Video & Transcript Research : 'First Amendment'
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AZ
Arizona 2026 Regular Session
03/25/2026 - House Transportation & Infrastructure
Transportation & Infrastructure
Transcript Highlights:
- I think there might be an amendment on this, or should be an amendment.
- It is the amendment.
- It is the amendment.
- I like your amendment.
- On the amendment. On the amendment. Sure. Absolutely. On the amendment. On the amendment. Sure.
Keywords:
appropriation, Department of Transportation, right turn lane, traffic improvement, infrastructure funding, nonoperating identification, homeless exemption, veterans, emancipated minors, Arizona Department of Transportation, transportation, infrastructure, pavement rehabilitation, funding, Arizona, SB1332, light rail, light rail expansion, Maricopa County, Phoenix
Summary:
The committee first heard Senate Bill 1273, which would appropriate $14 million in FY 2027 for pavement rehabilitation of Olga Frontage Road between Bowie and San Simon. Members asked about the project length and whether it was on the rural transportation priority list. The bill was moved and passed out of committee on a 3-2 vote with a due pass recommendation.
Senate Bill 1452, as amended, would create a cargo theft task force in the Attorney General’s office and require regular meetings, investigations, and reporting. Testimony from the Arizona Trucking Association described cargo theft as a growing, sophisticated crime and said the task force would help coordinate law enforcement and use Consumer Fraud Protection Fund dollars rather than the general fund. Members discussed the fund balance, possible costs, and whether the AG’s office had capacity; the committee adopted the amendment and then approved the bill 5-0 with a do pass recommendation.
The committee then took up Senate Bill 1332, which orders a study of light rail expansion in Maricopa County by the Auditor General and an independent transportation research entity. Supporters, including local business owners, argued the study was needed before further expansion, while opponents said light rail already had extensive study, strong ridership, and local voter approval, and that the state should not override local decisions. After extensive debate and public testimony, the bill passed 4-3 with a do pass recommendation.
Finally, Senate Bill 1059, one of several rural transportation appropriation bills discussed by Senator Wendy Rogers and Representative Blackman, would fund an additional right-turn lane at State Route 87 and State Route 260. The sponsors described it as a safety and congestion issue for Payson and surrounding rural communities, and members discussed broader rural road needs and funding. The committee approved SB 1059 unanimously, 7-0, with a due pass recommendation. The transcript also included extended discussion of Senate Bill 1209, which would waive non-operating ID fees for unhoused people and homeless shelter residents, but the committee had not yet finished action on that bill in the portion provided.
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- If you, your first motion would be to adopt the DFL amendment as amended, Madam Chair.
- I'd like to move to adopt the A2 amendment, please, as amended.
- motion would be to ad the de first motion would be to ad the de Amendment<00:43:28.720>
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amended Amendment please as Amendment as amended Amendment please as Amendment
FL
Florida 2025 Regular Session
Community Affairs Mar 31st, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- THE AMENDMENT IS ADOPTED. WE ARE NOW BACK ON THE BILL AS AMENDED.
- THE AMENDMENT IS ADOPTED. WE ARE NOW BACK ON THE BILL AS AMENDED.
- WE WILL TAKE UP AN AMENDMENT TO THE AMENDMENT BARCODE 711754.
- IS THERE DEBATE TO THE AMENDMENT AS AMENDED?
- THE AMENDMENT IS ADOPTED. BACK ON THE BILL AS AMENDED.
NH
Transcript Highlights:
- the amendment.
- Amendment the amendment is 0029 H Amendment the amendment is 0029 H printed<00:48:19.119>
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it Amendment does three things first it Amendment does three things first it - The first committee amendment is 015H, printed in House Record 10, pages 31.
- The ayes have it. committee the first the first committee committee the first the first committee amendment
LA
Transcript Highlights:
- Is there amendment on this bill? Yes, the amendment is the handicap ID.
- This is amendment... amendments. Okay, this is amendment set 39.39. I'll offer it up for adoption.
- With that amendment on, I'll move the bill as amended.
- All right, we'll take HB 220, no, 145 first. No, 145 first.
- No, 145 first.
