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Transcript Highlights:
  • In 2019, the Texas Judicial Council recognized Webb County Court of Law II as a Judicial Center of Excellence
  • , the first county. court of law in Texas to attain the designation.
  • The Texas Government Code states that the Board of Advisors serves only in an advisory capacity and is
  • many have cited as helping establish Texas now as the financial capital of America.
  • in the next decade, because we're putting this kind of certainty in place—a level of comfort that Texas
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Economic Development May 21st, 2025

Economic Development

Transcript Highlights:
  • I'm the director of the Veteran Entrepreneur Program at the Texas Veterans Commission.
  • I'm General Counsel for the Texas Hotel and Lodging Association here in support of HB 2974.
  • Texas has received more money from the hotel development than the state of Texas rebated to the municipality
  • Chapter 351 of the Tax Code and for unauthorized purposes.
  • Chapter 351 of the Tax Code and for unauthorized purposes.
Summary: The Senate Economic Development Committee heard and laid out several measures focused on school safety, Texas-Taiwan relations, defense manufacturing, business formation, hotel tax policy, and NASA relocation. HB 1851 would allow surplus DPS vehicles and law enforcement equipment to be transferred to school districts in economically disadvantaged areas for use by school police and security personnel, with a two-year resale restriction. HCR 127 expressed support for the Texas-Taiwan relationship and trade ties, HCR 118 supported expanding warship manufacturing in Texas, HCR 141 urged Congress to move NASA headquarters to Houston, HB 346 (with a committee substitute) revised business filing and fee authority while making permanent a franchise tax exemption for new veteran-owned businesses, HB 2974 was an omnibus hotel occupancy tax and qualified hotel project bill, and HB 5596 addressed accountability for municipal hotel occupancy tax revenues in coastal communities. Witnesses generally supported the measures, including the Texas Hotel and Lodging Association on HB 2974 and resource witnesses from the Texas Veterans Commission and Secretary of State on HB 346; no opposition testimony was registered on the laid-out bills. After public testimony, the committee took up pending business and adopted committee substitutes where applicable. HB 1851, HB 346, HB 2974, and HB 5596 were each reported favorably to the full Senate, with HB 346 and HB 2974 also recommended for the local and uncontested calendar. HCR 127 and HCR 118 were reported favorably as well, and HCR 127 and HCR 141 were likewise recommended for the local and uncontested calendar. The committee also reported HB 4320 favorably, though the transcript repeats that motion several times. The meeting ended with the committee standing in recess until 7:00 a.m. subject to the call of the chair.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
  • I'm the director of the Veteran Entrepreneur Program. ...program at Texas Veterans Commission.
  • I'm a managing attorney in the business and public filings division with the Texas Secretary of State's
  • I'm general counsel for the Texas Hotel and Lodging Association, here in support of HB 2974.
  • Texas... ...of Texas has received more money from hotel development than the state of Texas rebated
  • Chapter 351 of the tax code. ...and for unauthorized purposes.
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

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

Hawaii Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
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  • Four of them I met this morning.
  • to have here with us uh the leader of the Senate of Ireland, Senator Mark Daly.
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TX

Texas 89th Regular

Natural Resources Apr 16th, 2025

Natural Resources

Transcript Highlights:
  • as water districts under Chapter 13 of the Texas Water Code, which governs the... site of utilities
  • To date, we've conserved over a million acres of land and over 200 miles of rivers and streams in Texas
  • The bill codifies many of the provisions in the current rules of the Texas Commission on Environmental
  • I'll show you registered as Ashley Myers on behalf of the Texas Association of Water Companies, testifying
  • My name is Ashley Myers, I'm the executive director of the Texas Association of Water Companies.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Health and Human Services May 20th, 2025

