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MS
Mississippi 2026 Regular Session
Judiciary, Division B - Room 409, 3 March, 2026; 9:00 A.M.
Judiciary, Division B
Transcript Highlights:
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Committee:
Joint Judiciary, Division B
OK
Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session
Health and Human Services REVISED Feb 23rd, 2026 at 02:00 pm
Health and Human Services
Transcript Highlights:
- I will mention one more time and keep mentioning it to every committee: please make sure your cell phones
- are on silent.
- one of the tours I was on, and Senator Ice for signing on as a coauthor of the bill.
- Also, I would just like to say I've been chair of this committee for five years, on this committee since
- Hicks I think has been on this committee since she's been elected.
Bills:
SB1806 , SB1430 , SB206 , SB1547 , SB1849 , SB1428 , SB1653 , SB1984 , SB1644 , SB1561 , SB1813 , SB1570 , SB1796
Committee:
Senate Health and Human Services
Keywords:
foster care, adoption assistance, transitioning youth, Department of Human Services, voluntary services, mental health, substance abuse, commissioner appointment, governor's authority, legislative consent, SB206, emergency medical services, EMS, ambulance, 911 response, emergency response, essential services, federal funding, grant funding, public health
AL
Alabama 2025 Regular Session
Alabama Senate Finance and Taxation Education Committee Apr 23rd, 2025
Finance and Taxation Education
Transcript Highlights:
- If you're welcome to, you can look at his committee draft that might be somewhere on the LFO website,
- Any discussion on the Senator Smitherman. Any discussion on the amendment?
- We're on the bill. Any further... adopted. We're on the bill. Any further questions?
- being on title and on the deed are two different things.
- It's a pretty long one.
Committee:
Senate Finance and Taxation Education
Keywords:
utility tax, poultry industry, energy consumption, agricultural exemption, tax exemption, HB24, Volunteer Rescue Squad Tuition Reimbursement Program, EMS, emergency medical services, EMSP, paramedic training, EMT training, tuition reimbursement, scholarship, workforce development, volunteer rescue squad, volunteer fire department, ambulance service, nonprofit ambulance, Alabama Department of Public Health
LA
Louisiana 2026 Regular Session
Administration of Criminal Justice Apr 29th, 2026
Administration of Criminal Justice
Transcript Highlights:
- One is on the possession and one is on the production.
- One is on the possession and one is on the production. The possession is $50,000.
- So I'm not going to hit on that because I already know where this committee is on that.
- One of the members of the committee, Zach Daniels, Executive Director, Louisiana District Attorneys'
- But one of the things I did want to say to the members of the committee, and I guess really all of your
Bills:
HB146 , HB333 , HB517 , HB828 , SB87 , SB93 , SB98 , SB118 , SB125 , SB199 , SB277 , SB294 , SB306
Committee:
House Administration of Criminal Justice
Keywords:
sports wagering, gambling, elections, local control, revenue generation, inmates, housing, corrections, Department of Public Safety, local jurisdiction, criminal justice, juvenile justice, jury trial, felony offenses, crime of violence, sex offenses, correctional facilities, in-custody deaths, medical oversight, independent investigations
OK
Transcript Highlights:
- Great job on your first at the helm, and thank you, members.
- Senate bill 1826 simply eliminates the sunset on a on the Oklahoma Enterprise Zone Incentive Leverage
- Chairman, and committee.
- Representative, forgive me, it's been a compact A few days, but on page three, line one, no employer
- This is our last committee. Sorry about that.
Committee:
House Business
Keywords:
corporation, corporate governance, business entities, Oklahoma General Corporation Act, limited liability company, LLC, shareholder rights, beneficial owner, controlling shareholder, control group, interested director, fiduciary duty, books and records inspection, corporate records, ratification, defective corporate acts, putative stock, stock issuance, treasury shares, rights and options
US
US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
US House Floor Proceedings (Monday, March 16, 2026)
US Federal House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- </c> committees of referral on this bill. committees of referral on this bill. >> Objection.
