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WA
Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Agriculture & Natural Resources Feb 2nd, 2026 at 01:30 pm
Agriculture & Natural Resources
Transcript Highlights:
- of the agenda.
- of staff time.
- The annual consultation with the Department of Commerce at 40 hours of staff time. Thank you.
- Yeah, both of the top two. Did you say 45, 46? Yep. So the other two are ruled out of order.
- All in favor of the proposed substitute, my apologies. All in favor of the proposed substitute.
Bills:
SB5816 , SB5838 , SB5930 , SB5960 , SB5971 , SB6075 , SB6097 , SB6104 , SB6216 , SB6233 , SB6318 , SJM8015
Committee:
Senate Agriculture & Natural Resources
Keywords:
juice grapes, agriculture, commerce, state regulation, market access, tribal representation, natural resources, board of natural resources, environmental policy, community involvement, irrigation districts, director contracts, beneficial interests, transparency, governance, ungulate populations, wildlife management, habitat restoration, conservation, sustainability
WA
Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Early Learning & K-12 Education Jan 28th, 2026 at 10:30 am
Early Learning & K-12 Education
Transcript Highlights:
- and get that kind of done.
- members of the public.
- not do any of that.
- whim of the bureaucrats of OSPI fundamentally infringes on the rights and freedoms of every homeschool
- And some of them came out of the work session in December.
Committee:
Senate Early Learning & K-12 Education
Keywords:
public education, technology access, surplus hardware, digital divide, student resources, school district, public bidding, bid limits, procurement, public works, construction contracts, competitive bidding, lowest responsible bidder, small works roster, quotations, school purchasing, Washington-grown food, local food, inmate work programs, Department of Corrections
AZ
Transcript Highlights:
- out of state?
- can take advantage of these sort of... ...new schemes?
- Some of them are faith-based, some of them secular, some of them special-needs schools, that kind of
- the ease of liquidation of assets at a higher price.
- Line-of-duty death is not just the loss of a spouse.
Bills:
SB1042 , SB1043 , SB1044 , SB1135 , SB1136 , SB1142 , SB1180 , SB1221 , SB1252 , SB1254 , SCR1003
Committees:
Senate Finance , Senate Senate Finance Committee of Reference
Keywords:
public funds, virtual currency, bitcoin, investment, Arizona Strategic Digital Asset Reserve Act, state treasurer, retirement system, state payments, cryptocurrency, Arizona law, payment methods, government transactions, property tax, tax exemption, Arizona Revised Statutes, digital currency, workers' compensation, death benefits, burial costs, spousal compensation
IA
Committee:
Joint State Government
Keywords:
fraud recovery, public assistance, benefits, Department of Health and Human Services, Department of Homeland Security, debt collection, corrections, director, board of corrections, superintendents, rehabilitation programs, furloughs, real estate, violator facilities, dietitian, licensure compact, interstate practice, public access, healthcare, respiratory therapy
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Health Finance and Policy Committee 3/10/25
Health Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- of The Office of Jeremy duer director of The Office of addiction<00:24:24.880><c> and</c><00:24:25.200
- </c> many of the um uh the illicit much of many of the um uh the illicit much of the<00:32:18.919><c>
- <00:33:59.880><c> prevention</c> largest funer of um sub of um prevention largest funer of um sub of
- </c> of Human Services and the Department of of Human Services and the Department of Corrections<00:42
- of the office of Dylan Ferguson director of the office of emergency<01:32:53.199><c> medical</c><01:
Committee:
House Health Finance and Policy
Keywords:
HF696, rural EMS, ambulance, emergency medical services, uncompensated care, payment pool, rural health, Office of Emergency Medical Services, public safety answering point, PSAP, nontransport, unpaid ambulance calls, EMS reimbursement, rural ambulance provider, general fund appropriation, Minnesota health finance, specialized life support, metropolitan counties, emergency response funding, HF1429
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Elections Finance and Government Operations Committee 2/17/25
Elections Finance and Government Operations
Transcript Highlights:
- It sort of depends on the type of organization it is. Actually, see Mr.
