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AL

Alabama 2026 1st Special Session

Alabama House Insurance Committee Feb 11th, 2026

Insurance

Transcript Highlights:
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AL

Alabama 2025 Regular Session

Alabama Senate Veterans, Military Affairs and Public Safety Committee Apr 3rd, 2025

Veterans, Military Affairs, and Public Safety

Transcript Highlights:
  • Because there's no state law, that's what this bill aims to address. Motion, Senator...
  • There are many things that we can do together to improve the lives of the veterans in our state, and
  • It is really important for us to look at good programs in our state that we could then... programs in
  • our state that we could then replicate statewide for veterans.
  • April Turner, who is the state head injury coordinator for the Department of Rehabilitation Services,
Bills: SB241, HB304, HB295, HB361
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Agriculture & Livestock Mar 18th, 2025

Agriculture & Livestock

Transcript Highlights:
  • I mean, I know that this data, this information is currently.
  • In Texas, we rank sixth in honey production in the United States.
  • Bees are having a lot of trouble this year in the United States.
  • And, you know, State of Texas does a great job. with bees and habitat.
  • So are there any state programs that are? helping with the beekeeping industry? know of.
AL

Alabama 2025 Regular Session

Alabama Senate Finance and Taxation General Fund Committee Feb 12th, 2025

Finance and Taxation General Fund

Transcript Highlights:
  • There have been at least two or three other states that have gone in for new prisons, and all of them
  • Keep in mind also that one thing we've done in the states is pay off loans that we've already had.
Bills: SB60, SB103, SB60, SB103
TX

Texas 89th Regular

89th Legislative Session May 16th, 2025

Texas House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Implementation of a statewide homeless data sharing network to share real-time data on homelessness.
  • All this bill does, all this bill does. is allowed to gather statewide homeless data across the state
  • is no room for hate in any state.
  • That makes our grid more resilient and reliable at a time when we have AI and data centers that...
  • In fact, we've done more than any state in the history of the United States to secure the Texas border
Bills: HB2293, HB2694, HB2999, HB3694, HB3254, HB4662, HB5629, HB5632, HB5675, HB5664, HB5671, HB5680, HB5682, HB5693, HB4158, HB5695, HB4669, HB5696, HB5698, HB5677, HB5699, HB5694, HCR81, HCR83, HCR84, HCR89, HCR111, HCR142, HR868, SB682, SB1351, SB1895, SB1931, SB2141, SB3044, SCR1, SCR6, SCR37, SB458, SB482, SB927, SB984, SB651, SB1620, SB2124, SB2448, SB841, SB843, SB402, SB2662, SB2053, SB2332, SB2112, SB745, SB1247, SB1789, HB75, HB5354, HB4683, HB4847, HB1449, HB3833, HB265, HB1845, HB 108, HB1960, HB1955, HB2512, HB2581, HB2803, HB1738, HB636, HB2638, HB2655, HB871, HB 1107, HB1765, HB1822, HB3679, HB4099, HB3732, HB3171, HB3749, HB2814, HB3977, HB4204, HB4207, HB4449, HB1820, HB1876, HB1939, HB1347, HB2593, HB2136, HB2658, HB2757, HB2080, HB3063, HB3006, HB2844, HB3241, HB3680, HB3169, HB2078, HB2507, HB4559, HB3405, HB475, HB3463, HB3441, HB3520, HB3178, HB158, HB2060, HB4991, HB1991, HB5596, HB2014, HB2731, HB2417, HB2399, HB2301, HB3335, HB3234, HB3320, HB4848, HB4748, HB4769, HB4795, HB2086, HB2234, HB4916, HB5624, HB4505, HB5093, HB5302, HB5402, HB5606, HB4630, HB4924, HB3339, HB3793, HB3631, HB4882, HB5509, HB5499, HB5520, SB1177, SB1559, SB746, SB434, SB1383, SB1214, SB1079, SB3031, SB2141, SB2185, SB1895, SB1241, SB901, SB1883, SB552, HB 1249, HJR218, HB5623, SB687, SB1332, SB458, SB482, SB927, SB984, SB651, SB1620, SB2124, SB2448, SB841, SB843, SB402, SB2662, SB2053, SB2332, SB2112, SB745, SB1247, SB1789, HCR76, HCR127, HCR9, HCR40, HCR118, HR559, HCR59, HCR135, HCR141, HCR46, HCR109, HCR10, SB3037
WY

