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NM

New Mexico 2026 Regular Session

House - Chamber Meeting Feb 15th, 2026

New Mexico House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Committee, vice chair of the Radioactive and Hazardous Materials Committee, and an advisory member of the Courts
  • Representative McQueen is an attorney who began his legal career as a judicial law clerk for the New Mexico Court
  • I think the biggest smile or perhaps the biggest scowl was on the court with Senator Bill Soules years
  • authority to this legislature is something that you and I have agreed on, to the point where I've filed
Summary: The meeting opened with prayers, the Pledge of Allegiance, and a series of announcements and personal remarks. Members then spent a large portion of the session honoring Representative Joanne Ferrary, who announced she will not seek re-election. Speakers from both parties praised her persistence, mentorship, and work on public safety, environmental protection, health care, women’s rights, and advocacy for workers and families. Ferrary thanked colleagues and said she hoped to continue supporting initiatives in the interim and beyond. The House also recognized Representative Matthew McQueen, who is running for commissioner of public lands and will leave the legislature after this term. Members highlighted his work on conservation, land grants, wildlife protection, legislative drafting, and his reputation for principled, detailed review of bills. McQueen thanked colleagues and said he hoped to remain involved in the building in another capacity. The House then moved to third reading and passed House Bill 371, the House Appropriations and Finance Committee substitute creating a temporary funding source for land grants and acequias from remaining sponge bond revenues. Supporters said it would provide a more stable, long-term funding mechanism for acequia and land grant infrastructure while preserving existing funding streams and requiring legislative appropriation and annual reporting. Some members raised concerns about oversight and the lack of a sunset or review clause, but the bill passed 63-2. The chamber also passed House Bill 248, authorizing $392 million in general obligation bond capacity, by a vote of 65-0. The House then debated House Bill 153, a committee substitute creating a market-based framework for carbon reduction and economic development. The bill includes an environmental product declaration act, a low-carbon materials rebate, and an industrial carbon reduction grant program. Supporters said it would reduce greenhouse gas emissions while encouraging economic development and new technology at industrial facilities. Members questioned the timing of the grants, anti-donation concerns, and whether companies would receive funding only after making investments, and sponsors explained that entities must pre-certify and then apply after beginning production or retrofits. Debate was ongoing at the end of the excerpt, with no final vote shown on HB 153.
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

Opening Day Floor Session 01-21-2026 10:00am

Hawaii Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
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  • On pages 19 to 21, judiciary communication numbers 1 to 14 transmit various reports. >> File. >> File
  • Introduction of Senate bill numbers 2001 to 2421. >> File.
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OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Joint Committee on Appropriations and Budget Apr 13th, 2026 at 04:30 pm

Joint Committee on Appropriations and Budget

Transcript Highlights:
  • It increases their fee from 1.25 cents per ton to 1.5 cents per ton, with a flat fee minimum of $5.
  • One of the underlying issues of why that flat $5 fee may be needed is that there are literally cases
  • House Bill 4034 is a piece of legislation that increases the pay of court reporters.
  • It was one of the top three things at the Supreme Court and the court as a collective agency, as one
  • for their court reporters.
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Joint Committee on Appropriations and Budget 3rd Revised Apr 13th, 2026 at 04:30 pm

Joint Committee on Appropriations and Budget

Transcript Highlights:
  • House House Bill 4034 appropriates $142,137 to the Supreme Court to be used to fund salary increases
  • I declare House Bill 4031 to House Bill 4037 raises the cap on ethics fees from $150,000 to $250,000.
  • Senator Hall, members, House Bill 4032 is an authorization for a fee increase from the Department of
  • How long ago or when was the most recent increase on this fee structure? Do we know?
  • It's a fair question, but I'm not sure when the fees were changed. Any further follow up?
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Joint Committee on Appropriations and Budget Apr 13th, 2026

