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WY

Wyoming 2026 Regular Session

Senate Appropriations Committee, February 9, 2026

Appropriations

Transcript Highlights:
  • >> Senator Gierau here. >> Senator Larson and Salazar here.
  • >> Senator Larson. >> Senator Larson.
  • Chairman, roll call vote on Senate File 2. >> Senator Driscoll, I. >> Senator French, hi. >> Senator
  • >> Senator<00:13:16.639> Driscoll, >> Senator Driscoll, >> Senator Driscoll,
  • >> Senator<00:13:18.240> French, >> Senator French, >> Senator French, >&
Bills: HB0105, HB0107, SF0002
WY

Wyoming 2026 Regular Session

House Appropriations Committee, February 9, 2026

Appropriations

Transcript Highlights:
  • I know you're probably aware, uh, Senator, that we do have an amendment to adjust some things on this
  • >> Senator, I'm just going to ask that you stick around so that uh, just observe our work on those amendments
  • I just wanted to mention for your consideration that the Senate introduced a very similar version of
  • this bill, Senate File 60, and it was re-referred to travel.
  • This is Representative Smith's motion to add language that House Bill 105 takes precedent over Senate
Bills: HB0105, HB0107, SF0002
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

CAA Public Hearing - Wed Feb 4, 2026 @ 9:30 AM HST

Culture & Arts

Transcript Highlights:
  • to establish new administrative rules because it wasn't put under Chapter 9 or existing administrative
  • rules.
  • Administrative rules because it wasn't put under Chapter 9 or existing administrative rules.
  • You have to establish administrative rules because of the way that the bill was written.
  • You have to establish administrative rules because of the way that the bill was written.
Summary: The committee on Culture and the Arts heard several measures related to arts funding, administration, and access. Testimony was largely supportive across the agenda. For HB 2218 and HB 1815, the State Foundation on Culture and the Arts supported the bills, and members discussed transition timing and administrative support, including the need for an additional year in one measure and a temporary administrative position to help with the transfer. HB 1764, the music accessibility pilot program, drew broad support from the Retail Merchants of Hawaii, Hawaii Symphony Orchestra, Hawaii Public Library System, Hawaii Youth Symphony, and others, with testimony emphasizing library-based music programming, community access, and economic benefits. HB 2117, which would create an arts data mapping task force, also received extensive support, though witnesses suggested narrowing the initial scope, adding representatives from independent and charter schools and neighbor island arts programs, and ensuring adequate funding and a realistic timeline for the work. The committee also heard HB 2436 on arts integration in public schools, HB 2438 on the Hawaii Cultural Trust, and HB 2532 on the Hawaiian flag. HB 2436 and HB 2438 received support from SFCA, while the Cultural Trust bill prompted a lengthy explanation from the chair about how the proposed tax credit would work and amendments to clarify that donations to the trust and to qualifying cultural nonprofits must be made in tandem, with eligible organizations listed and updated annually by SFCA and OHA. HB 2532 drew testimony from Dr. Adam Jansen in support of protecting the Hawaiian flag as a historical and cultural symbol; he said the flag should continue to be used for solidarity, protest, inclusion, and identity. At the decision-making portion, the committee adopted the chair’s recommendations on the measures considered. HB 2118, HB 764, HB 1815, and HB 2117 were passed with amendments, including date deferrals and technical changes; HB 764 also had its appropriation blanked out. HB 2436 was passed with amendments, and HB 2438 was advanced with substantial clarifying amendments to the cultural trust structure. The chair indicated that HB 2117 would include an interim report due in 2027 focused on music and dance, with a final report due in 2029 on arts education more broadly.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Children and Families Finance and Policy Committee 2/18/25

Children and Families Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • That's the way this bill is drafted in the Senate.
  • That's the way this bill is drafted in the Senate.
  • That's the way this bill is drafted in the Senate.
  • <00:19:53.720> um this bill is drafted in the Senate um this bill is drafted in the Senate
  • to just sort of rewriting law and rules to just sort of rewriting law and rules around<00:43:18.559
Bills: HF656, HF655, HF633
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Transcript Highlights:
  • Of the House and Murdock of the Senate, a resolution relating to repealing certain permanent rules of
  • Or they could just accept Senate House amendments on Senate Bill 633.
  • The building Senate Senate Bill 633 by Hilbert of the House and Weaver of the Senate, an act relating
  • Daniels of the Senate.
  • of the Senate.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Senate Committee on Water, Agriculture, and Rural Affairs Apr 22nd, 2025

