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TX

Texas 89th Regular

89th Legislative Session May 20th, 2025

Texas House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • The clerk will ring the bell. The clerk will ring the bell.
  • The clerk will ring the bell. The clerk will ring the bell.
  • of Valverde County, and Victoria Locke of Mound County.
  • The clerk will ring the bell. Ms. Perez of Harris County voting aye. They've all voted.
  • In Tarrant County, and in Collin County, and in Denton County, or in Harris County, or in Travis County
OK
Transcript Highlights:
  • And she is a 4H county ambassador.
  • This would be the aggregated charge, and so both DAs would have to agree and the DA and the county that
  • Clerk Reid en ab el 563 by Stairs of the House and haste of the Senate and An act relating to county
  • First, it modernizes outdated county planning commissions for counties that are over 500,000 in population
  • Members, this is a request from Washington County.
OK
Transcript Highlights:
  • She is in the band, concert band, and marching band, and she is a 4-H county ambassador.
  • She is in the band, concert band, and marching band, and she is a 4-H county ambassador.
  • My apologies to the great people of Washita County. Thank you.
  • First, it modernizes outdated county planning commissions for counties that are over 500,000 in population
  • Members, this is a request from Washington County.
Summary: The House convened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, and several recognitions, including Veteran of the Week Colonel Stanley L. Evans, Oklahoma City Young Professionals, state contest winners for America’s 250th anniversary, and a long series of page introductions. The chamber then moved into floor action on a large number of measures, many of them Senate bills and House joint resolutions dealing with administrative rules and agency oversight, public safety, education, health, agriculture, business, and tax policy. Among the major bills discussed were SB 1543 on aggregating multiple DUI charges within one year into a single felony case, HB 1933 on nitrous oxide violations, SB 1859 creating an OSBI Cybercrimes and Fraud Unit, SB 237 on ad valorem tax NAICS code changes, SB 2065 designating pollinator-related state symbols, SB 44 extending nonprofit sales tax exemptions to contractors, SB 2030 updating automated expungement procedures, SB 2045 expanding the Grow Your Own education program, and several water and agriculture measures including SB 1509, SB 1314, and SB 2071. Members also considered multiple joint resolutions approving permanent administrative rules for education, energy and agriculture, business and commerce, health agencies, and building code rules, with Kendricks explaining that some major rules were separated out for transparency and, in one case, a cost mitigation agreement had been reached. Testimony and debate were generally brief and focused on clarifying amendments. Several authors explained that amendments were added to address constitutionality, remove outdated or incorrect language, or reflect negotiated changes with agencies and stakeholders. Notable discussion included concerns about forum shopping in SB 1543, questions about the scope of the Grow Your Own program in SB 2045, and clarification that SB 1618’s pretrial report language had been changed to a public safety report agreed to by sheriffs and district attorneys. The House adopted numerous amendments without objection and passed the bills by wide margins, including some unanimous or near-unanimous votes, while a few measures drew more opposition, such as SB 1403, SB 1509, SB 2071, and SB 1618. The House also adopted HCR 1027 setting sine die adjournment for Thursday, May 14, and adjourned until the next day, May 5, 2026, at 9:30 a.m.
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

House Chamber - Thu Apr 9, 2026, 12:00PM HST - Day 42

Hawaii House Floor Meeting

HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

House Chamber - Fri Apr 10, 2026, 12:00PM HST - Day 43

Hawaii House Floor Meeting

OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Criminal Judiciary Apr 7th, 2026 at 03:00 pm

Criminal Judiciary

Transcript Highlights:
  • It still ensures the protection of victims are made whole, just Simply provides consistency across county
  • Representative, when somebody gets fines and Fees they may be paying that in two or three different counties
  • Does one judge decide all the counties, or does it have to go to each county?
  • I would say it falls to county By county, that each county would have its amount.
  • You would owe that in that specific county in that agreement. Thank you for the question.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Human Services Finance and Policy Committee 3/25/26

Human Services Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • Food shelves are in every single county.
  • Food shelves are in every single county.
  • Food shelves are in every single county.
  • Food shelves are in every single county.
  • we have been engaging with counties we have been engaging with counties about<01:00:26.160> these
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Government Oversight Mar 3rd, 2026 at 10:30 am

Government Oversight

Transcript Highlights:
  • House Bill 3919 is a bill that got brought to my attention by the county commissioners.
  • They thought it was just my county, but it turns out it's a lot of counties are having trouble meeting
  • , so hopefully they could get a quorum for meetings other than when they pick county show judges.
  • Is this requiring we go from a 9, or is it just each county gets to pick?
  • It is permission is permissive; the counties get to choose, and the county commissioners would have to
AZ

