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OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Appropriations Revised Apr 22nd, 2026 at 03:30 pm

Appropriations

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  • Because a lot of the service members don't use it, so it goes unused.
  • You don't think the way this works is that the service member would have to actually hand over the benefits
  • The captain's been in anywhere from 4 to 10 years of service.
  • Clinical interns and accredited behavioral health graduate programs to build for Medicaid services they
  • They will require the Oklahoma Department of Human Services to include fentanyl testing in all child
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Cap Committee Meeting - 2026-04-16

Capital Investment

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  • <00:07:17.680> by we have a small uh area serviced by we have a small uh area serviced by
  • that does not have these services that does not have these services available.<00:20:38.240>
  • services buildings.
  • <00:24:11.120> in setting for educational services in setting for educational services in
  • ourselves to keep water service going. ourselves to keep water service going.
FL

Florida 2026 Regular Session

Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government Feb 4th, 2026

Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government

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  • from the other side here, in a recent survey, 50% of Florida counties are lacking in veterinary services
  • And FLDS, Florida Digital Service, will be transferred by a type 2 transfer to DIGIT on January 5, 2027
  • Once conditions allow, calls for service are prioritized.
  • Once conditions allow, calls for service are prioritized.
  • Thank you for your service. Thank you. Next up, Larry Harvey. Thank you, Madam Chair.
Summary: The committee heard and advanced several bills, beginning with CS/SB 796, which would create Veterinary Professional Associates as a new supervised veterinary role, expand telehealth prescription timeframes, and set training and scope limits. Supporters said it would improve access to care, lower costs, and create a career path, while opponents argued the proposal lacked a clear regulatory framework, could create liability and federal-law conflicts, and would not address the real shortage in rural large-animal practice. After debate, the committee reported the bill favorably. Members also heard and favorably reported SB 1682 on local authority over derelict and abandoned vessels, CS/SB 1028 on a commercial Citizens clearinghouse for property insurance, SB 394 on exempting certain reinsurance underwriting managers from licensing, SB 636 on beach management and erosion designations, CS/SB 546 on public notice for conservation land sales or exchanges, CS/SB 302 on Biscayne Bay nature-based solutions and related coastal resiliency provisions, SB 1050 on pharmacy choice for pet medications, and SB 774 extending workers’ compensation benefits to 911 public safety telecommunicators for mental and nervous injuries. Testimony on these bills generally focused on access, regulatory clarity, environmental protection, or workforce support, with some concerns raised on insurance consumer protections and beach-management language. Senator Harrell’s bills were also taken up and reported favorably: CS/SB 480, a major overhaul of state IT governance creating DIGIT and new procurement, reporting, and workforce structures; CS/SB 1230, restricting PFAS-containing firefighting foam and adding testing, inventory, and disposal requirements; and CS/SB 1288, a naming bill designating the Andrew Red Harris Shoal and requiring markers. Finally, the committee heard extensive testimony on SB 1066 regarding restoration of the Oklawaha/Rodman system, with supporters emphasizing ecological restoration, flood-risk reduction, and economic benefits, and opponents warning about local impacts, water quality, and the loss of a world-class fishery. The transcript ends during testimony on that bill, before final action is shown.
TX
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  • its taxing area into any limited-purpose jurisdiction area without a plan. ...deliver full city services
  • law provides, is limited to properties that do not have city ownership. ...wastewater and water services
  • tax refund will not be issued for properties taxed when they did not receive... ...receives city services
  • Our members pay for that expedited service, as we call it.
  • What they found out was that they couldn't fill positions fast enough under their civil service system
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Local Government (Part I) Apr 24th, 2025

