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AL

Alabama 2026 Regular Session

Alabama House Economic Development and Tourism Committee Apr 1st, 2026

Economic Development and Tourism

Transcript Highlights:
  • Both of these bills passed on the House floor yesterday, so this is the companion Senate version.
  • of Commerce bills, and a multitude of things.
  • </c> to alcohol bills to Department of to alcohol bills to Department of Commerce<00:08:27.800><c> bills
  • We did not see any multitude of things.
  • I think each of you have added a back.
Bills: SB325 , SB370
LA

Louisiana 2026 Regular Session

Appropriations Mar 30th, 2026

Appropriations

Transcript Highlights:
  • of operations like that the board is looking at as to what to pay off?
  • chair of Natural Resources.
  • House Bill 980 increases the membership of the Fireman Supplemental Pay Board and establishes additional
  • that's the primary issue: if they're serving on the board for supplemental pay, the majority of the
  • Do we have a combination of—do we have a board? They're separate, yeah.
Bills: HB27 , HB290 , HB308 , HB311 , HB382 , HB417 , HB575 , HB755 , HB980
AZ

Arizona 2026 Regular Session

03/18/2026 - Senate Public Safety

Public Safety

Transcript Highlights:
  • What it does is as somebody walks in front of the field of view of one of our sensors, it captures a
  • of Arizona.
  • if the prisoner displays sufficient symptoms of a mental disorder within 72 hours of the display of
  • a proper purpose to apply for a certificate of approval granted by the county board of supervisors or
  • Presently, statute allows a board of supervisors to prohibit unauthorized use of a county seal.
AZ

Arizona 2026 Regular Session

01/20/2026 - Senate Appropriations, Transportation and Technology

Appropriations, Transportation and Technology

Transcript Highlights:
  • I am Becky Daggett, the mayor of the City of Flagstaff, and I am also a Metro Plan board member.
  • This year, the Metro Plan Board, which represents the City of Flagstaff as well as Coconino County, Mountain
  • The Transportation Board, to Senator Fernandez's point, is well aware of this need because the vice chair
  • consideration unless we want to take on the function of the State Transportation Board and hear every
  • And the city of Flagstaff in this case, Coconino County should be on board, helping out with funding
WA

Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Community Safety Jan 15th, 2026 at 08:00 am

Community Safety

Transcript Highlights:
  • So it's a very precise kind of way of ensuring that at the highest level, of the highest impact, of the
  • And then the third element of the bill has to do with the commission and the hearings board and the determination
  • board.
  • I'm on the NACOLE board of directors, and I'm also a CJTC commissioner.
  • I just had a couple of cases out of Rep.
Bills: HB2220 , HB2362
AL

Alabama 2025 Regular Session

Alabama Senate Children and Youth Health Committee Feb 27th, 2025

Children and Youth Health

Transcript Highlights:
  • that sort of thing.
  • Many of... ...this bill.
  • It is the position of Mr.
  • I'm Becky Garritson with Eagle Forum of Alabama, and I'm going to just kind of combine a couple of things
  • She's also been on the board of the National Center for Sexual Exploitation for 10 years in Washington
Bills: SB186 , SB187
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Jurisprudence (Part I) May 21st, 2025

