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TX
Texas 89th Regular
S/C on Telecommunications & Broadband Apr 16th, 2025
S/C on Telecommunications & Broadband
Transcript Highlights:
- It relates to the access by a certified telecommunications provider to the rights of way and poles of
- It's a broadband access bill. It's a broadband equity and accountability bill.
- There are so many kids, even in our big urban cities, that do not have access to the internet.
- This inequitable system has reduced our ability to upgrade and expand our networks.
- We are already challenged by the high cost of maintaining and expanding our infrastructure.
Committee:
House S/C on Telecommunications & Broadband
Keywords:
telecommunications, local exchange companies, universal service fund, rate maintenance, business expansion, broadband access, internet service, multiunit residential properties, urban areas, affordability programs, fiber-optic cables, public land, construction permits, environmental impact, notification requirements, municipal projects, infrastructure, facility relocation, public right-of-way
LA
Louisiana 2026 Regular Session
House and Governmental Affairs Apr 23rd, 2026
House and Governmental Affairs
Transcript Highlights:
- You would be expanding the days. A lot of these entities are a 30 day and they're given 20 days.
- I guess the press would be opposed to expanding that.
- So we should be able to access that information.
- All the board members were post office boxes—there was totally no way to access them.
- All the board members were post office boxes—there was totally no way to access them.
Committee:
House House and Governmental Affairs
Keywords:
nominating petitions, unaffiliated voters, party primaries, political participation, elections, public meeting minutes, transparency, government accountability, publication deadlines, open meetings, boards and commissions, public records, contact information, email addresses, phone numbers, website disclosure, official journal, Louisiana public bodies, parish board of election supervisors, Department of State elections hotline
AL
Alabama 2025 Regular Session
Alabama Senate County and Municipal Government Committee Apr 2nd, 2025
County and Municipal Government
Committee:
Senate County and Municipal Government
Keywords:
county tax, education funding, capital projects, local government, sales tax, food trucks, mobile vendors, business license, health inspection, statewide regulation, zoning ordinances, vessel registration, boating fees, state funds, regulatory changes, water safety, municipal zoning, zoning board, appeals process, circuit court
AL
Alabama 2025 Regular Session
Alabama Senate Finance and Taxation Education Committee Feb 12th, 2025
Finance and Taxation Education
Transcript Highlights:
- community, regardless of their... ...our community, regardless of their mobility or medical needs, have access
- assistance and their caregivers, and they reinforce... ...and they reinforce Alabama's commitment to accessibility
- Help make our state a more welcoming and accessible place for all.
Committee:
Senate Finance and Taxation Education
Keywords:
workers' compensation, public education, employee injury, insurance trust fund, on-the-job injury, administrative procedures, adult-size changing table, changing station, accessible restroom, public bathroom, public building, public entity, ADA, Americans with Disabilities Act, accessibility, restroom renovation, new construction, grant program, state grant, local government facilities
OK
Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session
Commerce and Economic Development Oversight REVISED: SB1101 and SB1966 - Added Apr 16th, 2026 at 10:30 am
Commerce & Economic Development Oversight
Keywords:
SB80, legislation, state law, public safety, community impact, local governance, dental coverage, insurance reporting, healthcare access, dental loss ratio, community benefits, Oklahoma law, Athletic Trainer, Compact, interstate practice, licensure, public health, workforce development, military spouses, telehealth
MA
Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
Special Joint Committee on Initiative Petitions Mar 3rd, 2026
Special Joint Committee on Initiative Petitions
Transcript Highlights:
- And so these laws were really focused on that kind of access.
- Ultimately, the public deserves access to the people's business.
- to court right now to get access to financial receipts, you know... ...and get access to court right
- I haven't been able to get access to those things.
- Everybody will have access to your receipts. Everybody will have access, yes.
Bills:
H5004
Keywords:
public records, public records law, transparency, open government, government accountability, legislature, general court, governor's office, executive records, legislative records, constituent communications, policy drafts, deliberative process, freedom of information, FOIA, records access, Massachusetts General Laws Chapter 66, Chapter 4, veterans services records, initiative petition
OK
Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session
Appropriations and Budget Education Subcommittee REVISED: SB1262 added pursuant to Speaker's waiver of 48 hr rule Apr 8th, 2026 at 04:30 pm
A&B Education Subcommittee
Committee:
House A&B Education Subcommittee
Keywords:
school funding, general fund carryover, State Aid, educational finance, budget penalties, emergency clause, tuition waiver, human trafficking, education, higher learning access, victims' rights, Oklahoma Tuition Equalization Grant, higher education, financial aid, income eligibility, student grants, scholarships, capital improvements, teacher incentives, Oklahoma Equal Opportunity Education Scholarship Act
OK
Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session
Veterans and Military Affairs REVISED Feb 12th, 2026 at 01:00 pm
Veterans and Military Affairs
Transcript Highlights:
- Right now, the only people who can get access to that are the member That files it, their wife, and their
- They need to be able to get access to DD24.
