regarding the authority to examine
  • If you look in the Business and Commerce Code, Chapter 15, related to antitrust violations, they can
  • This code that is being updated with this bill, Section 12.153, the Business Organizations Code, I think
  • This code that is being updated with this bill, Section 12.153, the business organizations code, I think
Summary: The committee took up pending business first and reported several bills favorably, including SB 2139, SB 2610, SB 1856, SB 2530, SB 2401, SB 2858, and SB 3016, with most of those measures moving out on committee substitutes and being sent to the local and uncontested calendar or to the full Senate. The committee also heard SB 1906 on expanding Chapter 342E consumer lending rates; supporters argued it would modernize Texas law and expand access to safe, regulated credit, while opponents from Texas Appleseed and AARP warned it would raise costs on already expensive loans and worsen debt burdens. SB 1906 was left pending after testimony. The committee also reconsidered and re-voted SB 1856 after a procedural issue, with the substitute ultimately adopted and the bill reported favorably. The committee then heard SB 1113, which would clarify that certain vehicle converters, including a Texarkana business, do not need an additional dealer license to sell converted vehicles. The bill’s supporters described a long-standing business model and said the new metal license plate rules had created problems, while the Texas Automobile Dealers Association opposed the bill in its current form and said it could be resolved through DMV action or narrower changes. DMV said it was still researching a possible administrative fix, and SB 1113 was left pending. The committee also heard SB 2680, a Public Information Act cleanup bill dealing with emergency deadlines, business-day exclusions, and litigation timing; broadcasters and other open-government advocates argued the issues were already addressed by prior law and court rulings, while the Attorney General’s office said the bill would help with catastrophe notices and timing conflicts. SB 2680 was left pending. Other bills heard included SB 1117, which would allow any Texas-licensed dentist to administer botulinum toxin neuromodulators for aesthetic purposes in the oral and maxillofacial region; the author and dental witnesses said it would clarify scope and improve access, and the bill was left pending. SB 2340 would clarify the Attorney General’s investigative authority over Texas corporations, including pre-suit depositions and sworn written questions; opponents raised due process and separation-of-powers concerns, and the bill was left pending. The committee also heard SB 705 and SB 748, both TDLR cleanup bills, and SB 1206, which would impose timelines and notice requirements on municipalities reviewing transmission projects; SB 1206 was supported by an electric cooperative and left pending. SB 1460, creating an ethics violation registry tied to licensing consequences, drew constitutional and due-process objections from several witnesses and was also left pending. After a recess, the committee heard SB 1802 on landlord duties to repair mobility assistance devices like elevators and ramps in rental housing, with the author describing prolonged outages affecting seniors; the bill was left pending. Finally, SB 2455, creating an Energy Waste Advisory Committee to coordinate efficiency and demand-response programs, drew support from energy-efficiency and environmental witnesses and was left pending, and SB 2690, targeting deceptive business-certification solicitations, was laid out and opened to testimony before the transcript ended.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
  • Senate Bill 1266 and AB 166 will amend the Government Code so that the provider support team... ...Medicaid
  • Some of these concerns include the use of fetal cell lines derived from elective abortions. ...abortions
  • This is found in section 60.001 of the Occupations Code and section 241.101C of the Health and Safety
  • Code, the very section Senate Bill 1373 amends.
  • I can see this very much benefiting all of the folks who were elected in the Houston area when we were
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Criminal Jurisprudence Apr 15th, 2025

Criminal Jurisprudence

Transcript Highlights:
  • Does it have three references to code? I'm sorry, what? Does it have three references to code?
  • This bill changes Texas Penal Code Section 12.01 by extending the statute for felony election offenses
  • Republican Election Integrity Committee. Okay.
  • U.S. and with EFI, the Election Fairness Institute.
  • So this is basically an improvement of the code.
LA

