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MA

Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session

Joint Committee on Agriculture and Fisheries Jun 21st, 2026 at 01:00 pm

Joint Committee on Agriculture and Fisheries

Transcript Highlights:
  • I believe later today you'll be hearing from Sidney Travis of the I.J. on this bill.
  • That could help places like Eastie Farm expand programs and allow high-need areas like Hampden County
  • I also went to the juvenile court in Middlesex County in Framingham and saw pesticide signs where children
  • 114, and H. 140, legislation around cottage food entrepreneurs, and our next speaker will be Sidney Travis
  • My name is Sidney Travis.
Keywords: 995, all
Summary: The Joint Committee on Agriculture and Fisheries held its second hearing and heard testimony on a wide range of bills, including food security, cottage food entrepreneurship, hemp regulation, lobster industry support, pesticide restrictions, pollinator protections, pet cemeteries, and municipal land rights. Committee chairs outlined hearing procedures, noted that 19 bills were on the docket, and took testimony both in person and remotely, with several legislators testifying out of turn because of scheduling conflicts. Several speakers supported food access and local economic opportunity bills. Representative Howard and Senator Oliveira backed the Food Justice Frontline Program and a cottage food/food entrepreneur bill, arguing they would fund nonprofit food security organizations, create jobs, improve SNAP/HIP outreach, and reduce barriers for home-based food businesses. Eastie Farm representatives and a student testified in favor of the food justice bill, describing food insecurity in East Boston and the need for grants, youth involvement, and multilingual outreach. Sidney Travis of the Institute for Justice also supported cottage food reforms, saying current municipal permitting rules create unequal access and that cottage foods are generally safe. The committee also heard sharply divided testimony on hemp legislation. Senator Comerford supported S. 54 as a public health measure to ban synthetic THC products, restrict intoxicating hemp sales to licensed dispensaries, and fund local enforcement, while Laura Beiner, John Nathan, and Elizabeth Wendorf opposed the bill or parts of it, warning it would harm compliant hemp businesses and small farmers. Representative Arena-DeRosa testified in support of a related pollinator bill, and Adam Karachi opposed pesticide restrictions for schools while Deborah Smith supported them, arguing existing protections should be expanded to other child-centered locations. The committee also heard support for a bill to aid lobstermen affected by right whale protections, a bill to preserve private pet cemeteries, and a municipal right-of-first-refusal bill for agricultural and recreational land. No votes or final actions were taken during the hearing.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Ways & Means Mar 31st, 2025

Ways & Means

Transcript Highlights:
  • You are Travis Bailey.
  • I know that with the county, we had many of our elected officials that work in the county courthouse
  • county cut 10% on top of that.
  • counties.
  • by county.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Senate Session May 9th, 2025

Texas Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • H.B. 2415 seeks to designate a portion of FM 969 in Travis County as the Senior Police Officer Louis
  • House Bill 2415, relating to the designation of a portion of Farm-to-Market Road 969 in Travis County
  • H.B. 2415, relating to the designation of a portion of Farm-to-Market Road 969 in Travis County as the
  • TechStop building in Starr County.
  • county court at law judge.
Summary: The Senate opened with an invocation, received a House message announcing passage of HB 74 creating the Puerto Verde Port Authority District, and heard a recognition from Senator Hancock about a weekend human trafficking operation in Fort Worth in which Unbound Now and the Fort Worth Police Department freed 19 victims. The Governor also submitted nominations to the Texas Appraiser Licensing and Certification Board. The chamber then repeatedly suspended rules to take up and pass a series of House bills and one House joint resolution, mostly by wide margins, along with several local and honorary designations. Among the substantive measures, the Senate passed HB 1244 on open-space appraisal after property transfers, HJR 99 and HB 1399 to exempt animal feed from ad valorem taxation, HB 166 expanding child/endangered-person protections to fentanyl-related conduct, HB 1672 speeding DMV enforcement against unsafe motor carriers, HB 2018 clarifying the Texas Farm and Ranch Lands Conservation Program, HB 140 creating a DFPS advisory committee on child protective investigations, HB 467 providing for dissolution of the Cedar Creek Hospital District, HB 2000 requiring sex-offender registration for child grooming, HB 331 creating presumptions for first responders who suffer heart attacks or strokes after strenuous shifts, HB 1089 creating the Gulf Coast Protection Account, HB 2730 limiting when appraisal districts may require new homestead exemption applications, HB 2723 easing cemetery tax-exemption procedures, HB 353 creating a trespass offense near schools and day care centers, and HB 3248 authorizing defense-based development authorities to employ and commission peace officers. Several of these bills drew brief explanations and, in some cases, questions from other senators about their scope and purpose. The Senate also passed numerous memorial highway and facility designations, including HB 767 for Paul P. Mendez, HB 1708 for Trooper Kevin Ramirez-Vasquez, HB 2415 for Senior Police Officer Louis Andy Taylor, HB 2143 for Army Specialist Joey Lenz, HB 2457 for the Molly Mullins Mile, HB 2523 for Deputy Constable Ruben Garcia, HB 2198 for Officer Jacob Candinoza, and HB 2763 naming a TxDOT facility for Eduardo Eddie Garcia Jr. Other local or administrative measures included HB 3513 on the Moore County Juvenile Board and HB 3135 creating specialty plates for retired firefighters. The chamber also adopted several concurrent resolutions and later moved through a large local calendar, including HCR 80, which designated Brenham as the ice cream capital of Texas. Most measures passed with little or no opposition, though a few votes on rule suspensions and final passage recorded small numbers of nays.
NM

