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TX

Texas 89th Regular

Senate Session (Part I) Aug 22nd, 2025

Texas Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • And I have no idea who's going to run for what office.
  • In response to the letter, the AG's office filed a response to that motion.
  • You are a former police officer? Yes, sir. And you were a police officer for how long?
  • I served as a police officer in that district.
  • It's addressed to the governor's office and the Attorney General. Is that correct?
Bills: SB 2, SB 5, SB 9, SB 7, SB 17, SB 4, HB4, HB1, HB3, HB20, HB22, SB9, SB7, SB17, SB4, HB4, SB2, SB5
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Senate Session (Part II) Aug 22nd, 2025

Texas Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • It's in your office, and no one's seen it. I have none of their underlying data.
  • I have none of the analyses in my office.
  • I'm just trying to think what in my office would be of any benefit to you.
  • The Attorney General's office, Pam Bondi's office? I have not spoken with anyone.
  • The Texas Attorney General's office? I have confirmed. With the Texas Attorney General's office.
Bills: SB 2, SB 5, SB 9, SB 7, SB 17, SB 4, HB4, HB1, HB3, HB20, HB22, SB9, SB7, SB17, SB4, HB4, SB2, SB5
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Senate Session (Part III) Aug 22nd, 2025

Texas Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • hand of safety upon the people of Texas, our fellow members in the House, the Executive Branch, the Judicial
  • Department of Justice, Civil Rights Division, Office of the Attorney General.
  • Addressed to Greg Abbott, Office of the Governor, and Ken Paxton.
  • I mean, the judicial recourse isn't all that great either.
  • I sat up in my office, had some dinner, a quick bite of dinner. I got inspired by their words.
Bills: SB 2, SB 5, SB 9, SB 7, SB 17, SB 4, HB4, HB1, HB3, HB20, HB22, SB9, SB7, SB17, SB4, HB4, SB2, SB5
TX

Texas 89th 2nd C.S.

Senate Session Aug 19th, 2025

Texas Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Stewart from Round Rock, 159th Judicial District, Angelina County District Attorney, the Honorable Amy
  • These partners of ours pay for corrections officers, they pay for, uh, dispatchers, they pay for emergency
  • A male or a female, it's going to be a teacher, a police officer, or who, uh, and the reality is there's
  • And so, The bill before us will put that requirement on the attorney General's office to make triple
  • talk to maybe to their own senator or their own state rep, but they don't get to visit the mayor's office
TX

Texas 89th 2nd C.S.

Ways & Means Mar 3rd, 2025

Ways & Means

Transcript Highlights:
  • While undergoing a property value study, the Comptroller's offices and businesses have long debates trying
  • First of all, I want to reiterate from the Comptroller's office testimony last week we were told that
  • Um, it's really hard to get a clear answer with the tax county office as to why we're paying more every
  • Um, for the fiscal year 26, I can say that our office estimated the city levy loss to be 267.5 million
  • OK, well, I'll throw it out there for the Comptroller's office, um, see if they want to take a stab at
Bills: HB8, HB9, HJR1, HB 22
TX
Transcript Highlights:
  • You've got it all submitted and written testimony to the office, right?
  • I have to have bailiffs in my office.
  • I am the general counsel for the Commission on Judicial Conduct.
  • We want to thank Senator Creighton's office for adding us to this bill.
  • We have Megan Lavoie from the Texas Office of Court Administration.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
  • committee substitute for Senate Bill 2221, which reflects significant work with the Secretary of State's office
  • filed with the Commission, finally, the committee makes clear that a property owners association's officers
  • The substitute also removes the judicial remedies that require the tenant's rent to be paid into the
  • It also requires that commercial sales-based financing (MCA) providers register with the Office of Consumer
  • The bill removes the Department of Banking and replaces it with the Office of Consumer Protection Commission
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Judiciary Finance and Civil Law Committee 3/18/25

