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Transcript Highlights:
  • For, as in absolute governments, the king is the law.
  • The government has to run the table.
  • and effective government action by the federal government.
  • The overreach of the judiciary that continued to come up.
  • That's what makes it a sclerotic effect on government action.
Summary: During this meeting, the committee focused on the implications of universal injunctions, which have become a significant concern in recent years. The discussion centered around various legislative proposals aimed at addressing the perceived overreach of district judges who issue nationwide injunctions that affect policies across the entire country. Several members expressed the belief that such injunctions undermine judicial authority and disrupt the balance of power between the judiciary and executive branches. Expert witnesses testified about the historical context of universal injunctions and the necessity for reforms that would limit the power of courts to grant remedies benefitting non-parties.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Trade, Workforce & Economic Development May 21st, 2025

Trade, Workforce & Economic Development

Transcript Highlights:
  • SB2690 will require these soliciting entities to disclose that they are not affiliated with the government
  • It supports continued cooperation with the federal government while making it clear that Texas will lead
  • So, merging these programs is a sensible thing to do for the sake of government efficiency.
  • People have a right to say all sorts of horrible things about other people, and the government can't
  • Somewhere else, well, like we don't need that government governing system.
LA

Louisiana 2026 Regular Session

Education Mar 25th, 2026

Education

Transcript Highlights:
  • The contracts would actually be with LADA, which is an authority that is governed under the Board of
  • Even in the largesse of the big government era in the 1940s of President FDR, big government era in the
  • Whenever the federal government tries to do something that the federal government really doesn't have
  • It is, the education of our children is little to no business of the federal government.
  • I hope the federal government will get it right.
Bills: HCR14 , HB201 , HB218 , HB352 , HB626 , HB636 , HB738 , HB749
Committee: House Education
LA

Louisiana 2026 Regular Session

House of Representatives Mar 16th, 2026

Louisiana House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • And Lord, we recognize that, as the scripture says, that those that try to build a government, try to
  • House and government.
  • House Bill 853 by Representative McMakin, Title 41, misleading solicitations by non-government entities
  • House Bill 853 by Representative McMakin, Title 41, misleading solicitations by non-government entities
  • House Bill 853 by Representative McMakin, Title 41, misleading solicitations by non-government entities
LA

Louisiana 2026 Regular Session

House of Representatives Apr 16th, 2026

Louisiana House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Grant all of our government leaders That fall upon his shoulders.
  • Grant all of our government leaders fortitude and perseverance and clear vision.
  • Grant this body integrity and dignity in the noble work of governing and lawmaking.
  • Senate Bill 304 by Senator Edmonds, public post-secondary education institutions governing boards.
  • Senate Bill 304 by Senator Edmonds, public post-secondary education institutions governing boards.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

State Affairs Apr 25th, 2025

State Affairs

Transcript Highlights:
  • In the last few years, members, several local governments across the state of Texas have adopted policies
  • Although these lawsuits are still pending, there's a growing trend across our state for local governments
  • If a local government violates the provisions of this bill, All citizens may report the violation to
  • The committee substitute before you clarifies that local governments must.
  • The substitute requires local governments to comply with state consumable hemp product laws.
Bills: HB229 , HB3990 , HB5082 , HB5510 , HB229
Committee: House State Affairs
TX

Texas 89th Regular

State Affairs Apr 25th, 2025

State Affairs

Transcript Highlights:
  • This isn't just government overreach; it's Texas trying to control what happens outside its borders.
  • It's an extreme government overreach that restricts not only medical care but our First Amendment rights
  • In government buildings. Yes.
  • This unnecessary bill is an attempt at government overreach.
  • I enjoy and see value in having woman-only bathrooms, and I'd like to keep government overreach in check
Bills: HB229 , HB229 , HB3990 , HB5082 , HB5510
Committee: House State Affairs
LA

Louisiana 2026 Regular Session

House of Representatives Apr 9th, 2026

Louisiana House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Will that data be sent to the federal government?
  • , was there a thought if nothing comes from the federal government?
  • If no additional funds from any department comes from the federal government.
  • I was still on House and Government at the time.
  • He infiltrated government agencies. He's infiltrated NGOs who were misspending government money.
AL