Local Government

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  • Responsibilities to emergency service districts through interlocal agreements.
  • Senate Bill 628 would clarify the authority of commissioners courts to contract with emergency service
  • districts in the county for the administration of the fire code, and specify that emergency service
  • When students are in crisis, schools spend more on staff time, outreach, and support services.
  • fund, so we're strictly a fee-for-service department.
Summary: The Senate Committee on Local Government met with a quorum and limited public testimony to two minutes per person. The committee heard Senate Bill 628 by Senator Zaffirini, which would clarify that counties may enter interlocal agreements with emergency service districts to administer and enforce county fire codes, including for multi-county ESDs in the committee substitute. Witnesses from Travis County ESD-11, the Travis County Fire Marshal’s Office, and a member of the public supported the bill as a way to reduce duplication, costs, and jurisdictional confusion. Public testimony was closed and the committee substitute was left pending. The committee then heard several housing-related bills. Senate Bill 208 by Senator West would create a Workforce Housing Capital Investment Fund to provide zero-interest loans to nonprofit builders for workforce housing; Habitat for Humanity representatives, a Brownsville nonprofit developer, and housing advocates supported it as a way to finance infrastructure and land development for affordable homes. Senate Bill 2835 by Senator Johnson would allow cities to opt into single-stair apartment buildings for small-scale, multi-story housing; supporters said the design is safe and could expand housing supply, while the Texas APA expressed qualified opposition over code-process concerns and fire-safety questions. Both bills were left pending after testimony. Additional bills heard included SB 1042 updating the Kimble County Hospital District’s enabling law; SB 1708, a committee substitute protecting familial property divisions from platting requirements; SB 2778 raising the ESD expenditure threshold requiring board approval from $2,000 to up to $50,000; SB 2608 expanding LIHTC eligibility for certain public housing projects; SB 3044 adding board representation for Marfa and Presidio on the Presidio County Underground Water Conservation District and adjusting an exemption; SB 2367 extending park board authority to Waller County; SB 2523 clarifying ETJ reduction procedures and owner opt-out rights; SB 2521 requiring death-certificate reporting to appraisal districts to help address squatting and homestead exemption issues; and SB 2477 easing office-to-residential conversions in larger cities. In each case, the bills were laid out, testimony was taken, and the measures were left pending subject to call of the chair. The committee then recessed until 15 to 30 minutes after adjournment.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Local Government (Part II) Apr 24th, 2025

Local Government

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  • To properties that do not have city wastewater and water services.
  • My director of development services, in fact.
  • Once the city services instead of the level of services that the ESD provides, that's an issue.
  • Emergency services districts—services, that's our middle name. That's literally what we do.
  • And we're talking about emergency services, life-saving, property-protecting services.
Summary: The Senate Committee on Local Government considered and voted on several bills, adopting committee substitutes on Senate Bills 1237, 1708, 1844, 1454, 2520, and 2541. In each case, the committee substitute was explained as narrowing or clarifying the filed bill, and the committee voted to report the substitute version to the full Senate, usually with a recommendation that the filed bill not pass. The committee also recommended each of those measures for the local and uncontested calendar. SB 1237 concerned property tax exemption eligibility for charitable organizations; SB 1844 addressed annexation and disannexation limits tied to city services; SB 1454 clarified housing authority tax exemptions and agreements with districts; SB 2520 dealt with a school district tax ceiling comparison; and SB 2541 reduced the unused increment period from three years to two years. The committee then heard extensive testimony on SB 2354, which would allow developers to hire qualified third-party professionals for plat review, permit review, and inspections if local governments are delayed. Supporters included affordable housing providers, builders, Pew Charitable Trusts, housing advocates, and legal groups, who said the bill would reduce permitting delays, lower costs, and help housing production. A Corpus Christi representative testified as neutral, asking for amendments to preserve city final inspection authority, document sharing, and floodplain enforcement. Urban counties opposed the bill as written, arguing it removed too much local oversight, though they acknowledged work on a committee substitute. SB 2354 was left pending. The committee also heard SB 2703, which would clarify that condominiums are not subdivisions for local platting purposes. Builders and a land use attorney supported the bill, saying it would reduce confusion and duplicative regulation; the bill was left pending. SB 777, dealing with firefighter collective bargaining and impasse procedures, drew support from Austin and Texarkana firefighter representatives and the City of Austin, who said the committee substitute reflected stakeholder agreement and preserved voter-approved local procedures; it was left pending. SB 2965, concerning annexation and emergency service district response obligations, drew support from ESD and fire association witnesses who said it would prevent service gaps after annexation, and opposition from local officials who argued it gave unelected ESD boards too much power and lacked neutral review; it was also left pending. The committee then recessed subject to call of the chair.
TX

Texas 89th 2nd C.S.

