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OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Appropriations REVISED Feb 18th, 2026 at 10:00 am

Appropriations

Transcript Highlights:
  • is rolling it into the base, but it says that on line one it will be divided equally among every public
  • I look at the larger school districts as mentioned, Deer Creek and Putnam City and Oklahoma City public
  • I've got 33 school sites and had been public schools.
  • But in Edmond public schools, we have a partnership with the Edmond PD, where they foot the bill for
  • In fact, the leader of the Senate actually agrees with you too, and it's been very public on that.
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Appropriations REVISED Feb 18th, 2026

Appropriations

Transcript Highlights:
  • Schools, multi-campus, I've got 33 school sites in Edmond Public Schools.
  • In fact, the leader of the Senate actually agrees with you too and has been very public on that.
  • I want to say something to the public.
  • Chair, I want to commend you for continuing the kind of public information that's been so useful from
  • I think the fact that these reports are made public on the Commerce website and that now you're going
Summary: The committee met in an appropriations setting and first laid over Senate Bill 1946. It then advanced Senate Bill 1344, creating an insulin access affordability program at the Health Department, on a 19-1 vote. Senate Bill 1295, establishing a Domestic Violence Fatality Review Board revolving fund and database, was amended to delete a section and then passed 21-0. Senate Bill 1355, creating a program for memorials and headstones for eligible National Guard veterans, also passed unanimously. Members then advanced several other measures, including Senate Bill 1998 to help smaller towns qualify for quality events incentives, Senate Bill 1330 raising Pardon and Parole Board salaries, Senate Bill 1297 creating a decennial census revolving fund to support outreach for the 2030 census, and Senate Bill 1189 extending the school security fund for three more years at $50 million annually. The committee also passed Senate Bill 1338 making the Heroes Literacy Instructional Team permanent, and Senate Bill 1546 increasing scholarship support for teacher preparation students. Additional bills passed included Senate Bill 1378 creating the Olympics and Oklahoma Revolving Fund, Senate Bill 1859 creating an OSBI cyber crime and fraud unit fund, Senate Bill 1341 creating a Career Counseling Revolving Fund, Senate Bill 1377 directing DHS to provide bags for foster children’s belongings, and Senate Bill 1990 broadening the Incentive Evaluation Commission’s comparative analysis of incentives. Several bills had appropriations stripped by amendment at the chair’s request before passage, and the committee repeatedly discussed fiscal impacts, local matching expectations, transparency, and whether programs should remain state-funded or rely on local or philanthropic support. The meeting ended with adjournment and notice of a meeting the following week.
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

GVO DEFER, GVO Public Hearings 02-05-2026

Government Operations

Transcript Highlights:
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  • I’m with the Public First Law Center.
  • This is public notice.
  • </c> government agency to satisfy public government agency to satisfy public notice<00:25:26.960><c>
  • </c><00:27:21.679><c> uh</c> for certain type of public uh for certain type of public uh participation
Summary: The committee met for decision-making on measures heard earlier in the week and took up a series of government operations, procurement, public records, public meetings, and related bills. Several measures were deferred one week to February 12, 2026, including bills on state construction projects, government accountability, gubernatorial appointments, the legislature, public procurement, and a bill on Hawaiian lei sales, largely so the committee could compare similar measures, address concerns, or integrate related reports. The committee also deferred SB 2449 on public meetings for the year, citing concerns that the proposed business-day definition was overly prescriptive and unnecessary. The committee passed several bills with amendments. These included measures clarifying UIPA applicability to records created or maintained by agencies, with amendments changing “government function” to “agency function” and committee report language noting Attorney General concerns and exempting ERS for now; SB 2811 on state building projects with technical amendments and a delayed effective date; SB 2809 on budget-related reports; SB 2336 on trees, with a Senate draft and removal of “political subdivision”; SB 2308 on small purchase vendor compliance, setting the threshold at $5,000 and adding a delayed effective date; SB 2601 on procurement, reorganizing misdemeanor language and leaving funding/FTE issues to Ways and Means; SB 2219 on a capital visitor center working group; and SB 2849 on public meetings, with technical amendments and a delayed effective date. Bills on neighborhood board concerns and public notice were also adopted, with SB 2929 drawing testimony both for and against. Testimony was generally supportive on procurement and small business measures, especially SB 2928 establishing permanent small business procurement coordinator positions, which drew strong support from the State Procurement Office, DBEDT, the Chamber of Commerce, DOT, the Ethics Commission, and others. On public notice, the County of Maui supported allowing website posting, while another witness raised concerns about accessibility, centralized notice locations, and impacts on kūpuna and people with disabilities. On search and rescue, the committee heard support for creating a statewide coordination structure, along with discussion of where such an office should reside; the Attorney General raised constitutional and placement concerns, while witnesses suggested law enforcement, DLNR, or DoD as possible homes. The committee also heard support for a bill protecting home addresses of covered public servants and candidates, though the Public First Law Center urged broader coverage and a better fit with existing law.
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