New Mexico 2025 Regular Session

House - Rural Development, Land Grants And Cultural Affairs Feb 4th, 2025

House Rural Development, Land Grants And Cultural Affairs

Transcript Highlights:
  • Members of the committee, this is Travis Day.
  • excited about this because it'll provide us the opportunity, all four corners of the state, all 33 counties
  • Representative Dow, and a shout out to Travis Day for the work that he's doing to promote this important
  • or a winery that has red and green chili infusion, we've got everything in Clovis and in the Lee County
  • In the Lee County area, the chili that's processed is used in makeup.
FL

Florida 2026 Regular Session

Regulated Industries Mar 12th, 2025

Regulated Industries

Transcript Highlights:
  • And the reality is they were all in favor of it, including Dade County, now Miami-Dade County.
  • I also have a great deal of respect for the county commissioner who came here.
  • Travis Moore for the Animal Legal Defense Fund is waiving in support.
  • counties.
  • I live in Hillsborough County.
Summary: The committee took up several bills and reported each favorably after brief debate and roll call votes. SB 578 would allow wine to be sold in recyclable containers, aligning wine with beer container rules; it had support from Americans for Prosperity. SB 606 clarified when nonpaying guests may be removed from public lodging establishments, updated notice and checkout provisions, and removed a mandatory arrest requirement, with support from Florida Realtors, the Asian American Hotel Association, and the Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association. SB 202 addressed a long-running dispute between Miami Gardens and North Miami Beach over a water utility surcharge, requiring the utility to charge residents in the city where the plant sits the same rate as its own residents; supporters argued it was a fairness issue, while North Miami Beach opposed it as a burden on its residents. All three bills were reported favorably. The committee also approved SB 570, which updates and clarifies the scope of work for swimming pool and spa contractors, and CS/SB 928, which targets non-approved disposable nicotine devices by restricting advertising and display visible to minors, increasing inspections and penalties, and adopting an amendment to clarify the bill does not cover fully unlawful products and to add a 500-foot school buffer for smoke shops. SB 346, dealing with state preemption of local regulation of hoisting equipment, was reported favorably after testimony about the St. Petersburg crane collapse during Hurricane Milton; supporters said local governments need authority to address hurricane-related crane safety, while builders and contractors warned against patchwork regulation and urged a more targeted approach. The committee then considered SB 652, creating Veterinary Professional Associates to perform certain tasks under veterinarian supervision, including limited surgical procedures after an amendment clarified those procedures are limited to spay/neuter and non-cavity surgeries. Supporters said the bill would expand access to veterinary care and help shelters, while some veterinarians expressed concern about training and safety; the bill was reported favorably. Finally, the committee took up SB 354 on the Public Service Commission, adopting a substitute amendment that would expand the commission, require stronger financial expertise and more detailed rate justifications, set rate-filing schedules, tighten storm-hardening review, and add transparency rules for nonprofit water and wastewater utilities; the bill drew support from consumer advocates and AARP, while Florida Rural Water warned of unintended consequences for nonprofit systems. The transcript ends while testimony on SB 354 is still underway, with no final vote shown in the excerpt.
ND
Transcript Highlights:
  • This is my home county, so welcome to Mercer County.
  • And again, welcome to Mercer County. Okay.
  • And so what we did, as you've seen data centers being presented in Oliver County, in Mercer County, over
  • It built schools, it built hospitals, it built small businesses, and it built counties like Mercer County
  • , Oliver County, and McLean County.
Summary: The committee met at the Coteau Freedom Mine in Mercer County, approved the June 2 minutes, and heard an overview of the mine from Coteau Properties president Andrew Hawbaker. He described the Freedom Mine as the largest lignite mine in the United States, supplying coal to Dakota Gasification, Antelope Valley Station, and Leland Olds Station. He emphasized the mine’s scale, safety record, reclamation work, workforce needs, community involvement, and economic impact, including payroll, taxes, royalties, scholarships, and local hiring. Members asked about how long land stays in production, how quickly it returns to agriculture after reclamation, labor shortages, and how mining affects groundwater and water wells. Hawbaker said most tracts are mined for about three to five years, reclamation is coordinated with landowners, and the company continues to struggle to find electricians, welders, mechanics, operators, and engineers. The committee then heard from Public Service Commission Chairman Randy Christman on coal mining reclamation and permitting. He reviewed North Dakota’s coal mining history, the state’s reclamation laws, federal Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act primacy, bonding, permit renewals and revisions, prohibited mining areas, inspection and enforcement, and contemporaneous reclamation requirements. Christman stressed that North Dakota’s program is professional and thorough, with frequent inspections, financial assurance, and a 10-year revegetation monitoring period before bond release. He also discussed federal coal ownership issues that can delay mine plans, the treatment of prime farmland, and how reclamation differs for wind and pipelines. In response to questions, he said one challenge is sometimes releasing land too soon before long-term compaction issues are fully understood, and he noted that data centers do not currently have a comparable reclamation model because they typically own the land. In the afternoon, the committee received an update from Lignite Energy Council president Jonathan Fortner on the lignite industry. He said North Dakota’s lignite sector supports five commercial power plants, four mines, about 12,000 direct and indirect jobs, and more than $5.5 billion in economic activity, while helping keep the state’s electricity rates among the lowest in the nation. Fortner reviewed coal severance and conversion tax revenues, the lignite research fund, federal regulatory rollbacks, carbon capture policy, and the industry’s legal costs fighting federal rules. He also highlighted a study on large-load development, saying new data centers and critical mineral processing facilities could create major local tax revenue and help justify new baseload generation. Members asked whether new gas pipelines would crowd out coal plant development and whether the economic study included jobs and broader local impacts; Fortner said the industry sees room for both and that the study did include construction, operations, jobs, and tax effects.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Congressional Redistricting, Select Jul 24th, 2025

