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TX

Texas 89th Regular

Transportation (Part II) Apr 9th, 2025

Transportation

Transcript Highlights:
  • Our district chief would have Suburbans, and that's not including if it is a hazmat spill.
  • Chair, my name is Sarah Kovasville's Chat School, and I'm here as a constituent and citizen.
  • Second, it allows school districts... ...two-point seat belts is an alternative to three-point seat belt
  • Second, it allows school districts that are financially unable to adopt a three-point seat belt requirement
  • changing the process that we're doing right now on the way the schools adopt seat belts.
Bills: SB39 , SB2129 , SB2141 , SB2246 , SB2323 , SB2439 , SB2722
Summary: The Senate Transportation Committee reconvened on SB 2722, as substituted by Senator Bettencourt, which would redirect a portion of Harris County Toll Road Authority surplus revenues to the City of Houston and impose audit and tax-rate penalty provisions. Houston Police Chief Noe Diaz and Fire Chief Thomas Munoz testified in support, arguing that Houston bears a large share of toll-road public safety burdens, citing thousands of police and fire responses on toll-road property and the need for compensation for emergency services. Bill King, testifying neutrally, said the toll authority generates large excess revenues and urged stronger oversight and clearer controls on how the money is spent. Opponents, including Harris County officials, business and neighborhood representatives, and toll-road critics, argued the bill would divert transportation dollars, create a precedent for taking toll revenues for general municipal use, and could worsen project delivery and incentives; several also questioned the accuracy and interpretation of the revenue figures and the lack of comparable audit requirements for the city. The committee took extensive testimony but left SB 2722 pending without a vote. The committee then heard SB 2129, which would increase fines for motorists who disregard railroad crossing gates or flaggers, and SB 2323, which would redact railroad crew members’ personal information from public accident reports. Both bills were presented as safety measures, with railroad labor testimony in support, and both were left pending after brief public testimony. The committee also heard SB 2141, a Zaffirini bill concerning specialty license plates for judges, with the substitute aimed at reducing security risks by changing how judges are identified on plates; it too was left pending. Finally, the committee heard SB 2439, another Zaffirini bill, described as a TDLR cleanup measure related to ATV and off-highway vehicle safety certification. The bill would abolish the current training and certification program, which supporters said was burdensome and underused given the small number of approved instructors statewide. With no significant opposition on the record, the committee closed testimony and left SB 2439 pending as well.
TX

Texas 89th 2nd C.S.

Natural Resources Mar 26th, 2025

Natural Resources

Transcript Highlights:
  • Some constituents in my district have reported unexplained 300% increases in their water usage and their
  • In unincorporated parts of House District 140, where this operator operates, they are the only water
  • the Public Utility commission for working with me and my constituents back home because half my district
  • Parts of the district, parts of Harris County, big, huge parts of Harris County are, um, if you're not
  • I think anybody in certainly in my district is familiar with the ratepayer shock on on water so I, I
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Natural Resources Mar 26th, 2025

Natural Resources

Transcript Highlights:
  • Conservation District.
  • Members of the committee, as you know, water districts, including municipal utility districts. ... a
  • Many districts are what we call paper districts.
  • My firm, Schwartz, Page, and Harding has been representing water districts and water district matters
  • You certainly can have a larger district than that, but that's about the average size of the district
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Natural Resources Mar 26th, 2025

Natural Resources

Transcript Highlights:
  • Some constituents in my district have reported unexplained increases in their bills. 300% increases in
  • In unincorporated parts of House District 140, where this operator operates, They are the only water
  • Uh, parts of the district, big, huge parts of Harris County are such that if you're not in the city,
  • District is familiar with the ratepayer shock on water, so I applaud the intent and effort.
  • In Representative González's district and mine, you know, we see things like...
LA

