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TX

Texas 89th Regular

State Affairs (Part I) Apr 14th, 2025

State Affairs

Transcript Highlights:
  • In the course of this work, I've been dealing with the United Front Work Department that my colleague
  • ... ...front work department.
  • So for the states to be doing a big chunk of that work while working with the FBI, I think that that's
  • That's how it works.
  • And I think that is, this requires the wounds to be visible. ...requires the wounds to be visible.
Summary: The Senate Committee on State Affairs heard Senate Bill 3031, which would expand aggravated assault to cover certain road-rage shootings involving a person in or traveling to or from a motor vehicle, when a firearm is discharged and causes injury, property damage, or fear of serious bodily injury. Senator Schwertner laid out the bill for the author, described it as closing a gap in the law, and there was no public testimony; the bill was left pending. The committee then heard Senate Bill 2514, a measure by Chairman Hughes aimed at creating a DPS unit to identify, investigate, and monitor hostile foreign influence operations and to require ethics training for state employees. Supportive invited testimony from Dr. Jacqueline Deal, Ambassador Kelly Curry, and Michael Lucci emphasized threats from the Chinese Communist Party, transnational repression, cyber intrusion, and state-level influence efforts, and argued Texas should take a leading role. Public testimony included opposition from speakers who raised concerns about free speech, privacy, and potential overbreadth. The bill was left pending after testimony closed. Finally, the committee took up Senate Bill 30 as pending business and discussed a committee substitute. Senator Schwertner explained that the substitute would limit admissible medical expense evidence to amounts paid or up to 300% of Medicare, clarify treatment of provider testimony and attorney-referred providers, remove a requirement that plaintiffs use available health insurance to mitigate damages, strike a unanimous-verdict requirement for non-economic damages, and delete a remittitur provision. Senators questioned the impact on sexual assault and child abuse survivors, the use of Medicare as a benchmark, and whether the bill would still allow fair compensation. After discussion, SB 30 was left pending and the committee recessed subject to the call of the chair.
AL

Alabama 2026 1st Special Session

Alabama House Ethics and Campaign Finance Committee Feb 25th, 2026

Ethics and Campaign Finance

Transcript Highlights:
  • I ask, Lord God, that as we do the work of the people today, that you guide us, Lord.
  • And committee, and thank you for your hard work on this.
  • And I know there's a lot of people in this room that work really.
  • And everybody has worked very well.
  • So, hey, I appreciate y'all's, um, y'all working with me.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
  • So, this would require all coverages.
  • However, many local governments are still requiring specific agreements on public work contracts through
  • Contractors don't do the work; it's the subcontractors who do the work.
  • So how do the mechanics work?
  • Let's let those things work first.
AL

Alabama 2026 1st Special Session

Alabama Senate Veterans, Military Affairs and Public Safety Committee Jan 21st, 2026

Veterans, Military Affairs, and Public Safety

Transcript Highlights:
  • Uh, he is working on a substitute and he's going to just refile as a new jacket.
  • Uh he is working on a substitute and he's going to just refile as a new jacket.
  • It's basically what it is doing is uh allowing the uh recruiters to have uh the school systems to work
  • with them to the school systems to work with them to set<00:07:41.840> aside<00:07:42.319>
  • And so, we'll keep working on them as long as they put them in front of us. All right.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Judiciary Finance and Civil Law Committee 3/10/26

Judiciary Finance and Civil Law

Transcript Highlights:
  • <00:19:08.040> We<00:19:08.240> work this works. We work this works.
  • They also require that any unit employee devotes their time exclusively to the work of the Medicaid Fraud
  • They also require that any unit employee devotes their time exclusively to the work of the Medicaid Fraud
  • They also require that any unit employee devotes their time exclusively to the work of the Medicaid Fraud
  • <00:46:02.920> the >> working we're working off in the >> working we're working
Summary: The committee approved the minutes from March 5 by voice vote and welcomed new member Representative Van Binsbergen. It then took up House File 2354, which Chair Liebling moved to re-refer to the Public Safety Finance and Policy Committee. Representative Norris presented the bill as an updated version of the Medical Assistance Protection Act, aimed at strengthening the Attorney General’s Medicaid Fraud Control Unit, closing loopholes, equalizing fraud penalties, and increasing penalties for large-scale Medicaid fraud. Attorney General Ellison said the bill would add 18 specialized staff to the unit, moving it from 32 to 50 positions, and argued the federal-state matching structure makes the Attorney General’s office the proper home for the funding because the unit is dedicated to Medicaid fraud work. Nick Wonka, director of the Medicaid Fraud Control Unit, explained the bill’s provisions affecting committee jurisdiction: expanded subpoena authority to obtain financial account contents in provider-fraud investigations, conforming legal representation language to preserve the unit’s authority, venue changes to allow charging in counties where parts of the offense occurred, and a restitution change to let courts order restitution for related conduct in the same scheme. He said the subpoena change would speed investigations and align the Attorney General’s authority with other agencies, and that the restitution change would help recover more fraudulently obtained Medicaid funds. No public testimony was offered. Members questioned why the funding should go to the Attorney General’s office rather than the BCA, whether the new records authority was federally required, how the venue language would work across state lines, and whether the added FTEs indicated the fraud problem was larger than expected. Ellison and Wonka responded that the federal grant requires the work to stay within the Medicaid Fraud Control Unit, that the unit’s investigators are specialized and work with, but separate from, law enforcement, and that the venue provision applies only within Minnesota while out-of-state matters would be referred to the appropriate authorities. The amendment that had been posted was withdrawn and not offered.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Education Policy Committee 2/18/26

