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OK
Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session
House of Representatives Second Regular Session of the 60th Legislature Day 40 Morning Session Apr 14th, 2026 at 09:30 am
Oklahoma House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- of Dr.
- , the Oklahoma House of Representatives, acting on behalf of the citizens of the great state of Oklahoma
- of the House and Hall of the Senate, an act relating to the Department of Commerce.
- they have the necessary funds on hand to effectively execute the duties of their office.
- that they have the necessary funds on hand to effectively execute the duties of their office.
Bills:
SB1290 , SB1530 , SB1847 , HR1050 , SB169 , SB1377 , SB1990 , SB1991 , SB1778 , SB1579 , SB1992 , SB3 , SB2028 , SB1928 , SB2127 , SB2117 , SB1439 , SB1930 , SB330 , SB1191 , SB2110 , SB2134 , SB2069 , SB2095 , SB1613 , SB1246 , SB1976 , SB1346 , SB1509 , SB2071 , SB259 , SB1314
Keywords:
2-1-1 services, revolving fund, Department of Human Services, crisis pregnancy, abortion, legal funding, research funding, development rebate, Oklahoma Department of Commerce, tax incentives, higher education partnerships, Medicaid, ADvantage Waiver, home-based services, eligibility criteria, healthcare, senior services, Taiwan, Oklahoma, sister-state relationship
OK
Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session
House of Representatives Second Regular Session of the 60th Legislature Day 39 Apr 13th, 2026 at 01:30 pm
Oklahoma House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Just a quick question: we are not funding the entirety of 211, correct?
- We're just funding a portion. We are funding 211 to continue in the state of Oklahoma. Follow up.
- We're just funding a portion. We are funding 211 to continue in the state of Oklahoma. Follow up.
- There are a couple of different organizations who have continued to fund it, and that was in some of
- Maintenance and Protection Fund (OCAmp) instead of the Maintenance of State Buildings Revolving Fund
Bills:
SB1290 , SB1530 , SB1847 , HR1050 , SB169 , SB1377 , SB1990 , SB1991 , SB1778 , SB1579 , SB1992 , SB3 , SB2028 , SB1928 , SB2127 , SB2117 , SB1439 , SB1930 , SB330 , SB1191 , SB2110 , SB2134 , SB2069 , SB2095 , SB1613 , SB1246 , SB1976 , SB1346 , SB1509 , SB2071 , SB259 , SB1314
Keywords:
2-1-1 services, revolving fund, Department of Human Services, crisis pregnancy, abortion, legal funding, research funding, development rebate, Oklahoma Department of Commerce, tax incentives, higher education partnerships, Medicaid, ADvantage Waiver, home-based services, eligibility criteria, healthcare, senior services, Taiwan, Oklahoma, sister-state relationship
OK
Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session
Senate Legislative Session Mar 25th, 2026 at 01:12 pm
Oklahoma Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- That concludes explanations of the bill. Be questions of the author, questions of the author.
- All I can go off of is what the actuary tells us, and it says it will drop the funding ratio by 2%.
- years, but the actuary analysis says that it will reduce the funding ratio of the system by 2%.
- I think you mentioned in a previous line of questioning wealth of knowledge, wealth of experience.
- of 100% of the surface owners.
Bills:
SB1778 , SB1570 , SB134 , SB1966 , SB1636 , SB1725 , SB1726 , SB259 , SB504 , SB592 , SB2030 , SB1572 , SB843 , SB1242 , SB1255 , SB1262 , SB1264 , SB1286 , SB1581 , SB1290 , SB1316 , SB1319 , SB1369 , SB1379 , SB1381 , SB1400 , SB1427 , SB1436 , SB1461 , SB1496 , SB1509 , SB1534 , SB1553 , SB904 , SB1592 , SB1645 , SB1684 , SB1767 , SB1772 , SB1813 , SB1894 , SB1928 , SB1946 , SB1980 , SB2040 , SB2060 , SB2061
Keywords:
reading instruction, literacy, educational equity, intervention services, third grade retention, Strong Readers Act, child welfare, child safety, administrative transition, Department of Child Safety and Well-being, Oklahoma Commission on Children and Youth, juvenile justice, foster care, retirement, public employees, reemployment, benefit adjustment, Oklahoma Public Employees Retirement System, memorial highways, bridge designations
OK
Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session
Senate Legislative Session Mar 25th, 2026 at 09:00 am
Oklahoma Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- fund, as outlined in the budget limits bill at the end of the year.
