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NH
Transcript Highlights:
  • The Liquor Commission?
  • and commissions, so talk about a commission, yeah, this afternoon also.
  • </c><01:09:00.080><c> hasn't</c><01:09:00.960><c> commissions</c> study commissions hasn't commissions
  • :59.960><c> a</c> and commissions so talk about a and commissions so talk about a commission<01:10:01.480
  • This is not a commission.
Summary: The subcommittee first dealt with a brew pub license bill and corrected some sponsor/subcommittee roster confusion before voting to pass it without discussion. The main item of debate was a bill allowing patrons to take purchased alcoholic beverages into restrooms. The bill sponsor argued the current ban is outdated, rarely enforced, and can leave patrons vulnerable if they set drinks down and leave them unattended; he said establishments could still post their own rules if they wished. Liquor enforcement officials said they were neutral overall, noting both the risk of drinks being left unattended and the practical concerns of underage drinking, over-service, and restroom monitoring. Testimony split between those who saw the law as a non-issue and those who viewed it as a safety measure. One member said he had never seen anyone take alcohol into a restroom and opposed changing the law, while others cited drink-spiking concerns and suggested alternatives such as safe zones behind bars, drink covers, and alert apps. Industry representatives said many operators would prefer to keep the law as-is because it helps with policing drinking in their establishments, though they acknowledged the motivation behind the bill. Several members also raised drafting concerns, saying the wording was confusing about whether the rule applied to patrons or establishments. The committee ultimately voted 5-2 to recommend the bill ought to pass. Afterward, members discussed amending the language to clarify that establishments could still prohibit the practice, but one member suggested a simpler fix would be to strike the word “restroom” from the prohibition entirely. The committee then unanimously voted to reconsider its action so the language could be revised later, and the amendment discussion was left for a future meeting.
NM

New Mexico 2026 Regular Session

Senate - Judiciary Feb 9th, 2026 at 01:36 pm

Senate Judiciary

Transcript Highlights:
  • Senate Bill 104 is the final piece to the Wildlife Commission.
  • have a piece here to put the Wildlife Commission legislation intact.
  • I've seen the dysfunction of the commission.
  • The commission is going to be extremely effective.
  • I'm the director of the Governor's Organized Crime Commission.
Bills: SB40 , SB104 , SB136 , SB164 , HB99 , HB38 , HB165 , HB127 , HB72 , HB151 , SB40 , SB104 , SB136 , SB164
NM

New Mexico 2026 Regular Session

Senate - Judiciary Feb 9th, 2026

House Judiciary

Transcript Highlights:
  • State Ethics Commission and start a removal process.
  • have a piece here to put the Wildlife Commission legislation intact.
  • I've seen the dysfunction of the commission.
  • The commission is going to be extremely effective.
  • I'm the director of the Governor's Organized Crime Commission.
Bills: HB99 , HB38 , HB165 , HB127 , HB72 , HB151 , SB40 , SB104 , SB136 , SB164
Summary: The committee first took up Senate Bill 40, a committee substitute addressing automated license plate readers (ALPRs) and privacy. Sponsor Sen. Worth said the bill was intended to preserve ALPRs as a law-enforcement tool while adding guardrails to prevent sharing or selling data for immigration enforcement, protected health care activity, or criminalizing constitutionally protected conduct. Supporters included state and local law enforcement, the ACLU, immigrant-rights, reproductive-rights, and sexual-assault advocacy groups. Law enforcement witnesses said the bill balanced privacy with public safety and cited cases where ALPRs helped locate kidnapped children, murder suspects, and stolen vehicles; opponents and some senators argued the bill was too narrow, too focused on immigration and health care, and raised concerns about federal law, data sales, and enforcement. After debate, the committee adopted an amendment removing subsection F, then approved the committee substitute and advanced SB 40 on a do-pass motion. The committee then heard Senate Bill 104, which would create a process for removing wildlife commissioners after the 2023 wildlife commission legislation and the governor’s veto of the prior removal language. Sen. Worth explained that SB 104 would allow the governor to initiate removal for malfeasance, incompetence, or failure to attend meetings, with notice, a hearing, and exclusive review by the state Supreme Court; he said it was modeled on the Board of Regents removal process and was intended to complete the wildlife commission reforms. The New Mexico Wildlife Federation, Audubon Southwest, and the Department of Game and Fish supported the bill, saying it would depoliticize wildlife management and provide stability. Senators asked about the existing “three consecutive meetings” vacancy language, current vacancies, and the prior removal of a commissioner. The committee discussed the governor’s earlier veto and whether the bill was necessary, but no amendment was adopted and the committee approved SB 104 on a do-pass motion.
WY

