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AL

Alabama 2026 Regular Session

Alabama Senate Finance and Taxation Education Committee Feb 11th, 2026

Finance and Taxation Education

Transcript Highlights:
  • Can you share that with us?
  • Can you share that<00:24:08.440><c> with</c><00:24:08.600><c> us?</c> that with us? that with us?
  • </c> that convenience charge of 2%, 3% to use that convenience charge of 2%, 3% to use your<00:41:09.560
  • </c> No, don't abandon us. No, don't abandon us.
  • </c> that you can't use it for profit. that you can't use it for profit.
Bills: HB151 , HB152 , HB138 , SB221 , SB190 , SB69 , SB225 , SB272 , HB151 , HB152 , HB138 , SB221 , SB190 , SB69 , SB225 , SB272
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Disaster Preparedness & Flooding, Select Aug 22nd, 2025

Disaster Preparedness & Flooding, Select

Transcript Highlights:
  • Members and guests, thank you for joining us today.
  • Fred Sandoval, we should use Fred Sandoval.
  • These are the kinds of things that concern us.
  • Thank you very much for joining us this morning.
  • Is there anything additional you'd like us to know?
Bills: HB48 , HB 66 , HB 68 , HB71 , HB75 , HB164 , HB171 , HB254 , SB 3 , SB 18 , HB123 , HB149 , HB117
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Ways & Means Apr 21st, 2025

Ways & Means

Transcript Highlights:
  • used for other sources.
  • They don't use it in the field. They don't use it when they're... putting together their budgets.
  • We're upset that lifestyle vignettes. and lifestyle projects are being used that encumber us.
  • law that you can't use. use M&O to pay debt.
  • People are likely to use it.
Committee: House Ways & Means
TX

Texas 89th Regular

89th Legislative Session Apr 15th, 2025

Texas House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • I know we don't want that and so I'm just gonna pray that God shows us our hearts Allows us to deal with
  • we put on a good face for those around us.
  • Please show us where we come short, allow us. to ask for forgiveness and to cleanse that part of our
  • a moment to do if you'd like us to do that let us know.
  • I believe that's what she used to the term. to use to describe that amendment, yes.
ND

North Dakota 2026 1st Special Session

Higher Education Institutions Committee Jun 18th, 2026 at 10:00 am

Higher Education Institutions Committee

Transcript Highlights:
  • You're also enabling us to not only do that, but also by helping us have great health care insurance,
  • me, they want us to stay in the state, give us a reason and give us something that we can do when we're
  • It really brings us all together and forces us to bring all of our resources to the table.
  • I'd like for us to be first.
  • You're paying us based on performance, not based on costs. You're paying us based on performance.
Keywords: 908, all
CA

