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TX

Texas 89th 2nd C.S.

Transportation Apr 24th, 2025

Transportation

Transcript Highlights:
  • Um, I think this is a meaningful way for the state of Texas to, um, To say here in the state, uh, not
  • So, You want to amend the Galveston Code, and I think 66.002 amends the Houston code.
  • So the state of Texas says, hey, once you finish your deputy program, you're a state commissioned pilot
  • We have some of the best pilots in the world in this state, and it's one of the reasons why the state
  • They're going to build a port in the next whatever years, which you're not involved in the building of
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Transportation Apr 24th, 2025

Transportation

Transcript Highlights:
  • We build roads, bridges, and other facilities throughout the state of Texas and across North America.
  • It's design, bid, build. And one is design, build.
  • The authority is the state. The state created HCTRA.
  • That's the way the state uses it. That's the way the state uses it.
  • Council.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Transportation Apr 24th, 2025

Transportation

Transcript Highlights:
  • So you want to amend the Galveston code, and I think 6.6.002 amends the Houston code.
  • We're all state-commissioned pilots. We all go.
  • I mean, we have seven great pilot associations in this state.
  • We have some of the best pilots in the world in this state, and it's one of the reasons why the state
  • Seven great pilot associations move in this state.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Public Health Mar 24th, 2025

Public Health

Transcript Highlights:
  • House Bill 18 directs the Health and Human Services Commission to appoint a new state office of rural
  • It starts out with relevant state regulations and state financial programs, right?
  • I think this is a great thing for our state to do.
  • There are about 200 hospitals with this type of designation in the state of Texas.
  • E-cigarettes are defined in the Health and Safety Code.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

S/C on Academic & Career-Oriented Education Apr 10th, 2025

S/C on Academic & Career-Oriented Education

Transcript Highlights:
  • the Career and Technical Association of Texas, representing over 1,200 CTE professionals across the state
  • This bill aligns with Governor Abbott's call to prioritize. and supports our shared goal of building
  • I didn't bring my code with me, so Exactly, I can look this up, but this is.
Bills: HB 1057, HB1876
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

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

Hawaii House Floor Meeting

HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

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

Hawaii House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • </c><00:15:11.800><c> I</c> of music and art um across the state.
  • I of music and art um across the state.
  • So this is really foundational work for moving arts access forward for our state.
  • communities across our state. communities across our state.
  • So, again, thank forward for our state.
FL

Florida 2026 Regular Session

Community Affairs Feb 10th, 2026

Community Affairs

Transcript Highlights:
  • SB 934, areas of critical state concern, by Senator Rodriguez.
  • Fire and building code change-of-occupancy triggers force expensive upgrades when a school moves into
  • It could be distributed as dividends to shareholders in other states, what have you.
  • state is requesting it under this bill, is being borne by the state instead of the counties because they're
  • I think it’s a great idea, but I think the state should lead by example.
Summary: The committee heard and advanced a wide range of bills focused on water safety, utilities, housing, transparency, and claims relief. CS/SB 848 on stormwater treatment was presented as a follow-up to prior water-quality legislation and reported favorably with one support waiver. SB 28, a claims bill for Reginald Jackson against the City of Lakeland, was also reported favorably. CS/SB 658, a bipartisan child-drowning prevention bill for rental properties, drew extensive testimony from child advocacy and drowning-prevention groups in strong support; amendments required rental license applicants to certify compliance and removed local-government add-on authority, and the bill was reported favorably. CS/SB 18, a claims bill involving the estate of a deceased minor and the Broward County Sheriff’s Office, prompted questions about settlement and responsibility but was ultimately reported favorably despite opposition from a waiver form. Several utility and infrastructure measures were considered. CS/SB 1724 would regulate municipal utility service outside city limits, limit revenue transfers, require public meetings, and cap rate differences; an amendment added gas utilities, and the bill was reported favorably after testimony from municipal utility representatives and small-county advocates. CS/SB 1014 would require municipal utilities to extend water and wastewater service to certain nearby residential properties without conditioning service on annexation; an amendment narrowed the bill to residential uses and clarified capacity and grandfathering provisions, and it passed favorably. CS/SB 1102 would allow local infrastructure surtax revenue to fund body camera programs, with an amendment making the surtax authorization prospective and requiring a new referendum; it was reported favorably. CS/SB 260 on electric-vehicle storage in towing yards was amended to focus on storage only and to tie the higher fee to the period before fire-risk inspection, then reported favorably after testimony from insurers, fire officials, and EV industry representatives. The committee also advanced education, housing, and ethics-related bills. SB 1264 would ease zoning and code barriers for small private schools and micro-schools, with supporters arguing it would expand school choice and opponents raising implementation concerns; it was reported favorably. SB 934 on Florida Keys areas of critical state concern was amended to remove a tax-exemption section that conflicted with the Live Local Act, then reported favorably. SB 1622 would provide a one-time waiver of late financial-disclosure fines under specified conditions and was reported favorably. Finally, CS/SB 1566 on local government spending and transparency required online posting of budgets and related materials, and an amendment added utility revenue reinvestment and other changes while removing DEI spending restrictions; the bill drew support for transparency but concern from small cities and counties about cost and workload, and it was reported favorably. The meeting ended with adjournment after senators recorded votes on selected bills.
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Senate Legislative Session Apr 7th, 2026 at 01:30 pm

