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LA

Louisiana 2026 Regular Session

House & Governmental May 19th, 2026

House and Governmental Affairs

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  • We have SportTran in my area, which is a complimentary bus service that will take the elders, as long
  • as they make a phone call and say, hey, I would like... ...service that will take the elders, as long
  • They are also hired as a professional services provider for organizations like OGB, so they are both
  • We simply ask that our essential services no longer be deferred.
  • We want to make sure they're counted because they're voting and they're using services in the community
AZ

Arizona 2026 Regular Session

02/11/2026 - Senate Public Safety

Public Safety

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  • rather than after 25 years of service or 15 years of credited service.
  • providers, electric utilities, and gas utilities to ensure that there are protections for utility workers
  • assault utility workers.
  • It's critical to ensure reliable service and public safety.
  • , or provide any other related utility services.
Summary: The committee first approved its February 4 minutes and announced several bills would be held, including SB 1317, SB 1416, SB 1419, SB 1490, and SB 1493. It then heard SB 1579, which would appropriate about $4.7 million from the state general fund to expand a law enforcement data-sharing pilot through the Department of Administration, with funds for DPS, county sheriffs, university police, and city/town police departments. Testimony from the sponsor, Flagstaff’s mayor, Eloy’s police chief, and Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office staff emphasized faster records access, better coordination, and officer safety; an amendment added $125,900 for the Scottsdale Police Department after it had been omitted. The committee adopted the amendment and gave SB 1579 a do pass recommendation by a 6-0 vote with one not voting. The committee next considered SB 1581, which appropriates about $1.4 million from the Peace Officer Training Equipment Fund for pepperball equipment and about $1.316 million for public safety training simulators, with an amendment increasing the Nogales Police Department’s pepperball allocation and expanding simulator funding so Yavapai County could buy two simulators with a three-year warranty. Supporters from Navajo County, Phoenix, Glendale, Flagstaff, and Cochise County described pepperball as a de-escalation tool and simulators as important for crisis-response and use-of-force training. The committee adopted the amendment and passed SB 1581 as amended on a 7-0 vote. SB 1673 was heard next and would appropriate $8.2 million from the general fund to the Law Enforcement Crime Victim Notification Fund, exempting the appropriation from lapsing. The sponsor and law enforcement witnesses said the automated notification system has improved victim communication, reduced workload, and sent millions of updates; committee members asked about funding sources and why a bill is needed for a constitutionally mandated program. The committee approved SB 1673 without amendment on a 7-0 vote. The committee also heard SB 1544, which would make adult probation records public on request, while requiring redaction or withholding of sensitive information such as victim data, minors’ information, medical or counseling records, active investigations, and confidential informants, and creating a process for written denials and court appeals. The sponsor said the bill is intended to increase transparency and data access, while witnesses raised concerns about risk-assessment language and confidential information; the sponsor said amendments would be brought later to clarify those provisions. The committee passed SB 1544 on a 4-3 vote. Finally, SB 1376, creating a civic leadership development special plate and fund for a youth mentoring nonprofit, passed unanimously, and SB 1550, a three-year Queen Creek pilot program to prevent runaway youth exploitation and improve investigations, also passed after testimony from Queen Creek officials and police; one senator voted no, citing concerns about how runaway youth are treated in other legislation. The committee then began hearing SB 1504, a pension bill modifying retirement dates and COLA timing for Tier 2 and Tier 3 public safety personnel, with supporters arguing it would improve recruitment and retention and opponents warning it would create significant unfunded liabilities, but the transcript cuts off before final action on that bill.
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Energy REVISED Apr 9th, 2026 at 09:30 am

Energy

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  • rural Oklahoma still needed access to the internet and still needed access to a reliable cellphone service
  • I'm the utilities director and the general manager of the Oklahoma Water Utilities Trust.
  • Treatment facilities throughout the city, we provide services to about 750,000 people every day.
  • So, we have chosen To evolve away from that, but there are many municipal utilities statewide who don't
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

Senate Floor Session 03-31-2026 11:30am

Hawaii Senate Floor Meeting

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  • which recognizes and honors exceptional teen clubhouse members for their outstanding leadership, service
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  • The Pacific Teen Panel enables children of service members to voice their concerns to Army Pacific Region
  • <00:13:59.920> projects impactful community service projects impactful community service projects
  • Your Committee on Health and Human Services will hold a public hearing on Governor's Message 710.
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Education Feb 10th, 2026 at 10:00 am

Education

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  • So my insurance that I utilize, and I use that word in air quotes, it costs somewhere.
  • I believe that public schools are required to render services to up to age 26.
  • This is just gonna direct all school districts that utilize benchmarking tests again.
  • Some some Don't some don't have the money to utilize other vendor systems.
  • We were somewhere around $7.5 million dollars currently being utilized, and the schools that are utilizing
AL

Alabama 2026 1st Special Session

Alabama Senate Education Policy Committee Feb 4th, 2026

Education Policy

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  • And what we better do is figure out how we can utilize the technology even more effectively to make sure
  • <00:15:25.519> the<00:15:25.839> technology can utilize the technology can utilize
  • And then you're going to have these kids that are not going to have any kind of services whatsoever.
  • <00:19:24.720> So have any kind of services whatsoever.
  • So have any kind of services whatsoever.
TX
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  • It was a small 1115 grant, and so we utilized it.
  • Is say, here are the services we can provide.
  • They have to consider what are the educational services? What are the related services?
  • What are these other services?
  • We were able to utilize a floor hold, and that is something that we are able to utilize for DFPS and
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Transportation Apr 16th, 2025

