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OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Senate Legislative Session Mar 17th, 2026 at 09:00 am

Oklahoma Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • of our doctor of the day.
  • , the majority of which has been spent in the emergency department, which, if anybody's been around that
  • of Education for the last number of years, the state department and then the legislature has done one-year
  • a danger of harming our rural fire departments because now they have to go to every house in southeast
  • That is kind of the purpose of this bill.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Public Safety Committee Meeting - 2025-04-01

Public Safety Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • on about five years of research funded by the Department of Justice.
  • Epidemic," which is based on about five years of research funded by the Department of Justice.
  • More importantly, I am a member of the Eden Valley Fire and Rescue Department, serving as the Assistant
  • Professor and department chair of the School of Criminology and Criminal Justice at Metro State University
  • , our Community Corrections Act Counties, as well as the Minnesota Department of Corrections.
MN

Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session

House Public Safety Finance and Policy Committee 4/1/25

Public Safety Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • on about five years of research funded by the Department of Justice.
  • research funded by the Department of Justice.
  • I'm also a professor and department chair of the School of Criminology and Criminal Justice at Metro
  • <01:09:01.040> of and department chair of the school of and department chair of the school
  • <01:32:55.600> of I worked on with the Department of I worked on with the Department of Children
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

EEP Public Hearing - Tue Mar 24, 2026 @ 9:00 AM HST

Energy & Environmental Protection

Transcript Highlights:
  • <00:05:04.080> in Department of Health in support in Department of Health in support in person
  • Co-chair committee members on behalf of the Department of Health.
  • /c> department of health and other department of health and other stakeholders<00:27:23.440> to
  • 00:57:50.240> step Department of Transportation first step Department of Transportation first
  • <00:57:54.880> of Tammy Lee on the Department of Tammy Lee on the Department of Transportation
Bills: SB3253, SB3154, SB3254
Summary: The committee on Energy and Environmental Protection heard a long series of resolutions focused largely on waste reduction, energy planning, and environmental protection. Early measures included HR 12/HCR 10 on a permanent landfill host benefits program for Honolulu, HCR 148/HCR 157 on a demolition waste reduction working group, and HR 184/HCR 194 on a mattress stewardship program working group. Testimony on these waste-related measures was generally supportive from environmental groups and some individuals, while the Department of Health supported the mattress stewardship proposal. The Department of Health also commented that a proposed study on recyclable/biodegradable/compostable labeling was very broad and would require additional resources to carry out effectively. The committee then took up several energy-related resolutions. HR 192/HCR 202 would create a task force on Hawaii’s future energy pathways, and HR 194/HCR 204 would ask the Public Utilities Commission to conduct a comprehensive analysis of cost reductions and financial risk. The Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs, the Hawaii State Energy Office, and the PUC offered support or comments on these measures, with environmental and industry groups also submitting testimony. Members questioned the Energy Office and PUC at length about errors in prior analyses, competitive bidding, and whether utility proposals could proceed through waiver processes; the PUC said any proposal would still be reviewed and that it generally prefers competitive bidding, while the Energy Office said some issues were being characterized differently and would follow up on waiver standards. Additional measures addressed data centers, liquefied natural gas, and utility oversight. HR 196/HCR 206 would convene a working group on the impacts of large data centers, and HR 197/HCR 207 would require conditions before the PUC approves LNG-related costs; testimony on LNG was split, with supporters urging caution and opponents arguing LNG should not be pursued. HR 193/HCR 2003 sought a written status update on implementation of the Hawaii Electric Reliability Administrator, and HR 191/HCR 201 and HR 33/HCR 33 dealt with sewage and wastewater issues, both drawing support from environmental and community groups. The committee also heard strong support for HR 141/HCR 149 on Red Hill remediation meetings and HR 190/HCR 200 on reassessing military PFAS cleanup decisions; the Board of Water Supply testified in support and described ongoing PFAS testing and concerns beyond Red Hill. The transcript ends as the committee moved into decision-making, with the chair indicating a recommendation to pass HR 12/HCR 10.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Environment and Natural Resources Finance and Policy Committee 3/12/26

