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KY
Kentucky 2025 Regular Session
Interim Joint Committee on State Government (7-29-25)
Transcript Highlights:
- As you are aware, the State Board of Elections is the independent agency of state government charged
- In discussing the state There we go.
- It is the state board that is tasked with establishing this program because it is in the state board's
- Assembly has authorized the state board to enter into agreements with other states to further voter
- A lot of things that get funded through the state do not come from the state treasury.
Keywords:
Voter List Maintenance - State Board of Elections -- 05:38
State Employee Health Insurance Plan – 44:18
Discussion of HB 622 (2025 RS) – 01:01:43, 958, all
Summary:
The Interim Committee on State Government met on July 29, established a quorum, approved the June 24 minutes unanimously, and heard an update from the State Board of Elections on voter list maintenance. Taylor Brown, the board’s general counsel, explained the federal NVRA requirements and Kentucky’s statutory process for maintaining voter rolls, including use of USPS change-of-address data, ERIC reports, and agreements with non-ERIC states. He said Kentucky has entered or discussed agreements with several states, and that the board sends postcards to voters believed to have moved; if a voter does not respond to an 8D2 postcard and does not vote over two federal election cycles, the registration may be removed. He also described other removal categories such as death, felony conviction, incompetency, duplicate registrations, and self-requested cancellations.
Brown reported that between July 1, 2024, and June 30, 2025, the board removed 284,381 registrations from the rolls, including 42,675 for death, 5,940 for felony conviction, 5,527 for registration in another state, 578 for incompetency, 223 based on jury questionnaires indicating non-citizenship, 746 self-removals, and 3,381 duplicates, along with 225,311 removals through the address-maintenance program. He said Kentucky’s total registrations decreased by roughly 169,000 over the year and are now below the Census Bureau’s estimate of the state’s voting-age population. Brown emphasized that receiving a postcard does not mean a voter has been purged and that failure to vote alone does not trigger removal.
Members asked about the 223 non-citizen-related removals, the availability and effectiveness of alternatives to ERIC, the partisan criticism of ERIC, and how duplicate registrations are identified. Brown said the non-citizen jury questionnaire cases had been referred to the Attorney General for further review, that Kentucky currently has no organized alternative to ERIC but is pursuing reciprocal agreements with states such as Florida, and that ERIC recently changed bylaws to remove a postcard requirement that had been costly for member states. On duplicates, he said the board uses multiple data points, not just name and address, and noted that fuller Social Security data could improve accuracy. Committee leaders praised the board’s work and said they wanted to meet before session to discuss possible statutory changes to improve voter list maintenance.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
State Committee Meeting - 2025-03-27
State Government Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- The state government committee is responsible for numerous entities within state government, and that
- Article 2 is the state government policy.
- Chair now of State Government Finance.
- Please state your name and affiliation.
- This is an exciting day in state government.
Keywords:
state government finance, biennial budget, appropriations, Minnesota Management and Budget, Healthy Aging Subcabinet, Office of Healthy Aging, older adults, aging policy, long-term care, caregivers, public health, Medicaid fraud, medical assistance fraud, attorney general subpoena power, fraud enforcement, business filing fraud, Secretary of State, deceptive mailings, consumer protection, certified public accountant
MN
Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session
House State Government Finance and Policy Committee 3/27/25
State Government Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- folks across state government. folks across state government.
- state enterprise. state enterprise.
- state government budget?
- focus on the state of Minnesota. focus on the state of Minnesota.
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as <01:25:53.520>the at the state or with the state as the at the state
Keywords:
state government finance, biennial budget, appropriations, Minnesota Management and Budget, Healthy Aging Subcabinet, Office of Healthy Aging, older adults, aging policy, long-term care, caregivers, public health, Medicaid fraud, medical assistance fraud, attorney general subpoena power, fraud enforcement, business filing fraud, Secretary of State, deceptive mailings, consumer protection, certified public accountant
OK
Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session
Senate Legislative Session Apr 7th, 2026 at 01:30 pm
Oklahoma Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- 289 miles from the Texas state line near Davidson, Oklahoma, to the Arkansas state line near Broken
- textbook in The state of Oklahoma.
