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TX

Texas 89th Regular

Education K-16 (Part II) May 8th, 2025

Education K-16

Transcript Highlights:
  • Our public testimony is now closed.
  • As a public charter school, Uplift receives $1600 less per student than a traditional public district
  • Substantial financial interest in that vendor.
  • Specifically, House Bill 210 defines a substantial interest as owning more than 10% of the voting interest
  • I see no witnesses registered to give public testimony.
Bills: HB6, HB120, HB210
AL

Alabama 2025 Regular Session

Alabama Senate Finance and Taxation General Fund Committee Apr 2nd, 2025

Finance and Taxation General Fund

Transcript Highlights:
  • We have public hearings on each and every one.
  • We'll move into our public hearing on this. We've got a few more...
  • If you would, we have a request for public... We have a request for a public hearing on this.
  • So the public testing is 14 days... ...that.
  • So it was only at the public machine testing that day in Lee... ...public machine testing that day in
Bills: SB245, SB246, HB30, HB30
TX

Texas 89th Regular

State Affairs (Part II) Mar 31st, 2025

State Affairs

Transcript Highlights:
  • Not public.
  • And we'll open up public testimony.
  • We'll call our next panel of public testimony.
  • We also were removed from public schooling.
  • I specialize in health care economics and public policy analysis.
Summary: The Senate Committee on State Affairs convened to discuss several critical pieces of legislation including SB30 and SB38. Senator Betancourt introduced a committee substitute for SB38 which underwent a smooth adoption process, moving it favorably toward the Senate. The meeting featured a mix of invited testimonies where both proponents and opponents took the floor. One notable highlight included a testimony from Melissa Casey, who criticized the current legal state as prone to fraud and detrimental to both insurers and the public at large, contending that it inflated insurance costs across the board. The discussions delved deeply into the implications of the bills on judicial processes and potential insurance ramifications, with spirited debates surrounding issues of non-economic damages and jury rights. The atmosphere remained engaged as committee members heard varied perspectives on the bills, showcasing a robust democratic process. The meeting underscored the importance of public testimony in shaping legislation, ensuring that multiple voices were considered as the committee pressed on towards making decisions that affect the legal landscape of Texas.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Environment Committee Meeting - 2025-03-27

Environment and Natural Resources Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • An interesting way of describing some of the grants.
  • This bill is in the best interest of the school trust.
  • Then that land would be offered up for public sale because trust lands need to be offered at public sale
  • Do a public auction without specific legislative direction.
  • Is there anyone in the public who would like to testify?
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Environment and Natural Resources Finance and Policy Committee 3/27/25

Environment and Natural Resources Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • </c> mentioned that work is of interest mentioned that work is of interest across<00:08:20.639><c> the
  • </c> and electronics produce risks to public and electronics produce risks to public safety,<00:11:48.399
  • The bill before beach for public use.
  • /c><01:09:27.600><c> ideas</c><01:09:27.839><c> and</c> interested people have good ideas and interested
  • </c> created an opportunity for public created an opportunity for public feedback<01:32:10.400><c> at
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Elections Finance and Government Operations Committee 3/3/25

Elections Finance and Government Operations

Transcript Highlights:
  • and so I think as concerns or interests and so I think as we<00:12:42.560><c> um</c><00:12:43.120><c
  • She said she thinks interest is showing. forms of energy I could think of any forms of energy I could
  • Jeff Sigerson with the Campaign Finance and Public Disclosure Board. I appreciate the question.
  • </c> with the campaign finance and public with the campaign finance and public disclosure<00:43:02.960
  • , and clarified that once they had passed away, they would not appear on that public voter list.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
  • This creates a fundamental conflict of interest in our democratic process. the misuse of public funds
  • Local governments and agencies should focus on serving the public, not funding special interest lobbying
  • State your name, who you're with, and is it for public? Two minutes on public, thank you.
  • the public not the powerful.
  • Seeing and hearing none, public.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
  • There are no public witnesses wishing to testify on Senate Bill 688.
  • Chair, we'll open up public testimony on Senate Bill 666. Chair calls Margin Lanille. MD?
  • And we will be hearing a public testimony after Mr.
  • We'll open public testimony.
  • And this is an activity that needs to cease and desist at our public libraries.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Transportation Finance and Policy Committee 3/4/26

