Video & Transcript Research : 'election code'
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NH
Transcript Highlights:
- . elections. elections.
- . elections. elections.
- finish election night on election night. finish election night on election night.
- It could be very difficult to find in a long list of codes for the entire election.
- the entire um list of codes for the entire election.<04:49:36.798>
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FL
Florida 2026 4th Special Session
February 5, 2026 - 12:30 PM
Transcript Highlights:
- You're recognized to explain your Amendment bar code 419727, sir. Rep.
- Every single one of us was elected by a secret ballot.
- Representative Borrero, you're recognized to explain Amendment Bar Code 791203, sir.
- Representative, you're recognized to explain bar code 846551.
- We are on amendment bar code 073031.
NH
Transcript Highlights:
- Representative Leon state fire code.
- Sherman, the chair of the Building Code Sherman, the chair of the Building Code Review<01:58:25.160
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fire housing are, what building code, fire housing are, what building code - ,<01:59:12.640>
keep certain building fire codes, keep certain building fire codes, keep everyone - That is what elections are for.
TX
Texas 89th 2nd C.S.
Sunset Advisory Commission Jan 15th, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- This recommendation amends Section 254.042 of the Texas Election Code to limit the late filing penalty
- for eight-day reports to accrue only through the date of the election.
- Letting the penalty accrue before the election would continue to motivate, motivate the filers to file
- So this is a post-election report.
- what this recommendation would do is it would exclude the first semiannual report due after the election
LA
Transcript Highlights:
- And the specialty courts are elective to go to. All right.
- The code, the statute as written, or the Let me ask you this. What governs?
- It should be the code, but it depends upon the judge. Thank you.
- We fix something in the statute, in the code.
- Civil Code Article 2315 says a person is responsible for his or her fault.
CA
Transcript Highlights:
- Against racial vote dilution beyond at-large elections to include district maps and election systems
- Code 14201.
- custody of election officials.
- and electronic data, and any other election material or equipment necessary to conduct an election.
- Senate Bill 46 amends the California Elections Code to ensure that the California Secretary of State
FL
Florida 2025 Regular Session
Community Affairs Mar 25th, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- THIS BILL PROPOSES AN AMENDMENT FOR THE 2026 GENERAL ELECTION BALLOT TO CREATE AN ADDITIONAL AD VALOREM
- BAR CODE 576776. THE AMENDMENT IS BAR CODE 57676 BY SENATOR JONES. THERE WAS NO OBJECTION.
- THEY DON'T HAVE THESE AND PRIVATE SERVICE THEY CAN GO ONLINE AND LOOK AT THE DIVISION OF ELECTIONS.
- NOR DOES IT WEAKEN ON TRANSPARENCY BUT THERE IS NO PUBLIC INTEREST EXPLOITING ELECTED OFFICIALS.
- UNDER THE CURRENT CODE IF YOU'RE GOING TO MAKE A CODE YOU TO SUBMIT THAT, THEY APPROVE IT AND IT COMES
MI
Transcript Highlights:
- Because if you're having to build a bigger, larger-scale apartment building because of building code
- Existing building codes and other rules around fire rating of interior and exterior walls, as well as
- Council will include in the new 2027 building code.
- For example, the 2021 building code was finally adopted last year and is currently under litigation.
- Currently building code requirements, especially and targeted reform to help address that gap.
Summary:
The Senate Committee on Housing and Human Services met with a quorum, adopted the June 16, 2026 minutes, and then unanimously adopted S-1 substitutes for House Bills 5570 and 5571. The chair said the committee would take testimony and likely not move to final passage that day, in order to allow more discussion and questions. The bills, as substituted, would allow local governments to permit certain multifamily buildings up to four stories to be built or converted with a single staircase, subject to conditions such as limits on units per floor, floor size, and existing fire safety requirements. A sunset provision was described as ending the statute once LARA adopts corresponding building code rules.
