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TX

Texas 89th Regular

S/C on County & Regional Government Apr 28th, 2025

S/C on County & Regional Government

Transcript Highlights:
  • Once again, I want to thank my joint author, Representative David Lowe.
  • Only in the state of Texas.
  • Why does the state of Texas give those privileges to people that...
  • You said every other state in the nation requires this? Yes.
  • I just realized, who was the author? That was Dr. Oliverson. While there was no...
TX

Texas 89th Regular

S/C on County & Regional Government Apr 28th, 2025

S/C on County & Regional Government

Transcript Highlights:
  • He's a great guy, probably the best commissioner in the state, I would say, because he's my commissioner
  • Tepper for joining us and authoring this bill with me. I appreciate his help very much.
  • Office by ensuring that the Sheriff's Civil Service Commission has the staffing, structure, and authority
  • If the commission is under-resourced or its authority is unclear, then the entire system is at risk,
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Capital Investment Committee 3/4/25

Capital Investment

Transcript Highlights:
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  • </c> Franson you're welcome uh please state Franson you're welcome uh please state your<00:25:10.919>
  • Where are they in the state, as far as state averages? Thank you, Chair Franson, Member Skraba.
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  • Francis by the state.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Senate Session Apr 7th, 2025

Texas Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • And Texas, being a state that has more African Americans than any other state in this country, is proud
  • of Texas, let's make our state a better state.
  • Questions of the author?
  • Senate Bill 2837 by Zaffirini, relating to the state law enforcement authority of federal National Park
  • Senate Bill 2870 by West, relating to granting limited state law enforcement authority to certain federal
Summary: The Senate opened with a quorum call, invocation, approval of routine motions, and the reading of gubernatorial nominations and several honorary resolutions. The chamber adopted resolutions recognizing Jack and Jill of America Day and DJ Daniel Day at the Capitol, with multiple senators offering remarks praising youth leadership, perseverance, and public service. The Senate also introduced the Doctor of the Day and then proceeded to a long series of floor actions on bills. A major focus was Committee Substitute for Senate Bill 568, which overhauls special education funding and services in public schools by moving from a placement-based model to an intensity-based system tied to student needs and IEPs. Senators Bettencourt, Creighton, and Menendez emphasized transparency, parent input, evaluation funding, dyslexia services, and better alignment of funding with actual services; Senator Hinojosa shared a personal story about dyslexia and the importance of early intervention. The bill was advanced on second and third reading and finally passed 30-0. The Senate also passed SB 1396 to prohibit national sex education standards in public schools, SB 2065 on the Texas Emergency Services Retirement System, SB 1664 requiring clearer public disclosure of transmission and distribution utility rate changes, SB 1029 on advertising certain used motor vehicles, SB 1120 expanding rights for family violence victims, SB 1036 regulating residential solar retail transactions, SB 464 creating school-proximity restrictions and penalties for tobacco and vaping sales, SB 1035 giving farmers and ranchers equitable relief from certain local agricultural regulations, SB 1610 addressing civil commitment facility safety and prosecution issues, SB 1197 extending drone restrictions to spaceports, and SB 1386 changing legislative witness immunity from transactional to testimonial immunity. Another major bill was Committee Substitute for Senate Bill 1188, which updates electronic health record requirements. Senator Kolkhorst said the bill builds on Texas medical privacy law by requiring U.S.-based storage of EMR data, prohibiting recording of voter registration status and credit score information, requiring provider verification and disclosure for AI-assisted diagnosis or treatment recommendations, preserving parental access to minors’ records until age 18, and ensuring EMRs can capture metabolic health and biological sex information. A floor amendment clarified the bill’s scope and enforcement, and the bill passed 23-7. Several measures drew debate, especially SB 414 on bond ballot transparency, where Senators Eckhardt and Menendez questioned whether requiring estimated interest and total debt cost on ballots could be misleading or difficult to implement because interest rates and financing terms can change before issuance or over time. The transcript ends during that discussion, with no final action shown on SB 414.
AL

