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TX
Transcript Highlights:
  • The Chair now opens up for public testimony.
  • The Chair now opens up for public testimony.
  • Now the Chair opens up for public testimony.
  • The chair now opens up for public testimony.
  • There are two public members, so the Chair now opens the floor for public testimony.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Criminal Justice (Part II) Apr 8th, 2025

Criminal Justice

Transcript Highlights:
  • We will now have chair open public testimony.
  • Chair now opens up for public testimony. There is no one registered for public testimony.
  • The chair now opens public testimony. We have no one registered for public testimony.
  • official's public duties.
  • There are two public members, so public testimony is now open.
Summary: The Senate Committee on Criminal Justice heard testimony on several bills dealing with criminal discovery, crime lab access, controlled substances, community supervision, interference with officers, oilfield theft, and copper theft. On SB 1124, witnesses split over whether the bill clarified discovery law after the Heath decision or rolled back the Michael Morton Act; opponents argued it narrowed disclosure and shifted responsibility away from prosecutors, while supporters said it restored balance, limited harsh sanctions, and preserved exculpatory-disclosure duties. The committee later voted 4-0 to report SB 1124 favorably and place it on the local and uncontested calendar. The committee also heard and later reported favorably SB 1372, which resolves a statutory conflict over access to the DPS crime lab portal, and SB 1936, which changes how LSD “abuse units” are defined for testing and charging purposes; both were sent to the local and uncontested calendar. SB 1937, which would require a subject-matter expert from the testing lab to participate in pretrial meetings in capital cases involving biological evidence, was also reported favorably and placed on the local and uncontested calendar. The committee then heard SB 552, which would make people defined in the bill as “illegal aliens” ineligible for judge-ordered or jury-recommended community supervision, including deferred adjudication. Supporters said the bill would prevent state-funded early release of people who entered or remained in the country unlawfully, while county officials and immigration advocates warned it would be overbroad, difficult to administer, and costly to local jails and taxpayers. Despite those concerns, the committee voted to report SB 552 favorably, and Senator Huffman requested it be taken to the floor. On SB 1208, which increases interference with a peace officer or public official from a Class B misdemeanor to a state jail felony, law enforcement witnesses said repeat “auditors” and similar actors were creating dangerous confrontations and needed stronger deterrence; opponents argued the bill would chill protected filming and protest activity. The committee voted to report SB 1208 favorably and place it on the local and uncontested calendar. The committee also took testimony on SB 1806, a committee substitute addressing oilfield theft and related crimes. Supporters from law enforcement and the oil and gas industry said organized theft of crude, equipment, and related materials is a growing problem and that the bill would strengthen penalties, allow seizure and sale of stolen product, and improve inspection and forensic tools. The committee substitute was adopted and the bill was reported favorably, with placement on the local and uncontested calendar. Finally, the committee heard SB 1646, which targets copper theft and fiber vandalism by increasing penalties, requiring reporting and recordkeeping for certain purchases, and adding training and enforcement tools. Telecommunications, law enforcement, and emergency-network witnesses supported the bill as necessary to protect 9-1-1 and critical infrastructure, while metal recyclers warned the bill could overregulate legitimate businesses and sweep too broadly. The committee later voted to report the committee substitute for SB 1646 favorably as well.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Criminal Justice (Part I) Apr 8th, 2025