Water, Agriculture and Rural Affairs

Transcript Highlights:
  • Chair lays out Senate Bill 2476. I ask Senator Nichols to explain the bill. Thank you, Mr.
  • Members, any questions for the bill author on Senate Bill 2476? Senator Birdwell. Thank you, Mr.
  • Let's go with Senate Bill 2843. All right, the Chair lays out Senate Bill 2843. We recognize Mr.
  • Senator Perry. My name's Alan Kane.
  • Senator Perry. Yep, I appreciate you being here, Alan.
AZ

Arizona 2026 Regular Session

02/11/2026 - Senate Education

Education

Transcript Highlights:
  • Senator Dunn: Aye. Senator Mesnard: Aye. Senator Miranda: No. Senator Werner: Aye.
  • Senator Diaz: No. Senator Dunn: Aye. Senator Mesnard: Aye. Senator Miranda: Aye.
  • Senator John... Aye. Senator Mesnard... Aye. Senator Miranda... Senator Werner... Senator Angius...
  • Senator Bravo? No. Senator Carroll? Okay, yes. Senator Diaz? No. Senator Dunn? Aye.
  • Senator Dunn, Senator Mesnard, Senator Miranda, Senator Werner, Senator Angius. Aye.
Summary: The Senate Education Committee heard a presentation from Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Horne focused on school safety, academic improvement, career and technical education, ESA oversight, and teacher pay. Horne argued that students cannot learn without safe schools and urged more funding for school police officers, citing threats and violent incidents. He also highlighted Project Momentum, tutoring, attendance, classroom phone restrictions, the Student Industry Partnership, expanded ESA participation, and his call to use Proposition 123 land trust funds for direct teacher raises. In response to a question, he said the department is using AI tools, residency checks, and investigators to reduce ESA fraud and abuse. The committee then considered SB 1074, which would require written certification from a principal or administrator before a student removed for discipline could return to class. Horne and the sponsor said the bill would support teachers and hold administrators accountable, while opponents from the Arizona Education Association argued it was redundant, could undermine administrator judgment and FERPA-protected information, and would not address the root causes of classroom disruption. The bill passed 4-3. The committee also heard SB 1327, as amended by a strike-everything amendment requiring Arizona public universities to adopt and report on research security policies to protect against foreign adversary threats and preserve federal funding eligibility. Support came from the sponsor, State Armor, and the Arizona Board of Regents, and the amended bill passed 5-2. Members next approved SB 1475, which bars students convicted of, or admitting to, certain serious offenses from participating in school-sponsored interscholastic activities, with some discussion about rehabilitation, school discretion, and whether a readmittance process should exist. Supporters said the measure was needed for accountability and uniformity after a particularly egregious case; opponents warned it could remove an important rehabilitative outlet. The bill passed 4-3. The committee then advanced SB 1582 and SB 1583, both related to school safety interoperability funding and technical corrections; SB 1582 passed 4-2, and SB 1583, as amended, passed 4-2. Finally, SB 1598, which appropriates $500,000 for school and community gardens, passed unanimously 5-0 after testimony that gardens serve as hands-on learning spaces and supportive environments for students.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Environmental Regulation Apr 3rd, 2025

