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TX

Texas 89th Regular

Business and Commerce May 15th, 2025

Business & Commerce

Transcript Highlights:
  • access to repair for their consumers. gun to expand their access to their proprietary access to repair
  • “Timer, which is digital.
  • The forced usage of central bank digital currency.
  • And includes central bank digital currency, yes. Yeah, CBDC. Sorry.
  • You just heard our central bank digital currency conversation.
Summary: The committee first handled pending business, including reconsidering SB 715 and then voting out several measures. The committee substitute for SB 1978 was reported favorably, and HB 431, HB 1522, HB 1922, HB 3228, HB 3229, HB 3803, HB 3804, HB 3805, HB 3806, HB 4219, HB 4238, HB 434, HB 1584, and HB 4739 were all reported favorably, many with objections sent to the local and uncontested calendar. HB 1522 and HB 4238 were adopted as committee substitutes before passage. The committee then moved into public testimony on HB 2963, a right-to-repair bill for consumer electronics. Supporters argued it would reduce waste, lower costs, and help independent repair shops by requiring manufacturers to provide parts, tools, and information on fair terms, while opponents said the bill was too broad and the automotive MOU exemption was problematic. The bill was left pending after testimony. The committee also heard HB 2467, which would align State Fire Marshal Office investigators’ pay with other commissioned peace officers at TDI; testimony was strongly supportive, emphasizing the office’s arson-investigation role, and the bill was left pending. HB 252, a bill allowing certain state agencies flexibility to pay Schedule A employees twice monthly, was laid out and left pending after limited testimony. HB 2468, dealing with public improvement district notice in real estate transactions, would let buyers terminate within seven days if required PID notice was not provided before contract execution; it drew no public testimony and was left pending. HB 4386, an annuity exchange and surrender process bill, was presented as a consumer-protection measure with deadlines and penalties for insurer delays; it received support from industry witnesses and was left pending. The committee then heard HB 4751, creating the Texas Quantum Initiative within the Governor’s Office to coordinate quantum research, workforce, industry partnerships, and possible future grant funding. Witnesses from universities and industry supported the bill, while several senators questioned whether a new state structure was necessary; the bill was left pending. HJR 175 proposed a constitutional amendment protecting Texans’ right to use mutually agreed forms of exchange, including cash, bullion, digital currency, or private script, and was discussed at length in the context of central bank digital currency and barter; it was left pending after testimony. HB 2221, updating insurance anti-rebating laws to allow wellness and value-added services, drew supportive testimony from the insurance industry and discussion about incentives versus monitoring; it was also left pending. Finally, the committee heard a series of utility wildfire and infrastructure bills: HB 106, requiring oil and gas operators to maintain certain electrical infrastructure near well sites; HB 144, requiring electric utilities to submit pole inspection and management plans to the PUC; and HB 145, requiring wildfire mitigation plans and allowing self-insurance under certain conditions. Utility, insurance, and cooperative witnesses generally supported the wildfire-related bills while asking for clarifications and less burdensome reporting, and the bills were left pending.
TX

Texas 89th 2nd C.S.

Business and Commerce May 15th, 2025

Business & Commerce

Transcript Highlights:
  • Access of ownership. When you own something and it breaks, well, you fix it.
  • So I think some of the latest language…” “Timer, which is digital.
  • And it provides other... ...the forced usage of central bank digital currency.
  • And includes central bank digital currency, yes. Yeah, CBDC. Sorry.
  • You just heard our central bank digital currency conversation.
Summary: The committee first handled pending business, including reconsidering a failed vote on SB 715 and then reporting several measures favorably. SB 1978 was reported from committee on a committee substitute, and a series of House bills — including HB 431, HB 1522, HB 1922, HB 3228, HB 3229, HB 3803, HB 3804, HB 3805, HB 3806, HB 4219, HB 4238, HB 434, HB 1584, and HB 4739 — were moved out of committee, most to the local and uncontested calendar. The votes on these items were overwhelmingly or unanimously in favor, with committee substitutes adopted where applicable. The committee then heard HB 2963, a right-to-repair bill for consumer electronics. The author said the bill would require manufacturers to provide parts, tools, and documentation on fair and reasonable terms while preserving trade secrets and excluding certain categories such as medical devices, motor vehicles covered by an MOU, critical infrastructure, and commercial-only transactions. Supporters from the Texas Public Policy Foundation and Environment Texas argued it would strengthen property rights, help small businesses, and reduce e-waste. Opponents, including representatives of SafeLight Auto Glass and LKQ, said they supported right-to-repair in principle but objected to the bill’s automotive MOU exemption and broader scope, warning it could create uncertainty and leave some manufacturers and repair shops outside the framework. The bill was left pending after testimony. Members also heard HB 2467 on salary parity for State Fire Marshal investigators, HB 252 on allowing some state agencies to pay certain employees twice monthly, HB 2468 on public improvement district notice and a buyer’s right to terminate, HB 4386 on annuity contract exchanges and surrender timelines, HB 4751 creating a Texas Quantum Initiative and related fund, and HJR 175 proposing a constitutional amendment protecting Texans’ ability to use mutually agreed-upon mediums of exchange, including cash, bullion, and digital currency. Testimony on HB 4751 was largely supportive but included questions about whether the state needs a new coordinating structure and funding mechanism for quantum research and commercialization. HJR 175 drew discussion about barter, taxes, and concerns over central bank digital currency. Each of these items was left pending after hearing testimony. The committee also heard HB 2221, which would update insurance anti-rebating laws to allow more wellness and value-added services in life and health insurance, with supporters saying it would encourage healthier behavior without requiring data monitoring. Finally, the committee took up a package of utility and wildfire-related bills from Chairman King’s portfolio: HB 106, requiring oil and gas operators to maintain certain overhead electrical lines; HB 144, requiring utilities to submit pole inspection and management plans to the PUC; and HB 145, requiring wildfire mitigation plans and allowing utilities to self-insure under certain conditions. Utility, co-op, and insurance representatives generally supported the safety and resiliency goals of HB 144, while asking for clarifications and less frequent reporting; HB 145 was introduced as a broader wildfire-risk and liability measure. These bills were also left pending after testimony.
NM

