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AL

Alabama 2025 Regular Session

Alabama House Ways and Means Education Committee Feb 19th, 2025

Ways and Means Education

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  • Or whether it be the custodians traveling in the hallways even between classes, or whatever.
  • So on top of that, those are both changes at the federal levels, right? Yes, they are.
  • They... levels, right? Yes, they are.
  • If there's a student who's having challenges in a particular class, they can pull that student out to
  • We would offer, or we would go in and share through the senior English classes.
Bills: HB205, HB226, HB234
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  • own past performance or a sibling or even worse, a renowned artist or concert performer or a world-class
  • to committee or were in the oversight committee, we talked about should we raise the cap to another level
  • there are some tests that are available that can at least help in some instances to determine what the level
  • After that brilliant poetic display from the sultan of sunsets, who has leveled up in so many ways, are
AL

Alabama 2026 1st Special Session

Alabama Senate County and Municipal Government Committee Jan 20th, 2026

County and Municipal Government

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  • the federal level that just make sense. the federal level that just make sense.
  • So at the federal level, Water Act, too.
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  • As I local level. So what do I mean?
  • at the local level. Thank you. at the local level. Thank you.
AZ

Arizona 2026 Regular Session

02/11/2026 - Senate Government

Government

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  • sharing in 2021 from 15% to 18% to hold cities quote-unquote harmless, revenues have reached record levels
  • Thank you. ...books, which, mind you, by the way, this book is rated at a fourth-grade level, and it
  • This bill deals with all levels of government and the properties owned.
  • I think you're thinking about the... ...all levels of government and the properties owned.
  • He takes it to its foundational level. Mr. Chair, that's your opinion.
Summary: The committee approved the February 4, 2026 minutes and held SB 1571 until the following week. It then heard and advanced several measures, beginning with SB 1745, which would cap transaction privilege/excise tax rates in the state’s largest cities at 2.5% per classification unless approved by voters, and would allow enforcement through the attorney general and state-shared revenue withholding. Supporters argued it would protect taxpayers and restrain municipal tax increases; the bill received a technical amendment and a due pass recommendation. The committee also advanced SB 1686, renaming Wesley Bolin Memorial Plaza as the Wesley Bolin and Charlie Kirk Freedom Plaza and authorizing memorial placements for Don Bowles and Charlie Kirk, after brief supportive discussion and no substantive opposition testimony. The committee spent substantial time on SB 1567 and SB 1435, both aimed at restricting public entities, schools, and libraries from exposing minors to sexually explicit materials and from using public facilities for sexually explicit filming or access. Supporters framed the bills as child-protection measures and cited examples of explicit books and materials in libraries and schools; opponents, including the ACLU, warned the definitions were broad, could chill speech, and could criminalize librarians and educators for handling constitutionally protected literature or sex-education materials. Both bills were amended and passed on 4-3 votes, with supporters emphasizing existing obscenity standards and opponents stressing First Amendment concerns and implementation problems. The committee also advanced SB 1433 and SB 1434, which would redraw Maricopa County boundaries and, in the latter bill, create three new counties with a transition board and staggered elections. The sponsor argued Maricopa County had become too large and politically dominant, making government less representative and less responsive; opponents called the proposals expensive, disruptive, and politically motivated, citing concerns about debt division, duplicated county systems, and fiscal impacts. Both bills received due pass recommendations on 4-3 votes. Finally, the committee approved SCR 1024, requiring legislators to live in their district for one year before election, and SCR 1025, moving the legislative session start date from the second Monday to the fourth Monday in January; both resolutions passed unanimously or near-unanimously after sponsor testimony that they would modernize outdated rules and improve use of time.
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

WLA Public Hearing 02-04-2026

Water, Land, Culture and the Arts

Transcript Highlights:
  • This will continue to allow us to deliver on our mission to bring high-class world-class music to keiki
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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.
FL