- I'm concerned and I'm very frustrated because coming here to the state capitol was a different expectation
- Now, if you look at any state in the United States, healthcare is a big part of their budget because
- Now, if you look at any state in the United States, healthcare is a big part of their budget because
Bills:
HB3418, HB3985, HB3463, HB3002, HB4303, HB3919, HB3416, HB3417, HB3415, HB2206, HB3414, HB3265, HB3310, HB3413, HB4486, HB1219, SR39, SB1177, HB3298, HB2696, HB3941, HB3970, HB3264, HB3321, HB2650, HB3497, HB3980, HB3981, HB4421, HB3177, HB3322, HB3499, HB3500, HB3845, HB3742, HB3622, HB1250, HB2710, HB3831, HB4408, HB1002, HB3008, HB3086, HB3595, HB3678, HB4107, HB3695, HB3315, HB3590, HB3006, HB3151, HB2959, HB2398, HB3026, HB3467, HB4268, HB3372, HB2210, HB4359, HB4427
Keywords:
public works, bidding procedures, construction contracts, transparency, public trust, electronic bidding, school districts, property rights, public nuisance, compensation claims, government enforcement, Oklahoma Safe Neighborhoods Act, municipal audit, state auditor, local government, financial transparency, gasoline tax allocations, counties, county officers, education
OK
Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session
Public Safety REVISION 3: HB2977 - Added | HB3305 - Removed Feb 18th, 2026 at 09:00 am
Public Safety
Transcript Highlights:
- It's basically consolidating state statute and state rules into one act that can be overseen by the legislature
- A gentleman moved here from out of state. His former state allowed applicants to self-certify.
- Most state questions do have a little ambiguity to them.
- , and 60-day for a... ...and out of state, and 60-day for in-state.
- commercial vehicles, so we did say in-state commercial vehicles.
Keywords:
animal abuse, offender registry, public safety, animal welfare, criminal justice, Oklahoma legislation, local law enforcement, Public Safety Technology Revolving Fund, grants, state funding, law enforcement technology, cyber crime, fraud prevention, Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation, insurance fee, digital forensics, investigative support, revolving fund, prisons, corrections
TX
Texas 89th 2nd C.S.
Trade, Workforce & Economic Development Apr 2nd, 2025
Trade, Workforce & Economic Development
Transcript Highlights:
- We're the Texas State Chamber, and we're also the state affiliate for the National Association of Manufacturers
- There's a standard of 26 that is across the United States.
- How does Texas compare with other states?
- How do we compare, how does Texas compare with other states?
- benefits, how do we compare with other states?
Keywords:
school district, bond issuance, election dates, voter approval, Texas Education Code, HCR 9, Texas State Cemetery, Hill Country flood, July 4 2025 flood, Guadalupe River, Camp Mystic, memorial, monument, concurrent resolution, disaster remembrance, natural disaster, flood victims, survivors, State Preservation Board, Texas secretary of state
Summary:
The Committee on Trade, Workforce and Economic Development met with a quorum and moved quickly through a long agenda, hearing testimony and taking recorded votes on several bills. Early in the meeting, HB 2214 was laid out to exempt certain short-term residential leases and leaseback arrangements from flood-disclosure requirements; Texas Realtors supported the change, and the bill was left pending. The committee then voted out a series of pending measures, including HB 46, HB 186 (with a committee substitute), HB 431, HB 1147, HB 1154, HB 2468, HB 2488, HB 2788 (with a substitute), HB 2791 (with a substitute), HB 3260, and HCR 90, all reported favorably to the full House, with HB 1147 receiving two nays and the others passing unanimously or nearly so.
A major portion of the hearing focused on HB 112, which would create a Texas Science Park district and commission to support advanced manufacturing and innovation sites. The bill’s author and supporters, including Samsung Austin Semiconductor, the Texas Association of Business, and the Governor’s economic development office, argued it would strengthen supply chains, attract investment, and support national security and workforce development. Testimony described interest from semiconductor and advanced manufacturing companies and referenced the model of foreign science parks such as Sinshu in Taiwan. HB 112 was left pending after testimony.
The committee also heard HB 3698 and HB 3699, both related to unemployment insurance administration. HB 3698 would expand eligibility for the Reemployment Services and Eligibility Assessment program using federal funds, while HB 3699 would tighten the definition of “last work” to help the Texas Workforce Commission investigate UI fraud. Both bills were discussed with TWC resource witnesses and left pending after the committee withdrew the substitutes. HB 1349, which would extend HOA transparency and property-rights provisions to condominiums and refine HOA rules, and HB 621, which would require HOA meeting spaces to be available for residents to reserve for qualified political candidates or elected officials, were also heard and left pending. Finally, the committee heard HCR 9 to designate the first Saturday of each month as Small Business Saturday, HB 199 to index unemployment benefit duration to the state unemployment rate, and HB 3466 to exempt certain cancelable service contracts from Texas’s in-home sales cooling-off law; each drew supportive and opposing testimony and was left pending before adjournment.
