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TX

Texas 89th Regular

Senate Session Apr 3rd, 2025

Texas Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • I am not a corporate entity's attorney. I apologize in advance.
  • I think there is potential for enforcement actions under the Attorney General.
  • I think there is potential for enforcement actions under the Attorney General.
  • I think there is potential for enforcement actions under the Attorney General.
  • appointment as attorney ad litem, to Jurisprudence.
Summary: The Senate convened with a quorum present, heard an invocation, and approved the previous day’s journal. The chamber then adopted Senate Resolution 358 honoring the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley on its 10th anniversary, with senators highlighting the university’s growth, medical school, research expansion, and role in serving South Texas. The Senate also adopted Senate Resolution 368 honoring outgoing Texas A&M University System Chancellor John Sharp, with numerous senators praising his long public career, leadership in higher education, and statewide impact. Senate Resolution 361 recognizing Texas HBCU Day and Senate Resolution 362 recognizing Denton County Days at the Capitol were also adopted, along with other routine recognitions and gubernatorial appointments being read into the record. The Senate then took up several bills. Committee Substitute Senate Bill 27, relating to rights and support for public school educators, was debated and amended to shorten vacancy posting requirements, allow bilingual certification candidates to retake only failed test sections, give teachers more flexibility with paid leave, clarify classroom removal procedures, and ensure parents are informed of appeal rights. The bill passed to engrossment, the three-day rule was suspended, and it was finally passed unanimously. Senate Joint Resolution 12, proposing a constitutional amendment to establish a parent’s right to direct a child’s education, was also brought up and passed to engrossment after a contested suspension vote. The Senate next passed Committee Substitute Senate Bill 1741, which would require reporting of foreign funding at public universities, bar gifts from adversarial governments, and require training and reporting systems to prevent foreign influence and intellectual property theft in higher education. Committee Substitute Senate Bill 29, the so-called “Dexit” bill, was debated at length for its corporate governance changes, including codifying the business judgment rule and altering internal corporate litigation and records rules; it passed to engrossment, the three-day rule was suspended, and it was finally passed by a 30-1 vote. Senate Bill 857, allowing law enforcement discretion to tow vehicles driven by unlicensed or uninsured drivers, passed after discussion of towing abuses during flooding and disaster conditions. Committee Substitute Senate Bill 1536, requiring dementia and Alzheimer’s training for certain guardians, passed with broad support, and Senate Bill 922, addressing delayed electronic disclosure of sensitive medical test results so physicians can discuss them first, was taken up and passed to engrossment as the chamber continued through its calendar.
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Senate Legislative Session Apr 29th, 2026 at 01:30 pm

Oklahoma Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • I did reach out after we talked about this in committee and talked to the adjutant general, General Mancino
  • It talks about the adjutant general, lines three and section G, and it talks about the adjutant general
  • And again, it's this very general and gaping hole of uncertainty.
  • Again, I've worked with a lot of attorneys. I have no desire to be an attorney.
  • I hear you saying Now that you worked with attorneys, do you know if those attorneys worked on this legislation
AZ

Arizona 2026 Regular Session

03/24/2026 - Senate Natural Resources

Natural Resources

Transcript Highlights:
  • I just want to draw your attention to a point that that reimbursement generally averages about 1/100th
  • of 1%... ...a point that that reimbursement generally averages about one one-hundredth of 1% of annual
  • And, I mean, that’s really the reason for the state land trust, to generate these dollars.
  • The reason for the state land trust is to generate these dollars for education.
  • So the benefit is just more equitable, more fair, and generates more income.
FL

