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OK
Transcript Highlights:
- There's a rollout plan, fines for noncompliance, but protections for employers acting in good faith that
- e-verify program, which is even more effective than direct law enforcement like that which allows local
- And I really do want you to convince me and explain to me how I can go back home and sit at the local
- I can almost assure you that those Old timers at the local coffee shop.
- Sometimes it hinders our local businesses on hiring based on That, thank you for the question.
Committee:
House Business
Keywords:
labor, e-verification, immigration, employers, employment eligibility, Department of Labor, penalties, funeral licensing, continuing education, Oklahoma Funeral Directors Association, professional development, licensing requirements, HB3660, natural organic reduction, human composting, soil reduction, green burial, funeral services, cremation, burial permit
TX
Texas 89th Regular
S/C on County & Regional Government May 5th, 2025
S/C on County & Regional Government
Transcript Highlights:
- aligning procurement more closely with local government.
- oversight and local accountability.
- needs. direct accountability to local voters with respect to the fees, fee amounts, and how they are
- So we support the bill, we appreciate the local accountability, and we value the flexibility behind it
- And they're accountable locally. So we appreciate that local accountability.
Committee:
House S/C on County & Regional Government
Keywords:
county jailer, jail training, veterans, Texas Veterans Commission, Texas Commission on Law Enforcement, TCOLE, criminal justice system, county jail, law enforcement training, mental health training, jail standards, correctional officers, veteran services, veteran interaction, occupations code, jailer licensing, parking, county courthouse, infrastructure, local government
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- But then I checked the voter roll, and I started looking at the local newspaper, and I found out there
- Texas non-citizen voting in state or local elections.
- To go against their state law and have non-citizens voting in local elections.
- The general's office versus local County Attorneys and District Attorneys.
- During that time, I've also served as a poll worker in a number of local elections.
Committee:
House Elections
Keywords:
HB 2442, Texas Election Code, Election Code Section 84.001, early voting, ballot by mail, mail ballot, absentee voting, runoff election, primary runoff, general runoff, voter application, election administration, county election officials, opt-out, voter choice, mail voting, ballot application, voting by mail, Election Code, size requirements
AL
Alabama 2025 Regular Session
Alabama Senate Finance and Taxation General Fund Committee Apr 2nd, 2025
Finance and Taxation General Fund
Transcript Highlights:
- I realize that you are trying to save money as far as being efficient and accountable.
- have an old mobile home out behind your house, and if you are an elderly person who has a savings account
- to pay for... ...who has a savings account to pay for your own funeral, you can be turned down for food
- I represent a rural area, and the implications that this would have on local businesses and the economy
- So right now, all we have are ballot accounting certificates.
Committee:
Senate Finance and Taxation General Fund
Keywords:
SB245, public assistance, Medicaid, SNAP, food assistance, Alabama Medicaid Agency, Department of Human Resources, eligibility verification, self-attestation, data matching, fraud prevention, improper payments, program integrity, benefit eligibility, income verification, residency verification, asset verification, electronic benefit transfer, EBT, cross-checks
AL
Alabama 2025 Regular Session
Alabama House Fiscal Responsibility Committee Mar 19th, 2025
Fiscal Responsibility
Transcript Highlights:
- Uh, and so we got them to pause their expansion until more accountabilities could be put in place.
- Because what we found is their program had a severe lack of... ...had a severe lack of accountability
- Then we have our commissioners vote on the topics, and then that's how our work plan gets started.
- So, we typically have three levels of work plans.
- . and added that accountability measures within their legislation.
Committee:
House Fiscal Responsibility
Keywords:
business regulation, nonprofit entities, electronic filing, merger agreements, limited liability companies, partnerships, property transfer, termination fees, HB140, private sewer systems, wastewater utilities, Public Service Commission, PSC jurisdiction, utility regulation, rate setting, rate consolidation, affiliated systems, common ownership, private utilities, sewer rates
NM
New Mexico 2026 Regular Session
House - Chamber Meeting Feb 5th, 2026 at 12:10 pm
New Mexico House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- I plan on doing more than just driving through it next time and really discovering...
- I plan on doing more than just driving through it next time and really discovering, and I know who to
- I also like to recognize our wonderful band of nurses from Local 199 and from the United Health Care
- I too rise in support of this memorial, and I also would like to recognize our local District 1199.
Bills:
HB95 , HB111 , HJR1 , HB32 , HB33 , HB61 , HJM2 , HM7 , HM17 , HM4 , HM22 , HM23 , HM24 , HM26 , HM3 , HM11 , HM14 , HM15 , HM21 , HM34 , HM50 , HB8 , HB30 , HB43 , HB156 , HM2 , HM16
Keywords:
HB95, additional judgeship, district court, judicial district, First Judicial District, Second Judicial District, district judges, court administration, judicial staffing, caseload, access to justice, New Mexico courts, judiciary, judge vacancy, court backlog, state courts, water law, state engineer, civil penalty, compliance order
LA
Transcript Highlights:
- baseline level of protection and allow the department to begin processes of developing a management plan
- Members, House Bill 595 by Representative Jacob Landry provides relative to permits required by local
- So you’re starting to look at almost a year to two years of planning on rig moves.”