Alabama 2026 Regular Session

Alabama Senate Feb 5th, 2026

Alabama Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Senate Confirmation No. 24 appointing Patricia Sims to the Alabama State Port Authority Board of Directors
  • Sims to the Alabama State Port Authority<00:19:44.400><c> Board</c><00:19:44.640><c> of</c><00:19:44.799
  • ><c> of</c> the Alabama Port Authority Board of the Alabama Port Authority Board of Directors<00:19:52.880
  • Senate Confirmation No. 25, appointing Tony Cochran to the Alabama State Port Authority Board of Directors
  • Senate Confirmation No. 38, appointing Sandy Stimson to the Alabama State Port Authority Board of Directors
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Summary: The Alabama Senate convened with prayer, the pledge, and a roll call establishing a quorum. The chamber approved routine motions to excuse absent senators, dispense with the previous day’s journal, and allow introduction of bills and committee reports throughout the day. The Senate also received several House messages referring bills to committee, including local constitutional amendments for Limestone, Blount, and Mobile counties, a human cloning bill, a Fair Campaign Practices Act bill, a public education bill, a court fees bill, and a physician assistance bill. Committee reports were then taken up. The Finance and Taxation General Fund, Confirmations, State Governmental Affairs, County and Municipal Government, Education Policy, Banking and Insurance, Fiscal Responsibility and Economic Development, Transportation and Energy, and Local Legislation committees all reported a number of bills favorably, many with amendments or substitutes. Several measures were advanced to the calendar for the next legislative day, and the Senate confirmed multiple appointments, including Eileen Meyer and Tiffany Martin to the Alabama Board of Midwifery, Jennifer Ag, Jerry Gross, and Edgar Hower II to the University of West Alabama Board of Trustees, Patricia Sims, Tony Cochran, and Sandy Stimson to the Alabama State Port Authority Board of Directors. The Senate then adopted a special order calendar under Senate Resolution 34, setting the order of business for the 10th legislative day. The main floor debate centered on House Bill 161, the App Store Accountability Act, which was described as a child-protection measure requiring parental permission, age verification by app stores, accurate app age ratings, and limits on minors entering contracts through app downloads. Senators speaking in support said the bill was needed to protect children from harmful online content and preserve parental control, and they discussed an amendment clarifying the meaning of “act” and preserving compliance with other state age-verification laws. The debate was ongoing in the portion provided, and no final vote on HB 161 appears in this excerpt.
US

US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session

US House Floor Proceedings (Monday, March 10, 2025)

US Federal House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Green: I yield as much time as he may consume to the gentleman from Alabama, and the author of this legislation
  • Green: I yield as much time as he may consume to the gentleman from Alabama, and the author of this legislation
  • This bill also authorizes C.B.P.'
  • THIS BILL ALSO AUTHORIZES C.B.P.'
  • The applicability and usefulness of this authority has been demonstrated recently in my home state of
WA

Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session

Senate Ways & Means Jan 29th, 2026 at 04:00 pm

Ways & Means

Transcript Highlights:
  • We're a state agency, just like most state agencies: 120 state employees, a very diverse spectrum of
  • We're a state agency, just like most state agencies: 120 state employees, a very diverse spectrum of
  • The Coal Act does not cost the state. The Coal Act does not cost the state.
  • Alabama and State v. Bassett.
  • Alabama and State v. Bassett.
Bills: SB5439 , SB6109 , SB6304
Committee: Senate Ways & Means
KY
Transcript Highlights:
  • That's not the stated goal of the application.
  • That's not the stated goal of the application.
  • That's not the stated goal of the application.
  • That's not the stated goal of the application.
  • That's not the stated goal of facility.
Summary: The subcommittee met with a quorum present, approved the minutes without objection, and then reviewed a series of administrative regulations from multiple agencies. Most of the regulations received staff-suggested amendments and were approved without objection, including fish and wildlife rules on fishing limits and deer hunting on local government property, veterinary board changes to responsible party and veterinary manager requirements, election procedures for safe-at-home voters, attorney general regulatory relief rules, emergency gasoline tax pricing, public pensions updates, controller fraud-prevention policies, physical therapy licensure and English proficiency standards, school nutrition and fee-waiver rules, public health conference procedures, and Medicaid waiver regulations. Several agencies briefly identified themselves and answered procedural questions, but most items drew no substantive opposition. The Board of Veterinary Examiners regulation included an agency amendment that removed a proposed limit on the number of facilities a veterinary manager could oversee. The Department of Education regulations updated fee waiver and meal program procedures, while the Department of Public Health regulation clarified notification and conference-request procedures. The Department of Revenue and Kentucky Public Pensions Authority items were largely technical or conforming changes, including a special-needs trust definition added for consistency with Senate Bill 85. The most extensive discussion involved the Department for Medicaid Services’ 1915C child waiver regulations. Kentucky Protection and Advocacy testified in opposition to the waiver’s lack of participant-directed services, arguing that consumer-driven services such as respite and community living support are required and especially important in rural areas and for higher-acuity children. Cabinet representatives responded that the waiver is intended to provide wraparound services to keep children in homes and communities, that it has CMS approval, and that the program is limited to 100 slots with about 21 participants already enrolled. Members did not move a deficiency motion, and the chair indicated the regulations would continue through the process. The meeting adjourned after setting the next meeting for Tuesday, August 11 at 1:00 p.m.
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Aeronautics and Transportation Feb 23rd, 2026 at 10:00 am

