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AL
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Bills:
SB118, SB203, HB420, HB414, HB363, HB405, HB261, HB263, HB327, HB348, HB228, HB282, SB273, HB7, SB296, SB199, SB47, SB204, HB80, HB11, HB192
Keywords:
bail, offenses, constitutional amendment, criminal justice, law enforcement, public safety, dental insurance, medical loss ratio, premium regulation, insurance commissioner, rebate, consumer protection, Baldwin County, local bill, education funding, school tax, privilege license tax, county tax revenue, municipal school board, Baldwin County Board of Education
AL
Transcript Highlights:
- Because if they're not in uniformity, you understand what I'm saying in the code, you know, you're all
- We are incorporating the term "credible threat" into the code for the first time, which will allow all
Bills:
SB210, SB292, HB360, HB233, HB66, HB356, HB164, HB238, HB209, SB223, HB307, SB210, SB292, HB360, HB233, HB66, HB356, HB164, HB238, HB209, SB223, HB307
Keywords:
hospital liens, medical billing, government healthcare, insurance claims, patient rights, education oversight, subpoena authority, investigation, State Superintendent, school misconduct, drug courts, accountability, veterans, mental health, substance abuse, rehabilitation, criminal justice, court intervention, terrorist threat, terroristic threat
KY
Kentucky 2025 Regular Session
Interim Joint Committee on Local Government (7-29-25)
Transcript Highlights:
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Meeting Start: 00:00:05
Roll Call 00:00:12
Discussion of Legislative Measures 00:03:12
Discussion of Housing and Land Use 00:21:58
Discussion of Short Term Rental Policies 01:03:17
Adjournment 01:15:38, 958, all
Summary:
The committee approved the minutes from its June 4, 2025 meeting and then heard a series of presentations focused largely on housing and land-use policy. Senator Robbie Mills and Representative Josh Bray discussed two 2025 housing measures: Senate Bill 50, which would create residential infrastructure development districts to help local governments finance infrastructure for new housing developments through special assessments and local debt, and House Bill 7, which would let local governments identify development areas and rebate new property tax revenue to developers as an incentive for housing growth. They said Kentucky faces a statewide housing shortage of roughly 210,000 units, projected to grow if building patterns do not change, and argued that regulatory relief and financing tools are needed to increase supply.
Representative Rebecca Rymer presented House Bill 371, which would require local permitting when an industry’s residual waste landfill is located in a different county from the industry itself. She said current law lets such landfills bypass local review, leaving host counties with no say despite road impacts and other local burdens. She said the bill would preserve the existing exemption when the landfill and industry are co-located, and noted support from KLC and KO. Representative Steve Doan also described House Bill 806, a statewide backyard chicken bill that would allow domesticated hens, prohibit roosters, set a minimum of six hens that local governments could not go below, and preserve local authority over setbacks, sanitation, maintenance standards, and egg sales. He said it would override outright local bans but not HOA restrictions, and cited a current Northern Kentucky dispute and ADA litigation as reasons for the proposal.
The committee then heard a broader discussion on housing and land use from Charlie Gardner of the Mercatus Center and Nolan Gray of California YIMBY and the Bluegrass Institute. They outlined categories of land-use regulation, described the recent growth of state-level housing reforms nationwide, and cited examples such as ADU legalization, smaller lot sizes, reduced parking minimums, streamlined permitting, and single-stair or other building-code reforms. They argued that housing shortages are a statewide concern, that localities often have incentives to block growth, and that state intervention can reduce costs and uncertainty without compromising health and safety. Members asked about the housing shortage estimate, the effect of red tape on safety and local authority, and how state reforms could be phased in; the presenters said reforms often include lead time, can be targeted to larger jurisdictions, and should focus on reducing time and cost while maintaining basic standards.
US
US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
US House Floor Proceedings (Friday, March 27, 2026)
US Federal House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Pfluger from Texas. The gentleman from Texas is recognized. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
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Fluger <00:25:02.960>from <00:25:03.120>Texas. - Fluger from Texas. the bill sponsor, Mr. Fluger from Texas.
- >> The gentleman from Texas is recognized.
- >> The gentleman from Texas is recognized.
TX
Texas 89th 2nd C.S.
Health Care Affordability, Select Apr 30th, 2026
Health Care Affordability, Select
Transcript Highlights:
- The demand for labor went up.
- in Texas are highly concentrated.
