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TX

Texas 89th Regular

Education K-16 (Part II) May 8th, 2025

Education K-16

Transcript Highlights:
  • Please state your name. Pull the mic close to you.
  • State your name whether you're on, for or against the bill.
  • The, the state proposal is more strict than the federal one.
  • Codifying this type of injunction into state law is unnecessary and.
  • Members, during his state of the state address, Governor Abbott identified the expansion of career training
Bills: HB6, HB120, HB210
AZ

Arizona 2026 Regular Session

03/31/2026 - House Appropriations

Appropriations

Transcript Highlights:
  • state.
  • assist with developing those state protocols. ...and establishes the Independent Testing and Treatment
  • But HIV tests, you can actually get over-the-counter HIV tests.
  • “When you look at the states that have more expanded statutes, test-and-treat would get us about 50 points
  • You know, in terms of the test and treat, I mean, as you know, you don't really testTest and treat.
Summary: The committee began with Senate Bill 1272, which would provide $5 million for the City of Douglas as a state match for the Douglas Port of Entry project. The chair adopted a Livingston amendment changing the funding source from the General Fund to the Water Supply Development Revolving Fund. Senator Gowen, Douglas Mayor Jose Grijalva, and city staff testified that the project could unlock $678 million in federal funding, create jobs, improve trade and national security, and generate future tax revenue. The bill passed 15-0 with three present and one not voting. Senate Bill 1503 was then amended with a strike-everything to expand the state death benefit for first responders to include pilots employed by law enforcement agencies, retroactive to January 1, 2026, and subject to voter approval. Senator Gowen and DPS Director Colonel Jeffrey Glover said the change would ensure the family of a DPS aviation supervisor killed in a helicopter crash would qualify for the benefit. The committee approved the bill 18-0 with one not voting. Senate Bill 1274 was converted by strike-everything amendment into a timeshare salesperson licensing measure, creating a separate license and training path focused on timeshare sales. Supporters said the change would better prepare salespeople and streamline licensing, while the sponsor said it would make government more efficient. The bill passed 17-1 with one not voting. Senate Bill 1286, dealing with veterinary telemedicine, was also approved after negotiated changes extended most telemedicine prescription periods to 30 days, kept antimicrobials at 14 days with no renewal, and allowed longer flea-and-tick prescriptions; supporters said it would help rural and disabled pet owners. It passed 18-0 with one not voting. The committee next considered Senate Bill 1519 on off-highway vehicles. A hostile strike-everything amendment proposing paid family and medical leave failed 7-11 with one not voting. The committee then adopted a Lopez amendment and advanced the underlying bill, which raises the OHV weight threshold from 2,500 to 3,500 pounds and adjusts registration and funding provisions. Supporters said it reflects newer enclosed and electric vehicles and helps trail funding, while opponents warned of trail damage and said the issue should wait for the study committee. The bill passed 10-7 with one present and one not voting. Senate Bill 1618, which updates the Military Affairs Commission, expands its membership and duties, and creates a military affairs fund, drew mixed testimony about whether it would strengthen Arizona’s ability to attract and retain military missions or shift the commission away from its traditional support role; it passed 10-6 with two present and one not voting. Finally, Senate Concurrent Resolution 1020, which would send to voters a CPI-based annual adjustment to legislative salaries, passed 9-8 with one present and one not voting after members debated legislative compensation, citizen-legislator concerns, and whether the change would broaden access to public service.
AZ

