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TX
Transcript Highlights:
  • We go back and say, what'd you spend this, and where we're at, and we kind of get a history of it.
  • You know, and, and, and it's a legacy system that the people that write the code no longer do.
  • And how we can use that funding and what would be the best way to measure the outcomes and success of
  • , and the process and procedures needed to be clarified.
  • their teams, and the complications and the issues.
Bills: SB 1, SB1
NM

New Mexico 2026 Regular Session

House - Chamber Meeting Feb 9th, 2026 at 11:52 am

New Mexico House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • and how much it had meant to him to learn grace and redemption and forgiveness, and how much it meant
  • aunts and uncles, and grandparents who support 4-H and are leaders in that area.
  • And Mr.
  • over and over and over.
  • Thank you, Speaker, and thank you, a friend from Catron and Hidalgo and Grant.
KY

Kentucky 2026 Regular Session

Senate Standing Committee on Banking and Insurance. (3-3-26)

Banking & Insurance

Transcript Highlights:
  • I’ll let you explain the bill and introduce yourself and the guest, and we’ll be ready to start it.
  • And so, what this legislation does is simply remove that authority for the commissioner to set it, and
  • And we'll be constantly churning that. And we'll be constantly churning that.
  • and simply putting of. and simply putting of. >> Correct. >> Correct.
  • Just nice and simple. I I I Howell. Just nice and simple.
Summary: The committee met with a quorum and took up Senate Bill 219, a cleanup bill concerning deferred deposit transaction fees imposed by the commissioner. The sponsor and witness explained that the bill stems from earlier payday lending enforcement provisions and a real-time database funded by a fee. They said the 2024 law capped the fee at $3, but the department had to go through a lengthy regulatory process to set it, and this bill would remove the commissioner’s authority to set the fee separately so it remains a flat $3 maximum per transaction. Members discussed the bill briefly, including a clarification that the change on page 1, line 21 replaces “not to exceed” with “of.” Senator Douglas commented favorably on the bill’s simplicity. No opposition or substantive concerns were raised. A motion and second were made, the roll was called, and Senate Bill 219 passed the committee with favorable expression on a unanimous vote. The chair noted it was the only bill on the agenda and that House bills would be considered later.
AZ

Arizona 2026 Regular Session

03/09/2026 - House Public Safety & Law Enforcement

Public Safety & Law Enforcement

Transcript Highlights:
  • And the teeth...
  • , I get pulled over, and he is asked and cannot respond.
  • , and paying for health care and things like that.
  • food on the table, paying rent and property taxes, and paying for health care and things like that.
  • , and let's not... ...promote public safety, and let's not have this overreach and problematic practice
Bills: SB1032, SB1055, SB1107
Summary: The Committee on Public Safety and Law Enforcement first heard SB 1032, which appropriates $1.5 million from the State General Fund to the Corrections Oversight Fund in fiscal year 2027 to help administer the Independent Correctional Oversight Office. Supporters, including Justice Action Network and a family member who described the death of her son after severe mental health and jail-care failures, argued the office is needed to provide accountability, transparency, and a check on systemic problems in the Department of Corrections. Representative Blackman strongly backed the measure, saying the oversight office would help address lawsuits, staffing shortages, mental health issues, and the state’s federal receivership. The committee approved SB 1032 on a 14-0 vote with one absent, giving it a due pass recommendation. The committee then considered SB 1107, which creates an alternative certification pathway for honorably discharged U.S. veterans who served as military police to become Arizona peace officers through an abbreviated training process that credits military training and experience. There was no sponsor present and no opposition testimony. Members discussed whether the bill would include equivalent military law enforcement roles from all branches, and staff indicated the bill is intended to track Department of Defense training standards. The bill received broad support as a way to help fill public safety staffing shortages, though one member voted no over concerns about applicants with prior misconduct elsewhere. SB 1107 passed 11-1, with two present and one absent, and received a due pass recommendation. Finally, the committee heard SB 1055, which requires law enforcement to immediately notify ICE or CBP when an arrested person is unlawfully present in the United States. Supporters said the bill would strengthen cooperation with federal immigration enforcement and help ensure people are not released before federal authorities can act. Opponents, including the ACLU of Arizona and several community speakers, argued it would undermine trust in law enforcement, chill crime reporting, create due process and constitutional concerns, and impose unfunded compliance burdens on local agencies; one speaker also raised concerns about impacts on Indigenous people and families dealing with mental illness crises. A strike-everything amendment offered by Representative Cruz would have replaced the bill with a restriction on DOC inmate telephone contracts so the department could not profit beyond operating costs, but the committee rejected that amendment 6-8. The committee then approved the underlying SB 1055 on an 8-6 vote with one absent, giving it a do pass recommendation.
AL

