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OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Government Oversight REVISED - HB3852 -Added Mar 5th, 2026

Government Oversight

Transcript Highlights:
  • Let everything that's said and done be to your glory and honor.
  • We have this on pension bill over and over and over.
  • HB 3852 basically clarifies some gray area between the party-provided list for poll workers and the county
  • HB 3852 basically clarifies some gray area between the party-provided list for poll workers and the county
  • The party is supposed to provide the county a list of poll workers for volunteer poll workers, and right
Summary: The committee opened with prayer, laid over House Bill 1784 as dead, and then heard a long series of measures, many related to pensions, retirement systems, elections, and state procurement/reporting. Early bills included HB 3588 on debtor-creditor law updates, HB 3748 on county partnerships with four-year institutions, HB 4303 extending the municipal ordinance publication deadline from 15 to 30 days, HB 4311 increasing the treasurer’s share of the unclaimed property administration fee from 4% to 6%, and HB 3028 allowing CareerTech to charge processing fees. All of these advanced on due pass votes, with some opposition on HB 3588, HB 4311, and HB 3028. A major block of the meeting focused on retirement and pension policy. The committee advanced HB 4428 and HB 4429 on proxy advisor transparency and fiduciary voting standards for retirement systems, with the author arguing they would improve transparency and keep pension decisions focused on financial returns rather than ESG/DEI considerations. Other pension-related bills that passed included HB 4132 creating a cybersecurity safe harbor for local governments, HB 1889 fixing a COLA gap for certain retired police officers and firefighters, HB 3265 defining “mental health specialist” for disability applications, HB 1739 reinstating a half-pay provision in the state law enforcement retirement system, HB 3313 changing the Retirement Freedom Act by raising contribution and match rates and eliminating vesting, HB 2116 expanding eligibility for State Fire Marshal officers, HB 2206 allowing newly hired school resource officers to join OLEERS, HB 3625 expanding school district investment options, and HB 3721 creating a survivor-benefit election for children of certain public safety officers. Most of these passed with little or no debate, though HB 1739 drew questions about actuarial “safe harbor” language and pension funding. The latter part of the meeting centered on a package of government contracting and transparency bills from Representative Strom. HB 3413, HB 3414, HB 3415, HB 3416, HB 3417, HB 3418, and HB 3420 would require more detailed reporting of contracts, subcontractors, consulting services, and post-contract assessments; create public posting and reporting requirements through OMES and Central Purchasing; revise bidding rules for state, county, and municipal entities; require vendor ownership disclosures; allow live-streamed bid openings; and add misdemeanor penalties for violations of Central Purchasing rules. Strom said the package was intended to improve accountability, documentation, and protection of taxpayer dollars. The committee also passed HB 3852 clarifying poll worker list requirements for county election boards, HB 4434 requiring gubernatorial notice when out of state, and HB 2939 removing fax-machine references from statute. Most measures were adopted with policy recommendations and passed on strong votes, and the meeting ended with Chairman West thanking members for their work and adjourned the committee.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Education Finance Committee 3/24/26

Education Finance

Transcript Highlights:
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  • , where I mentor freshmen and help them adjust to high school.
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  • </c><00:50:24.960><c> In</c> and our school social workers. In and our school social workers.
  • </c> and Centennial and schools like them. and Centennial and schools like them.
LA

Louisiana 2026 Regular Session

Administration of Criminal Justice Apr 8th, 2026

Administration of Criminal Justice

Transcript Highlights:
  • Watching events on TV related to protests and other riots and things that were going on, I saw time and
  • And so I think the amendment addresses that. And so, Mr.
  • And so if I were to say, wow, Sarah's voice is really grating and annoying and super loud, and I want
  • provides for related notification procedures, time periods, and duties of the defendant.
  • Okay, we'll go ahead and put your card and support in the record. And Dietz? Good morning. Hey.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Environmental Regulation May 1st, 2025

Environmental Regulation

Transcript Highlights:
  • And safety notices.
  • And this year, and so I know I can narrow down the volume of work where it was produced and so what kind
  • And over to the Senate last time and we met with the Senate side and the House side both on having these
  • And so the designers, the engineers, and the people that are inspecting and permitting these systems
  • But there is a science to it, and there's an art to it, and in some cases... ...the technical part, and
TX
Transcript Highlights:
  • , and people get hurt, and we don't want that.
  • And our law enforcement community, and our EMTs and our firefighters out there, they do it.
  • and coordination between law enforcement and first responders. fire and EMS, and you're right, a lot
  • due process, and trust and transparency.
  • Section 2 adds, I would submit to you, a very important definition, and then Section 3 adjusts, or I
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Human Services Finance and Policy Committee 3/13/25