Wyoming 2026 Regular Session

House Education Committee, February 20, 2026

Education

Transcript Highlights:
  • I'm speaking on behalf of the Moms for Liberty Wyoming chapters across the state.
  • Across our state, families make thoughtful decisions on how their children are educated.
  • We support we support Senate File state.
  • Across our state, educational pathways.
  • Any other state departments? I don't see any. We will open it up to public testimony.
Bills: SF0018, SF0036, SF0047
FL

Florida 2026 Regular Session

Military and Veterans Affairs, Space, and Domestic Security Feb 2nd, 2026

Military and Veterans Affairs, Space, and Domestic Security

Transcript Highlights:
  • I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America, and to the Republic for which it stands
  • Senate Bill 502 changes the state statute so that the state of Florida will provide...
  • Senate Bill 502 changes the state statute so that the state of Florida will provide concurrent, both
  • violated a federal law on a United States military installation.
  • States Attorney or United States District Court for the applicable district in this state has waived
Bills: S0502, S1182, S1514
Summary: The Senate Committee on Military and Veterans Affairs, Space, and Domestic Security met with a quorum present and took up two bills. Senator Burgess presented SB 1514, a public records measure tied to Space Florida that exempts Board of Space Florida meetings from public records requirements when trade secrets are discussed. He said the exemption was needed to protect sensitive business information and support Space Florida’s mission. The bill drew no questions or debate, and it was reported favorably by a unanimous roll call vote. The committee then considered CS for SB 502, sponsored by Senator Wright, which would provide concurrent state and federal legislative jurisdiction over certain juvenile offenses on U.S. military installations in Florida when federal jurisdiction is waived and the conduct is also a state crime. Senator Wright argued the change would allow juveniles to be handled in the state juvenile justice system rather than federal court, which he said is better suited for rehabilitation. The bill also had no questions or debate and was reported favorably by unanimous vote. After the bills, the committee recognized representatives from a Pasco County veterans wellness group and their therapy dog, Grit, for their work with veterans. The committee then adjourned without objection.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
  • Using state assessment data to implement initiatives like the additional day school year program has
  • State data shows that students in 5th, 7th, and 8th grade math are still performing.
  • . formal state results, because they have that data capability.
  • And the data speaks for itself. Mr.
  • But the way state law works...
Bills: SB8, SB 8
LA

Louisiana 2026 Regular Session

Finance May 27th, 2026

Finance

Transcript Highlights:
  • It was the first one in the state to build a bridge.
  • gather data throughout the state for where those areas may be subject to that and just put together
  • But they're just going to set up their parameters for it by getting the data from the state and getting
  • The Medicaid rate paid The Medicaid rate paid in an ambulatory surgery center is a loss for those centers
  • The state takes its state general fund down to somewhere between $79,000 and $100,000.
AZ