Wyoming 2026 Regular Session

Senate Floor Session-Day 19, March 4, 2026-AM

Wyoming Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Senate File 105, real estate brokers duties and disclosure amendments. Ayes 61, excused 1.
  • Senate File 126, Wyoming Ireland Trade Commission. Ayes 15, noes 37, excused 6, absent 4.
  • 11.520><c> Trade</c> Senate File 126, Wyoming Ireland Trade Senate File 126, Wyoming Ireland Trade Commission
  • 13.679><c> nos</c><01:13:14.239><c> 37,</c><01:13:14.960><c> excuse</c><01:13:15.600><c> six,</c> Commission
  • , eyes 15, nos 37, excuse six, Commission, eyes 15, nos 37, excuse six, absent<01:13:16.719><c> four.
NM

New Mexico 2025 Regular Session

IC - Investments and Pensions Oversight Aug 13th, 2025

Investments & Pensions Oversight Committee

Transcript Highlights:
  • I serve on 13 boards, councils, and commissions, which by statute, some of them I am allowed to have
  • King Junior Commission, we have a Treasurer who tries to make it to a lot of those meetings, but when
  • So, the bigger, larger boards, councils, and commissions that I know you've heard from today, some of
  • We have the broker-dealer list, which will align with that investment policy, and we've been working
  • or you want to have a conversation about anything within the office or the boards, councils, or commissions
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Judiciary Finance and Civil Law Committee 3/18/25

Judiciary Finance and Civil Law

Transcript Highlights:
  • It's similar to the historic, old-fashioned ways of community members brokered restoration together with
  • It's similar to the historic, old-fashioned ways of community members brokered restoration together with
  • It's similar to the historic, old-fashioned ways of community members brokered restoration together with
  • </c><01:43:09.159><c> restoration</c><01:43:09.880><c> together</c> members brokered restoration together
  • members brokered restoration together with<01:43:10.400><c> both</c><01:43:10.639><c> sides</c><01:43
NH
Transcript Highlights:
  • just another major tax to properties within whatever district boundaries are drawn by those power brokers
  • just another major tax to properties within whatever district boundaries are drawn by those power brokers
  • just another major tax to properties within whatever district boundaries are drawn by those power brokers
  • just another major tax to properties within whatever district boundaries are drawn by those power brokers
  • Properties within whatever district boundaries are drawn by those power brokers that can tax the heck
Summary: The committee heard testimony on HB 332, a bill to add protection and remediation of surface waters as a new authorized purpose for New Hampshire village districts. Prime sponsor Rep. Rosemary Rung said the bill is intended to give local voters in lake communities a voluntary tool to address cyanobacteria blooms and other water-quality problems through village districts, including the ability to raise revenue, adopt ordinances, and pursue treatments or watershed management measures. She emphasized that the proposal is meant to complement, not replace, state law and that any district action would still need to comply with existing permitting and environmental requirements. Supporters, including Andrea Laro of New Hampshire Lakes and Elizabeth Harper of the Lake Sunapee Protective Association, said the bill would help municipalities collaborate on lake protection when state resources are limited. They argued that local districts could bring subject-matter expertise, access grants and technical assistance, and respond more quickly to problems such as septic impacts, runoff, culvert repairs, and in-lake treatments. They also suggested clarifying the bill’s wording around “protection and remediation” to better define the scope of authorized activities. Opponents, including Steve Wolf and Chris Norwood of the New Hampshire Association of Realtors, argued that village districts can already be overly broad and sometimes expand beyond their original purposes. Wolf said existing town and state agencies already handle shoreline protection and warned that village districts can impose ongoing taxes and create governance problems. Norwood urged a study bill instead, citing concerns about the scope of village districts and examples where some districts have taken on planning and zoning powers beyond their original mission. No vote or final action on HB 332 was taken in the excerpt.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Committee on State and Local Government - 03/12/26

