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KY

Kentucky 2026 Regular Session

Interim Joint Committee on Judiciary (6-9-26)

Judiciary

Transcript Highlights:
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  • <00:15:37.600> attorney the work of the office of the attorney the work of the office of the
  • Through a private grant, we secured funding to launch a first-of-its-kind law enforcement peer support
  • <00:53:50.400> a<00:53:50.640> large of Chiefs of Police, it's a large of Chiefs of
  • > I've been really proud of of all of his I've been really proud of of all of his efforts<01:10:04.080
KY
Transcript Highlights:
  • This includes a 10% pay raise at the direction of Governor Basher in December 2021 for all security positions
  • They would prefer the security of a pension system. hear the feedback that I get from staff hear the
  • That includes security and non-security.
  • So we've seen security and non-security.
  • >> One of each. >> One of each.
Summary: The committee heard budget-related testimony from the Department of Corrections on a request for additional funding to take over operations of the Lee Adjustment Center, including $2.2 million in fiscal year 2027 and $5.2 million in fiscal year 2028. The witness said the governor’s budget did not recommend the request. Members asked about the cost savings of private operation versus state operation, the facility’s role in the department’s long-term goals, and whether the state intends to move toward operating all adult correctional facilities directly. The Department of Juvenile Justice then presented on staffing, recruitment, retention, and facility planning. Officials described recent pay increases and other investments, including a 10% security pay raise in 2021, an 8% state employee raise in 2022, higher youth worker starting salaries, and $4.8 million in 2023 funding to sustain salary increases. They said DJJ has also expanded mental health and medical staffing, improved recruitment efforts, and seen an upward trend in hiring. In response to questions, the commissioner said barriers to recruitment and retention include the Tier 3 retirement system, the structured and restrictive nature of detention work, and competition from other employers. He also said the department wants to move toward a regional model for female facilities under SB 162 and believes those facilities can be staffed. DJJ provided staffing figures showing 1,339 funded positions, with 157 filled and 182 vacant at a January benchmark, and 524 detention positions with 450 filled and 74 vacant. Officials said 30 correctional officers were in basic training and expected to join posts soon. Members also asked about the feasibility of staffing additional facilities and the department’s vacancy trends. Finally, the Kentucky Law Enforcement Council testified on a funding request for one attorney, one paralegal, one additional monitor, higher costs for existing monitor positions, and Lexington office rent. Officials said the request is needed to handle a growing decertification caseload and expanded oversight responsibilities as the number of academies has increased to about eight, with more than 2,100 instructors requiring biennial review. They said KLEC currently has one attorney and about 15 total staff, with roughly 180 cases pending, more than 50 complaints left to file, and another 30 cases expected soon. Members asked about current staffing, attorney salary, the number of academies, and the move to a separate Lexington office. No votes were taken, and the meeting adjourned without a quorum for approving minutes.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Senate Session Aug 15th, 2025

Texas Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Father, this is my prayer for today, that we may do all of this with wisdom and courage as we go about
  • your work on behalf of the people of the great state of Texas.
  • The Chair recognizes the Dean of the Senate for a highly privileged motion. Thank you, Mr.
  • President and members, I move that the Senate of the 89th Legislature first called session adjourned,
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Senate Session Aug 15th, 2025

Texas Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Hall, Hinojosa of Nueces, Hinojosa of Hidalgo, Huffman, Hughes, Johnson, King, Kolkhorst, Menendez, Middleton
  • Proclamation by the Governor of the State of Texas to all whom these presents shall come.
  • be affixed at my office in the city of Austin, Texas, on the 15th day of August 2025.
  • The Dean of the Senate.
  • of the United States House of Representatives.
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