Arizona 2026 Regular Session

03/24/2026 - Senate Natural Resources

Natural Resources

Transcript Highlights:
  • for energy projects on state land.
  • centers, etc.
  • It's our state.
  • This is about state-run, state-owned infrastructure.
  • I know there was a shotgun range in Pima County that was just sold to a data center, but part of it is
Summary: The Natural Resources Committee approved the March 17 minutes and then took up a long calendar of bills, holding HCR 2038. HB 2787, which would bar the state and its political subdivisions from using personnel or financial resources to enforce, administer, or cooperate with the Mexican wolf reintroduction program, drew opposition from Sierra Club and Humane World for Animals/Animal Defense League of Arizona, who argued it would hinder wolf recovery and undercut science-based wildlife management. The committee nevertheless gave HB 2787 a do-pass recommendation by a 4-3 vote. The committee then considered HB 2055 on a Brackish Groundwater Recovery Program Fund and HB 2782 on disclosure requirements for regulatory assets in utility rates. Testimony on HB 2055 raised concerns that brackish groundwater is still groundwater and that pumping it could cause localized impacts, but the bill initially received a do-pass recommendation before a later vote failed on reconsideration. HB 2782 prompted discussion about Corporation Commission authority and utility regulation, but it ultimately received a do-pass recommendation. The committee also heard HB 2781, a solar energy decommissioning and financial assurance bill, with testimony from environmental groups, industry representatives, and a local official; an amendment by Senator Sundareshan to strengthen financial assurance and remove the remediation fund failed, and the underlying bill also failed on a tied 4-4 vote. Later, the committee approved HB 2975, which would suspend use of solar scoring maps on state trust lands and require new mining and housing scoring maps, despite opposition from environmental groups and neutral comments from the State Land Department that the solar map is only a guidance tool. HB 2696, as amended, passed after the committee adopted amendments shifting the Arizona Commerce Authority’s fuel-price mandate and creating a fuel resiliency task force; testimony focused on fuel supply, pipeline capacity, refinery access, and whether the ACA was the right agency to lead the effort. The committee also passed HCM 2009 urging Congress to require legislative approval for new national monuments and to streamline mining and land-swap processes, and HB 2889, which funds ADEQ monitoring of uranium contamination and creates a statewide registry and tribal partnership program. Finally, the committee approved HB 2763, which would require legislative approval before the Arizona Game and Fish Commission could close a shooting range. Supporters said it was meant to protect facilities like Ben Avery and preserve safe shooting locations, while opponents argued the bill was unnecessary because existing review steps already exist and there was no imminent closure threat. The committee also heard testimony on the bill from Game and Fish, which said the measure would add another layer to an already extensive closure process and that the department was neutral on the proposal.
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Education Feb 17th, 2026 at 10:00 am

Education

Transcript Highlights:
  • and the secretary of state.
  • I'm not going to set a number of times in state law.
  • in the state.
  • Up to the center from Caron, I would be very surprised if that's the case, knowing there centers very
  • So, the state had to step in because there are times when things arise to the level where the state should
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Senate Legislative Session Mar 9th, 2026 at 01:30 pm

Oklahoma Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • State University's Ferguson College of Agriculture, representing all majors in the college.
  • We are anticipating upwards of 500,000 unique visitors to the state.
  • So every community in the state is going to benefit from this massive event.
  • We would be the 11th state.
  • We would be the 11th state.
AZ

