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OK
Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session
Oklahoma Education Commission Apr 30th, 2026 at 01:00 pm
Oklahoma Education Commission
Transcript Highlights:
- So, we have these five kind of appointed members, which are obviously the state.
- And then we have a member appointed by the.
- Governor with experience in AI research and development, a member appointed by the governor with experience
- in K-12, a member appointed by the governor from workforce development, the President Pro Tem of the
- and the Oklahoma Native American liaison, and then one member of the Oklahoma business community appointed
KY
Kentucky 2026 Regular Session
Senate Legislative Session Day 17 (1-30-26)
Kentucky Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- amended the statute to permit city governments to adopt training incentives programs to encourage appointed
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Summary:
The Senate opened with an invocation, pledge, roll call, and approval of the previous day’s journal. The House clerk then reported that the House had passed House Bills 134, 214, 281, and 416 and requested concurrence. The clerk also read the second-reading calendar, including Senate Bills 1, 3, 48, 84, 105, and 122, and a new filing, Senate Bill 141 on legal advertisements. The Rules Committee later reported those bills to the regular orders or to appropriations, and the Committee on Committees referred several bills to Agriculture and to Economic Development, Tourism, and Labor.
The chamber then took up and passed Senate Bill 20, relating to city government and training incentive programs for appointed and elected local officials. The sponsor described it as a straightforward measure to encourage training for city officials and board members; it passed unanimously, 35-0. Senate Bill 68, relating to the Kentucky Horse Park, also passed unanimously. Its sponsor said the bill would give Horse Park leadership authority to remove individuals restricted by U.S. Center for SafeSport actions in order to protect guests, staff, and participants.
Members also adopted Senate Resolution 65 honoring John and Debbie Rogers on their 50th wedding anniversary and Senate Resolution 50 honoring the Lexington Opera House on its 140th anniversary. Several members requested co-sponsorships on bills and resolutions, and announcements were made about Military Kids Day on February 19 and the Black History Celebration beginning February 3 at the Thomas D. Clark Kentucky History Center. New floor amendments were introduced to Senate Bills 3, 34, and 39, and new filings included Senate Bills 142 and 143 and Senate Resolutions 69 and 70. The Senate then adjourned until 4 p.m. Monday, February 2, 2026.
KY
Kentucky 2025 Regular Session
Senate Standing Committee on Economic Development, Tourism, & Labor. (2-20-25)
Transcript Highlights:
- I actually previously served on the workers' compensation nominating committee under the appointments
- But for newly appointed ALJs, you will not take office until the Senate confirms you.
- But for newly appointed ALJs, you will not take office until the Senate confirms you.
- But if you are a newly appointed ALJ, then you will go through the Senate process.
- If you are a newly appointed ALJ, then you will go through the Senate process.
Keywords:
Meeting Start 00:00
Roll Call 00:17
SB 129 Discussion 00:46
SB 129 Vote 04:27
SB 178 Discussion 05:48
SB 178 Vote 07:57
SB 151 Discussion 09:01
SB 151 Vote 11:24
SB 201 Discussion 15:17
SB 201 Vote 21:48, 958, all
Summary:
The Senate Standing Committee on Economic Development, Tourism, and Labor met and first took up SB 129, with a committee substitute adopted before testimony. The bill would allow certain qualified third-party entities in Louisville Metro, including public bodies and long-standing nonprofits, to purchase certificates of delinquency on vacant and abandoned residential properties after 90 days, with the goal of returning blighted property to productive use and back on the tax rolls. Several members supported the measure as a tool for housing and economic development, while Senator Boswell and Chair Willer noted concerns about protecting vulnerable property owners, such as widows, the elderly, and people with disabilities. SB 129 was approved by the committee with favorable expression.
The committee then heard SB 178, which updates statutes related to the Education and Labor Cabinet by moving the Office of Vocational Rehabilitation’s Division of Program Policy into statute, renaming Business and Apprenticeship to Industry and Apprenticeship, and making related organizational changes. Testimony from cabinet staff said the changes reflect work already being done and that a floor amendment would be needed for one additional correction. The bill was advanced unanimously with favorable expression.
