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AZ

Arizona 2026 Regular Session

02/11/2026 - Senate Judiciary and Elections

Judiciary and Elections

Transcript Highlights:
  • I strongly urge your support of this bill, 1426. First.
  • I'm here to support SB 1110.
  • Jordan continued: I support SB 1110.
  • This kind of support reduces harm. I do want to ask for your support.
  • I am in support of this bill, and I want to say thank you to the sponsor.
Summary: The Judiciary and Elections Committee met with a hard stop at 4:30 and approved the February 4, 2026 minutes. The chair announced several bills would be held for a later supplemental meeting, then took up SB 1426, the “squatter” bill. The bill was described as changing forcible detainer rules for unauthorized occupants and requiring immediate writs of restitution after judgment. Testimony from the Arizona Association of Chiefs of Police and the Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office supported the measure as a practical, collaborative response to unlawful occupancy. SB 1426 received a do-pass recommendation on a 7-0 vote. The committee next considered SB 1687, a strike-everything amendment moving the primary election date from late July to the Tuesday before Memorial Day starting in 2027. The sponsor said the goal was to give more time between the primary and general elections and align Arizona more closely with other states. County election officials testified in neutral, saying they generally supported more time but flagged several issues, including filing deadlines, consolidated election dates, polling place availability, redistricting timelines, signature calculations, and possible conflicts with presidential preference elections. The amended bill passed 4-3, with concerns raised about clean elections qualification periods and state versus local control over elections. The committee then approved SB 1110, which creates a home confinement program for certain nonviolent inmates, with GPS monitoring, eligibility limits, and a 50-to-1 inmate-to-officer ratio. Supporters said it would help families, reduce recidivism, and save money; an opponent criticized the retroactive effective date and questioned funding and monitoring capacity. SB 1110 received a do-pass recommendation on a 5-1 vote. SB 1275, which allows courts to consider PTSD and related service-connected conditions when sentencing certain veterans and first responders, drew support from the sponsor and advocates but opposition from county officials who argued it would undermine mandatory sentencing and victims’ rights; it passed 7-0. Finally, the committee heard SB 1140, as amended, which allows expungement of eligible misdemeanor records after a waiting period, with exclusions for serious offenses and special rules for shoplifting and peace officer employment. Supporters, including a formerly incarcerated advocate and a retired police chief working on anti-trafficking issues, said expungement would improve employment and stability and give people a real second chance. The committee adopted the amendment and then passed SB 1140 as amended on a 7-0 vote before adjourning.
AZ

Arizona 2026 Regular Session

02/02/2026 - Senate Finance

Finance

Transcript Highlights:
  • For the record, Diane McAllister here on behalf of PSPRS in support of Senate Bill 1292.
  • Don Isaacson, on behalf of the Arizona Fraternal Order of Police, in support of the bill.
  • We are supportive. It doesn't require any employer to do anything unless they want to.
  • Let me support that by referencing Arizona Revised Statutes Title 11, specifically 11-812.
  • We would really appreciate your support and are available for any questions. Any questions?
Summary: The Senate Finance Committee approved the January 26, 2026 minutes and then heard several bills dealing with tax, retirement, and property assessment issues. SB 1215, as amended, was described as a technical “comma bill” that reorganizes the list of firefighter cancer conditions presumed work-related and removes mistakenly included peace officer language; it passed 6-1. SB 1180 would codify Arizona Department of Revenue’s practice of assuming federal conformity for above-the-line income tax items when preparing forms, with supplemental instructions if the legislature later acts differently; it passed 7-0 after discussion about whether it would affect executive-ordered changes. SCR 1028, a voter-referral measure to narrow the statutory exception allowing agencies to set certain fees and assessments without a two-thirds vote, drew sharp debate over majority rule versus limits on delegated fee authority and passed 4-3. The committee also advanced SB 1292, which clarifies that the Public Safety Personnel Retirement System’s 5% ownership cap applies only to publicly traded corporations; PSPRS said the change would avoid compliance problems and unnecessary costs, and it passed 7-0. SB 1294, restoring county assessors’ authority to prorate property values for property destroyed in any manner while preserving a five-year classification benefit only for property destroyed by verifiable accident, passed 6-1. SB 1430, the annual tax corrections act, passed unanimously after DOR said it mainly removes redundant language, fixes a cross-reference, and codifies current practice. The committee then considered SB 1270, which would let CORP employers make optional supplemental retirement contributions of up to $5,000 to Tier 3 correctional officers and related employees at specified service intervals. Supporters from the FOP said it is a flexible retention tool for hard-to-staff correctional jobs, while some members worried it could add costs for counties and not solve the underlying retention problem; it passed 6-1. Finally, SB 1290, which requires advance notice and inspection reports for certain property inspections and bars repeat agricultural inspections for three years, drew strong support from farm groups and strong opposition from county assessors, who argued it would create costs, limit their ability to verify new construction, and interfere with annual valuation duties. The bill passed 4-2 with one member not voting, and the committee adjourned.
AL

