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TX

Texas 89th Regular

Insurance Apr 2nd, 2025

Insurance

Transcript Highlights:
  • For the City of Galveston, I want to express our strong support for HB 3689.
  • Part of it is due to the concentration of... of risk and the risk of storms.
  • of years.
  • of risks.
  • Right, the premium is a percentage of the cost of the house, the value of the house.
Committee: House Insurance
AL

Alabama 2025 Regular Session

Alabama Senate County and Municipal Government Committee Apr 2nd, 2025

County and Municipal Government

Transcript Highlights:
  • The cost of splitting the 40% of 1% is... ...cost of splitting the 40% of 1% is around $5 million.
  • of your people.
  • Is maybe a range of what you've seen the cost of those transcripts?
  • parts of it.
  • News, but see, your bill speaks of a newspaper of weekly papers.
Bills: SB270 , SB275 , HB264 , HB281 , SB236 , SB247 , SB249 , SB253 , SB259
AL

Alabama 2025 Regular Session

Alabama House Military and Veterans Affairs Committee Feb 12th, 2025

Military and Veterans Affairs

Transcript Highlights:
  • I am Robert Schmidbauer, the legislative officer of the Department of Alabama Veterans of Foreign Wars
  • On behalf of the American Legion Department of Alabama, I'm going to include the rest of these groups
  • It kind of hurts a little bit, so I'm... kind of hurts a little bit, so I'm so appreciative of all of
  • I currently serve as the president of the Alabama Council of Military Officers Association of America
  • Thank you each of you for your service. I cannot express that enough.
Bills: HB154 , HB153 , HB180 , SB70
AL

Alabama 2026 Regular Session

Alabama Senate Judiciary Committee Feb 18th, 2026

Judiciary

Transcript Highlights:
  • that piece of legislation and what it means to the citizens of the state of Alabama, I'm going to ask
  • </c> were a product of a committee of judges were a product of a committee of judges and<00:12:41.480
  • </c> only the lives of them but the lives of only the lives of them but the lives of the<00:19:54.720
  • </c> history of service to the state of history of service to the state of Alabama<00:46:50.160><c> and
  • </c> Is all of this new? All of this is new. Is all of this new? All of this is new.
Committee: Senate Judiciary
AL

