Video & Transcript Research : 'governmental agency'
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WY
Wyoming 2026 Regular Session
Senate Labor, Health & Social Services Committee, February 18, 2026
Labor, Health & Social Services
WY
Wyoming 2026 Regular Session
House Labor, Health & Social Services Committee, February 18, 2026
Labor, Health & Social Services
Transcript Highlights:
- Um, changing governmental entity to state agency.
- So you just have to think, is there any governmental entity that is not just a state agency?
- So you just have to think, is there any governmental entity that is not just a state agency?
- Representative Clouston: Is there any governmental entity that is not just a state agency?
- Representative Clouston: Is there any governmental entity that is not just a state agency?
TX
Texas 89th Regular
Delivery of Government Efficiency Apr 9th, 2025
Delivery of Government Efficiency
Transcript Highlights:
- that fall within these agencies.
- Yes, are there any employees in this agency?
- It'd be easier for the agencies or the other governmental bodies to be able to search through it for
- My agency, my entity, we don't perform governmental functions.
- agencies. that are preparing in the same way.
Bills:
HB 111, HB1545, HB2145, HB2467, HB2520, HB4136, HB4181, HB4214, HB4218, HB4219, HB4359, HB4437, HB4822, HB111
Keywords:
Texas Public Information Act, open records, public records, government transparency, confidentiality, attorney-client privilege, governmental body, Chapter 552, public information law, nonprofit association, quasi-governmental entity, economic development, trade secrets, proprietary information, commercial financial information, Alamo restoration, local workforce board, TDCJ contract facility, civil commitment facility, water supply corporation
TX
WY
Transcript Highlights:
- , state from different agencies, state from different agencies, different different different constituents
- I've had another agency not their payee.
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will guardianship, we the agency will guardianship, we the agency will negotiate - >> Your<01:43:27.760>
agency >> Your agency >> Your agency >> Cheyenne - Every Wyoming agency the niece contacted Every Wyoming agency the niece contacted was<02:08:47.599>
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Transcript Highlights:
- The state oftentimes will drop these victims on the doorsteps of our certified agencies with no other
- relied on by the agency when preparing their proposal.
- to another state agency without prompting the right of first refusal granted to property owners.
- So on page three, where you're striking that ability to transfer to another state agency.
- when the agency is trying to take their land.
Keywords:
nuisance, racing facility, racetrack, qualified defense, local property rights, noise regulation, legal claims, felony offenses, criminal justice reform, drug offenses, DUI penalties, residential treatment, human trafficking, victims, prevention, support services, Attorney General, pilot program, grant funding, public comment
AL
Alabama 2025 Regular Session
Alabama Senate State Governmental Affairs Committee Apr 2nd, 2025
State Governmental Affairs
Transcript Highlights:
- Chevron case where they basically said The Chevron case where they basically said that as government agencies
- give all due The court system was to give all due deference to the ruling or the findings of the agency
- and said, "nope, you aren't" precedent out and said, "nope, you aren't" to give deference to the agency
Keywords:
Alabama Administrative Procedure Act, APA, administrative law, judicial review, agency deference, Chevron deference, de novo review, contested case, state agency, regulatory power, individual liberty, statutory interpretation, rule interpretation, license revocation, license suspension, tax assessment, tax refund, administrative appeal, circuit court, Montgomery County
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- The legislature expects the agency to... ...and the agency executive director to exercise strict control
- The agency...
- The agency reviewed.
- your agency.
- One of those state agencies was the Illinois Gaming Board, which is the regulatory agency that oversees
Keywords:
lottery, gambling, internet gaming, mobile application, criminal offenses, SB 687, land surveyor, land surveying, surveying services, construction contract, anti-indemnity, indemnity, hold harmless, defense obligation, standard of care, professional negligence, civil practice and remedies code, local government code, governmental agency, public contracts
Summary:
The meeting was a crucial session for discussing several important bills including SB992, which aims to establish a clear time frame for the Attorney General's approval on outside legal counsel for state agencies. Senator Nichols presented the bill, emphasizing its necessity for timely responses to ensure efficient legal processing. Another notable discussion centered around SB523, which seeks to allow parole and probation officers to use a business address on their driver's licenses for safety and security purposes. This bill passed favorably out of the committee, with public testimony supporting the need for such provisions due to the risks these officers face.
AL
Alabama 2025 Regular Session
Alabama House Commerce and Small Business Committee Feb 12th, 2025
Commerce and Small Business
Bills:
HB230
Keywords:
real estate, brokerage, broker, salesperson, licensee, consumer disclosure, agency disclosure, RECAD, Real Estate Consumers Agency and Disclosure Act, Alabama Real Estate Commission, buyer agreement, listing agreement, transaction broker, single agent, dual agency, compensation disclosure, commission, referral agreement, referral fee, written agreement
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- Scope of governmental immunity as it relates to our public school system and our charter schools.
