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OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Retirement and Government Resources 2ND REVISED Apr 7th, 2026

Retirement and Government Resources

Transcript Highlights:
  • This is a bill to make sure that state governments and agencies, state entities, don't use state funds
  • That's not the purview of these state agencies. You're recognized. Thank you.
  • That's not the purview of these state agencies. You're recognized. Thank you.
  • description of agency, this is agency board commission department or other state government entities.
  • So would you be okay with state agencies using funds to target folks who might have autism?
Summary: The Senate Committee on Retirement and Government Resources met with a quorum and first took up two executive nominations for Ben Lepak, one to serve as Secretary of State and one to serve in the governor’s cabinet. Lepak described the Secretary of State office’s work on business filings, recordkeeping, and initiative petitions, and said the office’s career staff handled those duties well. Senators asked about fairness in the initiative petition process and administrative rules; Lepak emphasized transparency and ministerial, nonpolitical administration. Both nominations advanced on 8-0 votes. The committee then considered several House bills tied largely to government transparency and purchasing oversight. House Bill 3415 would require state entities to report contracts and subcontractors, include performance metrics, publicly post contracts and assessments, and document consultant outcomes; it passed 8-0 despite concerns about a $2 million fiscal impact and added OMES workload. House Bill 3414 would require OMES to identify whether contracts are service-based and create a digital warehouse for intangible assets; it passed 6-0. House Bill 3310 would authorize OMES payment-procedure rules, require invoice legitimacy checks and a 60-day payment window, and create compliance reporting with possible budget recommendations for noncompliance; it passed 7-0 after questions about appeals and penalties. House Bill 3413, requiring agencies to include more detail on contractors and consultants in annual budget submissions, also passed 7-0. The committee also approved House Bill 2206, which moves new school resource officers into a law-enforcement retirement system rather than teacher retirement, with testimony that it would help recruit officers and would apply only to new hires; it passed 6-0. House Bill 3265, which expands who can make PTSD disability determinations for first responders to include psychologists and certain licensed mental health professionals, passed 7-0 after discussion of psychiatrist shortages and concerns about diagnostic standards. House Bill 4486, authorizing a Gold Star monument at the Capitol funded by private donations, passed 7-0. Finally, House Bill 1219, barring state agencies and schools from using state funds or resources to promote LGBTQ or Pride Month events or fly the Pride flag, generated extensive debate over its impact on outreach, public health, education, and LGBTQ Oklahomans; it passed 5-2 and the committee adjourned with notice of a larger agenda the following week.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Delivery of Government Efficiency Mar 12th, 2025

Delivery of Government Efficiency

Transcript Highlights:
  • During this hearing, we will hear from representative of state agencies, local governments, associations
  • This supports 93... state agencies across 238 cities in our great state.
  • Maybe a five-story building, and you'll have a number of state agencies in the same building.
  • The Office of Secretary of State has outstated. employees, many of whom have been with the agency for
  • . has a task of determining what changes would be beneficial to the agency in the state.
Bills: HB10, HB 12, HB675, HB10, HB12
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Education Policy Committee 3/18/25

Education Policy

Transcript Highlights:
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  • And the State Fair is not represented here today, but the State Fair always goes through Labor Day.
  • And the State Fair is not represented here today, but the State Fair always goes through Labor Day.
  • And the State Fair is not represented here today, but the State Fair always goes through Labor Day.
  • state agency will track noting that no state agency will track and<01:19:24.960><c> record</c><01:19:
Bills: HF1124, HF1457, HF1803
AL

Alabama 2026 Regular Session

Alabama Senate State Governmental Affairs Committee Feb 25th, 2026

State Governmental Affairs

Transcript Highlights:
  • I was out of… >> State. >> [snorts] >> [snorts] >> [snorts] >> Houses. >> Oh, really?
  • Uh, this bill simply says that the state agencies cannot self-declare emergencies at the governor. >>
  • </c><00:07:30.720><c> agencies</c> bill simply says that the state agencies bill simply says that the
  • state agencies cannot<00:07:31.599><c> self-declare</c><00:07:32.240><c> emergencies</c><00:07:32.800
  • The chair then stated that the amendment had been adopted and moved to the bill as amended.
AL

