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HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

Senate Special Committee on COVID 19 April 9, 2020

Hawaii Senate Floor Meeting

Keywords: HI Senate YouTube, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q8tQ_IM11lI, 2026-07-02T01:22:43+00:00, 2.2.24, Data collected via generic collector engine, This video was aired on Olelo Channel 49 on April 9th, 2020. Footage courtesy of Olelo Community Media. Agenda The special committee will convene to assess and advise the Senate regarding the State of Hawaii's COVID-19 plans and procedures to include, but not limited to: 1) Confirm the development of the state departmental plans and procedures; 2) Review and assess current state departmental plans and procedures; 3) Review and assess whether state departmental plans and procedures are properly and timely implemented to safeguard public health and safety; and 4) To communicate and disseminate information obtained therefrom. The special committee will be meeting with the following: 11:00 a.m. Department of Labor and Industrial Relations Mr. Scott Murakami, Director 12:00 p.m. Governor's Coordinator on Homelessness Mr. Scott Morishige Behavioral Health Services Administration Mr. Edward Mersereau, Deputy Director Partners in Care Ms. Laura E. Thielen, Executive Director 1:00 p.m. Releasing of incarcerated persons Honorable Daniel Foley (Ret.), Special Master 2:00 p.m. Department of Public Safety Mr. Nolan Espinda, Director Please note that there may be committee members or invited speakers participating remotely via video or teleconference. Meeting of the Special Committee Senate State of Hawaii COVID-19 Friday, March 27, 2020 The meeting will be available for live viewing on Olelo Channel 49 on Oahu and will go out live for pick up by neighbor island public access channels. It will also be live-streamed via http://olelo.granicus.com/ViewPublisher.php?view_id=13. No public testimony will be accepted. If you require special assistance, please call 586-6800 or email your request to waysandmeans@capitol.hawaii.gov. -End of Agenda-, 912, senate, all, 2.2.42, 2.1.47
AZ

Arizona 2026 Regular Session

03/25/2026 - House Science & Technology

Science & Technology

Transcript Highlights:
  • Staff, can you please explain Senate Bill 1046? Staff, can you please explain Senate Bill 1046?
  • What is the biggest threat on the state level? What can we do as a state with what you've seen?
  • So right now, with state funding from the state mine inspector, we're actually drilling tailings.
  • So right now, with state funding from the state mine inspector, we're actually drilling tailings.
  • This is the state. ...to okay, feds stay in your lane. This is the state.
Bills: SB1046
Summary: The Committee on Science and Technology heard Senate Bill 1046, which would bar critical telecommunications infrastructure in Arizona from using equipment manufactured or owned by a foreign adversary, require annual certification to the Corporation Commission, impose civil penalties for noncompliance, and cut off state, local, or federal infrastructure funding for violators. Marina Macklin testified in support, arguing the bill responds to real national-security risks from China, citing examples such as Huawei, Hikvision, and other foreign-linked technology concerns, and saying states can act where federal efforts are incomplete or slow. Members raised questions about cost, timing, and whether the bill duplicates federal action; Macklin said the bill targets public procurement and that state action remains appropriate. The committee then voted 5-1 to return SB 1046 with a do pass recommendation. The committee next received a presentation from Craig Luxbacher of the University of Arizona on mining technology and the state’s role as an innovation hub. He described university work on automation, microgrids, critical mineral recovery, tailings remediation, workforce training, and heat-stress protection, and said Arizona can help de-risk new mining technologies through research partnerships, training networks, and policy support. Members asked about microgrids, federal and state law changes, tariffs, workforce decline, AI, and how the Legislature could help; Luxbacher emphasized the need for coordinated training pipelines, incubators for mining startups, and support for pilot projects and processing capacity. Jeremiah Pate, founder and CTO of Lunisand, then presented on subsurface imaging technology using georadiotomography. He said the system can image deep underground from airborne platforms, helping locate critical minerals, aquifers, tunnels, and hidden defense-related threats more quickly than traditional methods. Members asked about archaeological uses, mineral identification, water detection, whether similar companies exist, and defense applications. Pate said the technology is still developing but is unique in its field-practical airborne capability. The meeting concluded with closing remarks from the chair and adjournment.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Vets Committee Meeting - 2026-03-04

