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TX

Texas 89th Regular

Energy Resources Mar 17th, 2025

Energy Resources

Transcript Highlights:
  • Callahan County and actually across through 12 other counties at that time Callahan County had asked
  • . county itself, so cumulatively we crossed three or four precincts in the county, so it was about a
  • by county.
  • of a few surrounding counties.
  • , Harris County, Montgomery County, about 10. counties around the Houston, greater Houston area.
MO

Missouri 2026 Regular Session

2026 Legislative Session - Day Sixty Nine - Wednesday, May 13

Missouri House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Louis County and Green. Thank you, Louis County, and Green. Thank you, Madam Speaker.
  • Louis County. Thank you. Further discussion, gentleman from St. Louis County. Thank you, Mr.
  • Does the gentleman from veteran, Green County? The gentleman from Green County.
  • Louis County District 83.” “From St. Louis County District 83. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
  • Charles County—excuse me, St. Louis County. Thank you, Mr. Speaker. To speak on the bill.
Summary: The House convened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, and approval of the House Journal by a 123-0 roll call vote. Members then used points of personal privilege to recognize National Police Week, honor Rep. Prouty, and share personal remarks, followed by numerous introductions of special guests, including school groups, interns, a militia reenactment group, and student teams from the University of Missouri and Hallsville FFA. The chamber then handled Senate messages and committee reports before taking up House Bills 1839, 2921, and 3015. Rep. from Cass explained a Senate amendment as a technical correction to House Bill 1839, which would add age-verification requirements for online pornography; the House concurred 104-30 and then finally passed the package 112-25. The House also adopted and then passed the conference committee report on House Bill 2596, which was described as modernizing pooled health plan language for small businesses and adding a provision expanding contraception insurance coverage from a six-month to a 12-month supply, while removing a Senate-added blood pressure cuff provision. The conference report was adopted 120-26 and the bill was third read and passed 119-27. The final major item was Senate Bill 905, creating the Missouri Ranger training program and allowing school districts to optionally place highly trained rangers on campus with narrow law enforcement powers. Supporters argued it would give districts another local-control option to improve school safety, especially where school resource officers are unavailable, and emphasized that it could be volunteer-based and not require state funding. Opponents argued the bill would add guns to schools, increase trauma and liability, and fail to address underlying mental health and school safety needs. After extended debate and a successful previous-question motion, the House adopted the amendment and continued consideration of the bill.
HI

Hawaii 2025 Regular Session

WAL Public Hearing - Thu Apr 10, 2025 @ 9:30 AM HST

Water & Land

Transcript Highlights:
  • We have an individual individual individual um<00:17:31.360> Graham um Graham um Graham Shalas
  • And they were given a county permit.
  • <01:06:22.400> does management area then the county does management area then the county does
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  • If the counties, if the county of Maui, Maui County doesn't agree...
Keywords: 910, house, all
Summary: The committee heard testimony on several shoreline easement resolutions and a water-supply study resolution. For the easement measures, the Department of Land and Natural Resources supported each item, and testimony also came from affected landowners and community members. Members asked about why some easements were granted gratis to public agencies, with DLNR explaining that those cases involved public infrastructure such as stormwater management and did not require bonds or rent. For private properties, DLNR described the standard process of monthly rent during the legislative approval gap, followed by a one-time appraised payment for a 25-year easement once the appraisal is completed. A substantial portion of the discussion focused on shoreline erosion and whether hardened shoreline structures or seawalls were contributing to beach loss. On one measure, DLNR explained that a large sandbag shoreline structure was tied to a nearby boat harbor that had altered sand movement over time, causing flanking erosion on adjacent unarmored property. On another, DLNR said a wall built under a valid 1960s permit was originally a boundary or landscaping wall, but now functions as a seawall as the shoreline has migrated landward. Members raised concerns about fairness, public beach access, and whether adjacent owners should share costs, and DLNR responded that shoreline matters are handled parcel by parcel under existing statute. The committee also heard support for a resolution creating a task force or study on desalination. DLNR’s Commission on Water Resource Management supported the intent but asked for more time to complete a comprehensive report, noting the work would require substantial staffing and coordination. The Board of Water Supply and CARES also testified in support, with CARES emphasizing future water-supply needs, cultural and historic preservation concerns, and the importance of coordinating with other agencies. DLNR said it would rely on existing studies and work with county agencies and the Department of Health. No votes or final committee actions were taken during the portion of the hearing provided.
CA

