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TX
Texas 89th Regular
Pensions, Investments & Financial Services Mar 31st, 2025
Pensions, Investments & Financial Services
Transcript Highlights:
- Members, this bill represents a reasonable, balanced solution protecting the integrity of TRS ActiveCare
- offering criminal intelligence to law enforcement and redacted intelligence to industry in an effort to protect
- mandates that we do what we are already getting involved with and continue to expand our ability to protect
- House Bill 3594 protects that promise of care by modernizing outdated policies and making the Fund stronger
Keywords:
gift card fraud, counterfeit gift card, gift card tampering, gift card theft, prepaid card, stored value card, retail fraud, financial crimes, consumer protection, organized retail crime, gift card skimming, magnetic stripe, chip card, redemption information, gift card packaging, Penal Code, felony theft, state jail felony, third-degree felony, second-degree felony
TX
Texas 89th Regular
S/C on Family & Fiduciary Relationships Mar 31st, 2025
S/C on Family & Fiduciary Relationships
Transcript Highlights:
- Some may still be hesitant to seek protective court orders.
- must be protected.
- So, absolutely, we need to protect these children with that.
- A final child support order from a judge ought to be protected too.
- Protective orders are up to 80% effective in reducing...
Bills:
HB368 , HB3311 , HB1734 , HB2495 , HB2716 , HB793 , HB3376 , HB2524 , HB3421 , HB3446 , HB3181
Keywords:
electronic devices, family violence, criminal prosecution, protective orders, tracking, harassment, family allowance, decedent's estate, surviving spouse, minor children, inheritance, child support, maintenance, HB 1734, Family Code, Section 155.207, suit affecting the parent-child relationship, SAPCR, continuing exclusive jurisdiction, jurisdiction transfer
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Agriculture Finance and Policy Committee 3/26/25
Agriculture Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- supporting this research, you will be aiding the development of crucial strategies that will help protect
Committee:
House Agriculture Finance and Policy
Keywords:
beginning farmers, agriculture, loans, economic opportunity, farmers' equity, agriculture appropriations, farm to school, early care, child care food program, school lunch program, local food, Minnesota agriculture, food access, farm-to-institution, limited market access, county fairs, biofuels, E25, ethanol, meat processing
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- 7 is that it sets the state on the investment path with a financial strategy that will preserve, protect
- resources to water supply projects. conservation efforts and infrastructure improvements we help protect
- and find the talent and the workforce that it needs, power, will the site have sufficient power needs
- So all those protections are there, Representative. Thank you so much. I appreciate that. You bet.
- After it's founded, there's protection in statute for that now? There is no prohibition.
Committee:
House Natural Resources
Keywords:
coastal protection, environmental management, Gulf Coast, storm risk management, funding, Texas General Land Office, healthcare, insurance reform, patient access, insurance regulation, affordable care, health insurance, consumer rights, coverage transparency, claims process, insurance regulations, aggregate production, environmental impact, financial responsibility, reclamation
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- So, the Gulf Coast Protection District will oversee the construction of the Galveston.
- So, what this bill before you today does is it creates what we call the Gulf Coast Protection Account
- state your name again Deidre Norman chief financial officer Gulf Coast protection direction district
- Legislature's past and continued support of GCPD and its coastal protection projects.
- Uh, the state has made a commitment after Hurricane Harvey to protect and maintain Lake Houston.
Committee:
House Natural Resources
Keywords:
coastal protection, environmental management, Gulf Coast, storm risk management, funding, Texas General Land Office, healthcare, insurance reform, patient access, insurance regulation, affordable care, health insurance, consumer rights, coverage transparency, claims process, insurance regulations, aggregate production, environmental impact, financial responsibility, reclamation
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- However, this does not extend to state law limiting our ability to fully protect our community.
- Members, Texas has the constitutional duty to protect its citizens and maintain sovereignty over its
- Like, we're not supposed to protect our people and our borders and protect those people that are being
- Where are we at as citizens in protecting us? I think we have to address that. OK, thank you.
- Texans, but it protects Americans as well.
Committee:
House S/C on State-Federal Relations
Keywords:
tax, ad valorem, voter-approval, local government finance, property tax, repeal, tax rates, school finance, tax reduction, compressed tax rate, education, funding, HB 176, Texas border security, interstate compact, Government Code Chapter 794, Texas-Mexico border, border enforcement, immigration enforcement, ICE 287(g)
AL
Alabama 2025 Regular Session
Alabama Senate County and Municipal Government Committee Mar 4th, 2025
County and Municipal Government
Transcript Highlights:
- That’s one of the issues that we identified as far as the Workforce Development committee.