Education Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • warrants requires proper judicial warrants requires proper judicial warrants identifications<00:09
  • We have over 100 staff who are working We have over 100 staff who are working hard<00:26:53.279>
  • And when I pull stopped turning in work.
  • Great work. Representative Bakeberg.
  • I work many children in Minnesota.
Bills: HF3435, HF3409
AL

Alabama 2025 Regular Session

Alabama House Health Committee Apr 30th, 2025

Health

Transcript Highlights:
  • It's a good opportunity for you to see a lot of things up here and how the process works.
  • So, there are attempts and works going on to deal with this very issue. Issue.
  • What happens Inventory that's out there, what happens with that and how they work it, and he understands
  • This bill, by throwing out a system that works in favor of one that is random and unsystematic, will
  • So, also understand that the COVID vaccine is not required for school.
Bills: HB491, SB85
KY
Transcript Highlights:
  • So, they were able to continue working. working. working.
  • They're behind me, if that<00:20:05.120> works. that works. that works.
  • So, that is a requirement. So, that is a requirement.
  • they're<00:40:49.160> working<00:40:49.480> on, working what project they're working
  • Both work and in in-house work, okay?
Summary: The committee received testimony from Personnel Cabinet Secretary Mary Elizabeth Bailey and Deputy Secretary Robert Long on the state’s telecommuting policy. Bailey explained that telecommuting in the executive branch is governed by a statewide policy requiring eligible employees to work in the office three days a week and telecommute up to two days a week. Eligibility depends first on the position, not the person: public-facing jobs, roles requiring special equipment or insecure document handling, and other duties that cannot be performed remotely are not eligible. Employees and managers must complete training, sign agreements, comply with safety and IT requirements, and telecommuting privileges can be revoked for poor performance or discipline. She said the cabinet audits compliance and that telecommuting has helped maintain services during inclement weather, disasters, and building renovations. Bailey also said about 33% of the workforce is hybrid, 11% telecommutes full-time, and 56% does not telecommute. Members asked about cost savings, eligibility, discipline, and technology requirements. Bailey said she did not have statewide cost-savings figures and referred that question to the Finance and Administration Cabinet. She said employees must have reliable connectivity and appropriate equipment, but there is no fixed broadband speed requirement; if an employee cannot connect, they must come into the office. She also said telecommuting postings indicate whether a position is eligible, and that performance issues are handled through progressive discipline rather than being ignored. Transportation Cabinet officials then described how their agency manages remote work. Deputy Secretary Mike Hancock, along with IT and human resources leaders, said the cabinet follows the executive branch policy and actively manages telecommuting employees through Microsoft Teams, VPN access, daily standups, project tracking, and manager oversight. They said more than 2,600 of the cabinet’s 4,000 employees cannot telecommute because their jobs are public-facing or field-based, while about 35% are eligible to telecommute up to two days per week. The cabinet also has 13 state employees and 94 contract employees working full-time remotely in IT. Officials said telecommuting has improved recruitment and retention, supported emergency response and weather operations, and allowed the cabinet to continue working during storms and other disruptions. Members asked about phone equipment, monitoring, and “mouse jiggler” devices; officials said phones are often forwarded to personal or state devices, Teams shows real-time availability, and managers rely on daily accountability and project management tools to monitor work.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Agriculture Finance and Policy Committee 2/26/25

Agriculture Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • Farm Service program has experienced a little more work with the exclusionary fencing requirements, so
  • Farm Service program has experienced a little more work with the exclusionary fencing requirements, so
  • a little more work with the exclusionary<00:27:08.320> fencing<00:27:08.720> requirements<
  • and then making sure that that's working and then making sure that that's working working<00:58:
  • again that's where continuing to work again that's where continuing to work with<01:24:04.880>
Bills: HF601, HF271, HF1101, HF979
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Hied Committee Meeting - 2025-04-21

Higher Education Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • We will be working from today. Additionally, there are other columns.
  • Moving down to line seven, the state work-study program.
  • I serve and love most of the youth I work with.
  • We're here to tell you that FIG is working.
  • I think we worked really, really well. We had really good questions.
Bills: HF2312
MN

Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session

House Higher Education Finance and Policy Committee 4/21/25

Higher Education Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • we'll be working um from today. we'll be working um from today.
  • c> the<00:36:45.760> required increases the required the required increases the required the
  • working with you. working with you.
  • fund the programs that are working. fund the programs that are working.
  • requirements that do sometimes change. requirements that do sometimes change.
Bills: HF2312
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