- on Natural Resources and the Committee on Agriculture.
- on Natural Resources and the Committee on Agriculture.
- on Natural Resources and the Committee on Agriculture.
- ><c> and</c> the Committee on Natural Resources and the Committee on Natural Resources and the<04:48:
Bills:
HR831 , HB6380 , HR528 , HB2196 , HB5729 , HB5254 , HB4294 , HB3073 , HB2294 , HB1665 , HB4284 , HB4467 , HB2709 , HB1422 , SB1884 , SB3971
Keywords:
Down syndrome, awareness month, federal funding, research, advocacy, healthcare, quality of life, disabilities, Vietnam veterans, recognition, freedom, democracy, military service, Save Our Sequoias Act, giant sequoia, giant sequoias, Sequoiadendron giganteum, California forests, wildfire resilience, forest management
WA
Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Labor & Commerce Feb 2nd, 2026 at 10:30 am
Labor & Commerce
Transcript Highlights:
- make sure that there is one copy of a video in a secure location that both parties can access.
- Going forward, we hope to work with the committee on these issues. Thank you.
- Going forward, we hope to work with the committee on these issues. Thank you.
- Going forward, we hope to work with the committee on these issues.
- And this concludes our committee today, but we will pick up on this bill tomorrow. Thank you.
Bills:
SB6053 , SB6134 , SB6147 , SB6106 , SB6045 , SB6135 , SB6128 , SB6282 , SB6068 , SB6303 , SB6290
Committee:
Senate Labor & Commerce
Keywords:
SB 6053, domestic workers, domestic worker rights, labor protections, minimum wage, overtime, private household employment, nanny, home care worker, personal care provider, housekeeper, cleaner, cook, gardener, household manager, wage theft, retaliation, anti-discrimination, immigration status, privacy rights
WA
Transcript Highlights:
- Chair, members of the committee, Bryce Aiden here on behalf of Featurewise. We are signed in other.
- SB 5938 was heard in this committee on Wednesday.
- Chair and committee members, John Kim. Staff, please brief us on the bill.
- Staff, please brief us on the bill. Thank you, Madam Chair, members of the committee.
- Staff, please brief us on the bill. Thank you, Madam Chair, members of the committee.
Committee:
Senate Housing
Keywords:
housing, finance, commission, state funding, affordable housing, residential development, zoning reform, mixed-use zoning, commercial zones, Growth Management Act, GMA, state preemption, local land use, development regulations, ground-floor retail, ground-floor commercial, permit waiver, waiver process, density, urban growth area
CA
Transcript Highlights:
- Thank you very much for coming to the greatest show on earth, the Assembly Standing Committee on Public
- Thank you, Jim Lindbergh, on behalf of the Friends Committee on Legislation of California, in opposition
- serving on the committee. ...years, I think actually longer than any Democrat currently serving on the
- They're essential homeland security partners.
- The Department of Homeland Security...
Committee:
House Public Safety
AR
Transcript Highlights:
- Do we have any questions on C1A? Seeing no questions, what's the will of the committee?
- Any questions on D2? All right, seeing no questions. What's the will of the committee?
- They have a grant from the Department of Homeland Security for the National Preparedness.
- They have another grant from the Department of Homeland Security for a construction project on their
- This is another Homeland Security grant for the National Preparedness Goal.
Committee:
All ALC-PEER
VA
Transcript Highlights:
- Does anybody else on the committee have any questions before we can get into those?
- of Public Safety, I sit on the Homeland Security Executive Committee, which is under the Council of
- Secretary's office and through VDEM, we sit in partnership on that committee and address issues from
- of Public Safety, I sit on the Homeland Security Executive Committee, which is under the Council of
- And so ICE and Homeland Security are able to see if anybody that's on their list has been detained, right
Committee:
House Public Safety
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- committee on Homeland security, public safety investments affairs HB 13 53 by gear and relating to international
- The Committee on Homeland Security, Public Safety and Veterans Affairs, HB 1372 by Raymond relating to
- on Homeland Security, Public Safety, and Veterans Affairs.
