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OK
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Senate Legislative Session Mar 24th, 2026 at 01:30 pm

Oklahoma Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • I appreciate that answer and what What would prevent counties from using this program to shift homelessness
  • Those private donations: is that a concern to you, and is there any kind of safeguards to prevent that
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
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Senate Legislative Session Mar 24th, 2026 at 09:30 am

Oklahoma Senate Floor Meeting

LA
LA

Louisiana 2026 Regular Session

Health and Welfare Mar 18th, 2026

Health and Welfare

Transcript Highlights:
  • In dental care, where preventive services can avoid a $10,000 hospital stay, E&T care, where early treatment
  • We can spend a dollar on early prevention and screening, an extra dollar, and timely treatment, or $10
  • It provides relative to the Domestic Violence Prevention Commission to provide for the membership.
  • Representative Dickerson, it provides relative to the Domestic Violence Prevention Commission, to provide
  • you know, I'm sure very high medical bills and long hospital stays that could have possibly been prevented
Bills: HB62 , HB124 , HB182 , HB193 , HB198 , HB203 , HB223 , HB237 , HB469 , HB486 , HB574 , HB779 , HB796 , HB919 , SCR2 , SB4 , SB36 , SB38 , SB109 , SB152 , SB168 , SB195 , SB216 , SB221 , SB236 , SB404
Committee: House Health and Welfare
Keywords: Louisiana Women's Policy, gender equality, policy research, commission membership, women's representation, Domestic Violence, judicial experience, legislation, criminal law, family law, HB182, sexual assault, rape kit, forensic examination, forensic medical exam, sexual assault survivor, sexual assault nurse examiner, SANE, emergency department, hospital staffing
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AL

Alabama 2026 Regular Session

Alabama Senate Finance and Taxation Education Committee Feb 11th, 2026

Finance and Taxation Education

AL
AL

Alabama 2025 Regular Session

Alabama Senate Finance and Taxation General Fund Committee Apr 24th, 2025

Finance and Taxation General Fund

IA
IA

Iowa 2025-2026 Regular Session

Education Feb 11th, 2025 at 01:00 pm

Education

HI
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

House Chamber - Wed May 6, 2026, 9:00AM HST - Day 57

Hawaii House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • or delay this from issues to prevent or delay this from even<01:41:55.199><c> happening.
  • </c><01:42:31.360><c> this</c> thereby proactively preventing this thereby proactively preventing this
  • It has finally come full circle for cancer prevention for the people of our state.
  • </c> prevention for the people of our state. prevention for the people of our state. Mahalo.
  • </c><04:30:28.640><c> deeper</c> support to families and prevent deeper support to families and prevent
MO
MO

Missouri 2026 Regular Session

Judiciary Jan 28th, 2026 at 12:00 pm

Judiciary

Transcript Highlights:
  • Increased incarceration is ineffective and costly in crime prevention.
  • We know that there's extensive research showing that mandatory minimums have not prevented or slowed
  • murder, shootings, armed robbery, sex offenses, crimes against children, rape, carjackings, financial scams
Committees: House Judiciary , House Judiciary and Civil and Criminal Jurisprudence
Summary: The Judiciary Committee met in executive session first and voted House Bills 1834, 2458, and 2164 due pass unanimously, and House Bill 2167 due pass on an 8-3 vote. HB 1834 and HB 2458 were described as technical clean-up measures changing references from age 17 to 18 in child enticement and orders-of-protection language. HB 2164 would clarify wrongful-death standing so a biological sibling is not barred from bringing an action if parental rights were terminated. HB 2167 would allow the Attorney General to appoint commissioned and non-commissioned investigators. The committee then held a lengthy public hearing on HB 2637, a broad sentencing-reform bill described by its sponsor as “transparency in sentencing.” The bill would move minimum parole-eligibility calculations into statute, reduce reliance on Department of Corrections/probation-and-parole rules, require jail-time credit to be known at sentencing, eliminate conditional release, and set minimum service percentages by felony class, with some specific sex offenses receiving higher minimums. Committee members and witnesses debated whether the bill would simply make sentencing more predictable or would effectively lengthen prison terms, reduce plea bargaining, and increase costs. Supporters, including prosecutors, the Department of Corrections, a public advocate, and a sheriff, emphasized clarity for victims, defendants, judges, and jurors, while opponents argued it would raise incarceration time, weaken incentives for rehabilitation, and add fiscal pressure. Witnesses on HB 2637 also addressed technical issues such as the 120-day callback, good-time credit, consecutive versus concurrent sentences, and how jail-time credit would be calculated. The Department of Corrections said good-time credit would remain in existing law and that the bill would shift calculations out of DOC records staff and into the sentencing judgment. Opponents from Empower Missouri and the Missouri Justice Coalition argued the proposal would increase prison populations and costs and that crime reduction is better achieved through prevention and clearance of violent crime. Supporters countered that the bill would provide needed certainty and better inform sentencing decisions. Finally, Representative Hovis presented HB 2256, a narrower truth-in-sentencing bill focused on repeat offenders. He said it would require offenders with prior felonies convicted of certain Class A misdemeanors and felony offenses to serve 50% of their sentence, aiming to close loopholes and make outcomes more understandable for courts, victims, and law enforcement. Committee discussion on HB 2256 centered on whether the bill would improve certainty or simply increase time served for repeat offenders, but no vote was taken in the portion provided.
US
US

