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TX
Texas 89th Regular
S/C on County & Regional Government Apr 28th, 2025
S/C on County & Regional Government
Transcript Highlights:
- Members of this committee may need to step away from time to time for other legislative duties, including
- I know that we have some formal meetings this morning that people have to step out to go to. vote.
- Thank you, and we'll get to the witnesses. and let you have an opportunity to close.
- So this is to allow the commissioners court, and I don't know if the wording needs to be changed.
- We don't need to get the quotes. We don't need to do anything.
Bills:
HB2814 , HB4477 , HB5084 , HB5108 , HB5127 , HB5383 , HB5611 , HB5663 , HB5664 , SB1563 , HB2668 , HB3841 , HB4114
Committee:
House S/C on County & Regional Government
Keywords:
juvenile justice, release documents, children, identification, Texas Juvenile Justice Department, civil service, staffing requirements, local government, positions exemption, Texas legislation, fireworks, Lunar New Year, retail permits, public safety, Texas law, holiday sales, HB 5108, deaths in custody, custodial death, jail death
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- It's relieved congestion on I-35, improved freight movement, and opened access to job creation projects
- bill, and they use the state as their toll collector, giving them access to the power to block vehicle
- Access to different modes of transportation increases economic activity by allowing more people to get
- So no, this is not going to do anything other than provide access for choice riders and leave African
- I respectfully ask for your support in passing HB905 to protect taxpayers and maintain their access to
Bills:
HJR58 , HJR63 , HB263 , HB542 , HB905 , HB 1288 , HB1402 , HB2003 , HB2262 , HB2323 , HB2429 , HB2876 , HB3019 , HB263
Committee:
House S/C on Transportation Funding
Keywords:
healthcare, insurance, elderly, retirement, benefits, transit-oriented projects, constitutional amendment, state highway fund, funding allocation, voter approval, highway fund, funding, public transportation, transit projects, transportation, local transit, fund allocation, voting rights, election integrity, ballot access
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- Fuels to produce electricity worldwide, and so I think that it's more of an educational opportunity for
- You know, we talk a lot about our SAWS and access to water and how, you know, just for us in San Antonio
- whatever standard the state tells us it's going to need to be treated to, we're going to have to move
- Now is basically equal to or less than putting it in a hole. They know that.
- They can continue to do what they want to without having to talk to me.
Committee:
House Energy Resources
Keywords:
HB 48, oilfield theft, organized theft, petroleum products, oil and gas equipment, DPS, Department of Public Safety, Texas, Railroad Commission, criminal justice, energy resources, theft prevention, organized crime, border region, El Paso, law enforcement task force, asset recovery, pipeline theft, drilling equipment, equipment theft
AL
Transcript Highlights:
- What we're going to do, uh, real quickly, we're going to switch the order which we're going in.
- we're going to switch uh real quickly, we're going to switch the<00:08:34.240><c> order</c><00:08:34.640
- So today I am here to present this to you guys.
- Thank you, members. amendment to either be for uh allowing amendment to either be for uh allowing class
- And date from January 1 to October 1.
Committee:
Senate Tourism
Keywords:
contract review, legislative oversight, state agencies, funding transparency, professional services, Sheriff, Barbour County, law enforcement, qualifications, training, executive education, Covington County, Alabama constitutional amendment, local amendment, carbon dioxide sequestration, carbon capture and storage, CCS, Class VI well, underground injection well, Underground Injection Control Program
NM
Transcript Highlights:
- meaningful access to justice.
- , yet it does not clearly preserve any type of parental access to medical records.
- undermine the right to access protected health care.
- The moment requires us to revisit these laws to ensure that access to care remains open to all, that
- Survivors in custody deserve safety, dignity, and access to support.
Committee:
House House Judiciary
Keywords:
medical malpractice, judgments, independent providers, insurance, personal assets, settlements, healthcare, healthcare privacy, electronic medical records, reproductive health, gender-affirming care, data protection, location tracking, confidentiality, SB30, induced abortion, abortion reporting, vital statistics, public health reporting, medical records
NM
Transcript Highlights:
- Fair, accessible, and reliable elections are essential to an effective democracy.