- of trying to head it off at the point of training of our teachers.
- However, just based on scalability and current funding levels of the literacy coaching specifically,
- President, on page 54, some new language starts out saying that SD shall fund a stipend of $3000 for
- of the loopholes of abuse in the Department of Human Services.
Bills:
SB1778 , SB1570 , SB134 , SB1966 , SB1636 , SB1725 , SB1726 , SB259 , SB504 , SB592 , SB2030 , SB1572 , SB843 , SB1242 , SB1255 , SB1262 , SB1264 , SB1286 , SB1581 , SB1290 , SB1316 , SB1319 , SB1369 , SB1379 , SB1381 , SB1400 , SB1427 , SB1436 , SB1461 , SB1496 , SB1509 , SB1534 , SB1553 , SB904 , SB1592 , SB1645 , SB1684 , SB1767 , SB1772 , SB1813 , SB1894 , SB1928 , SB1946 , SB1980 , SB2040 , SB2060 , SB2061
Keywords:
reading instruction, literacy, educational equity, intervention services, third grade retention, Strong Readers Act, child welfare, child safety, administrative transition, Department of Child Safety and Well-being, Oklahoma Commission on Children and Youth, juvenile justice, foster care, retirement, public employees, reemployment, benefit adjustment, Oklahoma Public Employees Retirement System, memorial highways, bridge designations
AL
Alabama 2026 Regular Session
Alabama Senate County and Municipal Government Committee Feb 17th, 2026
County and Municipal Government
Transcript Highlights:
- </c><00:07:20.160><c> Uh</c> the list of of uh what's covered. Uh the list of of uh what's covered.
- receipts from the business license where they maintain a physical place of business from the gross receipts
- receipts from the business license where they maintain a physical place of business from the gross receipts
- of the inverse problem of what it's kind of the inverse problem of what this<00:13:13.200><c> bill</c
- As far as supplemental funding is really what we need, but now the mayor and the chief of police has
Committee:
Senate County and Municipal Government
Keywords:
lottery winnings, lottery prize, state lottery, income tax exemption, tax exemption, gambling, games of chance, prize proceeds, Alabama Department of Revenue, state income tax, tax relief, winnings, jackpot, lotto, Alabama State House, Montgomery, Legislative Council, demolition, state capitol, state capitol building
WA
Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Technology, Economic Development, & Veterans Jan 27th, 2026 at 10:30 am
Technology, Economic Development, & Veterans
Transcript Highlights:
- By way of background, in 2022, the Legislature appropriated funds for the Department of Commerce to develop
- meet their intended purposes, and tracking of the fund outcomes.
- Commerce's distribution of and recipient organizations' use of the funds that are distributed from the
- Commerce's distribution of and recipient organizations' use of the funds that are distributed from the
- I'm the president of the Waters Meat Action Fund in the northeast corner of the state.
Keywords:
artificial intelligence, AI regulation, algorithmic discrimination, high-risk AI, machine learning, generative AI, synthetic content, impact assessment, risk management policy, consumer protection, civil rights, discrimination, facial recognition, automated decision-making, deployers, developers, Washington RCW, Title 19 RCW, employment, housing
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- I'd like to emphasize the financial burden of tire waste that currently falls on county government.
- We don't have the funding to dispose of them properly.
- We show you registered to testify as Randy Shalette on behalf of the Texas On-Site Waste Association
- This would create a special fund, and instead of those funds going to the general revenue, they would
- By directing the state's fair share of civil penalties to the Special Environmental Remediation Fund,
Committee:
House Environmental Regulation
Keywords:
translation, environmental quality, complaints, accessibility, multilingual, TCEQ, environmental justice, environmental complaints, Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, language access, public information, Texas Commission, multilingual access, administrative actions, environmental regulations, state representatives, state senators, penalty notice, Water Code, legislative notification
TX
Committee:
House Public Education
Keywords:
parental rights, public education, Texas Education Agency, TEA inspector general, school grievance process, student records, teacher certification, human sexuality instruction, parental consent, library materials, school transparency, educator misconduct, child abuse reporting, neglect reporting, school safety, charter schools, district of innovation, home school, private school, open-enrollment charter school
OK
Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session
Appropriations and Budget 3rd Reviion: SB1427 added to agenda Apr 21st, 2026 at 04:30 pm
Appropriations and Budget
Transcript Highlights:
- I was unaware of that.
