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WA
Transcript Highlights:
- of Licensing.
- This is literally about the record of a request to the Department of Health or the Department of Licensing
- I and other local students can meet could save a lot of money around $600 per year of gas on top of the
- I am the mayor of the city of Bellevue, and I am here today to speak in support of HB 1980.
- destruction or declaration of total loss to such an extent that it is not economically feasible to repair
Keywords:
transit support grant, free transit, fare-free transit, zero-fare policy, community college students, technical college students, public transportation, youth transit, student transportation, Washington State, Department of Transportation, local sales tax, voter-approved sales tax, equity, environmental justice, low-barrier access, bus pass, rail transit, public transit agency, transit agency grants
AL
Alabama 2026 Regular Session
Alabama Senate Agriculture, Conservation, and Forestry Committee Jan 28th, 2026
Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry
Transcript Highlights:
- . >> Senator Jones, I apologize to both of you. >> Senator Jones, I apologize to both of you.
- </c> end of the when we finish the calendar. end of the when we finish the calendar. we'll<00:02:55.519
- when they're open, instead of oysters when they're open, instead of the<00:05:16.479><c> shells</c><
- </c><00:07:00.880><c> Any</c> get a little bit out of them. Any get a little bit out of them.
- </c> favor of the amendment say I. favor of the amendment say I.
Keywords:
oyster shell, tax credit, recycling, restaurant, state revenue, environmental benefit, sales tax exemption, seafood, fishing industry, local government, municipal exemption, seagrass restoration, environmental policy, water quality, marine ecosystems, conservation efforts, marine conservation, environmental remediation, coastal ecosystems, state waters
AL
Alabama 2026 Regular Session
Alabama House Ways and Means General Fund Committee Jan 21st, 2026
Ways and Means General Fund
Transcript Highlights:
- I think I made around to each of you that we kind of bent the rules.
- I think I made around to each of you that we kind of bent the rules.
- I think I made around to each of you that we kind of bent the rules.
- I think I made around to each of you that we kind of bent the rules.
- c> core</c><00:18:20.080><c> of</c><00:18:20.240><c> engineers</c> responsibility of the core of engineers
Keywords:
elder abuse, financial exploitation, inheritance, joint tenancy, conviction effects, off-label, pharmacists, medical treatment, state board of pharmacy, employment protection, sexual extortion, criminal law, felony, threat, blackmail, HB255, Employees' Retirement System of Alabama, ERSA, State Police Tier II Plan, annual leave
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Agriculture Finance and Policy Committee 3/17/25
Agriculture Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- </c><00:15:47.720><c> us</c> large number of Acres um a lot of us large number of Acres um a lot of us
- of the benefits of to just discuss some of the benefits of the<00:39:36.280><c> agwat</c><00:39:36.800
- :57.200><c> we</c> though there's a lot of of them we though there's a lot of of them we aren't<00:53
- </c> kind of like a quick uh uh adoption of kind of like a quick uh uh adoption of it<01:15:24.679><c
- ><c> of</c><01:32:29.920><c> the</c> rent for example of of of the rent for example of of of the acreage
Keywords:
HF363, property tax credit, agricultural water quality credit, Minnesota agricultural water quality certification program, clean water fund, class 2a, class 2b, certified acres, conservation incentive, water quality, agricultural property, county assessor, county auditor, Department of Revenue, Department of Agriculture, property tax reimbursement, school district reimbursement, legacy finance, taxes committee, southeastern Minnesota
TX
Keywords:
Texas Election Code, elections, voting station, polling place, ballot marking, ballot reading, child accompaniment, minor, parental supervision, voter education, secretary of state, county election administrator, voter assistance, election administration, poll worker rules, ballot secrecy, HB 496, ballot option, none of the above, abstain from vote
AL
Transcript Highlights:
- They know the rest of this much...
- of six years old, the only punishment that’s allowable is life without the possibility of parole.
- case of Kennedy versus Louisiana.
