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MN
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Agriculture Finance and Policy Committee 3/5/25

Agriculture Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • group of legislators in both bodies of group of legislators in both bodies of the<00:03:09.760><
  • :25.000> of<00:26:25.120> our had a lot of interest outside of our had a lot of interest
  • of extending this out to January 1st of of extending this out to January 1st of 2026<00:30:48.559
  • of confusion we still get a lot of of confusion we still get a lot of questions<01:26:45.400>
  • <01:32:13.320> right some of those dollars but as of right some of those dollars but as of
Bills: HF47, HF434, HF1503, HF1702
Keywords: telecommunications, installation, certification, safety, underground utilities, HF434, cervidae, deer, elk, moose, chronic wasting disease, CWD, wildlife importation, animal health, biosecurity, zoo, Association of Zoos and Aquariums, AZA, USDA exhibitor, species survival plan
KY
KY

Kentucky 2026 Regular Session

Tobacco Settlement Agreement Fund Oversight Committee (9-12-24)

KY
KY

Kentucky 2026 Regular Session

Efficient and Effective School District Governance Task Force (8-19-24)

KY
KY

Kentucky 2026 Regular Session

Interim Joint Committee on Education (7-16-24)

KY
KY

Kentucky 2026 Regular Session

Multimodal Freight Transportation System Improvement Task Force (8-1-23)

KY
KY

Kentucky 2026 Regular Session

Interim Joint Committee on Transportation (8-1-23)

KY
KY

Kentucky 2026 Regular Session

House Standing Committee BR Sub. on Health & Family Services (2-23-22)

HI
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

Committee on Finance Jan 5th, 2021

Hawaii House Floor Meeting

OK
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Insurance REVISED: SB1592 - Removed Apr 7th, 2026 at 03:00 pm

Insurance

Transcript Highlights:
  • Declare the vote. What 60 nay, we'll declare your bill to pass and recommend it for the floor.
  • of State Chamber.
  • Declare. The vote. You're unable to declare your bill to have passed. Thank you, Mr. Chairman.
  • Declare the vote with ixi 0 nay.
  • And not tell you to declare. Close the vote. Declare the vote. Turning it back.
Bills: SB1684, SB1443, SB1447, SB378, SB1920
Keywords: SB1684, Oklahoma Highway Remediation and Cleanup Services Act, highway cleanup, roadway remediation, tow truck, wrecker service, liability insurance, DEQ, Department of Environmental Quality, motor vehicles, licensing, public safety, cleanup operators, roadside services, commercial towing, insurance requirement, license fee, revocation, suspension, Turnpike Authority
LA
LA

Louisiana 2026 Regular Session

Administration of Criminal Justice Mar 31st, 2026

Administration of Criminal Justice

MN
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Children and Families Finance and Policy Committee 3/17/26

Children and Families Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • <00:08:28.680> of we're definitely um supportive of of we're definitely um supportive of of
  • of cases. of cases.
  • of the law. of the law.
  • is the feasibility of of one that would is the feasibility of of one that would be<00:28:43.440>
  • of the of the issues. of the of the issues.
Bills: HF4277, HF3819, HF3489, HF4408, HF3901, HF4316
Keywords: child care, child care center, day care, licensed child care, video security cameras, surveillance, security cameras, maltreatment, child abuse, child safety, public and shared areas, camera mandate, child care assistance program, CCAP, Great Start Compensation Support, early learning scholarships, licensed provider, Minnesota Statutes 142B.68, Harvey's Law, privacy
AL
AL

Alabama 2026 1st Special Session

Alabama Senate State Governmental Affairs Committee Mar 11th, 2026

State Governmental Affairs

Transcript Highlights:
  • And I think she's been around trying to meet with as many of you as possible.
  • I mean, it seems that most of them do come from our district. >> Yeah, something about the water. >>
  • as<00:08:10.319> many<00:08:11.199> as<00:08:11.440> many<00:08:11.599> of
  • <00:08:11.759> you<00:08:11.919> as with you as many as many of you as with you as
  • them do come mean, it seems that most of them do come from<00:08:45.600> our<00:08:45.920>
Bills: HB97, HB407, HB435, SB361, HB97, HB407, HB435
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
AL
AL

Alabama 2026 1st Special Session

Alabama Senate State Governmental Affairs Committee Feb 11th, 2026

State Governmental Affairs

Transcript Highlights:
  • I know there's a lot of issues.
  • Um, I do kind of see it as a way of oversight to just kind of maybe make sure that the fees are correct
  • I do kind of see it as a way of I do kind of see it as a way of oversight<00:12:46.480> to
  • government out of uh using of services government out of uh using of services as<00:14:01.600>
  • We'll take a percentage of it, then we'll pay the rest of it.
Bills: SB223, SB271, SB223, SB271
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
HI
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

