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AZ
Arizona 2026 Regular Session
02/09/2026 - House Land, Agriculture & Rural Affairs
Land, Agriculture & Rural Affairs
Transcript Highlights:
- The House Land, Agriculture & Rural Affairs Committee is called to order.
- or public and state trust lands leased to the landowner for grazing purposes.
- that are leased by those ranchers and farmers on state lands also.
- They really know the outlay of the land. They're out there in it all the time.
- On federal grazing lands. With that, I'm available for questions. Very good.
Committees:
House Land, Agriculture & Rural Affairs , House House Land, Agriculture & Rural Affairs Committee of Reference
Keywords:
land division, property disclosure, real estate, affidavit, Arizona Revised Statutes, small land subdivision, land use, real estate regulation, county ordinance, water supply requirements, property access, civil penalties, wildlife management, deer permits, private land, landowner rights, human-wildlife conflict, predatory animals, hunting regulations, game and fish
NM
Transcript Highlights:
- For historical context, the Las Vegas Land Grant is one of New Mexico's original community land grants
- rooted in Spanish and Mexican land traditions, where land was meant to be managed collectively for the
- voice in the future of their land grants.
- done that wasn't meant to keep these land grants complete.
- If the study reverts it back to what the original land grants are they would uphold what original land
Committees:
Senate Senate Rules , Senate House Rules & Order Of Business
Keywords:
land grant, Las Vegas, governance, self-governance, judicial management, forced sterilization, coerced sterilization, Indigenous women, Native American women, women of color, reproductive justice, reproductive sovereignty, truth and reconciliation commission, memorial, trauma-informed care, reparative justice, human rights, bodily autonomy, Indian Health Service, Indian affairs
AZ
Arizona 2026 Regular Session
03/11/2026 - House Federalism, Military Affairs & Elections
Federalism, Military Affairs & Elections
Transcript Highlights:
- They purchased, through a land broker, a piece of land, and were... ...through a land broker, a piece
- And furthermore, this piece of land is unimproved land in the middle of the desert, has no power, no
- that are their lands.
- These lands are their lands, and so they could have co-management.
- This bill requires the State Land Department to provide a new catalog of federal public lands, include
Committees:
House Federalism, Military Affairs & Elections , House House Federalism, Military Affairs & Elections Committee of Reference
Keywords:
elections, voting systems, vote tabulation, election security, internet connectivity, offline voting, chain of custody, polling place equipment, counting center, central counting center, election management system, EMS gateway, tabulation equipment, secretary of state, certification, decertification, HAVA, Help America Vote Act, ballot images, audit logs
AZ
Transcript Highlights:
- for energy projects on state land.
- The solar land maps rate the various trust land parcels as to their suitability for utility-scale solar
- But whatever is the maximum value of the land, that’s what the state land trust ought to be doing.
- Chair, federal lands are public lands. Those are lands for the benefit of all of us.
- trust land the Land Department Commissioner considers to be appropriate.
Bills:
HB2014 , HB2055 , HB2145 , HB2150 , HB2696 , HB2755 , HB2763 , HB2781 , HB2782 , HB2787 , HB2795 , HB2889 , HB2975 , HB2985 , HB2986 , HCM2009 , HCR2020 , HCR2038
Keywords:
air emissions, fuel blends, environmental quality, feasibility study, Arizona Department of Agriculture, brackish groundwater, water supply development, desalination, Arizona Revised Statutes, water infrastructure, financial assistance, environmental reviews, fuel reformulation, gasoline standards, environmental regulations, ethanol supply, Air Quality, state land department, mineral lease, renewals
AL
Committee:
House Insurance
Keywords:
Elmore County, rental tax, tax revenue, infrastructure funding, economic development, Ma-Chis Lower Creek Indian Tribe, tribal police, reservation security, state-recognized tribe, law enforcement authority, certified police officer, Peace Officers' Standards and Training Commission, P.O.S.T., trespass, warrantless arrest, tribal land, sovereignty, public safety, Indian tribe, reservation
AL
Alabama 2025 Regular Session
Alabama Senate Veterans, Military Affairs and Public Safety Committee Apr 3rd, 2025
Veterans, Military Affairs, and Public Safety
Keywords:
criminal enterprise, database, law enforcement, crime management, Alabama law, impoundment, driver licenses, vehicle redemption, local identification cards, HB295, Alabama National Guard, military punishment, non-judicial punishment, Article 15, court-martial, special court-martial, disciplinary measures, commanding officer, Adjutant General, Governor
US
US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
An oversight hearing to examine Native communities' priorities for the 119th Congress. Feb 12th, 2025 at 01:30 pm
Indian Affairs Committee
Transcript Highlights:
- Now, the federal government has a fundamental duty to ensure public safety on tribal lands, rooted in
- We have paid with our land, we have paid with our lives, and we paid the deals.
