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OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Senate Legislative Session Apr 14th, 2026

Oklahoma Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • the Pardon and Parole Board.
  • Who appoints the members of the Board of Judicial Compensation? Thank you.
  • It says the Board of Judicial Compensation shall be seven members: two members shall be appointed by
  • , two members shall be appointed by the governor, and one member shall be appointed by the Chief Justice
  • Thank you, members.
Summary: The Senate first took up House Bill 4440, a proposal related to Medicaid expansion. Pro Tem Paxton said the measure would move parts of the expansion from the Constitution into statute, add work requirements for able-bodied adults, and create a trigger if the federal FMAP match falls below 90%. Supporters argued this would give the Legislature more flexibility to manage costs and protect the program long term, while opponents said it would weaken voter-approved constitutional protections and could lead to reduced coverage or benefits. After extended debate, the bill itself passed 30-8, but the separate motion to place it on an August special election ballot failed 30-9. The Senate then advanced and passed H.J.R. 1067, a related November ballot measure that would repeal the constitutional Medicaid expansion obligation entirely; it passed 29-8. The chamber then considered several retirement cost-of-living adjustment bills. SB 1144 would provide a 3% or 6% COLA for retired teachers depending on years retired, while ending a dedicated revenue apportionment once the system reaches 100% funded or in 2036. Senators raised concerns about the long-term funding changes, but the bill passed 43-1. SB 1145 provided similar COLAs for retired state employees and passed 41-4. SB 1146 offered COLAs for police retirees and passed unanimously 48-0. SB 1147, a COLA for firefighters and volunteer firefighters with estimated added unfunded liability, was also adopted by the Senate after committee approval and proceeded to final passage as the transcript ended.
DE

Delaware 2025-2026 Regular Session

Senate Executive Committee Meeting Jun 24th, 2026

Executive

Transcript Highlights:
  • Committee members and members of the public can participate either in person or virtually through the
  • I have served on the boards of each of these companies, and I've been on the board of Eli Lilly Pharmaceutical
  • Chair, members of the committee.
  • Our members consist of about half of all rental units.
  • Chair, members of the Senate Executive Committee.
Bills: HB371
Committee: Senate Executive
Summary: The Senate Executive Committee met in hybrid format, approved the minutes from its June 17 and June 18 meetings, and considered several nominations and bills. The committee heard testimony from Michael T. Skeuse for the Delaware Thoroughbred Racing Commission and Jay Eric Fearwald for the University of Delaware Board of Trustees; both nominees described their backgrounds and qualifications, and no objections were raised. The committee then moved to legislation focused largely on property tax reassessment and related school-tax issues, along with a technical constitutional corrections bill, an agricultural lands preservation cleanup bill, and a child-safety/service-letter bill. A major portion of the meeting centered on Senate Bill 350, which would create a third multifamily residential tax classification at 1.2 times the residential rate. Supporters argued apartments are housing and should not be taxed as commercial property, emphasizing relief for renters and fairness after reassessment. Opponents, including county and school officials, warned the bill would reduce local revenues, complicate tax administration, and create unintended consequences for counties, municipalities, school districts, and agriculture. Similar themes carried into House Bill 462, which would make the split-rate school tax structure permanent and lower the nonresidential cap to 1.85, and House Bill 463, which would align New Castle County senior school-tax exemptions with county exemption rules; both bills drew discussion about shifting burdens, fiscal impacts, and timing. The committee also heard House Substitute 1 for House Bill 320, a technical corrections bill to the Delaware Constitution, with one public commenter objecting to charter-related changes being included in a correction bill. House Bill 371, which removes the requirement for county farmland preservation advisory boards under the Delaware Agricultural Lands Preservation Act, was presented as a streamlining measure and had support from the Department of Agriculture and public comment in favor. House Bill 438, expanding service-letter requirements to a broader set of child-serving facilities and requiring reporting when employers fail to respond, was described as a cleanup bill closing a safety loophole. After public comment and committee discussion, the meeting ended with a motion and unanimous adjournment; no recorded votes on the bills were taken in the transcript.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Commerce Finance and Policy Committee 3/5/26

