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NM

New Mexico 2026 Regular Session

Senate - Rules Feb 9th, 2026 at 09:11 am

Senate Rules

Transcript Highlights:
  • facilities management division of the General Services Department, and then the change in paragraph..
  • The Facilities Management Division of the General Services Department, and then the change in paragraph
  • Then, through the General Services Department, we are the keepers of that fund, as I mentioned.
  • The memorial requests the Department of Health to conduct a formal study that will evaluate the efficacy
  • these entities that we've kind of tagged into the department, I really think could be better served
Bills: SB238, HJR1, SM21, SM22
NM

New Mexico 2026 Regular Session

Senate - Rules Feb 9th, 2026

House Rules & Order Of Business

Transcript Highlights:
  • facilities management division of the General Services Department.
  • Then, through the General Services Department, we are the keepers of that fund.
  • Secretary of the General Services Department.
  • Okay, Madam Chair, I'd ask you to go back and look at the data because on the Department of Health, New
  • these entities that we've kind of tagged into the department, I really think could be better served
Bills: SB238, HJR1, SM21, SM22
Summary: The committee first heard Senate Bill 238, which would rename the governor’s residence advisory commission as a governor’s residence management committee and clarify its duties, membership, and authority over furnishings, maintenance, inventories, and hospitality functions at the governor’s residence. Senator Worth and Secretary Designate Anna Silva said the change was needed to remove ambiguity during the transition to a new administration and to improve transparency around the residence, the General Services Department fund, and the separate Mansion Foundation fundraising role. Several senators questioned whether the bill concentrated too much authority in the governor and whether it could enable a large renovation project without sufficient legislative oversight; supporters said major renovations would still require legislative appropriations. The committee ultimately advanced the Senate Rules Committee substitute for SB 238 on a 5-2 vote. The committee then approved House Joint Resolution 1, which would create bipartisan nominating commissions to vet and recommend university and special school regents to the governor, rather than leaving appointments entirely to the governor’s discretion. Senator Steinborn said the resolution would improve qualifications and reduce conflicts of interest, including by changing the student regent selection process. After brief discussion about party-affiliation restrictions, the resolution received a due pass with no objection. Two memorials followed. Senate Memorial 21, presented by Senator Stephanics for Senator Bergman, calls for a Department of Health study of overdose prevention tools, including overdose prevention centers and other harm-reduction strategies, in response to New Mexico’s high and rising overdose death rates. Supporters cited rural access challenges and the need to explore all available tools; one senator asked for more accurate county and demographic data in the memorial’s background. The committee gave SM 21 a due pass. Senate Memorial 22, presented by Senator Charlie and the New Mexico Coalition Against Domestic Violence, asks the Legislative Finance Committee to convene a working group to map how domestic-violence funding flows through CYFD and related agencies, with an emphasis on transparency, accountability, and provider input. Witnesses said funding streams are fragmented and sometimes unclear, and senators discussed whether the work should remain within CYFD or be overseen elsewhere. The committee also gave SM 22 a due pass. The chair then announced that the committee would hear SB 264 and SB 261 at its next meeting and recessed.
LA

