Video & Transcript Research : 'Senate rules'

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TX
Transcript Highlights:
  • Good morning, Senator.
  • ...for or against Senate Bill 1626 by Senator Hughes. None.
  • Thank you, Senator.
  • Senate Bill 291 by Senator Schwertner.
  • Thank you, Senator. Members, any questions for Senator Paxton on behalf of Senator Schwertner?
TX
Transcript Highlights:
  • Senator Sparks will explain the measure. Welcome, Senator. Thank you, Mr. Chairman and members.
  • Thank you, Senator Hughes, Chair Hughes, and members of the Senate State Affairs Committee. I'm Dr.
  • The Chair lays out Senate Bill 1436 and recognizes our colleague Senator Perry to explain the bill.
  • Thank you, Senator Perry. Members, any questions for Senator Perry on the bill?
  • Good evening, Senator.
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Retirement and Government Resources REVISED Feb 17th, 2026 at 10:30 am

Retirement and Government Resources

Transcript Highlights:
  • Senator Bourne, Senator Burns, Senator Grellner, Senator Kirt, Senator McIntosh, Senator Stewart, Prote
  • The clerk will call the roll: Senator Bourne, Senator Burns, Senator Rellener, Senator Kirt, Senator
  • Senator Burns, Senator Grellner, Senator Kirt, Senator McIntosh, Senator Stewart, Chair Bergstrom.
  • Senator Burns, Senator Grellner, Senator Kirt, Senator McIntosh, Senator Stewart, Senator Bergstrom.
  • Senator Bourne, Senator Burns, Senator Grellner, Senator Kirt, Senator McIntosh, Senator Stewart.
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Senate Legislative Session Feb 5th, 2026 at 09:30 am

Oklahoma Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Senator Howard, Howard. Here. Senator Eck, Eck. Senator Jett, Jett. Here. Senator Curran, Curran.
  • Senator Rader, Rader. Here. Senator Senator Reinhart, Reinhart. Here. Senator Rossino, Rossino.
  • Senator Woods, Woods. Senator Alvord, here. Senator Daniels, here. Senator Grellner, here.
  • Senator Logan, here. Senator Nice, here. Senator Standridge, here. Senator Woods, here.
  • Senator Hicks, here. Senator Yakir, here. Senator Guthrie, here. Senator Deavers, here.
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Energy 2ND REVISED Feb 5th, 2026 at 09:30 am

Energy

Transcript Highlights:
  • Senator Hall, you're recognized to present Senate Bill 1333. Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Mr.
  • Is there any other questions, Senator Rader? Real quick, Senator.
  • Senator Daniels, you are recognized to present Senate Bill 1439.
  • Chairman, the clerk will call the rule. Senator Bourren, Dossett, Friskern, McIntosh.
  • Chairman, Senate.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Health and Human Services Apr 1st, 2025

Health & Human Services

Transcript Highlights:
  • Senator Colcourt. Here. Senator Perry. Senator Hancock. Senator Hall. Senator Miles.
  • Senator Hughes. Senator Blanco. Senator Sparks. Senator Cuck. Thank you.
  • Senator Blanco, Senator Sparks, Senator Cook. There being six present, a quorum is established.
  • Okay, I'm going to go to Senator Sparks and then Senator Hall and Senator Blanco is present.
  • Senator Perry? I vote the words of Senator Miles.
Summary: The committee heard testimony on Senate Bill 883, which would protect physicians’ ability to prescribe off-label medications and treatments, framed by the author as a “Right to Treat” measure tied to COVID-19 care. Supporters, including physicians and patient-choice advocates, said the bill would safeguard the doctor-patient relationship and prevent interference by boards, pharmacies, or hospitals. Several witnesses described using hydroxychloroquine, ivermectin, budesonide, antibiotics, steroids, and monoclonal antibodies during the pandemic, and said they faced complaints, board scrutiny, or pharmacy refusals for those prescriptions. The bill was left pending after public testimony closed. The committee then took up Senate Bill 331, which would extend hospital price-transparency requirements to additional health care facilities such as freestanding ERs, urgent care and retail clinics, ambulatory surgical centers, outpatient clinics, and birthing centers. Proponents argued that broader disclosure of prices for shoppable services would help consumers compare costs and reduce surprise billing, while opponents from ambulatory surgery centers said the bill would impose costly compliance burdens on small providers and that insurers or the state already have much of the needed data. The bill was also left pending. Senate Bill 2422 would expunge Texas Medical Board records and impose reparations for disciplinary actions tied to COVID-era treatment decisions, including references to ivermectin, hydroxychloroquine, budesonide, and masks. The author and supporters argued that doctors were unfairly targeted for trying to save patients and should be made whole; the Texas Medical Board representative said most pandemic complaints were dismissed, that actions generally involved broader issues such as privileges, documentation, or informed consent, and that no physician was disciplined solely for prescribing off-label COVID medications. The bill was left pending. Finally, the committee heard Senate Bill 2207, which would loosen Texas Medical Board rules on physicians advertising themselves as board certified, especially by reducing barriers tied to maintenance of certification requirements. Supporters said the current rule is overly restrictive, inconsistent, and costly, and that it drives physicians out of practice; they also said Texas is one of only a few states with such a rule. Witnesses described hospitals using the rule against physicians and said the change would improve transparency and competition. The bill remained pending after testimony.
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