Environment and Natural Resources Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • He works at the Minnesota Health Department and was testifying on behalf of the Minnesota Health Department
  • Under Minnesota law, companies are required to offer the Department of Natural Resources a portion of
  • <00:42:35.040> of been the MPCA, Minnesota Department of been the MPCA, Minnesota Department
  • Uh, I'm not one of the hydrogeologists of the department.
  • Uh, I'm not one of the hydrogeologists of the department.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
  • It relates to financial literacy requirements that the Department of Family and Protective Services is
  • This provision is especially important for children in the managing conservatorship of the department
  • When I started on the fire department, I knew of one. Now, over 26 years, that all have been there.
  • This bill aims to ensure that the Department of State Health Services shares staffing data with HHSC,
  • Well, it used to be the Department of State Health Services, now it's HHSC, to enforce those laws, and
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Health and Human Services May 14th, 2025

Health & Human Services

Transcript Highlights:
  • relates to financial literacy requirements that the Department of Family and Protective Services are
  • Powell was referring to, that the Department of the SSCC has to inform the attorneys for children and
  • When I started on the fire department, I knew of one.
  • The bill makes sure that Department of State Health Services share staffing data with HHSC, which, Department
  • Well, it used to be the Department of State Health Services; now it's HHSC to enforce those laws, and
Summary: The committee heard testimony on a series of health and human services bills and left each one pending after public testimony. HB 4655 would expand financial literacy instruction for youth aging out of foster care to include credit scores, predatory lending, scams, banking, budgeting, and related consumer topics; the sponsor and Buckner International described the need to protect foster youth from financial pitfalls. HB 923 would add three public members and one physician to the Texas Medical Disclosure Panel; supporters said it would improve informed consent and patient voice, while a witness raised concerns about a House amendment requiring a physician majority for decisions and senators questioned scope-of-practice limits. HHSC said the panel is an independent body and the bill expressly bars it from changing scope of practice.
AL

Alabama 2026 Regular Session

Alabama Senate Finance and Taxation Education Committee Apr 1st, 2026

Finance and Taxation Education

Transcript Highlights:
  • been<00:28:45.760> a Department of Commerce, there's been a Department of Commerce, there's
  • of a workforce item built and it's kind of a workforce item that<00:31:20.200> uh<00:31:20.280
  • It is under the Department of Workforce. If you find that line item, Kurt, on that? substitute.
  • It is under the Department of Workforce. It is under the Department of Workforce.
  • Well, it's under the Department of Workforce. If you find it in the substitute document.
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Senate Legislative Session May 5th, 2026

