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FL

Florida 2025 Regular Session

House in Session Mar 26th, 2025

Florida House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • THIS WILL BE THE LARGEST STATE TAX CUT IN THE HISTORY OF FLORIDA.
  • reduce its sales tax.
  • WE ARE NOT DOING THAT BECAUSE, AS SHE HAS STATED, THE RESEARCH AS SHE HAS STATED, THE RESEARCH SHOWS
  • Last Wednesday, March 19, was recognized as State Park State.
  • The United States.
Summary: The Florida House convened for regular business, with Speaker Perez announcing historic budget plans including the largest state tax cut in Florida history - a permanent 0.75% sales tax reduction from 6% to 5.25%, saving Floridians nearly $5 billion annually. The House will propose a budget lower than both the Governor's proposal and last year's budget. Several bills passed including Lucy's Law (boating safety), water access facilities funding, municipal utility rate corrections, hazardous walking conditions for schools, and medical malpractice 'Free Kill Law' repeal. The controversial firearm purchase age bill (HB 759) passed 78-34, lowering the minimum age from 21 to 18, despite emotional opposition citing the Parkland shooting. Other bills addressed cursive writing instruction, peer support for first responders, and government sunset reviews. Multiple veto override motions were approved unanimously, reinstating funding for veterans programs and infrastructure projects.
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

EDU-WLA, EDU Public Hearings 02-13-2026

Education

Transcript Highlights:
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  • Um, Stacy Aldridge, State Librarian, Hawaii State Public Library System.
  • State<00:20:02.160> Public state librarian, Hawaii State Public state librarian, Hawaii State
  • Tom Yamamaica for Tax Foundation.
Bills: SB2613, SB2147
Summary: The committee heard SB 2613, a cleanup bill relating to public school land transfers under Act 307 (2022), which revises tax map key references and the conveyance process for properties transferred to the Department of Education. The Hawaii State Public Library System supported the measure, saying it would complete the long-unfinished separation of the library system from DOE property control and make future building projects more efficient and cost-effective. DOE also supported the bill and requested an amendment to remove TMK 43-62 parcel 10, the Wilcox Elementary School parcel, so that it could instead be transferred to the county for use with the adjacent park and tennis courts. Members focused heavily on why land transfers and construction approvals have been slow, especially the need for right-of-entry documents and an MOA for a library construction project. Library and DOE witnesses said the delays stemmed from site-control issues and confusion over property status, and that the bill would clarify which parcels are transferred by operation of law and remove the need for additional transactional documents in many cases. Several members questioned whether the bill actually changes authority or simply clarifies existing practice, and DOE said it wanted legislative clarity so the transfers are unmistakably effective on a date certain. The committee also discussed a separate section of the bill dealing with public use of school facilities after hours, including parking fees on property under DOE jurisdiction. DOE explained that any parking charges would apply only to property it controls, not county roads, and that fees are set through existing facility-use procedures. Members raised concerns about the pace of land transfers generally and urged DOE to move more expeditiously on pending parcels. The hearing then moved on to SB 2147, which would designate the first Friday in February as Love My Library Day; the library system testified in support as the committee began that measure.
AL

Alabama 2025 Regular Session

Alabama House Commerce and Small Business Committee Apr 23rd, 2025

Commerce and Small Business

Transcript Highlights:
  • From building codes.
  • Uh, there... codes that are complied with. Uh, there are nuances around the state.
  • And this building code is also adopted by the state as well.
  • The building code says that section 301.2.1.1 states a design professional is required for wind design
  • That is straight from the code book that's adopted by the state and adopted by pretty much every county
Bills: SB186, SB212, HB566, SB186, SB212
AL

Alabama 2026 1st Special Session

Alabama Senate Tourism Committee Feb 18th, 2026

Tourism

Transcript Highlights:
  • And the bill also codifies the requirements of an alcoholic importer from another state when they import
  • uh of an alcohol importer<00:10:37.680> from<00:10:37.839> another<00:10:38.160> state
  • <00:10:38.959> when<00:10:39.279> they importer from another state when they importer
  • from another state when they import<00:10:40.079> alcohol<00:10:40.720> into<00:10:41.279
Bills: SB266, SB287, SB266, SB287
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Public Health May 12th, 2025

