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TX
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  • Senator Parker, relating to aircraft owned and operated by the Department of Public Safety.
  • The department now clearly refers to the Department of Public Safety.
  • " now clearly refers to the Department of Public Safety.
  • The Crime Records Division at the Texas Department of Public Safety.
  • Department of Homeland Security guidance on gang-related...
Bills: SB2199 , SB2200 , SB2201 , SB2949 , SB2332
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Border Security (Part II) Apr 10th, 2025

Border Security

Transcript Highlights:
  • Major Omar Villarreal, Texas Department of Public Safety, available to you as a resource witness.
  • The department now clearly refers to the Department of Public Safety.
  • now clearly refers to the Department of Public Safety.
  • We have an IAC with all of the state agencies that covers the services that are performed.
  • I’m Matt Hicks, the chief of the Crime Records Division at the Texas Department of Public Safety.
Bills: SB2199 , SB2200 , SB2201 , SB2949 , SB2332
Summary: The Senate Committee on Border Security heard several bills related to border security, law enforcement databases, DPS aviation maintenance, and transportation motor fuels. SB 2199, after brief invited testimony from the Texas Trucking Association and DPS, was left pending at first and later reported favorably to the full Senate on a 4-1 vote. SB 2332, relating to aircraft owned and operated by the Department of Public Safety, was laid out by Senator Parker, with DPS and TechSOT witnesses explaining that it would centralize DPS aircraft maintenance under DPS, align state law with FAA responsibility rules, and potentially reduce costs and downtime; it was later reported favorably on a 5-0 vote and placed on the local and uncontested calendar. SB 2949, relating to the regulation of transportation motor fuels, was also adopted as a committee substitute and reported favorably on a 4-1 vote, with a member noting continued interest in refining port-of-entry transloading issues. The committee spent the most time on SB 2201, which would revise Texas intelligence database criteria for criminal street gangs and foreign terrorist organizations. Senator Birdwell described the bill as adding safeguards such as requiring officer identification on submissions, setting retention and validation rules, and updating criteria to reflect technology and social media use. Invited witnesses from the district attorney’s office, DPS, and the Texas Anti-Gang Center generally supported the bill and said it would improve reliability and accountability. Public testimony included support from the Texas Public Policy Foundation and opposition from the Texas Civil Rights Project and the ACLU of Texas, which argued the bill’s language on implied or demonstrated self-admission and other criteria was vague, overly broad, and could lead to erroneous inclusion in the database and downstream consequences. After debate, SB 2201 was reported favorably to the full Senate on a 4-1 vote, with Senator Eckhardt voting no. During questioning on SB 2201, members discussed how gang-database entries are used in investigations and prosecutions, the meaning of “family member,” the scope of self-admission, and how “previously documented areas” would be identified in practice. Opponents raised concerns about due process, First and Fourth Amendment issues, racial profiling, and possible federal consequences if state database information is shared. Supporters emphasized that the database is a law-enforcement tool for identifying organized criminal activity and that the committee substitute adds training, audits, and accountability measures. The committee then completed its business and recessed subject to the call of the chair.
AL