PBS Public Hearing - Fri Feb 13, 2026 @ 10:00 AM HST

Public Safety

Transcript Highlights:
  • So, we do want to make this work.
  • So, we do want to make this work.
  • <00:24:51.840> Um<00:24:52.640> and you can work on? Um and you can work on?
  • >> I guess my question is, if it works the way it was supposed to work and it's contingent on the
  • for work, they are in violation. for work, they are in violation.
Summary: The committee opened by announcing that it would hear testimony but would not take decisions on the day’s bills, with action deferred to a later decision-making agenda. The first measure, HB 2264, would require notification to military security forces when a protective order is issued involving a military-affiliated person. Support came from the U.S. Defense State Liaison Office, the Hawaii National Guard, and DBEDT’s Military Affairs office, all emphasizing better coordination and faster notice to help protect victims and support command oversight. Family Court Judge Jesse Hall supported the intent but asked for deferral, explaining that a prior fax-and-email notification system had broken down and that the military had not re-engaged with the court. The Hawaii State Coalition Against Domestic Violence supported the bill but recommended narrowing it so it applies only when the respondent is actually marked as military-connected and delaying the effective date to January 1, 2027 to allow implementation. In questions, members discussed the current breakdown in communication, the number of military-marked TROs statewide, and whether the bill would be necessary if the old system were restored; the military witness said she would try to reestablish contact with the court. The committee then took up HB 2336, which would authorize the Department of Transportation to enter into agreements with the U.S. Department of Defense for services at federal military installations and charge an administrative fee. DOT and the Military Affairs office supported the measure, describing it as a way to speed projects, combine state and federal resources, and strengthen infrastructure that also supports disaster response and the economy. Members questioned why the bill was needed if similar arrangements had existed before, and whether Title 23 federal highway funds could be used; DOT responded that the bill would help expedite projects and supplement, not supplant, federal funding, while each project would still require review of the appropriate funding source. The committee also heard HB 2298, which would allow the Department of Education to award high school diplomas to qualified people whose schooling was interrupted by military service or wartime practices during World War II, the Korean War, or the Vietnam War. The U.S. Defense State Liaison Office, the Hawaii Office of Veterans Affairs, and DOE supported the bill, and DOE said implementation would have only a minimal printing cost. Finally, the committee heard HB 1518, which would require DHS, upon obtaining a federal waiver, to create a pre-release SNAP application process for inmates nearing release by January 1, 2028. DHS said it was already working on a pilot and stood on its testimony; the County of Hawaii, the Correctional System Oversight Commission, the ACLU of Hawaii, and the Hawaii Public Health Institute supported the measure, arguing it would improve reentry outcomes and would not cost the state additional money. No votes or final committee actions were taken on any of the bills during this meeting.
AL

Alabama 2026 1st Special Session

Alabama House Baldwin County Legislation Committee Jan 20th, 2026

Baldwin County Legislation

Transcript Highlights:
  • So, by all means, take notes, but this will be able to work with you whenever you want. able to work
  • But yeah, I don't know if you've used Alabama before. able to work with you whenever you want.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
  • that requires such a uniquely burdensome and impractical process.
  • I think it's impractical to require us to notify everybody through mail in 90 days.
  • What's the method of notice that you would be required to provide? Mail.
  • I thank you and your excellent committee team for working with us to hear this bill.
  • It's been three sessions he's been working on this legislation.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Energy Resources May 12th, 2025

Energy Resources

Transcript Highlights:
  • It also works to address fraudulent documentation by requiring shipping documents to include the name
  • He actually works with these drivers and interviews them.
  • We look forward to working with Chairman Darby.
  • Well, it does, and that's the reason why we worked very early on to do something... ...about it and work
  • In working with the committee, the reason why I'm asking, and in working on the committee substitute,
Bills: SB290, SB2949
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Culture, Recreation & Tourism Apr 23rd, 2025

Culture, Recreation & Tourism

Transcript Highlights:
  • The Senate bill, the residency requirement is being worked on as we talk.
  • working on that too.
  • For work are now going to return because the work will be here.
  • , year-round work here.
  • I want to go work.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Culture, Recreation & Tourism Apr 23rd, 2025

Culture, Recreation & Tourism

Transcript Highlights:
  • I worked on Star Wars Episode One.
  • I also worked on...
  • Those elements of knowledge are very critical to the kind of work that we do and the kind of work that
  • I am required size being four feet.
  • And I suggest it's not going to work any better this time around than it has worked over the last 20
TX
Transcript Highlights:
  • substitute differs from the bill as filed in that it would replace the method by which courts are required
  • If a bond was required, the bill allows for the discharge of sureties on the personal representative's
  • Under current law, counties are required to pay for the cost of the traveling judge.
  • The court would be required to ...
  • Well, in the 87th legislative session, it gave clerks the ability to require a driver's ID.