Video & Transcript Research : 'Governor involvement'

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LA

Louisiana 2026 Regular Session

Senate May 26th, 2026

Louisiana Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Savoy was appointed in 1995 by Governor Mike Foster to serve on his higher education transition team.
  • The amendment basically makes the bill effective upon signature of the governor.
  • The amendment basically makes the bill effective upon signature of the governor.
  • Upon signature of the governor, that's all it does. I'd ask for adoption of the amendment.
  • House Bill 1032 by Representative Wiley is an act in Title 32 relative to substances involved in the
Bills: SR146, SCR12, HB221, HCR115, HCR116, HCR58, HB1, HB312, HB313, HB314, HB383, HB983, HB1126, HCR3, HB2, HB3, SCR3, SB56, SCR9, SCR58, SB35, SB65, SB215, SB246, SB249, SB269, SB282, SB296, SB323, SB363, SB369, SB474, SB490, SB492, SB500, SB514, HCR27, HCR28, HCR66, HCR67, HCR72, HCR5, HCR32, HCR49, HCR50, HCR53, HCR60, HCR62, HCR64, HCR68, HCR78, HCR81, HCR86, HCR97, HCR102, HCR31, HCR47, HB476, HB481, HB487, HB492, HB549, HB579, HB608, HB621, HB624, HB626, HB632, HB637, HB656, HB722, HB745, HB804, HB818, HB821, HB833, HB864, HB867, HB874, HB893, HB909, HB951, HB968, HB969, HB978, HB979, HB988, HB989, HB1001, HB1005, HB1007, HB1024, HB1032, HB1050, HB1051, HB1056, HB1059, HB1077, HB1080, HB1081, HB1086, HB1108, HB1112, HB1153, HB1172, HB1173, HB1175, HB1192, HB1193, HB1204, HB1218, HB1242, HB1244, HB1249, HB1252, HB1254, HB42, HB45, HB71, HB79, HB158, HB160, HB169, HB227, HB251, HB289, HB330, HB394, HB410, HB429, HB769, HB971, HB1017, HB1234, HB1235, HB9, HB177, HB181, HB202, HB223, HB225, HB387, HB398, HB457, HB459, HB540, HB591, HB616, HB766, HB775, HB783, HB895, HB906, HB950, HB975, HB1052, HB1057, HB1076, HB1100, HB1139, HB1155, HB1160, HB1182, HB1186, HB1220, HB1223, HB1224, HB1228, HB1231, HB1245, HB1256, HB17, HB27, HB36, HB41, HB47, HB73, HB126, HB133, HB140, HB159, HB166, HB205, HB211, HB226, HB259, HB271, HB308, HB310, HB324, HB337, HB351, HB399, HB403, HB571, HB712, HB723, HB726, HB740, HB750, HB759, HB812, HB844, HB966, HB1006, HB1009, HB1018, HB1036, HB1038, HB1107, SB29, SB42, SB78, SB208, SB217, SB274, SB300, SB341, SB379, SB382, SB387, SB401, SB441, SB449, SB487, HB74, HB134, HB258, HB359, HB468, HB956, HB1117, SB43, SB149
Summary: The Senate opened with roll call, a prayer by campus pastor Anthony Brown, and the Pledge of Allegiance. After the journal was read, the chamber took up a series of resolutions and bills, beginning with measures directing studies on mineral servitudes, student non-enrollment determinations, autism services, school nurse orientation, declining school enrollment, behavioral health and homelessness, floodplain map updates, opioid treatment in correctional facilities, oversized vehicle permits, rural economic development, hunting education in schools, and fraud prevention for seniors. Several local and commemorative resolutions were also adopted, including Tangipahoa Parish Fair Day, recognition of Lane Frenchy Boudreau’s military service, and a memorial resolution honoring Bob Bowman. Personal privilege remarks also recognized festival royalty, the Westlake High School baseball team, Dr. E. Joseph Savoy, and 101-year-old Thelma Smith Williams. The Senate concurred in or adopted numerous House concurrent resolutions, often after brief explanations and, in some cases, amendments. These included measures on criminal history background checks for ambulance personnel, autism support services, school nurse orientation, acute care access for individuals with developmental disabilities, child abuse reporting training, physical therapy student loan eligibility, migratory waterfowl research, and a task force on senior fraud prevention. The chamber also adopted resolutions related to seafood competitiveness, bridge backup motors, I-12 improvements, and a Louisiana Energy Protection Act-style climate litigation measure, along with a resolution supporting Preeclampsia Day and a new Woman’s Hospital initiative. The Senate then moved through a long calendar of House bills on third reading and final passage. Bills passed included measures on Safe Haven Law postings in schools, official journal pricing, the Governor’s Task Force on Impaired Driving, the Bayou Growth Opportunity Workforce Program, sexual assault survivor rights, intercollegiate athletics revenue-sharing records, renewable energy recycling, school emergency operations plans, the Louisiana FIRST data system, oilfield site restoration fees, inmate programming, automatic reinstatement of suspended driver’s licenses, special vehicle permits, climate-change damages, the Louisiana Center for State Schools, the Sexual Assault Survivor Empowerment Task Force, fire limits, police chief appointment in Folsom, digitized credentials, Sewage and Water Board procurement, behavioral health crisis insurance coverage, the Louisiana Talent Accelerator Office, indigent defender fee thresholds, prestige license plates, public license tag agent fees, highway naming, public defender terminology cleanup, an improvement district in Orleans Parish, a Democratic Party license plate, DWI-related substance definitions, commercial driver’s license rules, and a Shreveport demolition/local property bill. Several measures drew debate, especially HB 608 on athletics revenue-sharing transparency, which passed 32-13 after concerns about public records and taxpayer transparency. The final bill mentioned, HB 1059 on TOPS math requirements, was introduced at the end of the transcript but its disposition was not shown.
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