Louisiana 2026 Regular Session

House of Representatives Apr 16th, 2026

Louisiana House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • House Bill 1062 by Representative Edmondson, special school districts, provides for the Board of Directors
  • House Bill 1062, special school districts, provides for the Board of Directors of the district, membership
  • House Bill 1079 by Representative Boudreaux, charter schools, charter school enrollment, and enrollment
  • House Bill 1079 by Representative Boudreaux, charter schools, charter school enrollment, and enrollment
  • Special schools and commissions consist of seven agencies: the Special School District, LSM, Thrive Academy
Summary: The House convened with a quorum, opened with prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance, and received Senate messages, including several Senate bills and resolutions that were referred or laid over. The chamber also adopted a series of House resolutions honoring local organizations, commemorations, and community events, and referred one resolution on climate action to Natural Resources. Several Senate bills were read and referred to the appropriate committees, including measures on peer review confidentiality, higher education research security, pre-K program standards, police civil service, and a memorial highway designation. The main floor business was the budget. The House considered House Bill 1, the general appropriations bill, in Committee of the Whole and reviewed major funding levels and committee changes across state government. The bill included significant funding for early childhood education, higher education, TOPS, health care, corrections, public safety, transportation, and other agencies, along with adjustments tied to LASERS debt payoff, Medicaid, MFP, and various one-time or recurring items. Members heard brief questions on higher education funding and DOTD road needs, but no amendments were offered on the floor during the schedule-by-schedule review. HB 1 was reported from Committee of the Whole with amendments and then finally passed by a vote of 104 yeas. The House then took up House Bills 2 and 3, the capital outlay bill and the omnibus bond authorization act, both of which were explained as the financing measures for the capital program. HB 2 emphasized limited member project funding, reallocation of dormant projects, and bundling of projects to move them forward more efficiently; HB 3 authorized the bond sales needed to fund HB 2. Both bills passed unanimously or near-unanimously. The chamber also passed supplemental and fiscal bills including HB 312, HB 313, HB 383, HB 314, HCR 3, HB 983, and HB 1126, covering supplemental appropriations, treasury fund transfers, ancillary funds, hospital assessments, judiciary funding, and legislative expenses. The meeting ended with personal privileges, staff recognition, announcements, and adjournment to Monday at 1:00 p.m.
LA

Louisiana 2026 Regular Session

House of Representatives Apr 16th, 2026

Louisiana House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • House Bill 1062 by Representative Edmondson, special school districts, provides for the Board of Directors
  • House Bill 1062 by Representative Edmondson, special school districts, provides for the Board of Directors
  • House Bill 1079 by Representative Boudreaux, charter schools, charter school enrollment, and enrollment
  • House Bill 1079 by Representative Boudreaux, charter schools, charter school enrollment, and enrollment
  • Special schools and commissions consist of seven agencies: the Special School District, LSM, Thrive Academy
LA

Louisiana 2026 Regular Session

House of Representatives Apr 8th, 2026

Louisiana House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • He's a graduate of Pine High School.
  • those districts.
  • School buses would also be involved.
  • It's happening in a large portion of the school districts in the state of Louisiana.
  • districts.
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

EIG DEFER Public Hearing 04-21-2026

Energy and Intergovernmental Affairs

Transcript Highlights:
  • These are all areas near the Ala Wai Elementary, and the district representative there thinks that this
Summary: The Committee on Energy and Intergovernmental Affairs reconvened on April 21 and took up a series of House Concurrent Resolutions, with no public testimony. Members first approved HCR 43, urging raised crosswalks near Ala Wai Elementary at University Avenue, Malkiki Street, and Kamoku Street to improve student safety, and HCR 154, asking Hawaii County to expand the Heleon shared ride program islandwide, including rural and underserved areas. They also passed HCR 165, calling for permanent pickleball nets and court lighting at Kamilo Iki Community Park, and HCR 186, urging the U.S. Department of Defense and Defense Health Agency to extend health care authorization renewals for people affected by the Red Hill water contamination crisis. The committee then approved HCR 200, which urges the Department of Defense to reassess prior CERCLA-related closure decisions in light of evolving PFAS science. Members said the measure was intended to help keep PFAS out of the water system. HCR 202, establishing a legislative task force on Hawaii’s future energy pathways, was amended before passage to expand the task force’s scope to include separation of generation from transmission and distribution, add Senate leadership representation, and include representatives from the Agricultural Development Corporation and the Farm Bureau. Several members supported the amended version with reservations, expressing concern about possible cost impacts from separating generation and distribution. Finally, the committee passed HCR 206 HD1, which requests the Hawaii State Energy Office to convene a working group to study the impacts of large data centers on utilities, ratepayers, natural resources, and climate goals. All measures were adopted by the committee, with HCR 202 passing with amendments and the others passing unamended. The meeting then adjourned.
FL

