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AZ

Arizona 2026 Regular Session

02/09/2026 - House Public Safety & Law Enforcement

Public Safety & Law Enforcement

Transcript Highlights:
  • Was it a group? Was it a mix? Good question.
  • It's just a bit of a mess of terms.
  • So it's a weapon.
  • It's not a resolution, but this bill is a series of declarations, similar to a lot of the bills we've
  • My brother was a, it was not a firefighter, but he was a paramedic with Arizona Fire and Medical Authority
Bills: HB2665, HB2904, HB2917
Summary: The House Committee on Public Safety and Law Enforcement heard three bills. HB 2665, named Cade’s Law, would expand Arizona’s manslaughter statute to cover intentionally directed communications—verbal, written, or electronic—that encourage a minor to die by suicide, while excluding general public commentary and non-directed discussion of suicide or mental health. The sponsor and several parents and suicide-prevention advocates testified in support, emphasizing teen suicide risks and the need to address online communication. Some members raised concerns about ambiguity, peer-to-peer counseling, and whether minors could be swept into the statute. After a verbal amendment clarifying the communication language, the bill passed 10-4 with several members voting present due to drafting concerns. HB 2904 declared fentanyl trafficking across the Arizona-Mexico border a public health crisis and directed state health officials to act within their authority. The sponsor argued the bill was needed to combat cartels and protect Arizona from fentanyl-related deaths. The ACLU of Arizona opposed it, saying the bill used vague and unprecedented terms such as “unlawful invasion,” could sweep in asylum seekers or low-level drug offenders, and might affect bail and sentencing. After a contentious debate over border security, sovereignty, and the bill’s definitions, the committee gave HB 2904 a do pass recommendation by an 8-6 vote. HB 2917 would create a firefighter cancer registry at the Department of Health Services to collect and analyze data on cancer among Arizona firefighters. Firefighter representatives supported the measure as a way to better understand occupational exposure and improve prevention, but members questioned whether the bill’s reporting requirements were truly voluntary, since the draft appeared to require participation and provider reporting of medical information. The sponsor and supporters said the intent was not to mandate disclosure and were open to amendments to clarify consent and privacy. The committee approved the bill 12-1, with one present vote and one absence, while noting that cleanup amendments would be needed before floor consideration.
AL

Alabama 2026 1st Special Session

Alabama Senate Finance and Taxation Education Committee Jan 28th, 2026

Finance and Taxation Education

Transcript Highlights:
  • > revenues between of a 5% level, so a revenues between of a 5% level, so a more<00:08:11.039> minimal
  • If we have a a some hard fiscal plan?
  • c><00:11:13.120> step is, but just as a um a good first step is, but just as a um a good first
  • for about a year, maybe a little longer. for about a year, maybe a little longer.
  • a a a roof fall in on kids. kids. kids.
Bills: HB245, SB16, SB59, SB62, SB79, SB88
TX
Transcript Highlights:
  • Class A rather than a Class B.
  • A state jail felony rather than a class A if the total value of the property involved of the property
  • Those value ladders that you discussed, it goes from a class E misdemeanor to a class. be a misdemeanor
  • Most offenses will be elevated from a Class A misdemeanor. to a State Jail felony.
  • The bill amends the penal code to elevate this offense from a Class A misdemeanor. to a state jail felony
MS

Mississippi 2026 Regular Session

Judiciary, Division A (Part 2) - Room 409, 3 March, 2026; 4:15 P.M.

Judiciary, Division A

Transcript Highlights:
  • I'll call Judiciary A to order.
  • before you is a strike all. before you is a strike all.
  • it's a real concern when it's a real it's a real concern when you're<00:16:11.880> getting<00
  • , a shot that says was a, in my opinion, a shot that says if<00:20:15.000> you<00:20:15.160>
  • Chairman, it's a tough one. It's a deadline day question.
Summary: The committee first took up House Bill 1752, which had already passed Judiciary A, gone to Appropriations, and returned with an amendment. The chair explained that the amendment froze a rate increase that had been included by LBR and instead set the amount at $150,100 on a two-year schedule for further review. The committee adopted the amendment and then passed the bill on a title-sufficient-do-pass motion. The committee then considered House Bill 1603, described as a cleanup measure related to last year’s squatters law. Counsel explained that it removed language stating that a squatter who commits trespass or remains on another person’s property shall not accrue property rights based on that conduct. After a brief question about what the bill removed, the committee passed it on a title-sufficient-do-pass motion. The main discussion centered on House Bill 1224, a strike-all for the Keeping Kids Safe Online Act, which the chair described as a revised version of the Walker Montgomery law. The chair said the original House bill raised serious constitutional concerns, especially around age verification, First Amendment issues, and overbreadth, and noted Justice Kavanaugh’s comments in the Walker Montgomery litigation suggesting the prior law was likely unconstitutional. He said the strike-all would create a task force, include a reverse repealer, and use language modeled on laws in Florida and Virginia, with the goal of producing a bill that could withstand legal challenge. Several senators questioned whether the committee should move forward with a bill that might still be vulnerable, while others emphasized the need to protect children online and referenced Mr. Montgomery’s advocacy and the book Anxious Generation. The chair said industry representatives from Google, Facebook, TikTok, and NetChoice had expressed willingness to discuss a workable compromise, and he indicated the committee could still go to conference and potentially return to the House version if needed.
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Criminal Judiciary REVISED: Links added Feb 3rd, 2026 at 03:00 pm

