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WY

Wyoming 2026 Regular Session

House Labor, Health & Social Services, February 16, 2026

Labor, Health & Social Services

Transcript Highlights:
  • </c><00:08:52.640><c> of</c> page 20 and talk about this right of page 20 and talk about this right of
  • protection of individual rights.
  • </c> and the protection of individual rights. and the protection of individual rights.
  • of this bill. properly informed of her rights.
  • right of health care restrictions on the right of health care access<01:32:25.679><c> to</c><01:32:25.920
Bills: HB0117, HB0126
WY

Wyoming 2026 Regular Session

House Labor, Health & Social Services Committee, February 16, 2026 - PM

Labor, Health & Social Services

Transcript Highlights:
  • early fetal personhood over living patients and challenge the right of women to make their own health
  • And they drive young people out of Wyoming and towards states that uphold their right to bodily autonomy
  • </c><00:14:41.920><c> of</c><00:14:42.240><c> the</c> 12 after the termination of of the 12 after the
  • Um, I think that's part of the created." "That's part of the created.
  • </c> vote form of no. vote form of no.
Bills: HB0117, HB0126
WY

Wyoming 2026 Regular Session

Senate Labor, Health & Social Services, February 16, 2026

Labor, Health & Social Services

Transcript Highlights:
  • Um I did bring a couple of props. The current one that is in statute right now is the EpiPen.
  • All right. Do you have all of that? All right.
  • We were right at the beginning of the Trump administration last year.
  • All those in favor of Senator Scott's motion, please say aye. >> Aye. >> Oppose. >> No. All right.
  • Members of the committee, thank you. >> Senator Doc Setter, any questions? All right. Thank you.
Bills: HB0117, HB0126
FL

Florida 2026 Regular Session

Children, Families, and Elder Affairs Jan 20th, 2026

Children, Families, and Elder Affairs

Transcript Highlights:
  • violation for the benefit of the injured minor.
  • Can you define or give an example of aiding and abetting a minor? You are recognized.
  • Your question, Senator, just to make sure I understand it right: aiding and abetting a minor, or do you
  • be recovered are accruing to the benefit of affected minors.
  • It couldn't just be anybody coming and filing on behalf of that minor, but the AG can commence it, and
Bills: S0560, S0590, S0778, S1010
Summary: The Committee on Children, Families, and Elder Affairs considered four bills. SB 590, by Sen. Bradley, would toll the statute of limitations for failure to report suspected child abuse by mandatory reporters until the offense is known to law enforcement; an amendment clarified retroactive application for offenses not already time-barred by the bill’s effective date. Sen. Bradley said the bill is intended to ensure accountability in institutional abuse cases and not to change the reasonable-suspicion reporting standard. The committee adopted the amendment and reported the bill favorably. The committee also heard SB 778, by Sen. Simon, which would update the definition of forensic client so certain individuals with intellectual disabilities or autism whose charges were dismissed for incompetency can be housed with other Chapter 916 residents, reducing duplicative staffing and space needs at the Agency for Persons with Disabilities. Barney Bishop appeared in support, and the bill was reported favorably without amendment. SB 560, by Sen. Garcia, would streamline procedures for psychotropic medication prescriptions for children in DCF custody, reduce duplicative background checks and reporting, and simplify consent documentation. Amendments removed language allowing licensed clinical social workers and marriage and family therapists to serve as evaluators and narrowed changes to the Road to Independence Program’s postsecondary education services and supports, extending eligibility ages from 18 to 26 while keeping the five-year cap. Senators discussed the fiscal impact and funding blend for the education stipend. The committee adopted the amendments and reported the bill favorably. The committee then took up SB 1010, by Sen. Yarbrough, which adds criminal and civil enforcement for violations involving sex-reassignment prescriptions or procedures for minors and related parental-rights provisions. An amendment clarified that the civil action authority applies to minors and that damages benefit the affected minor. Public testimony was heavily divided, with supporters saying the bill enforces existing protections and opponents warning it would chill care, counseling, and school-based support for transgender youth. Senators Harrell, Sharief, and Rouson raised concerns about vagueness, standing, and impacts on teachers and health professionals; Sharief voted no, while the bill was still reported favorably.
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Government Oversight Feb 26th, 2026 at 10:30 am

Government Oversight

Transcript Highlights:
  • As it stands right now, up to the age of 25, you are still able to stay on your parents' insurance and
  • of procedures, whether it's minors or otherwise, you are free to do that.
  • So, they are prohibited regardless Of age of doing these type of procedures.
  • Representative, you had just like all 4 million Oklahomans have a right if you lived in one of those
  • the day, I think That property owners and citizens of a municipality have a right to have their property
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Government Oversight Feb 26th, 2026

