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AL

Alabama 2025 Regular Session

Alabama House Constitution, Campaigns and Elections Committee Apr 30th, 2025

Constitution, Campaigns and Elections

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  • So, that's what led to all of this. They just wanted to say you can't.
  • We do carry this before the poll workers and they're aware of this.
  • So technically, this is already the rule of law, right?
Bills: SB142, SB158
AL

Alabama 2025 Regular Session

Alabama Senate County and Municipal Government Committee Feb 18th, 2025

County and Municipal Government

Transcript Highlights:
  • when people... ...and explaining it because when people die, nobody thinks to call the board of registrars
  • Senate Bill 5 deals with the Archives and History Board and the makeup of it, specifically regarding
  • the appointing authority of the board.
  • It puts the governor as a voting member of the board, which will be the 17th member.
  • I'm coming from the place as the former chair of boards and commissions.
Bills: SB5, SB142, SB158, SB171, SB5
AL

Alabama 2025 Regular Session

Alabama House Constitution, Campaigns and Elections Committee Apr 9th, 2025

Constitution, Campaigns and Elections

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  • of state.
  • out of.
  • Another issue is that they were taking the information of minors in the state of Alabama.
  • We were not allowed to have a list of registered voters in the state of Alabama.
  • So, one of the reasons for the exchange of data is when people... ... the exchange of data is when people
Bills: HB479, HB480
AL

Alabama 2026 Regular Session

Alabama House Baldwin County Legislation Committee Jan 20th, 2026

Baldwin County Legislation

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  • . >> The jerking of the head. >> Yeah. >> And that is so the a lot of folks were not for it last time
  • >> HB 82 is an exact version of the bill that was filed last year for annexation of the city of Daphne
  • Like I'm supportive of what you're trying to do.
  • <00:16:28.880><c> Of</c><00:16:29.040><c> course.
  • Of course. I wanted to first? Of course. I wanted to See?
AL

Alabama 2026 Regular Session

Alabama House Boards, Agencies and Commissions Committee Jan 21st, 2026

Boards, Agencies and Commissions

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  • So, um, what's the SB 22 just extends the sunset date out for the state board of registration of foresters
  • Representative Moore said SB 22 extends the sunset date for the State Board of Registration of Foresters
  • </c><00:04:54.479><c> of</c><00:04:54.560><c> registration</c><00:04:55.199><c> of</c> the state board
  • of registration of the state board of registration of foresters<00:04:56.400><c> out</c><00:04:56.639
  • Um, but it's for the continuance of the Alabama Board of Counseling, Board of Examiners in Counseling
AL

Alabama 2025 Regular Session

Alabama Senate County and Municipal Government Committee Apr 29th, 2025

County and Municipal Government

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  • many of you are aware of.
  • March 28th that many of you are aware of.
  • First of all,... ...comments. First of all, a library is a place of learning.
  • officials serving on boards of directors of local water, sewer, and fire protection authorities.
  • of registrars, who are unelected officials, to remove anyone from the voter role by a simple majority
AL

