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OK
Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session
Senate Legislative Session May 4th, 2026 at 01:30 pm
Oklahoma Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- This is removing so that those can qualify for grants that are more available for those rural water districts
Bills:
SR28, SB201, SB1379, SB1525, SB1966, SB2112, SB2170, HB2749, HB3262, HB3265, HB3673, HB3781, HB3040, HB3076, HB3369, HB3982, HB3462, HB3465, HB3521, HB3796, HB3800, HB4095, HB4298, HB4316, HB4338, HB4408, HB4454
Keywords:
minimum salary, education funding, teacher compensation, Oklahoma education, salary schedule, human trafficking, victims, prevention, support services, Attorney General, pilot program, grant funding, SB1525, tourism, recreation, conference, Oklahoma Tourism and Recreation Department, Oklahoma Tourism and Recreation Commission, special agency account, private partnerships
OK
Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session
House of Representatives Second Regular Session of the 60th Legislature Day 27 Mar 23rd, 2026 at 01:30 pm
Oklahoma House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- This allows DCU to hire other companies that are qualified to do work other than the water...
- He is valedictorian, come on qualified for state wrestling.
- Thank you for the question, but I think there are several organizations who are highly qualified to receive
Bills:
HB2059, HB3920, HB2992, HB3267, HB4457, HB3800, HB3818, HB4425, HB4427, HB4430, HB4431, HB4333, HB4340, HB4343, HB4344, HB4363, HB4229, HB4230, HB4236, HB4246, HB1979, HB3431, HB3052, HB3047, HB3048, HB4092, HB4302, HB3261, HB3704, HB3312, HB3546, HB3849, HCR1021, HB4105, HB4159, HB4304, HB3835, HB3619, HB4490, HB3710, HB4201, HB3907, HB3748
Keywords:
health care, medication, inmates, Oklahoma Health Care Authority, reimbursement, county jails, medical expenses, sales tax exemption, nonprofit organizations, procurement, transplant research, Oklahoma Tax Code, HB2992, Data Center Customer Ratepayer Protection Act of 2026, Corporation Commission, Oklahoma utilities, ratepayer protection, data centers, artificial intelligence computing, AI data centers
KY
Kentucky 2025 Regular Session
Senate Standing Committee on Agriculture (2-13-25)
Transcript Highlights:
- For legacy candidates, part of that provides an application process.
- for qualifications and in the candidates for qualifications and in the Chiropractic<00:15:56.560>
- <00:16:02.040>
and <00:16:02.240>part <00:16:02.399>of uh for legacy candidates - Then, uh, the legacy candidate application.
- <00:17:27.240>
application then uh the Legacy candidate application then uh the Legacy candidate
Keywords:
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00:00 – Meeting Start
00:37 – Attendance Roll Call
02:20 -Discussion on SB 69
18:10- Roll Call Vote, 958, all
Summary:
The Senate Agriculture Committee met to reconsider a committee substitute for a bill dealing with equine dental care and the regulation of non-veterinarian dental practitioners. The chair reopened the bill after prior testimony, and members focused on how the bill would set standards for training, testing, insurance, continuing education, and a registry for practitioners. Discussion also centered on whether the measure would affect veterinary practice or create a precedent for other animal care areas; supporters said it was meant to preserve access and affordability for horse owners, especially in rural areas where veterinarians are scarce or unavailable for routine work.
A major topic was the bill’s grandfathering or “legacy candidate” provision. Senators asked how existing practitioners would qualify, whether they would need to apply, and what documentation would be required. Committee witnesses, including a Kentucky Veterinary Medical Association representative and the Board of Veterinary Examiners executive director, said the board could set licensing terms by regulation, including an application process, background/history checks, and letters of recommendation from licensed veterinarians. They also said the process would include an application window to allow current practitioners time to comply.