Criminal Judiciary

Transcript Highlights:
  • do so on a boat.
  • It makes the crime of reckless driving that causes a collision a D2 felony, and it also makes a reckless
  • Have a do pass in a second. Any debate? Seen no debate. Uhu, open cue for voting.
  • So now, knowingly displaying or making a false or fictitious tag would be a D3 felony with a penalty
  • Have a do pass in a second. Any debate? None. Please open cue for voting.
AL

Alabama 2025 Regular Session

Alabama Senate Agriculture, Conservation, and Forestry Feb 12th, 2025

Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry

Transcript Highlights:
  • I know that we have a mill in Mike County, and I see a lot more activity on a daily basis with our office
  • a $50,000 to $60,000 income.
  • These guys, a couple of... ...mean, these guys bring in a couple thousand dollars a day.
  • It’s just a...
  • Senator Johnes: This is not so much a question, rather a statement.
Bills: SB110, SB64, SB42
VA
Transcript Highlights:
  • Do I have a motion? Mr. Chairman, I would like to make a motion that Senator Aird chair.
  • So that kind of was in a little bit of a limbo for about a year and some change.
  • Well, we’ll take a pause here.
  • So there are very, this is like a very high bar for a drug to be considered a Schedule I substance because
  • Well, this has to be a first. I am not going to beg you. Well, this has to be a first.
Summary: The Joint Commission on Cannabis and Hemp Policy met for its first meeting of 2026, elected Senator Lashrecse Aird as chair and Delegate Paul Krizek as vice chair, confirmed a quorum, adopted the virtual participation policy, and heard member introductions. Opening remarks emphasized the commission’s ongoing charge under HJR 497 to oversee Virginia’s transition toward a regulated retail cannabis market, with leaders noting that cannabis possession and home cultivation are already legal but retail sales remain unregulated and that the commission’s work continues despite the veto of the 2026 retail market bill. The commission then received a virtual briefing from NCSL on federal cannabis and hemp developments. Presenters explained the federal rescheduling of certain cannabis products to Schedule III, stressing that it applies only to FDA-approved cannabis drugs and state medical cannabis products, does not legalize adult-use sales, and leaves unresolved issues such as banking and broader tax compliance. They also reviewed the 2026 federal hemp changes narrowing the hemp definition, effective November 12, 2026, and warned of enforcement, interstate commerce, and market-disruption concerns for hemp-derived products. Members asked questions about whether rescheduling could lead to decriminalization and about tax and compliance implications for states. Commission staff then reviewed Virginia’s cannabis-related legislation from the 2026 session. They summarized bills that became law, including a process for modifying certain pre-2021 marijuana-related sentences, a bill allowing the Department of Health to address cannabis oil use in hospitals and convene a work group on medical-care-facility access, and a medical cannabis labeling/delivery measure. They also described SB 543, which strengthened hemp and illicit cannabis enforcement by requiring license decals, creating penalties for unlicensed sales and false decals, authorizing cease-and-desist actions and seizures, establishing a public tip line, directing law-enforcement training, and creating a consumer-protection civil action for certain high-THC products. No public comments were offered, and the meeting adjourned without further action.
KY
Transcript Highlights:
  • might be a different discussion. might be a different discussion.
  • Need a motion. Motion. All right. Need a motion. Motion.
  • Got a motion in the second. Got a motion in the second.
  • So, I'm going to be a vote a no vote. So, I'm going to be a vote a no vote.
  • He is a no.
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  • Campbell since Talala OSU has a new osteopathic school.
  • And I've got a proclamation I'm gonna read.
  • Piper Riley is a great student and a great kid.
  • a nuclear life cycle innovation campus.
  • And my other announcement is of a personal nature.
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Transcript Highlights:
  • My name is Mike Osborne, and I am a Palm Dad. And let me tell you, it's a ride.
  • He is a liction... and a four-time national champion in showing cattle.
  • Rakelin is a senior from Duncan. She is a three-time state qualifier for golf.
  • Rakelin is a senior from Duncan. She is a three-time state qualifier for golf.
  • So, anyway, here we go, Representative Anthony Moore, a dad and a husband, a lawyer by trade, a golfer
AL