Florida 2026 Regular Session

Governmental Oversight and Accountability Jan 26th, 2026

Governmental Oversight and Accountability

Transcript Highlights:
  • Because it is limited to a putative class action, he said, it does not trigger retroactivity.
  • That because it's limited to a putative class action, it does not trigger retroactivity.
  • on a federal level.
  • on a federal level.
  • On a federal level.
Summary: The committee heard and voted on several measures. SB 308 on the Florida Museum of Black History was explained as implementing a prior task force recommendation by designating St. Johns County as the museum site, creating a board, and coordinating with a supporting nonprofit; it passed favorably. SB 692 on cybersecurity standards and liability was amended to bar local governments from imposing cybersecurity requirements on vendors beyond generally accepted best practices, and after testimony both for and against, it was reported favorably as a committee substitute. SB 572 updated ethics law to include legally recognized foster parents and foster children in the definition of relative; after a technical amendment and support from the Ethics Commission, it passed unanimously. SB 1442 revised the long-range program plan to require more specific performance metrics and agency-specific measures; it also passed favorably. The committee also approved SB 1106, as amended by a strike-all, to require state agencies and certain educational materials to use “Judea and Samaria” instead of “West Bank,” despite opposition arguing it would impose political language and conflict with federal and international terminology. SB 7020 reenacted a public records exemption for certain aquaculture and shellfish production records and passed with support from the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services. SB 474 expanded military leave and related benefits for public employees and officials, including members of the Coast Guard and Florida State Guard, and added three amendments before being reported favorably. SB 350, dealing with public records protections for crime victims and certain law enforcement victims, was heavily amended to add time-limited confidentiality for an officer’s name in some cases and then passed favorably after discussion about balancing transparency and safety. Finally, the committee approved SPB 7032 as a committee bill to shift more fleet management responsibilities from DMS to individual agencies, while still requiring data reporting to DMS for legislative oversight. SB 1650 by Senator Gates was temporarily postponed. At the end of the meeting, members recorded votes on selected bills, and the committee adjourned.
AZ

Arizona 2026 Regular Session

01/14/2026 - Senate Judiciary and Elections

Judiciary and Elections

Transcript Highlights:
  • Any violations of these requirements would be a class one misdemeanor.
  • Treasury notes for the highest level of security.
  • So when you think about that, that’s the highest level. We don’t know what the basement is.
  • Reached as a level.
  • The purpose of this bill is to get the high-level dealers. And what you're going to do?
Summary: The Judiciary and Elections Committee opened with roll call, member introductions, and a lengthy agenda item on alleged anomalies involving the State Bar of Arizona. The committee heard live testimony from a former attorney who described his disciplinary experience as retaliatory and unfair, and staff read excerpts from affidavits criticizing bar discipline procedures, notice, and due process. Members debated the State Bar’s authority, attorney discipline rules, and whether attorneys can practice while under investigation, with some arguing the bar is unaccountable and others emphasizing the Supreme Court’s oversight and existing disciplinary procedures. The committee then considered several election-related bills. SB 1037, requiring stricter security measures for vote-recording and tabulating equipment, passed 4-2-1 after members debated claims of election-system vulnerabilities and the cost of added safeguards. SB 1038, which would make cast vote records publicly available quickly after polls close, was amended to require transmission to the Secretary of State within 48 hours after canvass and then passed 4-2-1. SB 1040, expanding public online access to voter registration rolls in read-only form, also passed 4-2-1 after privacy concerns were raised and the sponsor argued for transparency. The committee next approved SB 1039, allowing attorneys who prevail in discipline matters to seek damages for reputational harm and lost earnings, despite objections that it raised separation-of-powers concerns and testimony about bar discipline procedures. SB 1053, capping Arizona resident concealed-carry permit fees at 10% of the nonresident fee, passed 4-2-1 after supporters framed it as a constitutional-rights and affordability measure and opponents raised public-safety and revenue concerns. SB 1057, requiring ballot paper fraud-countermeasure features, passed 4-2-1 after debate over cost and vendor capability. SB 1060, removing a voting exemption for U.S. citizens who have never resided in the United States, passed 3-2-2 amid concerns about unintended effects on military families. Finally, SB 1061, lowering the fentanyl threshold for enhanced sentencing from 200 grams to 9 grams, drew strong opposition from defense and civil-liberties witnesses who warned it would sweep in users and prescribed medications; the transcript ends during that testimony, before a final action is shown.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Environmental Regulation May 19th, 2025

Environmental Regulation

Transcript Highlights:
  • These are a class of chemicals that do not naturally break down, thus earning the name "forever chemicals
  • So when there's outside vibration at the ground or dirt level, it... consumes the vibration.
  • Understand what the ambient seismic level is currently without them doing anything, right?
  • We're not currently trying to figure out what the ambient seismic level is in the ground. We are.
  • Ambient seismic level is whether anything is going on at all currently.
AZ

