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OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Health and Human Services Oversight REVISED: 11:15 a.m. - New Start Time

Health and Human Services Oversight

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  • It makes it stronger and more reflective of Oklahoma by emphasizing faith-based organizations and workforce
  • of Labor.
  • Department of Mental Health gathers information on when someone who we have have has used services when
  • are not made aware of 11 of their patients died from an opioid overdose.
  • I think it would be at the state department of health going to hire someone who knows how to do this.
NM

New Mexico 2026 Regular Session

House - Education Feb 6th, 2026 at 09:04 am

House Education

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  • Section 12 is full of references to the department taking over the function of the authorizer.
  • These changes actually mean that the department could create that kind of program, given the capacity
  • The department approves school reorgs currently, and I'm giving you this as an example of an approval
  • department an ability to take a look at some of that past performance.
  • That is one of the roles of the department: to receive those, look into them, and make sure that students
Bills: HB2, SB204, SB241, HB34
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Senate Legislative Session Mar 12th, 2026 at 09:00 am

Oklahoma Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • of Osteopathic Medicine at the Turkey Nation and the President of the Oklahoma Osteopathic Association
  • We must do a better job of bringing ideas into companies and jobs and economic growth for the state of
  • Will there be questions of the author? See no question.
  • President, colleagues, for just a moment of indulgence.
  • All those in favor of adoption of the motion and if you indicate by saying 'aye' those in favor, 'nay
FL

Florida 2026 Regular Session

Military and Veterans Affairs, Space, and Domestic Security Feb 11th, 2026

Military and Veterans Affairs, Space, and Domestic Security

Transcript Highlights:
  • . ...of military benefits.
  • This amendment adds an information-sharing provision so the Department of Revenue can share limited tax
  • information with the Department of Veterans Affairs and the Department of State.
  • It shifts verification and registration from the Department of Veterans Affairs and creates a verification
  • We've done a lot of good things in this committee, and we've passed a lot of bills that help all of our
Bills: S1182, S1594
Summary: The Senate Committee on Military, Veterans Affairs, Space, and Domestic Security met with a quorum present and took up two bills. SB 1594, by Senator Gates, would change how veterans’ benefits received on behalf of foster youth are handled so the funds are not used to offset foster care costs, but instead are preserved for post-secondary education or aftercare services when the youth leaves foster care. The bill drew one supportive appearance from Victoria Zep of Family Support Services, had no debate, and was reported favorably by a unanimous roll call vote. Senator Sharief later asked to be recorded as a yes vote on the bill. The committee then considered SB 1182, by Senator Jones, which creates the Florida Veterans and Military Spouses Business Development Act to provide fee relief and tax incentives for veteran-owned and military spouse-owned businesses. The committee adopted Jones’s strike-all amendment, which added information-sharing and verification provisions, refined the tax exemptions, and broadened eligibility for fee waivers and sales tax relief. After no questions or debate, the amended bill was reported favorably by unanimous vote. The committee also held a confirmation hearing for three appointees—Matthew Bacchano, Tim Thomas, and Belinda Kaiser—and recommended confirmation on all three in one vote. The meeting concluded with several members offering remarks praising Chair Wright’s long service and leadership on veterans’ issues, followed by adjournment.
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

PBS Public Hearing - Wed Apr 15, 2026 @ 10:30 AM HST

Public Safety

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  • <00:17:46.520> of and valuable to have the Department of and valuable to have the Department
  • <00:51:20.680> of Director again, Department of Director again, Department of Corrections<
  • <00:51:27.280> of Director of the Department of Director of the Department of Corrections<
  • > Defense engage with the US Department of Defense engage with the US Department of Defense and
  • testimony already Department of Health. testimony already Department of Health.
Bills: SCR180
Summary: The committee opened by noting it was likely its last hearing of the 2026 session, then took up several resolutions. SCR 54, on appointing a hydrogen fire safety expert and training on hydrogen-related protocols, and SCR 59, on allowing certain health care professionals to practice without a license during a state of emergency, drew no testimony. Members discussed SCR 59 as a response to past emergencies and the need for pre-approved, updated registries of professionals who could be deployed quickly in emergencies. SCR 62 SD1, which asks the 911 Board to form a working group with the disability community to address access issues in emergency and 911 responses, received testimony from disability advocates and the 911 Board. Testifiers said the measure should ensure an integrated system with EMS infrastructure, real-time access for dispatchers and field personnel, and public education about the system; they also noted that Smart911 is no longer being used on Oahu and Maui and that a statewide, integrated approach is needed. Members agreed to work the suggested language into the resolution. SCR 179, urging Maui County to enforce fire code provisions on brush clearance, fuel breaks, roadside vegetation clearing, and emergency access, was noted as having no testimony but continuing to raise important issues. SCR 74, calling for an audit of no-bid contracts issued under emergency proclamations from 2020 through 2025, drew strong support from a late testifier who tied the measure to emergency procurement concerns after the Lahaina wildfire and COVID-era contracting. The witness argued that procurement rules should not be waived in ways that compromise safety, and described concerns about unlicensed contractors and construction problems in a state housing project. Members asked about the scope of the audit and whether it would interfere with criminal investigations; the witness said the audit should cover a broad range of contracts, including nonprofit contracts, and should not be limited to the wildfire period. The committee also heard SCR 28 SD1 on creating a Hawaii Vietnam Veterans Medal, with support from the Department of Defense and veterans advocates, who said the resolution is intended to do the groundwork for a future appropriation and to determine eligibility and distribution procedures. Finally, SCR 60 SD1, requesting updates on the “Breaking Cycles” rehabilitation and restorative justice study, received support from the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, the Correctional System Oversight Commission, and reform advocates. The department asked that reporting be annual rather than quarterly because of the complexity of the OCCC project, and supporters said the measure would promote transparency and help ensure the study’s recommendations are implemented. No votes were taken in the portion of the hearing provided.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs Apr 30th, 2025

Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs

Transcript Highlights:
  • I'm the Colonel of the Texas Department of Public Safety, and I also serve as the Governor's designee
  • Mike George, Senior Strategic Planner with the Office of Homeland Security at the Department of Public
  • This is to coordinate the Office of Homeland Security under the Department of Public Safety with the
  • Despite the dedicated efforts of the Department of Homeland Security, U.S.
  • for use by Department of Defense contractors.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs Apr 30th, 2025

Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs

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  • Security guard companies are regulated by the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS).
  • Therefore, in the eyes of the Workforce Commission, they are an employee.
  • I show you registered as Walt Goodson testifying on behalf of the Texas Department of Public Safety and
  • Sir, speaking on behalf of the Texas Department of Public Safety, we have 17 polygraph examiners.
  • So in the Department of Public Safety specifically...
AL

Alabama 2025 Regular Session

Alabama House Baldwin County Legislation Committee Feb 25th, 2025

Baldwin County Legislation

Transcript Highlights:
  • Uh, yes, this is the Board of Equalization.
  • Basically, a pay increase from $115 to $200, and the Board of Equalization is $200, and the Board of
  • Equalization is the group that looks at any kind of appeals that the General Public has for their tax
  • That was one of the questions that came up: is this budgeted?
  • They have plenty of money in that. Well, it's calendar... Any other questions? Any members?
Bills: HB236, HB236
AL

Alabama 2025 Regular Session

Alabama Senate Finance and Taxation General Fund Committee Feb 12th, 2025

Finance and Taxation General Fund

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  • in the number of beds.
  • That's kind of where we are now.
  • The Department of Corrections was going to essentially save enough money in operations to finance a large
  • portion of the debt... to finance a large portion of the debt.
  • Number two, though, from the Department of Corrections, how much cost savings do they project?
Bills: SB60, SB103, SB60, SB103
KY
Transcript Highlights:
  • We with the department of corrections.
  • Department of Corrections has used Department of Corrections has used halfway<00:08:48.720> houses
  • <00:14:36.720> of that includes the department of that includes the department of corrections
  • the Department of Corrections requires. the Department of Corrections requires.
  • Department of Criminal Justice Training. Department of Criminal Justice Training.
Summary: The Public Safety and Judiciary Committee met without a quorum, so approval of the January 3, January 20, and February 3 minutes was postponed. The committee then heard an update from the Department of Corrections on halfway house and Recovery Kentucky funding and operations. Deputy Commissioner Hillary Daily said DOC contracts for up to 1,752 halfway house beds and 780 Recovery Kentucky beds, with 16 halfway houses and 13 Recovery Kentucky centers statewide. She reported 6,329 admissions in fiscal year 2025, average daily populations of 1,041 in halfway houses and 494 in Recovery Kentucky, and explained that Recovery Kentucky placements are more restrictive, generally excluding violent and sex offenders, while halfway houses serve probationers, parolees, and sex offenders who need treatment. She also described programming such as MRT, parenting, adult basic education, and trauma-focused services, and said some facilities offer supervised visitation. Daily said no new funding request was included in the current budget, though DOC has sought rate increases in prior cycles. Community Transitional Services director Barbara Stum also testified in support of halfway houses as re-entry and substance abuse treatment centers. She said CTS primarily serves men coming out of prison or returning to prison who need treatment, and that halfway houses provide security, accountability, treatment, employment support, and help with home placement. Stum said the state moved substance abuse treatment into the community in 2010 to avoid sending people back to prison for treatment, and argued halfway houses are the least expensive form of incarceration. She cited daily rates of $33.61 for CTS beds and DOC figures of $37.33 to $44.33 per day, compared with higher prison and jail costs, and said reimbursement has not kept pace with inflation since the last increase in 2019. She said staffing and supplies are the main pressure points, with counselor pay below market rates, and noted two counselor vacancies. A former resident, Michael Bird, testified that CTS helped him recover and re-enter the community successfully. The committee also received an update from the Administrative Office of the Courts on implementation of the video arraignment/video conferencing system. AOC officials Zach Ramsey and Charles Buyers said the system is now fully implemented in all courtrooms and is used for video arraignments and other Zoom-based court proceedings. Buyers described the pandemic-era transition from older, inconsistent equipment to improvised laptop/webcam setups, then to a more integrated vendor-supported system with touchscreen controls and a judicial support specialist position for training and operation. He said 324 courtrooms are already up to the current standard, with 128 remaining on an older bundle, and that there are no technical barriers to continued use. AOC said it is seeking $3.8 million in recurring annual funding to keep the systems upgraded and current, and plans to upgrade 46 systems in fiscal year 2026 across 15 counties.
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

