Video & Transcript Research : 'Sunset Review'

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AL

Alabama 2026 1st Special Session

Alabama House State Government Committee Feb 25th, 2026

State Government

Transcript Highlights:
  • "We're going to allow our sponsor just a second to review a bill for us. Okay, he's ready.
  • Uh so, uh you're the chairman of contract review, so we got you roped into this.
  • table for public review.
  • , so we got you roped contract review, so we got you roped into<00:14:09.040> this.
  • The committee cannot review. All right.
Bills: HB97, HB455, HB97, HB455
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Transcript Highlights:
  • This would just ensure that their process is followed and that these reviews are actually happening as
  • This would just ensure that their process is followed and that these reviews are actually happening as
OK
Transcript Highlights:
  • And when you say, of a hearing, are you saying to review current rates or review rates that have been
  • What do you mean by reviewing rates? I think of the question. Yeah, I think it would be.
  • What do you mean by reviewing rates? I think of the question.
  • Yeah, I think it would be to review rates that had been filed to be changed.
  • It would change the use-and-file system to a file-and-use system with a 60-day review period.
AZ

Arizona 2026 Regular Session

01/28/2026 - Senate Judiciary and Elections

Judiciary and Elections

Transcript Highlights:
  • process by which a court order for treatment may be continued after the second consecutive annual review
  • order for treatment to an order for continuing treatment if, after the second consecutive annual review
  • Currently outlined by statute for continuing treatment after a patient's first annual treatment review
  • Through the investigations, the reviewing of files and reviewing investigations, we noticed, and I worked
  • don’t have a whole lot of workload because they don’t accept a lot of cases, but they do have to review
Summary: The committee first approved the January 21, 2026 minutes and held SB 1208. It then heard SB 1211, which would allow victims of felony aggravated harassment involving domestic violence to seek a lifetime injunction against the convicted defendant. The sponsor said the bill came from fellowship participants, and supporters from the Arizona Coalition to End Sexual and Domestic Violence, Amberle’s Place, and survivor advocates testified that repeated harassment and re-traumatization justify permanent protection. The committee voted 7-0 to give SB 1211 a do pass recommendation. Next, the committee considered SB 1239, which removes the statute of limitations for failing to register as a sex offender. The sponsor said DPS requested the change to close a loophole and hold offenders accountable even years later. Opponents from Arizona Attorneys for Criminal Justice argued existing warrant and registration processes already address the problem and that eliminating the time limit raises due process concerns and risks stale prosecutions. After discussion, the committee approved SB 1239 on a 4-3 vote. The committee also heard SB 1240, which excludes probationers convicted of dangerous crimes against children from the probation incentive payment formula. The sponsor tied the bill to a recent child sexual assault case and said the incentive system should not count these offenders. Opponents warned it could push probation departments to send more people to prison instead of treatment and that the bill’s language is broad. The committee passed SB 1240 on a 4-3 vote. It then took up SB 1095, as amended, which bans gender transition procedures and referrals for minors and limits public funding and use of public facilities for such care; supporters framed it as protecting children and parental rights, while opponents called it discriminatory and medically unsound. The committee adopted the amendment and gave the bill a 4-3 do pass as amended recommendation. Finally, the committee heard SB 1243 and SB 1244, both dealing with court-ordered mental health treatment. SB 1243 requires notice to guardians when a patient may be released early or when treatment may not be renewed, and allows guardians to seek an independent evaluation and petition for continued treatment; supporters said it helps families prevent dangerous gaps in care, while opponents raised due process concerns about non-medical guardians initiating petitions. The committee passed SB 1243 unanimously. SB 1244 creates a continuing court-ordered treatment process after a second consecutive annual review, reducing repeated renewal hearings while preserving annual reporting and objections; supporters said it prevents dangerous lapses in treatment for the sickest patients, while opponents warned it could weaken due process and allow indefinite confinement. The committee adopted an amendment and passed SB 1244 on a 6-1 vote.
FL

