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AL
Alabama 2026 Regular Session
Alabama Senate State Governmental Affairs Committee Apr 7th, 2026
State Governmental Affairs
Transcript Highlights:
- </c><00:19:22.080><c> that</c> our primaries open and allow for that our primaries open and allow for
- </c><00:35:04.640><c> oppose</c> primaries open and 34% strongly oppose primaries open and 34% strongly
- Eight Democrats with open primaries.
- Eight Democrats with open primaries.
- Eight Democrats with open primaries.
Keywords:
PFAS, drinking water, public health, environmental management, liability, primary elections, party registration, party affiliation, open primary, closed primary, runoff election, crossover voting, voter registration, Secretary of State, absentee ballot, polling place signage, election integrity, political party, Democrat, Republican
AL
Alabama 2026 Regular Session
Alabama House Ethics and Campaign Finance Committee Mar 11th, 2026
Ethics and Campaign Finance
Transcript Highlights:
- That might sound unfair, but that's exactly what's happening in our open primary elections.
- The closed open primary elections.
- An open primary, voters from the opposing party can intentionally vote for the weakest candidate just
- ><c> the</c><00:31:17.039><c> opposing</c> open primary, voters from the opposing open primary, voters
- open primary, um it right now with an open primary, um it gives gives gives some<00:51:23.200><c> irregularities
Keywords:
PFAS, drinking water, public health, environmental management, liability, agriculture authority, eminent domain, property rights, tax exemption, agriculture center, primary elections, party registration, party affiliation, open primary, closed primary, runoff election, crossover voting, voter registration, Secretary of State, absentee ballot
AL
Alabama 2026 Regular Session
Alabama House Ethics and Campaign Finance Committee Mar 17th, 2026
Ethics and Campaign Finance
Transcript Highlights:
- HB 541, on closing the primaries.
- primaries by having those who are primaries by having those who are registered<00:01:19.800><c> with<
- we have over primary?
- </c> 60 days and you took each primary 60 days and you took each primary election<00:03:28.760><c> cycle
- </c> participated in the primaries. participated in the primaries.
Keywords:
hemp, hemp beverages, psychoactive cannabinoids, psychoactive hemp products, delta-8 THC, delta-9 THC, delta-10 THC, cannabidiol, CBD, intoxicating hemp, hemp-derived THC, cannabis regulation, marijuana alternatives, alcoholic beverage control, ABC Board, licensing, permit, excise tax, age verification, under 21
LA
Louisiana 2026 Regular Session
House and Governmental Affairs Apr 23rd, 2026
House and Governmental Affairs
Transcript Highlights:
- They will be able to vote in the general, and they will be able to vote in any open primary race.
- A Republican primary that allows no-party voters and a Democrat primary that doesn't.
- And so the parties want to make the determination of whether they open their primary to no-party voters
- In any closed party primary.
- So if they open it, it'll be open for all of the closed party primaries in that cycle.
Keywords:
travel expenses, reimbursement, state officials, US General Services Administration, disaster management, nominating petitions, unaffiliated voters, party primaries, political participation, elections, public meeting minutes, transparency, government accountability, publication deadlines, open meetings, boards and commissions, public records, contact information, email addresses, phone numbers
NM
New Mexico 2026 Regular Session
Senate - Health and Public Affairs Jan 30th, 2026 at 03:13 pm
Senate Health & Public Affairs
Transcript Highlights:
- So there's no open enrollment period for that plan.
- Only three remain open. Only three remain open, and it's looking really good there too.
- There is a national gap in primary care.
- There is a national gap in primary care.
- There is a national gap in primary care.
Keywords:
SB 21, Medicare supplement, Medigap, open enrollment, guaranteed issue, birthday month enrollment, health insurance, insurance regulation, senior health coverage, elderly, retiree, Medicare beneficiaries, preexisting conditions, underwriting restrictions, premium discrimination, New Mexico insurance law, superintendent of insurance, health care coverage, policy portability, healthcare
AL
Alabama 2025 Regular Session
Alabama House Constitution, Campaigns and Elections Committee Mar 5th, 2025
Constitution, Campaigns and Elections
Transcript Highlights:
- Qualifying is usually open...
- January 17th qualifying is usually open for a couple of months, so it will probably open in mid-November
- If the primary is on the fourth Tuesday, qualifying would probably... ...qualifying would probably open
- So that day, the requested primary runoff day would not be impacted.
- Was the primary last May, wasn't it the... ...the primary last May, wasn't it?
Keywords:
primary election, election calendar, off-presidential year, May primary, second Tuesday in May, fourth Tuesday in May, runoff primary, special primary, presidential primary, election administration, candidate filing, ballot access, political parties, county election officials, state election law, Alabama elections, elections, voter registration, publishing requirements, cost-saving
LA
Louisiana 2026 Regular Session
House and Governmental Affairs Mar 18th, 2026
House and Governmental Affairs
Transcript Highlights:
- So I'm open to... Their filings.
