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TX
Bills:
SB393 , SB414 , SB472 , SB578 , SB617 , SB710 , SB785 , SB973 , SB1059 , SB1062 , SB1352 , SB1450 , SB1502 , SB1547 , SB1566 , SB1567
Committee:
Senate Local Government
Keywords:
SB 393, Sparks, Middleton, local government, political subdivision, public securities, government debt, municipal bonds, general obligation bonds, certificates of obligation, anticipation notes, debt maturity, weighted average maturity, economic life, useful life, tangible personal property, real property improvements, public finance, Texas Government Code, Chapter 1253
US
US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
US House Floor Proceedings (Wednesday, June 3, 2026)
US Federal House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- , and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, to be considered under a structured rule with 26 amendments
- , and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, to be considered under a structured rule with 26 amendments
- rule.
- </c><02:29:10.080><c> rule</c><02:29:10.800><c> with</c><02:29:11.120><c> 26</c> under a structured rule
- with 26 under a structured rule with 26 amendments<02:29:12.000><c> made</c><02:29:12.240><c> in</c>
Keywords:
War Powers Resolution, Lebanon, troop withdrawal, U.S. Armed Forces, military deployment, foreign policy, congressional war powers, executive authority, Middle East, troop removal, concurrent resolution, defense policy, overseas deployment, Ukraine, support, foreign affairs, military aid, international relations, War Powers, military action
WA
Transcript Highlights:
- TBD is governed by the legislative authority of the jurisdiction proposing it, or by a governance structure
- TBD is governed by the legislative authority of the jurisdiction proposing it, or by a governance structure
- to add some clarity on this, this bill is really about updating our transportation benefit district rules
- When the transportation benefit district fees were originally structured, the assumption was that vehicles
- That structure matters. This is not a blank check from this legislature.
Committee:
House Transportation
Keywords:
county ferry district, ferry district, passenger-only ferry, passenger ferry, Puget Sound, Vashon, Seattle, Southworth, county transportation, local taxing authority, property tax levy, general obligation bonds, municipal corporation, public transportation benefit area, WTSC, Washington Utilities and Transportation Commission, ferry terminal, wharf, shuttle service, marine transportation
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- As a reminder to the committee and our visitors and witnesses today, under House Rule 4, Section 13,
- House committees are subject to the same rules that govern House proceedings.
- Under these rules, the chair is responsible for preserving order and decorum during committee meetings
- A clear echo of phrases created after the ruling of Plessy v.
- So, the exceptions prove the rule. ...two types of gametes: sperm and ova, right? Okay.
Committee:
House State Affairs
Keywords:
HB 229, Texas, political subdivision, local government, county dues, county association, state association of counties, lobbying, lobbyist, public funds, taxpayer lawsuit, injunctive relief, attorney's fees, Government Code Chapter 556, Local Government Code Section 89.002, legislative advocacy, municipal government, county government, city government, special district
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- Committee and our visitors and witnesses today under House Rule 4, Section 13, House committees are subject
- to the same rules of decorum that govern the House proceedings.
- The Chair may ask the Sergeant-at-Arms to assist in enforcing these rules.
- And just last week and this week, the 15th Court of Appeals ruled in his favor, finding that the ordinances
Committee:
House State Affairs
Keywords:
biological sex, government information, definitions, sex-based distinctions, public health, flags, display, state law, municipalities, government buildings, drug enforcement, local control, home rule, municipal charter, county policy, ordinance preemption, state preemption, attorney general enforcement, civil penalties, mandamus
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- The rules are suspended. Resolution 648 by Y.
- , not just the rules. from a handful of state agencies.
- what the rules are without having to hide it.
- This structure lacks the balance needed to ensure meaningful oversight.
- One that ensures that people still have a voice in how rules are made.
Keywords:
regulatory reform, government efficiency, administrative law, rulemaking, agency deference, judicial review, de novo review, Texas Government Code, Administrative Procedure Act, state agencies, plain language, regulatory burden, regulatory reduction, cost-benefit analysis, fiscal note, public benefits and costs, contested case, rule challenge, Texas Regulatory Efficiency Office, advisory panel
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Elections Finance and Government Operations Committee 3/3/25
Elections Finance and Government Operations
Transcript Highlights:
- Because I know there's been multiple things where one judge ruled this way and another district judge
- ruled exactly opposite, and so I don't want the author to have to wait till you get to the Judiciary
- :17.839><c> judge</c><00:10:18.079><c> ruled</c><00:10:18.800><c> exactly</c> District the judge ruled
- exactly District the judge ruled exactly opposite<00:10:21.959><c> and</c><00:10:22.160><c> and</c><
- Representative Freiberg said, Madam Chair, I just know this committee has a 24-hour rule.
Keywords:
natural gas, gas hookups, residential construction, energy policy, local control, state preemption, municipal regulation, county ordinance, electrification, climate policy, housing development, building codes, energy source, utility infrastructure, Minnesota Statutes chapter 326B, propane, utility service, building permits, local government, energy choice
OK
Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session
Senate Legislative Session Mar 24th, 2026 at 01:30 pm
Oklahoma Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- County home rule. Thank you for that.