Alabama 2025 Regular Session

Alabama Senate County and Municipal Government Committee Feb 11th, 2025

County and Municipal Government

Transcript Highlights:
  • option of publishing invitations to bid to public contractors on a website maintained by the Department
  • of Finance.
  • Don't try to be the health department or the building department.
  • All of the regulations remain in place, all of the inspections remain in place, all of the forms and
  • First of all, please remember that 99.9% of all liquor licenses that are... 99.9% of all liquor licenses
Bills: SB36 , SB39 , SB40 , SB12 , SB29 , SB121 , SB131 , SB12
OK
Transcript Highlights:
  • The following order of business will be followed today: prayer, pledge of allegiance, introduction of
  • Doctor Campbell currently serves as a director of the emergency department and chief medical officer
  • Speaker, members, our Secretary of Energy's office has worked very hard to submit the RFI to the Department
  • of Energy, trying to get an innovation campus in the state of Oklahoma.
  • of trans people.
OK
Transcript Highlights:
  • of doctor and nurse of the day, correction of previous day's journal, House and Senate bills and joint
  • of doctor and nurse of the day, correction of previous day's journal, House and Senate bills and joint
  • Campbell currently serves as the Director of the Emergency Department and Chief Medical Officer at Stilwell
  • Our Secretary of Energy's office has worked very hard to submit the RFI to the Department of Energy,
  • of trans people.
Summary: The House convened, completed the roll call, prayer, and Pledge of Allegiance, and then moved through routine business including second-reading referrals and committee reassignments. Senate Bill 1627 and Senate Bill 625 were withdrawn from their prior committees and assigned to Rules. The chamber also recognized Dr. James David Campbell as Doctor of the Day and Courtney Copen as Nurse of the Day. Members held several floor presentations honoring the Choctaw High School drama team for winning the 2025 OSSAA 6A-1 one-act play state championship and related speech and debate honors, and the Arapaho-Butler Lady Indians for winning the 2025 Class A fast-pitch softball state championship. A proclamation was read designating March 31, 2026, as Affordable Housing Day, highlighting Oklahoma’s housing shortage and the economic impact of the state’s affordable housing tax credit program. The House adopted House Resolution 1041, which supports designation of a nuclear lifecycle innovation campus in Oklahoma, after Representative Archer explained the measure and requested unanimous consent. During announcements, members noted Transgender Day of Visibility, committee meeting changes, a rural caucus meeting, a public health meeting, and a Capitol devotion. The House then adjourned without objection until Wednesday, April 1, 2026, at 1:30 p.m.
OK
Transcript Highlights:
  • He's retired from the US Air Force with more than 26 years of... ...service to our nation, beginning
  • Chief, we'd like to thank you for your service and your continued commitment to the people of Oklahoma
  • 13 years and through civic leadership, including service as Chairman of Oklahoma City's Traffic and Transportation
  • Doctor Shepherd is also the current leader of the Havivial Department of Oklahoma Pediatric Therapy Center
  • Central Oklahoma, and has served as a consultant for the Oklahoma State Department of Education.
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Senate Legislative Session Mar 2nd, 2026 at 01:30 pm

Oklahoma Senate Floor Meeting

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  • of crisis is a perfect embodiment of the Oklahoma standard.
  • All of that.
  • I think when we talk about families and families all across America comprised of just human beings, and
  • Can you see how that would be beneficial to those that want to embrace humanity and the good of family
  • Health and Human Services will meet immediately after session as soon as we get a quorum.
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Senate Legislative Session Mar 2nd, 2026

Oklahoma Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • times of crisis ...preparedness and dedication of Oklahoma Task Force One during times of crisis is
  • As I understood it, it was just more of a unifying and more of an umbrella set of standards.
  • I think when we talk about families, and families all across America are comprised of just human beings
  • Can you see how that would be beneficial to those that want to embrace humanity and the good of family
  • Health and Human Services will meet immediately after session as soon as we get a quorum.
Summary: The Senate convened with a quorum, opened with prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance, and recognized the Doctor and Psychologist of the Day. The chamber also presented a citation to Oklahoma Task Force One’s K-9 search and rescue unit, with remarks praising its in-state and out-of-state disaster response work and professionalism. Several gallery introductions followed, including a student shadowing Senator Mann and the Crooked Oak Hispanic Student Association. The Senate then considered several bills. SB 2065, as amended, renamed the measure the Lucille Morehouse Pollinator Act and updated state insect/pollinator designations; it passed 48-0. SB 1641 required business entities to provide an email address on incorporation filings for electronic notice of annual reports; it passed 48-0. SB 1642 allowed physicians to make prescriptions in divided quantities, with discussion focused on opioid prescribing and post-surgical treatment; it passed 48-0. SB 1589 increased penalties for sweepstakes violations and expanded the law to target illegal online gambling operations; it passed 48-0. SB 1597 removed the requirement that the State CASA Association follow specific national standards while keeping local training and background-check requirements. Debate centered on whether removing national standards would reduce DEI-related training; Senator Boren opposed the bill on that basis, while the author argued it preserved Oklahoma flexibility. The bill passed 41-7. SB 1216 broadened judicial discretion for drug court eligibility for some offenders with prior domestic violence-related charges, and senators questioned whether the language was clear enough and whether it could affect eligibility rules; the author said the intent was to expand discretion, not change DV accountability. It passed 44-4. At the end of the session, the Senate voted to reject House amendments to SB 893 and request conference committee consideration. Announcements were made about committee meetings, a women’s caucus lunch, and an Irish Caucus gathering. The Senate then adjourned until the next scheduled meeting date.
FL