Public Health

Transcript Highlights:
  • As stated, I am speaking in opposition to Senate Bill 268.
  • Yeah, this is just the state—I mean, stuff's coming real fast, right?
  • I'm a prescribing psychologist in the state of Louisiana.
  • states.
  • state does it, doesn't mean we...
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Public Health May 12th, 2025

Public Health

Transcript Highlights:
  • in the state of Texas.
  • It doesn't allow NATOs to work outside of the state to work within the state in its current form.
  • Correct, because the state of Texas has only one NATO, the accredited NATO that's in the state of Texas
  • In the state of Texas, and that's Science Care. Accredited in the state, correct?
  • I think it varies from state to state of where it goes before it.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Higher Education Apr 15th, 2025

Higher Education

Transcript Highlights:
  • SIP codes, C-I-P codes, are are like the Dewey Decimal System for college degrees, and SIP Code 51 degrees
  • Of course we have a physician shortage in this state.
  • The state lists at 3,208 new nurses annually. keep up.
  • in San Angelo, Midwestern State University in Wichita Falls.
  • , as our state produces proportionally fewer than. per capita than other states produce and in trying
TX
Transcript Highlights:
  • I want to thank the state of Texas.
  • We're licensed in 19 states, including this great state of Texas.
  • In pro-life states, this is national data, but we don't have data broken out by state.
  • Ten states have passed laws to create pathways for foreign licensed doctors, and 17 states are considering
  • Assisted living communities are state-licensed, state-regulated healthcare facilities.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Transportation May 19th, 2025

Transportation

Transcript Highlights:
  • Would you state your name and who you represent?
  • In the state, those projects turn over quicker.
  • States are doing design-build on that.
  • I appreciate you working at the state so long.
  • All the fees and taxes are paid, and the paperwork is done.
TX

Texas 89th 2nd C.S.

Transportation Apr 3rd, 2025

Transportation

Transcript Highlights:
  • State your name and who you represent.
  • , Transportation code, and local government code.
  • code.
  • Animal welfare advocates across the state, advocates across the state have been asking for a greater
  • This state law would, would say you have to, if the state is saying yes, you have to unless.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Transportation Apr 3rd, 2025

Transportation

Transcript Highlights:
  • The state of Texas.
  • code.
  • Seven years after it became a great state in this United States of America, we have created young men
  • This state law would say, you have to, if the state is saying yes, you have to, unless.
  • And state your case, correct? Yes, sir.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Transportation Apr 3rd, 2025

Transportation

Transcript Highlights:
  • We want to work with the state.
  • Federal or state or both? Federal.
  • Or will there be property taxes?
  • That perhaps involves the state of Texas or perhaps involves a tax-exempt entity or perhaps ultimately
  • The state would make the most sense.
AZ

