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AL
Alabama 2026 Regular Session
Alabama House Economic Development and Tourism Committee Mar 17th, 2026
Economic Development and Tourism
Transcript Highlights:
- But once that property building comes in service, the non-educational state taxes will no longer be abated
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Committee:
House Economic Development and Tourism
WA
Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session
House State Government & Tribal Relations Mar 3rd, 2026 at 08:30 am
State Government & Tribal Relations
Transcript Highlights:
- in 2018, and that has been very helpful to give us some leeway to go out and contract for those services
- I manage the customer service and outreach at the Public Disclosure Commission.
- We're a small agency, obviously, so we have three customer service specialists and then four program
- When a customer reports a challenge with our reporting application to our customer service specialists
- And so the way we deliver technology services really is built on four pillars.
Committee:
House State Government & Tribal Relations
WA
Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session
House State Government & Tribal Relations Mar 3rd, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- in 2018, and that has been very helpful to give us some leeway to go out and contract for those services
- I manage the customer service and outreach at the Public Disclosure Commission.
- This isn't a large team; we're a small agency, obviously, so we have three customer service specialists
- When a customer reports a challenge with our reporting application to our customer service specialists
- And so the way we deliver technology services really is built on four pillars.
Summary:
The House State Government & Tribal Relations Committee held a work session with the Public Disclosure Commission (PDC) focused on campaign and candidate disclosure, customer support, training, and technology improvements. PDC staff described the agency’s mission, its citizen-initiative origins, and efforts to make filing and public access easier through a redesigned website, virtual trainings, recorded tutorials, newsletters, and outreach to filers, auditors, parties, and local jurisdictions. They reported heavy customer-service activity in fiscal year 2025, including thousands of email and phone inquiries, and emphasized same-day assistance, proactive reminders, and hands-on help for first-time and complex filers.
The CIO outlined the agency’s technology approach, including guided filing workflows, accessibility features, mobile-friendly applications, built-in help prompts, and continuous improvement timed to filing cycles. He highlighted recent changes such as warnings when a contribution may affect reporting periods, improved mini-reporting guidance, and the transition from Secure Access Washington to login.gov/WA.gov, which the agency is working on early to avoid disrupting filers. He also noted that system changes go through controlled review and that the agency is beginning to use AI agents in code review.
Members asked about whether the PDC’s requirements discourage candidates, accessibility issues, treasurer support, donation limits for entities, and the role of AI. PDC staff said candidate numbers have grown, especially in local election years, and that the agency tries to keep filing manageable through direct assistance, discontinuation options, and mini-reporting for small campaigns. They said treasurer training is an important and growing part of their work, with more online and lunch-and-learn offerings, and that they are considering a treasurer-specific class. No votes or formal committee actions were taken; the meeting adjourned after questions due to floor action.
AZ
Transcript Highlights:
- Referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services.
- President Pro Tem, Health and Human Services will meet tomorrow morning, Thursday, February 19th, at
- President Pro Tem, Health and Human Services will meet tomorrow morning, Thursday, February 19th, at
- Though traditions may differ, the values at their heart are deeply similar: faith, sacrifice, service
- Though traditions may differ, the values at their heart are deeply similar: faith, sacrifice, service
ND
North Dakota 2026 1st Special Session
Senate Floor Session Jan 22nd, 2026 at 08:30 am
North Dakota Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- , a bill for an act to provide appropriations to the Information Technology Department and Public Service
- increasingly in our digital age, we know that folks with disabilities seek to access government services
- The second request is from the North Dakota Public Service Commission.
- But another part of that is we have the Public Service Commission that's really willing to advocate on
- And our North Dakota Public Service Commission is always making sure that the costs that are allocated
Keywords:
SB 2401, North Dakota, Century Code, occupational therapy, occupational therapy board, criminal history record check, background check, licensee investigation, physician continuing education, medical license renewal, nutrition education, metabolic health, chronic disease prevention, health occupation boards, medical board, licensure fee, audit response, disciplinary action, Title 43, board of medicine
Summary:
The Senate convened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, and a quorum present. It adopted the procedural employment committee report naming Senate staff for the special session. The chamber then took up several health-care and appropriations measures, first adopting amendments to Senate Bills 2401, 2402, and 2403 before moving them to final passage.
