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WA

Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Health Care & Wellness Feb 24th, 2026 at 01:30 pm

Health Care & Wellness

Transcript Highlights:
  • The Department of Health and the Board of Hearing and Speech jointly regulate audiologists, speech-language
  • Department of Health and Human Services, the VA, and national audiology associations, recognize telehealth
  • And the last one is Senate Joint Memorial 8002, which requests the federal government to make changes
  • Discussion: This is simply a message from the legislature to the federal government requesting that they
  • This is just a letter really to the federal government regarding Medicare, which is a federal program
Bills: SB5915 , SB6025 , SJM8002
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Transcript Highlights:
  • dyslexia screening after formative assessments any time during the year, and it directs the State Department
  • It directs the State Department to let parents know that that's an option.
  • And that would be up to the department in the rulemaking process, but that would certainly satisfy my
  • does say the Attorney General, on request from the Board of Education or school district or the governing
Bills: HB4491 , HB3240 , HB4146 , HB4158 , HB4159 , HB3718
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Energy Feb 11th, 2026

Energy

Transcript Highlights:
  • Well, House Bill 2976 requires the Department of Environmental Quality to promulgate rules establishing
  • ... ...requires the Department of Environmental Quality to promulgate rules establishing water quality
Bills: HB2976 , HB4459 , HB3142 , HB4316 , HB4338 , HB4230
Committee: House Energy
Summary: The House Energy Committee met for its second scheduled meeting and announced it would need to meet again the following week because of bill reassignments and new agenda items. The committee first considered House Bill 2976, which requires the Department of Environmental Quality to promulgate water quality criteria rules for aluminum. An amendment was adopted to extend the rulemaking deadline to December 31, 2027, to allow time for an OU study on aluminum in water to be completed. The bill then passed 9-0. The committee next heard House Bill 4459, which would create a five-year averaging option for certain water users, mainly irrigators, allowing flexibility in annual use while requiring measurement and reporting over the five-year period. Members questioned whether the bill could encourage excessive use during drought years and whether it would improve reporting accuracy; the author said he was open to discussing a possible reduction from 200% to 150% and emphasized long-term aquifer conservation. HB 4459 was reported out due pass. House Bill 3142, described as a revised version of a bill vetoed last year, also passed unanimously after the author said it addressed the governor’s veto concerns. The committee then advanced House Bill 4316, which updates outdated language related to rural water districts and passed 11-0. House Bill 4338, the so-called Brine Act, was adopted with a PCS and would allow wastewater or produced water to be used in ways that could expand Oklahoma’s iodine production industry; the author said it would create value from material now disposed of and would not change disposal rules. Members asked about treatment and environmental safeguards, and the author said the bill only recognizes the activity as legal and does not mandate it. HB 4338 passed 11-0. Finally, House Bill 4230, which expands the ability to use qualified outside suppliers for training and technical assistance, passed 11-0 after brief questioning about who those suppliers might be.
NM

New Mexico 2026 Regular Session

House - Appropriations and Finance Feb 10th, 2026 at 07:02 pm

House Appropriations & Finance

Transcript Highlights:
  • I'm here with Secretary of Workforce Development Department, Sweden Nair.
  • be as generous, and that would give... $75,000 may not be as generous, and that would give the department
  • So what happened was when the federal government, I think it was Nancy Pelosi, passed a savings on to
  • And I think we've taken what we've had, what we've established from the federal government, the ACA and
  • been easy task for us in New Mexico to really, um, have to subsidize what the, what our federal government
Bills: SB241 , SB145 , HB2
NM

