Video & Transcript Research : 'administrative code'

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OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Senate Legislative Session Apr 15th, 2026 at 01:30 pm

Oklahoma Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • And whereas Oklahoma State University is guided by the values of the cowboy code emphasizing integrity
  • And in Stillwater, code orange, I think is what we're calling it.
  • Leader, members, House Bill 3044 simply updates the Oklahoma tax code related to donations made via tax
  • This one is just how courts and administrative agencies are to interpret if there are multiple sections
  • A little while ago this year, we had 226 packets of rules submitted for administrative rule consideration
FL

Florida 2026 Regular Session

Governmental Oversight and Accountability Feb 11th, 2026

Governmental Oversight and Accountability

Transcript Highlights:
  • It removes. ...and gives employers financial and administrative benefits.
  • To explain public records for county administrators. And you're recognized to explain the bill.
  • , deputy county administrators, assistant county administrators, city managers, deputy city managers,
  • If they have to have a meeting about their grievance with the administration and the union rep and the
  • I work in municipal code compliance division.
Summary: The committee first heard a committee substitute for SB 332, which creates a narrow public meetings and public records exemption for certain pre-suit settlement communications in Bert Harris claims involving local governments and private property rights. The sponsor said the change is intended to allow confidential legal strategy and negotiation during the 90-day pre-suit period while keeping settlements and outcomes public. The strike-all amendment was adopted, supportive testimony was waived in, and the bill was reported favorably. Members then approved several other measures, including SB 464 requiring K-12 schools to formally observe Veterans Day as a school holiday; SB 984 on firefighter cancer benefits and prevention, which was amended to add a statement of important state interest and reported favorably after testimony from firefighters both supporting the bill and urging a longer benefit window; SB 576 on local government cybersecurity, which was amended to route the program through the Florida Digital Service and strengthen state-local coordination; SB 964 clarifying how certain gift and honoraria disclosures are filed with the Commission on Ethics; SB 1612 requiring local governments to accept electronic payments with a delayed effective date; SB 830 creating public records exemptions for certain local government administrators and their families; SB 1096 clarifying the filing deadline for employment discrimination complaints; and SB 1656 designating the SS American Victory as Florida’s official state flagship. All were reported favorably. The committee also considered a slate of appointments, including a separate vote on Jeffrey Aaron to the Public Employees Relations Commission, which was recommended favorably after Senator Polsky objected to the appointment and cited concerns about political ties and prior work. The remaining appointees on tabs 12 through 30 were also recommended favorably. After a recess, the committee took up SB 1296 on the Public Employees Relations Commission, as substituted by a committee PCS. The PCS would change union certification and recertification rules, require stronger showing-of-interest and voting thresholds, limit paid union leave in some cases, require equal access to employer communication spaces, and speed up impasse procedures for state-funded salary increases. The bill drew extensive testimony, with supporters arguing it would improve accountability, transparency, and taxpayer fairness, and opponents—many of them teachers, bus drivers, and other public employees—saying it would weaken collective bargaining, burden workers, and function as union busting. Members raised constitutional concerns about the single-subject rule and collective bargaining protections, and debate was ongoing at the end of the transcript.
AZ