Joint Committee on Appropriations and Budget

Transcript Highlights:
  • It increases their fee from 1.25 cents per ton to 1.5 cents per ton, with a flat fee minimum of $5.
  • One of the underlying issues is why that flat $5 fee may be needed: there are literally cases of people
  • House Bill 4034 is a piece of legislation that increases the pay of court reporters.
  • It was one of the top three things at the Supreme Court and the court as a collective agency, as one
  • to talk for their court reporters.
Summary: The Joint Committee on Appropriations and Budget met to consider a long agenda of appropriations, retirement COLAs, revolving funds, and limits bills. Early actions included Senate Bill 1144 and Senate Bill 1145, which provided cost-of-living adjustments for retired teachers and OPRS retirees, respectively, and Senate Bill 1146, 1147, 1148, and 1149, which extended similar retirement benefit increases or a one-time stipend for law enforcement, firefighters, judges, and certain retired police and firefighters. The committee also advanced bills funding the Pardon and Parole Board, OSBI cybercrimes and fraud work, juvenile medication, and several agency limits bills for Health Care Authority, Health Department, Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services, and DHS. Members also heard and passed a series of education, public safety, and economic development measures, including funding for school security at the School for Science and Math and the Schools for the Blind and Deaf, support for National Board certified teachers, and appropriations for the Rural Health Transformation Program, the Decennial Census Revolving Fund, Task Force One, and the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation forensic center. Several bills created or expanded revolving funds and financing tools, including military readiness and aviation funds, a taxpayer endowment trust fund, water infrastructure loan and REAP-related measures, and a revised non-coal mining fee structure. The committee also approved a bill increasing court reporter pay and another reducing employer contributions to the retirement system after it reached over 100% funding. There was notable discussion on a $5 million film-related pilot program for sitcom production, with questions about the amount and certification requirements, and on a rural economic development package that included money for the state fairgrounds and a university energy plant, which drew objections over whether those projects fit the intended purpose of rural prep funds. Other debated items included a bill directing funds to the Oklahoma Dream Act/Trump accounts, a bill rejecting judicial pay increases recommended by the Board of Judicial Compensation, and a proposal to move $200 million from the stabilization fund into a new Taxpayer Endowment Trust Fund. Most measures were reported out with due pass votes, though several drew dissenting votes, including the film bill, the fairgrounds/economic development bill, the water projects bill, and the trust fund and judicial pay measures. The committee adjourned after completing the agenda.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
  • I want to thank Chairman Darby for filing a bill to address camp safety during the first called special
  • I'm asking him again to file it and to make sure it is the strongest, most robust possible bill there
AL

Alabama 2025 Regular Session

Alabama Senate County and Municipal Government Committee Feb 5th, 2025

County and Municipal Government

Transcript Highlights:
  • system so just because as a drug court system so just because as a drug court system so just because
  • attempt to the fraud that or to a court attempt to the fraud that or to a court or to a court so Senator
  • if they are tax credit for these fees if they are tax credit for these fees if they are filing Alabama
  • for um I file this these fees yes I file for um I file this these fees yes I file for um I file this
  • there is a fee because them to wire there is a fee because them to wire there is a fee because there
Bills: SB82, SB78, SB4, SB6, SB62, SB66, SB77, SB63, SB79, SB53, SB55, HB14
AL

Alabama 2026 Regular Session

Alabama Senate Judiciary Committee Jan 21st, 2026

Judiciary

Transcript Highlights:
  • Then they come to court. Oh, well, I had so and so with me.
  • I point that out. enforcement is they come to court. The enforcement is they come to court.
  • Then they come to court. it's different. Then they come to court.
  • </c> not paying their court costs now. not paying their court costs now.
  • They could take a to come to court.
LA

Louisiana 2026 Regular Session

Health and Welfare May 12th, 2026

Health and Welfare

Transcript Highlights:
  • Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits to use such benefits to pay for grocery delivery fees
  • of Health to study the feasibility and impact of allowing SNAP benefits to pay for grocery delivery fees
  • purchase groceries online, but federal rules generally prohibit benefits from being used for delivery fees
  • Because you'll get a licensing survey, and you will get complaint surveys if someone files a complaint
  • Does the entity currently get like a daily fee, and all of those payments are bundled in that fee?
AZ

Arizona 2026 Regular Session

03/23/2026 - Senate Finance

Finance

Transcript Highlights:
  • It is not in lieu of impact fees. So how would impact fees and... ...specific items, correct.
  • It is not in lieu of impact fees.
  • It's basically how impact fees are paid, impact fees are paid for, right?
  • fees?
  • That's the average fee.
LA