- of to the point um of uh organ of<00:22:18.640><c> people</c><00:22:19.039><c> giving</c><00:22:19.320
- 22:25.199><c> for</c> allowing sort of of an exemption for allowing sort of of an exemption for them<
- </c> could look at some of that ISS some of could look at some of that ISS some of those<01:25:12.760
- of the of the discussion um all in favor of the of the amendment<01:32:25.159><c> say</c><01:32:25.520
Keywords:
campaign finance, state funding, political activity, nonprofits, government transparency, HF66, Minnesota second-degree murder, unintentional murder, protective order, order for protection, harassment restraining order, domestic violence, victim protection, cross-jurisdictional orders, out-of-state restraining order, tribal court order, Canadian protective order, public safety, criminal law, homicide
OK
Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session
Senate Legislative Session Feb 10th, 2026 at 01:30 pm
Oklahoma Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Members of the Senate, it is my honor to present Amandaisher for The Nurse of the Day, Amanda, has built
- Continued support of Oklahoma nurses serving as Nurse of the Day is sincerely appreciated and helps highlight
- He attended the University of Oklahoma College of Medicine, class of 1970.
- So, if all the pages for the second week of session would please come to the front of the chamber.
- My plans are to either attend the University of Vanderbilt or the University of Harding to pursue a degree
Bills:
SB1265 , SB1198 , SB2046 , SB1415 , SB1714 , SB1962 , SB26 , SB172 , SB260 , SB264 , SB1525 , SB1332 , SB1998 , SB1378 , SB1771 , SB1919 , SB2018 , SB1936 , SB1612 , SB1543 , SB1260 , SB1988 , SB1859 , SB2041 , SB1257 , SB1726 , SB1236 , SB1633 , SB1413 , SB1317 , SB1360 , SB1342 , SB1477 , SB1189 , SB1546 , SB1524 , SB1338 , SB1193 , SB1812 , SB1617 , SB1638 , SB504 , SB2072 , SB1283 , SB1216 , SB1655 , SB2011 , SB1643 , SB1446 , SB1256 , SB1258 , SB1441 , SB1224 , SB1448 , SB1496 , SB1597 , SB1621 , SB1827 , SB2066 , SB2104
Keywords:
municipal ordinances, local government, ordinance publication, posting requirement, public notice, municipal law, city ordinances, town ordinances, county government, newspaper publication, effective date, Oklahoma statutes, 11 O.S. 14-106, ordinance notice, government oversight, healthcare authority, property lien, county treasury, Oklahoma, municipalities
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Judiciary Finance and Civil Law Committee 3/24/26
Judiciary Finance and Civil Law
Transcript Highlights:
- And the first order of business is approval of the minutes.
- </c> the first of a couple of those we're the first of a couple of those we're going<00:59:01.920><c>
- </c> some of the responsibilities of other some of the responsibilities of other stakeholders.<01:15:
- </c> here that's part of the the coalition of here that's part of the the coalition of folks<01:28:20.440
- And in the process of of continuing.
Bills:
HF3951 , HF4005 , HF962 , HF4585 , HF3870 , HF4542 , HF3893 , HF4293 , HF4075 , HF4057 , HF3809
Committee:
House Judiciary Finance and Civil Law
Keywords:
submetered utility service, tenant rights, digital payment, eviction protection, housing policy, biometric data, consent, data protection, civil penalties, privacy laws, HF4585, Minnesota, harassment restraining order, HRO, restraining order, temporary restraining order, petitioner notice, service of process, law enforcement notification, sheriff
OK
Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session
Education Oversight REVISED: HB1937 - Added Mar 4th, 2026 at 09:00 am
Education Oversight
Transcript Highlights:
- Representative Hasbe asks if it is the intent of this legislation to have any discussion of how to disarm
- Certainly, neither one of us would want to do something that would allow the type of abuses that this
- Chair Would you agree, Representative, that some of the concerns by myself and some of the other members
- We've had lots of conversations, and we've been involved in lots of meetings.
- It's been a labor of love, I guess. Committee, it's been a labor of love, I guess.
