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MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Transportation Finance and Policy Committee 3/25/26
Transportation Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- </c><00:15:22.880><c> I</c> going after me and I look at it and I going after me and I look at it and
- and the advocates and the stakeholders and the advocates and especially<00:20:19.520><c> to</c><00:20
- And with the A3 and the A8 days.
- ><00:20:34.480><c> through</c><00:20:34.640><c> the</c> and ways and means or through the and ways and
- </c> roads and bridges are safe and drivable. roads and bridges are safe and drivable.
Committee:
House Transportation Finance and Policy
Keywords:
transportation, tow trucks, variable message signs, road safety, emergency service, optometrist, window glazing, motor vehicle regulations, medical prescriptions, transportation safety, infrastructure, construction, appropriation, state project, motorized bicycles, motorcycles, electric vehicles, transportation regulations, safety standards, dealer license
AZ
Arizona 2026 Regular Session
01/26/2026 - House Land, Agriculture & Rural Affairs
Land, Agriculture & Rural Affairs
Transcript Highlights:
- So, on this one, we have the livestock compensation fund, and this one's really aimed at compensating
- So, on this one, we have the livestock compensation fund, and this one's really aimed at compensating
- , but also importantly to seek compensation for avoidance measures, and we provided through the board
- both compensation for direct depredations and avoidance... ...both compensation for direct depredations
- for compensation and will not meet the funds that are available.
Committees:
House Land, Agriculture & Rural Affairs , House House Land, Agriculture & Rural Affairs Committee of Reference
Keywords:
Arizona Beef Council, agriculture, market development, beef products, terminating council, livestock, compensation, funding, ranching, game and fish commission, wildlife, appointment, commission membership, Arizona Revised Statutes, food labeling, cultivated cells, cell-cultured products, consumer information, food safety, cell-cultured protein
AL
Alabama 2026 Regular Session
Alabama House Public Safety and Homeland Security Committee Jan 21st, 2026
Public Safety and Homeland Security
Transcript Highlights:
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- </c> steering wheel and a steer mechanism and steering wheel and a steer mechanism and brakes<00:30:04.320
- </c> requirements, and be registered tax and requirements, and be registered tax and and<00:30:14.640
- </c><00:40:57.520><c> and</c> anything. and and anything. and and >> well,<00:40:58.960><c> you
- And check it. scan. Yes. And check it.
Bills:
HB1 , HB198 , HB11 , HB32 , HB33 , HB34 , HB56 , HB68 , HB72 , HB101 , HB102 , HB110 , HB154 , HB166 , HB168 , HB274 , SB114 , HB1 , HB198 , HB11 , HB32 , HB33 , HB34 , HB56 , HB68 , HB72 , HB101 , HB102 , HB110 , HB154 , HB166 , HB168 , HB274 , SB114
Committee:
House Public Safety and Homeland Security
Keywords:
DUI, driving under the influence, ignition interlock, interlock device, driver license suspension, restricted license, motor vehicle, alcohol offense, first offense, repeat offender, blood alcohol concentration, BAC, license revocation, Alabama State Law Enforcement Agency, ALEA, public safety, traffic safety, chemical dependency, substance abuse, court referral program
HI
Transcript Highlights:
- </c> our program and our and our athletics our program and our and our athletics program<00:20:24.080
- and worker productivity and the school and worker productivity and we<00:55:08.720><c> do</c><00:55:
- </c> Farms and Hawaii Academy of Arts and Farms and Hawaii Academy of Arts and Sciences<00:58:59.680>
- And so, to do research and assist.