HSH Public Hearing - Tue Feb 17, 2026 @ 9:30 AM HST

Human Services & Homelessness

Transcript Highlights:
  • behalf of the commission in strong support of HB 1879.
  • behalf of the commission in strong support of HB 1879.
  • Uh, really stand our goals of the council of the energy securing waste reduction proposal and also amplifying
  • the sentiments of some of the previous the sentiments of some of the previous testifiers<00:35:44.000
  • of Health to reduce conflict of interest of Health to reduce conflict of interest as<01:12:08.719
Summary: The committee heard testimony on several measures related to human services, homelessness, transit, and family supports. HB 2116 HD1, concerning grants from the Office of Community Services to nonprofits providing training and volunteerism opportunities, drew strong support from Catholic Charities Hawaii, Hawaii Children’s Action Network Speaks, and multiple organizations in written testimony. Supporters said the bill would help vulnerable people affected by federal program changes and cuts by connecting them to reintegration and support services. HB 1879 HD1, establishing a subsidized youth transit program coordinated with counties, received extensive testimony in support from the Department of Health, Department of Taxation, Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation Commission, Aloha United Way, Hawaii Bicycling League, Hawaii Appleseed, Hawaii State Youth Commission, Hawaii Public Health Institute, Greenpeace Hawaii, Hawaii Youth Transportation Council, and others. Testifiers emphasized equity, school attendance, reduced transportation costs, climate benefits, and broader access for youth. Several witnesses urged amendments to make the program universal rather than means-tested, and committee discussion noted implementation questions for neighbor islands and rural areas. HB 2214, creating a refundable diaper tax credit for low-income families with children age four and under, was supported by the Hawaii Diaper Bank, Hawaii Children’s Action Network Speaks, and several other organizations. The Department of Taxation recommended making the credit non-refundable and clarifying definitions to aid administration, while supporters argued refundability was important for low-income families who may owe little or no income tax. HB 2310, an emergency appropriation to replenish DHS funds used to provide SNAP benefits during a federal shutdown, also drew broad support from DHS, Catholic Charities, Hawaii Public Health Institute, Hawaii Children’s Action Network Speaks, Hawaii Food Industry Association, Aloha United Way, and others; witnesses praised the state’s rapid response and said the appropriation would prepare DHS for future emergencies. The committee also heard HB 2168 HD1 and HB 2427 HD1 on education for students experiencing homelessness and unaccompanied homeless youth; the Attorney General recommended technical amendments to avoid conflicts with existing law and to clarify McKinney-Vento-related definitions, while advocates stressed the need for school access, transportation, meals, and other supports for homeless and runaway youth.
AZ

Arizona 2026 Regular Session

02/04/2026 - Senate Government

Government

Transcript Highlights:
  • The Department of Economic Security that details the work search actions for each week benefits are sought
  • Chair, members of the committee. Richards with the Arizona Department of Economic Security.
  • Chair, members of the committee. Melanie Richards with the Arizona Department of Economic Security.
  • I honestly don't understand why you're employed by the Department of Economic Security.
  • I honestly, I don't understand why you're employed by the Department of Economic Security.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Health and Human Services May 20th, 2025

Health & Human Services

Transcript Highlights:
  • of my role as chair of TMA's Council on Legislation.
  • of research.
  • It was one of the most amazing experiences of my life.
  • of us.
  • All of them. All of them.
Summary: The committee met without a quorum at first, then established a quorum with five members present. Members heard and left pending several House bills, including HB 4743 on allowing hospitals to license mobile stroke units under a hospital license, HB 4129 on earlier DFPS enforcement tools for single-source continuum contractors in community-based foster care, HB 4903 creating a Quad Agency Child Care Initiative to coordinate child care regulations across state agencies, HB 3812 revising the gold card/prior authorization process for physicians, HB 4535 requiring written informed consent before COVID-19 vaccination and a standardized state information sheet, and HB 4666 reducing the frequency of some HHSC reports to the legislature. The chair also noted HB 35 would be voted on later after a subcommittee back was received, and that a large number of bills would be heard the next day. Most of the testimony focused on HB 4535 and HB 4730. On HB 4535, supporters argued the bill would strengthen informed consent for COVID vaccination by requiring written consent and clearer state-level information about risks, manufacturer liability protections, and adverse-event reporting; opponents, including a pediatrician and medical groups, said existing federal and state informed-consent materials already cover these topics and warned the bill could create duplicative paperwork and penalties. On HB 3812, the Texas Medical Association supported changes that would extend the gold-card evaluation period to one year, raise transparency, and make prior authorization exemptions easier to administer, while health plans said they were neutral and viewed the bill as a balance between reducing burden and preventing fraud or unsafe care. HB 4730 drew extensive testimony from adoption professionals, birth mothers, adoptive parents, and child welfare advocates. The bill would require DFPS to create a relinquishment form, train child-placing agency staff, and extend the minimum waiting period for voluntary relinquishment from 48 hours to seven days. Supporters of the current law argued the 48-hour period aligns with hospital discharge, allows informed decisions, and helps birth parents and adoptive families begin healing and bonding without pushing children into foster care or creating legal and Medicaid complications. The author said the bill would be revised and that the seven-day provision was a work in progress. No votes were taken on the bills during the meeting; each bill was left pending after public testimony closed.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Ways and Means Committee 4/22/25