Criminal Justice

Transcript Highlights:
  • Testimony will be limited to invited testimony and public testimony, and public testimony will be limited
  • Chair now opens up for public testimony.
  • And we'll now move to public testimony.
  • In short, this committee substitute for Senate Bill 2180 will help law enforcement maintain public trust
  • Public testimony is now open. Invited testimony is now closed. Public testimony is now open.
Summary: The committee heard a series of criminal justice bills, beginning with SB 1870 and SB 1727, both of which were adopted as committee substitutes and reported favorably to the full Senate. SB 1870 would bar local governments from adopting policies that decriminalize controlled substances or direct officials not to enforce state drug laws, with civil penalties enforced by the Attorney General for violations. SB 1727 was described as a technical change to make the draft a formal Legislative Council version of a TDCJ-related assault bill; both bills were also sent to the local and uncontested calendar. The committee then took up SB 2405, the major Sunset bill for TDCJ, the Board of Pardons and Paroles, Windham School District, and the Correctional Managed Health Care Committee. Senator Parker explained that the bill continues and modernizes those agencies, requires a 10-year facilities and staffing plan, expands rehabilitation and reentry programming, improves parole-board consistency and training, and codifies various cleanup and inspector general recommendations. Sunset staff and agency witnesses discussed the bill’s data-sharing, program coordination, and projected savings from reducing delays in parole-voted programming; public witnesses generally supported the post-secondary education and reentry provisions, while some urged stronger statutory direction for Windham and more reform to medically recommended intensive supervision. The bill was left pending. SB 1804, SB 1099, SB 2569, and SB 2570 were also heard. SB 1804 would allow restitution for tattoo removal for human trafficking survivors and remove the age restriction so adult survivors can qualify; it was reported favorably and sent to the local calendar. SB 1099 would increase penalties for certain felony offenses when committed by a person determined to be unlawfully present in the country; immigration and civil rights witnesses opposed it as overbroad and difficult to administer, but it was reported favorably. SB 2569 would modernize unmanned aircraft reporting by requiring law enforcement agencies to post reports on public websites; it passed unanimously and was sent to the local calendar. SB 2570 would create a defense to prosecution for peace officers and correctional guards using less-lethal force weapons within the scope of their training; law enforcement witnesses supported it, civil rights and prosecutor witnesses raised concerns that it was too broad and could weaken existing use-of-force standards, and the bill was left pending for further work.
OK
Transcript Highlights:
  • Thank you for attending the last Public Safety meeting of this session.
  • qualifying for licensure and updates the language to include Service Oklahoma and delete Department of Public
  • And so until we have confidence in the number and we have the systems that we trust, being the court
  • In my eight years, I believe this is my first time to ever present a bill in Public Safety.
  • This is the, unless I've missed something, which I don't think I have, this will be the last Public Safety
Bills: HB4284 , HB1250 , HB4190 , HB3086
Committee: House Public Safety
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Local and County Government Feb 10th, 2026 at 02:00 pm

Local and County Government

Transcript Highlights:
  • It's it has to do with public safety, public health, and environmental quality.
  • And as I'm thinking of the Department of Public Safety, do you want?
  • Who do you think, when you think of the Department of Public Safety, who are you thinking about?
  • I think of people that protect public safety, or law enforcement, maybe a police officer.
  • That's the police officer's duty if it is affecting public safety.
Bills: SB1265 , SB1198 , SB2046
ND

North Dakota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Senate Appropriations - Education and Environment Division Apr 10th, 2025 at 02:30 pm

Appropriations - Education and Environment Division

Bills: HB1329
Summary: The division first discussed Senate Bill 1540 and related amendments involving implementation mechanics, procurement exemptions, and an emergency clause. Bank of North Dakota representatives explained that, based on a timeline review with DPI, the project would be very difficult to implement for the 2026-27 school year without exemptions from state purchasing and IT oversight rules and without an emergency clause; they said the normal procurement process could take about 240 days and that a 15-month implementation window would likely push the start to 2027-28 if those changes were not adopted. Members also raised a separate policy question about a criminal penalty placeholder in the bill, and the committee agreed that the sentence was unnecessary and should be removed. The committee deferred means-testing questions and fiscal-note issues to the next morning, with the understanding that the bill would be drafted in a way that made it workable if it advanced. The committee then turned to the water budget bill and reviewed the latest amended version, which included changes to the Water Topics process, Southwest Pipeline line of credit provisions, Red River supply funding, Mouse River project amounts, general water funding, studies on Missouri River intakes and water governance/finance, and a carryover/transfer adjustment. Chris Cattermas of the Department of Water Resources said most of the carryover funds were already obligated, with the largest unobligated amount in flood control. After review, Senator Thomas moved a do-pass recommendation on the bill as amended, the motion was seconded, and the committee approved it unanimously. The chair noted that other bills would be taken up the next morning, including 1013, 1014, and 1540.
ND

