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AL

Alabama 2026 1st Special Session

Alabama Senate Judiciary Committee Mar 18th, 2026

Judiciary

Transcript Highlights:
  • If the intent of SB 293 is to protect first responders in the line of duty, the law already exists.
  • Their protection cannot disregard the First Amendment rights of the citizen?
  • <00:11:53.440> first intent of SB293 is to protect first intent of SB293 is to protect first
  • <00:12:06.240> public the current code to protect public the current code to protect public
  • , their protection cannot service, their protection cannot disregard<00:12:09.120> the<00:12:09.360
KY
Transcript Highlights:
  • There's they know of data protections.
  • the attorney general who were agency the attorney general who were agency project<00:33:59.600><
  • <01:08:42.960> and distributed across state agencies and distributed across state agencies
  • agencies. Thank you for that note. agencies. Thank you for that note.
  • ><01:14:35.280> for state agency maintenance pools for state agency maintenance pools for construction
Summary: The Capital Planning Advisory Board opened its fourth meeting, confirmed a quorum, approved the prior meeting’s minutes by unanimous voice vote, and then heard information items and agency presentations. The main substantive presentation came from the Council on Postsecondary Education, which outlined its capital planning recommendations for the 2026–28 biennium. CPE staff described the role of Kentucky’s research and education network (Kron), including connectivity to cloud services, Internet2, identity services, and new local AI/inferencing capacity, and argued that the network is now essential to higher education, health care, and extension services. They said the network’s recent upgrades were driven by privacy, security, redundancy, and the need to support modern research and AI workloads at lower cost than commercial providers. CPE also presented its broader higher-education capital request: $700 million for asset preservation and $1.73 billion for new construction, for a total recommendation of about $2.4 billion. Staff said they do not plan to recommend IT projects or equipment in this cycle, despite reviewing 48 IT submissions totaling nearly $1.4 billion and equipment requests totaling $322.6 million. For asset preservation, they said the recommended allocation method would remain based on each institution’s share of Category 1 and 2 square footage, and they noted that the state’s prior facility assessment is now 12 years old, with deferred maintenance still estimated in the $7–9 billion range. For new construction, they said the requests are heavily focused on STEM and health-related facilities that are difficult to retrofit into older buildings. Board members asked about how asset-preservation amounts were determined, including why Northern Kentucky University’s request was much larger than its prior allocation. CPE staff responded that campus size, building age, and institutional prioritization affect the requests, and that schools are asked to submit more projects than are likely to be funded. The board then moved on to an Attorney General capital plan overview, where senior counsel Will Schroeder began describing the office’s technology needs and the office’s prior reliance on a 2020 appropriation to replace legacy systems and improve security.
LA

Louisiana 2026 Regular Session

House of Representatives May 27th, 2026

Louisiana House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • It does not ability to lose any protections that they signed up for.
  • and all those other things, or not payroll protection, but like protections of a corporate representative
  • Or not payroll protection, but like protections of a corporate representative.
  • It would cause members to lose union protections. Only if you chose to opt out.
  • What agency has recommended a reduction in judges? No agency has recommended a reduction.
LA