Alabama 2025 Regular Session

Alabama House Apr 8th, 2025

Alabama House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • and the state of the United States and the state of the United States and the state of Alabama.
  • And I'm glad on a state level we see that when these state level we see that when these state level we
  • in of the respiratory care in the state in of the respiratory care in the state in the state.
  • . nation and our state. nation and our state.
  • And state to why it's the great state. And state to why it's the great state.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

89th Legislative Session Apr 8th, 2025

Texas House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • I'm here to speak to you about Senate Bill 14, which reforms the the procedure by which state agencies
  • , not just the rules. from a handful of state agencies.
  • The chair finds that those elements of the bill are directly... to the state agency rulemaking process
  • Meaning judges are explicitly instructed not to defer to the expertise of state agencies. adopt rules
  • Relating to the review and audit of certain state agency operations. The chair recognizes Mr.
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

PBS Public Hearing - Wed Feb 18, 2026 @ 10:00 AM HST

Public Safety

Transcript Highlights:
  • </c> You're not going to find many states You're not going to find many states that<00:10:50.399><c>
  • So, codifying state law removes this ambiguity. Codifying state law removes this ambiguity.
  • Veterans Home must be assimilated into a state agency having a Maui affiliation.
  • </c> ensured that we'll have an an state ensured that we'll have an an state entity<00:16:12.800><c>
  • </c> appropriate agencies. appropriate agencies.
Summary: The committee heard House Bill 1997, which would require IEPs for students with disabilities to include individualized emergency accommodations and evacuation supports. The Attorney General’s office supported the intent but recommended amendments to explicitly include students with Section 504 plans and to change references from “department schools” to “public schools” so charter school students are covered. Testimony in support came from disability advocates and several individuals, including Peter Fritz, who said emergency evacuation planning should be made explicit because it is not clearly required by federal law, and Ka Swan, who emphasized student safety during emergencies. No vote or final action was taken on the bill in the transcript. The committee then took up House Bill 2343, relating to the Maui State Veterans Home. The measure would repeal a deadline for transferring the home to a state agency with a Maui affiliation and instead require the transfer to occur as soon as practicable. The Department of Defense, the Office of Veterans Services, HHSC Oahu Region, and several individuals testified in support. Committee members asked whether a more definite deadline should be used, but the department said the open-ended language was preferable because the Maui entity is not yet ready and Oahu is currently providing oversight. No vote or final action was recorded. House Bill 2566, authorizing special license plates for Hawaii Civil Air Patrol members, was also heard. The City and County of Honolulu Department of Customer Services testified in opposition, while Johnny Perry testified in support. The committee did not take a vote in the transcript. Finally, the committee heard House Bill 2493 on wrongful imprisonment compensation procedures. The Attorney General’s office opposed the bill, arguing it would create an automatic payment mechanism without a sufficient finding of actual innocence, could trigger payments within five days of dismissal, and raised concerns about insufficient time for prosecution review and about funding and appropriation issues. Supporters, including people who said they had been wrongfully convicted and later found actually innocent, argued the bill would reduce delays and help released individuals survive while awaiting compensation. Judiciary staff requested technical amendments and said operational details still needed review. Members questioned the AG about the meaning of “actual innocence,” burden shifting, and whether the bill would better define the standard, but no vote or final action was taken.
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Administrative Rules Apr 7th, 2026 at 01:30 pm

Administrative Rules

Transcript Highlights:
  • It requires that agencies make guidance documents publicly available along with accompanying statements
  • put together by my senate counterpart that is looking at setting the administrative rules for each agency
  • It does seem like a massive job to review all the rules from all of the agencies.
  • And that's where the conversation will be back and forth between us and the agency, just like you do
  • Or if we had a new agency created, they would need to be added to that.
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Administrative Rules Apr 7th, 2026

