Video & Transcript Research : 'penal code'

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AL

Alabama 2025 Regular Session

Alabama House Mar 6th, 2025

Alabama House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • the ones who do act outside the penalize the ones who do act outside the penalize the ones who do act
  • of resistant the definition and the code of resistant the definition and the code of resistant arrest
  • and and actually the sub different code and and actually the sub different code and and actually the
  • and it's section 3288 4 existing code and it's section 3288 4 existing code and it's section 3288 4
  • section with me I didn't anticipate code section with me I didn't anticipate code section with me I
CA

California 2025-2026 Regular Session

Assembly Education Committee Apr 22nd, 2026

Education

Transcript Highlights:
  • Instructional materials are broadly defined by the Education Code.
  • So there was a question about whether this applies, you know, the same code section.
  • There was a question about whether this applies, you know, the same code section.
  • I mean, you know, basically, and it's not just in the Ed Code, it's in all statutes.
  • No person should have to be penalized for being too sick, too injured to work.
Keywords: 988, house, all
Summary: The Assembly Education Committee heard a lengthy set of bills, beginning with AB 2189, which would authorize a State Council on Developmental Disabilities grant to create a statewide parent network for families of students with disabilities. The author and supporters said the bill would help parents understand special education rights and advocate more effectively, while an opposing witness argued California already has family-led organizations doing similar work and the bill should build on existing efforts. The committee discussed the bill’s amendments, then passed AB 2189 6-0 and held it on call. The committee then took up AB 2615, a cleanup bill to AB 715 dealing with instructional materials and anti-discrimination provisions in schools. Supporters said the bill makes technical and substantive fixes promised during last year’s debate, including clarifying “factually accurate” language, removing references to professional responsibility standards, and refining how offending materials are handled. Opponents from civil rights, labor, and education groups argued the bill still chills speech and could be used to police classroom instruction too broadly, especially the “factually accurate” requirement. After extended debate and several member questions about implementation, the committee passed AB 2615 5-0 and held it on call. The committee also heard AB 2496, which would streamline school accountability reporting by making the California School Dashboard the primary transparency tool, reviewing or phasing out the School Accountability Report Card, and making a mid-year LCAP update optional. Supporters said the bill reduces duplication and improves accessibility, while an opponent warned that parents could lose a simple PDF-style report and that the mid-year update still provides useful budget information. AB 2496 was passed out on a 3-0 vote and held on call. In addition, AB 1750, which would require school employees to receive full salary for up to five additional months while on extended medical leave, drew strong support from educators and opposition from administrators over staffing and cost concerns; it passed 4-0 and was held on call. The committee also heard AB 1644, a bell-to-bell smartphone ban for TK-8 schools with recommended high school restrictions and exceptions for educational, health, and safety needs; supporters emphasized student focus and well-being, while administrators raised concerns about timing and local implementation after recent district policy adoption.
NH

New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session

Senate Executive Departments and Administration (01/14/2026)

Executive Departments and Administration

Transcript Highlights:
  • and our fire codes.
  • This bill addresses the fire code.
  • So, we'd be addresses the fire code.
  • code compliance, stuff<01:37:06.239> like<01:37:06.400> that.
  • This bill penalizes well-meaning developers while leaving real risks untouched.
Keywords: 1191, senate, all
US

US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session

US House Floor Proceedings (Friday, December 12, 2025)

US Federal House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • non-earthquake zones, yet they have to be replaced and spend millions and millions to be brought up to code
  • non-earthquake zones, yet they have to be replaced and spend millions and millions to be brought up to code
  • instead support a failing education model, the idea that you are assigned to one school in your zip code
  • <04:15:00.159> So,<04:15:00.479> I<04:15:00.800> strongly penalized for doing
  • So, I strongly penalized for doing so.
NH

New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session

Senate Judiciary (04/22/2025)

Judiciary

Transcript Highlights:
  • We're not really looking to severely penalize people, but they should be licensing their dogs and, um
  • We're not really looking<00:17:10.240> to<00:17:11.039> severely<00:17:11.600> penalize
  • to severely penalize people, but they<00:17:12.880> should<00:17:13.039> be<00:17:13.199
  • We decided that that study committee was necessary because looking at the code in its entirety, it's
  • <02:25:31.359> in because looking at the that the code in because looking at the that the
Keywords: 1191, senate, all
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Committee on Human Services - 04/17/26

