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OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Senate Legislative Session Mar 26th, 2026 at 08:30 am

Oklahoma Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • This is one of our most important assets as a state: our state parks.
  • There's some waterfront up in the northeast part of the state.
  • I mean, that's they run hunting in the state.
  • Maybe the attorney general of the state of Oklahoma.
  • There are no state dollars attached. Oklahoma is one of 14 states selected for this Grant.
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

Senate Floor Session 02-11-2026 11:30am

Hawaii Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Welcome to your state senate. [applause] >> Thank you. Further introductions?
  • Welcome to your state be recognized.
  • Welcome to your state senate.<00:03:14.537> [applause] >> Thank<00:03:17.280> you.
  • relating to state sheriff's day. relating to state sheriff's day.
  • bill of course sets April 27th as state bill of course sets April 27th as state sheriff's<00:04:
AL

Alabama 2026 1st Special Session

Alabama Senate Finance and Taxation General Fund Committee Mar 10th, 2026

Finance and Taxation General Fund

Transcript Highlights:
  • Our cost-of-living increase for our state employees, a 2% raise.
  • We put in $10 million for the State House operations.
  • I think that's the first payment coming to you on October 1st on your State House.
  • On the new State House. We've got reimbursement litigation that's increased ongoing there.
  • We'll use the previous roll as stated. The bill is given a favorable report.
LA

Louisiana 2026 Regular Session

Senate May 31st, 2026

Louisiana Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Lord, I would like to lift up the leadership of this state, starting with the governor and his family
  • She has completed more than 60 health-focused appearances across the state, partnering with schools,
  • Official Journal of the Senate of the State of Louisiana. I move to dispense with the journal.
  • of Louisiana and the United States.
  • of Louisiana, first as a state senator and currently as Public Service Commissioner.
LA

Louisiana 2026 Regular Session

Senate May 31st, 2026

Louisiana Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Lord, I would like to lift up the leadership of this state, starting with the governor and his family
  • Lord, I would like to lift up the leadership of this state, starting with the governor and his family
  • Official Journal of the Senate of the State of Louisiana.
  • of Louisiana and the United States.
  • of Louisiana, first as a state senator and currently as Public Service Commissioner.
Summary: The Senate met with 29 members present, heard a prayer and national anthem presentation, and approved the journal without objection. The chamber then received multiple messages from the House on conference committee reports and concurrence actions, and took up a long calendar of Senate resolutions and House/Senate bills returned from the House with amendments. Several resolutions were adopted without objection, including commendations and requests for reports or studies, while others were left over or returned to the calendar. The Senate concurred in or adopted amendments on a series of bills covering registrar compensation (SB 25), broadband administration and reimbursement (SB 80), school safety master key boxes (SB 132), dental coverage for cancer treatment (SB 155), paid parental leave for educators (SB 157), election supervisor compensation days (SB 202), water utility service line replacement funding (SB 228), weight management services through the Office of Group Benefits (SB 250), medical debt protection (SB 414), Medicaid coverage of weight-loss medication (SB 443), and design-build authority for vertiport facilities (SB 513). It also adopted a House concurrent resolution urging backup motors for the St. Claude Avenue Bridge (HCR 32). One bill, SB 479 on removal of certain judges, had its amendments rejected and was sent to conference. The chamber then considered conference committee reports on several measures. Reports were adopted on SB 312 (labor organization dues and fees), SB 208 (veterans services and VA-related restrictions), SB 382 (workers’ compensation advisory council and reimbursement schedule timing), SB 389 (agent and athlete registration and fee review), and multiple House bills including HB 359 (party primary qualifying rules), HB 368 (New Orleans historic preservation lien procedures), HB 468 (wholesale residential real estate definitions), HB 552 (DWI-related responsive verdict language), HB 732 (motor vehicle fines/fees and hybrids), HB 870 and HB 1236 (pharmacy benefit manager and insurance provisions), and HB 1117 (prescription period issues). HB 210 on retroactivity was also adopted after debate. Several conference reports were temporarily passed over or returned to the calendar, including HB 953, and the Senate adjourned to reconvene the next morning for final work.
AZ

