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Alabama 2026 Regular Session
Alabama Senate State Governmental Affairs Committee Mar 11th, 2026
State Governmental Affairs
Transcript Highlights:
- We've had four Miss Americas in our state.
- </c> that Miss Alabama was the state that Miss Alabama was the state ambassador.<00:07:46.560><c> I'll
- </c><00:08:31.440><c> This</c> four Miss Americas in our state.
- This four Miss Americas in our state.
- </c><00:08:37.599><c> ambassador</c> make them officially a state ambassador make them officially a state
Committee:
Senate State Governmental Affairs
Keywords:
absentee ballot, voting, elections, voter registration, electoral process, defective affidavit, voting rights, local redevelopment, tax payments, transient occupancy, state revenue, authority powers, economic development, tax abatement, incentives, Alabama Jobs Act, Accelerate Alabama, NAICS, North American Industry Classification System, 2022 NAICS codes
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- State prisons should at least meet those standards.
- We're a convention of over 5,000 churches across the state of Texas.
- State climatologist Dr.
- That system is a service maintained by the Department of Public Safety and provided to every police department
- To serve this unique challenge of 7,000 veterans in our state prison system, the Texas Department of
Committee:
House Corrections
Keywords:
mental health, women's health, county jail, depression screening, criminal justice, HB 2854, Pokuaa-Flowers Act, parole, mandatory supervision, electronic monitoring, releasee, parole officer, hospital visit approval, general hospital, law enforcement notification, DSHS, Department of State Health Services, corrections, public safety, liability immunity
WA
Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Transportation Jan 13th, 2026 at 04:00 pm
Transportation
Transcript Highlights:
- My main budget portfolio includes the Washington State Patrol, Department of Licensing, some other smaller
- There's a piece of the State Patrol and Department of Licensing funded in the transportation budget.
- that state over time.
- Get back to that state over time.
- Chuk is a state in the Federated States of Micronesia.
Bills:
SB6005
Committee:
Senate Transportation
Keywords:
transportation budget, transportation appropriations, capital budget, supplemental budget, Washington State Department of Transportation, WSDOT, Washington State Patrol, Department of Licensing, ferries, Puget Sound ferries, tolling, express toll lanes, highway safety, traffic safety, impaired driving, ignition interlock, speed cameras, transit funding, public transit, multimodal transportation
WA
Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate State Government, Tribal Affairs & Elections Jan 27th, 2026 at 01:30 pm
State Government, Tribal Affairs & Elections
Transcript Highlights:
- The governor may order the state Civil Air Patrol into active state service, and the state Civil Air
- all sheriff's departments meet federal, state, and interagency standards for aircraft, equipment, pilots
- , and we are perfectly willing to continue to work with sheriff's departments in our state so that they
- , and we are perfectly willing to continue to work with sheriff's departments in our state so that they
- sheriff's departments in our state so that they might be able to become certified to operate within
Keywords:
elections, double voting, voting twice, multiple voting, same-day election, primary election, general election, special election, cross-state voting, ballot fraud, election fraud, voter misconduct, RCW 29A.84.660, State v. Padilla, civil infraction, class C felony, Secretary of State, Washington elections, election law, voter eligibility
OK
Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session
House of Representatives Second Regular Session of the 60th Legislature Day 51 May 4th, 2026 at 01:30 pm
Oklahoma House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- He had wants to attend Rose State to study simulation technology.
- Speaker, HCR 1027 states that we adjourned this Thursday.
- The rounding creates a rounding rule for state agencies.
- This is a request bill from the state superintendent and the state department of education.
- making sure these are ones that work within the state of Oklahoma and not other states too.