- So I'm open to some way to get there, but right now it's very, very difficult.
- They are literally sealed and then all opened at the same time.
- They are literally sealed and then all opened at the same time.
- I don't know if he has an opening statement. If he does, please go ahead.
Keywords:
Department of State, statutory entities, re-creation, termination, Louisiana laws, Department of State Civil Service, Louisiana legislation, government re-creation, authority termination, financial disclosure, public servants, ethics, immediate family, transparency, legislators, transportation, foreign travel, cultural exchange, public service, HB393
AL
Alabama 2025 Regular Session
Alabama Senate County and Municipal Government Committee Apr 8th, 2025
County and Municipal Government
Transcript Highlights:
- Uh primaries on non-presidential years. Uh primaries on non-presidential years.
- was going to cost because the primary was going to cost because the primary date was following the day
- it up to train and hopefully also open it up to train and hopefully also open it up to civilians.
- And so I'm going go ahead and open the uh the going go ahead and open the uh the going go ahead and open
- Um, but I'm go ahead and open the public but I'm go ahead and open the public but I'm go ahead and open
Keywords:
primary election, election calendar, off-presidential year, May primary, second Tuesday in May, fourth Tuesday in May, runoff primary, special primary, presidential primary, election administration, candidate filing, ballot access, political parties, county election officials, state election law, Alabama elections, sheriffs, term of office, Alabama law, local government
AL
Alabama 2026 Regular Session
Alabama Senate County and Municipal Government Committee Special Session 2026 May 7th, 2026
County and Municipal Government
Transcript Highlights:
- sentence of a Black man who had not killed anybody, I called him that night to help keep a hospital open
- In your opening statements, you mentioned that House Bill 1 allows this legislative body to comply with
- In<00:12:13.680><c> your</c><00:12:13.960><c> opening</c><00:12:14.440><c> statements,</c><00:12:15.720
- This here is telling folks that we are not open for business.
- </c> not open for business. not open for business.
Bills:
HB1
Keywords:
HB1, Alabama, elections, primary election, special primary, runoff, congressional districts, redistricting, reapportionment, district boundaries, federal court, injunction, judgment, Governor proclamation, nominee certification, party nominee, general election 2026, election calendar, voting rights, congressional race
AL
Alabama 2026 Regular Session
Alabama House Ways and Means General Fund Committee Special Session 2026 May 5th, 2026
Ways and Means General Fund
Transcript Highlights:
- Representative Mark Gidley is going to come and open us in prayer this morning. >> Thank you, Mr.
- So with that said, any opening questions for the Pro Tem before we call the public hearing. >> Mr.
- </c> IN THE OPEN AND NOT BEHIND closed doors. IN THE OPEN AND NOT BEHIND closed doors.
- </c><00:58:56.000><c> door</c><00:58:56.560><c> for</c> This bill opens up the door for This bill opens
- ><c> to</c><01:02:49.560><c> attach</c> opens up the door to attach opens up the door to attach the<01
Bills:
HB1
Keywords:
HB1, Alabama, elections, primary election, special primary, runoff, congressional districts, redistricting, reapportionment, district boundaries, federal court, injunction, judgment, Governor proclamation, nominee certification, party nominee, general election 2026, election calendar, voting rights, congressional race
AL
Alabama 2026 Regular Session
Alabama House Ways and Means General Fund Committee Special Session 2026 May 7th, 2026
Ways and Means General Fund
Transcript Highlights:
- </c><00:19:57.760><c> the</c> Any other questions before we open the Any other questions before we open
- <c> to</c><00:48:35.280><c> weakening</c> has opened the door to weakening has opened the door to weakening
- their candidates other than a primary election.
- same deadline as if the primary was same deadline as if the primary was held. held. held.
- Primary elections are the election.
Bills:
SB1
Keywords:
special primary election, redistricting, State Senate districts, federal court ruling, injunction, vacated order, election calendar, 2026 general election, 2026 primary election, runoff election, party nominee, Governor proclamation, Alabama elections, district boundaries, court-ordered redistricting, special election, nomination process, Secretary of State, election law, 1136
AL
Alabama 2026 Regular Session
Alabama Senate Fiscal Responsibility and Economic Development Committee Special Session 2026 May 5th, 2026
Fiscal Responsibility and Economic Development
Transcript Highlights:
- </c> To begin setting contingency primary To begin setting contingency primary election<00:18:14.400>
- </c><00:18:59.240><c> is</c> Never mind that the current primary is Never mind that the current primary
- There is a primary portion of the election, then there is the general election.
- We had to open the building back up.
- We had to open the building back up.
