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OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Senate Legislative Session May 5th, 2026 at 09:30 am

Oklahoma Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • House Bill 4191 has an adjustment to the Quality Jobs Act or request from the Department of Commerce.
  • The Department of Commerce is going to oversee this and regulate it.
  • And so, as suggested to me by the superintendent of the state department of Education, to just put that
  • those seven members who goes to the top of the chart in terms of priority in terms of being protected
  • Floor Leader, members, Senate Bill 2045 is an Oklahoma State Department of Education request bill.
NM

New Mexico 2026 Regular Session

Senate - Rules Feb 9th, 2026 at 09:11 am

Senate Rules

Transcript Highlights:
  • facilities management division of the General Services Department, and then the change in paragraph..
  • The Facilities Management Division of the General Services Department, and then the change in paragraph
  • Then, through the General Services Department, we are the keepers of that fund, as I mentioned.
  • The memorial requests the Department of Health to conduct a formal study that will evaluate the efficacy
  • these entities that we've kind of tagged into the department, I really think could be better served
Bills: SB238, HJR1, SM21, SM22
AL

Alabama 2025 Regular Session

Alabama House Commerce and Small Business Committee Feb 19th, 2025

Commerce and Small Business

Transcript Highlights:
  • This bill, what it does is allow the agencies of the state, such as the Department of Tourism, etc.,
  • Now some of those have backed off of that, but at the time, yes, you're correct.
  • any channel they want and get the ads out there from Tourism, etc., or the Department of Agriculture
  • So what if, say, the Department of...
  • So what if, say, the Department of Public Health— and I don’t want to... but that would be the same agency
Bills: HB282, HB283, HB95
NV
Transcript Highlights:
  • the Department of Health and Human Services.
  • Most recently, General Counsel of the Nevada State Purchasing Division of the Department of Administration
  • On the bill as introduced, the Division of Welfare and Supportive Services of the Department of Health
  • the Department of Health and Human Services.
  • of the Department of Business and Industry.
OK
Transcript Highlights:
  • inspirational message and prayer, pledge of allegiance, the introduction of doctor and/or nurse of the
  • day, correction of.
  • I now cherish, of course.
  • I'm guilty of the exact same kind of thing.
  • They take time away from their families and do what needs to be done to protect us and our way of life
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Energy Finance and Policy Committee 4/1/25

Energy Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • Sydney Lee with the Minnesota Department of Commerce.
  • Katie Smith, director of the ecological and water resources division at Minnesota Department of Natural
  • The goals of House File 2928 to include the protection of resources are part of the conversation with
  • <00:21:04.960> of<00:21:05.120> the protection of resources are part of the protection
  • The Department of Commerce delays.
Bills: HF2928, HF2912, HF2297
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Public Health May 19th, 2025

Public Health

Transcript Highlights:
  • of provider scope.
  • That's what our entire scope of practice is. I sort of think of it as an expansion.
  • Definition of expansion of scope.
  • One of you said, and I'm not certain which of the two of you, that there is a way... ...to be able to
  • properly, thereby reducing the risk of misuse and environmental harm.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Public Health May 19th, 2025

Public Health

Transcript Highlights:
  • I'm also an associate professor in the Department of Orthopedic Surgery at UT Southwestern Medical Center
  • The input of not just the medical staff, but even the chair of the respective department is considered
  • So every physician that applies indicates on their delineation of privileges; the chair of that department
  • types of other protections to keep people from shooting.
  • Successfully protecting the health, safety, and welfare of all Texans.
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