Several members explained their votes in favor, while noting lingering concerns they wanted addressed on the floor. Supporters emphasized that the bill was the product of years of work, surveys, stakeholder meetings, and multiple drafts, and that it was intended to legitimize existing practitioners while protecting animal welfare. The committee substitute was approved, the bill passed the committee unanimously, and the meeting adjourned.
HI
Hawaii 2025 Regular Session
FIN Info Briefing - Wed Jan 8, 2025 @ 9:00 AM HST
Hawaii House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
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personalities <00:15:06.279>and to know candidates personalities and - <01:10:38.800>
exam residency uh name of the qualifying exam residency uh name of the qualifying - <05:16:52.760>
teachers we have to have qualified teachers we have to have qualified teachers - :55.760>
and <05:16:56.040>all qualified uh teachers assistance and all qualified uh teachers - tuberculosis beds there so they qualify tuberculosis beds there so they qualify ifies<05:41:37.478
Summary:
The Committee on Finance held an informational briefing with the Department of Labor and Industrial Relations on its budget, staffing, and operations. The director reviewed department leadership and reported on recruitment and retention efforts, including a 14% vacancy rate, a 10.5% workforce increase from filling 189 positions, and the Hela Imua internship program, which has placed 516 interns since inception and led to 62 permanent hires. The department also described modernization efforts, including the UI Huakai project and the Disability Compensation Division’s electronic case management system, and said the unemployment compensation trust fund exceeded $71.5 million, triggering Schedule C for calendar year 2025.
The department’s main budget requests included $2.9 million for fiscal year 2026 to support maintenance and operations of the electronic case management system, plus restoration of two enforcement specialist positions. Officials said those positions are needed to address a decline in investigators from 11 to six since 2009, improve compliance, and handle Hawaii Compliance Express certificate work. Additional requests included two human resources specialists to address recruitment backlogs, two labor enforcement specialists to reduce a backlog of Chapter 104 prevailing wage and wage cases, and two positions for the Office of Community Services to expand immigrant services and access centers. The department also discussed federal funding for unemployment insurance and workforce programs, including National Dislocated Worker Grants and Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act funds, and said some funding is received in increments and may require extensions.
Members asked about Kauai inspection coverage, federal funding uncertainty, the size of the special unemployment insurance fund, and whether the department could ramp up staffing during a future crisis. Officials said Kauai is currently served by inspectors from Honolulu and there are no plans to open a permanent island position because of staffing constraints. They said the department is meeting federal guidelines and is not in jeopardy, and that the special unemployment insurance fund has about $10 million, with current UI operations funded at a little over $15 million, meaning the fund may need to cover roughly $5 million if federal support declines. The director said the department would use the special fund to supplement shortfalls, but noted that federal funding cuts and the loss of ARPA support have already affected operations.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Prohibiting entities from engaging in election activity 3/12/26
Minnesota House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- So there are limits on what you can give, and you all know this, your candidates, there are political
- They just think it's one candidate banging the head of another candidate when they look at it. what I've
- the head of it's one candidate banging the head of another<01:21:51.920>
candidate <01:21:52.400 - Another candidate when they look at it. They don't look at the disclosures.
- to don't support or oppose a candidate to don't support or oppose a candidate or<01:24:25.760>
VA
Transcript Highlights:
- meaningfully reducing parking minimums in transit corridors, and 5 and 6 refine the definition of qualifying
- bill prohibits people who are convicted of misdemeanor assault or assault and battery that also qualifies
- qualifications for division superintendents applying for licensure under option four and requires candidates
- The enrolled bill creates the Virginia Clean Energy Innovation Bank to finance qualified projects through
- The enrolled bill creates the Virginia Clean Energy Innovation Bank to finance qualified projects through
US
US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
Business meeting to consider the nomination of Mehmet Oz, of Pennsylvania, to be Administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. Mar 25th, 2025 at 08:30 am
Finance Committee
Transcript Highlights:
- His background makes him uniquely qualified to manage the intricacies of CMS. At his hearing, Dr.
