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LA

Louisiana 2026 Regular Session

House of Representatives May 20th, 2026

Louisiana House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • House Resolution by Representative Codes to charge the House Committee on Natural Resources to study
  • of Health to study and consider amending provisions of the International Plumbing Code.
  • So, HCR 103, building codes, Mr. Speaker, Representative Cruz. Mr.
  • of Health, amending provisions of the International Plumbing Code.
  • Senate Bill 268 by Senator Duplessis, water systems, provides with respect to municipal water systems
LA

Louisiana 2026 Regular Session

House of Representatives May 20th, 2026

Louisiana House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • of Health to study and consider amending provisions of the International Plumbing Code.
  • HCR 103, building codes. Mr. Speaker, Representative Cruz. Mr.
  • of Health, and amending provisions of the International Plumbing Code.
  • of Health, and amending provisions of the International Plumbing Code.
  • Senate Bill 268 by Senator Duplessis, water systems, provides with respect to municipal water systems
Summary: The House convened with prayer, pledge, and a quorum, then spent much of the day on recognitions and commemorative resolutions. Members honored coach Jeffrey Craig Whittington, tourism and the Louisiana Oil Makers Association, Motorcycle Safety Awareness Month, the Tangipahoa Parish Fair, Washington Parish festivals, ACOG’s 75th anniversary, Louisiana Tech women’s basketball, and Memorial Day. A major Memorial Day presentation commended Lane Frenchy Boudreau for helping recover the body of Army Sgt. First Class James H. Moore in Vietnam; the House observed a moment of silence and presented a flag to Moore’s family. The chamber also received Senate messages, enrolled bills, and committee reports, and introduced several new resolutions on topics including Pope Leo XIV, orphan wells, scenic rivers, Teche water quality, and the LaMelle family’s pilgrimage to Rome. The House then took up numerous resolutions and bills, often adopting them without objection. Among the measures adopted or advanced were studies on neighborhood crime prevention districts, parish solid waste and disaster resiliency in Washington Parish, the Louisiana Climate Action Plan, the Louisiana Maneuvers museum/trail, cash-rounding practices after penny production ends, residential construction costs and inspection practices, roundabout education, Taiwan relations, TSA worker loan assistance in Shreveport, human growth and development standards, and the state income tax credit for water utility customers. The chamber also adopted or concurred in several Senate amendments on bills dealing with financial disclosure, video voyeurism, personal information protections, online child safety, STEM advisory council changes, dual enrollment tuition, fleet vehicle registration, menhaden fishing rules, recording fees, amusement ride insurance, drone footage authentication, garbage and trash contracts, insurance prescription periods, retirement system changes, juror qualifications, fireworks, inspection stickers, employment discrimination, and inactive boards and commissions. Several measures drew discussion or division. H.B. 1199, requiring coverage for genetic testing and treatment for SCN2A-associated disorders, passed 94-0 after being discharged from Appropriations. H.B. 302, which would prohibit vape sales within 300 feet of schools, passed 86-4. H.B. 84, encouraging an interest-free loan program for TSA workers at Shreveport Regional Airport, passed 64-27. H.B. 1054 on self-authentication of law enforcement drone footage passed 78-12, and H.B. 1137 limiting employment discrimination protections to state employees passed 71-23. The House rejected Senate amendments on H.B. 468 (residential real property wholesaling), H.B. 1117 (insurance contractual payments and prescriptive periods), H.B. 956 (fireworks dates), and H.B. 74 (Spectrum Alert for missing children with autism), while concurring in or adopting amendments on many other bills. The session ended amid continued consideration of Senate Bill 56 on the West Bank/Lafitte levee governance structure, including an adopted amendment to ensure Lafitte-area representation on the board, with extended remarks about the history and accomplishments of the existing levee authority.
AZ