State and Local Government

Transcript Highlights:
  • And so now to move to another commission, it's been almost impossible to have a commission, task force
  • And so now to move to another commission, it's been almost impossible to have a commission, task force
  • And so now to move to another commission, it's been almost impossible to have a commission, task force
  • And so now to move to another commission, it's been almost impossible to have a commission, task force
  • So I don't think an advisory commission would be great.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Taxing digital ads 3/25/26

Minnesota House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • We are a labor union representing over 18,000 state workers across all agencies, boards, and commissions
  • of our 21 and a half thousand members who are independent contractor real estate salespersons and brokers
  • of our 21 and a half thousand members who are independent contractor real estate salespersons and brokers
NH

New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session

House Commerce and Consumer Affairs (01/21/2026)

Commerce and Consumer Affairs

Transcript Highlights:
  • I do know the insurance commission is working on this.
  • It's been a productive conversation with the insurance commission.
  • It's been a productive conversation with the insurance commission.
  • </c><03:33:20.960><c> or</c><03:33:21.279><c> that</c> to say the agent or the broker or that to say
  • the agent or the broker or that carrier<03:33:22.319><c> to</c><03:33:22.640><c> get</c><03:33:22.800
FL

Florida 2026 Regular Session

FL House Floor Session - 2026-03-09 (1:00PM Session)

Florida House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Chair Gillamardo here, we're at an undisclosed location with the Florida gaming commission.
  • I'm just going to say the gaming commission. We should get out of this damn thing.
  • So what this bill does, what preserving this exemption allows is that if the Public Service Commission
  • Because they're going to need to get commissioned appraisals under your bill.
  • Because they're going to need to get commissioned appraisals under your bill.
Summary: The House convened with prayer, a moment of silence for former Lee County Judge John Carlin, the Pledge of Allegiance, and recognition of Officer Cody Popple of the FSU Police Department for his actions during the April campus shooting. The Speaker also outlined the final week of session, noting the chamber had passed 253 House bills and 149 Senate bills to date, with budget negotiations still unresolved and the 2026-27 budget not expected to be completed that week. The special order report was adopted, setting the day’s calendar and debate times. The chamber then took up several Senate bills, mostly technical or open-government sunset review measures, and passed them with little or no opposition: SB 100, SB 104, and SB 102 on Florida statutes; SB 7006, SB 7014, SB 7002, SB 7012, SB 7024, SB 7016, SB 7026, SB 7008, SB 7000, and SB 7004 on public-records or meeting exemptions; and SB 7022 on public records related to exams. Members asked questions on a few of these bills, especially the exam-records bill and the military and gaming-related exemptions, but the measures generally advanced without amendment. Votes ranged from unanimous to modest opposition, with SB 7026 passing 106-3 and SB 7022 passing 101-8. The most substantial debate centered on SB 7040, which recreates the emergency preparedness and response trust fund in the Executive Office of the Governor. Rep. Eskamani offered an amendment to let the fund expire, arguing the money had been misused and that the Legislature should retain control over spending; several members supported her position, while others said the fund is needed for rapid disaster response. A strike-all amendment from Rep. Griffiths was adopted instead, adding accountability provisions and expanding the fund to cover man-made emergencies as well as natural disasters. The bill then passed 82-25. The House also passed CS/CS/SB 302 on coastal resiliency, CS/CS/SB 984 on firefighter cancer benefits, CS/SB 474 on military affairs, and SB 488 on Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles issues, with SB 488 still under amendment debate when the transcript ends.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
  • Mission Regional Medical Center, a hospital facility regulated by the Texas Health and Human Services Commission
  • children, and virtually no oversight of this multi-billion-dollar industry, the agencies and the brokers
  • Monitor state agencies that market and broker these arrangements to be sure they are in compliance with
  • the law, ...state agencies that market and broker these arrangements to be sure they are in compliance
NH

New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session

Senate Judiciary (03/19/2026)

Judiciary

Transcript Highlights:
  • Um, brokers are advised obviously to tell their agents to do all that stuff to make sure that it's a
  • Um, brokers are advised obviously to tell their agents to do all that stuff to make sure that it's a
  • Um, brokers are advised obviously to tell their agents to do all that stuff to make sure that it's a
Committee: Senate Judiciary
CA