Louisiana 2026 Regular Session

House of Representatives Apr 22nd, 2026

Louisiana House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Department of Labor, the U.S.
  • the Department of Health, nonprofit organization participation, funding, and reporting.
  • Once again, these trees are provided by the Department of Agriculture. And we'll get you a tree.
  • Once again, these trees are provided by the Department of Agriculture. Reps are rang for a motion.
  • Once again, these trees are provided by the Department of Agriculture. Reps are rang for a motion.
Summary: The House met with a quorum and handled a mix of ceremonial recognitions, committee reports, and floor action on a large number of bills and resolutions. Members recognized several championship high school teams, including Northlake Christian, Archbishop Hannan, St. Scholastica, Lutcher, and St. Louis, and also designated or commended groups and individuals such as Ascension Parish, the Louisiana Counseling Association, LSU, Dr. Paul Correll, and others. The chamber adopted several resolutions without objection, including measures naming Counseling Day at the Capitol, LSU Day at the Capitol, and honoring Dr. Correll’s retirement, while also receiving and referring various other resolutions and Senate bills to committees or laying them over. The House then took up and passed a series of bills, many with amendments. Major measures included HB 159 creating a Caddo Parish home incarceration pilot program with court, sheriff, and district attorney coordination; HB 364 directing public safety PSAs about celebratory gunfire; HB 414 on background checks for certain health care workers; HB 74 creating a Spectrum Alert program for missing children with autism; HB 568 increasing penalties for visible marijuana use in school zones; HB 786 prohibiting extrapolation in Medicaid provider audits; HB 1033 expanding the definition of critical infrastructure; HB 1041 limiting medical-intervention-based discrimination and mandates; HB 1062 revising the Special School District board; HB 1079 giving charter-school enrollment preference to certain preschool, military, foster care, and custody-ordered students; HB 1139 on discharge planning for involuntarily admitted behavioral health patients; HB 1182 changing occupational therapy licensure credentialing; HB 1214 creating an Office of State Health Care Facilities; and HB 1241 requiring insurers to check for child-support arrears before paying certain settlements. Most of these bills passed by wide margins, often after technical or substantive amendments. Several local and administrative measures also advanced, including bills on utility district per diem, abolishing a police chief position in Edgefield, a crime prevention district fee, and New Orleans historic preservation penalties. The chamber also referred or temporarily returned a number of bills to the calendar, and one local bill on historic preservation in New Orleans was introduced at the end of the transcript. Overall, the meeting was marked by broad bipartisan support for many measures, with recorded roll-call votes on the more contested bills and no major procedural disputes beyond extended questioning on the marijuana-in-school-zones bill and the medical-intervention bill.
LA

Louisiana 2026 Regular Session

House of Representatives Apr 22nd, 2026

Louisiana House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Department of Labor, the U.S.
  • by the Department of Public Safety and Corrections.
  • Speaker, the amendments exempt the Department of DHH and the Department of Justice from any implications
  • It will not in any way impact either of those two departments of the state.
  • It provides for the Louisiana Department of Health to create the Office of State Health Care Facilities
LA

Louisiana 2026 Regular Session

House of Representatives Apr 23rd, 2026

Louisiana House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • House resolution by Representative Freeman to urge and request the Department of Health and the State
  • Department of Education to provide de-identified visual acuity screening data collected annually in
  • Department of Labor, and the U.S.
  • Department of Homeland Security to authorize the state of Louisiana to establish a pilot program relative
  • the Department of Health, and provide for funding.
Summary: The House convened with a quorum, opened in prayer, and adopted the journal. Members received messages from the Senate on several House bills and Senate bills, and a number of House resolutions were introduced or laid over. The chamber also suspended rules to allow committees to continue meeting while the House was in session. Several local and ceremonial resolutions were taken up, including measures on public health data, carbon sequestration property rights, declining school enrollment, and commendations and condolences. The floor then considered a series of local bills and Senate bills, many of which passed with little or no opposition. Among the House bills approved were measures creating or adjusting local districts and utility-related authorities in Orleans and Jefferson parishes, including bills on the Regency Park Town Home Crime Prevention Security District, Sewage and Water Board procurement and lien authority, the Foulberg-New neighborhood improvement district, and temporary parish burn bans. The House also passed bills on broadband cable price notices, state finance limits, toll exemptions for school board-owned leased vehicles, prestige license plates, and a brain injury designation on driver’s licenses. Senate bills passed included measures on workers’ compensation evidence rules, recreation of the Department of Agriculture and Forestry, a soybean grain research board name change, incumbent worker training, interdict estate planning, and recreational alligator hunting. The most extensive debate centered on Senate Bill 256, which would consolidate Orleans Parish’s separate civil and criminal clerk of court offices into a single Orleans clerk. Supporters argued the change would align Orleans with the rest of the state, improve efficiency, and reduce costs, while preserving employees and services. Opponents raised concerns about the timing, the lack of broader legislative and public involvement, the impact on the recently elected criminal clerk, and possible disruption to court operations and constitutional rights. After lengthy questioning, the bill passed 89-8. The House also heard a personal privilege statement recognizing a school choir visiting the Capitol and later continued with additional Senate bills, including one on workers’ compensation medical review evidence and another on the Department of Agriculture and Forestry.
LA