North Dakota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Senate Appropriations - Education and Environment Division Apr 10th, 2025 at 09:30 am

Appropriations - Education and Environment Division

Transcript Highlights:
  • It would be like asking the Department of Public Instruction to write environmental parameters for our
  • Instruction. ...of the administrator could be appealed over to the Department of Public Instruction,
  • I do want to note that we did work with the Department of Public Instruction.
  • Dakota and the Department of Public Construction.
  • Chairman Sorvaag, Adam Tesher, School Finance Officer, Department of Public Instruction.
Bills: HB1329
Summary: The Education Division met with all members present and first took up House Bill 1329, which would create a transparency database and website for school spending information. Senator Schaible offered Amendment 0204 to turn the bill into a study, citing concerns that the proposal would impose major data-collection burdens on 168 school districts, require new data standards and privacy protections, and likely cost far more than the $500,000 in the bill. Several members supported transparency but agreed the implementation costs and technical feasibility were unclear. The committee adopted the amendment 4-1, then passed HB 1329 as amended on a 5-0 vote, with Senator Shively to carry the bill. The committee then discussed House Bill 1540, the education savings account/voucher bill. Representatives from the Bank of North Dakota and the Department of Public Instruction explained that they had not been consulted on the original drafting and outlined needed administrative changes, including clarifying the Bank as administrator, using a third-party program manager, involving DPI in rulemaking, adding audit and appeal procedures, and adjusting language on eligible purchases and school disqualification. They also said the current timeline was likely too aggressive to launch by the 2026-27 school year and estimated the program would require about 15 months to implement, with a fiscal note now around $5.1 million. Members also discussed policy-related amendments on means testing and application timing. Senator Shively proposed a 300% of poverty-level means test and a sign-up period to reduce costs and limit open-ended enrollment, while Senator Axman proposed a tiered approach that would keep all students technically eligible but phase in funding levels by income, preserving access for students who qualify for other federal supports. DPI said it could not currently disaggregate some data by family income and that the appeal process and procurement timeline still needed work. The committee did not move HB 1540 out that morning and instead recessed to continue discussion later after members had time to review the administrative and fiscal issues separately from the means-testing proposals.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Workforce, Labor, and Economic Development Finance and Policy Committee 3/5/25

Workforce, Labor, and Economic Development Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:
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  • </c><00:21:24.480><c> Employee</c> being covered that a a Public Employee being covered that a a Public
  • As a public employee, it is your job to execute it.
  • What are we asking public employees to do?
  • What are we asking public employees to do?
Bills: HF23 , HF1355
LA

Louisiana 2026 Regular Session

Health and Welfare Apr 23rd, 2026

Health and Welfare

Transcript Highlights:
  • You know, a public building is a public building.
  • You know, a public building is a public building.
  • That is a decision made based upon having a building open to the public or not open to the public in
  • buildings or public events where...
  • There are, you know, public buildings or public events where transmission maybe is more readily, you
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Capital Investment Committee 4/9/26

Capital Investment

Transcript Highlights:
  • I hope the public is listening to that comment right there.
  • </c><01:04:51.440><c> health</c> Uh despite its size, the public health Uh despite its size, the public
  • 14:47.960><c> very</c> communities take public safety very communities take public safety very seriously
  • We trust you do as well, and it's today.
  • It's critical infrastructure that supports public safety, tourism, and access to federal lands.
NM