Alabama 2026 Regular Session

Alabama Senate Judiciary Committee Mar 18th, 2026

Judiciary

Transcript Highlights:
  • you expect somebody to come and knock on your front door to explain, you know, to petition their government
  • you expect somebody to come and knock on your front door to explain, you know, to petition their government
  • you expect somebody to come and knock on your front door to explain, you know, to petition their government
Committee: Senate Judiciary
AZ

Arizona 2026 Regular Session

01/27/2026 - House Regulatory Oversight

Regulatory Oversight

Transcript Highlights:
  • That is the job of government.
  • ...government and stacked their people on the appropriate boards to make this happen, had the state government
  • is a portion of this bill that does apply to the federal government and the state government, but the
  • last section This bill that does apply to the federal government and the state government, but the last
  • So, you know, to increase the efficiency of government and to streamline the government, I think this
Bills: HB2086 , HB2248 , HB2688
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Intergovernmental Affairs Apr 8th, 2025

Intergovernmental Affairs

Transcript Highlights:
  • called for Texas to consider what several communities nationwide had done to reutilize surplus government
  • Is having a tourism PID really the role of government? Sure.
  • Otherwise, government does benefit because some of, like...
  • In the future, why is government involved?
  • Don't get me wrong, we have our issues with local government too, but this is a truly wonderful local
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Intergovernmental Affairs Apr 8th, 2025

Intergovernmental Affairs

Transcript Highlights:
  • The primary purpose of HB 4313 is to prohibit any local unit of government from using it.
  • It ensures that local government stays focused on the primary issues of local government and doesn't
  • Which is why the state is taking an active role in reining in local government spending.
  • There's no broader regulation in government executive severance payments under law.
  • Plan that is currently required under Chapter 395 of the Local Government Code.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Delivery of Government Efficiency Mar 26th, 2025

Delivery of Government Efficiency

Transcript Highlights:
  • The Committee on the Delivery of Government Officials will come to order.
  • Rahul Srinivasan, Director of Government Reform and Fiscal Policy with Texas 2036.
  • seems like an accounting ledger thing, because to Representative Tinderholt's point, this is a government-to-government
  • So it includes all of the essentially any governing body that's subject under this government code; this
  • This is just updating what's required of these government entities underneath this government code.
LA

Louisiana 2026 Regular Session

House of Representatives Apr 8th, 2026

Louisiana House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Thank you for the freedom to gather, deliberate, and govern in this place today.
  • Government isn't just about laws and politics; it's about people.
  • House Government.
  • House of Government. H.R. 47.
  • Government Chair.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Trade, Workforce & Economic Development Mar 19th, 2025

Trade, Workforce & Economic Development

Transcript Highlights:
  • And you know that the government entities are required to publish in a printed newspaper.
  • Printing a self-storage unit is a private contractual relationship that's governed by the party's rental
  • When the government... ...takes your property, you're guaranteed due process, and when a private entity
  • These funds don't take away your equity, it's just a grant from the federal government.
  • I'm director of government. Relations for Texas Values.
Bills: HB186 , HB517 , HB 1093 , HB 1268 , HB1395 , HB186
WA

Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session

House State Government & Tribal Relations Jan 13th, 2026 at 01:30 pm

State Government & Tribal Relations

Transcript Highlights:
  • Welcome, everybody, to the House State Government and Tribal Relations Committee.
  • And the reason for that is because we have a very different federal government.
  • House Bill 2281 concerns government-to-government consultation between the state and federally recognized
  • In establishing a government-to-government relationship with federally recognized tribes located in Washington
  • recognize the intent of the bill to strengthen protections for tribal sacred sites and improve government-to-government
Bills: HB2210 , HB2123 , HB2206 , HB2281 , HB2411
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Local Government (Part II) Mar 31st, 2025