Environmental Regulation

Transcript Highlights:
  • if and when they get developed, things like training and local emergency response, LEPC, where the rules
  • if and when they get developed, things like training and local emergency response, LEPC, where the rules
  • The Senate led on that, and I know there was a big effort to not weaponize this process. Correct.
  • When it says, 'the request under commission rules for the extension to begin construction,' how does
  • not for evidentiary rulings.
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Transcript Highlights:
  • Education rules, is there an administrative rule as it relates to moral turpitude?
  • the rule.
  • Senate Bill 1403 by Pae of the House and Rader of the Senate, an act.
  • Senate Bill 2045 by Lowe of the House and Stanley of the Senate, an act relating to schools.
  • Senate bill.
Summary: The House convened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, and several recognitions, including Veteran of the Week Colonel Stanley L. Evans, Oklahoma City Young Professionals, state contest winners for America’s 250th anniversary, and a long series of page introductions. The chamber then moved into floor action on a large number of measures, many of them Senate bills and House joint resolutions dealing with administrative rules and agency oversight, public safety, education, health, agriculture, business, and tax policy. Among the major bills discussed were SB 1543 on aggregating multiple DUI charges within one year into a single felony case, HB 1933 on nitrous oxide violations, SB 1859 creating an OSBI Cybercrimes and Fraud Unit, SB 237 on ad valorem tax NAICS code changes, SB 2065 designating pollinator-related state symbols, SB 44 extending nonprofit sales tax exemptions to contractors, SB 2030 updating automated expungement procedures, SB 2045 expanding the Grow Your Own education program, and several water and agriculture measures including SB 1509, SB 1314, and SB 2071. Members also considered multiple joint resolutions approving permanent administrative rules for education, energy and agriculture, business and commerce, health agencies, and building code rules, with Kendricks explaining that some major rules were separated out for transparency and, in one case, a cost mitigation agreement had been reached. Testimony and debate were generally brief and focused on clarifying amendments. Several authors explained that amendments were added to address constitutionality, remove outdated or incorrect language, or reflect negotiated changes with agencies and stakeholders. Notable discussion included concerns about forum shopping in SB 1543, questions about the scope of the Grow Your Own program in SB 2045, and clarification that SB 1618’s pretrial report language had been changed to a public safety report agreed to by sheriffs and district attorneys. The House adopted numerous amendments without objection and passed the bills by wide margins, including some unanimous or near-unanimous votes, while a few measures drew more opposition, such as SB 1403, SB 1509, SB 2071, and SB 1618. The House also adopted HCR 1027 setting sine die adjournment for Thursday, May 14, and adjourned until the next day, May 5, 2026, at 9:30 a.m.
AL

Alabama 2026 1st Special Session

Alabama Senate State Governmental Affairs Committee Feb 25th, 2026

State Governmental Affairs

Transcript Highlights:
  • . >> Senator Albertton, ... here. >> Senator Allen, ... here. >> Here. >> Here. >> Senator Bell. >> Senator
  • Senator Elliott ... here. >> Senator Kelley, ...
  • Senator Orr, ... >> Senator Roberts, >> Senator Stewart, and Senator Butler ... here. >> We have a quorum
  • Allen, >> Senator Bell, >> Senator Connley. ...
  • Hi. >> Senator Coleman-Madison, >> Senator Elliott, ... hi. >> Senator Kelley, >> Senator Orr, ... hi
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Natural Resources Mar 19th, 2025

Natural Resources

Transcript Highlights:
  • This legislation passed last session and it got bottled up in the Senate with 200. and other House bills
  • This was a bill that we got done last session, passed the Senate 31. to zero past the house 149 to one
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Natural Resources Mar 19th, 2025

Natural Resources

Transcript Highlights:
  • House leadership and Senate leadership that water is crucial to the future of this state. for a Texas-sized
  • Since the passage of Senate Bill 1 in 1997, many attempts have been. made to secure a dedicated revenue
  • I see that and I know that there's a difference between this and what's in the Senate and ultimately
  • And I know that some legislation that's been filed in both House and Senate — I believe the Chairman's
  • Bill 1 or Senate Bill 2.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Land & Resource Management May 15th, 2025

Land & Resource Management

Transcript Highlights:
  • Chairman, and members for the opportunity to lay out Senate Bill 2523.
  • This is Senator Bettencourt's bill.
  • It was my bill, Senate Bill 217, Senator Bettencourt's. ...been back in August 2021 to pass.
  • Is there anyone else who wishes to testify for Senate Bill 2525?
  • OK, so different counties have different rules. Some counties have different rules.
Bills: SB1708, SB2523, SB1450
AL

Alabama 2025 Regular Session

Alabama House Commerce and Small Business Committee Mar 6th, 2025

Commerce and Small Business

Transcript Highlights:
  • Uh, that is a technical term, and this gives you some rules about the team concept.
  • My understanding is that the real estate commission has rules and... real estate commission has rules
Bills: HB95, HB382
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Senate Session (Part I) Sep 4th, 2025

Texas Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • The Senate moves to excuse Senators Eckhardt and Gutierrez for matters of important family business.
  • The Dean of the Senate moves to excuse Senators Birdwell and West for matters of important business.
  • The Chair announces the signing of the following in the presence of the Senate: Senate Bill 1.
  • And Senate Bill 5. Senator Parker, I'm going to handle this one bill, then we'll do that, okay?
  • The Dean of the Senate. Thank you, Mr. President.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Senate Session (Part II) Sep 4th, 2025