Transportation Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • Uh welcome to interesting conversation.
  • 16:00.880><c> but</c> then any public testimony, but then any public testimony, but &gt;&gt; Okay, &gt
  • </c> legislation is public safety. legislation is public safety.
  • </c><00:40:56.800><c> I</c> public policy manager for Whimo. I public policy manager for Whimo.
  • policies that strengthen public transit, policies that strengthen public transit, protect<01:04:05.920
Bills: HF3553, HF3513, HF3576
WY

Wyoming 2026 Regular Session

House Labor, Health & Social Services Committee, February 25, 2026

Labor, Health & Social Services

Transcript Highlights:
  • </c><00:03:00.080><c> in</c> community that have an interest in community that have an interest in pursuing
  • When you get to phase one, you can offer to the broader public.
  • </c> ahead and open it up to public comment. ahead and open it up to public comment.
  • Any other public testimony? &gt;&gt; All right. Any other public testimony?
  • Any further public for joining us. Any further public comment. Okay. Oh, we've got one more.
Bills: HB0003, HB0117, HB0041
WY

Wyoming 2026 Regular Session

Senate Labor, Health & Social Services Committee, February 25, 2026

Labor, Health & Social Services

Transcript Highlights:
  • </c> twominut time limit on public comments. twominut time limit on public comments.
  • c> women's</c> interest of safeguarding women's interest of safeguarding women's informed<00:30:30.720
  • </c><00:30:48.559><c> in</c> achieve the state's interest in achieve the state's interest in safeguarding
  • </c> and then we're going to close public and then we're going to close public comment<01:07:12.240><
  • </c> probably take about 15 minutes of public probably take about 15 minutes of public comment.<01:29
Bills: HB0003, HB0117, HB0041
FL

Florida 2026 Regular Session

Appropriations Feb 24th, 2026

Appropriations

Transcript Highlights:
  • One of the things that I do that I am most proud of, public safety.
  • That concludes public testimony.
  • And that's the erosion of public trust in public health.
  • I'll just remind the committee and the public: the bill is not a debate.
  • Chairman, ...today in the interest of time.
Bills: S0118, S0896, S1690, S1756
Summary: The committee first took up CS for SB 896, a school safety bill expanding the Guardian program to public postsecondary institutions. The bill requires active assailant response plans, security risk assessments, threat-management protocols, use of the suspicious activity reporting tool, and allows voluntary participation in Guardian for colleges and universities. A late-file amendment by Senator Polsky was adopted to clarify that students who are also employees or faculty are not eligible for Guardian. Members debated campus carry concerns, storage of firearms, and whether the bill could lead to broader gun access on campuses. Several faculty and gun-safety advocates testified against the bill, while supporters argued trained guardians can deter violence. The committee reported the bill favorably by roll call vote. The committee then approved CS for CS for CS for SB 1690 on child care and early learning services. The bill updates child care laws, clarifies regulations, and reduces overregulation of before- and after-school programs. An amendment expanded authority for the Florida Education Foundation to fundraise for early learning from birth to VPK. Testimony was largely supportive, emphasizing affordability, access to quality child care, and relief for working families, though one speaker opposed the bill as an expansion of government. The bill was reported favorably. Next, the committee passed CS for CS for SB 118, which clarifies how non-ad valorem special assessments are applied to recreational vehicle parks and limits the square footage used for assessment purposes to the maximum size of an RV space. The committee also approved CS for CS for SB 1220, the Department of Transportation package, which addresses seaport and airport planning, personal delivery devices, autonomous vehicles, advanced air mobility, toll programming, and other transportation-related changes. Amendments modified provisions on personal delivery devices, utility permits, autonomous vehicle penalties, and law-enforcement cruiser lights. Both bills were reported favorably. Finally, the committee began hearing SB 1756, the medical freedom bill, which proposes new vaccine information requirements, conscience-based school immunization exemptions, limits on compelled vaccination during public health emergencies, and behind-the-counter access to ivermectin for adults. The sponsor and supporters framed the bill as strengthening informed consent and parental rights, while opponents and some senators raised concerns about vaccine hesitancy, herd immunity, and the inclusion of ivermectin. Public testimony was extensive and sharply divided. The transcript ends during continued testimony and debate on SB 1756, before a final vote is taken.
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