- It also allows the judge the discretion at the time of release to place that individual in any type of
- That's the split part, the minimum period of confinement. part, the minimum period of confinement provided
Keywords:
vaccination, parental consent, minors, medical consent, guardian approval, sex offender, employment, first responder, childcare, public safety, juvenile protection, emergency orders, child custody, court authority, abuse and neglect, firearm possession, law enforcement, criminal penalty, concealed carry, Alabama law
HI
Hawaii 2026 Regular Session
EDU-PSM, EDU Public Hearings 04-03-2023 3:00pm
Keywords:
HI Senate YouTube, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j89T6p07yqk, 2026-07-02T01:23:10+00:00, 2.2.24, Data collected via generic collector engine, 00:00 - Start
03:11 - SCR 40 / SR 34 (Part 1 of 2)
10:25 - SCR 70 (Part 1 of 2)
11:07 - SCR 40 / SR 34 (Part 2 of 2)
13:22 - SCR 70 (Part 2 of 2)
16:15 - DM EDU-PSM 3:00 PM
18:47 - EDU 3:30 PM
20:22 - SCR 34 / SR 28
36:00 - SCR 56
47:41 - SCR 161 / SR 187
53:15 - SCR 190 / SR 174
1:01:01 - SCR 210 / SR 150
1:06:12 - DM EDU 3:30 PM
Hearing Notices:
EDU-PSM 3:00 PM
http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2023/hearingnotices/HEARING_EDU-PSM_04-03-23_.PDF
EDU 3:30 PM
http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2023/hearingnotices/HEARING_EDU_04-03-23_.PDF, 912, senate, all, 2.2.42, 2.1.47
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- The U of M has a backlog of billions of dollars worth of repair, and the state's correction facilities
- are estimated at a backlog of over $700 million.
- The U of M has a backlog of billions of dollars worth of repair, and the state's correction facilities
- are estimated at a backlog of over $700 million.
- The U of M has a backlog of billions of dollars worth of repair, and the state's correction facilities
HI
Transcript Highlights:
- </c> committee of the board of education? committee of the board of education?
- </c> that kind of amount of permits we would that kind of amount of permits we would need<00:44:45.320
- c> government</c> because of the limitations of government because of the limitations of government and
- </c> instead of creating this whole layer of instead of creating this whole layer of bureaucracy,<00:
- length of the slip instead of the length of our boat.
Bills:
SB2613, SB2543, SB2398, SB2046, SB2800, SB2818, SB2973, SB2367, SB2907, SB3067, SB3053, SB2944, SB2074, SB2596
Keywords:
public school land transfer, Department of Education, DOE, land conveyance, fee simple title, tax map key, TMK, Act 307, Session Laws of Hawaii 2022, Act 139, Board of Land and Natural Resources, BLNR, Department of Land and Natural Resources, DLNR, Kauai, Maui, Honolulu, Kaimuki Middle School, Wilcox Elementary School, school property
Summary:
The committee heard testimony on SB 2613, SD1, HD1, relating to public school land transfer. The Attorney General’s office and the Department of Education supported the bill’s technical cleanup of Act 307, but strongly opposed a new provision that would convey school parcels containing public and school library facilities to the Hawaii State Public Library System. They argued the added transfer language conflicted with Act 307’s purpose of consolidating school land for more efficient school operations, and said existing law already allows co-located library use through rights of entry, licenses, or other agreements. The library system supported the bill and said it was trying to resolve longstanding operational conflicts on shared school-campus libraries, especially where public access, construction, and campus safety issues arise.
Members questioned whether the Board of Education should simply mediate the dispute, whether the bill was the right solution, and whether a formal memorandum of agreement might be a better approach than a land transfer. The library system described years of difficulty coordinating with DOE on projects and said it needed a clearer process to complete work and spend CIP funds. Discussion also touched on a Kauai parcel in the bill, identified as a tennis court, and whether resurfacing could be completed before any transfer. The Attorney General indicated that if the goal is to preserve library uses while keeping title with the state, DLNR or another documented arrangement may be more appropriate than transferring fee title to the library system.
The committee then heard SB 2543 SD2 HD1, relating to state construction projects. DAGS supported the measure, and the Hawaii Ironworkers Stabilization Fund and Hawaii Building Construction Trade Council strongly supported it, saying the bill would help spot-check high-cost projects and reduce waste from overruns and delays. One testifier opposed the bill, arguing the proposed construction manager role was too limited and that DAGS needed more training, decentralized authority, and better internal decision-making rather than a new layer of oversight. Supporters said the bill was intended as a pilot program to address repeated cost overruns and improve accountability on state construction projects.
OK
Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session
Health and Human Services 2ND REVISED Feb 16th, 2026 at 02:00 pm
Health and Human Services
Transcript Highlights:
- the state of Oklahoma.
- of the committee.
- All of these are MDs.
- providers of Oklahoma.
- the millions of dollars.