General Government Apr 7th, 2026 at 01:30 pm

General Government

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  • of this piece of legislation.
  • agencies including the number of participants in workforce development, the number of jobs needed, and
  • Funds allocated for the purpose of workforce development, the expenditures made for the purpose of workforce
  • That type of thing.
  • Department.
AL

Alabama 2026 1st Special Session

Alabama House Ways and Means General Fund Committee Mar 11th, 2026

Ways and Means General Fund

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  • <00:13:41.680> of your program to the department of your program to the department of workforce
  • Department of Human Resources required Department of Human Resources required to<00:17:11.760>
  • So it basically takes Department of Revenue completely out, and the really you end up with a website
  • A rise. >> The amendment basically takes the Department of Revenue out totally and makes a list.
  • <00:18:15.200> and<00:18:15.520> it Department of Revenue out totally and it Department
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Delivery of Government Efficiency Apr 16th, 2025

Delivery of Government Efficiency

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  • through the Texas Department of Public Safety's criminal database database, their criminal convictions
  • the Department of the Air Force and the first General Counsel of the Space Force.
  • More than a third of our Firefly's workforce have. hired from the greater Austin area.
  • I'm pleased to be here laying out HB 4936 relating to the the creation of the Department of Marketing
  • the workforce is eligible for retirement and 50% of the workforce has less than four years on the job
FL

Florida 2026 Regular Session

Health Policy Jan 20th, 2026

Health Policy

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  • We interviewed state and national stakeholders, such as the Florida Department of Health, the Federation
  • In Florida, the Department of Health is responsible for licensing and regulating more than 40 health
  • Regarding licensure, the Department of Health reviews applications for licensure and issues licenses,
  • The legislature appropriates trust funds to the Department of Health to provide administrative support
  • a department or out of a board has a fiscal impact, because you didn't discuss fiscal impacts within
Bills: S0428, S0606, S0192, S0162, S0340
Summary: The Senate Health Policy Committee met with a quorum and took up several health-related bills, with a strong focus on drowning prevention and patient safety. SB 428 by Senator Yarborough would expand Florida’s swim lesson voucher program from children ages 0-4 to ages 1-7. Supporters, including a pediatric emergency physician and YMCA leadership, cited Florida’s high child drowning rates and argued that swim lessons reduce risk and should be available to more children. Senator Harrell noted the need to consider increasing the program’s funding as eligibility expands. The bill was reported favorably. The committee also heard SB 606 by Senator Smith, which adds drowning prevention and safe bathing education to postpartum materials provided by hospitals, birthing centers, and, after amendment, no longer home birth providers. A parent who lost a child to drowning testified in support, and senators emphasized the preventability of such deaths. The bill, as amended, was reported favorably as a committee substitute. SB 340 by Senator Harrell would require nursing students to complete a two-hour human trafficking course before licensure; after a strike-all amendment shifted the requirement from nursing programs to the students themselves, the bill received support from advocates and was reported favorably as a committee substitute. The committee also considered SB 162 by Senator Davis, which would require hospitals and ambulatory surgical centers to adopt policies for using smoke evacuation systems during procedures that generate surgical smoke. The sponsor said the equipment is relatively inexpensive and already common in many facilities, while opponents and some senators questioned the medical evidence, enforcement, and possible impacts on rural and smaller facilities. Despite those concerns, the bill was reported favorably, with some members voting no. SB 192, presented by Senator Trumbull on behalf of Senator Martin, would remove the $1,500 cap on advances chiropractic physicians may collect for examinations or treatment; the Florida Chiropractic Society supported the change as pro-small-business, and the bill was reported favorably. The committee also received an OPAGA presentation comparing Florida’s health care practitioner regulation system with other states, focusing on board autonomy, rulemaking oversight, board composition, appointments, term limits, and funding mechanisms.
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