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

A&B Transportation Subcommittee

Transcript Highlights:
  • Representative, we sent you a text message about letting the public know because, as we get further away
  • Repeat the question. about letting the public know.
WA

Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Consumer Protection & Business Jan 20th, 2026 at 01:30 pm

Consumer Protection & Business

Transcript Highlights:
  • With that, we will close the public hearing on House Bill 2483 and open the public hearing on House Bill
  • public.
  • To ensure tobacco regulation in the state remains fair, enforceable, and in the best interests of public
  • So you sparked my interest.
  • The vapor tax was doing some good work funding public health for foundational public health services
Bills: HB2439, HB2483, HB2400
WA

Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session

House State Government & Tribal Relations Jan 14th, 2026 at 01:30 pm

State Government & Tribal Relations

Transcript Highlights:
  • They're not public interest documents.
  • interest and possibly ineffective security measures tilts toward the public interest and against the
  • There's a public interest.
  • would be contrary to public policy or morals or injurious to the interest of a child or children would
  • and that disclosure exemptions can be adjusted to serve the public interest.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Senate Session May 16th, 2025

Texas Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • House Bill 1041, relating to the insurable interest of certain persons providing care to individuals
  • The secretary will read the caption, relating to the insurable interest of certain persons providing
  • The bill ensures that public testimony is included as an agenda item at every regular board meeting and
  • States that TRA maintained a system for receiving and acting on public complaints, along with making
  • its complaints procedures easily accessible to the public.
Bills: SB128, SB203, SB317, SB393, SB397, SB731, SB781, SB801, SB867, SB1071, SB1086, SB1087, SB1232, SB1262, SB1444, SB1483, SB1782, SB1798, SB1861, SB1897, SB1944, SB2023, SB2082, SB2215, SB2309, SB2497, SB2549, SB2566, SB2603, SB2607, SB2617, SB2688, SB2797, SB2799, SB2841, SB2891, SB2919, SB2928, SB2969, SB2994, SB3070, HB11, HB12, HB26, HB33, HB34, HB45, HB48, HB130, HB148, HB198, HB210, HB303, HB647, HB668, HB677, HB762, HB791, HB1022, HB1041, HB1188, HB1240, HB1242, HB1261, HB1318, HB1397