Commerce Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • Chair and members. Uh we >> Thank you, Mr. Chair and members.
  • <c> provide</c><00:04:42.960><c> health</c> 70% of our members provide health 70% of our members provide
  • Chair, members of the committee.
  • Um, our next uh member question up.
  • Miss Brinley. witness for members? witness for members?
Bills: HF3388 , HF400
AL

Alabama 2026 Regular Session

Alabama House Military and Veterans Affairs Committee Jan 28th, 2026

Military and Veterans Affairs

Transcript Highlights:
  • But what this bill does is provide spousal preference to the spouses of active military members. ...provide
  • spousal preference to the spouses of active military members.
  • sector, if they so desire, to create a system in which they get spousal preference to active duty members
  • qualifications.
  • U members, if we look at page five, uh, starting on line 118, you should have a copy of the package.
Bills: HB292 , HB307 , SB33 , HB292 , HB307 , SB33
KY
Transcript Highlights:
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  • Any member have any questions for the board and people in favor?
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  • Any members? I've got a couple Perfect. Any members?
  • Do any members have questions of the board?
Summary: The committee first approved the minutes and then took up Department for Medicaid Services regulations 907 KAR 23:010 and related rules. DMS explained that one regulation would establish a beneficiary advisory council and another would remove language barring coverage of GLP-1 drugs for obesity-related use. The department said coverage would still be limited by prior authorization and clinical criteria, with use tied to underlying chronic conditions such as diabetes or cardiovascular disease, and that the pharmacy and therapeutics committee would help set the detailed standards. Members discussed the potential health benefits, but several raised concerns about cost, timing, and whether the legislature and the Medicaid Oversight and Advisory Board should review the policy first. DMS said the drugs are already on the formulary, that current Medicaid users with diabetes are already covered, and that the fiscal impact was estimated using current utilization, rebates, and expected savings; the department also said it would only cover the drugs if subject to rebates. The committee then voted 5-1 to find 907 KAR 23:010 deficient. The committee next considered several emergency regulations from the Public Protection Cabinet’s Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control implementing SB 100. The rules covered tobacco, nicotine, and vapor product licensing, including the application form, denial standards, and transitional licensing. ABC counsel said the department had received about 5,500 applications and issued nearly 5,000 licenses, with additional provisional licenses issued to avoid interruption in sales after the law’s effective date. He said some applications remained pending because inspections and photographs revealed possible unauthorized nicotine vapor products, and the department was seeking documentation before approval. A staff amendment was adopted without objection before the ABC presentation continued.
AL

Alabama 2026 Regular Session

Alabama House Ways and Means Education Committee Jan 21st, 2026

Ways and Means Education

Transcript Highlights:
  • Members, is House Bill 3.
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  • </c> city boards line 2728. city boards line 2728.
  • </c> be one board. be one board.
  • </c> be one governing board. Yeah. be one governing board. Yeah.
Bills: HB3 , HB116 , HB165 , HB178 , HB3 , HB116 , HB165 , HB178
AL

Alabama 2025 Regular Session

Alabama Senate Education Policy Committee Apr 16th, 2025

Education Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • Chairman and members.
  • I'm sure many of the members, like me, have received messages from their school board members, principals
  • Yes, local boards decide the exact number of hours.
  • Yes, local school boards determine which schools... ...school boards determine which schools participate
  • Any committee members have any comments? Any committee members have any comments?
Bills: SB278 , HB459 , HB61
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Health and Human Services Apr 1st, 2025

