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AZ

Arizona 2026 Regular Session

03/11/2026 - House Federalism, Military Affairs & Elections

Federalism, Military Affairs & Elections

Transcript Highlights:
  • The Committee on Federal and Military Affairs and Elections is called to order.
  • As soon as the election, during the election, he voted Republican.
  • It allows election workers to remove early ballots returned at voting locations or designated ballot
  • This legislature has three times declined to give our elections officials authority to connect elections
  • Are elections officials' authority to connect elections equipment to the internet.
Summary: The Committee on Federal and Military Affairs and Elections heard a lengthy presentation on an investigative referral concerning alleged voter registration anomalies in Arizona from March 2023 onward. The chair described examples involving out-of-state residents, deceased registrants, military voters, duplicate or mismatched registrations, and registrations tied to Service Arizona, ACCESS, third-party vendors, and NGOs. Members also discussed alleged mismatches between county recorder data and Secretary of State reports, possible issues with automatic voter registration, and concerns about public records compliance. At the end of the presentation, members were asked whether they wanted to sign onto a criminal referral to the Department of Homeland Security and the Department of Justice; several declined, while others agreed, and the committee proceeded after correcting a signature-block issue. The committee then considered Senate Bill 1259, which would allow certain protected individuals to use an alternate mailing address and attest to their residential address on candidate and financial disclosure filings. After questions about residency verification and confidentiality, the bill received a do pass recommendation by a 6-1 vote. Senate Bill 1281, dealing with state land department procedures for covered federal designations and notification of land takings, was heard next; after opposition testimony from the Sierra Club Grand Canyon Chapter, it passed 4-3. Senate Bill 1037, concerning election equipment security and internet connectivity, drew substantial debate. A Marquez strike-everything amendment that would have shifted the bill toward voting centers, ERIC participation, early voting changes, and election funding failed on a 4-3 vote. The underlying bill then failed to receive a do pass recommendation on a 3-3-1 vote. Finally, Senate Bill 1040, which would make voter registration rolls publicly accessible online and downloadable, passed 4-3 after questions about what information would remain redacted and concerns about public access to voter data.
TX

Texas 89th 2nd C.S.

Intergovernmental Affairs Mar 18th, 2025

Intergovernmental Affairs

Transcript Highlights:
  • Were you an hourly worker when you got COVID or were you on salary? Ashley: An hourly worker.
  • The bill would also require election on such citizen-initiated measures to occur on a uniform election
  • The Supreme Court's political, we elect them.
  • Or an election on a ballot proposition or a long lawsuit?
  • In this case, an unnecessary election? James: Yes.
Bills: HB21, HB211, HB223
AZ