Health & Human Services

Transcript Highlights:
  • Under 161.103B10 of the Family Code... Under 161, or 103B10 of the Family Code.
  • I want to thank the state of Texas.
  • I want to thank the state of Texas.
  • I serve as the President of Texas Right to Life.
  • and procedures for evacuation of residents.
Summary: The committee met without a quorum at first, then established a quorum with five members present. Members heard and left pending several House bills, including HB 4743 on allowing hospitals to license mobile stroke units under a hospital license, HB 4129 on earlier DFPS enforcement tools for single-source continuum contractors in community-based foster care, HB 4903 creating a Quad Agency Child Care Initiative to coordinate child care regulations across state agencies, HB 3812 revising the gold card/prior authorization process for physicians, HB 4535 requiring written informed consent before COVID-19 vaccination and a standardized state information sheet, and HB 4666 reducing the frequency of some HHSC reports to the legislature. The chair also noted HB 35 would be voted on later after a subcommittee back was received, and that a large number of bills would be heard the next day. Most of the testimony focused on HB 4535 and HB 4730. On HB 4535, supporters argued the bill would strengthen informed consent for COVID vaccination by requiring written consent and clearer state-level information about risks, manufacturer liability protections, and adverse-event reporting; opponents, including a pediatrician and medical groups, said existing federal and state informed-consent materials already cover these topics and warned the bill could create duplicative paperwork and penalties. On HB 3812, the Texas Medical Association supported changes that would extend the gold-card evaluation period to one year, raise transparency, and make prior authorization exemptions easier to administer, while health plans said they were neutral and viewed the bill as a balance between reducing burden and preventing fraud or unsafe care. HB 4730 drew extensive testimony from adoption professionals, birth mothers, adoptive parents, and child welfare advocates. The bill would require DFPS to create a relinquishment form, train child-placing agency staff, and extend the minimum waiting period for voluntary relinquishment from 48 hours to seven days. Supporters of the current law argued the 48-hour period aligns with hospital discharge, allows informed decisions, and helps birth parents and adoptive families begin healing and bonding without pushing children into foster care or creating legal and Medicaid complications. The author said the bill would be revised and that the seven-day provision was a work in progress. No votes were taken on the bills during the meeting; each bill was left pending after public testimony closed.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Insurance May 20th, 2025

Insurance

Transcript Highlights:
  • Floyd, we show you as Executive Director of Texas Watch for SB 1643. That's not you? Texas Watch?
  • The Chair calls Wendell, Executive Director of Texas Watch. Where is she?
  • Competition is part of what keeps rates down. Texas has a competitive market.
  • Albert Betts, Executive Director, Independent Insurance Agents of Texas.
  • The Chair calls Reagan Elmer, Director of Governmental Affairs, Independent Insurance Agents of Texas
Bills: SB1642, SB1643, SB2530
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Public Safety Finance and Policy Committee 2/25/26

Public Safety Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • The reason he supports it is that, as a basic foundational principle of the criminal justice system,
  • She said they are seeing that a little bit at the federal level too, with pardons of white-collar criminals
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FL