Aeronautics and Transportation

Transcript Highlights:
  • The questions of the author, questions at the senator, you're right to answer a question of the author
  • occupies in the state.
  • of this state?
  • or we the state as the legislature?
  • Yes, I suppose you could say that we are an entity of the state or we are the state, Senator Goodwin.
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Aeronautics and Transportation Feb 23rd, 2026

Aeronautics and Transportation

Transcript Highlights:
  • Any questions of the author?
  • occupies in the state.
  • of this state?
  • of the state.
  • Yes, I suppose you could say that we are an entity of the state or we are the state.
Summary: The Senate Aeronautics and Transportation Committee met and heard several transportation- and licensing-related bills. Senate Bill 1772, by Senator Peterson, would require headlights from sunset to sunrise and whenever windshield wipers are in use; after brief discussion about automatic headlights and enforcement, it advanced 8-4. Senate Bill 1958, by Senator Standridge, designated the I-35/Flood Avenue interchange as the Patrolman Mark Harris Memorial Interchange; after a question about the wording on the sign, it advanced unanimously 12-0. The committee then considered Senate Bill 2010, which would require non-citizen applicants to provide proof of lawful presence, mark limited-term Real IDs, and require an annual report. Members raised concerns about definitions, proof requirements, and whether the language matched the stated intent; the author agreed to strike the title and work on the language, and the bill advanced 11-1. Senate Bill 1595, described as a consumer protection/accountability measure for CDL training schools and grant administration, drew questions about steering students, agency recommendations, and whether lists of schools would still be allowed; it also advanced 11-1. Senate Bill 1687 would allow commercial driver training entities to proctor the written exam, and it passed 12-0. Senate Bill 1684, which requires companies doing highway remediation to carry liability insurance, was amended to set the minimum coverage at $3 million and to specify liability insurance; after discussion about subcontractors and safety, it passed 12-0. Senate Bill 1996, a memorial highway and bridge naming bill, was laid over after a question about whether the honoree was law enforcement, first responder, or military. The committee also announced that SB 1950 and SB 2052 would be laid over, and that it would meet again the following week to finish remaining bills.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Intergovernmental Affairs May 6th, 2025

Intergovernmental Affairs

Transcript Highlights:
  • That's for the bill's author. Chair, we'll reserve your right to close.
  • And I'm a state representative.
  • So we've never had any authority.
  • Some state representatives wanted to be involved, and some didn't.
  • , often out of state.
TX

Texas 89th 2nd C.S.

Natural Resources Apr 23rd, 2025

Natural Resources

Transcript Highlights:
  • Entire state of Texas.
  • resources of the state.
  • This is what the state water plan has deemed feasible for many years, as stated before, over 50 years
  • And to think that this state...
  • state water for use.
Summary: The Committee on Natural Resources heard House Bill 2109, which would remove certain long-proposed reservoir projects from the state water plan after 50 years without progress. Chairman Van Deaver and many landowners, local officials, timber interests, and conservation advocates testified in support, arguing that the Marvin Nichols Reservoir has burdened Northeast Texas landowners for decades with the threat of eminent domain, depressed property values, and uncertainty over homes, farms, ranches, schools, churches, and cemeteries. Supporters also said the project would flood tens of thousands of acres, require extensive mitigation, harm timber and agriculture, and that Texas now has better alternatives such as conservation, reuse, aquifer storage and recovery, and desalination. Several members expressed sympathy for the affected families and questioned whether a project could remain in the plan indefinitely without progress. Opposition came from North Texas water interests, including the North Texas Commission, Tarrant Regional Water District, and the Texas Water Association, who argued that the bill would interfere with the state’s long-term water planning process and remove needed future supply options for a fast-growing region. They said Region C faces major projected shortages by 2070, that conservation and reuse have already delayed the need for new supplies, and that reservoirs remain one tool in the state’s water-planning toolbox. TWDB staff explained the existing inter-regional conflict process and noted that the substitute would affect several unique reservoir sites, not just Marvin Nichols. After testimony, Chairman Van Deaver closed by urging passage of the bill, but the committee withdrew the substitute and left HB 2109 pending. The committee then took up House Bill 5188, a brackish groundwater bill. The author said the bill would reduce permitting burdens for wells in designated brackish groundwater production zones, and the committee substitute added requirements on monitoring, groundwater-rights ownership, and allocation of pumpage limits while removing some exclusions and export-fee provisions. Texas Wildlife Association testified against the bill, warning that the exemptions could weaken groundwater conservation districts’ ability to protect freshwater resources and surface-owner rights. San Antonio Water System testified in favor, saying brackish groundwater is a key future supply and that the substitute would help speed development of desalination and brackish projects. The Texas Alliance of Groundwater Districts testified neutrally but raised concerns about reduced district oversight, especially around injection-well exclusions and the loss of export fees, and said discussions on the bill were ongoing.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Natural Resources Apr 23rd, 2025