- ><c> and</c> addiction and behavioral health and and addiction and behavioral health and and other<01
Bills:
HB1183 , HB1656 , HB1658 , HB1661 , HB1663 , HB1664 , HB1859 , HB2116 , HB2271 , HB2276 , HB2335 , HB2360 , HB2387 , HB2472 , HB1805 , HB2469 , HB1815 , HB1860 , HB2117 , HB2118 , HB2437 , HB2438 , HB2604 , HB1590 , HB2156 , HB2268
Committee:
House Finance
Keywords:
retirement, pension, law enforcement, public safety, Hawaii Revised Statutes, indebtedness, salary recovery, employee compensation, deductions, financial management, collective bargaining, employee relations, impasse procedures, arbitration, public employment, HB1661, cafeteria plan, Section 125, Internal Revenue Code, flexible spending account
WA
Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Labor & Commerce Jan 16th, 2026 at 08:00 am
Labor & Commerce
Transcript Highlights:
- And then we'll just go back and I'll ask my ranking to begin, and then we'll just go back and forth.
- medical leave to long-term care to unemployment insurance and workers' compensation.
- And we have a large role in labor market information and research that is often depended on in not only
- And then the House Labor and Workplace Standards and their appropriation committee heard and passed the
- Low-income workers' earnings are given over to people with higher incomes and no need for taxpayer dependency
Committee:
Senate Labor & Commerce
Keywords:
pregnancy accommodations, pregnant workers, workplace accommodations, reasonable accommodation, undue hardship, lactation, breastfeeding, express milk, maternity leave, childbirth, pregnancy discrimination, employment law, labor and industries, L&I, confidential records, public records exemption, health care certification, workplace standards, employee rights, employer obligations
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- then they have to go back and go through and do it right.
- Chairman and members.
- Chairman and members.
- And so he's just asking to be compensated, and he would have to, I would think, go through court and
- I have watched Eureka Holdings acquire and purchase and demolish and generally vacate East 12th Street
Committee:
House Land & Resource Management
Keywords:
zoning, municipality, municipal immunity, governmental immunity, local government, Chapter 211, Texas Local Government Code, land use, declaratory relief, injunctive relief, mandamus, attorney's fees, court costs, property rights, home rule city, code enforcement, planning and zoning, land development, municipal ordinance, historic landmark
Summary:
The committee first heard Senate Bill 2215, which would clarify that property owners may challenge municipal zoning ordinances that are adopted without following Chapter 211 procedures, and would expressly waive municipal sovereign immunity for declaratory, injunctive, and mandamus actions in those cases. The bill sponsor and witnesses argued it would simply enforce existing notice, hearing, and due process requirements and give landowners a practical remedy when cities fail to comply. Testimony in support came from attorneys and a landowner describing alleged zoning actions in Selma that they said occurred without proper notice or hearings and caused significant financial harm. After questions, the committee substitute was withdrawn and the bill was left pending.
The committee then took up Senate Bill 2639, which would add disclosure and compensation requirements for local historic designations, including compensation based on the greater of repair/restoration costs or the difference in appraised value with and without the designation. The bill author said it was intended to address situations where historic designation delays or blocks redevelopment and to ensure property owners are fairly compensated. A property owner testified in support, describing an Austin case in which a demolition permit led to historic designation and what he said was a costly forced rehabilitation. Opponents, including a preservation advocate and an East Austin resident, argued the current process is already rigorous, rare, and balanced, and that the bill would undermine cities’ ability to preserve historic places and community heritage.
During closing on SB 2639, the chair raised a concern that Section 3B appeared to apply retroactively to pending cases, which he said could be unconstitutional under the Texas Constitution’s prohibition on retroactive laws. The committee did not resolve that issue during the hearing, and the bill was left pending. The committee then adjourned.
FL
Transcript Highlights:
- Authorizes a school district, at its sole discretion, to determine and approve athletic coaches' compensation
- Authorizes a school district, at its sole discretion, to determine and approve athletic coaches' compensation
- And so choosing the level and the rights that folks can access is something we've gone back and forth
- And my hope is that we get them paid fairly and quickly, and that we are not dealing more with claims
- our notices and people find out what we will be considering and can come and participate.
