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HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

EDU Public Hearing 03-18-2026

Education

Transcript Highlights:
  • I'm Heidi Armstrong, Department of Education, and the department supports this bill.
  • This bill was not initiated by the department, but the department recognizes that Hawaii is the only
  • . government. government.
  • We stand on our written department.
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Committee: Senate Education
AL

Alabama 2026 Regular Session

Alabama House Ways and Means Education Committee Mar 3rd, 2026

Ways and Means Education

Transcript Highlights:
  • Um, it just department. Are they here?
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  • ,</c> the Alabama State Military Department, the Alabama State Military Department, National<00:18:24.400
  • They might be government grant programs, but they're hidden three or four pages deep on a government
  • <c> grant</c><00:31:17.200><c> programs,</c> They might be government grant programs, They might be government
Bills: HB517 , HB520 , HB233 , HB354 , HB517 , HB520 , HB233 , HB354
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Agriculture and Wildlife Feb 23rd, 2026 at 10:00 am

Agriculture and Wildlife

Transcript Highlights:
  • So, these fees the Department of Agriculture has been.
  • It's the Department of Agriculture.
  • FDA falls under the Department of Health and Human Services.
  • State government we're not running this place on pixie dust.
  • Absolutely grow government.
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Agriculture and Wildlife Feb 23rd, 2026

Agriculture and Wildlife

Transcript Highlights:
  • The Department of Ag makes sure our food is safe.
  • Chair, and just go to the State Department.
  • Department of Ag has not increased anything.
  • But yet we expect our departments... ...thousand dollars, but yet we expect our departments not to ask
  • right now, we will absolutely grow government.
Summary: The committee first considered Senate Bill 2122, which would give the Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food and Forestry more flexibility to allow out-of-state poultry processing when in-state processing is unavailable. Supporters said the bill would help poultry producers who face short processing windows and lack sufficient in-state capacity, while opponents raised questions about food safety and environmental standards. The bill passed 13-0. The committee then took up Senate Bill 330, as amended, to help the Oklahoma State Veterinary School Committee study and support the state’s growing elk herd in western Oklahoma. An amendment updated dates and removed a fiscal section, and the bill passed 11-2. Senate Bill 271 followed, updating dairy regulation authority from milk from cows and goats to milk from all hoofed mammals and increasing the milk production fee from one cent to two cents per hundredweight. The Department of Agriculture said the change was needed to preserve Grade A status, maintain interstate milk shipping, and cover program costs without subsidizing the dairy program from poultry fees. After extensive debate over fees, federal pressure, raw milk safety, and state sovereignty, the bill passed 8-7. Later, the committee approved Senate Bill 2169, which creates a framework for managing invasive woody species and cedar removal on state lands to improve forage, reduce wildfire risk, conserve water, and increase school land revenues; it passed 12-1. Senate Bill 269, addressing baiting in migratory bird hunting and related penalties for guides, also passed 12-1. Senate Bill 2095, setting fees and fines for hunting guides and outfitters, passed 12-1 after questions about misdemeanor versus felony penalties. Finally, Senate Bill 2157, creating a Southeast Scenic Rivers framework, passed 8-5 after testimony that it would protect water resources and avoid federal scenic river designation, while critics argued it could expand government and affect property and agricultural rights.
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Education Feb 10th, 2026 at 10:00 am

Education

Transcript Highlights:
  • Number one would be dollars going to the state department for numeracy teams.
  • There's a local and county government that can deal with city council members and other folks.
  • It's the literacy instructional team that resides at the state department of Education.
  • Department. They had, they, they are in.
  • My approach to this has to be instructional support from the state department. And it is support.
Committee: Senate Education
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Education Feb 10th, 2026