Senate Bill 2401 passed 44-2 and requires physicians to complete at least one hour of continuing education in nutrition and metabolic health, part of a broader rural health care package. Senate Bill 2402 passed 46-0 after major amendments negotiated between the medical and pharmacy boards; as amended, it expands pharmacists’ prescriptive authority and therapeutic substitution in limited areas while excluding categories such as antidepressants, antipsychotics, chemotherapy agents, Schedule II drugs, biological products, and narrow therapeutic index drugs. Supporters said it would improve rural access and help secure rural health transformation funding, while questions focused on how pharmacist competence would be measured and enforced.
Senate Bill 2403, also passed 46-0, creates a short-term medical facility emergency operating loan program through the Bank of North Dakota, reduced by amendment from $10 million to $5 million, to help a financially distressed rural hospital. Senators discussed the hospital’s mismanagement, the need for a bridge loan, and safeguards including a limited application window and expiration in 2027. Senate Bill 2404 passed 46-0 and provides supplemental appropriations to the Information Technology Department for ADA-related website accessibility compliance and to the Public Service Commission for additional legal costs in federal energy-rate litigation. The Senate then made announcements about a Highway Patrol safety presentation and filing deadlines, excused an absent member, and adjourned until the next morning.
ID
Transcript Highlights:
- had finished my undergraduate work, they put me in a uniform, and I spent the next 21 years in the service
- Thank you for your service to Idaho." "I move. Can I do that? We'll approve him.
- Thank you for your contribution and your service.
- Thank you for your contribution and your service.
- During college, I received the Harry Truman Scholarship for Public Service, and so moved to D.C.
Committee:
Senate Education
Summary:
The Senate Education Committee heard gubernatorial appointment testimony from Pete Kohler for the State Board of Education and Jennifer White for Executive Director of the Office of the State Board of Education. Kohler described a long career in the military and Idaho education, including work as a teacher, principal, superintendent, State Department of Education chief of staff, and service on several state committees and commissions. In response to questions, he emphasized early reading mastery, stronger math and financial literacy, expanded career and technical education, more flexible high school pathways, and a focus on helping students become capable thinkers and resilient adults. He also discussed a major financial crisis he managed as Nampa superintendent, saying he stabilized the district without layoffs and worked openly with staff, unions, and the public. Committee members expressed support, but the appointment vote was deferred to the next meeting.
White introduced her family and outlined her background in Idaho, law, and higher education, including work in state government, private practice, Boise State University, and government relations. Senators praised her professionalism and performance under questioning in prior budget hearings, and no concerns were raised. As with Kohler, the committee said the confirmation vote would be taken the following day.
The committee also considered RS 32954C1, introduced by Senator Cook, which would direct the state to develop guidelines for artificial intelligence in education. Cook said the proposal was meant to help students learn about AI while adding guardrails, similar to how schools adapted to calculators, computers, and the internet. The committee moved RS 32954 to print, and the motion passed unanimously.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Minnesota House passes capital investment general obligation bonding bill, HF 18 6/9/25
Minnesota House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- bit of a dance, uh, in that $55 million is in the bonding bill, but $20 million is in the human services
- Uh, for those that aren't familiar or don't maybe don't serve on the human services committee, people
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MN
Transcript Highlights:
- for Senate File 3407 was completed by the departments of labor and industry, commerce, and human services
- Um, and finally for DHS, the bill makes technical changes to describe direct support services but doesn't
- labor and industry, commerce,<00:02:19.040><c> and</c><00:02:19.280><c> human</c><00:02:19.800><c> services
- </c><00:02:20.800><c> and</c> commerce, and human services and commerce, and human services and estimates
- but doesn't impact the support services but doesn't impact the work<00:03:28.159><c> of</c><00:03:28.319
Bills:
SF1832
Committee:
Senate Finance
Keywords:
economic development, small business, workforce training, grants, entrepreneurship, equity, community support, 1187, senate, all
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- Now, in my eighth year of judicial service, I preside over criminal misdemeanors, family law programs
- Thank you for your service to Texas. Thank you, Judge. Senator Perry? Madam Chair, thank you.
- daily lives, and for those of us that serve on the bench, the best way to do that is through our service
- and also by reaching out to all others that share our service.