- Who's going to? Who's going to? Who's going to?
- able to go to court.
- They're not going to go to the red states; they're going to go to the blue states.
- We all know clearly how important these revenues are to early childhood education, public schools, and
Bills:
SB23 , SB221 , SB261 , SB264 , HB195 , HB279 , SB30 , HB234 , HB292 , SB100 , SB23 , SB221 , SB261 , SB264
Committees:
Senate Senate Judiciary , Senate House Judiciary
Keywords:
student use, wireless devices, public schools, policy implementation, education technology funding, misappropriation, petroleum products, oil and gas equipment, racketeering, criminal penalties, New Mexico, public safety, health regulations, community welfare, peace promotion, legislative reforms, election integrity, voter coercion, emergency procedures, polling place security
OK
Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session
Aeronautics and Transportation Feb 9th, 2026 at 10:00 am
Aeronautics and Transportation
Transcript Highlights:
- to go directly to veterans?
- to the Department of Veterans Affairs, and two, if you're wanting to go to the Department of Veterans
- I'll be happy to do a friendly amendment to make sure that it goes to the foundation.
- Sir, I want the appropriation team to have multiple options to pick from to fund roads.
- This is an Otter request bill pertaining to the rebuilding of Ocom access and driver safety, also known
Committee:
Senate Aeronautics and Transportation
Keywords:
memorial designation, interchange, Terry Walker, transportation, Oklahoma, driver license, tracking system, expedited delivery, Service Oklahoma, REAL ID, public safety, apportionment, state revenue, funding, vehicle registration, infrastructure, state roads, bridges, economic development, highway construction
OK
Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session
Veteran and Military Affairs REVISED: Links added Feb 5th, 2026 at 10:30 am
Veteran and Military Affairs
Transcript Highlights:
- a high cost to them because you have to provide benefits and things like that.
- You want to explain that? He was going to, yeah, I'm gonna explain right now.
- the purpose of allowing your members to go to college.
- to do that, you have to do 20 years more of service.
- Also states that they can't access benefits into all the federal education benefits that they may have
Committee:
House Veteran and Military Affairs
Keywords:
veterans, disability benefits, federal law, Oklahoma Statutes, military service, veterans benefits, workplace poster, human resources, employment law, mental health resources, educational resources, HB3043, Oklahoma Department of Veterans Affairs, ODVA, seasonal employees, project labor, pro rata jobs, unclassified service, state personnel law, state employee benefits
NM
New Mexico 2026 Regular Session
House - Agriculture, Acequias And Water Resources Feb 5th, 2026 at 09:02 am
House Agriculture, Acequias And Water Resources
Transcript Highlights:
- New Mexicans should have access to this resource.
- New Mexicans should have access to this resource.
- Yes to table or no to table? Yes to table. Yes to table, but I would like to explain my vote.
- This is a serious debate about a serious matter, and I would like to see that petition and make an educated
- We're going to go to the room.
Keywords:
Taos County, Questa, produced water, treated produced water, water reuse, water quality control commission, freshwater conservation, rural communities, acequias, Indian nations, tribes, pueblos, water rights, industrial water use, data centers, artificial intelligence, AI, quantum computing, economic development, renewable energy
AZ
Arizona 2026 Regular Session
01/20/2026 - House Natural Resources, Energy & Water
Natural Resources, Energy & Water
Transcript Highlights:
- I'd like to ask Judah, could you repeat the amount of money again that goes to education, please?
- So $10.5 million goes to education out of the 15... ...dollars goes to education out of the 15 projects
- Of those 211 projects, 15 of them happened to have an education or research component to them. ...of
- them happened to have an education or research component to them.
- either have a research or education part to them.
