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TX
Texas 89th Regular
Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs May 14th, 2025
Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs
Transcript Highlights:
- Of those states, we have seen that state and local law enforcement have had all too many opportunities
- Members, any questions? Please. Ms.
- Happy to answer any questions. Members, any questions? We'll let you close.
- I'll stand for questions and ask the Director to close. Members, any questions? Any witnesses?
- Happy to answer any questions. Any other questions? Representative Dorazio?
Keywords:
smuggling, human trafficking, criminal penalties, felony offenses, law enforcement, foreign adversary, foreign-owned company, scrutinized company, China, national security, cybersecurity, information technology, communications technology, ICT, critical infrastructure, state contracts, government procurement, vendor certification, debarment, civil penalty
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- I am happy to take any questions. Members, any questions? Chairman Hughes: Mr. Chairman, thank you.
- Okay members, any questions?
- states broadly?
- States, along with U.S.
- That was my state of mind. Mine then, but that's not my state of mind today.
Keywords:
HB 128, sister city, sister-city agreement, international exchange, municipal diplomacy, local government, state agency, political subdivision, foreign adversary, China, Russia, Iran, North Korea, Taiwan, major non-NATO ally, cultural exchange, educational exchange, tourism, bilateral cooperation, foreign relations
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- Good evening, Committee on State Affairs. We will come to order.
- Ullman, let me ask you a couple of questions.
- The question of criminality is a state question and we have reported them.
- have questions for the panel, but I do have a question for Senator Paxton that I think would be helpful
- I asked myself this question, why?
Keywords:
heat illness prevention, workplace safety, administrative penalties, advisory board, employee protection, HB 128, sister city, sister-city agreement, international exchange, municipal diplomacy, local government, state agency, political subdivision, foreign adversary, China, Russia, Iran, North Korea, Taiwan, major non-NATO ally
TX
Texas 89th Regular
Trade, Workforce & Economic Development Apr 30th, 2025
Trade, Workforce & Economic Development
Transcript Highlights:
- Members, any questions? Thank you. Thank you. Members, any questions? Thank you very much.
- And last question, I'm sorry to take this long, but my last question.
- And with that, I'll answer any questions. Members, any questions? Thank you very much.
- Thank you, and I'm here for any questions. Members, any questions? Thank you very much.
- I'm happy to answer any questions. Any questions? The chair calls Richard Hayes.
Bills:
HB1958, HB2031, HB2879, HB3285, HB3995, HB4487, HB4558, HB4560, HB4876, HB4899, HB5212, HB5317, HB5543, HB5567, SB1333
Keywords:
firearm possession, tenant rights, landlord regulations, civil penalties, property code, justified use of force, deadly force, property rights, home defense, smart devices, data privacy, personal data collection, user consent, mobile application, data transparency, HOA, property owners association, property owners' association, Texas Property Code, Chapter 202
AL
Alabama 2025 Regular Session
Alabama House Ways and Means Education Committee Apr 30th, 2025
Ways and Means Education
Transcript Highlights:
- Are there any questions? Right. Sure. So let me ask you a question. So is this a 501(c)(3)?
- But are there any questions on this? Of course, all these bills are just exempting the state tax.
- So it will only be out of state.
- state.
- Children live in another state.
Keywords:
entertainment, film, music, production incentives, Alabama Film Office, tax rebates, media industry, economic development, Baptist convention, tax exemption, sales and use tax, Alabama, nonprofit, HB203, High Socks for Hope, nonprofit tax exemption, sales tax, use tax, state tax exemption, local option tax exemption
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- Happy to take any questions.
- Our 2024 State of Residential Recycling Report shows that the state has just a 17% residential recycling
- Members, are there any questions? I appreciate that data-driven analysis. Any questions, members?
- volume decline on average among those. ...states, and given that Texas is our highest volume state,
- Just a quick question: You saw a 9% decline.
Bills:
HB1730, HB1823, HB2048, HB2266, HB2440, HB3333, HB4086, HB4271, HB4413, HB4839, HB4841, HB5151
Keywords:
PFAS, perfluoroalkyl substances, polyfluoroalkyl substances, forever chemicals, public health study, environmental regulation, drinking water, groundwater, surface water, food packaging, chemical exposure, firefighters, chemical manufacturing workers, Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, TCEQ, Railroad Commission of Texas, Department of State Health Services, University of Houston, occupational exposure, contaminants
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- I yield for questions. Will the gentleman yield for questions? I yield for questions.
