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AL

Alabama 2026 Regular Session

Alabama Senate State Governmental Affairs Committee Feb 11th, 2026

State Governmental Affairs

Transcript Highlights:
  • Uh, I did want to bring them to the table to try to see if there are issues that we can come to a resolve
  • with interested parties and try to down with interested parties and try to work<00:10:05.279><c> through
  • try to prevent this, but you can't do to try to prevent this, but you can't do it<00:16:59.120><c> 100%
  • </c> I appreciate what you're trying to do. I appreciate what you're trying to do.
  • about trying to look have come to me uh about trying to look at<00:20:37.440><c> some</c><00:20:37.600
Bills: SB223 , SB271 , SB223 , SB271
NM

New Mexico 2026 Regular Session

Senate - Tax, Business and Transportation Feb 7th, 2026 at 06:52 pm

Senate Tax, Business & Transportation

Transcript Highlights:
  • And then we do this to try to make sure that nobody else wants to come here.
  • So it's time to pass to, so it's past the time to act, and this bill is just a step in the right direction
  • Oh, I'm going to try to do my best here to make you mad. You can't. I'm in a happy mood today.
  • It was the right thing to do. It was embracing new technology. The right thing to do.
  • I think California is the wrong model to try to duplicate.
Bills: SB12 , SB36 , SB92 , SB120 , SB133 , SB151 , SB18 , SB96
NM

New Mexico 2026 Regular Session

Senate - Health and Public Affairs Feb 4th, 2026 at 06:25 pm

Senate Health & Public Affairs

Transcript Highlights:
  • So right now, if you're trying to get access to healthcare, I'm 56, so I had a colonoscopy.
  • Let me just ask you some questions here related to trying to capture this here.
  • But my next or last question, I was trying to get us to 9 o'clock.
  • So if they can prove the current impairment, which is an issue we're trying To address, right.
  • You're leading it up to the department, the union, to do that to make those levels. right, Madam Chair
Bills: SB20 , SB53 , SB86 , SB96 , SB129
AZ

Arizona 2026 Regular Session

02/04/2026 - Senate Judiciary and Elections

Judiciary and Elections

Transcript Highlights:
  • At some point this has to end, and we need to get permanence in the child's constitutional right to have
  • And we're going to ask you, if you can, to try to limit yourself to two minutes or less.
  • You got ladies first, and we're going to ask you, if you can, to try to limit yourself to two minutes
  • all of their resources, having to mortgage their home to pay the bills just to try to get their kids
  • a child's right to have equal access to both co-parents as it pertains to the best interests of the
FL

Florida 2026 Regular Session

Community Affairs Jan 27th, 2026

Community Affairs

Transcript Highlights:
  • The right to meet and hang out with who you want to hang out with and spend time with who you want to
  • Right now, we're opposed to it. We hope we'll be able to get to where we can support it. Thank you.
  • But again, this is just to try to make sure that we can continue to find ways to increase our housing
  • And that's really what we're trying to get to.
  • And I think that's what I would want to try to do. Obviously, my door is open to all my friends.
Bills: S0218 , S0380 , S0936 , S0948 , S0962 , S0984 , S1020 , S1180 , S1434 , S1444 , S1612
Summary: The committee took up a broad agenda of local government, land use, housing, and public notice bills. It reported favorably SB 984 on firefighter cancer benefits, SB 1612 requiring local governments to accept electronic payments, SB 1180 creating a recall process for community development district board members and adding related CDD provisions on synthetic turf and compact urban mixed-use districts, SB 936 on temporary door locking devices, CS/SB 380 expanding options for publishing legal notices, SB 962 clarifying that the Live Local zoning preemption does not unintentionally capture farms and farm operations, SB 1444 on state preemption involving religious gatherings, private clubs, and certain permitting issues, SB 218 narrowing hurricane-related land-use protections to affected counties, SB 1020 regulating chickee huts, and SB 1434 creating a redevelopment framework for environmentally impacted parcels in certain urban counties. Several of these bills were amended before passage, including SB 1180, SB 380, and SB 948. Testimony was mixed on the more controversial measures. Supporters of SB 984 said the bill clarifies benefits for firefighters diagnosed with occupational cancer. On SB 380, the Florida Press Association and Common Cause opposed shifting legal notices away from newspapers and warned that publication would become more fragmented and harder to find, while the sponsor argued the bill would save money and reflect digital practices. SB 1444 drew support from Florida Family Voice on religious freedom grounds, but the Florida League of Cities and Florida Association of Counties warned that the bill was broad, undefined in places, and could create unintended consequences for local zoning, parking, and permitting. SB 1434 on redevelopment of environmentally impacted land drew support from housing advocates but opposition from counties and cities, which said it would bypass local development review and could allow overdevelopment. The committee also heard substantial testimony on SB 948, which would create a statewide framework for starter-home and lot-split regulations in residential areas. Supporters, including housing advocates, a Gainesville city commissioner, and an urban economist, said local regulations have constrained housing supply and that the bill would help produce more starter homes. Opponents, including the Florida Association of Counties, 1,000 Friends of Florida, and the Florida League of Cities, argued it would function as a statewide zoning code, reduce local planning authority, and create infrastructure and litigation concerns. The bill was amended and then laid over for further consideration after extensive debate and public comment.
AL

