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AZ
Transcript Highlights:
- , but there's 20 states working on doing this this year.
- Fifteen other states do a biennial budget.
- I know that there are other states that do it this way.
- Chair, there's about 15 states. I have the list; we can go through it.
- I'm a state representative from LD 27.
Committee:
House Appropriations
Keywords:
air emissions, fuel blends, environmental quality, feasibility study, Arizona Department of Agriculture, livestock, compensation, funding, ranching, agriculture, appropriation, University of Arizona, education, state budget, biennial budget, state funding, appropriations, budget procedures, fiscal years, Judea
NM
New Mexico 2026 Regular Session
Senate - Health and Public Affairs Jan 30th, 2026 at 03:13 pm
Senate Health & Public Affairs
Transcript Highlights:
- I know the states of Delaware and Indiana recently passed this birthday rule, and they're now 16 states
- Now, the plan—most people get Plan G in the state.
- to get out of state on advantage.
- It had 17 full-time employees and 27 contractors that worked for it.
- to women in our smaller communities around the state.
Committee:
Senate Senate Health & Public Affairs
Keywords:
SB 21, Medicare supplement, Medigap, open enrollment, guaranteed issue, birthday month enrollment, health insurance, insurance regulation, senior health coverage, elderly, retiree, Medicare beneficiaries, preexisting conditions, underwriting restrictions, premium discrimination, New Mexico insurance law, superintendent of insurance, health care coverage, policy portability, healthcare
AL
Transcript Highlights:
- just to kind of learn about the state of medicine in Alabama.
- Uh I'm president throughout the state.
- </c> various hospitals throughout the state various hospitals throughout the state just<00:25:55.360>
- Um so state of medicine in Alabama.
- Thank you. every corner of our state. Alamians every corner of our state.
Committee:
Senate Healthcare
Keywords:
immigration, law enforcement, fingerprints, DNA collection, illegal aliens, Alabama state law, SB80, Buddy Sharpless Education Institute, Alabama Local Government Training Institute, county commissioner training, local government training, ethics training, State Ethics Commission, county commissioners, Association of County Commissions of Alabama, local emergency management director, public officials, municipal officials, Alabama Code Title 11, Alabama Code Title 31
WA
Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Agriculture & Natural Resources Jan 27th, 2026 at 10:30 am
Agriculture & Natural Resources
Transcript Highlights:
- As was stated earlier, it does not replace our government-to-government relations with Washington State
- The state did that.
- The state did that.
- The state of Maine has adopted this. The state of California has adopted something similar.
- I have personally represented the state in United States v.
Committee:
House Agriculture & Natural Resources
Keywords:
tribal member, board of natural resources, indigenous representation, natural resource management, local governance, derelict vessels, marine environment, coastal management, environmental protection, maritime economy, audit, county, forest management, transparency, public lands, rodenticide, rodenticides, anticoagulant rodenticide, bromethalin, pesticide
FL
Transcript Highlights:
- This is not state money. This is freedom of choice.
- and many states have already driven.
- This legislation changes state statute so that the State of Florida will provide concurrent, both federal
- and state legislative So that the State of Florida will provide concurrent, both federal and state legislative
- States Attorney or United States District Court for the applicable district in this state has waived
Committee:
Senate Judiciary
Keywords:
places of worship, house of worship, church, mosque, synagogue, religious security, armed security, volunteer security, private security, security guard licensing, licensure exemption, Florida Statutes chapter 493, Class G license, Class C license, security services, faith-based institutions, public safety, military jurisdiction, delinquency, concurrent jurisdiction
Summary:
The committee considered several bills and reported each favorably. SB 624, by Senator Yarborough, would allow batterers intervention programs to offer optional supplemental faith-based activities, with no participant required to take part. Supporters said it would expand provider options and help address a shortage of certified programs; opponents raised concerns about mixing government-ordered programming with religion and about the state’s prior rule change. The bill passed 7-2.