Keywords:
survivor benefits, law enforcement, reserve officer, auxiliary officer, public safety, firefighters, medical expenses, dental expenses, disability benefits, Medicaid, dental coverage, healthcare access, medical necessity, Louisiana Department of Health, health insurance, provider agreements, contracting actions, participating facilities, network status, survivors benefits
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety - Part 1 - 04/24/26
Judiciary and Public Safety
Transcript Highlights:
- Let’s—well, because it’s not the committee of first jurisdiction, we can’t do it as an author’s amendment
- Let’s—well, because it’s not the committee of first jurisdiction, we can’t do it as an author’s amendment
- Let’s—well, because it’s not the committee of first jurisdiction, we can’t do it as an author’s amendment
- The first of which this amendment.
- >> If you go back to the first page of the amendment, line 1.30, 30, a new paragraph G defining fraud
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Committee on Energy, Utilities, Environment and Climate - 04/02/25
Energy, Utilities, Environment, and Climate
Transcript Highlights:
- I understand you have an amendment. I do, Mr. Chair. I have the A1 amendment.
- shall your bill as amended. shall your bill as amended.
- Senator Rasmmanson moves to amend Senate File 2224 as amended by the A4 amendment as follows: line or
- 2224 as amended by the A4 amendment um 2224 as amended by the A4 amendment um as<01:09:45.199>
- amendment as amended. Please say I. I. amendment as amended. Please say I. I.
FL
Florida 2025 Regular Session
Appropriations Apr 17th, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- NO APPEARANCE FORMS ON THAT AMENDMENT, ANY DEBATE ON THE AMENDMENT?
- THAT IS THE FIRST AMENDMENT. >> Chair Hooper: QUESTIONS ON THE AMENDMENT.
- Hooper: QUESTIONS ON THE AMENDMENT TO THE AMENDMENT.
- I HAVE NO APPEARANCE FORMS FOR THE AMENDMENT TO THE AMENDMENT, ANY DEBATE ON THE AMENDMENT TO THE AMENDMENT
- THE AMENDMENT IS ADOPTED, WE ARE BACK ON THE MAIN AMENDMENT.
MA
Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
Formal House Session 33 Jun 21st, 2026 at 11:00 am
Massachusetts House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- The amendment is not adopted.” “The amendment is not adopted.” “PAC 306, guests of Mr.
- The clerk will read the amendment. This is Amendment Number 15. Mr.
- The amendment is not adopted. Mr.
- The clerk will read the amendment. This is Consolidated Amendment A. Mr.
- The clerk will read the amendment. This is Consolidated Amendment B.
Summary:
The House first recognized several student athletes and teams, including East Bridgewater cheerleaders, Medway athletes and teams, and the Housatonic Valley basketball team, and adopted a resolution congratulating the William Diamond Jr. Fife and Drum Corps on its 25th anniversary. Members also suspended Joint Rule 12 to advance a petition concerning an extension of a lease authorization for conservation land.
The chamber then took up Senate 2581, as amended, a major education and youth technology bill. The bill was rewritten to promote safe technology use and distraction-free education, including restrictions on personal electronic devices in public schools and limits on social media access for children. Members debated whether the policy should be bell-to-bell or allow more local flexibility, and several amendments were offered. An amendment from Attleboro to preserve district-specific policies was rejected, while a consolidated amendment tightening social media restrictions and related protections was adopted.
The House also considered and passed several other bills, including measures amending the Sandwich charter, authorizing Springfield to help certain residents with local tax obligations, authorizing charity alcohol auctions, and directing the Boston Police Department to waive the maximum age requirement for a specific police applicant. In addition, the House rejected concurrence on a Senate version of a higher education infrastructure bill and instead appointed a committee of conference. Later, the House accepted a conference report on modernizing cannabis laws after debate focused on regulatory streamlining, equity, ownership caps, and hemp regulation. The report was adopted by roll call, and the House then passed the amended education bill to be engrossed before adjourning to the next day.
MN
Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session
House Elections Finance and Government Operations Committee 4/2/25
Elections Finance and Government Operations
Transcript Highlights:
- What this bill tried to do was make sure that the First Amendment rights of natural citizens, the First
- We're seeing the First Amendment rights and the First Amendment rights of lawyers, of law firms, be really
- think right now the issue of first think right now the issue of first amendments<00:07:14.319>
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HI
Transcript Highlights:
- First<01:13:10.320>
to <01:13:10.480>testify, First to testify, First to testify, Adrien - First, we'll be amending page 3, lines 4 to 12.
- Recommendation is to pass with amendments. amendments. amendments.
- amendments. Are there any reservations? amendments. Are there any reservations?
- Recommendation is to pass with amendments. Are there any reservations? amendments.