Alabama 2025 Regular Session

Alabama Senate Apr 22nd, 2025

Alabama Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • the state of out for the citizens of the state of out for the citizens of the state of Alabama.
  • It's a lot of them. It's five of them. of them. It's five of them. of them.
  • terms of members of certain municipal terms of members of certain municipal terms of members of certain
  • You you you take this is about freedom of choice. Parents have the freedom of choice.
  • Parents have the freedom of choice. Parents have the choice.
Bills: SJR 39 , SJR 68 , SCR 29 , SCR 42 , SB 30 , SB 33 , SB 37 , SB 217 , SB 240 , SB 331 , SB 393 , SB 505 , SB 530 , SB 546 , SB 552 , SB 584 , SB 586 , SB 618 , SB 619 , SB 636 , SB 732 , SB 769 , SB 801 , SB 825 , SB 826 , SB 844 , SB 847 , SB 870 , SB 884 , SB 957 , SB 1065 , SB 1150 , SB 1184 , SB 1257 , SB 1261 , SB 1262 , SB 1299 , SB 1314 , SB 1325 , SB 1398 , SB 1413 , SB 1455 , SB 1539 , SB 1577 , SB 1583 , SB 1596 , SB 1620 , SB 1624 , SB 1642 , SB 1643 , SB 1667 , SB 1717 , SB 1727 , SB 1760 , SB 1789 , SB 1791 , SB 1804 , SB 1868 , SB 1870 , SB 1883 , SB 1901 , SB 1923 , SB 1924 , SB 1927 , SB 1951 , SB 1960 , SB 1962 , SB 1963 , SB 2010 , SB 2018 , SB 2023 , SB 2024 , SB 2037 , SB 2051 , SB 2052 , SB 2056 , SB 2066 , SB 2073 , SB 2127 , SB 2129 , SB 2161 , SB 2183 , SB 2185 , SB 2207 , SB 2252 , SB 2323 , SB 2332 , SB 2368 , SB 2405 , SB 2439 , SB 2626 , SB 2717 , SB 2743 , SB 2774 , SB 2949 , SB 1 , SJR 36 , SJR 50 , SJR 63 , SJR 68 , SCR 12 , SCR 39 , SCR 38 , SCR 37 , SCR 42 , SCR 29 , SB 2023 , SB 62 , SB 666 , SB 847 , SB 284 , SB 854 , SB 1073 , SB 810 , SB 1539 , SB 1505 , SB 583 , SB 957 , SB 1502 , SB 507 , SB 1026 , SB 1349 , SB 1433 , SB 1434 , SB 264 , SB 1364 , SB 1376 , SB 1585 , SB 1772 , SB 2016 , SB 1163 , SB 619 , SB 1122 , SB 1877 , SB 732 , SB 731 , SB 397 , SB 508 , SB 1436 , SB 287 , SB 2143 , SB 261 , SB 1247 , SB 1882 , SB 618 , SB 393 , SB 2243 , SB 1919 , SB 1791 , SB 651 , SB 826 , SB 1079 , SB 1243 , SB 1504 , SB 1851 , SB 1879 , SB 2237 , SB 1257 , SB 2034 , SB 1522 , SB 1151 , SB 596 , SB 1191 , SB 226 , SB 570 , SB 870 , SB 991 , SB 60 , SB 1401 , SB 1728 , SB 586 , SB 529 , SB 217 , SB 209 , SB 1923 , SB 1839 , SB 387 , SB 1874 , SB 1872 , SB 1873 , SB 1921 , SB 1883 , SB 1620 , SB 1838 , SB 2024 , SB 2429 , SB 1999 , SB 511 , SB 2309 , SB 2166 , SB 510 , SB 1860 , SB 1314 , SB 1398 , SB 855 , SB 2037 , SB 1759 , SB 1924 , SB 1818 , SB 1762 , SB 1968 , SB 1977 , SB 2077 , SB 2321 , SB 1662 , SB 1663 , SB 2124 , SB 2204 , SB 1855 , SB 863 , SB 2252 , SB 2253 , SB 825 , SB 1184 , SB 2018 , SB 2206 , SB 1901 , SB 2368 , SB 1963 , SB 1960 , SB 1643 , SB 1625 , SB 1299 , SB 841 , SB 668 , SB 584 , SB 231 , SB 1085 , SB 2431 , SB 2231 , SB 1490 , SB 530 , SB 1261 , SB 2180 , SB 1804 , SB 1937 , SB 1936 , SB 2569 , SB 1372 , SB 1868 , SB 2314 , SB 769 , SB 1409 , SB 434 , SB 1214 , SB 1951 , SB 2183 , SB 2046 , SB 1667 , SB 1870 , SB 1727 , SB 2405 , SB 2127 , SB 1975 , SB 1760 , SB 1734 , SB 1335 , SB 2066 , SB 2129 , SB 2246 , SB 2439 , SB 1624 , SB 1244 , SB 1468 , SB 2717 , SB 1612 , SB 1262 , SB 604 , SB 2395 , SB 2185 , SB 1832 , SB 1745 , SB 1746 , SB 2207 , SB 1784 , SB 1524 , SB 528 , SB 437 , SB 269 , SB 1137 , SB 968 , SB 636 , SB 747 , SB 1325 , SB 1789 , SB 1455 , SB 2056 , SB 1940 , SB 2052 , SB 2010 , SB 1579 , SB 2068 , SB 3034 , SB 844 , SB 1920 , SB 1558 , SB 1236 , SB 1044 , SB 884 , SB 463 , SB 331 , SB 227 , SB 240 , SB 517 , SB 1200 , SB 1410 , SB 1626 , SB 1845 , SB 1863 , SB 2216 , SB 2681 , SB 1717 , SB 2053 , SB 546 , SB 2141 , SB 2949 , SB 2323 , SB 2200 , SB 2332 , SB 2199 , SB 1642 , SB 1150 , SB 1757 , SB 2050 , SB 1138 , SB 2051 , SB 2626 , SB 2458 , SB 1864 , SB 2201 , SB 1862 , SB 1583 , SB 1055 , SB 2660 , SB 1898 , SB 2662 , SB 2161 , SB 2964 , SB 2881 , SB 1065 , SB 801 , SB 2743 , SB 2533 , SB 1413 , SB 2073 , SB 3014 , SB 3013 , SB 2774 , SB 2702 , SB 2629 , SB 2443 , SB 2349 , SB 2167 , SB 2145 , SB 2121 , SB 758 , SB 648 , SB 647 , SB 512 , SB 438 , SB 1721 , SB 2268 , SB 1495 , SB 2705 , SB 2366 , SB 1422 , SB 1369 , SB 1013 , SB 682 , SB 2692 , SB 2570 , SB 2797 , SB 2111 , SB 1896 , SB 1164 , SB 1020 , SB 663 , SB 2371 , SB 1152 , SB 2196 , SB 2383 , SB 2581 , SB 2798 , SB 330 , SB 646 , SB 843 , SB 1998 , SB 1418 , SB 2788 , SB 1169 , SB 2873 , SB 1754 , SB 1534 , SB 1718 , SB 2779 , SB 2004 , SB 1143 , SB 1756 , SB 912 , SB 2119 , SB 2032 , SB 527 , SB 1580 , SB 1952 , SB 2601 , HJR 4 , SJR 85 , SJR 84 , SCR 4 , SCR 18 , SCR 43 , SCR 46 , SB 2322 , SB 2448 , SB 1777 , SB 1283 , SB 407 , SB 2392 , SB 2076 , SB 2786 , SB 3031 , SB 2877 , SB 2876 , SB 2284 , SB 2225 , SB 1540 , SB 2920 , SB 2929 , SB 1395 , SB 1972 , SB 2540 , SB 1183 , SB 2742 , SB 2595 , SB 2217 , SB 2117 , SB 715 , SB 2330 , SB 1964 , SB 1383 , SB 500 , SB 1640 , SB 39 , SB 2001 , SB 2080 , SB 2722 , SB 506 , SB 2514 , SB 2623 , SB 2658 , SB 1574 , SB 2900 , SB 23 , SB 2753 , SB 2398 , SB 401 , SB 1241 , SB 2927 , SB 2173 , SB 2538 , SB 898 , SB 467 , SB 1449 , SB 2529 , SB 1531 , SB 2846 , SB 2476 , SB 2031 , SB 986 , SB 1181 , SB 2075 , SB 2154 , SB 2864 , SB 2 , SB 260 , SJR 68 , SB 217 , SB 331 , SB 530 , SB 546 , SB 586 , SB 1150 , SB 1184 , SB 1261 , SB 1398 , SB 1620 , SB 1923 , SB 1951 , SB 1960 , SB 2051 , SB 2129 , SB 2183 , SB 2185 , SB 2252 , SB 2368 , SB 2405 , SB 2949 , SB 825 , SB 1870 , SB 2010 , SR 434 , SB 3048 , SB 3049 , SB 3050 , SB 3051 , SB 3052 , SB 3053 , SB 3055 , SB 3048 , SB 3049 , SB 3050 , SB 3051 , SB 3052 , SB 3053 , SB 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FL

