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TX

Texas 89th Regular

Transportation May 8th, 2025

Transportation

Transcript Highlights:
  • With literally four or five hundred legislators, and we've ridden individually with legislators.
  • But in all those sessions, Mr.
  • This legislation accomplishes three essential objectives.
  • Last session, we didn't allow Class Threes.
  • Either, but can you tell me what has changed specifically from last session to this session that you
TX

Texas 89th 2nd C.S.

Transportation Apr 3rd, 2025

Transportation

Transcript Highlights:
  • During the 87th legislative session, we passed Senate Bill 763 to establish the Urban Air Mobility Advisory
  • session.
  • And so in the 88th legislative session, the legislature, uh, re-upped the Advanced Air Mobility advisory
  • 88th legislative session Senate Bill 2144.
  • Yeah, uh, lastly, I understand that this piece of legislation passed last, uh last legislative session
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Transportation Apr 3rd, 2025

Transportation

Transcript Highlights:
  • During the 87th legislative session, we passed Senate Bill 766 to establish the Urban Air Mobility Advisory
  • session.
  • session.
  • Legislation passed last legislative session, is that your understanding also? Overwhelming support.
  • So it is giving them special exceptions. special privileges.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Transportation Apr 3rd, 2025

Transportation

Transcript Highlights:
  • Last session, this committee voted out this exact same bill unanimously.
  • We remain concerned that this legislation will sow further confusion.
  • I've been on this committee for two sessions; I don't remember...
  • I've been up here for six legislative sessions, and all we get every time we come up here is the same
  • Espinoza, can you stay and come right back after the session, please?
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Ways & Means Mar 3rd, 2025

Ways & Means

Transcript Highlights:
  • Trotsky legislation that would accomplish most of this, you put 90% of the surplus in there.
  • session better than when they started.
  • Significantly last session, more than doubled from $40,000 to $100,000.
  • But over on the city, county and special district side...
  • And make sure that we get this across the finish line this session.
Bills: HB8 , HB9 , HJR1 , HB22 , HB8 , HB9 , HJR1 , HB22
Committee: House Ways & Means
AL

Alabama 2026 Regular Session

Alabama Senate Veterans, Military Affairs and Public Safety Committee Feb 11th, 2026

Veterans, Military Affairs, and Public Safety

Transcript Highlights:
  • Uh, we've got a few special guests, but before we do that, Representative Hollis, she's got to get to
  • Uh, we've got a few special<00:09:42.000><c> guests,</c><00:09:42.320><c> but</c><00:09:42.560><c> before
  • </c><00:09:42.800><c> we</c><00:09:42.959><c> do</c><00:09:43.120><c> that,</c> special guests, but before
  • we do that, special guests, but before we do that, Representative<00:09:44.000><c> Hollis,</c><00:09
  • So it's a piece of law that will come together every year in a legislative session to honor law enforcement
Bills: HB33 , HB35 , HB274 , HB56 , HB287 , SB229 , SB201 , SB216 , HB33 , HB35 , HB274 , HB56 , HB287 , SB229 , SB201 , SB216
AZ

Arizona 2026 Regular Session

02/11/2026 - Senate Regulatory Affairs and Government Efficiency

Regulatory Affairs and Government Efficiency

Transcript Highlights:
  • My name is Malia Traynor, and I am the legislative intern for the Arizona Department of Liquor Licenses
  • We always talk about how we pursue legislation and we want to see how effective it is.
  • This is one of the most important bills we're going to hear this legislative session.
  • You guys come in the session and agencies go through the renewal and the continuation process.
  • This legislation creates a necessary framework for many...
MA

Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session

Joint Committee on Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure Jun 23rd, 2026

