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TX

Texas 89th Regular

Corrections May 5th, 2025

Corrections

Transcript Highlights:
  • of Senate Bill 966.
  • I'm a director of a probation department in Texas. I've been in the business since 1990.
  • Those sorts of things involve the Texas Department of Criminal Justice.
  • Assistance Division within the Texas Department of Criminal Justice and the Texas Board of Criminal
  • the presiding judge of the... ...Criminal Court of Appeals.
Bills: SB663, SB958
AL

Alabama 2025 Regular Session

Alabama House Judiciary Committee Mar 5th, 2025

Judiciary

Transcript Highlights:
  • But we're glad to have both of them here and we're glad to have all of y'all here.
  • So that's sort of the premise or origination of this bill.
  • of the Supreme Court.
  • Uh, well, of course.
  • of stolen property.
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Appropriations and Budget Human Services Subcommittee Apr 6th, 2026 at 10:30 am

A&B Human Services Subcommittee

Transcript Highlights:
  • A little bit of housekeeping.
  • So we're going to turn to Representative Norwood to present the provisions of Senate Bill 1369.
  • That concludes the explanation of the bill. Will there be questions? Will there be questions?
Bills: SB1369, SB1570
FL

Florida 2026 Regular Session

Children, Families, and Elder Affairs Jan 20th, 2026

Children, Families, and Elder Affairs

Transcript Highlights:
  • Senators, the goal of this bill is to make sure that the people who are responsible for protecting our
  • the Department of Children and Families.
  • To provide or continue a psychotropic medication prescription for a child in legal custody of the Department
  • At this time, we will take up tab 4 SB 1010 on enforcement of protection for minors by Senator Yarbrough
  • And with the original intent of the bill as it was standing from a couple of years ago, to protect children
Bills: S0560, S0590, S0778, S1010
Summary: The Committee on Children, Families, and Elder Affairs considered four bills. SB 590, by Sen. Bradley, would toll the statute of limitations for failure to report suspected child abuse by mandatory reporters until the offense is known to law enforcement; an amendment clarified retroactive application for offenses not already time-barred by the bill’s effective date. Sen. Bradley said the bill is intended to ensure accountability in institutional abuse cases and not to change the reasonable-suspicion reporting standard. The committee adopted the amendment and reported the bill favorably. The committee also heard SB 778, by Sen. Simon, which would update the definition of forensic client so certain individuals with intellectual disabilities or autism whose charges were dismissed for incompetency can be housed with other Chapter 916 residents, reducing duplicative staffing and space needs at the Agency for Persons with Disabilities. Barney Bishop appeared in support, and the bill was reported favorably without amendment. SB 560, by Sen. Garcia, would streamline procedures for psychotropic medication prescriptions for children in DCF custody, reduce duplicative background checks and reporting, and simplify consent documentation. Amendments removed language allowing licensed clinical social workers and marriage and family therapists to serve as evaluators and narrowed changes to the Road to Independence Program’s postsecondary education services and supports, extending eligibility ages from 18 to 26 while keeping the five-year cap. Senators discussed the fiscal impact and funding blend for the education stipend. The committee adopted the amendments and reported the bill favorably. The committee then took up SB 1010, by Sen. Yarbrough, which adds criminal and civil enforcement for violations involving sex-reassignment prescriptions or procedures for minors and related parental-rights provisions. An amendment clarified that the civil action authority applies to minors and that damages benefit the affected minor. Public testimony was heavily divided, with supporters saying the bill enforces existing protections and opponents warning it would chill care, counseling, and school-based support for transgender youth. Senators Harrell, Sharief, and Rouson raised concerns about vagueness, standing, and impacts on teachers and health professionals; Sharief voted no, while the bill was still reported favorably.
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

Room 224 Conference AM - 04-28-2026

Hawaii Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • value of the unit they are purchasing. value of the unit they are purchasing.
  • This current version of the bill allows for the transferability of LIHTC credits and extends the state
  • On behalf of the Senate, myself as chair, Hashimoto as co-chair for the balance of the members.
  • On behalf of the Senate, myself as chair, Hashimoto as co-chair for the balance of the members.
  • On behalf of the Senate, myself as chair, Rhodes Hashimoto co-chairs for the balance of the members.
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