Oklahoma Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Department of Veterans Affairs to examine autoimmune disease among those diagnosed with post-traumatic
  • The Department of Commerce is going to oversee this and regulate it.
  • Department of Education. What is problematic?
  • And so, as suggested to me by the superintendent of the State Department of Education, I just put that
  • Members, Senate Bill 2045 is an Oklahoma State Department of Education request bill.
Summary: The Senate convened, established a quorum, offered prayer, and recognized a doctor, a nurse, and a student hero who rescued a driver from a burning vehicle. The chamber also welcomed a new group of pages and adopted a motion to reject House amendments to Senate Bill 1546 and request conference. Senators then adopted Senate Resolution 44 recognizing Teacher Appreciation Week, and heard remarks honoring educators in the gallery. Senator Goodwin also announced the death of former Representative Don Ross and offered condolences to his family. The Senate then took up House Concurrent Resolution 1027, setting a target sine die date of May 14 at 5 p.m. The resolution drew opposition from Minority Leader Kurt and Senator Jett, who argued the chamber still had unfinished business, but it passed 28-17. The Senate also passed SJR 50, SJR 52, and SJR 53, all related to agency rules, including expanded provider types, removal of a physician-visit cap, and medical marijuana packaging requirements. Additional measures passed included HB 1185 on preserving military and historic firearms for honor guards and museums, HB 1937 on student-employee communications and due process, HB 2035 on funeral transportation protection agreements, HB 2137 on involuntary medication procedures for competency restoration, and HB 2166 on legal newspaper distribution without a USPS permit. Later, the Senate approved a series of bills on business, licensing, public safety, and state operations. These included HB 3148 on VIN inspections by dealers, HB 3323 on removing notarization for certain electronic Service Oklahoma documents, HB 3466 eliminating petty cash at the Corporation Commission, HB 3498 updating corporation and LLC statutes, HB 3661 extending a forestry equipment sales tax exemption, HB 3678 expanding the definition of public official for electronic harassment protections, HB 3710 revising the Rising Scholars Award Program, HB 3977 updating state veterinarian qualifications, HB 3986 expanding a tax exemption, HB 4104 strengthening penalties for repeat voyeurism-related offenses, HB 4108 adding airport operational areas to critical infrastructure, HB 4142 covering conspiracies to use bombs or explosive devices, HB 4274 allowing military children to attend non-zoned schools, HB 4275 allowing case managers and peer support specialists to work for local public agencies, HB 4322 removing dual certification for funeral directors in charge, HB 4336 updating interventional pain management rules, HB 4484 allowing certain state vehicles to be used between home and work, HB 3880 on Tourism Department compensation and Oklahoma Today publication discretion, and HB 1687 creating the Uniform Health Care Decisions Act with an amended effective date. The chamber also passed HB 2959 requiring school administrators to report abuse allegations to law enforcement within 24 hours and before school questioning, with emergency passage approved. HB 3718 was then taken up with an amendment clarifying timelines for special education evaluations tied to the Lindsay Nicole Henry Scholarship; discussion centered on the new 15-school-day meeting timeline and the 45-day evaluation period. The transcript ends during questions on that amendment, before final action on HB 3718 is shown.
LA

Louisiana 2026 Regular Session

Commerce May 20th, 2026

Commerce, Consumer Protection, and International Affairs

Transcript Highlights:
  • I assume the Department of Ag, but I don't know that. Yeah, because they...
  • I assume the Department of Ag, but I don't know that, you know.
  • of risk.
  • And like I said, between your security divisions and your Department of Finance, there probably are ways
  • It's a bill to recreate the Department of Public Service Commission, and this is just a simple bill that's
Summary: The Senate Commerce Committee met on April 20, approved the prior meeting minutes, and then heard a series of bills and resolutions. It first advanced H. CR 66, which directs Louisiana Economic Development, working with the Governor’s Office of Rural Development, to study rural parish economic assets, infrastructure, workforce, and development opportunities. The committee also moved HB 387, a clarification allowing the fire marshal to review architectural and engineering plans equally, and HB 1223, which seeks to promote clinical trials in Louisiana by having LED market the state’s research capacity and by adjusting internal review board procedures. HB 1228, a cleanup bill for hearing aid dealers that updates definitions, contracts, testing periods, licensing, and related requirements, was also reported favorably, as was HB 950, which would create an elderly consumer perception program through the Office of Elderly Affairs to help seniors recognize scams and fraud. The committee spent the most time on HB 617, a broad “hidden fees” consumer transparency bill. The author and supporters said it would require mandatory fees to be included in upfront pricing so consumers can make informed choices, while opponents from grocery, restaurant, hotel, housing, retail, and business groups argued the bill was vague, overly broad, and likely to create compliance burdens and litigation risk. Housing advocates objected to the bill’s housing exemption, warning it could weaken renters’ ability to bring claims over undisclosed fees. After extensive debate over variable pricing, sales taxes, enforcement, and the scope of the bill, Senator Morris moved to defer HB 617, and the committee agreed without objection. The committee also heard HB 797, which would create a “Bayou Gold” certification program for certain gold vendors and transactional gold products. The sponsor said the program would encourage vendors to keep gold insured, segregated, and closer to Louisiana consumers, with the Treasury administering the certification through participant fees. Several senators and an outside witness raised concerns that the state seal could be mistaken for an endorsement, could create liability or consumer confusion, and would favor a narrow set of vendors. Despite opposition, the committee reported HB 797 favorably, with members noting it still had to go to Finance. Later, the committee advanced HB 1186, which would create a more uniform statewide building code and licensing system for inspectors, add disciplinary authority, and impose a small permit fee to support the program, and HB 1222, which would let LED develop a grocery initiative to address food deserts and food insecurity. The meeting concluded with the committee hearing HB 1256 on abandoned digital assets, which would require dormant digital assets to be held in original form for three years so owners can reclaim them.
AZ