Florida 2026 Regular Session

Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice Feb 25th, 2026

Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice

Transcript Highlights:
  • This bill modernizes the law on the definition of gangs without criminalizing the association of being
  • of that criminal act, that there's been convictions associated with the criminal activity of the organization
  • the criminal laws of the state or of the United States, or a violation...
  • Violation of the criminal laws of the state or of the United States, or a violation of 815.06.
  • Doesn't our regular criminal code cover the arrest of these people who are committing crimes?
Summary: The committee first considered SB 536, which updates Florida’s criminal gang statutes to reflect modern recruitment and communication methods, including social media and encrypted messaging. Senator Martin and supporters said the bill does not criminalize gang membership, but helps law enforcement and prosecutors establish gang-related connections for warrants and sentencing enhancements. Senator Smith raised concerns about the lowered threshold for being observed with gang members and possible unintended impacts on business owners and others; Martin said the language was not intended to cover ordinary business interactions and that a gang tattoo must be one used by the gang. After an amendment aligning the Senate bill with the House version was adopted, the committee reported CS/SB 536 favorably. The committee also favorably reported CS/SB 762, which allows chief judges to assign capital conflict cases across regional counsel offices, with an amendment requiring judges to consider judicial economy and geographic proximity. Testimony from regional counsel emphasized projected long-term savings, estimated at about $150 million over 10 years. The committee then approved CS/SB 1742, creating a new indecent exposure offense involving sexual conduct directed at minors, and CS/SB 1750, which increases penalties for serious sex crimes and child sexual abuse material offenses; both bills were amended before passage, with law enforcement groups appearing in support. The committee next took up SB 1582, which creates statewide data sharing for secondhand dealer and pawnbroker transactions without creating a new state-run database, while preserving confidentiality protections and law enforcement access. An amendment was adopted, and pawnbroker and recycling stakeholders testified in support. The linked public records bill, SB 1792, creating an exemption for those transaction records while allowing certain information to be released to alleged owners, was also reported favorably. The committee then approved CS/SB 500, which provides FDLE protective security details to major party nominees for governor, lieutenant governor, and cabinet offices after primary certification and until the general election is resolved; a technical amendment was adopted, and the bill was described as mirroring federal candidate protection practices. The longest and most contentious discussion was on CS/SB 1632, which would bar Florida courts from enforcing foreign or religious law in a way that overrides the U.S. or Florida constitutions and would create a process for designating foreign or domestic terrorist organizations, with related consequences for schools, funding, and student conduct. Senator Grall said the bill is intended to protect constitutional principles and target violent, criminal conduct rather than protected speech or religious practice, and she explained that designations would follow a public process with judicial review. Senators Smith and Polsky pressed repeatedly on First Amendment, due process, vagueness, and academic-speech concerns, asking how ā€œpromotionā€ would be defined and whether students, attorneys, or advocacy groups could be swept in; Grall said she was open to clarifying language but maintained the bill is aimed at furthering illegal acts, not mere opinion. Numerous speakers opposed the bill, warning it could be used to target Muslim students, religious communities, advocacy groups, and political dissent, while a few supporters argued it was needed for public safety. The transcript ends during public testimony on SB 1632, with no final committee vote shown in the excerpt.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

State Affairs (Part II) May 22nd, 2025

State Affairs

Transcript Highlights:
  • This bill harmonizes disparate sections of the state election code.
  • I'm here with the Texas Secretary of State's Office.
  • What the bill originally had if there was any violation of the election code, and I would say all of
  • House Bill 119 about foreign adversary lobbying, part of a suite of bills that Texas has led on, and
  • House Bill 119 is about foreign adversary lobbying, part of a suite of bills that Texas has led on, and
Bills: HB223
Summary: The Committee on State Affairs heard several House bills, with most measures left pending after testimony and later taken up in a batch of votes. Early in the meeting, HB 5624 on liability protections for motocross/off-road vehicle tracks, HB 223 on requiring competitive procurement for municipal lobbying contracts, HB 3709 on post-election audit procedures, and HB 5081 on protecting personal information of judicial officers and court staff were all discussed and left pending after testimony. Witnesses on HB 223 supported greater transparency in municipal lobbying contracts. HB 3709 drew sharp opposition from an election integrity advocate who argued the bill would reduce precinct-level granularity and make it harder to detect ballot errors, while a Secretary of State resource witness said the bill would simplify and standardize the audit process by location. HB 5081 received strong support from court administration and a district judge who described prior threats and an attack tied to publicly available personal information. The committee also heard HB 3546 on allowing school districts to move elections to November, HB 493 on barring certain felony offenders from serving as poll watchers, HB 5115 on increasing penalties for election fraud and related conduct, HB 4081 on trade secret filing procedures, HB 3909 on limiting restrictions on wireless devices at polling places, HB 2702 on limiting gubernatorial closure authority for certain veterans organizations during pandemics, HB 119 on foreign adversary lobbying, and HB 5138 on the Attorney General’s authority to prosecute election crimes. Several of these bills were explained with committee substitutes and then left pending before final action. Testimony on HB 493 and HB 5115 came from an election integrity advocate who supported both bills, saying the poll watcher restriction was appropriately narrowed and that the election fraud bill would help address invalid votes and refusal to count valid votes. Later, the committee took up pending business and voted out a large number of bills, generally along party lines or with broad support. HB 186 on minors’ social media use, HB 229, HB 2885, HB 3909 as substituted, HB 4285, HB 1661, HB 2820, HB 3181, HB 4157, HB 223, HB 521, HB 640, HB 1234, HB 2253, HB 2294, HB 3053, HB 3697 as substituted, HB 4281, HB 4463, HB 4995, HB 5081 as substituted, HB 5624 as substituted, HB 119 as substituted, HB 3225, HB 5138 as substituted, HB 5115, HB 481 as substituted, HB 3546, HB 493, and HB 4145 were reported favorably to the full Senate, with several also placed on the local and uncontested calendar. The committee also adopted committee substitutes for multiple bills, including HB 3909, HB 5081, HB 5624, HB 119, HB 5138, and HB 481. At the end, the chair noted another committee meeting would likely be needed before deadlines, possibly on a weekend, and recessed the committee subject to the call of the chair.
TX