WAL Public Hearing - Thu Feb 5, 2026 @ 9:00 AM HST

Water & Land

Transcript Highlights:
  • , and document request. requirement, rule, and document request.
  • So there's an expansion there, but it still needs to go to Senate confirmation.
  • So there's an expansion there, but it still needs to go to Senate confirmation.
  • So there's an expansion there, but it still needs to go to Senate confirmation.
  • I mean, we don't— that's a Senate confirmation process.
Summary: The committee first heard HB 1527 relating to gambling. The chair outlined hearing rules, including a two-minute limit and a warning that bills not heard would die. Testimony was overwhelmingly in support from a prosecutor, Honolulu Police Department, and Stop Predatory Gambling, all arguing that casinos and sports betting increase crime, sex trafficking, harassment of athletes, and broader social harm. No opposition testimony was presented, and the committee moved on without questions or action taken on the bill. The committee then heard HB 1823 relating to coastal zone management and HB 2490 relating to coastal resilience. For HB 1823, DLNR, the Office of Planning, and Maui County testified, with Maui County supporting the measure and its proposed amendments. For HB 2490, DLNR expressed concern about exempting a proposed Mokuji Bay pilot project from permits and regulation before a long-term plan is finalized, while the County of Maui, the Mokuji Soto Zen Mission, and the Office of Planning supported the bill as a coastal resilience pilot. The mission described severe erosion, sea-level rise impacts, and years of unsuccessful efforts to stabilize the shoreline; its consultant said the study is leaning toward nature-based and hybrid solutions. In questioning, members and DLNR discussed whether the bill should say the project “shall” or “may” be exempt, and the chair indicated the language would be adjusted to preserve DLNR discretion and to change the lead agency reference to OPSD. No vote was taken in the transcript. Finally, the committee took up HB 2223 relating to historic preservation reviews. SHPD said it stood on its written comments, while OPSD and DHHL supported the bill. DHHL argued the measure would streamline reviews, improve transparency, and help address long wait times for its projects, saying it could alleviate burden on SHPD and better serve beneficiaries. Representative Shimizu questioned whether the bill would create redundancy and expand government rather than strengthen SHPD, noting a separate staffing bill already exists. SHPD responded that DHHL is uniquely subject to 6E review and that the bill would not waive federal or state historic review requirements; the discussion also touched on possible federal-style grant support and the existing memorandum of agreement between SHPD and DHHL. The transcript ends during questioning, with no final committee action shown.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Public Health May 12th, 2025

Public Health

Transcript Highlights:
  • This is a bill, as you see, by Senator Perry that passed unanimously in the Senate.
  • Senate Bill 331 is left pending. Senate Bill 331 is left pending.
  • Senate Bill 1467 is Senator Hinojosa's bill.
  • Hearing none, Senate Bill 1467 is left pending. Senate Bill 1467 is left pending.
  • I support Senate Bill 2024.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Public Health May 12th, 2025

Public Health

Transcript Highlights:
  • The chair lays out Senate Bill 1318, the identical Senate companion to HB 45.
  • And Senate Bill 2040 requires you guys. To adopt rules, is that correct? Yes, sir.
  • Senate Bill 1313 is left pending. The chair lays out Senate Bill 2207.
  • We are speaking in respect to Senate Bill 2207, and to understand why is to understand that the TMB rule
  • out of the Senate.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Business and Commerce Mar 11th, 2025

