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OK
Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session
House of Representatives Second Regular Session of the 60th Legislature Day 22 Morning Session Mar 10th, 2026 at 09:30 am
Oklahoma House Floor Meeting
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- It's being done so they can finalize the implementation of the beads program.
- The beads program is the final grant.
- So, on page two, line three, restaurants are explicitly excluded from this program.
- Can you talk to Me about, are we adding programs or expanding slots in current programs?
- It's a reallocation of existing programs.
Bills:
HB4104 , HB3722 , HB3787 , HB3700 , HB3701 , HB3310 , HB3404 , HB2964 , HB2398 , HB3024 , HB3499 , HB3278 , HB3279 , HB3645 , HB3649 , HB2293 , HB3260 , HB3176 , HB3177 , HB3114 , HB3172 , HB3322 , HB3323 , HB4248 , HB3720 , HB2210 , HB1322 , HB1937 , HB3301 , HB4107
Keywords:
Oklahoma criminal law, felony classification, Class B5, Class D1, sentencing enhancement, repeat offender, domestic violence, stalking, voyeurism, peeping tom, clandestine recording, hidden camera, privacy offense, sex offender registry, Sex Offenders Registration Act, protective order violation, animal cruelty, cockfighting, dogfighting, public safety
LA
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- Foster program, and that it is a study of how to use those programs to benefit the workforce.
- Those programs.
- I see where... ...programs that had higher increased cost of running those programs.
- The CCAP program is a program for families needing assistance with child care.
- As you know, we have a physical therapy program, a PhD program at ULM in Monroe.
Committee:
House Education
Keywords:
HR171, House Resolution 171, M.J. Foster Promise Program, TOPS-Tech, TOPS Tech Award, Board of Regents, Louisiana Works, Louisiana Community and Technical College System, LCATCS, financial aid, scholarship, workforce development, career training, technical education, vocational education, postsecondary credential, associate degree, industry-based credential, high-demand jobs, high-wage occupations
AL
Committee:
Senate Tourism
Keywords:
youth residential facilities, abuse prevention, law enforcement, video surveillance, civil penalties, record keeping, child rights, background check, criminal history, biometric identifiers, fingerprints, iris scan, palm print, photograph, rap back, NGI Rap Back, ALEA, Alabama Law Enforcement Agency, AJIC, Alabama Justice Information Commission
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- Should this project move forward, programs that serve the region can continue to grow.
- Should this project<00:36:51.040><c> move</c><00:36:51.240><c> forward,</c><00:36:52.080><c> programs
- </c><00:36:52.520><c> that</c> project move forward, programs that project move forward, programs that
- While some stores have downstream markets for things such as damaged textiles or recycled programs for
- </c> Savings realized will be reinvested into a wide range of important community programs, including
Committee:
Senate Taxes
Keywords:
day care, tax subtraction, child care costs, licensed child care, dependent care assistance, HF4321, dependent care assistance programs, gross income exclusion, federal conformity, Internal Revenue Code, individual income tax, Minnesota tax law, tax conformity, child care assistance, employer-provided dependent care, taxable income, state income tax, retroactive tax change, family care benefits, housing tax credit
MN
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- </c> uncapped program. uncapped program.
- ,</c><00:32:01.520><c> um</c> for this very expensive program, um for this very expensive program, um
- </c> program and kind of how we got here. program and kind of how we got here.
- </c> We estimate the impact of this program We estimate the impact of this program in<00:55:49.560><c
- </c> because of the program. because of the program.
Committee:
House Taxes
Keywords:
day care, tax subtraction, child care costs, licensed child care, dependent care assistance, HF4321, dependent care assistance programs, gross income exclusion, federal conformity, Internal Revenue Code, individual income tax, Minnesota tax law, tax conformity, child care assistance, employer-provided dependent care, taxable income, state income tax, retroactive tax change, family care benefits, housing tax credit
WA
Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Early Learning & Human Services Jan 30th, 2026 at 08:30 am
Early Learning & Human Services
Transcript Highlights:
- It requires the court to confirm that a person is participating in available appropriate programming
- It allows the notification period before release to a community facility or community transition program
- transfer authority for individuals 21 or older who consistently refuse to participate in available programming
Committee:
House Early Learning & Human Services
Keywords:
community oversight, residential services, regulation, service providers, monitoring, poverty, task force, legislative, executive, social programs, juvenile justice, youth sentencing, juvenile rehabilitation, DCYF, Department of Children Youth and Families, community supervision, community transition services, suspended disposition, less restrictive alternative, sentencing grid
WA
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- And of course that code then gets compiled into the programs we use on our computers.