Representatives Fairbairn and Wooden testified in support, saying the bills are intended to address Michigan’s housing shortage by making smaller infill and “missing middle” projects more feasible and less costly. They argued the current two-stair requirement drives up costs, makes land assembly harder, and limits development on narrow or irregular lots. Senators asked about stair width, emergency safety, the choice of four stories instead of six, and why the American Institute of Architects opposed the approach; the sponsors said the 48-inch stair width was intended to allow two-way movement, four stories was a compromise aligned with expected code changes, and the architects preferred rulemaking over statutory change.
Supportive testimony came from Pew Charitable Trusts, which said research from New York City, Seattle, and other places found fire death rates in modern single-stair buildings to be indistinguishable from other multifamily buildings, and that modern safety features such as sprinklers, alarms, and fire-rated construction make these buildings safe. A developer from Ann Arbor and the Michigan Home Builders Association said the reform would improve floor-plan efficiency, reduce wasted circulation space, lower construction costs, and help smaller projects pencil out. Abundant Housing Michigan also supported the bills, estimating they could reduce apartment construction costs by nearly 13%. The clerk read in numerous written cards in support from business, housing, municipal, and advocacy groups, while the Michigan Association of Fire Chiefs and the Michigan Professional Firefighters Union were listed as neutral. The committee adjourned without further business.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- Over $88 billion in school tax elections for capital projects was approved by Texans from 2020 to 2024
- For transparency, over $88 billion in school tax elections for capital projects was approved by Texans
- Under the Texas Education Code, superintendents must report romantic, Under the Texas Education Code,
- I'm frankly appalled that it's not already part of our Texas code.
- As Shannon said, when you... ...Texas code.
Summary:
The Senate Education K-16 Committee heard several bills focused on school finance, transparency, student safety, and educator misconduct. SB 843 by Senator Kolkhorst would create a centralized TEA database for school bond elections, tax rates, and project details; supporters said it would improve transparency for taxpayers, while members discussed the fiscal note and suggested adding charter schools. SB 1224 by Senator Sparks would require superintendents to report alleged romantic, sexual, or abusive conduct between staff and students directly to law enforcement within 48 hours, with penalties for failure to report; testimony from advocates and survivors strongly supported the bill and urged that it also apply to private and charter schools. SB 747 by Senator Paxton on behalf of Senator King would require school district policies addressing AI-generated sexually explicit images of minors as cyberbullying and direct the School Safety Center to develop guidance; the committee heard emotional testimony from a student victim and discussed school authority to discipline off-campus conduct and the role of cell phones.
The committee also heard SB 1636 by Senator Hinojosa, which would limit use of interest and sinking tax revenues to debt service for voter-approved capital projects and not deferred maintenance; school finance witnesses raised concerns that the bill’s language could restrict needed facility maintenance spending and asked for a clearer definition of deferred maintenance. SB 2185, also by Senator Hinojosa, would expand access to the bilingual education allotment for dual-language programs; district officials and educators testified in support, saying it would remove barriers to funding and better support bilingual instruction. SB 604 by Senator West would require the Permanent School Fund Corporation to publicly track bonds backed by the state guarantee program that are downgraded to speculative or junk status, with West arguing the information would provide an early warning sign of district financial distress.
Across the hearing, much of the testimony centered on student protection and accountability in schools. Multiple witnesses described educator misconduct cases, failures to report abuse, and the need for outside law enforcement involvement rather than internal district investigations. Committee members repeatedly discussed extending reporting and safety requirements to private and charter schools, and several witnesses urged independent oversight. No bills were voted out; each measure heard was left pending, and the committee recessed subject to the call of the chair.
AZ
Transcript Highlights:
- the opportunity to ask not to follow two types of fire codes.
- We really want to set a precedent that the state fire code is the minimum standard.
- The fire code that they actually just add adopted amendments, things like that.
