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OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Senate Legislative Session Mar 24th, 2026 at 09:30 am

Oklahoma Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • There is a division of opinion among realtors in the state of Oklahoma, but not all of them belong to
  • First of all, it's my honor to introduce the fifth president of the University of Oklahoma, Mr.
  • We've gotten out of an only Oklahoma City-centric model because of you, because of what you've made available
  • And that's part of the mantra of how we're successful.
  • And I think that's appropriate for us to ask of teachers, ask of parents, and ask of our constituents
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Senate Legislative Session Mar 24th, 2026

Oklahoma Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Clayton and Leon, I'm proud of you. Everyone here is proud of you. Elgin is proud of you.
  • Just from that line of answer real quick, kind of puts me into another vein of questioning.
  • I'm reminded of when we visit the idea of a potential lawsuit, I'm reminded of the words of King David
  • I'm reminded of when we visit the idea of a potential lawsuit, I'm reminded of the words of King David
  • Why not seize control of industry and the means of... ...the control of industry and the means of production
Summary: The Senate began with a quorum call, a ceremonial recognition of two Elgin High School students, Clayton Raoul and Leon Anderson, and bus driver Kevin McDonald for their heroic actions during a March 2 bus crash. A citation was read honoring their selfless efforts to evacuate injured students and assist first responders. The chamber also introduced several student pages and recognized visiting groups in the gallery, including Impact Oklahoma and the Ardmore Leadership Group. The Senate then considered several bills. Senate Bill 1491, requiring appointed presidential electors to take the same oath as other electors, advanced and passed. Senate Bill 1579, which requires assessors to mail taxpayers a statement of rights when property valuations increase, also advanced and passed unanimously. Senate Bill 1806, extending foster care eligibility to age 21 for those who opt in and meet program requirements, drew supportive debate about helping youth transition to adulthood; it advanced and passed as an emergency measure. A lengthy debate followed on Senate Bill 1552, which would allow certain large counties to pursue home rule charters through a voter-approved process. Supporters argued it would give populous counties more flexibility and local control, while opponents raised concerns about unequal treatment, population-based governance, rural representation, and possible constitutional issues. The bill advanced and then passed 26-18. Senate Bill 483, authorizing county-run relocation assistance programs funded by private donations for voluntarily relocating individuals, especially homeless persons, also prompted extensive questions about liability, trafficking concerns, accountability, and whether it could shift people between jurisdictions; it advanced and passed 39-6. Finally, Senate Bill 63, raising school board member stipends from $25 to $190 per meeting under permissive language, advanced over concerns about cost and then moved to final passage, with debate beginning at the end of the transcript.
TX

Texas 89th 2nd C.S.

Transportation Apr 17th, 2025

Transportation

Transcript Highlights:
  • Our, our interpretation of what the Department of Transportation released a couple of days ago is that
  • the state of Texas or in the best interest of this project.
  • Of, of course.
  • The next category of responsive documents dealt with a present value determination of the full cost of
  • representative of, of Texas Central at this point.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Transportation Apr 17th, 2025

Transportation

Transcript Highlights:
  • Department of Defense.
  • of the project.
  • the state of Texas or the best interest of this project.
  • Okay. of responsive documents dealt with a present value determination of the full cost of the...
  • of.
LA

Louisiana 2026 Regular Session

House and Governmental Affairs May 6th, 2026

House and Governmental Affairs

Transcript Highlights:
  • of birth.
  • Definitely a pink card here in support of the intent of this bill and in support of what Rep.
  • of record.
  • of record.
  • This is more about coordination of the execution of it, the administration of it.
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Administrative Rules Apr 27th, 2026 at 10:30 am

Administrative Rules

Transcript Highlights:
  • Just a minute, going to first give you a little bit of understanding of how we're.
  • Excuse me, Rooks, books kind of.
  • So there's a lot of explanation, and I appreciate the patience of the director of OMMA.
  • different folks who have been put out of the industry because of different.
  • I think, of course, that drives home the point That there are a lot of, excuse me, a lot of individuals
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

House Chamber - Fri Apr 17, 2026, 12:00PM HST - Day 46

Hawaii House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • of uh House of And welcome to your class of uh House of Representatives.
  • of all of the we will clap at the end of all of the announcements. announcements. announcements.
  • </c> House of Representatives. House of Representatives.
  • </c> House of Representatives. House of Representatives.
  • </c> Welcome to your House of Welcome to your House of Representatives.
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

