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TX

Texas 89th 2nd C.S.

Human Services Apr 1st, 2025

Human Services

Transcript Highlights:
  • usual and customary charge calculations and correct a drafting error by removing reference to the commission
  • So the Texas Health and Texas Health and Human Services Commission has confirmed.
  • membership discount for prescriptions are unavailable to consumers because the Health and Human Service Commission
  • We also have um Priscilla Parrilla with the Health and Human Services Commission as a resource on the
  • Priscilla Pria, Health and Human Services Commission, and you are neutral, you're on the bill.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House State Government Finance and Policy Committee 3/12/26

State Government Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:
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  • As you know, date for this commission.
  • <00:45:54.440> and of the Cybersecurity Commission and of the Cybersecurity Commission and
  • lot of commissions. lot of commissions. um<00:47:58.440> and<00:47:58.560> we<00:47
  • Uh, I have a profound disability.
AZ

Arizona 2026 Regular Session

03/16/2026 - House Land, Agriculture & Rural Affairs

Land, Agriculture & Rural Affairs

Transcript Highlights:
  • Chair and members, Senate Bill 1075 establishes the Foreign Entity Review Commission and outlines commission
  • land, as well as the sale, lease, or sublease of state land to a hostile foreign entity without commission
  • So what this one does is, just like it was explained, it forms a commission to be able to determine whether
  • a foreign entity, without approval of the commission, is approved.
  • Chair and members, Senate Bill 1280 prohibits the Arizona Game and Fish Commission from transporting
Bills: SB1075, SB1144, SB1280
Summary: The Committee on Land and Agriculture heard two bills, SB 1075 and SB 1280, with public testimony limited and several speakers appearing on each measure. SB 1075 would create a Foreign Entity Review Commission and prohibit the conveyance, sale, lease, or sublease of state land to hostile foreign entities without commission approval. Supporters said it was needed to protect land near critical infrastructure and military sites, while opponents argued it created unnecessary bureaucracy and duplicated existing safeguards. The committee voted 5-4 to give SB 1075 a due pass recommendation. The committee then took up SB 1280, which would bar the Arizona Game and Fish Commission from transporting Mexican gray wolf pups into the state or using public funds or resources for that purpose. Supporters said the bill would stop state involvement in importing wolves and argued the population had already reached sufficient numbers. Opponents, including representatives from Sierra Club’s Grand Canyon Chapter and Humane World for Animals, said the measure would undermine science-based recovery efforts, reduce genetic diversity, and harm a still-endangered species. Members debated the wolf population, recovery goals, and whether the bill would affect federal conservation efforts. After testimony and member discussion, the committee voted 4-3, with one absent, to give SB 1280 a due pass recommendation. The meeting then adjourned.
WY

Wyoming 2026 Regular Session

Senate Judiciary Committee, February 12, 2026

Judiciary

Transcript Highlights:
  • Start with the gaming commission.
  • I mean, commission more effective.
  • , would definitely help the commission, would definitely help the commission, you<00:21:07.440>
  • Now, some counties have commission.
  • As you know, the gaming commission.
Bills: SF0045, SF0058, SF0067
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Natural Resources (Part II) Mar 12th, 2025

Natural Resources

Transcript Highlights:
  • It allows them to pay the railroad commission.
  • Or pay a well plugger approved by the railroad commission to plug or replug a well without taking on
  • To do so within 30 days and then plug or replug the well in accordance with Railroad Commission rules
  • If not, we have two resource witnesses, Keith May from the Railroad Commission and Scott Larson also
  • from the Resource Railroad Commission.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Water, Agriculture, and Rural Affairs Mar 3rd, 2025

Water, Agriculture and Rural Affairs

Summary: The Senate Committee on Water, Agriculture, and Rural Affairs met on Texas Water Day and limited public testimony to two minutes. The chair emphasized the need to move quickly because of scheduling conflicts with other committees and noted the importance of water policy and related stakeholders. The committee heard several bills focused on water administration, rural utilities, emergency response, and public works contracting. Senate Bill 790 by Senator Alvarado would let the Public Utility Commission create a simplified process for resolving tenant complaints over water or wastewater bill discrepancies; it was described as a way to avoid lengthy contested-case hearings for small disputes. Senate Bill 971 by Senator Sparks would clean up conflicting statutory definitions of “rural political subdivision” so Texas Water Development Board programs are applied consistently; Texas Rural Water Association testified in support. Senate Bill 767, also by Senator Sparks, would expand and improve a statewide database of fire-response equipment so departments, including volunteer and rural departments, can locate and share resources more effectively during emergencies; fire service witnesses supported the bill and suggested annual updates to keep the database current. Chair Perry laid out Senate Bill 480 to clarify that local governments and special districts may enter interlocal agreements for water-related planning and research, including aquifer management and flood/water planning. He also presented Senate Bill 1066, which raises payment and performance bond thresholds for Texas Parks and Wildlife Department public works contracts to $150,000, arguing the change would reflect inflation and help smaller vendors on lower-risk projects. Witnesses were heard on the bills, with no opposition recorded in the transcript. The committee voted out all five bills favorably. SB 1066, SB 480, SB 767, SB 790, and SB 971 each received unanimous committee approval and were recommended to the local and contested calendar, with SB 767 noted as amended by a suggested annual-update requirement for the equipment database.
FL