Arizona 2026 Regular Session

02/04/2026 - House Ways & Means

Ways & Means

Transcript Highlights:
  • Ways and Means Research Analyst: House Bill 2785 conforms the state statutes to the Internal Revenue Code
  • This bill applies the Trump tax cuts to Arizona's tax code and saves taxpayers $440 million.
  • Well, the only reason that worked out well was you conformed completely to the 2018 tax code.
  • It applies the Trump tax cuts to the Arizona tax code, and we should do that.
  • This bill also conforms state statute to Section 529 of the IRS code, as mentioned.
Summary: The committee first heard House Bill 2785, a tax conformity measure that would update Arizona statutes to conform to the Internal Revenue Code as of January 1, 2026, including retroactive provisions for tax year 2025. The sponsor and supporters said the bill would align state law with tax forms already issued by the Department of Revenue, provide certainty to filers, and deliver about $440 million in tax relief through provisions such as no tax on tips and overtime, a larger standard deduction, and a $6,000 senior deduction. Opponents argued the bill would significantly reduce state revenue, disproportionately benefit higher-income taxpayers, and should be considered alongside a broader budget plan. After debate and an amendment addressing retroactivity and foreign dividends, the committee approved HB 2785 on a 5-4 vote. The committee then took up several Arizona State Retirement System and education savings bills. HB 2089 clarified the health insurance premium benefit subsidy for retirees and passed unanimously. HB 2090 changed the disability determination period for long-term disability benefits from 24 months within a five-year period to a straight 24-month period and passed 8-1. HB 2092 allowed employees over age 65 to waive ARS participation within 30 days of becoming eligible and also passed 8-1. HB 2477 conformed Arizona’s 529 education savings plan to federal law, including expanded uses and a permanent rollover to ABLE accounts and Roth IRAs; testimony supported the cleanup and simplification, but some members raised concerns about the Roth rollover and possible use of transferred ESA funds. HB 2477 passed 5-3 with one present vote, and the committee then adjourned.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Public Health Aug 22nd, 2025

Public Health

Transcript Highlights:
  • Let me find the section of code.
  • So, we are a member of the Texas Water...
  • There are a lot of reasons you need to respect natural water.
  • We look at water differently, especially in natural water, but it's never too late for you to learn to
  • So we've got a water ski camp, what other kind of camp?
Bills: HB 265, HB25
TX

Texas 89th 2nd C.S.

Public Health Aug 22nd, 2025

Public Health

Transcript Highlights:
  • Let me find the section of code, um.
  • This could be someone with a strong water safety background.
  • There's a lot of reasons you need to respect natural water.
  • So, uh, your water ski camp, which is a, probably a great place for kids to enrich or even grow in water
  • And we look at water differently, especially in natural water.
Bills: HB 265, HB25
TX

Texas 89th 2nd C.S.

Criminal Jurisprudence Apr 15th, 2025

Criminal Jurisprudence

Transcript Highlights:
  • I did not have the code open.
  • Alicia Patterson: Does it have three references to code?
  • Little, I'm not very familiar with the Code of Criminal Procedure.
  • The chair calls Michael Waters. And Dr.
  • Waters: Thank you. That's correct, Mr. Chairman, Mr.
Bills: HB200
TX

Texas 89th 2nd C.S.

Criminal Jurisprudence Apr 1st, 2025

Criminal Jurisprudence

Transcript Highlights:
  • There's a section dealing with noncompliance under the government code.
  • Uh, what's apparently this is Section 19, Sections 2402.107A and B occupations code.
  • Right, it is, it, it matches up to specific legal codes. Thank you.
  • I wanted to clarify one common misperception about the Texas Penal Code.
  • When the penal code references sexual assault, it is talking about rape.
Bills: HB47
AL

Alabama 2025 Regular Session

Alabama House Judiciary Committee Mar 5th, 2025

Judiciary

Transcript Highlights:
  • Conditions to the impersonating a police officer code is located in 138-10-11.
  • We're just putting it in code. But what we will allow... ...putting in code.
TX

Texas 89th 1st C.S.

Senate Session (Part II) Jul 21st, 2025

Texas Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • every Texan should have a real chance. opportunity to participate in person, no matter what their zip code
  • Seven feet of water had risen in the Guadalupe and charged down the upper Guadalupe River Valley, taking
Summary: The meeting centered around the discussion of congressional redistricting, where the committee established the procedures to ensure a fair and transparent process. Led by Senator King, the session focused on adopting a resolution that authorized a special committee dedicated to congressional redistricting and allowed for regional hearings to gather public input via videoconferencing. Concerns were raised about ensuring adequate notice for public participation, especially from marginalized communities potentially affected by proposed changes. Disagreements emerged regarding the timeline for regional hearings and how to address the implications of the redistricting process on minority districts. Overall, participants acknowledged the complex nature of redistricting and the importance of engaging constituents in the legislative process.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