- “So this bill just simply says, if you have a local permit on a road permit, you need to respond within
- Supporting this bill is about public safety, professionalism, and accountability, not creating burdens
Bills:
SCR54 , SCR59 , HCR5 , HCR62 , HCR78 , HCR86 , HB595 , HB688 , HB802 , HB841 , HB1161 , HB1171 , HB1189 , HB1248 , HB1258
Committee:
Senate Natural Resources
Keywords:
Mississippi River Basin, fishery commission, invasive species, sustainability, economic impact, red drum, fishing regulations, tournament permits, wildlife management, recreational fishing, flood management, FEMA, floodplain maps, environmental risks, Louisiana, flood insurance, risk assessment, community planning, seafood, commercial fishing
LA
Transcript Highlights:
- “That instance of a request would be held strictly accountable as well.” “Yeah. Yeah.
- I think your locals up there in my area are doing a very good job communicating and letting us know what
- Worked in local law enforcement between Plaquemines and Jefferson for around five years.
- While I was doing that, decided to run for local public office.
- But we want to make sure that everyone is accountable to the taxpayers of Louisiana in the district.
Bills:
HB9 , HB177 , HB181 , HB202 , HB225 , HB398 , HB459 , HB540 , HB906 , HB1052 , HB1057 , HB1245
Committee:
Senate Senate & Governmental Affairs
Keywords:
HB 9, HB9, Act 527, Shreveport, Stuffed Shrimp Capital, state symbol, Louisiana symbols, municipal designation, honorary title, cultural designation, tourism, local pride, seafood, shrimp, stuffed shrimp, cuisine, city branding, Louisiana Revised Statutes 49:170.26, court reporter, official court reporter
LA
Transcript Highlights:
- It deals with out-of-state police service as a recruiting tool so that local police departments can better
- state of the possibility of creating an unfunded accrued liability, and there's an increase to the locals
- So we're not currently planning for that.
Committee:
Senate Retirement
Keywords:
HB 17, District Attorneys' Retirement System, retirement system, reemployed retiree, reemployment, supplemental retirement benefit, service credit, benefit suspension, public retirement, district attorney, assistant district attorney, Louisiana District Attorneys' Association, employer reporting, annual report, retirement benefits, state employees, local funds, state funds, Municipal Employees' Retirement System, part-time retirees
AL
Alabama 2026 Regular Session
Alabama Senate County and Municipal Government Committee Apr 2nd, 2026
County and Municipal Government
Committee:
Senate County and Municipal Government
Keywords:
education trust fund, appropriations, budget, fiscal year 2026, public education, K-12, pre-K, early childhood education, community colleges, higher education, Alabama Community College System, teacher pay, teacher stipend, school nurses, literacy, numeracy, reading coaches, math and science teachers, career and technical education, CTE
AZ
Arizona 2026 Regular Session
03/25/2026 - House Transportation & Infrastructure
Transportation & Infrastructure
Transcript Highlights:
- This bill preempts or superimposes the local elected officials and local voters on the topic of light
- This bill is inconsistent with the principle that local regional decisions should be made by locally
- Local decisions basically should be made by local officials. I vote no. Made by local officials.
- This is in the five-year plan, and it's not that expensive.
- This is in the five-year plan, and it's not that expensive.
Bills:
SB1059 , SB1209 , SB1273 , SB1332 , SB1452 , SB1456 , SB1549 , SB1552 , SB1818 , SB1826 , SB1827
Committee:
House Transportation & Infrastructure
Keywords:
appropriation, Department of Transportation, right turn lane, traffic improvement, infrastructure funding, nonoperating identification, homeless exemption, veterans, emancipated minors, Arizona Department of Transportation, transportation, infrastructure, pavement rehabilitation, funding, Arizona, SB1332, light rail, light rail expansion, Maricopa County, Phoenix
AL
Alabama 2026 Regular Session
Alabama Senate State Governmental Affairs Committee Mar 11th, 2026
State Governmental Affairs
Committee:
Senate State Governmental Affairs
Keywords:
absentee ballot, voting, elections, voter registration, electoral process, defective affidavit, voting rights, local redevelopment, tax payments, transient occupancy, state revenue, authority powers, economic development, tax abatement, incentives, Alabama Jobs Act, Accelerate Alabama, NAICS, North American Industry Classification System, 2022 NAICS codes
OK
Transcript Highlights:
- Airbnb decided to engage What I have found through some research over the last couple of days is that local
- I would encourage you all to reach out to your local law enforcement to see if they're seeing this issue
Committee:
Senate Judiciary
Keywords:
nuisance, racing facility, racetrack, qualified defense, local property rights, noise regulation, legal claims, felony offenses, criminal justice reform, drug offenses, DUI penalties, residential treatment, human trafficking, victims, prevention, support services, Attorney General, pilot program, grant funding, public comment
WA
Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Transportation Feb 26th, 2026 at 08:00 am
Transportation
Transcript Highlights:
- This results in a $63,000 reduction to the state highway safety account.
- transportation account and a $500,000 increase to the state's sustainable aviation fuel account.