Judiciary Finance and Civil Law

Transcript Highlights:
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AZ

Arizona 2026 Regular Session

03/11/2026 - House Appropriations

Appropriations

Transcript Highlights:
  • Chair and members, Senate Bill 1308 establishes the Foreign Adversary Fraud Office and Fund in the Attorney
  • General's Office to pursue consumer fraud violations involving technology produced by a foreign adversary
  • Chair and members, Senate Bill 1308 establishes the Foreign Adversary Fraud Office and Fund in the Attorney
  • General's Office to pursue consumer fraud violations involving technology produced by a foreign adversary
Bills: SB1097, SB1308
Summary: The House Appropriations Committee met on March 11, 2026, and considered two bills. The first, SB 1097, was described as the annual name claimants’ bill, appropriating $370,211.08 from the General Fund and $33,021.08 from other specified funds to pay claims against state agencies in fiscal year 2026. There was no public testimony, no questions from members, and the committee voted 14-0 to give the bill a due pass recommendation. The committee then heard SB 1308, which would create a Foreign Adversary Fraud Office and Fund in the Attorney General’s Office to pursue consumer fraud involving technology produced by foreign adversaries. The bill also appropriates $500,000 from the General Fund for fiscal year 2027 and establishes a mechanism to transfer excess fund balances to a new Foreign Adversary Technology Rip and Replace Fund administered by the Department of Homeland Security. Kelly Curry testified in support on behalf of State Armor, arguing the bill addresses both consumer fraud and national security risks tied to connected technologies and foreign-made surveillance equipment. Members asked about similar cases and settlements in other states, and Curry cited recent filings in Nebraska, Tennessee, and Texas, as well as a Missouri case that reportedly settled in the tens of millions. During the vote, some members explained support while expressing general caution about creating new funds or appropriations outside the budget process. The committee approved SB 1308 on a 10-4-2 vote and sent it forward with a due pass recommendation before adjourning.
AL

Alabama 2025 Regular Session

Alabama House County and Municipal Government Committee Feb 26th, 2025

County and Municipal Government

Transcript Highlights:
  • So, we all know we get elected and take office on a certain day, but that day starts at 12:01 a.m. right
  • What's the problem with them going in office before they are in the office in the morning?
Bills: HB324, HB252, SB80, HB241
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

Senate Floor Session 02-04-2026 11:30am

Hawaii Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
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  • Um, but I don't plan on going to the principal's office like you, Senator Fevella.
  • like you, Senator Favlla, office like you, Senator Favlla, [laughter] [laughter] [laughter] but<00:19
KY
Transcript Highlights:
  • I took it down to the post office. Apparently, that wasn't the best idea.
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  • Apparently, that wasn't the best office.
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  • Um, the mail carrier there, uh, the mail clerk at the office was well aware of who he was.
Summary: The meeting began with routine business, including welcoming new committee member Senator Reginald Thomas, approving the minutes, and receiving a correspondence report on several information items. Those items included University of Kentucky research equipment funding, UK capital project funding using federal/private funds, debt issues from McGoffin County and Owen County school districts, lease modifications by the Division of Real Properties, asset preservation project revisions at Eastern Kentucky University and Northern Kentucky University, and Kentucky Communications Network Authority (KCNA) information on Kentucky Wired critical infrastructure. The main discussion focused on a dispute over the Kentucky Wired communication shelters, or “huts,” and related payments under KCNA’s agreement with Asellicom/Excel. Brad Kilby of Asellicom testified that KCNA had not paid for the huts, that Asellicom had not received the alleged $8 million or any later payment, and that Asellicom remained the legal owner. Committee members pressed him on whether payment had been received, whether anyone else might have received it, and whether the lawsuit or dispute resolution process clarified the issue. Kilby said no payment had been received and that the matter was part of ongoing litigation. KCNA Executive Director Doug Hendricks and General Counsel Adam Atkins then testified. They said a certified check for $8.5 million was mailed in July, based on the Finance and Administration Cabinet secretary’s determination that $8.5 million was due under the model procurement code, even though KCNA had initially requested about $12 million to cover a worst-case estimate. They said the contract allowed payment in full or in tranches, that the huts were completed and operational, and that KCNA had not received documentation supporting Asellicom’s higher $10.1 million claim. Members expressed frustration over the missing check and the broader implications for Kentucky Wired, and one member requested that the committee obtain all agency requests related to KCNA/Kentucky Wired since inception; the co-chairs said they would look into making that information available. No formal vote was taken on the dispute during the portion provided.
LA