Alabama 2026 1st Special Session

Alabama House Boards, Agencies and Commissions Committee Feb 18th, 2026

Boards, Agencies and Commissions

Transcript Highlights:
  • [laughter] >> And Marilyn... >> And Marilyn be I need you. Y'all want two to meet.
  • and gentlemen.
  • junior and roll. junior and roll. >> All<00:09:33.920> right.
  • So stop by and visit. >> You say 602. >> And music therapy, uh, they're trying to improve and raise the
  • So stop by and visit. morning until 4. So stop by and visit.
Bills: SB183, SB160, SB183, SB160
KY

Kentucky 2026 Regular Session

House Legislative Session Day 28 (2-17-26)

Kentucky House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
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  • And now the Lord bless you and power. And now the Lord bless you and keep<00:01:12.080> you.
  • request and 110 and respectfully request and 110 and respectfully request concurrence<00:04:50.560
  • and sponsor only and third time by title and sponsor only and placed<00:06:32.880> upon<00:06
Summary: The House convened with prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance, established a quorum with 96 members present, excused absent members, and approved the journal from February 13, 2026. The Senate also transmitted Senate Bills 72 and 110 for concurrence. Committee reports advanced several bills, including measures on deputy coroner training, local jail booking procedures, local business tax collection, peace officers, Kentucky National Guard benefits, and first responder mental health. The chamber then considered House Bill 6 on child care. The sponsor described it as the product of extensive stakeholder collaboration aimed at improving affordability, quality, access, and data in child care, including changes to the low-income subsidy program, employee child care assistance, Kentucky All-Stars, micro-centers, and a military child care pilot program in House Committee Substitute 1. The substitute was adopted, and the bill passed 84-11 with one abstention after supportive remarks from members emphasizing workforce needs, family support, and military families. House Bill 480, relating to state contracts, was explained as requiring clearer contract terms for appropriated funds, partial payment protections, a 1% penalty for late payment, and semiannual reporting on whether cabinets are paying bills on time. A member noted a planned amendment to limit the bill to state-funded appropriations, but the bill passed 96-0. House Bill 562, relating to alternative high school diplomas, would create a Kentucky alternative diploma for certain students with disabilities and require the Education and Labor Cabinet to maintain employer information for graduates; members spoke in strong support of the bill’s workforce and dignity goals, and it passed 96-0. House Bill 136, relating to campaign finance, was amended to remove a $15,000 cap and allow campaign funds to pay for reasonable security costs for candidates; the sponsor cited rising threats to elected officials, and the bill passed 97-0. The transcript ends as the House moved on to House Bill 257.
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