Human Services

Transcript Highlights:
  • That flat rate penalizes<00:20:41.600> individualized<00:20:42.280> care<00:20:42.520><
  • c> needs<00:20:43.120> and penalizes individualized care needs and penalizes individualized
  • Families should not be penalized for having a child with a disability who needs essential services and
  • <00:23:54.400> for Families should not be penalized for Families should not be penalized for
  • >> She I need to read the entire code of this amendment. It's the A26/0160.
Keywords: 1187, senate, all
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Health and Human Services REVISED Apr 30th, 2026

Health and Human Services

Transcript Highlights:
  • Senator Hicks's point again, the Senate's a delivery body and we want to make sure that people are not penalized
  • Senator Hicks's point again, the Senate's a delivery body and we want to make sure that people are not penalized
Summary: The Senate Health and Human Services Committee met to consider a series of gubernatorial nominations, first for several boards and commissions and then for key health-related executive positions. Early confirmations included Michael Vaughn to the Board of Licensed Alcohol and Drug Counselors, Tina Frazier to the State Board of Licensed Social Workers, Dr. Kanya Martin and Dr. Edgar Boyd to the Board of Examiners for Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology, Dr. Christopher Thurman to the Health Care Workforce Training Commission, Samuel Haubrick and Robert Wipp Jr. to the Committee of Home Inspector Examiners, and Dr. Gabriel Pittman to the State Board of Health. Each nominee briefly described their background and qualifications, and committee members generally emphasized professional experience, public service, and rural health needs. All of these nominations advanced on unanimous or near-unanimous votes. The committee then considered Clayton Bullard for two roles: Cabinet Secretary of Health and Mental Health and Administrator of the Oklahoma Health Care Authority. Senators focused heavily on Medicaid managed care, provider payment delays, MCO oversight, and the short timeline before a new administration. Bullard said his priority would be stabilizing the agency, building a balanced budget, monitoring contractors and managed care organizations, and ensuring claims are paid promptly; he reported high rates of clean-claim payment within 14 days and said the agency would continue fining MCOs for noncompliance. Members also pressed him on legislative oversight and the need to keep lawmakers informed about policy changes. Both nominations were approved and sent to the full Senate. Sharon Schell Millington was then nominated to lead the Office of Juvenile Affairs. Senators asked about security concerns, staff safety, de-escalation training, pay for direct care staff, and coordination with local law enforcement. Millington said the agency had increased staff pay, adopted nationally recognized restraint/de-escalation training, and was working to improve communication with law enforcement. Her nomination also passed and moved to the Senate floor. At the end of the meeting, the chair answered a question about board membership requirements, clarified that the statute limits how many members may reside in one congressional district but does not require every district to be represented, and thanked committee staff for their work as the committee’s final HHS meeting of the session.
FL
Transcript Highlights:
  • will make it harder for bad actors to target Floridians and ensure that good-faith actors are not penalized
  • will make it harder for bad actors to target Floridians and ensure that good faith actors are not penalized
Summary: The Committee on Governmental Oversight and Accountability met with a quorum present and first postponed SB 1650. The committee then heard and favorably reported SB 308, which implements the Florida Museum of Black History task force recommendations by designating St. Johns County as the museum site and creating a board to work with a supporting nonprofit. It also favorably reported SB 7020, which reenacts a public records exemption for certain Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services aquaculture and shellfish production records. Members then considered SB 692 on cybersecurity standards and liability. The bill creates a presumption against liability for private businesses that follow updated cybersecurity frameworks and reporting requirements, and a similar protection for local governments that comply with state standards. An amendment was adopted to prevent local governments from imposing separate cybersecurity standards on vendors and to clarify vendor definitions and effective dates. The Florida Justice Association opposed the bill, raising concerns about local government immunity, the practical effect of the presumption for private entities, and retroactivity, while business and industry groups supported it. After debate, the committee reported the bill favorably as amended. The committee also favorably reported SB 572, which updates ethics law to include legally recognized foster parents and foster children in the definition of relative; SB 1442, which revises the long-range program plan to require more specific performance metrics and agency-specific measures; SB 1106, which replaces references to the West Bank with Judea and Samaria in state agency and educational materials; SB 474, which revises military leave and related benefits for public employees and officials, with three amendments adopted; and SB 350, which revises public records protections for crime victims and law enforcement officers who are victims, including a 72-hour confidentiality period for officers in certain cases. Finally, the committee approved SPB 7032 as a committee bill to shift more fleet management responsibility from DMS to state agencies while preserving reporting to DMS. The meeting ended after members recorded additional votes and the committee adjourned.
FL