Bills:
SB2543, SB2014, SB2115, SB3095, SB3264, SB2114, SB2117, SB2246, SB2519, SB3055, SB3131, SB3144
Keywords:
state construction, construction manager, design review, public works, capital improvement, DAGS, Department of Accounting and General Services, DOE, Department of Education, comptroller, pilot program, design review special fund, county permit review, accessibility compliance, Disability and Communication Access Board, state infrastructure, government construction, project oversight, civil service exemption, county agencies
FL
Florida 2026 4th Special Session
February 24, 2026 - 11:45 AM
Transcript Highlights:
- We are aware of the questions regarding First Amendment issues and any kind of political risk to speech
- Bobbi Block, First Amendment Foundation, is an opponent wishing to appear. >> You are recognized. >>
- Block: Members, I am with the First Amendment Foundation.
- 209 I DID SAY IF YOU TOOK OUT THE CONCERNS ABOUT THE FIRST AMENDMENT 210 I COULD BE
- Nobody on this place in this committee will vote for something that would sacrifice the First Amendment
Summary:
The Budget Committee met with a quorum present and heard several bills, with HB 1483 temporarily postponed. The most contentious measure was HB 945, which would create a state counterintelligence/counterterrorism team within FDLE. The sponsor said it was aimed at terrorists, nation-state actors, and other criminal threats, not political speech, and noted an amendment would address First Amendment concerns later. Opponents from the First Amendment Foundation, ACLU Florida, and other groups argued the bill was too vague, lacked guardrails, and could enable surveillance of protected speech or political activity. Members also raised questions about fiscal impact, oversight, warrants, and the bill’s July start date. Despite those concerns, the committee reported HB 945 favorably by roll call vote.
The committee then unanimously passed HB 6507, a claims bill appropriating funds to compensate for damages caused by departmental negligence. HB 813, which clarifies Florida’s firefighter cancer law and death-benefit provisions, also passed after an amendment narrowed the bill and added language allowing a firefighter’s family to receive the death benefit if the firefighter separates from employment and dies within one year. Firefighter representatives supported the bill as a compassionate fix, while one local firefighter representative opposed the amendment, saying it would remove protections and create an arbitrary cutoff. Sponsors responded that DROP would not be affected and that the change was intended to help terminally ill firefighters spend their final days at home without losing survivor benefits.
Finally, HB 365, dealing with law enforcement interactions with individuals with autism, passed favorably. Supporters, including family members and autism advocates, said in-person training and positive interactions are crucial to preventing escalations and tragedies during police encounters. They described real-life incidents where lack of training led to harmful outcomes and urged adoption of the bill’s training provisions. Members from both parties voiced support, calling the measure overdue and important for both public safety and the autism community. The chair closed the meeting by noting it was likely the committee’s last budget meeting and adjourned without objection.
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- I recognize the author of the amendment, Representative Jordan, to explain the amendment.
- And, Madam Speaker, I would request a roll call on my amendment. on my amendment.
- There's an amendment at the desk. The clerk will report the amendment.
- Falconer moves to amend House Law Number 12, the first engrossment. The amendment is coded A3.
- There's an amendment at the desk. The clerk will report the amendment. Amendment is coded A5.
NH
Transcript Highlights:
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The <00:03:04.879>first <00:03:05.040>one The first one amends - Representative Newsome, can you see on amendment the first one, not 2304, but 1651?
- um on amendment the first one, not um on amendment the first one, not 2304, 2304, 2304, but<00:12
- Um, I them amend your amendment?
- So, this is what we discussed on the first amendment this morning with the hearing.
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- the A16 amendment. the A16 amendment.
- So, first I'm going to offer the A5 amendment and then I will amend it with the new language. Okay.
- Senator Nelson has a new amendment. amendment. amendment.
- So, uh, first I'm going to offer the<01:17:56.760>
A5 <01:17:57.200>amendment <01:17:57.640 - the A5 amendment and then I will amend the A5 amendment and then I will amend it<01:17:58.680>
ND
North Dakota 2026 1st Special Session
Senate Floor Session Jan 23rd, 2026 at 08:30 am
North Dakota Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Well, first of all, Madam President and honorable senators, I'm bringing this hoghouse amendment to House
- Well, first of all, Madam President and honorable senators, I'm bringing this hoghouse amendment to House
- It's a wealth-building amendment. It builds wealth in the state. It's a wealth-building amendment.
