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AL

Alabama 2026 1st Special Session

Alabama House Public Safety and Homeland Security Committee Jan 28th, 2026

Public Safety and Homeland Security

Transcript Highlights:
  • So, I'm in favor of the bill. direction. So, I'm in favor of the bill.
  • is a true matter of public safety. is a true matter of public safety.
  • Pettus, just real quick, as I heard some of the objection kind of lie into a spot of not being able to
  • Now, could you kind of give us a little bit of what? >> Yes, sir.
  • bit of what? bit of what? >> Yes,<00:47:24.720> sir.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

State Affairs (Part I) Mar 20th, 2025

State Affairs

Transcript Highlights:
  • I kind of had a love-hate relationship with that part of the bill, and I just spoke to a lot of members
  • It just provides another piece of data for the Secretary of State to use.
  • service of the people of Texas.
  • Section 22.002A of the Government Code to the text of Article 5, Section 3A of the Constitution.
  • and clarifying the jurisdictional limits of the Supreme Court of Texas.
Summary: The Senate Committee on State Affairs met and heard several bills related to legislative process and court jurisdiction. Senate Bill 1386, by Senator Huffman, would change compelled legislative testimony from blanket transactional immunity to testimonial immunity, allowing compelled statements or documents to be used against a witness in criminal prosecution only if not derived from the compelled testimony, while preserving protection against perjury and false statements and retaining the right to counsel. No public witnesses testified, and the bill was left pending. The committee then heard Senate Bill 1470, by Chairman Hughes, which would require DPS to share existing data on cross-state driver’s license cancellations with the Secretary of State for voter-roll maintenance. Hughes said the bill does not create new data collection and is intended to improve list maintenance. A DPS resource witness was present, there was no substantive opposition, and the bill was left pending. Senate Bill 1210, also by Hughes, would address conflicts between the Texas Supreme Court and the Court of Criminal Appeals on constitutional questions by making the Supreme Court the final arbiter in limited circumstances. Chris Hilton supported the bill, but Allen Place, Jack Rohde, and Philip Furlow opposed it, arguing it was unconstitutional, unnecessary, and could create practical problems in criminal post-conviction litigation. The bill was left pending after testimony. The committee also heard Senate Bill 311, which would conform the Government Code to the Texas Constitution by clarifying the Supreme Court’s original writ authority against lower courts and officials other than the governor. Justice Evan Young and Chris Hilton supported the bill as a clarification of existing authority, while no one testified against it; the bill was left pending. The committee then recessed to allow the chamber to rearrange for the Senate session.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Local Government (Part II) May 15th, 2025

Local Government

Transcript Highlights:
  • The chair lays out S.J.R. 60 as a matter of pending business.
  • The chair lays out a matter of pending business.
  • No, no, no, this is the city of Conroe, city of Conroe parking downtown reserved for this spot, reserved
  • the House bills passed out of this committee.
  • All right, just as a matter of pending business...
Summary: The Senate Committee on Local Government met with a quorum and took up a series of pending bills, mostly local-government measures. Early action included final committee approval of Senate Bill 1633 and S.J.R. 60, followed by Senate Bill 3038 and Senate Bill 3045, both reported favorably and placed on the local and uncontested calendar. The committee also considered House Bill 24, adopted a committee substitute, and reported the substitute version favorably; House Bill 2025 was likewise reported favorably and sent to the local and uncontested calendar. Members then handled several companion and local bills, including House Bill 2713 as the companion to Senate Bill 1331, which was reported favorably and placed on the local and uncontested calendar. House Bill 3348, House Bill 3370, House Bill 3505, and House Bill 4506 were each reported favorably, with no objections to local-and-uncontested placement. House Bill 5424 passed on a 6-1 vote, and House Bill 5652 passed with one present-not-voting, both also sent to the local and uncontested calendar. The committee also adopted substitutes and reported House Bill 3687 and House Bill 4205, though both were later reconsidered because the wrong script had been read. After reconsideration, House Bill 3687 and House Bill 4205 were each re-voted and reported favorably to the full Senate, with both placed on the local and uncontested calendar. Senate Bill 3071 was also reported out on a 5-2 vote after adoption of a committee substitute. The meeting ended with no further business and the committee standing at recess subject to the call of the chair.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Senate Session (Part I) Sep 3rd, 2025