- Will the gentleman yield for questions? The gentleman yields for questions. Thank you. Question.
- The gentleman yield for questions. The gentleman yield for questions. I yield for questions.
- Will the gentleman yield for questions? Gentleman yield for questions.
- Is that for a question? It's for a question. Yes, I'll yield for a question.
Keywords:
education funding, Texas State Technical College System, constitutional amendment, capital projects, workforce education, military education, early registration, ROTC, corps of cadets, higher education, military academy, student athletes, name image likeness, compensation, intercollegiate athletics, representation, tuition assistance, military, Texas State Guard, education
TX
Texas 89th Regular
Pensions, Investments & Financial Services Apr 7th, 2025
Pensions, Investments & Financial Services
Transcript Highlights:
- I'm happy to answer any questions. Members, are there any questions for Chairman Capriglione?
- I am able to answer any questions you may have. Members, questions for this witness? All right.
- I'm also open to taking questions as well. Members, are there questions for this witness?
- If you have any questions, I'm happy to answer them. Members, any questions for this witness?
- There's one question, Vice Chair Plesa. I don't have a question, Chairman.
Keywords:
HB 3803, Texas Health and Safety Code, Chapter 712, perpetual care cemetery, perpetual care trust fund, cemetery regulation, financial confidentiality, confidential records, regulatory examination, Texas Department of Banking, commissioner disclosure, interagency information sharing, state agency enforcement, federal agency disclosure, trust fund oversight, burial services, cemetery trust, consumer protection, state banks, Texas Finance Code
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- Members further questions? OK.
- I'm happy to answer any questions. Member, Mr. Anchia has a question.
- You're, you're, you're answering the question you want to answer. Um, the, the question is.
- I can help answer any questions. Members, the questions for Representative again. Seeing none.
- , questions for this witness.
Bills:
HB 246, HB 796, HB 1056, HB 1544, HB 1846, HB 2001, HB 2618, HB 2625, HB 2869, HB 2898, HB 3069, HB 3114, HB 3157, HB 3228, HJR 98
Keywords:
federal directives, state authority, Tenth Amendment, government enforcement, local governance, gold standard, legal tender, currency, transactional currency, financial transactions, electronic payment systems, state finance, regulatory compliance, electric trucks, charging infrastructure, advisory council, transportation, sustainability, criminal penalties, official information
HI
Hawaii 2026 Regular Session
Senate Special Committee on COVID 19 April 8, 2020
Hawaii Senate Floor Meeting
Keywords:
HI Senate YouTube, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Srw_IhziSDw, 2026-07-02T01:22:43+00:00, 2.2.24, Data collected via generic collector engine, This hearing has already aired on Olelo channel 49 on April 8th, 2020. Footage courtesy of Olelo Community Media.
Committee on COVID-19 information: https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/specialcommittee.aspx?comm=scovid&year=2020
Agenda
The special committee will convene to assess and advise the Senate regarding the State of
Hawaii's COVID-19 plans and procedures to include, but not limited to:
1) Confirm the development of the state departmental plans and procedures;
2) Review and assess current state departmental plans and procedures;
3) Review and assess whether state departmental plans and procedures are properly and
timely implemented to safeguard public health and safety; and
4) To communicate and disseminate information obtained therefrom.
The special committee will be meeting with the following:
11:00 a.m. Office of the Lt. Governor
Lt. Governor Josh Green
11:30 a.m. Department of Health
Dr. Bruce Anderson, Chair
Department of Human Resources and Development
Mr. Ryker Wada, Director
12:30 p.m. Hawaii Emergency Management Agency
MG Kenneth Hara, Incident Commander, 912, senate, all, 2.2.42, 2.1.47
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
State Committee Meeting - 2026-04-16
State Government Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- Madam Chair, I didn't ask a question. I was stating that there needed to be correction.
- Do you have any question? question. I stated a grammatical question.
- Do you have any question? Uh, just one question, Madam Chair.
