Video & Transcript Research : 'acknowledgment'
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WY
Wyoming 2026 Regular Session
Capitol Interpretive Exhibits and Wayfinding Subcommittee, May 7, 2026
Capitol Interpretive Exhibits and Wayfinding Subcommittee
Transcript Highlights:
- Uh, and we all need to acknowledge, you know, every time it is truly deserving of acknowledgement the
- Uh, and we all<00:03:45.599>
need <00:03:45.760>to <00:03:45.920>acknowledge, <00 - :03:46.799>
you <00:03:46.959>know, <00:03:47.120>every all need to acknowledge, - you know, every all need to acknowledge, you know, every time<00:03:47.519>
it <00:03:47.760>< - the amount of work you acknowledgement the amount of work you have<00:03:51.360>
done <00:03:51.519
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Public Safety Finance and Policy Committee 4/8/26
Public Safety Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- It doesn't mean that this is an acknowledgement that there was anything wrong before.
- that there was anything acknowledgement that there was anything wrong<01:23:49.200>
before. - I do also want to acknowledge the good intentions and thoughtfulness behind the appropriation to DOC
- I do also<01:34:13.720>
want <01:34:13.840>to <01:34:13.880>acknowledge <01:34:14.280 - >
the <01:34:14.360>good also want to acknowledge the good also want to acknowledge the
Keywords:
school safety, threat assessment, pilot project, education, real-time monitoring, public safety, HF4299, school safety specialists, Minnesota School Safety Center, appropriation, general fund, fiscal year 2026, school security, school violence prevention, student safety, Department of Public Safety, school resource support, education funding, peace officer, training reimbursement
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- just briefly before we begin discussing the recommendations for the state grant, I just want to acknowledge
- just briefly before we begin discussing the recommendations for the state grant, I just want to acknowledge
- But there's one other element of context that we haven't acknowledged, and that's that this is not new
- But there's one other element of context that we haven't acknowledged, and that's that this is not new
- But there's one other element of context that we haven't acknowledged, and that's that this is not new
CO
Colorado 2026 Regular Session
Colorado House 2026 Legislative Day 051 Mar 6th, 2026
Colorado House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- So, uh, just wanted to acknowledge that tomorrow at 8:30 in the morning in the Old State Library, uh,
- So, uh, just wanted to acknowledge that tomorrow at 8:30 in the morning in the Old State Library, uh,
- And so this enables the people in those counties to be representative, to be acknowledged, to be seen
- <01:33:09.520>
by <01:33:09.600>the <01:33:09.760>sponsors were just acknowledged - by the sponsors were just acknowledged by the sponsors that<01:33:10.320>
there <01:33:10.480>
Summary:
The House convened, established a quorum, and approved the journal from March 4, 2026. Members then made a series of announcements recognizing visiting groups, including emergency managers, community health centers, the Colorado Chamber Alliance, medical equipment providers, the League of Women Voters, and upcoming committee meetings and Denver Zoo Day. The chamber also moved several bills to special orders later in the day.
The House then took up third reading of several bills. House Bill 1026, expanding plan options for the Public Employees Retirement Association, passed 49-13. House Bill 102, concerning access to behavioral health providers and licensure for clinical social workers, passed 51-13. House Bill 1205, updating state law to reflect federal good neighbor authority agreements, passed 63-1. House Bill 1145, on water quality and mobile home parks, passed 42-12. House Bill 107, improving use of distributed energy resources, passed 48-16. House Bill 1127, requiring a report after fatal motor vehicle crashes, passed 42-22. House Bill 1277, continuing the kidney disease prevention and education task force, passed unanimously 64-0.