Alabama 2026 Regular Session

Alabama Senate State Governmental Affairs Committee Feb 25th, 2026

State Governmental Affairs

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  • I was out of… >> State. >> [snorts] >> [snorts] >> [snorts] >> Houses. >> Oh, really?
  • service, to be able to transfer their credits to their professional or occupational lifestyle outside of
  • This bill came out of the frustration of serving on a contract with you and and Sunset Committee where
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  • out of the frustration of This bill came out of the frustration of serving<00:08:28.080><c> on</c><00
KY
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  • Seeing none, please call the next regulation. board of pharmacy. board of pharmacy.
  • Board of Social &gt;&gt; Hisel, chair of Kentucky Board of Social Work.
  • , chair of the board for Kentucky Board of Lure. >> Thank you.
  • Kentucky Board of Lure. Kentucky Board of Lure. &gt;&gt; Thank<00:04:21.919><c> you.
  • </c> board of EMS. board of EMS.
Summary: The Administrative Regulation Review Subcommittee met with a quorum, approved the minutes, and then reviewed a series of agency regulations, most of which had staff-suggested amendments. The Board of Pharmacy regulation on remote prescription processing was amended to make grammatical and KRS Chapter 13A compliance corrections, and the Board of Social Work regulation on continuing education, telehealth training, waivers, and related fees was deferred at the agency’s request. The Occupational Therapy Compact rule update and the Professional Geologists fee increase regulation both received staff amendments and were approved, with the geologists’ board explaining the increases were driven by rising oversight costs and declining revenue. The committee also reviewed emergency regulations from the Board of Medical Imaging and Radiation Therapy, the Board of Emergency Medical Services, the Transportation Cabinet, and the Department of Workplace Standards. The EMS package covered licensing classifications, compliance audits, ambulance service rules, and electronic forms; the Transportation Cabinet’s emergency rule established procedures for street-legal special purpose vehicles; and Workplace Standards’ emergency rules updated Kentucky requirements to align with federal standards and House Bill 398, including shortening the discrimination complaint filing deadline from 120 days to 30 days and adjusting appeal procedures. Staff amendments were approved where offered, and members asked several clarifying questions about the rationale and effect of the workplace and EMS changes. The Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources explained rules on aircraft and drone use in taking wildlife and on reciprocal hunting and fishing agreements with neighboring states. The agency said the drone restriction was intended to align with federal law and address hunter complaints, while the reciprocal agreement rule was a cleanup of older agreements that had lapsed or been overlooked; the committee deferred the wildlife regulation 301 KAR 2:031 at the agency’s request. The Department of Education also presented multiple KHSAA-related and standards updates, including academic eligibility, sports timing, health and physical education standards, and career studies/financial literacy standards; staff amendments were approved, and members questioned the athletic forms and the designation of KHSAA as the state’s athletic agent. Finally, the Cabinet for Health and Family Services presented emergency regulations to support a pediatric teaching hospital expansion and related certificate-of-need changes, which the agency said were aimed at improving pediatric and neonatal access to care; staff amendments were approved, and the committee concluded by setting its next meeting for October 13 at 1:00 p.m.
AL

Alabama 2025 Regular Session

Alabama Senate Healthcare Committee Mar 5th, 2025

Healthcare

Transcript Highlights:
  • But that's what all the doctors that take care of... ...what all the doctors that take care of women
  • So, of course, she came and got him. So, of course, she came and got him.
  • This bill is brought on behalf of the state board of chiropractic examiners.
  • Um, and again, they relate mostly to labeling, testing of the product, and also to give the board greater
  • So, most of those are again new sections that start around page 69 of the bill.
KY
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  • </c><00:04:15.840><c> of</c> Is there anybody from the board of Is there anybody from the board of optometric
  • Kentucky board is a member of.
  • Thanks to the Kentucky Board of Board.
  • And the Kentucky Board of Optometry is a member of ARBO.
Summary: The subcommittee approved the minutes from the previous meeting and then took up several regulations. The first was a Department of Veterans Affairs regulation, with a staff amendment, to allow nurse practitioners to apply for the Veterans Affairs nurse loan repayment program year-round and to make technical drafting changes. The committee heard from the Office of Kentucky Veteran Centers, then adopted the staff amendment and approved the regulation without objection. The main item of the meeting was the Board of Optometric Examiners’ proposed amendment to 201 KAR 5:010, which would allow applicants to use the Optometry Examining Board of Canada written exam in place of part one of the National Board of Examiners in Optometry exam for licensure. The board said the change would improve access to care, provide an additional pathway for Canadian-trained candidates, and still require applicants to pass the remaining national board parts. Opponents, including NBEO officials, ARBO, Pearson VUE, and several optometrists, argued the Canadian exam is not equivalent, does not test the same biomedical science content, is not validated for U.S. scope of practice, and raises concerns about test security, transparency, and portability across states. They urged the committee to find the amendment deficient or vote no. Committee members questioned both sides about prior communication with the board, whether Kentucky would be the first state to adopt such a change, the rationale for the proposal, and the cost difference between the exams. Supporters said the board had received some written comments and one phone call, and that the proposal was driven by access concerns and the presence of Canadian students. Opponents said they had not had direct discussions with the Kentucky board before the hearing. No final vote on the optometry regulation is reflected in the transcript excerpt, but the committee heard extensive testimony and rebuttal before moving on.
AL

Alabama 2025 Regular Session

Alabama House Boards, Agencies and Commissions Committee Feb 12th, 2025

Boards, Agencies and Commissions

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  • Comm... examiners, members of the board and their employees under the LA...
  • Chairman, shed your recognize to present your bill on the Board of Dental Examiners.
  • Y'all know that some of these boards I wanted y'all to have more time, and some of the bills needed to
  • I was told this morning that they've elected an entire new board as of today.
  • I'm a third-year board member, and I'm just getting the hang of it.
LA