GVO DEFER, GVO, GVO-EIG, GVO Public Hearings 02-10-2026

Government Operations

Transcript Highlights:
  • DOT has parking facilities that they're responsible for, and we've got our own as well. >> So I have
  • an EV, but um I noticed that some EV stalls are going unused. >> So, and you can get cited for parking
  • <00:14:23.279> And at DAG's managed parking facilities.
  • And at DAG's managed parking facilities.
  • and you can get cited for >> So, and and you can get cited for parking<00:14:48.800> being<
Bills: SB2543, SB2435, SB2352
Summary: The Committee on Government Operations reconvened on February 10, 2026, to take up measures previously heard on February 5. It advanced SB 2983 on criminal destruction of trees with technical, non-substantive amendments and a committee report note asking Judiciary to clarify that removal of invasive species remains allowed; the measure passed with one no vote. SB 2930 on the state risk management revolving fund also passed with amendments, including blanking out the amount, setting a defective date, and directing Ways and Means to review a spreadsheet before further action. The committee likewise passed SB 2928 on making the small business procurement program permanent and SB 2970 on standards of conduct for state agency contracts, adopting the Ethics Commission’s recommended language assigning compliance responsibility to department directors and deputy directors. SB 2927 and SB 3068 on procurement were deferred to a time certain on February 12, and SB 3015 on personal information, SB 2929 on public notice, and SB 2938 on search and rescue were also deferred for further discussion or to avoid re-referral issues. SB 2662 on external consultants was amended to remove a cap and preemptive approval language, narrow the expertise standard, and note possible auditor staffing or appropriation needs; it then passed with amendments. The joint GVO-EIG hearing then took up SB 2543 on state construction projects and an Office of the State Construction Manager within DAGS. Testimony from the Hawaii Iron Workers Stabilization Fund strongly supported the bill, saying it could reduce wasteful spending on large design-build projects and free money for tax credits and other public needs. DAGS, the University of Hawaii, and DLNR offered written comments, while one witness from KIC opposed the measure and asked for an exemption for member-owned electric cooperatives. A Hawaii Solar Energy Association witness also supported the bill but asked that landscape architects be excluded from the bill’s definition of design professionals, and Rocky Mold said Kauai permitting was efficient enough that he had no objection to carving it out. The committee adopted amendments from DNR, DAGS, and UH and passed SB 2543. The hearing also considered SB 2435 on EV charging infrastructure at state facilities. DAGS and the Hawaii State Energy Office supported the concept and explained that the goal was to retrofit managed parking facilities with infrastructure that can meet current and future EV needs, while acknowledging that some stalls can sit unused and that the state must balance space and enforcement. Members raised concerns about whether dedicating 25% of stalls to EV charging would reduce usable parking, and about rural and Big Island conditions where EV range and battery capacity remain limiting. The discussion noted that DOT, DNR, DOE, and DOH may have their own parking facilities outside DAGS control. The committee then indicated it would broaden the bill to apply to all state agencies and lower the threshold in response to member concerns, with final action not fully shown in the transcript.
KY

Kentucky 2026 Regular Session

House Legislative Session Day 15 (1-28-26)

Kentucky House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • its<00:09:15.440> victims urban and rural alike, and its victims urban and rural alike, and
  • and we will hold every trafficker and and we will hold every trafficker and every<00:11:16.959><
  • and my vote today is is in honor and and my vote today is is in honor and memory<00:21:28.640>
  • To families and children, 430 and 441.
  • To local 429 and 439 and 444.
Summary: The House convened with prayer and the pledge, recorded 96 members present, excused absences, and approved the journal from January 27, 2026. The Senate clerk announced passage of Senate Bills 17 and 181 and requested concurrence. Committee reports advanced a number of bills on health insurance, judiciary, local government, and transportation topics, including measures on pharmacist reimbursements, hearing aid coverage, feeding and eating disorders, grooming a minor, local government liability, water fluoridation, cigar bars, chickens on residential property, highway pavement markings, motor vehicle titles, and pedestrian issues; all favorable reports were treated as first readings and placed on the calendar. The House then took up and passed House Bill 320 on human trafficking, with the sponsor explaining it would equalize penalties for promoting human trafficking with those for trafficking itself and increase the penalty when the victim is under 18. A member asked whether the bill included additional funding for cyber enforcement; the sponsor replied it was not an appropriation and would not require new funding, though prior budgets had increased support for anti-trafficking efforts. The House adopted a title amendment changing the bill’s title to combating human trafficking. The chamber also passed House Bill 366, which clarifies that materials portraying a sexual performance by a minor include computer-generated images and requires 85% service of the sentence before probation or parole; the sponsor said it was supported by law enforcement and prosecutors. House Bill 389 on reading and writing in schools also passed as amended by House Committee Substitute 1. The sponsor said it would require annual updates to the state dyslexia toolkit, expand professional development and coaching, require local school boards to develop processes for universal screening and diagnostic tools, and add dyslexia instruction to teacher preparation programs; the substitute added conformity with IDEA and revised the instructional language. Members spoke in support of early dyslexia detection and one member noted the bill updated prior legislation associated with former Rep. Bam Carney. House Bill 56, an omnibus Department of Agriculture bill, then passed; it addressed amusement ride inspections, grain warehousing penalties, egg handler licensing renewal timing, exemptions for small producers, and repealed obsolete tobacco and egg marketing board provisions. All three bills passed by roll call with 95 or 94 votes in favor and none opposed, and clinchers were applied. During announcements, members noted upcoming committee meetings and events, including a suits-and-sneakers day and cancer-related breakfast, caucus meetings, and committee meetings. New bills and resolutions were introduced, including measures on local occupational license fees, early learning and child care, tuition waivers, an adult workforce diploma pilot, motor vehicle usage tax, contract procurement, Fish and Wildlife Resources, adoption, veterans’ benefits, Cabinet for Health and Family Services operations, organ donation safety, hate crimes, prescription drugs, and resolutions on the Kentucky-Japan partnership and veterans’ benefits accreditation. The clerk also reported a petition of impeachment filed against Judge Julie Goodman. The House then referred a group of bills to committees, reported floor amendments for House Bills 321 and 416, and adjourned until 2:00 p.m. Thursday, January 29, 2026.
MN

Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session

House Education Finance Committee 3/13/25

Education Finance

Transcript Highlights:
  • Paul Public Schools in Spring Lake Park to do special ed and elementary ABS programs, as well as the
  • Paul Public Schools in Spring Lake Park to do special ed and elementary ABS programs, as well as the
  • Representative Mueller softball hit it out of the park, and we'll go on in the presentations. fellows
  • <01:30:48.520> and very good and I'll help out and and very good and I'll help out and and
  • Mueller softball hit it out of the park Mueller softball hit it out of the park and<01:31:01.040
Bills: HF846, HF1538, HF1959
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

AEN-HHS, AEN DEFER Public Hearings 02-02-2026

Agriculture and Environment

Transcript Highlights:
  • the community all together, can coordinate and talk and hear about concerns and share updates and make
  • Aloha Venttor and Gabbard and members.
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  • and and concerns and share um updates and and make<00:03:36.959> commitments<00:03:37.360>
  • >> and initially they've been friendly and >> and initially they've been friendly and
Summary: The joint Senate Agriculture and Environment and Health and Human Services hearing opened with SB 2093, which would require the fuel tank advisory committee to meet at least quarterly and provide funding. The Department of Health offered written testimony, and multiple supporters, including the Honolulu Board of Water Supply, Sierra Club, and a public member of the advisory committee, said more frequent meetings were needed to keep Red Hill cleanup, water testing, and public engagement front and center. Senators asked about public participation and whether the bill should also require meetings outside business hours; testifiers urged at least one evening or weekend meeting to improve access. No vote was taken during the discussion shown. The committee then heard SB 2095, creating a PFAS working group within the Department of Health to study PFAS and related chemicals and report to the Legislature. DOH supported the concept but requested amendments and funding, while the Department of Agriculture and Biosecurity deferred to DOH. The Board of Water Supply supported the measure and asked to be included in the working group. Members asked about the bill’s reference to “other residuals,” and DOH explained it could refer to remaining PFAS components in soil, water, or other media. The discussion emphasized the widespread and long-lasting nature of PFAS contamination. Next, the committee considered SB 2046 on underground storage tanks and Red Hill-related cleanup. DOH and the Board of Water Supply testified, and a long list of community and environmental groups supported the bill. Testifiers argued the Navy caused the problem and should be held accountable for cleanup, while one witness said the bill was necessary because the Navy had delayed meaningful remediation. Senators asked whether the bill’s “large landowner” language could include the state or counties under existing statutes; DOH said it would check and later explained that cleanup responsibility generally falls first on the responsible party, then on large landowners if no responsible party exists, with the Navy currently understood to own Red Hill. The hearing then moved to SB 2096 on wastewater management, which the Department of Land and Natural Resources supported, noting PFAS can harm marine resources, and DOH’s wastewater branch offered comments. SB 2127 on water pollution drew support from Agra Business Development Corporation and opposition from the Hawaii Cattlemen’s Council, Hawaii Farm Bureau, and others. The main debate centered on runoff, NPDES permitting, and whether the bill could unfairly affect agricultural and public entities; senators and witnesses discussed how heavy rainfall, cesspools, and mixed land uses complicate responsibility and compliance. The transcript ends with the committee still in discussion on SB 2127, with no final votes or actions shown in the excerpt.
MN

Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session

House Judiciary Finance and Civil Law Committee 2/27/25

Judiciary Finance and Civil Law

Transcript Highlights:
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  • , and salaries and benefits?
  • , and salaries and benefits?
  • and and I just have to say this work and and and I just have to say this I<00:37:07.960> have
  • and we and we giving women Choice um and we and we spoke<00:46:39.559> about<00:46:39.880>
Bills: HF25, HF1, HF428
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Education Finance Committee 2/25/25