The chamber then considered House Bill 1081, which would require utilities to evaluate advanced transmission technologies to improve Colorado’s electric transmission system. Members debated amendments, including L007 and L004, both of which were adopted, while L006 was rejected. Supporters said the bill would help reduce costs, improve reliability, and better use existing infrastructure; opponents of L006 argued it would add unnecessary mandates and costs. After amendment, House Bill 1081 passed. The House also took up House Bill 1228, creating an additional pathway to licensure for marriage and family therapists, which passed unanimously. House Bill 1120, implementing mobile home taxation task force recommendations to protect mobile homeowners’ equity and align tax sale procedures with constitutional requirements, was then considered; the finance committee report was adopted, and debate continued on a proposed amendment as the transcript ended.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Transportation Finance and Policy Committee 3/4/26
Transportation Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- I do want to acknowledge that agriculture, including the sugar beet industry, is an incredibly important
- Governor's recommended, or excuse me, the Governor's Council's recommended approach, but also acknowledges
- And this not only includes the Governor's Council's recommended approach, but also acknowledges and documents
- And this not only includes the Governor's Council's recommended approach, but also acknowledges and documents
- And this not only includes the Governor's Council's recommended approach, but also acknowledges and documents
Keywords:
vehicle platooning, transportation, public safety, pilot project, Wilkin County, Grant County, autonomous vehicles, transportation regulations, driverless cars, safety standards, first responder interaction, school bus, third-party testing, driver certification, transportation regulation, 1183, house
WY
Wyoming 2026 Regular Session
Senate Labor, Health & Social Services Committee, February 25, 2026
Labor, Health & Social Services
Transcript Highlights:
- We have also need to acknowledge a larger troubling pattern here in Wyoming.
- We have also need to acknowledge a larger troubling pattern here in Wyoming.
- We have also need to acknowledge a larger troubling pattern here in Wyoming.
- We also need to acknowledge a larger troubling pattern here in Wyoming.
- >
human is an acknowledgement of human is an acknowledgement of human psychology.<01:04:17.680
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Public Safety Finance and Policy Committee 2/24/26
Public Safety Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- I want us to take a moment to acknowledge all of those who were lost to gun violence during the interim
- Supreme Court agreed with an opinion written by Justice Kagan acknowledging that AR-15s are, quote, widely
- Supreme Court agreed with an opinion written by Justice Kagan acknowledging that AR-15s are, quote, widely
- ,<00:53:16.079>
you shootings, and what we acknowledge, you shootings, and what we acknowledge - Um, as both the certification acknowledges, if folks want to keep their legacy weapon, what they have
Keywords:
assault weapons, semi-automatic rifle, military-style firearm, gun ban, firearms regulation, gun control, public safety, BCA, Bureau of Criminal Apprehension, background check, transferee permit, private gun sale, waiting period, felony possession, gross misdemeanor, AR-15, AK-47, Uzi, TEC-9, high-capacity magazine
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Transportation Finance and Policy Committee 2/23/26
Transportation Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- The intersection at 26th Avenue, it was acknowledged by local designers that is not safe for pedestrians
- um intersection at 26th Avenue, it The um intersection at 26th Avenue, it was<00:12:42.320>
acknowledged - by local designers that was acknowledged by local designers that is<00:12:44.160>
not <00:12:44.320 - I want to acknowledge we've seen good early results in Minneapolis.
- <01:15:28.159>
so conditions I want to acknowledge so conditions I want to acknowledge so
Keywords:
intelligent speed assistance, transportation, speeding offenses, public safety, license restrictions, speed control, pedestrian safety, traffic safety, roadway improvements, nonmotorized transportation, crosswalks, sidewalks, bike lanes, complete streets, Vision Zero, Toward Zero Deaths, MnDOT, Department of Transportation, Department of Public Safety, local road authority
MN
Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session
Seclusion Working Group - 08/13/25
Minnesota Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- So I just wanted to<00:38:52.079>
acknowledge <00:38:52.560>that <00:38:52.880>I - <00:38:53.040>
really <00:38:53.280>appreciate to acknowledge that I really appreciate - to acknowledge that I really appreciate you<00:38:53.920>
making <00:38:54.160>that <00: - So I just wanted to acknowledge a connection that I see to your question and our duties.
- So I just wanted to acknowledge<00:47:16.640>
a <00:47:16.880>connection <00:47:17.040><
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Legislative Commission on Pensions and Retirement - 03/18/25
Minnesota Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- We know that we're entrusted with that mission on behalf of these plan members, and we acknowledge that
that <00:04:27.880>they <00:04:28.040>spend <00:04:28.280>a and we acknowledge- that they spend a and we acknowledge that they spend a significant<00:04:28.960>
portion <00:04 - I want to acknowledge the efforts of the entire staff in achieving that objective.
- the efforts of the want to acknowledge the efforts of the entire<00:07:54.039>
staff <00:07:54.479
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Committee on Jobs and Economic Development - 03/05/25
Jobs and Economic Development
Transcript Highlights:
- But we acknowledge that was clunky and not acceptable.