Veterans and Military Affairs Division

Transcript Highlights:
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Bills: HF3919, HF3467, HF3741
Summary: The committee first approved the minutes, then heard an update from Metro Meals on Wheels on a veterans home-delivered meals grant funded by the committee in 2023. Testifiers said the program has served more than 82,000 meals to over 500 veterans, but funding is running short; enrollment was stopped in July 2025 and meal service was reduced to five per week to stretch dollars. They said the program is serving 168 veterans as of January 31 and will likely run out of funds in July unless additional money is provided. Members asked about eligibility and how the program ensures the grant is used only for veterans who do not qualify for other services; the organization said referrals come through county veteran service officers, MACV, hospitals, and other partners, and that it can provide confidential tracking information. No vote was taken on funding, but members expressed support and interest in more documentation. The committee then took up House File 3919, which implements recommendations from a task force on benefits for SGU veterans and irregular forces who served in the secret war in Laos from 1961 to 1975. The Department of Veterans Affairs said the bill largely reflects the task force report and technical recommendations, including adding SGU veterans to the burial fee statute so burial costs in state cemeteries can be covered, while noting there is still an unresolved issue about headstone costs for spouses and dependents. A testifier from the task force supported the bill but objected to creating a separate SGU veteran designation on driver’s licenses, arguing it could create two classes of veterans and add administrative costs; he urged using a single veteran designation instead. Other public testimony emphasized the service of Hmong, Lao, Cambodian, Vietnamese, and other allies in Laos and urged the legislature to adopt the recommendations broadly. The committee discussed the burial fee language and the purpose of the designation, but no final action or vote on HF 3919 was taken in the portion provided.
KY
Transcript Highlights:
  • Senator Maize Bledsoe. Senator McDaniel. Representative Bowling.
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  • State state audits and the special exam.
  • Senator Thomas.
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Summary: The committee first heard from Personnel Cabinet officials on House Bill 6, which required the Kentucky Employees Health Plan to offer a qualified high-deductible health plan by the 2026 plan year. Officials said the plan was already added for 2025, described it as the lowest-premium option with higher deductibles, and explained that federal rules prevent first-dollar coverage except for limited preventive services. They said 264 members had selected the plan out of about 142,000, and noted it also allows health savings accounts. Members asked about the plan’s benefits, what “catastrophic” meant, the deductible amounts, and whether employees were aware of the option; the cabinet said it would continue to highlight the plan in communications and that the deductible is above $8,000 for individuals and above $16,000 for families. The committee then received an update from the Kentucky Department of Veterans Affairs on the Bowling Green veterans center. Officials said the current target is to move into the building on October 28, with first admissions about two months later, pending final fixes and certification steps for Medicare, Medicaid, and the VA. They explained that about $7 million in FY25 appropriations lapsed because of construction delays, staffing ramp-up was postponed to avoid unnecessary spending, and the unspent funds should be considered in the next budget request. Members praised the project and asked about annual operating costs; officials said the current operating budget is about $15 million, though they do not expect to spend all of it this year. The commissioner also announced the fifth annual state commanders conference in Lexington, focused on veterans issues and featuring state, federal, and advocacy leaders. State Auditor Allison Ball then outlined her office’s budget priorities. She said the office is primarily a billing agency that charges audited entities for its work, and warned that some agencies are now signaling they may refuse to pay for audits related to kinship care and the medical cannabis application process. She said the office plans to continue requesting outlier credits for unusually burdensome county audit fees, funding for the ombudsman office’s transition and expanded in-office operations, and revenue replacement for local government audits and possibly state audits and special examinations. Ball also said the office conducts about 500 audits, reviews, and examinations a year and wants to restore performance audits with seed funding, as well as add investigators to the ombudsman office to focus more on child abuse and neglect cases. Members discussed the value of performance audits, the possibility of raising certain board thresholds to account for inflation, and the need for additional capacity to handle more audits.
AL

Alabama 2025 Regular Session

Alabama House State Government Committee Apr 23rd, 2025

State Government

Transcript Highlights:
  • Uh, next up, first up, SB242, Senator. Next up, first up, SB242, Senator Cavan. Thank you, Mr.
  • I mean the Senate version of the bill to tear down the State House.
  • Well, making a appointment in both the House and the Senate. Senate. Okay.
  • We have people from out of state coming and catching them and taking them out of state.
  • them out of state, that's fine.
Bills: SB242, SB5, HB596, SB5
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Commerce Finance and Policy Committee 3/25/25

