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AL
Alabama 2026 Regular Session
Alabama House Military and Veterans Affairs Committee Jan 21st, 2026
Military and Veterans Affairs
Committee:
House Military and Veterans Affairs
Keywords:
homestead exemption, disabled veterans, tax relief, annual verification, property tax, state holidays, federal holidays, public holidays, legal holidays, office closures, state employees, personal leave, compensatory leave, bank closures, school closures, Mardi Gras, Mobile County, Baldwin County, Rosa Parks Day, Martin Luther King Jr. Day
AL
Alabama 2025 Regular Session
Alabama Senate Fiscal Responsibility and Economic Development Committee Apr 9th, 2025
Fiscal Responsibility and Economic Development
Transcript Highlights:
- There was a call for a public hearing.
- So when an individual applies for a government or a public means-tested benefit, they will a public means-tested
- Chair, again, I know that we have limited time and we still we have limited time and we still have a public
- We're going to have a public hearing first.
- We have a public All right. We have a public hearing.
Bills:
HB1
Keywords:
DUI, driving under the influence, ignition interlock, interlock device, driver license suspension, restricted license, motor vehicle, alcohol offense, first offense, repeat offender, blood alcohol concentration, BAC, license revocation, Alabama State Law Enforcement Agency, ALEA, public safety, traffic safety, chemical dependency, substance abuse, court referral program
TX
Committee:
House S/C on International Relations
Keywords:
border region, infrastructure, economic development, government operations, education, international cooperation, infrastructure investment, bond issuance, state agencies, shrimp industry, federal regulations, foreign imports, economic impact, public health, Gulf Coast communities, Texas-Israel relations, Israel, Jerusalem, trade office, foreign relations
AL
Transcript Highlights:
- All right, we have a public hearing called. Let me lay some ground rules down for this.
- Okay, we'll do that after the public hearing. All right, Miss Michael...
- the creation of these important public policy decisions.
- What public facility would they use in this situation?
- This bill also deals with public accommodations and single-sex spaces.
Committee:
House Health
OK
Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session
Senate Legislative Session Apr 22nd, 2026 at 01:30 pm
Oklahoma Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- They're learning public speaking by giving demonstrations, they're building financial literacy through
- It says, according to Oklahoma statutes, talking about funds shall be divided equally amongst all public
- We still maintain oversight and transparency requirements so we're not trying to get away with anything
- Yes, we maintain oversight and all transparency requirements to make sure that we do this in the most
- I don't believe or I don't recall from my days when I was chairing public safety and judiciary how much
Bills:
HB3834 , HB3940 , HB4346 , HB2947 , HB3257 , HB3264 , HB4326 , HB4421 , HB3944 , HB3979 , HB4118 , SCR22 , SB169 , HB1047 , HB2123 , HB2650 , HB3260 , HB3403 , SR41 , HB3649 , HB3742 , HB3831 , HB3996 , HB4321 , HB4339
Keywords:
HB3834, Oklahoma Breakthrough Therapy Act, ibogaine, ibogaine-based therapeutics, ibogaine analogs, clinical trials, FDA approval, breakthrough therapy designation, opioid use disorder, substance use disorder, traumatic brain injury, mental health, neurological disorders, drug development, public-private partnership, State Department of Health, intellectual property, revolving fund, research funding, medical licensing
OK
Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session
Appropriations and Budget REVISED- SB1074 -Strom- added Feb 17th, 2026 at 04:45 pm
Appropriations and Budget
Transcript Highlights:
- The signs will be paid with public funds. A small sign on an existing post.
- The signs will be paid with public funds. There is no physical impact. Move for adoption.
- So just clarify that the signage is going to be paid by private funds, not public funds.
- Chairman, is there an issue with public defenders in rural areas and their ability to...
- Is there an issue with public defenders in rural areas and their ability to defend, and would you consider
Bills:
HB4421 , HB4426 , HB4432 , HB4329 , HB3551 , HB3763 , HB1411 , HB2730 , HB3465 , HB3649 , HB3650 , HB3674 , HB3941 , HB3970 , HB3979 , HB3980 , HB3981 , SB1074
Committee:
House Appropriations and Budget
Keywords:
child welfare, fentanyl exposure, drug endangerment, environmental testing, safety analysis, remediation, child protection, Department of Human Services, violence prevention, HB4426, SIDE tax credit, strategic industrial development enhancement, income tax credit, economic development, tax incentive, qualified economic development expenditures, qualified initial infrastructure expenditures, industrial park, economic development zone, port authority
OK
Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session
Appropriations and Budget Feb 17th, 2026 at 04:30 pm
Appropriations and Budget
Bills:
HB4421 , HB4426 , HB4432 , HB4329 , HB3551 , HB3763 , HB1411 , HB2730 , HB3465 , HB3649 , HB3650 , HB3674 , HB3941 , HB3970 , HB3979 , HB3980 , HB3981 , SB1074
Committee:
House Appropriations and Budget
Keywords:
child welfare, fentanyl exposure, drug endangerment, environmental testing, safety analysis, remediation, child protection, Department of Human Services, violence prevention, HB4426, SIDE tax credit, strategic industrial development enhancement, income tax credit, economic development, tax incentive, qualified economic development expenditures, qualified initial infrastructure expenditures, industrial park, economic development zone, port authority
MA
Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
Joint Committee on Bonding, Capital Expenditures and State Assets Apr 7th, 2026
Joint Committee on Bonding, Capital Expenditures and State Assets
Transcript Highlights:
- And given that experience, I appreciate the unique role of this committee in ensuring public funds are
- I'm thrilled to be back in the Commonwealth, continuing my public service in a state that is leading
- That's education, public safety, the whole nine.