- Turning to the bill, Substitute House Bill 1833 creates the Spark Act grant program in the Department
- The bill also creates a non-appropriated Spark Act grant program account.
- But a typical economic development grant program awards between $500,000 and $1.5 million per fiscal
- As such, a reasonable total estimate of the program would be $660,000 to $1.6 million per fiscal year
Committee:
House Appropriations
Keywords:
artificial intelligence, AI, generative AI, AI-generated content, deepfake, synthetic media, content provenance, provenance data, metadata, watermarking, disclosure, transparency, consumer protection, unfair or deceptive acts, unfair competition, Washington RCW, Title 19 RCW, platform regulation, AI detection tool, media authenticity
WA
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- House Bill 2559 concerns a local government option for the funding of essential affordable housing programs
- In King County, the revenue must be divided between certain housing programs, museums, the arts, and
- programs that promote tourism.
- into a newly created account and used by the local government to fund certain affordable housing programs
- to support the operations of existing programs.
Committee:
House Finance
Keywords:
affordable housing, local government funding, housing programs, community development, financial assistance, adaptive housing, disabled veterans, tax preferences, housing affordability, retail sales tax, property tax, senior citizens, tax exemption, permanent legislation, local government, tax authority, sales tax, use tax, real estate excise tax, REET
HI
Transcript Highlights:
- SCR 160, urging the Hawaii Public Housing Authority, Department of Human Services Homeless Programs Office
- Solutions, and Housing Hawaii Housing Finance and Development Corporation to create a housing ladder program
- Seeing none, recommendation adopted. housing ladder program to help housing ladder program to help individuals
- defibrillators in all state-owned buildings and pursue existing automated external defibrillator programs
Bills:
SCR173 , SCR78 , SCR114 , SCR162 , SCR48 , SCR160 , SCR87 , SCR28 , SCR74 , SCR20 , SCR32 , SCR55 , SCR69
Committee:
House Finance
Keywords:
ticket scalping, task force, consumer protection, event accessibility, local economy, menstrual health, menstrual cycle, period education, period poverty, menstrual products, menstrual dignity, health education, sexual health curriculum, DOE, Department of Education, public schools, school health, reproductive health, puberty education, hygiene education
AL
Alabama 2025 Regular Session
Alabama Senate Education Policy Committee Apr 9th, 2025
Education Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- It requires all human reproductive curricular programs... ...human reproductive curricular programs to
- I'm a former educator, taught school, and then began an SRRA program 23 years ago.
- He's doing the marine biology program, and he'll be in Mobile in the summer.
- I am the school program director. Wagner.
- We know there's a demand by parents for more programs. We have 4,500 parents who have… programs.
Committee:
Senate Education Policy
Keywords:
Ten Commandments, public education, displays, funding, Alabama law, STEM, science education, technology education, engineering education, math education, workforce development, career pathways, Alabama STEM Council, Department of Workforce, education policy, higher education, community colleges, K-12 education, teacher pipeline, STEM careers
US
US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
US House Floor Proceedings (Tuesday, March 11, 2025)
US Federal House Floor Meeting
Keywords:
House of Representatives, Ethics, Homeland Security, committee elections, government, House resolution, committee assignments, standing committees, House Ethics Committee, Committee on Ethics, Homeland Security Committee, Committee on Homeland Security, congressional organization, Member appointments, committee membership, legislative procedure, oversight, ethics oversight, national security, ethics
LA
Transcript Highlights:
- At the point that we set the matter for hearing, we are enrolled in the program that you all passed within
- the last couple of years, the Occupation License Review Program.
- At the point that we set the matter for hearing, we are enrolled in the program that you all passed within
- the last couple of years, the Occupation License Review Program.
- Executive Counsel and Deputy Director of the Real Estate Commission, said the Occupation License Review Program
Keywords:
engineering, land surveying, construction, state fire marshal, plan review, contracting services, unsolicited contact, homeowners, penalties, regulations, wholesaling, real estate, earnest money, cancellation rights, residential properties, Louisiana Real Estate Commission, certified public accountant, CPA, accounting board, Louisiana State Board of Certified Public Accountants
AZ
Transcript Highlights:
- What would a $3.3 million extra do for the program? Mr.