- to actually get into that process and people that are not qualified can get an answer faster.
- I can't imagine them finding a more qualified individual for this position. position.
- Well again I can't imagine somebody more qualified for this position so again you got my support and
- Say a 66-year-old man qualifies for Social Security, Mr.
Keywords:
Social Security, Medicaid, Frank Bisignano, Elon Musk, benefit processing, office closures, public testimony, administration policies, health care, vulnerable populations
Summary:
The committee meeting focused heavily on the nomination of Frank Bisignano as the Commissioner of the Social Security Administration, with intense discussions around the current state of Social Security and its management under the current administration. Members voiced significant concerns regarding potential changes to Social Security and Medicaid, specifically addressing issues such as office closures, delays in benefit processing, and the perceived policies from Elon Musk's association with the administration. Public testimonies highlighted fears that these changes would severely impact the accessibility of benefits for seniors and vulnerable individuals, resulting in a chaotic environment at the SSA. Members expressed a unified opposition to the notion of dismantling these critical programs, emphasizing the long-term implications on their constituents' well-being.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety - Part 2 - 03/19/26
Judiciary and Public Safety
Transcript Highlights:
- spend independently in candidate spend independently in candidate elections<00:35:00.160>
that - So that’s what the amendment does. candidate uh the affidavits of candidacy candidate uh the affidavits
- <01:32:39.120>
Um <01:32:39.679>candidate fear for their safety. - Um candidate fear for their safety.
- the individual candidate that might be<01:38:38.560>
on <01:38:38.719>there.
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- That really this money going into the state elections campaign account gives back that voice to candidates
- Chair, and Director Sigurdsen, I'm just curious, do you know how many violations would have qualified
- Jeff Sigurdsen: There would have been three, I believe—one candidate and two political committees—in
FL
Florida 2025 Regular Session
Appropriations Committee on Higher Education Mar 26th, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- the Buford asked for Academy for Career Excellence, which prepares high school students to become qualified
- the direction that the board of governors has been taking the state and are impressed with the candidates
- So I will not be supportive of this candidate.
NH
Transcript Highlights:
- Um and this candidate or measure.
- Um, the government should not be issuing any political survey to any candidate. hand bills.
- Um, the government's role is not to ask questions of candidates.
- So, I'm assuming side or one candidate.
- Um, and it says measure being candidate, political party, or measure being voted.
HI
Transcript Highlights:
- in the Senate bill, uh, we put in a House Draft that would put in an amendment which would allow candidates
- in the Senate bill, uh, we put in a House Draft that would put in an amendment which would allow candidates
- in the Senate bill, uh, we put in a House Draft that would put in an amendment which would allow candidates
- Talking about what the candidates would be expected to... Oh, oh, oh, oh.
- Talking about what the candidates<00:25:52.880>
would candidates would candidates would would<
Bills:
HB389, HB469, HB1510, HB1573, HB1705, HB1858, HB1875, HB1946, HB1961, HB1962, HB2001, HB2093, HB2096, HB2097
Keywords:
HB389, uncrewed aircraft, drone, drones, UAS, unmanned aerial vehicle, misuse of uncrewed aircraft, criminal offense, felony enhancement, drone crime, public safety, police, deputy sheriff, fire department, intoxicated operation, registration number tampering, property damage, bodily injury, Honolulu Prosecuting Attorney Package, Hawaii Revised Statutes
NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
Senate Election Law and Municipal Affairs (02/11/2025)
Election Law and Municipal Affairs
Transcript Highlights:
- If the question to this answer is where his home is outside of New Hampshire, a student is not qualified
- In order for a student to be qualified to be considered a state resident and therefore qualify for in-state
- New Hampshire a student is not qualified New Hampshire a student is not qualified to<01:06:53.599
- to be considered a state be qualified to be considered a state resident<01:08:04.160>
and <01: - qualify for resident and therefore qualify for instate<01:08:05.839>
tuition <01:08:06.680>
NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
Senate Executive Departments and Administration (03/19/2025)
Executive Departments and Administration
Transcript Highlights:
- Physicians associates are extremely highly qualified people.
