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OK
Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session
Appropriations and Budget General Government Subcommittee 2nd Revision - HB3307 - Steagall - added Feb 16th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- We're probably going to have some big fires break out in Oklahoma in the next few days.
- need to begin establishing what nuclear regulatory framework would look like within the state of Oklahoma
- Oklahoma Task Force One was created back in the early 2000s, funded by the federal government.
Summary:
The committee heard and advanced a series of bills, mostly on a due-pass basis. Representative Grego’s bill to keep a prescribed-burn indemnity fund framework alive, with no state cost and hopes of private or insurance funding, passed 6-0 after discussion about wildfire risk and encouraging safer burns. Representative West’s HB 2962, removing time limits and refund caps for certain tax overpayment claims and extending refund rights for tribal members and former wards, also passed 6-0, with the sponsor saying it would apply retroactively.
Representative Archer’s HB 3175, as a committee substitute, would begin creating a state nuclear regulatory framework in anticipation of future federal court changes; it passed 4-3. Representative May’s HB 3336 to remove the salary cap on the OMES CIO failed 2-5 and remained in Appropriations and Budget, while his HB 3831 to create a revolving fund for Oklahoma Task Force One equipment upgrades passed 6-1. Representative Wolfley’s HB 3566 raising tag agent title-transfer fees from $2.25 to $3.75 passed 6-1, and Representative Lawson’s HB 3621 to recreate a state data center for census preparation and LUCA support passed 6-1 after he agreed to amend it to be subject to available funds.
Other measures advanced included HB 2958, a 9% pay raise for state employees, which passed unanimously 8-0; HB 3047, making LOFT the clearinghouse for statutorily required agency reports, which passed 6-1; HB 4301, strengthening the VA escape clause by requiring earnest-money refunds when a VA-financed home does not appraise, which passed 7-0; and HB 1979, creating a two-year task force to consolidate early childhood programs across agencies, which passed 4-2. The committee also heard a bill allowing the Attorney General’s Office and District Attorneys Council to buy vehicles without going through OMES, and it passed 6-2. After finishing the agenda, the committee announced a short recess before reopening for an Emergency Management budget hearing.
WY
Wyoming 2026 Regular Session
Select Committee on School Finance Recalibration, January 22, 2026 - AM
Select Committee on School Finance Recalibration
Transcript Highlights:
- So, even if I've got a child who's going to school in Oklahoma, um, there's a good chance that Sigma
- is going to have an in-network provider in Oklahoma, but they're going to be out of Wyoming.
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- ,</c><02:24:28.560><c> but</c> network provider in Oklahoma, but network provider in Oklahoma, but they're
NH
Transcript Highlights:
- </c> understand about the Constitution?" understand about the Constitution?"
- </c><01:48:02.000><c> issues,</c> gap, resolve the constitutional issues, gap, resolve the constitutional
- But the problem is we do have a constitutional obligation to pay for these things.
- Um, we have Kentucky, Arizona, Oklahoma, and South Carolina.
- </c><04:41:51.520><c> South</c> Kentucky, Arizona, Oklahoma, and South Kentucky, Arizona, Oklahoma, and
Committee:
House Education Funding
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- Thank you. the constitutional amendment here, and obviously, if it passes, we send it out to the voters
- We would read those constitutional amendments to senior citizens in the nursing home and we would get
- As mentioned before, I know that HB1783 is about city propositions and not about state constitutional
- As mentioned before, I know that HB1783 is about city propositions and not about state constitutional
- Alabama, Florida, Idaho, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Oklahoma, South Dakota,
Committee:
House Elections
Keywords:
HB 817, Texas Election Code, majority vote, majority threshold, ranked-choice voting, preferential voting, instant runoff voting, vote reassignment, ballot ranking, election administration, public office election, Election Code Section 2.0215, runoff elections, plurality vs majority, voting systems, education reform, budget allocation, teacher retention, student performance, accountability measures
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- Uh, most of ours are, are either in Iowa or right across the line into Guyman, Oklahoma, uh, for Seaboard
- Last session, state law, and the Texas Constitution was changed to implement protections against city
- farmers and ranchers or asking them, daring them to, uh, sue them to take advantage of their constitutional
- right to farm and ranch in, in the Constitution.