GVO Public Hearing 02-03-2026

Government Operations

Transcript Highlights:
  • </c> functions on behalf of the public functions on behalf of the public agencies<00:03:21.519><c> shall
  • Ben Kreps, Public written in support.
  • We're a a Public First Law Center.
  • </c> confidential will remain so to public confidential will remain so to public exposure.<00:08:23.360
  • </c><00:37:51.200><c> This</c> we'll move on to public access. This we'll move on to public access.
Summary: The committee heard several government operations measures, beginning with SB 2064 on state construction projects, which would create an office of the state architect within DAGS to oversee design review and approvals for state construction. DAGS said it stood on its written testimony, DECAB supported the bill, DOT supported it, and HGA opposed it. No audience testimony or member questions were taken, and the chair moved on. The committee then took up SB 2312 on government contracts, which would make records held by private contractors performing government functions subject to UIPA. The State Procurement Office, Attorney General, OIP, ERS, DHS, and HGA offered comments or opposition, while the League of Women Voters, Public First Law Center, All Hawaii News, Grassroots, and several individuals supported the bill. Public First Law Center argued the bill closes a loophole and does not expand or reduce existing exemptions, while OIP and others raised concerns about privacy, confidential information, and the need for clearer procedures. Members discussed possible clarifying amendments, including changing “government function” to “agency,” and the bill was left for further consideration. Other measures discussed included SB 2662 on government accountability, which would require justification and caps for external consultants; ERS and DOT opposed it, while the American Council of Engineering Companies of Hawaii and Airlines Committee of Hawaii argued consultants are often more efficient and necessary for major projects. The committee also heard SB 2744 on due process, for which no testimony was received; SB 2809 on budget-related reports, with comments from B&F and the Tax Foundation; SB 2862 on gubernatorial appointments, opposed by the Governor’s Office and the Hawaii Correctional System Oversight Commission and supported by one individual; a bill on continuous legislative sessions, with comments from B&F, LRB, and Hope for Hawaii; SB 2336 on tree management standards, supported by an individual and the Outdoor Circle; and SB 2075 on public procurement local preferences, which drew broad support with comments from SPO and the Attorney General and discussion of simplifying the preference structure. No votes were taken in the excerpt, and the chair repeatedly moved measures along after testimony and questions.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Local Government (Part II) May 26th, 2025

Local Government

Summary: The Senate Local Government Committee briefly convened and then immediately moved to recess. Senator Paxton made a motion to recess subject to the call of the chair, which was accepted. No bills, testimony, or substantive policy issues were discussed during the meeting. With no other business before the committee, it stood in recess subject to the call of the chair.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Local Government (Part I) May 26th, 2025