Arizona 2026 Regular Session

03/17/2026 - Senate Natural Resources

Natural Resources

Transcript Highlights:
  • So that's been the gasoline demand driver in this state, and that's been. demand driver in this state
  • As you can see by the red color in the state of Arizona, some other states had a greater decline and
  • data clearinghouse.
  • ... ...are seeing data centers and other large loads coming onto the system and are also in the process
  • are seeing data centers and other large loads coming on to the system and are also in the process of
Summary: The committee began with an informational presentation from Gordon Shemp of Nemecu Analytics on Arizona transportation fuel supply and pricing. He explained that Arizona sits at the end of the pipeline system, relies on limited terminal inventories, and can experience only about a seven-day fuel supply if pipelines are disrupted. He attributed recent price spikes to constrained pipeline capacity, Kinder Morgan pressure reductions after PHMSA anomaly reviews, and recovering demand, and he also discussed California refinery closures, increased imports from overseas, and proposed new pipeline capacity into Phoenix from the east. Committee members asked about fuel formulations and pipeline logistics, and Shemp said the proposed project would not change fuel specifications, only transport capacity. The committee then took up House Bill 2758, which would allow eligible entities in La Paz County’s McMullen Valley groundwater basin to transport groundwater to AMAs under specified limits and conditions, with related provisions on fees, districts, and water improvement programs. Supporters, including Stan Barnes, Jim Downing, and Barry Arons, argued the bill follows the Harquahala model, provides needed augmentation for urban Arizona, and includes local benefits and guardrails. Opponents, including La Paz County Supervisor Holly Irwin, Devonna Sater, and Ed Curry, said the bill would worsen groundwater decline, subsidence, and well failures in Salome and Wenden and favored outside investors over rural residents. After debate, the committee approved HB 2758 on a 4-3 vote. The committee also heard and advanced several other water-related bills. HB 2031, extending the deadline to apply for grandfathered groundwater rights in the Wilcox AMA from 15 to 27 months, passed 5-2 after some members said the extension was unnecessary and would delay protections. HB 2102, allowing county improvement districts in subsequent AMAs or groundwater transportation basins to use eminent domain for a well and standpipe site and water hauling, passed 4-3 after Sierra Club testimony called it a limited “band-aid” rather than a real solution. HB 2103, which would let water improvement programs accept gifts and dedicate groundwater transportation fee revenue to local residential water hauling and delivery, also passed 4-3. HB 2117, a technical cleanup bill shifting Environmental Special Plate Fund administration to the Natural Resource Conservation Board and raising education-center distributions from $5,000 to $10,000, passed 5-2 despite concerns about the fund’s administration. The committee then considered HB 2261, which changes agricultural property tax terminology and valuation rules. County assessors and the Arizona Association of Counties opposed it, warning it would effectively exempt many agricultural improvements from taxation and shift costs to residential taxpayers; the Arizona Farm Bureau supported it as a clarification that would provide certainty for agriculture. The bill passed 4-3. Finally, HB 2262, transferring the Resource Analysis Division from the State Land Department to the Arizona Geological Survey and revising geospatial advisory responsibilities, was introduced, with State Land Department staff saying they were neutral but noting the bill would need clearer statutory duties if RAD is removed.
KY
Transcript Highlights:
  • the state side and on the county side. the state side and on the county side.
  • From the state treasurer's office, the assistant state treasurer, former member Mr. Russell Weber.
  • with you uh in the before the state with you uh in the before the state government<00:21:01.679>
  • returned uh to the people of the state. returned uh to the people of the state.
  • budget request is that we occupy a state budget request is that we occupy a state building<00:24
Summary: The meeting began with testimony from representatives of the Prosecutor’s Advisory Council, including county and commonwealth attorneys, on their proposed budget. They described the scope of their work in district and circuit court, juvenile and dependency cases, specialty courts, guardianship, involuntary hospitalization, and the Rocket Docket program. The witnesses emphasized that their budgets are overwhelmingly personnel costs and warned that proposed cuts could lead to layoffs, reduced retention, and loss of recently added positions. They also said the General Assembly’s recent salary classification plan had improved recruitment and retention, and that underfunding could reverse those gains. A major topic was the Rocket Docket program, which they said speeds lower-level cases through the system, reduces jail costs, and saves money for both counties and the state. They reported that in one circuit, average jail time for certain cases dropped from about 50 days to about 6 days. They also raised concerns that the Rocket Docket line item may not be clearly included in the committee substitute and asked for clarification on how the budget would treat it. In response, the chair said the intent was to move some of those items into the base budget, though the exact structure was still uncertain. The presenters also discussed a 2022 subsidy for county attorney employees tied to retirement contributions, saying it totals about $1.3 million and should not be reduced because the obligation remains. They said the budget would need to support the salary classification plan extensions, House Bill 8 subsidies, and a new case management system that they described as essential to modernizing operations and improving communication with victims and law enforcement. The chair thanked them for the testimony and indicated the committee would continue reviewing the budget. The committee then heard from Deputy State Treasurer Russell Weber, who reported that the treasury has now returned more than $90 million in unclaimed property to Kentuckians. He said the office faces ongoing fraud issues and requested funding for a dedicated legal counsel and a fraud investigator, along with outreach money to educate the public about unclaimed property. He also outlined several capital requests, including the final year of a printer-system lease and replacement of HVAC equipment in the treasury building. Members briefly joked with him about a mineral-rights bill and coal, but no votes or formal actions were taken beyond approving the minutes and adjourning the meeting.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

State Committee Meeting - 2026-04-16

State Government Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • <00:04:21.920> Board and modernize the Minnesota State Board and modernize the Minnesota State
  • I stated a grammatical question.
  • across state programs. across state programs.
  • taxpayer money in the state. Thank you. taxpayer money in the state. Thank you.
  • for folks interacting with the state. for folks interacting with the state.
Bills: HF4074
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Rules and Legislative Administration Committee 4/15/26

Rules and Legislative Administration

Transcript Highlights:
  • state statute and state constitution. state statute and state constitution.
  • state constitution. state constitution.
  • similar state funds uh state school similar state funds uh state school funds<00:15:35.840> in
  • this state. this state.
  • our state. our state.
Bills: HF3900, HF1849