Health & Human Services

Transcript Highlights:
  • Members, I hope we can all agree that the severe harm caused to these doctors by the Texas Medical Board
  • Members, I hope we can all agree that the severe harm caused to these doctors by the Texas Medical Board
  • Going forward, I'll work with Senator Hall and any member that chooses to bring that medical board back
  • And any member that chooses to bring that medical board back, I'm done with the conversation.
  • I thank you, members.
Summary: The committee heard testimony on Senate Bill 883, which would protect physicians’ ability to prescribe off-label medications and treatments, framed by the author as a “Right to Treat” measure tied to COVID-19 care. Supporters, including physicians and patient-choice advocates, said the bill would safeguard the doctor-patient relationship and prevent interference by boards, pharmacies, or hospitals. Several witnesses described using hydroxychloroquine, ivermectin, budesonide, antibiotics, steroids, and monoclonal antibodies during the pandemic, and said they faced complaints, board scrutiny, or pharmacy refusals for those prescriptions. The bill was left pending after public testimony closed. The committee then took up Senate Bill 331, which would extend hospital price-transparency requirements to additional health care facilities such as freestanding ERs, urgent care and retail clinics, ambulatory surgical centers, outpatient clinics, and birthing centers. Proponents argued that broader disclosure of prices for shoppable services would help consumers compare costs and reduce surprise billing, while opponents from ambulatory surgery centers said the bill would impose costly compliance burdens on small providers and that insurers or the state already have much of the needed data. The bill was also left pending. Senate Bill 2422 would expunge Texas Medical Board records and impose reparations for disciplinary actions tied to COVID-era treatment decisions, including references to ivermectin, hydroxychloroquine, budesonide, and masks. The author and supporters argued that doctors were unfairly targeted for trying to save patients and should be made whole; the Texas Medical Board representative said most pandemic complaints were dismissed, that actions generally involved broader issues such as privileges, documentation, or informed consent, and that no physician was disciplined solely for prescribing off-label COVID medications. The bill was left pending. Finally, the committee heard Senate Bill 2207, which would loosen Texas Medical Board rules on physicians advertising themselves as board certified, especially by reducing barriers tied to maintenance of certification requirements. Supporters said the current rule is overly restrictive, inconsistent, and costly, and that it drives physicians out of practice; they also said Texas is one of only a few states with such a rule. Witnesses described hospitals using the rule against physicians and said the change would improve transparency and competition. The bill remained pending after testimony.
AZ

Arizona 2026 Regular Session

02/09/2026 - House Health & Human Services

Health & Human Services

Transcript Highlights:
  • members.
  • members.
  • board.
  • I currently serve as the vice president and member of the Arizona State Dental Board, and I was initially
  • The Board of Pharmacy is unlike a lot of the other boards.
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

WAL Public Hearing - Tue Feb 17, 2026 @ 9:00 AM HST

Water & Land

Transcript Highlights:
  • </c> Mory Kama, and members of the committee. Mory Kama, and members of the committee.
  • </c> &gt;&gt; Thank you, members. Any other questions? &gt;&gt; Thank you, members.
  • So having, I think, three members on the board might be a little much, but if we have three or four members
  • </c> none members, are there any questions? none members, are there any questions?
  • </c> member of the body. member of the body.
Committee: House Water & Land
Summary: The committee heard HB 1817, which would create a daily bag limit for amaa/ama fish to protect Hawaii’s fisheries. DLNR said the biggest stressor on amaa populations is diversion of freshwater flows that cut off food sources for juvenile fish, and suggested that place-by-place rulemaking with fishers and stakeholders would be the most effective approach. A teacher and several Waialua Elementary students testified in strong support, describing research on declining catch data, cultural importance, and the need to preserve the fish for future generations. Other supporters said the fish is being outcompeted by invasive species and cited historical declines, including testimony that bag limits in Hilo Bay have helped increase populations. Committee members asked DLNR about traditional and cultural gathering rights, whether the bill’s bag limit would apply to native Hawaiian practices, and whether the limit was 10 per day or per season. DLNR said constitutional Hawaiian practices are protected, but also noted that if the bag limit is set in statute it would limit the department’s flexibility to tailor rules by area. Members also asked about other conservation efforts, and DLNR said fish pond revitalization and amaa production are underway statewide. One member raised concern that a statewide statutory limit might not fit conditions on every island, and DLNR said it has authority to adopt area-specific rules through rulemaking, though that process can take months to more than a year. The committee then moved to HP 206, an appropriations measure for the City and County of Honolulu involving school land transfers, and HP 266B relating to Banyan Drive. On HP 206, the county said the request is a one-time item and estimated costs were about $3.25 million, with the city and county already spending more than $350,000 on the transfers. On HP 266B, HCDA said it is conducting a master planning effort for Banyan Drive and plans a community visioning exercise this summer. Testimony from the Banyan Drive redevelopment agency emphasized the need for more flexible land-tenure rules, while OHA supported the bill with amendments to include cultural specialists and lineal descendants in the redevelopment process and to protect ceded lands. No votes were taken in the portion of the meeting provided.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Insurance Apr 9th, 2025