Arizona 2026 Regular Session

02/18/2026 - Senate Education

Education

Transcript Highlights:
  • Budgeted voluntary resources compiled at the state level.
  • They have some of the highest in the state.
  • I am also the Arizona State Director for Women for Gun Rights.
  • The state treasurer must annually notify JLBC staff with an estimate of the amount of the reported state
  • SCR 1051 is subject to voter approval and constitutionally prohibits the state or a state officer from
Summary: The Senate Education Committee heard and advanced a series of education-related bills and resolutions. SB 1572 would require public schools to observe Celebrate Freedom Week and provide civics instruction, including a Declaration of Independence recitation unless exempt; supporters said it would strengthen civics education, while opponents argued schools already provide similar instruction. It passed 3-2. SB 1798, as amended, would require each high school to designate a FAFSA point of contact and implement FAFSA awareness efforts; the Arizona Board of Regents supported it, while some members raised concerns about imposing mandates on charter schools. It passed 5-1 as amended. The committee also passed SB 1711, which directs the State Board of Education to develop and post age-appropriate resources on recognizing and preventing inappropriate contact, with supporters emphasizing prevention and opponents warning about conflicts with Arizona’s sex-education rules. SB 1004, as amended, would exempt certain student groups from chronic-absence consequences under a new attendance policy, and SB 1507, as amended, would require consolidation of certain small school districts in receivership, with added provisions on assets, elections, and CTED participation; both passed unanimously or near-unanimously. SB 1497, as amended, would require school districts with self-insurance programs and at least 300 employees to seek competitive quotes every three years and provide detailed claims and enrollment data; it passed 5-0. Later, SB 1424 would require annual age-appropriate firearm safety awareness instruction in public schools, limited to accident prevention and without live firearms or handling demonstrations; supporters framed it as basic safety, while some members objected to charter-school mandates. It passed 4-2. SB 1684 would create a cause of action against public schools for failing to address bullying after prior reports if a student suffers serious physical injury; opponents said existing law already covers such conduct and warned of litigation costs, but it still passed 4-2. SB 1741 would require schools to allow parent-consented release-time religious instruction and award academic credit under secular criteria; critics raised constitutional and instructional-time concerns, and it passed 4-2. SB 1754 would improve complaint handling for students with disabilities by requiring a designated helper and annual reporting on special education complaints, and it passed 6-0. SB 1763 would streamline handling of small instructional grants and set an August 15 deadline for annual financial report formats; it passed 6-0. Finally, the committee advanced SCR 1012, SCR 1041, and SCR 1051, which would expand Arizona Teachers Academy eligibility for community college students and place teacher pay and permanent school fund distribution measures before voters; each resolution passed on party-line or near-party-line votes. The committee then adjourned.
NV
Transcript Highlights:
  • The Lieutenant Governor, State Controller, and State Treasurer currently get 3, 5, and 5.
  • And I don't want to miss state.
  • I represent the state of Nevada correctional officers, forensics officers in the state.
  • employees in state service.
  • state.
LA

Louisiana 2026 Regular Session

Senate May 18th, 2026

Louisiana Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • and the administration of the United States.
  • President the Congress of the United States and the administration of the United States.
  • Having a local provider tax for Lake Charles.
  • in other states around the country.
  • This from happening in this state.
Bills: SR125, SCR70, SCR12, HB4, HB251, HB623, HB819, HB944, HB986, HB1098, HB1222, HB1257, HB221, HCR58, SCR22, SCR24, SB29, SB30, SB32, SB41, SB42, SB43, SB47, SB84, SB93, SB113, SB192, SB199, SB219, SB220, SB221, SB222, SB241, SB253, SB255, SB289, SB292, SB306, SB314, SB351, SB399, SB404, SB14, SB102, SB133, SB151, SB165, SB169, SB170, SB200, SB217, SB280, SB291, SB300, SB303, SB330, SB449, SB489, SB521, SB45, SB156, SB181, SB203, SB274, SB304, SB379, SB396, SB410, SB425, SB427, SB436, SB424, SCR61, SCR9, SB35, SB65, SB215, SB246, SB249, SB269, SB282, SB296, SB323, SB363, SB369, SB474, SB490, SB492, SB500, HCR31, HB296, HB299, HB322, HB364, HB519, HB535, HB538, HB568, HB571, HB622, HB635, HB676, HB772, HB784, HB1006, HB1018, HB1043, HB1070, HB1134, HB1239, HB62, HB193, HB203, HB210, HB220, HB228, HB246, HB420, HB475, HB486, HB574, HB584, HB750, HB813, HB815, HB826, HB870, HB949, HB953, HB1045, HB1092, HB1151, HB1162, HB1176, HB1177, HB1196, HB1214, HB1241, HB22, HB28, HB33, HB41, HB47, HB87, HB115, HB162, HB195, HB214, HB217, HB233, HB283, HB290, HB319, HB324, HB345, HB362, HB363, HB368, HB377, HB380, HB382, HB386, HB392, HB406, HB431, HB441, HB466, HB503, HB533, HB559, HB575, HB590, HB593, HB618, HB636, HB655, HB664, HB685, HB692, HB707, HB715, HB732, HB738, HB741, HB748, HB776, HB807, HB822, HB856, HB860, HB868, HB887, HB888, HB905, HB908, HB961, HB980, HB990, HB992, HB999, HB1000, HB1010, HB1146, HB1157, HB1233, HB1236, HB1243, HB54, HB137, HB180, HB192, HB310, HB321, HB396, HB512, HB552, HB578, HB638, HB663, HB708, HB717, HB718, HB1009, HB1082, HB1104, HB1107, HB1198, HB1246, HB1250, HB17, HB36, HB73, HB119, HB126, HB129, HB133, HB140, HB159, HB166, HB211, HB226, HB245, HB271, HB280, HB337, HB351, HB354, HB399, HB677, HB712, HB723, HB726, HB728, HB759, HB789, HB844, HB850, HB966, HB1036, SB149, SB382, SB441, HB134, HB258, HB359, HB782
LA

