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OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Business and Insurance 2ND REVISED Apr 16th, 2026 at 09:30 am

Business and Insurance

Transcript Highlights:
  • Montana, Indiana, North Dakota, Utah, and just recently, North Carolina has went to a weight-based tax code
  • Whether it's on alcohol or tobacco, the reason one of the reasons that the government, whether it's The
  • We have the state of Oklahoma; the federal government has gotten really used to the revenue tax coming
  • I haven't always worked in government.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Criminal Jurisprudence May 13th, 2025

Criminal Jurisprudence

Transcript Highlights:
  • This bill also expands Section 38.15 of the Penal Code, which pertains to interference with public duty
  • Senate Bill 614 updates the Code of Criminal Procedure to allow the FSC to refer not only active but
  • Section 411.164 of the Government Code, which creates the portal, states that a defendant and their attorney
  • Currently, The statute of limitations for financial crimes under Chapter 32 of the Penal Code is limited
  • Um, Chapter 8 of the Penal Code.
KY
Transcript Highlights:
  • For the concurrent meeting of the Senate's Standing Committee on State and Local Government and the House
  • Standing Committee on Local Government.
  • Department for Local Government, along Department for Local Government, along with<00:03:14.600> Kentucky
  • And I'm very time in state government.
  • of the Senate State and Local Government of the Senate State and Local Government Committee.
Summary: The concurrent meeting began with roll calls for both the Senate Standing Committee on State and Local Government and the House Standing Committee on Local Government, establishing quorums. The committees then heard a Department for Local Government presentation on the Community Development Block Grant program, which serves smaller and more rural areas. Commissioner Matt Sawyers and Executive Director Mark Williams explained the 2026 HUD application as a public hearing, noting an estimated total of a little over $25 million, with proposed allocations for public facilities, community projects, economic development, public services/Recovery Kentucky, and housing. They also described proposed changes, including shifting some funding from economic development to housing, raising non-traditional application ceilings, extending the economic development application window, and giving the commissioner flexibility to reallocate funds if requests exceed the allotment. No legislators or members of the public asked questions, and both chambers approved the presentation and then adjourned the House portion. The Senate committee then took up Senate Bill 149 by Senator Elkins, which updates county treasurer statutes. The bill shortens the waiting period for appointing an acting treasurer from 30 days to 5 days and allows fiscal courts to appoint a temporary treasurer for up to 60 days during vacancies, illness, incapacity, or termination. Members discussed the need for continuity in county finances, and the bill received favorable expression 9-0. Next, the committee considered several housing-related bills from the housing task force. Senate Bill 224, by Senator Mills, creates vested property rights for development applications and narrows who may appeal certain local land-use decisions; the committee adopted a substitute, then approved the bill 8-1 after members raised concerns about standing language and possible impacts on local participation. Senate Bill 225 requires the housing and construction department to analyze the cost and housing-supply effects of proposed housing regulations; it passed 9-0 after a committee substitute. Senate Bill 233, by Senator Neal, removes annual financial reporting requirements for homeowners associations with 14 lots or fewer to reduce burdens on small developments; it passed 9-0. Finally, Senate Joint Resolution 75, as amended, directs the Public Service Commission to study affordability and water/wastewater utility regionalization, including possible consolidation of small districts; the amendment and the resolution both passed 9-0, with one member noting concerns about whether the matter should proceed as an administrative case rather than a study.
FL