Committee:
House Education Oversight
Keywords:
HB1937, Oklahoma schools, student communications, electronic communication, digital communication, parent notification, legal guardian, school personnel, teachers, coaches, administrators, charter schools, public schools, administrative leave, corroborated report, investigation, employee file, discipline, termination, school board
AZ
Arizona 2026 Regular Session
02/18/2026 - Senate Regulatory Affairs and Government Efficiency
Regulatory Affairs and Government Efficiency
Transcript Highlights:
- of system.
- of system.
- of system.
- of Representatives, and the Secretary of State.
- terms of We may have some sort of operational questions or issues just in terms of the mechanics of these
Bills:
SB1176 , SB1186 , SB1235 , SB1286 , SB1446 , SB1458 , SB1515 , SB1616 , SB1641 , SB1668 , SB1670 , SB1678 , SB1747 , SB1787
Keywords:
stormwater, water storage, replenishment credits, groundwater, aquifer, Arizona Revised Statutes, disclosure, state contracts, procurement records, donations, transparency, EMS, reciprocity, interstate compact, paramedics, emergency medical technicians, licensure, public safety, military personnel, veterinary telemedicine
WA
Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Health Care & Wellness Jan 30th, 2026 at 08:00 am
Health Care & Wellness
Transcript Highlights:
- Existing Department of Health rules govern the issuance of a certificate of need for elective PCIs performed
- of this.
- of experience in the areas of both sterile and non-sterile compounding.
- Dictation of the certificate of analysis content demands...
- The amendment gives the Department of Health a little bit of flexibility.
Committee:
House Health Care & Wellness
Keywords:
healthcare, patients, cardiovascular procedures, outpatient services, surgical facilities, HB2613, compounded medications, compounded drugs, pharmacy compounding, bulk drug substances, active pharmaceutical ingredients, API, drug safety, patient safety, pharmacy license, Washington pharmacy law, RCW 18.64, Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, FDA, pharmaceutical compounding
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- I will call today's meeting of the Ways and Means Committee in order for April 28th, 2025.
- I will now make a series of motions to get us through this general procedure.
- </c> All those in favor of in favor of that All those in favor of in favor of that motion<00:02:16.319
- All those in favor of that motion 3045.
- All those in the will of the committee.
Committee:
House Ways and Means
Keywords:
omnibus, state government, local government, elections, campaign finance, voter registration, absentee voting, election administration, electronic rosters, lobbying, lobbyist disclosure, state budget, appropriations, biennial budget, Minnesota Secretary of State, Minnesota Management and Budget, state personnel, civil service, affirmative action, disability employment
AL
Alabama 2025 Regular Session
Alabama House Ways and Means General Fund Committee Apr 16th, 2025
Ways and Means General Fund
Transcript Highlights:
- And just for the committee, if I might, there's been a lot of concern about portions of this piece of
- Members of the ... ...Thank you, Chairman. Members of the committee. Thank you.
- of crypto.
- You know, that obviously takes substantial reworking of some of these things. Yeah.
- crypto assets of some sort.
Committee:
House Ways and Means General Fund
Keywords:
firefighter benefits, occupational disease, line of duty, disability pension, death benefits, retirement benefits, hypertension, heart disease, respiratory disease, cancer presumption, HIV, hepatitis, municipal firefighters, state firefighters, fire districts, workers' compensation, public safety employees, post-retirement benefits, benefit eligibility cutoff, occupational illness
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- </c> lot of um self-esteem issues and kind of lot of um self-esteem issues and kind of you<00:14:19.079
- :49.320><c> the</c> individuals much of the work of the individuals much of the work of the council<00
- </c><00:19:41.159><c> we</c><00:19:41.280><c> are</c> of any of the participants we are of any of the
- 00:34:17.520><c> conversations</c> with a lot of um a lot of conversations with a lot of um a lot of
- in</c> perspectives of people of color in perspectives of people of color in Minnesota<01:13:51.719><
Committee:
House Education Finance
Keywords:
HF1966, Minnesota Association of Alternative Programs, STARS program, alternative education, alternative programs, education finance, general fund appropriation, student support services, career readiness, employment skills, academic skills, social skills, student conferences, training grants, Minnesota Department of Education, specialized education, at-risk students, nontraditional education, HF54, Silver Lake