Bills:
SB1543 , HB1933 , HJR1088 , HJR1090 , HJR1091 , HJR1092 , HJR1093 , HJR1095 , SB1859 , HB2988 , HB3016 , SB237 , SB2065 , HB3418 , HCR1027 , SB1641 , SB1589 , SB44 , SB563 , SB1403 , HB1979 , HB3075 , SB2045 , SB1653 , SB1655 , SB2030 , HB2951 , SB2028 , SB2071 , SB206 , SB1849 , HB3755 , SB1509 , SB1314 , SB1561 , SB1217 , SB1618 , HJR1096 , HJR1099 , HJR1100
Keywords:
driving under the influence, felony offense, ignition interlock device, community service, criminal assessment, nitrous oxide, Maddix Bias Act, intoxication, underage sale, misdemeanor, drug paraphernalia, enforcement, education rules, administrative rules, joint resolution, Oklahoma State Department of Education, higher education, State Regents for Higher Education, Teachers' Retirement System, charter schools
HI
Transcript Highlights:
- on the design review of state construction projects administered by the Department of Accounting and
- administered by the Department of Accounting and General Services and the Department of Education.
- </c> relating to state construction projects. relating to state construction projects.
- </c> and boy state CIO in support. and boy state CIO in support.
- </c><01:05:15.680><c> of</c> state state of Hawaii organization of state state of Hawaii organization
Bills:
SB2543 , SB2014 , SB2115 , SB3095 , SB3264 , SB2114 , SB2117 , SB2246 , SB2519 , SB3055 , SB3131 , SB3144
Committee:
House Labor
Keywords:
state construction, construction manager, design review, public works, capital improvement, DAGS, Department of Accounting and General Services, DOE, Department of Education, comptroller, pilot program, design review special fund, county permit review, accessibility compliance, Disability and Communication Access Board, state infrastructure, government construction, project oversight, civil service exemption, county agencies
WA
Transcript Highlights:
- To clearly state their name and organization for the official record.
- These include Department of Commerce, Military Department, Department of Natural Resources, Department
- These include Department of Commerce, Military Department, Department of Natural Resources, Department
- The Secretary of State is authorized to solicit...
- I think all of you have heard about the state of finances of school districts across the state.
Committee:
House Capital Budget
Keywords:
HB 2514, global war on terror, GWOT, war on terror memorial, Capitol campus memorial, Washington veterans, fallen service members, military memorial, post-9/11 veterans, Iraq War, Afghanistan War, Operation Iraqi Freedom, Operation Enduring Freedom, Operation New Dawn, veterans memorial, capitol grounds, state memorial, Secretary of State, Capitol Committee, Department of Veterans Affairs
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Alabama 2026 Regular Session
Alabama House State Government Committee Feb 18th, 2026
State Government
Transcript Highlights:
- State Government Committee will come to order, and we'll start this meeting.
- Uh bill passes as amended, sir. at the law schools around the states, at the law schools around the states
- </c><00:17:45.840><c> at</c> invitation to represent the state at invitation to represent the state at
- </c> her out there to promote our state." her out there to promote our state."
- </c> Miss Alabama organization in this state. Miss Alabama organization in this state.
Bills:
SB86 , SB196 , SB228 , SB231 , HB73 , HB407 , HB435 , SB86 , SB196 , SB228 , SB231 , HB73 , HB407 , HB435
Committee:
House State Government
Keywords:
independent contractors, portable benefits, employee benefits, tax deductions, employment relationship, education, high school, community college, dual enrollment, secondary credit, Move on When Ready, financial services, discrimination, social credit score, religious freedom, transparency, consumer rights, Alabama, wastewater management, public service commission
OK
Transcript Highlights:
- From the state or is there any matching funds available or federal funds?
- the state of Oklahoma.
- So, when I was chief of United States probation, I needed to communicate with TPD.
- This team travels throughout the state.