- on Homeland Security, Public Safety and Veterans Affairs.
- for the Committee on Homeland Security, Public Safety, and Veterans Affairs.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Agriculture Finance and Policy Committee 3/23/26
Agriculture Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- about this a couple times on this committee.
- </c> the committee acts on its adoption? the committee acts on its adoption?
- </c><01:27:34.159><c> on</c> be re-referred to the Committee on be re-referred to the Committee on Public
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- </c><01:37:22.560><c> on</c> re-referred to the committee on re-referred to the committee on environment
Committee:
House Agriculture Finance and Policy
Keywords:
eggs, donation, quality assurance, food assistance, charitable programs, agriculture, grain indemnity, financial security, crop insurance, Minnesota agriculture, farm assistance, down payment, state funding, loan modification, rotational grazing, grazing management, livestock, pasture management, soil health, erosion control
FL
Transcript Highlights:
- The Committee on Banking and Insurance will now come to order. Amora, please call the roll.
- Thank you, the committee, and please support this bill. Yes, hold on. There's a question.
- Are there questions on the amendment? Any debate on the amendment?” “Any debate on the amendment?
- The families are constantly vigilant because one missed alarm, one clogged tube, one seizure, or one
- Does any senator wish to be recorded as voting on bills before this committee today?
Committee:
Senate Banking and Insurance
Keywords:
virtual currency, kiosks, money services business, regulation, financial services, consumer protection, cryptocurrency, registration, payment scams, task force, fraud prevention, property insurance, roofing requirements, inspector, insurance policies, homeowners insurance, roof age, residential structures, insurance renewal, investment
Summary:
The Senate Committee on Banking and Insurance met with a quorum present and took up a series of bills, beginning with SB 1286, which expands Florida’s first responder recruitment bonus program to include newly employed firefighters, creates a DFS grant review panel, and establishes a PTSD institute within DFS. Supporters from the fire service and local government spoke in favor, and the bill was reported favorably.
The committee then considered SB 198 on virtual currency kiosks. After adopting a substitute amendment, members heard testimony from consumer advocates, industry representatives, and credit unions about scam prevention, elder financial exploitation, and the need for regulatory certainty. The bill was reported favorably as a committee substitute. Members also approved SB 772, which allows limited licenses for portable electronics and eyewear insurance, and SB 1504, which creates a pathway for high school students to qualify for insurance customer representative licensure through insurance and personal finance coursework.
Later, the committee approved SB 1038 and SB 1040, which together create a Florida Strategic Cryptocurrency Reserve and the related trust fund, both with technical amendments. SB 1440, dealing with public records exemptions tied to cybersecurity events and financial regulation, was also reported favorably after amendment. The committee then heard SB 1668 on the NICA program, with testimony both supporting solvency reforms and raising concerns about benefits and retroactivity; the bill was reported favorably. Finally, SB 570 created a task force on payment scams under DFS, was amended to reduce FDLE staffing requirements, and was reported favorably. The meeting ended after senators requested to be recorded as voting in the affirmative on certain bills and the committee adjourned.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- It is intended that the committee substitute will be limited to state jail... ...on the offense of possession
- According to the Texas Maternal Mortality and Morbidity Review Committee, every one of these deaths was
- Thank you also to one of my joint authors who is in the committee hearing, Representative Collier.
- If not one-on-one therapy, then at least group therapy should be every day.