- Do you know where the funding comes from to support this program? Mr.
- or county jail education program through an existing accommodation school.
- It does not mandate any new programs.
- Integrity of Arizona's school funding programs. Very simple clarification bill.
Bills:
SB1092 , SB1094 , SB1139 , SB1239 , SB1240 , SB1248 , SB1326 , SB1502 , SB1512 , SB1540 , SB1616 , SB1635 , SB1669 , SB1673
Committees:
House Judiciary , House House Judiciary Committee of Reference
Keywords:
probation, dangerous crimes, children, Arizona Revised Statutes, criminal justice, juvenile offenses, rehabilitation, gender reassignment, civil liability, minors, medical consent, detransition, family court, therapeutic intervention, expert testimony, parenting time, child development, sex offenders, statute of limitations, prosecution
AL
Alabama 2026 Regular Session
Alabama Senate County and Municipal Government Committee Feb 10th, 2026
County and Municipal Government
Committee:
Senate County and Municipal Government
Keywords:
municipal tax, license fee, local tax increase, ordinance, public hearing, 30-day notice, municipal notice requirements, city council, town council, Alabama municipalities, Code of Alabama 1975, Section 11-45-2, open meetings website, newspaper publication, local government finance, tax transparency, fee increase, municipal ordinance procedure, University of South Alabama, Board of Trustees
WA
Transcript Highlights:
- program by Commerce.
- The second program is Washington State's food assistance program for legal immigrants, which provides
- The second program is Washington State's food assistance program for legal immigrants, which provides
- It creates a wage recovery program and creates an account for that program.
- First, regarding the wage recovery program, the stated purpose in the bill of the program is to allow
Committee:
House Appropriations
Keywords:
accounts, finance, business regulation, transparency, audits, cannabis, license fees, regulatory framework, revenue generation, legalization, HB 2714, caseload forecasting, food assistance, SNAP, Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, state food assistance, budget forecasting, caseload forecast council, caseload forecast supervisor, Washington State
FL
Transcript Highlights:
- Senate Bill 1568 on Florida Stablecoin Pilot Program by Senator DeSigley.
- Senate Bill 1706 on the My Safe Florida Condominium Pilot Program by Senator Pizzo.
- Folks, we know the My Safe Florida Home program, the pilot program, was incredibly popular, even if the
- This My Safe Florida Home program is a very important program, and through the years we've been able
- Folks, we know the Economist Association, My Safe Florida Program, the pilot program, was incredibly
Bills:
S0158 , S0314 , S0618 , S0684 , S0838 , S0990 , S1000 , S1082 , S1452 , S1494 , S1500 , S1568 , S1706
Committee:
Senate Banking and Insurance
Keywords:
pet insurance, consumer protection, insurance regulation, policy disclosure, agent training, payment stablecoin, financial regulation, anti-money laundering, state oversight, digital currency, financial services, workers compensation, Florida statute, commercial insurance, insurance board, electronic signatures, vehicle titles, insurance regulations, auditing, total loss vehicles
Summary:
The Banking and Insurance Committee considered a full agenda of insurance, financial services, and probate bills. Early action included SB 1000, setting a floor and ceiling for interest on attorneys’ trust accounts, which was reported favorably. The committee then took up CS/SB 1082 on a statewide provider and health plan claim dispute resolution program for out-of-network emergency claims. Senator Graal explained it as a way to reduce litigation and use a dispute-resolution process similar to the federal No Surprises Act. An amendment intended to require plan disclosure and prevent default by nonparticipation drew questions from members and concerns from insurers and providers about clarity and scope, especially whether it could affect contracted rates or shift claims between state and federal systems. Senator Graal withdrew the amendment, and the bill was reported favorably after testimony from insurers and emergency physicians both supporting the underlying dispute-resolution concept while asking for further clarification.