- Roger Harris, President of the Textile Rental Services Association, you're recognized.
Committee:
Senate Finance
Keywords:
hydraulic fracturing, sales tax exemption, oil and gas, environmental impact, water reuse, justice, judicial council, centers of excellence, court operations, recognition program, franchise tax, retail trade, tax classification, business regulation, economic impact, SB 2873, Texas Tax Code, electronic filing, e-filing, tax reports
TX
Texas 89th 2nd C.S.
Appropriations - S/C on Articles VI, VII, & VIII Feb 26th, 2025
Appropriations - S/C on Articles VI, VII, & VIII
Transcript Highlights:
- Moving on to item three, data center services.
- million in general revenue for the upcoming biennium to align agency funding for shared technology service
- This ensures Texans have the reliable services they deserve and keeps our state's economy humming.
- So that's siding of transmission lines or service area boundaries for water utilities, OK.
- Of our ancillary service costs in 2023, I think it was close to a billion dollars in cost on that.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Confronting Fraud, Waste and Abuse Jan 27th, 2025
Minnesota Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- not just the fact that we've lost money; we have hurt people in our communities who needed those services
- And when we go to try to fund services like that in the future, if people can't trust us with those dollars
- c> when</c><00:03:18.440><c> we</c><00:03:18.560><c> go</c><00:03:18.680><c> to</c> needed those services
- and when we go to needed those services and when we go to try<00:03:19.000><c> to</c><00:03:19.120><
- ><c> in</c><00:03:20.480><c> the</c> try to fund services like that in the try to fund services like
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Floor Session Jun 8th, 2026
California Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Larry was an inspirational example of what public service is meant to be, working on an individual scale
- The love that he had for our community and the service, commitment, and camaraderie that he invested
- the Air National Guard, and that experience reflected his strong sense of duty and commitment to service
- David Sandell, who passed away in November of last year, as a fellow educator whose life embodied service
- His commitment to education, his service in the National Guard, and his devotion to family leave a legacy
OK
Transcript Highlights:
- I believe there is a definition of an education service entity that would qualify.
- Let's see, eligible lending institution, education service, linked deposit.
- I read it that the nonprofit would have to be an education service entity, and this link program would
- Thank you for the question, but It is a non-education service entity nonprofit.
- Is there a reason those wouldn't count towards educational service entities.
Committee:
Senate Revenue and Taxation
Keywords:
education funding, linked deposits, education infrastructure, charter schools, nonprofit organizations, Oklahoma Education Infrastructure Program, HB1242, cervidae, deer, elk, sales tax exemption, agricultural exemption, livestock, ranching, farm tax, agricultural sales tax, Oklahoma Tax Commission, agriculture, producer sales, private treaty
ID
Transcript Highlights:
- Now, the CPI-U represents all goods and services purchased for consumption by urban...
- Represents all goods and services purchased for consumption by urban households.
- It reports price changes in over 200 categories of goods and services arranged into eight major groups
- Provide the desired level of service to the people of Idaho.
- bill is written to allow for operational necessities like that in order to maintain the level of service
Committee:
Senate Finance
Summary:
The Senate Finance Committee heard presentation of Senate Bill 1252, the “ROGUE Act” (Restraint of Government-Uncontrolled Expansion), by Senator Dan Foreman. The bill would limit annual increases in the maintenance budgets of state entities to the average CPI-U increase for the western U.S., while allowing exceptions for exigent circumstances, federally mandated costs, and operational needs. Foreman said the measure was intended as a statement of intent and a budgeting target, not a hard cap, and said it had been coordinated with JFAC leadership and LSO staff.
Committee members raised several concerns, including whether the bill would affect employee compensation, whether it could interfere with JFAC’s appropriations authority, how exemptions would be determined, and whether CPI is a reliable measure of inflation. Members also questioned the lack of a clear definition of “maintenance budget” and whether the bill adequately accounts for population growth and past recession-related budget cuts. Foreman responded that the bill was meant to preserve flexibility for JFAC and would not prevent necessary increases when operational needs require them.
Overall, the committee expressed interest in the concept but said the proposal was not yet ready to move forward because of unresolved issues around the definition of maintenance budgets and the practical effect of the cap. No vote was taken, and the meeting adjourned after discussion.