California 2025-2026 Regular Session

Assembly Education Committee Jul 2nd, 2025

Transcript Highlights:
  • on behalf of the County of Monterey Board of Supervisors in support.
  • McLean Rosansky with the Alameda County Office of Education in support.
  • County, I take that very seriously.
  • County, I take that very seriously.
  • Pamela Gibbs representing the Los Angeles County Office of Education.
Summary: The Assembly Education Committee heard a series of bills focused largely on school safety, immigrant student protections, Holocaust and genocide education, civic engagement, and workforce pathways. SB 631 would expand the charter school revolving loan fund by increasing loan amounts and broadening eligibility, including for charter schools affected by natural disasters; it drew support from the Treasurer’s Office and the California Charter Schools Association and was advanced on a 4-0 vote, with the bill held on call. SB 472 would reinforce Holocaust, slavery, and genocide education requirements and create or expand teacher training and grants; it received strong support from survivors, educators, and Jewish organizations and passed 6-0, with several members asking to be added as coauthors. The committee also took up a package of immigration-related school bills. SB 48 would bar school officials from allowing immigration enforcement access to campuses without a judicial warrant and protect student records; it was backed by Superintendent Tony Thurmond, teachers, school districts, and many advocacy groups, and passed 5-0 to the Judiciary Committee. SB 98 would require K-12 schools and higher education institutions to notify campus communities when immigration enforcement is present; it also drew broad support from student groups, colleges, and education organizations and passed 3-0 to Higher Education, with the bill held on call. Both measures were presented as responses to recent immigration enforcement activity near schools and the chilling effect on attendance and student well-being. Other measures advanced included SB 848, which would strengthen protections against employee sexual misconduct in schools by updating safety plans, training, reporting, and misconduct tracking; it was supported by education groups and a survivor who described grooming at her high school, and passed 6-0 to Public Safety. SB 638 would create a statewide coordinating entity for education and workforce programs and support career pathways, with testimony emphasizing the need to align fragmented funding and improve access for underserved communities; it passed 7-0 to Higher Education. SB 316, on high school voter registration and pre-registration, passed 8-0 to Elections after testimony from students and civic engagement advocates, and SB 334, which would add sexual harassment prevention content and a Sexual Harassment Safety Week to school curriculum, was presented with support from student advocates and AAUW, with no opposition noted in the portion of the transcript provided.
AZ

Arizona 2026 Regular Session

01/29/2026 - House Rural Economic Development

Rural Economic Development

Transcript Highlights:
  • ... ...Cochise County, Navajo County, parts of Pinal, and parts of Coconino.
  • We've got a sliver of Maricopa County and a bigger sliver of Pima County.
  • They left out La Paz County.
  • County approved it.
  • Goldwater Institute then sued the county after the county started to collect the taxes.
Summary: The Committee on Rural Economic Development met briefly, adopted its committee rules, and heard several bills focused largely on Apache Junction, La Paz County, broadband, transportation, and rural economic development. HB 2258 would add La Paz County to Area 4 for representation on the Tourism Advisory Council and was described as correcting an omission; it passed unanimously 7-0. HB 2065 appropriates $9.5 million for Apache Junction housing infrastructure, rehabilitation, and blight abatement; members discussed statewide housing shortages and the need for targeted rural-adjacent investment, and the bill passed 6-1. The committee then considered HB 2066, which appropriates $8 million for broadband and fiber optic expansion in Apache Junction. The sponsor emphasized rural connectivity and safety concerns, especially for the Navajo Nation and students, and expressed openness to federal BEAD funding and amendments; the bill passed 6-1. HB 2106, an emergency measure to direct undistributed county transportation excise tax revenues to ADOT for Pinal County road projects, was explained as a way to use escrowed funds for the voters’ intended purpose after litigation over the tax; it passed unanimously 7-0. Finally, HB 2071 would appropriate $15.5 million for a rural business and workforce hub, infrastructure revitalization, and a rural health and community services facility in Apache Junction. Members discussed whether the proposal should be broadened to other rural areas and the need for accountability and possible amendments, including for the Navajo Nation; it passed 6-1. The chair noted that one remaining bill would be held for the next agenda, and the committee adjourned.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