The committee also favorably reported SB 684 on electronic signatures for total loss vehicles and vessels; CS/SB 158 on pet insurance, which adds agent continuing education, stronger consumer disclosures, and annual reporting to OIR; SB 1494 on breast cancer screening coverage, expanding required mammogram and supplemental screening coverage; and CS/SB 314, a strike-all bill creating a Florida framework for payment stablecoin issuers consistent with the federal GENIUS Act. CS/SB 1500 on uncontested probate proceedings was also approved, with an amendment addressing access to safe deposit boxes by requiring letters of administration. SB 618 on workers’ compensation insurance raised the consent-to-rate cap from 10% to 20% for workers’ comp policies and adjusted the Florida Workers’ Compensation Guarantee Association board membership; supporters said it would help keep high-risk employers in the voluntary market.
Later, the committee approved CS/SB 1568 creating a Florida Stablecoin Pilot Program within DFS to allow certain stablecoin payments for fees, after a substitute amendment removed authority for a Florida coin, limited eligible stablecoins, and required qualified public deposit handling. CS/SB 838 clarified that convenience fees for electronic payments on retail installment contracts are permissible, while preserving a fee-free payment option; members discussed consumer access and fee concerns. CS/SB 1452, a broad DFS agency bill covering My Safe Florida Home, insurance administration, unclaimed property, licensing, and other departmental changes, was reported favorably after a technical amendment. The committee also approved SB 1706 creating a My Safe Florida Condominium Pilot Program targeted to owner-occupied, lower-income condominiums, and SB 990 authorizing protected cell captive insurance companies in Florida, with supporters arguing it would modernize law and promote competition. The meeting concluded with all bills on the agenda that were heard being reported favorably and the committee adjourning without objection.
FL
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- to aid incarcerated folks with reintegration into society and those types of programs, I don't know
- and to remain in good standing with the Medicaid program, a Medicaid community health care provider
- and to remain in good standing with the Medicaid program, a Medicaid community health care provider
- The whole competency restoration program is... ...and often get their charges dismissed.
- The whole competency restoration program is a mess. It's broken. There's not enough beds.
Committee:
Senate Criminal Justice
Keywords:
bail bonds, pretrial release, forfeiture, criminal justice, Florida statutes, bond conditions, surety, violations of release conditions, violent crimes, victim safety, public safety, warrantless arrest, probable cause, pretrial detention, first appearance hearing, law enforcement immunity, domestic violence, stalking, battery, aggravated assault
WA
Transcript Highlights:
- House Bill 1717 authorizes cities and counties to establish a sales and use tax remittance program for
- proposed substitute, which was heard in committee, and also places all administrative duties for the program
- House Bill 1717 authorizes cities and counties to establish a sales and use tax remittance program for
- proposed substitute, which was heard in committee, and also places all administrative duties for the program
- This local sales and use tax remittance program is one tool that we can add to our toolbox to create
Committee:
House Finance
Keywords:
affordable housing, sales tax, housing programs, tax incentives, economic development, property tax, senior citizens, tax exemption, local government funding, permanent legislation, adaptive housing, disabled veterans, tax preferences, housing affordability, retail sales tax, governmental transfer, agriculture, land use, local government, tax authority
AZ
Arizona 2026 Regular Session
01/20/2026 - House Natural Resources, Energy & Water
Natural Resources, Energy & Water
Transcript Highlights:
- Madam Chair, yes, this is a voluntary program, just to clarify.
- Number seven under this 49-1332, a program implementation and administration costs for eligible program
- , so that some of those costs are covered under the program.
- , I do think there is nature of this program and this work.
- So we're reimbursing people through this program?
Committees:
House Natural Resources, Energy & Water , House House Natural Resources, Energy & Water Committee of Reference
Keywords:
water conservation, grants, infrastructure, environmental protection, sustainability, grant fund, Arizona water law, A.R.S. 49-1332, water efficiency, water reuse, education programs, public outreach, rainwater harvesting, gray water, graywater, drought-resistant landscaping, xeriscaping, turf removal, groundwater recharge, aquifer health
WA
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- The funding model for these programs is as follows.
- And currently, there are four telephone-based programs and one training program funded through a covered
- And currently, there are four telephone-based programs and one training program funded through a covered
- House Bill 2385 relates to the Medicaid access program.
- House Bill 2385 relates to the Medicaid access program.
Committee:
House Appropriations
Keywords:
climate change, commitment act, emission reductions, sustainability, environmental policy, HB 2254, Washington, Health Care Authority, partnership access line, psychiatric consultation line, first approach skills training, behavioral health, mental health, assessment, administrative costs, health insurance, health carriers, self-funded plans, multiple employer welfare arrangement, MEWA