, HB1465, HB1520, HB1535, HB1729, HB1778, HB1950, HB2003, HB2027, HB2029, HB2559, HB2596, HB2607, HB2692, HB2712, HB2742, HB2768, HB2775, HB2788, HB2802, HB2894, HB3474, HB3594, HB3611, HB3698, HB3699, HB3700, HB4187, HB4753, HB4804, HB4850, HB4885, HB5061, HB5238, HB5560, HCR90, SJR34, SB529, SB541, SB693, SB963, SB1173, SB1646, SB1734, SB1833, SB1968, SB2544, SB1, SB17, SB260, SB509, SB1506, SB1637, SB2308, SJR36, SJR50, SJR63, SCR12, SCR39, SB2023, SB128, SB2309, SB1861, SB2617, SB62, SB666, SB847, SB284, SB854, SB810, SB1505, SB583, SB507, SB1434, SB1772, SB2016, SB1122, SB731, SB397, SB508, SB1436, SB287, SB1882, SB393, SB1791, SB209, SB2429, SB511, SB1085, SB1975, SB2717, SB1262, SB636, SB2056, SB884, SB1200, SB1845, SB2458, SB801, SB3014, SB3013, SB758, SB2797, SB2076, SB2876, SB1640, SB1449, SB1181, SB1234, SB2926, SB2841, SB1528, SB2891, SB1854, SB317, SB1250, SB2082, SB1237, SB2819, SB629, SB2608, SB1602, SB2009, SB867, SB640, SB1698, SB2680, SB913, SB1071, SB1086, SB1087, SB1483, SB1444, SB1553, SB1556, SB1703, SB2133, SB2297, SB2298, SB2622, SB2955, SB2334, SB1367, SB2044, SB2363, SB2565, SB1888, SB3036, SB3057, SB3043, SB3063, SB3035, SB203, SB2799, SB2688, SB2522, SB2459, SB2655, SB2251, SB1884, SB2928, SB2566, SB1749, SB2549, SB2553, SB2919, SB1782, SB1944, SB1232, SB2969, SB2497, SB1798, SB2603, SB2607, SB781, SB524, SB2233, SB2683, HB1393, HB2559, HB26, HB2607, HB3810, HB388, HB12, HB2712, HB2692, HB1633, HB1318, HB685, HB4753, HB2742, HB303, HB198, HB1535, HB762, HB148, HB1520, HB5061, HB2286, HB1606, HB1041, HB132, HB11, HB45, HB48, HB1261, HB1465, HB1778, HB2596, HB5238, HB33, HB1188, HB210, HB1022, HB1458, HB5560, HB1240, HB1950, HB2027, HB2768, HB2788, HB2791, HB3146, HB3698, HB3699, HB1893, HB3700, HB4850, HB4187, HB1397, HB4885, HB4804, HB3751, HB3611, HB2775, HB2061, HB2003, HB1729, HB1242, HB791, HB2029, HB647, HB2522, HB4738, HB3033, HB3594, HB3474, HB2563, HB2802, HB34, HB128, HB130, HB581, HB668, HB677, HB766, HB2259, HB2960, HB2358, HB2894, HB4384, HB2663, HB748, HB793, HB1193, HB1734, HB2340, HB2350, HB3104, HB5180, HB4739, HB1584, HB4344, HB4238, HB4219, HB3806, HB3805, HB3804, HB3803, HB3229, HB3228, HB1922, HB1522, HB431, HB3597, HB1612, HB4224, HB754, HB1314, HB2254, HB2789, HB3560, HB4643, HB1237, HCR90, HCR98, SJR60, SB1319, SB1978, SB3038, SB3045, SB1633, HB3126, HB2856, HB3114, HB3041, HB3505, HB4205, HB5652, HB3687, HB5424, HB4506, HB3370, HB2025, HB4273
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Senate Session (Part II) Apr 23rd, 2025