- Sovereignty is the foundation of effective education in Indian Country.
- We've already lost our monarchy, our lands, our culture. and now we're losing our people.
- And in all things tribal sovereignty. Thank you. And I know I'm over my time.
Committee:
Senate Indian Affairs Committee
Keywords:
tribal sovereignty, healthcare, education, public safety, Economic Development, Tax Parity Act, PROTECT Act, trust obligations, bipartisan support, Indian Health Services
Summary:
The committee meeting focused on crucial issues facing tribal nations, particularly emphasizing the federal government's trust and treaty obligations. The discussions highlighted ongoing challenges such as disparities in healthcare, education, and public safety within Native communities. Chair Murkowski underscored the importance of listening to Native leaders and aligning congressional efforts with community needs, advocating for legislative actions that support tribal sovereignty and economic development. Various initiatives, including the Tax Parity Act and the PROTECT Act, aimed at addressing jurisdictional and financial disparities, were discussed in detail. A call for bipartisan support to alleviate the funding shortages affecting Indian Health Services was made several times during the meeting. Testimonies from tribal leaders and representatives emphasized the dire need for legislative support to enhance infrastructure, healthcare access, and public safety initiatives in tribal communities.
WA
Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session
House State Government & Tribal Relations Jan 13th, 2026 at 01:30 pm
State Government & Tribal Relations
Transcript Highlights:
- I think some of you have been to some reservations, some tribal lands that tribes have invited us to
- But it may be, if there's an analogy, it would be: what if this land, you know, matters, say, to the
- legal protection, not only Cultural continuity and sovereignty deserve enforceable legal protection,
- too long, tribal voices have been minimized in state decision-making, resulting in harm to sacred lands
- and the importance that, you know, for centuries, our tribes have witnessed the development of our lands
Committee:
House State Government & Tribal Relations
Keywords:
local representation, fair elections, government accountability, voter rights, transparency, foreign nationals, elections, Washington state, voter participation, government oversight, voting rights, uniform standards, overseas voting, civilian voting, state legislation, tribal relations, government, state policy, sovereignty, federalism
NM
New Mexico 2026 Regular Session
Senate - Indian, Rural and Cultural Affairs Feb 3rd, 2026 at 10:04 am
Senate Indian, Rural & Cultural Affairs
Transcript Highlights:
- well-being of our people, this was unfortunately rooted in racism, control, and the denial of our sovereignty
- Data sovereignty Or data sovereignty, survivor testimony, and historical records are essential to ensure
- For 27 years, BOLD Futures has worked in the state to highlight and center autonomy and body sovereignty
- Sovereignty and autonomy historically for these communities and many others.
Bills:
SM14
Keywords:
forced sterilization, coerced sterilization, Indigenous women, Native American women, women of color, reproductive justice, reproductive sovereignty, truth and reconciliation commission, memorial, trauma-informed care, reparative justice, human rights, bodily autonomy, Indian Health Service, Indian affairs, Commission on the Status of Women, survivor testimony, reproductive health access, genocide, transitional justice
AZ
Arizona 2026 Regular Session
02/09/2026 - House Public Safety & Law Enforcement
Public Safety & Law Enforcement
Transcript Highlights:
- What this bill does, it ensures that Arizona is committed in using its own sovereignty so that we can
- ... ...in using its own sovereignty so that we can combat this problem.
- Did the ACLU support sovereignty and a health crisis over gun violence? Thank you. Mr.
- You were here speaking for a health care crisis and sovereignty against gun violence.
- If I have sovereignty in my home, then the state has sovereignty in the state.