- Okay, and currently we have the 2018 International Fire Code as the current state fire code, and there
- The other two days they were actually in classroom learning the code, the electrical code or the code
NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
House Education Policy and Administration (01/15/2025)
Transcript Highlights:
- , school funds, schools and school... means so the code of conduct is it's not means so the code of conduct
- there is a found violation of the code there is a found violation of the code of of of conduct<02
- in the criminal in the criminal code in the criminal code<02:26:40.800>
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representative
Summary:
The House Education Committee held its organizational meeting for the new term, with members introducing themselves and describing their backgrounds in teaching, school boards, special education, administration, law, and related fields. Chair Glenn Cordelli outlined the committee’s goals and procedures, emphasizing civility, professionalism, and respectful treatment of witnesses and members. He also noted that the committee has been split into two this year because of the large volume of bills, and said the committee had already sent three bills to the other education committee, with 36 bills currently assigned and more expected.
The chair reviewed committee rules and logistics: hearings should start on time, members should minimize cell phone use and avoid searching during testimony, and questioning of witnesses is limited to one question at a time unless the chair allows a follow-up. Members were told to use the title “Representative,” to sign up on pink cards to testify, and to submit written testimony to the clerk. He also explained that hearings are for listening rather than debating, while executive sessions are where debate and motions occur. Possible motions include ought to pass, inexpedient to legislate, and retain in committee for further work, including subcommittees.
Additional procedures covered scheduling, with the committee expected to meet Wednesday and Thursday the following week because of a holiday, and regular meetings generally planned for Monday and Wednesday. The chair also discussed the consent calendar, reports from majority and minority positions, and the expectation that members who testify on a bill should not then question other witnesses on that same bill. No legislation was voted on at this meeting; it was a procedural and orientation session for the committee.
ND
North Dakota 2026 1st Special Session
Tax Reform and Relief Advisory Committee Mar 17th, 2026 at 09:30 am
Transcript Highlights:
- And that is one that is specifically in the code right now.
- The election costs alone are 9% of that 3%.
- So already in code they have statutory deadlines that are earlier in the year.
- We hold our annual elections in June.
- I believe this is in Section 57-15-14 of the Century Code.
Summary:
The committee met to continue its tax reform and relief study agenda, approved the December 3, 2025 minutes, and announced a new subcommittee to examine property tax statement issues with counties, auditors, and the tax office. Representative Headland was named chair, Senator Rummel vice chair, and Representatives Dressler and Dr. Dr. and Senator Patton were also assigned. The chair noted the group may need an additional meeting and thanked staff and attendees.
A major portion of the meeting focused on economic development incentives. The Department of Commerce presented on the Renaissance Zone program and TIF districts, describing Renaissance Zones as locally tailored tools that combine local property tax relief with state income tax incentives. Commerce said the program has supported thousands of projects since 1999 and cited examples from Beach and Mandan showing increases in property and taxable value, business retention, housing, and downtown revitalization. Committee members raised concerns that smaller rural communities often lack the staff and expertise to apply, and Commerce said it provides outreach through conferences, office hours, and one-on-one assistance. League of Cities and local officials from Bismarck and Ellendale echoed the capacity issue, discussed how the programs have worked in their communities, and suggested possible reforms or more targeted support for small towns. Ellendale’s mayor also described two TIF districts, one for industrial infrastructure in Oaks and one for housing infrastructure tied to a data center project in Ellendale.
The committee then turned to stripper oil taxation. The Tax Department gave a comparison of oil and gas tax structures in selected states, noting that most have some form of stripper or marginal well provision, while Alaska does not appear to have a specific stripper-well exemption. Members asked for more detail on definitions and North Dakota’s annual adjusted rate. The Department of Mineral Resources followed with a detailed presentation on North Dakota stripper wells, explaining the statutory thresholds, the 12-consecutive-month production test, and the fact that once a well qualifies it remains on stripper status even if production later rises. DMR said about 11,332 stripper wells are active, representing roughly 54% of wells and about 16% of state production, and emphasized that stripper status can extend well life, preserve tax revenue, and reduce orphaned wells. Committee members and industry witnesses discussed refracs, the economics of keeping marginal wells active, and the competitive disadvantage created by North Dakota’s oil price discount. No votes were taken on these informational items.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- I see a democratically elected judge, and I see a Republican-elected judge. ...with each other.