Bills:
SB1421, SB1427, SB1484, SB1503, SB1553, SB1557, SB1564, SB1566, SB1567, SB1591, SB1642, SB1794, SB1837, SB2044
Keywords:
mental health, nonphysical intervention, training, youth care, conflict resolution, staff training, pediatric screenings, type 1 diabetes, health care providers, parental consent, reimbursement, state funding, public health, medicolegal investigation, medical examiner, coroner, sudden infant death syndrome, SIDS, sudden unexpected infant death, SUID
OK
Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session
Health and Human Services 2ND REVISED Feb 16th, 2026
Health and Human Services
Transcript Highlights:
- state of Oklahoma.
- of those.
- of these changes?
- of the committee.
- of dollars.
Bills:
SB1421, SB1427, SB1484, SB1503, SB1553, SB1557, SB1564, SB1566, SB1567, SB1591, SB1642, SB1794, SB1837, SB2044
Keywords:
mental health, nonphysical intervention, training, youth care, conflict resolution, staff training, pediatric screenings, type 1 diabetes, health care providers, parental consent, reimbursement, state funding, public health, medicolegal investigation, medical examiner, coroner, sudden infant death syndrome, SIDS, sudden unexpected infant death, SUID
Summary:
The Senate Health and Human Services Committee heard and advanced a series of health-related bills. Senate Bill 1503 would allow a digital abortion-related service provider to participate in the Choosing Childbirth grant program without requiring a brick-and-mortar Oklahoma presence; it passed 10-2. Senate Bill 1553, dealing with appeals reviewed by psychologists, passed unanimously. Senate Bill 1427, as amended, would add antibody screening for type 1 diabetes with parental consent and Medicaid reimbursement for the Medicaid population; it passed 9-3. Senate Bill 1642, allowing physicians to prescribe opioids in divided quantities during the initial seven-day period, passed unanimously. Senate Bill 1421, requiring non-physical intervention training for direct-care staff and volunteers in certain mental health facilities, also passed unanimously.
The committee also approved several behavioral health and rural care measures. Senate Bill 1837 would ask the Oklahoma Health Care Authority to seek a federal exemption so rural providers of home- and community-based services can also provide case management and person-centered planning; it passed 12-0. Senate Bill 1566, aimed at expanding access to autism diagnosis and ABA therapy by broadening who may diagnose ASD and allowing telemedical supervision of behavioral techs, passed 9-3 with title off due to fiscal concerns. Senate Bill 1567, a cleanup bill for APRN prescriptive authority and medical board fee language, passed 9-3. Senate Bill 1794 would create a statewide behavioral health vacancy registry to help place people in crisis more quickly; it passed 11-1 with title off after fiscal concerns were raised.
Later, the committee approved Senate Bill 1484, requiring medical examiner investigations of SIDS and sudden unexpected infant deaths to include review of immunization and medical records and adding parental notification/consent provisions unless a crime is suspected; it passed 12-0. Senate Bill 1557, transferring ABA therapist licensing duties from DHS to a licensing board, passed after an amendment shifting the board involved. Senate Bill 1564, requiring a standardized billing code and reimbursement rate for certain dental surgeries under general anesthesia, passed 11-1 with title off because of a $1.9 million fiscal note. Finally, Senate Bill 1591, as amended, would cap THC in medical marijuana edibles at 10 mg per edible and 100 mg per package to reduce child poisonings; it passed 10-2. Several bills were amended during discussion, and multiple members noted fiscal concerns, parental consent, and access-to-care issues throughout the meeting.
TX
Texas 89th Regular
Senate Committee on Health and Human Services (Part II) May 7th, 2025
Health & Human Services
Transcript Highlights:
- Removal of a child is looking at the death of a family unit.
- Many of them may not have had symptoms; many of them might not have had chest pain or shortness of breath
- of data.
- side effects of all of this.
- The termination of parental rights is a death penalty of civil cases, and the State of Texas should not
Bills:
HB18, HB37, HB116, HB18, HB37, HB116, HB388, HB879, HB913, HB1151, HB2216, HB2358, HB2809, SB577, SB1590, SB1782, SB1887, SB2744
Keywords:
HB 18, Texas Legislature, quorum break, quorum-busting, legislative walkout, absent legislators, political contributions, campaign finance, political expenditures, legislative caucus, specific-purpose committee, Texas Ethics Commission, civil penalty, show cause order, district court, Fifteenth Court of Appeals, session fundraising, travel lodging food expenses, legislative session, compelled attendance
TX
Texas 89th Regular
Senate Committee on Health and Human Services (Part I) May 7th, 2025
Health & Human Services
Transcript Highlights:
- of SB 170.