Alabama 2026 Regular Session

Alabama House Health Committee Jan 21st, 2026

Health

Transcript Highlights:
  • move quickly and we see a problem, try to fix as quick as we can.
  • </c><00:08:55.040><c> to</c><00:08:55.200><c> fix</c> quickly and we see a problem try to fix quickly
  • [laughter] Those that speak, get to work. >> All right.
  • So, first of all, I just want to say the grocery industry is not against what's trying to happen here
  • try to do things here with whatever the product is.
Bills: HB139 , HB172 , HB156 , HB139 , HB172 , HB156
Committee: House Health
TX

Texas 89th Regular

State Affairs Apr 25th, 2025

State Affairs

Transcript Highlights:
  • Or I guess what I'm trying to get at is the inverse, right?
  • So then, I'm not trying to, again, I'm not trying to trick or anything.
  • right to travel.
  • The vocal few who are trying to take away their neighbors' rights do not represent me or the majority
  • We often don't know if government officials are going to respect our rights or try to take them away
Bills: HB229 , HB229 , HB3990 , HB5082 , HB5510
Committee: House State Affairs
TX

Texas 89th Regular

State Affairs Apr 25th, 2025

State Affairs

Transcript Highlights:
  • We're not trying to convince you to vote for it, but I am trying to compel you to.
  • So I'm trying to understand what that means.
  • The woman decides to keep the baby to catch the guy, right?
  • The woman decides to keep it, right, who was raped.
  • When it comes to that baby, if she decides to keep it, right?
Bills: HB229 , HB3990 , HB5082 , HB5510 , HB229
Committee: House State Affairs
NM

New Mexico 2026 Regular Session

House - Judiciary Jan 21st, 2026 at 02:08 pm

House Judiciary

Transcript Highlights:
  • We are trying to do this with health care.
  • But I am trying to stay within FERPA now.
  • Right now, so we're trying to ensure that we keep a low faculty to student ratio.
  • We try to offer a Really diverse curriculum, try to appeal to student interest, but sometimes the classes
  • I'll try to be brief.
Bills: SB1 , SB3
NM

New Mexico 2026 Regular Session

Senate - Judiciary Jan 21st, 2026 at 01:37 pm

Senate Judiciary

Transcript Highlights:
  • Everybody ready to go to work? All right, let's do it. Senate Bill 1.
  • try and get this thing right.
  • And you've got to fill vacancies, right?
  • Bring all the right people to the table.
  • this, you know, to be able to support themselves, right?
Bills: SB1 , SB3 , SB1 , SB3
TX

Texas 89th Regular

S/C on Family & Fiduciary Relationships May 19th, 2025

S/C on Family & Fiduciary Relationships

Transcript Highlights:
  • help them access, collect, and obtain information related to any decisions that have to be made.
  • I'm happy to answer any questions and reserve the right to close.
  • Clerk, has anyone registered to testify?
  • Chairman: OK, Chairman: So no one is registered to testify.
  • Is there anyone here that desires to testify?
Bills: SB66
Summary: The committee met at 5:39 p.m. with a quorum present and took up one item, Senate Bill 66. The chair laid out a committee substitute for the bill, which concerns supportive decision-making agreements as an alternative to full guardianship for adults with disabilities who can make their own choices but may need assistance understanding options, accessing information, and making decisions. The substitute would direct the Office of Court Administration to conduct an interim study on the legal and ethical issues involved in allowing a supporter under such an agreement to assist an adult with a disability in criminal or civil legal proceedings. The discussion noted stakeholder concerns about confidentiality, attorney-client privilege, and how the proposal would work in practice. The study is to examine effects on privilege and confidentiality, identify related estate code and other legal provisions that may need amendment, evaluate best practices from other jurisdictions, and recommend statutory changes. No committee members asked questions, and no one registered or appeared to testify. The chair closed the hearing, withdrew the committee substitute and left it pending, then concluded the agenda. The committee adjourned without objection, subject to the call of the chair.
US
Transcript Highlights:
  • We're going to go, I'm going to get into line later on, so we're going to go right to you Mitch.
  • Does it require changing the law to try to get the outcome that we prefer?
  • And the folks you're trying to help right now, they're planning for the upcoming season.
  • trying to accomplish in encouraging beginning farmers to begin farming and to stay in farming?
  • me the chance to represent them here is to try to make sure that rural America is alive and well.
Summary: The meeting of the agricultural committee focused on significant concerns regarding the current state of America's rural economy, highlighting the need for a strong five-year farm bill to address the challenges faced by farmers, particularly young and beginning farmers. Key testimony was given by multiple stakeholders including agricultural leaders and young farmers, emphasizing issues related to crop insurance, access to credit, and the adverse impact of recent USDA funding freezes. Various members discussed the necessity of risk management tools that farmers rely on to secure financing, which is crucial for sustaining agricultural operations and supporting rural communities. The importance of timely legislative action was underscored, as many farmers reported struggles in the current economic climate, raising urgency for reforms within the Farm Bill framework.
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