Florida 2026 Regular Session

Governmental Oversight and Accountability Feb 2nd, 2026

Governmental Oversight and Accountability

Transcript Highlights:
  • The bill updates the exemption to include school district boards and public schools.
  • The bill updates the exemption to include school district boards and public schools.
  • The bill updates the exemption to include school district boards and public schools.
  • The bill updates the exemption to include school district boards and public schools.
  • districts that protect school teachers, school employees, and students from the gender ideology pronoun
Bills: S0330 , S0526 , S0862 , S1072 , S1078 , S1192 , S1250 , S1296 , S1298 , S1642 , S1698 , S7022
Summary: The committee heard several bills and confirmations, with most measures reported favorably. Senate Bill 330 clarified the heart disease presumption for firefighters, law enforcement, and correctional officers, codifying the medical definition of heart disease and allowing transferring law enforcement officers to rely on a prior physical if a new agency does not provide one. Support was waived in by the Florida Smart Justice Alliance and the Fraternal Order of Police, and the bill passed unanimously. Senate Bill 526, as amended by a delete-all amendment, addressed commercial construction contracts, permit standards, fee reductions when private providers are used, floodproofing, product approval categories, and adoption of certain electrical code standards; it drew support from several construction and business groups and one opposing appearance, then was reported favorably. Senate Bill 1192 created a pilot program for callback queues at the Department of Commerce and Department of Children and Families to reduce hold times for callers seeking re-employment assistance and public benefits, and it also passed favorably. Senate Bill 1078 established transition procedures for a governor-elect, including agency liaisons, briefing materials, office space, and access to records; an amendment shifted IT support to the Department of Management Services, narrowed access to confidential records, and increased penalties for unauthorized disclosure, after which the bill was approved. Senate Bill 7022 extended a public records exemption for classroom examinations and assessment instruments through 2031 and expanded coverage to school district boards and public schools; it was also reported favorably. Senate Bill 862, as amended, set a $60,000 salary goal by 2030 for state correctional officers, probation officers, and institutional security specialists, with annual raises subject to appropriations; members and witnesses emphasized recruitment, retention, and safety, and the bill passed. Senate Bill 1250 removed the requirement that the Commission on Human Relations use registered mail for certain notices under the Florida Civil Rights Act, allowing less expensive notice methods, and it was reported favorably. Senate Bill 1698 allowed certain employers to post required workplace notices electronically instead of physically, and it passed without opposition. The committee also recommended confirmation of 10 appointees to the Florida Commission on Human Relations and the State Retirement Commission. The most extensive debate centered on Senate Bill 1072, which created an anti-Semitism task force within the Department of Legal Affairs to review anti-Semitism in Florida, improve community relations, advise on law enforcement training, assess digital media literacy efforts, evaluate hate crime statutes, and recommend policy changes. The sponsor said the bill was intended to address a growing problem and noted that Florida already uses the Holocaust Remembrance definition of anti-Semitism in statute. Numerous speakers opposed the bill, arguing it could chill protected speech, especially criticism of Israel, and could be used selectively against students, activists, Muslims, Arabs, and Jewish anti-Zionists; several also said existing hate-crime and civil-rights laws were sufficient and that the task force should include protections against Islamophobia and anti-Arab hate. One member raised concerns about the constitutionality of creating such task forces in light of prior actions by the Attorney General. Despite the opposition, the bill was reported favorably on a party-line style vote with Senator Bracey Davis voting yes along with the majority. Senate Bill 1642, the Freedom in the Workplace Act, was also heard and drew significant questioning. The bill would bar public employers and contractors from requiring pronoun use, certain gender-identity-related training, or non-binary sex options on forms, and would protect employees and contractors from adverse action based on religious, moral, conscience-based, or biology-based beliefs. Senator Polsky questioned whether the bill could interfere with anti-harassment training and workplace discipline, while the sponsor said the measure was meant to prevent government coercion and extend protections similar to those in school settings. The transcript cuts off before the final disposition of this bill.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

