Video & Transcript Research : 'statutory amendment'

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FL

Florida 2026 Regular Session

Health Policy Mar 25th, 2025

Health Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • And that is the amendment. Other questions on the amendment? Appearance cards on the amendment?
  • Any further questions on the amended amendment?
  • Seeing no further questions on the amended amendment, there are no appearance cards on the amended amendment
  • Is there debate on the amended amendment? Amendment? Is there debate on the amended amendment?
  • The amended amendment is adopted as presented. And now we're back on the bill as amended.
Summary: The committee took up a large health policy agenda. SB 1568 on electronic prescribing was explained as a federal conformity measure, but members raised concerns about preserving patients’ ability to obtain paper prescriptions and about exemptions for emergency, hospice, and other situations. Emergency physicians testified in support of e-prescribing but asked for flexibility, and the bill was reported favorably despite Senator Harrell’s opposition. SB 1606 on patient access to records sought to standardize record-production timelines and require electronic delivery when available; after an amendment correcting a drafting error, the bill drew concerns about HIPAA, behavioral health confidentiality, and the distinction between personal and legal representatives, and it was reported unfavorably as a committee substitute. The committee then approved SB 1346 on fentanyl testing, with a technical amendment, to require hospitals and campus emergency departments to test for fentanyl in urine testing for suspected overdose or poisoning. SB 1224 on administration of controlled substances by paramedics was amended to clarify language and reported favorably. SB 656 on health care billing and collection activities was substantially revised by strike-all amendment to allow sale of medical debt to third parties under new limits, including no interest or fees and return of debt if charity care applies; it was reported favorably as a committee substitute. SB 68 expanded health facilities authority financing to include not-for-profit LLCs and parent companies, and SB 524 added Duchenne muscular dystrophy to the newborn screening panel; both were reported favorably. Later, the committee approved SB 1842 on out-of-network referrals after multiple amendments, requiring providers to verify network participation at the point of service and notify patients in writing, though several members and physicians warned it could burden providers and increase workload. The committee also advanced proposed committee bill SB 7028, which revises the Casey DeSantis Cancer Research Program, adds oversight and reporting requirements, creates a pediatric cancer research incubator, and establishes the Bascom-Palmer VisionGen initiative; cancer center representatives testified in strong support, and the bill was reported favorably as a committee bill. SB 172 on specialty titles and designations was amended to clarify enforcement and was reported favorably after supporters said it would prevent misleading use of specialist titles, while opponents argued it could confuse practitioners’ titles. Finally, SB 1690 on surrendered infants was reported favorably after supporters said it would codify and expand safe-haven baby box procedures and opponents raised safety concerns about the devices. The committee also noted SB 1606 remained pending for reconsideration next week before adjourning.
CA

California 2025-2026 Regular Session

Assembly Budget Committee Jun 29th, 2026

Budget

Transcript Highlights:
  • It also includes enabling statutory changes and accompanying safeguards for DMV to meet the federal REAL
  • All options must include proposed statutory changes, specified data, and analysis of cost and timelines
  • All options must include proposed statutory changes, specified data, and analysis of cost and timelines
  • With these amendments, we ensure there are real protections adopted for low-income families, and the
  • With these amendments, we ensure there are real protections adopted for low-income families, and the
Keywords: 988, house, all
FL

Florida 2025 Regular Session

October 8, 2025 - 03:00 PM

Transcript Highlights:
  • And >> and first, I I is there any statutory authority that permits back payments and that scenario if
  • they don't make the statutory requirement of being on a payment file 30 days before the statutorily
  • The statutory requirements require a payment file to be submitted 30 days prior to each quarterly payment
  • But that October survey count also has a very large amendment window.
  • >> And let me let me if vice chair permits me to amend her question a little bit. Absolutely.
FL

Florida 2025 Regular Session

Commerce and Tourism Mar 31st, 2025

Transcript Highlights:
  • The explanation you just gave was an explanation of the amended bill as amended the bill as amended,
  • Are there questions on the amendment seeing no questions on the amendment.
  • We're in debate on the amendment seeing no debate on the amendment.
  • Are there questions on the amendment seeing no questions on the amendment.
  • The amendment is adopted. We are back on the bill as amended.
Keywords: 999, senate, all
KY