Room 016 Conference AM - 04-28-2026

Hawaii Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • > resource<00:07:44.680> of<00:07:44.880> the the director of human resource of
  • This is relating to civil service exempt positions within the Department of Accounting and General Services
  • <00:10:25.520> of positions within the Department of positions within the Department of Accounting
  • We will also be removing any sort of disclosures of the use of synthetic performers and realistic digital
  • of Health.
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

Room 229 Conference PM - 04-28-2026

Hawaii Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • This is relating to Department of Education procurement.
  • of Hawaii Cancer Center. of Hawaii Cancer Center.
  • Okay, going on to Senate Bill 3063, Senate Draft 1, House Draft 1, relating to the Department of
  • The bill does not clearly define or establish a mechanism for how the Department of Education is to determine
  • of of areas in Yeah, so there's a number of of areas in which<00:25:45.640> we<00:25:45.800><
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

Senate Floor Session 04-28-2026 12:00pm

Hawaii Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • of you to her family. but I wanted to introduce all of you to but I wanted to introduce all of you to
  • This measure, in coordination with the Department of Transportation and the Hawaii Housing Finance and
  • <00:05:22.080> of coordination with the Department of coordination with the Department of
  • also adding a representative from the Department of Hawaiian Homelands and the executive director of
  • group, and also adding a representative from the Department of Hawaiian Homelands and the executive
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

Room 229 Conference AM - 04-28-2026

Hawaii Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • kind of socialize with everybody first. kind of socialize with everybody first.
  • Okay.<00:04:13.080> Because<00:04:13.400> of<00:04:13.480> Fin. Okay.
  • Because of Fin. We have Fin. Can we vote on this? So, let's vote this in now. Okay. Yeah.
  • order and put it to the end of the schedule.
  • Okay, we do not have wire release as of yet.
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

Room 016 Conference PM - 04-28-2026

Hawaii Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • On behalf of the Senate, myself as chair, co-chair Lee and Manager Inouye are excused.
  • I'm very excited about some of the bills we have been looking at regarding community resiliency.
  • What I'd like to suggest is that we consider some of the testimony.
  • The questions were whether or not this could be expanded just a little bit, and I think in light of the
  • What I'd suggest is that we consider some of the testimony and the questions were whether or not this
FL

Florida 2026 Regular Session

Judiciary Feb 10th, 2026

Judiciary

Transcript Highlights:
  • There's no requirement for actual compliance with safeguards that protect all of us.
  • Constitution separation of church and state. They did this to protect freedom of expression.
  • I think it only protects... ...harassment under the guise of religious expression.
  • I'm always so very protective of it.
  • And so I just want to make sure that those types of celebrations of these diverse identities are protected
Summary: The committee first considered SB 1434 on infill redevelopment. A late-filed strike-all amendment narrowed eligibility criteria, including environmental and adjacency requirements, density and intensity limits, and exclusions for certain lands and military areas. The amendment was adopted without opposition, and the bill then passed favorably on an 8-0 vote, with testimony both for and against from advocacy groups. Members then heard several bills related to criminal justice, land use, and local government operations. SB 212 on sexual offenders and sexual predators was amended to add public swimming pools and related restricted-location provisions; the committee heard extensive opposition testimony arguing the bill lacked empirical support and could worsen homelessness and burden families, while supporters said it would reduce temptation and improve safety. The amended bill passed 8-1. SB 686 on agricultural enclaves also received a strike-all amendment clarifying development allowances near interstates and protected-area non-preemption; after opposition from a county Republican committee and support from housing and business groups, it passed 10-0. SB 554 updating nonprofit corporation law, SB 1338 on charitable giving and endowment restrictions, SB 532 on court fee retention by clerks, and SB 218 on land use regulations after hurricanes all passed favorably, each with little or no opposition. The committee also approved SB 692 on cybersecurity standards and liability after debate over whether the bill created enough compliance incentives and whether its liability presumption should apply retroactively; supporters said it would encourage adoption of cybersecurity frameworks, while opponents warned it could weaken local standards and create litigation issues. The bill passed 9-2. SB 1138 on qualified contractors was amended to preserve local government authority while allowing licensed professionals to conduct limited pre-application reviews, and it passed 11-0. Finally, SJR 1104 on religious expression in public schools passed 8-3 after extensive public testimony and debate, with supporters saying it would enshrine existing protections in the Constitution and opponents warning it would favor majority religions and increase bullying and litigation. The committee then took up SB 1106 on requiring state agencies and instructional materials to use “Judea and Samaria” instead of “West Bank,” with the sponsor arguing it reflected historical truth and opponents saying it erased Palestinian identity and inserted the state into an international naming dispute; the transcript ends during public testimony on that bill before any vote is shown.
AL