Texas Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Senate Resolution 5 by Hughes, amending the permanent rules of the Senate. Senator Hughes.
  • Senate Resolution 5, which bears my name, which I now lay before the Senate, would amend our rules, in
  • And of course, when the new Senate comes in in 2027, there's a new rule for the committees going forward
  • Looking around the room, how many of us served with Senator Parker, Senator Hughes, Senator Kolkhorst
  • , Senator Creighton, Senator Perry, Senator Menendez, Senator Mays?
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Transcript Highlights:
  • Please recognize Representative Eis to present Senate Bill 1543. Present Senate Bill 1543.
  • Click or read Senate Bill 1543 by Gise of the House and Coleman of the Senate.
  • Senate Bill 44 by Fetgatter of the House and Rader of the Senate, an act relating to sales tax.
  • Senate Bill 44 by Fetgatter of the House and Rader of the Senate, an act relating to sales tax.
  • Senate Bill 245 by Lowe of the House and Stanley of the Senate, an act relating to schools.
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Transcript Highlights:
  • Murdoch of the Senate, a resolution relating to repealing certain permanent rules of the Oklahoma Wildlife
  • Senate Bill 1614 by Caldwell, Chad of the House and Seifried of the Senate.
  • Senate Bill 1884 by Hasenbeck of the House and Bullard of the Senate.
  • House rules.
  • Senate Bill 833.
Summary: The House opened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, and several introductions, including the Nurse of the Day and a guest pastor, on the National Day of Prayer. Members also made announcements about prayer activities in the Capitol and welcomed former Speaker Charles McCall to the gallery. The chamber then moved through a long floor calendar of Senate bills, joint resolutions, and a conference committee report, with several measures amended on the floor before final passage. Among the bills passed were SB 1090, a consumer protection measure aimed at giving homeowners time to cancel contracts with predatory door-knocking roofers and contractors; SJR 49, repealing a Wildlife Conservation Commission rule on surety for oil and gas leases; SB 633, a juvenile code measure described as protecting children from fentanyl poisoning; SB 650, a public utilities bill tied to transparency and accountability for state employee salary increases; SB 263, amended to include a “lemonade stand” provision; SB 122, a transportation-related bill on proof of insurance; and SB 1614, creating a teacher induction program, which also received emergency passage. SJR 52 and HJR 1101, both dealing with agency rules, also passed, as did SJR 53 on Oklahoma Medical Marijuana Authority rules. The most debated item was SB 1884, which would strengthen equal access for school employees to teacher professional organizations and related membership/dues procedures. Supporters argued it would clarify existing law, ensure fair access, and give teachers more choice and legal support; opponents said the problem was compliance with current law, not a need for new statute, and warned against duplicating existing protections. After extended debate, the bill failed 47-44. Members then took up SJR 50, a major Medicaid expansion-related resolution revising earlier trigger language; supporters said it preserved expansion unless federal funding changed and gave lawmakers flexibility, while opponents argued the state had not done enough fiscal analysis before proposing changes. SJR 50 passed 69-18. Finally, the House adopted a conference committee report on HB 3021, consolidating graduation requirements into the ICAP framework and clarifying related school rules, and the bill passed with emergency status.
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Transcript Highlights:
  • Senate Bill 1475 by Blair of the House and Insandridge of the Senate is an act relating to memorial roads
  • The third reading of the bill, Senate Bill 1475 by Blair of the House and Sands of the Senate, is an
  • Senate Bill 1447 is a...
  • Senate amendments to House Bill 2288 by Hilbert of the House and Firs of the Senate, an act relating
  • I'm here with Senate.
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Transcript Highlights:
  • Senate Bill 1257 by Turner of the House and Hamilton of the Senate, an act relating to the Uniform Controlled
  • Please recognize Representative Townley to present Senate Bill 1365. Let us read.
  • Senate Bill 1365 by Townley of the House and Fricks of the Senate. and act relating to the Central Purchasing
  • Senate Bill 1365 by Townley of the House and Fricks of the Senate, an act relating to the Central Purchasing
  • Members, Senator needs a ride to dinner tonight. Would somebody take him to dinner, please?