Committees:
House Public Safety & Law Enforcement , House House Public Safety & Law Enforcement Committee of Reference
Keywords:
manslaughter, suicide encouragement, assisted suicide, online harassment, social media, text messaging, directed communication, minor suicide, youth suicide prevention, criminal liability for speech, online bullying, free speech, homicide, class 2 felony, Cade's Law, Arizona criminal law, sovereignty, border security, health crisis, drug cartels
WA
Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Agriculture & Natural Resources Jan 21st, 2026 at 08:00 am
Agriculture & Natural Resources
Transcript Highlights:
- Welcome to everybody in TVW land. We're happy to have you.
- That part of the state is predominantly government land, whether it's federal, state DNR, and it causes
- We are working at the federal level on a set of land management reforms.
- Senate, a bipartisan measure to do a bunch of different things, one of which allows us onto public lands
- lose a 20-year-old tree, we’re 70 years back in our harvest and receiving economic value from our land
Committee:
House Agriculture & Natural Resources
Keywords:
wildfire prevention, Washington wildfire council, fire safety, environmental protection, state regulations, HB 2238, HB2238, statewide food security, food security strategy, hunger, food insecurity, food access, food assistance, anti-hunger, nutrition education, food system literacy, agricultural viability, supply chain resilience, Washington Department of Agriculture, food policy forum
AZ
Transcript Highlights:
- They are historically accurate names of this land used for thousands of years in historical records,
- It is not a neutral geographic term but one that intentionally disconnected the land from its historical
- Its purpose was clear: to replace the authentic names of this land, Judea and Samaria, with a political
- In Jeremiah 31:23, he refers to the land of Judah, Eretz Yehuda.
- territory where Jews were not allowed to live, where there was a death penalty for an Arab who sold land
Keywords:
air emissions, fuel blends, environmental quality, feasibility study, Arizona Department of Agriculture, livestock, compensation, funding, ranching, agriculture, appropriation, University of Arizona, education, state budget, biennial budget, state funding, appropriations, budget procedures, fiscal years, Judea
AZ
Arizona 2026 Regular Session
03/16/2026 - Senate Federalism and Family Law
Federalism and Family Law
Transcript Highlights:
- In Jeremiah 31:23, the Jewish prophet speaks of the land of Judea and its cities.
- In Jeremiah 3123, the Jewish prophet speaks of the land of Judea and its cities.
- Secretary of the Interior, the Secretary of Agriculture, the Director of the Bureau of Land Management
- And as you know, Arizona only has 13% of land in private hands, and we should not be selling those lands
- that is foreign-held. ...there is a large percentage of land that is foreign-held, and I think it's
Committees:
Senate Federalism and Family Law , Senate Senate Federalism and Family Law Committee of Reference
Keywords:
constitutional convention, faithless delegates, state delegates, oath of office, class 2 felony, civil penalties, parent-child relationship, termination of parental rights, child welfare, court procedures, abandonment, neglect, reunification services, felony conviction, Muslim Brotherhood, terrorism, foreign terrorist organization, national security, Islamist extremism, Congress
WA
Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Agriculture & Natural Resources Jan 20th, 2026 at 10:30 am
Agriculture & Natural Resources
Transcript Highlights:
- committee before, but particularly for those of you who haven't and for those of you watching in TVW land
- getting a little older here and have some trouble hearing, but to make sure that everybody in TVW land
- For those of you in TVW land or on Zoom, when we call you on deck, Mr.
- not super familiar, so I'll have to get back to you on the science behind putting biosolids on wheat land
- So anybody in TVW land watching from Maine, we apologize in advance.
Committee:
House Agriculture & Natural Resources
Keywords:
PFAS chemicals, agriculture, environmental impact, regulation, food safety, farmers, food security, Washington, support for farmers, cannabis, cooperatives, marijuana industry, HB 2238, HB2238, statewide food security, food security strategy, hunger, food insecurity, food access, food assistance
WA
Transcript Highlights:
- certain tribal traditional cultural practices may not be construed to prevent the purchaser of state lands
- or valuable materials on state lands from being able to access those state lands or those valuable materials
Committee:
House Capital Budget
Keywords:
housing finance, affordable housing, housing commission, state agency, financial assistance, tribal relations, government, state policy, sovereignty, federalism, HB 2514, global war on terror, GWOT, war on terror memorial, Capitol campus memorial, Washington veterans, fallen service members, military memorial, post-9/11 veterans, Iraq War
AZ
Arizona 2026 Regular Session
01/21/2026 - House Federalism, Military Affairs & Elections
Federalism, Military Affairs & Elections
Transcript Highlights:
- The Holy Land case with Muslim Brotherhood sending money directly to Hamas.