- Point of information from the chair.
- Just for a couple of points of clarification, currently, the battery portion of this language is essentially
- of manufacturing and generation.
- SB1360 is a numeracy bill for the Department of Education. For questions. This was part of this.
Bills:
SB44 , SB237 , SB248 , SB985 , SB1204 , SB1239 , SB1307 , SB1360 , SB1390 , SB1400 , SB1405 , SB1427 , SB1428 , SB1732 , SB1832 , SB1859 , SB1989 , SB2018 , SB2143
Committee:
House Appropriations and Budget
Keywords:
sales tax exemption, nonprofit organizations, contractors, charitable purposes, state law, ad valorem tax, manufacturing facilities, exemption, battery energy storage, employment, payroll, state tax regulation, tourism, revolving fund, Oklahoma Tourism and Recreation Department, real property, fund management, Oklahoma Local Food for Schools, school meals, local food procurement
OK
Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session
Senate Legislative Session Mar 16th, 2026 at 01:30 pm
Oklahoma Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- That concludes the explanation of the bill. Request to the author. Question.
- Would you please recognize Senator Hicks to explain the provisions of 1405?
- Senator Hicks, you are recognized to explain the provisions of Senate Bill 1405.
- That concludes the explanation of Senate Bill 1405. Will there be questions?
- A number of the members are receiving awards.
Bills:
SB44 , SB546 , SB1213 , SB1256 , SB1287 , SB1443 , SB1644 , SB1653 , SB1716 , SB1209 , SB1826 , SB1919 , SB1930 , SB1976 , SB2028 , SB2067 , SB2072 , SB2117 , SB710 , SB1477 , SB1405
Keywords:
sales tax exemption, nonprofit organizations, contractors, charitable purposes, state law, SB1213, earned credits, inmate credits, good time, sentence reduction, Department of Corrections, DOC, prison reform, corrections policy, inmate classification, class levels, rehabilitation credits, achievement credits, vocational training, educational credits
OK
Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session
Agriculture and Wildlife Apr 13th, 2026 at 10:00 am
Agriculture and Wildlife
Transcript Highlights:
- This bill has a lot Of groups, a lot of individuals, a lot of people that are very interested.
- of bears.
- all of these individuals, all of the science, all of this passion, and at the end of the day, hopefully
- or swept funds out of the Account.
- funds, you have a lower turnout for people who are willing to donate because of that concern.
Committee:
Senate Agriculture and Wildlife
Keywords:
veterinary medicine, definitions, animal husbandry, board of veterinary examiners, telemedicine, veterinarian-client relationship, animal welfare, commercial pet breeders, licensing, advertising, animal cruelty, Oklahoma Agricultural Extension, local funding, financial institutions, county extension services, state funds, wildlife conservation, hunting regulations, mountain lions, black bears
AL
Alabama 2026 Regular Session
Alabama Senate Finance and Taxation General Fund Committee Mar 4th, 2026
Finance and Taxation General Fund
Transcript Highlights:
- of that group.
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- </c><00:06:29.120><c> Um</c> body of that group. Um body of that group.
- Um, I read this one in detail and it reminded me of a bill I had a couple of years ago dealing with registration
- </c> with me of going through Yes. Yes. with me of going through Yes. Yes.
Committee:
Senate Finance and Taxation General Fund
Keywords:
education policy, wireless communication devices, internet safety, social media, mental health, HB487, Alabama G.I. Dependent Scholarship Program, veterans, disabled veterans, dependents, spouse benefits, widow benefits, children of veterans, tuition assistance, education benefits, scholarship, college aid, undergraduate tuition, private school reimbursement, books and fees
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- If you have a student in one of these programs, we fund it.
- There are a variety of mechanisms. where funds can be moved from one funding strategy to another.
- no more than 20% of the total funds will go to that group.
- Are you aware of that? No more than 20% of what of what group of the total E. S. A. Fund.
- Are you aware of any precedents for this kind of funding parity in other programs?