Local Government

Transcript Highlights:
  • Hearing none, public testimony is now closed.
  • Let's open up public testimony on House Bill 5663.
  • Hearing none, public testimony is now closed.
  • Well, let's first—let me open up public testimony first.
  • Seeing none, public testimony is now closed. All right... Public testimony is now closed.
Summary: The committee heard and discussed several local-government-related bills, mostly with committee substitutes. House Bill 2731 would let certain border counties regulate roadside vendors selling live animals in unincorporated areas and along public rights-of-way; the substitute narrowed the bill to live animal sales only and excluded livestock and other roadside commerce. House Bill 3483 would streamline TCEQ review of special utility district revenue bonds by removing tax-bond requirements that do not apply to SUDs. House Bill 4308 would create a county industrial development district framework, limited in the substitute to certain counties including Fort Bend County, to help finance industrial sites and related infrastructure. House Bill 5663 would create a Wood County Hospital District memory-care-focused district with no taxing power, intended to help pursue grants and other funding for a new facility. House Bill 4582 addressed attainable housing in Dallas and Tarrant counties, allowing local reimbursement tools for developers under a uniform, optional framework. House Bill 5509 would let municipalities suspend or revoke a hotel’s certificate of occupancy if law enforcement and a criminal court both find probable cause of human trafficking, with the substitute adding due-process protections. House Bill 1532 created a Lake Houston dredging and maintenance district funded by revenue from dredged material sales and revenue bonds, with no taxing authority or eminent domain. House Bill 23, heard as pending business, would revise the process for local governments to rescind development documents and adjust third-party reviewer liability and eligibility rules. House Bill 4580, concerning property tax exemptions for charitable organizations such as the Houston Rodeo, was amended to remove language about exempting revenue from property use and instead focus on land used for agricultural, youth, and educational support. Public testimony was generally supportive on the bills heard, with witnesses including county officials, utility and water association representatives, hotel industry representatives, and housing developers. Several speakers emphasized the need for faster financing or permitting tools, flood mitigation, housing affordability, anti-trafficking enforcement, or local economic development. Some members raised concerns about scope, precedent, consultation with affected senators, and due process, particularly on House Bill 4582 and House Bill 5509, but the committee largely accepted the committee substitutes as improvements. No public testimony was offered on several bills, and most measures were left pending before later being voted out. The committee took recorded votes on multiple pending bills and reported them favorably, often with committee substitutes adopted in lieu of the filed versions. House Bills 1532, 2731, 3483, 5509, 5663, and 4580 were reported out, with 1532 and 5663 passing unanimously and 3483, 2731, and 5509 also receiving favorable votes despite one present-not-voting on 3483. House Bill 23 and House Bill 4582 were left pending subject to call of the chair. The committee then recessed until adjournment or later.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Intergovernmental Affairs Apr 29th, 2025

Intergovernmental Affairs

Transcript Highlights:
  • We'll be limiting public testimony to three minutes.
  • And it's folks watching at home, the Intergovernmental Affairs Committee can take public comments on
  • For discussion today if you're interested in doing if you're interested in submitting a public comment
  • , county public infrastructure projects.
  • to walk in the streets.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Higher Education Apr 15th, 2025

Higher Education

Transcript Highlights:
  • The committee on the administration has established an electronic public comment process for all Texans
  • All public comments submitted through the portal will be posted on the electronic legislative information
  • Directions on how to submit public comments on the portal can be found in today's hearing notice.
  • The public comments portal has been opened and we'll close upon adjournment of this hearing today.
  • Department of Homeland Security, and other public and private agencies. private partners.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Workforce, Labor, and Economic Development Finance and Policy Committee 3/26/26

Workforce, Labor, and Economic Development Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:
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  • </c> weather, tornadoes, floods, and public weather, tornadoes, floods, and public health<01:03:59.520
  • </c> those in public safety um the public those in public safety um the public health<01:07:15.200><c
  • </c> public expects and needs us to do. public expects and needs us to do.
  • public safety infrastructure and public safety capacity.<01:25:10.159><c> Again,</c><01:25:10.400><c>
Bills: HF4072 , HF3691 , HF4613
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Ways and Means Committee 5/7/25

Ways and Means

Transcript Highlights:
  • We extended audio only tellahalth and public programs.
  • We extended audio only tellahalth and public programs.
  • We extended audio only tellahalth and public programs.
  • We extended audio only tellahalth and<00:10:28.640><c> public</c><00:10:28.880><c> programs.
  • We helped our and public programs.
Bills: HF2436 , HF2435
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Judiciary Finance and Civil Law Committee 3/4/25

Judiciary Finance and Civil Law

Transcript Highlights:
  • <c> all</c> committees meet in public but we all committees meet in public but we all know<00:20:46.960
  • Yes, that these permitting decisions should be based on public opinion and a public hearing in order
  • but much of this is already covered in the public notice period or in other public conversations they
  • </c> to uh to public data they're all public to uh to public data they're all public data<00:53:49.319
  • know more public in other you know more public conversations<00:54:03.760><c> that</c><00:54:03.880>
Bills: HF390 , HF1202 , HF550
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Finance (Part I) Jan 28th, 2025