Next, the committee considered SB 151, which would bar state tax dollars from being used to pay persons not legally present in the United States. The sponsor argued the bill was needed to prevent Kentucky funds from going to undocumented workers on state job sites, while Senator Wheeler questioned what the bill would change beyond existing law and how such payments would occur through contracts or appropriations. Senator Yates said he was not opposed to the premise but wanted more time to review the bill’s mechanics, and Senator Thomas voted no for the same reason. Despite those concerns, SB 151 passed with favorable expression.
Finally, the committee heard SB 2011, a workers’ compensation bill that would delay newly appointed administrative law judges from taking office until Senate confirmation, extend current ALJ terms through June 1 of next year, and allow retention votes for board members to improve stability and attract more applicants. The sponsor said the bill addresses a loophole that can discourage qualified candidates from applying because they may have to leave private practice before confirmation. After a question about whether the bill would affect salaries, the sponsor explained compensation is set by statute and caseload need is separately reviewed. The bill received favorable expression and the meeting concluded with no further business.
MA
Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Session Jun 21st, 2026 at 11:00 am
Massachusetts Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- enacting clause and inserting in place thereof the text contained in Senate Document No. 3054, and has appointed
- The House has appointed Representatives Michlewitz, Diggs, and Suezia [questionable] on the part of the
- Durant, moves that the Senate insist upon its amendment and appoint a committee of conference.
- The Chair will appoint Senator Rogers of First Bristol and Plymouth, Senator Comerford of Hampshire,
Summary:
The Senate opened with the pledge of allegiance and then took up a committee report from the Committee on Rules of the Two Branches recommending suspension of Joint Rule 12 for a petitioned bill by Michael D. Brady establishing a firefighter staffing grant program. The Senate also suspended Rule 36 to consider the matter forthwith and referred the bill to the Committee on Public Safety and Homeland Security.
The chamber then acted on several bills from the Orders of the Day. It ordered to a third reading a Senate bill authorizing the grant of easements or takings of certain parcels of land to the City of Boston, and it passed to be engrossed House Bill 4602, which increases the membership of the select board in the town of Monson after a title change by the Committee on Bills in the Third Reading.
After a brief recess, the Senate received House Bill 5280, a fiscal year 2026 supplemental appropriations bill. The House had non-concurred with the Senate amendment and appointed a conference committee; the Senate voted to insist on its amendment and appointed its own conferees. The Senate also took up House Bill 5317 concerning easements or takings of certain parcels of land in Boston, suspended the rule to consider it forthwith, and ordered it to a third reading. The session ended with adoption of an adjournment order and adjournment until Tuesday at 11 a.m.
NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
House Judiciary (09/10/2025)
Transcript Highlights:
- Whichever you want to appoint. Well, I'm going to appoint Alexander as the chair.
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a <00:47:00.640>subcommittee um appoint a subcommittee um appoint a - Whichever whomever you want to<00:47:22.960>
appoint. to appoint. to appoint. - I'm going to appoint volunteered.
- But all right, so will then appoint you.
Summary:
The committee began by explaining that the meeting was a work session and that votes would only be taken where there was clear consensus. CACR 6, the proposed constitutional amendment on a “right to compute,” was discussed first but not acted on because the prime sponsor was absent. Members raised concerns about whether the issue belonged in the constitution and what the amendment would mean in practice, and the chair recessed the matter for a future meeting.
HB 74, concerning the definition of “citizen” for the right-to-know law and disclosure of preliminary drafts circulated to a quorum or majority of a public body, drew little support. Members noted the Senate’s prior rejection of a related bill and agreed the proposal was unlikely to advance. A motion to ITL the bill passed unanimously by roll call, 15-0, and the bill was placed on the consent calendar.
HB 232, dealing with rights of conscience for medical professionals, was also recessed. Members said they had not yet seen the amendment, which was described as narrowing the bill to abortion-related issues and limiting penalties. Several members said they could not judge the bill without the amendment and expected disagreement, so the chair recessed it. HB 253, on interest-bearing pooled trust accounts maintained by lawyers, was discussed at length; the chair said the bill did not address the underlying IOLTA issue and would likely create conflict with the bar and judiciary. Members cited existing Supreme Court procedures and suggested the bill was unnecessary. A straw vote showed support for interim study and ITL, and the committee ultimately voted 15-0 to place HB 253 on consent.