Commerce Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:
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HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

WAM-LBT, WAM Informational Briefings 01-20-2026

Hawaii Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
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LA

Louisiana 2026 Regular Session

House & Governmental May 19th, 2026

House and Governmental Affairs

Transcript Highlights:
  • Members, this is Senate Bill 319 by Senator Presley.
  • Members, this is Senate Bill 319 by Senator Presley.
  • Option one, as both Senator Presley and the Secretary have pointed out, the current state of the law
  • Secretary of State, Senator Presley, I just want to show everybody what a...
  • Secretary of State, Senator Presley, I just want to show everybody what a delayed birth certificate from
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Education REVISED Apr 7th, 2026 at 10:00 am

Education

Transcript Highlights:
  • Senator Dossett, Senator Hicks, Senator Hiinz, Senator Mann, Senator Peterson Senator Rader, Senator
  • Senator Dossett, Senator Hicks, Senator Hiinz, Senator Mann, Senator Peterson, Senator Rader, Senator
  • Senator Hiinz, Senator Mann, Senator Peterson, Senator Rader, Senator Reinhart, Senator Sachiieri, Senator
  • Senator, I have publicly said the two things I hear more and more from teachers around the state when
  • Senator Dossett, Senator Hicks, Senator Hiinz, Senator Mann, Senator Peterson, Senator Rader, Senator
NV
Transcript Highlights:
  • Senator Buck. Senator Kanesar.
  • Senator Buck, Senator Canisaro, Senator Neal, Senator Wen, Senator Tyler, Senator Tyler.
  • Senator Wynn.
  • The nays are Senator Titus, Senator Stone, and Senator Buck.
  • Noes from Senator Titus, Senator Stone, and Senator Buck.
AL

Alabama 2025 Regular Session

Alabama Senate County and Municipal Government Committee Feb 5th, 2025

County and Municipal Government

Transcript Highlights:
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  • reconciliation we need to be a state reconciliation we need to be a state that does that thank you Senator
Bills: SB82, SB78, SB4, SB6, SB62, SB66, SB77, SB63, SB79, SB53, SB55, HB14
LA

Louisiana 2026 Regular Session

House of Representatives Apr 16th, 2026

Louisiana House Floor Meeting

AZ

Arizona 2026 Regular Session

03/31/2026 - House Appropriations

Appropriations

Transcript Highlights:
  • Chairman and members, Senate Bill 1272 appropriates $5 million from the State General Fund to the State
  • State Senator John Kavanagh, LD 3.
  • My name is Lauren QB, state senator from Legislative District 8. Thank you. Across the road there.
  • How did you get to 7,000 students in eight states? Thank you, Mr. Gress, Senator Gress, and Mr.
  • Senator, introduce yourself. Mr. Chairman, State Senator Dede Meznor from District 13.
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 - Senate Government