Bills:
S0002 , S0002 , S0006 , S0018 , S0026 , S0028 , S0050 , S0178 , S0326 , S0538 , S0786 , S1004 , S1096 , S1178 , S1366 , S1632 , S1634
Committee:
Senate Judiciary
Keywords:
retirement, Deferred Retirement Option Program, DROP, pension contributions, Special Risk Class, retirement benefits, cost-of-living adjustment, state officials, negligence, settlement, appropriation, highway safety, damages, law enforcement, child welfare, injury compensation, Department of Children and Families, compensation, law enforcement accountability, personal injury
Summary:
The Judiciary Committee took up a long agenda of bills, including several claims bills and policy measures. It heard and approved, mostly unanimously, bills on curators of estates (SB 326, as amended), remedies under the Florida Civil Rights Act (SB 1096), a claim for Reginald Jackson against the City of Lakeland (SB 28), a DCF-related claim for L.E. (SB 6), trust administration reform (SB 786, as amended), a Broward County claim for the estate of a deceased minor (SB 18, as amended, 10-1), a DOT claim for the estate of Mark Legata (SB 26), veterans’ courts (CS/SB 50), extracurricular activities in public K-12 schools (CS/CS/SB 538, as amended), and pet sale protections for dogs and cats (SB 1004). The committee also considered the sovereign immunity claims bill (SB 1366), which was presented as a starting point for negotiations with the House and was reported favorably after testimony from local government, hospital, and school representatives who urged the Senate to hold to its current lower cap levels. The committee later approved a claims bill for the estate of Daniel Maudsley against DHSMV (SB 2). The meeting included repeated roll calls and favorable reports on each measure, with the only recorded no vote on SB 18 from Senator Osgood.
Several bills drew testimony from supporters and, in some cases, objections. SB 50 on veterans’ courts received broad support from veterans’ groups, criminal justice organizations, and community advocates who said it would expand problem-solving court options for veterans dealing with service-related issues. SB 538 on extracurricular activities drew support and opposition, and was amended to address home education eligibility, a school activity fee issue, technical conforming changes, and compensation for extracurricular sponsors. SB 1004 was presented as consumer protection legislation aimed at retail pet dealers, requiring disclosure of animal health records and financing terms and creating a private right of action for violations.
The committee also heard extensive testimony on SB 1178, which would create a foreign interference restriction and enforcement framework targeting foreign countries of concern and designated foreign terrorist organizations. Supporters described it as a national-security measure to limit foreign influence, protect critical infrastructure, and restrict gifts, contracts, and sister-city ties; the sponsor withdrew one amendment and the bill was reported favorably. Finally, SB 1632, dealing with ideologies inconsistent with American principles, prompted substantial questioning about due process, domestic terrorist organization designations, Sharia law references, student discipline, and notice procedures. The sponsor said the bill was intended to protect constitutional principles and target conduct rather than belief, but the transcript ends while public testimony on that bill is still underway.
AZ
Transcript Highlights:
- Activity increases focus, classroom discipline, and cognition, and improves achievement and test scores
- And frankly, I think this is such a new thing to incorporate and build out a structure around it and
- pay of over $72,000 and 50 days personal leave and vacation days, which could be banked and ultimately
- Superintendent contracts and compensation packages in Arizona are really no different than in other states
- And with that, I vote no. And parents paying themselves. And with that, I vote no.
Keywords:
school libraries, public school libraries, library funding, professional associations, library associations, librarians, information services, dues, membership fees, public monies, school governing body, county free library district, municipal library, library contracts, library services, books and programs, Arizona education, Title 15, Library Freedom Act, school district transparency
OK
Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session
Appropriations and Budget Natural Resources Subcommittee Feb 9th, 2026 at 10:30 am
A&B Natural Resources Subcommittee
Transcript Highlights:
- It simply directs existing animal-friendly tax revenue and a structured, accountable spay and neuter
- Go ahead and close the queue. We will report the bill to pass with 5 yeas and 4 nays.
- the country that affirmed over and over that this practice is not ok and it contaminates farm and ranch
- And so, OSU, you know, is a little academic and more of an academic institution.
- It is a heavy, heavy, heavy disc, and he Doubled or tripled disc, and he got it in.
