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TX

Texas 89th 2nd C.S.

Local Government (Part II) Mar 31st, 2025

Local Government

Transcript Highlights:
  • some of the toughest to clean wastewaters in the state.
  • Education code currently places limited restrictions on severance pay or ISD superintendents, but these
  • Thomas, you can state your name here with position on the bill.
  • It's not a state road. I know.
  • State your name, who you're with, and position on the bill.
TX

Texas 89th 2nd C.S.

Intergovernmental Affairs Mar 18th, 2025

Intergovernmental Affairs

Transcript Highlights:
  • And where does the state get that money?
  • David Stout: For unfunded state mandates.
  • Chairman: Ma'am, would you please state that...
  • I'm not sure if we're talking or not with food bank programs, educational programs for adult career education
  • While Texas does have the required use of E-Verify for state contractors, higher education, and sexually
Bills: HB21, HB211, HB223
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Senate Legislative Session Apr 9th, 2026 at 09:30 am

Oklahoma Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • And Lord, yesterday was a tragic day in our state...
  • Aaron has been a hometown Okarti guy, played in the state tournament, played in the states, played in
  • the state tournament several times.
  • They were 24 state champions, 25 state champions, and then we did a three-peat this year.
  • This is the Alomega Class B state champion girls basketball team.
NM

New Mexico 2026 Regular Session

Senate - Health and Public Affairs Feb 13th, 2026 at 04:01 pm

Senate Health & Public Affairs

Transcript Highlights:
  • Thank you for participating state. Why are we putting it in?
  • They feel like in all the other states? I want to add mine.
  • I think each state gets the same number.
  • Among those is addressing the overdose crisis in our state.
  • Madam Chair, Senator Block, I haven't looked at the rates for comparison for state by state, but I can
Bills: HB10, HB12, HB34, SB130, SM21
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Taxes Committee 4/14/26

Taxes

Transcript Highlights:
  • In 2023, the state increased K-12 general education funding substantially for 2026-2027.
  • In 2023, the state increased K-12 general education funding substantially for 2026-2027.
  • Uh, assessors are also licensed and held to professional code of ethics by the State Board of Assessors
  • Uh, assessors are also licensed and held to professional code of ethics by the State Board of Assessors
  • of ethics by the to professional code of ethics by the State<00:48:50.840> Board<00:48:51.040
Summary: The committee first approved the April 9 minutes, then took up House File 2988, which would extend for eight more years a sales tax exemption tied to Minnesota State High School League tournament ticket revenue that is funneled into the league’s foundation and returned to schools as grants. Chair Youakim and Executive Director Eric Martins said the program sends more than $1.1 million annually back to schools for activity fee reductions, scholarships, coaching and training, AEDs, late buses, and other school needs, with over 98% of funds going directly to schools. Representative Huot and others spoke in support, while Representative Robinson questioned the structure and suggested the state could instead simply reduce ticket prices and not tax the tickets. The committee laid HF 2988 over for possible inclusion in the omnibus tax bill. The committee then heard House File 4906, as amended, which would create a one-time property tax refund in calendar year 2026 for owners of residential homesteads and the homestead portion of agricultural property, funded by a $4 billion appropriation in fiscal year 2027. The bill includes a clawback for delinquent taxpayers and offsets to ensure no one receives more in property tax refunds than they paid. A House Research staffer said the Department of Revenue viewed the refund as potentially taxable, while House Research said it likely should be treated as a recovery of prior taxes, and the two would follow up. The bill was introduced with testimony from Eric Bernstein of We Make Minnesota and Nan Madden of the Minnesota Budget Project, both of whom opposed it, arguing it would create a large budget hole, force future cuts, and disproportionately benefit homeowners while excluding renters and lower-income Minnesotans. Several members also raised concerns. Representative Hewitt said the state should prioritize public safety, rural EMS, and safety-net hospitals rather than a large rebate, and Representative Youakim argued the money would be better spent on longer-term property tax relief and education funding. Representative Hollins said the proposal would worsen racial and wealth inequities because homeownership is lower among communities of color and renters would get nothing. In response, the author and supporters said the bill is meant to put money back into people’s budgets and that individuals should be able to decide how to use their own money. The discussion continued with questions about the bill’s size and fiscal impact, but no final action on HF 4906 was taken in the portion provided.
AZ