Arizona 2026 Regular Session

03/25/2026 - House Ways & Means

Ways & Means

Transcript Highlights:
  • Senate Bill 1042 allows members of the state treasurer or a state retirement system to invest in virtual
  • I'm wary of having our state get involved with cryptocurrency.
  • think it's the appropriate approach for the state.
  • It builds a policy around what is the norm for the state.
  • Above the line is what flows through to your state tax forms.
Summary: The House Ways and Means Committee considered a series of Senate bills and one concurrent resolution, with several measures involving virtual currency, county tax liens, tax conformity, and retirement system investments. The chair announced that Senate Bill 1503 would be held at the sponsor’s request and noted this was likely the committee’s last meeting of the session. The committee also heard testimony on Senate Bill 1042, which would allow state treasurer and retirement system funds to invest up to 10% in virtual currency holdings, and Senate Bill 1043, which would allow state agencies to accept virtual currency payments through agreements with providers. Members raised concerns about volatility and government involvement, but both bills were described as permissive rather than mandatory and were returned with due pass recommendations by 5-3 votes. The committee then took up Senate Bill 1067, dealing with county cleanup assessments for blighted properties in unincorporated areas. Chairman Olson offered an amendment removing the bill’s property-tax-bill mechanism and instead preserving county liens so cleanup costs could survive a tax lien sale. County representatives and the County Supervisors Association supported the amended approach as a way to recover costs and make counties whole. The amendment was adopted unanimously, and the bill as amended passed 8-0. Senate Bill 1292, clarifying that the Public Safety Personnel Retirement System’s 5% voting-stock cap applies to publicly traded corporations, also passed with broad support after testimony from PSPRS. Two tax-administration bills prompted extended debate. Senate Bill 1180 would direct the Department of Revenue to prepare tax forms based on conformity to the Internal Revenue Code unless the legislature enacts nonconformity; Chairman Olson’s amendment limited the presumption to provisions that reduce federal adjusted gross income or taxable income, reflecting concerns about automatic tax increases. The sponsor said the bill was meant to clarify legislative intent and prevent executive overreach, while several members said the amended version was materially different from the original. The amendment and the bill as amended both passed 5-3. Senate Bill 1221 would require DOR to notify the House Ways and Means and Senate Finance chairs before adopting new interpretations or applications of tax law that adversely affect taxpayers and to testify if hearings are held; an intent amendment was adopted, and the bill passed 5-3 amid debate over the meaning of “adversely.” Finally, Senate Concurrent Resolution 1033, which encourages the Arizona State Retirement System and PSPRS to monitor digital asset exchange-traded funds and report on feasibility, risks, and benefits before the next session, was approved 5-3. Some members objected to the use of “encourage” and to the underlying cryptocurrency policy, while supporters said the resolution simply sought information and did not mandate investment. The committee then adjourned.
AZ

Arizona 2026 Regular Session

02/23/2026 - House Appropriations

Appropriations

Transcript Highlights:
  • I've served 21 years in the United States military.
  • But I don't think that this bill fits what the state of Arizona, what people in the state of Arizona
  • So this is the state Medicaid program.
  • Chair and members, House Bill 2889 appropriates $1 million from the State General Fund to the State Mine
  • Do they change their network name to be exempt from other state laws that has been seen in multiple states
Summary: The committee first took up HB 2211 only for discussion, not a vote. The strike-everything amendment would make it unprofessional conduct for certain health care licensees to submit an independent dispute resolution offer above 300% of Medicare or 300% of the qualified payment amount. The chair said he wanted more stakeholder meetings and broader consensus before moving the bill. Testimony was split: an ARMA representative opposed the measure, arguing it reflected insurer concerns, QPA data lacked transparency, and licensing discipline was the wrong tool for billing disputes; a Blue Cross Blue Shield representative supported it, saying a small number of private equity-backed providers were driving up surprise-billing costs and abusing the No Surprises Act. No action was taken on HB 2211. The committee then considered HB 4028 on accessory dwelling units. The bill would remove the 1,000-square-foot cap as an absolute limit, change setback rules, bar municipalities from requiring an administrative use permit and certain elevation criteria, and extend the deadline for cities to adopt ADU regulations. Rep. Kyle Powell said the bill was meant to give homeowners more flexibility and help address housing shortages. Supporters framed it as a property-rights and housing issue, while opponents from neighborhood and city groups warned it would allow oversized ADUs, increase density, create safety and parking concerns, and weaken local zoning control. After extensive debate, the committee voted 8-9 with one present, and HB 4028 failed. The committee next passed HB 2620, as amended, by a 17-0 vote with one member not voting. The bill appropriates $300,000 per year for five years to the Arizona Department of Veterans’ Services for grants to emergency shelters serving veterans. An amendment removed age and non-congregate-setting limits for eligible shelters. Rep. Blackman said the bill was intended to help homeless veterans, and shelter advocate Nathan Smith supported it, saying targeted resources could help veterans exit homelessness and stay housed. The committee then took up HB 2960, which would create a veterans specialty court grant program. The bill was amended to have the Office of the Courts administer the fund and to allow support for expansion of existing veterans courts. Testimony highlighted the success of the Lake Havasu veterans court and the need for more standardized programs and data collection; the transcript cuts off before the final vote on HB 2960.
AL

Alabama 2026 1st Special Session

Alabama House Public Safety and Homeland Security Committee Jan 28th, 2026

Public Safety and Homeland Security

Transcript Highlights:
  • >> no other state. >> no other state.
  • driver's test. driver's test.
  • the drivers to give the driver's test, not the State Board of Education.
  • the drivers to give the driver's test, not the State Board of Education.
  • Didn't they pass<00:44:46.400> the<00:44:46.560> test? pass the test? pass the test?
TX
Transcript Highlights:
  • The state of Texas has thousands of homeless individuals throughout the state.
  • in the state from which the person moved.
  • So now that you have your VUID number, your state ID number, they track it when you move around the state
  • Second, we oppose SB 1863 because it allows an unelected state appointee, the Secretary of State, to
  • Our state certification process requires federal certification before a vendor can even come to the state
TX
Transcript Highlights:
  • The Committee on State Affairs will come to order. Will the clerk call the roll?
  • After that hearing, we are going to actually put kratom back in its natural state: raw or dried leaves
  • So kratom, in its natural state, will be legal under the bill.
  • A natural state, bad. Excellent. My no is no, a yes.
  • If there is no other business to come before the Senate Committee on State Affairs, is there any other
AL