Arizona 2026 Regular Session

03/18/2026 - House Appropriations

Appropriations

Transcript Highlights:
  • AEDs at each school campus, the number of employees trained in CPR, first aid, and the use of AEDs,
  • We are here in support of SB 1131.
  • Chairman, members, Senate Bill 1249 requires the Department of Health Services to establish a dementia
  • of the state plan.
  • on both of those bills.
Bills: SB1131, SB1249
FL

Florida 2026 Regular Session

Environment and Natural Resources Jan 27th, 2026

Environment and Natural Resources

Transcript Highlights:
  • This bill will provide the Department of Environmental Protection with the information to make more strategic
  • This bill will require the Department of Environmental Protection to submit a comprehensive report detailing
  • The bill directs the Department of Environmental Protection to no longer issue or reissue permits for
  • Department of airports, classified a pipe underneath certain runways.
  • Department of airports, classified a pipe underneath certain runways.
Summary: The committee took up several environmental bills, beginning with SB 1682 on local administration of vessel restrictions. Senator Trumbull said the bill would give cities and counties tools to address abandoned, derelict, and long-term anchored vessels while following state standards and FWC guidance. Members from affected areas spoke in support, citing recurring derelict vessel problems and the difficulty and cost of removal once vessels sink. The bill was reported favorably. The committee then heard SB 1468 on advanced wastewater treatment, which would require DEP to compile a detailed statewide report on wastewater treatment plants, including construction age, treatment levels, contaminant data, spill history, flood risk, and receiving waterbody impairment information. Florida Rural Water Association testified that any move to require advanced treatment for all plants over one MGD could create major financial burdens without dedicated funding. The bill was reported favorably. The committee also considered CS/SB 1294 on biosolids management, with a strike-all amendment adopted. Senator Bradley said the revised bill would require bulk Class AA biosolids fertilizer and compost products to be land applied only at agronomic rates and, absent a bona fide sale, only at permitted DEP-approved sites, with a transition date moved to July 1, 2028. Supporters said it would protect water quality and legitimate fertilizer and compost markets, while rural utilities asked for funding and flexibility. The committee reported the bill favorably. Next, the committee took up CS/SB 1628 on net zero policies by governmental entities. Senator Avila said the bill would prohibit local governments and other governmental entities from adopting or funding net zero policies, imposing related fees or taxes, or operating cap-and-trade or carbon trading programs. The committee adopted an amendment clarifying the definition of carbon dioxide. The bill drew extensive debate: supporters argued it would protect residents and businesses from higher costs and preserve predictability, while opponents said it would block local climate and clean-energy policies, including electric buses, energy-efficiency measures, and climate resilience planning. After public testimony on both sides, the bill was reported favorably. The committee also approved CS/SB 1474 on biosolids management, which Senator Gates said would require biosolids and septage to be treated at the highest practical level when wastewater treatment facilities are reasonably accessible and would bar Class B land application within 50 miles of a permitted wastewater facility. An amendment applying the statutory definition of septage was adopted, and the bill was reported favorably. Finally, the committee heard SB 558 on stormwater system standards. Senator Burgess said it would create statewide standards for municipal and county stormwater systems using FDOT guidelines and third-party inspections, with an amendment making technical changes and broadening who may perform inspections. Supporters said uniform standards could improve safety and reduce failures, while contractors, engineers, and industry groups warned it could raise costs, delay projects, and preempt stronger local standards. The bill remained under discussion as the transcript ended.
NM