Bills:
SB1
Keywords:
special primary election, redistricting, State Senate districts, federal court ruling, injunction, vacated order, election calendar, 2026 general election, 2026 primary election, runoff election, party nominee, Governor proclamation, Alabama elections, district boundaries, court-ordered redistricting, special election, nomination process, Secretary of State, election law, 923
LA
Louisiana 2026 Regular Session
House and Governmental Affairs Apr 29th, 2026
House and Governmental Affairs
Transcript Highlights:
- Then they required the Judiciary Commission to open the investigation.
- Judiciary Commission to open an investigation.
- Yeah, April 17th is already a statewide election for the closed party primary.
- I mean, it just leaves it just wide open, doesn't it? I mean, it doesn't it?
- I mean, it doesn't I mean, it just leaves it just wide open, doesn't it?
Keywords:
tax credits, higher education, workforce development, brain drain, economic incentives, public meeting minutes, transparency, government accountability, publication deadlines, open meetings, SB49, Louisiana elections, party primary, primary elections, BESE, State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education, school board elections, election law, candidate qualification, ballot access
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Human Services Finance and Policy Committee 3/4/25
Human Services Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- c> preventive care as well as primary preventive care as well as primary ongoing<00:56:35.559><c> management
- Primary Care ultimately saves the Primary Care ultimately saves the overall<00:56:54.200><c> health</
- It affects your ability as a primary physician. It affects your ability to hire workforce.
- It affects your ability as a primary physician. It affects your ability to hire workforce.
- It affects your ability as a primary physician. It affects your ability to hire workforce.
Bills:
HF1005
WY
WY
Transcript Highlights:
- From a treasurer's perspective, this bill does two primary things.
- year if the primary residence is sold year if the primary residence is sold and<01:01:40.799><c> another
- </c><01:04:16.079><c> tax</c> that is your now your primary tax that is your now your primary tax residence
- </c> residence, primary residence to live in. residence, primary residence to live in.
- </c> there were not opening gambling halls. there were not opening gambling halls.
WY
Transcript Highlights:
- Chairman, I'm certainly open to that. >> Any other questions?
- This bill also protects primary resident homeowners without creating the sweeping revenue losses that
- This bill<01:28:47.520><c> also</c><01:28:47.840><c> protects</c><01:28:48.320><c> primary</c><01:28:
- 48.960><c> resident</c> bill also protects primary resident bill also protects primary resident homeowners
- residents and repealing an to primary residents and repealing an exemption<01:28:57.520><c> that</c>
Keywords:
sales tax, motor vehicle, family transfer, tax exemption, Wyoming legislation, veteran, property tax exemption, Wyoming National Guard, honorable discharge, tax benefits, surviving spouse, military service, property tax, residential real estate, tax assessment, primary residence, tax revenue, 916, all
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- community supervision including deferred adjudication community supervision of a defendant who is a primary
Bills:
SJR34, SB10, SB18, SB19, SB21, SB72, SB140, SB262, SB370, SB480, SB495, SB627, SB703, SB767, SB790
Keywords:
parental rights, parents, children, custody, care and control, upbringing, family law, constitutional amendment, Texas Constitution, child welfare, education policy, medical decisions, parental authority, primary decision makers, family autonomy, education, Ten Commandments, public schools, religious display, First Amendment
MA
Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
Joint Committee on Financial Services Jan 13th, 2026
Joint Committee on Financial Services
Transcript Highlights:
- I'm the owner of a direct primary care practice in Auburn, Massachusetts, and I've practiced primary
- First, it prevents HMOs from blocking referrals from out-of-network primary care doctors.
- Reykha Nair, a primary care physician practicing in Massachusetts.
- flat monthly fee for their primary care needs.
- The way it affects the GI community is that access to primary care physicians, who are the primary provider
Keywords:
healthcare, direct primary care, insurance, referrals, network providers, payment denial, insurance costs, manufactured homes, homeowners insurance, affordability, state regulations, insurance market, consumer protection, mobile homes, firefighting, water supply, cistern program, rural areas, urban interface, state funding
TX
Texas 89th Regular
Pensions, Investments & Financial Services Apr 28th, 2025
Pensions, Investments & Financial Services
Transcript Highlights:
- Patients typically pay a monthly subscription fee directly to their doctor for unlimited primary care—no
- This bill ensures that direct primary care payments apply toward the individual's deductible under their
- Members, amid the challenges in our healthcare industry, direct primary care has emerged through the
- Excuse me, primary and urgent care, because people don't think they can go to primary care to get urgent
- primary care that are not able to count those costs towards their deductible.
Keywords:
healthcare, direct primary care, insurance deductibles, Texas Health Benefit Plans, telemedicine, police retirement, disability pension, municipalities, law enforcement, retirement benefits, retirement, beneficiary, Employees Retirement System of Texas, divorce decree, beneficiary designation, Veterans' Land Board, general obligation bonds, constitutional amendment, veterans, housing assistance