Jurisprudence

Transcript Highlights:
  • of Governors of the Federal Reserve System to a fixed rate of 5%.
  • of Governors of the Federal Reserve System to a fixed rate of 5 percent.
  • I'm also a member of the board of directors of the Texas Family Law Foundation. I believe that Mr.
  • One of my concerns is just the use of family violence and One of my concerns is just the use of family
  • I'm full of a lot of different motions.
Summary: The committee heard several House bills, most of them relating to family law and court procedure, and left each bill pending after testimony. House Bill 1916 would clarify that the court that issued a final divorce decree retains exclusive jurisdiction over later actions involving undivided property. House Bill 1973 would require a certified birth certificate, if reasonably available, to be filed with a SAPCR petition or allow alternative proof of parentage while keeping the information confidential. House Bill 2530 would add qualifications and procedural safeguards for appointing amicus attorneys in SAPCR cases, including notice and hearing requirements, minimum qualifications, conflict rules, and limits on what amicus attorneys may do. House Bill 2524 would make Family Code references to attorney’s fees consistent by using “reasonable and necessary” language. House Bill 3180 would correct a scrivener’s error in the civil discovery rules by changing “settlement” to “statement.” The committee also heard House Bill 4213, which would change the interest rate on overdue child support from the current 6 percent simple interest to a fixed 5 percent and require the Attorney General to report on the impact of the change. Testimony was sharply divided: supporters argued lower interest could improve collections and help low-income obligors catch up, citing research and the size of child-support arrearages; opponents said lowering the rate would reduce incentives to pay and harm custodial parents and children. The Attorney General’s office raised implementation concerns about a House version that would have created a variable rate, while the committee substitute was described as restoring a simple fixed rate. After testimony, the bill was left pending. The committee also discussed House Bill 40, updating business court provisions and supplemental jurisdiction; House Bill 3421, streamlining probate procedures for original wills and copies; and House Bill 417, clarifying venue for lawsuits involving private transfer fees on real property. Each drew limited testimony and was left pending. Finally, House Bill 3783 drew extensive testimony on court-ordered counseling and reunification therapy in family cases. The sponsor and supporters said the bill would protect children and abuse victims from coercive, unregulated reunification practices, while opponents argued it was too broad, could interfere with legitimate therapy and judicial discretion, and might affect military families and other high-conflict cases. The committee heard testimony from judges, therapists, parents, survivors, and advocates, but took no final action and left the bill pending.
FL

Florida 2026 Regular Session

Environment and Natural Resources Mar 25th, 2025

Environment and Natural Resources

Transcript Highlights:
  • My board of directors, the solid waste directors of Palm Beach, Miami-Dade, Lee, Hillsborough, Pasco,
  • Ten percent of what's generated. 20% of the GDP of the state of Florida. 10% of what's generated in tolls
  • of Trustees of the Internal Improvement Trust Fund, may appropriate funds designated by the Legislature
  • Additionally, the Board of Trustees must include dry sandy beaches in its comprehensive statewide five-year
  • I'm assuming that's why you want to expand the board so somebody has an understanding of these issues
Summary: The committee heard and acted on a long agenda of environmental and natural resources bills. It reported favorably SB 1784 on sewer collection systems, allowing municipal sewer revenues to be used for expansion; SB 1388 on vessels, which prohibits random vessel inspections without probable cause, creates a five-year safety decal, bars local fuel-type boat bans, and expands funding options for boat ramps and marinas; and SB 880, which designates the American flamingo as Florida’s state bird and the Florida scrub jay as the state songbird. SB 946, as amended, was also reported favorably; it restricts certain waste facilities and incinerators near the Everglades, with the amendment narrowing the focus to the Broward/Miami-Dade area near the C-9 impoundment project. SB 1792 on dry sandy beaches was reported favorably after amendment, creating a pilot and process to inventory beaches and explore voluntary public access or conservation arrangements with private owners. SB 866 on anchoring limitation areas was reported favorably despite opposition from cruisers and boaters who argued existing law should be used instead of new county-specific restrictions. SB 832 on former phosphate mining lands was reported favorably with amendments that removed language about the necessity of phosphate mining and clarified that landowners requesting a radiation study must pay for it. The committee also reported favorably SB 1326 on hurricane evacuation clearance times and permit allocations in the Keys, and SB 1580, after a delete-all amendment, which authorizes DEP to use public-private partnerships for coastal resiliency projects. Finally, SB 1300 on oil and gas drilling permits was introduced to require DEP to consider potential harm from accidents or blowouts to natural resources when reviewing drilling permits, but the transcript cuts off before final action on that bill. The committee also took up confirmations, temporarily postponing the vote on Rodney Barreto’s FWC reappointment after public criticism of his leadership, while recommending favorably the other listed appointments.
MO