- We also have certain waivers of governmental...
- It's because they don't enjoy governmental immunity. They're currently, you're able to sue them?
- That is not the purpose of governmental immunity.
- We're a large statewide child placing agency in Texas.
Bills:
HB4011, HB2680, HB4325, HB4327, HB4944, HB1761, HB4688, HB3453, HB40, HB1707, HB4749, HB2322, HB3647, HB4139, HB4081, HB2203, HB2100, HB4170, HB3104, HB4623, HB40
Keywords:
partition, heirs' property, real estate, co-ownership, family property, non-heir cotenant, right of first refusal, pilot services, liability limitation, maritime commerce, Matagorda Bay, Lavaca Bay, transportation code, maritime industry, civil liability, barratry, penalties, legal actions, damages, wrongful death
TX
Bills:
HB4011, HB2680, HB4325, HB4327, HB4944, HB1761, HB4688, HB3453, HB40, HB1707, HB4749, HB2322, HB3647, HB4139, HB4081, HB2203, HB2100, HB4170, HB3104, HB4623, HB40
Keywords:
partition, heirs' property, real estate, co-ownership, family property, non-heir cotenant, right of first refusal, pilot services, liability limitation, maritime commerce, Matagorda Bay, Lavaca Bay, transportation code, maritime industry, civil liability, barratry, penalties, legal actions, damages, wrongful death
KY
Kentucky 2026 Regular Session
Interim Joint Committee on Local Government (10-24-23)
OK
Transcript Highlights:
- It requires that agencies make guidance documents publicly available along with accompanying statements
- put together by my senate counterpart that is looking at setting the administrative rules for each agency
- It does seem like a massive job to review all the rules from all of the agencies.
- And that's where the conversation will be back and forth between us and the agency, just like you do
- Or if we had a new agency created, they would need to be added to that.
Bills:
HJR1088, SB1280, SB1316, SB1433, SB1455, SB1456, SB1457, SB1459, SB1461, SB1463, SB1465, SB1466, SB1721
Keywords:
education rules, administrative rules, joint resolution, Oklahoma State Department of Education, higher education, State Regents for Higher Education, Teachers' Retirement System, charter schools, Statewide Charter School Board, career and technology education, CTE, OEQA, rule approval, legislative oversight, permanent rules, school governance, teacher retirement, education agencies, excise tax, oil tax
OK
Transcript Highlights:
- It requires that agencies make guidance documents publicly available, along with accompanying statement
- put together by my Senate counterpart that is looking at setting the administrative rules for each agency
- It does seem like a massive job to review all the rules from all of the agencies.
- It does seem like a massive job to review all the rules from all of the agencies.
- And that's where the conversation will be back and forth between us and the agency, just like you do
Bills:
SB1280, SB1316, SB1433, SB1455, SB1456, SB1457, SB1459, SB1461, SB1463, SB1465, SB1466, SB1721, HJR1088
Keywords:
excise tax, oil tax, natural gas tax, state revenue, Oklahoma Corporation Commission, administrative rules, sunset provision, state agencies, regulatory review, legislative oversight, guidance transparency, administrative procedures, public inspection, state agency accountability, regulatory oversight, architects, landscape architects, interior designers, licensing, professional regulation
Summary:
The committee first advanced Senate Bill 1721, which extends the sunset date for the Oklahoma Advisory Council on Indian Education and requires appointed members to represent a tribe or be involved in tribal education. It then passed Senate Bill 1433, a mirror bill requiring agencies to publicly post guidance documents and state that such documents do not have the force of law. Both bills were adopted without opposition and reported out favorably.
The bulk of the meeting focused on Senate Bill 1316, which would create a rotating, eight-year review of administrative rules modeled on Idaho law. Members questioned whether the process would duplicate existing rule review, whether it would be used as a rubber stamp or to remove needed protections, and how AI tools might assist. The sponsor said the goal is to verify statutory authority, identify obsolete or duplicative rules, and use a limited AI system built from Oklahoma constitutional, statutory, and code materials only as a research aid, not a decision-maker. The committee then passed the bill unanimously.
The committee also advanced a series of sunset-extension bills for various boards and agencies, including oil and gas tax apportionments, the Board of Governors of Architects, Landscape Architects, and Licensed Interior Designers, the Board of Tests for Alcohol and Drug Influence, the Construction Industries Board, the Oklahoma Abstractors Board, OETA, the Polygraph Examiners Board, the Board of Licensure for Professional Engineers and Surveyors, and the Advisory Committee on Midwifery. Most passed unanimously, though the Construction Industries Board bill passed 11-1, OETA passed 7-5, and the midwifery bill passed 10-2. The committee also approved H.J.R. 1088, which ratifies education agency rules, by an 11-1 vote.