Senate Special Committee on COVID-19 - March 31, 2020

Hawaii Senate Floor Meeting

LA

Louisiana 2026 Regular Session

House of Representatives May 11th, 2026

Louisiana House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • the state child ombudsman; provide for duties and responsibilities of the Department of Children and
  • H.R. 27 by Representative Spell urges and requests the Department of Health and the Department of Education
  • H.C.R. 27 requests that the Louisiana Department of Health and the Department of Education conduct a
  • Under the laws of IDEA and that exists in the Department of Education, yes. Right.
  • It's a Louisiana State Police Department bill that protects the confidentiality of all criminal history
Bills: HR257, HR258, HR259, HR260, HR261, HR262, HR263, HCR105, HCR106, HR252, HR253, HR254, HR255, HR256, HCR103, HCR104, SB83, SB143, SB155, SB228, SB283, SB295, SB338, SB388, SB408, SB431, HR84, HR188, HR205, HB302, HB597, HB819, HB1257, HB1258, SCR24, SB45, SB58, SB71, SB81, SB92, SB100, SB109, SB141, SB156, SB181, SB203, SB204, SB205, SB207, SB213, SB214, SB216, SB229, SB257, SB274, SB290, SB304, SB374, SB379, SB396, SB410, SB425, SB427, SB429, SB479, SB522, SB357, SB406, HR171, HCR49, HCR65, HCR72, HR37, HCR64, HR170, HR191, HR206, HR207, HR208, HR217, HCR11, HCR53, HCR60, HCR66, HCR68, HR9, HCR27, HCR28, HCR50, HCR62, HCR67, HCR71, HCR78, HCR81, SCR19, SCR3, SCR6, SCR18, SCR11, SCR22, SCR2, SCR20, HCR6, HB64, HB68, HB92, HB130, HB258, HB633, HB801, HB61, HB98, HB102, HB139, HB142, HB170, HB185, HB194, HB199, HB231, HB247, HB294, HB336, HB474, HB661, HB842, HB852, HB301, HB359, HB657, HB675, HB680, HB727, HB79, HB251, HB625, HB769, HB775, HB783, HB895, HB1011, HB1057, HB1155, HB1186, HB1224, HB1245, HB1247, HB1253, HB1254, HB1255, HB1256, SB41, SB44, SB64, SB84, SB87, SB93, SB98, SB107, SB118, SB142, SB192, SB195, SB199, SB219, SB222, SB234, SB241, SB255, SB275, SB277, SB292, SB294, SB306, SB314, SB482, SB8, SB10, SB11, SB12, SB13, SB14, SB16, SB17, SB18, SB20, SB21, SB22, SB40, SB48, SB55, SB69, SB75, SB77, SB78, SB85, SB102, SB115, SB133, SB140, SB148, SB151, SB165, SB169, SB170, SB185, SB197, SB200, SB217, SB235, SB278, SB280, SB291, SB300, SB303, SB315, SB324, SB330, SB411, SB416, SB420, SB436, SB438, SB449, SB455, SB456, SB477, SB489, SB521, HB646, HB824, HB341, HB682, HB766, HB926, HB998, HB1051, HB1080, HB1201, HB1223, HB603, HB940, HB1191, SB47, HB901, HR20, HR74, HB284, HB306, HB366, HB393, HB458, HB577, HB582, HB605, HB614, HB733, HB752, HB773, HB798, HB911, HB955, HB996, HB1035, HB1069, HB1113, HB1140, HB1180, HB1240, SB82, SB89, SB149, SB382
LA