- There's a constitutional amendment now, and they've changed that and they've allowed certain things that
Committee:
House Agriculture & Livestock
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- We've worked with them in other states: Alabama, Louisiana, Oklahoma, and New Mexico.
- They have done that in Oklahoma, and it's actually damaged the effectiveness of their program.
- Why in Oklahoma, when it was mandated that there were reduced insurance rates when this was applied,
- One of the interesting things, there's a fairly good study that you can look at from Oklahoma.
- Oklahoma just did one last year. They have a $10,000 maximum per roof.
Bills:
HB778 , HB 1266 , HB1576 , HB2213 , HB2517 , HB2518 , HB2841 , HB3306 , HB3320 , HB3388 , HB3508 , HB3520 , HB3689
Committee:
House Insurance
Keywords:
credentialing, healthcare, physician assistants, advanced practice nurses, managed care, hurricane, windstorm, loss mitigation, grants, insurance discounts, property retrofitting, insurance, Texas Windstorm Insurance Association, board composition, coastal counties, property insurance, taxation, Texas FAIR Plan Association, premium taxes, maintenance taxes
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- Let's be honest, we just need to amend the Constitution and allow us just to name the counties.
- If a dealer fraudulently obtains or uses vehicle inspection reports, it constitutes a key component tied
- Michigan, California, New York, Alaska, and Oklahoma.
Bills:
HB341 , HB469 , HB971 , HB1624 , HB2721 , HB2959 , HB3365 , HB3731 , HB3793 , HB3861 , HB3946 , HB3966 , HB4348 , HB4401 , HB4402 , HB4924 , HB4966 , HB5563
Committee:
House Transportation
Keywords:
affordable housing, zoning, development, community support, local regulations, bicycle lanes, traffic collisions, Texas Department of Transportation, study, public safety, bicycles, electric bicycles, scooters, road safety, transportation study, commercial vehicle, safety standards, enforcement, Texas counties, transportation
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- But statutory is not constitutional.
- I think this is already in our constitution.
- It's in the Constitution.
- Free and fair elections are the cornerstone of our constitution. Constitutional Republic.
- Constitution.
Bills:
SB16 , SB76 , SB310 , SB311 , SB396 , SB505 , SB827 , SB964 , SB1209 , SB1210 , SB1386 , SB1470 , SB2035 , SJR37 , SB 16
Committee:
Senate State Affairs
Keywords:
voter registration, proof of citizenship, Election Code, criminal offenses, limited federal ballot, transportation, infrastructure, funding, public safety, state regulation, election, polling places, voter access, state oversight, electronic voting, voting, polling place, elections, countywide program, election integrity
FL
Transcript Highlights:
- Constitution? Speaker: Representative Garrison. Rep. Garrison: Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
- CONSTITUTION. WE ARE ONE COUNTRY.
- I DO WANT TO TALK ABOUT HOW THIS BILL DOES VIOLATE THE CONSTITUTION.
- So they will have to pay to defend a bill we know is violating the Constitution.
- They come to the schools; it's our constitutional responsibility to...
Keywords:
immigration enforcement, unauthorized alien entry, death penalty, capital felonies, 287G agreements, in-state tuition, undocumented students, DACA, TPS, Venezuelan immigrants, law enforcement funding, immigration detention, federal preemption, equal protection, constitutional challenges, immigration status determination, school resource officers, conscientious objection, clergy protection, teacher protection
Summary:
The Florida House passed two immigration enforcement bills during a special session. Senate Bill 4C creates new state offenses for unauthorized alien entry/reentry into Florida and mandates the death penalty for unauthorized aliens convicted of capital felonies. Senate Bill 2C establishes a state immigration enforcement board, provides $300+ million for local law enforcement immigration cooperation, creates a $1,000 bonus program for officers participating in federal immigration enforcement, and repeals in-state tuition for undocumented students effective July 1, 2025. Multiple amendments were proposed but failed, including protections for Venezuelan TPS holders, DACA recipients, students in critical professions, and conscientious objection provisions for clergy and teachers. Debate included constitutional concerns about federal preemption, equal protection violations, and mandatory death penalty provisions. The session also included a memorial urging DHS to provide 287G agreement training opportunities.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- that's true for all of them, but I think that there are some of them that could choose to locate in Oklahoma
- be able to understand the process and the probability of that data center moving to Texas versus Oklahoma
- a load forecast and you're shopping at three places within the the state, you're shopping it in Oklahoma
- Or is it still an issue if it's in Oklahoma?
