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OK
Transcript Highlights:
  • Kate had the goal of becoming the Oklahoma 4-H president, and it's one of her proudest accomplishments
  • afternoon, my name is Kate Sherrill, and I have the honor of serving as the 2025-2026 Oklahoma 4-H State President
  • Doctor Jason Lusk, Vice President and Dean, Director of Division of Animal Science and Natural Resources
Bills: HR1052, SB2184, SB171
AL

Alabama 2026 1st Special Session

Alabama Senate State Governmental Affairs Committee Feb 11th, 2026

State Governmental Affairs

Transcript Highlights:
  • gymnastics with Senator Gavan on this, and I like where he winds up because some of us were here when Pro
  • almost two full years, and it is a real problem to run the Senate if they're juggling two hats, that pro
Bills: SB223, SB271, SB223, SB271
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

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

Rules

Transcript Highlights:
  • Pro tem Paxton, you're recognized. For debate. Thank you, Madam Chair.
  • Pro tem Paxton, Senator Rader, Senator Daniels, now back to Senator Yman Provides 12 days, we haven't
  • Have a do pass from Pro Paxton. A second from Senator Bergstrom.
  • But I do appreciate the pro tem's willingness to talk those things through.
  • And you'll for questions Do pass from Pro Tem. A second from Senator Thompson.
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Senate Legislative Session Apr 30th, 2026 at 01:45 pm

Oklahoma Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • I mentioned the presiding officer.
  • So I ended up in Seminole, Oklahoma, and I met with President Reynolds.
  • President. I'll be brief on it.
  • President. I yield for announcements. Will there be announcements?
  • President. It's been a long day.
Bills: HB1168
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Senate Legislative Session Apr 30th, 2026 at 09:00 am

Oklahoma Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • We have Susan Nash from Bridge Creek Intermediate, and her senator is President Pro Tem Paxton.
  • Thank you, Madam President. Madam Leader, thank you, Madam President.
  • the pro tem?
  • President.
  • President.
Bills: HB1168
TX

Texas 89th 2nd C.S.

Public Health Apr 21st, 2025

Public Health

Transcript Highlights:
  • Chair recognizes Cindy Castilla, President of Texas Eagle Forum.
  • Chair recognizes Cindy Castilla, President of Texas Eagle Forum.
  • So it's pro-family, pro-child. I appreciate your favorable consideration, and I close. Thank you.
  • So it's pro-family, pro-child. I appreciate your favorable consideration, and I close. Thank you.
  • And the president of that organization has a Trisomy 18 daughter in her 30s.
Bills: HB216
Summary: The Committee on Public Health met with a quorum and heard public testimony on a long agenda, with members repeatedly reminded of a two-minute limit for witnesses. Several bills were voted out favorably, including HB 2588 on cottage food, HB 1639 on cancer incidence and female firefighters, HB 2581 on a reporting form for contracted services for pregnant women, and SB 922 on electronic disclosure of certain sensitive medical information. Those measures generally passed on party-line or near-unanimous votes, while HB 216 on itemized medical statements was left pending after the committee substitute was withdrawn. The committee also left pending HB 5141, HB 4638, HB 2035, HB 4813, HB 2264, HB 4014, and HB 3829 after hearing testimony and questions. The final item introduced in the excerpt was HB 4408 on health care market transparency and corporate consolidation, but the discussion was cut off before testimony or action was completed. A major theme of the hearing was mental health diversion and access to treatment. HB 5141, by Rep. Howard, would allow Travis County to use vacated Austin State Hospital property for a local mental health jail diversion center; law enforcement, the Travis County sheriff, county judge, and urban counties group all testified in support, describing the lack of alternatives for people in crisis and the burden on jails and emergency rooms. Members asked about eligible offenses, bed capacity, and whether the facility would serve only Travis County, and the bill was left pending. HB 2264, by Rep. Schoolcraft, would create a friends-and-family form for loved ones to provide information to providers during emergency mental health treatment; NAMI and hospital groups supported it, while one neutral witness and several members raised concerns about patient control, credibility of information, and liability protections. The bill was also left pending. The committee also heard multiple psychedelic-therapy and drug-policy bills. HB 4813 would speed Texas rescheduling of Schedule I substances if the FDA reclassifies them, with testimony focused on psilocybin and MDMA and their potential use for PTSD and depression; members questioned whether the bill was too broad and how state rescheduling works, and it was left pending. HB 4014 would direct HHSC to study psychedelic therapies, building on prior state research, and witnesses said Texas should prepare regulatory and clinical infrastructure before FDA approval; it too was left pending. HB 2035 would require parents to be informed that they may seek substance-use treatment for a child even if one facility turns them away, prompted by a constituent’s account of a fatal fentanyl overdose after receiving incorrect advice; it was left pending. HB 4638 would extend and expand the Texas Pharmaceutical Initiative board and timeline, with the author saying the program is still in early implementation and needs more time, and it was left pending as well. Other bills addressed public health administration and animal welfare. HB 3829 would require a study of the animal-friendly account and its grant process for spay/neuter funding, with the author arguing that the current application and reimbursement process is too burdensome for shelters and nonprofits; no opposition was heard and the bill was left pending. HB 2581 and HB 1639 were reported favorably, while HB 216 drew discussion about enforcement of itemized medical billing and was held after the committee substitute was withdrawn. Throughout the hearing, members also discussed broader concerns about homelessness, competency restoration waitlists, jail overcrowding, and the need for more treatment options outside the criminal justice system.
US
Transcript Highlights:
  • With President Trump back in office, we have the opportunity to turn the page and enact a pro-America
  • And it's not pro-worker, it's pro-bill.
  • Do you still support the PRO Act, or don't you support the PRO Act?
  • President.
  • You pro-life or pro-choice? I am supportive of the President's agenda.
Summary: The meeting centered around an in-depth discussion of the PRO Act, with representatives expressing passionate opinions both for and against the legislation. Representative Chavez de Rimmer emphasized the importance of worker freedom, arguing that the PRO Act would infringe upon individual rights by coercing unionization. This perspective was strongly received by members from right-to-work states, who articulated their concerns about the potential erosion of workers' choices and protections. Speaker after speaker conveyed conflicting views on labor laws, indicating a deeply polarized environment surrounding labor issues at the moment.
WY