- <00:19:26.720>
system <00:19:27.080>did <00:19:27.240>not <00:19:27.520>acknowledge - that our system did not acknowledge that our system did not acknowledge those<00:19:28.960>
um - <00:20:00.240>
and <00:20:00.480>that well but we we we acknowledge and that well but - we we we acknowledge and that was<00:20:01.000>
clunky <00:20:01.600>and <00:20:02.320>
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- interrupted you um but I just<00:07:44.840>
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the <00:07:46.639>youth <00:07:47.639>and just want to acknowledge - the youth and just want to acknowledge the youth and this<00:07:48.039>
what <00:07:48.199> - supported us previously, so it's continued support from them and new support from ECMC, really acknowledging
- the the need for really acknowledge the the need for really unique<00:55:16.680>
Pathways <00:
HI
Hawaii 2025 Regular Session
HRE-WTL, TCA-WTL, WTL-AEN Public Hearings 02-12-2025
Transcript Highlights:
- review process, and here we are today, and nobody’s acknowledging that that’s where we are.
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and water the complaint is to address and water the complaint is to address and acknowledge - through the courts that West acknowledge through the courts that West Hawaii<00:55:17.200>
has are today and nobody's acknowledging are today and nobody's acknowledging that<00:55:24.720>- 55:21.880>
today <00:55:22.480>and <00:55:22.760>nobody's <00:55:23.359>acknowledging - 55:21.880>
Summary:
The joint committees first heard SB 1146, which would appropriate funds to the University of Hawaiʻi to develop an action plan and pre-engineering concept plan for debris management and water quality control in the Ala Wai Watershed. Testimony was largely supportive from DLNR, a UH student, and a special improvement district representative, while one speaker suggested the work should be coordinated with existing efforts to avoid duplication. Committee discussion focused on the multi-jurisdictional nature of the watershed, existing debris-trap work that captures only about 20 to 30 percent of debris, the role of the university in capstone projects and recommendations, and the relationship to the existing Geni project and other community efforts. Members also asked about costs, tracking progress, and the difference between water-quality improvements and the larger debris problem.
The committees then voted to pass SB 1146 with amendments, including blanking out the appropriation and deferring the effective date to July 31, 2050. The motion passed in both committees, with votes recorded in support and no opposition noted during the decision-making.
The committees also heard SB 321, which would deem certain fee simple privately owned lands transferred to adjacent property owners or community associations if specified conditions are met. Testimony was in support from several individuals, but members raised concerns about the lack of input from counties and the state, and about how the bill might affect roads already used by the public or maintained by local governments. After discussion, the committees voted to advance SB 321 unamended to the next committees, with the measure adopted in both committees despite one recorded no vote in the Water and Land committee.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Fraud Prevention and State Agency Oversight Policy Committee 2/10/25
Fraud Prevention and State Agency Oversight Policy
Transcript Highlights:
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it <00:51:21.760>doesn't <00:51:22.079>even <00:51:22.359>acknowledge - within Swift it doesn't even acknowledge within Swift it doesn't even acknowledge that<00:51:23.079
- I will acknowledge, of course, that it’s more resource intensive to go do an on-site visit than to, you
- <01:34:05.840>
of <01:34:06.000>course intended um I will acknowledge of course intended - um I will acknowledge of course that<01:34:06.719>
it's <01:34:06.880>more <01:34:07.080
Summary:
The committee held its first meeting on February 10, 2025, with member and staff introductions and opening remarks from Chair Kristin Robbins about the committee’s bipartisan mission to address state fraud and improve oversight of executive branch spending. Robbins said the committee would focus on both legislation and informational oversight hearings, likely in coordination with standing policy committees, and emphasized concerns about reported fraud in state government and the need to prevent waste before it occurs. Members from both parties generally expressed support for the committee’s work and interest in learning more about the issues.
The sole agenda item was a presentation from the Legislative Auditor on the 2023 report, “Oversight of State-Funded Grants to Nonprofit Organizations.” Legislative Auditor Judy Randall and Deputy Legislative Auditor Jodi Munson Rodriguez explained that the report reviewed how comprehensive Minnesota’s grants management policies are and how well agencies follow them. They said the policies cover the grant lifecycle but often lack detail, and the office found widespread noncompliance in recent years. The presentation included examples such as limited standards for progress reports, flexible monitoring requirements, and no required timeline for closeout reviews. The auditors also noted that state agencies spent an average of about $514 million annually on nonprofit grants from fiscal years 2018 through 2022, with about 2,400 nonprofit organizations receiving grants.