Insurance

Transcript Highlights:
  • We're going to back up, members.
  • Good morning, members.
  • Chairman and members. If there are no questions for me, I... Members, any questions?
  • Members, questions for the witness?
  • Thank you, members. Okay, members, it's now time to go to the floor if there's no objection.
Committee: House Insurance
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Insurance Apr 9th, 2025

Insurance

Transcript Highlights:
  • Chairman and committee members.
  • Members, any other questions?
  • Members, does anyone have any questions? Members, all right. Questions? Thank you.
  • Members, just a second. Sure.
  • Chairman and members.
Committee: House Insurance
AL

Alabama 2026 Regular Session

Alabama House Health Committee Mar 11th, 2026

Health

Transcript Highlights:
  • Adds another respiratory therapist to the board, and the new wellness program to manage impaired practitioners
  • with prescribing authority, and that was agreed to by all parties, including the respiratory therapy board
  • :00.639><c> the</c><00:08:00.800><c> respiratory</c><00:08:01.280><c> therapy</c><00:08:01.759><c> board
  • </c> including the respiratory therapy board. including the respiratory therapy board.
Bills: HB299 , HB533 , HB299 , HB533
Committee: House Health
KY
Transcript Highlights:
  • Any questions from members on this set of regulations from the Board of Dentistry?
  • member for the Optometric Dispenser Board. >> Did you make sure that microphone is on?
  • 07:08.800><c> member</c> &gt;&gt; Chadwick McCarty, a board member &gt;&gt; Chadwick McCarty, a board
  • </c> a board member for the Optometric a board member for the Optometric Dispenser<00:07:15.680><c> Board
  • </c> Dispenser Board. Dispenser Board.
Summary: The committee first approved the minutes and then took up a series of administrative regulations from several agencies. Early items included Attorney General consumer protection rules on removal sales, health spas, liquidation sales, and nonresident sellers of visual aid glasses; Finance and Administration Controller rules on clearinghouse validation and fraud prevention; and Board of Dentistry rules updating exam requirements, controlled substance prescribing, training for neuromodulators and dermal fillers, infection control, sedation/anesthesia continuing education, and required education on pediatric abusive head trauma and controlled substance ingestion prevention. The committee also approved staff amendments on these items, generally to conform to KRS Chapter 13A, and members asked a brief question about the dentistry controlled-substances changes, which was answered as an alignment with statute. The committee next approved regulations for the Board of Ophthalmic Dispensers, Board of Nursing, and Board of Emergency Medical Services. The ophthalmic dispensers package would revise meeting and recordkeeping language, raise renewal fees, set reinstatement and apprentice-license rules, add complaint and hearing procedures, and repeal a duplicative regulation. The nursing regulations would streamline approval of training programs and require notice and documentation of site visits and deficiencies. EMS rules would create five EMS medical director certifications, set expiration and renewal requirements, require publication of disciplinary sanctions, and exempt currently approved directors before October 1, 2026. Staff amendments were adopted without objection on each set. The Education and Labor Cabinet’s school transportation regulation drew extended discussion. The agency explained the changes were intended to implement Senate Bill 46 and update references affected by later legislation, including an oral amendment to delete a subsection reference tied to KRS 160.380. The committee adopted both the agency and oral amendments without objection after brief questions about the scope of the bill changes and van transportation for students. The committee then heard a lengthy package from the Department for Public Health on WIC and related nutrition program regulations, including updates to infant and child certification periods, documentation requirements, vendor criteria, sanctions, hearing procedures, and high-risk vendor standards. Staff amendments were adopted without objection. Finally, the committee considered the Inspector General’s regulation for freestanding birthing centers, which included both staff and agency amendments. The agency changes would require two neonatal resuscitation program-certified staff, set rules for medical director vacancies and appeals, revise facility and staffing terminology, adjust transfer-agreement requirements, and allow waivers when agreements cannot be secured. Mary Katherine DeLodder of the Kentucky Birth Coalition testified in support, saying the parties had worked through concerns and were ready to move forward. The committee then moved on to Medicaid’s 1915C child waiver regulations, where staff amendments were adopted, but Lucy Heskins of Kentucky Protection and Advocacy testified against the package because it did not include person-directed services, which she said are required by Kentucky law and important for families using the waiver.
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Conference Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Oversight Apr 30th, 2026