Joint Committee on Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure

Transcript Highlights:
  • Before I introduce the following speaker, just joining us online, our session.
  • As a former legislator myself, I clearly am always on the outline... No, good morning, Mr.
  • As a former legislator myself, I clearly am always on the outline. That objective.
  • If this legislation advanced, I've shopped for them recently. They are small packages.
  • Is that acceptable under the legislation for a manufacturer to do that?”
Bills: S3082 , S3090 , H5425 , H5130 , H5114
Summary: The Joint Committee on Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure held a hearing on late-filed bills, with testimony heard both in person and remotely. The committee reviewed several measures, including H. 355 and S. 3082 on veterinary telemedicine/telehealth, H. 5445 on additional liquor licenses for East Hampton, and S. 3090/H. 5114 on consumer-connected devices and software support disclosure. The chair outlined hearing logistics, including three-minute testimony limits and written testimony submission, and noted that Lawrence High School students were present to observe. On the veterinary bills, supporters of H. 355 argued that allowing veterinarians to establish a client-patient relationship remotely would improve access to care for pets whose owners face transportation, mobility, or anxiety-related barriers, and could help veterinarians continue practicing through telemedicine. Opponents of S. 3082, including the Massachusetts Veterinary Medical Association and several veterinarians, said the initial in-person exam is essential to detect conditions that cannot be seen on video, avoid misdiagnosis, and preserve the standard of care; they emphasized that teletriage and follow-up telemedicine are already used after an in-person relationship is established. Committee members pressed both sides on the distinction between teletriage and establishing the relationship, the timing of annual exams, and whether limited exceptions for sedatives or other pre-visit needs might be workable. Senator Lovely testified in support, citing a recent Lyme case where follow-up telemedicine would have been useful. On H. 5445, Representative Gomez and East Hampton Mayor Salem Derby urged approval of the bill to authorize eight additional liquor licenses, saying the city has reached its current cap, needs economic development, and wants to support downtown revitalization and new restaurant growth. Members asked about public safety and the number of licenses sought; the mayor said local public safety officials support the request and that the licenses would be for restaurants, not bars. On S. 3090 and H. 5114, consumer advocates and cybersecurity experts supported requiring manufacturers of connected devices to disclose software support timelines, arguing it would improve consumer transparency, cybersecurity, and reduce e-waste. Industry groups opposed the bills, saying fixed disclosure requirements could be impractical, create confusion, burden small businesses, conflict with federal efforts, and be difficult to apply to appliances, lighting, and other products with long lifecycles. The committee did not take a substantive vote on the bills during the hearing; at the end, staff announced a forthcoming poll for House members, and the committee voted to adjourn.
MA

Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session

Joint Committee on Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure Jun 23rd, 2026

Joint Committee on Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure

Transcript Highlights:
  • Before I introduce the following speaker, just joining us online, our session.
  • As a former legislator myself, I clearly am always on the outline. Great.
  • As a former legislator myself, I clearly am always on the outline. That objective.
  • If this legislation advanced, I've shopped for them recently. They are small packages.
  • Is that—would that be acceptable under the legislation for a manufacturer to do that?
Bills: S3082 , S3090 , H5425 , H5130 , H5114
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Commerce Finance and Policy Committee 3/18/26

Commerce Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • But I think that, to Representative Finke's point, this is a good bipartisan piece of legislation.
  • We had good, solid bipartisan support, and it's going to be good legislation. Same with this.
  • But I think that, to Representative Finke's point, this is a good bipartisan piece of legislation.
  • We had good, solid bipartisan support, and it's going to be good legislation. Same with this.
  • without legislative decided without legislative authorization<00:21:28.000><c> that</c><00:21:28.320
Bills: SF1750 , HF4250 , HF3938 , HF3904 , HF3642
WA

Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Capital Budget Feb 4th, 2026 at 04:00 pm

Capital Budget

Transcript Highlights:
  • We are testifying opposed to this legislation as drafted.
  • that would get us to the legislatively mandated 95% greenhouse gas reduction.
  • No material is disincentivized by this legislation.
  • I'd like to open up the executive session and get a briefing on all the bills on executive session and
  • we have a hearing and executive session this Friday the 6th.
Bills: HB2273 , SB5188 , HB2353 , HB2420 , HB2470
WA

Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Finance Jan 27th, 2026 at 08:00 am