Arizona 2026 Regular Session

03/17/2026 - Senate Appropriations, Transportation and Technology

Appropriations, Transportation and Technology

Transcript Highlights:
  • So Article 2, Section 24 of the state constitution explicitly states that you...
  • So Article 2, Section 24 of the state constitution explicitly states that you cannot charge fees for
  • The original RS-28 did state that the state shall not participate in the implementation of the REAL ID
  • On your standard state-issued...
  • state data, or confidential data.
Summary: The committee approved the March 10, 2026 minutes and then considered several bills. HB 2056, appropriating $100,000 for an Arizona Department of Water Resources feasibility study on brackish groundwater desalination, passed 6-3 despite concerns that it could encourage more groundwater pumping and worsen subsidence or impacts to tribal lands. HB 2057, which lowers the Arizona Centennial Special Plate renewal fee from $25 to $20, also received a do-pass recommendation, 7-2, with some members objecting to the special plate’s focus and the reduced fee. HB 2224, appropriating $1 million annually to DES for the produce incentive program, drew strong support from nonprofit and food-access advocates who said the Double Up Food Bucks program helps families, farmers, and local markets; it passed 9-0. HB 2257, changing the allocation of watercraft registration revenues among the Watercraft Licensing Fund, Lake Improvement Fund, and boating safety/law enforcement funds, passed 6-3 after criticism that the bill was heard without a sponsor present and concern about shifting money away from Game and Fish. HB 2265, barring courts from charging defendants for public defender or court-appointed counsel costs and related criminal-case fees, passed 7-1 amid debate over constitutionality, cost shifting to counties, and whether the bill should be amended to offset lost revenue. The committee then took up HB 2311, which imposes disclosure, content, parental-control, and self-harm response requirements on publicly available conversational AI services for minors. The sponsor and supporters framed it as child protection, while opponents warned about privacy, surveillance, and overbroad definitions; an Epstein amendment expanding the bill to broader conversational technology was rejected, and the bill passed 7-2. HB 2752, moving authority over international trade offices from the Arizona Commerce Authority to legislative appropriations and reporting, passed 6-3 after a proposed data-and-research amendment was also rejected. Finally, HB 2957, requiring ADOT to continue offering non-REAL ID licenses and limiting biometric collection and data sharing, prompted extensive testimony for and against; supporters emphasized privacy and choice, while opponents warned it could conflict with federal CDL and REAL ID requirements. The transcript cuts off during the discussion of HB 2957, before a final vote is shown.
AL

Alabama 2025 Regular Session

Alabama Senate County and Municipal Government Committee Apr 29th, 2025

County and Municipal Government

Transcript Highlights:
  • HB 165 adds Juneteenth as a state holiday.
  • I will remind senators that the majority of our state employees are salaried.
  • I think it's a good look for the state.
  • To offer an amendment because it allows the Secretary of State to send us a report.
  • With these reports, states undertake their own verification processes.
AL

Alabama 2025 Regular Session

Alabama House State Government Committee Apr 2nd, 2025

State Government

Transcript Highlights:
  • We're going to bring the state government meeting to order. Clerk, please call the roll.
  • Thank you for coming to state government today. Uh, you need to go first, sir.
  • Their trustees are based on the 1963 state senate districts, which were actually put into the constitution
  • It also brings them in line with all the other state open meetings instead of 10 days. ...state open
  • , where the developers tend to... ...the state where the developers tend to apply for housing tax credits
Bills: HB442, HB459, HB90, HB91, HB461, HB481
AL

Alabama 2025 Regular Session

Alabama House Military and Veterans Affairs Committee Feb 26th, 2025

Military and Veterans Affairs

Transcript Highlights:
  • throughout the state.
  • So, we continue to dialogue with different groups throughout the state.
  • However, existing laws still state that...
  • I represent technically the state Military Department under the state military department.
  • From 1901, the very first State History Museum in Alabama was actually...
Bills: SB67, HB295, SB104
HI
AZ