Alabama 2026 1st Special Session

Alabama House Health Committee Jan 28th, 2026

Health

Transcript Highlights:
  • All right, we do have a public hearing, and we have two in support and two that oppose.
  • So I hope that you will support this bill. Thank you. I'm Becky Garrettson.
  • :19:03.600> and<00:19:03.840> education support the screening and education support the
  • So I hope that you will support<00:20:07.200> this<00:20:07.440> bill.
  • support this bill. Thank you. support this bill. Thank you.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Press Conference: Senator Mayes Middleton Aug 4th, 2025

Texas Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • The Coalition of Support For the Texas Women's Privacy Act is ever-growing.
  • Groups that support it include Texas Values, Texas Pastors Council, American Principles Project, Patriot
  • Representative Valerie Swanson received support from 81 Texas House members on her bill, House Bill 7
  • For Independent Women, I'm the founder of Woman to Woman, which is a support group for incarcerated women
  • Similar legislation has received bipartisan support across the country.
Bills: SB15, SB9, SB4, SB8, SB60, SB4, SB8, SB60, SB4, SB8, SB60, SB15, SB9
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Local Government (Part II) Mar 31st, 2025

Local Government

Transcript Highlights:
  • I'm here to testify in support of SB 2237 today.
  • Thank you for the opportunity to testify in support of SB22.
  • I will say, however, having listened to the testimony in the layout, that we support the intent of what
  • The simple construction standards of TxDOT are that a state highway can support a larger, heavier vehicle
Summary: The meeting of the Senate Committee on Local Government was marked by significant discussions on multiple bills aimed at enhancing governance and protecting taxpayer interests. Among the notable legislations was SB1951, where Senator Paxton emphasized reforms to reduce erroneous penalty notices imposed by appraisal districts, eliminating the financial incentive for such penalties. The session concluded with public testimonies that highlighted the importance of transparency and accountability in taxpayer dealings. Additionally, Senator Middleton presented SB1504 and SB2237, focusing on the operational frameworks of local authorities and executive severance payments, respectively, both of which sparked considerable debate among committee members.
LA