Congressional Redistricting, Select

Transcript Highlights:
  • Texans from Bexar to Comal to Hays to Travis County.
  • Here in Travis County, in the southeast part of the county, we have very significant flooding that, of
  • For example, our power plants that are concentrated in southeast Travis County.
  • At least in Harris County, I believe...
  • We have 254 counties in Texas.
Keywords: 997, house, all
TX

Texas 89th 2nd C.S.

S/C on Transportation Funding Apr 28th, 2025

S/C on Transportation Funding

Transcript Highlights:
  • I'm proudly serving as the Travis County Judge.
  • So, Travis County and Bear County and that kind of region today have something like 5 million people
  • Uh, specifically, uh, in Cameron County and Hidalgo Counties, a $10 increase resulted in about 6.5 $billion
  • million annually, while Harris County saw an increase of about $32 million per year.
  • I serve as the county engineer and director of public works for Bear County, and I'm here to speak in
FL

Florida 2025 Regular Session

Rules Mar 12th, 2025

Transcript Highlights:
  • And that's something to be darn proud of and really proud of the people of Collier County for basically
  • The protections in this bill prevent any municipality or county for imposing frivolous obstacles to the
  • Travis more. The Animal Legal Defense Fund waiving in support. >> Amy?
  • The Division of certified Public County concurrently delegate mistreat functions to do dbpr to simply
  • Conservancy waives in support, Travis, more Florida native plan society waives in support the Shell.
Keywords: 999, senate, all
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Agriculture & Livestock Mar 4th, 2025

Agriculture & Livestock

Transcript Highlights:
  • Counties, that was real challenging in COVID, but we got through it.
  • Where I'm from, the Dublin, Steamville, Comanche, Erath, Comanche counties, Hamilton County a little
  • My name is Travis Myers, and I'll live in O'Donnell, Texas, and farm in Linn and Dawson Counties there
  • Some counties are more overburdened than others, and we find that.
  • There are 205 county farm bureaus.
Keywords: 1184, house, all
FL