Education

Transcript Highlights:
  • It's the literacy instructional team that resides at the State Department of Education.
  • There's a local and county government that can deal with. Education Committee.
  • It's the literacy instructional team that resides at the State Department of Education.
  • Then the department will share and make those...
  • Report those results to the State Department of Education.
Committee: Senate Education
Summary: The Senate Education Committee heard and advanced a large slate of education bills. Early measures included SB 1726, requiring formal training for university teaching assistants before they teach classes and evaluate students, with emphasis on First Amendment rights; SB 1236, creating an Administrative Report Consolidation Act to reduce duplicative reporting by schools and agencies; SB 1633, codifying existing higher education residency tuition practices; SB 1413, requiring notice to parents when a teacher is emergency certified and limiting adjunct teachers to 270 clock hours per semester; SB 1317, allowing career teacher status to be portable across districts with local board approval; and SB 1360, expanding the state’s math initiative by restoring instructional coaches and creating a math office at the State Department of Education. Most of these bills passed on favorable votes, with SB 1413 drawing some concern over teacher shortages and the adjunct-hour cap, but still passing.
WA

Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Health Care & Wellness Jan 23rd, 2026 at 08:00 am

Health Care & Wellness

Transcript Highlights:
  • results so that the department can finalize its registration decision.
  • The department came to our office last week and asked that we run this bill.
  • Okay, well, we'll suspend this and have the department come back later.
  • Any questions for the department? Okay, seeing none. Thanks for your time.
  • Department regulates adult family homes.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Public Health May 5th, 2025

Public Health

Transcript Highlights:
  • The money is collected by the State Department of Motor Vehicles from the proceeds it gets through the
  • Will county government take the cost for that inpatient care? It's a combination.
  • That the county sheriff's department would do the transportation. Transportation to where?
  • This program is not intended to be 100% funded by the government.
  • Department of Health and Human Services and conducted by Harvard...
Committee: House Public Health
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Delivery of Government Efficiency Apr 30th, 2025

Delivery of Government Efficiency

Transcript Highlights:
  • Department of Information Resources.
  • This is government expansion through bureaucracy, not legislation.
  • It's important for a government.
  • Department of Education for unallowable costs.
  • So, in closing, I ask you to please pass this good government legislation. Thank you.
Bills: HB1540 , HB3837 , HB5571 , SB370 , SB2425
AL

Alabama 2025 Regular Session

Alabama Senate Finance and Taxation General Fund Committee Apr 23rd, 2025

Finance and Taxation General Fund

Transcript Highlights:
  • So, the census The census department will report to the state or does the Department of Revenue.
  • Department of Revenue would have that information. And who do they get their information from?
Bills: SB107 , HB158 , HB353 , HB354 , HB357 , HB181 , HB465 , HB526
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Transportation Apr 16th, 2025

Transportation

Transcript Highlights:
  • and the fire department.
  • and the fire department.
  • I serve as Chief Government and Public Relations Officer of Port Houston.
  • It created a huge conflict, a huge mess locally among government entities that we did not need.
  • I just wanted folks from Galveston to clarify which ports are governed by the Transportation Code.
Summary: The Senate Transportation Committee heard several bills focused on transportation infrastructure, public safety, and local commemorations. SB 2841 would clarify the overweight corridor designation for the Port of Brownsville so all three statutorily approved bridges are treated uniformly for northbound and southbound overweight traffic; the Port of Brownsville testified in support, and the bill was left pending. SB 39 would restore the commercial motor vehicle “admission rule” framework in collision cases; Senator Birdwell explained the committee substitute, and the bill was later reported favorably. The committee also heard and later advanced SB 682, SB 1369, and SB 1422, which rename stretches of highway or a bridge in honor of fallen firefighters and military service members, with no opposition testimony and all left pending before final votes. The committee also heard SB 2366, which would create a grant program for short-line railroad projects through rural rail transportation districts for track, bridge, capacity, and restoration work. Senator Hughes and several witnesses from rural rail districts and rail advocacy groups supported the bill, while TxDOT explained current rail funding is limited and that the bill would be the first such grant program for Class 3 short lines; members discussed that the bill would need a floor amendment because state funds cannot be paid directly to railroads. SB 1013 would expand crosswalk protections under the Lisa Torrey-Smith Act to include certain driveway curb cuts along sidewalks; it was supported by the author and left pending before later being reported favorably. The committee also considered SB 2080, which would modernize port and navigation district rules by easing records and procurement requirements, exempting certain security and cybersecurity discussions from recording, and expanding some operational authority. Port Houston and the Texas Ports Association supported the bill, while the City of Corpus Christi raised concerns that the language could expand port economic-development authority beyond navigation purposes and affect local tax bases; the Port of Galveston also noted concerns about the filed version but supported the bill as presented, and the committee substitute was later reported favorably. SB 2001 would create specialty license plates and related parking/toll benefits for permanently disabled peace officers; SB 2705 would codify registration exemptions for certain farm equipment and some specialty plates. Both were supported by witnesses, adopted with committee substitutes where applicable, and reported favorably. Final votes on the reported bills were largely unanimous or near-unanimous, and the committee recessed after leaving some motions open briefly.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