Room 016 Conference PM - 04-28-2026

Hawaii Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • of you to her family. but I wanted to introduce all of you to but I wanted to introduce all of you to
  • to SCR number 110, Senate Draft 1, and agree to said amendments.
  • </c> that he answered to. that he answered to.
  • </c> to to meet him. to to meet him.
  • </c> his quest to serve. his quest to serve.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

89th Legislative Session May 24th, 2025

Texas House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • to qualify as every two years, right?
  • I wanted to try to better understand this work.
  • right to even sit in. for our ancestors, for the right to vote, for the right to even sit in this chamber
  • we're trying to do.
  • going to say no, right?
Bills: SB37 , SJR84 , SJR87 , SJR27 , SB8 , SB10 , SB227 , SB261 , SB15 , SB12 , SB25 , SB57 , SB127 , SB293 , SB441 , SB3059 , SB512 , SB241 , SB1718 , SB140 , SB2055 , SB2075 , SB2018 , SB1534 , SB1567 , SB785 , SB1233 , SB1580 , SB1663 , SB413 , SB447 , SB519 , SB467 , SB1579 , SB1191 , SB1021 , SB1838 , SB2807 , SB2835 , SB546 , SB2121 , SB2167 , SB2035 , SB2024 , SB1032 , SB1049 , SB1266 , SB1400 , SB1302 , SB401 , SB1596 , SB1281 , SB1242 , SB1343 , SB310 , SB1346 , SB2753 , SB2703 , SB2221 , SB1719 , SB2177 , SB800 , SB790 , SB748 , SB571 , SB1957 , SB1923 , SB1896 , SB1760 , SB1335 , SB2368 , SB2477 , SB2587 , SB2972 , SB2986 , SB2965 , SB1563 , SB1467 , SB1164 , SB1137 , SB614 , SB705 , SB961 , SB918 , SB955 , SB869 , SB850 , SB863 , SB1610 , SB1055 , SB2206 , SB457 , SB2337 , SB1362 , SCR9 , SB2405 , SB2406 , SB2407 , SB2166 , SB2148 , SB535 , SB777 , SB827 , SB1141 , SB1330 , SB1352 , SB1664 , SB1862 , SB1936 , SB1453 , SB1448 , SB1398 , SB2137 , SB2111 , SB53 , SB226 , SB1677 , SB1723 , SB1839 , SB36 , SB38 , SB815 , SB1856 , SB552 , SB646 , SB37 , SJR84 , SJR87 , SJR27 , SB8 , SB10 , SB227 , SB261 , SB15 , SB12 , SB25 , SB57 , SB127 , SB293 , SB441 , SB3059 , SB512 , SB241 , SB1718 , SB140 , SB2055 , SB2075 , SB2018 , SB1534 , SB1567 , SB785 , SB1233 , SB1580 , SB1663 , SB413 , SB447 , SB519 , SB467 , SB1579 , SB1191 , SB1021 , SB1838 , SB2807 , SB2835 , SB546 , SB2121 , SB2167 , SB2035 , SB2024 , SB1032 , SB1049 , SB1266 , SB1400 , SB1302 , SB401 , SB1596 , SB1281 , SB1242 , SB1343 , SB310 , SB1346 , SB2753 , SB2703 , SB2221 , SB1719 , SB2177 , SB800 , SB790 , SB748 , SB571 , SB1957 , SB1923 , SB1896 , SB1760 , SB1335 , SB2368 , SB2477 , SB2587 , SB2972 , SB2986 , SB2965 , SB1563 , SB1467 , SB1164 , SB1137 , SB614 , SB705 , SB961 , SB918 , SB955 , SB869 , SB850 , SB863 , SB1610 , SB1055 , SB2206 , SB457 , SB2337 , SB1362 , SCR9 , HB5560 , HB762 , HB 107 , HB 114 , HB300 , HB138 , HB4386 , HB2495 , HB581 , HB3348 , HB5323
Summary: The House convened, established a quorum, heard an invocation and pledges, and approved several routine motions, including excuses for absent members, permission for committees to meet while the House was in session, and postponements of some bills. The chamber also received a Senate message listing measures passed by the Senate and adopted a memorial resolution honoring the 21 victims of the Robb Elementary School shooting in Uvalde, with remarks entered into the House Journal after a moment of silence. The House then took up a long third-reading calendar and passed a series of Senate bills on topics including criminal justice and corrections sunset provisions (SB 2405, 2406, 2407), election equipment testing (SB 2166), electric grid reliability and attack-preparedness exercises (SB 2148), firefighter collective bargaining (SB 777), DFPS and foster care procedures (SB 1141 and SB 1398), Medicare durable medical equipment billing (SB 1330), property tax administration (SB 1453), probate cleanup and record transfers (SB 1448 and SB 1839), mental health filing procedures (SB 53), school residency for children in safety placements (SB 226), diabetes-related amputation study (SB 1677), rapid DNA analysis (SB 1723), utility rate transparency and capacity cost recovery (SB 1664 and SB 1856), community supervision eligibility (SB 552 postponed), and other measures. Several bills passed with broad support, while others drew notable opposition and narrower margins, including SB 777, SB 2137, SB 2111, SB 1677, SB 1936, SB 1453, and SB 38. Two bills drew especially extensive debate. SB 2148, dealing with electricity supply chain reliability and tabletop exercises for critical facilities, was discussed as a grid-security measure aimed at coordinating utilities, law enforcement, ERCOT, and the PUC in the event of physical attacks; it passed unanimously. SB 1936, changing how LSD is measured for criminal prosecution from dosage-based to weight-based calculations, prompted extended discussion about lab consistency, carrier mediums, and fairness in charging, with supporters saying it would help crime labs and law enforcement and opponents warning it could distort penalties depending on the medium used; it passed 108-26. The House also passed SB 36, creating a Homeland Security Division within DPS, after questions about overlap with TDEM and the cost of adding personnel. Late in the day, the House debated SB 38 on eviction procedures, with supporters saying it targeted squatters and streamlined removal of unauthorized occupants, and opponents arguing it would make evictions too easy and worsen homelessness; it passed 85-44. The chamber also began debate on SB 37, a major higher-education governance bill that would expand governing-board oversight of curriculum, hiring, and faculty senates; members raised concerns about academic freedom, faculty governance, and the impact on humanities programs, and debate was still underway at the end of the transcript.
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Senate Legislative Session Apr 20th, 2026 at 01:30 pm