Texas 89th 2nd C.S.

Land & Resource Management Mar 13th, 2025

Land & Resource Management

Transcript Highlights:
  • Under Texas Local Government Code chapter 242001D2.
  • Under chapter 54 of the Water Code, it is required to notify the commissioner's Court of the county where
  • I'm the mayor of Fayte, Texas, and we do support this bill, but we also have a recommendation.
  • I'm the executive director of the Association of Water Board of Directors, Texas, and I'm here to testify
  • Chapter 26 of the Texas Water Code requires discussion of regionalization initiatives.
Bills: HB23
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Senate Session Jan 29th, 2025

Texas Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Please guide them today as they gather in service to the people of the great state of Texas.
  • We sleep well at night under the big skies of Texas because of all of you and the men and women who serve
  • Senator Miles: ...state of Texas.
  • The Texas chapter of APWA consists of over 2,100 members across the state of Texas with nine branches
  • Thousands of public works across Texas provide services essential to the well-being of the Texas population
Bills: SJR36, SB2, SR9, SR10, SR16
TX
Transcript Highlights:
  • I'm Lieutenant Gregorio Herrera with the Texas Department of Public Safety.
  • This campaign with the Texas Trucking Association is another example of Texas leading, you know, with
  • And we're really proud of our partnership with Texas DPS, and Lieutenant Herrera.
  • That we're really proud of our partnership with Texas DPS and Lieutenant Herrera.
  • I have a significant part of the Rio Grande Valley border between Texas and Mexico.
Bills: SJR36, SB2, SR9, SR10, SR16
AL

Alabama 2026 1st Special Session

Alabama Senate Judiciary Committee Jan 21st, 2026

Judiciary

Transcript Highlights:
  • And, um, this bill would provide that an offense of reckless endangerment would have heightened criminal
  • Instead of doing the reverse of that. Okay. All right.
  • >> Instead of doing the reverse of that. >> Instead of doing the reverse of that.
  • Maybe we need to go to a color code every other year and hang them by the color instead of the date.
  • Maybe we need to go to a color code every other year and hang them by the color instead of the date.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Local Government (Part II) May 26th, 2025

Local Government

Transcript Highlights:
  • Yes, I move that we recess subject to the call of the chair. I think that would be a great idea.
  • business before the Local Government Committee, the committee will stand in recess, subject to the call of
  • business before the Local Government Committee, the committee will stand in recess, subject to the call of
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:
  • the sale of livestock, which is very important for us in South Texas.
  • Wood County, of course, is in beautiful Senate District 1 in Northeast Texas.
  • And you will always be known as the East Texas Navy to people north and south of Buffalo Bayou.
  • or revocation procedures for a certificate of occupancy for any other type of business or use of land
  • I'm General Counsel for the Texas Hotel and Lodging Association, here in support of HB 5509.
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.