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MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Veterans and Military Affairs Division 3/4/26

Veterans and Military Affairs Division

Transcript Highlights:
  • </c> program in July of 2025. program in July of 2025.
  • It's been a great program.
  • </c> creating a new program at MDVA. creating a new program at MDVA.
  • It consolidates the seldom used state soldiers assistance program veterans education assistance program
  • then the existing benefits having been part of the State Soldiers Assistance Program, we basically have
Bills: HF3919, HF3467, HF3741
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Local Government May 12th, 2025

Local Government

Transcript Highlights:
  • 87 to include a broader range of officials, such as county attorneys, judges, commissioners, and school
  • The bill amends the Government Code to include violations by county, municipal, and school boards as
  • It allows the DPS Public Integrity Unit to assist or take over an investigation if a local prosecutor
  • It ensures local officials, such as county, city, and school officials, are held to consistent legal
  • prosecutor to publicly post their decision and reasoning it ensures local officials such county city school
Summary: The Committee on Local Government heard and discussed a series of House bills dealing with municipal structure, tax payment timing, local provider participation funds, firefighter cancer screenings, sunset review of the Trinity River Authority, replacement certificates of occupancy, and open meetings enforcement. HB 303 would remove the 501-resident floor so very small type A and B municipalities can convert to type C cities; HB 2742 would give property owners a later first split-payment deadline when tax bills are mailed after November 30; HB 3305 and HB 3348 were local provider participation fund measures with committee substitutes; HB 198 would require political subdivisions to offer occupational cancer screenings for firefighters; HB 1535 was a sunset bill for the Trinity River Authority; HB 4753 would allow a municipality-issued proof of a certificate of occupancy to substitute for a lost original; and HB 3711 would treat certain Open Meetings Act violations as offenses against public administration and require public explanation when prosecutors decline to act. Testimony was generally supportive or limited, with several witnesses and senators emphasizing practical fixes, firefighter health and cost savings, local government transparency, and administrative cleanup. For HB 198, firefighter representatives gave emotional testimony about cancer deaths and the value of early screening. On HB 3711, a witness supported the bill but urged stronger enforcement and broader application. Several senators raised policy concerns on HB 2715 about routing removal proceedings through a regional presiding judge rather than the local county, arguing it could politicize the process. The committee took no public testimony on most bills and repeatedly left them pending subject to call of the chair before later voting them out. HB 21, HB 30, HB 1535, HB 1520, HB 198, HB 303, HB 2742, and HB 4753 were reported to the full Senate, generally by unanimous or near-unanimous votes, and several were also recommended for the local and uncontested calendar. HB 30 passed on a 5-1 vote, while the other reported bills were approved unanimously or with no recorded opposition. The committee then recessed subject to the call of the chair.
OK
Transcript Highlights:
  • It's great to have you here, Tammy, and your school here, Elevate Oklahoma. A while back.
  • It's great to have you here, Tammy, and all of your school here, Elevate Oklahoma, 7th through 12th graders
Summary: The House convened, called the roll, offered an invocation, and recited the Pledge of Allegiance. The chamber also handled routine business including reassignment of Senate Bills 262 and 1618 to the Rules Committee, and recognized the Doctor of the Day, Dr. Hatoum, and Nurse of the Day, Alexis Watt of Pryor. Several guest groups were introduced from the galleries, including Leadership Lawton-Fort Sill, the Grove Area Chamber of Commerce, Sooner Job Challenge, Elevate Oklahoma students, and the Antlers youth leadership group from Sapulpa. The main legislative item discussed was House Resolution 1047 by Representative Sneed concerning CompSource Mutual Insurance Company. Sneed said the resolution was intended to ensure policyholders are made whole from roughly $1 billion in reserves before any reorganization or conversion, and explained that policyholders should share in the value created by their premiums. Members asked questions about CompSource’s structure, its move from mutual to stock status, whether the resolution was binding, and whether policyholders would receive cash or stock; Sneed said the resolution expresses the will of the House and that the details would be determined by the policyholders and the company. An amendment to the resolution was adopted without objection, and the resolution itself was then adopted without objection. The remainder of the meeting consisted of announcements about committee meetings and events, including devotion, Gen Gov, Post-Secondary Education, Banking, Insurance, Public Health, Rural Caucus, and Oklahoma Film and Music Day. The floor leader then moved to adjourn, and the House adjourned until Wednesday, April 8, 2026, at 1:30 p.m.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
  • These are school districts with eight kids to school districts that have more than 100,000.
  • On our schools is reported, and if it's not a negative impact as requested by school districts.
  • They're too busy getting the schools up and running for the school year.
  • a voucher for private school would get, many of whom are already in private schools.
  • That is why we have the support of the rural schools, the mid-sized schools, the big city schools, and
WA

Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Appropriations Feb 26th, 2026 at 01:30 pm

Appropriations

Transcript Highlights:
  • House Bill 2689 concerns the Working Connections Child Care Program. Mr.
  • And those providers also include Head Start and E-CAP programs.
  • to cover the cost of administering the program.
  • to cover the cost of administering the program.
  • The second Ecology program impacted by this bill is the Laboratory Accreditation Program, which accredits
LA

Louisiana 2026 Regular Session

House of Representatives Mar 17th, 2026

Louisiana House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Heather Middlebrooks from the Bozier Parish School Board, Lisa Fraser from Northwest Louisiana Council
  • Heather Middlebrooks from the Bozier Parish School Board, Lisa Fraser from Northwest Louisiana Council
  • firefighter training program in the state.
  • Assistant Chief Bill Jule Putt.
  • It's naming Assistant Chief Bill Now Putt Lender Highway 425. That's the name change.
Summary: The House opened with procedural motions, receipt of enrollment and committee reports, and several personal privilege recognitions for visiting groups and commemorative observances. Members welcomed Irish dignitaries, the Convention of States, the Louisiana Nursery and Landscape Association, nurse practitioners, professional surveyors, a birthday recognition for a member’s daughter, an America 250 concert announcement, and a youth leadership group. The chamber also introduced a number of resolutions and bills, including major fiscal measures such as HB 2 (capital outlay) and HB 3 (bond authorization), along with local and policy bills covering retirement, utilities, law enforcement, education, and public safety. Several resolutions were adopted without objection, including observances for HBCU Day, Opportunity and Action Day, and commendations and condolences for individuals and organizations. The House then considered numerous second-reading bills and committee reports, including measures on income tax check-offs, traffic signal penalties, utility terrain vehicles, personal delivery devices, tax underpayment penalties, road dedications, and motor vehicle regulations. In floor action, HB 78 passed 96-0 to expand the jurisdiction of the Bogalusa city court. HB 190 passed 97-0 to create a Civil Code standard of care for software and computer programs, and HB 427 passed 99-0 to clarify online child-protection provisions and replace “sexually explicit” with the statutory “material harmful to minors” definition. HB 675 passed 100-0 after an amendment removing a middle name from the honoree, and HB 716 passed 99-0 to rename the Chalmette Ferry Terminal for Michael C. Ginnart Jr. The chamber also approved several memorial highway and bridge designations, including HB 346 for Speaker Joe Salter Memorial Highway, HB 355 for Veterans Park Memorial Highway, HB 356 for the Everett Brady Jr. Memorial Bridge, and HB 358 for a memorial highway honoring Charles Bordelon. Other bills were returned to the calendar or temporarily deferred, including HB 112, HB 148, HB 149, HB 221, HB 354, and HB 657. The House also announced committee meetings for the next day, received additional committee reports, and adjourned until 2:00 p.m. the following day.
LA

Louisiana 2026 Regular Session

House of Representatives Mar 17th, 2026

Louisiana House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Heather Middlebrooks from the Bozier Parish School Board, Lisa Fraser from Northwest Louisiana Council
  • firefighter training program in the state.
  • House Resolution by Representative Dickerson to commend Live Oak High School wrestler Laken-Griven on
  • Assistant Chief Bill Jule Putt.
  • It's naming Assistant Chief Bill Putt Lender Highway 425—that's the name change.
LA