Education Finance

Transcript Highlights:
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  • <00:07:14.599> else uh oig so and uh so and anyone else uh oig so and uh so and anyone else
  • uh<00:07:42.440> and<00:07:42.560> we've past and and it's ongoing uh and we've past
  • > grants examine and regulate and oversee grants examine and regulate and oversee grants or<00
  • and Thrive later and so want to be and and Thrive later and so um<01:23:48.080> I<01:23:48.199
Bills: HF1, HF779, HF1034
LA

Louisiana 2026 Regular Session

Transportation, Highways and Public Works May 26th, 2026

Transportation, Highways & Public Works

Transcript Highlights:
  • And it's a white card.
  • Each and every one must be considered and approved by the design professional and the owner.
  • the plans and specifications, initially unknown and discovered situations once construction begins and
  • And Mr.
  • We've been here and we've done this, and I want to thank Ms.
Summary: The House Transportation Committee met on May 26 with a quorum present and took up several resolutions and one Senate bill. SCR 64 created a task force to study construction management at risk (CMAR) in Louisiana public works; an amendment added representatives from the Louisiana Associated General Contractors and Associated Builders and Contractors, and the resolution was reported with amendments. HR 282 created a task force to study utility terrain vehicles with state agencies; an amendment added the State Fire Marshal, and it was also reported with amendments. The committee then considered SB 513 on public works project delivery methods. The bill originally included an average-bid award method for certain pilot projects, along with airport design-build provisions. Testimony from a Reason Foundation analyst and from the Louisiana Associated General Contractors raised concerns that average-bid contracting could encourage collusion, raise costs, and lacked supporting data or use by U.S. transportation departments, while airport design-build was supported. The committee adopted an amendment in concept to strike the average-bid provisions, leaving the airport-related design-build language in place, and SB 513 was reported with amendments by a vote of 11 yeas and 4 nays. The committee also reported SCR 62 favorably, which urges DOTD to evaluate school zones on state highways in response to safety concerns and near misses, including a fatal incident referenced by the author. HCR 112 was reported favorably to study flooding on Louisiana Highway 1 in Shreveport, and HR 275 was reported favorably to study an interstate highway signage maintenance and reporting program. The meeting concluded after all items were disposed of and the committee adjourned.
AL

Alabama 2026 1st Special Session

Alabama Senate County and Municipal Government Committee Apr 2nd, 2026

County and Municipal Government

Transcript Highlights:
  • Members, this deals with the Board of Archives and History and, Clerk, if you could take the roll, please
  • And so, we have a quorum, and again, this is House Bill 169.
  • comments and such at that point. comments and such at that point.
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  • And<00:03:14.080> Senator<00:03:14.400> Coleman. And Senator Coleman.
Bills: HB169, HB169
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Human Services May 13th, 2025

Human Services

Transcript Highlights:
  • prepare and redact.
  • And getting those done quickly. And they can be updated.
  • And then they're just redacting two years. Instead of 12. And that's a much quicker process.
  • rehab services. and hospice.
  • And provide improved protections for our seniors. And with that, I close.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Energy Resources Apr 14th, 2025

Energy Resources

Transcript Highlights:
  • and high costs we've seen from wind and solar.
  • And if you don't, and they accumulate and they're unclaimed, hand them over to the state of Texas.
  • If you all and the mineral rights folks want to sit down and discuss the ins and outs of this thing and
  • So, and...
  • ... ...and discuss the ins and outs of that.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Energy Resources Apr 14th, 2025

Energy Resources

Transcript Highlights:
  • And this is contaminated. It is oil and gas, fluid, oil and gas waste.
  • My sibling lives in Lucas, Texas, with his family, and another sibling lives in Cedar Park.
  • with oil and gas waste and disposal.
  • try and...
  • And...
MN

Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session

House Children and Families Finance and Policy Committee 3/26/25

Children and Families Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:
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  • I'm the executive director of Meadow Park Preschool and Child Care Center in Rochester, Minnesota, and
  • c> and curriculum and learning environment and curriculum and learning environment and<01:14:14.320><
  • and and things become a a go-to for and and and things become a a go-to for families<01:18:30.080>
  • Um and Mr. Chair and members, Judiciary. Um and Mr.