- across state programs. across state programs.
- for folks interacting with the state. for folks interacting with the state.
Bills:
HF4074
Keywords:
retirement, pension, public employees, MSRS, PERA, TRA, St. Paul Teachers Retirement Fund Association, police and fire, correctional employees, probation officers, telecommunicators, dispatchers, 911 operators, public safety answering point, PSAP, firefighters, volunteer firefighters, paid on-call firefighters, fire relief association, state aid
OK
Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session
House of Representatives Second Regular Session of the 60th Legislature Day 38 Apr 9th, 2026 at 09:30 am
Oklahoma House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- The member does yield to questions.
- Thank you for the question.
- Well, I will answer your question. Thank you for that question.
- Thank you for the question. Representative Olsen, you're recognized for a question on the bill.
- Thank you for the question.
Keywords:
education funding, mental health services, public safety, housing, state budget, tax credit, parental choice, private school, income tax, dental insurance, health care, medical necessity, insurance claims, dentist rights, military discharge, veterans, DD Form 214, confidentiality, grandchildren access, veteran burial
WY
Wyoming 2026 Regular Session
Senate Agriculture, State and Public Lands & Water Resources, February 10, 2026
Agriculture, State and Public Lands & Water Resources
Transcript Highlights:
- entire state with those funds. entire state with those funds.
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And state your name. And state your name. - Just a quick question. Do we have sorry. Just a quick question.
- And I'll take any questions. questions. questions. >> Thank<00:35:07.520>
you. - would stand for questions. would stand for questions.
Keywords:
wastewater, stormwater, infrastructure, environmental quality, public data, data collection, funding, study, water development, irrigation, public works, agricultural supply, municipal water, grazing lands, subleasing, non-owned livestock, state lands, rental fees, agricultural policy, land management
WY
Wyoming 2026 Regular Session
House Agriculture, State and Public Lands & Water Resources, February 10, 2026
Agriculture, State and Public Lands & Water Resources
Transcript Highlights:
- >> Any<00:18:03.360>
questions? >> Any questions? >> Any questions? - . questions. questions.
- Questions for the state >> Thank you. Questions for the state forestry. forestry. forestry.
- Any questions?
- secretary of state. secretary of state.
Keywords:
wastewater, stormwater, infrastructure, environmental quality, public data, data collection, funding, study, water development, irrigation, public works, agricultural supply, municipal water, grazing lands, subleasing, non-owned livestock, state lands, rental fees, agricultural policy, land management
OK
Transcript Highlights:
- If there are no questions, we'll adopt. If there are questions, I'm open for questions.
- Are there any other questions on the amendment? Now on the bill, are there any questions?
- Any further questions? Seeing no questions. Do we have a motion in the second?
- Are there any other questions? OK, seeing no questions, I'll open the queue for the vote.
- But essentially, all it states is that whoever the next state The Department of UHWA or the state veterinarian
Keywords:
poultry waste, nutrient management, environmental regulations, agriculture, water quality, pollution prevention, best management practices, noxious weeds, poison hemlock, kudzu, landowner responsibilities, environmental control, public nuisance, eradication, burn bans, fire danger, drought conditions, emergency declaration, scrap metal, regulation
NM
New Mexico 2026 Regular Session
House - Agriculture, Acequias And Water Resources Feb 3rd, 2026 at 09:03 am
House Agriculture, Acequias And Water Resources
Transcript Highlights:
- I have a Question for you.
- Madam Vice Chair and Madam Chair, for your response, the last question again as a clarifying question
- My initial question is how is this program related, if at all, to the question of the wild horses.
- Just a couple of quick questions.
- Questions from committee members: I have a couple of questions. So, what happens in 2029?