Administrative Rules

Transcript Highlights:
  • It requires that agencies make guidance documents publicly available, along with accompanying statement
  • put together by my Senate counterpart that is looking at setting the administrative rules for each agency
  • It does seem like a massive job to review all the rules from all of the agencies.
  • It does seem like a massive job to review all the rules from all of the agencies.
  • And that's where the conversation will be back and forth between us and the agency, just like you do
Summary: The committee first advanced Senate Bill 1721, which extends the sunset date for the Oklahoma Advisory Council on Indian Education and requires appointed members to represent a tribe or be involved in tribal education. It then passed Senate Bill 1433, a mirror bill requiring agencies to publicly post guidance documents and state that such documents do not have the force of law. Both bills were adopted without opposition and reported out favorably. The bulk of the meeting focused on Senate Bill 1316, which would create a rotating, eight-year review of administrative rules modeled on Idaho law. Members questioned whether the process would duplicate existing rule review, whether it would be used as a rubber stamp or to remove needed protections, and how AI tools might assist. The sponsor said the goal is to verify statutory authority, identify obsolete or duplicative rules, and use a limited AI system built from Oklahoma constitutional, statutory, and code materials only as a research aid, not a decision-maker. The committee then passed the bill unanimously. The committee also advanced a series of sunset-extension bills for various boards and agencies, including oil and gas tax apportionments, the Board of Governors of Architects, Landscape Architects, and Licensed Interior Designers, the Board of Tests for Alcohol and Drug Influence, the Construction Industries Board, the Oklahoma Abstractors Board, OETA, the Polygraph Examiners Board, the Board of Licensure for Professional Engineers and Surveyors, and the Advisory Committee on Midwifery. Most passed unanimously, though the Construction Industries Board bill passed 11-1, OETA passed 7-5, and the midwifery bill passed 10-2. The committee also approved H.J.R. 1088, which ratifies education agency rules, by an 11-1 vote. At the end, the chair outlined the committee’s remaining workload and said several bundled rule resolutions and a few major rules would be coming soon, including a large health-agency bundle. Members were asked to return rule assignments quickly so resolutions could be prepared before the end of session. The meeting adjourned after the chair said the next meeting would likely be brief and focused on one or two resolutions.
NM

New Mexico 2026 Regular Session

House - Agriculture, Acequias And Water Resources Feb 3rd, 2026

House Agriculture, Acequias And Water Resources

Transcript Highlights:
  • If you don't, this memorial will help our state agencies love bugs.
  • You should love bugs, and if you don't, this memorial will help our state agencies love bugs and then
  • This memorial asks that you recommend that state agencies take free workshops sponsored by Wild Friends
  • The public and the state agencies should participate in protecting them.
  • agencies, three state agencies to work together to get distribution.
Bills: HM26, HB243, HB109
Summary: The committee first heard House Memorial 26, a student-presented memorial encouraging state agencies to participate in insect education and conservation efforts, including free workshops sponsored by Wild Friends. The young witnesses emphasized the ecological and agricultural importance of insects, especially pollinators, and clarified that the memorial would not restrict fishing bait or other insect use. After brief questions about fishing, the University of New Mexico connection, and a planned BioPark bugarium, the committee approved the memorial on a due pass motion by unanimous consent. The committee then heard House Bill 243, which would provide more stable funding for shelters that care for homeless, abused, abandoned, or surrendered horses, donkeys, and mules. The bill would appropriate $500,000 to the existing Equine Shelter Rescue Fund, move administration of the fund from the Livestock Board to the Department of Agriculture, strengthen grant and reporting requirements, and create an Equine Welfare Trust Fund seeded with $5 million. Supporters from Animal Protection New Mexico, the Livestock Board, and the Department of Agriculture said the shelters are essential, underfunded, and at capacity, and that the bill would provide a more reliable funding stream. Some public testimony raised concerns about how animals are tracked and whether any horses could end up at auction or slaughter. Committee discussion focused on whether equine care should be funded through recurring appropriations instead of a trust fund, whether the Livestock Board or Department of Agriculture should administer the money, and whether the bill could affect wild or free-roaming horses. The sponsor and supporters said the bill would not change the Livestock Board’s enforcement role and that the trust fund was intended to create long-term support. A motion to table the bill failed, and the committee then voted 4-4 on the due pass motion, so HB 243 did not advance. One member explained his support but said the bill was not a good long-term solution. Finally, the committee heard House Bill 109, which would temporarily, through December 2029, allow the New Mexico Finance Authority to award water project funds without separate legislative authorization after projects have already been vetted. The sponsor and NMFA and Water Trust Board witnesses said the current authorization step delays projects for months, increases costs, and especially hurts small rural communities and acequias. They said the bill keeps existing oversight and evaluation processes, adds technical assistance for smaller applicants, and was amended to extend the sunset date to 2029 and remove an unconstitutional two-thirds-extension requirement. The committee approved HB 109 on a due pass motion by a vote of 7-1.
ND