Bills:
SB2 , HB2 , HB2000 , HB2196 , HB213 , HB222 , HB645 , HB1458 , HB 1022 , HB141 , HB502 , HB643 , HB3093 , HB1700 , HB 117 , SB503 , SB2 , HB 120 , HB20 , HB150 , HB6 , HB 100 , HB210 , HB215 , HB1393 , HB 1151 , HB 1268 , HB142 , HB451 , HB 124 , HB2 , HB2000 , HB2196 , HB213 , HB222 , HB645 , HB1458 , HB 1022 , HB141 , HB502 , HB643 , HB3093 , HB1700 , HB 117
Keywords:
public education, teacher compensation, certification, funding, school finance, educator rights, education funding, charter schools, staff compensation, state aid, retention allotment, child grooming, sex offender registration, criminal justice, reportable conviction, law enforcement, virtual education, hybrid learning, school funding, average daily attendance
OK
Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session
Appropriations and Budget Transportation Subcommittee Apr 6th, 2026 at 10:45 am
A&B Transportation Subcommittee
Transcript Highlights:
- Yeah, this is part of the general budget agreement that we have.
- This is just currently funding, so we're not decreasing their funding, we're not increasing the funding
- , we're leaving the funding exactly the same as it has been.
- Representative Newton, with a vote of 9 yes, zero nays, I declare your bill to have passed.
- We have transit day this Wednesday, so be aware of that.
Bills:
SB1390
Committee:
House A&B Transportation Subcommittee
Keywords:
gross production tax, oil and gas, natural gas, casinghead gas, oil revenue, tax apportionment, revenue sharing, county highway fund, school funding, average daily attendance, general revenue fund, revenue stabilization fund, county bridge and road improvement, state transportation fund, preserving and advancing county transportation fund, education funding, higher education, student aid, tourism funding, conservation funding
OK
Transcript Highlights:
- Just a simple extension of the year.
- In DEQ can base their rules off of the results of that study. Thank you, Mr. Chairman.
- First of all, this bill does not change anything with regard to the disposal of wastewater.
- We dispose of almost four times the amount of iodine that we capture in Oklahoma currently.
- It's not just currently wasted; it's wasted forever.
Committee:
House Energy
Keywords:
environmental protection, water quality, aluminum, Department of Environmental Quality, EPA standards, groundwater conservation, water rights, permit allocation, metering, Oklahoma Water Resources Board, liquefied petroleum gas, safety regulation, LP-Gas Board, inspections, accident investigations, rural water service, district organization, emergency legislation, Oklahoma, water management
OK
Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session
House of Representatives Second Regular Session of the 60th Legislature Day 37 Apr 8th, 2026 at 01:30 pm
Oklahoma House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Senate Bill 227 by Moore of the House and Daniels of the Senate, an act relating to gross production
- my schools off of the state funding formula.
- in lieu of ad valorem, where wind and solar are taxed on ad valorem in lieu of gross production tax.
- We are saying you pay gross production. We do not have to pay out of a LOM.
- of the senate and actc relating to gross production tax.
Bills:
SB1287 , SB1983 , SB1796 , SB1806 , SB1558 , SB2135 , SB483 , SB1198 , SB1265 , SB2154 , SB2139 , SB1552 , SB2118 , SB1775 , SB259 , SB1344 , SB1380 , SB2007 , SB1572 , SB2074 , SB1423 , SB1425 , SB1502 , SB1503 , SB1833 , SB1561 , SB1555 , SB2044 , SB1749 , SB904 , SB1565 , SB1500 , SB667 , SB1484 , SB1562 , SB1644 , HR1045 , SB227 , SB1627 , SB1475 , SB1966 , SB2049 , SB1531 , SB80 , SB1734 , SB1630 , SB1894 , SB1975 , SB1432 , SB1437 , SB1812 , SB346 , SB710 , SB1489 , SB1614 , SB2045 , SB1250 , SB1304 , SB1501 , SB1946 , SB592 , SB65 , SB1257 , SB444 , SB640 , SB2178 , SB1242 , SB1642
Keywords:
abstraction, licensing, Oklahoma Abstractors Board, criminal background, good moral character, SB1983, foster care, resource family partner, resource family partners, Department of Human Services, DHS, child welfare, foster homes, foster children, placement data, data sharing, de-identified data, aggregated data, sibling groups, placement disruptions
OK
Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session
House of Representatives Second Regular Session of the 60th Legislature Day 44 Afternoon Session Apr 21st, 2026 at 01:30 pm
Oklahoma House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- We're not eliminating any source of funding.
- that we no longer have to spend for the administration of funds that are Delivered via the law.
- My focus is on the funding part of it.