Business & Commerce

Transcript Highlights:
  • Senator Schwertner, Senator King, Senator Blanco, Senator Campbell, Senator Creighton, Senator Johnson
  • , Senator Kolkhorst, Senator Menendez, Senator Middleton, Senator Nichols, and Senator Zaffirini.
  • Senator Blanco, Senator Campbell, Senator Creighton, Senator Johnson, Senator Kolkhorst, Senator Menendez
  • Senator Creighton, Senator Johnson, Senator Colhorst, Senator Menendez, Senator Middleton, Senator Nichols
  • Senator Blanco, Senator Campbell, Senator Granton, Senator Johnson, Senator Colhurst, Senator Menendez
Summary: The Senate Committee on Business and Commerce met with a quorum and took up several pending bills, first reporting SB 1006 favorably after adopting a committee substitute that adds quarterly ZIP-code-level reporting to TDI on insurer declinations, cancellations, and nonrenewals. The committee also adopted substitutes and favorably reported SB 388, which adds nuclear to a credit program and excludes batteries from the dispatchable definition; SB 917; SB 504, which narrows reporting requirements for certain local entities, raises a salary threshold, and authorizes AG injunctive relief; SB 925, which clarifies that federal match dollars are included in a PLA-related prohibition; and SB 815, which removes downcoding references and focuses on AI use in prior authorization. SB 815 advanced on an 8-2 vote, while SB 388 advanced 6-3 and the others were reported 9-0 or 6-0 as noted. The committee then heard testimony on SB 378, which would prohibit aestheticians and cosmetologists from administering injections or using prescriptive medical devices unless legally authorized and would clarify TDLR disciplinary authority. The author and a retired neurosurgeon testified that unsafe, unauthorized injections pose real patient risks, and a TDLR witness said the bill addresses a long-standing regulatory gap. SB 378 was left pending after testimony. The committee also heard SB 1252, aimed at reducing municipal permitting barriers for residential backup power systems; the author and industry witnesses said city permitting is costly and inconsistent, while municipal utility representatives and advocates said the substitute preserved safety and utility oversight. That bill was also left pending. Additional bills heard but left pending included SB 1172, which would let LPs and LLCs sell their own property without a real estate license; SB 681, which would extend engineer license renewal periods and apply similar flexibility to engineering firms; SB 918, a TDLR cleanup bill for orthotics and prosthetics exemptions; SB 1343, which would require data brokers to post a clear link explaining Texans’ privacy rights and how to exercise them; SB 213, which would prohibit forced bundling of residential property and auto insurance while preserving voluntary discounts; SB 610, which would codify TDLR’s anti-trafficking unit; and SCR 8, expressing opposition to a central bank digital currency over privacy, security, and financial-stability concerns. Public testimony on SB 1343 and SB 213 was generally supportive, with consumer and advocacy groups emphasizing privacy, competition, and survivor safety, and the committee closed the day with those measures and others left pending.
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