US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session

Business meeting to consider the nomination of Mehmet Oz, of Pennsylvania, to be Administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. Mar 25th, 2025 at 08:30 am

Finance Committee

Transcript Highlights:
  • improve our health system, but slashing essential pro— Programs like Medicaid to pay for a Trump tax scam
  • Second, do you know of any reason, personal or otherwise, that would in any way prevent you from discharging
  • We need to reduce wait times. and backlogs, need to modernize and streamline technology and prevent improper
Committee: Senate Finance Committee
Keywords: Social Security, Medicaid, Frank Bisignano, Elon Musk, benefit processing, office closures, public testimony, administration policies, health care, vulnerable populations
Summary: The committee meeting focused heavily on the nomination of Frank Bisignano as the Commissioner of the Social Security Administration, with intense discussions around the current state of Social Security and its management under the current administration. Members voiced significant concerns regarding potential changes to Social Security and Medicaid, specifically addressing issues such as office closures, delays in benefit processing, and the perceived policies from Elon Musk's association with the administration. Public testimonies highlighted fears that these changes would severely impact the accessibility of benefits for seniors and vulnerable individuals, resulting in a chaotic environment at the SSA. Members expressed a unified opposition to the notion of dismantling these critical programs, emphasizing the long-term implications on their constituents' well-being.
AL
AL

Alabama 2025 Regular Session

Alabama House Feb 11th, 2025

Alabama House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • employment must also accept the job if it meets the requirements set forth in the bill, which is okay to prevent
  • But we're treating them as if they're scamming a system that they have participated in and have worked
  • The only thing it changes is to require two more contacts and it prevents ghosting or attempts to not
AZ
AZ

Arizona 2026 Regular Session

03/23/2026 - House Health & Human Services

House Health & Human Services Committee of Reference

Transcript Highlights:
  • So by locking specific hardware in a state statute, really what you’re doing is preventing clinicians
  • Adverse events must be reported and tracked, and it prevents, as I think Ms.
  • This amendment is straightforward, focused, and pro-patient, preventing conflicts of interest without
  • When I first reached out for help, I wasn't looking for a scam or a payday.
  • This bill does not prevent insurance companies from negotiating rates.
Committee: House House Health & Human Services Committee of Reference
Summary: The committee heard several bills related to radiation protection in cardiac catheterization labs and later a stem cell/regenerative therapy bill. On SB 1121, which would allow hospitals with radiation protection systems to let clinicians forgo lead aprons if they work in the designated safety area and use real-time dosimetry, testimony was largely supportive or neutral after a late amendment gave radiation safety officers discretion to require protective gear if exposures approach thresholds. The committee adopted the amendment and passed SB 1121 on a 9-1 vote. SB 1120, a more prescriptive bill requiring at least 50% of cath lab rooms in hospitals to be equipped with the radiation protection system, drew divided testimony: sponsors and several physicians argued it would reduce orthopedic injury and radiation exposure and improve recruitment and retention, while hospital and radiology groups objected to the mandate, cost, limited vendor pool, and lack of clarity in the bill’s definitions. After adopting an amendment excluding children’s hospitals, the committee deadlocked 6-6 and SB 1120 failed to pass. The committee then considered SB 1118, which would appropriate $3 million to help rural hospitals install radiation protection systems in cath lab rooms. The sponsor said the funding would help rural facilities meet the same safety goals, and the committee passed the bill 6-5. The committee also heard SB 1214, a “guardrails” bill regulating non-FDA-approved stem cell and regenerative therapies, requiring informed consent, sourcing and reporting standards, advertising limits, and civil penalties for violations. Supporters said it would protect patients while allowing access to promising therapies; some members raised concerns about evidence and commercialization, but after adopting a technical amendment, the bill passed 9-3. The transcript ended as the committee moved on to SB 1630, which would seek federal approval for a home- and community-based service benefit for adults with serious mental illness; the sponsor described it as a capped, Medicaid-based community care option, and Access testified neutral while estimating a fiscal impact, but no final action on SB 1630 appears in the excerpt.
AZ
AZ