New Mexico 2026 Regular Session

House - Chamber Meeting Feb 13th, 2026 at 11:03 am

New Mexico House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Their next number one priority is for a helipad and an access road to that helipad.
  • For our rural communities to be able to have this type of access. And Mr.
  • Members and constituents, resolving different concerns and access to resources. Mr.
  • Opportunities, opening up access for everyone to follow or stand side by side with us.
  • In order to do that, again, Madam Speaker, we had to open access.
HI
Transcript Highlights:
  • station, housing assistance programs, job assistance programs, and giving families their first step in access
  • station, housing assistance programs, job assistance programs, and giving families their first step in access
  • Here in Hawaii, that can look like schools becoming trusted spaces where families can access services
Bills: HB1890, HB1888, HB1676
Summary: The committees heard three measures, beginning with HB 1890 HD3, which would provide automatic step increases and a COVID-era retention bonus for teachers. Supporters included HSTA, the Democratic Party’s Education Caucus, and a student who said higher pay and predictable salary growth would help retain teachers in Hawaii. The Department of Education supported the intent but asked that the bill be expanded to cover all department employees. The Attorney General’s office said the draft needed clarification to avoid conflict with Chapter 89 and to make clear any funding was subject to legislative appropriation. The Office of the Public Defender and B&F testified in opposition, and committee members questioned whether the step increases were already in the current contract and whether the bill was needed. HSTA said the current contract includes automatic step increases subject to funding, but argued the bill was still needed because funding is not guaranteed and the measure would codify the policy. HSTA also said the COVID bonus would apply only to active teachers who worked during the pandemic and estimated the total cost at roughly $150 million to $200 million over four years. No vote was taken in the portion provided. The committee then took up HB 1888 HD3, which would require DOE and charter schools to report harassment incidents and strengthen penalties for harassment of educational workers from a petty misdemeanor to a misdemeanor. DOE supported the bill and suggested narrowing language about assisting workers with temporary restraining orders, saying that function would be better handled through the Attorney General’s pilot program. The Office of the Public Defender opposed the bill, arguing the harassment language was overly broad, vague, and potentially unconstitutional, and that existing assault and terroristic threatening statutes already protect educational workers. HSTA, the State Commission on the Status of Women, and several individual testifiers supported the measure, describing increased intimidation and harassment of teachers and other school staff, especially since COVID. The Special Education Advisory Council opposed the bill’s language on “disrupting and interfering” with school functions, saying it could chill parents of students with IEPs from advocating for their children. Testimony was split, with the chair noting 20 in support and 16 in opposition in the portion shown. A final witness, Michelle Pestana, testified in opposition based on her family’s experience with special education services, describing alleged seclusion and restraint of her daughter and expressing concern that DOE testimony in prior hearings had targeted special education parents. Her remarks were cut off as time expired. The transcript ends before any committee action or vote on HB 1888 was taken.
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

Senate Floor Session 03-19-2026 11:30am

Hawaii Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
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  • She is dedicated to ensuring students across Maui County have equitable access to successful futures
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AL

Alabama 2025 Regular Session

Alabama House Children and Senior Advocacy Committee Mar 19th, 2025

Children and Senior Advocacy

Transcript Highlights:
  • This includes allowing a potential suspect to have access to investigative documentation and interviews
  • , denying access to child victims, and denying access to physical and mental exams and other information
  • This access could impede, interfere, and disrupt an ongoing investigation and even affect what may be
  • It would grant them access to sensitive records grant them access to sensitive records with DHR, jeopardizing
  • Imagine sharing everything that's happened to you—sexually, physically—and your parents being able to access
Bills: SB140, HB235, HB276, HB317, HB340
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Appropriations and Budget Natural Resources Subcommittee Feb 9th, 2026 at 10:30 am

A&B Natural Resources Subcommittee

Transcript Highlights:
  • this research going to be receiving money as part of this program, or just assistance in getting access
  • They can have access to much more transcripts. They can ultimately make more money.
TX

Texas 89th 2nd C.S.

Human Services Apr 22nd, 2025

Human Services

Transcript Highlights:
  • House Bill 3940 improves access to newborn health coverage and care by providing necessary information
  • on their feet, none of that unless they go through a certain program and some of them don't have access
  • They have access to those programs, but whenever they are in a facility and they age out, they do not
  • have access to those.
  • There's some people that aren't born with five digits, but thumbs are not the same as genitalia, but
AL

Alabama 2026 1st Special Session

Alabama House Children and Senior Advocacy Committee Feb 4th, 2026

Children and Senior Advocacy

Transcript Highlights:
  • They're making silly videos in your presence and you have access.
  • They're making silly videos in your presence and you have access.
  • This is presence and you have access.
  • you have access to their entire feed. you have access to their entire feed.
  • <00:43:06.160> and would have all that access and would have all that access and availability
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

Room 016 Conference AM - 04-28-2026

Hawaii Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • we have worked out, and we're working off of SD2, is to prohibit certain harmful uses of realistic digital
  • We will also be removing any sort of disclosures of the use of synthetic performers and realistic digital
  • we have worked out, and we're working off of SD2, is to prohibit certain harmful uses of realistic digital
  • We will also be removing any sort of disclosures of the use of synthetic performers and realistic digital
  • We will also be removing any sort of disclosures of the use of synthetic performers and realistic digital