Louisiana 2026 Regular Session

House of Representatives Apr 23rd, 2026

Louisiana House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Department of Labor, and U.S.
  • Department of Homeland Security to authorize the state of Louisiana to establish a pilot program relative
  • the Department of Health and provides for funding.
  • Law, recreate the Department of Agriculture.
  • The bill simply grants the authority of the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries to establish
LA

Louisiana 2026 Regular Session

Administration of Criminal Justice May 19th, 2026

Administration of Criminal Justice

Transcript Highlights:
  • I'm requesting that you allow the Department of Children and Family Services and others to study the
  • I am thankful that Secretary Rebecca Harris, the Secretary for the Department of Children and Family
  • She is the Secretary for the Department of Children and Family Services.
  • Representative Moore, have you spoken to any of these departments that you're urging and requesting to
  • of Public Safety and Corrections, who would be required to send... ...to the Department of Public Safety
TX

Texas 89th 2nd C.S.

Transportation Apr 17th, 2025

Transportation

Transcript Highlights:
  • Our, our interpretation of what the Department of Transportation released a couple of days ago is that
  • And so Amtrak applied for a corridor ID grant, and I think what the Department of Transportation is concerned
  • And so I think what the Department of Transportation is saying, and we agree with, they don't want them
  • And so we support what the Department of Transportation is saying.
  • We look forward to working, continue to work with the Department of Transportation.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Transportation Apr 17th, 2025

Transportation

Transcript Highlights:
  • Department of Defense.
  • Um, our interpretation of what this department released a couple of days ago is that number one, they
  • And so I think what the Department of Transportation is saying, and we agree with, is they don't want
  • And so, we support what the Department of Transportation is saying.
  • We look forward to continuing to work with the Department of Transportation.
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

HSH Public Hearing - Tue Feb 10, 2026 @ 9:30 AM HST

Human Services & Homelessness

Transcript Highlights:
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  • We oppose Policy Department of Hawaii.
  • ><c> Prosecuting</c> Attorney Maui Department of Prosecuting Attorney Maui Department of Prosecuting
  • </c> department of health for implementation. department of health for implementation.
  • </c> and department of health. and department of health.
Bills: HB1546
Summary: The committee heard testimony on HB 2083, which would add homeless shelters to Hawaii’s drug-free/safe-zone protections. The City and County prosecutor’s office strongly supported the bill, saying service providers asked for the change because drug activity near shelters can undermine recovery efforts. The Office of the Public Defender opposed the measure, focusing on a possible notice problem because many shelters are not readily identifiable and the bill’s 750-foot distance requirement could be difficult to apply. The Drug Policy Forum of Hawaii also opposed the bill, arguing it would expand criminalization of poverty and drug use and that drug-free zone laws are ineffective and disproportionately harmful. The prosecutor’s office said it would do more research on the notice concern. The committee then moved on without taking a vote in the transcript provided. The committee next discussed HB 2087, which would change the treatment of abuse of family or household member cases by ending the deferred-acceptance pilot and returning to the prior statute. The prosecutor’s office supported the bill, saying the pilot had not reduced backlog as intended and that domestic violence cases should remain petty misdemeanors without deferral. The Hawaii State Coalition Against Domestic Violence and the Public Defender’s Office both opposed HB 2087, instead urging extension of the pilot for another five years so the legislature can better evaluate how deferred acceptance is working. They said deferrals can be a useful incentive for behavior change and that more data is needed before ending the program. Committee members questioned the prosecutor about why Hawaii should differ from other counties and whether repeat offenders could keep receiving deferrals; the prosecutor said the deferral is available only once and reiterated support for returning to the old statute. The committee then heard HB 2096 on aggravated circumstances in child protective proceedings. The family court and Attorney General’s Office supported the bill, saying current law limits aggravated-circumstances findings to the early return hearing, which can prevent findings in the most serious abuse cases when key evidence is not yet available. They said the bill would allow such findings later in the case and, with proposed amendments, would let the court consolidate aggravated-circumstances and termination-of-parental-rights hearings to reduce delay and appeals. The Libertarian Party of Hawaii opposed the measure, arguing it would expand state power in family matters and could worsen outcomes for parents and children. Committee questions focused on the amended language, including what “another court of competent jurisdiction” means and whether a charge alone would be enough; the judiciary responded that criminal courts are included, but a hearing and opportunity to defend would still be required. Finally, the committee took up HB 1959, another domestic violence measure. The Hawaii State Coalition Against Domestic Violence, the Public Defender’s Office, the Crime Victim Compensation Commission, the Hawaii State Commission on the Status of Women, and county prosecuting offices testified in support. Supporters said the bill would extend the pilot program while keeping deferred acceptance of guilty pleas in place, giving more time to evaluate whether the program is working and whether a more formal diversion model should be developed. The coalition also suggested technical fixes to ensure judiciary data reporting continues and that the deferred-acceptance statute is not inadvertently repealed. No vote or final action was taken in the transcript before the committee moved on to the next bill.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Senate Session May 16th, 2025