Finance

Transcript Highlights:
  • Today we review Article 5, public safety and criminal justice agencies.
  • If you're waiting to provide public testimony and registering a position only, you may do so at any time
  • That's not the case, but clarifying that message to the public has been an ongoing challenge for us.
  • But we know it's the right thing to do on behalf of the public, and sometimes a public hearing is the
Bills: SB 1
Committee: Senate Finance
Summary: The meeting focused on the budget recommendations for the Office of the Attorney General (OAG), where key issues included the proposed decrease of $163.9 million for the 2024-25 biennium and various methodology swaps for funding. Attorney General Paxton discussed ongoing litigation expenditures and emphasized the need for continued investments in agency staffing to address rising demands within law enforcement. Notably, he requested a 6% salary increase for 2026 and 2027 to retain talented personnel amidst competitive job markets. Public testimony highlighted community awareness challenges regarding the Landowner's Compensation Program, indicating a need for enhanced outreach efforts.
AL

Alabama 2026 Regular Session

Alabama Senate Judiciary Committee Feb 25th, 2026

Judiciary

Transcript Highlights:
  • So now how this is when it's out on the street. I understand.
  • So now how this is when it's out on the street. I understand.
  • So you have a mixture of two controlled substances and what we're seeing on the street and the powder
  • So you have a mixture of two controlled substances and what we're seeing on the street and the powder
  • and the powder and seeing on the street and the powder and all<00:12:07.200><c> the</c><00:12:07.360
Bills: SB309 , HB192 , SB178 , SB179 , SB237 , HB10 , HB107 , HB189 , HB37 , HB226 , SB309 , HB192 , SB178 , SB179 , SB237 , HB10 , HB107 , HB189 , HB37 , HB226
Committee: Senate Judiciary
TX

Texas 89th 2nd C.S.

State Affairs Apr 14th, 2025

State Affairs

Transcript Highlights:
  • Seeing none will move public testimony. Chair calls David Nash.
  • Municipal public libraries are considered limited public forums, meaning that the government is well
  • So as a member of the public has found a book, they find uh.
  • I love going to the public library in Lubbock on 19th Street across from Lubbock High School.
  • select publications, materials acquisitions.
Committee: House State Affairs
TX

Texas 89th Regular

State Affairs Apr 14th, 2025

State Affairs

Transcript Highlights:
  • As a member of the public, it also makes it public information.
  • The Texas Public Information Act allows public access to government records while allowing certain exceptions
  • authority and public land. ...to a private company.
  • This is a forfeiture of public land and the local public process and will be a detriment to the tens
  • public officials as violators of the law. who, when they're reported, the public employees' jobs are
Committee: House State Affairs
TX

Texas 89th Regular

State Affairs Apr 14th, 2025

State Affairs

Transcript Highlights:
  • Municipal public libraries are considered public spaces, and this bill aims to protect children while
  • Public Library?
  • I love going to the public library in Lubbock on 19th Street across from Lubbock High School.
  • From the public library.
  • He doesn't go to his public library.
Committee: House State Affairs
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Workforce, Labor, and Economic Development Finance and Policy Committee 3/25/26

Workforce, Labor, and Economic Development Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • departments, and employees from across the state, the feedback was quite representative of the small Main Street
  • c><00:53:49.520><c> the</c><00:53:49.600><c> small</c><00:53:50.280><c> Main</c><00:53:50.560><c> Street
  • </c> representative of the small Main Street representative of the small Main Street business<00:53:51.200
  • I'm a director of government and public affairs with the Associated Builders and Contractors, a construction
  • We are the state labor federation representing most public sector, private sector, and building trades
Bills: HF4110 , HF2113 , HF4569 , HF4414
FL

Florida 2026 Regular Session

Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice Feb 18th, 2026

Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice

Transcript Highlights:
  • She said many of these individuals pose little threat or no public safety risk.
  • Many of these individuals pose little threat to no public safety risk.
  • So I'd like to address the members and also the public.
  • So I'd like to address the members and also the public.
  • So I'd like to address the members and also the public.
Bills: S0436 , S0532 , S0600 , S0644 , S0682 , S0928 , S1072 , S1332 , S1632 , S1634
HI
Transcript Highlights:
  • . >> [Clears throat] Chair, Vice Chair, uh, Comic Con Law, United Public Workers.
  • Um, UPW is one of the few, if not only, public sector unions that actually has a work comp program for
  • 15:26.320><c> University</c><00:15:26.639><c> of</c><00:15:26.800><c> Hawaii</c><00:15:27.199><c> Public
  • </c> from University of Hawaii Public from University of Hawaii Public Professional<00:15:27.839><c>
  • </c> employees from harassment by the public. employees from harassment by the public.
Bills: SB3082 , SB3110 , SB3251
Committee: House Labor