Louisiana 2026 Regular Session

House of Representatives May 12th, 2026

Louisiana House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Senate Bill 202 by Senator Kleinpeter, Parish Board of Election Supervisors, eligible compensation days
  • during an election.
  • Senate Bill 202 by Senator Klein-Peter, Parish Board of Election Supervisors, eligible compensation days
  • during an election.
  • This provides that a justice of the peace, in order to be elected to his or her position, must at least
Bills: HR265, HR266, HR267, HR268, HR269, HR270, HR271, HR272, HR273, HCR107, HCR108, HCR109, HCR110, HCR111, HR257, HR258, HR259, HR260, HR261, HR262, HR263, HCR105, HCR106, SCR30, SB57, SB157, SB202, SB237, SB276, SB450, SB465, SB501, SB525, HR3, HR80, HR197, HR243, SCR5, SCR35, HB4, HB623, HB944, HB986, HB1098, HB1222, SB34, SB164, SB172, SB198, SB208, SB232, SB281, SB286, SB317, SB322, SB334, SB380, SB385, SB409, SB417, SB421, SB430, SB439, SB447, SB458, SB510, SB398, HB646, HR84, HR188, HR205, SCR19, SCR3, SCR6, SCR18, SCR11, SCR22, SCR2, SCR20, SCR24, HCR6, HB301, HB359, HB657, HB675, HB680, HB727, HB302, HB819, HB1257, HB1258, SB8, SB10, SB11, SB12, SB13, SB14, SB16, SB17, SB18, SB20, SB21, SB22, SB40, SB48, SB55, SB69, SB75, SB77, SB78, SB85, SB102, SB115, SB133, SB140, SB148, SB151, SB165, SB169, SB170, SB185, SB197, SB200, SB217, SB235, SB278, SB280, SB291, SB300, SB303, SB315, SB324, SB330, SB411, SB416, SB420, SB436, SB438, SB449, SB455, SB456, SB477, SB489, SB521, SB45, SB58, SB71, SB81, SB92, SB100, SB109, SB141, SB156, SB181, SB203, SB204, SB205, SB207, SB213, SB214, SB216, SB229, SB257, SB274, SB290, SB304, SB374, SB379, SB396, SB410, SB425, SB427, SB429, SB479, SB522, HCR72, HB633, HB603, HB940, HB251, HB775, HB998, HB1191, HB625, HB1255, HB901, HR20, HR74, HCR65, HCR71, HB284, HB306, HB341, HB366, HB393, HB458, HB577, HB582, HB605, HB614, HB733, HB752, HB773, HB798, HB911, HB955, HB996, HB1035, HB1069, HB1113, HB1140, HB1180, HB1240, SB82, SB89, HB258, HB842, SB149, SB382, SB441
LA

Louisiana 2026 Regular Session

House of Representatives May 12th, 2026

Louisiana House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Senate Bill 202 by Senator Kleinpeter, Parish Board of Election Supervisors, eligible compensation days
  • during an election.
  • This provides that a justice of the peace, in order to be elected to his or her position, must at least
  • Senate Bill 303 by Senator Cloud provides relative to Louisiana Procurement Code, cooperative purchasing
  • , relative to assigned retired judges, membership eligibility and retirement system, irrevocable election
Bills: HR265, HR266, HR267, HR268, HR269, HR270, HR271, HR272, HR273, HCR107, HCR108, HCR109, HCR110, HCR111, HR257, HR258, HR259, HR260, HR261, HR262, HR263, HCR105, HCR106, SCR30, SB57, SB157, SB202, SB237, SB276, SB450, SB465, SB501, SB525, HR3, HR80, HR197, HR243, SCR5, SCR35, HB4, HB623, HB944, HB986, HB1098, HB1222, SB34, SB164, SB172, SB198, SB208, SB232, SB281, SB286, SB317, SB322, SB334, SB380, SB385, SB409, SB417, SB421, SB430, SB439, SB447, SB458, SB510, SB398, HB646, HR84, HR188, HR205, SCR19, SCR3, SCR6, SCR18, SCR11, SCR22, SCR2, SCR20, SCR24, HCR6, HB301, HB359, HB657, HB675, HB680, HB727, HB302, HB819, HB1257, HB1258, SB8, SB10, SB11, SB12, SB13, SB14, SB16, SB17, SB18, SB20, SB21, SB22, SB40, SB48, SB55, SB69, SB75, SB77, SB78, SB85, SB102, SB115, SB133, SB140, SB148, SB151, SB165, SB169, SB170, SB185, SB197, SB200, SB217, SB235, SB278, SB280, SB291, SB300, SB303, SB315, SB324, SB330, SB411, SB416, SB420, SB436, SB438, SB449, SB455, SB456, SB477, SB489, SB521, SB45, SB58, SB71, SB81, SB92, SB100, SB109, SB141, SB156, SB181, SB203, SB204, SB205, SB207, SB213, SB214, SB216, SB229, SB257, SB274, SB290, SB304, SB374, SB379, SB396, SB410, SB425, SB427, SB429, SB479, SB522, HCR72, HB633, HB603, HB940, HB251, HB775, HB998, HB1191, HB625, HB1255, HB901, HR20, HR74, HCR65, HCR71, HB284, HB306, HB341, HB366, HB393, HB458, HB577, HB582, HB605, HB614, HB733, HB752, HB773, HB798, HB911, HB955, HB996, HB1035, HB1069, HB1113, HB1140, HB1180, HB1240, SB82, SB89, HB258, HB842, SB149, SB382, SB441
Summary: The House convened with prayer, the pledge, roll call, and several personal privileges recognizing visitors and special observances, including Transportation Day and a day without child care at the Capitol. Members also honored the Southern University Laboratory School track teams, early childhood educators, and later offered condolences and tributes, including a memorial resolution for Derek Butler’s family and birthday recognitions for members and staff. The chamber received Senate messages, committee reports, and introduced or adopted several resolutions and bills throughout the day. A major portion of the floor was devoted to retirement-system cleanup and funding bills, including Senate Bills 8, 10, 11, 13, 14, 16, 17, 18, 20, and 21. Members and authors explained these measures as technical changes to simplify contribution formulas, separate funding for COLAs and benefit increases from debt paydown, and update reemployment or benefit rules for retirees in various systems. Most of these bills passed with large margins after brief questions about whether they would affect automatic debt reduction; authors repeatedly said they would not stop debt paydown. Other measures passed on topics such as emergency vehicle procedures, international driving reciprocity with Ireland, seat belt use, port commission appointments, GOHSEP cybersecurity authority, storage facility rental rules, biomarker testing coverage, DNA sample collection procedures, and a law-institute bill on movable-property leases. The House also adopted HCR 72, the Jonas A. Feeley Act, which memorializes Congress to expedite research and treatment development for acute myeloid leukemia in honor of a deceased veteran, and H.B. 1258, which directs the Department of Wildlife and Fisheries on handling unlawfully possessed sick, injured, or orphaned wildlife. Another notable bill, Senate Bill 200, created a process for expropriating property tied to foreign adversaries near military bases, with amendments allowing voluntary divestment before expropriation. Most measures were adopted by wide margins, with co-author votes taken on some resolutions and bills tabled or returned to the calendar when requested. The most extended debate centered on Senate Bill 217, which would reduce the number of judges in Orleans Parish courts based on a statewide workload study. Supporters said the National Center for State Courts study showed Orleans had more judges than comparable parishes and that the bill would right-size the courts and save about $2.1 million. Opponents questioned the study’s methodology, the lack of Orleans delegation involvement, the counting of cases, the absence of uniform statewide clerk-of-court standards, and whether reducing criminal judges made sense given crime concerns. Despite the criticism, the bill was advanced after lengthy questioning, while the chamber continued to move other bills and resolutions forward.
FL