- I think it would be unlikely that building a data center in Oklahoma for my members would necessarily
Committee:
House State Affairs
Keywords:
electric power, interconnection, utilities, ERCOT, large load customers, water supply, sewer service, demand management, school prayer, Bible reading, religious text, public schools, Texas Education Code, student prayer, silent prayer, meditation, religious liberty, First Amendment, Establishment Clause, church and state
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- Uh, we've worked with them in other states, Alabama, Louisiana, Oklahoma, New Mexico.
- Um, they have done that in Oklahoma and it's actually damaged the effectiveness of their program.
- So, um, why in Oklahoma when it was mandated that there was reduced insurance rates when this was applied
- one of the interesting things, there's a, there's a fairly good study that you can look at from Oklahoma
- Oklahoma just did one last year. They have a 10K maximum per roof.
Committee:
House Insurance
NM
New Mexico 2025 Regular Session
IC - Legislative Education Study Sep 4th, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- There's a very specific definition of what constitutes career and technical education that I provided
- get them a certificate that we don't have any jobs for in New Mexico, and they've got to move to Oklahoma
FL
Transcript Highlights:
- I'm the mother of two children in Florida, and in states like Georgia, Oklahoma, Texas, and Ohio, we
- I'm the mother of two children in Florida, and in states like Georgia, Oklahoma, Texas, and Ohio, we
- But other than to say, as our state constitution preamble and Article I, Section 1 of our state constitution
- Yeah, so, and then the other thing we discussed last week was what constitutes a biofeedback device.
- Constitution prohibits a state from willfully disregarding the right of parents to make decisions about
Committee:
Senate Judiciary
Summary:
The Judiciary Committee heard Senate Bill 1272 on guardianship, which would limit a guardian’s ability to isolate an adult ward from family and require notice of major events such as a ward’s death or relocation to a more restrictive setting. Senator Jones and supportive speakers said the bill was intended to protect wards from abuse and isolation by bad actors, while still preserving good-faith guardianship. With no opposition testimony or debate, the committee voted 8-0 to report the bill favorably.
The committee then considered CS for Senate Bill 1284, which would expand Florida’s Wrongful Death Act to allow civil claims for the death of an unborn child. An amendment was adopted to define “unborn child” as a member of the species Homo sapiens carried in the womb and to state that the act does not authorize claims against the mother or against health care providers acting within the lawful standard of care. The bill drew extensive debate and testimony. Supporters argued it would give parents parity and fuller damages, including economic losses and mental anguish, when negligence causes the death of an unborn child. Opponents, including the ACLU, medical professionals, and reproductive rights advocates, warned it could be used to target abortion care, increase malpractice exposure, worsen physician shortages, and create speculative damages. The committee approved the bill 6-4.
Finally, the committee took up Senate Bill 1288 on parental rights, with a strike-all amendment that would strengthen parental control over minors’ medical decisions, surveys, and biofeedback devices, while adding exceptions for emergencies, court orders, certain legal statuses, and situations involving abuse or out-of-home placement. Supporters said the measure restores parents as primary decision-makers and protects children from inappropriate questioning or treatment without consent. Opponents argued it could block minors from confidential care for STIs, mental health, or abuse-related issues, and could chill school and medical screenings. The transcript ends during testimony and debate on this bill, before any final vote is shown.
OK
Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session
Appropriations and Budget Public Safety Subcommittee Apr 8th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- Members, Senate Bill 1767 will hopefully stop illegal shipments of spirits into Oklahoma.
- It will hopefully stop illegal shipments of spirits into Oklahoma. It does a couple things.
Summary:
The committee considered two Senate bills. Senate Bill 1859, presented by Representative Chapman, would establish a cyber crimes unit within the OSBI and create a revolving fund for future use. Chapman said it was nearly identical to a prior bill and moved for adoption; after no questions or debate, the committee voted 8-1 to pass it.
Representative Fiffer then presented Senate Bill 1767, which aims to stop illegal shipments of spirits into Oklahoma by strengthening the state’s prohibition on out-of-state shipping of spirits and authorizing the Attorney General to enforce state and federal law. He said the bill should be revenue neutral or slightly positive for ABLE, despite a fiscal impact note. After no questions or debate, the committee voted unanimously, 9-0, to pass the bill.
