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OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Business and Insurance 2ND REVISED Apr 23rd, 2026 at 09:30 am

Business and Insurance

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  • That's the desyralization of the human body, and to me, the denial of a A special place of humanity and
  • A human is special. We are God's creatures.
  • totem pole, my good friend from Bixby, that I probably say that, and that means we'll be here for a special
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Natural Resources May 21st, 2025

Natural Resources

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  • The district experienced delays due to drought and the permitting process. ...prompted the need to seek
  • The district aims to use a permit exemption in order to save up to 300 days for either of the following
  • For a longer period or a larger amount, we have to go through a permitting process, and that process
Bills: SB612 , SB1855 , SB2568 , SB3058 , HB49
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Culture, Recreation & Tourism May 14th, 2025

Culture, Recreation & Tourism

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  • Thank you for the opportunity to present Senate Bill 2801, which expands the use of event permits for
  • In all the states we go to, we're covered under a permit. All the...
  • Participants are covered under this permit.
  • Is there a permit needed to do this? Well, that's just what the states require.
  • I looked at all the different states and their permits.
Bills: SB2801 , SB2232 , SCR18
TX

Texas 89th Regular

89th Legislative Session Apr 24th, 2025

Texas House Floor Meeting

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  • On this special day, we salute the achievement 327 328 and we renew our dedication to working together
  • or permit amendment the chair recognizes mr.
  • HB number 1690 by Gerdes relating to an application for a permit for the transfer of groundwater out
  • HB number 1562. 1862 by Hernandez relating to massage student permits the chair recognizes mr.
  • To everyone who has IDD, I hope you know you are special.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Environmental Regulation Apr 24th, 2025

Environmental Regulation

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  • HB3071 is Chairman Guerin's bill relating to the cancellation of certain solid waste disposal permits
  • This bill ensures that the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality does not issue new permits for direct
  • Current regulations allow for the possibility of new wastewater discharge permits, which could introduce
  • Even one poorly placed discharge permit could permanently alter its fragile ecosystem.
US

US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session

US House Floor Proceedings (Tuesday, June 2, 2026)

US Federal House Floor Meeting

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  • for oil and gas drilling permits and direct these fees towards processing the permits.
  • for oil and gas drilling permits and direct these fees towards processing the permits.
  • for oil and gas drilling permits and direct these fees towards processing the permits.
  • These bills will help fund the experts needed to efficiently process permits, establish a specialized
  • These bills will help fund the experts needed to efficiently process permits, establish a specialized
AZ

Arizona 2026 Regular Session

01/21/2026 - Senate Judiciary and Elections

Judiciary and Elections

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  • Importantly, no waiver of liability is permitted.
  • And so that's why this is a special case, unlike a cosmetic procedure, And so that's why this is a special
  • imagine, if right now the people prescribing it are urged to prescribe this, these are people without specialized
  • that was preserved for me, which was that no gender identity-related surgery on my son would be permitted
  • person who is to offer expert testimony or a report related to therapeutic intervention must have specialized
TX
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  • This designation authorizes the port to issue overweight permits along approved routes, which include
  • Since its inception, the port has issued over 937,000 permits.
  • Since its inception, the port has issued over 937,000 permits, generating more than $28.1 million in
  • permit fees.
  • procurement authority allows for quicker responses to business opportunities and customer needs and permits
Summary: The Senate Transportation Committee heard several bills focused on transportation infrastructure, public safety, and local commemorations. SB 2841 would clarify the overweight corridor designation for the Port of Brownsville so all three statutorily approved bridges are treated uniformly for northbound and southbound overweight traffic; the Port of Brownsville testified in support, and the bill was left pending. SB 39 would restore the commercial motor vehicle “admission rule” framework in collision cases; Senator Birdwell explained the committee substitute, and the bill was later reported favorably. The committee also heard and later advanced SB 682, SB 1369, and SB 1422, which rename stretches of highway or a bridge in honor of fallen firefighters and military service members, with no opposition testimony and all left pending before final votes. The committee also heard SB 2366, which would create a grant program for short-line railroad projects through rural rail transportation districts for track, bridge, capacity, and restoration work. Senator Hughes and several witnesses from rural rail districts and rail advocacy groups supported the bill, while TxDOT explained current rail funding is limited and that the bill would be the first such grant program for Class 3 short lines; members discussed that the bill would need a floor amendment because state funds cannot be paid directly to railroads. SB 1013 would expand crosswalk protections under the Lisa Torrey-Smith Act to include certain driveway curb cuts along sidewalks; it was supported by the author and left pending before later being reported favorably. The committee also considered SB 2080, which would modernize port and navigation district rules by easing records and procurement requirements, exempting certain security and cybersecurity discussions from recording, and expanding some operational authority. Port Houston and the Texas Ports Association supported the bill, while the City of Corpus Christi raised concerns that the language could expand port economic-development authority beyond navigation purposes and affect local tax bases; the Port of Galveston also noted concerns about the filed version but supported the bill as presented, and the committee substitute was later reported favorably. SB 2001 would create specialty license plates and related parking/toll benefits for permanently disabled peace officers; SB 2705 would codify registration exemptions for certain farm equipment and some specialty plates. Both were supported by witnesses, adopted with committee substitutes where applicable, and reported favorably. Final votes on the reported bills were largely unanimous or near-unanimous, and the committee recessed after leaving some motions open briefly.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Land & Resource Management May 1st, 2025