Government

Transcript Highlights:
  • Senator Bo? Senator Gia? Senator Fongwood? Aye. Aye. Senator Cavanagh? Aye. Senator Kennedy?
  • Senator Bravo. Senator Diaz? Senator Farnsworth? Aye. Senator Kavanagh? Aye. Senator Mesnard? Aye.
  • Senator Bravo? Senator Diaz? Senator Farnsworth? Aye. Senator Kavanagh? Aye. Senator Mesnard? Aye.
  • Senator Burma? No. Senator Diaz? Senator Bromper? Aye. Senator Kavanaugh? Aye. Senator Kuby?
  • Senator Rogers. Aye. Senator Hopkins. in the state and with that I voted an enthusiastic eye. I.
Summary: The committee approved the minutes from the prior meetings and then took up several measures, beginning with HCR 2013, which would proclaim June 2026 as Celebrate Life Month in Arizona. The resolution drew emotional testimony in support from Crystal Cooper and Bella Stockton, both of whom shared personal stories about living with spina bifida and argued for celebrating life and supporting people with disabilities. Senator Kennedy voted no, saying the resolution was symbolic and did not address practical supports such as paid family leave, health care, housing, and school meals. The committee ultimately gave HCR 2013 a due pass recommendation on a 4-1 vote, with two members not voting. The committee then advanced HB 2327, as amended, clarifying protections for eligible persons’ identifying information in county recorder records and explicitly excluding voter registration records from the confidentiality provisions. Representative Hendricks said the bill was intended to fix problems created by earlier language protecting elected officials and first responders. The committee also passed HB 2258, which adds La Paz County to the Tourism Advisory Council’s geographic area, with no opposition testimony. A longer debate followed on HB 2397, which expands HOA/condominium disclosure requirements for prospective buyers, including bylaws, declarations, plats, meeting minutes, and information about assessments and known defects. Representative Biasucci said the bill was about transparency for buyers, while the Arizona Association of Community Managers raised concerns about cost and the scope of the disclosure requirements; the Arizona Homeowners Coalition supported the bill but opposed an amendment that would require managers to be on site for capital projects. The committee adopted two Hoffman amendments and then gave HB 2397 a due pass as amended recommendation. The committee also passed HB 2015, which imposes penalties on state agencies that miss federal audit reporting deadlines, and HB 4049, which changes how the Attorney General represents DCS in cases alleging misconduct; both drew opposition over concerns about punitive penalties and existing conflict procedures. Later, the committee approved HB 4087, authorizing a memorial plaque for former legislator Barbara Love, and HB 2100, which allows counties to authorize certain small land subdivisions, despite objections that it could weaken water-supply protections. The committee then passed HB 2460, as amended, preempting local ordinances that penalize businesses for abandoned or stolen movable property such as shopping carts; supporters argued cities were charging victims of theft, while cities and towns said the bill would undercut local nuisance enforcement and shift costs to taxpayers. Finally, the committee began hearing HCR 2056, a proposed constitutional referral recognizing a right to refuse medical mandates, with Representative Cooper and supporters framing it as bodily autonomy and opponents warning it would weaken public health protections, especially in schools and during outbreaks.
AL

Alabama 2026 1st Special Session

Alabama Senate Veterans, Military Affairs and Public Safety Committee Feb 11th, 2026

Veterans, Military Affairs, and Public Safety

Transcript Highlights:
  • Senator Beasley, Senator Bell, Senator Carley, Senator Chesteen, Senator Givan, Senator Hatcher, Senator
  • >> Senator Hatcher, Senator Jones >> Senator Hatcher, Senator Jones >> here, >>
  • >> Senator Kelly. >> Senator Kelly.
  • [snorts] >> Senator Barfoot. >> I. >> Senator Beasley. >> Senator Bell. >> Senator Carley. >> Hi. >>
  • Senator Chesteen. >> Senator Gaban. >> Hi. >> Senator Hatcher. >> Senator Jones. >> Hi. >> Senator Kelley
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Culture, Recreation & Tourism May 1st, 2025

Culture, Recreation & Tourism

Transcript Highlights:
  • Senate Bill 519 will be left pending.
  • The chair lays out SCR4 by Senator Eckhardt as referred business. Members, this is for Senate.
  • Senator Blanco has referred business.
  • Senate Bill 1248 will be left pending. The chair lays out Senate Bill 1247.
  • Senate Bill 1247 will remain pending. Senate Bill 1247 is left pending.
TX

Texas 89th 2nd C.S.

Transportation Apr 17th, 2025

Transportation

Transcript Highlights:
  • relating to the amendment of an existing comprehensive development agreement for a portion of the State
  • Please state your name, who you represent, with your for or against or what we're doing today.
  • Um, I, I, what we stated is that we're working on the financing, um, and I, we stated all the sources
  • And you state as the final project financing is sought, we currently believe that the Japan Bank for
  • We're really trying to work with the state of Texas. It's going to be important.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Transportation Apr 17th, 2025

Transportation

Transcript Highlights:
  • relating to... to the amendment of an existing comprehensive development agreement for a portion of State
  • Please state your name, who you represent, and what you're for or against. What we're doing today.
  • I think my response was that we're unable to produce a balance sheet that's reflective of the state of
  • And you state, as the final project financing is sought, we currently believe that the Japanese.
  • We're really trying to work with the state of Texas. It's going to be a long process.
NM

New Mexico 2026 Regular Session

House - Commerce and Economic Development Feb 6th, 2026 at 04:18 pm

House Commerce & Economic Development Committee

Transcript Highlights:
  • and state programs.
  • I served as the New Mexico State Engineer for two and a half years prior to our current state engineer
  • How many states charge Social Security income now?
  • Yes. to still have state. Well, I'll figure it out. Okay.
  • We signed the sister state. So it is my great privilege to stand here. ...the sister state.
Bills: HB186, HB92, HJM1