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LA

Louisiana 2026 Regular Session

Judiciary May 7th, 2026

Judiciary

Transcript Highlights:
  • And so representatives of the members of the committee...
  • of the act.
  • Anybody in this room can go open a firm and go take advantage of veterans going through the disability
  • This bill was brought to me by the disability advocates after the tragic death of Brian Vasquez."
  • And then I have one white card from Liam Doyle from the Governor's Office of Disability Affairs, present
Bills: HB302 , HB371 , HB597 , HB1097 , HB1190 , SB34 , SB164 , SB208 , SB232 , SB317 , SB357 , SB421 , SB510
Committee: House Judiciary
OK
Transcript Highlights:
  • There was a lot of a lack of clarity about... ...of a lack of clarity about if someone does a placement
  • These are owned by citizens of Oklahoma and citizens of the United States.
  • But the gist of this bill was to combine that into one section of statute.
  • sanctity of life.
  • Each of you as well.
Committee: House Public Health
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Public Health - Part 1 Feb 18th, 2026 at 09:00 am

Public Health

Transcript Highlights:
  • Oklahoma's chiropractic practice is kind of one of the most, in our country, is one of the most wide
  • Maybe this is a representative of a little bit of point of clarification. Thank you, Madam Chair.
  • that's had to close and so forth because of some of these practices of PBMs?
  • So to give you guys a little bit of background, some of you know that, most of you know this, some of
  • But whenever we're tens of thousands of nurses shy of what we need, 200 nurses a year going through a
Committee: House Public Health
WA

Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session

Senate Law & Justice Feb 2nd, 2026 at 10:30 am

Law & Justice

Transcript Highlights:
  • I'm here on behalf of the Patient Coalition of Washington in support of this bill.
  • There's a lot of countries that are a part of that. The U.S. is not a part of that.
  • a behavioral health disorder, presents a likelihood of serious harm or is gravely disabled.
  • A DCR team will deem the person gravely disabled and in need of involuntary treatment, but law enforcement
  • And you've heard of some of those today.
Bills: SB5962 , SB6105 , SB6203 , SB6296
AL

Alabama 2026 Regular Session

Alabama House Military and Veterans Affairs Committee Jan 28th, 2026

Military and Veterans Affairs

Transcript Highlights:
  • So all this does is bring it down so that a disabled veteran is 50% disabled or greater can apply and
  • Military-friendly protects our military assets from moving out of the state of Alabama.
  • I was still in the process of getting, you know, working with the Department of Veterans Affairs.
  • The name of an individual with military preference with an augmented rating shall be entered ahead of
  • c> shall be entered ahead of the name of an shall be entered ahead of the name of an in<00:05:22.800>
Bills: HB292 , HB307 , SB33 , HB292 , HB307 , SB33
WA

Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Early Learning & Human Services Jan 13th, 2026 at 01:30 pm

Early Learning & Human Services

Transcript Highlights:
  • I represent the 13th Legislative District, which consists of all of Kittitas County, most of Grant County
  • The issue of youth homelessness is for a period of time.
  • I'm also the parent of a young woman with intellectual and developmental disabilities.
  • Disability Rights Washington is testifying in full support of this bill today.
  • of the bill on the back of anecdotal, opponents of the effort like me and proponents of the bill on
Bills: HB2185 , HB2200 , HB2230 , HB2319
AZ

Arizona 2026 Regular Session

01/28/2026 - House Appropriations

Appropriations

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  • Because of the nature of the capitalization of the entities that are behind it, the duration of the bonds
  • We do a lot of the medium-sized cities and, of course, a lot of the school districts and a couple of
  • to make sense of a bowl of spaghetti.
  • of people under the age of 18 by 2028.
  • of people under the age of 18 by 2028.
WA

Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session

Senate Early Learning & K-12 Education Jan 21st, 2026 at 10:30 am

Early Learning & K-12 Education

Transcript Highlights:
  • The bill also includes a list of different types of programs.
  • I'm testifying today in support of 5992 on behalf of the agency.
  • Some form of the MSOC bill has been in front of you the last couple of years.
  • Some form of the MSOC bill has been in front of you the last couple of years.
  • of Health.
AL