Land & Resource Management

Transcript Highlights:
  • HB5380 permits counties to adopt criteria after public notice in which the county commission... may take
  • Too often, cities make these critical decisions about what land uses are permitted in a zoning district
  • Too often, cities make critical decisions about when land uses are permitted or not permitted in zoning
  • permit that they decided, and then ultimately determining that they could not build certain things on
  • These layers of code require a special ASTM grading class 2 classification of that vapor retarder.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Land & Resource Management May 1st, 2025

Land & Resource Management

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  • You did it in 2019 when it came to building permit fees.
  • You can't charge building permit fees based upon valuation; come up with a different way that forced
  • A tough shed, drag it into my backyard, place it on my property line, and then go for my building permit
  • I'm not here about that today, but I do want to express that these fast-growing cities have some special
  • use permit.
TX
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  • Again, this has been the practice since the permits were created.
  • It doesn't exempt the following having to obtain the permit.
  • They still have to obtain the permit, right?
  • You still have to have the permit and would have to follow the law.
  • Because if you're a government entity, but you still have to get a permit.
Summary: The Senate Committee on Transportation heard several bills, mostly local memorial highway designations and transportation-related regulatory measures. Senator Hinojosa presented SB 1351 to designate part of US 281 in Hidalgo County as the Jose Rodriguez Lua Memorial Highway in honor of a Border Patrol processing coordinator killed by a drunk driver; a family member testified emotionally in support, and the bill was left pending. The committee also heard and left pending SB 2245 on bonded titles for vehicles when a lienholder has gone out of business, SB 1568 on animal-friendly specialty license plates with a second “spay, neuter, adopt” plate, SB 2589 on handling closed county roads in Webb County, SB 1104 on allowing large retailers to use one fingerprinted employee of record across multiple Texas locations, SB 1423 naming the Bill Stout Parkway in Longview, and SB 1931 naming part of US 83 the Rodolfo Valdez Memorial Highway. Most of these bills drew supportive testimony or were presented as local measures with no opposition. The committee also took up broader policy bills. SB 215 would create a digital identification program for Texas driver’s licenses and certain other licenses, but the sponsor said he was mainly laying the bill out for discussion and study; testimony was limited and the bill was left pending. SB 2707 would clarify that government entities such as TxDOT and the military remain exempt from fees on oversized/overweight permit authority, though a county commissioner raised questions about road-use impacts and fee revenue. SB 2807 drew the most discussion: it would prevent a motor carrier’s use of safety technology, training, and related practices from being used as evidence that an independent contractor is actually an employee. Supporters said the bill would encourage adoption of safety tools like cameras and braking systems without increasing misclassification risk, while opponents from the trial lawyers’ side warned the wording could conflict with existing labor-code definitions and create litigation. The sponsor and committee members discussed possible clarifying floor amendments. After public testimony, the committee voted on the pending bills. All measures were reported favorably on 6-0 votes, with committee substitutes adopted where applicable. SB 1351, SB 1423, SB 1568, SB 1931, SB 2245, SB 2589, SB 2707, SB 2807, and SB 2841 were all sent to the full Senate, and several were recommended for the local and uncontested calendar. The committee recessed subject to the call of the chair after completing the votes.
LA

Louisiana 2026 Regular Session

House of Representatives Mar 18th, 2026

Louisiana House Floor Meeting

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  • I have a special visitor I'd like to introduce to you all.
  • Bill 96 by Senator Edmonds, Title 47, provides relative to the establishment of the Fallen Hero's special
  • LSU Fighting Tigers College World Series champion special prestige plate.
  • Let's have a little bit more of that fun with our very special guests here.
  • And now, now for the stars of the show, these are going to be our very, very special guests, and I'm
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

Senate Floor Session 05-01-2026 06:30pm

Hawaii Senate Floor Meeting

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  • enforcement agency or law enforcement official from entering into an agreement under federal law that permits
  • enforcement agency or law enforcement official from entering into an agreement under federal law that permits
  • Act 359 to modify some of the positions that were called for in last year's law, and also to add a special
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HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

Room 016 Conference PM - 04-30-2026

Hawaii Senate Floor Meeting

TX

Texas 89th Regular

Licensing & Administrative Procedures May 6th, 2025

Licensing & Administrative Procedures

Transcript Highlights:
  • People are sitting in buildings, for example, that they're renting, but they can't get all the permits
  • The complaints were that the permitting— was too costly, took too long, and the application requirements
  • For small businesses, time is money, and every day that a business waits on a permit is a day of lost
  • And by asking political subdivisions to issue these permits within a specified timeline, this bill would
  • So, I mean, if you can get your permit from the city in 14 days, you're still going to sit there for
Bills: SB650 , HB3667 , SB28 , HB3201 , SB1184 , HB1800 , SB 28