State Affairs May 12th, 2025

State Affairs

Transcript Highlights:
  • Finally, this one-year grace period is in line with those rules already adopted by DPS in administrative code
  • So, a little four-word, one-page bill, codifying the administrative code that DPS already practices.
  • This section of the code will be enacted immediately if we have a two-thirds vote.
  • This section of the code will be enacted immediately if we have a two-thirds vote.
Summary: The committee met to hear several bills, beginning with House Bill 766, which would require precinct chair applicants to provide an email address, phone number, or both on their applications while keeping that contact information confidential. No one testified for or against the bill, and it was left pending. House Bill 677, a companion to a previously approved Senate bill, would bar county election administrators from simultaneously holding another office or position appointed by an elected official; it also drew no public testimony and was left pending. Members then heard House Bill 3133, which would add explicit deepfake material to the list of content social media platforms must handle through complaint systems, including prompt acknowledgment, investigation, and status updates. Senators discussed concerns about how platforms would verify whether reported content was actually a deepfake, and the sponsor indicated the bill may be held pending while federal law on the subject is reviewed. House Bill 668 would create a one-year grace period for renewing an expired Texas handgun license to carry, codifying an existing DPS practice; it also received no testimony and was left pending. The committee spent the most time on Senate Bill 3070, a major overhaul of the Texas Lottery system. The bill would move oversight from the Lottery Commission to TDLR, dissolve the commission, impose new restrictions on ticket sales and internet play, create a lottery advisory committee, increase transparency and audit requirements, and include a sunset review that could lead to abolishing the lottery if not continued by 2027. The author described the bill as a response to alleged misconduct and illegal practices by the commission, while a witness from the Christian Life Commission testified in favor, supporting changes to prize anonymity and other lottery restrictions. After testimony, the bill was left pending, and the committee recessed subject to the call of the chair.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
  • Finally, this one-year grace period is in line with those rules already adopted by DPS in administrative code
  • So a little four-word, one-page bill codifying the administrative code that DPS already practices.
  • This section of the code.
TX

Texas 89th 2nd C.S.

Human Services Apr 22nd, 2025

Human Services

Transcript Highlights:
  • Under the Human Resources Code Title 12, subtitle C, Chapter 242, Section 010, we require background
  • When determining the allocation of parental responsibilities, House Bill 1106 amends the Family Code
  • I pray over water because everything is a gift to me.
  • The Family Code defines abuse.
  • It's the family code definition of abuse that this hearing would try to change.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Veteran Affairs Apr 15th, 2025

Veteran Affairs

Summary: The Senate Committee on Veteran Affairs heard several bills focused on veterans’ mental health, criminal justice coordination, cemetery expansion, housing, vehicle registration, and anti-discrimination protections. SB 2926 would transfer administration of veterans’ mental health initiatives from HHSC to the Texas Veterans Commission, create a community-based mental health grant program, require a statewide veteran suicide prevention action plan, and add annual reporting requirements. SB 2938 would require county jails to verify and report veteran status at intake, help veteran inmates apply for federal benefits, and provide access to county veteran services and free visitation with service coordinators. Both bills were described as joint or practical efforts to improve coordination and service delivery for veterans, and both were left pending after no public testimony was offered. The committee also heard SB 2543, which would give more flexibility to expand the Texas veterans cemetery system, and SB 2545, which would explore using manufactured homes as another affordable housing option for veterans through the Veterans Land Board. SB 2545 drew questions about how manufactured-home loans would work; a Texas Veterans Land Board witness said implementation would likely require closing at a title company rather than through a retail bill of sale, and the Texas Manufactured Housing Association testified in support. Both cemetery and housing bills were left pending. Members then heard SB 2007, which would let vehicle registration applicants voluntarily designate military status so the DMV could record it and help with benefits and towing/impound issues involving deployed service members. Witnesses from the towing industry and DMV supported the bill, saying the current system lacks enough identifying information to run military-status checks and that the indicator could help prevent vehicles from being sold while owners are deployed. SB 2104 would add military status as a protected class under state anti-discrimination laws for employment, housing, and utilities; the author said it would address ongoing discrimination against service members, veterans, and military families. The Texas VFW supported the bill, citing the Leroy Torres case as an example of why additional state protections are needed. After discussion about overlap with federal law and existing state protections, SB 2104 was also left pending.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Elections Apr 3rd, 2025

Elections

Transcript Highlights:
  • Under the current code, how does the Secretary...
  • I'm asking because you have this provision in the code.
  • It's voted by mail by electronic code.
  • I think what's in the code is very adequate.
  • What I'm doing is trying to update one part of the code.