- Our public works directors' ability to put these funds to work hinges on its passage in relation to construction
- That concludes our testimony for today's public hearing. Motion to adjourn. Motion to adjourn.
Bills:
H5279
Keywords:
municipal roads, bridges, transportation bond bill, infrastructure financing, capital spending, bond authorization, general obligation bonds, special obligation bonds, Commonwealth Transportation Improvement Act, road resurfacing, road repair, bridge repair, pavement, culverts, stormwater management, climate resilience, bicycle infrastructure, pedestrian infrastructure, transit modernization, commuter rail
WA
Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session
House State Government & Tribal Relations Feb 25th, 2026 at 01:30 pm
State Government & Tribal Relations
Transcript Highlights:
- Substitute Senate Bill 6049, and this relates to student and employee information being exempt from public
- disclosure under the Public Records Act.
- disclosure under the Public Records Act.
- view is a mistake. ...are anonymized from public view is a mistake.
- It's something that the Public Disclosure Commission has worked and negotiated with treasurers.
Committee:
House State Government & Tribal Relations
Keywords:
state nickname, evergreen state, identity, cultural heritage, tourism, state cactus, symbolic designation, ecological significance, state symbols, SB 6044, Diwali, Bandi Chhor Divas, Washington state holidays, RCW 1.16.050, state holiday recognition, religious observance, Hindu holiday, Sikh holiday, cultural recognition, paid holiday
WA
Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Agriculture & Natural Resources Feb 18th, 2026 at 08:00 am
Agriculture & Natural Resources
Transcript Highlights:
- This is for our public hearing participants.
- public testimony on Senate Bill 5816.
- We've already opened public testimony, but we're going to receive public testimony on that bill.
- For the public record, record. Conclude public testimony on this bill.
- For the public record, signed in Pro 202, Con 49, Other Zero, and that concludes the public hearing on
Committee:
House Agriculture & Natural Resources
Keywords:
fire safety, insurance incentives, best practices, community protection, voluntary measures, juice grapes, agriculture, commerce, state regulation, market access, federal response, wildfire protection, community safety, infrastructure, natural resources, commercial shellfish, shellfish fees, Department of Health, biotoxin testing, export certificate
NM
New Mexico 2026 Regular Session
Senate - Health and Public Affairs Feb 11th, 2026 at 05:14 pm
Senate Health & Public Affairs
Transcript Highlights:
- And I don't think we should allow things like that to operate in public.
- I don't think we should allow things like that to operate in public.
- Inspection is nationally recognized... ...the general public.
- A better name in the public, I think it will.
- And I've heard from the public comment, why do we change that?
Committee:
Senate Senate Health & Public Affairs
Keywords:
massage therapy, licensure, health and safety standards, continuing education, establishment licensing, civil rights, sovereign immunity, damages, public body, lawsuit limitations, legal notice, child welfare, computing infrastructure, data management, Department of Health, appropriation, foster care, Indian children, cultural competency, training services
AL
Alabama 2026 Regular Session
Alabama House Financial Services Committee Jan 14th, 2026
Financial Services
Committee:
House Financial Services
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- If no further questions, we'll proceed to public testimony.
- We want to shut down your entire project and delay a public project.
- And the idea somehow that it is good public policy, in fact, I would ask all of y'all, is it good public
- We'll proceed to public testimony.
- Bush set for public servants.
Committee:
House Land & Resource Management
Keywords:
impact fee, moratorium, local government, Texas legislation, infrastructure funding, municipal utility district, eminent domain, bonds, assessments, infrastructure, Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, Harris County, Municipal Utility District, territory exclusion, debt service taxes, property taxation, condemnation, property acquisition, real property, appraisal reports
AL
Alabama 2025 Regular Session
Alabama Senate Finance and Taxation General Fund Committee May 1st, 2025
Finance and Taxation General Fund
Committee:
Senate Finance and Taxation General Fund
Keywords:
state employees, meal allowance, per diem, travel expenses, Alabama law, HB542, district attorney, prosecutor, supernumerary district attorney, Employees' Retirement System, ERS, Alabama retirement, public employee retirement, pension, retirement benefits, post-retirement employment, salary cap, dual participation, double dipping, District Attorneys' Plan
AL
Alabama 2025 Regular Session
Alabama House Agriculture and Forestry Committee Apr 23rd, 2025
Agriculture and Forestry
Transcript Highlights:
- Wildlife is a public resource, and if that's the case, why can the public not help protect an animal
- The public is going to have a very hard time when people can pick these animals up now.