At the end, the chair outlined the committee’s remaining workload and said several bundled rule resolutions and a few major rules would be coming soon, including a large health-agency bundle. Members were asked to return rule assignments quickly so resolutions could be prepared before the end of session. The meeting adjourned after the chair said the next meeting would likely be brief and focused on one or two resolutions.
OK
Keywords:
Oklahoma Medical Marijuana Authority, OMMA, medical marijuana, cannabis, marijuana regulation, administrative rules, major rule changes, joint resolution, legislative rule approval, Title 75, Oklahoma Administrative Code, OAC, licensing, compliance, enforcement, dispensary, grower, processor, patient access, health care authority
Summary:
The committee considered three resolutions, all presented by Chairman Kendrick with full PCS substitutes. H.J.R. 1096 approved a medical marijuana rule that had originally been treated as a major rule but was later determined not to be one; members asked no questions and the resolution was adopted unanimously. H.J.R. 1099 was described as a direct result of H.B. 1576 from the prior session concerning Oklahoma Health Care Authority rules; it also drew no questions and passed unanimously. H.J.R. 1100 addressed a rule from the Oklahoma Management and Enterprise Services that was discovered late to be a major rule; after brief discussion and no substantive questions, it too passed unanimously.
During the meeting, members voted on each resolution after motions for adoption and do pass. The recorded votes were unanimous in favor on all three measures, with no nay votes. After H.J.R. 1100 passed, Chairman Kendrick noted there would be one more committee meeting the next morning at 9 a.m. to address a late-arriving resolution, and he offered to discuss the late major-rule issue with Representative Chapman after adjournment.
AL
Alabama 2025 Regular Session
Alabama House Public Safety and Homeland Security Committee Mar 19th, 2025
Public Safety and Homeland Security
Transcript Highlights:
- HB403 would authorize the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency (ALEA) to create a criminal enterprise database
- the current code because it clearly states that an individual cannot come within 20 feet of any governmental
- appropriately to get at the conduct that you believe is more towards impeding or interfering with the governmental
- I was supposed to get you to identify yourself and the agency you’re with. Yes, sir.
Keywords:
criminal enterprise, database, law enforcement, data privacy, criminal justice, HB224, Alabama, obstructing governmental operations, first responder, emergency responder, police, firefighter, EMT, paramedic, public safety, harassment, interference with emergency personnel, crime, Class A misdemeanor, emergency scene
KY
Kentucky 2026 Regular Session
House Legislative Session Day 59 (4-14-26) - Part 1
Kentucky House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- I also have issue with the agreements with federal agencies, which could put citizens even at risk of
- uh which could put citizens agencies uh which could put citizens even<00:36:22.720>
at <00:36: - that come together and help, agencies that come together and help, but<01:12:54.239>
they <01: - I just simply don't know who in that agency would have the expertise to manage the funds involved in
- would have the expertise to agency would have the expertise to manage<01:59:13.520>
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Bills:
SB141, SB124, SB56, SJR116, SB94, SB37, SB127, SB197, SB66, SB70, SB133, SB160, SB214, SB312, SB52, SJR62, SJR75
Keywords:
legal advertisements, tax rates, public hearings, transparency, local government, sick leave, education, teacher retirement, benefits, employee compensation, Medicaid, nonopioid analgesics, pain management, health care regulation, utilization controls, physician shortage, health care access, medically underserved areas, medical education, workforce development
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- However, courts have clarified that governmental entities must be made parties in such lawsuits, and
- Now, do you have to waive governmental immunity to get a declaratory action for a mandamus?
Keywords:
zoning, municipality, municipal immunity, governmental immunity, local government, Chapter 211, Texas Local Government Code, land use, declaratory relief, injunctive relief, mandamus, attorney's fees, court costs, property rights, home rule city, code enforcement, planning and zoning, land development, municipal ordinance, historic landmark
OK
Keywords:
Oklahoma Medical Marijuana Authority, OMMA, medical marijuana, cannabis, marijuana regulation, administrative rules, major rule changes, joint resolution, legislative rule approval, Title 75, Oklahoma Administrative Code, OAC, licensing, compliance, enforcement, dispensary, grower, processor, patient access, health care authority
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Housing Committee Meeting - 2026-04-07
Housing Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
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budgets, <00:03:55.599>program uh agency budgets, program uh agency - We have four sources of agency funds.
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bond have pro proceeds from agency bond have pro proceeds from agency bond - Core program of the agency.
- to find their way through the agency. to find their way through the agency.
Bills:
SF2434