- people I know people highly qualified people I know people who<02:19:56.240>
have <02:19:56.399 - Absolutely, I think this is misleading to call these highly qualified people assistants.
- people so I'm re refer it so qualified people so I'm re refer it so you<02:23:11.439>
can <02: - third party or independent candidate third party or independent candidate getting<02:28:12.800><
MD
Transcript Highlights:
- Agriculture to annually report on any agricultural equipment that the Secretary recommends should qualify
- There may be 10 candidates who may be impacted.
- Like, excuse me, there are 10 of the 93 candidates statewide, um, who may actually be 73 or over.
- Yeah, and I appreciate it's not the— candidates who may be impacted like candidates who may be impacted
- statewide um who may actually candidates statewide um who may actually be<02:09:21.640>
73 <02
Summary:
The House convened with 122 members present, opened with prayer, and approved the previous day’s journal. The chamber then took up two congratulatory resolutions: one honoring Layla Wishard of Hagerstown for winning gold with Team USA at the Junior Roller Derby Association World Cup in Australia, and another recognizing Delores Millhouse as the 2026 Maryland Mother of the Year. Both resolutions were read and adopted with applause.
The House then considered a series of committee reports, primarily from the Committee on Economic Matters, and advanced multiple bills to third reading after adopting committee amendments and favorable reports. Measures included consumer contract protections in House Bill 103, workers’ compensation presumptions for hypertension in House Bill 347, broadband access and affordability in House Bill 382, housing and land-use changes in House Bills 548 and 894, data privacy in House Bill 711, franchise law changes in House Bill 730, a blockchain-based real property title pilot program in House Bill 810, bankruptcy exemptions in House Bill 1098, and telecommunications infrastructure protections in House Bill 1100.
Several bills drew questions and were special ordered for further review. House Bill 711, the Data Privacy Act, prompted extended discussion about whether its geolocation provisions could affect stadium and venue security tracking; the sponsor said the bill was intended to close loopholes around cell phone and vehicle location data and would not change existing permission-based rules, but the bill was still special ordered until the next day. House Bill 894, the transit-oriented development bill, also drew questions about local government concerns and was special ordered, with the floor leader saying county and municipal groups were generally satisfied with the amendments. House Bill 1100 was also taken up after the amendments were adopted, and the title amendment process began as the transcript ended.
MN
Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session
Press Conference: Senate Republicans Respond to Governor’s Comments - 02/27/25
Transcript Highlights:
- Governor Walz himself, when compared by Governor candidate Jensen, said the community itself simply said
- Those were Tim Walz's own words, and you can believe when Governor candidate Jensen said the same thing
- Governor Walz himself, when compared by Governor candidate Jensen, said the community itself simply said
- Those were Tim Walz's own words, and you can believe when Governor candidate Jensen said the same thing
- Jensen or there that whether candidate Jensen or there there<00:05:11.960>
have <00:05:12.080>
AZ
Transcript Highlights:
- She is a candidate for LD 9 State Senate.
- advance deposit wagering; SB 1639, school security deposits, capital finance; SB 1640, marijuana qualifying
- register of contractors; SB 1681, medical marijuana registration certificates; SB 1682, treasurer qualified
US
US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
Hearings to examine the nominations of Stephen Vaden, of Tennessee, to be Deputy Secretary, and Tyler Clarkson, of Virginia, to be General Counsel, both of the Department of Agriculture. Apr 8th, 2025 at 09:00 am
Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee
Transcript Highlights:
- commitment to the United States Department and his commitment to public service make him an outstanding candidate
- For the record, does a baby dog qualify as livestock?
- In Fulton County, having checked those two boxes, you're obviously totally qualified for this job.