Arizona 2026 Regular Session

02/10/2026 - Senate Appropriations, Transportation and Technology

Appropriations, Transportation and Technology

Transcript Highlights:
  • It gets coded.
  • It gets coded.
  • It also had a very high administrative burden from both the state and for the companies.
  • I'm the division administrator overseeing local and state government relations.
  • Pinal County is currently working with ADOT and the Federal Highway Administration to ensure approval
Summary: The committee first approved the February 3, 2026 minutes and reordered the agenda to accommodate sponsors and speakers. SB 1114, which would appropriate $1 million to the Maricopa County Attorney’s Office to investigate behavioral health patient brokering statewide, was presented as a response to Medicaid fraud and exploitation of vulnerable Native American patients. After brief questions about why Maricopa County would handle statewide oversight, the bill received a do pass recommendation on a 9-0 vote with one member not voting. The committee then took up SB 1111, as amended by a strike-everything amendment regulating automated license plate readers. The amendment limited use to specified law enforcement purposes, required verification of alerts when feasible, imposed data-retention and handling responsibilities on agencies, and created a misdemeanor penalty for unauthorized release of data. Supporters from Phoenix, Tempe, Prescott Valley, the Arizona Chiefs of Police, and the Arizona Sheriffs’ Association argued the bill provides needed statewide guardrails while preserving a valuable investigative tool for missing persons, stolen vehicles, and serious crimes. Opponents from the ACLU, Institute for Justice, and private citizens raised privacy and Fourth Amendment concerns, warning about dragnet surveillance, unclear terms like “legitimate” law enforcement purposes, lack of public access to records, and the risk of misuse for immigration or abortion-related tracking. The committee adopted the amendment and then gave SB 1111 as amended a do pass recommendation on a 7-2 vote, with one not voting. Next, SB 1116, as amended, was approved. The bill requires appeals or adverse determinations on behavioral health claims under AHCCCS fee-for-service to be reviewed by someone with relevant clinical experience, and the amendment broadened the requirement to include medical-necessity denials and specified at least two years of similar clinical experience. Senator Werner said the measure was intended to curb inappropriate denials and improve payment for behavioral health providers serving Native communities. Access was neutral but said the bill’s terms were too broad and could require additional staff; the committee nonetheless adopted the amendment and passed the bill 10-0. Finally, SB 1122, as amended, was approved 10-0. The bill bars AHCCCS from requiring prior authorization for behavioral health services under the American Indian Health Plan, while the amendment prohibited 100% prepayment review and adjusted the corrective-action language. Senator Werner and provider representatives said the measure was needed because providers were being delayed or denied payment, contributing to closures, workforce shortages, and patient brokering. The committee then began hearing SB 1072, a major appropriation to increase reimbursement rates for home- and community-based services for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities, with testimony focused on severe caregiver shortages, overtime costs, and unassigned service authorizations.
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

HSH Public Hearing - Tue Feb 3, 2026 @ 9:00 AM HST

Human Services & Homelessness

Transcript Highlights:
  • I serve with the Benefit Employment and Support Services Division as the SNAP Administrator to concur
  • I serve with the Benefit Employment and Support Services Division as the SNAP Administrator to concur
  • I'm Scott Morishige, administrator of the Benefit Employment Support Services Division on behalf of our
  • This puts additional administrative burden on DHS that will make it harder for them to take proactive
  • This puts additional administrative burden on DHS that will make it harder for them to take proactive
Summary: The committee opened its first meeting of the 2020 session and heard testimony on several measures, beginning with HB 1518, which would allow people incarcerated and nearing release to apply for SNAP benefits before release. The Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation and the Department of Human Services said they support the bill and are already piloting a pre-release application process at two facilities, with plans to expand it. The Attorney General’s Office supported the intent but noted a technical issue: one section of the bill appears to affect TANF as well as SNAP, while the title refers only to SNAP. A wide range of advocates, including Catholic Charities, the Hawaii Public Health Institute, Hawaii Hunger Action Network, Drug Policy Forum of Hawaii, Hawaii Children’s Action Network, ACLU of Hawaii, and others, testified in strong support, emphasizing food insecurity after release, reentry stability, and reduced recidivism. The committee did not take a vote during the hearing. The committee then heard HB 1747, which would direct the Department of Human Services to seek federal waivers or extensions related to restricting certain SNAP purchases, including sugary drinks. DHS said it had already been approved for a narrow demonstration waiver and was working with retailers on implementation, with a target date of August 1. Supporters of the measure argued it would promote healthier choices, while opponents, including Hawaii Appleseed, the Hawaii Public Health Institute, Hawaii Children’s Action Network, and the Hawaii Food Industry Association, said such restrictions are ineffective, stigmatize low-income residents, create burdens for retailers and DHS, and may be difficult to implement. Members asked DHS to clarify the scope of the waiver and confirmed it applies to sugary drinks and beverages containing more than 10 grams of sugar. Finally, the committee took up HB 1705, which would allow licensed mental health counselors to serve as child custody evaluators, but there was no testimony from the relevant agencies and the item was quickly set aside. The committee also heard HB 1565, which would establish a judiciary working group to improve family court processes and legal representation for youth in the child welfare system. The Attorney General’s Office offered minor technical amendments, and supporters from the Office of Wellness and Resilience, High Hopes Hawaii, Hawaii Children’s Action Network, and a social work student described the need for legal representation, citing better reunification and stability outcomes and the importance of youth voice in court proceedings. No votes or final actions were taken in the portion of the meeting provided.
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