EEP Info Briefing - Thu Apr 16, 2026 @ 9:00 AM HST

Hawaii House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
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  • </c><00:13:07.920><c> Significant</c> gallons of of a fuel. Significant gallons of of a fuel.
  • of the code, all of the output.
  • of the code, all of the output.
  • </c><00:41:02.400><c> of</c> this case, the two main sets of of this case, the two main sets of of choices
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

House Chamber - Thu Apr 16, 2026, 12:00PM HST - Day 45

Hawaii House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • </c> House of Representatives. House of Representatives.
  • House Resolution number 214, relating to the committee assignments of the House of Representatives of
  • of assignments of the House of Representatives<00:18:11.240><c> of</c><00:18:11.320><c> the</c><00:18
  • </c><00:19:40.240><c> more</c> front lobby of of my office for more front lobby of of my office for more
  • of on behalf of the House Chair of Transportation<00:21:53.280><c> and</c><00:21:53.400><c> myself,</
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Health and Human Services 2ND REVISED Apr 8th, 2026 at 10:00 am

Health and Human Services

Transcript Highlights:
  • I'm speaking with some of the board members from the cosmetology board.
  • I I understand that this is part of being selected Oklahoma being selected one of 15 states that is authorized
  • So one of the things that was really attractive to me in this bill is for rural Oklahoma, a lot of times
  • Well, a lot of times there's things like getting a blood test or some of those smaller services that
  • Just real quick, you know, early identification and treatment of these kinds of diseases saves lives.
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Health and Human Services 2ND REVISED Apr 8th, 2026

Health and Human Services

Transcript Highlights:
  • Of House Bill 3003. Thank you, Mr. Chairman.
  • You are recognized to present the provisions of House Bill 366.
  • Well, a lot of times there's things like getting a blood test or some of those smaller services that
  • Senator Frick, a little point of personal privilege to think.
  • Just real quick, you know, early identification and treatment of these kinds of diseases saves lives.
Summary: The Senate Health and Human Services Committee met to consider several House bills, beginning with a series of sunset extensions for professional licensing and review boards. House Bill 3000 extended the State Board of Cosmetology and Barbering to 2031 after brief questions about prior executive-branch efforts to improve board transparency; House Bill 3001 extended the Child Death Review Board to 2031; House Bill 3003 extended the Board of Chiropractic Examiners to 2031; and House Bill 3004 extended the Board of Examiners in Optometry to 2031. Each of these bills advanced on unanimous 9-0 votes. The committee also advanced House Bill 366, which creates a revolving fund at the Health Care Workforce Training Commission to receive rural health transformation funds. Members asked about the timing and distribution of the funds, but no timeline was available. House Bill 3904 changed prenatal delivery and postpartum services from a global payment model to individualized payments, with supporters saying it would improve access to local and rural prenatal care and could help hospitals qualify for birth-friendly designations and related funding. That bill also passed 9-0. Two health-related policy bills were amended in committee and advanced. House Bill 3644, the Blake Burgess Act, requires certain hospitals to adopt policies to prevent venous thromboembolism; members asked whether the required report would be public, and the author said that was the intent. House Bill 1687, the Uniform Health Care Decisions Act, replaces older advance directive and health care agent laws with a single framework for end-of-life decision-making, with committee substitute changes adding safeguards and clarifying surrogate authority. House Bill 3920 created a sales tax exemption for LifeShare Network, matching an exemption already given to the Oklahoma Blood Institute, and it also passed after supportive testimony. All measures considered were reported out favorably, and the committee adjourned after announcing it would meet again the following week.
FL