Transportation

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  • long-standing case law used in courts for decades into Texas statute, the admission rule has been utilized
  • This bill will only reflect what aspects of the commission will civil service apply when an employee
  • Rail capacity improvements, and even restoring service to underserved areas.
  • Additionally, the substitute amends section five of the bill to ensure that professional services are
  • districts would be detrimental to the necessary planning for infrastructure and local government services
Summary: The meeting of the committee focused on several bills aimed at enhancing the operational efficiency of Texas transportation and port authorities. Key discussions included the implications of SB2080, which seeks to streamline operations for navigation districts by raising procurement authority, exempting security discussions from recording requirements, and aligning Texas ports with national standards to foster economic growth. Senator Alvarado advocated fervently for the bill, emphasizing its positive impact on competitiveness with ports in states like Virginia and New Jersey. Public testimony reflected mixed responses, with strong support from industry representatives but opposition from some municipal authorities concerned about the potential overreach of port authorities into local development.
TX
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  • Rail capacity improvements, and even restoring service to underserved areas.
  • Additionally, the substitute amends section five of the bill to ensure that professional services are
  • issue that will reduce the tax revenue for our school districts, for our city, and other public services
AL

Alabama 2025 Regular Session

Alabama Senate Judiciary Committee Apr 16th, 2025

Judiciary

Transcript Highlights:
  • I'm talking about when we go... ...I'm talking about when we go in and provide services.
  • We need to make sure that those services rendered are compensated.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Licensing & Administrative Procedures Apr 15th, 2025 at 10:04 am

Licensing & Administrative Procedures

Transcript Highlights:
  • It also amends the Penal Code to define licensed massage therapists as health care service providers,
  • D&Cs utilize digital technology networks to provide on-demand and highly automated delivery services.
  • Thank you for coming, and thank you for the service that you've been in our country. Thank you.
  • Consumers are often unaware of the terms, conditions, and what is covered under the service contracts
  • , leading to potential misunderstandings or exploitation by service contract providers.
Summary: The Committee on Licensing and Administrative Procedures met with a quorum present, corrected the minutes from April 8, and then took up a long list of pending bills, most of which were reported favorably or left pending after hearing testimony. Early action included HB 1764 (accounting practice for certain out-of-state CPAs), HB 1788 (continuing education for barbers and cosmetologists on recognizing and assisting victims of sexual assault, domestic violence, and human trafficking), HB 2204 (land surveyor regulation), HB 2885 (local option elections on alcohol sales), HB 2996 (gambling offense definitions and prosecution), HB 3250 (real estate appraisals and appraisal management companies), HB 3352 (driver education on work zones), HB 3385 (farm winery permit), HB 3756 (powers of certain nonresident sellers’ permit holders who also hold a winery permit), HB 3816 (cruelty to livestock animals), HB 3913 (real estate licensing), and HB 3928 (electronic notice of towed vehicles), all of which were advanced with unanimous or near-unanimous votes. Several of these bills were reported with committee substitutes, and some were also sent to the Committee on Local and Consent Calendars. The committee then heard testimony on HB 2278, which would legalize limited home distilling of spirits for personal or family use and add honey as an approved ingredient; supporters framed it as a consistency and freedom issue, and the bill was left pending. HB 3920, a TDLR workforce/CTE bill, and HB 1301, which would allow beer or malt beverages to be sold at certain wineries with on-site restaurants, were also laid out and left pending after discussion. HB 2776, aimed at tightening massage therapy licensing restrictions for people convicted of sexual and trafficking-related offenses and strengthening TDLR enforcement, and HB 3848, which would allow electronic filing of elevator and escalator inspection reports, were both heard and left pending as well. A major portion of the meeting focused on alcohol-related bills. HB 4215 would place delivery network companies under a statewide TDLR regulatory framework; Favor Delivery supported it, and it was left pending after the committee substitute was withdrawn. HB 4172 and HB 2820 would raise bingo reserve limits and update charitable bingo rules; supporters from veterans and nonprofit groups argued the changes would help charities, but both bills were left pending after the substitutes were withdrawn. HB 4463, a broadly supported bill allowing contract brewing and alternating brewery proprietorships, was also left pending. HB 4284 would remove the “excessive discount” prohibition in alcohol sales, HB 4285 would allow airlines to store alcohol within five miles of an airport in the same county, HB 4517 would create a complaint process for Texas distillers not paid by wholesalers, and HB 4773 would let breweries and brewpubs transport their own beer between facilities; HB 4773 drew the most debate, with supporters citing efficiency and opponents warning about unintended consequences and possible effects on the three-tier system, but it too was left pending. The committee also heard and left pending a series of TDLR cleanup bills and other measures, including HB 4765 through HB 4769, HB 4830 on service contracts for lease vehicles, HB 5506 giving civil immunity to ringside physicians at combative sports events, and HB 4690 on gasoline vapor pressure compliance. The meeting ended after all business was completed and the committee adjourned.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Licensing & Administrative Procedures Apr 15th, 2025

Licensing & Administrative Procedures

Transcript Highlights:
  • Services like Favor were utilized by different groups.
  • This will utilize the existing framework to codify. ...by best practices in the industry and create a
  • DNCs utilize digital technology networks to provide on-demand and highly automated delivery services.
  • Thank you for coming and thank you for the service that you've rendered to our country. Thank you.
  • , leading to potential misunderstandings or exploitation by service providers.