Human Services Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:
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  • and will not lead to a CH net adjustment and will not lead to a CH net change<00:05:08.600><c> in</c
  • , her employment service provider, and her housing worker.
  • , her employment service provider, and her housing worker.
  • unfortunately it's required that we... and her housing worker and we do we as a and her housing worker
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Banking, Financial Services and Pensions Apr 7th, 2026

Banking, Financial Services and Pensions

Transcript Highlights:
  • Welcome to Banking, Financial Services, and Pensions.
  • And if, if you're If the committee agrees, then yes, I will move forward with that, and it will have
  • If you don't mind, I'd like to see the language and tinker with it, and I'm happy to share the language
  • It's okay to bring your laptops and vote from your seats, but Hayes, Ford, and Decker all yes, or aye
  • Eight, aye, zero, and eight.
Bills: SB1623, SB2067, SB2132
Summary: The Banking, Financial Services, and Pensions Committee heard three bills. Senate Bill 2132, presented by Rep. Geis, would raise the allowable credit card processing fee cap from 2% to 3% and preserve consumer protections requiring notice to customers. During discussion, members raised concerns about whether 3% was enough to cover actual merchant costs; Geis said she had spoken with the Senate author and was prepared to amend the bill to 4%, which she said would better match average costs and cover most businesses. The committee agreed to let the language be handled before Oversight, and the bill passed 8-0. House Bill 1623, also presented by Geis, updates the state charter for credit unions to give state-chartered institutions more flexibility similar to federally chartered credit unions. It revises field-of-membership rules, removes geographic or membership overlap considerations, and allows the board to add association categories for individuals in underserved areas below 150% of the poverty level. The bill received no questions and passed 8-0. Senate Bill 267, presented by Rep. Lepak, carries the same language previously passed in House Bill 3020 and deals with protection of vulnerable adults. Lepak said bankers and credit unions were working together on the measure. The committee took no substantive debate and passed the bill 8-0. The meeting then adjourned.
NM

New Mexico 2026 Regular Session

House - Judiciary Feb 2nd, 2026 at 02:11 pm

House Judiciary

Transcript Highlights:
  • And.
  • A motion and let's go back and redo the other one. So it's a do not pass and then a do pass.
  • And to say that you could be shot at and missed, and I said you have no problem with that, and that's
  • And we sat and we said what needs, and Daniel H Williams.
  • New Mexico, and I think it's big and unwieldy and needs to be tuned up and defies legislative tinkering
Bills: HB9, HB50
KY
Transcript Highlights:
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  • </c><01:04:02.559><c> our</c> workers, our state government and our workers, our state government and
  • </c> workers in the construction industry and workers in the construction industry and they<01:07:58.880
  • No unemployment and no workers’ comp was paid on behalf of these workers.
  • 15:57.360><c> how</c> hour statutes and regulations and how hour statutes and regulations and how worker
Summary: The committee met on October 23, 2025, approved the September minutes, and heard testimony on a proposed “Kentucky by America” procurement preference bill. Representative Patrick Flannery described the concept as giving preference in public construction and public works contracts to iron, steel, aluminum, and other manufactured goods made in the United States, while emphasizing he wanted to avoid excessive taxpayer costs and was open to changes. Chad Connley of the United Steelworkers and Dustin Reinsteller of the Kentucky State AFL-CIO supported the idea, arguing it would strengthen domestic manufacturing, keep tax dollars in the local economy, and support jobs; Connley said the bill would include waivers for items not made domestically and noted Kentucky has opted out of the GPA trade agreement. Mike Buckington of Metals Innovation Initiative, testifying virtually, also supported the concept and said Kentucky’s metals sector has seen significant investment and can supply most construction needs, while stressing supply-chain reliability and national security concerns. Members generally expressed support but raised questions about implementation. Representative Branscum asked who would grant waivers and how contractors would know the rules during bidding; Flannery said he was open to revising the language and process. Representative Gentry supported the concept but said the bill would likely need editing to avoid harming businesses or markets. Senator Nun suggested aligning the bill’s definition of a U.S. good with industry country-of-origin standards to make compliance easier. Representative KC Carney asked for data on the impact of similar laws in other states, and Connley said he could provide numbers later but did not have them on hand. Senator Boswell supported the concept and asked about the cost threshold for waivers; Connley said the federal standard is a 25% cost increase, while the prior Kentucky version used 10%, and that the threshold is a key detail. The committee then shifted to an informational presentation on building trade apprenticeships. Eric Elie of the Kentucky State Pipe Trades Association, Nick Brown of Plumbers and Pipefitters Local 502, and retired IBEW training director Steve Willinghurst explained how union apprenticeship programs work. Brown described earn-while-you-learn training, with apprentices placed on jobs by signatory contractors and attending classes two nights a week for five years. He outlined the work of plumbers, pipefitters, welders, and HVACR technicians, emphasizing that these trades support construction, industrial facilities, distilleries, and other critical infrastructure. No votes or formal actions were taken on the policy topics beyond approval of the prior minutes.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Human Services Finance and Policy Committee 3/25/25