The auditors said several factors contribute to compliance problems, including inconsistent funding for grants management, limited training, and uneven use of electronic grants systems. They also noted that statutes gave little authority to enforce compliance. Since the report was released, the Department of Administration has taken some steps, including changes to pre-award financial review policies and a timeline for closeout reviews, but the auditors said other recommendations remain only partially implemented. No votes were taken and no bills were acted on at this meeting.
NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
House Criminal Justice and Public Safety (01/15/2025)
Criminal Justice and Public Safety
Transcript Highlights:
- I want to acknowledge and thank that partnership.
- and thank that and I want to acknowledge and thank that partnership<00:18:40.320>
it's <00:18: - What that's done is allowed individuals who acknowledge their mental illness, who want to come together
- Sometimes John and I talk behind Terry's back all the time. like this I'll I'll acknowledge that I like
- this I'll I'll acknowledge that I see<02:08:18.320>
you <02:08:18.559>and <02:08:18.719
NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
House Environment and Agriculture (01/21/2025)
Transcript Highlights:
- The reason I raised this is that I'm seeing more and more states actually acknowledge the relationship
- So I wanted to give you just those two examples and acknowledge our support for a systematic, uniform
- <01:02:25.200>
the more States actually acknowledge the more States actually acknowledge the - those two examples um and acknowledge those two examples um and acknowledge our<01:04:00.400>
- that current this bill um we acknowledge that current law<01:43:28.159>
doesn't <01:43:28.599>
Summary:
The committee heard testimony on HB 153, which would require two or more law enforcement officers in each county to receive animal cruelty training through the police standards system. Representative Barbara Coma, the sponsor, said the bill was prompted by problems in animal cruelty cases, especially in rural areas without animal control officers, and she described it as a limited training measure. She said an amendment was forthcoming that would add an eight-hour approved course and a two-hour refresher every three years, and she emphasized that the trained officers would serve as resources rather than being required to take action themselves.
Members asked about cost, due process, overlap with animal control officers, how trained officers would be identified and notified, and whether veterinarians could fill the role. Coma responded that the bill would not be a heavy financial lift, would not interfere with animal control officers, would apply to livestock as well as companion animals, and would still require law enforcement involvement because veterinarians cannot lawfully remove animals from property. She also said the training could improve due process by helping officers better understand when animal removal is appropriate and how cases should proceed.
Sheriff William Wright, speaking for the New Hampshire Sheriffs Association, testified in opposition. He said training itself was acceptable, but the bill went beyond training by creating an obligation for sheriffs and state police to respond to and potentially investigate animal cruelty cases, which he argued would be ambiguous, unfunded, and burdensome for staffing and resources. He said some sheriff’s offices do not have investigative deputies and that the bill could create liability and uncertainty about who would lead investigations. In response to questions, he said the association would likely have no objection if the bill were limited to training, but it opposed the assistance/investigation mandate as written.
TX
Texas 89th 2nd C.S.
Health Care Affordability, Select Apr 30th, 2026
Health Care Affordability, Select
Transcript Highlights:
- And so I want to sort of acknowledge that it's there. I think there is scope for...
- I first want to acknowledge just the importance that hospitals play in communities.
- The speaker acknowledges a previous question about the differences in payment between their specialty
- The speaker acknowledges that pharmaceutical companies, along with academic researchers and federally
- They express their intent to provide a balanced perspective, acknowledging that exclusivity windows are
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- Um, and I want to acknowledge, like, that's the environment we're living in right now.
- Um, and I want to acknowledge, like, that's the environment we're living in right now.
- Um, and I want to acknowledge, like, that's the environment we're living in right now.
- Um, and I want to acknowledge, like, that's the environment we're living in right now.
- Um, and I want to acknowledge, like, that's the environment we're living in right now.
NM
New Mexico 2026 Regular Session
House - Appropriations and Finance Jan 23rd, 2026 at 12:42 pm
House Appropriations & Finance
Transcript Highlights:
- And as I look at the budget here, acknowledging the strong support and acknowledging the overwhelming
- And I think we have to acknowledge that nobody is ever right all the time; the executive benefit calculation
- So, in my calculations, I kind of acknowledge that they should be able to absorb some of this more so
- I kind of acknowledge that they've been able to absorb some of this more so than other agencies.