Florida 2025 Regular Session

House in Session Mar 4th, 2025

Florida House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • LET'S REPEAL GOVERNMENT PROGRAMS INSTEAD OF RESHUFFLING THEM.
  • WE HAVE AN OBLIGATION TO MAKE SURE THAT GOVERNMENT WORKS FOR THE PEOPLE.
  • WE MUST NEVER HESITATE TO CURB THE EXCESS OF GOVERNMENT AND ELIMINATE PROGRAMS THAT CAUSE MORE HARM THAN
  • MEMBERS, DO NOT BE AFRAID TO SHAKE THE TREE OF GOVERNMENT AND PULL OUT THE WEEDS OF WASTE, FRAUD, OR
  • Florida has experienced strong success by keeping government spending low while balancing Significant
Summary: The Florida House of Representatives convened for the 2025 Regular Session. Speaker Perez delivered opening remarks emphasizing collaborative governance over personal priorities, announcing no House Bill 1 to focus on collective work. He outlined key policy areas including property insurance reform, with plans for subcommittee hearings and subpoena powers to investigate insurance company practices and potential accounting irregularities. The Speaker called for meaningful reforms in housing, healthcare, education, and public safety, while challenging budget subcommittees to find recurring revenue savings rather than relying on temporary tax holidays. The session will focus on government accountability, waste elimination, and taxpayer protection. Governor DeSantis requested to deliver the State of the State address on March 4th, which was approved through concurrent resolution.
AL

Alabama 2025 Regular Session

Alabama House Judiciary Committee Mar 19th, 2025

Judiciary

Transcript Highlights:
  • The outcome could fundamentally change how these products are governed at a federal level.
  • We propose aligning marketing and signing laws that govern marketing and signing laws that govern alcohol
  • Um, just basically restores a couple of words back to the code section that were taken out in a very
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

PBS Info Briefing - Wed Mar 4, 2026 @ 10:00 AM HST

Hawaii House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • with government assistance, but oftentimes without government assistance, are building resilient communities
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  • easy for government. easy for government.
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

Senate Floor Session 02-10-2026 11:30am

Hawaii Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Your committees on Labor and Technology and Government Operations will hold a public hearing on Senate
  • 18.400> and committees on labor and technology and committees on labor and technology and government
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  • operations will hold a public government operations will hold a public hearing<00:05:20.960> on
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Retirement and Government Resources Feb 10th, 2026 at 10:30 am

Retirement and Government Resources

Transcript Highlights:
  • The committee on retirement and government resources will come to order. Let me do this first.
  • To me, that doesn't serve any clear purpose when we're focused on transparency in state government.
  • serve as a whistleblower in those situations where something untoward has happened in the state government
  • But in state government, they tend to focus on what their tasks are.
  • I just want to highlight the impact of government contracts on industry and commerce.
FL

Florida 2026 Regular Session

Rules Mar 19th, 2025

Rules

Transcript Highlights:
  • SB 7004 is an open government sunshine...
  • Third, it reconciles a difference between the probate code and trust code by providing that ademption
  • SB 402, unlawful use of uniforms, medals, or insignia, is to clean up Florida Statute 817.312.
  • Cindy, please call the roll on SB 402. Cindy, please call the roll on SB 402. Senator Avila? Yes.
  • By your vote, SB 402 is reported favorably.
Summary: The Senate Committee on Rules met and considered a series of bills, beginning with CS/CS/SB 282 on home and service warranty association financial requirements. The bill would allow more than one collateral liability insurance policy to back a warranty license and make related financial requirement changes; an amendment clarifying policy options was adopted, and the bill was reported favorably. The committee also approved CS/SB 280 on candidate qualification, which creates an enforceable requirement and private right of action for party-affiliation qualification rules, and SB 7004, an open government sunset review bill that continues a public records exemption related to housing assistance program applicants or participants after disasters. The committee then took up several member bills. CS/CS/CS/SB 88 would create an opt-in framework for local governments to allow utility terrain vehicles on certain roads, with safety requirements and insurance clarification added by amendment; supporters emphasized local transportation benefits and law enforcement tools, while several senators raised concerns about misuse in urban areas, and the bill was reported favorably. CS/SB 106 would allow substitute service through the same electronic platform used by scammers in vulnerable adult exploitation cases, with a 30-day hold clarified by amendment; it received support from elder law and advocacy groups and was reported favorably. CS/CS/SB 262 made technical changes to the Florida Trust Code, including decanting, trustee actions, ademption by satisfaction, and homestead/community property trust treatment, and was also reported favorably. Additional bills approved included SB 402, which updates the unlawful use of uniforms, medals, or insignia statute by referring to armed forces as defined elsewhere in law; SB 700, which continues the public records exemption for site-specific location information for threatened and endangered species; and SB 7006, which preserves public records and meeting exemptions for building plans and related documents depicting 911, E911, and public safety radio communication infrastructure, including next-generation 911 systems. At the end of the meeting, senators requested to be recorded as voting in the affirmative on certain bills, and the committee adjourned without objection.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Commerce Finance and Policy Committee 3/12/26