HI
Keywords:
no-bid contracts, emergency procurement, audit, state agencies, public funds, accountability, auditor, state and county agencies, government accountability, emergency declarations, easement, submerged lands, drainage, Kahala Hotel, Oahu, state land regulations, biomarker testing, health insurance, precision medicine, H.B. No. 1971
TX
Texas 89th Regular
Delivery of Government Efficiency Apr 2nd, 2025
Delivery of Government Efficiency
Transcript Highlights:
- This is just for state agencies. So the state agency will put this information together.
- , a small state like Airstone.
- Airstone compared to a very large state and a great state of Texas.
- Do you include vehicles that are sold in the state or travel through the state?
- We do get influenced in certain parts of the state. from other states like our neighboring states, for
Bills:
HB512, HB2248, HB2679, HB2832, HB3112, HB3368, HB3490, HB3512, HB3623, HB3666, HB3700, HB3711, HB3770, HB3963
Keywords:
grievance procedures, state agency, employee rights, workplace regulations, employment law, employees, employment actions, appeal, state employees, workplace rights, disciplinary actions, employment conditions, employment disputes, job protections, public information, transparency, government accountability, information access, notification requirements, federal funding
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
State Committee Meeting - 2025-04-10
State Government Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- This is the State Government Committee for March 10th, 2025. All those in favor, please say aye.
- If you'd like to state your name for the record, you're fully invited.
- For the state, our agency adds value by serving this body and the state government with accurate, reliable
- For those who may not know, the state government finance budget bill funds the offices of And the state
- There is a separate state government policy bill, which is also...
Bills:
HF2783
Keywords:
state government finance, biennial budget, appropriations, Minnesota Management and Budget, Healthy Aging Subcabinet, Office of Healthy Aging, older adults, aging policy, long-term care, caregivers, public health, Medicaid fraud, medical assistance fraud, attorney general subpoena power, fraud enforcement, business filing fraud, Secretary of State, deceptive mailings, consumer protection, certified public accountant
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
State Committee Meeting - 2025-04-08
State Government Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- This is the state government finance. finance omnibus bill that Chair Cleaver and I worked on together
- The State Auditor can be found on line 3.9. The Attorney General's appropriation is on 3.13.
- The Secretary of State is on line 3.24. The State Board of Investment is on line 3.28.
- We represent over 18,000 state employees across all agencies, boards, and commissions.
- plans, as well as a large amount of state assets.
Bills:
HF2783
Keywords:
state government finance, biennial budget, appropriations, Minnesota Management and Budget, Healthy Aging Subcabinet, Office of Healthy Aging, older adults, aging policy, long-term care, caregivers, public health, Medicaid fraud, medical assistance fraud, attorney general subpoena power, fraud enforcement, business filing fraud, Secretary of State, deceptive mailings, consumer protection, certified public accountant
MN
Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session
House Agriculture Finance and Policy Committee 3/19/25
Agriculture Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
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level we need to step in at the state level we need to step in at the state
Keywords:
HF44, Casey Jones State Trail, Pipestone Trailhead, Currie Loop, Minnesota bonding bill, capital investment, state bonds, bond proceeds fund, Department of Natural Resources, DNR, trail rehabilitation, trail reconstruction, recreational trail, bike trail, hiking trail, infrastructure, state trail, Pipestone, Currie, bonding authorization
TX
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- If you would state your name for the record, who you're with and your position on the bill.
- Could you state your name for the record, who you're with and your position on the bill, and you may
- Chair: State and they give their time and effort, it's a hard job and this is just the right thing to
- Chair: If you would state your name for the record, who you're with, and your position on the bill.
- And just want to add, we are trending in the wrong direction in this state.
Bills:
HB50
AL
Alabama 2026 1st Special Session
Alabama Senate Fiscal Responsibility and Economic Development Committee Jan 21st, 2026
Fiscal Responsibility and Economic Development
Transcript Highlights:
- We're basically taking some of the rules for the state Board of Public Accountancy and allowing them
- And what that is, is basically a voluntary state option. You don't have to use it.