Committee:
Senate County and Municipal Government
Keywords:
sales tax, use tax, sales and use tax, local tax exemption, county tax, municipal tax, county commission, municipality, Alabama Department of Revenue, tax exemption, ordinance, resolution, fiscal year, September 1 effective date, notice requirement, local government, tax administration, revenue law, state and local taxation, volunteer firefighters
OK
Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session
Health and Human Services REVISED Apr 20th, 2026 at 02:00 pm
Health and Human Services
Transcript Highlights:
- And so we want to ensure that those families are protected and also offer a safe place for our children
- However, I firmly believe that the plans that DHS have put in place already provide those protections
- federal definition of family resource centers with the addition of faith-based organizations and workforce
Bills:
HB1979 , HB1225 , HB3931 , HB4454 , HB3849 , HB1746 , HB3720 , HB4275 , HB4300 , HB3586 , HB2268 , HB3755 , HB4117 , HB4294 , HB3650 , HB4298
Committee:
Senate Health and Human Services
Keywords:
early childhood education, task force, governance structure, healthcare access, stakeholder engagement, quality services, vital records, birth certificate, birth registration, biological sex, sex designation, male, female, nonbinary, gender identity, X marker, transgender, vital statistics, State Department of Health, State Commissioner of Health
LA
Transcript Highlights:
- Members, this is a bill that’s a consumer protection bill designed to protect our citizens when they’
- I think we do what we can to protect the consumer.
- That's how you protect your home and all that.
- that money, and they're here to protect that money, and I'm here to protect my constituents.
- My intent is to protect the ratepayers.
Keywords:
home inspectors, board membership, licensing, term limits, Louisiana State Board, utility, reimbursement, overcharges, consumer protection, economic relief, hidden fees, junk fees, drip pricing, price transparency, mandatory fees, surcharges, unfair trade practices, advertising disclosures, total price, service fees
OK
Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session
Agriculture and Wildlife Apr 6th, 2026 at 10:00 am
Agriculture and Wildlife
Transcript Highlights:
- It protects the commissioners from liability and keeps farmers in the field with a clear prescribed burn
- Just really thinking down the road on their behalf to ensure that they have protections in any sort of
Committee:
Senate Agriculture and Wildlife
Keywords:
agriculture, burn bans, fire danger, drought conditions, emergency declaration, poultry waste, nutrient management, environmental regulations, water quality, pollution prevention, best management practices, HB3977, State Veterinarian, Oklahoma veterinary license, food animal veterinary practice, livestock, animal health, State Board of Agriculture, veterinary qualifications, appointed office
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Environment and Natural Resources Finance and Policy Committee 3/26/26
Environment and Natural Resources Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
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- Protecting wild rice is not just about protecting one culture.
- When we protect Manoomin, we protect everything connected to it, including each other.
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- So, together to protect our state grain.
Keywords:
natural resources, environment, sustainability, conservation, outdoor recreation, wild rice, watercraft regulation, environmental protection, aquatic ecosystems, HF1426, product stewardship, extended producer responsibility, EPR, electronics recycling, e-waste, battery recycling, circuit boards, printed circuit boards, electrical products, covered products
AZ
Arizona 2026 Regular Session
03/25/2026 - Senate Regulatory Affairs and Government Efficiency
Regulatory Affairs and Government Efficiency
Transcript Highlights:
- So we're hoping to address the workforce issue.
- We have to protect this, about kids or protecting children, and with that, Chairwoman, I'll take questions
- It's about protecting children.
- We're trying to protect folks in public safety.
- If it means you need to protect someone, the stores need to protect them; that's their job and obligation
Bills:
HB2072 , HB2251 , HB2279 , HB2308 , HB2323 , HB2342 , HB2400 , HB2408 , HB2456 , HB2660 , HB2697 , HB2868 , HB2873 , HB2877 , HB2910 , HB2946 , HB2955 , HB2991 , HB4001 , HB4010
Keywords:
Cesar Chavez, public holiday, state law, holiday repeal, Arizona Revised Statutes, dental practice, business registration, registration fees, ownership interests, dental insurers, dental record management, motor vehicle warranty, warranty law, leased vehicles, lease-end buyout, lessee, lessor, used motor vehicle dealer, consumer protection, A.R.S. 44-1261
AZ
Arizona 2026 Regular Session
03/17/2026 - Senate Appropriations, Transportation and Technology
Appropriations, Transportation and Technology
Transcript Highlights:
- that parents can put on devices to protect their kids.
- While claims to protect...
- And then also Arizona's Constitution explicitly protects... ...protects citizens from disturbances in
- And I think that Arizona should protect its citizens.
- Do you really believe the government can protect your data?
