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AL

Alabama 2026 1st Special Session

Alabama House State Government Committee Jan 14th, 2026

State Government

Transcript Highlights:
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  • in Texas has ruled um just last month. in Texas has ruled um just last month.
  • You know, the lawsuits in Texas for this bill has been in the works. These bills, they changed.
Bills: HB69, HB114, HB161
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Health and Human Services Apr 30th, 2025

Health & Human Services

Transcript Highlights:
  • The committee substitute was requested by the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation, the Texas
  • Texas possesses the tools.
  • Texas has been in the forefront with Texas CASA in addressing this with resources.
  • Texas has been in the forefront with Texas CASA in addressing this.
  • Texas has been in the forefront with Texas CASA in addressing this with resources.
Summary: The committee met with a quorum and announced it would vote on pending bills at 10:30, with public testimony limited to two minutes. It first took up Senate Bill 905, a TDLR cleanup bill on licensing regulation of speech-language pathologists and audiologists. Senator Zafferini said the committee substitute would streamline advisory board consultation, remove obsolete provisional licenses, and allow any licensed physician to authorize hearing instruments for minors; the substitute was adopted and the bill left pending. The committee then heard House Bill 451, which would require universal screening for commercial sexual exploitation risk for children in DFPS conservatorship and youth under TJJD jurisdiction. The author and witnesses from Children at Risk, the Fort Bend Anti-Trafficking Collective, and Texas CASA supported the bill as a prevention tool with existing infrastructure and training; the committee adopted the substitute and left the bill pending. The committee next considered Senate Bill 466, which would clarify that families may request a fetal death certificate at any gestational age, while keeping existing filing requirements for physicians. A constituent father testified about losing his 11-week-old daughter and being told he could not obtain a certificate, which he said prevented funeral arrangements; the substitute was adopted and the bill left pending. Senate Bill 2311 followed, requiring residential treatment centers to have a written agreement with the school that will educate resident children before becoming operational. The author cited a local dispute where an RTC and school district lacked communication, and witnesses from Texas CASA and Disability Rights Texas supported clearer educational planning while suggesting the Education Code may need conforming changes; the bill was left pending. The committee then heard Senate Bill 2826, known as Alyssa’s Law, which would create a statewide education program on medical child abuse for medical students, health care professionals, and CPS caseworkers. The author and Sheriff Bill Weyburn described Alyssa’s case as involving repeated unnecessary surgeries and argued the bill would improve awareness and early identification, while several witnesses and members raised concerns about false accusations, impacts on medically fragile children, and the need for scientific, peer-reviewed training and safeguards. After extensive discussion, the chair left the bill pending. The committee also heard House Bill 136, which would add certified lactation consultants as Medicaid providers to expand breastfeeding support; witnesses from lactation and nutrition fields said the bill would improve access, maternal and infant health, and long-term savings, and the bill was left pending. Finally, the committee took up Senate Bill 2805, a surprise-billing/arbitration measure that would clarify provider identifiers and shift arbitration costs to the losing party. The author said the substitute was a legislative counsel draft with no substantive difference, and witnesses from the Texas Medical Association, Texas Society of Anesthesiologists, and U.S. Anesthesia Partners supported the bill as a modest improvement that would reduce administrative confusion and make arbitration fairer without weakening patient protections. Members discussed how arbitration costs affect settlement behavior and how to define the “winner” in close cases. The bill was heard but not voted out during this segment.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Public Education Mar 11th, 2025

Public Education

Transcript Highlights:
  • Again, every parent in Texas deserves the right.
  • I want a Texas solution. I want to do this the Texas way. And so I'm excited about this discussion.
  • . accredited private schools in Texas.
  • and use their funds as allowed by the Texas Education Code and such and they and I know they do they
  • The average private school tuition in Texas is $9,400. if you look at the, across the state of Texas.
Bills: HB3, HB3
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Public Education Mar 11th, 2025

Public Education

Transcript Highlights:
  • That's not what happens here in Texas. That might happen here in Texas, Mr. Chairman.
  • , I have been in Texas.
  • Since 1986, the state of Texas has had a Texas Dyslexia Association. dyslexia handbook.
  • We have school choice in Texas.
  • So what Texas. Texas will see is what I saw in Arizona, and I know it's hard.
Bills: HB3, HB3
AL