Louisiana 2026 Regular Session

House of Representatives May 27th, 2026

Louisiana House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • It authorizes the creation of a civil protection order online application.
  • Would this bill cause members to lose union protection?
  • and all those other things, or not payroll protection, but like protections of a corporate representative
  • What agency has recommended a reduction in judges?” “No agency has recommended a reduction.
  • “There is no agency recommendation. No, sir. There’s no.”
Summary: The House convened with a quorum and opened with prayer by Archbishop Checchio, the pledge, and the national anthem. Members also used personal privilege to recognize visiting officials, university leaders, grocers, Governor’s Fellows, and several special guests and honorees, including Grambling State University for its 125th anniversary, Tiger Athletics, and the Tiger Marching Band, as well as CASA volunteers and advocates. The chamber adopted a number of ceremonial resolutions and made several conference committee appointments and committee discharge motions. The floor then took up a series of Senate and House resolutions, many of which were adopted without objection or after brief debate. These included resolutions creating or studying task forces on topics such as homeowner catastrophe claims and insurance-related litigation, the Louisiana-Ireland Trade Commission, informed consent laws, fiscal note procedures, K-12 student success pathways, and military funding alignment. Members also adopted resolutions on domestic violence protective-order access, flood risk mapping, seismic activity in North Louisiana, illegal dumping enforcement, toll signage and customer service, and other local or commemorative matters. Several Senate resolutions were temporarily returned to the calendar, while others were adopted by recorded vote, including SCR 29, SCR 33, SCR 37, SCR 63, SCR 30, SCR 65, and SCR 40. The House then considered Senate Bill 259, which authorizes an online application process for civil protection orders and restraining orders for domestic violence victims; it passed 93-0. Senate Bill 312, dealing with public-sector labor organizations and dues/withdrawal procedures, prompted extended debate focused on whether the bill unfairly singled out teachers’ unions and whether teachers already have the ability to opt out; the bill ultimately passed 60-38. Senate Bill 348, allowing the City of St. George to contract for administrative assistance in motor-vehicle crash response, passed 84-9 after questions about citations, reports, and the role of third parties. Senate Bill 485, concerning St. George’s municipal fiscal authority and insurance premium taxes, passed 91-0 after an amendment removed new public facility charge authority. The House also debated Senate Bill 197, which would reduce the number of judges on the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeal from 12 to 10 based on a workload and population study by the National Center for State Courts. Supporters cited the circuit’s smaller population and lower per-judge workload, while questions focused on the study’s publication and whether it actually recommended a reduction. The transcript ends during that debate, before final disposition is shown.
WY

Wyoming 2026 Regular Session

Senate Agriculture, State and Public Lands & Water Resources Committee, February 26, 2026

Agriculture, State and Public Lands & Water Resources

Transcript Highlights:
  • And this would align our statutes that we have with other firearm provisions as far as protection of
  • firearm provisions as far as protection firearm provisions as far as protection of<00:17:06.319>
  • So, this is an attempt to really tighten up protections against red flag gun confiscation orders and
  • <00:22:30.559> We protections. We need both. Not one. We protections. We need both.
  • <00:22:48.000> to but we also need criminal protections to but we also need criminal protections
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Land & Resource Management May 8th, 2025

Land & Resource Management

Transcript Highlights:
  • and the condemnor's rights were protected.
  • In fairness, that bill was only giving landowners additional protections.
  • The bill preserves local control over historic sites, short-term rentals, and environmental protections
  • Well, I mean, you know, there's a lot of state agencies.
  • I mean, that was in there for the landowners’ protection.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Health Finance and Policy Committee 3/24/25

Health Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • country now that states are protecting country now that states are protecting patients<00:04:28.759
  • <00:15:08.480> for protections for protections for everyone<00:15:10.920> okay<00:15:11.600
  • :21:39.000> in<00:21:39.600> the who can't protect themselves in the who can't protect
  • Decades of experience this state agency Decades of experience this state agency takes<00:47:46.400
  • <01:02:09.119> fee have one question is is the agency fee have one question is is the agency
TX

Texas 89th Regular

State Affairs Feb 24th, 2025

State Affairs

Transcript Highlights:
  • The agency...
  • The agency reviewed.
  • your agency.
  • Ultimately, it's the protection of the integrity of the land. the lottery of the agency, is to reinforce
  • So we can protect in ways that, not that the lottery is deficient, but we can protect.
Summary: The meeting was a crucial session for discussing several important bills including SB992, which aims to establish a clear time frame for the Attorney General's approval on outside legal counsel for state agencies. Senator Nichols presented the bill, emphasizing its necessity for timely responses to ensure efficient legal processing. Another notable discussion centered around SB523, which seeks to allow parole and probation officers to use a business address on their driver's licenses for safety and security purposes. This bill passed favorably out of the committee, with public testimony supporting the need for such provisions due to the risks these officers face.
NM

New Mexico 2026 Regular Session

House - Chamber Meeting Feb 13th, 2026 at 11:03 am

New Mexico House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • State agencies have way too much power.
  • Maybe are employed through some sort of agency.
  • I was involved in running a state agency.
  • Act, with recommendations to improve consumer protections.
  • It only gives discretion to the Environmental Improvement Board to consider labeling.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Public Safety Finance and Policy Committee 2/25/26