Alabama 2026 Regular Session

Alabama House Health Committee Jan 21st, 2026

Health

Transcript Highlights:
  • I did a little tour yesterday of the State House, and I don't know which one of the meeting rooms will
  • But that is the gist of the bill.
  • </c> duplicative of long-standing FDA policy. duplicative of long-standing FDA policy.
  • So, this is, uh, the chairman of the board of the Medical Association.
  • So, this is, uh, the chairman of the board of the Medical Association.
Bills: HB139 , HB172 , HB156 , HB139 , HB172 , HB156
Committee: House Health
AL

Alabama 2026 Regular Session

Alabama Senate County and Municipal Government Committee Mar 17th, 2026

County and Municipal Government

Transcript Highlights:
  • Because one of them is budget and I don't know if he counts. >> He doesn't count.
  • It is permissive legislation that allows a municipality to adopt a Firefighters Bill of Rights.
  • that are insurers for municipalities that have a lot of concerns, and I just wanted to let you know
  • I wanted to make sure we got your bill given the timing now, got it in committee and probably out of
  • </c> municipalities that have a lot of municipalities that have a lot of concerns<00:03:54.640><c> and
Bills: HB468 , SB366 , HB468 , HB561 , SB227 , SB32 , HB561 , SB227 , SB32
AZ

Arizona 2026 Regular Session

03/09/2026 - Senate Finance

Finance

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  • of 10%.
  • Why not organizations of volleyball players or other types of pools of people? Mr.
  • may use to certify their disability for the purposes of determining eligibility for a property tax exemption
  • For the record, Ryan McDonald, on behalf of the town of Quake Creek, here in support of the bill.
  • of the needs.
NM

New Mexico 2026 Regular Session

House - Appropriations and Finance Feb 16th, 2026 at 10:48 pm

House Appropriations & Finance

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  • children who have or are at risk of having developmental delays and disabilities in classrooms by mandating
  • We can't allow the success of one group of women to be achieved on the backs of others.
  • And so I think it represents a lot of feedback and a lot of responsiveness from a lot of folks with expertise
  • of families, which is the purpose of the CCDBG and the purpose of Senate Bill 241.
  • And if anything, this is one of the, or will be one of, one of the best workforces development projects
Bills: SB132 , SB241
NM

New Mexico 2026 Regular Session

Senate - Finance Feb 16th, 2026 at 09:33 am

Senate Finance

Transcript Highlights:
  • Estancia, Otero County, Sobola County, the Village of Milan and the City of Grants.
  • In the amount of one twenty-fourth of the appropriation, substantial.
  • 9 Loss of Revenue.
  • front of something.
  • of these.
Bills: SB132 , SB241
WA

Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Community Safety Jan 27th, 2026 at 04:00 pm

Community Safety

Transcript Highlights:
  • Goodman, members of the committee, my name is Rachel Sievers, and I'm an attorney with Disability Rights
  • Now, of course, the state pays part of the Medicaid, but it's only a fraction of it.
  • So a life of service is kind of what drives all of us sitting before you.
  • Once again, I'm here testifying on behalf of the League of Women Voters of Washington.
  • , not because of its goal, but because of the.
Bills: HB2387 , HB2490 , HB2508 , HB2539
OK
Transcript Highlights:
  • diagnosing a disability for disability applications.
  • be Part of another set of a on the bill?
  • the added benefits of this piece of legislation?
  • And first of all, point of personal privilege.
  • Do you have any of the specifics from any of the studies that kind of help explain the rationale of how
OK
Transcript Highlights:
  • of Oklahoma.
  • Thanks to all of you. But I stand here because of the representation of athletes before you.
  • Third reading of the bill. House Bill 3416 by Strom of the House and Albert of the Senate.
  • Third reading of the bill. House Bill 3418 by Strom of the House and Daniels of the Senate.
  • It got like many of us during the end of session.
NM