Florida 2026 Regular Session

Community Affairs Jan 20th, 2026

Community Affairs

Transcript Highlights:
  • , and if a review falls within the scope of their license or certification, governments may not impose
  • And it authorizes local government to review and audit the conduct of the contractors using a uniform
  • the alternative review process.
  • capacity and improve coordination. ...contractor program and registry as a way to supplement review
  • It would sunset on January 1, 2028, and that is the bill. Very good.
Summary: The committee met with a quorum present and took up a series of local claims, public records, growth management, permitting, and nuisance bills. It first heard and approved SB 16, SB 14, and SB 24, all uncontested claims bills providing relief related to injuries or settlements involving the City of St. Petersburg and Miami-Dade County. The committee also approved SB 288 on rural electric cooperatives, which narrows statutory language to protect co-op decisions on generation and power purchases while preserving consumer protections, and SB 830, which creates a public records exemption for certain personal information of county and city managers and their families due to reported threats against local officials. Members then considered SB 1138 on qualified contractors and development review, which would create a registry of licensed professionals to help local governments process pre-application reviews and plats more quickly. Local government groups raised concerns about preemption and preserving quasi-judicial authority, while private-provider supporters backed the bill; Senator Sharief voted no, and the bill was reported favorably. The committee also approved SB 168, expanding public nuisance law to include gambling houses and increasing penalties, and SB 686 on agricultural enclaves, which revises the enclave process, adds a public hearing path, limits it to certain residential projects in urban service areas, and was amended to change a date to June 30, 2026 before being reported favorably. The committee next approved CS for SB 548 on growth management and impact fees, which clarifies plan-based methodology, extraordinary circumstances, interlocal agreements, and refund procedures for improper fee collections. Testimony reflected support for clearer standards but also concerns about fee increases and refund administration. Finally, SB 1234 on building permits and inspections was reported favorably; it would extend permit validity, exempt some low-value work from permitting, create a statewide residential permit form, speed review timelines, and expand private-provider use, drawing opposition from a Miami-Dade building official who argued for continued local oversight and support from private-provider advocates. Senator Jones requested to be recorded as voting affirmatively on several tabs and negatively on tab 9, and the committee adjourned after all bills were disposed of.
AL

Alabama 2025 Regular Session

Alabama House Apr 8th, 2025

Alabama House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • It also removed the sunset for the also removed the sunset for the also removed the sunset for the reimbursement
  • would be the year it and then 30 what would be the year it and then 30 what would be the year it sunsets
  • So we'll have data to see is it sunsets. So we'll have data to see is it sunsets.
  • third, first year, 25 the second, 30 the third, first year, 25 the second, 30 the third, but it also sunsets
  • that year to see if but it also sunsets that year to see if but it also sunsets that year to see if
TX

Texas 89th Regular

89th Legislative Session Apr 8th, 2025

Texas House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Again, this is not the Sunset Commission and it won't have the same functions as the Sunset Commission
  • Okay, so you're saying that because the Sunset Commission...
  • Of course the Sunset Commission is on a schedule.
  • Sunset Commission has a job and a function that's legislative in terms of reviewing the operations processes
  • So, of course, there is an office that is going to review those 274. which is not something the Sunset
LA

Louisiana 2026 Regular Session

Finance May 11th, 2026

Finance

Transcript Highlights:
  • The Judicial Council reviewed their expenses as well as their court costs and agreed to increase it.
  • The law requires the Joint Legislative Committee to review and approve any new plan of benefits or annual
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Senate Legislative Session Feb 16th, 2026 at 01:30 pm

Oklahoma Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Evaluation Commission, if you recall, the Incentive Evaluation Commission is our watchdog group that reviews
  • The amendment simply changes the sunset date to 2031. Will there be questions on the amendment?
  • Senate Bill 1456 suspends the sunset of the Board of Tests for Alcohol and Drug Influence to 2030-2031
MN

Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session

House Human Services Finance and Policy Committee 3/6/25

Human Services Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • Last year legislation was passed to make a correction to that, which then it sunsets, or it expires May
  • Last year legislation was passed to make a correction to that, which then it sunsets, or it expires May
  • ><00:03:21.400> it correction to that um which then it correction to that um which then it sunsets
  • 03:22.959> May<00:03:23.480> 31st<00:03:24.280> of<00:03:24.640> 2026 sunsets
  • or it expires May 31st of 2026 sunsets or it expires May 31st of 2026 which<00:03:25.799> of<
Bills: HF958, HF688, HF702
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Rules 2ND REVISED Mar 4th, 2026 at 09:30 am