Arizona 2026 Regular Session

01/28/2026 - Senate Health and Human Services

Senate Health and Human Services COR

Transcript Highlights:
  • It is a huge scam and a scheme that has cost the state billions of dollars.
  • This is incompatible with policies that create fear and prevent people from seeking medical care, such
  • Extreme fear prevents people from seeking care.
  • is deeply concerned by... diabetes, kids suffering with respiratory illnesses, and extreme fear prevents
Committee: Senate Senate Health and Human Services COR
Summary: The committee first approved the January 21 minutes and then heard SB 1179, which would remove the delayed repeal date and appropriation contingency from the Developmental Disabilities Group Home Monitoring Program. Testimony from Disability Rights Arizona and program managers described the program’s monitoring and investigative work, including identified systemic concerns in group homes, while the sponsor said the effort should continue. SB 1179 received a do-pass recommendation on a 6-1 vote, with some members reserving their right to revisit the bill on the floor. The committee then took up SB 1114, appropriating $1 million for the Maricopa County Attorney’s Office to investigate behavioral health patient brokering. Witnesses, including Native advocates, described widespread recruitment of vulnerable people—especially Native Americans—into fraudulent treatment and sober-living schemes, often through social media and across state lines. Members and the sponsor framed the bill as an enforcement response to long-running abuse. SB 1114 passed 6-0. The committee also heard SB 1115, which would require AHCCCS/Access employees to work in person rather than remotely; supporters argued remote work had harmed oversight and service delivery, while Access said it would need substantial office space and warned of costs and staffing impacts. SB 1115 passed 4-3. The committee next considered SB 1051, requiring hospitals that accept Access payments to collect patients’ citizenship or immigration status on intake forms and report aggregate data to DHS. Supporters said it was a data-collection and accountability measure; opponents, including nurses and physicians, said it would deter care, undermine trust, and function as immigration surveillance. The bill passed 4-3. SB 1122, dealing with prior authorization and prepayment review for behavioral health services under the American Indian Health Plan, was amended to require a corrective action plan before 100% prepayment review; Access said it had minimal concerns with the amended version. It passed unanimously 7-0. SB 1132, a blank appropriation for a new Arizona State Hospital wing, drew testimony from families and advocates about the shortage of psychiatric beds and the effects of the Arnold v. Sarn consent decree; it passed 7-0. The committee also approved SB 1169 for graduate medical education funding, SB 1171 on dual enrollment checks between AHCCCS and exchange plans, and SB 1172 on DCS investigations and court notification, with votes ranging from 4-2 to unanimous support. Finally, the committee heard SB 1173, which would require owners and applicants for outpatient behavioral health facility licenses to be U.S. citizens or lawfully present, with an amendment clarifying lawful permanent resident status. The sponsor said the bill was intended to curb fraud tied to behavioral health licensing and patient brokering; discussion focused on whether the bill language matched that intent. The transcript ends before a final vote on SB 1173.
CA
CA

California 2025-2026 Regular Session

Senate Budget and Fiscal Review Subcommittee No. 4 on State Administration and General Government Feb 26th, 2026

Transcript Highlights:
  • Prevention, homelessness prevention, and, lastly, increased housing supply.
  • The most effective way to end homelessness is to prevent it.
  • Without stronger prevention investments, inflow will continue to outpace exits.
  • The most effective way to end homelessness is to prevent it.
  • Without stronger prevention investments, inflow will continue to outpace exits.
CA
CA

California 2025-2026 Regular Session

Senate Budget and Fiscal Review Subcommittee No. 4 on State Administration and General Government Feb 26th, 2026