Oklahoma Senate Floor Meeting

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  • 289 miles from the Texas state line near Davidson, Oklahoma, to the Arkansas state line near Broken
  • textbook in The state of Oklahoma.
  • What our priorities are for our state.
  • Now, if you look at any state in the United States, healthcare is a big part of their budget because
  • Now, if you look at any state in the United States, healthcare is a big part of their budget because
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Senate Legislative Session Apr 7th, 2026

Oklahoma Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • to neighboring states.
  • Route 70 stretches for 289 miles from the Texas state line near Davidson, Oklahoma, to the Arkansas state
  • fund of the state treasury.
  • And most recently, the largest tax cut in state history related to the relief from the state portion
  • I think what I'm worrying about are the hard workers across the state, the state of Oklahoma, when we
Summary: The Senate convened with a quorum, offered prayer, and recognized the Doctor and Nurse of the Day, along with several visiting groups in the galleries, including the Goldsby Volunteer Fire Department and families honoring fallen firefighters Todd Pendleton and Brian Jenkins, the Sapulpa Elks Antlers, the Grove Chamber of Commerce, and northeastern Oklahoma cattlemen. The chamber adopted Senate Resolution 39, celebrating the 100th anniversary of U.S. Route 70 and its economic importance to southern Oklahoma communities. The main item of business was the Joint Committee Report for Senate Bill 1177, the General Appropriation Bill for the State of Oklahoma. Senators questioned the budget’s overall size, the use of gross production tax revenues, the new sovereign/endowment trust fund, Medicaid and Health Care Authority funding, mental health appropriations, child care subsidy funding, school security, career tech, tourism, the Commissioners of the Land Office, textbook allocations, and several other agency lines. The chair explained that the budget included about $1.5 billion in cash and sweeps, a $250 million base appropriation for the Health Care Authority, $200 million for the endowment trust fund, $31 million for PREP projects, $25 million for the Governor’s Quick Action Closing Fund, and other agency-specific appropriations and supplements. Several members debated the report before adoption. Supporters argued the budget addressed agency needs and future savings, while opponents criticized it as a flat or spending-heavy budget that favored special projects and well-connected interests over core services such as child care, mental health, water infrastructure, and county needs. After debate, the Joint Committee Report for SB 1177 was adopted, and the Senate moved through the budget discussion with no recorded roll-call vote in the transcript provided.
AL

Alabama 2026 Regular Session

Alabama Senate Judiciary Committee Feb 11th, 2026

Judiciary

Transcript Highlights:
  • I am not stating to high-speed chases.
  • </c> the state of Alabama. the state of Alabama.
  • </c> that is in this state under the UCCCJA. that is in this state under the UCCCJA.
  • as</c><00:52:09.599><c> to</c> barriers and home state questions as to barriers and home state questions
  • This bill is going to just state that marine officers across the state of Alabama cannot stop a vehicle
LA