Conference Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Oversight

Bills: SB133
Summary: No legislative transcript or meeting content was provided beyond two brief expressions of thanks, so there is no committee or floor discussion to summarize. If you share the transcript or recording text, I can produce a factual overview of the bills, testimony, and any actions taken.
AL

Alabama 2025 Regular Session

Alabama House State Government Committee Feb 5th, 2025

State Government

Transcript Highlights:
  • If there's ever an opening for it, you have board members that represent one person from each community
  • That person can be a member... ...that person can be a member of the commission.
  • So what this does, it gives the board the opportunity to pay... ...this board the opportunity to pay
  • those members $1,750 only one time per month.
  • Chairman and committee members.
Bills: HB93 , HB160 , HB29 , HB29 , HB93 , HB160
NM

New Mexico 2026 Regular Session

Senate - Judiciary Jan 21st, 2026

Senate Judiciary

Transcript Highlights:
  • But going forward, if you're a sponsor, if you're a House member, if you're a Senate member representing
  • In this case, each member state is going to be represented by New Mexico's medical board.
  • Chairman, members of the committee. Thank you, Mr. Chair and members of the committee.
  • And so, yes, there has not been an executive director appointed by the governor, the board members, and
  • So it's a good, you know, members of the board.
Bills: SB1 , SB3
VA
Transcript Highlights:
  • Clearer board structures and term limits, checks and balances, and voting members.
  • That policy manual was approved by the board in September of 2023, and that was included in your board
  • So with that, the board, we are asking the board, We are asking the board to repeal the current policy
  • member, hypothetical, of course.
  • Yeah, and I think for VFTA, too, just from our own board meeting, VFTA, too, just from our own board
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

State Powers Apr 8th, 2026

State Powers

Transcript Highlights:
  • Senate Bill 1287 is to close a loophole in the authority of the Abstractors Board to deny a license for
  • Any member wishing to vote or change the vote? Representative Shaw [member_20427], aye.
  • Any member wishing to vote or change the vote? Will the clerk please close the queue? 4-0-0-N-A.
  • Chairman, and members, it's nice to see you again.
  • Thank you, members, for all your work this year, and we'll see you later.
Bills: SB1287
Committee: House State Powers
Summary: The State Powers Committee met with a quorum and heard Senate Bill 1287, presented by Representative Crosswhite Hader. The bill was described as closing a loophole in the Abstractors Board’s authority so it can deny a license to someone who is not legally authorized to work in the United States. Representative Gann asked how the measure would affect a foreign company organized in another state that buys land in Oklahoma, and the author responded that the bill applies to individual license holders and would require them to prove they are legally eligible to be licensed. After questions, the committee moved to a due pass recommendation. There was no further discussion, and the bill was reported out of committee by a 4-0 vote. The chair thanked members and the author, noted it was likely the last meeting of the session, and the committee adjourned.