California 2025-2026 Regular Session

Assembly Public Safety Committee Mar 25th, 2025

Transcript Highlights:
  • Judges now use diversion.
  • They tell us last minute.
  • I know that most of us do an excellent job, and this is going to impede on all of us.
  • I know that most of us do an excellent job, and this is going to impede on all of us.
  • And based on the track record of not helping us reduce drug use, reduce substance use for these other
Summary: The committee heard several public safety and criminal justice bills. AB 837 by Assemblymember Davies would add ketamine transportation to existing drug trafficking law; supporters, including district attorneys and peace officer groups, said it would address a growing and dangerous drug trend, while opponents argued increased penalties do not reduce drug supply and can worsen health harms. The bill was approved on a due-pass-as-amended vote and sent to Appropriations. AB 352 by Assemblymember Pacheco would make threats against judges and court commissioners an aggravating factor in sentencing; judicial and law enforcement groups supported it as a response to rising threats, while ACLU and criminal justice advocates said existing law already covers threats and the bill is unnecessary. It also passed to Appropriations. The committee then took up AB 938 by Assemblymember Bonta, which expands vacatur and affirmative-defense relief for survivors of human trafficking, intimate partner violence, and sexual violence, including for some violent offenses. Survivors and advocates testified that the bill would allow people coerced into crimes to tell their full stories and seek relief, while district attorneys and sheriffs warned it could sweep too broadly and affect public safety. The chair and several members strongly supported the measure, and it passed as amended to Appropriations. AB 475 by Assemblymember Wilson would make prison work assignments voluntary and is tied to a broader effort to remove involuntary servitude language from the state constitution; supporters framed it as a rehabilitation and dignity issue, while one member objected to the premise and cited the defeat of a related ballot measure. The bill was voted out to Appropriations but left on call pending additional votes. Assemblymember Lowenthal presented AB 704, which would allow people convicted of low-level offenses before age 26 to petition to seal and destroy records after a waiting period. Supporters said the bill addresses the limits of expungement in the digital age and recognizes young adult brain development; prosecutors and police groups raised Brady/disclosure concerns and objected to treating 18- to 25-year-olds like children. The committee debated those issues at length before sending the bill to Appropriations. Lowenthal also presented AB 812, which would expand resentencing opportunities for incarcerated firefighters who serve on conservation fire crews; supporters emphasized rehabilitation, wildfire response, and reduced recidivism, and the hearing continued with support testimony and the start of opposition testimony as the transcript ended.
MA
Transcript Highlights:
  • Appreciate us. All right. Thank you very much for being with us.
  • things like that, and they get to connect with us and see us as regular people and not as inmates.
  • Hey, you guys are treating us. You're holding us by our hand here.
  • I have to do substance use courses, even though there's no substance use component in my case.
  • They let us organize. They give us space.
Keywords: 995, all
Summary: The Special Commission on Correctional Consolidation and Collaboration met at 10:07 a.m. and approved the minutes from its February 9 meeting. The commission said it would accept Department of Correction testimony in writing because of a scheduling issue, and then spent most of the hearing hearing from people with lived experience in county and state correctional settings. Members repeatedly reminded witnesses to keep remarks to about three minutes and focused the discussion on correctional consolidation, collaboration, programming, and reentry. Testimony from multiple sheriff’s offices was broadly supportive of county-based programming, treatment, education, and reentry services. Witnesses from Hampshire, Barnstable, Hampden, and Franklin counties described access to GED and college courses, vocational training, recovery meetings, therapeutic groups, housing and ID assistance, work release, and reentry centers. Several said these programs helped them gain sobriety, employment, family reunification, and parole readiness. Hampden County witnesses emphasized immediate reentry planning and individualized case management; Franklin County witnesses praised respectful treatment and an accessible off-site reentry center; Barnstable witnesses highlighted the women’s therapeutic treatment program, creative writing, and the Bridge Center; Hampshire witnesses described the Bridge House, work release, and transition supports. Several witnesses contrasted those experiences with what they described as limited or delayed programming in DOC facilities, especially for people serving longer sentences or with restrictive classifications. One witness said DOC programming was hard to access because shorter sentences and offense labels affected eligibility; another described overcrowding, little counseling, and no reentry planning in state prison. A juvenile lifer testified that classification barriers and lack of tailored programming left him feeling unprepared, and another witness said DOC’s handling of classification hearings and records was unfair and opaque. Some speakers also raised concerns about mental health care and visitation policies, especially at Framingham, where one witness said suicidal thoughts were met with inadequate responses and another said family visitation was denied without clear explanation. Commissioners asked follow-up questions about DOC access, step-down opportunities, family support, and whether more transitional housing or acclimation time before release would help. No formal votes were taken beyond approval of the prior minutes.
CA
Transcript Highlights:
  • You know we're in a time where people are trying to shut us up and tell us to get in line and with this
  • They don't ultimately use the. services.
  • A family calls us and tells us they think they should have been eligible, they didn't receive their card
  • I mean that shame on us. Shame on us if we do that.
  • Thank you. would think of us.
Keywords: 988, house, all
MA
Transcript Highlights:
  • Appreciate us. All right. Thank you very much for being with us.
  • things like that, and get to connect with us and see us for regular people and not as inmates.
  • Hey, you guys are treating us. You're holding us by our hand here.
  • I have to do substance use courses, even though there's no substance use component in my case.
  • They let us organize. They give us space.
Summary: The Special Commission on Correctional Consolidation and Collaboration met to approve prior minutes and then heard extensive testimony from people incarcerated or formerly incarcerated in county and state facilities, along with a few family/community perspectives. Much of the testimony focused on how county sheriff programs, reentry services, and step-down placements helped people obtain education, treatment, work experience, housing, IDs, and support for sobriety and family reunification. Witnesses from Hampshire, Barnstable, Hampden, and Franklin counties repeatedly described these programs as life-changing and credited staff with treating them with dignity, helping them prepare for release, and connecting them to community resources. Several witnesses contrasted county programming favorably with their experiences in DOC custody, saying DOC facilities often had overcrowding, limited access to programs, long waits, and little individualized reentry planning. Some said their sentence length or classification status made them ineligible for needed programs, while others described county facilities as more responsive and rehabilitative. A few witnesses also highlighted the value of culturally specific programming, educational blocks, restorative justice, and employment training. One witness from Hampden County described All-Exclusive Support Services as pivotal to her recovery and later employment with the sheriff’s office; another from Franklin County said the reentry center’s outside location made it easier to access help after release. Not all testimony was uniformly positive. A witness from Framingham described serious mental health needs that were not adequately addressed, saying she was offered superficial coping tools instead of counseling and that visitation restrictions for family members worsened her mental health. Another witness, a juvenile lifer, said long sentences and classification barriers limited access to meaningful programming and delayed preparation for release. Commissioners asked follow-up questions about DOC programming access, reentry preparation, visitation policies, and whether people were ready to benefit from services. No formal votes or policy actions were taken beyond approving the prior meeting minutes and moving through the testimony agenda.
MA
Transcript Highlights:
  • Appreciate us. All right. Thank you very much for being with us. Now we're going to share.
  • things like that, and who get to connect with us and see us as regular people and not as inmates.
  • Hey, you guys are treating us. You're holding us by our hand here.
  • I have to do substance use courses, even though there's no substance use component in my case.
  • They let us organize. They give us space.
Keywords: 1212, all
Summary: The Special Commission on Correctional Consolidation and Collaboration met to approve prior minutes and then heard extensive testimony focused on reentry, programming, and the differences between Department of Correction facilities and county sheriff programs. Much of the testimony came from incarcerated or formerly incarcerated people describing how county facilities offered education, treatment, work release, identification documents, housing help, and reentry planning that they said were often unavailable or harder to access in state DOC settings. Several witnesses emphasized that these programs helped them obtain sobriety, employment, family reunification, and parole readiness, while others said they needed more time, mentoring, or transitional support before release to make the most of those services. Witnesses from Hampshire, Barnstable, Hampden, and Franklin counties described specific programs such as high school/GED completion, college courses, culinary arts, vocational training, recovery groups, therapeutic treatment, and community-based reentry centers. Many said staff treated them with dignity and that the facilities’ culture encouraged accountability and personal change. A few witnesses also noted that some programs were not a fit for their needs, especially for people without substance-use issues or for those whose mental health needs were not adequately addressed. One Barnstable witness said she returned to custody within 48 hours of release because she was not mentally prepared for reentry, and another from Framingham said mental health support was insufficient and visitation restrictions worsened her experience. Commissioners asked follow-up questions about DOC access to programming, classification barriers, reentry preparation, and visitation policies. Several witnesses said DOC programming was limited by sentence length, classification status, or program waitlists, and that some people were steered into programs that did not match their needs. A number of commissioners and the sheriff present responded by stressing the importance of wraparound services, individualized planning, and hiring formerly incarcerated staff. No votes or formal actions were taken beyond approving the minutes and receiving testimony.
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