Louisiana 2026 Regular Session

Senate May 18th, 2026

Louisiana Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Senator John Kennedy to the United States Fish and Wildlife Service.
  • Senator John Kennedy to the United States Fish and Wildlife Service.
  • Senator John Kennedy to the United States Fish and Wildlife Service.
  • Having a local provider tax for Lake Charles.
  • in other states around the country.
Bills: SR125, SCR70, SCR12, HB4, HB251, HB623, HB819, HB944, HB986, HB1098, HB1222, HB1257, HB221, HCR58, SCR22, SCR24, SB29, SB30, SB32, SB41, SB42, SB43, SB47, SB84, SB93, SB113, SB192, SB199, SB219, SB220, SB221, SB222, SB241, SB253, SB255, SB289, SB292, SB306, SB314, SB351, SB399, SB404, SB14, SB102, SB133, SB151, SB165, SB169, SB170, SB200, SB217, SB280, SB291, SB300, SB303, SB330, SB449, SB489, SB521, SB45, SB156, SB181, SB203, SB274, SB304, SB379, SB396, SB410, SB425, SB427, SB436, SB424, SCR61, SCR9, SB35, SB65, SB215, SB246, SB249, SB269, SB282, SB296, SB323, SB363, SB369, SB474, SB490, SB492, SB500, HCR31, HB296, HB299, HB322, HB364, HB519, HB535, HB538, HB568, HB571, HB622, HB635, HB676, HB772, HB784, HB1006, HB1018, HB1043, HB1070, HB1134, HB1239, HB62, HB193, HB203, HB210, HB220, HB228, HB246, HB420, HB475, HB486, HB574, HB584, HB750, HB813, HB815, HB826, HB870, HB949, HB953, HB1045, HB1092, HB1151, HB1162, HB1176, HB1177, HB1196, HB1214, HB1241, HB22, HB28, HB33, HB41, HB47, HB87, HB115, HB162, HB195, HB214, HB217, HB233, HB283, HB290, HB319, HB324, HB345, HB362, HB363, HB368, HB377, HB380, HB382, HB386, HB392, HB406, HB431, HB441, HB466, HB503, HB533, HB559, HB575, HB590, HB593, HB618, HB636, HB655, HB664, HB685, HB692, HB707, HB715, HB732, HB738, HB741, HB748, HB776, HB807, HB822, HB856, HB860, HB868, HB887, HB888, HB905, HB908, HB961, HB980, HB990, HB992, HB999, HB1000, HB1010, HB1146, HB1157, HB1233, HB1236, HB1243, HB54, HB137, HB180, HB192, HB310, HB321, HB396, HB512, HB552, HB578, HB638, HB663, HB708, HB717, HB718, HB1009, HB1082, HB1104, HB1107, HB1198, HB1246, HB1250, HB17, HB36, HB73, HB119, HB126, HB129, HB133, HB140, HB159, HB166, HB211, HB226, HB245, HB271, HB280, HB337, HB351, HB354, HB399, HB677, HB712, HB723, HB726, HB728, HB759, HB789, HB844, HB850, HB966, HB1036, SB149, SB382, SB441, HB134, HB258, HB359, HB782
Summary: The Senate convened with a quorum, received an opening prayer from Pastor Elizabeth Ali Frank, and adopted the journal. The chamber then handled a large number of messages, committee reports, resolutions, and House bills, including several ceremonial resolutions and many House measures returned with amendments. Notable resolutions included recognition of World Preeclampsia Awareness Day, commendations for Louisiana sports honorees, and a resolution urging higher reimbursement rates for behavioral health crisis centers, which was adopted. The Senate also concurred in SCR 22 on opioid settlement fund reporting, with Senator Myers explaining the House changes were technical and improved the reporting deadline and detail. A major portion of the meeting was devoted to concurrence or rejection of House amendments on Senate bills. The Senate concurred in several bills involving telehealth, prenatal bereavement care, official journals, ambulance Medicaid coverage, insurance and licensing disclosures, peptide regulation, psychosocial rehabilitation services, university records confidentiality, the Inspector General, religious exercise protections, child care assistance, eye care coverage, teacher retirement, and electronic service of pleadings. The chamber rejected House amendments to SB 42 on AI-created child sexual abuse materials and SB 43 on psychedelic-assisted therapy, and also rejected amendments on SB 29 and SB 32 before later concurring in many other technical or clarifying House changes. Several members explained that the House amendments were mostly technical, clarified effective dates, or adjusted definitions and contact information. The Senate then took up numerous House bills