Finance

Transcript Highlights:
  • I urge your support of this legislation. I urge your support of this legislation.
  • I haven't seen it in this session, just more taxes.
  • , which, as was noted, is agency request legislation.
  • , which as was noted as agency request legislation, the majority of it is a follow-up to legislation
  • But this was something that we did prior to this legislation.
Bills: HB2175 , HB2227 , HB2528 , HB2292 , HB2257 , HB2608
Committee: House Finance
AZ

Arizona 2026 Regular Session

01/13/2026 - House Natural Resources, Energy & Water

Natural Resources, Energy & Water

Transcript Highlights:
  • This is my second legislative session. Thank you. Welcome, Madam Chair, members.
  • I'm a senior, and this will be my first legislative session. Welcome. Legislative session. Good.
  • Happy second day of session, everybody.
  • Welcome back for session, ready to go.
  • session.
Bills: HB2024 , HB2053 , HB2097 , HB2116 , HB2117
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Economic Development May 21st, 2025

Economic Development

Transcript Highlights:
  • I mean, handling this issue this session in a really expedited manner and a really efficient manner.
  • So last legislative session, as an example, Chairman Birdwell added legislation to the program that creates
  • a true-up, if you will, Chairman Birdwell added legislation to the program that creates a true-up, if
Summary: The Senate Economic Development Committee heard and laid out several measures focused on school safety, Texas-Taiwan relations, defense manufacturing, business formation, hotel tax policy, and NASA relocation. HB 1851 would allow surplus DPS vehicles and law enforcement equipment to be transferred to school districts in economically disadvantaged areas for use by school police and security personnel, with a two-year resale restriction. HCR 127 expressed support for the Texas-Taiwan relationship and trade ties, HCR 118 supported expanding warship manufacturing in Texas, HCR 141 urged Congress to move NASA headquarters to Houston, HB 346 (with a committee substitute) revised business filing and fee authority while making permanent a franchise tax exemption for new veteran-owned businesses, HB 2974 was an omnibus hotel occupancy tax and qualified hotel project bill, and HB 5596 addressed accountability for municipal hotel occupancy tax revenues in coastal communities. Witnesses generally supported the measures, including the Texas Hotel and Lodging Association on HB 2974 and resource witnesses from the Texas Veterans Commission and Secretary of State on HB 346; no opposition testimony was registered on the laid-out bills. After public testimony, the committee took up pending business and adopted committee substitutes where applicable. HB 1851, HB 346, HB 2974, and HB 5596 were each reported favorably to the full Senate, with HB 346 and HB 2974 also recommended for the local and uncontested calendar. HCR 127 and HCR 118 were reported favorably as well, and HCR 127 and HCR 141 were likewise recommended for the local and uncontested calendar. The committee also reported HB 4320 favorably, though the transcript repeats that motion several times. The meeting ended with the committee standing in recess until 7:00 a.m. subject to the call of the chair.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Water, Agriculture, and Rural Affairs May 5th, 2025

Water, Agriculture and Rural Affairs

Transcript Highlights:
  • In the 88th legislative session, the legislature passed HB 3059 by Representative Tracy King and sponsored
  • This legislation was a crucial step in... ...supporting the science and monitoring needed to assess the
  • Chairman and members, I carried the legislation to create the Post Oak Savannah Groundwater District,
  • So it very, very much could help to have some clarification in our enabling legislation, which this would
  • My name is Charlie Leal, and I serve as legislative state director for Texas Farm Bureau, and we are
Bills: HB2018 , HB1633 , HB1689 , SB612 , SB3058
Summary: The Senate Water, Agriculture, Rural Affairs Committee heard several bills focused on groundwater management, water infrastructure, and agricultural land conservation. SB 612 would limit certain water districts in Hidalgo, Cameron, and Willacy counties from charging developers pipeline construction fees above actual, documented costs; the committee substitute removed a developer challenge mechanism to preserve district discretion over construction standards. HB 1633 would require groundwater conservation districts to consider registered exempt wells when reviewing or amending permits, and testimony from landowners, district representatives, and advocacy groups largely supported the bill as a way to protect domestic and livestock wells from drawdown caused by large export projects. HB 1689 would clarify that export fee revenues may be used for well operability, alternative water supplies, and aquifer monitoring, including through interlocal cooperation, and HB 3058 would give the Post Oak Savannah Groundwater Conservation District authority to use export fees for county road improvements and environmental programs tied to well inspection and groundwater management. HB 2018 would clarify that the Texas Farm and Ranchland Conservation Program is intended to purchase conservation easements only on working agricultural lands, with support from cattle raisers and Farm Bureau representatives. The committee also considered HB 29, which would require large water systems to validate water loss audits and submit mitigation plans; a committee substitute removed the water-loss threshold and adjusted the timeline for more detailed validation. Public testimony on the bills was generally supportive, with several witnesses describing declining well levels, road damage from export projects, and the need to preserve agricultural land and local water supplies. The committee adopted committee substitutes and voted favorably on HB 29, HB 1689, HB 2018, SB 612, and SB 3058, recommending several of them for the local and uncontested calendar; HB 1633 was left pending awaiting a committee substitute.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