TX
Committee:
House Public Education
Keywords:
parental rights, public education, Texas Education Agency, TEA inspector general, school grievance process, student records, teacher certification, human sexuality instruction, parental consent, library materials, school transparency, educator misconduct, child abuse reporting, neglect reporting, school safety, charter schools, district of innovation, home school, private school, open-enrollment charter school
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Judiciary Finance and Civil Law Committee 3/20/25
Judiciary Finance and Civil Law
Transcript Highlights:
- </c><00:15:54.360><c> conversation</c> part of of of our opioid conversation part of of of our opioid
- of interest or a form of a conflict of interest or a form of a kickback<00:27:06.880><c> from</c><00
- A2</c> those in favor of adoption of the A2 those in favor of adoption of the A2 Amendment<00:36:34.920
- ><c> at</c> other uh type type of of um programs at other uh type type of of um programs at the<00:53
- </c> of money and and are doing a lot of of money and and are doing a lot of things<00:57:56.319><c>
Committee:
House Judiciary Finance and Civil Law
Keywords:
nonopioid directive, opioid refusal, opioid-free care, pain management, health care directive, advance directive, patient autonomy, informed consent, substance use disorder, opioid epidemic, prescriber immunity, provider liability, emergency medical services, EMS, health record, Minnesota Department of Health, health care agent, medical power of attorney, Metropolitan Council, Minnesota government data practices
AL
Alabama 2025 Regular Session
Alabama House Military and Veterans Affairs Committee Feb 26th, 2025
Military and Veterans Affairs
Transcript Highlights:
- Boundaries of some type of management, okay, we understand that there are pockets of veterans out there
- of...
- So, right in the middle of that wall, this is a collage of images of Alabamians from all... ...images
- pieces of the original teak deck of the USS Alabama.
- Documenting Alabamian service is a foundational part of the mission of the Department of Archives and
Committee:
House Military and Veterans Affairs
Keywords:
veterans affairs, Alabama Department of Veterans Affairs, State Board of Veterans Affairs, commissioner, Governor appointment, oversight board, veterans services, veterans benefits, state veterans homes, veterans cemeteries, Alabama Veterans Home Trust Fund, veteran service officers, district managers, assistant commissioners, county veterans offices, military veterans, disabled veterans, elderly veterans, veterans organizations, American Legion
IA
Committee:
Joint Judiciary
Keywords:
distracted driving, hands-free driving, voice-activated, cell phone use while driving, mobile phone, electronic communication device, texting while driving, driving safety, reckless driving, traffic law, motor vehicle code, Iowa Code Chapter 321, preemption, local ordinance, hands-free mode, Bluetooth, navigation system, public safety exemption, emergency vehicle, commercial driver
HI
Transcript Highlights:
- Kurt Lager, Chief of the Honolulu Ocean Safety Department of the City and County of Honolulu.
- </c> chain of survival. chain of survival.
- Hello, uh, this is Garrett Hall, on behalf of the Department of Health, the State Chief of Emergency
- </c> chance of survival. chance of survival.
- Next up, Sherry Menor, President and CEO of the Chamber of Commerce of Hawaii, in support.
Bills:
HCR112
Committee:
House Labor
Keywords:
HCR112, House Concurrent Resolution, DHRD, Department of Human Resources Development, civil service, classification system, compensation system, salary study, pay scale, job classification, position classification, state workforce, vacancy rate, hard-to-fill positions, labor shortage, recruitment, retention, public employees, state agencies, labor organizations
NM
Transcript Highlights:
- I am the shared director of the state of New Mexico.
- So a vote in support of Teresa Padilla is a vote in favor of the state of New Mexico and the people that
- of Health.
- of hands.
- Met many of the people involved in the bill, many of our voices, the voices of pain, the voices of absence
Committees:
Senate Senate Rules , Senate House Rules & Order Of Business
Keywords:
land grant, Las Vegas, governance, self-governance, judicial management, forced sterilization, coerced sterilization, Indigenous women, Native American women, women of color, reproductive justice, reproductive sovereignty, truth and reconciliation commission, memorial, trauma-informed care, reparative justice, human rights, bodily autonomy, Indian Health Service, Indian affairs