- This results in a $440,000 reduction to the state highway safety account.
- local programs underrun assumption.
- of Transportation's local programs underrun assumption.
Committee:
Senate Transportation
Keywords:
transportation budget, transportation appropriations, capital budget, supplemental budget, Washington State Department of Transportation, WSDOT, Washington State Patrol, Department of Licensing, ferries, Puget Sound ferries, tolling, express toll lanes, highway safety, traffic safety, impaired driving, ignition interlock, speed cameras, transit funding, public transit, multimodal transportation
AL
Alabama 2026 Regular Session
Alabama Senate State Governmental Affairs Committee Feb 25th, 2026
State Governmental Affairs
Committee:
Senate State Governmental Affairs
Keywords:
HB213, Calhoun County, board of registrars, registrar compensation, county commission, local legislation, election administration, county general fund, expense allowance, officeholder compensation, public officials pay, county election officials, Alabama Code 45-8-110, Teacher's Retirement System, TRS, DROP, Deferred Retirement Option Plan, retirement benefits, teacher retirement, classroom teacher
OK
Transcript Highlights:
- Meanwhile, there's no accountability for those consequences in the future.
- And that is leading to corporate profits, not to local schools and public safety.
- Local rural schools more so than schools in the metro area.
- My understanding is yes, local law enforcement.
- And this would be a local tax in the sense of municipality, I would assume.
Committee:
Senate Revenue and Taxation
Keywords:
income tax, tax rates, revenue certification, Oklahoma Tax Commission, state budget, education, tax credit, school choice, private school, tuition assistance, income limits, parental choice, accreditation, insurance, taxation, premium, home office credit, healthcare, teacher tax credit, income tax credit
NM
New Mexico 2026 Regular Session
House - Taxation and Revenue Feb 14th, 2026 at 10:35 am
House Taxation & Revenue
Transcript Highlights:
- So the board takes those factors into account. Issuances for that reason.
- So the board takes those factors into account before they sell the bonds. Thank you for that.
- Those are just one of my accounting concerns. Thank you, Mr. Chair. Thank you.
- So from RISET, predictability, fairness, and local flexibility are key.
- Chairman and Representative, the plan is to take the current green space.
Committee:
House House Taxation & Revenue
Keywords:
general obligation bonds, GO bonds, capital projects, bond election, property tax levy, state debt, state finance, capital outlay, senior centers, senior citizen facilities, aging services, long-term services, libraries, library acquisitions, broadband for libraries, higher education, university capital projects, community colleges, tribal schools, special schools
NM
New Mexico 2026 Regular Session
House - Taxation and Revenue Feb 13th, 2026 at 08:35 am
House Taxation & Revenue
Transcript Highlights:
- Why now changes allow companies to commit under the notion of planned growth.
- The plan right now is to get another demonstration set up.
- MRAs are these locally decided and enacted economic development tools.
- So I'd like for us to plan the schedule to meet tomorrow. Of next week comes up.
- So I'd like for us to plan the schedule to meet tomorrow at 10:30 before the floor session.
Committee:
House House Taxation & Revenue
Keywords:
general obligation bonds, GO bonds, capital projects, bond election, property tax levy, state debt, state finance, capital outlay, senior centers, senior citizen facilities, aging services, long-term services, libraries, library acquisitions, broadband for libraries, higher education, university capital projects, community colleges, tribal schools, special schools
AL
Alabama 2026 Regular Session
Alabama Senate State Governmental Affairs Committee Feb 11th, 2026
State Governmental Affairs
Transcript Highlights:
- Maybe you can, but um if you file a flight plan, they know where you're going and, you know, I mean,
- I don't know what those are, but uh okay. >> Uh, the collection of the ad valorem tax goes to the locals
- </c> >> goes to the locals. >> goes to the locals.
- </c> >> and then of course heard from my local >> and then of course heard from my local
- And I'll tell you, anybody that's got a local airport, I'm sure you've heard, you know, I've talked to
Committee:
Senate State Governmental Affairs
Keywords:
expungement, nonviolent felony, criminal record, restoration of rights, human trafficking, SB271, Alabama, municipalities, city fees, town fees, franchise fees, utility franchise, natural gas, manufactured gas, gas utility, public streets, public places, right-of-way, municipal consent, gross receipts tax
NM
New Mexico 2026 Regular Session
Senate - Health and Public Affairs Feb 4th, 2026 at 06:25 pm
Senate Health & Public Affairs
Transcript Highlights:
- Permitting and rezoning processes, special use requirements, local fees, And local zoning requirements
- Does it supersede local zoning ordinances?
- planning and zoning.
- No, states local control. States local control. Madam Chair, Senator, tell me again.
- How this stays local control, Madam Chair, Senator. It does not. remove local control completely.
Committee:
Senate Senate Health & Public Affairs
Keywords:
prior authorization, pharmacy benefits manager, PBM, health insurer, prescription drugs, step therapy, formulary, auto-adjudication, electronic portal, appeals, medical necessity, serious mental illness, mental health, schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, major depression, substance use disorder, addiction treatment, cancer, autoimmune disorder