Committee:
Senate Veterans and Military Affairs
Keywords:
military discharge, veterans, DD Form 214, confidentiality, grandchildren access, Oklahoma National Guard, education assistance, military benefits, dependents, CareerTech Assistance Act, burial grant, memorial headstone, eligibility requirements, funding, Oklahoma Department of Veterans Affairs, fiscal management, state law, veteran burial, burial assistance, indigent veterans
WA
Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Postsecondary Education & Workforce Jan 28th, 2026 at 01:30 pm
Postsecondary Education & Workforce
Transcript Highlights:
- The department must make this training available to the public at no cost and in an accessible format
- House Bill 2458 expands access to these high-impact credentials while allowing the state, through smart
- I was prevented from accessing the library.
- So there's a question also as to who exactly is having access to our campuses.
- Barring certain students from access to what they paid for and privileging other students.
Committee:
House Postsecondary Education & Workforce
Keywords:
ink of hope act, mental health, substance use, rehabilitation, community support, Washington college grant, postsecondary education, nondegree programs, student access, financial aid, consumer protections, school closures, educational programs, student rights, emergency medical services, EMT recertification, healthcare, first responders, public health, encampments
FL
Florida 2026 Regular Session
Children, Families, and Elder Affairs Jan 27th, 2026
Children, Families, and Elder Affairs
Transcript Highlights:
- And as DRF, we would like a wider swath of individuals to be able to access work.
- Unfortunately, what that means is we lose access to our in-home care and I lose access to the waiver
- to be able to achieve their dreams to... ...that is on a home and community-based waiver has access
- The bill expands the definition of harm and... ...misuse and potential services to help the family.
- The bill expands the definition of harm and neglect in such a way that more children can be protected
Committee:
Senate Children, Families, and Elder Affairs
Keywords:
child welfare, substance abuse, neglect, parental rights, drug exposure, Medicaid, disabilities, employment, healthcare access, income eligibility, veteran benefits, minor clients, financial assistance, education services, Department of Children and Families, Department of Health, aging services, disability assistance, long-term care, Alzheimer's support
MA
Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
Joint Committee on Public Safety and Homeland Security Mar 18th, 2026
Joint Committee on Public Safety and Homeland Security
Transcript Highlights:
- it's a pretty open area that is accessible beyond the trespassing signs.
- Fundamentally, this bill will preserve access to justice and to the courts, expand U visas that we need
- But the one thing I knew I had access to, no matter what, was school.
- But the one thing I knew I had access to, no matter what, was school.
- We have a country built on people having access to the courts, being able to.
US
US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
US House Floor Proceedings (Monday, February 23, 2026)
US Federal House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- The expanded Johnstown production site represents millions of dollars in investment in 20 new high-quality
- We need to ensure our first responders have access to the most advanced tools to respond to wildfires
- We need to ensure our first responders have access to the most advanced tools to respond to wildfires
- Researchers gain access to high-quality satellite data that supports wildfire response, agricultural
- Researchers gain access to high-quality satellite data that supports wildfire response, agricultural
Keywords:
aviation safety, Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast, air traffic management, pilot training, regulatory compliance, contracting, education requirements, federal contracts, workforce development, bidder eligibility, artificial intelligence, small business, technical standards, best practices, cybersecurity, satellite technology, scientific research, space exploration, data access, innovation
WA
Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Civil Rights & Judiciary Feb 4th, 2026 at 08:00 am
Civil Rights & Judiciary
Transcript Highlights:
- At the heart of this bill, this is really about access to justice.
- And I think that's critical as we look for equal access to justice.
Committee:
House Civil Rights & Judiciary
Keywords:
litigation finance, legal funding, lawsuit, financial services, access to justice, common interest communities, homeowners association, property management, housing regulations, community governance, criminal justice, judgment, collateral attack, legal proceedings, sentencing reform, firearm regulation, manufacturing, safety standards, background checks, license requirements
US
US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
US House Floor Proceedings (Thursday, June 5, 2025)
US Federal House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
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Keywords:
small business lending company, SBLC, SBA lending, Small Business Administration, section 7 loans, small business loans, loan guarantee, lender cap, financial institutions, credit access, small business finance, nonprofit lenders, business lending, CEASE Act, House passage, Senate Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee, sanctuary jurisdictions, office relocation, immigration policy, government operations
AZ
Transcript Highlights:
- They had concerns about access to the voter rolls.