- Without oversight, people get hurt. Without oversight, people get hurt.
- So if you are a nonprofit, you can get grant funding, public support, public dollars, all that good stuff
- It also strengthens public health by creating an open educational network.
Committee:
House Agriculture and Forestry
Keywords:
wildlife rehabilitation, conservation, good samaritan, injured animals, orphaned animals, debilitated wildlife, wild birds, wild animals, Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, DCNR, permit exemption, animal rescue, animal welfare, veterinary medicine, veterinary licensing, animal cruelty, wildlife care, rehabilitation act, non-federally protected species, endangered species
AL
Alabama 2025 Regular Session
Alabama Senate Education Policy Committee Apr 2nd, 2025
Education Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- Of background, though, that's important: Montgomery Public Schools were taken over, and as you know,
- Then when you hand it back over to the local board, we want some oversight of...
- Local board, we want some oversight of that board for a few years.
- of a gradual release where we empower the local board, but basically, they're still under state oversight
- We got a lot of kids that don't even leave the house; public TV is as far as education is concerned.
Committee:
Senate Education Policy
Keywords:
school safety, local law enforcement, superintendent, complaints, school bus regulations, National Signing Day, athletic scholarships, military enlistment, postsecondary education, apprenticeship programs, high school students, educational commitments, education intervention, State Superintendent, local boards, provisional release, subpoena authority, compliance, educational operation control, fundraising
TX
Texas 89th Regular
S/C on Disease Prevention & Women's & Children's Health Mar 27th, 2025
S/C on Disease Prevention & Women's & Children's Health
Transcript Highlights:
- I'm a little concerned we're removing some of that oversight.
- About removing this transparency piece, this oversight piece for telemedicine.
- So the oversight is still there, but they're doing it through the video conferencing technology and it's
- The goal of the resolution is simple: educate the public. Support families and save babies' lives.
- Last session, this bill was passed unanimously through the Public Health Committee, and it did pass the
Keywords:
Medicaid, child health, express lane option, income verification, supplemental nutrition assistance, telepharmacy, healthcare access, remote dispensing, rural clinics, pharmacy regulations, health literacy, state health plan, health care, patient outcomes, public health, economic impact, healthcare, breast cancer, cervical cancer, insurance eligibility
OK
Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session
Appropriations and Budget Finance Subcommittee REVISED: SB1403 - Added Apr 8th, 2026 at 04:30 pm
A&B Finance Subcommittee
Transcript Highlights:
- Senate Bill 134 allows a retired member of the Oklahoma Public Employee's retirement system to please
Committee:
House A&B Finance Subcommittee
Keywords:
sales tax exemption, nonprofit organizations, contractors, charitable purposes, state law, retirement, public employees, reemployment, benefit adjustment, Oklahoma Public Employees Retirement System, Olympics, funding, Oklahoma Department of Commerce, local businesses, revolving fund, event hosting, sales tax, tax exemption, tax refund, Oklahoma Sales Tax Code
OK
Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session
Business and Insurance 2ND REVISED Mar 5th, 2026 at 09:30 am
Business and Insurance
Transcript Highlights:
- plumbing law you know it only gives very specific categories that occur on private property near public
- easements and these exemptions are appropriately targeted and helpful without compromising the public
- owner, depending on the type of business that they If it would be reasonable that security from a public
- , that are not owned by the public could be exempt from liability if they have the ability to prevent
- We've seen churches, public schools, private schools, and communities have been devastated as a result
Bills:
SB1241 , SB1242 , SB1442 , SB1592 , SB1623 , SB1625 , SB1913 , SB1940 , SB1949 , SB2102 , SB592 , SB992
Committee:
Senate Business and Insurance
Keywords:
ticket sales, resale, consumer protection, fraud, bots, transparency, refunds, event tickets, medical marijuana, cannabis, marijuana license, commercial grower, grow operation, bond requirement, land reclamation fee, revolving fund, environmental remediation, redevelopment, Oklahoma Medical Marijuana Authority, OMMA
OK
Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session
Senate Legislative Session Feb 26th, 2026 at 09:30 am
Oklahoma Senate Floor Meeting
Bills:
SB1246 , SB1510 , SB1979 , SB1929 , SB1930 , SB1976 , HCR1019 , SB1459 , SB1673 , SB1500 , SB1447 , SB1646 , SB2007 , SB1275 , SB2074
Keywords:
environmental permitting, Oklahoma, Department of Environmental Quality, public participation, regulatory framework, administered applications, energy, wind energy, financial assurance, property restoration, environmental regulation, mining, blasting, residential protection, buffer zone, Department of Mines, public utilities, electric transmission lines, landowner rights, payment regulations