Florida 2026 5th Special Session

Regulated Industries Feb 3rd, 2026

Transcript Highlights:
  • We have one appearance form: Travis More, representing the Community Associations Institute, waving in
  • the first of the new testament are there any questions on the amendment here in forms we have one travis
  • We are homeowners in Rosedale, a deed-restricted community in Manatee County, speaking on behalf of our
  • Rosedale-Links residents challenged a substantial dues increase in Manatee County Circuit Court in 2022
Summary: The Senate Committee on Regulated Industries met with a quorum and considered four bills. First, the committee took up SB 1724 on municipal utility services. A late-filed strike-all amendment by Senator Martin was adopted after he explained it would require annual customer meetings for certain extraterritorial utility customers, cap the use of utility revenues for general government purposes, eliminate a 25% surcharge and reduce the rate differential cap, remove municipal natural gas utilities from the bill, and preserve certain surcharges only as needed to satisfy existing bond covenants. The Florida League of Cities raised implementation concerns about the July 1, 2026 effective date and the time needed for rate studies and budget adjustments, but the bill as amended was reported favorably. The committee then heard SB 936 on temporary door locking devices by Senator McLean. The bill would define temporary door locking devices, authorize their installation at any height, require the Florida Building Commission to add standards to the Florida Building Code, and require their use to be incorporated into safety plans, drills, and training. With no opposition or debate, SB 936 was reported favorably. Next, the committee considered SB 1014 by Senator Mayfield, which would prohibit municipalities from refusing water and wastewater service solely because a property owner declines annexation, if the property is near a municipal main line, not served by another utility, and the utility has capacity. An amendment narrowed the bill by defining “main line” and reducing the distance threshold from 2,000 meters to one-half mile. The Florida League of Cities opposed the bill as amended, citing concerns about large users, possible conflict with annexation law, potential enclave creation, and revenue impacts, but Senator Mayfield said he would continue working on the issues. The committee reported the bill favorably. Finally, Chair Bradley presented SB 1498 on community associations. A strike-all amendment was adopted that made technical changes to video conference recording, turnover inspection reports, and electronic voting, and added provisions requiring associations to provide records to law enforcement and prosecutors, creating a second-degree misdemeanor for willful refusal. It also targeted mandatory club or amenity fee structures controlled by developers or third parties, declaring such provisions against public policy, limiting assessments to proportional expenses, and allowing suits and conveyance of common areas after turnover. Testimony from homeowners described alleged governance abuses and opaque, profit-driven mandatory fees in their communities, while the Community Associations Institute supported the amendment. The committee reported CS for SB 1498 favorably. Members then recorded additional votes for the record, and the meeting adjourned.
FL
Transcript Highlights:
  • We have Robert Reyes, Monroe County waiving in support. Thank you for being here.
  • Check in this time said about the Travis, anybody in debate. Any objection?
  • Are there questions public testimony, Robert Reyes, Monroe County waiving in support.
  • I also teach and mentor Franklin County High School students on a farm.
  • Franklin County. After the be point, BP oil spill was totally destroyed.
Keywords: 999, senate, all
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Transcript Highlights:
  • Suwart, Stewart, Stinson, Stinson, Strom, Strom, Tedford, Tedford, Timmons, Timmons, Townley, Townley, Travis
  • , Travis, Turner, Turner, Waldron, Waldron, West, Josh, here, West.
  • Suwart, Stewart, Stinson, Stinson, Strom, Strom, Tedford, Tedford, Timmons, Timmons, Townley, Townley, Travis
  • , Travis, Turner, Turner, Waldron, Waldron, West, Josh, here, West.
Keywords: 914, all
WY

Wyoming 2026 Regular Session

Joint Corporations, Elections & Political Subdivisions, May 22, 2026 - PM

Corporations, Elections & Political Subdivisions

Transcript Highlights:
  • Senator Case, I have to tell you I had the pleasure of touring Austin-Travis County dispatch center.
  • They had just combined one dispatch center for all of Austin-Travis County.
  • Austin-Travis County dispatch center. Austin-Travis County dispatch center.
  • center for all of Austin-Travis County. center for all of Austin-Travis County.
  • > all Austin, Travis County, you know, all Austin, Travis County, you know, all these<02:57:03.120
Keywords: 916, all
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Transcript Highlights:
  • Stinson, Stinson, Strom, Stott, Tedford, Timmons, Timmons, Timmons, Timmons, Townley, Townley, Townley, Travis
  • , Travis, Turner, Turner, Waldron, Waldron, West.
  • Travis, Travis, Turner, Waldron, Waldron, West Josh here, West Kevin, West Kevin, West Rick, West Rick
Summary: The House convened with a quorum call, prayer, and the Pledge of Allegiance, then moved into announcements and introductions. Members noted upcoming Hispanic Heritage Day hosted by the Latino Caucus and discussed the legislative schedule, including that the Senate was not expected to meet and that the House clerk’s desk would still open in case business was needed. Floor leaders clarified that there would be no quorum requirement for the next day because no Senate business was coming over, though the House would still be available if the Senate unexpectedly returned. There was also a light exchange about possibly introducing the Senate and a suggestion to play frisbee in the empty parking lot. No bills were debated or voted on. The House adjourned until the next day at 1:30 p.m.
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Public Safety Apr 7th, 2026 at 09:00 am