Committee:
House A&B Natural Resources Subcommittee
Keywords:
education funding, concurrent enrollment, school aid, Oklahoma State Regents, permanent school funds, higher education, revolving fund, court reporters, salaries, legislation, employment compensation, state administration, Oklahoma, community development, infrastructure, economic development, local government, financing, pooled finance, Oklahoma Emission Reduction
OK
Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session
Health and Human Services REVISED Feb 9th, 2026 at 02:00 pm
Health and Human Services
Transcript Highlights:
- And so, what efforts have the executive branch and others made in order to try and ensure that currently
- And I really do appreciate your help and understanding.
- And so with That DHS has asked for this change. And I moved to pass and yield for questions.
- And in fact That committee did work on getting those forms ready and implementing rules.
- The purpose of this is to aid family partners and improve outcomes for foster children and parents and
Bills:
SB1423 , SB1426 , SB1502 , SB1377 , SB1983 , SB1466 , SB1645 , SB1647 , SB1847 , SB1565 , SB1562 , SB1329 , SB1383 , SB1833 , SB1555 , SB1344
Committee:
Senate Health and Human Services
Keywords:
Oklahoma Hospital Advisory Council, hospital licensure, public health, State Department of Health, State Board of Health, hospital regulations, healthcare regulation, hospital standards, hospital construction, hospital operations, stroke care, stroke system, emergency medical services, EMS transport, psychiatric treatment, chemical dependency treatment, substance use disorder, drug storage, pharmacy, quality indicators
AL
Alabama 2025 Regular Session
Alabama House Baldwin County Legislation Committee Feb 25th, 2025
Baldwin County Legislation
Transcript Highlights:
- Basically, a pay increase from $115 to $200, and the Board of Equalization is $200, and the Board of
- They haven't had an increase in a while, and this also would go with the Consumer Price Index, so we
- Yes, ma'am, it would be, and ...be retroactive. Yes, ma'am, it would be.
- I did talk with our Revenue Commissioner, I did talk with our Revenue Commissioner, and he said no, everything's
Committee:
House Baldwin County Legislation
Keywords:
HB236, Baldwin County, Board of Equalization, per diem, supplemental compensation, county board, ad valorem tax, property tax appeal, tax assessment, mileage reimbursement, Consumer Price Index, CPI adjustment, local legislation, equalization board, taxpayer protests, property inspection, county revenue, education appropriations, supplemental appropriation, Education Trust Fund
OK
Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session
Appropriations and Budget 2nd Revision: HB1782 (Moore) laid over. Added to 3/4 A and B Full agenda Mar 3rd, 2026 at 04:30 pm
Appropriations and Budget
Transcript Highlights:
- the child and twin grandparent and grandchild moved for adoption.
- And I suppose it is.
- and not dependent on administrative policy alone.
- And thank you Mr.
- and vape products.
Bills:
HB1242 , HB1250 , HB1590 , HB1752 , HB1979 , HB1983 , HB2952 , HB2961 , HB2967 , HB2973 , HB2988 , HB3031 , HB3047 , HB3052 , HB3066 , HB3086 , HB3175 , HB3177 , HB3178 , HB3240 , HB3404 , HB3429 , HB3548 , HB3638 , HB3671 , HB3704 , HB3759 , HB3831 , HB3904 , HB3920 , HB3944 , HB3969 , HB3973 , HB3975 , HB3976 , HB3978 , HB3983 , HB3984 , HB4092 , HB4118
Committee:
House Appropriations and Budget
Keywords:
HB1242, cervidae, deer, elk, sales tax exemption, agricultural exemption, livestock, ranching, farm tax, agricultural sales tax, Oklahoma Tax Commission, agriculture, producer sales, private treaty, special livestock sale, tax relief, farm products, rural economy, local law enforcement, Public Safety Technology Revolving Fund
LA
Transcript Highlights:
- ' compensation system that we create and reform with our legislation here.
- compensation claims and petitions, and to allow employers or payers to file disputed claims in broader
- And it ensures that our state is no longer an outlier in how it manages medical care and workers' compensation
- , and medically sound... ...and on behalf of those who want a workers' compensation system that is modern
- workers' compensation cases, and we're against House Bill 819.