Florida 2026 Regular Session

Community Affairs Feb 10th, 2026

Community Affairs

Transcript Highlights:
  • I did speak with the attorney for the Broward County— I did speak with the attorney for the Broward County
  • Who is this general revenue person? There we are. I'm sorry.
  • The transferred revenue or general fund transfer, if you will, from a municipal perspective to their
  • general government, stays within the community.
  • general government, stays within the community.
Summary: The committee heard and advanced a wide range of bills focused on water safety, utilities, housing, transparency, and claims relief. CS/SB 848 on stormwater treatment was presented as a follow-up to prior water-quality legislation and reported favorably with one support waiver. SB 28, a claims bill for Reginald Jackson against the City of Lakeland, was also reported favorably. CS/SB 658, a bipartisan child-drowning prevention bill for rental properties, drew extensive testimony from child advocacy and drowning-prevention groups in strong support; amendments required rental license applicants to certify compliance and removed local-government add-on authority, and the bill was reported favorably. CS/SB 18, a claims bill involving the estate of a deceased minor and the Broward County Sheriff’s Office, prompted questions about settlement and responsibility but was ultimately reported favorably despite opposition from a waiver form. Several utility and infrastructure measures were considered. CS/SB 1724 would regulate municipal utility service outside city limits, limit revenue transfers, require public meetings, and cap rate differences; an amendment added gas utilities, and the bill was reported favorably after testimony from municipal utility representatives and small-county advocates. CS/SB 1014 would require municipal utilities to extend water and wastewater service to certain nearby residential properties without conditioning service on annexation; an amendment narrowed the bill to residential uses and clarified capacity and grandfathering provisions, and it passed favorably. CS/SB 1102 would allow local infrastructure surtax revenue to fund body camera programs, with an amendment making the surtax authorization prospective and requiring a new referendum; it was reported favorably. CS/SB 260 on electric-vehicle storage in towing yards was amended to focus on storage only and to tie the higher fee to the period before fire-risk inspection, then reported favorably after testimony from insurers, fire officials, and EV industry representatives. The committee also advanced education, housing, and ethics-related bills. SB 1264 would ease zoning and code barriers for small private schools and micro-schools, with supporters arguing it would expand school choice and opponents raising implementation concerns; it was reported favorably. SB 934 on Florida Keys areas of critical state concern was amended to remove a tax-exemption section that conflicted with the Live Local Act, then reported favorably. SB 1622 would provide a one-time waiver of late financial-disclosure fines under specified conditions and was reported favorably. Finally, CS/SB 1566 on local government spending and transparency required online posting of budgets and related materials, and an amendment added utility revenue reinvestment and other changes while removing DEI spending restrictions; the bill drew support for transparency but concern from small cities and counties about cost and workload, and it was reported favorably. The meeting ended with adjournment after senators recorded votes on selected bills.
HI
Transcript Highlights:
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  • It's a revenue generator for the department.
  • Austin Kato, Deputy Attorney General. We submitted written comments on just two things.
  • I have a question for the attorney general. >> Um, thanks for your testimony. It's appreciated.
Summary: The House Housing Committee met on February 4 and heard testimony on several housing measures, beginning with HB1721, which clarifies insurance, indemnification, and certificate-of-occupancy requirements for expedited permits. Testimony on HB1721 was uniformly supportive from the American Council of Engineering Companies, the Grassroot Institute, and individual testifiers, who said the bill would fix insurance issues for design professionals and encourage more participation in the expedited-permit program. No opposition was heard and no questions were raised. The committee then heard HB1714, which would raise salary caps for the executive director and deputy executive director positions at the Hawaii Housing Finance and Development Corporation and allow more autonomy in personnel matters, including employment contracts. HHFDC supported the bill, saying greater flexibility is needed to recruit and retain staff and that current pay ceilings are not the main issue because the agency lacks operating funds to reach them. The Department of Human Resources Development offered comments and raised concerns about autonomous personnel authority and employment contracts, saying state personnel matters are governed by existing statutes and collective bargaining rules; the Hawaii Public Housing Authority also offered comments, and one board member and one individual opposed the measure. Members questioned whether performance-based pay or existing incentive policies could address retention instead of statutory salary changes. The committee also heard HB1718, which would make permanent county authority to facilitate mixed-use developments and issue county bonds for low- and moderate-income housing projects. Support came from OPSD, HHFDC, the City and County of Honolulu’s Department of Housing and Land Management, and Housing Hawaii’s Future, all emphasizing that permanent authority is needed to finance long-term mixed-use and transit-oriented projects. A member asked whether the sunset provision would make bonding impractical, and the city representative agreed that temporary authority would make financing difficult because development takes time. Later, the committee took up HB1732, establishing the Kamina Homes program to fund counties’ purchase of voluntary deed restrictions from eligible buyers. The Department of Taxation and several groups, including HHFDC, AARP Hawaii, the Tax Foundation of Hawaii, Hawaii Realtors, Holomua Collaborative, and others testified, with most supporting the bill as a way to help local families remain in Hawaii and age in place. Holomua said a recent survey found 75% of 3,200 working families were considering moving, and argued the bill could preserve housing for local residents. Members asked about the bill’s 8% cap on deed-restriction cost and why the program focuses on residency rather than resale restrictions; the bill’s proponents said the cap allows flexibility for county negotiations and that the measure is aimed at workforce preservation rather than land-trust-style appreciation limits. Finally, the committee heard HB1740, which would modify a prior HHFDC housing pathway by reducing the qualified-resident requirement from 100% to 80% and allowing more flexibility for long-term rental instead of owner occupancy. HHFDC and Holomua Collaborative supported the change, saying the earlier 100% requirement had produced no developments or applicants and that the revised standard would make projects more feasible while still preserving housing for local residents. The committee did not take final votes on these measures during the portion of the hearing provided.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Taxes Committee Meeting - 2025-05-06