- in Texas are highly concentrated.
- And that is Here in Texas, Medicaid pays less, and that is, quite honestly, because the state of Texas
- But the reality in Texas right now is the big nonprofit hospitals in Houston, In Texas right now, the
US
US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
US House Floor Proceedings (Wednesday, February 25, 2026)
US Federal House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
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seek purposes, the gentleman from Texas seek purposes, the gentleman from Texas - Nven was named the Texas Superintendent of the Year by the Texas Association of School Boards.
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serving school districts in Texas, serving school districts in Texas, serving - District of Texas proud. With that, Mr. District of Texas proud. With that, Mr.
- cares, labors and dangers. cares, labors and dangers.
TX
Texas 89th 2nd C.S.
S/C on County & Regional Government Mar 31st, 2025
S/C on County & Regional Government
Transcript Highlights:
- Texas has utilized LPPF programs across the state since 2013.
- Local Government Code Section 130.913.
- I think it's, uh, local government code.
- To standardize the code, bless you, to standardize the code and hopefully spread their risk, bless you
- , testifying on behalf of Texas Hospital Association for the bill.
NM
New Mexico 2025 Regular Session
IC - Revenue Stabilization and Tax Policy Sep 30th, 2025
Revenue Stabilization & Tax Policy Committee
Transcript Highlights:
- Again, the trade war is weighing heavily on the labor market.
- You can see the relative size of each labor sector in New Mexico.
- A tight labor market puts upward pressure on wages.
- That labor force in the future.
- Healthcare deductions are among the largest in the tax code.
TX
Texas 89th 2nd C.S.
Licensing & Administrative Procedures Apr 8th, 2025
Licensing & Administrative Procedures
Transcript Highlights:
- code.
- so that we, you know, can continue to abide by Texas penal code laws.
- That's the Texas grid and spirit.
- In 2005, the Texas occupation code in 2303.155 set impound and storage fees at $20 per day and capped
- It leaves Texas farmers like myself and many others, and other Texas manufacturing businesses with no
NY
New York 2025-2026 Regular Session
New York State Senate Session - 06/02/2026
New York Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Senate Print 8389, Ramos, an act to amend the Labor Law.
- Texas knows that.
- JP Morgan has more employees in Texas now than they do in New York.
- Texas is building their own stock exchange.
- TEXAS IS BUILDING THEIR OWN STOCK EXCHANGE.
Summary:
The Senate convened, approved the prior day’s journal, and then processed a large number of motions to discharge bills from committees and substitute identical Senate or Assembly versions for third reading. The chamber also adopted the resolution calendar with exceptions and took up several resolutions and ceremonial recognitions, including a resolution mourning Hudson Talbott, a Dairy Month resolution highlighting New York’s dairy industry, and introductions honoring Niskayuna academic teams, Gabriella Scheer for receiving the Liberty Medal, the Hartstein family’s civic engagement, and Diana Cochran’s advocacy for safe firearm storage.
The Senate then moved through the calendar and passed many bills on topics including insurance, public health, education, labor, social services, banking, local government, veterans, public service, consumer protection, criminal procedure, cannabis, parks, taxation, election law, and highway matters. Several members explained votes on notable measures: support for acupuncture insurance coverage, consumer protections for doorbell-camera data sharing, expanded protections in debt collection cases, trauma-informed procedures for sexual assault survivors, a Legionnaires’ disease awareness program, changes to mandatory minimum sentencing, and universal safe storage of firearms. A number of home rule and local authorization bills were also approved, including parkland alienation measures and local tax exemption authorizations.
Most measures passed with broad bipartisan support, though some drew recorded opposition. Notable roll calls included the consumer debt uniformity bill, the mandatory minimum sentencing bill, the safe storage/firearms bill, and the public housing and public health measures, each with more divided votes. The chamber also accepted a lengthy Rules Committee report sending many additional bills directly to third reading, and then began the supplemental calendar, passing at least the first items before the transcript ended.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- The legislature in Texas provides a vast amount of support to its veterans in the state of Texas through
- Each program is in the Texas Government Code, authorized by the legislature to serve our veterans.
- In Texas, we have it at the Texas Veterans Commission.
- And we also send out a recurring Work in Texas data from our Texas workforce partners.
- Government Code.