Arizona 2026 Regular Session

02/17/2026 - House Natural Resources, Energy & Water

Natural Resources, Energy & Water

Transcript Highlights:
  • This levels the playing field so we have fair competition and get the most affordable and reliable energy
Summary: The committee heard a series of water, energy, housing, and environmental bills, with several measures amended before passage. House Bill 2099, as amended, would limit long-term storage credits and related CAP water storage during declared Colorado River shortages; water utilities, CAP, Phoenix, and other water interests raised concerns about flexibility, contracts, and the law of the river, while the sponsor said the bill was intended to address shortage conditions. The committee adopted the Griffin amendment and passed the bill 6-3. House Bill 2263, also amended, would restrict where Colorado River water diverted for replenishment in an AMA may be stored; CAP, tribal counsel, and AMWA opposed it as too restrictive and potentially excluding existing facilities, but the bill passed 6-3 after amendment. House Bill 2264, requiring the University of Arizona to promote Arizona history and the five Cs through the mining museum, passed unanimously. House Bill 2330 and House Bill 2341, both concerning certificates of environmental compatibility for energy projects, passed 6-3 after amendments expanding siting factors to include character of an area and known off-takers, respectively. House Bill 2918, which would end certain tax benefits for renewable energy and storage equipment after 2026, also passed 6-3. House Bill 2889, appropriating $1 million for uranium contamination monitoring and a statewide registry with tribal epidemiology partnerships, passed unanimously after discussion about moving the program to ADEQ and adjusting the reporting date. House Bill 2492, which would bar state and local urban growth boundaries that prevent new development, passed narrowly 4-3 with one present and two absent. House Bill 2782, focused on utility rate transparency and regulatory assets, passed 5-3 after a late amendment and a motion to suspend committee rules for amendment distribution. House Bill 4025, creating a study committee on gasoline and petroleum refineries, passed 6-3, and HCR 2057 supporting a geothermal permitting roadmap passed unanimously. HCR 2020, supporting housing developments outside designated service areas under certain groundwater conditions, passed 6-2. House Bill 4100, requiring notice to customers about potential water-rate increases if CAP water is lost, drew concerns about public confusion and negotiation impacts; testimony from municipal water users opposed the bill as too speculative and difficult to implement, and the transcript ends while that bill is still under discussion.
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Public Safety Feb 3rd, 2026 at 09:00 am

Public Safety

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  • Wouldn't it be a blow to the large criminal syndicates if they're able to Catch the lower level with
  • cameras in their pockets that are far better than what we had 10 or 15 years ago at a professional level
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  • I mean, and all combined, there were over 326 projects that divide them up into 42 classes and six different
  • So after they get them higher up If you win your class, then you go to division champion, and then the
  • This is no state impact; it is purely at the county level.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Criminal Jurisprudence May 20th, 2025

Criminal Jurisprudence

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  • If we can't enforce these court orders on the state level because DAs are not taking this charge under
  • If I can read it, an offense under subsection B. is a class C misdemeanor punishable by a fine of $500
  • What you're talking about is that the punishment level goes up if the child is taken out of state.
  • The proposed penalty would make this offense a Class C misdemeanor.
  • The offense of purchasing or selling human organs is classified as a Class A misdemeanor.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Judiciary Committee Meeting - 2025-04-02

Judiciary Finance and Civil Law

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  • Most of those changes relate to ensuring the same level of protection that exists for tribal medical
  • This also clarifies how Commerce shares summary-level information publicly while confirming that if individual
  • Section two outlines the classification of company data under chapter 13 and allows for summary-level
MN

Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session

House Judiciary Finance and Civil Law Committee 4/2/25

Judiciary Finance and Civil Law

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  • As noted, most of those changes relate to ensuring the same level of protection that exists for tribal
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  • Section two outlines the classification of company data under chapter 13 and allows for summary-level
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Criminal Jurisprudence Mar 18th, 2025

Criminal Jurisprudence

Transcript Highlights:
  • I think what Representative Moody is saying is, because most of these Class B and Class Class A misdemeanor
  • But on a Class A misdemeanor, on a Class A, the most you can be locked up if you're convicted.
  • What level...
  • And that there is some discretion that needs to be maintained at the prosecutorial level. level with
  • A or class B misdemeanors.