- offer this amendment.
- Final tally on the amendment reveals 14 yeas, 32 nays, one absent. The amendment has failed.
Keywords:
SB 2401, North Dakota, Century Code, occupational therapy, occupational therapy board, criminal history record check, background check, licensee investigation, physician continuing education, medical license renewal, nutrition education, metabolic health, chronic disease prevention, health occupation boards, medical board, licensure fee, audit response, disciplinary action, Title 43, board of medicine
Summary:
The Senate convened with prayer, roll call, and a quorum present, then took up second reading and final passage of several House bills related to the Rural Health Transformation Program and other matters. House Bill 1621, requiring the presidential fitness test in school physical education with exceptions and a delayed effective date, passed 43-3. House Bill 1623, appropriating federal rural health transformation grant funds and creating a related loan program and reporting structure, passed 46-0 after extensive debate about using the federal money for community health, infrastructure, and sustainability. House Bill 1622, joining the physician assistant licensure compact, also passed unanimously 46-0. House Bill 1625, authorizing the Ray Richards Golf Course land sale to support a Grand Forks transportation project and golf course improvements, passed 46-0. House Bill 1626, clarifying that the primary residence credit is applied after the early payment discount so taxpayers receive the full $1,600 benefit, passed 40-6.
FL
Florida 2025 Regular Session
April 1, 2025 - 04:00 PM
Transcript Highlights:
- All right, seeing the amendment being explained, are there any questions on the amendment from the members
- Any debate on the amendment?
- Seeing no debate on the amendment, you're recognized to close on the amendment. Wave close.
- Show that amendment passed. We are back on the bill as amended.
- Seeing no debate on the bill as amended, you are recognized to close on your bill as amended, sir.
Summary:
The committee met with a quorum and heard a lengthy agenda of bills, with the chair limiting public testimony to about one minute per speaker. Early action included passage of HB 203, which allows certain counties to opt back into transportation concurrency, as amended to narrow the bill to small counties. The committee also favorably reported CS/HB 43, allowing renters to reuse tenant screening reports for 30 days, and HB 897, a timeshare-related strike-all that clarified timeshare governance provisions and annual board meeting requirements. The committee then approved HJR 1,215, proposing a constitutional amendment to eliminate tangible personal property tax for farmers and agricultural businesses, with support from agriculture and business groups.
A major portion of the meeting focused on the committee’s hemp package. Members discussed the committee bill PCB for HAT-25-01, which would create a regulatory framework for hemp-derived intoxicating products, including licensing, packaging and labeling restrictions, testing, and sales limitations. Testimony was mixed: industry representatives and distributors generally supported regulation but urged changes on branding, packaging, milligram limits, and sales locations; convenience store and petroleum marketers opposed restrictions that would exclude gas stations; and consumer-safety and addiction advocates supported tighter controls, including bans on synthetics, online sales, and child-appealing packaging. The committee also heard and approved PCB for HAT-25-02, a companion tax bill imposing excise taxes on hemp consumables and beverages, despite concerns raised about possible triple taxation and higher compliance costs.
The committee next passed HB 211, expanding the definition of farm products to include edible and non-edible plants and clarifying agricultural preemption on bona fide farm operations. It also favorably reported PCS for HB 561, creating a chief manufacturing officer role within the Department of Commerce, a workforce development grant program, a voluntary manufacturing promotion campaign, and required reporting, along with PCS for HB 563, which adds an annual fee of up to $100 for participants in the promotional campaign. Both manufacturing bills drew broad support from industry and economic development groups.
Finally, the committee took up HJR 1257 and its conforming bill HB 1259, which would create property tax benefits for long-term rental properties owned by Floridians with a separate homestead. Supporters argued the measure would encourage long-term rentals and investment in Florida, while opponents from counties and cities warned it would shift tax burdens and reduce local revenue. After debate, the joint resolution passed 9-4 and the implementing bill also passed 9-4, and the meeting adjourned after all agenda items were completed.
FL
Florida 2025 Regular Session
Children, Families, and Elder Affairs Mar 25th, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- Are there questions on the amendment? Are there any appearance forms on the Amendment Natalie?
- The other parents cards, any debate on the amendment, you're recognized to close on the amendment but
- So we are back on the bill as amended. Are there questions on the bill as amended?
- The amendment is adopted. We are back on the bill as amended.
- The first is what's trending.
AZ
Transcript Highlights:
- implicates the First Amendment.