ID
Transcript Highlights:
- you know that we've been doing this for, this is going on our fourth year, that we have a church service
- the purpose of this was to start involving pastors throughout Idaho to come and give us a church service
- We do worship in the first floor rotunda at 6 o'clock, and then we do a church service at 7.
- And the reason why he's coming is Texas actually started doing a church service the very same year that
- And their purpose for that is to get church services in all 50 capitals on one of the nights during the
Summary:
The Senate convened with a quorum, approved the corrected journal, and moved through routine orders and referrals. Senate Resolution 114, concerning review and approval of temporary and pending State Board of Education and Career Technical Education rules, was introduced and sent to the Judiciary and Rules Committee for printing. Committee reports advanced several measures: Senate Bills 1240, 1248, 1249, and 1251 were reported out with recommendations to pass; Senate Bills 1242 and 1243 were also reported out to pass; Senate Bill 1241 was sent to the 14th order for possible amendment; House Joint Memorial 10 was held for one legislative day; and several House bills were received and referred to the appropriate committees. New Senate bills 1269, 1270, and 1271 were introduced and referred for printing, covering cloud seeding, labeling of alternative animal protein products, and rat abatement.
The chamber then resolved into Committee of the Whole on Senate Bill 1232, which deals with proceeds derived from criminal notoriety. Senator Nichols presented an amendment clarifying that the chapter applies to proceeds from criminal notoriety regardless of expressive content or medium, and deleting and replacing several definitions; the amendment was adopted after brief discussion. The committee then voted to report the bill back as amended without recommendation, and the Senate adopted that report. Senate Bill 1232 was referred to the Judiciary and Rules Committee for engrossing, and its amendments were sent there for printing.
A special presentation followed from the Idaho State Historical Society in recognition of the nation’s upcoming 250th anniversary, featuring the Declaration of Independence, the Brady Powder Horn, and the Idaho Admission Act. Senators and guests were invited to view the artifacts, and remarks emphasized Idaho’s historical connection to the founding era and statehood. During miscellaneous business, senators announced upcoming research project requests, a church service, and a tribal reception, and the Senate adjourned until 11 a.m. the next day.
OK
Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session
Public Safety REVISION 2: Links added Feb 4th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- So what is the normal time that it takes the insurance company to download that so the DPS or Service
- Would we believe that they have an AOL account because it's easier to set up in a service to Oklahoma
- No comment, sir. ...Service Oklahoma account. Thank you for the question. I have no comment, sir.
- There was a question that came up as far as some of the areas under the National Weather Service; the
- We've got a National Weather Service in Norman that covers the state and has an incredible network of
Summary:
The Public Safety Committee met and heard several House bills, most of them receiving due pass recommendations. Representative Banning presented HB 2979, which would allow the Oklahoma Department of Transportation to reduce speed limits on four-lane highways near school zones when the center line is within 150 yards of a school zone; it passed unanimously. He also presented HB 2980, which lets DMV staff accept a physical insurance card during a short window after coverage is purchased instead of waiting for emailed/faxed verification, while still checking the insurance database; it passed 7-0 after questions about fraud prevention and the role of DMV discretion.
Representative Dempsey presented HB 3662, reducing the enforcement radius around fixed weigh stations from seven highway miles to five, arguing it would keep enforcement focused on the scales and not rural roads; it passed 5-2. Representative Ford’s HB 4105 was laid over, while HB 4107 passed unanimously and would make it a crime to hack outdoor warning sirens or their PA systems. Representative Kelly’s HB 382 passed unanimously to bar firefighters on the sex offender registry from employment, and HB 383 passed unanimously to make county burn bans easier to declare using National Weather Service red flag warnings.
Representative Kerr’s HB 2997 passed to adjust fines for used motor vehicle dealers and increase FTEs in self-regulated divisions. Representative Kelly also presented HB 355, requiring CLEET directors to be CLEET-certified officers; it passed unanimously after discussion about director pay. Finally, HB 2159, a DOC request bill to add omitted prisons back into a prior transportation-related statute, also passed unanimously. The committee then adjourned after completing its business.