S/C on Disease Prevention & Women's & Children's Health Apr 17th, 2025

S/C on Disease Prevention & Women's & Children's Health

Transcript Highlights:
  • Investment in Medicaid enables us to create access to care for constituents within the districts.
  • Colcourt's district, and we certainly have the opportunity to treat more individuals in that area.
  • beyond that inpatient crisis stay to help reduce the risk of suicide for constituents within the district
  • 0 to 2, but I know this bill will affect 0 to 5, so we're getting ready for school. Mental...
  • And this therapist helps his mom set consistent boundaries, works with the school, they get him back
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

House Chamber - Mon Mar 23, 2026, 12:00PM HST - Day 32

Hawaii House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • I like this week I'd like to introduce three new interns from Iolani School.
  • House of Representatives. three new interns um from three new interns um from Iolani<00:15:32.120><c> School
  • </c> Iolani School. First is Mingon Shin. Iolani School. First is Mingon Shin.
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HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

Senate Floor Session 04-17-2026 11:30am

Hawaii Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • First joining us in the gallery are members of the student council from Kahakai Elementary School.
  • As a proud alum, please join me again in welcoming the Kahakai Elementary School Student Council to the
  • Student Council to the Elementary School Student Council to the Senate<00:02:31.840><c> Chambers.
  • Justin Brown's freshman class from Kealakehe High School. Will the students, along with Mr.
  • </c> Kealakehe High School freshmen. Kealakehe High School freshmen. &gt;&gt; [applause] Uh, Mr.
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

Senate Floor Session 02-06-2026 11:30am

Hawaii Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Can we please can you guys just School.
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  • Radford High School. When I call your Radford High School.
  • Pahu District Park.
  • So also in the school capitol walkound.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Judiciary Committee Meeting - 2025-04-02

Judiciary Finance and Civil Law

Transcript Highlights:
  • I have some questions on the school enrollment and rental property section.
  • Obviously, we don't want kids smoking pot at school, and I'm hearing concerns in multi-housing units
  • So, it's up to each individual school district to have their own rules around medical cannabis and how
  • it can be consumed while on school grounds, is what you're saying.
  • districts.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

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

Judiciary Finance and Civil Law

Transcript Highlights:
  • So it's up to the each individual school district to have their own rules around medical cannabis and
  • So it's up to the each individual school district to have their own rules around medical cannabis and
  • So it's up to the each individual school district to have their own rules around medical cannabis and
  • Chair Scott: So it's up to the each individual school district to have their own rules around medical
  • Chair Scott: So it's up to the each individual school district to have their own rules around medical
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Joint Committee on Appropriations and Budget Apr 13th, 2026 at 04:30 pm

Joint Committee on Appropriations and Budget

Transcript Highlights:
  • Having a due pass... $1,000 for safer school zones. Move to adopt. You have questions.
  • House Bill 4065 appropriates $93,000 to the Oklahoma School for Science and Math for use in their school
  • There was some ambiguity about whether this school and the schools that we're going to deal with in the
  • Now, the school... The schools we're talking about are residential schools, correct?
  • School for the Deaf.