WLA Public Hearing 02-04-2026

Water, Land, Culture and the Arts

Transcript Highlights:
  • of historic in terms of impact of historic preservation<00:10:52.640> of<00:10:52.800> historic
  • rights of humans and of Eevee in Havin. rights of humans and of Eevee in Havin.
  • <00:42:57.599> of<00:42:57.839> Consumer behalf of the Office of Consumer behalf of
  • of the Bureau of traditionally the role of the Bureau of Conveyances<00:43:56.960> is<00:43:57.119
  • of does some of and the arts which kind of does some of this<01:18:56.880> stuff<01:18:57.040
Bills: SB2603, SB2083, SB2341, SB2306, SB2782, SB2756, SB2161, SB2477
Keywords: Hawaii Symphony Orchestra, state funding, public performances, educational programs, cultural arts funding, historic properties, preservation, inheritance, working group, public-private partnerships, sustainable funding, historic preservation, Hawaii Revised Statutes, construction, state review, burial sites, cultural artifacts, development review, phased review, administrative fees
Summary: The committee heard testimony on Senate Bill 2603, which would designate the Hawaii Symphony Orchestra as the state orchestra of Hawaii. Testimony was uniformly supportive from the Attorney General’s office, the State Foundation on Culture and the Arts, Retail Merchants of Hawaii, Hawaii Youth Symphony, the Hawaii Symphony Orchestra, the Hawaiian Steel Guitar Association, and others. Supporters emphasized the bill’s value to arts education, cultural vitality, and the visitor economy. The chair noted there were also many written testimonies submitted, and the bill was left without questions or action in the excerpt. The committee then took up Senate Bill 2083, which would create a state-owned historic properties preservation plan working group within DNR. The State Historic Preservation Division supported the bill and said it would help create a statewide database and better planning for state-owned historic properties, while noting its current review work is reactive and project-by-project. The committee asked about duplication and existing consultation processes; SHPD said it already reviews state projects under existing law and has in-house architectural staff. The measure was then set aside after brief discussion, with no vote shown in the excerpt. Next was Senate Bill 2341, which would authorize phased review of certain private-property projects and change SHPD’s review deadlines. SHPD and the Office of Planning and Sustainable Development supported the bill, saying it could encourage more proactive, programmatic review and that the current average review time for simple projects is about 56 days. Several opponents, including Sierra Club of Hawaii, Bianca Isaki, Malama Kane Lua, and Tara Roas, argued phased review would delay projects, create conflict, and weaken historic preservation protections, especially for iwi kūpuna and burial sites. Committee members raised concerns about whether the bill conflicted with prior court decisions and asked SHPD for its view; SHPD said it was not a legal question for them and suggested a programmatic alternative. The bill was not voted on in the excerpt. Finally, the committee began hearing Senate Bill 2306 on administrative fees for the Bureau of Conveyances. HGEA opposed the measure, focusing on a provision allowing the special fund to be used for qualified contractors, while the Bureau of Conveyances supported the bill as a fee correction that would equalize recording fees between systems. The bureau said specialized technical work sometimes requires outside contracting and that it could consider a contract period; the chair and members discussed the HGEA concern and asked whether the issue could be addressed. No final action was shown in the excerpt.
TX
TX

Texas 89th 2nd C.S.

Human Services May 13th, 2025

Human Services

Transcript Highlights:
  • Out of the 39 CCRCs licensed by the Texas Department of Insurance, 33 are members of LeadingAge Texas
  • The delivery of long-term care, like other sectors of healthcare, continues to evolve.
  • We have excellent examples of these trends. Some of our members have multiple campuses.
  • neglect or abuse, even when they know of reports of inadequate living conditions.
  • neglect or abuse, even when they know of reports of inadequate living conditions.
Bills: SB500, SB1522, SB1137, SB1266
Keywords: SB 500, Texas adoption law, Family Code, DFPS, Department of Family and Protective Services, child-placing agency, prospective adoptive parents, adoption records, confidential information, nondisclosure agreement, child history report, health history, social history, educational history, genetic history, termination of parental rights, permanency plan, single source continuum contractor, privacy, redaction
Summary: The Committee on Human Services met with a quorum and first voted out Senate Bill 1589, relating to contract requirements between a single-source continuum contractor and DFPS. The motion to report the bill favorably to the full House with a recommendation that it do pass and be printed prevailed on a 7-0 vote. The committee then heard Senate Bill 500, which would set deadlines for providing foster care adoption records, including health, social, educational, and genetic history reports, to speed adoptions. The bill’s author and witnesses from Addie’s Hope Social Services supported it, saying delays in redacted files can take months, slow permanency for children, and increase costs to the state. Members asked about redactions and sibling/family information, and witnesses explained the bill would mainly speed the preliminary file used to decide whether to proceed with placement. SB 500 was left pending. Members also heard Senate Bill 1266, which would require regular reevaluation of the Medicaid provider support team and add written notice of provider disenrollment at least 30 days in advance. There were no witnesses, no questions, and the bill was left pending. Senate Bill 1522, concerning continuing care retirement communities, was then laid out and supported by LeadingAge Texas and counsel, who said it updates outdated definitions, clarifies licensing and disclosure rules, and strengthens consumer protections for seniors. It was also left pending. After a brief recess, the committee heard Senate Bill 1137, which would prohibit group home consultants from referring people to unlicensed or unpermitted group homes except in limited circumstances, require disclosure of complaints, and create a Class B misdemeanor for violations. Members discussed whether consultants are regulated and noted concerns about unlicensed referral practices. The bill was left pending, and the committee adjourned after completing its agenda.
TX
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Senate Committee on Jurisprudence Apr 16th, 2025