HB 293, aimed at preventing minors from accessing obscene material on internet-connected devices, prompted substantial debate. Members generally supported the goal but objected to the bill’s private right of action, its focus on manufacturers rather than content providers or internet platforms, uncertainty about the filtering technology required, and concerns about defining obscenity on a national rather than community basis. The committee discussed forming a subcommittee to work on the bill further, and members volunteered to serve, indicating the issue would be revisited rather than voted on immediately.
OK
Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session
House of Representatives Second Regular Session of the 60th Legislature Day 1 Feb 2nd, 2026 at 12:00 pm
Oklahoma House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- I move that the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House appoint members from the Senate
- As President of the Senate, I'm appointing the following senators to serve on the governor's escort committee
- I'm proud to have appointed Lyndall Fields, who is leading that effort.
- 38 other states appoint their superintendent rather than electing them.
- That's why Oklahoma's next governor should have the authority to appoint the superintendent of education
Bills:
HB3725, HB3260, HB3660, HB3369, HB3370, HB2937, HB3419, HB3264, HB3266, HB3267, HB3268, HB3310, HB4311, HB3841, HB3024, HB3075
Keywords:
labor, e-verification, immigration, employers, employment eligibility, Department of Labor, penalties, funeral licensing, continuing education, Oklahoma Funeral Directors Association, professional development, licensing requirements, HB3660, natural organic reduction, human composting, soil reduction, green burial, funeral services, cremation, burial permit
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- Under, under current law, indigent persons in family court are appointed from a list of approved attorneys
- They feel like the attorney that they have appointed by the court isn't really fighting.
- attorney if they have one in mind and have the funding mechanism used by the court now for the court appointed
- that in the counties where you have really specialized attorneys who do great work, who take court-appointed
- where the appellate courts have sent cases back to the trial court and requested new attorneys be appointed
MA
Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Session Jun 21st, 2026 at 11:00 am
Massachusetts Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- In 1972, she was appointed by Governor Francis Sargent as a judge of the probate court, only the second
- The following year, in 1973, she was appointed first justice of the Suffolk Probate Court, a position
- In 1991, she was appointed Chief Justice of the Probate and Family Court Department, the first woman
- to be appointed to that role and the first woman to lead a major trial court department in the history
Summary:
The Senate opened with the Pledge of Allegiance and received a filed report from the Office of the Comptroller on its fiscal year 2025 deficiency report, which was ordered printed in the Senate Journal and placed on file. Senator Durant then welcomed members of the Longmeadow Lancers cross-country team, along with Representative Brian Ashe, to congratulate them on winning the Division 2 state championship, the program’s first-ever title.
The main action of the session was a motion that the Senate adjourn in memory of the Honorable Mary C. Fitzpatrick, a longtime and distinguished probate and family court judge and the first woman to lead a major trial court department in Massachusetts. The Senate adopted the motion, observed a moment of silence, and noted her career, honors, and public service.
Finally, the Senate adopted an order to adjourn and to reconvene on Thursday at 11:00 a.m. The chamber then adjourned in memory of Judge Fitzpatrick.
MA
Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
Informal House Session 65 Jun 21st, 2026 at 11:00 am
Massachusetts House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- local approval received; and House Bill 3952, an act authorizing Dartmouth Fire District No. 1 to appoint
- House Bill 3952, an act authorizing Dartmouth Fire District No. 1 to appoint the position of treasurer
- of the town of Seekonk; and House Bill 3952, an act authorizing Dartmouth Fire District No. 1 to appoint
- House Bill 3952, and an act authorizing Dartmouth Fire District No. 1 to appoint the position of treasurer
Summary:
The House opened with the Pledge of Allegiance and then received a gubernatorial message recommending legislation to empower municipalities and local governments. The message was referred to the appropriate committees by subject matter, including Municipalities and Regional Government, Public Service, and Revenue. The House also acted on a Rules Committee report suspending Joint Rule 12 for several filed petitions, including proposals on vocational admissions policy, naming tennis courts in Boston, newborn screening for congenital cytomegalovirus, and a sick leave bank for a state employee; the rule suspensions were approved by voice vote.