Public Safety

Transcript Highlights:
  • So, when we were out, say, in Osage County, if something happened, I wanted to make sure that all the
  • law enforcement in Osage County came in and knew exactly who was out there.
  • This year alone, we've responded to Osage County. We were just recently in Beggs for the tornado.
  • was presented, the DPS suggested that it would be a good idea to have where this was going to the counties
  • They didn't want to take and necessarily be getting that type of equipment, but they thought counties
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Appropriations and Budget Natural Resources Subcommittee Apr 6th, 2026 at 10:30 am

A&B Natural Resources Subcommittee

Transcript Highlights:
  • 23, by deleting the word the and inserting in lieu thereof the following language: 'if the city or county
  • Instead of forcing the county or the city to accept responsibility or take over the property, we're just
OK
Transcript Highlights:
  • Arthur, just to refute the previous statement made by our dear friend from Pittsburgh County.
  • Representatives from Pittsburgh County, in his defense, I believe he would like to be referred to as
  • being from Latimer County.
  • Yeah, it's very specific to certain counties, and you're probably not one of those counties.
  • But if you can only imagine living in Lafleur County, you're dealing with bears and hogs.
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

CPC Public Hearing - Thu Feb 26, 2026 @ 2:00 PM HST

Consumer Protection & Commerce

Transcript Highlights:
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  • <00:47:57.440> is sorry signed statement from a county is sorry signed statement from a county
  • Good afternoon, Deputy Attorney General Travis Moon.
  • <00:54:18.400> We<00:54:18.559> submitted<00:54:18.960> written Travis Moon.
  • We submitted written Travis Moon.
Summary: The committee on Consumer Protection and Commerce met on February 26, 2026, and heard several bills, mostly in the areas of workers’ compensation and consumer protection. HB 1946 HD1 on timeshare registration renewal drew support from DCCA’s timeshare program and major industry groups including Hilton Grand Vacations, the American Resort Development Association, and Marriott Vacations Worldwide, with no opposition noted. HB 1515 HD1, which would allow an attending physician to request a functional capacity examination without employer permission, was supported by DLIR and the Department of Human Resources Development and had no other in-person testimony; the bill was then moved on without questions. The committee spent substantial time on HB 1514 HD1, which would streamline workers’ compensation vocational rehabilitation by clarifying provider selection and requiring vocational plans within 90 days. DLIR supported the intent but asked for amendments, saying the 90-day deadline was too rigid given case-by-case complexity, limited staffing, and the need for coordination among injured workers, employers, and counselors; members discussed possible extensions and whether a 120-day timeline or other flexibility would be better. Testimony on the bill included one individual in support and seven in opposition. HB 1648 HD1, concerning workers’ compensation and physician dispensing of non-prescription drugs, drew support from DHRD and comments from DLIR and industry witnesses. DLIR said the bill should be narrowed so it does not restrict medically necessary over-the-counter medications or oral guidance from providers, while Aloha Billing Company and Solera Integrated Medical Solutions urged tighter limits on physician dispensing and raised concerns about pricing abuse through average wholesale price. Members discussed clarifying the bill’s language so it targets written prescriptions rather than oral advice. HB 1644 HD1, requiring a standardized disclosure form for residential solar contracts, received support from the Hawaii Solar Energy Association and Kauaʻi Island Utility Cooperative, while DCCA’s Office of Consumer Protection supported the consumer-protection goal but proposed stronger remedies, including a three-day cancellation right, voidability for missing disclosures, and possible lender liability; members questioned how those remedies should apply to lenders, and no vote was taken on the measures in the portion provided.
AL

Alabama 2026 1st Special Session

Alabama Senate Finance and Taxation General Fund Committee Feb 25th, 2026

Finance and Taxation General Fund

Transcript Highlights:
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  • and at least one statewide uh county and at least one statewide uh county county<00:11:11.320>
  • ,<00:13:05.040> don't representative from Lee County, don't representative from Lee County
  • gentleman actually in Jefferson County gentleman actually in Jefferson County we<00:13:20.000>
  • So, it's not per county.