Video & Transcript Research : 'Sunset Commission'

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CO

Colorado 2026 Regular Session

Colorado House 2026 Legislative Day 008 Jan 22nd, 2026

Colorado House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Um, and then we're going to hear from the Access to Justice Commission, the Commission on Judicial Discipline
  • ,<00:21:05.280> the the Access to Justice Commission, the the Access to Justice Commission
  • c><00:21:08.559> um, Commission on Judicial Discipline, um, Commission on Judicial Discipline,
  • tomorrow to hear three sunset reviews. tomorrow to hear three sunset reviews.
  • please be um aware of those three sunset please be um aware of those three sunset reports<00:25:
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Summary: The House came to order with a prayer-like musical intro, then proceeded with the Pledge of Allegiance and a roll call that showed 52 members present and 13 excused, barely meeting quorum. The chamber then approved the journal from Tuesday, January 20, 2026, as corrected by the chief clerk. Most of the remainder of the meeting consisted of announcements. Representative Mabrey previewed a Judiciary Committee SMART Act hearing later that day on the judicial branch, Board of Parole, Access to Justice Commission, Commission on Judicial Discipline, Behavioral Health Administration, and State Public Defender. Other members announced upcoming committee meetings and events, including a public safety power shutdown hearing, a Health and Human Services presentation, an Aerospace and Defense Caucus meeting on Artemis 2, a legislative breakfast for land surveyors, and an Agriculture, Water, and Natural Resources Committee hearing on three sunset reviews. Members also noted visits from student groups in the Capitol, excused absences, and a reminder that Friday would be “Bronco Friday” with relaxed dress. Majority Leader Duran moved that the House stand in recess until later in the day, and the motion was adopted without objection.
FL

Florida 2026 Regular Session

FL House Floor Session - 2026-03-09 (1:00PM Session)

Florida House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • to review under the Open Government Sunset Review Act.
  • An act relating to review under the Open Government Sunset Review Act.
  • It includes a sunset. Revenue. It prohibits unnecessary capital purchases.
  • Because they're going to need to get commissioned appraisals under your bill.
  • Because they're going to need to get commissioned appraisals under your bill.
Summary: The House convened with prayer, a moment of silence for former Lee County Judge John Carlin, the Pledge of Allegiance, and recognition of Officer Cody Popple of the FSU Police Department for his actions during the April campus shooting. The Speaker also outlined the final week of session, noting the chamber had passed 253 House bills and 149 Senate bills to date, with budget negotiations still unresolved and the 2026-27 budget not expected to be completed that week. The special order report was adopted, setting the day’s calendar and debate times. The chamber then took up several Senate bills, mostly technical or open-government sunset review measures, and passed them with little or no opposition: SB 100, SB 104, and SB 102 on Florida statutes; SB 7006, SB 7014, SB 7002, SB 7012, SB 7024, SB 7016, SB 7026, SB 7008, SB 7000, and SB 7004 on public-records or meeting exemptions; and SB 7022 on public records related to exams. Members asked questions on a few of these bills, especially the exam-records bill and the military and gaming-related exemptions, but the measures generally advanced without amendment. Votes ranged from unanimous to modest opposition, with SB 7026 passing 106-3 and SB 7022 passing 101-8. The most substantial debate centered on SB 7040, which recreates the emergency preparedness and response trust fund in the Executive Office of the Governor. Rep. Eskamani offered an amendment to let the fund expire, arguing the money had been misused and that the Legislature should retain control over spending; several members supported her position, while others said the fund is needed for rapid disaster response. A strike-all amendment from Rep. Griffiths was adopted instead, adding accountability provisions and expanding the fund to cover man-made emergencies as well as natural disasters. The bill then passed 82-25. The House also passed CS/CS/SB 302 on coastal resiliency, CS/CS/SB 984 on firefighter cancer benefits, CS/SB 474 on military affairs, and SB 488 on Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles issues, with SB 488 still under amendment debate when the transcript ends.
LA