Rules

Transcript Highlights:
  • agency told me of the failure of that agency to take a deep dive into their rules to make a serious review
  • That director and representatives of a couple of other agencies have told me that recent reviews of the
  • You know, there are 11 states that have a sunset process for administrative rules.
  • Where they originally back in 2019 used to have where everything's sunset every year, and of course,
  • Where they originally back in 2019 used to have where everything's sunset every year, and of course,
FL

Florida 2026 Regular Session

Governmental Oversight and Accountability Feb 2nd, 2026

Governmental Oversight and Accountability

Transcript Highlights:
  • Under the Open Government Sunset Review Act, the public records exemption for specific examinations and
  • SB 7022 reenacts and extends the sunset date for the exemption to 2031.
  • Under the Open Government Sunset Review Act, the public records exemption for specific examinations and
  • Under the Open Government Sunset Review Act, the public records exemption for specific examinations and
  • Under the Open Government Sunset Review Act, the public records exemption for specific examinations and
Summary: The committee heard several bills and confirmations, with most measures reported favorably. Senate Bill 330 clarified the heart disease presumption for firefighters, law enforcement, and correctional officers, codifying the medical definition of heart disease and allowing transferring law enforcement officers to rely on a prior physical if a new agency does not provide one. Support was waived in by the Florida Smart Justice Alliance and the Fraternal Order of Police, and the bill passed unanimously. Senate Bill 526, as amended by a delete-all amendment, addressed commercial construction contracts, permit standards, fee reductions when private providers are used, floodproofing, product approval categories, and adoption of certain electrical code standards; it drew support from several construction and business groups and one opposing appearance, then was reported favorably. Senate Bill 1192 created a pilot program for callback queues at the Department of Commerce and Department of Children and Families to reduce hold times for callers seeking re-employment assistance and public benefits, and it also passed favorably. Senate Bill 1078 established transition procedures for a governor-elect, including agency liaisons, briefing materials, office space, and access to records; an amendment shifted IT support to the Department of Management Services, narrowed access to confidential records, and increased penalties for unauthorized disclosure, after which the bill was approved. Senate Bill 7022 extended a public records exemption for classroom examinations and assessment instruments through 2031 and expanded coverage to school district boards and public schools; it was also reported favorably. Senate Bill 862, as amended, set a $60,000 salary goal by 2030 for state correctional officers, probation officers, and institutional security specialists, with annual raises subject to appropriations; members and witnesses emphasized recruitment, retention, and safety, and the bill passed. Senate Bill 1250 removed the requirement that the Commission on Human Relations use registered mail for certain notices under the Florida Civil Rights Act, allowing less expensive notice methods, and it was reported favorably. Senate Bill 1698 allowed certain employers to post required workplace notices electronically instead of physically, and it passed without opposition. The committee also recommended confirmation of 10 appointees to the Florida Commission on Human Relations and the State Retirement Commission. The most extensive debate centered on Senate Bill 1072, which created an anti-Semitism task force within the Department of Legal Affairs to review anti-Semitism in Florida, improve community relations, advise on law enforcement training, assess digital media literacy efforts, evaluate hate crime statutes, and recommend policy changes. The sponsor said the bill was intended to address a growing problem and noted that Florida already uses the Holocaust Remembrance definition of anti-Semitism in statute. Numerous speakers opposed the bill, arguing it could chill protected speech, especially criticism of Israel, and could be used selectively against students, activists, Muslims, Arabs, and Jewish anti-Zionists; several also said existing hate-crime and civil-rights laws were sufficient and that the task force should include protections against Islamophobia and anti-Arab hate. One member raised concerns about the constitutionality of creating such task forces in light of prior actions by the Attorney General. Despite the opposition, the bill was reported favorably on a party-line style vote with Senator Bracey Davis voting yes along with the majority. Senate Bill 1642, the Freedom in the Workplace Act, was also heard and drew significant questioning. The bill would bar public employers and contractors from requiring pronoun use, certain gender-identity-related training, or non-binary sex options on forms, and would protect employees and contractors from adverse action based on religious, moral, conscience-based, or biology-based beliefs. Senator Polsky questioned whether the bill could interfere with anti-harassment training and workplace discipline, while the sponsor said the measure was meant to prevent government coercion and extend protections similar to those in school settings. The transcript cuts off before the final disposition of this bill.