Texas Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Imagine living in fear of the man behind you at the pharmacy. of the delivery driver, even of your own
  • Her doctor prescribes. in case of postpartum hemorrhage, one of the leading causes of maternal death.
  • All of it is trauma. All of it is embodied.
  • Most healthcare in America today, there's a record of that and of what happened, of the outcomes.
  • specific purposes of impeding the actions of the member's house.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Senate Session (Part II) Sep 3rd, 2025

Texas Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • We're down to about the last hour or two of session, and there's a lot of negotiation on a lot of bills
  • By the way, I'm proud to be a member of the Board of Regents of border security.
  • He is the dean of the Republican side of the ledger.
  • Senator Nichols, of course, I have the pleasure of sharing the same region of the state. having known
  • some of the different kinds of things they do."
LA

Louisiana 2026 Regular Session

Senate May 27th, 2026

Louisiana Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Reading of the journal. Official journal of the Senate.
  • Nicole Roebuck, the head of the Department of Music and Director of Band. Dr.
  • Roebuck serves as head of the Department of Music and Director of Band at Grambling State University,
  • the Senate of the Legislature of Louisiana upon the passing of Lewis Thomas Nelson.
  • One of the major amendments changes the date of the start of the creation, so I move to reject.
Summary: The Senate convened with a quorum, heard a guest prayer by Pastor Lee Shipp, and conducted routine opening business including journal adoption, receipt of confirmation appointments, and House messages naming conferees on several Senate bill disagreements. The chamber also adopted or recognized several personal privilege resolutions and commendations, including honors for Grady Hazel, the Acadiana Veterans Hockey of Louisiana national championship team, Grambling State University’s 125th anniversary and related athletics/band centennials, the 2026 Governor’s Fellows, and a brief address by special guest Ms. Benson. Members then acted on a series of resolutions and concurrent resolutions. The Senate adopted measures creating or requesting study task forces on child permanency, medical malpractice review panels, driving school fees, the Minimum Foundation Program, and earthquake activity in north Louisiana, and it concurred in House resolutions on illegal dumping, gaming board review, behavioral health crisis center reimbursement, Medicaid incentive payment reporting, and a physician review panel study. Several condolence and commendation resolutions also passed, including those honoring Lewis Thomas Nelson and Josephine Ruth Kennedy, and the Senate adopted a resolution urging local governments to consider generator requirements for unlicensed senior and disability residential facilities. The chamber also took up House Bill 723, a motorcycle traffic-signal bill allowing certain two- and three-wheeled vehicles to proceed through malfunctioning vehicle-actuated signals under specified circumstances; after debate about safety and enforcement, it passed 33-3. The Senate then considered numerous House amendments to Senate bills, concurring in most, including bills on fluoridation/local opt-out, public assistance, nutrition, human trafficking training, bulletproof vests, adult residential care generators, cell-cultured food products, public benefits eligibility, attorney-fee limits in disciplinary proceedings, critical infrastructure protections, debit card surcharges, bank stock certificates, child welfare proceedings, digital student IDs, watershed restoration funding, innovation hubs, sports agent registration, and manufactured housing regulation. It rejected House amendments to SB 283 and SB 408 for further negotiation. The session ended with announcements for committee meetings and a recess until 2 p.m.
AL

Alabama 2026 1st Special Session

Alabama Senate Agriculture, Conservation, and Forestry Committee Apr 1st, 2026

Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry

Transcript Highlights:
  • I need a point of order. All right, it is 9:45. We're going to, uh, Clerk, call the roll.
  • Which is a good piece of legislation.
  • Uh, I think the intent of the legislation is good.
  • Uh, my desire today would be to move it out of committee, but probably let it sit the rest of the year
  • Because here's sit the rest of the year.
Bills: HB444, HB444
TX
Transcript Highlights:
  • Senator Hinojosa of Hidalgo? Present. Senator Eckhardt? Senator Hinojosa of Nueces.
  • to the clerk of the committee.
  • Senator Hinojosa of Hidalgo? Aye. Senator Hinojosa of Nueces?
  • entry, which is the codification of federal law.
  • Before we close out, Senator Hinojosa of Nueces.
Bills: HCR98, HB180, HB180