Arizona 2026 Regular Session

02/11/2026 - Senate Public Safety

Public Safety

Transcript Highlights:
  • I'm a deputy chief of the Navajo County Sheriff's Office.
  • I'm a deputy chief of the Navajo County Sheriff's Office.
  • More than $1 billion of that was from the counties.
  • I'm a director with the Pinal County Sheriff's Office.
  • I'm with the Pinal County Sheriff's Office. I have... I'm with the Pinal County Sheriff's Office.
Summary: The committee first approved its February 4 minutes and announced several bills would be held, including SB 1317, SB 1416, SB 1419, SB 1490, and SB 1493. It then heard SB 1579, which would appropriate about $4.7 million from the state general fund to expand a law enforcement data-sharing pilot through the Department of Administration, with funds for DPS, county sheriffs, university police, and city/town police departments. Testimony from the sponsor, Flagstaff’s mayor, Eloy’s police chief, and Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office staff emphasized faster records access, better coordination, and officer safety; an amendment added $125,900 for the Scottsdale Police Department after it had been omitted. The committee adopted the amendment and gave SB 1579 a do pass recommendation by a 6-0 vote with one not voting. The committee next considered SB 1581, which appropriates about $1.4 million from the Peace Officer Training Equipment Fund for pepperball equipment and about $1.316 million for public safety training simulators, with an amendment increasing the Nogales Police Department’s pepperball allocation and expanding simulator funding so Yavapai County could buy two simulators with a three-year warranty. Supporters from Navajo County, Phoenix, Glendale, Flagstaff, and Cochise County described pepperball as a de-escalation tool and simulators as important for crisis-response and use-of-force training. The committee adopted the amendment and passed SB 1581 as amended on a 7-0 vote. SB 1673 was heard next and would appropriate $8.2 million from the general fund to the Law Enforcement Crime Victim Notification Fund, exempting the appropriation from lapsing. The sponsor and law enforcement witnesses said the automated notification system has improved victim communication, reduced workload, and sent millions of updates; committee members asked about funding sources and why a bill is needed for a constitutionally mandated program. The committee approved SB 1673 without amendment on a 7-0 vote. The committee also heard SB 1544, which would make adult probation records public on request, while requiring redaction or withholding of sensitive information such as victim data, minors’ information, medical or counseling records, active investigations, and confidential informants, and creating a process for written denials and court appeals. The sponsor said the bill is intended to increase transparency and data access, while witnesses raised concerns about risk-assessment language and confidential information; the sponsor said amendments would be brought later to clarify those provisions. The committee passed SB 1544 on a 4-3 vote. Finally, SB 1376, creating a civic leadership development special plate and fund for a youth mentoring nonprofit, passed unanimously, and SB 1550, a three-year Queen Creek pilot program to prevent runaway youth exploitation and improve investigations, also passed after testimony from Queen Creek officials and police; one senator voted no, citing concerns about how runaway youth are treated in other legislation. The committee then began hearing SB 1504, a pension bill modifying retirement dates and COLA timing for Tier 2 and Tier 3 public safety personnel, with supporters arguing it would improve recruitment and retention and opponents warning it would create significant unfunded liabilities, but the transcript cuts off before final action on that bill.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
  • Clerk, ring the bell. Dean, Dean, Dean, Dean, Dean, Dean. Oh, members, have all members registered?
  • I recognize the Honorable Jeff Leach of Brazoria County to lead us in the Pledges of Allegiance to the
  • Clerk, ring the bell. Show Representative... Geren voting aye. Have all members voted?
  • Clerk, ring the bell. Members of Geren voting aye. Mr. Hunter voting aye. Have all members voted?
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Criminal Jurisprudence May 20th, 2025

Criminal Jurisprudence

Transcript Highlights:
  • I am an Assistant District Attorney for McLennan County. I try felony cases.
  • District Attorney Josh Teetons from McLennan County.
  • And Harris County, I'm very familiar with Harris County.
  • I'm sorry, Tarrant County. There's a big difference between Tarrant and Triton County.
  • County DA's office, and I am here in support of the bill.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Ways and Means Committee 4/23/25

Ways and Means

Transcript Highlights:
  • 31:17.200> and officials throughout my community and officials throughout my community and county
  • <00:31:20.880> we county saying this is a big problem. we county saying this is a big problem
  • Uh, but, uh, as you pointed out, uh, we listen to the county engineers, local partners, city engineers