Government Oversight

Transcript Highlights:
  • And if there's another state that allows these type of procedures, whether it's minors or whatever, you
  • minors who'd undergone transitions later detransition... ...they're saying between 5% and 10% of minors
  • Yes, I would have... they're saying between 5% and 10% of minors who'd undergone transitions later detransitioned
  • At the end of the day, I think that property owners and citizens of a municipality have a right to have
  • When we see certain entities not following their own laws, it is within the rights of this legislature
Summary: The committee opened with prayer and then took up several bills, beginning with HB 3057, a government efficiency cleanup measure that removes more than 50 obsolete statutory report requirements. A member raised a concern that the bill might inadvertently remove language related to a child abuse response team, and the sponsor said that would be corrected before floor consideration. HB 3057 was then approved 14-0 and sent to the floor. Members then debated HB 313, which prohibits state funds from being used for gender reassignment surgeries. The sponsor said the bill is intended to ensure taxpayer dollars are not used for such procedures, while opponents argued it goes beyond funding restrictions and could affect adults, referrals, private conversations, and medical judgment. Supporters framed it as protecting children and public funds. After debate, the bill passed 16-3. The committee also approved HB 4113, clarifying that people with felony convictions regain voting rights after completing incarceration, parole, supervision, and probation, and HB 3310, the Agency Accountability and Budget Transparency Act, both by 15-0 votes. The committee next considered HB 3314, a county-option marijuana public safety impact fee allowing a 15% tax on retail marijuana sales. Questions focused on the 5% petition threshold and who should initiate the tax request, and the sponsor said he was open to changes. The bill passed 12-3. Members then debated HB 3985, which would create a private cause of action against certain large municipalities, mainly in the two largest metro areas, for failing to enforce laws related to issues such as camping, loitering, and panhandling. Opponents said it intrudes on municipal home rule and could raise constitutional issues; supporters said it would encourage cities to enforce their own laws. It also passed 12-3. Finally, the committee approved HB 4486, authorizing a Gold Star Family Memorial Monument funded by the Woody Williams Foundation, after discussion about how it fits with existing veterans memorials at the Capitol. The bill passed 14-0. The chair announced the committee would meet again on Tuesday and then adjourned.
LA

Louisiana 2026 Regular Session

Civil Law and Procedure Mar 30th, 2026

Civil Law and Procedure

Transcript Highlights:
  • All right, we have a question of Representative LaVernayne.
  • We support this resolution of this bill as well, because the right of a parent to control the care of
  • Supreme Court voted in favor of enforcing the right of the state of California to Supreme Court voted
  • in favor of enforcing the right of the state of California to hide from the parents that a child was
  • issue of minor children having babies.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Children and Families Finance and Policy Committee 2/12/25

Children and Families Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • of parental rights.
  • </c><00:51:45.200><c> right</c><00:51:45.319><c> of</c> like freedom of speech or the right of like freedom
  • of children, the rights of parents, and we're also talking about the rights of families.
  • </c><01:20:38.800><c> of</c> we're talking about the rights of we're talking about the rights of children
  • the vagueness of the wording of, you know, parents have a right to direct the education of the minor
Bills: HF22, HF45
AL

Alabama 2026 Regular Session

Alabama House Children and Senior Advocacy Committee Jan 21st, 2026

Children and Senior Advocacy

Transcript Highlights:
  • an elderly person, they're exempt from any kind of windfall as far as inheritance, anything of that
  • an elderly person, they're exempt from any kind of windfall as far as inheritance, anything of that
  • No county official or agent of a county, or county officials is liable by reason of this section.
  • All those in favor, let it be known by saying I. following of the property. following of the property
  • </c><00:06:14.560><c> a</c> county, county official or agent of a county, county official or agent of
Bills: HB9, HB52, HB53, HB99, HB9, HB52, HB53, HB99
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence Mar 12th, 2025

Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence

Transcript Highlights:
  • So, to be very plain, what this bill does is it makes non-consenting deepfakes and deepfakes of minor
  • All right thank you Mr. Shelley. David Dixon, Department of Public Safety.
  • You're testifying on behalf of TechNet? Yes, sir. All right, good. Yeah, thank you very much, Mr.
  • The intent of this bill is to ensure that there are no explicit deepfakes. of minors and it creates a
  • private right of action so that the victims of these crimes can be made whole, right?
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence Mar 12th, 2025

Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence

Transcript Highlights:
  • A lot of them are a lot more experienced in some of the intricacies of the panel on patient rights as
  • All right. We have two kinds of evictions here, right?
  • rights of landlords.
  • legal right of possession.
  • Constitutional right, fundamental constitutional right of all citizens who have the right to appeals
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Commerce Finance and Policy Committee 2/19/26

Commerce Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • of an act, right, like a description of an act, right, that's<00:51:25.839><c> a</c><00:51:26.079><c
  • of material harmful to minors.
  • </c><01:02:38.960><c> of</c><01:02:39.119><c> adults,</c> uh, or the free speech rights of adults, uh
  • c> the</c> leading cause of death for minors in the leading cause of death for minors in the United<01
  • </c><01:37:40.239><c> their</c> right now to be the heroes of their right now to be the heroes of their
LA

Louisiana 2026 Regular Session

Administration of Criminal Justice Mar 25th, 2026

Administration of Criminal Justice

Transcript Highlights:
  • because every offender that we house and do it the right way, we're saving the state of Louisiana millions
  • Work release is kind of a different set of numbers.
  • Work release is kind of a different set of numbers.
  • Work release is kind of a different set of numbers.
  • Present law provides for the right to bail before and after conviction. a minor.
LA