- House Bill 3086 requires the Department of Corrections director to keep the state board of corrections
Bills:
HB1002 , HB1250 , HB2710 , HB3008 , HB3045 , HB3086 , HB3595 , HB3678 , HB3695 , HB3831 , HB4107 , HB4408
Committee:
Senate Public Safety
Keywords:
stalking, victim notification, law enforcement, harassment, penalties, criminal justice, protection orders, local law enforcement, Public Safety Technology Revolving Fund, grants, state funding, law enforcement technology, Oklahoma Emergency Communications Act, emergency communications, public safety radio, statewide radio systems, land mobile radio, interoperability, Project 25, P25
OK
Transcript Highlights:
- Members, House Bill 4484 is legislation that allows for the use of state-owned and state-leased vehicles
- Then, for the state having to pay the mileage on us, we could just use the state car and state-owned
- And if we're doing that, we have an opportunity as a state to be the innovative best practice state in
- We have the experts in our state to get this right.
- We can do dual use in our state.
Committee:
Senate Energy
Keywords:
electric utilities, grid congestion, transmission technology, advanced power flow controllers, dynamic line rating, energy efficiency, rural water service, district organization, emergency legislation, Oklahoma, water management, state vehicles, state-owned vehicles, state-leased vehicles, motor vehicle use, commuting use, personal use, fleet management, Corporation Commission, field inspectors
OK
Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session
House of Representatives Second Regular Session of the 60th Legislature Day 42 Apr 16th, 2026 at 09:30 am
Oklahoma House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- The first time I met them, I had no clue about anything in the state legislature. anything in the state
- House Bill 1162 by Caldwell of the House and Hall of the Senate, an act relating to the State Department
- Members, Senate Bill 1162 is the limits bill for the Oklahoma State Department of Health.
- Department of Health.
- Members, this is the limits bill for the Department of Agriculture.
Bills:
SB1365 , SB2139 , SB1595 , SB1303 , SB2180 , SB2072 , SB1772 , SB1209 , SB137 , SB1944 , SB372 , SB1636 , SB1256 , SB1827 , SB2104 , SB1226 , SB1876 , SB1966 , SB80 , SB1148 , SB1147 , SB1149 , SB1161 , SB1162 , SB1164 , SB1159 , SB1165 , SB1174 , SB1156 , SB1158 , SB1163 , SB1175 , SB1176 , SB1166 , SB1167 , SB1157 , SB1146 , SB1481 , SB1144 , SB1145 , SCR20
Keywords:
SB1365, Oklahoma Central Purchasing Act, procurement exemption, competitive bidding, state purchasing, Oklahoma Tourism and Recreation Department, tourism department, merchandise for resale, gift shops, lodges, golf pro shops, state parks, restaurant contracting, retail outlets, public procurement, purchasing flexibility, Title 74, emergency clause, restrictive covenants, discriminatory covenants
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- GLO wants to do it. ...GLO wants to work on it, but it really is a problem across the state.
- There are over 500 boats that pay the registration fees to the state.
- HCR 89 designates the cannon as a state gun. I don't have taxes. There we are, members.
- Back then, it included specific restrictions that stated that the transferred land can only be used for
- This bill, Senate Bill 2139, seeks to grant authority to the Texas Military Department to negotiate..
Committee:
House Culture, Recreation & Tourism
Keywords:
vessel registration, derelict vessels, waterways, removal fee, Parks and Wildlife Department, General Land Office, HCR 89, official state gun, cannon, Texas state symbol, Texas Revolution, Battle of Gonzales, Come and Take It, Alamo, San Jacinto, Twin Sisters, Angelina Eberly, Texas history, historical preservation, heritage tourism
US
US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
US House Floor Proceedings (Thursday, January 8, 2026)
US Federal House Floor Meeting
TX
Committee:
Senate Finance
Keywords:
tax collection, managed audits, taxpayer rights, dispute resolution, penalty, SB 1018, Texas traffic fines, traffic fine revenue, comptroller, general revenue fund, undedicated general revenue, trauma facilities, emergency medical services, EMS, designated trauma facility and EMS account, Texas mobility fund, Transportation Code Section 542.4031, state revenue distribution, budget, highway safety
IA
Committee:
Joint State Government
Keywords:
Iowa lottery, lottery, lotto, on-line lotto, self-service kiosk, instant tickets, pull-tab tickets, gaming regulation, Department of Revenue, lottery commission, lottery security, public records exemption, open records, Chapter 99G, general fund, lottery fund, revenue transfer, state revenue, gaming integrity, vendor restrictions
WA
Transcript Highlights:
- to state or local revenue.