Alabama 2026 Regular Session

Alabama Senate Veterans, Military Affairs and Public Safety Committee Jan 21st, 2026

Veterans, Military Affairs, and Public Safety

Transcript Highlights:
  • before, and I clicked on it, and it said, "The Department of War endorses this bill."
  • That's the first time I've ever got an email from Department of War.
  • Um, it lessens the burden of uh, of lensure for our um, cosmetology and barbers and it's a part of our
  • Department of War endorses this bill." Department of War endorses this bill."
  • <00:08:52.000> So, email from Department of War. So, email from Department of War.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence May 12th, 2025

Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence

Transcript Highlights:
  • Eventually, Fernando deteriorated to the point of believing that he needed protection from an imminent
  • None of the due process protections afforded under the statute are lessened by Senate Bill 1164.
  • Members, Section 22.002A of the Government Code is the codification of Article 5, Section 3 of the Texas
  • A judge avoiding judicial conduct will not result in the full protection of the rights of Texas citizens
  • I'll give you a couple of examples of notable cases. ...of the ACJC deemed unworthy of investigation.
MN

Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session

House Ways and Means Committee 3/17/25

Ways and Means

Transcript Highlights:
  • This bill fully funds the Department of Agriculture.
  • <00:04:04.560> having department is in the process of having department is in the process
  • <00:05:10.039> of<00:05:10.199> educa bill fully funds the department of educa bill
  • fully funds the department of educa Department<00:05:11.160> of<00:05:11.440> Agriculture<
  • for<00:37:01.760> Department<00:37:02.079> of itself for Department of itself for
Bills: HF1704, HF1722
AL

Alabama 2025 Regular Session

Alabama House State Government Committee Feb 26th, 2025

State Government

Transcript Highlights:
  • We expand it further; we had a surrounding process of... ...kind of a surrounding process of it's in
  • kind of stuff out there.
  • If you publish it on the newspaper's website or on the centralized U website from the Department of Finance
  • , or you do... from the Department of Finance, or you do direct mail to the bidders on the bid list.
  • of Finance.
Bills: HB320, HB207, HB208, HB290
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

House Chamber - Fri Feb 6, 2026, 12:00PM HST - Day 11

Hawaii House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • <00:14:04.639> House<00:14:04.959> of Welcome to the House of House of Welcome to the
  • House of House of Representatives.
  • On behalf of the chair of education and the members of my committee, it is my pleasure to welcome today
  • So, we've heard a lot of bills on protecting educational workers and sports officials.
  • So, we've heard a lot of bills on<00:17:08.959> protecting<00:17:09.439> educational<00
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

House Chamber - Thu Feb 5, 2026, 12:00PM HST - Day 10

Hawaii House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Madam Speaker, I move we dispense with the reading of the journal of the first through the third days
  • So many of those things have been moved forward because of the strength of labor. reservations and comment
  • Because of the strength of labor.
  • Top of page four. Standing committee report 26-26, 27-26. Top of page four.
  • Uh, I support the Department of Hawaiian Homelands and their efforts.