Louisiana 2026 Regular Session

Health and Welfare Apr 23rd, 2026

Health and Welfare

Transcript Highlights:
  • Jill Hines, she's present in support, would like to speak.
  • The remaining are present in support and do not wish to speak.
  • So would that include preschool programs, daycares as well?
  • They are in support, with do not wish to speak.
  • I'm here to support HB 1028.
Summary: The House Committee on Health and Welfare met on April 23 with a quorum and first deferred or did not hear several bills, including HB 1093, HB 1145, and HB 946. The committee then quickly advanced HB 1095, which would allow nursing facilities to use alternative power generation sources in addition to fuel-powered backup systems; supporters said it would give nursing homes more flexibility while maintaining existing safety and backup-power requirements. The bill was reported favorably without objection. The committee then took up HB 926, a bill concerning vaccination status and admission to public buildings and related medical-freedom provisions. After adopting a set of amendments, including exclusions for licensed health care providers and facilities and clarifications regarding masks and school-related provisions, the committee heard testimony both for and against the measure. Supporters framed it as a privacy and bodily-autonomy bill, while opponents warned it could interfere with public health measures and school immunization rules. After extended debate, HB 926 was reported favorably with amendments by an 8-4 vote. HB 1220, a cleanup bill concerning the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners, was amended and then reported favorably. HB 1227, which would require physician peer review before certain disciplinary actions against doctors, drew testimony from the sponsor, a physician supporting the bill, and the board’s executive director, who described the board’s current complaint and review process and raised concerns about practicality and staffing; the sponsor asked for more time to work with the board, and the bill was voluntarily deferred. The committee also reported favorably HB 1217 on pharmacy benefit manager transparency after technical and substantive amendments, and HB 1028 on non-emergency medical transportation reimbursement rates, which was sent to Appropriations. Finally, the committee advanced HB 1185 on rural hospital payment methodologies and HCR 76, which would continue the rural health inequities task force for another year; both were reported favorably.
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Economic Development, Workforce and Tourism REVISED Apr 21st, 2026 at 01:30 pm

Economic Development, Workforce and Tourism

Transcript Highlights:
  • But I am glad to support you today. Look forward to working with you.
  • You and thank you, Senator Hines, for supporting and caring and supporting my nomination.
  • So, a lease, a sell, maybe an assessment for home equity.
  • So when it comes to assessments, it could be in another county that you have to be assessed on your property
  • , and then another county you get assessed.
AZ

Arizona 2026 Regular Session

02/18/2026 - Senate Public Safety

Public Safety

Transcript Highlights:
  • Supporting rural towns, tribal communities, flood zones, and underserved areas where, Supporting rural
  • We are in support, or I am in support of Senate Bill 1071.
  • The support.
  • When the state creates a program to help specific people and the program gets hijacked by fraud, the
  • I've been following this program.
Summary: The committee first took up SB 1071, which would repeal the statutory framework for the Arizona Rangers. The sponsor argued the bill was about accountability and transparency, citing concerns about missing training and firearms qualification records; Arizona Rangers representatives and several sheriffs opposed the bill, saying the Rangers provide valuable volunteer support and that the real issue was adding oversight rather than eliminating protections. After discussion, the committee voted 4-3 to give SB 1071 a do pass recommendation, with members noting they expected amendments later. The committee then heard SB 1315, requiring school districts and charter schools to maintain interoperable emergency communications with law enforcement and to submit annual affidavits confirming testing and compliance. Testimony from school safety officials and sheriffs emphasized the value of real-time communication during emergencies and the need for secure sharing of campus maps and floor plans; concerns about cost and information security were addressed by supporters. The bill passed unanimously, 7-0. The committee also advanced SB 1317, which appropriates opioid settlement funds for county reentry planning programs; sheriffs and association representatives supported it, citing reduced recidivism and jail populations, and it passed 7-0. Several public safety and missing-children measures were considered next. SB 1416, as amended, revises missing child reporting requirements, adds runaway children back into reporting, requires faster photo and information sharing, and expands training requirements; advocates for missing children and law enforcement supported the compromise language, and the bill passed 7-0. SB 1740, which updates Turquoise Alert training and procedures, was also advanced 7-0 after discussion about statewide versus geographically targeted alerts and the need to keep alerts effective. Later, SB 1493, a strike-everything amendment affecting police officer termination appeals and fee shifting when an employer rejects a favorable administrative ruling, passed 5-2 despite opposition from chiefs’ representatives. SB 1537, renaming the Peace Officer Training Equipment Fund and repealing its advisory commission, passed 5-2. The committee also approved SB 1751 and SCR 1049, which expand execution methods to include lethal gas and firing squad and make firing squad mandatory in certain cases involving the murder of a law enforcement officer; opponents raised constitutional, ethical, and practical concerns, while supporters framed the measures as aligning Arizona with other states and providing additional options. Both measures passed 4-3. Finally, SB 1542, which would create a framework and funding for MDMA research and treatment for PTSD in first responders and peace officers contingent on FDA approval, was heard with testimony describing promising clinical trial results and the need for Arizona research; the bill was then moved forward, though the transcript cuts off before the final roll call result is fully shown.
FL

