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KY
Transcript Highlights:
  • . >> Senator Chambers Armstrong, Senator Elkins, present.
  • Senator McDaniel, Senator Neal, Senator Nemes, present.
  • Senator Nun. up is uh Senator Matt Nun.
  • I am Matt Nunn representing Senate District 17. >> I'm Billy Parker, superintendent of Scott County Schools
  • have in your district? have in your district?
Summary: The committee first took up Representative John Blanton’s bill on pension spiking and Kentucky Public Pension Authority administration. Blanton said the measure would make a prior court-related pension-spiking fix retroactive to July 1, 2022, so employees who retired between that date and the court ruling would be treated the same as those covered by the earlier legislation. KPPPA staff said they did not think the bill would go beyond the Court of Appeals ruling, but noted it could prompt requests from people who retired before July 1, 2022. Members asked about how many retirees might be affected, whether the language was narrow enough, and whether the bill could open the door to additional claims; Blanton estimated roughly 1,000 retirees would need review, with fewer actually impacted. No vote was taken on the bill in the excerpt. The committee then heard Senator Matt Nunn and Scott County Schools Superintendent Billy Parker present a proposal allowing school districts to offer teachers and other employees a voluntary payout for unused sick days. Supporters said the idea could improve attendance, reduce substitute costs and classroom disruptions, help retain younger teachers, and potentially lower long-term retirement-related costs because the payout would not count toward pension compensation. They emphasized the program would be optional for districts and employees, would require teachers to keep at least 15 sick days in reserve, and would be district-funded rather than a state cost. Members raised questions about budget impact, tax treatment, pension effects, and whether the incentive would actually change behavior; the bill sponsor and witnesses said the payout would be taxed like other compensation and would not affect TRS or CERS benefits. One member requested reporting on how the program would be used, and the sponsor said he would be open to adding that. The sponsor also noted a later committee-substitute change would allow use of accumulated sick leave for observance of religious holidays not otherwise on the school calendar, with a personal statement from the employee.
LA

Louisiana 2026 Regular Session

Appropriations May 26th, 2026

Appropriations

Transcript Highlights:
  • Now we'll do Senate Bill 157 by Senator Jenkins. Bill 157 by Senator Jenkins. Ms.
  • This is Senate Bill 157 by Senator Jenkins.
  • Senator McMath with Senate Bill 250.
  • This is Senate Bill 237 by Senator Barr.
  • This is Senate Bill 155 by Senator Talbot.
AL

Alabama 2026 1st Special Session

Alabama Senate Transportation and Energy Committee Apr 2nd, 2026

Transportation and Energy

Transcript Highlights:
  • Senator Albritton. Senator Barfoot. >> Here. >> Here. >> Here. Senator Beasley. Senator Butler.
  • Senator Coleman. Senator Hovey. Senator Kitchens. Senator Livingston. >> Here. >> Here. >> Here.
  • Senator Pross. Here. Senator Sessions. Senator Stewart. Senator Weaver. >> Here. >> Here. >> Here.
  • Senator Sessions. I. Senator Sessions. I. Senator Stewart. Senator Stewart. Senator Weaver. I.
  • Senator Weaver. I. Senator Williams. Senator Williams. Senator Allen. I. Senator Allen. I. Okay.
Bills: HB542
AL

Alabama 2025 Regular Session

Alabama House Boards, Agencies and Commissions Committee Feb 5th, 2025

Boards, Agencies and Commissions

Transcript Highlights:
  • I'm Dixie Thomas, with the examiner, public account for District Three.
  • I'm Matt Butler from Edal County, Maryland, representing District 10.
  • I'm from Madison County, Maryland, representing District 10.
  • I'm sorry, District One is Baldwin over the Enterprise parts; District Two is Mobile.
  • That may change in the Senate because Senator Barfoot is negotiating with them to do the spoken word
KY

Kentucky 2026 Regular Session

House Legislative Session Day 22 (2-6-26)