Louisiana 2026 Regular Session

House of Representatives May 11th, 2026

Louisiana House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • the state child ombudsman, duties and responsibilities of the Department of Children and Family Services
  • H.R. 27 by Representative Spell, to urge and request the Department of Health and the Department of Education
  • H.R. 27, by up some of spell, to urge your request of the Department of Health, Department of Education
  • , support, HCR 27 requests that the Louisiana Department of Health and the Department of Education conduct
  • Under the laws of IDEA and that exists in the Department of Education, yes. Right.
Bills: HR257, HR258, HR259, HR260, HR261, HR262, HR263, HCR105, HCR106, HR252, HR253, HR254, HR255, HR256, HCR103, HCR104, SB83, SB143, SB155, SB228, SB283, SB295, SB338, SB388, SB408, SB431, HR84, HR188, HR205, HB302, HB597, HB819, HB1257, HB1258, SCR24, SB45, SB58, SB71, SB81, SB92, SB100, SB109, SB141, SB156, SB181, SB203, SB204, SB205, SB207, SB213, SB214, SB216, SB229, SB257, SB274, SB290, SB304, SB374, SB379, SB396, SB410, SB425, SB427, SB429, SB479, SB522, SB357, SB406, HR171, HCR49, HCR65, HCR72, HR37, HCR64, HR170, HR191, HR206, HR207, HR208, HR217, HCR11, HCR53, HCR60, HCR66, HCR68, HR9, HCR27, HCR28, HCR50, HCR62, HCR67, HCR71, HCR78, HCR81, SCR19, SCR3, SCR6, SCR18, SCR11, SCR22, SCR2, SCR20, HCR6, HB64, HB68, HB92, HB130, HB258, HB633, HB801, HB61, HB98, HB102, HB139, HB142, HB170, HB185, HB194, HB199, HB231, HB247, HB294, HB336, HB474, HB661, HB842, HB852, HB301, HB359, HB657, HB675, HB680, HB727, HB79, HB251, HB625, HB769, HB775, HB783, HB895, HB1011, HB1057, HB1155, HB1186, HB1224, HB1245, HB1247, HB1253, HB1254, HB1255, HB1256, SB41, SB44, SB64, SB84, SB87, SB93, SB98, SB107, SB118, SB142, SB192, SB195, SB199, SB219, SB222, SB234, SB241, SB255, SB275, SB277, SB292, SB294, SB306, SB314, SB482, SB8, SB10, SB11, SB12, SB13, SB14, SB16, SB17, SB18, SB20, SB21, SB22, SB40, SB48, SB55, SB69, SB75, SB77, SB78, SB85, SB102, SB115, SB133, SB140, SB148, SB151, SB165, SB169, SB170, SB185, SB197, SB200, SB217, SB235, SB278, SB280, SB291, SB300, SB303, SB315, SB324, SB330, SB411, SB416, SB420, SB436, SB438, SB449, SB455, SB456, SB477, SB489, SB521, HB646, HB824, HB341, HB682, HB766, HB926, HB998, HB1051, HB1080, HB1201, HB1223, HB603, HB940, HB1191, SB47, HB901, HR20, HR74, HB284, HB306, HB366, HB393, HB458, HB577, HB582, HB605, HB614, HB733, HB752, HB773, HB798, HB911, HB955, HB996, HB1035, HB1069, HB1113, HB1140, HB1180, HB1240, SB82, SB89, SB149, SB382
Summary: The House convened with 93 members present, opened with prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance, and then spent much of the morning recognizing guests and former members, including student groups, arts educators, rodeo queens, and Congressman Troy Carter, who urged members not to let partisan divisions harm Louisiana. Representative Newell also delivered a lengthy floor statement tying current voting-rights debates to civil rights concerns and warning against weakening protections for Black communities. The chamber then received Senate messages and committee reports, and several resolutions and bills were advanced or referred in routine order. A large portion of the meeting was devoted to House resolutions, many of them memorials or study requests. The House adopted resolutions supporting a physical therapy degree designation for federal loan purposes, honoring veterans who served in Honduras, extending a behavioral health courts study, seeking bridge-removal funding for U.S. 90 in St. Tammany Parish, urging DOTD studies on local traffic projects, requesting a study of rural economic development, supporting Camp Beauregard and the National Guard Youth Challenge Program, creating a permit-study committee, and asking for studies on autism services, school nurse orientation, opioid treatment in correctional settings, floodplain map updates, and care gaps for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities. One resolution on rent stabilization failed, and another on pregnancy-related emergency medication was returned to the calendar after questions about its implications. The chamber also concurred in or rejected several Senate amendments to House bills. Concurrences included bills on arrest warrant recall procedures, disturbing the peace near places of worship, rape and sex offense provisions, bridge naming, holiday rules, victim confidentiality, and the classic black license plate. The House rejected Senate amendments to HB 258 on dual office holding and dual employment. The most contentious item was HB 102, which would create second-degree cruelty to the elderly and persons with infirmities but was amended in the Senate to add broader first-degree murder provisions tied to firearms and public shootings; members raised concerns about self-defense, overcharging, capital punishment exposure, and fiscal impact on the public defender system. Despite those objections, supporters argued the changes would deter violent crime and protect the public, and the bill was ultimately supported in floor debate as amended.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Business and Commerce Mar 11th, 2025

Business & Commerce

Transcript Highlights:
  • I'm a deputy general counsel for the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation, and I'm just here
  • This is a cleanup bill requested by the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation.
  • The Department of Information Resources had a public comment period after House Bill 4 passed asking
  • how we can make consumer protection stronger, and one of those suggestions was streamlining the process
  • The Department of Information Resources had a public comment period after House Bill 4 passed, asking
Summary: The Senate Committee on Business and Commerce met with a quorum and took up several pending bills, first reporting SB 1006 favorably after adopting a committee substitute that adds quarterly ZIP-code-level reporting to TDI on insurer declinations, cancellations, and nonrenewals. The committee also adopted substitutes and favorably reported SB 388, which adds nuclear to a credit program and excludes batteries from the dispatchable definition; SB 917; SB 504, which narrows reporting requirements for certain local entities, raises a salary threshold, and authorizes AG injunctive relief; SB 925, which clarifies that federal match dollars are included in a PLA-related prohibition; and SB 815, which removes downcoding references and focuses on AI use in prior authorization. SB 815 advanced on an 8-2 vote, while SB 388 advanced 6-3 and the others were reported 9-0 or 6-0 as noted. The committee then heard testimony on SB 378, which would prohibit aestheticians and cosmetologists from administering injections or using prescriptive medical devices unless legally authorized and would clarify TDLR disciplinary authority. The author and a retired neurosurgeon testified that unsafe, unauthorized injections pose real patient risks, and a TDLR witness said the bill addresses a long-standing regulatory gap. SB 378 was left pending after testimony. The committee also heard SB 1252, aimed at reducing municipal permitting barriers for residential backup power systems; the author and industry witnesses said city permitting is costly and inconsistent, while municipal utility representatives and advocates said the substitute preserved safety and utility oversight. That bill was also left pending. Additional bills heard but left pending included SB 1172, which would let LPs and LLCs sell their own property without a real estate license; SB 681, which would extend engineer license renewal periods and apply similar flexibility to engineering firms; SB 918, a TDLR cleanup bill for orthotics and prosthetics exemptions; SB 1343, which would require data brokers to post a clear link explaining Texans’ privacy rights and how to exercise them; SB 213, which would prohibit forced bundling of residential property and auto insurance while preserving voluntary discounts; SB 610, which would codify TDLR’s anti-trafficking unit; and SCR 8, expressing opposition to a central bank digital currency over privacy, security, and financial-stability concerns. Public testimony on SB 1343 and SB 213 was generally supportive, with consumer and advocacy groups emphasizing privacy, competition, and survivor safety, and the committee closed the day with those measures and others left pending.
FL