- Nothing contained in this act, and this act is the Home Rule Charter Act, County Home Rule Charter Act
- they have by being a home rule county.
- In Florida, 20 of the counties have a home rule charter they have never rescinded a home rule charter
- There's 47 that don't, but they voted for the home rule charter.
Bills:
SJR47 , SB1491 , SB1579 , SB1806 , SB1552 , SB483 , SB63 , SB137 , SB346 , SB514 , SB1344 , SB1360 , SB1380 , SB1437 , SB1189 , SB1217 , SB1221 , SB1262 , SB1272 , SB1325 , SB1339 , SB201
Keywords:
voter ID, elections, constitutional amendment, Oklahoma, proof of identity, presidential electors, vacancies, oath of office, political party, property tax, valuation increase, taxpayer rights, homestead, protest process, foster care, adoption assistance, transitioning youth, Department of Human Services, voluntary services, county home rule charter
OK
Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session
Senate Legislative Session Mar 24th, 2026 at 09:30 am
Oklahoma Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- President, is the purpose of this bill to fund education or direct how local districts should structure
- what's the limiting Principle on the state's authority in this bill and with regard to compensation structures
Bills:
SJR47 , SB1491 , SB1579 , SB1806 , SB1552 , SB483 , SB63 , SB137 , SB346 , SB514 , SB1344 , SB1360 , SB1380 , SB1437 , SB1189 , SB1217 , SB1221 , SB1262 , SB1272 , SB1325 , SB1339 , SB201
Keywords:
voter ID, elections, constitutional amendment, Oklahoma, proof of identity, presidential electors, vacancies, oath of office, political party, property tax, valuation increase, taxpayer rights, homestead, protest process, foster care, adoption assistance, transitioning youth, Department of Human Services, voluntary services, county home rule charter
AL
Alabama 2026 Regular Session
Alabama Senate Education Policy Committee Feb 11th, 2026
Education Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- sponsor that I agree with what your mission is, and that is to get some formality or some kind of structure
- ><c> it</c><00:01:25.600><c> relates</c><00:01:25.920><c> to</c><00:01:27.040><c> uh</c> kind of structure
- as it relates to uh kind of structure as it relates to uh what<00:01:27.520><c> our</c><00:01:27.759
- There's a lot of misconceptions out there, and our rule of law is actually was built on basically the
- > a lot of misconceptions out there and a lot of misconceptions out there and our<00:24:43.760><c> rule
Committee:
Senate Education Policy
Keywords:
sales tax exemption, Consumer Price Index, local government, clothing, school supplies, emergency preparedness, Alabama Administrative Procedure Act, APA, administrative law, judicial review, agency deference, Chevron deference, de novo review, contested case, state agency, regulatory power, individual liberty, statutory interpretation, rule interpretation, license revocation
OK
Transcript Highlights:
- I do think there's some Latitude for DOC to create their administrative rules around how this process
Committee:
Senate Public Safety
Keywords:
cold case, unsolved homicide, violent crime, case file review, law enforcement, police records, victim family, immediate family member, designated person, forensic testing, witness reinterview, investigative leads, cold case unit, unsolved murder, public safety, Title 21, Oklahoma statutes, sexual assault, evidence kits, DNA testing
TX
Texas 89th Regular
Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs Apr 14th, 2025
Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs
Transcript Highlights:
- The rules you want about no guns... in fact, almost every crime with a gun is committed in a no-gun zone
- Since that time, many people have behaved like the rules don't apply to them.
- My bill updates the Texas Code to reflect recent rulings by the Northern District of Texas and the 5th
- But I want to make it clear, thanks to the federal court. ruling in 2022 on Andrews v.
- The handful of courts that have ruled that 18- to 20-year-olds have a right to carry have ruled only.
Bills:
HB259 , HB259 , HB 1128 , HB1337 , HB1506 , HB1794 , HB2215 , HB2470 , HB2771 , HB2882 , HB2993 , HB3053 , HB3428 , HB3669 , HB3789 , HB3924 , HB4201 , HB4675
Keywords:
redistricting, Independent Citizen Redistricting Commission, Texas Legislature, elections, district boundaries, voter representation, healthcare, insurance, patient rights, medical expenses, access to care, affordability, legislation, firearms, penal code, regulation, short-barrel firearms, ammunition, gun control, public safety
TX
Texas 89th Regular
Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs Apr 14th, 2025
Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs
Transcript Highlights:
- Texas has a very good structure where we put folks on notice, hey, if I don't want you to carry here,
- And in terms of this $51... ...percent rule. Y'all ever heard of dry January?
- Bondi that has vacated this rule, theoretically.
- Well regulated does not mean controlled, dished out rules.
- these rulings are, I mean that sensitive places have rights for the states to restrict.
Bills:
HB259 , HB 1128 , HB1337 , HB1506 , HB1794 , HB2215 , HB2470 , HB2771 , HB2882 , HB2993 , HB3053 , HB3428 , HB3669 , HB3789 , HB3924 , HB4201 , HB4675 , HB259
Keywords:
healthcare, insurance, patient rights, medical expenses, access to care, affordability, legislation, firearms, penal code, regulation, short-barrel firearms, ammunition, gun control, public safety, Texas law, short-barrel, law enforcement, election judges, concealed handgun, polling places
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- current law, all state agencies... ...including TWDB, are required to review their administrative rules
- This creates a disconnect between the rule review cycle and the agency's five-year planning timeline.