Committee:
House Labor & Industrial
Keywords:
employment discrimination, criminal history, rehabilitation, hiring process, human rights, gender identity, sexual orientation, workplace equality, labor rights, domestic abuse, unpaid leave, employee rights, workplace protection, mental health, survivor support, workers' compensation, employment benefits, claims process, fraud prevention, legal petition
LA
Louisiana 2026 Regular Session
Labor and Industrial Apr 28th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- This is not fairness, and this is not how workers' compensation. Worker, everything.
- ' compensation system that we create and reform with our legislation here.
- compensation claims and petitions, and to allow employers or payers to file disputed claims in broader
- compensation claims and petitions, and to allow employers or payers to file disputed claims in broader
- And it ensures that our state is no longer an outlier in how it manages medical care and workers' compensation
Summary:
The committee first voluntarily deferred House Bills 460 and 561, then took up House Bill 1101 on workers’ compensation. The sponsor said the bill would define maximum medical improvement, adjust fraud provisions, shorten temporary total disability and supplemental earnings benefit periods, and revise vocational rehabilitation rules; an amendment removed proposed age-based termination language for benefits. Business groups including LABI supported the bill as a way to reduce Louisiana’s comparatively high indemnity costs and align the state with regional norms, while injured-worker advocates and attorneys strongly opposed it, arguing it would cut benefits, shift medical and disability decisions away from treating physicians and judges, broaden fraud too far, and potentially push costs onto public programs. After debate, the committee voted to report HB 1101 with amendments.
House Bill 282 was voluntarily deferred. House Bill 293, which would add sexual orientation and gender identity to Louisiana employment discrimination protections, drew generally supportive testimony from the sponsor and supporters, with some members raising questions about religious exemptions and federal law. The committee ultimately voted against reporting HB 293 favorably. House Bill 390, providing unpaid leave protections for domestic abuse survivors at larger employers, was presented as a tool for survivors, but the committee split 6-6 on a motion to report it favorably; the tie resulted in the bill being voluntarily deferred.
The committee then heard House Bill 456, which would expand workers’ compensation petition requirements and allow employers or payers broader access to file disputed claims and seek discovery. Supporters argued employers currently lack a practical way to obtain records and challenge claims without first cutting off benefits, while opponents said the bill would revive a rejected 2012 approach, increase litigation, and undermine the no-fault workers’ compensation bargain. The discussion centered on whether the bill would preserve benefits while allowing discovery or instead encourage more disputes and penalties. The transcript ends with testimony still underway on HB 456, with no final vote shown.
LA
Transcript Highlights:
- And...
- Depending on where they live, some residents and property owners in the parish do have access just to
- Depending on where they live, some residents and property owners in the parish do have access to both
- And then, depending on the case, it can be up to 30 days before they get the court date.
- And then, depending on the case, it can be up to 30 days before they get the court date.
Bills:
HCR41 , HB11 , HB227 , HB243 , HB278 , HB335 , HB424 , HB454 , HB455 , HB492 , HB623 , HB641 , HB660 , HB708 , HB719 , HB940 , HB1029 , HB1053 , HB1069 , HB1077
Committee:
House Judiciary
Keywords:
coupons, rebates, alcohol regulation, malt beverages, Louisiana Department of Revenue, remembrance, Charlie Kirk, state recognition, October 14, memorial day, court filings, electronic filing, letter size paper, privacy, legal procedure, recusal, district attorney, substitute attorney, appointment process, legal proceedings
OK
Transcript Highlights:
- across all publications, digital platforms, conferences, and events.
- And that this isn't mandatory as a matter of fact.
- And I had to learn this, and I'm trying to teach y'all as well.
- And that is the ones that have the four legs and the tails and the big long necks and they eat plants
- So just keep in touch with me and we can set something up.