Members also welcomed visiting guests to the chamber, including the Palmer chapter of Operation Friendship with students from France and Sweden, and guests from the Green Team of the Southwest Boston CDC. The Steering, Policy and Scheduling Committee then reported several House bills for consideration, including measures on local journalism, assessor certificates, Machado Joseph Disease Awareness Day, a Seekonk charter amendment, a Dartmouth Fire District treasurer appointment, and a Wayland Free Public Library Millennium Fund.
The House suspended Rule 7A, took second readings on those bills, and ordered them to a third reading by voice vote. Finally, the House adopted an order to adjourn to meet again Monday at 11:00 a.m., and then adjourned to that time in informal session.
MO
Transcript Highlights:
- And how do you know who was appointed to that task force? We're trying to get that website set up.
- Because they didn't have a quorum at one time through illness and lack of appointments, which put the
- Louis didn't appoint some of the positions, and then they had an officer sick, and there's somebody can
- Louis appoints two members to this board, and they serve at the same time.
- Louis will appoint two, and one will be for the first year, one will be for two years, and then they
Summary:
The committee on Crime and Public Safety heard testimony on Senate Bill 1652, which would create a permanent office in the Missouri Department of Public Safety focused on missing and murdered African-American women and girls. Senator Angela Mosley said the office would review cold cases, improve data collection, support community organizations, and include a proposed Phoenix Alert for missing persons. Supporters, including family members and advocates, described long-standing disparities in how missing Black women and girls are treated, said cases are often mislabeled as runaways, and argued the state needs dedicated staff and resources. Some members raised questions about whether the office should serve all missing persons and about the bill’s estimated cost and staffing, but the bill was generally supported in testimony and no vote was taken in the hearing.
The committee then heard Senate Bill 1572, sponsored by Senator Mike Henderson, which would change the membership structure of the St. Louis Police Retirement System board. The bill would stagger the mayor’s two appointments and require the three elected board members to be active commissioned officers elected by active members of the system, with travel time provided for board duties. Henderson said the change was prompted by a prior quorum problem caused by vacancies and illness. The St. Louis Police Retirement System and related city stakeholders supported the bill, describing it as a technical fix to avoid future quorum failures. The measure had already passed the Senate 31-0 and was reported to have passed the House pension committee unanimously.
Finally, the committee heard House Bill 3533, which would raise casino admission fees and gaming taxes and direct additional revenue to state funds, including natural resources, historic preservation, education, and the Gaming Commission. The sponsor framed it as a revenue measure, while the Missouri Gaming Association opposed it, arguing the bill would significantly increase costs on casinos, could reduce reinvestment, and might require voter approval for some sports betting-related changes. The Missouri Chamber of Commerce also opposed the bill in principle, saying it did not want to pick winners and losers through targeted tax increases. No action or vote was taken during the hearing, and the committee adjourned after the HB 3533 testimony.
MO
Transcript Highlights:
- And how do you know who was appointed to that task force? We're trying to get that website set up.
- Because they didn't have a quorum at one time through illness and lack of appointments, which put the
- Louis didn't appoint some of the positions, and then they had an officer sick, and there's somebody can
- Louis appoints two members to this board, and they serve at the same time.
- Louis will appoint two, and one will be for the first year, one will be for two years, and then they
Summary:
The committee on Crime and Public Safety met for public hearings on three bills. Senate Bill 1652, sponsored by Sen. Angela Mosley, would create a permanent office in the Missouri Department of Public Safety focused on missing and murdered African-American women and girls, including a Phoenix Alert system, data collection, cold-case review, and support for community organizations. The sponsor and several supporters, including family members and advocates, said Black women and girls are disproportionately missing, often misclassified as runaways, and do not receive equal attention from law enforcement. Some members questioned whether the office should be broader and include all missing persons, and the Department of Public Safety’s estimated six FTEs and funding through grants/private sources were discussed. No vote was taken on the bill at the hearing.