CPN-AEN Informational Briefing 04-15-2026

Hawaii Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • on right now we're developing clarity, processes, and the resources that were given to us by the governor
  • 17.440> the resources that were given to us by the resources that were given to us by the governor
  • governor and this body. governor and this body.
  • Watts, with Brian Miyamoto, with Jason Watts, the<00:56:54.200> Lieutenant<00:56:54.680> Governor
  • the Lieutenant Governor. the Lieutenant Governor.
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

PSM-HWN Informational Briefing 04-15-2026

Hawaii Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • you know, made a lot of sense to me because I think when we have seen communities being actively involved
  • you know, made a lot of sense to me because I think when we have seen communities being actively involved
  • you know, made a lot of sense to me because I think when we have seen communities being actively involved
  • That because a lot of them are involved in Native Hawaiian culture and they're practitioners, and they
  • Hawaii is going to be versus what the experience is of the percentage of the population that is involved
MN
Transcript Highlights:
  • The Never Again Act is a response to the overreach and abuses of a runaway governor who invented new
  • This issue is what motivated me to get involved and run for office, and it's a top issue for not only
  • It ensures that if another governor goes rogue, they go to jail for violating rights.
  • It ensures that if another governor goes rogue, they go to jail for violating rights.
  • <00:13:12.440> in because this is what got me involved in because this is what got me involved
Keywords: 1183, house
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Nominations Apr 14th, 2025