89th Legislative Session May 20th, 2025

Texas House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • It came from the greatest county in the state of Texas, Montgomery County.
  • Karen Seal of Medina County, Lynn Oliver of Bandera County, Lynette of Kerr County, Rosalinda Hernandez
  • of Valverde County, and Victoria Locke of Mound County.
  • 168 out of 254 counties.
  • In Tarrant County, and in Collin County, and in Denton County, or in Harris County, or in Travis County
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Licensing & Administrative Procedures Mar 11th, 2025

Licensing & Administrative Procedures

Transcript Highlights:
  • The chair calls Thomas Graham, Executive Director of the Texas... Alcoholic Beverage Commission.
  • My name is Thomas Graham. I'm the executive director of the Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission.
  • And by the way, thank y'all so much for the help from the Tarrant County Office and making sure I filed
  • The law enacted permitted the voters of any county, justice precinct, or incorporated city or town to
  • determine by an election whether bingo gains may be held in the county, justice precinct, or city or
Keywords: 1184, house, all
NM

New Mexico 2026 Regular Session

House - Appropriations and Finance Jan 29th, 2026 at 01:49 pm

House Appropriations & Finance

Transcript Highlights:
  • you invest in... ...coalition that shows you that for every $100 million you invest in roads in Lea County
  • And so that $12 million for one location in Las Cruces could reach many counties in the Kevin Settlement
  • I don't know if everyone's seen it, but of those 17 projects, five are in one county.
  • We'll go to Mason Graham. We'll go to Mason Graham. Thank you, Mr. Chair.
  • This is Mason Graham, policy director for Common Cause New Mexico.
Keywords: 996, all
TX

Texas 89th 2nd C.S.

89th Legislative Session Mar 31st, 2025

Texas House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • The chair recognizes the Honorable Daniel Alders of Smith County to lead us in the pledges of allegiance
  • Panola County Day HR 5. 7 by Oliverson, Tomball High School, HR 548 by Hernandez.
  • To the designation of a portion of State Highway 64 in Smith County as the Fire Marshal Jimmy W.
  • for the Subcommittee on County and Regional.
  • to impose a hotel occupancy tax, the applicability and rates of that tax in certain counties and the
AZ