Florida 2026 Regular Session

Governmental Oversight and Accountability Jan 26th, 2026

Governmental Oversight and Accountability

Transcript Highlights:
  • will make it harder for bad actors to target Floridians and ensure that good-faith actors are not penalized
  • will make it harder for bad actors to target Floridians and ensure that good faith actors are not penalized
Summary: The committee heard and voted on several measures. SB 308 on the Florida Museum of Black History was explained as implementing a prior task force recommendation by designating St. Johns County as the museum site, creating a board, and coordinating with a supporting nonprofit; it passed favorably. SB 692 on cybersecurity standards and liability was amended to bar local governments from imposing cybersecurity requirements on vendors beyond generally accepted best practices, and after testimony both for and against, it was reported favorably as a committee substitute. SB 572 updated ethics law to include legally recognized foster parents and foster children in the definition of relative; after a technical amendment and support from the Ethics Commission, it passed unanimously. SB 1442 revised the long-range program plan to require more specific performance metrics and agency-specific measures; it also passed favorably. The committee also approved SB 1106, as amended by a strike-all, to require state agencies and certain educational materials to use “Judea and Samaria” instead of “West Bank,” despite opposition arguing it would impose political language and conflict with federal and international terminology. SB 7020 reenacted a public records exemption for certain aquaculture and shellfish production records and passed with support from the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services. SB 474 expanded military leave and related benefits for public employees and officials, including members of the Coast Guard and Florida State Guard, and added three amendments before being reported favorably. SB 350, dealing with public records protections for crime victims and certain law enforcement victims, was heavily amended to add time-limited confidentiality for an officer’s name in some cases and then passed favorably after discussion about balancing transparency and safety. Finally, the committee approved SPB 7032 as a committee bill to shift more fleet management responsibilities from DMS to individual agencies, while still requiring data reporting to DMS for legislative oversight. SB 1650 by Senator Gates was temporarily postponed. At the end of the meeting, members recorded votes on selected bills, and the committee adjourned.
WV
Transcript Highlights:
  • difficult for someone to try to take on a more challenging individual because they're going to get penalized
  • When you get that tag, you cannot have a new CNA class in your facility for two years, and you get penalized
Keywords: 994, senate, all
Summary: The committee met with a quorum present and heard a presentation from Marty Wright, CEO of the West Virginia Healthcare Association, on the state’s long-term care system. He described the continuum from home care to assisted living to skilled nursing facilities, emphasizing that these settings increasingly serve short-term rehab-to-home patients as well as older adults needing round-the-clock care. He also outlined the number of facilities in West Virginia, the predominance of Medicaid as the payer for long-term nursing home care, the private-pay nature of assisted living, and the role of OFAC/CMS in regulation. A major focus of the presentation was workforce shortages and turnover, especially for CNAs, LPNs, and RNs, along with declining interest in nursing careers and the impact of regulatory burden and burnout. Wright said the system is also struggling to serve younger patients with substance use disorder, mental illness, or other behavioral needs, who are often not well suited for traditional nursing home placement but have limited alternatives. Senators raised concerns about where such patients are being housed, the long-term effects of opioid and behavioral health issues, and the gap between school-age special needs populations and adult care needs. Wright said Medicaid can cover long-term nursing home care for those who meet financial and medical eligibility requirements, but affordability and spend-down requirements remain major barriers. He also warned that Medicare Advantage can create confusion and shorter covered stays for rehab patients, and he urged early planning around long-term care insurance and estate planning. No votes were taken on the presentation, and the committee adjourned after questions and discussion.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Human Committee Meeting - 2026-04-14

Human Services Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • This bill helps ensure the counties are not penalized for circumstances beyond their control.
  • 40.640> not helps ensure the county counties are not helps ensure the county counties are not penalized
  • for<00:02:42.000> circumstances<00:02:42.640> beyond<00:02:42.959> their penalized
  • for circumstances beyond their penalized for circumstances beyond their control. control. control.
  • you're training people in their 20s who, you know, have never seen something where you have to use codes
FL