Wyoming 2026 Regular Session

House Labor, Health & Social Services, February 11, 2026

Labor, Health & Social Services

Transcript Highlights:
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Bills: HB0003, HB0004
KY
Summary: The Housing Task Force 2.0 reconvened with several new members and heard a presentation from Kentucky Housing Corporation Executive Director Winston Miller and Deputy Executive Director Wendy Smith. They framed the task force’s work as a practical effort to address Kentucky’s housing shortage, update members on the current housing landscape, summarize existing state and federal resources, and suggest areas for the task force to focus on over the coming year. KHC said its 2024 housing supply gap analysis found Kentucky is short about 206,000 housing units, split roughly evenly between rental and homeownership, and projected the gap could grow to 287,000 units by 2029 if current trends continue. They emphasized that every county in Kentucky needs more housing, that the 2008 housing crisis and loss of construction capacity remain major causes of the shortage, and that current pressures include high interest rates, rising insurance and tax costs, construction cost inflation, and housing prices and rents growing faster than incomes. KHC also said homelessness has risen in Kentucky, with point-in-time counts showing double-digit increases in recent years. The presenters reviewed existing resources, including federal programs, the Kentucky Affordable Housing Trust Fund, the rural housing trust fund, KHC mortgage and down payment assistance programs, and the state mortgage interest deduction. They said these resources are important but insufficient to close the gap, and noted that a proposed federal FY2026 budget would cut HUD programs by 44%, potentially removing about $286 million from Kentucky housing resources, though no action has been taken yet. They urged the task force to consider stronger, more flexible tools such as a revolving loan fund, a state affordable housing tax credit, and economic development and employer-assisted housing incentives, and pointed to Indiana’s housing infrastructure and regional development funds as examples. No votes or formal actions were taken in the portion provided.
WY

Wyoming 2026 Regular Session

House Labor, Health & Social Services Committee, February 25, 2026

Labor, Health & Social Services

Transcript Highlights:
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Bills: HB0003, HB0117, HB0041
WY

Wyoming 2026 Regular Session

Senate Labor, Health & Social Services Committee, February 25, 2026

Labor, Health & Social Services

Transcript Highlights:
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Bills: HB0003, HB0117, HB0041
KY
Transcript Highlights:
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Summary: The Kentucky Housing Task Force met and heard first from the Kentucky Chamber of Commerce, which presented findings from a housing study done with the Home Builders Association. The chamber said housing is now a major economic-development issue, citing survey results that 90% of community leaders said their region could not absorb a major job announcement and 66% said housing is holding back Kentucky’s economy. The chamber described Kentucky’s housing shortage, rising home prices, declining permits since 2008, and the need for more production to support growth. It urged policy changes including zoning and land-use reform, tax incentives, regional approaches, and especially a residential infrastructure fund modeled on Indiana’s low-interest loan program to help communities finance roads and other infrastructure needed for new housing. Members asked about the severity of the problem, workforce shortages in permitting and construction, the loan interest rate, repayment, and whether Kentucky could replicate Indiana’s results; the witness said the issue is a crisis and that the program would be a revolving public-private partnership, likely around 3% interest, with implementation details still to be worked out. The Kentucky Bankers Association then testified that the housing gap is especially acute for households at 80% of area median income and below, which it said represents about 70% of Kentucky’s housing need. It emphasized that the shortage affects both urban and rural counties and pointed to examples such as Rowan County, where workers at major employers must commute long distances because local housing is unavailable or unaffordable. The bankers said high interest rates remain a major barrier and proposed a $20 million bank commitment for a revolving fund tied to tax credits to finance new housing, not refinances. They cited Hope of the Midwest as an example of a successful tax-credit housing model with a long track record and no defaults, and said the proposal would leverage public-private partnerships to create new units. Committee members questioned how the proposed fund would compare with industrial revenue bonds and whether it could be structured like Kentucky’s tobacco settlement fund, with seed money, a review board, scoring criteria, and possible population thresholds to ensure smaller communities benefit. The bankers said the proposal would be another tool for cities and counties, specifically tied to residential infrastructure, and that larger cities should not be able to capture all of the resources. No formal votes or actions were taken during this portion of the meeting.