Arizona 2026 Regular Session

01/21/2026 - House Floor Session

Arizona House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • they serve, locally elected boards, and we have them from Sulphur Springs Valley Electric Co-op, Graham
  • County Electric Co-op, Trico, Mojave County, Navapachi, Duncan Valley, and they represent over a half
  • 2837, Prohibition; HB 2882, Law Enforcement Prohibition; HB 2883, Small School Adjustment, Student County
  • registration, 2593 appropriation psychiatry access, 2594 family court, 2595 appropriation cocaine in a county
Keywords: 1182, all
Summary: The House convened with prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance, approved the prior day’s journal, and recognized the Doctor of the Day, Dr. John Lynch of Legislative District 12. Members also introduced a number of guests and visiting groups, including Arizona electric co-op representatives, March of Dimes advocates, CRNAs, AEA retirees, a University of Arizona legislative fellow, and other constituents and visitors in the gallery. The chamber then handled routine floor business: attendance was recorded at 58 present, one absent, and one excused; committee substitutions were announced; HB 2677 was removed from the Judiciary Committee and additionally referred to Public Safety and Law Enforcement; and a large slate of House bills and one concurrent resolution were first read and referred to committees. The clerk also read a lengthy list of bills on second reading, covering a wide range of topics including education, health care, housing, taxation, elections, water, labor, public safety, and other policy areas. No substantive debate or votes on legislation occurred during the floor session beyond the referral actions and procedural announcements. Members made announcements about upcoming blood donations, a Veterans Caucus coffee and donuts event, and several committee meetings scheduled for later in the day or the following day. The House then adopted a motion to adjourn until 10 a.m. on Thursday, January 22, 2026.
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Transcript Highlights:
  • And she is a 4H county ambassador.
  • This would be the aggregated charge, and so both DAs would have to agree and the DA and the county that
  • Clerk Reid en ab el 563 by Stairs of the House and haste of the Senate and An act relating to county
  • First, it modernizes outdated county planning commissions for counties that are over 500,000 in population
  • Members, this is a request from Washington County.
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Transcript Highlights:
  • She is in the band, concert band, and marching band, and she is a 4-H county ambassador.
  • She is in the band, concert band, and marching band, and she is a 4-H county ambassador.
  • My apologies to the great people of Washita County. Thank you.
  • First, it modernizes outdated county planning commissions for counties that are over 500,000 in population
  • Members, this is a request from Washington County.
Summary: The House convened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, and several recognitions, including Veteran of the Week Colonel Stanley L. Evans, Oklahoma City Young Professionals, state contest winners for America’s 250th anniversary, and a long series of page introductions. The chamber then moved into floor action on a large number of measures, many of them Senate bills and House joint resolutions dealing with administrative rules and agency oversight, public safety, education, health, agriculture, business, and tax policy. Among the major bills discussed were SB 1543 on aggregating multiple DUI charges within one year into a single felony case, HB 1933 on nitrous oxide violations, SB 1859 creating an OSBI Cybercrimes and Fraud Unit, SB 237 on ad valorem tax NAICS code changes, SB 2065 designating pollinator-related state symbols, SB 44 extending nonprofit sales tax exemptions to contractors, SB 2030 updating automated expungement procedures, SB 2045 expanding the Grow Your Own education program, and several water and agriculture measures including SB 1509, SB 1314, and SB 2071. Members also considered multiple joint resolutions approving permanent administrative rules for education, energy and agriculture, business and commerce, health agencies, and building code rules, with Kendricks explaining that some major rules were separated out for transparency and, in one case, a cost mitigation agreement had been reached. Testimony and debate were generally brief and focused on clarifying amendments. Several authors explained that amendments were added to address constitutionality, remove outdated or incorrect language, or reflect negotiated changes with agencies and stakeholders. Notable discussion included concerns about forum shopping in SB 1543, questions about the scope of the Grow Your Own program in SB 2045, and clarification that SB 1618’s pretrial report language had been changed to a public safety report agreed to by sheriffs and district attorneys. The House adopted numerous amendments without objection and passed the bills by wide margins, including some unanimous or near-unanimous votes, while a few measures drew more opposition, such as SB 1403, SB 1509, SB 2071, and SB 1618. The House also adopted HCR 1027 setting sine die adjournment for Thursday, May 14, and adjourned until the next day, May 5, 2026, at 9:30 a.m.
MA

Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session

Senate Session Jun 21st, 2026 at 11:00 am

Massachusetts Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • A special thank you to head coach Rob Jones, assistant coach Graham Nelson, Kelly Errosti, and athletic
  • House Bill 4908, establishing a sick leave bank for William Blaylock, an employee of the Suffolk County
  • House Bill 4908, establishing a sick leave bank for William Blaylock, an employee of the Suffolk County
Keywords: 995, all
Summary: The Senate session began with the Pledge of Allegiance and several ceremonial welcomes, including recognition of the 2025 Duxbury Girls Soccer Team, the MIAA Division II state champions, and the Medfield Girls Soccer Team, the Division III state champions. Senators offered congratulatory remarks highlighting each team’s season records, championship wins, coaches, and standout performances. The chamber then took up several procedural matters and local bills. The Senate adopted a House order establishing a special joint committee on initiative petitions, passed to be enacted a bill providing for the recall of elected officers in the Town of Sharon, and adopted resolutions congratulating Oxford Fire Chief Lawrence R. McDonald on 45 years of public service. It also advanced multiple local measures for Bridgewater, Cambridge, and Natick, including bills on town council structure, temporary absence of the town manager, appointment powers, a Cambridge employment and job training trust, and a Natick home rule charter amendment. The Senate also acted on several House amendments and Ways and Means reports. It concurred in a House-amended bill on protections for individuals with disabilities after adopting a further Senate amendment with an emergency preamble, ordered a sick leave bank bill for a Suffolk County Sheriff’s Office employee to third reading, and adopted orders placing bills on the Orders of the Day for future second reading, including measures on consumer protections, CPA licensure pathways, and fair housing. The session concluded with adjournment orders and moments of silence in memory of Jim Parker and Kimberly Parker, with the Senate set to reconvene the following Monday at 11:00 a.m.
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

House Chamber - Thu Apr 9, 2026, 12:00PM HST - Day 42

Hawaii House Floor Meeting

HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

House Chamber - Fri Apr 10, 2026, 12:00PM HST - Day 43

Hawaii House Floor Meeting