- It is a violation of the First Amendment. It violates parental choice.
- There's been a series of suits. ...to minors and First Amendment issues.
- It is a violation of the First Amendment. It violates parental choice.
- Amendment issues there's been a series of suits. to minors and First Amendment issues there's been a
Summary:
The Rules Committee met to consider several bills for constitutional and proper-form review. House Bill 2171, which would bar certain hostile governments and associated persons from owning or possessing Arizona real property and create enforcement penalties, was found to raise possible conflict with federal foreign-relations law, but was still recommended as constitutional and in proper form by a 5-2 vote. House Bill 2446, dealing with English proficiency requirements for commercial truckers and out-of-service orders, was also recommended 5-2, with staff noting a needed floor amendment to carve out the federal border commercial zone to avoid Supremacy Clause concerns. House Bill 2331, which would require electric utilities to obtain 85% of electricity from “reliable” sources by 2030 and assign enforcement to the Corporation Commission, drew concerns about the Commission’s exclusive constitutional authority over utility regulation and rate-making, but was likewise recommended 5-2.
The committee then considered House Bill 2589, which would make it a felony to allow minors to attend or view drag shows. Staff said the bill raised First Amendment and parental-rights concerns and could face strict scrutiny, and recommended an amendment to narrow it; the sponsor’s office was reportedly working on changes. Despite objections from members who called it overly broad and unconstitutional, the bill was recommended 5-2. House Bill 2592, concerning state agency use of artificial intelligence and legislative ratification of temporary rules, was flagged for legislative entrenchment issues because it attempted to bind future legislatures and set a simple-majority ratification requirement, but it too was recommended in proper form with a suggested amendment to remove the problematic mechanism.
At the end of the meeting, the committee took up a large mass motion covering many additional bills, memorials, resolutions, and one concurrent memorial, all of which staff said were constitutional and in proper form. During that discussion, staff specifically noted House Bill 2976, relating to justice court administration, as needing amendment to avoid tension with the Arizona Supreme Court’s constitutional authority over court administration. The mass motion passed 7-0 with one member absent, and the meeting adjourned.
FL
Florida 2026 5th Special Session
FL House Floor Session - 2025-03-26 (3:00PM Session)
Florida House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Read the first bill. From the desk, Mr. Speaker. Read the first bill.
- Are there any amendments? Are there any amendments? Is there, sorry?
- Other amendments? On the desk, Mr. Speaker. Read the first amendment.
- Seeing none, are there amendments to the amendment? None on the desk, Mr. Speaker.
- Show the amendment. Aye. Opposed? No. Show the amendment is not adopted. Read the next amendment.
Summary:
The House convened for opening-day business, with prayer, a moment of silence for Captain Bill Guston, the Pledge of Allegiance, and a quorum established. The Speaker outlined a budget message emphasizing reduced spending and a proposed permanent 0.75% sales tax cut, and the chamber then received the Governor’s veto message on portions of HB 5001. Members moved to reinstate several vetoed appropriations, including the Florida Senior Veterans and Crisis Fund, Rockledge Advanced Water Treatment Phase 1, the Department of Corrections automated staffing/time management system, and Baldwin sewer and water main work; each reinstatement passed unanimously.
The House also adopted a special order calendar and special amendment procedures for the General Appropriations Act and related bills. On the special order calendar, several bills passed unanimously or near-unanimously, including Lucy’s Law on boating safety (CS/CS/CS/HB 289), HB 735 on water access facilities, HB 11 on municipal water and sewer utility rates, CS/CS/HB 85 on hazardous walking conditions, and CS/HB 157 on service of process. These measures focused on boating safety, water infrastructure, utility-rate fairness, school walking safety, and procedural civil-law updates.
A major floor debate centered on HB 6017, which would repeal Florida’s “Free Kill Law” limiting wrongful-death damages in medical negligence cases. Supporters described the bill as a long-awaited justice measure for families who lost adult children or unmarried relatives to medical malpractice, while opponents were not recorded in the final vote tally; the bill passed 104-6 after extensive emotional testimony from sponsors and affected families. The chamber also heard a lengthy, highly divided debate on HB 759, which would lower the firearm purchase age from 21 to 18. Supporters argued the current law is inconsistent with adult rights and responsibilities and cited constitutional precedent, while opponents emphasized Parkland, youth gun violence, and public-safety concerns; the transcript ends during continued debate on that bill, with no final vote shown.