New Mexico 2026 Regular Session

Senate - Tax, Business and Transportation Feb 12th, 2026 at 06:05 pm

Senate Tax, Business & Transportation

Transcript Highlights:
  • And it's also deceiving the betting public.
  • That's the deceiving of the betting public. For Mr. Trejo to speak.
  • respond to public testimony before we go to the committee.
  • Senator Gazelle was very concerned about land use.
  • But we're not going to hear public testimony tonight.
Bills: SB251 , SB150 , SB154 , SB73 , SB111 , SB172 , SB76 , SB181 , SB235
TX
Transcript Highlights:
  • Okay, with no further public testimony on Senate Bill 735, we will close public testimony.
  • With no public testimony, public testimony on Senate Bill 2310 will close.
  • With no further public testimony on Senate Bill 1069, public testimony will close.
  • institutions, but ignores the right to protest for the general public at large in a public forum, as
  • This bill walks back on that mandate and strips the publicity of public-facing institutions in Texas.
Committee: Senate Education
TX
Transcript Highlights:
  • We're going to open public testimony on Senate Bill 2986.
  • With no public testimony here for Senate Bill.
  • Public... let's start with 16.
  • I am the student of public educators going to a public law school.
  • Okay, with no further public testimony. on Senate Bill 2683. Public testimony is closed.
Committee: Senate Education
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Capital Investment Committee 4/8/25

Capital Investment

Transcript Highlights:
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MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Human Services Finance and Policy Committee 4/1/25

Human Services Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • Do we have anyone else in the public who wants to testify on this bill?
  • Do we have anyone else in the public who wants to testify on this bill?
  • Do we have anyone else in the public who wants to testify on this bill?
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  • Seeing if there's any members of the public that wish to testify.
LA

Louisiana 2026 Regular Session

House of Representatives Jun 1st, 2026

Louisiana House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • You are still the master of land and sea.
  • angry giant, can awake from its seeming lethargy, overstep its conventional boundaries, invade our land
  • , and spread our land.
  • Overstep its conventional boundaries, invade our land, and spread chaos and disaster.
  • Oh, say, does that star-spangled banner yet wave O'er the land of the free and the home of the brave.
Summary: The House convened with a quorum, opened with prayer, the pledge, and a national anthem performance, then moved through several personal privileges and recognitions. Members welcomed a student cancer survivor and entrepreneur, Bella of Brave Bella Bead Company, and also recognized a new legislative assistant, a page leaving for college, and a resolution honoring National Mississippi River Day. The chamber also received conference committee reports and enrollment reports, and returned some previously failed measures to the calendar, including H.R. 119 and H.B. 410. The main floor action centered on a series of Senate concurrent resolutions, most of which were adopted overwhelmingly. These included SCR 59 on re-evaluating flood maps and insurance rates tied to the Comite River Diversion Canal, SCR 61 urging higher reimbursement for behavioral health crisis centers, SCR 62 calling for review of school-zone safety and speed limits, SCR 68 creating a blockchain and digital innovation task force, SCR 69 encouraging continued research to reduce sugarcane burning, SCR 70 supporting the Major Richard Star Act for medically retired combat-wounded veterans, SCR 54 supporting the Mississippi River Basin Fishery Commission Act, SCR 55 designating the Peggy Martin Rose as the official state rose, SCR 64 creating a construction manager-at-risk task force, SCR 75 studying a Louisiana maneuvers museum and trail, and SCR 80 creating a task force on the minimum foundation program and long-term teacher pay funding. Most passed with little or no opposition, with SCR 84 on earthquake seismic activity in several parishes amended to adjust task force membership before final adoption. The House also heard a personal privilege statement honoring the late Ponder P.C. Clinton Jr., a noted Black farmer, cattleman, and community leader in Shreveport’s Cedar Grove neighborhood, and expressed condolences to his family. Later, members received a hurricane-season reminder from Rep. Jay Galle about disaster response procedures and the need to work through parish emergency offices. The transcript ends as the House moves into additional concurrent resolutions returned from the Senate with amendments.
LA

Louisiana 2026 Regular Session

House of Representatives Jun 1st, 2026

Louisiana House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • You are still the master of land and sea.
  • , and spread our land.
  • Did the public have any input?
  • A further question is: is it your intention to have the state purchase land or develop land in New Orleans
  • It primarily focuses on land that has not been developed, parcels of land that's totally not developed