Summary:
The Senate Committee on Veteran Affairs heard a briefing from the Texas Veterans Commission on its major programs and outreach efforts. TVC described its claims assistance, health care advocacy, education oversight, employment services, entrepreneurship support, mental health and suicide prevention work, women veterans services, grant funding for nonprofits and local governments, and support for veteran treatment courts. The agency also highlighted its communications strategy, including media outreach, events, newsletters, social media, and the Texas Veterans State Benefits Booklet, and noted that less than 58% of veterans were aware of TVC in the latest needs assessment. A committee member asked about performance metrics, and TVC said each appropriation has associated measures and that it could provide recent results.
The committee then took up Senate Bill 651, which would allow a county veterans service office in a large county to report either directly to commissioners court or to a designated county executive official. Senator West explained the bill as a cleanup of current practice, and Dallas County testified in support, saying the change would streamline internal management. No opposition was heard, and the bill was left pending.
Senate Bill 897 would reduce the non-state matching requirement for the Texas Veterans and Family Alliance grant program in larger counties from 100 percent to 75 percent in the committee substitute, rather than the 50 percent reduction in the filed version. Supporters from MetroCare and Emergence Health Network said the lower match would help sustain and expand veteran mental health services, citing increased demand and program growth. The bill was left pending after testimony. The committee also adopted its rules.
Finally, the committee heard Senate Bill 1814, which would create an interagency database to collect and coordinate contact information for transitioning veterans so agencies could proactively connect them with services. Senator Hancock said the goal was to better use information already being collected, though he noted the bill had a significant fiscal note. The committee also heard Senate Bill 1818, which would create a temporary six-month licensing and certification process for military members and spouses assigned to Texas while they wait for letters of good standing from other states. VFW testified in support, emphasizing the importance of employment for military families. Both bills were left pending, and the committee recessed subject to the call of the chair.
US
US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
US House Floor Proceedings (Monday, June 29, 2026)
US Federal House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- I thank the Texas Public Policy Foundation and the Texas legislators advancing common sense ...measures
- The current system for reporting quality measures is labor intensive.
- Last year, the Supreme Court upheld Texas age verification law.
- The court Texas age verification law.
- And every man in her family was a laborer because that's all family was a laborer because that's all
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- Texas is the unabashed leader in oil and gas.
- It is a Texas issue.
- , and then also water conservation codes.
- , Texas Hydrogen Alliance, Mr.
- Uh, the Texas Geothermal Energy Alliance is a Texas-based, Texas-led advocacy organization, obviously
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- We contract with two incubators, one out of University of Texas and the other out of Texas A&M University
- They're all in East Texas. They're all in East Texas. There's a lot.
- So, Texas, we're military state USA, right?
- You represent Texas Oil and Gas Association.
- The Texas Geothermal Energy Alliance is a Texas-based, Texas-led advocacy organization. of advancing
NM
New Mexico 2025 Regular Session
House - Labor, Veterans and Military Affairs Feb 4th, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- We will, the House Labor, Veterans and Military Affairs.
- We do have contract labor in-house. We are capped at a certain census.
- Upbringing and contract labor.
- If there's a code in ICU, I got to be there. If there's a code in ER, I got to be there.
- There's a code pink, meaning a baby, I got to be there.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- I'm the higher education policy analyst at the Texas Public Policy Foundation.
- The bill amends the Texas Education Code by establishing the Texas Higher Education Accrediting Commission
- labor market demands, as identified by the Texas Workforce Commission.
- Byerley, you work for the Texas Public Policy Foundation, correct? That is correct.
- It simply replaces the outdated term ACT plan with pre-ACT across the education code.
Summary:
The Senate Committee on Education K-16 heard several bills and took no final votes, leaving each measure pending. The first major item, SB 1322 by Senator Hagenbuch, would create a Texas Higher Education Accrediting Commission to evaluate and approve accrediting agencies for public colleges and universities using outcome-based metrics such as retention, graduation, employment, debt, and repayment. Supporters, including Kate Byerley of the Texas Public Policy Foundation, argued the bill would add competition and align accreditation with Texas workforce needs; Senator Menendez questioned the need for a new bureaucracy and noted the $3.6 million fiscal note, suggesting existing reporting and oversight structures could serve the same purpose.