New Mexico 2026 Regular Session

Senate - Finance Feb 10th, 2026

House Appropriations & Finance

Transcript Highlights:
  • governments as appropriate.
  • So it forces the department to step up to the plate how they do. Maximized.
  • So it forces the department to step up to the plate, how they do it.
  • And then this is the last page was for the Economic Development Department.
  • Line 63, the Environment Department.
Bills: SB241 , SB145 , HB2
Summary: The committee first took up Senate Bill 241 and reviewed a Senate Finance Committee substitute that incorporated several amendments. Staff explained changes related to the child care fund, residency determinations for federally eligible applicants, expanded child care assistance eligibility for grandparents raising grandchildren and foster parents, updated payment-rate rulemaking, tribal child care sovereignty and culturally appropriate services, limits on land grant permanent fund use for nonsectarian/non-denominational services, provider licensure pathways, and reporting clarifications. Members also discussed whether the bill would maximize federal and state child care tax benefits and how the nonsectarian language would apply to faith-based child care providers. The committee adopted the substitute and then passed it on a 7-3 vote. The committee then moved into House Bill 2 budget language review, focusing on budget adjustment authority and other fiscal provisions. Members discussed proposed BAR language for the State Investment Council, State Treasurer, PERA, and the Economic Development Department, with concerns about caps, whether the language was too broad, and whether some items should revert to existing law or be removed. The committee approved some of the BAR language items, but flagged the Treasurer and Economic Development provisions for later review. Members also discussed extending certain appropriations and project timelines, including a Rio Grande Trail Commission item and several IT and public safety projects, generally favoring extensions where work was still underway. The committee then debated proposed public school support language that would bar PED from approving budgets for schools with fewer than 180 instructional days and from approving new moves to four-day school weeks. Several members argued the 180-day language conflicted with existing statute, which is based on instructional hours, and that the four-day-week restriction could have unintended consequences. The committee ultimately voted down both public school support provisions. The meeting ended with a brief discussion of reviewing the rest of House Bill 2 and related supplemental and language items in the next session, and then adjourned.
AZ

Arizona 2026 Regular Session

02/10/2026 - House Commerce

Commerce

Transcript Highlights:
  • As was noted earlier, the public prompt-pay statutes govern that.
  • Department of Labor's wage and hour division.
  • Department of Labor or to file a lawsuit.
  • We've done everything we can to improve efficiencies within our labor department.
  • We've done everything we can to improve efficiencies within our labor department.
Bills: HB2174 , HB2496 , HB2744 , HB2863 , HB2910 , HB2938
Committee: House Commerce
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

JDC-LBT, JDC DEFER Public Hearings 02-05-2026

Judiciary

Transcript Highlights:
  • ><c> and</c><00:01:48.079><c> Industrial</c> Department of Labor and Industrial Department of Labor and
  • Right. >> Yeah, the Department of Health is also very large, and the reason for the director of the Department
  • Whereas, um, to head the director of the Department of Health.
  • Whereas, um, to head the director of the Department of Health.
  • </c> agency instead of department of health? agency instead of department of health?
Bills: SB2841 , SB2533
Committee: Senate Judiciary
Summary: The joint Judiciary, Labor, and Technology Committee heard two bills in the morning session and later took up two Judiciary decision-making items. SB 2841 would require human trafficking awareness training for transient accommodation workers. Testimony was generally supportive from the Department of Labor and Industrial Relations, the Department of Law Enforcement, and the Hawaii Hotel Alliance/American Hotel and Lodging Association, which also proposed amendments to preserve existing industry training programs and broaden coverage. Members clarified that the administration wanted DLE to be the lead agency instead of DLIR, while the Attorney General would still handle approval of training programs. The committee recommended passage with amendments, including coverage for third-party contractors and implementation dates, and the measure was adopted with no recorded opposition. SB 2533 would adjust the salaries of the Campaign Spending Commission’s executive director and associate director to better align with comparable enforcement/compliance positions. The commission supported the bill, saying its salaries lag behind similar offices by about $30,000 and that recruitment and workload have become more difficult, while one testifier opposed the proposal. Members questioned why the bill used the Department of Health as the salary comparator and whether Ethics would be a better benchmark; the committee agreed to revise the bill to peg the salaries to the Ethics Commission instead, blank out the dollar amounts for further review, and note the requested appropriation in the report. The committee recommended passage with amendments, and the measure was adopted. In the Judiciary decision-making agenda, SB 2203, concerning the use of masks or personal disguises by law enforcement officers, was amended to allow exceptions for officers who are unmasked nearby or who are supporting undercover operations, to change the term to “facial covering,” and to add definitions covering federal, state, and county law enforcement. The committee also set a far-future effective date and passed the bill with amendments. SB 2442, relating to judiciary purchase-of-service contracts with community-based organizations, was also passed with amendments; the committee added a far-future effective date, clarified the consumer price index reference, and noted a recommended appropriation amount of $4.26 million in the committee report. All measures were adopted without recorded no votes or reservations.
WA

Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Postsecondary Education & Workforce Feb 4th, 2026 at 01:30 pm

Postsecondary Education & Workforce

Transcript Highlights:
  • In doing so, the office selects eligible students with the assistance of the Washington Military Department
  • I am a representative of the student government and advocate for equitable student access to education
  • This is why tuition rates at public universities are controlled by the state government.
  • And he would never have been able to contribute to many government-funded institutions like NASA.
  • Department of Education. Quality nursing education begins at the state level.
Bills: HB2498 , HB2443 , HB2567 , HB2363 , HB2422
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

TRS Public Hearing 02-03-2026

Transportation

Transcript Highlights:
  • </c> Sher Bird uh Hawaii Police Department. Sher Bird uh Hawaii Police Department.
  • So the department stopped or not moving.
  • &gt;&gt; Hello chair sniffing with the department &gt;&gt; Hello chair sniffing with the department of
  • Uh, my name is Carol, Department of Taxation.
  • We'll stand on Department of Taxation.
Bills: HB1694 , HB1695 , HB1986 , HB1797 , HB1879 , HB2034
Summary: The committee opened by explaining hearing procedures, including a two-minute oral testimony limit and that decision-making would follow after testimony. It then took up SB 20008, which would set 55 mph as the maximum speed limit on all parts of the DKI/Saddle Road highway. The bill’s introducer described it as a response to safety concerns and noted prior public opposition when the speed limit was lowered from 60 mph; the Hawaii Police Department was listed in opposition, while DOT and several individuals testified in support. No vote was taken during the portion provided. The committee next heard SB 20009, requiring new plates/tags or emblems for used motor vehicles transferred between private individuals, and SB 2026, which would require drivers approaching stationary vehicles on the shoulder or roadside to slow down and, if necessary, change lanes. The Attorney General supported SB 2026 but recommended narrowing and clarifying the language by removing references to shoulder/roadside, collision or mechanical problem, and other limiting definitions so the duty would apply more broadly and be easier to enforce; AAA and OMA also supported the measure. Members discussed the practical need for a mandatory move-over rule, especially for roadside workers and tow operators, and the committee heard concerns about enforceability on two-lane roads and in accident scenes. SB 2053 was then heard, authorizing electronic signatures on supporting documents used to transfer ownership of total-loss vehicles to insurers without notarization and requiring insurers to indemnify the finance director for claims arising from those electronic title issuances. The Hawaii Insurers Council, Copart, the City and County of Honolulu, and others supported the bill, with Copart describing it as a modernization that would reduce delays for total-loss settlements; technical amendments were requested. The committee also heard SB 2172, which would allow all-terrain vehicles to operate at night if equipped with lights and a slow-moving vehicle emblem, adjust helmet requirements, define utility terrain vehicles, and include ATVs in motor vehicle insurance law. DOT said it could support the bill only if limited to low-speed areas, and the insurance industry warned it could create a new insurance scheme; the City and County of Honolulu opposed while the Hawaii Farm Bureau and an individual supported. Finally, SB 2253 was introduced to expand first-degree negligent injury to include injuries negligently inflicted by intoxicated drivers, with DOT, county prosecutors, and the Honolulu Prosecutor’s Office in support; Honolulu prosecutors said they would oppose a proposed amendment because they wanted the language to preserve the offense as a lesser included offense tied to negligent homicide.
WA

Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Early Learning & Human Services Jan 30th, 2026 at 08:30 am

Early Learning & Human Services

Transcript Highlights:
  • It also requires the department to adopt rules or policies for document and record sharing between and
  • It also requires the department to adopt rules or policies for document and record sharing between and
  • It modifies the definition of rated bed capacity and requires that the Department of Children, Youth,
  • It modifies the participation of individuals representing tribal governments.
  • Governance is critical. Thank you, Representative Taylor. We have further discussion.
Bills: HB2230 , HB2364 , HB2389 , HB2429
FL