Louisiana 2026 Regular Session

Appropriations Apr 22nd, 2026

Appropriations

Transcript Highlights:
  • I want to thank your staff, as well as Treasury and Bond Commission.
  • And there's no sunset. There isn't a sunset right now, no. Is there a reason why? I'm just curious.
  • I mean, I don't have an issue with a sunset.
  • I think someone is here from the Law Enforcement Commission.
  • I think someone is here from Law Enforcement Commission.
Summary: The House Appropriations Committee met on April 22 and first considered Chairman Beaulieu’s House Bill 646, a constitutional amendment limiting the amount of State General Fund money that may be appropriated in a fiscal year. After adopting a set of amendments creating the Louisiana Income Tax Elimination Fund and making conforming changes, the committee reported the bill favorably as amended. The companion bill, House Bill 824, which establishes the growth limit formula based on CPI, medical CPI, and population change, was also amended and reported favorably as amended. Supporters framed both measures as a way to keep spending within recurring revenues and create a path toward reducing or eliminating the state income tax. The committee then reported favorably as amended House Bill 1157, creating the Louisiana State Infrastructure Fund to help finance infrastructure-related projects, with testimony that it would leverage private and federal dollars and initially focus on rail, port, road, and bridge projects. House Bill 316, which provides a framework for student literacy reforms for grades four through eight, was presented as having no new cost because the Department of Education said the work was already covered by existing resources; it was reported favorably. House Bill 549, creating the Bayou Growth Opportunity Workforce Program to provide employer-based training grants, also received support from business groups and was reported favorably as amended. House Bill 1129, dealing with the sale of state-owned surplus movable property, drew support from Louisiana auctioneers who argued local firms should be allowed to bid on the state’s auction contract instead of relying on an out-of-state vendor; it was reported favorably. House Bill 873, which would fund pursuit intervention technology through a $2 driver’s license fee, generated significant concern about adding fees and whether the money should instead come from existing budgets. After discussion of the proposed technologies and training, the committee deferred the bill voluntarily to work on alternatives, including a possible sunset and other funding options. Finally, House Bill 752, which would change the timing and duration of regular legislative sessions by joint rule, was reported without action after members noted the revised fiscal note showed a decrease in state general fund expenditures. The meeting then adjourned.
AL

Alabama 2025 Regular Session

Alabama House Feb 6th, 2025

Alabama House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • So, the committees have been meeting for Sunset board agencies and commissions.
  • They met yesterday to approve what Sunset had already done over the off season.
  • The Sunset Committee came with a...
  • This offers a continuance of two years with sunsetting on October 1, 2027.
  • This is the Sunset renewal for the Board.
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FL
Transcript Highlights:
  • MENTIONED THE EIGHT-YEAR SUNSET. WE HAVE OVER 170,000 RULES AND REGULATIONS IN FLORIDA.
  • I THINK SUNSETS ARE GOOD FOR THEIR OWN SAKE.
  • SUNSET. >> FURTHER QUESTIONS?
  • THE ADMINISTRATIVE COMMISSION IS COMPOSED OF THE GOVERNOR AND CABINET.
  • ESPECIALLY IF PROBABLE CAUSE HAS BEEN FOUND BY THE COMMISSION ON ETHICS.
Keywords: 999, senate, all
TX
Transcript Highlights:
  • The commission met in September 2024 to vote on and adopt key items from the sunset staff report.
  • issues identified by the Sunset Advisory Commission and staff.
  • We have updated our commission rules to close gaps identified by Sunset staff.
  • With that said, we have been working with Sunset Advisory Commission and staff regarding their decisions
  • The decisions made by the Sunset Advisory Commission include several recommendations aimed at improving
Bills: SB1, SB 1
AZ
Transcript Highlights:
  • the board's sunset review in 2020 and issued the last follow-up on that report in April 2024.
  • And I know they've talked to the Corporation Commission.
  • Our office last conducted the board sunset review in 1996, and the board's most recent sunset review
  • Our office last conducted the board's sunset review in 1997, and the board's most recent sunset review
  • Our sunset review... the highest match rate of 15%.
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Summary: The committee conducted sunset reviews for the Arizona State Board of Pharmacy, the State Board of Nursing, the Arizona Board of Occupational Therapy Examiners, and the Arizona Regulatory Board of Physician Assistants. The Auditor General’s reports praised each board for timely licensing in some areas but identified recurring problems with complaint investigations, public safety oversight, fee analysis, records/documentation, and internal controls. For Pharmacy, the main concerns were weak enforcement of controlled substances prescription monitoring program (CSPMP) requirements and slow complaint resolution; the board said it had implemented some recommendations, was pursuing a new database vendor, and supported legislation to strengthen CSPMP enforcement. For Nursing, the audit found a large and growing backlog of complaints and repeated delays in resolving cases; the executive director said the board was under-resourced and requested 28 additional investigative positions, while nursing stakeholders supported process reforms and cited a bill to improve timelines and fairness. For Occupational Therapy, the audit focused on missing or poorly documented fingerprint clearance card checks, delayed action on a serious criminal-charge disclosure, and other compliance issues; the board said it had accepted and was implementing all recommendations, including new procedures and rulemaking. For Physician Assistants, the audit found weak oversight by the executive director, extensive delays in complaint handling, and an incentive-pay system that did not align with key performance goals; the board said it had already made structural changes, was improving tracking and IT systems, and planned to continue implementing recommendations. After discussion and testimony from board officials, public members, and nursing stakeholders, the committee voted to continue the Arizona State Board of Pharmacy for six years until July 1, 2032, the State Board of Nursing for four years until July 1, 2031, the Arizona Board of Occupational Therapy Examiners for four years until July 1, 2030, and the Arizona Regulatory Board of Physician Assistants for a continued term with statutory changes (the transcript includes the board review and related discussion, but the final motion text for the physician assistants board is not fully captured in the excerpt). The votes on the first three continuations were approved by roll call, with members generally supporting continuation while expressing concern about complaint backlogs and the need for reforms.
CA