S/C on Academic & Career-Oriented Education Apr 3rd, 2025

S/C on Academic & Career-Oriented Education

Transcript Highlights:
  • As you know, I am a nurse and when I became a legislator in… In 2006, I, like most legislators, began
  • I'd like to give some background and context to this legislation.
  • What happened along in the 87th session in 2021?
  • This legislation is... crafted in such a way to protect free speech. Mr.
  • And this legislation does that. With that, Mr.
Bills: HB295 , HB824 , HB1579 , HB1581 , HB2189 , HB295
LA

Louisiana 2026 Regular Session

House of Representatives Apr 16th, 2026

Louisiana House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • session in service to the people of our state.
  • Speaker, Special Order 1. House Bill 1. Mr. Speaker, Special Order 1, House Bill 1.
  • Special schools and commissions consist of seven agencies: the Special School District, LSM, Thrive Academy
  • House Bill 2, special order. House Bill 2 by Rep.
  • before session even started for staff and for others.
Summary: The House convened with a quorum, opened with prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance, and received Senate messages, including several Senate bills and resolutions that were referred or laid over. The chamber also adopted a series of House resolutions honoring local organizations, commemorations, and community events, and referred one resolution on climate action to Natural Resources. Several Senate bills were read and referred to the appropriate committees, including measures on peer review confidentiality, higher education research security, pre-K program standards, police civil service, and a memorial highway designation. The main floor business was the budget. The House considered House Bill 1, the general appropriations bill, in Committee of the Whole and reviewed major funding levels and committee changes across state government. The bill included significant funding for early childhood education, higher education, TOPS, health care, corrections, public safety, transportation, and other agencies, along with adjustments tied to LASERS debt payoff, Medicaid, MFP, and various one-time or recurring items. Members heard brief questions on higher education funding and DOTD road needs, but no amendments were offered on the floor during the schedule-by-schedule review. HB 1 was reported from Committee of the Whole with amendments and then finally passed by a vote of 104 yeas. The House then took up House Bills 2 and 3, the capital outlay bill and the omnibus bond authorization act, both of which were explained as the financing measures for the capital program. HB 2 emphasized limited member project funding, reallocation of dormant projects, and bundling of projects to move them forward more efficiently; HB 3 authorized the bond sales needed to fund HB 2. Both bills passed unanimously or near-unanimously. The chamber also passed supplemental and fiscal bills including HB 312, HB 313, HB 383, HB 314, HCR 3, HB 983, and HB 1126, covering supplemental appropriations, treasury fund transfers, ancillary funds, hospital assessments, judiciary funding, and legislative expenses. The meeting ended with personal privileges, staff recognition, announcements, and adjournment to Monday at 1:00 p.m.
LA

Louisiana 2026 Regular Session

House of Representatives Apr 16th, 2026

Louisiana House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • session in service to the people of our state.
  • Speaker, Special Order 1: House Bill 1. Mr.
  • Speaker, Special Order 1. House Bill 1. Mr.
  • Special schools and commissions consist of seven agencies: the Special School District, LSM, Thrive Academy
  • House Bill 2, special order. House Bill 2 by Rep.