Jurisprudence

Transcript Highlights:
  • I'm the director of public policy for Texas CASA here. I'm here in support of Senate Bill 2165.
  • have experienced a lot of trauma.
  • We aren't sure of their situation.
  • their decision. of any changes in contact information of the guardian or of a newly designated guardian
  • I'm here on behalf of TGA.
Bills: SB66, SB2165, SB2342, SB2878, SB2903
Keywords: disability, supported decision-making, legal assistance, confidentiality, access to justice, autonomy, civil rights, advocacy, Texas Family Code, DFPS, Department of Family and Protective Services, child welfare, foster care, substitute care, missing child, missing from placement, permanency hearing, parent-child relationship, SAPCR, conservatorship
TX
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Corrections Apr 16th, 2025

Corrections

Transcript Highlights:
  • I mean, that's a lot of heat. That's a lot of heat. That's a lot of heat.
  • taste of the filth because of the amount of sweat.
  • At the same time, killing some of the inmates because of the heat. So what is the cost of life?
  • A lot of your buildings are not capable of having AC systems.
  • Most of our— a lot of our units have conventional systems.
Bills: HB1826, HB2854, HB3006, HB4614, HB5261, HB5639
Keywords: mental health, women's health, county jail, depression screening, criminal justice, HB 2854, Pokuaa-Flowers Act, parole, mandatory supervision, electronic monitoring, releasee, parole officer, hospital visit approval, general hospital, law enforcement notification, DSHS, Department of State Health Services, corrections, public safety, liability immunity
TX
TX

Texas 89th Regular

S/C on Family & Fiduciary Relationships Mar 31st, 2025

S/C on Family & Fiduciary Relationships

Transcript Highlights:
  • And so that's kind of part of what we were seeing.
  • and coordination of care.
  • And you are correct, there was a lot of inconsistency in the use of those terms.
  • I think there's also a reduction of potential litigation over the meaning of how some of these statutes
  • pages of moot filings.
Bills: HB368, HB3311, HB1734, HB2495, HB2716, HB793, HB3376, HB2524, HB3421, HB3446, HB3181
Keywords: electronic devices, family violence, criminal prosecution, protective orders, tracking, harassment, family allowance, decedent's estate, surviving spouse, minor children, inheritance, child support, maintenance, HB 1734, Family Code, Section 155.207, suit affecting the parent-child relationship, SAPCR, continuing exclusive jurisdiction, jurisdiction transfer
TX
TX

Texas 89th Regular

S/C on Family & Fiduciary Relationships Mar 31st, 2025

S/C on Family & Fiduciary Relationships

Transcript Highlights:
  • We have a number of bills that are pending business and we'll kind of talk about that.
  • As the representative said, we are in support of the foundation of this bill.
  • We also have a number of guardianship of minors.
  • a tragic loss of a parent.
  • be taken care of.
Bills: HB368, HB3311, HB1734, HB2495, HB2716, HB793, HB3376, HB2524, HB3421, HB3446, HB3181
Keywords: electronic devices, family violence, criminal prosecution, protective orders, tracking, harassment, family allowance, decedent's estate, surviving spouse, minor children, inheritance, child support, maintenance, HB 1734, Family Code, Section 155.207, suit affecting the parent-child relationship, SAPCR, continuing exclusive jurisdiction, jurisdiction transfer
MN
MN

Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session

House Human Services Finance and Policy Committee 3/18/25

Human Services Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:
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  • promotion of the role that assist of promotion of the role that assist of technology<00:24:35.799
  • /c> done the second part of the of the bill done the second part of the of the bill um<01:10:34.080><
  • of all of Minnesota's residents.
  • of reached the end of that ability.
Bills: HF1380, HF1166, HF487, HF1553, HF1472, HF258, HF1911
Keywords: psychiatric treatment, human services, mental health funding, per diem rate, Clay County, disability services, assistive technology, remote support, advocacy, training programs, HF487, Wellness in the Woods, Minnesota human services, grant funding, general fund appropriation, peer support, substance use recovery, addiction recovery, reentry services, reentry after incarceration