California 2025-2026 Regular Session

Assembly Business and Professions Committee Jul 8th, 2025

Business and Professions

Transcript Highlights:
  • And have it be covered by the health plans with the sunset date of January 2035.
  • joint Sunset Review Oversight that you all participated in with us on.
  • The board is also in support of the extension of its sunset date.
  • As Chair Ashby mentioned, a lot of work goes into these sunset bills.
  • Alright, this is the Board of Optometry's Sunset Extension Bill.
Keywords: 988, house, all
TX

Texas 89th Regular

89th Legislative Session May 22nd, 2025

Texas House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • House and gallery, please rise for the invocation offered by Pastor Scott Wall from Capitol Commission
  • Commission Office of the Inspector General.
  • Commission Office of Inspector General.
  • This bipartisan, simple bill commissions a feasibility study of psychiatric bed registration.
  • Members, there's currently uncertainty about whether civil review by the Texas Ethics Commission.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Public Education May 20th, 2025

Public Education

Transcript Highlights:
  • . of the Texas Holocaust, Genocide, and Antisemitism Advisory Commission.
  • The resources they have at the commission are fabulous, and they cover a broad scope.
  • It's not just the Holocaust; the commission supports exactly what you mentioned earlier.
  • I'm here representing the Citizens Commission on Human Rights. We support Senate Bill 204.
  • This substitute includes. ...all the SPED funding commission recommendations.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Culture, Recreation & Tourism May 1st, 2025

Culture, Recreation & Tourism

Transcript Highlights:
  • The committee substitute is a result of working with the Texas Historical Commission and the General
  • The Arts Commission, and if there were things that needed to be removed, the city had its process.
  • I'm also a member of the Williamson County Historical Commission.
  • This bill establishes a commission to coordinate celebrations for the bicentennial anniversary of...
  • And so the money went to the Texas Historical Commission for this purpose? Yes, ma'am.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

89th Legislative Session Apr 15th, 2025

Texas House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • gallery will please rise for the invocation which will be offered by pastor Scott wall from Capital Commission
  • just agriculture, it's a great place of natural beauty, with rolling hills, crystal clear rivers. sunsets
  • Are you aware that the Texas Lottery Commission invested three million dollars in a four-year marketing
  • timely, accurate, and accessible. ranchers and county clerks housed at the Texas Animal Health Commission
  • The commission shall approve for participation in the program by partnerships. or open enrollment charter
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Senate Session Mar 4th, 2025