Taxes

Transcript Highlights:
  • fund. general fund.
  • Pages 5 and 6 are the non-general fund provisions or tax provisions that have non-general fund impact
  • Turning to page 6 of the non-general funds spreadsheet, line 69 shows a new item.
  • We can now move to page 10, which covers the non-general funds.
  • to the General Register.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Taxes Committee 5/6/25

Taxes

Transcript Highlights:
  • The fiscal impact of this allowance is a general fund cost of The total general fund fiscal impact for
  • Pages five through six are the non-general fund provisions, or tax provisions, that have non-general
  • Pages five through six are the non-general fund provisions, or tax provisions, that have non-general
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  • fund<00:37:33.839> to to the general from the general fund to to the general from the general
TX
Transcript Highlights:
  • We are now approaching $600,000 in attorney fees.
  • When attorneys get involved, the entire bridge of communication breaks down.
  • Good evening, Eric Maron, Deputy General Counsel of the agency.
  • We can empower you to break cycles of poverty built over generations and create stability and generational
  • I think it's really important for our society and for this next generation.
AL

Alabama 2025 Regular Session

Alabama Senate Judiciary Committee Apr 16th, 2025

Judiciary

Transcript Highlights:
  • Representative Collins is not here, but since I'm generally an advocate for this, I'll handle it for
  • So, at that point, I engaged the attorney general's office, gave them a copy of the bill, told them what
  • , so some 14 months later, we're at the point where we're starting to get answers because of the attorney
  • are saying, but you know it’s always very interesting—and a wakeup call—when we find out how the general
  • ... ...call when we find out how the general public is treated when they go before them and whether they
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs Apr 9th, 2025

Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs

Transcript Highlights:
  • We have an Office of Inspector General in the city of Dallas.
  • Inspector General, thank you.
  • If some general says that a foreign general is going to tell me what to do, I have no choice to do that
  • Texas takes a more generalized approach. As a result of this generalized approach, several ...
  • I never wanted to be an attorney.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

State Committee Meeting - 2025-04-03

State Government Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • Thank you, Deputy General Counsel.
  • I will move that House File 1837 be referred to the General Register.
  • Motion that House File 1837, as amended, be re-referred to the General Register.
  • We will be moving House File 1837 as amended to the General Register.
  • I serve as General Counsel for True North Legal.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
  • No tax. and the education and general space support formula is not congruent with technical training
  • SJR So, the main thing I want to talk about is we represent commercial builders, subcontractors, general
  • With this bill, universities can consider other standard assessments to determine both automatic and general
  • Healthcare expenses in general are very high.
  • Self-funded options, as a general matter, cut out that middleman of the insurer and allow for. lower
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House State Government Finance and Policy Committee 4/3/25

State Government Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • Thank you, Deputy General Counsel.
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  • Next we will hear from Renee Carlson, General Counsel.
  • I serve as general counsel for True North Legal.