Missouri 2026 Regular Session

Health and Mental Health Feb 12th, 2026 at 08:00 am

Health and Mental Health

Transcript Highlights:
  • An entire state of Missouri that deals with any type of dementia outside of Wash U—that's nine.
  • Sorry, you can do lots of things if you manage your time wisely. I'm one of those type of people.
  • It will be hundreds of billions of dollars of savings to the consumer, and I think that's where we drive
  • It will be hundreds of billions of dollars of savings to the consumer, and I think that's where we drive
  • Yet this bill would actually reduce the amount of audits in terms of number of records, frequency of
WA

Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session

Senate Floor Session Feb 26th, 2026 at 10:00 am

Washington Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • And whereas Ramadan is the ninth month of the Muslim lunar calendar and the observance of it is one of
  • of caucus.
  • The title of the bill will be the title of the act.
  • The title of the bill will be the title of the act.
  • The title of the bill will be the title of the act.
CA
Transcript Highlights:
  • , president of the California State Board of Education.
  • of Education and the State Board of Education.
  • the Department of Education and the State Board of Education.
  • of the Department of Education and the State Board of Education lead to a streamlining of the LCAP?
  • In November, the CSU Board of Trustees voted 16 to 1 to give them all more money because $795,000 as
Summary: The joint hearing focused on coherence in California’s education planning and reporting systems, especially the Local Control and Accountability Plan (LCAP) and related grant plans. Committee chairs and members described widespread frustration with duplicative, lengthy, and sometimes conflicting reporting requirements, while emphasizing that the goal was not to reduce accountability but to make planning more useful, stable, and student-centered. State Superintendent Tony Thurmond also previewed the Governor’s education budget priorities, including expanded learning, community schools, universal transitional kindergarten, literacy supports, and concerns about the proposed Prop. 98 deferral. Panelists from the State Board of Education, Fresno County Superintendent of Schools, and the Legislative Analyst’s Office said the LCAP was intended to balance local flexibility with statewide transparency, but has become overloaded by repeated revisions and additional requirements. They argued for fewer core reporting elements, more stability over time, better alignment of planning cycles, and integrated systems that reduce duplication. Fresno County staff described a multi-year calendar and support tools that help districts manage timelines, but said these tools only ease the burden rather than solve the underlying problem. The LAO noted that some newer plans, such as expanded learning and transportation plans, are narrative-heavy and often less informative than separate reporting requirements. Local district leaders and county officials described the practical effects of the current system: staff time diverted from instruction, multiple portals and forms, audit risk aversion, and planning documents that can exceed 100 pages. Several superintendents said coherent systems work best when districts have clear priorities, stable governance, and aligned budgets, and when state requirements are predictable and tied to outcomes like literacy, attendance, and student achievement. The California Federation of Teachers added that coherence also depends on meaningful collaboration with educators, classified staff, parents, and communities. Committee members repeatedly asked whether the state should streamline reporting, create a uniform portal, or develop a more unified grant-reporting structure, and Thurmond said the department was piloting a simplified common form and was willing to work with the Legislature and districts on broader solutions.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Senate Session (Part II) Apr 1st, 2025