Florida 2026 Regular Session

Community Affairs Feb 3rd, 2026

Community Affairs

Transcript Highlights:
  • excess funds to be spent on the stormwater system and to pay for the construction of a building for code
  • access funds to be spent on the stormwater system and to pay for the construction of a building for code
  • systems, prohibiting a local government from adopting a technical amendment to the Florida Building Code
  • official position in all five... ...or institutionalized in every law enforcement and every elected
  • We want to make sure that we're not going to trap elected officials into being removed from office by
Summary: The committee heard several housing, local government, utility, and transparency bills. SB 1342 on transportation infrastructure and land development regulations, by Sen. Rouson, was presented as a housing-affordability measure modeled on the Live Local Act for transit corridors. After adopting an amendment that removed the bill’s compelling-governmental-interest language in enforcement provisions, the committee heard testimony from local-government and housing interests both supporting and opposing the bill’s zoning preemption approach. The bill was reported favorably. The committee also reported favorably CS/SB 1614, by Sen. Leek, which was amended to remove stormwater and code-enforcement spending provisions and to tighten restrictions on local governments seeking state appropriations after audits or without required affirmations. SB 1548, the next Live Local Act iteration by Sen. Claddie Ude, was also reported favorably; it expands where Live Local projects may be located and adds fair-housing protections. SB 968 on home backup power systems, by Sen. McLean, was reported favorably after testimony from builders and energy-related stakeholders, with the sponsor noting he was still working on amendments to refine permit provisions. The committee then approved CS/SB 698, by Sen. Martin, which allows building permits for single-family homes to be issued before septic permits are finalized if application has been made, while still requiring septic approval before occupancy. Builders testified that septic permit delays were causing lengthy project delays and contract cancellations. The committee also reported favorably SB 1320, by Sen. Martin, requiring county tax-increase referenda to include a Department of Financial Services spending analysis if available; the sponsor said the goal was to give voters more standardized fiscal information, while opponents argued existing law already provides similar transparency. SB 484, by Sen. Avila, on data centers, was reported favorably after an amendment adding a knowledge requirement to the foreign-country-of-concern service prohibition; the bill addresses local planning authority, nondisclosure agreements, utility tariff requirements, and water-use limits for large data centers. The committee also reported favorably SB 1118, by Sen. Avila, creating a one-year public-records exemption for data-center location and proprietary information, with testimony split between economic-development supporters and transparency concerns. Finally, the committee took up SB 706, by Sen. Mayfield, preempting naming of major commercial service airports to the state and designating Palm Beach International Airport as Donald J. Trump International Airport subject to federal and trademark conditions; it was reported favorably after questions about local input and airport naming. The committee then heard extensive public testimony on SB 1134, by Sen. Yarbrough, which would prohibit counties and municipalities from funding, promoting, or taking official actions related to DEI and would create penalties and a private right of action for residents. The sponsor argued the bill was aimed at preventing taxpayer-funded DEI programs and cited examples from Jacksonville and other jurisdictions; opponents said the bill was vague, overbroad, and would chill local programs, public education, and civil-rights-related activities. The transcript ends during continued public testimony on SB 1134, with no final committee action shown in the excerpt.
WY