The committee also approved CS/SB 834, which repeals a 2022 restriction barring licensed insurance agents from partnering with health care sharing ministries to market or sell their programs. The sponsor and supporters argued the bill restores free speech, consumer choice, and access to faith-based alternatives, while opponents warned about consumer confusion, higher commissions, and weak protections because these ministries are not insurance. After extended debate, the measure passed 8-2.
Other measures advanced unanimously or near-unanimously. CS/SB 502, as amended, would give Florida concurrent jurisdiction over certain juvenile offenses on military installations so juveniles can be handled in the state system; it passed 9-0. CS/SB 52 would exempt volunteer armed security for houses of worship from Class D or G licensing requirements, and supporters cited rising threats to churches and the need for organized volunteer security; it passed 9-0. SB 840, a cleanup bill to narrow and clarify last year’s emergency-related land-use restrictions after hurricanes, also passed 9-0, and CS/SB 758, which updates the membership of the Justice Administration Commission, passed 9-0 after an amendment restoring two public defenders to the commission.
WA
Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Early Learning & Human Services Jan 13th, 2026 at 01:30 pm
Early Learning & Human Services
Transcript Highlights:
- and outside of our state.
- That tip represents our state-operated facilities, our residential habilitation centers, and our state-operated
- and outside of our state.
- That tip represents our state-operated facilities, our residential habilitation centers, and our state-operated
- I'm also the president of the Washington Federation of State Employees, which represents public employees
Committee:
House Early Learning & Human Services
Keywords:
homelessness, youth programs, advisory committee, prevention, protection, developmental disabilities, residential settings, data access, safety, stability, community oversight, residential services, regulation, service providers, monitoring, HB 2319, residential habilitation center, state school renaming, Rainier School, Firecrest School
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- , sponsored by Senator Hinojosa of Hidalgo, urging Congress to enhance coordination among federal, state
- This concurrent resolution calls for greater intergovernmental cooperation among federal, state, and
- As the largest border state, we carry the weight of defending not just our own communities, but the nation
- Direct communication and cooperation between the state and individual Mexican states could also streamline
- Lastly, this bill also contains a legislative finding stating that any individual entering the state
Committee:
Senate Border Security
Keywords:
counter-unmanned aircraft systems, C-UAS, counter-drone, drone mitigation, unmanned aircraft systems, UAS, border security, U.S.-Mexico border, aviation safety, airspace regulation, federal preemption, Homeland Security, Department of Defense, Department of Justice, Department of Energy, FBI, state-local coordination, tribal and territorial partners, border patrol, cartels
Summary:
The Senate Committee on Border Security met with a quorum present and first took up HCR 98, a resolution urging Congress to improve coordination among federal, state, and local authorities on counter-unmanned aircraft systems (C-UAS) technology for border security. The author and sponsor described increasing drone activity along the border, saying unauthorized drones are used to track agents, identify weaknesses, and smuggle contraband, and argued for clearer procedures to detect, identify, and neutralize such aircraft. There was no public testimony, and the committee voted 4-0 to report HCR 98 favorably to the full Senate; the resolution was also ordered for local and uncontested calendar placement without objection.
The committee then heard HB 180, sponsored by Chairman Birdwell, which would authorize the governor to coordinate directly with Mexican officials and individual Mexican states on border security agreements and appoint representatives to implement them. Birdwell said the bill would codify prior border-security cooperation efforts, improve responses to cross-border challenges such as drug and human trafficking, and include a finding that entrants from foreign countries must use a legal port of entry. No questions were asked, and there was no invited or public testimony.
After the hearing, the committee left HB 180 pending. The meeting concluded with no further business and the committee standing in recess subject to the call of the chair.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- Please state your name, who you represent, and your position on the bill, please.
- This bill would expand that to include state jail drug possession.
- Presley stated. The Chair recognizes Representative Lowe.
- This bill would give too much power to a state agency.