Texas Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Gutierrez, Hagenbuch, Hall, Hancock, Hinojosa of Nueces, Hinojosa of Hidalgo, Hughes.
  • I move suspension of the regular course of business.
  • Senator King moves suspension of the regular order of business on Senate Bill 707.
  • Senate Bill 875 relating to prohibiting election activities committed by a member of the Board of Trustees
  • The people of the state spoke very clearly. 14 of 18 counties within 20 miles of the border were carried
Bills: SJR12 , SJR37 , SB7 , SB8 , SB16 , SB27 , SB108 , SB125 , SB207 , SB251 , SB318 , SB371 , SB379 , SB396 , SB406 , SB472 , SB503 , SB533 , SB578 , SB599 , SB608 , SB617 , SB621 , SB689 , SB707 , SB763 , SB836 , SB854 , SB856 , SB857 , SB875 , SB878 , SB906 , SB922 , SB942 , SB965 , SB985 , SB988 , SB1021 , SB1059 , SB1084 , SB1098 , SB1185 , SB1188 , SB1202 , SB1207 , SB1307 , SB1321 , SB1330 , SB1366 , SB1388 , SB1396 , SB1453 , SB1484 , SB1497 , SB1498 , SB1535 , SB1563 , SB1596 , SB1610 , SB1619 , SB1737 , SB1738 , SB1741 , SB1816 , SB1822 , SB1841 , SB1939 , SB2188 , SJR36 , SJR12 , SJR37 , SJR81 , SJR50 , SCR22 , SCR12 , SCR39 , SB875 , SB318 , SB707 , SB765 , SB62 , SB666 , SB888 , SB687 , SB847 , SB1248 , SB504 , SB857 , SB305 , SB296 , SB284 , SB1497 , SB1498 , SB241 , SB304 , SB621 , SB1023 , SB371 , SB204 , SB609 , SB670 , SB850 , SB854 , SB413 , SB1346 , SB1033 , SB1220 , SB1073 , SB810 , SB1539 , SB447 , SB406 , SB985 , SB965 , SB1119 , SB1505 , SB1215 , SB1302 , SB856 , SB583 , SB673 , SB681 , SB1172 , SB608 , SB955 , SB957 , SB1021 , SB1120 , SB251 , SB541 , SB1737 , SB266 , SB1415 , SB125 , SB599 , SB1330 , SB53 , SB1352 , SB785 , SB472 , SB1450 , SB1502 , SB1566 , SB414 , SB1062 , SB578 , SB711 , SB746 , SB942 , SB1404 , SB1448 , SB1738 , SB108 , SB8 , SB507 , SB533 , SB689 , SB1026 , SB1349 , SB1355 , SB1433 , SB1434 , SB1596 , SB1403 , SB763 , SB667 , SB1059 , SB617 , SB1567 , SB503 , SB16 , SB310 , SB311 , SB396 , SB505 , SB1209 , SB1210 , SB1470 , SB264 , SB1029 , SB1185 , SB1358 , SB1364 , SB1569 , SB1376 , SB1228 , SB519 , SB878 , SB1350 , SB462 , SB1535 , SB827 , SB1585 , SB207 , SB1207 , SB1619 , SB1396 , SB920 , SB1484 , SB1273 , SB1741 , SB7 , SB927 , SB1227 , SB1229 , SB1353 , SB1366 , SB1464 , SB1709 , SB1729 , SB1733 , SB1744 , SB1772 , SB1816 , SB1841 , SB2188 , SB1147 , SB879 , SB1008 , SB1536 , SB2016 , SB1453 , SB1173 , SB1163 , SB996 , SB27 , SB568 , SB1370 , SB1321 , SB1101 , SB906 , SB860 , SB1563 , SB993 , SB693 , SB1610 , SB1537 , SB836 , SB1332 , SB1307 , SB963 , SB493 , SB922 , SB984 , SB1084 , SB619 , SB1098 , SB1122 , SB455 , SB522 , SB1057 , SB1239 , SB1254 , SB1255 , SB1259 , SB1341 , SB1664 , SB1877 , SB464 , SB1277 , SB32 , SB732 , SB660 , SB731 , SB921 , SB268 , SB1822 , SB1188 , SB1939 , SB1589 , SB397 , SB1388 , SB2230 , SB1058 , SB1036 , SB1267 , SB2112 , SB1930 , SB532 , SB1035 , SB2155 , SB508 , SB29 , SB292 , SB291 , SB901 , SB1333 , SB1436 , SB1494 , SB964 , SB779 , SB1378 , SB2312 , SB1719 , SB1386 , SB287 , SB2143 , SB1245 , SB261 , SB1247 , SB1948 , SB2406 , SB2407 , SB1882 , SB1197 , SB1814 , SB618 , SB38
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Senate Legislative Session Apr 13th, 2026