North Dakota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Senate Appropriations - Government Operations Division Apr 10th, 2025 at 11:00 am

Appropriations - Government Operations Division

Transcript Highlights:
  • ..laws, I'll use as an example, or to ensure that, you know, sales laws are consistent across the states
  • don't hear anybody objecting to that, so we'll add that one to the... ...final amendment: create a state
  • Okay, the next piece to the amendments is adding the state hospital project to the OMB budget, with $200
  • And then it was $3.5 million for rent and moving expenses to help agencies.
  • However, there were some items that were removed in agency budgets that need to be considered.
Bills: HB1015
Summary: The Government Operations Division met to review proposed amendments to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) budget, with the chair noting the bill would not be voted out that day and would likely be held until the following week for any technical corrections. Members discussed a series of amendments, generally without objection: a $1.5 million appropriation for a pro-life education committee; a $40,000–$45,000 deficiency appropriation for Uniform Laws travel costs; creation of a state deferred maintenance fund with $40 million for deferred maintenance projects; adding the state hospital project to the OMB budget with $200 million from the Strategic Investment and Improvements Fund (SIF) and $85 million from a line of credit, plus construction management oversight; $110,114 for custodial equity increases; $1 million for a retirement incentive pool; $3 million to cover a shortfall in the new and vacant FTE funding pool; and $4 million for space reconfiguration and rent/moving costs. Prairie Public Broadcasting was also discussed, with a suggestion to change the purpose from local programming to infrastructure and set the amount at $850,000, likely as one-time SIF funding. The committee also heard a heads-up about a possible $180,000 federal reimbursement issue tied to an education grant, but no action was taken on that item. The committee further discussed a broader amendment to reduce the transfer from the social services fund to the human services fund from $250 million to $232 million, based on DHS needs and available carryover funding. Members also agreed to add emergency clauses to the capital assets, deferred maintenance, and moving/space reconfiguration items. The chair indicated Brady could begin incorporating the discussed changes into a consolidated amendment, while noting there could still be additional items next week. Staff also reported the SIF balance was about $280 million positive, though some removed agency items, including airport grants, would need to be considered. The committee then reconsidered its earlier action on House Bill 1581 and restored it to its original form at $100,000 after hearing that the funding would support tribal tourism-related events tied to upcoming 2026 celebrations and the Theodore Roosevelt Library opening. A motion for do pass on the bill as originally introduced passed unanimously by roll call. Finally, the committee postponed action on another bill until later that day, directing that revised materials be distributed and that the item be taken up in the afternoon session.
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Retirement and Government Resources 2ND REVISED Apr 7th, 2026 at 10:30 am

Retirement and Government Resources

Transcript Highlights:
  • This is a bill to Make sure that state governments and agencies don't use state funds and resources to
  • So would This means that state agencies could not participate in pride events. That is correct.
  • What we're saying is that, as a state agency, even in times of budget crunches like we have now, why
  • It's a redirection Of our state agencies to redirect directly into services, not getting caught up in
  • So, would you be okay with state agencies using funds to target folks who might have autism?
AL

Alabama 2025 Regular Session

Alabama Senate Healthcare Committee Mar 5th, 2025

Healthcare

Transcript Highlights:
  • This bill is brought on behalf of the state board of chiropractic examiners.
  • This bill also modernizes state law...
  • Yeah, I'm Angela Delamont, the director of that agency. Yep.
  • That's what it's looked like from other states.
  • This is just saying the state law does not supersede the local law.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Pensions, Investments & Financial Services Apr 7th, 2025

Pensions, Investments & Financial Services

Transcript Highlights:
  • Texas wants to make this state a home... ...for these types of services and asset managers, providing
  • Furthermore, HB 4233 allows... lines with federal initiatives by instituting state-level transparency
  • Department of State, the U.S. Department of Commerce, the U.S. Department of Energy, and the U.S.
  • Is there a federal overlay concerning cyber currency, or is it solely under state jurisdiction?
  • There may be other oversight through other agencies at the state and federal level.
NM

