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TX

Texas 89th Regular

89th Legislative Session May 28th, 2025

Texas House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • SB 568, Special Education Funding and Reform for Texas Public Schools.
  • One of the last things that she was working on was the George Floyd police reform initiative, and she
  • We are reforming some of the processes related to these orders. ...ways that we do that here.
  • certain sex offender registration requirements, changing the eligibility for community supervision, parole
  • direction on gun regulation and to move towards a place where we can enact some common-sense safety reform
Bills: SB15, SB646, SB800, SB790, SB748, SB571, SB1957, SB1923, SB1896, SB1760, SB1335, SB2368, SB2477, SB2587, SB2986, SB2965, SB1563, SB1467, SB1164, SB1137, SB614, SB705, SB918, SB955, SB869, SB850, SB863, SB1055, SB2206, SB457, SB2337, SB1610, SB1362, SB926, SB1494, SB251, SB456, SB500, SB1307, SB2615, SB2995, SB2321, SB2972, SB973, SB865, SB506, SB1522, SB1558, SB510, SB667, SB763, SB2073, SB1858, SB1660, SB2900, SB1433, SB1540, SB1964, SB1300, SB1644, SB2217, SB2373, SB2431, SB1758, SB974, SB2480, SB3039, SB3047, SB2781, SB826, SB766, SB527, SB1946, SB2885, SB1243, SB2610, SB857, SB2501, SB66, SB268, SB331, SB1302, SB519, SB2807, SB13, SB7, SB1718, SB1567, SB1233, SB413, SB2177, SB30, SB2024, SJR1, SCR27, SB2018, SB1580, SB2121, SB1049, SB1266, SB1400, SB1596, SB2753, SB2221, SB1719, SCR9, SB204, SB437, SB568, SB612, SB672, SB710, SB823, SB876, SB904, SB905, SB968, SB1084, SB1207, SB1230, SB1313, SB1504, SB1790, SB2232, SB2366, SB2367, SB2398, SB2515, SB2520, SB2589, SB2786, SB2790, SB3048, SB3050, SB3052, SB3053, SB3056, SB3029, SCR3, SCR18, SCR30, HCR146, HCR148, HCR149, HCR153, HCR155, HCR157, HB5560, HB762, HB1584, HB 107, HB 114, HB138, HB4386, HB2495, HB581, HB3348, HB5323, HB4341, HB6, HB2712, HB171, HB3153, HB143, HB2688, HB3464, HB449, HB3486, HB4263, HB2, HB1522, HB24, HB 1237, HB2637, HB3126, HB3233, HB4310, HB3487, HCR9, HB5331, HB1397, HB163, HB3250, HB3071, HB3463, HB5033, HB35, HB3824, HB216, HB4226, HB3512, HB18, HB5154, HB 103, HB851, HB647, HB4520, HB3016, HB2313, HB2818, HB2851, HB4486, HB4264, HB1500, HB5081, HB2974, HB2080, HB4384, HB5659, HB493, HB4903, HB2516, HB4488, HB4530, HB3689, HB145, HB43, HB5247, HB2221, HB5671, HB700, HB3711, HB 120, SB17, SB1637, SB1833, SB2155, SB21, SB2778, SB379
NY

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York State Senate Session - 05/27/2026