Texas Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • of Family Physicians.
  • House Bill 1041, relating to the insurable interest of certain persons providing care to individuals
  • The secretary will read the caption, relating to the insurable interest of certain persons providing
  • to any of us here.
  • House Bill 11, relating to licensing reciprocity agreements entered into by the Texas Department of Licensing
Bills: SB128, SB203, SB317, SB393, SB397, SB731, SB781, SB801, SB867, SB1071, SB1086, SB1087, SB1232, SB1262, SB1444, SB1483, SB1782, SB1798, SB1861, SB1897, SB1944, SB2023, SB2082, SB2215, SB2309, SB2497, SB2549, SB2566, SB2603, SB2607, SB2617, SB2688, SB2797, SB2799, SB2841, SB2891, SB2919, SB2928, SB2969, SB2994, SB3070, HB11, HB12, HB26, HB33, HB34, HB45, HB48, HB130, HB148, HB198, HB210, HB303, HB647, HB668, HB677, HB762, HB791, HB1022, HB1041, HB1188, HB1240, HB1242, HB1261, HB1318, HB1397, HB1465, HB1520, HB1535, HB1729, HB1778, HB1950, HB2003, HB2027, HB2029, HB2559, HB2596, HB2607, HB2692, HB2712, HB2742, HB2768, HB2775, HB2788, HB2802, HB2894, HB3474, HB3594, HB3611, HB3698, HB3699, HB3700, HB4187, HB4753, HB4804, HB4850, HB4885, HB5061, HB5238, HB5560, HCR90, SJR34, SB529, SB541, SB693, SB963, SB1173, SB1646, SB1734, SB1833, SB1968, SB2544, SB1, SB17, SB260, SB509, SB1506, SB1637, SB2308, SJR36, SJR50, SJR63, SCR12, SCR39, SB2023, SB128, SB2309, SB1861, SB2617, SB62, SB666, SB847, SB284, SB854, SB810, SB1505, SB583, SB507, SB1434, SB1772, SB2016, SB1122, SB731, SB397, SB508, SB1436, SB287, SB1882, SB393, SB1791, SB209, SB2429, SB511, SB1085, SB1975, SB2717, SB1262, SB636, SB2056, SB884, SB1200, SB1845, SB2458, SB801, SB3014, SB3013, SB758, SB2797, SB2076, SB2876, SB1640, SB1449, SB1181, SB1234, SB2926, SB2841, SB1528, SB2891, SB1854, SB317, SB1250, SB2082, SB1237, SB2819, SB629, SB2608, SB1602, SB2009, SB867, SB640, SB1698, SB2680, SB913, SB1071, SB1086, SB1087, SB1483, SB1444, SB1553, SB1556, SB1703, SB2133, SB2297, SB2298, SB2622, SB2955, SB2334, SB1367, SB2044, SB2363, SB2565, SB1888, SB3036, SB3057, SB3043, SB3063, SB3035, SB203, SB2799, SB2688, SB2522, SB2459, SB2655, SB2251, SB1884, SB2928, SB2566, SB1749, SB2549, SB2553, SB2919, SB1782, SB1944, SB1232, SB2969, SB2497, SB1798, SB2603, SB2607, SB781, SB524, SB2233, SB2683, HB1393, HB2559, HB26, HB2607, HB3810, HB388, HB12, HB2712, HB2692, HB1633, HB1318, HB685, HB4753, HB2742, HB303, HB198, HB1535, HB762, HB148, HB1520, HB5061, HB2286, HB1606, HB1041, HB132, HB11, HB45, HB48, HB1261, HB1465, HB1778, HB2596, HB5238, HB33, HB1188, HB210, HB1022, HB1458, HB5560, HB1240, HB1950, HB2027, HB2768, HB2788, HB2791, HB3146, HB3698, HB3699, HB1893, HB3700, HB4850, HB4187, HB1397, HB4885, HB4804, HB3751, HB3611, HB2775, HB2061, HB2003, HB1729, HB1242, HB791, HB2029, HB647, HB2522, HB4738, HB3033, HB3594, HB3474, HB2563, HB2802, HB34, HB128, HB130, HB581, HB668, HB677, HB766, HB2259, HB2960, HB2358, HB2894, HB4384, HB2663, HB748, HB793, HB1193, HB1734, HB2340, HB2350, HB3104, HB5180, HB4739, HB1584, HB4344, HB4238, HB4219, HB3806, HB3805, HB3804, HB3803, HB3229, HB3228, HB1922, HB1522, HB431, HB3597, HB1612, HB4224, HB754, HB1314, HB2254, HB2789, HB3560, HB4643, HB1237, HCR90, HCR98, SJR60, SB1319, SB1978, SB3038, SB3045, SB1633, HB3126, HB2856, HB3114, HB3041, HB3505, HB4205, HB5652, HB3687, HB5424, HB4506, HB3370, HB2025, HB4273
AL