- I see a democratically elected judge, and I see a Republican-elected judge. And I think it speaks.
- There was another bill that makes sure that if an elected prosecutor runs for a bench or if an elected
- And that is so important for prosecutors, I can speak as an elected prosecutor.
- And that is so important for prosecutors, I can speak as an elected prosecutor.
Bills:
HB40
Summary:
The Committee on Judiciary and Civil Jurisprudence met to hear House Bill 1761, a broad judicial package focused on increasing judicial compensation and adding accountability and efficiency measures. The chair explained that HB 1707 and HB 2100 were withdrawn from the agenda, and that HB 1761 would be taken up first because many judges and stakeholders were present. The committee substitute for HB 1761 proposed a 30% increase in base judicial pay to $182,000, changes to judicial retirement linkage, stronger judicial conduct provisions, and efficiency measures such as targeted reporting for judges not meeting benchmarks, appellate in-person meeting encouragement, and time limits on certain motions. The chair and several supporters said judicial pay had reached “emergency status,” citing Texas’s low national ranking and difficulty recruiting and retaining qualified judges.
Witnesses in support included presiding and district judges, the State Bar’s judicial section, business and trial lawyer groups, and prosecutors. They emphasized that many judges work long hours off the bench, handle warrants at night and on weekends, manage heavy dockets, and face recruitment problems in both urban and rural counties. Supporters also said higher pay would help attract experienced lawyers, retain judges, and improve court efficiency. Several witnesses and members discussed judicial accountability, including public reporting of court performance and the role of the Texas Supreme Court and presiding judges in setting benchmarks. Some members raised concerns that raw statistics can be misleading because judges also do substantial off-the-bench work and often help cover other courts’ dockets.
There was also testimony and discussion about the bill’s conduct and discipline provisions. A representative of the Texas Civil Rights Project opposed parts of the bill that would tie pay raises to changes affecting judicial independence, warning about subjective bail-related discipline standards and possible chilling effects. The executive director of the State Commission on Judicial Conduct cautioned against civil penalties for complainants, saying it could discourage good-faith complaints and create litigation risks. Other witnesses supported accountability reforms but urged caution about unintended consequences, especially for family and emergency cases and for judges handling warrants and other time-sensitive matters. After testimony, the committee withdrew the committee substitute and left HB 1761 pending, then recessed the committee.
VT
Vermont 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Session - 2026-05-14 - 10:00AM
Vermont Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- There was also the false information regarding elections that was a separate offense.
- with National Electric Code standards, and that is a welcome change as well.
- with National Electric Code standards, and that is a welcome change as well.
- National Electric Code standards, and that is a welcome change as well.
- enforcement and discuss the potential for an electrical code upgrade?
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- people of Texas as they've spoken in national elections and state elections, and that is the concern
- election date.
- In a separate section of the code, I move adoption.
- All it does is codify what is already an administrative code.
- 1.005 of the Election Code, including employees, volunteers, designees of elected officials, or employees
Summary:
The Senate opened with an invocation and then took up several conference committee matters and resolutions. It granted the House request for a conference committee on House Bill 46 and adopted a conference report on Senate Bill 37, which was described as higher education governance reform, including stronger board authority, changes to faculty senates, general education requirements, and a new ombudsman office. Senators also adopted a large package of resolutions and HCRs by voice vote.
A major focus was Senate Bill 12, the “Parental Bill of Rights,” whose conference report was adopted after extended questioning. The bill was described as giving parents more access to school materials and grievance procedures, requiring parental consent for student clubs, and restricting school district employees from assisting with social transitioning or related gender-identity instruction. Senators raised concerns about effects on students already socially transitioned and on parental rights in medical or psychological decisions; the author said the House language was retained in key areas and that districts would need policies and parent notification. The report passed 20-11.