California 2025-2026 Regular Session

Assembly Water, Parks, and Wildlife Committee Apr 23rd, 2026

Water, Parks and Wildlife

Transcript Highlights:
  • Beau Biller, on behalf of the Marine Recreation Association and the California Yacht Brokers Association
WY

Wyoming 2026 Regular Session

House Corporations, Elections & Political Subdivisions, February 25, 2026

Corporations, Elections & Political Subdivisions

Transcript Highlights:
  • This bill, Senate File 105, Real Estate Brokers Duties and Disclosure Amendments, is a narrow clarification
Bills: HB0002 , HB0022
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Senate Session (Part II) May 26th, 2025

Texas Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • The commission is required to submit a report of recommendations by November 1st.
  • The commission will be dissolved automatically on December 31st, 2026.
  • And this commission is not limited to prescribing only one type of traditional marriage, maybe?
  • House Bill 3284 relates to the creation of the Texas Commission on Marriage and Family.
  • Caption: House Bill 3284 relating to the creation of the Texas Commission on Marriage and Family.
Bills: SB731 , SB801 , SB867 , SB2082 , SB2717 , SB2919 , HB4 , HB26 , HB 103 , HB 108 , HB 117 , HB 126 , HB144 , HB145 , HB186 , HB201 , HB223 , HB229 , HB272 , HB493 , HB521 , HB551 , HB621 , HB700 , HB748 , HB 1106 , HB 1234 , HB1403 , HB1500 , HB1661 , HB2017 , HB2026 , HB2035 , HB2038 , HB2073 , HB2080 , HB2221 , HB2253 , HB2294 , HB2306 , HB2313 , HB2427 , HB2512 , HB2516 , HB2593 , HB2674 , HB2761 , HB2818 , HB2820 , HB2844 , HB2851 , HB2885 , HB3010 , HB3016 , HB3053 , HB3057 , HB3133 , HB3151 , HB3159 , HB3180 , HB3181 , HB3225 , HB3234 , HB3250 , HB3254 , HB3284 , HB3333 , HB3512 , HB3556 , HB3595 , HB3689 , HB3711 , HB3732 , HB3749 , HB3812 , HB3833 , HB3866 , HB3928 , HB3940 , HB3966 , HB4063 , HB4112 , HB4157 , HB4264 , HB4281 , HB4384 , HB4454 , HB4486 , HB4488 , HB4520 , HB4530 , HB4666 , HB4690 , HB4743 , HB4749 , HB4751 , HB4795 , HB4848 , HB4903 , HB5081 , HB5115 , HB5138 , HB5149 , HB5154 , HB5247 , HB5308 , HB5394 , HB5436 , HB5659 , HB5671 , HB5674 , HB5680 , HB5696 , HCR40 , HCR108 , HCR118 , SJR5 , SJR59 , SB4 , SB8 , SB9 , SB10 , SB12 , SB22 , SB23 , SB25 , SB27 , SB34 , SB36 , SB37 , SB38 , SB40 , SB261 , SB650 , SB777 , SB924 , SB1188 , SB1318 , SB1333 , SB1398 , SB1448 , SB1566 , SB1621 , SB1723 , SB1862 , SB2405 , SB2406 , SB2407 , SB3070 , SB1 , SB17 , SB21 , SB260 , SB379 , SB509 , SB1405 , SB1506 , SB1637 , SB1833 , SB2155 , SB2308 , HB300 , HB2525 , SJR36 , SJR50 , SJR63 , SCR12 , SCR39 , SB2023 , SB62 , SB666 , SB847 , SB284 , SB854 , SB810 , SB1505 , SB583 , SB507 , SB1434 , SB1772 , SB2016 , SB1122 , SB731 , SB397 , SB508 , SB1436 , SB287 , SB1882 , SB393 , SB1791 , SB209 , SB2429 , SB1085 , SB1975 , SB2717 , SB1262 , SB636 , SB2056 , SB884 , SB1200 , SB1845 , SB2458 , SB801 , SB3014 , SB3013 , SB758 , SB2797 , SB2076 , SB2876 , SB1640 , SB1449 , SB1181 , SB1234 , SB2926 , SB2841 , SB1528 , SB1854 , SB317 , SB1250 , SB2082 , SB1237 , SB2819 , SB629 , SB2608 , SB1602 , SB2009 , SB867 , SB640 , SB1698 , SB2680 , SB913 , SB1071 , 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108 , HB2306 , HB2017 , HB 1135 , HB144 , HB3689 , HB5308 , HB 101 , HB5666 , HB5677 , HB5682 , HB5680 , HB5658 , HB5696 , HB4144 , HB3159 , HB3254 , HB3866 , HB3010 , HB4520 , HB3642 , HB3928 , HB3815 , HB2686 , HB2012 , HB1960 , HB227 , HB654 , HB1690 , HB2128 , HB4158 , HB4530 , HB4630 , HB5659 , HB1523 , HB2078 , HB2427 , HB145 , HB1973 , HB3333 , HB3697 , HB3546 , HB3225 , HB3181 , HB3133 , HB3053 , HB2885 , HB2820 , HB2294 , HB2253 , HB1661 , HB1506 , HB 1234 , HB640 , HB621 , HB551 , HB521 , HB493 , HB272 , HB229 , HB223 , HB201 , HB186 , HB 119 , HB2080 , HB2818 , HB5394 , HB4795 , HB4466 , HB4454 , HB3940 , HB3749 , HB3151 , HB3284 , HB1403 , HB 1106 , HB2844 , HB2851 , HB1500 , HB4488 , HB4264 , HB4 , HB4170 , HB3909 , HB4081 , HB4145 , HB4157 , HB4281 , HB4285 , HB4463 , HB4749 , HB4995 , HB5081 , HB5115 , HB5138 , HB5624 , HB1449 , HB3711 , HB2598 , HB3629 , HB4361 , HB824 , HB1868 , HB4848 , HB2243 , HB40 , HB 117 , HB2313 , HB3686 , HB500 , HB3793 , HB 112 , HB 104 , HB 1056 , HB42 , HB4486 , HB3000 , HB 100 , HB2240 , HB718 , HB27 , HB4904 , HB4202 , HB2853 , HB5129 , HB5093 , HB4765 , HB4748 , HB4559 , HB4350 , HB4214 , HB3388 , HB3112 , HB5196 , HB4211 , HB3516 , HB3092 , HB4233 , HB4687 , HB705 , HB 1094 , HB2037 , HB3005 , HB3848 , HB 1105 , HB 121 , HB3372 , HB367 , HB783 , HB3336 , HB3441 , HB4449 , HB5616 , HB2407 , HB2854 , HB3425 , HB5294 , HB 1178 , HB4623 , HB14 , HB3963 , HB 1211 , HB5646 , HB5629 , HB3783 , HB4236 , HB46 , HB4638 , HB 1052 , HB4070 , HB5509 , HB5435 , HB4134 , HB3923 , HB3520 , HB3320 , HB2517 , HB2488 , HB5663 , HB2731 , HB3073 , HB2655 , HB2399 , HB541 , HB4099 , HB 111 , HB1532 , HB3483 , HB2963 , HB4580 , HB3748 , HB713 , HB632 , HB426 , HB4730 , HCR141 , HCR118 , HCR40 , HCR59 , HCR76 , HCR108 , HB26 , HB 108 , HB144 , HB145 , HB201 , HB272 , HB493 , HB551 , HB621 , HB700 , HB1500 , HB1661 , HB2017 , HB2038 , HB2073 , HB2080 , HB2221 , HB2253 , HB2294 , HB2306 , HB2313 , HB2427 , HB2516 , HB2593 , HB2761 , HB2818 , HB2844 , HB2851 , HB2885 , HB3010 , HB3016 , HB3133 , HB3151 , HB3159 , HB3254 , HB3284 , HB3595 , HB3689 , HB3711 , HB3866 , HB3928 , HB3940 , HB3966 , HB4063 , HB4112 , HB4264 , HB4281 , HB4384 , HB4454 , HB4486 , HB4488 , HB4520 , HB4530 , HB4666 , HB4743 , HB4749 , HB4751 , HB5081 , HB5308 , HB5394 , HB5659 , HB5671 , HB5680 , HB5696 , HB2674 , HB3556 , HB223 , HB1403 , HB3053 , HB5115 , HCR108 , HCR118 , SB20 , SB33 , SB75 , SB213 , SB269 , SB458 , SB528 , SB647 , SB648 , SB681 , SB740 , SB840 , SB843 , SB1061 , SB1120 , SB1121 , SB1150 , SB1202 , SB1253 , SB1423 , SB1535 , SB1574 , SB1709 , SB1789 , SB2037 , SB2078 , SB2268 , SB2544 , SB2570 , SB1198 , SB2601 , SB2778
NH