Kentucky 2026 Regular Session

Senate Standing Committee on Judiciary (2-12-26)

Judiciary

Transcript Highlights:
  • Uh, Senate Bill 125 as amended. Uh, this is not a new bill to anyone on this committee.
  • So this facility statutory requirements.
  • Chair Storm, aye. >> With eight yes votes, zero no votes, and zero pass votes, Senate Bill 125 is amended
  • Senate Bill 125<00:37:25.760> is<00:37:26.000> amended<00:37:26.320> by<00:37:26.480
  • 125 is amended by the committee. 125 is amended by the committee.
Keywords: 958, all
Summary: The Senate Judiciary Committee met with a quorum and took up Senate Bill 125, sponsored by Sen. Danny Carroll, which would create a structure for evaluating and placing juveniles with acute mental illness, including a continuum of care and a process for resolving placement disputes between the Justice Cabinet and Juvenile Justice Cabinet through a judge. The committee adopted a committee substitute before hearing the bill. Carroll described several changes in the substitute, including removing language that would have made juvenile information nonconfidential in certain lawsuits, requiring public escape information to be removed once a juvenile is returned to custody, clarifying escape charges for juveniles absent without leave, and revising language about when hospitals may discharge high-acuity youth until a new facility is built. Carroll and Justice Cabinet officials Mona Wamik and Dr. Clark Lester argued that Kentucky needs a secure high-acuity mental health facility for violent juveniles because detention centers are not equipped to provide psychiatric treatment, private hospitals often refuse these youth, and current staff cannot administer the level of care needed, including intramuscular medication. They also said the bill would support two new female detention centers to help return DJJ to a regional detention model. Carroll cited prior juvenile detention crises, ongoing lawsuits, and a Department of Justice investigation, saying the bill could affect whether Kentucky faces a consent decree. Wamik said the proposed high-acuity facility would serve youth clinically assessed as needing secure treatment and would be designed to balance security with clinical care. Senators asked about how the bill would apply to a violent 14-year-old, whether the facility would simply isolate dangerous youth, what clinical care DJJ can currently provide, and staffing and cost estimates. Carroll said the bill would not change criminal accountability but would apply only if a youth were found to be severely mentally ill and need treatment placement. Dr. Lester said DJJ currently can provide only oral psychiatric medication and cannot administer intramuscular injections or the physical holds needed for acute psychiatric treatment. Cabinet staff said staffing would need to be higher than in a standard detention setting and estimated annual operating costs for the high-acuity facility at about $12 million, compared with about $8 million for a regular juvenile detention facility. No vote on final passage was taken during the portion of the meeting provided.
KY
Transcript Highlights:
  • There wasn’t the statutory protection for the disability.
  • You are being passed out a House committee amendment from the chair.
  • All right, um, we do have the committee amendment has passed.
  • Committee Substitute 1 and House Committee Amendment 1.
  • Committee Substitute 1 and House Committee Amendment 1.
Summary: The committee first took up Senate Bill 26, presented by Senator Brandon Storm, Family Court Judge Marcus Vanover, and Crystal Adams on behalf of the Kentucky Judicial Commission on Mental Health. The bill would ensure Kentucky complies with the ADA by prohibiting disability alone from being used to terminate adoption petitions, parental rights, or child-placement petitions. Testimony cited Kentucky Supreme Court and Court of Appeals cases involving parents with intellectual or developmental disabilities and national data showing high removal rates for parents with psychiatric, intellectual, or physical disabilities. The committee approved the bill 15-0 with favorable expression. The committee then heard Senate Bill 85 from Senator Steve Meredith and State Auditor Allison Ball, which continues the transition of the Office of the Ombudsman from the Cabinet for Health and Family Services to the Auditor’s office. Testimony focused on completing the transfer by clarifying access to the ITWIST database, ensuring complaints go directly to the Ombudsman, adding whistleblower protections, and making the office a separate office within the Auditor’s office for efficiency. Members asked about the prior conflict of interest when the Ombudsman was housed within CHFS, the database access dispute and lawsuit, and whether the office still remained independent. The bill passed with favorable expression after some members voted pass. Finally, the committee considered House Bill 805, with Representative Nick Wilson and Representative Sarah Stalker explaining a committee substitute and amendment. The bill would set timelines for the Cabinet to physically locate children reported at immediate safety risk and require annual kinship-care reporting to be automatically provided to the legislature and posted publicly. Wilson said the bill also cleans up language from last year’s House Bill 271, including changing “threats” to “risks” in the safety-plan definition and other terminology fixes. The committee adopted the substitute and amendment and advanced the bill with favorable expression.
FL