Florida 2026 5th Special Session

Commerce and Tourism Feb 4th, 2026

Transcript Highlights:
  • Small contractors that come to us for our skilled labor should not be penalized because they want to
  • Small contractors that come to us for our skilled labor should not be penalized because they want to
  • Our unions do that, and we do not penalize the contractor that works in their home community, in their
Summary: The committee first took up SB 1236, which would condition state economic development incentives on employers at subsidized companies using secret-ballot union elections and prohibiting neutrality agreements. The sponsor said the bill is meant to protect workers and taxpayer dollars, and he noted he would amend the Attorney General enforcement language to allow appeals. Supporters argued it protects secret ballots and transparency, while opponents said it is a form of union-busting, could conflict with federal labor law, and would burden contractors and workers. After debate, the committee reported the bill favorably on a roll call vote, with Senators Bracey Davis, Smith, and Errington voting no and the remaining recorded votes in favor. The committee then heard CS/SB 198, which regulates cryptocurrency kiosks to combat fraud, especially against seniors. The bill requires kiosk registration, fraud warnings, blockchain analytics, transaction limits, receipts, and refund protections for certain first-time transactions involving non-U.S. wallets. Supporters from consumer and senior advocacy groups said the bill would help stop widespread scams, while one industry witness praised the bill’s fraud protections but suggested narrowing the daily limits and new-customer period. The committee reported the bill favorably by roll call vote. Next, the committee considered CS/SB 1356 on dog breeding, pet sales, and breeder registration. The sponsor described it as a work in progress aimed at ending inhumane breeding conditions, improving consumer disclosures, and creating breeder standards and penalties; an amendment removed state oversight of local animal shelters. Pet store representatives supported many animal welfare provisions but objected to the three-day financing waiting period, shelter-space requirements, expanded reimbursement, and litigation exposure. Animal welfare supporters backed the bill, and the committee reported it favorably. The committee also heard SB 1722 on app stores and minors’ access to apps. The bill requires age verification, parental consent for minors, notice of app changes, and enforcement by the Department of Legal Affairs. Supporters said it would better protect children online and help enforce existing age-based restrictions, while opponents warned it could require overcollection of personal data, create privacy and constitutional problems, and duplicate tools parents already have. After debate, the committee reported the bill favorably. Finally, the committee took up CS/SB 422, which would bar use of ADS-B aviation data to calculate or collect certain airport fees, with an amendment adding departures to the covered activities. A pilot supported the bill as a safety and privacy measure, while airport advocates opposed it, saying it would undermine airport finances and force less efficient fee collection methods. The transcript ends during testimony on this bill, before final action is shown.
HI

