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Transcript Highlights:
  • From 2010 to 2020, emergency visits for self-harm rose by 188% for teenage girls and 48% for teenage
  • Similarly, while 17-year-olds can enlist in the military with parental... consent, this measure lacks
  • Constitutional challenges have emerged in federal courts in Arkansas and Ohio.
  • It also requires libraries to implement age verification measures to prevent minors from checking out
  • written testimony, which you should have or it's being passed out, include age verification. ...measures
TX

Texas 89th Regular

State Affairs (Part II) May 15th, 2025

State Affairs

Transcript Highlights:
  • From 2010 to 2020, emergency visits for self-harm rose by 188% for teenage girls and 48% for teenage
  • Similarly, while the 17-year-olds can enlist in the military with parental consent, this measure lacks
  • Also requires libraries to implement age verification measures to prevent minors from checking out sexually
  • Also requires libraries to implement age verification measures to prevent minors from checking out sexually
  • read in my written testimony, which you should have, or it's being passed out, are age-verification measures
Summary: The committee took up House Bill 186, which would require social media platforms to verify users are 18 or older before allowing account creation. Invited witnesses in support, including Mary Elizabeth Castle and David Dunmoyer, argued the bill would protect children from harmful algorithms, addictive design, bullying, sexual exploitation, and mental health harms, and emphasized parental rights and the idea that minors should not enter binding contracts with platforms. Committee members questioned them about how algorithms work, whether parents could realistically monitor content, and whether the bill would still allow educational use; the witnesses said the bill was narrowly aimed at harmful social media use and not educational content. Public testimony on HB 186 was largely in opposition, though several student witnesses said they supported the bill’s goals but wanted the age lowered to 16 or the bill amended to allow parental consent or joint accounts. Opponents argued the bill would be ineffective because teens could bypass age checks, would cut off access to educational tools, school communications, recruiting and NIL opportunities, and would burden free speech and privacy. Some witnesses also said social media helps teens with mental health, community, and creative or professional opportunities, while others warned the bill could disproportionately harm disabled and marginalized users. After public testimony closed, HB 186 was left pending. The committee then heard House Bill 5138, which Chairman Hughes said would respond to a court ruling limiting the Attorney General’s authority to prosecute election crimes unless invited by local prosecutors by changing the statute to require AG prosecution. Public testimony on HB 5138 was brief and opposed by at least one witness who argued it would further erode local control and expand state preemption. The bill was left pending after testimony. Finally, the committee heard House Bill 3225, a library bill aimed at keeping sexually explicit books and materials out of children’s sections in municipal libraries and requiring age verification for checkout, including digital access, with parental consent and other revisions added in the House. Supporters said the bill would protect children from explicit material and keep such content in adult sections, while opponents argued it would amount to censorship, be costly and difficult to implement, and could be used to target LGBTQ+ or other marginalized content. Library workers, parents, students, and advocates testified that existing library sections already separate age-appropriate materials and that the bill could reduce access to books, burden libraries, and infringe on parental choice and free expression.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Pensions, Investments & Financial Services May 5th, 2025

Pensions, Investments & Financial Services

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  • The establishment of a priority is about getting the developer to qualify under those priority measurements
  • intent is to enhance the financial capabilities of this district in managing water-related issues. emergency
  • But in the case of an emergency, if an act of God were to come, the recovery for making repairs to those
  • Inouye had mentioned that our district has about a two million dollar... the emergency fund, but I believe
Bills: HB1342 , HB2889 , HB3002 , HB3254 , HB4820 , HJR40 , HJR40
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Elections Apr 3rd, 2025

Elections

Transcript Highlights:
  • Secretary of State treat a situation that this bill doesn't address that's an emergency?
  • We can help them work through those emergency situations. We often do on election night.
  • So what we try to do is we try to work with different counties to help them resolve emergency issues
  • I don't know what new emerging technology is going to come out.
  • We're already moving towards that direction with this emerging technology.
Committee: House Elections
AL

Alabama 2025 Regular Session

Alabama House Apr 1st, 2025

Alabama House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • House Bill 130 is a strictly a cost-saving measure. It strictly a cost-saving measure.
  • . over here to the outpatient emergency. over here to the outpatient emergency.
  • Emerging it. It's okay. So the Emerging it. It's okay. So the Emerging it. It's okay.
  • This bill would authorize emergency medical service authorize emergency medical service authorize emergency
  • to emergency medical service personnel to provide emergency medical care to a provide emergency medical
Bills: HJR 4 , HJR 6 , HB 195 , HB 13 , HB 143 , HB 135
TX