The committee then heard SB 1998, which would establish a pediatric subspecialty preceptorship program to encourage medical students to enter pediatric subspecialties. Dr. Lauren Gamble testified in strong support, saying the program would help address shortages and improve access for children, especially in rural and underserved areas. SB 2788, authored by Senator Menendez, would add the PSAT as an accepted assessment for dual credit and Texas Success Initiative purposes; Priscilla Camacho of Alamo Colleges supported the bill, citing strong student outcomes and widespread use of the PSAT as a readiness indicator.
Senator Creighton laid out SB 2076, which would remove or modify certain Capitol view corridor restrictions affecting the UT Austin Academic Medical Center project, including the planned specialty hospital and MD Anderson Cancer Center expansion. He said the existing corridors are outdated and limit development. The committee also heard SB 1418, a cleanup bill replacing outdated references to ACT Plan with Pre-ACT and removing obsolete SAT subject test language. After brief testimony and no opposition on the later bills, the committee closed public testimony and left SB 1322, SB 1998, SB 2788, SB 2076, and SB 1418 pending before recessing for the floor session.
TX
Texas 89th 2nd C.S.
Texas Ethics Commission Feb 11th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- Chair: The Texas Ethics Commission will now hold an executive session pursuant to the government code
- Government Code.
- B is impermissible under section 255.003 of the election code.
- There being no further business, the Texas Ethics Commission adjourns at 11:15.
- Should it be the Texas Fining Commission? Had nothing to do with that.
Summary:
The Texas Ethics Commission convened at 9:03 a.m. and held an executive session, reconvening at 10:18 a.m. During the meeting, the Commission approved a settlement agreement with Michael Quinn Sullivan, ending ongoing litigation. The agreement involved Sullivan dropping his legal challenges regarding a civil penalty previously imposed by the Commission. The Commission also announced personnel changes, including the departure of the director of enforcement, Marie Prim, and the appointment of Jordan Hun as interim director.
The Commission discussed outside counsel contracts, approving the addition of Bickerstaff, Heath, Delgado, Acosta LLP to their pool of qualified vendors. They scheduled their next meeting for September 23rd and approved minutes from previous meetings. The agenda included several rulemaking items, with three rules adopted and five proposed for publication in the Texas Register. Notably, amendments to Chapter 20 regarding reporting contributions and expenditures were approved, as well as changes to lobbyist registration thresholds in Chapter 34, which were proposed for publication.
The Commission also addressed advisory opinions, adopting several, including one regarding political advertising by charter schools and another concerning the revolving door prohibition for former state employees. Appeals for administrative waivers and reductions of fines were considered, with several fines waived or reduced based on individual circumstances. Lastly, the Commission discussed policies related to alternative dispute resolution and clarified responsibilities between the Commission and staff, concluding the meeting at 11:15 a.m.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- Natural Resources Code 91.
- Railroad Commission of Texas.
- , Barnett Shale in North Texas, or the Hainesville-Busier in East Texas?
- Thank you. ...Texas or the Hainesville-Busier in East Texas?
- Todd Staples, Texas Oil and Gas Association, you do. ...Texas Oil and Gas Association.
NV
Transcript Highlights:
- Why people have to be limited by the zip codes where they live?
- Why people have to be limited by the deep codes where they live?
- I'm not a labor lawyer. All right. Any other questions from the committee? All right.
- Doing so would show real commitment to fair and lawful labor practice and restore the measures of stopping
Bills:
AB49, AB93, AB108, AB169, AB188, AB212, AB221, AB224, AB251, AB282, AB284, AB296, AB304, AB331, AB356, AB366, AB375, AB409, AB467, AB475, AB476, AB479, AB494, AB514, AB515, AB533, AB542, AB550, AB558, AB567, AB568, AB571, AB581, AB583, AB584, AB585, AB595, AB596, AB597, SB170, SB427, SB460, SB508
Keywords:
educational personnel, teacher licensing, reciprocal licensure, provisional teaching, school counselors, school nurses, school social workers, state education standards, public employees, police officers, benefits, appropriation, law enforcement, outdoor education, recreation, grant program, environment, funding, health insurance, speech-language pathology
VA
Transcript Highlights:
- Reported from the Committee on Labor and Commerce with an amendment in the nature of a substitute.
- Reported from the Committee on Labor and Commerce. Delegate from Alexandria, Delegate Herring.
- Reported from the Committee on Labor and Commerce. Delegate from Arlington, Delegate Lopez.
- Legislation, again, report committee on labor and commerce with an amendment. Nature substitute.
- The substitute is technical in nature, removing a duplicative code number reference.