Human Services Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • I understand that we have to expand the capacity, we have to make some adjustments and changes.
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  • /c> hospital beds and uh and hide man hospital beds and uh and hide man Services<00:34:25.679><c> based
  • </c> Hospitals and that dedicated funding and Hospitals and that dedicated funding and ongoing<00:35:
FL

Florida 2026 Regular Session

Appropriations Feb 12th, 2026

Appropriations

Transcript Highlights:
  • I support Bill 694, and Bill 694, and I hope you will too. May God bless you and keep you.
  • , and St.
  • It requires the Department of Financial Services to review and adjust those caps every five years using
  • the aggregate cap from 300 to 450,000 requires the Department of Financial Services to review and adjust
  • have to negotiate, adjust, and get some more clarity on.
Summary: The committee heard and advanced several bills, beginning with SB 694 on compensation for the descendants of the Groveland Four. Senator Bracey Davis described the wrongful accusations, convictions, deaths, and long-term harm to the families, and an amendment added a $4 million appropriation and updated the recipient for Ernest Thomas’s family. Multiple family members, advocates, clergy, and supporters testified in favor, emphasizing the decades-long delay in justice and the need for accountability and repair. Senators from both parties spoke in support, and the committee reported the bill favorably after a roll call vote. The committee then approved SB 330 on disability provisions for firefighters, law enforcement, and correctional officers; SB 474 on military affairs leave and related benefits; and SB 96 on the Veterans Dental Care Grant Program. SB 96 drew the most discussion, with Senator Sharief explaining that the bill raises eligibility to 400% of the federal poverty level and moves $500,000 in recurring funding to the General Appropriations Act. Senator Wright and Senator Harrell raised concerns about whether expanding eligibility could worsen the existing waitlist, while supporters argued the change would help more veterans access needed dental care. The bill was ultimately reported favorably. The committee also passed SB 7018 on child welfare, making the Step Into Success pilot program permanent and statewide, adjusting visitor/background-check rules for foster homes, and creating a best-practices program through the Florida Institute for Child Welfare. SB 480 on information technology was reported favorably after amendments creating a central IT governance structure under the Governor’s office, adding vendor performance metrics and a preferred vendor list, and restoring criminal justice information security provisions. SB 1066 on the Ocklawaha River and Rodman Dam also advanced after extensive testimony from supporters and historians about partial restoration, recreation, and economic benefits; the sponsor said he would continue working through permitting questions before floor consideration. Later, the committee approved SB 1216 on educator compensation, which gives districts more flexibility on cost-of-living adjustments, advanced degrees, and performance pay caps, and SB 1120 on water management district oversight and reporting. The committee also reported favorably SB 1366 on sovereign immunity and claims against government, which would raise damages caps, index them to CPI, shorten claim deadlines, and cap attorney fees at 25%. That bill drew testimony from hospitals, cities, counties, school districts, and others, with some supporting the Senate’s compromise approach and others raising concerns about impacts on self-insured law enforcement agencies and attorney incentives. The meeting concluded with the favorable report on the bill after debate continued over those issues.
AL