Committees:
House Natural Resources, Energy & Water , House House Natural Resources, Energy & Water Committee of Reference
Keywords:
water conservation, grants, infrastructure, environmental protection, sustainability, grant fund, Arizona water law, A.R.S. 49-1332, water efficiency, water reuse, education programs, public outreach, rainwater harvesting, gray water, graywater, drought-resistant landscaping, xeriscaping, turf removal, groundwater recharge, aquifer health
WA
Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Technology, Economic Development, & Veterans Jan 14th, 2026 at 08:00 am
Technology, Economic Development, & Veterans
Transcript Highlights:
- So we just want to make sure that we don't limit accessibility. California is...
- We just want to make sure the distinction is clear between educational uses and emotional orientation
- This approach risks reducing access to helpful tools without meaningfully improving safety.
- Children in crisis need access to evidence-based behavioral health interventions, and requiring that
- suicide, and as a student who understands the immediate and constant access to AI people my age have
Keywords:
artificial intelligence, AI, generative AI, AI-generated content, deepfake, synthetic media, content provenance, provenance data, metadata, watermarking, disclosure, transparency, consumer protection, unfair or deceptive acts, unfair competition, Washington RCW, Title 19 RCW, platform regulation, AI detection tool, media authenticity
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- Whether it's due to lack of internet access, transportation, or financial means, the youth in rural or
- They would have to drive, and there are severe burdens on people trying to find educational options.
- In direct response to some reports of children being detained in their cells with no access to restrooms
- She faced long periods. of incarceration, struggling with trauma and a lack of access to education and
- Research shows that access to these programs can reduce recidivism by up to 30%, dramatically improving
Committee:
House S/C on Juvenile Justice
Keywords:
juvenile justice, correctional facilities, reform, rehabilitation, Texas Juvenile Justice Department, alcohol awareness, court-ordered programs, substance misuse education, deferred disposition, youth, parole reform, inmates under 18, mental health, educational achievement, reintegration, foster youth, behavior intervention, community services, diversion policies, HB 5653
MA
Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
Joint Committee on Municipalities and Regional Government Apr 8th, 2026
Joint Committee on Municipalities and Regional Government
Transcript Highlights:
- process, we have received strong support from all six towns to bring equal access to I don't know.
- Strong support from all six towns to bring equal access to voting.
- municipal school district and has also ramped up financial pressures for the towns to support education
- fund and support education, Working collaboratively in the future to fund and support education in the
- I think it's very important to provide equal opportunity for all six towns to be able to vote in the
Keywords:
Holyoke, municipal governance, acting mayor, city council, local government, Oxford, town charter, municipal government, town manager, residency requirement, local approval, charter amendment, home rule, local governance, municipal administration, residence of officials, Worcester County, Worthington, solar, solar photovoltaic
LA
Transcript Highlights:
- They need this time frame to shop the contract to get a buyer to assign the contract to another buyer
- So this is not new to the industry to be transparent and to disclose.
- And even though they're not legally allowed to, prevented access to the seller to their own property
- of the State Board of Certified Public Accountants, to change fees, to provide for educational requirements
- So this is just putting it in law that you can’t just be tax; you have to be tax, auditing, education
Keywords:
engineering, land surveying, construction, state fire marshal, plan review, contracting services, unsolicited contact, homeowners, penalties, regulations, wholesaling, real estate, earnest money, cancellation rights, residential properties, Louisiana Real Estate Commission, certified public accountant, CPA, accounting board, Louisiana State Board of Certified Public Accountants
AZ
Transcript Highlights:
- We'll move on to our last bill, 1415. Thank you.
- We're going to require that you, even though you've had a test and exam in another state, have to have
- a test and have to be licensed in your home state.
- Anyone who, after January 1st of this year, wants to be licensed, they have to go through the process
- I'd be glad to answer any questions.
Committees:
House Commerce , House House Commerce Committee of Reference
Keywords:
certified public accountants, CPA certification, accounting regulations, professional standards, continuing education, assignment for benefit of creditors, ABC act, insolvency, creditor claims, debt liquidation, business wind-up, receivership, liquidation, secured creditors, unsecured creditors, proof of claim, voidable transactions, fraudulent transfer, wage claims, priority claims
WA
Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate State Government, Tribal Affairs & Elections Feb 24th, 2026 at 01:30 pm
State Government, Tribal Affairs & Elections
Transcript Highlights:
- And so, to make sure that we get through these, we're going to start.