Senate Bill 1572, by Sen. Mike Henderson, would change the St. Louis Police Retirement System board by staggering the mayor’s two appointments and limiting three elected board seats to active commissioned officers elected by active members, with travel time provided for board duties. The sponsor and witnesses said the change is intended to prevent the board from losing quorum when appointments are delayed or members are unavailable, which had created problems for major fiduciary decisions. The bill was described as technical and received no opposition in the hearing.
House Bill 3533, by Rep. Knight, would raise casino admission fees and gaming taxes and adjust related revenue provisions, with funds directed to state purposes including natural resources, historic preservation, education, and the Gaming Commission. The sponsor framed it as a revenue measure, while the Missouri Gaming Association opposed it, arguing the higher fees and taxes would significantly burden casinos, reduce reinvestment, and could drive patrons to neighboring states or illegal gaming machines. The Missouri Chamber of Commerce and Industry also opposed the bill in principle, saying the committee should be cautious about targeting one industry for higher taxes and fees. No committee action or vote was taken during the hearing.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- the response to discomfort is not to embrace it and grow, but rather to report me to a politically appointed
- I mean, if Barack Obama or Joe Biden were the governor of Texas and were responsible for appointing the
- Board of Regents, how comfortable would you feel of Joe Biden or Barack Obama appointing the political
- So what would you feel if Joe Biden was responsible for appointing the Board of Regents?
- And if Joe Biden were appointing boards of regents as directed in the Texas Constitution, they would
Bills:
SB 37
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- rebalances institutional authority and strengthens the appropriate oversight for the boards that are appointed
- It politicizes appointments and allows persons with political connections to...
- ...appointing the political appointees who would... I'm really just out of curiosity.
- What would you feel if Joe Biden was responsible for appointing the Board of Regents?
- I think within the guidelines of Senate Bill 37, and if Joe Biden were appointing Boards of Regents as
Bills:
SB 37
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Minnesota House passes bill to create an independent Office of the Inspector General to tackle fraud May 8th, 2026
Minnesota House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
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as to even be eligible to be appointed as to even be eligible to be appointed - And if they did make it through that rigorous appointment process, appointed by or confirmed by a appointed
- c> process, appointment process, appointment process, >> thank<00:56:13.520>
you.
Summary:
The House took up Senate File 856, which would create an Office of the Inspector General to combat fraud in state public programs. Representative Norris described the bill as the product of a long bipartisan, bicameral working group and emphasized the office’s independence, five-year term, Senate confirmation, removal-for-cause protections, authority to investigate entities receiving public funds, prevention-focused duties, and required public and annual reporting. Representative Anderson PE also thanked the bipartisan authors and staff, saying the bill was the result of extensive negotiations and should move forward without reopening the agreement.
Members then considered several amendments. Norris offered a technical cleanup amendment, A44, to clarify language about embedding employees at the Department of Education, distinguish civil and criminal investigative authority, and update law-enforcement terminology; it was adopted. Anderson PE then offered and secured adoption of a technical amendment, A45, to correct a drafting error. Representative Cleorne offered A37 to add prepayment review procedures for all agencies, but it failed on a roll call, 65-67. Cleorne also offered A38 to appropriate $15 million for OIG modernization and data-sharing improvements, but withdrew it after noting it would be out of order. A39, which would have renamed the proposed law enforcement unit from an anti-fraud and waste bureau to an anti-fraud and enforcement unit, failed on a roll call, 66-67, after debate over whether “waste” should be included in the title and scope.
During debate on the naming amendment, supporters argued the title should better reflect law-enforcement work and avoid implying the office was a “waste” agency, while opponents said the existing language reflected the bipartisan working-group agreement and that changing it could jeopardize the bill’s progress. Representative West cited inspector general standards that include waste among their duties, and Representative Pinto questioned the substantive basis for opposing the change. Later, Representative Mhler offered A41 to eliminate the future law-enforcement agency entirely, arguing it would be duplicative and unfunded; the transcript cuts off before the vote on that amendment.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Floor Session - Part 2 - 05/13/26
Minnesota Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- amendments by the House to Senate File 4282, and that a conference committee of four members be appointed
- I move a brief recess for the purpose of appointing conference committees. >> On that motion, all in
- Senator Friends moves that the foregoing appointments be approved.