on final passage. Bills passed included measures on inmate workforce development cleanup, jury bond filing by mail, free transcripts for victims testifying before pardon/parole hearings, public awareness on illegal firearm discharge, special masters in complex litigation, paternity acknowledgments in hospitals, juvenile court filing fees in East Baton Rouge Parish, drug-free school zone penalties, criminal history record confidentiality, body brokering/fraudulent patient referrals, bail notice and residence requirements, sex offender registration updates, parish court jurisdictional amounts, court technology fees, deferred retirement options, shared custody standards, women’s policy and research commission membership, sickle cell and uterine fibroids commission membership, child exploitation reporting on online platforms, recreation of the state civil service department, children’s cabinet membership, DCFS employee background checks, AI disclosure in health care visits, the psychology inter-jurisdictional compact, mental health advisory board updates, foster children’s rights, automatic renewal contract disclosures, Orleans sheriff term alignment, access to death records for financial institutions, insurance referral disclosures, radiologist assistant regulation, plumbing licensure reforms, legislative auditor thresholds, developmental disabilities office renaming, insurer investment rules, Medicare Advantage coverage for integrative care services, and more. Some bills were returned to the calendar for further work, including HB 571, HB 475, HB 750, and HB 1162, and HB 490 was set aside after extensive debate on private-use electrical networks and data-center power arrangements. The most prominent floor action was final passage of HB 636, the Caleb Wilson Hazing Prevention Act, which Senator Boudreaux described as a comprehensive response to hazing tragedies on Louisiana campuses. He said the bill was developed by a task force that included the Wilson family and would strengthen education, reporting, accountability, and penalties, including permanent banishment for organizations involved in hazing deaths. After the bill passed 37-0, the Senate recognized the Wilson family and presented flags in Caleb Wilson’s honor. Throughout the day, many bills passed overwhelmingly, though a few drew dissent, including HB 296, HB 538, HB 568, HB 635, and HB 784. The meeting ended with continued consideration of additional House bills and unfinished items returned to the calendar for later action.
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

Room 224 Conference AM - 04-28-2026

Hawaii Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • by individuals domiciled in the state. by individuals domiciled in the state.
  • Next item on the agenda is HB 1920 HD1 SD2, relating to the low-income housing tax credit.
  • This current version of the bill allows for the transferability of LIHTC credits and extends the state
  • This current version of the bill allows for the transferability of LIHTC credits and extends the state
  • Capitol conference room 224 on in State Capitol conference room 224 on our<00:13:59.160> 10:45
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

Room 016 Conference AM - 04-28-2026

Hawaii Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
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  • small boat harbors and state parks.
  • Uh, this is one which allowed DLNR state parks and harbors to work on projects with reports back to the
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

Room 224 Conference PM - 04-28-2026

Hawaii Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Reconvening this Tuesday, April 28, 2026, at 2:40 p.m. in Conference Room 224 at the State Capitol with
  • room<00:07:19.560> 224<00:07:20.240> at<00:07:20.360> the<00:07:20.440> State
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  • We're creating a state statute to mimic the federal rules in place right now for transparent pricing