Ways and Means

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  • the work of some of our fellow members. the work of some of our fellow members.
LA

Louisiana 2026 Regular Session

Commerce, Consumer Protection and International Affairs May 13th, 2026

Commerce, Consumer Protection, and International Affairs

Transcript Highlights:
  • I'm the chief examiner of the non-depository division.
  • Because I know there was talk of one outside of Kentwood.
  • And we’ve kind of worked with part of the excavation issue in a couple of parishes in the state.
  • , with the exception of dissolution of a cooperative or sale of substantial assets.
  • Ron Gitz, Executive Director of the Society of Louisiana CPAs, at the risk of the kiss of death, I will
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

Senate Floor Session 03-23-2026 11:30am

Hawaii Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • because of the flooding.
  • But here um is Jenny Grim from DLNR, the Division of Forestry and Wildlife, Zach Judd of Parker Ranch
  • But here um is Jenny Grim from DLNR, the Division of Forestry and Wildlife, Zach Judd of Parker Ranch
  • the order of the day. the order of the day.
  • point of personal privilege. point of personal privilege.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
  • of the chamber.
  • Members, some of you may remember the story of Drake.
  • I've been a part of a lot of local calendars.
  • of APRNs.
  • I am speaking on behalf of the Texas Medical Association in the context of my role as Chair of the TMA's
TX
Transcript Highlights:
  • A few of my teammates, men that I look up to, men of power, of stature, that had command. that I listened
  • Those kind of men. that would never touch a drug, we're never allowed to do any of that because of the
  • of every person who lives at the end of hope.
  • It had an average, and that kind of came out of some of our conversations when we would have this meeting
  • the size of their purchasing pool and secure savings for the state and for consumers.
AL

Alabama 2025 Regular Session

Alabama House Education Policy Committee Apr 16th, 2025

Education Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • As we're in the middle of Holy Week, celebrating... ...in the middle of Holy Week, celebrating this week
  • It means the board of education.
  • That's one of the reasons that in our country, the number of people wanting to go into the military is
  • Um, this piece of legislation cleans up three sections of the University of South Alabama code.
  • Monday of June.
Bills: SB278, HB459, HB61
TX

