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HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

Senate Floor Session 04-21-2026 12:00pm

Hawaii Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • From the Stadium Authority, GM 512, Tracy Lester Smith, who's joined by her husband Shawn Smith and their
  • From the Stadium Authority,<00:05:29.000> GM<00:05:29.320> 512<00:05:30.080> Tracy
  • c><00:05:30.560> Lester<00:05:30.880> Smith Authority, GM 512 Tracy Lester Smith Authority
  • Also joining them in the gallery is Stadium Authority Executive Director Mike Gadow and Samantha Spain
AL

Alabama 2026 Regular Session

Alabama House Ways and Means General Fund Committee Mar 31st, 2026

Ways and Means General Fund

Transcript Highlights:
  • to the Historical Commission, and I might note that $975,000 of that is to the historic Blakeley Authority
  • Finance, $34 million from the Alabama Energy Infrastructure Fund to State Industrial Development Authority
  • <00:21:52.960> uh<00:21:53.039> in Industrial Development Authority uh in Industrial
  • Development Authority uh in the<00:21:53.360> amount<00:21:53.520> of<00:21:53.760>
  • Authority, and then finally $387,500,000 from the Public Road and Bridge Fund to ALDOT, and related to
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

WAL Public Hearing - Tue Mar 24, 2026 @ 9:00 AM HST

Water & Land

Transcript Highlights:
  • and constitutional authority. and constitutional authority.
  • DLNR is authorized to hold title.
  • I would say de- decentralize authority I would say de- decentralize authority in<00:34:15.080>
  • Stadium Authority board. Stadium Authority board.
  • I mean, hearing the authority, right? I mean, hearing the authority, right?
Summary: The committee heard testimony on SB 2613, SD1, HD1, relating to public school land transfer. The Attorney General’s office and the Department of Education supported the bill’s technical cleanup of Act 307, but strongly opposed a new provision that would convey school parcels containing public and school library facilities to the Hawaii State Public Library System. They argued the added transfer language conflicted with Act 307’s purpose of consolidating school land for more efficient school operations, and said existing law already allows co-located library use through rights of entry, licenses, or other agreements. The library system supported the bill and said it was trying to resolve longstanding operational conflicts on shared school-campus libraries, especially where public access, construction, and campus safety issues arise. Members questioned whether the Board of Education should simply mediate the dispute, whether the bill was the right solution, and whether a formal memorandum of agreement might be a better approach than a land transfer. The library system described years of difficulty coordinating with DOE on projects and said it needed a clearer process to complete work and spend CIP funds. Discussion also touched on a Kauai parcel in the bill, identified as a tennis court, and whether resurfacing could be completed before any transfer. The Attorney General indicated that if the goal is to preserve library uses while keeping title with the state, DLNR or another documented arrangement may be more appropriate than transferring fee title to the library system. The committee then heard SB 2543 SD2 HD1, relating to state construction projects. DAGS supported the measure, and the Hawaii Ironworkers Stabilization Fund and Hawaii Building Construction Trade Council strongly supported it, saying the bill would help spot-check high-cost projects and reduce waste from overruns and delays. One testifier opposed the bill, arguing the proposed construction manager role was too limited and that DAGS needed more training, decentralized authority, and better internal decision-making rather than a new layer of oversight. Supporters said the bill was intended as a pilot program to address repeated cost overruns and improve accountability on state construction projects.
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