The meeting concluded after both measures were approved and the committee adjourned.
NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
House Labor, Industrial and Rehabilitative Services (01/22/2025)
Labor, Industrial and Rehabilitative Services
Transcript Highlights:
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NM
New Mexico 2026 Regular Session
House - Consumer and Public Affairs Feb 5th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- So when there's major court cases, with the exception of McGirt out of Oklahoma, it's going to probably
- Mexico Constitution, particularly as applied to youthful offenders.
- I understand the problems that are being tried to be fixed, but it's still a constitutional issue.
- And when a lower burden of proof is paired with confinement and applied to youth, the constitution requires
Summary:
The committee first heard HB 206, which would expand eligibility under the Crime Victims Reparation Act to cover additional offenses: simple assault, simple battery, criminal sexual contact, and robbery while armed with a deadly weapon. The sponsor, the Crime Victims Reparation Commission, and multiple supporters said the change would help victims access compensation for medical care, counseling, lost income, and related costs, with no added state administrative burden. There was no opposition, and the bill passed 6-0.
The committee then took up HB 20, which would allow Native American designation on driver’s licenses and state IDs for people who provide proof of membership in a federally recognized tribe. Sponsors and tribal supporters said the designation could help with identification, Turquoise Alert notifications, and jurisdictional issues, while also serving as a voluntary option for tribal members. Some members raised concerns about possible profiling, lack of consultation with every tribe, and the absence of data from other states; supporters responded that the designation is optional and intended to assist, not harm. The bill passed 4-2.
HB 52, a technical cleanup bill correcting statutory cross-references after prior competency-law amendments, passed unanimously 6-0. HB 58, which updates the telephone harassment statute to include electronic communications such as texts and social media, also passed 6-0 after supporters said the current law is outdated and too limited for modern harassment cases; committee members discussed possible definitional refinements. HB 57, allowing certain lab analysts and toxicologists to testify by interactive video in misdemeanor and DWI cases, drew support for efficiency and reducing travel burdens, but also concerns about confrontation rights and technical drafting issues; it passed 6-0 with a no recommendation. Finally, HB 79, which would lower the burden of proof for juvenile probation violation hearings to a preponderance standard, drew strong opposition from defense advocates and a law student who argued it would reduce due process protections for youth; after debate, the committee tabled the bill on a 4-2 vote.
OK
Transcript Highlights:
- not go to countries or entities that really don't have the best interests of the United States or Oklahoma
- Who gets listed on the federal adversary or foreign adversary company list that Oklahoma will have to
Committee:
House State Powers
OK
Transcript Highlights:
- The PCS and the bill is a request bill from the Oklahoma Water Resources Board.
- From the Oklahoma Water Resources Board. Well, you'd like to adopt? Yes, sir, Mr. Chairman.
Committee:
House Energy
OK
Transcript Highlights:
- not go to countries or entities that really don't have the best interests of the United States or Oklahoma
- how does someone get listed on the federal adversary or the foreign adversary company list that Oklahoma
Committee:
House State Powers
Summary:
The State Powers Committee met with a quorum and took up House Bill 4193, as amended by a proposed committee substitute (PCS), which the committee adopted as the working draft without objection. Representative Chapman explained that the revised bill removed references to political subdivisions and would apply only to state contracts and state purchasing. He said the bill’s purpose was to prevent state tax dollars from going to countries or entities that do not have the best interests of the United States or Oklahoma at heart, with particular concern about foreign adversaries such as China.
During questions, members asked how the foreign-adversary list would be determined and enforced. Chapman said the list is a federal issue and that the state purchasing director would reference it, with enforcement largely left to the purchasing director’s discretion and whistleblowers. He said contracts could be terminated if a prohibited entity were identified. OMES was referenced as the agency involved in the purchasing process, and Chapman indicated the bill had been revised after discussions with OMES.
After discussion, the committee moved to a vote and passed the bill out of committee by a 4-0 vote, reporting it as “do pass.” The meeting then adjourned with no further business.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Task Force on Homeowners and Commercial Property Insurance 12/16/25
Minnesota House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- And the Oklahoma experience is, I think, much more similar to Minnesota's than certainly Alabama's is
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- And the Oklahoma uh experience perils.
- And the Oklahoma uh experience is<00:55:52.160><c> I</c><00:55:52.319><c> think</c><00:55:52.480><c>