New York Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • WAS SUCH A STUDY REFORMED?
  • President, the Healthcare Reform Act is New York's healthcare financing structure that raises billions
  • And in this piece of PRESIDENT, THE HEALTHCARE REFORM ACT IS NEW YORK'S HEALTHCARE FINANCING STRUCTURE
  • sponsor yields. >> And in fact, the Marketplace Premium Survey for 2025 Indicates that the Healthcare Reform
  • Meanwhile, we pass elder parole, fair and timely parole, earned time max, second look back, less is more
Keywords: 993, senate, all
Summary: The Senate opened with the Pledge of Allegiance and an invocation, then approved the prior day’s Journal and moved into motions, resolutions, and budget-related business. Senator Gianaris called up Senate Print 5898A for reconsideration; the Senate voted 59 ayes to restore the bill to the third reading calendar. Several amendments were also received on third-reading bills, and the Finance Committee was called into session while the chamber proceeded with resolutions. The Senate adopted Resolution J.2106 recognizing Second Chance Month and the mental health impacts of incarceration, with Senator Brisport speaking in support and a guest from the community recognized in the chamber. The body also adopted Resolution J.1492 designating May 27, 2026, as Taiwan Heritage Day, with remarks from Senators Sepúlveda, Stavisky, and Liu highlighting Taiwanese contributions to New York and expressing support for Taiwan amid current geopolitical tensions. The Finance Committee then reported several budget bills, including Senate Prints 9003D, 9004D, 9007C, and 9009C, which were moved to third reading. The remainder of the session focused on the supplemental and controversial budget calendars, especially tax and spending provisions. Senators debated the “Protecting Our Wallets” energy rebate, with supporters describing it as a one-time check for eligible taxpayers and critics arguing it was too small and not tied directly to utility bills; the chamber accepted the message of necessity and laid the bills aside. Members also debated extensions and changes to tax provisions affecting corporations, alternative fuel exemptions, Broadway and theatrical production tax credits, charitable deductions for certain 501(c)(3)s, nicotine pouch taxes, a new New York City pied-à-terre tax, and a standardbred horse-racing testing fee. Several senators criticized the budget as raising costs or favoring certain industries, while supporters defended the measures as revenue-raising, affordability, or public-health policies. No final votes on the controversial budget bills are shown in the excerpt beyond procedural rulings, adoption of the resolution calendar, and acceptance of committee reports.
DE

Delaware 2025-2026 Regular Session

Senate Executive Committee Meeting Jun 17th, 2026

Executive

Transcript Highlights:
  • somebody's ability to pay fines and fees, it defines imprisonment clearly so people on probation or parole
Bills: HB364, HB364
Summary: The Senate Executive Committee first considered several gubernatorial appointments. Heidi Gilmore was nominated to the Marijuana Appeals Commission and said her real estate and administrative-law background would help her support implementation of Delaware’s new marijuana framework. Lee Wynne Lynn and Ruth Tucker were both nominated to the Delaware River and Bay Authority Board; both emphasized long Delaware ties, public service, and experience in technology, transportation, and executive leadership, with committee members asking about modernization, cashless tolling, and potential conflicts of interest. Lindsay Alexic and Dr. Jennifer Hallman were nominated to the Professional Standards Board and described their classroom and administrative experience in Delaware public education, with discussion focused on supporting teachers, improving educator effectiveness, and helping schools address post-COVID classroom and student-support challenges. Jason Munion and F. Todd Collada were nominated to the Environmental Appeals Board; Munion cited his engineering and environmental background, while Collada noted his work as Milford’s mayor and a contractor. No votes on the nominations are reflected in the transcript excerpt. The committee then moved to legislation. House Bill 364 would create a Delaware Entertainment Production Tax Credit for film, television, e-sports, and video game production, with a $10 million annual cap, audit and reporting requirements, a 2031 sunset, and a focus on verified in-state spending and Delaware hiring; the bill was circulated after no public comment. House Bill 437 was described as a technical corrections bill affecting certain municipal charters and requiring a three-quarters vote; it also drew no public comment. The committee approved the previously circulated minutes by motion and second. House Bill 446 would reorganize the Delaware Forest Service chapter, consolidate authority in one section, and add definitions related to forests and urban forestry without creating new authority; House Amendment 1 was noted as clarifying existing authority for the Department of Agriculture. House Bill 180, the first leg of a constitutional amendment on voting, would limit felony-related voting loss to actual imprisonment or pardon, remove outdated residency and literacy provisions, update the voting age to 18, and eliminate a post-sentence voting ban; members raised a question about whether the change would apply retroactively, which was left for later clarification. No public comments were offered on the bills, and the committee adjourned after announcing written comments would be accepted for 24 hours.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Health Finance and Policy Committee 4/15/26