ECD Public Hearing - Wed Mar 18, 2026 @ 8:30 AM HST

Economic Development & Technology

Transcript Highlights:
  • We're going to start with Michael Yoda from DBED, Stadium Authority. I don't see Michael. Okay.
  • Is anyone here that can speak on behalf of the Stadium Authority?
  • Andrew Pereira, Stadium Authority, also Pacific Resource...
  • Our first person is Michael Yoda from Stadium Authority. Still not here.
  • <00:38:33.760> So, Stadium Authority. Still not here. So, Stadium Authority.
Summary: The committee heard testimony on several Senate bills, with most measures drawing broad support and a few generating significant opposition or policy questions. SB 2908 SD1 and SB 2671 SD1 were taken up first; both appeared to have majority support, with SB 2908 receiving seven in support, one in opposition, and one comment, and SB 2671 receiving five in support and two comments. SB 3085 SD2, related to film industry operations, drew 11 supporters and no opposition. Georgia Skinner explained that the bill would streamline the approval timeline for productions by reducing delays tied to Land Board review, and she said DLNR supported the effort. Committee members asked about the need for the change and the relationship between the film studio, DLNR, and the approval process. The committee then discussed SB 2907 SD1, which would create an Office of Marine Affairs. Testimony was largely supportive, including from DLNR, HTDC, the Department of Agriculture and Biosecurity, ocean industry representatives, and others. The governor’s office supported the bill’s intent but objected to placing the office within the Office of the Governor, urging instead that it be housed at HTDC. HTDC said it was willing and excited to take on the work and described ongoing stakeholder engagement. Members asked about the rationale for the placement and the long-term structure of the office. SB 2353 SD2, concerning the Aloha Stadium district and billboard/naming-rights issues, drew strong opposition overall, with four in support, 23 in opposition, and one comment. Andrew Pereira of the Stadium Authority argued the measure could generate revenue to help maintain and operate the stadium and said the district would remain self-contained; he also emphasized that the development would respect the character of the area. The committee then heard SB 2074 SD1, which had five in support and 26 in opposition; only one support testimony from the Carpenters was heard before the discussion moved on. Finally, SB 2360 SD1, an enterprise zones measure, received 14 supportive testimonies and two comments. Testimony focused on updating the program for modern business models, especially e-commerce and direct-to-consumer sales, while committee members questioned whether the program overlaps with higher tax burdens and whether businesses receiving subsidies should be monitored for job retention after graduation from the program.
HI
Transcript Highlights:
  • The actual cost of maintaining this will be included in the licensing fees for pharmacists.
  • <01:26:50.080> So,<01:26:50.320> it's licensing fees for pharmacists.
  • So, it's licensing fees for pharmacists.
  • Section 5 authorizes enforcement by DLNR and HPD. HPD is critically understaffed.
  • :45:03.679> by Section five authorizes enforcement by Section five authorizes enforcement by DLNR
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Senate Session Aug 12th, 2025

Texas Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Let me jump down to relating to license holders.
  • ...not relate to license holders.
  • With that, I believe it's acceptable to the author. It is acceptable to the author.
  • Any... ...is acceptable to the author.
  • I just wonder because we had heard testimony that the River Authority of the Upper Guadalupe River Authority
Bills: SB8, SB4, SB43, SB1, SB2, SB13, SB6, SB10, SB16, SB14, SB3, SB8, SB4, SB43, SB1, SB2, SB13, SB6, SB10, SB16, SB14, SB3
TX

Texas 89th Regular

89th Legislative Session May 30th, 2025

Texas House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Eric Blum, the New York Times bestseller and author.
  • He has spent a career as an author memorializing and remembering the heroes of our great nation.
  • Eric is the author of "Fearless," the story about Adam Brown and his service to our country as a Navy
  • The connection to our chamber here today and to our county is he is also the author of "Legend," which
  • They don't really have the authority to do that. Would that be correct?
OK
LA

Louisiana 2026 Regular Session

Health and Welfare May 19th, 2026

Health and Welfare

TX

Texas 89th Regular

Senate Session (Part III) Sep 2nd, 2025

Texas Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Questions of the author? Do you yield? Of course, I'll yield, Mr. President. Thank you, Mr.
  • Questions of the author, Mr. President. Do you yield? Of course, I'll yield. Thank you, Mr.
  • Just to ask a few questions. the author. Do you? Certainly. Oh, the sponsor, sorry.
  • Question for the author. Do you yield? Yes.
  • Ask the author a couple of questions. Do you yield? Yes.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