Nominations

Transcript Highlights:
  • That I want to get more involved in with the university.
  • In 1994, then-Governor Bush appointed Mr.
  • But I want to thank the governor for the reappointment.
  • I am involved in what's called the Navy SEAL Foundation.
  • My I am involved in what's called the Navy SEAL Foundation.
Summary: The Senate Committee on Nominations met to consider several gubernatorial nominees and first approved a slate of nominees left pending from the March 31 agenda. The committee voted 5-0 to favorably report those nominees to the full Senate for confirmation. Public testimony was then opened and later closed, with some listed witnesses not appearing. The committee heard testimony on Jerry K. Weldon II for the Brazos River Authority Board of Directors. Senators focused on stewardship of the Brazos River, the authority’s relationship to the legislature and the public, Sunset review, water quality and nutrient runoff, impaired waterways, and possible uses of constructed wetlands for aggregate mine reclamation. Weldon emphasized collaboration, transparency, and keeping the citizens of Texas as the authority’s primary customer. Commissioner Robert Vaughn was considered for reappointment to the Texas Transportation Commission. Discussion centered on TxDOT’s management, rural funding, population growth, project delivery, and the commissioner’s role on the audit committee. Doug McCreakin was considered for the Texas Tech University Board of Regents, with questions about legislative priorities, compliance with DEI-related state law, workforce development, rural medical education, and university partnerships. Jody Giles was considered for reappointment to the University of Texas Board of Regents, and Bernadette Carrasco Coleman for reappointment to the Texas Woman’s University Board of Regents; both discussed higher education priorities, PUF funding, compliance with state law, and student support programs. John Rutherford was considered for reappointment to the Teachers Retirement System Board of Trustees, with questions about fiduciary oversight, investment understanding, and keeping the retirement system solvent. Brigadier General Michael Boyd was also considered for appointment to the Texas Military Preparedness Commission, where discussion focused on military retention, child care, spouse licensing, base infrastructure, and grant funding for Texas installations. The committee did not take final votes on these later nominees during the hearing and left them pending subject to the call of the chair.
NM

New Mexico 2025 Regular Session

IC - Courts, Corrections and Justice Sep 22nd, 2025

Courts, Corrections & Justice Committee

Transcript Highlights:
  • It's involved in numerous incidents.
  • For example, I had an officer-involved shooting that involved three of my officers.
  • It's the governor.
  • We saw the California governor say that he objected.
  • That we also support that the governor has to consent.
NM

New Mexico 2026 Regular Session

Senate - Rules Jan 30th, 2026 at 09:10 am

Senate Rules

Transcript Highlights:
  • , and the governor, thankfully, signed the bill.
  • Governors appointed the commissioners, period.
  • Governors appointed the commissioners, period.
  • So a governor who's got an incompetent commissioner who makes a decision that the governor disagrees
  • Under Governor Richardson, there was a move.
Bills: SB104, SJR3, SM3
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

Senate Floor Session 05-08-2026 11:30am

Hawaii Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • on its way legislature the other day and on its way to<00:16:19.000> the<00:16:19.080> governor
  • to the governor. to the governor.
  • I'm glad that the governor is here as well, and just a message, please make a And just a message, please
  • Please stand. >> [applause] >> In the short time that he has been doing the work of DLNR, hopefully, Governor
  • , if you can hear me hopefully, Governor, if you can hear me again, please make a decision soon.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Legislative Leader Media Availability 5/29/25