Louisiana 2026 Regular Session

House of Representatives May 18th, 2026

Louisiana House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • just Old State Capitol with the Louisiana Purchase with the Secretary of State.
  • For many cities throughout the state, they have an override process by city council.
  • The state, they have an override process by city council.
  • , building codes, zoning, vegetation, nuisances, farm animals, historic, and licensing and permits.
  • So there's state sales taxes, or rather state and local sales taxes.
Bills: HR286, HR287, HR288, HR289, HR290, HR291, HR292, HR293, HR294, HCR114, HR275, HR276, HR277, HR278, HR279, HR280, HR282, HR283, HR284, HR285, HCR112, HCR113, SCR62, SCR64, SB132, SB135, SB405, HR179, HR216, HR223, HR225, HR274, HCR89, SB39, SB99, SB111, SB112, SB124, SB134, SB174, SB189, SB190, SB201, SB233, SB236, SB258, SB270, SB273, SB288, SB307, SB313, SB320, SB321, SB325, SB326, SB331, SB339, SB341, SB345, SB346, SB347, SB353, SB357, SB359, SB387, SB393, SB401, SB415, SB419, SB422, SB426, SB435, SB437, SB440, SB451, SB464, SB470, SB487, SB488, SB495, SB504, SB505, SB518, SB523, SB228, SB408, HR168, HR174, HR194, HCR54, HCR74, HCR79, HCR87, HCR94, HCR95, HCR97, HCR98, HCR102, HCR104, SCR23, SCR38, HCR26, HB250, HB265, HB339, HB427, HB445, HB463, HB468, HB606, HB639, HB649, HB665, HB746, HB781, HB853, HB861, HB872, HB886, HB916, HB937, HB1054, HB1068, HB1117, HB1237, HB75, HB705, SB34, SB164, SB172, SB198, SB208, SB232, SB281, SB286, SB317, SB322, SB334, SB380, SB385, SB409, SB417, SB421, SB430, SB439, SB447, SB458, SB510, SB54, SB56, SB72, SB79, SB97, SB105, SB123, SB125, SB129, SB163, SB171, SB252, SB287, SB375, SB386, SB461, SB466, HR84, SCR3, HB582, HB625, HB646, HB998, HB1191, HB1255, SB81, SB100, SB109, SB197, SB374, SB479, SB78, HB901, HR20, HR74, HCR65, HCR71, HB284, HB302, HB306, HB341, HB366, HB393, HB458, HB577, HB603, HB605, HB614, HB733, HB752, HB773, HB798, HB911, HB955, HB996, HB1035, HB1069, HB1113, HB1140, HB1180, HB1240, SB82, SB89, HB134, HB258, HB359, HB782, SB149, SB382, SB441
Summary: The House met with a quorum, received a guest minister for prayer, approved the journal, and heard several announcements and recognitions, including NEC Awareness Day, a European Union delegation visit, and the Glenmore Wildcats baseball team’s state championship. Members also received Senate messages, including concurrence on some House measures, the filing of Senate bills, and several Senate resolutions and bills laid over for later consideration. The chamber then took up a long series of resolutions and bills. Among the resolutions adopted were measures on a Louisiana-United Kingdom Trade Commission, support for migratory waterfowl studies, hunting education in schools, SNAP delivery-fee studies, fraud prevention for seniors, subsurface data preservation, boating safety reporting, and visual acuity screening data. Some items were temporarily returned to the calendar, including a sales-tax uniform-base rule resolution and several Senate measures. The House also adopted a resolution creating an agricultural national security task force and another supporting a letter to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. On legislation, the House passed bills on missing-person alerts for people with disabilities (“Brian’s Call”), first responder status for public works employees, planning commission procedures, historic preservation district rules, judges’ supplemental compensation, the Baker Economic Development District, New Orleans downtown development district tax authority, a local crime prevention district, clerks of court records, hotel occupancy taxes in Shreveport-Bossier, firefighter cancer screenings, Shreveport police civil service rules, local ethics entity funding, hemp/alcohol age restrictions, OMV digital signatures, LED recreation, TOPS Tech eligibility for veterans, anatomical gift recordkeeping, crypto kiosk fraud protections, firefighting foam definitions, and consumer data privacy. Several bills failed, including HB 705 on legislative contempt penalties and HB 75 on gaming promotional play. One bill on vehicle insurance reinstatement fees was amended and passed, and a bill on judicial compensation fund adjustments was amended and passed after questions about CPI indexing.
LA