S/C on Transportation Funding Mar 31st, 2025

S/C on Transportation Funding

Transcript Highlights:
  • All levels of government—cities, counties, the state, the MPO—are in partnership to anticipate the needs
  • America, it doesn't get done without very high levels of government coordinating.
  • I don't even know who the governing authority would be for that. I don't know.
  • I served on the Texas Department of...
  • Local governments spent another $37 billion in non-user fees to subsidize driving.
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

Committee on Technology - February 4, 2020 - Decision Making

Hawaii Senate Floor Meeting

Keywords: HI Senate YouTube, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iS0VbQIk5fQ, 2026-07-02T01:22:43+00:00, 2.2.24, Data collected via generic collector engine, Scheduled for February 4, 2020: Ke Kōmike ‘Enehana COMMITTEE ON TECHNOLOGY Kenekoa/Senator Jarrett Keohokalole, Luna Ho‘omalu/Chair Kenekoa/Senator J. Kalani English, Hope Luna Ho‘omalu/Vice Chair Ke Kōmike Hana Aupuni COMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS Kenekoa/Senator Laura H. Thielen, Luna Ho‘omalu/Chair Kenekoa/Senator Lorraine R. Inouye, Hope Luna Ho‘omalu/Vice Chair ‘Ōlelo Ho‘olaha No Ka ‘Aha Ho‘olohe NOTICE OF HEARING Lā / DATE: Pō‘alua,Pepeluali 4, 2020 / Tuesday, February 4, 2020 Hola / TIME: 3:45 p.m. Wahi / PLACE: Lumi ‘Aha Kūkā 225 / Conference Room 225 Ke Kapikala Moku‘āina / State Capitol 415 South Beretania Street Papa Kumuhana A G E N D A SB 3031 RELATING TO INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY. Requires the department of accounting and general services and the department of budget and finance, in consultation with the office of enterprise technology services, to develop and implement a uniform financial database, with parameters, benefits, and features that are compatible to the software system currently being implemented by the office of enterprise technology services at other agencies for use by all state agencies. Appropriates funds. TEC/GVO, WAM No Ka ‘Ike ‘Ē A‘e, E Kelepona Aku I Ke Kākau ‘Ōlelo Kōmike Ma (808) 587-7217. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, PLEASE CALL THE COMMITTEE CLERK AT (808) 587-7217., 912, senate, all, 2.2.42, 2.1.47
AL