- information entrusted to agencies that is of no legitimate concern to the public.
- to be moving forward.
- Now to Senate, gubernatorial appointment, 9-2. Subject to signatures.
- Now on to our bills. We have House Bill 1759. Now on to our bills.
Bills:
HB1759 , HB2417 , HB2632 , HB2249 , HB2574 , HB2309 , HB2235 , SGA9066 , SGA9246 , SGA9268 , SGA9267
Keywords:
designation, commemoration, December 12, local observance, cultural significance, military justice, victims' rights, militia, Washington code, legal protections, citizenship, immigration, terminology, rights, legal status, HB 2249, Washington Technology Solutions, WaTech, civil service, classified service
AZ
Arizona 2026 Regular Session
02/11/2026 - House Transportation & Infrastructure
Transportation & Infrastructure
Transcript Highlights:
- DMVs plan to digitize Real ID, put it on phones, and have remote access to this national ID.
- We still need to get a lot of education out there. It's very, very important.
- It sounds like we didn't do a good job of that, and we need to make sure we get education for these motorcyclists
- I think there's no doubt we have to make some changes, right, to conformity, have some kind of equal
- access ignition interlocks as opposed to having that 45-day waiting period. ...to access ignition interlocks
Committee:
House Transportation & Infrastructure
Keywords:
special license plates, transportation, funding, nonprofits, charitable contributions, boating, watercraft licensing, law enforcement, safety fund, state funding, Arizona Revised Statutes, towing regulation, private towing carriers, vehicle impound, towing rates, preemption, DUI, ignition interlock, substance abuse treatment, driving privileges
AL
Alabama 2026 Regular Session
Alabama House Ethics and Campaign Finance Committee Jan 28th, 2026
Ethics and Campaign Finance
Transcript Highlights:
- We now have 3:00 according to Verizon Wireless. Um, so we're going to get started.
- Uh, it is my honor to announce to everyone that we have a new vice chairman.
- to helping you guys.
- Uh, came out went to the Senate.
- Uh, went to the Senate unanimously, similar to Representative Lamb's description.
Committee:
House Ethics and Campaign Finance
Keywords:
law enforcement, false information, criminal penalty, public safety, identification, school psychology, interstate compact, licensure, professional services, education, HB252, Class IV municipality, Class IV municipalities, municipal audit, audit rotation, certified public accountant, CPA, municipal accounting, Section 11-43B-9, county and municipal government
WA
Transcript Highlights:
- to the point where the children of the exonerees or the exonerees themselves might be willing to access
- SB 6017, when passed, will allow survivors equal access to services and resources that are allocated
- timely access to the care and support that they need.
- timely access to the care and support that they need.
- There's a lot more work to do to ensure that victims have equitable and consistent access to sexual assault
Committee:
Senate Law & Justice
Keywords:
children's items, donations, charitable donations, nonprofit, religious organization, public health agency, liability shield, gross negligence, intentional misconduct, car seats, child safety seats, baby formula, diapers, strollers, cribs, playpens, high chairs, used goods, donation centers, Washington RCW
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- Tax to transfer the vehicle to herself.
- maintain clean, accessible beaches that are essential to sustaining the economic impact and quality
- Morgan to try to kind of find a middle ground on this to the extent there can be one found?
- to.
- So anyway, I'm happy to sit with anyone to talk to them. And with that, I'll close.
Committee:
House Ways & Means
Keywords:
SB 263, Texas franchise tax, cost of goods sold, COGS, broadcasters, television broadcasting, radio broadcasting, media tax, broadcast license, FCC, 47 C.F.R. Part 73, 47 C.F.R. Part 74, film production, television production, tax deduction, margin tax, Texas Tax Code, depreciation, amortization, broadcast rights