- And then the security officers are not held accountable for anything, and the residents are the ones
Committee:
House Corrections
Keywords:
mental health, women's health, county jail, depression screening, criminal justice, inmate release, identification certificate, Texas Department of Corrections, personal identification, driver's license, state law, reentry services, nondisclosure, criminal history, criminal defendants, community supervision, misdemeanors, felonies, rehabilitation, hearsay
AL
Alabama 2025 Regular Session
Alabama Senate Fiscal Responsibility and Economic Development Committee Apr 1st, 2025
Fiscal Responsibility and Economic Development
Keywords:
Jefferson County, pistol permit, gun permit, firearm license, concealed carry, carry permit, sheriff, permit fee, local bill, county revenue, school funding, school security, retirement system, Sheriff's Fund, legislative delegation office fund, Gardendale, Birmingham, firearms regulation, Second Amendment, local government finance
HI
Transcript Highlights:
- This is the Committee on Hawaiian Affairs and the joint hearing with the Committee on Energy and Intergovernmental
- continued as staff on that committee, if you will.
- continued as staff on that committee, if you will.
- continued as staff on that committee, if you will.
- </c><00:27:35.679><c> Military</c> Committee on Public Safety and Military Committee on Public Safety
Committee:
Senate Hawaiian Affairs
Summary:
The committees first heard Senate Bill 151 relating to the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands and geothermal development on Hawaiian homelands. DHHL and Ulupono Initiative testified in strong support, saying the measure would help advance clean energy goals, create economic opportunities, and support DHHL’s mission. Fine Electric also supported the bill. Several members of the public testified in opposition, raising concerns about consultation with beneficiaries, water impacts, land issues, and the scale of the proposed spending. In response to questions, DHHL staff explained slimhole drilling, the permitting distinctions between water exploration and geothermal exploration, and said prior studies and geophysical testing had been done. The chair then recommended passage with amendments, including SMA technical amendments, a directive to establish a permitted interaction group to study geothermal options, removal of the appropriation language, and a new effective date. The committees adopted the recommendation and passed SB 151 with amendments, with one senator voting no and several excused.
The joint committees then took up Senate Bill 371 on property damage to critical infrastructure facilities. The Department of the Attorney General supported the bill with amendments, recommending broader critical infrastructure language to cover systems such as transportation, gas, power, water, and oil, and suggesting additional changes to improve prosecution. Utility and other supporters also testified in favor. The chairs proposed adopting the AG’s amendments except one, and further expanding the bill to make manslaughter explicit when a death results from disruption of critical infrastructure, and to add water as a covered infrastructure category. The committees adopted the amended recommendation and passed SB 371 with amendments.
Finally, the Energy and Intergovernmental Affairs committee heard Senate Bill 585 on special purpose revenue bonds for Bana Pacific. The Attorney General noted a possible issue with the company’s entity status and the bill title, but Bana Pacific stated it was in the process of converting from an LLC to a corporation and was satisfied with the title. The State Energy Office supported the concept, and Bana Pacific described the project as an integrated biogas and green hydrogen facility that would support energy security, create jobs, and reduce emissions. The committee then moved on to Senate Bill 964 on waste-to-energy, where the State Energy Office offered supportive comments but many testifiers opposed the measure, arguing incineration is costly, polluting, and inferior to recycling. Written testimony showed more opposition than support, and public testimony focused on environmental and cost concerns.
MS
Mississippi 2026 Regular Session
Appropriations - Room 216, 15 January, 2026; 2:00 PM
Appropriations
Transcript Highlights:
- Homeland Security again, we have a big request for software.
- Homeland Security again, we have a big request for software.
- Homeland Security again, we have a big request for software.
- Homeland Security again, we have a big request for software.
- The director of homeland security.
Committee:
Joint Appropriations
LA
Louisiana 2026 Regular Session
Municipal, Parochial and Cultural Affairs May 13th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- I was just requesting this committee, the committee on municipal and parochial affairs, or a subcommittee
- I want to serve on this committee.
- Homeland Security did not have any funds to pick up debris.
- Homeland Security didn't have any funds to pick up debris.
- Homeland Security didn't have any funds to pick up debris.