Bills:
HB2056 , HB2057 , HB2224 , HB2257 , HB2265 , HB2311 , HB2352 , HB2367 , HB2369 , HB2446 , HB2532 , HB2592 , HB2752 , HB2809 , HB2957
Keywords:
brackish water, groundwater, desalination, water resources, feasibility study, environmental impact, special plates, centennial, Arizona Department of Transportation, vehicle registration, commercial discounts, Arizona Centennial, produce incentive, agriculture, economic support, funding, Arizona, boating, watercraft licensing, law enforcement
OK
Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session
Commerce and Economic Development Oversight REVISION 2: HB3127 - Added Mar 5th, 2026 at 10:30 am
Commerce & Economic Development Oversight
Transcript Highlights:
- House Bill 3802 is another consumer protection bill. Sorry. My apologies, we're on 3783.
- The idea was how do we ensure that the workforce commission that you and I created a few short years
- With the workforce commission, I believe we have resolved those concerns and issues.
- And so, as the original author of the workforce commission, my request would be that we Continue to work
- , and that you will stay very engaged with the Workforce Commission as members of this body and of this
Keywords:
HB3783, plumbing apprentice, endorsed apprentice, endorsed plumbing apprentice, journeyman plumber, plumbing license, Construction Industries Board, Committee of Plumbing Examiners, apprenticeship, trade license, vocational education, occupational licensing, professional licensing, Title 59, Plumbing License Law of 1955, licensure exam, journeyman examination, apprentice registration, plumbing industry regulations, administrative penalty
IA
Committee:
Joint Transportation
Keywords:
statewide urban design, specifications board, cost assessment, local government compliance, transportation project standards, driverless vehicles, automated driving systems, liability, traffic safety, hazardous materials, Gadsden flag, vehicle registration, shooting sports, school infrastructure, public safety, Iowa, fuel tax, gasoline gallonage, diesel gallonage, retail dealer
AL
Alabama 2026 Regular Session
Alabama House Commerce and Small Business Committee Feb 18th, 2026
Commerce and Small Business
Transcript Highlights:
- What it does, it protects small business owners with significant financial stake from having to choose
Committee:
House Commerce and Small Business
Keywords:
financial services, banking, insurance, debanking, social credit score, ESG, environmental, social, and governance, diversity, equity, and inclusion, DEI, religious freedom, free speech, viewpoint discrimination, political discrimination, firearms, gun industry, ammunition, fossil fuels, oil and gas, mining, timber
IA
Committee:
Joint Local Government
Keywords:
county boards, meeting minutes, publication, approval process, transparency, public officer bond, surety bond, insurance policy in lieu of bond, state beneficiary, Iowa Code 64.3, Iowa Code 64.18, public officials, bond requirement, financial responsibility, government accountability, local government, public officer insurance, liability coverage, statutory amendment, bond substitute
AL
Alabama 2026 Regular Session
Alabama Senate Education Policy Committee Feb 11th, 2026
Education Policy
Committee:
Senate Education Policy
Keywords:
sales tax exemption, Consumer Price Index, local government, clothing, school supplies, emergency preparedness, Alabama Administrative Procedure Act, APA, administrative law, judicial review, agency deference, Chevron deference, de novo review, contested case, state agency, regulatory power, individual liberty, statutory interpretation, rule interpretation, license revocation
WA
Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Health & Long-Term Care Jan 30th, 2026 at 08:00 am
Health & Long-Term Care
Transcript Highlights:
- The bill before you is Senate Bill 6226, protecting the clinical autonomy of audiologists.
- The bill before you is Senate Bill 6226, protecting the clinical autonomy of audiologists.
- SB 6226 protects the ability of licensed clinicians to determine the most appropriate modality of care
- The bill does not address the core drivers of behavioral health access challenges, such as workforce
- The bill does not address the core drivers of behavioral health access challenges, such as workforce
Committee:
Senate Health & Long-Term Care
Keywords:
SB 6226, Washington, audiology, audiologist, hearing aid specialist, speech-language pathologist, telehealth, teleaudiology, clinical autonomy, clinical judgment, in-person care, remote care, Board of Hearing and Speech, hearing instruments, hearing aids, dispensing hearing aids, standards of care, professional licensure, health professions regulation, patient-centered care
WA
Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Floor Session Jan 19th, 2026 at 10:30 am
Washington House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- carried, and that is the vision that generations of Black Americans have carried, often without protection
- They believe in what America represents, and in the freedoms this nation uniquely protects.
Keywords:
design review, local government, land use, zoning, project permits, housing density, middle housing, affordable housing, parking minimums, single-family zoning, infill development, growth management, comprehensive plan, permit streamlining, objective development regulations, architectural review, administrative review, transit-oriented development, accessory dwelling units, ADU