Florida 2025 Regular Session

FL House Floor Session - 2025-03-19 (2:30PM Session)

Florida House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Pull up the amendment. Clerk: Amendment barcode 37605A by Senator Gaetz.
  • President: Questions on the amendment? Questions on the amendment?
  • Please read the amendment to the amendment.
  • Show the amendment to the amendment adopted. Back on the original amendment.
  • President: Further questions on the amendment as amended?
Keywords: 998, house, all
CA
Transcript Highlights:
  • The amendments also make the financing program available to a range of public sponsors, including...
  • ...Amendments also make the financing program available to a range of public sponsors, including state
  • No official position on the bill at this time due to the late amendments.
  • We are opposed to AB 825, as recently amended yesterday.
  • So the amendments really specifically address that. Okay.
Summary: The Assembly Committee on Utilities and Energy heard two bills focused on electricity affordability and utility costs. AB 745, by Assembly Member Irwin, would restructure the California Climate Credit by shifting it from lump-sum payments to direct reductions in volumetric electricity rates and moving the credit to the summer months when bills are highest. The author and UC Santa Barbara economist Dr. Kyle Meng argued this could significantly lower summer rates and better help households during extreme heat. Supporters, including UCS, NRDC, and some labor representatives, favored the concept, with some urging that the gas climate credit also be redirected. No opposition testimony was presented, and the bill passed 18-0 to the floor. The committee then considered AB 825, also presented as an affordability package aimed at reducing electric bills by addressing wildfire mitigation costs, transmission financing, permitting delays, and a review of ratepayer-funded programs. The bill would authorize securitization for undergrounding expenses, remove the first $15 billion in undergrounding capital investments from the rate base for return purposes, create a public transmission financing program using Proposition 4 funds and IBank support, revive the California Power Authority as a public sponsor, and establish a task force to review energy efficiency and demand response programs. The author and witness Matt Friedman of The Utility Reform Network said the bill could save ratepayers billions over time through lower-cost public financing and securitization. Testimony on AB 825 was mixed. Support came from several consumer and clean-energy groups, while utilities and labor raised concerns about the bill’s impact on utility financial stability, wildfire fund participation, liability, and whether the $15 billion securitization cap could discourage undergrounding. Some witnesses also objected to the task force’s potential effect on energy efficiency and demand response programs. Committee members discussed the need to balance affordability with utility creditworthiness and wildfire safety, and several asked for more analysis of market impacts and liability issues. Despite those concerns, AB 825 passed the committee 13-0 and was sent to the floor.
MA

Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session

Joint Committee on Telecommunications, Utilities and Energy Jun 21st, 2026 at 01:00 pm