Committee:
House Tourism
Keywords:
Oklahoma Today Magazine, Oklahoma Tourism and Recreation Department, tourism promotion, advertising sales, commission pay, employee bonus, sales commission, digital publication, print publication, sponsorships, bulk subscriptions, newsstand sales, ancillary products, public records, procurement exemption, administrative procedures exemption, tourism magazine, revenue sharing, executive director, state agency compensation
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Workforce, Labor, and Economic Development Finance and Policy Committee 5/6/25
Workforce, Labor, and Economic Development Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
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- 09:56.880><c> been</c> Miss Shelene and Miss and we've been Miss Shelene and Miss and we've been just
- the workers' compensation fund, as well as a $731,000 increase in 2026-27 and then a $664,000 increase
- Explore Minnesota and the governor and Explore Minnesota and the governor and lieutenant<00:31:16.080
- </c><01:41:21.520><c> and</c> kind of take a look at it and and kind of take a look at it and and funding
Keywords:
workers' compensation, insurance programs, employee protection, Minnesota statutes, safety regulations, prevailing wage, certified payroll, payroll reporting, construction contracts, public works, project registration, labor standards, contractor compliance, subcontractor reporting, state government, Department of Administration, Commissioner of Labor and Industry, Metropolitan Council, highway construction, public construction
AL
Alabama 2025 Regular Session
Alabama House Commerce and Small Business Committee Feb 12th, 2025
Commerce and Small Business
Transcript Highlights:
- If you would come up and give us an overview, please, sir. Thank you.
- And give us an overview, please, sir. Thank you. Mr.
- To answer any questions, experts, if you would just go ahead and pass this bill out of committee, I will
- So, this bill clarifies a lot of the changes that happened with the lawsuits and federal issues going
Bills:
HB230
Committee:
House Commerce and Small Business
Keywords:
real estate, brokerage, broker, salesperson, licensee, consumer disclosure, agency disclosure, RECAD, Real Estate Consumers Agency and Disclosure Act, Alabama Real Estate Commission, buyer agreement, listing agreement, transaction broker, single agent, dual agency, compensation disclosure, commission, referral agreement, referral fee, written agreement
AL
Alabama 2026 Regular Session
Alabama House Boards, Agencies and Commissions Committee Jan 28th, 2026
Boards, Agencies and Commissions
Transcript Highlights:
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- October 1, 2028. has met and reviewed and has brought has met and reviewed and has brought back<00:08
- such, travel compensation, per diem, and significant issues, which easily could be emergency contract
- ><c> predium</c><00:16:03.600><c> and</c> and such travel compensation predium and and such travel compensation
- c> grab your attention and and I did like grab your attention and and I did like the<00:18:57.919><c>
Bills:
SB54 , SB126 , SB128 , SB101 , SB102 , SB104 , HB282 , HB298 , SB54 , SB126 , SB128 , SB101 , SB102 , SB104 , HB282 , HB298
Committee:
House Boards, Agencies and Commissions
Keywords:
sunset law, Alabama Surface Mining Commission, environmental regulation, mining, state commission, Alabama Private Investigation Board, regulatory oversight, agency review, continuation, sickle cell disease, healthcare, regulatory commission, public health, regulation, electrical contractors, state agencies, home medical equipment, board continuation, boards, commissions
WA
Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Labor & Commerce Jan 27th, 2026 at 10:30 am
Labor & Commerce
Transcript Highlights:
- By way of background, an injured worker under the Workers’ Compensation Act may receive time loss and
- family status and number of dependents, and subject to minimum and maximum amounts.
- family status and number of dependents and subject to minimum and maximum amounts.
- When discussing how best to fund both workers' compensation COLAs and adjust the COLA calculation, labor
- Capping future cost-of-living adjustments for workers' compensation pensions and time loss benefits at
Committee:
Senate Labor & Commerce
Keywords:
interest arbitration, parks and recreation, public employees, labor relations, employee rights, laid-off employees act, WARN notice, mass layoff, business closure, plant closing, worker adjustment and retraining notification, employment security department, employee notice, layoff notice, worker protections, job loss, employment loss, public records exemption, privacy, employee names and addresses