- In his concurring opinion, Justice Kennedy gave a striking warning to all states, stating that if the
Committee:
House Corrections
Keywords:
mental health, women's health, county jail, depression screening, criminal justice, inmate release, identification certificate, Texas Department of Corrections, personal identification, driver's license, state law, reentry services, nondisclosure, criminal history, criminal defendants, community supervision, misdemeanors, felonies, rehabilitation, hearsay
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- into the state of Texas.
- Um, on behalf of the unborn child, it allows state that the women in the state of Texas, who in many
- Chairman Turner, can you state the 2003 law again?
- in out of state, and then taken to another state and And, um, taken by the woman there.
- And so several states, and I don't know if we finally passed it here or not, but several states passed
Committee:
House State Affairs
Keywords:
biological sex, government information, definitions, sex-based distinctions, public health, flags, display, state law, municipalities, government buildings, drug enforcement, local control, home rule, municipal charter, county policy, ordinance preemption, state preemption, attorney general enforcement, civil penalties, mandamus
TX
Bills:
SB 312 , SB 945 , SB 946 , SB 1367 , SB 1861 , SB 2044 , SB 2337 , SB 2403 , SB 2819 , SJR 54
Committee:
Senate State Affairs
Keywords:
public school funding, education, budget allocation, financial transparency, state law, local control, fiduciary responsibility, public retirement systems, investment management, proxy voting, financial factors, insurance, political shareholder proposals, fossil fuels, greenhouse gas emissions, environmental regulation, discrimination, credit extension, social credit, value-based standards
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Hied Committee Meeting - 2025-04-21
Higher Education Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- It's a state grant.
- Please state your name for the record.
- Third, I want to thank you for linking the state grant caps to the Minnesota state institutions.
- Coming into this session, Minnesota State certainly understood the financial position the state of Minnesota
- has become the economic driver of the state.
Bills:
HF2312
Committee:
House Higher Education Finance and Policy
Keywords:
higher education, college finance, student aid, financial aid, state grants, North Star Promise, scholarships, tuition relief, Minnesota State, University of Minnesota, Office of Higher Education, work-study, child care grants, Indian scholarships, tribal colleges, Hunger-Free Campus, student parents, pregnant students, parenting students, sexual misconduct
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Higher Education Finance and Policy Committee 4/21/25
Higher Education Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- It's the state grant.
- </c><00:03:12.000><c> grant</c> see a total change for the state grant see a total change for the state
- Please state your name for the record and continue. state in your committee.
- </c> that the state took responsibility for. that the state took responsibility for.
- </c> the economic driver of the state. the economic driver of the state.
Bills:
HF2312
Committee:
House Higher Education Finance and Policy
Keywords:
higher education, college finance, student aid, financial aid, state grants, North Star Promise, scholarships, tuition relief, Minnesota State, University of Minnesota, Office of Higher Education, work-study, child care grants, Indian scholarships, tribal colleges, Hunger-Free Campus, student parents, pregnant students, parenting students, sexual misconduct
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- And we have made remarkable discoveries right here in this state.
- Next, we have Barry Powell, former state senator.
- It's expensive to our state.
- As you heard, this is a rural state.
- It is in our nature in this state.
Committee:
Senate Finance
Keywords:
dementia, research institute, Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, funding, grants, state health initiatives, research funding, state budget, prevention, healthcare, medical research, Dementia Prevention and Research Institute, disaster relief, flood preparedness, emergency funding, local government support, meteorological forecasting, district apportionment, legislative rules
NH
New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session
Finance Committee Budget Briefing (04/04/2023)
Keywords:
NH House of Representatives Committee Streaming, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=68mtXXmZE_w, 2026-07-02T03:39:43+00:00, 2.2.24, Data collected via generic collector engine, The Finance Committee will hold budget briefings on HB 1-A, making appropriations for the expenses of certain departments of the state for fiscal years ending June 30, 2024, and June 30, 2025, and HB 2-FN-A-L, relative to the state fees, funds, revenues, and expenditures on Tuesday, April 4th, at 1:00 pm. in Representatives Hall., 928, house, all, 2.2.42, 2.1.47
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- House Bill 3627 would allow the chair of the State Board of Education to hire its own employees.