- As a result, TWA... ...WDB is forced to review and potentially revise key planning rules out of sync
- provides a straightforward solution: amend the water code to exempt TWDB's water and flooding planning rules
- By aligning the rules and review processes with planning cycles, we can promote consistency, free up
Committee:
House Natural Resources
Keywords:
water infrastructure, Texas Water Development Board, financial assistance, water supply projects, rural municipalities, water access assessment, aquifer storage, Edwards Aquifer, water injection, environmental regulations, groundwater management, San Antonio River, pollution control, flood management, water quality, conservation district, bonds, utility rates, ratemaking, water services
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- House Bill 16 provides important structure and support and streamlining for projects like the ones that
- on this water and not just look for the industry that's coming in to buy the water to dictate the rules
- Because what happened To dictate the rules of the game, because what happens is the citizens end up paying
- reduces the frequency and cost of rate cases, allowing a more accurate and forward-looking rate structure
Committee:
House Natural Resources
Keywords:
water infrastructure, Texas Water Development Board, financial assistance, water supply projects, rural municipalities, water access assessment, aquifer storage, Edwards Aquifer, water injection, environmental regulations, groundwater management, San Antonio River, pollution control, flood management, water quality, conservation district, bonds, utility rates, ratemaking, water services
TX
Committee:
House Elections
Keywords:
voter registration, elections, Election Code, registrar, county clerk, application rejection, rejection notice, voter eligibility, ballot access, transparency, administrative procedure, Texas, voting rights, election administration, notice of rejection, election, poll watcher, conviction, ineligibility, Texas election code
IA
Committee:
Joint Commerce
Keywords:
auto insurance, motor vehicle insurance, financial responsibility, liability coverage, minimum coverage limits, bodily injury, property damage, uninsured driving, proof of insurance, insurance reform, car insurance, vehicle registration, transportation network company, rideshare, TNC, Iowa Code chapter 321A, insurance penalties, mandatory insurance, mortgage, mortgage banker
US
US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
US House Floor Proceedings (Monday, June 23, 2025)
US Federal House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- 6 of rule 20.
- </c> the rules and pass the bill HR 1737? the rules and pass the bill HR 1737?
- The rule also fails to recognize the unique structure and mission of BDCs.
- </c> a the AFF rule unfairly penalizes it. a the AFF rule unfairly penalizes it.
- </c> uh this rule which contradicts the rule uh this rule which contradicts the rule that<04:42:14.320
Bills:
HB3422 , HB3394 , HB1998 , HB2808 , HR1190 , HB3381 , HB3301 , HB2225 , HB3352 , HB1713 , HR910 , HR1082 , HB1520 , HB1664 , HB1767 , HB2269 , HB1679 , HB2481 , HB1737 , HR260
Keywords:
small business, capital formation, securities exchange act, SEC, Advocate for Small Business Capital Formation, women-owned businesses, minority-owned businesses, underrepresented entrepreneurs, rural businesses, natural disasters, hurricanes, small business investors, capital raising, fundraising, crowdfunding, angel investors, venture capital, state securities commissions, blue sky laws, business outreach
AZ
Arizona 2026 Regular Session
02/18/2026 - Senate Regulatory Affairs and Government Efficiency
Regulatory Affairs and Government Efficiency
Transcript Highlights:
- Arizona requires by rule monthly.
- to run a rule package for one rule.
- So the city is just simply going to rule in favor of themselves, and they rule in favor of themselves
- That kind of structure does not foster health care.
- That kind of structure does not foster healthy competition.
Bills:
SB1176 , SB1186 , SB1235 , SB1286 , SB1446 , SB1458 , SB1515 , SB1616 , SB1641 , SB1668 , SB1670 , SB1678 , SB1747 , SB1787
Keywords:
stormwater, water storage, replenishment credits, groundwater, aquifer, Arizona Revised Statutes, disclosure, state contracts, procurement records, donations, transparency, EMS, reciprocity, interstate compact, paramedics, emergency medical technicians, licensure, public safety, military personnel, veterinary telemedicine
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- As a reminder to the committee and our visitors and witnesses today under House Rules 4, Section 13.
- and House committees are subject to the same rules of decorum that govern House proceedings.
- Under those rules, the chairs are. responsible for preserving order and decorum during committee meetings
- Actually, ever since Governor Abbott changed the ruling about having meetings on Zoom virtually.
- With the 1,210 cities in Texas, 834 of them are small rule.
Committee:
House Natural Resources
Keywords:
HB 279, uranium mining, uranium permit, production area authorization, production zone, Texas Water Code, TCEQ, Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, contested case hearing, administrative hearing, groundwater restoration, groundwater baseline, water quality, mining permit, restoration values, natural resources, environmental regulation, in-situ uranium mining, permit amendment, public hearing