Arizona 2026 Regular Session

03/23/2026 - Senate Military Affairs and Border Security

Military Affairs and Border Security

Transcript Highlights:
  • Please state your name for the record and who you're testifying on behalf of, please.
  • I served in the United States Army as an infantryman.
  • I served in the United States Army as an infantryman.
  • So I see this as a great program, a great opportunity for the state.
  • Please state your name for the record and who you're testifying on behalf of, please.
Bills: HB2620, HB2960
Summary: The Military Affairs and Border Security Committee met for its final meeting of the year and approved the minutes from March 16, 2026. The committee then heard House Bill 2960, which would create a Veterans Specialty Court grant program and Veterans Treatment Court Fund, support local veterans court programs, and require coordination between the Department of Corrections and the Department of Veterans Services to identify incarcerated veterans and share information about benefits and services. Representative Travers described the bill as a way to expand diversion and treatment options for veterans dealing with issues such as PTSD, substance use, and reintegration challenges, and a veteran treatment court graduate testified that the program helped him achieve long-term sobriety and stability. Members spoke in strong support, and HB 2960 received a 6-0 do-pass recommendation with one member not voting. The committee also heard House Bill 2620, which would appropriate $300,000 annually for five years to the Arizona Department of Veterans Services for grants to emergency shelters serving homeless veterans, including Central Arizona Shelter Services (CASS). Testimony from CASS explained that the funds would support dedicated veteran case managers, flexible assistance, and faster placement into permanent housing, while a veteran who had stayed at CASS described the shelter’s veteran-specific services and how they helped him begin recovery. Members emphasized the need to address veteran homelessness and the importance of trauma-informed support, and HB 2620 also passed on a 6-0 do-pass recommendation with one member not voting.
AZ

Arizona 2026 Regular Session

02/03/2026 - House Regulatory Oversight

Regulatory Oversight

Transcript Highlights:
  • , which states, no state shall make anything but gold and silver coin a tender in payment of debts.
  • I want to tell you that we're working on this bill in 20 states.
  • The main thing that the state does is it doesn't create a state-run program or mandate the use of gold
  • Bullion Depository to store bullion, permits the Arizona State Treasurer to deposit up to 10% of state
  • Constitution, Article 1, Section 8, which states, no state shall make anything but gold and silver coin
Bills: HB2123, HB2140
Summary: The Committee on Regulatory Oversight heard two bills from Representative Lisa Fink related to gold and silver. HB 2123 would create an Arizona Bullion Depository under the State Treasurer, allow a third-party administrator and vault services, require insurance for deposits, and recognize gold and silver as legal tender. Fink and a supporter testified that the bill would make bullion more practical for everyday use through a debit-card-style system, provide an inflation hedge, and expand access beyond wealthy investors. During committee discussion, one member voted present because of the bill’s rulemaking language, while others voted yes; the bill received a do pass recommendation by a 4-0-1 vote. The committee then considered HB 2140, which would allow state and local governments to store bullion in the depository, authorize the State Treasurer to place up to 10% of state monies in bullion, and require the Department of Insurance and Financial Institutions to adopt rules. Fink argued the bill would diversify state assets and protect against inflation and counterparty risk, citing Utah’s treasurer and constitutional support for gold and silver. A member asked whether the rulemaking provision could be removed, and Fink said she was open to discussing that with the treasurer. With no public testimony, the committee approved HB 2140 on a 4-0-1 vote, and then adjourned.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Human Services Finance and Policy Committee 4/8/25

Human Services Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • Please state your name for the record and present the updated budget. Thank you, Chair and members.
  • Director Bailey,<00:02:46.480> please<00:02:46.640> state<00:02:46.800> your<00:
  • 02:46.959> name<00:02:47.040> for<00:02:47.200> the Bailey, please state your name
  • for the Bailey, please state your name for the record<00:02:47.599> and<00:02:48.160> present
  • <00:06:52.639> eligibility between federal and state eligibility between federal and state
Bills: HF2995, HF2434
MN

Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session

House State Government Finance and Policy Committee 3/11/25

State Government Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • knowledgeable than I about any state knowledgeable than I about any state employee<00:54:22.960>
  • across the state enterprise.
  • legislature and state government.
  • We provide information also to state agencies like DHS, MDH, MDE, and the governor’s Workforce Development
  • We provide information also to state agencies like DHS, MDH, MDE, and the governor’s Workforce Development
Bills: HF1867, HF1240
AL

Alabama 2025 Regular Session

Alabama House Transportation, Utilities and Infrastructure Committee Feb 26th, 2025

Transportation, Utilities and Infrastructure

Transcript Highlights:
  • If you had an imminent domain issue or just an easement that was provided for a state road or other state
  • property has been converted or is planned to be converted to a state trail or used for other purposes
  • if it was a state highway.
  • Yeah, more... who would bear the cost of the decommissioning to put it back to its natural state?
  • Current law states that it's illegal to drive a tractor-trailer combination longer than 57 feet.
Bills: SB42, HB323
TX

Texas 89th Regular

89th Legislative Session May 8th, 2025 at 10:05 am

Texas House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Little: The United States Department of State? Yes, the U.S. Department of State. Certainly not.
  • This is an exercise of our state power, state authority.
  • State.
  • State level, at the state level.
  • So in State v.
Summary: The House convened with a quorum, received the invocation and pledges, and heard several announcements and recognitions before moving into floor action. Members honored the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley chess team for winning a share of the 2025 President’s Cup, recognized educator Jessica Lopez, and paid memorial tribute to Jennifer Maddenly, along with recognitions for Jeanette Valdez Duran’s food pantry work, TAMACC’s 50th anniversary, and Bernardine Steptoe’s retirement from WFAA. The House also granted permission for committees to meet while the House was in session, set a local consent calendar, and suspended posting rules for a Public Health Committee hearing on SB 2721. The chamber then considered a long series of Senate and House bills, with many passing on record votes. Measures addressed local law enforcement authority (SB 906), veterans highway designation (SB 1229), foster care medical billing (SB 855), massage therapy trafficking safeguards (SB 703), tax ballot language (SB 1025), occupational licensing for people with convictions (SB 1080), lien deadlines (SB 929), liquor sales complaints (SB 1355), higher education application fee waivers (SB 2231), utility data access (SB 1877), pediatric preceptorships (SB 1998), and several House bills on bond forfeiture notice, health workforce coordination, indigent civil commitment representation, consumer transaction cancellations, bird dispersal rules, theft venue for digital property, military grant applications, AI cancer-detection grants, cybersecurity contract language, in-state tuition for military-related programs, utility capital recovery, energy waste advisory oversight, gas utility rate recovery, psychedelic therapy study, teacher retirement funding transparency, pension changes, tax payment plans, and voter registration security. Some measures drew notable debate or amendments, including HB 5247, where a ratepayer-credit amendment failed, and HB 2298, HB 4014, HB 510, HB 561, HB 1128, HB 1904, HB 30, HB 200, HB 3045, and HB 5111, which all passed after recorded votes with varying margins. A major point of contention was SB 2420, the app store age-verification bill, which prompted extended debate over whether the bill should also require app developers to verify users’ ages. Representative Bryant offered an amendment to preserve developer verification obligations, arguing the bill would otherwise shift responsibility away from app makers; the author opposed it, saying the bill’s approach was more workable and raised concerns about First Amendment issues. Multiple points of order were raised and withdrawn during the debate, and the amendment discussion remained unresolved in the excerpt. The House also postponed further consideration of SB 17, SB 552, and SB 2420 at different points, and recessed for lunch after completing a large block of third-reading votes.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Vets Committee Meeting - 2026-03-25

Veterans and Military Affairs Division

Transcript Highlights:
  • Considering these factors in 1997, the state passed and enacted a state active duty minimum base pay
  • being ordered to state active service. being ordered to state active service.
  • most veterans in the state. most veterans in the state.
  • Uh, on the state level again, uh, we increased the state grant for veteran service organizations.
  • It's it's uh, no cost to the<00:20:46.640> state. the state. the state.