- HB5196 by Capriglione, relating to telework for state employees. Chair recognizes Mr.
- The United States State Department, Department of State? Yes, the U.S. Department of State.
- State.
- State level, at the state level.
Bills:
SB17 , SB1569 , SB2420 , HB5138 , HJR161 , HB1937 , HB3334 , HB5444 , HB5137 , HB361 , HB321 , HB5447 , HB464 , HB678 , HB2294 , HB4172 , HB3225 , HB1769 , HB5394 , HB1837 , HB1787 , HB2271 , HB2440 , HB5134 , HB5149 , HB2151 , HB2073 , HB2186 , HB2025 , HB1936 , HB1777 , HB1663 , HB 1306 , HB 1290 , HB1527 , HB4802 , HB3462 , HB2963 , HB2462 , HB2560 , HB644 , HB2725 , HB2621 , HB2588 , HB1443 , HB1403 , HB3032 , HB1557 , HB1664 , HB2811 , HB2088 , HB2598 , HB3062 , HB3134 , HB3940 , HB4027 , HB4097 , HB4862 , HB4170 , HB4157 , HB4205 , HB4279 , HB4377 , HB4838 , HB5424 , HB5294 , HB4870 , HB4763 , HB5639 , HB4112 , HB2275 , HB1677 , HB5014 , HB3848 , HB3797 , HB3727 , HB3709 , HB3177 , HB3057 , HB4176 , HB4202 , HB2180 , HB3528 , HB3658 , HCR76 , HCR127 , SB906 , SB1229 , SB855 , SB703 , SB1025 , SB888 , SB1119 , SB1080 , SB929 , SB1355 , SB2231 , SB1877 , SB1998 , SB552 , SB17 , SB1569 , SB2420 , HB2697 , HB3801 , HB3488 , HB3477 , HB3466 , HB3469 , HB2594 , HB2564 , HB2298 , HB5331 , HB5646 , HB5247 , HB5323 , HB4384 , HB3896 , HB4014 , HB3627 , HB3594 , HB2524 , HB510 , HB561 , HB 1181 , HB3963 , HB5111 , HB2785 , HB1661 , HB200 , HB1803 , HB249 , HB721 , HB851 , HB 1128 , HB1904 , HB30 , HB1916 , HB541 , HB5560 , HB3071 , HB5627 , HB5435 , HB2688 , HB3045 , HB3483 , HB4213 , HB4226 , HB783 , HB175 , HB4735 , HB5155 , HB5057 , HB4813 , HB5339 , HB5196 , HB5033 , HB3486 , HB4211 , HB74 , HB4730 , HB4743 , HB4463 , HB4139 , HB4752 , HB4486 , HB4437 , HB4426 , HB4396 , HB4263 , HB3487 , HB3418 , HB2266 , HB2229 , HB2189 , HB5224 , HB5195 , HB3947 , HB3358 , HB3370 , HB3745 , HB3697 , HB2001 , HB1968 , HB3371 , HB3909 , HB4944 , HB2284 , HB4506 , HB3317 , HB4166 , HB3913 , HB1768 , HB4603 , HB2494 , HB3099 , HJR138 , HB133 , HB3832 , HB1988 , HCR34 , HB3421 , HB3892 , HB5138 , HJR161 , HB1937 , HB3334 , HB5444 , HB5137 , HB361 , HB321 , HB5447 , HB464 , HB678 , HB2294 , HB4172 , HB3225 , HB1769 , HB5394 , HB1837 , HB1787 , HB2271 , HB2440 , HB5134 , HB5149 , HB2151 , HB2073 , HB2186 , HB2025 , HB1936 , HB1777 , HB1663 , HB 1306 , HB 1290 , HB1527 , HB4802 , HB3462 , HB2963 , HB2462 , HB2560 , HB644 , HB2725 , HB2621 , HB2588 , HB1443 , HB1403 , HB3032 , HB1557 , HB1664 , HB2811 , HB2088 , HB2598 , HB3062 , HB3134 , HB3940 , HB4027 , HB4097 , HB4862 , HB4170 , HB4157 , HB4205 , HB4279 , HB4377 , HB4838 , HB5424 , HB5294 , HB4870 , HB4763 , HB5639 , HB4112 , HB2275 , HB1677 , HB5014 , HB3848 , HB3797 , HB3727 , HB3709 , HB3177 , HB3057 , HB4176 , HB4202 , HB2180 , HB3528 , HB3658 , HCR76 , HCR127
Keywords:
foreign ownership, real property, national security, criminal penalties, civil penalties, personal information, higher education, privacy protection, governing board, institutional security, software applications, mobile devices, age verification, parental consent, data protection, app store regulation, HJR 161, Texas constitutional amendment, voting rights, non-citizen voting
OK
Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session
Aeronautics and Transportation REVISED Apr 13th, 2026 at 10:00 am
Aeronautics and Transportation
Transcript Highlights:
- It has been a very rewarding career to serve the citizens of the state of Oklahoma.