Arizona 2026 Regular Session

02/11/2026 - Senate Judiciary and Elections

Judiciary and Elections

Transcript Highlights:
  • If there are no corrections, without objection, the Judiciary and Elections Committee minutes of February
  • , move the date of the primary election from the second-to-last Tuesday in July to the Tuesday before
  • With the consolidated election dates, do we keep three, or do we do four in odd-numbered years so that
  • And so I'm concerned about that, and I think that with these two, my town of Tempe has an election.
  • It really doesn't, I don't think it's right to have an election that early and not in November.
Summary: The Judiciary and Elections Committee met with a hard stop at 4:30 and approved the February 4, 2026 minutes. The chair announced several bills would be held for a later supplemental meeting, then took up SB 1426, the “squatter” bill. The bill was described as changing forcible detainer rules for unauthorized occupants and requiring immediate writs of restitution after judgment. Testimony from the Arizona Association of Chiefs of Police and the Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office supported the measure as a practical, collaborative response to unlawful occupancy. SB 1426 received a do-pass recommendation on a 7-0 vote. The committee next considered SB 1687, a strike-everything amendment moving the primary election date from late July to the Tuesday before Memorial Day starting in 2027. The sponsor said the goal was to give more time between the primary and general elections and align Arizona more closely with other states. County election officials testified in neutral, saying they generally supported more time but flagged several issues, including filing deadlines, consolidated election dates, polling place availability, redistricting timelines, signature calculations, and possible conflicts with presidential preference elections. The amended bill passed 4-3, with concerns raised about clean elections qualification periods and state versus local control over elections. The committee then approved SB 1110, which creates a home confinement program for certain nonviolent inmates, with GPS monitoring, eligibility limits, and a 50-to-1 inmate-to-officer ratio. Supporters said it would help families, reduce recidivism, and save money; an opponent criticized the retroactive effective date and questioned funding and monitoring capacity. SB 1110 received a do-pass recommendation on a 5-1 vote. SB 1275, which allows courts to consider PTSD and related service-connected conditions when sentencing certain veterans and first responders, drew support from the sponsor and advocates but opposition from county officials who argued it would undermine mandatory sentencing and victims’ rights; it passed 7-0. Finally, the committee heard SB 1140, as amended, which allows expungement of eligible misdemeanor records after a waiting period, with exclusions for serious offenses and special rules for shoplifting and peace officer employment. Supporters, including a formerly incarcerated advocate and a retired police chief working on anti-trafficking issues, said expungement would improve employment and stability and give people a real second chance. The committee adopted the amendment and then passed SB 1140 as amended on a 7-0 vote before adjourning.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
  • class would receive in the elected class. statewide electeds, members of the legislature, and some district
  • So appointed officers and elected officers. budget bill.
  • At issue are two eight-day pre-election reports subject to the higher statutory fine.
  • ask interim general counsel dinner Actually, Deputy General Counsel, The corrected eight-day pre-election
  • And Senate Bill 12 grants jurisdiction to the Attorney General. to prosecute criminal election offenses
Summary: In the latest meeting of the Texas Ethics Commission, significant discussions centered around newly passed legislation, specifically HB18 and SB12. HB18 introduces a civil penalty for members who accept political contributions while absent from the state, addressing potential obstructions to legislative actions. Senators and commissioners engaged in an in-depth dialogue about the implications of this bill, with many expressing concerns regarding enforcement and compliance. In contrast, SB12 expands the jurisdiction of the Attorney General to prosecute criminal election offenses, further tightening the oversight of election activities. The meeting concluded with acknowledgement of the efforts put forth by previous commission chairs, highlighting their contributions to the commission's success.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
  • The clock is ticking, and our Republican voters are looking to the Republican majority they elected to
  • We also need to protect healthcare workers and medical students.
  • But so far in the Texas House, we haven't passed a single election integrity bill.
  • Even more conservative election integrity legislation is stuck in the House. ...House Elections Committee
  • district attorneys basically adjudicate election fraud in their counties.
Summary: The committee meeting was characterized by fervent discussions surrounding critical legislation, particularly regarding immigration, children's rights, and election integrity. Key bills such as HB2258, aiming to ban social transitioning for children, and E-Verify legislation were highlighted as urgent priorities. Several representatives expressed frustration over stalled bills and emphasized the necessity of decisive action to fulfill their commitments made during their campaigns. The urgency was marked by the approaching deadline for bill passage, with only days remaining in the legislative session. Members urged House leadership to prioritize these bills, warning that failure to act would undermine public trust in their capacity to fulfill the Republicans' campaign promises.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Workforce, Labor, and Economic Development Finance and Policy Committee 3/11/26

Workforce, Labor, and Economic Development Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:
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  • workers we're talking about. workers we're talking about.
  • these workers make MSP run. these workers make MSP run.
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Bills: HF3889, HF2567, HF3878
TX

Texas 89th 2nd C.S.