- areas of need.
- One of the greatest heartbreaks for families of infant loss is the lack of shared time with their baby
- of breath.
- of millions of dollars into this system.
Bills:
HB18, HB37, HB116, HB388, HB879, HB913, HB1151, HB2216, HB2358, HB2809, SB577, SB1590, SB1782, SB1887, SB2744, HB18, HB37, HB116
Keywords:
rural health, hospital funding, healthcare access, mental health services, financial stability, perinatal bereavement, healthcare, hospital training, bereavement support, maternal care, fetal demise, stillbirth, neonatal death, parent-child relationship, involuntary termination, family law, child welfare, child protection, HB 388, HB388
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- Texas is currently solving 55% of murders, 43% of assaults, and 16% of sexual assaults.
- In this Criminal Justice Committee this session, we have heard numerous examples of rape kit backlogs
- Every day in the state of Texas, survivors of human trafficking are convicted of crimes committed by
- experiences of survivors and promote the well-being of their loved ones. ...documented tactics of these
- attorneys, they had a number of prosecutors working overtime to deal with an incredible backlog of cases
Bills:
SB614, SB872, SB1199, SB1212, SB1278, SB1573, SB1588, SB1602, SB1660, SB1704, SB1723, SB1833, SB1858, SB1946, SB2009, SB2146, SB2177, SB2373, SB2460, SB2785
Keywords:
forensic science, capital writs, criminal justice, case review, Texas Forensic Science Commission, SB 872, burglary of a vehicle, vehicle burglary, theft of a firearm, stolen gun, firearm theft, Penal Code Section 30.04, third-degree felony, Class A misdemeanor, criminal penalty enhancement, gun theft, vehicle break-in, property crime, sentencing enhancement, Texas criminal law
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- One of the things he had a lot of sayings, and one of them was, "silence is a green light."
- Between January of 2019 and January of 2024, the Texas Rangers investigated a total of 733 custodial
- ... ...of 887 reported custody deaths in our jails between 2017 and April of this year, the manner of
- And we're missing a lot, you know, thousands and thousands, tens of thousands of samples of DNA.
- In recent years, over a year, and there were times because of the backlog in the past, we've had to actually
Bills:
SB614, SB872, SB1199, SB1212, SB1278, SB1573, SB1588, SB1602, SB1660, SB1704, SB1723, SB1833, SB1858, SB1946, SB2009, SB2146, SB2177, SB2373, SB2460, SB2785
Keywords:
forensic science, capital writs, criminal justice, case review, Texas Forensic Science Commission, SB 872, burglary of a vehicle, vehicle burglary, theft of a firearm, stolen gun, firearm theft, Penal Code Section 30.04, third-degree felony, Class A misdemeanor, criminal penalty enhancement, gun theft, vehicle break-in, property crime, sentencing enhancement, Texas criminal law
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- Texas is currently solving 55% of murders, 43% of assaults, and 16% of sexual assaults.
- I'm here on behalf of Prison Fellowship Ministries in support of Senate Bill 2177.
- Every day in the state of Texas, survivors of human trafficking are convicted of crimes or traffickers
- and elongated context of the coercion that victims of human trafficking face.
- attorneys, they had a number of prosecutors working overtime to deal with an incredible backlog of cases
Bills:
SB 614, SB 872, SB 1199, SB 1212, SB 1278, SB 1573, SB 1588, SB 1602, SB 1660, SB 1704, SB 1723, SB 1833, SB 1858, SB 1946, SB 2009, SB 2146, SB 2177, SB 2373, SB 2460, SB 2785
Keywords:
forensic science, capital writs, criminal justice, case review, Texas Forensic Science Commission, SB 872, burglary of a vehicle, vehicle burglary, theft of a firearm, stolen gun, firearm theft, Penal Code Section 30.04, third-degree felony, Class A misdemeanor, criminal penalty enhancement, gun theft, vehicle break-in, property crime, sentencing enhancement, Texas criminal law
MA
Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
Joint Committee on Bonding, Capital Expenditures and State Assets Jun 21st, 2026 at 11:00 am
Joint Committee on Bonding, Capital Expenditures and State Assets
Transcript Highlights:
- end of their useful lives all at once, resulting in a $4.8 billion backlog in deferred maintenance.