Summary:
The committee met with a quorum and first considered H.C.R. 89 by Representative Charles Owen, which directs the Department of Culture, Recreation and Tourism to study, with the Louisiana State Museum and the World War II Museum, the feasibility of a museum and trail dedicated to the Louisiana Maneuvers. Owen described the historical significance of the maneuvers and said the proposal would mainly involve markers and a modest museum. The committee moved the resolution favorably to the floor without objection.
Members then debated H.R. 179 by Representative Marcel, which would create a study of neighborhood crime prevention and security districts and their effectiveness in reducing crime. Several members raised concerns about the number of study groups and the breadth of a statewide review, while others supported gathering data on crime trends, cameras, and district performance. Marcel said the study was intended to collect information, not mandate changes, and the resolution was moved favorably to the floor.
The committee next took up S.B. 228 and S.B. 268 by Senator Duplessis, both related to replacing lead and copper water service lines. S.B. 228 was a constitutional amendment allowing public funds to be used on private property for replacement of lead-based and copper pipes, and S.B. 268 set out the process for municipalities or parishes to implement the program, including notice to homeowners and an inventory/testing process. Members questioned homeowner rights, the seven-day notice period, emergency entry language, contracting, and whether the work would fully address hazards inside homes; Rainwater said the program was narrowly tailored, federally funded through the EPA and LDH, and intended to replace lines from the main to the shutoff valve. Both measures were moved favorably as amended.
Finally, the committee approved S.B. 283 by Senator Barrow, creating the Boulevard at Harding Area Special District in Baton Rouge to encourage development in a food desert near Southern University, and moved H.R. 225 by Representative Eccles, which urges study of parish-wide solid waste, debris removal, and disaster resilience services in Ouachita Parish. H.R. 223 by Representative Walters, urging Shreveport to partner on the Southern Soul City Initiative, was also moved favorably. The chair noted it was likely the committee’s last meeting of the session, and members and staff were thanked for their work.
HI
Hawaii 2025 Regular Session
HOU-PSM, HOU-HWN, HOU Public Hearings 03-11-2025
Transcript Highlights:
- Thank you very much, and that concludes the Joint Committee on Housing and the Committee on Public Safety
- of the uh concludes The Joint Committee of the uh committee<00:10:26.600><c> on</c><00:10:26.760><c>
- on housing and the Committee committee on housing and the Committee on<00:10:28.240><c> Public</c><00
- We are now on the 1:05 p.m. agenda of the Committee on Housing as well as the Committee on Hawaiian Affairs
- be</c> the committee on housing will be the committee on housing will be deferring<01:04:56.240><c> decision
Summary:
The joint Housing and Public Safety/Water and Land hearing first took up HB 1096, which would repeal statutory tenant-selection preferences for disabled veterans and spouses of deceased veterans in state low-income housing. HPHA testified in support, saying the change was a housekeeping measure because the same preferences already exist in administrative rules and could be adjusted later to align with other local preferences, while also noting the federal VASH program provides stronger veteran housing support. Several members questioned why the preference should be removed at all, emphasizing that veterans have long been underserved and asking for a stronger justification; the committees ultimately deferred HB 1096.
The later Housing/Hawaiian Affairs agenda heard HB 606 HD1, a measure to extend Act 279 funding and related exemptions for the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands. Supporters argued the bill would give DHHL more time to use the $600 million appropriation to acquire land, work with developers, and address a wait list of about 29,000 applicants, while also helping restore Hawaiian communities and reduce the Hawaiian diaspora. Opponents focused on accountability and oversight, saying DHHL needs clearer plans, measurable goals, and stronger safeguards before receiving more money, and warning that prior spending and strategic-plan changes had reduced the number of applicants served. The committee also heard testimony that the bill would help DHHL fulfill long-standing obligations to Native Hawaiians and that the housing need affects the broader state, not only Hawaiian Home Lands beneficiaries.