Florida 2026 Regular Session

Ethics and Elections Jan 13th, 2026

Ethics and Elections

Transcript Highlights:
  • Carrie Stillman, the executive director of the Commission on Ethics and Elections.
  • Actually, the Commission on Ethics. Madam Director, you're The Commission on Ethics.
  • This is a recommendation of the Florida Commission on Ethics this year.
  • The bill provides that the act of retaliation itself is an ethics violation, which the commission would
  • I am here before you on behalf of the Florida Commission on Ethics.
Summary: The committee met with a quorum and considered several election- and ethics-related bills. Senate Bill 572 by Senator Harrell, which would update ethics statutes so the definition of “relative” includes foster parents and foster children, received supportive testimony from the Commission on Ethics and passed unanimously. Senate Bill 414 by Senator Bracy Davis, allowing campaign funds to be used for campaign-related child care expenses, was presented as a way to reduce barriers to public service but was temporarily postponed after the sponsor said it lacked the votes to advance. Senate Bill 500 by Senator Avila would require FDLE protective security details for major-party nominees for governor, lieutenant governor, and cabinet offices from nomination through assumption of office; members questioned the scope, definitions of major and minor parties, and whether taxpayers should bear the cost, and the bill was reported favorably on a divided vote. Senate Bill 620 by Senator Mayfield would require candidates for federal, state, county, district, judicial, and school board offices to disclose any non-U.S. citizenship or dual citizenship; testimony opposed the bill as stigmatizing dual citizens, but it was reported favorably. The committee also approved CS for SB 92 by Chair Gaetz, which creates whistleblower-style protections for public employees who file ethics complaints based on firsthand knowledge and face retaliation, with support from the Commission on Ethics. In addition, the committee unanimously approved a block of gubernatorial appointments and then passed Senate Bill 564 by Senator Yarborough, allowing registered or pre-registered high school students to volunteer at polling places for community service hours; members discussed whether the bill would create new volunteer opportunities and whether the term “community service hours” needed clarification. The meeting ended with adjournment.
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Government Oversight Mar 3rd, 2026 at 10:30 am

Government Oversight

Transcript Highlights:
  • Members, this was a request bill from Oklahoma Uniform Law Commission.
  • someplace in Here, but is there any language in here that effectively prohibits the corporation commission
  • Masterpiece Cake Shop versus a Colorado Civil Rights Commission.
MN

Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session

House Judiciary Finance and Civil Law Committee 3/4/25

Judiciary Finance and Civil Law

Transcript Highlights:
  • <00:04:07.120> subject this uh newly formed commission subject this uh newly formed commission
  • <00:04:53.919> finds committee if if the commission finds committee if if the commission finds
  • <00:07:02.680> or redistricting committee or commission or redistricting committee or commission
  • good examples with closely divided electorates, those commissions deadlock.
  • good examples with closely divided electorates, those commissions deadlock.
Bills: HF390, HF1202, HF550
TX

Texas 89th 2nd C.S.

Senate Session (Part II) Aug 27th, 2025

Texas Senate Floor Meeting

Bills: SB3, SB16
Summary: The Senate opened with an invocation by Senator Hagenbuch, who asked for wisdom, humility, courage, and guidance in serving Texas and conducting the chamber’s work with integrity and respect. After the prayer, the House messenger reported that the House had passed several congratulatory and commemorative resolutions, including HCR 2 honoring the victims of the July 2025 Hill Country floods, HCR 3 marking the dedication of the Children’s Emergency Relief International George M. Cowden Building in Austin, HCR 4 congratulating Ricky and Anne Lowe on their 47th wedding anniversary, and HCR 5 recognizing Don Sparks of Midland for receiving the 2025 Chief Roughneck Award. Following the House message, the Senate announced a brief recess while awaiting completion of the House calendar. Senator Zaffirini then moved that the Senate stand in recess until 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday, August 27, and the motion was adopted without objection.