Alabama 2025 Regular Session

Alabama House Commerce and Small Business Committee Mar 6th, 2025

Commerce and Small Business

Transcript Highlights:
  • This is one of those simple deals.
  • I think... of course the homeowners, and I think all that just makes sense.
  • Um, there are team... amount of time.
  • If I were to go and try to get the city of Mobile to...
  • All in favor of the amendment say "aye." Aye. The amendment passes.
Bills: HB95, HB382
AL

Alabama 2025 Regular Session

Alabama Senate Tourism Committee Feb 12th, 2025

Tourism

Transcript Highlights:
  • Welcome to the first meeting this year of the Tourism Committee.
  • We add those statutory provisions to allow for the creation and operation of these districts.
  • put into one pot so we're not having to have two different checking accounts and two different sets of
  • books at the end of the year for the... ...of books at the end of the year for the examiner.
Bills: SB25, HB243
AL

Alabama 2026 Regular Session

Alabama House Financial Services Committee Mar 10th, 2026

Financial Services

Transcript Highlights:
  • I thank you, God, for overseeing us and for this great state of Alabama.
  • There have been consultations with the finance department and the Department of Revenue has been involved
  • . um out uh the the finance department. um out uh the department<00:08:00.720><c> of</c><00:08:00.879
  • The Department of Revenue shall post a notice on... Chairman, I ask to offer this amendment.
  • of revenue shall state, the department of revenue shall post<00:08:59.760><c> a</c><00:09:00.000><c>
Bills: HB545, HB545
WY

Wyoming 2026 Regular Session

House Transportation, Highways & Military Affairs Committee, February 26, 2026

Transportation, Highways & Military Affairs

Transcript Highlights:
  • We would have guidance, our Department of Family Services would have guidance on how they handle those
  • We would have guidance, our Department<00:04:58.560><c> of</c><00:04:58.800><c> Family</c><00:04:59.199
  • ><c> Services</c><00:05:00.160><c> would</c><00:05:00.479><c> have</c> Department of Family Services
  • would have Department of Family Services would have guidance<00:05:01.120><c> on</c><00:05:01.360><c>
  • </c><00:29:41.440><c> of</c><00:29:41.600><c> revenue</c> accordance with department of revenue accordance
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Veterans and Military Affairs REVISED Feb 12th, 2026 at 01:00 pm

Veterans and Military Affairs