Arizona 2026 Regular Session

03/10/2026 - Senate Appropriations, Transportation and Technology

Appropriations, Transportation and Technology

Transcript Highlights:
  • And I don't think we as a state are there yet, though.
  • Would that be a state that would have something like this?
  • to the lower basin states.
  • ... ...for the lower basin states, to include Arizona.
  • But are fees collected now in other states? Yes.
Summary: The committee heard House Bill 2003, which would lower the instruction-permit age for Class D, G, and M licenses from 15 and a half to 15, while increasing supervised practice requirements for minors: 50 hours for Class G with 20 at night, 50 hours for Class M, and a nine-month permit holding period before licensure. The sponsor argued the bill builds on Arizona’s graduated driver licensing system and is intended to improve teen safety, citing other states with longer permit periods and lower teen fatality rates. Questions focused on who certifies the supervised hours, with staff explaining that a parent, legal guardian, or custodial parent signs off, though driver education remains an alternative. The bill received a do-pass recommendation by a 9-1 vote. House Bill 2063, which appropriates $1.5 million from the General Fund in FY 2027 to the Corrections Oversight Fund, drew emotional testimony in support from a mother whose son died after a prison suicide, and from advocates who said the oversight office is needed given prison health care problems and federal receivership. The sponsor said the funding would support prison oversight and transparency. The committee then approved the bill unanimously, 10-0. The committee also passed House Bill 2116, appropriating $1 million to the Colorado River litigation fund, after the sponsor said the money would help Arizona prepare for possible litigation over Colorado River cuts and that the issue affects nearly every district in the state. Members discussed whether the funding should come from the WIFA fund instead of the General Fund, but the bill received an 8-0 do-pass recommendation with two not voting. The committee also considered House Bill 2210, which would prohibit the state, local governments, and private entities from using ADS-B aircraft surveillance data to calculate, generate, or collect aircraft fees. Supporters, including pilots and the Arizona Pilots Association, argued the technology was intended for safety and should not be used for billing, warning that fee collection could discourage pilots from keeping the system on. Opponents, including the Arizona Airports Association and the City of Phoenix, said airports should retain local control over fee collection methods and that the bill was a solution in search of a problem. After extensive debate about federal requirements, safety, and billing practices, the bill received a tied 4-4 do-pass recommendation. Finally, HCM 2007, a memorial urging renaming sections of State Route 69 to honor veterans of several wars, passed 5-4. The committee also briefly noted that some bills were being held at members’ request.
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Elections and Ethics Feb 9th, 2026 at 03:00 pm

Elections and Ethics

Transcript Highlights:
  • But this would prohibit them from voting in any state or local elections.
  • in the state of Oklahoma.
  • But it doesn't say outside of the state; it just says outside of the state.
  • Well, we've already addressed the federal versus state.
  • I know that there are teachers under the former state Superintendent who were fired for sharing QR codes
AL

Alabama 2025 Regular Session

Alabama House Health Committee Feb 19th, 2025

Health

Transcript Highlights:
  • We had a guy in another part of the state who was driving down the road and huffing that knocked himself
Bills: HB245, HB278, SB59, SB78
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Child Committee Meeting - 2026-04-14