Florida 2026 5th Special Session

Community Affairs Mar 17th, 2025

Transcript Highlights:
  • And gender expression, these should not be categories that get any kind of preferential treatment.
  • Once again, the supposed state of freedom is restricting our city governments, our local governments,
  • Once again, the supposed state of freedom is restricting our city governments, our local governments,
  • I'm looking at sort of a long-range view of this time view of the state of Florida.
  • I'm looking at sort of a long-range view of this time view of the state of Florida.
Summary: The committee first took up SB 1134, which would extend and clarify the use of qualified private providers and computer-based tools in the building permit and inspection process for residential solar energy systems. The sponsor said the bill is intended to reduce long delays in solar permitting and make the process faster and cheaper; Senator Pizzo questioned whether the problem was limited to specific local governments, and a late-filed amendment clarifying the word “application” was adopted. After brief testimony from an industry representative supporting the measure, the committee reported the bill favorably, with Senator Pizzo voting no. Next, the committee considered SB 784, dealing with issuance of addresses and parcel identification numbers for plats and new development. The bill sets a 14-day timeframe, and an amendment was adopted that would allow use of a private provider if the deadline is missed and would bar fee collection if the local government fails to act within five business days. County representatives said they wanted to keep working on the bill and raised concerns about the private-provider language and the short deadlines, while several senators discussed whether the process should be handled earlier on the front end. The committee then reported the bill favorably. The committee also passed SB 1738 on transportation concurrency, which would let counties that previously opted out of concurrency opt back in by maintaining current levels of service. SB 1080, a local government land regulation bill, was described as a measure to speed development approvals by setting stricter timelines, limiting repeated information requests, and imposing penalties for noncompliance; local-government testimony opposed it as a loss of local control, while builders supported it. After debate, SB 1080 was reported favorably. SB 1260, which clarifies county constitutional officer budget procedures and creates an appeal process for clerks and supervisors of elections similar to sheriffs, was also reported favorably after members discussed possible adjustments to avoid burdening county budget negotiations. Finally, the committee took up SB 420, as amended by a strike-all, which would prohibit counties and municipalities from adopting or funding DEI-related ordinances, policies, programs, offices, or contracts, and would expose officials to misfeasance/malfeasance claims and local governments to lawsuits. The sponsor said the amendment removed retroactive language, delayed the effective date, and added definitions and contract-certification requirements, but many senators and public speakers argued the bill was overbroad, vague, and would chill local efforts such as Black History Month, women-owned business programs, minority contracting, and community outreach. Supporters said it would ensure merit-based government action and consistency with state standards. The amendment was adopted, but the bill drew extensive opposition testimony and debate over its scope and potential conflict with federal and state law.
KY

Kentucky 2026 Regular Session

House Standing Committee on Small Business and Information Technology (2-18-26)

Small Business & Information Technology

Transcript Highlights:
  • I am counsel with Alliance Defending Freedom, and I'm here to testify in support of the bill.
  • Uh, as I expressed before, um, yes, with the caveat of there's no promise to change the bill.
  • Uh, as I expressed before, um, yes, with the caveat of there's no promise to change the bill.
  • It has a lot of implications on privacy, freedom of speech, etc.
  • It has a lot of implications on privacy, freedom of speech, etc.
US

US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session

US House Floor Proceedings (Wednesday, March 4, 2026)

US Federal House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • </c><02:07:07.280><c> freedom</c><02:07:07.760><c> and</c> have us go in our pursuit of freedom and have
  • And these men and women stand guard on the lines of justice and freedom.
  • </c><02:11:40.880><c> And</c><02:11:41.040><c> they</c> lines of justice and freedom.
  • And they lines of justice and freedom.
  • These men and women stood in the front lines of freedom to destroy the Iranian missile threat.
Bills: HCR38 , HR1099 , HR1100 , HB6472 , SB723 , HR1095
NH

New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session

House Education Funding (02/03/2026)