- A voluntary state option in lieu of bankruptcy.
- We have every year natural disasters that cause problems across the state.
- And this actually put puts state.
Keywords:
public accountancy, CPA licensing, board regulations, educational prerequisites, electronic notifications, firm registration, assignment, creditors, insolvency, liquidation, assignee, secured transaction, bankruptcy, state law, voluntary process, distribution of assets, emergency rules, governor certification, state regulations, public safety
NM
Transcript Highlights:
- Most of the time, they are elected from around the state.
- of Education with the authority to appoint a state school superintendent and to operate the State Department
- Across the country, states use many different education governance structures, yet 49 states still outperform
- the state, there is broad support for going back to a state superintendent of schools, regardless of
- , we beat the surrounding states.
Keywords:
wildlife commission, removal procedures, malfeasance, appointed officials, governance, education reform, public education, state board of education, superintendent, chartering authority, constitutional amendment, policy setting, insects, insect workshop, insect identification, ecology, monitoring, management, pollinators, pollination
MN
Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session
House State Government Finance and Policy Committee 4/10/25
State Government Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- Our agency adds value by serving state.
- Um, for those who may not know, the state government finance budget bill funds the offices of the state
- Uh, there is a separate state government policy bill which is also moving forward.
- The state lottery retail provisions have been modified.
- effectively in the state of Minnesota. effectively in the state of Minnesota.
Bills:
HF2783
Keywords:
state government finance, biennial budget, appropriations, Minnesota Management and Budget, Healthy Aging Subcabinet, Office of Healthy Aging, older adults, aging policy, long-term care, caregivers, public health, Medicaid fraud, medical assistance fraud, attorney general subpoena power, fraud enforcement, business filing fraud, Secretary of State, deceptive mailings, consumer protection, certified public accountant
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House State Government Finance and Policy Committee 4/8/25
State Government Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- Secretary of State is on line 3.24. The State Board of Investment is on line 3.28.
- The state governor appropriation.
- Secretary of State is on line 313.
- Secretary of State is on line 3.24.<00:02:57.599>
The <00:02:57.840>State <00:02:58.080> - the Minnesota State Board of Investment. the Minnesota State Board of Investment.
Bills:
HF2783
Keywords:
state government finance, biennial budget, appropriations, Minnesota Management and Budget, Healthy Aging Subcabinet, Office of Healthy Aging, older adults, aging policy, long-term care, caregivers, public health, Medicaid fraud, medical assistance fraud, attorney general subpoena power, fraud enforcement, business filing fraud, Secretary of State, deceptive mailings, consumer protection, certified public accountant
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- OK Members, we do have a resource witness from Secretary of State, I assume.
- by the 10th Amendment of the United States Constitution.
- So it's up to the states to enforce that balance, and all states do this. Texas does it very well.
- We'll cut off all public funds from cities and from the state.
- This is narrower and I, at the risk of stating the obvious.
Keywords:
municipal libraries, state funding, gender identity, public events, children's literature, SB 19, Texas, political subdivision, local government, county, city, municipality, taxpayer-funded lobbying, lobbying ban, public funds, registered lobbyist, Chapter 305, Government Code, Local Government Code, county association dues
AL
Alabama 2025 Regular Session
Alabama Senate Finance and Taxation General Fund Committee Feb 19th, 2025
Finance and Taxation General Fund
Transcript Highlights:
- It's just an automatic savings initiative of the state. automatic savings of the state, facilitating
- It doesn't create a burden for the state.
- It only applies to state employees. The State Controller has discretion...
- It's an opportunity for state employees, say, the Alabama State Employees Association, in connection
- But yes, I want to go back to stating again that code...
Keywords:
State Auditor, property investigations, negligence, loss report, civil actions, Alabama Retirement Savings Program, state-facilitated retirement savings, auto-IRA, automatic enrollment, payroll deduction IRA, retirement savings access gap, private sector workers, small business retirement plan, portable retirement account, Roth IRA, traditional IRA, life-cycle fund, capital preservation fund, financial literacy, Department of Workforce
WY
Wyoming 2026 Regular Session
House Transportation, Highways & Military Affairs Committee, February 24, 2026
Transportation, Highways & Military Affairs
Transcript Highlights:
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amendments. - There are more than 22 states that have state guards.
- There are more than 22 states that have state guards.
- There are more than 22 states that<00:26:44.720>
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