Criminal Jurisprudence Apr 1st, 2025

Criminal Jurisprudence

AL

Alabama 2025 Regular Session

Alabama House Ethics and Campaign Finance Committee Feb 19th, 2025

Ethics and Campaign Finance

Transcript Highlights:
  • If you're an independent candidate, you have five days within the primary election.
  • If they miss the filing not more than five days after the date of the first primary election, would it
  • Would it be beneficial for them to have that information, their economic disclosures, before the election
  • Sir, just for clarity, qualifying papers in a local election are when they follow the clerk, correct?
  • I think even with a municipal election, you have to file a statement.
Bills: HB250
TX

Texas 89th Regular

S/C on Workforce Mar 25th, 2025

S/C on Workforce

Transcript Highlights:
  • These are issues that directly impact Texas workers, families, and businesses, and I'll look forward
  • Chair lays out HB 673 relating to the eligibility of first responders for workers' compensation benefits
  • Chair lays out HB 673 relating to the eligibility of first responders for workers' compensation benefits
  • This bill ensures that all first responders have access to care and treatment for PTSD under the workers
  • What we really didn't know at the time is how workers' comp works: it covers multiple chapters of the
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Education K-16 May 20th, 2025

Education K-16

Bills: HB126, HB121
Summary: The Senate Committee on Education K-16 met to hear testimony on a full agenda of education-related bills. Several measures were laid out and left pending, including HB 322 to allow JET Grant funds to be used for subscription-based and ongoing technology costs for career and technical education; HB 3062 to require fentanyl and drug-poisoning prevention instruction for entering college students; HB 121 to update school safety laws, including TEA peace officer commissions, annual renewal of certain safety exceptions, new reporting requirements, and special education behavior threat assessment changes; HB 3627 to let the State Board of Education chair employ staff; HB 5515 to curb inflated shipping and handling charges on instructional materials; HB 2674 to prohibit new state regulation of homeschool programs; HB 2310 to require a statewide strategic plan for early learning and inclusion for young children with disabilities; HB 367 to standardize documentation for excused absences due to serious illness; HB 1178 to speed certification for out-of-state educators and military spouses; and HB 1481 to expand cell phone restrictions to the full school day. Testimony was generally supportive on most bills, with some concerns raised on HB 121 about school district police departments investigating misconduct and on HB 2674 about how it would interact with the new ESA program in SB 2. HB 5515 drew support from instructional materials coordinators who described extreme shipping invoices and argued the bill would restore transparency and fiscal responsibility. HB 2310 was supported by disability advocates and early learning groups, who said a coordinated state plan would improve access and inclusion for children with disabilities. HB 367 was presented as a simple clarification to reduce confusion for medically vulnerable students and families, and HB 1178 was described by TEA as a modest pathway that would help bring experienced out-of-state teachers into Texas schools more quickly. HB 126, updating Texas’ NIL law to align with the pending House settlement and allow direct payments and pre-enrollment NIL agreements, received extensive testimony from university counsel and committee questioning about the settlement, recruiting, and future college athletics rules. HB 1481, expanding school cell phone restrictions from instructional time to the entire school day, drew strong support from parents, students, educators, and advocates who linked phones to distraction, cyberbullying, and mental health harms; one teacher asked for flexibility so phones could still be used for limited academic tasks. No bills were voted out; each measure heard was left pending subject to the call of the chair, and the committee then recessed to attend the floor session.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
  • November elections see higher voter turnout than May elections, even in odd-numbered years when state
  • our elections completely nonpartisan.
  • Would it have changed the election?
  • The state pays for primary election days.
  • of the election process.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
  • from serving as poll workers or election officials.
  • Second, the vast majority of election workers and officials are dedicated public servants who aim to
  • It is unfair to suggest that election workers would be unwilling to serve if they cannot violate the
  • Finally, the argument that we must choose between having election workers and having election integrity
  • Yet, time and again, election after election, we witness unelected election administrators at work. at
WY

Wyoming 2026 Regular Session

Senate Corporations, Elections & Political Subdivisions Committee, February 20, 2026

Corporations, Elections & Political Subdivisions

Transcript Highlights:
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  • a post-election audit.
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  • the election setting.
Bills: HB0085, HB0086