Alabama 2026 1st Special Session

Alabama Senate Transportation and Energy Committee Mar 11th, 2026

Transportation and Energy

Transcript Highlights:
  • I did not know this until working with Aaliyah, but, you know, we see state troopers out there a lot
  • State troopers are out there a lot of times.
  • are so supportive throughout the state are so supportive of<00:14:00.959> this.
  • We've got places around the state, and I think of it from a private property perspective.
  • We've got places around the state, and I think of it from a private property perspective.
Bills: SB341, SB340
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

AEN-HHS, AEN DEFER Public Hearings 02-02-2026

Agriculture and Environment

Transcript Highlights:
  • <00:03:17.840> that irregularities of water testing that irregularities of water testing that
  • believe in yet or the testing. Sorry. believe in yet or the testing. Sorry.
  • to this chapter would include the state to this chapter would include the state of<00:20:53.280>
  • to the state or the county, right?
  • becomes um if it whether it be state becomes um if it whether it be state lands<00:47:09.280>
Summary: The joint Senate Agriculture and Environment and Health and Human Services hearing opened with SB 2093, which would require the fuel tank advisory committee to meet at least quarterly and provide funding. The Department of Health offered written testimony, and multiple supporters, including the Honolulu Board of Water Supply, Sierra Club, and a public member of the advisory committee, said more frequent meetings were needed to keep Red Hill cleanup, water testing, and public engagement front and center. Senators asked about public participation and whether the bill should also require meetings outside business hours; testifiers urged at least one evening or weekend meeting to improve access. No vote was taken during the discussion shown. The committee then heard SB 2095, creating a PFAS working group within the Department of Health to study PFAS and related chemicals and report to the Legislature. DOH supported the concept but requested amendments and funding, while the Department of Agriculture and Biosecurity deferred to DOH. The Board of Water Supply supported the measure and asked to be included in the working group. Members asked about the bill’s reference to “other residuals,” and DOH explained it could refer to remaining PFAS components in soil, water, or other media. The discussion emphasized the widespread and long-lasting nature of PFAS contamination. Next, the committee considered SB 2046 on underground storage tanks and Red Hill-related cleanup. DOH and the Board of Water Supply testified, and a long list of community and environmental groups supported the bill. Testifiers argued the Navy caused the problem and should be held accountable for cleanup, while one witness said the bill was necessary because the Navy had delayed meaningful remediation. Senators asked whether the bill’s “large landowner” language could include the state or counties under existing statutes; DOH said it would check and later explained that cleanup responsibility generally falls first on the responsible party, then on large landowners if no responsible party exists, with the Navy currently understood to own Red Hill. The hearing then moved to SB 2096 on wastewater management, which the Department of Land and Natural Resources supported, noting PFAS can harm marine resources, and DOH’s wastewater branch offered comments. SB 2127 on water pollution drew support from Agra Business Development Corporation and opposition from the Hawaii Cattlemen’s Council, Hawaii Farm Bureau, and others. The main debate centered on runoff, NPDES permitting, and whether the bill could unfairly affect agricultural and public entities; senators and witnesses discussed how heavy rainfall, cesspools, and mixed land uses complicate responsibility and compliance. The transcript ends with the committee still in discussion on SB 2127, with no final votes or actions shown in the excerpt.
FL