Commerce Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • We had connections in the state government.
  • And unfortunately, there is a second chapter in this book of how to clean up and pay for this.
  • Our chosen system of governance is that each of us have value. Each of us has a say.
  • Uh this bill I'm testifying government.
  • It's governed by all of those chapters.
Bills: HF4133, HF3419
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

CPC Public Hearing - Tue Feb 3, 2026 @ 2:00PM HST

Consumer Protection & Commerce

Transcript Highlights:
  • code. Um, and they update it every year. code. Um, and they update it every year.
  • and building code enforcement.
  • of building codes.
  • <01:18:36.159> When national model building codes. When national model building codes.
  • Following the building code is the key, not arguing after the fact if a failure to follow the code was
Summary: The committee heard testimony on HB 1991, which would change Hawaii’s liquor excise tax structure to an ABV-based system. The Department of Taxation and the Tax Foundation of Hawaii took no position and stood on written comments. Supporters, including the Hawaii Public Health Institute and an individual testifier who described surviving a drunk-driving crash, argued that higher alcohol taxes reduce alcohol-related harms, save lives, and generate additional state revenue. The public health witness cited alcohol-related harms as a major preventable cause of death and said the tax increase would have only a small annual cost for most consumers. Most industry testimony was in opposition. Representatives of Lanikai Brewing Company, Maui Brewing Company, the Wine Institute, and the Hawaii Food Industry Association said the bill would sharply raise taxes on beer and wine, squeeze already thin margins, and threaten local jobs and businesses. They argued Hawaii producers already face high costs for labor, energy, shipping, and compliance, and said an ABV-based tax would be difficult to administer, would require additional testing and labeling work, and could reduce consumer choice. Several industry witnesses urged lawmakers to instead adopt a small-producer or class 18 carveout, with one suggesting a cap tied to 60,000 barrels. Committee members questioned the brewers about alcohol content testing, labeling, and whether smaller producers already measure ABV. Witnesses said many local producers do not certify ABV for in-state sales, that yeast and fermentation can vary by batch, and that an ABV-based system could require more testing than current practice. No vote or final action on the bill was taken during the portion of the meeting provided.
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

WAM-LBT, WAM Informational Briefings 01-20-2026

Hawaii Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • So we try to maintain par with the other government jurisdictions.
  • Well, I I government jurisdictions.
  • And so when we are coding and going through it... >> Yeah.
  • And so when we are coding and buckets.
  • So, we're going as fast as the government can vote. But I think we're getting there.
AZ