Local Government (Part I) Apr 24th, 2025

Local Government

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  • Responsibilities to emergency service districts through interlocal agreements.
  • districts in the county for the administration of the fire code, and specify that emergency service
  • Emergency service districts may enter into an interlocal agreement with the county to delegate all or
  • When students are in crisis, school spends more on staff time, outreach, and support services.
  • fund, so we're strictly a fee-for-service department.
Summary: The Senate Committee on Local Government met with a quorum at the start, adopted a two-minute limit for public testimony, and heard a series of housing, local government, fire code, and district-governance bills. Several measures were laid out with committee substitutes, including SB 628 on county fire code administration through interlocal agreements with emergency service districts; SB 208 creating a Workforce Housing Capital Investment Fund for zero-interest loans to nonprofit builders; SB 2835 allowing cities to opt into single-stair apartment buildings; and SB 2477 easing office-to-residential conversions in certain cities. Other bills addressed ESD spending thresholds (SB 2778), hospital district updates (SB 1042), subdivision/platting issues (SB 1708), public housing tax credit eligibility (SB 2608), groundwater district representation for Marfa and Presidio (SB 3044), park board authority in Waller County (SB 2367), ETJ removal procedures (SB 2523), and reporting death certificates to appraisal districts to help address squatting and homestead issues (SB 2521). Testimony was largely supportive on the housing bills. Supporters of SB 208, including Habitat for Humanity affiliates, a Brownsville nonprofit developer, Texans for Housing, and an educator, said the revolving fund would help nonprofit builders finance land, infrastructure, and development costs for affordable homes, especially for families earning 30% to 80% of area median income. SB 2835 drew support from architects, planners, and housing advocates who argued that single-stair buildings can be safe, more efficient, and better suited to missing-middle housing, though the Texas APA registered qualified opposition, saying the proposal bypasses the usual code-development process and may not be sufficiently studied. SB 2477 also received broad support from housing groups and policy organizations, who said office conversions could help address vacancy and housing shortages, though Corpus Christi raised a concern about fee recovery and local cost reimbursement. The committee also heard support for SB 628 from a county fire marshal and an ESD representative, who said the bill would reduce duplicate fire-code enforcement and costs. SB 2778 was backed by a Bexar County ESD fire chief, who said the current $2,000 expenditure approval threshold is outdated and slows emergency purchases and repairs. SB 2608 was supported by the El Paso housing authority, which said adding certain Section 8 projects to the at-risk LIHTC set-aside would help renovate aging subsidized housing. SB 3044 was presented as a way to give Marfa and Presidio representation on the groundwater district board while preserving permitting authority. Each bill heard public testimony was left pending subject to the call of the chair, and the committee recessed to reconvene after the Senate adjourns.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Delivery of Government Efficiency Apr 16th, 2025

Delivery of Government Efficiency

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  • And it is a service.
  • You can get customer service desk. help on your identity theft services that are offered over the dark
  • As part of a NASA initiative, we completed the first fully successful lunar service mission. for our
  • Texas Division of Emergency Management uses multi-award contracts to ensure availability of services
  • Because TETM cannot anticipate exactly. what services it will need or where and when multi-awards put
TX
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  • The Senate Committee on Health and Human Services will come to order.
  • This bill would allow Health and Human Services Services Commission to establish a grant program to help
  • It's not the payment for the physician professional services.
  • They offer assistance but do not provide personal care services.
  • Fee-for-service, urgent care, ER, you know literally fee-for-service, but to reiterate you know 95% of
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Health and Human Services Apr 8th, 2025