Transcript Highlights:
  • ...prevention, homelessness prevention, and lastly, increased housing supply.
  • The most effective way to end homelessness is to prevent it.
  • The most effective way to end homelessness is to prevent it.
  • Without stronger prevention investments, inflow will continue to outpace exits.
  • Prevention and outreach would shrink, and progress toward our 50% reduction goal could reverse.
Summary: The Senate Budget and Fiscal Review Subcommittee 4 met to hear an oversight discussion focused on homelessness, including the state of homelessness in California, state data systems, and the Homeless Housing, Assistance, and Prevention (HAP) program. In opening remarks, the chair emphasized accountability and the need to focus on families and people at the bottom rung, while the vice chair argued that homelessness and affordability problems stem from policy choices and the state should give counties more flexibility rather than top-down mandates. The committee also announced that the one scheduled vote would be postponed and public comment would be taken later. Dr. Ryan Finnegan of UC Berkeley’s Turner Center presented recent homelessness data, saying California’s homelessness remains high at about 187,000 people in the 2024 point-in-time count, with most still unsheltered, though the unsheltered share has declined somewhat. He explained differences between point-in-time counts and the state’s Homeless Data Integration System (HDIS), noted progress in shelter, permanent supportive housing, rapid rehousing, and interim housing capacity, and highlighted declines in youth and veteran homelessness. He also described persistent racial disparities, the large number of chronically homeless people, and risks from federal changes and possible reductions to programs such as Emergency Housing Vouchers and Continuum of Care funding. Members questioned the causes of recent trends, the role of Housing First, Proposition 47, Martin v. Boise, and how funding streams such as HAP and CalAIM are layered together. The California Interagency Council on Homelessness then outlined its data systems and AB 799 implementation. Staff explained that HDIS aggregates HMIS data from all 44 continuums of care and is used to measure outcomes, disparities, and program effectiveness statewide. They said HAP 4 was cost-effective under the State Auditor’s methodology, and that new AB 799 dashboards will provide more public-facing fiscal and outcome reporting by June 2027. Members asked whether the system can better distinguish which interventions work, how self-sufficiency will be measured, how fraud is detected, and whether the council can meet the auditor’s concerns on time. Cal ICH said it has met prior statutory deadlines, that program outcome data already exist, and that fiscal reporting will be built through a web-based tool and aligned with existing departmental reporting systems.
AZ
AZ

Arizona 2026 Regular Session

01/15/2026 - Senate Floor Session

Arizona Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • You think about over $1 billion a year with our ESA scheme and scam, $1 billion a year.
FL
FL

Florida 2026 Regular Session

FL House Floor Session - 2026-01-14 (4:00PM Session)

Florida House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Fraudsters, unfortunately, have discovered our school choice program, and they scammed millions of dollars
Summary: The Senate convened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, and several introductions, including recognition of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority’s Founders’ Day and a visiting debate student. The chamber then received and adopted, by a 39-0 vote, a committee report confirming 52 gubernatorial executive appointments to various state, regional, and local boards and commissions. The first major bill was SB 250 on rural communities, described as a broad “Rural Renaissance” package. Sponsor Senator Simon outlined provisions creating an Office of Rural Prosperity, a Renaissance Grant Program for counties facing population loss, housing and transportation investments, additional funding for rural education, and rural health care support. Two amendments were adopted to remove overlapping grant language tied to new federal rural health funding and to update hospital funding estimates. Senators from both parties generally supported the bill, though some raised questions about eligibility for certain rural areas and how funds would be accessed. The bill passed 39-0. The Senate then took up CS/SB 318 on educational scholarship programs. Senator Gates said the bill responds to Auditor General findings by separating scholarship funding from public school funding, requiring student identification and enrollment verification, reducing administrative fees for scholarship funding organizations, requiring annual audits, and directing the Department of Education to develop a competitive selection and performance-based business plan for those organizations. Three amendments were adopted, including changes to the stabilization fund and documentation requirements. Senators from both parties debated transparency, accountability, and implementation concerns, with some also urging future attention to declining-enrollment school districts and the quality of scholarship providers. The bill passed 38-0. At the end of the session, the Senate waived rules to immediately certify SB 250 and CS/SB 318 to the House, welcomed Palm Beach County visitors in the gallery, and adjourned until the next scheduled meeting.
FL
FL

Florida 2026 Regular Session

Senate in Session Jan 14th, 2026

Florida Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Fraudsters, unfortunately, have discovered our school choice program, and they scammed millions of dollars
AR
AR