Education Funding

Transcript Highlights:
  • </c><00:23:30.559><c> of</c> lot of of lot of of honoring<00:23:32.559><c> this</c><00:23:32.880><c>
  • </c><00:41:02.640><c> course</c> So there would, of course, be different ways to express that, but the
  • The values of individuality, freedom, academic freedom—say what you think.
  • The values of individuality, freedom, academic freedom—say what you think.
  • </c> aware of of foreign influence. aware of of foreign influence.
NH

New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session

House Finance Division II (03/19/2025)

Transcript Highlights:
  • ><c> of</c><00:19:27.120><c> people</c><00:19:27.320><c> who</c> way of this group of of um of people
  • hundreds of millions of dollars.
  • hundreds of millions of dollars.
  • hundreds of millions of dollars.
  • First thing, page 25 of House Bill 2, sections 21 and 22, is relative to the Education Freedom Account
Summary: The Division 2 Finance Committee work session focused primarily on House Bill 115 and a proposed amendment, 114H, which would carry over language from HB 2 into HB 115 and place limits on Education Freedom Accounts (EFAs). Representative Murray described the amendment as a way to keep the 350% federal poverty eligibility cap, require students to have attended a charter public school in grades K-12 for the preceding year before entering the voucher system, and add guardrails against universal eligibility. She argued the state was facing a severe budget crisis, that expanding EFAs would divert money from other programs, and that public testimony and local votes showed widespread opposition to expansion. She also cited a letter from former Finance chair Neil Kirk opposing expansion. Other members responded that the committee should not revisit policy already decided by the House, though some said the amendment was fair to discuss because of its fiscal implications and supported it on that basis. The discussion then broadened into a debate over the fiscal impact of universal vouchers and the reliability of enrollment and cost estimates. Representative Luno argued that prior EFA projections had relied on assumptions that could badly underestimate state exposure, pointing to Arizona as a cautionary example and saying New Hampshire should not expand the program without better analysis. Representative Papovich similarly warned that universal eligibility could create a large, unexpected cost, estimating a potential exposure of about $285 million based on school-age children not currently in public, charter, or EFA programs. In contrast, Representative Weyler said EFAs can save money because public school spending is already high and parents using EFAs still pay taxes and take on more responsibility for their children’s education. After discussion, Representative Murray moved to accept the amendment, and Representative Bean seconded it. There was some procedural clarification about voting on the original bill and the amendment. The transcript ends before a final recorded vote on the amendment or on HB 115 itself, though the committee had also been told it would likely reconsider several retained bills later in the week, including HB 129, HB 133, HB 671, and HB 781.
ID

Idaho 2026 Regular Session

Mar 11th, 2026

Judiciary, Rules and Administration

Transcript Highlights:
  • We’ve expressed that through email to the sponsors of the bill, what that amendment would take, and it
  • We expressed our concerns within 24 hours of reading the bill. Representative Gannon.
  • I am taking time off of work to represent myself and express my concerns with HB 752.
  • in our dress are part of the way we express ourselves.
  • Since it's a clear government overreach on our freedom of expression, I urge you to vote no.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Education Finance Committee 2/27/25

Education Finance

Transcript Highlights:
  • </c><00:15:49.279><c> both</c> freedom of thought and equality both freedom of thought and equality both
  • Many members of the work group expressed concern that their work seemed incomplete and also asked who
  • meeting many members of the work group<00:21:54.640><c> expressed</c><00:21:55.080><c> concern</c><00
  • I'd like to express concerns on behalf of the agency with eliminating the current social studies academic
  • </c> like to express concerns on behalf of like to express concerns on behalf of the<01:14:53.800><c>
Bills: HF29 , HF921 , HF922 , HF1048 , HF1049
LA

Louisiana 2026 Regular Session

Judiciary Apr 9th, 2026

Judiciary

Transcript Highlights:
  • And so I see it as an adjunct of one of those courts.
  • Because of a lack of elevator access, it's on the second and third floors of the building.
  • If they get out of treatment, that is not the end of the road.
  • So in the corridor, you may have a lot of kids with their parents, and I expressed to him some concern
  • And I haven't talked to a lot of judges, but I haven't talked to a lot of judges, but some of our family
Committee: House Judiciary
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Education Finance Committee 3/24/26