Louisiana 2026 Regular Session

Judiciary Apr 29th, 2026

Judiciary

Transcript Highlights:
  • They permit the use of hearing officers, and they provide that the current judges shall serve their full
  • It before on the earlier bill, they are not the same across all of these judicial districts.
  • The Orleans judges and the number of judges per capita is still fewer than 12 other judicial district
  • Jefferson Parish might have a total of 40 plus staff members, including judges, hearing officers, and
  • So the positions that you were That New Orleans is the most judicially diverse bench in the country.
KY
Transcript Highlights:
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  • Uh, this is not something that's happened just in the offices of KDE.
  • happened just in in the offices of KDE. happened just in in the offices of KDE.
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Summary: The Education Assessment & Accountability Review Subcommittee approved the minutes from its October 14 and November 4 meetings and also approved the Office of Education Accountability report analyzing student discipline data in Kentucky schools. The main presentation came from KDE Commissioner Dr. Robby Fletcher on implementation of House Bill 257, which he said has two major parts: selection of a statewide college entrance exam through a new procurement process, and development of locally designed indicators of quality for accountability. On the college exam, Fletcher explained that the state had to reopen procurement after Senate Bill 197, with the RFP released May 21, vendor questions handled through the Finance and Administration Cabinet, proposals due June 22, and scoring and review expected in July and August, with a vendor decision not likely until October. He emphasized that the exam is a norm-referenced college-readiness measure, not a test of Kentucky academic standards, which are assessed by the KSA. Members asked about the science requirement in statute, the possibility of multiple vendors or district choice, and whether the CLT could participate; Fletcher said vendors must address science in the RFP, multiple vendors could be possible, and any vendor could submit a proposal if it meets the rubric. He also noted that ACT and SAT differ in structure, that either can meet college-readiness benchmarks, and that there were no major complaints about the SAT during its first year of use. The second major topic was the locally developed indicators of quality under House Bill 257. Fletcher said these are intended to let districts measure themselves against their own goals rather than compare districts statewide, while still aligning with Kentucky standards. He described examples such as achievement, growth, student well-being, safety, fiscal responsibility, civics, internships, apprenticeships, project-based learning, and defenses of learning. He said districts may use local assessments such as MAP, STAR, and I-Ready alongside state data, and that local models should be developed with families, community members, and workforce partners. He added that KDE is providing technical assistance, has applied for a federal CGSA grant, and will use a one-time $15,000 cost offset for districts implementing local accountability models, with a superintendent webcast planned for August.
AZ