TRS-EIG, TRS Public Hearings 02-05-2026

Transportation

Transcript Highlights:
  • Thank you, Senator. Senator. Senator.
  • Senator Doy... Doy... Doy... >> I. Senator Richards. >> I. Senator Favella. >> Aye.
  • Senator Kanuha. >> Aye. Senator Lee. >> Aye. Senator Dort... >> I. >> I. >> I.
  • Senator Kanuha votes aye. Senator Lee votes aye. Senator Dort votes aye.
  • Senator Kanuha votes aye. Senator Lee votes aye. Senator DeCorte votes aye.
Summary: The committees heard testimony on several transportation-related measures. SB 2356, relating to parking, drew support from the Office of Planning, the Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation Commission, Appleseed Center, Realtors, and the Hawaii Bicycling League. Members discussed the bill in the context of the planned stadium-area mixed-use development, with questions about whether parking would be built in structures rather than as large surface lots. Senators expressed support and noted the measure’s broader housing and parking-reduction goals, but no vote was taken during the hearing. The bulk of the hearing focused on SB 2699, which would create a fare-free youth transit program, a special fund, annual evaluations, and appropriations tied to the environmental, energy, and food security tax. The Attorney General’s office raised technical concerns about whether the special fund met statutory requirements. The Department of Education and Department of Health supported the bill, as did the City and County of Honolulu DOT, Appleseed Center, Hawaii Youth Transportation Council, Public Health Institute, Hawaii Children’s Action Network, Hawaii Bicycling League, Our Children’s Trust, and numerous youth testifiers. Supporters emphasized reduced family transportation costs, better school attendance, improved health and mobility, and environmental benefits. One senator raised emergency-planning concerns about how children using free transit would be handled during events like tsunamis; DOT and DOE responded that emergency procedures are being developed. The chair said the committee would work on language changes, including a delayed effective date to July 2027, and defer decision-making until the 12th. The final measure discussed was SB 2470, which would require leading pedestrian intervals, accessible pedestrian signals, and other safety improvements at state-controlled intersections, and create a process for community requests for accessible pedestrian signals. Appleseed Center, the Hawaii Association of the Blind, and the Disability Rights Center supported the bill, citing pedestrian safety, reduced collisions, and the need for audible cues for blind and low-vision pedestrians. Testifiers urged a phased-in approach that prioritizes high-traffic intersections. The hearing ended with the bill still under consideration and no final vote announced.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
  • Senator Schwertner, present. Senator King. Senator Blanco. Senator Campbell. Senator Creighton.
  • Senator Johnson. Senator Kolkhorst. Senator Menéndez. Senator Middleton, here. Senator Nichols.
  • Senator Blanco. Senator King. Senator Creighton. Senator Johnson. Senator Kolkhorst.
  • Senator Menéndez. 1697. Senator Middleton. Senator Nichols. Senator Zaffirini. Senator King. Yes.
  • Senator Menéndez? Aye. Senator Middleton. Senator Nichols. Senator Zaffirini. Senator King.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Cap Committee Meeting - 2026-04-16

Capital Investment

Transcript Highlights:
  • <00:20:46.000> Senator could come on board later on.
  • Senator could come on board later on.
  • Johnson for helping author Senator Johnson for helping author bills,<00:21:33.440> including<
  • But today, it sits inoperable, not because it's failed, but because the rules changed in the state of
  • rules changed in the state of Minnesota. rules changed in the state of Minnesota.
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Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Rules 2ND REVISED Mar 4th, 2026 at 09:30 am

Rules

Transcript Highlights:
  • Senator Bergstrom, Senator Boren Senator Bullard, Senator Coleman, Senator Green, Senator Hall, Senator
  • Senator Bergstrom, Senator Boren Senator Bullard, Senator Coleman, Senator Green, Senator Hall, Senator
  • Senator Berkstrom, Senator Boren, Senator Bullard, Senator Coleman, Senator Green, Senator Hall Senator
  • Senator Bergstrom, Senator Bore, Senator Senator Bullard, Senator Coleman, Senator Green, Senator Hall
  • Senate Bill 1316, with the attention that's been paid to administrative rules over the last few years
TX

Texas 89th 2nd C.S.

Local Government (Part II) Mar 31st, 2025

Local Government

Transcript Highlights:
  • Chairman Betancourt, Senator Middleton, Senator Cook, Senator Gutierrez.
  • Chairman Betancourt, I, Senator Middleton, Senator Cook, Senator Gutierrez, Senator Nichols, Senator
  • OK, Chairman Betancourt, Senator Middleton, Senator Cook, Senator Gutierrez.
  • Senator Nichols, Senator Paxson, Senator West, there being 7 highs and zero nays Senate Bill 204. 0,
  • Senator Gutierrez, Senator Nichols, Senator Paxson, Senator West, 1, there being 6 ayes and 1 day Senable
LA

Louisiana 2026 Regular Session

Transportation, Highways and Public Works May 14th, 2026

Transportation, Highways & Public Works

Transcript Highlights:
  • Senator Abraham [member_2879], present. Senator Cloud [member_23770], present.
  • Senator McMath [member_2947], here. Senator Price [member_2845], present.
  • Thank you, Senator.
  • Senator or Mr.
  • Senator Carter. Thank you. Senator Carter? Thank you, Mr. Chairman.
AL

Alabama 2026 1st Special Session

Alabama House Ways and Means General Fund Committee Mar 18th, 2026

Ways and Means General Fund

Transcript Highlights:
  • Thank you, members of the committee. >> You looked a much younger Senator Wagner.
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  • Senate Bill 332 by bill for today.
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