Alabama 2026 Regular Session

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

Children and Senior Advocacy

Transcript Highlights:
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  • and and and And I'm thinking of farmers and and and other<00:48:58.559><c> family</c><00:48:58.880><
  • </c><00:53:09.839><c> how</c> children and how they develop and how children and how they develop and
  • ><c> I</c> and you're a very smart fella and and I and you're a very smart fella and and I appreciate
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

TRS DEFER, TRS Public Hearings 02-12-2026

Transportation

Transcript Highlights:
  • And so we're uh DOT and I are well.
  • And in this day and age, you know, &gt;&gt; Yeah.
  • </c><00:31:34.480><c> and</c> that could stifle innovation and and that could stifle innovation and and
  • </c><00:31:40.159><c> and</c> remains an affordable and and remains an affordable and and competitive
  • &gt;&gt; and and also uh you know enabling us to &gt;&gt; and and also uh you know enabling us to take
Summary: The committee first took up SB 2699, which would create a youth transit program within DOT and a special fund tied to the environmental response/energy/food security tax fund. The chair described support from several agencies but also noted Attorney General concerns about whether the special fund met statutory criteria, DOE comments requesting a July 1, 2026 effective date, and broader funding concerns because the bill would draw from general fund resources. The chair recommended deferral, saying the measure involved significant long-term costs and needed more work on a funding mechanism. The committee deferred the bill. The committee then heard SB 3182, relating to administrative license revocation procedures. HDOT supported the measure, while the Judiciary opposed the bill as written, citing operational, staffing, fiscal, and mailing burdens from requiring ADLRO to mail all case documents to every respondent within five days. Judiciary said it handles about 3,000 to 4,000 DUI cases annually and would need additional staff and certified-mail costs. Prosecutors from the state and county supported a proposed SD1 version, saying it would address backlog concerns and help DUI enforcement by creating a presumption of revocation. The committee ultimately recommended support and passage of SD1. The committee also heard SB 3313 on interisland air service stability and transformation. The Attorney General warned the bill could be preempted by the federal Airline Deregulation Act and raised constitutional concerns about a local-hire provision. DOTAX said the program would be complicated to administer and suggested third-party certification. No action was taken in the excerpt. The committee then heard SB 3337, which would eliminate state taxes on gasoline and diesel fuel for motor vehicles; HDOT opposed it, while DOTAX provided comments and the Hawaii Transportation Association supported it. The transcript then moved to SB 2896, lowering the minimum age for commercial driving from 19 to 18. HDOT supported the bill, the Hawaii Transportation Association strongly supported it and suggested added training requirements, and an Operating Engineers representative supported the concept but urged that young drivers be tied to apprenticeship or other structured training programs. No vote was shown in the excerpt. Finally, the committee heard SB 2400, which would exempt wing-in-ground craft from the Hawaii Waters Act and define those craft in law. The PUC supported the bill’s intent, and Regent Craft testified in strong support, describing sea gliders as all-electric vessels that could improve interisland access, resiliency, and decarbonization while using existing harbor infrastructure. HTDC and several other groups also supported the measure. Members asked about infrastructure, ports, weather operations, and Coast Guard jurisdiction, and the witness said operators would decide harbor locations and that the company had identified multiple possible ports. No final committee action was included in the excerpt.
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Banking, Financial Services and Pensions Apr 7th, 2026 at 03:00 pm

Banking, Financial Services and Pensions

Transcript Highlights:
  • And seems like you are right on the money there, pun intended.
  • I'd love to work with you and have your support on that.
  • If you don't mind, I'd like to see the language and tinker with it, and I'm happy to share the language
  • It's ok to bring your laptops and vote from your seats, but Hayes, Ford, and Decker all voted yes.
  • Thank you, Chairman, and thank you, members of the committee.
Bills: SB1623, SB2067, SB2132
LA

Louisiana 2026 Regular Session

Health and Welfare Apr 29th, 2026

Health and Welfare

Transcript Highlights:
  • scope certified social worker license to provide for community psychiatric support and treatment services
  • And I also see a lot of gastro and hormones.
  • item, and we’re not going back and forth between a large bill and a large amendment set.
  • And I urge you to go and pick any hospital you want and go on their website.
  • Now, you can also go and do a 300 shoppable services, and please get your phones out and try it, and
AZ