Arizona 2026 Regular Session

01/28/2026 - Senate Judiciary and Elections

Judiciary and Elections

Transcript Highlights:
  • And to speculate just a little bit, maybe it's the case that there is a circumstance where an officer
  • Well, it's my understanding that the county attorney's office, or the county attorney's office, would
  • It's generally the office of the public fiduciary, I think, that are the attorneys.
  • She said it depends on the public defender's office. Sometimes they're reappointed at a rollover.
  • And so we've seen repeated attempts to usurp the power of the chief elections officer.
Summary: The committee first approved the January 21, 2026 minutes and held SB 1208. It then heard SB 1211, which would allow victims of felony aggravated harassment involving domestic violence to seek a lifetime injunction against the convicted defendant. The sponsor said the bill came from fellowship participants, and supporters from the Arizona Coalition to End Sexual and Domestic Violence, Amberle’s Place, and survivor advocates testified that repeated harassment and re-traumatization justify permanent protection. The committee voted 7-0 to give SB 1211 a do pass recommendation. Next, the committee considered SB 1239, which removes the statute of limitations for failing to register as a sex offender. The sponsor said DPS requested the change to close a loophole and hold offenders accountable even years later. Opponents from Arizona Attorneys for Criminal Justice argued existing warrant and registration processes already address the problem and that eliminating the time limit raises due process concerns and risks stale prosecutions. After discussion, the committee approved SB 1239 on a 4-3 vote. The committee also heard SB 1240, which excludes probationers convicted of dangerous crimes against children from the probation incentive payment formula. The sponsor tied the bill to a recent child sexual assault case and said the incentive system should not count these offenders. Opponents warned it could push probation departments to send more people to prison instead of treatment and that the bill’s language is broad. The committee passed SB 1240 on a 4-3 vote. It then took up SB 1095, as amended, which bans gender transition procedures and referrals for minors and limits public funding and use of public facilities for such care; supporters framed it as protecting children and parental rights, while opponents called it discriminatory and medically unsound. The committee adopted the amendment and gave the bill a 4-3 do pass as amended recommendation. Finally, the committee heard SB 1243 and SB 1244, both dealing with court-ordered mental health treatment. SB 1243 requires notice to guardians when a patient may be released early or when treatment may not be renewed, and allows guardians to seek an independent evaluation and petition for continued treatment; supporters said it helps families prevent dangerous gaps in care, while opponents raised due process concerns about non-medical guardians initiating petitions. The committee passed SB 1243 unanimously. SB 1244 creates a continuing court-ordered treatment process after a second consecutive annual review, reducing repeated renewal hearings while preserving annual reporting and objections; supporters said it prevents dangerous lapses in treatment for the sickest patients, while opponents warned it could weaken due process and allow indefinite confinement. The committee adopted an amendment and passed SB 1244 on a 6-1 vote.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Criminal Jurisprudence Apr 22nd, 2025

Criminal Jurisprudence

Transcript Highlights:
  • I hold a Master Peace Officer certification, and I am a mental health peace officer as well.
  • Thank you, Officer. Any questions for Officer New? Thank you for being here. Thank you. We also...
  • So, you're saying that your officers are law enforcement officers, but they're excluded under current
  • These are already peace officers.
  • That's what the Peace Officer...
KY
Transcript Highlights:
  • Duncan and Ferretti and the deputy attorney general from the Office of the Attorney General, and the,
  • As you know, during the last budget, the General Assembly invested additional funds in the Office of
  • <00:03:59.599> of people was a priority for the Office of people was a priority for the Office
  • We would welcome any questions that you have. office filed a civil lawsuit against the office filed a
  • Thus far, though, we are the only two attorneys general offices who have filed suit.
Summary: The Budget Review Subcommittee on General Government met without a quorum at first, then heard an update on child exploitation enforcement efforts from the Office of the Attorney General and the Department of Criminal Investigations. The presenters described the specialized investigation and prosecution unit funded in House Bill 6, saying the added resources allowed them to hire four staff members and expand work on cyber tips, search warrants, arrests, forensic processing, victim advocacy, and training for local law enforcement. They highlighted a recent rescue of a 5-year-old victim from a Discord-related case and said the office had also filed a civil lawsuit against Roblox, alleging the platform lacked adequate age verification and allowed predators access to children. Senators asked about the lawsuit, and the presenters said Kentucky was one of only two states to sue Roblox and that the complaint was based on evidence collected by the office. The committee then received an update from the Kentucky River Authority on lock and dam repairs funded in the 2024-2026 budget. The authority reported progress on three capital projects: upper guide repairs at Locks 2 and 3, design and repair work at Dam 7, and design work to reopen Lock 5 for navigation. Officials explained that river construction is limited by flooding and fish-spawn restrictions, and they described the engineering and safety issues involved in replacing guide walls and repairing Dam 7’s spillway. They also said the authority had demolished three obsolete lockmaster houses and filled a fifth lockmaster position, while continuing to work on pay retention for those employees. Members asked about the transfer of the lock and dam properties from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, the permitting process through the Division of Water, and the timeline for reopening navigation. The authority said the Corps had transferred the properties to Kentucky, that permits for river work are handled through the Division of Water and the Army Corps, and that Locks 1 through 4 are open seasonally from Memorial Day weekend through the end of October. Officials said Lock 5 would add 14 miles of navigation if reopened, but that it would still take a few more years before that project is complete.