Florida 2026 Regular Session

Appropriations Committee on Pre-K - 12 Education Jan 28th, 2026

Appropriations Committee on Pre-K - 12 Education

Transcript Highlights:
  • Testing. Oh, hey. The Appropriations Committee on Pre-K-12 Education will come to order.
  • I'm thankful for my state senator to bring forward this great bill.
  • I have great confidence in our teachers in the state of Florida.
  • And so there are a lot of classrooms in the state of Florida now.
  • Our state should be spending money on our students. Agreed. Thank you.
Bills: S0124, S0206, S0420
Summary: The committee first heard SB 124, which updates Florida Virtual School’s statute to remove outdated language and clarify its service, funding, governance, reporting, and district coordination provisions without changing day-to-day operations. Florida Virtual School testified in support, members praised the bill, and it passed unanimously on a roll call vote. The committee then took up CS for SB 206 on students with autism spectrum disorder. Senator Harrell explained that the bill would require autism and neurodevelopmental training in educator preparation programs, require ESE-certified teachers to complete an autism microcredential, create an Autism Educator Loan Forgiveness Program, provide salary supplements for teachers with the autism endorsement, and require district professional development to include autism-specific training with local CARD centers. A large number of speakers—teachers, parents, students, and advocacy groups—supported the bill while urging that implementation be fully funded, high quality, and not become an unfunded mandate. Several members spoke in favor, emphasizing the growing number of students with autism and the need to recruit and retain special education teachers. The bill was reported favorably by committee vote. Finally, the committee considered SB 420 on patriotic displays in classrooms. Chair Burgess explained the bill as a way to place portraits of George Washington and Abraham Lincoln in schools to encourage civic and patriotic reflection, and he offered an amendment narrowing the requirement from every classroom to one prominent display in each school and adding language making it subject to state appropriation. The amendment was adopted. Testimony on the bill was mixed: some speakers supported the idea as a spark for civic discussion, while many others opposed it as symbolic, unnecessary, or better addressed through curriculum and teacher training rather than mandated displays. In debate, some senators argued the portraits could prompt broader historical conversations, while others raised concerns about representation, classroom autonomy, and funding. The transcript ends during debate on the amended bill, before a final vote is shown.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
  • And I agree, those are state-mandated now days of testing, and yes, districts do different testing.
  • Right now as things stand, the state would only pay for the state-created test. Correct?
  • So that's... so the state would only pay for the state-created test? They pay for those tests.
  • It is actually the beginning of the year state-created test, the middle of the year state-created test
  • , the end of year state-created test, and then an additional state-created writing test which is on a
TX
Transcript Highlights:
  • in other states.
  • states.
  • We test for 7-OH, we test for mitragynine, pseudoindoxyl, and we test for all of these adulterants that
  • to state.
  • It also requires the Secretary of State to be notified within 24 hours if a tests cannot be completed
AL

Alabama 2026 1st Special Session

Alabama Senate Agriculture, Conservation, and Forestry Committee Feb 11th, 2026

Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry

Transcript Highlights:
  • our commission wants to give the state our commission wants to give the state forester<00:03:58.159
  • <00:18:40.000> I authorities are there in the state?
  • I authorities are there in the state?
  • be used by any county in the state. be used by any county in the state.
  • <00:21:07.039> bid them where you can buy off a state bid them where you can buy off a state
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Ways & Means Mar 3rd, 2025

Ways & Means

Transcript Highlights:
  • those states are are seeing imminent budget deficits right now in their state budgets.
  • now, we're seeing school closures across the state.
  • that are all the states that have deficits, and all the states that have. surpluses, I really wonder
  • of Texas we're the 11th largest workforce in the state and we give the state 1.106 billion dollars in
  • At the state level, at the county level. At the state level, at the local level.
Bills: HB8, HB9, HJR1, HB22, HB8, HB9, HJR1, HB22
TX
Transcript Highlights:
  • And I agree those are state mandated now days of testing and yes, districts do different testing and
  • The state would only pay right now as things stand the state would only pay for the state created test
  • So the state would only pay for the state created test. They pay for those tests. Okay, thank you.
  • It is actually the beginning of the year state-created test, the middle of the year state-created test
  • , the end of the year state-created test, and then an additional state-created writing test which is
Bills: HB8, HB12, SB 3, HJR1, SB 11, SB 16, SB 14
OK
Transcript Highlights:
  • Every state, Mr. Speaker, every state wants to do something like this, and they can't.
  • We We know that our friends in the northeast of the United States don't test everyone; they test the
  • It is legal to brew in the United States and in the state of Oklahoma.
  • from neighboring states.
  • states certain exemptions, we want to make sure other states are granting those to us.
OK
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  • Why are we implementing again another state oversight for homelessness in our state?
  • funding or state pass-through where the state has administration over the funds, is that a correct assessment
  • State-funded hospitals.
  • These are again baseline state standards.
  • It is all political subdivisions Of the state, all state agencies.
OK
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  • And Lord, I just ask that you would watch over our great state.
  • Is look, we as In the state of Oklahoma, we need to have strong standards.
  • I think that's part of our state constitution.
  • that are at every elementary school in the state.
  • of Oklahoma who already have a footprint across the state of Oklahoma.
OK
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  • Just before session, I was on a professional trip out of state to recruit other state ministers. for
  • flowing from the state to the charter school.
  • So, the money flowing from the state aid.
  • Most companies I know, every company that I've worked for that did drug testing, if you tested positive
  • Is there a test that can test for marijuana content or painkiller content or anything else that exceeds