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AZ

Arizona 2026 Regular Session

03/25/2026 - House Transportation & Infrastructure

Transportation & Infrastructure

Transcript Highlights:
  • Chair, going over state lines?
  • State Route 64. Horrible state of disrepair. And, you know, we're 85%...
  • Horrible state of disrepair.
  • Why does the state have to do it? And then why does the state have to pay for it?
  • Does the state of Arizona give them a state ID, whether they pay for it or not, or is the state ID their
Summary: The committee first heard Senate Bill 1273, which would appropriate $14 million in FY 2027 for pavement rehabilitation of Olga Frontage Road between Bowie and San Simon. Members asked about the project length and whether it was on the rural transportation priority list. The bill was moved and passed out of committee on a 3-2 vote with a due pass recommendation. Senate Bill 1452, as amended, would create a cargo theft task force in the Attorney General’s office and require regular meetings, investigations, and reporting. Testimony from the Arizona Trucking Association described cargo theft as a growing, sophisticated crime and said the task force would help coordinate law enforcement and use Consumer Fraud Protection Fund dollars rather than the general fund. Members discussed the fund balance, possible costs, and whether the AG’s office had capacity; the committee adopted the amendment and then approved the bill 5-0 with a do pass recommendation. The committee then took up Senate Bill 1332, which orders a study of light rail expansion in Maricopa County by the Auditor General and an independent transportation research entity. Supporters, including local business owners, argued the study was needed before further expansion, while opponents said light rail already had extensive study, strong ridership, and local voter approval, and that the state should not override local decisions. After extensive debate and public testimony, the bill passed 4-3 with a do pass recommendation. Finally, Senate Bill 1059, one of several rural transportation appropriation bills discussed by Senator Wendy Rogers and Representative Blackman, would fund an additional right-turn lane at State Route 87 and State Route 260. The sponsors described it as a safety and congestion issue for Payson and surrounding rural communities, and members discussed broader rural road needs and funding. The committee approved SB 1059 unanimously, 7-0, with a due pass recommendation. The transcript also included extended discussion of Senate Bill 1209, which would waive non-operating ID fees for unhoused people and homeless shelter residents, but the committee had not yet finished action on that bill in the portion provided.
AL

Alabama 2026 1st Special Session

Alabama Senate State Governmental Affairs Committee Mar 11th, 2026

State Governmental Affairs

Transcript Highlights:
  • We've had four Miss Americas in our state.
  • that Miss Alabama was the state that Miss Alabama was the state ambassador.<00:07:46.560> I'll
  • <00:08:31.440> This four Miss Americas in our state.
  • This four Miss Americas in our state.
  • <00:08:37.599> ambassador make them officially a state ambassador make them officially a state
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Judiciary 2ND REVISED Mar 3rd, 2026 at 01:30 pm

Judiciary

Transcript Highlights:
  • which charities are registered and are required to register to solicit donations with the Secretary of state
  • There are no other states. I searched and worked through this that offer these types of protection.
  • That was a really long-winded answer, just to say, no, there's no other states.
  • So on page three, where you're striking that ability to transfer to another state agency.
  • I mean, I'm thinking even not even US to state but sometimes there are states giving to counties.
AL

Alabama 2026 1st Special Session

Alabama Senate State Governmental Affairs Committee Feb 25th, 2026

State Governmental Affairs

Transcript Highlights:
  • I was out of… >> State. >> [snorts] >> [snorts] >> [snorts] >> Houses. >> Oh, really?
  • Uh, this bill simply says that the state agencies cannot self-declare emergencies at the governor. >>
  • <00:07:30.720> agencies bill simply says that the state agencies bill simply says that the
  • state agencies cannot<00:07:31.599> self-declare<00:07:32.240> emergencies<00:07:32.800
  • The chair then stated that the amendment had been adopted and moved to the bill as amended.
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Revenue and Taxation Feb 16th, 2026 at 01:30 pm