The Senate then adopted a resolution allowing the conference committee on Senate Bill 1, the state budget for fiscal years 2026-2027, to go outside the bounds, and later adopted the budget conference report. Senators highlighted major funding for public education, property tax relief, public safety, health and human services, child care, water and transportation infrastructure, and the Texas Energy Fund. The budget discussion also covered higher education, mental health facilities, community attendant wages, rural hospitals, DFPS case management, child care assistance, and a study rider on TRS. The report passed unanimously, 30-0.
Finally, the Senate suspended rules to take up Senate Bill 8 and adopted its conference report. The bill requires counties with jails or jail contracts to participate in the federal 287(g) immigration enforcement program, with sheriffs choosing among available models and counties receiving tiered grants to help cover costs. Supporters framed it as a public safety measure targeting criminal illegal aliens, while opponents questioned whether it would divert local resources and increase fear in immigrant communities. The report was adopted after debate.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Minnesota House passes package of public safety policy measures 4/30/26
Minnesota House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- The amendment is coded DEA 3990. I recognize a member from Sherburne, Representative Novotny.
- The amendment is coded A5.
- I recognize a amendment is coded A3.
- The amendment is coded A2.
- The amendment is coded A2.
Summary:
The House took up Senate File 4760, a public safety package, and first adopted an amendment to insert House language into the Senate file. Members then heard brief explanations of several included provisions, including a section from House File 3870 that would make Office of Justice Programs research and victim-related data private, clarify privacy for data collected by the Missing and Murdered Black Women and Girls office and the Missing and Murdered Indigenous Relatives office, and remove outdated statutory language. Representative Novotny also described the package as combining a number of previously passed stand-alone bills and a few additional provisions.
The chamber then adopted amendments A5, A7, and A8. A5 inserted House language and adjusted an effective date related to public employer discretion in hiring; A7 allowed the Office of Legislative Auditor to request BCA fingerprinting and federal tax information as required by federal rules; and A8 clarified language affecting jail medical services and custody-related safeguards after collaboration among Representative Witty, the sheriffs association, the Department of Corrections, and advocates. Representatives Hansen, Moller, and Witty all urged support for those changes.
A proposed A3 amendment from Representative Duran, which would have kept the current age of delinquency rather than implementing the previously enacted change, drew extensive debate. Supporters argued counties, law enforcement, and other stakeholders were not ready for the change and lacked infrastructure, while opponents said the 2024 law was intended to address serious gaps in juvenile justice and child welfare and should take effect as planned. After a roll call, the House rejected A3 by a vote of 66 yeas to 67 nays. The transcript then indicates another Duran amendment, A2, was called up, but the excerpt ends before its disposition.
NY
Transcript Highlights:
- And after my election. Moved by Senator Mayer, seconded by Senator Mayer. All in favor? Opposed?
- And that's my election. Moved by Senator May, seconded by Senator Harckham. All in favor? Opposed?
- And then to have been the Election Law. Moved by Senator Dabba, seconded by Senator Krueger.
- And that's the administrative code of the City of New York.
- And that's the Administrative Code of the City of New York.
Summary:
The Committee on Rules convened for its first 2026 meeting and considered a long list of Senate and Assembly bills, mostly moving them from committee to the floor. The transcript reflects routine motions, seconds, and voice votes on measures spanning election law, public authorities, public health, real property, insurance, labor, environmental conservation, general business, local tax, domestic relations, state finance, and New York City administrative code provisions, along with several chapter amendments and bills from 2025. No substantive debate or testimony is recorded in the excerpt; the discussion is largely procedural, with bill numbers and sponsors announced as they were reported out.