Children and Families Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • especially in rural parts of our state. especially in rural parts of our state.
  • c> If the state pri- If this is a state If the state pri- If this is a state priority priority priority
  • state of Minnesota, but I have. state of Minnesota, but I have.
  • state budget uh heading into next year. state budget uh heading into next year.
  • the state.
Bills: HF4407, HF4382
Summary: The Children and Families Committee adopted the April 8 minutes and then took up House File 4407, as amended by the A1 amendment. The amendment, explained by nonpartisan staff, incorporated much of the Senate version of related legislation and made a series of changes: it revised the definition of “disproportionately represented child,” shifted that determination to the Commissioner of Children, Youth, and Families, made technical cross-reference and terminology updates, adjusted training requirements, set the working group to expire December 31, 2027, and added an appropriation for statewide implementation. The committee adopted the A1 amendment and then referred the bill to Ways and Means. Representative Gilman said the bill is intended to preserve the goals of the Minnesota African American Family Preservation Act while addressing operational, legal, and fiscal problems before statewide implementation. He argued for delaying the effective date by one year, shifting case review responsibilities to the state, and providing funding so counties are not left with an unfunded mandate. He also said the bill adds safety measures related to synthetic opioids and other imminent-harm concerns, and that the delay would allow the working group to finish its recommendations and give counties time to prepare. County officials Steve Schmidt of Meeker County/Minnesota Rural Counties and Jenny Mojo of Clay County testified in support of the bill as amended, emphasizing that counties need clearer responsibilities, staffing, training, technology, and dependable funding to implement the law successfully. Rebecca St. George of DCYF said “active efforts” is not absolutely defined and is determined case by case, often with court involvement. Members raised questions about the meaning of active efforts, the bill’s synthetic opioid language, and whether the proposal should apply more broadly rather than within this specific act. A citizen also cautioned that the opioid language should not unintentionally affect families in treatment programs. Representative Hicks warned that the fentanyl provisions could lead to broad removals and create placement problems for teens with substance use disorder, while Representative Gilman responded that the bill includes a rebuttable presumption and is meant to protect children from imminent harm.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

S/C on Family & Fiduciary Relationships Apr 22nd, 2025 at 02:04 pm

S/C on Family & Fiduciary Relationships

Transcript Highlights:
  • There are no protections within Texas state law that actually state that even though I may have signed
  • The court stated that the Family Code does not require a biological relationship to qualify as a parent
  • Section 153.002 of the Texas Family Code states, "the best interest of the child shall always be paramount
  • But you also know that when the state imposes something to protect a compelling state interest, they
  • Texas aims to look more like other states.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Elections Apr 3rd, 2025

Elections

Transcript Highlights:
  • rules across the state.
  • Against some part of the Texas election code to make sure that it's applied equally across the state.
  • on the state election code to make sure it's applied equally.
  • election code.
  • A representative stated that the election code currently provides that you can use an expired driver's
AL

Alabama 2025 Regular Session

Alabama Senate Finance and Taxation Education Committee Feb 12th, 2025

Finance and Taxation Education

Transcript Highlights:
  • So, many people are surprised to learn that our State education employees do not have workers' compensation
  • towards the model that the state employees have in terms of language set up in there.
  • Help make our state a more welcoming and accessible place for all.
  • As a state policy, it's important to begin this process. It's going to take time.
  • Education at 9:30 in the morning should take 30 minutes.
Bills: SB1, SB83, SB159, SB160, SB1
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