Public Safety Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • the ones who are protecting those who protect us or who work on us.
  • > who protecting those who protect us or who protecting those who protect us or who work<00:43
  • effect effective legal protection. effect effective legal protection.
  • and then protecting the people who are themselves protecting medical settings.
  • and then protecting the people who are themselves protecting medical settings.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Public Safety Finance and Policy Committee 2/18/26

Public Safety Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • making sure that we're protecting those. making sure that we're protecting those.
  • Members, this bill protects the people that protect us.
  • to protecting our communities every day. to protecting our communities every day.
  • Protection Act, and HIPPA.
  • a fallacy of enhanced protection. a fallacy of enhanced protection.
Bills: HF1567, HF2809, HF3380
TX
Summary: The Senate Committee on State Affairs met to consider several pending measures and adopted committee substitutes on multiple bills before voting them out. Senate Bill 2403, Senate Bill 1888 (jury wheel procedures in certain counties), Senate Bill 2417 (Attorney General actions under the Free Enterprise and Antitrust Act), Senate Bill 2459 (personal identifying information for judiciary employees), and Senate Bill 2943 (discrimination involving occupational licenses) were each reported favorably to the full Senate, with most passing unanimously and SB 2943 passing on a 10-1 vote. The committee also certified SB 1888, SB 2417, and SB 2459 for the local and uncontested calendars, and later did the same for SB 2943. The committee then considered House Joint Resolution 98, the Convention of States resolution, which was reported favorably to the full Senate on an 8-3 vote. House Bill 1393, dealing with daylight saving time and keeping the state on daylight saving time year-round, was also reported favorably, with the committee noting it heard the House bill rather than a Senate companion. House Bill 2884, concerning financial relationship disclosures for defense contractors, was likewise reported favorably, with the final tally announced as 11 ayes and 1 nay. No testimony was taken in the excerpt, and no substantive debate was recorded beyond brief clarifications about the bills and their companions. After completing the votes and calendar motions, the committee recessed.
WY

Wyoming 2026 Regular Session

Senate Judiciary Committee, February 18, 2026

Judiciary

Transcript Highlights:
  • trying to do is protect the customer. trying to do is protect the customer.
  • agency relationship, you're a customer. agency relationship, you're a customer.
  • customer once they have an agency customer once they have an agency agreement?
  • without an agency agreement. without an agency agreement. >> All<00:37:36.320> right.
  • the customer an agency disclosure. the customer an agency disclosure. >> Yep.
WY

Wyoming 2026 Regular Session

House Judiciary Committee, February 18, 2026

Judiciary

Transcript Highlights:
  • And now if we have any comments or questions from the agencies, anything from the agencies.
  • but I can say it is ground to protect but I can say it is ground to protect the<00:51:24.559>
  • the citizens, but protect our country. the citizens, but protect our country.
  • uh is able to do their jobs and protect uh is able to do their jobs and protect the<00:55:24.319
  • <00:57:25.200> our direction of how we can uh protect our direction of how we can uh protect
AL

Alabama 2025 Regular Session

Alabama House Agriculture and Forestry Committee Apr 2nd, 2025

Agriculture and Forestry

Transcript Highlights:
  • I think that’s what you’re getting at—there are protections for these other dogs.
  • I… …protections for these other dogs?
  • I understand that this legislation focuses on ensuring that the dogs are protected while still allowing
  • I feel that a person who owns a dog should take steps to protect and keep them in a safe place where
  • Adequate shelter is defined as a structure that provides a dog with protection from inclement weather
Bills: HB149
OK
Transcript Highlights:
  • Whether it's through foster care or now using certain state funds on agencies and things like that that
  • They got caught up in the process that protects domestic violence victims. Yield to questions.
  • House Bill 3403 by Patzkowski of the House and Stewart of the Senate, an act relating to environmental
  • we don't have any laws for child actors or kids that are in content at all, there is nothing that protects
  • Speaker, in fundamental responsibility we hold as were compromised by the policies that protect identity