Senate Floor Session 05-01-2026 06:30pm

Hawaii Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Thanks for joining us tonight. >> [applause] Senator Keohokalole? Thank you, Mr. President.
  • Joining us today in the gallery, and who's probably been here all day, Mr.
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

House Chamber - Fri May 1, 2026, 6:30PM HST - Day 56

Hawaii House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Thank you for celebrating with us. And on May Day, it is also Laulau Day, just for today.
  • 00:16:53.000><c> for</c><00:16:53.120><c> celebrating</c><00:16:53.760><c> with</c><00:16:54.000><c> us
  • Thank you for celebrating with us. Day. Thank you for celebrating with us.
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

RM 325 Conference PM - Fri May 1, 2026

Hawaii House Floor Meeting

HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

RM 329 Conference AM - Fri May 1, 2026

Hawaii House Floor Meeting

HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

RM 325 Conference AM - Fri May 1, 2026

Hawaii House Floor Meeting

HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

RM 411 Conference PM - Fri May 1, 2026

Hawaii House Floor Meeting

HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

RM 329 Conference PM - Fri May 1, 2026

Hawaii House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • I'm going But just stay with us Senator.
  • Time is 4 I think that takes care of us.
  • That gives us a p.m. here in this room.
  • They took out that on us.
  • <c> an</c><03:42:16.120><c> emergency</c> said they can't use an emergency said they can't use an emergency
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

RM 309 Conference AM/PM - Fri May 1, 2026

Hawaii House Floor Meeting

HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

Room 224 Conference PM - 05-01-2026

Hawaii Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • I appreciate you working with us.
  • </c><00:14:05.400><c> Uh</c><00:14:05.800><c> you</c> appreciate you working with us.
  • Uh you appreciate you working with us.
  • &gt;&gt; The<00:15:14.320><c> managing</c><00:15:14.680><c> us.</c> &gt;&gt; The managing us.
  • &gt;&gt; The managing us. &gt;&gt; That's<00:15:16.355><c> [laughter]</c><00:15:16.360><c> right.
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

Room 016 Conference PM - 05-01-2026

Hawaii Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Maybe can you send us an electronic copy so that we can forward that to our counterparts?
  • Maybe can you send us an electronic copy so that we can forward that to our counterparts?
  • Maybe can you send us an &gt;&gt; Okay.
  • </c> &gt;&gt; We'll use that as sort of a reminder. &gt;&gt; We'll use that as sort of a reminder.
  • </c><00:44:33.400><c> to</c> And we'll leave that allows us to And we'll leave that allows us to adjourn