Arizona 2026 Regular Session

01/29/2026 - House Artificial Intelligence & Innovation

Artificial Intelligence & Innovation

Transcript Highlights:
  • reactive instead of proactive, and that was one of the biggest complaints that anyone has about government
Bills: HB2133, HB2592
Summary: The House AI and Innovation Committee first heard an informational presentation from Arizona Public Service (APS) on the rapid growth of data centers and AI-related electricity demand in Arizona. APS said Phoenix now ranks near the top in North America for data center development and projected its peak load could rise from 8.7 gigawatts to 12 gigawatts by 2035, with about 19 gigawatts of potential data center demand in its queue. APS emphasized three principles for serving this growth: maintaining reliability for existing customers, preventing data center costs from being shifted to residential and small business customers, and preserving capacity for other growth. APS described its proposed approach as a combination of a pending Corporation Commission rate case and bilateral contracts, including minimum bill requirements, queue management, long-term financial commitments, and direct cost assignment to data center customers. Committee members asked about rate impacts, self-generation, behind-the-meter power, seasonal load, and possible future nuclear or other generation options; APS said it is pursuing an all-of-the-above resource strategy and that the proposed data center rate increase is 45 percent, though not yet approved. The committee then considered House Bill 2133, which would require commercial entities that knowingly distribute or publish sexual material online to obtain reasonable consent and age verification, including for synthetic or AI-generated altered images, and would impose civil penalties for violations. A five-page amendment narrowed the bill by excluding internet service providers, affiliates, search engines, and cloud providers from liability for content they do not create or directly host. The sponsor said the bill is intended to protect people in adult content from exploitation and non-consensual use, including revenge porn and trafficking-related material, and to extend protections to synthetic media. Members discussed the penalty structure, with the sponsor explaining it was modeled on similar penalties in related laws and set at $10,000 per day of violation. After no public opposition was presented, the committee adopted the amendment and voted 5-0, with 2 members present, to return HB 2133 as amended with a due pass recommendation.
AZ

Arizona 2026 Regular Session

02/18/2026 - Senate Government

Government

Transcript Highlights:
  • , self-governance.
  • Then you look at government.
  • Government is totally going the wrong direction.
  • I'm the director for Sierra Club's Green Canyon Chapter, which is the Arizona chapter, and we are supportive
  • This bill does not expand government. There's no...
Summary: The committee first heard SB 1825, which would shift precinct committeeman vacancy applications in certain cases from county party chairs to legislative district chairs and require the list of nominees to be submitted within five days. Supporters said the bill would streamline a bottlenecked process and better reflect local party leadership, while the County Supervisors Association said it had no issue with the basic structure but objected to the five-day deadline. The bill received a do pass recommendation on a 5-0 vote, with two members not voting. The committee then considered SB 1566, a measure aimed at preventing municipalities, counties, the state, and state agencies from maliciously delaying permits or approvals, with enforcement by the Attorney General and civil penalties. After a strike-everything amendment narrowed the bill mainly to single-family residential construction and clarified terms, the sponsor and home builders argued it would deter intentional delays that increase housing costs, while one member raised concerns about breadth and public safety or planning issues. The amended bill passed 3-2, with two not voting. SB 1571, as amended, would bar monopoly utilities with a defined customer base from passing marketing, sponsorship, community relations, and similar costs through to ratepayers, and would require annual public reporting and an attestation that such costs were not passed on. Support came from the sponsor, the Home Builders Association, and environmental advocates, while a municipal power users representative warned the language could be too broad for small public utilities and emergency communications. The committee adopted the strike-everything amendment and then gave the bill a do pass as amended recommendation by a 4-2 vote, with one not voting. Later, the committee approved SB 1501, which expands the Administrative Rules Oversight Committee’s review authority to include whether agency rules or policies exceed statutory authority, and SB 1805, which requires county recorders to verify that a notary on a quitclaim deed is actively commissioned before recording the deed. It also passed SB 1808, as amended, to prohibit HOAs and condominium associations from banning flags of nations designated as major non-NATO allies, and SB 1688, as amended, to require certain membership associations receiving public dues support to disclose fees and allow opt-outs. SB 1246, as amended, increased the delinquency thresholds and time periods before HOA/condo foreclosure on common expense liens, and passed unanimously. Finally, SB 1428 was introduced to expand county boards of supervisors in larger counties, with debate focused on representation, cost, and the differing constitutional roles of counties and cities; the transcript cuts off before any final action on that bill.
AL

Alabama 2025 Regular Session

Alabama Senate County and Municipal Government Committee Feb 25th, 2025

County and Municipal Government

Transcript Highlights:
  • Good afternoon everybody, Welcome to the County Municipal Government meeting.
  • I sure hope you know something about state government.
  • of existing government.
  • Existing government, and I for one have been privy to the improper management.
  • It shall be used to implement this chapter and perform required board functions.
Bills: SB174, SB180, HB196, HB25, SB193, HB25