Joint Committee on Telecommunications, Utilities and Energy

Transcript Highlights:
  • from renewable energy... ...production caps and net metering limitations to meet the Air Force's statutory
  • The proposed amendment in Senate Bill 2232 would amend Section 1A of Chapter 164 of the General Laws
  • Chapter 164 be amended to address the cap. We would also request that M.G.L.
  • Our coalition has been working on amended language to the bill, recognizing the limitations that small
  • You could add that as an amendment to this 2269.
Keywords: 995, all
Summary: The hearing focused broadly on solar policy and several related bills, especially S. 2269, S. 2270, H. 3520, H. 3521, and related measures on distributed energy resources, municipal solar caps, permitting reform, and tax credits. Testimony from the Air Force supported S. 2232, which would exempt federal military installations from renewable energy production caps and net metering limits to support energy resilience at bases like Hanscom. Most other witnesses argued that Massachusetts needs to speed up rooftop, municipal, and community solar deployment to address high electricity prices, federal tax credit rollbacks, grid reliability, and climate goals. A major theme was streamlining permitting through automated or “smart” solar permitting, including a statewide platform managed by DOER. Permit Power, SEIA, Vote Solar, 350 Mass, and others said current local permitting is fragmented and costly, and that instant permitting could reduce soft costs and speed installations. Several witnesses also urged changes to interconnection rules, including flexible interconnection, remote inspections, and faster utility approval timelines. Some speakers raised concerns about small towns lacking staff to meet short deadlines and suggested a state-hosted platform to reduce the burden on municipalities. Another major topic was lifting caps on solar deployment. Municipal officials from Lexington and Cambridge said the 10-megawatt municipal cap and regional caps are blocking shovel-ready projects and should be removed, including for behind-the-meter municipal solar and MBTA-community housing. Other witnesses described additional limits on project size, net metering, and residential tax credits, and called for making the state residential solar credit refundable and larger. Several speakers also supported virtual power plants, distributed energy resource targets, solar canopies, microgrids, and expanded access for affordable housing, tenants, and low- and moderate-income customers. No votes were taken. Committee members asked questions about permitting timelines, grid modernization, the rationale for caps, balcony solar, and interconnection delays, and witnesses said they would follow up with additional information where needed. The hearing ended with broad support from industry, municipal, environmental, and advocacy groups for advancing the solar and distributed energy bills, while some witnesses opposed provisions they viewed as overly restrictive, such as mandatory SMART participation for all solar projects.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Education Policy Committee 3/5/25

Education Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • I believe that amendments are in your folders. All those in favor of the A2 amendment say aye.
  • members we will adopt the A2 Amendment members we will adopt the A2 amendment<00:01:44.000> to
  • <00:01:50.759> in bill and I believe that amendments in bill and I believe that amendments
  • the motion prevails and the A2 Amendment the motion prevails and the A2 Amendment is<00:02:00.240
  • So, members, we now have a few amendments—two other amendments, actually.
Keywords: 1183, house
FL

Florida 2025 Regular Session

Commerce and Tourism Mar 10th, 2025

Transcript Highlights:
  • AMENDMENT ADOPTED. ANY QUESTIONS ON THE BILL AS AMENDED.
  • WE ARE BACK ON THE BILL AS AMENDED. ANY QUESTIONS ON THE BILL AS AMENDED?
  • THE AMENDMENT IS ADOPTED. WE ARE BACK ON THE BILL AS AMENDED.
  • WE ARE IN DEBATE ON THE AMENDMENT. DEBATE ON THE AMENDMENT?
  • FOR FIFTH AMENDMENT, FOURTH AMENDMENT. FLORIDA CONSTITUTION TRACKS THAT.
Keywords: 999, senate, all
NH

New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session

House Finance Division I (02/27/2025)