Oklahoma Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • It is a custom and tradition of the Senate that we begin each session with a word of prayer.
  • It is a custom and tradition of the Senate that we begin each session with a word of prayer.
  • I salute the flag of the state of Oklahoma. Mr. Leader. Mr.
  • He's a board trustee for the Oklahoma State Medical Association and a delegate to the American Medical
  • of Oklahoma and Taiwan.
Summary: The Senate convened, established a quorum, offered the invocation and pledges, and recognized the doctor, psychologist, and nurse of the day. The chamber then hosted several honorary introductions and citations, including congratulations to the Murray State College shotgun team for winning back-to-back national championships and to the Coedah High School varsity wrestling team for a record-setting 5A season and state title. Both groups were formally presented citations and received Senate applause. The Senate also considered Senate Resolution 30, which reaffirmed Oklahoma’s sister-state relationship with Taiwan, supported stronger economic and diplomatic ties, and celebrated the anniversaries of the Taiwan Relations Act and the Oklahoma-Taiwan relationship. The resolution was adopted by voice vote after brief remarks from Senator Peterson and a representative from Taiwan’s office in Houston, who thanked the Senate and spoke about Taiwan’s trade relationship, economic growth, and international challenges. The meeting included introductions from several student pages, who described their schools, sponsoring senators, and future plans. Announcements were made for committee meetings, including Revenue and Taxation, Health and Human Services, and Appropriations and Budget, along with a reminder about Diabetes Awareness Day. The Senate then adjourned until Tuesday, April 14th at 9:30 a.m.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
  • Qatar is one of the entities of concern.
  • Senator, I don't have the list of countries in front of me.
  • in favor of these bills.
  • Members, this bill relates to a study by the Higher Education Coordinating Board on the feasibility of
  • the board of trustees or governing body of the district or school or a related individual has a relationship
KY
Transcript Highlights:
  • I'm Sal Santoro, board member of the Children's Home. Rick Worth, CEO at CHNK Behavioral Health.
  • As Sal's been a great addition to our board of trustees, it's wonderful to address you guys.
  • </c><00:29:23.279><c> of</c><00:29:23.440><c> trustees.
  • </c><00:29:24.000><c> It's</c> addition to our board of trustees.
  • It's addition to our board of trustees.
Summary: The meeting opened with roll call, approval of the September 17 minutes, and an introduction of Sarah Rome to the committee. The chair also noted that the committee would stay on schedule and then moved to presentations. Representative Amy Neighbors and Taylor Williams of the Kentucky Pharmacists Association presented a refiled “pharmacy parity” proposal, formerly House Bill 3, to require Medicaid reimbursement for pharmacist clinical services already authorized under current scope of practice. They said the bill would not expand Medicaid or pharmacist scope, but would align Medicaid with commercial insurance, improve access and outcomes, and likely save money; they cited a Cabinet report under Senate Joint Resolution 26, which found similar laws in other states were producing savings or trending toward savings and would require only modest administrative updates. No member questions were raised after that presentation. The committee then heard an update on the Kentucky Colon Cancer Screening Program from Senator Stephen Meredith, Dr. Whitney Jones, Melissa Carrier, and Representative Neighbors. They described the program’s goals of increasing screening, reducing deaths through earlier detection, and preventing cancers by finding polyps, saying it has produced substantial savings and improved outcomes. Speakers emphasized Kentucky’s high colorectal cancer burden, especially in younger adults, and said the program helps uninsured and underinsured Kentuckians access stool-based screening and follow-up colonoscopies through a network of partners including the Department for Public Health, Kentucky Cancer Link, and university cancer programs. They requested an increase in funding from $500,000 to $1.25 million annually, or $2.5 million over the biennium, to expand services, fill geographic gaps, and support education and navigation. Members asked whether the colon cancer screening was already covered by Medicaid, and the presenters replied that Medicaid does cover it, but the program serves people who are not on Medicaid or who fall into a separate eligibility category based on income and insurance status. A member also clarified the requested funding increase. The committee then moved on to the next agenda item, an update from the Children’s Home of Northern Kentucky, where board member Sal Santoro and CHNK Behavioral Health leaders began a presentation describing the organization’s broader behavioral health work and its request, but the transcript cuts off before that presentation concludes or any action is taken.
LA