Texas 89th Regular

89th Legislative Session Apr 1st, 2025

Texas House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • "This bill proposes measures that ensure that all citizens have access to affordable healthcare options
  • We'll never touch your wealth, not even in an emergency.
  • All disciplines of first responders and emergency responders.
  • So, but the Open Meetings Act allows for emergency...
  • infrastructure emergency response grant program for the Committee on State Affairs.
Bills: HJR4 , HJR6 , HB195 , HB 13 , HB143 , HB135
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Senate Legislative Session May 4th, 2026 at 01:30 pm

Oklahoma Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • If you favor the measure, you vote aye. If you oppose the measure, vote nay. Clerk, open the roll.
  • If you favor the measure, you vote aye. If you oppose the measure, vote nay. Clerk, open the roll.
  • I declare House Bill 436 to have passed as an emergency measure. Mr. Leader, Mr.
  • I declare House Bill 4338 to have passed as an emergency measure. Mr. Leader, Mr.
  • If you favor the measure, you vote aye. You oppose the measure, vote nay.
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Senate Legislative Session May 4th, 2026

Oklahoma Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Seeing no changes, I declare Senate Bill 201 to advance as an emergency measure. Mr. Leader, Mr.
  • Seeing no changes, I declare Senate Bill 1379 to have passed as an emergency measure. Mr.
  • I declare the measure to have passed as an emergency. Mr. Leader, Mr.
  • Passed as an emergency measure. Mr. Leader. Mr.
  • House Bill 2749 has passed as an emergency measure. Mr. Leader. Mr.
Summary: The Senate convened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, and a special family recitation of the Declaration of Independence by Senator Hamilton’s children. The chamber then adopted SR 28, recognizing May as Alpha-Gal Awareness and Prevention Month in Oklahoma and encouraging awareness, prevention, and research on alpha-gal syndrome, a tick-borne allergic condition. Senator Seifried also introduced constituents affected by alpha-gal. Later, the Senate heard a gallery introduction from advocates for victims of impaired driving, highlighting the toll of DUI-related crashes in Oklahoma. The Senate then took up several House amendments and final-passage votes on bills. SB 201, clarifying that a teacher pay raise applies to certified classroom teachers, passed 47-0 and was advanced as an emergency. SB 1379, SB 1525, SB 1966, SB 2112, and SB 2170 also passed after adoption of House amendments, with SB 1525 and SB 1379 advanced as emergency measures. SB 1525 raised the threshold for contracting to host a conference from $25,000 to $75,000, and SB 1966 served as the annual omnibus highway, memorial highway, and bridge designation bill. Among the House bills considered, HB 3262 increased the sheriff fee for service of process from $50 to $100 and passed 37-8. HB 3265 allowed a psychologist to make PTSD determinations for the Oklahoma Police Pension and Retirement System and passed 47-0. HB 3781, a major insurance modernization bill changing rate-filing procedures for homeowners insurance and expanding the insurance commissioner’s review authority, passed 39-6 after extended debate over transparency, regulation, and market impact. HB 3040 expanded sex-offender loitering restrictions around businesses serving minors and passed 40-4, while HB 3076 authorized alternative teacher certification providers under OEQA oversight and passed 38-6 as an emergency measure. The chamber also passed HB 3369, a deregulation and efficiency bill affecting fire suppression and LP gas inspections, HB 2749, which shifted an intergenerational education program toward a Medicaid state plan amendment, HB 3982 on fleet vehicle titling, HB 3462 creating a shorter residential-only plumbing licensure pathway, HB 3465 extending the Oklahoma Emission Reduction Technology Rebate Program to 2029, HB 3521 modernizing money transmission law, HB 3796 as an Oklahoma Insurance Department omnibus bill, HB 3800 as a roofing-industry cleanup bill, and HB 4095 modernizing the 211 hotline advisory council. Several of these measures drew debate over regulation, workforce needs, public safety, or fiscal and policy impacts, but all of the listed bills ultimately passed by recorded vote.
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

JHA Info Briefing - Tue Feb 17, 2026 @ 2:00 PM HST

Hawaii House Floor Meeting

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  • are doing these youth campaigns, we don't know how effective they are, and we are going to try to measure
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  • And out of the six, five of the participants had a measurable amount using a SOXA oral fluid tester,
  • They then realized that they had consumed more and then had noticeable signs of impairment. a measurable
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

House Chamber - Tue Feb 17, 2026, 12:00PM HST - Day 16

Hawaii House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • This measure increases taxes in our state.
  • This measure increases taxes &gt;&gt; Thank you.
  • This measure moves us in that direction while preserving accountability.
  • For those reasons, I urge my colleagues to support this measure.
  • This measure moves us strong governance.
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Health and Human Services REVISED Apr 13th, 2026 at 02:00 pm