New Mexico 2026 Regular Session

House - Agriculture, Acequias And Water Resources Feb 3rd, 2026 at 09:03 am

House Agriculture, Acequias And Water Resources

Transcript Highlights:
  • This memorial asks that you recommend that state agencies take free workshops sponsored by Wild Friends
  • The public and the state agencies should participate in protecting them.
  • NMDA, as we often know, is the only state agency not here based with their leadership in Santa Fe, but
  • agencies, three state agencies to work together to get distribution.
  • After that, we continue like working with agencies like the office of the state engineer because we work
Bills: HM26, HB243, HB109
TX
Transcript Highlights:
  • that may cover multiple states.
  • across the state.
  • Current law states that government entities awarded public work contracts funded with the... state funds
  • We thought that was a necessary resource for state subsidies and state support, but now we have the opposite
  • States.
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Government Oversight Feb 26th, 2026 at 10:30 am

Government Oversight

Transcript Highlights:
  • And then, when you say facilities, strictly healthcare, or are we talking about any state agency, any
  • entity that received state payer or, State tax dollars, no conversations, no access to, like we said
  • This is as far, I couldn't see having these type of conversations at one of the state agencies, fought
  • Now we're seeing states such as New York State, of all places, now stand up and protect children.
  • state.
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Government Oversight Feb 26th, 2026

Government Oversight

Transcript Highlights:
  • , but referring a child out of state.
  • who receive state health insurance.
  • And then when you say facilities, strictly health care, or are we talking about any state agency, any
  • This is as far as I could see; having these types of conversations at one of the state agencies would
  • Now we're seeing states such as New York State, of all places, now stand up and protecting children.
Summary: The committee opened with prayer and then took up several bills, beginning with HB 3057, a government efficiency cleanup measure that removes more than 50 obsolete statutory report requirements. A member raised a concern that the bill might inadvertently remove language related to a child abuse response team, and the sponsor said that would be corrected before floor consideration. HB 3057 was then approved 14-0 and sent to the floor. Members then debated HB 313, which prohibits state funds from being used for gender reassignment surgeries. The sponsor said the bill is intended to ensure taxpayer dollars are not used for such procedures, while opponents argued it goes beyond funding restrictions and could affect adults, referrals, private conversations, and medical judgment. Supporters framed it as protecting children and public funds. After debate, the bill passed 16-3. The committee also approved HB 4113, clarifying that people with felony convictions regain voting rights after completing incarceration, parole, supervision, and probation, and HB 3310, the Agency Accountability and Budget Transparency Act, both by 15-0 votes. The committee next considered HB 3314, a county-option marijuana public safety impact fee allowing a 15% tax on retail marijuana sales. Questions focused on the 5% petition threshold and who should initiate the tax request, and the sponsor said he was open to changes. The bill passed 12-3. Members then debated HB 3985, which would create a private cause of action against certain large municipalities, mainly in the two largest metro areas, for failing to enforce laws related to issues such as camping, loitering, and panhandling. Opponents said it intrudes on municipal home rule and could raise constitutional issues; supporters said it would encourage cities to enforce their own laws. It also passed 12-3. Finally, the committee approved HB 4486, authorizing a Gold Star Family Memorial Monument funded by the Woody Williams Foundation, after discussion about how it fits with existing veterans memorials at the Capitol. The bill passed 14-0. The chair announced the committee would meet again on Tuesday and then adjourned.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Judiciary Finance and Civil Law Committee 2/24/26

Judiciary Finance and Civil Law

Transcript Highlights:
  • </c> United States and the state of United States and the state of Minnesota.<00:27:08.880><c> And</c
  • </c><00:58:00.720><c> agencies,</c> it would require state agencies, it would require state agencies,
  • And so you would not likely see federal agencies agree to do that, which means that state and local authorities
  • to agree to abide any uh federal agency to agree to abide by<01:04:37.599><c> state</c><01:04:37.920
  • I'm troubled by the use of data collected by one agency for a stated purpose now being accessed by another
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Human Services Finance and Policy Committee 2/20/25

Human Services Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • government agencies and the people who rely on those state funds.
  • government agencies and the people who rely on those state funds.
  • government agencies and the people who rely on those state funds.
  • government agencies and the people who rely on those state funds.
  • government agencies and the people who rely on those state funds.
Bills: HF1, HF98