Alabama 2025 Regular Session

Alabama Senate Mar 20th, 2025

Alabama Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • And he had a tremendous meat department. And he had a tremendous meat department.
  • And he had a tremendous meat department.
Bills: SCR 13 , SCR 24 , SB 1 , SB 12 , SB 15 , SB 17 , SB 24 , SB 57 , SB 65 , SB 213 , SB 371 , SB 372 , SB 378 , SB 379 , SB 388 , SB 400 , SB 402 , SB 427 , SB 495 , SB 499 , SB 502 , SB 509 , SB 535 , SB 583 , SB 610 , SB 621 , SB 650 , SB 706 , SB 740 , SB 840 , SB 854 , SB 856 , SB 875 , SB 893 , SB 918 , SB 925 , SB 974 , SB 995 , SB 1006 , SB 1018 , SB 1025 , SB 1061 , SB 1073 , SB 1106 , SB 1121 , SB 1194 , SB 1252 , SB 1253 , SB 1268 , SB 1300 , SB 1343 , SB 1362 , SB 1447 , SJR 36 , SJR 12 , SJR 57 , SCR 25 , SCR 22 , SCR 12 , SCR 24 , SCR 8 , SB 565 , SB 372 , SB 765 , SB 62 , SB 666 , SB 707 , SB 888 , SB 687 , SB 847 , SB 1248 , SB 740 , SB 14 , SB 1006 , SB 504 , SB 925 , SB 1121 , SB 995 , SB 857 , SB 305 , SB 296 , SB 284 , SB 815 , SB 1379 , SB 1300 , SB 1497 , SB 1499 , SB 1498 , SB 1061 , SB 65 , SB 241 , SB 304 , SB 402 , SB 499 , SB 621 , SB 974 , SB 1023 , SB 1024 , SB 1025 , SB 1106 , SB 686 , SB 112 , SB 371 , SB 204 , SB 400 , SB 609 , SB 1447 , SB 670 , SB 502 , SB 427 , SB 850 , SB 854 , SB 413 , SB 1555 , SB 1362 , SB 1346 , SB 1033 , SB 1220 , SB 1073 , SB 810 , SB 987 , SB 1539 , SB 893 , SB 447 , SB 875 , SB 406 , SB 509 , SB 985 , SB 965 , SB 1119 , SB 1505 , SB 24 , SB 57 , SB 1194 , SB 1253 , SB 1215 , SB 1532 , SB 1268 , SB 1302 , SB 856 , SB 650 , SB 583 , SB 673 , SB 840 , SB 213 , SB 681 , SB 1172 , SB 1252 , SB 378 , SB 610 , SB 918 , SB 1343 , SB 608 , SB 487 , SB 955 , SB 957 , SB 988 , SB 990 , SB 1019 , SB 1021 , SB 1120 , SB 251 , SB 958 , SB 535 , SB 761 , SB 1 , SB 541 , SB 315 , SB 379 , SB 1018 , SB 1737 , SB 266 , SB 1415 , SB 57 , SB 499 , SB 974 , SB 1025 , SB 1061 , SB 1268 , SR 302 , SR 303 , SR 304 , SR 305 , SB 30 , SB 1333 , SB 1666 , SB 30 , SB 1333 , SB 1666
NE

Nebraska 2025-2026 Regular Session

Legislative Afternoon Session Apr 7th, 2026

Nebraska Unicameral Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • It's a grant funding process within the department, yes.
  • And I know our drafting department is working like crazy.
  • The City of Lincoln has been leading in consolidating departments, and one of the departments out of
  • I mean, some police departments.
  • Our biggest competition for qualified candidates, Omaha Police Department and Lincoln Police Department
NE

Nebraska 2025-2026 Regular Session

Legislative Morning Session Apr 7th, 2026

Nebraska Unicameral Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • The Department of Economic Development will administer grants through the 840 program to local governments
  • The Department of Economic Development will administer grants through the 840 program to local governments
  • The Department of Economic Development will administer grants through the 840 program to local governments
  • There's also a six-factor test used by the Department of Labor.
  • And we want to stay within the lines that the IRS and the Department of Labor have done.
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Public Safety REVISED Feb 10th, 2026 at 09:00 am

Public Safety

Transcript Highlights:
  • Well, now you're leaving that to the agency of a volunteer fire department to go blur out Images on a
  • video or a photo or an EMS station fire department.
  • As law enforcement will tell you, I have several members of the City of Tulsa Police Department here.
  • No, that's only if they are having to serve a period of confinement in the Department of Corrections.
  • So, I'm sure the department of corrections is well capable of handling that.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
  • I'm a government relations specialist, and I'm here testifying on the bill.
  • Faced with pressure campaigns from the government and non-profits, school administrators responded by
  • We can verify that Government Code 21.02 allows fines and jail time for Justices of the Peace and others
  • Local government to join us. It's standing, can I say it? Oh, we're going to Senator Schwartner.
  • to include reserve deputies, sheriffs, reserve officers appointed by the school district police department
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Transportation May 1st, 2025

Transportation

Transcript Highlights:
  • The support from the Texas government and the Dallas area has been helpful.
  • Your cooperation will mean a lot to our government.
  • And you want the state to follow what the federal government is doing?
  • And the federal government put us in that position, right?
  • Because the federal government is already doing it. Thank you. Oh, come on.