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KY
Kentucky 2026 Regular Session
House Standing Committee on Elections, Constitutional Amend. and Intergovernmental Affairs (3-5-26)
Transcript Highlights:
- Uh the second thing it does is removes the section concerning craft member appointments by the president
- by the president of the appointments by the president of the speaker speaker speaker of<00:04:31.640
- I didn't really hear what you said about you taking appointments out from the speaker and the president
- These are governor's appointments.
- >> Was that appointments? Is that what you said? >> Yes, that's right.
Summary:
The House Elections, Constitutional Amendments, and Intergovernmental Affairs Committee met to consider House Bill 534, an elections bill sponsored by Representative D.J. Johnson. The committee first adopted a committee substitute, and Johnson explained that the substitute removed the emergency clause, deleted provisions on craft member appointments and cast vote records, changed language on memoranda of understanding with the Department of Justice from mandatory to permissive, and removed a section on election-day procedures for voters flagged as non-citizens. He said the changes were made in response to concerns from county clerks and to improve the bill before floor consideration.
Members asked about the bill’s purpose, cost, and effects. Johnson said the measure was not aimed at a widespread fraud problem but was intended to improve election security, accuracy, and fairness, and he said he had not been told it would create a significant cost increase. Questions also focused on a provision allowing certain federal officeholders to run for president or vice president while retaining their current office; Johnson said the language was meant to apply only to federal offices decided by the Electoral College and to avoid penalizing voters who elected those officials. Representative Roberts supported that provision, while Representative Gooch objected to it and said he would vote no if it remained.
The committee also discussed voter-roll maintenance and whether the bill would improperly remove people whose voting rights had been restored by pardon or other legal means. Johnson said the administrative process should account for restored rights through coordination with the governor’s office and the Administrative Office of the Courts. Several members praised the Secretary of State’s work but raised concerns about the clerks’ opposition, the bill’s cost, and whether it solved a real problem. After debate, the committee voted 12-4 to pass the bill as amended by the committee substitute, then adopted a title amendment, and reported House Bill 534 favorably to the House floor.
FL
Transcript Highlights:
- Before we get started, please note the appointment of Dr.
- that appointment.
- In December 2021, I was honored to be appointed by Governor Ron DeSantis and confirmed by the Senate
- And now, Senators, take up appointments under tabs 5 through 46.
- Does any senator wish to be recorded on any appointment before the committee today?
Summary:
The committee met to consider a large slate of appointments, with the main discussion centered on the confirmation of Chavon Harris as Secretary of the Agency for Health Care Administration (AHCA). Harris testified about her background in state service and outlined agency priorities including Medicaid financial accountability, transparency, managed care oversight, behavioral health redesign, rural health access, workforce recruitment, and use of technology and AI. Senators questioned her extensively about the Hope Florida/Medicaid settlement controversy, opioid settlement-funded advertising campaigns tied to marijuana prevention and the 2024 Amendment 3 election, public records compliance, abortion reporting and enforcement under the Heartbeat Protection Act, managed care denials, value-based purchasing, and Medicaid funding pressures. After debate, the committee voted to recommend her confirmation, with Senator Polsky voting no.
The committee then considered Anna Ortega and Robert Payne for the Florida Public Service Commission. Ortega, a current PSC commissioner and former staff advisor, discussed utility regulation, data center load issues, ratepayer protections, transparency in PSC decisions, and lessons from other states. Payne, a former legislator and longtime utility co-op employee, emphasized his technical background and the need to balance utility returns with consumer affordability. Both nominees were confirmed by unanimous or near-unanimous votes and recommended favorably to the full Senate.
Next, the committee heard from Jeffrey Aaron for reappointment to the Public Employees Relations Commission. Aaron described PERC’s role in public-sector labor disputes and said his work had been upheld in appellate courts without reversal. Senators questioned him about his law firm’s state contracts, his role as chairman of Attorney General James Uthmeier’s PAC, and his connection to the Hope Florida Foundation matter; he declined to discuss the pending investigation. Public testimony included opposition from Florida Voice for the Unborn. The committee nevertheless recommended his confirmation, with several no votes. Finally, the committee approved the remaining appointees on tabs 5 through 46 in a single vote, postponing Dr. John Littell and DCF Secretary Hatch, and then adjourned.