Hawaii 2025 Regular Session

EDT Public Hearing 03-20-2025

Economic Development and Tourism

Transcript Highlights:
  • They shouldn’t be penalized.
  • This is for older dwellings that were built before 1994, before the code changed requiring these hurricane
  • c><00:44:05.119> 1994<00:44:05.920> before<00:44:06.160> the<00:44:06.400> code
  • built before 1994 before the code built before 1994 before the code changed<00:44:07.599> requiring
Keywords: 912, senate, all
Summary: The committee heard testimony on HB 449 relating to economic development, HB 1006 relating to the Agribusiness Development Corporation, and then began HB 1467 relating to housing resiliency. On HB 449, Director Wayne Enoy of the Hawaii Technology Development Corporation and several business groups, including the Chamber of Commerce and Hawaii Food Industry Association, testified in strong support. They said the measure would help local manufacturers and tech-focused businesses adapt to uncertainty around tariffs and federal funding pauses, diversify Hawaiʻi’s economy, and expand workforce training and apprenticeship efforts tied to innovation and manufacturing. The bulk of the discussion focused on HB 1006 and proposed agritourism authority for ADC. ADC, the Hawaii Farm Bureau, and other supporters said agritourism can be a value-added tool that helps farmers diversify income while keeping agriculture as the primary use of the land. One testifier opposed the bill’s direction without stronger guardrails, urging that a high percentage of revenue or land use remain tied to actual agricultural production. Committee members questioned ADC and Farm Bureau witnesses about how much land should remain in production, whether agritourism could expand on public lands, how enforcement would work, and whether responsibilities should be shifted from the Department of Agriculture’s marketing functions to ADC. Witnesses said ADC currently has no tenants engaged in agritourism, but would support standards, annual reporting, site visits, and the ability to reclaim land if production requirements are not met. No votes or final actions were taken in the portion provided. After concluding HB 1006 testimony and questions, the committee moved on to HB 1467 and called the first witness, Luke Meyers, before the transcript ended.
NH
Transcript Highlights:
  • ingredients could be done with a QR code ingredients could be done with a QR code that<04:29:03.680
  • <04:29:09.560> would ingredients change the QR code would ingredients change the QR code would
  • It can't just be on the QR code. Thank you.
  • I'm concerned if there's only a QR code on there, you scan the QR code and it takes you to a link that's
  • <04:53:35.920> was labeling section whether a QR code was labeling section whether a QR code
Keywords: 928, house, all
Summary: The Solid Waste Subcommittee met to discuss proposed amendments to HB 171 and HB 215. For HB 171, Representative Gerna outlined technical changes to a landfill moratorium bill: DES would be allowed to accept applications only to review them for completeness, a notwithstanding clause would override automatic approval timing rules, the word “fully” would be removed, and an unnecessary reference to perennial water bodies would be deleted. Members raised concern about whether applications deemed complete during the moratorium would still have to comply with later changes in law or rule. Director Mike Whap of DES said applicants would likely need to amend applications if policy changes occurred, and suggested the bill could explicitly state that later changes apply to pending applications. The subcommittee generally supported the revised language and agreed the amended bill could go directly to executive session, though one member said the underlying legislation was ill-advised but preferred the amended version over the original. The committee then turned to HB 215, which would create a two-stage landfill siting review centered on a “net public benefit” determination before full technical review. Representative Gerna explained that the amendment would define net public benefit, require an independent third-party assessment paid for by the applicant, and set up a process for selecting the contractor from a list submitted by the applicant, with DES and the host community involved and the commissioner choosing if no agreement is reached within 60 days. Members asked how “host community” would be defined; DES said it would generally mean the municipal governing body, though that body could appoint others. The amendment also broadened the factors considered in both harms and benefits, including human health, property values, tourism, recreation, wildlife, local economic benefits, and infrastructure improvements. The discussion also added a provision directing DES to consult with the Department of Transportation, the Department of Business and Economic Affairs, and the Department of Natural and Cultural Resources as needed when reviewing the third-party assessment. Director Whap said interdepartmental consultation is normal and that DES would likely adopt rules to guide the process. Members questioned whether the new framework would be too vague or burdensome for applicants, but Whap said it would not be designed to stack the deck against applicants and that the process should provide clearer, more balanced criteria. No votes were taken during the meeting, and the subcommittee appeared to continue refining the amendment language before further action.
AZ

Arizona 2026 Regular Session

06/10/2026 - Joint Appropriations

Appropriations

Transcript Highlights:
  • They're bound by county expenditure limits, and so we would be penalized if we spend them.
  • It conforms the Arizona state statutes to the Internal Revenue Code retroactive to tax year 2025 to reflect
LA

Louisiana 2026 Regular Session

House and Governmental Affairs May 12th, 2026

House and Governmental Affairs

Summary: The House and Governmental Affairs Committee met on May 12 with a quorum present and took up several measures. It first heard HCR 74, which would establish a Louisiana-United Kingdom Trade Commission modeled after the existing Louisiana-Ireland commission. The author said the commission would serve as an umbrella group to promote exchanges in trade, academics, financial services, economic development, and the arts, with no compensation for members. After brief questions and supportive testimony from a member familiar with the Ireland commission, the committee reported HCR 74 favorably. The committee then considered SCR 38, which repeals Joint Rule No. 7 related to the Atchafalaya Basin Program Oversight Committee. The author explained that the repeal was tied to a separate study commission on Atchafalaya Basin water quality, aimed at addressing sediment buildup, stagnant hypoxia, and harm to the fishing industry. Members discussed sediment management and water quality concerns, and the committee adopted a technical amendment to the title before reporting the resolution favorably, as amended. Finally, the committee began hearing Senate Bill 495 on campaign finance disclosures. The author described a series of changes, including raising the threshold for unitemized individual contributions to $200, adjusting when a PAC is considered to be participating in an election, extending the annual report deadline from February 28 to March 15, and allowing leadership PAC funds to cover replacement or repair of items damaged in connection with public office. The transcript cuts off during the bill presentation, so no final action on SB 495 is shown.