Revenue and Taxation

Transcript Highlights:
  • We've seen this work in other states and urge Adoption and yield for questions.
  • So we are a notice state, and this should be part of that notice.
  • We've seen this successful in other states.
  • Page two, line 21 says any state retirement system may invest in digital assets.
  • Should that say any state retirement system may invest in digital assets?
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

WLA Public Hearing 02-04-2026

Water, Land, Culture and the Arts

Transcript Highlights:
  • <00:03:49.120> can as an example of what a great state can as an example of what a great state
  • Every state needs a great be.
  • a better understanding of what the state a better understanding of what the state is<00:07:06.960
  • <00:07:52.479> a where whenever there is a a state a where whenever there is a a state a state
  • for this Hawaii area or state statewide. for this Hawaii area or state statewide.
Summary: The committee heard testimony on Senate Bill 2603, which would designate the Hawaii Symphony Orchestra as the state orchestra of Hawaii. Testimony was uniformly supportive from the Attorney General’s office, the State Foundation on Culture and the Arts, Retail Merchants of Hawaii, Hawaii Youth Symphony, the Hawaii Symphony Orchestra, the Hawaiian Steel Guitar Association, and others. Supporters emphasized the bill’s value to arts education, cultural vitality, and the visitor economy. The chair noted there were also many written testimonies submitted, and the bill was left without questions or action in the excerpt. The committee then took up Senate Bill 2083, which would create a state-owned historic properties preservation plan working group within DNR. The State Historic Preservation Division supported the bill and said it would help create a statewide database and better planning for state-owned historic properties, while noting its current review work is reactive and project-by-project. The committee asked about duplication and existing consultation processes; SHPD said it already reviews state projects under existing law and has in-house architectural staff. The measure was then set aside after brief discussion, with no vote shown in the excerpt. Next was Senate Bill 2341, which would authorize phased review of certain private-property projects and change SHPD’s review deadlines. SHPD and the Office of Planning and Sustainable Development supported the bill, saying it could encourage more proactive, programmatic review and that the current average review time for simple projects is about 56 days. Several opponents, including Sierra Club of Hawaii, Bianca Isaki, Malama Kane Lua, and Tara Roas, argued phased review would delay projects, create conflict, and weaken historic preservation protections, especially for iwi kūpuna and burial sites. Committee members raised concerns about whether the bill conflicted with prior court decisions and asked SHPD for its view; SHPD said it was not a legal question for them and suggested a programmatic alternative. The bill was not voted on in the excerpt. Finally, the committee began hearing Senate Bill 2306 on administrative fees for the Bureau of Conveyances. HGEA opposed the measure, focusing on a provision allowing the special fund to be used for qualified contractors, while the Bureau of Conveyances supported the bill as a fee correction that would equalize recording fees between systems. The bureau said specialized technical work sometimes requires outside contracting and that it could consider a contract period; the chair and members discussed the HGEA concern and asked whether the issue could be addressed. No final action was shown in the excerpt.
NM

New Mexico 2026 Regular Session

Senate - Tax, Business and Transportation Jan 27th, 2026 at 01:42 pm

Senate Tax, Business & Transportation

Transcript Highlights:
  • That will be done by the state fair board.
  • If the state fair stays, there's at least one where the state fair goes, so that will be something decided
  • dollars across the state in affordable housing.
  • Each year, the Legislature and state and local government invest millions of dollars across the state
  • And so this became part of the United States, a territory of the United States. A bloodless battle.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

State Affairs Apr 25th, 2025

State Affairs

Transcript Highlights:
  • State drug that's been mailed in.
  • based on an abortion that was legal and performed out of state. State the 2003 law again.
  • It could be mailed from out of state, purchased online in Texas, mailed in from out of state, and then
  • taken to another state, and I don't know...
  • And so several states—and I don't know if we finally passed it here or not—but several states passed
TX

Texas 89th Regular

State Affairs Apr 25th, 2025

State Affairs

Transcript Highlights:
  • out of state?
  • outside of the state.
  • I could be as could be me driving from out of state into the state.
  • Those are state buildings and state institutions.
  • state of Oklahoma.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Corrections Apr 16th, 2025