AL
Alabama 2026 1st Special Session
Alabama House Ways and Means General Fund Committee Feb 11th, 2026
Ways and Means General Fund
Transcript Highlights:
- Um there would be a nine-person board appointed by the governor, the lieutenant governor, the Speaker
- uh by the governor, the appointed uh by the governor, the lieutenant<00:14:00.320>
governor, < - And I was an assistant DA until '09 when Governor Bob Riley appointed me district attorney.
- <00:22:38.559>
I <00:22:38.960>this appointed me district attorney. - I this appointed me district attorney.
Keywords:
impoundment, driver licenses, vehicle redemption, local identification cards, law enforcement, HB285, TJ's Law, traffic infraction, traffic ticket, uniform traffic ticket and complaint, minor driver, juvenile driver, parent notification, guardian notification, emergency contact, citing agency, traffic citation, driver safety, youth safety, Alabama traffic law
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Budget Subcommittee No. 6 on Public Safety May 19th, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- Thank you for your comments. here to support a budget increase for the court-appointed counsel system
- KAPLA has seen a 70% increase in cases in which we need appointed counsel.
- And we have appointed 2,800 cases.
- We still have, we've appointed the increase from 2,800 to 4,000 with 1,000 clients still waiting.
- As our executive director explained, caseload exploded from like 2,800 cases that we appointed every
ND
North Dakota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Floor Session Apr 7th, 2025 at 01:00 pm
North Dakota House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- I move that the Speaker appoint a committee of three to act with a like committee from the Senate as
- concur with the Senate amendments to the House measure as read, and that a committee of three be appointed
- Continuing on the 12th order, the Speaker appoints to the Conference Committee on House Bill 1218.
- The Speaker appoints to the Conference Committee on House Bill 1218 Representative Hagert, Representative
- For those of you that have been appointed to conference committees, keep an eye on your dashboard.
Summary:
The North Dakota House convened with prayer, roll call, and recognition of guests and student visitors, then moved through a long calendar of resolutions and bills. Early in the session, members honored Mandan High School’s e-sports team for state championships and recognized House Minority Leader Zachary Ista’s birthday. The House then passed HCR 3037 unanimously, urging mandatory reporting requirements for public officials, after committee support and remarks emphasizing accountability in public office.
The chamber then considered numerous Senate amendments and final-passage votes on bills covering ambulance service grants (HB 1597), Public Service Commission records and open meetings (HB 1110 and HB 1063), squatter/trespass law (HB 1305), nonconforming structures in local governments (HB 1500), academic tenure policy (HB 1437), retirement eligibility for correctional officers and state radio dispatchers (HB 1274 and HB 1419), a Medicaid dental study (HB 1567), above-ground fuel storage tank regulation (HB 1058), gaming site authorization procedures (HB 1615), an oil extraction tax incentive outside the Bakken and Three Forks formations (HB 1483), and simple assault protections for hospital workers (HB 1341). Most of these measures passed, though HB 1231, which would have created a study on early discontinuation of sex offender registration, failed on final passage.
A major point of debate was Senate Bill 2354, which would restrict student use of personal electronic devices during the school day in public and nonpublic schools, with exceptions for medical and special education needs and annual reporting on impacts. Supporters argued it would improve focus, behavior, and mental health, while opponents raised concerns about private-school regulation, logistics, liability, and duplication with a similar bill. The House passed SB 2354, and also passed SB 2112, which temporarily authorizes the Life Skills and Transition Center to serve certain non-eligible youth in crisis, despite objections that the facility should remain focused on developmental disabilities and concerns about repeating past institutional problems. The House also debated and rejected HB 1300 on legislative term limits after extensive discussion about whether the Senate’s date change altered the effect of the voter-approved measure. The session ended with announcements, committee notices, and adjournment until April 8, 2025.