Minnesota House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • The governor said the layoff notices?
  • Those people are still involved. So nothing has been taken away where those people aren't involved.
  • caucus involved has been important. caucus involved has been important.
  • <00:10:19.360> So Those people are still involved. So Those people are still involved.
  • Uh, so it has people aren't involved.
Keywords: 919, house, all
Summary: Legislative leaders said budget negotiations were still underway in working groups, with public meetings planned or already held for several committees, including Environment, Education, Transportation, and Jobs. They said the remaining major issues were health and human services and taxes, while bonding was also still unresolved. One speaker said Republicans were not engaging on bonding, though another later said House Republicans were interested and that the target remained $700 million. The governor was expected to review completed bills and then call a special session, likely early to mid next week if the remaining work could be finished in time. A major point of discussion was whether coverage for undocumented immigrants would move separately from the larger health bill. One participant said the undocumented healthcare measure would travel separately, while another said that had not yet been fully decided because the health package was not locked down. The speakers also discussed layoff notices tied to the budget delay, saying nurses and some staff at MState and Minstate would receive notices first, with the rest following on June 9, and that leaders were trying to minimize stress by getting a date for the special session and final bill drafts posted quickly. The speakers emphasized that the negotiations were still active and not broken down, though they acknowledged a few sticking points and said some work had been slowed by the need to bring together House and Senate dynamics in a closely divided legislature. They said the process remained transparent because the same committee chairs and working groups were still involved, and that public meetings were being requested for Senate chairs. One speaker also noted that Senator Mark Johnson had been invited into the talks earlier but was not currently in the meetings because he had not signed the deal being implemented.
NH
Transcript Highlights:
  • Keep the governor happy.
  • Keep the governor happy. Somebody is going to say the DOE just does what the governor wants.
  • easiest way to do it keep the governor easiest way to do it keep the governor happy<00:12:32.079
  • The accountability, I guess, comes with, at the end of their term, the governor, whoever is governor
  • cunu neither reappointed by Governor cunu neither Governor<01:05:33.680> has<01:05:34.359>
Keywords: 928, house, all
Summary: The hearing focused on House Bill 610, which would fold the Office of the Consumer Advocate into the Department of Energy rather than fully eliminate consumer advocacy functions. The prime sponsor argued the current office is small, funded by a special assessment on ratepayers, and duplicative of DOE work. He said moving the function to DOE would streamline energy policy review, reduce bureaucracy, and better focus the larger agency on lowering residential energy costs. He also disputed claims that the Consumer Advocate is independent, saying the office is appointed through a political process similar to DOE leadership. Committee members and the sponsor discussed whether the bill would actually relocate existing positions or replace them, and whether the Department of Energy would absorb the cost of the transferred staff. The sponsor said the fiscal note shows roughly a million-dollar reduction in both revenue assessment and spending, and that the bill would effectively reduce the office from five positions to three. He also defended his cost estimates for energy-code-related housing impacts and said the Consumer Advocate has sometimes supported policies he считает increase costs, such as energy-efficiency measures and building code changes. He argued the office should focus more on energy supply and generation, including natural gas and nuclear, rather than efficiency alone. Representative Wendy Thomas testified in opposition, saying the Consumer Advocate is an important, fair, and impartial voice for ratepayers and warning that the bill was fiscally irresponsible because the incumbent could still be owed salary and benefits if the office were repealed. She also said the bill’s drafting was confusing and that the Consumer Advocate’s role is to push back on utilities on behalf of consumers. Other members raised questions about whether the DOE would simply inherit the same political appointment structure and whether the bill would meaningfully lower bills. No vote was taken in the excerpt; the chair indicated additional testimony would follow, and the Department of Energy was present to answer questions.
NM
Transcript Highlights:
  • The conversation with the governor, the governor declared an emergency, and then we facilitated the agreement
  • Chair, Senator Pinto, in fact, in Española, we're working with Governor Naranjo at Santa Clara, Governor
  • It wasn't until about three or four weeks ago that the governor said, weeks ago that the governor said
  • People here cannot answer for the governor; even our vice president, I mean not the governor, cannot
  • Council of Governors, has it been an issue?
TX
Transcript Highlights:
  • The involvement of the legislature is an important step.
  • Then Governor Bush... ...appointed Mr.
  • He is involved with the Department of Public Service and Civic Involvement, and he is a board member
  • I am involved in what's called the Navy SEAL Foundation.
  • That's how I got involved.
Keywords: 1185, senate, all
AL

Alabama 2025 Regular Session

Alabama Senate Feb 11th, 2025

Alabama Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • who must nominations to the governor who must nominations to the governor who must must appoint one
  • they will engaged they will be involved they will engaged they will be involved they will be a known
  • then we'd be representing our governor then we'd be representing our governor then we'd be happy to
  • I saw down to Alabama being and Governor I saw down to Alabama being and Governor I saw you on uh on
  • process involved in the involved in the involved in the legislation feel like they're a part of legislation
MS