New Mexico 2026 Regular Session

House - Chamber Meeting Feb 6th, 2026 at 11:19 am

New Mexico House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • vision of building a better and just state for all of our citizens of New Mexico does not stop here,
  • I just ask that my speaker, my guests wear red in honor of that, in honor of many of our relatives who
  • She is the former interim director of the Office of Equity Inclusion at the City of Albuquerque, and
  • Because Regis is an example of the power of that.
  • of money.
Bills: HB111 , HJR1 , HB61 , HB8 , HB30 , HB43 , HB156 , HJM2 , HM7 , HM17 , HM4 , HM22 , HM23 , HM24 , HM26 , HM2 , HM16 , HM11 , HM14 , HM21 , HM34 , HM50 , HB70 , SB3 , HJM3
TX

Texas 89th Regular

89th Legislative Session Apr 29th, 2025

Texas House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • It just simply changes the burden from the presumption of guilty to the standard due process of innocence
  • And so you're saying that presumption creates the whole idea of guilty until proven innocent.
  • It's just simply, instead of being the presumption of recklessness, it reverses it and puts it in the
  • HB331 by Patterson relates to certain presumptions applicable to claims for... ...or compensation of
  • This measure ends the exemption of property tax afforded to a surviving spouse of a 100% disabled service
Bills: HB1500 , HJR7 , HJR112 , HB34 , HB133 , HB 112 , HB 119 , HB 128 , HB 130 , HB132 , HB2756 , HB166 , HB406 , HB186 , HB271 , HB331 , HB380 , HB1583 , HB1584 , HB1819 , HB621 , HB303 , HB552 , HB366 , HB463 , HB 1211 , HB1327 , HB1461 , HB923 , HB1760 , HB2043 , HB2467 , HB5333 , HB5265 , HB1592 , HB1576 , HB1552 , HB2018 , HB3511 , HB1781 , HB2013 , HB2340 , HB2349 , HB2508 , HB2970 , HB2520 , HB865 , HB2851 , HB3385 , HB3336 , HB3529 , HB3309 , HB 1127 , HB 1232 , HB1397 , HB4236 , HB1804 , HB1926 , HB4041 , HB1965 , HB1964 , HB2679 , HB2730 , HB3698 , HB3699 , HCR77 , HB3354 , HB163 , HB201 , HB272 , HB333 , HB405 , HB519 , HB569 , HB654 , HB694 , HB791 , HB 1006 , HB 1136 , HB 1240 , HB 1266 , HB 1275 , HB1437 , HB1532 , HB1675 , HB1842 , HB1868 , HB1888 , HB1894 , HB1943 , HB1990 , HB2029 , HB2061 , HB2286 , HB2523 , HB2622 , HB2626 , HB2652 , HB2692 , HB2842 , HB2885 , HB2914 , HB3016 , HB3096 , HB3129 , HB3248 , HB3251 , HB3255 , HB3479 , HB3611 , HB3623 , HB3701 , HB3724 , HB3803 , HB3804 , HB3805 , HB3806 , HB3810 , HB3816 , HB3832 , HB3887 , HB4127 , HB4129 , HB4130 , HB4131 , HB4163 , HB4187 , HB4229 , HB4238 , HB4454 , HB4588 , HB4643 , HB4736 , HB4738 , HB4739 , HB4945 , HB5015 , HB5616 , SB767 , SB1619 , SB1738 , HJR5 , HJR2 , HB1399 , HB388 , HB 114 , HB205 , HB2789 , HB2791 , HB499 , HB2960 , HB3163 , HB3135 , HB2427 , HB1672 , HB1722 , HB2618 , HB879 , HB 1126 , HB4134 , HB3513 , HB1445 , HB1893 , HB1734 , HB3229 , HB3306 , HB 1276 , HB3516 , HB4145 , HB1585 , HB4810 , HB2558 , HB2742 , HB1695 , HB33 , HB144 , HB 109 , HB 103 , HB148 , HB3809 , HB2217 , HB220 , HB2421 , HB2363 , HB421 , HB2455 , HB3711 , HB2559 , HB2775 , HB3126 , HB3666 , HB3595 , HB3260 , HB3376 , HB3826 , HB3770 , HB1831 , HB2614 , HB3113 , HB322 , HB431 , HB869 , HB 1203 , HB 1244 , HB1875 , HB1950 , HB2152 , HB2341 , HB2809 , HB2856 , HB3012 , SB1415 , SB1058 , SB487 , SB1499 , SB513 , SB1697 , SB1197 , SB1437 , SB1809 , SB836 , SB1879 , SB1145 , SB963 , SB1038 , SB1147 , SB914 , SB711 , SB1409 , HB3707 , HB589 , HB1360 , HB2337 , HB2391 , HB718 , HB23 , HB2436 , HB1500 , HJR7 , HJR112 , HB34 , HB133 , HB 112 , HB 119 , HB 128 , HB 130 , HB132 , HB2756 , HB166 , HB406 , HB186 , HB271 , HB331 , HB380 , HB1583 , HB1584 , HB1819 , HB621 , HB303 , HB552 , HB366 , HB463 , HB 1211 , HB1327 , HB1461 , HB923 , HB1760 , HB2043 , HB2467 , HB5333 , HB5265 , HB1592 , HB1576 , HB1552 , HB2018 , HB3511 , HB1781 , HB2013 , HB2340 , HB2349 , HB2508 , HB2970 , HB2520 , HB865 , HB2851 , HB3385 , HB3336 , HB3529 , HB3309 , HB 1127 , HB 1232 , HB1397 , HB4236 , HB1804 , HB1926 , HB4041 , HB1965 , HB1964 , HB2679 , HB2730 , HB3698 , HB3699 , HB3354 , HB163 , HB201 , HB272 , HB333 , HB405 , HB519 , HB569 , HB654 , HB694 , HB791 , HB 1006 , HB 1136 , HB 1240 , HB 1266 , HB 1275 , HB1437 , HB1532 , HB1675 , HB1842 , HB1868 , HB1888 , HB1894 , HB1943 , HB1990 , HB2029 , HB2061 , HB2286 , HB2523 , HB2622 , HB2626 , HB2652 , HB2692 , HB2842 , HB2885 , HB2914 , HB3016 , HB3096 , HB3129 , HB3248 , HB3251 , HB3255 , HB3479 , HB3611 , HB3623 , HB3701 , HB3724 , HB3803 , HB3804 , HB3805 , HB3806 , HB3810 , HB3816 , HB3832 , HB3887 , HB4127 , HB4129 , HB4130 , HB4131 , HB4163 , HB4187 , HB4229 , HB4238 , HB4454 , HB4588 , HB4643 , HB4736 , HB4738 , HB4739 , HB4945 , HB5015 , HB5616 , SB767 , SB1619 , SB1738 , HCR77
NM

New Mexico 2026 Regular Session

Senate - Education Feb 6th, 2026 at 09:10 am

Senate Education

Transcript Highlights:
  • million for out-of-school learning, and out-of-school learning can be a lot of different things.
  • of it. those of you may not be aware that cost of an EV bus is three times the cost of $450,000.
  • developmental disabilities and delayed disabilities.
  • Y'all have kind of answered the majority of them.
  • of occurring, the probability of any one of them goes way up.
Bills: SB204 , SB241 , HB34 , HB2 , SB204 , SB241 , HB34
NM

New Mexico 2026 Regular Session

House - Education Feb 6th, 2026 at 09:04 am

House Education

Transcript Highlights:
  • And in the case of at least a few of them, we've identified a few students who maybe even live out of
  • I'm the founder of a nonprofit, One-of-a-Kind Kids.
  • One of these is sort of drafting conventions where you'll see some language sort of be written.
  • That's one of the goals of a further study.
  • We don't need the entirety of this piece of legislation to fix some of the fiscal impacts.
Bills: HB2 , SB204 , SB241 , HB34