Health & Human Services

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  • The Senate Committee on Health and Human Services will come to order.
  • So this, we hand money to health and human services.
  • . ...and preventive services.
  • , urgent care, ER, you know, literally fee for service.
  • literally fee for service.
Summary: The committee first took up several pending bills and reported them favorably: SB 968, SB 636 as substituted, SB 1137, and SB 1138 as substituted. Each was advanced by roll call vote, and the committee also recommended the approved bills for the local and uncontested calendar. The chair then moved to the posted agenda and heard SB 719, a mental health bed-capacity study bill by Senator Eckhart, with a committee substitute that refined the data collection to distinguish state and non-state beds, child and adult beds, include two point-in-time counts, and capture jail diversion data. Testimony on SB 719 was largely supportive from Integral Care, NAMI Texas, and the Children’s Hospital Association of Texas, all of whom said Texas needs better data on inpatient psychiatric capacity, workforce needs, and future demand. Several witnesses described long waits for beds, especially for forensic restoration, and argued the study would help target future investments. Senator Perry and others noted the state has already made major investments in new beds and urged the bill to account for beds already coming online; the committee ultimately withdrew the substitute and left SB 719 pending after public testimony closed. The committee then heard SB 1864, which would allow small egg producers to sell ungraded eggs more broadly, including to restaurants and retailers, with the substitute increasing the weekly sales threshold and addressing sanitation and labeling. Supporters said grading is about size, not safety, and that the bill would help small farms reach new markets; opponents from the Texas Poultry Federation argued grading and candling help identify cracks and defects that can affect safety and quality. The committee adopted the substitute and left the bill pending. It also heard SB 1467, requiring DSHS to share death record information with hospitals for record accuracy and quality review, and SB 912, which would modernize continuing education tracking for health licensing agencies; both bills drew supportive testimony and were left pending. Finally, the committee heard SB 2023, which would create an HHSC grant program to help counties pay for indigent burial costs, with county representatives testifying in support.
TX
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  • Ability to pay for ambulatory services and the number of qualified rural ambulance service providers
  • So we provide a critical service to our taxpayers.
  • Senate Bill 1377 will help rural EMS services.
  • It's actually, I guess, more for the Forest Service. Okay, we can bring them up.
  • I am the Deputy Director of Texas A&M Forest Service.
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Judiciary Feb 10th, 2026 at 01:30 pm

Judiciary

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  • My interpretation would be when the accident's over Further questions? Do they pass by the chair?
  • It's an initiative under Sooner Select's designed to provide comprehensive health services that's physical
AL

Alabama 2026 1st Special Session

Alabama Senate County and Municipal Government Committee Jan 14th, 2026

County and Municipal Government

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  • . >> And that plain language could be interpreted to apply. >> Yeah. >> We can work on this before we
  • rules are twofold: to keep us in the good graces of the IRS, that you have bona fide separation from service
  • bonafide of the IRS, that you have bonafide separation<00:31:32.799> from<00:31:33.039> service
  • ,<00:31:34.080> and<00:31:34.399> to<00:31:34.640> make separation from service
  • , and to make separation from service, and to make sure<00:31:34.960> that<00:31:35.279> people
TX

Texas 89th Regular

89th Legislative Session Apr 15th, 2025

Texas House Floor Meeting

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  • HB 300 by Wilson relating to scholarship. under the Texas Armed Services Scholarship Program.
  • It's for them to be able to expand their ability to service students.
  • ask for additional support for services? training.
  • What does comparable education services mean?
  • What does comparable education services mean?
TX
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  • , ensuring essential funding for schools, including infrastructure and emergency services provided by
  • We serve a four-and-a-half county service area, and our tax base is essentially the same as the city
  • Of our services, despite a booming economy driven by one of the top exporting seaports in China.
  • Thank you for your time, your service, and your consideration of Senate Bill 1052.
  • , skilled nursing, memory care, and other services.
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

Senate Floor Session 05-08-2026 11:30am

Hawaii Senate Floor Meeting

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  • He has devoted more than 25 years to public service.
  • But you deserve to be acknowledged for your years of service, two decades of service to the people of
  • Hawaii. of service to the people of Hawaii.
  • And that kind of service does not go unnoticed.
  • Thank you, Senator Rhoads, for your service to the people of Hawaii.
HI
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  • Welcome to the Senate Chamber of the Hawaii State Capitol for the service of remembrance for the late
  • At this time, Reverend Soga will provide a closing benediction for this morning's service of remembrance
  • This is what I like about artists: they can write songs that are interpretive to different people.
  • Visitation is at 1:00 p.m. and the service begins at 2:00.
  • This concludes the formal service of remembrance for the late Senate President and former Congresswoman