Mississippi 2026 Regular Session

Public Health and Welfare - Room 216, 4 June, 2026; 2:30 PM

Public Health and Welfare

Transcript Highlights:
  • Oz says he sees it as a means for governors to use to influence...
  • The governor is running the program. The governor is running the program.
  • Those are the two things that I know that have involved public or involved any input.
  • I do not care myself to get involved in a fight. I know that.
  • I would like to know who is involved in those meetings.
LA

Louisiana 2026 Regular Session

House and Governmental Affairs May 6th, 2026

House and Governmental Affairs

Transcript Highlights:
  • They're involved.
  • Or the governor or the lieutenant governor. Correct.
  • Or the governor or the lieutenant governor. Correct.
  • It says in the Constitution, except the governor, lieutenant governor, and judges of the courts of record
  • , lieutenant governor, State, district, parochial, ward, or municipal official, except the governor,
FL

Florida 2026 Regular Session

Appropriations Committee on Higher Education Jan 21st, 2026

Appropriations Committee on Higher Education

Transcript Highlights:
  • I want to begin by expressing my sincere gratitude to the Governor, the Board of Governors, and to this
  • I've been reappointed by Governor Chris, Governor Scott.
  • I've been reappointed by Governor Chris, Governor Scott, and now Governor DeSantis.
  • It's just a pleasure to be involved in.
  • It's just a pleasure to be involved in.
Summary: The Appropriations Committee on Higher Education met to consider a large slate of confirmations and reappointments to boards of trustees for Florida’s colleges, universities, and the Florida Prepaid College Board. Chair Harrell opened by emphasizing the importance of trustee appointments to maintaining Florida’s higher education system, and the committee heard brief testimony from each nominee about their background, ties to the institution, and priorities such as student success, workforce alignment, fiscal stewardship, and community partnerships. Several nominees highlighted personal connections to their schools, including alumni status, family legacy, or prior service on the board, while others emphasized experience in business, law, education, health care, or public service. Testimony focused heavily on workforce development and institutional growth. Speakers cited nursing, dual enrollment, applied programs, military and veteran support, broadband access, agriculture, law enforcement, and technical training as key areas for colleges to meet regional labor needs. University nominees discussed research expansion, affordability, strategic planning, and partnerships with industry and government, with Florida Atlantic, Florida Polytechnic, the University of West Florida, and the University of South Florida each described as being in periods of growth or transition. Miami-Dade College, Tallahassee State College, Polk State College, and other state colleges were praised for enrollment, economic impact, and job placement outcomes. The committee also heard from the Florida Prepaid College Board reappointee, who described the program as a long-term promise backed by public trust and reported recent technology and customer-service improvements. After testimony, the committee took up the nominations as a group. One nominee, Drew Weatherford, had withdrawn and was not voted on. The remaining trustees were approved unanimously by roll call and reported favorably to the Ethics and Elections Committee. The meeting then adjourned.
NM

New Mexico 2026 Regular Session

House - Judiciary Jan 30th, 2026 at 08:03 pm

House Judiciary

Transcript Highlights:
  • Governor Desson. It would go on the November ballot.
  • So this is not picking on any one governor.
  • Governors come and go.
  • So the new governor coming in would have an opportunity.
  • I can foresee a situation where a future governor or the new governor would appoint a caretaker, if you
Keywords: 996, all
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Education 2ND REVISED Apr 28th, 2026 at 11:30 am

Education

Transcript Highlights:
  • Thank you to the governor for nominating me to.
  • I would like to thank Governor Stitt for the nomination.
  • I want to thank Governor Stitt for this appointment.
  • involved civically.
  • Governor Stitt nominated me for this position.
Keywords: 914, all
NH

New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session

Senate Finance (01/14/2025)

Finance

Transcript Highlights:
  • Uh, we're not involved in that process.
  • Uh, we're not involved in that process.
  • Uh, we're not involved in that process.
  • We're not involved in that process.
  • officers preparing first the governor officers preparing first the governor will<00:16:43.240>
Keywords: 1191, senate, all