Florida 2026 Regular Session

Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development Feb 12th, 2026

Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development

Transcript Highlights:
  • Under the pilot program, the Department of Commerce and the Department of Children and Families must
  • Under the pilot program, the Department of Commerce and the Department of Children and Families must
  • Department of Commerce.
  • , probably Department of State.
  • Department of Agriculture, probably Department of State, anybody that would possibly have an interest
Bills: S0002 , S0026 , S0354 , S1112 , S1192 , S1220 , S1352 , S1670
Summary: The Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development heard several bills and reported most of them favorably. The first major measure, CS/SB 1220, was described as a broad transportation package expanding FDOT authority over trails, seaports, aviation, advanced air mobility, delivery devices, and related technology, while also addressing toll revenue use, autonomous vehicle penalties, digital driver licenses, and an FDOT study on alternative-fuel vehicles. An amendment narrowed some provisions, including local regulation of personal delivery devices and FDOT airport language. Senator Smith and others raised concerns about language involving FDOT assistance to local governments on federal grant applications, but the bill passed unanimously after support from industry and local-government appearance cards. The committee also approved SB 1112, the Labor Pool Act, which would prohibit labor pools from charging placement fees when workers are hired permanently by a third-party employer and require annual registration with the Department of Commerce. The sponsor and supporters said the bill would reduce barriers to full-time employment, improve oversight, and help returning citizens and low-wage workers; multiple witnesses testified in support, including labor advocates and individuals describing high placement fees. Senators from both parties praised the bill’s worker and reentry benefits, and it passed unanimously. The committee then favorably reported SB 2, a claims bill for the estate of Danielle Maudsley arising from a fatal FHP arrest incident and settlement, and SB 26, another claims bill providing relief for the estate of Mark Legata after alleged FDOT negligence. Senate Bill 1352 on motor vehicles also passed without opposition. It would create a secure online portal for license plate seizure processing, allow disabled veterans to retain their DV plate designation upon reissuance or transfer, ban license plate covers and similar devices that obscure plates, and route certain online driver license and ID transactions through county tax collectors. SB 1192, a customer service pilot requiring callback queues for certain calls to the Department of Commerce and Department of Children and Families, was likewise reported favorably to improve response times and reduce hold times. The most extensive debate centered on CS/SB 354, the Blue Ribbon Projects bill, which would create a new process for very large developments on 10,000-acre or larger parcels if the owner sets aside 60% of the land for conservation or reserve uses. Supporters said it was intended to promote long-range planning, preserve land, and provide certainty for infrastructure and services, while opponents from counties, planning groups, and environmental organizations argued it would preempt local land-use authority, weaken public participation, and allow conservation requirements to be too vague. An amendment added more detail, but concerns remained about administrative approval, timelines, and the definition of reserve areas. Despite opposition from some members, the committee reported the bill favorably on a divided vote. SB 1670 was temporarily postponed, and the committee adjourned after recording one member’s vote on SB 1220.
FL

Florida 2026 Regular Session

Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development Feb 12th, 2026

Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development

Transcript Highlights:
  • Under the pilot program, the Department of Commerce and the Department of Children and Families must
  • Senate Bill 26 on relief of the state of Mark Legata by the Department of Transportation by Senator McLean
  • the Department of Commerce.
  • , probably Department of State... ...Department of Agriculture, probably Department of State, anybody
  • the Department of Commerce...
Bills: S0002 , S0026 , S0354 , S1112 , S1192 , S1220 , S1352 , S1670
WA

Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Capital Budget Feb 9th, 2026 at 08:30 am

Capital Budget

Transcript Highlights:
  • The one I'll flag for you is the Department of Natural Resources.
  • I know there are some concerns out of housing, and I think some of the concerns out of housing, and I
  • think some of bill as it came out of housing.
  • We want to honor all of those in the case of those devastating days.
  • our Department of Natural Resources from effectively implementing the sorts of timber sales that are
Bills: HB2236 , HB2281 , HB2514 , HB2551 , HB2668
WA

Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session

Senate Transportation Jan 13th, 2026 at 04:00 pm

Transportation

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  • parts of the Department of Transportation, and then the three boards that deal with county, city, and
  • There's a piece of the State Patrol and Department of Licensing funded in the transportation budget.
  • Department of Licensing: this budget looks at expanding access to the Department of Licensing, so there
  • they need through the Department of Licensing.
  • from the Department of Licensing.
Bills: SB6005
LA

Louisiana 2026 Regular Session

Transportation, Highways and Public Works May 14th, 2026

Transportation, Highways & Public Works

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  • It urges and requests the Department of Transportation and Development to conduct a review...
  • It urges and requests the Department of Transportation and Development to conduct a review of its public-private
  • It says the department may establish this is under advanced aeronautics function of the department.
  • It says the department may establish this is under advanced aeronautics function of the department.
  • The lack of understanding has a human cost.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Workforce, Labor, and Economic Development Finance and Policy Committee 5/6/25