Louisiana 2026 Regular Session

Judiciary Apr 29th, 2026

Judiciary

Transcript Highlights:
  • And either one of you can answer or both of you can answer.
  • And either one of you can answer or both of you can answer.
  • Again, there is none of that in this bill. It's void of that.
  • And the board is clear. Thank you. And the board is clear.
  • Most of them are held within the hour of which nine-to-five people work.
Committee: House Judiciary
LA

Louisiana 2026 Regular Session

Health and Welfare Apr 1st, 2026

Health and Welfare

Transcript Highlights:
  • I know you'd be a man of your word, a person of your word.
  • and Family Services, to provide for the authority of the secretary of the Department of Children and
  • banks because of risk of losses when they don't have timely information on the passing of an account
  • banks because of risk of losses when they don't have timely information on the passing of an account
  • of Health to provide for the membership of the consortium, to provide for the functions of the consortium
Bills: HB288 , HB403 , HB420 , HB783 , HB815 , HB915 , HB927 , HB933 , HB944 , HB962 , HB971 , HR74 , SCR3 , SCR20 , SB5 , SB34 , SB37 , SB190 , SB255 , SB270 , SB273 , SB314 , SB415
AZ

Arizona 2026 Regular Session

03/31/2026 - Senate Appropriations, Transportation and Technology

Appropriations, Transportation and Technology

Transcript Highlights:
  • Between 2014 and 2024, investigations by the Arizona State Board of Education of educators on claims
  • Have you spoken with the State Board of Education and what is available in our current standards?
  • Chairman, Senator Epstein, I've not spoken with the State Board of Education on this particular bill.
  • Another concern about this board and its actions is the lack of public transparency.
  • Senator Foreign Board. Aye. Members, by your vote of five eyes, three nose, two not voting.
OK
Transcript Highlights:
  • of doctors, orders of the day, correction of previous day's journals, House and Senate bills and joint
  • Presently, he serves as the resident member of the Oklahoma Osteopathic Association Board of Trustees
  • Darrell Wooten, who's the leader of the Assemblies of God in Oklahoma.
  • Third reading of the bill.
  • Third reading of the bill.
Summary: The House convened, completed the roll call, heard an invocation from Chaplain Ronnie Wilson, and recited the Pledge of Allegiance led by Representative Alonzo Sandoval. The chamber also recognized the Doctor of the Day, Dr. Faulkner, and several guest groups in the galleries, including visitors from Ireland, ABATE, Darnaby Elementary student council members, and students from High Plains Technology. Members then considered several bills. HB 2979, directing the Department of Transportation to establish 45-mile-per-hour school zones on certain highways near schools, passed 85-0. HB 3790, a consumer protection measure allowing homeowners to cancel certain contracts within five business days, passed 82-0. HB 3142, an industry-request bill on liquefied petroleum gas that also drew questions about food truck permitting and inspection fees, passed 65-22. HB 3463, updating municipal audit procedures for small communities and codifying modern agreed-upon procedures, passed 89-0 and also received the required emergency vote. HB 4143, which raises the accident-reporting threshold from $300 to $3,000 before police involvement is required, passed by a large margin. The House also adopted a motion to suspend House Rule 4.4F to allow denim on the floor on specified dates in 2026, by a vote of 79-9. During announcements, members noted upcoming committee meetings, caucus events, and a devotional, and one member thanked colleagues for concern after a bus accident involving Elgin Public School students. The House then adjourned until Wednesday, March 4, 2026, at 1:30 p.m.