Natural Resources

Transcript Highlights:
  • water plan or the state water plan because it does not protect. ...our natural resources of the state
  • This is what the state water plan has...
  • So how do we serve the entire state of Texas?
  • state water for use.
  • If you could please state your name.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Natural Resources Apr 23rd, 2025

Natural Resources

Transcript Highlights:
  • in the United States of America and in the Western Hemisphere.
  • It will solely prohibit TCEQ's authorization this it will solely prohibit TCEQ's authorization for the
  • Securing a safe and reliable water supply is. crucial for the economic prosperity of our state.
  • ASR is an essential part of the state water plan and Austin's 100-year water plan.
  • Any questions for the author?
TX

Texas 89th Regular

S/C on Transportation Funding Apr 14th, 2025

S/C on Transportation Funding

Transcript Highlights:
  • Please state your name briefly.
  • Rail facilities not owned by the state are not eligible for textile assistance, as no statutory authority
  • To the state highway fund.
  • As of today, state law encourages regional mobility authorities to use surplus revenue to build additional
  • than just toll authorities.
KY
Transcript Highlights:
  • It also increased the small school adjustment for Kentucky State University and Morehead State University
  • </c> school adjustment for Kentucky State school adjustment for Kentucky State University<00:05:14.320
  • University and Morehead State University University and Morehead State University so<00:05:15.880><c
  • </c><00:34:27.720><c> States</c> allowing reciprocity in state States allowing reciprocity in state States
  • Nathan Day, Kentucky State Police. Angela Parker, Kentucky State Police. Thank you so much.
Summary: The subcommittee met with a quorum, approved the minutes, and welcomed new members before taking up Council on Postsecondary Education regulations 13 KAR 2:120 and 13 KAR 2:130. The regulations, as amended by staff and agency amendments, update public university and KCTCS performance funding models to conform to 2024 Senate Bill 191 and the performance funding work group’s recommendations. Changes discussed included replacing the underrepresented minority metric with an underrepresented students metric defined as first-generation students, adding an adult learner metric, increasing the low-income degree premium, adjusting small-school and nonresident credit-hour weights, revising data aging and progression metrics, and adding STEM+H criteria in 13 KAR 2:120. Travis Pal of the Council on Postsecondary Education explained that the changes reflect the work group’s three-year review process and that the work group ultimately voted to define underrepresented students as first-generation students and to apply half-weighting between research and comprehensive universities for the new metric. Michael Frasier of the Kentucky Student Rights Coalition and Eastern Kentucky University student government opposed 13 KAR 2:120, arguing that the regulation improperly applies weights where the statute does not clearly authorize them and that the funding changes disadvantage comprehensive universities and vulnerable students. He asked the committee to find the regulation deficient or, alternatively, recommend legislative clarification and a revised fiscal analysis. Pal responded that weighting has been part of the model since 2017, that CPE was following the statute and work group recommendations, and that the model could be changed by future legislation. Members asked about the timing of the broader performance funding review, and Pal said the full model is reviewed every three years, with the next work group cycle beginning in 2026. No motion to find the regulation deficient was made, and the committee allowed the regulations to proceed to the committee of jurisdiction. The committee then approved a staff amendment to Teachers’ Retirement System regulations 102 KAR 1:195 and 102 KAR 1:340, which require annual reporting of accumulated sick leave, leave policies, and salary schedules to TRS and make technical changes to the final average salary calculation and related definitions.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House State Government Finance and Policy Committee 3/20/25

State Government Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • </c> anti fraud package as you know the state anti fraud package as you know the state of<00:03:09.799
  • finances and state workforce.
  • The governor's proposal also strengthens the authority for state agencies to share data with one another
  • The governor's proposal also strengthens the authority for state agencies to share data with one another
  • The governor's proposal also strengthens the authority for state agencies to share data with one another
Bills: HF1470 , HF1310 , HF1837
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House State Government Finance and Policy Committee 2/24/26

State Government Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • </c> Senate author and the governor's office. Senate author and the governor's office.
  • </c> taken place in this state since 2018? taken place in this state since 2018?
  • </c> integrity in the operations of state integrity in the operations of state agencies<00:19:24.480>
  • Chair. office to help state agencies prevent office to help state agencies prevent fraud<00:44:15.119
  • </c><00:44:38.400><c> a</c><00:44:39.040><c> state</c> across the entire state a state across the entire
Bills: SF856 , HF3168 , HF3528 , HF389