Florida 2026 Regular Session

Rules Feb 3rd, 2026

Rules

Transcript Highlights:
  • of the Florida Museum of Black History Board of Directors.
  • of the Florida Museum of Black History Board of Directors.
  • Today, on this third day of the 100-year anniversary of Black History Month, I rise in support of Senate
  • May not direct the course of legal proceedings, contract for, or receive a share of the proceeds of a
  • Again, there's nothing requiring the defense side to provide any type of notice of disclosure of any
Summary: The Committee on Rules met with 14 members present and considered a long agenda of bills, including several open-government sunset reauthorizations, consumer and election measures, claims bills, and policy bills on public safety, ethics, and child protection. The committee reported favorably SB 7024 and SB 7026, which extend and consolidate public-records/public-meeting exemptions for cybersecurity information and trade secrets held by agencies, and SB 7020, which reenacts the aquaculture records exemption for the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services. It also approved SB 14 and SB 24, two uncontested Miami-Dade County claims bills, and SB 16, a claims bill for Heriberto Sanchez Mayan involving severe injuries after an unlawful arrest and transport incident in St. Petersburg. Several bills drew substantial testimony. SB 308, creating the Florida Museum of Black History Board of Directors and designating St. Johns County as the museum site, received extensive support from advocates and lawmakers who emphasized preserving the full and accurate history of Black Floridians; some speakers urged safeguards to ensure historians and community members help shape the museum’s content. The committee also favorably reported CS for SB 564, allowing registered or pre-registered high school students to volunteer at polling places for community service hours, with supporters saying it would build civic engagement and help election offices. CS for SB 52, which exempts unpaid volunteer armed security at houses of worship from Class D and G licensing requirements, was also reported favorably after testimony both supporting the need for church security and cautioning that congregations should retain control over whether weapons are allowed. The committee approved CS for SB 1396 on litigation financing and consumer protection after a lengthy debate over transparency, foreign funding, and whether the bill would chill access to courts. Supporters said it would create guardrails and disclose foreign involvement; opponents argued it could burden plaintiffs and reveal litigation strategy. The committee also reported favorably CS for SB 504 and SB 506, creating a framework and related public-records exemption for code inspector body cameras, with discussion about notice to property owners and protection of sensitive footage. Additional favorable actions included CS for SB 572, updating ethics law to reflect foster family relationships, and CS for SB 590, tolling the statute of limitations for failure-to-report child abuse offenses until the offense is known to law enforcement or another charging authority.
TX

Texas 89th 2nd C.S.

Transportation Apr 24th, 2025

Transportation

Transcript Highlights:
  • , in and out of ports of, of Galson County safely, and this would just be another project for us.
  • of Houston.
  • Um, Port of Houston passes Port of Texas City and Port of Galveston every day back and forth. OK.
  • all of this.
  • of me.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Transportation Apr 24th, 2025

Transportation

Transcript Highlights:
  • Section 284. restricts the use of surplus revenue to pay for construction, maintenance, repair, or operation
  • Are you aware of any types of expenditures on the part of the county of HCTRA's funds that may not have
  • of the state of Texas.
  • Bus and train repairs will fall behind, and the lack of available fleet will result in more trip cancellations
  • To the loss of the jobs of some of my co-workers.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Transportation Apr 24th, 2025

Transportation

Transcript Highlights:
  • Part of Bill 4429 to name a portion of Highway 281 as the McElroy Memorial Highway.
  • The outpouring of love we have felt from so many, and the goodness of people, Aiming this stretch of
  • The three of them were mine.
  • We're staying out of it.
  • a standard of care and a standard of safety that needs to be upheld on our...
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

State Committee Meeting - 2025-03-27

State Government Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • There are members of the State Board of Investment here.
  • Has brought actions in defense of the people of Minnesota in the first few months of the Trump administration
  • of government sort of lets us down, we need to have a response.
  • Department of Health. the Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General.
  • of Administration.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House State Government Finance and Policy Committee 3/27/25

State Government Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • </c> the interests of the state of Minnesota the interests of the state of Minnesota and<00:36:49.240
  • of publicity right now of see a lot of publicity right now of lawyering<00:43:33.080><c> up</c><00:43
  • We heard a sort of a version of We heard a sort of a version of something<00:51:56.080><c> we've</c><
  • </c> rule of law. rule of law.
  • <c> meant</c><00:58:24.560><c> to</c> hundreds of millions of dollars meant to hundreds of millions of
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence Mar 26th, 2025

Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence

Transcript Highlights:
  • the population of the trans population is 1%, so it's one to 3% of 1% of the entire population.
  • A little bit of context: I've met some of you guys.
  • of their proper attorney, their attorney of choice.
  • Sort of.
  • of it.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence Mar 26th, 2025

Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence

Transcript Highlights:
  • In 1999, the right of repair statute was established for contractors to have the right to repair construction
  • And to a little bit of a surprise, to some of us appellate attorneys, I would have thought Courts of
  • Well, I'll kind of think of it as a carve-out of this stay.
  • in front of the Court of Appeals.
  • Or what are some of the types of things that you were thinking of that led you to file this bill that
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Committee on Capital Investment - 02/04/25

Capital Investment

Transcript Highlights:
  • Addressing some of the backlog to remain current on repairs is efficient budgeting because it costs more
  • A full listing of the $8 million of emergency repairs from 2024 can be found in the annual CAPRA report
  • There was a repair of a roof structure in Veterans Affairs.
  • There was a repair of a roof structure in Veterans Affairs.
  • uh all of the uh repairs in the budget uh all of the uh repairs in the budget requests<01:41:19.920><
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