Corrections

Transcript Highlights:
  • State prisons should at least meet those standards.
  • We're a convention of over 5,000 churches across the state of Texas.
  • And that's why we need this legislation to promote a culture of life in our state.
  • After four state prisons, I got transferred to a private prison with air conditioning.
  • State climatologist Dr.
AL

Alabama 2025 Regular Session

Alabama House Apr 8th, 2025

Alabama House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • and the state of the United States and the state of the United States and the state of Alabama.
  • And I'm glad on a state level we see that when these state level we see that when these state level we
  • in of the respiratory care in the state in of the respiratory care in the state in the state.
  • . nation and our state. nation and our state.
  • And state to why it's the great state. And state to why it's the great state.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

89th Legislative Session Apr 8th, 2025

Texas House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • It is a unique fact that both his father and son were Texas State Reps, his father being a Texas State
  • state prosecutors.
  • However, if a state prosecutor's total annual salary from state and county sources exceeds the maximum
  • combined base salary set in state law, state funding for the state prosecutor's salary is automatically
  • Members, this bill does not increase state funding towards the salary of state prosecutors.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

State Affairs (Part II) Mar 31st, 2025

State Affairs

Transcript Highlights:
  • I think you stated it right.
  • Of state of freight in this entire state.
  • other states.
  • I am an expert in state and federal courts, and by the State Office of Administrative Hearings.
  • It happens all over the state.
Summary: The Senate Committee on State Affairs convened to discuss several critical pieces of legislation including SB30 and SB38. Senator Betancourt introduced a committee substitute for SB38 which underwent a smooth adoption process, moving it favorably toward the Senate. The meeting featured a mix of invited testimonies where both proponents and opponents took the floor. One notable highlight included a testimony from Melissa Casey, who criticized the current legal state as prone to fraud and detrimental to both insurers and the public at large, contending that it inflated insurance costs across the board. The discussions delved deeply into the implications of the bills on judicial processes and potential insurance ramifications, with spirited debates surrounding issues of non-economic damages and jury rights. The atmosphere remained engaged as committee members heard varied perspectives on the bills, showcasing a robust democratic process. The meeting underscored the importance of public testimony in shaping legislation, ensuring that multiple voices were considered as the committee pressed on towards making decisions that affect the legal landscape of Texas.
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Senate Legislative Session Apr 27th, 2026 at 01:30 pm

Oklahoma Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • And whereas the Oklahoma state The Senate, acting on behalf of the citizens of the state of Oklahoma,
  • President. 489 members in the state.
  • That's not to the state of Oklahoma.
  • That's what the bill is stating.
  • Meeting our state goals.
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

CAA Public Hearing - Fri Feb 13, 2026 @ 9:15 AM HST

Culture & Arts

Transcript Highlights:
  • We became a state.
  • sovereignty restoration day as a state sovereignty restoration day as a state holiday<01:04:51.359
  • Arts. this is relating to the state foundation this is relating to the state foundation on<01:07:09.440
  • manager position uh within the state manager position uh within the state foundation<01:07:22.240
  • Thank you so much. the CIP um to help preserve the state the CIP um to help preserve the state art<01
Bills: HB2045, HB1703, HB2461
Summary: The Committee on Culture and the Arts met on February 13 and heard testimony on HB 2045, which would designate La Hoʻihoʻi Ea Sovereignty Restoration Day as a state holiday in place of Statehood Day. Testimony was overwhelmingly in support, including from the Hawaii Civil Rights Commission, the Office of Hawaiian Affairs, the Naviʻoliʻoli Newi Foundation, and many individuals and students. Supporters said the bill would better reflect Hawaiian history, sovereignty, and self-determination, while a few agencies submitted comments. The committee recessed to allow more students to arrive and testify. After reconvening, additional student testimony continued in strong support of HB 2045. Students said the change would honor Native Hawaiian history and culture, recognize Hawaii as a sovereign nation, and provide a more historically grounded observance. Members thanked the students for traveling to testify and for sharing their perspectives. The committee then voted to pass HB 2045 with one amendment to defect the date; the motion passed unanimously with the chair, vice chair, and members voting aye, and one member excused. The committee also heard HB 1703 HD1, which authorizes rodeos and rodeo activities on lands zoned for agriculture or pastoral use. Testimony in support came from the Department of Land and Natural Resources, the Agribusiness Development Corporation, and the Iron Workers Stabilization Fund, with comments from the Hawaii Food and Policy group. Supporters described rodeos as cultural and social events that could boost local economies, create jobs, and provide youth and community engagement. The committee passed HB 1703 HD1 with technical amendments. Finally, the committee considered HB 2461, which would increase the ceiling for the works of art special fund and appropriate funds for preservation of the state’s public art collection and a collections manager position. After discussion, the chair said the measure would not move forward this year and recommended deferral; the committee deferred the bill and adjourned.
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