Health Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • violence, survivors of trafficking with a pending or approved T visa or continued presence, individuals paroled
  • visa or continued<00:42:01.720> presence,<00:42:02.600> individuals<00:42:03.280> paroled
  • continued presence, individuals paroled continued presence, individuals paroled into<00:42:04.080
Bills: HF4401, HF4466
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Capital Investment Committee 4/29/25

Capital Investment

Transcript Highlights:
  • Schnell wanted to be here himself, but he is currently meeting with victim families ahead of today's parole
  • meeting with victim families ahead of meeting with victim families ahead of today's<01:09:46.400> parole
  • hearings,<01:09:47.120> and<01:09:47.279> he<01:09:47.440> sense today's parole
  • hearings, and he sense today's parole hearings, and he sense his<01:09:48.359> regrets.
Bills: HF3220
NH

New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session

House Labor, Industrial and Rehabilitative Services (01/27/2026)

Labor, Industrial and Rehabilitative Services

Transcript Highlights:
  • House Bill 1072 introduces several key reforms aimed at promoting greater fairness and transparency.
  • House Bill 1072 introduces<03:46:30.399> several<03:46:30.800> key<03:46:31.040> reforms
  • several key reforms aimed at promoting<03:46:32.880> greater<03:46:33.279> fairness<03
  • <05:30:23.600> RSA probation and parole, DCYF, or DOT.
  • RSA probation and parole, DCYF, or DOT.
Keywords: 928, house, all
Summary: The committee first reviewed House Bill 1150, which would require disclosure of complaints to public employees within five business days. Members said the sponsor was still working on an amendment, so the bill was held for another week with the understanding it would be executed next week if no amendment was ready. The chair also outlined the committee’s schedule, including upcoming floor reports and the goal of finishing the remaining committee bills on time. The committee then took up House Bill 1168, concerning employer documentation requirements. Supporters argued the bill would give employers more time to gather payroll records, especially when claims arise years later, and said the current system should be adjusted for fairness to businesses. Opponents, including several members, said payroll records are usually electronic and should be produced quickly so workers waiting on wages are not delayed. The Department of Labor deputy commissioner testified that employers can already request extensions and that further extensions could still be requested under the current process. The committee voted 11-9 to ought to pass HB 1168. Next, House Bill 1250, dealing with notice, documentation, and job reinstatement requirements for leave related to childbirth, postpartum care, and pediatric appointments, was considered. Members said the statute was newly enacted, had been carefully negotiated, and should be allowed to work before being revised. The committee voted 20-0 to recommend inexpedient to legislate, and the bill was placed on the consent calendar. Finally, the committee heard House Bill 1043, which would allow private employers to adopt their own minimum pay policies for report-to-work situations instead of being bound by the current two-hour minimum, so long as the policy is established in advance. The sponsor said the bill would modernize an outdated law and preserve the current default if no policy is adopted. Members raised questions about collective bargaining agreements and whether the bill could weaken existing worker protections, while the sponsor and supporters said it was intended to provide flexibility rather than a mandate. The hearing continued with questions and discussion, but no final vote was taken in the portion provided.
NH

New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session

House Health, Human Services and Elderly Affairs (02/24/2026)

Health, Human Services and Elderly Affairs

Transcript Highlights:
  • require a guilty plea and then completion of the drug court program as a condition of probation or parole
  • require a guilty plea and then completion of the drug court program as a condition of probation or parole
  • ><00:13:20.800> of<00:13:21.040> probation<00:13:21.360> or<00:13:21.519> parole
  • <00:13:22.399> Uh a condition of probation or parole.
  • Uh a condition of probation or parole.
Keywords: 1189, house, all
NM