Keywords:
insects, ecosystem, education, public awareness, wildlife conservation, state agency involvement, New Mexico, equine welfare, animal rescue, shelter funding, trust fund, veterinary care, water project fund, water project finance act, New Mexico Finance Authority, water infrastructure, water grants, water loans, regional water planning, water rights adjudication
TX
Bills:
HB 346, HB 1360, HB 1510, HB 1606, HB 1804, HB 1805, HB 2156, HB 2391, HB 2767, HB 3022, HB 3044, HB 3272, HB 3293, HB 3493, HB 3809, HB 3824, HJR 110, HB 2463
Keywords:
expedited service, business records, veteran-owned businesses, franchise tax, fee schedule, Texas Ethics Commission, election reporting, campaign finance, violation categorization, penalties, public disclosure, ethics, transparency, political subdivisions, administrative penalties, compliance, religious freedom, commission, government, advocacy
TX
Bills:
HB 346, HB 1360, HB 1510, HB 1606, HB 1804, HB 1805, HB 2156, HB 2391, HB 2767, HB 3022, HB 3044, HB 3272, HB 3293, HB 3493, HB 3809, HB 3824, HJR 110, HB 2463
Keywords:
expedited service, business records, veteran-owned businesses, franchise tax, fee schedule, Texas Ethics Commission, election reporting, campaign finance, violation categorization, penalties, public disclosure, ethics, transparency, political subdivisions, administrative penalties, compliance, religious freedom, commission, government, advocacy
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- that may cover multiple states.
- Yeah, we'll open it up for questions. Ms. Walker is a resource from TDI. Questions, members?
- States.
- be questioning.
- Do you have questions at TDI about where we are as a state in this issue currently? Thank you all.
Keywords:
dispatchable generation, electricity, natural gas, ERCOT, energy credits, utilities regulation, renewable energy, arbitration, insurance contracts, surplus lines, Texas law, insurance policy, boiler inspection, boiler safety, inspection report deadline, certificate inspection, authorized inspector, inspection agency, Health and Safety Code, board of boiler rules
KY
Kentucky 2026 Regular Session
House Budget Review Sub. on General Government (2-26-26)
Transcript Highlights:
- the state side and on the county side. the state side and on the county side.
- questions you may have, but we also questions you may have, but we also wanted<00:13:01.040>
to returned uh to the people of the state. returned uh to the people of the state.- From the state treasurer's office, the assistant state treasurer, former member Mr. Russell Weber.
- question? A rock or a mineral? question? A rock or a mineral?
Keywords:
Meeting Start 00:00:00
Commonwealth’s Attorneys, County Attorneys, Prosecutor’s Advisory Council 00:00:18
Approval of Minutes 00:20:09
State Treasurer 00:20:33, 958, all
Summary:
The meeting began with testimony from representatives of the Prosecutor’s Advisory Council, including county and commonwealth attorneys, on their proposed budget. They described the scope of their work in district and circuit court, juvenile and dependency cases, specialty courts, guardianship, involuntary hospitalization, and the Rocket Docket program. The witnesses emphasized that their budgets are overwhelmingly personnel costs and warned that proposed cuts could lead to layoffs, reduced retention, and loss of recently added positions. They also said the General Assembly’s recent salary classification plan had improved recruitment and retention, and that underfunding could reverse those gains.
A major topic was the Rocket Docket program, which they said speeds lower-level cases through the system, reduces jail costs, and saves money for both counties and the state. They reported that in one circuit, average jail time for certain cases dropped from about 50 days to about 6 days. They also raised concerns that the Rocket Docket line item may not be clearly included in the committee substitute and asked for clarification on how the budget would treat it. In response, the chair said the intent was to move some of those items into the base budget, though the exact structure was still uncertain.
The presenters also discussed a 2022 subsidy for county attorney employees tied to retirement contributions, saying it totals about $1.3 million and should not be reduced because the obligation remains. They said the budget would need to support the salary classification plan extensions, House Bill 8 subsidies, and a new case management system that they described as essential to modernizing operations and improving communication with victims and law enforcement. The chair thanked them for the testimony and indicated the committee would continue reviewing the budget.
The committee then heard from Deputy State Treasurer Russell Weber, who reported that the treasury has now returned more than $90 million in unclaimed property to Kentuckians. He said the office faces ongoing fraud issues and requested funding for a dedicated legal counsel and a fraud investigator, along with outreach money to educate the public about unclaimed property. He also outlined several capital requests, including the final year of a printer-system lease and replacement of HVAC equipment in the treasury building. Members briefly joked with him about a mineral-rights bill and coal, but no votes or formal actions were taken beyond approving the minutes and adjourning the meeting.