Alabama 2026 1st Special Session

Alabama Senate County and Municipal Government Committee Apr 1st, 2026

County and Municipal Government

Transcript Highlights:
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  • redacts personal information, residence and address, from candidates and officials from campaign finance
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Taxes Committee 4/1/25

Taxes

Transcript Highlights:
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  • Tax increment financing has been one of those tools that's worked for the city of Maplewood.
  • <00:53:31.559> those tax increments to finance those tax increments to finance those improvements
  • I'm Matthew Hendrick, manager in the City of Minneapolis development finance division.
AL

Alabama 2026 1st Special Session

Alabama House Economic Development and Tourism Committee Feb 11th, 2026

Economic Development and Tourism

Transcript Highlights:
  • law, in order to be eligible for economic development incentives, they are tied to companies' NAICS codes
  • Companies' NAICS codes. What this bill will do is kind of update those codes.
  • And secondly, it will update those codes to reflect the 2022 revisions, ensuring consistency, clarity
Bills: HB393, HB61
ND

North Dakota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Senate Appropriations Apr 16th, 2025 at 08:00 am

Appropriations

Bills: SB2225, HB1619
Summary: The Appropriations Committee met to clear several remaining bills and discussed scheduling around upcoming conference committees. The chair noted that full committee meetings would likely be held after floor session, while Thursday and Friday mornings were being reserved for conference committees. Members also discussed how conference committees would be scheduled and where they would appear on their dashboards. The committee first took up House Bill 1577, relating to wastewater facility grants. Amendments were adopted to create a loan/line-of-credit mechanism through the Bank of North Dakota and the Department of Environmental Quality to keep two canceled federal BRIC-funded projects moving: a lagoon project in Fezenden and a wastewater treatment project in Lincoln. Members emphasized the language was intended to apply only to those projects and to preserve the possibility of federal reimbursement later. The amendment passed 16-0, and the bill as amended received a 15-1 do pass recommendation. The committee then reconsidered House Bill 1009 and adopted an additional amendment transferring the remaining balance in the bioscience innovation grant fund to the general fund, rather than issuing another round of grants. That amendment passed 16-0, and the bill as amended also received a 16-0 do pass recommendation. Finally, the committee considered House Bill 1619, creating a long-term care facility loan fund and adjusting an existing medical facility loan program. After discussion, members amended the bill to reduce the long-term care fund cap to $10 million per project, set the interest rate at 2%, extend repayment to 30 years, and align the medical facility loan program to 2% with a 30-year term. The amendment passed 14-2, and the bill as amended received a 16-0 do pass recommendation.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

S/C on Juvenile Justice Apr 3rd, 2025

S/C on Juvenile Justice

Transcript Highlights:
  • My name is Kate Stoops, and I'm the public policy and advocacy assistant for the Arc of Texas.
  • The Arc of Texas supports HB3276, particularly the bill's language.
  • Texas makes major and significant strides in...
  • Those figures came from. the TEA, Texas Education Agency.
  • Two, do you want us to... follow the code of local consent? Both, yes. Thank you.
Bills: HB2947, HB3276, HB3513
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Veteran Affairs Apr 29th, 2025

Veteran Affairs

Transcript Highlights:
  • Chairman, the Texas Armed Services Scholar Jim program was created in 2009, the vision of making Texas
  • I'm the president and CEO of the Texas Association of Business, where the Texas State Chamber, and I'm
  • I'm the president and CEO of the Texas Association of Business where the Texas State Chamber.
  • I'm the president and CEO of the Texas Association of Business, where the Texas State Chamber, and I'm
  • I’m General Counsel for the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation.
Bills: HB102, HB300, SB2255
Summary: The Senate Committee on Veteran Affairs heard three measures focused on military-connected students, service members, veterans, and their families. House Bill 102 would give eligible students in military-related university programs early registration privileges, similar to existing accommodations for expectant mothers and student athletes. House Bill 300 would modernize the Texas Armed Services Scholar program by increasing scholarship funding, clarifying the student employment agreement, and creating a scholarship coordinator at THECB to help students and families navigate the program. Senate Bill 2255 drew the most discussion and testimony. The bill would streamline occupational licensing for military members, spouses, and veterans by allowing Texas licensure based on an out-of-state license in good standing with a similar scope of practice, removing the Texas residency requirement, and shortening agency processing time from 30 days to 10 days in the committee substitute. Supporters from the Texas Coalition of Veterans Organizations, the Texas Association of Business, the Institute for Justice, TDLR, and the VFW said the bill would reduce bureaucratic delays, improve employment opportunities, and help military families maintain income during relocations. TDLR also described current licensing confusion between state and federal rules and said the bill would improve alignment and data collection. No witnesses testified against any of the bills. After public testimony closed on each measure, HB 102, HB 300, and SB 2255 were left pending in committee. The committee then recessed subject to the call of the chair.
FL