New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session

House Municipal and County Government (01/20/2026)

Municipal and County Government

Transcript Highlights:
  • Um, I know that NRPC, the regional planning commissions, tend to have housing reports that they do on
  • Commission, of which he was a founding member.
  • I've seen the conservation commission. I've seen various boards.
  • </c> What about historic district commissions What about historic district commissions which<03:10:56.319
  • And I have to say real estate broker.
US

US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session

US House Floor Proceedings (Wednesday, May 14, 2025)

US Federal House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Speaker, there was welcome news last week that President Trump is considering a presidential commission
  • According to a 2023 report from the Knight Commission, annual revenues across all FBS athletic programs
  • Trump is considering<00:07:46.000><c> a</c><00:07:46.240><c> presidential</c><00:07:46.720><c> commission
  • </c><00:07:47.199><c> on</c> considering a presidential commission on considering a presidential commission
  • , annual revenues across all Commission, annual revenues across all FB<00:08:56.800><c> athletic</c><
NH

New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session

House Children and Family Law (03/04/2025)

Transcript Highlights:
  • /c><01:25:50.159><c> what</c><01:25:50.440><c> courses</c><01:25:50.920><c> they</c> report to CE broker
  • what courses they report to CE broker what courses they took<01:25:51.639><c> and</c><01:25:52.119><
  • c> on</c><01:33:16.440><c> domestic</c><01:33:17.000><c> violence</c><01:33:17.719><c> that</c> commission
  • </c><01:34:28.960><c> I</c><01:34:29.119><c> attended</c> um the governor's commission I attended um
  • the governor's commission I attended some<01:34:29.719><c> of</c><01:34:29.960><c> those</c><01:34:30.800
Summary: The Children and Family Law Committee opened its March 4 meeting with procedural announcements, including a deadline for any Minority Report, notice that the committee would not meet the following Tuesday because of town meeting day, and a preview of its March 18 agenda. The chair said that meeting would include hearings and executive sessions on HB 518, requiring DHHS to provide a detailed annual report of DCF costs, and HB 775, directing DHHS to seek proposals for supervised visitation centers; HB 553 was also slated for executive session. The committee also heard an update on Representative Grossman’s son, who remained in the PICU at Mass General. The main hearing was on HB 493, which would require child abuse and neglect education for physicians, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants as a condition of licensure. Representative Alicia Gregg presented the bill and an amendment reducing the required training from two hours to one hour, saying the goal was to improve recognition of abuse and prevent both missed cases and false accusations. Cassandra Sanchez, the state Child Advocate, strongly supported the bill, describing a 2020 review of nine cases of non-ambulatory infants with serious injuries and later system mapping that identified gaps in medical recognition; she said the training should be part of existing continuing education hours and that voluntary uptake had been limited. Dr. Michael Matos of Wolfeboro Pediatrics also testified in support. Ben Bradley of the New Hampshire Hospital Association opposed legislating the requirement, saying hospitals already train staff and that the legislature should not single out one topic for statutory mandate when other reporting obligations are handled differently. In questioning, committee members asked whether the hour would be part of existing continuing education, whether hospitals already provide similar training, and whether the bill should be placed in the continuing medical education statute instead of child protection law. Bradley said hospital members already provide annual training and collaborate with proponents, but did not support putting the requirement in statute. Sanchez said the bill was intended to use one of the hours already required for training, though members noted that the bill text did not clearly say so. The committee also heard broader testimony about the Family Division of Circuit Court, including a proposal to create a subcommittee to study more difficult issues such as pre-trial counseling, evidentiary practices, and domestic violence-related cases, with the Speaker appointing members to that subcommittee.
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Appropriations and Budget Health Subcommittee Jan 22nd, 2026 at 09:30 am

A&B Health Subcommittee

Transcript Highlights:
  • We have partnered with Human Services and the Workforce Commission.
  • We're populating the in our conversations with the commission. We met just last week.
  • We're populating the in our conversations with the commission. We met just last week.
  • And when we talk about the Oklahoma Veterans Registry, but in partnership with Tax Commission Services
  • We have not signed a contract with the long-range capital planning commission or OMES for those funds