House Chamber - Thu Mar 19, 2026, 12:00PM HST - Day 30

Hawaii House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Thank you for being here today and for the reminder that our tax code is a statement of our values.
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  • have it, especially last month when the first graders were learning how to control robots through coding
NM

New Mexico 2026 Regular Session

Senate - Education Feb 9th, 2026 at 09:04 am

Senate Education

Transcript Highlights:
  • And obviously there's many exceptions to the rule; parents and administrators and students communicating
  • testimony on behalf of the Education Technology Infrastructure Fund, which was created in 2017 and administrative
  • The City of Albuquerque recently updated our entire code for traffic so that we could include vulnerable
  • right at the beginning of a young driver's journey, and especially with Albuquerque's changing traffic code
  • So this would have significant relief, administratively and fiscally, for my staff.
NM

New Mexico 2026 Regular Session

House - Education Feb 9th, 2026 at 08:33 am

House Education

Transcript Highlights:
  • That is done through the New Mexico Administrative Procedures Act. Thank you, Mr. Chair.
  • Forever will not be in there, maybe even in the next administration.
  • This is not something that's new to this administration. This.
  • It was in previous administrations. Absolutely, Mr. Chair.
  • And then it goes to the superintendent and school administrator...
AL

Alabama 2026 1st Special Session

Alabama Senate Agriculture, Conservation, and Forestry Committee Jan 28th, 2026

Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry

Transcript Highlights:
  • So we worked with the sponsor in the house to just do some clean-up administrative changes so that we
  • So simply on our end, the synopsis state sales and use tax, but the use tax code section was not referenced
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TX

Texas 89th Regular

Economic Development May 21st, 2025

Economic Development

Transcript Highlights:
  • officers, school resource officers, and security personnel, as described in 37.081 of the Education Code
  • officers, school resource officers, and security personnel, as described in 37.081 of the Education Code
  • officers, school resource officers, and security personnel, as described in 37.081 of the Education Code
  • tax rate formula to include those hotel funds if they are misspent outside of Chapter 351 of the Tax Code
  • tax rate formula to include those hotel funds if they are misspent outside of Chapter 351 of the Tax Code
Summary: The Senate Economic Development Committee heard and laid out several measures focused on school safety, Texas-Taiwan relations, defense manufacturing, business formation, hotel tax policy, and NASA relocation. HB 1851 would allow surplus DPS vehicles and law enforcement equipment to be transferred to school districts in economically disadvantaged areas for use by school police and security personnel, with a two-year resale restriction. HCR 127 expressed support for the Texas-Taiwan relationship and trade ties, HCR 118 supported expanding warship manufacturing in Texas, HCR 141 urged Congress to move NASA headquarters to Houston, HB 346 (with a committee substitute) revised business filing and fee authority while making permanent a franchise tax exemption for new veteran-owned businesses, HB 2974 was an omnibus hotel occupancy tax and qualified hotel project bill, and HB 5596 addressed accountability for municipal hotel occupancy tax revenues in coastal communities. Witnesses generally supported the measures, including the Texas Hotel and Lodging Association on HB 2974 and resource witnesses from the Texas Veterans Commission and Secretary of State on HB 346; no opposition testimony was registered on the laid-out bills. After public testimony, the committee took up pending business and adopted committee substitutes where applicable. HB 1851, HB 346, HB 2974, and HB 5596 were each reported favorably to the full Senate, with HB 346 and HB 2974 also recommended for the local and uncontested calendar. HCR 127 and HCR 118 were reported favorably as well, and HCR 127 and HCR 141 were likewise recommended for the local and uncontested calendar. The committee also reported HB 4320 favorably, though the transcript repeats that motion several times. The meeting ended with the committee standing in recess until 7:00 a.m. subject to the call of the chair.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
  • officers, school resource officers, and security personnel as described in 37. 081 of the Education Code
  • approval tax rate formula to include those HOP funds if they are spent outside of Chapter 351 of the tax code
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Water, Agriculture, and Rural Affairs May 5th, 2025