Education Finance

Transcript Highlights:
  • </c> section two of the A26 amendment of section two of the A26 amendment of expanding<00:34:15.280><
  • </c> them out of the pipeline in terms of them out of the pipeline in terms of their<00:54:02.000><c>
  • </c> section of it. section of it.
  • </c> of bills over on the table because of of bills over on the table because of that.<01:04:59.119><
  • > I</c><01:09:17.120><c> think</c> absence of a lot of things, I think absence of a lot of things, I
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Committee on Education Finance - 03/24/26

Education Finance

Transcript Highlights:
  • </c> were part of this program who because of were part of this program who because of the<00:02:31.840
  • </c> over the course of the career of these over the course of the career of these individuals<00:10:
  • </c> to the specifics of of what that looks to the specifics of of what that looks like. like. like.
  • </c> many of them. many of them.
  • c> don't sort of have all of the components don't sort of have all of the components or<01:09:38.880>
WA

Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session

House State Government & Tribal Relations Feb 20th, 2026 at 08:00 am

State Government & Tribal Relations

Transcript Highlights:
  • Do you think that the enactment of this bill would make that kind of manipulation and corruption of a
  • I think one of the things that we would say as well is a portal can become sort of a central point of
  • of the... ...language that requires ways in which the public would be notified of the security of this
  • On behalf of all the members of QLaw Association, I urge you to vote in favor of SB 681.
  • On behalf of all the members of QLaw Association, I urge you to vote in favor of SB 681.
Bills: SB6084 , SB6137 , SCR8406 , SB5892 , SB5863
OK
Transcript Highlights:
  • That I see it and the way I understand it, it's more of a protectionist type of thing that keeps new
  • of doing the services, et cetera.
  • clean up on page 70 of the bill.
  • And of course, as we know, the chancellor and the director of Career Tech are both fall...
  • Of note, we will be amending the repealer at the bottom of page three.
Committee: House Business
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

General Government Feb 10th, 2026 at 01:30 pm

General Government

Transcript Highlights:
  • Then the evaluation we've asked it to include, and some of these do, and some of them don't.
  • A comparison of our incentives to those elsewhere in our state and out of state.
  • Lengths of certain members of the OStrad boardard, which is the Oklahoma Center for the Advancement of
  • they wish to do that on their own, then that falls outside of the purview of this law.
  • So, a lot of what this is looking At is those referrals to out of state or to private care.
AL

Alabama 2026 Regular Session

Alabama Senate Judiciary Committee Feb 3rd, 2026

Judiciary

Transcript Highlights:
  • </c> of government. of government.
  • &gt;&gt; U My question was kind of the opposite of<00:12:59.680><c> his.
  • Uh, what this does is simply establish a statute of limitations of 5 years.
  • the victims of that, the result of us bringing this legislation to kind of close these loopholes, is
  • </c> &gt;&gt; We took care of that. &gt;&gt; We took care of that.
Bills: HB41 , HB149 , SB230 , SB87 , SB169 , SB238 , SB233 , HB72 , HB41 , HB149 , SB230 , SB87 , SB169 , SB238 , SB233 , HB72
Committee: Senate Judiciary
AZ

Arizona 2026 Regular Session

01/21/2026 - Senate Judiciary and Elections

Judiciary and Elections

Transcript Highlights:
  • Approval of the minutes. If there are no... Approval of the minutes.
  • That's part of life and learning, and part of the process of this bill allows for those mistakes to be
  • So, you know, turning scientific judgment into a legal question will chill research, chills freedom of
  • Our America's core values include public safety, freedom of speech, freedom of religion, cost of living
  • It saves them hundreds of thousands of dollars.