Florida 2026 Regular Session

Education Pre-K - 12 Jan 27th, 2026

Education Pre-K - 12

Transcript Highlights:
  • I only saw appropriations for the Florida Department of Education.
  • I was at the Department of Education when we were using some of the opportunity to invest in the education
  • The Department of Education has been really great from Commissioner Corcoran, Commissioner Diaz now,
  • It revises the statutory formula and governance for state funding of educational facilities.
  • It revises the statutory formula and governance for state funding of educational facilities, focusing
Bills: S0564 , S1062 , S1340 , S1646 , S1718
Summary: The Senate Committee on Education Pre-K through 12 met with a quorum present and heard several education-related bills. The committee first considered CS/SB 1062 on speech and debate, which would create a Speech and Debate Hall of Fame, designate Speech and Debate Week, authorize a teacher endorsement, require FLVS to establish an institute for speech and debate, direct development of related coursework and credentials, and require annual district reporting. Supporters, including a parent and representatives of the Florida Debate Initiative and school groups, emphasized the academic and civic benefits of debate and the need for funding for travel and training. The committee adopted a delete-all amendment and then reported the bill favorably. The committee also heard and reported favorably SB 1718 on educator preparation and certification, with testimony from an Orange County principal and others supporting a proposal to let educators bank professional learning hours, and SB 1646 on educational facilities, which revises how facility funding is calculated and prioritized, including safety and planning considerations. The committee then took up CS/SB 564 on student volunteers at polling locations. An amendment clarified that high school students who are registered or pre-registered to vote may volunteer at polling places and count the service toward graduation or postsecondary financial aid requirements. Testimony from a county supervisor of elections and civic groups supported the bill as a way to engage students in elections and expand volunteer opportunities, while clarifying it would not conflict with existing election funding rules. The committee adopted the amendment and reported the bill favorably. Finally, the committee heard SB 1340 on coordinated screening and progress monitoring, which requires school districts to screen students for characteristics of dyslexia and dyscalculia, place identified students on support plans, and use evidence-based interventions, with State Board of Education rulemaking to implement the process. The sponsor and a supporting parent group stressed early identification and intervention. The committee reported the bill favorably. The committee also recommended confirmation of Laila Collins to the State Board of Education, and then adjourned.
WA

Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Local Government Jan 16th, 2026 at 10:30 am

Local Government

Transcript Highlights:
  • and for these other government entities.
  • The point of contact would need to coordinate with other government departments and agencies to ensure
  • that the local government meets its permitting deadlines.
  • The point of contact would need to coordinate with other government departments and agencies to ensure
  • that the local government meets its permitting deadlines.
Bills: HB2228 , HB2273 , HB2418 , HB2381
WA

Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session

Senate Labor & Commerce Jan 16th, 2026 at 08:00 am

Labor & Commerce

Transcript Highlights:
  • And so I will call up our Employment Security Department.
  • relations director for the Employment Security Department.
  • I'm the government relations director from the Employment Security Department, and I get the opportunity
  • Tammy Fellon, on behalf of the Department of Labor and Industries.
  • Again, Josh Die for the Employment Security Department.
Bills: SB6014 , SB5972 , SB5869 , SB5874
KY
Transcript Highlights:
  • ><c> for</c><00:04:14.640><c> Behavioral</c> for the Department for Behavioral for the Department for
  • So the first department we'd like to start with is DJJ, the Department of Juvenile Justice.
  • So the first department we'd like to start with is DJJ, the Department of Juvenile Justice.
  • The next department we're going to highlight is our Department of Corrections.
  • </c> um we reorg the government many times. um we reorg the government many times.
Summary: The meeting was the first of the year for the Capital Planning Advisory Board. Members were called, a quorum was confirmed, new co-chairs and members were welcomed, and the board approved the prior year’s meeting minutes. The chair also reviewed the capital planning timeline, packet organization, and the list of agencies that submitted plans but would not testify. The Cabinet for Health and Family Services presented first, outlining priorities centered on public safety, protecting existing infrastructure, preventive maintenance, and improving service delivery. Its major requests included a $21 million maintenance pool for 14 campuses and 175 buildings, phase 2 construction funding for a new public health laboratory, an 18-bed psychiatric hospital for children and adolescents with severe mental health needs, and several projects at Western State Hospital, Western State Nursing Facility, Hazlewood, and Oakwood. Members asked about the youth facility’s relationship to a separate DJJ project, vacant buildings, the high per-bed cost of the children’s hospital, and how the cabinet determined the need for the youth facility. CHFS said the youth project would be a separate facility serving high-acuity youth, the cost reflected the specialized nature of the unit and an 18-bed cap, and the broader youth plan also includes prevention, in-home services, and coordination across agencies. The Kentucky Department of Education then described projects for its three state-operated facilities: the Kentucky School for the Deaf, the Kentucky School for the Blind, and the FFA leadership training center. It requested additional funding for the FFA classroom and activity building after bids came in higher than expected, plus funding for a new education finance application system to support SEEK budgeting. Other priorities included a maintenance pool, FFA pool renovation, electrical upgrades, campus education enhancements, lighting improvements, safety and security work, door and window replacements, and HVAC maintenance. Members asked about student outcomes, the size of the FFA pool, and construction cost assumptions; the department said it tracks students through the schools and short-course programs, the pool size figure may have been a typo, and current construction estimates are being adjusted upward because of inflation and supply-chain pressures. The Education and Labor Cabinet began its presentation with 12 priority projects, including a state labor exchange system to connect job seekers and employers, renovation of the McDow Vocational Rehabilitation Center, and a new adult education and family literacy management information system. The cabinet said the labor exchange would help match workers with employers at no cost, while the McDow renovation was needed because the 30-year-old facility has safety and code concerns. The adult education system was described as outdated and lacking adequate case-management and tracking capabilities.
AL

Alabama 2025 Regular Session

Alabama House Transportation, Utilities and Infrastructure Committee Apr 29th, 2025

Transportation, Utilities and Infrastructure

Transcript Highlights:
  • project when they have an opportunity to go to the feds with matching dollars from the federal government
  • Chairman, members, I'm Tony Harris, the chief of communication and government relations for the Department
  • There's a 5% gross receipt tax on contractor payments that generates revenue for the Department of Mental
  • Department of Mental Health.
  • include that in the overall project cost when they're seeking matching dollars from the federal government
Bills: HB606 , SB271
AL

Alabama 2025 Regular Session

Alabama House Apr 10th, 2025

Alabama House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • when the Department of Insurance does not govern does the Insurance does not govern does the Insurance
  • does not govern does the Alabama Department of Insurance does not Alabama Department of Insurance does
  • is the those details, that department is the those details, that department is the department of department
  • Department Department of of uh revenue. Department Department of of uh revenue.
  • to govern and we think local government to govern and we think local government to govern and we think
TX

Texas 89th Regular

89th Legislative Session Apr 10th, 2025

Texas House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • For the federal government in fiscal year 24, the federal government had four $4.9 trillion in revenues
  • Chapter 481 of the Government Code.
  • The federal government. government that's right and do you know what the competitive bidding process
  • Yes, the federal government is going to pay 90%.
  • Department of Public Safety.
Bills: SB1 , HB500 , SB1 , HB1400 , HB 1094 , HB365 , HB 1109 , HB647 , HB500
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Agriculture Committee Meeting - 2025-04-09

Agriculture Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • So first up, Commissioner Peterson from the Minnesota Department of Agriculture.
  • For the record, my name is Stu Lorre, Government Relations Director.
  • And why is the Department of Agriculture involved?
  • We shouldn't be asking the Department of Agriculture to oversee this study of locates.
  • The department has a technical amendment that we will explain.
Bills: HF2446
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Corrections Apr 2nd, 2025

Corrections

Transcript Highlights:
  • Quorum that govern the House proceedings.
  • We're going to be across from the police department, next to our jail, our sheriff's department. ...Currently
  • This is good government.
  • My career began in 1983 as a correctional officer with the Texas Department of Corrections.
  • The Texas Department of License and Regulation could see it.
Committee: House Corrections