Kentucky House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Speaker, the clerk of the Senate. leaders of this chamber. I pray over the leaders of this chamber.
  • <00:06:06.160> clerk<00:06:07.199> of<00:06:07.440> the<00:06:07.600> Senate
  • [Chair] recognizes the clerk of the Senate. "Good morning, Madam Clerk." "Happy Friday, Mr.
  • The Senate has passed Senate Bills 5, 12, and 73, and respectfully requests concurrence of this honorable
  • to me and my colleague in the Senate. to me and my colleague in the Senate.
Summary: The House convened with an invocation and pledge, established a quorum with 92 members present, excused absent members, and approved the journal. The chamber also received notice that the Senate had passed Senate Bills 5, 12, and 73 and requested concurrence. Members then moved through second reading of several bills, including measures on geoengineering, video teleconference meetings, dissolution of marriage, licensed child care centers, city franchises, trophy catfish, peer support specialists, and House Joint Resolution 25 on Kentucky becoming a “food is medicine” state. The House then considered and passed several bills on third reading. House Bill 387, relating to the Controlled Substance Prescribing Council, was amended and passed 91-1 after debate over veterinarians’ reporting requirements; the bill bars such reporting by regulation, removes an emergency medicine physician and acute care nurse from the council, and adds two veterinarians. House Bill 45, modernizing CPA licensure, passed 93-0. House Bill 369, adding PTSD to conditions eligible for hyperbaric oxygen therapy for veterans, passed 93-0. House Bill 333, concerning faith-based small-scale affordable housing and shelters, passed 90-1 after discussion of housing needs, zoning limits, affordability requirements, and shelter standards. House Bill 50, addressing removal of persons unlawfully occupying real property, passed 92-0, and House Bill 388, a cleanup bill for the CASPER prescription monitoring program, passed 92-0. The House also passed House Bill 385, clarifying that the Commonwealth and Cabinet for Health and Family Services are financially responsible for non-elective medical care for patients of state-operated mental health facilities, by a 91-0 vote. House Bill 212, allowing licensed veterinary technicians to administer rabies vaccinations to dogs, cats, and ferrets under veterinarian supervision, passed 92-0. After these actions, the House took up House Resolution 58 recognizing February 6, 2026, as National Wear Red Day in Kentucky; the sponsor spoke about heart disease awareness and two young constituents awaiting heart transplants, and the resolution was adopted without objection. Later, the House received announcements about caucus meetings and committee meetings, then introduced a large slate of new bills and House Resolution 61 commemorating the 100th anniversary of Black History Month. The Committee on Committees and Rules Committee reported referrals and postings, including referral of several bills to standing committees and posting House Bills 748, 266, 305, and 470 for Monday, February 9, 2026. The session ended after introduction of floor amendments to House Bill 356.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Senate Session Aug 20th, 2025

Texas Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • The Senate will come to order. Mr. Doorkeeper. Mr. President, there's a message from the House.
  • I am directed by the House to inform the Senate that the House has taken the following action.
  • Pursuant to a previously adopted motion, the Senate stands adjourned until 7 p.m. p.m.
Bills: HB4, HB4, HB4
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Senate Committee on Water, Agriculture, and Rural Affairs May 5th, 2025

Water, Agriculture and Rural Affairs

Transcript Highlights:
  • Senate Bill 612 aims to prevent certain water districts from charging excessive pipeline construction
  • Senate Bill 2185 establishes Section 49.2127, limiting the ability of certain water districts in Hidalgo
  • A lot of pressure on Senate District 18 water. And Mr.
  • All right, relating to the criteria considered for groundwater conservation district, Senate Bill 1633
  • Senate Bill 626. Senate Bill 612, by Senator Hinojosa of New H.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
  • The chair lays out Senate Bill 3009 and recognizes its author, our colleague Senator Parker, to explain
  • App, Houston, 14th District, 2015.
  • Thank you, Senator Parker.
  • Thank you, Senator Parker. Are there any questions for Senator Parker on the bill?
  • Members, House Bill 3395 is the identical companion to Senate Bill 1940 that the Senate passed unanimously
TX
Transcript Highlights:
  • So the Senate, is it 417, it is 418. The Senate Committee on Jurisprudence will come to order.
  • Senator.
  • Senator Johnson moves that Senate Bill 1538, as substituted, be reported favorably to the full Senate
  • To the full Senate.
  • Senator Senator Middleton moves that House Bill 2733 be reported favorably to the full Senate with the
TX
Transcript Highlights:
  • Senator Birdwell. Present.
  • Senator Zaffirini, Senator Alvarado, Senator Blanco, Senator Flores, Senator Hancock, Senator Hughes,
  • Senator Parker, Senator Sparks.
  • Madam Clerk, please note that Senator Parker and Senator Alvarado have joined us.
  • I'm going to move to Senator Parsons. Senator Middleton is not yet here with us.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
  • Senator Birdwell? Present. Senator Zaffirini? Present. Senator Alvarado? Here. Senator Blanco?
  • Senator Flores? Present. Senator Hancock? Here. Senator Hughes? Senator Parker? Here.
  • Senator Birdwell? Aye. Senator Zaffirini? Aye. Senator Alvarado? Aye. Senator Blanco? Aye.
  • Senator Flores? Aye. Senator Hancock? Aye. Senator Hughes? Aye. Senator Parker? Aye.
  • Senator Flores? Aye. Senator Hancock? Aye. Senator Hughes? Yes. Senator Parker? Aye.