Transcript Highlights:
  • I just wanted to check the statutory structure of the Housing Champions program.
  • groups because it's our statutory groups because it's our statutory obligation<02:04:05.760>
  • Sometimes there's an attorney that would like to file an amendment.
  • amendments.
  • process uh according to the statutory process uh according to the statutory Authority<05:20:38.638
Keywords: 928, house, all
Summary: The committee held a work session on the Department of Business and Economic Affairs’ budget, with testimony from division leadership on staffing, funding sources, and program changes. Early discussion focused on vacant positions in the agency, including a senior planner tied to FEMA requirements, a federally funded program assistant, a program specialist to be reclassified during a planning reorganization, and two Housing Champions positions that were authorized but not funded in the current biennium and are requested for 2026-27. The witnesses also explained that temporary welcome center positions are filled as funds allow, and that the agency’s requested general fund increase is driven largely by the Division of Travel and Tourism Development and its formula-based funding. Members then reviewed rest areas, welcome centers, outdoor recreation, economic development, procurement, and workforce opportunity lines. The department said there are 12 rest areas, with 5.8 million foot counts in FY 24, and that welcome centers are generally open year-round, though Sutton is currently closed and staffing relies on a mix of full-time and temporary employees. The outdoor recreation position is federally funded through USDA and supports business outreach, trade shows, and industry promotion. In economic development, the agency said increased dues reflect participation in the Northern Borders Regional Commission, and that a marketing line item is intended to support recruitment and promotion of growth industries such as advanced manufacturing and life sciences. The Apex Accelerator Program was described as a state-federal partnership requiring a state match and providing government contracting assistance to businesses, while the Office of Workforce Opportunity was explained as a federally funded WIOA-related effort administered through multiple agencies and subrecipients. A major point of discussion was the proposed reduction to the Small Business Development Center, which members said had generated significant public concern. The department described SBDC as a highly effective technical assistance program for new and small businesses, but said the cut was one of the few places it felt it had room to reduce funding. Members asked about federal support and matching requirements for various programs, and the department said less than half of its overall budget is generally funded by the state and that some programs require state match. The committee also discussed travel and tourism marketing and the Joint Promotional Program, with the department saying those funds support broader advertising campaigns and grants to chambers and trade associations for events such as Bike Week, Restaurant Week, and the Seafood Festival. No votes were taken during the work session.
NM

New Mexico 2026 Regular Session

Senate Chamber Feb 10th, 2026 at 12:22 pm

New Mexico Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Senate and further amended by the House and requests the concurrence of the Senate to the House amendments
  • Senate Bill 254, do pass as amended, then referred to the Finance Committee.
  • It's now subject to debate, amendment, or substitution.
  • Board of County Commissioners, that this act created a statutory right to abortion under state law.
  • Board of County Commissioners that this act created a statutory right to abortion under state law.
Keywords: 996, all
TX
Transcript Highlights:
  • But wouldn't you need to amend your opinion to state that?
  • And, and does that, um, amendment, proposed amendment require us to republish it or anything like that
  • Do I hear a motion to adopt the draft opinion as amended?
  • Is the originally assessed statutory penalties was $17,700.
  • It was subject to the higher statutory penalty.
CA