AEN-TRS, EDT-AEN, AEN DEFER, AEN Public Hearings 02-13-2026

Agriculture and Environment

Transcript Highlights:
  • invasive species coming into the state. invasive species coming into the state.
  • multimodel uh projects within the state multimodel uh projects within the state and<00:19:07.280
  • So we do see that there was state.
  • State your name.
  • State your name. Please come forward. State your name.
Bills: SB2709, SB3154
Summary: The hearing began with SB 2709, which would require the Department of Agriculture and Biosecurity to establish rules to enforce the Okami arrival program and strengthen quarantine enforcement for plants, non-domestic animals, and microorganisms. The Department of Land and Natural Resources and the Hawaii Invasive Species Council supported the bill, as did DAB, saying it would improve biosecurity and make some provisions mandatory rather than optional. Alaska/Hawaiian Airlines supported the goal but raised concerns about language changing inspections from “may” to “shall” for aircraft, warning of possible federal preemption and operational conflicts unless the bill is clarified to align with federal aviation safety, security, and operational requirements. Committee members questioned DAB about inspection timing, scope, and compliance; DAB said the measure is intended to increase enforcement, improve form completion rates toward a 90% goal, and expand beyond airlines to other entry modes, while also noting plans to restore detector dog use and improve software/AI tools for processing forms. Decision-making on SB 2709 was deferred to February 17 at 3:02 p.m. in Room CR229. The committees then took up SB 3154, an administration measure authorizing the Department of Transportation to assume certain National Environmental Policy Act responsibilities for highway, rail, public transportation, and multimodal projects, with the aim of streamlining environmental review. DOT supported the bill and explained that it would allow the department to work directly with federal resource agencies such as U.S. Fish and Wildlife and SHPO rather than routing everything through federal highways. After brief discussion, the Committee on Transportation voted to pass SB 3154 with technical amendments, and the AEN committee followed with the same recommendation; the measure was adopted with five votes in favor. A later portion of the transcript shifted to SB 2374 on the blue economy. DBED said it supported the concept but noted that it already sits on many working groups and would need resources if a new working group is created. DBED suggested the committee could instead request research through a letter or memo, and said agencies including ADC, HTDC, and Agriculture had already begun internal discussions. Testimony in support came from IMUA Alliance, Hawaii Food Policy, and others, emphasizing the potential for blue economy ventures to support survivors, align with climate and cultural goals, and create economic opportunity. No final vote on SB 2374 appears in the excerpt.
LA

Louisiana 2026 Regular Session

House of Representatives Mar 24th, 2026

Louisiana House Floor Meeting

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Transcript Highlights:
  • It recognizes OKTF1 as our rescue task force for the state, both in state and out of state, for everything
  • We are a state.
  • There are 4 states that still allow marriage to be from 0 to 18, and two of those states are blue states
  • a state does this.
  • Residency is a state issue. Education is a state responsibility.
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Transcript Highlights:
  • families, and encourage each one today in their unique assignment, and through them, bless this great state
  • We've got good policy before us to consider to make the law for the state of Oklahoma.
  • West of the House, a resolution authorizing the Oklahoma House of Representatives or the Oklahoma State