New Mexico 2025 Regular Session

IC - Legislative Finance Oct 15th, 2025

Transcript Highlights:
  • Chairman, we have the Parole Board, Agency Code 760.
  • The Parole Board's FY27 request included a general fund increase of $22,300, or $250,000.
NM

New Mexico 2025 Regular Session

IC - Legislative Health and Human Services Jul 21st, 2025

Legislative Health & Human Services Committee

Transcript Highlights:
  • services for individuals with serious mental illness, histories of sexual offense, and geriatric parole
  • medical contract that we fund at Corrections, To try and bridge these services for people who are paroled
AL

Alabama 2026 Regular Session

Alabama Senate Mar 3rd, 2026

Alabama Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • On page 22 of the calendar, Senate Bill 254 by Senator Givhan regarding parole. >> Mr.
  • on pages 4 through 5. number 254 by Senator Gavan regarding number 254 by Senator Gavan regarding parole
  • there are other examples, but I give the example of one of my constituents who had gotten out on parole
  • And, uh, so there's a question has come up about whether the Pardons and Paroles has the ability to look
  • And, uh, so there's a question has come up about whether the Pardons and Paroles has the ability to look
Keywords: 920, all
Summary: The Alabama Senate convened with prayer, the pledge, and roll call, establishing a quorum and adopting routine motions to excuse absent senators, dispense with the prior journal, and allow bills and committee reports to be received throughout the day. The chamber also welcomed several guests, including members of the Kappa Alpha Psi fraternity and other visitors in the gallery. The Senate received multiple House messages, referring several House bills on taxation, local legislation, and the entertainment industry to committee, and concurred in House amendments to Senate Bill 259 on counties and Senate Bill 228 on the Alabama Space Authority. Committee reports then advanced a number of bills, including favorable reports from Judiciary, County and Municipal Government, and Local Legislation committees, with several bills receiving substitutes or minor dissent. The Senate also re-referred Senate Bill 333 to Local Legislation, Mobile County, and Senate Bill 292 to County and Municipal Government. Members adopted several commemorative resolutions, including Senate Joint Resolutions honoring Lt. Col. Jonathan David Schultz, Honda’s 25 years of operation in Alabama, Mrs. Kelly Fischer as Alabama High School Principal of the Year, and Peggy Sers Benson on her retirement from the Alabama Board of Nursing. The Senate also adopted a Rules Committee report setting a special order calendar that included bills on ground ambulance services, counties and municipalities, solid waste collection fees, public schools, and public assistance. On the floor, the Senate passed local bills including Senate Bill 324 on Tallapoosa County, House Bill 485 on Clark County, House Bill 479 on Cusa County, House Bill 410 on Limestone County, and House Bill 412 on Limestone County. The chamber then took up Senate Bill 254 on parole, adopting an amendment offered at the request of district attorneys to clarify the Pardons and Paroles Board’s discretion, and passed the bill 26-2. The Senate also debated Senate Bill 269 on ground ambulance services, with the sponsor describing it as a pilot bill addressing reimbursement, surprise billing, reporting requirements, and “treat in place” options; Senator Stutts raised concerns that it would shift costs to a smaller group of payers and increase premiums, while the sponsor argued it could reduce unnecessary transports and save money. The transcript ends during that discussion, with no final vote on SB 269 shown.
NH

New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session

House Finance Division I (03/14/2025)