Keywords:
USDA, nominations, Judge Vaden, Tyler Clarkson, agriculture policy, rural America, tariffs, farmer advocacy
Summary:
The meeting focused on the nominations of Judge Stephen Alexander Vaden for Deputy Secretary of Agriculture and Mr. Tyler Clarkson for General Counsel at the USDA. Members expressed concerns regarding the challenges farmers and ranchers face, especially in navigating the impacts of recent tariffs imposed by the President. Significant attention was given to how these nominations could influence agriculture policy and support rural communities amidst economic uncertainty. The committee emphasized the necessity for strong leadership in the USDA to advocate for farmer needs and ensure the proper implementation of assistance programs.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- I had the privilege of being at Officer Candidate School, company commander, the basic school, over 500
- These funds are required to be rated as investment grade to qualify for the BGP.
- These funds are required to be rated as investment grade to qualify for the BGP because they're backed
Summary:
The Senate Education K-16 Committee heard several bills focused on school finance, transparency, student safety, and educator misconduct. SB 843 by Senator Kolkhorst would create a centralized TEA database for school bond elections, tax rates, and project details; supporters said it would improve transparency for taxpayers, while members discussed the fiscal note and suggested adding charter schools. SB 1224 by Senator Sparks would require superintendents to report alleged romantic, sexual, or abusive conduct between staff and students directly to law enforcement within 48 hours, with penalties for failure to report; testimony from advocates and survivors strongly supported the bill and urged that it also apply to private and charter schools. SB 747 by Senator Paxton on behalf of Senator King would require school district policies addressing AI-generated sexually explicit images of minors as cyberbullying and direct the School Safety Center to develop guidance; the committee heard emotional testimony from a student victim and discussed school authority to discipline off-campus conduct and the role of cell phones.
The committee also heard SB 1636 by Senator Hinojosa, which would limit use of interest and sinking tax revenues to debt service for voter-approved capital projects and not deferred maintenance; school finance witnesses raised concerns that the bill’s language could restrict needed facility maintenance spending and asked for a clearer definition of deferred maintenance. SB 2185, also by Senator Hinojosa, would expand access to the bilingual education allotment for dual-language programs; district officials and educators testified in support, saying it would remove barriers to funding and better support bilingual instruction. SB 604 by Senator West would require the Permanent School Fund Corporation to publicly track bonds backed by the state guarantee program that are downgraded to speculative or junk status, with West arguing the information would provide an early warning sign of district financial distress.
Across the hearing, much of the testimony centered on student protection and accountability in schools. Multiple witnesses described educator misconduct cases, failures to report abuse, and the need for outside law enforcement involvement rather than internal district investigations. Committee members repeatedly discussed extending reporting and safety requirements to private and charter schools, and several witnesses urged independent oversight. No bills were voted out; each measure heard was left pending, and the committee recessed subject to the call of the chair.
US
US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
Hearings to examine the nominations of Jonathan Gould, of Virginia, to be Comptroller of the Currency for a term of five years, Luke Pettit, of the District of Columbia, to be an Assistant Secretary of the Treasury, Paul Atkins, of Virginia, to be Mar 27th, 2025 at 09:00 am
Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee
Transcript Highlights:
- That starts with confirming the four well-qualified nominees before us today, Paul Atkins.
- Committee... ...and a long career in local government, which I really appreciate... ...making him well qualified
- So you would agree with the candidate?
Keywords:
financial regulations, SEC, Comptroller of the Currency, Federal Transit Administration, nominees, Empowering Main Street in America Act, capital formation, economic growth
Summary:
The committee meeting focused on several nominees within key financial institutions, including discussions surrounding the SEC, the Federal Transit Administration, and the Comptroller of the Currency. Notable dialogue included concerns over regulatory balance, with various members emphasizing a need to streamline regulations to foster innovation while ensuring accountability and safety for investors. The importance of the proposed 'Empowering Main Street in America Act' was highlighted as a means to facilitate access to capital for small businesses, underlining the current administration's approach towards financial regulations.