Florida 2026 Regular Session

Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice Jan 21st, 2026

Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice

Transcript Highlights:
  • Now we're going to quickly to tab 4: SB 504, code inspector body cameras, by Senator Burgess.
  • This bill allows local governments, under a statewide framework, to permit code enforcement officers
  • code inspectors are obviously very non-threatening.
  • We, I believe, because of some of the threats that are on code enforcement officials, I had a bill a
  • And also waving in support is Andrew Kallel, Florida Association of Code Enforcement.
Summary: The Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice met with a quorum present and considered several bills. The committee heard and approved SB 504, allowing local governments to adopt standardized policies for code enforcement officers to use body cameras, and SB 506, which creates a related public records exemption for certain body camera recordings, including protections for minors and private information. Senator Smith raised questions about notice to property owners and use limitations, and Senator Osgood asked whether cameras must be on at all times; the sponsor said he would follow up on specifics. Both bills had support from local government and code enforcement groups and were reported favorably after adoption of an amendment to SB 504 clarifying training and familiarity with camera rules. The committee also approved CS/SB 32, creating a new injunction for protection against serious violence by a known person, and SB 210, the companion public records exemption for petitions involving that injunction. Senator Sharif said the bills fill a gap for victims who do not qualify under existing injunction categories, and supporters waived in favor. SB 676, by Senator Arrington, was also reported favorably; it creates a graduated penalty structure for contributing to the delinquency of a minor when the underlying conduct involves certain animal cruelty offenses, and increases penalties for fighting or baiting animals. Senator Osgood spoke in support, tying the bill to protecting children and animals, and several law enforcement and animal welfare groups waived in support. The committee further approved SB 432, which adds certain concentrated 7-OH to Schedule I, exempts FDA-approved veterinary xylazine products, creates a first-degree felony with a mandatory minimum for certain candy-like xylazine products, and establishes trafficking penalties for xylazine. Senator Osgood spoke at length in support, emphasizing overdose risks and the impact on people with substance use disorder. Finally, the committee passed SB 524, which revises duties and appointments related to the Medical Examiners Commission and district medical examiners, clarifies responsibilities within Chapter 943, and changes notification and curriculum approval provisions for criminal justice standards. All measures were reported favorably, and the committee adjourned without objection.
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Business and Insurance 2ND REVISED Apr 16th, 2026 at 09:30 am

Business and Insurance

Transcript Highlights:
  • with that being said, we have several states across the nation that have already went To this route, Texas
  • Montana, Indiana, North Dakota, Utah, and just recently, North Carolina has went to a weight-based tax code
  • Texas taxes on weight, like I said, they're part...
  • I did speak to most of you, but just quickly, I have been a licensed attorney since 2008 in Texas.
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Administrative Rules REVISED: Links Added Apr 28th, 2026