Transcript Highlights:
  • My job, I'm a chief probation parole officer.
  • My job, I'm a chief probation parole officer.
  • <04:07:38.040> and<04:07:38.119> Corrections uh Probation and Parole and Corrections
  • uh Probation and Parole and Corrections U<04:07:39.239> imagine<04:07:39.479> if<04:07
  • It just says Group Two Pension Reform, HB 2, the sideways one.
Keywords: 1189, house, all
Summary: The committee first took up House Bill 187, which would allow parents or guardians to seek restraining orders on behalf of a minor child even when the alleged perpetrator is not a family or household member. Tracy Sirles testified that the bill was prompted by her family’s experience after being told by state police to seek a restraining order, only to learn the current law did not allow it because the offender was the child’s best friend’s father. Members agreed the change was straightforward, noted the fiscal note reflected only a small indeterminate cost to the judicial branch, and moved House Bill 187 ought to pass; the motion was approved unanimously. The committee then discussed House Bill 66, a Right-to-Know bill that removes “citizen” language in favor of “person” in some provisions and allows certain New Hampshire-connected requesters to seek records electronically if the records already exist in that format. Members reviewed concerns about defining “member of the media,” the scope of electronic requests, and a sentence stating appeals would have no filing fee or search charge. After debate, the committee voted to amend the bill by removing that fee-waiver sentence, then recommended House Bill 66 ought to pass as amended. The vote was 6-3. Next, the committee heard from the Environment and Agriculture chair about several solid-waste-related bills being folded into trailer bill language, including House Bill 215 and House Bill 171, with discussion of a possible three-year landfill moratorium and the need to address DEES staffing and funding concerns. DEES later clarified that the revised approach would not require new positions or create a fiscal impact because the new solid waste commission would be self-funded through filing fees. The committee voted unanimously to retain House Bill 215. Finally, the committee considered House Bill 566, which requires landfill permit applications to include a detailed leachate management plan and more information about disposal contracts. The sponsor said the bill was developed with DEES to address leachate problems and improve safety oversight. DEES testified that the bill largely reflects current practice and would have no specific fiscal impact, with existing staff able to absorb any review workload. The committee moved House Bill 566 ought to pass, and the motion was approved unanimously. The committee also briefly discussed House Bill 624, a grant program for local river management advisory committees, but no vote was taken in the portion provided.
MN
Transcript Highlights:
  • ,<01:23:33.280> commutation, probation, parole, commutation, probation, parole, commutation
  • Please pass sensible gun control legislation and mental health reforms.
  • Please pass sensible gun control legislation and mental health reforms.
  • 02:44:10.399> and<02:44:10.720> mental<02:44:11.040> health<02:44:11.279> reforms
  • legislation and mental health reforms. legislation and mental health reforms.
Keywords: 919, house, all
Summary: The House took up a motion to suspend the rules so House File 5140 could be recalled from committee, given second and third readings, and placed on passage. Representative Long and Representative Greenman argued the bill was an urgent, comprehensive gun violence prevention package that had already passed the Senate and should be acted on immediately in response to recent shootings, including Annunciation School, Burnsville, and Accent Signage. They said families, students, survivors, doctors, and community members had been pressing legislators to act, and Greenman described the bill as including mental health, intervention, anonymous threat reporting, bans on weapons of war, ghost guns, and binary triggers. Representative Heintzeman opposed the urgency motion and focused on specific bill language, arguing that parts of the proposal were unclear or overly broad. He questioned whether the language on protruding grips would effectively ban all handguns, whether the penalties section could turn lawful gun owners into felons for possessing multiple noncompliant items, and whether the firearms assembly language could criminalize routine cleaning and reassembly of guns. He said these issues should have been addressed in committee and argued members needed clearer answers before voting on urgency. Greenman responded that the language was intended to target additional protruding grips, not ordinary handgun grips, and said she was willing to adopt an amendment to clarify that point. On the penalties and assembly questions, she said the bill was aimed at certifying existing weapons, banning ghost guns, and preventing harm, and repeatedly urged members to vote for the urgency motion so the full bill could be considered. The exchange remained focused on the motion to suspend the rules and on the substance of the gun violence prevention package; no final vote or other action is shown in the transcript excerpt.
WY

Wyoming 2026 Regular Session

Joint Appropriations Committee, January 13, 2026 - PM

Appropriations

Transcript Highlights:
  • . >> The next agency before you is Agency 81, the Board of Parole.
  • , without objection, seeing none, we'll go ahead and take a roll call vote on Agency 81, Board of Parole
  • :22:22.560> of roll call vote on agency 81, Board of roll call vote on agency 81, Board of Parole
  • Miss Chass, please take the Parole. Miss Chass, please take the role. role. role.
  • >> Agency 081 Board of Parole is closed. >> Agency 081 Board of Parole is closed.
Keywords: 916, all
NH