Louisiana 2026 Regular Session

Judiciary Apr 29th, 2026

Judiciary

Transcript Highlights:
  • I, for one, am a big proponent of this program.
  • And it is an exceptional program.”
  • You've got school boards. You've got local government, parish government.
  • It's an Apple program. It'll spit out a transcript for me exactly.
  • Now it's being shared between one cell phone to another at high school.
Summary: The committee first adopted a three-minute rule for the rest of the meeting by a 9-3 vote. It then took up SB 217, which would reorganize Orleans Parish courts by reducing judgeships in criminal, juvenile, traffic, and municipal courts and, through an adopted amendment, creating one civil district court with 13 judges and allowing hearing officers. Senator Morris argued the changes were based on caseload comparisons and population data; opponents from the Urban League and ACLU said the bill was driven by power rather than efficiency, relied on incomplete or inconsistent data, would strain the courts, and would reduce minority representation on the bench. The committee reported the bill favorably as amended by an 11-4 vote. The committee next considered SB 197, which would reduce the number of judges on the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeal by two. Senator Morris again cited filings and caseload comparisons, while opponents argued the bill ignored the intensity and complexity of appellate work, could increase backlog and costs, and would disproportionately affect Black women judges. The bill was reported favorably by an 11-4 vote. The committee also adopted HCR 11, expressing support for the Louisiana National Guard at Camp Beauregard and the Youth Challenge Program, and reported favorably SB 85, creating an insurance fund for retired St. Charles Parish sheriff’s employees. Several other measures were advanced with little or no opposition. HB 833 created the Sexual Assault Survivor Empowerment Task Force and was amended to add representatives from the coroners’ association, a survivor appointed by STAR, and a licensed clinical social worker; it was reported favorably. HB 816, with a technical correction, prohibited foreign adversaries from acquiring property near military installations and was reported favorably. HB 1053, dealing with definitions for dealers and retail dealers and allowing certain businesses to serve complimentary alcoholic beverages under agreed-upon floor amendments, was reported favorably. HB 153, as amended, removed the Office of Debt Recovery from the bill and limited it to prohibiting reporting certain criminal fines and fees to credit bureaus; it was reported favorably. SB 75, on cybersecurity reimbursement and baseline standards for local governments after cyber incidents, was reported favorably after testimony from GOSEP and others. SB 200, allowing expropriation of land near military bases owned by foreign adversaries when a court finds a threat to public health and safety, was also reported favorably after extensive testimony and discussion. Finally, HB 454, the Gracie Claire Rushing Act on chain of custody for human remains and internal organs, was converted into a substitute bill, adopted, and then introduced for further discussion, with the sponsor describing it as a transparency and accountability measure for grieving families.
LA

Louisiana 2026 Regular Session

Judiciary Apr 29th, 2026

Judiciary

Transcript Highlights:
  • do it in a couple of areas in the state that is particularly of importance, is the Youth Challenge Program
  • have a high percentage of success in both returning to the classroom, returning to college or trade school
  • I don't know of any other program that has that type of success with young men and women who have had
  • We believe that the Youth Challenge Program is, and that it remain, a priority with our National Guard
  • I, for one, am a big proponent of this program.
WA

Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Labor & Workplace Standards Jan 20th, 2026 at 10:30 am

Labor & Workplace Standards

Transcript Highlights:
  • In my professional life, I actually run a team of home care assistance.
  • In my professional life, I actually run a team of home care assistants.
  • And then we also are responsible for inspecting the construction of those in the factories.
  • It's the employer's choice which workers' comp program an injured worker is placed in.
  • I go to Lucille Umbarger Middle School in Skagit County.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House State Government Finance and Policy Committee 3/13/25

State Government Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:
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  • Construction lawyers.
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  • </c> about 174 active uh construction about 174 active uh construction projects<00:36:11.480><c> with
  • construction construction project<00:37:22.280><c> the</c><00:37:22.400><c> max</c><00:37:22.760><c>
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Taxes Committee Meeting - 2025-05-06

Taxes

Transcript Highlights:
  • I go to Old Town High School.
  • Program funds to be used for supportive services. Mr.
  • grade 12 school building and a new gymnasium.
  • I'm here to thank you for including the Political Contribution Refund Program and Modernization Program
  • Continue to fund the program.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Taxes Committee 5/6/25

Taxes

Transcript Highlights:
  • I go to Owaton High School.
  • I go to Fairbo High School. I Herman. I go to Fairbo High School.
  • <c> is</c> School.
  • My representative is School.
  • of a new prek through grade construction of a new prek through grade 12<00:26:55.919><c> school</c><
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Health Finance and Policy Committee 4/8/26

Health Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • Medical Graduate Assistance Program.
  • Medical Graduate Assistance Program.
  • Um the the medical assistance program.
  • </c> services across the medical assistance services across the medical assistance program.<01:18:50.560
  • So all of the assistance program.
Bills: HF4609, HF4401
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Housing Finance and Policy Committee 3/18/25

Housing Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • This is not just an injustice to us; it is a misuse of government assistance and a violation of basic
  • This could lead to similar restrictions on other assistance programs, making it even harder to manage
  • </c> restrictions on other Assistance restrictions on other Assistance programs<00:19:54.919><c> making
  • Program.
  • Our programs are relied upon throughout the state.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

HF702 heard in House Human Services Finance and Policy Committee 3/6/25

Human Services Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • those properties that can access the those properties that can access the grant<00:03:59.200><c> program
  • 00.480><c> sure</c><00:04:00.760><c> they</c><00:04:01.000><c> meet</c><00:04:01.360><c> the</c> grant program
  • to make sure they meet the grant program to make sure they meet the qualification<00:04:03.920><c> Mr
Bills: HF958, HF688, HF702