Louisiana 2026 Regular Session

House of Representatives May 18th, 2026

Louisiana House Floor Meeting

Bills: HR286, HR287, HR288, HR289, HR290, HR291, HR292, HR293, HR294, HCR114, HR275, HR276, HR277, HR278, HR279, HR280, HR282, HR283, HR284, HR285, HCR112, HCR113, SCR62, SCR64, SB132, SB135, SB405, HR179, HR216, HR223, HR225, HR274, HCR89, SB39, SB99, SB111, SB112, SB124, SB134, SB174, SB189, SB190, SB201, SB233, SB236, SB258, SB270, SB273, SB288, SB307, SB313, SB320, SB321, SB325, SB326, SB331, SB339, SB341, SB345, SB346, SB347, SB353, SB357, SB359, SB387, SB393, SB401, SB415, SB419, SB422, SB426, SB435, SB437, SB440, SB451, SB464, SB470, SB487, SB488, SB495, SB504, SB505, SB518, SB523, SB228, SB408, HR168, HR174, HR194, HCR54, HCR74, HCR79, HCR87, HCR94, HCR95, HCR97, HCR98, HCR102, HCR104, SCR23, SCR38, HCR26, HB250, HB265, HB339, HB427, HB445, HB463, HB468, HB606, HB639, HB649, HB665, HB746, HB781, HB853, HB861, HB872, HB886, HB916, HB937, HB1054, HB1068, HB1117, HB1237, HB75, HB705, SB34, SB164, SB172, SB198, SB208, SB232, SB281, SB286, SB317, SB322, SB334, SB380, SB385, SB409, SB417, SB421, SB430, SB439, SB447, SB458, SB510, SB54, SB56, SB72, SB79, SB97, SB105, SB123, SB125, SB129, SB163, SB171, SB252, SB287, SB375, SB386, SB461, SB466, HR84, SCR3, HB582, HB625, HB646, HB998, HB1191, HB1255, SB81, SB100, SB109, SB197, SB374, SB479, SB78, HB901, HR20, HR74, HCR65, HCR71, HB284, HB302, HB306, HB341, HB366, HB393, HB458, HB577, HB603, HB605, HB614, HB733, HB752, HB773, HB798, HB911, HB955, HB996, HB1035, HB1069, HB1113, HB1140, HB1180, HB1240, SB82, SB89, HB134, HB258, HB359, HB782, SB149, SB382, SB441
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

Senate Floor Session 04-28-2026 12:00pm

Hawaii Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • </c> feasibility of establishing state-owned feasibility of establishing state-owned or<00:05:35.160>
  • of the Hawaii Building and Construction Trades Council, or the executive director's designee, to the
  • He served as national chair of Council of State Governments in 2022 and was very instrumental in bringing
  • </c> in our state legislator roles. in our state legislator roles.
  • </c> Regents of Washington State University. Regents of Washington State University.
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

Room 224 Conference AM - 04-28-2026

Hawaii Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • </c> by individuals domiciled in the state. by individuals domiciled in the state.
  • This current version of the bill allows for the transferability of LIHTC credits and extends the state
  • This current version of the bill allows for the transferability of LIHTC credits and extends the state
  • We're convening the conference committee in State Capitol Conference Room 224 on our 10:45 a.m. agenda
  • Capitol conference room 224 on in State Capitol conference room 224 on our<00:13:59.160><c> 10:45</c
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

Room 229 Conference AM - 04-28-2026

Hawaii Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • We're in Conference Room 229 at the State Capitol.
  • And first up, we have HB 2361, relating to Ka Ne'o Heiau Regional Council.
  • HB 2361, relating to Ka Ne'o Heiau Regional Council.
  • We're in conference room 229 at the State Capitol. We have only one bill on our agenda.
  • Um, we have House Bill 1815 HD1 SD1, relating to the State Foundation on Culture and the Arts.
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

Room 016 Conference AM - 04-28-2026

Hawaii Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • It requires the director of human resources of the appropriate state jurisdiction or the human resource
  • /c><00:07:46.280><c> jurisdiction</c><00:07:46.920><c> or</c><00:07:47.240><c> the</c> appropriate state
  • jurisdiction or the appropriate state jurisdiction or the human<00:07:47.600><c> resource</c><00:07:
  • small boat harbors and state parks.
  • Uh, this is one which allowed DLNR state parks and harbors to work on projects with reports back to the
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

Room 224 Conference PM - 04-28-2026

Hawaii Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Reconvening this Tuesday, April 28, 2026, at 2:40 p.m. in Conference Room 224 at the State Capitol with
  • room</c><00:07:19.560><c> 224</c><00:07:20.240><c> at</c><00:07:20.360><c> the</c><00:07:20.440><c> State
  • </c><00:07:20.720><c> Capitol</c><00:07:21.680><c> with</c> in room 224 at the State Capitol with in
  • room 224 at the State Capitol with the<00:07:21.960><c> Senate</c><00:07:22.320><c> CPN</c><00:07:22.840
  • We're creating a state statute to mimic the federal rules in place right now for transparent pricing