New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session

Senate Children and Family Law (04/24/2025)

Children and Family Law

Transcript Highlights:
  • Those only last while the person is on probation or parole for the suspension period.
  • <01:50:57.360> or<01:50:57.600> a<01:50:57.840> suspended probation or parole
  • or a suspended probation or parole or a suspended sentence?
  • <01:51:01.840> for<01:51:02.000> the person is on probation or parole for the person
  • is on probation or parole for the suspens<01:51:02.560> suspension<01:51:03.199> period.
Keywords: 1191, senate, all
VT

Vermont 2025-2026 Regular Session

Senate Session - 2026-01-13 - 9:30AM

Vermont Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • We have S. 237, an act relating to restructuring the parole board. Introduced by Senator V.
Keywords: 927, senate, all
CA

California 2025-2026 Regular Session

Assembly Appropriations Committee May 23rd, 2025

Appropriations

Transcript Highlights:
  • AB1094 Baynes parole eligibility, do pass as amended to make an effective After 14 years with Republicans
Keywords: 988, house, all
MS

Mississippi 2026 Regular Session

MS House Floor - 5 March, 2026; 10:00 AM

Mississippi House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • This is a bill that takes our really reforms our advantage jobs act, um, and kind of matches those up
  • This is a bill that that takes our uh<00:27:44.240> really<00:27:44.480> reforms<00:27:
  • What the strike-all does is that the Senate took out the language on presumptive parole from must to
  • We can't get any movement on the other side on any alcohol reform much. for y'all's hard work on this
  • the other side on any alcohol reform the other side on any alcohol reform much. much. much.
Summary: The House convened with prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance, then confirmed a quorum, dispensed with the journal reading, and moved into the calendar. Members also introduced several visitors and groups in the galleries, including AFL-CIO representatives, Volunteer Mississippi, the Mississippi Alliance of Nonprofits and Philanthropy, New England College students on a civil rights tour, and other guests and constituents. The chamber then proceeded through a series of motions to reconsider, table, or advance bills on the calendar. On the appropriations calendar, the House passed several Senate bills after adopting strike-off or amendment language. Senate Bill 2896, described as a potential trooper pay raise measure, was amended and passed 128-0. Senate Bill 2898 increased the MIMA disaster assistance trust fund from $20 million to $40 million and passed 128-0, and Senate Bill 2924 authorized spending from that fund and passed 119-0. Other appropriations measures included Senate Bill 2825 on the healthcare industry zone act, Senate Bill 2832 extending a repealer for the short-line railroad tax credit, Senate Bill 2834 on motor vehicle specialty tags, Senate Bill 2835 allowing banks to use third-party vendors to check liens, and Senate Bill 2846 on conduit bonds; each was explained as largely conforming to House language or adding reverse repealers, and each passed overwhelmingly. The Ways and Means calendar included Senate Bill 2850, which removed a reverse repealer and updated the Advantage Jobs Act to align incentives with prior commitments and future tax changes; it passed 119-0. Senate Bill 2873 expanded administrative forfeiture procedures to products on the cigarette and ends registry and passed 117-1. Senate Bill 2882 clarified that tax assessors cannot require settlement statements for homestead exemptions and passed 118-0. Senate Bill 3111, which would exempt up to 10 cases of wine donated annually to nonprofits from alcohol taxes, drew some concern and passed 97-13 after a reverse repealer was added. Senate Bill 316 added energy storage facilities such as batteries to the definition of alternative energy for local ad valorem tax purposes and passed 114-1. Senate Bill 3124 revised the Pregnancy Resource Act to allow individuals as well as businesses to participate in the tax credit, adjust reporting and in-state requirements, and incorporate House language; the transcript cuts off before the final vote on that bill.