- Substitute Senate Bill 5203 requires the Department of Transportation and Department of Fish and Wildlife
- However, These employers are not the federal government, the state government, state institutions, state
- Our emergency departments are already strained across the state and are not intended to provide primary
- Our emergency departments are already strained across the state and are not intended to provide primary
Committee:
Senate Ways & Means
Keywords:
Washington retirement systems, retirement trust funds, interest earnings, public employee retirement system, teachers retirement system, state patrol retirement system, judicial retirement system, judges retirement system, school employees retirement system, public safety employees retirement system, law enforcement officers and firefighters retirement system, PERS, TRS, LERS, legal expenses, medical expenses, administrative expenses, fraud prevention, overpayment recovery, trust fund protection
AL
Alabama 2025 Regular Session
Alabama Senate Finance and Taxation General Fund Committee Apr 24th, 2025
Finance and Taxation General Fund
Transcript Highlights:
- The state parks do... and do you... ...parks do.
- at that time... ...2011 and 12, and we thought about could we get out of the hotel business and the state
- We need the state parks, suggesting that... but the golf courses and things like that, let the private
- I think I stated something along that this morning. This may be our last real good year.
- The amendment that's being handed out has come from a suggestion by the Department of Revenue and is
Bills:
HB186 , HB185 , HB182 , HB183 , HB184 , HB312 , HB460 , HB405 , HB186 , HB185 , HB182 , HB183 , HB184 , HB312 , HB405
Committee:
Senate Finance and Taxation General Fund
Keywords:
Alabama budget, general fund appropriations, fiscal year 2026, state budget, appropriations act, HB186, executive branch funding, legislative branch funding, judicial branch funding, debt service, capital outlay, corrections, Medicaid, public health, mental health, transportation, education, law enforcement, tourism, veterans affairs
OK
Committee:
House Government Oversight
Keywords:
SB1365, Oklahoma Central Purchasing Act, procurement exemption, competitive bidding, state purchasing, Oklahoma Tourism and Recreation Department, tourism department, merchandise for resale, gift shops, lodges, golf pro shops, state parks, restaurant contracting, retail outlets, public procurement, purchasing flexibility, Title 74, emergency clause, restrictive covenants, discriminatory covenants
OK
Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session
Agriculture and Wildlife Mar 2nd, 2026 at 10:00 am
Agriculture and Wildlife
Transcript Highlights:
- This bill requires annual reporting, allows rulemaking by the Commission and the AG Department and the
- That's just it's going to be composed of five members appointed by the State Board of Agriculture, and
- That wheat contaminated other wheat that was in the bin, and the Department of DEcu and the Department
- This bill's clarifying that it will be a problem of the Department of Ag.
- What they can do from either DEcu or Department of Ag. So, we've put this in Department of Ag.
Committee:
Senate Agriculture and Wildlife
Keywords:
landowner, energy negotiation, agricultural preservation, orphaned wells, renewable energy, raw milk, unpasteurized milk, milk products, dairy, pasteurization, food safety, consumer warning label, health warning, farm sales, direct-to-consumer sales, ungraded milk, goat milk, raw milk cheese, Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food and Forestry, agricultural regulation
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- This bill would expand that to include state jail drug possession.
- Presley stated. The Chair recognizes Representative Lowe.
- It also authorizes the Texas Department of State Health Services to suspend, revoke, or deny emergency
- This bill would give too much power to a state agency.
- In his concurring opinion, Justice Kennedy gave a striking warning to all states, stating that if the
Committee:
House Corrections
Keywords:
mental health, women's health, county jail, depression screening, criminal justice, inmate release, identification certificate, Texas Department of Corrections, personal identification, driver's license, state law, reentry services, nondisclosure, criminal history, criminal defendants, community supervision, misdemeanors, felonies, rehabilitation, hearsay