Louisiana 2026 Regular Session

Civil Law and Procedure Mar 10th, 2026

Civil Law and Procedure

Transcript Highlights:
  • in front of us, the bill, is the result of that process.
  • one of the provisions which talks about the visibility of a minor account.
  • They felt that the way it was... ...the provision which talks about the visibility of a minor account
  • a minor back to what Louisiana recognized as a minor... ...law, I would amend the definition of a minor
  • I was not happy with that change at the end of the process, that the definition of a minor was no longer
TX

Texas 89th Regular

S/C on Family & Fiduciary Relationships Apr 7th, 2025

S/C on Family & Fiduciary Relationships

Transcript Highlights:
  • A family law case to circumvent the legal standards for termination of parental rights.
  • There are 14 of us in America. Mm-hmm. That's awesome. All right.
  • The right to request an administrative review of the department's findings and their full rights under
  • All right, any questions of the witness, members? Not hearing any, thank you.
  • and the notification of the rights of the defendant.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

S/C on Family & Fiduciary Relationships Apr 7th, 2025

S/C on Family & Fiduciary Relationships

Transcript Highlights:
  • Yes, that's exactly right. I am the Director of Advocacy and Outreach for Unchained At Last.
  • limited rights. ...of adulthood, so they can navigate the world as adults.
  • They do wake up with all of the rights of adulthood.
  • Some limited rights of adulthood, but it is unclear in statute whether an emancipated minor is allowed
  • The exploitation of minors is always worse in rural counties.
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Judiciary Apr 14th, 2026 at 01:30 pm

Judiciary

Transcript Highlights:
  • Right now, when you steal something, the level of the crime is depending on how much money it's worth
  • Will there be questions of the author? What is the will of the committee?
  • Would you believe that I'm not fully in support of this bill, but because of how much you worked on it
  • It's instances of domestic violence that show that propensity to continue that kind of behavior.
  • So, in the interest of trying to be able to protect the right of the accused in their constitutional
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Judiciary Apr 14th, 2026

Judiciary

Transcript Highlights:
  • Right now, when you steal something, the level of the crime depends on how much money it's worth, including
  • All right.
  • So in the interest of trying to be able to protect the right of the accused and their constitution...
  • So in the interest of trying to be able to protect the right of the accused and their constitution, And
  • so, in the interest of trying to be able to protect the right of the accused and their constitutional
Summary: The Senate Judiciary Committee met with a quorum and took up a long series of House bills, hearing brief author presentations and mostly no opposition. Early measures advanced included HB 3040, HB 414, HB 1638, HB 3298, HB 4113, HB 1082, HB 4301, and HB 3269. These bills addressed topics such as firearm theft penalties, county jail public trust eligibility for funding, child interviews in family law cases, voter registration eligibility for convicted felons, a presumption of joint custody, enforcement of VA loan amendatory-clause protections, and electronic transmission of arrest warrants. The committee also advanced HB 3587 on court-ordered outpatient treatment after several questions about how it relates to mental health and criminal proceedings, HB 4226 on judge disqualification procedures, HB 4324 on district attorney authority to adjust sentences, HB 4339 on notice timing in summary administration, and HB 3278 on Open Meeting Act enforcement through consent orders. HB 3996, requiring the indigent defense system to pay for evidence and experts in capital cases, also passed after a motion to restore title. HB 4236, the Uniform Commercial Receivership Act, and HB 4352, the Uniform Mortgage Modification Act, were likewise advanced. One bill drew more extended discussion: HB 4342, which allows prior instances of domestic violence abuse to be admitted as evidence in court proceedings. Senators questioned why propensity evidence would be allowed in domestic violence cases but not property crimes; the author and chair explained it was intended to give the court a fuller picture in domestic violence matters and noted disclosure requirements. The committee also clarified that the bill’s title had a scrivener’s error. HB 4342 ultimately advanced on a 6-1 vote, while the other measures reported in the transcript passed unanimously or with no recorded opposition. The meeting concluded with the chair noting upcoming Judiciary meetings and adjournment.
AL

Alabama 2026 Regular Session

Alabama Senate Finance and Taxation General Fund Committee Feb 25th, 2026

Finance and Taxation General Fund

Transcript Highlights:
  • It just broadens the use of it. Correct. That's all it does. All right.
  • All right, using the previous roll with the addition of Senator Coleman, Senator Stewart, and Senator
  • "All right. I'd move for adoption of the favorable report on the bill. We have a second."
  • I'd I'd move for adoption of &gt;&gt; All right.
  • Kind of take me through that portion of it, then. All right.
AL

Alabama 2026 Regular Session

Alabama House Ways and Means General Fund Committee Feb 4th, 2026

Ways and Means General Fund

Transcript Highlights:
  • of volunteer firefighters who die of cancer.
  • </c> I noticed this is you defining a minor at under the age of 19. Okay.
  • </c> at under the age of 19. at under the age of 19.
  • </c> of the total amount. of the total amount.
  • </c><00:10:29.040><c> Uh</c> four, line 88 of the of the bill. Uh four, line 88 of the of the bill.