- I would look forward to serving the state of Oklahoma. I want to thank Mr. Howard and Mr.
- , and 60 days is simply not enough time for them to get those registered in another state.
- , and 60 days is simply not enough time for them to get those registered in another state.
- ODOT has identified about 14 locations across the state that meet the criteria of this bill.
Bills:
HB2053 , HB2123 , HB2603 , HB2979 , HB2997 , HB3148 , HB3982 , HB4058 , HB4108 , HB4143 , HB4266
Committee:
Senate Aeronautics and Transportation
Keywords:
outdoor advertising, transportation, state law, commercial activities, sign regulations, urban areas, turnpike, infrastructure, Oklahoma Turnpike Authority, construction, bridges, motor carriers, public safety, enforcement, Department of Public Safety, Oklahoma Corporation Commission, transition period, roadside investigation, motor vehicle laws, HB2979
OK
Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session
Aeronautics and Transportation REVISED Apr 13th, 2026
Aeronautics and Transportation
Transcript Highlights:
- It has been a very rewarding career to serve the citizens of the state of Oklahoma.
- I would look forward to serving the consumer in the state of Oklahoma.
- In 60 days, it's just simply not enough time for them to get those registered in another state.
- So will these signals or whatever, will those be 100% state funded?
- Right now, there are about 14 of them that meet the criteria of this bill across the state.
Bills:
HB2053 , HB2123 , HB2603 , HB2979 , HB2997 , HB3148 , HB3982 , HB4058 , HB4108 , HB4143 , HB4266
Committee:
Senate Aeronautics and Transportation
Keywords:
outdoor advertising, transportation, state law, commercial activities, sign regulations, urban areas, turnpike, infrastructure, Oklahoma Turnpike Authority, construction, bridges, motor carriers, public safety, enforcement, Department of Public Safety, Oklahoma Corporation Commission, transition period, roadside investigation, motor vehicle laws, HB2979
Summary:
The Senate Aeronautics and Transportation Committee heard two executive nominations first and advanced both unanimously. Tim Gatz was nominated to serve as Cabinet Secretary for Transportation, with supportive remarks from Senator Paxton and Senator Guthrie about his responsiveness and long service; the committee voted 12-0 to advance him. Justin Blake Wilson was nominated to the Oklahoma Motor Vehicle Commission, introduced by Senator Howard as a banker and entrepreneur interested in public service; he also advanced 12-0.
The committee then considered several transportation and motor vehicle bills. House Bill 3982 would give certain commercial fleets a 90-day temporary tag and allow nonresidents 60 days to title and license vehicles in another state; it advanced 12-0. House Bill 2123, a backup measure related to a Tulsa/Jenks/Bixby Arkansas River bridge project aimed at easing congestion and improving safety, also advanced 12-0. House Bill 2979 would allow ODOT to establish school zones on portions of state highways at local request, with ODOT identifying 14 qualifying locations and an estimated cost of $266,000; it passed 12-0. House Bill 2997, a consumer protection bill targeting bait-and-switch practices in retail motor vehicle sales and increasing enforcement staffing, advanced on a 10-2 vote after discussion of raising the maximum fine from $1,000 to $10,000.