Arizona 2026 Regular Session

02/18/2026 - Senate Government

Government

Transcript Highlights:
  • Let's talk with legal counsel and let's talk with both majority and minority staff and make sure we're
  • Yeah, and Mr.
  • And I get it.
  • And, you know, look, if we, and I've talked with Ms.
  • And again, I thank Senator Rogers and the committee and everybody for their working together to make
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Education Finance Committee 3/26/26

Education Finance

Transcript Highlights:
  • So, um, thank you, Chair Youakim and Co-Chair Kresha for bringing this adjustment. nonpartisan staff.
  • But what we don't see in this forecast adjustment is what's going to happen in '28 and '29.
  • The adjustments happen with the forecast twice a year, and oftentimes a group of years, two or three
  • versus which are need to be adjusted versus which are standing<00:09:22.400><c> and</c><00:09:22.520
  • think about educators as workers and schools and workplaces, I come from a whole family of educators
NM

New Mexico 2026 Regular Session

Senate - Education Jan 28th, 2026 at 09:05 am

Senate Education

Transcript Highlights:
  • And we also provide seminars and learning experiences, as well as classroom support for students and
  • Too often, families and educators are navigating an inconsistent and fragmented system, and this bill
  • Thank you for your consideration and attention, and please vote yes. Thank you. And next, Molly.
  • And, Mr.
  • And you have a due pass. Yes. And you have a due pass. And next we have Senate Bill 44.
Bills: SB64, SB19, SB44, SB83
WA

Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Floor Session Feb 13th, 2026 at 09:00 am

Washington House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • House Bill 2471 Workers in this state to organize and to continue organizing.
  • and with an isolation and restraint policy.
  • and with an isolation and restraint policy.
  • The language and where the line gets drawn and who and what the teachers and our educators need to know
  • it was always pay and benefits, pay and benefits, pay and benefits by a mile.
Bills: HB1160, HB1289, HB1339, HB1798, HB1065, HB1795, HB2107, HB2113, HB2124, HB2125, HB2133, HB2134, HB2140, HB2185, HB2191, HB2205, HB2211, HB2219, HB2245, HB2253, HB2283, HB2343, HB2406, HB2501, HB2531, HB2574, HB1170, HB1544, HB1834, HB2156, HB2188, HB2206, HB2360, HB2471, HB2478, HB2525, HB2605, HJM4012, HB1104, HB1152, HB1254, HB1443, HB1710, HB1750, HB1903, HB1941, HB1974, HB1982, HB1983, HB2006, HB2034, HB2105, HB2179, HB2203, HB2215, HB2223, HB2239, HB2247, HB2297, HB2303, HB2322, HB2329, HB2334, HB2338, HB2345, HB2348, HB2350, HB2353, HB2355, HB2363, HB2367, HB2379, HB2388, HB2399, HB2418, HB2420, HB2428, HB2441, HB2462, HB2464, HB2467, HB2495, HB2505, HB2534, HB2539, HB2544, HB2551, HB2554, HB2557, HB2575, HB2577, HB2588, HB2594, HB2604, HB2636, HB2714, HB1160, HB1289, HB1339, HB1798, HB1065, HB1795, HB2113, HB2124, HB2125, HB2134, HB2140, HB2185, HB2191, HB2205, HB2211, HB2219, HB2245, HB2253, HB2283, HB2343, HB2406, HB2501, HB2574, HB1170, HB1544, HB1834, HB2156, HB2188, HB2206, HB2471, HB2478, HB2605, HJM4012, HB1104, HB1152, HB1254, HB1443, HB1903, HB1941, HB1982, HB2006, HB2034, HB2105, HB2179, HB2203, HB2297, HB2303, HB2322, HB2329, HB2345, HB2350, HB2379, HB2388, HB2399, HB2418, HB2462, HB2464, HB2495, HB2539, HB2544, HB2551, HB2554, HB2588, HB2636, HB1128, HB1408, HB1570, HB1742, HB1823, HB2089, HB2104, HB2114, HB2172, HB2192, HB2207, HB2251, HB2262, HB2266, HB2294, HB2298, HB2319, HB2320, HB2323, HB2351, HB2354, HB2374, HB2401, HB2405, HB2429, HB2431, HB2442, HB2451, HB2479, HB2496, HB2515, HB2523, HB2540, HB2593, HB2632, HB2661, HB1496, HB1898, HB2095, HB2157, HB2225, HB2274, HB2311, HB2325, HB2333, HB2476, HB2508, HB2552