- They're denying you access to a public facility that you're paying tax dollars for.
- It will make the law more accessible to all publics because it will be in the ARS.
- It will make the law more accessible to all publics because it will be in the ARS.
- And so this bill, we expanded it beyond electronic.
Bills:
HB2015 , HB2060 , HB2062 , HB2100 , HB2118 , HB2165 , HB2258 , HB2327 , HB2397 , HB2445 , HB2460 , HB2641 , HB2745 , HB2876 , HB2917 , HB4011 , HB4049 , HB4056 , HB4087 , HCR2013 , HCR2016 , HCR2040 , HCR2044 , HCR2048 , HCR2056
Keywords:
budget procedures, late filing penalty, accounting standards, financial reporting, state appropriations, abortion, educational institutions, health education, state aid, public schools, Buffalo Soldiers, monument, commemoration, Arizona, public funding, Wesley Bolin Plaza, military history, historical memorial, small land subdivision, land use
NM
New Mexico 2026 Regular Session
Senate - Indian, Rural and Cultural Affairs Feb 3rd, 2026 at 10:04 am
Senate Indian, Rural & Cultural Affairs
Transcript Highlights:
- Bodies and justified through harmful stereotypes and unequal access to informed consent, the impacts
- looked into this, and you indicated the very difficult time in trying to find records and getting access
Bills:
SM14
Keywords:
forced sterilization, coerced sterilization, Indigenous women, Native American women, women of color, reproductive justice, reproductive sovereignty, truth and reconciliation commission, memorial, trauma-informed care, reparative justice, human rights, bodily autonomy, Indian Health Service, Indian affairs, Commission on the Status of Women, survivor testimony, reproductive health access, genocide, transitional justice
LA
Transcript Highlights:
- So certainly as we look to expand that beyond Dow to other partners and other industry partners, what
- Last year, we loaned five employees, and this year we expanded that to 10.
- , give these industries an opportunity so that we can expand quickly and be responsive.
- So we're asked daily to expand, stand up programs quickly, and meet these needs.
- One, access, right? Some parts of the state don't.
Committee:
House Education
Keywords:
teacher certification, certification appeals, BESE, State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education, Teacher Certification Appeals Council, educator licensure, teaching license, teacher licensure, appeals process, certification denial, administrative appeal, special meeting, board president, retroactive application, education board, Louisiana teachers, Department of Education, statutory entities, re-creation, termination date
AL
Alabama 2026 Regular Session
Alabama House County and Municipal Government Committee Mar 18th, 2026
County and Municipal Government
Transcript Highlights:
- So would they be looking at, like, an investor building a structure and then make it accessible to people
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- 44:30.480><c> may</c><00:44:30.640><c> not</c><00:44:31.040><c> could</c> >> accessible to people
- that may not could >> accessible to people that may not could do<00:44:32.400><c> conventional
Committee:
House County and Municipal Government
Keywords:
machinegun, enhanced sentencing, homicide, manslaughter, assault, public safety, HB404, Alabama Board of Cosmetology and Barbering, cosmetology, barbering, makeup artist, makeup application, lash artist, brow artist, lash/brow permit, esthetician, salon licensing, studio licensing, mobile salon, mobile studio
WA
Transcript Highlights:
- Access to Working Connections in this bill.
- Substitute Senate Bill 5923 concerns critical access hospital designations.
- Senate Bill 5944 pertains to language access providers and collective bargaining.
- Critical access hospitals get 43% for the same. So we're asking for your support.
- the volume, so that's why they created critical access, allowable cost Medicaid.
Committee:
House Appropriations
Keywords:
Working Connections Child Care, child care subsidy, subsidized child care, Washington DCYF, Department of Children, Youth, and Families, low-income families, child care providers, licensed child care centers, family child care, market rate survey, subsidy rates, income eligibility, state median income, SNAP, Basic Food, collective bargaining, provider reimbursement, daily payment, half-day care, partial-day care
WA
Transcript Highlights:
- Allowing payments keeps balances lower, preserves access to rental assistance for more families, and
- Allowing payments keeps balances lower, preserves access to rental assistance for more families, and
- to the Especially in the event when a rental property is sold and the new owner does not have access
- This bill also expands access and fairness.
- Does not require an owner to allow access onto the real estate or into the residence.
Committee:
Senate Housing
Keywords:
rental payments, landlords, tenants, eviction, legal procedures, housing stability, land banking, property authority, housing development, urban planning, real estate management, SB 6237, Washington landlord-tenant law, Residential Landlord-Tenant Act, rental property disclosure, flood risk, flood hazard area, special flood hazard area, potential flooding, tenant notice