- end of their useful lives all at once, resulting in a $4.8 billion dollar backlog in deferred maintenance
- Seventy percent of that backlog, or $3.4 billion, falls in timeframe A, or coming due in the next one
- And we have, as you have heard from the prior panel, significant backlogs of deferred maintenance in
- And it would eliminate one of the Commonwealth's largest deferred maintenance backlogs.
Summary:
The committee heard testimony on the BRIGHT Act, a higher education capital bill that would use Fair Share surtax revenue to fund major repairs, modernization, and decarbonization projects across UMass, state universities, and community colleges. UMass leadership described a $4.8 billion deferred maintenance backlog, aging buildings, and the need to modernize facilities, improve accessibility, and reduce emissions. Administration officials said the bill would authorize $2.5 billion in capital funding, split roughly 50-50 between UMass and the rest of public higher education, plus additional targeted funding for housing planning, smaller modernization projects, campus master plans, and workforce skills grants. They emphasized that the financing structure is modeled on the Commonwealth Transportation Fund and would not raise student costs, while also supporting affordability through financial aid and free community college.
Members raised questions about regional equity, the distribution of funds among the five UMass campuses and the 24 state university/community college campuses, project labor agreements, whether the bill would unlock private or federal matching funds, and how the system is preparing for AI and changing workforce needs. UMass officials said project selection is data-driven, based on deferred maintenance, safety, accessibility, sustainability, and programmatic needs, and that the flagship campus in Western Massachusetts would likely receive a large share because of its size and needs. They also said UMass Boston would receive its own share and would not be shortchanged by the Bayside project. On labor, they said PLAs are commonly used and they would follow existing board and building authority policies. On affordability, they said the university has shifted hundreds of millions into need-based aid and that the state’s recent support has helped keep tuition low for many students.
DCAMM and higher education officials said the state’s public campuses account for a large share of state-owned building space and a disproportionate share of operational carbon emissions, making decarbonization a major driver of the bill. They said the legislation would allow larger, more comprehensive projects that can address deferred maintenance, energy efficiency, and program needs at the same time, while also making some projects shovel-ready through the Fair Share supplemental funding already appropriated. A later panel from the State Universities Council of Presidents argued the bill’s authorization is still too small to meet long-term needs and urged the committee to increase the bond cap and ensure a more equitable distribution among segments. No votes or final actions were taken in the portion of the meeting provided.
NM
Transcript Highlights:
- I know one of you was sort of threatened at the last hearing—at least one of you—and I'm very embarrassed
- Currently in the statute of limitations section for the types of crimes that do not have a statute of
- But instead, it's more of a status offense regarding the age of the victim and the age of the perpetrator
- So that's kind of some of the differences between those.
- Of a draw.
Keywords:
SB38, pet food, registered pet food, registration fee, fees, sunset repeal, repeal of repeal, revenue, state fee, business regulation, animal feed, pet food registration, New Mexico, gun control, firearm safety, dealer regulation, illegal trade, background checks, sexual crimes, statute of limitations
KY
Kentucky 2026 Regular Session
House Legislative Session Day 23 (2-9-26)
Kentucky House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Next order of business, the excuse of absent members. Mr.
- Uh and the of the date of the violation.
- </c> of the day. of the day.
- </c><00:33:14.880><c> Kucky's</c> of Representatives in honor of Kucky's of Representatives in honor
- Next order of business is introduction of floor amendments.
Keywords:
Convene 00:00
Senate Message 06:11
Orders of the Day 06:59
HB 7 07:15
HB 48 17:57
HB 266 20:32
Motions, Petitions, and Communications 22:33
Introduction of New Bills and Resolutions 31:03
Recess for ConC/Rules Meeting 33:29
ConC/Rules Report 36:49
Floor Amendments 37:57
Adjournment 38:24, 958, all
NM
Transcript Highlights:
- I am the shared director of the state of New Mexico.
- So a vote in support of Teresa Padilla is a vote in favor of the state of New Mexico and the people that
- of Health.
- of hands.
- Met many of the people involved in the bill, many of our voices, the voices of pain, the voices of absence
Keywords:
land grant, Las Vegas, governance, self-governance, judicial management, forced sterilization, coerced sterilization, Indigenous women, Native American women, women of color, reproductive justice, reproductive sovereignty, truth and reconciliation commission, memorial, trauma-informed care, reparative justice, human rights, bodily autonomy, Indian Health Service, Indian affairs