Florida 2026 Regular Session

Fiscal Policy Feb 18th, 2026

Fiscal Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • Josephine Rios, waving in support. And Stephanie King, waving in support. Thank you.
  • We have Victoria Zep, Family Support Services, waving in support. Is there debate on the bill?
  • We have Danielle Eumens, waving in support. We have Vance Ahern's waving in support.
  • Leon, waving in support. Paulette Davis, waving in support. Melissa Leon, waving in support.
  • in support.
Summary: The Fiscal Policy Committee met and first reported favorably SB 774, which extends enhanced workers’ compensation benefits to 9-1-1 public safety telecommunicators for mental or nervous injuries, after adopting a late-filed amendment declaring an important state interest. The committee also heard supportive testimony from a Palm Beach County dispatcher. SB 770, which updates the definition of forensic clients so certain individuals with intellectual disabilities or autism can be housed with other Chapter 916 residents in secure forensic settings, was reported favorably as well. Members then approved CS/SB 86, which declares unauthorized operation of a commercial vehicle by an unauthorized alien an imminent safety hazard and imposes driver, carrier, and enforcement consequences, despite questions about vehicle impoundment and cargo handling and one appearance in opposition. SB 1594, which protects veterans’ benefits received on behalf of foster youth from being used as reimbursement and instead sets them aside for education and transition services, was reported favorably after supportive testimony. The committee also approved CS/SB 760, creating a new offense for willful violations of no-contact pretrial release conditions in certain violent crime cases, though the Florida Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers raised concerns about expanded warrantless arrest authority in one section. The committee next reported favorably CS/SB 554, a complete rewrite of Chapter 617 governing nonprofit corporations, after a technical delete-all amendment. It also approved CS/SB 844, requiring continuing education on sickle cell disease care for certain health care professionals; the bill drew extensive supportive testimony from advocates and patients describing pain management gaps and health disparities. SB 1022, expanding Florida Children’s Initiatives by adding programs in Bay County and Broward County, and CS/SB 1246, broadening the Linking Industry to Nursing Education Fund to include health science workforce programs and related uses, were both reported favorably. Finally, the committee approved CS/CS/SB 1230, which restricts the use, sale, and distribution of aqueous film-forming foam containing intentionally added PFAS and requires inventory and disposal reporting, after adopting amendments that removed airports from one provision. It also approved CS/CS/SB 128, directing DEP to erect markers for the Andrew Red Harris Spoil Island water body designation. Several senators requested to be recorded as voting in the affirmative on specific bills, and the committee adjourned without objection.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs Apr 23rd, 2025 at 10:04 am

Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs

Transcript Highlights:
  • The FTA program is voluntary.
  • We strongly support HB 5139.
  • We strongly support HB 5139.
  • Do you support the current marshal program that exists right now?
  • support of a police agency.
Summary: The committee met with a quorum and heard several bills, generally leaving them pending after testimony. HB 4995 would create a training/certification program allowing licensed physicians and certain EMS personnel assigned to tactical units to carry firearms during high-risk deployments, with supporters saying it would protect tactical medical staff and improve emergency care; the committee substitute was withdrawn and the bill left pending. HB 2609 would repeal the OmniBase/failure-to-appear-or-pay license hold program; the author and supporters argued it unfairly compounds debt and traps drivers in noncompliance, while judges and municipal court representatives said it is an effective, voluntary tool that prompts court appearances and reduces warrants. HB 4879 would create a grant program to help local law enforcement pay for lab testing of suspected hemp/THC substances, and HB 5436 would allow licensed auto recyclers to purchase certain untitled vehicles for scrap or parts to curb illegal sales, VIN cloning, and chop shop activity; both bills drew supportive testimony and were left pending. The committee also heard HB 1777, which would place a discrete sex-offender designation on driver’s licenses and state IDs for registrants under Chapter 62. The author said the marker would help law enforcement and businesses quickly identify potentially dangerous offenders and cited other states and research in support, while opponents argued it would function as a scarlet letter, increase harassment, and punish people who are already complying with the law. HB 4155 would create a Family Violence Criminal Homicide Prevention Task Force in the Governor’s Office to study risk factors, coordinate agencies, and recommend policy changes; the author, HHSC, TCFV, and a survivor testified in support, emphasizing the number of family violence homicides and the need for coordinated, data-driven prevention, and the bill was left pending. Finally, HB 4514 would authorize DPS to use facial image verification, with consent and confidentiality protections, to help businesses verify identities and combat fraud. Supporters from the lumber and identity-verification industries said it would reduce losses from fake IDs and organized theft, while the author stressed privacy safeguards and limited, consent-based use. The committee substitute was withdrawn and the bill was left pending.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs Apr 23rd, 2025

Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs

Transcript Highlights:
  • Whereas if you take the program away, in the places that have... taken the program away, they've seen
  • The additional violations are the product of the way that this program works, and because the program
  • I use this program, which is an optional program. It's not an automated program. ...program.
  • Yeah, there are other programs that we can use, but this program gets people into my ...
  • We strongly support HB 5139.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
  • I'm a law student at UT Law here in Austin, and I am in support of this bill.
  • I am in support of this bill as outlined in red, because this isn't just a single Holocaust that needs
  • And sir, I believe I was registered in support of this bill, but given this review and this comment,
  • I would like to reaffirm my support for this bill.
  • If so, how will intent be assessed?
TX
Transcript Highlights:
  • This will directly support Texas students in the economy. programs and faculty quality across those universities
  • . supports that activity or organization.
  • others to support terrorist activity related to an ongoing conflict or to support a terrorist organization
  • It's not clear what would amount to public opinion. support.
  • Supporting this bill means supporting teachers, students, and lessons of history we cannot afford to
MN

Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session

House Agriculture Finance and Policy Committee 4/2/25

Agriculture Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • We raise produce and bedding plants for a community-supported agriculture program, local food co-ops,
  • I'm happy to share my support for the farm-to-school and early care program as a farmer who sells to
  • Based on the real impact this program has had for our farm, I'm honored to share our support for Minnesota
  • If they see a benefit, then we would hope that there'd be enough support to make it an ongoing program
  • to make it there' be enough of support to make it an<00:54:21.680> ongoing<00:54:22.240> program
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Taxes Committee 4/1/25

Taxes

Transcript Highlights:
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MN

Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session

House Judiciary Finance and Civil Law Committee 3/27/25

Judiciary Finance and Civil Law

Transcript Highlights:
  • Please support House File 1915. days. Please support House File 1915.
  • So, I'm asking the committee to support So, I'm asking the committee to support the<00:47:49.760
  • One of the forward to uh supporting.
  • the sheriff's association, we support the sheriff's association, we support the<01:12:13.360>
  • And I support this protection for our law enforcement officers, and I support this protection for our
MN

Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session

House Children and Families Finance and Policy Committee 3/26/25

Children and Families Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • This particular piece will make sure that the Great Start Compensation Support Payment Program policy
  • And we want to support families with the supports that they need.
  • c><00:05:19.680> supports<00:05:20.000> that support families with the supports that support
  • I'm um supportive. I'm a much, Chair. I'm um supportive.
  • and I urge the committee to support it. and I urge the committee to support it.