- So we acknowledge that there is additional funding, and I know the work group earlier today discussed
Summary:
The committee first heard an Aging and Long-Term Services Department budget presentation comparing the LFC and executive recommendations. The main differences were in the Aging Network, Adult Protective Services, Program Support, and Long-Term Care Division, especially the executive’s proposed $10 million infusion into the Kiki Savadra Senior Dignity Fund and $6.2 million for expanding New Mexico Care. LFC staff explained that the committee recommendation was lower in general fund and fund-balance use, while the executive emphasized rising senior population needs, meal and transportation costs, and the cost savings of keeping older adults at home. The secretary also reviewed the department’s special requests, including the conference on aging, outreach, emergency preparedness, and the Kiki fund, and described New Mexico Care’s growth, its evaluation results, and the department’s plan to separate Kiki into its own accounting fund.
Members largely focused on senior services, rural meal delivery, transportation, caregiver support, and the Kiki fund. Several members urged stronger support for non-metro aging providers and for New Mexico Care, citing its role in keeping seniors out of nursing homes and the program’s reported savings and outcomes. Questions also covered eligibility, background checks for caregivers, respite care, dementia and Alzheimer’s screening, and whether Kiki funds can support home modifications such as ramps. The committee then voted to adopt the LFC recommendation with one executive language change: adding the executive’s page 14 language allowing an additional 12.5% distribution for initial payments to aging network providers at the start of FY27. Representative Dow opposed the motion.
The committee then moved to the Attorney General’s budget. LFC staff explained that the office’s budget relies heavily on the Consumer Settlement Fund, with both recommendations reducing general fund revenue while increasing settlement-fund use, and that performance measures were in consensus. The Attorney General said the office was not seeking more general fund, but wanted greater ability to use funds it recovers. He highlighted major consumer and public safety work, including litigation against major social media and AI platforms, a case involving Snapchat and child exploitation/extortion, the statewide crime gun intelligence center, efforts to address oilfield theft, work on missing and murdered Indigenous persons, and efforts to protect federal funds coming into New Mexico.
KY
Kentucky 2026 Regular Session
House Standing Committee on Postsecondary Education (1-20-26)
Postsecondary Education
Transcript Highlights:
- Uh, I'd like at this time to acknowledge Vice Chair Baker.
- I'd also like to acknowledge success.
- I'd also like to acknowledge Representative<01:00:38.400>
Payne, <01:00:38.960>your <01: - I'd also like to acknowledge Representative Payne, your service for our Kentucky high school students
- I'd also like to acknowledge Representative Payne, your service for our Kentucky high school students
Summary:
The House Standing Committee on Postsecondary Education opened its first meeting with roll call, member introductions, and introductions of numerous interns from Kentucky colleges and universities. The chair reviewed committee rules for the 2026 session, including witness oaths, sign-up procedures, limits on testimony, and the deadline for submitting committee substitutes and amendments.
The committee then took up House Bill 96, sponsored by Chair Tipton, which would revise the membership and timing of the performance-based funding work group. Tipton said the bill would expand legislative participation from one House and one Senate member to five from each chamber, keep university and KCTCS presidents on the group, make the CPE president a nonvoting chair, and change the work group’s schedule from a fiscal year to a calendar year. He argued the changes would build institutional knowledge, allow university leaders to meet without creating quorum/open-meeting issues, and help the group develop recommendations for the next General Assembly. Members raised concerns about politicization and the even-numbered membership, while Tipton said he wanted consensus rather than a tied vote. The committee approved HB 96 on a roll call vote, with most members voting yes and Representative Willner voting no but saying she might change her vote later on the House floor.
The committee also heard House Bill 94 for discussion only, so no vote was taken. Representative Vanessa Gracel and CPE counsel Travis Pal described the bill as a transfer-pathways measure aimed at making two-year-to-four-year and four-year-to-four-year transfers more seamless in high-demand programs. They said the proposal would require CPE, public universities, and KCTCS to collaborate on statewide transfer pathways based on student and workforce demand, with institutions able to opt in or out of specific pathways but required to disclose nontransferable courses for transparency. Gracel argued the bill would reduce credit loss, lower time and cost to degree, improve completion rates, and help students and families understand transfer options; she also criticized some universities for not engaging in the process. No action was taken on HB 94 at this meeting.