Texas Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • It's interesting, this bill has a long list of support.
  • that it is supported by many groups, and this is supported by the Texas Municipal League, the Texas Public
Bills: SJR85, SCR29, SCR38, SCR42, SB23, SB39, SB209, SB227, SB240, SB330, SB527, SB584, SB618, SB619, SB636, SB663, SB715, SB732, SB758, SB801, SB825, SB826, SB843, SB844, SB847, SB870, SB884, SB912, SB957, SB1013, SB1020, SB1065, SB1143, SB1152, SB1164, SB1183, SB1257, SB1299, SB1325, SB1349, SB1413, SB1455, SB1539, SB1558, SB1574, SB1583, SB1624, SB1642, SB1643, SB1667, SB1717, SB1718, SB1727, SB1734, SB1756, SB1757, SB1784, SB1789, SB1832, SB1868, SB1870, SB1883, SB1896, SB1920, SB1924, SB1963, SB2010, SB2018, SB2024, SB2037, SB2052, SB2073, SB2111, SB2161, SB2196, SB2207, SB2253, SB2268, SB2322, SB2323, SB2332, SB2349, SB2371, SB2533, SB2570, SB2601, SB2626, SB2692, SB2705, SB2717, SB2774, SB2788, SB2877, SB2920, SB2, SB260, SB1786, SB1, HJR4, SJR36, SJR50, SJR63, SJR85, SJR84, SCR12, SCR39, SCR38, SCR42, SCR29, SCR4, SCR18, SCR43, SCR46, SB2023, SB825, SB2010, SB1870, SB62, SB666, SB847, SB284, SB854, SB1073, SB810, SB1539, SB1505, SB583, SB957, SB1502, SB507, SB1026, SB1349, SB1433, SB1434, SB1376, SB1585, SB1772, SB2016, SB1163, SB619, SB1122, SB732, SB731, SB397, SB508, SB1436, SB287, SB261, SB1882, SB618, SB393, SB1791, SB826, SB1257, SB870, SB529, SB209, SB1883, SB2024, SB2429, SB1999, SB511, SB2309, SB510, SB1860, SB2037, SB1924, SB2253, SB2018, SB2206, SB1963, SB1643, SB1299, SB841, SB668, SB584, SB1085, SB2431, SB1490, SB1868, SB2314, SB434, SB2046, SB1667, SB1727, SB2127, SB1975, SB1760, SB1734, SB1335, SB2246, SB2439, SB1624, SB1244, SB1468, SB2717, SB1612, SB1262, SB604, SB2395, SB1832, SB1745, SB1746, SB2207, SB1784, SB1524, SB528, SB437, SB269, SB1137, SB968, SB636, SB747, SB1325, SB1789, SB1455, SB2056, SB1940, SB2052, SB1579, SB2068, SB3034, SB844, SB1920, SB1558, SB1236, SB1044, SB884, SB463, SB227, SB240, SB517, SB1200, SB1410, SB1626, SB1845, SB1863, SB2216, SB2681, SB1717, SB2141, SB2323, SB2200, SB2332, SB2199, SB1642, SB1757, SB2050, SB1138, SB2626, SB2458, SB1864, SB2201, SB1862, SB1583, SB1055, SB2660, SB1898, SB2662, SB2161, SB2964, SB2881, SB1065, SB801, SB2743, SB2533, SB1413, SB2073, SB3014, SB3013, SB2774, SB2702, SB2629, SB2443, SB2349, SB2167, SB2145, SB2121, SB758, SB648, SB647, SB512, SB438, SB1721, SB2268, SB1495, SB2705, SB2366, SB1422, SB1369, SB1013, SB682, SB2692, SB2570, SB2797, SB2111, SB1896, SB1164, SB1020, SB663, SB2371, SB1152, SB2196, SB2383, SB2581, SB2798, SB330, SB646, SB843, SB1998, SB1418, SB2788, SB1169, SB2873, SB1754, SB1534, SB1718, SB2779, SB2004, SB1143, SB1756, SB912, SB2119, SB2032, SB527, SB1580, SB1952, SB2601, SB2322, SB2448, SB1777, SB1283, SB407, SB2392, SB2076, SB2786, SB3031, SB2877, SB2876, SB2284, SB2225, SB1540, SB2920, SB2929, SB1395, SB1972, SB2540, SB1183, SB2742, SB2595, SB2217, SB2117, SB715, SB2330, SB1964, SB1383, SB500, SB1640, SB39, SB2001, SB2080, SB2722, SB506, SB2514, SB2623, SB2658, SB1574, SB2900, SB23, SB2753, SB2398, SB401, SB1241, SB2927, SB2173, SB2538, SB898, SB467, SB1449, SB2529, SB1531, SB2846, SB2476, SB2031, SB986, SB1181, SB2075, SB2154, SB2864, HB135, HB1109, SCR48, SB31, SB2880, SB1359, SB2386, SB771, SB2844, SB2550, SB1351, SB1423, SB1931, SB2245, SB2589, SB2707, SB2807, SB2351, SB410, SB659, SB816, SB2776, SB2693, SB2580, SB1980, SB1886, SB1234, SB739, SB482, SB456, SB127, SB1666