89th Legislative Session Apr 17th, 2025

Texas House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Money the rules do not authorize points of information. Mr. Money for what purpose?
  • and co-authors for HB 3.
  • and co-authors of HB 2196.
  • It's acceptable to the author. I'm proposing it. So I move adoption.
  • a registration for the committee licensing and administrative procedures.
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Judiciary 2ND REVISED Apr 21st, 2026 at 01:30 pm

Judiciary

Transcript Highlights:
  • Questions of the author have a second from the chair. Seeing no questions, we'll redebate.
  • I'm recognized for an explanation from the author.
  • The author waives. All those opposed, same sign. The ayes have it.
  • The author would like to explain the bill.
  • Would the author like to close? The author waives.
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Judiciary 2ND REVISED Apr 21st, 2026

Judiciary

Transcript Highlights:
  • Are there questions of the author?
  • Further questions of the author? Seeing none, will there be debate? Seeing none, author waves.
  • Seeing no debate, would the author like to close? Author waves. The clerk will call the roll.
  • Author like to close? Author Waves. Clerk will call the roll. Senator Boren? Aye. Senator Brooks?
  • Seeing no debate, with the author to close, the author waves. Clerk will call the roll.
Summary: The Senate Judiciary Committee considered a large slate of executive nominations and bills. The nominations of Kevin Buchanan to the Oklahoma State Council of Interstate Adult Offender Supervision, Bobby Raines to the Polygraph Examiners Board, and Colton Richardson to the Oklahoma Indigent Defense System Board were each advanced to the full Senate without opposition. The committee then heard and advanced several measures on elections, criminal law, public safety, and civil procedure, including bills on Article V convention commissioner guardrails, precinct official terms and oaths, fraud and identity theft, treatment screening for arrested individuals, electronic monitoring eligibility, press access to certain arrest information, foreign terrorist organization-related offenses, CDL eligibility tied to the meth registry, sheriff service fees, fentanyl overdose reporting and presumptions, corporate law updates, appraiser fees in condemnation cases, child sexual abuse reporting protections, eviction mediation, garnishment response deadlines, retired municipal judges carrying firearms, critical mineral ownership restrictions, removal of a sunset on a sexual assault nurse examiner coordinator, enhanced riot and assault penalties, ability-to-pay hearings at sentencing, firearm component liability protections, hospice admission authority, government tort claims coverage for OU Health Authority, and tort claims coverage for county jails housing inmates for other entities. Several bills drew notable questioning and amendments. House Bill 2299, dealing with Article V convention commissioners, was advanced after debate over the bill’s “intimidation” language and its potential effect on political speech; Senator Jett opposed it on vagueness grounds. House Bill 3852 on precinct officials was amended to reflect Election Board recommendations, including changing a disqualification period from three to six years, before advancing. House Bill 2939, removing obsolete fax-machine references from election law, was amended to strike a repealed-law reference and then advanced. House Bill 4343, setting a $350 fee for court-appointed appraisers, prompted extended concern about fixing a market rate in statute; the title was stricken so the measure could be worked on further, but it still advanced. House Bill 4227, the child sexual abuse NDA bill, advanced after the author recognized concerns and agreed to strike the title for further work, and House Bill 3386 on same-day eviction mediation also advanced after the author struck title to revisit discrimination concerns. Other measures advanced with little or no opposition, including House Bills 3244, 3345, 3114, 4144, 3764, 3304, 3262, 2941, 3498, 4141, 4237, 3062, 3431, 3581, 3648, and 3974. Some bills generated focused policy questions, such as whether the fentanyl overdose presumption would be rebuttable, whether the meth registry is lifetime or time-limited, whether the electronic monitoring bill would be too restrictive, and whether the riot-mask felony language could affect law enforcement officers operating in an official capacity. The committee also restored title on several measures before advancing them. The meeting concluded with Chairman Howard thanking the committee and staff and noting it was his final policy committee meeting as chair before adjournment.