Other measures approved included House Bill 3148, allowing licensed new and used motor vehicle dealers to perform their own VIN inspections, which passed 12-0; House Bill 4108, adding airport operational areas to the list of critical infrastructure and prohibiting trespass there, which passed 12-0; House Bill 4143, raising the damage threshold for a required written collision report from $300 to $3,000 and allowing no report when parties exchange information, which passed 11-1 amid concerns about fault and insurance verification; House Bill 4266, the omnibus license plate bill, which passed 12-0 with a zero fiscal impact noted; House Bill 2053, clarifying outdoor advertising rules for playgrounds and planned unit developments, which passed 12-0; and House Bill 4058, allowing optional blood type information on driver licenses and ID cards to aid first responders and blood supply efforts, which passed 11-0. The chair closed by thanking members and staff, noting it was likely the committee’s final meeting and his last as chair.
LA
Transcript Highlights:
- They could provide paper across the state and non-skid across the state.
- Because it deals with state procurement is why it came. Okay, okay.
- paper from out of state.
- So say there is a situation where the state right now is purchasing copy paper from out of state.
- So I guess to the point that you stated earlier that... ...to the point that you stated earlier, that
Bills:
HB82 , HB143 , HB145 , HB160 , HB222 , HB430 , HB445 , HB490 , HB603 , HB619 , HB670 , HB672 , HB763 , HB773 , HB781 , HB810 , HB874 , HB981
Committee:
House Appropriations
Keywords:
DWI, driving under the influence, vehicular homicide, penalties, criminal justice, inmates, department of public safety, per diem, local correctional facilities, jail funding, firefighters, law enforcement, medical expenses, dental expenses, disability benefits, domestic violence, domestic abuse, battery of a dating partner, domestic abuse battery, strangulation
WA
Transcript Highlights:
- A recent IQVIA analysis of state employee health plans. But I will emphasize that.
- up 340B drug prices by an average of 131 percent costing Washington state employees' health plans and
- employees, including state agency tribal liaisons.
- employees, including state agency tribal liaisons.
- leadership, state training to all of state leadership and state employees, advise state agencies and
Bills:
SB5420 , SB5877 , SB5868 , SB5109 , SB5832 , SB5922 , SB5944 , SB5988 , SB6065 , SB6103 , SB6151
Committee:
House Appropriations
Keywords:
veterans, military spouses, service members, uniformed services, National Guard, reservists, active duty, qualifying discharge, veterans preference, hiring preference, public employment, state benefits, license renewal, professional licensing, retirement service credit, pension, public retirement system, Washington RCW, military leave, reemployment rights
AL
Alabama 2026 Regular Session
Alabama House State Government Committee Feb 18th, 2026
State Government
Transcript Highlights:
- State Government Committee will come to order, and we'll start this meeting.
- Uh bill passes as amended, sir. at the law schools around the states, at the law schools around the states
- </c><00:17:45.840><c> at</c> invitation to represent the state at invitation to represent the state at
- </c> her out there to promote our state." her out there to promote our state."
- </c> Miss Alabama organization in this state. Miss Alabama organization in this state.
Bills:
SB86 , SB196 , SB228 , SB231 , HB73 , HB407 , HB435 , SB86 , SB196 , SB228 , SB231 , HB73 , HB407 , HB435
Committee:
House State Government
Keywords:
independent contractors, portable benefits, employee benefits, tax deductions, employment relationship, education, high school, community college, dual enrollment, secondary credit, Move on When Ready, financial services, discrimination, social credit score, religious freedom, transparency, consumer rights, Alabama, wastewater management, public service commission