California 2025-2026 Regular Session

Assembly Public Safety Committee Jun 17th, 2025

Transcript Highlights:
  • The committee is already working with the author on this amendment language.
  • It is with respect that we oppose, unless amended, this bill.
  • We are respectfully in opposition to SB 281 unless it is amended.
  • We do thank the author for the recent amendment.
  • We are respectfully in opposition to SB 281 unless it is amended.
Summary: The Assembly Public Safety Committee met and adopted a consent calendar that included SB 4, SB 229, SB 385, SB 459, and SB 553. SB 221 was pulled by the committee and will return later. The committee then heard several bills, with members repeatedly noting the next hearing would be July 1 in Room 126. SB 281 by Senator Perez would require judges to use the exact statutory immigration-consequences advisement when taking pleas from noncitizen defendants. Supporters said judges have been deviating from the required language, creating confusion and harming defendants; opponents, including district attorneys, warned that the bill could affect plea withdrawals and appellate litigation unless amended. The committee discussed possible amendments, including a nonretroactivity clarification and language proposed by the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office, and the bill was passed on call. SB 337 by Senator Menjivar would strengthen protections against sexual abuse and misconduct in prisons, especially women’s prisons, by requiring documentation of searches, extending grievance timelines, limiting hiring of people with violent or sexual convictions, and improving investigation procedures. Supporters emphasized staff abuse, retaliation concerns, and the need for oversight; opposition testimony focused on transgender inmate placement and was criticized by committee members as not germane. The bill passed 9-0 to Appropriations. SB 379 by Senator Jones, dealing with oversight of sexually violent predator conditional release placements, passed to Appropriations after support from law enforcement and prosecutors and no opposition. SB 734 by Senator Caballero, which would provide due process protections for law enforcement officers affected by California Racial Justice Act findings, also passed to Appropriations with support from police and district attorney groups and no opposition. SB 551 by Senator Cortese, which would codify normalization and dynamic security principles in corrections, passed to Appropriations despite concerns from one member that it went too far in making prisons too home-like.
MA
Transcript Highlights:
  • identify where those other barriers are and see what we can do, whether it's a regulatory change, a statutory
  • somebody has anything they want to report. and see what we can do, whether it's a regulatory change, a statutory
  • We're a team of 11 at this point, and we have 10 statutory mandates that we must comply with.
  • So, but you can email me and/or amend with the ideas you might have in response to the seed brief.
Keywords: 995, all
Summary: The Employment Subcommittee of the Massachusetts Permanent Commission on the Status of Persons with Disabilities met on May 18 and approved the prior meeting minutes. The first presentation was an update on the Massachusetts Disability Employment Tax Credit from MassAbility. The speaker explained that the credit, created in 2022, offers employers up to $5,000 in the first year and $2,000 in later years for hiring certified employees with disabilities. He described a streamlined self-attestation certification process, the online application and outreach tools, and noted that the first full tax season resulted in one company successfully claiming the credit. Members asked about how employers learn to file, available data, carry-forward rules, and whether more information from the Department of Revenue could be shared. The second presentation was from the Office of the Veteran Advocate. The speaker described the office as an independent agency created after COVID and the state veterans home tragedy to improve veteran services and investigate problems. He reviewed VA disability ratings, the fact that service-connected disability does not necessarily prevent work, and the barriers faced by veterans with less-than-honorable discharges. He also highlighted vocational rehabilitation, GI Bill and housing supports, and the office’s work on professional licensure barriers, especially for nurses and other skilled trades. Members discussed whether Massachusetts is behind other states on licensure reciprocity and the need for more openness from licensing boards; the office said it is starting with a narrow nursing-focused review and will report back on findings. In the final portion of the meeting, members discussed a lengthy policy brief from Seed and agreed it should be taken up at the August 31 meeting rather than rushed through by email. The group focused on two emerging areas of work: the benefit cliff and youth/young adult pathways into employment, including apprenticeships. Members suggested creating a clearer tool or spreadsheet to map existing resources and possibly a white paper for appointing authorities, while noting the commission’s limits on direct advocacy. The meeting ended with an invitation for members interested in the benefit cliff work or youth employment pipeline to join follow-up discussions, and the subcommittee adjourned.
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Senate Legislative Session Apr 20th, 2026 at 01:30 pm

Oklahoma Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Clerk will read Amendment One.
  • Will there be questions on the amendment? Seeing none, there will be debate on the amendment.
  • The house amendments are adopted.
  • House amendments to SB1778.
  • The House amendments are adopted.
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Judiciary and Public Safety Oversight Feb 26th, 2026 at 10:30 am

Judiciary and Public Safety Oversight

Transcript Highlights:
  • We're gonna have the clerk read the amendment to the policy recommendation. Thank you.
  • Amendments submitted by Representative Hayes. Are there questions on the amendment?
  • Seeing no questions, present your bill as amended. Thank you, Mr. Chairman.
  • I think that's a great idea for an amendment. I would love to work with you on that.
  • 3471, there were some amendments.
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Senate Legislative Session Feb 23rd, 2026 at 01:30 pm

Oklahoma Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • That was actually a friendly amendment in committee that I received.
  • I believe there's an amendment at the desk clerk will read the amendment.
  • Amendment one: I move to amend Senate Bill 2143 by restoring the title by Senator Alvord.
  • Will there be questions on the amendment? Seeing none, will there be debate on the amendment?
  • Further questions on the bill as amended? Seeing none.
MN

Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session

House Environment and Natural Resources Finance and Policy Committee 3/20/25

Environment and Natural Resources Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • The pollinator habitat account has a statutory appropriation.
  • <01:36:58.840> which change in the author's Amendment which change in the author's Amendment
  • Representative Pursell, thank you for the amendment.
  • in the bill that's not in the amendment in the bill that's not in the amendment um<01:45:27.440>
  • motion that house file 1012 as amended motion that house file 1012 as amended be<01:50:54.960>
Keywords: 1183, house