Louisiana 2026 Regular Session

House and Governmental Affairs May 12th, 2026

House and Governmental Affairs

Transcript Highlights:
  • This is a fairly simple replication of what we have with the Republic of Ireland.
  • I've seen the benefits of it.
  • It's going to be hard to keep sediment out of any type of river, stream, or basin.
  • I know a lot of people that pay a lot of money for river silt. Yep.
  • And the waiter spilled a glass of red wine right down the back of his new seersucker.
AL

Alabama 2025 Regular Session

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

Boards, Agencies and Commissions

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  • , but just some of the boards that...
  • But just some of the boards that you'll see today are the Alabama Board of Athletic Trainers.
  • Next bill up, House Bill 122, Board of Physical... ...Next bill up, House Bill 122, Board of Physical
  • The Board of Optometry contacted me, and the board... ...The Board of Optometry contacted me, and the
  • the Board of Hearing.
AL

Alabama 2026 Regular Session

Alabama House State Government Committee Jan 21st, 2026

State Government

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  • First, taking care of state government.
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  • But the whole purpose of contract review is forcing these agencies and these boards to lay on the table
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  • </c> agencies include all licensing boards agencies include all licensing boards that<00:07:29.599><c
KY
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  • </c> board of Kentucky veterary examiners. board of Kentucky veterary examiners.
  • Uh I'm I spend a lot of to the board.
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  • of the board of lure for Phelps, chair of the board of lure for occupational<01:57:33.119><c> therapy
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.
KY
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  • KAR</c><00:07:33.440><c> 2472</c> Board of Nursing, 201 KAR 2472 Board of Nursing, 201 KAR 2472 and<
  • </c> Board of Nursing. Good afternoon. Board of Nursing. Good afternoon.
  • for the Board of EMS.
  • </c> &gt;&gt; Eddie Slone, Kentucky Board of EMS. &gt;&gt; Eddie Slone, Kentucky Board of EMS.
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.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Elections Apr 17th, 2025 at 10:04 am

Elections

Transcript Highlights:
  • There are seven categories of people that the registrars are to remove. It's not voluntary.
  • registrar proof of citizenship within 30 days and forfeit your right to vote.
  • There is a bit of a storm brewing between voter registrars and election integrity groups dedicated to
  • There is a bit of a storm brewing between voter registrars and election integrity groups dedicated to
  • So, So currently under Section 15.051 of the Election Code, a voter registrar must send a confirmation
Summary: The committee first voted out two previously heard Senate bills without amendment: SB 688, relating to the date of the meeting of presidential electors, and SB 914, relating to authorizing certain cities to change the date of their general election for officers. Both motions passed on 8-0 votes with one member absent. The committee then heard HB 3909, which would change the current prohibition on wireless device use from a 100-foot boundary around a voting station to only inside the room where voting is taking place, with a committee substitute also adding state-prescribed signage. The author and supporters said the change would reduce confusion and make enforcement easier for election workers, while opponents argued the existing 100-foot rule helps prevent electioneering, recording, and possible technical interference with election equipment. The bill was left pending. Members also heard HB 1968, which would repeal a provision that requires counties to provide election services to certain political subdivisions in odd-numbered years but not even-numbered years, making county-provided election services consistent across years. Supporters said it would improve consistency for smaller cities and school districts, while opponents warned it could strain county equipment and staffing during heavy election cycles. The bill was left pending. HB 2279 would require voter registrars to remove a person from the rolls if the person swears under oath during jury service that they are not a U.S. citizen; supporters said this would streamline removal of ineligible voters, while opponents raised concerns about mistaken identity and loss of due process. The bill was left pending. Finally, the committee heard HB 2803, which would require a presiding judge to give a poll watcher a signed statement explaining any removal from service. Supporters said this would improve documentation and accountability, and one witness asked for clarification that improper removal would remain a criminal offense; the author said he would consider a floor amendment and further discussion. The committee also heard HB 4253, which would create a more uniform voter-roll maintenance process based on inactivity, sending confirmation notices to voters who have not voted in the prior 25 months and eventually removing those who do not respond after multiple election cycles. Supporters said it would clean up outdated records and help keep voters registered where they actually live, while opponents argued it could wrongly remove eligible voters who simply do not vote regularly. HB 4253 was left pending as well.
AL

Alabama 2026 Regular Session

Alabama House Boards, Agencies and Commissions Committee Feb 25th, 2026

Boards, Agencies and Commissions

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  • Part of that was just making sure that every industry is represented and is part of this board.
  • Part of that was just making sure that every industry is represented and is part of this board.
  • state is represented on this board or how does that kind of work?
  • state is represented on this board or how does that kind of work?
  • state is represented on this board or how does that kind of work?