Florida 2026 Regular Session

Banking and Insurance Jan 13th, 2026

Banking and Insurance

Transcript Highlights:
  • Existing oversight by the Attorney General, the Department of Financial Services, and the Office of Insurance
  • to any department of insurance or any other regulatory agency in any state or any consumer advocacy
  • I was really okay with it when I thought it was more of a microcosm kind of idea of a smaller sort of
  • All of that's part of it.
  • And then lastly, the Colorado Department of Insurance is in litigation in response to their unconstitutional
Summary: The Committee on Banking and Insurance met with a quorum and took up several bills, beginning with SB 834 on insurance requirements for nonprofit religious organizations and health care sharing ministries. The bill repeals a recent restriction on licensed insurance agents marketing or selling faith-based health care sharing programs. Supporters argued the change restores free speech and consumer education while preserving existing fraud and disclosure protections; opponents said allowing agents and brokers could create consumer confusion and has been associated with bad actors. A title amendment was adopted, and after debate the committee reported the bill favorably. The committee also heard and passed SB 642, which extends reporting and duty requirements to foreign and alien bail bond insurers, and SB 394, a technical bill updating reinsurance intermediary manager law to match current DFS practice. SB 266, which lets vulnerable adults rescind public adjuster contracts without penalty, was reported favorably after testimony from supporters in the insurance and elder law communities and a public adjuster who said the intent was good but the bill may need refinement. SB 832, a residential property insurance transparency bill requiring rate breakdown reports and a consumer resource center, also passed after discussion about consumer clarity and whether the required cost categories can be compiled as written. Later, the committee approved SB 540, which creates cybersecurity requirements for mortgage and money service businesses, closes a regulatory gap for certain investment advisers, adjusts OFR examination-payment deadlines, changes de novo charter requirements, allows virtual credit union meetings, and makes other financial regulation updates. Several amendments were adopted, including a substitute amendment removing fintech sandbox provisions. Finally, SB 1028 on Citizens Property Insurance Corporation was reported favorably after debate over a commercial lines clearinghouse intended to reduce Citizens’ exposure and shift more business to the private market; members discussed taxpayer risk, market competition, and consumer protections. The meeting ended with adjournment.
AL

Alabama 2025 Regular Session

Alabama Senate Finance and Taxation Education Committee Apr 23rd, 2025

Finance and Taxation Education

Transcript Highlights:
  • Through traveling the state, I've talked to a lot of chicken I've talked to a lot of chicken growers,
  • I see two different sides of this coin, and I want to understand the scope and magnitude of it by talking
  • I just want to protect the future. Any... just want to protect the future.
  • And before we move on, a large part of the amendment comes from the commission on evaluation of services
  • An increase in terms of... an increase in terms of the loan amount or no loan amount remains the same
OK
Transcript Highlights:
  • Members, the following order of business will be followed today: prayer, pledge of allegiance, introduction
  • of doctor and nurse of the day, rection of previous day's journal, House and Senate bills and joint
  • He attended the University of Oklahoma College of Medicine.
  • that everybody will take a little bit of time to visit with them and answer some of their questions.
  • There's a lot of them that's not in the chamber, but there's a lot of them out in the halls looking for
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Senate Legislative Session Mar 11th, 2026 at 01:30 pm

Oklahoma Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • This was work done by those in the mortgage industry as well as the Department of Consumer Credit to
  • within the control and discretion of a committee from the Department of Corrections.
  • And then the Department of Health said no.
  • I don't have the details of how the Department of Health releases the dollars.
  • But our state Department of Health doesn't actually define or oversee these entities at all.