Water, Agriculture and Rural Affairs

Transcript Highlights:
  • HB 1633 addresses this by amending the Water Code to add registered exempt wells to the list of factors
  • HB 1633 addresses this by amending the water code to add registered exempt wells to the list of factors
  • We are absolutely not protected by the current water code.
  • My farm, we are absolutely not protected by these ground by the current water code.
  • These are the people that are not considered when doing permits currently under the water code.
Summary: The Senate Water, Agriculture, Rural Affairs Committee heard several bills focused on groundwater management, water infrastructure, and agricultural land conservation. SB 612 would limit certain water districts in Hidalgo, Cameron, and Willacy counties from charging developers pipeline construction fees above actual, documented costs; the committee substitute removed a developer challenge mechanism to preserve district discretion over construction standards. HB 1633 would require groundwater conservation districts to consider registered exempt wells when reviewing or amending permits, and testimony from landowners, district representatives, and advocacy groups largely supported the bill as a way to protect domestic and livestock wells from drawdown caused by large export projects. HB 1689 would clarify that export fee revenues may be used for well operability, alternative water supplies, and aquifer monitoring, including through interlocal cooperation, and HB 3058 would give the Post Oak Savannah Groundwater Conservation District authority to use export fees for county road improvements and environmental programs tied to well inspection and groundwater management. HB 2018 would clarify that the Texas Farm and Ranchland Conservation Program is intended to purchase conservation easements only on working agricultural lands, with support from cattle raisers and Farm Bureau representatives. The committee also considered HB 29, which would require large water systems to validate water loss audits and submit mitigation plans; a committee substitute removed the water-loss threshold and adjusted the timeline for more detailed validation. Public testimony on the bills was generally supportive, with several witnesses describing declining well levels, road damage from export projects, and the need to preserve agricultural land and local water supplies. The committee adopted committee substitutes and voted favorably on HB 29, HB 1689, HB 2018, SB 612, and SB 3058, recommending several of them for the local and uncontested calendar; HB 1633 was left pending awaiting a committee substitute.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

S/C on County & Regional Government May 5th, 2025

S/C on County & Regional Government

Transcript Highlights:
  • In 2007, the legislature created the Texas Local Government Code Chapter 147, which gave a meet-and-confer
  • This bill mirrors local government code 147, so we already know how the law will work and the positive
  • Establishing a permitting process for events exceeding these limits, with fees based on administrative
  • works for some departments, the purchasing function aligns more naturally with the fiscal and administrative
  • Constables provide a vital law enforcement administrative role for our county.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

S/C on County & Regional Government Apr 14th, 2025

S/C on County & Regional Government

Transcript Highlights:
  • In our most impacted zip codes, residents are facing disproportionate economic hardships with high rates
  • Karen, we have you registered as Administrator and CNO of Ascension.
  • Chairman Spiller, committee members, my name is Karen Litterer, and I serve as the administrator and
  • Yet the statutory and administrative structure still treats us like we're operating a full health plan
  • At the federal level, President Trump and his administration cannot, in my view, without the help of
TX

Texas 89th Regular

S/C on County and Regional Government Apr 14th, 2025

S/C on County & Regional Government

Transcript Highlights:
  • We've seen so much of this under Operation Lone Star and under the Trump administration.
  • As easily as it was created, it could be rescinded administratively.
  • Furthermore, the administration can always change the form.
  • It's been made clear before, but I just want to clarify that ICE warrants are administrative warrants
  • That the Republican administration honors our Constitution, sir.
LA

Louisiana 2026 Regular Session

Education May 19th, 2026

Education

Transcript Highlights:
  • protect our schools, and to foster a more productive environment for students, teachers, and administrators
  • The third time that that removal happens, they can't come back in until that administrator conferences
  • But at the end of the day, a new administration came in, the department had changed, and they didn't
  • According to the Children's Code 610, they are required to make mandatory reports, either to the Department
  • teachers concerning the time from, the time from. parents or administration teachers concerning the
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Commerce and Economic Development Oversight Feb 24th, 2026 at 10:30 am

Commerce & Economic Development Oversight

Transcript Highlights:
  • HB 3369 is a simple deregulation bill relative to the fire code on food trucks.
  • House Bill 3498 is a targeted modernization of our corporate code and limited liability company statutes