ECD Public Hearing - Fri Feb 13, 2026 @ 8:30 AM HST

Economic Development & Technology

Transcript Highlights:
  • I'm Jane Boutai, director of the Department of Labor and Industrial Relations.
  • I'm Jane Boutai, director of the<00:25:01.120> Department<00:25:01.360> of<00:25:01.600
  • Otherwise, a lot of the departments have their own data sharing agreements between the departments and
  • Otherwise, a lot of the departments have their own data sharing agreements between the departments and
  • of the folks in the workforce of the folks in the workforce development<00:45:44.800> space
Summary: The committee opened with HB 1813 on taxation and HB 2429 on tax expenditure evaluation, taking mostly written testimony and limited oral discussion. On HB 2429, the Tax Foundation and Department of Taxation raised privacy and federal-law concerns, warning that the bill could require taxpayers to file duplicative returns and could risk disclosure of federal tax information if released publicly. Members and witnesses discussed using anonymized or summary reporting instead of individual public release, with the department saying summarized data would be preferable and that the state can ask for the information as a policy matter, but individual public release could create problems. The committee then heard HB 2423 HD1 on biodiesel, where Pacific Biodiesel said it can supply all biodiesel needed for B5 in Hawaii without imports and asked to move the implementation date earlier to November 2027 to allow rollout planning. HB 1996 HB1 on hearing aids drew broad support; a disability access representative said earlier insurance-based efforts had run into administrative problems and that this bill would immediately lower costs for consumers. HB 1851 HD1, also related to hearing aids, received support from the Department of Labor and Industrial Relations, while the Tax Foundation argued the program would be better funded directly rather than through the tax system, citing overhead costs and blank provisions that should be filled in before passage. On HB 2546, the research activities tax credit, HCDC said the credit supports long-term R&D and should be converted from a first-come, first-served system to proration so more applicants receive some benefit; the agency described the credit as helping companies move from idea to commercialization and noted the state is leaving potential jobs and federal dollars on the table. HB 2028 HD1, relating to Labor Day for construction workers, drew support from labor representatives who said it recognizes construction workers and helps offset cost-of-living pressures, while the Tax Foundation opposed it as an industry-specific subsidy and flagged technical issues with undefined terms and blank credit amounts. The committee also heard HB 2583, HB 2490, HB 2545, HB 2114, and HB 1859 HD1. HB 2490, concerning coastal erosion at Mokuhiki Bay, received strong support from a temple representative who described severe shoreline loss, years of temporary emergency work, and the need for a long-term, nature-based solution in coordination with state agencies. HB 2545, involving HCDC and SBIR commercialization, was supported as a way to turn R&D into economic development; HCDC said it had more applications than it could fund and that the bill could help create high-wage jobs. HB 2114, the Hawaii Benefits Hub, received comments from ETS and DHS emphasizing support for the concept but cautioning that operational, policy, cybersecurity, and data-sharing standards must be carefully aligned. HB 1859 HD1 on workforce development drew strong support from workforce and philanthropic groups, who said Hawaii faces a long-term gap between projected living-wage jobs and the number of young people entering the workforce, and argued the bill would create durable infrastructure for coordination and long-term planning. No formal votes or final actions were taken in the portion of the hearing provided.
US
Transcript Highlights:
  • But I can tell you, having been a governor and having a Department of Banking that reported to me, that
  • I can tell you that because I used to have one of those Departments of Banking, and they did a fantastic
  • at the Department of Treasury.
  • I'd ask you a question just out of curiosity because you worked at the Department of Treasury: at what
  • A lot of this conversation right now about staffing numbers at different departments and agencies goes
Bills: SB257
OK
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  • relating to the Department of Commerce.
  • The Department of Labor is a big department that could take care of a lot of those laws in our schools
  • the US Department of Education.
  • If we take apart that department of education, going to the Department of Labor, it does not have the
  • Department of Education breaks up.
OK
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  • If you will stand, these are the members of the United States Department of International Visitor Leadership
  • to the state department of health.
  • This is the Limits Bill to make sure that the Oklahoma state Department of Health spends the money the
  • relating to the state department of health.
  • She is on the Department of Agriculture, Food, and Forestry Youth Council and the American Farmers and
AL

Alabama 2026 1st Special Session

Alabama Senate State Governmental Affairs Committee Feb 4th, 2026

State Governmental Affairs

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  • We also put uh the finance director on there and we thought felt like the secretary of workforce, um
  • We also put uh the finance director on there and we thought felt like the secretary of workforce, um
  • <00:12:33.839> workforce<00:12:34.480> m secretary of workforce m secretary of workforce
  • Uh, in reference to Department of Revenue, sellers and producers of compressed natural gas have to be
  • bonded, and the Department of Revenue looks at the bonds every five years.