Texas 89th Regular

S/C on Family & Fiduciary Relationships Apr 14th, 2025

S/C on Family & Fiduciary Relationships

Transcript Highlights:
  • He was testifying neutral with the Office of Attorney General Child Support Division.
  • of good cause.
  • The scanning of that diminishes the quality of the license and affects the appearance of the license.
  • The majority of our justices of the peace and judges bring theirs in, but there are a lot of times when
  • I can use any of this and any of that.
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  • That's 5 million pounds of compost in the first year, tens of millions of pounds of compost in the succeeding
  • With the opinion of the chair, the ayes. Clerk will open the machine for division.
  • of job loss, of suicide.
  • Senate Bill 1061 by Moore of the House and Reinhardt of the Senate, an act relating to the Oklahoma Secure
  • Senate Bill 1061 by Moore of the House and Reinhardt of the Senate, an act relating to the Oklahoma Secure
Summary: The House recognized several visitors and groups during the day, including the Norman North High School Cheer and Stunt Team, a student page, Bartlesville Day at the Capitol, and Leadership Elk City. The chamber then took up a long series of Senate amendments and final passage votes on a wide range of measures, with most amendments adopted without objection and many bills passing by wide margins. Topics included advanced health care directives, the Oklahoma Rural Jobs Act, motor vehicle and insurance changes, food truck fire suppression, foreign adversary land ownership restrictions, plumbing licensing reform, probate procedure, financial institutions, riots, Medicaid, court reporters, public finance, district attorney recruitment incentives, child care, the Oklahoma Brine Development Act, adjunct teachers, workers’ compensation, and other technical or policy updates. Several bills drew substantive debate. The Oklahoma Rural Jobs Act prompted questions about the additional $15 million funding tranche, return on investment, and the use of out-of-state fund managers; supporters said the program had created thousands of jobs and generated strong tax revenue, while opponents criticized the lack of independent ROI data and transparency. House Bill 3500 on probate procedure also drew questions about a nine-month deadline for successor affidavits, with the author saying the change would prevent a “gotcha” that could defeat a decedent’s wishes. House Bill 3660 on natural organic reduction was the subject of extended debate, with supporters arguing for personal freedom and rejecting claims about misuse of the resulting material, while opponents raised concerns about the practice and its regulation. The House passed most measures by comfortable margins, including bills on advanced health care directives, professions and occupations, motor vehicles, Medicaid, insurance, child care, court reporters, public finance, and criminal law. A few measures failed or were reconsidered: Senate Bill 1916 initially failed on a 46-39 vote, but the House later voted to reconsider and then passed it on reconsideration. Several bills also carried emergency clauses, which were adopted where required by two-thirds votes. The session ended with the House still considering debate on House Bill 3660 after the chamber had recessed and returned to order.
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Transcript Highlights:
  • of Doctor and Nurse of the Day, correction of previous day's journal, House and Senate bills and joint
  • Pledge of Allegiance, introduction of Dr. and Nurse of the Day, correction of previous day's journal,
  • Fourth reading of the bill.
  • It puts us out of the 14th.
  • for the remainder of the legislative, or for the remainder of the 60th Legislature.
Summary: The House convened, completed the roll call, prayer, Pledge of Allegiance, and recognized Eileen Cooper Grubbs as Nurse of the Day. The chamber then took up several procedural items, including second-reading referrals of Senate Joint Resolutions 50, 52, and 53 to Administrative Rules. Speaker Hilbert also announced the House would continue working despite uncertainty about action in the other chamber, and members were told dinner had been ordered for a long day of floor work. On legislation, the House rejected Senate amendments to House Bill 1728 and House Bill 3021 and requested conference on both. It adopted Senate amendments to House Bill 2137, a criminal procedure bill, and then passed the bill. The House also approved a motion by Speaker Hilbert to override the governor’s veto of House Bill 4432, with a recorded vote of 68-15, allowing the bill to become law notwithstanding the governor’s objections. The House then adopted House Concurrent Resolution 1028, which authorizes the House or Senate to modify legislative deadlines for the remainder of the 60th Legislature. Members discussed that the change was intended to keep legislation moving while the Senate was not meeting and to preserve the ability to hear bills and return them between chambers. The resolution passed after a recorded vote of 77-4. Finally, the House suspended certain rules for the rest of the session by a 68-15 vote and recessed until 1 p.m., with a reminder that the rural caucus would meet in Room 206.
AL

Alabama 2025 Regular Session

Alabama House State Government Committee Apr 2nd, 2025

State Government

Transcript Highlights:
  • This changes the makeup of the board of trustees of the University of South Alabama.
  • meetings instead of 10 days at 24.
  • They're pretty much mirror images of each other. Okay.
  • Uh, so that really that aspect of it isn't changing.
  • All in favor of the approval of the sub say "Aye." Aye. Any opposed? Okay, the sub's approved.
Bills: HB442, HB459, HB90, HB91, HB461, HB481
AL

Alabama 2026 Regular Session

Alabama House Ports, Waterways and Intermodal Transit Committee Jan 21st, 2026

Ports, Waterways & Intermodal Transit

Transcript Highlights:
  • the Alabama Department of Public Health.
  • and the licensing of bar pilots.
  • There is a little bit of a change in the definition of inland port because Bilabacry was left off of
  • <00:08:59.279> the and the the funds come out of the and the the funds come out of the general
  • :09:05.600> in bit of a change in the definition of in bit of a change in the definition of in
Bills: HB277, SB89, HB135, HB277, SB89, HB135