Arkansas 2026 1st Special Session

LEGISLATIVE JOINT AUDITING-COUNTIES AND MUNICIPALITIES Jan 8th, 2026

LEGISLATIVE JOINT AUDITING-COUNTIES AND MUNICIPALITIES

Transcript Highlights:
  • Was that a fishing scam, or was that somebody taking money from them? I mean, like an employee.
Committee: All LEGISLATIVE JOINT AUDITING-COUNTIES AND MUNICIPALITIES
Summary: The committee first approved a motion by voice vote, then received updates on delinquent private water and sewer reports. For the 2012 reports, staff said five additional 2024 reports had been received since the December meeting, bringing the total to 17 with escrow funds released and 26 still escrowed. For the 2023 delinquent reports, two more had come in, leaving five outstanding; both reports were filed without objection. The committee then focused on Act 709 repayment issues for the town of Daisy. Audit staff said Daisy had made unauthorized payments to a nonprofit and had used restricted street funds for fire-related expenses, and that the town had not yet adopted the required repayment ordinance. Mayor Lisa Cogburn said the council had not approved repayment because members disputed the amount, though she said the town had funds to pay. After discussion about the audit calculations and statutory repayment requirements, the committee adopted a motion requiring 10% repayment of the street fund under the statute and providing that failure to comply would result in withholding turnback funds. The Daisy report was then filed. The committee reviewed numerous additional audit findings from cities, counties, and water departments. Several local officials appeared and described corrective steps, including reconciliation work in Harrison and Carroll County, revenue-code corrections in Izard County, monthly bond-pending reviews in Alexander, fixed-asset documentation and receipt procedures in the town of 56, and bookkeeping/receipt improvements in Ozan and Lee County. Some matters were deferred, including several private water and sewer reports and Green Forest, while others were filed. Reports involving more serious issues were referred to the prosecuting attorney and Attorney General, including Bull Shoals, Lone Oak County, Beaver, Central City, Gravette, Ralston Water Department, Thornton Waterworks, and others. The committee also filed 19 reports with resolved findings and 53 reports with no findings, and adjourned with the next meeting set for February 12, 2026.
TX
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Transportation Apr 3rd, 2025

Transportation

Transcript Highlights:
  • Passing House Bill 3727 could prevent such tragedies from occurring in the future.
  • It's created enormous benefits in terms of the number of animals that have been prevented from being
  • These signs aren't just sketchy; they're a sign of larger scams. I think your time's up.
  • We prevent the cities from just saying no, and you find another one, to know, and find another one, to
  • This incident is a stark reminder of the need for immediate action to protect our workers and prevent
Bills: HB341 , HB791 , HB1564 , HB1695 , HB1722 , HB1729 , HB1772 , HB2003 , HB2954 , HB2989 , HB3084 , HB3134 , HB3135 , HB3309 , HB3611 , HB3679 , HB3727 , HB3832
Committee: House Transportation
Keywords: affordable housing, zoning, development, community support, local regulations, bicycle lanes, traffic collisions, Texas Department of Transportation, study, public safety, bicycles, electric bicycles, scooters, road safety, transportation study, HB 791, Central Catholic High School, San Antonio, specialty license plate, specialty plates
NH
NH

New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session

House Ways and Means (01/21/2025)

Transcript Highlights:
  • </c><02:11:08.440><c> enhancement</c> On this Medicaid enhancement tax, it used to be called Medas scam
  • Representative Aly, yes, this is like meta scam. The SWEPT is virtual.
  • <02:20:44.720><c> the</c><02:20:45.200><c> swept</c><02:20:46.200><c> is</c> scam the swept is scam the
  • We are a not-for-profit public health agency that offers programs and services from primary prevention
  • </c><03:52:04.760><c> through</c> services from primary prevention through services from primary prevention
Summary: The committee received an overview from Chris of the Legislative Budget Assistance Office on how it will estimate unrestricted revenues for the General Fund, Education Trust Fund, Highway Fund, and Fish and Game Fund. He explained that the committee’s work is based on current law, not pending bills, and that the estimates will feed into a House resolution and an amendment to House Bill 1, the operating budget. He also described the broader budget process, including how House and Senate estimates are reconciled, how surplus statements account for revenue changes from enacted bills, and how a committee of conference could resolve differences later in the session. No votes were taken. Members then asked about why the Education Trust Fund was running below plan. Chris said the shortfall appeared to be driven largely by business taxes, including differences in the BET/BPT split and improved tax-processing systems that better track where business tax payments belong. Representative Orr also asked about tobacco tax collections and out-of-state sales; Chris said tobacco revenue was likely overestimated in 2023 based on COVID-era patterns, with more people smoking at home, and noted that e-cigarette tax revenue goes to the General Fund while cigarette taxes are split between the General Fund and Education Trust Fund. He said he did not have a specific estimate for cross-border sales. Commissioner Lindsay St. Pierre of the Department of Revenue then began a deeper dive into the department’s role and the taxes it administers. She reviewed the department’s mission, organizational structure, taxpayer services, and the tax policy and legislative analysis staff who prepare fiscal notes and testify on bills. She noted that the department administers about $2.9 billion in revenue across major taxes such as business taxes, meals and rooms, and utility property tax, and that the figures being discussed were preliminary because the annual report had not yet been issued. The discussion was informational only, with no formal action taken.