- The Holy Land case with Muslim Brotherhood sending money directly to Hamas.
- Raising money through the Holy Land Foundation. Okay. Mr. Chair, Mr.
- We've heard from the Holy Land case.
- On tribal lands and in rural Arizona, the impact is worse.
Committees:
House Federalism, Military Affairs & Elections , House House Federalism, Military Affairs & Elections Committee of Reference
Keywords:
campaign contributions, foreign contributions, constitutional amendments, public disclosure, Arizona Revised Statutes, elections, voter registration, provisional ballots, primary election, voter participation, Muslim Brotherhood, terrorism, foreign terrorist organization, national security, Islamist extremism, Congress, Arizona, domestic security, CAIR, terrorist organization
NM
Transcript Highlights:
- This bill is an important step towards honoring data sovereignty, the principle that communities and
- This act affirms that public safety must never come at the cost of our civil rights or data sovereignty
Committee:
House House Judiciary
Keywords:
cannabis, cannabis packaging, cannabis labeling, cannabis regulation, Cannabis Control Division, adulterated cannabis, artificial color additive, food dye, youth appeal, minor appeal, child-resistant packaging, black-and-white packaging, edibles, product labeling, consumer protection, marijuana, hemp, dispensary, licensed cannabis business, cannabis manufacturer
NM
New Mexico 2026 Regular Session
Senate - Tax, Business and Transportation Jan 29th, 2026 at 02:36 pm
Senate Tax, Business & Transportation
Transcript Highlights:
- They want to hike, they want to camp, learn, explore, and connect with the land that raised them.
Committee:
Senate Senate Tax, Business & Transportation
Keywords:
tax credits, municipality, county property, industrial revenue bonds, economic development, qualified expenditures, solar energy, tax credit, renewable energy, photovoltaic, solar thermal, New Mexico, economic incentive, energy independence, SB40, Driver Privacy and Safety Act, automated license plate reader, ALPR, license plate reader, vehicle surveillance
WA
Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session
House State Government & Tribal Relations Jan 20th, 2026 at 01:30 pm
State Government & Tribal Relations
Transcript Highlights:
- specific topics, including cultural awareness, understanding of the state's tribal members, tribal sovereignty
- Second, it removes the reference to contemporary lands in the definition of Indian tribe.
- Second, it removes the reference to contemporary lands in the definition of the Indian tribe.
- The second thing it does is we remove the word contemporary to describe Indian lands.
Committee:
House State Government & Tribal Relations
Keywords:
conflict of interest, transparency, state employees, municipal officers, ethics, fire safety, state fire marshals, regulation, public safety, emergency services, HB 2249, Washington Technology Solutions, WaTech, civil service, classified service, exempt employees, state employment, state personnel, network security, cybersecurity
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- away from the larger group and became distinct from them as Lipan Apache. as we integrated with this land
- no Native people that have had a deeper, better documented, or more continuous connection with this land
- a bill that proposes historic changes regarding Texas military forces to strengthen our state's sovereignty
- we present today with a rare opportunity to set Texas on a course that ensures its security and sovereignty
Bills:
HB551 , HB 1281 , HB1378 , HB1617 , HB2868 , HB2881 , HB3374 , HB4439 , HB4726 , HB4732 , HB4878 , HB4914 , HB4921 , HB4958 , HB5200 , HB5318 , HB5360 , HB5402 , HB5568 , HB5573 , HB5623 , HJR218
Committee:
House State Affairs
Keywords:
political contributions, address privacy, Texas Ethics Commission, election transparency, campaign finance, international organizations, World Health Organization, jurisdiction, state law, enforcement, United Nations, World Economic Forum, attorney general, Texas attorney general, state sovereignty, legal enforcement, Texas Attorney General, electric energy storage, municipal regulation, county regulation