Health and Human Services

Transcript Highlights:
  • director of the training faculty physician and chairman of the department of Family Practice and emergency
  • This measure primarily affects professional regulation enforcement activity of certain medical boards
  • The measure is not anticipated to have a physical impact on the state budget or appropriations.
  • The Oklahoma State Department of Health has confirmed they will be able to absorb the cost of this measure
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Health and Human Services REVISED Apr 13th, 2026

Health and Human Services

Transcript Highlights:
  • director, the training faculty physician, and chairman of the Department of Family Practice and Emergency
  • This measure primarily affects professional regulation enforcement activity of certain medical boards
  • Therefore, the measure is not anticipated to have a fiscal impact on the state budget or appropriations
  • the Oklahoma State Department of Health has confirmed they will be able to absorb the cost of this measure
  • the Oklahoma State Department of Health has confirmed they will be able to absorb the cost of this measure
Summary: The Senate Health and Human Services Committee first considered three executive nominations. Shonda Lasseter was reappointed to the State Board of Pharmacy, with discussion focused on pharmacy staffing shortages, PBMs, and broader health care workforce challenges; she was advanced 11-0. Dr. Lane Sabara was renominated to the Health Care Workforce Training Commission, where members discussed rural physician shortages and training pipelines; he was advanced 12-0. Dr. Paul Wright was nominated to fill an unexpired term on the same commission and was advanced 12-0 after questions about his availability and experience supporting rural medicine. The committee then heard several health-related bills. HB 3767, which adds 14 chemicals used to enhance fentanyl to Oklahoma’s controlled substances schedules, advanced 10-0. HB 3934, a dentistry workforce and cleanup bill updating insurance-claim and billing language, advanced 11-0. HB 4199, creating a three-year tri-share workforce pilot program for the Department of Commerce, was amended to change eligibility language and then advanced 9-2. HB 2947, allowing supervised behavioral health interns to bill Medicaid, advanced 10-1. HB 3834, authorizing the Department of Health to begin stage-one clinical trials for ibogaine and creating a revolving fund for that purpose, drew extensive testimony about veteran and first responder treatment, safety, funding, and state liability, and advanced 10-2. Additional measures also moved forward. HB 4302, after amendment, advanced 12-0 on a juvenile oversight reporting and law enforcement notification issue. Committee member bills included HB 495, reinstating the 211 Collaborative advisory council, which advanced 11-0; HB 3287, requiring domestic violence and human trafficking signage in health facilities, which advanced 11-0; HB 3649, allowing the Mental Health Department to sell underused property and keep the proceeds in its trust, which advanced 12-0 after amendment; HB 4430, clarifying malpractice coverage for APRNs and PAs at state facilities, which advanced 12-0; HB 2059, creating a mechanism to reimburse medication costs for incarcerated people in county and municipal jails, which advanced 12-0 after questions about continuity of care; and HB 3647, creating an all-payer claims database and transparency board, which advanced 10-2. The committee adjourned after announcing another meeting the following week.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Ways & Means May 5th, 2025

Ways & Means

Transcript Highlights:
  • legislature's persistent efforts to prioritize Texas taxpayers by cutting taxes, both through this measure
  • ESDs provide critical fire services... ...protection and emergency medical services across the state,
  • Emergency Service Districts (ESDs) operate on lean budgets, especially when compared to municipalities
  • House Bill 485 provides ESDs with a modest but meaningful tool to fund emergency service needs without
  • You're here on behalf of SAFE-D, the Texas State Association of Fire and Emergency Districts, and you're
Committee: House Ways & Means
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Public Education Apr 29th, 2025

Public Education

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  • . emergency.
  • current year-over-year. growth measured from one test on one day.
  • To measure academic progress with integrity, we must use criterion reference assessments, measuring TEEX
  • measured, gets done or fixed.
  • The shift in measuring what matters. has been commendable.
TX

Texas 89th 2nd C.S.

State Affairs Apr 14th, 2025

State Affairs

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  • Members, uh, the committee substitute to House Bill 4581 improves our ability to respond to emergencies
  • The bill allows transmission and distribution utilities to lease temporary emergency energy facilities
  • What it's like to go into an emergency room and have to decide if I tell this doctor that I'm trans,
  • I went to school to learn the intricacies of how to treat patients in emergent settings.
  • I'm a nonviolent emergency medicine physician practicing for 25 years in diverse settings, including
Committee: House State Affairs