Texas Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Senate Resolution 197 by Hall. commemorating the 75th anniversary of the Christian Life Commission.
  • Texas as they celebrate their 75th anniversary of their Christian Life Commission.
  • Christian Life Commission has served as a guiding force for Baptists, helping them apply their Christian
  • The commission has raised enough to assist over 1 million individuals providing providing nearly 8 million
  • your invocation this morning and for for the outstanding service that you and the Christian Life Commission
UT

Utah 2025 Regular Session

Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Environment Interim Committee - November 19, 2025

Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Environment Interim Committee

Transcript Highlights:
  • sunset if no action is taken by the committee.
  • Leland Pollack, Garfield County Commission Chairman.
  • Next we have agenda item number nine, Air Quality Sunsets.
  • And that's why the short sunset on the bill from last year—it was a one-year sunset—and it's because
  • We'll turn the time to our commission staff of the Legislative Water Development Commission.
Keywords: 985, all
TX
Transcript Highlights:
  • And, uh, early 2023, following the Sunset Advisory Commission directive, OPAC conducted a cost effectiveness
  • Page 13 provides an update on our progress on Sunset Commission management actions.
  • So the money is through GRD from the licensees, which the Sunset Commission has routinely said is not
  • Uh, we in fact we look at things similar to what the sunset commission looks at when they think about
  • by the sunset commission.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Nominations May 5th, 2025

Nominations

Transcript Highlights:
  • I'm Chairwoman of the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality.
  • I immediately saw that the Sunset staff called TCEQ reluctant regulators.
  • I understand where Sunset was coming from.
  • So how did the Sunset report change policy, change what TCEQ did?
  • The Sunset report really drove us to be more transparent.
Summary: The Senate Committee on Nominations met with a quorum and first took up pending nominations from an earlier agenda. Members severed Douglas McReecken, nominated to the Texas Tech University System Board of Regents, from the rest of the list and then voted to report the remaining nominees to the full Senate by a 7-0 vote. The committee then voted on the severed nomination itself and reported Douglas McReecken to the full Senate as well, by a 5-2 vote. The committee heard testimony from Brooke Pop, reappointed as chair of the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, and later from Commissioner Katarina Gonzalez, also of TCEQ. Questions focused on whether TCEQ rules comply with state law, ex parte restrictions, public transparency, concrete batch plant permitting, MUD approvals, water availability, illegal dams, enforcement, and the agency’s role in local environmental disputes. Both nominees said they follow the law as written, described internal legal review of rules, and emphasized transparency, public outreach, and enforcement; Gonzalez said she had already sent back two rules she believed did not comply with legislation. Members also discussed TCEQ’s authority limits and the need for clearer public communication about what the agency can and cannot regulate. The committee also considered Alethea Sullivan, nominated to the Texas Southern University Board of Regents. Questions centered on TSU’s status as an independent institution, the role of HBCUs amid DEI-related legal changes, and student outcomes. Sullivan said she would focus on ensuring taxpayer and student resources produce valuable credentials and noted concerns from her review of graduation and bar passage rates. The committee then heard from Benjamin Barkley, appointed chief executive and public counsel of the Office of Public Utility Counsel. Barkley said OPUC’s main need is additional funding to recruit and retain attorneys and expert witnesses, reduce turnover, and continue representing residential and small commercial consumers in utility rate cases; he said the office was involved in 73 contested cases and saved Texans $2.2 billion in FY 2024. No final action was taken on the later nominees, and the committee recessed with nominations left pending.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Senate Session (Part II) May 15th, 2025

Texas Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • And so my understanding is the Texas Veterans Commission, currently they're...
  • it's a regular sunset review?
  • I view this as a regular sunset.
  • The Lottery Commission operated with no way of really knowing who was buying their tickets.
  • Senate Bill 3070, relating to the abolishment of the Texas Lottery Commission.
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TX

Texas 89th Regular

Appropriations - S/C on Articles I, IV, & V Feb 26th, 2025

Appropriations - S/C on Articles I, IV, & V

Transcript Highlights:
  • Sunset recognized how important that is.
  • Agency Chief for the Commission on Fire Protection.
  • BRANDON WOOD, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, TEXAS COMMISSION ON JAIL STANDARDS.
  • It's been an exciting time to come aboard the Texas Commission.
  • Thank you. from the Sunset Commission about higher education in prisons is already reflected in TDCJ
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