Local Government

Transcript Highlights:
  • The Senate Committee on Local Government will come to order.
  • There are no broader regulations governing executive severance payments in government.
  • Even some of the stuff, as long as I’ve been involved in government, I mean with the wording and the
  • Government closer to the people is best for the people to deal with issues of the people.
  • So it's probably to our benefit to make sure that local governments aren't standing in the way of the
Summary: The meeting of the Senate Committee on Local Government was marked by significant discussions on multiple bills aimed at enhancing governance and protecting taxpayer interests. Among the notable legislations was SB1951, where Senator Paxton emphasized reforms to reduce erroneous penalty notices imposed by appraisal districts, eliminating the financial incentive for such penalties. The session concluded with public testimonies that highlighted the importance of transparency and accountability in taxpayer dealings. Additionally, Senator Middleton presented SB1504 and SB2237, focusing on the operational frameworks of local authorities and executive severance payments, respectively, both of which sparked considerable debate among committee members.
LA

Louisiana 2026 Regular Session

House of Representatives Apr 15th, 2026

Louisiana House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • House Bill 1216 by Representative Egan, relative to clinical laboratory personnel governing guidelines
  • It was asked of me by my local government to do. There is a set of amendments. Madam Clerk.
  • Members, HB 1068 proposes to amend local government contracting authority regarding waste collection,
  • That is exactly the kind of government-compelled ideological conformity the U.S.
  • Representative Cruz continued: Louisiana should not allow private employers to do what the government
Bills: HR153 , HR154 , HR155 , HR156 , HR157 , HR158 , HCR57 , HCR58 , HCR59 , HR133 , HR134 , HR135 , HR136 , HR137 , HR138 , HR139 , HR140 , HR141 , HR142 , HR144 , HR145 , HR146 , HR147 , HR148 , HR149 , HR150 , HR151 , HR152 , SCR28 , SB141 , SB169 , SB206 , SB233 , SB417 , SB421 , SB429 , SB437 , SB477 , SB510 , SB521 , HR1 , HR17 , HCR5 , HB55 , HB385 , HB394 , HB396 , HB406 , HB608 , HB622 , HB676 , HB772 , HB897 , HB902 , HB943 , HB1030 , HB1035 , HB1038 , HB1045 , HB1049 , HB1056 , HB1058 , HB1059 , HB1092 , HB1100 , HB1117 , HB1160 , HB1161 , HB1162 , HB1177 , HB1180 , HB1189 , HB1216 , HB1239 , HB1240 , SB127 , HB284 , HB1 , HB2 , HB3 , HB312 , HB313 , HB383 , HB314 , HCR3 , HB983 , HB1126 , HB21 , HB24 , HB29 , HB31 , HB39 , HB45 , HB77 , HB136 , HB150 , HB263 , HB273 , HB299 , HB315 , HB376 , HB377 , HB431 , HB444 , HB450 , HB519 , HB533 , HB538 , HB559 , HB562 , HB663 , HB664 , HB715 , HB717 , HB805 , HB822 , HB823 , HB834 , HB864 , HB867 , HB1017 , HB1018 , HB1068 , HB1134 , HB1137 , HB1234 , HB1235 , HB1236 , HB211 , HB27 , HB71 , HB214 , HB225 , HB241 , HB244 , HB306 , HB345 , HB366 , HB446 , HB511 , HB514 , HB655 , HB730 , HB743 , HB1027 , HB1037 , HB1043 , HB1082 , HB1091 , HB1096 , HB1103 , HB1167 , HB1174 , HB1175 , HB1230 , HB1237 , HB1238 , SB162 , SB349 , SB350 , SB382 , SB383 , HB401 , HB51 , HB58 , HB140 , HB982 , HB1010 , HB132 , HB193 , HB635 , HB690 , HB1003 , HB750 , HB911 , HB151 , HB180 , HB192 , HB310 , HB961 , HB1146 , HB977 , HB181 , HB901 , HR20 , HR74 , HB9 , HB393 , HB459 , HB577 , HB582 , HB605 , HB614 , HB615 , HB682 , HB733 , HB773 , HB996 , HB1113
LA

Louisiana 2026 Regular Session

Senate and Governmental Affairs May 6th, 2026

Senate & Governmental Affairs

Transcript Highlights:
  • Instead, we're going to say that local governing authorities can add $100 apiece to an election commission
  • So this is an authorization, as it stands, for local governing authorities to supplement the pay to election
  • And they’re still within the parish government.
  • So thank all the elected officials for coming to Senate and Government Affairs.
  • So your bylaws have oversight by the Senate and House government relations.
Bills: SR86 , SB491 , HB205 , HB210 , HB228 , HB813 , HB1045 , HB1177