- So, it's just the money going from a general fund to an agency straight to the state of Oklahoma.
- We are going from funds going from the federal government to the department of.
Bills:
HB4028 , HB4075 , HB4077 , HB4074 , HB4076 , SB1221 , SB1921 , SB2118 , SB1932 , SB2134 , HCR1025 , SB1432 , HCR1024 , HCR1022 , SB1122 , HB4029 , HB4063 , HB4073 , HB4078 , SB1936 , SB44 , SB237 , SB248 , SB1360 , SB985 , SB1204 , SB1239 , SB1307 , SB2143 , SB1428 , SB1390 , SB1400 , SB1405 , SB1732 , SB1832 , SB1859 , SB1989 , SB2018 , SB1427
Keywords:
tax deduction, venture capital, economic development, Oklahoma, investment, water resources, appropriations, funding, state treasury, infrastructure projects, emergency act, emergency management, disaster relief, pandemic response, state appropriations, HB4074, Health Care Workforce Training Commission, Health Care Workforce Revolving Fund, health workforce, health care workforce
OK
Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session
House of Representatives Second Regular Session of the 60th Legislature Day 44 Morning Session Apr 21st, 2026 at 09:30 am
Oklahoma House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- ambassadors not only of our university but of the great state of Oklahoma.
- Lewis serves as the chairman of our board of trustees for the urban campuses, a member of the Langston
- of the road, the out-of-state company is taxed at 15%.
- And a couple of the Room 1, out of 48 members voted yes.
- Most of the Republican side of the body passed one a few years ago to make sure we could fund education
Bills:
HB4028 , HB4075 , HB4077 , HB4074 , HB4076 , SB1221 , SB1921 , SB2118 , SB1932 , SB2134 , HCR1025 , SB1432 , HCR1024 , HCR1022 , SB1122 , HB4029 , HB4063 , HB4073 , HB4078 , SB1936 , SB44 , SB237 , SB248 , SB1360 , SB985 , SB1204 , SB1239 , SB1307 , SB2143 , SB1428 , SB1390 , SB1400 , SB1405 , SB1732 , SB1832 , SB1859 , SB1989 , SB2018 , SB1427
Keywords:
tax deduction, venture capital, economic development, Oklahoma, investment, water resources, appropriations, funding, state treasury, infrastructure projects, emergency act, emergency management, disaster relief, pandemic response, state appropriations, HB4074, Health Care Workforce Training Commission, Health Care Workforce Revolving Fund, health workforce, health care workforce
OK
Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session
Civil Judiciary REVISION 2: HB4094 and HB3407 - Added Feb 19th, 2026 at 10:30 am
Civil Judiciary
Transcript Highlights:
- of burden of proof for personal injury.
- It's funded every time one of us files a civil action; $7 of that filing fee goes to fund this mediation
- I think it would require a lot of funding to have them available within 48 hours.
- up to 10% of the current market value of the property.
- And I think the press association, when I talked to them, they were aware of and cognizant of all of
Bills:
HB1453 , HB2933 , HB2941 , HB2945 , HB2959 , HB3087 , HB3094 , HB3297 , HB3298 , HB3319 , HB3321 , HB3386 , HB3453 , HB3471 , HB3505 , HB3510 , HB3544 , HB3549 , HB3652 , HB3727 , HB3791 , HB3845 , HB3906 , HB4119 , HB4125 , HB4126 , HB4198 , HB4236 , HB4425 , HB4343 , HB4094 , HB3407
Committee:
House Civil Judiciary
Keywords:
foreign ownership, property rights, agricultural land, Attorney General, divestment, real estate, felony penalties, insurance regulation, homeowner claims, premium discounts, catastrophe mitigation, civil penalties, fentanyl, overdose, first responders, drug reporting, immunity, controlled substances, penalties, abortion
AL
Transcript Highlights:
- If it doesn't get one, then it will fail for lack of a second.
- If it doesn't get one, then it will fail for lack of a second.
- She's going to be based out of our office.
- She's going to be based out of our office.
- I almost forgot before we adjourn out of here.
Committee:
House Insurance
Keywords:
contraceptive rights, healthcare access, civil action, Attorney General, contraception enforcement, prostate cancer, health insurance, screening, high risk, cost-sharing, African American men, savings accounts, catastrophe, emergency funds, financial security, state laws, criminal justice, parole, Board of Pardons and Paroles, risk assessment