Room 224 Conference PM - 04-29-2026

Hawaii Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • And we're adding the definition 'serious bodily injury' from the state criminal code so that there's
  • that<00:20:14.440> there's the state criminal code so that there's the state criminal code
  • State Capitol. On behalf of the house, State Capitol.
  • condominium owners throughout the state condominium owners throughout the state and<00:25:54.640
  • It is Wednesday, April 29, 2026, at State Capitol Room 224.
Summary: The committee first took up SB 148 on combat sports, but members said they had agreement only in principle and were waiting on a conference draft and money committee release, so the bill was rolled to the next day. HB 1810 on charitable solicitation was then described as regulating professional solicitors who sell donated non-perishable tangible property, including prompt payment, financial reporting, disclosure, and contract requirements; the committee adopted the conference draft and passed it unanimously. SB 2607 on landscape architects was also passed with a conference draft after members agreed to align licensure qualifications with the uniform standard used by the Council of Landscape Architectural Registration Boards. Later, HB 1642 on consumer protection and crypto kiosks was passed with amendments to ban the purchase of cryptocurrency through crypto kiosks, and SB 2396 on property was deferred because members said they were aligned on the policy but still needed to sort out enforcement, with the issue to be left to a task force. SB 2961 on insurance was deferred to the next day pending release, and SB 2471 on the powers of artificial persons was rolled to the next day while the House and Senate sought legal clarification to make the bill more defensible; members said they agreed on the goal of addressing dark money but wanted to avoid harming Hawaii or local companies. The committee then passed SB 3001 on artificial intelligence with amendments. The conference draft renamed the regulated systems as “AI companions,” narrowed and clarified the definition, required reasonable measures to prevent outputs encouraging serious bodily injury, increased disclosure frequency for minors, added a feature restriction to discourage disengagement, removed provisions the Senate viewed as too broad or insufficiently articulated, shifted annual reporting to the Department of Health’s Behavioral Health Administration, and removed civil penalties. Members also said the romantic-relationship language had been removed for now but could be revisited later. SB 2433 on condominiums was discussed but rolled to the next day because the House and Senate were still considering changes related to DCCA authority and condo-owner disputes, and HB 1897 on condominium alternative dispute resolution was deferred for the session because the Senate was not ready and time was running out. In the final portion, HB 1753 on social media data retention was passed with amendments setting limits on how long companies may retain user data, with exceptions such as domestic violence evidence. SB 1166 on insurance was rolled to the next day after discussion of historic weather damage and the need to avoid affecting ongoing litigation against oil companies; members noted they had received an AG opinion that the bill would not jeopardize that litigation. SB 2964 on property insurance was passed with a conference draft requiring insurers to periodically ask homeowners about significant improvements so coverage can be reassessed, and SB 3255 on currency was passed with a conference draft authorizing penny rounding to the nearest five cents, though one senator voted no because he preferred the Senate version that had included a separate cash-acceptance issue. The committee also discussed SB 2852 on website accessibility for people with disabilities as the next item, but the transcript cuts off before any action on that measure.
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

Room 229 Conference PM - 04-29-2026

Hawaii Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Welcome to your joint committees on House and Senate Education.
  • Um, Department of Education Procurement.
  • This is regarding educational workers and safety.
  • relating to the Department of Education relating to the Department of Education Procurement.
  • These facilities remain subject to applicable state health and safety codes, disability accessibility
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

Room 229 Conference AM - 04-29-2026

Hawaii Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • It's 9:00 a.m. at the State Capitol. We're in Conference Room 229.
  • So next up we have HB 306 HD2 SD1, relating to state water code penalties.
  • Senate Bill 2367, relating to state boating facilities.
  • We're in conference room 229 at the state capitol. We have one bill on our agenda.
  • HB 1815 HD1 SD1, relating to the State Foundation on Culture and the Arts.
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

Room 016 Conference PM - 04-29-2026

Hawaii Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • This bill is relating to the Hawaii National Guard State Tuition Assistance Program.
  • This bill is relating to the Hawaii National Guard State Tuition Assistance Program.
  • It basically just expands the current National Guard State tuition assistance program to include graduate
  • Kona lows, and so this resiliency hub pilot program is something that I think we could use across the state
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

Senate Floor Session 04-29-2026 06:30pm

Hawaii Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Uh, state your conflict.
  • multiple branches of state government. multiple branches of state government.
  • Uh state your conflict. Uh state your conflict.
  • curriculum and menstrual health education program.
  • um add menstrual health education um add menstrual health education curriculum<00:09:44.480>
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

Room 016 Conference AM - 04-29-2026

Hawaii Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • of Labor, and put it on the State of Labor, and put it on the State Department<00:02:28.920>
  • small boat harbors and state parks.
  • to capital improvement projects at state to capital improvement projects at state small<00:11:14.080
  • <00:11:16.000> This small boat harbors and state parks.
  • This small boat harbors and state parks.
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

Room 224 Conference AM - 04-29-2026

Hawaii Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • measure is Senate Bill 3219 HD3, proposing amendments to Article 7, Sections 12 and 13 of the Hawaii State
  • <00:13:53.080> of<00:13:53.240> the<00:13:53.320> Hawaii<00:13:53.520> State
  • Sections 12 and 13 of the Hawaii State Sections 12 and 13 of the Hawaii State Constitution.<00:13
  • We're convening the conference committees on our 10:45 a.m. agenda here in State Capitol Conference Room