New Mexico 2026 Regular Session

Senate - Finance Jan 21st, 2026 at 02:04 pm

Senate Finance

Transcript Highlights:
  • for the invitation that you share to be here on behalf of the **Department of Transportation**. ...administration
  • For getting additional funding to our Department of Transportation.
  • of credit for the State Department of Transportation Commission that we expect to be a source of reliable
  • My name is Wayne Props with the Department of Finance and Administration.
  • But it's going to change in the department. This is the first part of the change.
Bills: SB2
NM

New Mexico 2026 Regular Session

House - Appropriations and Finance Jan 21st, 2026 at 01:58 pm

House Appropriations & Finance

Transcript Highlights:
  • According to the Department of Health and Human Services, only 10.8 percent of New Mexico families are
  • This is how we grew the workforce by 64 while the rest of the nation declined.
  • better than we were when we took off Department of Health and Human Services Office, and when the department
  • Then the amount of general fund monies that go to the department will increase from just shy of 500 million
  • And that issue of sort of limited slots and workforce. And so, can we work on and explore.
Bills: SB2
TX
Transcript Highlights:
  • of this state.
  • And I'm Freeman Martin, the colonel of the Texas Department of Public Safety. Thank you, Mr.
  • of those folks.
  • And that's kind of the definition of a lot of these folks; they don't know who the cartel is.
  • A lot, of course, a lot of the cases that I've heard of regarding this issue are primarily done, although
Bills: SB36, SB2202, SB 36
TX
Transcript Highlights:
  • including the ...establishment and operations of the Homeland Security Division, Department of Public
  • Martin, the Director of the Department of Public Safety. Chairman, Vice Chair, members, thank you.
  • Military Department, the Parks and Wildlife, Texas Division of Emergency Management, TDCJ, and all these
  • But the Texas Department of Public Safety discourages the militias from responding.
  • Freeman Martin, Director of the Department of Public Safety. Thank you, Colonel. Thank you, Mr.
Bills: SB36, SB2202, SB 36
AL
Transcript Highlights:
  • Under that current law, the Alabama Department of Environmental Management (ADEM) regulates and enforces
  • It involves 10 days of notice and no... ...right of redemption.
  • price of the house.
  • None of us are in favor of that.
  • It's 10 days of notice; you foreclose with no right of redemption.
Bills: HB145, HB311
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Workforce, Labor, and Economic Development Finance and Policy Committee 2/27/25

Workforce, Labor, and Economic Development Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • And I think again we're leaving that sort of option open to the Department of what they think they would
  • And I think again we're leaving that sort of option open to the Department of what they think they would
  • And I think again we're leaving that sort of option open to the Department of what they think they would
  • I think again we're leaving that sort of option open to the Department of what they think they would
  • <00:14:28.639> of<00:14:28.759> economics ombudsman to the Department of economics
Bills: HF8, HF1416
MN

Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session

House Children and Families Finance and Policy Committee 2/25/25

Children and Families Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • At the same time, the department is also in this evaluation and rewriting some of the rules and regulations
  • I have also had the privilege to be on the inside of the licensing department as an intern for the childcare
  • > as<00:14:27.600> an inside of the licensing department as an inside of the licensing
  • like part of the bill is getting rid of like part of the bill is getting rid of kind<00:20:47.240
  • of all of our cares about the well-being of all of our children<00:40:36.440> I<00:40:36.520>
Bills: HF1247, HF628