ID
Transcript Highlights:
- That bill neglected one chapter, which is consumer-directed services, which is your final item on the
- , removing the age 18 requirement for personal care service providers except for school-based services
- to align with other like services, reverting the definition of extraordinary care to align with federal
- providers to align with the legislative direction to remove barriers to providing licenses to these services
- Before you is the Consumer Directed Services Chapter Repeal.
Committee:
House Health and Welfare
ID
Idaho 2026 Regular Session
Agenda Jan 22nd, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- I began my career in financial services in 1999, where I started off in retail banking as a teller and
- moved to Boise, Idaho, and I've been with the department now; in September will be my 13th year of service
- GDP growth over the last five years, and what that's translated into is an explosion of financial services
- Now, we're going to do that in collaboration with financial services industries.
- Seeing none, thank you for your service to the great state of Idaho, and thanks for being here.
Summary:
The committee first approved the January 20, 2026 minutes. It then considered several gubernatorial appointments and reappointments related to the Idaho Health Insurance Exchange Board and the Department of Finance. Hyatt Erstad, Cynthia Fairfax, and Janice Folkerson were each moved to the Senate floor with recommendations for confirmation, with motions carrying on voice votes. Nora Carpenter and Gregory Danaka appeared before the committee, introduced themselves, and answered no or limited questions; their appointments were held for a later vote, likely at the next meeting.
The committee also heard a detailed presentation from Salvador Cruz, the gubernatorial appointee to serve as Director of the Department of Finance. Cruz described his background in banking supervision and state financial regulation, his current role as interim director, and the department’s responsibilities overseeing banks, credit unions, mortgage and securities industries, among others. He emphasized consumer education, combating scams such as romance and pig-butchering fraud, maintaining strong relationships with regulated industries, and keeping the department lean and effective. Senators asked about his move to Idaho, his career path, and his goals for the department; he said he wants the agency to be dynamic, more visible, and the best-run executive branch agency.
No substantive legislation was debated. The only formal actions taken were approval of the minutes and the committee’s favorable recommendations to the Senate on the three Idaho Health Insurance Exchange Board appointments/reappointments. The meeting ended with the chair praising the quality and willingness of Idaho’s public appointees and then adjourned.
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Budget Subcommittee No. 2 on Human Services Apr 23rd, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- lift and shift, and we moved all the non-state preschool programs over to the Department of Social Services
- again for all of your dedication to seeing the supports come to place to support and enhance our services
- this year to ensure that our alternative payment programs did not have to leave families from our services
- and usages are being looked at through our districts right now to continue our child care center services
- And so, those range of services are not provided equally, you could say, across every county because
FL
Florida 2025 Regular Session
April 10, 2025 - 11:30 AM
Transcript Highlights:
- They do so much work, are underpaid, and they're really the backbones of us servicing the state.
- I mean, as you know, Representative Franklin continued: Recruit the best talent to service our state
- Admitted from this decrease was psychological services. House...
- Admitted from this decrease was psychological services.
- House Bill 839 looks to correct and add services applying to claims provided on or after January 1, 2026
Summary:
The Health Care Facilities and Systems Subcommittee met and heard two bills. HB 141, by Rep. Woodson, would require the state group insurance program to cover out-of-pocket costs for diagnostic and supplemental breast examinations for covered employees, with the goal of improving early detection and reducing the chance that patients skip follow-up imaging because of cost. Woodson described her personal experience with breast cancer screening and emphasized that the bill would help state employees get recommended mammograms, MRIs, ultrasounds, and related tests without financial barriers. The American Cancer Society and Cancer Action Network supported the bill, and several members spoke in strong support, citing the importance of early detection and employee retention. The committee voted 15-0 to report HB 141 favorably.
The committee then heard CS for HB 839, by Rep. Booth, which would shorten the period for health insurers to seek overpayment claims against participating psychologists from 30 months to 12 months, aligning psychologists with other health care providers and applying to claims on or after January 1, 2026. Booth said the change would improve access to mental health care by encouraging more psychologists to participate in insurance networks. The Florida Psychological Association appeared in support, and there was no debate. The committee voted 15-0 to report the bill favorably.
At the end of the meeting, the vice chair, ranking member, and chair each offered brief remarks thanking members and staff for their work during the session. The chair noted the committee had focused on implementation and oversight issues and described the process as member-driven. The meeting then adjourned by motion to rise.
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