Administrative Rules

Transcript Highlights:
  • It has to do with the Oklahoma Uniform Building Code Commission, OUBCC.
  • We came to an agreement, got them to work with the code as it is established.
  • We came to an agreement, got them to work with the code as it is established, with some delays in the
Summary: The committee took up several joint resolutions dealing with agency rules. H.J.R. 1090, approving energy- and agriculture-related agency rules, was adopted and passed 10-0. H.J.R. 1091, covering business and commerce rules, was also adopted and passed 10-0. H.J.R. 1092, which had been split out from the business and commerce packet because of a reported $10 million cost impact on one business, was adopted after discussions with regulators about delaying remodeling requirements and addressing safety concerns; it passed unanimously. H.J.R. 1093, approving health-related agency rules, passed 11-0, with some Oklahoma Health Care Authority major rules noted as being handled separately in the Senate. The committee then discussed H.C.R. 1094, a major rule from the Long-Range Capital Planning Commission. Members raised concerns that the agency’s rule impact statement contained errors, incorrect notice and hearing information, and an incomplete economic analysis. After debate over whether the resolution could be amended or had to be accepted or rejected as a whole, the committee voted 11-0 that it did not pass. The committee then considered H.J.R. 1095 with an amendment to specifically disapprove a proposed permanent rule change by the Long-Range Capital Planning Commission that would have allowed the commission to ignore its own rules in the “best interest of the state.” The amendment was adopted 11-1, and the resolution as amended passed. At the end of the meeting, the chair thanked members and staff for their work and said the committee would try to move the resolutions to the floor on Thursday, with another meeting likely needed to address additional major rules coming from the Senate. A committee member also suggested a brief educational review of a prior procedural issue at a future meeting, and the chair agreed to discuss broader concerns about the administrative rules process in a later wrap-up.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
  • Codes, to confirm the codes to the source law from which they were derived, and revise codes as parts
  • We do have two resource folks here from Texas Legislative Council.
  • This bill is the update to the Code of Criminal Procedure.
  • Nacogdoches holds a unique place in Texas history and horticulture.
  • Code.
LA

Louisiana 2026 Regular Session

House of Representatives Apr 23rd, 2026

Louisiana House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Senate Bill 140 by Senator Miller, Code of Civil Procedure relative to probate; to provide for multiple
  • Bill 646 by Representative Bowie, a joint resolution to amend the Constitution relative to state finances
  • House Bill 824 by Representative Bowie, state finance, the calculation of a limit above which certain
  • House Bill 824 by Representative Bowie, State Finance, this calculation of a limit above which certain
  • House Bill 1186 by Representative Jacob Landry, relative to the Uniform Construction Code Commission,
LA

Louisiana 2026 Regular Session

House of Representatives Apr 23rd, 2026

Louisiana House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Senate Bill 140 by Senator Miller, Code of Civil Procedure relative to probate.
  • Representative Bowie provides relative to a joint resolution to amend the Constitution relative to state finances
  • House Bill 824 by Representative Bowie, state finance, this calculation of a limit above which certain
  • House Bill 824 by Representative Bowie, State Finance, this calculation of a limit above which certain
Summary: The House convened with a quorum, opened in prayer, and adopted the journal. Members received messages from the Senate on several House bills and Senate bills, and a number of House resolutions were introduced or laid over. The chamber also suspended rules to allow committees to continue meeting while the House was in session. Several local and ceremonial resolutions were taken up, including measures on public health data, carbon sequestration property rights, declining school enrollment, and commendations and condolences. The floor then considered a series of local bills and Senate bills, many of which passed with little or no opposition. Among the House bills approved were measures creating or adjusting local districts and utility-related authorities in Orleans and Jefferson parishes, including bills on the Regency Park Town Home Crime Prevention Security District, Sewage and Water Board procurement and lien authority, the Foulberg-New neighborhood improvement district, and temporary parish burn bans. The House also passed bills on broadband cable price notices, state finance limits, toll exemptions for school board-owned leased vehicles, prestige license plates, and a brain injury designation on driver’s licenses. Senate bills passed included measures on workers’ compensation evidence rules, recreation of the Department of Agriculture and Forestry, a soybean grain research board name change, incumbent worker training, interdict estate planning, and recreational alligator hunting. The most extensive debate centered on Senate Bill 256, which would consolidate Orleans Parish’s separate civil and criminal clerk of court offices into a single Orleans clerk. Supporters argued the change would align Orleans with the rest of the state, improve efficiency, and reduce costs, while preserving employees and services. Opponents raised concerns about the timing, the lack of broader legislative and public involvement, the impact on the recently elected criminal clerk, and possible disruption to court operations and constitutional rights. After lengthy questioning, the bill passed 89-8. The House also heard a personal privilege statement recognizing a school choir visiting the Capitol and later continued with additional Senate bills, including one on workers’ compensation medical review evidence and another on the Department of Agriculture and Forestry.