Most items were approved without objection and reported to the floor, including Senate Print 324 and numerous bills such as 568, 1035, 1036, 1085, 8604, 8646, 8754, 8761, 8762, 8764, 8768, 8772, 8774, 8778, 8783, 8800, 8822, 8823, 8824, 8825, 8827, 8831, 8832, 8834, and 8835, as well as several Assembly bills. The chair noted that all bills would go to the floor, with seven to be taken up and returned to session shortly. The meeting then adjourned.
MA
Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
Joint Committee on State Administration and Regulatory Oversight Jun 21st, 2026 at 10:00 am
Joint Committee on State Administration and Regulatory Oversight
Transcript Highlights:
- It is customary for the committee to take elected officials on term.
- I'm also joined by my, uh, another elected official, my Governor's Councilor, Chair Jacobs, and we're
- And in looking through this statute, we couldn't find any other elected officials... ...this statute,
- Bill 2112 suggests improvements to the Massachusetts regulations and associated building codes.
- not touched upon in the building code.
Summary:
The joint committee held a public hearing on several bills covering state administration, land/public housing redevelopment, construction safety, memorialization, records management, rural grant equity, and animal research. Testimony in support of H. 3329 described an inequity in the Governor’s Council reimbursement statute, which currently cuts off travel, meals, and lodging reimbursement after four terms; the witnesses argued this disproportionately burdens members from western Massachusetts and creates geographic and economic barriers to service. The Boston Housing Authority supported legislation for the Brighton/Faneuil Gardens area, saying it would allow a mixed-use redevelopment that replaces all existing public housing units one-for-one, adds new affordable housing, creates replacement rehearsal space for displaced musicians, and preserves prevailing wage standards.
A major portion of the hearing focused on S. 2112, a construction safety bill. Suffolk Construction, Boston building trade representatives, and local inspectors testified that the measure would strengthen training, site safety standards, oversight of high-risk work, and enforcement, while helping protect workers and the public and improving retention and recruitment of inspectors. Witnesses said the bill would align Massachusetts more closely with higher safety standards in other states and build on lessons from past construction-related incidents. The committee also heard support for S. 2162, which would create a COVID-19 memorial; the witness emphasized the scale of pandemic deaths in Massachusetts and the educational value of public memorials.
Other testimony addressed H. 3321, which would modernize records preservation for registers of deeds by reducing reliance on costly microfilm in an increasingly electronic system; the witness said current law is outdated and expensive. H. 3311, aimed at advancing equity for rural communities receiving state grants, drew support from town officials in Leyden and Ashfield, who said small towns lack staff for grant writing and should be evaluated more on need and regional impact, especially for climate and public safety projects. Finally, S. 2117, concerning animal research, was supported by an animal welfare advocate who urged prohibiting state funds for animal experiments and shifting to non-animal research methods. After the hearing concluded, the chairs noted that additional hearings and polling votes would follow, and the committee then adjourned.
AZ
Transcript Highlights:
- The fact of the matter is the Arizona Rangers are a 501(c)(3) under IRS code. That's federal.
- We have elections coming up in 30 days, and the membership's only way, if we don't follow a process,
- to basically change while we're in the current administration is to elect new leaders that would get
- Fortunately, ...then we're stuck with the members that were currently elected.
- I'd ask you to look toward Arizona Administrative Code, Section R13-4-106, subsection C.
Keywords:
juvenile services, Coconino county, rehabilitation, detox center, financial appropriation, Arizona Rangers, statutory repeal, security, state law, regulatory changes, probation, dangerous crimes, children, Arizona Revised Statutes, criminal justice, juvenile offenses, appropriations, salary increase, corrections, public safety
ND
North Dakota 2026 1st Special Session
Legislative Task Force on Government Efficiency Mar 25th, 2026 at 10:00 am
Legislative Task Force on Government Efficiency
Transcript Highlights:
- This is under North Dakota Century Code Chapter 54-7.
- But to follow Century Code, we have to bring those on.
- So the first category in credentialing, you'll see in Century Code 15.1-016.
- So these conversations are ongoing, but it's recognized that Century Code and administrative code would
- I believe the code just said water resource districts, which ones?