Oklahoma Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • So that's what we're trying to clarify, rescind, and revote on today.
  • But we are trying to correct it.
  • This is just trying to stop this nitric oxide. It doesn't affect entnis.
  • those the right to change you so desire without objection.
  • Senator Logan, Senator those the right to change as they desire without objection.
HI
Transcript Highlights:
  • the right person to answer.
  • the right person to answer.
  • the right person to answer.
  • </c><00:53:24.800><c> display</c> rights itself and then how to display rights itself and then how to
  • </c> new for the state to enter into, right? new for the state to enter into, right?
Bills: SB2141 , SB2593 , SB2824 , SB2135 , SB2115
Committee: House Labor
AZ

Arizona 2026 Regular Session

03/25/2026 - Senate Regulatory Affairs and Government Efficiency

Regulatory Affairs and Government Efficiency

Transcript Highlights:
  • The other thing we're trying to do is we're trying to allow people to actually. Thank you.
  • The other thing we're trying to do is we're trying to allow people to actually capitalize on the bill
  • simply asking questions to try to understand your bill, and I try to get to the nugget that's good,
  • simply asking questions to try to understand your bill, and I try to get to the next. when I'm simply
  • asking questions to try to understand your bill and I try to get to the nugget that's good I don't think
AL

Alabama 2026 Regular Session

Alabama Senate Education Policy Committee Feb 11th, 2026

Education Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • So I I chose to try to law professor.
  • So I want to commend you for what you're trying to do.
  • you're trying to do.
  • So I want to commend you for what you're trying to do.
  • you're trying to do.
Bills: SB209 , SB248 , HB122 , SB99 , SB209 , SB248 , HB122 , SB99
AZ

Arizona 2026 Regular Session

01/28/2026 - House Judiciary

Judiciary

Transcript Highlights:
  • All right, any discussions, questions? You're trying to get one out. I know the book.
  • But we have to try to help as much as we can, and I'm going to continue to do that.
  • I guess I'm trying to understand why.
  • So I'm trying to, I guess I'm trying to understand your thought process there of why it was...
  • Right now, a lot of the time, or oftentimes, people getting a name change are just trying to correct
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Senate Legislative Session Mar 17th, 2026 at 09:00 am

Oklahoma Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • We walk in this place today trying to make right decisions, and we ask for Your help in those decisions
  • We're just trying to be consistent.
  • That's what we're trying to prevent.
  • And so also looking, trying to be able to see.
  • And so what we're trying to do is we're trying to be as fiscally responsible as we possibly can to encourage