Workforce, Labor, and Economic Development Finance and Policy

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  • related to certain direct care programs under the Minnesota Department of Human Services.
  • related to certain direct care programs under the Minnesota Department of Human Services.
  • related to certain direct care programs under the Minnesota Department of Human Services.
  • certain direct care programs under the Minnesota Department of Human Services.
  • related to certain direct care programs under the Minnesota Department of Human Services.
Bills: HF3228 , HF2441
AL

Alabama 2025 Regular Session

Alabama House Judiciary Committee Apr 30th, 2025

Judiciary

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  • So that includes the Department of Human Resources, that includes the Department of Mental Health, that
  • Um, and if you've ever had issues with the Department of Revenue or with the Department of Mental Health
  • So, the purpose of this is to check either from the Department of Corrections' point of view or the pardons
  • The Department of Corrections makes an entire roster of all our prison systems readily available online
  • ever public hearing regarding the Department of Corrections.
Bills: HB202 , HB42 , HB146 , HB492 , HB285 , HB7 , HB454 , HB42 , HB7
Committee: House Judiciary
ND

North Dakota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Senate Appropriations - Education and Environment Division Apr 11th, 2025 at 09:30 am

Appropriations - Education and Environment Division

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  • on the bottom of page 4 of 6.
  • The other part of that is the projections of how many people would take advantage of it really leaves
  • I don't like the idea of putting a certain amount of money on it and then having no way of determining
  • I'm with the Office of Management and Budget Shared Services Division.
  • Bank of North Dakota, IT and yourself? Bank of North Dakota, yes. And Mr.
Bills: HB1540
Summary: The committee first took up amended bill 10-13, a school funding and education appropriations measure. Senator Schaible walked through the final version, which included changes to foundation aid, transportation grants, free and reduced-price meals funding, paraprofessional and teacher support programs, Native American education items, library and school facility projects, and several one-time grants. Members discussed removing the science center grant funding, and Senator Meyer objected to that removal, arguing that Grand Forks had raised matching private and local funds and that other cities had received similar state support. The committee also agreed to adjust regional education association funding to reflect six centers rather than seven, reducing that line to $600,000. The committee then adopted the amendment to 10-13 unanimously and passed the bill as further amended on a unanimous roll call, with Senator Shively designated as carrier. After a brief recess, the committee turned to bill 1540, but no formal action was taken. Bank of North Dakota and OMB representatives raised concerns that the draft included policy changes and procurement/IT exemptions that needed further discussion. Members agreed the bill would be delayed until Monday so the Bank, OMB, and NDIT could confer and work through the mechanics and policy issues before the committee moved it forward.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Energy Committee Meeting - 2025-04-10

Energy Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • We're going to go ahead and call this meeting of the Energy Finance and Policy Committee to order.
  • Our first order of business is to approve the minutes from April 3, 2025.
  • don't have any other business today, but I do think it's important that we take a minute to thank all of
  • On both sides of the aisle, both Republicans and Democrats, the challenge in the refinement of bills
Bills: HF2442
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Energy Finance and Policy Committee 4/10/25

Energy Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • We're going to go ahead and call this meeting of the Energy Finance and Policy Committee to order.
  • Our first order of business is to approve the minutes from April 3rd, 2025.
  • Representative Craft said they had looked at the minutes and moved approval of them, Madam Chair.
  • business today, but I do think it's important that we take a minute and just make sure to thank all of
  • Uh both Republicans and of the aisle.
Bills: HF2442
AL

Alabama 2025 Regular Session

Alabama House Judiciary Committee Mar 19th, 2025

Judiciary

Transcript Highlights:
  • I was here, and many of my friends because they were... ...many of my friends because they were afraid
  • For decades, I've analyzed the effects of disease on the human body, interpreting diagnostic tests and
  • Office, and the Department of Revenue to track and update non-compliant products.
  • That registry is being monitored by the Department of Revenue, and they have to meet certain criteria
  • the Court of Civil Appeals and out of the Supreme Court.
Bills: SB210 , SB225 , HB280 , HB287 , HB94 , HB88 , SB157 , HB7 , HB8 , HB42
Committee: House Judiciary
AL

Alabama 2025 Regular Session

Alabama House State Government Committee Apr 2nd, 2025

State Government

Transcript Highlights:
  • This changes the makeup of the board of trustees of the University of South Alabama.
  • meetings instead of 10 days at 24.
  • They're pretty much mirror images of each other. Okay.
  • Uh, so that really that aspect of it isn't changing.
  • All in favor of the approval of the sub say "Aye." Aye. Any opposed? Okay, the sub's approved.
Bills: HB442 , HB459 , HB90 , HB91 , HB461 , HB481