Wyoming 2026 Regular Session

House Revenue Committee, February 17, 2026

Revenue

Transcript Highlights:
  • Um, election code citation.
  • bond election. bond election.
  • /c><02:22:19.840> on election to have an election on election to have an election on whatever.
  • elections? elections?
  • I remain concerned about this bill, partly with the changes we're talking about on the election code
TX

Texas 89th Regular

89th Legislative Session May 19th, 2025

Texas House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • ... penal code, as far as I know.
  • there's nothing in that code.
  • You know, if we were to say it applies in this code. There's nothing in the code that applies.
  • They go all the way from the Agriculture Code through the Business and Commerce Code, and the Health
  • and Safety Code. code, penal code, they're all over.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Taxes Committee 4/7/26

Taxes

Transcript Highlights:
  • I'm the director of tax, fiscal policy, and elections for the Minnesota Chamber of Commerce.
  • I'm the director of tax, fiscal policy, and elections for the Minnesota Chamber of Commerce.
  • We advocate for a fair tax code and a budget to meet our public investment needs.
  • Um, but you made a statement that we would update Minnesota's tax code with the rest of the world.
  • In Minnesota, we've seen this already with our tax code.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
  • an election period just as school districts already can.
  • It's clarity, consistency, and fairness to all election authorities and their employees.
  • Working elections, I have seen this numerous times where... Let's start here.
  • The bond election would instead be taken up on the next available uniform election date to ensure...
  • Does this current code create a huge gap between the election day and the 73rd day?
Bills: HB223
TX
Transcript Highlights:
  • This bill harmonizes disparate sections of the state election code.
  • The audit process, so what the bill does is it clarifies the sitting interpretation of the election code
  • House Bill 493 will amend the election code to make individuals ineligible to serve as poll watchers
  • But the bill originally had a provision that mentioned any violation of the election code, and I would
  • authority during an election.
Bills: HB223
FL

Florida 2025 Regular Session

House in Session Apr 16th, 2025

Florida House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • You are doing exactly what your constituents have elected you to do.
  • Following an election, even if the newly elected sheriff wanted to change command staff.
  • IT IS MEANT TO ELECT THE COMMISSIONER DURING A SPECIFIED ELECTION YEAR TO ASK THE VOTERS A VALID QUESTION
  • WE ELECT OUR GOVERNOR THE SAME WAY. AND THAT IS THE CASE.
  • All counties are able to do this elected leave right now.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

89th Legislative Session Apr 16th, 2025

Texas House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • It's hiding in plain sight in the Texas Education Code.
  • credit without a bond election misbehaving.
  • Depends on their zip code. Are you saying there's a zip code that doesn't have public schools?
  • zip code to take your kid, and that's your choice.
  • It's why we can elect state reps who can determine.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
  • I guess, in a nutshell, the bill updates the section of the Code of Criminal Procedure to allow the commission
  • Senate Bill 1278 seeks to amend the Texas Penal Code by allowing survivors of human... trafficking to
TX
Transcript Highlights:
  • Government Code 511.021 was... passed to ensure that in-custody death investigations are independent,
  • As defined in the Texas Penal Code, a person commits an offense... ...causes the death of an individual
  • First elected, that was implemented, that does involve due process, involving an in-camera review or
  • I know each and every one of you up on the dais are elected officials.
  • allows us to talk to DAs about past cases that maybe somebody was convicted for, where now we have a code
FL

Florida 2025 Regular Session

House in Session Apr 23rd, 2025

Florida House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Fine, you take it and preempt the ability from the local electeds. Okay.
  • No matter what zip code they come from.
  • The bill clarifies the Florida Building Code and Fire Prevention Code are not allowed to adopt measures
  • This language in code and statute does nothing to improve teacher preparation.
  • Even after leaving elected office, His commitment to service never stopped.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

89th Legislative Session Apr 23rd, 2025

Texas House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Bill Arnold was elected to the Texas House of Representatives in 1986 serving representing House District
  • He served on multiple committees in this House, including elections, public safety, public education,
  • Marie also broke barriers as the first woman elected to the Sanders Center College Board of Trustees.
  • time to hold elected office? It is not. Where were you serving previously?
  • When you first moved to Austin after getting elected, did you find...