Alabama 2026 1st Special Session

Alabama Senate Judiciary Committee Jan 14th, 2026

Judiciary

Transcript Highlights:
  • Makes it a class C felony. Senator Auburn.
  • workers or whatever more of a protected class.
  • Makes it a class C felony. Senator Auburn.
  • workers or whatever more of a protected class.
  • Makes it a class C felony. Senator Auburn.
AL

Alabama 2026 1st Special Session

Alabama Senate Finance and Taxation Education Committee Mar 18th, 2026

Finance and Taxation Education

Transcript Highlights:
  • We got a motion in a second.
  • That way we less than a half a million.
  • You got a<00:27:00.240> question? a question? a question?
  • <00:28:11.600> on >> yeah, there's a there's a a sunset on >> yeah, there's a
  • It's a renewal and just with a the work.
AL

Alabama 2025 Regular Session

Alabama Senate Education Policy Committee Apr 9th, 2025

Education Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • But this does have a runway, a five-year runway with have a runway, a five-year runway with this to take
  • SB278 is for our school districts to create a policy that allows students to attend religious classes
  • After following a short chain of events, I was asked to become a member of a steering committee.
  • It's not a right; it's my responsibility as a parent. I look at my responsibility as a parent.
  • I think if you're a parent, what I did. I think if you're a parent, that's a priority.
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Public Safety Feb 17th, 2026 at 08:30 am

Public Safety

Transcript Highlights:
  • We have a do pass by Senator Kern, a second by Senator Brooks.
  • A felony. I asked for a do pass, and you know, for questions. We have a do pass by Senator Yak.
  • misdemeanor and a felony.
  • mental agencies because there's a big difference between seizing a kilo of cocaine and taking a sample
  • So, it's a very simple bill, but boy, it has a lot of impact when you're in a court of law and trying
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Business Feb 3rd, 2026 at 10:30 am

Business

Transcript Highlights:
  • It is a crime. It is a federal crime to hire an illegal alien to work.
  • First of all, it would be creating a new system, but again. It's a federal item, not a state item.
  • as a whole.
  • I hire a guy today. Three months down the road, he's a great hand.
  • I put an option for a licensed plumber to install or inspect so it doesn't make them the primary.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Agriculture Finance and Policy Committee 3/17/25

Agriculture Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • Okay, a couple of housekeeping items. A quorum is present. A quorum is present.
  • <00:26:18.440> a<00:26:18.559> treatment the resources to install a treatment the resources
  • to install a treatment system<00:26:19.399> or<00:26:19.600> repair<00:26:20.000> their
  • The first step was a joint powers agreement passing money through to work with contractors and install
  • Okay, but a one-time—not for a rental? No, but a sale would be a one-time correct credit.
KY
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  • a it's a a for several years, but it's a it's a a concept<00:28:57.679> where<00:28:58.559>
  • You go from a 50-seat to a 75-seater to a 185-seat.
  • You go from a 50-seat to a 75-seater to a 185-seat.
  • You go from a 50-seat to a 75-seater to a 185-seat.
  • >> Um and just a a question. You talk a lot >> Um and just a a question.
Summary: The committee received an update from the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet on the FY 2025 road fund. Officials reported road fund revenues came in $38.5 million above the enacted estimate, but were down about $11 million from FY 2024, largely because a motor fuels tax rate reduction took effect at the start of FY 2025. Motor vehicle usage tax receipts were stronger than expected, and the cabinet said the road fund ended the year with a $61.6 million surplus, which the budget bill directs to state highway construction. Members also discussed how the motor fuels decline affects formula distributions to cities, counties, and rural/secondary roads, with officials saying about $122.8 million had been planned for revenue sharing but was not distributed because receipts were lower than forecast. Members asked about broader revenue trends, including fuel efficiency, electric vehicles, and the removal of a hybrid fee. Cabinet officials said improved fuel efficiency and CAFE standards reduce gasoline consumption and therefore fuel tax receipts, while EVs and plug-in hybrids are subject to a user fee. They also said toll revenues from the Louisville bridges are covering bills and commitments, though they did not have detailed figures at hand. On project delivery, officials said delays are often caused by right-of-way acquisition, utility relocation, and the large volume of projects in the highway plan, and that much of the work happens behind the scenes before construction begins. The committee also reviewed the cabinet’s cash management approach, which was adopted after 2000 to avoid setting aside full project costs all at once and to keep the road fund cash balance above a required minimum. Officials said the balance typically rises in winter and falls in summer as project bills come due, and that the current balance was about $166 million. They also reported that project awards for the year were nearing $998 million and expected to exceed last year’s total. No formal votes or legislative actions were taken beyond approving the prior meeting minutes.