Louisiana 2026 Regular Session

Ways and Means Mar 17th, 2026

Ways & Means

Transcript Highlights:
  • House Bill 287 by Representative Bowie extends authority for imposition of certain fees levied by the
  • That fee is set to expire in June of this year, and so this is an attempt to renew that fee or renew
  • And so this is an attempt to renew that fee or renew its imposition of that fee until 2030.
  • It's not new fees. It's currently their operating budget.
  • So this is a self-supporting fee for their organization.
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

CPC Public Hearing - Tue Feb 24, 2026 @ 2:00 PM HST

Consumer Protection & Commerce

Transcript Highlights:
  • Then you have foreclosures and receivers submitting forms so they can do their job in the court system
  • Then you have foreclosures and receivers submitting forms so they can do their job in the court system
  • So recently I noticed they did an enhancement and it has my maintenance fee account, but I can't print
  • So recently I noticed they did an enhancement and it has my maintenance fee account, but I can't print
  • Has my maintenance fee account, but I can't print the page. It comes up.
Summary: The committee heard testimony on HB 1697, which would exempt natural hair braiders from licensing requirements under certain conditions. The DCCA Board of Barbering and Cosmetology said it recognizes braiding as within the scope of cosmetology practice but warned that a broad exemption could create consumer protection gaps, especially around sanitation training, tool use, and enforcement. Supporters from the Institute for Justice and the Grassroots Institute of Hawaii argued the current licensing regime is overly burdensome and unrelated to braiding, citing the 1,250-hour training requirement, high tuition costs, barriers for low-income entrepreneurs, and the fact that many other states already exempt braiders. Committee members asked whether a standalone sanitation course or similar training could address the board’s concerns, and the board said it would bring that idea back for discussion. The committee also noted 16 written testimonies in support and 2 in opposition. The committee then took up HB 1678, relating to condominium and planned community association elections using cumulative voting. Supporters, including the Hawaii State Association of Parliamentarians, said the bill would clarify that cumulative voting applies to all candidates, including write-ins, and would help resolve confusion in association elections. One testifier urged the committee to remove proxy voting, calling it an abuse of power in some associations, while another asked whether cumulative voting and proxies could be manipulated to stack votes. In response, the parliamentarian explained that cumulative voting and proxy voting are different, that proxies simply allow someone to vote on another’s behalf, and that existing deadlines and counting procedures reduce opportunities for abuse. Testimony also emphasized that electronic or mail voting can be secure and efficient, and that the bill would make the process clearer and more democratic. Finally, the committee heard testimony on HB 1679, which would clarify an association board’s authority over electronic meetings, electronic voting, voting without a meeting, and mail voting without a meeting. Supporters said the measure would clean up statutory language, make electronic voting optional, and fix problems created by a 2024 change that made written-consent timing rules difficult to use for association actions. They also said the bill would clarify that proxies are only used at meetings, not for actions taken without a meeting. One opponent argued the bill needs further amendment because electronic voting is not well defined and could be abused, and questioned the neutrality of parliamentarians testifying on condominium bills. No votes were taken on any of the measures during the portion of the meeting provided.
AZ

Arizona 2026 Regular Session

01/28/2026 - House Federalism, Military Affairs & Elections

Federalism, Military Affairs & Elections

Transcript Highlights:
  • I've heard something about the intake of files, organizing files, right? Is that all it's doing?
  • It's organizing files for human review? It's organizing files for human review? Mr.
  • This program captures that because they go into their 201 file, their DD-214 file, and they go into their
  • You think I have built-in files like this? Well, no, I know you—not military files.
  • I know, not the military file.
WA

Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session

Senate Ways & Means Jan 19th, 2026 at 04:00 pm

Ways & Means

Transcript Highlights:
  • The established fees must be sufficient to cover accreditation service costs.
  • The established fees must be sufficient to cover accreditation service costs.
  • The established fees must be sufficient to cover accreditation service costs.
  • That fee is remitted by the seller to the Department of Licensing, who then deposits fees in the account
  • Senate Bill 5832 increases the arbitration fee from $3 to $6.